The. holy. Bible. containing the old Testament and the new. Non me pudet evangelii Christi. Virtus enim Dei est ad salutem Omni credenti Rom. 1ᵒ. ✚ ELISABETH DEI GRATIA ANGLIE FRANCIAE ET HIBERNIAE REGINA, FIDEI ET DEFENSOR, ETC ✚ portrait of Queen Elizabeth I HONI· SOIT QVI· MAL· Y· PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms ❧ Proper lessons to be read for the first lessons both at Morning and Evening prayer, on the Sundays throughout the year, and for some also the second lessons. Sundays of advent. Matins. Evensong. The first. isaiah. i. isaiah. two. two. v. xxiiii. iii. xxv. xxvi. iiii. thirty. xxxii. Sundays after Christmas. Matins. Evensong. The first. xxxvii. xxxviii. two. xli. xliii. Sundays after the epiphany. Matins. Evensong. The first. xliiii. xlvi. two. li. liii. iii. lv. lvi. iiii. lvii. lviii. v. lix. lxiiii. Septuagesima. Gen. i. Gen. two. Sexagesima. iii. vi. Quinquagesima. ix. xii. Lent. Matins. Evensong. First Sunday. Gen. nineteen. Gen. xxii. two. xxvii. xxxiiii. iii. xxxix. xlii. iiii. xliii. xlv. v. Exod. iii. Exod. v. vi. ix. x. Easter day. Matins. Evensong. i. Lesson. Exod. xii. Exod. xiiii. two. Lesson. Rom. vi. Acts ii ¶ Sundays after Easter. Matins. Evensong. The first. Num. xvi. Num. xxii. two. xxiii. xxv. iii. Deut. iiii. Deut. v. iiii. vi. seven. v. viii. ix. Sunday after Ascension day. Deut. xii. Deut. xiii. Whitsunday. Matins. Evensong. i. Lesson. Deut. xvi. Wisdom i Acts xix two. Lesson. Acts ten Then Peter opened his mouth. etc. It fortuned when Apollo went to Corint. etc. unto After these things. Trinity Sunday Matins. Evensong. i. Lesson. Gen. xviii. joshua. i two. Lesson. Mat. iii. ¶ Sundays after Trinity. The first. joshua ten joshua xxiii two. judic. iiii. judic. v. iii. i King. two. i King. iii. iiii. xii. xiii. v. xv. xvi. vi. two. King. xii. two. King. xxi. seven. xxii. xxiiii. viii. three King. xiii. three King. xvii. ix. xviii. nineteen. x. xxi. xxii. xi. iiii. King. v. iiii. King. ix. xii. x. xviii. xiii. nineteen. xxiii. xiiii. jeremy. v. jeremy. xxii. xv. xxxv. xxxvi. xvi. Ezech. two. Ezech. xiiii. xvii. xvi. xviii. xviii. xx. xxiiii. nineteen. Daniel iii Daniel vi xx. joel ii Miche vi xxi. Abacuc ii prover. i. xxii. prover. two. iii. xxiii. xi. xii. xxiiii. xiii. xiiii. xxv. xv. xvi. xxvi. xvii. nineteen. ❧ Lessons proper for holy days. Matins. Evensong. S. Andrew. Prou. xx. Prou. xxi. S. Thomas the Apostle. xxiii. xxiiii. Nativity of Christ. i. Lesson. isaiah. ix. isaiah. seven. God spoke once again to Achas. two. Lesson. Luk. two. unto. And unto men of good will. Titus iii The kindness and love. etc. ● Steven. i. Lesson. Prou. xxviii. Eccle. iiii. two. Lesson. Act. vi. and vii Steven full of faith and power etc. unto. And when forty years. etc. Acts vii And when forty years were expired, there appeared unto Moses etc. unto. Steven full of the holy ghost. etc. S. john. i. Lesson. Eccle. v. Eccle. vi. two. Lesson. Apoc. i. Apoc. xxii. Innocentes. jere. xxxi. unto. Moreover I heard Ephraim. Wisdom i Circumsition day. i. Lesson. Gen. xvii. Deut. x. two. Lesson. Rom. two. And now Israel. Coloss. two. epiphany. i. Lesson. isaiah. lx. isaiah. lxix. two. Lesson. Luk. iii. unto. So that he was supposed to be the son of joseph. john ii unto After this he went to Capernaum. Conversion of S. Paul. i. Lesson. Wisdom .v. Wisdom vi two. Lesson. Acts xxii unto. They heard him. Acts xxvi Purification of the virgin Marie. Wisdom ix Wisdom xii S. Mathie. Wisdom xix Eccle. i. Annunciation of our Lady. Eccle. two. Eccle. iii. Wednesday afore Easter. Osea xiii Osea xiiii Thursday afore Easter. Daniel ix jere. xxxi. Good Friday. Goe xxii. isaiah. liii. Easter even. Zacharie ix Exod. xiii. Monday in Easter week. i. Lesson. Exod. xvi. Exod. xvii. two. Lesson. Mat. xxviii. Acts iii Tuesday in Easter week. i. Lesson. Exod. xx. Exod. xxxii. two. Lesson. Luk. xxiiii. unto. And behold two of them. i. Corinth. xv. S. Marks Eclec iii. i. Eccle. v. Philip and jacob Eccle. seven. Eccle. ix. Ascension day. Deut. x. iiii. King. two. Monday in whitson week. i. Lesson. Gen. xi. unto. These are the generation of Sem. Gen. xii. Gather unto me lxx. men. etc. unto Moses and the elders returned. two. Lesson. i Cor. xii. Tuesday in whitson week. i King. nineteen. David came to Saul in Ramatha. Deut. thirty. S. Barnaby. i. Lesson. Eccle. x. Eccle. xii. two. Lesson. Acts xiiii Acts xu unto. After certain days. S. john Baptist. i. Lesson. Mala. iii. Mala. iiii. two. Lesson. Mat. xiii. Mat. xiiii. unto. When jesus heard. S. Peter. i. Lesson. Eccle. xv. Eccle. nineteen. two. Lesson. Acts iii Acts four S. james. Eccle. xxi. xxiii. S. Bartilmewe. xxv. xxix. S. Matthew. xxxv. xxxviii. S. Michael. xxxix. xliiii. S. Luke. li. job i S. Simon and jude. i. Lesson. job. 24.25. xlii. All Saints. i. Lesson. Wisdom iii unto. Blessed is rather the barren. Wisdom .v. unto. His jealousy also. two. Lesson. Hebr. xi. xii. Saints by faith. unto. If ye endure chastening. Apoc. nineteen. unto. And ● saw an angel stand. ❧ Proper psalms on certain days. Matins. Evensong. Christmas day. Psal. nineteen. xlv. lxxxv. lxxxix. Cx. Cxxxii Easter day. two. lvii. Cxi. Cxiii. Cxiiii. Cxviii. Ascension day. viii. xv. xxi. xxiiii. lxviii. Cviii Whitsunday, xlv. lxvii. Ciiii Cxlv. Septuagesima. before Easter. ix weeks. Sexagesima before Easter. viii weeks. Quinquagesima before Easter. seven weeks. Quadragesima. before Easter. vi weeks. Rogations. after Easter. v weeks. Whitsunday. after Easter. seven weeks. Trinity sunday. after Easter. viii weeks. ❧ The order how the rest of holy scripture beside the Psalter, is appointed to be read. THe old Testament is appointed for the first Lessons at Morning & Evening prayer, and shallbe read through every year once, except certain books and chapters which be least edifying, & might best be spared, & therefore be left unread. ¶ The new Testament is appointed for the second Lessons at Morning & Evening prayer, and shallbe read over orderly every year thrice, beside the Epistles and Gospels: Except the apocalypse, out of the which there be only certain Lessons appointed upon divers proper feasts. ¶ And to know what Lessons shallbe read every day: find the day of the month in the Calendar following, and there ye shall perceive the books and chapters that shallbe read for the Lessons both at Morning and Evening prayer. ¶ And here is to be noted, that whensoever there be any proper Psalms or Lessons appointed for the Sundays, or for any feast movable or unmovable: Then the Psalms and Lessons appointed in the Calendar, shallbe omitted for that tyme. ¶ Ye must note also that the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel appointed for the Sunday, shall serve all the week after, except there fall some feast that hath his proper. ¶ When the years of our Lord may be divided into four even parts, which is every fourth year, than the Sunday letter leapeth, and that year the Psalms and Lessons which serve for the xxiii day of February, shallbe read again the day following, except it be Sunday, which hath proper Lessons of the old Testament appointed in the Table serving to that purpose. ¶ Also, wheresoever the beginning of any Lesson, Epistle, or Gospel is not expressed: there ye must begin at the beginning of the Chapter. ¶ And wheresoever is not expressed how far shallbe read: there shall you read to the end of the Chapter. ¶ Item, so oft as the first Chapter of saint Matthew is read either for Lesson or Gospel, ye shall begin the same at: The birth of jesus Christ was on this wise. etc. And the third Chapter of saint Luke's Gospel shallbe read unto: So that he was supposed to be the son of joseph. ¶ A brief declaration when every Term beginneth and endeth. BE it known that Easter Term beginneth always the xviii day after Easter, reckoning Easter day for one: and endeth the Monday next after the Ascension day. Trinity Term beginneth xii days after Whitsunday, and continueth xix days. Michaelmas Term beginneth the ix or ten day of October, and endeth the xxviii or xxix day of November. Hyllary Term beginneth the xxiii or xxiiii day of januarie, and endeth the xii. or xiii day of February. In Easter Term, on the Ascension day. In Trinity Term, on the Nativity of saint john Baptist. In Michaelmas Term, on the feast of All Saints. In hylary Term on the feast of the Purification of our Lady, the Queen's judges of Westminster do not use to sit in judgement, nor upon any Sundays. ❧ An Almanac. The years of our Lord. The Golden number. Dominical letter. Septuagesima. The first day of Lent. Easter day. Rogation week. Ascension day. Whitsunday. advent Sunday. 1561. iiii. E 2. Febru. 19 Febru. 6. April. 12. Maii. 25. Maii. 15. Maii. 30. Nou. 1562. v. D 25. janu. 11. 29. Mar. iiii. seven. xvii. xxix. 1563. vi. C 7. Febru. 24. 11. April. xvii. xx. thirty. xxviii. 1564. seven. BA 30. janu 16. 2. viii. xi. xxi. 3. Decem. 1565. viii. G 18. Febru 7. March 22. xxviii. xxxi. 10. june. two. 1566. ix. F 10. 27. Febru 14. xx. xxiii. two. i. 1567. x. E 26. janu. 12. 30. Mar. v. viii. 18. Maii. 30. Nou. 1568. xi. DE 15. Febru 3. March 18. April. xxiiii. xxvii. 6. june. xxviii. 1569. xii. B 6. 23. Febru 10. xvi. nineteen. 29. Maii. xxvii. 1570. xiii. A 22. janu. 8. 26. Mar. i. iiii. xiiii. 3. Decem. 1571. xiiii. G 11. Febru. 28. 15. April. xxi. xxiiii. 3. junii. two. 1572. xv. FE 3. 20. 6. xii. xv. 25. Maii. 30. Nou. 1573. xvi. D 18. janu. 4. 22. Mar. 27. April. 30. April. 10. Maii. xxix. 1574. xvii. C 7. Febru. 24. 11. April. 17. Maii. 20. Maii. thirty. xxviii. 1575. xviii B 30. janu. 16. 3. ix. xii. xxii. xxvii. 1576. nineteen. AG 19 Febru. 7. March. 22. xxviii. xxxi. 10. junii. 2. Decem. 1577. i. F 3. 20. Febru 7. xiii. xvi. 26. Maii. i. 1578. two. E 26. janu. 12. 30. Mar. v. viii. xviii. 30. Nou. 1579. iii. D 15. Febru. 4. March 19 April. xxv. xxviii. 7. junii. xxix. 1580. iiii. CB 31. janu. 17. Febru 3. ix. xii. xxii. xxvii. 1581. v. A 22. 8. 26. Mar. i. iiii. xiiii. 3. Decem 1582. vi. G 11. Febru. 28. 15. April. xxi. xxiiii. 3. junii. two. 1583. seven. F 27. janu. 13. 31. Mar. vi. ix. 19 Maii. i. 1584. viii. ED 16. Febru. 3. March 19 April. xxv. xxviii. 7. junii. 29. Nou. 1585. ix. C 7. 24. Febr. 11. xvii. xx. 30. Maii. xxviii. 1586. x. B 30. janu. 16. 3. ix. xii. xxii. xxvii. 1587. xi. A 12. Febru. 1. March. 16. xxii. xxv. 4. junii. 3. Decem 1588. xii. GF 4. Febru. 21. Febru. 7. xiii. xvi. 26. Maii. i. 1589. xiii. E 26. janu. 12. Febru. 30. Mar. v. viii. xviii. 30. Nou. 1590. xiiii D 15. Febru. 4. March 19 April. xxv. xxviii. 7. junii. xxix. ¶ Note that the supputation of the year of our Lord, in the Church of England, beginneth the xxv day of March, the same day supposed to be the first day upon which the world was created, and the day when Christ was conceived in the womb of the virgin Marie. ¶ Golden number. ❧ To find Easter for ever. A B C D E F G i April ix x xi xii vi seven viii two March. 26. xxvii xxviii xxix thirty xxxi April i iii April xvi xvii xviii nineteen xx xiiii xv iiii April ix iii iiii v vi seven viii v March. 26. xxvii xxviii xxix xxiii xxiiii xxv vi April xvi xvii xi xii xiii xiiii xv seven April ii iii iiii v vi March xxxi April i viii April. 23. xxiiii xxv nineteen xx xxi xxii ix April ix x xi xii xiii xiiii viii x April ii iii March. 28. xxix thirty xxxi April i xi April xvi xvii xviii nineteen xx xxi xxii xii April ix x xi v vi seven viii xiii March. 26. xxvii xxviii xxix thirty xxxi xxv xiiii. April xvi xvii xviii nineteen xiii xiiii xv xv April ii iii iiii v vi seven viii xvi March. 26. xxvii xxviii xxii xxiii xxiiii xxv xvii April xvi x xi xii xiii xiiii xv xviii April ii iii iiii v March xxx xxxi April i nineteen April. 23. xxiiii xviii nineteen xx xxi xxii ¶ When ye have found the Sunday letter in the uppermost line, guide your eye downward from the same, till ye come right over against the prime, and there is showed both what month and what day of the month Easter falleth that year. ❧ These to be observed for holy days, and none other. THat is to say: all Sundays in the year. The days of the feasts of the Circumcision of our Lord jesus Christ. Of the epiphany. Of the Purification of the blessed virgin. Of saint Mathias the Apostle. Of the Annunciation of the blessed virgin. Of saint Mark the Evangelist. Of saint Philip and jacob the Apostles. Of the ascension of our Lord jesus Christ. Of the Nativity of saint john Baptist. Of saint Peter the Apostle. Of saint james the Apostle. Of saint Bartilmewe Apostle. Of saint Matthew the Apostle. Of saint Michael the Archangel. Of saint Luke the Evangelist. Of saint Simon and Jude the Apostles. Of All Saints. Of saint Andrew the Apostle. Of saint Thomas the Apostle. Of the Nativity of our Lord. Of saint Steven the Martyr. Of saint john the Evangelist. Of the holy Innocentes. Monday and Tuesday in Easter week. Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun week. ❧ A Table for the order of the Psalms, to be said at Morning and Euen●ng prayer. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i i. ii.iii.iiii.v. vi. vii.viii. two ix. x.xi. xii. xiii.xiiii. iii xv. xvi.xvii. xviii. iiii nineteen. xx.xxi. xxii. xxiii. v xxiiii. xxu.xxvi. xxvii. xxviii.xxix. vi thirty. xxxi. xxxii. xxxiii.xxxiiii. seven xxxv. xxxvi. xxxvii. viii xxxviii. xxxix.xl. xli. xlii.xliii. ix xliiii. xlu.xlvi. xlvii. xlviii.xlix. x l. li.lii. liii. liiii.lv. xi lvi. lvii.lviii. lix. lx.lxi. xii lxii. lxiii.lxiiii. lxv. lxvi.lxvii. xiii lxviii. lxix. lxx. xiiii lxxi. lxxii. lxxiii. lxxiiii. xv lxxv. lxxvi.lxxvii. lxxviii. xvi lxxix. lxxx.lxxxi. lxxxii. lxxxiii.lxxxiiii.lxxxv. xvii lxxxvi. lxxxvii.lxxxviii. lxxxix. xviii xc. xci.xcii. xciii. xciiii. nineteen xcv. xcvi.xcvii. xcviii. xcix.c.ci. xx cii. ciii. ciiii. xxi cv. cvi. xxii cvii cviii. cix. xxiii cx. cxi.cxii.xiii. cxiiii. cxv. xxiiii cxvi. cxvii.cxviii. cxix. Ind iii xxv Ind .v. Ind four xxvi Ind .v. Ind four xxvii cxx. cxxi.cxxii.cxxiii.cxxiiii.cxxv. cxxvi. cxxvii.cxxviii.cxxix.cxxx.cxxxi. xxviii cxxxii. cxxxiii.cxxxiiii.cxxxv. cxxxvi. cxxxvii.cxxxviii. xxix cxxxix. cxl.cxli. cxlii. cxliii. thirty cxliiii. cxlu.cxlvi. cxlvii. cxlviii.cxlix.cls. ¶ januarie hath xxxi days. The moon xxx Sun riseth falleth hour seven. min. 45. iiii. min. 50. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson. i. Lesson. two. Lesson. iii A Kalend. Circumcision. i Gen. xvii. Rom. two. Deut. x. Coloss. two. b iiii. No. Oct. S. Stepha. two Gen. i Mat. i. Gen. two. Rom. i. xi c iii. No. Oct. S. johan. iii iii two iiii two d Prid. No. Oct. Innocent. iiii v iii vi iii nineteen e Nonas. Depo. Edw. Red. v seven iiii viii iiii viii f viii. Id. epiphany Do. vi isaiah. lx. Luk. iii. Esa. xlix. joh. two g seven. Id. Felix & januarii. seven Gen. ix. Mat. v. Gen. xii. Rom. v. xvi A vi. Id. Luciani priest. viii xiii vi xiiii vi v. b v. Id. joice virgin. ix xv seven xvi seven c iiii. Id. Paul first Here. x xvii viii xviii viii xiii d iii. Id. Sol in Aquario. xi nineteen ix xx ix two e Prid. Id. Archad Martyr. xii xxi x xxii x f Idus. Hyllary bishop. xiii xxiii xi xxiiii xi x g nineteen. Kl. Febr. Felix priest. xiiii xxv. xii xxvi xii A xviii. Kl. Isidore martyr. xv xxvii xiii xxviii xiii Sun riseth at .8. and setteth at .4. xviii b xvii. Kl. Marcellus mart. xvi xxix xiiii thirty xiiii seven c xvi. Kl. Antoni. sulpit. xvii xxxi xv xxxii xv d xv. Kl. Prisca virgin. xviii xxxiii xvi xxxiiii xvi xv e xiiii. Kl. Vlstane bishop. nineteen xxxv xvii xxxvii i Cor. i. iiii f xiii. Kl. Fabian & Sebast. xx xxxviii xviii xxxix two g xii. Kl. Agnes virgin. xxi xl nineteen xli iii xii A xi. Kl. Vincent martyr. xxii xlii xx xliii iiii i b x. Kl. Emeration virg. xxiii xliiii xxi xlv v c ix. Kl. Timothe bishop. xxiiii xlvi xxii xlvii vi ix d viii. Kl. Conuer. of Paul. xxv Wisd. v. Act. xxii. Wisd. vi. Act. xxvi e seven. Kl. Polycarpe bishop xxvi Gen. 48. Mat. 23. Gen. xlix. i Cor. seven. xvii f vi. Kl. julian bishop. xxvii l xxiiii Exod. i viii vi g v. Kl. Agnis the second xxviii Exod. two. xxv iii ix A iiii. Kl. Valerie bishop. xxix iiii xxvi v x xiiii b iii. Kl. Batilde Queen. thirty seven xxvii viii xi iii c Prid. Kl. Saturni & Vict. thirty ix xxviii x xii ¶ February hath xxviii days. The moon xxix Sun riseth falleth hour seven. min. 15. iiii. min. 45. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson d Kalend. Brigit virg. Fast. two Exod. xi. Mark i Exod. xii. i Cor. xiii xi e iiii. No. Purifica. Marie. iii Wisd. ix. two Wisd. xii. xiiii nineteen f iii. No. Blaze bishop. iiii Exo. xiii. iii Exo. xiiii. xv viii g Prid. No. Gilbert confessor. v xv iiii xvi xvi A Nonas. Agathi virgin. vi xvii v xviii two. Cor. i. xvi b viii. Id. Dorithi virgin. seven nineteen vi xx two v c seven. Id. Angule virgin. viii xxi. seven xxii iii d vi. Id. Paul bishop. ix xxiii. viii xxxiiii iiii xiii e v. Id. Appoline virgin. x xxxii. ix xxxiii v two f iiii. Id. Sol in Pisces. xi xxxiiii. x Le. xviii. vi g iii. Id. Sotheris bishop. xii Leu. nineteen. xi xx seven x A Prid. Id. Eulalia virgin. xiii xxvi. xii Num. xi. viii b Idus. Vlfrane bishop. xiiii Num. xii xiii xiii ix xvii c xvi. Kl. Valentine bish. xv xiiii xiiii xvi x seven d xv. Kl. Faustin bishop. xvi xvii xv xx xi Sun riseth at vii and setteth at .v. e xiiii. Kl. julian virgin. xvii xxi xvi xxii xii xv f xiii. Kl. Polichron bishop. xviii xxiii Luk. di.i. xxiiii xiii iiii g xii. Kl. Simeon bishop. nineteen xxv di.i. xxvii Galat. i. A xi. Kl. Sabin & julian. xx thirty two xxxi two xii b x. Kl. Mildred virgin. xxi xxxii iii xxxv iii i c ix. Kl. lxxix. martyrs. xxii xxxvi iiii Deut. i. iiii d viii. Kl. Peter's chair. xxiii Deut. two. v iii v ix e seven. Kl. Polycarpe. Fast. xxiiii iiii vi v vi f vi. Kl. Matthie. Apost. xxv Wis. nineteen. seven Ecce. i. Ephe. i. xvii g v. Kl. Constantie virg. xxvi Deut. vi. viii Deu. seven. two vi A iiii. Kl. Alexander bish. xxvii viii ix ix iii b iii. Kl. Austin bishop. xxviii x x xi iiii xiiii c Prid. Kl. Oswalde bishop. xxix xii xi xv v ¶ March hath xxxi days. The moon xxx Sun riseth. falleth. hour vi. min. 15. v. min. 45. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson. i. Lesson. two. Lesson iii d Kalend. David bishop. thirty Deut. xvi Luk. xii. Deu. xvii Ephe. vi. e vi. No. Cedde bishop. i xviii xiii nineteen Phil. i xi f v. No. Maurini & Aste. two xx xiiii xxi two g iiii. No. Adriani mart. iii xxii xv xxiiii iii nineteen A three No. Foce & Eusebi. iiii xxv xvi xxvi iiii viii b pride. No. Victoris mart. v xxvii xvii xxviii Coloss. i. c Nonas. Perpetue mart. vi xxix xviii thirty two xvi d viii. Id. Appoloni mart. seven xxxi nineteen xxxii iii v e seven. Id. Forty mar. viii xxxiii xx xxxiiii iiii f vi. Id. Agapit mart. ix joshua. i. xxi joshua. two. i. Thess. i. xiii g v. Id. Sol in Ariete. x iii xxii iiii two two A iiii. Id. Grego. bish. Ro. xi v xxiii vi iii Equinoctium. b iii. Id. Theodori mart. xii seven xxiiii viii iiii x c pride. Id. Leon. vi. & Zach xiii ix john i x v d Idus. Longi. mart. xiiii xxiii two xxiiii two. Thes. i. Sun riseth at vi and setteth at vi xviii e xvii. Kl. April. Hilarii. xv judg. i iii judg. two. two seven f xvi. Kl. Getrudis Patri. xvi iii iiii iiii iii g xv. Kl. Edward king. xvii v v vi i Tim. i. xv A xiiii. Kl. jose. husb. Mar. xviii seven vi viii two. iii. iiii b xiii. Kl. Cuthbert bish. nineteen ix seven x iiii c xii. Kl. Benedic abbot. xx xi viii xii v xii d xi. Kl. Affrodosi bish. xxi xiii ix xiiii vi i e x. Kl. Theodori priest. xxii xv x xvi two. Tim. i. f ix. Kl. Fast. Pigmeni. xxiii xvii xi xviii two ix g viii. Kl. Annun. of Mar. xxiiii Eccle. two. xii Eccle. iii. iii A seven. Kl. Castor martyr. xxv judg. nineteen xiii jud. xx. iiii xvii b vi. Kl. Dorothy virg. xxvi xxi xiiii Ruth i Titus i vi c v. Kl. Ruperti bishop. xxvii Ruth ii xv iii two. iii. d iiii. Kl. Victorini mart. xxviii iiii xvi i king. i. Phile. i. xiiii e three Kl. Quirini mart. xxix i. king. two. xvii iii Hebre. i. iii f Prid. Kl. Adelmi bishop. thirty iiii xxviii v two ¶ April hath xxx days. The moon xxix Sun riseth falleth hour v. min. 15. vi. min. 45. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson. i. Lesson. two. Lesson. g Kalend. Theodore virg. i i. king. vi john. nineteen i. kin. seven. Hebre. iii. xi A iiii. No. Marry Egypt. two viii xx ix iiii b iii. No. Richard confe. iii x xxi xi v nineteen c pride. No. Ambrose bish. iiii xii Acts i xiii vi viii d Nonas. Martinian bish. v xiiii i xv seven xvi e viii. Id. Sexti martyr. vi xvi iii xvii viii v f seven. Id. euphemy. seven xviii iiii nineteen ix g vi. Id. Egesippi & soci. viii xx v xxi x xiii A v. Id. Perpetui bishop. ix xxii vi xxiii xi two b iiii. Id. Passion of seven. vir. x xxiiii seven xxv xii c iii. Id. Sol in Taurus. xi xxvi viii xxvii xiii x d pride. Id. Zeni bishop. xii xxviii ix xxix jacob. i. e Idus. euphemy virg. xiii thirty x xxxi two xviii f xviii. Kl. Maii. Tiburt. xiiii two. king. i. xi two. king. two iii seven g xvii. Kl. Oswaldi archi. xv iii xii iiii iiii Sun riseth at .v. and setteth at vii A xvi. Kl. Isidori bishop. xvi v xiii vi v xv b xv Kl. Amceti bish. Ro. xvii seven xiiii viii i Pet. i. iiii c xiiii. Kl. Elutherii. xviii ix xv x two d xiii. Kl. Alphege mart. nineteen xi xvi xii iii xii e xii. Kl. Victoris mart. xx xiii xvii xiiii iiii i f xi. Kl. Simeonis bish. xxi xv xviii xvi v g x. Kl. Sotheris bish. xxii xvii nineteen xviii two. Pet. i. ix A ix. Kl. S. George. xxiii nineteen xx xx two b viii. Kl. Vlfride confess. xxiiii xxi xxi xxii iii xvii c seven. Kl. Mark evang. xxv Eccle. iiii xxii Eccle. v. i. john. i. vi d vi. Kl. Cleti. bish. Rom. xxvi two. king. 23 xxiii two. kin. 24. two e v. Kl. Anasta. by. Rom. xxvii iii. king. i xxiiii 3. king. 2. iii xiiii f iiii. Kl. Vitalis mart. xxviii iii xxv iiii iiii iii g iii. Kl. Peter of Milla. xxix v xxvi vi v A Prid. Kl. Dep. Erken. bish. thirty seven xxvii viii two. iii. joh. ¶ May hath xxxi days. The moon xxx Sun riseth. falleth. hour v. min. 30. seven. mi. 42. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson. xi b Kalend. Philip & jacob. i Eccle. seven Act. viii. Eccl. ix. judas. i. c vi. No. Athanasi bish. two 3. king. ix xxviii 3. king. x. Rom. i. nineteen d v. No. Inuen. of the cross. iii xi Math. i xii two viii e iiii. No. Christopher. iiii xiii two xiiii iii f iii. No. Godardi. v xv iii xvi iiii xvi g pride. No. john evang. vi xvii iiii xviii v v A Nonas. john of Bever. seven nineteen v xx vi b viii. Id. viii xxi vi xxii seven xiii c seven. Id. Trans. S. Hier. ix 4. king. i. seven 4. king. two viii two d vi. Id. Gordiani bish. x iii viii iiii ix e v. Id. Antoni martyr. xi v ix vi x x f iiii. Id. Sol in Gemini. xii seven x viii xi g iii. Id. Seruasi confess. xiii ix xi x xii xviii A pride. Id. Boniface mart. xiiii xi xii xii xiii seven b Idus. Isidor martyr. xv xiii xiii xiiii xiiii c xvii. Kl. junii. Bran. by. xvi xv xiiii xvi xv xv d xvi. Kl. Transl. of Bar. xvii xvii xv xviii xvi Sun riseth at four and setteth at viii iiii e xv. Kl. Dioscori mart. xviii nineteen xvi xx i Cor. i. f xiiii. Kl. Dunstane bish. nineteen xxi xvii xxii two xii g xiii. Kl. Barnardine. xx xxiii xviii xxiiii iii i A xii. Kl. Helen queen. xxi xxv nineteen i Esdr. i. iiii b xi. Kl. julian virgin. xxii i. Esdr. iii xx iiii v ix c x. Kl. Desideri mart. xxiii v xxi vi vi d ix. Kl. Seruul. martyr. xxiiii seven xxii ix seven xvii e viii. Kl. Aldelmi & Vrbi. xxv two. Esdr. i. xxiii two. Esdr. two viii vi f seven. Kl. August. angl. by. xxvi iiii xxiiii v ix g vi. Kl. Bede priest. xxvii vi xxv viii x xiiii A v. Kl. German bish. xxviii ix xxvi x xi iii b iiii. Kl. Maximi bishop. xxix xiii xxvii Hester. two. xii c iii. Kl. Felicis bishop. thirty Hester. i. xxviii iii xiii xi d Prid. Kl. Petronilla virg. thirty iiii Mark. i v xiiii ¶ june hath xxx days. The moon xxix Sun riseth falleth hour iiii. min. 30. viii. min. 26. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson. e Kalend. Nichome. Just. i Hester. vi Mark. two. Hest. seven. i Cor. xv. nineteen f iiii. No. Marcelli. mart. two viii iii ix xvi viii g iii. No. Erasmus bish. iii job i iiii job ii two. Cor. i. xvi A pride. No. Petroci confess. iiii iii v iiii two v b Nonas. Boniface bish. v v vi vi iii c viii. Id. Claudius' bish. vi seven seven viii iiii xiii d seven. Id. Pau. bish. Const. seven ix viii x v two e vi. Id. Medardi bishop. viii xi ix xii vi f v. Id. Primi & Felici. ix xiii x xiiii seven x g iiii. Id. Getuli martyr. x xv xi xvi viii A iii. Id. Barnaby apost. xi Eccle. x. Act. xiiii. Eccle. xii. Act. xv. xviii b pride. Id. Sol in Cancro. xii job. 17.18. Mark. xii job. nineteen. two. Cor. ix. Sun riseth at four min. 45. and setteth at viii. min. 39 seven c Idus. Solstitium estiwm. xiii xx xiii xxi x d xviii. Kl. julii. Exu. bish. xiiii xxii xiiii xxiii xi xv e xvii. Kl. Viti & Modesti. xv xxiiii. xxv xv xxvi. 27. xii iiii f xvi. Kl. Cirici & julite. xvi xxxviii xvi xxix xiii g xv Kl. Albani martyr. xvii thirty Luke. i. xxxi Galat. i. xii A xiiii. Kl. Botulphi confe. xviii xxxii two xxxiii two i b xiii. Kl. Marci & Marcel. nineteen xxxiiii iii xxxv iii c xii. Kl. Geruasi & Porth. xx xxxvi iiii xxxvii iiii ix d xi. Kl. Walburge virg. xxi xxxviii v xxxix v e x. Kl. Paulini bishop. xxii xl vi xli vi xvii f ix. Kl. Etheldred. Fast. xxiii xlii seven Prou. i Ephe. i. vi g viii. Kl. john Baptist. xxiiii Mala. iii. Math. iii Mat. xiiii Mat. xiiii. A seven. Kl. Amandi bishop. xxv Prou. two. Luk. viii Prou. three Ephe. two. xiiii b vi. Kl. joh. & Pau. mar. xxvi iiii ix v iii iii c v. Kl. Crescens. xxvii vi x seven iiii d iiii. Kl. Leon. bish. Fast. xxviii viii xi ix v xi e three Kl. S. Peter apost. xxix Eccle. xv. Act. iii. Eccle. nineteen Act. iiii. f Prid. Kl. come. S. Paul. thirty Prou. x. Luk. xii. Prou. xi. Ephe. vi. ¶ july hath xxxi days. The moon xxx Sun riseth. falleth. hour iiii. min. 18. viii. mi. 42. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson. nineteen g Kalend. Octa. joh. bapt. i Prou. xii. Luk. xiii. Pro. xiii. Phil. i. viii A vi. No. Visita. of Mar. two xiiii xiiii xv two b v. No. Gregory bishop. iii xvi xv xvii iii xvi c iiii. No. Transla. Marti. iiii xviii xvi nineteen iiii v d iii. No. Zoe virgin. v xx xvii xxi Colloss. i. e pride. No. Oct. Pet. & Pau. vi xxii xviii xxiii two xiii f Nonas. Dog days. seven xxiiii nineteen xxv iii two g viii. Id. viii xxvi xx xxvii iiii A seven. Id. Cirilli bishop. ix xxviii xxi xxix i Thess. i. x b vi. Id. Seven bret. mar. x xxxi xxii Eccle. i. two c v. Id. Benedic abbot. xi Eccle. two. xxiii iii iii xviii d iiii. Id. Sol in Leone. xii iiii xxiiii v iiii seven e three Id. Privati martyr. xiii vi john. i. seven v f pride. Id. Herac. bishop. xiiii viii two ix two. Thess. i xv g Idus. Transl. Swith. xv x iii xi two Sun riseth at four and setteth at viii iiii A xvii. Kl. Augu. Eustach. xvi xii iiii Iere. i. iii b xvi. Kl. Kenelm king. xvii jere. two. v iii i Tim. i. xii c xv. Kl. Arnulph bishop. xviii iiii vi v two. iii. i d xiiii. Kl. Ruffian & justi. nineteen vi seven seven iiii e xiii. Kl. Margaret virg. xx viii viii ix v f xii. Kl. praxedes virgin. xxi x ix xi vi g xi. Kl. Marry Magdal. xxii xii x xiii two. Tim. i. xvii A x. Kl. Appolin bishop. xxiii xiiii xi xv two vi b ix. Kl. Fast. Christi. vir. xxiiii xvi xii xvii iii c viii. Kl. james apostle. xxv Eccl. xxi. xiii Ecc. xxiii iiii xiiii d seven. Kl. Anne mot. Mar. xxvi jer. xviii xiiii Iere. nineteen. Titus. i. iii e vi. Kl. Seven sleepers. xxvii xx xv xxi two. iii. f v. Kl. Samson bish. xxviii xxii xvi xxiii Phile. i xi g iiii. Kl. Martha virgin. xxix xxiiii xvii xxv Hebre. i. A iii. Kl. Abdon & Senn. thirty xxvi xviii xxvii two nineteen b Prid. Kl. German bishop. thirty xxviii nineteen xxix iii ¶ August hath xxxi days. The moon xxx Sun riseth falleth hour iiii. min. 38. seven. min. 15. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson c Kalend. Lammas day. i jer. thirty. john. xx. jer. xxxi Hebr. iiii. viii d iiii. No. Stephen bishop. two xxxii xxi xxxiii v xvi e three No. Inuen. of Steph. iii xxxiiii Acts. i. xxxv vi v f pride. No. justine priest. iiii xxxvi two xxxvii seven g Nonas. Marie. v xxxviii iii xxxix viii xiii A viii. Id. Trans. of Christ. vi xl iiii xli ix two b seven. Id. Name of jesus. seven xlii v xliii x c vi. Id. Ciriac & his felo. viii xliiii vi xlv. xlvi. xi x d v. Id. Romani martyr. ix xlvii seven xlviii xii e iiii. Id. Laurence mart. x xlix viii l xiii xviii f iii. Id. Tiburti & Susan. xi li ix lii jacob. i. seven g pride. Id. Clare virgin. xii Lamen. i x Lamen. two two A Idns. Hyppo. & his fel. xiii iii xi iiii iii xv b nineteen. Kl. Septembris. xiiii v xii Ezech. two. iiii iiii c xviii. Kl. Sol in Vir. Assump. Ma xv Ezech. iii xiii vi v Sun riseth at .v. and setteth at vii d xvii. Kl. Roche martyr. xvi seven xiiii xiii i Pet. i. xii e xvi. Kl. Octa. of Laur. xvii xiiii xv xviii two i f xv Kl. Agapet. martyr. xviii xxxii xvi xxxiiii iii g xiiii. Kl. Magnus' mart. nineteen Dani. i xvii Dani. two. iiii ix A xiii. Kl. Ludovic bishop. xx iii xviii iiii v b xii. Kl. Barnard confess. xxi v nineteen vi two. Pet. i. xvii c xi. Kl. Athanas. mart. xxii seven xx viii two vi d x. Kl. Fast. xxiii ix xxi x iii e ix. Kl. Barthol. apost. xxiiii Eccl. xxv xxii Ecc. xxix i. john. i. xiiii f viii. Kl. Ludovic king. xxv Dani. xi. xxiii Dan. xii. two iii g seven. Kl. Zepher. bishop. xxvi xiii xxiiii xiiii iii A vi. Kl. Ruffi martyr. xxvii Osea. i. xxv Ose. two. iii iiii xi b v. Kl. Augustine bish. xxviii iiii xxvi v. vi. v c iiii. Kl. Behead of john. xxix seven xxvii viii two. iii. joh. nineteen d iii. Kl. Felix & Audact. thirty ix xxviii x jude. i. viii e Prid. Kl. Paulini bishop. thirty xi Math. i xii Rom. i ¶ September hath xxx days. The moon xxix Sun riseth. falleth. hour v. min. 36. vi. min. 24. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson. xvi f Kalend. Gyles bishop. i Ose. xiii. Math. two. Ose. xiiii. Rom. two. v g iiii. No. Antoni martyr. two joel. i. iii joel. two. iii A iii. No. Lupi bishop. iii iii iiii Amos. i. iiii xiii b pride. No. Moysi proph. iiii Amos. two. v iii v two c Nonas. Dog days end. v iiii vi v vi d viii. Id. Eugenio confess. vi vi seven seven seven x e seven. Id. Enurchi bishop. seven viii viii ix viii f vi. Id. Nati. of Marie. viii Abdias. i ix jonas. i. ix xviii g v. Id. Gorgoni martyr. ix Io. two. iii. x iiii x seven A iiii. Id. hilari bishop. x Mich. i xi Mich. two. xi b iii. Id. Porthi & Hyacin. xi iii xii iiii. xii xv c pride. Id. Martinian bish. xii v xiii vi xiii iiii d Idus. Sol in libra. xiii seven xiiii Naum. i. xiiii e xviii. Kl. Holy cross. xiiii Naum. two xv iii xv xii f xvii. Kl. Aequinoctium xv Abacuc. i xvi Abac. two. xvi i g xvi. Kl. Autumnale. xvi iii xvii Soph. i i Cor. i. A xv. Kl. Lambert bishop. xvii Soph. two. xviii iii two Sun riseth at vi and setteth at vi ix b xiiii. Kl. Victo. & Coro. xviii Agge. i. nineteen Agge. two. iii c xiii. Kl. januari martyr. nineteen Zacha. i. xx Zac. two. iii iiii xvii d xii. Kl. Eusta. Fast. xx iiii. v. xxi vi v vi e xi. Kl. S. matthew. xxi Eccle. 35. xxii Eccle. 38. vi f x. Kl. Mauriti & Soci. xxii Zach. seven xxiii Zac. viii. seven xiiii g ix. Kl. Tecla virgin. xxiii ix xxiiii x viii iii A viii. Kl. Andochi martyr. xxiiii xi xxv xii ix b seven. Kl. Firmini bishop. xxv xiii xxvi xiiii x xi c vi. Kl. Cyprian & Iust. xxvi Mala. i. xxvii Mala. two. xi d v. Kl. Cosme & Dam. xxvii iii xxviii iiii xii nineteen e iiii. Kl. Exuperi bishop. xxviii Tobi. i. Mark. i. Tobi. two. xiii viii f iii. Kl. S. Michael. xxix Eccle. 39 two Eccle. 44. xiiii g Prid. Kl. Jerome doct. thirty Tobi. iii. iii Tob. iiii. xv ¶ October hath xxxi days. The moon xxx Sun riseth falleth hour vi. min. 35. iiii. min. 45. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson. xvi A Kalend. Remige. i Tobi. v. Mar. iiii. Tobi. vi. i Cor. xvi. v b vi. No. Leodegar. bish. two seven v viii two. Cor. i. xiii c v. No. Candidi martyr. iii ix vi x two two d iiii. No. Francis confess. iiii xi seven xii iii e iii. No. Appolin martyr. v xiii viii xiiii iiii x f pride. No. faith virgin. vi judit. i. ix judith. two. v g Nonas. Marci & Mercel. seven iii x iiii vi xviii A viii. Id. Pelagie virgin. viii v xi vi seven seven b seven. Id. Dennis. ix seven xii viii viii c vi. Id. Gereonis mart. x ix xiii x ix xv d v. Id. Nichasii bishop. xi xi xiiii xii x iiii e iiii. Id. Wilfridi bishop. xii xiii xv xiiii xi f iii. Id. Edward. xiii xv xvi xvi xii xii g pride. Id. Sol in Scorpio. xiiii Wisd. i. Luk. di. i. Wisd. two. xiii i A Idus. Wolfrane bishop xv iii di. i. iiii Galat. i. Sun riseth at vii and setteth at .v. b xvii. Kl. Novembris. xvi v two vi two ix c xvi. Kl. etheldred virg. xvii seven iii viii iii d xv Kl. Luke evang. xviii Eccle. li. iiii job. i iiii xvii e xiiii. Kl. Fredeswide virg. nineteen Wisd. ix. v Wisd. x. v vi f xiii. Kl. Austrobert virg. xx xi vi xii vi g xii. Kl. xi. thousand virg. xxi xiii seven xiiii Ephes. i. xiiii A xi. Kl. Mari Solome. xxii xv viii xvi two iii b x. Kl. Roman bishop. xxiii xvii ix xviii iii c ix. Kl. Maglori bishop. xxiiii nineteen x Eccle. i. iiii xi d viii. Kl. Crispin & Crisp. xxv Eccle. two. xi iii v e seven. Kl. eucharist. bishop. xxvi iiii xii v vi nineteen f vi. Kl. Fast. xxvii vi xiii seven Phil. i viii g v. Kl. Simon & jude. xxviii Io. 24.25. xiiii job. xlii. two A iiii. Kl. Narcissi bishop. xxix Eccl. viii. xv Eccle. ix. iii xvi b iii. Kl. Germani confess. thirty x xvi xi iiii v c Prid. Kl. Fast. thirty xii xvii xiii Colloss. i. ¶ November hath xxx days. The moon xxix Sun riseth falleth hour seven. min. 34. iiii. min. 26. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson. d Kalend. All Saints. i Wisd. iii. Herald xi. xii. Wisd. v. Apoc. nineteen. xiii e iiii. No. come. defunc. two Eccl. xiiii Lu. xviii Eccle. xv Coloss. two. two f iii. No. Winifrid virg. iii xvi nineteen xvii iii g pride. No. Amanti & Vita. iiii xviii xx nineteen iiii x A Nonas. Leti priest. v xx xxi xxi i Thess. i. b viii. Id. Leonarde abbo. vi xxii xxii xxiii two xviii c seven. Id. Willibrode arch. seven xxiiii xxiii xxv * Note, that the beginning of the xxvi Chapter of Ecclesiasticus (unto) But when one is. etc. must be read with the xxv Chapter. iii seven d vi. Id. Four crowned. viii xxvii xxiiii xxviii iiii e v. Id. Theodori. ix xxix john. i. thirty v xv f iiii. Id. Martin bishop. x xxxi two xxxii two. Thes. i. iiii g iii. Id. Martin by. Ro. xi xxxiii iii xxxiiii two A pride. Id. Sol in Sagitario. xii xxxv iiii xxxvi iii xii b Idus. Bryce bishop. xiii xxxvii v xxxviii i Tim. i. i c xviii. Kl. Decembris. xiiii xxxix vi xl two. iii. d xvii. Kl. Machute bish. xv xli seven xlii iiii Sun riseth at viii and setteth at four ix e xvi. Kl. Edmonde arch. xvi xliii viii xliiii v f xv Kl. Hugh bishop. xvii xlv ix xlvi vi xvii g xiiii. Kl. Initi. regni Elizab. xviii xlvii x xlviii two. Tim. i. vi A xiii. Kl. Elizab. matro. nineteen xlix xi l two b xii. Kl. Edmund king. xx li xii Baruc. i. iii xiiii c xi. Kl. Present. Marie. xxi Baru. two. xiii iii iiii iii d x. Kl. cecily virgin. xxii iiii xiiii v Titus. i. e ix. Kl. Clement bishop. xxiii vi xv isaiah. i. two. iii. xi f viii. Kl. Chrysogon mar. xxiiii isaiah. two. xvi iii Phile. i g seven. Kl. Katherine virg. xxv iiii xvii v Hebre. i. nineteen A vi. Kl. Lini bishop. xxvi vi xviii seven two viii b v. Kl. Agricole & Vita. xxvii viii nineteen ix iii c iiii. Kl. Rufi mart. xxviii x xx xi iiii xvi d iii. Kl. Fast. Saturn. xxix xii xxi xiii v v e Prid. Kl. Andrew apost. thirty Prou. xx. Acts. i. Prou. xxi vi ¶ December hath xxxi days. The moon xxx Sun riseth. falleth. hour viii. mi. 15. three min. 45. Psalms. Morning prayer. Evening prayer. i. Lesson. two. Lesson i. Lesson. two. Lesson f Kalend. Eligii bishop. i Esa. xiiii Acts. two. isaiah. xv. Hebre. seven. xiii g iiii. No. Libami. two xvi iii xvii viii two A three No. Barbara virg. iii xviii iiii nineteen ix x b pride. No. Osmunde bish. iiii xx. xxi. v xxii x c Nonas. Sabe abbot. v xxiii vi xxiiii xi xviii d viii. Id. Nicholas bish. vi xxv di. seven. xxvi xii seven e seven. Id. Far virgin. seven xxvii di. seven. xxviii xiii f vi. Id. Concept. of Ma. viii xxix viii thirty james. i xv g v. Id. Cyprian abbot. ix xxxi ix xxxii two iiii A iiii. Id. Eulalie virgin. x xxxiii x xxxiiii iii Sun riseth at viii min 30. and setteth at iii min. 30. b iii. Id. Damasi bish. xi xxxv xi xxxvi iiii xii c pride. Id. Sol in Capricorn. xii xxxvii xii xxxviii v i d Idns. Lucy virgin. xiii xxxix xiii xl i Pet. i. e nineteen. Kl. januarii. xiiii xli xiiii xlii two ix f xviii. Kl. Valerii bishop. xv xliii xv xliiii iii g xvii. Kl. Osapientia. xvi xlv xvi xlvi iiii xvii A xvi. Kl. Lazari bishop. xvii xlvii xvii xlviii v vi b xv. Kl. Gracian bish. xviii xlix xviii l two. Pet. i. c xiiii. Kl. Venesie virgin. nineteen li nineteen lii two xiiii d xiii. Kl. Fast. julii mar. xx liii xx liv iii iii e xii. Kl. Thomas apost. xxi Prou. 23. xxi Prou. 24. i. john. i. f xi. Kl. Thirty mart. xxii isaiah. lv. xxii isaiah. lvi. two xi g x. Kl. Victory virg. xxiii lvii xxiii lviii iii A ix. Kl. Fast. xl. virg. xxiiii lix xxiiii lx iiii nineteen b viii. Kl. Christmas. xxv isaiah. ix. Luk. xxii isaiah. seven. Titus. iii. viii c seven. Kl. S. Stephen. xxvi Prou. 28. Act. 6.7. Eccle. iiii Act. seven. d vi. Kl. S. john. xxvii Eccle. v. Apoc. i. Eccle. vi. Apo. xxii. xvi e v. Kl. Innocentes. xxviii jer. xxxi. Act. xxv. Wisd. i. 1. john. v. v f iiii. Kl. Tho. arch. Can. xxix isaiah. lxi. xxvi isaiah. lxii. two. john. g iii. Kl. Transl. jacob. thirty lxiii xxvii lxiiii iii. john. xiii A Prid. Kl. Silvester bish. thirty lxv xxviii lxvi jude. i. ¶ The sum of the whole Scripture, of the books of the old and new Testament. isaiah. 45. c. 14. Gene. 21. d. 33 Dan. 7. c. 9 Gene. 1. a. 2. isaiah. 45. c. 18. Exodus. 9 f. 27 Psal. 10. b. 7. isaiah. 45. d. 21. Exo. 22. d. 27. 1. Cor. 12. a. 6. Rom. 9 d. 20. isaiah. 45. b. 9 jere. 18. a. 6. The books of the old Testament, God. do teach us that the same God, whom Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isahac, jacob, David, and the other fathers did worship, is the only true God, and that he the same is almighty and everlasting: Who of his mere goodness hath created by his word heaven and earth, and all that is in them: From whom all things do come: without whom there is nothing at all: And that he is just and merciful: Who also worketh all in all, after his own will: To whom it is not lawful to say, wherefore he doth thus or thus. Gene. 1. d. 27. Moreover, these books teach us, Creation of man. that this very God almighty, Sapi. two. d. xxiiii. Rom. v. c. xiiii. & d. xviii. after he created all things, shope also Adam the first man, to the image and spiritual similitude of himself, and that he did constitute him lord over all things that he had created in earth. Which Adam, by the envy and fraud of the devil, transgressing the precept of his creator, sin.. by this his sin, Ephe. two. a. iii. brought in such and so great sin into the world, that we which be sprung from him by the flesh, be in nature the children of wrath, and thereupon we be made subject and thrall to death, to damnation, to the yoke, and tyranny of the devil. Gene. iii. c. xv. Gene. xii. a. iii. Gene. xxvi. a. iiii. Gene. xxviii. c. xiiii. Hebr. two. d. xiiii. two. Sam. seven. c. xii. Psal. 132. c. xi. Furthermore, Christ promised. we are taught by these excellent books, that God promised to Adam, Abraham, Isahac, jacob, David, and to other fathers of the old time, that he would send that blessed seed, his son jesus Christ our saviour, which should deliver all those from sin, and from the tyranny of the devil, which by a lively and working faith should believe this promise, and put their trust in jesus Christ, hoping that of him and by him they should obtain this deliverance. Also, they give us to understand, The law. that in the mean season, Exo. xx. a. i Rom. three c. xx. Gala. iii. c. nineteen. Hebr. seven. c. xviii & x. a. i john. i d. xxix. while those father's the Israelites looked for the salvation and deliverance promised (for that the nature of man is such, so proud and so corrupt, that those would not willingly acknowledge themselves to be sinners, which had need of the saviour promised) God the creator gave by Moses his law written in two tables of stone: that by it, sin and the malice of man's heart being known, men mought more vehemently thirst for the coming of jesus Christ, who should redeem and deliver them from sin: Which thing, neither the law, nor yet the sacrifices and oblations of the law did perform. For they were shadows and figures of the true oblation of the body of Christ: by which oblation, all sins should be blotted out, and quite put away. By the books of the new Testament we be taught, Rom. ix. b. v. Luk. i. c. xxxi. Gala. iiii. a. iii. Ephe. i b. x. Rom. v. b. viii. that Christ so afore promised (which is God above all things most blessed for ever) even he, I say, Christ came our saviour. which was shadowed in the books of the old Testament, and in sacrifices figured, that he was sent at the last from the father the self same time which the father did constitute within himself: I say, at that time, when all wickedness abounded in the world, than he was sent: And this jesus our saviour, being borne in the flesh, Ephe. two. b. ix. Titus. three a. v. Rom. 15. b. 8. Ephe. 2. b. 7. isaiah. liii. b. seven. john. i d. xxix. Ephe. v. a. two. Hebr. ix. g. xxvi. Acts. three c. xxix. Ephe. two. c. xiiii. xv. Apoca. i. a. v. Heb. two. d. xiiii. Gala. iiii. a. v. Ephe. i. a. v. Rom. viii. c. xvii. Ephe. iii. a. v. Rom. viii. c. xv. Gala. iiii. a. vi. Ephes. i a. i. Gala. v. d. xxiii. Ephe. i. c. xiii. & iiii. g. thirty. i Cor. xii. a. iii. Rom. viii. c. xvi. Rom. v. a. v. i. Cor. xiii. a. iiii. Ephe. i. c. xiiii. Gala. v. d. two. a. Gala. v. a. vi. suffered death, and rose again from the dead. Which acts of his were not done by him in respect of the good works of any man) for we were all sinners) but that this God our father should appear true in exhibiting the abundant riches of his grace which he promised, and that through his mercy he mought bring us to salvation. Whereupon it is evidently showed in the new Testament, that jesus Christ, being the true lamb, A lamb. A sacrifice. the true sacrifice of the world, putting away the sins of men, came into this world to purchase grace and peace for us with the father, washing us from our sins in his own blood, Peace. Adoption. and should deliver us from the bondage of the devil, whom by sin we did serve: And so we should be adopted by him to be the sons of God, made heirs with him of that most excellent and everlasting kingdom. Now, that we should acknowledge this singular and excellent benefit of God toward us, almighty God giveth us his holy spirit: the fruit and effect of the which is, faith in God, and in his Christ. For, The holy ghost. Faith. without the holy ghost, by which we are instructed and sealed, neither can we believe that God the father sent Messiah, nor yet that jesus is Christ: For no man (saith Paul) can say that jesus is the Lord, but by the holy ghost. The same spirit witnesseth to our spirit that we are the children of God, and poureth into our bowels that charity which Paul describeth to the Corinthians. Furthermore, that holy spirit doth give us hope, which is a sure looking for eternal life, whereof he himself is the certain token and pledge. Charity. Hope. Also he giveth us other spiritual gifts, of the which Paul writeth to the Galathians. Therefore the benefit of faith is not to be despised, or little to be set by. For by the means of this trust and faith in Christ, Ephe. v. a. two. Heb. viii. c. iii. Rom three ●. thirty. & iiii. a two. Gala. two. c. xvi. Matth. v. g. xlviii & xxiii. g. Heb. two. c. xi. two. Cor. v. d. nineteen. which worketh by charity, I● 〈…〉 and punctuation. and showeth itself forth by the works of charity, moving man thereto, we are justified and sanctified: that is to say, God and the father of our Lord jesus Christ (which is made our father also by him, being our brother) doth account us to be just and holy through his grace, and through the merit of his son jesus Christ, not imputing our sins to us so far forth, that we should suffer the pains of hell for them. Good works. Finally, Christ himself came into the world, to the intent that we through him being sanctified and cleansed from our sins, following his will in good works, Tit. two. c. xii. b. & xiii. xiiii. Luke. i g. lxxiiii. should deny the things pertaining to the flesh, and freely serve him in righteousness and holiness all the days of our life: and that by good works (which God hath prepared for us to walk in) we should show ourselves to be called to this grace and gift of faith: which good works who so hath not, doth show himself not to have such a faith in Christ, Ephe. two. b. x. as is required in us. To Christ must we come, and follow him with a cheerful mind, that he may teach us: two. Pet. i b. x. Ephe. v. a. two. Mat. xxiii. b. viii. Mat. xi. d. xxix. joh. xiii. b. xv. i Pet. two. d. xx. b. Heb. iiii. d. xiiii. i Tim. two. a. v. i. john. two. a. two. john. iiii. b. xiii. and xvi. c. xiii. Mark. two. c. xxiiii. Mat. iiii. c. xvii. Heb. iiii. d. xvi. i Tim. i. c. xv. For he is our master, Christ our master and teacher. lowly and humble of heart: he is to us an example, whereby we must learn the rule to live well. Bishop. Moreover, he is our bishop and our high priest, which did himself offer up for us his own blood, being the only mediator between God and men: Who now sitteth at the right hand of God the father, being made our advocate, Mediator. making prayer and intercession for us: who doubtless shall obtain for us whatsoever we shall desire, Advocate. either of him, or else of his father in his name, if so be that we thus desiring, shall believe that he will so do: for thus hath he promised. Therefore let us not doubt, if we sin at any time, to come with repentance (to the which he doth invite and stir us at the very beginning of his preaching) and with sure trust to the throne of his grace, with this belief, that we shall obtain mercy: For therefore came he into the world, that he mought save sinners by his grace. judgement. This is verily Christ jesus, Mat. xxv. c. xiii. which shall come at a certain time appointed by his father, and shall sit in great majesty to judge all men, two. Tim. iiii. a. i two. Cor. v. b. x. and to render to every man the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or evil. And he shall say to them which shallbe on the right side, which in this world did look for the good things to come (that is to say, Eternal life. life everlasting:) Come ye blessed of my father, Mat. xxv. c. xiii. enjoy the kingdom that hath been prepared for you from the beginning of the world. But to them which shallbe on the left side, he shall say: Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. i Cor. xv. c. two. And then shall the end be, Eternal fire. when Christ having utterly vanquished all manner of enemies, shall deliver up the kingdom to God the father. To what intent the scriptures were written. To the intent that we mought understand these things, the sacred books of the Bible were delivered to us by the goodness of God through his holy spirit: with the preaching of that doctrine which is contained in them, two. Pet. i d. nineteen. joh. xvii. a. iii. joh. xx. f. xxxi. and with his Sacraments by which the truth of this doctrine is sealed up to us: that we mought understand, I say, and believe, that there is one only true God, and one saviour jesus Christ, whom (as he had promised) he hath sent: and that we believing, mought have in his name life everlasting. Christ the only foundation. Beside this foundation, i Cor. three b. xl. no man can lay any other in the Church of Christ: and upon this foundation the Church doth stand sure and steadfast. Galat. i. b. viii. And Paul willeth him to be accursed which shall preach any other faith and salvation, then by jesus Christ, yea although he were an angel from heaven. For of him, through him, and for him, are all things: To whom with the father and the holy ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end, Amen. Rom. xi. d. xxvi. THis Table setteth out to the eye the genealogy of Adam, so passing by the patriarchs, judges, Kings, Prophtees, and Priests, and the fathers of their time, continuing in lineal dissent to Christ our Saviour. A ADAM the first man was formed by God of the dust of the ground, and translated into Paradise, out of the which do spring the four notable floods. And Adam gave name to the woman, which was made of his rib (while he was a sleep) and called her EVA, as he gave name to all other creatures. And after he had consented unto her for eating of the Apple which was forbidden them, their eyes were opened, and they knew they were naked, and therefore they made themselves aprons of fig leaves. And God drove them out of Paradise, and set Cherubims and a fiery two edged sword to keep the way of the tree of life: And after he had rebuked him, his wife, and the serpent, he cursed the earth with thorn and thistle, and he was enjoined to get his bread in the sweat of his face. Who begat thirty sons and thirty daughters, beside Cain and Abel, as followeth. He lived years. 930. Gen. 31. B Cain was a husband man, and being displeased that his offerings were reproved, and not his brother Abel's (although he was rebuked of God for his envy) slew his brother, and offended seven fold thereby. After that, he was made a fugitive and a vagabond upon the earth: for he was accursed of God, and was seven fold punished unto the seventh generation. His sin was seven fold. For first he did not rightly divide. 2 he envied his brother. 3 he dealt subtly. 4 he killed him. 5 he stubbornly denied it. 6 he despaired. 7 being condemned, he repented not. Gen. 28. This Cain was the first builder of the earthly city, in the which he bestowed his children for fear, because he used violence, ravin, and spoil. Gen. 29. Lamech first brought in Bigamy, after he had slain a man to the wounding of himself, and a young man to his own punishment. He showed his wives that for this deed there was seven fold punishment due for him. C jabel did first devise the shepherds cabornes to be redylye carried about. He was the first which made distinction betwixt the flocks of sheep and the flocks of kids, according to their age and quality, and did divide them a sunder. Gen. 4. D jubal was the father of them which song in Harry & Organs, not synder of the instruments, but inventor of the art of music, to the intent that the shepherds labours might be somewhat recreated: and lest that the art of music should decay, he graved the whole science in two pillars, the one of marble against the floods, the other of brick against the fire. Gen. 4. E Tubalcain was the first inventor of smiths art, and of graving work in metal: by whose doing, jubal his brother having delectation in the sound of his hambers, was the first that devised proportions, and harmonies springing out of them. Genesis. 4. F Heber gave the name of the hebrews, or else they were called Abrahey, of Abraham. Genesis. 11. G Phalec lived when the division of the tongues was made, at the building of the tower of Babel in the land Sennaar, in whose family the most ancient tongue of the hebrews did remain. He was called Phalech, that is, divided from other: For God divided all the children of men into 72. tongues, of the which only 18. hath their letters. In his time Idols were worshipped in Babylon. Gen. 11. H Nachor after he was come out of Chaldee, he took to wife Melcha, the daughter of his brother Aram, he dwelled in Charran of Mesopotamia, he had three sons, Huz, Buz, & Batuel, with other five. Of Buz sprang Balaam, who is called in job Eliud Buzites. Gen. 11. I There maketh the end of the second generation, having 1222. years according to the hebrews, but according to the Septuaginta. 1072. This There the father of Abraham, not able to be●●e the injuries that were done unto him of worshipping the fire in Chaldee, where the Chaldees destroyed his first begotten son Aram, he sojourned as pilgrim with Abraham and 〈◊〉, and the family of Aram, in Aram Mesopotamia, where after two hundred and five years of his age, he died. Gen. 12. ADAM EVA Cain B Salmana. Abel M Delbora. Enoch. Yrach. Maniael. Matusael Lamech. wife. Ada. jabel. C jubal D wife Sella. Thubalcaim. E Neoma. Seth. K 912. Enos. 905. Chainan. 910. Malaleel. 895. jareth. 962. Enoch. L 365. Mathusal 969. Lamech. 777. NoeN 950. Sem. 692. Ariaxath. 338. Bale or Cainan. 933. Heber. F 474. Phalech. G 239. Reu or Ragau 239. Saruch. 230. Nachor H 152. There. I 205. Christ's line. Cham. japheth. Chus. Nembroth. K Seth was begotten by Adam in the .230. year of his life, where Moses hath omitted one hundred years. wherein Adam and Eva did bewail Abel their son so slain. Gen. 5. L Enoch pleasing God, was translated into Paradise, and liveth with Helias. which Enoch by inventing certain letters, wrote a book, as is to be gathered out of the epistle of juda, in whose time it is thought that Adam died. Eccle. 44. M Abel was the first martyr who began & builded the Church, which is the city of God, whereof he was the first citizen, and because he was righteous, God accepted his oblation. Gen. 4. N Noah in the sixth hundred year of his life, upon the rage of the waters, made his ark by God's monition twenty years before, and the waters increasing upon the earth, by the vehemency of the rain, which continued forty days and forty nights, he entered his ship with seven souls, and after a hundred and fifty days the waters began to decrease, and the ark did rest upon the mountains of Armenia. And after forty days he sent out a Raven, and after that a Dove, returning with a bow of olive in her mouth. And in the xxvii day of the second month he came out of the ark, the self same day after the revolution of the year that he entered, and had granted him to eat flesh, excepting the blood therein, and builded an altar, and sacrificed to God, and God blessed him that he should grow and multiply, and had the sign of the rainbow given him, as a token that the world should be no more overflown with flood. He first planted vines, & was drunk with the wine thereof, & was scorned of his son Cham, who cursed him, and blessed his other sons, & so died. Goe 8. Here at Noah doth end the first age, having years according to the Hebrews. 1656. and according to the Septuaginta. 2242. The eight ages of the world. The first age was from Adam to Noah: the second, from No to Abraham: the third, from Abraham to David: the fourth, from David to the transmigration of Babylon: the fifth, from thence to Christ: the sixth, from Christ to the end of the world: the seventh, may be added as of them which be in rest which may be accounted from Christ's passion to the day of judgement: the eight age, as of them which shall rise again from the day of judgement for ever. And these ages be not so called for the distinct number of certain thousand years, but for certain notable acts which were wrought in the beginning of every one of them. For in the beginning of the first age the world was created, In the beginning of the second the world was purged by the flood, In the beginning of the third circumcision was given against original sin, In the beginning of the fourth was the anointing of the kings of Israel, In the beginning of the fifth was the transmigration of God's people into Babylon, In the beginning of the sixth was the incarnation of the son of God, In the beginning of the seventh were the gates of heaven opened, In the beginning of the eight shallbe the resurrection of the bodies, the reward of good and evil. Austen. Hierom. Orosius. After the flood, sprang up four principal kingdoms. Assyrians of the east, where Belus was the first king. Sycioniorum of the west, where Egialcus was the first king. Scythians of the north, where Ninus was the first king. Egyptians of the south, where Mineus was the first king. To this Belus succeeded Semiramis his wife, who did constitute Babylon the chief of his kingdom, to whom Ninus succeeded, who was the deviser of idols, making an image to his father Belus after his departure, and caused it to be honoured of all men. He obtained all Asia, and called the head city Ninive, he reigned in Thracia, he was the inventor of the art Magic, and graved the seven liberal arts in two pillars, one of brass, and another of brick, he destroyed all manner of books. After him succeeded Sardanapalus, and after him Arbaces, who translated that kingdom to the Medes, over whom reigned Astriages, whose daughter was wife to the prince of Persia, of whom sprang Cyrus, who conquered Astriages: after his death, Darius' Astriages son reigned with the said Cyrus his nephew. From these children of Noah do spring 72. generations, of japhet 15. of Cham 30. of Sem 27. which was spread over all the whole world. Sem obtained Asia, Cham Africa, japhet Europa, that is the north part. The generation of Sem shallbe followed in this genealogy, for of the other two sprang the gentiles. ❧ Note, that where in any circle ye find two numbers, the upper showeth how many years he lived, the under number showeth how many years he judged or reigned. Note also, that where thorough these tables any person or deed is mentioned not in the very words of the scripture, they may be advouched out of histories Ecclesiastical. A Nachor went out of Chaldee, and married Melcha the daughter of his broth●r 〈◊〉, departing and abiding in 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 where his father being dead, and A●raham soiournying in Chanaan had three sons, Huz, 〈…〉 ●mel, with other five: of Buz came Balaam. ●am was slain by the Chaldees, because he would not worship the sire for God. Gen. 11. Whose daughter Sara Abraham took to wife, and bore him a son, Isahac by name. Gen. 11. D Loth. after he was come out of Egypt, and after the destruction of five cities by fire and brimstone, and his wife turned to a salt stone, because she looked back: and being in the mountain and made drunken of his two daughters. he begat two sons Moab, and Amon, of whom two great nations sprang. Gen. 11. H Rebecca was wife to Isahac, and came out of Mesopotamia, Laban's sister the daughter of Bathuel. Genesis xxiiii I jacob supplanted his brother Esau in his birthright & in his father's blessing, went into Mesopotamia, & erected up a title nigh to Lusan, which is now called Jerusalem, he laid him down to sleep and saw a ladder reaching up to heaven, and saw angels going up and coming down, and saw the Lord leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: This land will I give to thee and to thy seed, and afterward journeyed ca●warde to Laban whom he served xiiii. years for his daughters Lya, and Rachael. Rachael stole her father's idols: jacob wrestled with the angel, and his name was changed into Israel, his daughter Dina was ravished by Sichem, he erected up an altar at Bethel, Rachel died of Benjamin, Reuben did abuse Bala his father's concubine. Of the children of jacob came a great issue. Gen. 25. K Reuben found the mandragues, and gave them to Lya his mother, which gave them to Rachel for the company of one night with jacob, who lay with Bala his father's concubine, therefore he was accursed of jacob. Gen. 49. ● Of Simeon came the scribes, who with Levi slew the Sichemites, from Levi came the priests who sacrificed to god: from juda came the kings, two children of Caath, but of the one descended priests, of him only is it sufficient to speak. P Dathan and Abiron came from Reuben by reason of the first begotten, for that they would have entered the office of Moses, by sedition which they raised at the suggestion of Chore, which were swallowed up of the earth, with 250. men, with all their household. Numeri. 16. N This Caath was son of Levi father to Amram. Exo. 6. O This Amram took Isabeth the daughter of Levi to wife as the jews say. Exo. 6. Christ's line. Re. Here at Abraham endeth the second age and containeth ix. hundred. xl.ii. years. Abraham. C 175. Isahac. G 186. jacob. I 147. judas kings 125. From juda Christ descended by this line following, & had Sue to wife, by whom he had 3 sons, Her Onan, & Sela. From juda the kings decended of whom Christ came. Phares. Christ's line Na●hor. A Araim. B Hur. Bur. Bathuel Melc●. Loth. D Sara. job. Balaam or liliud Laban wife to Isahac. Rebecca. H Moab. Amon. Esau. Lya free. Reuben. K Simeon. L Levi. Caath. N 133. Gerson Merari Amram. O 137 Ysuar. Dathan. P Abiron. Ysacar. Zabulon. Dina. his concubine. Agar. E This Agar of Egypt maid to Sara. had Abraham Ishmael, whom Abraham did circumcide but Sara expelled her and her son, and after gave to her son Ishmael a wife one of Egypt, by whom he had .12. sons, princes of their xii tribes, from whom sprang the Arabians. Gen. 16. Ismahel. Nabaioth. Cedar. Cethura. F Madam. Madian. M joseph was sold into Egypt to the Ismaelites for thirty pence, and there was made steward of Pharaos' house, where he received his father jacob, and his eleven brethren Gene. 50. Hand Bala. maidens. Zelpha. A free woman. Rachel. Dan. Neptalim. Gad. Aser. joseph. M Benjamin. Manasses. Ephraim. Sue. Her. Onan. Sela. Thamar. Zaram. Th●re Abraham's father being offended with the Chaldees in 〈…〉 which they killed 〈…〉 with 〈…〉. Nac●. Gen. 11. ● Abraham, after the death of his brother Aram in Vr of the Chaldees, taking Loath for his son by adoption, & Sara to his wife▪ the daughter of Aram, did journey with his father into Charram. And after his father's decease went into Sichem, where God appeared unto him, saying: to thy seed will I give this land. And from thence he came to Penthapoli●. After that, he pitched his tent betwixt Bethel and Hay, and called upon the name of the Lord. And from thence he departed for the famine, and went down into Egypt, where he named his wife his sister. And from thence he went to the valley of Mambre and divided himself from Loth. He did deliver Loath from his captivity, and killed five kings, & took tenths of Melchisedech priest and king. And in the .85. year of his age he had a son of his handmaid called Ishmael, whom with himself he did circumcide, and in the 100 year of his age, he had Isahac. And after the death of Sara his wife, he married Cethura, and had five children of her: and when he had fulfilled 175. years, he died. F Cethura was wife to Abraham after the death of Sara, though some think she was called Hagar being his wife, and afore his concubine, of whom he had five sons, from whom sprang the Saracens, and dwelled wide in the land. Gen. 11.12. These two did Ishmael beget, with ten other by his wife of Egypt. G Isahac was borne in the land of Chanaan, circumcised the eight day, and when he was .35. years old, his father would have made him a sacrifice. And at forty years of his age, he took to wife Rebecca, who labouring in her birth, heard the revelation that Esau should serve jacob, and in the sixty year of his age, his two sons Esau and jacob were borne. afterward, Isahac in a great famine went to king Abimelech, and there feigned his wife to be his sister as his father did before him. And he digged the three pits which his father had made, which the Philistines did stop up. Genesis. 28. These two be the children of joseph, and either of them make a tribe by himself. Where the tribe of Levi was removed from the lot of inheritance. Thamar was given to wife by judas to his two sons Her and Onan, and after they were destroyed for their offence, she was sent away widow into her father's house, of whom judas after the death of his wife Sue, finding her sitting in the high way, as he was going to shear his sheep, did company with her, and had thereby two children, Phares, Zaram, and when Thamar was charged of adultery, she brought forth judas ring and staff, as pledge of his companying with her. Gen. 38. A Moses was borne in Egypt, his father's name was 〈◊〉▪ & his mother's name I●abe●, he was put into ●ed and cast into the water, whom the daughter of Pharaoh took out of the water, and thereupon called his name Moses, and at the suggestion of mary Moses' sister, was given to his mother to be nourished up, and after certain days was presented to the king, who put a crown upon his head, which he threw from him: and after he was come to age, he conquered the king of Ethiope, slew an Egyptian who hurt a jew, and a jew accused him thereof, & he fled out of Egypt, & took to wife Sephora the daughter of jethro priest, and did his endeavour to deliver the people of Israel from E● † † 〈…〉 befor● the king working diuer● wonders, and after was made there guide, and teacher of the jewee in the law, and when he was 120. years old he died. Exod. 2. B Aaron took the daughter of Aminadab to wife, of whom he had four sons, who being of 123. years died in the mount Hor in the 30. year of his coming forth out of Egypt: b● this Aaron the priests descended. Num. 20. E Phinees the son of Eleazar having great zeal to the law of God, slew the jew that committed filthiness with the woman of Moab, where by god's wrath was pacified, he and his heirs sworn priests for ever. Num. 25. F joshua the son of Nun succeeded Moses in office, and fought many battles of the Lord: he made a covenant of the worshipping of God, & being 110. years old he died. After whose death the children of Israel committed idolatry, who were grievously punished for the same. And after him God gave them Othoniel for their guide: betwixt whose entry and josuas' death, was committed that fact of the idol of Mica. jud. 17 & that fact of the wife of the Levite. jud. 19 G Othoniel conquered Kiriathsepher, that is, the city of letters, wherefore he had Axan to wife, and delivered the people of Israel from the king of Mesopotamia, & the land was quiet forty years: after whose death the Israelites sinned against God, whereupon in his anger he delivered them into the hands of Eg●on king of Moab, and they served him eighteen years. jud. 3. Hear at Moses endeth th● time of th● law of nature, containing year 3689. & the● began the tym● of the law written, which did endure unto the nativity of Christ, and containeth years. 1510. H This Ahud was lame of his right hand, or left handed. he slew the king of the Moabites, & the land had peace fourscore years. jud. 3. I Sanger slew six hundred Philistians with one share, he defended the Israelites, but after his death they sinned against god, and therefore were afflicted 20. years by Sisara, in whose time Troia was buylden of Tros king of Dardan. jud. 4. K Deborah wife to Barak a prophetess, she fought against Sisara, and slew him by jahel the wife of Hebar, & song her canticle, ●nd the land had rest forty years, after whose death the Israelites sinned against God, & therefore were delivered into the hands of Madian seven years, in whose time Apollo found the art of Physic, and the harp. jud. 4. L Gedeon saluted of the angel, he sacrificed to God under an oak, who for destroying the altar of Baal was called jeroboal, he had a sign in a fleece that God would deliver Israel by his hand, in whose time Mercurius made the lute, & Tyrus the city was builded 250. years before the temple. jud. 6. M Abimelech son of Gedeon slew 70. of his brethren upon one stone in one day yet joatham th● youngest fled to th● mountains, and spoke the parable of the olive, of the figtree of the vine, & of the briar: this Abimelech was stricken with a piece of a millstone, & bade his squire kill him with his sword jud. 8. C Mary Moses sister, wife to Calef, for the drowning of Pharaoh in the red sea, song the Canticle. Exo. 15. and because she did chide Moses for his wife the Ethiopian, she was stricken with lepri. Num. 12. D Chore strove against Moses and Aaron for the priesthood, because he was of the first begotten of Caaf: for which offence he was divided from others, & swallowed into the ground with his family, with Dathan and Abiron. Num. 16 N Naason coming forth out of Egpyt a prince in the tribe of juda, and so it is true that the Lord said to Abraham gen. 15. that in the fift generation, the children of Israel went out of Egypt: and so making an account according to the kingly tribes, as telling the generations, and not the persons, and therefore the successions which is to be seen, counting from juda to Naason for five times, it is said there, he begat. But if it be contained in that letter in the 4. generation, the order must be taken in the priestly tribe counting from Levi to Eleazar. Exo. 5. Mat. 1. O Salmon married Rahab the harlot of jericho, which received the spies that joshua sent, and hide them under the bunches of flax, of whom Salmon begat Booz, the grandfather of that Booz which begat Obeth: for they were three jointly together, the father, the son, and the nephew, & they were called Booz, and because it was a name of three men, Matthew the evangelist putteth him but once in his genealogy. Math. 1. Rom. Moses. A 120. 40. judges of Israel. joshua. F 110. 27. Othoniel. G 40. Ahud. H 80. Sanga●. I 1. Deborah. K 40. Gedeon. L 40. Abimelech. M 3. Aaron. R 113. Abin. Eleazar Ythamar. Phinces. E Abisue. Boezi. Maria. C Chore. D In this figure following, be the names of the ●tions rep●▪ where the children of Israel pitched their tents in the desir by the space of forty years, as appeareth in the books of Exodus and Leviticus, whose names be briefly recited in the books of ●umerie 33. Esrom. THE MANSIONS OF THE FIRST YEAR XII. FROM THEIR DEPARTURE OUT OF EGYPT TO THE DESERT OF SINAI 12 MANSIONS RAMESES. RED. SEA. SUCOTH DESERT OF SIN. ETHAM DAPHKA PIHALROTH. ALUS. MARAH RAPHIDIM. ELIM DESERT OF SINAI THE MANSIONS OF THE SECOND YEAR. XXI. NUMERI CAP .33. FROM THE DESERT OF SINAI TO CADE● EARN. 21. MANSIONS. GRAVE ●F LUST MOUNT SEPHER MOUNT SEROTH HAZEROTH HARADA BENEIAAKAN RITHMA MAKELOTH. GADGAD RIMON PHARES THAHATH JETHEBATHA LIENA. THARATH ABRONA RISSA. MITHCA EZEON. GABER KEHELATHA HASMONA DESERT OF CADES THE MANSIONS OF THE THIRD YEAR IX FROM CADES BARN TO THE FIELD OF MOAB 9 MANSIONS. MOUNT HOB. ALMON DIRLATHAIM ZALMONA. MOUNTS' ABARIM PHUNCN FELLIES OF MOAB OBOTH TWO MABARIM DIBONGAD. THES BE THE 42 MANSIONS OF FR PEOPLE 2OF ISRAEL BY YEARS Aram. Aminadab. Nanson. N Salmon. O THE TABERNACLE OF COVENANT. THE CITIES OF PRIESTS 13 THE CITIES OF CHAATHITS 10 THE CITIES OF GERSONITS 13 THE CITIES OF MERARIE 12 ISACHAR JUDAS REUBEN simeon GAD EPHRAIM BENJAMIN MANASSES. NEPTALIM. ASER DAN. ZABULON EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH This figure following serveth to understand the disposing of the Tribes and Levites by four quarters of the world about the tabernacle. At the cast was judas with 74600. of whom the chief was Naason▪ with other about him, the whole number was 186400 Toward the south was Reuben with 46500. fight men of his stock, of whom the chief was Elisur, and about him was others to the number in the whole 18100. men. Toward the west was Ephraim with 40500 men, of whom the chief was Elisama, nigh unto him were others which were in the whole 108●00. Toward the north was Dan, with 72700. men, the head of whom was Abiasar, and about him were others to the number of 175000. of fight men. This is the sum of the children of Israel by the houses of their kindreds, so that the host amounted to 600550. men. The Levites were not numbered within the other tribes, and all these pitched their tents about the tabernacle, as appeareth Num. 2. but most largely Exo. 27. This figure also serveth to understand what levites, what cities, & in what tribes, the children of Levi with their suburbs did receive by lot for the tenths of the tabernacles, as in joshua. 21.1. Pa● 6. This figure also showeth the six cities of refuge, unto the which they did flee that by chance slew any man, and were therein saved; and after the death of the high priest, they returned again into their own houses. Deu. 4. joshua. 20. A Bishops Ozi. Azaria. Meraioth. Amazias. Achitob. Hely F Hely. 88 40. Ophni and Phinees. Achitob. Abimelech. From this Ozi was the priesthood translated from the children of Eleazar to Eli, which was of the children of Ithamar, ● these. 4. outward of the children of Eleazar, were deprived of the priesthood until Sadoch G. Abdon had 40 sons, and 30. nephews of them, in whose days the people of Israel receded not from the Lord: some think that that notable fact of the Levites wife, which is red in judg. 19 after whose death the Israelites did offend, was committed, & therefore were plagued of the Philistines. jud. 12. C judges. Thola. A 23. jahir. B 22 jepte. C 7 Abession. D 7 Ailon. E 10 Abdon. G 8 Sampsou. H 29 Hely 40 Samuel. I 20 joel. Abias'. These 2 sons of Samuel were judges, the one in Bethel, the other in Barsabe which both perverted judgement by their covetousness 1. Re. 8 and therefore the people did ask them a king over them. Helchana. Heleanaes' wives. Anna. Plenera. D. Abesson a Bethalamite, of the tribe of juda, judged Israel. 7. years, he had thirty sons and 30. daughters, & married them all, in whose time Paris ravished Helena, and the city of Paris was builded of Paris: in his .3. year was Troy taken, and there did flow .406. years unto the first Olimpias, them the Grecians for the glory of their victory began to note the times thus. In the year from the captivity of Troy. After that, they noted the times according to the number of their Olympiad's. After that, the Romans noted their times thus. In the year from the building of the city. Lastly christian men noted † † their time from the nativity of Christ. In the third year from the captivity of Troy, reigned Aeneas' three years in Italy, where reigned before him janus, Saturnus, Picus, Silvius Latinus, about 150. years, at that time Antenor builded Antherioridam, that is, Padua. E. Ailon judged the people ten years, judg. 13. in whose time Agamemnon king of Mycenae, and Menelaus of Lacedemonia. H Samson of the tribe of Dan, whose father's name was Manue, he was a Nazarite, and sanctified in his mother's womb, who did much destroy the Philistines, at the last by the deceit of Dalida his concubine, who did shear his head, whereby he lost his strength, was taken of the Philistines, and his eyes put out, and in time his strength growing to him, he shook the pillars of the house, which fell down & oppressed the Philistines, and thereby killed more by his death than he did by his life: he was buried in his father's grave, as in the book of the judges: in whose time Ascanius the second king of the Latins builded Alban. jud. 13. Boo● when he went to sleep, took 〈◊〉 who put herself under his clou●, and sitting with the seniors of the people of the city of Bethel, for that the next of her kindred would not take her, he married her, to raise up seed to his next kinsman that was departed. Ruth. 1. A. Thola son of Phua, uncle to Abimelech, of Isachar, who ruled the people .23. years. jud. x. in whose days Priamus reigned in Troy. B. jahir he judged the people 22. years, judg. x. in whose time Carmentis did find the Latin letters, and the city of Carthago was builded of Carthage. C. Jepte a valiant Galadite, expelled by his brothers as a bastard, but afterward made ruler over the Galadites & over his brethren: and purposing to fight against the Amobites, made a vow to God unwisely. judg. 11. F. Hely judge and priest, in correcting his two sons Ophni & Phinees very slackly, and hearing of their death & of the taking of the ark by the Philistines, he fell from his seat and broke his neck. 1. Reg. 2. in whose time Silvius was king of the Latins. Helchana came of Levi by Ysuar and Chore, which had two wives, Anna, and Phenenna, of which Anna he begat Samuel the prophet, whom she did nurse up, and Heli offered him up in Silo. 1. Reg. 1. I. Samuel was called thrice of the Lord, for he had .3. dignities, being priest, judge, and prophet: he at the petition of the people of Israel anointed Saul of the tribe of Benjamin for king, giving him charge to kill the Amalechites, and Agag their king: which precept because he did not fulfil, he was reproved of the Lord, and Samuel did anoint David the son of Isai in Bethlehem to be king. This Samuel was raised up after his death by a Phitonesse a witch. In his time began the people of Israel to have kings. Christ's line. Booz. Obeth. Ysai, or jesse. Christ's line. K. ●imelech husband to Noema, in the time of famine in the land of promise, under Hely the priest, ●orneyed with his wi●e and his two sons, from Bethlehem into the land of Moab. where his two sons took to wives Ruth & Orpha, where her husband and her two sons dera●g leaving Orpha, Noema returned with her daughter Ruth a Moabite. which Ruth by the counsel of Noema went into the fields of Booz cousin to her husband, to gather ears after the mowers, which Ruth told Booz the consanguinity of her husband, and at last married her to wife, of whom he begat Obed the father of jesse: in the time of this Elimelech the son stood to the terror of sinners again the Lord. Ruth. 1. Elimelech. K Maalon. ● Booz wife Ruth. Brethren. Noema. Chelion. Orpha. M. Saul long seeking for the Asses of his father, and finding them not, went to Samuel in Ramatha, who powered a vial full of oil upon his head and anointed him for king, and received three signs to the confirmation of his anointing: one in the sepulture of Rachel next the oak of Thabor: the second at the hill of the Lord, finding a company of the prophets he prophesied amongst them: thirdly in Masphat, where by tempering of the lots of the children of Israel, he was elected & anointed. This Saul did deliver the joabites of Galaad from Naas the king of the Moabites, & again was confirmed of Samuel in Galgola to be king, who fighting against the Philistians, and not tarrying for Samuel by .7. days & doing sacrifice against the precept of God and Samuel, was reproved of him▪ where jonathas because he had eaten of the honey comb against the prohibition, though he did it ignorantly, was hardly saved from death, notwithstanding the entreaty of the people, and Saul because he spared Agag the king of Amalech against the precept of God and Samuel (though that Samuel mourned for him before God) the Lord elected David for king, and reproved Saul, for which cause Saul did persecute David continually: but finally Saul with his .3. sons, jonathas, Aminadab, & Melchisua was slain of the Philistines in the mountains † † of Gilboa .1. Reg. 31. In this kings time Homer the Greek poet lived. Abiel. L Ci●. Ner. Cerra. Saul. M Abner. N Semei. O Here at Saul endeth the .3. age, having years .942. according to the Hebretians, but according to the .70. interpreters two years less. jonathas. P Aminadab. Melchisua. Hisboseth. Merob. Michol. L. Abiel by many successions, that is to say .18. came of Benjamin, of whose son, Cis by name, was king Saul borne, of which Cis Ne'er was brother. 2. Reg. 1. N. Abner son of Ne'er slew Azael, and lying with the concubine of Saul, was reproved of Isboseth, whereupon he came to David, & was pacified with him: and in his departing from Jerusalem, he was slain of joab and Abisai because he had killed Azael. 2. Reg. 23. O. Semei the son of Zerra did curse David when he fled from the face of Absalon. 1 Reg. 16. whom Solomon did slay 3. Reg. 2. for that he commanded him to keep his house, & not to departed the li●ttes appointed him in Jerusalem, which after .3. years he transgressed and fled to Achis the king of Geth. 3. Reg. 3. P. jonathas was dearly beloved of David, & in sign of friendship he gave to David his apparel, and delivered him from his father's ire, for he knew that he was elected king by God: David loved his son Miphiboseth, and did mercifully with him as he promised to jonathas, for he set him at his table. 2. Reg. 9 at last was slain of the Philistines. 2. Reg. 22. 〈◊〉 or Yshai is the son of Obed, who was the father of David, this Obed was son to Booz & to Noema. Ruth. 4● This is jesse or Yshai of whom Esaias the prophet writeth. cap. ●1. There shall come a sprig forth of the stem of Yshai (which is Christ) and a young shoot shall grow out of his root, the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him. etc. In the time of David joab the son of Servia was lieutenant upon the army: josaphat secretari, that is, writer of the acts: Sadoch and Abiathar priests: Saraias scribe, that is, chancellor: Banaias overseer of Celetie and Pheleti, which were of the guard to David's person. Nathan, and Gad were prophets in his time. David had eight wives, Egla, Abigal, Bethsabe, Ager, Maacha, Abigail, Achidoc, which were mothers of these children, in order as they go, beside other concubines, and other children many. Nathan is he whom David adopted unto his son, he was not Nathan the prophet. By the counsel of this jonadab: Amon did deflower his sister 2. Reg. 13. A Amasa was lieutenant over the battles of David, whom joab slew deceitfully under the colour of embracing him .2. Regum. 20. B This Azael was a man very swift in running, whom Abner the son of Ne'er did kill, whereupon himself also was slain. 2. Regum. 2. C This joab was David's servant, whom he maintained in high dominion against all men, which killed Abner the son of Ne'er the chief of saul's host. 2. Regum. 2. D Abisai went with David when he took away the spear and pitcher of water from the head of Saul in his sleep, whom he would have killed, but David would not suffer him. 2. Reg. 23. E By this jetran or Natan the son of David the virgin descended, as appeareth: beginning from him, & so going down to Marie in the right line. Christ's line. JESSE. DAVID Solomon. 7. Christ's line. Abigail. Sisters to David. Saruia. Sammaa. Nathan. jonadab. Amasa A Azael. joab. C Abisai. D jetran or Natan. E 6 Saphasias. 5 Eliab. Amsnadab. Abiathar. Achitob. Adonias. F 4. Absalon. G 3 Celaab 2. Amon the first son. H Sadoch 〈◊〉 the son of jesse of Bethleem, the youngest of his brethren, elected of the Lord to be king, and 〈◊〉 by Samuel anointed 1. Reg. 16. after that, in Ebr●n he was made king upon the tribe of juda seven years and six months: thirdly upon a● Israel thirty and three years. He with his harp did mitigate the fury of Saul thereby the kill of Goliath won jonathas heart unto him: he was made the son in law to the king, and having commendation of the virgins in their songs above Saul, suffered much envy of him, & was pursued diversly by him to death, but was delivered by the favour of God. In Nobe he did eat the breads appointed for the priests, and counterfeited a madness before Achis king of Geth: he scaped from the hands of Saul: when the Philistines came upon him, and when Saul persecuted him, David cut the hem of his cloak in the cave that he was in: he married Abigail the wife of Nabol the foolish, after his death: he took privily away the spear and pitcher of water which was at saul's head: After Saul was dead, coming from Achis in Sichelech, slew the Amalechites: the messenger that slew Saul, he executed, making a morning song for him, after whom Solomon his son succeeded in his kingdom. 3. Reg. 1.2. cap. Here returneth the priesthood to the children of Eleasar in the time of Solomon, who did reject Abiathar, which was of the children of Ithamar, and restored to Sadoch the priesthood, which was of the sons of Eleasar. Solomon was constituted king of Israel of his father David, who slew his brother Athonias, and joab, and Semei: received of God the gift of wisdom, gave a notable judgement of the harlots children, made the temple by the help of Hyram in seven years and seven months, and the tenth day of September did consecrate it, brought the ark of God into the temple, received honourably the queen of Saba, and at the last he filled his old age by the love of women, and by the worshipping of idols, & therefore the Lord swore that he would divide his kingdom from the hand of his son: and after he had reigned forty years, he was buried in the city of David. 3. Reg. 11. cap. In the time of Solomon, Banaias the son of joiada was ruler over the host: Sadoch, and Azarias were priests, Heliot, and Haia children of Sessa were scribes: josaphat was recorder: Azarias son of Nathan was set over them which assisted the king: Yssuar stuard of the house: Aduran set over the tributes. 3. Re. 4. F Adonias was deposed by David, because he would reign, and did appoint Solomon, who slew him because he did ask Abisaak the Sunamite to wife. 3. Reg. 2. G Absalon was a very fair man, he slew his brother Amon, he had the favour of the people, he took from his father his kingdom, lay with his concubines, at last was slain with three spears. 2. Regum. 18. H Amon did defile his sister Thamar in his feigned sickness, doing him service by the counsel of jonadab, and therefore was slain by Absalon, who fled from his father, and by suit of joab was reconciled. 2. Reg. 13. B●hops 〈…〉 Cris●ine Prohetes that were in the times of the kings of juda in this second line. Achias. Azarias. Abdo. Sem●ias. Ichu. Zacharias. Elieser. Oziel. In this line on the right h●nde ●e put the kings of juda, reigning over two tribes, of whom the first was Roboam, for the three kings before named, Saul, David, and Solomon, had the rule of all Israel. A Roboam despising the counsel of the seniors, and following the advice of the younger men, did much trouble god's people by his rashness: he retained two tribes with the levitical tribe, & it was called the kingdom of juda he upon the demerit of his sons, did suffer the invasion of Susar king of Egypt, who took away the targets of gold, & put brazen in the same place .3. Re. 14 B Abia. followed the sins of his father Roboam, who gathered together .900. soldiers, and did obreyd jeroboam of his idolatry, and the lord delivered Israel into the hands of juda, and after 5000. of the people of Israel were slain▪ jeroboam fled. Abia after his death, was buried in the city of David: in his time Azarias lived in the temple of Solomon. 3. Reg. 15. C Assa did right before the lord, he suppressed the stews, and at the counsel of Azarias the prophet he destroyed all the idols & woods that his father had made: but after, for that he was confederate with Benadas the king of the Assyrians, he was reproved of jehu, whom he put in the stocks, & so forsook God, and died of the pain of his feet, and his son reigned after him. 3. Reg. 15. D josaphat upon the invasion of his enemies into the land of juda, received comfort of Oziel the prophet in the temple, saying to him: O juda and Jerusalem, fear not. etc. He called the place where Israel was spoiled, the valley of blessing: His ships (as Eleazar the prophet said before) were destroyed in Asiongaber. 3. Reg. 22. E joram married to wife the daughter of Achab king of Israel, and by her counsel did evil, and builded up again idolatry, he killed seven of his brethren, he was stricken with an incurable disease that his bowels departed from him: He was buried in the city of David, but not in the sepultures of the kings. 3. Reg. 22 Christ's line. Kings of Juda 58. Roboam. A 18. Abias'. B 3. Assa. C 41. 69. DIosaphat. 25. 45. joram. E 8. Son. 43. Ochozias. F 1. Mother. Kings of Israel. xvii. iii. two. Sin. The Sinodochies. 58. jeroboam. G 22. two. Sin. Son. Nadab. H●. ●in. xxiiii. Sin. not son. Baasa. I ●4. two. Sin. Son. Hela. K 24. seven. Sin. not son. Zamri. 7. days. xii. Sin. not son. L'Amri. 12. iiii. xviii. Son. Achab. M 22. two. Son. Ochozias. 2. seven. i. joram. O 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉: that is, the time that the kings of juda and Israel lived each one with the other: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as ye would say, of one time with an other. F Ochozias had to mother Athalia the daughter of Achab, which provoked him to do ill before the lord, he fought with joram king of Israel his uncle against Azael king of the Assyrians. In the besieging of Ramoth Galaad he was slain, whose brothers .42. jehu at the same time slew: Helias the prophet was taken up into paradise. 4. Reg. ●. These be the names of the kings which reigned ●fter Solomon upon Israel, that is over ten tribes, until S●manassar king of the Assyrians, which put them nigh the flood of Gazan beyond the mountains of the Medes and Perseus', that is, beyond the mounts Caspius. It is red in the story of Alexander of Macedonia, that he in the lan●e place brought in two unclean nations Gog & Magog, lest the whole land should be defiled of them. Antechriste shall deliver them and bring them from thence, whom the jews look for, and believe that he is the Messiah. Prophets in the times of the kings of Israel. G jeroboam took ten cuts of his cloak of Achia the Sidonite, fled into Egypt for the fear of Solomon, but after his death returned into Sichem, and was elected king of the ten tribes, he made the golden calves, and put them in Dan & Bethel, and caused the people of Israel to commit idolatry, which did sacrifice to the calves, who hearing the threat of Abdo the prophet, and after his hand which he stretched against Abdo was dried up, and by his prayer restored again: which prophet being slain of a Lion for that he took a dinner of the false prophet, the said jeroboam leaving not his said crooked ways, notwithstanding the prophets counsel, and ask counsel of Achias by his wife of the recovery of his child, and hearing the heavy tidings of his desolation, departed, and his son Nadab reigned after him. 3. Reg. 11. Achias. H Nadab besieging Zebethon the city of the Philistines, wa● slain of Baasa, and he lived evil in the sight of God. 3. Re. 15. john. I Baasa though he was reproved of jehu the prophet after he had builded Rama against Asa, and letted by Benadab, Asa his friend died, and was buried in Tharsa .3. Reg 15.16. K Hela ruled evil, who in his drunkenness was slain in Tharsa of Zamri, being head captain of half of his horsemen, and Zamri being besieged by Amri, was destroyed by fire in Tharsa. 3. Reg. 16. L Amri three years before he did reign, he did war with Thibni the son of Ginath: after he had builded Samaria died. 3. Reg. 16. Melias'. Micheas. Abdias. M Achab the son of Amri, did evil before the Lord above all the kings that were before him, he worshipped Baal, and made him a temple: in his time was jericho builded. This Achab imprisoned Micheas the prophet, and slew Naboth for his vineyard, and at last was slain with an arrow. 3. Reg. 22. In his time Helias prophesied of the drought, who slew 450. prophets of Baal, and for fear of jesabel he fled into the desert. Elizeus Elias. O joram slew Micheas with casting him down headlong. Elizeus the prophet in his time gave water in the desert to three kings and their hosts, that is, to joram king of Israel, josaphat king of juda, and to the king of Edome, fight against the Moabites, whose king offered his eldest son for a burnt offering: and after that joram had escaped the famine of Samaria at the telling of the lepers, he was wounded at the siege of Ramoth, and at the last slain by jehu with an arrow. ●. Reg. 3.7.8.9. Kings of Syria. Benadab. H These kings of Syria were they which did much spoil the kingdom of Israel. Io●ada. Zacharias. Azarias. Amanias' Achitob. Sadoch. Sellum. Helchias. Azarias. Saraias. Esaias. Naum. Micheas the sixth. Sophonias. jeremias. Olda. A Athalia slew all the kings blood, except joas, whom jecabeth the wife of joiada did hide secretly two years, and nourished him up. And this Athalia was dishonourably slain of joiada the Bishop 4. Reg. 11 B joas restored the treasure house to the reparation of the temple, & after he had killed Zachari the son of joiada the Bishop which made him king, he took upon him honour due unto God, & was slain of his own servants 4. Reg. 12. C Amasias being not taught by the parrable of the thissel, by joas king of Israel he was slain, & therefore delivered him up the city, & the walls to be spoiled, and the vessels of the temple to be carried away. 4. Reg. 14. D Ozias loved Tillage well, but he usurped the priests office under Azaria, & therefore was stricken with lepri, & so was a leper unto the day of his death, in whose days were the prophets, isaiah, Ozee, johel, & Abdias. 4. Reg. 15. E joathan builded the gate of the temple which is called beautiful, and of the Hebrews it is called the gate of joathan, of other the tower of the flock, under whom isaiah the prophet saw the Lord sitting. And the prophets Naum and Micheas began to prophecy. 4. Reg. 15. F Achaz drew his son through the fire, he was besieged of Rasin, and Phacec, & would not follow the counsel of isaiah, he forsook god, & destroyed the ornaments of the temple. 4. Reg. 16. And in this man's days was Rome builded. G Ezechias repaired that which his father destroyed, he pulled down the bra●en serpent, hearing the reviling words of Rabsaces, he humbled him se●e before the Lord, and had a sign from the angel of his delivery from the destruction of a great army of men: and he giving no thanks to God, fell in sickness, & had a sign of his recovery by the prophet isaiah by the going back of the sun, and after he was recovered, he song his canticle to God: he showed the treasures of the house of the Lord to the ambassadors of Babylon, for which the prophet rebuked him. 4. Re. 20. Esa. 37. Christ's line. Kings of juda. Athalia. A 6. 46. joas. B 40. 54. Amasias. C 29. Without king. 13. 68 Ozias. D 52. 41. joathan. E 16. 36. Achaz. F 16. 54. Ezechias. G 29. 76. Manasses. H 55. 24. Amon. 2. 2●. josias. I 31. joacaz, three months. Kings of Israel vi. not son jehu. K 28. xvii. son i. son Ioatha●. 17. xv. xv. joas. L 16. xiii. xiiii. son jeroboam. M 41. xxiiii. Without king. 23. vi. months. not son Zacharias 6. months. i. month. not son Sellum one month. x. son Manaon. N 10. i synod. not son Facia. 2. xv. viii. Facee. O 20. iiii. not son Without king 8. Kings of Babylon. vi. Osee. P 9 Merodac. Baldam. Tobias. Anna. Tobias. H Manasses was an evil man, & drew his son through the fire, and after he had cut the prophet isaiah asunder with a wooden saw, & when he had defiled the streets of Jerusalem with the blood of the prophets, at the last he perceiving his wickedness, changed his life to a better. 4. Reg. 21. I This josias finding the book of Deuteronomie in a chest, he destroyed all the idolatry in the high places, he burned all the bones of the false prophets and priests in Bethel, as Addo the prophet did prophecy, he made a great easter, and did increase the worshipping of God, he was slain with an arrow by the archers, upon whose death jeremis the prophet did write his lamentations, and in the xiii. year of his kingdom jeremis began to prophecy, using the similitudes of a waking rod, of a boiling pot, and a linen girdle. 3. Esdras. 1. jere. 13. 〈…〉 anointed 〈…〉 ●●aunt, after that he had slain 〈◊〉 ●nd Ochozias, had thrown do 〈◊〉 headlong jesabel, had beheaded the three score and ten sons of Achab, and kiled the forty and two brethren of O●hozias, he killed by subtlety the prophets and priests of Baal in Samaria, and turned the temple of Baal into a common takes. 4. Reg. 21. L joas after he had visited Elizeus, who counseled him to shoot his arrow thrice into the ground, signifying thereby, that he should thrice conquer Syria, he took the treasure of Jerusalem, it being yielded unto him, and Amasias overcome. 4. Reg. 22. Osee. Amos. jobel. jonas. M jeroboam bounded out all the coasts of Israel, according to the words of the Lord which was spoken by the prophet jonas. 4. Reg. 14. N Manaon by giving 1000 talents of silver to Phul to go from him, provoked the kings anger against him. 4. Reg. 15. Phul and other following him, reigned after Sardanapalus the last monarchy of Assyria, and to recover their old dignititie, did war upon their borderers, even unto Ezechias, when Sennacherib was killed in the temple of his own children, upon his fleeing away from judea into Assyria, all his army being destroyed. 4. Reg. 19 Obdias. or Obeth. O Facee the son of Romelius did not resist the king of the Assyrians in destroying all the country beyond jordane with the two tribes and the half: here began the destruction of the ten tribes. 4. Reg. 15. Raguel. Anna. Sara. P Osee the king of Israel though he gave licence to the jews to go thrice in the year to Jerusalem, the ten tribes of Israel were brought into captivity under Salmanasar king of the Assyrians, amongst whom was Tobias. 4. Reg. 17. Merodac honoured the king of Israel Ezechias, to whose messengers he detected the treasures of the lords house and of his own house, for which offence the kings of Babylon did ever molest the kingdom of juda. isaiah. 38. joacas was made king of the people, Pharaoh substituted him, and placed his brother. 4. Regum. 13. 〈…〉 Azael. Rasni son of Remelia. Kings of the Assyrians. Phul. Theglaphalasar. Salmanasser. Sennacherib. Assaradon. Sargon. josedech. jesus. Eliachim, or jothim. Elisaphat. Urias. Baruch. Ezechiel. A joachim the first begotten son of 〈◊〉 being made king by Pharaoh king of Egypt, gave him a great sum of money: he did evil before the Lord, wherefore Urias the prophet did reprove him, but he did threat the prophet, & thereupon Urias fled into Egypt, but he returned him again and slew him, to whom jeremis said, that he should be buried like an ass. This joachim, after he had slain Urias, imprisoned jeremis, & cut the book of the prophecy of Baruch in pieces, and would not be warned by the example of the Rechabites: At the last was slain of Nabuchodonosor, and thrown without the walls. 4. Reg. 24. B jeconias the second, delivered himself by the counsel of jeremis into the hands of Nabuchodonosor when he returned from Jerusalem, in which transmigration beside other x. M. was Daniel, Ezechiel, and the three children. 4. Re. 24. C Sedechias who first was called Mathanias, being without any fear of all the warnings given unto him by the prophet, was besieged of Nabuchodonosor, and led blind into Babylon, and there died a shameful death, and was buried 4. Re. 26. Here endeth the fourth age, having years as the hebrews writ 473. after the seventy 485. and from Adam to Sedechias time .4612. D Salathiel was son to joachim the younger, or jeconias, nephew to Sedechias. Mat. 1. E Zorobabel son to Salathiel did expound the riddle of the strength of the wine, of the king, of the woman, and of the truth, unto Darius' son of Idapsis, for which he gave him rewards, and in the second year of his reign granted to finish the temple. 1. Esdras. 3. K Cyrus after he had slain Balthasar, translated his kingdom of Babylon to himself, who gave the jews in captivity their licence to return, the numbe● was 50000. that departed within three year: this delivery was brought about by the request of Aggeus, Zacharie, and Zorobabel. 3. Edras. 2. L Cambyses otherwise called Nabuchodonosor, had the Monarchy of the east seven years together, he forbade the building of the temple, he being desirous to be adored like a god in Israel: at the last was slain. In his time was Holophernus his chief captain, discomfited by judith, whose head she cut of and showed it openly unto the people, and so delivered Israel: whereupon she made a canticle of thanks for her victory. judit. 13.14. Christ's line. 36. joachim. A 11. jeconias B 3. months. Sedechias, Mathanias. C 11. Salathiel. D Zorobabel. E Abiud. Christ's line. Nabuchodonosor. F 4● Nabuchodonosor. 7. Euilmoradac. G Regusar. Labosardac. Balthasar. H Kings of Persia. Darius. I Cyrus. K 30. Cambyses or Nabuchodonosor. L 20. Hermeidos Magus. Darius' son of Idapsis. 24. Xerxes. Daniel. Abacuc Aggeus Zacharias. judith. F Nabuchodonosor a sorcerer was cast forth into a wood, and nourished of a wild goat. and bewrayed by an Owl sitting over the bush, and so a leper took him up His name riseth of that, for Nabu, is by interpretation an Owl, 〈◊〉 a goat, and Nosor a leper, who afterward was made king of the Chaldees, and slew the king of Egypt, and afterward by his prowess gate the monarchy of the Assyrians, and reigned in Babylon in the fourth year of joachim king of juda, and in the nineteenth year of his reign besieged Jerusalem and took it, & put in prison Sedechia, the two tribes and people of Israel, whose eyes he put out, and slew his children, and destroyed the temple. He slew Saran, and Sophoni the prophets of the Lord, with divers of the nobility of the jews. This man at the last for his pride was turned into a wild beast, and seven months together had his dwelling with them: but through the prayer of Daniel and his seven years penance he was restored again. Daniel. 4. Nabuchodonosor the less, was called the son of the great, he did beautify notably the temple, and repaired his princely palace of Babylon, he made a garden which did hang, for his wives sake. Dan. 6. G Euilmoradac in the time that his father was turned into a beast, did many wicked things, and for that his father kept not promise with him, fearing that he would rise again, he counseled with joachim, and took up his father's carcase again, and divided it into 300. pieces, and gave it unto 300. vultures. This king of Babylon had three sons, of the which one was Balthasar. 4. Regum. 25. H Balthasar the last king of Babylon, he made a feast wherein he was drunk: he commanded the vessels of the temple of God to be used at his table, wherein he & his wives drank, at what time he saw a hand in a wall writing Mane, techel, phares, which Daniel did interpret the words thus: Mane, God hath numbered thy kingdom and brought it to an end, Techel, thou art weighed in the balance and art found to light, Phares, thy kingdom is dealt in parts, and is given to the Medes and Persians. And that night he was slain of Cyrus, under whom Susan was delivered from the accusation of the elders. Dan. 13. I Darius son of Astriages reigned with Cyrus his nephew, who slew Balthasar, to whom Cyrus committed the dominion of Babylon, and of the Medes: This Darius took Daniel with him into the Medes, and extolled him above all his noble men, and delivered him from the lion's den. 1. Esdras. 6. Bishops. judas johannes B jadus Onias. Simon the just. C Eleazar. Manasses. Onias. D Simon. Onias. Jesus' or jason. Onias, or Menelaus. Alchimus. E jesus. Manasses The temple ✚ The habitation of kings And the priests. ✚ The habitation. Of the Noble citizens. And of The prophets within The walls. without the walls of the City the habitatonn of the Cominie people in the City of Jherusalem the Valley 〈◊〉 of Jesaphat the Dunghill port the gate of the old fish port the fish port the port of the well of siloe the Sheep Gate Este south West north A. Under Artaxerses Longimanus, Ne●mias the son of He●chias a jew, & butler to Artaxerses in the castle of Susis, hearing the land of Jerusalem to be in great afflictions, and being pined therewith, the king pitying him, gave him letters of embassage to Jerusalem, and there he ministered necessaries for the building of the work: and by the help of Elizaphat high priest, and other priests, he builded the walls with six porches, as in this round figure here under written appeareth. He had many resisting him, so that by the space of two years the workmen were fain to hold in one hand their trowels, and in the other hand their sword, and Neemias delivered the people of Israel from usuries. And while Esdras read the law, and the people weeping, he willed them to come together to hear the law four times in the day, and four times in the night. And so Neemias died, & was buried next to the wall which he did build. 3. Esd. 5. A. Artaxerses when he reigned, Esdras repaired the common Library, & repaired the law burnt of the Chaldees, & devised new caractes of letters more easy to be written & read, and for that he was called a swift scribe, and had licence of Artaxerses to teach the law of God in Jerusalem, & gave him power to franchise the Levites from all tributes, & to minister punishment upon all transgressors. B. john the son of judas, the brother of jesus, who conspired against his brother john to get the high bishopric, and thereupon got the familiarity of Vagosus in trust of whom he rose against his brother, whereupon john impatiently slew his brother Yessus: For which act Ochus the king at the suggestion of Vagosus, did call for again the tribute of the .7. year, which was released by Esdras. 1. Mach. 9 These be the names of the City of Jerusalem. Solima: Luza: Bethel: jerosolima: Gebus: Helia: Hierusasalem, & Salem. C. In Simons time jesus made the book of Sapience, which is called Ecclesiasticus, of which Simon he maketh there mention. 1. Mach. 9 D. Onias' priest son of Simon the just, for the cruelty of Antiochus the great king of Syria, fled to Ptolemy into Egypt, & there builded a temple like to the jews, which endured 250. years, till the time of Vespasian the Emperor, who destroyed the city. 2. Mach. 3. E. Alchimus was made the bishop by Demetrius, and always adversary to judas Machabeus, he destroyed the walls of the house of the Lord, and the works of the prophets, he was stricken and miserably died of the palsy. 1. Mach. 7. F. Ptolomeus the son of Lagi, under a colour of sacrificing entered Jerusalem and sold many captives of jury and Garizim. Hest. 12. G. Ptolomeus Philadelphus being a great lover of books and learning, by the counsel of Demetrius & Aristeus, delivered .120000. jews, and sold each of them for 130. pieces of silver, he sent his oblations into the temple of God, he received the 70. interpreters in Alexandria honourably, which were sent from Eleazar the high priest, and after their interpretation, which was done in .70. days, he sent them home again with great rewards, he remitted the tribute of the .7. year to the ministers of the temple. Dan. 13. After these kings of Egypt there were other kings in Egypt which be not here set until Cleopatra, which being conquered with her lover Anthony, than the land of Egypt came to be in the possession of the Romans. We read of three temples in the Scripture, first the temple of the Lord made by Solomon, the second in the mount Garasim, made by Manasses the brother of jadus high priest in the time of Darius the last king of the Assyrians, the third in Egypt in the region of Elipoleos of Onias the priest. O. Alexander translated the kingdom of the Perseus' to himself, and took Tyrus and Gaza, and in his anger was going to Jerusalem, because jadus the priest denied him both his tribute and his victuals, but jadus and other of the priests met him, whom he did reverence. Christ's line. Eliathim. Azor. Sadoch. Achim. Bliud. Christ's line. Kings of the Parsians. a. Axtaxerses Longimanus, 40. Xerxes. H month. two. Sogdianus. month. seven. Darius' bastard. Assuerus, or Artaxerses. I Artaxerses Ochus. k. xvi. Arsanius. iiii. Darius. vi. Kings of Grecia. Alexand. of Macedonia. o. xii. Kings of Macedonia. Philip king of Macedonia. Kings of Egypt. Ptolomeus son of Lagi. F Ptolomeus Philadelp. G Ptolomeus Euergites. Ptolomeus Philopator. Ptolomeus Epiphanes. Ptolomeus ●hilometor lxx. interpreters jesus the son of Sirach. Phophetes. Esdras. Malachias. Nehemias. Hester Kings of Asia. Antigonus' king of Asia. Kings of Syria. Seleucus. Antiochus' sother. Antheus. Theos. Seleucus Galericus. Seleucus Zerannos. Antiochus the great. L Seleucus Philopator. M Antiochus Epiphanes. N. H. Xerxes reigned after Artaxerses his father two months, after whom Sogdianus his son .7. months, and after him his son Darius called Bastard .20. years, under whom Egypt land receded from the Persians, after his death reigned Artaxerses or Assuerus, who reigned over 127. Provinces: in the days of this Darius, Plato the Philosopher was famous. Esd. 4. I. Assuerus after his sumptuous feast, when he expulsed Vasti, and had married Hester for his Queen, he caused Ammon to be hanged for the murder he committed upon the jews, and so also were ten of his children hanged, Mardocheus was exalted to honour, who wrote to the high priest in Jerusalem to observe this feast for a perpetual memory. Hest. 7. About this time Aristotle did hear Plato reading. K. Ochus son to Artaxerses, at the suggestion of Vagosus his lieutenant restored again the tributes that were released by Esdras to the ministers of the temple. N. Antiochus Epiphanes after he hard of the death of his father & cowardy of his brother, being pledge at Rome, stole privily away, & was received into certain cities of Syria, he put in the temple the idol of jupiter, & compelled the jews to worship it. L. Antiochus the great killed his brother Seleucus, he renewed the tribute of .7. years, subdued jury, overcame Philopator the king of Egypt, for whose cruelty Onias the high priest fled to Ptolomeus Epiphanes, at the last he was slain in Perside of the priests in the temple of Nanae. 2. Mach. 1. M. Seleuchus Philopator the son of Antiochus magnus sent Eliodore to Jerusalem to spoil the treasury of the temple, whereupon he was slain of two young men, who yet at the request of Onias was raised up again, and sent unto him. 2. Mach. 3. The children of Mathathias. A. Mathathias priest in Medin, but not the buy priest, after he had slain the messengers of Antiochus, which compelled the people of Israel to commit idolatry, and after he had slain the jew in the sight of them all that did sacrifice upon the altar, he fled with five of his children, and with others which feared God, and hid themselves in caves and in woods, and upon the Sabbath day he taught them to use armour, and restored the laws of the fathers, destroyed the altar of the idols, circumcised the children that were not circumcised, and toward his death he made a testament, commanding the law to be observed. 1. Mac. 2. B. judas Machabeus that notable triumpher in Israel, who had never the like before nor after, whose works be set out in the book of the Maccabees, after standing in defence of the law of God, he was slain, and offered himself as martyr to the Lord. 1. Mach. 9 C. jonathas stood faithfully to the testament of God, but at the last he was guilefully slain with his .2. sons of Triphon. 1. Mach. 9 D. Eleazar going about to supplant the Elephant, which as he thought, carried Antiochus, going through the army killing on both sides, felled the Elephant, which did oppress him to death. ●. Mach. 6. E. Simon a prudent man till. his old age, and victorious, but at the last he was slain ungraciously of his son in law 1. Mach. 15. F. john Hircanus did open two of the eight lockers of David, and gave to Antiochus to raise up his siege from Jerusalem .300. talentes, and to still the murmur of the people for the spoiling of the grave: he was the first that builded hospitals for sick folks, which he did with the rest of the money. G. Aristobolus after he had put his mother in prison and three of his brethren, he set the crown on his own head, and at the suggestion of his wife, he killed his brother Antigonus. H. Alexander slew about .1000. of the jews, and he obeying his wife gave up his Crown. I. Alexandra his wife promising to her son Hircanus the dominion, put in prison Aristobolus her other son. K. Hircanus after his mother's death was chased of his brother Aristobolus & discomfited, he fled to Jerusalem, & at the last agreed that Aristobolus should be chief ruler, and Hircanus under him, which Hircanus went to Aretha king of Arabia secretly, to help him again to his dominion, which Aretha coming into jury besieged Jerusalem, and should have taken it if one Scaurus duke of the Romans had not raised up the siege and so departed. L. This Aristobolus▪ overcoming his brother Hircanus in battle, was taken prisoner in Jerusalem of Pompeius, & brought to Rome: but he breaking prison out of Rome, with a great multitude of the jews, besieged Alexandria, which he would have destroyed, but Aristobolus was taken and brought again to Rome with his children. M. Antigonus the son of Aristobolus by the help of Lisania his nephew, promising to Parthus king of the Parthians .1000. talentes and .500. virgins, to restore him into the kingdom again: and he having many thousand men of the Parthians, besieged Jerusalem. At the last the king of the Parthians constituted Antigonus' king, and slew Hircanus after he had cut of his ●ares. Mathathias. Asamoneus. A. judas Machabeus. B. jonathas. C. Eleazar. D. johannes. Simon. E. johannes Hircanus. F. Aristobolus king. G. Alexander. H. Alexandra. I. Brethren. Hircanus. K. Aristobolus. L. Antigonus. M. Alexandra. Alexander. Lisanias. N. Antiochus Eupater after the taking of Bethsura and the besieging of Jerusalem, and his promise made to the jews of observing their laws, he drove out Philip out of Antiochia. At the last he and Lysias bound of their own army and at the commandment of Demetrius Sother, the children of Seleuchus were slain. 1. Mach. 7. O. Demetrius Sother the son of Seleuchus returning to Rome, slew Antiochus with Lysia, & did constitute Alchimus for high bishop, with whom Bacchades was sent into jury, & destroyed many about Jerusalem, he lost Nichanor, who was slain by the hand of judas, who was killed by Bacchides & jonathas, withdrawing his help, although he promised him many things. Alexander meeting with him, which was the son of Epiphanes, the said Bacchides was destroyed. 1. Mach. 10. Christ's line. Eleasar. Mathan. First wife. Parents. Melchi. second wife. Estha. Son Natural Heli. Son. Brothers. of one Venture. Twiens Son Natural. Son. jacobus The Child of Adoption by the Law. joseph. Christ's line. P. Demetrius was overcome of Antiochus the younger, by Triphon after he was returned from Arabia. 1. Mach. 10.11. Q. Antiochus was the last king of the Assyrians, the land of Syria was tributary to the Romans, and Pompey was sent against Tigraven king of Armenia, he made Scaurus lieutenant in Syria, and then when Aristobolus & Hircanus were at debate, and being received into Jerusalem by Hircanus' friends, he broke up the temple wherein Aristobolus friends were, for which cause he was never fortunate after all he was before: for he made the porches of the temple stables for his horse. And after he had made Hircanus' bishop, he led Aristobolus with his children captive to Rome, and here ended the kingdom of Syria, which came into the Empire of the Romans. R. Antiochus the younger gave the priesthood to jonathas, and was slain by sleight of Triphon, who desired to r●igne. 1. Mach. 11. Triphon slew his master Alexander, and jonathas the Machabite with his two sons. 1. Mach. 1. S. julius Caesar in the time of Cassius lieutenant of Syria, warred with Pompeius, & after his victory, held the chief rule .3. years and .7. months, for before him the common wealth was governed under consuls .464. years, and from the time of Romulus it was governed under .7. kings .240. years, at the end whereof succeeded the consuls until julius Caesar's days, who ruled alone. T. Crassus took away almost all the gold of the Temple, from the which Pompey kept his hands clean, he spent it upon his soldiers that he had in Parthia, whereupon he had gold crammed into his mouth, and thereof died. Kings of Syria. Antiochus Eupator. N. Demetrius sother. O. Alexander. Demetrius. P. Antiochus the young. R. Triphon. Antiochus. Q. The Presidents of Syrie. Pompeius. Scaurus. Emeperours of Rome. julius Caesar. S. Marcus Antonius. Gabinus. Crassus. T. Cassius. 〈…〉 made of his father lieutenant of 〈…〉 a notable meet, with his company: being king of the jews by Anthony & Augustus▪ & by S●us was after brought in into the kingdom of jury, who slew the infants, amongst whom he thought to have killed Christ, he had .7. wives, yet the scripture speaketh but of these 4. he slew Maria●●ne his wife by the accusation of her sister for adultery with her husband, whom he also slew, he slew his sons, Antipater, Ansiobulus, & Alexander, and many other jews: at the last he slew himself, & died miserably, leaving Archelaus his son after him. This Herode next him hath his brothers, under whom be his wives, & under them his .6. sons of his .4. wives. C. Archelaus after long battle with his brethren, made lieutenant of Idumea and jury of the Senate of Rome, being puffed in pride for the promise of his room, was accused before Caesar for tyranny, & was driven out in exile to Vienna of Burgandie, where he died, which lands being brought under tribute, Componius was sent of Augustus Caesar, which Componius was Procurator of jury. Mat. 2. D. Herode Antipas slew john Baptist, to whom Pilate sent Christ, under whom he suffered being tetrarch of Galilee, after long battle with Archelaus, envying Herode Agrippa king of the jews, after Christ's death, went to Rome by the counsel of his wife, he was driven in exile by the accusation of Herode Agrippa to Lions, where he died miserably with Herodias his concubine. Mat. 14. E. Herodes Agrippa oft troubled with variety of fortune, to whom was given the tetrarchy of Trachonitis by Caligula, the which Philip refused, and Claudius afterward added Samaria and judea, and called him king. And he being desirous to please the jews, slew john & james, imprisoned Peter, took upon him gods honour, and therefore died eaten of worms. Act. 12. It is to be noted that Mathan & Melchi descended from David, but Mathan by Solomon, and Melchi by Nathan. Mathan had to wife one Estha, of whom he begat jacob, & jacob being dead, Melchi of the line of Nathan the son of Levi married her to wife, of whom he had Hely, & so jacob & Hely were made brothers of one venture. Hely married a wife, & died without children, and therefore jacob married her, of whom he had joseph, so that joseph was the natural son of jacob, and the son of Hely by law, & thereof it is that Matthew calleth joseph the son of ●acob, and Luke calleth joseph the son of Hely. L. john Baptist was prophesied to Zacharie by the angel Gabriel, and was borne of Elizabeth when she was ●aren, sanctified in her womb: when he was vij ●eres of age went into wilderness, where he lived an ●ustere life, and after Christ was baptized, and had preached penance, and showed Christ, he was beheaded by Herode Antipas at the request of Herodias his concubine in ●he .32. year of his age. Luk. 1. A Antipater borne in Idumea, a gentile, was confederated first with Hi●●anus, who went at his counsel to the king of Arabia, he joined with Pompeius, and after his death with julius Caesar whom Caesar sent with .3000. men against Pellucium, in which battle doing valiantly, yet he had many wounds, he was accused of Antigonus for the death of his father and brother, and for betraying of the Empire, before Caesar. Whereupon he put of his clothes, and showed the scars of his wounds which he received for Caesar's sake, saying: Though my tongue speak not, let these wounds declare whether I have been a traitor. At the last he was poisoned: he had Crispis to wife, niece to the king of the Arabians, of whom he had four sons & one daughter, as appeareth here. Antipater. A. Herodes. B. Phaselus. josippus. Feroras Salom●. Mathata. Mariam. Nosis. Cleopater. Archelaus. C. Aristobolus. Alexander. Antipater. Philippus. Herod's antipas. D. Herodes Agrippa. E. Herodias. Componius. F. Marcus. Annius ●uffus. Valerius. G. Pontius Pilatus. H. Anna. Caiphas. F. Componius and his followers in this line, were Procurators of jury, this Componius was made Procurator of jury by Augustus Caesar after that Archelaus was exiled, who because the Samaritans entered in the night into Jerusalem, and to the Temple, and did cast the bones of the dead men about the Temple, he commanded the gates of the Temple to be shut until the day, who after his return to Rome Marcus was sent, after his return was sent Annius Ruffus, in whose days Caesar was slain: after whom Valerius was sent to be Procurator of jury. G. Valerius a Greek borne, he was made Procurator of jury by Tiberius Caesar, he deposed Anna and substituted Ishmael, whom within a while he deposed & set up Eleasar the son of Annas, and after a year deposed him, and appointed Simeon, whom he also deprived after a year, and constituted josippus which was also called Caiphas, under whom Christ suffered, he after xi years forsook jury and returned to Rome, after him Tiberius sent Pontius Pilate, under whom Herode Agrippa to the honour of Tiberius Caesar builded the city of Tiberias. After the death of Herode, Ascolonita the monarchy of the kingdom of the jews was divided into two parts by the Senate of Rome, and one part was given to Archelaus under the name of the Tetrarch, that is, of jury and Idumea, and it was promised him that if he did worthily he should be made king. another part was divided into two tetrarchs, and one part thereof was given to Herode Antipas over the river, and Galilee: and to his brother Philippus was given the tetrarchy of Ituria or Traconitis: and to Lisania, was given the tetrarchy of Abilen. Christ's line. Christ jesus our Lord was borne the .42. year of the Empire of Augustus, in the .30. year of Herode the king, on the Sunday at night, and in the .15. year of Tiberius, Christ was 30. years of age. Christ's birth. Christ's childhood. Christ's suffering Christ's rising. Octavianus or Augustus. 57 I. Tiberius Caesar 23 K. 〈…〉, in the 〈…〉 you join the 〈…〉 so beginneth the sixth age, which shall continue to the day of judgement. H. Pontius Pilate was made Procurator of jury by Tiberius Caesar, who coming to Jerusalem would have the image of julius Caesar to be set in the temple: in the .17. year of his rule he pronounced false sentence against Christ, he would have brought into the temple the images of the Gentiles, contrary to the law of the jews, and the money received into Corbonam, that is, of the Ark wherein was put the offerings of the priests to the repairing of the temple, & also of the Treasure house, wherein was put the oblations of all passengers: he turned to his own use, and therefore Tiberius exiled him to Lions his own country, where he died to his shame. joh. 19 I. Octavianus or Augustus Caesar after he came to the empire, found pacified the whole world, & therefore he desired to know what regions, what cities, what castles, what villages, what men were under his Empire, for he had the rule of the whole world, and this description was first made of Cirinus the lieutenant of Syria, and than was Christ borne. And having desire to build a notable palace, he would know how long it should continue, and had answer from Cibilla that it should endure so long till a virgin should bring forth a child, whereupon he called it eternum, that is, everlasting: But Christ being borne of a virgin, the palace fell down, whereupon he builded an altar to God borne of the virgin, and called it the altar of heaven, he reigned .13. years after Christ's birth, and in the .41. year of his rule, he numbered the people in Rome, and there were found ninety times three hundred thousand, and 80. thousand, and six hundred men. Luk. 2. K. Tiberius was the son of Augustus and of julia his wife, he had two Nephews, one of his son called Tibur, and another of his brother called Gaius, he would have substituted after him the son of his son whom he loved better, but Herode Agrippa loved better Gaius, and wished him to be Emperor, for which wish he put Herode in prison. In the .15. year of his reign john Baptist began for to preach and to baptize, and in his 18. year Christ was crucified, and Tiberius died. Hismeria. Zacharia man. Elizabeth. wife. john Baptist. L. Hismeria and Anna sisters. Anna wife to these three. Salomas. joachim Cleophas. Zebedeus man. Maria wife. Maria wife. joseph man. Maria wife. Alpheus' man. Petrus. james the great. john the Evangelist. james the less. Simon Cananeus. Taddeus. S. judas. Christ Andreas Philippus. Bartholomeus. Mattheus. Thomas Mathias. Paulus. M. joseph or Barsabas. Barnabas. The Apostles dispersed through the whole world to preach the Gospel of Christ, were for Christ's sake slain by divers torments, except john the Evangelist: Peter and Paul in the ●9. from Christ's passion, and in the .14. year of Nero were slain at Rome, the same day Andrew in Patras, james both of them and Mathias in jury, john the Evangelist was translated from Ephesus, Thomas and Bartholmewe in judea, Simon and judas in Persia, Matthew in Ethiope, Mark in Alexandria, Luke in Bithynia, Barnabas was martyred in Cypress. M. Paul in the second year from Christ's death, was by miracle converted to the faith: in the .13. year Paul and Barnabas were divided in Antioch, and went up to Peter and james in Jerusalem, and in the .14. year they went to preach, and Paul after long preaching in jury and Greece came to Rome. ¶ The whole scripture of the Bible is divided into two Testaments, the old Testament and the new, which book is of divers natures, some legal, some historical, some sapiential, and some prophetical: The old teacheth by figures and ceremonies, the law was given terribly in lightning and thundering, to induce the people to observance thereof by fear. The new Testament came in more gloriously with the gentle name of the Gospel, and good tidings, to induce men to observe it by love. Books. Legal, be so named, wherein the laws and judgements of God be pronounced by his own mouth, and they be 5. books, which is to say, Genesis. Which doth treat of the beginning of the world, and of all creatures, of the deluge, of noah's ship, and the confusion of tongues, of the election of God's people, and of the going down of the people into Egypt. Chapters. 50. Exodus. showeth of the ten plagues of Pharaoh, and of the departing of the children of Israel out of Egypt, of the ten precepts and judgements, and of the instruction of God's people, of the ark of God's covenant, and of the Tabernacle, of the altar, of Aaron's vestures. Chapters. 40. Leviticus. It doth treat of sacrifices and oblations to be offered, of the pot, and the vestures of Aaron, of the order and ministry of the Levites. Chapters. 27. Numeri. It treateth of the numbering of the people of the tribes of Israel, of the prophecy of Balaam, of the mansions in wilderness. Chapters. ●6. Deuteronomie. Doth report again those things that were done in the former four books. Chapters. 34. Historical, be so called wherein histories of divers acts be expressed, & there be of them books 19 josuah. Which doth treat of the passing over the flood of jordane, and of the subversion of the kingdom that were the jews adversaries, of the bringing in of God's people into the land of behest, and of the division of that land. Chapters. 24. judges. Which treateth of Princes and judges, and of the defence of the people of Israel, and of their conquest and triumphs had against their enemies. Chapters. 21. Ruth. Which treateth of the matrimony betwixt Booz and Ruth, of whom Christ did spring. Chapters. 4. Samuel. 1 Which treateth of the governance of the people of Israel by judges, & of the election of king Saul, of his governance, of his acts, and of his death. Chapters. 31. 2 Which treateth how king David governed the people, & of his deeds. Chapters. 24. Kings. 3 Treateth of king David's death, and of the succession of his rule, and of Solomon's acts, and of other kings of juda and Israel. Chap. 22. 4 Of the fall of the kingdom of juda and Israel for the sins of their kings, of the captivity of the people, and of the overthrow of the city and Temple. Chapters. 25. Paralipomenon. 1 It treateth of the Genealogy of king David, where is also a rehearsal of his election, of his governance, and of his acts. Chapters. 29. 2 Wherein is rehearsed again the governance of the people by Solomon▪ and other kings of juda and Israel. Chapters. 36. Esdras. 1 Which treateth how the people of Israel were brought out of captivity from Babylon, and of the instruction of the people so returned by Esdras doctor of the laws. Chapters. 10. 2 Whose author is Neemias, which treateth of the building again of the walls and of the city of Jerusalem, and of the correction of evil men, and of the disorders that rose in the absence of Neemias. Chapters. 13. 3 Which book is Apocryphus, wherein be repeated things otherwhere written about the captivity of Babylon in the time of josias, some things that chanced in the time of Zorobabel and Esdras. And there is also a solution to a certain question. Chapters. 9 4 Which book is also Apocryphus, wherein be put certain visions and dreams over the people of the jews, of their delivery, and their captivity, and of the restoring of the Temple in Jerusalem. Chapters. 16. Tobi. Which treateth of his probation & divers virtues, of the ministery of Raphael the Archangel, of the instruction of his child, and of the honesty of matrimony. Chapters. 14. judith. Which doth treat of the besieging of Jerusalem and of the people of Israel: of the honesty & virtue of judith, of the slaughter of Holophernes, and delivery of the people of Israel. Chapters. 16. Hester. Which treateth of the cruelty of Ammon and of his hanging, so procured by the prudence & humility of Hester, and of the promoting of Mardocheus, and delivery of the jews. Chapters. 16. job. Which treateth of the patience of job, and his disputation that he had with his friends, of God's providence, & of the last rising again. Chapters. 42. Maccabees. 1 Which treateth of the battles between the jews & the people of Persie, and of the delivery of the people by Mathathias, judas, jonathas, and Simon. Chapters. 16. 2 Wherein be repeated again some things which be in the first book, and of the tribulation of the people, of the constancy of the seven brethren, and of their mother, and of the delivery of the people by judas Machabeus. Chapters. xv. Sapientiall be so called, for in them prudence & true wisdom is taught, and there be of them books .5. proverbs. Which doth treat of instruction and nurture of such as begin to serve God. Chapters. 31. Ecclesiastes. Which treateth of the vanity of the world, of the hate to vice, and of the going forward in God's ways. Chapters. 12. Canticles. Which treateth of the perfection of the righteous man, of the contemplation of a holy soul, and of the conjunction of Christ and of his Church. Chapters. 8. Sapiens. Which treateth how prelate's should govern, and of the conservation of justice, and of the dispraise of idols, of the coming and passion of Christ, which is the true wisdom. Chap. 19 Ecclesiasticus. Which treateth of the obedience of subjects, of the description of good manners, of the worthiness of wisdom, and of the commendation of virtuous men. Chapters. 51. Prophetical, be such wherein are showed and prophesied afore things to come, and there be in number of these books .18. Psalter. Which treateth of the divinity of Christ, of his humanity, and all other mysteries of the same, and of divers points of Christian religion: and be in number .150. isaiah. Which treateth of the faults of the jews, of Christ's incarnation, and of his passion, of the vocation of the gentiles, of the reign of juda and Israel. Chapters. 66. Hieremie. Which treateth of the captivity of the jews, and of the destruction of Jerusalem, of his lamentation for the destruction of the city. Chapters .52. The lamentations hath. Chapters. 5. Baruch. Which treateth of the words which he read to the captives in Babylon, how he foretold the return of the jews, and of their last fortunes. Chapters. 6. Ezechiel. Which treateth of his visions, & of the jews sins, of the fall of Jerusalem, and of their reparation. Chapters. 48. Daniel. Which treateth of the monarchy of the world, and of the change of times, of the power and eternity of Christ's kingdom, of the story of Susanna, of the destruction of Bel, and of the of the Dragon. Chapters. 14. Osee. Which telleth of the idolatry of the people of Israel figured by a common harlot, of the overflow of sins, and of the warning to the jews to turn to the God of Israel. Chapters. 14. joel. Which speaketh of the destruction of the people of Israel by the caterpillar, the grasshopper, and the locust, of their inducement to penance, and of the day of doom. Chapters. 3. Amos. He speaketh of the sins of the jews and Gentiles, of God's wrath to fall upon them, and of moving them to penance, and prophesieth of the final restitution. Chapters. 9 Abd●. Which crieth out and threateneth the destruction of Edom and of Esau. Chapters. 1. jonas. He speaketh of the shipwreck, and in this figuring before the passion of Christ, he calleth back the world to repentance under the name of Ninive, and prefigureth the salvation of the Gentiles. Chapters. 4. Micheas. Which prophesieth of the destruction of Samaria, and of the captivity and destruction of the chief men of Israel, and of the false prophets, and of the unkindness and malice of them. Chapters. 7. Naum. Which speaketh of God's wrath & his grievous vengeance against Ninive, which did penance for their sins at the preaching of jonas, afterward they were wrapped in greater offences. Chapters. 3. Abacuc. Which speaketh of the disputation which the prophet had of God and of this world, and how that good men be trodden down, and wicked men prosper. Chapters. 3. Sophoni. Which speaketh of the judgement of God against the jews and to strange nations, and of the comforting of the people of Israel. Chapters. 3. Aggei. He prophesieth of the reversion of the people of the jews, and of the building again of the temple, and of the calling back again of the city. Chapters. 2. Zacharie. Which speaketh of the delivery of the jews, and of their punishment by their enemies, and of the humility of Christ's coming, and of his passion. Chapters. 14. Malachi. Who speaketh of the abjection of the people of Israel, and of their sacrifices, and of Christ's coming. Chapters. 4. ❧ The new Testament in like manner. Books. Legales, as it were where Christ's laws be expressed, and containeth 4. books or Gospels. Matthaewe. Who principally treateth of the acts of Christ, of his humanity, of his death, resurrection and ascension. Chapters. 28. Mark. Wherein chief is treated the fortitude of Christ, and doth repeat most things of Matthew. Chapters. 16. Luke. Which speaketh chief of the annunciation of the blessed virgin, and Christ's acts, death, and resurrection. Chapters. 24. john. In whom Christ's divinity is chief showed, and other acts of his divine power. Chapters. 21. Historical, showing the acts & deeds of the Apostles, and is one book. Act. of Apo. Wherein S. Luke declareth the sending of the holy ghost after his visible ascension into heaven, & of the acts of the Apostles, especially of Paul, wherein is also set out as it were the young age of the Church in her first growth. Chapters. 28. Sapiential, be named these wherein the wisdom of Christ is expressed by examples & precepts of godly living given by his Apostles, & be books 21. Romans. Wherein Paul doth revoke the Romans from the errors of the Gentiles, declaring the order of their justification, what should proceed and what should follow their justification. Chapters. 16. Corinth. 1 Wherein he doth call back some that were deceived of false Apostles & Philosophers by their eloquence, some which were deceived by the judaical observation of the law, he calleth them back to true faith, and to the wisdom of God. Chapters. 16. 2 Wherein Paul upon their conversion and repentance, praiseth and comforteth them. Chapters. 13. Galath. Wherein Paul calleth home again such as were deceived by false prophets, that they should return back to the law and to their ceremonies, and willeth them to come again to the true faith of the Gospel. Chapters. 6. Ephesians. Wherein the Apostle praiseth the Ephesians, which did persist constantly in the faith of the Gospel received. Chapters. 6. Philippians. Wherein the Apostle praiseth the Philippians, for that after they had received the word of truth, they did not receive the false Apostles. Chapters. 4. Colossians. Wherein Paul blameth the Colossians for that they were reduced by the false Apostles, and exhorteth them to return to the verity of the Gospel. Chapters. 4. Thessalonians. 1 Wherein he doth commend the Thessalonians, which receiving the word of truth though they suffered persecution of their own kindred, yet they did persist in the faith, nor would receive the false Apostles. Chapters. 5. 2 Wherein the Apostle instructeth them of the last times, of the coming, and of the persecution, of antichrist, of his advancement and overthrow. Chapters. 3. Timoth. 1 Wherein Paul instructeth him of the order and office of Bishops and Deacons, and of all ecclesiastical discipline. Chapters. 6. 2 Wherein Paul doth exhort him to the crown of martyrdom. and doth inform him of all the rules of the catholic verity, and what shallbe done in the last days, and of his own suffering. Chapters. 4. Legales also. Titus. Wherein Paul doth instruct Titus his disciple of the constituting and ordering of priests or elders, & of all spiritual conversation, and of the eschewing of heretics. Chapters. 3. Philemon. Wherein the Apostle commendeth Philemon of his faith to Christ, and of his charity to the godly, and he prayeth him to deal gently with Onesimus, his servant, and to entertain him friendly. Chapter. 1. Hebre. Wherein the Apostle showeth the weakness and the abolishment of Moses' law, and the perfection of the doctrine of the Gospel, and that Christ is true God and man, and a mediator between God and man. Chapters. 13. james. Wherein james giveth exhortation unto patiented suffering, and that there is no exception of persons before God: and doth also open the hurts that come by an evil tongue, he forbiddeth wars and dissensions, he rebuketh the rich that be uncharitable, and doth stir men to virtue. Chap. 5. Peter. 1 Wherein Peter giveth thanks unto God, which by the death of his son did mercifully save all mankind, and doth instruct to good life divers states of men. Chapters. 5. 2 In which the Apostle induceth the believers to hold the true faith, he doth note and condemn the falseness of heretics, and doth describe the second coming of Christ. Chapters. 3. john. 1 In which saint john doth testify of the word of truth and life, exhorting men to confess their sins, affirming that we have jesus Christ an advocate with the father, dissuading men from the love of the world, and persuading them to love God and their neighbours. Chapters. 5. 2 Wherein he commendeth the elect Lady and her sons, and doth exhort them to brotherly love, and doth admonish them to eschew heretics. Chapter. 1. 3 In this he praiseth the godliness of his beloved Gaius which he extended unto strangers, and he doth exhort him to persever still in that godliness and well doing. Chapter. 1. jude. In the which the Apostle doth admonish all men of their own salvation, and he doth bring in by the way the altercation that was betwixt Michael and the devil, and doth detest the life of the heretics. Chapter. 1. Prophetical. Apoca. Which treateth of revelations showed unto john by an angel in the Isle of Pathmos, of the tribulations which the Church of Christ did then suffer, & prophesieth also of such tribulations which the Church shall suffer hereafter, & especially in the time of antichrist, and of the punishments of them which be dampened, and of the rewards of the elect. Chapters. 22. ¶ Faults escaped. In the first prologue, pag. 3. line. 26. destroyed (read) destroyed. 27. line, neither the (read) neither by the. In Matthew, chap. 26. verse .71. (read) this (fellow.) In the acts, chap. 13. verse .4. they sealed (read) they sailed. Chap. 15. verse .3. conversation, (read) conversion. Romans, chap. 11. verse .9. in the margin write. Psal. 68 Colossians, chap. 3. verse .16. the word of God, (read) the word of Christ. hebrews, chap. 1. verse .8. righteousness, (read) rightness. HEre is to be noted, that such parts and chapters which be marked and noted with such semi circles at the head of the verse or line, with such other texts, may be left unread in the public reading to the people, that thereby other chapters and places of the scripture making more to their edification and capacity may come in their rooms. And here let the minister of Christ and dispenser of the mysteries of God, have a due and weighty consideration, to read this high treasure of God's word with all reverence and gravity, truly, distinctly, and sensibly: for it is the mighty power of God to salvation to every one that believeth: Rom. 1. So let the hearers also with all meekness and lowliness, receive this word that is thus grafted and grounded amongst them by the great mercy of God, which word is able to save their souls saith the holy Apostle saint james. james. 1. Luk. 11. jeremy. For as both the reader and hearer be pronounced blessed by Christ's own mouth, who hear the word of God and do fulfil it: So be they pronounced both reader and hearer by the holy prophet jeremy accursed, which do the work of God fraudulently, and negligently: From the which he defend us who bought us with his most precious blood, To whom with the father and the holy ghost be all honour and glory. Amen. ¶ A Preface into the Bible following. OF all the sentences pronounced by our saviour Christ in his whole doctrine, none is more serious or more worthy to be borne in remembrance, then that which he spoke openly in his Gospel, saying: Scrutamini scripturas, quia vos putatis in ipsis vitam eternam ●abere, john. v. et ille sunt quae testimonium perbibent de me. Search ye the scriptures, for in them ye think to have eternal life, and those they be which bear witness of me. These words were first spoken unto the jews by our saviour, but by him in his doctrine meant to all: for they concern all, of what nation, of what tongue, of what profession soever any man be. For to all belongeth it to be called unto eternal life, so many as by the witness of the scriptures desire to find eternal life. No man, woman, or child, is excluded from this salvation, and therefore to every of them is this spoken proportionally yet, and in their degrees and ages, and as the reason and congruity of their vocation may ask. For not so lieth it in charge to the worldly artificer to search, or to any other private man so exquisitely to study, as it lieth to the charge of the public teacher to search in the scriptures, to be the more able to walk in the house of God (which is the Church of the living God, i Tim. iii. the pillar and ground of truth) to the establishing of the true doctrine of the same, and to the impugning of the false. And though whatsoever difference there may be betwixt the preacher in office, and the auditor in his vocation, yet to both it is said, Search ye the scriptures, whereby ye may find eternal life, and gather witnesses of that salvation which is in Christ jesus our Lord. For although the prophet of God Moses, Deut. xvii. biddeth the king when he is once set in the throne of his kingdom, to describe before his eyes the volume of God's law, according to the example which he should receive of the priests of the levitical tribe, to have it with him, and to read in it all the days of his life, to th'end that he might learn to fear the Lord his God, and to observe his laws, that his heart be not advanced in pride over his brethren, not to serve either on the right hand or on the left: yet the reason of this precept for that it concerneth all men, may reasonably be thought to be commanded to all men, and all men may take it to be spoken to themself in their degree. Though almighty God himself spoke to his captain joshua in precise words, Non recedat volumen legis huius ab ore tuo, joshua. i. sed meditaberis in eo diebus ac noctibus etc. Let not the volume of this book departed from thy mouth, but muse therein both days and nights, that thou mayest keep and perform all things which be written in it, that thou mayest direct well thy way and understand the same: yet aswell spoke almighty God this precept to all his people in the directions of their ways to himwarde, as he meant it to joshua: For that he hath care of all, i Pet. v. Ephe. vi. i Tim. two. joh. xiiii. he accepteth no man's person, his will is that all men should be saved, his will is that all men should come to the way of truth. How could this be more conveniently declared by God to man, then when Christ his well-beloved son our most loving saviour, the way, the truth, and the life of us all, did bid us openly Search the scriptures, assuring us herein to find eternal life, to find full testification of all his graces and benefits towards us in the treasure thereof? Therefore it is most convenient that we should all suppose that Christ spoke to us all in this his precept of searching the scriptures. Math. xvii. If this celestial doctor (so authorized by the father of heaven, and commanded as his only son, to be heard of us all) biddeth us busily to Search the scriptures? of what spirit can it proceed to forbid the reading and studying of the scriptures? If the gross jews used to read them, as some men think that our saviour Christ did show by such kind of speaking, their usage, with their opinion they had therein to find eternal life, and were not of Christ rebuked or disproved, either for their searching, or for the opinion they had, how superstitiously or superficially soever some of them used to expend the scriptures? How much more unadvisedly do such as boast themself to be either Christ's vicar's, or be of his guard, to loath christian men from reading, by their covert slanderous reproaches of the scriptures, or in their authority by law or statute to contract this liberty of studying the word of eternal salvation? Christ calleth them not only to the single reading of scriptures (saith Chrisostome) but sendeth them to the exquisite searching of them, for in them is eternal life to be found, and they be (saith himself) the witness of me: for they declare out his office, they commend his benevolence towards us, they record his whole works wrought for us to our salvation. Antechriste therefore he must be, that under whatsoever colour would give contrary precept or counsel, to that which Christ did give unto us. Very little do they resemble Christ's loving spirit moving us to search for our comfort, that will discourage us from such searching, or that would wish ignorance and forgetfulness of his benefit to reign in us, so that they might by our ignorance reign the more frankly in our consciences, to the danger of our salvation. Who can take the light from us in this miserable vale of blindness, and mean not to have us stumble in the paths of perdition to the ruin of our souls? Psal xxii. who will envy us this bread of life prepared and set on the table for our eternal sustenance, and mean not to famish us, or in steed thereof with their corrupt traditions and doctrines of man, to infect us? All the whole scripture, saith the holy apostle Saint Paul inspired from God above, is profitable to teach, to reprove, two. Tim. ii●. to reform, to instruct in righteousness, that the man of God may be sound and perfect, instructed to every good work. Search therefore good reader (on God's name) as Christ biddeth thee the holy scripture, wherein thou mayest find thy salvation: Let not the volume of this book (by Gods own warrant) depart from thee, but occupy thyself therein in the whole journey of this thy worldly pilgrimage, to understand thy way how to walk rightly before him all the days of thy life. Psal. i. Remember that the prophet David pronounceth him the blessed man which will muse in the law of God both day and night, remember that he calleth him blessed which walketh in the way of the Lord, Psal. cxix. which will search diligently his testimonies, and will in their whole heart seek the same. Let not the covert suspicious insinuations of the adversaries drive thee from the search of the holy scripture, either for the obscurity which they say is in them, or for the inscrutable hidden mysteries they talk to be comprised in them, or for the strangeness and homlynes of the phrases they would charge God's book with. Christ exhorteth thee therefore the rather for the difficulty of the same, Hedre. v. i. Cor. xiiii. to search them diligently. Saint Paul willeth thee to have thy senses exercised in them, and not to be a child in thy senses, but in malice. Though many things may be difficult to thee to understand, impute it rather to thy dull hearing and reading, then to think that the scriptures be insuperable, Math. seven. to them which with diligent searching labour to discern the evil from the good. Only search with an humble spirit, ask in continual prayer, seek with purity of life, knock with perpetual perseverance, and cry to that good spirit of Christ the comforter: and surely to every such asker it will be given, such searchers must needs find, to them it will be opened. Christ himself will open the sense of the scriptures, not to the proud, Math. xi. isaiah. lxi. i Cor. xii. Apoc. iii. Sapi. i job. xiiii. Sapi. i. or to the wise of the world, but to the lowly and contrite in heart: for he hath the key of David, who openeth and no man shutteth, who shutteth and no man openeth. For as this spirit is a bening and liberal spirit, and will be easily found of them which will early in carefulness rise to seek him, and as he promiseth he will be the comforter from above to teach us, and to lead us into all the ways of truth, if that in humility we bow unto him, denying our own natural senses, our carnal wits and reasons: so is he the spirit of purity and cleanness, and will recede from him, whose conscience is subject to filthiness of life. Into such a soul this heavenly wisdom will not enter, for all perverse cogitations will separate us from God: Psal. lxviii. and then how busyly soever we search this holy table of the scripture, yet will it then be a table to such to their own snare, a trap, a stumbling stock, and a recompense to themself. We ought therefore to search to find out the truth, not to oppress it, we ought to seek Christ, not as Herode did under the pretence of worshipping him to destroy him, or as the Pharisees searched the scriptures to disprove Christ, and to discredit him, and not to follow him: but to embrace the salvation which we may learn by them. Nor yet is it enough so to acknowledge the scriptures as some of the jews did, of the holiest of them, who used such diligence, that they could number precisely, not only every verse, but every word and syllable, how oft every letter of the alphabet was repeated in the whole scriptures: they had some of them such reverence to that book, that they would not suffer in a great heap of books, any other to lay over them, they would not suffer that book to fall to the ground as nigh as they could, they would costly bind the books of holy scriptures, and cause them to be exquisitely and ornately written. Which devotion yet though it was not to be discommended, yet was it not for that intent, why Christ commended the scriptures, nor they thereof allowed before God: For they did not call upon God in a true faith, they were not charitable to their neighbours, but in the mids of all this devotion, they did steal, they were adulterers, they were slanderers and backbiters, even much like many of our christian men and women now a days, who glory much that they read the scriptures, that they search them and love them, that they frequent the public sermons in an outward show of all honesty and perfection, yea they can pike out of the scriptures virtuous sentenses and godly precepts to lay before other men. And though these manner of men do not much err for such searching and studying, yet they see not the scope and the principal state of the scriptures, which is as Christ declareth it, to find Christ as their saviour, to cleave to his salvation and merits, to be brought to the low repentance of their lives, and to amend themself, to raise up their faith to our saviout Christ, so to think of him as the scriptures do testify of him. These be the principal causes why Christ did send the jews to search the scriptures: for to this end were they written, saith Saint john, john. xx. Hec scripta sunt ut credatis, & ut credentes vitam habeatis eternam. These were written to this intent, that ye should believe, and that through your belief ye should have everlasting life. And here good reader, great cause we have to extol the wondrous wisdom of God, and with great thanks to praise his providence, considering how he hath preserved and renewed from age to age by special miracle, Hber. v. the incomparable treasure of his Church. For first he did inspire Moses, as john Chrisostome doth testify, to write the stony tables, and kept him in the mountain forty days to give him his law: after him he sent the prophets, but they suffered many thousand adversities, for battles did follow, all were slain, all were destroyed, books were brent up. He then inspired again another man to repair these miraculous scriptures, Esdras I mean, who of their leavings set them again together: after that, he provided that the seventy interpreters should take them in hand: at the last came Christ himself, the Apostles did receive them, and spread them throughout all nations, Christ wrought his miracles and wonders: and what followed? i Cor. x. Math. xxii. after these great volumes the Apostles also did write as Saint Paul doth say, These be written to the instruction of us that be come into the end of the world: and Christ doth say, Ye therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures nor the power of God: and Paul did say, Let the word of Christ be plentiful among you: and again saith David, Oh how sweet be thy words to my throat: he said not to my hearing, Colo. iii. Psal. cxix. Deut. xvi. but to my throat, above the honey or the honey comb to my mouth. Yea Moses saith, Thou shalt meditate in them evermore when thou risest, when thou sittest down, when thou goest to sleep, continue in them he saith: and a thousand places more. And yet after so many testimonies thus spoken, there be some persons that do not yet so much as know what the scriptures be: whereupon nothing is in good state amongst us, nothing worthily is done amongst us: In this which pertain to this life, we make very great haste, but of spiritual goods we have no regard. Thus far john Chrisost. It must needs signify some great thing to our understanding, that almighty God hath had such care to prescribe these books thus unto us: I say not prescribe them only, but to maintain them and defend them against the malignity of the devil and his ministers, who always went about to destroy them: and yet could these never be so destroyed, but that he would have them continue whole and perfect to this day, to our singular comfort and instruction, where other books of mortal wise men have perished in great numbers. It is recorded that Ptolomeus Philadelphus' king of Egypt, had gathered together in one library at Alexandria by his great cost and diligence, seven hundred thousand books, whereof the principal were the books of Moses, which reserved not much more, then by the space of two hundred years, were all brent and consumed in that battle, when Caesar restored Cleopatra again after her expulsion. At Constantinople perished under Zenon by one common fire, a hundred and twenty thousand books. At Rome when Lucius Aurel Antonius did reign, johannes Sarisberi. In policratico. lib 8. cap. 19 W. de regibus. his notable library by a lightning from heaven was quite consumed: yea it is recorded that Gregory the first, did cause a library of Rome containing only certain Paynims works to be burned, to th'intent the scriptures of God should be more read and studied. What other great libraries have there been consumed but of late days? And what libraries have of old throughout this realm almost in every abbey of the same, been destroyed at sundry ages, besides the loss of other men's private studies, it were to long to rehearse. Whereupon seeing almighty God by his divine providence, hath preserved these books of the scriptures safe and sound, and that in their native languages they were first written, in the great ignorance that reigned in these tongues, and contrary to all other casualties, chanced upon all other books in maugre of all worldly wits, who would so fain have had them destroyed, and yet he by his mighty hand, would have them extant as witnesses and interpreters of his will toward mankind: we may soon see cause most reverently to embrace these divine testimonies of his will, to study them, and to search them, to instruct our blind nature so sore corrupted and fallen from the knowledge in which first we were created. Yet having occasion given somewhat to recover our fall, and to return again to that divine nature wherein we were once made, and at the last to be inheritors in the celestial habitation with God almighty, after the end of our mortality here brought to his dust again: These books I say being of such estimation and authority, so much reverenced of them who had any mean taste of them, could never be put out of the way, Galfride mon. neither by the spite of any tyrant, as that tyrant Maximian destroyed all the holy scriptures wheresoever they could be found, and burned them in the mids of the market, neither the hatred either of any Porphirian philosopher or rhetorician, neither by the envy of the romanists, and of such hypocrites, who from time to time did ever bark against them, some of them not in open sort of condemnation: but more cunningly under subtle pretences, for that as they say, they were so hard to understand, and specially for that they affirm it to be a perilous matter to translate the text of the holy scripture, and therefore it can not be well translated. And here we may behold the endeavour of some men's cavillations, who labour all they can to slander the translators, to find fault in some words of the translation: but themself will never set pen to the book, to set out any translation at al. They can in their constitutions provincial under pain of excommunication, Tho. arundel. in concilio apud oxon. an 1407. articlo. 7. inhibit all other men to translate them without the ordinaries or the provincial counsel agree thereunto: But they will be well ware never to agree or to give counsel to set them out. Which their subtle compass in effect, tendeth but to bewray what inwardly they mean, if they could bring it about, that is, utterly to suppress them: being in this their judgement, far unlike the old fathers in the primative Church, who hath exhorted indifferently all persons, aswell men as women, to exercise themselves in the scriptures, which by Saint Hieroms' authority be the scriptures of the people. Yea they be far unlike their old forefathers that have ruled in this realm, who in their times, and in divers ages did their diligence to translate the whole books of the scriptures, to the erudition of the laity, as yet at this day be to be seen divers books translated into the vulgar tongue, some by kings of the realm, some by bishops, some by abbots, some by other devout godly fathers: so desirous they were of old time to have the lay sort edified in godliness by reading in their vulgar tongue, that very many books be yet extant, though for the age of the speech and strangeness of the charect of many of them almost worn out of knowledge. In which books may be seen evidently how it was used among the Saxons, to have in their Churches read the four gospels, so distributed and picked out in the body of the evangelists books, that to every Sunday and festival day in the year, they were sorted out to the common ministers of the Church in their common prayers to be read to their people. Now as of the most ancient fathers the prophets, Saint Peter testifieth that these holy men of God had the impulsion of the holy ghost, to speak out these divine testimonies: i Pet. i. so it is not to be doubted but that these latter holy fathers of the english Church, had the impulsion of the holy ghost, to set out these sacred books in their vulgar language, to the edification of the people, by the help whereof they might the better follow the example of the godly Christians, in the beginning of the Church, Act. xvii. who not only received the word withal readiness of heart, but also did search diligently in the scriptures, whether the doctrine of the Apostles were agreeable to the same scriptures. And these were not of the rascal sort (saith the divine story) but they were of the best and of most noble birth among the Thessalonians, i Pet. i. Birrhenses by name. Yea the prophets themselves in their days, writeth S. Peter, were diligent searchers to inquire out this salvation by Christ, searching when and at what article of time this grace of Christ's dispensation should appear to the world. What meant the fathers of the Church in their writings, but the advancing of these holy books, where some do attribute no certainty of undoubted verity, but to the canonical scriptures. Ang. contra epistolam permemini. Hieronimus. Tertullian. de doctrina christiana. Chrisost. in Mat Ho. 49 Basilius. Hieronimus i. Pet. i. Some do affirm it to be a foolish rash boldness to believe him, who proveth not by the scriptures that which he affirmeth in his word. Some do accurse all that is delivered by tradition, not found in the legal and evangelical scriptures. Some say that our faith must needs stagger, if it be not grounded upon the authority of the scripture. Some testifieth that Christ and his Church ought to be advouched out of the scriptures, and do contend in disputation, that the true Church can not be known, but only by the holy scriptures: For all other things (saith the same author) may be found among the heretics. Some affirm it to be a sinful tradition that is obtruded without the scripture. Some plainly pronounce, that not to know the scriptures, is not to know Christ. Wherefore let men extol out the Church practices as highly as they can, and let them set out their traditions and customs, their decisions in synods and counsels, with vaunting the presence of the holy ghost among them really, as some doth affirm it in their writing, let their grounds and their demonstrations, their foundations be as stable and as strong as they blaze them out: i Peter ●. Yet will we be bold to say with Saint Peter, Habemus nos firmiorem sermonem propheticum. We have for our part a more stable ground, the prophetical words (of the scriptures) and doubt not to be commended therefore of the same Saint Peter with these words: Cui dum attenditis ceu lucerne apparenti in obscuro loco, recte facitis donce dies illucescat, etc. Whereunto saith he, while ye do attend as to a light shining in a dark place, ye do well until the day light appear, and till the bright star do arise into our hearts. I or this we know, that all the prophetical scripture standeth not in any private interpretation of vain names, of several Churches, of catholic and universal seas, of singular and wilful heads, which will challenge by custom all decision to pertain to them only, who be working so much for their vain superiority, that they be not ashamed now to be of that number, Psal. xi. Qui dixerunt linguam nostram magnificabimus, labia nostra a nobis sunt, quis noster dominus est: Which have said, with our tongue will we prevail, we are they that ought to speak, who is lord over us. And while they shall thus contend for their strange claimed authority, we will proceed in the reformation begun, and doubt no more by the help of Christ his grace, of the true unity to Christ's catholic Church, and of the uprightness of our faith in this province, Concilium braccar. secundum. than the spanish clergy once gathered together in counsel (only by the commandment of their king, before which time the Pope was not so acknowledged in his authority which he now claimeth) I say as surely dare we trust, as they did trust of their faith and unity. Yea no less confidence have we to profess that, which the fathers of the universal counsel at Carthage in Africa as they write themself did profess in their epistle written to Pope Celestine, laying before his face, the foul corruption of himself (as two other of his predecessors did the like error) in falsifying the canons of Nicen counsel, for his wrong challenge of his new claimed authority: Thus writing. Prudentissime enim iustissimeque providerunt (Nicena et Affricana dicreta) quecunque negotia in suis locis (ubi orta sunt) fi●ienda, nec unicuiqui provintiae gratiam sancti spiritus defuturam, qua equitas a Christi sacerdotibus et prudenter videatur, & constantissime teneatur, maxime, quia unicuique concessum est, si iuditio offensus fuerit cognitorum, ad concilia suae provinciae, vel etiam universal provocare. That (the Nicen and African decrees) have most prudently and justly provided for all manner of matters to be ended in their territories where they had their beginning, and they trusted that not to any one province should want the grace of the holy ghost, whereby both the truth or equity might prudently be seen of the christian prelate's of Christ, and might be also by them most constantly defended, specially for that it is granted to every man (if he be grieved) by the judgement of the cause once known, to appeal to the counsels of his own province, or else to the universal. Except there be any man, which may believe that our Lord God would inspire the righteousness of examination, to any one singular person, and to deny the same to priests gathered together into counsel without number. etc. And there they do require the bishop of Rome to send none of his clerks to execute such provincial causes, lest else say they, mought be brought in the vain pride of the world into the Church of Christ. In this antiquity may we in this christian catholic Church of England, repose ourself, knowing by our own annals of ancient record, that king Lucius whose conscience was much touched with the miracles which the servants of Christ wrought in divers nations, thereupon being in great love with the true faith, sent unto Eleutherius then bishop of Rome, requiring of him the christian religion. Inter leges Edwardi. But Eleutherius did readily give over that care to king Lucius in his epistle, for that the king as he writeth, the vicar of God in his own kingdom, and for that he had received the faith of Christ: And for that he had also both testaments in his realm, hewylled him to draw out of them by the grace of God, and by the counsel of his wisemen, his laws, and by that law of God to govern his realm of Brittany, and not so much to desire the Roman and emperors laws, in the which some default might be found saith he, Ex archivis de statu landavensis ecclie, in vita archiepiscopi dubritiis & in I. capgrau●. Rom. xv. And yet may it be true that W. of Malsberie writeth, that Phaganus and Derwianus were sent after (as Coadiutours) with these learned men to the preaching of the Gospel, which was never extinguished in Brittany, from joseph of Aramathia his time, as to S. Austen the first bishop of Canter▪ they do openly avouch. but in the laws of God nothing at all. With which answer the kings legates, Eluanus and Medwinus sent as messengers by the king to the Pope, returned to Brittany again, Eluanus being made a bishop, and Medwine allowed a public teacher: who for the eloquence and knowledge they had in the holy scriptures, they repaired home again to king Lucius, and by their holy preachings, Lucius and the noble men of the whole Brittany received their baptism. etc. Thus far in the story. Now therefore knowing and believing with Saint Paul, Quod quecunque prescripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam prescripta sunt, ut per pacientiam & consolationem scripturarum spem habeamus: Whatsoever is afore written, is written before for our instruction, that we through the patience and comfort of scirptures might have hope, the only surety to our faith and comscience, is to stick to the scriptures. Whereupon while this eternal word of God be our rock and anchor to stick unto, we will have patience with all the vain inventions of men, who labour so highly to magnify their tongues, to exalt themselves above all that is God. We will take comfort by the holy scriptures against the maledictions of the adversaries, and doubt not to nourish our hope continually therewith, so to live and die in this comfortable hope, and doubt not to pertain to the elect number of Christ's Church, how far soever we be excommunicated out of the synagogue of such who suppose themselves to be the universal lords of all the world, Lords of our faith and consciences, at pleasure. Finally to commend further unto thee good reader the cause in part before entreated, it shallbe the less needful, having so nigh following that learned preface, which sometime was set out by the diligence of that godly father Thomas Cranmer, late bishop in the sea of Canterbury, which he caused to be prefixed before the translation of that Bible that was then set out. And for that the copies thereof be so wasted, that very many Churches do want their convenient bibles, it was thought good to some well disposed men, to recognize the same Bible again into this form as it is now come out, with some further diligence in the printing, and with some more light added, partly in the translation, and partly in the order of the text, not as condemning the former translation, which was followed mostly of any other translation, excepting the original text from which as little variance was made as was thought meet to such as took pains therein: desiring thee good reader if ought be escaped, either by such as had the expending of the books, or by the oversight of the printer, to correct the same in the spirit of charity, calling to remembrance what diversity hath been seen in men's judgements in the translation of these books before these days, though all directed their labours to the glory of God, to the edification of the Church, to the comfort of their christian brethren, and always as God did further open unto them, so ever more desirous they were to reform their former humane oversights, rather than in a stubborn wilfulness to resist the gift of the holy ghost, who from time to time is resident as that heavenly teacher and leader into all truth, by whose direction the Church is ruled and governed. And let all men remember in themself how error and ignorance is created with our nature: let frail man confess with that great wise man, that the cogitations and inventions of mortal men be very weak, Eccle. xi. Sapi●x. and our opinions soon deceived: For the body so subject to corruption doth oppress the soul, that it can not aspire so high as of duty it ought. Men we be all, and that which we know, is not the thousand part of that we know not. Whereupon saith saint Austen, otherwise to judge then the truth is, this temptation riseth of the frailty of man. A man so to love and stick to his own judgement, or to envy his brothers, De doctri. christia. to the peril of dissolving the christian communion, or to the peril of schism, and of heresy, this is diabolical presumption: but so to judge in every matter as the truth is, this belongeth only to the angelical perfection. Notwithstanding good reader, thou mayst be well assured nothing to be done in this translation either of malice or wilful meaning in altering the text, either by putting more or less to the same, as of purpose to bring in any private judgement by falsification of the words, as some certain men hath been over bold so to do, little regarding the majesty of God his scripture: but so to make it serve to their corrupt error, as in alleging the sentence of saint Paul to the Romans the .6. one certain writer to prove his satisfaction, was bold to turn the word of Santificationem into the word of Satisfactionem, Thus. Sicut exhibuimus antea membra nostra seruirae immundicie et iniquitati ad iniquitatem, ita deinceps exhib●amus membra nostra servire justitiae in satisfactionem. That is, Hosius in confession● catholicae fidi de Sacrom penitentiae. Idem Hosius de Spe. & oratione. as we have given our members to uncleanness, from iniquity to iniquity: even so from henceforth let us give our members to serve righteousness into satisfaction: where the true word, is into sanctification. Even so likewise for the advantage of his cause, to prove that men may have in their prayer faith upon saints, corruptly allegeth Saint Paul's text, Ad philemonem, Thus. Fidem quam habes in domino jesus & in omnes sanctos, leaving out the word Charitatem, which would have rightly been distributed unto Omnes sanctos. As fidem unto in domino jesu. Where the text is, Audience charitatem tuam & fidem quam habes in domino jesus & in omnes sanctos. etc. It were to long to bring in many examples, as may be openly found in some men's writings in these days, who would be counted the chief pillars of the Catholic faith, or to note how corruptly they of purpose abuse the text to the commodity of their cause. What manner of translation may men think to look for at their hands, if they should translate the scriptures to the comfort of Gods elect, which they never did, nor be not like to purpose it, but be rather studious only to seek quarrels in other men's well doings, to pick fault where none is: And where any is escaped through humane negligence, there to cry out with their tragical exclamations, but in no wise to amend by the spirit of charity and lenity, that which might be more aptly set. Whereupon for frail man (compassed himself with infirmity) it is most reasonable not to be to severe in condemning his brother's knowledge or diligence where he doth err, not of malice, but of simplicity, and specially in handling of these so divine books so profound in sense, so far passing our natural understanding. And with charity it standeth, the reader not to be offended with the diversity of translators, nor with the ambiguity of translations: For as Saint Austen doth witness, by God's providence it is brought about, De doctr. christi. lib. 2. cap. 5. that the holy scriptures which be the salves for every man's sore, though at the first they came from one language, and thereby might have been spread to the whole world: now by diversity of many languages, the translators should spread the salvation (that is contained in them) to all nations, by such words of utterance, as the reader might perceive the mind of the translator, and so consequently to come to the knowledge of God his will and pleasure. And though many rash readers be deceived in the obscurities and ambiguities of their translations, while they take one thing for another, and while they use much labour to extricate themselves out of the obscurities of the same: yet I think (saith he) this is not wrought without the providence of God, both to tame the proud arrogancy of man by his such labour of searching, as also to keep his mind from loathsomeness and contempt, where if the scriptutes universally were to easy, he would less regard them. And though (saith he) in the primative Church the late interpreters which did translate the scriptures, be innumerable, yet wrought this rather an help, than an impediment to the readers, if they be not to negligent. For saith he, divers translations have made many times the harder and darker sentences, the more open and plain: So that of congruence, no offence can justly be taken for this new labour, nothing prejudicing any other man's judgement by this doing, nor yet hereby professing this to be so absolute a translation, as that hereafter might follow no other that might see that which as yet was not understanded. In this point it is convenient to consider the judgement that john, Articulo. 17. contra. Luth. once bishop of Rochester was in, who thus wrote: It is not unknown, but that many things hath been more diligently discussed, and more clearly understanded by the wits of these latter days, aswell concerning the gospels as other scriptures, then in old time they were. The cause whereof is (saith he) for that to the old men the ice was not broken, or for that their age was not sufficient exquisitely to expend the whole main sea of the scriptures, or else for that in this large field of the scriptures, a man may gather some ears untouched after the harvest men, how diligent soever they were. For there be yet (saith he) in the gospels very many dark places, which without all doubt to the posterity shallbe made much more open. For why should we despair herein, seeing the gospel (writeth he) was delivered to this intent, that it might be utterly understanded of us, yea to the very inch. Wherefore, forasmuch as Christ showeth no less love to his Church now, then hitherto he hath done, the authority whereof is as yet no whit diminished, and forasmuch as that holy spirit the perpetual keeper and guardian of the same Church, whose gifts and graces do flow as continually and as abundantly as from the deginning: who can doubt, but that such things as remain yet unknown in the gospel, shallbe hereafter made open to the latter wits of our posterity, to their clear understanding. (Thus far this writer.) Only good readers let us oft call upon the holy spirit of God our heavenly father, by the mediation of our Lord and saviour, with the words of the octonary psalm of David, Psal. cxix. who did so importunately crave of God to have the understanding of his laws and testament: Let us humbly on our knees pray to almighty God, with that wise king Solomon in his very words, saying thus. Sapi. ix. O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercies (thou that hast made all things with thy word, and didst ordain man through thy wisdom, that he should have dominion over thy creatures which thou hast made, and that he should order the world according to holiness and righteousness, and that he should execute judgement with a true heart) give me wisdom which is ever about thy seat, and put me not out from among thy children: For I thy servant and son of thy handmaiden am a feeble person, of a short time, and to weak to the understanding of thy judgements and laws. And though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shallbe of no value. O send her out therefore from thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy majesty, that she may be with me, and labour with me, that I may know what is acceptable in thy sight: for she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my works, and preserve me in her power. So shall my works be acceptable by Christ our Lord, To whom with the father and the holy ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. ❧ A prologue or preface made by Thomas Cranmer, late Archbishop of Canterbury. Concerning two sundry sorts of people, it seemeth much necessary that some thing be said in the entry of this book by the way of a preface or prologue, whereby hereafter it may be both the better accepted of them which hitherto could not well bear it, and also the better used of them which heretofore have misused it. For truly some there are that be to slow and need the spur, some other seem to quick, and need more of the bridle: some lose their game by short shooting, some by over shooting, some walk to much on the left hand, some to much on the right. In the former sort be all they that refuse to read, or to hear red the scripture in the vulgar tongue, much worse they that also let or discourage the other from the reading or hearing thereof. In the latter sort be they which by their inordinate reading, undiscrete speaking, contentious disputing, or otherwise by their licentious living, slander and hinder the word of God most of all other, whereof they would seem to be greatest furtherers. These two sorts, albeit they be most far unlike the one to the other, yet they both deserve in effect like reproach. Neither can I well tell whether of them I may judge the more offender, him that doth obstinately refuse so godly and goodly knowledge: or him that so ungodly and so ungodly doth abuse the same. And as touching the former, I would marvel much that any man should be so mad, as to refuse in darkness, light: in hunger, food: in cold, fire: for the word of God is light: Lucerna pedibus meis, verbum tuum. Thy word is a lantern unto my feet. Psal. cxix. a Math. iiii. a. Luke xii. g. It is food: Non in solo pane vivit homo, sed in omni verbo dei. Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word of God. It is fire: Ignem veni mittere in tertam, & quid volo nisi ut ardeat? I am come to send fire on the earth, and what is my desire but that it be kindled? I would marvel (I say at this) save that I consider how much custom & usage may do. So that if there were a people as some writ, de Cymeriis, which never saw the sun, by reason that they be situated far toward the North pole, and be enclosed and overshadowed with high mountains: it is credible and like enough, that if by the power and will of God, the mountains should sink down and give place, that the light of the sun might have entrance to them, at the first some of them would be offended therewith. And the old proverb affirmeth, that after tillage of corn was first found, many delighted more to feed of mast and acorns wherewith they had been accustomed, then to eat bread made of good corn. Such is the nature of custom, that it causeth us to bear all things well and easily wherewith we have been accustomed, and to be offended with all things thereunto contrary. And therefore I can well think them worthy pardon, which at the coming abroad of scripture doubted and drew back. But such as will persist still in their wilfulness I must needs judge not only foolish, froward, and obstinate: but also peevish, perverse, and indurate. And yet, if the matter should be tried by custom, we might also to aleage custom for the reading of the scripture in the vulgar tongue, and prescribe the more ancient custom. For it is not much above one hundred year ago, since scripture hath not been accustomed to be read in the vulgar tongue within this realm, and many hundred years before that, it was translated and red in the saxons tongue, which at that time was our mother tongue, whereof there remain yet divers copies found lately in old abbeys, of such antic manner of writing and speaking, that few men now been able to read and understand them. And when this language waxed old and out of common usage, because folk should not lack the fruit of reading, it was again translated into the newer language, whereof yet also many copies remain and be daily found. But now to let pass custom, and to way as wise men ever should, the thing in his own nature: let us here discuss what it availeth scripture to be had and red of the lay and vulgar people. And to this question I intend here to say nothing: but that was spoken and written by the noble doctor and most moral divine, saint john Chrisostome in his third sermon de Lazaro, albeit, I will be some thing shorter, and gather the matter into fewer words and less room than he doth there, S. Chrisostome. because I would not be tedious. He exhorteth there his audience, that every man should read by himself at home in the mean days and time, between sermon and sermon, to the intent they might both more profoundly fix in their minds and memories that he had said before upon such texts, whereupon he had already preached: and also that they might have their minds the more ready and better prepared to receive and perceive that which he should say from thenceforth in his sermons, upon such texts as he had not yet declared and preached upon, therefore saith he there: My common usage is to give you warning before what matter I intend after to entreat upon, that you yourselves in the mean days may take the book in hand, read, way, and perceive the sum and effect of the matter, and mark what hath been declared and what remaineth yet to be declared, so that thereby your mind may be the more furnished to hear the rest that shallbe said. And that I exhort you (saith he) and ever have & will exhort you, that you (not only here in the Church) give ear to that that is said by the preacher: but that also when ye be at home in your houses, ye apply yourselves from time to time to the reading of holy scriptures: which thing also I never lin to beat into the ears of them that be my familiars, and with whom I have private acquaintance and conversation. Let no man make excuse and say (saith he) I am busied about matters of the common wealth, I bear this office, or that, I am a crafts man, I must apply mine occupation, I have a wife, my children must be fed, my household must I provide for: Briefly, I am a man of the world, it is not for me to read the scriptures, that belongeth to them that have bidden the world farewell, which live in solitariness and contemplation, and have been brought up and continually nosilled in learning and religion. To this answering: What sayest thou man (saith he) is it not for thee to study and to read the scripture, because thou art encumbered and distracted with cares and business? So much the more it is behoveful for thee to have defence of scriptures, how much thou art the more distressed in worldly dangers. They that be free and far from trouble and intermeddling of worldly things, live in safeguard and tranquillity, and in the calm, or within a sure haven. Thou art in the midst of the sea of worldly wickedness, and therefore thou needest the more of ghostly succour and comfort: They sit far from the strokes of battle, and far out of gun shoot, and therefore they be but seldom wounded. Thou that standest in the forefront of the host, and nighest to thine enemies, must needs take now and then many strokes, and be grievously wounded, and therefore thou hast most need to have thy remedies and medicines at hand. Thy wife provoketh thee to anger, thy child giveth thee occasion to take sorrow and pensiveness, thine enemies lie in wait for thee, thy friend (as thou takest him) sometime envieth thee, thy neighbour misreporteth thee or picketh quarrels against thee, thy mate or partner undermineth thee, thy lord, judge, or justice, threateneth thee, poverty is painful unto thee, the loss of thy dear and well-beloved causeth thee to mourn, prosperity exalteth thee, adversity bringeth thee low: Briefly, so divers and so manifold occasions of cares, tribulations, and temptations, beset thee and besiege thee round about. Where canst thou have armour or fortress against thine assaults? Where canst thou have salves for thy sores, but of holy scripture? Thy flesh must needs be prone and subject to fleshly lusts, which daily walkest and art conversant among women, seest their beauties set forth to the eye, hearest their nice and wanton words, smellest their balm, civet, and musk, with many other like provocations and stirrings: except thou hast in a readiness wherewith to suppress and avoid them, which can not elsewhere be had, but only out of the holy scriptures. Let us read and seek all remedies that we can, and all shallbe little enough. How shall we then do, if we suffer and take daily wounds, and when we have done, will sit still and search for no medicines? Dost thou not mark and consider how the smith, mason, or carpenter, or any other handy craftsman, what need soever he be in, what other shift so ever he make, he will not sell nor lay to pledge the tools of his occupation: for then how should he work his feat, or get his living thereby? Of like mind and affection ought we to be towards holy scripture. For as mallets, hammers, saws, chesils, axes, and hatchets, be the tools of their occupation: So be the books of the prophets, and Apostles, and all holy writers inspired by the holy ghost, the instruments of our salvation. Wherefore let us not stick to buy and provide us the Bible, that is to say, the books of holy scripture: and let us think that to be a better jewel in our house then either gold or silver. For like as thieves be loath to assault an house where they know to be good armour and artillery: so wheresoever these holy and ghostly books be occupied, there neither the devil nor none of his angels dare come near. And they that occupy them be in much safeguard, and have a great consolation, and be the readier unto all goodness, the slower unto all evil: and if they have done any thing amiss, anon even by the sight of the books their consciences be admonished, and they wax sorry and ashamed of the fact. Peradventure they will say unto me: how and if we understand not that we read, that is contained in the books? What then? Suppose thou understand not the deep and profound mysteries of scriptures, yet can it not be but that much fruit and holiness must come and grow unto thee by the reading: for it can not be that thou shouldest be ignorant in all things a like. For the holy ghost hath so ordered and attempered the scriptures, that in them aswell publicans, fishers, and shepherds, may find their edification, as great doctors their erudition. For those books were not made to vain glory, like as were the writings of the gentile Philosophers and Rhetoricians, to the intent the makers should be had in admiration for their high styles and obscure manner and writing, whereof nothing can be understanded without a master or an expositor: But the Apostles & prophets wrote their books so, that their special intent and purpose might be understanded and perceived of every reader, which was nothing but the edification of amendment of the life of them that read or hear it. Who is it that reading or hearing read in the Gospel, Blessed are they that be meek, Blessed are they that be merciful, Blessed are they that be of clean heart, and such other like places, can perceive nothing except he have a master to teach him what it meaneth? Likewise the signs & miracles with all other histories of the doings of Christ or his Apostles, who is there of so simple wit & capacity, but he may be able to perceive and understand them? These be but excuses and cloaks for the rain, & coverings of their own idle slothfulness: But still ye will say I can not understand it. What marvel? How shouldest thou understand, if thou wilt not read, nor look upon it? Take the books into thine hands, read the whole story, and that thou understandest, keep it well in memory: that thou understandest not, read it again, and again: if thou can neither so come by it, counsel with some other that is better learned. Go to thy curate & preacher, show thyself to be desirous to know & learn: and I doubt not but God seeing thy diligence and readiness (if no man else teach thee) will himself vouchsafe with his holy spirit to illuminate thee, & to open unto thee that which was locked from thee. Remember the Eunuch of Candace Queen of Ethiopia, which albeit he was a man of a wild and barbarous country, and one occupied with worldly cares and business, yet riding in his charet, he was reading the scripture. Now consider, if this man passing in his journey was so diligent as to read the scripture: what thinkest thou of like was he wont to do sitting at home? Again he that letteth not to read, albeit he did not understand: what did he then trowest thou, after that when he had learned and gotten understanding? For that thou mayest well know that he understood not what he red: hearken what Philip there saith unto him. Understandest thou what thou readest? And he nothing ashamed to confess his ignorance, answered: How should I understand having no body to show me the way? Lo, when he lacked one to show him the way, and to expound to him the scriptures, yet did he read: and therefore God the rather provided for him a guide of the way, that taught him to understand it. God perceived his willing and toward mind, and therefore he sent him a teacher by & by. Therefore let no man be negligent about his own health and salvation: Though thou have not Philip always when thou wouldst, the holy ghost which then moved and stirred up Philip, will be ready and not fail thee if thou do thy diligence accordingly. All these things be written unto us for our edification and amendment, which be borne towards the latter end of the world. The reading of the scriptures is a great and strong bulwark or fortress against sin: the ignorance of the same, is a greater ruin and destruction of them that will not know it. That is the thing that bringeth in heresy, that is it that causeth all corrupt and perverse living, that is it that bringeth all things out of good order. Hitherto all that I have said, I have taken and gathered out of the foresaid sermon of this holy doctor saint john Chrisostome: Now if I should in like manner bring forth what the self same doctor speaketh in other places, and what other doctors and writers say concerning the same purpose, I might seem to you to write another Bible, rather than to make a preface to the Bible. Wherefore in few words to comprehend the largeness and utility of the scripture, how it containeth fruitful instruction and erudition for every man, if any thing be necessary to be learned, of the holy scripture we may learn it. If falsehood shallbe reproved, thereof we may gather wherewithal. If any thing be to be corrected and amended, if there need any exhortation or consolation, of the scripture we may well learn. In the scriptures be the fat pastures of the soul, therein is no venomous meat, no unwholesome thing, they be the very dainty and pure feeding. He that is ignorant, shall find there what he should learn. He that is a perverse sinner, shall there find his damnation to make him to tremble for fear. He that laboureth to serve God, shall find there his glory, and the promissions of eternal life, exhorting him more diligently to labour. Herein may princes learn how to govern their subjects: Subjects obedience, love, and dread to their princes: Husbands how they should behave them unto their wives, how to educate their children and servants: And contrary the wives, children, and servants, may know their duty to their husbands, parents, and masters. Here may all manner of persons, men, women, young, old, learned, unlearned, rich, poor, priests, lay men, lords, ladies, officers, tenants, and mean men, virgins, wives, widows, lawyers, merchants, artificers, husbandmen, and all manner of persons of what estate or condition soever they be, may in this book learn all things what they ought to believe, what they ought to do, & what they should not do, aswell concerning almighty God, as also concerning themselves and all other. Briefly, The conclusion. to the reading of the scripture none can be enemy, but that either be so sick that they love not to hear of any medicine, or else that be so ignorant that they know not scripture to be the most healthful medicine. Therefore as touching this former part, I will hear conclude, and take it as a conclusion: sufficiently determined & appointed that it is convenient and good the scriptures to be red of all sorts and kinds of people, and in the vulgar tongue without further allegations or probations for the same, which shall not need, since that this one place of john Chrisostome is enough and sufficient to persuade all them that be not frowardly & perversely set in their own wilful opinion, The kings highness hath allowed the scripture as necessary for us. specially now that the kings highness being supreme head next under Christ of this Church of England, hath approved with his royal assent the setting forth hereof, which only to all true & obedient subjects ought to be a sufficient reason for the allowance of the same, without further delay, reclamation, or resistance, although there were no preface nor other reason herein expressed. Therefore now to come to the second and latter part of my purpose: here is nothing so good in this world, but it may be abused, and turned from unhurtful & wholesome, to hurtful and noisome. What is there above better than the sun, the moon, and the stars? Yet was there that took occasion by the great beauty and virtue of them, There is nothing but it may be abused to dishonour God, and to defile themselves with idolatry, giving the honour of the living God and creator of all things, to such things as he had created. What is there here beneath better than fire, water, meats, drinks, metals of gold, silver, iron, and steel? Yet we see daily great harm and much mischief done by every one of these, aswell for lack of wisdom & providence of them that suffer evil, as by the malice of them that work the evil. Thus to them that be evil of themselves, every thing setteth forward and increaseth their evil, be it of his own nature a thing never so good: like as contraryly, to them that study and endeavour themselves to goodness, every thing prevaileth them, and profiteth unto good, be it of his own nature a thing never so bad, as S. Paul said, Rom. viii. Hiis qui diligunt deum, omnia cooperantur in bonum, All things do bring good success, to such as do love God, even as out of most venomous worms is made treacle, the most sovereign medicine for the preservation of man's health in time of danger. Wherefore I would advise you all that come to the reading or hearing of this book, which is the word of God, the most precious jewel and most holy relic that remaineth upon earth: that ye bring with you the fear of God, and that ye do it with all due reverence, & use your knowledge thereof, not to vain glory of frivolous disputation: but to the honour of God, increase of virtue, and edification both of yourselves and other. And to the intent that my words may be the more regarded, I will use in this part the authority of saint Gregory Nazianzene, like as in the other I did of saint john Chrisostome. It appeareth that in his time there were some (as I fear me there be also now at these days a great number) which were idle babblers, and talkers of the scripture out of season and all good order, and without any increase of virtue, or example of good living: to them he writeth all his first book, de theologia. Wherefore I shall briefly gather the whole effect, and recite it here unto you. There be some (saith he) whose not only ears and tongues, but also their fists be whetted and ready bent all to contention and unprofitable disputation, whom I would wish as they be vehement and earnest to reason the matter with tongue, so they were all ready and practive to do good deeds. But forasmuch as they subverting the order of all godliness, have respect only to this thing, how they may bind and loose subtle questions, so that now every market place, every alehouse and tavern, every feast house, briefly every company of men, every assembly of women, is filled with such talk: Since the matter is so (saith he) and that our faith and holy religion of Christ beginneth to wax nothing else but as it were a sophistry or a talking craft, I can no less do but say some thing thereunto. It is not fit (saith he) for every man to dispute the high questions of divinity, neither is it to be done at all times, neither in every audience must we discuss every doubt: but we must know when, to whom, and how far we ought to enter into such matters. First it is not for every man, but it is for such as be of exact and exquisite judgements, and such as have spent their time before in study and contemplation, and such as before have cleansed themselves aswell in soul as body, or at the least endeavoured themselves to be made clean. For it is dangerous (saith he) for the unclean to touch that thing that is most clean, like as the sore eye taketh harm by looking upon the sun. Secondarily, not at all times, but when we be reposed, and at rest from all outward dregs and trouble, and when that our heads be not encumbered with other worldy and wandering imaginations: as if a man should mingle balm and dirt together. For he that shall judge and determine such matters and doubts of scriptures, must take his time when he may apply his wits thereunto, that he may thereby the better see and discern what is truth. Thirdly, where, and in what audience. There and among those that have been studious to learn: And not among such as have pleasure to trifle with such matters, as with other things of pastime, which repute for their chief delicates, the disputation of high questions, to show their wits, learning, and eloquency in reasoning of high matters. Fourthly, it is to be considered how far to wade in such matters of difficulty. No further (saith he) but as every man's own capacity will serve him, and again no further than the weakness or intelligence of the other audience may bear. For like as to great noise hurteth the ear, to much meat hurteth the man's body, heavy burdens hurt the bearers of them, to much rain doth more hurt than good to the ground, briefly in all things, to much is noyous: even so, weak wits and weak consciences may soon be oppressed with over hard questions. I say not this to dissuade men from the knowledge of God, and reading or studying of the scripture: For I say that it is as necessary for the life of man's soul, as for the body to breath. And if it were possible so to live, I would think it good for a man to spend all his life in that, and to do none other thing. I commend the law which biddeth to meditate and study the scriptures always both night and day, and sermons & preachings to be made both morning, noon, and eventide, and God to be lauded and blessed in all times, to bed ward, from bed, in our journeys, and all our other works. I forbid not to read, but I forbid to reason. Neither forbid I to reason so far as is good and godly: but I allow not that is done out of season, and out of measure and good order. A man may eat to much of honey be it never so sweet, and there is time for every thing, and that thing that is good, is not good if it be ungodly done. Even as a flower in winter is out of season, and as a woman's apparel becometh not a man, neither contraryly, the man's the woman, neither is weeping convenient at a bridal, neither laughing at a burial. Now if we can observe and keep that is comely and timely in all other things: shall not we then the rather do the same in the holy scriptures? Let us not run forth as it were wild horses, that can suffer neither bridle in their mouths, nor sitter on their backs. Let us keep us in our bounds, and neither let us go to far on the one side lest we return into Egypt, neither to far over the other, lest we be carried away to Babylon. Let us not sing the song of our Lord in a strange land, that is to say, let us not dispute the word of God at all adventures, aswell where it is not to be reasoned, as where it is, and aswell in the ears of them that be not fit therefore, as of them that be. If we can in no wise forbear but that we must needs dispute, let us forbear thus much at the least, to do it out of time and place convenient: And let us entreat of those things which be holy, holily: and upon those things that be mystical, mystically: and not to utter the divine mysteries in the ears unworthy to hear them, but let us know what is comely, aswell in our silence and talking, as in our garments wearing, in our feeding, in our gesture, in our goings, in all our other behaving. This contention and debates about scriptures and doubts thereof (specially when such as do pretend to be the favourers and students thereof can not agree within themselves) doth most hurt to ourselves, and to the furthering of the cause and quarrels that we would have furthered above all other things. And we in this (saith he) be not unlike to them that being mad, set their own houses on fire, and that slay their own children, or beat their own parents. I marvel much (saith he) to recount whereof cometh all this desire of vain glory, whereof cometh all this tongue itch, that we have so much delight to talk and clatter? And wherein is our communication? Not in the commendation of virtuous and good deeds, of hospitality, of love between christian brother and brother, of love between man and wife, of virginity and chastity, and of alms toward the poor: Not in psalms and godly songs, not in lamenting for our sins, not in repressing the affections of the body, not in prayers to God. We talk of scripture, but in the mean time we subdue not our flesh by fasting, watching, and weeping, we make not this life a meditation of death, we do not strive to be lords over our appetites and affections, we go not about to pull down our proud and high minds, to abate our fumishe and rancorous stomachs, to restrain our lusts and bodily delectations, our undiscrete sorrows, our lascivious mirth, our inordinate looking, our insatiable hearing of vanities, our speaking without measure, our inconvenient thoughts, and briefly, to reform our life and manners: but all our holiness consisteth in talking. And we pardon each other from all good living, so that we may stick fast together in argumentation, as though there were no more ways to heaven but this alone, the way of speculation and knowledge (as they take it) but in very deed it is rather the way of superfluous contention and sophistication. Hitherto have I recited the mind of Gregory Nazianzene in that book which I spoke of before. The same author saith also in an other place, that the learning of a christian man ought to begin of the fear of God, to end in matters of high speculation: and not contraryly to begin with speculation, and to end in fear. For speculation (saith he) either high cunning or knowledge, if it be not stayed with the bridle of fear to offend God, is dangerous, and enough to tumble a man headlong down the hill. Therefore saith he, the fear of God must be the first beginning, and as it were an A.B.C. or an introduction to all them that shall enter into the very true and most fruitful knowledge of holy scriptures. Where as is the fear of God, there is (saith he) the keeping of the commandments: and where as is the keeping of the commandments, there is the cleansing of the flesh: which flesh is a cloud before the soul's eye, and suffereth it not purely to see the beam of the heavenly light. Where as is the cleansing of the flesh, there is the illumination of the holy ghost, the end of all our desires, and the very light whereby the verity of scriptures is seen and perceived. This is the mind and almost the words of Gregory Nazianzene doctor of the Greek Church, of whom saint Jerome saith: that unto his time the latin Church had no writer able to be compared and to make an even match with him. Therefore to conclude this latter part, every man that cometh to the reading of this holy book, aught to bring with him first and foremost this fear of almighty God, and then next, a firm and stable purpose to reform his own self according thereunto, and so to continue, proceed, and prosper from time to time, showing himself to be a sober & fruitful hearer and learner: which if he do, he shall prove at the length well able to teach, though not with his mouth, yet with his living and good example, which is sure the most lively and effectuous form and manner of teaching. He that otherwise intermeddleth with this book, let him be assured that once he shall make a count therefore, when he shall have said to him as it is written in the prophet David, Peccatòri dicit deus. etc. Unto the ungodly said God: Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my testament in thy mouth? Whereas thou hatest to be reformed, and hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness, and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. Thou sattest and spakest against thy brother, and hast slandered thine own mother's son. Psal. 50. These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly that I am even such a one as thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done. O consider this ye that forget God, lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. Who so offereth me thanks and praise, he honoureth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation right, will I show the salvation of God. ¶ Praise be to God. The years from the creation of the world. ¶ A description of the years from the Creation of the world, until this present year of 1568. drawn for the most part out of the holy Scripture, with declaration of certain places, wherein is certain difference of the reckoning of the years. 1948. WE reckon from Adam until the flood, a thousand six hundred fifty and six years. Genesis. 5. and .6. and from the flood until Abraham .292. years. Genesis .11. 23●8. * Abraham was taken from ●ur in Chalde● the place of his birth▪ the ●0. year of his age, and came to dwell in Charran where his father died: then being .75. years, came to the land of Chanaan. Genes. 12. Five and twenty years after, he begat Isaac. Gene. 21. So he that reckoneth the years of the peregrination of Abraham and his successors, till the deliverance of Egypt, beginning at that time that he departed out of his country, he shall find 430. years mentioned Exod. 24. but beginning their reckoning at the birth of Isaac, they shall find only 400. years. And thus ought Gene. 15. and Act. 7. treating thereon, to be understanded. From Abraham until Isahac, a hundred years. Gen. 17. From Isahac until jacob, sixty. Gen. 25. And from jacob to Ioseph. 90. years. joseph lived afterward .110. years. Gen 50. 2448. From the death of joseph until Moses, there is (according to Philo) sixty years. And from Moses till the departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt .80. years. Acts. 7. 2520. * The years that the people were governed by those that the scriptures called judges, including from josua to Samuel, (excepting the time of the oppression under the Ammonites) amounteth to .357. years. Now it is said Act. 13. that this time amounteth to about .450. years. Where is to be noted, that this place hath been corrupted, and in steed of three hundredth, they have set four hundredth: which reading of .300. agreeth very well with that which is contained in the scriptures touching the said years. The people remained in the wilderness .40. years. Deu. 29. And then were brought into the land of Chanaan by josuah, who was governor over the said people after Moses .32. years. 2688. After josuah Othoniel governed .8. years. jud. 9 then Aod. 80. jud. 3. After Aod, Deborah forty, judges. 4. Then Gedeon other forty years. judges. 8. 2732. Abimelech governed after Gedeon three years. jud. 9 then Thola. 23. years. jud. 10. Thola being deceased, the people were .18. years under the tyranny of the Ammonites. jud. 10. 2755. jephte delivered the people from the hands of the Ammonites, & governed .6. years. jud. 12. After jephte, Abessan governed .7. years. jud. 12. Then Elon. 10. years. jud. 12. 2833. Abdon governed after Elon eight years. jud. 12. Then Samson .20. years. jud. 13. Then Eli forty years. 1. Sam. 4. 2863. After Eli, Samuel and Saul governed forty years: but the scripture, because of saul's royal dignity, attributeth all this government to him. Acts. 7. 2943. David reigned after Saul. 40. years. 2. Sam. 5. Solomon his son reigned three years before the building of the temple, which is .480. years after the departure out of Egypt. 3. Kings .6. and reigned in all .40. years. 3. King .11. 3004. Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned .17. years. 3. King. 12. Also Abiam his son reigned three years. 3. King. 15. Then Asa 41. years. 3. King .15. 3041. josaphat reigned after Asa. 25. years. 3. King. 15. And joram his son reigned three years with his father, and five years alone. 4. King. 8. “ Or, Ahaziahu. Ochozias reigned after joram. 7. years. 2. Chro. 22. 3117. Athalia the mother of Ochozias reigned seven years. 4. Reg. 11. joas reigned after her forty years. 4. Reg. 12. After him Amasias his son reigned .29. years .4. Reg. 14. 3180. * Amasias reigned 29. years, the 15. year of the said jeroboam, and began to reign over Israel in Samaria. 4. Re. 14. So the 29. years of the reign of Amasias finished the 15. year of the said jeroboam: now it is manifest that Azarias the son of Amazias began to reign but the .27. year of the said jeroboam. 4. Reg. 15. than it followeth, that between the end of the reign of Amasias, and the beginning of Azarias, there falleth out eleven years, that are left out. After Amasias the people were without king eleven years, as we may gather by the .14. and 15. chapter of the .4. Reg. Then Azarias reigned .52. years. 4. Reg. 15. 3●41. joathan reigned after Azarias sixteen years. 4. Reg. 15. After Ahaz his son reigned .16. years. 4 Reg. 16. And after him, Ezechias .29. years. 4. Reg. 18. 3323. and 3. months Manasses the son of Ezechias reigned .55. years. 4. Reg. 21. Amon his son two years. 4. Reg. 21. Then josia. 31. years. 4. Reg. 22. And jehoaz three months. 4. Reg. 23. 3340. and 6. months Eliachim, otherwise called joachin reigned eleven years. 4. Reg. 23. And after him, jechonias three months, after which time he was led captive into Babylon. 4. Reg. 23. 3421. and 6. months Sedechias reigned .11. years, and then was slain, the city of Jerusalem with the temple razed down, and the people led captive into Babylon, where they remained .70. years. 4. Re. 25. 3975. and 6. months * There is difference between authors touching the beginning of the 70. weeks of Daniel: some begin the said weeks from the first year of Cyrus: other from the tenth year of Darius Longimanus, and some other from the sixth year of the same: but it is likeliest that it should be the 20. year, because that that which is written Daniel. 9 hath relation to Nehemias the second. After the 70. years of captivity, Cyrus the first monarch of the Persians, set the people at liberty again, and suffered them to return into their own land. It was revealed to Daniel the prophet, that there should be 70. weeks of years, (which is 490. years) reckoning from the commandment given to build the city, until jesus Christ. Dani. 9 And this commandment was given by Darius Longimanus the twentieth year of his empire. Nehem. 2. which was .64. years after the aforesaid deliverance. Wherefore reckoning the said. 64. years after the deliverance, and adding thereto the .70. weeks aforesaid revealed unto Daniel, we shall find that from the said deliverance until the death of Christ, there is five hundredth fifty and four years. 5510. and 6. months From the nativity of Christ to this present year, we reckon a thousand, five hundred sixty & eight: from which number if we subtract the years from his birth until his death (which is three and thirty) we shall find that from the end of the said seventy weeks of Daniel, until this present year, it is .1535. years. All which aforesaid being well examined and reckoned, ye shall find that since the creation of the world to this present year of .1568. the years amount to .5503. years, and six months. ❧ The order of the books of the old Testament. The first part. GEnesis. Exodus. Leviticus. Numerus. Deuteronomium. The second part. josuah. judges. Ruth. First kings, or Samuel. 2. Kings, or Samuel. 3. Kings. 4. Kings. 1. Chronicle. 2. Chronicle. 1. Esdras. 2. Esdras. Hester. job. The third part of the Bible. The Psalter. The proverbs of Solomon. Ecclesiastes or Preacher. Cantica canticorum. isaiah. jeremis. Lamentation of jeremis. Ezechiel. Daniel. Osea. joel. Amos. Abdias. jonas. Micheas. Nahum. Habacuc. Sophonias. Aggeus. Zacharias. Malachias. The fourth part of the Bible called Apocryphus. 3. Esdras. 4. Esdras. Tobias. judith. Book of wisdom. Ecclesiasticus or the book of jesus sirach. The rest of the book of Hester. Baruch. The song of the three children. The story of Susanna. The story of Bel, and the Dragon. The prayer of Manasses. 1. Maccabees. 2. Maccabees. The order of the books of the new Testament. The fifth part. The Gospel S. Matthew. The Gospel S. Mark. The Gospel S. Luke. The Gospel S. john. The acts of the Apostles. S. Paul's Epistle to the Romans. 1. To the Corinthians. 2. To the Corinthians. To the Galathians. To the Ephesians. To the Philippians. To the Colossians. 1. To the Thessalonians. 2. To the Thessalonians. 1. Timothe. 2. Timothe. To Titus. To Philemon. To the hebrews. The Epistle of S. james. 1. Of S. Peter. 2. Of S. Peter. 1. Of S. john. 2. Of S. john. 3. Of S. john. The Epistle of S. jude. The revelation of S. john. The first book of Moses, called in Hebrew of the first word of the book a That is, in the beginning. Bereschith, and in Greek b That is, generation, or creation. Genesis. ❧ The first Chapter. 2 The earth and the depths. 3 Light. 6 The firmament or heaven. 10 The earth, and the sea. 14 The sun, the moon, and the stars. 21 fishes. 24 The beasts of the earth. 26 The creation of man. 29 God giveth unto man the power of procreation, and subdueth all things unto him. 30 Gods provision for livelihood. 1 IN the beginning Psal. 33. a. Psal. 136. a. Eccle. 18. a. Act. xiiii. c. Act. xvii. d. GOD created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and was void: & darkness [was] upon the face of the (a) The deep, the waters, ● the heaven, signify that ●ude body that was afterward garnished with ●yghtes. deep, and the (b) The holy ghost did preserve that confused body. spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light day, and the darkness night: “ Hebre. One day. and the evening & the morning were the “ Hebre. And the evening was, and the morning was, the first day. first day. 6 And God said: The .2. day. let there be a “ Hebre. A stretching out, or setting abroad firmament between the waters, jerem. x. c. and let it make a division between waters and waters. 7 And God made the (c) All that room, wherein the air, the sun, moon, and stars be, is so named. Psal. cxlviii. firmament, and set the division between the waters which [were] under the firmament, and the waters that [were] * above (d) It is the power of god, that holdeth up the clouds. the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament the heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 And God said: Psal. 33 b. The .3. day. let the (e) That is, all the waters which were in the lowest parts of the a●er. waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land the earth, and the gathering together of waters called he the seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said: (f) let the earth bring forth [both] bud and herb apt to seed, (f) The goodness of God in providing for ma● & beast, before they were made. and fruitful trees yielding fruit after his kind, which hath seed in itself upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the (g) Fruitfulness in trees and herbs, was before sun or moon was made. earth brought forth [both] bud and herb apt to seed after his kind, and tree yielding fruit, which hath seed in itself, after his kind. 13 And God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day. 14 And God said: Psal. 136. b. Deut. iiii. b. The .4. day let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven, that they may divide the day and the night, and let them be for (h) These lights were not made to serve Astronomers fantasies: but for signs in natural things, and tokens of gods mercy or wrath. signs, & seasons, and for days, and years. 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven, that they may give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day, and a less light to rule the night, and [he made] stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, (i) The true use of the heavenly bodies is oft repeated, lest men should abuse them. to shine upon the earth, 18 And to jere. xxxi. d rule the day and night, and to make difference between the light and the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 20 And God said: let the waters bring forth moving creature that hath life, The .5. day. and foul that may flee upon the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and every living & moving creature, which the waters brought forth after their kind, & every feathered foul after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 22 And God (k) God gave them virtue to fructify and bring forth the like. blessed them, saying: Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea, and let foul multiple in the earth. 23 And the evening and morning were the fift day. 24 And God said: let the earth bring forth living creature after his kind, The .6. day. cattle, worm, and beasts of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25 God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after his kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 26 (l) One God, and three persons. God said: Coloss. three b. let us make man in (m) Man is created like unto God in perfect nature, which by sin he afterward corrupted. our image, after our likeness, and let them have rule of the fish of the sea, & of the foul of the air, and of cattle, & of all the earth, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his (n) We ought to labour to repair this image so oft repeated. own image, in the image of God created he him, Wisd. two. d. Eccle 17. a. Math. nineteen. a male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed (o) Lawful procreation is the blessing of God. them, and God said unto them: Gen. viii. c. be fruitful, & multiply, and replenish the earth, & subdue it, and have dominion of the fish of the sea, and foul of the air, & of every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said: behold, I have given you every (p) God's provision for man's food, may teach us sobriety in all our diet. herb bearing seed, which is in the upper face of all the earth, and every tree in the which is the fruit of a tree bearing seed, Gen. ix. a. Exod. iii. c. [that] they may be meat unto you: 30 To every beast of the earth also, and to every bird of the air, and to every such thing that creepeth upon the earth, which doth “ Hebre. live, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 31 Hath a living soul. Eccle. 39 c. Mark. 7. d. And God saw every thing that he had made: and behold, it was exceeding good. And the evening & the morning were the sixth day. ¶ The two Chapter. 2 The day of rest is blessed. 4 A repeating of things foretold in the first. 6 The cloud from the earth as a well to water it. 7 He rehearseth again the fashioning of man. 8 Man in the paradise of pleasure. 10 The wood of life, the wood of knowledge. 11.13.14 The rivers names. 16 God forbiddeth man the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 19 Adam giveth names unto all living things. 22 Woman is created. 23 The institution of holy marriage. 1 THe heavens also & the earth were finished, & all the host of them. 2 And in the seventh day God ended (a) No more new creations of creatures are to be looked for: yet God still continually governeth and preserveth all things. joh. xvii. his work which he had made. And the seventh day he rested from all his work which he had made. Exod. xx. b. Hebre. iiii. a 3 And God (b) The seventh day consecrated to the service of God, for man in his perfect state. blessed the seventh day, & sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God ordained to make. 4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew. For the Lord God had not [yet] caused it to rain upon the earth, neither [was there] a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist from the earth, & watered the whole face of the ground. 7 The Lord God also did shape man, [even] This base ●g●un●●g ●n should ●ember. ● he waxed ●ude of 〈◊〉 image 〈◊〉 God. dust from of the ground, & breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man was a living soul. 8 And the Lord God By the ●guler coun● of God, ●s part of 〈◊〉 earth eastward from ●erusalem, ●as more ●tfull and ●asaunt. planted a Or, Pa●dise of plea●e. garden eastward in Where ●den was, isaias. 37. ●zech. 27. Eden, and there he put the man whom he had shapen. 9 Moreover, out of the ground made the Lord God to grow In such ●ruelous abundance ● provision, ●n● lust was excusable, ●at could not ●ntayne frō●e fruit. every tree, that was fair to sight, and pleasant to eat: The tree Which did ●eserue the ●dyly life. of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of The ●ne agreeth ●th the sur●sse that fo●wed. knowledge of good and evil. 10 And out of Eden there went forth a flood to water the garden, and from thence it was divided, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is eccle 24. d. Pison, the same is it that compasseth the whole land of The ●●maelites ●elt in this ●●de. Gen. 25 Havilah, where there is gold: 12 And the gold of the land is very good. There is also Bdellium, and the Onyx stone. 13 The name of the second river is Gyhon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of (i) Thus containeth also the regions of the Mad●an●tes and Arabians. Ethiopia. 14 The name of the third river is “ Or, Tigris. Hidekel, & it goeth toward the east side of Assiria: & the fourth river is Euphrates. 15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him in the garden of Eden, that he might (k) God liketh neither idleness nor negligence. work it, and keep it. 16 And the Lord God (l) Thus man for all his great gifts should learn obedience to God. commanded the man, saying: eating, thou shalt eat of every tree of the garden: 17 But as touching the tree of knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it: For in what day so ever thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die the (m) By death, is signified all the miseries wherein Adam wrapped himself by his fall from God. death. 18 And the Lord God said: It is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him an (n) What the husband ought to think of his wife: and what the wife oweth to her husband. help Heb. As before him. like unto him. 19 And so out of the ground the Lord God had shapen every beast of the field, and every foul of the air, and brought it unto man, that he might see how he would call it. For likewise as man himself named every living thing, even so was the name thereof. 20 And the man (o) Man showed himself Lord of all beasts, by giving them names. gave names to all cattle, and foul of the air, & every beast of the field: but for man found he not an help like unto him. 21 The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the place with flesh in stead thereof. 22 And the rib which the lord god had taken from man, “ Hebre. builded. made he a woman, & (p) The first institution of matrimony by God: So all lawful marriages are made by God. i. Cor. xi. b. brought her unto the man. 23 And man said: i Cor. xi. b. this is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh, she shallbe called (q) The Hebrew words are isch and ischa, which properly can not be translated. woman, because she was taken out of man. 24 Mat. nineteen. a. For this cause shall man leave his father and his mother, Mark. x. a i Cor v. ●. Ephes. v. c. and shallbe joined with his wife: and they shall become one flesh. 25 And they were both naked the man and his wife, and were (r) The shame of nakedness is a token of our nature corrupted. not ashamed. ❧ This figure is spoken of in the ten verse of this Chapter before, and representeth the situation of God's garden. IF there be any kingdom under heaven that is excellent in beauty, in abundance of fruits, in plenteousness, in delights and other gifts: they which have written of countries, do praise above all, the same that this figure representeth. Wherefore, with the praises of those writers, Moses exalteth this paradise, as duly belonging unto it. And it is very well like, that the region or kingdom of Eden hath been situated in that country, as it appeareth in the xxxvii Chapter of Esaias the xii verse, and in the xxvii of Ezechiel the xxiii verse. Moreover, where as Moses said that a flood did proceed from that place: I do interpret it, from the course of the waters, as if he should have said that Adam did inhabit in the floods side, or in the land which was watered of both sides. Howbeit, there is no great matter in that, either that Adam hath inhabited under the place where both floods come together toward Babylon and Seleucia, or above: It is sufficient that he hath been in a place watered of waters. But the thing is not dark nor hard to understand how this flood hath been divided in four heads. For they be two floods which be gathered in one, than they separate themselves in divers parts. So in their joining and flowing together, it is but a flood, whereof there is two heads into two channels from above, and two toward the sea, when it beginneth to separate itself abroad. But to declare unto you the diversities of the rivers names, besides their usual and principal appellations, and how they be called as they pass through each province, with the interpretations of the same, I think it rather tedious and combresome, then profitable. Wherefore the simple sense of Moses is, that the garden whereof Adam was the owner, was watered with waters, because that the course of this flood was there, which was divided into four heads. ❧ The three Chapter. 1 The serpent beguileth the woman. 6 The transgression of the commandment, 8 When Adam and Heva knew their offences, they fled from the face of God, excusing their fault. 14 The serpent is cursed. 15 The seed jesus is promised a saviour. The Gospel. 16 Woman's miseries for sin. 17 The punishment of Adam. Man is appointed to labour. 20 Heva. Wisd. two. d. 1 AND the serpent was suttiller than every beast of the field which the lord God had made, and he said unto the woman: yea, hath (a) The devil first would make Heva doubt of gods good will toward her. God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent: We eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden. 3 But as for the fruit of the tree which is in the mids of the garden, God hath said, ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch of it, (b) Heva rehearseth not gods punishment according to his word. lest peradventure ye die. 4 And i Cor. xi. a. the serpent said unto the woman: ye (c) From doubting, the devil bringeth to denying. shall not die the death. 5 For God doth know, that the same day that ye eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened, and (d) Satan tempteth the woman also with ambition. ye shallbe even as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And so the woman, seeing that the same tree was good to eat of, and pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, took of the fruit thereof, and did (e) The act of sin followeth the miscrediting of god's word. eat, and gave also unto her husband being with her, Eccle. xxv. i Tim. two. d. and he did eat. 7 () The corruption of all the nature of man by sin. Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked, and they sowed (f) Such are the cloaks we make to cover our sin. fig leaves together, & made themselves apernes. 8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God, walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife (g) The corruption of man's nature after sin, here appeareth. hid themselves from the presence of the lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the Lord called Adam, & said unto him: where art thou? 10 Which said: I heard thy voice in the garden, and was afraid (h) Adam playeth the hypocrite. because I was naked, and hid myself. 11 And he said: Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou not eaten of the same tree, concerning the which I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat of it? 12 And Adam said: The woman whom thou gavest [to be] with me, (i) Adam burdeneth God and the woman with his fault. she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the Lord God said unto the woman: “ Or, how. Why hast thou done this? And the woman said: the serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14 And the lord god said unto the (k) In the minister is the author of this mischief punished. serpent: Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. 15 I will also put (l) The continual fight of the children of God. Christ. enmity between thee & the woman, between thy seed and her seed: and (m) Victory is promised by Christ, to man's comfort it shall tread down thy head, and thou shalt tread upon his heel. 16 But unto the woman he said: () The calamities & miseries which continually followeth mankind for sin. I will very much multiply thy sorrow, and thy griefs of child bearing, In sorrow shalt thou bring forth children: thy desire [shallbe] to thy husband, and he shall have the i Cor. xiiii. f rule of thee. 17 Unto Adam he said: Because thou hast harkened unto (n) He should have been his wife's schoolmaster, and preferred gods voice before his wives. the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree concerning the which I commanded thee, saying, thou shalt not eat of it, cursed is the ground for thy sake, in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. 18 Thorn also and thistle shall it bring forth (o) It is not the age of the earth, but the increase of sin, that maketh the earth more barren. to thee, and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread, till thou be turned again into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned again. 20 And Adam called his wife's (p) Adam setteth forth the benefit of life, which he received at God's hands. name Heva, because she was the mother of all living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God (q) It was gods gift, that Adam thus provided for himself. make garments of skins, and he put them on. 22 And the Lord God said: Behold, the man is become as one of us, (r) God would have man and his posterity to remember the cause of their misery. in knowing good and evil: And now lest peradventure he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live for ever. (s) You may supply the sentence with these words: let us cast him forth. 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to work the ground whence he was taken. 24 And so he (t) Adam can never in this life obtain the felicity which he lost by sin. drove out man, and at the east side of the garden of Eden he set Cherubins, and a fiery two edged sword, to keep the way of the tree of life. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 Cain. 3 Abel and Cain do offer gifts unto the Lord. 6 Cain is rebuked of the Lord. 8 He killeth his brother Abel. 11 Cain is cursed. 13 Cain despaireth. 17 Henoch. 18 Irad, Meviael, Mathusael. 19 Lamech and his wives, Ada, Sella. 21 jubal. 22 Thubalcain, Noema. 26 The worshipping of God is restored. 1 AND Adam knew Heva his wife, who conceiving bare Cain, (a) Heva thanketh god for the blessing of children. saying: I have gotten a man of “ he, a man, God. the Lord. 2 And she proceeding, brought forth his brother Habel, (b) Though Adam was Lord of all the earth, yet he brought up his children not idly. and Habel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of days it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground, an (c) These children were taught to worship God of their father. oblation unto the lord: 4 Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheep, & of the fat thereof: and the Lord had respect d The faith of Habel made his oblation acceptable. unto Hebr xi a. Habel, and to his oblation. 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had no respect: (e) The goodness of God toward the godly grieveth the wicked. for the which cause Cain was exceeding wroth, and his countenance abated. 6 And the Lord said unto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance abated? 7 If thou do well, shalt “ Or, Shall there not be an acceptation. thou not (f) That is, God will accept thy sacrifice also, if they be offered faithfully. receive? and if thou dost not well, lieth not thy sin at the doors? Also unto (g) Cain had no ●e cause of envy, seeing his authority over Habel remained sure unto him. thee shall his desire be, and thou shalt have dominion over him. 8 And Cain (h) Hypocrites dissemblingly speak fair. talked with Habel his brother: and it came to pass Wisd. x. Math. xxiii i. Para. three judges. xi. when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Habel his brother, & slew him. 9 And the Lord said unto Cain: where is Habel thy brother? Which said (i) With impiety & mischief is foolishness joined. I wot not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10 And he said: What hast thou done? (k) God hath great care for his holy saints. the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me out of the ground. 11 (l) The very earth abhorreth shedding of blood. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. 12 If thou till the ground, she shall not yield unto thee her strength. (m) A fearful conscience findeth rest no where. A fugitive and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto the Lord: “ Or, My punishment is greater than that I may bear. My iniquity is more (n) See the degrees by the which Cain fell into desperation. than that it may be forgiven. 14 Behold, thou hast cast me out this day from the upper face of the earth, & from thy face shall I be hid, (o) A great punishment not to be under the tuition of God. fugitive also and a vacabounde shall I be in the earth: and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord said unto him: (p) God would have Cain remain for an example of his vengeance upon murderers. verily whosoever slayeth Cain, he shallbe punished seven fold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any man finding him should kill him. 16 (q) The excommunication or banishment of Cain. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, & dwelled in the land of Nod, eastward from Eden. 17 (r) Temporal gifts which God bestowed upon Cain and his posterity. Cain also knew his wife, which conceived and bare Henoch, and building a city, he called the name of the same city after the name of his son Henoch. 18 Unto the same Henoch was borne Irad: Irad begat Mehuiael, Mehuiael begat Methusael, Methusael begat Lamech. 19 (s) For whatsoever cause this was done, it was against the institution of matrimony And Lamech took unto him two wives, the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other was Sella. 20 And Ada bore jabel, which was the father of such as dwell in the tents, and of such as have cattle. 21 His brother's name was jubal, which was the father of such as handle Harp and Organ. 22 And Sella also bare Thubalcain, which wrought cunningly every craft of brass and of iron, the sister of Thubalcain was Noema. 23 (t) Lamech a tyrant regardeth no man's council: but thinketh that he may more safely persecute the just men than Cain. And Lamech said unto his wives Ada and Sella: Hear my voice ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, & a young man to mine own punishment. 24 If Cain shallbe avenged seven fold, truly Lamech seventy times & seven times. 25 Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God [said she] hath appointed me another seed in stead of Habel whom Cain slew. 26 And unto the same Seth also there was borne a son, and he called his name Enos: then began men to make (v) By the chief part, the whole service of God is signified, which the godly began now to restore. invocation in the name of the Lord. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 He repeateth the creation of man. 3 Men. 5 Adam's age. 6 Seth. 9 Enos. 12 Mahalaleel. The preservation of the Church. 21 Henoch. 25 Mathuselah. 29 Noah. 32 The sons of Noah. 1 THis is the book of the (a) The rehearsal of his succession or posterity. generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the (b) Man a lively image of God's wisdom & justice likeness of God made he him. 2 Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name (c) The husband and the wife, as one man. Adam in the day of their creation. 3 And Adam lived an hundredth and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image, & called his name (e) Moses speaketh not of Cain and such, for that they were not of the church, neither came Christ of their line. Seth. 4 i. Chro. i a. All the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth, were eight hundredth years, and he begat sons and daughters. 5 (f) Adam lived unto Nohas fathers days. And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundredth and thirty years, (g) Thus the reward of sin is death, throughout all ages. and he died. 6 Seth lived an hundredth & five years, and begat Enos. 7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos (h) Many holy patriarchs lived in the church at one tyme. eight hundredth and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundredth & twelve years, and he died. 9 Enos lived ninety years, and begat Kenan. 10 And Enos lived after he begat Kenan eight hundredth & fifty years, and begat (i) They be only rehearsed by name, who were as lights in the Church. sons and daughters. 11 And all the days of Enos were nine (k) He lived until the .84. year of Noah's life. hundredth & five years, and he died. 12 Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel. 13 And Kenan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundredth & forty years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And all the days of Kenan were nine hundredth and ten years, and he died. 15 Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat jered. 16 And again Mahalaleel lived after he begat jered eight hundredth & thirty years, and begat sons & daughters. 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel, were eight hundredth ninety and five years, and he died. 18 jered lived an hundredth sixty & two years, and he begat Henoch. 19 And jered lived after he begat Henoch, eight hundredth years, & begat sons and daughters. 20 And all the days of jered were nine hundredth sixty and two years, & he died. 21 Eccle. 44. c. Hebr. xi. a. Henoch lived sixty and five years, & begat Methuselah. 22 (l) He directed his life not after the manners of the world then, but according to god's word. And Henoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundredth years, and begat sons & daughters. 23 (m) Why god took away this Godly preacher from the world, see wisd. the .4. chapter. And all the days of Henoch were three hundredth sixty and five years. 24 And Henoch walked with God: and he was no more seen, for God took him away. 25 (n) As he was a singular patron of godly life, so was he an ensample of immortal life & resurrection. Methuselah also lived an hundredth eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech. 26 And again Methusalah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundredth eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters. 27 And all the days of Methuselah (o) He lived 6 years before the flood, as S. Augustine reckoneth. were nine hundredth sixty & nine years, and he died. 28 Lamech lived an hundredth eighty & two years, and begat a son, 29 (p) Lamech prophesieth of the relief which the godly looked for in those miserable times. And called his name Noah, saying: This same shall comfort us as concerning our work, & sorrow of our hands about the earth, which God cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah, five hundredth ninety & five years, and begat sons and daughters. 31 (q) All the holy patriarchs rehearsed before, died in this man's days. And all the days of Lamech were seven hundredth seventy and seven years, and he died. 32 Noah was five hundredth year old, & Noah begat Sem, Ham, & japheth. ¶ The uj Chapter. 2 The cause of deluge. 3 An hundred and twenty years given for conversion & amendment of life. 4 Giants. 5 The wickedness of man provoketh God. 7 It repenteth God that he had made man. 9 The generations of No the just. 13 God foretelleth unto Noah himself the general deluge. 15 The fashion of the ark. 18 Who should enter the ark. 1 AND it came to pass, that when men (a) This corruption began long before Noah's tyme. began to be multiplied in the upper face of the earth, there were daughters borne unto them: 2 And the (b) The sons of the godly joined themselves with the daughters of the wicked, without all fear of God. sons of God also saw the daughters of men that they were fair, & they took them wives, such as they liked, from among them all. 3 And the Lord said: (c) God had gone about divers ways to call the world to repentance, but man's obstinacy was such as would not obey, but waxed beastly My spirit shall not always strive with man, because he is flesh: yet his days shallbe () Time of repentance granted to the wicked world an hundredth and twenty years. 4 But there were Giants in those days in the earth: (d) Tyranny and oppression an other cause of the flood. yea & after that the sons of God came unto the daughters of men, and had begotten children of them, the same became mighty men of the world, and men of renown. 5 (e) God saw not only the out ward deeds of men nought, but their hearts set upon wickedness altogether, so that there was no hope they would amend But God saw that the malice of man was great in the earth, and all the imagination of the thoughts of his Gen. viii. d. Mat xv. b. heart [was] only evil every day. 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man upon the earth, (f) Our sin & the punishment thereof grieveth God & he was touched with sorrow in his heart. 7 And the Lord said: I will from the upper face of the earth, destroy man whom I have created, from man unto cattle, unto worm, and unto fowls of the air: For it (g) Moses writeth of god to our understanding. repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah (h) That is, God favoured him and was merciful unto him. found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah [was] a just man, and perfect in his (i) In those most corrupt times, Noah continued just and upright. generations: And Noah walked with God. 10 Noah begat three sons, Sem, Ham, and japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt (k) To the eyes of the world, the wicked seemed as pure as Noah. before God, and the same earth was filled with cruelty. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and behold (l) Because all the inhabitance had corrupted both religion & life. it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupt his way upon earth. 13 And God said unto Noah: the (m) God by his threatenings, stirreth Noah to greater care and fear. end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is filled with cruelty through them, and behold I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make thee an Ark of (n) Gopher a very light kind of wood Pine trees: Habitations shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and with out with pitch. 15 And of this fashion shalt thou make it: The length of the ark [shal●e] three hundredth cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, & the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make in the ark, and (o) The length of the window was a cubit. in a cubit shalt thou finish it above: but the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof. With three lofts one above another shalt thou make it. 17 And behold, (p) It seemed to the world then, ● thing unpossible. I, even I do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life under heaven, () The use of the ark. and every thing that is in the earth shall perish. 18 (q) That Noah should ●e safe, though all the world perish. With thee also will I make (r) Gods promise made Noah more ready to do gods commandment. my covenant: and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons, thy wife, and thy sons wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, (s) Not one pair alone, as appeareth in the next Chapter. pair of every one shalt thou bring into the ark to keep them alive with thee, they shallbe male & female. 20 Of feathered fowls also after their kind, and of all cattle after their kind: of every worm of the earth after his kind, two of every one shall come unto thee, to keep [them] alive. 21 And take thou with thee (t) God could have fed all miraculously: but he would have means used. of all meat that is eaten, and thou shalt lay it up with thee, that it may be meat for thee and them. 22 * Noah (u) The true and full obedience of Noah therefore did according unto all that God commanded him [even] so did he. ¶ The vij Chapter. 1 Noah is commanded to enter the ark. 5 Noah entereth the ark. 11 The overflowing of the deluge. 13 Who did enter with Noah 17 How great the waters of the flood were. 1 ANd the Lord said unto Noah: come thou and (a) Temporal benefits God bestoweth upon the children, for the father's godliness sake. ●. Pet. two. a. all thy house into the ark: for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take with thee seven and seven, the male and his female, but of (b) Not seven pair, but three, and one for sacrifice. unclean cattle two, the male and his female. 3 Of fowls also of the air seven and seven, the male and the female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the whole earth. 4 For after (c) God would not have Noah to be in doubt of any circumstance seven days, I will rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: & all substance that I have made, will I destroy from the upper face of the earth. 5 Mat. 24. d. Luk. xvii. f. i Pet. three d. Noah therefore did according unto (d) Noah obeyed not in one thing, but in all that god commanded. all that God commanded him. 6 And Noah was (e) Age did not make Noah the slower to obey God's will. six hundredth year old, when the floods of water came upon the earth. 7 And Noah came, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons wives with him to the ark, because of the waters of the flood. 8 Of clean beasts, and of unclean beasts, and of fowls, and of every such as creepeth upon the earth, 9 There (f) As to Adam, so now to Noah, god caused all cattle to come. came two & two unto Noah unto the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And so it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the (g) In the latter end of April, when all things were most pleasant, them this destruction came. second month, the seventeen day of the month, in the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was upon the earth (h) God in his punishment giveth place of repentance. forty days and forty nights. 13 In the self same day, entered Noah, and Sem, and Ham, and japheth the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them into the ark. 14 They, (i) This is oft time repeated, for that it seemeth uncredible to the sense of man. and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, yea, and every worm that creepeth upon the ground after his kind, and every bird after his kind, and every fleeing and feathered foul. 15 And they came unto Noah into the ark, two and two, of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they entering in, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and (k) The hand of God stayed the waters out of the ark God shut him in round about. 17 And the flood came forty days upon the earth, and the waters were increased, and (l) Moses' first declareth how the godly is saved, than the destruction of the wicked bore up the ark, which was life up above the earth. 18 The waters also waxed strong, and were increased exceedingly upon the earth: and so the ark went upon the upper face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and all the high hills that are under the (m) Th● were other particular floods, but this was universal. whole heaven, were covered. 20 fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail, so that the mountains were covered. 21 Wisd. x. a. Eccle. xl. And (n) The grievous punishment of God for sin. all flesh perished, that moved upon the earth, in foul, in cattle, in beast, and in every worm that creepeth upon the earth, yea, and every man also. 22 So that (o) That is, all that lived. all that had the breath of life in his nostrils throughout all that was on the (p) Of fish there is no mention made by Moses. dry land, died. 23 And every substance was destroyed that remained and that was in the upper part of the ground, both man and cattle, and worm, and the foul of the heaven, they were even destroyed from of the earth, and (q) Thus was he rewarded, that rather followed God, than the multitude of wicked. i. Peter. iii. Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. 24 But the water prevailed upon the earth, a hundredth and fifty days. ¶ The viii Chapter. 1 The waters of the general overflowing do decrease. 4 The ark resteth upon a mount. 7 The Raven is sent forth. 8 Noah sendeth forth a Dove. 10 He sendeth it out again. 13 The waters are dried. 16 Noah is bidden to go out of the ark. 18. He goeth out. 20 He offereth an acceptable sacrifice unto God. 21 The deluge shall be no more. The heart of man is evil. 1 AND God (a) God showeth himself mindful by declaring his help. remembered Noah and every beast, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made (b) God createth the winds, and bringeth them out of his treasures. Psal. cxxxiii. a wind to pass upon the earth, and the waters ceased. 2 The fountains also of the deep, and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. 3 And the waters from the earth returned, going and coming again: and after the end of the (c) The water increased forty days, and were at one stay▪ 150. days, that is, somewhat with six months hundredth and fiftieth day, the waters were abated. 4 And in the seven month, in the seventeenth day of the month, the ark rested upon the mountains of “ Heb. Ararat. Armenia. 5 And the waters were going and decreasing until the tenth month: In the tenth month, and in the first day of the same month, were the tops of the mountains seen. 6 And after the end of the fourtith day, it came to pass [that] Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made, 7 And he sent forth a Raven, which went out, going forth, and returning, until the waters were dried up upon the earth. 8 And again he sent foort a Dove from him, that he might see if the waters were abated from the upper face of the ground. 9 And the Dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] in the upper face of the whole earth, Then he put forth his hand, & took her, and pulled her to him into the ark. 10 And he abode yet other seven days, and again he sent forth the Dove out of the ark: 11 And the Dove came to him in the eventide, and lo, in her mouth was an (d) God gave a token to Noah, that the fruitful lands were rid of the water. Olive leaf that she had plucked, whereby Noah did know that the waters were abated upon the earth. 12 And he abode yet other seven days, and sent forth the Dove, which returned not unto him any more. 13 And it came to pass, in the six hundredth and one year, in the first month, the first [day] of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth, () Of the life of Noah. and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the upper face of the ground was dried up. 14 And in the (e) Noah was in the ark one year and ten days second month, in the seven and twenty day of the month was the earth dried. 15 And God spoke unto Noah, saying: 16 (f) Noah goeth neither in nor out, without god's commandment. Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, thy sons, and thy sons wives with thee. 17 And bring forth with thee every beast that is with thee, of all flesh, both foul and cattle, and every worm that creepeth upon the earth, that they may (g) Reparation of the world is promised to Noah. breed in the earth, Gen. i d. &. ix. a. and bring forth fruit, and multiply upon earth. 18 And so Noah came forth, and his sons, his wife, and his sons wives with him: 19 (h) So by the great providence of God, nothing perished in the ark Every beast also, and every worm, every foul, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth after their kinds, went out of the ark. 20 (i) Noah's thankfulness toward God for his benefits. And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean foul, & offered burnt offering on the altar 21 And the Lord (k) The outward smell pleased not God, but the inward godliness of Noah smelled a sweet [or quiet] savour, and the Lord (l) That is, certainly determined. said in his heart: I will not henceforth curse the ground any more for man's sake, for the imagination of man's Gen. vi. a. Mat. xv. b. heart is evil [even] from (m) We are borne the children of God's wrath. his youth: neither will I smite any more every thing living, as I have done. 22 Yet therefore shall not sowing time and harvest, (n) God's decree for the repairing of the world, which perished. 2. Peter. 2. cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, cease all the days of the (o) The world at his time shall have an end. earth. ¶ The ix chapter. 6 The title of the sword. The covenant of God with Noah that the deluge shallbe no more. 10 The sign confirming the covenant, the rainbow in the clouds. 18 The sons of Noah, Chanaan. 20 Noah an husbandman planteth a vine. 22 He is mocked of his son being overcome with wine. 25 Chanaan is cursed. 26. 27 Sem and japheth be blessed. 29 The years of Noah. 1 ANd god blessed Noah, and his sons, & said unto them, (a) The lawful use of marriage repaired. be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 (b) The dominion over other beasts restored to man The fear of you, & the dread of you, shallbe upon every beast of the earth, and upon every foul of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they (c) Let us be thankful, and modestly use God's creatures. delivered. 3 Every thing that moveth itself, and that liveth, shall be meat for you, even as the Gen. i d. green herb have I given you all things. 4 Levi. xvii. d But (d) By this prohibition, God would teach his people to abhor all cruelty. flesh in the life thereof [which is] the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. 5 And surely your blood of your lives will (e) punishment for murder. I require: at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man, at the hand of man's brother will I require the life of man. 6 Who so Mat. xxvi. c Apoc xiii. c sheddeth man's blood, (f) The magistrate may punish with death. by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man. 7 But be fruitful, and multiply you, breed in the earth, and increase therein. 8 (g) The troubled mind of Noah was to be comforted. God spoke also unto Noah, & to his sons with him, saying: 9 Behold, I, even I establish my covenant with you, and with (h) God's covenant with all people and all ages. your seed after you: 10 And with every living creature that is with you, in foul, in cattle, in every beast of the earth which is with you, of all that go out of the ark, whatsoever living thing of the earth it be. 11 isaiah. liv. ●. And my covenant I make with you, that from henceforth every flesh be not rooted out with the waters of a flood, neither shall there be a flood to destroy the earth any more. 12 And God said: this is the (i) God sealeth up the word of his promise with an outward sign. token of the covenant which I make between me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for ever. 13 I do set my (k) The rainbow is now made a sign of God's grace, and not first created. bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, that when Eccl. xl. iii. b I bring a cloud upon the earth, the bow also shallbe seen in the same cloud. 15 And I will think upon my covenant which is between me and you, and every living creature in all flesh: and it shall no more come to pass, that waters make a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shallbe in the cloud, and I will look upon it, that I may God ●d take all ●ng out ●ns heart ●ing his dyses. think upon the everlasting covenant, between god and every living creature in all flesh that is upon the earth. 17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant which I have made between me and all flesh that is upon earth. 18 The sons of Noah going forth of the ark, were Sem, Ham, & japheth: and Ham is the father of ●ebre, ●aan. Chanaan. 19 These are the three sons of Noah, & of them was the The ef● 〈◊〉 Gods ●ng. whole earth overspread. 20 Noah also began to be an ●ebre, A 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉. husbandman, and planted a vinyeard. 21 And he drinking of the wine, was drunken, and uncovered How fil● sin ●kennes ●nd how tously god ●punishe within his tent. 22 And Ham the father of Chanaan, seeing the nakedness of his father, told his two brethren without. 23 And Sem and japheth (o) The godliness of children toward their father. taking a garment, laid it upon their shoulders, and coming backward, covered the nakedness of their father, namely their faces being turned away, lest they should see their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his (p) He whom the father loved best, became a mocker of his father. younger son had done unto him. 25 And he said: (q) Grievous punishment for the contempt of parents upon Adam & his posterity. cursed be Chanaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 He said moreover: (r) He understood in spirit, the graces that God would bestow upon Sem and his posterity. blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shallbe his servant. 27 God shall “ Or, persuade. enlarge japheth: and he shall dwell in the tents of Sem, and (s) The vocation of the gentiles is here witnessed by the patriarch. Chanaan shallbe his servant. 28 Noah lived after (t) Noah lived until Abraham was forty years old and upward. the flood three hundred and fifty years. 29 And all the days of Noah, were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died. The ten Chapter. 1 The sons of japheth. 5 Of what persons lands were divided. 6 The sons of Ham. 8 Nimroth. 9 A proverb. 10 Babylon. 11 Assur, Ninive is built. 14 The Philistines. The Chanaanites. 22 The sons of Sem. 25 Peleg. 32 Of whom lands were divided after the deluge. 1 THese are the generations of the sons of Noah, ☞ Sem, Ham, and japheth: and unto them were children borne after the flood. 2 The children of japheth: Those ●renac●●ar●ed of dyses, ●ch were aces of na●s. Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and javan, and Thubal, Mesech, and Thiras. ‛ 3 The children of Gomer: Askenas, and ' Ripath, and Thogarma. ‛ 4 The children of javan: Elisa, & Tharsis, ' Kitthim, and Donanim. 5 Of these were the All lands ●nd the ●hey call ●ndes, as ●c●a and ●l●a. Isles of the gentiles divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, and after his kindred, in their nations. ‛ 6 The children of Ham, Chus: and Mizraim, ' and Phut, and Chanaan. 7 And the children of Chus: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabthah, and Raamah, and Sabtheca. ‛ 8 The children of Raamah: Seba, and ' Dedan, Chus also begat Nimrod. 9 The same began This ●i● waxed sty with ●ing and ●essing his ●hbours. to be mighty in the earth, for he was a mighty (d) Cruel princes, are called in scripture, hunters. hunter before the Lord: Wherefore it is said, (e) God made the first author of tyranny odious to the world by a common proverb. Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord. 10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, & Acad, and Calneh, in the land of Sinar. 11 Out of that land came Assur, and builded Ninive, and the city “ Or, the streets of the city. Rehoboth, and Calah, 12 Resen also between Ninive & Chalah, ' and it is a great city. ' 13 Mizraim begat (f) Names of the provinces and people that came of Mizraim. Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Nephthuim, 14 Pathrusim also, and Casluhim, (out of ' whom came Philisthiim) & Capthorim. ' 15 (g) The end of this temporal felicity, was God's curse. Chanaan begat Sidon his first borne son, and (h) The seven nations that came of these. were destroyed afterward by the people of God. Heth, 16 And jebusi, and Emori, and Girgasi, ' 17 And Hivi also, and Arki, and Sini, ' 18 And Aruadi, and Semari, and Hamathi: and afterward were the kindreds of the Chanaanites spread abroad. 19 The border of the Chanaanites was from Sidon as thou comest to Gerar unto Azah, and as thou goest unto Sodoma and Gomorra, and Adama, and Seboim, even unto Lesa. 20 These are the children of Ham in their kindreds, in their tongues, countries, and in their nations. 21 Unto Sem also the father of all the children of (i) For the blessing promised to Sem, rested but in the family of Heber. Heber, and elder brother of japheth, there were children borne. ‛ 22 i. Chro. i c. The children of Sem: Elam, and ' Assur, Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. ‛ 23 The children of Aram: Us, and Hul, ' Gether, and Mas. ‛ 24 Arphaxad begat Selah, and Selah ' (k) The seventy interpreters add here Cainam. begat Heber. 25 Unto Heber also were borne two sons: the name of the one was (l) Heber a preacher, gave his son his name of the division of tongues. Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided, and his brother's name was jactan. 26 jactan begat Almodad, and Saleph, ' Hazarmaveth, and jerah, ' 27 And Hadoram, and Vzal, and Dicla, ' 28 Obal also, and Abimael, and Seba, ' 29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and jobab, ' all these were the children of jactan. ' 30 And their dwelling was from Mesa, as thou goest unto Sapher, a mount of the east. 31 These are the children of Sem after their kindreds and tongues, in their lands and nations. 32 And so these are the kindreds of the children of Noah after their generations in their peoples: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. ☜ ] The xj Chapter. 1 One language in the world. 3 The tower Babel is built. 7 The mystery of the trinity. Or, Phaleg. 8 The confusion of tongues. 9 Babel. 10 The age of Sem, Arphaxad. 12 Selah, Heber. 16 Peleg. 1 AND all the whole earth (a) This unity continued a hundred years. was of one Wisd x. a. language and like “ Or, words. speech. 2 And when (b) Nimrod and his posterity, invading other men's possessions. they went forth from the east, they found a plain in the land of Sinar, and there they abode. 3 And “ Hebre, man said to his neighbour. one said to another: Come, let us prepare (c) Though they wanted necessary stuff, yet they would go forward with great pains. brick, and burn them in the fire. And they had brick for stones, and slime had they in stead of mortar. 4 And they said: Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, (d) Here appeareth their wilful pride, ambition, and contempt of God. whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us (e) They leaving heaven, seek immortality upon earth. a name, lest peradventure we be scattered abroad into the upper face of the whole earth. 5 But the Lord (f) God seemed slow in taking vengeance upon the wicked. came down to see the city and tower which the children of men builded. 6 And the Lord said: Behold, (g) The devices of the wicked, seem very hard to be overthrown. the people is one, and they have all one language, and this they begin to do: neither is there any let to them from all those things which they have imagined to do. 7 Come on, let (h) An argument of the three persons in one Godhead. us go down, and there (i) God most ●asely overthroweth the practices of the wicked. confound their language, that every one perceive not his neighbour's speech. 8 And so the Lord (k) The diversity of language brought in also diversity of minds, and manors, & many other mischiefs. scattered them from that place into the upper face of all the earth, and they left of to build that city. 9 And therefore is the (l) They look ambitiously for glory, but th● get perpetual shame. name of it called Babel, because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 10 [ ☜ These are the (m) Though men were ●nished for th● pride, yet Go● dealt mercifully with his Church. i. Chro. i c. generations of Sem: Sem was an hundredth year old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood. 11 And Sem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundredth years, and begat (n) Many of the posterity of godly Sem fell from the true religion. sons and daughters. 12 Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, ' and begat Selah. ' 13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Selah, four hundredth and three years: and begat sons and daughters. 14 Selah lived thirty years, and begat' Heber. ' 15 And Selah lived after he begat Heber, four hundredth and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16 And Heber lived thirty and four ' years, and begat Peleg. ' 17 And (o) This Heber kept in his family the ancient tongue of the jews. Heber lived after he begat Peleg, four hundredth and thirty years: and begat sons and daughters. ‛ 18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat' Reu. 19 i Chro. i. d. And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundredth and nine years: and begat sons and daughters. ‛ 20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, ' and begat Serug. 21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundredth and seven years: and begat sons and daughters. ‛ 22 And Serug lived thirty year, and begat' Nachor. 23 And Serug lived after he begat Nachor, two hundredth years: and begat sons and daughters. ‛ 24 And Nachor lived nine and twenty ' years, and begat Tarah. 25 And Nachor lived after he begat Tarah an hundredth and nineteen years: and begat sons and daughters. ‛ 26 i Chro. i. d. Jos. xxiiii. a. Tarah lived seventy years, and begat' (p) Abraham was not the first borne though he be first placed. Abram, Nachor, and Haran. 27 These are the generations of Tarah: Tarah begat (q) Abraham was borne when his father was .130. year old. Abram, Nachor, and Haran: Haron begat Lot. 28 And Haran died in the presence of his father Tarah, in the land of his nativity, even in Vr of the Chaldees. 29 Abram & Nachor (r) The godly shunned the marriages of strangers. took them wives: the name of Abraham's wife [was] Sarai, and the name of Nachors wife, [was] Milcha, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcha, & the father of jischa. ☞ 30 But Sarai was (s) It was a temptation to Abram to see the wicked blessed with children: and his wife barren. barren, and had no child. 31 And (t) God was the author of this departure: and Tarah is named the chief instrument, for his authorities sake. Tarah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his sons son, and Sarai his daughter in law his son Abraham's wife, and they departed together from Vr of the Chaldees, that they might joshua. 24. a. Nehe. ix. b. judith. v. a. Act. seven a. go into the land of Chanaan: and they came unto “ Charran. Haran, (v) The time is not expressed, it seemeth they dwelled not long the●● and dwelled there. 32 And the days of Tarah, were two hundredth and five years, and Tarah died in Haran. ¶ The twelve Chapter. () Because the Church was now sore decayed, Moses setteth forth how God repaired it again. 1 Abram is bidden to go out of his country. 3 Christ. 4 Abram goeth out. 7 The land of Chanaan is promised him. The old testament. 10 To avoid famine, he descendeth into Egypt. 14 His wife is with violence carried away into the house of Pharaoh. 17 Pharaoh is smitten of God, for the carrying away of Abraham's wife. 19 Abraham's wife is rendered unto him again. 1 AND (a) Abram left not his own country but at God's commandment, before he dwelled in Charran. the Lord had said unto Abram: Acts. seven. a. get thee out of thy country, and out of thy nation, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou shalt be [even] a blessing. 3 I will also bless them that bless thee, and (b) The enemies of the Church, God will overthrow. curse than that curseth thee: (c) Christ, the seed of Abraham, blessed all the cursed kindreds of the world. and in thee shall all kindreds of the earth be blessed. 4 And so Abram (d) After his father was dead and he chief of the family. departed, even as the Lord had spoken unto him, and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram (e) The faith full obedience of Abram. took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, & all their substance that they had in possession, and the (f) He meaneth bought servants and such other of Abraham's house. souls that they had begotten in Haran, and they departed, that they might come into the land of Chanaan: and into the land of Chanaan they came. 6 Abram (g) Abraham's faith is tried by having no resting place, & wandering among the wicked. passed through the land, unto the place of “ Hebre. Schichem. Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the “ Hebr. Kenaanite. Chanaanite [was] then in the land. 7 And the Lord appearing unto Abram, said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: And there (h) Abram is thankful to God for his comfort: and professeth outwardly his religion. builded he an altar unto the Lord which appeared unto him. 8 And removing thence unto a mountain that was eastward from Bethel, he pitched his tent, having (i) Moses nameth places so as they were called when he writ. Bethel on the west side, & Hai on the east: and there he building an altar unto the Lord, did (k) There Abram professed the true worship of God: though the country was idolatrous. call upon the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram took his journey, going and journeying toward the south. 10 And then there was (l another trial o● 〈…〉 faith. a famine in that land, and therefore went Abram down into Egypt, that he might sojourn there, for there was a grievous famine in the land. 11 And when he was come near to enter into Egypt, he said unto Sarai his wife: behold, I know that thou art a (m) It is dangerous keeping that which liketh the world. fair woman to look upon: 12 Therefore shall it come to pass, that when the Egyptians see thee, they shall say, she is his wife, and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive: 13 (n) Abram should in so doubtful a matter, committed all to the providence of God. Say I pray thee, that thou art my sister, that I may far well for thy sake, and that my soul may live through thy occasion. 14 And so when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, for she was very fair. 15 The (o) The corruption of Pharaos' court. princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaos' house. 16 And (p) Princes are liberal to them that satisfy their affections. he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep and oxen, and he asses, manservants, & mayde-seruauntes, she asses and camels. 17 But the (q) God defended the chastity of Sarai, and restrained the liberty of the Prince. Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai Abraham's wife. 18 And Pharaoh calling Abram, said: why hast thou done this unto me? 19 Why didst thou not tell me, that she was thy wife? why saidest thou, she is my sister? and so (r) Though Pharaoh was innocent touching Abram, yet he and his court wanted not sin. I might have taken her to be my wife? Now therefore behold, there is thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh (s) Thus, god marvelously bringeth his servants out of temptation. gave his men commandment concerning him: and they conveyed him forth, and his wife, and all that he had. ¶ The xiij chapter. 1 Abram goeth out of Egypt. 5 Lot and Abram rich men. 8 Abram divideth the land with his brother Lot. 12 Lot dwelleth in Sodom, and Abram in Chanaan. 13 The Sodomites. 14 The land of Chanaan is promised again unto Abram. 18 He buildeth an altar unto the Lord. 1 ANd so Abram (a) Neither riches nor other impediments of Egypt, hindered Abram from following gods calling. got him up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, toward the South. 2 And Abram was “ Hebre. Heavy: or laden. very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went forth on his journey, from the south toward Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai: 4 Even (b) Men are delighted with those places, where they have tasted of God's graces. unto the place of the altar Gen. xii. c. which he had made there at the first, and there Abram (c) Abram continued all one man in his religion. called on the name of the Lord. 5 Lot also which went with Abram, had sheep, cattle, and tents. 6 And (d) Riches, oft-times breaketh friendship betwixt great men. the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their Gen. 36. b. substance was great, so that they could not (e) Lest wealth should hurt Abram, thus God provided. dwell together. 7 And there fell a strife between (f) Other men's strife, should not make the godly fallout. the herdmen of Abraham's cattle, and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: Moreover, the Chanaanites, and Pherisites dwelled at that time in the land. 8 Then said (g) Though they dwelled among their enemies, yet the strife was not abated. Abram unto Lot: let there be no strife I pray thee between thee and me, and between my herdmen and thine, for we (h) An example how to pacify them that are fallen out. be brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself I pray thee from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, (i) To yield part of man's right, it is a remedy against strife. I will go to the right: or if thou depart to the right hand, I will go to the left. 10 And so Lot lifting up his eyes, beheld all “ or, plain. the country of jordane, which was well watered every where before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrh, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as thou comest unto Soar. 11 Then Lot (k) Lot dealeth very inconsiderately. chose all the plain of jordane, and took his journey from the east, and so departed the one [brother] from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the land of Chanaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent until Sodom. 13 But the (l Lot's choice was not very lucky, who had now such neighbours. men of Sodom [were] wicked, and exceeding sinners against the Lord. 14 And the Lord said (m) God comforteth Abraham in his grief, for the departure of Lot. unto Abram, after that Lot was departed from him: life up thine eyes now, and look from the place where thou art, northward, southward, eastward, and westward: 15 For all the Gen xii. b. Deut. 34. a. land which thou seest, will I give unto thee, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17 Arise, and (n) Though Abraham had no quietness in this land, yet he satisfied himself with God's word. walk about in the land, after the length of it, & after the breadth of it: for I will give it unto thee. 18 Then Abram taking down his tent, came and dwelled in the plain “ Hebr. Set with trees. of Mamre, which is in Hebron, & builded there an altar unto the Lord. ❧ The xiiij Chapter () By this war God calleth the Sodomites to repentance, correcteth Lots covetous desire, & advanceth his servant Abraham. 1 War is made upon the Sodomites and Amalecites, and others. 12 Sodom is sacked. 13 The captivity of Lot is shown to Abram. 16 Abram delivereth Lot. 18 Melchisedech meeteth Abram himself, to whom Abram himself giveth the tenth of his goods. Abram refuseth to take the pillage. 1 AND it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of “ Or, Babylon. Sinar, Arioch king of Elasar, Chodorlaomer king of “ Or, Persia. Elam, and Thidal king of (a) His army was of soldiers which were runagates out of divers nations. the nations: 2 [These] (b) Ambition and pride, the causes of the first war. made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsa king of Gomorrhe, and with Sinab king of Adma, and with Semeber king of Seboiim, and with the (c) This king is not named for the smallness of his town. king of Bela, the same is Soar. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, where [now] the salt sea is. 4 For twelve year (d) Though chodorlaomer tirannicallye subdued them: yet they could not justly rebel. were they subject to king Chodorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Chodorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the “ Hebre. Rephaims. Giants in Astaroth-carnaim, and the Lusimes in Ham, and the Emims in the plain of Cariathaim. 6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto the plain of Paran, which bordereth upon the wilderness. 7 And they returning, came to En-mispat, which is Cades, and smote all the country of the Amalecites, and also the Amorites that dwelled in Hazezonthamar. 8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrhe, and the king of Adma, and the king of Seboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Soar. 9 And (e) They might have sought means of reconciliation, by the overthrow of their neighbours. they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim: that is to say, with Chodorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Thidal king of nations, and with Amraphel king of Sinar, and with Arioch king of Elasar, four kings against (f) The Sodomites might know that for their punishment, god gave victory to the smaller number, & in a strange country. five. 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits: and (g) The terrible destruction of rebels. the kings of Sodom and Gomorrhe fled, and fell there, and they that remained, fled to the mountain. 11 And they taking all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrhe, and all their victuals, went their way. 12 And they carried away (h) The godly are partakers of the harms which come to the wicked among whom they dwell. Lot also Abraham's brothers son, & his goods, (for he dwelled in Sodom) and departed. 13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew, which dwelled in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eschol, and brother of Aner, which were (i) Abraham might make a temporal league with them that sought it upon him. confederate with Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his brother was taken, (k) Abraham took not this war in hand as a private man: but by special vocation. he armed his exercised [servants] which were borne in his own house, three hundredth & eyghteen, and followed on them until Dan. 15 And he and his servants were parted [in companies] against them by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hoba, which lieth on the left hand of Damascus. 16 And (l) One godly man is the cause of many benefits of others. recovered all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, & his goods, the women also, & the people. 17 After that he returned again from the slaughter of Chodorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, came the king of Sodom forth to meet him in the valley Saveh, which is the 2. Sam. 18 c. kings dale. 18 And Hebre. seven. a. Melchisedech king of Salem (m) This king refresheth Abraham's army with victels: and as a priest blessed Abraham. brought forth bread and wine: & he [was] the priest of the most highest God, 19 And blessed him, saying: Blessed be Abram unto the high God possessor of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed [be] the high God, which hath delivered thine enemies unto thy hand: Hebr seven. b. and Abram (n) Wherein Melchisedech was a figure of Christ, the epistle to the Hebrews showeth. gave him tithes of all. 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: (o) The king is more thankful to man than to God. give me the souls, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram answered the king of Sodom: I have (p) An old manner of swearing which he used because he had to do with an heathen, and to avoid simulation of covetousness. life up my hand unto the Lord the high God, possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not take of all that is thine so much as a thread or shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: 24 (q) Our liberality should not be hurtful to others. Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portions of the men which went with Aner, Eschol, & Mamre, which shall take their portions. ¶ The xu Chapter. 1 God is protector and hire of Abram. 4 A son is promised Abram, Isahac. 6 Abram just by faith. 7 The land of Chanaan is promised Abram the third tyme. 13 The bondage and deliverance of the children of Israel is foretold. AFter these “ Hebre. words. things, the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a Mum. xii. b. vision, saying: (a) The victory which he obtained, caused him much envy. fear not Abram I am thy shield [and] thy exceeding Psal. xvi. b. great (b) This outward victory was not the reward he should look for. reward. 2 And Abram said: Lord God what wilt thou give me when I go childless, the “ Or, steward. child of the stewardship of my house is this Eleazar of Damascus? 3 And Abram said: See, (c) The end of God's promises was the promised seed: therefore Abraham layeth up his complaint in gods bosom. to me thou hast given no seed: lo [borne] in my house is mine heir. 4 And behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, he shall not be thine heir: but one that shall come out of thine own bowels shallbe thine heir. 5 And he brought him out, and said: Rom. iiii. b. (d) God confirmeth Abraham, not by word only: but by external sign also. look up unto heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said unto him: even so shall thy seed be. Rom. iiii. a. 6 And [Abram] believed the Lord, & that counted he to him (e) righteousness by imputation. for righteousness. 7 And again he said unto him: I am the Lord that (f) God ●y not forsake his: therefore they ought to go forward in their vocation. brought thee out of Gen. xi. d. Vr of the Chaldees, to give thee this land, & that thou mightest inherit it. 8 And he said: Lord God (g) Though he believed God's promises: yet he showed to god his great care whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 He answered unto him: Take an Heifer of three year old, & a she Goat of three year old, and a three year old Ram, a turtle Dove also, & a young Pigeon. 10 He took therefore all these unto him, and (h) This devyding of beasts was an old manner in making of leagues among many people. divided them in the mids, and laid every piece one over against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls fell on the carcases, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was down, there fell a deep sleep upon Abram: and lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram: (i) The manner whereby Abraham's seed should possess the land: and the meaning of the sacrifice before spoken of. Acts. seven. b. Know this of a surety, that thy seed shallbe a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them, and they shall entreat them evil (k) Reckon not these years from jacobs' going down to Egypt: but from God's promise to the promulgating of the law. four hundredth years. 14 But the nation whom they shall serve will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the (l) It is the wickedness of the people that driveth nations out of countries. wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full. 17 And so it was, that when the son went down, and it was twylyght, behold a smoking furnace and a (m) The state of the Church in Egypt was like a light firebrand in the midst of smoke. fire brand going between the said pieces. 18 Gen. xii. b. Deut. iiii. a. In that same day the Lord made a (n) God addeth his word to the former sacraments. covenant with Abram, saying: unto thy seed have I given this land, King. 4. c. 2 Chro 9 d. from the (o) Not Nilus: b●t Rhinocorura, which divideth Egypt from Palestina. river of Egypt, even unto the great ry●●r, the river of “ Hebre. Perath. Euphrates. 19 The Kenites and the Kenizites, and the Cadmonites, 20 And the “ Hebre. Chittites. hittites, and the Perizites, and the “ Hebr. Rephaims. Giants, 21 The Amorites also, and the Chanaanites, and Girgasites, & the jebusites. ¶ The xuj Chapter. Sarai, not well beating Gods long deferring of his promise, inventeth of her own head new means to obtain it. 1 Sara provideth her hand maiden for her husband. 4 Hagar conceiveth, and scorneth her lady. 6 Hagar fleeth from Sara. 9 An angel comforteth her. 12 What manner of man Ishmael shallbe. 1 SArai Abraham's wife bore him (a) Neither should she have sought any, contrary to God's word. no children: but she had an “ A bondwoman. handmaid an Egyptian, Hagar by name. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram: behold, now the Lord hath restrained me, that I can not bear, I pray thee go in to my maid, it may be that I may “ Or, Receive a child. be builded by her: and Abram obeyed (b) He obeyeth the preposterous counsel of his wife. the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai Abraham's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelled ten years in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, (c) Thus was Sarais extraordinary doings punished by God. her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram: there is wrong done unto me by thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom, which seeing that she hath conceived, I am despised in her eyes, (d) The force ●f women's anger. the Lord be judge between thee & me. 6 But Abram said to Sarai: behold (e) Abraham deareth with the anger of his wife. thy maid is in thy hand, do with her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from the face of her. 7 And the angel of the Lord found her beside a fountain in the wilderness, [even] by the well that is in the way to Sur, 8 And he said: Hagar (f) She was but a servant before God: though she thought other ways of herself. Sarais maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? She said: I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her: (g) The superiors austerity ought not to make the inferior to rebel. Return to thy mistress again, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And again (h) The ministers that God sendeth, speaketh in God's person. the angel of the Lord said unto her: I will multiply thy seed in such sort, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the lords angel said unto her: See, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name “ That is, the Lord shall bear. Ishmael: because the Lord hath heard thy tribulation. 12 He also will be a wild man, and his hand will be against every man, and (i) This is god's benefit, to be able to withstand his enemies. every man's hand against him: Gen. xxv. c. and he shall dwell in the presence of all his (k) The people that came of Ishmael should be one whole body. brethren. 13 And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her, Thou God lookest on me: for she said, (l) She accuseth her own unthankfulness, which did not acknowledge his goodness showed to her before time, and now in the will derbes have I not also hear looked after him that seeth me? 14 Gen. 24. d. Wherefore the well was called the well of him that liveth and seeth me: and it is (m) She gathereth that it was God which had seen her by his manner of departure, as Exod. thirty. two. between Cades and Bared. 15 And Hagar bore Abram a son, and (n) For he had some hope of this child: yet he was not the promised seed. Abram called his sons name which Hagar bore unto him, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was four score and six years old, when (o) Which was the eleventh year after his coming from Charran. Hagar bore Ishmael to him. The holy ghost passeth over the history of thirteen years: and declareth that which is most necessary. ¶ The xvij Chapter. 5 Abram is named Abraham. 7 Chanaan is promised unto Abraham the fifth tyme. 9 Circumcision a token of the covenant. 15 Sarai is named Sara. 16 Isahac is promised again unto Abraham. 18 Abraham prayeth for Ishmael. 20 Ishmael is blessed. 23 Abraham circumciseth himself, Ishmael, and his household servants. 1 WHen Abram was ninety year old and nine, the Lord appeared to him, and said unto him: I am the almighty God, (a) God freely chooseth his, that they should be holy and without hypocrisy before him. Gen. v. d. walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram (b) He acknowledgeth Gods free promise, and his own obedience thereto. fell on his face, & God talked with him, saying: 4 It is I, behold my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many (c) Not of them only that were of his children: but also of the believing gentiles. nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shallbe called Abraham: Rom. iiii. d. for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 (d) It was a hard thing for an old man to be persuaded herein: therefore God repeateth his saying. I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and will make nations of thee, yea and kings shall spring out of thee. 7 Moreover “ Hebre. I will make to rise. I will make my covenant between me and thee, & thy seed after thee, in their generations, by an Gen. xiii. b. everlasting covenant, that I may be (e) This covenant was spiritual, as when Abraham and his seed might conceive sure hope of eternal life. God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger [even] all the land of Chanaan, for an everlasting possession, and will be their (f) The promises made to Abraham, were not of benefits only of this life. God. 9 And God said again unto Abraham: thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, both thou & thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant which ye shall keep between me & you, and thy seed after thee: Acts. seven. a. every man child among you shallbe (g) Circumcision is called the covenant, because it hath included in it the promise of God's grace. circumcised. 11 Ye shall circumcise (h) God showeth hereby, all to be corrupt that is begotten of man: and that salvation should come of the seed of Abraham. the flesh of your foreskin, and it shallbe a Rom. iiii. c. token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 12 And every man child of eight days old shallbe circumcised amongst you in your generations, both he that is borne in thy house, as he that is bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 (i) masters ought to travail to bring all their household to true religion. He that is borne in thy house, and he also that is bought with money, must needs be circumcised: & my (k) A sacramental manner of speaking. covenant shallbe in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised man-child, in whose flesh the foreskin is not circumcised, (l) The contemners of God's sacraments shall not be partakers of God's promises and benefits. that soul shallbe cut of from his people, because he hath broken my covenant. 15 And God said unto Abraham: (m) God will reform Abraham, in that he thought amiss of Ishmael. Sarai thy wife shalt thou not call Sarai, but Sara [shall] her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shallbe [a mother] of nations, yea & kings of people shall spring of her. 17 But Abraham fell upon his face, (n) This came not of mirth only: but that he marveled at the strangeness thereof. and laughed, and said in his heart: shall a child be borne unto him that is an hundredth year old? And shall Sara that is ninety year old bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God: (o) As if he could have been content with the son he had: if it had so pleased god. O that Ishmael might live in thy sight. 19 Unto whom God said: Gen. xviii. b Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son in deed, & thou shalt call his name Isahac: and I will establish my covenant (p) The spiritual covenant is restrained to one family. with him for an everlasting covenant [and] with his seed after him. 20 And as concerning Ishmael also I have heard thee: for I have (q) wealth and dignity is promised to Ishmael. blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly: Twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him. 21 But my covenant will I make with Isahac which Sara shall bear unto thee, even Gen. xxi. a. this time twelve month. 22 And (r) As whereby Abraham understood certainly that this vision was from God. he left of talking with him, and departed up from Abraham. 23 Abraham (s) Neither was Abraham feared from obeying God's precept by any lets: neither repined his household at so strange ● matter. took Ishmael his son, and such as were borne in his house, & all that was bought with money, as many as were men children, which were amongst the men of Abraham's house, & circumcised the flesh of their foreskin even in the self same day, as God had said unto him. 24 Abraham also himself was ninety year old and nine when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised. 25 Ishmael his son was xiii year old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 The self same day was (t) In obeying gods commandments the father should begin, and other follow in order. Abraham circumcised and Ishmael his son. 27 And all the men of his house, borne in his house, or bought with money of strangers were circumcised with him. ❧ The xviij Chapter 1 A mystery of the trinity. 6 Abraham washeth the feet of the strangers, and waiteth on the table. 10 Isahac is promised to Abraham being aged. 17 Gods familiarity and goodness with Abraham. 19 Christ. Abraham teacheth his household the way of the Lord. 20 The destruction of Sodom is foretold unto Abraham. 23 Abraham maketh intercession for the Sodomites. 27 Abraham, dust, and ashes, continueth in prayer and petition. 1 AND the Lord Heb. xiii. b. appeared unto him in the plain of Mamre, (a) An example of true hospitality. and he sat in his tent door in the heat of the day. 2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and lo, (b) Though they were angels, yet in outward show they were but men. three men stood by him: And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and (c) This manner of reverence, men in the east parties used. bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said: Lord, if I have now found favour in thy sight, (d) He took it for a benefit that such strangers would come to his house. pass not away I pray thee from thy servant. 4 (e) Tokens o● true hospitality. Let a little water, I pray you, be fet, and wash your feet, and refresh yourselves under the tree. 5 And I will fet a morsel of bread to comfort your hearts withal, and then shall you go your ways: (f) He referreth so small a matter to the providence of God. for even therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said: do even so as thou hast said. 6 And (g) Abraham's family, well instructed and in good order. Abraham went apace into the tent unto Sara, & said: Make ready at once three “ A measure among the jews, called Se●n. pecks of fine meal, kneade [it] and make cakes upon the hearth. 7 And Abraham running unto his beasts, fet a (i) he thought not that lost which he gave to strangers. calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man, and he hasted to make it ready at once. 8 And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them, and stood himself by them under the tree: & (k) God gave them for the time, the bodies of men. they did eat. 9 And they said unto him: where is Sara thy wife? He answered, behold, in the tent. 10 And he said: Gen. xvii. c. Rom. ix. b. I will certainly return unto thee (l) Isahac should have life, and be borne as other children. according to the time of life: and lo, Sara thy wife shall have a son. That heard Sara in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sara were both old, and well stricken in age: and it ceased to be with Sara after the manner as it is with women. 12 Therefore Sara (m) Though she judged of God's promises naturally: yet her continency is to be praised. laughed within herself, saying: Now I am waxed old shall I give myself to lust, and my i Peter. three b. Lord old also? 13 And God said unto Abraham: wherefore did Sara laugh, saying, shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing “ Hebre. hidden. unpossible to God? According to the time appointed will I return unto thee [even] according to the time of life: & Sara [shall] have a son. 15 Then Sara denied it, saying: I laughed not: (n) Sara covered not her sin with a lie of extreme malice. for she was afraid. And he said: it is not so, but thou laughedst. 16 And the men rising up from thence, looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said: shall I (o) A token of love, to open his secrets to his friend. hide from Abraham that thing which I do, 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely be a great and a mighty nation, and Amos. iii. joel. xiii. i Cor. two. Gen. xii. c. all the nations of the earth shallbe blessed in him? 19 I know this also, that he will command (p) Father's ought to teach their children the judgements of God. his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, and to do justice and judgement, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that he hath spoken unto him. 20 And the lord said: (q) God had before by war and destruction of their enemies, called them to repentance: but they contemned Gods calling. because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrhe is great, and because their sin is exceeding grievous: 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have (r) God forbeareth punishment, until the ripeness of our sins compel him to vengeance done altogether according to that cry which is come unto me: and if not, I will know. 22 And the men departed thence, & went to Sodomeward: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. 23 And Abraham drew near, and said: Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 “ Or, peradventure. If there be (s) Abraham wisheth not the wicked to be unpunished: but the Godly to be delivered out of this utter destruction. fifty righteous within the city, wilt thou destroy and not spare the place for the sake of fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee that thou shouldest do after this manner, and slay the righteous with the wicked, & that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Rom. iii. Shall not the judge of all the world do according to right? 26 And the Lord said: If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, I will (t) God bindeth not himself here, always to spare the wicked for the godly men's sake: as Ezec. spare all the place for their sakes. 27 And Abraham answering, said: (v) what care and regard the godly have of their neighbours. behold I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes. 28 If there shall lack five of fifty righteous, wilt thou destroy all the city for [lack] of five? And he said: If I find there forty and five I will not destroy them. 29 And he proceeded to speak unto him again, and said: What if there shall be forty found there? He answered: I will not do it for fourties sake. 30 He said unto him again: O let not my lord be angry that I speak: What if there shall thirty be found there? And he said: I will do nothing if I find thirty there. 31 He said again: O see I have taken upon me to speak now also unto my Lord: What if there shallbe twenty found there? He answered, I will not destroy [them] for twenties sake. 32 And he said: O let not my Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: What if (x) The godly man would not condemn all the city: though he knew it to be very corrupt. ten shallbe found there? He answered, I will not destroy [them] for tens sake. 33 And the Lord went his way assoon as he had left communing with Abraham, and Abraham [also] turned unto his place. ¶ The xix Chapter. 1 The hospitality of Lot, receiving angels. 3 He prepareth a banquet for them. 4 The lust of the Sodomites. 14 God delivereth Lot from the Sodomites, the subversion of whom he foretelleth. Lot is laughed to scorn of his sons in law. 16 God compelleth Lot himself to go out. 18 The town Segor is saved by the prayers of Lot. 20 Lot confesseth the mercy of God. 24 The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrhe. 26 The wife of Lot is turned into a stone of salt. 29 For Abraham Lot is delivered. 30 Lot goeth out of Segor. 31 The incest of Lot with his daughters. 37 Moab. 38 Ammon. 1 AND there came two angels to Sodom at even, and Lot (a) The godly seek occasion to bring forth the fruits of faith. sat at the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. 2 And he said: Oh my Lords, turn (b) Hospitality commended. in I pray you, into your servants house, and tarry all night, and Gen. xviii. a wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early to go in your ways. Which said, nay: but we will bide in the streets all night. 3 And he pressed upon them exceedingly: and they returning in unto him, entered into his house, & he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. 4 And before they went to rest, the men of the city [even] the men of Sodom compassed the house round about, (c) Ezechiel showeth by what evil means they came to this extreme mischief. both old and young, all people from [all] quarters. 5 And they calling unto Lot, said unto him: (d) This one, fact declareth the manifold wickedness of all the city. Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the doors after him. 7 And said: Nay, for God's sake brethren, do not [so] wickedly. 8 Behold, I have two daughters which have known no man, them will I bring out now unto you, and (e) As the defence of the strangers was Godly: so this means to save them, was not good. do with them as it [seemeth] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing, for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. 9 (f) The wicked can not abide to be told of their faults. And they said, stand back: And they said again, he came in as one to sojourn, and will he be now a judge? we will surely deal worse with thee then with them. And they pressed sore upon the man [even] two. Peter. two. b. Lot, and came to break up the door. 10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 11 Wisd. 19 c And the men that were at the door of the house (g) The obstinate blindness of the Sodomites, who amended not by this scourge of God. they smote with blindness both small and great, so that they were wearied in seeking the door. 12 And the men said unto Lot: Hast thou here any beside? (h) God dealeth mercifully with all that pertain to the Godly: if they contemn not his goodness. son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: 13 For we will destroy this place, because the Gen. xviii. c. cry of them is great before the face of God: for the Lord hath sent (i) Angel's may be ministers both of God's grace and wrath. us to destroy it. 14 And Lot went out, and spoke unto his (k) A show only of public honesty, is among the wicked. sons in law which married his daughters, saying: Stand up, get ye out of this place, for the Lord will overthrow this city. But he seemed as though he had mocked, unto his sons in law. 15 And when the morning arose, the angels caused Lot to (l) Many thoughts and cares made him slack: wherein the angels instruct him. speed him, saying: Stand up, take thy wife, and thy two daughters which be at hand, lest thou perish in the “ Punishment. sin of the city. 16 And as he prolonged the time, Wisd. x. a the men caught both him, his wife, and his two daughters by the hands, (m) It was of God's mercy that Lot was delivered the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 And when he had brought them out, he (n) God doth not only begin, but also finisheth the salvation of his servants. said: “ Or, flee for thy life. Save thyself, and look not behind thee, neither tarry thou in all this plain [country] “ Or, escape into the hill. Save thyself in the mountain, lest thou perish. 18 And Lot said unto them: Oh not so my Lords. 19 Behold thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life: (o) The infirmity of Lot's faith, not contenting himself, with the means that God had appointed. Behold I can not be saved in the mountain, lest some harm fall upon me, and I die. 20 Behold here is a city by to flee unto, even yonder little one: Oh let me escape thither: Is it not a little one, and my soul shall live? 21 And he said to him: See, I have received thy “ Heb. Face request as concerning this thing, that I will not overthrow this city for the which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, and be “ Or, escape thither safe. saved there: for (p) The angel had in commandment both to save Lot, and to destroy Sodom, so that one must be done before the other. I can do nothing till thou be come thither, and therefore the name of the city is Soar. 23 And the son was now risen upon the earth, and Lot was entered into Soar. 24 Then the Lord Deut 29 c. isaiah. xi. ●. b. jeremis. l. c. Ezec. 16. d. Amos iiii. b Luk. xvii. c. rained upon Sodom and Gomorrhe (q) A terrible and new punishment for so outrageous new sins. brimstone and fire, from the Lord out of heaven: 25 And overthrew those cities, and all that plain region, and all that dwelled in the cities, and that that grew upon the earth. 26 But Lot's wife following him, looked behind her, & (r) She believed not steadfastly the word of God: and slowly & unwillingly left Sodom: as appeareth. Luk. xvij. was turned into a pillar of salt. 27 Abraham rising up early, got him to the place where he stood before the presence of God, and looked toward Sodom and Gomorrhe, and toward all the land of that plain country, 28 And beheld, and lo the smoke of the country arose, as the smoke of a furnace. 29 And it came to pass, that when God destroyed the cities of that region, (s) God declared how much he loved Abraham, in delivering just Lot, whom he did also much regard. he thought upon Abraham, and sent Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities, in one of the which Lot dwelled. 30 And Lot departed out of Soar, and dwelled in the mountain with his two daughters: (t) Yet the angel had promised not to destroy it. for he feared to tarry in Soar, but dwelled in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31 And the “ Or, first borne. elder said unto the younger: ☜ (v) Though this counsel was not for lust sake but for prorogation of children: yet the means here used, is detestable. our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the world. 32 Come, let us give our father wine to drink, and lie with him, that we may “ Hebr. To keep alive, or quicken. save seed of our father. 33 And so they gave their father wine to drink that night: and the elder daughter went and lay with her father, and (x) The manifold punishment of Lotes intemperance. he perceived it not neither when she lay down, neither when she rose up. 34 And on the morrow the elder said unto the younger: behold, yesternight lay I with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also, & go thou and lie with him, that thou mayest raise up seed of our father. And they made their father (y) It is a dangerous thing to begin to fall into a sin. drink wine that night also. 35 And the younger arose, and lay with him: & he perceived it not, neither when she lay down, neither when she rose up. 36 Thus were both the daughters of ' Lot with child by their father. ' 37 And the elder bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. 38 And the younger bore a son also, & called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. ☞ ] ¶ The twenty Chapter. 1 Abraham is a sojourner in Gerar, where his wife is taken by force. 3 Abimelech is chydden, 4 his prayer. 7 God saveth Abimelech from doing amiss. Abraham a prophet. 9 Abimelech chideth Abraham himself. 12 Sara the niece of There by his son, & the niece of Abraham by his brother. 14 Abimelech rendereth the wife with gifts. 17 Abraham prayeth for Abimelech. 1 AND Abraham (a) God did thus teach him that he was but a stranger here. departed thence toward the south country, & dwelled between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sara his wife, (b) Abraham once again giveth more to his own counsel, then to the providence of God. she is my sister: And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and fet Sara away. 3 But God came to Abimelech by night in a dream, and said to him: See, (c) We may learn how greatly adultery displeaseth God. thou art but a dead man for the woman's sake which thou hast taken away, for she is a man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had not yet touched her: and he said, Lord wilt thou slay righteous people? 5 Said not he unto me, she is my sister? yea and she herself said, he is my brother: with (d) He did neither purposely nor tirannicallye take another man's wife. a single heart, and innocent hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream: I wot well that thou didst it in the singleness of thy heart: I kept thee also that thou shouldest not sin (e) The sin against our neighbour, is sin also against God. against me, and therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore deliver the man his wife again, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, that thou mayest live: (f) In God's threatenings, is included the doctrine of repentance. But and if thou deliver her not again, be sure that thou shalt die the death, [both thou] and all that thou hast. 8 Therefore, Abimelech rising up betimes in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these sayings in their ears: and (g) A good king findeth many good Courtiers. the men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, & said unto him: What hast thou done unto us? & what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me & on my kingdom [so] (h) The king doth not excuse himself altogether of a fault, as the hypocrites would. great a sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham: what sawest thou that thou hast done this thing? 11 Abraham answered: For I “ Or, said. thought [thus] surely (i) Men are ready to all mischief where the fear of God is not. the fear of God is not in this place, and they shall slay me for my wives sake. 12 Yet in very deed she is my sister, for she is the daughter of my father, though she be not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife. 13 And after God caused me to wander out of my father's house, I said unto her: this kindness shalt thou show unto me, in all places where we come, that thou Gene. xii. c. say of me, he is my brother. 14 Then (k) The princely modesty of Abimelech, and his liberality. took Abimelech sheep and oxen, men servants and women servants, & gave [them] unto Abraham, and delivered him Sara his wife again. 15 And Abimelech said: behold my land lieth before thee, dwell where it pleaseth thee best. 16 But unto Sara he said: See I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, (l) The gift was not only for ornaments for Sara and her company: but an argument to ●her of her honesty, and his innocency it is as a covering of thine eyes unto all that are with thee, and to all [other:] and thus she was reproved. 17 And so Abraham prayed unto God, & God (m) The sin of a prince is punished in many. healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidens, & they bare children. 18 For the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Abraham's wife. ¶ The xxj Chapter. 3 Isahac is borne. 6 The thankfulness of the mind of Sara. 8 The day of the weaning of Isahac. 12 The true children of Abraham by Isahac. 14 Hagar is cast out with Ishmael. 17 An angel comforteth Hagar. 18 Of Ishmael a great people. 20 Ishmael an archer. 22 The covenant of Abimelech with Abraham. 25 Abraham reproveth Abimelech for a Well taken away. 27 They assure a covenant between them with handefast. 31 Bersabee. 33 Abraham planteth a grove, and doth call upon God. 1 THe Lord (a) For Isahac was borne besides the order of nature. visited Sara as he had promised, and did unto her according as he had spoken. 2 For Sara conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, even the same season which the Lord had appointed. 3 And Abraham (b) All things are done here according to God's word & promise, to teach that God's word should be our rule. called his sons name that was borne unto him, which Sara bore him, “ Hebre. jitschac. Isahac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isahac, when he was “ Hebr. The son of eight days. eight days old, as God commanded him. 5 And Abraham was an hundredth year old, when his son Isahac was borne unto him. 6 But (c) Sara now giveth God thanks that she was become a mother. Sara said: God hath made me to “ Hebre. To me a laughter. rejoice, so that all that hear, will joy with me. 7 She said also: who would have said unto Abraham, that Sara should (d) It is the duty of the mother, if she may, to nurse her child, as appeareth. ● Tim. v. have given children suck? for I have borne [him] a son in his old age. 8 The child grew, and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isahac was weaned. 9 Sara saw also the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne unto Abraham, [to be] (e) In the person of Isahac, he did mock at God's promise & his father's faith: which Saint Paul calleth persecution. Gal. 4. a mocker. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham: (f) Sara goeth not about to over rule her husband: for all this business was done by the motion of the holy ghost cast out this bond woman, & her son: for the son of this bond woman, shall not be heir with my son Isahac. 11 And this saying was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son. 12 And God said unto Abraham, let it not be grievous in thy sight, because of the lad and of thy bond woman: In all that Sara hath said unto thee, hear her voice, for (g) The children of Isahac shall only be accounted the posterity of Abraham. in Isahac shall thy seed be called. 13 Moreover, of the son of the bond woman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 14 And so (h) Abraham truly denieth himself, in submitting his natural affection to the will of God. Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the lad also, and sent her away: who departing, wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beer “ Sheba. seba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and (i) They were justly punished, who abusing gods gifts contemned his grace. she cast the lad under some one of the trees: 16 And went, and sat on the other side a great way, as it were a bow shoot of: for she said, I will not see the death of the child. And she sitting down on the other side, life up her voice & wept. 17 And God (k) Because of his promise sake: for it appeareth not that Ishmael prayed to God, or repented him. heard the voice of the lad, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, what aileth thee Hagar? fear not: for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he lieth. 18 Arise and life up the lad, (l) The bringing up and government of Ishmael, is given to his mother. and take him in thine hand, for I will make of him a great people. 19 And God (m) When God withdraweth his help, we see not the means which be hard at hand. opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water, and she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And (n) external benefits come from God. God was with the lad, and he grew, and dwelled in the wilderness, and became a principal archer. 21 And he dwelled in the wilderness of Paran, (o) Though he was a wild man, yet he obeyed his mother in choosing his wife. and his mother got him a wife out of the land of Egypt. 22 And at the same season, Abimelech and Phicol his chief captain (p) God provideth for the quietness of his servant. spoke unto Abraham, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou dost: 23 And now therefore, swear unto me even here by God, that thou wilt not “ Hebre. Lie unto me. hurt me, nor my children, nor my children's children: but that thou shalt deal with me and the country where thou hast been a stranger, according unto the kindness that I have showed thee. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 25 And Abraham (q) Though he bore this injury patiently, yet having occasion he provideth for himself. rebuked Abimelech for a well of water, which Abimeleches servants had violently taken away. 26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: also thou toldest me not, neither heard I [of it] but this day. 27 And Abraham took sheep and Oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech: & they made both of them a league together. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs by themselves. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham: what mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? 30 He answered: for these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, (r) Godly men may seek for their security. that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 31 Wherefore the place is called Beer seba, because that there they swore both of them. 32 Thus made they a league together at Beer seba: and Abimelech and Phicol his chief captain rose up, and turned again into the land of the Philistines. 33 And Abraham planted a wood in Beer seba, and (s) Abraham did not alter his true worshipping of God: though he made a league with the king. called there on the name of the Lord the everlasting God. 34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines land a long season. ¶ The xxij Chapter. 1 Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son. 3 The obedience of Abraham to God's word. 6 Isahac a figure of Christ. 12 Abraham standeth in awe of God. 15 Abraham is blessed. 18 Christ. 20 The children of Nachor by Melcha. 22 Bathuel. 23 Rebecca. 24 Roma. 1 AFter these “ Or, things sayings, god did (a) This was a sore temptation, when he with his own hand must slay his child: and do against the promise of God. tempt Abraham, and said unto him Abraham. Which answered, here I am. 2 And he said: (b) God will try our faith in those things we set most store by. take thy son, thine only son Isahac whom thou lovest, & get thee unto the land () Moruah, a hill, where the temple was afterward builded Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will show thee. 3 Then Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his Ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isahac his son, and clove wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and got him to the place which God had appointed him. 4 The (c) True obedience hath continuance, and wisely ordereth all things. third day Abraham life up his eyes, and saw the place a far of: 5 And said unto his young men, bide here with the Ass, I and the lad will go yonder & worship, and come again to you. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isahac his son: but he himself took fire in his hand and “ Or, sword's a knife, and they went both of them together. 7 Then spoke Isahac unto Abraham his father, and said, (d) The sweet words of the child, pierced the father's heart. my father. And he answered, here am I, my son. He said, see here is fire and wood, but where is the beast for burnt sacrifice? 8 Abraham answered: My (e) The best stay in troublesome matters is, to rest upon the providence of God. God will provide a beast for burnt sacrifice: and so they went both together. 9 And when they came to the place which God had showed him, Abraham built an altar there, and dressed the wood, and bound Isahac his son, and laid him on the altar above upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretching forth his hand, took the knife to have killed his son. 11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him from heaven, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he said, here [am] I: 12 And he said: lay not thy hand upon the child, neither do any thing unto him, for now I (f) That which God had tried by experience, he is said to know. know that thou fearest God, & hast for my sake not spared [yea] thine only son. 13 And Abraham lifting up his eyes, looked: and behold, behind [him] there was a Ram caught by the horns in a thicket: and Abraham went & took the Ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham (g) He doth not only give God thanks, but also leaveth a monument of God's providence to the posterity. called the name of the place, the Lord will see. As it is said this day, in the mount will the Lord be seen. 15 And the angel of the Lord cried unto Abraham from heaven the second time, 16 And said: by myself have I sworn, sayeth the Lord, (h) God giveth his ●ree benefits the name of reward, to provoke men to godliness: not for the merit of the work. because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared yea thine only son, 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea side, and thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies. 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, (i) God rewardeth us for the gifts that he hath given us. because thou hast heard my voice. 19 So turned Abraham again unto his young men: and they rose up, and went together to Beer seba, and Abraham dwelled at Beer seba. 20 And after these things, one told Abraham, saying: behold Milcha, she hath also borne children unto thy brother Nachor, 21 Hus his eldest son, and Buzz his brother, and Camuel the father of the “ Aram. Syrians, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begat “ Ribka. Rebecca. These eight did Milcha bear to Nachor Abraham's brother. 24 And (i) She was the second wife which had not part of all the goods as the first wife had, nor rule over the house. his concubine called Reumah, she bore also Tebah, & Gaham, Thahas, and Maacha. ¶ The xxiii Chapter. 1 Abraham bewaileth Saras death. 6 He buyeth the field of her burial of the children of Heth. 19 Sara is laid in grave. Mambre, or otherwise Hebron. 1 SAra was “ Hebre. An hundredth year, and twenty year, and seven year. an hundredth and seven and twenty year old (so long lived she.) joshua. xv. a. 2 And Sara died in Ciriath arba, the same is Hebron, in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came (a) He might lament the comm●n curse upon all mankind. to mourn for Sara, and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham stood up from the sight of his corpse, and talked with the sons of Heth, saying: 4 I am a stranger and a foreigner amongst you: (b) The buying of a burying place was a witness to his posterity, that gods promise was certain, give me a possession to bury in with you, that I may bury my corpse out of my sight. 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him: 6 Hear us my Lord, (c) God lives & virtue are to be set by, in whosoever they be. thou art a prince of God amongst us, in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall forbid thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead [therein.] 7 Abraham stood up and bowed him self before the people of the land, that is, the children of Heth. 8 And he communed with them, saying: If it be “ Hebr. In your souls. your mind that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and speak for me to Ephron the son of Sohar, 9 That he may give me the cave “ rubble. of Machpelah, which he hath in the end of his field: but for as much money (d) The godly will no● buy▪ to the hurt of other. as it is worth shall he give it me, for a possession to bury in amongst you. 10 (For Ephron “ Or, sat. dwelleth amongst the children of Heth) and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, and of all that went in at the gates of his city, saying: 11 (e) The modesty and liberality of this noble man. Not so my Lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that therein is give I thee also, in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee, bury thy dead. 12 And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land. 13 And spoke unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the country, saying: if thou wilt [give it] then I pray thee hear me, I will give silver for the field, take it of me, and I will bury my dead therein. 14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him: 15 My Lord, hearken unto me, the land is worth four hundred (f) A sickle is in value four groats, when the ounce is at eight groats. sickles of silver, what is that betwixt thee and me? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and weighed him the silver which he had said in the aundience of the sons of Heth, even four hundred silver sickles of currant money amongst merchants. 17 And the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, even the field and the cave that was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, and that were in all the borders round about, was made sure 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the sight of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gates of the city. 19 After this did Abraham bury Sara his wife in the double cave of the field that lieth before Mamre, the same is Hebron in the land of Chanaan. 20 And so both the field & the cave that is therein, was made unto Abraham a sure possession to bury in, by the sons of Heth. ¶ The xxiiij chapter. 2 Abraham sendeth his man to seek a wife for Isaac, the which God provideth for him. The manner of the Hebrews oath. 7 The faith of Abraham to the promise of God. 12 A faithful prayer of Abraham's servant to God. 15 Rebecca a fair virgin is offered unto the servant, not witting it. 18 Rebecca moderate and cold in words. 27 The servant doth thanks unto God. 28 The marvelous diligence of Rebecca and Laban, to the strangers ward. 33 The servant declareth the causes of his journey, and what things happened him therein. 35 What Gods blessing is. 47 Rebecca the niece of Nachor by his son. 50 They commit all things unto God. 53 The servant offereth gifts unto Rebecca, and her parents. 58 The consent of the maiden is asked. 59 Rebecca is conducted unto Isahac. 60 The parents do bless Rebecca. 67 Isahac taketh Rebecca to wife. 1 AND Abraham (a) Age admonished him to take order with his family. was old & stricken in days, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, which had the rule over all that he had: put (b) An old manner of taking an oath: whereby the inferior did testify his subjection. thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord God of heaven, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Chanaanites, amongst which I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and (c) Abraham taketh it to be his duty to provide his son a wife. take a wife unto my son Isahac. 5 But the servant said unto him: peradventure the woman will not agree to come with me unto this land, shall I bring thy son again unto the land which thou camest out of? 6 To whom Abraham answered: beware that thou bring not my son thither again. 7 The Lord God of heaven (d) He persuadeth by God's former benefits, that God will prosper his journey. which took me from my father's house, & from the land of my kindred, and which spoke unto me, and that swore unto me, saying, unto thy seed will I give this land: he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. 8 Nevertheless, if the woman will not follow thee, then shalt thou be clear from this my oath: (e) For that seemed to be against Gods promise made unto him. only bring not my son thither again. 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him as concerning the matter. 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, & departed (& had of all manner of goods of his master with him) and so he arose & went to Mesopotamia, “ Aram Naharaiiim: That is, Syria of the two floods. unto the city of Nachor. 11 And made his camels to lie down without the city by a wells side of water at even, about the time that women come out to draw water. 12 And he said: Lord (f) Because the thing he asked, pertained to the promise made to Abraham. God of my master Abraham, I pray thee “ Make to meet before me to day. send me good speed this day, and show mercy unto my master Abraham. 13 Lo, I stand here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of this city come out to draw water: 14 Now let the damsel to whom I say, stoop down thy pitcher I pray thee, that I may drink: If she say also, drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that (g) A wise wife is properly the gift of God. Prou. nineteen. thou hast ordained for thy servant Isahac, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master. 15 And it came to pass yet he had left speaking, behold, Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bethuel, son to Milcha, the wife of Nachor Abraham's brother, and her pitcher upon her shoulder: 16 The (h) God's gifts commended in Rebecca, which may be looked for in a wife. damsel was very fair to look upon, and yet a maid, and unknown of man: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant running to meet her, said: let me I pray thee drink a little water of thy pitcher. 18 And she said: drink my Lord. And she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her arm, and gave him drink. 19 And when she had given him drink, she said: I will draw water for thy camels also, until they “ Or, cease to drink. have drunk enough. 20 And she poured out her pitcher into the trough hastily, and ran again unto the well to draw [water] and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man wondered at her, but held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous, or not. 22 And as the camels had left drinking, the man took a golden (i) A jewel which is used about the face above the nose thrills. earring of half a sickle weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten sickles weight of gold, 23 And said: whose daughter art thou? tell me I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? 24 She answered him: I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcha which she bore unto Nachor. 25 And said moreover unto him, we have litter and provender enough, and also room to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed himself, and worshipped the Lord, 27 And said: blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, which hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and truth: for when I was (k) Such things as hap in men's journeys, are governed by the providence of God. on my journey, the Lord brought me to my masters brother's house. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things. 29 And Rebecca had a brother called Laban: and he ran out unto the man, [even] to the well. 30 For assoon as he had seen the earerynges, and the bracelets in his sister's hand, and heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, thus said the man unto me: he went out unto the man, and lo, he stood with the camels by the well side, 31 And he said: come thou (l) Whom the Lord favoured, and by whose good will he had come thither. blessed of the Lord, wherefore standest thou without? I have dressed the house, & room for thy camels. 32 And then the man came into the house, and he unharnessed the camels, and brought litter and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, & the men's feet that were with him. 33 And there was set meat before him to eat: (m) In Abraham's servant, is set forth the conditions of faithful servants. but he said, I will not eat until I have said mine arande. And he said: say on. 34 And he said: I am Abraham's servant, 35 And (n) Wealth had by God's gift, is sure marriage goods. God blessed my master marvelously, that he is become great, and hath given him sheep and oxen, silver and gold, men servants, and mayde-seruauntes, camels and asses. 36 And Sara my masters wife bore him a son (o) They might think that he was borne for some notable matter when she was old, and unto him hath he given all that he hath. 37 And my master made me swear, saying: thou shalt not take a wife to my son amongst the daughters of the Chanaanites, in whose land I dwell: 38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son. 39 And I said unto my master: peradventure the woman will not follow me. 40 And he answered me: the Lord before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy journey, and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house. 41 Then shalt thou be free from this oath [made] to me, when thou comest to my kindred: and if they give not thee [one] thou shalt be free from this oath [made] to me. 42 And so I came this day unto the well, and said: (p) Though he was persuaded that an angel of God was a guide to him in his journey: yet he prayeth not to him. O Lord the God of my master Abraham, if it be so now that thou makest my journey which I go prosperous, 43 Behold, I stand by the well of water: and when a virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, give me [I pray thee] a little water of thy pitcher to drink: 44 And she say to me, Drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath prepared for my masters son. 45 And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebecca came forth, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went down unto the well, and drew water, and I said unto her, give me drink I pray thee. 46 And she made haste, and took down her pitcher from her [shoulder] and said: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. 47 And I asked her, saying: whose daughter art thou? She answered: the daughter of Bethuel nachor's son, whom Milcha bore unto him: and I put the earring “ Above her nostrils. upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And I bowed myself, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had brought me the right way, to take my masters brother's daughter unto his son. 49 Now also if [he] will consent to deal mercifully and truly with my master, tell me: (q) Marriages would be made faithfully and of good will: and also openly. and if not, tell me also, that I may turn me to the right hand, or to the left. 50 Then answered Laban and Bethuel, saying: This saying is proceeded even (r) We should simply obey Gods will known. of the Lord, we can not therefore say unto thee either good or bad. 51 Behold, Rebecca [is] before thee, (s) The assent of Rebeccaes parents in her marriage. take her, and go, that she may be thy masters sons wife, even as god hath said. 52 And when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself toward the earth. 53 And the servant took forth “ Vessels. jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebecca: and to her brother, and to her mother he gave “ Precious fruits. costly gifts 54 And they did eat and drink, both he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night: and when they rose up in the morning, he said: let me departed unto my master. 55 Her brother and her mother answered: let the damsel abide with us, and it be but even ten days, and then shall she go. 56 He said unto them: hinder me not, behold, the Lord hath prospered my journey, send me away therefore, that I may go to my master. 57 And they said: (t) The father's authority ought not to take away the consent of the child in marriage. we will call the damsel, and inquire “ Or, Her consent. at her mouth. 58 And they called forth Rebecca, and said unto her: wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go. 59 So they let Rebecca their sister go, and her nurse, & Abraham's servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebecca, and said unto her: thou art our sister, (v) To possess the gate, signifieth to bear rule and overcome. grow into thousand thousands, and thy seed possess the gate of his enemies. 61 And Rebecca arose and her damsels, and got them up upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebecca, and went his way. 62 And Isahac was coming from the way of the well of the living and seeing me: for he dwelled in the South country. 63 And Isahac (p) He sought some solitariness, that he might more freely life up his mind to god in prayer. was gone out to pray in the field at the eventide, and he lift up his eyes, and saw the camels coming. 64 And Rebecca life up her eyes, & when she saw Isahac, she lighted of the Camel, 65 (For she said unto the servant: what man is this, that cometh walking against us in the field? And the servant said, it is my master): therefore she took her veil and covered her. 66 And the servant told Isahac all things that he had done. 67 And Isahac brought her into his mother Sara's tent, and took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and (q) The chiefest part of the husband's duty, consisteth therein. Ephe. v. he loved her: and so Isahac received comfort after his mother. ¶ The xxv Chapter. 1 Abraham marrieth Cetura. 2 The sons of Cetura. 5 The patrimony is given to Isahac, and gifts to the children of his concubines. 8 Abraham dieth. 11 Isahac is blessed of God. 13 The petigrewe of Ishmael. 17 Ishmael dieth. 19 The generations of Isahac. 20 Isahac prayeth to have issue, Rebecca conceiveth. 22 Rebecca asketh council of God. 25 Esau. 26 jacob. 27 Esau an hunter, an husbandman. jacob a plain and a simple man. 29 Esau selleth his birthright. 30 Edom. 1 ABraham proceeded further, and took him another wife, called Cetura. 2 Which bore him Zimran, and jocsan, and Medan, and Midian, and jesbac, and Suah. 3 jocsan begat Seba and Dedan, and the sons of Dedan were (a) Names of people that came of the children of Dedan. Assurim, and Letusim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian, Ephah, & Epher, & Hanoch, & Abida, & Eldaah: all these were the children of Cetura. 5 And Abraham gave all his goods unto Isahac: 6 But unto the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, he gave gifts, and (b) They could not be partakers of that land or the spiritual covenant with Isahac. sent them away from Isahac his son (while he yet lived) eastward unto the east country. 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 And then Abraham waxing away, died in a lusty age, being an old man, when he had lived enough, and (c) Another state of life to remain after this, is signified hereby. was gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Isahac and Ishmael buried him in the double cave in the field of Ephron son of Soar the Hittite, before Mamre. 10 Which field Abraham bought of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sara his wife. 11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isahac, and Isahac dwelled by the well of living and seeing me. 12 These are the generations of Ishmael Abraham's son, which Hagar the Egyptian Sara's handmaid bare unto Abraham. 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, according to the names of their kindred: the eldest son of Ishmael, Nabaioth, and Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Misma, and Duma, and Massa, Hadar, and Thema, 15 jetur, Naphis, and Cedma. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their towns and castles, (d) God is true in his promise, who blessed the banished boy so marvelously. twelve princes of their households. 17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, (e) He lived about .48. after his father. an hundred and thirty and seven year: and he waxing away, died, and was laid unto his people. 18 And they dwelled from Havilah unto Sur, that is by the border of Egypt as thou goest toward Assur, and he “ Or he dwelled or fell. died in the presence of all his brethren. 19 And these are the generations of Isahac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isahac. 20 And Isahac was forty year old when he took Rebecca to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian “ Padan Aram. of Mesopotamia, and sister to Laban the Syrian. 21 And Isahac made intercession unto the Lord “ In the presence of his wife. for his wife, (f) God would teach, that the increase of the godly seed, & the Church, cometh only from him. because she was barren: and the Lord was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived. 22 And the children strove together within her womb: therefore she said, if [it be] so, why am I “ A●iue, or with child. thus? wherefore she went to (g) She went to some secret place to pray, that she might have some revelation from heaven. ask the Lord. 23 And the Lord said unto her: there are two manner of people in thy womb, and two nations shallbe divided out of thy bowels, and the one nation shallbe mightier than the other, and the elder shallbe servant unto the younger. 24 Therefore when her time was come to be delivered, behold, there were two twins in her womb. 25 And he that came out first, was red, and (h) The cruelty of his mind, answered to the roughness of his body. he was all over as it were a hairy garment, and they called his name Esau. 26 And after him came his brother out, and his hand holding Esau by the heel, and his name was called jacob: and Isahac was (i) So Isahac was tempted twenty years, with the want of children. threescore year old when they were borne. 27 And the boys grew, and Esau became a cunning hunter, and a “ A man of the filled. wild man: but jacob was a “ or, simple. perfect man, and dwelled in tents. 28 Isahac loved Esau, because “ Venison in his mouth he did eat of his venison, but Rebecca loved jacob. 29 jacob sod pottage, and Esau came from the field, and was fayntie: 30 And Esau said to jacob: feed me I pray thee, with that same red pottage, for I am fayntie: and therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And jacob said: sell me this day thy (k) The byrthryght was the succession unto the dignity & authority of the father, over his other brethren. birthright. 32 Esau said: lo, I am at the point to die, and what profit shall this byrthryght do me? 33 jacob answered: swear to me then this day. And he swore to him, & sold his (l) Esau's earthy mind careth but for to satisfy his carnal desire. birthright unto jacob. 34 Then jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of rise, and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: and Esau little regarded his birthright. ¶ The xxuj chapter. 1 God in the midst of famine, blesseth and feedeth Isahac. 3 Chanaan is promised to Isahac. 4 Christ. 7 Isahac saith that his wife is his sister. 11 The very great care of God for Isahac and his wife. 15 The Philistines do stop Isahacs' pits, and drive him out. 17 God blessing Isahac, giveth him riches. 19 He diggeth other pits. 22 A thanksgiving. 24 God comforteth Isahac. 25 Isahac doth call upon God. 28 Abimelech entereth into a league with Isahac. 33 Beerseba the city. 34 Esau maketh a second marriage. 1 ANd there fell a famine in the land, besides the first that was in the days of Abraham: And Isahac went unto (a) All the kings of Gerar were called Abimelech, as the kings of Egypt Pharaos'. Abimelech, king of the Philistines, unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said: Go not down into Egypt, [but] abide in the land which I shall show unto thee. 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for unto thee and unto thy seed I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father. 4 And will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries: and in thy seed (b) Christ promised. shall all the nations of the earth be blessed: 5 Because (c) Abraham's obedience, caused not goods promise to be sure, but gods free mercy. See the .22. Chapter. that Abraham hearkened unto my voice, & kept my ordinance, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 6 And Isahac dwelled in Gerar. 7 And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife. And he said, (d) He should have shunned, & not followed his father's fault. she is my sister: for he feared to say, she is my wife, lest the men of the place should have killed him, because of Rebecca, which was beautiful to the eye. 8 And after he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, & (e) Things can not long be kept close by dissimulation. saw Isahac sporting with Rebecca his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Isahac, and said: behold, she is of a surety thy wife, and why saidest thou, she is my sister? To whom Isahac answered: because I thought that I might peradventure have died for her sake. 10 Abimelech (f) A heathenish king reproveth Isahac of his foolish dissimulation. said: why hast thou done this unto us? one of the people might lightly have line by thy wife, and so shouldest thou have brought (g) The breaking of wedlock among all nations, was counted a great fault sin upon us. 11 And so Abimelech charged all his people, saying: He that toucheth this man or his wife, shall die the death. 12 Then Isahac sowed in that land, and received in the same year “ Found ●n hundredth measures. an hundred fold: and the Lord “ Or, In●i●●ed. blessed him. 13 And the man waxed mighty, & went forth, and grew till he was exceeding great. 14 For he had possession of sheep, of oxen, and a mighty household: and therefore the (h) Some grieves and troubles, follow wealth and riches. Philistines had envy at him. 15 For the Philistines (i) The envious hurt other, and pleasure not themselves. stopped and filled up with earth all the wells which his servants had digged in his father abraham's tyme. 16 And Abimelech said unto Isahac: Get thee from us, for thou art mightier than we a great deal. 17 Therefore Isahac departed thence, and “ Or, pitched his tents. abode in the valley of Gerar, and dwelled there. 18 And Isahac returning, digged again the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham, & named them after the same names by the which his father had named them. 19 Isahacs' servants digged in the valley, and (k) Thus it will prosper that the godly take in hand. found a well of “ living. springing water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isahacs' herdmen, saying: the water is ours. Then called he the well “ Esek. contention, because they strove with him. 21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it “ Sitnah. enmity. 22 And then he departed thence, & digged another well, for the which they strove not. Therefore called he it “ Rehoboth roomth, saying: the Lord hath made us now room that we may increase upon the earth. 23 And he went up thence to Beerseba. 24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and (l) The comfort by God's word is greater than by his external benefits. said: I am the God of Abraham thy father, fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee and multiple thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 25 And he builded an (m) True religion must be pro●sed before men. altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent: and there Isahacs' servants digged a well. 26 Then (n) Esau's patience, made his enemies his friends. came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army. 27 And Isahac said unto them: wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have put me away from you? 28 Which answered: “ In seeing, we saw. We saw most certainly that the Lord was with thee, and we said: let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a league with thee: 29 That thou shouldest do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, & sent thee away in peace: for thou art now the blessed of the Lord. 30 And (o) The godly declare themselves not to bear revenging minds. he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another: And Isahac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 And the same day Isahacs' servants came and told him of a well which they had digged, and said unto him, we have found water. 33 And he called it Sebah: and the name of the city is called (p) He restoreth the name which his father gave the place before. Gen. xxi. Beerseba unto this day. 34 Esau was forty year old, & he took a wife [called] judith, the daughter of Beeri an Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon, an Hittite [also.] 35 (q) The affinity of the ungodly, is dangerous & troublesome. Which were “ A bitterness of spirit. disobedient unto Isahac and Rebecca. ¶ The xxvij Chapter. The blessing spoken of here, was not a common prayer, but lawful authority, whereby the grace of God's election was testified, and Isahac put in possession of God's promise. 1 Isahac biddeth Esau of his hunting to prepare him a dish. 5 jacob by the subtlety of his mother, foretaketh away his blessing. 26 Isahac kisseth his son. 28 Isahac blesseth jacob. 30 Esau being returned from hunting, bringeth meats to his father. 34 Esau after great outcries, at the last is blessed. 39 Isahac blesseth Esau. 41 Esau hateth jacob, and threateneth his death. 43 Rebecca provideth for jacob a departing into Mesopotamia. 1 AND it came to pass, that when Isahac waxed old, & his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, & said unto him, my son? And he said unto him: here am I 2 And he said: Behold, I am now old, and know not (a) The knowledge of our mortality should cause us to see all things in order. the day of my death. 3 Now therefore take I pray thee thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and get thee to the field, that thou mayest take me some venison. 4 And make me well tasting meats, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, (b) Though Isahac did something of affection: yet he faithfully thought to resign over to his son, the right of the promised inheritance. that my soul may bless thee before that I die. 5 But Rebecca heard when Isahac spoke to Esau his son: And Esau went into the field to hunt venison, and to bring it. 6 And (c) Such peculiar examples, are not to be followed of us. Rebecca spoke unto jacob her son, saying: Behold, I have heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying: 7 Bring me venison, and make me dainty meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord, afore my death. 8 Now therefore my son (d) She settelled herself upon God's promise, and not weighed the dangers that might follow hear my voice in that which I command thee. 9 Get thee to the flock, and bring me thence two good kids from the goats, and I will make of them pleasant meats for thy father, such as he loveth. 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 11 Then said jacob to Rebecca his mother: Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am smooth: 12 My father shall peradventure feel me, and I shall seem unto him as though I went about to beguile him, and so shall I bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be the curse my son: only hear my voice, and go and fetch me them. 14 And [jacob] (c) jacob was not with out fault, who might have tarried until god had changed his father's mind. went, and fet them, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made pleasant meat, such as she knew his father loved. 15 And Rebecca fet “ Or, costly goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were in the house with her, and put them upon jacob her younger son: 16 And she put the skins of the kids upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. 17 And she put that pleasant meat and bread, which she had prepared, in the hand of her son jacob. 18 When he came to his father, he said: my father? And he answered, here am I: who art thou, my son? 19 And jacob said unto his father: I am Esau thy eldest son, I have done according as thou badst me: arise I pray thee, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isahac said unto his son: how cometh it that thou hast found it so quickly my son? He answered: (f) One fault bringeth another when God's word is once forsaken. the lord thy God brought it to my hands. 21 Then said Isahac unto jacob: Come near, and I will feel thee my son, whether thou be my very son Esau, or not. 22 Then went jacob to Isahac his father, and he felt him, and said: The voice is jacobs' voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 23 And (g) His ignorance hindered not God's decree. he knew him not, because his hands were hairy as his brother Esau's hands: and so (h) That is, he concluded with himself that the blessing was sure to jacob. he blessed him. 24 And he asked him: art thou my son Esau? And he said: that I am. 25 Then said he: Bring me, & let me eat of my sons venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought him, and he ate: and he brought him wine also, and he drank. 26 And his father Isahac said unto him: (i) We must not so much behold the outward doings here, as the provision of God, who would by such weakness have his election declared. Come near, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he went unto him, & kissed him, and he smelled the savour of his raiment, and blessed him, & said: (k) Isahac rejoiced that he hath now a successor in God's promises. See, the smell of my son, is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed. 28 God give thee (l) Under these worldly blessings, the godly fathers embraced the heavenly promises. of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine. 29 People be thy servants, and nations bow to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and thy mother's children stoop with reverence unto thee: cursed be he that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30 Assoon as Isahac had made an end of blessing jacob, & jacob was scarce gone out from the presence of Isahac his father, than came Esau his brother from his hunting. 31 And (m) Esau's works seem to be better than jacobs' were: So the blessing came of the mere gift of God. he also had made a pleasant meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father: let my father arise, and eat of his sons venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 Then his father Isahac said unto him: who art thou? He answered: I am thy son, thy first borne Esau. 33 And Isahac was greatly astonished out of measure, and said: which [is he] and where [is he] then that hath hunted venison and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest? and have blessed him, yea (n) What Gods ministers promise by his word, it shallbe sure. & he shallbe blessed. 34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried aloud & bitterly, above measure, and said unto his father: bless me, Hebre. xii. I also am [thy son] O my father. 35 Who answered. Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said again: Is not he rightly named jacob? (o) He did not truly repent him, who forgetting himself, accuseth another. for he hath undermined me now two times. [First] he took away my birthright: and see, now hath he taken away my blessing also. And he said: hast thou kept never a blessing for me? 37 Isahac answered, and said unto Esau: Behold, I have made him thy Lord, & all his brethren have I made his servants: Moreover, with corn and wine have I stablished him, what shall I do unto thee now my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father: hast thou but that one blessing my father? bless me, I am also [thy son] O my father. So lifted up Esau his voice, (p) The wicked lament their losses: yet they amend not their wickedness. and wept. 39 Then Isahac his father answered, and said unto him: behold, (q) The spiritual blessing only remained in jacob: this was but a temporal blessing. thy dwelling place shallbe the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above. 40 And through thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt be thy brother's servant: and it shall come to pass, that thou shalt get the mastery, & thou shalt lose his yoke from of thy neck. 41 And Esau hated jacob, because of the blessing that his father blessed him withal. And Esau said in his heart: The days of sorrowing for my father are at hand, then will I (r) The wicked think by their power, to overthrow God's judgements. slay my brother jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca: And she sent, & called jacob her younger son, & said unto him: Behold, thy brother Esau as touching thee doth comfort himself [full purposing] to kill thee. 43 Now therefore my son hear my voice: make thee ready, and (s) Trouble following the hope of a better life, is patiently to be borne. flee to Laban my brother at Haran, 44 And tarry with him awhile until thy brother's fierceness be suaged, 45 And until thy brother's wrath turn away from thee, & he forget the things which thou hast done to him: then will I send and fet thee away from thence: (t) The one by death, and the other by the judgement of God, against murtheres. why should I be desolate of you both in one day? 46 And Rebecca spoke to Isahac: I am weighed of my life (v) Which were Esau's wives, whose evil manners she useth as an argument to send jacob away. for the daughters of Heth. If jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? ❧ The xxviij Chapter. 1 Isahac forbiddeth jacob to take a wife of the maidens of Chanaan, whereunto jacob obeyeth. 9 Esau against his father's will taketh a wife of the daughters of Ishmael. 11 jacob going into Haran, seeth a ladder in a dream. 13 Chanaan is promised to jacob. 16 God comforteth jacob. 17 The house of God. 19 Bethel. Luza. 20 The vow of jacob. He asketh food and clothing. 1 AND so Isahac called jacob, and (a) God's promises may be often repeated, to the confirmation of the godlyes faith. blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him: See thou take not a wife of the daughters of Chanaan: 2 Arise, and get thee to “ Padan. Aram. Mesopotamia, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and there take thee a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. 3 And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase, & multiply thee, that thou mayest be a (b) He hath respect to the number of gentiles which should be joined to the faithful of jacobs' house. number of people: 4 And give the blessing of Abraham unto thee, and to thy seed with thee, that thou mayest receive to inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 5 Thus Isahac sent forth jacob: and he went toward Mesopotamia, unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, and brother to Rebecca jacob and Esau's mother. 6 (c) An example of hypocrites is here set forth, who seek no true means of repentance, or amendment. When Esau saw that Isahac had blessed jacob, and sent him to Mesopotamia to fet him a wife from thence, and that as he blessed him, he gave him a charge, saying, thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Chanaan: 7 And that jacob had obeyed his father and mother, and was gone to Mesopotamia: 8 And Esau seeing also that the daughters of Chanaan pleased not Isahac his father: 9 Then (d) He careth more to please his father than God: he thinketh of no fault but one, & yet he doth not correct the thoroughly. went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives [which he had] Mahalah the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth to be his wife. 10 jacob departed from Beerseba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he came unto a certain place, & tarried there all night, because the sun was down: and took of the stones of the place, and put under his head, and laid him down in the same place to sleep. 12 And he dreamt, and behold there stood (e) It may signify christ, by whose meditation all graces come down to us, and all help. a lather upon the earth, and the top of it reached up to heaven: and see, the angels of God went up & down upon it. 13 Yea, and God from above leaned upon it, and said: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isahac, (f) Isahacs' ministery in blessing his son, is confirmed by god, who giveth him this land for a pledge of the spiritual inheritance. the land which thou sleepest upon, will I give thee and thy seed. 14 And thy seed shallbe as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south: and in thee, and in (g) Christ promised. thy seed, shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 15 And see, I am with thee, and will be thy keeper in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: For I will not (h) God taketh all the charge of his elect, and never forsaketh them. leave thee, until I have made good that which I have promised thee. 16 When jacob was awaked out of his sleep, he said: Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, and said: how dreadful is this place? it is none other but even the (i) Where God appeareth by the ministery of angels or men according to his word, there he is said to dwell. house of God, & it is the gate of heaven. 18 And jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had laid under his head, and (k) For a testimony of the heavenly vision▪ and of his thanks giving. pitched it upon an end, and powered oil in the top of it. 19 And he called the name of the place Bethel: but the name of the (l) Which was here builded afterward, was first called Luz▪ then by the Israelites Bethel. city was called Luz, before tyme. 20 And jacob vowed a vow, saying: (m) jacob doth not condition with God, but upon occasion of God's promises which he looked for: wherefore with admiration he bursteth out to the promise of his thanksgiving. If God will be with me, and will keep me in this journey in which I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to put on: 21 So that I come again unto my father's house in safety: then shall the Lord be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set up on an end, shallbe God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee. ¶ The xxix Chapter. 1 jacob cometh to Laban. 4 The unknown he calleth brethren. 9 Rachel feedeth sheep. 11 jacob kisseth Rachel in the Lord. 13 Laban clippeth jacob, and kisseth him. 17 Lea is blear eyed. 18 jacob becometh bond for Rachel seven years. 22 Laban keepeth the marriage. 23 Lea is given for Rachel. 32 Lea conceiveth Reuben. 33 Simeon. 34 Levi. 35 juda. 1 THen (a) jacob was .77. years old when he took this journey on him. jacob “ life up his feet. went on his journey, & came into the land of the “ Children. people of the east. 2 And [as] he looked about, behold, there was a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheep lay there by, for at that well were the flocks watered: and there was a great stone upon the well mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks brought, and they rolled the stone from the wells mouth, & watered the sheep, & put the stone again upon the wells mouth unto his place. 4 And jacob said unto them: My brethren, whence be ye? And they said: of Haran are we. 5 And he said unto them: Know ye Laban the (b) The grauncers were called father to all the posterity, for that they kept their children married in their houses. son of Nachor? They said: we know him. 6 And he said unto them: is “ Peace to him. he in good health? And they said: he is in good health, and behold his daughter Rachel cometh with the sheep. 7 And he said: lo [it is] yet a great “ Great day while to night, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, (c) A godly man regardeth the harms of other men, though not known. and go and feed [them.] 8 And they said: we may not until all the flocks be brought together, and till they roll the stone from the wells mouth, and so we water our sheep. 9 While he yet talked with them, (d) The frugal bringing up of children in ancient tyme. Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. 10 Assoon as jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, & the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, jacob went & rolled the stone from the wells mouth, & watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 And jacob kissed Rachel, and lift up his voice and wept. 12 And jacob told Rachel that he was her father's (e) The hebrews call all kinsmen brebrethrens. brother, and that he was Rebeccaes son: Therefore ran she and told her father. 13 And when Laban heard certainly tell of jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house: And he told Laban (f) That is, upon what causes he came alone, and so bare from his country. all these things. 14 To whom Laban said: Well, thou art my bone & my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. 15 And Laban said unto jacob: Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therefore (g) jacob would not through idleness charge his uncle. serve me for nought? Tell me what shall thy wages be? 16 Laban had two daughters, the elder called Lea, and the younger Rachel. 17 Lea was tender eyed: but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 18 And jacob loved Rachel, and said: I will serve thee seven year for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 Laban answered: (h) As an hypocrite, he hath respect to his own gain in the marriage or this selling of his daughter. It is better that I give her [unto] thee, then that I should give her to another man: abide with me. 20 And jacob served seven year for Rachel: and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 21 And jacob said unto (i) The father's authority in mar●age of his children. Laban: give [me] my wife that I may “ May go in unto her. lie with her, for my days are fulfilled. 22 Then Laban gathered together all the men of that place, and made a feast. 23 And when even was come, he took Lea his daughter, (k) The bride was brought to her chamber covered: so Laban's deceit was not easily espied. and brought her to him, and he went in to her. 24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Lea Zilpha his maid [to be] her servant. 25 And when the morning was come, behold it was Lea. Then said he to Laban: Wherefore hast thou played thus with me? did not I serve thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? 26 Laban answered: (l) Hypocrites have always some forged excuse of wicked custom. It is not the manner of this place, to marry the younger before the first borne. 27 Pass out this week, & then we will give thee this also (m) Now appeareth his wicked covetousness, for the which he perverted all the laws of marriage. for the service which thou shalt serve me yet seven years more. 28 And jacob did even so, and passed out the week: and then he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilha his handmaid, to be her servant. 30 So (n) This fact of jacob is not to be followed of us, being against God's ordinance. lay he by Rachel also, and loved Rachel more than Lea, and served him yet seven years more. 31 When the Lord saw that Lea was “ Or, Hated. despised, he made her “ Opened her womb. fruitful, and Rachel remained barren. 32 And Lea conceived and bore a son, and she called his name “ Reuben That is, see the child. Reuben: for she said, (o) By her thanks giving, it appeareth that she prayed to God in her trouble. the Lord hath looked upon my tribulation: now therefore my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again, and bore a son, & said: The Lord hath heard that I am despised, and hath therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name “ Shimon: That is, hearing. Simeon. 34 And she conceived yet, & bore a son, and said: Now this once will my husband keep me company, because I have borne him three sons: and therefore was his name called Levi. 35 And she conceived yet again, and bore him a son, saying: Now will I (p) By the names of her children, she confesseth them to be the singular gift of God. praise the Lord. Therefore she called his name “ jehuda: That is, praise. juda, & left bearing. ¶ The xxx Chapter. The fatherly chastement of jacob, is set out here in the great unquietness & trouble of his household. 1 Rachel complaineth to her husband of barrenness. 4 Rachel giveth Bilha for a wife unto jacob. 6 Dan. 13 Aser. 15 Lea buyeth with mandragues of Rachel that her husband might lie with her, and conceiveth. 18 Isachar. 20. Zabulon. 21 Dina. 22 God giveth conceiving unto Rachel. 24 Ioseph. 25 jacob asketh licence to departed, and his wages. 29 God enriched Laban for jacobs' sake. 32 jacob asketh wages for sheep of divers colours, which be yeaned of sheep of one colour. 43 jacob very rich. 1 RAchel when she saw that she bore jacob no children, she envied her sister, and said unto jacob: give me children, or else I am but dead. 2 And jacobs' (a) This was Godly anger, which preferred the honour of god to his wife, whom he sharply admonisheth. anger was kindled against Rachel, and said: Am I in God's stead, which keepeth from thee the fruit of thy womb? 3 Then she said: Here is my maid Bilha, go in unto her, & she shall bear upon my knees, that I also may “ Be built by her. have children by her. 4 And (b) The vanity of a woman's wit, who seeketh unlawful means to her envious purpose. she gave him Bilha her handmaid to wife: and jacob went in unto her. 5 And Bilha conceived, and bare jacob a son. 6 Then said Rachel: God hath given sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she him “ That is, judgement. Dan. 7 And Bilha Rachel's servant conceived again, & bare jacob another son. 8 And Rachel said: With “ or, earnest. godly wrastlynges have I wrestled with my sister, (c) She vaunteth herself in God's benefits, to the contempt of her sister. & have gotten the upper hand: and she called his name “ Nephtah. That is, my wrestling. Nephthali. 9 When Lea saw that she had left bearing children (d) She had tasted of gods blessing before: therefore, she should not have used this evil shift. she took Zilpha her maid, and gave her jacob to wife. 10 And Zilpha Leas maid bare jacob a son. 11 Then said Lea, “ Or, A company cometh: meaning of children. Good luck: and ' called his name “ That is, a company. Gad. ‛ 12 And Zilpha Leas servant bare Iacob' a other son. 13 Then said Lea: happy am I, for the “ Or, women. daughters will call me blessed: and called his name “ That is, happy. Aser. 14 And Reuben went out in the days of the wheat harvest, & found (c) What kind of fruit this was, it is not certain: it is commended for his sweet smell. Cant. seven. Mandragoras in the field, and brought them unto his mother Lea. Then said Rachel to Lea: give me I pray thee of thy sons Mandragoras. 15 To whom Lea answered: Is it not enough that thou hast taken away my husband, (f) Old malice now in a small matter breaketh out, to the disturbance of all the household. but wouldst take away my sons Mandragoras also? Then said Rachel: well, let him sleep with thee this night for thy sons Mandragoras. 16 And jacob came from the field at even, and Lea went out to meet him, and said: thou shalt come in to me, for I have bought thee in deed with my son Mandragoras. And he slept with her that same night. ‛ 17 And God heard Lea, that she conceived, ' and bare jacob the fift son. 18 Then said Lea: (g) She boasteth of her fault, and maketh that a cause which was none indeed. God hath given me a reward, because I gave my maiden to my husband: and she called him “ Ishshashcar. That is, a reward. Isachar. ‛ 19 And Lea conceived yet again, and ' bore jacob the sixth son. 20 And Lea said: God hath endued me with a good dowry, now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and called his name “ Zebulon. That is, abiding. Zabulon. 21 After that, she bore a daughter, and ' called her name Dina. ' 22 And God remembered Rachel, ☞ & God (h) Faithful prayer obtaineth at the length, her request. heard her, and “ opened her womb. made her fruitful, 23 So that she conceived & bore a son: and said, God hath taken away my rebuke. 24 And she called his name “ That is, adding. joseph, saying: the Lord give me yet another son. 25 (i) Now his xiiii. years service was expired. Assoon as Rachel had borne joseph, jacob said to Laban: Send me away, that I may go unto my own place, and to my country. 26 give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for (k) He had done his service upon, and of a good conscience. thou knowest what service I have done thee. 27 To whom Laban answered: I pray thee, if I have found favour in thy sight [tarry]: for I have proved that (l) This hypocrite speaketh of God, & yet he worshippeth false gods, and continueth in his wickedness. the Lord blessed me for thy sake. 28 Also he said: Appoint what thy reward shallbe, and I will give [it thee.] 29 But he said unto him: Thou knowest what service I have done thee, and in what taking thy cattle have been under me: 31 And he said: What shall I then (o) The covetous hath no respect of the hindrance of his servant, but of his own gain. give thee? And jacob answered, Thou shalt give me nothing at all: if thou wilt do this thing for me, then will I turn again, feed thy sheep, and keep them. 32 I will go about all thy flocks this day, and separate from them all the cattle that are spotted & of divers colours: and all the black among the sheep, & the party & spotted amongst the kids [the same] (p) That is, whatsoever cattle afterward shallbe spotted, shallbe my reward. shallbe my reward. 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me “ To morrow. in time to come: for it shall come for my reward before thy face. And every one that is not specked and party amongst the goats, & black amongst the sheep, let it be counted theft in me. 34 And Laban said: go to, would God it might be according to thy saying. 35 Therefore he took out the same day the he goats that were ryngstraked and of divers colours, & all the she goats that were spotted and coloured, and all that had white in them, & all the black amongst the sheep, and put them in the keeping of his sons. 36 And set three days journey betwixt himself and jacob: and so jacob kept the rest of Laban's sheep. 37 (q) It is not lawful by fraud to seek recompense of injury: therefore Moses showeth afterward that God thus instructed jacob. Gen. 31. b jacob took rods of green popular, hazel, and chess nut trees, and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear in the rods. 38 And put the rods which he had peeled, [even] before the sheep, in the gutters and watering throughes when the sheep came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink. 39 And the sheep conceived before the rods, & brought forth lambs ryngstraked, spotted, and party. 40 And jacob did separate these lambs, and (r) He did drive his own lambs before Laban's sheep, so that they always saw before them, such as were of divers colours. turned the faces of the sheep which were in the flock of Laban, toward these ryngstraked, and all manner of black: and so put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not with Laban's cattle. 41 And in every conceiving time of the stronger cattle, jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, namely that they might conceive before the rods. 42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: and so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob'S. 43 And the man (s) By God's singular provision, and according to his promise. increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maid servants, and man servants, and camels, and asses. ¶ The xxxj Chapter. 1 The children of Laban do grudge at jacobs' richesse. 3 God commandeth jacob to return into his country. 5 jacob declareth God's benefits to hymwarde. 7 God saveth jacob that Laban do him no harm. 16 jacob returneth into his country Laban not witting thereof. 19 Rachel hath stolen her father's idols. 23 Laban pursueth jacob. 24 The care of God for jacob that Laban do him no harm. 26 Laban chideth jacob. 30 He complaineth that his idols be stolen. 34 Rachel, her father's idols being hidden, beguileth him. 38 jacob declareth to Laban his truth, his diligence, his travail. 44 A league between Laban and jacob. 1 AND he heard the words of (a) The envious children of covetous Laban, think the wealth of another their utter undoing Laban's sons saying, jacob hath taken away all that was our fathers, and of our father's [goods] hath he gotten all his glory. 2 And jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not towards him “ As yesterday, and yer yesterday. as it was wont to be. 3 And (b) Though he was in great fear and doubt, yet he durst not return without god's commandment. the Lord said unto jacob: turn again into the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I will be with thee. 4 Therefore jacob sent, & called Rachel and Lea to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them: I see your father's countenance that it is not toward me as it was wont to be: but the God of my father hath been with me. 6 And ye know how I have served your father to the best of my power. 7 But your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages (c) A certain number, is set for an uncertain, oftentimes. ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me. 8 (d) He would show what just causes he had to departed from their father: and how their brethren wrongfully accused him. When he said, the spotted shallbe thy wages: then all the sheep bore spotted. And when he said, the ringstraked shallbe thy reward: then bare all the sheep ringstraked. 9 Thus hath God taken away the increase of your father's flock, and given it to me. 10 But in ramming time, I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the “ It signifieth the he goat also: as under sheep, are contained the goats. Rams leapt upon the sheep that were ringstraked, spotted, and party. 11 And the angel of God spoke unto me in a dream, saying: jacob? And I answered: here am I 12 And he said: lift up now thine eyes, and see all the Rams leaping upon the sheep that are ringstraked, spotted, and party: for I have (e) God's eye observeth what the wicked doth to the Godly. seen all that Laban doth unto thee. 13 I am the God of Bethel, where thou annoyntedst the stone set up on an end, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now therefore arise, and get thee out of this country, and return unto the land where thou wast borne. 14 Then answered Rachel, and Lea, and said unto him: have we had as yet any portion or inheritance in our father's house? 15 Doth not he count us even as strangers? for he hath sold us, & hath quite devoured also (f) For the fruit of jacobs' labour came to Laban's use. our money. 16 Therefore all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours and our children's: now than (g) The voice of faithful wives and subjects. whatsoever God hath said unto thee, that do. 17 Then jacob rose up, & set his sons and wives up upon camels: 18 And carried away all his flocks, and all his substance which he had procured, the increase of his cattle which he had gotten in “ Padan Aram. Mesopotamia, for to go to Isahac his father unto the land of Chanaan. 19 But Laban (h) The godly having God's word, may use just occasion also in their doings. was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen her father's (i) Images made in the likeness of men, which he had in reverence as his household Gods. images. 20 And jacob stolen away the heart of Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 21 So fled he, and all that he had, and made himself ready, and passed over the river, and set his face straight toward the mount Gilead. 22 Upon the third day after, was it told Laban that jacob fled. 23 Then he took (k) They would revenge the injury done to their false religion: for their Gods were stolen. his brethren with him, and followed after him seven days journey, & overtook him at the mount Gilead. 24 And (l) Thus god refraineth the cruel purposes of tyrants against his Church. God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him: take heed that thou speak not to jacob ought “ From good to bad. save good. 25 And Laban overtook jacob, and jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: And Laban with his brethren, pitched also upon the mount Gilead. 26 And Laban said to jacob: what hast thou done? for thou hast stolen away my heart, and carried away my daughters as though they had been taken captive with the sword. 27 Wherefore goest thou away secretly “ And hast stolen me. unknown to me, (m) A dissembling hypocrite when he can do no harm: yet he will burden the Godly in words. and didst not tell me, that I might have let thee go thy way with mirth and songs, with timbrel and harp? 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my children and my daughters? thou wast a fool now in so doing. 29 For it is (n) The wicked brag of their power, as Pilate did. in my hand “ By manhood. through God to do you hurt: But the God of your father spoke unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed that thou speak not to jacob ought save good. 30 And now though thou wouldst needs be gone away, because thou sore longest after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my (o) He worshipped these images in the honour of his Gods: or had them before him where he did worship. gods? 31 jacob answered and said to Laban: because I was afraid, & thought that peradventure thou wouldst take away thy daughters from me. 32 But with whomsoever thou findest thy gods, (p) jacob could not well abide the desirous of images. let him die. Here before our brethren, seek that thine is by me, and take it to thee: But jacob wist not that Rachel (q) It was not godliness, but superstition, that moved Rachel to this theft. had stolen them. 33 Then went Laban into jacobs' tent, and into Leas tent, and into the two maydseruaunts tents: but found them not. Then went he out of Leas tent, and entered into Rachel's tent: 34 And Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camels straw, & sat down upon them: And Laban (r) The blind fury that is in the worshippers of images. tossed up all the tent, but found them not. 35 Then said she to her father: my Lord, be not angry that I can not rise up before thee, for the custom of women is come upon me. So searched he, but (s) So this superstition remained in jacobs' h●use till after the destruction of Sichem. found not those images. 36 And jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban. jacob also answered and said to him: what have I trespassed? or what have I offended thee, that thou dost sore pursue after me? 37 Thou hast tossed up all my stuff, and what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? put it here before thy brethren and my brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. 38 Behold, this twenty year have I been with thee, thy sheep and thy goats (t) This was gods benefit, yet bestowed upon Laban for jacobs' sake: so jacob counteth it his. have not been barren, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 39 Whatsoever was torn [of beasts] I brought it not unto thee, but made it good myself: of my hand didst thou require it that was stolen by day or night. 40 I was in such case, that by day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty year in thy house, and served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six year for thy sheep, and thou hast changed my reward ten times. 42 And except the God of my father, (u) God would not have the servant defrauded of his just reward, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isahac had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now all empty: but God beheld my tribulation and the labour of my hands, and rebuked [thee] yesternight. 43 And Laban answered and said unto jacob: these daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, & these sheep are my sheep, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have borne? 44 Now therefore come on, and (v) Being guilty in his conscience of his evil entreating of jacob, he will subtly provide for himself. let us make a league I and thou, which may be a witness between me and thee. 45 Then took jacob a stone, and set it up on end. 46 And jacob said unto his brethren: gather stones. And they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it (x) These be Syriake words, and signify the heap of witness, which thing also this word Galeed meaneth. jegar Sahadutha: but jacob called it Galeed. 48 Then said Laban: this heap is witness between thee and me this day, therefore it is called “ Galed. Galeed, 49 And “ Mitspah. That is, a looking glass. Mispah: for he said, the Lord look between thee and me when we are departed one from another, 50 If thou shalt vex my daughters, or shalt take (y) He now condemneth the sin of Polygamy, whereof he was afore the author. other wives beside my daughters: here is no man with us, behold, God [is [witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laban said moreover to jacob: behold this heap, and this stone set up on end, which I have laid betwixt me and thee, 52 This heap be witness, and also this stone set up on end, that I will not come over this heap to thee, and thou shalt not come over this heap and this stone set up on end unto me, to do any harm. 53 The God of Abraham, and the (z) This was a wicked fact, to wine his false gods with the true God, and to judge the false to be the elder God. God of Nachor, and the God of their father, be judge betwixt us. And jacob (aa) jacob would not swear so corruptly as Laban would have had him. swore by the fear of his father Isahac. 54 Then jacob did sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the hill. 55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and (bb) The superstitious keep the outward manners of the godly. blessed them: and Laban departing, went into his place again. ¶ The xxxij Chapter. 1 God comforteth jacob with a vision of angels. 4 jacobs' messengers being sent, requireth the favour of his brother Esau. 7 jacob divideth the people and all his substance into two parcels. 9 jacob prayeth in his distresses, taking hold on God's promise, and confessing his unworthiness. 13 jacob sendeth gifts unto Esau his brother. 24 jacob wrasteleth with an angel, that he may not fear his brother for the time to come. 28 jacob is named Israel. 32 The jews do not eat the sinew of the thigh. 1 But jacob went forth on his journey, and (a) God would certainly persuade him of his protection, in the fear he was in of Esau. the angels of God came and met him. 2 And when jacob saw them, he said: this is god's host, & called the name of the same place, (b) That is, two armies or camps. Mahanaim. 3 And jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, unto the land of Seir, the “ Or, region. field of Edom: 4 And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my (c) By granting to Esau this temporal dominion, he looseth not his spiritual benediction. Lord Esau, thy servant jacob sayeth thus: I have been a stranger with Laban, and have stayed there unto this time. 5 And have oxen, asses, and sheep, manservants, and womenseruauntes: and have sent to show [it] my Lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. 6 And the messengers came again to jacob, saying: we came to thy brother Esau, and he cometh to meet thee, and hath four hundred men with him. 7 But jacob was greatly afraid, and witted not which way to turn himself: and divided the people that was with him, and the sheep, and oxen, and camels, into two companies: 8 And said, if Esau come to the one part and smite it, the other shall save itself. 9 And jacob said again: (d) Thus his faith overcame his fear thus prayer is the Godly man's refuge in trouble, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isahac, Lord which saidest unto me, return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, & I will do well with thee: 10 I am “ I am less not worthy of the least of all the (e) All Gods benefits, come of mere benevolence and favour. mercies and truth which thou hast showed unto thy servant: for with my staff came I over this jordane, & now have I gotten two companies. 11 Deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, [yea] (f) A proverbial speech, meaning to leave nothing unkilled. the mother with the children. 12 Thou saidest, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which can not be numbered for multitude. 13 And he tarried there that same night, and took of that which came to hand, (g) Though he was certainly persuaded of God's help, yet he useth such means as he could, and committeth the success to God. a present for Esau his brother: 14 Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred sheep, & twenty rams, 15 Thirty milche camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals: 16 And delivered them into the hands of his servants, every drove by themselves, and said unto his servants: go forth before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. 17 And he commanded the foremost, saying: If Esau my brother meet thee, and ask thee, saying, whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these [that go] before thee? 18 Thou shalt say, they be thy servant jacobs', and it is a present sent unto my Lord Esau, and behold, he himself cometh after us. 19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: on this manner see that you speak unto Esau when ye meet him. 20 And say moreover: behold, thy servant jacob also cometh after us: for he said, I will appease ” His face. his wrath with the (h) All giving and receiving of presents, are not evil. present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see him myself, peradventure he will receive “ My face. me to grace. 21 So went the present before him: and he tarried all that night in the company. 22 And he rose up the same night, and took his two wives, & his two mayde-seruauntes, and his eleven sons, and went over the ford Num. xxi. Deut. two. jaboc. 23 And he took them, and sent them over the river, and sent over that he had. 24 And jacob was left himself (i) He sought a solitary place for prayer: where god declared unto him that many troubles remained, yet he should overcome all. alone: and there wrestled a man with him, unto the breaking of the day. 26 And he said: let me go, for the day breaketh. Which answered: I will not let thee go, except (l) We ought to desire gods blessing, how grievous soever god's presence hath been to us. thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him: what is thy name? He answered: jacob. 28 He said: thy name shallbe called no more jacob, but “ That is, one that wrasteleth with God. Israel: For as a prince hast thou wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And jacob asked him, saying: tell (m) He besireth more perfect knowledge of this wrestler, for he knew him to be god, which is not granted him. me thy name. And he said: wherefore dost thou ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And jacob called the name of the place “ That is, the face of God. Peniel: for I have (n) jacob glorieth of this knowledge of God, which he had by this vision. seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 31 And as he went over Peniel, the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 32 And therefore it is that the children of Israel eat not of the sinnowe that shrank in that place of the thigh, unto this day: because that he touched the hucklebone of jacobs' thigh, about the sinnowe that shrank. ¶ The xxxiij chapter. 1 Esau meeteth his brother, with whom jacob countermeeteth. 4 Esau kisseth jacob his brother, and is at an atonement with him. 11 Esau receiveth his brother's gift. 20 jacob buildeth an altar unto God. 1 Jacob lifting up his eyes, looked, and behold Esau came, having with him four hundred men: and he divided the children unto Lea, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaidens. 2 And he put the handmaidens & their children foremost, and Lea and her children after, and Rachel and (a) As yet jacob was not certified of the prerogative of juda. joseph hindermost. 3 And he went before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came to his brother. 4 (b) Thus God hath the hearts of the wicked in his hand. Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And he life up his eyes, and saw the women & the children, and said: whence hast thou these? And he answered: they are the (c) This benefit of God, the godly do not forget. children which god hath given thy servant. 6 Then came the handmaidens forth, and their children, and did their obeisance. 7 Lea also with her children, came and did their obeisance? And last of all came joseph and Rachel, and did (d) A figure of the Church appeareth in jacobs' household, which was in no dignity in respect of Esau. their obeisance. 8 And he said: what is all the drove which I met? He answered: that I may find grace in the sight of my lord. 9 And Esau said: I have enough my brother, keep that thou hast unto thyself. 10 And jacob answered: Nay I pray thee, but if I have found grace in thy sight, receive I pray thee my present of my hand: for I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and so thou hast received me to grace. 11 Oh take my blessing that is brought thee: (e) All wealth cometh from God. for God hath had mercy on me, and I have enough. And so he compelled him, and he took it, 12 And he said: let us take our journey, and go, I will go before thee. 13 (f) He should not so much a feared Esau's company, seeing he had experience of God's defence. jacob answered him: my lord, thou knowest that the children are tender, and the small and great cattle with young under my hands, which if men should overdryve but even one day, all the flock will die. 14 Oh let my Lord go before his servant, and I will drive fair and softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me, and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my Lord unto Seir. 15 And Esau said: I will leave some of my folk with thee. And he answered: what needeth it? I shall find grace in the sight of my Lord. 16 So Esau went his way again that same day unto Seir. 17 And jacob took his journey toward Suchoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: and therefore is it, that the name of the place is called (g) There is a place in Egypt, which is also so named of tents. Num. xxxiii. Suchoth. 18 And jacob came to Sale, a city of Sichem, (h) It is called Sichar. john. iiii. which is in the land of Chanaan, after that he was come from Mesopotamia, and pitched before the city. 19 And Acts. seven. bought a parcel of ground, where he pitched his tent, of the children of Hemor Sichems' father, for an hundredth pieces of money. 20 And he (i) Now God had given him some resting place: therefore he confesseth his faith by outward service. made there an altar, and called it, the mighty God of Israel. ¶ The xxxiiij Chapter. Here is set forth a very grievous temptation, wherewith jacob is proved. 1 The ravishing of Dina. 8 Hemor requireth Dina for a wife for his son. 11 The sons of jacob do guylefully require the Sichemites to be circumcised. 20 The oration of Hemor to the people. 25 Simeon and Levi do murder the circumcised Sichemites. 30 They be blamed of jacob their father. 1 DIna the daughter of Lea, which she bore unto jacob, went out (a) This vain curiosity of this woman was grievously punished. to see the daughters of the land. 2 Whom when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite Lord of the country saw, he took her, & lay with her, and “ Humbled her. forced her. 3 And his heart lay unto Dina the daughter of jacob, and he loved that damsel, and spoke “ To her heart. kindly unto her. 4 And Sichem spoke unto his father Hemor, saying: get me this maiden unto my wife. 5 And jacob heard that he had defiled Dina his daughter, (his sons being with their cattle in the field) and jacob (b) This was through great grief, and not that he minded revengement. held his peace until they were come. 6 And Hemor the father of Sichem, (c) A godly father, would first have seen his son corrected. went out unto jacob to common with him. 7 And when the sons of jacob (coming out of the field) heard it, it grieved them, and they were not (d) They had just cause of anger: but it passed measure. a little wrath, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in that he had lain with jacobs' daughter, which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hemor communed with them, saying: the soul of my son Sichem, longeth for your daughter, I pray you (e) The father's consent in marriage, was then much set by. give her him to wife. 9 And make marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us, and the land shallbe before you: dwell, and do your business therein, and have possessions therein. 11 And Sichem said, unto her father and unto her brethren: let me find grace in your eyes, and whatsoever ye appoint me, that will I give. 12 Ask freely of me both (f) The Hebrew word signifieth that which was given to a maid in recompense of her virginity. dowry and gifts, and I will give according as ye say unto me, so that ye give me the damsel to wife. 13 But the sons of jacob answered to Sichem and Hemor his father, talking amongst themselves deceitfully, because he had defiled Dina their sister. 14 And they said unto them: we can not do this thing, that we should give our sister to one that is (g) Religion is made a pretence for them to satisfy their anger. uncircumcised, for that were an abomination unto us. 15 But in this will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we be, & all the “ Or, men children. males amongst you be (h) They pollute the holy sign, making strangers without respect, partakers thereof. circumcised: 16 Than will we give our daughters unto you, and take your daughters to us, and will dwell with you, and be one people. 17 But and if ye will not hearken unto us to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter, and go our ways. 18 Their words pleased Hemor, and Sichem his son. 19 And the young man deferred not for to do the thing, because he had a lust to jacobs' daughter: he was also most set by, of all that was in his father's house. 20 Then Hemor and Sichem his son went unto the (i) Common assembles and judgements were then in the gates of cities. gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying: 21 These men (k) The common sort are more persuaded with profit then honesty. live peaceably among us, and dwell in the land, and do their occupation therein: and behold, the land is large enough for them, we will take their daughters to wives, & give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will they consent unto us for to dwell with us, and to be one people: if all the males that are among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised? 23 Shall not their goods and their substance, and all their cattle (l) Evil magistrates pretend a common wealth, and yet all is but for their own cause. be ours? let us only consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hemor & Sichem his son, (m) This light receiving of religion at the magistrates word, without any knowledge, is sharply punished. hearkened all that went out at the gate of his city: and all the males were circumcised, whatsoever went out at the gate of his city. 25 And the third day, whiles they were sore, two of the sons of jacob, Simeon & Levi Dinas (n) These were captains of the band. brethren, took either of them his sword, and went into the city boldly, and slew all that was male, 26 And slew also Hemor and (o) The magistrates sin is punished upon all the people. Sichem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dina out of Sichems' house, and went their way. 27 And the sons of jacob coming upon “ The unclean. the dead, (p) God would have all men understand how much he hateth all uncleanness. spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 And took their sheep, oxen, and their asses, and whatsoever was in the city, and also in the fields. 29 And (q) To this excess in punishing they fall, that follow their own affections. all their goods, and all their children, and their wives, took they captive, and made havoc of all that was in the house. 30 But jacob said to Simeon & Levi: ye have troubled me, and made me “ to stink. to be abhorred of the inhabitors of the land of the Chanaanite and the Pherezite: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me, and so shall I and my house be destroyed. 31 And they answered: should (r) They foolishly defend such barbarous cruelty, done without authority upon so many, under godly pretence, to the endangering of the godly. he deal with our sister, as with an harlot? ¶ The xxxv Chapter. 1 God commandeth jacob to go up into Bethel, and to build an altar. 2 jacob commandeth the idols to be taken away. 5 God putteth jacobs' enemies in fear. 6 jacob cometh into Bethel. 7 The house of God. 8 Deborah dieth, 10 God nameth jacob Israel again. 12 Chanaan is promised him again. 15 Bethel. 16 Rachel bringing forth Benjamin, dieth. 19 Ephratha. 21 The grave of Rachel. 22 Reuben lieth with his father's concubine. 23 The sons of jacob. 27 jacob cometh to Isahac. 29 Isahac dieth. 1 AND (a) God will continually procure the health of his Church, as he doth jacobs' in this miserable case. God said unto jacob: arise, and get thee up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar unto God that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then said jacob unto his household, and to all that were with him: (b) He exhorteth his household to repentance, and outward professing of the same. put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments. 3 For we will arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there unto God, which heard me in the day of my affliction, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto jacob all the (c) Thus one woman's folly had polluted almost all the Church. strange gods which they had in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears, and jacob hid them under an oak which was by Sichem. 5 And when they departed, the fear of God fell upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue the sons of jacob. 6 So came jacob to Luz, which is in the land of Chanaan (the same is Bethel) he and all the people that was with him. 7 And he (d) After he had purged the Church of the abuses, he setteth up the true worship appointed by God's word. builded there an altar, and called the place, the God of Bethel, because that god appeared unto him there when he fled from the face of his brother. 8 But Deborah Rebeccas' nurse died, and was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called, the “ alon Bachuth. oak of lamentation. 9 And God appeared unto jacob again, after he came out of Mesopotamia, and (e) He confirmed his promise made unto him before. blessed him. 10 And God said unto him: thy name is jacob, notwithstanding thou shalt be no more called jacob, but Israel shallbe thy name: & he called his name Israel. 11 And God said unto him: I am God almighty, be fruitful and multiply: a nation, and (f) He meaneth the twelve tribes of Israel: and the congregation of the gentiles who sprang of the faith of jacob. a multitude of nations shall spring of thee, yea and kings shall come out of thy loins. 12 And the land which I (g) God's promise is as certain as the thing that is done already. gave Abraham and Isahac, will I give unto thee, and unto thy seed after thee will I give that land also. 13 And so God departed from him, in the place where he had talked with him. 14 And jacob set up on end in the place where he talked with him [even] a stone set he up on end, & powered drink offering thereon, God performeth his worldly promise which he made by his minister Isahac to Esau: but all this glory being out of the kingdom of God, cometh to nought. & powered also oil thereon. 15 And jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, (h) For the idolatry tha● was here done, it was afterward called Bethanen, that is, the house of vanity. Bethel. 16 And they departed from Bethel: and when he was but a field breadth from “ Ephratha. Ephrath, Rachel began to travel, and in travailing, she was in peril: 17 And as she was in pains of her labour, the midwife said unto her: fear not, for this son is thine also. 18 Then as her soul was a departing (i) God taketh away his gifts, for the abuse of them. (for she died) she called his name “ That is, the son of my sorrow. Benoni, but his father called him “ That is, the son of my right hand. Benjamin. 19 And thus died Rachel, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. 20 And jacob (k) Only a memorial of her sepulchre, because of the hope of resurrection. set up a stone on end upon her grave: which is called Rachel's grave-stone unto this day. 21 And Israel went thence, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. 22 And as Israel dwelled in that land, Reuben went and (l) Thus the devil, to slander the whole Church, and to vex the godly, persuadeth some to horrible sin. lay with Bilha his father's concubine: And it came to Israel's ear. The sons of jacob were twelve in number. 23 The sons of Lea: Reuben jacobs' first borne son, and Simeon, & Levi, and juda, and Isachar, and Zabulon. 24 The sons of Rachel: joseph and Benjamin. 25 And the sons of Bilha Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Nephthali. 26 And the sons of Zilpha Leas handmaid: Gad and Aser: These are the sons of jacob which were borne him in Mesopotamia. 27 And so jacob came (m) He had been from him now .43. years: that is, xx● in Mesopotamia & xxiii tie in the land of Chanaan. unto Isahac his father to Mamre, unto Ciriath-arba, (n) It was afterward so called. which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isahac dwelled. 28 And the days of Isahac were an hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Isahac decayed away, and died, (o) jacob was now a hundredth and twenty years old: for he was borne when Isahac was sixty. and was laid unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and jacob buried him. ¶ The xxxuj Chapter. 2 The wives of Esau. 6 Esau dwelleth on mount Seir. 7 Esau and jacob rich men. 9 The generations of Esau, the father of the Idumeans. 12 Amalech. 1 THese are the generations of Esau, the same is Edom. ☞ 2 Gen. xxvi. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Chanaan: (a) His first wife and her father had two names. Ada the daughter of Ebon an Hittite, and Aholibama the daughter of Ana, the daughter of Sibeon an Hevite, 3 And Gen. xxviii Basemath Ismaels' daughter, ' and sister of Nebaioth. ' 4 And Ada bore unto Esau (b) The scripture doth not show that he was jobs friend. Eliphas: ' ' and Basemath bare Rehuel. 5 And Aholibama bore jehus, and jalam, and Corah. These are the sons of Esau, which were borne him in the land of Chanaan. 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons and daughters, and all the souls of his house, his goods, and all his cattle, and all his substance which he had got in the land of Chanaan, and went into a country away (c) He meant not jacobs' commodity, but his own: yet God ordered his departure for the benefit of his elect. from the face of his brother jacob. 7 For their riches was much, and they could not dwell together: and the land wherein they were strangers could not receive them, because of their possessions. 8 Thus dwelled Esau (d) It is like that he came thence when jacob came from Mesopotamia: and now after his father's death, returned thither altogether. August. in mount Seir, the same Esau, is Edom. ‛ 9 These are the generations of Esau, ' father of the Edomites in mount Seir. 10 And these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphas the son of Ada, the wife of Esau, and Rehuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphas, were Theman, Omar, Sepho, and Gatham, and Cenaz. 12 And Thimna was concubine to Eliphas Esau's son, and bare unto Eliphas Amalec: and these be the sons of Ada Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Rehuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Samma, and Mizza: these were the (e) These were her sons children. sons of Basemath Esau's wife. 14 And these were the sons of Aholibama the daughter of Ana, daughter of Sebeon Esau's wife: and she bore unto Esau, jehus, and jalam and Corah. 15 These were “ Or, Princes. dukes of the sons of Esau. (f) The dignity also of Esau's sons, Moses will set forth. The children of Eliphas the first borne son of Esau were these. 16 (g) The Hebrew word signifieth him that hath a thousand under him. Duke Theman, duke Omar, duke Sepho, duke Cenaz, and duke Corah, duke Gatham, & duke Amalec: these are the dukes that came of Eliphas in the land of Edom, and these were the sons of Ada. 17 These also are the children of Rehuel Esau's son: duke Nahath, duke Serah, duke Samma, duke Mizza. These are the dukes that came of Rehuel, in the land of Edom: and these are the sons of Basemath Esau's wife. 18 These were the children of Aholibama Esau's wife: duke jehus, duke jalam, duke Corah: these dukes came of Aholibama the daughter of Ana Esau's wife. 19 These are the children of Esau, and these are the dukes of them, which Esau is Edom. 20 These are the children of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land, (h) These are rehearsed for the affinity of Esau with them: and that it was God that gave Esau's posterity victory over so stout people. Lotan, and Sobal, & Sebeon, & Ana, 21 And Dison, and Eser, and Disan: these are the dukes of the Horites the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan, were Hori, and Hemam: and Lotans' sister [was called] Thimna. 23 The children of Sobal were these: Aluan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sepho, and Onan. 24 These are the children of Sebeon, both Aia and Ana: this was that Ana that found (i) Man's vanity can not be content with God's distinction of beasts, but inventeth prodigious generations. mules in the wilderness as she fed her father Sebeons asses. 25 The children of Ana were these: Dison, ' & Aholibama the daughter of Ana. ' 26 These are the children of Dison: Hemdan, and Esban, and jethran, and Cheran. 27 The children of Eser are these: Bilhan, ' and Saavan, and Acan. ' 28 The children of Disan also are these: ' Us and Aran. ' 29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites: duke Laton, duke Sobal, duke Sebeon, duke Ana, 30 Duke Dison, duke Eser, duke Disan: these be the dukes that came of Hori, after their dukedoms in the land of Seir. 31 These are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, (k) The wicked soon come to great dignity, but suddenly it falleth away, as here in Esau's sons. before there reigned any king upon the children of Israel. 32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And when Bela died, jobab the son of Serah out of Esa. xxxiiii. jere. xlx. Bosra, reigned in his stead. 34 When jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of “ Or, of the South country. Temani, reigned in his stead. 35 And after the death of Husam, (l) In this country, the children did not succeed their fathers in the kingdom. Hadad the son of Bedad, which slew the Madianites in the field of the Moabites, reigned in his stead: & the name of his city was Auith. ' 36 When Hadad was dead, Samlah of ' Masrecah reigned in his stead. 37 When Samlah was dead, Saul “ Or, Of 〈…〉 upon 〈◊〉 river. of the river of Rehoboth reigned in his stead. 38 When Saul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 39 And after the death of Baal-hanan the son of Achbor, Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau, & his wife's name (l) These women as appeareth by their names were of great favour among the Edomites Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 40 These are the names (m) Some think that the●e Dukes succeaded after the kings of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their kindreds, places, & names: duke Tunna, duke Aluah, duke jetheth, 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke ' Pinon, ' 42 Duke Cenaz, duke Theman, duke ' Mibsar, ' 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iran. These be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possessions. This Esau is the father of the Edomites. ☞ ¶ The xxxvij Chapter. 1 jacob inhabiteth the land of Chanaan. 2 joseph accuseth his brethren. 4 The first dream of Ioseph. 9 The other dream of Ioseph. 18 The brethren of joseph do consult about his death. 22 Reuben delivereth him. 23 joseph is cast into a pit. 26 By the council of judas he is sold to the Ismaelites. 32 The apparel of joseph embrewed with the blood of a Kid is carried to his father. 34 jacob lamenteth his son Ioseph. 36 joseph is sold to Putiphar. 1 Jacob dwelled in the land wherein his father was long a stranger, even in the land of Chanaan. 2 These be the (a) The acts that were done in the family of jacob. generations of jacob: when joseph was seventeen years old, he kept sheep with his brethren, and the lad was with the sons of Bilha, and with the sons of Zilpha, his father's wives. And joseph brought unto his father (b) Either of ●ther men touching them: or of them against their father and joseph. their evil report. 3 But Israel loved joseph more than all his children, because he begat him in his (c) He was then .91. years old when joseph was borne. old age: and he made him a coat of many “ Pieces. colours. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, (d) Malicious men gather of every thing, matter of hate and mischief. they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 5 Moreover, when joseph (e) The dreams that came from god, had singular notes whereby they were discerned from other. had dreamt a dream, he told it his brethren, which hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them: Hear I pray you this (f) Moses would show how none of these things came by chance. dream which I have dreamt. 7 Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field: and lo, my sheaf arose and stood upright, & behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 To whom his brethren said: Shalt thou be a king in deed on us? or shalt thou in deed have dominion over us? (g) God's graces to the godly are an occasion that the wicked hate them. And they hated him yet the more, because of his dreams and of his words. 9 And he dreamt yet another dream, and told it his brethren, saying: behold I have had one dream more, and behold, the sun, and the moon, & xj. stars made obeisance to me. 10 And when he had told it to his father and his brethren, his father rebuked him, and said unto him: What is this dream that thou hast dreamt? Shall (h) By the chief of the family, the whole is meant. Not that every one should do thus: for his mother was dead. I and thy mother and thy brethren in deed come to bow to thee? 11 And his brethren envied him: but his father noted the saying. 12 His brethren also went to keep his father's cattle in Sichem. 13 And (i) The godly care of a house holder for his men & beasts. Israel said unto joseph: do not thy brethren keep in Sichem? come, and I will send thee to them. 14 He answered: here am I And he said unto him: Go [I pray thee] see whether it be well with thy brethren and the cattle, and bring me word again. And so he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, & he came to Sichem. 15 And a certain man found him, and behold he was wandering out of his way in the field, and the man asked him: what seekest thou? 16 He answered: I seek my (k) Many seek brethren, and find enemies. brethren, tell me I pray thee where they keep [cattle] 17 And the man said, They are departed hence: for I have heard them say, let us go unto Dothan. Thus went joseph after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18 And when they saw him a far of, before he came at them, they took council against him (l) Envy and malice having occasion, will end in slaughter. for to slay him. 19 For one said to another: behold, this “ Master of dreams. notable dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore and let us slay him, and (m) Sin may be hid from the eyes of man: but not of God. cast him into some pit, and we will say, some naughty beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will come of his dreams. 21 When (n) We ought not to despair of a man for one heinous fault. Reuben heard that, he rid him out of their hands, and said: let us not “ Strike him in the soul. kill him. 22 And Reuben said moreover unto them: shed no blood [but] cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him: [this he said] namely that he might rid him out of their hands, and deliver him to his father again. 23 And when joseph was come unto his brethren, they strypt him out of his coat, his party coloured coat that was upon him. 24 And they took him, and (o) This was worse than murder before God: though it was privily done. cast him into an empty pit, wherein was no water. 25 And they sat (p) They were unsensible without any sense or conscience of sin. them down to eat bread: and as they life up their eyes and looked about, and behold there came a company of Ismaelites from Gilead, and their camels laden with spicery, bawlme, and myrrh, and were going down ta carry it to Egypt. 26 And juda said unto his brethren: What (q) Thus should all sinners say, what commodity doth sin bring? availeth it if we slay our brother, and keep his blood secret? 27 Come on, and let us sell him to the Ismaelites, and let not our hand be upon him: for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. 28 Then as the (r) These marchauntmen of the Ismaelites & Madianites were joined together in merchandise. Madianites merchant men passed by, they drew and life joseph out of the pit, and sold him unto the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought joseph into Egypt. 29 Then Reuben came again unto the pit, and behold, joseph [was] not in the pit: then he rend his clothes, 30 And went again unto his brethren, saying: the lad is not [yonder] woe is me, whither shall I go? 31 And they took josephes' coat, and killed a kid, and dipped the coat in the blood. 32 And they sent that party coloured coat, and caused it to be brought unto their father, and said: (s) One sin bringeth forth another. This have we found, see whether it be thy sons coat, or no. 33 And he knew it, saying: It is my sons coat, a naughty beast hath devoured him, joseph is without doubt rend in pieces. 34 And jacob (t) Signs of inward sorrow: which some imitate without any great grief. rend his clothes, & put sackcloth about his loins, and mourned for his son a long season. 35 But all (v) They pretend godliness▪ but are far from it. his sons & all his daughters rose up to comfort him: nevertheless (x) He refused worldly comfort: yet he was obedient to God. he would not be comforted, but said, I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning: And thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Madianites sold him in Egypt unto Putiphar, chief officer of Pharaos', and his “ Martial, or captain of the guard, or chief of the slaughter men or cooks. chief steward. ¶ The xxxviij Chapter. Though Christ came of the image of them whose wickedness are here set forth: yet it derogateth no thing from his, purity & honour. 1 The marriage of judas. 3 Er. 4 Onan. 5 Selah. Er taketh Thamar to wife. 7 Ere dieth. 10 Onan the envious is smitten of God. 11 Thamar the widow abideth with her father. 12 judas, his wife being dead, goeth out to shear sheep. 15 The incest of judas with Thamar his daughter in law. 24 judas commanded his daughter in law being accused of whoredom to be brent, and afterward acknowledgeth the fault. 27 Thamar bringeth forth two twins. 29 Phares. 36 Zarah. ☞ 1 ABout that time “ jehudah. judas went down from his brethren, and gate him to a man called Hirah of Adulam. 2 And there he saw (a) The cursed end showeth that this marriage pleased not God. the daughter of a man called Sua, a Chanaanite: and he took her, and went in to her. ‛ And she conceived, and bore a son, ' and called his name Er. ‛ 4 And she conceived again, and bore a ' son, and called him Onan. 5 And she conceived again, and bare yet a son, whom she called Selah: & he was at (b) A town in Palestina. Chezib when she bore him. 6 And judas (c) The father's authority in the marriage of his son. gave Ere his first borne son a wife, whose name was Thamar. 7 And Er judas first borne son was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him. 8 And judas said unto Onan: Go in to thy brother's wife, and “ The word signifieth to marry the wife of his brother dead without children marry her, that thou mayest stir up seed unto thy brother. 9 And when Onan perceived that the seed should not be his, therefore when he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled it on the ground, & gave not seed unto his brother. 10 And the thing which he did, displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said judas to Thamar his daughter in law: (d) Dissimulation to keep his credit & honesty among men, is not allowed. Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Selah my son be grown. (For he said, (e) The father layeth the fault where it was not. lest peradventure he die also as his brethren did.) And Thamar went & dwelled in her father's house. 12 And in process of time, the daughter of Sua judas wife died: Then judas when he had left mourning, went unto his sheep shearers to Thimnath, he and his friend Hirah of Adulam. 13 And one told Thamar, saying: behold, thy father in law goeth up to Thimnath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widows garments of from her, and covered her with a veil, and disguised herself, and sat her down in “ The door of eyes. an open place, which is by the way side to Thimnath, for (f) Wicked means are not to be practised, though wrong be done to us. because that she saw Selah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When juda saw her, he thought it had been an harlot, because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned to her unto the way, & said, Come I pray thee, let me lie with thee. (For he (g) His widdowhead can not excuse this horrible crime knew not that it was his daughter in law.) And she answered: What wilt thou give me for to lie with thee? 17 Then said he: I will send thee a kid from the flock. She said: Then give me a pledge till thou send it. 18 He said: What pledge shall I give thee? She said: Thy signet, thy (h) Some think the word to signify a covering of the head. bracelet, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And (i) Thus the adulterers blindly spoil themselves of that they have. he gave it her, and lay by her: and she was with child by him. 19 And she gate her up, and went, and put her veil from her, and put on her widows raiment. 20 And judas sent the kid by his (k) This is not true friendship, to be a minister of mischief. friend Adulam, for to receive his pledge again from the woman's hand: but he found her not. 21 Then asked he the men of the same place, saying: where is the (m) The ●ebrue word signifieth sanctified, or prepared For that such a one is nothing less than holy or ready for all men. harlot that sat openly by the ways side? They answered: There is no harlot here. 22 He came therefore to juda again, and said unto him, I can not find her: and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot there. 23 And juda said: Let her take it to her, (n) He careth more for his outward fame, then that he displeased God: or lost his goods. lest we be shamed: behold, I sent the kid, & thou hast not found her. 24 And it came to pass, after three months one told juda, saying: Thamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot, and with playing the harlot is become great with child. And juda said: Bring her forth, that she may be (o) This was the punishment for adultery in that country then. brent. 25 And when they brought her forth, she sent to her father in law, saying: By the man unto whom these things [pertain] am I with child: And said also, Look I pray thee whose are these, this seal, and this bracelet, and this staff. 26 And juda acknowledged them, and said: (p) He is remiss in the punishment toward himself: though he acknowledge his fault, & no man now calleth for punishment. She hath been more righteous than I, because I gave her not Selah my son. And he lay with her no more. 27 But when the time was come that she should be delivered, behold there was two twins in her womb. 28 And when she travailed, (q) Of incestuous abuse cometh monstrous births the [one] put out his hand, & the midwife took & bound a red [thread] about it, saying: this is come out first. 29 And he plucked his hand back again, and behold, his brother came out. And she said: Wherefore hast thou rend a rent upon thee? and called his name Phares. 30 Afterward came out his brother, that had the red thread about his hand: and his name was called Zarah ☞ .] ¶ The xxxix Chapter. 1 joseph is sold to Putiphar. 2 God is with Ioseph. 5 God blesseth Putiphar for joseph's sake. 8 joseph denieth whoredom unto his Lady his mistress. 14 joseph accused of whoredom of his Lady, is imprisoned. 21 God taketh compassion upon joseph. 1 joseph was brought unto Egypt, and Putiphar, a Lord of Pharaos', and his chief steward, an Egyptian, bought him of the Ismaelites, which had brought him thither. 2 And God was with joseph, and he became a (a) Men are never lucky in deed, but when God is with them. For the felicity of the wicked is cursed. lucky man, continuing in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that (b) Yet he would not yield himself to serve that God. God was with him, and that God made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And joseph found grace in his masters sight, and served him: And he made him overseer of his house, & put all that he had in his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer of his house, and over all that he had, the (c) So happy a thing it is to receive the elect of God. Lord blessed the Egyptians house for josephes' sake: and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house and in the field. 6 And therefore he left all that he had in josephes' hand: and (d) That is, he took no account of him: but made merry. he knew nothing with him, save only the bread which he did eat. And joseph was (e) The devil of God's gifts will make snares, either to overcome men, or vex them. a goodly person, and a well favoured. 7 And after this, his masters wife cast her eyes upon joseph, and said: [come] lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his masters wife: (f) The more benefit the godly receive, the less will they use deceit. Behold, my master woteth not what he hath in the house with me, and hath committed all that he hath to my hand. 9 There is no man greater in the house than I, neither hath he kept any thing from me but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do even this so (g) Adultery and unthankfulness, two great sins before God. great a wickedness, & sin against (h) The fear of God is of great force to overcome this temptation. God? 10 And after this manner spoke she to joseph day by day: but he hearkened not unto her to sleep (i) The godly avoideth the occasion of sin. near her, or to be in her company. 11 And on a certain convenient day, joseph entered into the house to do his business, and there was none of the household by, in the house. 12 Then she caught him by the garment, saying: lie with me. And he (k) He adventureth his fame, rather than he would sin, though secretly. left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 13 And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled out: 14 (l) Here it appeareth what beastly affections▪ lust draweth after her. She called unto the men of her house, and told them, saying: See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us, to do us shame: for he came in to me to have lain with me, and I began to cry with a loud voice: 15 And when he heard that I life up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, & fled away, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until her Lord came home. 17 And she told him with these words, saying: This Hebrew servant which thou hast brought unto us, came unto me to do me shame. 18 But assoon as I life up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 When his master (m) He gave to much credit to his wife: so for his labour he nourished at home a harlot. heard the words of his wife which she told him, saying, after this manner did thy servant to me: he waxed wroth. 20 And josephes' master (n) His jealousy made him hear but one part, and condemn before just examination. took him, and put him in prison, even into the place where the kings prisoners lay bound: and there continued he in (o) The Hebrew word signifieth a round prison as the moon. prison. 21 But the Lord was with joseph, and showed him (p) God helpeth us in a just cause, for his own mercy sake. mercy, and got him favour in the sight of the lord of the prison. 22 And the (q) God's mercy appeareth in molifiing the sturdy hearts of prison keepers. keeper of the prison committed to josephes' hand all the prisoners that were in the prison house, and what so ever was done there, that did he. 23 And the keeper of the prison looked unto nothing that was under his hand, seeing that the Lord was with him: For whatsoever he did, the Lord made it to prosper. ¶ The xl Chapter. 1 joseph ministereth unto the butler and baker of Pharaoh. 5 They see dreams. 9 The butler's dream, the which joseph interpreteth. 16 he expoundeth also the dream of the baker. 20 The feast of Pharaoh on his birth day. 23 The butler unthankful. 1 AND it came to pass after these “ Words things, that (a) These were two noble men, that were chief in these offices. the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker, had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry against his two officers, against the chief butler and the chief baker. 3 And put them in ward in his chief stewards house, even in the prison and place where joseph was bound. 4 And the (b) josephes' master belike after better advisement, was reconciled to him. chief steward gave joseph a charge with them, & he served them: and they continued a season in ward. 5 And they dreamt either of them in one night, both the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison house, either of them his dream, & each man's dream of a sundry interpretation. 6 When joseph came in unto them in the morning, and (c) Prisoners are not lightly to be looked upon and considered. looked upon them, behold they were sad. 7 And he asked Pharaos' chief officers that were with him in his masters ward, saying: Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? 8 They answered him: We have dreamt a dream, and have no man to declare it. And joseph said unto them: do not (d) Astrologers and witches are condemned. interpretinges belong to God? tell me I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to joseph, and said unto him: In my dream, me thought there stood a vine before me, 10 And in the vine [were] three branches, and it was as though it budded, & her blossoms shot forth: and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes. 11 And I had Pharaos' cup in my hand, and took of the grapes and pressed them in Pharaos' cup, and delivered Pharaos' (e) Some think that the king proved this way, what manner wine should be that year. cup into his hand. 12 And joseph said unto him, this is the interpretation of it. The three branches (f) That is, signify▪ such manner speeches are often in Moses in the next chapter, and otherwhere. are three days. 13 For within three days shall Pharaoh “ Or, number. life (g) That is, take thee out of prison. up thine head, and restore thee into thine office again, and thou shalt deliver Pharaos' cup into his hand after the old manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But (h) It was not unlawful for his pains to desire this kindness again. think on me when thou art in good case, and show mercy [I pray thee] unto me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, & bring me out of this house: 15 For I was privily by stealth taken away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing at all wherefore they should have put me into this dungeon. 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was (i) They that embrace gods word but for lucre's sake, are afterward heavy and sad good, he said unto joseph: me thought also in my dream that I had three “ Or, full of holes. white wycker baskets on my head, 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner bake meats for Pharaoh, and the birds did eat them out of the basket that was upon my head. 18 And (k) Teacher's must speak as God hath revealed, both sour & sweet things, and that boldly. joseph answered and said: this is the interpretation thereof. The three baskets, are three days: For within three days shall Pharaoh take thy head from thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birds shall eat thy flesh from of thee. 19 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaos' birth day, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he “ Or, reckon. lifted up the head of the chief butler, and of the chief baker among his servants: 20 And restored the chief butler unto his butlership again, which also reached the cup into Pharaos' hand. 21 But he hanged the chief baker, even as joseph (l) Thus joseph was proved a true prophet of God, as it is. H●e. xxviii. had interpreted unto him. 22 Neither did the chief butler (m) Unthankfulness in a courtier. remember joseph, but (n) God would have his delivery to be known to be his gift. forgot him. ¶ The xlj Chapter. 2 The dream of Pharaoh of seven kine. 5 Another dream of ears of corn. 9 The butler mentioneth joseph before Pharaoh. 14 joseph being delivered out of prison, declareth Pharaoh his dreams, foretelling abundance and famine. 39 joseph is made governor over the victuals. 45 joseph taketh a wife. 48 joseph gathereth the grain of the years of plenteousness. 50 The sons of Ioseph. 51 Manasses. 52 Ephraim. 54 Famine through the whole world. 1 ANd after (a) joseph hoped well to have been sooner delivered: but God will have no time prescribed. two years Pharaoh dreamt, and behold, he thought that he stood by a rivers side. 2 And there came out of the river seven goodly kine, and fat fleshed, and fed in a meadow. 3 And seven other kine came up after them out of the river, evil favoured, and lean fleshed, & stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 5 And he slept again, and (b) Though the spiritual doctrine of life, be the proper treasure of the Church: yet some teaching there is common to the ungodly. dreamt the second time: and behold, seven ears of corn grew upon one stalk, rank and goodly. 6 And again, seven thin ears, blasted with the east wind sprang up after them. 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank & full ears. And Pharaoh awaked, and see [it was] a dream. 8 And when the morning came, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the soothsayers of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: And Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was (c) He was worthy to be ingnoraunt, who knowing his dream to be of God, sought so vain schoolmasters. none of them that could interpret it unto Pharaoh. 9 Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying: I do remember my faults this day: 10 Pharaoh being angry with his servants, put in ward in the chief stewards house both me, and the chief baker. 11 And we dreamt both of us in one night, and each man's dream of a sundry interpretation. 12 And there was with us (d) This had been thank worthy, if it had not been for fear another should have told it. a young man, an Hebrew borne, servant unto the chief steward: to whom when we told them, he declared our dreams to us, according to either of our dreams. 13 And as he declared them to us, even so it came to pass: For he restored me to mine office again, and hanged him. 14 Pharaoh (e) Whom men contemn in prosperity, him they are glad to hear in adversity. sent therefore and called joseph: and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. And he shaved himself and changed his raiment, and came unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said unto joseph: I have dreamt a dream, & no man can interpret it: & I have heard say of thee that assoon as thou hearest a dream, thou canst interpret it. 16 joseph answered Pharaoh, saying: “ Or, without me. Not I, (f) He giveth all the glory to God, yet denieth not his ministery. but God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 17 And Pharaoh said unto joseph: In my dream me thought I stood by a rivers side, 18 And there came out of the river seven fat flesshed and well favoured kine, and fed in a meadow. 19 And then seven other kine came out after them, poor, and very ill favoured and lean flesshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt, they were so “ Or, so lea●e. ill favoured. 20 And the seven lean and ill favoured kine, did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had “ Come into the inward parts of them. eaten them up, a man could not perceive that they had eaten them, but they were still ill favoured as they were at the beginning: and I awoke. 22 And I saw again in my dream, and behold, seven ears sprang out of one stalk, full and fair. 23 And behold, seven ears again “ Or, small. withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprang up after them. 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I have told the soothsayers, but there was no man that could tell what it meaneth. 25 And joseph answered Pharaoh: [both] Pharaos' dreams are (g) In signification and meaning. one, God hath showed Pharaoh what (h) God doth not only foresee things to come, but also doth rule the same: thus joseph would begin to teach Pharaoh some godliness. he is about to do. 26 The seven good kine, are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years also: and it is but one dream. 27 Likewise the seven thin and evil favoured kine that came up after them, are seven years, and the seven empty & blasted ears with the east wind, shallbe seven years of famine. 28 This word which I have said unto Pharaoh, is it that (i) Lest Pharaoh should think any thing of his idols: or that God is only a beholder of the world, and not a doer. God is about to do, and showeth it unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold there come seven years of great plenteousness throughout all the land of Egypt. 30 And again, there shall arise after them seven years (k) God is merciful ever, even in his punishments. of famine, and all the plenteousness shallbe forgotten in the land of Egypt: and the famine shall consume the land. 31 Neither shall the plenteousness be known in the land, by reason of that famine that [shall come] after: for it shallbe exceeding great. 32 And as concerning that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh the second time: behold, the thing is certainly prepared of God, and God will (l) We are very negligent in gods judgements, if we remember not that the time is at hand. shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore (m) God's true prophets tell remedies for the punishments that God will send. let Pharaoh provide for a man of understanding, and wisdom, & set him over the land of Egypt. 34 And let Pharaoh do this also, that he make “ visitors or overseers officers over the land, & take up the fift part of the inheritance in the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And (n) For in plenty, there is much spoil and waste, and Gods blessings are abused. let them gather all the food of these good years that come: and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And so shall that food be for store in the land against the seven years of famine, which shall come in the land of Egypt, that the land perish not through famine. 37 And the saying seemed good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. 38 Then said Pharaoh unto his servants: May there be found a man such as this is, (o) Such gifts of God ought to be looked for in them that should be placed in office. in whom the spirit of God is? 39 And Pharaoh said unto joseph: Forasmuch as (p) Though he speak of God & praise his gifts, yet he yieldeth not himself to him altogether. God hath showed thee all this, there is no man of understanding or of wisdom like unto thee. 40 Thou therefore shalt be over my house, and according to thy word shall all my people be “ Armed or fed. ruled: only in the [kings] seat will I be above thee. 41 And Pharaoh said again unto joseph: behold, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. 42 And Pharaoh took of his (q) In such pomps, pride & vanity must be avoided. For the godly may use such honour, though he greedily seek not after them. ring from his hand, and put it upon josephes' hand: & arrayed him in cloth of reins, & put a golden chain about his neck. “ The second. 43 And set him upon the best chariot he had save one: and they cried before him, (r) This word Abrech, seemeth rather to be an Egyptian word then an Hebrew: it is as much also in Hebrew, as bow the knee. tender father, and made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. 44 And moreover Pharaoh said unto joseph: (s) As if he said: as true as I am king: or by my majesty. I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man (t) That is, do no public duty. life up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called josephes' name “ A man to whom secrets are revealed. Zaphnath Paaneach, & he gave him to (v) Being in a strange land far of, he could not have a wife from his own kindred. wife Asnath the daughter of Potipherah “ Or, Prince. priest of On. Then went joseph over the land of Egypt. 46 (And he was (x) So God gave him special grace to bear 13. years servitude: and that he a young man should rule without great envy. thirty year old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt) And joseph departing from the presence of Pharaoh, (y) He took great pains in his office himself, when he might have done it by other. went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years, the earth brought forth great store for to lay up. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven plenteous years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the fields that grew round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And joseph (z) A singular care of the common wealth and very brotherly diligence, appeareth in joseph. laid up corn in store like unto the sand of the sea, in multitude out of measure, until he left numbering: for it was without number. 50 And unto joseph were borne two sons before the years of famine came: which (aa) She was not his old masters daughter: as the writing of the names in Hebrew also declare. Asnath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On, bare unto him. 51 And joseph called the name of the first son, “ That is, forgetfulness. Manasse: for God [said he] hath made me forget all my labour, and all my father's household. 52 The name of the second called he “ That is, increasings Ephraim, for (bb) This thankfulness towards god, he testifieth by his sons names. God [said he] hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my trouble. 53 And when the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt, were ended, 54 Then came the seven years of dearth, according as joseph had said, and the dearth was in all lands: but in all the land of Egypt, was there yet food. 55 And when the land of Egypt also began to hunger, the people cried to (cc) The Prince should be as a common nurse of his people. Pharaoh for bread. And Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, go unto joseph: and what he sayeth to you, that do. 56 And the dearth was throughout all the land: and joseph opened all the barns wherein was corn, and sold unto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to joseph, for to buy [corn] because that the famine was so sore in all lands. ¶ The xlij Chapter. 1 jacob sendeth his sons into Egypt to buy food. 7 joseph agnized his brethren. 9 They are tempted of him. 17 They be thrust into prison. 21 The brethren of joseph do submit themselves, as knowledging their offences. 24 joseph weary, Simeon is committed to ward. 29 They return to their father, to fetch Benjamin. 35 They find money in the mouth of their sacks. 38 jacob will not deliver Benjamin. 1 AND jacob seeing that there was “ Breaking corn in Egypt, said unto his sons: why gape ye one upon another? 2 And he said: behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy us corn from thence, that we may live, and not die. 3 So went josephes' ten brethren down to buy corn in Egypt. 4 But Benjamin josephes' brother, would not jacob send with his other brethren: for he said, lest peradventure destruction come upon him. 3 And the sons of Irael came to buy corn among other that came: for there was dearth in the land of Chanaan. 6 And joseph was (a) Moses joineth together josephes' honour & his fidelity in doing his duty. governor in the land, and sold to all the people of the land. And josephes' brethren came and (b) Men not knowing, fulfil the prophecies of God. Gen. xxxvii. bowed themselves with their faces down to the ground before him. 7 When joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and made (c) This dissimulation we must not take for an example himself strange unto them, & spoke (d) Not of anger, nor of mind to revenge: but for their trial and repentance. roughly unto them, saying: Whence come ye? They answered, out of the land of Chanaan to buy victual. 8 And joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And joseph remembered his dreams which he dreamt of them, and said unto them: ye are (e) The Egyptians commonly called the Philistines thieves: for they lived much by spoil and war. spies, and to see where the land is “ The secrets of the land. weak, is your coming. 10 And they said unto him: nay my Lord, but to buy victual thy servants are come. 11 We are all one man's sons, and “ Are true. mean truly, and thy servants are no spies. 12 And he said unto them again: nay but (f) Great men think it sufficient for them to affirm a thing without adding any reason. even to see where the land is weak, is your coming. 13 And they said: we thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Chanaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, & one, no man woteth where he is. 14 And joseph said unto them: (g) Because of the absence of two of the brethren, it was suspicious. that is it that I spoke unto you when I said, ye are spies. 15 Hereby ye shallbe proved: [by] the life (h) It was heard in so corrupt a court and country, to be altogether undefiled of Pharaoh, ye shall not go hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 16 Send out one of you, which may fet your brother, and ye shallbe kept in prison, that your words may be proved whether there be any truth in you: or else [by] the (i) Custom maketh small faults not to be thought upon. life of Pharaoh, ye are but spies. 17 And he put them altogether in ward three days. 18 And joseph said unto them the third day: this do & live, [for] I (k) The fear of God, is the beginning of a faithful and sincere dealing fear God. 19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bond in the house of your prison: and go ye, carry corn to put away the famine from your household. 20 But bring your youngest brother unto me, and so shall your words be tried true, and ye shall not die: & they did so. 21 And one said to another: we have verily (m) Affliction brought them to the conscience of their sin, done. 1●. years before. sinned against our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear him: and therefore is this (n) Sin is the cause of affliction. trouble come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying: said I not unto you, that you should not sin against the lad, and ye would not hear? and see, now his blood is required. 23 They were not aware that joseph understood them: for he spoke unto them by an interpreter. 24 And he turned from them and wept: and turned to them again, and communed with them, and took out Simeon from amongst them, and (o) This was not of malice, but because he would be surely certified of the state of his father's house, and of Benjamin. bound him before their eyes. 25 And joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, & to put every man's money in his sack, and to give them victual to spend by the way: and thus did he unto them. 26 And they jaded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 27 And as one of them opened his sack for to give his ass provender in the (p) The Hebrew word signifieth a place where one abideth all night. Inn, he espied his money, for it was in his sacks mouth. 28 And he said unto his brethren, my money is restored me again, for lo, it is even in my sack. And their heart “ Went forth. failed them, and they were astonied, and said one to another, why hath (q) He that hath conscience of sin, seeth that affliction cometh from God. God dealt thus with us? 29 And they came unto jacob their father, unto the land of Chanaan, & told him all that befell unto them, saying: 30 The man, even the Lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 And (r) They tell here, no more than they thought made for their own honesty and fame. we said unto him: we mean truly, we never were spies. 32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father: one is away, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Chanaan. 33 And the Lord of the country said again unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye mean truly: leave one of your brethren here with me, and take [food] to put away the famine from your households, and get you away. 34 And bring your youngest brother unto me, that I may know that you are no spies, but mean truly: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall occupy in the land. 35 And as they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: And when both they and their (s) joseph meant not to grieve his father: yet so wise men's deeds end otherwise then they minded. father saw the bundelles of money, they were afraid. 36 And jacob their father said unto them: (t) He was also tempted with the decay of God's promise, which should continue in his seed, that now daily decayed. Me have ye rob of my children, joseph is away, and Simeon is away, & ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. 37 Reuben said unto his father: (v) Not that he thought his father might do so lawfully: but that he would take away his father's suspicion. slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee again: deliver him to my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. 38 And he said: My son shall (x) Affection blindeth him, that he yet seeth not whe● is best to be done. not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if destruction come upon him by the way which ye go, ye shall bring my grey head with sorrow unto the grave. ¶ The xliij Chapter. 1 The brethren of joseph are sent back with Benjamin, and gifts. 6 The troubles of jacob. 16 joseph commandeth a banquet to be made ready for his brethren in his house. 23 Simeon is brought out of prison. 24 The feet of joseph's brethren be washed. 30 joseph weary. 32 His brethren do eat with him. It is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews. 1 AND the dearth was great in the land. 2 And it came to pass (a) This was in the end of the second year of dearth when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of the land of Egypt, their father said unto them: go again [and] buy us a little food. 3 juda answered him, and said, The man did solemnly protest unto us saying: ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy thee food. 5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, (b) Moses leaveth out much particular talk that joseph had. ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 6 And Israel said: wherefore dealt ye so cruelly with (c) Meaning though they hated their brother, yet they should have pitied him. me, as to tell the man that ye had yet a brother? 7 They answered, The man asked us straightly of “ Of us. our [state] and of our kindred, saying: Is your father yet alive? have ye [not another] brother? And we told him according to the “ Mouth. tenor of these words: Can we by any mean know, that he would say, bring your brother down with you? 8 Then said juda unto Israel his father: send the lad with me, that we may arise and go, and that we may live, & not die, yea both we & thou, & also our “ Or, children. meany. 9 (d) He would purge himself and his brethren of the suspicion their father had of them: and doth not warrant himself of the success. I will be sure●ie for him, of my hands shalt thou require him: if I bring him not to thee again, and set him before thine eyes, then let me bear the blame for ever. 01 Truly except we had made this tarrying, by this we had returned the second tyme. 11 And their father Israel said unto them: if it must needs be so, now then do thus. Take of the “ Of the praise of the land. best fruits of the land in your vessels, and bring the man (e) This thing had proved well with him before. Gen. xxxii. a present, a curtsy of balm, and a curtsy of honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds. 12 And take double (f) Wisdom and equity in jacob. money in your hand, & the money that was brought again in your sacks, take it again with you, peradventure it was some oversight. 13 Take also your brother with you, and arise and go again unto the man. 14 And (g) jacob doth all things necessary, yet resteth upon God only in a matter betwixt man and man. God almighty give you mercy in the sight of the man, that he may deliver you your other brother, & [this] Benjamin: and thus I am as one that is quite rob of his children. 15 Thus took they the present, and twice so much more money in their hand, with Benjamin, and rose up, and went down to Egypt, & stood before joseph. 16 When joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house: bring these men home, and slay, and make ready, for these men shall “ Eat. dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as joseph bade, and brought them into josephes' house. 18 When the men were brought into josephes' house, (h) An evil conscience taketh all things suspiciously. they were afraid, and said: because of the money that came in our sacks mouths at the first time, are we brought in, that he may “ Tumble or roll himself upon us. seek occasion against us, and violently lay hands upon us, to bring us in bondage, and our asses also. 19 Therefore came they to the man that was the ruler over josephes' house, and communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And said: oh sir, (i) They would show themselves innocent before they be accused. we came down hither at the first time to buy food. 21 And as we came to an Inn, we opened our sacks, and behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, [even] our money in full weight, and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought also in our hands to buy food: but we can not tell who put our money in our sacks. 23 And he said: peace be unto you, fear not: your (k) joseph instructed his own family in the knowledge of God: though he could not reform the whole realm. God, and the God of your father, hath given you that treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out to them. 24 And the man led them into josephes' house, and gave them water to wash their feet, & gave their asses provender. 25 And they made ready their present against joseph came at noon: for they heard [say] that they should eat bread there. 26 When joseph came home, they brought the present into the house to him, which was in their hands, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 27 And he asked them of their “ Peace. welfare, and said: Is your father, that old man which ye told me of, in good health? and is he yet alive? 28 They answered: Thy servant our father is in good health, & is yet alive. And they (l) Thus they fulfil josephes' dream which they mock before. bowing themselves, made their obeisance. 29 And he lifting up his eyes, beheld his brother Benjamin his mother's son, and said: is this your younger brother of whom ye spoke unto me? And he said: God be (m) He considering the troubles of his father, the sorrows of his mother, and his own servitude, about the time of Benjamin'S birth, spoke thus. merciful unto thee my son. 30 And joseph made haste (for his “ Bowels. heart did melt upon his brother) and sought [where] to weep, and entered into his chamber and wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and came out, and refrained himself, and said: set bread on the table. 32 And they prepared for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians which did eat with him, by themselves, because (n) Superstition, hath pride and outward cleanness following her, with contempt of the truth. the Egyptians may not eat bread with the Hebrews: for that is an (o) The cause Moses showeth in the xlvi. Chapter. abomination to the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him the first borne, according to his age, & the youngest according to his youth: and “ Man to his fellow. the men (p) The order of their sitting caused them to marvel. marveled among themselves. 34 And he sent rewards unto them from before himself: but Benjamin'S part was five times so much as any of theirs: and they drunk, and were made “ Drunk. merry with him. ¶ The xliiij Chapter. 1 joseph commandeth his cup to be put in the sack of Benjamin. 4 The cup is attached in the sack of Benjamin. 13 joseph accuseth his brethren of theft. 18 The oration of judas unto joseph. 1 AND he commanded the ruler of his house, saying: fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, & put every man's money in his sackesmouth: 2 And put (a) Simplicity in dealing is commanded to every man: there such examples are not to be followed, which were done upon some singular motion of God. my cup, my silver cup in the sacks mouth of the youngest, and his corn money also. And he did according to the word that joseph had said. 3 And in the morning assoon as it was light, the men were let go, they, and their asses. 4 And when they were out of the city, and not yet far away, joseph said unto the ruler of his house: up, and follow after the men, & when thou dost overtake them, thou shalt say unto them: wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? 5 Is not that the cup in the which my Lord drinketh? and “ In the which be prophesieth. for the which he (b) He went not to the cuniurers for any matter: but this is said by dissimulation, to increase the crime. consulteth with the prophesiers? Ye have evil done that ye have done. 6 And when he overtook them, he said the same words unto them. 7 And they answered him: (c) A good conscience maketh them bold to excuse themselves. wherefore sayeth my Lord such words? God forbidden that thy servants should do so. 8 Behold the money which we found in our sacks mouths, we brought again unto thee, out of the land of Chanaan: how then should we steal out of thy lords house either silver or gold? 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, (d) Men should be discrete & wise, in defending their innocency. let him die, and we also will be my lords bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found, shallbe my servant, and ye shallbe blameless. 11 And at once every man took down his sack to the ground, and every man opened his sack. 12 And he (e) This servant was as close a dissembler as his master. searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin'S sack. 13 Then they rend their clothes, and jaded every man his ass, and went again unto the city. 14 And juda and his brethren came to josephes' house (for he [was] yet there) and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And joseph said unto them: what deed is this that ye have done? Wot ye not that such a man as I “ Or, do prophecy. do consult with (f) Though he did not the thing: he should not have nourished the opinion that he so did. prophesiers? 16 Then said juda: what shall we say unto my lord? What shall we speak? or how shall we “ justify. clear ourselves? (g) Men in trouble without any cause known, aught to think on the secret judgements of God. God hath found out the wickedness of thy servants: behold, we are my lords servants, both we, yea, and he also with whom the cup is found. 17 And he answered, God forbidden that I should do so: but the man with whom the cup is found, he shallbe my servant, and get ye hence up in peace unto your father. 18 Then juda went unto him, and said: (h) juda know the manner of men in authority, to be loath to be spoken unto familierlye. Oh my lord, let thy servant [I pray thee] speak a word in my lords ears, and be not inflamed with wrath against thy servant, “ As thou, as Pharaoh. for (i) A wise and vehement oration. thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying: have ye a father, or a brother? 20 And we answered my lord: we have a father that is old, and a young lad, which he begat in his age: and the brother of the said lad is dead, and he is all that is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants: bring him unto me, that I may set my eyes upon him. 22 And we answered my Lord, that the lad could not go from his father, for if he should leave his father, he were but dead. 23 Then saidest (k) As if he had been the cause that B●niamin came in to Egypt: and therefore should be merciful. thou unto thy servants: except your youngest brother come with you, look that ye see my face no more. 24 And when we came unto thy servant our father, we showed him the words of my Lord. 25 And our father said unto us: go again, and buy us a little food. 26 And we answered, we can not go down: nevertheless, if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down, for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy servant our father said unto us: ye know that my wife bore me two sons. 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, (l) 〈…〉 lie the● h●d m●de 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉. So wickedness will bewray itself of a surety he is torn in pieces, and I saw him not since. 29 And if ye take this also away from me, and destruction come unto him, ye shall bring my grey head with sorrow unto the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us (seeing that his (m) That is, whom he loveth as his life. life “ Tied unto hangeth by the lads life.) 31 Then shall it come to pass, that assoon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die: so shall we thy servants bring the grey head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave. 32 For I thy servant became surety for the lad before my father, and said: If I bring him not unto thee again, “ Or, Shall sin: or he guilty of sin. I shall bear the blame unto my father all my life long. 33 Now therefore I pray thee, let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lords (n) A token of godliness, not to fear the blame of breaking promise and fidelity. bondman, and let the lad go up with his brethren. 34 For how can I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? unless I would see (o) Children should procure the long life of their parents. the wretchedness that shall come on my father. ¶ The xlv Chapter. 1 joseph yieldeth himself to be known of his brothers. 5 He comforteth them. 8 joseph by the will of God being sent into Egypt, is made governor over Egypt, and sendeth for his father. 15 He kisseth his brethren, weeping. 16 Pharaoh commandeth jacob to be brought into Egypt. 21 joseph giveth gifts unto his brethren. 24 He exhorteth them unto love. 26 It is told jacob that his son joseph liveth. 1 joseph could no longer refrain before all them that stood by him, wherefore he cried: (a) He would not have the shame of their wickedness spread abroad cause every man to avoid. And there remained no man with him, while joseph uttered himself unto his brethren. 2 And he (b) This is not to be reprehended: for the godly have not stony hearts. wept aloud, and the Egyptians, and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And joseph said unto his brethren: I am joseph, doth my father yet live? And his brethren (c) But a good conscience in all sudden cases, maketh men stout. could not answer him, they were so abashed at his presence. 4 And joseph said unto his brethren, come near to me I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am joseph your brother whom ye sold into Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved herewith, neither (d) He doth not only forgive their sin: but also covereth their shame. let it seem a cruel thing in your eyes, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. 6 For this is the second year of dearth in the land, and five more are behind, in the which there shall neither be earring nor harvest. 7 Wherefore God sent me before you, to preserve you a “ Or, Remnant. posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now, it was not ye that sent me hither, (e) Though God use the wicked, and turn their doings to his purpose: yet they are not excusable for their mischievous intent. but God which hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 9 Haste you, and go up to my father, and tell him: thus saith thy son joseph, God hath made me lord of (f) He doth not brag of his glory, but would 〈◊〉 his father by th●s work of God. all Egypt, come down therefore unto me, tarry not. 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of (g) It was called afterward Theba●da. Gosen “ Goshen. and be a neighbour unto me, thou, & thy children, and thy children's children, thy sheep, and thy beasts, and all that thou hast. 11 And there will I provide thee sustenance (for there remain yet five years of dearth) lest thou and thy household, & all that thou hast come (h) The godly may avoid poverty by honest means. to poverty. 12 And behold your eyes do see, and the eyes also of my brother Benjamin, that (i) He spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue. mine own mouth speaketh unto you. 13 Therefore tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen, and make haste, and bring my father hither. 14 And he fell on his brother Benjamin'S neck, and wept: (k) The love of brethren. and Benjamin wept on his neck. 15 Moreover he (l) It was a token of full reconciliation betwixt them. kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that, his brethren talked with him. 16 And the fame [thereof] was heard in Pharaos' house, so that they said: josephes' brethren are come. And it pleased Pharaoh well, and all his servants. 17 And (m) This was Gods singular work, for the Egyptians could not abide the Hebrews. Pharaoh spoke unto joseph: say unto thy brethren, this do ye: lad your beasts, and go [and] return unto the land of Chanaan: 18 Take your father, and your housesholdes, and come unto me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. 19 And thou also shalt command [them] this do ye: (n) The k●nges chareties serveth the Church of God. take charets with you out of the land of Egypt for your children, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also “ Let not your eyes spare your vessels. regard not your stuff, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. 21 And the children of Israel did even so: and joseph gave them charettes, according to the “ Mouth. commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them victual also to spend by the way. 22 (o) These were manifest tokens of his good will: and arguments to persuade that their report & message was true. And he gave unto each of them change of raiment: but unto Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five change of raiment. 23 And unto his father he sent after the same manner ten asses laden with good out of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn, & bread, and meat, for his father by the way. 24 So sent he his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, see that (p) In common faults when every man would excuse himself, there ariseth contention. ye fall to no strife on the way. 25 They departed therefore from Egypt, and came into the land of Chanaan, unto jacob their father. 26 And told him, saying: joseph is yet alive, and is governor over all the land of Egypt. And jacobs' heart “ Was loosed. wavered, for he (q) The auctors of lies, are scarce believed when they tell truth. believed them not. 27 And they told him all the words of joseph, which he had said unto them: And when he saw the charets which joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of jacob their father revived. 28 And Israel said: [I have] (r) His love was not decayed by space of tyme. enough, that joseph my son is yet alive: I will go, and see him, yet that I die. ¶ The xluj Chapter. 1 The going of jacob into Egypt. 3 God comforteth jacob, and reneweth his promises. 7 The sons of jacob. 27 seventy persons that entered into Egypt with jacob. 29 joseph meeting his father, kisseth him. 34 The Egyptians do despise all herdmen. 1 ISrael took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beerseba, and (a) In the beginning of his journey he calleth upon God: and protesteth not to leave this faith, though he left his country. offered offerings unto the God of his father Isahac. 2 And God spoke unto Israel in a vision by night, saying: jacab, jacob? And he answered: here am I 3 And he said: I am God, the God of thy father, (b) For the land of Chanaan was as a pledge of God's spiritual benediction, therefore he was loath to leave it. fear not to go down into Egypt: for I will there make of thee a great people. 4 (c) God would not have him trust to the provision of joseph or any other. I will go down with thee into Egypt: and I will surely make thee come up again, and joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. 5 And jacob rose up from Beerseba: and the sons of Israel carried jacob their father, and their children, and their wives, in the charettes which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 And they (d) The godly forsake not their own goods rashly, to live upon other men's idly. took their cattle, and the goods which they had gotten in the land of Chanaan, & came into Egypt, both Icob and all his seed with him, 7 His sons, & his sons sons with him, his daughters, and his sons daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. ☞ 8 These are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt, [both] jacob and his sons. Reuben jacobs' first borne. 9 [The children of Reuben: Hanoch, and Phallu, Hesron, and Charmi. 10 The children of Simeon: jemuel, & jamin, and (e) He is not named in the look of Nu. and Chro, because he died without isshewe. Nu. vi. i. Chro. iiii. Ohad, and jachin, and Sohar, and Saul the son of a Chanaanitishe woman. 11 The children of Levi: Gerson, Cehath, and Merari. 12 The children of juda: Er, & Onan, Selah, & Phares, and Zarah: Gen. 38. but Er and Onan died in the land of Chanaan. The children of Phares also were “ Chotsron Hefron and Hamul. 13 And the children of Isachar: Thola, Pwah, and job, and Simron. 14 The children of Zabulon: Sered, and Elon, and jahelel. 15 These be the children of Lea, which she bore unto jacob in Mesopotamia, with his daughter Dina. All the “ Or, Persons. souls of his sons and daughters, [make] (f) jacob must be counted as one of this number: for he was the beginning & head of the rest. thirty and three. 16 The children of Gad: Siphion, and Haggi, Suni, and Esbon, Eri, & Arodi, and Areli. 17 The children of Aser: (g) Num. 26. He is named Asm. Imnah, and (h) He seemeth to have left no family after him. Nu. 26. jisuah, and jisui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the children of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpha, whom Laban gave to Lea his daughter: and these she bore unto jacob, [even] sixteen souls. 19 The children of Rachel jacobs' (i) She is so specially called because he served for her, & would have married none other, but that he was beguiled. wife: joseph and Benjamin. 20 And unto joseph in the land of Egypt, were borne “ Menashsheth. Manasses, and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipera priest of On bare unto him. 21 The children of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Asbel, Gera, & Naaman, Ehi, and Ros, Muppim, and Huppim, and Arde. 22 These are the children of Rachel which she bore unto jacob, fourteen souls altogether. 23 And the children of Dan: Husim. 24 The children of Naphthali: jahseel, and Gum, jeser, and Sillem. 25 These are the sons of Bilha, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bore these unto jacob altogether seven souls. 26 And so the souls that came with jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides jacobs' sons wives, were altogether threescore & six souls. 27 And the sons of joseph which were borne him in Egypt, were two souls: so that all the souls of the house ☜ of jacob which came into Egypt, [were] (k) It was of God's special grace that in few years so small a number grew to such a multitude as came out of Egypt. threescore and ten.] 28 And he sent juda before him unto joseph, “ Or, To prepare for him in Gosen to direct his face unto Gosen, and they came into the land of Gosen. 29 And joseph made ready his chariot, and went up (l) His dignity letteth him not from doing his duty to his father. to meet Israel his father unto Gosen, and presented himself unto him, and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto joseph: now am I content to die, insomuch as I have seen thy face, and because thou art yet alive. 31 And joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house: (m) He will do nothing as of private affection, though his authority was great. I will go up, and show Pharaoh, and tell him: my brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Chanaan, are come unto me. 32 And they are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle: and they have brought their sheep and their cattle, and all that they have. 33 And if that Pharaoh call you, and ask you, what your occupation is? 34 Ye shall answer: (n) joseph is not ashamed of the baseness of his kindred. thy servants have been occupied about cattle from our childhood unto this time, we and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Gosen. For every one that keepeth cattle, is an (o) This pride of the enemy made for the better uniting of the Church, and other commodities. abomination unto the Egyptians. ¶ The xlvij Chapter. 1 joseph telleth unto Pharaoh the coming of his father, and bringeth in his brethren. 8 jacob being brought in, is questioned with of Pharaoh. 11 The land of Gosen is given unto jacob. 13 joseph giveth grain for money, and cattle, and lands. 22 Living is given the priests of the king. 23 Men for meat and drink, give themselves to be bondmen. 30 jacob will be buried with his fathers. 1 joseph came therefore & told Pharaoh, and said: My father & my brethren, their sheep, and their cattle, and all that they have, are comeout of the land of Chanaan: and behold, they are in the land of Gosen. 2 And joseph took “ Of the extreme parts. of the company of his brethren [even] five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren: (a) A fit question for a magistrate to ask. what is your occupation? And they answered Pharaoh: thy servants are (b) The godly are not ashamed of the baseness of their occupation, so it be lawful. keepers of cattle, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, for to sojourn in the land are we come, for thy servants have no pasture for their cattle, so sore is the famishment in the land of Chanaan: Now therefore let thy servants dwell in the land of (c) It was in the confines of the land of Chanaan, and 〈…〉, and in the extreme parts of Egypt. Gosen. 5 And Pharaoh said unto joseph: thy father & thy brethren are come unto thee. 6 The land of Egypt is before thee: In the best place of the land make both thy father and thy brethren dwell, even in the land of Gosen let them dwell. Moreover, if thou knowest any man of activity amongst them, make them rulers over my [cattle]. 7 And joseph brought in jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and jacob (d) That is, wisheth him health from God, with thanks for his benefits. blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said unto jacob: how “ The days of the years of thy life. old art thou? 9 jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: Few and evil have the days of my life been, and (e) He doth not complain of his days: but praiseth God for his goodness towards his fathers. have not attained unto the years of the life of my fathers, in the days of their pilgrimage. 10 And jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out of his presence. 11 And joseph prepared dwellings for his father, and his brethren, and gave them possessions in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, even the land of (f) Which was a city of Gosen. Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And joseph made provision for his father and his brethren, and all his father's household with bread: (g) That is, he provided for them all, from the least to the most. even to the mouths of the young children. 13 There was no bread in all the land, for the dearth was exceeding sore, so that the land of (g) God provideth for his, when most fruitful lands want. Egypt, and the land of Chanaan were famished by reason of the dearth. 14 And joseph brought together all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and of Chanaan, for the corn which they bought: and he laid up (h) The kings money and treasure is sincerely handled. the money in Pharaos' house. 15 When money failed in the land of Egypt and of Chanaan, all the Egyptians came unto joseph, and said, give us bread: wherefore sufferest thou us to die before thee when our money is spent? 16 Then said joseph, (i) joseph is not to be condemned of cruelty: for he was but another man's officer herein: and they had to pay. Bring your cattle: and I will give you for your cattle if money fail. 17 And they brought their cattle unto joseph: and joseph gave them bread for horses and sheep, and oxen, & asses, and fed them with bread for all their cattle that year. 18 But when that year was ended, they came unto him the next year, and said unto him: We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent: my lord also had our herds of cattle, neither is there ought left in the sight of my lord but even our bodies & our lands. 19 Wherefore lettest thou us die before thine eyes, both we and our land? (k) God punished the delicate pride of this people, by this extreme hunger. buy us and our land for bread, and both we and our land will be bound unto Pharaoh: only give us seed, that we may live, and not die, & that the land go not to waste. 20 And so joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh: For the Egyptians sold every man his possessions, because the dearth was so sore upon them: and so the land became Pharaos'. 21 And he caused the people (l) This was a token that they had no propriety more in the land. to move from city to city, from one side of Egypt into the other. 22 Only the land of the priests bought he not: (m) The king for the singular care of his religion, provided publicly for his priests. for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. 23 Then joseph said unto the folk: behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: Lo, here is seed for you, & ye shall sow the land. 24 And of the increase you shall give the (n) Neither doth he oppress tyrannically the people: and doth his good service to his prince. fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shallbe your own for seed of the field, and for you & them of your households, and for your children to eat. 25 And they answered: Thou hast saved our lives, let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaos' servants. 26 And joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fift part, (o) The priests privilege in Egypt. except the land of the priests only, which was not Pharaos'. 27 And Israel dwelled in Egypt, even in they country of Gosen, and they had their possessions therein, and grew and multiplied exceedingly. 28 Moreover jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, so that the whole age of jacob was an (p) jacob lived in the land of Chanaan .77. years, then in Mesopotamia 20. afterward in the land of Chanaan .33. and in Egypt 17. hundred and forty and seven years. 29 When the time drew nigh that Israel must die, he sent for his son joseph and said unto him: If I have found grace in thy sight, oh put thy hand under my thigh, and deal mercifully and truly with me, that (q) He would hereby surely confirm his posterity in the promise of God. thou bury me not in Egypt. 30 But I shall sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, & bury me in their burial. And he answered: I will do as thou hast said. 31 And he said: Swear unto me. And he swore unto him. And (r) Thus he thanked God for joseph's consent: and commended to god his posterity. Israel “ Bowed himself. worshipped toward the beds head. ¶ The xlviij Chapter. God had made his covenant with jacob thus, that the succession of grace should come to his posterity. This thing therefore he now goeth about. 1 joseph with his children visiteth his sick father. 5 jacob adopteth Ephraim and Manasses unto him. 8 jacob blesseth josephes' children. 21 jacob foretelleth the deliverance of his children. 1 AFter these deeds, one told joseph: behold, thy father is sick. And he took with him his two sons, Manasses and Ephraim. 2 Then this message was declared unto jacob: behold, thy son joseph cometh unto thee. And Israel took his strength unto him, and sat upon the bed. 3 And (a) He persuadeth joseph to join himself to the holy people, from the which he had been divided, and from the which his great glory might alienate him. Gen. xxxv. jacob said unto joseph: God almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Chanaan, and blessed me, and said unto me: 4 Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and cause thee to multiply, and will make a great number of people of thee, and will give this land unto thy seed after thee unto an everlasting possession. 5 And now thy two sons Manasses and Ephraim, which were borne unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine, even as Reuben and Simeon are mine. 6 And the children which thou hast gotten after them, shallbe thine own, and (b) When the land of Chanaan shallbe divided, they shall have no several inheritance, but shallbe under their brethren's names. shallbe called after the names of their brethren in their inheritance. 7 And when I came from Mesopotamia, (c) If his mother left her own country: he also ought to obey God's word. Rachel died upon my hand in the land of Chanaan, by the way, when there was but a fields breadth to come unto Ephratha: and I buried her there in the way to Ephratha, the same is Bethlehem. 8 And Israel beheld josephes' sons, and said: What are these? 9 joseph said unto his father: They are my sons which God hath given me here. And he said: Oh bring them to me, and let me bless them. 10 (And the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not [well] see) And he brought them to him, and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto joseph, I had not thought to have seen thy face: and yet lo, (d) The godly in all things consider the goodness of God, who giveth more than is looked for. God hath showed me also thy seed. 12 And joseph took them away from his lap, and he (e) For the things that were now in doing, were of greater majesty than his high dignity. bowed himself with his face toward the earth. 13 Then took joseph them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasses with his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, which was the younger: and his left hand upon Manasses head, (f) The holy ghost directed all these doings. guiding his hand wittingly, for Manasses was the first borne. 15 And he blessed joseph, and said: (g) This blessing cometh from God's mercy, and dependeth of the covenant made with the father. God in whose sight my father's Abraham & Isahac did walk, God which hath fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 And (h) He meaneth Christ. as. ●. Cor. x. the angel which hath delivered me from all evil, bless these lads, and (i) That is, counted as one of my children under my name. let my name be named in them, and the name of my father's Abraham & Isahac, & that they may “ The word signifieth to multiple as fish. grow into a multitude in the mids of the earth. 17 When joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he lift up his father's hand, to have removed it from Ephraim's head unto Manasses head. 18 And joseph said unto his father, Not so my father, for this is the first borne: (k) Yet Gods free gifts are not to be esteemed by the order of nature. put thy right hand upon his head. 19 And his father would not, but said: (l) As God's minister he pronounceth what God hath decreed. I know it well my son, I know it well, he shallbe also a people, and shallbe great: But his younger brother shallbe greater than he, and his seed shall become a great people. 20 And he blessed them that day, & said: (m) God's grace should so appear in these two, that the people should take thence a pattern of blessing their children. In thee let Israel bless & say, God make thee as Ephraim, & as Manasses. And he set Ephraim before Manasses. 21 And Israel said unto joseph: behold I die, & God shallbe with you, & bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 22 Moreover, I have given unto thee a “ A shoulder portion of land above thy brethren, which (n) The land about Sichem was his, for that his children did get it under his name, whom God spared for his sake. john. iiii. I got out of the hand of the Amorite in my sword, and in my bow. ¶ The xlix Chapter. 1 jacob foretelleth what shall behap his sons, 3 Reuben, 5 Simeon & Levi. 10 Christ to be borne of judas. 13 Zabulon. 14 Isachar. 16 Dan. 18 Christ, 19 Gad. 21 Nephthali 22 Ioseph. 27 Benjamin. 29 jacob will be buried with his fathers. 33 He dieth. 1 AND jacob called for his sons, and said: Come together, that I may tell you what shall come on you in the last days. 2 Gather ye together, & hear ye sons of jacob, hearken unto Israel your father. 3 Reuben my first borne, thou art my might, & the beginning of my strength, (a) Sin was the cause that Reuben lost all this great dignity. the nobleness of dignity, and the nobleness of power. 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not be the (b) The birth right was given to joseph, the priesthood to Levi: and the kingdom to juda. chiefest, because thou wentest up to thy father's bed: for then defiledst thou my couch with going up. Or, Thy dignity is g●●e. 5 Simeon and Levi brethren, are cruel instruments in their habitations. 6 (c) Cruelty with falsehood, he condepneth in them for their posterities cause. O my soul, come not thou into their secrets, neither into their congregations let mine honour be united: for in their wrath they slew a man, and in their self will, they dig down a wall. 7 Cursed be their wrath, for it was shameless, and their fierceness, for it was cruel: I will divide them in jacob, and scatter them in Israel. 8 juda, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: Thy hand shallbe in the neck of thine enemies, thy father's children shall stoop before thee. 9 juda is a lion's whelp: from thy spoil my son thou art come on high. (d) The kingdom of juda was diminished at the departure of the ten tribes: yet none went about to overthrow it, but he was punished. He laid him down, and couched himself as a lion, and as a lioness: who will stir him up? 10 The sceptre shall not departed from juda, and a law giver from between his feet, () Messiah is here promised until “ Shiloh. Silo come: And unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 He shall bind his foal (e) The fertility of the tribe of juda is signified by these speeches unto the vine, and his asses colt unto the branch: He washed his garment in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes. 12 His eyes [shallbe] red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 13 Zabulon shall dwell (f) There were many commodious havens about this tribe. beside the haven of the sea, & nigh the haven of ships, his border shallbe unto “ Tsidon. Sidon. 14 Isachar [is] (g) His posterity was strong, but idle, and ready to pay tribute, so they might enjoy their land. a “ Of great bones. strong ass, couching him down between two burdens. 15 And saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant: and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, and one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shallbe (h) The tribe of Dan should overcome his enemies, rather by craft then manhood. a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, biting the horse heels, and his rider fell backward. 18 I have waited (i) He seeing the great calamity that should fall upon his posterity, resteth thus upon God's promise for thy salvation O Lord. 19 Gad, an host of men shall overcome him: but he shall overcome [him] at the last. 20 Out of the fat [land] of Aser shallbe his bread, and (k) There was so pleasant fruit in this tribe, that kings might be content therewith. he shall give pleasures for a king. 21 Nephthalim is a hind sent for a present, giving goodly words. 22 joseph is like a flourishing bough, a bough flourishing by a well side [whose] “ Daughter's small boughs ran upon the wall. 23 The archers have grievously provoked (l) The afflictions of joseph & his posterity shallbe sore. him, and shot him through with darts, they have hated him to his hindrance. 24 But his bow abode fast, and the arms of his hands were made strong (m) The deliverance of joseph was by God, to the end also that his people should be fed. by the hands of the mighty God of jacob: Out of him shall come an herdman, a stone in Israel. 25 (n) That is, all these things come From thy father's God which hath helped thee, and from the almighty which hath blessed thee with blessings from heaven above, with blessings of the deep that lieth under, & with blessings of the breasts and of the womb. 26 The (o) The time now was nigher when God's blessings should take effect. blessings of thy fathers shall be stronger than the blessings of my elders: unto the utmost of the hills of the world, they shallbe on the head of joseph, and on the top of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 27 Benjamin (p) This tribe lived much on prey and spoil. shall ravish as a wolf: In the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. 28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this their father spoke unto them, and blessed them, every one of them blessed he with a several blessing. 29 And he charged them, and said unto them: When I shallbe gathered unto my people, (q) This was not for the holiness of the place, but hereby to renew the memory of gods promise to his posterity. bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession to bury in. 31 Where as were buried Gen. xxiii. Gen. xxv. Abraham and Sara his wife, and where as were buried Isahac and (r) Moses speaketh nothing of her death: neither of Leas death Rebecca his wife: & there I buried Lea. 32 The field and the cave that is therein was bought of the children of Heth. 33 And when jacob had made an end of commanding all that he would unto his sons, he (s) That is, the fruit of a good conscience, to die peaceably & quietly. plucked up his feet unto the bed, and died: and was put unto his people. ¶ The l Chapter. 1 jacobs' body is anointed. 3 The wailing of Egyptians. 7 joseph buryeth his father in Chanaan, with a great retinue and mourning. 10 Funeral rites are celebrate for jacob. 15 The brethren of joseph do pray for pardon. 18 joseph remitteth all injuries unto his brethren, and speaketh gently unto them. 20 joseph forespeaketh the deliverance of his brethren. 26 joseph dieth. 1 AND joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept (a) Natural sorrow if it be in measure, is not to be reprehended. upon him, and kissed him. 2 And joseph commanded his servants the physicians (b) This was to the godly than an outward token of incorruption: but to the ignorant a vain ceremony. to imbawme his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 And forty days were continued (for so long doth the imbawming last) and the Egyptians (c) This was a ceremonial mourning. mourned for him three score and ten days. 4 And when the days of mourning were ended, joseph spoke unto the house of Pharaoh, saying: If I have found favour in your eyes, speak I pray you in the ears of Pharaoh, saying: 5 My father made me swear, & said, Lo I die, bury me in the grave which I have made me in the land of Chanaan. Now therefore let me go up I pray thee, and bury my father, and then will I come again. 6 And Pharaoh said: Go up, and bury thy father, (d) Among the unbelievers reverence was had unto an oath. according as he made thee swear. 7 And joseph went up to bury his father, and with him went all the servants of Pharaoh that were the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt: 8 And all the house of joseph and his brethren, and his father's house: only their children, and their sheep, & their cattle, left they behind in the land of Gosen. 9 And there went with him also charets and (e) These went for their defence against thieves and others. horsemen: and it was an exceeding great company. 10 And they came to the corn floor of Atad, which is beyond jordane, and there they made a great and exceeding sore lamentation: and he mourned for his father seven days. 11 And when the inhabiters of the land [even] the Chananites, saw the mourning in the corn floor of Atad, they said: This is a great mourning unto the Egyptians. Wherefore the name of the place is called, The mourning of the Egyptians, & it is beyond jordane. 12 And his sons did unto him according as he had commanded them. 13 For his sons carried him into the land of Chanaan, & buried him in the cave of the field Machpelah, which field Abraham bought to be a place to bury in of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. 14 And joseph returned into Egypt again, he and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, assoon as he had buried him. 15 And when josephes' brethren saw that their father was dead, they said: (f) An evil conscience is a sore torment to itself. joseph may peradventure hate us, & reward us again all the evil which we did unto him. 16 And they did send a message unto joseph, saying: Thy father did command before he died, saying: 17 This wise shall ye say unto joseph, forgive [I pray thee] the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin: for they rewarded thee evil. And now we pray thee forgive the trespass of the servants (g) The faults of the faithful aught easily to be remitted. of the God of thy father. And joseph wept when they spoke unto him. 18 Also his brethren came unto him, and fell flat before his face, saying: behold, we be thy servants. 19 To whom joseph said: Fear not, “ Or In the place of God. am I God? 20 Ye thought evil against me, but (h) That is, he would not turn that to their shame, which God had disposed to their wealth. God turned it unto good, to bring to pass as it is this day, and to save much people alive. 21 Fear not therefore, (i) A sure token of reconciliation to overcome evil with good. now I will nourish you and your children. And he comforted them, and spoke “ To their hearts. kindly unto them. 22 joseph dwelled in Egypt, he and his father's house: and joseph lived (k) He was in office .79. years: & lived after his father .54. years to the great relief of the Church. an hundred and ten years. 23 And joseph saw Ephraim's children even unto the third generation: and unto Machir the son of Manasses, were children “ Or, brought up, or nourished. borne on josephes' knees. 24 And joseph said unto his brethren, I (l) The truth of gods promise is immortal which men must look for patiently, and not prescribe God a tyme. die, & God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land, unto the land which he swore unto Abraham, Isahac, and jacob. 25 And joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying: God will not fail but visit you, and ye shall carry my (m) joseph testifieth his faith hereby, and confirmeth his posterity. bones hence. 26 And so joseph died when he was an hundred and ten years old: And they imbawmed him with spices, putting him in a chest in Egypt. * This book is in Hebrew called specially Schemoth of the second word of it, which is names: And in Greek Exodus, which betokeneth an issue or going out, because it principally entreateth of the going out and the deliverance of the children of Israel. ❧ The second book of Moses, in Latin with a Greek word called Exodus, and in Hebrew Velle schemoth. ❧ The first Chapter. 1 The sons of jacob gone into Egypt. 8 The new Pharaoh oppresseth the people of Israel. 15 The midwifes fearing God do save the male children of the hebrews. 20 God provideth for the midwifes which fear the Lord. 1 THese are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt with jacob, every man came with his household: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and juda: 3 Isachar, Zabulon, and Benjamin, 4 Dan and Nephthali, Gad & Aser. 5 All the souls that came out of the line of jacob, were seventy: 6 But joseph was in Egypt already, & joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, “ As fish or worms. increased, multiplied, & (a) God maketh his servants mighty, to bear the affliction that followed. waxed exceeding mighty, and the land was full of them. 8 But there arose up a new king in Egypt, which (b) The Egyptinas were unthankful people. knew not joseph: 9 And he said unto his folk, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are (c) The wicked envy the prosperity of the godly. greater and mightier than we. 10 Come on, let us deal wyttyly with them, lest they multiply, & lest it come to pass, that if there be any war, they join themselves unto our enemies, & fight against us, & so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore did they set task masters over them, to keep them under with burdens: And they built unto Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom & Raamses. 12 But the more they vexed them, the more they (d) God wonderfully increaseth his Church in persecutions. multiplied and grew: so that they abhorred at the sight of the children of Israel. 13 And the Egyptians held the children of Israel in bondage without mercy, 14 And they made their lives bitter unto them in that cruel bondage, in clay, and brick, and all manner of work in the field: for all their bondage wherein they served them was full of tyranny. 15 And the king of Egypt (e) tyrants try divers ways to oppress the Church. spoke unto the midwifes of the hebrews women: (of which the one was named Siphrah and the other Puah) and said: 16 When ye do the office of a midwife to the women of the hebrews, and see in the “ seats. birth time that it is a boy, ye shall kill it: but if it be a daughter, it shall live. 17 Notwithstanding, the mydwives feared God, (f) It was better to obey God then man. and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwifes, and said unto them: why have ye dealt on this manner, and have saved the men children? 19 And the midwifes answered Pharaoh: that the hebrews women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are more lively women, and are delivered yer the midwifes come at them. 20 And (g) He rewarded their constancy and not their lying God dealt well therefore with the midwifes: and the people multiplied and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, that because the midwives feared God, (h) God increaseth their families and households. he made them houses. 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying: All the men children that are borne, cast into the river, and save the maid children alive. ¶ The two Chapter. God for his name's sake, will deliver his Church from the affliction of tyrants'. 2 Moses is borne. 3 He is hidden in a basket & cast into a place where sedge groweth. 10 Moses is adopted of the daughter of Pharaoh. 11 Moses murdereth an Egyptian which smote an Hebrew. 13 Between them that are at strife, he would set an atonement. 15 Moses fleeth from Pharaoh. 16 He defendeth maidens from the injury of shepherds. 21 He marrieth Sephora to wife. 23 The children of Israel do cry unto God in trouble, and he regardeth them. 1 ANd there went a man out of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 2 And the wife conceived and bore a son: and when (a) The faith of Moses' parents. Hebre. xi. she saw that it was a proper child, she hid him three months. 3 And when she could no longer hide him, she took a basket [made] of bull rushes, and daubed it with slime and pitch, and laid the child therein, and put it in the flags by the rivers brink 4 And his sister stood a far of, to wit what would come of it. 5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself in the river, and her maidens walked along by the rivers side: And when she saw the basket among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 And when she had opened it, she saw it was a child: and behold, the babe wept. And (b) God sa●eth his, by the hands of their enemies she had compassion on it, and said: it is one of the hebrews children. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaos' daughter: shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the hebrews women, to nurse thee the child? 8 Pharaos' daughter answered her: go. And the maid ran and called the (c) God restoreth to the faithful abundantly that which they lose for his sake. child's mother. 9 To whom Pharaos' daughter said: Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will reward thee. And the woman took the child, & nursed it up. 10 The child grew, and she brought it unto Pharaos' daughter, and it was made her son. And she called the name of it “ Moseh. Moses: because [said she] I took him out of the water. 11 And in those days, when Moses was waxed great, (d) The godly prefer the Church of God before the court of the wicked. he went out unto his brethren, & looked on their burdens, and spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew which was one of his brethren. 12 And he looked round about, and when he saw no man by, (e) Such heroical deeds of the godly men, are not to be followed. he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he was gone out another day, behold, two men of the hebrews strove together: And he said unto him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? 14 He answered: (f) Unthankfulness toward a godly magistrate. Who made thee a man of authority and a judge over us? “ Speakest. intendest thou to kill me, as thou kylledst the Egyptian? And Moses feared and said: Of a surety this thing is known. 15 And Pharaoh heard of it, (g) worldly trouble follow often the godly executing their vocation. and went about to slay Moses. And Moses fleeing from the face of Pharaoh, dwelled in the land of Madian: and he sat down by the wells side. 16 The “ Prince or head. priest of Madian had seven. daughters, which came and drew [water] and filled the troughs for to water their father's sheep. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their sheep. 18 And when they came to Raguel their father, he said: How came it to pass that ye are come so soon to day? 19 And they answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds, and so drew us water, and watered the sheep. 20 He said unto his daughters: & where is he? why have ye so left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: & he gave Moses Sephora his daughter: 22 Which bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: For he said, (h) Thus he continued the remembrance of the redemption promised. I have been a stranger in a strange land. 23 And in process of time the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed by the reason of (i) Their bondage waxing ●orer, compelled them to seek to God. bondage, and cried. 24 And their complaint came up unto God from the bondage: and God heard their moan, and God remembered (k) God's free promise, was the cause he heard the Israelites. his covenant with Abraham, Isahac, and jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 Moses feedeth the sheep of his father in law. 2 God in the midst of a bush speaketh to Moses of delivering Israel. 5 The earth holy. 12 God with Moses. 13 The name of God. 14 God teacheth Moses how and in what sort he would that he should deliver his people. 1 Moyses' kept the sheep of jethro his father in law, priest of Madian: and he drove the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God (a) This hill was called also Sinai, upon another part of it. “ Chorebah. Horeb. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the mids of a bush: And he looked, and behold (b) Though the Church be grievously afflicted, yet the presence of God keepeth it from destruction. the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 Therefore Moses said: I will go now and see this great sight, how it cometh that the bush burneth not. 4 And when the Lord saw that he came for to see, God called unto him out of the mids of the bush, & said: Moses, Moses? And he answered, here am I 5 (c) By this external ceremony he was put in mind humbly and reverently to hear God. And he said: Draw not nigh hither, put thy shoes of thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest, is holy ground. 6 And he said: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isahac, and the God of jacob. And Moses hide his face, for he was afraid to look upon God. 7 And the Lord said: I (d) God seeth the afflictions of his church, when by diferring punishment, he seemeth to neglect them. have surely seen the trouble of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry from the face of their task masters: for I know their sorrows, 8 And am come down (e) This certain promise of success should provoke good magistrates to obey Gods calling. to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, unto a good land & a large, unto a land that floweth with milk and honey, even unto the place of the Chanaanites, and hittites, and Amorites, and Pherizites, and Hevites, and of the jebusites. 9 Now therefore behold the complaint of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppressed them. 10 Come thou therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 11 And Moses said unto God: (f) This refusal was of humility, and not disobedience. what am I to go unto Pharaoh, and to bring the children of Israel out of Egypt? 12 And he answered. For I will be with thee: and this shallbe a token unto thee that I have sent thee, (g) By a sign that should come, Moses is confirmed in his vocation, as were David and joh. Baptist. After that thou hast brought the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God: behold [when] I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them: the God of your fathers hath sent me unto you. And if they say unto me, what is thy name? what answer shall I give them? 14 And God answered Moses: (h) This is read in the future tense in Hebrew. I am that I am. And he said: This shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, (i) All things have their being & power of God. I am, hath sent me unto you. 15 And God spoke further unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: (k) God would have them rest upon his free promise, which they had almost forgotten. The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isahac, and the God of jacob hath sent me unto you: This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial into generation and generation. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and thou shalt say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isahac, and the God of jacob appeared unto me, and said: In visiting, have I visited you, and know that which is done to you in Egypt. 17 And I have said: (l) The afflicted aught to hang upon the providence of God. I will bring you out of the tribulation of Egypt, unto the land of the Chanaanites, and hittites, and Amorites, and Pherizites, and Hevites, and jebusites, even into a land which floweth with milk & honey. 18 And they shall hear thy voice: Then both thou and the elders of Israel shall go unto the king of Egypt, and say unto him: The Lord God of the hebrews hath (m) For God otherways then they hoped, professed himself to be their deliverer. met with us, and now let us go [we beseech thee] three days journey into the wilderness, and (n) This was truth, though God declared not to the tyrant farther of his council. do sacrifice unto the Lord our God. 19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, “ Or, But by a strong hand. no not in a mighty hand. 20 And I will stretch out my hand, & smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the mids thereof, and after that he will let you go. 21 And (o) God can turn the hearts of the most cruel enemies. I will get this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that when ye go, ye shall not go empty: 22 But a wife shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, “ Vessels. jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them on your sons and daughters, & shall (p) This was no sin in them which had a special commandment thereof by God, who hath the ordering of all men's goods. rob the Egyptians. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 God giveth three signs unto Moses, wherewith he may testify unto Pharaoh that he is sent a deliverer from God. 3 A rod turned into a serpent, and the serpent into the rod again. 6 The hand of Moses' leprous. 10 Moses layeth for himself slowness of tongue. 14 God angered with Moses, giveth him Aaron for an orator. 19 Moses goeth forward into Egypt. 24 God will destroy Moses. 25 Sephora circumciseth her son. 27 By the commandment of God Aaron goeth against Moses to meet him. 1 Moyses' answered, and said: (a) Though Mo●ses conned not God's ●lling, yet 〈◊〉 thereof, troubled him much. See, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: but will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lord said unto him: What is that [which is] in thine hand? He answered: a “ Or, s●beardes. staff. rod. 3 And he said: Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, (b) Hereby he was assured that he should be fearful to others, though he was but contemptible in the world. and it became a serpent: and Moses fled from the sight of it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses: Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail. And therefore he put forth his hand, and caught it: and it became a rod in his hand. 5 (c) authority given to Moses to work the like signs By this thing shall they believe, that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isahac, & the God of jacob hath appeared unto thee. 6 And the Lord said furthermore unto him: Thrust thine hand into thy bosom. And he thrust his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out again, behold his hand was leprous, even as snow. 7 And he said: Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again: and plucked it out of his bosom, and behold, it (d) God showeth how he will restore Moses and the people to their old dignity. was turned again as his [other] flesh. 8 Therefore if they will not believe thee, neither hear the voice of the first signs, yet will they believe for the voice of the second signs. 9 But & if they will not believe these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice: thou shalt take of the water of the river and power it upon the dry land, and the water which thou takest out of the river shallbe [turned] (e) They might learn that it was in God's hand to turn all the commodities of the Egyptians to their own destruction. into blood upon the dry land. 10 Moses said unto the Lord: Oh my Lord, I am neither yesterday nor yer yesterday a man (f) God chooseth instruments of his glory otherwise then man. eloquent, neither sense thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow mouthed, & slow tongued. 11 And the Lord said unto him: who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I the Lord? 12 And now go, and (g) God will grant sufficient means to the end which he commandeth. I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 He said: oh my Lord, send I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the Lord was (h) God would have his voice obeyed. angry with Moses, and said: Do not I know Aaron thy brother the “ Of Levi. Levite, that he can speak? For lo, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. 15 Therefore thou shalt speak unto him, and put these words in his mouth, and I willbe with thy mouth, and with his mouth: and will teach you what you ought to do. 16 And he shallbe thy spokesman unto the people, and he shallbe [even] he shallbe to thee in stead of “ Or he shallbe the interpreter, and thou shalt be his guide. a mouth, and (i) Two virtues in a governor, wisdom and eloquence. thou shalt be to him, in stead of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt do miracles. 18 Therefore Moses went and returned to jethro his father in law again, and said unto him: Let me go I pray thee now, and turn again unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And jethro said to Moses: go in peace. 19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Madian, Go and return again into Egypt: for all the men are dead which went about to “ Seek thy soul. kill thee. 20 And Moses took his wife, and his sons, and put them on an ass, and went again to Egypt: And Moses took the rod of God in his hand. (k) Which he carried, not to rule his sheep, but to other uses now appointed by God. 21 And the Lord said unto Moses: When thou art entered and come into Egypt again, see that thou do (l) Moses should not give over, though Pharaoh yielded not at the beginning. all the wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in thy hand: but I will hold his heart, & he shall not let the people go. 22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh: Thus sayeth the Lord, Israel is my son [even] my first borne son. 23 And I said unto thee, that thou let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go: behold, I do slay thy son [even] thy first borne. 24 And it came to pass by the way in the Inn that the Lord met him, and would have (m) God can not bear to be deprived of his worship for man's sake: as Moses did in not circumcising his child. killed him. 25 And Sephora took a stone, and cut away the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said: a bloody husband art thou unto me. 26 Then (n) That is, the Lord that would have killed him. he let him go, and she said: a bloody husband, because of her circumcision. 27 Then said the Lord unto Aaron: go meet Moses in the wilderness. And he went and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 28 And (o) God hereby commendeth the ministery of man. Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord which had sent him, and all the signs which he had charged him withal. 29 So went Moses and Aaron, and gathered all the elders of the children of Israel. 30 And Aaron told all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses: and did the miracles in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed, (p) It was such a belief as tribulation afterward consumed away. And when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and had looked upon their tribulation, they bowed themselves, and worshipped. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 Moses and Aaron go unto Pharaoh. 15 The governors over Israel cry out unto Pharaoh. 20 Moses and Aaron accused of the people. 22 Moses complaineth to God. 1 Moyses' and Aaron went in afterward and told Pharaoh, Thus sayeth the Lord God of Israel: let my people go, that they may “ Worship God solemely. hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. 2 And Pharaoh said: (a) This superstitious tyrant will not be accounted to worship false Gods. who is the Lord that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. 3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews is “ Or, We worship the God of the hebrews. called over us: let us go we pray thee three days journey into the desert, and do sacrifice unto the Lord our God: (b) He that did let them from the true worship of God, should much more be punished. lest he smite us with pestilence or with the sword. 4 Then said the king of Egypt unto them: wherefore do ye Moses and Aaron let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. 5 And Pharaoh said furthermore: behold, there is much people now in the land, and you make them leave their burdens. 6 And Pharaoh (c) The godly ought not to be offended if afflictions increase, when god beginneth to deliver them. commanded the same day, the taskmaisters which were amongst the people, and the officers, saying: 7 Ye shall give the people no more straw to make brick withal, as ye did in time passed: let them go and gather them straw themselves. 8 And the number of brick which they were wont to make in time passed, lay unto their charges also, and minish nothing thereof: for they be idle, and therefore cry, saying: we will go, and do sacrifice unto our God. 9 They must have more work laid upon them, that they may labour therein, and not regard (d) The true worship of God is called of the wicked, vanity. vain words. 10 Then went the taskemaisters of the people, and the officers out, and told the people, saying: Thus sayeth Pharaoh, I will give you no more straw. 11 Go yourselves and gather you straw where ye can find it: yet shall none of your labour be minished. 12 And so were (e) This intolerable labour was laid on the people, that they might drive away Moses and Aaron. the people scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt, for to gather stubble in stead of straw. 13 And the taskemaisters hasted them forward, saying: fulfil your work, your daily tasks in their due time, as if you had straw. 14 And the officers of the children of Israel which Pharaos' taskemasters had set over them, were beaten. And they said unto them: wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making of brick both yesterday and to day, as well as in times past? 15 The officers also of the children of Israel, came & (f) In this tyrant there is neither mercy nor humanity. complained unto Pharaoh, saying: Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants? 16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say unto us, make brick: and thy servants are beaten, “ Or, They deal evil with thy people. and the fault is thine own people. 17 He said: you are (g) Idleness is laid to their charge that are oppressed with labour. idle, idle are you: and therefore you say, we will go, and do sacrifice unto the Lord. 18 Go therefore now, & work, and there shall no straw be given you, & yet shall ye deliver the whole tale of brick. 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in worse case, after it was said, ye shall minish nothing of your brick, of your daily task in due time: 20 And they met Moses and Aaron, which stood in their way as they came out from Pharaoh. 21 And said unto them: They misjudging gods 〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉 suc● become unthankful to men, and injurious to God. The Lord look upon you & judge you, which hath made the savour of us “ ink. to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to slay us. 22 (i) Moses' in the 〈◊〉 appeareth in that he is weary of his vocation, and com●neth of God's slowness in delivering his people. Moses returned unto the Lord, and said: Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? And wherefore hast thou sent me? 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath fared foul with this folk, and yet thou hast not delivered thy people at all. ¶ The uj Chapter. 1 God remembreth his promises. 5 God promiseth deliverance, and the land of Chanaan. 9 The people of Israel be not contented with the warnings of Moses. 10 Moses and Aaron are sent to Pharaoh. 14 The descents of Reuben. 16 The descent of Levi. 20 Amram the father of Moses and Aaron. 23 Aaron the father of Nadab and Abiu. 25 Eleazar father of Phinees. 29 Moses is commanded to speak to Pharaoh. 1 THen the Lord said unto Moses: Now Moses' ●ste is gently blamed. shalt thou see what I will do unto Pharaoh: for in a mighty hand shall he let them go, and in a mighty hand shall he drive them out of his land. 2 And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: I am (b) By this name of his substance, God declareth that he is the perfourmer of his promise, and so will be. jehovah. 3 I appeared unto Abraham, Isahac, and jacob as an almighty God: (c) The greater knowledge & light this people had: the readier should they have obeyed. but in my name jehovah was I not known unto them. 4 Moreover (d) As the covenant was of God's free grace: so also was this redemption. I made a covenant with them, to give them the land of Chanaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. 5 And therefore I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and have remembered my covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel: I am jehovah, I will bring you out from the burdens of the Egyptians, and will rid you out of their bondage, and will deliver you in a stretched out arm, and in great judgements. 7 And I will take you (e) The end of their deliverance was in the continuance of God's grace. for my people, and willbe to you a God: And ye shall know that I am the Lord your God which bring you out from the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you into the land, concerning the which I did lift up my hand to give it unto Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, and will give it unto you for a possession: (f) That they might know how his power overcometh all letter's and eppes. [for] I am jehovah. 9 And Moses told the children of Israel even so: but they g It is dangerous in affliction not to hear God's promises. hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage. 10 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 11 Go in, and speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12 And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying: behold, the children of Israel hearken not unto me: how then shall Pharaoh hear me, which am of “ Or, which have an impediment in my speech: or rude. uncircumcised lips? 13 And (h) It appeareth that this redemption came altogether of God's mercy: seeing that Moses was unwilling, & the people careless. the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, & gave them a charge concerning the children of Israel, and concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt, that “ Or, He should let go. they should bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 14 [These be the heads of their father's houses. ☜ (i) Reuben & Simeon being elder than Levi are rehearsed, that hereby he might speak of Levi more commodiously The children of Reuben the first borne son of Israel, are these: Hanoch and Phallu, Hesron, and Charmi: these be the children of Reuben. 15 The children of Simeon: jemuel, and jamin, Ohad, & jachin, Sohar, and Saul the son of the Chanaanitishe woman: these are the kindreds of Simeon. 16 These also are the names of the children (k) It was necessary to be known that the minister of this redemption was of Abraham's stock. of Levi in their generations: Gerson, and Cehath, and Merari: Levi lived an hundred thirty and seven year. 17 The sons of Gerson: Libni, and ' Simi by their kindreds. ' 18 The children of Cehath: Amram, & Ishar, and Hebron, and Vziel. And Cehath lived an hundred thirty and three year. 19 The children of Merari: Mahli, and Musi: these are the kindreds of Levi by their generations. 20 Amram took jochebed (l) Moses glorieth not in his kindred, who was borne of unlawful marriage. his father's sister to wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and Amram lived an hundred and thirty and seven years. 21 ' And the children of Ishar: Corah, ' Nepheg, and Sichri. 22 ' The children of Vsiel: Misael, Elzaphan, ' and Zithri. 23 And Aaron took (m) Aaron's wife was of the tribe of juda. Eliseba, daughter of Aminadab, and sister of Nahason to wife, which bore him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 The children of Corah: Assir, and Eleanah, and Abiasaph: these are the kindreds of the Corahites. 25 Eleazar Aaron's son, took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife, which bore him Phinees: and these are the principal fathers of the Levites throughout their kindreds. 26 This is that Aaron and Moses to whom (n) It was gods singular work that they should lead out such great armies. the Lord said: “ Or, carry. Lead the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, according to their armies. 27 These are that Moses and Aaron, which spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that “ Might let go. they might bring the children of Israel out of Egypt. 28 And in the day when the Lord spoke unto Moses (o) God not only in the desert of Madian, but also in Egypt spoke to Moses. in the land of Egypt. ☞ 29 He spoke unto him, saying: I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. 30 And Moses said before the Lord: behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, & how shall Pharaoh give me audience? ¶ The vij Chapter. 1 Moses with Aaron is sent unto Pharaoh. 3 God causeth signs, that he only may be known mighty. 10 The rod of Moses is turned into a serpent. 11 The enchanters do the same. 19 Water turned into blood. 22 The enchanters do the same. 1 AND the Lord said unto Moses: behold, I have made thee Pharaos' (a) God communicateth his authority and power with his ministers. God: and Aaron thy brother shallbe thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee, and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And (b) God was no cause of Pharaos' sin, though he executed this just judgment upon him. I will harden Pharaos' heart, and multiply my miracles & my wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may set my hand upon Egypt, and bring out mine armies, and my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt in great judgements. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. 6 (c) True obedience to do only that which God willeth to be done. Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, [even] so did they. 7 Moses was (d) The praise was Gods, who by fearful old men, wrought so marvelously fourscore year old, and Aaron fourscore and three, when they spoke unto Pharaoh. 8 And the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying: 9 If Pharaoh speak unto you, saying, show a miracle for you: thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, that it may be a serpent. 10 Then went Moses and Aaron in unto Pharaoh, and did even as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast forth his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it [turned] to a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh called for the (e) The devil to rob God of his glory, giveth his servants goodly titles. wise men, and enchanters: and those sorcerers of Egypt did in like manner with their sorcery. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they [turned] to serpents: but Aaron's rod did eat up their rods. 13 And he held Pharaos' heart that he hearkened not unto them, even as the Lord had said. 14 The Lord also said unto Moses: Pharaos' heart is “ Made heavy, or burdened. hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he will come unto the water, and thou shalt stand upon the rivers brink against he come: and the rod which was turned to a serpent, shalt thou take in thine hand: 16 And thou shalt say unto him: the Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying: Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and behold, hitherto thou wouldst not hear. 17 Thus sayeth the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, (f) The wicked that are not moved with God's threats, are inexcusable. I will smite with the rod that is in my hand, the waters which are in the rivers, and they shallbe turned to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the river, shall die: and the river shall “ Or, Stin●. corrupt, and it shall grieve the Egyptians to drink of the water of the river. 19 And the Lord spoke unto Moses: say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand (g) The corruption of the most necessary mean of life, should have taught them to obey God. over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers and ponds, and all pools of water which they have, that they may be blood, and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in [vessels] of wood, & also of stone. 20 And Moses and Aaron did even as the Lord commanded: and he lift up the rod, and smote the (h) The waters wherein the Israelites children were drowned, are now turned to the Egyptians sorrow. The first plague. waters that were in the river in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants: and They should 〈◊〉 known g●ds hand in that thing, wherein lay their wealth and safety. all the water that was in the river, turned into blood. 21 And the fish that was in the river died: and the river corrupted, and the Egyptians could not drink of the waters of the river, and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 (k) The faithful overcame this temptation through god's word confirmed by a heavenly vision. And the enchanters of Egypt did likewise with their sorceries, and he heardened Pharaos' heart, neither did he hearken unto them, as the Lord had said. 23 And Pharaoh turned himself, and went again into his house, and (l) God's works are not lightly to be considered. set not his heart thereunto. 24 And the Egyptians (m) These circumstances declare that this was no vain illusion digged round about the river for water to drink: for they could not drink of the water of the river. 25 And it continued seven days after that the Lord had smitten the river. ¶ The eight Chapter. 2 Frogs. 8 Pharaoh prayeth Moses to pray for him. 12 Moses prayeth for Pharaoh. 15 Pharaoh is hardened. 16 Lice in man and beast. 20 Flies, or all kind of wild fierce and noisome beasts. 25 Pharaoh entreateth Moses to pray for him. 32 Pharaoh is hardened. 1 THE Lord spoke unto Moses, go unto Pharaoh & tell him, Thus sayeth the Lord: Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders (a) An ignominius punishment upon the contemners of God. with frogs: 3 And the river shall scraule with frogs, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy privy chamber where thou sleepest, and upon thy bed, & into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and upon all thy victuals in store: 4 And (b) God can arm his creatures at his will against the wicked. the frogs shall come up upon thee, and on thy people, and upon all thy servants. 5 And the Lord spoke unto Moses: say unto Aaron, stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds: and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. The second plague. 6 And Aaron stretched his hand over the waters of Egypt, & the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And (c) Thus God will exercise his servants with adversaries to their trial. the sorcerers did likewise with their sorcery, and brought frogs up upon the land of Egypt. 8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said: pray (d) Hypocrites feared with God's judgement, pretend a certayde repentance. ye unto the Lord that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people: and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord. 9 And (e) He is willed to forsake his arrogancy, and rejoice in the mercy of god, which he should attain by the prayer of gods servants. Moses said unto Pharaoh: glory herein because of me, and [appoint] when I shall pray for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people to drive away the frogs from thee and thy houses: and they may remain but in the river only. 10 He said: to morrow. (f) He meaneth not the differing of Moses' prayer: but to have respite that night, for the people's delivery. And he said, even as thou hast said: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God. 11 And so the frogs shall departed from thee, and from thy houses, from thy servants, and from thy people: and shall remain in the river only. 12 Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses (g) The wicked are delivered from temporal punishment, by the prayer of the faithful. cried unto the Lord, as touching the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. 13 And the Lord did according to the saying of Moses: and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts and fields. 14 And they gathered them together upon heaps, and the land “ stank. had an evil smell [through them.] 15 But when Pharaoh saw that he had rest given him, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had said. 16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron: Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may be [turned] (h) God most easily overthroweth the strength of man. The third plague. to lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 17 And they did so: for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, which turned to lice in man and beast: so that all the dust of the land [turned] (i) The smallest beasts have strength enough to hurt, being armed by God. to lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 18 And the enchanters “ wrought. assayed likewise with their enchantments to bring forth lice, (k) Satan's ministers shallbe confounded when God hath proved the faith of his servants. but they could not: and the lice were both upon men & beasts. 19 Then said the enchanters unto Pharaoh: (l) They would not seem overcome of any man, therefore they confess God's power against themselves. this is the finger of God. And Pharaos' heart remained obstinate, and he hearkened not unto them, even as the Lord had said. 20 And the Lord said unto Moses: rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, lo, he will come forth (m) God would have all this matter done publicly. unto the water, and thou shalt say unto him, Thus sayeth the Lord: Let my people go that they may serve me. 21 ells if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send “ Swarms of flees. all manner of flies both upon thee and thy servants, and thy people, & into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shallbe full of flies, and the ground whereon they are. 22 And the land of Gosen where my people are, will I “ Or, Separate. cause to be wonderful in that day, (n) Benefits and plagues are in Gods only hand, wherein the false Gods can do nothing. so that there shall no flies be there: whereby thou shalt know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth. 23 And I will put a “ Redemption. division between my people and thine: and even to (o) God granteth a time of repentance. morrow shall this miracle be done. 24 And the Lord did even so, & (p) This miracle was wrought without the means of the rod. The fourth plague. there came an intolerable swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants houses, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land was corrupt with these flies. 25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said: (q) This compelled obedience robbeth god of a great part of his honour, who should not in one part of the Realm, but in the whole, have been truly worshipped. Go, and do sacrifice unto your God in this land. 26 And Moses answered, It is not meet that we so do: for we must offer unto the Lord our God, that [which is] (r) The true worshipping of God ought not to be made a laughing stock to the gentiles. an abomination unto the Egyptians. Lo, if we sacrifice that which is an abomination unto the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We will go three days journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God, as he hath (s) God's will in his worshipping is only to be followed. commanded us. 28 And Pharaoh said: I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice unto the Lord your God in the wilderness, but go not far away: (t) The wicked in their necessity pretend great religion. pray for me. 29 And Moses said, behold, I will go out from thee, and pray unto the Lord, that the flies may departed from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people to morrow: but (v) Moses' constantly rebuk●th the king of his lies. let Pharaoh from hence forth deal deceitfully no more, that he will not let the people go, to sacrifice unto the Lord: 30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and (x) Moses' by God's special motion, promised the kings the relaxation of his punishment. prayed unto the Lord. 31 And the Lord did according to the saying of Moses: and the flies departed from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people: and there remained not one. 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart once more (y) For all God's punishments, he yet remained rebellious against God. at this time, and did not let the people go. ¶ The ix Chapter. 1 Death of cattle. 8 boils. 13 Hail. 27 Pharaoh acknowledgeth his offence, and beseecheth Moses to pray for him. 33 When Moses prayeth, the hail ceaseth. 1 THe Lord said unto Moses, go in unto Pharaoh, and thou shalt tell him, Thus sayeth the Lord God of the hebrews: Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 If thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3 Behold, the (a) The morren of cattle, cometh of the just judgement of God, and not of other causes. hand of the Lord is upon thy flock which is in the field, [for] upon Horses, upon asses, upon camels, upon oxen, and upon sheep, there shallbe a mighty great murrain. 4 And the Lord shall do wonderfully between the beasts of Israel, and the beasts of Egypt, so that there shall nothing die of all that pertaineth to the children of Israel. 5 And the Lord (b) He was abstinate in his malice that no time could bring to repentance. appointed a time, saying: to morrow the Lord shall finish this word in the land. 6 And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and (c) This speech signifieth a very great number or the most part. The fifth plague. all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel, died not one. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead: And the heart of Pharaoh heardened, and he did not let the people go. 8 And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron: take your hands full of ashes out of the furnace, & Moses shall sprinkle it up into the air in the sight of Pharaoh: 9 And it shallbe dust in all the land of Egypt, and shallbe swelling sores with blains both on man & beast throughout all the land of Egypt. 10 And they took ashes out of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh: and Moses (d) Seeing Pharaoh amended not by monition, god granting no time, executeth his judgements. The sixth plague. sprinkled it up into the air, and there were swelling sores with blains, both in men and in beasts: 11 And (e) Satan's ministers overcome, yet cease not till with shame they be driven away. the sorcerers could not stand before Moses because of the blains: for there were botches upon the enchanters, and upon all the Egyptians. 12 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had said unto Moses. 13 And the Lord said unto Moses: rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and thou shalt tell him: Thus sayeth the Lord God of the hebrews: Let my people go, that they may serve me: 14 Or else I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and on thy people, that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou shalt perish from the earth. 16 And in very deed (f) God would have him know that he could quick have destroyed him, yet for other causes he reserved him. for this cause have I “ Made thee stand. kept thee, for to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the world. 17 Yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? 18 Behold, to morrow this time I will send down a (g) The circumstances show that this hail was not natural. mighty great hail, even such a one as was not in Egypt since the foundation thereof was laid, unto this tyme. 19 Send therefore now, and gather thy beasts, & all that thou hast in the field: For upon all the men and the beasts which are found in the field, and not brought home, shall the hail fall, and they shall die. 20 And as many as (h) This fear came not of true repentance and obedience to God. feared the word of the Lord amongst the servants of Pharaoh, made their servants and their beasts flee into the houses. 21 But he that regarded not the word of the Lord, left his servants and his beasts in the field. 22 And the Lord said unto Moses: stretch forth thine hand unto heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beasts, and upon all the herbs of the field throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod unto heaven, The seventh plague. and the Lord (i) All elements are ready to obey at God's commandment. thundered and hailed, and the fire ran a long upon the ground, and the Lord hailed in the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, so grievous, and such as there was none throughout all the land of Egypt since people inhabited it. 25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man & beast: and the hail smote all the herbs of the field, and broke all the trees of the field. 26 Only in the land of Gosen where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. 27 And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them: I (k) This confession came not of faith, but of the greatness of God's plague: so it was hypocritical. have now sinned: the Lord is righteous, and I & my people are ungodly. 28 Pray ye unto the Lord, that these thunderings of God and hail may be sufficient, and I will let you go, and ye shall tarry no longer. 29 Moses said unto him: (l) He showeth the king that through his incredulity he polluted the place where he was. Assoon as I am out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord, and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail: that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lords. 30 But I know that thou and thy servants yet fear not the (m) Moses' stoutly condemneth the king and all his court of ungodliness. face of the Lord God. 31 And so the flax and the barley were smitten, for the barley was shot up, and the flax was boulled: 32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten, (n) These seed were not so forward in riping as the other. for they were “ Hid. late sown. 33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunder and hail ceased, neither rained it upon the earth. 34 And when Pharaoh (o) When gods plagues cease, the wicked arm themselves again against God. saw that the rain, and the hail, and thunder were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants: 35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the Lord had said by the hand of Moses, ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 God hardeneth Pharaoh. 4 Moses threateneth Pharaoh, locusts. 16 Pharaoh acknowledging his sin, requireth that prayer be made for him. 19 Moses prayeth for Pharaoh. 21 Darkness so gross, that it might be felt. 1 AND the Lord said unto Moses, go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, & the heart of his servants, that I might show these my signs before him, 2 And that thou tell in the audience of thy son, & of thy sons son what things I have done in Egypt, and the miracles which I have done amongst them: that they may know how that I am the Lord. 3 And so Moses and Aaron came unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus sayeth the Lord God of the hebrews: How long wilt thou refuse to submit thyself unto me? Let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Or else if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring grasshoppers into thy coasts: 5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that it can not be seen: and they shall eat the residue which remaineth unto you and is escaped from the hail, and they shall eat every green tree that beareth you fruit in the field. 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and all thy servants houses, and the houses of all the Egyptians, after such a manner, as neither thy fathers, nor thy father's fathers have seen since the time they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself about, and went out from Pharaoh. 7 And Pharaos' servants said unto him: how long shall he be “ A snare. hurtful unto us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? 8 And Moses & Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh, and he said unto them, (a) God's enemies when they be bridled that they can not have all their will, seek yet some by means to overthrow God's kingdom. Go and serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go? 9 And Moses answered: we will go with our young, and with our old, yea, and with our sons, & with our daughters, and with our sheep, and with our oxen we must go: for we must hold a feast unto the Lord. 10 And he said unto them: Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your children: take heed, for ye have some mischief in hand. 11 Nay not so, but go they that are men, and serve the Lord: for that was your desire. (b) Moses is careful to have God's commandment in all points duly observed, choosing rather to be hated for God's sake, then to consent to a thing unlawful. And they were thrust out of Pharaos' presence. 12 And the Lord said unto Moses: Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for grasshoppers, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and eat all the herbs of the land, and all that the hail left behind. 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, The eight plague. and the Lord brought an (c) Herby we learn that distemperate & noisome weather, is chief to be ascribed to the just judgement of God, and not to any natural cause. east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night: and in the morning the east wind brought the grasshoppers. 14 And the grasshoppers went up over all the land of Egypt, and remained in all quarters of Egypt very grievously: before them were there no such grasshoppers, neither after them shallbe. 15 For they covered all the face of the earth, so that the land was dark, and they did eat all the herbs of the land, and all the fruits of the trees whatsoever the hail had left: there was no green thing left in the trees & herbs of the field through all the land of Egypt. 16 Therefore Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said: I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you: 17 And now forgive me my sin only this once, and pray unto the Lord your God that he may take away from me this death only. 18 And [Moses] went out from Pharaoh, and prayed unto the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, and it took away the grasshoppers, and cast them into the red sea: so that there was not one grasshopper in all the coasts of Egypt. 20 And the Lord hardened Pharaos' heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. 21 And the Lord said unto Moses: Stretch out thy hand unto heaven, that there may be upon the land of Egypt darkness which may be felt. The ninth ●lague. Palpable darkness. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand unto heaven: and there was a thick darkness upon all the land of Egypt three days long. 23 No man saw another, neither rose up from the place where he was by the space of three days: But all the children of Israel had light where they dwelled. 24 And Pharaoh called for Moses, and said, Go, and serve the Lord: only let your sheep & your oxen abide, and let your children go with you. 25 (d) Moses' will not yield an inch for nothing that Pharaoh could do, in such things as God commanded. And Moses said: Thou must give us also offerings and burnt offerings, for to do sacrifice unto the Lord our God. 26 Our cattle also shall go with us, and there shall not one hoof be left behind, for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God: neither do we know with what we must do service unto the Lord until we come thither. 27 But the Lord hardened Pharaos' heart, and he would not let them go. 28 (e) The wicked, the nigher they be to their destruction, the more furious commonly they be. Therefore, the godly in such cases ought to be of good hope. And Pharaoh said unto him: Get thee from me, and take heed unto thyself that thou seest my face no more: for whensoever thou comest in my sight, thou shalt die. 29 And Moses said: Let it be as thou hast said, I will see thy face no more. ¶ The xj Chapter. 1 The Lord commandeth the Hebrews to rob the Egyptians. 4 The death of the first borne of all things. 1 AND the Lord said unto Moses: Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt, and after that, he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go quite, he shall utterly drive you hence. 2 (a) We must not take this for an example to spoil our neighbour, that was enjoined by especial commission for the due punishment of the Egyptians. August. 39 q. Speak thou therefore in the ears of the people, that every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 3 And the Lord shall give the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: Moreover, Moses was a very great man in the land of Egypt in the sight of Pharaos' servants, and in the sight of the people. 4 And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord: At midnight, will I go out into the midst of Egypt, 5 And all the first borne in all the land of Egypt shall die, even from the first borne of Pharaoh (b) That succeedeth after him in the imperial crown as heir apparent. For by sitting, is meant, bearing rule, or welding of any office▪ as ●. Reg. two. that sitteth on his seat, unto the first borne of the maid servant that is behind the mill, and all the first gendered of the cattle. 6 And there shallbe a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was never none like, nor shallbe. 7 But amongst the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, from a man unto a beast: that ye may know how that the Lord putteth a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8 (c) Tunc descendent a sudden change of speaking to divers persons as psal. xv. a. And these thy servants shall all come down unto me, and fall before me, and say: Get thee out, and all the people that are under thee, and then will I departed. And he went out from Pharaoh “ Or, in a great anger. with an angry countenance. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses: Pharaoh shall not hear you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: And the Lord hardened Pharaos' heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 The charge and manner of eating of the Passover. 26 A charge is given parents to teach their children the mystery of the Passover. 29 The murder of the first borne of Egypt. 31 Pharaoh casteth out the children of Israel. 35 The jews do rob the Egyptians of golden and silver vessels. 37 The children of Israel do go out. 40 They dwelled in Egypt four hundredth and thirty years. 43 The manner of celebrating the Passover. 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying: 2 This month shallbe unto you the beginning of months, and the first month of the year shall it be unto you. 3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying: In the tenth day of this month, every man take unto him a (a) God ordained this sacrifice for a token & pledge of their deliverance. lamb according to the house of the fathers, a lamb throughout every house. 4 If the household be to little for the lamb, let him take his neighbour which is next unto his house, according to the number of the souls, every one of you according to his eating shall make your count for a lamb. 5 And let the lamb of yours be without blemish, a male of a year old [which] ye shall take out from among the sheep, and from among the goats. 6 And ye shall keep him in until the fourteenth day of the same month: and every assemble of the congregation of Israel shall kill him about “ Or, twilight. even. 7 (b) The Church is distinguyshed from the synagogue of the unfaithful, by the word of God, and by the sacraments. And they shall take of the blood and strike it on the two [side] posts, and on the upper door post, even in the houses where they shall eat him. 8 And they shall eat the flesh the same night, roast with fire, and with unleavened bread: and with sour herbs they shall eat it. 9 See that ye eat not thereof raw, nor sodden with water, but roast with fire: the head, feet, and appurtenance thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain unto the morning: That which remaineth of it until the morrow, shall ye burn with fire. 11 Of this manner shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, and your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand, (c) This was the passouer of the jews: but our pascal lamb is christ as witnesseth Paul. i. cor. ●. and ye shall eat it in haste: for it is the lords passouer. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this same night, and will smite all the first borne of Egypt from man to beast, and upon all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgement: I [am] the Lord. 13 And the blood shallbe unto you a token in the houses wherein you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you when I smite the land of Egypt. 14 And this day shallbe unto you a remembrance: and you shall keep it an holy feast unto the Lord throughout your generations, ye shall keep it holy for an ordinance for (d) Ever, is not here taken for a time with out end, but for a long season indefinite, as in Gen. 13 d ever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, so that even the first day ye put away leaven out of your house: For who so ever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shallbe rooted out of Israel. 16 The first day shallbe a holy convocation, and the seventh day shallbe an holy convocation unto you: there shallbe no manner of work done in them, save about that only which every man must eat, that only may ye do. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread: for this same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt, therefore ye shall observe this day and all your children after you, by an everlasting decree. 18 The first month, and the fourteenth day of the month, at even ye shall eat unleavened bread, unto the xxi day of the same month at even again. 19 Seven days shall there be no leavened bread found in your houses: and whosoever eateth leavened bread, that soul shallbe rooted out from the congregation of Israel, whether he be stranger or borne in the land. 20 (e) By leaven is meant corruption either of life or doctrine, of all such to be eschewed, as be partakers of the dreadful mysteries, as Mat. xvi. ●. cor. 5. Gal. 5 Ye shall eat nothing leavened: but in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. 21 Moses called for the elders of Israel, and said unto them: Choose out, and take you to every household of you a lamb, and kill the passouer. 22 And take a bunch of Isope and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, & strike the upper post of the door, and the two side posts, with the blood that is in the basin: & none of you go out at the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass over to smite the Egyptians: and when he seeth the blood upon the upper door post and the two side posts, he will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come into your house to plague you. 24 Therefore shall ye observe this thing for an ordinance to thee & thy sons for ever. 25 And when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, ye shall keep this service. 26 And when your children ask you, what manner of service is this ye do? 27 Ye shall say, it is the sacrifice of the lords passouer, which passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, and he smote the Egyptians, and saved our houses. And the people bowed themselves, and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel went and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, even so did they. The tenth plague. 29 And at midnight the Lord smote the first borne in the land of Egypt, from the first borne of Pharaoh that sat on his seat, until the first borne of the captive that was in prison, and all the first gendered of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose in the night, he and his servants, and all the Egyptians, and there was a great cry in Egypt: for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 And he called unto Moses and Aaron by night, saying: Rise up, and get you out from amongst my people, both you and also the children of Israel: and go, and serve the Lord as ye have said. 32 And take your sheep and your droves with you as ye have said: and depart, and bless me. 33 And the Egyptians were fierce upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste: for they said, we be all [but] dead men. 34 And the people took there dowgh before it was soured, which they had in store, being bound in clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the children of Israel did according to the saying of Moses: and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment. 36 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted such things as they required: And they rob the Egyptians. 37 (f) If they grew so amongst their enemies, being so small a number at their first coming to Egypt, let us also be of good hope, that god will increase his Church, be it never so much oppressed. And the children of Israel took their journey from Rameses to Suchoth, six hundred thousand men of foot, beside children. 38 And a great multitude of sundry other nations went also with them, and sheep and oxen, and exceeding much cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dowgh which they brought out of Egypt, for it was not soured: For they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any provision of meat. 40 The dwelling of the children of Israel which they dwelled in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And when the four hundred & thirty years were expired, even the self same day departed all the hosts of the Lord out of the land of Egypt. 42 It is a night to be observed unto the Lord, in the which he brought them out of the land of Egypt: This is that night of the Lord, which all the children of Israel must keep throughout their generations. 43 And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the law of passouer: there shall no stranger eat thereof. 44 But every servant that is bought for money, after that thou hast circumcised him, shall eat thereof. 45 A stranger & an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be eaten, thou shalt carry none of the flesh out of the house, neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall observe it. 48 If a stranger also dwell among you, and will hold passouer unto the Lord, let him circumcise all that be males, and then let him come and observe it, and he shallbe as one that is borne in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 One manner of law shallbe unto him that is borne in the land, and unto the stranger that dwelleth among you. 50 And all the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, even so did they. 51 And the self same day, did the Lord bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt with their armies. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 The first borne things must be sanctified unto God. 3 The remembrance of the deliverance must be celebrate. 8 Children must be taught that they were delivered from the tyranny of Pharaoh. 12 All first borne things be Gods. 14 Children must be taught why things first borne be separate unto the use of God. 17 Why the Lord did lead about the children of Egypt by the desert. 19 Moses carrieth the bones of Ioseph. 21 The pillar of cloud and of fire. 1 ANd the Lord (a) A law for the offering of the first begotten unto God, who were delivered not from death only, but from bondage. Sanctify. That is, offer. spoke unto Moses, saying: (b) We also must offer our first borne unto God, that is, our first & principal care must tend to God's honour and advancement of his kingdom, seeing our deliverance far passeth that of the jews. Sanctify unto me all the first borne, what so ever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, aswell of man as of beast, for it is mine. 3 (c) If so many ceremonies were ordained for a memory of their deliverance: God also requireth nothing more at our hands than to be mindful of his benefits. And Moses said unto the people: ye ought to remember this day in which ye came out of Egypt out of the house of “ Servants. bondage: for through a mighty hand the Lord brought you from thence: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. 4 This day came ye out, in the month (d) This was about April, when corn began to ripen in that country. Abib 5 When the Lord hath brought thee into the land of the Chanaanites, hittites, Amorites, Hevites, and jebusites, which he swore unto thy fathers that he would give thee, a land wherein milk and honey floweth: thou shalt keep this service in this same month. 6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day it is the feast of the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread shallbe eaten seven days, and there shall no leavened bread be seen nor yet eaten with thee in all thy quarters. 8 (e) God willeth the cause of the ceremony to be uttered at the celebration thereof. And thou shalt show thy son in that day, saying: This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came out of Egypt. 9 (f) Sacraments make to this purpose: That God's word might be the deepelyer rooted in our hearts, so that thence might flow a sincere confession of the mouth. And it shallbe as a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and as a remembrance between thine eyes, that the lords law may be in thy mouth: for in a strong hand the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. 10 Keep therefore this ordinance in his season from year to year. 11 And it will come to pass that the Lord shall bring the land of the Chanaanites, which he swore unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee. 12 And then thou shalt appoint unto the Lord all that openeth the matrice, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast, if it be a male, it shallbe the Lords. 13 And every firstling of an ass, thou shalt redeem with a lamb: if thou redeem him not, thou shalt break his neck: All the first borne amongst thy children also shalt thou buy out. 14 And when thy son ask thee in time to “ to morrow come, saying: what is this? Thou shalt say unto him: With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 15 And when Pharaoh was very loath to let us go, the Lord slew all the first borne in the land of Egypt, aswell the first borne of man, as the firstling of beast: Therefore I sacrifice unto the Lord all the males that open the matrice: but all the first borne of my children I redeem. 16 This shallbe as a token upon thine hand, & as a remembrance between thine eyes, that the Lord brought us out of Egypt through a mighty hand. 17 It came to pass, that when Pharaoh had let the people go, God carried them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, which was the more nigh way. But God said: lest peradventure the people g Repon● this word declareth the great weakness of the Israelites, for all the wonders that were wrought repent when they see war, and so turn again to Egypt. 18 But God led the people about through the way of the wilderness of the red sea, and the children of Israel went up “ By five in a rank. harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of joseph with him: for he made the children of Israel swear, saying: God will surely visit you, and ye shall take my bones away hence with you. 20 And they took their journey from Sucoth, and abode in Etham in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might go both by day and night. 22 (h) God never faileth his people, whom he aideth beyond the compass of man's reason, even in their desperatest case. The pillar of the cloud departed not by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, out of the sight of the people. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 1 God commandeth to pitch their pavilions in a dangerous place, that he may be the more glorified. 4 God hardeneth the heart of Pharaoh. 5 Pharaoh pursueth Israel. 10 The Israelites despairing of deliverance do grudge. 13 Moses promiseth them their safety by God. 15 Moses crying to God, is commanded to divide the sea with his rod. 19 The angel following the tents of Israel, they pass through the mids of the sea. 24 God drowneth Pharaoh with his army. 31 The Israelites do fear God when they see the miracle. 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn & pitch their tents before Pihahiroth between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-sephon, and before that shall they pitch by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel: they are tangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaos' heart, that he shall follow after you, and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host: The Egyptians also shall know that I am the Lord. And they did even so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled. And the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants turned against the people, and they said: Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go out of our service? 6 And he made ready his charette, and took his people with him. 7 And took six hundred chosen charets, and all the charets of Egypt, and captains upon every one of them. 8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he followed after the children of Israel: but the children of Israel went out with an high hand. 9 And the Egyptians followed after them, and all the horses and charettes of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his host overtook them pitching of their tent by the sea beside Pihahiroth before Baal-sephon. 10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lift up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians followed after them, and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord. 11 But they said unto Moses: (a) See the inconstauncie and unkind dealing of the people: They burden Moses their guide, not considering the power of God, but the common course of things natural. because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou therefore brought us away for to die in the wilderness? Wherefore hast thou served us thus, for to carry us out of Egypt? 12 Did not we tell thee this in Egypt, saying, let us be in rest, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, then for to die in the wilderness. 13 (b) Moses nothing discouraged, goeth forward manfully in his calling, a worthy pattern for the godly always to embrace. And Moses said unto the people: Fear ye not, stand still, and behold the salvation of the Lord which he will show to you this day: For ye that have seen the Egyptians this day, shall see them no more for ever. 14 (c) When we be hardest bestedde, our strength shall stand in hope & quiet silence, God mightily fighting for us. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 15 And the Lord said unto Moses: Wherefore (d) This cry is to be understand, not of the sound of his voice, but of the earnest affection of his heart. criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward. 16 But life thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it a sunder, and let the children of Israel go on dry ground through the mids of the sea. 17 And behold I [even] I will harden the heart of the Egyptians, and they shall follow after them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, and upon his charettes, and upon his horsemen. 18 (e) God's dreadful judgement is executed against them that resist his right hand. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his charets, and upon his horsemen. 19 (f) A notable example of God's providence. And the angel of God which went before the host of Israel, removed and went behind them: and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them, 20 And came between the tents of the Egyptians, and the tents of Israel, and it was a cloud and darkness, and gave light by night: and all the night long the one came not at the other. 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, & the Lord caused the sea to go back by a very strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land] and the waters were divided. 22 (g) Thus to the Israelites there ariseth light in darkness, and in the midst of death, they find life. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground,] and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand and on their left hand. 23 And the Egyptians followed, & went in after them (h) See the vain confidence of the ungodly, to their utter undoing, presuming of their own strength to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaos' horses, his charettes, and his horsemen. 24 (i) This is the angel mentioned before, to wit, the son of God, not otherwise to be called by the name jehova And in the morning watch, the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians out of the pillar of the fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 25 (k) God's providence stretcheth to the least things that is: so that charet wheels can not be out of the reach. And took of his chariot wheels, and carried them away violently: So that the Egyptians said, (l) Late repentance helpeth not the ungodly, whose heart is not changed. Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 26 And the Lord said unto Moses: Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their charets, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, The last plague. and it came again to his course early in the morning, and the Egyptians fled against it: and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the water returned, and covered the charettes, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them, so that there remained not one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry [land] through the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall unto them on the right hand of them, and on the left. 30 Thus the Lord delivered Israel the self same day out of the hand of the Egyptians: and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea side. 31 (m) The benefices that we receive of God, and his judgements against the wicked, tend all to this purpose, that we should stand in fear of him, and be strengthened in the faith of his promises. And Israel saw that mighty power which the Lord showed upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and his servant Moses. ¶ The xu Chapter. 1 Moses and the Israelites do give thanks to God for their conquest. 26 God must be harkened unto. Sickness. God the healer. 27 They come into Elim. 1 THen Moses & the children of Israel sang this sounge unto the Lord, and said (a) Moses appointeth this song to all the people, that they might be stirred up by one and others example. For that sticketh better in mind that is song in the manner of a ditty, then that that is pronounced in prose. on this manner: I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously, the horse and him that road upon him hath he overthrown in the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and praise, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will glorify him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 (b) Whether we be destitute of worldly aid, or else have it at will: this must be always our comfort, that God himself fighteth for us, our only stay & defence: who eftsoons seemeth to leave us to the cruel rage of our foes, that feared (as it were) with a bug, we might flee into his lap. Chrisost. The Lord is a man of war, the Lord is his name. 4 Pharaos' charets and his host hath he cast into the sea, his chosen captains also are drowned in the red sea. 5 The deep waters hath covered them, they sunk to the bottom as a stone. 6 Thy right hand Lord is become glorious in power, thy right hand Lord hath all to dashed the enemy. 7 And in thy great glory thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sendest forth thy wrath, which consumed them even as stubble. 8 Through the wind of thy nostrils the water gathered together, the floods stood still as an heap, and the deep water congealed together in the heart of the sea. 9 (c) Under divers forms of speech the lyue●er to set out God's power, he declareth this miracle of the waters that divided by the blast of winds, made a way open for the Israelies. The enemy said, I will follow [on them] I will overtake [them] I will divide the spoil, and my lust shallbe satisfied upon them: I will draw my sword, mine hand shall destroy them. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them, they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 Who is like unto thee O Lord amongst gods? Who is like thee, so glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, showing wonders? 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy mercy hast carried this people which thou hast redeemed, and hast brought them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 14 (d) He showeth how this proof of God's mighty power, not only for the time present, but also hereafter shallbe of great efficacy, and force, as Deut. two. The nations shall hear, & be afraid, sorrow shall come upon Palestina. 15 Then the dukes of the Edomites shallbe amazed, and the mightiest of the Moabites trembling shall come upon them, all the inhabiters of Chanaan shall wax faint hearted. 16 Fear & dread shall fall upon them, in the greatness of thine arm they shallbe as still as a stone, till thy people pass through, O Lord, while this people pass through which thou hast gotten. 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, the place Lord which thou hast made for to dwell in, the sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have prepared 18 (e) Lest we should at any time be discouraged, let us still flee to these promises: & seeing Satan our chief enemy is overcome, let us neither fear him, nor any of his guard any more. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. 19 For Pharaoh on horseback went in with his charettes and horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought the waters of the sea upon them: But the children of Israel went on dry [land] in the midst of the sea. 20 And Miriam a prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women came out after her with tymbrelles and dances. 21 And Miriam sang before them: Sing ye unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he overthrown in the sea. 22 And so Moses brought Israel from the red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Sur: and they went three days long in the wilderness, and found no waters. 23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of the place was called Marah. 24 (f) A sudden change of the unconstant & unkind people, neither considering Moses by whose ministery they had received such benefits, nor remembering the strange wonders that God had wrought for them ulredy. And the people murmured against Moses, saying: What shall we drink? 25 And he cried unto the Lord, and the Lord “ Taught. showed him a tree, (g) Herby we learn how the prayer of faith can prevail. Whereunto, by the example of Moses, howsoever the world murmureth at us, and distrusteth god's goodness, let us flee. which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: There he made them an ordinance and a law, and there (h) God's temptation tendeth to this end, that the secrets of men's hearts may be proved and revealed to the world. he proved him, 26 And said: If thou (i) The cause of all misery that we suffer, is in ourselves: whom God never forsaketh, cleaving steadfastly unto him. wilt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, & wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear unto his commandments, and keep all his ordinances: then will I put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee. 27 And the children of Israel came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they pitched their tents there by the waters. ¶ The xuj Chapter. 1 They come into the desert of Sin. 3 They murmur for food. 8 He grudgeth against God, who grudgeth against his ministers, 10 God speaketh to Moses in a cloud. 13 It raineth quails and Manna. 20 Manna being kept doth stink and rot. 22 On the Sabbath it was not lawful so much as to dress meat. 25 In the Sabbath God raineth not Manna. 28 God rebuketh the Israelites, because they kept not the Sabbath. 32 Manna is reserved for a testimony unto their successors▪ 36 Gomor, Ephi. 1 AND they took their journey from Elim, & all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim & Sinai, the fyfteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 And the children of Israel said unto them: Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread our bellies full: for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole multitude with hunger. 4 Then said the Lord unto Moses: Behold, I (a) An example of God's especial providence towards his people. will rain bread from heaven to you, and the people shall go out & gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law, or no. 5 (b) We need not to fear le●t we should n●uer hunger ●ke, 〈◊〉▪ we fear God. The sixth day they shall prepare for themselves that which they will bring in, and let it be twice as much as they gather in daily. 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto the children of Israel: At even ye shall know that it is the Lord which brought you out of the land of Egypt. 7 And in the morning ye shall see the glory of the Lord, because he hath heard your grudgings against the Lord: And what are we, that ye have murmured against us? 8 And Moses said: At even shall the Lord give you flesh to eat, and in the morning bread enough, for the Lord hath heard your murmurings which ye murmur against him: for what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord. 9 And Moses spoke unto Aaron: say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, come forth before the Lord: for he hath heard your grudgings. 10 And as Aaron spoke unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. 11 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, tell them therefore and say: at even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shallbe filled with bread, (c) God worketh all that he doth for this end, that the knowledge of him may stick depelier in our mind. and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. 13 And at even the quails came up and covered the tents, and in the morning the dew lay round about them. 14 And when the dew was gone, behold, upon the ground in the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said every one to his neighbour, it is “ Man, which signifieth gift. Manna: for they witted not what it was. And Moses said unto them: This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. 16 This is the word which the Lord hath commanded: (d) Having received gifts at gods hand, we have need of laws for the due use of the same, else should we abuse them to our destruction. gather of it every man for himself for to eat, a gomer full for every man, according to the number of your souls, and take every man for them which are in his tents. 17 And the children of Israel did even so, and gathered some more, some less. 18 And when they did meat it with a gomer, unto him that gathered much, remained nothing over, and unto him that had gathered little, was there no lack: every man gathered sufficient for his eating. 19 And Moses said unto them: (e) This doctrine also pertaineth to us, who are bidden to ask but our daily food, and forbidden to be careful for to morrow. see that no man let ought remain to the morning. 20 Notwithstanding, (f) The faithless disobedience of the people. they hearkened not unto Moses: but some of them left of it until the morning, and it waxed (g) So God punisheth them that greedily gather goods, trusting rather to their own riches and diligence, then to his goodness and providence. full of worms, & corrupted: and Moses was angry with them. 21 And they gathered all mornings every man as much as fufficed for his eating: and assoon as the heat of the sun came, it moult. 22 And the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two gomers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 He said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said: To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord, bake that which you will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe, and that which remaineth, lay up till the morning. 24 (h) That good that is gathered according to Gods will, is kept safe for them that use it with a good conscience▪: That that is gathered otherwise cometh to nought. And they laid it up till the morning as Moses' bad: and it did not corrupt, neither bred there any worm therein. 25 And Moses said: eat that to day, for it is the sabbath unto the Lord, to day ye shall not find it in the field. 26 Six days ye shall gather it, and in the seventh day which is the sabbath, in it there shallbe none. 27 (i) Unlawful coveting is frustrate. notwithstanding, there went out some of the people in the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. 28 And the Lord said unto Moses: How (k) The obstinate frowardness of the people reprehendend. long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? 29 See, the Lord hath given you a sabbath, therefore he giveth you the sixth day bread for two days: bide therefore every man at home, and let no man go out of his place the seventh day. 30 And the people rested the seventh day. 31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof (l) Manna was a figure of Christ▪ the heavenvly food of our souls. Manna: and it was like coriander seed, but yet white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. 32 And Moses said: this is that which the Lord commandeth, fill a gomer of it, which may be kept for your children after you, that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt. 33 And Moses spoke unto Aaron: Take a pot, and put a gomer full of Manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your children after you. 34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the testimony to be kept. 35 And the children of Israel did eat Manna (m) So God, if we follow his calling, not for a space only, but all the time of our pilgrimage ministereth things necessary for the life present, and to come, until we come to our inheritance, that is to say, his kingdom. forty years, until they came to a land inhabited, and so they did eat Manna, even until they came unto the borders of the land of Chanaan. 36 A gomer, is the tenth part of an ephas. ¶ The xvij Chapter. 1 They come unto Raphidim. 2 They grudge for want of water. 4 Moses prayeth to God. 6 Water is given out of the rock. 7 To tempt God. 8 The Amalekites be slain of the children of Israel. 10 joshua. 14 God foretelleth the destruction of the Amalekites. 1 AND all the congregation of the children of Israel went on their journeys from the wilderness of Sin, after the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Raphidim, there was no water for the people to drink. 2 (a) God is not fled to, old benefits be not remembered: only they consider the man, whose aucthorietie they call into question. And the people did chide with Moses, and said: give us water to drink. Moses' said unto them: why chide you with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord? 3 There the people thirsted for water, and the people murmured against Moses, and said: wherefore hast thou thus brought us up out of Egypt, to kill me, & my children, and my cattle with thirst? 4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying: What shall I do unto this people, they be almost ready to stone me? 5 And the Lord said unto Moses: Go before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel: & thy rod wherewith thou smotest the river take in thine hand, and go. 6 Behold, I stand before thee upon the rock that is in Horeb, & thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out thereof, that the people may drink. And Moses did even so before the eyes of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the name of the place (b) To print this example in our hearts, David mentioneth it. Psal. 95. saying, harden not your hearts. etc. Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying: Is the Lord amongst us, or not? 8 Then came Amelec and fought with Israel in Raphidim. 9 And Moses said unto “ jehosua. josua: Chose us out men, and go fight with Amelec, and to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill, and the rod of God shallbe in my hand. 10 josua did as Moses bade him, and fought with Amelec: and Moses and Aaron, and Her, went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, that when Moses held up his hand, (c) The fervent prayer of the godly, of how great force it is, hereby it is well known. Israel had the better: and when he let his hand down, Amelec had the better. 12 But Moses' hands were heavy, and therefore they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat down thereon: and Aaron and Her stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side: And his hands remained stedye, until the going down of the sun. 13 And josua discomforted Amelec and his people with the edge of the sword. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses: Write (d) This slaughter of the Amelekites was but the beginning of God's vengeance, as it appeareth. Deut. xv. and 1. Samuel. xv. this for a remembrance in a book, and commit it into the ears of josua, for I will utterly put out the remembrance of (e) An example to be trembled at, of them that persecute gods Church. Amelec from under heaven. 15 And Moses made an altar, and called the name of it: “ jehovah Nissi, that is, the Lord, my banner. The Lord is he that worketh miracles for me. 16 For he said: the () This Hebrew phrase meaneth as much, as if he should say God sweareth by his throne. hand is on the seat of God, the Lord will have war with Amalec from generation to generation. ¶ The xviij Chapter. 1 jethro cometh to see Moses, and the wife and children of Moses. 8 Moses declareth the deliverance of the children of Israel to his father in law. 10 jethro confessing the God of Israel, offereth sacrifice. 15 To seek God. 16 Moses appointeth other judges with him, and what manner once they be. 1 IEthro the priest of Madian Moses' father in law, heard of all that god had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 Therefore he took Sephora Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, 3 And her two sons, of which the one was called Gershom: for he said, I have been an alliant in a strange land: 4 The name of the other was Eliezer: for the God of my father [said he] was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh. 5 And jethro Moses' father in law, came with his two sons, & his wife, unto Moses into the wilderness, where he abode by the mount of God. 6 And he said unto Moses: I thy father in law jethro am come to thee, and thy wife also, and her two sons with her. 7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him: and each asked other of his “ Peace. health, and they came into the tent. 8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had “ Had found them. come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them. 9 And jethro rejoiced over all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, and because he had delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians. 10 And jethro said: blessed be the Lord which hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, which hath also delivered his people from the captivity of the Egyptians. 11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing whereby they dealt cruelly with them, were they destroyed themselves. 12 And jethro Moses' father in law took burnt offerings and sacrifices, to offer to God: And Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. 13 And on the morrow Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from morning unto even. 14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did unto the people, he said: what is this that thou dost unto the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even? 15 And Moses said to his father in law: because the people come unto me to seek counsel of God. 16 When they have a matter, they come unto me, and I judge between every man & his neighbour, & show them the ordinances of God and his laws. 17 And Moses' father in law said unto him: It is not well that thou dost. 18 Thou both weryest thyself, and this people that is with thee: For this thing is of more weight, than thou art able to perform thyself alone. 19 Hear therefore now my voice, and I will give thee council, and God shallbe with thee: Be thou unto the people to Godward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and show them the way wherein they must walk, & the work that they must do. 21 Moreover, thou shalt seek out among all the people, men of activity [and] such as fear God, true men hating covetousness, and place [of these] over the [people] rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fiftithes, and rulers of tens, 22 (a) jethroes' modesty of the godly is to be embraced. For true wisdom teacheth us not to ascribe to much to ourselves, but to submit all our wisdom, forecast, and providence, unto God. And let them judge the people at all seasons: and every great matter that cometh, let them bring unto thee, but let them judge all small causes themselves, and so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear a [burden] with thee. 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God charge thee withal, thou shalt be able to endure, and yet the people shall come to their place in peace. 24 (b) Though jethro were▪ not to be compared, yet Moses followeth his counsel. So we also must follow wholesome instructions, whosoever putteth them in our mind. And so Moses obeyed the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose active men out of all Israel, and made them as heads over the people, namely rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fiftithes, and rulers of tens, 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: but brought the hard causes unto Moses, and judged all small matters themselves. 27 And Moses let his father in law departed: and he went into his own land. ¶ The xix Chapter. 1 They come to mount Sinai. 5 The people of Israel, the people of God. 6 A priestly kingdom, an holy nation. 7 Moses declareth the word of God. 9 God would that credit should be given to Moses' words. 10 The people is commanded to be sanctified. 12 He that toucheth the mountain, is stoned. 14 The people is sanctified. 16 God appeareth in thunder and lightning, to be feared of the people. 22 The priests are sanctified. 24 The people and priests may not touch the hill. 1 IN * The manner and place of the law published is set forth, that so great a benefit might be received with due reverence. the third month when the children of Israel were gone out of the land of Egypt, (a) That they departed out of Raphidim, which was a great way from Sinai. the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 For they were departed from Raphidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched their tents in the wilderness, and there Israel campped before the mount. 3 But Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying: Thus shalt thou (b) God would have his benefits rehearsed, that the people might thereof be mindful. faith unto the house of jacob, and tell the children of Israel, 4 Ye have (c) Seeing they have seen by experience the exceeding love that God beareth them, the more unkind they be, if they refuse to obey his will. seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and took you up upon (d) The Eagle carrieth her young ones upon her wings, fearing only man's violence, which rather than they should take harm, she would receive the harm in her own body. In stead thereof, served the cloud that kept of the Egyptians force. eagle's wings, and have brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore if ye will hear my voice in deed, and keep my covenant, ye shall be [as] a dear “ A dear and a precious thing, of all men greatly desired. treasure unto me above all nations: (e) As who sayeth, for though all the earth be mine, yet ye in especial manner. for all the earth is mine. 6 Ye shallbe unto me also a (f) No profane kingdom depending of outward sway, but a priestly and a sacred kingdom. i Pet. 2. b. 9 It is applied to us the true Israelites. kingdom of priests, & an holy people: And these are the words which thou shalt say unto the children of Israel. 7 Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him. 8 And the people answered altogether, and said: (g) A fair promise, but not performed in the end. Considering ● therefore our weakness, let us often call to mind what we promised God in our Baptism, & be constant. All that the Lord hath said, we will do. And Moses brought the words of the people unto the Lord. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses: lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, (h) For it standeth us much upon, that God's ministers be of due credit & authority, and to have evident tokens of God's presence, lest the world be deceived. that the people may hear me talking with thee, and believe thee for ever. Moses' showed the words of the people unto the Lord. 10 And the Lord said unto Moses: Go unto the people, and (i) Being naturally unclean, we must be first sanctified, yer God's word can be rooted in us. sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them (k) For an outward sign of the inward purity required, as was the forbearing of their wives. wash their clothes. 11 And be ready against the third day, for the third day The lord ●yll come ●owne, for will come twne. the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12 Men must 〈◊〉 no bolder in ●ds matters ●en he giveth ●em leave, ●r farther crious, than ●e revealeth 〈◊〉 his word. And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, & say: take heed to yourselves that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount, shall surely die. 13 There shall not an hand touch it, else he shallbe stoned, or shot through: whether it be beast, or man, it shall not live: when the Or, ●omet. trumpet bloweth long, then may they come up into the mountain. 14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said unto the people: be ready against the third day, and come not at [your] wives. 16 And the third day in the morning there was (m) The law was given with terror, that men seeing God's glory, might submit themselves. thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud, so that all the people that was in the host was afraid. 17 And Moses brought the people out of the tents to meet with God, and they stood at the neither part of the hill. 18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended down upon it in fire, and the smoke thereof, ascended up as the smoke of a furnace, and all the mount quaked exceedingly. 19 And when the voice of the trumpet blewe long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice. 20 And the Lord (n) God is said to descend, because he showeth him to us in more ample manner, and giveth manifest tokens of his presence. came down upon mount Sinai, even in the top of the hill: & when the Lord called Moses up into the top of the hill, Moses went up. 21 And the Lord said unto Moses: (o) How needful then be magistrates in a common weal to stay, the wilfulness of the people. Go down, charge the people, lest they break out from their bounds to see the Lord, and so (p) God forbiddeth them for their own commodity, lest his brightness should overwhelm them many of them perish. 22 And let the priests also which come to the Lord sanctify themselves, lest the Lord destroy them. 23 And Moses said unto the Lord: The people can not come up into the mount Sinai, for thou chargest us, saying: set bounds about the hill, and sanctify it. 24 And the Lord said unto him: Away, and get thee down, & thou shalt come up, thou and Aaron with thee: but let not the (q) The priests themselves must keep them with in their bounds, who as they pass other in dignity, so must they give them example of sober life. priests and the people presume for to come up unto the Lord, lest he destroy them. 25 And so Moses went down unto the people, and told them. ¶ The twenty Chapter. 3 Let us have no strange gods. 7 An oath. 8 The sabbath day. 12 Parents. 13 To murder. 14 To be a whoremaster. 15 Theft. 16 False witness. 17 Concupiscence. 19 God appeared in lightening, that he might be feared. 23 Let there be made no gods of gold and silver. 24 An altar of earth. 1 AND God spoke all these words, and said. 2 (a) The preface of the ten commandments, wher● is set out first what god is, and how great a God he is: and secondly his benefits to the jews. The first table. I am the Lord thy GOD, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of “ Servants bondage. 3 (b) God therefore would be only called upon, only honoured and thanked for all things, & that our consciences should be only quieted in him Thou shalt have none other Gods (c) It is a great spur, to consider that God is still present, and se●eth all that we do. in my sight. 4 Thou shalt make (d) Or to thyself, that is, to the use in God's service. thee no (e) To represent God. graven image, neither any similitude that is in heaven above, either in the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth. 5 (f) That is, thou shalt make thee no graven image, and to fall down before it, or to worship God under any such form. Thou shalt not bow down to them, neither serve them: for I the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, (g) Lest we should think it a light fault, God grievously threateneth the transgressers. and visit the sin of the fathers (h) We be all sinful by nature, and therefore the guiltless child suffereth not for the guilty father. upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me: 6 And show mercy unto (i) God's mercy is far above his indignation. thousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 (k) Not only perjury, but rash and light oaths be condemned. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 8 Remember the sabbath day that thou (l) The day is hallowed, when they that come together on the sabbath be holy themselves. sanctify it. 9 (m) Six days be free for us to apply our business, the seventh is reserved wholly for God's service. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do. 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man servant, and thy maid servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. 11 (n) God's own example is laid before us to follow. The second table. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. 12 (o) By honour▪ is meant all duty due which we own unto them. Honour (p) Under the name of parents, all magistrates and superiors be contained. thy father and thy mother: that thy days (q) The promise to jacob is extended unto all coasts, and therefore ordinarily this also pertaineth unto us, which are Israel in spirit, though by Gods secret disposition sometime it falleth out otherwise. may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt not (r) Here, not only slaughter, but wrath and hatred is forbidden. Mat. 5.1. john. 3. & there, in the contrary, virtues be commanded, as it is also in the commandments following. kill. 14 Thou shalt not (s) And herewith the outward act, the inward affection, with all that proceedeth thereof, is condemned. commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not (t) We must withdraw both our hands, our eyes, and our minds from another▪ man's good. And here all avarice and unlawful gains is disproved. steal. 16 Thou shalt not (v) Herein cavils, wrong accusations, briefly, all false language to our neighbours hindrance, is excluded. bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not (x) There be three degrees in trespassing to be considered: the appetite or inclination to evil, the consent, & the act, full execution of the consent. These two latter pertaineth to the former precepts. The first, that is, naughty appetite, in this place is condemned. covet thy neighbours house, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbours wife, nor his man servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, or whatsoever thy neighbour hath. 18 And (y) God gave his commandments in open sight, that no offender might be excused. all the people saw the (z) This terror that agasted the people, declareth the office of the law: which, our weakness considered, can do nothing but touch us with extreme horror, and drive us to seek that in Christ, which we want in ourselves. thunder and lightning, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: And when the people saw it, they removed, and stood a far of: 19 And said unto Moses, (aa) Herein therefore God beareth with our frailness, that, seeing we cannot abide to hear him ourselves, useth the ministery of man, for a mean to testify unto us his will. Talk thou with us, and we will hear: But let not God talk with us, lest we die. 20 And Moses said unto the people: fear not, for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your eyes, that ye (bb) For nothing so much frayeth us from sin▪ as a true and inward feeling of God's mercy. sin not. 21 And the people (cc) When we once throughly taste what God is, we can moderate ourselves of our own accord. stood a far of: and Moses went into the (dd) This thick claude declareth the incomprehensible majesty of God, which Moses entering, saw God after a sort, yet not in his bare essence. thick cloud where God was. 22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel: Ye have seen that (ee) This is said, that they might be attentive to God's word, & not imagine of him after any earthly manner, as appeareth Deut. 4. and by that that is inferred hereupon. I have talked with you from out of heaven. 23 Ye shall not make therefore (ff) They then that erect images, joint other gods in fellowship with the almighty. For the scripture after the phrase of the people, calleth images Gods. with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make ye gods of gold. 24 (gg) Whiles the Israelites were on their way, God would have one altar in one place, that ●yght quickly decay, or he destroyed, lest many altars might have caused many religions, and being left to other, it might have brought superstition. An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and thereon offer thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: In all places where I shall put the remembrance of my name, thither I will come unto thee, and bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, see thou make it not of hewn stone: else if thou life up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy (hh) With holiness and devotion, the chiefest thing in God's service: honesty and comeliness, must be joined. “ Or filthiness. shame be not showed thereon. ¶ The xxi Chapter. 2 Of buying of bondmen. 7 A daughter sold for a bondwoman. 12 Manslaughter. 15 A striker of parents. 16 Theft. 17 A slanderer of his father. 18 Brawlers. 20 He that smiteth his bondman. 22 He that striketh a woman with child. 24 The punishment of like for like. 26 He that pulleth out an eye, or striketh out a tooth of bondmen. 28 A pushing ox. 33 He that diggeth a pit where into an ox falleth. 35 An ox killing another. 1 THese (a) That is, the sixth partition of this book after the hebrews, called the judicial part, that is, orders taken for the dissolving of controversies. are the laws which thou shalt set before them. 2 Deut. xv. If thou buy a servant that is an Hebrew, six years he shall serve, & in the seventh, he shall go out free [paying] nothing. 3 If he came alone, he shall go out alone: and if he came married, his wife shall go out with him. 4 (b) Albeit God made this law for defence of liberty, yet so would he have it kept, that the master might not be endamaged: for we must not do good to one, with another's harm. And if his master have given him a wife, and she have borne him sons or daughters: then the wife and her children shallbe her masters, and he shall go out alone. 5 And if the servant say: I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go out free: 6 (c) This might be done for two causes: first, le●t the masters should retain their servants at their own pleasure, and that all men might know that they continued bondmen of their own accord. Secondly that many taking bondage in good part, might fear the like reproach, and the more set by their liberty. His master shall bring him unto the judges, and set him to the door or the doorepost, and his master shall bore his ear through with a awl, and he shallbe his servant (d) The word in Hebrew doth not always sound perpetuity, sometime it is taken for a long continuance, for in this case they were never set free till the year of jubilee, which was a time of general pardon. for ever. 7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as the men servants do. 8 If she please not her master, who hath [now] promised her marriage, then shall he let her redeem herself: To sell her unto a strange nation shall he have no power, seeing (e) He speaketh of the loathsomeness that followed the satisfying of his lusts. he despised her. 9 If he have promised her unto his son to wife, he shall deal with her as men do with their daughters. 10 And if he take him another wife: yet her food, her raiment, and duty of marriage shall he not minish. 11 And if he do not (f) That is, if he neither marry to himself, nor to his son, nor let her redeem herself out of bondage. these three unto her, them shall she go out free & pay no money. 12 (g) Having spoken of bondage, he entreateth of murder, & the penalty thereof, and of certain other trespasses punishable by death. He that smiteth a man, that he die, shallbe slain for it. 13 If a man lay not await, but God deliver [him] into his hand, than I will point thee a * Sanctuary appointed for place of refuge. place whither he shall flee. 14 If a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour to slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar that he die. 15 He that smiteth his father or his mother, let him “ die the death. be slain for it. 16 He that stealeth a man, and selleth him, if he be proved upon him, shallbe slain for it. 17 And he that curseth his father or mother, shallbe put to death for it. 18 * Of harm done by occasion of brawls. If men strive together, and one smite “ Or his neighbour. another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but lieth in his bed: 19 If he rise again, and walk without upon his staff, then shall he that smote him go quite, save only he shall bear his charges for losing his time, and shall pay for his healing. 20 And if a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod, & they die under his hand, he shallbe grievously punished. 21 And if he continue a day or two, (h) In these civil laws, we must not seek for absolute perfection, which God tempered according to the rudeness of the people, amongst whom many things were to be winked at for the tyme. it shall not be revenged, for he is his money. 22 If men strive, & hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit departed from her, and yet no destruction follow: then he shallbe sore punished according as the woman's husband will lay to his charge, and he shall pay as the days men will appoint him. 23 And if any destruction follow, (i) The execution hereof pertaineth to magistrates: For private wretch is forbidden. Math. v. than he shall give life for life, 24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 26 (k) They that can not rule servants with moderation, as thought unworthy of them, must let them go free. And if a man smite his servant or his maid in the eye, that it perish, he shall let them go free for the eyes sake. 27 Also if he smite out his servant or his maids tooth, he shall let them go out free for the tothes sake. 28 If an ox “ Push or smite with his borne. gore a man or a woman, that they die, Gene. ix. than the ox shallbe stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten: but the owner of the ox shall go quite. 29 If the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been told his master, and he hath not kept him, but that he hath killed a man or a woman: (l) So God would do us to understand, how heinous a matter it is for any man to annoy his image. then the ox shallbe stoned, and his owner shall die also. 30 If there be set to him a sum of money, than he shall give for the redeeming of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. 31 And whether he have gored a son or a daughter, according to the same judgement shall it be done unto him. 32 But if it be a servant or a maid that the ox hath gored, than he shall give unto their master thirty sickles, and the ox shallbe stoned. 33 If a man open a well, or dig a pit, and cover it not, and an ox or an ass fall therein: 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, & give money unto their master, and the dead beast shall be his. 35 If one man's ox hurt another, that he die: then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money, and the dead ox also they shall divide. 36 Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, & his master hath not kept him: he shall pay ox for ox, and the dead shallbe his own. ¶ The xxij Chapter. 1 The punishment of a thief. 5 Damage done. 7 The law, of it that is left to be kept. 10 How it that is left with one, aught to be rendered. 14 That which is lent, or let out to hire. 16 A maiden defiled. 18 Witches. 19 Such as have to do with beasts. 20 An idolater. 21 A stranger. 23 A widow and a pupille. 25 Money given to lone. 26 When pledges ought to be rendered. 28 Officers and princes. 30 first fruits, firstlynges. 31 Flesh torn of beasts. 1 IF (a) punishment ordained for thieves. a man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it: he shall restore five oxen for an ox, four sheep for a sheep. 2 (b) A kind of thieves far worse than the ●est, for they ioyn● fraud with violence: wherefore slaughter oftentimes and much inconvenience doth ensue: therefore if they break up by night, it is lawful to kill them: but in the day time it is otherwise. If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die: there shall no blood be shed for him. 3 But if the sun be up upon him, than there shallbe blood shed for him, for he should make restitution: if he have not wherewith, he shallbe sold for his theft. 4 If the theft be found in his hand, alive, whether it be ox, ass, or sheep, he shall restore double. 5 If a man do hurt field or vinyeard, and put in his beast to feed in another man's field: of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vinyeard, shall he make restitution. 6 (c) If ought be lost by fire negligently looked to, it must be made good. If fire break out and catch in the thorns and the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or field be consumed therewith: he that kindled the fire, shall make restitution. * A law for things left in custody. 7 If a man deliver his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of his house: if the thief be found, let him pay double: 8 And if the thief be not found, than the good man of the house shallbe brought unto the judges, that it may be known (d) That is, whether he have stolen it. whether he have put his hand unto his neighbours good. 9 And in all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, ass, or sheep, raiment, or any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his: the cause of both parties shall come before the judges, and whom the judges condemn, let him pay double unto his neighbour. 10 (e) Before he spoke of things lifeless left in one skeping, now of things that bear life. If a man deliver unto his neighbour to keep, ass, ox, sheep, or whatsoever beast it be: and it die, or be hurt, or taken away by enemies, & no man see it: 11 Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbours good: and the owner of it shall take the oath, and the other shall not make it good. 12 And if it be (f) Because of falsehood to pretend stealing, it would not serve in this case, and it was rather decreed touching living things, than things lifeless, for that the more part of their goods standing in cattle, they were compelled oftentimes to commit them one to another's keeping. stolen from him, than he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring record of the tearing, and he shall not make it good. 13 And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or else die, and the owner thereof (g) For if the owner be present, he can look to his own good: but in his absence he trusteth to the borrower, that many times doth abuse him. be not by: he shall surely make it good. 14 But if the owner thereof be by, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire. 15 If a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, (h) This was a civil satisfaction for the safeguard of the maidens honesty, in respect whereof. Deut 2. he can not leave her for his life tyme. But though for the hardness of their hearts this punishment then sufficed in so rude a state: yet this neither minisheth the fault nor the puniment thereof▪ before God. he shall endow her, and take her to his wife. 16 (i) Hereby we see, what authority the parents have in the bestowing of their daughter, whom it were no reason to take him for their son in law against their wills, that had wrought them so great a villainy. And if her father refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money, according to the dowry of virgins. 17 Thou shalt not suffer a (k) The word in Hebrew signifieth a witch, a sorcerer, or an enchanter, or any that by devilish means hurteth either cattle, corn, or men. witch to live. 18 Whosoever lieth with a beast, shall (l) And here also the word signifieth not bare killing: but cursing & banning, for the more detestation thereof. be slain for it. 19 He that (m) For the sacrificing to false gods, is the denying of one true God. offereth unto any gods, save unto the Lord only, he shallbe killed. 20 Vex not a stranger, neither oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 21 Ye shall trouble no widow nor fatherless child. 22 If ye shall evil entreat them, and they cry out unto me, I will surely hear their cry. 23 And then will my wrath wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword, & your wives shallbe widows, and your children fatherless. 24 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be as a tyrant unto him, * Usury forbidden. neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 25 If thou take thy neighbours (n) Under the name of raiment, is contained any thing necessary for the body, which he can not well be without. raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun go down. 26 For that is his covering only, even the raiment for his skin, wherein he sleepeth: and when he crieth unto me, I will hear him, for I am merciful. 27 Thou shalt not (o) A private man may reprehend the magistrate, so it be done with modesty: but without rebukes, railing and evil speaking, both for avoiding disorder, and considering whose person he representeth. rail upon the “ Or, iudge● gods, neither blaspheme the ruler of the people. 28 (p) By this ceremony they were taught, that all things, the use whereof is profane otherwise, aught to be hallowed, & offered unto God, as the giver of all things that we have. Now this ceremony being taken away, yet this law must be kept of our parts, in offering and giving to God's lively image the poor. Thy fruits, whether they be dry or moist, see thou keep them not back: thy first borne son thou shalt give me. 29 Likewise also shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shallbe with the dam, & the eight day thou shalt give it me. 30 Ye shallbe an holy people unto me, (q) By this law, which was ceremonial, and for a time, they were taught how far they ought to be from an heathenish and profane conversation. neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field, but shall cast it to a dog. ¶ The xxiij Chapter. 1 A lie. 2 An upright judge, 3 and 6 A poor person. 7 An innocent. 8 Gifts. 9 A pilgrim. 12 The sabbath of the seventh day. 15 The feast of the passover in March. 16 The feast of the fiftieth day, of tabernacles in September. 18 Blood. 19 first fruits. 20 The Angel leading the people of Israel. 24 Strange gods not to be prayed unto. 25 To serve God, blessing, infirmity. 26 The barren. 29 Wherefore God did cast out the Chanaanites by little and little. 1 THou shalt not (a) For they that gladly hear naughty tales will be also as ready to spread them, whereof neither the one nor the other is godly. have to do with any false report, neither shalt thou (b) That is, thou shalt not conspire with the wicked▪ etc. or swear with them: for the jews take ●o●th but they lay their hand upon the book of the law put thine hand with the wicked, to be an unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil, neither shalt thou “ Answer speak in a matter of justice according to the greater number, for to pervert judgement. 3 Neither shalt thou (c) Truth of the matter, & not respect of any person, is to be esteemed in judgement. esteem a poor man in his cause. 4 If thou meet thine enemy's (d) If so much must be done for our enemy's ox, or ass, much more we must do for their own people. ox or ass going astray, thou shalt bring them to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee sink under his burden, thou shalt not pass by and let him alone, but shalt help him to life him up again. 6 Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poor in his suit. 7 Keep thee far from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous see thou slay not: (e) Though the wicked oppress the godly in this life, & go for good men notwithstanding: yet before God it shall not be so, who will be revenged of the wrong. for I will not justify the wicked. 8 () Against bribes, Thou shalt take no gifts: for gifts blind the seeing, and pervert the words of the righteous. 9 (f) Before, he sp●ke of strangers generally: but here he toucheth the particular case of judgement, where, under pretence of right▪ God would not have them oppressed. Thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the (g) Ye know what heart sores he abideth. heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of (h) Therefore measure other men by yourselves. Egypt. 10 Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the fruits thereof. 11 And the seventh year thou shalt let it (i) For the soil being fertile of itself, brought forth many things for the use of the poor, without sowing. rest and lie still, that the poor of thy people may (k) May be partakers thereof aswell as thou, for the rich were not utterly debarred, as appeareth. Levi. 25. eat: And what they leave, the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vinyeard and thine olive tree. 12 (l) This law being partly ceremonial, & partly politic, is here repeated not in vain, as far forth as it toucheth policy: which tendeth to this end, that neither servant, nor cattle, should be overweryed with labour. Six days thou shalt do thy work, and in the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy maid and the stranger may be refreshed. 13 (m) For we may not at our pleasure do one thing that God commandeth, & leave another thing undone. In all things that I have said unto you, be circumspect: (n) For that nothing more driveth us from God, or maketh us forget his law, than relics of superstition: therefore the Lord commandeth all memory of false gods to abolished. and make no rehearsal of the names of strange gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 14 () Solemn feasts ordained for a memorial of gods benefits. Three feasts thou shalt hold unto me in a year. 15 Thou shalt keep (o) Because the passouer was eaten but on one day, the unleavened ●read .7. days together: this solemnity took his name of that the longest continued the feast of unleavened bread: thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days long, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month () That is, March. Abib: for in that month ye came out of Egypt, (p) For it was not enough to testify their thankfulness in words: but for a fuller profession it behoved to add a sacrifice: the truth of which figure, pertaineth also unto us: so that when we come before God, we must offer unto him with a free heart ourselves, & all that we have. Lest then we should be empty, let us be honest, upright, & chaste. and see that no man appear before me empty. 16 And the feast of (q) Deut. xvi It is also called the feast of weeks. harvest when thou reapest the first fruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: And the feast of (r) The feast of tabernacles Deut. xvi. in gathering, [which is] in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 [These] three times in the year, shall all thy men children appear before the Lord God. 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice (s) With an unclean mind infected with malice, as Paul expoundeth it. i Cor. v. upon leavened bread, neither shall the fat of (t) Any oblation offered to me that is thy duty to God, must not be deferred. my feast remain until the morning. 19 The first of the first fruits of thy land, thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God: thou shalt not (u) Untimely fruits ought neither to be offered, nor eaten, for it hath a spice of cruelty, and of an intemperate appetite. seeth a kid in his mother's milk. 20 Behold I send an angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of him, and hear his voice, and resist him not: for he will not spare your misdeeds, and my name is in him. 22 But and if thou shalt in deed hearken unto his voice, & do all that I speak, I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, & an adversary unto thine adversaries. 23 For mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the (x) These be the names of the people, who inhabited the land of promise. Amorites, and hittites, and Pharezites, & Chanaanites, Hevites, and jebusites, and I shall destroy them. 24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, neither serve them, neither do after the works of them: but overthrow them, and break down the images of them. 25 And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread and thy water: and I will take all sicknesses away from the midst of thee. 26 There shall no woman have any untimely birth, nor be unfruitful in thy land: the number of thy days I (a) I will prolong thy life to my honour and thy salvation. will fulfil. 27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people whither thou shalt go: & I will make all thine enemies [turn] their backs unto thee. 28 And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hevites, the Chanaanites, and the hittites, before thee. 29 Nevertheless, I will not cast them out before thee in one year, lest the land grow to a wilderness, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 30 By little and little I will drive them out before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. 31 And I will make thy coasts from the red sea, unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the (b) From the desert of Sur, unto the river Euphrates. desert unto the river: For I will deliver the inhabitors of the land into thine hand, and thou shalt drive them out before thee. 32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 Neither let them dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be thy decay. ¶ The xxiiii Chapter. 1 Moses is commanded to go up unto the mount. 4 Moses writeth the words of God into one volume, and readeth them unto the people. 1 ANd he said unto Moses: Come up unto the Lord, thou and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, & the threescore and ten elders of Israel, and ye shall worship a far of. 2 And Moses himself alone shall go unto the Lord: but they shall not come nigh, neither shall the people go up with him. 3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgements: And all the people answered with one voice, and said: All the words which the Lord hath said will we do. 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early, and set him an altar under the hill, and xii stones, according to the xii tribes of Israel. 5 And sent young men of the children of Israel, which brought burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord. 6 And Moses took half of the (a) The reason of this ser●monie is declared in the ix to the Hebrews. blood, and put it in basins, and the other half he spinckled on the altar. 7 And he took the book of the covenant, & read it in the audience of the people: And they said, All that the Lord hath said, will we do, and be obedient. 8 And Moses took the blood, & sprinkled it on the people, and said: Behold, this is the blood of the covenant which the Lord hath made with you upon all these words. 9 Then went Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and the threescore and ten elders of Israel up. 10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a work of a sapphire stone, & as it were the heaven when it is clear. 11 And (b) God neither destroyed them▪ nor showed himself terrible as to the people. Chap. x. he laid not his hand upon the nobles of the children of Israel: and they saw God, and did eat and drink. 12 And the Lord said unto Moses: Come up to me into the hill, and be there, and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law & commandments which I have written, that thou mayest teach them. 13 And Moses rose up, and his minister josuah: and Moses went up into the hill of God, 14 And said unto the elders, Tarry ye here until we come again unto you: Behold, here is Aaron and Her with you. Hear. who is a master of words. If any man have any matters to do, let him come to them. 15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the hill. 16 And the glory of the Lord abode upon the mount Sinai, & the cloud covered it six days: & the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the mids of the cloud. 17 And the sight of the glory of the Lord, was like consuming fire on the top of the hill, in the eyes of the children of Israel. 18 And Moses went into the mids of the cloud, and gate him up into the mountain: & Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. ¶ The xxv Chapter. 1 God requireth voluntary gifts of the people for the making of the tabernacle. 10 The ark. 17 The mercies seat. 23 The table. 28 The holy vessels. 31 The candlestick. ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', ☞ saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me (a) A gift presented before god by lifting it up to signify the oblation of christ upon the cross. an offering: ye shall take it of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart. ‛ 3 This is the offering which ye shall ' take of them, gold, and silver, & brass, ‛ 4 And blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, ' and white silk, and goats [here.] 5 And Rams skins that are red, & ' the skins of Taxus, & Sittim wood. ' 6 Oil for light, spices for anointing ' oil and for sweet sense: ' 7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the Ephod, and in the breast plate. ' 8 And let them make me a sanctuary, ' that I may dwell amongst them. ' 9 And according to all that I show thee, both after the fashion of the tabernacle, and after the fashion of the ornaments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 10 And they shall make an ark of Sittim wood, two cubits and a half long, a cubit and a half broad, and a cubit and a half high. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make an high upon it a “ Or, border. crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof: two rings shallbe in the one corner, and two in the other. ‛ 13 And thou shalt make bars of Sittim ' wood, and cover them with gold, 14 And put the bars in the rings along by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15 And the bars shallbe in the rings of the ark, and shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt put in the ark, the (b) Testimony he calleth here the two tables of stone, wherein were comprised the ten commandments, because in them God witnessed his will. ' testimony which I shall give thee. ' 17 And thou shalt make a “ Or, propitiatory. mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad. 18 And thou shalt make (c) The Cherubims were winged images, and, as the Hebrew interpreters do hold, they had the shapes of boys. But as josephus writeth, they were fleeing beasts, whi●h had such figure, as of no man hath been seen. two Cherubims of gold: even “ Or, beaten with hammer. of a whole work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And the one Cherubim shalt thou make on the one end, and the other on the other end: even of the same mercy seat shall ye make Cherubims in the two ends thereof. 20 And the Cherubins shall stretch forth their wings abroad over an high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another: even to the mercy seateward shall the faces of the Cherubins be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark, and in the ark thou shalt put the “ Or, testimony. witness that I shall give thee. 22 And from thence I will testify unto thee, and I will common with thee from upon the mercy seat, from between the two Cherubins which are upon the (d) In the ix chapter to the Hebr. it is called the ark of the testament. ark of witness, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. 23 Thou shalt also make a table of Sittim wood, of two cubits long, and one cubit broad, and a cubit & an half high. 24 And thou shalt cover it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And make unto that an hoop of four fingers broad round about, and make a golden crown also to the hoop round about. 26 And make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the corners that are on the four feet thereof. 27 Even over against the hoop shall the rings be, to put in bars to bear the table withal. 28 And thou shalt make the bars of Sittim wood, & overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou shalt make his dishes, and spoons, coverings, & bowls to power out with all: even of fine gold shalt thou make them. ‛ 30 And thou shalt set upon the table ' show bread before me always. 31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold, even of a whole work shall the candlestick be made, with his shaft, his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers proceeding thereout. 32 Six branches also shall proceed out of the sides of it: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three out of the other. 33 Three bowls like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch: And three bowls like almonds in the other branch, with a knop & a flower, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. 34 And in the candlestick itself [there shallbe] four bowls like unto almonds, with their knops and flowers. 35 And there shallbe a knop under two branches of the same in three places, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. 36 Their knops and their branches shallbe of it: and it shallbe one whole work, even of pure gold. 37 And thou shalt make the seuen' lamps of it, and the seven lamps thereof ' shalt thou put on high thereon, to give light unto the other side that is over against it. 38 The snuffers and the vessels of the snuff, shallbe of pure gold. 39 Of a (c) The talon of the temple is valued of some at. 20● pounds: of other at .400. pounds. talon of fine gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. 40 Look therefore that thou make them after the fashion that was showed thee in the mount. ¶ The xxvi Chapter. 1 The fashion of the tabernacle. 31 The vail. 32 The standing of the ark. 34 The standing of the seat of mercy. 35 The standing of the table, and of the candlestick, 36 The vail, or the hanging at the entrance of the tabernacle. 1 THou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of white twined silk, and blue silk, and purple, and scarlet: and in them thou shalt make Cherubins of broidered work. 2 The length of one curtain [shallbe] eight & twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain, four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. 3 Five curtains [shallbe] coupled together one to another, and [other] five curtains shallbe coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make loupes of blue silk a long by the edge of the one curtain [which is] in the seluedge of the coupling curtain: and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the uttermost curtain, in the second coupling. 5 Fifty loupes shalt thou make in the one curtain, & fifty loupes shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is to be coupled therewith on the other side, that the loupes may take hold one of another. 6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shallbe one tabernacle. 7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats here, to be a covering upon the tabernacle, a leaven curtains shalt thou make. 8 The length of one curtain [shallbe] thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: & the eleven [shallbe] all of one measure. 9 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, & shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make fifty loupes in the edge of the uttermost curtain on the one side, even in the edge of the coupling [curtain] and fifty loupes in the other certain of the second coupling. 11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put them on the loupes, and couple the covering together, that it may be one. 12 And the remnant that resteth in the curtains of the covering, even the half curtain that resteth, shallbe left on the back sides of the tabernacle. 13 That a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side, which may remain in the length of the curtains of the covering, may remain on either side of the tabernacle to cover it withal. 14 And upon the tabernacle, thou shalt make a covering of Rams skins died red, and yet a covering above all of Taxus skins. 15 And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of Sittim wood, to stand upright. ‛ 16 Ten cubits long shall every board ' be, and a cubit and a half broad. 17 Two “ Hands. tenons shall there be in one board, set in order, as ladder staves one “ Or, against. from another: and thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 18 And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle [even] twenty boards on the south side, even full south. 19 And thou shalt make forty sockettes of silver under the twenty boards: two sockettes under one board for his two tenons, and two sockettes under another board for his two tenons. 20 In like manner, in the second side of the tabernacle toward the north, [there shallbe] twenty boards. 21 And forty sockettes of silver: two sockettes under one board, and two sockettes under another board. 22 And in the west end of the tabernacle, ' thou shalt make six boards. ' 23 And two boards shalt thou make in the corners of the tabernacle, in the meeting together of the two sides: 24 And they shallbe coupled together beneath, and likewise shallbe coupled above to a ring: and thus shall it be for the two boards that are in the corners. 25 And they shallbe eight boards, having sockettes of silver, even sixteen sockets: [that there may be] two sockets under one board, & two under another board. 26 And thou shalt make bars of Sittim wood, five for the boards of the tabernacle in one side, 27 And five bars for the boards of the tabernacle on the other side, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle in the west end. 28 And the middle bar shall go along through the midst of the boards from the one end to the other. 29 And thou shalt cover the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold to put the bars through, and thou shalt cover the bars with gold also. 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle, according to the fashion thereof, as it was showed thee in the mount. 31 And thou shalt make a veil of “ Or, violet. blue silk, of purple, scarlet, and white twined silk: of broidered work with Cherubims shall ye make it. 32 And hang it upon four pillars of Sittim wood covered with gold (whose head shallbe of gold) standing upon four sockets of silver. 33 And thou shalt hang up the veil on the taches, that thou mayest bring in within the veil the ark of witness, and the veil shall divide unto you the holy [place] from the most holy [place.] 34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of witness, in the holiest place. 35 And thou shalt put the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the south side of the tabernacle, and put the table on the north side. 36 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tabernacle of blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk wrought with needle work. 37 And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of Sittim wood, and cover them with gold, and their knops shallbe of gold, and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. ☜ ¶ The xxvij Chapter. 1 The form of the altar of the burnt sacrifice. 9 The fashion of the entrance of the tabernacle. 20 The oil of the lamp. ☞ 1 AND thou shalt make an altar of Sittim wood, five cubits long & five cubits broad, it shallbe four square, and three cubits high. 2 And thou shalt make unto it horns in his four corners: his horns shallbe of (a) Of the same piece of wood, and not joined or glu●● unto it. the same as it is of, and thou shalt cover it with brass. 3 And make his ashpannes for his ashes, his besoms, his basins, his fleshehookes, his firepannes: and all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. 4 And thou shalt make unto it a grediren also like a net of brass, and upon that net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof. 5 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be in the midst of the altar. 6 And thou shalt make two bars for the altar of Sittim wood, and cover them with brass, ‛ 7 And let them be put in the rings along ' by the sides of the altar, to bear it with all. 8 And make the altar hollow with boards: even as it was showed thee in the mount, so shalt thou make it. 9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle on the south side, even full south: the curtains for the court shallbe of white twined silk of an hundredth cubits long for one side. 10 And twenty pillars thereof, with their twenty sockets of brass: but the knops of the pillars and their whopes shallbe silver. 11 In likewise on the north side there shallbe curtains of an hundred cubits long, and twenty pillars, with their twenty sockets of brass, and the knops and the whopes of silver. 12 And the breadth of the court which is westward, shall have curtains of fifty cubits, and the pillars of them shallbe ten, and the sockets of them ten. ‛ 13 Fifty cubits shallbe in the court eastward, ' even full east. 14 The curtains of one side shallbe of fifteen cubits, the pillars of them three, and the sockets three. 15 And likewise on the other side shallbe curtains of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three sockets. 16 And in the gate of the court shallbe a veil of twenty cubits of blue silk, purple, and scarlet, and white twined silk wrought with needle work, and four pillars with their four sockets. 17 All the pillars round about the court shallbe whoped with silver, and their knops shallbe of silver, and their sockets of brass. 18 The length of the court shallbe an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty “ In fifty. on every side, and the height of the curtains shallbe five cubits of white twined silk, and their sockettes of brass. 19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all manner of service, and the pings thereof, yea and all the pings also of the court, shallbe of brass. 20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel that they give thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, that they may make the lamps to borne always. 21 In the tabernacle (a) In the tabernacle of the congregation so called, because that Israel resorted and was gathered together there at a certain and an appointed time, or because that god resorted thither to speak with Moses and his successors, as before in the .25. chap. c. And I will assemble with thee thither, & speak with thee: and Numb. 17. a. before the witness, where I will assemble you. Some do translate, my tabernacle of covenant: but the old interpreter, in the tabernacle of witness. of the congregation without the veil which is before the witness, shall Aaron & his sons dress the lamps both evening and morning before the Lord: and it shallbe a statute for ever unto the generations of the children of Israel. AB. The length of the court, a hundred cubits on the south side, in which there are .20. pillars of .5. cubits high, with their sockettes and heads, and curtains of twined linen. CD. The like length on the north side. BC. The west side .50. cubits long, in which there are .10. pillars of .5. cubits high, with their sockettes and heads, and curtains of twined linen. AD. The east side is also .50. cubits long. E. The curtains of twined linen of .50. cubits long, and .3. pillars of .5. cubits high, with their heads and sockettes. F. Like curtains on the side over against it. G. Curtains of .20. cubits long, being at the entry of the court embroidered with .4. pillars. H. The stakes or pings to which the cords of the tents are fastened. ¶ The xxviij Chapter. 1 The decking of Aaron the priest, 6 The Ephod, or the ornament that should be upon the shoulders. 15 The pectoral or stomacher of judgement. ☞ 1 AND take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him from among the children of Israel, that Aaron may minister unto me in the priests office, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 2 And thou shalt make holy raiment for Aaron thy brother, glorious and beautiful. 3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's raiment to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priests office. 4 These are the garments which they shall make, a brestlap and an ephod, a tunicle, a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle, these holy garments shall they make for Aaron thy brother and his sons, that they may minister unto me in the priests office. ‛ 5 And let them take gold, blue silk, ' purple, scarlet, and white twined silk, 6 They shall make the ephod of gold, blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk, with broidered work. ' 7 The two sides shall come together, and ' be closed up in the two edges thereof. 8 And the girdle of the ephod shallbe of the same workmanship, and of the same stuff, even of gold, blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk. 9 And thou shalt take two Onyx stones, and grave in them the names of the children of Israel. 10 Six names of them in the one stone, and the other six in the other stone, according to their birth. 11 After the work of a stone graver and of him that graveth signettes, shalt thou grave the two stones, with the names of the children of Israel, and shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the two shoulders of the ephod [that they may be] stones of remembrance unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a remembrance. 13 And thou shalt make ouches of gold: ' 14 And two chains of fine gold of a certain length, link work & wreathed, and fasten the wreathed chains to the ouches. 15 And thou shalt make the brestlap of judgement with broidered work: even after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it [namely] of gold, blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk. 16 Four square it shallbe and double, an hand breadth long, and an hand breadth broad. 17 And thou shalt fill it with four rows of stones: in the first row shallbe a Sardius, a Topas, and Smaragdus. 18 In the second row, a Rubi, Saphir, ' and Diamond. ' 19 In the third a Lyncurius, an Achat, ' and an Ametyst. ' 20 In the fourth a Turcas, an Onyx, and a jaspis: and they shallbe set in gold in their inclosers. 21 And the stones shallbe graven, as signettes be graven with the names of the children of Israel, even with twelve names, every one with his name according to the twelve tribes. 22 And thou shalt make upon the brestlap two fastening chains of pure gold and wreathen work. 23 And thou shalt make likewise upon the brestlap two rings of gold, and put them on the edges of the brestlap. 24 And put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are in the edges of the brestlap. 25 And the other two ends of the chains thou shalt fasten in two close ouches, and put them upon the shoulders of the ephod on the foreside of it. 26 And thou shalt yet make two rings of gold, which thou shalt put in the two edges of the brestlap [even] in the borders thereof, toward the inside of the ephod over against it. 27 And yet two [other] rings of gold thou shalt make, and put them on the two sides of the Ephod beneath over against the brestlap, allow where the sides are joined together upon the broidered girdle of the Ephod. 28 And they shall bind the brestlap by his rings, unto the rings of the Ephod, with a lase of blue silk, that it may lie close above the broidered girdle of the Ephod, and that the brestlap be not loosed from the Ephod. 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the brestlap of judgement upon his heart, when he goeth into the holy place, for a remembrance before the Lord always. 30 And thou shalt put in the brestlap of judgement a urim and Thummim signify light & ●er●etnes, out ●f the which it pleased god to give answers, oracles, & judgement: but what they ●ere, it doth ●t well appear unto a●y writer. They were placed in the priests bre●t ●o admonish ●ym that he ●ught to shine with doctrine, & ●o be perfect in conversation of life. the “ Or, Au●im. Urim & the Thummim, and they shallbe [even] upon Aaron's heart when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgement of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord always. ‛ 31 And thou shalt make the tunicle unto ' the Ephod, altogether of blue silk. 32 And there shallbe an hole for the head in the midst of it, having a bond of woven work round about the collar of it, as it were the collar of a partlet, that it rend not. 33 And beneath upon the hem, thou shalt make pomegranates of blue silk, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem, and (b) These bells stirred ●p the people's minds to consider the mysteries, and to withdraw their minds from cogitation of all other things. bells of gold between them round about. 34 And let there be ever a golden bell and a pomegranate: a golden bell and a pomegranate round about upon the hem of the tunicle. 35 And Aaron shall have it upon him when he ministereth, and the sound shallbe heard when he goeth into the holy place before the Lord, & when he cometh out: and he shall not (c) As who should say, he should die, if, he ministered not so appareled as God hath here appointed. die. 36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave thereon as signettes are graven, the holiness of the Lord. 37 And put it on a blue silk lace to be upon the mitre, even upon the forefront of it. 38 And it shallbe upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may (d) All the sins that might be committed in their offerings, shall be pardoned through the chief priest which represented jesus Christ. bear the sin of the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts: and it shallbe always upon his forehead, for the reconciling of them before the Lord. 39 And thou shalt make a coat of white silk, embroidered with knots, & thou shalt make a mitre of white silk, and a girdle of needle work. 40 And thou shalt make for Aaron's sons also coats, and thou shalt make for them gyrdles, & bonnets shalt thou make for them, glorious and beautiful. 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, & on his sons with him, and shalt anoint them, (e) That is consecrate them. For the ceremony of consecrating priests, was to put part of the sacrifices into the hands of them that should be made priests for to sacrifice and to offer. and fill their hands, & sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priests office. 42 And thou shalt make them linen slops to cover their privities: from the loins unto the thighs they shall reach. 43 And they shallbe upon Aaron and his sons when they come into the tabercle of the congregation, or when they come unto the altar to minister in holiness: (f) Lest if they be otherways appareyled, they sin, & therefore be punished with death. that they bear no sin, & so die. And it shallbe a law for ever unto Aaron, and his seed after him. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xxix Chapter. ' 1 The manner to consecrate priests unto God, and the rite to offer for them. 38 The continual daily sacrifice. ☞ 1 THis thing also shalt thou do unto them, when thou hallowest them to be my priests. Thou shalt take one young calf, and two rams that are without blemish: 2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flower shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put them in a mand, and bring them in the mand with the calf and the two rams. 4 And bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, & wash them with water. 5 And take the garments, and put upon Aaron, the coat, the tunicle of the Ephod, and the Ephod itself, and the brestlap, & gird them to him with the broidered girdle which is in the Ephod. 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and power it upon his head, and anoint him, 8 And bring his sons, and put coats upon them: 9 And gird them with girdles, aswell Aaron as his sons, and put the bonnettes on them, and the priests office shallbe theirs for a perpetual law, and thou shalt fill the hands of Aaron, and the hands of his sons. 10 And thou shalt cause a calf to be brought before the tabernacle of witness: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the calf. 11 And thou shalt kill him before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of witness. 12 And take of the blood of the calf, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger: and power all [the rest] of the blood beside the bottom of the altar. 13 And take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the kall [that is] on the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 14 But the flesh of the calf, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the host: it is a sin offering. 15 Thou shalt also take one Ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the Ram. 16 And when thou hast slain the Ramme, thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar: 17 And cut the Ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto the pieces, and unto his head. 18 And then burn the whole Ram upon the altar: [for] it is a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 19 And take the other Ram, and Aaron & his sons shall put their hands upon his head. 20 Then shalt thou kill him, and take of his blood and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hands, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, & of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron & his vestments, and upon his sons and upon their garments, with him, and he shallbe hallowed and his clothes, and his sons and their clothes, with him. 22 And thou shalt take the fat of the Ram, & his rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the kall of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder, for that Ram is a (a) It is the Ram that was offered ●t the ●illyng of the hands, & consecration of the high priest. full offering: 23 And a synmell of bread, and a cake of oiled bread, and a wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the Lord. 24 And put all upon the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and “ Or move. wave them for a (b) This sort ●f offering after the priest ●ad lifted it ●p, was mo●ed into every ●ide of all ●oastes, to signify that god was Lord of ●ll the earth. It was much ●ke to the manner of blessings used 〈◊〉 papists. church's. wave offering before the Lord. 25 And again thou shalt take it from of their hands, and burn it upon the altar for a burnt offering, to be a savour of sweetness before the Lord: for it is a sacrifice by fire unto the Lord. 26 And thou shalt take the breast of the Ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord, and it shallbe thy part. 27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of c The heave offering was ●ited upward 〈◊〉 downward, ●ut not on the ●des. the heave offering, which is waved & heaved up of the Ram of the consecration for Aaron and for his sons. 28 And it shallbe Aaron's and his sons by a statute for (d) Ever. vn●yll Christ's coming. ever from the children of Israel, for it is an heave offering: & it shallbe an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering [shall it be] unto the Lord. 29 And the holy garments of Aaron shallbe his sons after him, to be anointed therein, and to “ Or consecrated. fill their hands therein. 30 And that son that is priest in his steed after him, shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of witness to minister in the holy place. 31 And thou shalt take the Ram of the consecration, & seeth his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the Ram, and the bread that is in the basket, even by the door of the tabernacle of witness. 33 And they shall eat them, because the atonement was made therewith to fill their hands and to consecrate them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecration, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, thou shalt burn it with fire: and it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 Therefore shalt thou do unto Aaron and his sons even so, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou fill their hands. 36 And thou shalt offer every day a calf for a sin offering for to reconsile withal: and thou shalt cleanse the altar when thou reconsilest upon it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37 Seven days thou shalt reconcile upon the altar, and sanctify it, & it shallbe an altar most holy: and whatsoever toucheth the altar, shallbe holy. 38 This is that which thou shalt “ Or present. offer upon the altar, even two Lambs of one year old day by day continually: 39 The one thou shalt offer in the morning, ' and the other at even. ' 40 And with the one Lamb, a tenth deal of flower mingled with the fourth part of an (e) A hin was a measure of liquid things containing xii logins, & one login was so much as ● would receive six eggs. hyn of beaten oil: and the fourth part of an hyn of wine for a drink offering. 41 And the other Lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering & drink offering in the morning, to be an odour of a sweet savour, and a sacrifice by fire unto the Lord. 42 And let this be a continual burnt offering amongst your children after you, before the door of the tabernacle of witness before the Lord, where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. 43 There I will meet with the children of Israel, and [the place] shall be sanctified in my glory. 44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of witness and the altar: and I will sanctify also both Aaron & his sons, to be my priests. 45 And I will dwell amongst the children ' of Israel, and will be their God: ' 46 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, that brought them out of the land of Egypt, for to dwell amongst them [even] I the Lord their God. ¶ The xxx Chapter. 1 The form of the altar of incense. 6 The standing thereof. 12 The money to the use of the tabernacle. 13 A sickle. 18 The brazen ●auere. 23 The making of holy oil. 35 The making of incense. ☞ 1 AND thou shalt make an altar for sweet incense: of Sittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit long, and a cubit broad, evenfoure square shall it be, and two cubits high: the horns thereof shall proceed out a Of the same wood & peace. of it. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with fine gold, both the “ Or, upper part and side●. ruff & the walls round about, and his horns also: and shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it on either side, even under the crown, that they may be as places for the bars to bear it withal. ‛ 5 And thou shalt make the bars of ' Sittim wood, & cover them with gold. 6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of “ Or, witness. testimony before the mercy seat, that is, upon the testimony where I will meet with thee. 7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning when he dresseth the lamps, even than shall he burn it. 8 And likewise at even when he setteth up the lamps he shall burn incense, & this incensing shall be perpetually before the Lord throughout your generations. 9 Ye shall offer no (b) After any other ●ort than is here prescribed by God's word. strange incense thereon▪ nor burnt sacrifice nor meat offering, neither power any drink offering thereon. 10 And Aaron shall reconcile upon the horns of it once in a year, with the blood of the sin offering of reconsiling, even once in the year shall he reconsile upon it through your generations: it is most holy unto the Lord. ‛ 11 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 12 If thou takest the sum of the children of Israel (c) After they be come to twenty years of age, for under that age they were not to be numbered. For by that oblation they redeemed their lives, whom else God would kill, as he did in David's days. 2. Reg. 24. after their number, they shall give every man “ Or, redemption. a reconsiling of his soul unto the Lord when thou numbrest them, that there be no plague amongst them when thou numbrest them. 13 And thus much shall every man give that goeth into the number: () For this word sickle, and talon, see Num. 3. verse. 47. half a sickle after the sickle of the sanctuary. A sickle is twenty “ Gerah. halfpennies: an half sickle shallbe the heave offering of the Lord. 14 All that are numbered from twenty year old and above, shall give a heave offering unto the Lord. 15 The rich shall not pass, and the poor shall not go under half a sickle, but ye shall give an heave offering unto the Lord, that he may have mercy on your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the reconsiling money of the children of Israel, and shalt put it unto the use of the tabernacle of the congregation, that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the Lord, that he may have mercy upon your souls. 17 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 18 Thou shalt make a laver of brass, & his foot also of brass, to wash withal, and shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and put water therein. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash ' their hands and their feet therein. ' 20 Even when they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they go in to the altar to minister and to burn the lords offering, they shall wash themselves with water, lest they die. 21 Likewise they shall wash their hands & their feet, lest they die: and it shallbe an ordinance unto them for ever, both unto him & his seed, throughout their generations. 22 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 23 Take unto thee principal spices, of the most pure Myrrh five hundredth (d) Not in value of money: but in weight. sickles, of sweet Synamond half so much, even two hundredth and fifty sickles, of sweet Calamus two hundredth and fifty sickles. 24 Of Cassia five hundredth sickles, after the weight of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hyn: 25 And thou shalt make of the oil an holy ointment, even an ointment compound after the craft of the apothecary: 26 It shallbe the oil of holy ointment, and thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, 27 And the table and all his apparel, and the candlestick and all his vessels, and the altar of incense, ‛ 28 And the altar of burnt sacrifice with ' all his vessels, and the laver & his foot. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them, shallbe sanctified. 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priests office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shallbe an holy oynting oil unto me, throughout your generations. 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be powered, neither shall ye make any other after the making of it: for it is holy, and ' shallbe holy unto you. ' 33 Whosoever maketh like that, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall perish from amongst his people. 34 And the Lord said unto Moses: Take unto thee sweet spices, Start, Onycha, sweet Galbanum: these spices with pure Frankincense, of each a like weight. 35 And make of them sweet smelling incense, after the craft of the apothecary, mingled together, pure and holy. 36 And beat it to powder, and put of it before [the ark] of the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shallbe unto you most holy. 37 And you shall not make to yourselves, after the making of that incense which thou shalt make: it shallbe unto you holy for the Lord. 38 Whosoever shall make like unto that ' to smell thereto, shall perish from amongst ' his people. ☜ ¶ The xxxj Chapter. 1 God giveth his spirit to Besaleel and Ooliab the workmen, to invent all things which appertain to the trim making of the tabernacle. 13 What sign the Sabbath is. 18 Tables of stone written with the finger of God. 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 Behold, I have called by name Besaleel the son of Vri, the son of Her, of the tribe of juda, 3 And I have filled him with the (a) By this ye may gather that handy crafts be the gifts of God. spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner work, 4 To find out witty devices, and to work in gold, silver, and in brass, 5 And in the craft to set stones, and to carve in timber, and to work in all manner workmanship. 6 And behold, I have given him to be his companion Ooliab the son of Achisame●, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, to make all that I have commanded thee: 7 The tabernacle of the congregation, the ark of the testimony, & the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the “ vessels. furniture of the tabernacle: 8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, 9 And the altar of burnt offering and all his furniture, and the laver with his foot, 10 The vestments to minister in, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons to minister in: 11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the sanctuary: according to all that I have commanded thee, shall they do. 12 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 13 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say, In any wise see that ye keep [my] Sabbothes: for it is a sign between me & you in your generations, for to know that I the Lord am he that doth sanctify you. 14 Keep my Sabbath therefore, for it is holy unto you. He that defileth it shallbe put to death: for whosoever worketh therein, the same soul shallbe rooted out from amongst his people. 15 Six days shall men work, and in the seventh day is the Sabbath of the holy rest of the Lord: whosoever doth any work in the Sabbath day shall die the death. 16 Wherefore let the children of Israel keep the Sabbath, that they observe the Sabbath throughout their generations: it is a perpetual covenant. 17 For it is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and in the seventh day he rested and (b) As man refresheth himself after labour: even so doth the scripture speak of God that he should do. was refreshed. 18 And when the Lord had made an end of commnuing with Moses upon the mount Sinai, he gave him two tables of witness, even tables of stone, written (c) Without all man's labour or help. with the finger of God. ¶ The xxxii Chapter. 1 The Israelites do pray unto the golden calf. 7 God warneth Moses of the sin of the people. 9 The people of Israel of a stiff neck. 11 Moses entreateth God for Israel, citing his promises. 15 Moses descendeth of the hill. The tables described of God. 19 Moses being angry breaketh the tables, and the calf. 21 He chideth his brother Aaron. 27 The Idolaters be murdered of the Levites at Moses' commandment. 30 Moses rebuketh the offence of the people. 31 He will be putten out of the book of life, and have the people's offence pardoned. 33 They that be written in the book of God. 1 ANd when the people saw that (a) Hebr. He made a confusion. For it is a confusion unto the people when they be destitute of a governor. it was long or Moses came down out of the mountain, they gathered themselves together “ or, against unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us Gods to go before us: for we wot not what is become of this Moses, the man that brought us out of the land of Egypt. 2 And Aaron said unto them: Pluck of the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, & of your daughters, & bring them unto me. 3 And all the people plucked of the golden earrings which they had in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 4 And he received them of their hands, & “ Or, He cast it into a mould. fashioned it with a graver, & made of it a calf of molten metal: and they said, These be thy gods O Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt. 5 And when Aaron saw that, he made an altar before it, and Aaron made proclamation, saying: To morrow is the holy day of the Lord. 6 And they rose up in the morning, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings also: and the people sat them down to eat and drink, and rose up again to play. 7 And the Lord said unto Moses: Go get thee down, thy people which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, hath marred all. 8 They are turned quickly out of the way which I commanded them: for they have made them a calf of molten metal, and have worshipped it, and have offered thereunto, saying: These be thy gods O Israel, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people: and behold, it is a stiffnecked people. 10 And now suffer me, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and consume them: and I will make of thee a mighty people. 11 And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said: O Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak and say: For a mischief did he bring them out, even for to slay them in the mountains, & to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil [devise] against thy people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isahac, and Israel thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thy own self, and saidest unto them: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 14 And the Lord refrained himself from the evil which he said he would do unto his people. 15 And Moses turned his back, & went down from the hill, & the two tables of the testimony were in his hand. 16 And the same tables were written in both the leaves, [even] on the one side, & on the other, were they written: And these tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven in the tables. 17 And when (a) josuah acompanyed Moses in the mount, although their was not like revelation to him as to Moses. josuah heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses: [there is] a noise of war in the host. 18 And he answered: It is not the cry of them that have the mastery, nor of them that have the worse: [but] I do hear the noise of them that sing. 19 And assoon as he came nigh unto the host, he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' wrath waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and broke them beneath the hill. 20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burned it in the fire, & stamped it into powder, & strawed it in the water, & made the children of Israel drink of it. 21 And Moses said unto Aaron: What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? 22 And Aaron answered, Let not the wrath of my Lord wax fierce: thou knowest the people that they are [even] set on mischief. 23 For they said unto me: Make us gods to go before us, for we wot not what is become of Moses, the man that brought us out of the land of Egypt. 24 And I said unto them: Let them that have gold, pluck it of: And they brought it unto me, and I did cast it into the fire, and thereof came out this calf. 25 Moses therefore saw that the people were naked (and that Aaron had made them naked unto their shame, amongst their enemies) 26 And Moses stood in the gate of the host, and said: Who [pertaineth] to the Lord, [let him come] unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. 27 And he said unto them, Thus sayeth the Lord God of Israel: Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the host, and slay every man his brother, & every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. 28 And the children of Levi did as Moses had said: And there fell of the people the same day about three thousand men. 29 And Moses said: “ Or, ●socrate. Fill your hands unto the Lord this day, every man upon his son, & upon his brother, & that there may be given you a blessing this day. 30 And on the morrow Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: And now I will go up unto the Lord, peradventure I may purchase an atonement for your sin. 31 Moses therefore went again unto the Lord, and said: (b) Moses' prostrate made his prayer, forty days and nights. Deut. ix. Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32 And now forgive them their sin: or if thou wilt not, wipe me I pray thee out of thy (c) Out of the number of them that be elect and predestinated to life everlasting. book which thou hast written. 33 And the Lord said unto Moses: (d) I will make it known that he was never any of the elect. I will put him out of my book that hath sinned against me. 34 And now go thou, bring the people unto the place which I said unto thee, behold, mine angel shall go before thee: neverthelater, in that day when I visit, I will (e) I will punish. visit their sin upon them. 35 And the Lord plagued (f) In making them to wander 40. years in the wilderness, and never to enter the land of promise. the people, because they made the calf which Aaron made. ¶ The xxxiii Chapter. 1 God giveth the people an angel to guide them. 3 God refuseth to go up with his people. 4 The people mourneth. 7 The tabernacle of the congregation, or of the covenant. 9 Moses talketh with God familiarly. 12 He requireth God to be with him in reducing the people, and the way to be showed him. To find grace before God. 17 Moses is mercifully heard. 18 He desireth to see the glory of God. 22 He is bidden to stand in a rock. 1 AND the Lord said unto Moses: Depart and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I swore unto Abraham, Isahac, & jacob, saying, unto thy seed will I give it. 2 And I will send an angel before thee, and I will cast out the Chanaanites, the Amorites, & the hittites, the Pherezites, the Hevites, and the jebusites: 3 Unto a land that floweth with (a) By milk, understand all necessary things: by honey, all delicates & pleasant things. milk and honey. For I will not go amongst you myself: for ye are a stiffnecked people, lest I consume thee in the way. 4 And when the people heard this evil tidings, they sorrowed: and no man did put on his best raiment. 5 And the Lord spoke unto Moses: Say unto the children of Israel, ye are a stiffnecked people: I must come once suddenly upon you, and make an end of you: therefore now put thy goodly raiment from thee, that I may wit what to do unto thee. 6 And the children of Israel laid their goodly raiment from them, even by the mount Horeb. 7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the host a far of from the host, and called it the tabernacle of the congregation: And so it came to pass that every one which would pray unto the Lord, went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation which was without the host. 8 And when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 9 And assoon as Moses was entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and he talked with Moses. 10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door, and they rose up and worshipped every man in his tent door. 11 And the Lord spoke unto Moses' (b) Graciously favourably & lovingly, for no man can see God in this life. face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the host: but the young man josuah his servant the son of Nun, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12 And Moses said unto the Lord: See, thou sayest unto me, Lead this people forth: & thou hast not showed me whom thou wilt send with me. And thou hast said moreover, I know thee by name, & thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, if I have found favour in thy sight, than I pray thee show me thy (c) The means whereby thou wilt keep and save thy people out of so many perils, seeing thou wilt not go with them. way, that I may know thee, and that I may find grace in thy sight, and consider also that this nation is thy people. 14 And he said: My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15 He said unto him: If thy presence go not with me, carry us not hence. 16 For how shall it be known here, that I and thy people have found favour in thy sight, but in that thou goest with us? If thou goest with us, shall not I and thy people have pre-eminence before all the people that are upon the face of the earth? 17 And the Lord said unto Moses: I will do this also that thou hast said, for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said: I beseech thee show me thy glory. 19 Who answered: I will make all my (d) Heart and affection to this my people. good go before thee, & I will (e) Passing by, I will sound with a loud voice my name jehovah, whom thou canst not see, call in the name of jehovah before thee: and will show mercy to whom I will show mercy, and will have compassion, on whom I will have compassion. 20 And he said furthermore, Thou mayest not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. 21 And the Lord said: Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock. 22 And while my glory goeth forth, I will put thee in a clyft of the rock, and will put my hand upon thee, while I pass by. 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. The xxxiiij Chapter. 1 God biddeth Moses to prepare new tables. 6 The names of God. 8 Moses entreateth God to go with the people, commending God's mercy. 11 God promiseth the land of Chanaan. 12 Company keeping with the Gentiles, and idolatry is forbidden. 17 gods made of metal. 18 The solemnity of sweet bread. 19 Of the first borne. 21 The Sabbath. 22 The feast of Pentecoste, and of tabernacles. 26 The first fruits. 28 The fast of Moses. The ten words. 29 The face of Moses' horned. 33 A veil over the face of Moses. 1 ANd the Lord said unto Moses: hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and I will write upon these tables, the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the morning, and come up early unto the mount of Sinai, and thou shalt “ or, wait. stand there for me in the top of the mount. 3 There shall no man come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount, neither let sheep nor oxen feed before the hill. 4 And Moses hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and rose up early in the morning, and went up unto the mount Sinai as the Lord had commanded him, & took in his hand the two tables of stone. 5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there: and he God called ● the name of ●ehouah: & ●e words, ●at follow 〈◊〉 God's ●ordes, and ●ot Moses. called upon the name of the Lord. 6 And the Lord passed by before him, and cried, Lord, Lord, God, strong, merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodness & truth, 7 And keeping mercy in store for thousands, forgiving wickedness, ungodliness and sin, and not leaving one innocent, visiting the wickedness of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, [even] unto the third and fourth generation. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed himself to the earth, and worshipped, 9 And said: If I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, then let my Lord I pray thee go in the midst of us, for it is a stiffnecked people: and thou shalt have mercy upon our wickedness and our sin, and shalt take us for thine inheritance. 10 And he said: Behold, I make a covenant before all thy people, & I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the world, neither in all nations: & all the people amongst which thou art, shall see the work of the Lord: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. 11 Keep diligently those things that I command thee this day: Behold, I cast out before thee, the Amorites, Chanaanites, hittites, Pherezites, Hevites and jebusites. 12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make any compact with the inhabitors of the land whither thou goest, lest they be cause “ Or, offence, of ruin amongst you: 13 But overthrow their altars, and break their images, and cut down their groves. 14 Thou shalt worship no strange God: for the Lord is called (a) God is called jealous, because he will not permit, that any other gods shallbe worshipped with him: but he alone will be loved and worshipped for god. jealous, because he is a jealous God. 15 Lest if thou make any agreement with the inhabitors of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods: they call thee, and thou eat of their sacrifice. 16 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods also. 17 Thou shalt make thee no gods of metal. 18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep: Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out of Egypt. 19 All that openeth the matrice is mine, and all that breaketh the matrice amongst thy cattle if it be male, whether it be ox or sheep. 20 But the firstling of the ass thou shalt buy out with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, thou shalt break his neck. All the first borne of thy sons thou shalt redeem: & see that no man appear before me empty. 21 Six days thou shalt work, and in the seventh day thou shalt rest, both from earring and reaping. 22 Thou shalt observe the feast of weeks with thy first fruits of wheat harvest: and the feast of ingathering at the years end. 23 Thrice in a year shall all your men children appear before the Lord jehovah God of Israel. 24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy coasts: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in a year. 25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice upon leaven, neither shall aught of the sacrifice of the feast of Passover be left unto the morning. 26 The first ripe fruits of thy land, thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seeth a kid in his mother's milk. 27 And the Lord said unto Moses: Writ these words, for after the tenor of these words, I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. 28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights, and did neither eat bread, nor drink water: and he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, [even] ten “ Or, words commandments. 29 And when Moses came down from mount Sinai, the two tables of testimony were in Moses' hand: when he came down from the mount, Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone, while he talked with () That is with God. Or, while God talked with him. him. 30 And Aaron and all the children of Israel looked upon Moses: and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come nigh him. 31 And when Moses had called them, Aaron and all the chief of the congregation came unto him: and Moses talked with them. 32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he commanded them all that the Lord had said unto him in mount Sinai. 33 And when Moses had made an end of communing with them, he put a (b) This covering signifieth the infirmity of our nature, whereby when we hear or read the law, we hear it not, nor understand it. covering upon his face. 34 And again when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the covering of, until he came out: And he came out and spoke unto the children of Israel, that which he was commanded. 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses: that the skin of Moses' face shone, and Moses put the covering upon his face again, until he went in to commune with him. ¶ The xxxv Chapter. 1 The Sabbath is commanded. 4 First fruits are required, and gifts. 21 The readiness of the people in offering. 30 Besaleel and Ooliab the artificers, are commended unto the people of Moses. 1 ANd Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them: These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them. 2 Six days ye shall work: but the seventh day shallbe unto you the holy Sabbath of the lords rest, whosoever doth any work therein, shall die. 3 Ye shall kindle (a) Therefore was he put to death that gathered sticks to make a fire on that day. Num. xv. no fire throughout your habitation upon the Sabbath day. 4 And Moses spoke unto all the congration of the children of Israel, saying: This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying: 5 [Take from amongst you an heave offering unto the Lord: ☞ Whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring that [heave offering] to the Lord, namely gold, silver, and brass, ‛ 6 And blue silk, purple, scarlet, white ' silk, goats here, ‛ 7 And Rams skins red, & Taxus ' skins, with Sittim wood, ' 8 Oil for light, and spices, for anointing ' oil, and for the sweet incense. ‛ 9 And Onyx stones, and stones to be set ' in the Ephod, and in the brestlap. 10 And let all them that are wise hearted among you, come and make all that the Lord hath commanded. 11 The tabernacle, and the tent thereof, & his covering, & his rings, his boards, his bars, his pillars and his sockets. ‛ 12 The ark & the staves thereof, with the ' mercy seat, & the vail that covereth it: ‛ 13 The table and his bars, and all his ' vessels, and the show bread: 14 The candlestick of light and his furniture, and his lamps with the oil for the light: 15 The incense altar and his bars, the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging of the door at the entering in of the tabernacle: 16 The altar of burnt sacrifice, with his brazen grediron, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot: 17 And the hangings of the court, with his pillars, and their sockettes, and the hanging in the door of the court, 18 The pings of the tabernacle, and the pings of the court with their cords: ' 19 The (b) Such as appertain to the service of the tabernacle ministering garments to minister in the holy place, and the holy vestments for Aaron the priest, and the vestments of his sons, that they may minister in the priests office. 20 And all the congregation of the children ' of Israel, departed from the presence ' of Moses':] ☞ 21 And every one came, as many as their hearts couraged them, & as many as their spirits made them willing, and brought an heave offering for the Lord, to the making of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his uses, & for the holy vestments. 22 And they came both men and women, even as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets and earrings, rings and chains, which jewels were all of gold: & all the men brought a wave offering of gold unto the Lord. 23 And every man with whom was found blue silk, purple, scarlet, white silk, and Goats here, & red skins of Rams, and Taxus skins, brought them. 24 All that did heave up an oblation of gold and brass, brought an heave offering unto the Lord: and all men with whom was found Sittim wood for any manner work of the ministration, brought it. 25 And all the women that were wise hearted, did spin with their hands, and brought the spun work, both of blue silk, purple, scarlet, & white silk. 26 And all the women that excelled in wisdom of heart, spun Goats here. 27 And the lords brought Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the Ephod, and in the brestlap. 28 And spice, and oil for light, & for the anointing oil, & for the sweet incense. 29 And the children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, both men & women, as many as had willing hearts, to bring for all manner works, which the Lord had commanded to be made (c) Using Moses as a minister there of. by the hands of Moses. 30 And Moses said unto the children of Israel: behold, the Lord hath called by name Besaleel the son of Vri, the son of Her, of the tribe of juda. 31 And hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner work, 32 To find out curious works, which are made in gold, silver, and brass: 33 In the craft of stones to set them, and in carving of wood to make any manner of subtle work. 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may (b) Not only to have cunning, but to teach other: is the gift of God. teach, both he and Ooliab, the son of Achisamech, of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of graven, and broidered, & needle work, in blue silk and purple, in scarlet and white silk, and in weaving, and to do all manner of work and witty devices. The xxxvi Chapter. 1 The making of the tabernacle. 3 The people's ready will. 8 The making of the curtains. 19 Of the covering. 20 Of the tables. 31 Of the bars. 35 Of the veil. 1 ANd Besaleel wrought and Ooliab, and all wise hearted men, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and understanding, to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, and all that the Lord had commanded. 2 And Moses called Besaleel, Ooliab, and all the wise hearted men, and such as the Lord had given wisdom unto, and as many as their hearts couraged to come unto that work, to work it. 3 And they received of Moses all the heave offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal: And beside that, they brought free offerings unto it every day in the morning. 4 And all the wise men that wrought all the holy work, came every man from his work which they made: 5 And they spoke unto Moses, saying: The people bring to much, and more then enough for the service and work which the Lord hath commanded to be made: 6 And then Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the host, saying: See that neither man nor woman prepare any more work for the heave offering of the sanctuary: & so the people were forbidden to bring. 7 For the stuff they had, was sufficient for all the work to make it, & to much. ☞ 8 [All the wise hearted men therefore, and they that wrought for the tabernacle, made ten curtains of white twined silk, blue silk, purple, and scarlet, with Cherubims of broidered work made he them. 9 The length of one curtain was twenty & eight cubits, & the breadth four: and the curtains were all of one size. 10 And he coupled five curtains by them ' selves, and other five by themselves. ' 11 And he made loops of blue silk along by the edge of one curtain, even in the seluedge of the coupling curtain: and likewise he made on the side of the coupling curtain on the other side. 12 Fifty loops made he in the one curtain, and fifty in the edge of the coupling curtain on the other side: & the loops held one curtain to another. 13 And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the taches: [& so] was it made one tabernacle. 14 And he made eleven curtains of goats here, to be a tent over the tabernacle. 15 The length of one curtain had thirty cubits, & was four cubits broad, and they all eleven of one size. 16 And he coupled five curtains by them ' selves, and six by themselves. ' 17 And he made fifty loops along by the border of the uttermost coupling curtain, and fifty in the edge of the other coupling curtain. 18 And he made fifty taches of brass, to couple the tent together, that it might be one. 19 And he made a covering upon the tent of Rams skins red, and yet another of Taxus skins above that. 20 And he made standing boards for ' the tabernacle, of Sittim wood. ' ‛ 21 The length of a board was ten cubits, ' the breadth one cubit & a half. 22 One board had two tenons, whereby they were joined one to another: and thus made he for all the boards of the tabernacle. ‛ 23 And he made twenty boards for the ' south side of the tabernacle. 24 And forty sockettes of silver under the twenty boards: two sockettes under one board for his two tenons, and two sockettes under another board for his two tenons. 25 And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north, he made twenty boards, 26 And their forty sockettes of silver: two sockettes under one board, and two sockettes under the other board. ‛ 27 And toward the “ The sea. west end of the ' tabernacle he made six boards. ‛ 28 And two other boards made he in the ' corners of the tabernacle, for either side. 29 And they were joined close beneath and above with a ring: and thus they did to both the corners. 30 And there were eight boards, and sixteen sockettes of silver: under every board two sockettes. 31 And he made bars of Sittim wood: five for the boards of the tabernacle in the one side, 32 And five for the boards of the tabernacle in the other side, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle in the west end. 33 And he made the midst bar to shut through the boards, even from the one end to the other. 34 And gainsaid the boards with gold, and made rings of gold to thrust the bars through, and covered the bars with gold. 35 And he made a veil of blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk: even with Cherubims made he it of broidered work. 36 And he made thereunto four pillars of Sittim wood, and gainsaid them with gold: their knops were also of gold, and he cast for them four sockettes of silver. 37 And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door, of blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk of needle work, 38 And the five pillars of it, with their knops: and gainsaid the knops of them, and the hoops with gold: their five sockettes also were of brass. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xxxvij Chapter. ' 1 The making and framing of the ark of the testimony. 6 Of the mercy seat. 10 Of the table. 17 Of the candlestick. 25 Of the altar of incense. ☞ 1 ANd Besaleel made the ark of Sittim wood: two cubits & a half long, & a cubit and a half broad, and a cubit and a half high. 2 And overlaid it with fine gold within & without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 3 And cast for it four rings of gold for the four corners of it: two rings for the one side, and two for the other. ‛ 4 And made bars of Sittim wood, ' and covered them with gold. 5 And put the bars in the rings, along by the side of the ark, to bear the ark withal. 6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth. ‛ 7 And he made two Cherubims of thick gold, upon the two ends of the mercy seat. ' 8 One Cherub on the one end, and another Cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat made he the (a) Some think that the Cherubims & mercy seat, were cast both together, & were made all of one piece. Cherubims, namely in the ends thereof. 9 And the Cherubims spread out their wings above on high, & covered the mercy seat therewith: And their faces were one to another, even to the mercy seat ward were the faces of the Cherubims. 10 And he made the table of Sittim wood: two cubits [was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth, and a cubit and a half the height of it. 11 And he gainsaid it with fine gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about. 12 And made thereunto an hoop of an hand broad round about: and made upon the hoop a crown of gold round about. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were in the four feet thereof. 14 Even hard by the hoop were the rings into the which the bars were put, to bear the table withal. 15 And he made the bars of Sittim wood, and covered them with gold, to bear the table withal. 16 And made the vessels for the table of pure gold, his dishes, his [incense] cups, his coverings, & his bowls to power out with all. 17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold, even of a whole work made he the candlestick, his staff, his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers were of one piece. 18 Six branches proceeding out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof. 19 And in one branch three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower: and in another branch three bowls made like almonds, with a knop and a flower: and so throughout the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. 20 And upon the candlestick self, were four bowls after the fashion of almonds, with knops and flowers. 21 Under every two branches a knop of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same according to the six branches the proceed out of it. 22 And the knops and the branches proceeded out of it: and it was all one piece of pure thick gold. 23 And he made his seven lamps, with the snuffers, and vessels for the snuff, of pure gold. 24 Even of a talon of pure gold made ' he it, with all the vessels thereof. ' 25 And he made the incense altar of Sittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, for it was four square: and two cubits high, with horns proceeding out of it. 26 And he covered it with pure gold, both the top and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and made unto it a crown of gold round about. 27 And he made two rings of gold for it [even] under the crown thereof in the two corners of it, & in the two sides thereof, to put bars in, for to bear it withal. 28 And he made the bars of Sittim ' wood, & gainsaid them with gold. ' 29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the sweet pure incense, after the apoticaries' craft. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xxxviii Chapter. ' 1 The framing of the altar of burnt sacrifice. 8 Of the brazen laver. 9 Of the entrance. 24 The account and sum of the price offered of the people. ☞ 1 ANd he made the burnt offering altar of Sittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth [even] four square, and three cubits high. 2 And he made unto it horns in the four corners of it, proceeding out of it: and he gainsaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the ashpannes, and “ Or, as some read for●ipes, that is, tongues. besoms, and basins, fleshehokes, & fire pans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass. 4 And he made a brazen grediron of network unto the altar, round about allow beneath, unto the midst of the altar. 5 And cast four rings of brass for the four ends of the grediron, to put bars in. 6 And he made the bars of Sittim ' wood, and covered them with brass: ' 7 And put the bars into the rings in the four corners of the altar to bear it with all, and made the altar hollow within the boards. 8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it also of brass of the glasses of the women assembling, which came together at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 9 And he made the court on the south side, full south: and the hangings of the court were of white twined silk, having a hundredth cubits. 10 Their pillars were twenty, and their brazen sockettes twenty: but the knops of the pillars and their hoops were of silver. 11 And on the northside the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockettes of brass twenty: but the knops and the hoops of the pillars were of silver. 12 On the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, ten pillars, and their ten sockettes: but the knops and the hoops of the pillars were of silver. ‛ 13 And toward the east side full east, ' were hangings of fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits long, with three pillars and three sockettes. 15 And of the other side of the court gate, were hangings also of fifteen cubits long, with three pillars & three sockets. ‛ 16 All the hangings of the court round ' about, were of white twined silk: 17 But the sockettes of the pillars were of brass, and the knops & the hoops were of silver, and the covering of the heads was of silver: and all the pillars of the court were hooped about with silver. 18 And the hanging of the gate of the court was needle work, of blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk: twenty cubits long, & five in breadth, over against the hangings of the court. 19 And their pillars were four, and their four sockettes of brass, & the knops of silver, and the heads overlayed with silver, and hooped about with silver. 20 And all the (a) The curtains of the tabernacle were fastened with these pins to stay them that they were not driven with the wind hither and thither. pins of the tabernacle and of the court round about, were of brass. 21 This is the (b) The particular pieces by number delivered to the Levites. sum of the tabernacle [even] of the tabernacle of the congregation, as it was counted according to the commandment of Moses, for the office of the Levites by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. 22 And Betsaleel the son of Vri, the son of Her, of the tribe of juda, made all that the Lord commanded Moses: 23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a cunning workman, an embroderer, and a worker of needle work, in blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk. 24 All the gold that was occupied for all the work of the holy place, was the gold of the wave offering, twenty and nine talentes, and seven hundred and thirty sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary. 25 And the sum of silver of them that were numbered in the congregation, was an hundred talentes, and a thousand seven hundred and three score and fifteen sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary. 26 For every man an half weight, even half a sickle, after the sickle of the sanctuary, for all them that went to be numbered, from twenty year old and above, even for six hundred thousand and three thousand, and five hundredth and fifty men. 27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockettes of the veil: an hundred sockettes of the hundred talentes, a talon to every socket. 28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five sickles, he made knops to the pillars, and gainsaid the heads, and hooped them. 29 And the brass of the wave offering was three score & ten talents, and two thousand and four hundred sickles. 30 And therewith he made the sockettes to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brazen altar, & the brazen grediron for it, with all the vessels of the altar, 31 And the sockettes of the court round about, and the sockettes for the court gate, and all the pings of the tabernacle, and all the pings of the court round about. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xxxix Chapter. 1 The decking of Aaron. 2 The Ephod, or covering of the shoulders. 8 The Pettorale, or furniture for the breast. 22 The coat. 30 The holy plate. 31 The people offereth the Lord all that he commanded to be done. ☞ ANd of the blue silk, purple, & scarlet, they made vestments of ministration, to do service in the holy place: and made the holy garments for Aaron as the Lord commanded Moses. 2 And he made the Ephod of gold, blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk. 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires to work it in the blue silk, purple, scarlet, and in the fine white with broidered work. ‛ 4 And they made two sides for it, to ' close them up by the two edges. 5 And the brodering of the girdle that was upon it, was of the same stuff, and after the same work, of gold, blue silk, purple, scarlet, and twyned white silk, as the Lord commanded Moses. 6 And they wrought Onyx stones closed in ouches of gold, and graved as signettes are graven, with the names of the children of Israel. 7 And he put them on the shoulders of the Ephod, that they should be stones for a remembrance of the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses. 8 And he made the brestlap of broidered work like the work of the Ephod, even of gold, blue silk, purple, scarlet, and twyned white silk. 9 It was four square: and they made the brestlap double, an hand breadth long, and an hand breadth broad. 10 And they filled it with four rows of stones. The first row, a Sardius, a Topazius, and a Smaragdus. ‛ 11 The second row, a Ruby, a sapphire, ' and a Diamond. ‛ 12 In the third row, a Lyncurius, an ' Achates, and an Amethyst. 13 In the fourth row, a Turcas, an Onyx, and a jaspis: and they were closed in ouches of gold in their inclosers. 14 And the twelve stones were graven as signets, with the names of the children of Israel, every stone with his name, according to the twelve tribes. 15 And they made upon the brestlap two fastening chains of writhe work and pure gold. 16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings: and put the two rings in the two corners of the brestlap. 17 And they put the two chains of gold in the two rings in the corners of the brestlap. 18 And the two ends of the two chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulders of the Ephod, upon the forefront of it. 19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two corners of the brestlap upon the edge of it [which was] on the inside by the Ephod. 20 And they made two golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the Ephod, beneath on the fore side of it, and over against his fellow, above upon the brodering of the Ephod. 21 And they strained the brestlap by his rings unto the rings of the Ephod with a lase of blue silk, that it might be upon the brodering of the Ephod, & that the brestlap should not be loosed from of the Ephod, as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 And he made the tunicle unto the Ephod of woven work, altogether of blue silk: 23 And there was a hole in the midst of the tunicle, as the collar of a partlet, with a band round about the collar, that it should not rend. 24 And in the tunicle they made hems with pomegranates of blue silk, purple, scarlet, and white twined silk. 25 And they made little bells of pure gold, and put them amongst the pomegranates round about upon the edge of the tunicle. 26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate round about the hems of the tunicle to minister in, as the Lord commanded Moses. 27 And they made coats of fine white silk of woven work, for Aaron and his sons. 28 And a mitre of fine white silk, and goodly bonnets of fine white silk, and linen slops of twined white silk. 29 And a girdle of twined white silk, blue, purple, and scarlet, even of needle work, as the Lord commanded Moses. 30 And they made the plate of the holy crown of fine gold, and wrote upon it with graven work as signets are graven, The holiness of the Lord. 31 And tied unto it a lase of blue silk, to fasten it an high upon the mitre, as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 Thus was all the work of the tabernacle [even] of the tabernacle of the congregation finished: And the children of Israel did according to all that the lord commanded Moses, even so did they. 33 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses [even] the tabernacle and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, his pillars, & his sockettes. 34 The covering of Rams skins red, and the covering of Taxus skins, and the hanging veil, ‛ 35 The ark of the testimony, and the ' bars thereof, and the mercy seat, ‛ 36 The table and all the vessels thereof, and the show bread, ' 37 The pure candlestick with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be prepared, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light, 38 The golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging of the tabernacle door, 39 And the brazen altar with his grediron of brass, his bars and all his vessels, the laver and his foot. 40 The curtains of the court with his pillars and sockettes, the hanging to the court gate and his pins and cords, and all the vessel of the service of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of the congregation. 41 The ministering vestments to serve in the holy place, & the holy vestments for Aaron the priest, and his sons raiments to minister in, in the priests office: 42 According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, even so the children of Israel made all the work. 43 And Moses did look upon all the work: and behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: ☜ and Moses blessed them. ‛ The xl Chapter. ' 2 The tabernacle is erected. 34 A cloud, the sign of the presence of the Lord covereth the tabernacle. ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 In the first day of the first (a) In the second year of their coming out of Egypt. month shalt thou set up the tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the congregation. 3 And put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil: and thou shalt bring in the table, and order it according to the appointment thereof: " 4 And thou shalt bring in the candlestick," and light his lamps, 5 And set the incense altar of gold before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. 6 And set the burnt offering altar before the door of the tabernacle [even] of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And set the laver between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and put water therein. 8 And make the court round about, & ' hang up the hanging at the court gate. ' 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and hallow it with all the vessels thereof: and it shallbe holy. 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt offering and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shallbe an altar most holy. 11 And thou shalt also anoint the lauer' and his foot, and sanctify it. ' 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy vestments, and anoint him, & sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priests office. ' 14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and ' cloth them with garments. 15 And anoint them as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priests office: For their anointing shallbe an everlasting priesthood unto them throughout all their generations. 16 And Moses did according to all that the Lord commanded him, even so did he. 17 Thus was the tabernacle reared up the first day in the first month, in the (b) Of the coming of the children of Israel out of Egypt. second year. 18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockettes, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars of it, and reared up his pillars. 19 And spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent an high above it, as the Lord commanded Moses. 20 And he took the (c) That is, the tables of the law. testimony, and put it in the ark, and set the bars to the ark, and put the mercy seat an high upon the ark.] ☜ 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and hanged up the veil, and covered the ark of the testimony, as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 And he put the table in the tabernacle of the congregation in the north side of the tabernacle without the veil, 23 And set the bread in order before the Lord [even] as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 And he put the candlestick in the tabernacle of the congregation, over against the table toward the south side of the tabernacle, 25 And set up the lamps before the Lord: as the Lord commanded Moses. 26 And he put the golden altar in the tabernacle of the congregation before the veil, 27 And burnt sweet incense thereon, as the Lord commanded Moses. 28 And he hanged up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle: 29 And set the burnt offering altar by the entering in of the tabernacle [that is] the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings thereon, as the Lord commanded Moses. 30 Exod 30. c. And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and powered water therein, to wash withal. 31 And Moses, Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and their feet thereat, 32 When they went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and when they went to the altar they washed themselves, as the Lord commanded Moses. 33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up an hanging at the court gate: and so Moses finished the work. 34 Num. 9 c. And the cloud covered the tabernacle of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses could not enter into the tabernacle of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 And when the cloud was taken up from of the tabernacle, the children of Israel took their journeys throughout their armies: 37 And when the cloud was not taken up, they journeyed not till it was taken up. 38 For the (d) Thus the presence of God preserved and guided them both day & night, till they came to the land of promise, cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their armies. ¶ The end of the second book of Moses, called in the Hebrew Velleschemoth, and in the Latin, Exodus. ❧ The third book of Moses, called in the Hebrew a This book is so named, because that in the same is chief entreated of the levitical sacrifices, and other ceremonies of the law, upon the which the Levites were committed & ordained by the Lord. Vaicrah, and in the Latin Leviticus. ¶ The first Chapter. 2 The order of burnt offerings. 10 Of Sheep or Goats. 14 Of Birds. ☞ 1 ANd the Lord (b) Moses doth evidently declare that these sacrifices were instituted of God, & not of man. called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, & thou shalt say unto them: If a (c) when any or●uate man w●ll offer for himself a private sacrifice. man of you bring a (d) That the levitical sacrifices were preachings of the passion and death of Christ, and of his gospel, which should afterward be published thorewe all the world: men hath not dreamed it, but the holy ghost hath taught it, & hath confirmed it by many testimonies aswell of the old testament, as of the new. As psalm. 39 isaiah. 41. john. 1. 1. Pet. 1. Heb. 10. etc. sacrifice unto the Lord, ye shall bring your sacrifice from among these cattle, even from among the beeves and the (e) The Hebrew word signify sheep or she goats. Exod. 29.10. sheep. 3 If his sacrifice be a burnt offering of beeves, let him offer a male without blemish, and bring him of his own voluntary will, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. 4 And he shall put his (f) Declaring that he did it voluntarily, and all that he hath in his hands, he received of God. hand upon the head of the burnt sacrifice, and it shallbe accepted for him to be his atonement. 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: And the priests Aaron's sons shall bring the blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. ‛ 6 And then shall he flay the burnt offering, ' and hew him in pieces. 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and put wood upon the fire. 8 And the priests Aaron's sons shall lay the parts, even the head and the fat, upon the wood that is on the fire in the altar. 9 But the inwards and the legs thereof shall he (g) It was to signify that the sacrifice aught to be pure and clean. wash in water, & the priest shall burn all in the altar, that they may be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire for a sweet odour unto the Lord. 10 And if his sacrifice be of flocks, namely of the sheep or goats, let him bring a male without blemish for a burnt offering: 11 And let him kill it on the north side of the altar, before the Lord: And the priests Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar. 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, even with his head and his fat: and the priest shall put them upon the wood that lieth upon the fire in the altar. 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water, and the priest shall bring altogether, and burn it upon the altar for a burnt offering, an oblation made by fire for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 14 If the burnt offering for the sacrifice of the Lord be of fowls, he shall bring his sacrifice of turtle doves, or of the young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and (h) The Hebrew word signifieth, to be cut or pinched with a nail of the finger. wring the neck asunder of it, and burn it on the altar: but the blood thereof shallbe wrong out upon the side of the altar. 16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast them beside the altar on the east part, in the place of ashes. 17 And he shall break the wings of it, but pluck them not asunder: And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, even upon the wood that is upon the fire, that it may be a burnt offering, an oblation made by fire for a sweet savour unto the Lord. ¶ The two Chapter. 1 The order of meat offerings. 4 Of bread baken. 11 There shallbe no leaven in any offering. 13 All meat offerings must be seasoned with salt. ☞ 1 THe soul that will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shallbe of fine flower: and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: 2 And shall bring it unto Aaron's sons the priests: And he shall take thereout his handful of the flower, & of the oil with all the frankincense, and the priest shall burn it for a memorial of him upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 3 And the remnant of the meat offering shallbe Aaron's and his sons, a thing most (a) Because it doth remain of that which was burnt in the honour of God, and therefore might not be eaten but of the holy, that is, the priests. holy of the sacrifices of the Lord, made by fire. 4 If thou bring also a meat offering that is baken in the oven, let it be an unleavened cake of fine flower mingled with oil, or an unleavened wafer anointed with oil. 5 If thy meat offering be baken in the frying pan, it shallbe of unleavened flower mingled with oil. 6 And thou shalt part it in pieces, and power oil thereon: that it may be a meat offering. 7 And if thy meat offering be a thing broiled upon the grediron, let it be of flower mingled with oil. 8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the lord, & shalt deliver it unto the priest, that he may offer it upon the altar. 9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: that it may be a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 10 And that which is left of the meat offering, shallbe Aaron's & his sons: It is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. 11 All the meat offerings which ye shall bring unto the Lord, shallbe made without leaven: For ye shall neither burn leaven nor (b) That is, all manner of fruit as sweet as honey: as figs, dates and such like. Of these nothing might be burned, but kept only to be offered before God. honey in any offering of the Lord made by fire. 12 In the oblation of the first fruits ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt upon the altar for a sweet savour. 13 Math. v. b. Mark. ix. g. All the meat offerings also shalt thou season with salt, neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: but upon all thine offerings thou shalt bring (c) By this ceremony is the nature of Christ set forth, which is figured in all sacrifices. For Christ is the true and heavenly salt, by whom all that believe in him, be made savoury and pleasant unto God the father, so that they shall never so putrefy that they shall perish. salt. 14 And if thou offer a meat offering of the first fruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy first fruits, ears of corn dried by the fire [even] beaten wheat, of full ears. 15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: that it may be a meat offering. 16 And the priest shall burn part of the beaten corn, and part of that oil with all the frankincense, for a remembrance: and it shallbe a sacrifice unto the Lord made by fire. ‛ ¶ The three Chapter. ' ‛ 1 The order of peace offerings. 6 Of Sheep. 7 Of Lambs. 12 Of Goats. ' ☞ 1 ANd if his sacrifice be a peace offering, and he take it from among the droves, whether it be a male or female, he shall bring such as is without blemish before the Lord. 2 And put his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: And Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 3 And he shall offer somewhat of the peace offering, to be a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord: even the Exo. xxix. c fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards: 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and upon the flanks, & the kall with the liver shall he take away with the kidneys. 5 And Aaron's sons shall burn them on the altar, with the burnt sacrifice which is upon the wood that is on the fire, to be a burnt sacrifice made by fire for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 6 If he bring a peace offering unto the Lord from of the flock, let him offer male or female, but without blemish. ‛ 7 [And] if he offer a Lamb for his sacrifice, ' he shall bring it before the Lord, 8 And put his hand upon his offerings head, and kill it before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about the altar. 9 And of the peace offering let him bring a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, the fat thereof, and the rump altogether, which they shall take of hard by the back bone: and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and upon the flanks, and the kall that is upon the liver shall he take away with the kidneys. 11 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, to be the food of a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 12 If his offering be a Goat, he shall ' bring it before the Lord, ' 13 And put his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 14 And he shall bring thereof his offering, even a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, the fat that covereth the inwards, & all the fat that is upon the inwards. 15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and upon the flanks, and the kall upon the liver shall he take away with the kidneys. 16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the sacrifice made by fire for a sweet savour: All the fat is the Lords. 17 Let it be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor (a) That is, all your dwelling places. Gene. ix· a. blood. ☜ ‛ ¶ The four Chapter. ' 1 The offering made for sins done of ignorance, 13 for the whole congregation, 22 for the ruler. ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say, If a soul shall sin through ignorance in any of the commandments of the Lord which ought not to be done, but shall do contrary to any of them: 3 As if the priest that is anointed, do sin according to the (a) By conversation or doctrine to do any thing whereby the people sin, or else if the people sin through the priests fault, their sin is required at his hands. sin of the people, let him bring for his sin which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish, unto the Lord for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the young bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord, and shall put his hand upon the young bullocks head, and kill the young bullock before the Lord. 5 And the priest that is anointed levit. ix. c. shall take of the young bullocks blood, and bring it into the tabernacle of the congregation. 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle thereof seven times before the Lord, even before the veil of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest shall put some of the blood before the Lord, upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation, & shall power all the blood of the young bullock unto the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And he shall take away all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering, the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is about the inwards, 9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, & upon the flanks, and the kall upon the liver shall he take away with the kidneys, 10 As it was taken away in the bullock of the peace offerings: and let the priest burn them upon the altar of burnt offering. 11 Exo. xxix. c But the skin of the young bullock, and all his flesh, with his head and his legs, with his inwards & his dung, [shall he bear out] 12 And carry the whole bullock altogether out of the host unto a clean place, even where the ashes are powered out, & burn him there on wood in the fire: even by the place where the ashes are cast out, shall he be burnt. 13 If the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, & the thing be hid from the eyes of the multitude, and have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord which should not be done, and have offended: 14 When the sin which they have sinned is known, the congregation shall bring a young bullock for the sin, & bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation, 15 And the elders of the multitude shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: And the bullock shallbe slain before the Lord. 16 And the priest that is anointed, shall bring of the bullocks blood into the tabernacle of the congregation. 17 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the veil. 18 And shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar, which is before the Lord in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall power all the blood unto the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. ‛ 19 And he shall take his fat from him, ' and burn it upon the altar, 20 And shall do with this bullock as he did with the bullock for sin, even so shall he do with this: And the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shallbe forgiven them. 21 And he shall bring this bullock without the host, & burn him as he burned the first bullock: For it is an oblation for the sin of the congregation. 22 When a Lord sinneth, and committeth through ignorance any of these things which the Lord his God hath forbidden to be done in his commandments, and hath offended: 23 And if his sin be (b) Other by knowledging himself to have sinned & confessing his fault, or some other hath revealed it unto him. showed unto him which he hath done, he shall bring his offering, [even] an he goat without blemish, 24 And lay his hand upon the head of the he goat, and kill it in the place where the burnt offering is used to be killed before the Lord: For it is a sin offering. 25 And let the priest take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, & put it upon the horns of the burnt offering altar, and power his blood unto the bottom of the burnt offering altar, 26 And burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the peace offerings: And the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, & it shallbe forgiven him. 27 If one of the common people of the land sin through ignorance, & commit any of the things which the Lord hath forbidden in his commandments to be done, and so hath trespassed: 28 If his sin which he hath sinned come to his knowledge, he shall bring for his offering a she goat from among the flocks without blemish for his sin which he hath sinned, 29 And lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of burnt offerings. 30 levit. iii. d. And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the burnt offering altar, & power all the blood unto the bottom of the altar, 31 And shall take away all his fat, as the fat of the peace offering is taken away: And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, that it may be a sweet savour unto the Lord, and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shallbe forgiven him. 32 And if he bring a sheep for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish, 33 And lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, & put it upon the horns of the burnt offering altar, and shall power the blood thereof unto the bottom of the altar. 35 levit. iii. d. And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the sheep of the peace offering is wont to be taken away: And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, that it may be the Lords burnt sacrifice, and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shallbe forgiven him. ‛ ¶ The uj Chapter. ' 1 Of oaths. 2 The cleansing of him that toucheth unclean things. 6 The purgation of an oath. 15 And of sin done by ignorance. ☞ 1 IF a soul sin, and hear the voice (a) This is diversly expounded, because the Hebrew word hath a double signification: this is the sense as some thinketh. If a judge doth minister an oath to any private man, to declare the truth of any thing that he hath seen, & do it not, he sinneth: other this. If any man see his neighbour commit any sin, which is by the law of God execrable or detestable, and did consile it, & not open it as much as in him did lie, he did sin: some other taketh it thus. All such as did hear any man curse, ban, and abuse the name of God, & did not open it unto the magistrate, did sin: the first sense is best liked. of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it, if he do not utter it, he shall bear his sin. 2 Either if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carrion of an unclean beast, or a carrion of unclean cattle, or a carrion of unclean creeping things, and is not ware of it: behold, he is unclean, and hath offended. 3 Either if he touch any uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man is wont to be defiled withal, and is not ware of it, and cometh to the knowledge of it, he hath trespassed. 4 Either if a soul swear, and pronounceth with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and the thing be hid from him, and cometh to the knowledge of it, and hath offended in one of these: 5 When he hath sinned in one of these things, he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing. 6 Therefore shall he bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a she goat, for a sin offering: And the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. 7 levit. xii. d. Luke. two. d. And if he be not able to bring a sheep, he shall bring for his trespass which he hath sinned, two turtle doves, or two young pigeons unto the Lord: one for a sin offering, & the other for a burnt offering. 8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, which shall offer the sin offering first, and wring the neck asunder of it, but pluck it not clean of. 9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood shall he power by the bottom of the altar: for it is a sin offering. 10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, as the manner is: and so shall the priest make an atonement for him for the sin which he hath sinned, and it shallbe forgiven him. 11 And if he be not able to bring two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, than he that hath sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an Epha of fine flower for a sin offering: but put none oil thereto, neither put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering. 12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it for a remembrance thereof, & burn it upon the altar, to be a sacrifice for the Lord made by fire: for it is a sin offering. 13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shallbe forgiven him: And the remnant shallbe the priests, as a meat offering. 14 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 15 If a soul trespass and sin thorough ignorance in things that are consecrated unto the Lord, let him bring for his trespass unto the Lord, a Ram without blemish out of the flocks, valued in money at two sickles, after Exod. thirty. the sickle of the sanctuary, that it may be for a trespass offering. 16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, & let him put the fift part more thereto, and give it unto the priest: And the priest shall make an atonement for him, with the Ram that is for the trespass, and it shallbe forgiven him. 17 If a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord, and (b) And doth afterward knowledge himself to have offended, and thinketh himself to be guilty of that sin. wist it not, & hath offended, and bear his sin: 18 Than shall he bring a Ram without blemish out of the flock, that is esteemed to be worth a trespass offering, unto the priest: And the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance, wherein he erred, and was not ware, and it shallbe forgiven him. 19 This is a trespass offering, for the trespass committed against the Lord. ☜ ' ‛ ¶ The uj Chapter. ' 6 The offering for sins which are done willingly. 9 The law of the burnt offerings. 13 The fire must abide evermore upon the altar. 20 The offering of Aaron and his sons. ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying. 2 If a soul sin and trespass against the Lord, and deny unto his neighbour that which was taken him to keep, or that was put into his hands, or doth violent robbery or wrong unto his neighbour, 3 Or if he have found that which was lost, and denieth it, and sweareth falsely upon whatsoever thing it be that a man doth, and sinneth therein: 4 If he have so sinned and trespassed, he shall restore again that he took violently away, or the wrong which he did, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found: 5 And all that about which he hath sworn falsely, he shall restore it again in the whole sum, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, the same day that he offereth for his trespass. 6 And let him bring for his trespass unto the Lord a Ram without blemish out of the flock, that is esteemed worth a trespass offering unto the priest. 5 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord, and it shallbe forgiven him whatsoever thing it be that he hath done and trespassed therein. ‛ 8 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying: (This is the law of the burnt offering. Exo. xxix g The burned offering shallbe upon the hearth of the altar all night, unto the morning, and the fire shall be kindled on the altar.) 10 And the priest shall put on his Ex. xxviii. g linen garment, and his linen breeches upon his flesh, and take away the ashes upon the which the fire consumed the burnt sacrifice in the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar, 11 And put of his raiment, and put on other, and carry the ashes out without the host unto a clean place. 12 The fire upon the altar shall burn still, & never be put out: But the priest shall lay wood on it every day in the morning, and put the burnt sacrifice upon it, and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. 13 (a) This fire prefigured Christ, for as it doth purify, heat, and consume: so Christ by his death and passion purifieth sinners, & consumeth all sins, and by his holy spirit heateth and warmeth all the faithful. The fire shall ever burn upon the altar, and never go out. ' 14 Num. xv. a. levit. two. a. This is the law of the meat offering, which Aaron's sons shall bring before the Lord, even before the altar: 15 And one of them shall take his handful of the flower of the meat offering, and of the oil, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it unto a remembrance upon the altar for a sweet savour, even a memorial of it unto the Lord. 16 And of the rest thereof, shall Aaron and his sons eat: unleavened shall it be eaten in the holy place, even in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. 17 It shall not be baken with leaven: I have given it unto them for their portion of my sacrifices made by fire: It is most holy, as is the sin offering, and the trespass offering. 18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it: It shallbe a statute for ever in your generations concerning the sacrifice of the Lord made by fire: let every one that toucheth it, be holy. 19 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 20 This is the offering of Aaron, and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed: The tenth part of an Epha of flower for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night. 21 In the frying pan it shallbe made with oil, and when it is fried, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offerings shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 22 And the priest of his sons, that is anointed in his steed, shall offer it: It is the lords ordinance for ever, it shallbe burnt altogether. 23 For every meat offering that is made for the priest, shallbe burnt altogether, and shall not be eaten. ‛ 24 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 25 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and say, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed, shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord, for it is most holy. 26 Osee. iiii. b. The priest that offereth it, shall eat it: In the holy place shall it be eaten, even in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. 27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof, shallbe holy: and when there droppeth of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it droppeth, in the holy place. 28 Levi.. xv. d But the earthen pot that it is sodden in, shallbe broken: And if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shallbe scoured, & rensed in the water. 29 All the males among the priests shal' eat thereof, for it is most holy. ' 30 And no sin offering whose blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shallbe eaten: but shallbe burnt in the fire. ☜ ‛ ¶ The vii Chapter. ' 1 Trespass offerings. Sin offerings. 11 Of peace offerings. 23 The fat and the blood may not be eaten. ☞ 1 Likewise this is the law (a) Because it was altogether burnt with fire, or that the priests only did eat it. of the trespass offering: it is most holy. 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering, shall they kill the trespass offering also, & the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar. 3 All the fat thereof shall he offer, the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and upon the flanks, and the kall that is on the liver shalt thou take away with the kidneys. 5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, to be a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord: for it is a trespass offering. 6 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it shallbe eaten in the holy place, for it is most holy. 7 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering, one law serveth for both: that wherewith the priest shall make atonement, shallbe his. 8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, shall have the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. 9 And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and that is dressed in the pan, and in the frying pan, shallbe the priests that offereth it. 10 And every meat offering that is mingled with oil, and that is dry, shall pertain unto all the sons of Aaron, and one shall have as much as another. 11 This is the law of the peace offering, ' which he shall offer unto the Lord. ' 12 If he offer it to give thanks, he shall bring unto his (b) The Hebrew word signifieth to praise & give thanks, this sacrifice they used, when any man knowledged himself to be a sinner and confessed his sins unto the lord, willing to reconcile himself unto him. thank offering unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil of fine flower fried. 13 He shall bring his offering, with cakes of unleavend bread for his peace offerings, to give thanks: 14 And of all the sacrifice he shall offer one for an heave offering unto the Lord, and it shallbe the priests that sprinkled the blood of the peace offerings. 15 And the flesh of his peace offerings for thanksgiving, shallbe eaten the same day that it is offered: And let him leave nothing of it until the morrow. 16 But if the offering of his sacrifice be a vow, or of his own free will, it shallbe eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and if ought remain until the morrow, it may be eaten. 17 But as much of the offered flesh as remaineth unto the third day, shallbe burnt with fire. 18 And if any of the flesh of his peace offerings be eaten in the third day, then shall he that offereth it obtain no favour, neither shall it be reckoned unto him, but shallbe an abomination: therefore the soul that eateth of it, shall bear his sin. 19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing, shall not be eaten, but burnt with fire: and of this flesh all that be clean, shall eat thereof. 20 But if any soul eat of the flesh of the peace offering that pertaineth unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him: the same soul shall be cut of from among his people. 21 Moreover, the soul that doth touch any unclean thing, that is of the uncleanness of man, or of any unclean beast, or any abomination that is unclean, and then eat of the flesh of the peace offering which pertaineth unto the Lord: that soul shall be cut of from his people. ‛ 22 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: levit. iii. e. 23 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say: Ye shall eat no manner fat of beeves, of sheep, and of goats. 24 neverthelater, the fat of the beast that dieth alone, and the fat of that which is torn with wild beasts, shallbe occupied in any manner of use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. 25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men use to bring an offering made by fire unto the Lord: that soul that eateth it, shall be cut of from his people. 26 Moreover, ye Gen ix. a. levit. xvii. c and xix f. Deut xii. b. i Reg. xiiii. e shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of foul or of beast, in any your dwellings. 27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, the same soul shall be cut of from his people. ' 28 And the Lord talked with Moses, ' saying: 29 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say: He that bringeth his peace offering unto the Lord, let him bring his gift unto the Lord of his peace offering: 30 Let his own hands bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire: even the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord. 31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar, and the breast shallbe Aaron's and his sons. 32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of your peace offerings. 33 The same that offereth the blood of the peace offerings and the fat among the sons of Aaron, shall have the right shoulder for his part: 34 For the Nu. xviii. e. wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel, even of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest, & unto his sons, by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel. 35 This is the anointing of Aaron, and the anointing of his sons concerning the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire, in the day when he offered them to be priests unto the Lord. 36 And these be the [portions] which the Lord commanded to be given them in the day of their anointing from among the children of Israel, by a statute for ever in their generations. 37 This is the law of the burnt offering, and of the meat offering, and of the sacrifice for sin and trespass, for consecrations, and for the peace offering: 38 Which the Lord commanded Moses in the mount of Sinai, when he commanded the children of Israel to offer their sacrifices unto the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai. ☜ ‛ ¶ The eight Chapter. ' ‛ 6 The anointing of Aaron and his sons. ' ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Take Ex. xxviii. a Aaron and his sons with him, and the vestures, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for a sin offering, and two Rams, and a basket of unleavened bread: 3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and the people were gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 5 And Moses said unto the congregation: This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done. ‛ 6 And Moses brought Aaron and his ' sons, and washed them with water: 7 And put upon him the coat, and girded him with a girdle, and put upon him the rob, and put the Ephod thereon, which he girded with the broidered guard that was in the Ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. 8 And he put the breastplate thereon, and put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. 9 And he put the cap of estate upon his head, and put upon the cap, even upon the forefront, the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord commanded Moses. 10 Exo. thirty. d And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. 11 And sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. 12 And he powered of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, & anointed him, to sanctify him. 13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon their heads, as the Lord commanded Moses. 14 Exo. xxix. a And he brought the Bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron & his sons put their hands upon the head of the Bullock for the sin offering. 15 And Moses slew him, and took the blood, which he put upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and powered the blood at the bottom of the altar, & sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it. 16 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the kall of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar. 17 But the Bullock, & his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burned with fire without the host, as the Lord commanded Moses. 18 And he brought the Ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron & his sons put their hands upon the head of the Ram, ‛ 19 Which Moses killed, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. ' 20 And Moses cut the Ram into his pieces, and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat. 21 And washed the inwards & the legs in water, & Moses burned the Ram everywhyt upon the altar: for it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 Exo. xxix. f And he brought the other Ram, namely the Ram of consecrations: and Aaron and his sons put their hands upon the head of the Ram, 23 Which Moses slew, and took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. 24 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put of the blood on the ●ippe of the right ear of them, & upon the thumbs of their right hands, & upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 25 Exo. xxix d And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the kall of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and the right shoulder. 26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, & put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder: 27 And put altogether upon Aaron's hands, & upon his sons hands, and waved it a wave offering before the Lord. 28 And Moses took them from of their hands, and burned them upon the altar for a burnt offering: These were consecrations for a sweet savour and sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 29 Exo. xxix. c And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord: for of the Ram of consecrations, it was Moses' part, as the Lord commanded Moses. 30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, & sprinkled it upon Aaron and upon his garments, and upon his sons and on his sons garments with him: and sanctified Aaron and his vestures, and his sons and his sons vestures with him. 31 And Moses said unto Aaron and his sons: Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and there Exo. xxix. f. eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecration, and as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. 32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread, shall ye burn with fire. 33 And ye shall not departed from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation seven days, until the days of your consecrations be at an end: for seven days shall he fill your hand. 34 As he did this day: even so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. 35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days long, and keep the watch of the Lord, and ye shall not die: for so I am commanded. 36 And so Aaron and his sons, did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. ☜ ‛ ¶ The ix Chapter. ' 8 The first offerings of Aaron. 22 Aaron blesseth the people. 23 The glory of the Lord is showed. ☞ 1 AND in the eight day, Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel. 2 And he said unto Aaron: Take thee a young Calf for a sin offering, and a Ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and bring them before the Lord. 3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying: Take ye an he Goat for a sin offering, and a Calf & a Lamb both of a year old, without blemish, for a burnt sacrifice. 4 Also a Bullock & a Ram for peace offerings, to offer before the Lord, and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the Lord will appear unto you. 5 And they brought that which Moses commanded, before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation came and stood before the Lord. 6 And Moses said: This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do, & the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you. 7 Hebre. v. a. and vii d. And Moses said unto Aaron: Go unto the altar, and offer the sacrifice for thy sin, & thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thee and for the people: & thou shalt offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them, as the Lord commanded. 8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the Calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him, and he dypt his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and powered the blood at the bottom of the altar. 10 But the fat and the two kidneys, and the kall of the liver of the sin offering he burned upon the altar, as the Lord commanded Moses. 11 The flesh and the hide he burnt with ' fire without the host. ' 12 And he slew the burnt offering, levit. two. a. and Aaron's sons brought unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. 13 And they brought the burnt offering unto him with the pieces thereof, & the head: and he burnt [them] upon the altar. 14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burned them upon the burnt offering in the altar. 15 And then he brought the people's offering, taking the Goat which was the sin offering for the people, & slew it, & offered it for sin, as he did the first. 16 And brought the burnt offering, and ' offered it as the manner was. ' 17 levit. iiii. a. And he brought the meat offering, and filled his hand thereof, and burned it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. 18 He slew also the Bullock and the Ram for the peace offering, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons brought unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about: 19 And the fat of the Bullock, and of the Ram, the rump, and that covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the kall of the liver. 20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, ' and he burned the fat upon the altar: ' 21 But the breasts and the right shoulder, ' Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 And Aaron lift up his hand over the people, and blessed them, & came down from offering of ●he sin offering, burned offering, and peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, & came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. 24 two. Par. seven. a. two. Mac. two. b. And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering & the fat: Which when all the people saw, they gave thanks, and fell on their faces. ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 Nadab and Abihu are slain. 6 Israel mourneth for them. 9 The priests are forbidden wine. 1 ANd levit. xvi. a. Exo. thirty. b Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censar, and put fire therein, and put cense thereupon, and offered (a) Sacrifices not appointed by the law, though enterprised of a good zeal, intent, & affection, do yet nevertheless displease God. Strange fire is called, other because in the burning of the incense, the two sons of Aaron took not of it, that continually was reserved upon the altar of burnt offering, whereof Moses spoke before in the 6. Chapter, (for they were wont to take coals therehence, to burn fumes upon the altar of incense) or 'tis because they took unlawful incense. The lawful is described in the 30. of Exod. But how so ever it was, this thing is evident, that they made unlawful sacrifice, which was not commanded by the law of God. Beware therefore of worships framed after our own opinion. strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2 And there went a fire from the Lord, and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said unto Aaron: This is it that the Lord spoke, saying: I will be (b) I willbe sanctified, that is, I will appear holy. Some do say: I will punish them that be nigh unto me. A question is, where God spoke this that Moses allegeth? Some of the hebrews do say in the .19. of Exodus: And let the priests also which come unto the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord destroy them. Some other, when he said to Moses in the .29. of the same book. And I will mee●e with the children of Israel, and the place shallbe sanctified in my glory. Hereof they understand this place thus, as though God should say: neither will I spare the priests which are nighest me, if they stray and do amiss, that is, I will punish them, I will punish other much more. And thus by showing his might and power, he will be feared, advanced, praised, and sanctified, even in them which be nighest: For I utterly will (sayeth God) that priests which do the ministery of my sacrifices, do them according to my word, and not after their own human reason. sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. 4 And Moses called Misael and Elsaphan the sons of Oziel, the uncle of Aaron, & said unto them: Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary, out of the host. 5 And they went to them, & carried them in their coats out of the host, as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar & Ithamar his sons: (c) Here is the common use of lamenting the dead amongst the Israelites set forth, which Aaron and his sons be forbidden, lest it might appear that they did grudge against God's judgement. Of this read the xxi Chapter, the tenth verse. Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes, lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: But let your brethren the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled. 7 And go not ye out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of God is upon you. And they did as Moses said. 8 And the Lord spoke unto Aaron, saying: 9 Thou shalt not drink wine nor strong drink, thou nor thy sons that are with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: Let it be a law for ever throughout your generations. 10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, between unclean and clean: 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hands of Moses. 12 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar, and Ithamar his sons that were left: Take the meat offering that remaineth of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy. 13 Ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy duty, & thy sons duty, of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire: for so I am commanded. 14 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place, thou and thy sons and thy daughters with thee: For they be thy duty, and thy sons duty, given out of the peace offerings of the children of Israel. 15 The heave shoulder & the wave breast shall they bring in with the sacrifices made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord: and it shallbe thine and thy sons with thee by a law for ever, as the Lord hath commanded. 16 And Moses sought the goat that was offered for sin, & see, it was burnt. And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying: 17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place? seeing it is most holy, & God hath given it you, to bear the sin of the congregation, to make agreement for them before the Lord. 18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: Ye should have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. 19 And Aaron said unto Moses: Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering, and their burnt offering before the Lord: (b) I have not left this undone of any contempt or negligence, but both my children be dead: and how could I be merry in such a woeful & lamentable case of my children. and such things are come unto me, if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord? 20 And when Moses heard that, he was content. ❧ The xi. Chapter. 1 Of beasts, fishes, and birds: which be clean, and which be unclean. ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron, and said unto them: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say: Gen. seven. a. Deut. xiiii. a Acts. x. c. These are the beasts which ye shall eat, among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven footed, and chaweth cud among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless, these shall ye not eat, of them that chaw cud, and divideth the hoof: [only] as is the Camel, which chaweth cud, but he divideth not the hoof, therefore is he unclean unto you. 5 Even so the Cony which chaweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof, he is unclean to you. 6 And the Hare, though he chaweth the cud, yet because he divideth not the hoof, he is therefore unclean to you. 7 And again the Swine, though he divide the hoof, and is cloven footed, yet he chaweth not the cud, he is unclean to you. 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcases shall ye not touch: but let them be unclean to you. 9 These shall ye eat, of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, seas, and rivers, that shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins nor scales in the sea and rivers, of all that move and live in the waters, let them be abomination unto you. 11 They I say, shallbe an abomination unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, but abhor their carcases. 12 Let all that have no fins nor scales in the waters, be abominable unto you. 13 These are they which ye shall abhor among the fowls, and that ought not to be eaten, for they are an abomination: The Eagle, the goshawk, and the Ospray, 14 The Vulture, and the Kite after his ' kind, ' 15 And all Ravens after their kind, ' 16 The Ostrich, the night crow, the Coockowe, and the Hawk after his kind, ‛ 17 The Falcon, the Cormorant, the great ' Owl, ‛ 18 The Back, the Pelican, the Pie, ' ‛ 19 The Stork, the jay after his kind, ' the Lapwing, and the Swallow. 20 Let all fowls that creep and go upon all four, be an abomination unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat, of every creeping thing that hath wings, and go upon four [feet]: even those that have not bowynges above upon their feet, to leap withal upon the earth. 22 Even these of them ye may eat: the Arbe after his kind, the Selaam after his kind, the Hargol after his kind, and the Hagab after his kind. 23 All [other] fowls that creep and have four feet, shallbe abomination unto you. 24 In such ye be unclean: and whosoever toucheth the carcase of them, shallbe unclean until the even: 25 And whosoever beareth the carcase of them, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 26 And every beast that hath hoof, and is not cloven footed, nor chaweth cud, such are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them, shallbe unclean. 27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner beasts that go on all four [feet] such are unclean unto you: and who so doth touch their carcase levit. v. e. shallbe unclean until the even. 28 And he that beareth the carcase of them, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: for such are unclean unto you. 29 And let these also be unclean to you, among the things that creep upon the earth: the Weasel, and the Mouse, and the Toad after their kind: ‛ 30 The Hedhogge, the Stellio, the ' Lacert, the Snail, and the Moole. 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them when they be dead, shallbe unclean until the even. 32 And whatsoever any of the dead carcases of them doth fall upon, shallbe unclean, whether it be vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, or whatsoever vessel it be that any work is wrought in: and it must be plunged in the water, and it shallbe unclean until the even, and so shall it be cleansed. 33 All manner of earthen vessel wherinto any of them falleth, shallbe unclean, with all that therein is, Leu. vi. d. and it shallbe broken. 34 All manner meat also that is used to be eaten, if any such water come upon it, shallbe unclean: And all manner drink that is used to be drunk in all manner such vessels, shallbe unclean. 35 And every thing that their carcase falleth upon, shallbe unclean, whether it be oven or kettle, let it be broken: For they are unclean, and shallbe unclean unto you. 36 neverthelater, yet the fountains, and wells, and collection of waters, shallbe clean still: but that which toucheth their carcases, shallbe unclean. 37 If the dead carcase of any such fall upon any seed used to sow, it shall yet be clean still: 38 But and if any water be powered upon the seed, and a dead carcase fall thereon, it shallbe unclean unto you. 39 If any beast of which ye may eat, die, and any man touch the dead carcase thereof, he shallbe unclean until the even. 40 He that eateth of the dead carcase of it, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: And he also that beareth the carcase of it, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 41 Let every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth be an abomination, and not be eaten. 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the breast, and whatsoever goeth upon four, or that hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth: of that see ye eat not, for they are abominable. 43 Ye shall not make your souls abominable with nothing that creepeth, neither make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. 44 For I am the Lord your God: Be sanctified therefore, and ye shallbe holy, for I am holy: and ye shall not defile your souls with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth: 45 For I am the Lord that brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shallbe holy therefore, for I am holy. 46 This is the law of beasts & fowls, levit. v. c. and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth, 47 That there may be a difference between the unclean and clean, and between the beast that may be eaten, and the beast that ought not to be eaten. ☜ ‛ ¶ The twelve Chapter. ' ‛ 2 A law how women should be purged after their deliverance. ' ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say: if a woman hath conceived seed, and borne a man child, she shallbe unclean seven days: even according to the days of the separation of her infirmity shall she be unclean. 3 And in the eight day, the flesh of the child's Gen. xvii. b. Luk. two. d. foreskin shallbe cut away. 4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days: She shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the time of her purifying be out. 5 If she bear a maid child, she shallbe unclean two weeks, according as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three score and six days. 6 Luk. two. d. And when the days of her purifying are out, whether it be for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of one year old for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtle dove for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: 7 Which shall offer them before the Lord, and make an atonement for her, and she shallbe purged of the issue of her blood. levit. v. b. And this is the law for her that hath borne a male or female. 8 But and if she be not able to bring a lamb, she shall bring Luk. two. d. two turtles or two young pigeons, the one for the burnt offering, & the other for a sin offering: And the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shallbe clean. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xiij Chapter. ' 1 The priests must have a consideration, and judge who are lepers. 47 Of the leprous garments. 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses & Aaron saying: ☞ 2 The man that shall have in the skin of his flesh, a swelling, either a scab, or a glistering white, and the plague of leprosy be in the skin of his flesh, he shallbe brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests. 3 And the priest shall look on the sore in the skin of his flesh: and when the here in the sore is turned to white, and the sore also seem to be lower than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priests shall look on him, and judge him unclean. 4 If there be a white plecke in the skin of his flesh, and seem not to be lower than the skin, nor the here thereof is turned unto white, the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the plague seven days. 5 And the priest shall look upon him again the seventh day: and if the plague seem to him to abide still, & the plague grow not in the skin, the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the plague, seven days more. 6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: Then if the plague be darker, and not grown in the skin, the priest shall judge him clean, for it is but a scab: And he shall wash his clothes and be clean. 7 But if the scab grow in the skin after that he is seen of the priest and judged clean, he shallbe seen of the priest again. 8 If the priest see that the scab be grown abroad in the skin, the priest shall make him unclean: [for] it is a leprosy. ' 9 When the plague of the leprosy is in a ' man, he shallbe brought unto the priest. 10 And the priest shall see him: And if the swelling be white in the skin, and have made the here white, and there be raw flesh in the swelling, 11 It willbe an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall make him unclean, and shall not shut him up, seeing he is unclean. 12 If a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and cover all the skin from his head to his foot wheresoever the priest looketh, 13 Then the priest shall consider: and if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall judge the plague to be clean, because it is all turned into whiteness, and he shallbe clean. ‛ 14 But and if there be raw flesh on him ' when he is seen, he shallbe unclean. 15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and declare him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean, seeing it is a leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh turn again and change unto white, he shall come to the priest: 17 And the priest shall see him: & behold, if the sore be changed unto white, the priest shall judge the plague clean, and he shallbe clean. ‛ 18 The flesh also in whose skin there ' is a bile, and is healed, 19 And in the place of the bile there appear a white rising, either a shining white and somewhat reddish, it shall be seen of the priest. 20 And if when the priest seeth him, it appear lower than the skin, and the here thereof be changed unto white, the priest shall judge him unclean: for it is a plague of leprosy, broken out of the bile. 21 But and if the priest look on it, and there be no white here's therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be darker, the priest shall shut him up seven days. 22 And if it spread abroad in the skin, the priest shall make him unclean, seeing it is a sore. 23 But and if the spot stand still and grow not, it is a scar of a bile, and therefore the priest shall declare him to be clean. 24 If there be any flesh in whose skin there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white spot, somewhat reddish or white, 25 The priest shall look upon it: and if the here in that bright spot be changed to white, and it appear lower than the skin, it is a leprosy broken out of the burning, and therefore the priest shall judge him unclean, seeing it is the plague of leprosy. 26 But if the priest look on it, and there be no white here in the bright spot, and be no lower than the other skin, but be darker, the priest shall shut him up seven days. 27 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and if it be grown abroad in the skin, the priest shall judge him unclean, seeing it is the plague of leprosy. 28 And if the spot stand still in it, and grow not in the skin, but is dark, it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall therefore declare him clean, seeing it is a scar of the burning. 29 If man or woman hath a sore vpon' the head or the beard, ' 30 The priest shall see the sore: and if it appear lower than the skin, and there be in it a yellow here and thin, the priest shall judge him unclean, seeing that the same fretting is a token of leprosy upon the head or beard. 31 And if the priest look on the sore of the fret, and it seem not lower than the skin, and that the here is not black, the priest shall shut up the fretting sore seven days. 32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the sore: and if the fret be not grown, and there be in it no yellow here, and the fret seem not lower than the skin, 33 He shallbe shaven, but the fret shall he not shave: and the priest shall shut up the fret seven days more. 34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the fret: and if the fret be not grown in the skin, nor seem lower than the other skin, the priest shall cleanse him: & he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. ‛ 35 But if the fret grow in the skin ' after his cleansing, 36 The priest shall look on him: and if the fret be grown in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow here, for he is unclean. 37 But if he see the fret stand still, & that there is black here grown up therein, the fret is healed, & he shallbe clean, & the priest shall declare him to be clean. ‛ 38 If there be many white spots in the ' skin of the flesh of man or woman, 39 The priest shall look upon it: and if the spots in the skin of their flesh be somewhat dark and white withal, it is a frekell growing in the skin: therefore he is clean. ‛ 40 And the man whose here is fallen of ' his head, he is baulde, yet clean. 41 And he that hath his here fallen of on the part of his head toward his face, is forehead baulde, yet clean. 42 If there be in the baulde head or baulde forehead a white reddish sore, there is leprosy sprung up in his baulde head or baulde forehead. 43 And the priest shall look upon him: & if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his baulde head or baulde forehead, after the manner of leprosy which is in the skin of the flesh, 44 Then he is a leprous man & unclean: And the priest shall make him unclean, for the plague thereof is in his head. 45 The leper in whom the plague is, shall have his clothes rend, & his head bare, & shall put a covering upon his lips, and shall cry: unclean, unclean. 46 And as long as the disease lasteth upon him, he shallbe defiled and unclean: he shall dwell alone, even Num. v. a. 4. Reg. 15. a. without the camp shall his habitation be. 47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment or a linen garment, 48 Whether it be in the warp or woof of linen or of woollen, either in a skin, or any thing made of skin: 49 If the disease be light green, or somewhat reddish in the garment or skin, whether it be in the warp or woof, or any thing that is made of skin: than it is a plague of leprosy, & shallbe showed unto the priest. 50 The priest therefore shall see the plague, ' and shut it up seven days. ' 51 And he shall look on the plague the seventh day: which, if it be increased in the garment, whether it be in the warp or woof, or in a skin, or in any thing that is made of skin, it is the leprosy of a fretting sore, it is unclean. 52 And he shall burn that garment, either warp or woof, whether it be woollen or linen, or any thing that is made of skin wherein the plague is, for it is a fretting leprosy, it shallbe burnt in the fire. 53 If the priest see that the plague is not grown in the garment, either in the warp or woof, or in whatsoever thing of skin it be, 54 The priest shall command them to wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more. 55 And the priest shall look on the plague again after that it is washed: and if the plague have not changed his colour, and is spread no further abroad, it is unclean, thou shalt burn it in the fire: for it is fret inward, whether it be bald behind [in the head] or before. 56 And if the priest see that the plague is darker after that is is washed, he shall cut it out of the garment or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof. 57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing made of skin: it is a spreading plague, thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is, with fire. 58 Moreover the garment, either warp or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be which thou hast washed, if the plague be departed therefrom, it shallbe washed once again, and then it shallbe clean. 59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment whether it be woollen or linen, either in the warp or woof, or in any thing of skins, to make it clean or unclean. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xiiij Chapter. ' ‛ 3 The cleansing of the leper, 34 and of the house that he is in. ' ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Math viii. a▪ Mark. i. d. This is the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shallbe brought unto the priest, 3 And the priest shall go out without the camp, and the priest shall look upon him, and if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper, 4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is cleansed, two live birds and clean, and cedar wood, and a scarlet [lase] and ysope. 5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel, and upon running water. 6 And he shall take the living bird, with the cedar wood, the scarlet [lase] and the ysope, and shall dip them, and the living bird in the blood of the slain bird upon the running water. 7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that must be cleansed of his leprosy seven times, and cleanse him, and shall let the living bird go free into the field. 8 And he that is cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave of all his here, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: And after that shall he come into the host, and shall tarry without his tent seven days: 9 But in the seventh day, he shall shave of all his here, [namely] his head, his beard, and his brows, even all his here shallbe shaven of: And he shall wash his clothes, and also wash his flesh in water, and he shallbe clean. 10 In the eight day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and an ewe lamb of a year old without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flower for a meat offering mingled with oil, and a (a) This measure in Hebrew called l●gge, is the quantity of six eggs full. log of oil. 11 And the priest that maketh him clean, shall bring the man that is to be made clean, & those things, before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 12 And the priest shall take one lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, & the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. 13 And he shall slay the lamb in the place where the sin offering and the burnt offering are slain, even in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priests, even so is the trespass offering, seeing it is most holy. 14 And the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. 15 The priest shall take of the log of oil, and power it into the palm of his left hand: 16 And he shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. 17 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand, shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is for to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, even upon the blood of the trespass offering. 18 And the remnant of the oil that is in the priests hand, he shall power upon the head of him that is for to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord. 19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness, and then shall he kill the burnt offering. 20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, & he shallbe clean. 21 levit. v. b. If he be poor and can not get so much, he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering, to wave it for his atonement, and a tenth deal of fine flower mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil, 22 And two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get: whereof the one shallbe for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. 23 And he shall bring them the eight day for his cleansing unto the priest before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. 24 And the priest shall take the lamb that is for the trespass offering, & the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. 25 And he shall kill the lamb for the trespass offering, and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of his right ear that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. ‛ 26 And the priest shall power of the oil ' into the palm of his own left hand: 27 And the priest shall with his right finger, sprinkle of the oil that is in his left hand, seven times before the Lord. 28 And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand, upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, & upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, even in the place where the blood of the trespass offering was put. 29 And the rest of the oil that is in the priests hand, he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, that he may make an atonement for him before the Lord. 30 And he shall offer one of the turtle doves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get: 31 Such [I say] as he is able to get: the one for a sin offering, & the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: And the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the Lord. 32 This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, and whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. ' 33 And the Lord spoke unto Moses ' and Aaron, saying: 34 When ye be come unto the land of Chanaan, which I give you in possession, and if I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession: 35 He that oweth the house shall come, & tell the priest, saying: Me think that there is as it were a plague in the house. 36 Then the priest shall command them to empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and then must the priest go in, to see the house. 37 And he shall see the plague: and if the plague be in the walls of the house, & that there be hollow strikes, greenish or reddish, which seem to be lower than the wall itself: 38 Then the priest shall go out of the house, to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days. 39 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, & if he see that the plague be increased in the walls of the house, 40 Then the priest shall command them to take away the stones in which the plague is, and let them cast them into a foul place without the city, 41 And he shall command the house to be scraped within round about, and power out the dust that they scrape of, without the city into a foul place. 42 And they shall take other stones, and put than in the place of those stones, and other mortar to plaster the house withal. 43 And if the plague come again, & break out in the house after that he hath taken away the stones and scraped the house, & after that he hath plastered the house, 44 Then the priest shall come and see it: & if that the plague hath grown further in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house, it is therefore unclean. 45 And he shall break down the house, and the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house: and he shall carry them out of the city into a foul place. 46 Moreover, he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up, shallbe unclean until the even. 47 He also that sleepeth in the house, shall wash his clothes: he likewise that eateth in the house, shall wash his clothes. 48 And if the priest come and see that the plague hath spread no further in the house after that it is new plastered: the priest shall judge that house clean, because the plague is healed. 49 And let him take to cleanse the house withal, two birds, cedar wood, and a scarlet [lase] and ysope. 50 And he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel, & upon running water: ' 51 And take the cedar wood, and the ysope, and the scarlet [lase] with the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, & sprinkle the house seven times. 52 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, & with the running water, with the living bird, with the cedar wood, & the ysope, and the scarlet [lase]. 53 But he shall let the living bird flee out of the town into the broad fields, & so make an atonement for the house, and it shallbe clean. ‛ 54 This is the law for all manner plague ' of leprosy and fret, 55 And of the leprosy of garment & house, ' 36 For a swelling, for a scab, and for of shining white, ' 57 To teach when it must be made unclean, and clean: ☜ this is the law of leprosy. ‛ ¶ The xu Chapter. ' 2 19 The manner of purging the uncleanness both of men and women. 31 The children of Israel must separate themselves from uncleanness. ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: Whosoever hath a running issue out of his flesh, is unclean by reason of that issue. 3 And this shallbe his uncleanness in his issue: if his flesh run, or if his flesh be stopped from his issue, than it is uncleanness. 4 Every bed whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing whereon he sitteth, is unclean. 5 Whosoever toucheth his bed, shall wash his clothes and bath himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 6 And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. 7 He that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 8 If he also that hath the issue, spit upon him that is clean, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. ' 9 And what saddle soever he rideth ' upon that hath the issue, shallbe unclean. 10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him, shallbe unclean unto the even: And he that beareth any such things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 11 And whosoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and have not washed his hands in water, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 12 levit. vi. d. The vessel of earth that he toucheth which hath the issue, shallbe broken: and all vessels of wood shallbe rensed in water. 13 When he also that hath any issue, is cleansed of his issue, he shall number him seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and so shall he be clean. 14 And the eight day he shall take to him two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, and come before the Lord unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, & give them unto the priest. 15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord, as concerning his issue. 16 If any man's seed departed from him in his sleep, he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 17 And every garment, and every skin wherein is such seed of sleep, shallbe washed with water, and be unclean until the even. 18 And if he the hath such an issue of seed, do lie with a woman, they shall both wash themselves with water, and be unclean until the even. 19 Also if a woman shall have an issue, [and] her issue in her flesh shallbe blood, she shallbe put apart seven days: whosoever toucheth her, shallbe unclean until the even. 20 And all that she lieth upon in the time of her separation, shallbe unclean: like as every thing also that she sitteth upon, is unclean. 21 Whosoever toucheth her bed, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself with water, and be unclean until the even. 22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 23 So that whether he touch her bed, or any vessel whereon she hath sitten, he shallbe unclean until the evening. 24 levit. 18. c. And if a man lie with her, and her separation come upon him, he shallbe unclean seven days: and all the bed whereon he lieth shallbe unclean. 25 Also if a woman have an issue of her blood many days, out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond her separation, let all the days of the issue of her uncleanness, be even as the days of her separation, [for] she is unclean. 26 Every bed whereon she lieth as long as her issue lasteth, shallbe unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shallbe unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. 27 And whosoever toucheth any of these shallbe unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, she shall count her seven days: and after that, she shallbe clean. 29 And in the eight day, she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for her before the Lord, as concerning the issue of her uncleanness. 31 Thus shall ye syft the children of Israel from their uncleanness, that they die not in their uncleanness: if they defile my tabernacle that is among them. 32 This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed runneth from him in his sleep, and is defiled therein: 33 Also of her that for her separation is put apart, & of whosoever hath a running issue, whether it be man or woman, and of him that lieth with her which is unclean. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xuj Chapter. ' 2 What Aaron must do. 8 Of the escape goat. 14 The cleansing of the sanctuary. 17 Of the feast of the cleansing. 21 Aaron confesseth the sins of the children of Israel. ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses levit. x. a. after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died. 2 And the Lord said unto Moses: Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is upon the ark, that he die not: For I will appear in the 3 Reg. 8 b. cloud upon the mercy seat. 3 But with this thing shall Aaron come into the holy place: even with a young bullock for a sin offering, and with a ram for a burnt offering. 4 He shall put the holy linen coat upon him, and shall have linen breeches upon his flesh, and shallbe girded with a linen girdle, and with a linen cap shall he be attired. These are holy garments: therefore shall he wash his flesh in water when he doth put them on. 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel, two he goats for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock for his sin offering, Hebr. ix. b. and make an atonement for him and for his house. 7 And he shall take the two he goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats: one lot shallbe for the Lord, and the other for the escape goat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the lords lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the escape goat, shallbe set alive before the Lord to reconcile with, and to let him go as a escape goat into the wilderness. 11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock for his sin offering, and reconcile for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bullock for his sin offering. 12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals from of the altar before the Lord, and shall fill his hand full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring them within the veil. 13 And put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the witness, and he shall not die. 14 Hebre. ix. b and ten a. And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward: and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. 15 Then shall he kill the goat that is the people's sin offering, & bring his blood within the veil, & do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, sprinkling it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat. 16 And he shall reconcile the holy place from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel, and from their trespasses in all their sins: And so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that is set among them, even among their uncleannesses. 17 Luke. i a. And let there be no body in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and reconcile upon it, and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. 19 So shall he sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, & hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. 20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. 21 And Aaron shall put both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the misdeeds of the children of Israel, and all their trespasses in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and send him away by the hand of a convenient man, into the wilderness. 22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their misdeeds unto the land (a) That is, a land where ●o man dwelleth. of separation, and he shall let the goat go into the wilderness. 23 After Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and put of the linen clothes which he put on when he went in into the holy place, and leave them there. 24 And let him wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his own raiment, and then come out, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 25 And the fat of the sin offering shall ' he burn upon the altar. ' 26 And he that carried forth the goat for the escape goat, shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and then come into the host. 27 And the bullock for the sin offering, & the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to cleanse the holy place, shall one carry out without the host to be burnt in the fire, with their skins, their flesh, and their dung. 28 And he that burneth them, shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and then come into the host. 29 And this shallbe an ordinance for ever unto you: that in the tenth day of the seventh month ye humble your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you. 30 For that day shall the priest make an atonement for you to cleanse you, and that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. 31 Let it be a Sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall humble your souls by an ordinance for ever. 32 And the priest whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, and holy vestments. 33 And shall reconcile the holy sanctuary, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall cleanse the altar, & make an atonement, for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. 34 And this shallbe an Exo. thirty. b. everlasting ordinance unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses. ‛ ❧ The xvij Chapter. ' 4 All sacrifice must be brought to the door of the tabernacle. 7 To devils may they not offer. 10 They may not eat blood. ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: This is the thing which the Lord hath charged, saying: 3 What man soever of the house of Israel killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat in the host, or that killeth it out of the host, 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the Lord before the dwelling place of the Lord, (a) That man shallbe charged with as much as if he had killed a man. blood shallbe imputed unto that man, he hath shed blood, and that man shallbe cut of from among his people. 5 Wherefore, when the children of Israel bring their offerings that they offer in the wild field, they shall bring them unto the Lord, even unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation by the priest, to offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord, which is before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 7 And let them no more offer their offerings unto devils, after (b) Being given and ready to the worshipping of them, and to commit idolatry. whom they have gone a whoring: This shallbe an ordinance for ever unto them in their generations. 8 And thou shalt say unto them: Whatsoever man it be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, 9 And bringeth it not unto the (c) That they might have no occasion to commit idolatry, or to serve from the law of God. door of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer it unto the Lord: that man shallbe cut of from among his people. 10 And whatsoever man it be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood, I will set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him of from among his people: 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it unto you upon the altar, to make an atonement for your souls: for this blood shall make an atonement for the soul. 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel: Let no soul of you eat blood, neither let any stranger that sojourneth among you, eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man it be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers ●hat sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or foul that may be eaten, let him power out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 14 For the life of the flesh is the blood of it [joined] with his life: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Gen. ix. ●. levit. iiii. d. and xviii d. ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh, for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it, shallbe cut of. 15 And every soul that eateth it which died alone, or that which was torn with wild beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean unto the even: and then shall he be clean. 16 If he wash them not, nor bathe his ' flesh, he shall bear his sin. ☜ ' ‛ ¶ The xviij Chapter. ' 3 The Israelites may not walk after the manner of the Egyptians nor Chanaanites. 6 What degrees of kindred may marry together. ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt wherein ye dwelled, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Chanaan whither I will bring you, shall ye not do: neither walk in their ordinances. 4 But do after my judgements, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall keep therefore mine ordinances, and my judgements: 〈…〉 a. 〈…〉 b. ●z●h. xx. b which if a man do he shall live in them: I am the Lord. 6 None shall approach to any kindred of his flesh, for to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord. 7 Gen nineteen g. Ezec. xxii c The nakedness of thy father, & the nakedness of thy mother shalt thou not uncover, for she is thy mother: therefore shalt thou not discover her nakedness. 8 Deu. xxii d. and xxvii c 1. Cor. v. a. The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not discover: for it is thy father's nakedness. 9 * Thou shalt not discover the nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be borne at (a) That is, it is not lawful for any man to uncover the nakedness of his sister borne both by one father and mother, nor his sister the daughter of his father, nor his sister the daughter of his mother in matrimony or other wise. home, or without. 10 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sons daughter, or thy daughter's daughter, for that is thine own nakedness. ¶ Degrees of kindred, which let matrimony, as it is set forth in the xviii of Leviticus. His father's sister. His sister. His mother. Moses' may not take to wife His daughter. His daughter's daughter. His mother's sister. ¶ Degrees of affinity or alliance, which let matrimony, as it is set forth in the xviii. of Leviticus. His uncles wife. The wife of his brother. His father's wife. Moses' may not take to wife His sons wife, or his wife's daughter. The daughter of his wife's son, or daughter. The sister of his wife. ¶ Therefore as Moses may not marry with women that are of his kindred or alliance, according to that which is here above contained: Likewise Marry Moses' sister, may not marry with the men which are of her kindred and alliance. And it is to be noted, that besides the persons here specified, are comprised the ascending and descending of the same degree, either of kindred or alliance. 11 The nakedness of thy father's wives daughter begotten of thy father, which is thy sister: thou shalt not discover her nakedness. 12 levit. xx. c. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: for she is thy father's kinswoman. 13 Thou shalt not discover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's kinswoman. 14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, that is, thou shalt not go in unto his wife, which is thine aunt. 15 Thou shalt not discover the nakedness of thy daughter in law, for she is thy sons wife: therefore shalt thou not uncover her nakedness. 16 levit. xx. c. Ma●●iii. a. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife, for that is thy brother's nakedness. 17 Thou shalt not discover the nakedness of the wife and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sons daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover their nakedness: For they are her kinswomen, and it were wickedness. 18 Gen. xxix. e Thou shalt not take a wife and her sister also, to vex her, that thou wouldst uncover her nakedness upon her in her life [time]. 19 levit. xv. c. Ezec. xxii. c Thou shalt also not go unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Levit xx b. two. Reg xi. a. Moreover, thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife, to defile her with seed. 21 Thou shalt also not give of thy (a) Seed is here put for children. seed to offer it unto levit. xx. b. Moloch, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord. 22 Rom. i d. levit. xx. b Deut. 27. c. Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, for it is abomination. 23 Thou shalt lie with no manner of beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto, for it is unnatural confusion. 24 Ye shall not defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these, the nations are defiled which I cast out before you. 25 wherethrough the land is defiled, and I will visit the wickedness thereof upon it, yea and the land itself hath vomited out her inhabitants. 26 levit. xx. d. Ye shall keep therefore mine ordinances and my judgements, and commit none of these abominations, neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: 27 (For all these abominations, have the men of the land done which were before you, and the land is defiled.) 28 Shall not the land spew you out also if ye defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you? 29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, the same souls that commit them shall be cut of from among their people. 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinances, that ye commit not one of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xix Chapter. ' 1 A repetition of laws pertaining to the ten commandments. 9 A consideration for the poor. 26 Witchcraft is forbidden. ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them: levit. xi. g. i Pet. i. c. Ye shallbe holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father, & keep my Sabbathes: I am the Lord your God. 4 Ye shall not look unto idols, nor make you molten gods: I am the Lord your God. ‛ 5 If ye offer a peace offering unto the ' Lord, ye shall offer it at your pleasure. 6 levit. seven. d. It shallbe eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: And if ought remain until the third day, it shallbe burnt in the fire. 7 And if it be eaten the third day, it is ' unclean, and not accepted. ' 8 Therefore he that eateth it, shall bear his sin, because he hath defiled the hallowed thing of the Lord, and that soul shallbe cut of from among his people. 9 levit. 23. b Deut. 24 d. When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not thoroughly reap the corners of the field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaninges of thy harvest. 10 Thou shalt not dishonest thy vinyeard, neither gather in thoroughly the grapes of thy vinyeard, but thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God. 11 Ephe. iiii. e. Zacha. viii d Math. v. f. Exod. xx. ● Deut. v. ●. Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, ' neither lie one to another. ' 12 Ephe. iiii. e. Zacha. viii d Math. v. f. Exod. xx. ● Deut. v. ●. Ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord. 13 Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him, D●ut 2● b. 〈…〉. neither shall the workman's hire abide with thee until the morning. 14 Thou shalt not despise the deaf, Deut 27 c. neither put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord. 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement, Deut i. c. and xvi d. jacob two. b. thou shalt not favour the person poor, nor honour the person mighty, but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 16 Thou shalt not go up and down with tales among thy people, neither shalt thou stand (a) That is, not be the occasion of thy neighbour's death. against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord. 17 ●. john. two. b. and iii c. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, but shalt in any wise ●. john. two. b. and iii c. rebuke thy neighbour, & suffer not sin upon him. 18 Mat xviii. b Eccle. nineteen. b. Mat. v. g. Mat. xxii. Mark xii. c. Rom. xiii. d. Galat. v. c. jacob. two. b. Thou shalt not avenge nor wait to do displeasure against the children of thy people, but shalt love thy neighbour even as thyself: I am the Lord. 19 Ye shall keep mine ordinances. Thou shalt not let cattle gender with a contrary kind, neither sow thy field with mingled seed, neither shalt thou put on any mingled garment of linen and woollen. 20 Whosoever lieth and meddleth with a woman that is a bondmaid betrothed to a husband, but not redeemed, nor freedom given her, she shallbe scourged, [but] they shall not die, because she was not free. 21 And he shall bring for his trespass unto the Lord, before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, a Ram for a trespass offering. 22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the Ram which is for the trespass before the Lord, concerning his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done, shallbe forgiven him. 23 When ye come to the land, and have planted all manner of trees convenient to be eaten of, ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: even three year shall they be (b) That is, un 〈…〉 for space of the first three years. uncircumcised unto you, and shall not be eaten of. 24 But in the fourth year, all the fruit of them shallbe holy and commendable to the Lord. 25 In the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the Lord your God. 26 levit. xii d. Ye shall not eat upon blood, neither shall ye use witchcraft, nor observe times. 27 Levi. xxi. a. Ezec. xliiii. e Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the tufts of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not rend your flesh for any soul's sake, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord. 29 Thou shalt not make thy daughter common, that thou wouldst cause her to be an whore, lest the land also fall to whoredom, and become full of wickedness. 30 Ye shall keep my Sabbathes, & “ Or, reverence. fear my sanctuary: I am the Lord. 31 Ye shall not regard them that work with spirits, i Reg. 28. a. neither seek after soothsayers to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. 32 Eccle. viii. a. i Tim. v. a Thou shalt rise up before the door head, and reverence the face of the old man, and dread thy God: I am the Lord. 33 If a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 34 Exo. xxii. e. But the stranger that dwelleth with you, shallbe as one of your own nation, and thou shalt love him as thyself, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. 35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement, in metyarde, in weight, or in measure. 36 True balances, true “ Hebr. stones of justice, because they used stones for their weights. weights, a true Epha, and a true Hin shall ye have: I am the Lord your GOD which brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 Therefore shall ye observe all my ordinances, and all my judgements, and do them: I am the Lord. ¶ The twenty Chapter. ' 2 They that give of their children to Moloch, shall die therefore. 6 Against such as seek after Soothsayers. 19 Of incest. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 This shalt thou say to the children of Israel: whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that dwell in Israel, that giveth of his children unto Levi. xviii. c Moloch, let him be slain: the people of the land shall overwhelm him with stones. 3 And I will (a) That is, I will bend ●ne anger against that man. set my face against that man, and will cut him of from among his people, because he hath given his children unto Moloch, for to defile my sanctuary, & to pollute my holy name. 4 And though that the people of the land (b) That is, winketh and neglecteth to kill him. hide their eyes from the man that giveth his children unto Moloch, and kill him not: 5 I will put my face against that man, and against his kindred, and will cut him of, and all that go a whoring after him to commit whoredom with Moloch, from among their people. 6 If a soul turn himself after such as work with spirits, and after soothsayers, to go a whoring after them, I will put my face against that soul, and will cut him of from among his people. ' 7 Sanctify yourselves therefore levit. nineteen. a and ' be holy: for I am the Lord your God. 8 Keep ye mine ordinances, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you. 9 Math. xv. a. Prou. xx c. Exo. xxi. b. Whosoever he be that despiseth his father or his mother, let him die: for he hath diminished the estimation of his father & mother, his blood be upon him. 10 Deu. xxii. a two. Reg. xi. a. And the man that breaketh wedlock with another man's wife, even he that breaketh wedlock with his neighbours wife, let be slain both the adulterer and the adulteress. 11 And the man that lieth Levi xviii. a. Deut. xvii. c with his father's wife, and uncovereth his father's nakedness, let them both die, their blood be upon them. 12 Leu. xviii. a If a man lie with his daughter in law, let them die both of them: they have wrought abomination, their blood be upon them. 13 Levi. xviii. c Rom. i. d. If a man also lie with mankind after the manner as with women kind, they have both committed an abomination: let them die, their blood be upon them. 14 And if a man take a wife, and her mother also, it is wickedness: They shall burn with fire both him & them, that there be no wickedness among you. 15 And Leu. xviii. ●. if a man lie with a beast, let him ' die, and ye shall slay the beast also. ' 16 If a woman go unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman and the beast also: let them die, their blood be upon them. 17 If a man take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, & see her nakedness, and she his nakedness, it is a wicked thing, they shallbe cut of in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness, he shall bear his sin. 18 Leu. xviii. e Mat. xiiii. a. Leu. xviii. b. If a man lie with a woman having her natural disease, and uncover her nakedness, and open her fountain, and she also open the fountain of her blood, they shall both be cut of from among their people. 19 Levi. xviii d Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, Levi. xviii d nor of thy father's sister: for he that doth so, hath uncovered his next kin, they shall bear their misdoing. 20 If a man lie with his uncles wife, and uncover his uncles nakedness, they shall bear their sin, and shall die childless. 21 If a man take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness, they shallbe childless. 22 Levi. xviii d Ye shall keep therefore all mine ordinances, and all my judgements, and do them: that the land whither I bring you to dwell therein, spew you not out. 23 Ye shall not walk in the manners of this nation, which I cast out before you: For they committed all these things, Deut. ix. a. and therefore I abhorred them. 24 But I have said unto you, ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, even a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God, which have separated you from other nations. 25 And therefore shall ye put difference between clean beasts and unclean, between unclean fowls and clean: Ye shall not defile your souls in beasts and fowls, and in all manner creeping things that the ground bringeth forth, which I have separated from you as unclean. 26 Therefore shall ye be holy unto me, for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other nations, that ye should be mine. 27 Deu. xviii b i. Reg 28. a. If there be a man or woman that worketh with a spirit, or that is a soothsayer, let them die: Men shall overwhelm them with stones, their blood be upon them. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xxj Chapter. ' HE law for the priests. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, & say unto them: Let none be defiled by a corpse among his people: 2 But by his kinsman that is nigh unto him, [that is] by his mother and his father, by his son, and his daughter, and his brother, 3 And by his sister a maid that is (a) Both of one father & mother. nigh unto him, whom no man hath known: for her shall he be defiled. 4 But he shall not be defiled upon him that hath authority among his people, to pollute himself. 5 Let them not make levit. nineteen. f baldness upon their head, nor shave of the locks of their beard, nor make any cutings in their flesh. 6 They shallbe holy unto their God, and not pollute the name of their God, for the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire, [and] the bread of their God they do offer, therefore they shall be holy. 7 i Tim. two. b. Let them not take a wife that is an whore, or polluted, nor put from her husband: for such a one is holy unto his god. 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore, for he offereth up the bread of thy God: he shall therefore be holy unto thee, for I the Lord which sanctify you, am holy. 9 If a priests daughter fall to play the whore, she polluteth her father, therefore must she be burnt with fire. 10 He that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was powered, and that consecrated his hand to put on the vestments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes: 11 Luke. ix. g. Neither go to any dead body, nor make himself unclean by his father or his mother. 12 Neither shall go out of the sanctuary, nor pollute the holy place of his God, for the crown of the anointing oil of his God, is upon him: I am the Lord. 13 Eze. xiiii. f. He shall take a maid unto his wife. ' 14 But a widow, a divorced woman, or a polluted, or a harlot, these shall he not marry: but shall take a maid of his own people to wife. 15 Neither shall he defile his seed among his people: for I am the Lord which sanctify him. 16 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 17 Speak unto Aaron, and say: Whosoever of thy seed in their generations hath any deformity, let him not press for to offer bread unto his God: 18 two. Reg. v. b. For whosoever hath any blemish, shall not come near: as if he be blind or lame, or that hath a “ Or, fla●. bruised nose, or that hath any misshapen member: 19 Or is broken footed, or broken handed, ' 20 Or is crook backed, or blear eyed, or have a web or other blemish in his eyes, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken: 21 No man that hath a blemish, & is of the seed of Aaron the priest, shall come nigh to offer the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire: When he hath a deformity, let him not press to offer the bread of his God. 22 Let him eat the bread of his God, ' even of the most holy, and of the holy: ' 23 Only let him not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh the altar, because he is deformed, that he pollute not my sanctuary: for I am the Lord that sanctify them. 24 And Moses told it unto Aaron and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. ☜ ‛ The xxij Chapter. ' 3 Who ought to abstain from eating the things that were offered. 19 How, what, and when they should be offered. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto Aaron and his sons, that they be separated from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they pollute not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord. 3 Say unto them: Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations after you, that goeth unto the holy things which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut of from out of my sight: I am the Lord. 4 levit. xv a. What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue, he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean: And who so toucheth any man that is unclean [by reason] of a dead body, or a man whose seed runneth from him in his sleep, 5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man, of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath: 6 The same soul that hath touched any such, shallbe unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, until he have washed his flesh with water. 7 And when the sun is down, he shallbe clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things, forasmuch as it is his food. 8 Exod. xxii c Of a beast that dieth alone, or is rend with wild beasts, whereby he may be defiled, he shall not eat: I am the Lord. 9 Let them keep therefore mine ordinance, lest they for the same lad sin upon them, and die for it, if they defile it: I the Lord sanctify them. 10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing, neither a guest of the priests, neither shall an hired servant eat of the holy thing. 11 But if the priest buy any soul with money, he shall eat of it, like as he that is borne in his house: they shall eat of his meat. 12 If the priests daughter also be married unto a staunger, she may not eat of the hallowed heave offerings: 13 Notwithstanding, if the priests daughter be a widow or divorced, and have no child, but is returned unto her father's house again, she shall eat of her father's meat, aswell as she did it in her youth: But there shall no stranger eat thereof. 14 If a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, he shall put the fifth part thereunto, and give it unto the priest with the hallowed thing. 15 And the priests shall not defile the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord: 16 To lad themselves with misdoing and trespass while they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do hallow them. 17 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 18 Speak unto Aaron and his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or stranger in Israel, that will offer his sacrifice for all his vows, and for all his free-will offerings which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering: 19 Ye shall offer at your pleasure, a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And whosoever bringeth a peace offering unto the Lord, to accomplish his vow, or a free-will offering in beeves or sheep, it shallbe perfit to be accepted, there shallbe also no blemish therein. 22 Blind, or broken, or lame, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer such unto the Lord, nor put a burnt offering of any such upon the altar unto the Lord. 23 A bullock or a sheep that hath any member superfluous or lacking, mayest thou offer for a free-will offering: but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24 Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut away, neither shall you make any offering thereof in your land. 25 Neither of a strangers hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any such, because their corruption is in them, and they have deformity in themselves: and therefore shall they not be accepted for you. ‛ 26 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat is brought forth, it shallbe seven days under the dam: And from the eight day and thenceforth, it shallbe accepted for a burnt sacrifice unto the Lord. 28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day. 29 When ye will offer a thank offering ' unto the Lord, offer it willingly: ' 30 And the same day it must be eaten up, so that ye leave none of it until the morrow: I am the Lord. 31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments ' and do them: I am the Lord. ' 32 Neither shall ye pollute my holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you, 33 And that brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord. ☜ ‛ The xxiii. Chapter. ' 2 Of the holy days. 3 Of the Sabbath. 5 The Passover. 6 The feast of unleavened bread. 10 The feast of the first fruits. 16 Whitsuntide. 24 The feast of blowing trumpets. 34 The feast of tabernacles. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: The feasts of the Lord which ye shall call holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 3 Exo. xxiii. b Six days ye shall work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, an holy convocation, so that ye do no work therein: it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. 4 These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. ‛ 5 In the fourteenth day of the first month ' at even, is the Lords Exo. xii. c. Nu. xviii. c· Passover: 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month, is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. 7 Exod. xii. b. In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 8 But ye shall offer sacrifices made by fire unto the Lord throughout these seven days: and in the seventh day is an holy convocation, ye shall do no servile work therein. ‛ 9 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: Num. xv. a. When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and reap down the harvest thereof, ye shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest unto the priest: 11 Which shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: and even the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf, an he lamb without blemish of a year old, for a burnt offering unto the Lord: 13 And the meat offering thereof, shallbe made of two tenth deals of fine flower mingled with oil, to be a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shallbe of wine, even the fourth deal of an hyn. 14 And ye shall eat neither bread nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the self same day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: Let this be a law for ever in your generations, and in all your dwellings. 15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Sabbath, even from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering, seven sabbaths they shallbe complete: 16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days, and ye shall bring a new meat offering unto the Lord. 17 And ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves made of two tenth deals of fine flower, and that are made with leaven, for first fruits unto the Lord. 18 And ye shall bring with the bread Num. 28 d. seven lambs without deformity, of one year of age, and one young bullock, and two rams, which shall serve for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, to be a sacrifice made by fire for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 19 Then ye shall prepare an he goat for a sin offering, and two lambs of one year old for peace offerings. 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before the Lord, and with the two lambs: they shallbe holy to the Lord for the priests. 21 And ye shall proclaim the same day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein, let it be a law for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. 22 Levit 19 b. Deut. 24. d. And when ye reap down the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou make any after gathering of thy harvest, but shalt leave them unto the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God. ‛ 23 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month shall ye have Sabbath, Num 19 a. even the remembrance of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein, but offer sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. ‛ 26 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 27 The levit. 15. f. tenth day also of the self seventh month is a day of reconciling, therefore shall it be an holy convocation unto you, & ye shall “ That is, You shall fast. humble your souls, and offer sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 28 Ye shall do no work the same day, for it is a day of reconciling, to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For whatsoever soul it be that humbleth not himself that day, he shallbe cut of from among his people. 30 And whatsoever soul do any work that day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. 31 Ye shall do no manner work therefore: let it be a law for ever in your generations, and in all your dwellings. 32 Let it be unto you a Sabbath of rest, and ye shall humble your souls in the ninth day of the month at even: from even to even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. 33 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, & say: Num 29 b. 2. Esd. 5. e. 2. Macha. ●. ●. The fifteenth day of the same seventh month is the feast of tabernacles seven days unto the Lord. 35 The first day is an holy convocation: ' ye shall do no servile work. ' 36 Seven days ye shall offer sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, and in the eight day shallbe an holy convocation unto you, and ye shall offer sacrifices made by fire unto the Lord: It is the solemn assembly, and ye shall do no servile work therein. 37 These are the feasts of the Lord which ye shall call holy convocations, for to offer sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, burnt offering, meat offering, sacrifices, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day: 38 Beside the Sabbathes of the Lord, and beside your gifts, beside all your vows, and all your free offerings which ye give unto the Lord. 39 Moreover, in the fifteenth day of the seventh month when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep holy day unto the Lord seven days: The first day shallbe a Sabbath, likewise in the eight day shallbe a Sabbath. 40 And ye shall take you in the first day the fruits of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the bows of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days. 41 And ye shall keep this feast unto the Lord seven days in the year: It shallbe a law for ever in your generations, that ye keep it in the seventh month. 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days: even all that are Israelites borne shall dwell in booths: 43 That your children after you may know how that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. 44 And Moses declared unto the children ' of Israel the feasts of the Lord. ☜ ' ¶ The xxiiij Chapter. 1 The oil for the lamps. 15 He that blasphemeth must be stoned. 17 He that killeth shallbe killed. etc. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Exod. 27. d. Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually, 3 Without the veil of witness in the tabernacle of the congregation shall Aaron dress them both evening and morning before the Lord always: Let it be a law for ever in your generations. ‛ 4 He shall dress the lamps upon the pure ' candlestick before the Lord perpetually. 5 And thou shalt take fine flower, and bake twelve cakes thereof, two tenth deals shallbe in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord. 7 And put pure frankincense upon the rows, that they may be bread of remembrance, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 8 Every Sabbath he shall put them in rows before the Lord evermore, of the children of Israel shall they be offered for an everlasting covenant. 9 And they shallbe Aaron's and his sons, which shall eat them in the holy place: For they are most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, by a perpetual statute. 10 And the son of an Israelitishe wife, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: And this son of the Israelitishe wife and a man of Israel strove together in the host. 11 And the Israelitishe woman's son (a) This plac● is diu● lie expounded, but of t●e learned 〈…〉 thus, that 〈◊〉 that the so● of the Egyptian cur●ed the other, and wished him an evil ●dyng or some calamity, and that not simply, but by the name of God. He said not only I wish thee an evil, but added and in open word named the name of God, saying: The Lord give thee a vengeance, or the Lord destroy thee everlastingly. Thus to wish harm by the name of God, is to misuse & profane the name of God, and is a blasphemy against the first table and second commandment. blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed, and they brought him unto Moses: His mother's name was Selomith, which was the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 And they * put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be showed them. 13 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 14 Bring the cursed speaker without the 46 And ye shall take them as inheritance for your children after you, to possess them for an inheritance, they shallbe your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another cruelly. 47 If a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the strangers kin: 48 After that he is sold, he may be redeemed again: one of his brethren may redeem him: 49 Either his uncle, or his uncles son may buy him out: or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his kindred, may redeem him: either if his hand can get so much, he may be bought out. 50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him, from the year that he was sold in, unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his being, shallbe according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall he be with him. 51 If there be yet many years behind, according unto them let him give again for his deliverance, of the money that he was bought for. 52 If there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, let him count with him again: and according unto his years, give him again for his redemption. 53 And he shallbe with him year by year as an hired servant: and the other shall not reign cruelly over him in thy sight. 54 If he be not redeemed thus, he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he and his children with him: 55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants, they are my servants which I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. ¶ The xxuj Chapter. 3 They are blessed that keep those things that God biddeth. 14 A curse to them that break them. 1 YE shall Deut. v. ●. make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up any pillar, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God. 2 Ye shall keep my Sabbathes, and reverence my sanctuary: for I am the Lord. 3 If ye walk in my ordinances, and keep my commandments, & do them: 4 I will send you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall give their fruit: 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, & the vintage shall reach unto sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread in plenteousness, and dwell in your land safely. 6 And I will send peace in the land, and ye shall lie down without any man to make you afraid: And I will rid evil beasts out of the land, and there shall no sword go throughout your land. 7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you upon the sword. 8 josu xxiii. And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: & your enemies shall fall before you upon the sword. 9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you increase, and multiply you, and set up my covenant with you. 10 And ye shall eat old store, and carry out old, because of the new. 11 two. Cor. vi. ●. And I will make my dwelling place among you, and my soul shall not loath you. 12 I will walk among you, and willbe your God, and ye shallbe my people. 13 I am the Lord your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen, and I have broken the chains of your yoke, and made you go upright. 14 Deut. 28. b. Mala. 11. a. But and if ye will not hearken unto me, nor will not do after these commandments: 15 And if ye shall despise mine ordinances, either if your soul abhor my laws, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant, 16 I also will do this unto you: For I will bring upon you fearfulness, consumption, and the burning ague to consume your eyes, and gender sorrow of heart: And ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17 And I will set my face against you, & ye shall fall before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you, Prou. 28. a. and ye shall flee when no man followeth you. 18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then will I punish you seven times more for your sins: 19 And will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass. 20 And your labour shallbe spent in vain: for your land shall not give her increase, neither shall the trees of the land give their fruits. 21 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you, according to your sins. 22 I will also send in wild beasts upon you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number, and cause your high ways to be desolate. 23 And if ye may not be reformed by these things, but shall walk contrary unto me: 24 Than will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 25 And I will send a sword upon you, that shall avenge my covenant: And when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you, and ye shallbe delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26 And when I have broken the (a) He speaketh thus, because that man is sustained & strengthened by the bread that he eateth, like as a person is sustained by the staff that he leaneth unto. staff of your bread (b) The scarsi●e shallbe so great, that one atle oven shall serve for ten households. ten wives shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight, ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 27 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, but walk against me: 28 I will walk contrary unto you also in indignation, and will chastise you seven times more for your sins. 29 4. Reg. 9 g. And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye devour. 30 I will destroy your high places, and cut away your images, and cast your carcases upon the bodies of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31 And I will make your cities desolate, and bring your sanctuary unto nought, and will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 32 I will bring the land unto a wilderness, and your enemies which dwell therein shall wonder at it. 33 And I will strow you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shallbe waste, and your cities desolate. 34 Then shall the land enjoy her Sabbathes as long as it lieth void, and ye shallbe in your enemy's land: even than shall the land rest and enjoy her Sabbathes. 35 As long as it lieth void, it shall rest: because it did not rest in your Sabbathes when ye dwelled upon it. 36 And upon them that are left alive of you, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a shaking leaf shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleeing from a sword: they shall fall, no man following upon them. 37 They shall fall one upon another as it were before a sword, even no man following upon them, and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. 39 And they that are left of you, shall pine away in their unrighteousness [even] in your enemy's lands, & in the misdeeds of their fathers shall they consume with them. 40 And they shall confess their misdeeds and the misdeeds of their fathers, for their trespass which they have trespassed against me, and for that also that they have walked contrary unto me. 41 Therefore, I also will walk contrary unto them, and will bring them into the land of their enemies: And then at the least way their uncircumcised hearts shallbe tamed, and they shall willingly accept their “ That is, the punishment for their sin. sin. 42 Then I will remember my covenant with jacob, and my covenant with Isahac, and my covenant with Abraham will I remember, and will think on the land. 43 The land also shallbe left of them, and shall enjoy her Sabbathes while she lieth waste without them: And they shall willingly accept their sin, because they despised my laws, & because their soul abhorred my ordinances. 44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, Deut. ● c. I will not cast them away, neither will abhor them to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God. 45 I will for their sakes remember the covenant of old, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord. 46 These are the ordinances, and judgements, and laws, which the Lord made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses. ¶ The xxvij Chapter. 1 Of divers vows, and of tithes. 28 A thing separate from the use of man, can not be sold, nor redeemed: but, remaineth to the Lord. ‛ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', ☞ saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: If any man will make a (a) As of his son or his daughter. singular vow of a person unto the Lord, by thy estimation, 3 Then thy estimation shallbe [thus]: Of the male from twenty years old unto sixty, shallbe by thy estimation fifty Num. ii● g. sickles of silver, after the sickle of the sanctuary: ‛ 4 And if it be a female, than thy valuation' shallbe thirty sickles. 5 And from five years to twenty, thy valuation shallbe of the male twenty sickles, and of the female ten sickles. 6 And from a month unto five years, thy estimation shallbe of the male at five sickles of silver, and the female at three sickles of silver. 7 And from sixty years old and above, if he be a male, than thy price shallbe fifteen sickles, and for the female ten sickles. 8 But if he be poorer than thou hast esteemed him, he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him: according as the hand of him that vowed is able to get, even so shall the priest value him. 9 If it be a beast of which men bring an offering unto the Lord, all that any man giveth of such unto the Lord, shallbe holy. 10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: And if he change beast for beast, then both the same beast and it also wherewith it was changed, shallbe holy. 11 If it be any manner of unclean beast, of which men do not offer a sacrifice unto the Lord, he shall set the beast before the priest: 12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: and as the priest setteth it, so shall it be. 13 But if he will buy it again, he shall give the fift part more above that it was set at. 14 If any man dedicate his house to be holy unto the Lord, the priest shall set it, whether it be good or bad: and as the priest hath set it, so shall it stand. 15 And when he that sanctified it will redeem his house, let him give the fift part of the money that it was judged at thereto, and it shallbe his. 16 If a man hallow a piece of his inherited land unto the Lord, thou shalt value it according to the seed thereof: An Homer of barley seed shallbe set at fifty sickles of silver. 17 If he hallow his field immediately from the year of jubilee, it shallbe worth according as thou dost esteem it. 18 But and if he hallow his field after the jubilee, the priest shall reckon unto him the money, according to the number of the years that remain, unto the years of jubilee following, and it shallbe abated by thy estimation. 19 If he that consecrated the field will redeem it again, let him put the fift part of the price that thou didst value it at thereunto, and it shallbe his. 20 And if he will not redeem the field, but selleth the field to another man: he [that vowed] may redeem it no more. 21 But when the field goeth out in the year of jubilee, and it shallbe holy unto the Lord, even as a field separate from common uses, and it shallbe the priests possession. 22 If a man sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought, and is not of the ground of his inheritance: 23 The priest shall reckon unto him what it is worth unto the year of jubilee, and he shall give the price that it is set at the same day, as a thing consecrate unto the Lord. 24 And in the year of jubilee, the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, to him whose inheritance of land it was. 25 And all thy valuation shallbe according to the sickle Exo. thirty b of the sanctuary: One sickle containeth twenty gerahs. 26 Deut. xv. d. But the first borne of the beasts that is the Lords first borne, may no man sanctify, whether it be ox or sheep, for it is the Lords already. 27 If it be an unclean beast, he shall redeem it as thou shalt set it at, and give the fift part more thereto: Or if it be not redeemed, it shallbe sold according to thy estimation. 28 notwithstanding, nothing separate from the common use that a man doth separate unto the Lord of all that he hath, whether it be man or beast, or land of his inheritance, may be sold or redeemed: for every thing separate from the common use, is most holy unto the Lord. 29 Nothing separate from the common use, which shallbe separate from man, shallbe redeemed, but die the death. 30 Every tithe of the land also, both of the seed of the land, and of the fruit of the trees, is the Lords, and is sanctified unto the Lord. 31 And if a man will redeem aught of his tithes, let him add the fift part thereto. 32 And every tithe of ox and of sheep, and of every beast that goeth under the (a) That is, every tenth as it riseth by tale, whether it be male or female without acception or respect. rod, even every tenth shallbe holy unto the Lord. 33 He shall not look if it be good or bad, nor change it: else if he change it, both it and that it was changed withal, shallbe hallowed, and may not be redeemed. 34 These are the commandments which the Lord commanded by Moses unto the children of Israel in mount Sinai. ☜ ¶ The end of the third book of Moses. This fourth book of Moses▪ is called the book of Numbers: because in the beginning of it. Moses & Aaron did number the children of Israel, & that by their tribes ❧ The fourth book of Moses, called in the Hebrew Vaiedabbar, and in the Latin Numeri. ‛ ¶ The first Chapter. ' 1 All that are apt for battle, are numbered. 49 The tribe of Levi must minister in the tabernacle. ☞ 1 ANd the Lord spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, the first day of the second month in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying: Exo. thirty. b Nu. xxvi. a. two. Reg. 24. a 2 Take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, after their kindreds & households of their fathers, with the number of their names, all that are males, head by head, 3 From twenty years old and above, even all that go forth to the war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them throughout their armies. 4 And with you shallbe men of every tribe, such [as are] the heads of the houses of their fathers. 5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of [the tribe of] Reuben, Elizur, the son of Sedeur. ‛ 6 Of Simeon, Selumiel the son of ' Suri Saddai. ' 7 Of juda, Nahesson, the son of ' Aminadab. ‛ 8 Of Isachar, Nathanael the son ' of Zuar. ‛ 9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon. 10 Among the children of joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammihud: of Manasse, Gameliel the son of Pedazur. ‛ 11 Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of ' Gedeon. ‛ 12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammi ' Saddai. ‛ 13 Of Aser, Pagiel the son of Ocran. ‛ 14 Of Gad, Elisah the son of Duel. ' 15 Of Nephthali, Ahira the son of Enan. 16 There were of great fame in the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, and heads over thousands in Israel. ‛ 17 And Moses & Aaron took these men' which are expressed by their names. 18 And they called all the congregation together the first day of the second month, and they were reckoned throughout their kindreds and houses of their fathers, according to the number of their names, from twenty years old and above, head by head. 19 As the Lord commanded Moses, even so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. 20 So were the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, throughout their generations, and their kindreds, and houses of their fathers, according to the number of their names, head by head, all males from twenty years old & above, as many as did go forth to the war: 21 The number of them that were of the tribe of Reuben, was forty & six thousand, and five hundred. 22 Of the children of Simeon throughout their generations, & their kindreds, and houses of their fathers, the sum of them in the number of names head by head, all the males from twenty years and above, whosoever might go forth to the war: 23 The sum of them that were of the tribe of Simeon, fifty & nine thousand and three hundred. 24 Of the children of Gad throughout their generations, and their kindreds, & households of their fathers, the number of the names from twenty years & above, all that went forth to the war: 25 The number of them that were of the tribe of Gad, was forty and five thousand, six hundred and fifty. 26 Of the children of juda throughout their generations, and their kindreds, and houses of their fathers, the number of names from twenty years & above, all that were able to go forth to the war: The number of them that were of the tribe of juda, was threescore and fourteen thousand, and six hundred. 28 Of the children of Isachar throughout their generations, & their kindreds, & houses of their fathers, the number of names from twenty years and above, which went all forth to the war: 29 The number of them that were of the tribe of Isachar, was fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 30 Of the children of Zabulon, through out their generations, & their kindreds, and houses of their fathers, the number of names from twenty years and above, all which were able to go forth in the host: 31 The number of them that were of the tribe of Zabulon, was fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 32 Of the children of joseph [namely] of the children of Ephraim throughout their generations, and their kindreds and houses of their fathers, the number of names from twenty years & above, all that went out to the war: 33 The number of them that were of the tribe of Ephraim, was forty thousand and five hundred. 34 Of the children of Manasse throughout their generations, & their kindreds, and houses of their fathers, the number of names from twenty years old and above, all that went out to the war: 35 The number of them that were of the tribe of Manasse, was thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 36 Of the children of Benjamin throughout their generations, & their kindreds and houses of their fathers, the number of names from twenty years and above, all that went forth to the war: 37 The number of them that were of the tribe of Benjamin, was thirty and five thousand, and four hundred. 38 Of the children of Dan throughout their generations, and kindreds, and houses of their fathers, the number of names from twenty years old and above, all that went forth to the war: 39 The number of them that were of the tribe of Dan, was threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 40 Of the children of Asar throughout their generations, and their kindreds, and houses of their fathers, the number of the names from twenty years and above, all that went out to the war: 41 The number of them that were of the tribe of Aser, was forty and one thousand and five hundred. 42 Of the children of Nephthali throughout their generations, and their kindreds, and houses of their fathers, the number of names from twenty years and above, all that might go forth to the war: 43 The number of them that were of the tribe of Nephthali, was fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 44 These are the sums which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, those twelve men which were every one for the house of their fathers. 45 So were all the numbers of the children of Israel throughout the houses of their fathers, from twenty years and above, all that went forth to the war in Israel: 46 All they I say, were in number Exod. xii. f. Num. xi. c. six hundred thousand, and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. 47 But the Levites after the tribes of their fathers, were not numbered among them. 48 For the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel. 50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of witness, & over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that are in it: Yea, they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof, and they shall minister in it, and shall dwell round about the tabernacle. 51 And when the tabernacle goeth forth, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and if any stranger come nigh, he shall die. 52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man in his own camp, and every man under his own standard throughout their hosts. 53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of witness, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the watch of the tabernacle of witness. 54 And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, even so did they. ‛ ¶ The two Chapter. ' ‛ 2 The order of the tents. The heads of the kindreds of Israel. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch under his own standard, & under the ensign of their father's houses: far of about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. 3 On the east side toward the rising of the sun, shall they of the standard of the host of juda pitch, throughout their armies: And Nahesson the son of Aminadab, shallbe captain of the sons of juda. 4 And his host & the number of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 5 Next unto him shall they that be of the tribe of Isachar pitch: and Nathanael the son of Zuar, shallbe captain of the children of Isachar. ‛ 6 His host and the number thereof, fiftie' & four thousand and four hundred. 7 And then the tribe of Zabulon, and Eliab the son of Helon, shallbe captain over the children of Zabulon. 8 And his host & the number of them, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 9 So that the whole number of the whole host of juda, are an hundred thousand, fourscore and six thousand, and four hundred, throughout their armies: and these shall first move. 10 On the southside shallbe the standard of the host of Reuben, according to their armies: and the captain over the sons of Reuben, shallbe Elizur the son of Sedeur. 11 And his host & the number of them, forty and six thousand and five hundred. 12 And fast by him shall the tribe of Simeon pitch, and the captain over the sons of Simeon, shallbe Salumiel the son of Zuri Saddai. 13 And his host & the number of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 14 And the tribe of Gad also, and the captain over the sons of Gad, shallbe Eliasaph the son of Duel. 15 And his host & the number of them, forty and five thousand, six hundred and fifty. 16 Al that were numbered with the camp of Reuben, an hundred thousand, fifty and one thousand, four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies: and they shall set forth in the second place. 17 And the tabernacle of the congregation shall go with the host of the Levites, in the mids of the camp: And as they lie in their tents, even so shall they proceed in the journey, every man in his degree, and under their own standards. 18 On the west side shallbe the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies, and the captain over the sons of Ephraim, shallbe Elisama the son of Amihud. 19 His host and the number of them, ' forty thousand and five hundred. ' 20 And fast by him, shallbe the tribe of Manasse: and the captain over the sons of Manasse, shallbe Gamaliel the son of Pedazur. 21 His host and the number of them, thirty and two thousand, and two hundred. 22 And the tribe of Benjamin also: and the captain over the sons of Benjamin, shallbe Abidan the son of Gedeon. 23 His host & the number of them, thirty ' and five thousand & four hundred. ' 24 All the number of the camp of Ephraim, were an hundred thousand, eight thousand, and an hundred, throughout their armies: and they shall go in the third place. 25 The standard of the host of Dan, shall keep the north side with their armies: and the captain over the children of Dan, shallbe Ahiezer the son of Ammi Saddai. 26 His host and the number of them, threescore and two thousand, and seven hundred. 27 And fast by him shall the tribe of Aser pitch: and the captain over the sons of Aser, shallbe Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28 His host & the number of them, forty ' and one thousand and five hundred. ' 29 And the tribe of Nephthali: & the captain over the children of Nephthali, shallbe Ahira the son of Enan. 30 His host and the number of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 31 All they that were numbered with the host of Dan, were an hundred thousand, fifty and seven thousand and six hundred: And they shall go hindmost with their standards. 32 These are the sums of the children of Israel throughout the houses of their fathers, even all the numbers that pitched throughout their hosts, six hundred thousand, three thousand, five hundred and fifty. 33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses. 34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they pitched with their standards, and so they journeyed every one throughout their kindreds, according to the households of their fathers. ☜ ‛ ❧ The three Chapter. ' 5 The Levites go not to battle, but minister in the sanctuary. 21 They pitch their tents next to the habitation. ☞ 1 THese also are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day that the Lord spoke with Moses in mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the eldest son, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 Num. xvi. g These are the names of the sons of Aaron which were levit. viii. a. priests anointed, and whose hand was consecrated to minister. 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and had no children: And Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the sight of Aaron their father. ‛ 5 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 6 Bring the tribe of Levi, and set them before Aaron the priest, Num. xvi. b and xviii a. that they may serve him: 7 And take the charge with him, even the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. 8 They shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, & have the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: for they are given and delivered unto him of the children of Israel. 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons to wait on their priests office: and the stranger that cometh nigh, shallbe slain. 11 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 12 Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel Exod. xii●. a Num. viii. c. for all the first borne that openeth the matrice among the children of Israel, and the levites shallbe mine. 13 Because all the first borne are mine: for the same day that I smote all the first borne in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the first borne in Israel, both man and beast, and mine they shallbe: I am the Lord. 14 And the Lord spoke unto Moses in ' the wilderness of Sinai, saying: ' 15 Number the children of Levi after the houses of their fathers in their kindreds: All that are males from a month old and above, shalt thou number. 16 And Moses numbered them, according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. 17 * And these were the children of Levi in their names: Gerson, and Caath, and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the children of Gerson in their kindreds: Libni, and Semei. 19 The sons of Caath in their kindreds: ' Amram, jesaar, Hebron, and Oziel. ' 20 And the sons of Merari in their kindreds: Maheli, and Musi. These are the kindreds of the Levites, according to the houses of their fathers. 21 Of Gerson came the kindred of the Libnites and the kindred of the Semeites. These are the kindreds of the Gersonites, 22 And the sum of them after the number of all the males, from a month old and above, was counted seven thousand and five hundred. 23 And the kindreds of the Gersonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward. 24 The captain and most ancient of the house of the Gersonites, shallbe Eliasaph the son of Lael. 25 And the charge of the children of Gerson in the tabernacle of the congregation, shallbe the tabernacle and the pavilion, the covering thereof, and the veil of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the door of the court which is round about the tabernacle, and the altar, and the cords of it for all the service thereof. 27 And of Caath, came the kindred of the Amramites, and the kindred of the Izecharites, the kindred of the Hebronites, and the kindred of the Ozielites: These are the kindreds of the Caathites. 28 And the number of all the males from a month old and above, was eight thousand and six hundred, having the charge of the sanctuary. 29 And the kindred of the children of Caath, shall pitch on the south side of the tabernacle. 30 The captain and most ancient of the house of the kindred of the Caathites, shallbe Elisaphan the son of Oziel. 31 And their charge shallbe the ark, the table, the candlestick, and the altars, & the vessels of the sanctuary that they minister in, and the veil, & whatsoever belongeth to the ministration thereof. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, shallbe captain over all the captains of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that wait upon the sanctuary. 33 And of Merari came the kindred of the Mahelites, and the kindred of the Musites: These are the kinredes of Merari. 34 And the sum of them according to the number of all the males, from a month old and above, was six thousand and two hundred. 35 The captain and the most ancient of their house that were of the kindred of Merari, was Zuriel the son of Abihael: and these shall pitch on the north side of the tabernacle. 36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari, shallbe the boards of the tabernacle, & the bars, pillars, and sockettes thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto: 37 And the pillars of the court round about, with their sockets, their pings, and their cords. 38 But on the forefront of the tabernacle toward the east, before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall Moses & Aaron and his sons, pitch and wait to keep the sanctuary, and to keep the children of Israel: And the stranger that cometh nigh, shallbe slain. 39 And the whole sum of the Levites which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord throughout their kindreds, even all the males from a month old and above, was Nu. xxvi. g. twenty and two thousand. 40 And the Lord said unto Moses: Number all the first borne that are males among the children of Israel, from a month old and above, and take the number of their names. 41 And thou shalt appoint the Levites to me (for I am the Lord) for all the first borne of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites for all the first gendered of the cattle of the children of Israel. 42 And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the first borne of the children of Israel. 43 And all the first borne males, rehearsed by their names, from a month old and above, according to their number, were twenty and two thousand, two hundred and threescore and thirteen. 44 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 45 Take the Levites for all the first borne of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites for their cattle, & the levites shallbe mine: I am the Lord. 46 And for the redeeming of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen, which are more than the Levites, in the first borne of the children of Israel, (a) sickles were of two sorts: the one common, the other belonging to the sanctuary and that of the sanctuary was double the weight of the common. The common sickle weighed two groats, and the sanctuary sickle four. The scripture in this place, and in the thirty of Exodus, and Ezechiel forty and five, sayeth, that the sanctuary sickle doth way twenty Gerahs', which the Grecians do call Obolus, & we in english, an halfpenny, when eight groats of our money was an ounce: and the hebrews do think that Obolus doth way the weight of sixteen barley corns. 47 Take five sickles of every head, after the weight of the sanctuary, 〈◊〉 thirty b 〈◊〉 27 d. 〈…〉 d. the sickle containing twenty gerahs. 48 And give the money wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and his sons. 49 And Moses took the redemption money of them that were redeemed, being more than the Levites: 50 Of the first borne of the children of Israel took he this money: [even] a thousand three hundred and three score and five sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary. 51 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed, unto Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, even as the Lord commanded Moses. ‛ ❧ The four Chapter. ' ‛ 5 The offices of the Levites. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 Take the sum of the children of Caath from among the sons of Levi, after their kindreds and houses of their fathers: 3 From thirty years and above, until fifty, all that enter into the host for to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 This shallbe the office of the children of Caath in the tabernacle of the congregation, [about] the most holy. 5 And when the host removeth, Aaron and his sons shall come and take down the covering veil, and wrap the ark of witness in it: 6 And shall put thereon a covering of Badgers skins, and shall spread upon it a cloth that is altogether of blue silk, and put in the bars thereof. 7 And upon the show table, they shall spread abroad a cloth of blue silk, and put thereon the dishes, [incense] cups, and goblets, and pots to power with: and there shallbe bread thereon continually. 8 And they shall spread upon them a covering of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of Badgers skins, and put in the bars thereof. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue silk, and cover the candlestick of light, with his lamps, snuffers, and censars, and all the oil vessels which they occupy about it. 10 And they shall put both it and all the vessels thereof, within a covering of Badgers skins, and put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar, they shall spread a cloth of blue silk, and cover it with a covering of Badgers skins, and put to the bars thereof. 12 And they shall take all the instruments wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put a cloth of blue silk upon them, and cover them with a covering of Badgers skins, and put them on a bar. 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon. 14 And put upon it all the vessels thereof that they minister withal, even the coal pans, the flesh hooks, the fire shovels, the basins, & the other vessels of the altar: and they shall spread upon it a covering of Badgers skins, and put to the bars of it. 15 And when Aaron & his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, against that the host remove, than the sons of Caath shall come in for to bear: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. And this is the charge of the sons of Caath, in the tabernacle of the congregation. 16 And to the office of Eleasar the son of Aaron the priest, pertaineth the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, both in the sanctuary, and in all the vessels thereof. 17 And the Lord spoke unto Moses ' and Aaron, saying: ' 18 Ye shall not cut of the tribe of the kindred of the Caathites, from among the Levites: 19 But thus do unto them, that they may live and not die: when they go unto the most holy things: let Aaron and his sons go in, and appoint them every one to his office, and to his charge. ‛ 20 But let them not go in, to see when the ' holy things are folden up, lest they die. ' 21 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 22 Take also the sum of the children of Gerson, throughout the houses of their fathers, and throughout their kindreds. 23 From thirty years old, and above, until fifty years, shalt thou number them, all that enter into the assembly for to do service in the tabernacle of the congregation. ‛ 24 And this is the service of the kindred of ' the Gersonites, to serve and to bear. 25 They shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of Badgers skins that is an high upon it, and the veil of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 26 And the curtains of the court, and the veil that is in the entering in of the gate of the court, which is near the tabernacle, and near the altar round about, with the cords, and all the instruments that serve unto them, & all that is made for them, and so shall they serve. 27 At the mouth of Aaron & his sons, shall all the service of the children of the Gersonites be done, in all their charges and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them all their burdens to keep. 28 And this is the service of the kindred of the children of Gerson in the tabernacle of the congregation, and their watch shallbe under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 29 And thou shalt number the sons of Merari after their kindreds, and after the houses of their fathers: 30 From thirty years old and above, unto fifty years shalt thou number them, every one that enter into the assembly, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 31 And this is their office and charge, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation: The borders of the tabernacle, with the bars, pillars, and sockettes thereof. 32 And the pillars that are round about the court, with their sockettes, pings, and cords, & with all the instruments of it, for all their service: And by name ye shall reckon the instruments of their office and charge. 33 This is the service of the kindreds of the sons of Merari, according to all their office in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 34 And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the multitude, numbered the sons of the Caathites, after their kindreds and houses of their fathers, 35 From thirty years old, and above, unto fifty years, all that enter into the assembly, to do service in the tabernacle of the congregation. 36 And the numbers of them throughout their kindreds, were two thousand, seven hundred, and fifty. 37 This is the number of the kindreds of Caath, [namely] all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number, according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 38 Also the numbers of the sons of Gerson throughout their kindreds and houses of their fathers: 39 From thirty years old, & above, unto fifty years, all that enter into the assembly for to do service in the tabernacle of the congregation. 40 And the numbers of them throughout their kindreds, and houses of their fathers, were two thousand, six hundred, and thirty. 41 This is the number of the kindreds of the sons of Gerson, of all that did service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number, according to the commandment of the Lord. 42 And the numbers of the kindreds of the sons of Merari throughout their kindreds and houses of their fathers: 43 From thirty years old, and up, unto fifty years, all that enter into the assembly for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 And the numbers of them after their kindreds, were three thousand and two hundred. 45 These be the sums of the kindreds of the sons of Merari, which Moses & Aaron numbered, according to the word of the Lord, by the hands of Moses. 46 And so all the numbers of the Levites, which Moses, Aaron, and the Lords of Israel numbered after their kindreds and households of their fathers: 47 From thirty years old and up, unto fifty years, every one that came to do his duty, office, service, and charge in the tabernacle of the congregation. So the numbers of them were seven thousand, five hundred, and fourscore. 48 According to the word of the Lord did [Aaron] number them by the hand of Moses, every one according to their service and charge: Thus [were] they of that tribe numbered, as the Lord commanded Moses. ‛ ¶ The .v. Chapter. ' 7 The knowledging of sin. 8 The cleansing of sin. 12 The law of controversy. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Command the children of Israel that they levit. xiii. g put out of the host every leper, and every one that hath an issue, & whosoever is defiled by the dead: 3 Both male and female shall ye put out, even out of the host shall ye put them, that they defile not their (a) There were three sorts of tents among the hebrews. The tent of the Lord, that is, the tabernacle, the tent of the levites, and the tent of Israel. The lepers were excluded from them all: the impure by an issue, from the two first, & the defiled by the dead, only from the tabernacle of the congregation. tents, among which I dwell. 4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out of the host: even as the Lord spoke unto Moses, so did the children of Israel. ‛ 5 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 6 Speak unto the children of Israel: When a * man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, and trespass against the Lord: when that person shall trespass, 7 Then they shall knowledge their sin which they have done, and let him restore again the hurt that he hath done, with his principal, and put the fift part of it more thereto, and give it unto him whom he hath trespassed against. 8 But and if the man have no (b) That is, if he to whom the trespass hath been done, be dead & no kinsman remaineth to whom it may be repaid, the said forfeit. etc. kinsman to restore the hurt unto, let the trespass be made good unto the Lord, and it shallbe the priests, beside the Ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shallbe made for him. 9 And every heave offering that is made of the holy things of the children of Israel which they bring unto the priest, shallbe his. 10 And every man's hallowed things shallbe his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shallbe his. ‛ 11 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: If any man's wife go aside, and trespass against him, 13 So that another man lie with her fleshly, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and is kept close that she is defiled, and there is no witness against her, neither she taken with the manner, 14 And the spirit of controversy cometh upon him, so that he is jealous over his wife which is defiled: or if the spirit of controversy come upon him, so that he is jealous over his wife which is yet undefiled: 15 Then let the man bring his wife unto the priest, and bring her offering with her, the tenth part of an (c) Epha containeth three bushels. The tenth deal of an Epha containeth only so much as forty egg shells can comprise. An Hin is a measure of things liquid containing as much as xii. logs, each log holdeth as much as 6. egshels can hold. But Omer, or Gomer, which is also called Corus in Latin, containeth the measure of three Ephaes, that is as much as a thousand two hundred and fourscore and ten eggeshelles can contain. Epha of barley meal: but let him put no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon, for it is an offering of controversy, an offering for a remembrance, causing the sin to be thought upon. 16 And the priest shall bring her, and set ' her before the Lord. ' 17 And the priest shall * take holy water in an earthen vessel, and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle, the priest shall take it, and put it into the water. 18 And let the priest set the woman before the Lord, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the controversy offering: and the priest shall have bitter and cursed water in his hand. 19 And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman: If no man have lain with thee, neither haste gone aside to uncleanness without thy husband, then have thou no harm of this bitter and cursed waters. 20 But and if thou hast gone aside from thine husband, and art defiled, and some man hath lain with thee beside thine husband: 21 (Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, & the priest shall say unto the woman) the Lord make thee accursed and detestable for the oath among the people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, & thy belly swell. 22 These cursed waters go into the bowels of thee, that they may make thy belly swell, and thy thigh to rot. And let the woman say, Amen amen. 23 And let the priest write these curses in a book, and shall blot them out with the bitter waters: 24 And give the woman those bitter and cursed waters to drink, that those cursed and bitter waters may enter into her. 25 And then the priest shall take the controversy offering out of the woman's hand, and wave it before the Lord, and bring it unto the altar. 26 And the priest shall take an handful of the offering for a memorial, & burn it upon the altar, and then make the woman drink the waters: 27 And when he hath made the woman drink the waters, if she be defiled and have trespassed against her husband, then shall the cursed and bitter waters go into her, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shallbe a curse among her people. 28 And if the woman be not defiled, but is clean, she shall have no harm, but shall conceive and bear. 29 This is the law of controversy, when a wife goeth aside from her husband, and is defiled: 30 Or when the spirit of controversy cometh upon a man, and he being jealous over his wife, doth bring her before the Lord: And the priest shall do to her according unto all this law, 31 And the man shallbe guiltless, and this ' woman shall bear her sin. ☜ ' ‛ ¶ The vi Chapter. ' ‛ 2 The law of the consecration of the Nazarites. 24 The blessing of the people. ' ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When either man or woman doth separate themselves to vow a vow of (a) The Lord hath left free this vow to the discretion & will of persons, without limiting any certain time for the observation of it. They who keep this vow, were as the light of godliness and holiness among other, and holden for the most excellent in honour and virtue: and thereof have they taken the name of Nazarees. For the Hebrew word Nazir, whereof the word of Nazarees cometh, signifieth separate. a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord: 3 He shall separate himself from * wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine or of strong drink, nor shall drink whatsoever is pressed out of grapes, and shall eat no fresh grapes, neither yet dried. 4 As long as his abstinence endureth, shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, or of the cornels, or of the husk of the grape. 5 And as long as he voweth and is separated, there shall no rasure come upon his head, until his days be out in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shallbe holy, and shall let the locks of his here grow. 6 As long as he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall come at no dead body. 7 He shall not make himself unclean at the death of his father, mother, brother, or sister: because that the consecration of his God is upon his head, 8 All the days of his separation, he is ' holy unto the Lord. ' 9 And if any man die suddenly before him, or he be ware, the head of his consecration shallbe defiled: Act. xviii. d. and he shall shave his head the day of his cleansing, even the seventh day shall he shave it. 10 And the eight day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering: and make an atonement for him as concerning that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head the same day. 12 And he shall consecrate unto the Lord the time of his separation, & shall bring a lamb of a year old for a trespass offering: but the days that were before are lost, because his consecration was defiled. 13 This is the law of the Nazarite: when the time of his consecration is out, he shallbe brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 14 And he shall bring his offering unto the Lord, an he lamb of a year old without blemish for a burnt offering, and a she lamb of a year old without blemish for a sin offering, & a ram without blemish also for peace offerings, 15 And a basket of unleavened bread, even cakes of fine flower mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, with their meat offerings and drink offerings. 16 And the priest shall bring them before the Lord, and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering. 17 And shall prepare the ram for a peace offering unto the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread: and the priest shall make also his meat offering and his drink offering. 18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his consecration at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the here of the head of his consecration, and put it in the fire which is under the peace offering. 19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer also, and put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after he hath shaven his consecration. 20 And the priest shall wave them before the Lord: And these holy things shallbe the priests, with the wave breast and the heave shoulder: and then the Nazarite may drink wine. 21 This is the law of the Nazarite which hath vowed his offering unto the Lord for his consecration, besides those things that his hand can get: according to the vow which he vowed, even so he must do after the law of his consecration. 22 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 23 Speak unto Aaron and his sons, saying: On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, and say unto them: 24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: ' 25 The Lord make his face shine vpon' thee, and be merciful unto thee: ' 26 The Lord life up his countenance ' upon thee, and give thee peace. ' 27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, ☜ and I will bless them. ‛ ¶ The vij Chapter. ' 2 The offering of the lords and heads of Israel. 89 God speaketh from the mercy seat to Moses. ☞ 1 AND when Exod. xl. b. Moses had full set up the tabernacle, & anointed and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, the altar also & all the vessels thereof: and had anointed them & sanctified them. 2 Then the princes of Israel, heads over the houses of their fathers (which were the lords of the tribes, and over them that were numbered) offered, 3 And brought their sacrifice before the Lord, six covered charettes, & twelve oxen: one chariot for two lords, and for one an ox, and they brought them before the tabernacle. ‛ 4 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 5 Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according unto his office. 6 And Moses took the charettes and ' the oxen, & gave them unto the Levites. ' 7 Two charettes and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gerson, according unto their office. 8 And four charettes & eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their offices, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 Num. iiii. b. But unto the sons of Caath he gave none: because the charge of the sanctuary belonged unto them, which they did bear upon shoulders. 10 And the princes offered for the dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, and brought their sacrifices before the altar. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses: The princes shall bring their offerings, every day one prince, for the dedicating of the altar. 12 And so on the first day did Nahesson the son of Aminadab, of the tribe of juda, offer his sacrifice. 13 And his offering was a silver charger of an hundred and th●rtie sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the weight of the sanctuary, and they were both full of fine flower, mingled with oil, for a meat offering: ' 14 An [incense] cup of ten sickles of gold, ' full of incense: ‛ 15 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old, for a burnt offering: ‛ 16 An he goat for a sin offering: 17 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, & five lambs of a year old. This was the gift of Nahesson the son of Aminadab. 18 The second day Nathaniel the son of Zuar, captain over Isachar, did offer: 19 And he offered for his gift, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, both full of fine flower mingled with oil, for a meat offering: ‛ 20 An [incense] cup of gold of ten sickles, ' full of incense: ' 21 One young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old, for a burnt offering: ‛ 22 And an he goat for a sin offering: 23 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of one year old. This was the offering of Nathanael the son of Zuar. 24 The third day, Eliab the son of Helon, captain of the children of Zabulon, did offer: 25 And his gift was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, and both were full of fine flower mingled with oil, for a meat offering: ‛ 26 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full of ' incense: ‛ 27 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old, for a burnt offering: ‛ 28 An he goat for a sin offering: 29 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. 30 The fourth day, Elizur the son of Sedeur, captain of the children of Reuben, did offer. 31 And his gift was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, and they were both full of fine flower mingled with oil, for a meat offering: 32 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full of ' incense: ' 33 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old, for a burnt offering: ' 34 An he goat for a sin offering: ' 35 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, & five lambs of one year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Sedeur. 36 The fifth day, Selumiel the son of Zuri Saddai, captain of the children of Simeon, offered: 37 His gift was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, and they were both full of fine flower mingled with oil, for a meat offering: 38 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full of ' incense: ' 39 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old, for a burnt offering: ' 40 An he goat for a sin offering: ' 41 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Selumiel the son of Zuri Saddai. 42 The sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Duel, captain of the children of Gad, offered: 43 His gift was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, both full of fine flower mingled with oil for a meat offering: 44 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full ' of incense: ' 45 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old, for a burnt offering: ' 46 An he goat for a sin offering: ' 47 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of one year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph, the son of Duel. 48 The seventh day, Elisama the son of Amiud, captain of the children of Ephraim, offered: 49 And his sacrifice was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, both full of fine flower mingled with oil for a meat offering: ‛ 50 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full of ' incense. ‛ 51 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old, for a burnt offering: ‛ 52 An he goat for a sin offering: 53 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Elisama, the son of Amiud. 54 The eight day, offered Gamaliel the son of Pedazur, the captain of the children of Manasses. 55 And his offering was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, both full of fine flower mingled with oil for a meat offering: ‛ 56 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full of ' incense ‛ 57 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old for a burnt offering, ‛ 58 An he goat for a sin offering: 59 And for a peace offering two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedazur. 60 The ninth day, Abidan the son of Gedeon captain of the children of Benjamin, offered. 61 And his gift was a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, both full of fine flower mingled with oil for a meat offering: ‛ 62 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full ' of incense: ‛ 63 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of one year old for a burnt offering: ‛ 64 An he goat for a sin offering: 65 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of one year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gedeon. 66 The tenth day, Ahiezer the son of Ammi Saddai, captain of the children of Dan offered. 67 And his offering was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, both full of fine flower mingled with oil for a meat offering: ‛ 68 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full ' of incense: ‛ 69 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb ' of a year old for a burnt offering: 70 An he goat for a sin offering: ' 71 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs, of a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammi Saddai. 72 The eleventh day, Pagiel the son of Ocran, captain of the children of Aser, offered. 73 And his offering was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, both full of fine flower mingled with oil for a meat offering: 74 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full ' of incense: ' 75 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of ' a year old for a burnt offering: ' 76 An he goat for a sin offering: ' 77 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of one year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. 78 The twelfth day, Ahira the son of Enan, captain of the children of Nephthali, offered. 79 And his offering was, a silver charger of an hundred and thirty sickles, a silver bowl of seventy sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, both full of fine flower mingled with oil for a meat offering: 80 A golden [incense] cup of ten sickles, full ' of incense: ' 81 A young bullock, a ram, a lamb of ' one year old for a burnt offering: ' 82 An he goat for a sin offering: ' 83 And for a peace offering, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of one year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. 84 This was the dedication of the altar in the day when it was anointed by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve [incense] cups of gold. 85 Every charger containing an hundred and thirty sickles of silver, every bowl seventy: And all the silver vessels contained two thousand & four hundred sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary. 86 And the golden [incense] cups were twelve, full of incense, containing ten sickles a piece after the sickle of the santuarie: so that all the gold of thee [incense] cups was an hundred and twenty sickles. 87 All the bullocks for the burnt offering were twelve, the rams twelve, the lambs of a year old twelve, with their meat offerings: and the he goats for sin offering, twelve. 88 And all the oxen for the peace offerings were twenty and four, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. 89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from of the mercy seat that was upon the ark of witness between the two Cherubims, and he talked with him. ☜ ‛ ¶ The viii Chapter. ' 2 The order of the lamps. 4 The form of the candlestick. 6 The cleansing and offering of the Levites. 24 The age of the Levites when they be received into service, or dismissed. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him: Exo. xxv. d. When thou settest up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light toward the forefront of the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did even so, and lighted the lamps thereof toward the forefront of the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 And this was the work of the candlestick, even of gold beaten out with the hammer, both the shaft and the flowers thereof was beaten out with the hammer: according unto the pattern which the Lord had showed Moses, even so he made the candlestick. ‛ 5 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ‛ 6 Take the Levites from among the ' children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, when thou cleansest them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering [even] fine flower minged with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation, thou shalt gather the whole multitude of the children of Israel together, 10 And bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites. 11 And Aaron shall wave the Levites before the Lord for a wave offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the ministration of the service of the Lord. 12 And the Levites shall put their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering unto the Lord, that thou mayest make an atonement for the Levites. 13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and wave them for a wave offering unto the Lord. 14 And thus thou shalt separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the levites shallbe mine. 15 After that, shall the Levites go in, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: And thou shalt cleanse them, & wave them for a wave offering: 16 For they are given and delivered unto me from among the children of Israel for such as open every womb, even for the first borne of all the children of Israel have I taken them unto me. 17 Exod. xii▪ ● Luk. two. d. For all the first borne of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: since the day that I smote every first borne in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for myself. 18 And I have taken the Levites for all' the first borne of the children of Israel. ' 19 And have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, if the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. 20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did with the Levites: according unto all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, even so did the children of Israel unto them. 21 And the Levites were purified, and washed their clothes: And Aaron waved them as a wave offering before the Lord, and made an atonement for them, to cleanse them. 22 After that, went the Levites in, to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron and his sons: as the Lord had commanded Moses' concerning the Levites, even so they did unto them. 23 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 24 This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: Nu. xxiiii. c. From twenty and five years old and upward, they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 25 And from the age of fifty years, they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: 26 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep things committed to their charge: but shall do no more service. Thus therefore shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge, ☜ ‛ ¶ The ix Chapter. ' ‛ 2 The Passover. 13 Punishment for such as keepeth it not. 15 Of the cloud. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year, after they Exod. xii. a. Leu. xxiii. a Num 28. c. Deut. vi. a. were come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 Let the children of Israel celebrate the Passover at the time appointed thereunto: 3 Even the fourteenth day of this month at even: ye shall keep it in his season according to all the ceremonies of it, and according to all the manners thereof, shall ye keep it. 4 And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, that they should celebrate the Passover. 5 And they kept the Passover the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, even so did the children of Israel. 6 And certain men were defiled by a dead man, that they might not keep the Passover the same day, and they came before Moses & Aaron the same day. 7 And those men said unto him, we are defiled by a dead man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering unto the Lord in due season, among the children of Israel? 8 And Moses said unto them: Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you. 9 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say: If any man be unclean by the reason of a coarse, or be in a way far distant from you and from your generations, he shall keep the Passover unto the Lord. 11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even let them keep it: and eat it with unleavened bread, & sour herbs. 12 Let them leave none of it unto the morning, Exod. xii. g. joh. nineteen. f. nor break any bone of it: But according to all the ordinance of the Passover, let them keep it. 13 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and yet was negligent to keep the Passover: the same soul shallbe cut of from his people, because he brought not the offering of the Lord in his due season, that man shall bear his sin. 14 And if a stranger dwell among you, and will keep the Passover unto the Lord: according to the ordinance of the Passover and manner thereof, so shall he do. Ye shall have one law both for the stranger, and for him that was borne in the same land. 15 And the same day that the tabernacle was reared up, a Exod xl. c. 3 Reg ●. b. cloud covered the tabernacle, [namely] the tabernacle of the testimony: and at even, there was upon the tabernacle, as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 16 So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, than the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. 18 At the mouth of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the mouth of the Lord they pitched: And as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle, they lay still: 19 And when the cloud tarried still upon the tabernacle long time, the children of Israel kept the watch of the Lord, and journeyed not. 20 And when the cloud abode a few days upon the tabernacle, they abode in their tents, according to the commandment of the Lord: and they journeyed also at the commandment of the Lord. 21 And when the cloud abode upon the tabernacle from even unto the morning, & was taken up in the morning, than they journeyed: Whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22 Or if the cloud tarried two days, or a month, or a year upon the tabernacle and remained thereon, the children of Israel remained still and journeyed not: And assoon as the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 23 At the mouth of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed, keeping the watch of the Lord at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. ☜ ‛ ¶ The ten Chapter. ' 2 The trumpets of silver, and their use. 11 The Israelites depart from Sinai. 14 The captains of the host are numbered. 30 Obab refuseth to go with Moses. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Make thee two trumpets of silver: of an whole piece shalt thou make them, that thou mayest use them to call the congregation together, and when the camp shall journey. 3 And when they shall blow with them, all the multitude shall resort to thee before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 And if they blow but one trumpet, than the princes which are heads over the thousands of Israel shall come unto thee. 5 But if ye blow an alarm, the hosts that lie on the east parts shall go forward. 6 And if ye blow the alarm the second time, the host that lieth on the south side shall take their journey: for they shall blow an alarm when they take their journeys. 7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, they shall blow without an alarm. 8 And the sons of Aaron the priests shall blow with their trumpets, and ye shall have them as a law for ever in your generations. 9 And if ye go to war in your land against your enemies that vex you, ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets, and ye shallbe remembered before the Lord your God, to be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your feast days, & in the beginning of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, that they may be a remembrance for you before your God: I am the Lord your God. 11 And it came to pass the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from of the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the children of Israel took their journey out of the desert of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Pharan. 13 And they first took their journey at the mouth of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 14 In the first place went the standard of the host of the children of juda according to their armies: whose captain was Nahasson the son of Aminadab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Isachar, was Nathanael the son of Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zabulon, was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gerson and Merari went forth bearing the tabernacle. 18 And the host of Reuben went forth with their standard and armies, whose captain was Elizur the son of Sedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon, was Salamiel the son of Suri Saddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad, was Eliasaph the son of Duel. 21 The Caathites also went forward and bare the sanctuary, & the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. 22 And the standard of the host of the children of Ephraim went forth according to their armies, whose captain was Elisama the son of Ammiud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasse, was Gamaliel the son of Pedazur. 24 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, was Abidan the son of Gedeon. 25 And the standard of the host of the children of Dan came forth (gathering all the hosts together) throughout their armies, whose captain was Ahiezer the son of Ammi Saddai. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Aser, was Pagiel the son of Ochran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Nephthali, was Ahira the son of Enan. 28 These are the journeys of the children of Israel throughout their armies, and thus the hosts removed. 29 And Moses said unto Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, which was Moses' father in law: We go unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you. Come thou therefore with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath promised good unto Israel. 30 And he answered him: I will not go, but will departed to mine own land, and to my kindred. 31 He said: Oh nay, leave us not, for thou knowest our mansions in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us in stead of eyes. 32 And if thou go with us, look what goodness the Lord showeth unto us, the same will we show unto thee. 33 And they departed from the mount of the Lord three days journey, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And the cloud of the Lord was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. 35 And when the ark went forth, Moses said: Psal. lxviii a Rise up Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee, flee before thee. 36 And when the ark rested, he said: Return O Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel. ☜ ¶ The xj Chapter. 1 The people murmureth. 4 They desire flesh. 6 They loath Manna. 11 The wavering faith of Moses. 16 The Lord divideth the burden of Moses to seventy of the ancients, and they prophesy. 31 It reigneth quails. 33 The flesh raveners are punished. 1 ANd when Exod. xvi. a the people did wickedly, it was a displeasure in the ears of the Lord: And when the Lord heard it, his countenance was provoked to wrath, and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were the uttermost of the host. 2 And the people cried unto Moses: And when Moses made intercession unto the Lord, the fire quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burnt among them. 4 And a number of people that was among them fell a lusting, and turned themselves, and wept (even as did also the children of Israel) and said: who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt for nought, & the cucumbers, & melons, leeks, onions & garleck. 6 But now our soul is dried away: for we can see nothing else, save Manna. 7 The Manna was as Exod. xvi. g coriander seed, and to see to like (a) Some calleth it a white precious stone, & some a white pearl. Bdellium. 8 And the people went about and gathered it, & ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: And the taste of it, was like unto the taste of fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell down upon the host in the night, the Manna fell upon it. 10 And when Moses heard the people weep throughout their households, every man in the door of his tent, the wrath of the Lord was kindled exceedingly, and it grieved Moses also. 11 And Moses said unto the Lord: Wherefore hast thou dealt cruelly with thy servant? And wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, seeing that thou puttest the weight of all this people upon me? 12 Have I conceived all this people? Or have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom as a nurse beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou sworest unto their fathers? 13 Where should I have flesh to give unto all this people, which weep before me, saying: give us flesh that we may eat. 14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, seeing it is to heavy for me. 15 If thou deal thus with me, kill me I pray thee, if I have found favour in thy sight, that I see not my wretchedness. 16 And the Lord said unto Moses: Ezec. viii. d. Gather unto me threescore and ten men of the elders of Israel, which thou knowest that they are the elders of the people & officers over them: and thou shalt bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee: 17 And I will come down, and talk with thee there, and take of the spirit which is upon thee, and put upon them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, lest thou be constrained to bear it alone. 18 And say thou unto the Exod. xvi. c. people, Be hallowed against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for your whining is in the ears of the Lord, seeing ye said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? We were happy in Egypt: Therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 19 Ye shall not eat one day nor two, nor five days, neither ten, nor twenty days: 20 But even a month long, until it come out at the nostrils of you, and it shallbe loathsome unto you, because that ye have cast the Lord aside which is among you, and have wept before him, saying: Why came we thus out of Egypt? 21 And Moses said: Exod. xii f. Six hundred thousand footmen are there of the people, among which I am: And thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a month long. 22 Shall the sheep & the oxen be slain for them, to find them? either shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? 23 And the Lord said unto Moses: Shall isaiah l. ●. and lix a the lords hand be waxed short? Thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not. 24 And Moses went out, and told the people the saying of the Lord: and gathered the threescore and ten elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle. 25 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the threescore & ten elders: And when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. 26 But there remained two of the men in the host, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: And the spirit rested upon them, (and they were of them that were written, and went not out unto the tabernacle) and they prophesied in the host. 27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said: Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the host. 28 And josuah the son of Nun the servant of Moses, one of his young men answered, and said: My lord Moses, Luk. ix. g. forbid them. 29 And Moses said unto him: Enviest thou for my sake? joel two. g. i Cor. xiiii. a would God that all the lords people could prophesy, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them. 30 And Moses' gate him into the host, he and the elders of Israel. 31 And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and Exod. xv● brought quails from the sea, & let them fall about the host, even a days journey round about on every side of the host, and [they did flee in the air] as it were two cubits high over the earth. 32 And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered quails: And he that gathered little, gathered ten homers full: And they spread them abroad for their use, round about the host. 33 P● And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, & yer it was chewed up, the wrath of the Lord was idled against the people, & the Lord smote the people with an exceeding great plague. 34 And he called the name of the place, The graves of lust: because the buried the people that lusted there. 35 And the people took their Num 33. ●. journey from the graves of lust unto Hazeroth, and abode at Hazeroth. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 Aaron and Miriam grudge against Moses. 10 Miriam is stricken with leprosy, and healed at the prayer of Moses. 1 AND Deut. 24. b. Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, because of the women of Ethiopia which he had taken: for he had taken to wife one of Ethiopia. 2 And they said: Hath the Lord in deed spoken only through Moses? Hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it. 3 (But Moses was a very Eccle fly. a. meek man, above all the men of the earth.) 4 And the Lord spoke at once unto Moses, unto Aaron, and to Miriam: Come out ye three unto Exo. xxix g the tabernacle of the congregation. And they came out all three. 5 And the Lord came down in the Psal. xcix. b pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, Exo. xxix g and called Aaron and Miriam. And they went out both of them. 6 And he said, Hear my words: If there be a prophet of the Lords among you, I will be known of him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. 7 My servant Moses is not so, which is faithful in all mine house. 8 Unto him will I speak Exod. 33. b. mouth to mouth in a vision, not in dark speeches and similitudes of the Lord shall he see: Wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? 9 And the Lord was moved unto wrath against them, and he went his way. 10 And the cloud departed from the tabernacle, two. Par. 26. d. and behold Miriam was become leprous, as it were snow: And Aaron looked upon Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. 11 And Aaron said unto Moses: Alas my Lord, I beseech thee put not the sin upon us which we have foolishly committed and sinned. 12 Oh, let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mothers whom. 13 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying: heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses: If her father had (a) If her father upon displeasure should spit in her face, she may not presume to come into his presence by the space of seven days: how much more shall she not presume to come unto me. spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the host seven days, and after that, let her be received in again. 15 And Miriam was shut out of the host seven days: and the people removed not, till she was brought in again. 16 Nu. xxiii. d. And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Pharan. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 Certain men are sent to search the land of Chanaan. 24 They bring of the fruit of the land. 31 Caleb comforteth the people against the discouraging of the other spies. 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses' saying: 2 * Send men out to search the land of Chanaan, which I give unto the children of Ifrael: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, and let them all be such as are rulers among them. 3 And Moses at the commandment of the Lord, sent forth out of the wilderness of Pharan, such men as were all heads of the children of Israel. ' ☞ 4 [Their names are these. Of the tribe of ' Reuben, Sammua the son of Zacur. ‛ 5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Saphat the ' son of Hori. ‛ 6 Of the tribe of juda, Caleb the son ' of jephune. ' 7 Of the tribe of Isachar, Igal the ' son of joseph. ‛ 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Osea the ' son of Nun. ‛ 9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the ' son of Raphu. ‛ 10 Of the tribe of Zabulon, Gaddiel the ' son of Sodi. 11 Of the tribe of joseph, namely of the tribe of Manasse, Gaddi the son of Susi. ‛ 12 Of the tribe of Dan, Amiel the son ' of Gemalli. ‛ 13 Of the tribe of Aser, Sethur the son ' of Michael. ‛ 14 Of the tribe of Nephthali, Nahabi' the son of Vaphsi. ‛ 15 Of the tribe of Gad, Guel the son of Machi. ☜ ] 16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land: And Moses called the name of Osea the son of Nun, josuah. 17 And Moses sent them forth to spy out the land of Chanaan, and said unto them: Get you up this way southward, that ye may go up into the high country, 18 And see the land what manner thing it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, either few or many: 19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad, and what manner of cities they be that they dwell in, whether they dwell in tents or walled towns: 20 And what manner of land that is, whether it be fat or lean, and whether there be trees therein or not. Be of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land: And it was about the time that grapes are first ripe. 21 And so they went up, and searched out the land from the wilderness of Zin, unto Rehob, as men come to Hemath. 22 And they ascended unto the south, and come unto Hebron, where Ahiman was and Sesai, and Thalmai, the sons of Anac. Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. 23 And they came unto the river of Escol, and cut down there a branch with one cloister of grapes, and twain bore it upon a staff: and [they brought] also of the pomegranates, and of the figs. 24 And the place was called the river Escol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down thence. 25 And they turned back again from searching of the land after forty days. 26 And they went, and came to Moses and Aaron, and unto all the multitude of the children of Israel in the wilderness Pharan to Cades, and brought them word, and also unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, and said: We came unto the land whither thou sendedst us, & surely it floweth with milk and honey, and here is of the fruit of it. 28 Nevertheless, the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled and exceeding great: and moreover, we saw the children of Anac there. 29 The Amalechites dwell in the south country: and the hittites, and the jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains: & the Chanaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of jordane. 30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, saying: Let us go up at once, and possess it, for we be able to over come it. 31 But the men that went up with him, said: We be not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we. 32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched, saying unto the children of Israel: The land which we have gone through to search it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitors thereof, and the people that we saw in it, are men of a great stature. 33 And there we saw also giants the children of Anac [which come] of the giants: And we seemed in our sight as it were grasshoppers, and so we did in their sight. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 2 The people murmur against God. 10 And would have stoned Caleb and josuah. 37 The searchers of the land die. 45 Amalech killeth the Israelites. 1 AND all the multitude of the people cried out, and wept throughout that night. 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said unto them: Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt, either that we had died in this wilderness. 3 Wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land to fall upon the sword, and that our wives and our children should be a pray? Were it not better that we return unto Egypt again? 4 And they said one to another: Let us make a captain, and return unto Egypt again. 5 Then Moses & Aaron fell (a) Lamenting the people and praying for them. on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. 6 And josuah the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of jephune [which were] of them that searched the land, rend their clothes: 7 And spoke unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying: The land which we walked through to search it, is a very good land. 8 If the Lord have a love to us, he will bring us into this land and give it us, which is such a land as floweth with milk and honey. 9 But in any wise rebel not ye against the Lord, Deut. xx. a. neither fear the people of the land, for they are but (b) We shall easily overcome them. bread for us: Their shield is departed from them, and the Lord is with us, fear them not therefore. 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones: And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses: How long do this people provoke me, and how long will it be yet they believe me, for all the signs which I have showed among them? 12 I will smite them with the pestilence and destroy them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. 13 And Moses said unto the Lord: Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest this people in thy might from among them.) 14 And it will be told to the inhabiters of this land also: for they have heard likewise, that thou Lord art among this people, and that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, & that ● xxx●. thou goest before them by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 If thou shalt kill all this people as they were but one man: then the nations which have heard the fame of thee, will say: 16 Because the Lord is not able to bring in this people into the land which he swore unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. 17 And now I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying: 18 The Lord is long yer he be angry, and of great mercy, and suffereth iniquity and sin, and leaveth no man innocent, and visiteth the unrighteousness of the fathers upon the children, in the third and fourth generations. 19 Be merciful I beseech thee unto the sin of this people according unto thy great mercy, as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt, even until now. 20 And the Lord said: I have forgiven it, according to thy request. 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shallbe filled with the glory of the Lord. 22 But all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now this ten times, and have not harkened unto my voice: 23 Shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it. 24 But my servant joshua. xiii. b Caleb, because he had another manner of spirit, (and because he hath followed me unto the utmost) him will I bring into the land which he hath walked in, and his seed shall inherit it. 25 And also the Amalechites and Chanaanites, remain in the valley: To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness, even by the way of the red sea. 26 And the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying: 27 How long doth this evil multitude murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel with the which they murmur against me. 28 Tell them therefore: As truly as I live sayeth the Lord, I will do unto you even as ye have spoken in mine ears: 29 Your carcases shall fall in the wilderness: And all you that were told throughout your numbers from twenty years and above, which have murmured against me, 30 Shall not come into the land over which I lifted up mine hand to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of jephune, and josuah the son of Nun. 31 But your children which ye said should be a pray, them I will bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have refused. 32 And your carcases shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and suffer for your whoredom, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. 34 After the number of the days in which ye searched out the land, even forty days, Ezech. iiii. b every day for a year shall ye bear your unrighteousness, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. 35 I the Lord have said, that I will do it unto all this evil congregation that are gathered together against me: For in this wilderness they shallbe consumed, and there they shall die. 36 And the men which Moses sent to search the land, and which (when they came again) made all the people to murmur against him, and brought up a slander upon the land: 37 Even those men that did bring up that slander upon it as though it had been evil, died in a great i Cor. x. d. plague before the Lord. 38 But josuah the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of jephune, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. 39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel, and the people took great sorrow. 40 And they rose up early in the morning, and gate them up into the top of the mountain, saying: Deut. i. f. lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place of which the Lord said: () They confess they sinned by rebelling against God, but consider not they offend in going up without God's commandment. For we have sinned. 41 And Moses said: Wherefore transgress ye thus the word of the Lord? it will not come well to pass. 42 Go not up therefore, for the Lo●e is not among you: that ye be not slain before your enemies. 43 For the Amalechites and the Chanaanites are there before you, & ye will fall upon the sword, because ye are turned away from the Lord, & the Lord will not be with you. 44 But they presumed obstinately to go up into the hill top: Never the later, the ark of the covenant of the Lord and Moses, departed not out of the host. 45 Then the Amalechites and the Chanaanites which dwelled in that hill, came down, and smote them, and consumed them even ●nto Horma. ¶ The xu Chapter. 2 The drink offerings of them that enter into the land. 30 The punishment of him that sinneth of arrogance or pride. 32 Of him that gathered sticks on the Sabbath day. ' ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: Levit 23 d. when ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you: 3 And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, namely a burnt offering, or a sacrifice to fulfil a vow, or a free offering, or in your principal feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the heard, or of the flock: 4 Then levit. two. a. and vi b. let him that offereth his offering unto the Lord, bring also a meat offering of a tenth deal of flower, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. 5 And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering, or any other offering, for one lamb. 6 Or if it be a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flower, mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. 7 And for a drink offering, thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 8 And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice to fulfil a vow or peace offering unto the Lord: 9 Let him bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flower, mingled with half an hin of oil. 10 And thou shalt bring for a drink offering, even half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 11 After this manner shall it be done for a bullock, or for a ram, or for a lamb, or a kid, 12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one, according to their number. 13 All that are borne of the country, shall do these things after this manner, to offer an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the Lord: even as ye do, so he shall do. 15 One ordinance shallbe both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that dwelleth [with you:] It shallbe an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord. 16 One law and one manner shall serve, both for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you. 17 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 18 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: Deut. viii. e. When ye be come into the land to the which I bring you, 19 Then when ye will eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the Lord. 20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: Leu. xxiii. b as ye do the heave offering of the barn, even so ye shall heave it. 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Lord an heave offering in your generations. 22 And if ye have erred, and observe not all these commandments which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses, 23 Even all that the Lord hath commanded ' you by the 〈…〉 Moses' from the first day that the Lord commanded Moses, and hence forward among your generations. ●4 If ought be commuted ignorantly of the congregation, all the multitude shall offer a bullock for a burnt offering, to be a sweet savour unto the Lord, with the meat offering and drink offering thereto according to the manner, and an he goat for a sin offering. 25 And the priest shall make an atonement for all the multitude of the children of Israel, and it shallbe forgiven them, for it is ignorance: And they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, & their sin offering before the Lord for their ignorance. 26 And it shallbe forgiven unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that dwelleth among you, seeing all the people were in ignorance. 〈…〉 one soul sin through ignorance, he shall bring a she goat of a year old for a sin offering. 28 And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord to reconcile him, and that it may be forgiven him. 29 And both thou that art borne of the children of Israel, and the stranger that dwelleth among you, shall have one law who so doth sin thorough ignorance. 30 But the soul that doth aught (a) The Hebrew, by 〈◊〉 high hand, that is boldly arrogantly, and contemptuously. presumptuously, whether he be borne in the land or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the Lord: and that soul shallbe cut of from among his people. 31 Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, that soul therefore shallbe utterly cut of, and his (b) That is, he shall suffe● for his iniquity. sin shallbe upon him. 32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the Exo. xxi. ●. Sabbath day. 33 And they that found him gathering sticks, brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. 34 Levi 24. d. And they put him in ward, seeing it was not declared (c) Seing it was not decreed what death he should die. what should be done to him. 35 And the Lord said unto Moses: Let the man die, & let all the multitude stone him with stones without the host. 36 And all the multitude brought him without the host, and stoned him with stones, and he died, as the Lord commanded Moses. 37 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them, that they Deu● xx●. ● make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and put upon the fringe of the borders a ribande of blue silk. 39 And the fringe shallbe unto you 〈◊〉 upon, that ye may remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them: and that ye seek not after your own heart, or your own eyes, after the which ye use to go a whoring. 〈…〉 all my commaunde● 〈…〉 be holy unto your God. 41 I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, for to be your God: I am the Lord your God. ❧ The xuj Chapter. The rebellion of Corah, Dathan, and Abiram. 31 They perish with their company. 1 AND acle xlv. ●. Corah the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, went a part with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, & On the son of Peleth, the son of Reuben: 2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred & fifty, which were captains of the multitude, famous in the congregation, and men of renown. 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron, and said unto them: Ye take much upon you, seeing all the multitude are holy every one of them, and the Lord is among them: Why life you yourselves up above the congregation of the Lord? 4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face, 5 And spoke unto Corah and unto all his company, saying: To morrow the Lord will show who are his, who (a Who is the high priest, that he may cause him to come unto him. is holy, and who ought to approach nigh unto him: and whom he hath chosen, he will cause to come near unto him. 6 This do therefore: Take you firepannes, both Corah & all his company, 7 And do fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: And the man whom the Lord doth chose, the same shallbe holy: Ye take much upon you ye sons of Levi. 8 And Moses said unto Corah: Nu●▪ ●ii b. Hear I pray you, ye sons of Levi, 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the multitude of Israel, and brought you to himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the multitude, and to minister unto them? 10 He hath taken thee to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the office of the priest also? 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: And what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him? 12 And Moses sent, and called Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up. 13 Is it a small thing, that thou hast brought us out of the land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness: except thou make thyself lord and ruler over us also? 14 Moreover, thou hast not brought us unto a land that floweth with milk & honey, neither given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: Wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up. 15 And Moses waxed very angry, and said unto the Lord, Turn not thou unto their offering: I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have I hurt any of them. 16 And Moses said unto Corah: Be thou & all thy company before the Lord, both thou, they, and Aaron, to morrow. 17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, even two hundredth and fifty censers: thou also and Aaron, every one his censer. 18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Corah gathered all the congregation against them, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: And the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation. ● And the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying: 21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them at once. 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said: Num xvii a O God, the God of spirits of all flesh, hath not one man sinned? Wilt thou be wroth with all the multitude? 23 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 24 Speak unto the congregation, and say: Get you away from about the tabernacle of Corah, Dathan, & Abiram. 25 And Moses rose up, and went unto Dathan and Abiram: and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spoke unto the congregation, saying: Depart I pray you from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins. 27 And so they gate them from the tabernacle of Corah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: And Dathan & Abiram came out, & stood in the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little children. 28 And Moses said: Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of mine own mind. 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men, than the Lord hath not sent me: 30 But and if the Lord make a a That is, if the Lord do a thing not see●e before. new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up with all that they have, and they go down quick into the pit: than ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. 31 And assoon as he had made an end of speaking all these words, Deut xi. a. Num. 26 b. Psal xxi. c. the ground clove asunder that was under them: 32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that were with Corah, and all their goods. 33 And they and all that they had went down alive unto the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Israel that were about them, fled at the cry of them: And they said, lest the earth swallow us up also. 35 And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. 36 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter the fire here and there, for they are hallowed, 38 The censers of these sinners b Th●t 〈◊〉 destroyed themselves by their own s●nnes, being the causers of their own deaths. against their own souls: let them make of them broad plates for a covering of the altar: For they offered them before the Lord, and therefore they are hallowed, and they shallbe a sign unto the children of Israel. 39 And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered, and made broad plates for a (c) To be a remembrance unto the children of Israel, of God's mighty hand against rebellion. covering of the altar, 40 To be a remembrance unto the children of Israel, that no stranger which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord, that he be not like unto Corah and his company, as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses. 41 But on the morrow, all the multitude of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying: Ye have killed the people of the Lord. 42 And when the multitude was gathered against Moses and Aaron, they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: And behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 45 Get you from among this congregation, that I may consume them quickly. And they fell upon their faces. 46 And Moses said unto Aaron: Take a censer, and put fire therein out of the altar, and power on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, & make an atonement for them: For there is wrath gone out from the Lord, and there is a plague begun. 47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded him, and ran into the mids of the congregation: and behold, the plague was begun among the people, and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. 48 And when he stood between the dead and them that were alive, the plague was stayed. 49 They that died in the plague, were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the conspiracy of Corah. 50 And Aaron went again unto Moses before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the plague was stayed. ❧ The xvij Chapter. 9 Aaron's rod buddeth and beareth blossoms, whereby his priesthood is confirmed. 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod, after the houses of their fathers, of all their princes according to the family of their fathers, even twelve rods: and write every man's name upon his rod. 3 And write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for every rod shallbe for the head of the house of their fathers. 4 And put them in the tabernacle of the congregation, before [the ark] of the testimony, where I will declare myself unto you. 5 And the man's rod whom I chose, shall blossom: And I will make cease from me the grudgings of the children of Israel, whereby they grudge against you. 6 And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, and all the princes gave him a rod, one rod for every prince, according to their father's houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses put the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness. 8 And on the morrow, Moses went into the tabernacle of witness: and behold, Hebr. ix. a. the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, bare blossoms, and ripe almonds. 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord, unto all the children of Israel: and they looked upon them, and took every man his rod. 10 And the Lord said unto Moses: Bring Aaron's rod again before the witness, to be kept for a token to the rebellious children, and that their murmuring may cease from me, and that they die not. 11 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, even so did he. 12 And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: Behold, we are wasted away and perished, we all come to nought. 13 Whosoever cometh nigh, or approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, shall die: Shall we utterly consume away, and die? ¶ The xviij Chapter. 1 The office of the Levites. 8 The tithes and first fruits must be given them. 20 Aaron's heritage. ☞ 1 AND the Lord said unto Aaron: Thou & thy sons, and thy father's house with thee, shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: And thou and thy sons with thee, shall bear the iniquity of your priests office. 2 Num. iiii. b. And thy brethren of the tribe of Levi, & of thy father's household thou shalt bring with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee [shall minister] before the tabernacle of witness. 3 They shall keep thy charge, even the charge of all the tabernacle: only let them not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that they and ye also die not. 4 And they shallbe joined with thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation for all the service of the tabernacle: and let no stranger come nigh unto you. 5 Therefore shall ye keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar, that there fall no more wrath upon the children of Israel: 6 Behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel, which as a gift of yours are given unto the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 Therefore shalt thou & thy sons with thee keep your priests office for all things that pertain unto the altar and within the veil: And ye shall serve, for I have given your priests office unto you as a gift, and therefore the stranger that cometh nigh, must be slain. 8 And the Lord spoke unto Aaron: Behold, I have given thee the keeping of mine heave offerings, of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel [even] unto thee I have given them for the anointing, and to thy sons for an ordinance for ever. 9 This shallbe thine of the most holy things [reserved] from the fire [of the altar.] All their sacrifices for all their meat offerings, sin offerings, or trespass offerings, which they bring unto me, that shallbe most holy unto thee, and to thy sons. 10 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it, and all that are males shall eat of it, let it be holy unto thee. 11 And this also is thine: levit. vi. d. the heave offerings of their gifts, throughout all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, & thy sons and thy daughters with thee, to be a duty for ever: and all that are clean in thy house, shall eat of it. 12 All the (a) That is, the chiefest & the best. fat of the oil, & all the fat of the wine, & of the wheat, which they shall offer unto the Lord for first fruits, the same have I given unto thee. 13 And whatsoever is first ripe in their land which they bring unto the Lord, shallbe thine, and all that are clean in thine house, shall eat of it. ' 14 All things separate from the common ' use in Israel, shallbe thine. 15 All that breaketh the matrice in all flesh that men bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beasts, shallbe thine: neverthelater, the first borne of man shalt thou redeem, & the first borne of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem. 16 Those that are to be redeemed, shalt thou redeem from the age of a month, according to thine estimation, for the money of five sickles, after the sickle of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 17 But the first borne of a cow, sheep, & goat, shalt thou not redeem, for they are holy: therefore thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat as a sacrifice made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 18 And the flesh of them is thine, levit. seven. d. as the wave breast and the right shoulder: these are thine. 19 All the heave offerings of holy things which the children of Israel offer unto the Lord, have I given thee & thy sons and thy daughters with thee, to be a duty for ever: let it be a () That is, sure, stable, & incorruptible. salted covenant for ever before the Lord, both unto thee, & to thy seed with thee. 20 And the Lord spoke unto Aaron: Deut. 18. a. Eccle. 43 g. Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part & thy inheritance among the children of Israel. 21 Behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel to inherit, for the service which they serve in the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, & die. 23 But the Levites shall do the service in the tabernacle of the congregation, & bear their sin: It shallbe a law for ever in your generations, that among the children of Israel they possess no inheritance. 24 But the tithes of the children of Israel which they pay as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given the levites to inherit: and therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel ye shall possess no inheritance. 25 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 26 Speak unto the Levites, and say unto them: When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you of them for your inheritance, ye shall take an heave offering of the same for the Lord, even the tenth part of that tithe. 27 And this your heave offering shallbe reckoned unto you, even as though it were of the corn of the barn, or as the fullness of the wine press. 28 Of this manner ye shall therefore offer an heave offering unto the Lord, of all your tithes which ye receive of the children of Israel, and ye shall give thereof the Lords heave offering to Aaron the priest. 29 Of all your gifts ye shall offer all the Lords heave offering, even all the fat of the same, [to wit] the holy things thereof. 30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them: When ye have taken away the fat of it from it, it shallbe counted unto the Levites, as if it were the increase of the corn floor, or the increase of the winepress. 31 And ye shall eat it in all places, both ye and your households, for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation. 32 And ye shall bear no sin by the reason of it, when ye have offered from it the fat of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xix Chapter. ' 2 Of the red Cow. 14 The law of him that dieth in a tent, 16 and of him also that toucheth any unclean thing. ☞ 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses & Aaron, saying: 2 This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel that they bring thee a red cow without spot, and wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke. 3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring Hebr. xiii. c. her without the host, and cause her to be slain before his face: 4 And let Eleazar the priest take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle it directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times. 5 And cause the cow to be burnt in his sight, with levit. iiii. c. her skin, flesh, & blood: and the dung of her shall he burn also. 6 And let the priest take Cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet [lase] and cast it in the mids of the burning of the cow. 7 Then let the priest wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and then come into the host, and the priest shallbe unclean until the even. 8 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, & bathe his flesh in water, and be unclean until even. 9 And a man that is clean, shall gather up the ashes of the cow, and lay them without the host in a clean place, and it shallbe kept for the multitude of the children of Israel Num. iii. b. for a water of separation: It is a sin offering. 10 Therefore he that gathereth the ashes of the cow, shall wash his clothes, and remain unclean until even: And it shallbe unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that dwelleth among them, a statute for ever. 11 Num. xxi. c. Eccle. 24. d. Agge. two. c. He that toucheth the dead body of ' any man, shallbe unclean seven days. ' 12 And he shall purify himself with this water the third day, & the seventh day he shallbe clean: But if he purify not himself the third day, than the seventh day he shall not be clean. 13 Whosoever toucheth the dead coarse of any man that is dead, & purgeth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord, and that soul shallbe cut of from Israel, because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him: he shallbe therefore unclean, his uncleanness is yet upon him. 14 This is the law of a man that dieth in a tent: All that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shallbe unclean seven days. 15 And all the vessels that be open, which have no covering bound upon them, shallbe unclean. 16 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the fields, or a dead person, or a bone of a dead man, or a grave, shallbe unclean seven days. 17 Therefore, for an unclean person they shall take of the burnt ashes of the sin offering, and running water shallbe put thereto in a vessel. 18 And let a clean person Psal. li. b. take hyssop, & dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and on the persons that were therein, and upon him that touched a bone, or a slain person, or a dead body, or a grave. 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean the third day and the seventh day: And the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, & bathe himself in water, and shallbe clean at even. 20 But the man that is unclean, and purifieth not himself, the same soul shallbe cut of from among the congregation: because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord, and the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him, therefore shall he remain unclean. 21 And it shallbe a perpetual law unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation, shall wash his clothes: and he that toucheth the water of separation, shallbe unclean until even. 22 And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth, shallbe unclean: And the soul that toucheth [the thing that was touched of the unclean person] shallbe unclean until even. ☜ ¶ The twenty Chapter. 1 Miriam dieth. 2 The people murmur. 8 They have water even out of the rock. 12 Moses and Aaron shall not go into the land of promise. 14 Edom denieth the Israelites passage through his realm. 25 The death of Aaron, in whose room Eleazar succeedeth. 1 AND the children of Israel came with the whole multitude into the desert Num 23 d. of Zin in the first month, and the people abode at Cades: And there died Miriam, and was buried there. 2 But there was no water for the multitude: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spoke, saying: Would God that we had perished when our brethren died before the Lord. 4 Why have ye brought the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die in it? 5 Exo. xvii a. Wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us into this evil place, which is no place of seed, nor of figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink? 6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the congregation, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and fell upon their faces, and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them. 7 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 8 Take the rod, and gather thou and thy brother Aaron the congregation together, and speak unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give forth his water: And thou shalt bring them water out of the rock, to give the company drink, and their beasts also. 9 Exod xvii. And Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he commanded him. 10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and [Moses] said unto them: Hear ye rebels, must we fetch you water out of this rock? 11 And Moses life up his hand, and with his Psal. 78. b. rod he smote the rock two times, and the water came out abundantly, and the multitude drank, and their beasts also. 12 And the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron: Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. 13 This is the water of strife, because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them. 14 And Moses jud. xi. c. sent messengers from Cades unto the king of Edom, thus sayeth thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the travail that we have had. 15 Our fathers went down into Egypt, & we have dwelled in Egypt a long time: and the Egyptians vexed us and our fathers. 16 And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath fet us up out of Egypt: And behold, we are in Cades, even in the uttermost city of thy border. 17 Let us pass I pray thee through thy country: but Num. ● we will not go through the fields or vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the fountains: we will go by the kings high way, and neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left, until we be passed thy borders. 18 And Edom answered him: Thou shalt not go by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. 19 The children of Israel said unto him, we will go by the beaten way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, I will pay for it: I will but only (without any harm) go through on my feet. 20 He answered: Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a mighty power. 21 And thus Edom denied to give Israel passage through his country: wherefore Israel turned away from him. 22 And the children of Israel departed from Cades, and came unto mount Hor, with all the congregation. 23 And the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, hard by the coast of the land of Edom, saying. 24 Aaron shallbe gathered unto his people: for he shall not come into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye disobeyed my mouth at the water of strife. 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up into mount Hor. 26 And cause Aaron to put of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shallbe gathered unto his people, and shall die there. 27 And Moses did as the Lord commanded: and they went up into mount Hor, in the sight of all the multitude. 28 And Moses took of Aaron's clothes, and put them upon Eleazar his son, Deut. x. b. and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: And Moses and Eleazar came down out of the mount. 29 When all the multitude saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, all the household of Israel. ❧ The xxj Chapter. 1 Israel vanquissheth king Arad. 6 The fiery serpents sting them. 24 The kings, Sehon and Og are overcome in battle. 1 ANd when king Nu. xxiii. d. Arad the Chananite which dwelled toward the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way that the spies had found out, he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners. 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said: If thou wilt deliver this people into my hand, I will utterly destroy their cities. 3 And the Lord heard the voice of Israel, and delivered them the Chanaanites: And they destroyed them and their cities, and called the name of the place jud i. d. Deut. two. ●. Horma. 4 jud i. d. Deut. two. ●. And they departed from mount Hor, by the way of the red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was sore grieved, because of the way. 5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses: Num. xi. a. Wherefore have ye brought us out of Egypt, for to die in the wilderness? for here is neither bread nor water, and our soul loatheth this light bread. 6 i Cor. x a. Sapi. xvi. a. Wherefore the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which stung them: and much people of Israel died. 7 Therefore the people came to Moses, & said: We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against thee: Exo. viii. b. 3. Reg. 13. b. Act. viii. d. make intercession to the Lord that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses made intercession for the people: 8 And the Lord said unto Moses: Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it up upon a pole: that as many as are bitten may look upon it, and live. 9 john. three b. 4 Reg. 18 a. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon a pole: and when the serpent had bitten any man, he beheld the serpent of brass, and lived. 10 Num. 33. e. And the children of Israel departed thence, and pitched in Oboth. 11 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched at the heaps of Abarim, even in the wilderness which is before Moab, on the east side. 12 And they removed thence, and pitched upon the river of Zared. 13 And they departed thence, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness, and cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14 Wherefore, it shallbe spoken in the book of the wars of the Lord, what thing he did in the red sea, and in the rivers of Arnon, 15 And at the stream of the rivers, that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab. 16 From thence [they returned] unto Beer: The same is the well whereof the Lord spoke unto Moses: Gather the people together, and I will give them water. 17 Then Israel sang this song: Spring up well, sing ye unto it: 18 The princes digged this well, the captains of the people digged it with the law giver, and with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mathana: 19 And from Mathana to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, 20 And from Bamoth of the valley that is in the field of Moab, unto the top of the hill that looketh toward jesimon. 21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sehon king of the Amorites, saying: 22 Num. xx. ● Deut. two. c. Let me pass through thy land, we will not turn into the fields or vineyards, neither drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the kings high way, until we be passed thy country. 23 Deut. 29. b But Sehon would give Israel no licence to pass through his country: but gathered all his people together, & went out against Israel into the wilderness: And he came to jaza, and fought against Israel. 24 Deut. i. a. joshua. 4. a. And Israel smote him in the edge of the sword, & conquered his land from Arnon unto jabok, unto the children of Ammon: For the border of the children of Ammon was Deut. two. d. strong. 25 And Israel took all these cities, and dwelled in all the cities of the Amorites in Hesbon, and in all the towns that long thereto. 26 For Hesbon was the city of Sehon the king of the Amorites, which fought before against the king of the Moabites, and took all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon. 27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs, say: Come to Hesbon, and let the city of Sehon be built and repaired. 28 For there is a fire gone out of Hesbon, and a flame from the city of Sehon, and hath consumed Are in Moab, and the lords of Bamoth in Arnon. 29 Woe to thee Moab, O people of Chamos ye are undone: he hath suffered his sons to be pursued, & his daughters to be in captivity unto Sehon the king of the Amorites. 30 Their empire is lost from Hesbon unto Dibon, and we made a wilderness even unto Nopha, which reacheth unto Medaba. 31 And thus Israel dwelled in the land of the Amorites. 32 And Moses sent to search out jaezer, and they took the towns belonging thereto, & rooted out the Amorites that were therein. 33 Deut. iii. a. and xxix. b And they turned, and went up toward Basan: And Og the king of Basan came out against them, he and all his people to fight at Edrai. 34 And the Lord said unto Moses: fear him not, for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people and his land, and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sehon the king of the Amorites which dwelled at Hesbon. 35 They smote him therefore, and his sons, and all his people, until there was nothing left him, and they conquered his land. ¶ The xxij Chapter. 1 King Balac sendeth for Balaam, whose name in the hebrews is written Bileam. 12 God forbiddeth Balaam to curse the Israelites. 21 The angel standeth in his way. 28 Balaams' ass speaketh. 1 ANd the children of Israel departed and pitched in the fields of Moab, on the other side of jordane from jericho. 2 And joshua. 24. b. Balac the son of Ziphor, saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 And the Moabites were sore afraid of the people, because they were many, and they were strooken with fear of the children of Israel. 4 And Moab said unto the elders of Madian: Now shall this company “ Hebr with licking, to escape away lick up all that are round about us, as an ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balac the son of Ziphor, was king of the Moabites at that tyme. 5 He sent messengers therefore unto Deut. 23. two. Pet. two. c. Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his folk, to call him, saying: Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, and behold they cover the face of the earth, & dwell (a) Not far from me, even hard by me. over against me. 6 Come now therefore I pray thee, and curse me this people, for they are to mighty for me, so peradventure I might be able to smite them, & to drive them out of the land: For I wot that he whom thou blessest, is blessed, and whom thou cursest is cursed. 7 And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Madian departed, having thee [reward] of the soothsaying in their hand: And they came unto Balaam, and told him the words of Balac. 8 He answered them: Tarry here this night, and I will bring you word, even as the Lord shall say unto me. And the lords of Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And God came unto Balaam, and said: What men are these with thee? 10 And Balaam said unto God: Balac the son of Ziphor king of Moab hath sent unto me [saying:] 11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, and covereth the face of the earth: Come now therefore, and curse them for my sake, if so peradventure I may be able to overcome them in battle, and to drive them out. 12 And God said unto Balaam: Go not thou with them, neither curse the people: for they are blessed. 13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the lords of Balac, Get you unto your land: for the Lord will not suffer me to go with you. 14 And the lords of Moab rose up, and went unto Balac and said: Balaam would not come with us. 15 And Balac sent again a greater company of lords, and more honourable than they. 16 Which came to Balaam, and told him, Thus sayeth Balac the son of Ziphor: Oh let nothing let thee, but come unto me: 17 For I will greatly promote thee unto great honour, and will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come I pray thee, curse this people for my sake. 18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balac: Nu. xxiii. c. If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more: 19 Now therefore I pray thee, tarry ye here this night, that I may wit what the Lord will say unto me more. 20 And God came unto Balaam by night, and said unto him: If the men come to call thee, rise up and go with them: but look what I say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 21 And Balaam rose up early, and saddled his ass, & went with the lords of Moab. (b) He went more to hurt and damage the children of Israel, and for his higher & lucer sake, them for any affection he had to obey God, as a●●er. 3●. ●earse. 22 And the wrath of God was kindled, because he went: And the angel of the Lord stood in the way to be against him, as he road upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 23 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord stand in the way, and having his sword drawn in his hand, the ass turned aside out of the way, and went out into the field: And Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of the Lord stood in a path between the vineyards, and there was a wall on the one side, and another on the other. 25 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, & crushed Balaams' foot against the wall: and he smote her again. 26 And the angel of the Lord went further, & stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand, or to the left. 27 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam was wroth, & smote the ass with a staff. 28 And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam: What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me now three times? 29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would also there were a sword in mine hand, for even now would I kill thee. 30 And the ass said unto Balaam: Am not I thine ass, which thou hast ridden upon since the first time unto this day? Was I ever wont to do so unto thee? He said, nay. 31 And the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, having his sword drawn in his hand: He bowed himself therefore, and fell flat on his face. 32 And the angel of the Lord said unto him: Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? Behold, I came out to withstand thee, because [thine heart] hath declined out of the way before me. 33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me now three times: or else if she had not turned fro me, I had surely slain thee, and saved her alive. 34 Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord: I have sinned, for I wist not that thou stoodst in the way against me: Now therefore if it displease thee, I will turn home again. 35 The angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but what I say unto thee, that shalt thou speak. And so Balaam went with the lords of Balac. 36 And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, even in the utmost coast. 37 And Balac said unto Balaam: Did I not send for thee to call thee? And wherefore camest thou not unto me: Am I not able in deed to promote thee unto honour? 38 And Balaam made answer unto Balac, Lo, I am come unto thee, and can I now say any thing at all? The word that God Nu. xx●ii. c putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. 39 And Balaam went with Balac, and they came unto a city of streets. 40 And Balac offered oxen and sheep, and sent [thereof] to Balaam, and to the lords that were with him. 41 And on the morrow Balac took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. ¶ The xxiij Chapter. 1 Balaam causeth Balac to build altars. 9 Balaam blesseth the people. 1 AND Balaam said unto Balac: Build me here seven altars, & prepare me here seven oxen & seven rams. 2 And Balac did as Balaam said: And Balac and Balaam offered on every altar an ox and a ram. 3 And Balaam said unto Balac: Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go, if haply the Lord will meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me, I will tell thee. And he went up higher. 4 But God met Balaam, & [Balaam] said unto him: I have prepared seven altars, and have offered upon every altar an ox and a ram. 5 And the Lord put a saying in Balaams' mouth, and said: Go again to Balac, and say on this wise. 6 And when he went again unto him, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he and all the lords of Moab. 7 And he took up his parable, and said: Nu xxii. a. Balac the king of Moab hath brought me from Mesopotamia, out of the mountains of the east, [saying] Come, curse jacob for my sake, come and defy Israel. 8 How shall I curse him, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy him, whom God hath not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell by themselves, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can tell the (a) That is, the multitude of the children of Israel. dust of jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? I pray God that my soul may die the death of the righteous, and that my last end may be like his. 11 And Balac said unto Balaam: What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold thou hast blessed them altogether. 12 He answered and said: Must I not take heed to speak that which the lord hath put in my mouth? 13 And Balac said unto him: Come I pray thee with me unto another place, whence thou mayest see them, and thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: curse them out of that place for my sake. 14 And he brought him into a field, where men might see far of, even to the top of an hill, and built seven altars, and offered an ox and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Balac: Stand here by thy burnt sacrifice, while I meet [the Lord] yonder. 16 And the Lord met Balaam, and Nu. xxii. g. put a word in his mouth, and said: Go again unto Balac, and say thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold he stood by his burnt sacrifice, and the lords of Moab with him. And Balac said unto him: What hath the Lord said? 18 And he took up his parable, and answered: Rise up Balac, and hear, and harken unto me thou son of Ziphor. 19 i Cor. i. b. and ten c. God is not a man that he should lie, neither the son of a man that he should repent: should he say & not do? or should he speak, and not make it good? 20 Behold, I have taken upon me to bless: for he hath blessed, and it is not in my power to altar it. 21 He beheld no vanity in jacob, nor saw transgression in Israel: The Lord his God is with him, and the joyful shout of a king is among them. Num. 24. b. 22 God brought them out of Egypt, they have the strength as an Unicorn. 23 For there is no sorcery in jacob, nor soothsaying in Israel, (b) As it is spoken at this time what wondrous works the Lord hath done for Israel, so shall it be in time to come. according to this time it shallbe said of jacob and Israel: What hath God wrought? 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a Lion, and heave up himself as a young Lion: He shall not lie down, (c) Until he hath taken the spoil fro his enemies, and overcome the. until he eat of the pray, and drink the blood of them that are slain. 25 And Balac said unto Balaam: Neither curse them, nor bless them at all. 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balac: Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do? 27 And Balac said unto Balaam: Come I pray thee, and I will bring thee yet unto another place, if at all it will please God, that thou mayst thence curse them for my sake. 28 And Balac brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward jesimon. 29 And Balaam said unto Balac: Make me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen, and seven rams. 30 And Balac did as Balaam had said, and offered an ox and a ram on every altar. ¶ The xxiiij Chapter. 5 Balaam prophesieth of the kingdom of Israel, and of the coming of Christ. 17 Balac is angry with Balaam. 20 The destruction of the Amalekites, and of the Kenites. 1 AND when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel, he went not as he did twice before to meet a soothsaying: but set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lift up his eyes, and looked upon Israel as he lay according to his tribes, and the spirit of God came upon him. Num. 24. d 3 And he took up his parable and said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose (a) He meaneth not the corporal eye, but the eye of the mind. eyes is open hath said: 4 He hath said which heareth the words of God, and seeth the visions of the almighty, and falleth down with open eyes. 5 How goodly are thy tents O jacob, and thine habitations O Israel? 6 Even as the valleys are they laid abroad, & as gardens by the rivers side, as the tents which the Lord hath pitched, and as cypress trees beside the waters. 7 The water droppeth out of his bucket, & (b) They shallbe very fruitful, as trees & gardens that be watered. his seed shallbe in many waters, * and his king shallbe hire then (c) All the Roman Emperors took their names of Ceasar, as the most noblest Emperor, so the kings of the Amalakites took their names of Agag, as the most valiant and renowned prince. Agag, and his kingdom shallbe exalted. 8 * God brought him out of Egypt, his strength is as the Unicorn: He shall eat the nations his enemies, & gnaw their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 9 Gen. xlix. ● He couched himself, and lay down as a Lion, and as an elder Lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. 10 And Balac was wroth with Balaam, and (d) A token of anger. smote his hands together, and Balac said unto Balaam: I sent for thee to curse mine enemies, and behold thou hast blessed them this three times. 11 Therefore now get thee quickly unto thy place: I thought that I would promote thee unto honour, but lo the Lord hath kept thee back from worship. 12 Balaam answered unto Balac: Told I not thy messengers which thou sendedst unto me, saying: 13 Nu. xxii. d. If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can not pass the word of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind: But what the Lord sayeth, that will I speak. 14 And now behold, I go unto my people: Come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy folk in the latter days. 15 And he took up his parable and said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said, the man whose eye is open, hath said: 16 He hath said that heareth the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the most high, and beholdeth the vision of the almighty, and that falleth and his eyes are opened. 17 I shall c Hear he doth prophesy of Christ. see him, but not now, I shall behold him, but not nigh: Ma●. i●ii. c. ● Reg. viii. a There shall come a star of jacob, and rise a sceptre of Israel, & shall Ma●. i●ii. c. ● Reg. viii. a smite the coasts of Moab, and undermine all the children of Seth. 18 ● Reg. xv. d And Edom shallbe possessed, & Seir shall fall to the possession of their enemies, and Israel shall do manfully. 19 Out of jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant of the city. 20 And when he looked on Amaleck, he took up his parable, and said: Amaleck is the first of the nations, Exo. xvii. d. i Reg. xv. a. but his latter end shall perish utterly. 21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said: Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. 22 Nevertheless, the Kenite shallbe rooted out, until Assur take thee prisoner. 23 And he took up his parable, and said: Alas, who shall live when God doth this? 24 The ships also shall come out of the coast of Chittim, and subdue Assur, and subdue Eber, and he himself shall perish at the last. 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balac also went his way. ¶ The xxv Chapter. 1 The people committeth fornication with the daughters of Moab. 8 Phinehes killeth Zamri and Cozbi. 17 God commandeth to kill the Madianites. 1 AND Israel abode in Sittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 Which called the people unto the sacrifice of their gods: Exo. xxiii c And the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel coupled himself unto Baal (a) A filthy idol of the Madianites: The Hebrew word Paar, doth signify to open and uncover: And Baal is a common name unto every idol. Peor, and the indignation of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses: Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the (b) Openly. sun, that the wrath of the lords countenance may be turned away from Israel. 5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel: * Every (c) Such as be under his charge. one slay his men that were joined unto Baal Peor. 6 And behold, one of the children of Israel came & brought unto his brethren a Madianitishe woman, even in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the multitude of the children of Israel, that wept before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 i Mac. two. c. And when Phinehes the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up out of the mids of the company, & took a javelin in his hand, 8 And went after the man of Israel into the tent, & thrust them through both the man of Israel & also the woman, even thorough the belly of her: And the plague ceased from the children of Israel. 9 i Cor. x. a. And there died in the plague twenty and four thousand. 10 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 11 Eccle. xlv. f. i Macha. two. f. Phinehes the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned mine anger away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I had not consumed the children of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say: behold, Mala. two. a. I give unto him my covenant of peace. 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of the priests office for ever, because he was zealous for his God's sake, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 14 The name of the Israelite thus killed, which was slain with the Madianitishe woman, was Zamri the son of Salu, a Lord of an house and kindred of Simeon. 15 And the name of the Madianitishe woman that was slain, was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a head over the people of his father's house in Madian. 16 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 17 Num. 31. a. Vex the Madianites, & smite them: 18 For they trouble you with their wiles, which have beguiled you by deceit in the cause of Peor, & in the cause of their sister Cozbi, the daughter of a Lord of the Madianites, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peors sake. ‛ ¶ The xxuj Chapter. ' ‛ 2 The children of Israel are numbered. ' ☞ 1 AND after the plague, the Lord spoke unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying: 2 Num. i.▪ a. Take the number of all the multitude of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and above, throughout their father's houses, all that are able to go to war in Israel. 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke unto them in the fields of Moab, by jordan [over against] jericho, saying: 4 [Ye shall number the people] From twenty years & above, as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel, when they were come out of Egypt. 5 Gen. xlvi. b i. Par. v. a. Reuben the eldest son of Israel. The children of Reuben: Hanoch, of whom cometh the kindred of the Hanochites: and Pallu, of whom cometh the kindred of the Palluites. 6 Of Hesron, cometh the kindred of the Hesronites: of Charmi, cometh the kindred of the Charmites'. 7 These are the kindreds of the Rubenites, and they were in number forty and three thousand, seven hundred and thirty. ‛ 8 And the sons of Pallu, Eliab. 9 And the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, Dathan, & Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, and Num. xvi. a strove against Moses and Aaron in the company of Corah, when they strove against the Lord. 10 Num. xvi. c And the earth opened her mouth, & swallowed them up: Corah also was in the death of that multitude, what time the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign. ‛ 11 Notwithstanding, the children of Corah ' died not. 12 And the children of Simeon after their kindreds, were Nemuel, of whom cometh the kindred of the Nemuelites: jamin, of whom cometh the kindred of the jaminites: jachin, of whom cometh the kindred of the jachinites. 13 Of Zareh, cometh the kindred of the Zarehites: And of Saul, cometh the kindred of the Saulites. 14 These are the kindreds of Simeon, even twenty and two thousand and two hundred. 15 The children of Gad after their kindreds, were Zephon, of whom cometh the kindred of the Zephonites: Haggi, of whom cometh the kindred of the Haggites: Suni, of whom cometh the kindred of the Sunites. 16 Of Ozni, cometh the kindred of the Oznites: and of Eri, cometh the kindred of the Erites. 17 Of Arod, cometh the kindred of the Arodites: Of Ariel, cometh the kindred of the Arielites. 18 These are the kindreds of the children of Gad, according to their numbers, forty thousand and five hundred. 19 The children of juda, Er and Onan, Gen 38. a. and Er and Onan died in the land of Chanaan. 20 But the children of juda after their kindreds, were Sela, of whom cometh the kindred of the Selanites: Phares, of whom cometh the kindred of the Pharezites: Zareh, of whom cometh the kindred of the Zarehites. 21 And the children of Phares, were Hesron, of whom cometh the kindred of the Hesronites: Hamul, of whom cometh the kindred of the Hamulites. 22 These are the kindreds of juda after their numbers, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred. 23 The children of Isachar after their kindreds, were Thola, of whom cometh the kindred of the Tholaites: Phwa, of whom cometh the kindred of the Phwaites. 24 Of jasub, cometh the kindred of the jasubites: of Simron, cometh the kindred of the Simronites. 25 These are the kindreds of Isachar after their numbers, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 26 The children of Zabulon after their kindreds, were sere, of whom cometh the kindred of the Seredites: Elon, of whom cometh the kindred of the Elonites: jaheliel, of whom cometh the kindred of the jahelelites. 27 These are the kindreds of the Zabulonites after their numbers, threescore thousand and five hundred. 28 The children of joseph throughout their kindreds, were Manasse and Ephraim. 29 The children of Manasse, Machir, of whom cometh the kindred of the Machirites: 〈◊〉 xvii▪ a. And Machir begat Gilead, and of Gilead cometh the kindred of the Giliadites. 30 And these are the children of Gilead, Hiezer, of whom cometh the kindred of the Hiezerites: Helech, of whom cometh the kindred of the Helechites. 31 And Asriel, of whom cometh the kindred of the Asrielites: and Sechem, of whom cometh the kindred of the Sechemites. 32 Semida, of whom cometh the kindred of the Semidites: and Hepher, of whom cometh the kindred of the Hepherites. 33 And Io● xvii. a. Zalphaad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: And the names of the daughters of Zalphaad, were Mahela, Noa, Hagla, Milcha, and Thirza. 34 These are the kindreds of Manasse, and the number of them fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. 35 These are the children of Ephraim after their kindreds: Suthelah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Suthelahites: Becher, of whom cometh the kindred of the Becherites: Thahen, of whom cometh the kindred of the Thahenites. 36 And these are the children of Suthelah: Eran, of whom cometh the kindred of the Eranites. 37 These are the kindreds of the children of Ephraim after their numbers, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. And these are the children of joseph after their kindreds. 38 These are the children of Benjamin after their kindreds: Bela, of whom cometh the kindred of the Belaites: Asbel, of whom cometh the kindred of the Asbelites: Ahiram, of whom cometh the kindred of the Ahiramites: 39 Supham, of whom cometh the kindred of the Suphamites: Hupham, of whom came the kindred of the Huphamites. 40 And the children of Bela, were Ard and Naaman, from whence cometh the kindred of the Ardites, and of Naaman the kindred of the Naamites. 41 These are the children of Benjamin after their kindreds, & after their numbers forty & five thousand & six hundred. 42 These are the children of Dan after their kindreds: Suham, of whom cometh the kindred of the Suhamites. These are the households of Dan after their kindreds. 43 All the kindreds of the Suhamites were after their numbers threescore and four thousand, and four hundred. 44 The children of Aser after their kindreds, were jemna, of whom cometh the kindred of the jemnites: jesui, of whom cometh the kindred of the jesuits: Bria, of whom cometh the kindred of the Brites. 45 The children of Bria, were Heber, of whom cometh the kindred of the Heberites: Malchiel, of whom came the kindred of the Malchielites. 46 And the daughter of Aser, was called ' Sarah. ' 47 These are the kindreds of Aser after their numbers, fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 48 The children of Nephthali, after their kindreds, were jaheziel, of whom came the kindred of the jahezielites: Guni, of whom came the kindred of the Gunites. 49 jezer, of whom came the kindred of the jezerites: Sellem, of whom came the kindred of the Sellemites. 50 These are the kindreds of Nephthali according to their households, whose numbers is forty and five thousand, and four hundred. 51 These are the numbers of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand, and a thousand, seven hundred and thirty. 52 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: ' 53 Unto these the land shallbe divided to inherit, according to the number of names. 54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few the less: Num. 33 g. josu. xi. d. to every [tribe] shall the inheritance be given, according to the number thereof. 55 Notwithstanding, the land shallbe divided by lot, & according to the names of the tribes of their fathers, they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few. 57 * These are the numbers of the Levites after their kindreds: Gerson, of whom came the kindred of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom came the kindred of the Caathites: Merari, of whom came the kindred of the Merarites. 58 These are the kindreds of the Levites, the kindred of the Libnites, the kindred of the Hebronites, the kindred of the Mahelites, the kindred of the Musites, the kindred of the Corathites, and Caath begat Amram. 59 And Amrams' wife was called Exod. vi. d. jochebed a daughter of Levi, which was borne unto Levi in Egypt: And she bore unto Amram, Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister. ‛ 60 And unto Aaron were borne Nadab' and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 Num. iii. a. And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the Lord. 62 And after their numbers, they were Num. ● twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and above: For they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. 63 These are the numbers when Moses and Eleazar the priest numbered the children of Israel in the plain of Moab, fast by jordane [over against] jericho. 64 And among these there was not a man of them whom Moses & Aaron numbered, when they told the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord said of them: They shall die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, ☜ save Caleb the son of jephune, and josuah the son of Nun. ¶ The xxvij Chapter. 1 The law of the heritage of the daughters of Zalphaad. 12 The land of promise is showed unto Moses. 18 In whose stead is appointed josuah. 1 THen came the daughters of Nu. xxvi. d. and .36. a. josu xvi a. Zalphaad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasse, of the kindred of Manasse the son of joseph: whose names were Maala, Noha, Hagla, Melcha and Thirza. 2 And stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest, and before the lords, and all the multitude by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying: 3 Our father died in the wilderness, and * was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the congregation of Corah: but (a As all men die for that they are sinners: some read, died for his sin, and expound it thus: not for any particular sin that he had done, but for that general sin that the people of the jews had committed, in murmuring against Moses, for which they entered not into the land of promise. died in his own sin, and had no sons. 4 Wherefore then is the name of our father taken away from among his kindred, because he hath no son? * give unto us therefore a possession among the (b Brethren are here taken for kinsmen. brethren of our father. 5 And Moses brought their c That is, their matter to be judged, to know what he should determine, as he did all waygh●● matters cause before the Lord. 6 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying. 7 The daughters of Zalphaad speak right: thou shalt give them a possession to inherit among their father's brethren, and shalt turn the inheritance of their father unto them. 8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: If a man die and have no son, ye shall turn his inheritance unto his daughter. 9 If he have no daughter, ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. 10 If he have also no brethren, ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. 11 And if his father have no brethren, ye shall give his inheritance unto him that is next to him of his kindred, and he shall possess it: And this shallbe unto the children of Israel a law of judgement, as the Lord hath commanded Moses. 12 And the Lord said unto Moses: Deut. iii. d. and .34. a. Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel: 13 And when thou “ Hebr. And thou shalt see it. hast seen it, thou shalt be (c) Thou shalt die as other have before thee. gathered unto thy people also, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 14 For ye were disobedient unto my mouth in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, neither did ye sanctify me in the (d) You did not exalt & magnify my power and omnipotency before the children of Israel when they desired water. waters before their eyes: * That is, the water of strife in Cades in the wilderness of Zin. 15 And Moses spoke unto the Lord, saying: 16 Let the Lord God of the spirits of all flesh set a man over the congregation, 17 Which may go To rule and govern them, to lead them forth to battle, and to bring them wick. out & in before them, and lead them out and in, that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have not a shepherd. 18 And the Lord said unto Moses: Take thee josuah the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put thine hands upon him, 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And put of thy d Of thy authority, or thy dignity, that the people may have him in the greater reverence, and yield themselves more to his obedience. praise upon him, that all the company of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, which shall ask counsel for him after the e That is, of the priests own judgement, to whom God revealed his wil Some understand by Urim, certainty, and illumination. judgement of Urim, before the Lord: And according unto his word, shall they go (f) By going out and coming in, is meant enterprising of things, and ceasing from enterprises. out and in, both he and all the children of Israel with him, and all the congregation. 22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took josuah, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: 23 Act. vi. b. And put his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded through the hand of Moses. ¶ The xxviij Chapter. 2 What must be offered on every feast day. ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: My offering and my bread for my sacrifices which are made by fire for a sweet savour, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. 3 And thou shalt say unto them: * This is the offering made by fire, which ye shall offer unto the Lord: two The jews do say, that by the beast that is sacrificed, the sinner is understood. For when the beast is led to be killed, the trespasser ought (say they) to think as though he for his offence were led unto the same, and thus to confess: O Lord I am guilty of death I have deserved to be stoned for this trespass, and not this beast, or to be strangled for this transgression, or to be burnt for this crime. But these sacrifices do by shadow signify Christ the true lamb of God, who would afterward cleanse our sins, & pay the price for them. How grievous therefore should we acknowledge & confess our sins to be, for the which no beast, but the innocent son of God hath died? For the father sparing us, hath yielded his son unto death. lambs of a year old without spot, day by day for a continual burnt offering. ‛ 4 One lamb shalt thou prepare in the ' morning, and the other at even. 5 * And thereto the tenth part of an Epha of flower for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an Hin of beaten oil. 6 It is a daily burnt offering, such as was ordained in the mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 7 And let the drink offering of the same be the fourth part of an Hin for one lamb, and in the holy place shalt thou command the wine to be powered unto the Lord: 8 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, after the manner of the meat offering and the drink offering of the morning, a sacrifice made by fire, shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 9 And on the Sabbath day, two lambs of a year old without spot, and two tenth deals of flower for a meat offering mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereto. 10 This is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, beside the daily burnt offering, and his drink offering. 11 And in the beginning of your months, ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord: two young bullocks, and a ram, and seven lambs of a year old without spot, 12 And three tenth deals of flower for a meat offering mingled with oil for one bullock, and two tenth deals of flower for a meat offering mingled with oil for one ram. 13 And a tenth deal of flower mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb, for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, and a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 14 And their drink offerings shallbe half an Hin of wine unto one bullock, and the third part of an Hin of wine unto a ram, and the fourth part of an Hin unto a lamb: This is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year: 15 And one he goat for a sin offering unto the Lord shallbe offered, besides the daily burnt offering, and his drink offering. 16 Exo. xii. c. Leu. xxiii. a. Deut. xvi. a. And the fourteenth day of the first ' month, is the Passover of the Lord. ' 17 And in the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast: seven days long shall unleavened bread be eaten. 18 In the Leu xxiii. b first day shallbe an holy convocation, ye shall do no manner of servile work therein. 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire, for a burnt offering unto the Lord, two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, let them be without spot. 20 And let their meat offering be of flower mingled with oil: three tenth deals also shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram. ' 21 One tenth deal shalt thou offer for ' every lamb of the seven lambs. ‛ 22 And a he goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you. 23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is a continual burnt sacrifice. 24 After this manner ye shall offer throughout the seven days, the flesh of the sacrifice made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord: And it shallbe done beside the daily burnt offering and his drink offering. 25 And in the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation, [wherein] ye shall do no servile work. 2 Also in the day of your first fruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord according to your (b) Accounting seven weeks between Easter and Whitsuntide, as levit. 23. weeks, ye shall have an holy convocation, and ye shall do no servile work in it. 27 But offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord, two young bullocks, a ram, and seven lambs of a year old, 28 With their meat offerings of flower mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto a bullock, two tenth deals to a ram, 29 And one tenth deal unto a lamb ' throughout the seven lambs, ' 30 And an he goat to make an attonement' for you. ' 31 This ye shall do, besides the continual burnt offering and his meat offering, (and they shallbe unto you without spot) with their drink offerings. ☜ ‛ ¶ The. xxix. Chapter. ' ‛ 1 What must be offered the eight first days of the seventh month. ' ☞ 1 ANd in the first day of the (a) Containing part of September and part of October. seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation, Levit 23. d. ye shall do then no servile work: For it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord, one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish: 3 And their meat offering shallbe made of flower mingled with oil, three (b) Of the measure Epha. tenth deals unto the bullock, and two tenth deals unto the ram, ‛ 4 And one tenth deal unto one lamb, ' throughout the seven lambs: ‛ 5 And an he goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you: 6 Beside the burnt offering of the (c) Offered in the new moon, or beginning of every month. month and his meat offering, and beside the daily burnt offering and his meat offering, and the drink offerings of the same, which must be done according unto the manner of them, for a savour of sweetness, it is a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 7 Leu. xxiii. f. And ye shall have the tenth day of that month an holy (d) Namely, the feast of reconciliation. convocation, and ye shall humble your souls, and shall do no manner work therein. 8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savour, one young bullock, a ram, and seven lambs of a year old, which shallbe unto you without blemish. 9 Their meat offering shallbe of flower mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to a ram: 10 And a tenth deal unto every lamb, ' throughout the seven lambs: ' 11 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the sin offering of atonement & daily burnt offering, and the meat and drink offerings that long to the same. 12 And in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, ye shall have an holy convocation, and do then no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days long. 13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sacrifice made by fire for a sweet savour unto the Lord, thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of a year old, which shallbe without blemish. 14 And their meat offering shallbe of flower mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every one of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to either of the two rams, ‛ 15 And one tenth deal unto each of the ' fourteen lambs: 16 And one he goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering, with his meat and drink offering. 17 And the (e) Of the feast of tabernacles. second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs without spot. 18 And let their meat offerings and drink offerings, unto the bullocks, rams, and lambs, be according to the number of them, & after the manner. 19 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering and his meat and drink offering. 20 And the third day ye shall offer a leaven bullocks, two rams, & fourteen yearling lambs without spot: 21 And let their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams, and lambs, be after the number of them, and according to the manner. 22 And there shallbe offered an he goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering, and his meat & drink offering. 23 In the fourth day, ye shall offer ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen yereling lambs without blemish. 24 Let their meat & drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams, & lambs, be according to the number of them, and after the manner: 25 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering, & his meat and drink offering. 26 In the fifth day ye shall offer nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of one year old without spot: 27 And let their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams, and lambs, be according to the number of them, and after the manner: 28 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering, and his meat and drink offering. 29 And in the sixth day, ye shall offer eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen yereling lambs without spot. 30 And let their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams, and lambs, be according to the number of them, after the manner: 31 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering, and his meat and drink offering. 32 In the seventh day, ye shall offer seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs that are yerelynges without blemish. 33 And let their meat and drink offerings unto the bullocks, rams, and lambs, be according to their number, and after the manner: 34 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering, and his meat and drink offering. 35 In the eight day, ye shall have a solemn assembly, and ye shall do no servile work therein: 36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire for a sweet savour unto the Lord, one bullock, one ram, & seven yearling lambs without spot. 37 Let their meat and drink offerings unto the bullock, ram, and lambs, be according to the number, and according to the manner: 38 And an he goat for a sin offering, beside the daily burnt offering, and his meat and drink offering. 39 These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your feasts, beside (f) Your voluntary sacrifices. your vows & free-will offerings, your burnt offerings, meat offerings, drink offerings, and peace offerings. 40 And Moses told the children of Israel, ' all that the Lord commanded him. ' ❧ The xxx Chapter. 2 Of vows when they shallbe kept, and when not. 1 AND Moses spoke unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying: This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. 2 Deu. xxiii. d If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul: he shall not go back with his word, but shall fulfil all that is proceeded out of his mouth. 3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, & bind herself being in her father's house in the time of her youth: 4 And her father hear her vow and bond which she hath made upon her soul, & hold his peace thereto: then all her vows and bonds which she hath made upon her soul, shall stand in effect. 5 But and if her father disallow her the same day that he heareth all her vows and bonds which she hath made upon her soul: they shall not be of value, and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father (a) Agree not to her vow. disallowed her. 6 If she had an husband, when she vowed or pronounced aught out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul: 7 And her husband heard it, and held his peace thereat the same day he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul, shall stand in effect. 8 And if her husband disallow her the same day that he heard it, than he shall make her vow which she hath upon her, and the opening of her lips wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect, and the Lord shall forgive her. 9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, that they have bound their soul withal, shall stand in effect with them. 10 If she vowed in her (b) Her husband living, or before she be divorced. husbands house, or bound her soul with an oath: 11 And her husband heard it, and held his peace concerning her, & disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul, shall stand. 12 But if her husband disannulled them the same day the he heard them: then nothing that proceedeth out of her lips in vows and bonds wherewith she bound her soul, shall stand in effect: for her husband hath disannulled them, and the Lord shall forgive her. 13 All vows and oaths that bind to (c) Through mortification, by abstinence or bodily exercise. humble the soul, may her husband stablish or break. 14 But if her husband hold his peace from (d) Not disannulling her vow the same day that he heareth it. one day to another, than he stablissheth all her vows & bonds which she had upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace concerning her the same day that he heard them. 15 But (e) Any day after the first day that he heard them. if he break them, after that he hath heard them, he shall bear her sin himself. 16 These are the ordinances which the Lord commanded Moses between a man and his wife, and between the father and his daughter, being yet a damsel in her father's house. ¶ The xxxj Chapter. 8 The Madianites are slain, and their cities burnt, Balaam is slain. 27 The prey is equally divided. 49 A present given of Israel. 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 Nu. xxv. d. Avenge the children of Israel of the Madianites, & afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 3 And Moses spoke unto the folk, saying: Harness some of you unto war, and let them go upon the Madianites, & avenge the Lord of the Madianites. 4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 5 And there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, twelve thousand prepared unto war, of every tribe a thousand. 6 And Moses sent them to the war, even a thousand of every tribe, & with them Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest to the war, and the holy vessels, & the trumpets to blow were in his hand. 7 And they warred against the Madianites as the Lord commanded Moses, and slew all the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Madian among other that were slain: namely, Eui, and Rekem, Zur, & Her, and Reba: five kings of Madian, with (a) Because that false prophet gave counsel how to cause the Israelites to offend God. Balaam the son of Beor, whom they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Madian prisoners, and their children, and spoiled all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods. 10 And they burned all their cities wherein they dwelled, and all their goodly dwellings, with fire: 11 And they took all the spoil, and all the booty, both of men and beasts. 12 And they brought the captives, and that which they had taken, and the spoil, unto Moses and Eleazar the priest, and unto the company of the children of Israel, even unto the host that were in the fields of Moab by jordane, over against jericho: 13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest, and all the lords of the congregation, went out of the host to meet them. 14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, which came from the war & battle. 15 And Moses said unto them: Have ye saved all the (b) As who would say, ye should have left none alive. women alive? 16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel through the council of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the business of (c) In honouring that idol. Peor, and there followed a plague among the congregation of the Lord. 17 Now therefore, judi. xxi. b. slay all the men children, and kill the women that have lain with men fleshly. 28 But all the women children that have not lain with men carnally, keep alive for yourselves. 19 And ye shall remain without the host seven days, all that have killed any person, Num. nineteen. b and all that have touched any dead body, and purify both yourselves and your prisoners the third day and the seventh. 20 And purify all your raiments, and that is made of skins, and all work of goats here, and all things made of wood. 21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle: This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses: 22 As for gold, silver, brass, and iron, tin, and lead, 23 And all that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: Nevertheless, it shallbe purified with water of separation: And all that suffereth not the fire, ye shall make go through the water: 24 And wash your clothes the seventh day, and ye shallbe clean, and afterward come into the host. 25 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 26 Take the sum of the pray that was taken, both of the persons and of cattle, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: 27 And divide the pray into two parts, between them that took the war upon them and went out to battle, and all the congregation. 28 And take a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep. 29 And ye shall take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, as an heave offering of the Lord. 30 And of the half of the children of Israel, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, and of the beeves, of the asses, and of the sheep, and of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites which wait upon the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord. 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest, did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 And the booty, and the rest of the pray which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand, and three sore and fifteen thousand sheep, 33 And three score and twelve thousand of beeves, 34 And three score & one thousand asses, 35 And thirty & two thousand persons in all, of women that had lain by no man. 36 And the half, which was the part of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand, and seven and thirty thousand, & five hundred, sheep. 37 And the (f) This is, that portion which the soldiers gave to God. lords part of the sheep, was six hundred & threescore & fifteen. 38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand, of which the lords part was threescore and twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the lords part was threescore and one. 40 And the (g) The virgins. persons were sixteen thousand, of which the lords part was thirty and two persons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lords heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses: 42 And the other (h) Of that part of the spoil which was allotted to those that had not been at war. half of the children of Israel which Moses divided from the men of war, 43 [That is to wit] the half that pertained unto the congregation, was three hundred thousand, and thirty & seven thousand, and five hundred, sheep: 44 And thirty and six thousand beeves: 45 And thirty thousand asses, and five hundred: 46 And sixteen thousand persons. 47 And Moses took of the half that pertained unto the (i) Those that were no soldiers. children of Israel, one portion of fifty, both of the persons and of the cattle, and gave them unto the Levites which waited upon the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commaundded Moses. 48 And the officers of thousands of the host, the captains over the thousands, and the captains over the hundreds, came forth. 49 And said unto Moses: Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our authority, and there lacketh not one man of us: 50 We have therefore brought a present unto the Lord what every man found, of jewels of gold, bracelets, chains, rings, ear rings, and spangles, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord. 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest, took the gold of them, all the wrought jewels. 52 And all the gold of the heave offering that they heaved up to the Lord, of the captains over thousands & hundreds, was sixteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty sickles. 53 (For the men of war had spoiled, every man (k) giving no part to their captains. for himself.) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains over the thousands & hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a (l) That God might have them in remembrance. memorial of the children of Israel before the Lord. The xxxij Chapter. 2 To Reuben and Gad and to half the tribe of Manasses, is promised the possession beyond jordane eastward. 7 The Rubenites and the Gadites be rebuked of Moses. 16 Their promises unto Moses. 1 THe children (a) Reuben was the son of Lea jacobs' wife, & Gad was son to Zilpah her handmaid. of Reuben & the children of Gad had an exceeding great multitude of cattle: And when they saw the land of jazer, & the land of Gilead, that it was an apt place for cattle, 2 The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, came & spoke unto Moses and Eleazar the priest, and unto the lords of the congregation, saying: 3 The land of Ataroth & Dibon, jazer and Nenrah, Hesbon and Elealeh, Sabam, and Nebo, and Beon: 4 Which country the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land meet for cattle, and we thy servants have cattle. 5 Wherefore said they: If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants to possess, & bring us not over jordane. 6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and of Reuben: Shall your brethren go to war, and ye shall sit here? 7 Wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go over into the land which the Lord hath given them? 8 Num. ●3. b. Thus did your fathers when I sent them from Cades Barnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up even unto the river of Eschol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord hath given them. 10 And the lords wrath was kindled the same time, and he swore, saying: 11 * None of the men that came out of Egypt, from twenty years old & above, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, Isaac, and jacob, because they have not wholly followed me: 12 Save Caleb the son of jephune the Kenesite, and josuah the son of Nun: for they have constantly followed the Lord. 13 And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, were consumed. 14 And behold, ye are risen up in your father's stead, as an increase of sinful men, to augment the fierce wrath of the Lord toward Israel: 15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave the people in the wilderness, (b) Ye shallbe the cause that they shall perish. and ye shall destroy all this folk. 16 And they went near him, and said: We will build sheep folds here for our sheep & for our cattle, and [walled] cities for our children: 17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto (c) Into the land of promise. their place: And our children shall dwell in the fenced cities, because of the inhabiters of the land. 18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited, every man his inheritance: 19 Neither will we inherit with them on yonder side jordane forward, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side jordane eastward. 20 And Moses said unto them: If ye will do this thing, and go harnessed (d) Before the ark. before the Lord to war, 21 And will go all of you in harness over jordane before the Lord, until he have cast out his (e) The inhabitance of chanaan. enemies from his sight, 22 And until the land be subdued before the Lord: than ye shall return, and be without sin f God will give you the land that ye desire. before the Lord and before Israel, and this land▪ shallbe your possession before the Lord. 23 But and if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure g You shall not go unpunished for your sin your sin will find you out. 24 Now therefore, build cities for your children, and folds for your sheep, and do that ye have spoken. 25 The children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, spoke unto Moses, saying: Thy servants will do as my Lord commandeth. 26 Our children, our wives, our sheep, and our cattle, shall remain here in the cities of Gilead: 27 But thy servants will go all harnessed for the war, and unto battle before the Lord, as my Lord saith. 28 And for their sakes, Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, & josuah the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, 29 And Moses said unto them: If the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben will go with you over jordane, all armed, to fight before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you, ye shall give them the land of Gilead to possess: 30 But and if they (h) Over jordan. will not go over with you in harness, they shall have their possessions among you in the land of Chanaan. 31 And the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, answered, saying: As (i) That which is spoken by God's messenger, is said to be spoken by God. the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do: 32 * We will go harnessed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, that the possession of our inheritance may be given us on this side jordane. 33 And Moses gave unto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasse the son of joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the (k) Those Amorites that dwelled on this side jordan. Some of them dwelled by jordane, of whom mention is made. Ios. 10. Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, the land with the cities thereof, in the coasts and cities of the country round about. 34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, 35 And Atoth, Sophan, jaaser, and jogbea, 36 Bethnimra, and Betharan, fenced cities: & they built folds for the sheep. 37 And the children of Reuben built Hesbon, Eleale, Kiriathaim, 38 Nebo, Baalmeon, and turned their names, and Sibama also: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. 39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasse went to Gilead and took it, and put out the Amorites that dwelled therein. 40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasse, and he dwelled therein. 41 And Deut. iii. ● jair the son of Manasse went and took the small towns thereof, and called them (l) That is to say, the v●llages of Jair Havoth jair. 42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the towns longing thereto, and called it Nobah, after his own name. ☜ ‛ The xxxiij Chapter. ' 1 The journeys of Israel are numbered. 52 They are commanded to kill the Chanaanites. ☞ 1 THese are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went out of the land of Egypt with their armies, under the (a) The guiding and conducting. hand of Moses and Aaron. 2 And Moses wrote their going out by their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord: even these are the journeys of their going out. 3 They departed from (b) A city in the land of Gosen, Rameses the fifteen day of the (c) Which the jews call Misan, which containeth part of March and part of April. first month, on the morrow after the Passover: and the children of Israel went out (d) With great power, and rather divine then humane. with an high hand in the sight of the Egyptians. 4 (For the Egyptians buried all their first borne which the Lord had smitten among them, and upon (e) Their idols, or their chief rulers. their gods also the Lord did execution.) ‛ 5 And the children of Israel removed ' from Rameses', and pitched in Sucoth. 6 And they departed from Exod. xiii. d Sucoth, and pitched their tents in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. 7 And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Exo. xiiii. a. Pihairoth, which is before Baal Zephon: and they pitched before Migdol. 8 And they departed from Pihairoth: and Exo. xiiii. a. went through the mids of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. 9 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Exod xvi. a. Elim, where were twelve fountains of water, and threescore & ten Palm trees, & they pitched there. ‛ 10 And they removed from Elim, and ' camped fast by the red sea. ‛ 11 And they removed from the red sea, ' and camped in the Exod. xvi. a. wilderness of Zin. 12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Zin, and set up their tents in Daphka. 13 And they departed from Daphka, and ' lay in Alus. ' 14 And they removed from Alus, and lay at Exod. xvii. ●. Raphidim, where was no water for the people to drink. 15 And they departed from Raphidim, ' & pitched in the Exod. nineteen. a wilderness of Sinai. ' 16 And they removed from the desert of ' Sinai, & pitched at the Num. xi. g. graves of lust. ' 17 And they departed from the sepulchres ' of lust, and lay at Num. xi. g. Hazeroth. ' 18 And they departed from Hazeroth, ' and pitched in Rithma. ' 19 And they departed from Rithma, and ' pitched at Rimon Pharez. ' 20 And they departed from Rimon Pharez, ' and pitched in Libna. ' 21 And they removed from Libna, and ' pitched at Rissa. ' 22 And they journeyed from Rissa, and ' pitched in Kehelatha. ' 23 And they went from Kehelatha, and ' pitched in mount Sepher. ' 24 And they removed from mount Sepher, ' and lay in Harada. ' 25 And they removed from Harada, and ' pitched in Makeloth. ' 26 And they removed from Makeloth, ' and lay at Thahath. ' 27 And they departed from Thahath, ' and pitched at Tharath. ' 28 And they removed from Tharath, ' and pitched in Mithca. ' 29 And they went from Mithca, and pitched ' in Hasmona. ' 30 And they departed from Hasmona, ' and lay at Moseroth. ' 31 And they departed from Moseroth, ' and pitched in Bene Iaakan. ' 32 And they removed from Bene Iaakan, ' and lay at Horgadgad. ' 33 And they went from Horgadgad, and ' pitched in jethebatha. ' ‛ 34 And they removed from jethebatha, ' and lay at Abrona. ‛ 35 And they departed from Abrona, and ' lay at Ezeon gaber. 36 And they removed from Ezeon gaber, and pitched in the Num. xx. a. wilderness of Sin, which is Cades. 37 And they removed from Cades, and pitched in mount Hor, which is in the edge of the land of Edom. 38 Num. xx. d. Deut. 32. g. And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, even in the fourteeths year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, and in the first day of the fifth month. 39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor. 40 And king Erad the Chanaanite (which dwelled in the south in the land of Chanaan) heard of the coming of the children of Israel: 41 And they departed Num. xxi. b from mount Hor, ' and pitched in Zalmona. ' 42 And they departed from Zalmona, ' and pitched in Phunon. ' 43 And they departed from Phunon, ' and pitched in Oboth. ' 44 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Limb abarim, in the border of Moab. Num. xxi. c. 45 And they departed from Limb abarim, ' and pitched in Dibon Gad. ' 46 And they removed from Dibon Gad, ' and lay in Almon Diblathaim. ' ¶ This chart showeth the way that the people of Israel passed the space of forty years, from Egypt (through the deserts of Arabia) till they entered into the land of Chanaan, as is mention in the books of Exodus, Numeri, and Deuteronomium: It containeth also the forty and two journeys or stations, named in this thirty and three chapter of Numeri, with the observations of the degrees, aswell of the longitude, as of the latitude of the places of the said journeys, and also the order of the numbers of them. ‛ 47 And they removed from Almon Diblathaim, ' and pitched in the mountains of Abarim before Nabo. 48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the fields of Moab, fast by jordane [over against] jericho. 49 And they pitched by jordane, from Beth jesimoth, Nu. xxv. a. unto the plain of Sittim in the fields of Moab. 50 And the Lord spoke unto Moses in the field of Moab by jordane [over against] jericho, saying: 51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: Deut. seven a. When ye are come over jordane [to enter] into the land of Chanaan. 52 Ye shall drive out all the inhabiters of the land before you, and destroy all their pictures, & break a sunder all their images of metal, and pluck down all their high places. 53 And possess the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to enjoy it. 54 And ye shall divide the inheritance of the land by lot among your kindreds, Nu. xxv. ● and give to the more, the more inheritounce, and to the fewer, the less inheritance: And your inheritance shallbe in the tribes of your fathers, every man's inheritance in the place where his lot falleth. 55 judi. i. e. But and if ye will not drive out the inhabiters of the land before you, than those which ye let remain of them, shallbe pricks in your eyes, and darts in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. 56 Moreover, it will come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xxxiiij Chapter. ' 1 The coasts and borders of the land of promise. 17 Certain men are assigned to divide the land. ☞ ' 1 AND the Lord spoke ' unto Moses', saying: 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye come into the land of Chanaan, (a) That is to say, this is the description of the land of Chanaan, which ye shall inherit. this is the land that shall fall unto your inheritance, [even] the land of Chanaan with her coasts. 3 And josu. xv. a. your south quarter shallbe from the wilderness Zin, along by the coast of Edom, so that your south quarter reach upon the side of the (b) Otherwise, the dead sea. salt sea eastward. 4 And fet a compass from the south up to Acrabim, and Recahe to Zinna: And go out from the south to Cades Barnea, and go out also to Hazar Adar, and go along to Azmon. 5 And fet a compass again from Azmon, unto the (c) By which the river some think Nilus to be meant: some others Rhinocorurae called meditaranium. river of Egypt, and shall go out at the sea. ‛ 6 And let your west quarter be the great ' sea, let the same sea be your west coast. 7 And this shallbe your north quarter: ye shall compass your border from the great sea, unto (d Hor, a little hill, but not that whereon 〈◊〉 died. mount Hor. 8 And from mount Hor, ye shall describe your border, till it come unto Hemath, & the end of the coast shallbe at Zedada. 9 And the coast shall reach out to Ziphron, and go out at Hazar Enan: This shallbe your north quarter. 10 And ye shall describe your east quarter' from Hazar Enan to Sepham. ' 11 And the coast shall go down from Sepham to Ribla on the east side of Ain: And the same border shall descend and go out at the side of (e) Which is in the gospel called the lake of Genazereth. the sea of Cenereth eastward. 12 And then go down along by jordane, and leave at the salt sea: And this shallbe your land, with the coasts thereof round about. 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, and which the Lord commanded to give unto nine tribes and an half. 14 Nu. xxxii. f For the tribe of the children of Reuben, according to the households of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their father's households, and half the tribe of Manasse, have received their inheritance. 15 Two tribes and an half have received their inheritance on the other side of jordane, over against jericho eastward. ‛ 16 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, ' saying: 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and josuah the son of Deut iii d. jesus. xiiii. a. Nun. ‛ 18 And ye shall take also a g One of the chief men of every tribe. Lord of ' every tribe, when ye divide the land. 19 The names of the men are these: Of the tribe of juda, Caleb the son of jephune. ‛ 20 Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, ' Semuel the son of Amiud. ' 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the ' son of Cislon. ‛ 22 Of the tribe of the children of Dan, ' the lord Bucki, the son of jogli. 23 From among the children of joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasse, the lord Haniel, the son of Ephod. 24 Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, the lord Camuel the son of Siphtan. 25 Of the tribe of the sons of Zabulon, the lord Elisaphan the son of Pharnach. 26 Of the tribe of the children of Isachar, the lord Palthiel the son of Asan. 27 Of the tribe of the sons of Aser, the lord Ahihud the son of Salomi. ' 28 Of the tribe of the children of Nephthali, the lord Pedael, the son of Ammihud. 29 These are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance un-the children of Israel in the land of Chanaan. ☜ ¶ The xxxv Chapter. 2 Unto the Levites are given cities and suburbs. 11 The cities of refuge. 16 The law of manquelling. 30 For one man's witness shall no man be condemned. 1 AND the Lord spoke unto Moses in the fields of Moab by jordane over against jericho, saying: 2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the (a) For that the Levites had no heritage in the land of Chanaan. inheritance of their possession, josu. xxi. a. cities to dwell in: And ye shall give also unto the cities of the Levites, suburbs hard by their cities round about them. 3 The cities shall they have to dwell in, and the suburbs for their cattle, and for their possession, & all manner of beasts of theirs. 4 And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward, a thousand cubits round about. 5 And ye shall measure without the city of the east side, two thousand cubits: and of the south side, two thousand cubits: and of the west side, two thousand cubits: and of the north side, two thousand cubits also, and the city shallbe in the mids: and these shallbe the suburbs of their cities. 6 And from among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, josu. xx. a. there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint [to that intent] that he which killeth, may flee thither: And to them ye shall add forty and two cities more. 7 So that all the cities which ye shall give the Levites, may be forty and eight, them [shall ye give] with their suburbs. 8 And these cities which ye shall give, shallbe out of the possession of the children of Israel. They that have many, shall give many: but of them that have few, ye shall take few. Every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites, according to the inheritance which he inheriteth. 9 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: Deut. nineteen a josu. xx. a. When ye be come over jordane into the land of Chanaan: 11 Ye shall appoint you cities, to be cities of refuge for you: that he which slayeth a person unwares, may flee thither. 12 And these cities shallbe unto you a refuge from the (b) The next of kin to the party slain, which ought to follow the suit. avenger of blood: that he which killeth, die not, until he stand before the (c) The hebrews understand by the congregation, the Senators and chief judges in the city. congregation in judgement. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge. 14 Ye shall give three (d) In the possession of the Rubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses. on this side jordane, and three in the land of Chanaan, which shallbe cities of refuge. 15 And these six cities shallbe a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, & for him that dwelleth among you: that all they which kill any person unwares, may flee thither. 16 Exod. xxi. d And if any man smite another with an instrument of iron that he die, then is he a murderer, and the murderer shall die for it. 17 If he smite him with throwing a (e) So dangerous, that a man may die thereof. stone, that a man may die with, and if he die, he that smote him is a murderer: let the same murderer be slain therefore. 18 Or if he smite him with a handweapon of wood that a man may die with, then if he die, he is a murderer: let the same murderer be slain therefore. 19 (f) He that is next to his kin to him that is murdered. The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. 20 But if he thrust him of hate, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die, 21 Or smite him with his hand of enmity that he die: he that smote him shall die the death, for he is a murderer: the revenger of the blood shall slay the murderer when he meeteth him. 22 But if he pushed him unadvisedly, and not of hate, or cast upon him any thing, and not in laying of wait, 23 Or any manner of stone that a man may die with, and saw him not, and he caused it to fall upon him, and he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought him any harm: 24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood, according to these laws. 25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide there unto the death of g This 〈◊〉 a figure of Christ, by whose death our sins are pardoned the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. 26 But if the slayer come without the borders of his city of refuge, whither he was fled: 27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer, he shallbe guiltless: 28 Because he should have bidden in the town of his refuge until the death of the high priest: and after the death of the high priest, the slayer should return unto the land of his possession. 29 So these things shallbe (h) That is, to judge wilful or casual murderers. a law of judgement unto you, throughout your generations, in all your dwellings. 30 Whoso killeth any person, the [judge] shall put the murderer to death thorough witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person, to cause him to die. 31 Moreover, ye shall take no recompense for the life of the murderer which is worthy to die: but he shallbe put to death. 32 And ye shall take no recompense for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again and dwell in the land before the death of the high priest. 33 So ye shall not pollute the land which ye shall dwell in, for blood defileth the land: and the land can not be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed blood. 34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, for I am in the mids thereof: [even] I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel. ¶ The xxxuj Chapter. 1 An order for the marriage of the daughters of Zelaphead. 7 The inheritance could not be given from one tribe to another. ☞ 1 ANd the chief fathers of the families of the children of Geliad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasse, of the kindred of the sons of joseph, came forth and spoke before Moses, and before the princes the chief fathers of the children of Israel, 2 And said: The Lord commanded (a) He meaneth Moses. my Lord to give the land to inherit by lot to the children of Israel: and my Lord was commanded by the Lord, to give the inheritance of Zelaphead our brother, unto his daughters. 3 If they be married to any of the sons of (b) To any of another tribe then of Manasses. the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shallbe put to the inheritance of the tribe which they are received into, and so shall it be taken from the lot of our inhertaunce. 4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel cometh, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe wherinto they are received, and so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. 5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, according to the word of the Lord, saying: The tribe of the sons of joseph have (c) For the tribe could not have continued, if their inheritance had been taken from them. said well. 6 This therefore doth the Lord command the daughters of Zelaphead, saying: Let them be wives, to whom they themselves think best: only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. 7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall join himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And every daughter that possesseth any inheritance (d) Which shallbe when there is no male child to inherit. in any tribe of the children of Israel, shallbe wife unto one of the kindred of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his father. 9 Neither aught the inheritance to go from one tribe to another: but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shallbe joined to his own inheritance. 10 And as the Lord commanded Moses, even so did the daughters of Zelaphead: 11 For Mahela, Thirza, Hagla, Milcha, and Noa the daughters of Zelaphead, were married unto their father's brothers sons. 12 They were wives unto the families of the sons of Manasse the son of joseph, and so their inheritance remained in the tribe of the kindred of their father. 13 These are the (e) That is, concerning the ceremonial and judicial laws. commandments and laws which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel, in the fields of Moab, by jordane [toward] jericho. ☜ ¶ The end of the fourth book of Moses. ❧ The fifth book of Moses, called in the Hebrew, Elle haddebarim, and in the Latin, Deuteronomium. The first Chapter. 1 A brief rehearsal of things done before from Horeb unto Cades Barnea. 32 Moses reproveth the people for their incredulity. 44 The Israelites are overcome by the Amorites, because they fought against the commandment of the Lord. 1 THese be the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel on (a) In the country of Moab: and this wilderness was between the plain of Moab & the sea. the other side jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the red sea, between Pharan & Thophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Disahab. 2 There are eleven days journey from (b) Moses repeateth again the law which was given forty years before, so that the youth if his people were either unborn, or to young to judge: for which second repetition, this book is called in greek Deuteronomis, that is, the second law. Horeb, by the way of mount Seir, unto Cades Barnea. 3 And it came to pass in the first day of the eleventh month, in the forty year, that Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them: 4 After he had slain Sehon the king of the Amorites which dwelled in Hesbon, & Og king of Basan which dwelled at Astaroth in Edrai. 5 On the other side jordane in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying: 6 The Lord our God spoke unto us in (c In the second year & second month. Horeb, saying: Ye have dwelled long enough in this mount. 7 Turn you and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, both unto the plain, and hills, and dales, to the south, to the seas side, to the land of Chanaan, and unto Libanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates. 8 Behold, I have set the land before you: Go in and Gen. xv. d. and xvii. b. possess the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, to give unto them, & to their seed after them. 9 And (d) By the council of jethro my father in law. I spoke unto you in the same time, saying: I am not able to bear you myself alone. 10 For the Lord your God hath multiplied you: so that you be this day as the stars of heaven in number. 11 (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you as he hath promised you.) 12 How can Exo. xvii●● I myself alone, (e) Meaning that Moses had an hard governance among them bear your cumbraunce, your charge, & your strife that is among you? 13 Bring you men of wisdom, and of understanding, and expert, according to your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. 14 And ye answered me, & said: That which thou hast spoken, is good for us to do. 15 And so out of your tribes (f) To signify, that expert and known men in godliness ought to be taken to govern. I took the chief men of wisdom, and that were expert, and made them rulers over you, captains over thousands, & captains over hundreds, captains over fifty, and captains over ten, and officers among your tribes. 16 And I charged your judges that same time, saying: Hear the cause of your brethren, and joshua. seven. d. judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. 17 Ye shall have no respect of any person in judgement, Levit nineteen. c. Pro. xxiiii. c but you shall hear the small aswell as the great: You shall not fear the face of any man, for the judgement (g) And man is but God's minister. is Gods. And the cause that is to hard for you, refer it unto me, and I will hear it. 18 And I commanded you the same season, all the things which ye should do. 19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went thorough all that great and terrible wilderness, as ye have seen by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us: and we came to Cades Barnea. 20 And (h) So that it is to be imputed to themselves, that they enjoyed not the inheritance. I said unto you: Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. 21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee: fear not, neither be discouraged. Deut. xx ●. 22 And ye came unto me every one, and said: Num. x● we will send men before us, to search us out the land, and to bring us word again what way we must go up by, & unto what cities we shall come. 23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, of every tribe one. 24 Which departed, & went up into that mountain, and came unto the m Otherwise unto the valley of graces. valley Eschol, and searched it out, 25 And took of the land in their hands, and brought it unto us, and brought us word again, and n To wit, 〈◊〉 and josuah. said: It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us. 26 notwithstanding, ye would not go up, but were disobedient unto the word of the Lord your God, 27 And murmured in your tents, and said: Because the Lord o This showeth the ingratitude of the jews, which turned 〈…〉 to them as his hatred. hateth us, therefore hath he brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, and to destroy us. 28 Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying: Num 13. d. the people is greater and taller than we, the cities are great, and walled even up to heaven, and moreover we have seen the sons of the (p That is, the race of the grants, as in Num. 13.23 Anakims' there. 29 Then I said unto you: Dread not, nor be afraid of them. 30 The (q He showeth, that the true boldness, & that which God approveth, is, to renounce our own strength, and to repose ourselves wholly on him, walking constantly in the vocation to which he hath called us Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did unto you in Egypt before your eyes: 31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bore thee, even as a man doth bear his son, in all the way which ye have gone by, until ye came unto this place: 32 And yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God. 33 He went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, Exod. xiii. d in fire by night, the ye might see what way to go, & in a cloud by day. 34 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, & was wroth, and swore, saying: 35 Num. xiiii d and xxvi g. There shall not one of these men, and of this froward generation, see that good land which I swore to give unto your fathers: 36 Save Caleb the son of jephune, he shall see it, josu. xi● and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath followed the Lord. 37 Num. xx c. and .37. c. Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying: Thou also shalt not go in thither. 38 But josuah the son of Nun which r Ministereth unto thee. standeth before thee, he shall go in thither. Encourage him therefore: for he shall cause Israel to inherit the land. 39 Moreover, (s) Which were under twenty year old. your children, which ye said should be a pray, and your sons which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall enjoy it. 40 But as for you, turn your face, and take your journey into the wilderness, even by the way of the red sea. 41 Then ye answered and said unto me, Nu. xi●ii. g. We have sinned against the Lord: (t This doth declare what is the nature of man, which will do that which God forbiddeth, & will not do that which God commandeth. we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And when ye had gird on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. 42 And the Lord said unto me: Say unto them, go not up, neither fight, for (u) He showeth that our strength standeth in God's assistance. I am not among you: lest ye fall before your enemies. 43 And I told you these things, & you would not hear, but disobeyed the word of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill. 44 And the Amorites which dwelled in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you as bees use to do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Horma. 45 And ye came again, and wept before the Lord: but the Lord (x) The cause was, for that▪ they lamented not their sin but for the loss of their brethren, and so were hypocrites in their lamenting. would not hear your voice, nor hearken unto you. 46 And so ye abode in Cades a long season, according unto the time that ye remained [before.] ¶ The two Chapter. That which was done from the time they departed from Cades Barnea, unto the battle against the kings. Sehon and Og. 1 THen we (a They showed their obedience ●t●r God's chastising turned our face, & took our journey into the (b) The desert of Zin. wilderness, even by the way of the red sea, as the Lord spoke unto me: And we compassed (c) This mountain appertain to the Idumeans which came of Esau mount Seir a long tyme. 2 And the Lord spoke unto me, saying: 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough, turn you northward. 4 And warn thou the people, saying: Ye shall go through the (d) At their return thither, for before they were repelled by the Idumeans. Num. 20.21. coast of your brethren the children of Esau which dwelled in Seir, and they shallbe afraid of you. 5 Take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: Ye shall not provoke them, for I will not give you of their land, no not so much as a foot breadth, Gen. xxiii b because I have given mount Seir unto Esau to possess. 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, to eat, and ye shall procure water of them for money, to drink. 7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand, and (e) Knowing is here taken for favouring, as in many other places of scripture. knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness this forty years, and the Lord thy God hath been with thee, so that thou hast lacked nothing. 8 And when we were departed from our brethren the children of Esau which dwelled in Seir, through the way of the (f) Or, desert. wilderness from Elath, & from Ezion Gaber, we turned and went by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And the Lord said unto me: * Thou shalt not fight against the Moabites, neither provoke them to battle: for I will not give thee of their land to possess, because I have given Are unto the children of Loath to possess. 10 The (g) Giants, the word signifieth terrible men. Emims dwelled therein in times past, a people great, many, and tall, as the (h) Giants which came of one Anak. Num. 13.23. Anakims', 11 Which also were taken for giants as the Anakims', whom the Moabites call Emims. 12 The Horims also dwelled in Seir before time, whom the children of Esau chased out, & destroyed them before them, and dwelled in their stead, as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave them. 13 Now rise up [said I] and get you over the river Zared: and we went over the river Zared. 14 The space in which we came from Cades Barnea, until we were come over the river Zared, was thirty and eight years, until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the Lord swore unto them. 15 * For in deed the hand of the Lord was against them to destroy them from among the (i) That w● of the age of twenty years & upward host, till they were consumed. 16 And so it came to pass, that all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people. 17 And the Lord spoke unto me, saying: 18 Thou shalt go thorough Are, the coast of Moab, this day: 19 And when thou comest nigh unto the children of Ammon, thou shalt not lay siege unto them, nor move war against them: For I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession, but I have given it unto the children of Loath to possess. 20 That also was taken for a land of giants, and giants dwelled therein in old time, whom the Ammonites call (k) Called Zamzumims, that is to say, wicked and abominable. But they covered their wickedness with a godly name, calling themselves Rephanus, that is, Physicians or preservers, to cure & refor●dices. Zamzummims. 21 A people that was great, many, and tall, as the Anakims': But the Lord destroyed them before them, and they succeeded them in their inheritance, and dwelled in their stead: 22 As he did for the children of Gene. 36. b. Esau, which dwell in Seir, for whom he destroyed the Horims before them, and they possessed them, and dwelled in their stead unto this day. 23 And the Auims which dwelled in Hazarim, even unto Azza, the (l) These are men of Capadocia, as some men say: joseph saith that this people is unknown. Caphthorims which came out of Caphthor, destroyed them, and dwelled in their stead. 24 Rise ye up therefore, & take your journey over the river Arnon: Behold, Nu xxi f. I have given into thy hand Sehon the Amorite, king of Hesbon and his land: begin to possess it, and provoke him to battle. 25 This day will I begin to send the fear and dread of thee upon all nations that are under all the heaven, so that they which hear speak of thee, shall tremble and quake before thee. 26 And so I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth, unto Sehon king of Hesbon, with words of peace, saying: 27 Num 2●. c. Deut xx. c. Let me pass through thy land, I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand, nor to the left. 28 Thou shalt sell me meat for money, for to eat, & give me water for money, for to drink: Only I will go through on my feet, 29 As the (m) Because Seon could ●e moved neither with examples nor with requests, his destruction was most just. children of Esau, which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Are, did unto me, until I be come over jordane, into the land which the Lord our God giveth us. 30 But Sehon the king of Hesbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, because he would deliver him into thy hand, as it is come to pass this day. 31 And the Lord said unto me: Behold, I have begun to give Sehon & his land before thee: begun to possess and inherit his land. 32 Num 21 ● Deut 2●. b. Then both Sehon and all his people came out against us to fight at jaza. 33 And the Lord set him before us, and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities the same season, and slew the men, women, and children of all the cities, and let nothing remain, 35 Save the cattle only we caught unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took. 36 From Aroer which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is in the river, unto Gilead, there was not one city to strong for us: The Lord our God delivered all (n) Into our hand. unto us. 37 Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto every place of the (o) or ford. river jabock, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbade us. ¶ The three Chapter. Things that chanced from the victory of the two kings, Sehon, and Og▪ unto the institution of josuah in Moses' stead. 1 THen we turned, and went up the way to Basan: Num. 21. g. Deut. 29. b. And Og the king of Basan came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Edrai. 2 And the Lord said unto me: Fear him not, for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand, and thou shalt do unto him, as thou didst unto Sehon king of the Amorites, which dwelled at Hesbon. 3 And so the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also the king of Basan, and all his folk: And we smote him until none was left him alive. 4 And we took all his cities the same season, neither was there a city which we took not from them, even threescore cities throughout the region of Argob, of the kingdom of Og in Basan. 5 All these cities also were made strong with high walls, gates, & bars, beside unwalled towns a great meany, 6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sehon king of Hesbon, bringing to nought all the cities, with men, women, and (a) As God commanded them. children: 7 But all the cattle and the spoil of the cities, we took for ourselves. 8 And thus we took the same season out of the hand of two kings of the Amorites, the land that was on the other side jordane, from the river of Arnon, unto mount Hermon: 9 (Which Hermon the Sidons call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir) 10 All the cities that lay in the plain, and all Gilead, and all Basan unto Selcha and Edrai, cities of the kingdom of Og in Basan: 11 For only Og king of Basan, remained of the remnant of the giants, whose bed was a bed of (b) The more this grant was, the more was gods goodness and power to be magnified for the conquest. iron: And is it not yet at Rabbath among the children of Ammon? Nine cubits doth the length thereof contain, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a (c) Of the common stature man. 12 And so we conquered this land the same time, from Aroer which is by the river of Arnon, unto half mount Gilead, Num 32 ● Deut 29 b josu. xi. b and the cities thereof gave I unto the Rubenites and Gadites. 13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Basan of the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasse: even all the region of Argob, with all Basan, which is called the land of giants. 14 Jair the son of Manasse, took all the country of Argob, unto the coasts of Gessuri & Maachati, and called them after his own name, Basan Havoth jair, (d) Till the time when this story was written. unto this day. 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 16 And unto the Rubenites and Gadites I gave Gilead unto the river of Arnon, half the valley and beyond, even unto the river (e Which divideth the Ammonites from the Amorites. jabock, which is the border of the children of Ammon: 17 The (f The desert. plain also, and jordane, and the coast thereof, from (g Called also Ge●nezareth: or the sea of ●lee, or Tiberias. Cenereth, even unto the sea which is in the plain, even the salt sea under the springs of the hill, eastward. 18 Num. 32. d. And I commanded you the same time, saying: The Lord your God hath given you this land to enjoy it: ye shall go harnessed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. 19 Your wives only, your children, and your cattle (for I know that ye have much cattle) shall abide in your cities which I have given you, 20 Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond jordane: and then shall ye return again, every man unto his possession which I have given you. 21 Num. 2 ● And I commanded josuah him self the same time, saying: Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings: even so shall he do unto all kingdoms whither thou goest. 22 Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you. 23 And I besought the Lord the same time, saying: 24 O Lord God, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness and thy mighty hand: for where is there a God in heaven or in earth, that can do after thy works, and like to thy power? 25 I pray thee let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond jordane, that goodly h Of Morah, or Zion, where the temple was builded. mountain, & Libanon. 26 * But the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and would not hear me. And the Lord said unto me: Be content, speak no more unto me of this matter. 27 Num. 27. c. Get thee up into the top of the hill, & lift up thine eyes westward, northward, southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this jordane. 27 But charge josuah, and encourage him, and bolden him: Num. 34. d. For he shall go before this people, and he shall divide unto them the land which thou shalt see. 29 And so we abode in the valley over against the house of Peor. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 An exhortation to observe the law without adding thereto or diminisshing. 6 Therein standeth our wisdom. 9 We must teach it to our children. 15 No image ought to be made to worship. 26 threatenings against them that forsake the law of God. 37 God chose the seed, because he loved their fathers. 43 The three cities of refuge. 1 Now therefore hearken O Israel, unto the ordinances and laws which I teach you, for to (a) He showeth that this doctrine standeth in practice, and not in b●re knowledge. do them, that so ye may live, and go in, & possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. 2 (b) God will be served according to his word. Ye shall put nothing unto the word which I command you, neither shall you take aught from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. 3 (c) He waineth them by gods plagues, showed on other idolaters Your eyes have seen what the Lord did against Baal Peor: for all the men that followed (d) The God of the Moabites and Ammonites. This word Baal, doth signify master or patron. Baal Peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed from among you. 4 But ye that cleave unto the Lord your god, are alive every one of you this day. 5 Behold I have taught you ordinances and laws, such as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do even so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep them therefore and do them, for that is (e) He showeth the true mean to get wisdom, which virtue men naturally do most desire your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the people, that they may hear all these ordinances, and say: Surely it is a wise and understanding people, it is a great nation. 7 For what other nation is so great that gods come so nigh unto, as the Lord our God is nigh f Succouring us & delivering us from all t●ou 〈◊〉. unto us in all things as oft as we call unto him? 8 Yea, and what nation is so great, that hath ordinances & laws so righteous, as all this law which I set before you this day? 9 Take heed to thyself therefore, and keep thy soul diligently, that thou forget not the things which thine eyes have seen, and that they depart not out of thy heart all the days of thy life: but Deut. v. ● teach them thy sons, & thy sons sons. 10 Specially the day that thou stoodst before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me: Gather me the people together, & I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, Ephe. vi. ●. and that they may teach their children. 11 Ye came Exod. nineteen. c. and stood also under the mountain, and the mountain (g) The giving of the law in dreadful manner, declareth that god was author of it & that no flesh could bear the rigour thereof. burnt with fire even unto the mids of heaven, and there was darkness, clouds, and mist. 12 And the Lord spoke unto you out of the mids of the fire, and ye heard the voice of the words: Exod. xx. a. ● joh. iiii. b. but saw no similitude, save heard a voice only. 13 And he declared unto you his covenant which he commanded you to do [even] ten commandments, which he wrote upon two tables of stone. 14 And the Lord commanded me that same season that I should teach you ordinances & laws, which ye ought to do in the land whither ye go to possess it. 15 Take therefore good heed unto yourselves as pertaining unto your souls, (h) Meaning that plagues hang over them that would make any image to represent God 〈◊〉. (for ye saw no manner of image in the day that the Lord spoke unto you in Horeb, out of the mids of fire) 16 Lest ye mar yourselves, & make you a graven image, & picture of any manner of figure, whether it be the likeness of man or woman. 17 The likeness of any manner of beast that is on the earth, or the likeness of any manner feathered foul that fleeth in the air, 18 Or the likeness of any manner worm that creepeth on the earth, or the likeness of any manner fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: 19 Deut. seven. a. Sapi 14▪ a. job. xxi. c. Yea, and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, the moon, and the stars, with all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, & serve them, and shouldest worship and serve the things, which the Lord thy Gen. i●. b. God hath made to serve all nations under the whole heaven. 20 But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you out of the (i) Most hard and cruel bondage. iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people & inheritance, as ye be this day. 21 Furthermore, the Lord was angry with me for your words, and swore that I should not go over jordane, and that I should not go in unto that good land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inheritance. 22 But I must die in this land, and shall not go over jordane: But ye shall go over, and possess that good land. 23 Take heed unto yourselves, that ye forget not the appointment of the Lord your God which he made with you, & that ye make you no graven (k) To represent God, or to worship it. this so often forbidden of images declareth how detestable idolatry is in gods sight: and also that God did foresee that the people should abandon themselves to such wickedness. image or likeness that the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. 24 For the Lord thy God, is a (l) To them that come not to him in reverence and fear, but contrariwise resist him. consuming fire, and a (m So that he will not suffce his honour to be given to any other. jealous God. 25 When thou shalt beget children, and thy children beget children, and shalt have remained long in the land, ye do wickedly, & make any manner of graven * image, and work evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger: 26 I call heaven and earth to record against you this day, that ye shall shortly perish from of the land whereunto you go over jordane to possess it: Ye shall not prolong your days therein, but shall utterly be destroyed: 27 And the Lord shall scatter you among the people, and ye shallbe left few in number among the nations whither the Lord shall bring you. 28 And there ye shall serve gods which are the work of man's hand, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 29 Deu. thirty. a If from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. 30 When thou art in tribulation, & when all these things that be here spoken of, are come upon thee, even in the latter days if thou turn to the Lord thy God, & shalt be obedient unto his voice: 31 (For the Lord thy God is a merciful God) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, levit. 26. g. nor forget the appointment of thy fathers, which he (n) God confirmeth his promises by an oath, to th'end we may be the more certified of the hope of our salvation. swore unto them. 32 For ask of the days that are past, which were before & since the day that God created man upon the earth, and [ask] from the one side of heaven unto the other, if ever there came to pass such a great thing, or whether any such like thing hath been heard as this. 33 Did ever any people hear the voice of God speaking out of the mids of a fire, as thou hast heard, and yet lived? 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a people from among nations, by temptations, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by a Psal. 136. b. stretched out arm, & by great sights, according unto all that the Lord your God did unto you in Egypt before your eyes? 35 Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the Lord is God, and that there is none other but he. 36 Exod. nineteen. c Out of heaven he made thee hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: & upon earth he showed thee his great fire, and thou heardest his word out of the mids of the fire. 37 And because he (o) Of his mere mercy, not of their merits. loved thy fathers, he chose their seed after them, & brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Exod. xiii. c. Egypt, 38 To thrust out nations great and mightier than thou before thee, and to bring thee in, and to give thee their land to inheritance, as it is come to pass this day. 39 Understand therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath, neither is there any other. 40 Thou shalt keep therefore his ordinances and his commandments which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and (p) God promiseth reward to men, not for that they deserve it, but to make them cheerful in well doing, and to show that they shall not serve him in vain. that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for ever. 41 Then Moses severed three cities on the other side jordane toward the sun rising: 42 That he should flee thither which had killed his neighbour unwares, & hated him not in time past, and therefore should flee unto one of the same cities, and live: 43 Namely Bezer in the wilderness, even in the plain country of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Basan, of the tribe of Manasse. 44 And so this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel: 45 These are the (q) The articles of the covenant that God made with them. witness, statutes, and ordinances, which Moses told the children of Israel after they came out of Egypt, 46 On the other side jordane, in the valley over against the house of Peor, in the land of Sehon king of the Amorites, which dwelled at Hesbon, whom Moses & the children of Israel Num. nineteen. f. smote, after they were come out of Egypt, 47 And possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Basan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on the other side jordane toward the sun rising, 48 From Aroer which is by the bank of the river Arnon, unto mount Zion which is Hermon, 49 And all the plain on the other side jordane eastward, even unto the (r) Namely the salt sea, or dead sea. sea which is in the plain under the springs of the hill. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 5 Moses is the mean between God and the people. 6 The law is repeated. 23 The people are afraid at God's voice. 29 The Lord wisheth that the people would fear him. 32 They must neither decline to the right hand, nor left. 1 AND Moses called all Israel, and said unto them: Hear O Israel the ordinances and laws which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and a God's doctrine consists in practice, & not in speculation. fulfil them in deed. 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3 The Lord b With such strange wonders. made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us: even with us, which are all here alive this day. 4 The Lord talked with you So clearly, that you could not doubt but that it was he. face to face in the mount, out of the mids of the fire: 5 And I stood between the Lord and you the same time, and showed you the word of the Lord: For ye were afraid at the sight of the fire, and went not up into the mount, and he said: 6 (d) Confer this chapter with the twenty of Exodus. I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other Gods in my presence. 8 Thou shalt (e) Namely to worship it, or to represent me by it. make thee no graven image, or any likeness of that which is in heaven above, and that is in earth beneath, and that is in the waters beneath the earth. 9 Thou shalt neither bow thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the wickedness of the fathers upon the children, even unto the third and fourth generation among them that hate me: 10 And show mercy upon thousands, among them that love me, and keep my commandments. 11 Exod. nineteen. c Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 12 Keep the Sabbath day, that thou sanctify it as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. 13 Leu. xxiii. a Six days thou shalt labour, and do all that thou hast to do: 14 But the Exod. xiii. b seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man servant, nor thy maid, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates: that thy man servant, and thy maid, may rest as well as thou. 15 Remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and how that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence, through Psal. 136. b. a mighty hand and a stretched out arm: For which cause the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day. 16 Exod xx. b. Honour thy (f) By this name father, he comprehendeth also all those that are in degree of superiority: as princes, magistrates, masters, and maistresses. father & thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 17 Thou (g) He forbiddeth not only the outward act, but also all rancour & outrage against our neighbour shalt not slay. 18 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 19 Thou shalt not steal. 20 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 21 Rom. seven. b. Thou shalt not lust after thy neighbours wife, thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house, his field, his servant, or his maid, his ox, his ass, or aught that thy neighbour hath. 22 These words the Lord spoke unto all your multitude in the mount, out of the mids of the fire, of the cloud, and of the darkness, with a great voice, and (h) That we should do the like. added nothing: and wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. 23 And it came to pass, that when ye heard the voice out of the mids of the darkness (for the mountain did burn with fire) than ye came unto me, with the captains of your tribes, and your elders, 24 And ye said: Behold, the Lord our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and Exod. nineteen. d we have heard his voice out of the mids of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he yet liveth. 25 Now therefore why should we die? that this great fire should consume us: If we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, we shall die: 26 For what The scripture doth often use this word (flesh) to show that man is a brittle and frail thing. flesh hath it been that ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the mids of the fire (as we have done) and yet did live? 27 Go thou and hear all that the Lord our God saith, and tell thou unto us all that the Lord our God saith unto thee, Exod. nineteen a and we will hear it, and do it. 28 And the Lord heard the voice of your words when ye spoke unto me, and the Lord said unto me: I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. 29 jer. xxiiii. b. Oh that there were such an heart in them that they would fear me, & keep all my commandments always, that it might go well with them, and with their childen for ever? 30 Go, and say unto them, Get you into your tents again: 31 But stand thou here by me, and I will tell thee all the commandments, ordinances, & laws, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess. 32 Take heed therefore that ye do in deed as the Lord your God hath commanded you, and (k) Ye shall neither put any thing to my word, nor take therefrom. turn not aside, either to the right hand, or to the left: 33 But walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may go well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess. The uj Chapter. 1 An exhortation to fear God and keep his commandments, 5 Which is to love him with all thine heart, 7 The same must be taught to the posterity. 16 Not to tempt God. 25 Righteousness is contained in the law. 1 THese are the commandments, ordinances, and laws, which the Lord your God commanded me to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2 Namely, that thou mightest Deut. x. c. fear the Lord thy God, & keep all his ordinances and his commandments which I command thee, thou & thy son, & thy sons son all the days of thy life: that thy days may be prolonged. 3 Hear therefore O Israel, and take heed that thou do it, that it may go well with thee, & that ye may increase mightily, even as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, a land that (a) Which hath great store of all things pertaining to man's life. floweth with milk and honey. 4 Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is Lord only. 5 And Mar. xii. c. thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 Deut. xi d. And these words which I command thee this day, shallbe in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt show them unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, & when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shallbe as frontlettes between thine eyes, 9 And thou shalt write them upon the (b) By these kinds of speech he meaneth nothing but continual meditation of the law. posts of thy house, & upon thy gates. 10 And when the Lord thy God hath brought thee into the land which he swore unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, and shall give to thee great & goodly cities which thou buildedst not, 11 Houses full of all manner of goods which thou filledst not, & wells digged which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees which thou plantedst not, and when thou hast eaten & art full: 12 Then beware lest thou forget the Lord which brought thee out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage. 13 Deut. x. d. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God and serve him, and shalt (c) By lawful swearing that the Lord is our God. swear by his name. 14 See that ye walk not after strange gods, the gods of the nations which are about you: 15 (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the countenance of the Lord thy God be moved to wrath against thee, and destroy thee from the face of the earth. 16 Math. iiii. b. Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye did in the place of temptation. 17 But you shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, & his testimonies, and his ordinances which he hath commanded thee: 18 And thou shalt do that which is right & good in the d Here God willeth us to serve him according to his word, not according to our own inventions. sight of the Lord: that thou mayst prosper, and that thou mayst go in, & possess that good land which the Lord swore unto thy fathers, 19 To cast out all thine enemies before thee, as the Lord hath said. 20 And e We must not only serve God our selves during our life, but also endeavour that our children may do the same after us. when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying: What meaneth these testimonies, ordinances, and laws, which the Lord our God hath commanded you? 21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son: We were Pharaos' bondmen in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand: 22 And the Lord showed signs, and wonders, great and evil upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: 23 And brought us out from thence, to bring us in and to give us the land which he swore unto our fathers. 24 And he hath commanded us to do all these ordinances, & to fear the Lord our God for our wealth all the days of our life, as it is come to pass this day. 25 Moreover, this shallbe our (f No man can perfectly fulfil the laws therefore we must have recourse to Christ, by faith in whom we are reputed for just. righteousness before the Lord our God, if we take heed, & keep all these commandments, as he hath commanded us. The vij Chapter. 1 The Israelites may make no covenant with the Gentiles. 5 They must destroy their idols. 8 The election dependeth on the free love of God. 19 The experience of the power of God ought to confirm us. 25 To avoid all occasion of idolatry. 1 WHen the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee: Namely the hittites, the Gergesites, the Amorites, the Chanaanites, the Pherezites, the Hevites, & the jebusites, seven nations, greater and mightier than thou: 2 Exo. xiii. c. And when the Lord thy God hath set them before thee, thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them, & make no covenant with them, nor have compassion on them. 3 Thou shalt make no marriages with them: neither give thy daughter unto his son, nor take his daughter unto thy son. 4 For they will deceive thy son, that he should not follow me, and they shall serve strange gods: and then will the wrath of the Lord wax hot against thee, and destroy thee suddenly. 5 But thus ye shall deal with them: (a) God would have his service pure, with out all superstition. Ye shall overthrow their altars, & break down their pillars, cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire: 6 Deut. xiii. a. Exod. nineteen. a For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, Deut. xiii. a. Exod. nineteen. a the Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be a special people unto himself, above all nations that are upon the earth. 7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor chose you because ye were more in number then any people (for ye were the fewest of all people) 8 But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the Gen. xxii. e. oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, therefore hath the Lord brought you out through a mighty hand, and delivered you out of the house of bondage, even from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God he is God, and that a true God, Exod. xx. a. which keepeth appointment and mercy unto them that love him and keep his commandments, even throughout a thousand generations: 10 And rewardeth them that hate him to their (b) Manifestly, or in this life. face, so that he bringeth them to nought, and doth not defer the time, but rewardeth him that hateth him before his face. 11 Keep thou therefore the commandments, and ordinances, and laws, which I command thee this day, that thou do them. 12 If ye hearken unto these laws, and observe & do them: the Lord thy (c) This covenant is grounded vpo● his free grace: therefore in recompensing their obedience he hath respect to his mercy, & not to their merits. God also shall keep unto thee the appointment and the mercy which he swore unto thy fathers. 13 He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, thy wine, and thine oil, and the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he swore unto thy fathers to give thee. 14 Thou shalt be blessed above all nations: there shallbe neither man nor woman unfruitful among you, nor any of your cattle shallbe barren. 15 Moreover the Lord will Exo. xxiii. d take away from thee all manner infirmities, & will put none of the evil diseases Exo iix. a. of Egypt (which thou knowest) upon thee: but will send them upon all them that hate thee. 16 Thou shalt consume all the nations which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee: thine eye shall have no pity upon them, neither shalt thou serve their gods, for that shallbe thy decay. 17 If thou say in thine heart: these nations are more than I, how can I cast them out? 18 Deut. xx. a. josu. viii. a. Thou shalt not fear them: but remember what the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh and unto all Egypt. 19 The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, & wonders, and the mighty hand, and stretched out arm, whereby the Lord thy God brought thee out: even so shall the Lord thy God do unto all nations of whom thou art afraid. 20 Exo xxiii. d Ios. xxiiii. ● Moreover the Lord thy God will send (d) There ●s not so small ● creature which I will not arm to fyde on thy sight against them. hornets among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. 21 Thou shalt not fear them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and a terrible. 22 For the Lord thy God will put out these nations before thee by a little and a little: Exo. xxiii. d thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the (e) So that it is your commodity that God accomplysheth not his promise so soon as ye would wish. beasts of the field increase upon thee. 23 But the Lord thy God shall give them over before thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until he have brought them to nought. 24 josu. x. And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: There shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them. 25 The graven images of their gods shalt thou burn with fire: and Ios. seven. a. two. Mac. xii. f. covet not the gold and silver that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be (f) And be enticed to idoletrie. snared therein: for it is an abomination before the Lord thy God. 26 Bring not therefore abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing as it is: but utterly defy it and abhor it, for it is a cursed thing. ❧ The eight Chapter. 2 God humbleth the Israelites to try what they have in their heart. 5 God chastiseth them as his children. 14 The heart ought not to be proud for God's benefits. 19 The forgetfulness of God's benefits causeth destruction. 1 ALl the commandments which I command thee this day, shall ye keep for (a) Showing that it is not enough to hear the word, except we express it by example of life. to do them, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee this forty years in the wilderness, for to humble thee, & to (b) Which is declared in affliction, either by patience, or by grudging against God's visitation. prove thee, and to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or no. 3 He Exo. xvi. d. Num. xi. b. humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, & fed thee with Manna, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew of, to make thee know that Mat. iiii a. a man doth not live by bread only: but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord, doth a man live. 4 Deu. xxix a Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot (c) As they that go barefooted. swell these forty years. 5 This also shalt thou consider in thine heart: that as a man chastiseth his son, even so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. 6 Therefore shalt thou keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, that thou walk in his ways, and fear him. 7 For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land in the which are rivers of water, and fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills: 8 A land wherein is wheat and barley, vineyards, fightrees, & pomegranates, a land wherein is oil olive and honey: 9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, neither shalt thou lack any thing: a land whose (d) Which ●ath mines of metal. stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou shalt dig brass. 10 When thou hast eaten Thou shalt not forget to be thankful to God in prosperity. therefore & filled thyself, thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, that thou wouldst not keep his commandments, his laws, and his ordinances, which I command thee this day: 12 Num. xv. c. i Cor. x. a. Yea, and when thou hast eaten and filled thyself, and hast built goodly houses and dwelled therein: 13 And when thy beasts and thy sheep are waxen many, and thy silver and gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is increased: 14 Then beware lest thine (f) Because prosperity maketh men proud, and to forget God. heart rise, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, and from the house of bondage: 15 And which was thy guide in the great and terrible wilderness [wherein were] fiery serpent's, scorpions, and drought without any water: But he brought out water for thee, even out of the rock of flint. 16 He fed thee in the wilderness with Manna, which thy fathers knew not, even for to humble thee, and to prove thee, and that he might so do thee good at thy latter end, 17 Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart, i Reg two. b. my power (g) Under this word power, he comprehendeth wisdom, dexterity, diligence, and all other means by which men might get goods. and the might of mine own hand hath prepared me this abundance: 18 But remember the Lord thy God, for it is he which giveth thee power to get (h) If all earthly goods come only from God, much more heavenly. substance, for to make good the promise which he swore unto thy fathers, as appeareth this day. 19 And if thou forget the Lord thy God, and walk after strange Deut. iiii. d. gods, and serve them, and worship them: I testify (i) Denounce or protest. unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord destroyed before your face, even so ye shall perish, because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. ¶ The ix Chapter. 4 God doth them not good for their own righteousness, but for his own sake. 7 Moses putteth them in remembrance of their sins. 17 The two tables are broken. 26 Moses prayeth for the people. 1 Hear O Israel, thou passest over jordane That is, or it be long. this day, to go in and possess nations great and mightier than thyself, cities great and walled up to heaven: Num. xiii. c. 2 A people great & tall, even the children of the Anakims', which thou knowest of, & of whom thou hast heard say, who will stand before the children of Anac? 3 Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is even he which goeth over before thee as a consuming (b) To consume your enemies, as fire consumeth wood. fire, he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: So thou shalt cast them out, and bring them to nought quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee. 4 (c) If we deserve not worldly things, much less spiritual things. Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out before thee, saying, for my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in, to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord hath cast them out before thee. 5 It is not for thy righteousness sake, or for thy right heart, that thou goest to possess their land: Levi xx. d. But for the wickedness of these nations, the Lord thy God doth cast them out before thee, even to perform the word which the Lord thy God swore unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and jacob. 6 Understand therefore that it is not for thy righteousness sake, that the Lord thy God doth give thee this good land to possess it, seeing thou art a (e As an untractable o● that refuseth the yoke. stiff-necked people. 7 Remember (f) This he saith, for that it is most necessary to have men brought to the acknowleging of their sins. & forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God in the wilderness, since the day that thou didst departed out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have rebelled against the Lord. 8 Also in Horeb “ Or Sinai. Exo. xvii. b. and xxxii c ye provoked the Lord to anger, so that the Lord was wroth with you, even to have destroyed you. 9 When I was gone up into the mount, to receive the tables of stone, the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, and I abode in the mount forty days & forty nights, when I neither did eat bread nor drink water. 10 And the Lord delivered me two tables of stone, written with the (g) After a divine manner, & not by the device of man. finger of God, and in them was contained all the words which the Lord said unto you in the mount out of the mids of fire, in the day when ye came together. 11 And when the forty days and forty nights were ended, the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, the tables of the covenant. 12 And the Lord said unto me: Exod. 32. b. Arise, and get thee down quickly from hence, for thy people which thou hast brought out of Egypt, have (h) men's doings are corrupt, when they depart from their obedience to god. marred all: They are turned at once out of the way which I commanded them, and have made them a molten image. 13 Furthermore, the Lord spoke unto me, saying: I have seen this people, and behold it is a stiff-necked people. 14 (i) Meaning that godly men's prayers do stay God's vengeance. Let me alone, that I may destroy them, & put out the name of them from under heaven, and I will make of thee a mighty nation, & greater than they be. 15 And I turned me, and came down from the hill, even from the hill that burned with fire, and the two tables of the covenant were in my hands. 16 And I looked, and behold ye had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made you a molten calf, and had turned at once out of the way which the Lord had commanded you. 17 Exod. 32. d. And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and broke (k) Moses' did this of a godly zeal, & not of any humane passion. them before your eyes. 18 Exod. 24 ●. and 34▪ ●. And I fell down flat before the Lord even as at the first time, & forty days and forty nights I did neither eat bread nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord in that ye provoked him unto wrath. 19 (For I was afraid, that for the wrath and fierceness wherewith the Lord was moved against you, he would have destroyed you) But the Lord heard me at that time also. 20 The Lord was very angry with Aaron also, even to have (l This showeth how dangerous ● thing it is for rulers to suffer wickedness to be committed. destroyed him: and I made intercession for Aaron also the same tyme. 21 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burned him with fire, and stamped him, and ground him very small, even to dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the (m) Hor●●▪ or Sinai. mount. 22 Also at the burning place, at the place of tempting, and Num. xi a. at the sepulchres of lust, ye provoked the Lord to anger. 23 Likewise when the Lord sent you from Cades Barnea, saying, go up and possess the land which I have given you: Acts. seven. f. you rebelled against the word of the Lord your God, and neither believed him, nor harkened unto his voice. 24 You have been rebellious unto the Lord since the day that I knew you. 25 And I fell down flat before the (n) Declaring hereby, that God will have us to continue in prayer. Lord forty days & forty nights, as I fell down before: for the Lord said, he would destroy you. 26 I made intercession therefore unto the Lord, and said: Exod 34▪ a. O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance which thou hast delivered through thy great goodness, and which thou hast brought out of Egypt thorough a mighty hand. 27 (o) That is, thy promise made to them. Remember thy servants, Abraham, Asahac, and jacob, and look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness and sin: 28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest them, say, The Lord is not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, therefore hath he carried them out to slay them in the wilderness. 29 Behold, they are thy people, & thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out in thy mighty power, and in thy stretched out arm. The x Chapter. 5 The second tables put in the ark. 8 The tribe of Levi is dedicated to the service of the tabernacle. 12 What the Lord requireth of his. 16 The circumcision of the heart. 17 God regardeth not the person. 21 The Lord is the praise of Israel. 1 IN the same season the Lord said unto me: hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, Exo 34. ● and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood. 2 And I will write in the tables, the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 3 And I made an ark of (a) Which is 〈…〉 ●der to p●ion. Sittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone Exo xxxii e. like unto the first, and went up into the mountain, having the two tables in mine hand. 4 And he wrote in the tables Exod 34. d. according to the first writing, the ten commandments which the Lord spoke unto you in the mount out of the mids of the fire, in the day when (b) When you came together to receive the law at the mount Sanai. you were gathered together: and the Lord gave them unto me. 5 And I departed, and came down from the hill, and Deu. xxxi. f put the tables in the ark which I had made, and there they be, as the Lord commanded me. 6 Num 33. d. And the children of Israel took their journey from Beroth of the children of jakan to Mosera, where (c) Forty years after the worshipping of the golden cal●e. Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son became priest in his stead. 7 From thence they departed unto Gudgodah: and from Gudgodah to jethebath, a land which hath rivers of waters. 8 Num. iii. iiii. and xviii The same season the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to stand before the Lord, and to minister unto him, and to bless (d To declare his benefits unto the people. in his name unto this day. 9 Deu. xviii. a Wherefore the Levites have no part nor inheritance with their brethren: but the Lord (e) So God turned the curse of jacob Gen. 40 b. into blessing. is their inheritance, as the Lord thy God hath promised them. 10 Deut▪ ix. d. And I tarried in the mount, even as at the first time, forty days and forty nights: and the Lord heard me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy thee. 11 And the Lord said unto me: Arise, and go forth in the journeys before the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore unto their fathers to give unto them. 12 And now Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, Deut vi. a. but to fear the Lord thy God, and to walk in all his ways, to Deut. vi. b. Mat. xxii. d josua. xxii d love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul? 13 Namely, that thou keep the commandments of the Lord, and his ordinances which I command thee this day for thy wealth. 14 Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens, is the Lords thy God, and the earth with all that therein is. 15 notwithstanding, the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and chose their seed after them, even you above all nations, as thou seest this day. 16 (e) That is, let all our evil affections be cut of: he showeth in these words the end of circumcision. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked. 17 For the Lord your God, is God of Gods, and Lord of Lords, a great God, a mighty and a terrible, Gala. two. d. Rom. two d. Acts. x. c. coloss iii. b Ephe. vi. b. i Pet. i. c. which regardeth no man's person, nor taketh reward. 18 He doth right unto the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and raiment. 19 Exo. xxii. e. Love ye therefore the stranger also: for ye were strangers yourselves in the land of Egypt. 20 Deut. vi. e. Mat. iiii. d. Luk. iiii. b. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve, to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. 21 He is thy praise, & thy God that hath done for thee these great and terrible things which thine eyes have seen. 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt Gen. xlvi. e. with threescore and ten persons: and now the Lord thy God hath made thee & multiplied thee as the (g) He alludeth to the promise made to Abraham. stars of heaven. your God, ye and your sons, and your daughters, your servants, and your maidens, and the Levite that is within your gates, Deut x b. and xviii a. forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 13 Take heed that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: 14 But in the place which the Lord shall g This was not accomplished, till the temple was 〈…〉 Zion. choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. 15 Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy cities, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, (h According to the ability that he hath given thee. according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he hath given thee: * both the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, even of the Roe buck, and of the Hart. 16 Only ye shall not (i) This prohibition was made, that men might learn to abhor cruelty. eat the blood, but power it upon the earth as water. 17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thy oil, and the first borne of thy kine, and of thy sheep, neither any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy free-will offerings, or heave offering of thine hand: 18 But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen, thou and thy son, & thy daughter, thy servant, and thy maid, and the Lenite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, in all that thou puttest thine hand to. 19 Eccle. seven. a. Beware that thou forsake not the Levite, as long as thou livest upon the earth. 20 If when the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border as he hath promised thee, thou say, I will eat flesh (because thy soul longeth to eat flesh) thou mayest eat flesh whatsoever thy soul lusteth. 21 If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there, be to far from thee, than thou shalt kill of thy oxen and of thy sheep which the Lord gath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thine own and whatsoever thy soul lusteth. 22 Deut. x● And as the Roe buck and the Hart is eaten, even so thou shalt eat them: both the clean and the unclean shall eat of them. 23 But be strong, that thou eat not the (k Thus 〈◊〉 sayeth, ●or● their life consisteth in their blood. blood: for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. 24 Thou shalt not eat it, but power it upon the earth as water. 25 Thou shalt not eat it, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee: But thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. 26 But thy holy (l) Things consecrated to God, or that are appointed for sacrifice things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and come unto the place which the Lord hath chosen. 27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, both flesh and blood upon the altar of the Lord thy God: and the blood of thine offerings shallbe powered out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. 28 Take heed, & hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, if thou dost that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God. 29 When the Lord thy God shall destroy the nations before thee whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest in their inheritance, and dwellest in their land: 30 Beware that thou be not taken in (m) By falling into then idolatry and superstition. a snare after them, after that they be destroyed before thee, and that thou ask not after their gods, saying: How do these nations serve their gods? I will do so likewise. 31 Deu. xviii. ● Nay, thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for all abominations, and that which the Lord hateth, the same have they done unto their gods. 32 For they have (n) This declareth the extreme horror of idolatry, by which the paynims committed most unnatural villainy. burned both their sons and their daughters with fire before their gods. Therefore whatsoever I command you, take heed ye do it: and josu. i d. Deut. iii●. a. josu. xxiii b Prou. thirty a put thou nought thereto, nor take aught there from. ❧ The xiij Chapter. 5 The inticers to idolatry must be slain, seem they never so holy, 6 so near of kindred or friendship. 12 Or great in multitude or power. 1 IF there arise among (a That is, if there be found one amongst you that pretendeth to be one of the 〈◊〉 of the faithful. you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and give thee a sign, or a wonder. 2 And that sign or wonder which he hath said come to pass, and then say: Let us (b) He declareth who be the false prop●tes: even ●e that would turn us from God. go after strange gods (which thou hast not known) and let us serve them: 3 Hearken not thou unto the words of that prophet or dreamer of dreams: For the Lord thy God proveth you, Deut. viii a. to know whether c The cause why men are so easily deceived is, that they have not the law of God in them. ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, keep his commandments, and hearken unto his voice, you shall serve him, & cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet or dreamer of dreams shall die ( (d) After that he hath been convicted by witness, and had sentence of death pronounced on h●m by the judge. because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and delivered you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in) and therefore thou shalt put the evil away from thee. 6 If (e) God's glory must be preferred be●e natural affection. thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thine own son, or thy daughter, or the wife that lieth in thy bosom, or thy friend which is as thine own soul unto thee, entire thee secretly, saying: Let us go and serve strange gods (which thou hast not known, nor yet thy fathers) 7 And they be any of the gods of the people which are round about you: whether they be nigh unto thee or far of from thee, from the one end of the earth unto the other: 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him, thine eye shall not pity him, neither shalt thou have compassion on him, nor keep him secret: 9 Deu. xvii ● But cause him to be slain: (d) Thou shalt cast the first stone a● him. Thine hand shallbe first upon him to kill him, and then the hands of all the people. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones that he die: because he hath gone about to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, and from the house of bondage. 11 And all Israel shall hear and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness, as this is among you. 12 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell in, 13 That certain men being the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have moved the inhabiters of their city, saying: let us go and serve strange gods, which ye have not known: 14 Then thou must seek, & make search and inquire diligently: And behold, if it be true, & the thing of a surety, that such ahbomination is wrought among you: 15 Then thou shalt smite the dwellers of that city with the edge of the sword, and destroy it utterly, & all that is therein, and even the very cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword: 16 And gather all the spoil of it into the mids of the street thereof, and burn with fire both the city and all the spoil thereof every whit for (e) In the honour of God, showing that god is honoured, in destroying them that rob him of his honour. the Lord thy God: and it shallbe an heap for ever, and shall not be built again. 17 And (f) Thou shalt save no part of that spoil. there shall cleave nought of the damned thing in thine hand, that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his wrath, and show thee mercy, and have compassion on thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers. 18 Exod. nineteen. a Therefore shalt thou hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, that thou do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 1 The manners of the gentiles in marking themselves for the dead, may not be followed. 4 What meats are clean to be eaten, and what not. 29 The tithes for the Levites, stranger, fatherless, and widow. 1 YE are the children of the Lord your God: Le●t x b. Ye shall not cut your selves, nor make you any baldness between your (a) As the Heathen did in moving for the dead. eyes for the dead man. 2 Deut. vi ●. For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a several people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. 3 Thou shalt levit. xi. a. eat no manner of abomination. 4 (b) Hereby was figured to the jews a spiritual pureness. These are the beasts which ye shall eat of, Oxen, Sheep, and Goats: 5 Roe, buck, and Bugle, Wild Goat, Unicorn, Wild Oxen and Camoise, 6 And all beasts that cleave the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and chew the cud, them ye shall eat. 7 Nevertheless, these ye shall not eat of them that chew cud & of them that divide and cleave the hoof only, the Camel, the Hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof: therefore they are unclean unto you. 8 And also the Swine, though he divide the hoof, yet he cheweth not cud, therefore is he unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of the flesh of such, nor touch the dead carcase of them. 9 levit. xi. b. These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: All that have fins and scales shall ye eat: 10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales, of that ye may not eat, but it is unclean unto you. 11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat. 12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the Eagle, the goshawk, and the Ospray. 13 The Gleed, the Kite, and the Vulture after their kind. 14 And all kind of Ravens. 15 The Estritch, the Nightcrowe, the Cockowe, and the Sparowehauke after their kind. 16 The little Owl, the great Owl, nor the Redshank. 17 The Pelican, the Swan, nor the Cormorant. 18 The Stork, the Heron in his kind, the Lapwing, the Back. 19 And let every creeping thing that fleeth, be unclean unto you, and not be eaten of. 20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat. 21 Ye shall eat of nothing that dieth alone: But thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy city, that he eat it, or thou mayest sell it unto a stranger: For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not (c) This figureth the forbidding of things tending to cruelty. Exo. xxiii. ● and 34. d. seeth a kid in his mother's milk. 22 Thou shalt tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 23 And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place Deut. xii d. which he hath chosen & where he hath put his name, the tithe of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first borne of thy kine, and of thy sheep: that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always. 24 Deut. xii. d. If the way be to long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, and if the place be far from thee, which the Lord thy God hath chosen to set his name there, and the Lord thy God hath blessed thee: 25 Than shalt thou make it in money, and take the (d) Or binds up. money in thine hand, and go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen and sheep, wine and strong drink, and for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and be merry, both thou and thine household. Deut. x. b. 27 And the Levite that is within thy gates, shalt thou not forsake, for he hath neither part nor inheritance with thee. 28 Deu. xxvi. c At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithes of thine increase the same year, and lay it up within thine own gates. 29 And the Levite which hath no part nor inheritance with thee, shall come, (e) He showeth the true use whereto tithes should be employed. and the stranger, the fatherless, & the widow which are within thy gates shall eat and be filled, that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works of thine hand which thou dost. ¶ The xu Chapter 1 The year of releassing of debts. 5 God blesseth them that keep his commandments. 7 To help the poor. 12 The freedom of servants. 19 The first borne of the cattle must be offered unto the Lord. AT the term of seven years, thou shalt make a freedom. 2 levit. xxv. b And this is the manner of the freedom: Who so ever a This is spoken in ●auour of those deters that were poor, or not able to pay dareth aught with his hand unto his neighbour, may not ask again (that which he hath lent) of his neighbour or of his brother, because it is called the Lords free year: 3 Yet of a stranger thou mayst call it home again: but Eccle. iiii. a. he that is thy brother, him shall thine hand remit. 4 Nevertheless, there (b) So that if the debtor be rich, he may be forced to pay his debt, this ordinance notwithstanding. shallbe no beggar among you: for the Lord shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: 5 So that thou hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and do all these commandments which I command thee this day: 6 For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee, as he hath promised thee, Deut. 28. b. and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou thyself shalt not borrow: And thou shalt reign over many nations, and they shall not reign over thee. 7 If one of thy john iii. c. brethren among you be poor within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee: thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut to thine hand from thy poor brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hand unto him, and lend him sufficient for his need which he hath. 9 Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, that thou wouldst say, the seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand: and therefore it grieveth thee to look on thy poor brother, and givest him nought, and he then cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee: 10 Thou shalt give him, and let it not grieve thine heart to give unto him: Because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand to. 11 Mat xxvi. a The land shall never be without (c For a trial of your charity. poor: and therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand unto thy brother that is needy & poor in thy land. 12 Leu. xxvi. f. If thy brother an Hebrew sell himself to thee, or an Hebrew woman, and serve thee six years, in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: 14 But (d) To acknowledge God's benefits received by his labour. shalt give him of thy sheep, of thy corn, and of thy wine, and give him of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God delivered thee thence: and therefore I command thee this thing to day. 16 And if he say unto thee, Exod. xxi. a I will not go away from thee: because he loveth thee and thine house, and is well at ease with thee: 17 Than shalt thou take an awl, & nail his ear to the door therewith, and let him be thy servant for ever: And unto thy maid servant thou shalt do likewise. 18 And let it not grieve thine eye, when thou lettest him go out free from thee, for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee in his service six years: And the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou dost. 19 Leu. xxvii. d All the first males that come of thy cattle and of thy sheep, thou shalt hallow unto the Lord thy God: Thou shalt do no work with the first borne bullock, nor shear the first gendered of thy sheep. 20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year, in the place which the Lord shall choose, both thou and thy household. 21 If there be any blemish therein: as if it be lame, or blind, or have any other evil favouredness, thou shalt not offer it unto the Lord thy God: 22 But shalt eat it within thine own gates, the unclean and clean person shall eat it alike, as the Roe & the Hart. 23 Only eat not the blood thereof: but power it upon the ground as water. The xuj Chapter. ' 1 Of Easter, 1● Whitsuntide, 12 and the feast of tabernacles. 18 What officers ' aught to be ordained 21 Idolatry forbidden. ' 1 Observe (a) That is, the month of 〈…〉 Much and partly in 〈◊〉. the month of new corn, that thou mayest offer the Passover unto the Lord thy God: For in the month when corn beginneth to ripe, the Lord thy God brought thee out of Egypt by night. 2 Thou shalt therefore offer the Passover unto the Lord thy God (of sheep and oxen) in the place which the Lord shall choose to put his name there. 3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it: but seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the (b) Which declared the trouble's that they were in, being under Pharaoh. bread of tribulation (for thou camest out of the land of Egypt in haste) that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest out of the land of Egypt, all the days of thy life. ☞ 4 [And there shallbe no leavened bread seen in all thy coasts seven days long, neither shall there remain any thing of the flesh which thou offerest the first day at even until the morning. 5 Thou mayest not offer the Passover within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee: 6 But in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name in, there thou shalt offer the Passover at even, about the going down of the sun, even in the season that thou camest out of Egypt. 7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen, and thou shalt return on the morrow, and go unto thy tents. 8 Six days thou shalt eat sweet bread, and the seventh day shallbe a solemn assembly before the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein. 9 Seven weeks shalt thou c Numbering from the next day after ca● the Pasover. number unto thee, and begin to number the seven weeks, when thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn: 10 Acts. two. a. And keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God, with a free will offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 11 And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, thy daughter, thy servant, and thy maid, & the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen, to put his name there. 12 And remember that thou wast a servant in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these ordinances. 13 Thou shalt also observe the (d) Which is kept in the xu day of the seventh month. feast of tabernacles, seven days after that thou hast gathered in thy corn & thy wine. 14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou and thy son, thy daughter, thy servant, and thy maid, the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, & the widow, that are within thy gates. 15 1. Reg. ●. g. Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto thy Lord thy God, in the place which the Lord shall choose: for the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy fruits, & in all the works of thine hands, therefore shalt thou be glad. 16 Exi. xxiii. e. Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose: In the (e) Whitsuntyde. feast of unleavened bread, in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: And they shall not appear before the (f) Without some offering Lord (g) He meaneth before the ark. empty. 17 Every man shall give (h) According to his power. according to the gift of his hand, & according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.] ☜ 18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities which the Lord thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgement. 19 Exod 23. a. Wrist not thou the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: Eccl. xx. d. for gifts do blind the eyes of the wise, & pervert the words of the righteous. 20 That which is just and right shalt thou follow, that thou mayst live, and enjoy the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 21 (i) According to the manner of the paynim. Which planted trees about their altars to shadow them, whereby the place seemed▪ to t● to have the more majesty Thou shalt plant no grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 22 Thou shalt set thee up no pillar: which the Lord thy God hateth. ¶ The xvij Chapter. ● The punishment of the idolater. 9 Hard controversies are brought to the priest and the judge. 12 The contempner must die. 15 The election of the king. 16 17 What things he ought to avoid. 18 And what he ought to embrace. 1 Thou shalt offer unto the Lord thy God no ox nor sheep Levi xxii. c. wherein is 〈◊〉 must 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 perfitest ●●est things blemish or any evil favouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 2 If there be found among you within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or The frailt●e of theffender, shall not execute the of●. woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenant: 3 And gone and served strange gods, and worshipped them, Deut. iiii. c. as the sun or moon, or any of the host of heaven, (c God refuseth 〈◊〉 such 〈…〉 commanded. which I have not commanded: 4 And it is told thee, & thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire diligently: and if it be true, & the thing of a surety that such abomination is wrought in Israel: 5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman (which have committed that wicked thing) unto the gates, and shalt stone them with stones till they die. 6 N●. xxxv. d At the mouth of two or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death, die: and at the mouth of one witness, let no man die. 7 The (d To show that their witness was true. hands of the witnesses shallbe first upon him, to kill him, & afterward the hands (e) To declare that all must be of one accord to punish idolaters. of all the people: and thou shalt put the wicked away from thee. 8 If there rise a matter to hard for thee in judgement between (f Crime & 〈◊〉. blood and blood, between plea and plea, between plague and plague, and the matters come to strife within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen, 9 And come unto the priests the Levites, and unto g Who shall pronounce sentence according as the priest shall in● 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 to god's word. the judge that shallbe in those days, and ask: and they shall show thee the sentence of judgement. 10 And thou must do according to that which they of that place (which the Lord had chosen) show thee, and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee: 11 According to the sentence of the law which they tell thee, (h) That the controversy may be the sooner ended. shalt thou do: and bow not from that which they show thee, neither to the right hand nor to the left. 12 And that man that will do presumptuously, and will not (i) As long as he is the true minister of god and pronounceth agreeable to his word. hearken unto the priest (that standeth there before the Lord thy God to minister) or unto the judge: that man shall die, and thou shalt put away evil from Israel. 13 And all the people shall hear, & fear, and shall do no more presumptuously. 14 When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and enjoyest it, and dwellest therein, and if thou shalt say, 1. Reg. 8 a I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me: 15 Then thou shalt make him king over thee whom the Lord thy God shall choose: Even one from among thy brethren shalt thou make king over thee, and thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not of thy brethren. 16 3 Reg. 4. d. But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor bring the people again to (k) To revenge such wrong as the Egyptians had done unto them. Egypt to increase the number of horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, ye shall henceforth go no more again that way. 17 Also he ought not to multiply wives to himself, lest his heart (l) From the laws of God. turn away, neither shall he gather him silver and gold to much. 18 And when he is set upon the seat of his kingdom, he shall write him out a copy of this (m) That is, Deuteromium. law in a book before the (n) According to the copy which the priests do use. priests the Levites: 19 And it shallbe with him, and he ought to read therein Ios. i b. all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, and to keep all the words of this law and these ordinances, for to do them: 20 And that his heart arise not above his brethren, and that he turn not from the commandment to the right hand or to the left: but that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the mids of Israel. ¶ The xviij Chapter. ● The portion of the Levites. ● Of the Levite coming from another place 9 To avoid the abomination of the Gentiles, 15 God will not leave them without a true prophet. 20 The false prophet shallbe slain. 22 How he may be known. 1 THe priests of the Levites, & all the tribe of Levi, Nu. xviii. c. must have no part nor a The tithes inheritance with Israel: but shall eat the fiery offerings of the Lord, and his inheritance. 2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: but the Lord he is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 3 And the priests duty of the people, and of them that offer, whether it be ox or sheep, they must give unto the priest (b) The right shoulder. the shoulder, & the two cheeks, and the maw. 4 The first fruits also of thy corn, wine, and oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep shalt thou give him. 5 Num iii. b. For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand and to minister in the name of the Lord, he and his sons for ever. 6 If a Levite come out of any of thy cities of all Israel, where he is a sojourner, and come (c) To serve God with a good will with all the lust of his heart unto the place which the Lord hath chosen: 7 He shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as his other brethren the Levites do which remain there before the Lord. 8 And they shall have like portions to eat, beside (d) Besides that which they have of their father's goods, they shall live of the offerings & first fruits as the other Levites do. that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. 9 When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10 Let there not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to (e) Which thought the going between two ●rs to be a ●ynde of purifying. go through the fire, or that useth witchcraft, or a regarder of times, or that regardeth the fleeing of fowls, 11 Or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or that counseleth with spirits, or a soothsayer, or that asketh counsel of the dead. 12 For all that do such things, are abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations, the Lord thy God doth cast them out before thee. 13 Thou shalt be (f) Thou shalt serve God truly & sincerely. perfect therefore in the sight of the Lord thy God. 14 For these nations which thou shalt possess, hearken unto regarders of times, and unto sorcerers: but the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. 15 The Lord thy God will Act. iii. d. stir up unto thee a prophet among you, even of thy brethren like unto me, Mat. xvii. b unto him ye shall hearken, 16 According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, when thou saidest: Exod. xx. a. Let me hear the voice of my Lord God no more, nor see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And the Lord said unto me: They have well spoken. 18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And whosoever will not hearken unto my words, which he shall speak in my name, (g) I will punish him for it. I will require it of him. 20 But the prophet which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that speaketh in the name of strange gods, the same prophet shall die. 21 And if thou say in thine heart: how shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? 22 Even when a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing (h) This is one sure taken of a false prophet: of an other, mention is made before. Chap. ●3. follow not, nor come to pass: that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: Thou shalt not therefore be afraid of him. The xix Chapter. 2 The franchized towns. 14 Not to remove thy neighbour's bonds. 16 The punishment of him that beareth false witness. 1 WHen the Lord thy God Deut xii. d. hath rooted out the nations whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest in their inheritance, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses: 2 Thou shalt (a) Appoint three cities of refuge. separate three cities for thee in the mids of the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it: 3 Thou shalt (b) ●ke it able to be travailed without any let. prepare the way, and divide the coasts of thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that Exo xxi. a. whosoever (c) That killeth one by chance, and not of set purpose. committeth murder, may flee thither. 4 For this cause must the slayer flee thither, that he may live: Who so killeth his neighbour ignorantly, and hated him not in time passed: 5 And when a man goeth unto the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and as his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, the head slippeth from the helve, and smiteth his neighbour that he dieth: the same shall flee unto one of the same cities, and live: 6 Lest the avenger of the blood follow after the slayer while his heart is hot, & overtake him because the ways is long, and slay him, and yet there is no cause (d) Or, can not be judged to death. worthy of death in him, in as much as he hated him not in time passed. 7 Wherefore I command thee, saying: Thou shalt appoint out three cities for thee. 8 And if the Lord thy God When thou goest over jordane. enlarge thy coasts (as he hath sworn unto thy fathers) and give thee all the land which he said he would give unto thy fathers: 9 Thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, that thou love the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways ever: and add three cities more for thee beside these three, 10 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, and (f) That the death of the party slain, be not imputed unto thee. so blood come upon thee. 11 But and if any man hate his neighbour, and lay await for him, and rise against him, and smite him that he die, & then fleeth unto any of these cities: 12 The (g) The officers or magistrates. elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hands of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 13 (h) wilful murder can not be pardoned without God's high displeasure· Thine eye shall not spare him, but thou shalt (i) Revenge the innocent blood. put away [the cry of] innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. 14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbours (k) Meere-stone or landebonnde: The very Pamin● did judge this to be a great offence. mark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, that thou shalt inherit in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to enjoy it. 15 Num 35. d. One witness shall not rise against a man for any manner trespass, or for any manner sin, or for any manner fault that he offendeth in: Deut. xvii a but at the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall the matter be established. 16 Susa. i g. If a false witness rise up against a man, to accuse him of trespass: 17 Then both the men which strive together, shall stand (l) God is present where his true ministers are. before the Lord, before the priests and the judges which shallbe in those days: 18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and if the witness be found false, and that he hath given false witness against his brother: 19 Than shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother, & thou shalt put evil away from the mids of thee. 20 And other shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickedness among you. 21 And thine eye shall have no compassion, but Exo. xxi. c. life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. ¶ The twenty Chapter. ● The exhortation of the priest when the Israelites go to battle. 5 The exhortation of the office showing who should go to battle. 10 Peace must first be proclaimed. 19 The trees that bear fruit must not be destroyed. 1 WHen (a) Having ●d 〈◊〉 so to do. thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, & seest horses, and charettes, and people, more than thou, be not 〈◊〉 i. d. afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt. 2 And when ye are come nigh unto battle, the priest shall come forth to speak unto the people, 3 And shall say unto them: Hear O Israel, you are come this day unto battle against your enemies, Num. xi.ii. b let not your hearts faint, neither fear, nor be amazed, nor a dread of them: 4 For the Lord (b) God's grace and ●ner is ever ● do to help you. your God goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, and to save you. 5 And let the officers speak unto the people, saying: If any man have built a new house, and (c) When any took possession of an house, he rendered thanks to God for that benefit. have not dedicate it: let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. 6 And if any man have planted a vinyeard, and have not made it common: let him go and return again unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another make it common. 7 Deut. 24. a. And if any man be betrothed unto a wife, and have not taken her: let him go and return again unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her. 8 And let the officers speak further unto the people, and say: judi. seven. a. If any man fear and be faint hearted, let him go & return unto his house, lest he make his brother's heart faint as well as his. 9 And when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, they shall make captains of the army to govern the people. 10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, Deut two. c. offer them peace. 11 And if they (d If it allow thy offer of peace. answer thee again peaceably, and open unto thee, then let all the people that is found therein, be (e) To show that the beginner's of trouble are always punishable. tributaries unto thee, and serve thee. 12 And if they will make no peace with thee, but make war against thee, thou shalt besiege it. 13 And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite all the males thereof with the edge of the sword: 14 But the women, and the children, josu. xii. a. and the cattle, and all that is in the city, and all the spoil thereof shalt thou take unto thyself, and eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. 15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are a great way of from thee, which are not of the cities of (f) Of the Chanaanites, etc. these nations. 16 But of the cities of these nations which the Lord thy God shall give thee to inherit, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: 17 Deut. seven. a. But shalt destroy them without redemption, namely the hittites, the Amorites, the Chanaanites, the Pherezites, the Hevites, and the jebusites, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: 18 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations which they have done unto their Gods, and so ye should sin against the Lord your God. 19 When thou hast besieged a city long time, and made war against it to take it, destroy not the trees thereof, that thou wouldst thrust an axe unto them: but eat of them, and cut them not down to further thee in thy siege: for the tree of the field (g) Beareth fruit good for the sustenance of man: For he speaketh here of fruitful trees. Some read this sentence thus: For man shallbe in stead of the tree of the field, to come out in the siege against thee. is man's life. 20 Only those trees which thou knowest to be (h) Which bear no fruit for man to eat. unfruitful, those shalt thou destroy & cut down, and make bulwark against the city that maketh war with thee, until thou subdue it. ¶ The xxj Chapter. 2 Inquisition for murder. 11 Of the woman taken in war. 15 The birthright can not be changed for affection. 18 The disobedient child. 23 The body may not hang all night. 1 IF one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, and lieth in the field, and it is not known who hath slain him: 2 Then thine elders and thy judges shall come forth, and measure unto the cities that are round about him that is slain: 3 And let the elders of that city which is next unto the slain man, take out of the drove an heyffer that hath not been put to labour, nor hath drawn in the yoke: 4 And let the elders of that city bring the heyffer unto a () That the ●aring of the beast in a solitary place, might strike into their minds an horror of the fact or offence. hard & rough valley which is neither eared nor sown, and strike of the heifers neck there in the valley: 5 And the priests the sons of Levi (whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister, and to (a) To make public prayer. bless in the name of the Lord) shall come forth: and by their word shall all strife and plague be tried. 6 And all the elders of the city that come forth to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heyffer that is beheaded in the valley, 7 And shall answer, and say: Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. 8 Be merciful (b) This prayer the priests uttered in the hearing of the people. Lord unto thy people Israel which thou hast delivered, and lay no innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shallbe forgiven them. 9 And so shalt thou put (c) The vengeance due for the murder. innocent blood from thee, when thou shalt have done that which is right in the sight of the Lord. 10 When thou goest to war against thine Not those of the land of Chanaan, but others. enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, & thou hast taken them captive, 11 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldst have her to thy wife: 12 Thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall (e) This declareth that she should be altered from her old conversation, before she were made a member of God's people. shave her head, and shall pair her nails, 13 And put her raiment that she was taken in, from her, and let her remain in thine house, and (f) As utterly forsaking her country and kindred. beweep her father & her mother a month long: and after that shalt thou go in unto her, and (g) This liberty was granted for such as were taken in war, otherwise the Israelites might not marry out of their own nation. marry her, and she shallbe thy wife. 14 And if thou have no favour unto her, then let her go whither she lusteth, and sell her not for money, nor make “ Or, use her as thy servant. merchandise of her, because thou hast (h) Used her as thy wife. humbled her. 15 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have borne him children, both the loved and also the hated: If the first borne be the son of the hated: 16 Then when the time cometh that he dealeth his goods among his children, he may not make the son of the beloved first borne, “ Or, as long as the son of the hated doth live. before the son of the hated, which is in deed the first borne: 17 But he shall know the son of the hated for the first borne, and give him (i) His part shallbe as great as two of the others. double portion of all that he hath: For he is the (k) That is, he was begotten in the flower of his father's age. first of his strength, and to him belongeth the right of the first borne. 18 Exod. xxi. b. If any man have a son that is stubborn and disobedient, that he will not hearken unto the voice of his father and voice of his mother, and they have chastened him, and he would not hearken unto them: 19 Than shall his father and his mother take him, and bring him out unto the elders of that city, and unto the (l) The place of Justice. gate of that same place, 20 And say unto the elders of the city: This our son is stubborn and disobedient, and will not hearken unto our voice, he is a rioter & a drunkard. 21 And (m) This declareth the greatness of the offence: For blasphemers and idolaters were put to no other death than this. all the men of that city shall stone him with stones unto death: And thou shalt put evil away from thee, and all Israel shall hear, and fear. 22 If a man have committed a trespass worthy of death, and is put to death for it, and thou hangest him 〈…〉 on tree. 23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt bury him the same day, for the curse of God is on him that is hanged: Defile not thou thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit. The xxij Chapter. 1 He commandeth to have care of our neighbour's goods. 5 The woman may not wear man's apparel, nor the man the woman's. 6 Of the dam & her young birds. 8 Why they should have battlements. 9 Not to mix divers kinds together. 13 Of the wife not being found a virgin. 22 The punishment of adultery. 1 THou shalt not see thy brother's ox or sheep go astray, and (a) That is, not to be willing to help in time of need. withdraw thyself from them: but shalt bring them again unto thy brother. 2 And if thy brother be not (b) Charity must be showed to thy brother aswell far absent, as present. nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then bring it unto thine own house, and it shall remain with thee until thy brother ask after them, and then deliver him them again. 3 In like manner shalt thou do with his ass, and so shalt thou do with his raiment: and with all lost things of thy brother, which he hath lost and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise, and thou mayest not hide it from them. 4 Exod. 23. a. Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or ox fall down by the way, and withdraw thyself from them: but shalt help him to heave them up again. 5 The woman shall not (c) This showeth, that order is to be kept in natural comeliness for distinction of persons. wear that which pertaineth unto the man, neither shall a man put on woman's raiment: For all that do so, are abomination unto the Lord thy God. 6 If thou chance upon a birds nest by the way, in whatsoever tree it be, or on the ground, whether they be young or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or on the eggs: thou (d) If cruelty may not be showed to little birds, much less to man, whom God created like unto himself. shalt not take the dam with the young: 7 But shalt in any wise let the dam go, & take the young to thee, that thou mayest prosper, and prolong thy days. 8 When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement on the roof, that thou lad not blood upon thine house if any man fall from thence. 9 levit. nineteen. d Thou shalt not sow thy vinyeard with (e) Meaning by this law, that there should stand to one truth in singleness of heart. divers seeds: lest the fruit of the seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vinyeard, be defiled. 10 Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an (f) For that match is not a like in strength, declaring that courtesy, humanity, & charity should be in man, not to overmatch his neighbour ass together. 11 Thou shalt not wear a garment made of wool (g) To show that plain dealing aught to be used in all things. and linen together. 12 Thou shalt not make thee guards upon the four quarters of thy vesture wherewith thou coverest thyself. 13 If a man take a wife, and when he hath lain with her, hate her, 14 And lay shameful things unto her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this wife, and when I came to her I found her not a maid: 15 Then shall the father of the damsel & the mother, bring forth the tokens of the damsels virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate, 16 And the damsels father shall say unto the elders: I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her, 17 And lo, he layeth shameful things unto her charge, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid: and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the vesture before the elders of the city. 18 And the elders of that city shall take that man, and chastise him, 19 And mearse him in an hundred sickles of silver, and give them unto the (h) The father receiveth the recompense, because the shame of the fact should have lighted upon him, father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a maid of Israel: And she shallbe his wife, and he may not put her away all his days. 20 But and if the thing be of a surety that the damsel be not found a virgin: 21 They shall bring the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of that city shall stone her with stones to death, because she hath wrought folly in Israel to play the whore in her father's house: And so thou shalt put evil from among you. 22 levit. xx. b. If a man be found lying with a woman that hath a wedded husband, they shall both die, both the man that lay with the wife, and also the wife: and so ●ou shalt put away evil from Israel. 23 If a maid be betrothed unto an husband, and then a man find her in the town, and lie with her: 24 Ye shall bring them both out unto the gates of the same city, and shall stone them with stones to death: The damsel, because she cried not being in the city: And the man, because he hath Difyted humbled his neighbour's wife: and thou shalt put away evil from thee. 25 But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and force her, and lie with her: then the man that lay with her, shall die alone. 26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do no harm, because there is in the damsel no cause (k) No sin worthy of death. of death: For as when a man riseth against his neighbour and slayeth him: even (l) The maid is no more worthy of blame, than he that is assaulted, and murdered by an other, is guilty of that murder. so is this matter. 27 For he found her in the fields: and the betrothed damsel cried, & there was no man to secure her. 28 Exo. xxii. c. If a man find a maid that is not betrothed, and take her, and lie with her, and they be found: 29 Then the man that lay with her, shall give unto the damsels father fifty sickles of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her: and he may not put her away all his days. 30 Leu. xviii. a. No man shall take his father's wife, nor unheal his father's covering. ❧ The xxiij Chapter. 1 What men might not be admitted to office. 9 What they ought to avoid when they go to war. 15 Of the fugitive servant. 17 To flee all kind of whoredom. 19 Of usury. 21 Of vows 24 Of the neighbour's vine and corn. 1 NOne Leu. xxi. c. isaiah. lvi. a. that is hurt by bursting, or hath his privy members cut of, shall come into the congregation (a) He shall neither marry nor bear office. of the Lord. 2 And a bastard (b The child borne in adultery, or of a common harlot This was to move them to chaste life, last their licencousnesse might prejudice their posterity. shall not come into the congregation of the Lord: no not in the tenth generation he shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord. 3 〈◊〉 xiiii a The Ammonites and the Moabites shall not come into the congregation of the Lord, no not in the tenth generation, nor they shall never come into the congregation of the Lord: 4 Because they met you not with (c) Denied for victuals. bread and water in the way, when ye came out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Nu. xxii. b. Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 5 Nevertheless, the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam: but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace Secure them or do them any good. nor wealth all thy days, for ever. 7 Gen. xxv c Thou shalt not abhor an (e) The Edomites, or the Idumeans, were those that came of 〈◊〉. Edomite, for he is thy brother: neither shalt thou abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land. 8 The children that are begotten of them, shall come into the f In taking the sign of circumcision, and renouncing superstition and idolatry congregation of the Lord in the third generation. 9 When thou goest out with the host against thine enemies, keep thee from all wickedness. 10 If there be among you any man that is unclean, by the reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night: let him go out of the host, and not come in again into the host. 11 But at even let him wash himself with water: and then when the sun is down, let him come into the host again. 12 Thou shalt have a place also without the host, whither thou shalt resort to. 13 And thou shalt have a paddle staff upon thy weapon: and when thou wilt ease thyself, dig therewith, and turn and cover that which is departed from thee. 14 For the Lord thy God walketh in the mids of thine host, to rid thee, and to set (g) To give thee victory against thine enemies. thine enemies before thee: Therefore shall the place of thine host be pure, that he see do unclean thing in thee, and so turn himself from thee. 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master, (h) He speaketh this of the Pamims, which being cruelly used of their masters, sled to the Jews▪ and were turned to the true religion. the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee. 16 He shall dwell with thee [even] among you, in what place he himself liketh best, in one of thy cities where it is good for him, and thou shalt not vex him. 17 There shallbe no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor whore keeper of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt neither bring the hire of a (g God will not be served with things vilely gotten. Whore, nor the price of a dog into the house of the Lord thy God, in any manner of vow: for even both of them are abomination unto the Lord thy God. 19 Exo. xxii. d Levit xxv. f Thou shalt not hurt thy brother by usury of money, nor by usury of corn, nor by usury of any thing that he may be hurt withal. 20 Unto (h) Because they were a hard hearted people, therefore was this liberty given them for a tyme. a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury, but not unto thy brother: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 21 When thou hast (i) We vow unto the lord, when we vow agreeable to his word. vowed a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: For the Lord thy God will surely requir● it of thee, and it shallbe sin in thee. 22 If thou shalt leave vowing, it shallbe no sin in thee. 23 But that which is once gone out of thy lips, thou must (k) If 〈◊〉 vow have authority of god's word. keep and do, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God of a free-will, and as thou hast spoken with thy mouth. 24 When thou comest into thy neighbour's vinyeard, thou mayest eat grapes thy belly full at thine own pleasure: but thou shalt put none in thy vessel. 25 Even so, when thou comest into thy neighbour's corn, Mat. xii. a. thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand: but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbours corn. The xxiiij Chapter. 1 Divorcement is permitted. 5 He that is newly married, is exempted from war. 6 Of the pledge. 14 Wages must not be retained. 16 The good must not be punished for the bad. 17 The care of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. 1 WHen a man hath taken a wife and married her, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath spied some uncleanness in her: (a) This was suffered, only for preventing a further mischief. Math. x.u. then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house: 2 And when she is departed out of his house, let her go and be another man's wife. 3 And if the second husband hate her, let him write her also a letter of divorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house: Or if the second man die which took her to wife, 4 Her first man which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after that she is defiled: For that is abomination in the sight of the Lord, and (b) Thou shalt not defile the land by thy sin. thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to inherit. 5 Deu. xxv. b When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go a warfare, neither shallbe charged with any business: but shallbe free at home one year, and rejoice with his wife which he hath taken. 6 Exo. xxii. d. No man shall take the (c) Under these he comprehendeth all instruments and tools with the which a man getteth his living. neither or the upper millstone to pledge: for than he shall hurt a man's life. 7 Exo. xxi. b. If any man be found stealing any of his brethren the children of Israel, and abuseth him, or selleth him: the thief shall die, and thou shalt put evil away from the midst of thee. 8 Take heed to thyself as concerning the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and ye shall do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: even as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 9 Remember what the Lord thy God did unto Num. xii. a. Miriam by the way, after that ye were come out of Egypt. 10 When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou (d) As though thou wouldst choose thy pledge: but shalt accept that which he can conveniently spare. shalt not go into his house to fetch a pledge from thence: 11 But shalt stand without, and the man that borrowed it of thee, shall bring the pledge out of the doors unto thee. 12 Furthermore, if it be a poor body, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: 13 But deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, & bless thee: And it shallbe (e) Though thy debtor should be unkind, yet god will recompense thee. righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy Lord. 14 Thou shalt not oppress an hired (f) Thou shalt not withholds his wages from him. servant that is needy and poor, whether he be of thy brethren, or of the strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: 15 Levi. nineteen. c. But shalt give him his hire the same day, & let not the sun go down thereon, for he is needy, and therewith sustaineth his life: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. 16 〈◊〉 thirty. ●. 4 〈◊〉 xv● b 〈◊〉 xviii. c. The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers: but every man shallbe put to death for his own sin. 17 Thou shalt not pervert the right of the stranger, God most ●reth for these people, for that they were least regarded. nor of the fatherless, nor take a widows raiment to pledge: 18 But remember that thou wast a servant in Egypt, and how the Lord thy God delivered thee thence: And therefore I command thee to do this thing. 19 Leu. nineteen b. When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fet it: But it shallbe for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works of thine hand. 20 When thou beatest down thine olive tree, “ Or, gatherest thine olives. thou shalt not search the boughs again, to gather up that thou leftest behind thee: but it shallbe for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. 21 When thou gatherest the grapes of “ Or, grapes of the wine. thy vinyeard, thou shalt not gather the grapes clean after thee: but leave them for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. 22 And remember that thou also wast a servant in the land of Egypt: & therefore I command thee to do this thing. ¶ The xxv Chapter. 3 The beating of the offenders. 5 To raise up seed to the kinsman. 11 In what case a woman's hand must be cut of. 13 Of just weights and measures. 19 To destroy the Amalekites. 1 IF there be strife between men, they shall come unto the law, and let the judges give sentence between them: and justify (a) Shall have right done him, in giving sentence on his side. the righteous, & condemn the ungodly. 2 And if any man be ungodly, and worthy of stripes, then let the judge cause him to lie down and to be beaten (b) If the greatness of the offence deserve not death. before his face, according to his trespass, unto a certain number. 3 two. Cor. xi. c. Forty stripes he shall give him, and not pass: lest if he should exceed, and beat him above that with many stripes, thy brother should appear despised and vile before thine eyes. 4 i Cor. ix. a. i Timo. v. c. Thou shalt not moosell the ox that treadeth out the corn. 5 Mar. xii. b. Ruth. iiii. b. If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: but his Or brother The Hebrew word here signifieth not a natural brother, but any such kinsman with it how they might marry by their law. kinsman shall go in unto her, & take her to wife, and occupy the room of his kinsman. 6 And the eldest son which she beareth, shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. 7 And if the man will not take his kinswoman, then let her go up to the gate unto the elders, and say: My kinsman refuseth to stir c This law was made to th'intent inheritance should not pass from one tribe to another. up unto his brother a name in Israel, neither will he marry me. 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and commune with him: and if he stand and say, I will not take her: 9 Then shall his kinswoman come unto him in the presence of the elders, and lose his shoe of his foot, and spit in his face, and answer, and say: So shall it be done unto that man, that doth not (d) That will not beget a child to bear his kinsman's name. build up his brother's house. 10 And his name shallbe called in Israel, the unshodhouse. 11 If (e) This ordinance declareth, that unshamefastness in a woman is horrible, and therefore worthy of sharp punishment. when men strive together one with another, the wife of the one draw near for to rid her husband out of the hands of him that smiteth him, and put forth her hand and take him by the secrets: 12 Thou shalt cut of her hand, and let not thine eye pity her. 13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag Levi. nineteen. g. Mich. vi. c. two manner of weights, a great and a small: 14 Neither shalt thou have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. 15 But thou shalt have a right and just weight, and a perfect and a just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 16 For all that do such things, and all that do unright, are abomination unto the Lord thy God. 17 Remember what Amalech did unto thee by the way, when ye were come out of Egypt. 18 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hyndmost of you, all that were feeble and came behind, when thou wast fainted and weary, and he feared not God. 19 Therefore when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit and possess: see that thou put out the h That is, utterly destroy the Amalekites: which king Saul did partly perform, about 450. years space. remembrance of Amalech from under heaven, and forget not. ❧ The xxuj Chapter. 3 The offering of the first fruits. 5 What they must protest when they offer them. 12 The tithe of the third year. 13 Their protestation in offering it. 19 To what honour God preferreth them which acknowledge him to be their Lord. 1 WHen thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, and hast enjoyed it, & dwellest therein: 2 Exod. xiii. c. and 34. c. prover. iii. b Take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, and bring it out of the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and put it in a basket, and go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose (a) To be called upon & worshipped. to set his name in it. 3 And thou shalt come unto the priest that shallbe in those days, and say unto him: I knowledge this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord swore unto our fathers for to give us. 4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. 5 And thou shalt answer and say before the Lord thy God: The Syrians went (b) Meaning jacob, who was servant in Syria to Laban for twenty years space. about to destroy my father, and Gen. xlvi. a. he went down into Egypt, and so sojourned there with a few folk, and grew there unto a nation great, mighty, and full of people. 6 Exod. ●. b. And the Egyptians vexed us, and troubled us, and jaded us with most cruel bondage. 7 Exod iii. b. And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, Exod iii. b. the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our adversity, labour, and oppression. 8 And the Lord Exo. xiiii. c. brought us out of Egypt, in a mighty hand, and a stretched out arm, and in great terribleness, and signs, and wonders. 9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 And (c To acknowledge gods benefit in giving them the land of Chanaan. now lo, I have brought the first fruits of the land which thou O Lord hast given me: And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God, 11 And rejoice in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee and unto thine house, thou and the Levite, and the stranger that it among you. 12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing: thou shalt give it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and fill themselves: 13 And d Thou shalt protest with a pure conscience, having regard to God more than to men. thou shalt say before the Lord thy God: I have brought the hallowed things out of thine house, and have given them unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, nor forgotten them. 14 I have not eaten thereof in my (e) Though I stood in need so to do. mourning, nor suffered aught to perish thorough uncleanness, nor given aught thereof for the dead: but have harkened unto the voice of the Lord my God, and have done Exo. nineteen. a. after all that thou hast commanded me. 15 Baruc. two c. Look down therefore from thy holy habitation, even from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou sworest unto our father's [a land] that floweth with milk and honey. 16 This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these ordinances and laws: keep thou them, & do them, (f) With a pure conscience, void of hypocrisy. with all thine heart, and all thy soul. 17 Thou hast set g Thou h●d protested to take the lord to thy God, refusing all false gods. up the Lord this day to be thy God, & to walk in his ways, and to keep his ordinances, his commandments, and his laws, and to hearken unto his voice. 18 〈◊〉 nineteen. ●. And the Lord hath set thee up this day, to be a several k Peculiar or chosen. people unto him, as he hath promised thee, and that thou keep his commandments: 19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, in name, and honour, jere xiii. b. Deut. seven. a. and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath said. The xxvij Chapter. 2 They are commanded to write the law upon stone for a remembrance. 5 Also to build an altar. 12 The blessings are given on mount Garizim. 13 The cursings are given on mount Ebal. 1 ANd Moses with the elders of Israel commanded a In God's 〈◊〉. the people, saying: Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. 2 〈◊〉 ●i. a. And in that day when you shall pass over jordane unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster: 3 And write upon them all the words of this law when thou art come over, because thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee. 4 Therefore when ye be come over jordane, ye shall set up these (b) God willed his law to be graven in stone at the entry of the land of promise, that all men might see it, and understand that the same land was consecrate to him. stones which I command you this day in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster. 5 〈◊〉. viii. f. Exod. xx. d. And there shalt thou build unto the Lord thy God 〈◊〉. viii. f. Exod. xx. d. an altar of stones, and lift up no iron upon them. 6 Thou shalt make the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones, and offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God. 7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice c Thou shalt give God thanks, for bringing thee into the land of promise. before the Lord thy God. 8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law, manifestly and well. 9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spoke unto all Israel, saying: Take heed and hear O Israel, this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God. 10 Thou shalt hearken therefore unto the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his commandments, and his ordinances which I command thee this day. 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying: 12 These shall stand upon Deut. xi. d. mount Garizim to (d) These blessings served to show that they ought to serve God willingly. bless the people, when ye are come over jordane, Simeon, Levi, juda, Isachar, joseph, & Benjamin. 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal (e) Declaring that they should have cause to fear God for his vengeance, if they would not obey him for his love. to curse, Reuben, Gad, Aser, Zabulon, Dan, Nephthali. 14 And the Levites shall answer and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice: 15 Exod. xx. a. Cursed be the man that maketh any carved or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say, Amen. 16 Exo. xxi. b. Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother: and all the people shall say, Amen. 17 Deu. nineteen. d. Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's mark: and all the people shall say, Amen. 18 Levi. nineteen. c. Cursed be he that maketh the blind to go out of his way: and all the people shall say, Amen. 19 Deu. xxiiii c Cursed be he that hindereth the right of the stranger, (f) Under these he containeth all those that are subject to injury and violence. fatherless, and widow: & all the people shall say, Amen. 20 Leu. xviii. a. Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, and unhealeth his father's covering: and all the people shall say, Amen. 21 Leu xviii. c. Cursed be he the lieth with any manner of beast: & all the people shall say, Amen. 22 Levi. xviii b Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother: and all the people shall say, Amen. 23 Levi. xviii b Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law: and all the people shall say, Amen. 24 Exo. xxi. b. Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour (g) This declareth that although an offence be unknown to man, yet God will revenge it. secretly: and all the people shall say, Amen. 25 Cursed be he that taketh a reward to slay the soul of innocent blood, and all the people shall say, Amen. 26 Cursed be he that continueth not in all the words of this law to do them, and all the people shall say, Amen. ¶ The xxviij Chapter. 1 The promises to them that obey the commandments. 15 The threatenings to the contrary. 1 IF Levi. xxv●● thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, and observe and do all his commandments which I command thee this day: the Lord will set thee on high above all nations of the earth. 2 Deut. xi. d. And all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed in the field 4 Blessed shallbe the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5 Blessed shallbe thy basket That is, they shallbe filled with the plentifulness of thy fruits. & thy store. 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out, & blessed when thou (b) All that thou dost, shall prove well. comest in. 7 Deut xx. a. The Lord shall give over thine enemies that rise against thee, that they may fall before thy face: They shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. 8 The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand to, and will bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 9 The Lord shall make thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee: if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. 10 And all nations of the earth shall see that the name of the (c) For he will declare that he is thy God▪ and that thou art his chosen people. Lord is called upon over thee, and they shallbe afraid of thee. 11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, in the fruit of thy cattle, & in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord swore unto thy fathers to give thee. 12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, d For no thing upon earth can pro●per, unless God by his heavenly ●sing neread and conserve it. even the heaven Deut xi. b. Deut. xv. a. to give rain unto thy land in due season, & to bless all thy labours of thy hand: Deut xi. b. Deut. xv. a. And thou shalt lend unto many nations, but shalt not borrow thyself. 13 And the Lord shall make thee chiefest, and not the lowest, and thou shalt be above only, and not beneath: if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them: 14 And see that thou Deut. iiii. a. and xvii b. bow not aside from any of these words which I command thee this day, either to the right hand or to the left, that thou wouldst go after strange gods to serve them. 15 Levi. xxvi b But and if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep and to do all his commandments and his ordinances which I command thee this day, Baruc. i. c. Daniel. ix. c. all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee. 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed in the field. 17 Cursed shallbe thy basket & thy store. 18 Cursed shallbe the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, and the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in, and cursed when thou goest out. 20 The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, destruction, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand to and that thou dost, until he destroy thee, and bring thee to nought quickly, because of the wickedness of thine inventions, and because thou hast forsaken me. 21 The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from of the land whither thou goest to enjoy it. 22 Levi. xxv. b The Lord shall smite thee with swelling, with fevers, heat, burning, and with the sword, with blasting and mildeawe: and they shall follow thee until thou perish. 23 And the heaven that is over thy head shallbe 〈…〉 brass, and the earth that is under thee, iron. 24 The Lord shall turn the rain of the land unto powder and dust, even from heaven shall they come down upon thee, until thou be brought to nought. 25 And the Lord shall cause thee to fall before thine enemies: Thou shalt come out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them, & shallbe scattered among all the kingdoms of the earth. 26 And thy carcase shallbe meat unto all manner fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. 27 〈◊〉 x b. The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and the emarodes, scab, and itch, that thou mayest not be healed thereof. 28 And the Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and dasing of heart. 29 Thou shalt grope at noon days as the (e) Thou shalt not be able to understand things that be plain, for want of discretion. blind gropeth in darkness, & shall not prosper in thy ways: Thou shalt be oppressed with wrong, & be poulled evermore, & no man shall secure thee. 30 two. Reg. xii. c Thou shalt be betrothed unto a wife, and another man shall lie with her: Deu. xxv b Thou shalt build an house, and not dwell therein: thou shalt also plant a vinyeard, and shalt not gather the grapes. 31 Thine ox shallbe slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: Thine ass shallbe violently taken away even before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee again: Thy sheep shallbe given unto thine enemies, and no man shall rescue them. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another nation, and thine eyes shall see it, and (f Wishing that they may come from their bondage. dase upon them all the day long: and there shallbe no might in thine hand. 33 The fruit of thy land and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not, eat: and thou shalt continually suffer violence, and be oppressed always: 34 So that thou shalt be clean beside thyself, for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 35 The Lord shall smite thee in the knees and legs with a mischievous botch that can not be healed, even from the sole of thy foot, unto the top of thy head. 36 The (g) ●ods w●th hath been 〈◊〉 as for example. ●nasses. joachim, and ●edec●ias Lord shall bring thee and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, that there thou mayest serve strange gods, even wood and stone. 37 And thou shalt be wondered at, spoken of, and jested at among all nations whither the Lord shall carry thee. 38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in: for the grasshoppers shall destroy it. 39 Thou shalt plant a vinyeard and dress it, but shalt neither drink of the wine, neither gather the grapes: for the worms shall eat it. 40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but shalt not anoint thyself with the oil, for thine olives shall “ Or be shaken before they be ripe. fall down. 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but shalt not have them: for they shallbe carried away captive. 42 All the trees and fruit of thy land shall (h) Under this one sort, he comprehendeth all kind of vermin, which are wont to consume that fruits of the earth. worms consume. 43 The stranger that is among you, shall climb above thee up on high: and thou shalt come down beneath allow. 44 He shall lend thee, and thou shalt not lend him: he shallbe the head, and thou shalt be the tail. 45 Moreover, all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall follow thee, and overtake thee till thou be destroyed: because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God to keep his commandments, and his ordinances which he commanded thee. 46 And they shallbe upon thee (i) Thou shalt be punished after such a sort, that thou shalt be constrained to confesie that God's hand is upon thee. for signs and wonders, & upon thy seed for ever. 47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with a good heart, when thou hadst abundance of all things. 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemy which the Lord shall send upon thee, in hunger, and thirst, in nakedness, and in need of all thing: and he shall put a (k) Shall handle thee marvelous rigorously and cruelly. yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have brought thee to nought. 49 And the Lord shall bring a nation upon thee from a far, and from the end of the world, as swift as an eagle fleeth, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand: 50 A nation of a shameless and cruel countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor have compassion on the young: 51 The same shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until he have destroyed thee: and shall leave thee neither corn, wine, nor oil, neither the increase of thy kine, nor the flocks of thy sheep, until he have brought thee to nought: 52 And he shall keep thee in, in all the cities, until he have cast down thy high walls and strong holds, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all the land: And he shall besiege thee in all thy cities throughout all the land which the Lord thy God hath given thee. 53 iiii. Reg vi. f And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh (p) This came to pass in Samaria, in the days of Eliseus the prophet, iiii. Reg. vi. and in Jerusalem when it was besieged by the Emperor Titus, forty & two years after Christ. of thy sons, and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in that straightness and siege, wherewith thine enemy shall enclose thee. 54 So that it shall grieve the man (that is tender and exceeding delicate among you) to look on his brother, and upon his wife that lieth in his bosom, and on the remnant of his children which he hath yet left, 55 For fear of giving unto any of them of the flesh of his children, whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in that straightness and siege, wherewith thine enemy shall besiege thee in all thy cities. 56 Yea, and the woman that is so tender and delicate, that she dare not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground, for softness and tenderness, shallbe grieved to look on her husband that lieth in her bosom, & on her son, and on her daughter, 57 And on her (q) She shallbe so vexed with hunger, that she shall think it longer her child be borne, that she might eat it. afterbyrth that is come out from between her feet, and her children which she shall bear: For when all things lack, she shall eat them secretly, during the siege & straightness wherewith thine enemies shall besiege thee in thy cities. 58 Exod. xv. d. If thou wilt not keep and do all the words of this law that are written in this book, and fear this glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God: 59 (r) Some read, the lord will separate thy plagues: meaning from other plagues so that they shallbe more grievous and more notable. The Lord will send unto thee and thy seed, great plagues, and of long continuance, evil sicknesses, and of long durance: 60 Moreover, he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, and those which thou wast afraid of shall cleave unto thee. 61 And all manner sicknesses, and all manner plagues which are not written in the book of this law, will the Lord bring upon thee, until he bring thee to nought. 62 And ye shallbe left few in number, where before ye were as the (s) He alludeth to the promise made to Abraham, Gen. xv. stars of heaven in multitude: because thou wouldst not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. 63 I●re. xxxi. c. And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you, to do you good, and to multiply you: even so he will rejoice over you, to destroy you, & to bring you to nought, and ye shallbe wasted from of the land whither thou goest to enjoy it. 64 And the Lord shall scatter thee among all nations, from the one end of the world unto the other: and there thou shalt serve strange gods, which thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. 65 And among these nations thou shalt find no ease, neither shall the (t) Thou shalt be a vagabond. sole of thy foot have rest: But the Lord shall give thee there an unquiet heart, and dasing eyes, and sorrow of mind. 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee, and thou shalt fear both day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life. 67 In the morning thou shalt say, would God it were night: And at night thou shalt say, would God it were morning, for fear of thine heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 68 And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with (u) Because they were unthankful to God for his miraculous delivering of them by the parting asunder of the red sea. ships by the way which I said to thee, thou shalt see it no more again: And there ye shallbe sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. ¶ The xxix Chapter. 2 The people are exhorted to observe the commandments. 10 The whole people from the highest to the lowest are comprehended under God's covenant. 19 The punishment of him that flattereth himself in his wickedness. 24 The cause of God's wrath against his people. 1 THese are the words of the “ Articles. Exod. nineteen. a. covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the appointment which he made with them in “ Or mount Sinai, where the law was first given, forty years before the making of this covenant. Horeb. 2 And Moses called all Israel, & said unto them: Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, unto Pharaoh and unto all his servants, and unto all his land, 3 The great “ Or, proofs temptations which thine eyes have seen, those great miracles and wonders: 4 And yet (a) This declareth that man can not perceive the things pertaining to God, without the help of the grace of God. the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and cares to hear, unto this day. 5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: and your clothes are not waxed old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxed old upon thy foot. 6 Ye have eaten no (b) Made by man: but M●nna, the food of angels which served them for bread and all other sustenance. bread, nor drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know how that I am the Lord your God. 7 Num. xxi. f. And ye came unto this place, and Sehon the king of Hesbon, and Og the king of Basan came out against us unto battle, and we smote them, 8 And took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Rubenites and Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasse. 9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may c Some read, that ye may be wise. understand all that ye ought to do. 10 Ye stand this day every one of you before the (d) Who scareneth your hearts, and therefore ye may not dissemble with him. Ios. ix. d. Lord your God: your captains, your tribes, your elders, your officers, and all the men of Israel: 11 Your children also, your wives, and the stranger that is in thine host, from the (e) Not only the chief, but also the meanest. hewer of thy wood, unto the drawer of thy water: 12 That thou shouldest go into the (f) He alludeth to an ancient ceremony, by which, they that made a covenant, divided a beast into two parts, & passing between the same said: so to be divided that breaketh this covenant. covenant of the Lord thy God, and into his oath which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day: 13 For to make thee a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and jacob. 14 I make not this bond and this oath with you only: 15 But both with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, and also with him that is (g) Meaning them that were yet unborn. not here with us this day. 16 For ye know how we have dwelled in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the mids of the nations which ye passed by: 17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them. 18 Lest there be among you man or woman, kinrede or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations: and lest there be among you some (h) That is, sin: the root whereof must speedily be cut up, left afterward the bitter fruit thereof do choke the soul. root that beareth gall and wormwood. 19 So that when he heareth the words of this oath, he “ Or. Flatter bless himself in his heart, saying: (i) No harm shall come to me. I shall have peace, I will walk in the meaning of mine own heart: to put the drunken to the thirsty. (k) For as the thirsty man desireth nothing but drink: so he that hath disordered lusts, can not be satisfied in them. 20 And so the Lord will not consent to be merciful unto him, but then the wrath of the Lord and his controversy shall smoke against that man: and all the curses that are written in this book shall light upon him, and the Lord shall do out his name from under heaven. 21 And the Lord shall separate him unto evil, out of all the tribes of Israel, according unto all the curses of the covenant that are written in the book of this law. 22 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the diseases wherewith the Lord hath smitten it: 23 How all the land is burnt up with brimstone and salt, and that it is neither sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like as in the place of the overthrowing of * Gen nineteen. c. Sodom, Gomor, Adama, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his wrath and anger. 24 Even then shall all nations say: * 〈◊〉 xxii▪ b. Wherefore hath the Lord done on this fashion unto this land? O how fierce is this great wrath? 25 And men shall say: Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 26 For they went and served strange gods, and worshipped them, gods which they knew not, and Or, which had not given them a land to possess. which had given them nothing. 27 And the wrath of the Lord waxed hot against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book. 28 And the Lord cast them out of their land in anger, wrath, and great indignation, and cast them into a strange land, as this day beareth witness. 29 The (l) He condemneth the curious sent there's of things reserved to gods secret knowledge, neglecting the things revealed by God, as his law. secrets of the Lord our God are opened unto us, and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. The xxx Chapter. 1 Mercy showed when they repent. 6 The Lord doth circumcise the heart. 11 All excuse of ignorance is taken away. 19 Life and death is set before them. 20 The Lord is their life which obey him. 1 WHen all these words are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse which I have set before thee, thou shalt (a) By bringing to mind both his favour and his displeasure. turn unto thine heart, among all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, 2 And come again unto the Lord thy God, and hearken unto his voice in all these things that I command thee this day, thou, and thy children, with all thine heart, and all thy soul: 3 And the Lord thy God (b That is, will change his purpose, will reconcile himself to thee. will turn thy captivity and have compassion upon thee, and will turn and fetch thee again from all the nations among which the Lord thy God had scattered thee. 4 Though thou wast cast unto the extreme parts of heaven: even from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 5 And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt enjoy it: And he will show thee kindness, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6 And the Lord thy God will (c) Will cut away ●oy ungodly jousts & affection's. circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, with all thine heart, and all thy soul, that thou mayest live. 7 And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, and that persecute thee. 8 But thou shalt turn, and hearken unto the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day: 9 (And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in all the works of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for thy wealth: * jer. xxxii. f. For the Lord will turn again and (d) Not that God is subject to affections: but hereby is set forth his favour toward repentant sinners. rejoice over thee to do thee good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers. 10 If thou hearken only unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his ordinances which are written in the book of this law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart and all thy soul.) 11 Rom. x b. For the commandment which I command thee this day, is (e) Some read, not separate from thee. He meaneth, that the law is so plain, that none can plead ignorance. not hidden from thee, neither far of. 12 It is not in heaven, that thou needest to say: Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 13 Neither is it beyond (f) By heaven and the sea, he meaneth places very far of. the sea, that thou shouldest say: Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, even in thy mouth, and in thine heart, that thou do it. 15 〈◊〉 x● d. Behold I have set before thee this day, g He s● 〈…〉 ●bedi● to God's 〈◊〉 bring 〈◊〉 and ●ence 〈…〉 life and good, death and evil: 16 For where as I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, his ordinances, and his laws, [if thou so do] thou shalt live and multiply, and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 17 But and if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt go astray and worship strange gods, and serve them: 18 I pronounce unto you also this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land whither thou passest over jordane to go and possess it. 19 Deut iiii. d. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you, life and death, blessing and cursing: Therefore That is to say, show thy ●oue and obedience to God: which is not performed by our own strength, but by god's grace working in his elect. choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and be obedient to his voice, and cleave unto him: For he is thy life, & the length of thy days, that thou mayest dwell upon the (i) Whereby is not only meant the land of Chanaan, but also the heavenly inheritance wher● of the other was a figure. earth, which the Lord swore unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, to give them. ¶ The xxxj Chapter. 2. 7 Moses' preparing himself to die, appointeth josuah to rule the people. 9 He giveth the law to the Levites, that they should read it to the people. 19 God giveth them a song as a witness between him and them. 23 God confirmeth josuah. 29 Moses showeth them that they will rebel after his death. 1 ANd Moses went and spoke these words unto all Israel, 2 And said unto them: I am an hundred and twenty years old this day, and can no more (a) Can no longer perform the charged committed unto me. go out and in: Also the Lord hath said unto me, Thou (b That is, into the land of Chanaan: for jordan in the coast ●f Moab, is the bound of the land of Chanaan. shalt not go over this jordane. 3 The Lord thy God he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations before thee, and thou shalt possess them: And josuah he shall go before thee, as the Lord hath said. 4 And the Lord shall do unto them, as he did to Num xx. c. Sehon and Og kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them whom he destroyed. 5 And the Lord shall give them over (c) Into your power. before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. 6 Pluck up your hearts therefore, and be strong, dread not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God himself doth go with thee, he shall not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 And Moses called unto josuah, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel: josu. i. b▪ 〈◊〉▪ Reg. two a. Be strong & of good courage, for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them, and thou shalt give it them to inherit. 8 And the Lord he doth go before thee, he shallbe with thee, he shall not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not therefore, nor be discomfited. 9 And (d) Before Moses' time the doctrine which contained the manner of serving God, was not put in writing, but only delivered by word of mouth, by the fathers to the children, from one generation to another. Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi which bore the ark of the testament of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel. 10 And Moses commanded them, saying: Every (e) notwithstanding this solemn lecture of the law at the end of every seven years, they had in the mean time ordinary exercises in the same. seventh year, in the solemnity of the free year, even in the feast of tabernacles, 11 When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he hath chosen: thou shalt read this law before all Israel, that they may hear it. 12 Gather the people together, men, women, and children, and the stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and learn, and fear the Lord your God, and keep and observe all the words of this law, 13 And that their children which know (f) Which were unborn at the giving of the law. nothing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over jordane to possess it. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses: Behold, thy days are come that thou must die: Call josuah therefore, and stand ye in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and josuah went & stood in the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle, even in the pillar of the cloud: and the Exod. 32. d. pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. 16 And the Lord said unto Moses: Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and this people will rise up, and go (g forsaking God, to whom they had plight their tr●th, as to their spouse. a whoring after strange gods of the land whither they go, and will forsake me, and break the appointment which I have made with them. 17 And then my wrath will wax hot against them in that day, & I will forsake them, & will (h) I will turn my face from them, as it is said that God showeth us his countenance when he doth favour ●o. hide my face from them, and they shallbe consumed, and much adversity and tribulations shall come upon them, so that then they will say: Are not these troubles come upon me, because God is not with me? 18 And I also will surely hide away my face in that day, for all the evils sake which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto strange gods. 19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel, and put it in their mouths, that this song may be my witness against the children of Israel. 20 For I will bring them into the land which I swore unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey: and they shall eat, and fill themselves, and wax fat, and turn unto strange gods, and serve them, and blaspheme me, and break my covenant. 21 And when much mischief and tribulation is come upon them, this song shall (i) ●hal testify to them that are thus plagued for departing from me. answer them as a witness: For it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination, which they go about even now, before I have brought them into the land which I swore. 22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. 23 And he gave josuah the son of Nun a charge, and said: josu. i. a. three Reg. two b. Be bold and strong, for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore unto them: & I will be with thee. 24 And when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until he had finished them, 25 Moses commanded the Luites, which bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying: 26 Take ye the book of this law, Deut. x●ii. and put it in the (k) To declare the majesty of the doctrine contained therein, as proceeding from God. side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a (l) Of thy lack of faith, when thou shalt fall to idolatry. witness against thee. 27 For I know thy rebellion 4. Reg. 17. c and thy stiff neck: while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been disobedient unto the Lord, and how much more after my death? 28 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. 29 For I am sure, that after my death ye will utterly be corrupt, and turn from the way which I have commanded you: and tribulation will come upon you in the latter days, because ye shall have wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him through (m) By worshipping images, which your hands have made. the works of your hands. 30 And Moses spoke in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until he had ended them. ¶ The xxxij Chapter. 7 The song of Moses concerning Gods benefits toward the people. 15 And their ingratitude toward him. 20 God menaceth them, 21 And speaketh of the vocation of the Gentiles. 46 Moses commandeth to teach the law to the children. 48 God forewarneth Moses of his death. 1 Hear O ye (a) As witnesses of the unthankfulness of this most insensible people. heavens, and I shall speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as doth the rain: and my speech shall flow as doth the dew, as the shower upon the herbs, and as the drops upon the (b) Not upon the stones, but upon the grass, that is, tractable and obedient people. grass. 3 For I will publish the name of the Lord: Ascribe ye honour unto our God. 4 Perfect is the work of the most mighty “ Hebre rock. This declareth God's strength & steadfastness in hi● promise. God, for all his ways are judgement: He is a God of truth, without wickedness, righteous and just is he. 5 Frowardly have 〈…〉 they done against him by their 〈…〉 vices, not being his own children, but a wicked and froward generation. 6 Do ye so reward the Lord, O foolish nation and unwise? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? Hath he not made thee, and ordained thee? 7 Remember the days of the world that is past, consider the years of so many generations: Ask thy father, and he will show thee, thy elders, and they will tell thee. 8 When the most highest divided to the nations their inheritance, and when he separated the sons of Adam, he put the borders of the nations according to the number of the children of Israel: 9 For the lords part is his people, and jacob is the portion of his inheritance. 10 He found him in a desert land, in a void ground, and in a () Full of wild beasts. roaring wilderness: He led him about, he gave him understanding, and kept him as the apple of his eye. 11 As an Eagle that stirreth up her nest, and flittereth over her young, & spreadeth her wings, taketh them, and beareth them on her wings: 12 The Lord alone was his guide, and there was no strange god with him. 13 He carried him up to the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields: Psa● 81. c. And he fed him with honey out of the rock, and with oil out of the most hard stone: 14 With butter of kine, and milk of the sheep, with fat of the lambs, and fat of rams and he goats, with the fat of the most plenteous wheat, and that thou mightest drink the most pure blood of the grape. 15 But he that should have been upright, when he waxed fat, Rebelled against God. spurned with his heel: Thou art well fed, thou art grown thick, thou art even laden with fatness: And he forsook God his maker, and regarded not the God of his salvation. 16 They provoked him to anger with strange gods, even with abominations provoked they him. 17 〈◊〉 cvi. f. They offered unto devils, and not to God: even to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom their fathers feared not. 18 Of God that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that made thee. 19 The Lord therefore saw it, and was angry: because of the provoking of his sons (e He calleth them Gods children, not to honour them▪ but to show them from what state they are ●ailes and his daughters. 20 And he said: I will hide my face from them, and will see what their end shallbe: For they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 21 They have angered me with that which is no god, and provoked me with their vanities: Rom. x. d. And I also will provoke them with those which are no people, I will anger them with a foolish nation. 22 jere. xx. c. For fire is kindled in my wrath, and burneth unto the bottom of hell, and hath consumed the earth with her increase, and set a fire the bottoms of the mountains. 23 I will heap mischiefs upon them, & will destroy them with mine arrows. 24 They shallbe burnt with hunger, and consumed with heat, and with bitter destruction: jere. v. b. joel. i. b. I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the furiousness of serpents in the dust. 25 Withoutforth shall the sword rob them of their children, and within in the chamber fear: both young men & young women, and the sucklings, with the men of grey heads. 26 I have said, I will scatter them abroad, and make the remembrance of them to cease from among men: 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should (f) Rejoicing to see the godly afflicted, and attributing that to themselves which is wrought by god's hand. utterly withdraw themselves, and lest they should say: our high hand hath done all this, and not the Lord. 28 For it is a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. 29 O that they were wise, and understood this, that they would consider their latter end. 30 How should one chase a thousand, & two put ten thousand to flight, except their maker had sold them, and except the Lord had Or▪ delivered them into their enemy's hand. shut them up? 31 For their god is not as our God: 1. Reg. v. b. our enemies also themselves are judges. 32 For their vine is of the vinyeard of Sodom, & of the fields of Gomorra: their grapes are grapes of gall, and their clusters be bitter. 33 Their vine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel gall of asps. 34 Is not (g) As if he said: think not that I forget men's sins: but reserve them to the time of punishment. this laid in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? 35 Rom. xii. d. Vengeance is mine, and I will reward, their feet shall slide in due time: For the day of their destruction is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them, make haste. 36 two. Mac. vi●. a. For the Lord h Govern them. shall judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and that they be in a manner shut up, or brought to nought and forsaken. 37 And he shall say: 〈◊〉. two. d. Where are their gods, their god in whom they trusted? 38 The fat of whose sacrifices they did eat, & drank the wine of their drink offerings: let them rise up, and help you, and be your protection. 39 See now how that I, Deut iiii f. i Reg. two. c. I am God, and there is none but I: Deut iiii f. i Reg. two. c. I kill, and will make alive: I wound, and will heal, job. xv. b. neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40 For I will lift up mine hand to heaven, and will say: I live ever. 41 If I whet the edge of my sword, and mine hand take hold to do justice, I will recompense vengeance on mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. 42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh, & that for the blood of the slain, and for their captivity, sense the beginning of the wrath of the enemy. 43 (i) That is, acknowledge gods goodness towards them. Praise ye heathen his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will avenge him of his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. 44 And Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he & josuah the son of Nun. 45 And Moses spoke all these words unto the end, to all the people of Israel, 46 And said unto them: Deut. v●● Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify unto you this day, and ye shall command them unto your children, that they may observe and do all the words of this law. 47 And let it not be a vain word unto you: for in it is your life, and through this word ye shall prolong your days in the land whither ye go over jordane to possess it. 48 And the Lord spoke unto Moses the same day, saying: 49 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, over against jericho, and behold the land of Chanaan which I give unto the children of Israel to possess: 50 And die in the mount which thou goest unto, and thou shalt be gathered unto thy people, Num. xx. d. as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: 51 Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel Num. xx. a. at the waters of strife at Cades in the wilderness of Zin: for ye sanctified me not among the children of Israel. 52 Thou shalt therefore see the land before thee, and shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel. ¶ The xxxiij Chapter. 1 Moses before his death blesseth all the tribes of Israel. 26 There is no God like to the God of Israel. 29 Nor any people like unto his. 1 THis is the (a) Which is a for eshewing of the mercies that GOD would after-terward show to the Israelites. blessing wherewith Moses The instrument of the holy ghost. the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death, and said: 2 (c) Here Moses bringeth the people in mind of the glorious re●ealyng of the law The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them, and appeared from mount Pharan, & he came with ten thousand of saints, and in his right hand a law of fire for them. 3 And he loved the people, all (d) The children of Israel. his saints also are in thy hands: They were smitten to go after thy feet, and to receive of thy words. 4 Moses gave us a law for (e) To continue amongst us from age to age. an inheritance of the congregation of jacob: 5 And he was in Israel king, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. 6 Let Reuben live, and not die, and be few in number. 7 This same also happen to juda: And he said: Hear Lord the voice of juda, & bring him unto his people: his hands shallbe good enough for him, if thou help him against his enemies. 8 And unto Levi he said: By these words he mea● the priest● Thum● signifieth ●tition and ●ynesse. V● light and knowledge. R●●de Exodus. ●8. d. Thumim and Urim shallbe with thee, and with every one that is godly in thee: Thou didst prove him also in the temptation, & strivedst with him at the waters of strife. 9 He that hath said g That 〈◊〉 esteemed the serving of God, than the love of his parents. unto his father & to his mother (I have not seen him) and he that knew not his brethren, nor knew his own children, those are they that have observed thy word, and shall keep thy covenant. 10 They shall teach jacob thy judgements, and Israel thy law: They shall put incense before thy nose, and the burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 11 Bless Lord his Or, substance first fruits, and accept the work of his hands: smite the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. 12 And of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety upon him, and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 13 And of joseph he said: Blessed of the Lord is his land for the “ Or, sweetness of heaven: meaning the sweet dews and rain that come from heaven. Look Genesis. 49. fruits of heaven, through the dew & springs that lie beneath, 14 And for the sweet fruits of the increase of the sun, and ripe fruits of the moon: 15 For the first fruits of the principal mountains, and for the fruits that the hills bring forth for ever: 16 And for the fuites of the earth, and fullness thereof: and for the good will of h God that appeared to Moses in a bush. him that dwelled in the bush, shall the blessing come upon the head of joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from among his brethren. 17 His first borne ox hath beauty, and his horns are as the horns of an unicorn, and with them he shall trouble the nations together, even unto the ends of the world: These are also ten thousands of Ephraim, and the thousands of Manasses. 18 And unto Zabulon he said: Rejoice Zabulon in thy going out, and thou Isachar in thy tents. 19 They shall call the people unto the hill, & there they shall offer offerings of righteousness: For they shall suck of the abundance of the sea, and of treasure hid in the sand. 20 And unto Gad he said: Blessed be he that enlarged Gad: he dwelleth as (i) Meaning that this tribe should be victorious. a Lion that catcheth for a pray the arm with the head. 21 He looked to himself at the beginning, because there was a portion of the lawgever (k) That is, which God the law giver had reserved for the Gadites. hid, & he came with the heads of the people, and executed the righteousness of the Lord, and his judgements with Israel. 22 And unto Dan he said: Dan (l) That is, shallbe strong enough to defend himself, is a Lion's whelp, he shall leap from Basan. 23 And unto Nephthali he said: O Nephthali, satisfied with God's favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord, possess thou the west and the south. 24 And to Aser he said: Aser shallbe blessed with children, he shallbe acceptable unto his brethren, and shall dip his foot in oil. 25 Thy shoes shallbe iron and brass, and thy strength shall continue as long as thou livest. 26 There is none like unto the God of Israel, which though he sit upon the heaven [as upon an horse] yet is he thine helper, whose glory is in the celestial places. 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and under the arms of the everlasting God shalt thou live: He shall cast out the enemy before thee, and say, destroy them. 28 Israel then shall dwell in safety and alone, and the fountain of jacob shallbe upon a land of corn and wine, and his heavens shall drop the dew. 29 Happy art thou O Israel, who is like unto thee O people, that art saved in the Lord which is the shield of thy help and sword of thy glory? Thine enemies have lost their strength to thee ward, and thou shalt tread upon their high places. ¶ The xxxiiij Chapter. 1 Moses seeth all the land of Chanaan, 5 he dieth. 8 Israel weary. 9 josuah succeedeth in Moses' room. 10 The praise of Moses. 1 AND Num. xvi. ●. Moses went from the plain of Moab, up into mount (a) Which was a part of the mount Abarim. Nebo, and unto the top of the (b) Some read, the top of Phasga, between which hill and jericho, the flood of jordane doth run. hill that is over against jericho: And the Lord showed him all the land of Gilead, even unto Dan: 2 And all Nephthali, and the land of Ephraim, & Manasse, and all the land of juda, even unto the utmost (c) The sea mediterraneum, which lieth westward from jury. sea: 3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of jericho, the city of palm trees [even] unto Zoar. 4 And the Lord said unto him: Gen. xii. b. This is the land which I swore unto Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee also to see it with thine eyes, Deut. iiii. c. but thou shalt not go over thither. 5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. 6 And he (d) God's angel. buried him in a valley, in the land of Moab, over against the house of Peor: but (e) Lest the Israelites should take occasion of idolatry thereby. no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. 7 Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. 8 And the children of Israel Num. xx. d. wept for Moses in the plain of Moab thirty days: And the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. 9 And josuah the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, Num. 27. ●. for Moses had put his hands upon him: And the children of Israel were obedient unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses. 10 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel, like unto Moses whom the Lord knew face (f) To whom God spoke most plainly & familiarly. to face, 11 According unto all the miracles and wonders which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt before Pharaoh and all his servants, and before all (g) All the inhabitants of his land. his land, 12 And according to all that (h) Great power. mighty hand, and all the great fear which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel. W. E. ¶ The end of the fifth book of Moses, called in the Hebrew Ellehaddebarim, and in the Latin Deuteronomium. ❧ The second part of the Bible containing these books. The book of josuah. The book of the judges. The book of Ruth. The first book of Samuel. The second book of Samuel. The third book of the kings. The fourth book of the kings. The first book of the Chronicles. The second book of the Chronicles. The first book of Esdras. The second book of Esdras. The book of Hester. The book of job. DROIT ET LOYAL portrait ❧ The book of josuah, whom the Hebrews call Jehosua. ¶ The i Chapter. 2 The Lord encourageth josuah to invade the land of promise. 5 The Lord promiseth to assist josuah if he obey his word. 11 josuah commandeth the people to prepare themselves to pass over jordane, 12 and exhorteth the Rubenites to execute their charge. 1 AFter the (a The beginning of this book dependeth on the last chapter of duty which was written by josuah▪ as a preparation to his history. death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass also that the Lord spoke unto josuah the son of Nun, Moses' (b Education with Moses by God's providence, was a mean to make josuah meet for this high calling. Blessed are they that have their education with good men. minister, saying: 2 Moses my servant is dead: Now therefore arise, go over this jordane, thou and all this people, unto the land the which I to them the children of Israel do c God only disposeth kingdoms and giveth them to whom he 〈◊〉. give. 3 〈◊〉. xi. c. All the places that the soles of your feet shall tread upon, have I given you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the d Of Zin, called Cade●h and ●a●an. or, ●erat●. wilderness and this Libanon, unto the great river Euphrates, all the land of the e Meaning t●e whole ●nde of Chanaan. hittites, even unto the f Called Mediterranea●, which in respect of the other ●eas of the land of Chanaan, is ●ed great. great sea toward the going down of the sun, shallbe your coast. 5 There shall not a man be able to withstand thee all the days of thy life: For as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee, josu. three b. Heb. iiii. b. and will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Deu. xxxi. f Be strong therefore and bold: for unto this people shalt thou divide the land for inheritance, which I swore unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong, and of a stout courage, that thou mayest observe and do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee: Deu v. g. Turn from the same neither to the right hand, nor to the left, that thou mayest do wisely in all that thou takest in hand. 8 Deu. xvii d. Let not the book of this law depart out of thy mouth (g) To govern well, requireth continual study of god's law. , but occupy thy (g) To govern well, requireth continual study of god's law. mind therein day & night, that thou mayest observe and do according to all that is written therein: For then shalt thou make thy way h Study and observe gods law, and be sure of prosperous success in all thy doings. prosperous, and then thou shalt do wisely. 9 Have not I commanded thee, that thou shouldest be strong & hardy, and not fear nor be faint hearted? For I the Lord thy God am with thee, whither soever thou goest. 10 Then josuah commanded the officers of the people, saying: 11 Go thorough the mids of the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals: for after i Meaning from th● day that this was proclaimed. three days ye shall pass over this jordane, to go in and enjoy the land, which the Lord your God giveth you, to possess it. 12 And unto the Rubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasses spoke josuah saying: 13 Nu. xxxii. d Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying: The Lord your God hath given you rest, & hath given you this (k) Meaning the l●nd of Sihon the king of the A●or●tes and Og king o● Bath●. land. 14 Your wives, your children, and your cattles shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on (l) In respect of the l●nd of the A●or●s. this side jordane: but ye shall go before your brethren armed, all that be men of war, and help them: 15 Until the Lord have given your brethren rest as he hath you, and until they also have obtained the land which the Lord your God giveth them: And then shall ye return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it: which land Moses the lords servant gave you on this side jordane toward the sun rising. 16 And they answered josuah, saying: jer. x●ii a All that thou hast commanded us we will do, and whither soever thou sendest us, we will go. 7 According as we obeyed Moses in all things, so will we obey thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. 18 And whosoever he be that doth disobey thy mouth, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, let him die: Only be strong, and of good courage. The two Chapter. 1 josuah sendeth out spies into jericho. 4 They be hidden of Rahab. 9 Rahab agniseth the God of Israel to be the highest God. 11 Rahab requireth that there be had a respect of herself and hers when jericho is overcummen. 21 The spies do return. 1 ANd josuah the son of Nun sent out of (a Which place was in the p●a●e of moab near unto jordane. Sittim two men to spy secretly, saying: Go, and view the land, and also jericho. And they went, and Ebre xi. f. jam. two d. came into a “ Or, T●uerners house or hostess. harlots' house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of jericho, saying: Behold, there came men in hither to night, of the children of Israel, to spy out the country. 3 And the king of jericho sent unto Rahab, saying: (b) Though the wicked see the hand of God upon them, yet they repent not, but seek how the● may by their power resist his means. Bring forth the men that are come to thee, and which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the land. 4 And the woman took the two men and hid them, and said thus: In deed there came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were. 5 And about the time of the shutting of the gate when it was dark, the men went out, whither the men went I wot not: follow ye after them quickly, for ye shall overtake them. 6 But she had brought them up to the (c) The roo● after their manner was flat & plain, so that they might walk and do their business there upon. roof of the house, & * hid them with the stalks of flax which she had lying abroad upon the roof. 7 And the men pursued after them the way to jordane unto the fourdes: and assoon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 8 And or ever they were asleep, she came up unto them upon the roof, 9 And said unto the men: I know that the Lord hath given you the land, De. xxviii. a josu. v. a. for the (d That people that will hear the voice of the Lord and observe his law, shallbe honoured & feared, it is God's promise Deut. ●8. fear of you is fallen upon us, and the inhabitants of the land faint at the presence of you: 10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the red sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites that were on the other side jordane, Num. xxi. f. Sehon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And assoon as we had heard these things, our hearts did faint, and there remained no more courage in any man at the presence of you: For the e God is no ●ter of persons▪ For 〈◊〉 is a dau●ger of Abraham by faith ●nd worthy confession, found among the Gentiles, 〈…〉 the sin 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉. Lord your God he is the God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. 12 Now therefore, I pray you swear unto me by the Lord, that as I have showed you mercy, ye shall also show mercy unto my father's house, and give me a true token: 13 And that ye shall save alive both my father and my mother, my brethren and my sisters, and all that they have: and that ye shall deliver our Or, lives. souls from death. 14 And the men answered her: (f) We warrant you on p●ne of our lives. Our lives for you to die, if ye utter not this our business. And when the Lord hath given us the land, we will deal mercifully and truly with thee. 15 And then she let them down by a cord through a window: for her house was upon the town wall, & she dwelled upon the town wall. 16 And she said unto them: Get you into the (g) Which was near unto the city. mountain lest the pursuers meet you, and hide yourselves there three days until the pursuers be returned, & then shall ye go your own way. 17 And the men said unto her: (h) That is, we shallbe discharged of our oath, if thou dost not perform this condition that followeth: For so, and none otherwise shall we be able to save thee and thine. We will be blameless of this thy o●h which thou hast made us swear▪ 18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this cord of red thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father and thy mother, thy brethren, & all thy father's household [even] into thy house. 19 And then whosoever doth go out at the doors of thy house into the street, (i) his blood shallbe upon his own head, and we will be guiltless: And who soever shallbe with thee in the house, his blood shallbe on our head if any man's hand touch him. 20 And if thou utter these our words, we willbe quite of thy oath which thou hast made us swear. 21 And she said: According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the “ or, Scarle● coloured. red cord in the window. 22 And they departed, and came into the mountain, & there abode three days, until the pursuers were returned: And the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. 23 And the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed (k) 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 Iord●. over, and came to josuah the son of Nun, and told him all that came unto them. 24 And they said unto josuah: Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land, and all the inhabitants of the country faint at the presence of us. The three Chapter. 1 josuah cometh with the people unto jordane. 3 The Levites do bear the ark, going before the people. 7 God showeth by miracles that he is with josuah, and that he guideth the people. 14 The people goeth over jordane. 16 The channel of jordane is made dry. 1 ANd josuah rose early and they removed from Sittim, and came to a In march according to the hebrews, about forty days after Moses' death. jordane, he and all the children of Israel: and lodged there before they went over. 2 And after (b) Which time was given them, for to prepare them vittales. three days, the officers went throughout the host, 3 And commanded the people, saying: When ye see the ark of the testament of the Lord your God, and the priests that are levites bearing it, ye shall departed from your place, and go after it. 4 So yet that there shallbe a space between you and it, about or, a mile. two thousand cubits by measure: And ye shall not come nigh unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not gone this way in times past. 5 And josuah said unto the people: Levi xx g. Num xi. d. Sanctify yourselves, for to morrow the Lord shall do wonders among you. 6 And josuah spoke unto the priests, saying: Take up the ark of the covenant, and go over before the people. And they took up the ark of the testament, and went before the people. 7 And the Lord said unto josuah: This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know how that ●sa●●. a. as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying: when ye are come to the edge of the waters of jordane, ye shall stand still in c Even in the channel where the stream had run. jordane. 9 And josuah said unto the children of Israel: Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. 10 And josuah said: (d) By this miracle in deui●ing the water. Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail cast out before you the Chanaanites, and the Hethithes, the Hevites, the Pherezites, the Gergesites, the Amorites, and the jebusites. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the world, goeth before you into jordane. 12 Now therefore take from among you (e) Which should set up twelve stones in remembrance of the benefit. twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. 13 And assoon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord the governor of all the world, tread in the waters of jordane, the waters of jordane shallbe divided: and the waters that come from above shall Psal. cxiiii. stand still upon an heap. 14 And so, when the people were departed from their tents to go over jordane, the priests bearing Acts. seven. f. the ark of the (f So called, because in it was laid up the tables wherein the covenant of the Lord was written: that is, the ten commandments. eccl. xxiiii. d covenant, went before the people. 15 And assoon as they that bore the ark came unto jordane, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark were dipped in the brim of the water (For jordane useth to fill all his (g In that ripe soil the son hasteth harvest, & melteth the snow in the hills, whereby jordane them swelleth, & so th●s miracle is the greater. banks all the time of harvest) 16 The waters also that came down from above, did rise up upon an heap and departed far from the city of Adam, that was beside Zarthan: And the waters that were beneath toward the sea of the wilderness, even the salt sea, failed and were cut of: and the people * went right over against jericho. 17 And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, stood dry within jordane, ready h Either tarrying till the people were passed: or as some read●, fair, as though they had been upon the dry land. prepared, and all the Israelites went over thorough the dry, until all the people were gone clean over thorough jordane. The four Chapter. 1 Twelve stones out of the channel be erected for a sign of the drying of jordane. 3 The Rubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasse do go before their brethren armed. 19 jordane cometh again, and filleth the channel. 1 AND so when the people were all gone Deut. 27. a. over jordane (after the Lord had spoken unto josuah, saying: 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command you them, saying: Take you hence out of the mids of jordane [even] out of the place where the priests stood in a readiness, twelve stones, which ye shall take away with you, and leave them in the (a) Meaning ● place where they should ●m●e. lodging where you shall lodge this night) 4 Then josuah called the twelve men, which he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man. 5 And josuah said unto them: Get you before the ark of the Lord your God, even through the mids of jordane, Deut. 27. a. and take up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, 6 That this may be a sign among you: That when your (b) God commandeth. that not only we ourselves profit by his wonderful works: but that also our posterity may know the cause thereof, & glorify his name children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What [mean] these stones with you? 7 Ye may answer them: how that the waters of jordane divided at the presence of the ark of the covenant of the Lord, (for when it went over jordane, the waters of jordane divided) And these stones are become a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 8 And the children of Israel did even so as josuah commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the mids of jordane as the Lord said unto josuah, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them away with them unto the place where they lodged, & laid them down there. 9 And josuah set up twelve c Besides the twelve stones which were carried by the tribes, and set up in Gilgal. stones in the mids of jordane, in the place where the feet of the priests which bore the ark of the testament stood: and there have they continued unto this day. 10 For the priests which bore the ark stood in the mids of jordane, until all was finished that the Lord commanded josuah to say unto the people, according to all that Moses charged josuah: And the people hasted, & went over. 11 And when all the people were clean passed over, the ark of the Lord went over also, and the priests (d) The ark of the priests which came over after the people, being over, went before the people as josuah had appointed. chap. iii. before the people. 12 Num 32. e. And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasse, went before the children of Israel armed, as Moses charged them. 13 Even forty thousand prepared for war, went before the (e) That is, the Ark. Lord unto battle, through the plain of jericho. 14 josuah. iii b That day the Lord magnified josuah in the sight of all Israel: and they feared him, as they feared Moses all days of his life. 15 And the Lord spoke unto josuah, saying: 16 Command the priests that bear the f Wherein was the rod of Aaron, and Manna, witnesses of gods wonderful works, and also the tables testifying gods will. ark of the testimony to come up out of jordane. 17 josuah therefore commanded the priests, saying: Come ye up out of jordane. 18 And when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, were come up out of the mids of jordane, and assoon as the soles of the priests feet were set on the dry land, the waters of jordane returned unto their place, and went over all their banks as they did before. 19 And the people came up out of jordane the tenth [day] of the (g) Called Abib or Nisan, containing part of March and part of April. first month, and pitched in Gilgal, even in the east border of the city jericho. 20 And the twelve stones which they took out of jordane, did josuah pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spoke unto the children of Israel, saying: If your children ask their fathers in time to come, and say: What [mean] these stones? 22 Ye shall show your children, and say: Israel came over this jordane on dry land. 23 For the Lord your God dried up the water of jordane before you, until ye were gone over, as the Lord your God did the red sea, 〈◊〉. xiiii. e. which he dried up before us, till we were gone over. 24 That all the people of the h The wondered works of G●d in the wicked 〈◊〉 a cause 〈◊〉 ●er condemnation 〈…〉 the god● 〈◊〉 occasion to praise and fear him world may know the hand of the Lord how mighty it is, and that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever. The .v. Chapter. 1. The inhabitants of Chanaan do fear the coming of the Israelites, after that they heard of the miracles of their God. 2 Of the second circumcision under josuah and wherefore it was. 12 Manna faileth, and becometh scarce. 13 The angel of the Lord, who should go before the army of the Israelites. 1 ANd when all the kings of the (a) The Amorites were on both sides I did 〈◊〉, whereof two k●nges were 〈…〉 Moab. Amorites which are beyond jordane westward, and all the kings of the Chanaanites which were by the sea, heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of jordane before the children of Israel until they were gone over, josuah. i b. their hearts fainted for fear, and there was no spirit in them any more for the presence of the children of Israel. 2 That same time the Lord said unto josuah: Exod iiii. f. Make thee sharp knives, and go to (b For now they had left i● of about 40 years. again and circumcise the children of Israel the second time. 3 And josuah made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel in the (c) Gilgal was so called, because they were there circumcised. hill of the foreskins. 4 And this is the cause why josuah circumcised all the people, even the males that came out of Egypt: because that all the men of war died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. 5 For all the people that came out, were circumcised: but all the people that were borne in the wilderness by the way after they came out of Egypt were not (d They could not do it with out danger, in that troublesome uncertain state they were in, in their journey. circumcised. 6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people of the men of war that came out of Egypt were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord: Unto whom the Lord swore, that he would not show them the land Num. xiiii. f which the Lord swore unto their fathers that he would give us, even a land Num xiii. e. that floweth with milk & honey. 7 And their children whom he set up in their steed, them josuah circumcised, for they were uncircumcised: because they circumcised them not by the way. 8 And when they had circumcised all the people, they abode in their places in the camp till they were whole. 9 And the Lord said unto josuah: This day have I taken away the (e) Before they were like to the uncircumcised Egyptians: whom though the● served yet they 〈◊〉 dayned, and judged them profane and shameful. shame of Egypt from you: wherefore the name of the same place is called Gilgal, unto this day. 10 And the children of Israel abode in Gilgal, Exod. xii ●. and held the feast of Passover the fourteenth day of the (f) The first month, 〈◊〉 spoken of. chap. 4. month at even, in the plain of jericho. 11 And they did eat of the corn of the land on the morrow after the Passover sweet cakes and parched corn, in the self same day. 12 For the Manna ceased on the morrow after they had begun to eat of the corn of the land, neither had the children of Israel Manna any more, but did eat of the fruit of the land of Chanaan that year. 13 And when josuah was nigh to jericho, he lift up his eyes and looked: and behold, there stood a man against him, having a sword drawn in his hand: And josuah went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou on our side, or on our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay: but as a captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And josuah fell on his face to the earth, and did g In that that josuah worshippeth him, he acknowledgeth him to be g● and in that that he 〈◊〉 himself the lords captain, he declareth himself to be Christ. worship, and said unto him: What saith my Lord unto his servant? 15 And the captain of the lords host said unto josuah: * Do thy shoe (h) That is give over 〈◊〉 claim of thyself, and of thy affe● of thy foot, for the place whereon thou standest, is holy. And josuah did so. The uj Chapter. 1 God giveth the city of jericho unto josuah. 6 josuah with the priests doth invade jericho. 7 josuah commandeth the Rubenites, the Gadites, and the Manassites, to go before the Ark in arms. 20 jericho is taken. 22 Rahab is saved. 24 jericho is burned. 25 Rahab and her household do dwell among the children of Israel. 26 The builder again of jericho is cursed. 1 AND jericho was a That none could go out. shut up and b That none could come in. closed, because of the children of Israel, neither might any man go out, or in. 2 And the Lord said unto josuah: Behold, I have given into thine hand jericho, and the king thereof, and the strong men of war. 3 And ye shall compass all the city, all ye that be men of war, and go round about it once: & so shall you do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of (c) The conquest might not be assigned to man's power, but to the mercy of god▪ which with most weak things can overcome that which seemeth most strong. rams horns: And the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And when they make a long blast with the rams horn, and ye hear the sound of the horn, all the people shall shout with a great shout: And then shall the wall of the city fall down, and the people shall ascend up, every man straight before him. 6 And josuah the son of Nun, called the priests, and said unto them: Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams horns before the ark of the Lord. 7 And he said unto the people: (d) This is chief meant by the Rubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh. Go, and compass the city, & let him that is harnessed go before the ark of the Lord. 8 And when josuah had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bore the seven trumpets of rams horns, and went forth before the ark of the Lord, and blewe with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. 9 And the men of arms went before the priests that blewe with the trumpets: & the (e) Meaning the rear ward, wherein was the standard of the tribe of Dan. Num. x. gathering host came after the ark as they went, and blewe with trumpets. 10 And josuah had commanded the people, saying: Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I bid you shout, then shall ye shout. 11 And so the ark of the Lord compassed the city, and went about it (f) For that day. once: and they returned into the host, and lodged there. 12 And josuah rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 And seven priests bore seven trumpets of rams horns, and went before the ark of the Lord: and going, blewe with the trumpets. And the men of arms went before them: but the (g) The tribe of Dan was so called, because it marched last, and gathered up whatsoever was left of others. gathering host came after the ark of the Lord, which went before with the blowing of the trumpets. 14 And the second day they passed the city once, and returned again into the host: and so they did six days. 15 And when the seventh day came, they rose early [even] with the dawning of the day, & compassed the city after the same manner (h) Besides every day once, for the space of six days. seven times: only that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And at the seventh time when the priests blew with the trumpets, josuah said unto the people: Shout, for the Lord hath given you the city. 17 And the city shallbe i Condemned 〈◊〉 to be destroyed. accursed and all that are therein, unto the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, and all that are with her in the house, because she josuah. two. a. hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And in any wise be ye ware of the accursed things, lest ye make yourselves accursed, & take of the accursed things, and make the host of Israel * Levi xxvii. Num. xxi. a Deut. xiii. d. accursed, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, gold, vessels of brass and iron, shallbe (k Man and beast being destroyed, and all other things that could not by fire be molten and transformed: all metals are so reserved to the Lords v●e, that they should never be converted to any private use. consecrate unto the Lord, and all shall come into his treasury. 20 And the people shouted, and blewe with trumpets: And when the people heard the sound of the trump, they shouted with a great shout, and the wall Heb. x. ● fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man strait before him, and 2 M●a x. took the city: 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox, sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 22 But josuah had said unto the two men that had spied out the country: Go into the harlots house, and bring out thence the woman and all that she hath, josuah. two. ● as ye swore unto her. 23 And the young men that were spies, went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father and mother, & her brethren, and all that she had: and they brought out all her kindred, & put them (l) For it was not lawful for strangers to dwell among the Israelites, till they were purged. without the host of Israel. 24 And they burned the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver and the gold, the vessels of brass & iron, they put unto the treasure of the (m) Meaning the tabernacle house of the Lord. 25 And josuah saved Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she had: and n For she was married to Salmon, prince of the tribe of juda. Math. 1. she dwelled in Israel even unto this day, because she hid the messengers which josuah sent to spy out jericho. 26 And josuah swore at that time, saying: Cursed be the man before the Lord that riseth up, and buildeth this city jericho: He shall lay the (o) He shall build it to the destruction of all his stock, which thing was fulfilled in Hiel of Bethel. 1. Reg. ●. foundation thereof in his eldest son, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 27 And so the Lord was with josuah, and his fame was noised throughout all lands. The vij Chapter. 1 Achan usurpeth of the Church jewels. 2 Ai is searched. 4 The people of Ai smiteth Israel. 6 josuah weary before the Lord. 7 josuah complaineth before the Lord that Israel is overcomen. 15 God commandeth the thief of the Church goods to be burnt. 21 What things Achan had conveyed of those which ought to have been burnt. 25 Achan is stoned, and all his goods are burnt for stealing of the Church goods. 1 But yet the children of Israel trespassed in the * Deut. seven. d. (a) By taking that which was commanded to be destroyed. forbidden thing: for Achan the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zareth, of the tribe of juda, took of the forbidden thing: And the wrath of the Lord waxed hot against the children of Israel. 2 And josuah sent men from jericho to (b) There was two ●is. One Ai of the Amorites, which was the greater and is here described: the other of the Ammonites. jerem. 49. Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke unto them, saying: Get you up, and view the country. And the men went up, & viewed Ai, 3 And returned to josuah, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up: but let as it were two or three thousand men go up, and smite Ai: and make not all the people to labour thycher, for they are but few. 4 And so there went up thither of the people about a three thousand men, and they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai 〈…〉 smote of them upon a thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Sebarim, and smote them in the going down: Wherefore the hearts of the people for fear melted away like water. 6 And josuah 〈…〉 rend his clothes, & fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put earth upon their heads. 7 And josuah said: Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou brought this people over jordane, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, & to destroy us? Would to God we had been content, and dwelled on the other e josuah here is 〈…〉 the m● pro●●od▪ wi●h declare 〈◊〉 there 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 out 〈…〉 of God. side jordane. 8 Oh Lord what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies? 9 Surely the Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall conspire against us, and destroy the name of us out of the world: And what wilt thou do unto thy mighty f For the enemies 〈…〉 thou waste 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 name. name? 10 And the Lord said unto josuah: Get thee up, wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? 11 Israel hath sinned, and they have transgressed mine appointment which I commanded them: for they have taken of the excommunicate things, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, & put them unto their own stuff. 12 And therefore is it that the children of Israel can not stand before their enemies, but shall turn their backs before their enemies, because they be excommunicate: Neither will I be with you any more, except ye 〈…〉 destroy the excommunicate from among you. 13 〈◊〉 nineteen. a Up [therefore] and sanctify the people, and say: Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, for so said the Lord God of Israel, there is a Or, 〈◊〉 dampened thing among you, O Israel: and therefore ye cannot stand against your enemies, until ye have put the dampened 〈…〉 thing from among you. 14 To morrow morning therefore ye shallbe brought according to your tribes: And the tribe which the Lord The 〈◊〉 act of taking as some judge was by 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉, other say it was by ●tes. taketh, shall come according to the kindreds thereof: And the kindred which the Lord shall find guilty, shall come by households: And the household which the Lord shall find faulty, shall come man by man. 15 And he that is found with the accursed thing, shallbe burnt with fire, he, and all that he hath, because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and wrought folly in Israel. 16 And so josuah rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes, & the tribe of juda was caught. 17 And he brought the kindreds of juda, and took the kindred of the Zarehites: And he brought the kindred of the Zarehites man by man, & Zabdi was caught. 18 And he brought his household man by man, & Achan the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zared of the tribe of juda, was caught. 19 And josuah said unto Achan: My son, I beseech thee give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and (k) God is glorified when the truth is confessed. make confession unto him, and show me what thou hast done, hide it not from me. 20 And Achan answered josuah, & said: Of a truth I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus & thus have I done. 21 I saw among the spoils a goodly babilonishe garment, and two hundred sickles of silver, and a tongue of gold of fifty sickles weight, and I coveted them, and took them: and behold they lie hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver is there under. 22 And so josuah sent messengers: which when they ran unto his tent, behold they were hid in his tent, and the silver there under. 23 Therefore they took them out of the midst of his tent, and brought them unto josuah, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out l That is before the ark of the Lord. before the Lord. 24 And josuah took Achan the son of Zareth, and the silver, and the garment, and the (m Some leave wedge others a p●te and some a rod. tongue of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, & his oxen, and his asses, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had: and all Israel with him brought them unto the valley of Anchor. 25 And josuah said: In (o) What sharp judgement and grievous punishment the● ought to have, that by wickedness draw God's wrath v●o● the multitude. as much as thou hast troubled us, the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, and overwhelmed them with stones. 26 And they cast upon him a great heap of stones unto this day: And so the Lord turned from the wrath of his indignation. And the name of the place is called the valley of (p) That is▪ the valley of trouble. Anchor unto this day. The eight Chapter. 1 God giveth the city of Ai into the hands of josuah. 3 josuah his army being setten in array, goeth to Ai. 15 josuah feigneth a running away. 18 God giveth counsel unto josuah himself, what he hath to do. 20 Ai is setten on fire. 21. The people of Ai is slain. 23 The king of Ai being attached, is brought unto josuah, twelve thousand slain. 27 The prey is divided. 29 The king of Ai is hanged. 30 In altar of stone is built, in the which Deuteronomium is inscribed. 34 josuah blesseth the people of Israel. 1 AND the Lord said unto josuah: * Deut. seven. c. Fear not, neither be thou faint hearted: Take all the men of war with thee, and up, & get thee to Ai. Behold, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land: 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king, as thou didst unto josuah. vi. d. jericho and her king. Nevertheless, the spoil & Deut. xx. c. cattle thereof, shall ye take unto yourselves: Thou shalt lie in wait against the city, on the (a meaning on the west side. backside thereof. 3 And so josuah arose, and all the men of war, to go up against Ai: And josuah chose out thirty thousand strong men and valiant, and sent them away by night: 4 And he commanded them, saying: Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the town on the backside thereof: Go not very far from the city, but be all ready: 5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: And when they come out against us, as they did at the first time, then will we flee before them: 6 For they will come out after us till we have brought them out of the city. For they will say, They flee before us, as at the first time: and we will flee before them. 7 In the mean time shall ye rise up from lying in wait, and destroy the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand. 8 And when ye have taken the city, ye shall set it on fire: According to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. Behold, I have charged you. 9 josuah therefore sent them forth, and they went to lie in wait, and abode between Bethel & Ai, on the westsyde of the city of Ai: But josuah lodged that night That is with the rest of the 〈◊〉. among the people. 10 And josuah rose up early in the morning, and (c That is ●tred them, and set them in a●ay. numbered the people, & went up, he and the elders of Israel before the people, against Ai. 11 And all the men of war that were with him, went up, & drew nigh, and came against the city, and pitched on the northside of Ai: and there was a valley between them and Ai. 12 And he took upon a five thousand men, and (d He set these few, that the other which lay in ambush might not be discovered. set them to lie in wait between Bethel and Ai, on the westsyde of the city. 13 And the people set all the host that was on the northside against the city, & the liars in wait on the west, against the city: And josuah walked the same night in the mids of the valley. 14 And when the king of Ai saw it, they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people at a time appointed, even before the plain: and wist not that there were liars in wait against him on the backside of the city. 15 And josuah & all Israel (e) As they which feigned themselves to see for fear. as beaten before them, fled by the way of the wilderness. 16 And all the people of the town were called together, to follow after them: And they followed after josuah, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there was not a man left in Ai and in Bethel, that went not out after Israel: And they left the city open, and followed after Israel. 18 And the Lord said unto josuah: (f Or, life up thee, banner to signify when they shall indeed the city. Stretch out the spear that is in thine hand toward Ai, for I will give it into thy hand. And josuah stretched out the spear that he had in his hand, toward the city. 19 And the liars in wait arose quickly out of their place, and ran assoon as josuah had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted, and set the city on fire. 20 And when the men of Ai looked back after them, they saw the smoke of the city ascend up to heaven, and they had no “ Or, pour place to flee either this way or that: and the people that fled to the wilderness, turned back again upon the followers. 21 And when josuah & all Israel saw that the liars in wait had taken the city, and that the smoke of it ascended, they turned again and slew the men of Ai. 22 And the other issued out of the city against them, and so were they in the midst of Israel: for these were on the one side of them, and the rest on the other side. And they laid upon them, so that they let none of them * Deu. seven. a. escape, nor remain: 23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to josuah. 24 And when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field of the wilderness where they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were wasted, all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and (g) For the firing of the city was not to destroy it, for they should take the spoil thereof for a pray: but was to signify to josuah that they were entered. smote it with the edge of the sword. 25 And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. 26 For josuah plucked not his hand back again which he stretched out upon the spear until, he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitors of Ai. 27 Nu. xxxi d. Deut. xx. c. Only the cattle and the spoil of the city, Israel took unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord, which he commanded josuah. 28 And josuah set Ai on fire, and made it an heap for (h) That it could never be built again. ever, & a wilderness, [even] unto this day. 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree, until even: And assoon as the sun was down, josuah commanded that (i) According as it was commanded by the law. Deu. 21 d. they should take the carcase down of the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and josu. seven. d. lay thereon a great heap of stones, [that remaineth] unto this day. 30 Then josuah De. xxvii. a. built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal, 31 As Moses' the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, and as it is written in the De. xxvii a. book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath life an iron: And they sacrificed thereon burnt sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered peace offerings. 32 And he wrote there upon the stones a k That is, the sum of the law, which sum is contained in the ten com●undementes. rehearsal of the law of Moses, and wrote it in the presence of the children of Israel. 33 And all Israel and the elders thereof, and their officers & judges, stood part on this side the ark, and part on that side, before the priests that were levites which bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, aswell the stranger, as they that were borne among them: half of them over against mount Garizim, & half of them over against mount Ebal, Deu x. ● xxxvi. ●. as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34 afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings, and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 And there was not one word of all that Moses commanded, which josuah read not before all the congregation of Israel, aswell the l So neither young nor old, man nor woman, were exempted from hearing the word of the Lord. women and children, as the strangers that were conversant among them. The ix Chapter. 1 Certain kings are gathered against josuah. 2 The Gabaonites do guylefully require peace of josuah. 21 The Gabaonites are made ministers in cutting wood, and bearing of water. 1 AND when all the kings that dwell (a In respect of the plain of Moab. beyond jordane in the hills and valleys, & along by all the coasts of the (b) Called Mediterraneum. great sea, over against Libanon: [Namely] the hittites, the Amorites, the Chanaanites, the Pherezites, the Hevites, and the jebusites, heard thereof: 2 They gathered themselves together, to fight against josuah, and against Israel, with one accord. 3 two. Sa xxi. a. And the inhabitors of Gibeon heard what josuah had done unto jericho, and to Ai, 4 And they did work wylylye, & went and made themselves ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, & wine bottles old, both rent & (c) Because they were all weren. bound up: 5 And old clouted shoes upon their feet, and their raiment was old: and all their provision of bread was dried up, and hored. 6 And they came unto josuah into the host to Gilgal, and said unto him and unto all the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: and now make ye agreement with us. 7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hevite: It may be thou dwellest among us, and then how can I make peace with thee? 8 And they said unto josuah: We are thy servants. And josuah said unto them again: What are ye, & whence come ye? 9 They answered him: From a very far country thy servants are come, for the name (d) Even the idolaters for fear of death will pretend to honour the true God▪ and receive his religion. of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, & all that he did in egypt, 10 And all that he did to the two Nu. xxi. f. kings of the Amorites that were beyond jordane, Sehon king of Hesbon, and Og king of Basan, which were at Astaroth. 11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitors of our country spoke to us, saying: Take victuals with you to serve by the way, and go meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: And now make ye a covenant of peace with us. 12 This our food of bread we took with us out of our houses hot, the day we departed to come unto you: But now behold, it is dried up, and hored. 13 And these bottelles of wine which we filled, were new, and see they be rend: And these our garments and shoes are worn for oldness, by the reason of the exceeding long journey. 14 And the men took of their e As some will▪ to ●ry● the oldness and what ●a● it had being so old: ●ome other say, it was to confirm that it 〈◊〉 according to the manner that they ●cate o● th● victuals. victuals, & counseled not with the mouth of the Lord. 15 And josuah made peace which then, and two. Re. xx a made a covenant with them, that they should be suffered to live: And the princes of the congregation swore unto them. 16 But at the end of three days, after they had made a league with them, they heard that they were their neighbours, & that they dwelled among them. 17 And the children of Israel took their (f journey, and came unto their cities the third day: and their cities were Gibeon, and Caphira, Beroth, and Kiriathiarim. 18 And the children of Israel slew them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: and all the (g The multitude is commonly inclined to malign their magistrates, and to constr● their doings to the worst part. multitude mourned against the princes. 19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation: We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel, and therefore we may not hurt them. 20 But this we will do to them, We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore unto them. 21 And the princes said unto them again, Let them live, and hew wood, & draw water unto all the congregation, [and they did] as the princes said unto them. 22 And josuah called for them, & talked with them, and said, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We dwell far from you: when ye dwell among us? 23 And now are ye cursed, and there shall not cease to be of you bondmen, and hewers of wood, & drawers of water for the (h) Which was the tabernacle unto unto the time of Solomon, and after that the temple at Jerusalem. house of my God. 24 And they answered josuah, & said, It was told thy servants how that the Lord thy God had Deut. seven. a. commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitors thereof out of your sight, and therefore we were exceeding sore afraid for our lives at the presence of you, and have done this thing. 25 And behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right in thine eyes to do unto us, so do. 26 And even so did he unto them, and rid them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. 27 And josuah made them that same day hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the congregation and for the (i) That is, for the sacrifices. altar of God, unto this day, in the place which he should choose. ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 Five kings make war against Gibeon, whom josuah discomfiteth. 11 The Lord rained hailstones and slew many. 12 The sun standeth at josuahs' prayer. 26 The five kings are hanged. 29 Many more kings and cities are destroyed. 1 Now when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how josuah had taken Ai and had destroyed it: (and how that * as he had done to jericho and her king, even so he had done to Ai and her king) and how the inhabitors of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them: 2 They feared exceedingly, for Gibeon was a great city as any city of the kingdom, and was greater than Ai, & all the men thereof were very mighty. 3 Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Pira king of jarmuth, and unto japhia king of Lachis, and unto Dabir king of Eglon, saying: 4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for they have made peace with josuah, and with the children of Israel. 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of jarmuth, the king of Lachis, and the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they with all their hosts, and besieged Gibeon, & made war against it. 6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto josuah to the host in Gilgal, saying: Withdraw not thy hand from thy servants, come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites which dwell in the mountains are gathered together (a) Assoon as thou makest a league with the children of God by regeneration: thou shalt be sure to have the wicked children of the world in thy top. against us. 7 And so josuah ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the men of might. 8 And the Lord said unto josuah, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand, neither shall any of them stand against thee. 9 josuah therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. 10 And the Lord troubled them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethoron, and smote them to Azeka and Makeda. 11 And as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethoron, the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them until Azeka, and they died: there were more dead with hail (b) All kind of creatures shall destroy the wicked when the Lord of hosts will have it so. stones, than they were whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. 12 Then spoke josuah to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered the Amorites before the children of Israel, & he said in the sight of Israel, Eccle. xlvi. a isaiah. 28. d. Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon in the valley of Aial●n. 13 And the sun abode, and the moon stood still, until the people avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of (c) The Hebrew word is jasher, that is righteous: therefore some judge, it meaneth Moses' book, and the Chaldee text readeth, the book of the law: but others think jasher to be the very name of the book which is lost, and now not extant. the righteous? So the sun [I say] abode in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down by the space of a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord heard the voice of a man: for the Lord By taking away the enemies hearts, and destroying them with hailstones. fought for Israel. 15 And josuah returned and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 16 But the five kings fled, and were hid in a cave at Makeda. 17 And it was told josuah [of one] saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave which is at Makeda. 18 And josuah said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it, for to keep it: 19 And stand ye not still, but follow after your enemies, & smite all the hindmost, and suffer them not to enter in●o their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. 20 And when josuah and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with an exceeding great slaughter, till they were wasted: the rest that remained of them, entered into walled cities: 21 And all the people returned to the host to josuah at Makeda in peace, neither did any man move his tongue against the children of Israel. 22 Then said josuah, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out these five kings unto me out of the cave. 23 And they did so, and brought those five kings unto him out of the cave, [even] the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of jarmuth, the king of Lachis, and the king of Eglon. 24 And when they brought out those kings unto josuah: josuah called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chief of the men of war which went with him: Come near, & put your feet upon the e By this Io●uah would ●ge his capt●s and ig● unto them what 〈◊〉 they sh●●ke 〈◊〉 the rest of the● enemies ●ing kings are thus by them ●ed. necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And josuah said unto them, Ye shall not fear, nor be faint hearted: but be strong, and pluck up your hearts, for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 And then josuah smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: And they hanged still upon the trees until the evening. 27 And at the going down of the sun, josuah gave commandment: And they took them down of the Deu xxi d. josu. viii. f. trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the caves mouth, [which remain] until this day. 28 And that same day josuah took Makeda, and smote it with the edge of the sword, & the king thereof also destroyed he utterly, with “ Or every person. all the souls that were therein, and let none remain: And he did to the king of Makeda, josu. vi d. as he did unto the king of jericho. 29 Then josuah went from Makeda, and all Israel with him, unto Libna, and fought against Libna. 30 And the Lord delivered it & the king thereof into the hand of Israel: and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the “ Or, persons. souls that were therein: He let none remain in it, but did unto the king thereof * as he did unto the king of jericho. 31 And josuah departed from Libna, and all Israel with him unto Lachis, and besieged it, and assaulted it. 32 And the Lord delivered Lachis into the hand of Israel, which took it the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, & all the souls that were therein: doing according to all, as he had done to the city of Libna. 33 Then Horam king of Geser came up to help Lachis: And josuah smote him and his people, until none remained of him. 34 And from Lachis josuah departed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him: and they besieged it, and assaulted it. 25 And took it the same day, and smote it with the edge of the sword: & all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed the same day, according to all that he he had done to Lachis. 26 And josuah departed up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron: And they fought against it. 37 And when they had taken it, they smote it with the edge of the sword, & the king thereof, and all the towns that parteined to it, and all the souls that were therein, and he left none remaining: but did according to all, as he had done to Eglon, and destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. 38 And josuah returned, and all Israel with him to Dabir, & fought against it. 39 And when he had taken it, & the king thereof, and all the towns that parteyded thereto, they smote them with the edge of the sword, & utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein, neither let he any remain: Even as he did to Hebron, so he did to Dabir and the king thereof, as he had done also to Libna and her king. 40 josuah therefore smote all the hill countries, and the south countries, & the valleys, and the downs, and all their kings, and let none remain of them, but utterly destroyed all that Deut xx. d. breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded. 41 And josuah smote them from Cades Barnea unto Asah, and all the country of Gosan [even] unto Gibeon. 42 And all these kings and their land did josuah take at f In one battle. one time: because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 And josuah and all Israel, returned unto the host that was in (g) where the ark was, there to give thanks▪ for their victory. Gilgal. ‛ the tribes of Israel to possess, to every ' man his part, 8 In the upper land and neither land, in the plains, and in Or, In ●oth. the hill sides, in the wilderness & south country the hittites, the Amorites, the Chanaanites, the Pherezites, the Hevites, & the jebusites. ‛ 9 josu. vi. a. josu. viii. a. The king of jericho, was one: josu. vi. a. josu. viii. a. the ' king of Ai which is beside Bethel, one: ‛ 10 The josu. viii. a. king of Jerusalem, one: the king ' of Hebron, one: ‛ 11 The king of jarmuth, one: the king ' of Lachis, one: 12 The king of Eglon, one: the king of ' Gazer, one: ‛ 13 The king of Dabir, one: the king of 'Gader, one: ‛ 14 The king of Horma, one: the king of ' Arad, one: ‛ 15 The king of Libna, one: the king of Adullam, one: ' 16 The * king of Makeda, one: the king ' of Bethel, one: ' 17 The king of Taphuha, one: the king ' of Hepher, one: ' 18 The king of Aphek, one: the king of ' Lasaron, one: ' 19 The king of Madon, one: the king of ' Hasor one: ' 20 The king of Simron Meron, one: the king of Achsaph, one: ' 21 The king of Thanach, one: the king ' of Megiddo, one: ' 22 The king of Kedes, one: the king of ' Jokneam of Carmel, one: ' 23 The ☜ king of Dor in the country of Dor, one: the king of the nations of Gilgal, one: 24 The king of Thirza, one: all the kings ' together thirty and one. ' ‛ The xiii Chapter. ' 1 The Lord commandeth josuah to divide the land that remaineth unto the Israelites. 13 Possession is not given unto the tribe of Levi. 15 The possession of the children of Reuben. 22 Baalam is put to death. 24 The possession of the tribe of Gad. 29 The possession of the half tribe of Manasse. ☞ 1 IOsuah was old, and stricken in years, and the Lord said unto him: Thou art old, and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet exceeding much land to be (a) After that the enemies are overcome. possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the regions of the Philistines, and all Gessuri: 3 From Nilus which is “ Hebr. Shihor. upon Egypt, unto the borders of Accaren northward, which land is counted unto Chananie, even five lordships of the Philistines, the Azathites, Asdothites, Ascalonites, Gethites, Accaronites, and the Euites. 4 And from the south, all the land of the Chanaanites, and the “ Hebr. Mearah. cave that is beside the Sidomans, even unto Aphak & to the borders of the Amorites. 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Libanon toward the sun rising, from the plain of Gad under mount Hermon, until a man come to Hamath: 6 All the inhabitors of the hill country from Libanon unto the b Read chap. 11. b. Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians will I cast out from before the children of Israel: only see that thou in any wise divide it by lot unto the Israelites to inherit, as I have commanded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land to inherit unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasses. 8 For with that other, the Rubenites & the Gadites have received their inheritance Nu. xxxi ● Deut. iii. b. which Moses gave them beyond jordane eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them: 9 From Aroer that lieth on the brim of the river Arnon, and from the city that is in the midst of the “ Or, 〈◊〉 river, & all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon: 10 And all the cities of Sehon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Hesbon, even unto the border of the children of Ammon: 11 And Gilead, and the border of Gessuri and Machati, and all mount Hermon, with all Basan unto Salecha: 12 Even all the kingdom of Og in Basan, which reigned in Astharoth and Edra●: which same remained yet of the Deut▪ ● Io● rest of the giants. These did Moses smite, and cast them out. 13 nevertheless, the children of Israel Because 〈…〉 were 〈◊〉 ●nd p●kes to hurt t●e Nu●● g. expelled not the Gesurites and the Machathites: But the Gesurites and the Machathites dwell among the Israelites even until this day. 14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance: but the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel is their d The Leuit●s shall have the tithes, sacrifices, and ●nges for their inheritance. Num. 18. c. inheritance, as he said unto them. 15 Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance, according to their kindreds: 16 And their coast was from Aroer that lieth on the bank of the river Arnon, and from the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain which is by Medeba: 17 Hesbon, with all their towns that lie in the plain: Dibon and the hill places of Baal, and the house of Baalmeon, ‛ 18 And jahazah, and Kedemoth, and ' Mephaath. ‛ 19 Kiriathaim, Sabamath, and Zarath ' Zahar, in the mount of the valley, 20 The house of Peor, and the springs of the hills, and Bethpheor, and Deut. iii. Ashdoth Pisgah, and Besiesimoth: 21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Hesbon, which Moses smote, Nu. xxxi. a. with the lords of Madian, Eui, Bekem, Zur, and Her, & Keba, the which were dukes of Sehon, dwelling in the country. 22 And e The false prophet who g●ue counsel, how to cause Israel offend God. Balaam also the son of Beor the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among other of them that were slain. 23 And the border of the children of Reuben, was jordane, with the country that lieth thereon. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their kindreds, cities, and villages pertaining thereto. 24 And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad he gave by their kindreds: 25 And their coasts were jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon unto Aroer that lieth before Rabba. 26 And from Hesbon unto Ramath, Mispeh, and Betonim: and from Mahanaim unto the borders of Dabir. 27 And in the valley they had Betharam, Bethnimra, Socoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sehon king of Hesbon, unto jordane and the coasts that lie thereon, even unto the edge of the sea of Cenereth, on the (f That is in the land of Moab. other side jordane eastward. 28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad, after their kindreds, their cities, and villages. 29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasses: And this was the possession of the half tribe of Manasses by their kindreds. 30 Their coast was from Mahanaim, even all Basan, and all the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and all the towns of Jair which lie in Basan, even threescore cities. 31 And half Gilead, Astaroth, & Edrai, cities of the kingdom of Og in Basan, Nu xxxii. g which pertain unto the (g Meaning his nephews, and posterity. children of Machir the son of Manasses, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their kindreds. 32 These are the heritage's which Moses did distribute in the fields of Moab on the other side jordane, over against jericho eastward. 33 Ios. xviii. b. But unto the tribe of Levi, Moses gave none inheritance: for the Lord God of Israel is their inheritance, Nu. xviii. c. as he said unto them. ‛ The xiiii Chapter. ' 1 The land of Chanaan was divided among the nine tribes and the half. 6 Caleb requireth the heritage that was promised him. 13 Hebron was given him. 1 ANd these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Chanaan, Num. 34. d. which Eleazar the priest, and josuah the son of Nun, and the ancient heads of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed to them: 2 Nu. xxvi. f. & xxxiii. g. By lot they received their possessions, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, to give unto the nine tribes, and unto the half tribe. 3 For Moses had given inheritance unto (a) The Rubenites, the Gadites, & half the tribe of Manasses. two tribes & an half, on the other side jordane: But unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them. 4 For the children of joseph were two tribes, Manasses and Ephraim: And therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of the same, for their beasts and cattle. 5 Nu xxxv. a As the Lord commanded Moses: even so the children of Israel did, when they divided the land. 6 And the children of juda came unto josuah in Gilgal: And Caleb the son of jephune the Kenesite said unto him: Thou wottest what the Lord said unto Moses the man of God about (b Which was that they two only should entre in to the land. Nu. 14. d me and thee in Cades Barnea. 7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Cades Barnea to espy out the land: and I brought him word again even as it was in mine heart. 8 Nevertheless, my (c That is the other spies that were sent with him. brethren that went up with me, discouraged the heart of the people: And I followed the Lord my God. 9 And Moses swore the same day, saying: * The land whereon thy feet have trodden, shallbe thine inheritance and thy children's for ever, because thou hast followed the Lord my God. 10 And behold, the Lord hath kept me alive as he said Eccl x●v ●. this forty and five years, even sense the Lord spoke this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: And now lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old: 11 And yet am as strong at this time, as I was when Moses sent me: Look how strong I was then, so strong am I now, either for war, or for “ Hebr. To go out, and come in. government. 12 Now therefore give me this mountain whereof the lord spoke in that day (for thou heardest in that day, how the “ Or, Giants. Anakims' were there, and the cities great and walled,) (d This he spoke of modesty, and not of doubting. If the Lord will be with me, and I shallbe able to drive them out, as the Lord said. 13 And josuah blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of jephune, Hebron to inherit. 14 And i Mac. two f. Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of jephune the Kenesite, unto this day: because he followed constantly the Lord God of Israel. 15 And the name of josu. xv c. Hebron was called in old time, Kiriath Arba, which [Arba] was a great man among the Enekims': And the land ceased from war. ‛ The xv. Chapter. ' ‛ 1 The lot or portion of Ephraim. 10 The Chanaanites. ' 1 THis was the lot of the tribe of the children of juda by their kindreds, even to the Nu. 34. a. border of Edom in the wilderness of Nu. 33. ●. Zin southward, even from the utmost part of the south coast. 2 And their south coast was from the brink of the salt sea, from a (a) The Hebrew word signified tongue, whereby is meant either the arm of the sea that cometh into the land, or a rock or cape that goeth in to the sea. rock that leaneth southward. 3 And it went out to the southside toward the going up to Maale Acrabim, & went along to Zin, and ascended up on the southside unto Cades Barnea: and went along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fet a compass to Karcaa. 4 From thence went it along to Azmon, and reached unto the river of Egypt, & the end of that coast was on the westside: This is (b) The Hebrew word is Chem, and signified your, which as one learned in Hebrew thinketh, is put here for He● which signified their. their south coast. 5 Their east coast is the salt sea, even unto the end (c) Meaning the mouth of the river, where it runneth in to the salt sea. of jordane: And their border in the north quarter, was from the rock of the sea and from the end of jordane. 6 And the same border went up to Bethhagla, and went along by the northside of Betharabah, and up from thence to the stone of d Which is a great stone used for a mar● to part their countries. Bohen the son of Reuben. 7 And again, the same border went up to Debir from the valley of Anchor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, that lieth before the going up to Adomnum, which is of the south side of the river: And the same border went up to the waters of the fountain of the sun, and ended at the ● Reg. i● b well of Rogel. 8 And then went up to the valley of the son of Hennom, even unto the south side of jebusi, the same is Jerusalem: And then went up to the top of the hill that lieth before the valley of Hennom westward, and by the end of the valley of the giants northward. 9 And then it compasseth from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephthoah, and goeth out of the cities of mount Ephron, and draweth to Baala, which is e That is, the city of woods. Kiriathiarim. 10 And then it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir, and then goeth along unto the side of mount jarim, which is Chesalon on the northside, and cometh down to Bethsames, and goeth to Thimnah. 11 And goeth out again unto the side of Akaron northward: And then draweth to Secron, and goeth along to mount Baala, and stretcheth unto jabneel: and the ends of the coasts leave at the west sea. 12 And the west border was the great sea, and the same coast was the coast of the children of juda round about, in their kindreds. 13 And unto Caleb the son of jephune did josuah give a part among the children of juda, according to the mouth of the Lord, even josu. xiiii. d. Kiriatharba of the father of Enac, which city is Ebron. 14 And Caleb f Now in the time of josuah and therefore is told by way of repetition. jud. i. drove thence the three sons of Enac, Sesai, and Ahiman, and Thalmai, which were the sons of Enac. 15 And he went up thence, to the inhabitors of Dabir: and the name of Dabir in the old time was g That is, a city of letters Kiriath Sephar. 16 And Caleb said: jud. i c. 2. Re. xvii. c He that smiteth Kiriath Sephar, & taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel, the son of Kenez, the Or, cousin brother of Caleb took it: And he gave him Acsah his daughter to wife. 18 And as she went in unto him, she moved him to ask of her father a field: And h Neither because her husband would not▪ or because he deferred it to long. she alighted of her ass. And Caleb said unto her what aileth thee? 19 Who answered: Or, ●●ion. give me a blessing, for thou hast given me a south land, give me also springs of water. And he gave her springs of water, both above and beneath. 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of juda by their kindreds. 21 And the utmost cities of the tribe of the children of juda, toward the coasts of Edom southward, were Kabzeel, Eder, and jagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, and Adadah, ' 23 Kedes, Hazor, and jethnan, ' 24 Ziph, Telem, and Baloth, ' 25 Hazor, Hadathah, Karioth, Hesron, ' which is Hazor, ' 26 Amam, Shema, and Moladah, ' 27 Hazar, Gadah, Hasmon, and Bethpheleth, ' 28 Hazarsual, Beersabe, and Baziothia, ' 29 Baala, Limb, and Azem, ' 30 Eltholad, Cecil, and Horma, ' 31 Zikelag, Medemenah, and Sensenna, ' 32 Labaoth, Selhim, Ain, and Rimon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages. 33 And in the low country they had ' Esthaol, Zareah, and Asenah, ' 34 Zanoah, Engannim, Thaphuah, and ' Enam: ' 35 jarmuth, Adulam, Socoh, and Azekah, ' 36 Saarem, Adithaim, Gederah, & Gederothaim: fourteen city with their villages. 37 Zenan, Hadazah, and Magdalgad, ' 38 Delean, Mispeh, and jektheel, ' 39 Lachis, Bazeath, and Eglon, ' 40 Chabbon, Lehamam, and Eethlis, ' 41 Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, & Makedah: sixteen cities with their villages. 42 Lebnah, Ether, and Asan, ' 43 jephthah, Asnah, and Nezib, ' 44 Keilah, Achzib, and Maresah: nine ' cities, with their villages. ' 45 Akron with her towns and villages. ' 46 From Akron even unto the sea, all that lieth about Asdod, with their villages. 47 Asdod with her towns and villages, Azah with her towns & villages, unto the (i) Me●ning Nilus. river of Egypt, and the great sea was their coast. ‛ 48 And in the mountains, they had ' Samir, jathir, and Socoh. ‛ 49 Danah, and Kariah Sennah, which ' is Dabir, ‛ 50 Anab, Esthemoh, and Anim, ‛ 51 Gosen, Holon, and Giloh, a leaven cities ' with their villages. ‛ 52 Arab, Dumah, and Esean, ‛ 53 janum, Beththaphuah, & Aphecah: 54 Humtah, & josu. xiiiii d Kiriatharbe (which is Hebron) & Sior, nine cities with their villages. ‛ 55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, and jutah, ‛ 56 jesrael, jukadan, and Zanoah ‛ 57 Cain, Gabaah, and Thamnah: ten cities with their villages. ' 58 Halhul, Bethzur, and G●dor, ' 59 Maarath, Bethanoth, and Elthe●on: ' six cities with their villages ' 60 Kariah Baal, which is Kariath jarim, and Rabba: two cities with their villages. 61 In the wilderness they had Betharabah, ' Meddin, and Sacacah, ' 62 Nebsan, & the (k) Of th● city the 〈◊〉 sea hath his name. city of Salt, & Engaddi: ' six cities with their villages. ' 63 Nevertheless, the jebusites that were the inhabitants of Jerusalem, could not the children of juda l That is utterly, though they slew the most part of them, & 〈◊〉 their cities. jud. 1. b. cast out: But the jebusites dwell with the children of juda at Jerusalem unto this day. ‛ ¶ The xuj Chapter. ' ‛ 1 The lot or part of Ephraim. 10 The Chanaanites dwelled among them. ' 1 ANd the lot of the children of joseph fell from jordane by jericho, unto the water of jericho eastward, & to the wilderness that goeth up from jericho throughout mount Bethel. 2 And goeth out from (a) Luz is thought to be a city at the end of mount Bethel, which is also named Bethel Genes. 28. d. And so Bethel is both the name of a city, and of a mount. Bethel to*Luz, and runneth along unto the borders of Archiataroth: 3 And goeth down again westward even to the coast of japhleti, and unto the coast of Bethhoron the neither, & to Gazer, and the ends of their coasts leave at the west sea. ' 4 And so the children of joseph, Manasses, ' & Ephraim, took their inheritance. 5 And the border of the children of Ephraim was by their kindred's. Their border on the east side was, Ataroth Adar, even unto Bethhoron the upper. 6 And went out westward to Machmethath on the northside, and returneth eastward unto Thaanath Silo, & passed it on the eastside unto jonoah. 7 And went down from jonoah to Atharoth and Naarath, and came to jericho, and went out at jordane. 8 And their border went from Thaphuah westward unto the river Kanah, and the ends were the west sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their kindreds. 9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim, were among the inheritance of the children of Manasses, even the cities with their villages. 10 And they drove not out the Chanaanites that dwelled in Gazer: but the Chanaanites dwelled among the Ephraites unto this day, and serve under tribute. ‛ The xvij Chapter. ' 1. The portion of the half tribe of Manasse. 3. Salphaad is given for a possession to his daughters. 13 Chanaanites are tributaries unto the Israelites. 14. The sons of joseph, Manasse, and Ephraim, do require a larger possession. 1 THis was the lot of the tribe of Manasses, which was the * eldest son of joseph, to wit of Machir the eldest son of Manasses, which was the father of Gilead: now because he was a man of war, he had Gilead and Basan. 2 This is the possession of the (a) For the other hal●e tribe had th● portion beyond jordane. rest of the children of Manasses by their kindreds: [Namely] of the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Ariel, the children of Sichem, the children of Hepher, the children of Semida: for these were the male children of Manasses, the son of joseph by their kindreds. 3 〈◊〉 xxvi d. ●vii. a. ●xxxvi. a. But Selaphead the son of Hepher, the son of Giliad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasses, had no sons: but daughters, whose names are these, Mahala, Noa, Hagla, Melcha, and Thirsa. 4 Which came before Eleasar the priest, and before josuah the son of Nun, & before the Lords, saying: The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our (b) Among them of our tribe. brethren. 5 And therefore according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. And there fell ten portions to Manasses, beside the land of Gilead and Basan, which were on the other side jordane. 6 Because the daughters of Manasses did inherit among his sons: And Manasses other sons had the land of Gilead. 7 And the coast of Manasses was from Aser to Machmathath that lieth before Sichem, and went along on the right hand, even unto the inhabitants of Entaphuah, 8 And the land of Thaphuah belonged to Manasses: which (d) Meaning the city itself. Thaphuah is beside the border of Manasses, beside the border of the children of Ephraim. 9 And the coast descended unto the “ Or, Brook of 〈◊〉. river Canah southward, even to the river: These cities of Ephraim, are among the cities of Manasses. The coast of Manasses went also on the northside to the river, and the ends of it go out at the sea: 10 So that the south partained to Ephraim, & the north to Manasses, & the sea is his border: And they met together in (e) In the tribe of Aser and tribe of Isachar. Aser northward, & in Isachar eastward. 11 And Manasses had in Isachar and in Aser, Bethsean & her towns, Iib●ean and her towns, and the inhabitors of Dor, with the towns pertaining to the same, and the inhabitors of Endor with the towns of the same, and the inhabitors of Thaanach with her towns, and the inhabitors of Magedo with the towns of the same, even three countries. 12 Yet the children of Manasses could (f) For at the first the● were not courageous & after agreed with them on condition contrary to God's commandment. not overcome those cities: but the Chanaanites presumed to dwell in the same land. 13 Nevertheless, assoon as the children of Israel were waxed strong, they put the Chanaanites under tribute, but expelled them not. 14 And the children of joseph spoke unto josuah, saying: Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, and forasmuch as the Lord hath (g) According to my father jacobs' prophecy. Gen. 48. d. blessed me hitherto? 15 And josuah answered them: If thou be much people, then get thee up to the wood [country] and prepare for thyself therein the land of the Pherezites and (h) If this mount be not large enough, why dost not thou get more by destroying Gods enemies as he hath commanded. of the Giants, if mount Ephraim be to narrow for thee. 16 And the children of joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: And all the Chanaanites that dwell in the low country have charettes of iron, and so have they that inhabit Bethlean & the towns of the same, and they also that dwell in the valley of jezreel. 17 And jasuah said unto the house of joseph, Ephraim, & Manasses: Ye be much people, and have great power, and shall not therefore have one lot. 18 Therefore the hill shallbe yours, and ye shall cut down the wood that is in it: and the ends of it shallbe yours, if ye cast out the Chananaites which have iron charettes, and are very strong. The xviii Chapter. 1 There are sent certain, who should appoint land for seven tribes between the sons of joseph, and juda. 11 The portion of the children of Benjamin. 13 Luza, which is also called Bethel. 14 Cariath Baal. 1 ANd the whole congregation of the children of Israel came together at Silo, and set up the (a) Which had continued at Gilgal ever 〈◊〉 they came to the land, till now. tabernacle of the congregation there, after the land was in subjection before them. 2 And there remained among the children of Israel (b) That is Benjamin, Simeon, Zabuion, Isachar, Aser, Ne●tali, and Dan. seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. 3 And josuah said unto the children of Israel: How long are ye so slack to come and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you? 4 give out from among you for every tribe three men, that I may send them: and that they may rise, and walk through the land, and distribute it according to the (c) That is into ten parts, to every tribe one. inheritance thereof, & come again to me. 5 And let them divide it unto them into seven parts: And (juda shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of joseph shall stand in their coasts on the north.) 6 Describe ye the land therefore into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me: and I shall cast lots for you here before the (d) That is, before the ark of the Lord. Lord our God. * josu. xiii d. 7 josu. xiii d. But the Levites have no part among you, for the (e) That is, Tithes, Sacrifices, and offerings. Ios. 13. d. & 14. a priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: josu. xii. b. And Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasses, have received their inheritance beyond jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them. 8 And the men arose, and went their way: And josuah charged them that went to describe the land, saying: Depart, and go through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Silo. 9 And the men departed, and walked through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and returned to josuah into the host at Silo. 10 And josuah cast (f) To avoid dissension, and that every man should be content with gods appointment. lots for them in Silo before the Lord: & there josuah divided the land unto the children of Israel, to each their portion. 11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their kindreds: And the coast of their lot came between the children of juda, and the children of joseph. 12 And their north coast was from jordane, & went up to the side of jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward, and they ended at the wilderness of Bethaven. 13 And went from thence toward Luz, even to the south side of Luz (the same is (g) Which was in the tribe of Ephraim: an other Bethel was in the tribe of Benjamin. Bethel) & descended again to Ataroth Adar, unto the hill that lieth on the south side of the neither Bethhoron. 14 And the coast turneth thence, & compasseth the corner of the sea southward, even from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward, and goeth out at Kiriathbaal (which is Kiriath jarim) a city of the children of juda: This is the west quarter. 15 And the south coast goeth from the end of Kiriathiarim, and goeth out “ Or, to the sea. westward, and thence it turneth to the well of waters of Nephthoah, 16 And cometh down again to the end of the hill that lieth before the valley of the son of Hennom, even in the valley of the giants northward, and descendeth into the valley of Hennom beside “ Or, jerusalem. jebusi southward, & goeth down to the well of Rogel, 17 And compasseth from the north, and goeth forth to (h) Which is in the tribe of Ephraim. En shemesh, and departeth from thence to the places of Geliloth, which are toward the going up unto Adommim: and goeth down to the josuah 1●. b stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 18 And then goeth along toward the side of the plain northward, and goeth down into the fields. 19 And goeth along to the side of Bethhagla northward, and endureth the point of the salt sea north therefrom, [even] at the (i) Where the river entereth unto the salt sea. south end of jordane: This is the south coast. 20 And jordane keepeth in this coast on the east side: And this is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin by their coasts round about, throughout their kindreds. 21 These were the cities of the tribes of the children of Benjamin throughout their kindreds: jericho, Bethhagla, and the plain of Casis. 22 Betharabah, Samaraim, and Bethel. ' 23 Auim, Parah, and Ophrah, ' 24 Haamonai, Ophni, & Gaba, twelve ' cities with their villages. ' 25 Gabaon, Ramah, Beeroth, ' 26 Mispeh, Chephirah, and Mosah, ' 27 Recem, jarephel, and Tharela, ' 28 Sela, Eleph, and jebusi (which is (k) Which was not wholly in the tribe of Benjamin, but part of it was also in the tribe of judah. Jerusalem) Gibath, and Ciriath, fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin throughout their kindreds. ‛ The xix Chapter. ' 2. The lot of Simeon. 10. Zabulon. 40. The possession of the tribe of Dan. 46. The possession of josuah. 1 ANd the second lot came out to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon by their kindreds: And their inheritance was in the (a) According to jacobs' prophesy▪ that he should be scattered among the other tribes. Gen. 49. a mids of the inheritance of the children of juda. ‛ 2 And they had in their inheritance, ' Beersabe, Sabe, and Moladah, ‛ 3 Hazorsual, Balah, and Azem, ‛ 4 Eltholad, Bethul, and Hormah, ‛ 5 Zikelag, Bethmarcaboth, and Hazetsusah, ‛ 6 Bethlebaoth, & Saruhen, thirteen cities with their villages. ' 7 Ain, Remmon, Ether, & Asan, four cities with their villages. 8 And thereto all the villages that were round about these cities, even to Balasah Beer, and Ramath southward. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon throughout their kindreds. 9 Out of the lot of the children of juda, came the inheritance of the children of Simeon: For the part of the children of juda was (b) God providing aforehand for the great increase that they should gr●we to ●n time to come. to much for them, and therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance in the inheritance of them. 10 And the third lot arose for the children of Zabulon throughout their kindred's: And the coasts of their inheritance came to Sarid. 11 And went up (c) Meaning toward the great sea. westward even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbaseth, & came thence to the river that lieth before Jokneam. 12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sun rising unto the border of Chisloth Thabor, & then goeth out to Dabereth, and goeth up to japhia. 13 And from thence goeth along eastward to Gethah Hepher, to Itthah Kazin, and goeth to Remmon, and turneth to Neah: 14 And compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon, and endeth in the valley of jephthahel, 15 And Katath, Nahalol, Simeon, jedalah, and (d) There was an other Bethlehem in the tr●e of judas. Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zabulon throughout their kindreds, and these are the cities with their villages. 17 And the fourth lot came out to Isachar, even for the children of Isachar by their kindreds. 18 And their coast was jesraelah, Casuloth, ' and Sunem, ' 19 Hapharaim, Zion, and Anaharath, ' 20 Harabith, Kision, and Abez, ' 21 Rameth, Enganim, Enhadah, and ' Bethphazez. ' 22 And his coast reacheth to Thabor, & Sahazimah, and Bethsames: and endeth at jordane, syxteene cities with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Isachar by their kindreds: and these are the cities with their villages. 24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe ' of the children of Aser by their kindreds. ' 25 And their coast was, Helkath, Hali, ' beaten, and Achsap, ' 26 Alamelech, Amaad, and Miseal: and came to Carmel westward, and to Sihor Libanath. 27 And turneth toward the sun rising to Bethdagon, and cometh to (e) That is joineth to the tribe Zebulon. Zabulon, and to the valley of jephthahel, toward the north side of Bethemek & Neiel, and goeth out on the left side of Cabul, 28 And to Hebron, Rohob, Hammon, ' and Kanah, even unto great Sidon. ' 29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah & to the strong city of (f) Which was Tyr●s a strong city in the sea. Zor, and turneth to Hozah, & endeth at the sea, by the possession of Achzibah, 30 Amah also, and Aphek, and Rohob: twenty and two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the children of Aser by their kindreds: these are the cities with their villages. 32 And the sixth lot came out to the children of Nephthali [even] to the children of Nephthali by their kindreds. 33 And their coast was from Heleph, (g) These cities were ●n the country of Zeanantu●. ' and from Elon to Zaenanim, Adami ' children of juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities by name. 10 Which the children of Aaron being of the kindreds of the Caathites, and of the children of Levi, obtained: (for theirs was the first lot.) ☞ 11 And they gave them Kiriath Arba of the father of Enac (which is Hebron) in the hill country of juda, with the (b) The suburbs were a thousand cubits from the w●ll of the city round about. Nu. 35 a suburbs of the same round about it. 12 But the land that pertained to the city and the villages thereof, gave they to Ios. xii. ●. Caleb the son of jephune, to be his possession. 13 And thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest, a city to the which the slayer might flee, even Hebron with her suburbs, and Libna with her suburbs, 14 And jathir with her suburbs, and Estemoa with he suburbs: 15 Holon with her suburbs, Dabir with her suburbs: 16 Ain with her suburbs, juttah with her suburbs, Bethsames with her suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Gibeon with her suburbs, Gabae with her suburbs, 18 Anatoth with her suburbs, Almon with her suburbs, four cities. 19 All these cities of the children of Aaron priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 And the kindreds of the children of Caath that were levites, that is to say, the (c) That is, that were no priests, but levites only. other children of Caath, had cities given them for their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them the city that the slear might flee unto, Sichem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with her suburbs. 22 And Cibraim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs, four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elthee with her suburbs, Gabethon with her suburbs. 24 And Aialon with her suburbs, Gathremon with her suburbs, four cities. 25 And out of the (d) Which dwelled in Chanaan. half tribe of Manasses, Thanach with her suburbs, & Gathremon with her suburbs, two cities. 26. All the cities for the other kindreds of the children of Caath, were ten, with their suburbs. 27 And unto the children of Gerson, which were of the kindreds of the Levites, they gave out of the other half tribe of Manasses, the city of refuge for the slear, Golan in Basan with her suburbs, & Beestherah with her suburbs, two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Isachar, Kision with her suburbs, and Dabereh with her suburbs: 29 And jarmuth with her suburbs, Enganim with her suburbs, four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Aser, Misal with her suburbs, Abdom with her suburbs. 31 Helcath with her suburbs, and Rohob with her suburbs, four cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Nephthali the city for the slear to flee unto, Kedes in Galilee with her suburbs, Hamothdor with her suburbs, and Carthan with her suburbs, three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gersonites throughout their kindreds, were thirteen cities with their suburbs, 34 And unto the other kindreds of the children of Merari, (e) The families of Caath & Gerson already spoken of, remaineth only Merari, of which being the youngest, came the third family of Levites, and are here therefore called the rest. the rest of the Levites, they gave out of the tribe of Zabulon, jecnam with her suburbs, and Cartha with her suburbs. 35 Dimnah with her suburbs, and Nahalal with her suburbs, four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, (f) Bezer & damoth, we● the cities of refuge, under the Merarites, & beyond jordane. Bezer with her suburbs, and jahasa with her suburbs, 37 Kedmoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs, four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, they gave the city for the slear to flee unto, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 39 Hesbon with suburbs, and jaser with her suburbs, four cities in all. 40 So that all the cities of the children of Merari throughout their kindreds which were the rest of the kindreds of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 41 And all the cities that the Levites had, (g) That jacobs' prophesy might be fulfilled, and gods providence performed: that is, that no part of Israel should want their teachers of God's law. among the possession of the children of Israel, were xlviii with their suburbs. 42 And these cities lay every one severally, having their suburbs round about them throughout all the said cities. 43 And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers: And they conquered it, & dwelled therein. 44 And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: The Lord also delivered all their enemies into their hands. 45 josu. ●●. There scaped nothing of all the good things which the Lord had said unto the house of Israel, but all came to pass. ☜ The xxij Chapter. 1. Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses are sent again to their possessions. 10. They build an altar for a memorial. 15. The Israelites reprove them. 21 Their answer for defence of the same. 1 THen (a) 〈◊〉 that the Israelites enjoyed the land of Chana●n. josuah called the Rubenites, the Gadites, & the half tribe of Manasses, 2 And said unto them: Num 32. f. Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord (b) Which was to go armed before their brethren. Num xxxii. commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. 3 Ye have not left your brethren of a long season unto this day, but have kept the commandment of the Lord your God. 4 And now that the Lord hath given rest unto your brethren as he promised them: therefore return ye, and go unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord Num. 32 f. josua. xiii. b gave you on the other side jordane. 5 But in any wise take diligent heed, to do the commandment & (c) josuah now at parting, willing to show them his care, and his thankful heart for their pains: remembreth them of the keeping of God's law, 〈◊〉 the only mean of all the reward & felicity he wishes them. law which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you: * that ye love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and cleave unto him, and serve him with all your hearts, and all your souls. 6 And so josuah (d) He commended them to God, and prayed for them. blessed them, & sent them away: And they went unto their tents. 7 Unto the one half of the tribe of Manasses Moses gave possession in Basan: & unto the other half thereof gave josuah, among their brethren on this side jordane westward. And josuah sent them away also unto their tents, and blessed them, 8 And said unto them: Return with much riches unto your tents, and with a great multitude of cattle, with silver and gold, with brass, and iron, and with much raiment, and * divide the spoil of your enemies with your (e) Which they had left at home to keep their cities and possessions. Num. 31. d. 1. Reg. 30. f. brethren. 9 And the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, & the half tribe of Manasses returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Silo, which is in the land of Chanaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they had obtained, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 10 And when they came unto the borders of jordane that are in the land of Chanaan, there the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses built (f) This is beyond jordane: For sometime the whole country on both sides of jordane, is meant by Chanaan. there an altar by jordane, & that a great altar to see to. 11 When the children of Israel heard say, behold the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses, have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Chanaan in the borders of jordane, at the passage of the children of Israel: 12 When the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered them together at Silo, to make (g) God's law requireth them so to do, though they were the dearest friends they had, if they were found to fall away from true religion. Deut. xiii. b. battle against them. 13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasses into the land of Gilead, Phinehes the son of Eleazar the priest, 14 And with him ten lords, of every chief house a lord, throughout all the tribes of Israel, which were heads of their father's households among the “ Or multitude. thousands of Israel. 15 And they went unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of the half tribe of Manasses, unto the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying: 16 Thus say the whole congregation of the Lord: what transgression is this, that ye have transgressed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar for to rebel this day against the Lord? 17 Is the Nu. xxv. wicked deed of Peor to little for us, whereof we are not yet (h) The reproach of that wicked ●s doth ●ke by 〈◊〉, though alter ●nishment by death of 〈◊〉 thousand Gods wr●th was p●fied Num. 25. c. cleansed unto this day, and there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord? 18 Ye also are turned away this day from the Lord: And seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord, it will come to pass that to morrow he shallbe wroth with all the congregation of Israel. 19 notwithstanding, if ye think that the land of your possession is (i) ●s wanting the Ark of the Lord, and his altar unclean, then come over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the lords tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: But (k) To use an● other service than God alloweth ●s to rebel against God. ●. Sam. 1●. rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, to build you any other altar, save the altar of the Lord our God. 20 * Did not Achan the son of Zareth trespass grievously in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and this man alone (l) signifying that, if many suffered for one man's fault, for the fault of many all should suffer. perished not in his wickedness. 21 Then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses answered, and said unto the heads over the thousands of Israel: 22 The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods knoweth, and also Israel shall know, if it be to rebel or to transgress against the Lord, than thou Lord save us not this day. 23 Or else if we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord, or to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself (m) That is, 〈…〉 punish us, & revenge it. require it. 24 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might say unto ours: What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel? 25 The Lord hath made jordane a border between us and you ye children of Reuben and of Gad, ye have no part therefore in the Lord: and so shall your children make our children (n) Fall away from true religion. cease from fearing the Lord. 26 Therefore we said, We will make us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: 27 But for a * witness between us and you, and our generations after us, that we should serve the Lord with our offerings, sacrifices, & peace offerings before him: & that your children should not say to ours in time to come, Ye have no (o) As you are excluded from the land: so are you excluded from being partakers of the lords service. part in the Lord. 28 Therefore said we, that if they should so say to us or to (p) God requireth that the care of his glory be in every man, not only for his time, but also that it reach to his posterity. our generations in time to come: that we would say again, Behold the fashion of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made, neither for burnt offerings nor sacrifices, but for a witness between us and you. 29 God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, & turn this day from after him, and build any other altar for burnt offerings, oblations, or sacrifices, save the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle. 30 And when Phinehes the priest, and the lords of the congregation, & heads over the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard these words that the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the children of Manasses spoke, they were well content. 31 And Phinehes the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasses: This day we perceive that the Lord is (q) His covenant & his true religion being preserved uncorrupt among us, because ye have not done this trespass against the Lord: Now ye have rid the children of Israel (r) From the punishment that they must have looked for, by transgressing of god's law. out of the hand of the Lord. 32 And Phinehes the son of Eleazar the priest, with the lords, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Chanaan, to the children of Israel, & brought them this word again. 33 And the saying pleased the children of Israel, and they blessed God, and did not intend to go against them in battle, and to destroy the land which the children of Reuben and Gad dwelled in. 34 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, called the altar [Ed] for it shallbe a witness between us, that the Lord is God. The xxiii Chapter. 2 josuah exhorteth the people, that they join not themselves to the Gentiles. ● That they name not their idols. 14 The promise if they fear God. 15 And threatenings, if they forsake him. 1 ANd it came to pass, a long season after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that josuah waxed old, and was stricken in age. 2 And josuah called for all Israel, and for their elders, their heads, their judges, and officers, and said unto them: I am old and stricken in age, 3 And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations (a) Your eyes ●uing witness before you, how the Lord your God himself hath fought for you. 4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, even from jordane, with all the nations that I have destroyed, even unto the great sea westward. 5 And the Lord your God shall (b) Which yet remain unconquered. Cham 13. expel them before you, & cast them from out of your sight, and ye shall conquer their land, as the Lord your God hath said unto you. 6 Go to therefore, and be of a good courage, that ye take heed and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, Deu. v. b. ●. ●ixxviii. b that ye bow not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left. 7 Neither company with these nations that is with them that are left with you, neither make 〈◊〉. xvi. a. mention of the name of their gods, nor (c) Let not the judges admit an other 〈◊〉 any shall swear by that idols. cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them. 8 But stick fast unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day. 9 So shall the Lord cast out before you great nations and mighty, as no man hath been able to stand before you hitherto. 10 Leu. 26. b. De. xxxii. d One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God he fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. 11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God. 12 ells, if ye go back and cleave unto the rest of these nations that remain with you, & shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: 13 Be ye sure that the Lord your God will no more cast out all these nations from before you: Exo. xxiii. g Num. 33. g Deut. seven. c. but they shallbe snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, & thorns in (d) Meaning, they shallbe a continual grief unto you, and so the cause of your destruction. your eyes, until ye perish from of this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. 14 And behold, this day do I (e) I die according to the course of nature. enter into the way of all the world, and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that josu. xxi. d. nothing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God promised you, but all are come to pass unto you, and nothing hath failed thereof. 15 Therefore, as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you: so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil, until he have destroyed you from of this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. 16 When ye have (f) He showeth that no evil can come unto man, except he offend God by disobedience. transgressed the appointment of the Lord your God which he commanded you, and have gone & served strange gods, & bowed yourselves to them: then shall the wrath of the Lord wax hot upon you, and ye shall perish quickly from of the good land which he hath given you. The xxiiii Chapter. 2 josuah rehearseth God's benefits. 14 And exhorteth the people to fear God. 25 The league renewed between God and the people. 26 josuah dieth. 32 The bones of joseph are buried. 33 Eleazar dieth. 1 ANd josuah gathered (a) That were inhabitants in the land of Chanaan, to 〈◊〉 tribes & the half. all the tribes of Israel to Sichem, and called for the elders of Israel, & for their heads, judges, and officers, & they presented themselves (b) Before the ark of God, which was then brought from Silo to Sichem. before God. 2 And josuah said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Your fathers dwelled on the other side of the (c) Euphrates in Mesopotamia. Gen. 11. d. jud. 5. a. flood in old time, even There the father of Abraham and of Nachor, and served strange gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and brought him throughout all the land of Chanaan, and multiplied his seed, and Gen. xxi. d. gave him Isahac. 4 And I gave unto Isahac, jacob and Esau, Gen. 36. b. and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it: But Gen. xlvi. b. Exo. iii. c. jacob and his children went down into Egypt. 5 Ex. seven. viii.ix.x. & xiiii I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I Ex. seven. viii.ix.x. & xiiii plagued Egypt, and when I had so done among them, I brought you out. 6 Exo. xii. f. And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and as they came unto the sea, the Egyptians followed after your fathers with charettes and horsemen unto the red sea. 7 Exo. xiiii. c. And when they cried unto the Lord, the Lord put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, & covered them, and your eyes have seen what I have done to the Egyptians: and ye dwelled in thee wilderness (d) Even forty years. along season. 8 And Num. xxi. d I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelled on the other side jordane: And they fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, that ye might conquer their country, and I destroyed them from out of your sight. 9 Nu. xxii. a. Deu. xxiii. a Then Balak the son of Ziphor king of Moab, arose & warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor for to curse you: 10 But I would not hearken unto Balaam, & therefore he rather blessed you: and so I delivered you out of his hand. 11 And ye went over jordane, and came unto jericho: and the (e) Not in open field, but by defending of their cities. men of jericho fought against you, the Amorites, Pherezites, Chanaanites, hittites, Gergesites, Hevites, and jebusites, & I delivered them into your hand. 12 And I sent Exo. xxiii. f Deu. seven. f. josu. xi. hornets before you, which cast them out of your sight, even the two kings of the Amorites: but not with your own sword, or with your own bow. 13 And I have given you a land in which ye did no labour, & cities which ye built not, & which ye dwell in: vineyards also and olive trees which ye planted not, and whereof ye do eat. 14 Now therefore (f) This is the true use of God's benefits, to learn thereby to fear & serve him. fear the Lord, and serve him in perfectness and truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood and in Egypt, and serve ye the Lord. 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, than chose you this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served (that were on the other side of the flood) either the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: As for me and my house, (g) This th●cheth us that if all the world would go from God, yet every one if us particularly is bound to cleave unto him. we will serve the Lord. 16 The people answered and said: God forbid, that we should forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods. 17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us & our fathers out of the land of Egypt, & from the house of bondage, and which did those great miracles in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the people which we came thorough. 18 And the Lord did cast out before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelled in the land: And therefore will we also serve the Lord, for he is (h) Whom we knowledge ourselves bound to serve. our God. 19 And josuah said unto the people, Ye (i) Except it cast away your idols. can not serve the Lord: for he is an holy God, and a jealous God, and cannot bear your iniquity and sin. 20 If ye forsake the Lord and serve strange gods, Ios. xxiii. d. he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. 21 And the people said unto josuah: Nay, but we will serve the Lord. 22 And josuah said unto the people: Ye are witnesses (k) In this your con●essi● of God's benefits, and promise made to serve him, i● hereafter ye do the contrary. against yourselves, that ye have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they said: we are witnesses. 23 Then put away [said he] the (l) Which you have found & carried away from the spoils of the cities that you have won. strange gods which are among you, & bow your hearts unto the Lord God of Israel. 24 The people said unto josuah: The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. 25 And so josuah made a covenant with the people the same day, and set an ordinance & law before them in Sichem. 26 And josuah wrote these words in the book of the law of God: and took a great stone, and pitched it on end in the said place, even under an oak that was in the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 And josuah said unto all the people: Behold, this stone shallbe a witness unto us, for (m) Rather than man's dissimulation should not be punished, the dumb creatures shall cry for vengeance it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spoke with us, it shallbe therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. 28 And so josuah let the people departed, every man unto his inheritance. 29 And after these things it came to pass, that josuah the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord died, being an hundredth and ten years old. 30 And they buried him in the country of his inheritance, even in Thamnath Serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the northside of the hill of Gaas. 31 And Israel served the Lord (n) Such are the people commonly as the rulers are. all the days of josuah, and all the days of the elders that over lived josuah, and which had known all the works of the Lord that he had done for Israel. 32 And the josu. xiii. d. bones of joseph which the children of Israel brought out of Egypt, buried they in Sichem, in a parcel of ground which jacob bought of the sons of Hemor the father of Sichem for an hundredth pieces of silver, and it became the inheritance of the children of joseph. 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, whom they buried in a hill that pertained to Phinehes his son, which [hill] was given him in mount Ephraim. ¶ The end of the book of josuah whom the hebrews call jehosuah. ❧ The book of judges, called in the Hebrew Sophtim, and in Latin Judicum. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 After josuah was dead, juda was constitute captain. 6 Adonibezek is taken. 14 The request of Achsah. 16 The children of Keni. 19 The Chanaanites are made tributaries, but not destroyed. 1 AFter the death of josuah, it came to pass, that the children of Israel (a) By the judgement of Vr● Ex. 18. w●ightie matters ought not to be taken in hand without first invocation of God. asked the Lord, saying: who shall go up for us against the Chanaanites, to fight first against them? 2 And the Lord said, juda shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hands. 3 And juda said unto Simeon his (b) Whose inheritance was scattered among the tribe of juda according to jacobs' prophesy. Gene. 49. b. brother: Come up with me in my lot, that we may fight against the Chanaanites, and I likewise will go with thee into thy (c) As if I were one of the inhabitors of the land that came to thee by lot. lot. And so Simeon went with him. 4 And juda went up, and the Lord delivered the Chanaanites and Pherezites into their hands: And they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found “ Or, the lord of Bezek Adombezek in Bezek: And they fought against him, and slew the Chanaanites and Pherezites. 6 But Adonibezek fled, and they followed after him, caught him, and (d) As he served others, so by God's judgement is he served himself. cut of his thumbs and his great toes. 7 And Adonibezek said, Three score and ten kings having their thumbs & great toes cut of, gathered their meat under my table: Le. xxiiii. c. As I have done, so God hath done to me again. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. 8 (The children of juda had (e) All this within the parenthesis was done in josuah his time, and is here spoken of by way of repetition. fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, & set the city on fire.) 9 Afterward the children of juda went down to fight against the Chanaanites that dwelled in the mountain & toward the south, & in the low country. 10 And juda went against the Chanaanites that dwelled in Hebron, which before time was called Kiriath Arba, & slew (f) These three were giants, and the children of Anak. josu. 15. d. Sesai, Ahiman, and Thalmai. 11 And from thence they went to the inhabitants of Dabir, whose name in old time was called Kiriathsepher. 12 And Caleb said: josu. xv. c. He that smiteth Kiriathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 13 And Othoniel the son of Kenez Calebs' younger brother took it: to whom he gave Achsah his daughter to wife. 14 When she came to him, she counseled him to ask of her father a field: And then she (g) Read Ios. 15 d. lighted of her ass, and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? 15 She answered unto him, give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a southward land, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her springs, both above and beneath. 16 And the children of the (g) This was one of the names of Moses' father in law. Num 10. d. Kenite Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of Deu. 34 a. palm trees with the children of juda, into the wilderness of juda, that lieth in the south of Arad, and they went and dwelled among the people. 17 And juda went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Chanaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it, Num. xxi. a and called the name of the city Horma. 18 And also juda took (h) These cities & others were afterward possessed of the philistines. 1. Sa 6. d. Azzah with the coasts thereof, & Askalon with the coasts thereof, and Akaron with the coasts thereof. 19 And the Lord was with juda, and he conquered the mountains: but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valleys, because they had charettes of iron. 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, Nu xiiii. d. josu. xiiii. d. as Moses said: And he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. 21 And the children of Benjamin did not cast out the jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: but the jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 And in like manner they that were of the house of joseph went up to 〈◊〉. xvi. a. Bethel, and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of joseph searched out Bethel, which before time was called Gen 28 d. Luz. 42 And the spies saw a man come out of the city, & they said unto him: Show us we pray thee the way into the city, Ioug●i c. and we will show thee mercy. 25 And when he had showed them the way into the city, they smote it with the edge of the sword: but let the man and all his household go free. 26 And the man went into the land of the hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto (i) That is, unto the time of Samuel, who is supposed to have written this book. this day. 27 Ios. xvii. c. Neither did Manasses expel Bethsean with her towns, Thanach with her towns, the inhabitors of Dor with her towns, the inhabitors of jeblaam with her towns, neither the inhabitors of Magiddo with her towns: but the Chanaanites were bold to dwell in the land. 28 But it came to pass, that assoon as Israel was waxed mighty, they put the Chanaanites to tribute, and expelled them not wholly. 29 jos xvi a. In like manner (k) That is, the tribe of Ephraim: and so are the rest to be understanded. Ephraim expelled not the Chanaanites that dwelled in Gazer: but the Chanaanites dwelled still in Gazer among them. 30 Neither did Zabulon expel the inhabitors of Ketron, neither the inhabitors of Nahalol: but the Chanaanites dwelled among them, and became tributaries. 31 Neither did Aser cast out the inhabitors of Acho, neither the inhabitors of Zidon, and of Ahalab, Aczib, & Helbah, Aphek, nor of Rohob: 32 But the Aserites dwelled among the Chanaanites the inhabitors of the land: for they did not drive them out. 33 Neither did Nephthalim drive out the inhabitors of Bethsames, nor the inhabitors of Bethanath: but dwelled amongst the Chanaanites the inhabitors of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitors of Bethsames and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them. 34 And the Amorites “ Or, afflicted them. drove the children of Dan into the mountain, and suffered them not to come down to the valley. 35 And the Amorites were content to dwell in mount Heres in Aialon, and in Salabim: And the hand of joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Acrabim, & from the (l) A city in Arabia, in Hebrew Selah, which signifieth a rock. rock upward. The two Chapter. 2 The Angel rebuketh the people, because they had made peace with the Chanaanites. 11 The Israelites fell to idolatry after josuahs' death. 14 They are delivered into the enemy's hands. 16 God delivereth them by judges. 22 Why God suffered idolaters to remain among them. 1 ANd the (a) A prophet or messenger as some think which was Phinees, other think it was an Angelical spirit sent of God, & appearing to do this message. angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: I made you to go out of Egypt, & have brought you unto the land which I swore unto your fathers: And I said, I will never break mine appointment that I made with you. 2 And Deu. seven a. ye also shall make no covenant with the inhabitors of this land, Deu. xii. a. but shall break down their altars: Nevertheless, ye have not harkened unto my voice: why have ye this done? 3 Wherefore I have likewise determined, that I will not cast them out before you: but they shallbe josu xxiii. c as thorns unto you, and their gods shallbe a snare unto you. 4 And when the angel of the Lord spoke these words unto all the children of Israel, the people cried out and wept: 5 And called the name of the said place “ Or, weeping. Bochim, & offered sacrifices unto the Lord. 6 And when josuah (b) Read josuah. 24. g. had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man into his inheritance to possess the land. 7 Io. xxiiii. g. And the people served the Lord all the days of josuah, & all the days of the elders that outlyved josuah, & had seen all the great works of the Lord that he did for Israel. 8 And josuah the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord l●xx●g. died, when he was an hundredth and ten years old: 9 Whom they buried in the coasts of his inheritance [even] in Thimnath (c) Or Serah I●s ●4 g●▪ signified the sun whose image was set vpo● josuahs' grave for a memory that the sun stood as his commandment. Heres in mount Ephraim, on the northside of the hill Gaas. 10 And even so all that generation were put unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which neither knew the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. 11 And then the children of Israel did wickedly in the sight of the Lord, and served (d) That is, all m●er of idols. Baalim, 12 And forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed strange gods, even of the gods of the nations that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and angered the Lord: 13 They forsook the Lord, and served Baal and (e) Idols which had the form of sheer among the Sidonians. Astharoth. 14 And the wrath of the Lord waxed hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raveners, that spoiled them, & Esa. l. a. sold them into the hands of their enemies round about them, so that they had no power any longer to stand before their enemies. 15 But whithersoever they went out, the (f) The vengeance. hand of the Lord was sore against them, even as the Lord promised them, and as he swore unto them: And he punished them sore. 16 Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hands of their oppressers. 17 And yet for all that they would not hearken unto their judges: but rather went a whoring after strange gods, and bowed themselves unto them, and turned (g) This is 〈◊〉, manner of ye●rupt nature's man, & therefore God of his mercy from time to time used to restore and renew true religion. quickly out of the way, which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord: But they did not so. 18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, he was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge: (* for the Lord had compassion over their sorowinge, which they had by the reason of them that oppressed them & vexed them:) 19 Yet for all that, jud. iii. b. assoon as the judge was dead, they returned, and did worse than their fathers, in following strange gods, to serve them & worship them: and ceased not from their own inventions, nor from their malicious way. 20 And the wrath of the Lord was moved against Israel, and he said: Because this people hath transgressed mine appointment which I commanded their fathers, and have not harkened unto my voice: 21 I will henceforth not cast out before them one man of the nations which josuah left when he died: 22 That through them I may (h) Outward enemies and false prophets are a trial to prove our faith. De. 13. a prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk therein as their fathers did, or not. 23 And so the Lord left those nations, and drove them not out immediately, neither delivered them into the hand of josuah. The three Chapter. 1 The Chanaanites were left to try Israel. 9 Othoniel delivereth Israel. 21 Ahud killeth king Eglon. 23 Samgar killeth the Philistines. 1 THese are the nations which the Lord left, that he might prove Israel by them: (even as many of Israel as had not known all the (a) What help of God attained, what policy & what valiauntes was used therein. wars of Chanaan: 2 Only for the learning of the generations of the children of Israel that he also might teach them war, ' only such as before knew nothing thereof.) 3 Of those whom he left, there were five lords of the Philistines, and all the Chanaanites, and the Sidonites, & the Hevites that dwelled in mount Libanon, even from mount Baal Hermon, unto one come to Hamath. 4 Those remained to prove Israel by, and to wit whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. 5 And the children of Israel dwelled among the Chanaanites, hittites, Amorites, Pherezites, Hevites, and jebusites, 6 And took the daughters of them to be (b) Contrary to G●ds commandment Deut ●. their wives, & gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 7 And the children of Israel did wickedly in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served Baalim and (c) Trees o●●tere●ted for idolatry. Astheroth. 8 Therefore the Lord was angry with Israel, and he sold them into the hands of Chusan Risathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chusan Risathaim eight years. 9 And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord stirred up a saver to the children of Israel, & saved them, even Othoniel the son of Kenes, Calebs' younger brother. 10 And (d) Ending him with the gift of prophecy zeal of true religion, strength, pol● wisdom and fortitude. the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel, & went out to war: And the Lord delivered Chusan Risathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and his hand prevailed against Chusan Risathaim. 11 And the land had rest forty years: and Othoniel the son of Kenes died. 12 And the children of Israel again committed wickedness in the sight of the Lord: And the Lord (e) Using him as a Red to punish the children of Israel for their wickedness. strengthened Eglon the king of the Moabites, against the children of Israel, because they had committed wickedness before the Lord. 13 And this [Eglon] gathered unto him the children of Animon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of Palm trees. 14 And so the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab xviii years. 15 But when they cried unto the Lord, the Lord stirred them up a saver, Ahud the son of Gera the son of Gemini, a man lame of his “ Or, left ●d, right hand: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. 16 But Ahud made him a dagger with two edges, of a cubit length, and he did gird it unto his raiment upon his right thigh, 17 And carried the present unto Eglon the king of Moab: (And Eglon was a very fat man.) 18 And when he had presented the present, he sent the people that bore it away: 19 But he himself turned again (from the place of graven images, that was by Gilgal) and said: I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. which said: Keep silence. And all that stood before him, went out from him. 20 And Ahud came unto him, and in a summer parlour which he had, sat he himself alone: and Ahud said, I have a message unto thee from God. And he arose out of his seat. 21 And Ahud put forth his left hand, & took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. 22 And the haft went in after the blade: and the fat closed the haft, so that he might not draw the dagger out of his belly, but the dirt came out. 23 Then Ahud got him out into the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24 When he was gone out, his servants came: And when they saw that the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, surely he (g) That is he doth his casment. covereth his feet in his summer chamber. 25 And they tarried till they were ashamed, and seeing he opened not the doors of the parlour, they took a key and opened them: And behold, their Lord was fallen down dead on the earth. 26 And Ahud escaped while they tarried and was gone beyond, to the place of the graven images, and escaped into Seirath. 27 And when he was come, Num. x. a. he blewe a trumpet in mount Ephraim: And the children of Israel went down with him from the hill, and he went before them. 28 And he said unto them, follow me: for the Lord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they descended after him, and take the passages of jordane toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. 29 And they slew of the Moabites the same time upon a ten thousand men, which were all (h) That is strong and lu●y. fat, & men of war, and there scaped not a man. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel: And the land had rest fourscore years. 31 After him was Samgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an (i) Like as the strongest kind of armour helpeth no●, where God will punish: to the spiest weapon will se● 〈◊〉 God miraculously will g●u● 〈◊〉. ox goad, and delivered Israel also. The four Chapter. 1 Israel sin, and are given into the hands of jabie. 4 Deborah judgeth Israel, and erhorteth Barak to deliver the people. 16 Sisara fleeth. 17 And is killed by jael. ☞ 1 ANd the children of Israel began again to do wickedly in the sight of the Lord, when Ahud was dead. 2 And the Lord sold them into the hand of (a) This was one of the posterity of jabin whom josuah slew Ios. 11 ●●now● having recovered wrength to revenge jabin king of Chanaan, that reigned in (b) which was by josuah destroyed: but after recovered & b● ylded by the enemies. Hazor, whose captain of war was called Sisara, which dwelled in Haroseth of the gentiles. 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord (for he had nine hundredth charettes of iron: & twenty years he troubled the children of Israel very sore.) 4 And Deborah a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel the same time. 5 And the same Deborah dwelled under a pauline tree, between Ramath & Bethel, in mount Ephraim: And the children of Israel came up to her for judgement. 6 And she sent, and called jud. v. b. Barak the son of Abinoam, out of Kedes Nephthalim, and said unto him: Hath not the Lord God of Israel (c) It should appear that she had done this message unto him af● and now calleth upon him for the same a●ore the whole multitude. commanded, saying: Go, and draw toward mount Thabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Nephthalim, and of the children of Zabulon? 7 And I will bring unto thee to the Psal. 83 b. river Kison, Sisara the captain of war, unto jabin, with his charettes and his people, and will deliver him into thine hands. 8 And Barak said unto her, (d) Although his faith now at the fr●st he 〈◊〉, and therefore desireth the mes● of the prophet● yet after it became so strong that it is commended by the testimony of the 〈◊〉 ghost. De●. ●. If thou wilt go with me, I will go: But and if thou wilt not come with me, I will not go. 9 She said: I will surely go with thee, but this journey that thou takest, shall not be for thine honour: for the Lord shall sell Sisara into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedes. 10 And Barak called Zabulon & Nephthalim to Kedes, and led after him ten thousand men: and Deborah went up with him. 11 (But Haber the Kenite which was of the children of Hobab, Num. x. ●. the father in law of Moses, removed from the Kenites, and pitched his tent (c) This 〈◊〉 tow●ne th●t he occupiers argueth ●s substance to be great▪ which 〈◊〉 seem to 〈◊〉 cause wh● departed 〈◊〉 the other 〈◊〉 until the plain of Zaana●m, which is by Kedes.) 12 And they showed Sisara, that Barak the son of Abindam was gone up to mount Thabor. 13 And Sisara gathered together all his charettes, even nine hundredth charettes of iron, & all the people that were with him from of Haroseth of the gentiles, unto the river of Kison. 14 And Deborah said unto Barak: Up, for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisara into thine hand: Is not the Lord gone out before thee? And so Barak went down from mount Thabor, and ten thousand men after him. 15 But the Lord destroyed Sisara and all his charettes, and all his heast with the edge of the sword, before Barak: so that Sisara lighted down of his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 16 But Psal 83 b. Barak followed after the charettes and after the host, even unto Har●seth of the gentiles: And all the host of Sisara fell upon the edge of the sword, and there was not a man left. 17 Howbeit Sisara fled away on his feet to the tent of jael the wife of (f) He was of the famine of jethro Moses father in 〈◊〉 and his ancestors joined themself to Israel in the true worshipping of God. Haber the Kenite (for there was peace between jabin the king of Hazor, and the household of Haber the Kenite.) 18 And jael went out to meet Sisara, and said unto him: Turn in my lord, turn in to me, fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into her tent, she covered him with a mantel. 19 And he said unto her: give me I pray thee a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. And she opened Iud● x. ●. a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, & covered him. 20 And again he said unto her: Stand in the door of the tent, and when any man doth come and inquire of thee, whether there be any man here, thou shalt say, nay. 21 Then jael Habers wife, took a nail of the tent, & an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into the temples of his head, and fastened it into the ground (for he slumbered sore, and was weary) and so he died. 22 And behold, as Barak followed after Sisara, jael came out to meet him, & said unto him: Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came in to her tent, behold Sisara lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. 23 And so God brought jabin the king of Chanaan into subjection that day before the children of Israel. 24 And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against jabin the king of Chanaan, until they had destroyed jabin king of Chanaan. The .v. Chapter. 1. The song and thanksgiving of Deborah and Barak after the victory. 1 THen Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang the same day, saying: 2 Praise ye the Lord, for the avenging of Israel, and for the (a) To wit, the two tribes of Zabulon & Nephthali. people that became so willing. 3 Hear O ye kings, hearken O ye princes: I, even I will sing unto the Lord, I will praise the Lord God of Israel. 4 Lord, Deut. iiii. b. when thou goest out of Seir, when thou departedst out of the field of Deu two. a. Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens rained, the clouds also dropped water: 5 Psal. 97. a. The mountains melted before the Lord, even as did Psal. 97. a. Sinai before the Lord God of Israel. 6 In the days of Exod 19 c. Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Exod 19 c. jael, the high ways were (b) For fear of the enemies. unoccupied, and the travelers walked thorough buy ways. 7 The inhabitants of the towns were gone, they were gone in Israel, until I Deborah came up, which came up a (c) Because she used the authority & power that God gave her for the wealth of her people, & not to suppress them after the manner of tyrants. mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods, and then had they the enemy in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand of Israel? 9 My heart loveth the governors of Israel, and them that are willing among the people: O praise ye the Lord. 10 Speak (d) magi●rats that a●ore were hindered in the executing of their office, & merchants th●t then durst not journey from city to city. ye that ride on fair asses, ye that dwell by (e) A certain place much oppressed with the enemies▪ or a place used for merchandise to the which for feared 〈◊〉 the enemies there was afore no resort. Middin, and that walk by the ways. 11 For the noise of the archers among the (f) Whom the enemies of like used to skirmish upon, & to endanger drawers of water ceased, there shall they speak of the righteousness of the Lord, his righteousness in his unfensed towns in Israel: Then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates. 12 Up Deborah up, get thee up, and sing a song: * Arise Barac, and lead g To wit, thy that kept the people in captivity. thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 13 Then shall they that remain, have dominion of the proudest of the people: The Lord hath given me dominion over the mighty. 14 Out of Ephraim was there a (h) In this reckoning up of the instruments of this victory, she beginneth with herself, as a root of Ephraim, and calleth these Chanaanites Amalek by illusion. root of them against Amelek, and after thee (i) It is like that some of the Beniamites joined themselves to Deborah, and unlike that she prophe●eth here of the victory of Saul against Amalek. whereof 1. Sa. 15. b. Benjamin among thy people: Out of Machir came rulers, and out of Zabulon they that handle the pen of the writer. 15 And of Isachar there were princes with Deborah, and Isachar, and also Barak, he was sent on foot into the valley: for the divisions of Reuben [were] great (k) They marveled that they came not over jordane to help them. thoughts of heart. 16 Why abodest thou among the sheep folds, to hear the bleatinges of the flocks? for the divisions of Reuben, were great thoughts of heart. 17 (l) And yet came to help, and therefore thou Reuben canst have no excuse. Gilead also abode beyond jordane: and why doth Dan remain in ships? Aser continued on the sea shore, and tarried in his decayed (m) They dwelled far of, and their cities decayed easy for their enemies to get, if they left them: but this excuse serveth not against God's commandment. places. 18 [Butler] the people of Zabulon have jeopardy their lives even unto the death, like as did Nephthalim in the high places of the field. 19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Chanaan in Thanach by the waters of Megiddo, and won no money. 20 They fought from heaven, even the stars in their tourses fought against Sisara. 21 The river of Kison swept them away, that ancient river the river Kison: O my soul, thou hast marched valiantly. 22 Then were the horse hooves smitten asunder by the means of the praunsings that their mighty men made. 23 Curse ye the city of (n) A city near to Thabor, and therefore without excuse that they came not to help. Meros' (said the angel of the Lord) curse the inhabitants thereof: because they came not to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty. 24 jael the wife of Haber the Kenite, shallbe blessed above other women, blessed shall she be above other women in the tent. 25 * He asked water, and she gave him milk, she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 26 She put her hand to the nail, & her right hand to the smiths hammer: with the hammer smote she Sisara, & smote his head, wounded him, and pierced his temples. 27 He bowed him down at her feet, he fell down, and lay still: At her feet he bowed himself, & fell. And when he had sunk down, he lay there destroyed. 28 The mother of Sisara looked out at a window, and cried thorough the lattesse: Why is his charet so long a coming? Why tarry the wheels of his charettes? 29 Al the wise ladies answered her, yea and her own words answered herself. 30 Surely they have found, they divide the spoils, every man hath a damsel or two: Sisara hath a prey of divers coloured garments, even a pray of raiment died with sundry colours, and that are made of needle work: raiment of divers colours and of needle work on both sides, which is meet for him that is chief in distributing of the spoils. 31 So perish all thine enemies, O Lord: But they that love him, let them be as the (o) That is, grow more and m● in strength and power, to vanquish ●heir enemies. sun when he riseth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. The uj Chapter. 1 Israel is oppressed of the Madianites for their wickedness. 14. Gedeon is sent to be their deliverer. 37. He asked a sign. 1 ANd the children of Israel committed (a) Specially idolatry, as hereafter appeareth. wickedness in the sight of the Lord: And the Lord delivered them into (b) That is, the power or strength. the hands of Madian seven years. 2 And the hand of Madian prevailed against Israel: & (c) That is, for fear of the Madianites. because of the Madianites, the children of Israel made them dens in the mountains and caves, and strong holds. 3 And when Israel had sown, then came up the Madianites, the Amalechites, and they of the east, and came up against them, 4 And pitched their tents against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, even till thou come unto Azah, & left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, ox, nor ass: 5 For they went up, they and their cattle, and came with their tents as a multitude of grasshopers, so that both they and also their camels were without number: And they entered into the land to destroy it. 6 And so was Israel exceedingly impoverished (d) That is, by the Madianites. in the sight of the Madianites, and cried unto the Lord. 7 And when the (e) Affliction is a better ●emaster to theache the Lord, than prosperity. children of Israel cried unto the Lord, because of the Madianites, 8 The Lord sent unto them a prophet, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: I fet you from Egypt, & brought you out of the house of bondage. 9 And I rid you out of the hand of the Egyptians, & out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and cast them out before you, and gave you their land: 10 And I said unto you: I am the Lord your God, 〈…〉 g. 〈…〉 fear not the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell: But you have not obeyed my voice. 11 And the angel of the Lord came and sat under an Oak which was in Ephrah, that pertained unto joas the father of the Esrites: And his son Gedeon threshed wheat by the wine press, to hide it from the Madianites. 12 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him: The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man. 13 And Gedeon answered him: (f) Affliction ass●●teth forth, and at the ●irst show argueth gods absence's to destruction: but ●st ●t faith 〈◊〉 find it gods messenger to repentance and s●uation. Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why is all this come upon us? Yea, & where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, and said: Did not the Lord bring us out of Egypt? But now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Madianites. 14 And the g The angel is called the Lord, for 〈◊〉 was the lords messenger: or rather it was Christ the Lord him se● that did appear. Lord looked upon him, and said: Go hence in this thy (h) Which ●ewe thou re●thou re● of me. might, and thou shalt deliver Israel out of the hands of the Madianites: Have not I sent thee? 15 And he answered him: Oh Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? Behold my kindred is poor in Manasses, and I am little in my father's house. 16 The Lord said unto him: I will be with thee, & thou shalt smite the Madianites, as they were but one man. 17 And he answered him: Oh, if I have found grace in thy sight, than show me a (i) Gedeon to be assured it was God's message, and not illusion of a spirit, requireth a sign: But God's word once confirmed by signs, is to be believed without sign. a sign, that it is thou that talkest with me: 18 Depart not hence I pray thee until I come unto thee, & till I bring mine offering, and have set it before thee. And he said: I will tarry until thou come again. 19 And Gedeon went in, and made ready a kid, and sweet cakes of an (k A measure of dry things, containing about three bushels. Epha of flower, and put it with the flesh in a basket, and put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the Oak, and presented it. 20 And the angel of God said unto him: Take the flesh and the sweet cakes, & lay them upon this rock, and power out the broth. And he did so. 21 Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that he held in his hand, and touched the flesh and the sweet cakes, and 3. Reg 18. f. there arose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the sweet cakes: But the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. 22 And when Gedeon perceived that it was an angel of the Lord, he said: Alas, O Lord God, Exod. 33. d. jud. 13. d. have I therefore seen an angel of the Lord face to face, [that I should die?] 23 And the Lord said unto him: Peace be unto thee, fear not, thou shalt not die. 24 Then Gedeon made an altar there unto the Lord, and called it, The Lord of peace. And unto this day it is yet in Ephrath, that pertaineth unto the father of the Esrites. 25 And the same night the Lord said unto him: Take thy father's young bullock, & an other bullock of vii years old, and (l) First idolatry is to be destroyed, and true religion restored: and then the delivery of the people, or civil governance of the same to be taken in hand. destroy the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: 26 And make an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this rock in a convenient place, and take the second bullock, and offer burnt sacrifice upon the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. 27 Then Gedeon took ten men of his servants, & did as the Lord bade him: But because he feared to do it by day for his father's household and the men of the city, he did it by night. 28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold the altar of Baal was broken, & the grove cut down that was by it, and the (m) Which was of seven years feeding, and kept to be offered to Baal. second bullock offered upon the altar that was made. 29 And they said one to another: who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said: Gedeon the son of joas hath done this thing. 30 Then the men of the city said unto joas, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath destroyed the altar of Baal, and cut down the grove that was by it. 31 And joas said unto all that stood by him: Will ye plead Baal's cause? or will ye save him? He that will contend for him, let him die or the morning. If he be a God, let him plead for himself against him that hath cast down his altar. 32 And from that day, was Gedeon called jerobaal: because his father had said, Let Baal plead for himself, because he hath broken down his altar. 33 All the Madianites therefore, and the Amalekites, and they of the east, were gathered together, & went and pitched in the valley of jesrael: 34 But the spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon, * and he blewe a trumpet, and n That is the 〈◊〉 Abiezer. Abiezer was joined with him. 35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasses, which also was joined with him, and he sent messengers unto Azar, Zabulon, and Nephthalim, and they came to meet them. 36 And Gedeon said unto God: If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said: 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the treashing place: And if the dew come on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I be sure that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou saidest. 38 And it came so to pass: For he rose up early on the morrow, & thrust the fleece together, and wrong the dew thereout, and filled a bowl of water. 39 And Gedeon said again unto God: Be not angry with me, that * I speak once more, for I will prove once again by the fleece. Let it be dry only upon the fleece, and dew upon all the ground. 40 And God did so that same night: For it was dry upon the fleece only, & there was dew on all the ground. ¶ The vii Chapter. 1. The Lord commandeth Gedeon to send away a great part of his company. 22. The Modianites are discomfited by a wondrous sort. 25. Oreb and Zeeb are slain. 1 THen jerobaal (who is Gedeon) and all the people that were with him, rose up early, & pitched beside the well of Harad: so that the host of the Madianites were on the northside of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley. 2 And the Lord said unto Gedeon: The people that are with thee, are to many for me to give the Madianites into their hands, lest Israel make their (a) God will not that any creature deprive him of his glory. vaunt against me, and say: Mine own hand hath saved me. 3 Now therefore make a proclamation in the ears of people, and say: Deut. xx. b. 1. Malach. 3. g If any man dread or be afeard, let him return and departed early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people xxii. thousand, & there abode ten thousand. 4 And the Lord said unto Gedeon: The people are yet to many, bring them down unto the water, and I will try them unto thee there. And of whom I say unto thee, this shall go with thee: the same shall go with thee. And of whom soever I say unto thee, this shall not go with thee: the same shall not go. 5 So he brought down the people unto the water: And the Lord said unto Gedeon, As many as lap the water with their tongues as a dog lappeth, them put by themselves, and [so do] them that kneel down upon their knees (b) They sh● depart as to unmeet for this enterprise to drink. 6 And the number of them that put their hands to their mouths and lapped, were three hundred men: But all the remnant of the people kneeled down upon their knees to drink water. 7 And the Lord said unto Gedeon: By these three hundred men that Drunk 〈◊〉 put● their 〈◊〉 to their 〈…〉 ●s▪ and by epping lapped will I save you, and deliver the Madianites into thine hand: And let all the (d) Which were in 〈◊〉, and parted ●t two times xxxi. M. and ●i. C. other people go every man unto his place. 9 And the same night the Lord said unto him: Arise, get thee down unto the host, for I have delivered it into thine hand. 10 But and if thou fear to go down, then go thou and Phara thy lad down to the host. 11 And thou shalt hearken what they say, and so shall thine hands be strong to go down unto the host. Then went he down & Phara his lad unto the outside of the men of arms that were in the host. 12 And the Madianites, the Amalekites, and all they of the east, jud 6 c. lay along in the valley like a multitude of grasshoppers, and their camels were without numbered, even as the sand by the sea side in multitude. 13 And when Gedeon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his neighbour, and said: Behold, I dreamt a dream, and me thought that a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Madian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it that the tent lay along. 14 And his fellow answered and said: This is nothing else save the sword of Gedeon the son of joas, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Madian, and all the host. 15 When Gedeon heard the telling of the dream, & the interpretation of the same, he worshipped, and returned unto the host of Israel, and said: Up, for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Madian. 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and gave every man a trumpet in his hand, with empty pitchers, and e These weak means God used▪ to signify that the whole victory came of him. lamps therein. 17 And said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: that when I come to the side of the host, even as I do, so do you. 18 When I blow with a trumpet and all that are with me, blow ye with trumpets also on every side of the host, and say: For the Lord, and for Gedeon. 19 So Gedeon and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the host in the beginning of the middle watch, & raised up the watch men: And they blewe with their trumpets, & broke the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies blewe with trumpets, & broke the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right, to blow withal: And they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gedeon. 21 And they stoodestyll, every man in his place round about the host: And all the host “ Or, Broke their array. ran, and cried, and fled. 22 And the three hundredth blewe with trumpets, and the Lord set 1. Reg. 14. c. every man's sword upon his (f For they fell a killing one of another neighbour throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethhasitah, to Zererath, and to the edge of the plain of Meholah unto Tabbath. 23 And the men of Israel being gathered together out of Nephthalim, of Aser, and of all Manasses, followed after the Madianites. 24 And Gedeon sent messengers unto all mount Ephraim, saying: Come down against the Madianites, and take before them the (g) Meaning the passages or the fourds, that the● should not escape. waters unto Bethbarath, and to jordane. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together, & took the waters unto Bethbarath, & to jordane. 25 And they took two Psal 83 b. Esa. 10. f. princes of the Madianites, Oreb and Zeb: and slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeb at the (h) These places took that names of the acts that were done there. winepress of Zeb, and followed after Madian: and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon on the other side jordane. ¶ The eight Chapter. 1 Ephraim murmureth against Gedeon. 2 who appeaseth them. 4 He passeth jordane. 16 He revengeth himself on them of Sucoth and Phanuel. 27 He maketh an Ephod, which was the cause of idolatry. 30 Of Gedeons' sons, and of his death. 1 ANd the men of Ephraim said unto him: Why hast thou served us thus, that thou called'st us not, when thou goest to fight with the Madianites? And they chode with him sharply. 2 And he said unto them: What deed have I done like unto (a) Which have slain two princes Oreb & Zeb. yours? Is not the (b) This last act of the whole ●tri●e, is more famous than the enterprise of one man of one family. gleaning of grapes of Ephraim, better than the vinetage of Abiezer? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the lords of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: And what was I able to do like as you have done? And then their spirits abated from of him, when he had said that. 4 And Gedeon came to jordane to pass over, he & the three hundred men that were with him weighed, and yet followed the chase. 5 And he said unto the men of (c) A sty ●nde Ior● in the 〈◊〉 of God, which jacob 〈◊〉 did when arted fronting his brother Esau. Sucoth: give I pray you, takes of bread unto the people that follow me, for they be fayntie, that I may follow after Zebah, and Zalmana, kings of Madian. 6 And the lords of Sucoth said: Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmana now in thine (d) They can not believe, that Gedeon is able to over come the princes, and therefore they mock him and churlyshly deny him relief. hands, that we should give bread unto thine army? 7 Gedeon said: Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zalmana into mine hand, I will tear the flesh of you with the thorns of the wilderness, and with briars. 8 And he went up thence to Phanuel, & spoke unto them likewise: And the men of Phanuel answered him, as did the men of Sucoth. 9 And he said also unto the men of Phanuel: When I come again (e) Having gotten the victory. in peace, I will break down this tower. 10 Zebah & Zalmana were in Carcor, and their hosts with them, upon a fifteen thousand men, which were all that were left of all the hosts of them of the east: For there was slain an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. 11 And Gedeon went thorough them that dwelled in tabernacles on the east side of Nobah and jegbahah, and smote the host: for the host did cast no perils. 12 And when Zebah and Zalmana fled, he followed after them, and took the two kings of Madian, Zebah and Zalmana, and discomfited all the host. 13 And Gedeon the son of joas, returned from battle afore the sun was up, 14 And caught a lad of the men of Sucoth, & inquired of him: And he wrote him of the lords and elders of Sucoth threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Sucoth, and said: Behold Zebah and Zalmana, with which ye did cast me in the teeth, saying: Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmana already in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy fayntie men? 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briars, and did tear the men of Sucoth with them. 17 And he broke down the tower of * Phanuel, & slew the men of the city. 18 And then said he unto Zebah and Zalmana: what manner of men were they whom ye slew at Thabor? And they answered: The likeness of thee and them is all one, even after the fashion of the children of a king. 19 And he said, They were my brethren, even my (f) Even nature forceth me to revenge their deaths. mother's children: As truly as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved their lives, I would not slay you. 20 And he said unto Jether his eldest son, Up and slay them. But the lad drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet young. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmana said: Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as (g) Meaning that they would be rid out of their pain at once: or that they thought it dishonour to be put to death by a boy. the man is, so is his strength. And Gedeon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmana, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels necks. 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gedeon: Reign thou over us, both thou, thy son, and thy (h) That is, thy posterity. sons son, for thou hast delivered us out of the hand of Madian. 23 And Gedeon said unto them: I will not reign over you, neither shall my child reign over you: but the Lord shall (i) By such one as he shall choose, according to the sentence of his holy word, to rule and to maintain his true religion. reign over you. 24 And again Gedeon said unto them: I would desire a request of you, even that you would give me every man the * earinge of his prey. For they had golden earrings, because they were Ismaelites. 25 And they answered: We will give them. And they spread a mantel, and did cast therein every man the earynges of his prey. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he required, was a thousand and seven hundred sickles of gold, beside chains and jewels, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Madian, and beside the chains that were about their camels necks. 27 And Gedeon made an (k) To be a testimony of this victory: But afterward abused to idolatry. Ephod thereof, and put it in his city Ephrah: And all Israel went a whoring after it in the same place, which thing became a ruin unto Gedeon and to his house. 28 Thus was Madian brought low before the children of Israel, so that they life up their heads no more: And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gedeon. 29 And jerobaal the son of joas, went and dwelled in his own house. 30 And Gedeon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. 31 And his concubine that was in Sichem bore him a son also, whose name he called Abimelech. 32 And Gedeon the son of joas died in a good age, and was buried in the sepulchre of joas his father, even in Ephrah, that pertained unto the father of the Esrites. 33 But assoon as Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned away, & went a whoring after Baalim, and made a covenant with Baal to be their God. 34 And the children of Israel thought not on the Lord their God, which had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side: 35 Neither (l) An E● pi●, w●by is the me●nt that the● were neither tha●full, nor kind, nor loving, nor bene● to the children of Iero● showed they mercy on the house of jerobaal [otherwise called] Gedeon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel. The ix Chapter. 1. Abimelech usurpeth the kingdom, and putteth his brethren to death. 7. joatham proposeth a parable. 23. Hatred between Abimelech, and the Sichemites. 26. Gaal conspireth against him, and is overcome. 53. Abimelech is wounded to death by a woman. 1 ABimelech the son of jerobaal went to Sichem unto his mother's brethren, & communed with them, & with all the kindred of the house of his mother's father, saying: 2 say I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Sichem, whether is better for you, that all the sons of jerobaal, (which are threescore and ten persons) reign over you: either that one reign over you? Remember that I am of your bone, and of your flesh. 3 And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the audience of all the men of Sichem all these words, & their hearts were moved to follow Abimelech: For they said, He is our brother. 4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which went with him. 5 And he went unto his father's house at Ephrah, * and (a) The desire of sovereignty where it rooteth▪ sheedeth the innocent blood that is found in his way, as a wolf devoureth lambs. slew his brethren, the sons of jerobaal, being threescore & ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding, yet joatham the youngest son of jerobaal escaped, for he hid himself. 9 And all the men of Sichem gathered together, and all the house of melo, and came and made Abimelech king in the plain, where the stone was in Sichem. 7 And when they told it to joatham, he went and stood in the top of mount Garizim, and life up his voice, & cried, and said unto them: Hearken unto me you men of Sichem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 (b) In this parable he setteth before their eyes their folly and ungratitude in choosing a king: & with threatening telleth them what reward both they and their king shall have. The trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and said unto the olive tree: Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them: Should I leave my fatness wherewith by me they honour (c) He alludeth to the use of oil in sacrifices, lamps & unction of prophet's priests and kings. God and man, & to be promoted over the trees? 10 And the trees said to the fig tree: Come thou, and be king over us. 11 The fig tree answered them: should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? 12 Then said the trees unto the vine: Come thou and be king over us. 13 The vine said unto them: Should I leave my wine whereby I cheer both (d) Because wine was appointed by the law to 〈◊〉 drink offering for a sweet honour unto the Lord Num. xv. ●. God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 14 Then said all the trees unto the briar: Come thou and reign over us. 15 And the briar said unto the trees: If it be true that ye will anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust under my shadow: If no, the (e) Abimelech shall destroy the nobles of Sichem. fire come out of the briar, & waste the Cedar trees of Libanon. 16 Now therefore, if ye do truly and uncorruptly to make Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with jerobaal & his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands: 17 (For even my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and rid you out of the hand of Madian. 18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his children, being threescore & ten persons upon one stone, and have made Abimelech the son of his maid servant, king over the men of Sichem, because he is your brother.) 19 If ye then have dealt truly and purely with jerobaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye with Abimelech, and let him rejoice with you. 20 But if you have not dealt truly, then let a fire come out of Abimelech, & consume the men of Sichem, & the house of melo: and let there come out a fire from among the men of Sichem, & out of the house of melo, & consume Abimelech. 21 And joatham ran away and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelled there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. 22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 God (g) Because the people consented with the king in fr●●ding innocent blood: therefore God destroyed both the one and the other. sent an evil spirit between Abimelech, & the men of Sichem: and the citizens of Sichem broke their promise to Abimelech, 24 That the wickedness done to the threescore and ten sons of jerobaal might come on him, and that God might lay the blood of them unto Abimelech their brother, which slew them, and upon the other men of Sichem which aided him in the kill of his brethren. 25 And the citizens of Sichem set men to lay await for him in the top of the mountains, which men rob all that came along the way by them: And it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the son of Obed came with his brethren, and they got them to Sichem: and the men of Sichem put their confidence in him. 27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered in their grapes, & trod them, and made merry, & went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the son of Obed said: what is Abimelech? & what is Sichem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of jerobaal? & Zebul is his officer? Serve such as come of Hemor the father of Sichem: for what reason is it that we should serve him? 29 Would God this people were under my hand, then would I take Abimelech out of the way. And he spoke against Abimelech: Make thine host greater, and go out. 30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Obed, he was wroth. 31 And sent messengers unto Abimelech privyly, saying: Behold, Gaal the son of Obed and his brethren be come to Sichem, and behold they fortify the city against thee. 32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field. 33 And rise early in the morning assoon as the sun is up, and fall upon the city: And if he & the people that is with him come out against thee, do to him what thine hands shallbe able. 34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid await against Sichem in four companies. 35 And Gaal the son of Obed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: And Abimelech rose up, and the folk that were with him, from lying in wait. 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him: (h) By these words he mocked Gaal for the brag he made afore against Abimelech. The shadow of the hills seem men unto thee. 37 And Gaal answered again, & said: See, there come folk down by the middle of the land, & another company come along by the plain of the charmars. 38 Then said Zebul unto him: Where is now thy mouth that said, what fellow is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is not this the people that thou hast despised? Go out now & fight with them. 39 And Gaal went out before the citizens of Sichem, & fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech chased him, that he fled before him, and many were overthrown & wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 41 And Abimelech dwelled at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal & his brethren that they should not dwell in Sichem. 42 And on the morrow, the people went out into the field: And they told Abimelech. 43 And he took the people, & divided them into three companies, & laid await in the field, and looked, and behold the people were come out of the city, and he ran upon them, and smote them. 44 And Abimelech and the companions that were with him, rushed forward, & stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companions ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them. 45 And when Abimelech had fought against the city all that day, he took it, and slew the people that was therein, and destroyed the city, and sowed i That it should be unfruitful, and never serve to any use. salt in it. 46 And when all the men of the tower of Sichem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god k That is of Baal Berith as afore. Chap. 8. g. Berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together. 48 And Abimeleh got him to mount Zelmon, both he & all the people that were with him, & took axes with him, and cut down bows of trees, & took them and bore them on his shoulder, & said unto the folk that were with him: what ye have seen me do, speed yourselves, & do likewise as I have done. 49 And all the men that were among the people, cut down bows, and followed Abimelech, and put them into the hold, and set the hold a fire by them: so that all the men of the tower of Sichem died also, upon a thousand men & women. 50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, & besieged it, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither ran all the men and women, and all the chief that were in the city, and shut it to them, and gate them up to the top of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to set it on fire. 53 And a certain woman two. Re. x. cast a piece of a millstone upon his head, & all to broke his brain pan. 54 Then Abimelech called hastily unto the young man that bore his harness, and said unto him: Draw thy sword and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him: And his lad thrust him thorough, and he died. 55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his own house. 56 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren. 57 And thereto all the wickedness of the men of Sichem, did God bring upon their heads: And upon them came the l What strength the curse of he● men oppressed with wrong, hath to bring the vengeance of God upon the oppressors, may appear by this, and likewise by Elizeus the prophet. curse of joatham the son of jerobaal. ¶ The ten Chapter. 2 Thola died. 5 Jair also died. 17 The Israelites are punished for their sins. 10 They cry unto God, 16 And he hath pity on them. 1 AFter Abimelech, there arose to defend Israel Thola the son of Phuah the son of Dodo, a man of Isachar, which dwelled in Samir in mount Ephraim. 2 And he “ Or, governed. judged Israel twenty & three years, & died, & was buried in Samir. 3 And after him, arose jair a Gileadite, and judged Israel twintie and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that road on (a) That was the use of men of great authority and honour. thirty Ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called (b) Or the towns of jair. Deut. Chap. 3. Havoth jair unto this day, and are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. 6 And the children of Israel wrought wickedness yet again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim and Astaroth, and the gods of “ Or, A●am Syria, the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him. 7 And the Lord was wroth with Israel, and he “ Or, Del●uered. sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 8 Which from that year forth, piled and oppressed the children of Israel eyghtteene years, c That is the Ruben●tes. Gadites and half the tribe of Manasses. all that were on the other side jordane, in the land of the Amorites which is in Gilead. 9 Moreover, the children of Ammon went over jordane to fight against juda, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was sore cumbered. 10 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying: We have sinned against thee, for we have forsaken our own God, and have carved Baalim. 11 And the Lord d By st●r 〈◊〉 them up s● prophet ● Chap. ●. said unto the children of Israel: Did not I rid you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? 12 The Sidonites also, and the Amalekites, & the Maonites did oppress you, and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hands. ●3 And for all Deut 32 c that, ye have forsaken me and served strange gods, wherefore I will help you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen, and let them save you in the time of your tribulation. 15 And the children of Israel said unto the Lord: We have sinned, do thou unto us whatsoever please thee, deliver us only we pray thee this day. 16 And they put away the strange gods from them, & served the Lord: And his soul had pity on the misery of Israel. 17 Then the children of Ammon gathered together, & pitched in Gilead: And the children of Israel gathered them together, and pitched in Mispah. 18 And the people and lords of Gilead said each to other: whosoever will begin the battle against the children of Ammon, the same shallbe head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. The xi Chapter. 2 jephthah being chased away by his brethren, was after made captain over Israel. 30 He maketh a rash vow. 32 He vanquisheth the Ammonites, 39 And sacrificeth his daughter according to his vow. 1 AND there was one jephthaha Gileadite, a strong man, the son of an harlot. 2 And Gilead begat jephthah: And Gileads wife bore him sons, which when they were come to age, thrust out jephthah, and said unto him: Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house, for thou art the son of a Never retrived to the privilege of ● wife. strange woman. 3 Then jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelled in the land of That was the name of the owner of the land. Tob: And there gathered idle men to jephthah, and (c) To make invasions upon the enemies of the people of God, and to line of the spoil. went out with him. 4 And in process of time, the children of Ammon made war against Israel. 5 And when the children of Ammon fought thus against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fet jephthah out of the land of Tob, 6 And said unto him: Come, and (d) God can bring the castaway to have rule over his oppressors: Let no man therefore exalt himself, and despise any man of God's creation. be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. 7 jephthah answered the elders of 11 After him, Elon a Zabulonite judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zabulonite died, & was buried in A●alon, in the country of Zabulon. 13 After him, Abdon the son of Hellel, a Pharathonite, judged Israel. 14 And he had forty sons, and thirty nephews, that road on threescore and ten ass colts: And when Abdon the son of Hellel the Pharathonite had judged Israel eight years, 15 He died, & was buried in Pharathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. ¶ The xiii Chapter. 1 Israel for their wickedness is oppressed of the Philistines. 3 The angel appeareth to Manoahs' wife. 16 The angel commandeth him to sacrifice unto the Lord. 24 The birth of Samson. 1 ANd the children of Israel “ Hebr Added to commit. began again to commit jud 2 b 3 b. 4 ●. 6 ● 10. a. wickedness in the sight of the lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines forty years. 2 And there was a man in Zaraah of the kindred of Dan, named Manoah, whose wife was barren, and bore not. 3 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman; & said unto her: Behold, now thou art barren, & bearest not, but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 And now therefore beware * that thou drink no wine, nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: 5 For lo, thou shalt conceive and bear a son, And there may no * razor come on his head, for the lad shallbe (a) Meaning he should have a peculiar calling to serve God in, separate from the common order of men. a Nazarite unto God even from his birth: And he shall begin to save Israel out of the hands of the Philistines. 6 Then the wife came, & told her husband, saying: A man of God came unto me, and the fashion of him was like the fashion of an angel of God, exceeding “ Or, wonderful. fearful: But I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: 7 But said unto me, behold, thou shalt be with child and bear a son, & now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing, for the lad shallbe an abstayner to God, even from his birth to the day of his death. 8 Then Manoah made intercession to the Lord, and said: I pray thee my Lord, let the man of God which thou sendedst, come again unto us, & teach us what we shall do unto the lad when he is borne. 9 And God heard the voice of Manoah: and the angel of God came again unto the wife as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the wife made haste, and ran & showed her husband, & said unto him: behold, the man appeared unto me that came unto me (b) It seemeth that the angel appeared twice in one day. to day. 11 And Manoah arose & went after his wife, and came to the (c) Whom he thought to be a man, but was in deed an angel. man, and said unto him: Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said: I am. 12 Manoah said, Now let thy saying come to pass: How shall we order the child, and do unto him? 13 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah: The woman must abstain from all that I said unto her: 14 She may eat of nothing that cometh of the vine tree, nor drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any (d) That is, any thing that is forbid by the law. unclean thing: but must observe all that I bade her. 15 Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord: I pray thee let us retain thee until we have made ready a kid before thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah: Though thou make me abide, I will not eat of thy bread: And if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the (e) And not unto me, ●or to idols. Lord. For Manoah witted not that it was an angel of the Lord. 17 And Manoah said again unto the angel of the Lord: What is thy name, that when thy saying is come to pass, we may do thee worship? 18 And the angel of the Lord said unto him: * Why askest thou thus after my name, which is secret? And so Manoah took a kid, with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: And the angel did Or, Mer● wondrously, Manoah and his wife looking upon. 20 For God sent fire from 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 then to sacrifice. And when the flame came up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord ascended up in the flame of the altar: And Manoah and his wife looked upon it, and fell on their faces unto the ground. 21 (But the angel of the Lord did no more appear unto Manoah and his wife:) And then Manoah knew that it was an angel of the Lord, 22 And said unto his wife: Exo 33. d. jud vi. c. We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wife said unto him: If the Lord would kill us, he would not have g These graces that we have received of God, & his accepting of our obedience, are sure tokens of his love toward us: so that nothing can hurt us. received a burnt offering and a meat offering of our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would now have told us any such. 24 And the wife bore a son, and called his name Samson: And the lad grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 And the spirit of the Lord began to “ Or, to come upon him at times. strengthen him in the host of Dan, between Zaraah and Esthaol. The xiiii Chapter. 2 Samson desireth to have a wife of the Philistines. 6 He killeth a Lion. 12 He propoundeth a riddle. 19 He killeth thirty. 20 His wife forsaketh him, and taketh another. 1 SAmson went down to Thamnath, and saw a woman in Thamnath of the daughters of the Philistines: 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, & said: I have seen a woman in Thamnath of the daughters of the Philistines: & now “ Heb▪ take her for me 〈◊〉 wife. give me her to wife. 3 Then his father and mother said unto him: (a) The● speak in defence of God's law that for biddeth marriage with strangers Deu. 7. a Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, & among all my people, but that thou must go, and take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father: give me this woman, for she pleaseth me well. 4 But his father and mother (b) At the first: but it is like they had understanding of Gods will afore they did consent. witted not that it was the Lords doing, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines reigned over Israel. 5 Then went Samson and his father & his mother down to Thamnath, and came to the vineyards of Thamnath: and behold, a young Lion roared upon him. 6 And the spirit of the Lord (c) Whereby he had strength and boldness. came upon him, and he tore him as he would have rend a kid, and yet had nothing in his hand: neither told his father and mother what he had done. 7 And he went down, & talked with the woman, which seemed well favoured in the sight of Samson. 13 They answered him, saying: No, but we will bind thee, & (d) Whom god had appointed to be their deliverer from the yoke of the Philistines. deliver thee unto their hands: but we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him from the rock. 14 And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: And the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms, became as flax that was burnt with fire, for the bands loosed from of his hands. 15 And he found a (e) That is, of an ass lately dead. new jaw bone of an Ass, & put forth his hand, and caught it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 16 And Samson said: With the jaw of an Ass, heaps upon heaps: with the jaw of an Ass have I slain a thousand men. 17 And when he had left speaking, he cast away the jaw bone out of his hand, and called the place f That is, the lifting up of the law. Ramath Lehi. 18 And he was sore a thirst, and called on the Lord, and said: Thou hast given this great victory in the hand of thy servant: and now I must die for thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised. 19 But God broke a great tooth that was in the jaw, & there came water thereout, and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, & he was refreshed: wherefore the name thereof was called unto this day, The well of the caller on: which came of the jaw. 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines, twenty years. The xuj Chapter. 1. Samson carrieth away the gates of Azzah. 18. He was deceived by Delila. 30. He pulleth down the house upon the Philistines, and dieth with them. 1 THen went Samson to Azzah, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. 2 And it was told the Azathites, saying: Samson is come hither. And they went about, and laid a wait for him there all night in the gate of the city, and were still all the night, saying: In the morning when it is day, we shall kill him. 3 And Samson took his rest till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and rend them of with the bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill, that is before Hebron. 4 And after this, he loved a woman by the Or, spyne. river of Sorek, whose name was Dalila. 5 Unto whom came the lords of the Philistines, and said unto her: Ent●e him 〈◊〉 men 〈◊〉 to tell wherein his strength confu● Persuade him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may overcome him, that we may bind him, and punish him: and every one of us shall give thee a leaven hundred silver lynge. 6 And Dalila said to Samson: Oh, tell me where thy great strength lieth, and how thou mightest be bound and brought under. 7 Samson answered unto her: If they bind me with seven green wythes that were never dried, I shallbe weak, and be as an other man. 8 And then the lords of the Philistines brought her seven wythes that were yet green & never dried, and she bound him therewith. 9 (Notwithstanding she had men lying in wait with her in the chaumbre): And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee Samson. And immediately he broke the cords, as a string of tow breaketh when it fealeth fire. And so his strength was not known. 10 And Dalila said unto Samson: See, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: Now therefore tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. 11 He answered her: If they bind me with new ropes that never were occupied, I shall be weak, and be as an other man. 12 Dalila therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee Samson. (And there were liars of wait in the chamber.) And he broke them from of his arms, as they had been but a thread. 13 And Dalila said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast beguiled me, and told me lies: Yet tell me how thou mightest be bound. He said unto her: If thou plattest the seven locks of my head with the threads of the woof. 14 And she fastened it with a pin, and said unto him: The Philistines be upon thee Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the web and the woof. 15 And she said unto him again: How canst thou say (c) For so thou usest to say, and wouldst have me to believe it. I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? Thou hast mocked me this three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. 16 And as she lay upon him with her words, continually vexing of him, (d) what wretched and miserable thralldom are they in, that can not reframe the company of the harlot. his soul was encumbered even unto the death. 17 And so he told her all his heart, & said unto her: There never came razor upon mine head, for I have been a Nazarite unto God, even from my mother's womb: Therefore when I am shaven, my strength will go from me, & I shall wax weak, and be like all [other] men. 18 And when Dalila saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying: Come up yet this once, for he hath showed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought the money in their hands. 19 And she made him sleep upon her knees, and she sent for a man, and he did shave of the seven locks of his head, & began to vex him, and his strength (e) Not for the loss of his hear, but for the contempt of the ordinance of God. was gone from him. 20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said: I will go out now as at other times before, & shake myself. And he witted not that the Lord was departed from him. 21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to * Azzah, and bound him with fetters of brass: and he did grind in the prison house. 21 Howbeit the here of his head began (f) And so did his strength by his repentance, prayer, and reconciliation to God. to grow again after that he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together, for to offer a solemn offering unto Dagon their God, and to rejoice: For they said, Our God hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hands. 24 And when the people saw him, they praised their God: for they said, Our God hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. 25 And when their hearts were merry, they said: Send for Samson, that he may make us laugh. And they fet Samson out of the prison house, and he played before them: and they set him between the pillars. 26 And Samson said unto the lad that led him by the hand: Set me that I may touch the pillars that the house standeth upon, and that I may lean to them. 27 And the house was full of men and women, and there were all the lords of the Philistines: And there were upon the roof a three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson Or, wa● mocked. played. 28 And Samson called unto the Lord, and said: O Lord God I pray thee think upon me, and strengthen me I beseech thee at this time only O God, that I may be “ Hebr. Take one vengeance. at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 29 And Samson caught the two middle pillars on which the house stood and on which it was born● up, the one in his right hand, and the other in his left. 30 And Samson said: My soul shall die with the Philistines, and bowed them with all his might, and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people that were therein: And so the dead which he slew at his death, were more than they which he slew in his life. 31 And then his brethren & all the house of his father came down, and took him up, and brought him, and buried him between Zarah and Esthaol, in the burying place of Manoah his father: And he judged Israel twenty years. ¶ The xvii Chapter. 3. Micahs' mother according to her vow made her son two idols. 5. He made his son a priest for his idols. 10. And after he hired a Levite. 1 THere was a man of mount Ephraim, named Micah. 2 And he said unto his mother: The seven hundred (a) Sides of silver. siluerlynges that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest it in mine ears, behold the silver is with me, I took it away. And his mother said: Blessed be thou my son, in the Lord. 3 And when he had restored the leaven hundredth silverlings to his mother, his mother said: I had dedicated the silver unto the Lord of mine hand for thee my son, that thou shouldest make a graven and molten (b) Contrary to the commandment of God & true religion. image: Now therefore I will give it thee again. 4 And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundredth silverlings, and gave them the founder, which made thereof a graven molten image, and it was in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an By Ephod under 〈…〉 all kind of garments aging to a priest. Ephod and d It is thought to be an image made to the shape and figure of a man, and also to signify all other instruments belonging to their fal●e religion. Theraphim, and “ Heb. filled the hand consecrated one of his sons, which became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was good in his own eyes. 7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehem juda, of the kindred of juda, which young man was a Levite, & sojourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the city of Bethlehem juda, to go dwell where he could find [a convenient place]: And he came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah as he journeyed. 9 And Micah said unto him: Whence comest thou? The Levite answered him: I am of Bethlehem juda, and go to dwell where I may (e) In this that the Levite wandereth to seek a living▪ it is manifest that God's law & true religion which provide for the Levite was utterly neglected and out of place. find [a place]. 10 And Micah said again unto him: Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten silverlings by year, two garments, and thy meat and drink. So the Levite went in. 11 And the Levite was (f) For the belly sake altogether against God's law. content to dwell with the man, and was unto him as one of his own sons. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite, & the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then said Micah: Now I am sure that the Lord will be (g) When men in religion wander beside God's word, they think they please God, when in deed they offend him. good unto me, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. The xviii Chapter 2. The children of Dan send men to search the land. 11. Then come the six hundredth and take the gods and the priest of Micah away. 27. They destroy Lais. 28. They build it again. 30. And set up idolatry. 1 IN those days there was (a) So that it was no marvel that religion was corrupt and all things out of order: seeing there was no magistrate to punish offences. no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in: For unto that time all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribe of Israel. 2 And the children of Dan sent of their kindred five active men in feats of war out of their coasts, even out of Zaraah & Esthaol, to view the land and search it out, and said unto them: Go, and search out the land. Which when they came to mount Ephraim, even to the house of Micah, they lodged there. 3 And when they were in the house of Micah, they knew That is, they knew him by his speech. the voice of the young man the Levite: And when they turned in thither, they said unto him: Who brought thee thither? What makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? 4 And he answered them: Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am become his priest. 5 And they said unto him again: Ask counsel now of God, that we may know whether the way which we go shallbe prousperous, or no. 6 And the priest said unto them: (c) Thus God will send to such as love not the truth, strong delusion, whereby they are confirmed in their error to their destruction. Go in peace, for the Lord guideth your way which ye go. 7 Then the five men departed, & came to Lais, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelled careless, after the manner of the Sidons still, & without casting of perils, and that no man “ Heb. made them ashamed. made any trouble in the land, or usurped any dominion: but were far from the Sidons, and had no business with other men. 8 And they came again unto their brethren to Zaraah and Esthaol, and their brethren said unto them: What have ye done? 9 And they answered: Arise, that we may go up against them, for we have seen the land, surely a very good one: And do ye sit still? Be not slothful to go and enter to possess the land. 10 If ye will go, ye shall come unto a people that casteth no perils, and it is a very large country, which God hath given into your hands: It is also a place which doth lack nothing that is in the world. 11 And there departed thence of the kindred of the Danites, even out of Zaraah will bring out now unto you, and (h) That is, abuse them. humble them, & do with them what seemeth you good: but unto this man do not so abominable a thing. 25 But the men would not hearken to him: And the man took his concubine, and brought her out unto them, which knew her, and abused her all the night, even unto the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. 26 And then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell (i) Dead. down at the door of the man's house where her lord “ Or, husband. was, till it was day. 27 And her lord arose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and behold the woman, even his concubine, lay along before the door of the house, and her hands upon the threshold. 28 And he (k) Thinking that she was asleep said unto her, Up, and let us be going: But she answered not. Then the man took her up upon an ass, & stood up, & gate him unto his (l) Meaning home to m●nt Ephraim. place. 29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and caught his concubine, and divided her in pieces, with the bones, into twelve parts, and sent her into all quarters of Israel. 30 And all that saw it, said: There was no such deed done or seen sense the children of Israel came out of Egypt unto this day. Consider the matter, take advisement, and say your minds. ¶ The twenty Chapter. 1 The Israelites assemble in Mispah, to whom the Levite declareth his wrong. 13 They send for them that did the villainy. 25 The Israelites are twice overcome, 26 and at length get the victory. 1 THen * Ose. x. b. all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as (a) That is, all with one ● consent. one man, even from Dan to Beerseba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mispah. 2 And there assembled the chief men of all the people, [and] of all the tribes of Israel, in the congregation of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. 3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mispah) Then (b) To the Levite. said the children of Israel: Tell us how this wickedness is committed? 4 And the Levite the woman's husband that was slain, answered and said: I came into Gibea that is in Benjamin with my concubine, to lodge all night: 5 And the men of Gibea rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, & thought to have slain me, and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead. 6 And I took my concubine, & cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: For they have committed abomination and villainy in Israel. 7 Behold ye are all children of Israel, give your advice and counsel herein. 8 And all the people arose as one man, saying: There shall not a man of us go to his tent, neither turn into his (c) Before we have revenged this wickedness. house. 9 But this shallbe it that we will do to Gibea: [we will go up] by lot against it: 10 And we will take ten men of the hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of the thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do when they come to Gibea Benjamin, according to all the abomination that they have wrought in Israel. 11 And so all the men of Israel gathered together against the city, knit together as one man. 12 And the tribes of Israel sent men thorough all the tribe of Benjamin, saying: josua. xxii. d. What wickedness is this that is committed among you? 13 Now therefore deliver us the men, those children of belial which are in Gibea, that we may slay them, and put (d) By punishing the wicked doers according to their deserts. away evil from Israel. 14 neverthelater, the children of Benjamin would (e) Therein making themselves guilty of the wickedness committed, and therefore 〈◊〉 partakers of the punishment. not harken unto the voice of their brethren the children of Israel: But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibea, to come out and fight against the children of Israel. 15 And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities, twenty & six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibea, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men. 16 And among all these folk, were seven hundred chosen men being left handed, which every one could sling stones at an here breadth, and not miss. 17 And the children of Israel beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword, and were all men of war. 18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to (f) That is, the tabernacle wherein the 〈◊〉 of God was, which then was in Silo. the house of God, and asked of God, saying: (g) They presume so much of their number & strength, that they ask no council of God for the victory: they find therefore success thereafter. Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said: juda shall begin. 19 And the children of Israel stood up early, and camped against Gibea. 20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them, beside Gibea. 21 And the children of Benjamin came out of Gibea, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men. 22 And the people the men of Israel plucked up their hearts, and set their battle again in array, in the same place where they did the first day. 23 (And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord unto even, and asked of the Lord, saying: Shall we go again to battle against the children of Benjamin our brethren? And the Lord said: Go up against them.) 24 And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. 25 And the children of Benjamin went against them out of Gibea the second day, and destroyed to the earth of the children of Israel once again fifteen thousand men that drew sword every man of them. 26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted the same day unto even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 27 And the children of Israel asked the Lord: (for there was the ark of the appointment of God, in those days: 28 And Phinehes the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron (h) That is▪ served in the priests office. stood before it at that time) saying: Shall I get me up to go out any more to battle against the children of Benjamin my brethren, or shall I cease? The Lord said: Go up, for to morrow I will deliver them into your hands. 29 And Israel set liars await round about Gibea. ❧ The book of Ruth. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 Elimelech goeth with his wife and children into the land of Moab. 3 And his sons die. 19 Naomi and Ruth come to Bethlehem. 1 IT came to pass that when the judges “ Heb. judged. ruled, there fell a dearth in the (a) That is, the land of Chanaan. land, & a certain man of Bethlehem (b) In the tribe of juda: for there was an other Bethlehem in the tribe of ●b●lon. juda went for to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife, and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephraites out of Bethlehem juda: And when they came into the land of Moab, they continued there. 3 And Elimelech Naomies' husband died, and she remained with her two sons. 4 Which took them wives, (c) By this wonderful providence of God, Ruth became one of God's household, or whom Christ came. Moabitesses, of the Moabites: the ones name was Orpha, and the others Ruth: And they dwelled there about a ten years. 5 And Mahlon & Chilion died also even both of them, and the woman was left (d) A woeful ●ase, and yet this and the like the world is full of, which the children of men do love so much. destitute of her two sons and of her husband. 6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, and returned from the country of Moab: for she had heard say in the country of Moab, how that the Lord had visited his people, and given them bread. 7 Wherefore she departed out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her: And they went on their way to return unto the land of juda. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go & return each of you unto your mother's house: & the Lord deal as kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the (e) Declaring by your kindness to me their mother, how dearly you loved than when they were alive, and what affection you bore towards them, and the remembrance of them now that they are dead. dead, and with me: 9 And the Lord give you, that you may find rest, either of you in the house of her (f) She wisheth them neither riches, wealth, nor gift of sole life: but matrimony agreeable to God's institution. husband. And when she kissed them, they lift up their voice and wept, 10 And said unto her: Surely we will return with thee unto thy folk. 11 And Naomi said, Turn again my daughters: for what cause will you go with me? Are there any more children in my womb, to be your husbands? 12 Turn again my daughters, go your way, for I am to old to have an husband: And if I said, I have hope, if I took a man also this night, yea & though I had already borne sons: 13 Would ye tarry after them, till they were of age? or would ye for them so long refrain from taking of husbands? Not so my daughters: for it grieveth me “ Or, more than you. much for your sakes, that the hand of the Lord is gone out (g) By ●aking away ●n● two sons, that were your husbands against me. 14 And they lift up their voices, & wept again: and Orpha (h) Taking her leave and departing. kissed her mother in law, but Ruth abode still by her. 15 And Naomi said: See, thy sister in law is gone back again unto her people, & unto her gods: return thou after her. 16 And Ruth answered: Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go also, & where thou dwellest, there I will dwell: Thy people shallbe my people, and thy god my god: 17 Where thou diest, there will I die, and there will I be buried: The Lord do so to me and more also, if ought but death depart thee and me. 18 When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left speaking unto her. 19 And so they went both, until they came to Bethlehem: And when they were come to Bethlehem, it was (i) Whereby appeareth that she was of a great family, and of good reputation. noised of them thorough all the city, and they said: Is not this Naomi? 20 And she answered them: Call me not “ Or, beautiful. Naomi: but call me “ Or, bitter. Mara, for the almighty hath made me very bitter. 21 I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: Why then call ye me Naomi, saying, the Lord hath humbled me, & the almighty hath brought me unto adversity? 23 And so Naomi with Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in law, returned out of the country of Moab, and came to Bethlehem, in the beginning of (k) Which was in ●●●neth N●●an, that containeth part of March and part of 〈◊〉 barley harvest. The ii Chapter. 1 Ruth gathered corn in the fields of Booz. 15 The gentleness of Booz toward her. 1 ANd Naomies' husband had a (a) By the providence of God 〈◊〉 should 〈◊〉 up ●eede to Elimele●h ●ng dead according to the law. kinsman, a man of power and wealth [which was] of the kindred of Elimelech, named Booz. 2 And Ruth the Moabitesse said unto Naomi: Let me now go to the field, & gather ears of corn after any man in whose sight I find grace. And she said unto her: Go my daughter. 3 And she went, and came to the field, and gathered after the reapers: and so it was, that the same field pertained unto Booz, which was of the kindred of Elimelech. 4 And behold, Booz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee. 5 Then said Booz unto his “ Or, servant. young man Or, was 〈◊〉 over the reapers. that stood by the reapers? Whose damosel is this? 6 And the young man that stood by the reapers answered, and said: It is the Moabitishe damosel, that came with Naomi out of the country of Moab, 7 And she said unto us, I pray you let me glean and gather after the reapers, amongst the sheaves: and so she came, and hath continued even from the morning unto now, save that she tarried a little in the house. 8 Then said Booz unto Ruth: Hearest thou my daughter? Go to no other field to gather, neither go from hence, but abide here by my maidens. 9 Let (b) That is, mark what fi●de they do reap. thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, & go thou after thee [maidens:] Have I not charged the young men, that they shall do thee no hurt? Moreover, when thou art a thirst, go unto the vessels, & drink of that (c) That is, 〈◊〉 ●ter when they have drawn. which the lads have drawn. 10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him: How is it that I have found grace in thine eyes, & that thou shouldest know me, seeing I am Even of the 〈…〉 ●e ene● to god's 〈◊〉. an alliant? 11 And Booz answered and said unto her: All is told & showed me that thou hast done unto thy mother in law sense the death of thine husband: how thou hast left thy father and thy mother and the land where thou wast borne, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not in time passed. 12 The Lord quite thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose (e) Of mercy, might, protection, and providence. wings thou art come to trust. 13 Then she said: Let me find favour in thy sight my lord, thou that hast comforted me, and spoken “ Hebr. To heart. comfortably unto thy maid, which yet am not like unto one of thy maidens. 14 Booz said unto her again: At the meal time come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, & she did eat, and was sufficed, & left (f) Which she brought home to her mother in law. part: 15 And when she was risen up to gather, Booz commanded his young men, saying: Let her gather even among the sheaves, and (g) By forbidding her. rebuke her not. 16 And leave her some of the sheaves for the nonce, and let it lie, that she may gather it up, and rebuke her not. 17 And so she gathered in the field until even, and threshed that she had gathered, and it was in measure upon an Exo. xvi. g. Epha of barley. 18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and when her mother in law had seen what she had gathered, she plucked out also, & gave to her that she had reserved when she had eaten enough. 19 And her mother in law said unto her: Where hast thou gathered to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that knew thee. And she showed her mother in law how she had wrought with him, and said: The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Booz. 20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law: Blessed be he of the Lord, for he ceaseth not to do Tob. two. a. good to the living & to the (h) They are said to do good to the dead, which do good to their fiends being a live, for their sakes dead. And Naomi said again unto her: The man is nigh unto us, and of our affinity. 21 And Ruth the Moabitesse said: he said unto me also, Thou shalt be with my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 22 And Naomi answered unto Ruth her daughter in law: It is best my daughter that thou go out with his maidens, that they come not against thee in any other field. 23 And so she kept her by the maidens of Booz, to gather, unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest also, & dwelled with her mother in law. The iii Chapter. 1 Naomi giveth Ruth council. 8 She sleepeth at Booz feet. 12 He acknowledgeth himself to be her kinsman. 1 THen Naomi her mother in law said unto her: My daughter, shall I not seek (a) Meaning that she would provide her of an husband, with whom she might live quietly. rest for thee, that thou mayest prosper? 2 And is not Booz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshing “ Or, in the barn. floor. 3 wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, & get thee down to the floor: but let not the man know of thee, until he have left eating and drinking. 4 And when he goeth to sleep, mark the place where he layeth him down, and then go and life up the clothes that are on his feet, & lay thee down there: and he shall tell thee what thou shalt do. 5 And she answered her: All that thou biddest me, I will do. 6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And when Booz had eaten and drunken, & cheered his heart, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and lift up the clothes of his feet, and laid her down. 8 And at midnight, the man was afraid, and caught hold: and behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said: What art thou? She answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: Spread the wing of thy [garment] over thine handmaid, for thou art the kinsman. 10 He said: Blessed be thou in the Lord my daughter, for thou hast showed more goodness in the latter end, then at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether they were poor or rich. 11 And now my daughter fear not, I will do to the all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know, that thou art a woman of virtue. 12 And it is true that I am of thy next kin, howbeit there is one nigher than I. 13 Tarry this night, and when morning is come, if he will (b) That is, if he will take thee to be his wife by the title of affinity according to God's law Deut. 25. a. perform the part of a kinsman unto thee, it is good, let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the kinsman's part, then will I do the duty of a kinsman, as the Lord liveth: sleep until the morning. 14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she arose up before one could know another. And he said: Let no man know that there came any woman into the floor. 15 And he said again: Bring the mantle that thou hast upon thee, & hold it. And when she held it, he met in six measures of barley, and laid it on her: And she got her into the city. 16 And when she came in, to her mother in law, she said: Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her, 17 And said: These six measures of barley gave he me, and said: Thou shalt not come empty unto thy mother in law. 18 Then said she: My daughter, sit still until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this same day. The four Chapter. 1 Booz speaketh to ruth's next kinsman touching her marriage. 7 The ancient custom in Israel. 10 Booz marrieth Ruth, of whom he begetteth Obed. 18 The generation of Pharez. 1 THen went Booz up to the Which was the place o● judgement. gate, and sat him down there: and behold, the kinsman of which Booz spoke, came by, unto whom, he said: 〈◊〉 here use two words, which have no proper signification▪ but serve to call a certain person, as we say, ho, 〈◊〉, or ho, such one. Ho, such one, come, sit down here. And he turned, & sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said: sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the kinsman: Naomi that is come again out of the country of Moab, will sell a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelechs'. 4 And I thought to do thee to wit, and bid the buy it before thee inhabitants and elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but & if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: For there is none to redeem it, (c) Which art the next of the kin. save thou, and I next thee. And the other answered: I will redeem it. 5 Then said Booz: What day thou biest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabite the wife of the dead, to stir up the name of the dead upon his d That his inheritance might bear his name that is dead. inheritance. 6 The kinsman answered: I can not redeem it, for marring of mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thee, for I cannot redeem it. 7 Now this was the manner of old time in Israel concerning redeeming & changing, for to stablish all thing: that a man must pluck of his shoe, & give it his neighbour: And this was a sure (e) That he had resigned his right. Deut. 25. c. witness in Israel. 8 Therefore the kinsman said to Booz, Buy it thou: and so drew of his shoe. 9 And Booz said unto the elders and unto all the people: Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelechs', and all that was Chilions, and Mahalons, of the hand of Naomi. 10 And moreover, Ruth the Moabite the wife of Mahalon, have I purchased to be my wife, to stir up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, & that the name of the dead be not put out from among his brethren, and from the gate of his (f) Or, of the city whereof he was. place: ye are witnesses this day. 11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses: The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house, like Rahel and Lea, which twain did build the house of Israel: & that thou mayest do worthily in (g) Ephrata and Bethlehem are both one. Ephrata, and be famous in Bethlehem. 12 Thy house be like the house of Pharez (whom Thamar bore unto juda) even of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman. 13 And so Booz took Ruth, and she was his wife: And when he went in unto her, the Lord gave, that she conceived and bore a son. 14 And the women said unto Naomi: Blessed be the Lord, the which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, and his name shallbe continued in Israel. 15 And that shall bring thy life again, and cherish thine old age: For thy daughter in law which loveth thee, hath borne unto him, and she is better to thee then (h) Meaning many sons. seven sons. 16 And Naomi took the child, & laid it in her lap, and became nurse unto it. 17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying: There is a child borne to Naomi, & called it Obed: the same is the father of Isai, the father of David. 18 These are the generations of Pharez, Phares begat Hezron, 19 Hezron begat Ram, Ram begat Aminadab, 20 Aminadab begat Naasson, Naasson begat Salmon, 21 Salmon begat Booz, Booz begat Obed, 22 Obed begat Isai, Isai begat David. ¶ The end of the book of Ruth. it with violence. 17 And the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: For men (n) Seeing the horrible abuse thereof. abhorred the offering of the Lord. 18 But the child Samuel ministered before the Lord, girded with a linen Ephod. 19 Moreover, his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 And Eli blessed Elkana and his wife, and said: The Lord give thee seed of this woman, for the (o) Ask a son to serve the Lord, & bestowing of him to the lords service. petition that she asked of the Lord. And they went unto their own home. 21 And the Lord visited Hanna, so that she conceived, and bare three sons, & two daughters: And the child Samuel grew (p) That is being in the service of the Lord. before the Lord. 22 Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto Israel, & how they lay with the women that waited at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23 And he said unto them: Why do ye such things? For of all these people I hear evil reports of you. 24 Oh, nay my sons: For it is no good report that I hear, how that ye make the lords people to trespass. 25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge it: But if a man sin against the Lord, who will be his (q) No man, nor man's doings can pacify gods wrath for sin. But though the law hath no help in this case: the gospel showeth jesus Christ that taketh away the sins of the world. dayseman? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them. 26 (The child Samuel profited & grew, and was in favour both with the Lord and also with men.) 27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, thus saith the Lord: Did not I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaos' house? 28 And I chose (r) That is, Aaron thy father. him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, for to offer upon mine altar, and to burn incense, levit. x. d Deut. xii. ● and to wear an Ephod before me: and I gave unto the house of thy father, all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel. 29 Wherefore (s) That is, why have you contemned m● sacrifices, and as it were trod them under feet. tread ye down my sacrifice and mine offering which I (t) To be offered. commanded in the tabernacle, and honourest thy children above me, to make yourselves fat of the first fruits of all the offerings of Israel my people? 30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith: I said, that thy house and the house of thy father should (v) That is, should execute the office of the high priest in my tabernacle. walk before me for ever: But now the Lord saith, That be far from me: For them that worship me, I will worship, and they that despise me, shall come to shame. 31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut of thine (x) Thy power, and authority. arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. 32 And thou shalt see thine enemy in the habitation [of the Lord] and in all the wealth which [God] shall give Israel, and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever. 33 Nevertheless, I will not destroy every one that come of thee from mine altar, to make thine eyes to fail, and to make thine heart sorrowful: And all they that be multiplied in thine house, i Reg. 22. b shall die (y) Shall die when they come to man's age. [when they be] men. 34 And this shallbe a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons i Reg. two. g. Hophni and Phinehes: even in one day they shall die both. 35 And I will stir me up a (z) Meaning Zadok who succeeded Abi●thar, and was the figure of Christ. faithful priest, that shall do according to my heart and mind, and I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. 36 And all that are left in thine house, shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say: Put me (I pray thee) in one office or other among the priests, that I may eat a morsel of bread. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 There was no manifest vision in the time of Eli. 4 The Lord calleth Samuel three times. 11 And showeth what shall come upon Eli & his house. 18 The same declareth Samuel to Eli. 1 AND the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was Because there were very few prophets to declare it. precious in those days, neither was there any open vision. 2 And as at that time Eli lay in his (b) In the court next to the tabernacle. place, his i Reg. iiii. c. eyes began to wax dim that he could not see. 3 And yet the lamp of God went out, Samuel laid him down to sleep in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, I am here. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said: Here am I, for thou called'st me. And he said, I called thee not, go again and sleep. And he went, and laid him down to sleep. 6 And the Lord called once again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said: I am here, for thou didst call me. And he answered: I called thee not my son, go again and sleep. 7 Samuel (c) He was not afore this time accustomed to hear the Lord speak. knew not yet the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet opened unto him. 8 And the Lord went to, and called Samuel the third tyme. And he arose and went to Eli, and said: I am here, for thou hast called me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. 9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel: Go and sleep, and if he call thee, then say: Speak Lord, for thy servant heareth thee. So Samuel went, and slept in his place. 10 And the Lord came, and stood and called as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered: Speak, for thy servant heareth. 11 And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, that both the ears of as many as heareth it shall d God declareth what sudden ●eare shall come vpp●n men when they shall he●re that the 〈◊〉 is taken, and also see that Eli his house is destroyed. tyngle. 21 In that day, I will raise up against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 13 I have told him i Reg. two g. that I will judge his house for ever, for the wickedness which he knoweth: For when [the people] cursed his sons for the same [wickedness] he hath not corrected them. 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the wickedness of Elies' house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever. 15 Samuel slept until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord: and Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I 17 He said: What is that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: Ruth i. c (e) God punish thee after this or that sort, except thou tell me the truth. God do so to thee, & more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all that he said unto thee. 18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said: It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. 19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and left none of his words “ Or, fall to the ground. unperformed. 20 And all Israel, from Dan to Beerseba, wist that faithful Samuel was the lords prophet. 21 And the Lord appeared again in Silo: for the Lord opened himself to Samuel in Silo, through the word of the Lord. The four Chapter. 10 The ark of the Lord is taken. 11 Eli and his children die. 1 AND Samuel spoke unto all Israel: And Israel (a) From the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt, unto this time of Samuel, are about three hundred and ninety years. went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside the Or, stone of help. Eben ezer, and the Philistines pitched in Aphec, 2 And put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined the battle, Israel was smitten down before the Philistines, and the Philistines slew of the army in the field about a four thousand men. 3 And when the people were come into their tents, the elders of Israel said: (b) Samuel as it is of some affirmed, consulted with the Lord before this was taken in hand, and for that cause they ask this question. Wherefore hath the Lord cast us down this day before the Philistines? let us fetch the ark of the appointment of the Lord out of Silo unto us, that when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. 4 And so the people went to Silo, and fet from thence the ark of the appointment of the Lord of hosts, which (c) This ●e saith 〈◊〉 of the m● seat that was between the Cherubims dwelleth between the cherubims: And there were the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehes, with the ark of the appointment of God. 5 And when the ark of the appointment of the Lord came into the host, all Israel shouted a mighty shout, so that the earth rang again. 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said: What meaneth the sound of this mighty shout in the host of the hebrews? And they understood how that the ark of the Lord was come into the host. 7 And the Philistines were afraid, and said: God is come into the host. And they said again: (d) Before we fought against men, & now God is come to fight against us. Woe unto us, for it was never so before this. 8 Woe unto us, who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with many plagues in the (e) For in the red sea in the wilderness the Egyptians were destroyed which was the last of all his plagues. wilderness. 9 Be strong and quite yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be no servants unto the Hebrews, judi. xiii a as they have been to you: Be of a manly courage therefore and fight. 10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten down, and fled every man into his tent: And there was an exceeding great slaughter, for there were overthrown of Israel (f) This overthrow was not for lack of sufficient number of men: but for lack of God's favour. thirty thousand footmen. 11 And the ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, i. Reg two. g. Hophni & Phinehes, were dead. 12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Silo the same day with his clothes (g) The common gesture of such as 〈◊〉 to calamity. sorrow, or h●mines. rend, and earth upon his head. 13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a stool by the way side, waiting: for his heart feared for the (h) Lest it should be taken of the enemies. ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried. 14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: What meaneth this noise of the tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 15 Eli was xcviii years old, & i Reg. three a. his sight failed, him that he could not see. 16 And the man said unto Eli: I am he that came out of the army, & fled this day out of the host. And he said: What thing is done my son? 17 The messenger answered, and said: Israel is fled before the Philistines, & there hath been a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons Hophni and Phinehes are dead, and the ark of God is taken. 18 And when he made mention of the ark of God, Eli fell from of his stool backward by the side of the gate, and his (i) If he had counted his sons and 〈◊〉 wic● from 〈◊〉 tabernacle of t●e Lord, ●d all Is● 〈◊〉 this hor● plague. neck broke, and he died: For he was an old man and heavy, and “ Or, governed judged Israel forty years: 19 And his daughter in law Phinehes wife was with child, and nigh the Or, to cry o●t birth: And when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, the bowed herself, and travailed, for her pains came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death, the women that stood about her, said unto her: Fear not, for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not, nor regarded it. 21 And she named the child (k) Which is by interpretation no glory, or, where● the glory. Ichabod, saying: The glory is departed from Israel, (because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.) 22 And she said again: The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God is taken. The .v. Chapter. 2 The Philistines bring the ark into the house of Dagon. 6 The men of Asdod are plagued. 8 The ark is carried into Gath, and after to Acron. 1 AND the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it from the Eben ezer unto Asdod. 2 Yea the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of (a) Which was their chief Idol, and from the ●uell down 〈◊〉 like a ●ne, and upward like a man. Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3 And when they of Asdod were up in the next day in the morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord: And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. 4 And when they were come early in the next morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and his head and his two hands cut of upon the threshold, that only the stump of Dagon was left to him. 5 And therefore is it, that the priests of Dagon, neither any man that cometh into Dagons' house, (b) Proceeding from one superstition to another. tread not on the threshold of Dagon in Asdod, unto this day. 6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Asdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emeralds, both Asdod, and all the coasts thereof. 7 And when the men of Asdod saw that it was so, they said: The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide here with us, for his hand is sore upon us, & upon (c) This is a lamentable blindness, they clean s●ll to that idol which lieth upon the ground look a block, and is not able to help neither them nor himself. Dagon our God. 8 They sent therefore, and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said: What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? They answered: Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about. 9 And when they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction, and he smote the men of the city both small and great, and they had emeralds in their secret parts. 10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Acaron: and assoon as the ark of God came to Acaron, the Acaronites cried out, saying: They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us, and our people. 11 And so they sent, and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said: Send (d) Affliction worketh not like effect in the wicked & in the godly: In the one grudge, and desperation, in the other repentance and reconciliation. away the ark of the God of Israel, to go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people. For there was a destruction and death throughout all the city, and the hand of God was exceeding sore there. 12 And the men that died not, were smitten with the emeralds: And the cry of the city went up to heaven. ¶ The vi Chapter. 1 The time that the ark was with the Philistines, which they sent again with a gift. 12. It cometh to Bethsames. 17. The Philistines offer golden emeralds. 19 The men of Bethsames are stricken for looking into the ark. 1 ANd the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the soothsayers, saying: What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us wherewith we shall send it home again: 3 They said: If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty: but reward it with sin (a) For that you have presumed to carry it away fro Israel. offering, and then ye shall be whole, and it shall be known to you, why his hand departeth not from you. 4 Then said they: And what shallbe the sin offering, which we shall reward him with? They answered: Five golden emeralds, and five golden mice, according to the number of the princes of the Philistines: For one plague was on you all, and on your princes. 5 Wherefore ye shall make images like to your emeralds, & images like to your mice that corrupt the land, and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel, that he may take his hand from of you, and from of your (b) Were they are forced to knowledge the true living God, & his mighty hand, and yet because of their idolatry have not the grace to convert and worship him. gods, and from of your land. 6 Wherefore do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? Which when he wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed? 7 Now therefore, make a new cart, and take two melche kine, on whom there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring the calves home from them. 8 And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart, and put the jewels of gold which ye reward him with for a sin offering, in a coffer by the side thereof, and send it away, that it may go. 9 And if ye see that he go up by the way of his own coast to Bethsames, than it is he that did us this great evil: If no. we shall know then that it is not his hand that smote us, but it was a (c) The wicked attribute almost all things to fortune and chance: Whereas in deed there ●s nothing done without god's providence & decree. chance that happened us. 10 And the men did even so: And took two kine that gave milk, & tied them to the cart, and kept the calves at home. 11 And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold, and with the images of their emeralds. 12 And the kine took the straight way to Bethsames, & went on the straight way: and as they went, lowed, and turned neither to the right hand nor to the left: And the princes of the Philistines went after them, unto the (d) For the 〈◊〉 ●f the 〈◊〉. borders of Bethsames. 13 And they of Bethsames were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: And they life up their eyes, and spied the ark, and rejoiced when they saw it. 14 And the cart came into the field of one jehosua, a Bethsamite, and stood still ther. There was also a great stone: And To wit the men of Beths●emes, which were Isralites. they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord. 15 And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the f Meaning the golden emeralds and the golden 〈◊〉. jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: And the men of Bethsames sacrificed burnt sacrifice, and offered offerings the same day unto the Lord. 16 And when the five princes of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Acaron the same day. 17 And these are the golden emeralds which the Philistines gave for a sin offering to the Lord: for (g) These were the five principal cities of the Philistines, which were not all conquered unto the t●me of Dand. Asdod one, for Gaza one, for Ascalon one, for Gath one, and for Acaron one. 18 And golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines [belonging] to the five lords, both of walled towns, and of towns unwalled, even unto the great [stone] of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord unto this day, in the field of jehosua the Bethsamite. 19 And he smote of the men of Bethsames, because they had (h) For it was not lawful to 〈◊〉 other to touch or to see into it: save only to Aaron and his sons. Num. 4 b. looked in the ark of the Lord, and he slew among the people fifty thousand and three score and ten men: And the people lamented, because the Lord had slain the people with so great a slaughter. 20 Wherefore the men of Bethsames said: Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And (i) For what people will receive it, to he thus plagued by receiving thereof. to whom shall he go from us? 21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriathiarim, saying: The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord, come ye down and set it up to you. The vii Chapter. 1 The ark is brought to Kiriathiearim. 3. Samuel exhorteth the people to forsake their sin, and turn to the Lord. 10. The Philistines fight against Israel and are overcome. 16 Samuel judgeth Israel. 1 AND so the men of (a) A city in the tribe of juda, called 〈◊〉 kiriath ●ea●. josu. 13. Kiriathiarim came and fet up the ark of the Lord, & two Reg. vi a. brought it into the house of Aminadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son, to keep the ark of the Lord. 2 And while the ark abode in Kiriathiarim, the time was long, for it was twenty years: & all the house of Israel (b) Repent them of their sins, & sought after the Lord. lamented after the Lord. 3 And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying: If ye be come again unto the Lord with all your hearts, than I●s xxiiii. a. put away the strange gods and Astaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him D●ut vi c. M●th iiii b only: For he shall rid you out of the hand of the Philistines. 4 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Astaroth, and served the Lord only. 5 And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to (c) For Siloh was now desolate, because the philistines had taken then●s the ark. Mispah, and I will pray for you unto the Lord. 6 And they gathered together to Mispah, and (d) After the exposition of some of the learned, it meaneth that they wept before the lord. drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted the same day, and said there: We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mispah. 7 When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mispah, the princes of the Philistines went up against Israel: And when the children of Israel hard that, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel: Eccl xlvi. b. (e) Now they have learned, not to trust in themselves, but in God: & to seek help not at the ark, but at his h●nd alone. Cease not to cry unto the lord our God for us, that he may save us out of the hand of the Philistines. 9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it altogether for a burnt offering unto the Lord, and cried unto the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him. 10 And as Samuel offered the burnt offering, the Philistines came to fight against Israel: But the Lord thundered a great thunder the same day among the Philistines, & scattered them, that they were slain before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mispah, and pursued the Philistines, & smote them until [they came] under Bethchar. 12 And then Samuel josua xxii two. f, took a stone, and pitched it between Mispah & (f) Which was a great rock over against Mispah. Shen, and called the name thereof Ebenezer, saying: Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. 13 And so the Philistines were brought under, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14 Thereto the cities which that the Philistines had taken from Israel, were restored to Israel even from Acaron to Gath, and the coasts of the same did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines: And there was peace between Israel and the (g) Meaning the Philistines. Amorites. 15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life: 16 And went about year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mispah, and judged Israel in all those places. 17 And came again to Rama, for there was his house, and there he judged Israel also, & there he built an (h) which was not contrary to the law: for ●s yet a certain place was not appointed altar unto the Lord. The viii Chapter. 1 Samuel maketh his sons judges over Israel, who follow not his steps. 5. The Isralites ask a King. 11. Samuel declareth in what state they should be under the King. 19 Notwithstanding they ask one still, and the Lord willeth Samuel to grant unto them. 1 WHen Samuel was old, he (a) Because he w●s not able to travel and take the pains in his old age. made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his eldest son was (b) Who was also called Vish. 1. Chro. 6. b. joel, and the name of the second Abia, and they were judges in Beerseba. 3 And his sons (c) That is, they observed not the justice, equity, uprightness, and godliness, of their father. walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and * took reward, and perverted the right. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel unto Rama, 5 And said unto him: Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: Now therefore Deut. xvii. c i. Reg xii. c. Osee. xiii. c. Acts. xiii. d make us a king to judge us, as all other nations [have] 6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, give us a king to judge us: And Samuel prayed unto the lord. 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hear the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: For they have not cast thee away, but they have cast me away, that I should not reign over them. 8 And as they have ever done sense I brought them out of Egypt unto this day, and have forsaken me, and served other gods, even so do they unto thee. 9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet testify unto them, & show them Deut. xvii. c the manner of the king that shall reign over them. 10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked a king of him, 11 And he said: This shall be the (d) Except such as shall have the fear of God before their eyes▪ & will follow his statutes and laws as David, Solomon, Ezeckias, and josias. manner of the king that shall reign over you, * he will take your sons and put them to his charets, and make his horsemen of them, to run before his chariot. 12 And will make him of them captains over thousands and over fifties, and will set them to ear his ground, and to gather in his harvest, & to make instruments of war, and things that serve for his charets. 13 And he will take your daughters, and make them apothecary's, cooks, and bakers. 41 And he shall take your fields, three Re. xx● and your vineyards, and your best olive trees, and give them to his servants. 15 And he shall take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give it to his eunuchs, & to his servants. 16 And he shall take your men servants, and maid servants, young men, and the chief of your asses, and put them to his work. 17 And he shall take the tenth of your sheep, and ye shall be his servants. 18 And ye shall cry out at that time, because of your king which ye shall have chosen you, & the Lord will Because you repent not for your s●nnes. not hear you at that day. 19 Nevertheless, the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, but did say, Nay, not so: But there shallbe a king over us, 20 That we may be like other nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 21 Therefore when Samuel heard all the words of the people, he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord. 22 And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel: Go every man unto his city. The ix. Chapter. 1 Saul seeking his father's asses, by the counsel of his servant goeth to Samuel. 9 The Prophets called Seers. 15 The Lord revealeth to Samuel saul's coming, commanding to anoint him king. 22 Samuel bringeth Saul to the feast. 1 THere was a man of Benjamin named Cis the son of This Abiel in the 2. of the Chro. 8. is called Ner. Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man that was a jeminite, b That is, both valiant and rich. mighty in power. 2 And the same had a son called Saul, a goodly young man and a fair, so that among the children of Israel there was none goodlier than he: From the shoulders upward he was higher than all the other people. 3 And the asses of this Cis saul's father were lost, and Cis said to Saul his son: Take one of the lads with thee, and arise, go and seek the asses. 4 And he went through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Salisa: but they found them not. Then they went through the land of Salim, and there they were not. When they went also through the land of jemini, they found them not. 5 At the last, when they were come to the land of Where was Ramath Zo● the city of Samuel Zuph, Saul said to his lad that was with him: Come, let us return, lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. 6 He said unto him: Behold, there is in this city a man of God, & he is an honourable man, all that he saith, cometh surely to pass: Now then let us go thither, if so be he can show us what way we may go. 7 Then said Saul to his lad: If we will go, what shall we bring the man? For the Or Vir●. bread is spent in our vessels, & there is no other present to bring the man of God: what have we? 8 And the lad answered Saul again, and said: Behold I have found about me the fourth part of a (d) Which is, about five pence. sickle of silver, that will I give the man of God, to tell us our way. 9 (Before time in Israel when a man went to seek an answer of God, thus wise he spoke, Come and let us go to the (e) Because he saw gods will revealed unto him by his divine spirit, and for that he foresaw things to come. Seer: For he that is now called a prophet, was in the old time called a Seer. 10 Then said Saul to his lad, well said of thee: Come, let us go. And so they went unto the city where the man of God was. 11 And as they went their way up the hill to the city, they met with damosels that came out to draw water, and said unto them: Is there here a Seer? 12 And the maidens answered them, and said: yea, behold he is before you, make haste now, for he came this day to the city, for there is an (f) That is, a feast after the offering. offering of the people this day in the hill. 13 When ye be come into the city, ye shall find him straightway yer he go up to the hill to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth (g) That is, give thanks & distribute the meat according to the custom. bless the offering, and then eat they that be bidden to the feast: Now therefore get you up, for this day shall ye find him. 14 And they went up into the city: And when they were come into the mids of the city, behold Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the hill. 15 But the Lord had told Samuel in his ear (a day before Saul came) saying: 16 To morrow this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, him shalt thou anoint to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hands of the Philistines: for I have looked h That is▪ upon the affliction and oppression of m● people. upon my people, and their (i) Wherein they seek help & deliverance at me. cry is come unto me. 17 When Samuel therefore saw Saul, the Lord answered him: See, this is the man whom I spoke to thee of, this same shall reign over my people. 18 Then went Saul to Samuel in the middle of the gate, and said: Tell me I pray thee where the sears house is? 19 Samuel answered Saul and said, I am the sear: Go up before me unto the hill, for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine k That is, all that thou desirest to know. heart. 20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, care not for them, for they are found: And (l) Whom God hath chosen to be their king. whose shall the beautiful things of Israel be? Belong they not to thee, and unto all thy father's house? 21 But Saul answered and said: Am not I the son of a jeminite, of the smallest tribe of Israel? and my kindred is the lest of all the kindreds of the tribe of Benjamin? Wherefore then speakest thou so to me? 22 And Samuel took Saul and his lad, and brought them into the m 〈…〉 feast w● parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were upon a thirty persons. 23 And Samuel said unto the cook: Bring forth the portion which I gave thee, and of which I said unto thee, keep it with thee. 24 And the cook took up the shoulder, & that which was n That is▪ the shoulder with the rest which the priest had for his famine in all peace offerings. levit. ●●. upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said: Behold that which is left, put it before thee and eat: for hitherto hath it been kept for thee, saying: Also I o That both by the assembling of the people and by the meat prepared for thee▪ thou myght● understand that I knew of thy coming. called the people. And so Saul did eat with Samuel that day. 25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the (p) For ●er the manner it was flat, that men might walk together upon it. top of the house. 26 And when they arose early about the spring of the day, Samuel called Saul upon the top of the house, saying: Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out, both he and Samuel. 27 And when they were come almost out of the town, Samuel said to Saul: Bid the lad go before us (and he went before) but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the (q) That is, God's commandment as concerning thee. word of God. The ten Chapter. 6 Saul is anointed king by Samuel. 9 God changeth saul's heart, and he prohesieth. 19 Samuel assembleth the people, and showeth them their sins. 21 Saul is chosen king by lot. 25 Samuel writeth the king's office. 1 ANd then Samuel took a vessel of (a) Here beginneth the use of anointing of kings with oil by god's commandment. oil, and powered it upon his head, and Act. xiii. d. kissed him, and said: Hath not the Lord anointed thee, to be captain over his (b) That is, the children of Israel, which only he would possess as his inheritance. inheritance? 2 When thou art departed from me this day, thou shalt find two men by (c) Of whom Benjamin the youngest son of jacob was borne, of the which the tribe of Benjamin, whereof king Saul was, ●are their name. Rahels' sepulchre in the border of Benjamin, even at Zalezah, and they will say unto thee, the asses which thou wentest to seek, are found: And lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, & sorroweth for you, saying: What shall I do for my son? 3 Then shalt thou go forth from thence, & shalt come to the “ Or, oak. plain of Thabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, & another carrying three loves of bread, & another carrying a bottle of wine. 4 And they will “ Heb. The● will ask thee a piece salute thee and give thee two loves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hands. 5 After that, shalt thou come to the (d) Which was in the city Kiriathiarun, where the ark was. Chapt. seven. a. hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: And when thou art come thither to the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psalter, a timbrel, a pipe, & a harp before them, and they shall prophesy. 6 And the spirit of the Lord will come upon thee also, and thou shalt prophecy with them, & shalt be turned into another man. 7 Therefore when these signs are come unto thee, do what thou hast to do, for God is with thee. 8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal, and I also will come down unto thee to sacrifice burnt sacrifices, & to offer peace offerings: i Re. xii. b. Tarry for me seven days till I come to thee, & show thee what thou shalt do. 9 And when he had turned his “ Heb. shoulder. back to go from Samuel, God gave him another He gave him such virtues as were meet for a king. heart, and all those tokens came to pass that same day. 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, the company of prophets met him, and i Re. xi. b. the spirit of God came upon him, & he f That is, he praised God together with them, and did sing songs to his laud and praise. prophesied among them. 11 And all that knew him before, when they saw that he prophesied among the prophets, they said each to other: what is this that is come unto the son of Cis? i Re. nineteen. d. Is Saul also among the prophets? 12 And one of the same place answered, and said: Who is their g Meaning that prophecy cometh not by succession: but is given to whom it pleaseth God. father? And thereof came the proverb: What is Saul also among the h Noting thereby h● that cometh from low degree suddenly to honour. prophets? 13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. 14 And saul's uncle said unto him, and to his lad: Whither went ye? He said, To seek the asses: And when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel. 15 And saul's uncle said: Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you? 16 Saul answered his uncle: He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the kingdom whereof Samuel spoke, told he him not. 17 And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mispah, 18 And said unto the children of Israel: Thus said the Lord God of Israel, I brought Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hands of all kingdoms that troubled you. 19 And ye have this day cast away your God, who only delivereth you out of all your adversities and tribulations. And ye have said unto him: No, but make a king over us. Now therefore stand ye before the Lord by your tribes, & your thousands. 20 And when Samuel had assembled together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin was (i) That is, by casting of lot. taken. 21 When he had assembled together the tribe of Benjamin by their kindreds, the kindred of Matri was caught, and at the last Saul the son of Cis was caught: And when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore they asked the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither? And the Lord answered: Behold (k) As though he were unworthy, and unwilling. he hath hid himself among the stuff. 23 And they ran and fet him thence, and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people: See ye not him whom the Lord hath chosen, and how there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said: God “ Heb. ●et the king live save the king. 25 Then Samuel told the people the (l) As it is written. Deut. 17. c. duty of the kingdom, & wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord, and sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26 And Saul also went home to Gibea, and there followed him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. 27 But the children of Belial said: How shall he save us? And they despised him, and, brought him no presents: And he (m) Both to avoid sedition, and to wi● them by patience. held his tongue. The xi. Chapter. 1 Nahas the Ammonite warreth against Jabes Gilead, who asketh help of the Israelites. 6 Saul promiseth help. 11 The Ammonites are slain. 14 The kingdom is renewed. 1 THen (a) For fear of whom Israel asked a king. Nahas the Ammonite came up, & besieged Jabes in Gilead: And all the men of Jabes said unto Nahas, Make a covenant with us, and we willbe thy servants. 2 And Nahas the Ammonite answered them: In this will I make a covenant with you, if I may (b) No reasonable condition can satisfy a tyrant, and therefore gods wrath is not far from him. thrust out all your right eyes, and bring that shame upon all Israel. 3 To whom the elders of Jabes said: give us seven days respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then if there be no man to deliver us, we will come out to thee. 4 Then came the messengers to Gibea of Saul, and told this tidings in the ears of the people: And all the people lift up their voices, and wept. 5 And behold, Saul came following the cattle out of the field, and Saul said: what alyeth this people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabes. 6 And the spirit of God (c) God gave him the spirit of strength, & courage to go against this tyrant. came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, & he was exceeding angry. 7 And took a yoke of oxen, & hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying: Whosoever cometh not forth after (d) He joineth Samuel with him for more authority, for he himself was not yet approved of all Saul and after Samuel, so shall his oxen be served. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out “ Hebr. As one man. with one consent. 8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand men, and the men of juda thirty thousand. 9 And (e) Marning Saul and Samuel. they said unto the messengers that came: So say unto the men of Jabes in Gilead, To morrow by that time the sun be hot ye shall have help. And the messengers came, and showed it to the men of Jabes, which were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Jabes said: To morrow we will come (f) That is, to the Ammonites, dissemblng that they had hope of aid. out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that pleaseth you. 11 And on the morrow Saul put the people in three parts, & they came in upon the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: And they that remained, were scattered, so that two of them were not left together. 12 And the people said unto Samuel: (g) By this victory, the Lord won the hearts of the people to Saul Who is he that said, shall Saul reign over us? bring those men, that we may slay them. 13 And Saul said: There shall no man (h) He would begin his kingdom with clementy, as a virtue meet for a prince. die this day: For to day the Lord hath saved Israel. 14 Then said Samuel unto the people: Come, that we may go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. 15 And all the people went to Gilgal, and made Saul king there before the Lord in Gilgal, and there they offered (i) In sign of thanks giving for the victory. peace offerings before the Lord: And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly. The xii Chapter. 1 Samuel declaring to the people his integrity, reproveth their ingratitude. 19 God by miracle causeth the people to confess their sin. 20 Samuel exhorteth the people to follow the Lord. 1 ANd Samuel said unto all Israel: Behold, I have (a) I have granted your petition. harkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 2 Now therefore, your king walketh before (b) To govern you in peace and war. you: and I am old and grey headed, and behold my sons are with you, & I have walked before you from my childhod unto this day. 3 Behold here I am, bear record of me before the Lord & before his (c) That is, Saul. anointed: (d) God would that this confession should be a pattern for all them that have any office. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? whom have I done wrong to? Whom have I hurt? Or of whose hand have I received any bribe, to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. 4 They said: Thou hast done us no wrong, nor hurt us, neither haste thou taken aught of any man's hand. 5 He said unto them again: The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have found nought in my hands. And they answered: He is witness. 6 And Samuel said unto the people: It is the Lord that (e) That is, exalted them and endued them with his spirit to deliver you. made Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord, according to all the righteousnesses of the Lord, which he showed both you and your fathers. 8 Gen. xlvi. a. Exod. two. d. After the jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the Lord, Exod. iii. b. the Lord sent Moses & Aaron, which brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 9 Iud.▪ iiii. a. And when they forgot the Lord their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisara That is, captain of jabins' host king of Hazor captain of the host of Hazor, jud. xiii. a. & into the hand of the Philistines, and ●d i● b. into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the Lord, & said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Astharoth: Now therefore deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11 And the Lord sent jerobaal, (g) That is, Samson. jud. xiii. d. jud. xi. a. i Re. seven. b. Bedan, jud. xiii. d. jud. xi. a. i Re. seven. b. jephthah, and jud. xiii. d. jud. xi. a. i Re. seven. b. Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 12 And for all that, when you saw that Nahas the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me: Not so, but a king shall reign over us: when yet the Lord your God was your king. 13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired: lo, the Lord hath set a king over you. 14 If ye will fear the Lord and serve him, and hear his voice, & not disobey the word of the Lord, both ye and the king that reigneth over you, shall (h) Ye shallbe preserved, as they that follow the Lords will. follow the Lord your God. 15 If ye will not hearken unto the voice of the Lord, but disobey the lords mouth, then shall the hand of the Lord be upon you, and on (i) That is, your governors. your fathers. 16 Now also stand, & see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not now wheat hearuest? I will call unto the Lord, & he shall send thunder & rain, that ye may perceive and see how that your wickedness is (k) In that you have forsaken him who hath all power in his hand, for a mortal man. great which ye have done in the sight of the Lord in ask you a king. 18 And so Samuel called unto the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain the same day: And all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly. 19 And all the people said unto Samuel: Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have sinned in ask us a king, beside all our [other] sins. 20 And Samuel said unto the people, fear not (Ye have in deed done all this wickedness, yet (l) For with the lord there is mercy and forgiveness of sins in store, for such as will repent. depart not from following of the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your hearts: 21 Neither turn ye away, for [then ye go] after vain things, which are not able to profit you, nor deliver you, for they are but vanity.) For the Lord will not forsake his people, because of his great names sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you (m) Of his free mercy, & not of your merits, and therefore he will not forsake you. his people. 23 Moreover, God forbidden that I should sin against the Lord, and cease praying for you: but I will show you the good and right way. 24 Therefore fear you the Lord, & serve him in the truth, and with all your n Unfeignedly and without hypocrisy hearts: & consider how great things he hath done for you. 25 But and if ye do wickedly, then shall ye perish, both ye and your king. The xiii Chapter. 3 The Philistines are smitten of Saul and jonathan. 13 Saul being disobedient to God's commandment, is showed of Samuel that he shall not reign. 19 The great slavery wherein the Philistines kept the Israelites. 1 SAul now had been king (a) Whiles these things were done. one year (& he reigned two years over Israel.) 2 And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul in Michmas and in mount Bethel, and a thousand with jonathan in Gibea Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 3 And jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in the (c) Kiriathiarim, where the ark was. Chap. 10. a. hill, and it came to the Philistines ears: And Saul blewe the (d) That every man should prepare himself to war. trumpet throughout all the land, saying: Let the hebrews hear. 4 And all Israel heard say how that Saul had destroyed a garrison of the Philistines: wherefore Israel was had in abomination with the Pilistines. And the people gathered together after Saul to Gilgal. 5 The Philistines also gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand charettes, & six thousand horsemen, with other people like the sand by the seas side in multitude, & came up, and pitched in Michmas, eastward from (e) Which is Bethel and of the prophets called Bethaven, because of the idolatry committed there. Bethaven. 6 And when the men of Israel saw it, they were in a straight (and the people were in a distress) & the people hid themselves in caves, and in holds, and in rocks, and iin high places, and in pits. 7 And some of the hebrews went over jordane to go unto the land of (f) Where the two tribes & the half remained. Gad and Gilead: And Saul was yet in Gilgal, and all the people being afraid, followed him. 8 And he tarried seven days, even unto the time that Samuel had appointed: But Samuel came not to Gilgal, and the people were therefore (g) Thinking that the absence of the prophet was a ●igne that they should lose the victory. scattered from him. 9 And Saul said: Bring a burnt sacrifice to me, and peace offerings. And he offered a burnt sacrifice. 19 And assoon as he had made an end of offering the burnt sacrifice, behold Samuel came, and Saul went against him, to “ Heb. bless him. salute him. 11 And Samuel said: What hast thou done? Saul said: Because I saw that the people scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together to Michmas: 12 Therefore said I, The Philistines shall come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I was bold therefore, & offered a burnt offering. 13 And Samuel said to Saul: Thou art become a fool, thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy (h) Who willed thee to obey him, and re● upon his word. God which he commanded thee: For at this time would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now, thy kingdom shall not continue: The Lord hath sought him a (i) That is, David. man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. 15 And Samuel arose, & gate him up from Gilgal (k) And went to his city Ramah. in Gibea of Benjamin, and Saul numbered the people that were found with him, and they were about a six hundred men. 16 And Saul and jonathan his son, & the people that were found with them, had their abiding in Gibea of Benjamin: but the Philistines pitched in Michmas. 17 And there came out of the host of the Philistines three companies to destroy: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophra unto the land of Sual: 18 And another company turned the way to Bethoron: And the third company turned to the way of the coast that is seen above the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. 19 There was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: For the Philistines said, Lest the hebrews make them sword or spears. 20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to mend every man his share, his mattock, his axe, & weeding hook. 21 Yet they had a file for the shares, for the mattocks, for the pickforkes, and for the axes, and for to sharpen to goads. 22 And so in time of battle there was neither (l) To declare that the victory came only of God. sword nor spear found in the hands of any of the people that were with Saul and jonathan: But with Saul & jonathan his son was there found. 23 And the garrison of the Philistines came out, to go over unto Michmas. The xiiii Chapter. 14 jonathan and his harness bearer put the Philistines to flight. 24 Saul bindeth the people by an oath, not to eat till evening. 32 The people eat with the blood. 38 Saul would put jonathan to death. 45 The people deliver him. 1 THen on a time jonathan the son of Saul said unto his young man that bore his harness: (a) This fact of jonathan is singular, and done in faith by the instinction of God's spirit, and therefore not to be followed by the discipline of war. Come, & let us go over to the Philistines garrison that are yonder on the other side: and he told not his father. 2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibea under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were upon a six hundred men. 3 And Ahia the son of Ahitob, Ichabods brother, the son of Phinehes the son of Eli, was the lords (b) For the priesthood was not yet taken away from the house of Eli: but continued until the time of Zadok. priest in Silo, and ware an Ephod: And the people witted not that jonathan was gone. 4 And in the mids of the passage by which jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, & a sharp rock on the other side: the one called Bozez, and the other Sene. 5 The forefront of the one leaned northward toward Michmas, & the other was southward toward Gibea. 6 And jonathan said to the young man that bore his harness: Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be that the Lord will work with us: for it is Or, None can let the 〈◊〉. no hardness with the Lord to save either in many or in few. 7 And his harness bearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: Go where it pleaseth thee, behold I am with thee as thine heart lusteth. 8 Then said jonathan: Behold, we go over unto these men, and shall show ourselves unto them. 9 If they say on this wise to us, Tarry until we come to you: then we will stand still in our place, & not go up unto them. 10 But and if they say, Come up unto us: then we will go up, for the Lord hath (c) This he learned neither at diviners, nor soothsayers▪ but at the spirit of God, conferming his faith by signs prescribed by the same spirit. delivered them into our hands: And this shallbe a sign unto us. 11 And they both showed themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said: See, the hebrews come out of the (d) That they spoke contemtuously, and by derision. holes where they had hid themselves in. 12 And the men of the garrison answered jonathan & his harness bearer, & said: Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And jonathan said unto his harness bearer: Come up after me, for the Lord hath delivered them into the hand of Israel. 13 And jonathan climbed up upon (e) Because of the steepness of the rock where they did climb up. hands and feet, and his harness bearer after him: And they fell before jonathan, & his harness bearer slew the after him. 14 And that first slaughter which jonathan & his harness bearer made, was upon a twenty men, within the compass as it were about an half acre of land which two [oxen plough.] 15 And there was a fear in the host, in the field, & among all the people: insomuch that they that were gone out of the garrison to rob, were afraid also, & the (f) It is an hyperbolical speech, whereby is signified that the fear which God sent upon the host of the 〈…〉. earth trembled, for the fear that was sent of God. 16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibea Benjamin, saw: And behold, the multitude were discomfited, & were smitten as they went. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that was with him: Search, and see who is gone away from us. And when they had numbered, behold, jonathan and his harness bearer were not there. 18 And Saul said unto Ahia: Bring hither the (g) By which is meant the Ephod which was set up with the ark, which the priest should put on to ask counsel, and to tell of things to come. Num. 27 d. ark of God. (For the ark of God was at time with the children of Israel.) 19 And while Saul talked unto the priest, the noise that was in the host of the Philistines spread farther abroad and increased. And Saul said unto the priest: (h) Let the Ephod alone, for I have no leisure now to ask council of God. Withdraw thine hand. 20 And Saul joined himself unto all the people that were with him, & they came to the battle, and behold jud. seven. f. every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 21 Moreover, the hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, & were come with them into all parts of the host, turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and jonathan. 22 And all the men of Israel also, which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, assoon as they heard how that the Philistines were fled, they followed after them in the battle. 23 And so the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle continued unto Bethaven. 24 And when the men of Israel were kept down with hunger that day, Saul charged the people with an oath, saying: (i) Such was his hypocrisy and arrogancy, that he thought to attribute to his policy, that which God had given by the hand of jonathan. Cursed be the man that eateth any food until night, till I be avenged of mine enemies. And so none of the people tasted any sustenance. 25 And all they of the land came to a wood, where honey lay upon the ground. 26 And the people came into the wood: And behold, the honey dropped, and no man moved his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the (k) That is, the curse appointed of Saul, and the punishment for breaking the oath. oath. 27 But jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath, wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honey comb, & put his hand to his mouth, and his (l) Which afore were dim for ●ecrynes and hunger. eyes received sight. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said: Thy father made the people to swear, saying: Cursed be the man that eateth any sustenance this day. And the people were “ Or, weighed. faint. 29 Then said jonathan, My father hath (m) By making this cruel law. troubled the land: See how mine eyes hath received sight, because I tasted a little of this honey: 30 How much more than to day, if the people had eaten of the spoil of their enemies which they found? And had there not been then a much greater slaughter among the Philistines? 31 And they smote the Philistines that day, from Michmas to Aialon: And the people were exceeding faint. 32 And the people got them to the spoil, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, & slew them on the ground, and the people did eat them with the blood. 33 Then men told Saul, saying: Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have trespassed: Roll a (n) That the blood of the beasts that shallbe slain, may be pressed out upon it. great stone unto me this day. 34 And Saul said again: Go abroad among the people, and bid them bring me every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat, and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And the people brought every man his ox in his hand that night, and slew them there. 35 And Saul made an altar unto the Lord: And that was the Or, of that stone he began to build an altar. first altar that he made unto the Lord. 36 And Saul said: Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them, until it be day in the morning, and let us not leave one man of them. And they said: Do whatsoever thou thinkest best. Then said the priest: Let us (o) To ask council of him. come hither unto God. 37 And Saul asked of God: Shall I go down after the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into the hands of Israel? But he answered him not at that time. 38 And Saul said: Let all the “ Hebr. corner. chief of the people come hither, and know and see by whom this sin is done this day. 39 For as the Lord liveth, which saved Israel, though it be in jonathan my son, he shall die the death. But there was no man among all the people that answered him. 40 Then he said unto all Israel: Be ye on one side, and I and jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul: What thou thinkest best, that do. 41 Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, give a (p) That is, cause the lo to fall on him that hath broken the oath. perfect lot. And Saul and jonathan were caught: but the people scaped free. 42 And Saul said: Cast lot between me and jonathan my son. And jonathan was caught. 43 Then Saul said to jonathan: Tell me what thou hast done. And jonathan told him, and said: I tasted a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, & lo, I (q) For so small a matter, not considering what great salvation God hath wrought by me this day. must die. 44 Saul answered: * God do so & more also to me, thou shalt die the death jonathan. 45 And the people said unto Saul: Shall jonathan die, which hath so mightily delivered Israel? God forbidden. As the Lord liveth, * there shall not one here of his head fall to the ground, for he hath wrought with God this day. And so the people delivered jonathan, that he died not. 46 And then Saul departed up from following the Philistines: And the Philistines went to their own place. 47 And so Saul held the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the children of Ammon, against Edom, against the kings of Zoba, and against the Philistines: And whither soever he turned himself, he put them to the worse. 48 And he gathered his host together, & smote the (r) As the Lord had commanded. Deut. 25. d. Amalekites, & rid Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 49 The sons of Saul were, jonathan, (s) Called also Abinadab Chap. 31. a. jessui, and Melchisua: And his two daughters were thus named, the elder was called Merob, and the younger (t) Which was the wife of David. Michol. 50 And the name of saul's wife, was Ahinoa, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of his chief captain, was Abner the son of Ne'er, saul's uncle. 51 And i. Reg ix. a. Cis was saul's father: & Ne'er the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel. 52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: And (v) As Samuel had forewarned. Chapt. 8. c. whomsoever Saul saw to be a strong man, and meet for the war, he took him unto him. The xu Chapter. 3 Saul is commanded to slay Amalek. 9 He spareth Agag and the best things 19 Samuel reproveth him. 28. Saul is rejected of the Lord, and his kingdom given to another, 33. Samuel heweth Agag in pieces. 1 SAmuel also said unto Saul: i Reg. ix. c. The Lord sent me to anoint thee, to be king over his people, over Israel: Now therefore (a) Because he hath preferred thee to this honour, thou art bound to obey him. hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, Exo. xvii. d. how they laid wait for them in the way as they came up from Egypt. 3 Now therefore go, and smite Amalek, and destroy ye all that pertaineth unto them, and have no compassion on them, Nu. xxiiii. d b) That this might be an example of God's vengeance against them that deal cruelly with his people. slay both man & woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 4 And Saul gathered the people together, and i Reg. ix c. numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of juda. 5 And Saul came unto a city of Amalek, and “ Or, fought in the valley. set watch in the brook. 6 And Saul said unto the Kenites: (c) Which were the posterity of jethro Moses father in law. Go, & departed, & get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye showed (d) He rejoiced for the prosperous success of Israel, and gave them good counsel. Exo. xviii. c. mercy to all the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. And so the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Hevila, as thou comest to Sur, that lieth before Egypt. 8 And took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 6 Nu. xxiiii. b But Saul and the people spared (e) Against the commandment of god by Samuel. Agag, the better sheep, and the fatter oxen, and the lambs, and all that was good, & would not destroy them: But all that was foul & nought worth, that they destroyed utterly. 10 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying: 11 It Gene. vi. c. repenteth me that I have made Saul king: For he is turned from me, & hath not performed my commandments. And Samuel was evil apaid, & cried unto the Lord all night. 12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel that Saul was come to Carmel, and behold, he hath made him there a place, and is returned, and departed and gone down to (f) There to offer up sacrifice for the victory gotten. Gilgal. 13 And Samuel came to Saul, & Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou in the Lord: I have fulfilled the (g) This is the manner of hypocrites, ● when they follow their own devices to say they have fulfilled gods commandments. commandment of the Lord. 14 Samuel said: What meaneth then the bleating of the sheep in mine ears and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? 15 Saul answered, They have brought them from the Amalekites: For the people spared the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, to sacrifice them unto the Lord thy God, and the remnant have we destroyed utterly. 16 Samuel said to Saul: Let me tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him: say on. 17 Samuel said: When thou wast (h) acknowledging thyself to be of the least tribe of Israel, and of the least family of the tribe of Benjamin. little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel? 18 And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said: Go, and utterly destroy those sinners the Amalekites, & fight against them until thou destroy them. 19 And wherefore hast thou not harkened unto the voice of the Lord? but hast turned to the pray, and hast done that which is wicked in the sight of the Lord? 20 And Saul said unto Samuel: Yea, I have harkened unto the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me unto, & have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep, oxen, and the chiefest of the things which should have been destroyed, to offer unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal. 22 And Samuel said: Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt sacrifices and offerings, as when the voice of the Lord is obeyed? Behold, to obey, is better than sacrifice: and to hearken, is better than the fat of rams. 23 For (i) God hateth nothing more than t● disobedience of his commandment, though them tent s●me never so good to man. rebellion is as the sin Exod. xxii. ● of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as the wickedness of idolatry: Because thou hast cast away the word of the Lord, therefore he hath cast away thee also from being king. 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: For I have gone farther than the saying of the Lord and thy words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore I pray thee take away my (k) This was not true repentance, but dissimulation, fearing the loss of his kingdoms sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord. 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: For thou hast cast away the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath cast away thee, that thou shalt not be king over Israel. 27 And as Samuel turned himself to go away, he caught the lap of his coat, and it rend. 28 And Samuel said unto him: The Lord hath rend the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a (l) That is to David. neighbour of thine that is better than thou. 29 The (m) Meaning God, who maintaineth, and defendeth his. strength of Israel will not beguile, nor repent: for he is not a man that should repent. 30 He said, I have sinned: But now honour me before the el●rs of my people and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God. 31 And so Samuel turned again, and followed Saul: and Saul worshipped the Lord. 32 Then said Samuel: Bring you hither to me Agag, the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him dilicately, and Agag said: Truly the (n) Other because he had good hope of continuance of life, or for, that he was mortified and ready to die. bitterness of death is past. 33 And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless above other women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. 34 And then i Reg. seven. d. Samuel departed to Rama, and Saul went home to his house to Gibea Saul. 35 And Samuel came no more to (o) Though Saul came where Samuel was. Chap. xx. ●. see Saul, until the day of his death: Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. The xvi Chapter. 1 Samuel is reproved of God, and is sent to anoint David. 7. God regardeth the heart. 13 The spirit of the Lord cometh upon David. 14. The wicked spirit is sent upon Saul. 19 Saul sendeth for David. 1 THE Lord said unto Samuel: How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, (a) God's will ought to be a sufficient cause of comfort unto us in all afflictions, acknowledging that he doth all things for the best. seeing I have cast him away from reigning over Israel? Fill thine (b) A weak frail 〈◊〉 was used in the anointing of Saul: but no● an borne, whereby may be signified the strength and continuance of the kingdom of David. horn with ointment, and come, that I may send thee to Isai the Bethlemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said: How can I go? For if Saul hear it, he will kill me. The Lord answered: Take an heifer with thee, (c) That is, to make a peace offering, which might be done though the ark was not there. and say: I am come to offer to the Lord. 3 And call Isai to the offering, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: And thou shalt anoint unto me d Here is fulfilled the prophesy of jacob, for the 〈…〉 to begin the 〈◊〉 of I●h. 〈◊〉 c. b. him whom I name unto thee. 4 And so Samuel did as the Lord bade him, and came to Bethlehem: and the elders of the town were Fearing but some gree●s crime had been to com●tted and 〈◊〉 ●ye ash the 〈◊〉. astonied at his coming, and said: * Comest thou peaceably? 5 He answered: Yea, I am come to offer unto the Lord: 〈◊〉. xi. d. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the offering. And he sanctified Isai and his sons, and bade them to the offering. 6 And when they were come, he looked on Eliab, & said: surely the Lords (f) Thinking that Eliab had been appointed of God to be made king. anointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel: Look not on his fashion, or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him: For [God seeth] not as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord beholdeth the heart. 8 Then Isai called Abinadab, & made him come before Samuel, and he said: Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 Then Isai made Samma come, and he said: Neither yet hath the Lord chosen him. 10 Again Isai made seven of his sons to come before Samuel, and Samuel said unto Isai: The Lord hath chosen none of these. 11 And Samuel said unto Isai: Are hear all thy children? He said: There is yet a little one behind, that keepeth the (g) The shepherd of the sheep, is taken to be made shepherd of Israel. sheep. And Samuel said unto Isai, Send and fet him: for we will not sit down, till he be come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in: And he was ruddy, and of an excellent beauty, Gene 39 b. and well favoured in sight. And the Lord said, Arise & anoint him: For come down to see the battle. 29 And David said: And what have I now done? is there not a (k) For he came at his father's commandment, and was also moved by God's spirit to take that enterprise against Goliath. cause? 30 And he departed from him into the presence of another, and spoke of the same manner: and the people answered him again, as before. 31 And they that heard the words which David spoke, rehearsed them before Saul, which caused him to be fet. 32 And David said to Saul: Let no man's heart fail him because of him: Thy servant will go, and fight with yonder Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David again: Thou art (l) David about to perform the work of God, and motion of his spirit, is tempted by the ministers of Satan, the envy of his brother, and the infidelity of Saul. not able to go against yonder Philistine, to fight with him: For thou art but a child, but he is a man of war even from his youth. 34 David answered unto Saul: Thy servant kept his father's sheep, & there came jud xiiii. b. a lion and likewise a bear, and took a sheep out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and took it out of his mouth: And when he arose against me, I caught him by the beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 And so thy servant slew both the lion, and the bear: And truly this uncircumcised Philistine shallbe as one of them, seeing he hath railed on the host of the living God. 37 And David spoke moreover: The Lord that delivered me out of the hand of the lion, and out of the hand of the bear, he shall deliver me also out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David: (m) For by these examples, he saw that the power of God was with him. Go, and the Lord [shall] be with thee. 38 And Saul put his raiment upon David, and put an helmet of brass upon his head, and put a coat of mail upon him. 39 And girded David with his own sword upon his raiment, and he assayed to go, and because he never proved it, David said unto Saul: I cannot go with these, for I have not used myself thereto. And David put them of him, 40 And took his (n) As the weapon that he could best handle. staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of a brook, and put them in a shepherds bag which he had, that is in a scrip, and his sling was in his hand, and he went to the Philistine. 41 And the Philistine came and drew near against David, and the man that bore the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about & saw David, he disdained him: for he was but young, ruddy & of a comely face. 43 And the Philistine said unto David: Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine (o) So that he was terrible not only by stature, strength, and armour: But also by railing, cursing, and threatening words. cursed David in the name of his gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David: Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then said David to the Philistine: Thou comest to me with a sword, a spear, & a shield: But I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the host of Israel, whom thou hast railed upon. 46 (p) His faith is so constant, that neither friend nor for is able to make him doubt of the victory that God's spirit had assured him of. This day shall the Lord close thee into my hand, and I shall smite thee, & take thine head from thee, & will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, & to the beasts of the earth, that all they which be in the world, may know that there is a God in Israel: 47 And all this congregation shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword, & spear (For the battle is the Lords) and he shall give you into our hands. 48 And when the Philistine arose to come and draw nigh to David, David hasted, and ran to fight against the Philistine, 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took out a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead, Eccle. xvii. a and he fell groveling to the earth. 50 And so David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine, & slew him, even when David had no sword in his hand. 51 But David ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of his sheath, & slew him, and cut of his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, jud. seven. f. they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and of juda arose, and shouted, and followed after the Philistines, until they came to the valley, and unto the gates of Acaron: And the Philistines fell down wounded by the way to Saaraim, even unto Gath, and Acaron. 53 And the children of Israel returned from chase after the Philistines, and spoiled their tents. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armour in his Or house at Bethlehem. tent. 55 When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto 1 Re. xiiii. g Abner the captain of his host: Abner, (q) This he ●eth, either for that he would now know further of his kin than he did before▪ Or for that he had forgot him. whose son is this young man? Abner answered: As thy soul liveth (O king) I cannot tell. 56 And the king said: Inquire thou whose son the youngling is. 57 And when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, & brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to him: whose son art thou, thou young man? David answered: I am the son of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite. The xviii Chapter. 3 The amity of jonathan and David. 8. Saul envieth David for the praise that the women gave him. 11. Saul would have slain David. 17. He promiseth him Merab to wife, but giveth him Michol. 27. David delivereth to Saul two hundred foreskins of the Philistines. 29. Saul feareth David, seeing that the Lord is with him. 1 ANd when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, the (a) His affection was fully ●ent toward him. soul of jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3 Then jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And jonathan put of the rob that was upon him, and gave it to David, and thereto his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself (b) That is, he prospered in all his doings. wisely: And Saul set him over his men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, & in the sight of saul's servants. 6 And as they came again when David was returned from the slaughter of the (c) To wit Goliath. Philistine, the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with [instruments of] music. 7 And the women (d) In their songs. answered one another in their play, and said: * Saul hath slain his thousand, and David his ten thousand. 8 And Saul was exceeding (e) David receiveth for his virtues and good qua● of Io●than love & fre●ndship, of Saul hatred and disr●re: there be in the 〈◊〉 ●o● 〈◊〉 than Ionathans. wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he said: They have ascribed unto David ten thousand, & to me but a thousand: and what can he more have, save the kingdom? 9 Wherefore Saul had an eye on David from that day forward. 10 And on the morrow, the evil spirit sent of God came upon Saul, and he (f) By abuse of the word, they are some time said to prophecy, which as mad men speak things that have neither sense, nor reason in them. prophesied in the mids of the house: And David played with his hand, like as at other times: & there was a javelin in saul's hand. 11 And Saul took the javelin, and said: I will nail David to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence two times. 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, & was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul put him from him, and made him a (g) Not for his preferment, which he ●n●ed: but upon hope of that destruction that war is wont to bring to many. captain over a thousand, and he went out and in before (h) Di● atching his ensigns wisely both in war and peace. the people. 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he was so exceeding wise, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and juda loved David, because he went out and in before them. 17 And Saul said to David: Behold my eldest daughter Merob, her I will give thee to wife: Only be a valiant son unto me, & fight the lords battles. For Saul thought: Mine hand shall not be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shallbe upon him. 18 And David answered Saul: what am I? and what is my life or the kindred of my father in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king? 19 Howbeit, when the time was come that Merob saul's daughter should have been given to David, she was given unto (i) To whom she b●re seven sons, which David put to death at the request of the Gebionites. 1. Samu. 11. Adriel a Meholathite, to wife. 20 Howbeit, Michol saul's daughter loved David: and they showed Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 And Saul said: I will give him her that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David: Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain. 22 And Saul commanded his servants to come with David secretly, & to say: Behold, the king hath a favour to thee, and all his servants love thee: be now therefore the kings son in law. 23 And saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said: (k) Meaning that he was not able to endow his wife with riches ac●ordyngly. seemeth it to you a light thing to be a kings son in law? seeing that I am a poor man, and of small reputation. 24 And the servants brought Saul word again, saying: Of this manner spoke David. 25 And Saul said, This wise shall ye say to David: The king careth for no other dowry, but for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the kings enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall into the hands of the Philistines. 26 And when his servants told David these words, (l) Because he thought himself able to compass the kings request. it pleased David well to be the kings son in law: And the days were not expired. 27 Afterward David arose with his men, and went and slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and David brought their foreskins, and m) Meaning David & his soldiers. they gave them wholly to the king, that he might be the kings son in law: two. Reg iii. c. Wherefore Saul gave him Michol his daughter to wife. 28 And Saul saw and understood how that the Lord was with David, and that Michol his daughter loved him: 29 And he was the more (n) Lest he would deprive him of his kingdom, afraid of David, and Saul became always David's enemy. 30 The Lords of the Philistines used to go forth, and when they went forth David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was much set by. The xix Chapter. 2 jonathan declareth to David the wicked purpose of Saul. 11. Michol his wife saveth him. 18. David cometh to Samuel. 23. The spirit of prophesy cometh on Saul. 1 SAul spoke to jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should (a) He layeth a●de hypocrisy & now bursteth out to open cruelty. kill David. Reg. 18 a. 2 But jonathan saul's son had a great favour to David, & jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father goeth about to slay thee: Now therefore I pray thee take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in some secret place, and hide thyself: 3 And I will go out, and stand by my father in the field where thou art, and will commune with my father of thee, and whatsoever I see, I will tell thee. 4 And jonathan spoke good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him: Let not the king sin against his servant, against David: for he hath not sinned against thee, and his works have been to theewarde very good. 5 For he did * put his life in “ An Hebrew phrase, whereby is meant he put his life in danger. his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord brought to pass a great health for all Israel: Thou sawest it, and thou reioycedst: Wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, and slay David without a cause? 6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of jonathan, and Saul (b) Being persuaded & pacified for the time by jonathans' oration. swore, as the Lord liveth he shall not die. 7 And jonathan called David, & jonathan showed him all those words: & jonathan brought David to Saul, & he was in his (c) That is he served him presence as in times past. 8 And the war began again, and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him. 10 And Saul intended to smite David to the wall with the javelin: But he rid himself out of saul's presence, as he smote the spear into the wall: And David fled & was saved the same night. 11 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: And Michol David's wife told it him, saying: If thou save not thyself this night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. 12 And so josu. two. c. Act ix. d. Michol e Herein doing the duty of a faithful wife toward her husband. let David down through a window: and he went and fled, and was saved. 13 And Michol took an image, and laid it in the bed, & put a pillow stuffed with goats here under the head of it, and covered it with a cloth. 14 And when Saul sent messengers to fetch David, she said, he is sick. 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying: Bring him to me bed and all, that I may slay him. 16 And when the messengers were come in, behold there lay an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats here under the head of it. 17 And Saul said unto Michol: Why hast thou mocked me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? Michol answered Saul: For he said unto me, let me go, or else I will kill thee. 18 And so David fled, and escaped, & came to Samuel to Rama, and told him all that Saul had done to him: And he and Samuel went and dwelled in (f) It was a school where gods law was studied and taught, near to Rama. Naioth. 19 And one told Saul, saying: Behold, David is at Naioth in Rama. 20 And Saul sent messengers to fet David: And when they saw a company of prophets prophesying, & Samuel standing as (g) For he was their teacher, and ruler of that school. appointed over them, the spirit of God fell upon the messengers of Saul, and they (h They song psalms with the prophets and praised God, leaving of to seek after David. prophesied to. 21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers yet again the third time, and they prophesied also. 22 Then went he himself to Rama, and came to a great well that is in Sechu, and he asked and said: Where are Samuel & David? And one said: Behold, they be at Naioth in Rama. 23 And he went thither even to Naioth in Rama, and the spirit of God (i) That David might the better by that means escape his hands. came upon him also, and he went prophesying until he came to Naioth in Rama. 24 And he stripped of his clothes & prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and fell naked all that day and all that night: And thereof it is that they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? The twenty Chapter. 2 jonathan comforteth David. 3. They renew their league. 33 Saul would have killed jonathan. 38 jonathan advertiseth David by three arrows, of his father's fury. 1 ANd David fled from Naioth which is in Rama, and came, and said before jonathan, What have I done? wherein am I faulty? what is the sin that I have committed before thy father, that he seeketh my life? 2 He said unto him: God forbidden, thou shalt not die: Behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will “ Heb. Reveal it in mine ear. show it me: And how should my father hide this thing from me? He will not do it. 3 And David swore again, and said: Thy father knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes, & therefore he thinketh, jonathan shall not know it, lest he be sorry: And in very deed, even as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a a That is, I am in great danger of death. step between me and death. 4 Then said jonathan unto David: Whatsoever thy soul “ Heb. saith desireth, that I will do unto thee. 5 And David said unto jonathan: Behold, to morrow is the (b) And therefore a solemn feast, and solemn sacrifices belonging thereto. Num. 28. b. beginning of the month, and I should sit with the king at meat: But let me go, that I may hide myself in the fields unto the third day at even. 6 If thy father speak of me, then say: David asked leave of me, that he might go to Bethlehem to his own city, for there is holden a yearly feast for all the kindred. 7 And if he say it is well done, than thy servant shall have peace: But and if he be angry, then be sure that wickedness is utterly concluded of him. 8 And then thou shalt show mercy unto thy servant for thou hast joined thy servant into a (c) Because it consisted in all godly and honest matters, and for that it was confirmed, of both parties by an oath in the name of the Lord. covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself? for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? 9 And jonathan answered, God keep that from thee: For if I knew that wickedness were d That he were fully determined to kill thee. concluded of my father to come upon thee, would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said David to jonathan: Who shall tell me? how [shall I know] if thy father answer thee cruelly? 11 And jonathan said unto David: Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And jonathan said unto David: O Lord God of Israel, when I have groped my father's mind, as this time to morrow, or within these three days, and if it be well with David, and I then send not unto thee, and show it thee: 13 The Lord do so (e) That ● the Lord punish me most grievously. and much more unto jonathan, But if my father have pleasure to do thee evil, I will show thee also, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace, and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father. 14 And [I require] not whiles I live, [for I doubt not] but thou wilt show me the mercy of the Lord, that I die not: 15 But [I require] that thou cut not of thy mercy from my house for ever, no not when the Lord hath destroyed the enemies of David, every one from the face of the earth. 16 And so jonathan made a bond with the house of David, [saying:] Let the lord require it at the hands of David's enemies. 17 And jonathan swore again unto David, because he loved him (For he loved him as his own soul) 18 Then said jonathan to David: To morrow is the first day of the moon, and thou shalt be “ Or, Mentioned. miss, because the place where thou wast wont to sit, shall be empty. 19 Therefore thou shalt hide thyself three days, [then] thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone “ Hebr. Of the way because it served as a sign to show the way. Esel. 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot them at a mark, 21 And I will send a lad, and bid him go seek the arrows. And if I say unto the lad, See, the arrows are on this side thee, bring them: then come thou, for it is peace and no hurt, as the Lord liveth: 22 But and if I say unto the lad, behold the arrows are beyond thee, go thy way, for the e Using me as his instrument to give ●ee warning to wake away. Lord hath sent thee away. 23 And as touching this which thou and I have spoken, behold the Lord be between thee and me for ever. 24 And so David hide himself in the field: And when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king sat as at other times upon his seat, even upon his seat by the wall: And jonathan arose, and Abner sat by saul's side, and David's place was empty. 26 Nevertheless, Saul said nothing at all that day: For he thought, Some thing hath befallen him, f Yet he might have some business to let him. though he were clean. 27 But on the morrow, which was the second day of the new moon, David's place was empty again: And Saul said unto jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not that son of (g) He calleth him the son of Isai, by contempt and disdain. Isai to meat, neither yesterday nor to day? 28 And jonathan answered unto Saul: David asked licence of me to go to Bethlehem. 29 For he said: Let me go I pray thee, for our kindred doth hold an offering in the city, and my brother hath sent for me: and therefore if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me go I pray thee, and see my brethren. This is the cause that he cometh not unto the kings table. 30 Then was Saul angry with jonathan, and said unto him: Thou (h Thou followest the manner of thy mother, which never 〈◊〉 me. son of the wicked rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Isai unto thine own rebuke, and unto the rebuke and shame of thy mother? 31 For as long as the son of Isai liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor yet thy kingdom: Wherefore now send and fet him unto me, for he is the child of An Hebrew phrase, in meaning he shall surely die. death. 32 And jonathan answered unto Saul his father, and said to him: Wherefore should he die? what hath he done? 33 And Saul lift up a spear to hit him, whereby jonathan witted well that it was utterly determined of his father to slay David. 34 And so jonathan arose from the table in a great anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was sorry for David, because his father had done him shame. 35 On the next morning, jonathan went out into the field, at the (k) For this was the third day, as it was agreed upon. time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. 36 And he said unto his boy: Run, and seek out mine arrows which I shoot. And as the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 And when the lad was come to the place whither jonathan had shot the arrow, jonathan cried after the lad, & said: Is not the arrow beyond there? 38 And jonathan cried after the lad again: Make (l) By these words spoken to the boy, he admonisheth David what he shall do. speed, haste, & stand not still. And jonathans' lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 39 But the lad witted nothing of the matter, only jonathan an David witted it. 40 And jonathan gave his (m) That is, his bow and his arrows. instruments unto the lad that was with him, and said unto him: Go, and carry them to the town. 41 And assoon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place that was toward the south, & fell on his face to the ground, & bowed himself three times, And they kissed either other, and wept together, so long till David (n) In weeping. exceeded. 42 And jonathan said to David, Go in peace: And the things which we have sworn both of us in the name of the lord, saying, the Lord be between thee & me, and between thy seed & mine: let them stand for ever. And he arose, & departed: And jonathan went into the town. The xxi Chapter. 1 David fleeth to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. 6 He getteth of him the showbread to satisfy his hunger. 7 Doeg saul's servant was present. 10. David fleeth to king Aches, 13 and there feigneth himself mad. 1 THen came David to a Where the ark than was, to ask 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉. Nob to Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech was astonished at the meeting of David, & said unto him: Why art thou alone and no man with thee? 2 And David said to Ahimelech the priest: The king hath commanded me a certain thing, and hath said unto me, Let no man know where about I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: And I have appointed my servants to such and such places. 20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitob, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled to David. 21 And Abiathar showed David how that Daul had slain the Lords priests. 22 And David said unto Abiathar: I witted it the same day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would tell Saul: and I am cause of the death of all the persons of thy father's house. 23 Abide thou with me, and fear not: For he that seeketh my life, he shall seek thine also, with me thou shalt be in safeguard. The xxiii Chapter. 5 David chaseth the Philistines from Keila. 13 David departeth from Keila, and remaineth in the wilderness of Ziph. 16 jonathan comforteth David. 28 saul's enterprise is broken in pursuing David. 1 THen they told David, saying: Behold, the Philistines fight against (a) Which was a city in the tribe of juda josu. 15. f. Keila, and spoil the barns. 2 Therefore David asked counsel of the lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord answered unto David: Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keila. 3 And David's men said unto him, See, we be afraid here (b) That is, in the midst of juda, much more when we come to the borders against our enemies. in juda: how much more than if we come to Keila against the host of the Philistines? 4 Then David asked counsel of the Lord again. And the Lord answered him, and said: Arise, and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 5 And so David and his men went to Keila, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, & smote them with a great slaughter, and so David saved the inhabitants of Keila. 6 And when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keila, he brought an (c So that Saul was now destitute of the use of priesthood and the Ephod▪ God by his providence transferring both to David Ephod with him in his hand. 7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keila: And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand: For he is shut in, now that he is come into a town that hath gates and bars. 8 And Saul called all the people together to war, for to go down to Keila, and to besiege David and his men. 9 And David having knowledge that Saul imagined mischief against him, said to Abiathar the priest: (d) To consult with the lord by Urim, and Thuruim. Bring the Ephod. 10 Then said David: O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath heard that Saul is about to come to Keila to destroy the city for my sake: 11 Will the lords of Keila deliver me into his hand? And will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard, O Lord God of Israel? I beseech thee tell thy servant. And the Lord said: He will come down. 12 Then said David: Will the lords of Keila deliver me and the men that are with me into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said: They will deliver thee up. 13 Then David, & his men, which were upon a six hundred, arose and departed out of Keila, and went (e) To, and fro as having no certain place to go to. whither they could: And it was told Saul that David was fled from Keila, and he let the journey alone. 14 David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph: And Saul sought him every day, but God (f) No power nor policy can prevail against gods children but when he appointeth the time. delivered him not into his hand. 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: And David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood. 16 And jonathan saul's son arose and went to David into the wood, and comforted his (g) W●led him to be of good courage and bold, for God was on his side. hand in God, 17 And said unto him: Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee, & thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee: and that doth Saul my father know. 18 And they made a bond both of them together before the Lord: And David tarried still in the wood, and jonathan went to his house. 19 Then came the Ziphites to Saul to Gibea, saying: Doth not David hide himself fast by us in strong holds, in the wood in the hill of Hachila, on the right side of “ Or, Of the wilderness. jesimon? Now therefore O king, thou mayest come down according to all the lust of thy soul, and our part shallbe to deliver him into the kings hand. 21 And Saul said: Blessed are ye in the Lord, for ye have compassion on me: 22 Go I pray you and prepare yet better, know and see where his b That is, ●e place where he ●teth. foot hath been, & who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he is very subtle. 23 See therefore, and know all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: And if he be in the In your country of Ziph. land, I will search him out throughout all the thousands of juda. 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: But David & his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain that is on the right hand of jesimon. 25 Saul also and his men went to seek him: And they told David, wherefore he came down unto a rock, and abode in the wilderness of (k) Which was also in the tribe of juda. josu. 15. Maon: And when Saul heard that, he followed after David in the wilderness of Maon. 26 And Saul and his men went on the one side of the mountain, and David & his men on the other side of the mountain: And David made haste to get from the presence of Saul. For Saul and his men, compassed David and his men round about, to take them. 27 But there came a messenger to Saul, saying: Haste thee and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land. 28 Wherefore Saul returned from persecuting David, and went against the Philistines: And therefore they called that place, (l) That is, the stone of division: because there they divided themselves. Sela Hanmahlekoth. And David went thence, and dwelled in strong holds at Engadi. The xxiiii Chapter. 1 David hid in a cave, spareth Saul. 10 He showeth to Saul his innocency. 18 Saul acknowledgeth his fault. 22 He causeth David to swear unto him to be favourable to his. 1 WHen Saul was come again from following after the Philistines, there were which told him, saying: Behold, David is in the wilderness of (a) A city in the tribe of juda. I●. 15. Engadi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in the height of the rocks “ Hebr. Of the wild goats. where wild goats remain. 3 And he came to the sheep coats by the way, where there was a cave, & Saul went in to “ Hebr. To cover his feet. do his easement: And David and his men remained in the “ Hebr. in the sides. inward parts of the cave. 4 And the men of David said unto him: See, the day is come, of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good in thy sight. Then David arose, and cut of the lap of saul's garment privily. 5 And afterward David's heart smote him, because he had cut of the lap of saul's garment. 6 And he said unto his men: The Lord keep me from doing that thing unto my master the lords anointed to lay mine hand upon him, seeing he is the He consi●th God's ●nce, 〈◊〉 whoer resi● getteth to 〈◊〉 ●elf conation. 〈…〉 ●. anointed of the Lord. 7 And so David kept of his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul: But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went away. 8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying: My Lord king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stowped [with] his face to the earth, and bowed himself. 9 And David said to Saul: Wherefore givest thou an ear to men's words that say, behold David seeketh evil against thee? 10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord hath delivered thee this day into mine hand in the cave: And some bade me kill thee, but I had compassion on thee, and said: I will not lay mine hands on my master, for he is the Lords anointed. 11 And moreover my father, behold and see yet the lap of thy garment in my hand: Inasmuch as I killed thee not when I cut of the lap of thy garment, understand therefore, & see that there is neither evil nor wickedness in me, and that I have not sinned against thee: And yet thou huntest after my soul to take it. 12 The Lord be judge between thee and me, & the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand be not upon thee. was merry within him, for he was very drunken: Wherefore she told (n) As a man that had no reason to consider the danger. him nothing neither less nor more, until the morrow morning. 37 But in the morning when the wine was gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these words, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And upon a ten days after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he died. 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said: Blessed be the Lord that hath “ Or, revenged. judged the cause of my rebuke of the hand of Nabal, & hath kept his servant from evil: For the Lord hath recompensed the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent to commune with Abigail, to take her to his wife. 40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke unto her, saying: David sent us unto thee, to take thee to his wife. And she arose, & bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said: Behold, let thy handmaid be a servant, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 41 And Abigail hasted, and arose, & gate her upon an Ass, with five damosels of hers that (o) An Ebrue phrase, whereby is meant, followed her. went at her feet, and she went after the messengers of David, & became his wife. 42 David also took Ahinoam of jezrael, and they were both his wives. 43 But Saul had given two. Reg. iii. c. Michol his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Lais, which was of (p) Which was a place bordering on the country of the Mounts. Gallim. ¶ The xxvi Chapter. 1 David was discovered unto Saul by the Ziphites. 12. David taketh away saul's spear, and a cruse of water that stood at his head. 21. Saul confesseth his sin. 1 THE Ziphites came again unto Saul to Gibea, saying: Doth not David hide himself in the “ Or, in Gibea. hill of Hachil●a, which is before “ Or, the wilderness. jesimon? 2 Saul arose, & went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand (a) That is, of the most skilful and valiant soldiers. chosen men of Israel with him, for to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilia, which is before jesimon by the way side: But David dwelled in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness: 4 David therefore sent out spies, & understood that Saul was come in very deed. 5 And David arose, & came to the place where Saul had pitched: & David beheld the place where Saul lay, & Abner the son of Ne'er which was his chief captain: for Saul lay in the fort, & the people pitched round about him. 6 Then answered David, and spoke to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abisai the son of Zaruia, & brother to joab, saying: Who will go down with me to Saul to the host? And Abisai said: I will go down with thee. 7 And so David and Abisai came down to the people by night, and behold Saul lay sleeping within the fort, and his spear stack in the ground at his Or, bolster. head: but Abner and the people lay round about him. 8 Then said Abisai to David, God hath closed thine enemy into thine hand this day: Now I pray thee let me smite him once with my spear to the earth, & I will not (b) Meaning he would make him so sure at one stroke, that he should not need to strike him again. smite him the second tyme. 9 And David said to Abisai, Destroy him not: For who can lay his hand on the Lords anointed, and be guiltless? 10 And David said furthermore: As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him or his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle, and perish. 11 The Lord keep me from laying mine hand upon the Lords anointed: But I pray thee take thou now the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go. 12 And so David took the spear and the cruse of water from saul's head, and they got them away, and no man saw it, nor marked it, neither awaked: For they were all asleep, because the “ Heb. The sleep of the Lord was fallen upon him. Lord had sent a dead sleep upon them. 13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill a far of (a great space being between them:) 14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ne'er, saying: “ Heb. answerest thou not. Hearest thou not Abner? Abner answered and said: Who art thou that criest to the king? 15 And David said to Abner: Art not thou a (c) Valiant, and one that the king doth trust. man? and who is like to thee in Israel? Wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? For there came one of the folk in to destroy the king thy lord. 16 It is not well done of thee: As the Lord liveth, ●. Reg. xx. f. ye are “ Hebr. sons of death. worthy to die, because ye have not kept the Lords anointed: And now see where the kings spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head. 17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said: i Reg. 24. d. Is this thy voice my son David? And David said: It is my voice my lord, O king. 18 And he said: Wherefore doth my lord thus persecute his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? 19 Now therefore I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, (d) That is, let the work that thou hast in hand, be accepted before the Lord. let him smell the savour of a sacrifice: But and if they be the (e) That have stirred thee up against me. children of men, cursed are they before the Lord, for they have cast me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, (f) By their deeds, although not in plain words. saying: Go, serve other gods. 20 Now therefore let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: For the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. 21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: Come again my son David, for I will do thee no more harm, because my soul was (g) Because thou favoredst my life this day. precious in thine eyes this day: Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedinly. 22 And David answered and said: Behold the kings spear, let one of the young men come over and fet it. 23 The Lord reward every man according to his righteousness, and faithfulness: For the Lord delivered thee into my hand this day, but I would not lay mine hand upon the Lords anointed. 24 And behold, like as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes: so be my life set by in the eyes of the Lord, that he deliver me out of all tribulation. 25 Then Saul said to David: Blessed art thou my son David, for thou shalt do great things and prevail. And so David went his way, and Saul turned to his place again. The xxvii Chapter. 2 David fleeth to Achis king of Gath, who giveth him Ziklag. 8. David destroyeth certain of the Philistines. 10. Achis is deceived by David. 1 ANd David said in his heart, I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul: therefore is there nothing better for me, then to flee and save myself in the land of the Philistines, and Saul shall cease and seek me no more in all the coasts of Israel, and so shall I escape out of his hand. 2 And David arose, and he and the six hundred men that were with him, went unto Achis the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David dwelled with Achis at Gath, both he and his men, every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the jezrahelite, and Abigail Nabals' wife the Carmelite. 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath, and he sought no more for him. 5 And David said unto Achis: If I have now found grace in thine eyes, (a) That is, let thine officers appoint me a place. let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: For why should thy servant dwell in the head city of the kingdom with thee? 6 Then Achis gave him (b) David which among his friends could have no sure abiding: by the providence of God▪ among his enemies findeth prote●tion, & a 〈◊〉 to dwell. Ziklag that same day, for which cause Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of juda unto this day. 7 And the time that David dwelled in the country of the Philistines, was four months, and certain days. 8 And David and his men went up and invaded the Gesurites, the Gerzites, & the Amalekites: For those nations were from the beginning the inhabitants of the land, as men go to Sur, unto the land of Egypt. 9 And David smote the land, & left neither man nor woman alive, and drove away the sheep, the oxen, the asses, camels, and clothes, and returned, and came to Achis. 10 And Achis said: Where have ye been a roving this day? And David answered: Against the south of juda, and against the south of the (c) Which were a family of the tribe of juda. 1. Chron. 2. b. jerameelites, and against the south of the (d) Which were the family of jethro Moses father in law. Kenites. 11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive to bring to Gath, saying: lest they should tell on us, saying, so did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines. 12 And Achis believed David, saying: He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him, & therefore he shallbe my servant for ever. The xxviii Chapter. 2 David hath the chief charge promised about Achis. 8. Saul consulteth with a witch, and she causeth him to speak with Samuel. 18. Who declareth his ruin. 1 ANd in those days, the Philistines gathered their host together to war, to fight with Israel: And Achis said to David, Be sure thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and the men that are with thee. 2 And David said to Achis: Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achis said to David: Then I will make thee keeper of my head for ever. 3 Samuel was then dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Rama his own city: And Saul had put (a) According to God's commandment. Exod. xxii ●. away the sorcerers, and the soothsayers out of the land. 4 And the Philistines gathered together, and came, and pitched in Sunem: And Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. 5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, & his heart was sore astonished. 6 And when Saul asked council of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor yet by prophets. 7 Then said Saul unto his servants: Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and ask of her. And his servants said to him: Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. 8 And Saul changed himself, and put on other raiment, and then went he & two men with him, and they came to the woman by night, and he said: I pray thee conjecture unto me by the familiar spirit, & bring me him up whom I shall name unto thee. 9 And the woman said unto him: Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath destroyed the sorcerers, and the soothsayers out of the land: Wherefore then layest thou a snare for my soul, to cause me to die? 10 And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying: As the Lord liveth, there shall no harm come to thee for this thing. 11 Then said the woman: Whom shall I fetch up unto thee? He answered: Bring me up Samuel. 12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice, and spoke to Saul, saying: Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. 13 And the king said unto her: Be not afraid: What sawest thou? The woman said unto Saul: I saw Or an excellent person. gods ascending up out of the earth. 14 He said unto her again: What fashion is he of? She answered: There cometh up an old man with a mantle upon him. And Saul perceived that it was (b) To his imagination, 〈◊〉 it was Satan in deed. Samuel, and he stowped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. 15 And Samuel said to Saul: Why hast thou unquieted me, to make me be brought up? Saul answered: I am sore encumbered, for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: And therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest (c) Saul disobeyed▪ ●nd regarded not his doctrine while he was 〈◊〉 But now he would 〈◊〉 of him 〈◊〉 d●d▪ 〈◊〉 to ●ds word. tell me what I shall do. 16 Then said Samuel: Wherefore dost thou ask of me, while the Lord is gone from thee, and is become thine enemy? 17 Truly the Lord hath done to (d That is to David him, even as he spoke by my Or ministry. hand: * For the Lord hath rend the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it thy neighbour David. 18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon the Amalekites, therefore hath the Lord done this unto thee this day. 19 And moreover, the Lord will deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines: * To morrow shalt thou and thy sons be (e) That is you shall be dead. with me, and the Lord shall give the host of Israel into the hands of the Philistines. 20 Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore (f) And yet had no grace to repent and turn to the Lord. afraid because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him: for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 21 And the woman came unto Saul, & saw that he was sore troubled, & said unto him: See, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, 1. Reg. xiii. a. & (g) That is, I have put my life in danger. have put my soul in my hand, and have harkened unto thy words which thou sayedst unto me. 22 Now therefore I pray thee hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee, that thou mayest eat, and get thee strength, & then go on thy journey. 23 He refused, and said: I will not eat. But his servants and the woman together compelled him, and he harkened unto their voice: And so he arose from the earth, and sat on a bed. 24 The woman had a fat calf in the house, and she hasted and killed it, and took flower and kneded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: 25 And brought them before Saul, and before his servants: And when they had eaten, they stood up, & went away the same night. The xxix Chapter. 4 The princes of the Philistines cause David to be sent back from the battle against Israel, because they mistrusted him. 1 SO the Philistines were gathered together with all their armies in Aphec: and the Israelites pitched by “ By the fountain. Ain, which is in jezrael. 2 And the “ Or, captains. princes of the Philistines went forth by (a) According to their bands, or ensigns. hundreds and thousands: But David and his men came behind with Achis. 3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, what do these hebrews [here]? Achis said unto the princes of the Philistines: Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him, since he fell unto me, unto this day? 4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him, and the princes of the Philistines said unto him: Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: For wherewith should he obtain the favour of his master? should it not be with the (b) Would not Saul receive him to favour if he could betray us. heads of these men? 5 Is not this David, to whom they sang in dances, saying: Saul slew his thousand, & David his ten thousand? 6 Then Achis called David, and said unto him: As the Lord liveth, thou hast been honest, and good in my sight, when thou (c) That is waste conversant with me. goest out and in with me in the host, neither have I found evil with thee sense thou camest to me, unto this day: Nevertheless, the “ Ebre. thou art not good in the eyes of the princes. princes favour thee not. 7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the princes of the Philistines. 8 And David said unto Achis: And what have I done? what hast thou found in thy servant as long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? 9 Achis answered and said to David: I know that thou art (d) A phrase in meaning thou pleaseth me. good in my sight, as an angel of God: Notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines have said, Let him not go up with us to battle. 10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy (e) With them that fled unto thee from Saul. masters servants that are come to thee: and when ye be up early, assoon as ye have light, depart. 11 And so David & his men rose up early, to departed in the morning, and to return into the land of the Philistines: And the Philistines went up to jezrael. ¶ The xxx Chapter. 1 The Amalekites burn Ziklag. 5. David's two wives are taken prisoners. 6. The people would stone him. 8. He asked council of the Lord, and pursuing his enemies, recovereth the prey. 24. He divideth it equally. 26. And sendeth part to his friends. 1 But when David and his men were come to Ziklag the third day, the Amalekites had invaded upon the south, even unto Ziklag, and had (a) That is, destroyed the city. smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire. 2 And had taken the women that were therein prisoners, both small and great: but slew not a man, save carried them away, and went their ways. 3 So David and his men came to the city, and behold it was burnt with fire: and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken prisoners. 4 Then David & the people that were with him, lift up their voices and wept, until they could weep no more. 5 And David's two wives were taken prisoners also, Ahinoam the jezrahelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was in great cumbraunce: For the people (b) In their 〈◊〉 void of 〈◊〉 and due ●eration. intended to stone him, because the hearts of all the people were vexed every man for his sons and for his daughters: But David took a good courage to him in the Lord his God, 7 And i Re. xxiii b said to Abiathar the priest Ahimelechs' son: I pray thee, bring me the Ephod. And Abiathar brought the Ephod to David. 8 And David asked council at the Lord, saying: Shall I follow after this company? shall I overtake them? And he answered him: Follow, for thou shalt surly overtake them, and (c) When there is no ●ce left for hope, and in man's reason: God hath in store means of de●u●raūce for such as trust in him. recover all. 9 So David and the six hundred men that were with him, went and came to the river Besor, where a part of them abode. 10 But David and four hundred men followed: (For two hundred abode behind, being to weighed to go over the river Besor) 11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, Pro. xx. b. c. and gave him bread, & he did eat, and water to drink. 12 And gave him a few figs, and two clusters of reasinges: And when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: For he had eaten no bread nor drunk any water in three days and three nights. 13 And David said unto him: To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, and servant to an Amalekite, and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. 14 We came a roving upon the south of Chretus, and upon the [coast] belonging to juda, and toward the south of Caleb, and we burnt Ziklag with fire. 15 And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? And he said: (d) Upon an oath▪ he is content to commit his life to his hands, such was the reverence of an oath among the heathen. Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. 16 And when he had brought him thither, behold they lay scattered abroad upon all the earth, (e) They 〈…〉 peril, nor consider nor the destruction that ●eth over their head: this is the manner of the ●ed. eating, and drinking, & dancing, because of all the great pray that they had carried away out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of juda. 17 And David laid upon them from the twilight, even unto the evening of the next morrow: so that there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men which road upon camels, and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David reseved his two wives: 19 So that there was nothing lacking to them, small or great, son or daughter, or of the spoil of all that they had taken away, David recovered them all. 20 And David took all the sheep, and the oxen, and they drove them before his cat-tail, and said: This is David's (f) Which the Amalekites had taken of others, and David from them beside the goods of Ziklag. prey. 21 And David came to the two hundred men, that were to weighed for to follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the river Besor: And they came to meet David & the people that were with him: And when David came to the people, he saluted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked and the unthrifts of the men that went with David, and said: Because they went not with us, therefore will we give them none of the pray that we have recovered: But let every man take his wife and his children, those let them carry away and depart. 23 Then said David: Ye shall not do so my brethren with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us, into our hands. 24 For who will harken unto you in this matter? * But as his part is that goeth down and fighteth, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. 25 And so from that day forward, was that made a statute and law in Israel, unto this day, 26 When David therefore came to Ziklag, he sent (g) He rewardeth them with gifts, with whom he had been succoured in the time of his persecution. of the pray unto the elders of juda and to his friends, saying: See, there is a blessing for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord. 27 He sent to them of Bethel, to them of south Ramoth, to them of jathir, 28 To them of Aroer, to them of Sephamoth, to them of Esthema, 29 To them of Rachal, to them of the cities of Jerahmeel, to them of the cities of the Kenites, 30 To them of Horma, to them of Chor-ashan, to them of Athach, 31 To them that are in Hebron, and to all places where David and his men were wont to haunt. Teh xxxi Chapter. 4 Saul killeth himself. 6. His children are slain in the battle. 12. The men of Jabes took down his body which was hanged on the wall. 1 AND the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled away from the Philistines, and fell down “ Or, slain. wounded in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines pressed sore upon Saul & his sons, & slew jonathan, & Abinadab, & Melchisua, saul's sons. 3 And when the battle went sore against Saul, the archers with bows “ Or hit him. found him, and he was sore afraid of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his harness bearer, jud. ix. g. Draw out thy sword, & thrust me through therewith: lest the uncircumcised come and thrust me through & mock me. And his harness bearer would not, for he was sore afraid: Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his harness bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. 6 And so Saul died, & his three sons, and his harness bearer, and all his men that same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel, that were on the other side of the (a) Near to Gilboa. valley, and (b) That is, the tribes of Reuben, and Gad, & half the tribe of Manasse. they of the other side jordaine, saw that the men of Israel were put to flight, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they left the cities, and ran away, and the Philistines came and dwelled in them. 8 i. Para. x. c. On the morrow when the Philistines were come to spoil them that were slain, they found Saul and his three sons lying in mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut of his head, and stripped him out of his harness, & sent into the land of the Philistines on every side, that they should (c) In token of victory and triumph. puplishe it in the temple of their (d) Ascribing unto their idols, that which was the work of God, using them as a scourge to punish his people. idols, and among the people. 10 And they laid up his harness in the house of Astaroth: but they hanged up his body on the wall of Bethsan. 11 When the inhabitants of (e) Whom he had delivered from their enemies. Cham xi. c. Jabes in Gilead heard thereof, what the Philistines had done to Saul: 12 They arose, as many as were strong men, and went all night, & took the body of Saul, & the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Bethsan, and came to Jabes, jere 34. a. and burned them there. 13 And took their bones & buried them under a tree at Jabes, & (f) According to the cu● of mourners. fasted seven days. ¶ The end of the first book of Samuel, or first book of Kings. ❧ The second book of Samuel, otherwise called the second book of the kings. The first Chapter. 4 It was told David of saul's death. 15 He causeth him to be slain that brought the tidings. 19 He lamented the death of Saul and jonathan. 1 AFter the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and had been two days in Ziklag: 2 Behold, there came a man the third day out of the host from Saul, with his (a) As one in ●owe lamenting (as he would seem) the overthrow of the people of Israel. clothes rend, & earth upon his head: And when he came to David, he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. 3 David said unto him: whence comest thou? He said unto him: Out of the host of Israel I am escaped. 4 And David said unto him: And what is done I pray thee? tell me. He said: The people is fled from the battle, and many of the people are overthrown and dead, and Saul and jonathan his son are dead also. 5 And David said unto the young man that told it him: How knowest thou that Saul and jonathan his son be dead? 6 The young man that told him, answered: (b) As I f●ed in the chase. As I came unadvisedly to mount Gilboa, behold Saul leaned upon his spear: and lo, the charettes and “ Or▪ captains. horsemen followed hard after him. 7 And when he looked back, he saw me, and called me. And I answered: here am I 8 And he said unto me: Who art thou? I answered him: I am an (c) He was ●n Amalekite borne, but renounced his country and joined with the Israelites Amalekite. 9 He said unto me again: I pray thee come upon me, and slay me: For anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. 10 And so Or, Came upon him. I stood upon him, and slew him, and because I was sure that he could not live after that he had fallen, I took the crown that was upon his head, and the braselet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. 11 Then David took hold on his clothes, 2. Reg 3. f. and rend them, and so did all the men that were with him. 12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even for Saul and jonathan his son, & for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel, because they were overthrown with the sword. 13 And David said unto the young man that brought him these tidings: Whence art thou? He answered: I am the son of an alliant, an Amakelite. 14 And David said unto him: How is it that thou wast not afraid to lay thine hand on the lords anointed, to destroy him? 15 And David called one of his young men, and said: Go to, and fall upon him. And he smote him, that he died. 16 Then said David unto him, Thy blood (d) By shedding of blood, thou hast deserved that thy blood be shed. be upon thine own head: For thine own mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the lords anointed. 17 And David mourned with this lamentation over Saul and over jonathan his son, 18 (Also he bade them teach the children of juda the (e) That they might be able the defend themselves from their enemies. use of the bow: And behold, it is written in the book of “ Or, jasher the righteous:) 19 O noble Israel, (f) Meaning Saul. he is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty overthrown? 20 Tell it not in Gath, nor publish it in the streets of Askalon: lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, upon you be neither dew nor rain, nor (g) Let their fertile fields be barren and bring forth ●te to offer to the Lord. fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty is cast down, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. 22 The bow of jonathan never turned back, neither did the sword of Saul return empty from the blood of the slain, and from the fat of the mighty. 23 Saul and jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their deaths they were not divided: They were swifter then Eagles, and stronger than Lions. 24 Ye daughters of Israel weep over Saul, which clothed you in scarlet with (h) As rich garments and coste●y jewels. pleasures, and hanged ornaments of gold upon your apparel. 25 How were the mighty slain in the midst of the battle? O jonathan thou wast slain in thine high places. 26 Woe is me for thee my brother jonathan, very kind hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of (i) Either towards their husbands▪ or their children. women. 27 O how are the mighty overthrown, and the weapons of war destroyed? The ii Chapter. 4 David is anointed king in Hebron. 9 Abner maketh Isboseth king over Israel. 15 The battle of the servants of David and Isboseth. 32 The burial of Asahel. 1 AFter this, David (a) By the means of the high priest having on the Ephod, as 1. Sa. 23. a. ●. Sam. 5. c. asked counsel at the lord, saying: Shall I go up into any of the cities of juda? And the Lord said unto him: Go up. And David said: Whither shall I go? He answered: Unto (b) Where God would have him to begin to reign. Hebron. 2 And so David went thither with his two wives, Ahinoam the jezraelite, & Abigail Nabals' wife the Carmelite. 3 And the men that were with (c) In the time of his persecution. him did David carry up also, every man with his household: And they dwelled in the towns of Hebron. 4 And the men of juda came, and there they anointed David king over the house of juda: And they told David, saying, It is the men of Jabes Gilead that buried Saul. 5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabes Gilead, and said unto them: Blessed are ye unto the lord, that ye have showed such kindness unto your lord Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now the Lord show mercy and (d) According to his promise, which is to recompense them that are merciful. truth unto you: And (e) As God's instrument, charged to execute God's will, by recompensing kindness and mercy. I will do you also such kindness, as ye have done in this thing: 7 Therefore now let your hands be strong, and “ Heb. Be ye the children of strength. play ye the men: For your master Saul is dead, and they that are of the house of juda have anointed me king over them. 8 But Abner the son of Ne'er that was captain of saul's host, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and brought him to (f) The name of a place beyond jordane bordering on the inheritance of Gad, from the half of Mana●le. I●. 13. ● Mahanaim, 9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Assurites, and over jezrael, Ephraim, Benjamin, & over (g) Which then were xi. tribes. all Israel. 10 And Isboseth saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years: But the house of juda followed David. 11 (And the time which David reigned in Hebron over the house of juda, was seven years and six months.) 12 And Abner the son of Ne'er, and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul went out of Mahanaim to Gibeon 13 And joab the son of Zaruia, and the servants of David, went out and met one another by the pool of Gibeon: And they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side. 14 And Abner said to joab: Let the young men now arise, and (h) Let them try how they can handle their weapons in our sight. play before us. And joab said: Let them arise. 15 Then there arose & went over twelve of Benjamin by numbered, which pertained to Isboseth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And every one caught his fellow by the head, & thrust his sword in his fellows (i) That is, his adversaries side. side, and so they fell down together: Wherefore the place was called “ Or▪ The field of strong men. Helkath hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17 And there was an exceeding cruel (k) For after the death of the young men that first tried their cunning, both captains with their men joined together in battle. battle that same day: For Abner and the men of Israel fell before the servants of David. 18 And there were three sons of Zaruia there: joab, Abisai, and Asahel: And Asahel was as light of foot as a wild Roe. 19 And Asahel followed after Abner, and in going he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left, from Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asahel? He answered: Yea. 21 Abner said: Turn thee either to the right hand or the left, and catch one of the young men, and take thee his “ Or, Spoil weapons. But Asahel would not departed from him. 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Depart from me: (l) Why dost thou provoke me to kill thee? Wherefore should I smite thee to the ground, and not be able to hold up my face to joab thy brother? 23 Howbeit, when he would in no wise departed, Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the (m) Where the seat of the gall and liver (which be lively parts) ● fift rib, that the spear came out behind him, that he fell down in the same place, and died there: And as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still. 24 joab also and Abisai pursued after Abner: And the sun went down when they were come to the hill Amma, that lieth before Giah, by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, & were on a heap, and stood on the top of an hill. 26 Then Abner called to joab, and said: Shall the (n) Shall we not make an end of murdering. sword devour for ever? Knowest thou not, that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long then shall it be yet thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 27 And joab said: As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely even in the morning the people had departed, every one from persecuting his brother. 28 And so joab blewe a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. 29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the “ Or, Wilderness. plain, & went over jordane, & passed through all Beth-horon, till they came to Mahanaim. 30 And joab returned from persecuting Abner, and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men, & Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin and of Abners' men, [so that] three hundred and threescore men died. 32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem: And joab and his men went all night, and the day arose to them at Hebron. The iii Chapter. 1 Long war between the houses of Saul and David. 2 The children of David in Hebron. 12 Abner turneth to David. 27 joab killeth him. 1 THere was then a For it endured two years, which was the whole reign Isboseth. long war between the house of Saul, and the house of David: But David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. 2 And unto David were children borne in Hebron: his eldest son also was Amnon of Ahinoam the jesraelite: 3 The second, b Which is also called Daniel. 1. Chro. 3. a. Cheleab of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite: the third, Absalon the son of Maacha the daughter of Thalmai, the king of Gessur: 4 The fourth, Adonia the son of Haggith: the fift, Sephatia the son of Abital: 5 And the sixth jethream, by Egla David's wife: These were borne to David in (c) Within the seven years & six months that he reigned over juda in Hebron. Hebron. 6 And while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner “ Heb. Fortified himself for the house of Saul. held up the house of Saul. 7 And Saul had a concubine named Rispha, the daughter of Ahia: And Isboseth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? 8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Isboseth, and said: Am I d Dost thou esteem me no more than a dog, for all my service done to th● father's house a dogs head, which against juda do show mercy this day unto the house of Saul thy father, and to his brethren and friends, & have not delivered thee into the hand of David: and thou findest a fault in me this day for this woman? 9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so will I do to him, 10 To bring the kingdom from the house of Saul, that the throne of David may be stablished over Israel and over juda, even from Dan to Beerseba. 11 And he could give Abner never a word to answer, because he feared him. 12 And Abner sent messengers to David secretly, saying: Whose is the land? Who should [also] say, Make a bond with me, and behold my hand is with thee, to bring all Israel unto thee. 13 He said: Well, I will make a bond with thee: But one thing I require of thee, that is, that thou see not my face, except thou first bring Michol saul's daughter, when thou comest to see me. 14 And David sent messengers to Isboseth saul's son, saying: Deliver me my wife Michol, which I married for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. 15 And Isboseth sent, and took her from her husband Phalti the son of Lais. 16 And her husband went with her, and came weeping behind her, till they came to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go and return. And he returned. 17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying: Ye sought for David in times past, that he might be your king: 18 Now then do it: for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying: By the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel out of the hands of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. 19 And Abner spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and afterward Abner went to speak in the (e An Hebrew manner of speaking, which signifieth to speak to. ears of David in Hebron all that Israel was content with and the whole (f) Who challenged the kingdom because of Saul house of Benjamin. 20 And so Abner came to David to Hebron, having twenty men with him: & David made him & the men that were with him a feast. 21 And Abner said unto David: I will up, & go gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make an appointment with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And when David had let Abner departed, he went in “ Or, without harm. peace. 22 And behold, the servants of David and joab came from the (g) From war against the Philistines. camp, and brought a great pray with them: (But Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away to departed in peace.) 23 When joab and all the host that was with him were come, men told joab, saying: Abner the son of Ne'er came to the king, and he hath sent him away, that he is gone in peace. 24 Then joab came to the king, and said: (h) As though he would say, thou hast done foolishly. What hast thou done? Behold, Abner came unto thee, and why hast thou sent him away, and he is quite gone? 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ne'er, for he came to deceive thee, and to know thy outgoing and ingoing, and to know all that thou dost. 26 And when joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirrah, unknowing to David. 27 And when Abner was come again to Hebron, joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him “ Or, Secretly. peaceably, and smote him under the fift rib, that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother, 28 And when afterward it came to David's ear, he said: I and my kingdom are (i) Being innocent, neither knowing nor consenting to his death. guiltless before the Lord for ever concerning the blood of Abner the son of Ner. 29 Let the blood fall on the head of joab and on all his father's house, that the house of joab be never without one or other that hath running issues or leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that doth fall on the sword, or that lacketh bread. 30 (So joab & (k) As one that consented to the murder. Abisai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battle.) 31 And David said to joab and to all the people that were with him: Rend your clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourn (l) Meaning before the corpse. before Abner. And king David himself followed the beer. 32 And when they buried Abner in Hebron, the king lift up his voice, & wept beside the sepulchre of Abner, and all the people wept. 33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said: Died Abner as a (m) He declareth that Abner died not as a wretch or vile person▪ but as a valiant man might do, being traitorously deceived by the wicked. fool dieth? 34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet brought into fetters of brass: but as a man falleth before wicked children, so fellest thou. And all they that were of the people, wept yet more over him. 35 And when all the people came to cause David n According to their custom, which was to banquet at burials eat meat while it was yet day, David swore, saying: So do God to me and more also, if I taste bread or aught else till the sun be down. 36 And all the people witted it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did, pleased all the people. 37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day, how that it was not the kings deed that Abner the son of Ne'er was slain. 38 And the king said unto his servants: Know ye not how that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? 39 And I am this day tender and newly anointed king, and these men the sons of Zaruia be to hard for me: The Lord reward the doer of evil, according to his wickedness. The four Chapter. 5 Baanah and Rechab slay Isboseth the son of Saul. 12 David commanded them to the slain. 1 AND when saul's (a) That is, Isboseth. son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were (b) Meaning that he was discouraged, as one whose help was gone. feeble, & all the Israelites were afraid. 2 And saul's son had two men that were captains of bands, the one called Baanah, & the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Berothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for (c) The city Beroth was in the tribe of Benjamin. Beroth was reckoned to Benjamin, 3 And these Berothites fled to (d) After the death of Saul for fear of the Philistines. Githaim, and sojourned there until this day) 4 And jonathan saul's son had a son that was lame on his feet, and was five years old when the tidings came of Saul & jonathan out of jesrael: And his nurse took him up, and fled away, and as she made haste to flee, the child fell, and began to halt, and his name was Miphiboseth. 5 And the sons of Rimmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came in the heat of the day to the house of Isboseth (which slept on a bed at noon.) 6 And behold, they came into the mids of the house, as though they (e) Fa●ng themselves to be merchants coming to 〈◊〉 wheat. would have fetched wheat, and Rechab and Baanah his brother smote him under the fift rib, and fled. 7 For when they came into the house, he slept on his bed in his bed chamber, and they smote him and slew him, & beheaded him, and took his head, & got them away through the “ Or, wilderness. plain all the night. 8 And they brought the head of Isboseth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king: Behold, there is the head of Isboseth saul's son thine enemy which sought after thy life, and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed. 9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother the sons of Rimmon the Berothite, and said unto them: As the Lord liveth, which hath delivered my soul out of all adversities: 10 When one told me & said that Saul was dead (thinking to have brought good tidings) I caught him, and slew him in Ziklag: which thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings bringing: 11 How much more when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house and upon his bed? Shall I not now therefore (f) The judgement of the wicked blinded with ambition and covetousness, differreth far from the judgement of the godly. That which the one judgeth worthy thanks and rewarde● the other judgeth worthy death. require his blood of your hand, & take you from the earth? 12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut of their hands and feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: But they took the head of Isboseth, & buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. The .v. Chapter. 3 David is made king over all Israel. 7 He taketh the fort of Zion. 19 He asketh counsel of the Lord. 20 And overcometh the Philistines twice. 1 THen came all the tribes of Israel i Par. x. a. to David unto Hebron, and said thus: Behold, we are thy (a) We are thy kindred and most near joined unto thee. bone, and thy flesh. 2 And in time past when Saul was our king, thou leddest Israel in and out: and the Lord hath said to thee, thou shalt feed my people Israel, & thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3 And so all the elders of Israel came to the two. Reg. two. c. king to Hebron, and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron (b) That is, taking the Lord to witness, for the ark was as yet in Abinadab his house. before the Lord: and they (c) That is, the third time that David was anointed. anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over juda seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and juda. 6 The king also and his men went to Jerusalem unto the jebusites the inhabitants of the land, which spoke unto David, saying: Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: For they said, Thou art not able to come in hither. 7 Nevertheless, David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. 8 And David said the same day: Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and getteth up to the gutters of the houses, and smiteth the lame and the blind, hated of David soul, [I will prefer him.] Wherefore they said: The blind and the lame shall not come into that house. 9 And so David dwelled in the tower, and called it the city of David, and built round about it, from milo & inward. 10 And David prospered and grew, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. 11 And Hiram king of tire sent messengers to David, and Cedar trees, & carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built David an house. 12 And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, & that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron, and more sons & daughters were yet borne to David. 14 i Par. three b. And these be the names of the sons that were borne unto him in Jerusalem: Samua, Sobab, Nathan, & Solomon, 15 Ibhar also and Elisua, Nepheg, and japhia, 16 Elisama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. 17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, they came all up to (d) That is, they came to fight against David. seek David: And assoon as David heard of it, he got him to an hold. 18 And when the Philistines came, they spread themselves in the valley of Raphaim. 19 And David (e) By Ab●athar the priest. asked counsel of the Lord, saying: Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hands? And the Lord answered unto David: Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thy hands. 20 And David came to Baal Perazim, and smote them there, and said: The Lord hath divided mine enemies asunder before me, as waters be divided asunder: And therefore he called the name of that place “ Or, The plain of divisions. Baal Perazim. 21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. 22 And the Philistines came yet again, and laid themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 23 And when David asked counsel of the Lord, he answered, Thou shalt not go up: but compass them on the backside, and come upon them over against the Mulberry trees. 24 And when thou hearest the noise of a thing going in the top of the Mulberry trees, then remove: for than shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. 25 And David did as the Lord had commanded him: and smote the Philistines from Geba, until thou come to (f) Which was in the tribe of Benjamin: but the Philistines did possess 〈◊〉 Gazer. The vi Chapter. 3 The ark brought forth of the house of Abinadab. 7 Vzzah is stricken, and dieth. David danceth before it. 16 And is therefore despised of his wife Michol. 1 Again David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, even thirty thousand. 2 And arose, and went with all the folk that were with him, from (a) A city in the tribe of juda, called also Kiriathiarim. Ios. 15▪ ● Baala of juda, to fet away from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the lord of hosts that dwelleth upon it between the cherubims. 3 And they put the ark of God upon a new cart, & brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was (b) Which was an hi● place ●n the city of Kiriathiarim. in Gibea: And Vzza and Ahio the sons of Abinadab drove the new cart. 4 And when they brought the ark of God out of the house of Abinadab that was at Gibea, Ahio went before the ark. 5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the lord on sundry instruments made of Cedar wood, with haps, psalteries, tyrants, hornets, and simbals. 6 And when they came to Nachons' threshing floor, Vzza put his hand to the ark of God, & held it, for the oxen did shake it. 7 And the Lord was wroth with Vzza, and God smote him in the same place for his (c) His intent seemed to reason to ●e good, but being contrary to God's word, it was a fault. fault, and there he died before the ark of God. 8 And David was displeased, because the Lord had smitten Vzza: And he called the name of the place “ Or, The division of Vzza. Perez Vzza, until this day. 9 And David was then afraid of the Lord, and said: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me? 10 And so David would not bring the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it into the house of Obed Edom, a (d) Who being a Levite had dwel●●n Gith●●. ●. Chro. 15. ●. Gethite. 11 And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed Edom the Gethite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed Edom, and all his household. 12 And one told king David how that the Lord had blessed the house of Obed Edom, and all that pertained unto him, because of the ark of God. And David went, and (e) Meaning he caused the Levites to bear it according to the law. brought the ark of God from the house of Obed Edom, into the city of David with gladness. 13 And when they that bore the ark of the Lord, had gone six paces, he offered an ox and a fat beast. ●4 And David danced before the Lord with all his might, & was girded with a linen (f) With a garment like the priests garment. Ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought the ark of the Lord with shouting and trumpet blowing. 16 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michol saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David spring and dance before the Lord, and she (g) As one that had by light behaviour disgraced himself, and played a foolish part as she thought. despised him in her heart. 17 And when they brought in the ark of the Lord, they set it in his place, even in the mids of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings & peace offerings before the Lord. 18 And assoon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts, 19 And gave among all the folk, even among the whole multitude of Israel, aswell to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, & a piece of flesh, and a flacked of wine: And so all the people departed every one to his house. 20 Then David returned to (h) That is, to pray for his house, as he had done for the people. bless his household, and Michol the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, & said: O how glorious was the king of Israel this day, which was uncovered to day in the eyes of the maidens of his servants, as a fool uncovereth himself? 21 And David said unto Michol: It was before the (i) Whose glory is to be esteemed more than the pleasing of men. Lord, which chose me rather than thy father and all his house, and commanded me to be ruler over all the people of the Lord, even over Israel, and therefore will I play before the Lord: 22 And will yet be more vile than so, and will be meek in mine own sight: and of the very same maid servants which thou hast spoken of, shall I be had in honour. 23 Therefore Michol the daughter of Saul had (k) For punishment▪ because she mocked the servant of God. no child unto the day of her death. The vii Chapter. 2 David would build God an house, but is forbidden by the prophet Nathan. 8 God putteth David in mind of his benefits. 12 He promiseth continuance of his kingdom and posterity. 1 AFterward when the king sat in his house, & the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies, 2 The king said unto Nathan the prophet: Behold, I dwell now in an house of Cedar trees, but the ark of God dwelleth within the (a) That is, within the tabernacle covered with skins. Exo. ●6. b. curtains. 3 And Nathan said to the king: Go, and do all that is in thine heart, for the Lord is with thee. 4 And the same night the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying: 5 Go, and tell my servant David, thus sayeth the Lord: (b) Meaning he should not, although afore without counsel of the Lord he had permitted him shalt thou build me an house to dwell in? 6 For I have not dwelled in any house, sense the time that I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, unto this day: but have walked in a tent and tabernacle. 7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel, spoke I one word with any of the tribes of Israel, when I commanded [the judges] to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of Cedar trees? 8 Now therefore, so say unto my servant David: thus sayeth the lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheep coat as thou wast following sheep, that thou mightest be ruler over my people over Israel. 9 And I was with thee in all that thou goest to, and have destroyed all thine (c) Both outward, as the Philistines: & inward, as Saul and his house. enemies out of thy sight, & have made thee a great (d) For thy noble acts, & the largeness of thy kingdom. name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. 10 (Also I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in a place of their own, & (e) He promiseth them quietness, if they will walk in his fear and obedience. move no more: neither shall wicked people trouble them any more, as before time, 11 And sense the time that I set judges over my people of Israel) And I will give thee rest from all thine enemies: And the Lord telleth thee, that he will make thee an house. 12 And when thy days be fulfilled, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy body, and will stablish his kingdom. 31 He shall build house an for my name, & I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shallbe my son: If he sin, I will chasten him with the (f) That is, gently, as father's use to chastise their children. rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of men. 15 But my mercy shall not departed away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16 And thine house, and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee, [even] thy (g) This was begin in Solomon as a figure, but accomplished in Christ. throne shallbe established for ever. 17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 18 Then went king David in, and set him down before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house that thou hast brought me (h) That is▪ to so great dignity. hither to? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight O Lord God: but thou hast spoken also of thy servants house for a great while: but “ Heb. Is this the law of man? doth this appertain to man, O Lord God? 20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou Lord God knowest thy servant. 21 Even for thy words sake, & according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make them known unto thy servant. 22 Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 * And what one people in the earth is like thy people, like Israel, whose God went and redeemed them to himself, that they might be his people, and that he might make him a name, and do for you (i) O Israel. great things and terrible for thy land, O Lord [even] for thy people Exo xiii d. which thou redeemedst to thee out of Egypt [even] from the (k) From the Egyptians, and their ●les. nations and their gods. 24 For thou hast (l) Of thy free election. ordained thy people Israel to be thy people for ever, and thou Lord art become their God. 25 And now Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and his house, make it good for ever, and do as thou hast said: 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever of men that shall say, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. 27 For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, (m) An Hebrew phrase, in meaning, thou hast revealed to thy servant. hast told in the ear of thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: And therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 Deu. xxiii. f Therefore now Lord God (thou art God, and thy words be true, thou that hast told this goodness unto thy servant) 29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou Lord God hast spoken it, and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. ¶ The viii Chapter. 1 David overcometh the Philistines, and other strange nations, and maketh them tributaries to Israel. 1 AFter this, now David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the Or, Me●egammah. bridle of bondage out of the (a) So that they paid no more tribute. hand of the Philistines. 2 Nu. xxiiii. c. And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, and cast them down to the ground, even with two lines measured he them, to put them to death, and with one full cord to keep them alive: And so became the Moabites David's servants, and brought gifts. 3 David smote also Hadarezer the son of Rehob king of Zoba, as he went to “ Or, enlarge recover his border at the river “ Or▪ Euphrates. Pherath. 4 And David took of his, a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and Or, hoghed the hor●es of the charets. destroyed all the charets, and twenty thousand footmen: but reserved an hundred charets of them. 5 And when the “ Or, Aramites. Syrians of Damascon came to succour Hadarezer king of Zoba, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 And put soldiers in Syria Damascon: And the Syrians became servants to David, and (b) That is, they paid yearly tribute. brought gifts, and the Lord saved David, in all that he went unto. 7 And David took the shields of gold that belonged to the servants of Hadarezer, & brought them to (c) To the use of the temple. Jerusalem. 8 And out of Beta and Berothai, cities of Hadarezer, did David bring exceeding much brass. 9 i Par. nineteen. a. When Thoi king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer, 10 Thoi sent joram his son unto king David, to “ Ebre▪ to ask peace. salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and beaten him (for Thoi had great war with Hadarezer) And [joram] “ Ebre. in his hand. brought with him vessels of silver, vessels of gold, and vessels of brass. 11 Which brass king David did dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver & gold that he had deditate of all nations which he subdued. 12 Of “ Or, Aram, or Celosiria. Syria, of the Moabites, & of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, and of Hamalek, and of the spoil of Hadarezer son of Rehob king of Zoba. 13 And David got him a name after that he returned & had smitten of the Syrians in the valley of salt xviii. thousand men. 14 * Nu. xxiiii. d And he put a garrison in Edom, even throughout all Edom put he soldiers, and all they of Edom became David's servants: And the Lord kept David whatsoever he took in hand. 1 And David reigned over all Israel, and executed (d) He gave judgement in controversies, by right and equity. judgement and justice unto all his people. 16 And two Reg. xx d joab the son of Zaruia was over the host, & jehosaphat the son of Ahilud was “ Or, writer of chronicles. recorder. 17 And Sadoc the son of Ahitob, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests, & Saraiah was the scribe. 18 And Banaiahu the son of jehoida and the (e) The Cherethites, and Phelethites, were as the king's guard, having charge of his person. Cherethites, and the Phelethites, and David's sons, were chief rulers. The ix Chapter. 9 David restoreth all the lands of Saul to Miphiboseth the son of jonathan. 10. He appointed Ziba to see to the profit of his lands. 1 AND David said: Is there yet any man left of the house of Saul? For I will show him mercy for (a) To whom I bound myself by oath, 1 Sa. ●0. c. jonathans' sake. 2 And there was of the household of Saul, a servant whose name was Ziba, and when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him: Art thou Ziba? He said: Thy servant is he. 3 And the king said: Remaineth there yet any man of the house of Saul, whom I may show the (b) That is, great mercy and such as is accepted before God. mercy of God upon? Ziba answered the king: two Reg. iiii. b. jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. 4 The king said unto him: where is he? Ziba said unto the king: Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of (c) Who was also called Eliam the father of Bathseba David's wife. Amiel of Lodeber. 5 Then king David sent, & fet him out of the house of Machir the son of Amiel of Lodeber. 6 Now when Miphiboseth the son of jonathan the son of Saul was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence: And David said, Miphiboseth? He answered: Behold thy servant. 7 David said unto him: Fear not, for I will surely show thee kindness for jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the fields of Saul thy father, & thou shalt eat bread on mine own table continually. 8 And he bowed himself, and said: What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a (d) Meaning a despised person. dead dog as I am? 9 Then the king called to Ziba saul's servant, and said unto him: I have given unto thy masters “ Or▪ Nephew. son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. 10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, & bring in, that thy masters son may have food to eat: But Miphiboseth thy masters son shall eat bread always upon my table. For Ziba had fifteen sons, & twenty servants. 11 Then said Ziba unto the king: According to all that my Lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do, (e) That he may have wherewith to furnish himself, and be meet for the kings table. that Miphiboseth may eat [as the king said] upon my table, as one of the kings sons. 12 Miphiboseth had a son that was young, named Micha: and all that dwelled in the house of Ziba, were servants unto Miphiboseth. 13 And Miphiboseth dwelled in Jerusalem, for he did eat continually at the kings table, two Re. iiii. b. and was lame on both his feet. The ten Chapter. 4 The messengers of David are villainously entreated of the king of Ammon. ● joab is sent against the Ammonites. 1 AFter this, the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hannon his son reigned in his stead. 2 Then said David: I will show kindness unto Hannon the son of Nahas, as his father showed (a) This kindness is thought to be by saving one of his brethren which fled to him from the king of Ammon, or for that David in his trouble received at his hands reliefs and comfort. kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the (b) That is by his servants. hand of his servants, over his father: And David's servants came in to the land of the children of Ammon. 3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hannon their lord: “ ●re in 〈◊〉 e●es 〈◊〉 David. Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comfortours to thee? Hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 4 Wherefore Hannon took David's servants, and shaved of the one For a 〈◊〉 and a shame to David and the children of Israel. half of their beards, & cut of their garments in the middle, even hard to the buttocks of them, and sent them away. 5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them (for they were men exceedingly ashamed) and the king said: Tarry at jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they (b) That they had deserved David's displeasure▪ for the injury done to his ambassadors. stancke in the sight of David, they sent & hired the “ Or, Aramites. Syrians of the house of Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacha a thousand men, and of Istob twelve thousand men. 7 And when David heard of it, he sent joab and all the host of strong men. 8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put their army in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, of Rehob, Istob, and Maacha, were by themselves in the field. 9 When joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. 10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abisai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon. 11 And he said: If the Syrians be stronger than I, thou shalt help me: But if the children of Ammon be to strong for thee, I will come and secure thee. 12 Therefore quite thee like a man, and let us be valiant for our people and for the cities of our God: And the Lord do that which is good in his own eyes. 13 And joab proceeded forth, & the people that was with him, to fight against the Syrians: but they fled before him. 14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abisai, and entered into the city: And so joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. 15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered them together. 16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the “ Or, Euphrates. river, and they came to Helam: & Zoba the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. 17 And when it was showed David, he gathered (e) Meaning the greatest part. all Israel together, & passed over jordane, and came to Helam: And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David destroyed (f) Which were the chiefest and most principal, for in all he destroyed seven thousand. 1 Chro. nineteen d. or the soldiers which were in .700. charets. seven hundred charets of the Syrians, & forty thousand horsemen, and smote Zoba the captain of their host, which also died there. 19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer, saw that they fell before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them: and so the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more. ¶ The xi Chapter. 1 The city Rabba is besieged. 4. David committeth adultery. 17 Urias is slain. 27 David marrieth Bethsabe. 1 AND it came to pass that after the year was expired, in the time (a) The yer● following, about the spring tyme. when kings go forth to battle, David sent joab & his servants with him, and all Israel, which i Par. xx. a. destroyed the children of Ammon, & besieged Rabba: But David tarried still at Jerusalem. 2 And in an evening tide, David arose out of his (b) Whereupon he used to rest at afternoon, as was red of Isboseth. Chap. iiii. c. bed, and walked upon the roof of the kings palace, and from the roof he saw a woman Exo. two. a. washing herself, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent to inquire what woman it should be: And one said, Is not this Bethsabe the daughter of Eliam, and wife to Urias the Hittite? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her away: And she came in unto him, Leu. xviii. ●. and he lay with her (and she was purified from her uncleanness) and returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and (d) Fearing lest she should be stoned according to the law. told David, & said: I am with child. 6 And David sent to joab, saying: Send me Urias the Hittite. And joab sent Urias to David. 7 And when Urias was come unto him, David demanded of him how joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered? 8 And David said to Urias: (e) David thought by this means to cloak his fault. Go down to thy house, & wash thy feet. And Urias departed out of the kings palace, and there followed him a present from the king. 9 But Urias slept at the door of the kings palace, with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10 Which when they had told David, saying, Urias went not down unto his house: David said unto Urias, Camest thou not from thy journey? why didst thou not go down then unto thine house? 11 Urias answered David: The ark, & Israel, and juda dwell in pavilions, and my lord joab and the servants of my lord abide in the open fields, and shall I then go into mine house, to eat, and drink, & lie with my wife? By thy life, and by the life of thy soul, I will not do this thing. two Reg. 14 ● 12 And David said unto Urias: Tarry here this day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. And so Urias' abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. 13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him, and he made him (f) Thereby to provoke him to go and lie by his wife. drunk: And at even he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 14 On the morrow David wrote a letter to joab, and sent it by the hand of Urias. 15 And he wrote thus in the letter: (g) Except God continually uphold us with his mighty spirit, the most perfect fall h●d long to all vice and abomination. Put ye Urias in the forefront of the sharper battle, and come ye back from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 So when joab besieged the city, he assigned Urias unto a place where he witted that strong men were. 17 And the men of the city came out, and fought with joab: And there were certain overthrown of the people of the servants of David: & Urias the Hittite died also. 18 Then joab sent, and told David all the things concerning the war: 19 And charged the messenger, saying: When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king: 20 If the kings anger arise, and he say unto thee, wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? wist ye not that they would hurl and shoot from the wall? 21 Who smote Abimelech son of Meaning 〈◊〉. jerubesheth? * Did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from of the wall, and he died in Thebes? why went ye nigh the wall? Then say thou: Thy servant Urias the Hittite is dead also. 22 So the messenger went, & came and showed David all that joab had sent him for. 23 And the messenger said unto David: The men prevailed against us, & came out unto us into the field, & we “ ●e. w● against 〈◊〉. pursued them, even unto the entering of the gate: 24 And the shooters shot from the walls upon thy servants, and some of the kings servants be dead, and thy servant Urias the Hittite is dead also. 25 And David said unto the messenger, thus shalt thou say unto joab: Let not that thing trouble thee, for the sword devoureth “ Ebre. so and so. one as well as another: Make thy battle more strong against the city to overthrow it, & encourage thou him. 26 And when the wife of Urias heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fet her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son: But this thing that David did, “ was evil in the eyes of the Lord. displeased the Lord. ¶ The xii Chapter. 1 David reproved by Nathan, confesseth his sin. 18 The child conceived in adultery, dieth. 24 Solomon is borne. 26 Rabba is taken. 31 The citizens are grievously punished. 1 ANd the Lord sent Nathan unto David, and he came unto him, and told him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, & the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many sheep and oxen: 3 But the poor had nothing save one little sheep, which he had bought and nourished up: And it grew up with him and with his children also, and did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, & slept in his bosom, and was unto him as his daughter. 4 And there came a “ Or, wayfaring man. stranger unto the rich man, and he Or, refused spared to take of his own sheep and of his own oxen to dress for the stranger that was come unto him: But took the poor man's sheep, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 5 And “ Ebre. the 〈◊〉 of David was ●ed. David was exceeding wroth with the man, and said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing ●●eg. xx. f. That is, 〈…〉. is the child of death. 6 He shall restore the lamb 〈◊〉 xxii. a. four fold, because he did this thing and had no pity. 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel i Reg. xvi ●. , I anointed thee king over Israel, and rid thee out of the hand of Saul. 8 I gave thee thy masters (b) For David succeeded Saul in his kingdom. house, and thy masters (c) They expound this of Enigma, and as some think Ritzpa. As for Michol she was saul's daughter. wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of juda, and might (if that had been to little) have given thee so much more. 9 Wherefore then hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord to do evil in his sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hittite with the sword, & hast taken his wife to thy wife, and hast (d) Most cruelly delivering him to the hands of gods enemies. slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never departed from thine house, because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Urias the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Wherefore thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will stir up evil against thee, even out of thine own house, and will Deu. xviii. c. take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this (e) Meaning openly as at noon days. sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and in the open sun light. 13 And David said unto Nathan: Ec●l. xlvii. c. I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan than said unto David: The Lord also hath (f) Because thou hast unfeignedly turned unto the Lord, and confessed thy sin. put away thy sin, thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because in doing this deed thou hast given the enemies of the Lord a cause to (g) In saying that the Lord hath appointed a wicked man to reign over his people. blaspheme, the child that is borne unto thee shall surely die. 15 And Nathan departed unto his house: And the Lord struck the child that Urias' wife bare unto David, and it sickened sore. 16 David therefore besought God for the child, and fasted, and (h) To wit to his privy chamber. went in, & lay all night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose and went to him, to take him up from the earth: But he would not, neither did he eat meat with them. 18 And the seventh day the child died, and the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: For they said, behold, while the child was yet alive we spoke unto him, and he would not harken unto our voice: how will he then “ Do evil. vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? 19 But David seeing his servants whispering, perceived that the child was dead: & David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? They said: He is dead. 20 And David arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: and afterward came to his own house, & bad that they should set bread before him, and he did eat. 21 Then said his (i) As they which considered not that God granteth many things to the sobs and tears of the faithful. servants unto him: What thing is this that thou hast done? Thou didst fast & weep for the child while it was alive, & assoon as it was dead, thou didst rise up & eat meat. 22 He said: While the child was yet ailue I fasted and wept: for this I thought, Who can tell whether God will have mercy on me, that the child may live? 23 Eccle. 38 a. But now seeing it is dead, wherefore should I fast? (k) He conformeth himself to Gods will, and comforteth himself by obedience to the same. Can I bring him again any more? I shall go to him, rather than he shall come again to me. 24 And David comforted Bethsabe his wife, & went in unto her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he called his name Math. i a. Solomon, and the Lord loved him, 25 And had sent by the hand of (l) To call him Solomon. Nathan the prophet: therefore (m) Meaning David. he called his name i. Para iii. b. jedidia, of the lords behalf. 26 Then joab fought against Rabba of the children of Ammon, and took the “ Or, the chiefest city. city of the kingdom. 27 And joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabba, and have taken the city of waters. 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and besiege the city, that thou mayst take it: lest I take it, & it be called after my name. 29 And David gathered all the people together, & went against Rabba, and besieged it, and took it. 30 And he took their kings crown from i Par. xx. b. of his head (which weighed a (n) That is, three score pound, after the w●ight of the common talon. talon of gold, & in it were precious stones) and it was set on David's head, and he brought away the spoil of the city, in exceeding great abundance. 31 And he carried away the people that was therein, & put them (o) recompensing the cruel enemies of God, with cruel death. under saws, and under iron harrows, and under axes of iron, & thrust them into the tylekyll: thus did he with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And so David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. ¶ The xiii Chapter. 14 Amnon David's son defileth his sister Thamar. 19 Thamar is comforted by her brother Absalon. 29 Absalon therefore killeth Amnon. 1 AFter this, so it was that Absalon the son of David had a fair sister, named (a) Thamar was Absaloms' sister both by father and mother, and Amnons' only by father. Thamar, whom Amnon the son of David loved. 2 And he was so sore vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Thamar: for she was a (b) And therefore kept in her father's house, as virgins were accustomed. virgin, and he thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend called jonadab, the son of Simah, David's brother: And jonadab was a very subtle man. 4 And he said unto him: How cometh it, that thou being the kings son, art thus consumed from day to day? Wilt thou not tell me? Amnon answered him: I love Thamar my brother Absaloms' sister. 5 jonadab said unto him, This friend 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 his dis● not by 〈◊〉 ●nly and god● counsel: 〈◊〉 wicked 〈…〉 poli● Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: And when thy father is come to see thee, say unto him: I pray thee let my sister Thamar come, and give me meat, and dress it in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it of her hand. 6 And so Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: And when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king: I pray thee let Thamar my sister come, and make me a couple of (d) Meaning some delicate and dainty meat. cakes in my sight, that I may eat of her hand. 7 Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Go now to thy brother Amnons' house, and dress him meat. 8 So Thamar went to her brother Amnons' house, & he was laid down: And she took flower, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake them. 9 And took a pan, and (e) That is, she served them on a dish. powered them out before him: but he would not eat. And Amnon said: Have out all men from me. And they went all out from him. 10 And Amnon said unto Thamar: Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Thamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother: 11 And when she had set them before him to eat, he took her, and said unto her: Come, lie with me my sister. 12 And she answered him: Nay my brother, do not force me, for there hath no such thing been done in Israel: Do not thou this folly. 13 And I, Or, how shall I put away my shame? whither shall I cause my shame to go? And thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel: Now therefore, I pray thee speak unto the king, and he will not deny me unto thee. 14 Howbeit, he would not hearken unto her voice: but being stronger than she, 〈◊〉 34. ●. Leu●. xviii a forced her, and lay with her. 15 And then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred wherewith he hated her, was greater than the love with which he before loved her: And Amnon said unto her: Up, and get thee hence. 16 She answered him, “ Or, for this cause? There is no cause: This evil that thou puttest me away, is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. Nevertheless, he would not hear her: 17 But called his “ Or servant. boy that served him, and said: Put away this woman from me and bolt the door after her. 18 And she had a garment of (f) For that which was of divers colours or pieces, in those days was had in great estimation. Gen. 37. a divers colours upon her: for with such were the kings daughters (that were virgins) apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and locked the door after her. 19 And Thamar took and put ashes on her head, and rend her garment of divers colours that was on her, & laid her hand on her head, and so went, and as she went, cried. 20 And Absalon her brother said unto her: Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? Now yet be still my sister, he is thy brother, let not this thing grieve thine heart. And so Thamar remained desolate in her brother Absaloms' house. 21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 22 And Absalon said unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: Howbeit, Absalon hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Thamar. 23 And after the time of two years, Absalon had* sheep shearers in the “ Or, Baa● Hazor. plain of Hazor beside Ephraim, & bade all the kings sons. 24 And came to the king, and said: Behold, thy servant hath sheep shearers, I pray thee that the king with his servants come to thy servant. 25 The king answered Absalon: Nay my son, I pray thee let us not go all, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And Absalon lay sore upon him: howbeit he would not go, but “ or, thanked. blessed him. 26 Then said Absalon: but I pray thee shall not my brother (g) Pretending to the king that Amnon was most dear unto him. Amnon go with us? And the king answered him: what needeth it that he go with thee? 27 But Absalon made such instance, that he let Amnon & all the kings children go with him. 28 Now had Absalon commanded his young men, saying: Mark when Amnons' (h) Then being void of care, & casting no peril. heart is merry with wine, and when I bid you smite Amnon: then kill him, and fear not: have not I bidden you? be bold therefore, & play the men. 29 And the servants of Absalon did unto Amnon even as Absalon had commanded: And all the kings sons arose, and every man got him up upon his mule, and fled. 30 And while they were yet in the way, tidings came to David, saying: Absalon hath slain all the kings sons, and there is none left alive. 31 Then the king arose, & i. Reg i b. tore his garments, and lay along on the (i) In token of sorrow and grief. earth: and all his servants stood by with their clothes rend. 32 And jonadab the son of Simeach David's brother, answered, and said: Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men of the king's sons, but Amnon only is dead: For that hath been determined in Absaloms' mind, since he forced his sister Thamar. 33 Now therefore, let not my lord the king “ Or, take it to heart. take the thing so grievously, to think that all the kings sons are dead, Or▪ 〈◊〉 for Amnon only is dead. 34 But Absalon fled: And the young man that kept the watch, life up his eyes & looked, and behold there came much people by the way of the hill side “ Or, one ●●ter an other. behind him. 35 And jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the kings sons come: As thy servant said, so it is. 36 And assoon as he had left speaking, behold the kings sons came, & life up their voices, and wept: The king also & all his servants wept exceedingly sore. 37 But Absalon escaped, and went to (k) For Ma●c●ah his mother was the daughter of this thalman. Chap. ●. Thalma● the son of Ammihur king of Gesur: And David mourned for his son every day. 38 And so Absalon escaped, and went to Gesur, and was there three years. 39 And king David “ Or, ce●sses. desired to go forth unto Absalon: For where as Amnon was dead, he was comforted over him. ¶ The xiiii Chapter. 2 Absalon is reconciled to his father by the subtlety of joab. 24 Absalon may not see the kings face. 25 The beauty of Absalon. 30 He causeth joabs corn to be burnt, and is brought to his father's presence. 1 IOab the son of Zaruia perceived that the kings (a) That the king favoured him. heart was toward Absalon: 2 And he sent to Thekoa, and fet thence a wise woman, & said unto her: I pray thee feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and (b) In token of mourning, for they used anointing to seem cheerful. anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had long time mourned for the dead: 3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him (And so joab “ Ebre. put words in her mouth. taught her what she should say. 4 And when the woman of Thekoa spoke with the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said: “ Ebre. save. Help, O king. 5 The king said unto her: What aileth thee? She answered: I am in deed a “ Ebre. a widow woman. widow, and mine husband is dead. 6 And thy hand maid had (c) Under this parable, she describeth the death of Amnon, by Absalon. two sons, and they two fought together in the field, where was no man to go between them, but the one smote the other, and slew him. 7 And behold, the whole kindred is risen against thy handmaid, & they said: Deu. nineteen. c. deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the (d) According to the law which commandeth the slayer to be slain. Gene i● b. Exo. ● b. soul of his brother whom he slew, we will destroy the heir also: And so they shall quench my sparkle which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor issue upon the earth. 8 And the king said unto the woman: Go home to thine house, I will give a charge for thee. 9 And the woman of Thekoa said unto the king: My lord O king, this (e) As touching the breach of the law which punisheth blood, let me bear the blame. trespass be on me and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be “ Or, innocent. guiltless. 10 And the king said: If any man say aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall “ Ebre. touch. hurt thee no more. 11 Then said she: I pray thee let the king remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldst not suffer many revengers of blood to destroy, lest they slay my son. And he answered: As the Lord liveth, i Reg 24. there shall not one here of thy son fall to the earth. 12 The woman said: Let thine handmaid speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said: Say on. 13 The woman said: Wherefore then hast thou f Why dost 〈…〉 give con●tie sentence 〈◊〉 thy son Absalon. thought such a thing against the people of God? For the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, that he should not fet home again his banished. 14 For we must needs die, and are as wather spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again: Neither doth God spare any person, yet doth he appoint (g) God hath provided ways▪ (as sanctuaries) to save them oft times, whom man judgeth worthy death. means that his banished be not utterly expelled from him. 15 Now therefore I am come to speak of this thing unto the my lord the king, [because] they that be of the people (h) For I thought they would kill this my heir have made me afraid: And thy handmaid said, Now will I speak unto the king, it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid. 16 And the king shall hear his handmaid, to deliver her out of the hand of the man that would have destroyed me, and also my son out of the inheritance of God. 17 And thine handmaid said: The word of my lord the king shall now be “ Heb. Rest. comfortable: For my lord the king is as an (i) As of great wisdom ●o discern right from wrong angel of God, in hearing of good & bad: Therefore the Lord thy God be with thee. 18 Then the king answered, and said unto the woman: Hide not from me I pray thee the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said: Let my lord the king now speak. 19 And the king said: Is not the (k) Hast not thou done this to the counsel of joab? hand of joab with thee in all this matter? The woman answered, and said: As thy soul liveth my lord the king, I will not turn to the right hand nor to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for even thy servant joab bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid: 20 For to the intent that I should (l) By speaking rather in 〈◊〉 then plainly. change the form of speech, hath thy servant joab done this thing: And my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to understand all things that are in the earth. 21 And the king said unto joab: Behold, I I have 〈◊〉 thy 〈◊〉. have done this thing: Go & bring the young man Absalon again. 22 And joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and “ Hebr. Blessed. thanked the king: And joab said, Now thy servant knoweth, that I have found grace in thy sight my lord O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant. 23 And so joab arose, and went to Gesur, and brought Absalon to Jerusalem. 24 And the king said: Let him turn to his own house, & not see my face. And so Absalon returned to his own house, and saw not the kings face. 25 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalon for beauty: from the sole of his foot to the top of his head, there was no blemish in him. 26 And when he polled his head (for at every years end he polled it, because the here was heavy on him therefore he polled it) he weighed the here of his head at two hundredth (n) Which weighed six pound four ounces, after half an ounce to the sickle. sickles, after the kings weight. 27 And Absalon had three sons borne him, and one daughter named Thamar, which was a fair woman to look upon. 28 So Absalon dwelled two years in Jerusalem, and saw not the kings face. 29 Therefore Absalon sent for joab to have sent him to the king, but he would not come to him: And when he sent again, he would not come. 30 Therefore he said unto his servants: Behold, joab hath a field by my “ Or, Possession. place, & he hath barley therein: Go, & (o) Here is an unmerciful cruel heart, covered in this beautiful body set it on fire. And Absaloms' servants set it on fire. 31 Then joab arose, and came to Absalon unto his house, and said unto him: Wherefore have thy servants burned my field with fire? 32 And Absalon answered joab: Behold, I sent for thee, desiring thee to come, because I would have sent thee to the king, for to say, Wherefore am I come from Gesur? It had been better for me to have been there still: Now therefore would I see the kings face: And if there be any (p) If I have offended by revenging my sister's dishonour. Thus the wicked justify themselves in their evil. trespass in me, let him kill me. 33 And so joab came to the king, and told him: Which when he had sent for Absalon, he came to the king, and fell to the ground on his face before him, and the king kissed Absalon. The xu Chapter. 2 The practices of Absalon to aspire to the kingdom. 14 David and his servants flee. 31 David's prayer. 34 Husai is sent to Absalon to discourse his counsel. 1 AFter this, Absalon “ Heb. made him. prepared him charettes & horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalon rose up early, and stood in the place of the entering in of the gate: And every man that had any “ Or, controversy. matter and came to the king for judgement, him did Absalon call unto him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered: Thy servant is of one of the (a) That is, noting of what city or place he was. tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalon said unto him: See, thy matters are good and righteous, but there is (b) Thus the envious can deprave and condemn for negligence & unjustice, him whom God for diligence and justice ●oth commend and allow. no man [deputed] of the king to hear thee. 4 Absalon said moreover: Oh, that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any plea and matter in the law, might come to me, and that I might do him justice. 5 And when any man came nigh to him, and did him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him to him, and kissed him. 6 And on this manner did Absalon to all Israel that came to the king for judgement: so Absalon (c) By enticing them from his father to himself. stolen the hearts of the men of Israel. 7 And after (d) Counting from the time that the Israelites had asked a king of Samuel. forty years, Absalon said unto the king: I pray thee let me go to Hebron, & pay my vow which I have vowed unto the Lord: 8 For thy servant vowed a vow (when I was in Gesur in Syria) saying: If the Lord shall bring me again in deed to Jerusalem, I (e) By colour of religion he hunteth after the kingdom will serve the Lord. 9 And the king said unto him: Go in peace. And so he arose, and went to Hebron. 10 But Absalon sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying: Assoon as ye hear the voice of the trumpet blow, ye shall say, Absalon reigneth in Hebron. 11 And with Absalon went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were (f) And bid to his feast in Hebron. called: And they went with pure hearts, not knowing of (g) That Absalon went about. any thing. 12 And Absalon sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite David's counsellor, from his city Gilo, while he offered sacrifices, and there was wrought strong treason: For the people went and increased with Absalon. 13 And there came a messenger to David, and said: The hearts of the men of Israel are turned after Absalon. 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem: Up, that we may flee, for we shall not else escape (h) For neither is there hope of mercy at his cruel hands: neither are we at this sodden, able to make our party good against him. from Absalon: Make speed to depart, lest he come suddenly & catch us, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15 And the kings servants said unto him: Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall “ Hebr. Choose. appoint. 16 And the king departed, and all his household (i) That is, after him. at his feet: And the king left ten concubines to keep the house. 17 And the king went forth and all the people at his feet, and tarried in a place that was (k) To wit, from Jerusalem. far of. 18 And all his servants went about him: and all the Cerethites, and all the Phelethites, and all the Gethites, even six hundred men which were come “ Heb. At his feet. after him from Geth, went before the king. 19 Then said the king to Ithai the Gethite: Wherefore comest thou with us? Return, and abide with the king, for thou art a stranger, depart therefore to thy place. 20 Thou camest yesterday, and should I unquiet thee to day to go with us? I will go whither I can: Therefore return thou, & carry again thy (l) That is, the soldiers that be with thee. brethren: Mercy and truth be with thee. 21 And Ithai answered the king, & said: As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, in what place my lord the king shallbe, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 22 And David said to Ithai: Come then, and go forward. And Ithai the Gethite went forth, and all his men, and all the children that were with him. 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, & all the people went over: The king also himself passed over the brook Cedron, and all the people went over toward the way that leadeth to the wilderness. 24 And lo Sadoc also and all the Levites were with him, & Which w●s the ●arge of the 〈◊〉. Num. 4. a. bore the ark of the appointment of God, and they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar 〈…〉 went up, until the people were all come over, out of the city. 25 And the king said unto Sadoc, Cary the ark of God again into the city: If I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, & show me both it, and the tabernacle thereof. 26 But if he thus say, I have no lust unto thee: behold (o) God's will is a comfort and a cause of contentation to the faithful 〈◊〉 adversaries. here am I, let him do with me what seemeth good in his eyes. 27 The king said also unto Sadoc the priest: Art not thou a Sear? Return into the city in peace, and take your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and jonathan the son of Abiathar. 28 Behold, I will tarry in the fields of the wilderness, until there come some word from you to be told me. 29 Sadoc therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem, and they tarried there. 30 And David went upon mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head With ashes and dust, after 〈◊〉 manner of 〈◊〉 that be in sorrow. covered, & went barefoot: And all the people that was with him, had every man his head covered: & as they went up, they wept. 31 And one told David, saying: Ahithophel is one of them that have conspired with Absalon. And David said: O Lord I pray thee, turn the (q) Terrible is the counsel of the wicked worldly wise, against the innocent: except God who oft turneth it to folly, do frustrate and disappoint the same. counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 32 When David was come to the top of the mount, he worshipped God: and behold, Husai the Arachite came against him, with his coat torn, and having earth upon his head. 33 Unto whom David said: If thou go with me, thou shalt be a burden unto me. 34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalon, I will be thy servant O king: as I have thus long been thy father's servant, so am I now thy servant, thou mayest “ Heb. To me, that is, to my commodity. for my sake destroy the counsel of Ahithophel. 35 And hast thou not there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priests? therefore whatsoever thou shalt here out of the king's house, thou shalt show to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests. 36 And behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Sadoc's son, and jonathan Abiathars son: by them also shall ye send me all that ye can hear. 37 And so Husai David's friend went to the city, and Absalon entered into Jerusalem. The xvi Chapter. 1 The infidelity of Ziba. 5 Simei curseth David. 16 Husai cometh to Absalon 21 The counsel of Ahithophel for the concubines. 1 ANd when David was a little past the a Which was the hill of 〈◊〉. top [of the hill] behold, Ziba the servant of Miphiboseth met him with a couple of asses saddled, & upon them two hundred loves of bread, & one hundred bunches of resinges, and an hundred of dried Or, Fig ●akes. figs, & a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said unto Ziba: What meanest thou with these? And Ziba said: They be Asses for the kings household to ride on, and bread and fruit for the young men to eat, and wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. 3 And the king said: Where is thy masters son? Ziba answered unto the king, Behold he tarrieth still at Jerusalem: For he said, This day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then said the king to Ziba: Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Miphiboseth. And Ziba said: I humbly “ Hebr. I worship. beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord O king. 5 And when king David came to (b) Which was a city in the tribe of Benjamin. Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the kindred of the house of Saul, named Semei the son of Gera, and he came out cursing. 6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of David: And all the people and all the men of war were on his (c) That is, round about him. right hand, and on his left. 7 And thus said Semei when he cursed: Come forth, come forth thou “ Heb. Man of blood. bloodsheder, and thou man of “ Or, wicked man. Belial. 8 The Lord hath brought upon thee all the (d) This he said, because of the death of Isboseth and Abner, suspecting David to be guilty to the same. blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalon thy son: And behold, thou art come to thy mischief, because thou art a bloodsheder. 9 Then said Abisai the son of Zaruia unto the king: Why doth this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go now, and take of the head of him. 10 And the king said: What have I to do with you ye sons of Zaruia? for he curseth even because the Lord hath e David felt that this was the judgement of God for his sin, and therefore humbleth himself to his rod. bidden him curse David: Who dare then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? 11 And David said to Abisai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son which came of mine own bowels, seeketh my life: How much more than may this son of jemini do it? Suffer him to curse, for the Lord hath bidden him. 12 It may be that the Lord will look on mine “ Heb. On mine eye. affliction, and (f) Meaning that the lord will send comfort to his, when they are oppressed. do me good for his cursing this day. 13 And as David and his men went by the way, Semei went along on the hills side over against him, & cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. 14 And the king and all that were with him came weighed, and refreshed themselves g Co● at B●. there. 15 And Absalon & all the people the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him. 16 And assoon as Husai the Arachite David's friend, was come unto Absalon, Husai said unto Absalon: God save the king, “ Heb. Let the king live. God save the king. 17 And Absalon said to Husai: Is this the kindness to thy (h) Meaning David. friend? Why goest thou not with him? 18 Husai answered unto Absalon, Nay not so: But whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, & with him will I dwell. 19 And “ Heb. The second time. moreover, unto whom shall I do service? not to his son? And as I was servant before thy father, so will I before thee. 20 Then spoke Absalon to Ahithophel: give counsel what we shall do. 21 And (i) S●ting the possibility of reconciliation betwixt the father, and the son, & consequently his own destruction: he giveth such counsel that is like to bar friendship for ever. Ahithophel said unto Absalon: Get thee in unto thy father's concubines which he hath left to keep the house, and all Israel shall hear, that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee, be strong. 22 And so they spread Absalon a tent upon the top of the house, and Absalon went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counseled in those days, was as a man had asked counsel (k) It was so esteemed for the success thereof. at the oracle of God: even so was all the counsel of Ahithophel, both with David and with Absalon. The xvii Chapter. 7 Ahithophels' counsel is overthrown by Husai. 14 The Lord had so ordained. 19 The priests sons are hid in the well. 22 David goeth over jordane. 23 Ahithophel hangeth himself. 27 They bring victuals to David. 1 AHithophel also said unto Absalon: (a) As though he would say, give me authority to choose. Let me choose out now twelve thousand men, and I will up and follow after David this night: 2 And I will come upon him while he is weighed and weak handed, and will fear him: And all the people that are with him, shall flee, and so will I smite the king only, 3 And will bring again all the people unto thee: and when all shall return, the (b) Meaning David. man whom thou seekest [being slain] all the people shallbe in peace. 4 And the saying “ Heb. was right in the eyes of Absalon. pleased Absalon well and all the elders of Israel. 5 Then said Absalon: Call now Husai the Arachite also, and let us hear likewise “ Heb. what is in his mouth. what he saith. 6 When Husai was come to Absalon, Absalon spoke unto him, saying: Ahithophel hath given “ Or▪ Spoken thus. such counsel: Shall we do after his saying, or no? tell thou. 7 Husai answered unto Absalon: The counsel that Ahithophel hath given, is not good at this time. 8 For said Husai, thou knowest thy father & his men how that they be strong men, and they be chafed in their minds, and are even as a Bear rob of her whelps in the field: Thy father is a man also practised in war, and will not 〈◊〉 Tarry 〈…〉 lodge with the people. 9 Behold he is hid now in some cave, or in some other place: And though some of his men be overthrown at the first brunt, yet they that hear it, will say: The people that followeth Absalon, be “ He Have a breach or ●ayne. put to the worse. 10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a Lion, shall “ Heb. melt shrink and faint: For all Israel knoweth, that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are “ Heb. The children of fortitude. stout men. 11 Therefore my counsel is, that all Israel be gathered unto thee from Dan to Beerseba, as the sand of the sea in numbered, and that thou go to battle in thine own person. 12 For so shall we come upon him in one place or other where we shall find him, and we will fall upon him, even as thick as the dew falleth on the ground: And of all the men that are with him, we shall not leave him one. 13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a town, then shall all the men of Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there. 14 And Absalon and all the men of Israel said: The counsel of Husai the Arachite, is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Or, The Lord hath commanded. it was even the lords determination to destroy the (c) Good to have brought to pass that wicked purpose he went about. good counsel of Ahithophel, that the Lord might d For by the counsel of Husai▪ he went to the battle where he was destroyed. bring evil upon Absalon. 15 Then said Husai unto Sadoc & Abiathar the priests: Of this & that manner did Ahithophel and the elders of Israel counsel Absalon, and thus & thus have I counseled. 16 Now therefore send quickly, & show David, saying: Tarry not this night in the fields of the wilderness, but get thee (e) That is, over jordane over, lest the king be devoured, & all the people that are with him. 17 Now jonathan and Ahimaaz abode by the well Rogel: (for they might not be seen to come into the city) and a wench went and The message from their ●s. told them: And they went, and showed king David. 18 Nevertheless, a lad saw them, and told it to Absalon: But they went both of them away quickly, & came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his yard, into the which they went down. 19 And the wife took and spread a coverlet over the wells mouth, & spread ground corn thereon: and the thing was not spied. 20 And when Absaloms' servants came to the wife to the house, they said: Where is Ahimaaz & jonathan? The woman answered them: They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought them, and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. 21 And assoon as they were departed, the other came out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto him: Up, and get you quickly over the water, for (g) To wit, to pursue the with all haste. such counsel hath Ahithophel given against you. 22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, & they were come over jordane (h) So that they travailed all night, and by mourning ●a● all their company passed over. by that it was day: so that there lacked not one of them that was not come over jordane. 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his Ass, and arose and gate him home to his own house, and to his own city, & put his household in order, and (i) Thus God sometimes in this life executeth judgement upon the cruel persecutor of the innocent, to admonish us what judgement at such shall have in the world to come. hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 24 Then David came to Mahanaim, And Absalon passed over jordane, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 And Absalon made Amasa captain of the host in stead of joab: which Amasa, was a man's son named jethra an Israelite, that went into Abigail the daughter of (k) Who was also called I●ai David's father. Nahas, sister to Zaruia joabs mother. 26 So Israel and Absalon pitched in the land of Gilead. 27 And when David was come to Mahanaim, Sobi the son of Nahas, out of Rabba of the children of Ammon, & Machir the son of Ammiel out of Lodeber, and Barzellai the Gileadite out of Rogelim, 28 l God 〈◊〉 them ●ring the necessity of his faithful servant in his trouble and affliction. Brought beds, basins, earthen vessels, wheat and barley, flower & parched corn, beans, lentils, & parched pulse, 29 Honey, butter, sheep, & cheese of kine, for David and for the people that were with him, to eat: For they said, The people is hungry, weighed, and thirsty, in the wilderness. The xviii Chapter. 2 David divideth his army into three parts. 9 Absalon is hanged, slain, and cast in a pit. 33 David lamenteth the death of Absalon. 1 AND David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and of hundreds over them. 2 And David sent forth the third part of the people under the hand of joab, and the third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Zaruia joabs brother, and the other third part under the hand of Ithai the Gethite: And the king said unto the people, I will go with you myself also. 3 And the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us, neither shall they regard us, though half of us were slain: but thou (a) Signifi●ng that a good governor ought to be ●od●ere unto his pe●ple, that they will rather lose their lives then that aught should come unto him art now worth ten thousand of us, Wherefore it is better that thou secure us out of the city. 4 And the king said unto them: What seemeth you best, that will I do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds, and by thousands. 5 And the king commanded joab, and Abisai, and Ithai, saying: Entreat the young man Absalon gently for my sake. And all the people heard that the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalon. 6 And so the people went out into the field against Israel (and the battle was in the (b So called, because the Ephramites (as some say) fed their cattle beyond jordane in this wood. wood of Ephraim) 7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David: & there was a great slaughter that day, even of twenty thousand men. 8 For the battle was scattered over all the country: And the wood devoured more people that day, than did the sword. 9 And Absalon met the servants of David riding upon a mule, which carried him under the thick bows of a great oak, and his head was caught of the oak, and he was (c) By good providence, that this might be an example for ever, what if is afore God▪ the son to rebel against the father. lift up between the heaven and the earth: and the mule that was under him, went away. 10 And one that saw it, told joab, saying: Behold, I saw Absalon hang in an oak. 11 And joab said unto the man that told him: If thou didst see him, why didst not thou there smite him to the ground, and I would have given thee ten sickles of silver, and a girdle? 12 The man said unto joab: Though I should “ He weigh upon my●ehand. receive a thousand sickles of silver in mine hand, yet would I not stretch out mine hand against the kings son: For we heard with our ears when the king charged thee, & Abisai, and Ithai, saying: Beware that none touch the young man Absalon. 13 Moreover, if I had done it, I should have done against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, yea & thou thyself wouldst have been against me. 14 Then said joab, I may not stand thus tarrying with thee: And he took three darts in his hand, & thrust them “ Heb. In the heart of Absalon. through Absalon while he was yet alive in the mids of the oak. 15 And ten servants that bare joabs weapons, turned and smote Absalon, and slew him. 16 And joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from following Israel: for joab (d) Temperating the victory with mercy and pine upon the people that were seduced by Absalon. held back the people. 17 And they took Absalon, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a mighty great heap of stones upon him: And all Israel fled every one to their tents. 18 And this Absalon yet in his life time took and reared up a pillar, which is in the kings dale: For he said, I have no (e) It should appear by this that God had punished him by taking away his three sons & his daughter. son to keep my name in remembrance, and he called the pillar after his own name, and it is called unto this day Absaloms' place. 19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Sadoc: Let me run now and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath f That is, hath delivered him out of the hands of his enemies. judged him quite of the hand of his enemies. 20 And joab said unto him: Thou art no man to bear g Favouring him, that he should not in●utte displeasure, by telling of the death of Absalon. tidings to day, thou shalt bear tidings another time: but to day thou shalt bear none, because the kings son is dead. 21 Then said joab to Chusi: Go and tell the king what thou hast seen. And Chusi bowed himself unto joab, and ran. 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Sadoc again to joab: What I pray thee, if I also run after Chusi? And joab said: Wherefore wilt thou run my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings to bring? 23 Yet what if I run? He said unto him: Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, & came before Chusi. 24 And David sat between the two (h) He sat in the gate of the city of Mahanaim. gates: And the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lift up his eyes and saw, & behold there came a man running alone. 25 And the watchman cried, & told the king. And the king said: If he be alone, there (i) That is, he bringeth tidings. is tidings in his mouth. And he came a pace, and drew near. 26 And the watchman saw another man running, and the watchman called unto the porter, and said: Behold, there cometh another man running alone. And the king said: He is also a tidings bringer. 27 And the watchman said: “ Heb. I see the running Methinketh the running of the foremost, is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Sadoc. The king said: He is a (k) He had had experience of his fidelity. Chap. 17. e. good man, and cometh with good tidings. 28 And Ahimaaz called & said unto the king, peace be with thee: And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said: Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath “ Or, Delivered up. shut up the men that lift up their hands against my lord the king. 29 And the king said: Is the young man Absalon safe? Ahimaaz answered: When joab sent the kings servant, and me thy (l) To wit Chusi, who was an Ethiopian. servant, I saw a great tumult, but I wot not what it was. 30 And the king said unto him: Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still. 31 And behold, Chusi came also, and said: “ Hebr. Tidings is brought. Tidings my lord the king, for the Lord hath “ Heb. judged. delivered thee this day out of the hand of all them that rose against thee. 32 And the king said unto Chusi: Is the young man Absalon safe? Chusi answered: The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is. 33 And the king was (m) The rebellion of his son, could not quench his fatherly effection. moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalon, my son, my son Absalon: would God I had died for thee, O Absalon my son, my son. The xix Chapter. 7 joab encourageth the king. 8 David is restored. 23 Simei is pardoned. 24 Miphiboseth meeteth the king. 39 Barzelai departeth. 41 Israel striveth with juda. 1 ANd it was told joab, behold the king weary, & mourneth for Absalon. 2 And the “ Hebr. Salvation or deliverance. victory of that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king sorrowed for his son. 3 And the people went that day into the city by stealth, as people confounded to convey themselves when they flee in battle. 4 But the king (a) As they do that mourn. hid his face, and cried with a loud voice: O my son Absalon, O Absalon my son, my son. 5 And joab came into (b) At Mahanaim. the house to the king, and said: Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, & the lives of thy sons, and of thy daughters. & the lives of thy wives, and of thy concubines, 6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends: For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither thy “ Or, Captains. princes nor servants: And this day I do perceive, that if Absalon had lived, and all we had died this day, that had “ Hebr. Ben right in thine eyes. pleased thee well. 7 Now therefore up, and come out, and speak “ Heb. To the heart of thy servant. comfortably unto thy servants: For I swear by the Lord, except thou come out, there will not tarry one man with thee this night, and that willbe worse unto thee, than all the evil that fell on thee from thy youth unto this hour. 8 Then the king arose, and sat in the (c) Where the most resort of the people was. gate: And they told unto all the people, saying, behold the king doth sit in the gate, and all the people came before the king: For Israel had fled, every man to his tent. 9 And all the people were at (d) Who should first bring home the king. strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying: The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, & he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines, and now he is fled out of the land for Absalon: 10 But Absalon whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle: Therefore, why are ye so still, that ye bring not the king again? 11 And king David sent to c As to them whose officers to tell the people their duty. Sadoc & Abiathar the priests, saying: Speak unto the elders of juda, and say: why are ye behind to bring the king again to his house (seeing that such tidings is come from all Israel unto the king, even to his house?) 12 Ye are my brethren, my bones, and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last that bring the king again? 13 And say ye to Amasa: Art thou not of my bone and of my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captain of the host to me for ever in the f Beside his policy, that is, by winning of the captain to win the people: it serveth that, he hath yet a grudge against joab, for the death of Absalon. room of joab. 14 And he bowed the hearts of all the men of juda, even as the heart of one man, so that they sent [this word] to the king: Return thou with all thy servants. 15 So the king returned, and came to jordane: And juda came to Gilgal for to go to meet the king, and to convey him over jordane. 16 And (g) Who had before re●ted him. Cham ●. c. Simei the son of Gera the son of jemini, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of juda to meet king David. 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants with him, and they went over jordane before the king. 18 And there went over a boat to carry over the kings household, and to do him pleasure: And Simei the son of Gera fell before the king as he was come over jordane, 19 And said unto the king: Let not my lord impute wickedness unto me, nor remember the things that thy servant did (h) For in his adversity he was his most cruel enemy, although now in his prosperity he seeketh by flattery to creep into favour. wickedly when my lord the king departed out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. 20 For thy servant doth know how that I have done amiss: And therefore behold, I am the first this day of all the house of (i) By joseph is commonly understand Ephraim. Manasses & Benjamin, whereof he was: because these three were under one standard Num. ●●. joseph, that am come down to meet my lord the king. 21 But Abisai the son of Zaruia answered, and said: Shall not Simei die for this, because he cursed the Lords anointed? 22 And David said: What have I to do with you ye sons of Zaruia? For this day ye be adversaries unto me: Shall there any man die this day in Israel? Do not I know that I am this day king over Israel? 23 And therefore the king said unto Simei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore unto him. 24 And Miphiboseth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither washed his feet, nor dressed his beard, nor (m In sign of sorrow, for the expulsion of David out of his kingdom. washed his clothes, from the time the king departed, until he came again in peace. 25 And when he (n When Miphiboseth being at Jerusalem had met the king was come to Jerusalem and met the king, the king said unto him: Wherefore goest not thou with me Miphiboseth? 26 He answered: My lord O king, my servant deceived me: For thy servant said, I would have mine ass saddled to ride thereon, for to go to the king: because thy servant is lame. 27 And he hath accused thy servant unto my lord the king, and my lord the king is as an (o) Able for his wisdom to judge in all matters. angel of God: do therefore what seemeth (p That is, thy pleasure. good in thine eyes. 28 For all my father's house were but (q) worthy to die for saul's cruelty toward thee. dead men before my lord the king, and yet didst thou put thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table: What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? 29 And the king said unto him: Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the (r) David did evil in taking his lands from him before he knew the cause: But much worse that knowing the truth he did not restore them. lands between you. 30 And Miphiboseth said unto the king: yea, let him take all, forsomuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house. 31 And Barzellai the Gileadite came down from Roglim, and went over jordane with the king, to conduct him over jordane. 32 Barzellai was a very aged man, even four score years old, and provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim: for he was a man of very great substance. 33 And the king said unto Barzellai, come over with me, & I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzellai said unto the king: “ 〈◊〉 ●w many days are the years of my life? How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 35 I am this day four score years old: & can I deserve between good or evil? Hath thy servant any taste in that he eateth or drinketh? Can he hear any more the voice of singing men and women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? 36 Thy servant will go a little way over jordane with the king: & why will the king recompense it me with such a reward? 37 O let thy servant turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and [be buried] in the grave of my father & of my mother: Behold, here is thy servant (s) My son. Chimham, let him go with my lord the king, and do to him what shall please thee. 38 And the king answered: Chimham shall go with me, and I will do to him that thou shalt be content with: And what soever thou shalt “ Or, choose. require of me, that same will I do for thee. 39 And all the people went over jordane: and when the king was come over jordane, he kissed Barzellai, & “ Or, bade him farewell. blessed him, & he went back again unto his own place. 40 And then the king went to Gilgal, & Chimham went with him: And all the people of juda, conducted the king, and also half the people (t) Which had taken part with the king. of Israel. 41 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, & said unto the king: Why have our brethren the men of juda stolen thee away, and have brought the king and his household and all David's men with him over jordane? 42 And all the men of juda answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: Wherefore be ye angry for this matter? Have we eaten of the kings cost? or have we taken any bribes? 43 And the men of Israel answered the men of juda, and said: We have ten parts in the king, and have thereto more right to David then ye: Why then did ye despise us, that our advise should not be first had, in restoring our king? And the words of the men of juda were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. The twenty Chapter. 1 Seba raiseth Israel against David. 10 joab killeth Amasa traitorously. 22 The head of Seba is delivered to joab. 23 David's chief officers. 1 WHen there came (a) Where the te●● tribes contended against judah thither a certain man Or wicked m●n. of Belial, named Seba, the son of Bichri, a man of jemini, he blew a trumpet, and said: we have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Isai: every man to his tents, O Israel. 2 And so every man of Israel went from David, and followed Seba the son of Bichri: But the men of juda clave fast unto their king from jordane to Jerusalem. 3 And David came to his house to Jerusalem, two. Reg xv. d and the king took the ten women his concubines, that he had left behind him to keep the house, & put them in ward, & fed them, but lay no more with them: And so they were enclosed unto the day of their death, living in wydowhood. 4 Then said the king to (b) who was his chief captain in joabs room Chap. nineteen. c. Amasa: Call me the men of juda together within three days, and be thou here also. 5 And so Amasa went to gather the men of juda together, but tarried longer than the time which he had appointed him. 6 And David said to Abisai: Now shall Seba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalon: Take thou therefore thy lords (c) Meaning the soldiers that were ●ver joab his eldest brother. servants, and follow after him, lest he get him walled cities, and escape us. 7 And there went out after him joabs men, and the Cerethites, and the Phelethites, and all the mightiest men: And they departed out of Jerusalem to follow after Seba the son of Bichri. 8 And when they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa went before them: And joabs (d) Which was a coat that he used to wear in the wars. garment that he had about him, was gird unto him, & he had girded thereon a sword, which was joined fast to his loins in a sheath, that as he went it fell sometime out. 9 And joab said to Amasa: Art thou in “ Three. peace. health my brother? And joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand, to Pro. 27. a. kiss him. 10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in joabs hand: for there with he smote him two. Reg ii●i. in the fift [rib] & shed out his bowels to the ground, and “ Ebre. doubled not his stroke. thrust at him no more, & he died: So joab and Abisai his brother followed after Seba the son of Bichri. 11 And one of joabs men stood by him, and said: He that beareth any favour to joab, or good will to David, let him go after joab. 12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the mids of the way: And when the man saw that* all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the way into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, because he saw that every one that came by him stood still. 13 And assoon as he was removed out of the way, all the people went after joab, to follow after Seba the son of Bichri. 14 And he went thorough all the tribes of Israel, unto Abel, and to Bethmaacha, and all the places of Berim: And they gathered together, and went after him. 15 And they came and besieged him in Abel, near to Bethmaacha: And they cast up a bank against the city, and the people thereof stood on the rampart, and all the people that was with joab, “ Ebre. destroyed to cast down the wall. thrust at the wall to overthrow it. 16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, hear, hear, I pray you say unto joab: Come hither that I may speak with thee. 17 When joab was come unto her, the woman said: Art thou joab? He answered: I am he. She said unto him: Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered: I do hear. 18 Then she spoke thus: (e) She showeth that the old custom was not to destroy a one, before peace was offered. Deu xx c. They spoke in the old time, saying, They should ask of Abel: And so have they continued. 19 I am (f) She speaketh in the name of the city. one of them that are peaceable & faithful in Israel, and thou goest about to destroy a city, and a mother in Israel: Why wilt thou devour the inheritance of the Lord? 20 And joab answered, and said: God forbid, God forbidden it me that I should either devour, or destroy. 21 The matter is not so: But a man of mount Ephraim (Seba the son of Bichri by name) hath life up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver us him only, & I will departed from the city. And the woman said unto joab: Behold, his head shallbe thrown to thee over the wall. 22 And then the woman went unto all the people with her wisdom, and they smote of the head of Seba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to joab: Reg two. g. And he blew a trumpet, & they “ 〈◊〉 they were 〈◊〉. retired from the city, every man to his tent: And joab returned to Jerusalem, unto the king. 23 joab was over all the host of Israel, and Banaia the son of jehoida was over the Cerethites & Phelethites. 24 And Aduram was over the tribute, and jehosaphat the son of Ahilud, was recorder. 25 Seva was scribe, and Sadoc and Abiathar were the priests. 26 And Ira the jairite was (g) In dignity & counsel. chief about David. ¶ The xxi Chapter. 1 Three dear years. 9 The vengeance of the sins of Saul, lighteth on his seven sons, which are hanged, 15 Four great battles, which David had against the Philistines. 1 THAN there was an hunger in the days of David three years “ Ebre year 〈◊〉 year. together: And David “ Ebre. 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of the l●●d. inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered: It is for Saul, and the house of blood, because he slew the ●eg xxii. g a Thinking to gratify the people, because 〈◊〉 were 〈◊〉 of the seed of Abraham. Gibeonites. 2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them: (Now the Gibeonites were not of the 〈◊〉. ix. c. children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites, and the children of Israel swore unto them: And Saul sought to slay them, for a zeal that he had to the children of Israel and of juda.) 3 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites: b For satisfaction and 〈…〉 mpence of 〈…〉 have ●● 〈…〉 ned. What shall I do for you, & wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord? 4 The Gibeonites answered him: We will have no silver nor gold of Saul nor of his house, neither is it our mind that thou shouldest kill Save ●●●ly of saul's stock. any man in Israel. He said: What you shall say, that will I do for you. 5 They answered the king: The man that consumed us, and imagined to bring us to nought, that we are destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel: 6 Let seven men of his O! S●uls himself sons be delivered unto us, & we will hang them up d To r 〈◊〉 the Lord. unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul whom the Lord did choose. And the king said: I will give them you. 7 But the king had compassion on Miphiboseth the son of jonathan the son of Saul, because of the lords oath that was between them, even between David & jonathan the son of Saul. 8 But the king took the two sons of Rispha the daughter of Aia whom she bore unto Saul, even Armoni and Miphiboseth, and the five sons of Michol the daughter of Saul, whom (f) That is, whom she having no children of her own) brought up, being the children of Adriel, by Merab her sister. she bore to Adriel the son of Barzellai the Meholathite. 9 And he delivered them unto the hands of the Gibeonites, which hanged them in the hill before the Lord: And they “ Or, died. fell all seven together, and were slain in the days of harvest, even in the (g) Which was in the month Abib, or Nisan, which containeth part of March, and part of April. first days, and in the beginning of barley harvest. 10 And Rispha the daughter of Aia, took (h) To make her a tent. sackcloth, & hanged it up for her upon the rock [even] from the beginning of harvest, until (i) Because drought was the mean of this famine, God by sending of rain showed that he was pacified. water dropped upon them out of heaven, & suffered neither the birds of the air to “ Or, rest. light on them by day, nor beasts of the field by night. 11 And it was told David what Rispha the daughter of Aia the concubine of Saul, had done. 12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and of jonathan his son, from the citizens of Jabes in Gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethsan where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: 13 And he brought thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of jonathan his son, and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 14 And the bones of Saul & jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin, in Zela, in the sepulchre of Cis his father: And when they had performed all that the king commanded, God was then (k) For where the magistrates suffer faults unpunished there the plague of God lieth upon the land. at one with the land. 15 Moreover, the Philistines had yet war again with Israel, and David went down and his servants with him, & fought against the Philistines: And David waxed fainty. 16 And jesbi benob one of the sons of the giants (the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred (l) Which amount to nine pound, a quarter and half. sickles of brass) and he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. 17 two. Reg. 23. c. But Abisai the son of Zaruia succoured him, & smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the servants of David swore unto him, saying: Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the (m) That the glory and wealth of Israel perish not with thee. light of Israel. 18 And yet after this, there was a battle with the Philistines at (n) Called Gezer. 1. Chro. xx c. Gob, and then Sibbechai the Husathite slew (o) Called Zippai, also▪ 1. Chro. xx. c. Sapho which was one of the sons of the giants. 19 And there was another battle in 1 para. xx. ●. Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of jaere Oregim a Bethlehemite slew (p) That is, Lahmi the brother of Goliath, whom David slew. 1. Chro. xx. Goliath the Gethite: the staff of whose spear was as great as a weavers clothbeame. 20 And there was yet another battle in Geth, where was a man of a great stature, and had on every hand six fingers, & on every foot six toes, four & twenty in number, and was borne also of the kindred of the giants in Geth. 21 And when he defied Israel, jonathan the son of Simea the brother of David slew him. 22 These four were borne to the giant in Geth, and died by the hand of David, & by the hands of his servants. ¶ The xxii Chapter. 2 David after his victories praiseth God. 8 The anger of God toward the wicked. 44 He prophesieth of the rejection of the jews, and vocation of the Gentiles. 1 AND David spoke the words of this (a) Wherein he praiseth God for the victories and benefits he received at his hands. song unto the Lord, what time the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul. 2 And he said: The Lord is my rock, and my castle, and my deliverer. 3 God is my “ Or, rock. strength, in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour, thou hast saved me from wrong. 4 Psal. xviii. a. I will call on the Lord which is praise worthy: and so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 5 For the pangs of death closed me about: the fludes of “ Or, ungodliness. Belial put me in fear. 6 The sorrows of “ Or, grave. hell compassed me about, the snares of death overtook me. 7 In my tribulation did I call upon the Lord, and cry to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry [did enter] into his ears. 8 The earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of heaven moved & shook when he was angry. 9 Smoke went out at his nosthryls, & consuming (b) Lightning & thundering. fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled thereat. 10 And he bowed heaven & came down: and there was darkness under his feet. 11 And he road upon Cherub and did flee: he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12 He made darkness a tabernacle round about him: with waters gathered together in thick clouds. 13 Through the brightness of his presence were (c) By this description of a tempest, he declareth the power of god against his enemies. the coals of fire kindled. 14 The Lord thundered from heaven: & he that is most high, put out his voice. 15 He shot arrows, and scattered them: [to wit] lyghtning, & overthrew them. 16 The channels of the sea appeared: and the foundations of the world were seen, by the reason of the rebuking of the Lord, and through the blasting of the breath of his nosthryls. 17 He sent from above and took me: he drew me out of many waters. 18 He delivered me from my mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were to strong for me. 19 When they had (e When I was so beset that all means seemed to fail. prevented me in the day of my calamity: the Lord stayed me up. 20 For he brought me out into roomth: he delivered me, because he had a favour unto me. 21 The Lord rewarded me according to my f Whereby Saul being his enemy, was forced to see. Thou art more righteous than I 1. Sam. xxiiii. d righteousness: according to the pureness of my hands he recompensed me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord: and did not wickedly against my God. 23 For all his laws were in my sight: & his statutes, I did not departed therefrom. 24 In his sight also have I been upright: and have kept me from mine own iniquity. 25 And the Lord did to me again according to my righteousness: even after my pureness in his eye sight. 26 With the godly thou shalt be godly: and with the man that is upright, thou shalt be upright. 27 With the pure thou shalt be pure: and with the froward thou wilt show thyself (g) Their wickedness is cause that thou seemest to forget thy wont mercy. froward. 28 And the poor people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the proud, to bring them down. 29 For thou art my light, O Lord: and the Lord shall light my darkness. 30 For by thee I shall break through an host of men: and by my God will I spring over a wall. 31 God is uncorrupt in his way, the word of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all them that trust in him. 32 For who is a God save the Lord? and who is mighty save our God? 33 God strengtheneth me in battle: & rideth the way clear before me. 34 He maketh my feet like (h) Swift to avoid all danger, hinds feet: and setteth me upon my high places. 35 He teacheth my hands to fight: that even a bow of steel is broken with mine arms. 36 Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation: and with thy loving meekness thou dost multiply me. 37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me: and my legs shall not fail me. 38 I have followed upon mine enemies, and destroyed them: and turned not again, until I had consumed them. 39 I have wasted them, and wounded them, that they shall not be able to arise: yea, they shall fall under my feet. 40 Thou hast girded me about with might to battle: and them that rose against me, hast thou subdued under me. 41 And thou hast given me the necks of mine enemies: that I might destroy them that hate me. 42 They looked about, but there was none to save them: [even] unto the Lord, but he heard them not. 43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I did stamp them as the clay of the street, and did spread them abroad. 44 Thou also hast delivered me from the dissension of my people, thou hast kept me to be an head over nations: the people which I knew not, do serve me. 45 Strange children (i) Art forced for fear of my power to feign and profess subjection and obedience unto me against their heart. dissemble with me: at the hearing of the ear, they obey me. 46 Strange children will shrink away: and they shall be smitten with fear in their privy chamber. 47 Let the Lord live, and blessed be my strength: magnified be God [even] the force of my salvation. 48 It is God that giveth me [power] to revenge me: & bringeth down the people under me. 49 He delivereth me from mine enemies, thou also haste life me on high from them that rose against me: thou hast delivered me from the wicked man. 50 And therefore I will praise thee O Lord among the nations: and will sing unto thy name. 51 He is the tower of salvation for his king, and dealeth mercifully with his anointed: even with David, and with his seed for evermore. ¶ The xxiii Chapter. 1 The last words of David. 6 The wicked shall be plucked up as thorns. 8 The names and facts of his mighty men. 15 He desireth water, & would not drink. 1 THese also be the (a) Which he spoke after he had made the Psalms. last words of David: David the son of Isai said: and the man which was ordained the anointed of the God of jacob and the sweet Psalmist of Israel, said: 2 The spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word was in my (b) Meaning he spoke nothing but by the motion of god's spirit. tongue. 3 The God of Israel spoke to me, even the most mighty of Israel said: A ruler over men being just, ruling in the fear of God: 4 And as the morning light when the sun is up, a morning in which are no clouds, [so shall my house be, but not] as the grass of the earth is by brightness and rain. 5 For so shall not my house be with God: two. Reg seven. c. For he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, perfect and sure in all points: and this is truly all my health, and all my desire, “ Ebre. that he will not make it grow: Meaning as the grass which continueth not, but withereth and falleth away. that it grow, but not as grass. 6 But the ungodly man, shall be as a thorn clean plucked up, which can not be taken with hands: 7 But the man that shall touch them, must be defenced with iron, or with the shaft of a spear, and they shallbe burnt with fire in the same place. 8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: One that sat in the (c) As one of the kings counsel. seat of wisdom, being chiefest among the princes, was Adino of Ezni, he slew eight hundred at one tyme. 9 After him was Eliazar the son of Dodo the son of Ahohi, one of the three worthies with David, which “ Or, assailed with danger of their lives. defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, when the men of Israel were (d) Meaning fled from the battle. gone up. 10 He arose and laid on the Philistines, until his hand was weighed, and (e) By a cramp which came of weerynes and straining. clave unto the sword: And the Lord gave great victory the same day, and the people returned after him, only to spoil. 11 After him was Samma the son of Age the Hararite: & the Philistines gathered together beside a town, where was a parcel of land full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines: 12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, & slew the Philistines: and the Lord gave great victory. 13 i. Para. xii. b These three (which were of the thirty chief captains) went down to David in the harvest time unto the cave Adullam: and the host of the Philistines pitched in the valley of giants. 14 And David was then in an hold, and the soldiers of the Philistines were in Bethlehem. 15 And David (h) Being overcome with weariness and thirst. longed, & said: Oh that I had of the water that is in the well by the gate of Bethlehem for to drink. 16 And the three mighty brake through the host of the Philistines, & drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took and brought it to David: Nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but (g) Bridling his affection, and desiring God not to be offended for the rash enterprise. powered it unto the Lord, 17 And said, The Lord forbid that I should do so: Is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? & therefore he would not drink it. And these things did these three mighty men. 18 two. Reg. 21. g. Abisai the brother of joab the son of Zaruia, was chief among the three, & he life up his spear against three hundred, “ Eb. slain. and slew them, & had the name among the three: 19 For he was most excellent of the three, and was their captain: Howbeit he attained not unto [the first] three. 20 And Banaiah the son of jehoida the son of a mighty man, valiant in acts, of Kabzeel, slew two strong men of Moab: He went down also, and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. 21 And he slew an Egyptian “ Or, a man of great stature. a goodly big man, and the Egyptian had a (h) Which was as big as a weavers beam. 1 Chro. 11. ●. spear in his hand: But he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptians hand, and slew him with his own spear. 22 These things did Banaiah the son of jehoida, and had the name among the three worthies. 23 He was honourable among He was more valiant 〈◊〉 the thir● follow, and not so va●ant as the 〈◊〉 before. thirty, but he attained not to [the first] three: And David made him of his counsel. 24 Asahel the brother of joab, was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo, of Bethlehem: 25 Samma the Harodite, Elica the Harodite, Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Acces the Thecoite: 26 Abiezer of Anathoth, k divers of these had two names, as appeareth. 1. Chro. 11. Mebunnai the Husathite: 27 Zelmon an Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite: 28 Heleb the son of Baanah an Netophatite, Ithai the son of Ribai out of Gibea of the children of Benjamin: 29 Banaiah the Pirathonite, Heddai of the river of Gaas: 30 Abialbon the Arbathite, Asmaueth the Barhumite: 31 Eliahba a Saalbonite: of the sons of jasen, jonathan: 32 Samma the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sarar an Hararite: 33 Eliphelet the son of Aasbai the son of Maachathi, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite: 34 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite. 35 Igal the son of Nathan of Zoba, Bani the Gadite: 36 Zelec the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, which was the harness bearer of joab the son of Zaruia: 37 Ira the jethrite, Gareb the jethrite: 38 Vria the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. ¶ The xxiiii Chapter. 1 David causeth the people to be numbered. 10 He repenteth, and chooseth to fall into God's hands. 15 seventy thousand perish with the pestilence. 1 ANd again the Lord was wroth against Israel, and a By Satan, being instrument thereto. 1. Chro. 21. he moved David against them, in that he said: Exo. thirty. b Go number Israel & juda. 2 For the king said to joab the captain of the host which was with him: Go thou abroad now throughout all the tribes of Israel, even from Dan to Beerseba, and number ye the people, that I may know the b Because he did this to try his power and so to trust therein, it offended God: else it was lawful to number the people Exo. thirty. b. Num. 1. a. number of them. 3 And joab said unto the king: The Lord thy God increase the people an hundredth fold more than they be, & that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: And what is the cause that my lord the king hath a lust to this thing? 4 Notwithstanding, the kings word prevailed against joab & against the captains of the host: And joab & the captains of the host, went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. 5 And they passed over jordane, & pitched in Aroer on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the Or, river. valley of Gad, and toward jazer. 6 And then they came to Gilead, and to the Or, neither land newly inhabited. land Tahtim hodshi, & from thence they came to Dan jaan, and about to Sidon. 7 And came to the strong hold of tire, and to all the cities of the Hevites and of the Chanaanites: & then went out to the south of juda, even to Beerseba. 8 And so when they had been abroad throughout all the land, they returned to Jerusalem, after the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 And joab delivered the number and sum of the people unto the king, and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand men of might that drew sword: and the men of juda were five hundred thousand men. 10 And David's heart smote him, after that he had numbered the people: And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned exceedingly in that I have done: And now I beseech thee Lord take away the trespass of thy servant, for I have done very foolishly. 11 And when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad David's (c) Whom God hath appointed for David, and his tyme. sear, saying: 12 Go and say unto David, thus saith the Lord: I offer thee three things, choose thee which of them I shall do unto thee. 13 So Gad came to David, and showed him, and said unto him: Wilt thou have (d) For three years of famine were passed for the Gibeonites: this was the fourth year, to the which should have been added three years more. 1 Chro. xxi. b. seven years hunger to come upon thy land: or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, they following thee: or that there be three days pestilence in thy land? Now therefore advise thee, and see what answer I shall give to him that sent me. 14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a wonderful straight: Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord (for much is his mercy) and let me not fall into the hand of man. 15 And so the Lord sent a pestilence in Israel, from the morning unto the time appointed: And there died of the people from (e) From the one side of the country to the other. Dan to Beerseba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, & said to the angel that destroyed the people: It is now sufficient, hold thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing place of Arenna the jebusite. 17 And David spoke unto the Lord, when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said: Lo, it is I that have sinned, and that have done wickedly: But these sheep, what have they done? Let thine hand I pray thee be against me, and against my father's house. 18 And Gad came the same day to David, and said unto him: Go up and rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of (f) Called also Ornan. 1. Chro. 21. c. Areuna the jebusite. 19 And David according to the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded. And Areuna looked, and saw the king and his servants coming toward him: and Areuna went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. 21 And Areuna said: Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? David answered: To buy the threshing floor of thee, and to make an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may cease from the people. 22 And Areuna said unto David: Let my lord the king take and offer what seemeth him good in his eyes: Behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and charets, and the other instruments of the oxen for wood. 23 All these things did Areuna as a (g) Th●●, abundantly, for as some writs, he was king of Jerusalem before David won the tower. king give unto the king, & said moreover unto the king: The Lord thy God accept thee. 24 And the king said unto Areuna: Not so, but I will buy it of thee at a price, and will not offer sacrifice unto the Lord my God of the which doth cost me nothing. And so David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for (h) Some write, that every tribe gave fifty, which make 600. or that afterward he bought as much as came to, 550. sickles. 1. Chro. 21 d. fifty sickles of silver. 25 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt sacrifices, and peace offerings: And so the Lord was entreated for the land, and the plague ceased from Israel. The end of the second book of Samuel, otherwise called the second book of the Kings. R. M. ❧ The third book of the kings, after the reckoning of the Latinistes: which third book and the fourth also, is but one with the hebrews. The first Chapter. E. W. 3 Abisag keepeth David in his extreme age. 5 Adonia usurpeth the kingdom. 30 Solomon is anointed king. 50 Adonia fled to the altar. 1 AND king David was (a) He was about threes●●re and ten years old. 1 Sam. 5. ●. old and stricken in years, so that when they covered him with clothes, he caught no heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him: Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin, to Or, Serve stand before the king and to cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. 3 And so they sought for a fair damosel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found one Abisag a (b) Which city was in the ●●de of Isa●. Sunamite, and brought her to the king. 4 And the damosel was exceeding fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: But the king knew her not. 5 And “ Adomas. or, Adoniah. Adonia the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying: I willbe king. And he got him charettes and horsemen, and c As Absa● had done before 1. Sa. ● fifty men to run before him. 6 And his father for his time would not displease him, to say why hast thou done so? And he was a very goodly man: and his mother bore him next after Absalon. 7 And he took counsel at joab the son of Zaruia, and at Abiathar the priest: and they d They took the part and showed him. helped forward Adonia: 8 But Sadoc the priest, Banaiahu, ●●, Banaias. Banaiah the son of jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Semei, and Rei, and the men of might which were with David, they were not with Adonia. 9 And Adonia sacrificed sheep, and oxen, and fat cattle, by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by the well of Rogel, and called all his brethren the kings sons, and all the men of juda the kings servants: 10 But Nathan the prophet, and Banaiah, and the mighty men, and “ Solomon or, Selo●noh. Solomon his brother he called not. 11 Wherefore Nathan spoke unto Bethsabe the mother of Solomon, saying: Hast thou not heard that Adonia the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? 12 Now therefore come, and I will give thee counsel how to save thine own life, and the (e) For Adonia will destroy thy son and thee if he reign. life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, & say unto him: Didst not thou my lord O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my seat? why is then Adonia king? 14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I will come in after thee, and (f) By declaring such things as may further the same. confirm thy words. 15 And Bethsabe went in unto the king into the chamber: And the king was very old, and Abisag the Sunamite ministered unto the king. 16 And Bethsabe stooped & made obeisance unto the king: And the king said, What is thy matter? 17 She answered: My lord, thou sworest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid [saying] Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my seat. 18 And behold, now is Adonia king, and thou my lord the king knowest it not. 19 And he hath offered oxen, fat cattle, and many sheep, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and joab the captain of the host: But Solomon thy servant hath he not bidden. 20 And now my lord O king, the eyes of all Israel wait on thee, that thou shouldest tell them who ought to sit on the seat of my lord the king after him: 21 For else when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, I & my son Solomon shallbe (g) That is, shallbe reputed as sinners, and condemned to death as transgressors sinners. 22 And lo while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet came also. 23 And they told the king, saying: Behold, [here cometh] Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in to the king, he made obeisance before the king upon his face on the ground. 24 And Nathan said: My lord (O king) hast thou said, Adonia shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my seat? 25 For he is gone down this day, & hath slain oxen, & fat cattle, and sheep a great meany, & hath called all the kings sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest: And behold, they eat & drink before him, and say: God “ Heb. Let the king Adonia live. save king Adonia. 26 But me thy servant, and Sadoc the priest, and Banaiah the son of jehoiada, & thy servant Solomon, hath he not called. 27 Is this thing done of my lord the king, and thou hast not showed it unto thy h Meaning that 〈…〉 in such assures interpri●e nothing 〈◊〉 he had ●● sulted with the Lord. servant who should sit on the seat of my lord the king after him? 28 Then king David answered, & said: Call me Bethsabe. And she came into the kings presence, and stood before him. 29 And the king swore, saying: As the Lord liveth that hath rid my soul out of all adversity, 30 Even as I swore unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, & he shall sit upon my seat for me: so will I certainly do this day. 31 Then Bethsabe bowed on her face to the earth, and did reverence unto the king, & said: I pray God that my lord king David may live for ever. 32 And king David said: Call me Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaiah the son of jehoiada. And they came before the king. 34 And let Sadoc the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: And blow ye with trumpets, & say, God save king Solomon. 35 And then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my seat, for he shallbe king in my stead: and I have Or▪ Appointed. commanded him to be captain over Israel and juda. 36 And Banaiah the son of jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: And the Lord God of my lord the king say so to. 37 And as the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon also, and make his seat greater than the seat of my lord king David's hath been. 38 And so Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaiah the son of jehoiada, and the Cerethites, and Phelethites went down, and set Solomon upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihen. 39 And Sadoc the priest took an horn of Where 〈◊〉 they ac●ned to ●nt the 〈◊〉 and ●ly instruments. Exod 10. c. oil out of the tabernacle, & anointed Solomon: And they blew the trumpets, and all the people said: God save king Solomon. 40 And all the people came up after him, piping with pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the earth “ He broke. rang with the sound of them. 41 And Adonia and all the guests that he had called unto him, heard it [even] as they had made an end of eating. And when joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said: What meaneth this noise and uproar in the city? 42 And as he yet spoke, behold jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came, and Adonia said unto him: Come in, for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 43 And jonathan answered and said to Adonia: verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 44 And the king hath sent with him Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaiah the son of jehoiada, & the Cerethites, and the Phelethites, & they have set him upon the kings mule. 45 And Sadoc the priest & Nathan the prophet, have anointed him king in Gihen. And they came up from thence, & rejoiced, that the city did sound again: And that is the noise, that ye have heard. 46 And Solomon sitteth on the seat of the kingdom. 47 And moreover, the kings servants came to (l) To salute him, and to praise God for him. bless our lord king David, saying: God make the name of Solomon more honourable than thy name, & make his seat greater than thy seat. (m) He gave God thanks for the good success. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. 48 And thus said the king: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath made one to sit on my seat this day, mine eye seeing it. 49 And all the guests that were with Adonia were afraid, and rose up, & went every man his way. 50 And Adonia fearing the presence of Solomon, arose, and went and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 51 And one told Solomon, saying: Behold, Adonia feareth king Solomon: for lo he hath Exod. 〈…〉 caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying: Let king Solomon swear unto me this day that he will not slay his servant with the sword. 52 And Solomon said: If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall not an here of him fall to the earth: But & if wickedness be found in him, he shall die. 53 And so king Solomon sent, and they brought him from the altar, and he came and did obeisance unto king Solomon: And Solomon said unto him, Get thee to thine house. The ii Chapter. 1 David exhorteth Solomon, and giveth charge as concerning joab, Barzellai. and Semei. 10 The death of David. 17 Adonia asketh Abisag to wife. 25 He is slain. 35 Sadoc was plase in Abiathars room. 1 THe days of David drew me that he should die, & he charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 I am 〈◊〉 to drees all men rose. I go the way of all the earth, l xxii. b. ●●●xxxi. b. l c. xxxi. ● be thou strong therefore, & show thyself a man. 3 Keep thou the watch of the Lord thy God, that thou walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his precepts, his judgements, and his testimonies, even as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayst prosper in all that thou dost, and in every thing that thou meddlest withal. 4 That the Lord also may make good his word which he spoke unto me, saying: If thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me in truth, with all their hearts, & with all their souls, three Re. ix. d. thou shalt not (saith he) be without a man on the seat of Israel. 5 two. Reg two c. and xx. c. Moreover, thou wottest how joab the son of Zaruia served me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ne'er, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed blood in time of peace (even as it had been in war) & put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 6 Deal with him therefore according to thy wisdom, and bring not his hoore head down to the grave in peace. 7 two Re. nineteen. f. But show kindness unto the sons of Barzellai the Gileadite, that they may eat at thy table: For they came to me when I fled from Absalon thy brother. 8 two. Re. xvi. b. And behold, thou hast with thee Semei the son of Gera the son of jemini of Bahurim, which cursed me with an horrible curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim: But he came to meet me at jordane, & I swore to him by the Lord, saying: I will not slay thee with the sword. 9 But thou shalt not count him as ungiltie: For thou art a man of wisdom, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him, his hoore head shalt thou bring to the grave with blood. 10 And so Act. two. c. David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. 11 And the days which David reigned upon Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, & thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 12 i Pa. xxix. f Then sat Solomon upon the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was established mightily. 13 And Adonia the son of Haggith came to Bethsabe the mother of Solomon, and she said: two. Re. xvi. b. Comest thou peaceably? And he said, peaceably. 14 He said moreover: I have somewhat to say unto thee. She said: Say on. 15 And he said: Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, & that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit, the kingdom is turned away, and given to my brother: for it is appointed him of the Lord. 16 And now I ask a petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him: Say on. 17 And he said: Speak I pray thee, unto Solomon the king (for he will not say thee nay) that he give me Abisag the Sunamite to wife. 18 And Bethsabe said: Well, I will speak for thee unto the king. 19 Bethsabe therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonia: And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat him down on his seat, & there was a seat set for the kings mother, & she sat on his right side. 20 Then she said: I desire a little petition of thee, I pray thee say me not nay. And the king said unto her: Ask on, my mother, for I will not say thee nay. 21 She said: Let Abisag the Sunamite be given to Adonia thy brother to wife. 22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother: Why dost thou ask Abisag the Sunamite for Adonia? (b) Meaning that if he should have granted Abisag, ●e would afterward have aspired to the kingdom. ask for him the kingdom also: for he is mine elder brother, and hath for him Abiathar the priest, and joab the son of Zaruia. 23 Then king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: God do so and so to me, if Adonia have not spoken this word against his own life. 24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath ordained me, and set me on the seat of David my father, and made me an house as he promised, Adonia shall die this day. 25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaiah the son of jehoiada, and he smote him that he died. 26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king: Get thee to Anatoth unto thine own fields, for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time kill thee, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast suffered with my father in all his afflictions. 27 (c) King Solomon deposed the high priest And so Solomon put away Abiathar from being priest unto the i Sam. two. Lord: that he might fulfil the words of the Lord, which he spoke over the house of Eli in Silo. 28 Then tydtnges came also to joab (for joab had turned after Adonia, though he turned not after Absalon) and joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 29 And it was told king Solomon how that joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and behold he is by the altar: Then Solomon sent Banaiah the son of jehoiada, saying: Go and fall upon him. 30 And Banaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him: Thus sayeth the king, Come out. And he said: Nay, but I will die even here. And Banaiah brought the king word again, saying: Thus said joab, and thus he answered me. 31 And the king said unto him, d It was 〈◊〉 to take ●ul mur●r from 〈…〉. ●nd ●i. Do even as he hath said: Smite him, & bury him, that thou mayest take away the blood which joab shed causeless, from me, and from the house of my father. 32 And the Lord shall bring his blood upon his own head: for he smote two men righteouser and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, even Abner the son of Ne'er captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether captain of the host of juda. 33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of joab, & on the head of his seed for ever: But upon David, & upon his seed, & upon his house, & upon his seat shall there be peace for ever of the Lord. 34 So Banaiah the son of jehoiada went up, & he fell upon him and slew him, and buried him in his house in the wilderness. 35 And the king put Banaiah the son of jehoiada in his room over the host, and put Sadoc the priest in the room of Abiathar. 36 And the king sent and called Semei, & said unto him: Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, & see that thou go not forth thence any whither. 37 For be thou sure, that the day that thou goest out, and passest over the river of Cedron, thou shalt die that day, and thy blood shallbe upon thine own head. 38 And Semei said unto the king, This saying is good: As my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Semei dwelled in Jerusalem many a day. 39 And it chanced after three years, that two of the servants of Semei ran away unto Achis son of Maacha king of Geth: And they told Semei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Geth. 40 (e) His covetous mind made him venture his life. And Semei stood up, and saddled his ass, and got him to Geth to Achis to seek his servants: And Semei went & brought his servants again from Geth. 41 And it was told Solomon, how that Semei had gone from Jerusalem to Geth, and was come again. 42 And the king sent & called Semei, and said unto him: Did I not charge thee by the Lord with an oath, & testified unto thee, saying: Be sure, that whensoever thou goest out & walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt buy the death? And thou saidest unto me: It is good tidings that I have heard. 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I charged thee withal? 44 The king said moreover to Semei: two. Re. xvi. b. Thou remember'st all the wickedness which thine heart knoweth, and that thou didst to David my father: the Lord also shall bring thy wickedness upon thine own head: 45 And king Solomon shallbe blessed, and the seat of David established before the Lord for ever. 46 So the king commanded Banaiah the son of jehoiada: which went out, and smote him that he died: And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. The three Chapter. 1 Solomon taketh Pharaoh's daughter to wife. 5 The Lord appeareth to him and giveth him wisdom. 17 The pleading of the two harlots, and Solomon's sentence therein. 1 SOlomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, & took Pharaos' daughter, and brought her into the (a) Bethlehem. city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only the people sacrificed in (b) Where altars were appointed before the temple was built, to offer unto the Lord. high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord until those days. 3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the ordinances of David his father: save only that he sacrificed and offered incense upon altars in high places. 4 two. Par. i a. And the king went to Gibeon, to offer there, for that was the special high place: And a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. 5 And in Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said: Ask what thou wilt, that I may give it thee. 6 And Solomon said: Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, when he walked before thee in truth, in righteousness, and in plainness of heart with thee, and thou hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his seat, as it is come to pass this day. 7 two. Par. i b. And now O Lord my God, it is thou that hast made thy servant king in stead of David my father: Sap. ix. a. And I am but young, & (c) To beh●e myself in this great charge of ruling. wot not how to go out and in. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen: and verily the people are so many, that they cannot be told nor numbered for multitude. 9 d Government pert●neth to men of wisdom and understanding. give Sap. ix ●. therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good & bad: For who is able to judge this thy so mighty a people? 10 And this pleased the Lord well that Solomon had desired this thing, 11 And God said unto him: Thou hast not asked for thyself long life, neither haste asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thy enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding & discretion in judgement: 12 Behold, I have done according to thy words, lo I have given thee a wise & an understanding heart, so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, even richesse and honour, so that there shallbe no king like unto thee all thy days. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep mine ordinances and my commandments, ●. Re xv. a. as thy father David did walk, I will lengthen thy days. 15 When Solomon awoke, c He knew that God had ●red to 〈◊〉 ●n a 〈◊〉 behold it was a dream: 〈…〉 b And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, & offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. 16 Then came there two women that were harlots, unto the king, & stood before him. 17 And the one woman said: Oh my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house, and I was delivered of a child, with her in the house: 18 And the third day after that I was delivered, she was delivered also: and we were together, & no stranger with us in the house, save we two. 19 And this wives child died in the night, for she smothered it. 20 And she rose at midnight and took my son from my side while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and put her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold it was dead: But when I had looked upon it in the morning, behold, it was not my son which I did bear. 22 And the other woman said: It is not so, but my son liveth, and thy son is dead. And she said again: No, but thy son is dead, and my son is alive. And thus they pleaded before the king. 23 Then said the king: The one saith, this that is alive is my son, and the dead is thine: And the other saith, nay: but thy son is the dead, and the living child is mine. 24 And the king said: f The wisdom of king Solomon. Bring me a sword. And they brought out a sword before the king. 25 And the king said: Divide the living child in two, and give the one half to the one, and the other to the other. 26 Then spoke the woman whose the living child was, unto the king (for her bowels yearned upon her son) and said: I beseech thee my lord give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said: Luk. seven a. give her the living child, and slay it not, for she is the mother thereof. 28 And all they of Israel heard of the judgement which the king had judged, and feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice. The four Chapter. 2 The princes and rulers under Solomon. 22 The purveyance for his victuals. 26 The number of his horses. 32 His books and writings. 1 ANd so king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were his lords: Azariahu the son of Sadoc the priest. 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sons of Sisa, scribes: jehosaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 Banaiah the son of jehoiada was over the host: Sadoc and Not that 〈…〉 had 〈◊〉▪ but 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉. Abiathar were the priests. 5 And Azariahu the son of Nathan was over the officers: And Zabud the son of Nathan was a priest, the kings companion. 6 And Ahisar was steward of the household: And three Reg. v. d. Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tributes. 7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year, made provision for necessary things. 8 And these are their names: the son of Her in mount Ephraim, 9 The son of Dekar in Makaz and in Saalbin, and Bethsames, Elon, and Bethhanan. 10 The son of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom pertained Socho and all the land of Hepher. 11 The son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wife. 12 Baana the son of Ahilud was over Thaanach and Megiddo, and over all Bethsan, which is by Zarthana beneath jezrael, from Bethsan to the plain of Mehola, even unto the place that is over against Ie●meam. 13 The son of Gaber had Ramoth Gilead, and his were the towns of jair the son of Manasse which are in Gilead: and under him was the region of Argob which is in Basan threescore great cities with walls and bars of brass. 14 Ahinadab the son of Hiddo had Mahenaim. 15 Ahimaaz was in Nephthalim, and he took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife. 16 Baana the son of Husai was in Aser and in Aloth. 17 jehosaphat the son of Paruah was in Isachar. 18 Semei the son of Ela was in Benjamin. 19 Gaber the son of Vri was in the country of Gilead, the land of Sehon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Basan, & was officer alone in the land. 20 And juda and Israel were many [even] as the sand of the sea in numbered, eating, drinking, and making merry. 21 Gen. xv. d. Exo. xxiii. d Psal. lxxii. d And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, [even] unto the border of Egypt: and they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22 And Solomon's bread for one day was thirty “ Cor●s the Latin word containeth xv. bussels. quarters of manchet flower, & threescore quarters of meal: 23 Ten stalled oxen, and twenty out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, beside hearts, bucks, and wild goats, and capons. 24 For he ruled in all the region on the other side Euphrates, from Thiphsah to Azza, over all the kings on the other side the river: And he had peace Or, on e●ry s●de 〈◊〉 about 〈◊〉. with all his servants on every side. 25 And juda and Israel dwelled without fear, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Danto Beerseba all the days of Solomon. 26 And Solomon had Deu. xv●. ● forty thousand stalls of horses for charettes, & twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And the officers provided victual for king Solomon and for all that came out of any place to king Solomon's table, every man his month, so that they lacked nothing. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and mules brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man in his office. 9 Eccl. x●x●i. ● And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and a large heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men, yea then Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda the sons of Mahol: And his name was spoken of throughout all nations on every side. 32 And Solomon spoke three thousand (b) The most part whereof are perished. proverbs: And his songs were a thousand and five. 33 And he spoke of trees, even from the Cedar tree that groweth in Libanon, unto the Isope that springeth out of the wall: He spoke also of beasts, of fowls, of worms, and of fishes. 34 And there came of all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. The .v. Chapter. 1 Hiram sendeth to Solomon, and Solomon to him, purposing to build the house of God. 6 He prepareth stuff for the building. 13 The number of the workmen. 1 ANd Hiram king of tire sent his servants unto Solomon (for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father) two. Reg. v. b. For Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 two. Par i●●. And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: 3 Thou knowest ●. Par. 29 ●. how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil to resist. 5 And behold, I am determined to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke unto David my father, saying: Thy son whom I will set upon thy seat for thee, he shall build an house unto my name. 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me Cedar trees out of Libanon, & my servants shallbe with thine, and unto thee will I give the hire for thy servants, according to all such things as thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there are not among us that can skill to hew timber, like unto the Sidones. 7 In Hi● pe●fi● the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Gentiles, 〈◊〉 ●uld 〈◊〉 to build 〈◊〉 spiritual temple. And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, & said: Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this mighty people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for, & will accomplish all thy desire concerning timber of Cedar trees and fir. 9 My servants shall bring them from Libanon to the sea, and I will convey them by sea in flootes unto the place that thou shalt show me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt do me a pleasure again, if thou minister food for mine house. 10 And so Hiram gave Solomon Cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand quarters of wheat for food to his household, and twenty butts of pure oil: Thus much gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom as he promised him: And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, & they two were confedered together. 13 And king Solomon raised a sum out of Israel, and the sum was thirty thousand men: 14 Whom he sent to Libanon, ten thousand a month by course: so that when they had been one month in Libanon, they abode two months at home: And three Re. iiii a. Adoniram was over the sum. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and four score thousand masons in the mountains: 16 Besides the lords whom Solomon appointed to oversee the work, even three thousand & three hundred, which ruled the people [& them] that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded them to bring great stones, costly stones, & hewed stones, for the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon's masons, and the masons of Hiram did hew them, and the stone squarers: And so they prepared both timber and stones, for the building of the house. ¶ The vi Chapter. 1 The building of the temple, and the form thereof. 12 The promise of the Lord to Solomon. 1 AND it came to pass, that in the four hundred & fourscore year, after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, and 〈◊〉 ●ii. a. in the fourth year of the rain of Solomon upon Israel, & in the month “ April. Zif, which is the second month, * A● seven ●. he began to build the house of the Lord. 2 And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, was threescore cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and thirty cubits high. 3 And he made a porch before the temple of the house, which was twenty cubits long, after the breadth of the house, and ten cubits broad, [even] in the fore front of the house. 4 And in the house he made “ Some of the learned jews suppose that the windows were narrow with out, and broad within. windows, broad without, and narrow within. 5 And by the wall of the house he made chambers round about [even] in the walls of the house round about the temple & the quire: and he made chambers round about. 6 The nethermost chamber was five 10 And the foundation was laid upon rich stones, and that very great stones, whereof some were ten cubits, and some eight cubits. 11 And above were rich stones, squared after a certain rule, and covered with Cedar. 12 And the great court round about, was with three rows of hewed stones, and one row of Cedar planks, after the manner of the inner court of the house of the Lord, and of the porch of the temple. ' 13 two. Par. two. a. And king Solomon sent and fet one ' Hiram out of tire, 14 A widows son of the tribe of Nephthalim, his father being a man of tire: Which Hiram was a craftsman in brass, Exo. 31 a. full of wisdom, understanding, and cunning, to work all manner of work in brass: And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 15 For he cast jere. 52. e. two pillars of brass of eighteen cubits hie a piece: & a string of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made two pommels of molten brass, [after the fashion of a crown,] to set on the tops of the pillars: The height of the one head piece contained five cubits, and the height of the other head piece contained five cubits also. 17 He made network, & writhen work like chains for the pommels upon the head pieces that were on the top of the pillars: even seven [rows] upon the one head piece, and seven upon the other. 18 And so he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates round about in the one network to cover the pommels that were upon the top: and this he did also, for the other head piece. 19 And the pommels that were on the top of the pillars, were after lily work in the porch four cubits. 20 And the pommels upon the two pillars had also above over against the midst within the network: [pomegranates] and upon the second head piece were there two hundred pomegranates in [two] rows round about. 21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: And when he had set up the right pillar, he called the name thereof jachin: and when he had set up the left pillar, he called the name thereof Boaz. 22 And upon the top of the pillars [were] lily work: & so was the workmanship of the pillars finished. 23 And he made a molten lavatory ten cubits wide from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits high: And a string of thirty cubits did compass it about. 24 And under the brim of it there were knops round about, ten in one cubit, and they compassed the lavatory round about: And the knops were cast with it in two rows when it was cast. 25 And it stood on twelve oxen, of which three looked toward the north, three toward the west, three toward the south, and three toward the east: and the lavatory stood upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 26 It was an hand breadth thick, and the brim was wrought like the brim of a cup with flowers of lilies, and it contained two thousand bats. 27 And he made ten feet of brass: four cubits long, and four cubits broad a piece, and three cubits high. 28 And the work of the feet was on this manner: They had sides, and the sides were between the ledges. 29 And on the sides that were between the ledges, were lions, oxen, and Cherubs: and likewise upon the ledges that were above: and beneath the lions and oxen, were certain additions made of thin work. 30 And under every foot were four brazen wheels, and “ Or, tables. boards of brass: and in the four corners thereof under the lavatory, were undersetters molten at the side of every addition. 31 And the stalk of the lavatory was in the middle of it, and above one cubit: But the stalk thereof was round after the work of the foot, a cubit & a half: and also upon the stalk were graving with their bands, four square and not round. 32 And under the sides were four wheels, and the axeltrees joined fast to the bottom, and the height of every wheel was a cubit and an half. 33 And the workmanship of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: and the axeltrees, the navel, spokes, and shafts, were all molten. 34 And there were four undersetters in the four corners of one foot, & the undersetters were of the very bottom self. 35 And in the height of the bottom was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and in that height of the bottom there proceeded both ledges and sides out of the same. 36 For in the boards of the ledges and on the sides, he had graven pictures of Cherubims, lions, & palm trees, one by another round about. 37 Thus made he the ten feet after this manner: and they had all one fashion of casting, one measure, and one size. 38 Then made he ten laver of brass, one laver containing forty bats: and every laver was four cubits, & upon every one of the ten feet, he put one laver. 39 And he put five of those feet on the right side of the house, and other five on the left: and he set the lavatory on the right side of the house eastward, and toward the south. 40 And Hiram made pots, shovels, and basins, & so finished all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord: 41 That is to say, two pillars, and two round head pieces that were to be set on the tops of the two pillars. 42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networkes, even two rows of pomegranates in one network to cover the two head pieces that were to be set on the tops of the pillars: ‛ 43 And the ten feet, and ten laver on ' the feet: ‛ 44 The lavatory, and twelve oxen vnder' it: 45 And pots, shovels, and basins: And all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of bright brass. 46 In the plain of jordane did the king cast them [even] in the thick clay, between Socoh and Zarthan. 47 And Solomon left all the vessels [unwayed] because they were so exceeding many, neither found they out the weight of the brass. 48 And so Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord, the golden altar, and the golden table whereon the show bread was: 49 And five candlesticks for the right side, and five for the left before the quire, of pure gold, with flowers, lamps, and snuffers of gold. 50 And bowls, flat pieces, basins, spoons, & masours, of pure gold: and hyndges made he of gold, both for the doors of the quire the place most holy, and for the doors of the temple also. 51 And so was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the Lord: And two. Par. ii●●. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, even the silver, gold, and vessels, and laid them up among the treasures of the house of the Lord. ☜ ¶ The viii Chapter. 4 The ark is borne into the temple. 10 A cloud filleth the temple. 15 The king blesseth the people. 1 THen two. Par. v. a. Solomon gathered the elders of Israel, & all the heads of the tribes, and them that were captains among the fathers of the children of Israel, unto him in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the appointment of the Lord two. Reg. v. d. out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled unto king Solomon to the feast that falleth in the month September. Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel were come, and the priests took up the ark, 4 And they bore the ark of the Lord, the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle: those did the priests and the levites bear. 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him and went with him before the ark, did offer sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 6 And so the priests brought the ark of the appointment of the Lord unto his place even into the quire of the temple and place most holy, under the wings of the Cherubs: 7 For the Cherubs stretched out their wings over the place of the ark, and covered both it and also the staves thereof a high upon it. 8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of them might appear out of the holy place within the quire, but they were not seen without, and there they have been unto this day. 9 And there was nothing in the ark Deu x. a. He meaneth n●thing of the whole 〈◊〉 remained in the 〈…〉 the ten ●maunde●s: here●●ther exuding A●s r●dde, 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 with 〈…〉 which 〈…〉 in the 〈◊〉. save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, in the which [tables] the Lord made an appointment with the children of Israel when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 10 And it fortuned that when the priests were come out of the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord, 11 That the priests could not stand and minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord. 12 Then spoke Solomon: The Lord 〈◊〉. xvi. a said that he would dwell in the dark cloud. 13 I have built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to abide in for ever. 14 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood still. 15 And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spoke with his mouth unto David my father, i. 〈◊〉 vi. c. & hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying: 16 Sense the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein: But I have chosen two. Reg xvi. a David to be ruler over my people of Israel. 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel: 18 And the Lord said unto David my father: Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that thou wast so minded: 19 Nevertheless, thou shalt not build the house: but thy son that shall come out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. 20 And the Lord hath made good his word that he spoke, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the seat of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel: 21 And I have prepared therein a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 22 Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the sight of all the congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands toward heaven, and said: 23 two. Par. vi. d. Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, thou that keepest covenant & mercy for thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart. 24 Thou that hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: Thou spakest also with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is come to pass this day. 25 Therefore now Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, ii· Reg. seven. c. Thou shalt not be without a man in my sight to sit on the seat of Israel: so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me, as thou hast walked in my sight. 26 And now O God of Israel, let thy word be verified which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father. 27 Will God in deed dwell on the earth? Behold, Esa. lxvi a. the heavens and heavens of all heavens are not able to contain thee: and how should then this house do it that I have builded? 28 Have thou therefore respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication O Lord my God, to hear the cry and prayer which thy servant 4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in pureness of heart and in righteousness, to do all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes, and my laws: 5 Then will I stablish the seat of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying: three Re. two. a. Thou shalt not be without a man upon the seat of Israel. 6 But and if ye and your children turn away from me, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, & worship them: 7 Then will I weed Israel out of the land which I have given them, and this house which I have hallowed 4. Re. 21 a. jer. seven. b. for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and Israel shallbe a proverb and a fable among all nations, 8 And this “ Some read, when this house shallbe in great ●our. house shallbe taken away: so that every one that passeth by it, shallbe astonished, and shall hiss, and they shall say: Deu. xxix. d jer. xxii. b. c Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house? 9 And they shall answer: Because they forsook the Lord their God, which brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil. 10 2. Par. 8. a. And it fortuned, that at the end of twenty years when Solomon had finished the building of the two houses, [that is to wite,] the house of the Lord and the kings palace, 11 (And Hiram the king of tire brought Solomon timbre of Cedar, & fir trees, gold, and whatsoever he desired) Then Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 And two.. Reg v. b. Hiram came out from tire to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they pleased him not. 13 And he said: What cities are these which thou hast given me my brother? And he called them the land of barren unto this day. 14 And Hiram sent the king six score talents of gold. 15 (And this is the sum which king Solomon raised for a tribute when he builded the house of the Lord, and his own house, and milo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megeddo, and Gazer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt went up, and took Gazer and burned it with fire, and slew the Chanaanites that dwelled in the city, and gave it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 17 And Solomon built Gazer & Beth-horon the neither, 18 And Baalath and Thamar in the wilderness in the land: 19 And all the treasure cities that Solomon had, and cities for his charettes, and cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired, and would build in Jerusalem, in Libanon, and in all the land of his dominion) 20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, hittites, Pherezites, Hevites and jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able to destroy: those did Solomon compel to bring tribute, unto this day. 22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon Levi. xxv. f. make no bondmen: But they were men of war, his ministers, his lords, his captains, and rulers of his charettes, and his horsemen. 23 And these were the lords that were set over Solomon's work [even] five hundred were they and fifty, and they ruled the people that wrought the work. 24 And Pharaos' daughter came up out of the city of David, unto her house which Solomon had built for her: and then did he also build milo. 25 And thrice a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings & peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the Lord, and so he finished the house. 26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Azion Gaber, which is beside Eloth, on the brink of the red sea, in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent by ship also of his servants, that were shipmen and had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon: 28 And they came to Ophir, and set from thence (a In the ● Chro. the● Chap is made mention of thirty 〈◊〉, which se● to have been employed for their charges four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and brought it to king Solomon. The ten Chapter. 1 The queen of Saba cometh to hear the wisdom of Solomon. 18 His royal throne. 32 His power and magnificence. 1 ANd the Mat. xii. d. two. Para. ix. a. queen of Saba hearing the fame of Solomon (concerning the name of the Lord) came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore sweet odours, and gold exceeding much, & precious stones: And she came to Solomon, and communed with him of all that was in her heart. 3 And Solomon declared unto her all her questions, so that there was not one thing hid from the king which he expounded not unto her. 4 And the queen of Saba considered all Solomon's wisdom, & the house that he had builded, 5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, the order of his ministers & their apparel, & his drink, and his burnt sacrifices that he offered in the house of the Lord: and she was astonished. 6 And she said unto the king: It was a true word that I heard in mine own land of thy sayings, & of thy wisdom. 7 Howbeit I believed it not, till I came & saw it with mine eyes: And behold, the one half was not told me: for thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard of thee. 8 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants which stand ever before thee, and hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which loved thee, to set thee on the seat of Israel, (a) God loveth that people to whom he giveth a wise ruler. because the Lord loved Israel for ever, & made thee king (b) The office of a king. to do equity and righteousness. 10 And she gave the king six score talents of gold, and of sweet odours exceeding much, and precious stones: There came no more such abundance of sweet odours, as the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon. 11 The navy also of the ●. Reg. 9 ● ships of Hiram (that carried gold from Ophir) brought likewise great plenty of Almuge trees, and precious stones from Ophir. 12 And the king made of the Almuge trees pillars for the house of the Lord and for the kings palace, and made haps and psalteries for singers: There came no more such Almuge trees, nor were any more seen unto this day. 13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Saba according to all her desire whatsoever she asked, besides that he gave her of a free will with his own hand: And so she returned unto her own country, both she and her servants. 14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year, was six hundred theescore and six talents of gold, 15 Besides that he had of merchants, and of the merchandises of the spices, and of all the kings of Arabia, & of the lords of the country. 16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred sickles of gold went to a target. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold: three pound of gold went to one shield, and the king put them in the i. Reg ●●. a. house of the wood of Libanon. 18 And the king made a great seat of ivory, and covered it with the best gold. 19 And the seat had six steps, and the top of the seat was round behind, & there were pommelles on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the pommelles. 20 And there stood twelve lions on the steps, six on a side: There was none like work seen many kingdom. 21 Deu. xvii. d. And all king solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and likewise all the vessels of the house of the wood of Libanon were of pure gold: And as for silver, it was nothing worth in the days of Solomon: 22 For the kings navy of ships went on the sea unto Tharsis with the navy of hiram's ships: even once in three years went the navy to Tharsis, and brought gold and silver, Elephants teeth, apes, and peacocks. 23 two. Para. ix. f. And so king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth both in riches and wisdom. 24 And all the world resorted to Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart: 25 And brought him every man his present, vessels of silver, & vessels of gold, raiment, harness, and sweet odours, and horses, and mules, year by year. 26 And Solomon gathered together charettes and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred charettes, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 two. Par. ● And the king made silver in Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and Cedar as plenteous as the wild fegge trees that grow abundantly in the fields. 28 Also Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and fine linen: the kings merchants received the linen for a price. 29 A chariot came up out of Egypt for six hundred sickles of silver, that is, one horse for an hundred and fifty: And even so for all the kings of the hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out through their hands. The xi Chapter. 1. Solomon hath a thousand wives and concubines, which bring him to idolatry. 14 His God raiseth up adversaries against him. 43 He dieth. 1 But king ●. Reg. ●. a. Solomon loved many outlandish women, & the daughter of Pharaoh, and women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonites, & hittites: 2 Where as yet concerning these nations, the Lord said unto the children of Israel: Exo 34. b. Go not ye into them, nor let them come into, else will they turn your hearts after their gods: Nevertheless, Solomon clave unto them in love. 3 (a) God tolerated in his people the israelites plurality of wives as well for thin●rease of that his people, as also for the mystery. For Agar and Sara Abraham's w●es. Lea and Rachel jacobs' wives, were figures of the synagogue, and of the true church: but Christ hath called us to the first institution, saying: there shallbe two in one flesh. Mat. 19 Mar. 10. And Deu. xvii. d. he had seven hundred queens, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 4 For it came to pass when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. 5 For Solomon followed Astaroth the god of the Zidons, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 And Solomon wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord, and followed not the Lord perfectly, as did David his father. 7 For then did Solomon build an high place for Chamos the abomination of Moabim the hill that is before Jerusalem, & unto Moloch the abomination of the children of Ammon. 8 b Here it appeareth what danger it is to join▪ with infidels and ●es of strange religion. And likewise did he for all his outlandish wives, which burned cense and offered unto their gods. 9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel two. Reg iii. a. ●. ●ix a. which had appeared unto him twice, 10 And gave him a charge concerning this thing, that he should not follow other gods: But he kept not that which the Lord commanded him. 11 Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon: Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept mine appointment, and my statutes which I commanded thee, I will rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. 12 Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it, because of David thy father: but will take it from the hand of thy son. 13 Howbeit, I will not take away all the kingdom: But will give one (c) Because the tribes of juda and Benjamin had their possessions mixed, they are here taken as one tribe. tribe to thy son, because of David my servant, and because of Jerusalem which I have chosen. 14 And the Lord stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, even one Hadad an Edomite, of the kings seed, which was in Edom. 15 For when David was in Edom, and joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury them that were slain, he smote all the men children in Edom: 16 (For six months did joab remain there, and all Israel, till he had destroyed all the men children of Edom.) 17 And this Hadad fled, and certain other Edomites of his father's servants with him, to come into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child. 18 And they arose out of Madian, & came to Paran, and took men with them out of Paran, and came to Egypt unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land. 19 And Hadad got great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, even the sister of Thahpenes the queen. 20 And the sister of Thahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Thahpenes nourished in Pharaos' house: And Genubath was with Pharaos' household among the sons of Pharaoh. 21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David was laid to sleep with his fathers, & that joab the captain of the host was dead also, he said to Pharaoh: Let me departed, that I may go to mine own country. 22 Pharaoh said unto him: What hast thou lacked here with me, that thou wouldst thus go to thine own country? He answered, Nothing: howbeit, let me go. 23 And God stirred him up another adversary, one Rezon the son of Eliada, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zoba: 24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over the company when David slew them: And they went to Damascus, and dwelled there, and reigned in Damascus. 25 Therefore was he an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, and this was the mischief, in that Hadad did abhor Israel and reigned over Syria. 26 And jeroboam the son of Nabat, an Ephrathite of Zareda (whose mother was called Zeruah, which was a widow) and he Solomon's servant, life up his hand against the king. 27 But this was the cause that he lift up his hand against the king: Solomon built melo, and mended the broken places of the city of David his father. 28 And this fellow jeroboam was a man of strength & courage: And Solomon saw the young man that he was able to do the work, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of joseph. 29 And it chanced at that season that jeroboam went out of jerusalem, and the prophet Ahia the Silonite met him by the way, having a new mantle on him, and they two were alone in the field. 30 Ahia caught the new mantle that was on him, & rend it in twelve pieces, 31 And said to jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hands of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee. 32 two. Par. seven. c. And he shall have one for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel: 33 Because they have forsaken me, & have worshipped Astharoth the god of the Zidons, and Chamos the god of the Moabites, & Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, & have not walked in my ways, to fulfil my pleasure, my statutes, and my laws, as did David his father. 34 I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: But I will make him chief all his life long for David my servants sake whom I chose: because he kept my commandments and my statutes: 35 3 Reg 2●. c Psal. 32 b. But I will take the kingdom out of his sons hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes of it: 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. 37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. 38 And if thou hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, that thou keep my statutes and my commandments as David my servant did, then will I be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for my servant David, and will give Israel unto thee: 39 And I will for this [offence which Solomon hath committed] vex the seed of David, but nor for ever. 40 Solomon sought therefore to kill jeroboam, and jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Sisac king of Egypt, and continued there in Egypt until the death of Solomon. 41 The rest of the words that concern Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the words of Solomon? 42 The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem upon all Israel was forty years. 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. The xii. Chapter. 1 Rehoboam succeedeth Solomon. 8 He refuseth the counsel of the ancient. 20 jeroboam reigneth over Israel. 21 God commandeth Rehoboam not to fight. 28 jeroboam maketh golden calves. 1 ANd ● Par. x a. Rehoboam went to Sichem: for all Israel were come to Sichem, to make him king. 2 And when jeroboam the son of Nabat which was yet in Egypt, heard of it: ● Reg xii g. for he fled to Egypt from the presence of king Solomon, and dwelled in Egypt. 3 So they sent, and called him: and jeroboam and all the congregation of IsIsrael came, & spoke unto Rehoboam, saying: 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous, now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father and his sore yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 5 And he said unto them: Depart yet for the space of three days, and then come again to me. And the people departed. 6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that stood before Solomon his father, while he yet lived, and said: What counsel give ye, that I may have matter to answer this people? 7 And they said unto him: Grave and ●e counsel. If thou be a servant unto this people this day, and follow their minds, and answer them, & speak kind words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. 8 But he forsook the counsel that the old men had given him, and called unto his counsel young men, that were grown up with him and waited on him, 9 And he said unto them: What counsel give ye, that we may answer this people? for they have communed with me, saying: Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us, lighter. 10 (b) ●ng and rash counsel. And the young men that were grown up with him, spoke unto him, saying: Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that have said unto thee, thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it us lighter: Even thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shallbe wayghtier than my father was in the loins. 11 And now where as my father did lad you & put a grievous yoke upon you, I will make it heavier: My father hath chastised you with rods, but I will correct you with scourges. 12 And so jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. 13 And the king answered the people churlishly, and left the old men's counsel that they gave him: 14 And spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: My father made your yoke grievous, and I will make it grievouser: My father also chastised you with rods, but I will chastise you with scourges. 15 And the king hearkened not unto the people: for it was the ordinance of God, that he might three Re. xi. f. perform his saying, which the Lord spoke by Ahia the Silonite unto jeroboam the son of Nabat. 16 And so when all Israel saw that the king regarded them not, the people answered the king with these words, saying: two. Reg. xx. a What portion have we in David? we have no inheritance in the son of Isai: two. Para. x. d. To your tents O Israel, now see to thine own house David. And so Israel departed unto their tents. 17 Howbeit, over the children of Israel which dwelled in the cities of juda, did Rehoboam reign still. 18 The king Rehoboam sent Aduram the receiver of the tribute, and all they of Israel stoned him to death: But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, and to flee to Jerusalem. 19 And they of Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day. 20 And when all Israel heard that jeroboam was come again, they sent, and called him unto the multitude, and made him king over all Israel: and there was no tribe that followed the house of David, but juda only. 21 two. Par. xi. a. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered all the house of juda, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand of chosen men which were good warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, and to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. ¶ The xiiii Chapter. 1 jeroboam sendeth his wife disguised to Aiah the prophet, who declareth unto him the destruction of his house. 25 juda is punished by Sisac. 1 AT that time Abia the son of jeroboam fell sick. 2 And jeroboam said unto his wife: Up I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of jeroboam: and get thee to Silo, for there is Ahia the prophet which told me three Reg. xi. f. that I should be king over this people. 3 And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknelles, and a cruse of honey, and go to him, that he may tell thee what shall become of the child. 4 And jeroboams wife did so, and arose, and went to Silo, and came to the house of Ahia: But Ahia could not see, for his eyes were waxen dim for age. 5 And the Lord said unto Ahia: Behold, the wife of jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son, for he is sick: But thus & thus shalt thou say unto her. And when she came in, she feigned herself to be an other woman. 6 But when Ahia heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door, he said: Come in thou wife of jeroboam, why feignest thou thyself so to be another? I am sent to thee [to shesh thee] heavy things. 7 Go, tell jeroboam, thus saith the Lord God of Israel: [It repenteth me] forasmuch as iii. Reg xii. e I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, 8 I did rend the kingdom away from the house of David, & gave it thee: Nevertheless, thou hast not been as my servant David, which kept my commandments, and followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes: 9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: For thou hast gone & made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me, and hast cast me behind thy back: 10 Therefore behold, I will bring evil upon the house of jeroboam, and will root out from jeroboam even him that i Reg. xv. d. pisseth against the wall, and him that is in prison and forsaken in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung till he hath ●aryed all. 11 iii. Reg x● Whosoever of jeroboams house die in the town, him shall the dogs eat: and he that dieth in the field, shall the fowls of the air eat: for the Lord hath said it. 12 Up therefore & get thee to thine own house: [Behold,] when thy foot entereth into the city, the child shall die, 13 And all they of Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: For he only of jeroboam shall come to the sepulchre, because in him there is found goodness toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of jeroboam. 14 Moreover, the Lord shall stir him up a king over Israel which shall destroy the house of jeroboam in that day: But what is it now? 15 For the Lord shall smite Israel as when a reed is shaken in the water, & he shall weed Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, & shall scatter them beyond “ Or, Euphrates. the river, because they have made them groves, and angered the Lord. 16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of jeroboam, which did sin, and made Israel to sin. 17 And jeroboams wife arose, and departed, and came to Thirzah: & when she came to the thressholde of the door, the child was dead. 18 And all Israel buried him, and lamenting him, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by the hand of his servant Ahia the prophet. 19 And the rest of the words that concern jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 20 And the days which jeroboam reigned, were two and twenty years: And when he was laid asleep with his fathers, Nadab his son reigned in his stead. 21 Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in juda: and Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, & he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: His mother's name was Naama, an Ammonite. 22 And juda wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord, and angered him in more things than their fathers did in their sins which they sinned. 23 For they also made them high places, images, and groves on every high hill, and under Or green. every thick tree. 24 And there was a stews of male children in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 25 And it fortuned, that in the fift year of king Rehoboam, Sisac king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: 26 And took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, & spoiled all that was to be had: And he took away all the shields of gold three Reg. x d which Solomon had made. 27 In whose stead king Rehoboam made brazen shields, and committed them unto the hands [of the keeping] of the captains of the guard, which waited at the door of the kings house. 28 And when the king went into the house of the Lord, they of the guard bore them, & brought them again into the guard chamber. 29 The rest of the words that concern Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written (a) Which books were called the books of Semaia and Iddo the prophets. in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 30 And there was war between Rehoboam and jeroboam all their lives. 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried beside his fathers in the city of David: His mother's name was Naama, an Ammonite. And Abiam his son reigned in his stead. ¶ The xu Chapter. 1 Abiam reigneth over juda. 9 Asa succeedeth in his room. 16 The battle between Asa and Baasa. 24 jehosaphat succeedeth Asa. 25 Nadab succeedeth jeroboam. 28 Baasa killeth Nadab. 1 IN the eighteenth year of king ● Par. xiii. a. jeroboam the son of Nabat, reigned Abiam over juda. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacha, the daughter of That is ●m. Abisalom. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father which he had done before him, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, ● Reg. three c. as the heart of David his father. 4 Nevertheless, for David's sake did the Lord his God give him (b) Meaning a son to reign over juda. a light in Jerusalem, that he set up his son after him, and established Jerusalem: 5 Because David did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and turned from nothing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Urias the Hittite. 6 And there was war between Rehoboam and jeroboam, as long as he lived. 7 The rest of the words that concern Abiam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? And there was war between Abiam & jeroboam. 8 And Abiam slept with his fathers, & they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. 9 two. Pa. xiiii. a. In the twentieth year of jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over juda. 10 Forty & one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his (c) Grandmother. mother's name was Maacha, the daughter of Abisalom. 11 And Asa did [that seemed] right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father. 12 ii● Re. xxii g And he took away the male stews out of the land, and put away all the abominable idols that his fathers had made. 13 (d) Idolaters are to be punished with out respect of person. And he put down two Par. xv. d. Maacha his mother from bearing rule, because she had made an idol in a grove: And Asa destroyed her idol, and burned it by the brook Cedron. 14 But the high places were not put so Thibin died, and Amri reigned. 23 In the thirty and one year of Asa king of juda, began Amri to reign over Israel twelve years: Six years reigned he in Thirza. 24 He bought the hill Or, Samaria. Schomron of one Schemar for two talents of silver, and built in the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Schemar, which had been owner of the hill Schomron. 25 But Amri wrought that which is evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him. 26 For he walked in all the way of jeroboam the son of Nabat, and in his sins, that made Israel sin, to anger the Lord God of Israel with their vanities. 27 The rest of the words that concern Amri, & all that he did, and his strength that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 28 And so Amri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria, & Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 29 In the thirty and eight year of Asa king of juda, began Ahab the son of Amri to reign over Israel, & the same Ahab the son of Amri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him. 31 For (c) Some read it interrogatively. it seemed unto him but a light thing to walk in the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat: He took jezabel also the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonites to wife, and iiii Reg. x d went and served Baal, and worshipped him. 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal which he had builded in Schomron: 33 And Ahab made a grove, and proceeded further in angering the Lord God of Israel then all the kings of Israel that were before him. 34 In his days did Hiel of Bethel build jericho: He laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his eldest son, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according unto the word of the Lord josu. vi. d. which he spoke by josuah the son of Nun. ¶ The xvii Chapter. 1 Elias forewarneth of the famine to come. 4 He is fed of ravens. 9 He is sent to Zarphath, where he restoreth his hostess son to life. 1 ANd Elias the Thesbite, which was of the inhabiters of Gilead, said unto Ahab: three Reg. 18. c. As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, Deu. xi. b. there shallbe neither dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying: 3 Get thee hence, & turn thee eastward, and hide thyself in the brook Cherith, that is, it that lieth before jordane. 4 Thou shalt drink of the river, and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5 And so he went, and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went, and dwelled by the brook Cherith that is before jordane. 6 (a) God doth marvelously provide for his, in all their extremities. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and likewise bread and flesh in the evening: and he drank of the brook. 7 And it chanced after a while that the brook dried up, because there fell no rain upon the earth. 8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying: 9 Luk. iiii. c. Up, and get thee to Zarphath, which is in Sidon, and dwell there: Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee. 10 So he arose, and went to Zarphath: and when he came to the gate of the city, behold the widow was there gathering of sticks: And he called to her, and said: judi. iiii ●. fet me I pray thee a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11 And as she was going to fet it, he cried after her, and said: bring me I pray thee a morsel of bread also in thine hand. 12 She said: As the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread ready, but even an handful of meal in a barrel, & a little oil in a cruse: And behold, I am gathering two sticks, for to go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. 13 And Elias said unto her, Fear not, go, and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first of all, & bring it unto me, and afterward make for thee and thy son. 14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel: The meal in the barrel shall not be wasted, neither shall the oil in the cruse be minished, until the Lord have sent rain upon the earth. 51 And she went, and did as Elias said: And she, and he, and her house, did eat a good space. 16 And the meal wasted not out of the barrel, neither was the oil spent out of the cruse, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by the hand of Elias. 17 And after these things, it happened that the son of the wife of the house fell sick, & his sickness was so sore that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elias: What have I to do with thee O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me to call my sin again to remembrance, and to slay my son? 19 He said unto her: give me thy son. And he took him out of her lap, & carried him up into a lost where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed: 20 And called unto the Lord, and said: O Lord my God, hast thou punished also this widow with whom I dwell as a stranger, & hast slain her son? 21 iiii. Re. iiii. f. And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called unto the Lord, and said: O Lord my God, I pray thee let this child's soul come into him again. 22 And the Lord heard the voice of Elias, & the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23 And Elias took the boy, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: And Elias said, Behold, thy son liveth. 24 And the woman said unto Elias: Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth, is true. The xviii Chapter. 1 Elias is sent to Ahab. 13 Obadia hideth an hundred prophets. 40 Elias killeth all Baal's prophets. 45 He obtaineth rain. 1 AFter process of many days, the word of the Lord came to Elias in the third year, saying: Go show thyself unto Ahab, and Deu. xi. b. I will send rain upon the earth. 2 And Elias went to show himself unto Ahab: and there was a great famishment in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadia, which was the governor of his house: (and Obadia feared God greatly. 4 For when jezabel destroyed the prophets of the Lord, Obadia took an hundred prophets, and hide them by fifty in a cave, and provided bread and water for them.) 5 And Ahab said unto Obadia: Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks, if happily we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, and that we destroy not [some of] the beasts. 6 And so they divided the land between them to walk through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadia went another way by himself. 7 And it chanced that as Obadia was in the way, behold Elias met him, and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said: Art not thou my lord Elias? 8 And he answered him, I am he: Go, and tell thy lord, behold, Elias is here. 6 He said: What have I sinned, that thou wouldst deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: And when they said, he is not there: he took an oath of the kingdom and nation when he found thee not. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, and tell thy lord that Elias is here. 12 And assoon as I am gone from thee, the spirit of the Lord shall carry thee into some place that I do not know, and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can not find thee, he shall slay me: But I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth up. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did, when jezabel slew the prophets of the Lord? how I hide an hundred men of the lords prophets, fifty men in one cave, and fifty in another, and provided them of bread and water? 14 And thou sayest, Go thou now & show thy lord, behold Elias is here: that he may slay me. 15 And Elias said: As the Lord of hosts liveth before whom I stand, I will show myself unto him this day. 16 So Obadia went to meet Ahab, and told him: And Ahab went to meet Elias. 17 And it fortuned that when Ahab saw Elias, he said unto him: Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 18 He answered: It is not I that have troubled Israel, but (a) The minister of god's word ought to be faithful and bo●de in God's cause. thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, & thou hast followed Baal. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal iii Reg. 22 a. four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the [idols] groves four hundred, which eat at jezabels' table. 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. 21 And Elias came unto all the people, and said: how long (b) Religion is not an indifferent thing, but wholly to be embraced, and constantly professed. halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal be he, then go after him. And the people answered him not one word. 22 Then said Elias unto the people [again] I only remain a prophet of the Lord: (c) Baal hath more prophets than God, but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty. 23 Let them therefore give us two oxen, and let them choose the one, & cut him in pieces, and lay him on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other ox, and lay him on wood, & will put no fire under. 24 And call ye on the name of your gods, & I will call on the name of the Lord: and then the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. i Reg. ix. ● And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 25 And Elias said unto the prophets of Baal: Choose you an ox, & dress him first, for ye are many: & call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 26 And they took the one ox that he did give them, and they dressed it, Math. v●● and called on the name of Baal from morning to noon, saying, O Baal hear us. But there was no voice, nor one to answer: And they leapt upon the altar that they had made. 27 And at noon Elias mocked them, and said: Cry loud, for he is a God, peradventure he is talking, or occupied in following upon his enemies, or is in his journey, or happily he sleepeth, and must be awaked [with your cry.] 28 And they cried loud, and cut themselves as their manner was with knives & lancers, till the blood followed on them. 29 And it chanced, that when midday was passed, they prophesied until the time of the evening sacrifice: But there was neither voice, nor one to answer, nor any that regarded them. 30 And Elias said unto all the folk: Come to me. And all the people came to him: i Re. xiiii. c And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken. 31 And Elias took twelve stones, according to the number of the twelve tribes of the sons of jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying: Goe xxxii. f Israel shallbe thy name. 32 And with the stones he made an altar in the name of the Lord: And he made a ditch about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and hewed the ox in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said: Fill four barrels with water, and power it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 34 And he said: Do so again. And they did so the second time. And he said again: Do it the third time. And they did it the third time: 35 And the water ran round about the altar, & he filled the pit with water also. 36 And it fortuned, that when they should offer the evening sacrifice, Elias the prophet came, and said: Lord God of Abraham, Isahac, and of Israel, it shallbe known this day that thou art the God in Israel, & [that] I [am] thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy commandment. 37 Hear me O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and [that] thou hast turned their heart again now at the last. 38 jud. vi. d. Eccl. xlviii ● i. Macha i ●. And the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the pit. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces, and said: The Lord he is God, the Lord he is God. 40 And Elias said unto them: Take the prophets of Baal, and let not one of them escape. And they took them, and Elias brought them unto the brook Kison, (d) Elias slew Baal's prophets. and slew them there. 41 And Elias said unto Ahab: Get thee up, eat and drink: for there is a sound of much rain. 42 And so Ahab went up to eat and to drink, and Elias went up to the top of Carmel, and he laid himself flat upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant: Go up [I pray thee] and look toward the way of the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said: There is nothing. And again he said: Go again seven times. 44 And it fortuned that at the seventh time, he said: Behold there ariseth a little cloud of the sea like a man's hand. He said: Go, and say unto Ahab, Make fast [thy chariot] and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass, that in the mean while the heaven was black with clouds and wind, & there was a great rain: And Ahab got up, and came to jezrahel. 46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elias, and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab, till he came to jezrahel. The xix Chapter. 1 Elias fleeing from jezabel, is nourished by the angel of God. 15 He is commanded to anoint Hazael, jehu, and Elisa. 1 ANd Ahab told jezabel all that Elias had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then jezabel sent a messenger unto Elias, saying: three Reg. two. b. So and so let the gods do to me, if I make not thy soul like one of theirs by to morrow this time. 3 When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beerseba in juda, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a days journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree, and desired for his soul that he might die, and said: jona. iiii. ● Daniel. xii. It is now enough O Lord, take my soul, for I am not better than my fathers. 5 And as he lay and slept under the juniper tree: behold an angel touched him, and said unto him: Up, and eat. 6 And when he looked about him, behold there was a cake baken on the coals, and a vessel of water at his head: And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again to sleep. 7 And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said: Up, and eat, for thou hast yet a great journey. 8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, & walked in the strength of that meat Exo. 34. d. Mat. iiii. d. forty days and forty nights, even unto Horeb the mount of God. 9 When he came thither unto a cave, he lodged therein all night: And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and said unto him: What dost thou here Elias? 10 And he answered, I have been jealous for the Lord God of hosts sake: For the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, Rom. xi. a. broken down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I only am left, and they seek my life to take it away. 11 And he said: Come out and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And behold, E●. xlviii. a. the Lord went by, & a mighty strong wind that rend the mountains and broke the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind: And after the wind, came an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake: 12 And after the earthquake came fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: And after the fire, came a small still voice. 13 And when Elias heard, he covered his face with his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave: And behold, there came a voice unto him, & said: What dost thou here Elias? 14 And he answered: I have been jealous for the Lord God of hosts sake, because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, cast down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I only am left, & they seek my life to take it away. 15 And the Lord said unto him: Go, and turn thy way to the wilderness unto Damascus: & when thou comest there, anoint 4 Reg. 8 ●. 4 Reg. 9 ●. Hazael king over Syria: 16 And 4 Reg. 8 ●. 4 Reg. 9 ●. jehu son of Nimsi shalt thou anoint king over Israel: And Elisa the son of Saphat of Abel Meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 17 And it shall come to pass, that whoso escapeth the sword of Hazael, him shall jehu slay: & if any man scape the sword of jehu, him shall Elisa put to death. 18 And [thereto] I Rom. xi. a have left me seven thousand in Israel, of which never man (a) Wicked idlaters are not of God. bowed his knees unto Baal, nor kissed him with his mouth. 19 So he departed thence, & found Elisa the son of Saphat ploughing, & having twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelve: And Elias went by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elias, and said: Luk. ix. g. Let me I pray thee kiss my father and my mother, & then I will follow thee. He said unto him: Go back again, for what is it that I have done to thee? 21 And when he went back again from him, he took a couple of oxen, and slew them, and dressed the flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat: And then he arose and went after Elias, and ministered unto him. The twenty Chapter. 1 Samaria is besieged. 13 The Lord promiseth the victory to Ahab by a prophet. The king of Israel made peace with Benhadad, and is reproved therefore by the prophet. 1 AND Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together, having thirty & two kings with him, and horses and charets: and went up and besieged Samaria, & warred against it. 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, thus saith Benhadad. 3 Thy silver & thy gold is mine, & the fairest of thy wives & of thy children be mine. 4 And the king of Israel answered and said: My lord king, according to thy saying, I am thine and all that I have. 5 And when the messengers came again, they said, thus saith Benhadad: Forasmuch as I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children: 6 I will therefore send my servants unto thee to morrow this time: and they shall search thine house, & the houses of thy servants, and whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall take it in their hands, and bring it away. 7 Then the king of Israel sent for all the elders of the land, and said: Take heed I pray you, and see how this fellow goeth about mischief: For he sent unto me for my wives, for my children, for my silver, and for my gold, and I denied him not. 8 And all the elders and all the people said: Hearken not unto him, nor consent. 9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad: Tell my lord the king, all that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first time, that I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought answer again. 10 And Benhadad sent unto him again, and said: Thus and thus do the gods unto me, if the dust of Samaria be enough for all the people that follow me, to take every man an handful. 11 And the king of Israel answered, and said: Tell him, let not him that putteth on his harness boast himself, as he that putteth it of. 12 And it fortuned, that when Benhadad heard that tidings, as he was with the kings drinking within the pavilions, and he said unto this servants, Put yourselves in order. And they set themselves in array against the city. 13 And behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, thus sayeth the Lord: Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day, & thou shalt know that I am the Lord. 14 And Ahab said: By whom? He said: Thus saith the Lord, even by the servants of the governors of the shires. He said again: who shall order the battle? And he answered: Thou. 15 Then he numbered the servants of the governors of the shires, & they were two hundred and thirty and two: And after them also he numbered all the people of the children of Israel [even] seven thousand. 16 And they went out at noon: but Benhadad did drink till he was drunken in the pavilions, both he and the kings: even thirty & two kings, that help him. 17 And the servants of the governors of the shires went out first, and Benhadad sent out, & they showed him, saying: There are men come out of Samaria. 18 He said: Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive: or whether they be come out to fight, take them yet alive. 19 And so those young men of the governors of the shires came out of the city, and the host after them: 20 And they slew every one his enemy [that came in his way:] and the Syrians fled, & they of Israel followed after them: And Benhadad the king of Syria scaped on a horse, with his horsemen. 21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and charettes, & with a great slaughter slew he the Syrians. 22 (And there came a prophet to the king of Israel, and said unto him: Go forth, and play the man, be wise, & take heed what thou dost: for when the year is gone about, the king of Syria will come up against thee.) 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him: The gods of the hills are their gods, and therefore they had the better of us: but let us fight against them in the plain, and [for what ye will] we shall have the better of them. 24 And this do: Take the kings away every man out of his place, & put dukes in their rooms: 25 And do thou number thee an host, like the host that thou hast lost, such horses and such charets, and we will fight against them in the plain, and thou shalt see us get the better of them. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did even so. 26 And it fortuned, that after the year was gone about, Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphec to fight against Israel. 27 And the children of Israel were numbered, & with their whole number went they against them, and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little ●lockes of kids: but the Syrians filled the country. 28 And there came a man of God, and said unto the king of Israel, thus saith the Lord: Because the Syrians have said, the Lord is but God of the hills, and not God of the valleys: therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 29 And they pitched one over against the other seven days: and it came to pass, that in the seventh day the battle was joined, and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. 30 But the rest fled to Aphec into the city, and there fell a wall upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left: And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, from chamber to chamber. 31 And his servants said unto him: Behold, we have heard say that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: We will therefore put sackcloth about our loins, and ropes about our heads, and go out to the king of Israel, if happily he will save thy life. 32 And so they girded sackcloth about their loins, & put ropes about their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said: Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee let me live. He said: Is he yet alive? he is my brother. 33 And the men took that word for good luck and hastily caught it out of his mouth, and said: Yea thy brother (a He is alive Benhadad. He said: Go, bring him hither. And Benhadad came out unto him, and he caused him to come up into the chariot. 34 And he said unto him: The cities which my father took from thy father, I will restore again, and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria: And I will make an appointment with thee, & send the away. And so he made an appointment with him, and sent him away. 35 And there was a certain man of the children of the prophets, which said unto his neighbour in the word of the Lord: Smite me I pray thee. And the man would not smite him. 36 Then said he unto him: Because thou hast not harkened unto the voice of the Lord: behold, assoon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And it came to pass, that assoon as he was departed from him, 3. Reg 13 c a lion found him, and slew him. 37 Then he found another man, & said: Smite me I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him. 38 So the prophet went forth, & waited for the king by the way, and put himself out of knowledge with ashes which he laid upon his face. 39 And when the king came by, he cried unto the king, and said: Thy servant went out in the mids of the battle, and behold there went away a man, whom another man brought unto me, & said, Keep this man: and if he be missed or lost, thy life shall go for his, or else thou shalt pay a talon of silver. 40 And as thy servant had here & there to do, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him: Even so shall thy judgement be, as thou hast defined it thyself. 41 And he hasted, & took the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel knew him, that he was of the prophets. 42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord: Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man that is in my curse, thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. 43 And the king of Israel went to his house wayward and in displeasure, and came to Samaria. The xxi Chapter. 8 jezabel commandeth to kill Naboth for the vineyard that he refused to sell to Ahab. 19 Elias reproveth Ahab, and he repenteth. 1 AFter these things, it chanced, that Naboth the jezraelite had a vineyard in jezrahel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spoke unto Naboth, saying: i Re. vi●● give me thy vinyeard, that I may make me a garden of herbs thereof, because it lieth so nigh my house, and I will give thee for it a better vinyeard than it is: or rather if it please thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab: The Lord forbidden that from me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4 And Ahab came into the house heavy and evil apaid because of the word which Naboth the jesraelite had spoken to him, for he had said: I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. 5 But jezabel his wife came to him, and said unto him: Why is thy spirit so wayward that thou eatest no bread? 6 And he said unto her: For I spoke unto Naboth the jezraelite, and said unto him, give me thy vinyeard for money: Or else if it please thee, I will give thee [another] vinyeard for it. And he answered: I will not give thee my vinyeard. 7 And jezabel his wife said unto him: As though she said, thou knowest not what it is to reign, Command and entreat not. Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? up, and eat bread, and set thine heart at rest: I will give thee the vinyeard of Naboth the jezraelite. 8 And so she wrote a letter in Ahabs' name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter unto the elders, and to the nobles that were in his city dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letter, saying: Proclaim a b For than they used to inquire of men's faults: for none could last truly that were notorious sinners. fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two unthrifts before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king: And then carry him out, and stone him to death. 11 And c Worldlings rather 〈◊〉 the wicked commandment of princes, then the ●ust laws of God. the men of his city, even the elders and governors which dwelled in his city, did as jezabel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letter which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth among the chief of the people. 13 And there came in two men the children of Belial, and sat before him: And the [two] unthrifty person's witnessed against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying: Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. 〈◊〉. g. And they carried him out of the city, & stoned him with stones, that he died. 14 And then they sent to jezabel, saying: Naboth is stoned to death. 15 And it fortuned, when jezabel heard that Naboth was stoned to death, she said to Ahab: Up, and take possession of the vinyeard of Naboth the jezraelite, which he denied to give for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 16 And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he stood up to go down to the vinyeard of Naboth the jezraelite, and to take possession of it. 17 And the word of the Lord came unto Elias the Thesbite, saying: 18 Up, and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: Behold he is in the vinyeard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. 19 And therefore shalt thou say unto him, thus saith the Lord: Hast thou killed & also gotten possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, thus saith the Lord: 3. Reg 22 f. In the place were dogs licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogs lick even thy blood also. 20 And Ahab said to Elias: Hast thou found me, O thou mine enemy? He answered: I have found thee, for thou hast sold thyself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord. 21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, & will make clean riddance of thy posterity, and will 4. Reg 9 b. destroy from Ahab, [even] him that maketh water against the wall, and him that is shut up, & left behind in Israel. 22 And will make thine house like the house of jeroboam the son of Nabat, & like the house of Baasa the son of Ahia, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked, and made Israel to sin. 23 And of jezabel spoke the Lord, saying: The dogs shall eat jezabel by the wall of jezrahel, 24 Osee. i b. d. iiii. Re. ix. b. iii Re. xiiii. c xv. g. and xvi a. And he that dieth of Ahab in the town, him shall dogs eat: and he that dieth in the field, him shall the fowls of the air eat. 25 But there was none like Ahab, which did even sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, and that because jezabel his wife pricked him forward. 26 He did exceeding abominably in following foul idols, according to all things as did the Ammorites Num. xxi. f. whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 27 And it fortuned, that when Ahab heard those words, G●. 3●●. he rend his clothes, and put sackcloth about his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth & went Or▪ Soft 〈◊〉 in token of mourning. bare foot. 28 And the word of the Lord came to Elia the Thesbyte, saying: 29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he so submitteth himself before me, I will not bring that evil in his days: but in his sons days will I bring evil upon his house. The xxii Chapter. 2 jehosaphat and Ahab fight against the king of Syria. 15 Michea showeth the king what shallbe the success of their enterprise. 24 Zedekia the false prophet smiteth him. 34 Ahab is slain. 40 Ahazia his son succeedeth. 41 The reign of jehosaphat, 51 and joram his son. 1 ANd they continued three years without war between Syria & Israel. 2 And ● Par. 18. a. in the third year did jehosaphat the king of juda come down to the king of Israel. 3 (And the king of Israel said unto his servants: Know ye not that Ramoth [in] Gilead is ours, and we sit still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?) 4 And he said unto jehosaphat: Wilt thou come with me to battle against Ramoth [in] Gilead? And jehosaphat said unto the king of Israel: 4 Reg 2 a. I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 5 And jehosaphat said unto the king of Israel: In all our enterprises we 〈…〉 to ask counsel of God. Ask counsel I pray thee at the word of the Lord to day. 6 And then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, upon 3 Reg 18 c. a four hundred men, & said unto them: Shall I go against Ramoth [in] Gilead to battle, or shall I let it alone? And they said, Go up: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hands of the king. 7 And jehosaphat said: Is there here never a prophet of the Lord more, that we might inquire of him? 8 And the king of Israel said unto jehosaphat: There is yet one man (Michea the son of jimla) by whom we may ask counsel of the Lord: But I hate him, for he doth not prophecy good unto me, but evil. And jehosaphat said: Let not the king say so. 9 Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, & said: Fet Michea the son of jimla hither at once. 10 And the king of Israel, and jehosaphat the king of juda, sat either in his seat, and their apparel on them, in a void place beside the entering in of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets prophesied before them. 11 And Zedekia the son of Chanaana made horns of iron, and said, thus saith the Lord: With these [horns] shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have made an end of them. 12 And all the prophets prophesied even so, saying: Go up to Ramoth [in] Gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the kings hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Michea, spoke unto him, saying: Behold, the words of the prophets speak good unto the king with one mouth: Let thy word therefore I pray thee, be like the word of every one of them, to speak that which is good. 14 And Michea said: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever the Lord saith unto me, b The true prophet will speak no other, then that he hath learned of God. that will I speak. 15 And so he came to the king, & the king said unto him: Michea, ought we to go against Ramoth [in] Gilead to battle, or to be still? He answered to him: (c) He speaketh this in derision. Go, and prosper, the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him: So and so many times do I charge thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true, in the name of the Lord. 17 He said: I saw all them of Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd. And the Lord said: These have no master, let every man return to his house in peace. 18 (And the king of Israel said unto jehosaphat: Did I not tell thee, that he would prophecy no good unto me, but evil?) 19 And he said again: Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sit on his seat, and all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the Lord said: Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go and fall at Ramoth [in] Gilead? And one said on this manner, and another on that. 21 And there came forth a certain spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him: Wherewith? 23 Now therefore behold jer. xiiii c. the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil toward thee. 24 But Zedekia the son of Chanaana went to & smote Michea on the cheek, and said: When went the spirit of the Lord from me, to speak unto thee? 25 And Michea said: Behold, thou shalt see in that day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thee. 26 And the king of Israel said: Take Michea and carry him unto Amon the governor of the city, and unto joas the kings son, 27 And say: Thus sayeth the king: Put this fellow in the prison house, and feed him with bread of affliction, and with water of trouble, until I return in peace. 28 And Michea said: If thou return in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said: Hearken ye people every one of you. 29 And so the king of Israel, and jehosaphat the king of juda, went up to Ramoth [in] Gilead. 30 And the king of Israel said unto jehosaphat: I will change my apparel, and will enter into the battle, but put thou on thine apparel. And the king of Israel changed himself, and went to battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded the thirty and two captains that had rule over his charettes, saying: Fight neither with small nor great, save only against the king of Israel. 32 And when the captains of the charets saw jehosaphat, they said: Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned to fight against him: And jehosaphat cried. 33 And so it came to pass, that when the captains of the charettes saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from him. 34 And a certain man drew a bow ignorantly, & smote the king of Israel between the ribs and his harness: Wherefore he said unto the driver of his charettes, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host, for I am hurt. 35 (And the battle increased that day: and the king stood still in his chariot against the Syrians) and died at even: And the blood ran out of the wound into the mids of the chariot. 36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying: Every man to his city, and to his own country. 37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria. 38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria, & the dogs licked up his blood: and they washed his armour, according unto the word of the Lord which he spoke. 39 The rest of the words that concern Ahab and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he builded, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 40 And so Ahab slept with his fathers, & Ahazia his son reigned in his stead. 41 two. Par. xx. c. jehosaphat the son of Asa began to reign upon juda in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 And jehosaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: His mother's name was Azuba the daughter of Silhi. 43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father, and bowed not therefrom, but did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: Nevertheless the high places were not taken out of the way: for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And jehosaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 iii. Re xv ● The rest of the words that concern jehosaphat, & the might that he used, & how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 46 And the remnant of the stews of the males which remained in the days of his father Asa, he put clean out of the land. 47 d In the time of this king▪ Idumea was subject to juda, and was governed by whom they of juda appointed. There was then no king in Edom, the deputy was king. 48 And jehosaphat made ships in the sea, to come through Tharsis to Ophir for gold, but they went not: for the ships broke at Ezion Gaber. 49 Then said Ahazia the son of Ahab unto jehosaphat: Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But jehosaphat would not. 50 And jehosaphat did sleep with his fathers, & was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: And jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 51 Ahazia the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of jehosaphat king of juda, & reigned two years over Israel. 52 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, & in the way of his mother, & in the way of jeroboam the son of Nabat, which made Israel to sin. 53 For he served Baal, & worshipped him, and provoked the Lord God of Israel unto wrath, according unto all that his father had done. The end of the third book of the kings after the reckoning of the Latinistes, which the hebrews call the first book of the kings. ❧ The fourth book of the Kings after the Latinistes: which book and the third together, is but one with the hebrews ¶ The first Chapter. 2 Ahazia by a fall falleth sick, and consulteth with Beelzebub. 3 He is reproved by Elias. 10 The captains over fifty were sent to Elias, whereof two were burnt with fire from heaven by his prayer. 17 Ahazia dieth, and jehoram his brother succeedeth him. 1 THen Moab rebelled against Israel, after the death of Ahab. 2 And Ahazia fell through a lattesse window of his upper chamber that he had in Samaria, and while he was in his sickness, he sent messengers and said unto them: Go, and inquire of The God of f●ies: so called▪ either for that the people thought that he could preserve them from the flies, wherewith that country was infected, or because flies were engendered in great abundance of the blood of the sacrifices to that ●ell. Beelzebub the god of Ekrom, whether I shall recover of this my disease. 3 But the angel of the Lord spoke to Elias the Thesbite: Arise, and go up against the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them: Is there not a God in Israel, that ye go to ask counsel at Beelzebub the God of Ekrom? 4 Wherefore thus saith the Lord: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt die the death. And Elias departed. 5 And when the messengers turned back again unto him, he said unto them: Why are ye now come again? 6 They answered him: There came a man up against us, and said unto us: Go, & turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, thus saith the Lord: Is there not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Beelzebub the God of Ekrom? Therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt die the death. 7 And he said unto them: What manner of man was that which came up and met you, and told you these words? 8 And they answered him: It was an heery man, 〈…〉 b. and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said: It is Elias the Thesbite. 9 Then the king sent unto him a captain over fifty, with his fifty men: which came to him (and behold he sat on the top of an hill) And he spoke unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said: come down. 10 Elias answered and said to the captain over the fifty: If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven & consume thee & thy fifty. (b) The threatenings of gods prophets are effectual against the wicked And there came fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 Again also he sent unto him an other captain over fifty, with his fifty: And he spoke and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said: Make haste, and come down. 12 Elias answered & said unto them: If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came fire of God from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 13 And the king yet again sent the third captain over fifty, with his fifty men: And the third captain over fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elias, and besought him, & said unto him: Oh man of God, I pray thee let my life and the life of the fifty thy servants be precious in thy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two fore captains over fifty with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. 15 And the angel of the Lord said unto Elias: Go down with him, and (c) God boldeneth his ministers to do their message. be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 16 And he said unto him, thus saith the Lord: Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to ask counsel at Beelzebub the god of Ekrom, as though there had been no God in Israel, whose word thou mightest seek after: therefore thou shalt not come down of the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt die the death. 17 And so he died according to the word of the Lord which Elias had spoken: And jehoram [his brother] began to reign in his stead, in the second year of jehoram the son of jehosaphat king of juda, because he had no son. 18 The rest of the words that concern Ahazia, what things he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? The two Chapter. 8 Elias divideth the waters with his cloak. 11 He is taken up into heaven. 13 Elisa taketh his cloak and divideth jordane. 20 The bitter and venomous waters are healed. 23 The children that mock Elisa, are rend in pieces with bears. 1 AND it chanced, that when the Gene. v. c. Lord would take up Elias into heaven by a whorle wind, Elias went with “ Or, Eliseus. Elisa from Gilgal. 2 And Elias said unto Elisa: Tarry here I pray thee, for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. Elisa said unto him: i Reg. 28. d. As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they came down to Bethel, 3 (d) The children of the prophets, that is, the disciples of the prophets. And the children of the prophets that were at Bethel came out to Elisa, and said unto him: knowest thou not how that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head this day? He said: I know it also, hold you your peace. 4 And Elia said unto him: Elisa, tarry here I pray thee, for the Lord hath sent me to jericho. He said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And so they came to jericho. 5 And the children of the prophets that were at jericho came to Elisa, and said unto him: Knowest thou not, that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head this day? He answered: I know it also, hold ye your peace. 6 And Elias said unto him: Tarry I pray thee here, for the Lord hath sent me to jordane. He said: As the Lord liveth, & as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And so they two went together. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets came & stood on the other side a far of: and they two stood by jordane. 8 And Elias took his mantel, & wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided part the one way, and part the other, so that they two went over through the dry land. 9 And it fortuned, that assoon as they were over, Elias said unto Elisa: Ask what I shall do for thee, yet I be taken away from thee. And Elisa said: I pray thee let thy spirit be double upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked an hard thing: Nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken away from thee, thou shalt have it so: if thou do not, it shall not be. 11 And it fortuned, that as they went walking and talking: behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, & parted them both a sunder, E●le 48 a. and Elias went up through the whorle wind into (b) A testimony of the action. heaven. 12 And Elisa saw, and cried: O my father, O my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took his own clothes, and rend them in two pieces. 13 He took up also the mantel of Elias that fell from him, and went back again, and stood by jordans side. 14 And took the mantle of Elias that fell from him, and smote the waters, & he said: Where is the Lord God of Elias, & he himself? And when he had smitten the waters, they parted this way and that way: and Elisa went over. 15 And when the children of the prophets which were at jericho saw him from a far, they said, The spirit of Elias doth rest on Elisa: And they came to meet him, and fell to the ground before him, 16 And said unto him: See, now there be with thy servants fifty strong men, let them go we pray thee & seek thy master: if haply the spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said: Ye shall send none. 17 And when they lay upon him till he was ashamed, he said: Send. They sent therefore fifty men, which sought him three days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to him (which tarried at jericho) he said unto them: Did I not say unto you, that ye should not go? 19 And the men of the city said unto Elisa: behold sir, the dwelling of this city is pleasant, as thou thyself seest: but the water is nought, & the ground barren. 20 He said: Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21 And he went unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in thither, and said, thus saith the Lord: I have healed these waters, there shall not come henceforth either death or barrenness. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elias, which he spoke. 23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: And as he was going up the way, there came little children out of the city, and mocked him, & said unto him: Go up thou bald head, go up thou bald head. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord: And there came two she bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them. 25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he turned again to Samaria. ¶ The iii Chapter. 1 The reign of jehoram. 6 He and jehosaphat go to war against Moab which rebelled. 13 Elisa reproveth him▪ 17 and giveth their host water. 24 The Moabites are overcome. 27 Their king sacrificeth his son. 1 NOW jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign upon Israel in Samaria the eyghtteenth year of jehosaphat king of juda, and reigned twelve years. 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and like his mother: for he put away the images of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless, he cleaved unto the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat which made Israel to sin, and departed not therefrom. 4 And Mesa king of Moab was a lord of sheep, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams with the wool. 5 But when Ahab was dead, it fortuned that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 And king jehoram went out of Samaria the same season, and numbered all Israel: 7 And went, & sent to jehosaphat the king of juda, saying: The king of Moab hath rebelled against me, wilt thou come with me against Moab in battle? He answered, I will come up: for as I am, so art thou: and as my people be, so are thy people: & thy horses, as mine. 8 And he said: What way shall we go up? And he answered: The way through the wilderness of Edom. 9 And so the king of Israel took his journey, and the king of juda, and the king of Edom: And when they had compassed the way seven days, they had no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them. 10 And the king of Israel said: Alas, the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them over into the hand of Moab. 11 But jehosaphat said: three Re. 22. a. Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said: Here is Elisa the son of Saphat, which powered water on the hands of Elias. 12 And jehosaphat said: The word of the Lord is with him. And so the king of Israel, & jehosaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him. 13 And Elias said unto the king of Israel: What have I to do with thee? Get thee to the prophets of thy father, & to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Oh nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. 14 And Elias said: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, and it were not that I regard the presence of jehosaphat the king of juda, I would (a) God suffereth his word to be declared to the wicked, because of the godly that are among them. not look toward thee, nor yet see thee. 15 But now bring me a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him: 16 And he said, thus saith the Lord: Make this valley full of ditches: 17 For thus saith the Lord: Ye shall see neither wind nor rain, yet the valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your beasts, & your cattle: 18 And this is yet but a small thing in the sight of the Lord, forasmuch as he will give over the Moabites also into your hands. 19 And ye shall smite every strong town, and every goodly city, and shall fell every pleasant tree, and stop every well of water, and mar every good plat of ground with stones. 20 And in the morning when the meat offering was offered, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that was able to put on harness, and stood in the border of the land: 22 And they were up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, that the Moabites saw the water a far of as red as blood. 23 And they said, This is the blood of slaughter: The kings are slain, & one have smitten another: Now therefore Moab get thee to the spoil. 24 And when they came to the host of Israel, the Israelites stood up & smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they followed upon them and smote Moab, 25 And they overthrew the cities, and on every good parcel of land cast every man his stone, and filled it, & they stopped all the wells of water, and field all the good trees, only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof: howbeit they went about it with slings, & smote it. 26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was to sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to have gone through [even] unto the king of Edom: but they could not. 27 And then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall: And there was (a) The Isralites were greatly offended, because of the cruelty of the fact. great indigtion against Israel, and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. The four Chapter. 4 God increaseth the oil to the poor widow by Elisa. 12 He obtaineth for the Sunamite a son at gods hand. 28 Who dying. 32 he raiseth him up again. 40 He maketh sweet the pottage. 41 And multiplieth the loaves. 1 AND there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets, unto Elisa, saying: Thy servant my husband is dead, & thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: And the creditor is come to fet my two sons to be his bondmen. 2 Elisa said unto her: Tell me what I shall do for thee? What hast thou in thine house? She said: Thine handmaid hath nothing at all in the house, save a pitcher with oil. 3 He said unto her: Go, and borrow vessels for thee [of them that are] without, [even] of all thy neighbours, empty vessels, and that not a few: 4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door after thee and after thy sons, and power out into (a) God ever provideth for them that trust in him. all those vessels: and set aside that which is full. 5 And so she went from him, and shut the door after her & after her sons: And they brought to her, & she powered out. 6 And it came to pass, that when the vessels were full, she said unto her son: Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her: I have no more. And the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God: And he said, Go, and sell the oil, and pay them that thou art in debt unto: but live thou and thy children of the rest. 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisa came to Sunem, where was a great woman, that took him in for to eat bread: And so it came to pass, that from that time forth (as oft as he came that way) he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And she said unto her husband: Behold, I perceive that this is an holy man of God which passeth by us continually. 10 Let us make him a little chamber I pray thee, with walls, & let us set him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: that he may turn in thither when he cometh to us. 11 And it fortuned on a day that he came thither, and turned into the chamber, & lay therein, 12 And said to Gehezi his servant: Call this Sunamite. And when he called her, she presented herself before him. 13 And again he said unto him: Tell her, behold thou hast been careful for us with all this care, (b) The servants of God are not unthankful for benefits received. What shall we now do for thee? wouldst thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? She answered: I dwell among mine own people. 14 And he said again: What is to be done for her? Gehezi answered: verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 15 And he said: Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. 16 And he said: Goe xviii. b. At this time appointed, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said: Oh nay my lord thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And the wife conceived, and bore a son that same season that Elisa had said unto her, according to the time of life. 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day that he went out to his father, and to the reapers, 19 And he said unto his father: My head, my head. And he said to a lad: Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him & brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, & shut [the door] upon him, and went out, 22 And called unto her husband, & said: Send with me I pray thee one of the young men, and one of the asses: for I will run to the man of God, and come again. 23 And he said: Wherefore wilt thou go to him? seeing that to day is neither new moon nor sabbath day. And she answered: All shallbe well. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant: drive and go forward, stay not for me to get up, except I bid thee. 25 And so she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel: And it fortuned, that when the man of God saw her far of, he said to Gehezi his servant: Behold, yonder is the Sunamite: 26 Run therefore to meet her, & say unto her: Is all well with thee, & with thy husband, and with the lad? And she answered: All is well. 27 And when she came to the man of God up to the hill, she caught him by the feet: But Gehezi went to her, to thrust her away. And the man of God said: Let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her, and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told it me. 28 Then she said: Did I desire a son of my Lord? did I not require thee that thou shouldest not deceive me? 29 Then he said to Gehezi: iiii. Re. x a. Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: Luk. x a. If thou meet any man (c) Make such speed, that nothing may let thee in the way. salute him not: And if any salute thee, answer him not again: And lay my staff upon the face of the child. 30 And the mother of the child said: Luke x. i Reg. 28 ●. As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. 31 Gehezi went before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child, but there was neither voice nor any feeling: wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying: The child is not awaked. 32 And when Elisa was come into the house, behold the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, & shut the door upon them twain, & prayed unto the Lord, 34 two. Reg ● And went up, and lay upon the lad, and put his mouth on his mouth, & his eyes upon his eyes, & his hands upon his hands, & when he so lay upon the child, the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 And he went again, and walked once up and down in the house, & then went up, & laid himself upon him again: And then the child “ Or, s●e●ed. gasped seven times, and opened his eyes. 36 And he called Gehezi, and said: Call for this Sunamite. So he called her: which when she was come in unto him, he said unto her: Luk. v. ●. Take thy son. 37 Therefore she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. 38 Elisa came again to Gilgal, and there was a dearth in the land, and the children of the prophets dwelled with him: And he said unto his servant, Set a great pot on [the fire] and make pottage for the children of the prophets. 39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew it not. 40 So they powered out for the men to eat: And it fortuned, that when they tasted of the pottage, they cried out and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. 41 But he said: bring meal. And he cast it into the pot, and he said: Fill for the people, that they may eat. And there was no more harm in the pot. 42 There came a man from Baal Salisa, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, even twenty loaves of barley, & full ears of corn in the husk: And he said, give unto the people, that they may eat. 43 And his minister answered: Why shall I set this before an hundred men? He said again, give it unto the people, that they may eat: For thus saith the Lord, john. vi. a. They shall eat, and there shall be left over. 44 And so he set it before them, and they did eat, and left over, according to the word of the Lord. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 Naaman the Syrian is healed of his leprosy. 16 Elisa refuseth his gifts. 27 Gehezi is stricken with leprosy, because he took money and raiment of Naaman. 1 NAaman captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man, and honourable in the sight of his master, because that by him the Lord had given health unto Syria: He was also a mighty man, & expert in war [but he was] a leper. 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, & had brought out of the country of Israel a little maid, & she was with Naamans' wife. 3 And she said unto her lady: I would to God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria, for he would deliver him of his leprosy. 4 And he a went in, and told his lord, saying: Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 5 And the king of Syria said: Go thy way thither, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiments, 6 And brought the letter to the king of Israel, containing this tenor. Now, when this letter is come unto thee, behold I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest rid him of his leprosy. 7 And it fortuned, that when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rend his clothes, and said: Deu. 32 f. Am I God, that I should slay, and make a live? For he doth send to me that I should deliver a man from his leprosy: Wherefore consider I pray you, & see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. 8 Which when Elisa the man of God had heard how that the king of Israel had rend his clothes, he sent to the king, saying: Wherefore hast thou rend thy clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 9 And so Naaman came with his horses and with his charets, and stood at the door of the house of Elisa. 10 And Elisa sent a messenger unto him, saying: Go, and wash thee in jordane seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be cleansed. 11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said: Behold, I thought with myself, he would surely come out, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his god, & put his hand on the place, that he may heal the leprosy. 12 Are not Abana and Pharphar rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? If I wash me also in them, shall I not be cleansed? And so he turned him, and departed with displeasure. 13 And his servants came, and communed with him, and said: Father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, oughtest thou not to have done it? How much rather than when he saith to thee, wash, and be clean? 14 Then went he down, & washed him self seven times in jordane, according to the saying of the man of God, and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, Luke iiii. ●. and he was cleansed. 15 And he turned again to the man of God, he and all his company, and stood before him, and said: Behold, I know now that there is no God in all the world, but in Israel: Now therefore I pray thee take a “ Or, reward. blessing of thy servant? 16 But he said: three Re. xvii. a As the lord liveth before whom I stand, I will receive none: And when the other would have constrained him to receive it, he would not. 17 And Naaman said: Shall there not be given to thy servant as much of this earth as two mules may bear? For thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt sacrifice nor offering unto any other God, save unto the Lord. 18 But herein the Lord be merciful to thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon for to worship there, and leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I do bow down I say in the house of Rimmon, the Lord be merciful unto thy servant because of this thing. 19 Unto whom he said: (a) The prophet did not approve his act, but after the common manner of speech bid him farewell. Go in peace. And when he was departed from him as it were a furlong of ground, 20 Gehezi the servant of Elisa the man of God, said: Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, that he would not receive at his hand those things that he offered: As the Lord liveth, I will run after him, & take some what of him. 21 And so Gehezi followed Naaman: And when Naaman saw him running after him, he light down from the chariot to meet him, and said: iiii. Re●. ● Is all well? 22 He answered, All is well: Behold, my master hath sent me, saying: See, there be come to me even now from mount Ephraim two young men of the children of the prophets: give them I pray thee one talon of silver, and two change of garments. 23 And Naaman said: With a good will, take two talentes: And he constrained him, & bound two talentes of silver in two bags, with two change of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants, to bear them before him. 24 And when he came to the lower place, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house, and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in and stood before his master: And Elisa said unto him, whence comest thou Gehezi? He said: Thy servant went no whither. 26 But he said unto him: (b) Was not I present with thee in spirit? went not mine heart [with thee] when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it now a time to receive money, to receive garments, olive trees, unieyardes, sheep, and oxen, men servants, and maid servants. 27 (c) Covetousness punished. The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. iiii. reg xv. a And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. The uj Chapter. 6 Elisa maketh iron to swim above the water. 8 He discloseth the king of Syrias counsel to the king of Israel. 13 Who sending certain to take him, were kept fast in Samaria. 24 Samaria is besieged and endureth extreme famine. 1 THe children of the prophets said unto Elisa: Behold we pray thee, the place where we dwell with thee is to little for us: 2 Let us go we pray thee unto jordane, & take thence every man a beam, & build us a place to dwell in. And he answered, Go. 3 And one said: Be content I pray thee, and come with thy servants. And he answered: I will come. 4 And so he went with them: And when they came to jordane, they cut down wood. 5 But it fortuned, that as one was felling down of a tree, the axe head fell into the water: And he cried, and said, Alas master, it was lent me. 6 And the man of God said: Where fell it? And he showed him the place: And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and immediately the iron did swim. 7 Therefore said he: Take it up. And he stretched out his hand, and took it up. 8 But the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, and said: In such and such a place shallbe my camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying: Beware that thou go not over to such a place, for there the Syrians are lurking. 10 Therefore the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, (a) God will 〈◊〉 the crafty counsel of the wicked. and saved himself from it, not once, nor twice. 11 And the heart of the king of Syria was troubled for this thing, and he called for his servants, and said unto them: Will ye not show me, which of our men [betrayeth me] to the king of Israel? 12 And one of his servants said, None my lord O king: But Elisa the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel, yea even the words that thou speakest in thy privy chamber. 13 He said: Go, and spy where he is, that I may send and fet him. And one told him, saying: Behold, he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses and charets, and a mighty host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. 15 And when the servant of the man of God rose up early to go out: behold, there was an host round about the town with horses & charets: And his servant said unto him, Alas master, what shall we do? 16 He answered, ●●ra. 22. a. Fear not: for they that be with us, are more than they that be with them. 17 And Elisa prayed and said: Lord I beseech thee open his eyes that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he looked: and behold the mountain was full of horses, and charets of fire round about Elisa. 18 And when they came down to him, Elisa prayed unto the Lord, and said: Smite this people I pray thee with Ge●e nineteen c. S●p. nineteen. c. blindness. And he smote them with blindness, according to the word of Elisa. 19 And Elisa said unto them: This is not the way, neither is this the town: follow me, & I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. 20 But it fortuned that when they were come to Samaria, Elisa said: Lord, open their eyes that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, & behold they were in the mids of Samaria. 21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisa when he saw them: My father, shall I smite them, shall I smite them? 22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: But smite those that thou hast taken with thine own sword, and with thine own bow: But rather set bread and water before them, that they may eat & drink, & go to their master. 23 And he prepared a great refection for them, and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, & they went to their master: And so the soldiers of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. 24 After this it chanced, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 But there was a great dearth in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, until an asses head was sold for fourscore silver pence, and the fourth part of a The hebrews writ, that they burned it in the siege for lack of wood. cab of doves dung for five pieces of silver. 26 And as the king of Israel was going upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying: Help me my lord O king. 27 He said: If the Lord do not secure thee, wherewith can I help thee? with the barn, or with the wine press? 28 And the king said unto her: What wilt thou? She answered: Yonder woman said unto me, Bring thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat mine to morrow. 29 Levi. 26. d. Deut 28 f. Thren. 4. b. And so we dressed my son, and did eat him: And I said to her the other day, bring thy son, that we may eat him: And she hath hid her son. 30 And it came to pass, that when the king heard the words of the woman, he rend his clothes, and went up on the wall, and the people looked, and behold he had a sackcloth under c Thus hypocrites seeing gods judgement, think to please him with outward ceremonies, whom in prosperity they will not know. upon his flesh. 31 Then he said: 3 Re. 19 a. God do so & more also to me, if the head of Elisa the son of Saphat shall stand on him this day. 32 But Elisa sat in his house (& the elders sat by him) And the king sent a man before him: but yer the messenger came to him, he said to the elders: have ye not seen how that the son of this murderer hath sent to take away mine head? Be circumspect when the messenger cometh, and shut the door, and hold him at the door: Is not the sound of his masters feet behind him? 33 While he yet talked with them: behold, the messenger came down unto him, & said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord: And what more shall I look for of the Lord? The seven. Chapter. 1 Elisa prophesieth plenty of victual and other things to Samaria. 6 The Syrians run away and have no man following them. The prince that would not believe the word of Elisa is trodden to death. 1 THen Elisa said: Hear ye the word of the lord, thus saith the Lord: 4. Re 7. a. To morrow this time [shall] a bushel of fine flower [be sold] for a sickle, and two bushels of barley for a sickle in the gate of Samaria. 2 Then a certain lord (on whose hand the king leaned) answered the man of God, and said: Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this saying come to pass? He said: Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: And they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? 4 If we say, we will enter into the city: behold, the dearth is in the city, and we shall die therein: And if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall upon the host of the Syrians: If they save our lives, we shall live: If they kill us, then are we dead. 5 And they rose up in the twilight to go to the host of the Syrians: And when they were come to the utmost part of the host of Syria, behold there was no man there. 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians Mach. v. a. Esa. xiii. a. to hear a noise of charets, & a noise of horses, & the noise of a great host: Insomuch that they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Wherefore they arose, and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, their horses, and their asses, and the field which they had pitched, even as it was, The wicked need no greater enemy, than their own conscience to pursue them. and fled for their lives. 8 And when these lepers came to the edge of the host, they went into a tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, & went and hid it: and came again and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it. 9 Then said one to another: We do not well this day, forasmuch as it is a day to bring good tidings, and we hold our peace. If we tarry till the day light, some mischief will come upon us: Now therefore come, that we may go and tell the kings household. 10 And so they came, and called unto the porter of the city, and told them, saying: We came to the pavilions of the Syrians, and see there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses & asses tied, and the tents were even as they were wont to be. 11 And so the man called unto the porters, and they told the kings house within. 12 And the king arose in the night, & said unto his servants: b He mis●ed the prophets words▪ and as one more ●ke then godly▪ cast 〈◊〉 perils than needed. I will show you now what the Syrians have done unto us: They know that we be hungry, and therefore are they gone out of the pavilions to hide themselves in the field, saying: When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get in to the city. 13 And one of his servants answered, and said: Let men take I pray you five of the horses that remain and are left in the multitude: (Behold they are even as all the multitude of Israel that are left in the city: Behold [I say] they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed) and we will send, and see. 14 They took therefore the horses of two charets, and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying: Go, and see. 15 And they went after them even unto jordane, and lo, all the way was full of clothes, and vessels, which the Syrians had cast from them in their haste: And the messengers returned, and told the king. 16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians: And so it came to pass that a bushel of fine flower was sold for a sickle, and two bushels of barley for a sickle, 4. Re 7. a. according to the word of the Lord. 17 And the king appointed that lord (on whose hand he leaned) to be at the gate: And the people The faithless derider of god's prophet punished trod upon him in the gate, and he died according to the word of the man of God which he said when the king came down to him. 18 And so came the thing to pass, that the man of God had spoken to the king, saying: Two bushels of barley for a sickle, and a bushel of fine flower for another shallbe 4 Re. 7. a. tomorrow this time in the gate of Samaria. 19 Whereunto that lord answered the man of God, and said: Yea and if the Lord made windows in heaven, might it come to pass? And he said: Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, and shalt not eat thereof. 26 And even so chanced it unto him: For the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died. The viii Chapter. 1 Elisa prophesied unto the Sunamite the dearth of seven years. 11 He prophesieth to Hazael that he shallbe king of Syria. 15 He reigneth after Benhadad. 16 joram reigneth over juda. 20 Edom falleth from juda. Ohoziah succedeeth joram. 1 THen spoke 4. Reg. 7. a. Elisa unto the woman (whose son he had restored to life again) saying: Up, and go thou and thine house, and sojourn where so ever thou canst: For the Lord hath called for a dearth, and the same shall come upon the land seven years. 2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God, and went both she and her household, & sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. 3 And at the seven years end, it fortuned that the woman came again out of the land of the Philistines, and went out to call upon the king for her house and for her land. 4 And the king talked with Gehezi the servant of the man of God, saying: Tell me I pray thee all the great deeds that Elisa hath done. 5 He told the king how he had restored a dead body to life again: but in the mean time the woman whose son he had raised up again, cried to the king for her house, and for her land: And Gehezi said, My lord O king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisa raised up again. 6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him: And so the king delivered her a chamberlain, saying, Restore thou unto her all that are hers and all the (a) The king ●ed that to be justly restored, which was wrong fully holden from her. fruits of the field, sense the day that she left the land, unto this tyme. 7 And 3 Reg. 19 ●. Elisa came to Damascon, & Benhadad the king of Syria was sick: And one told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. 8 And the king said unto Hazael: 3 Reg. 14. a. Take a present in thine hand, and go meet the man of God, that thou mayest inquire of the Lord by him, saying: Shall I recover of this disease? 9 And so Hazael went to meet him, and took the present with him, and of every good thing of Damascon, even as much as forty camels could bear: & came and presented himself before him, and said: Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying: Shall I recover of this disease? 10 And Elisa said unto him: Go, and say unto him, Thou shalt Meaning that he should not die of that disease, yet he should die by the hand of Hazael the messenger. recover: howbeit, the Lord hath showed me that he shall surely die. 11 He looked upon him steadfastly, until he was ashamed: & the man of God wept. 12 And Hazael said: Why weary my lord? He answered: For I know the evil things that thou shalt do unto the children of Israel: for their strong cities shalt thou set on fire, and their young men shalt thou slay with the sword, and shalt dash out the brains of their sucking children, and all to tear their women with child. 13 But Hazael said: What is thy servant a dog, that I should do this great thing? And Elisa answered: The Lord hath showed me that thou shalt be king of Syria. 14 And so he departed from Elisa, & came to his master: which said to him, What said Elisa to thee? He answered: He told me, that thou shouldest recover. 15 And on the morrow it fortuned, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and c Hazael under pretence to refresh the king styfe●ed him with this cloth. spread it on his face: & he died, and Hazael reigned in his stead. 16 The fift year of joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, jehosaphat being also king of juda, joram the son of jehosaphat king of juda began to reign. 17 ●. P●. xx. ●. Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as they that were of the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. 19 And the Lord would not destroy juda [and that] because of David his servant, two. Reg seven ●. as he promised him, to give him always a light among his children. 20 two. Re. viii ●. 3. Reg. 22 ●. i●. Par. xx. ● In those days Edom rebelled from under the hand of juda: for they made them a king of their own. 21 So joram went to Zair, he & all his charettes with him: And he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in with the captains of his charettes, and the people fled into their tents. 22 But Edom rebelled, so that he would not be under the hand of juda unto this day: Then Libnah rebelled that same time. 23 The rest of the words that concern joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 24 And joram rested with his fathers, and was buried beside his fathers in the city of David: And 2. Par. 22. ●. Ahaziahu his son reigned in his stead. 25 In the twelfth year of joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, did Ahaziahu the son of joram king of juda begin to reign. 26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziahu when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athaliahu, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. 27 But he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord [even] as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. 28 And he went with joram the son of Ahab, to war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded joram. 29 And king joram went back again to be healed in jezrahel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramoth when he fought against Hazael king of Syria: And Ahaziahu the son of joram king of juda, went down to see joram the son of Ahab in jezrahel because he was sick there. The ix. Chapter. 6 jehu is made king of Israel. 24 And killeth joram the king thereof. 27 and Ahaziah, otherwise called Ochozias the king of juda. 33 And causeth jezabel to be cast down out of a window, and the dogs did eat her. 1 ANd Elisa the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him: 4. Reg. 4. c. Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, & get thee to Ramoth [in] Gilead. 2 And when thou comest thither, look where is jehu the son of jehosaphat the son of Nimsi, and go to him, and make him arise up from among his brethren, & carry him to a secret chamber. 3 Then take the box of oil, and power it on his head, and say, thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee to be king over Israel: And then open the door, and flee, without any tarrying. 4 And so the servant of the prophet got him to Ramoth Gilead: 5 And when he came in, behold, the captains of the host were sitting together: And he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. 6 And jehu said: Unto which of all us? He said: To thee, O captain. And he arose, and went into the house, and he powered the oil on his head, and said unto him: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, three Re. nineteen ●. I have This anointing was for kings, priests, and prophets, which were all figures of Messiah, in whom these three offices were accomplished. anointed thee to be king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel. 7 Thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, & the blood of all the servants of the Lord, of the hand of jezabel: 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall be destroyed, and three Re. xxi. s. I will destroy from Ahab [even] him that maketh water against the wall, and him that is prisoned and forsaken in Israel: 9 And I will make the house of Ahab, like the house of jeroboam the son of Nabat, and like the house of Baasa the son of Ahia. 10 And as for jezabel, iiii. re. xi●. ● the dogs shall eat her in the field of jezrahel, and there shallbe none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled. 11 jehu came out to the servants of his lord, and one said unto him: Is all well? Wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them: Ye know what manner of man it is, and what his communication is. 12 They said unto him again: It is not so, tell us. He said: Thus & thus spoke he to me, saying, thus saith the Lord: I have anointed thee to be king over Israel. 13 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blewe with trumpets, saying: jehu is king. 14 And so jehu the son of jehosaphat the son of Nimsi, conspired against joram: (joram kept Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria: 15 And 4. Re. viii g. king joram returned to be healed in jezrahel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria) And jehu said: If it be your minds, then let no man departed and escape out of the city, to go and tell in jezrahel. 16 So jehu got up [into a chariot] & went to jezrahel where joram lay: and Ahaziahu king of juda was come down thither to see joram. 17 And the watchman that stood on the tower in jezrahel, spied the company of jehu as he came, and said: I see a company. And joram said: Take an horseman, and send to meet them, that he may ask whether it be peace. 18 And so there went one on horseback to meet him, and said: Thus saith the king: is it peace? And jehu said: What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying: The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again. 19 Then he sent out another on horseback, which came to them, and said: Thus saith the king: is it peace? jehu answered: What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. 20 And the watchman told, saying: He came to them also, and cometh not again: And the driving, is like the driving of jehu the son of Nimsi: for he driveth the chariot as he were mad. 21 And joram said: Make ready. And the chariot was made ready. And joram king of Israel, and Ahaziahu king of juda, went out either of them in his chariot against jehu, and met him in the field of Naboth the jezrahelite. 22 And it fortuned, that when joram saw jehu, he said: Is it peace jehu? He answered: What peace should there be, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother jezabel and her witchcrafts are so great? 23 And joram turned his hand, and fled, and said to Ahaziahu: There is falsehood O Ahaziahu. 24 And jehu took a bow in his hand, and smote joram between the arms, & the arrow went through his heart, and he fell down flat in his chariot. 25 Then said jehu to Bidkar a captain: Take [him] and cast him in the plat of the ground of Naboth the jezrahelite: For I remember that when I & thou road together after Ahab his father, the Lord laid this heavy burden upon him: 26 I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth & the blood of his sons, said the Lord: and I will quite it thee in this ground saith the Lord. Now therefore take [him] and cast him in the plat of ground, according to the word of the Lord. 27 But when Ahaziahu the king of juda saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house: And jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot, at the going up to Gur by jebleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and there died. 28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him there in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 29 And in the eleventh year of joram the son of Ahab, began Ahaziahu to reign over juda. 30 And when jehu was come to jezrahel, jezabel heard of it, & painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 31 And as jehu entered at the gate, she said: Had b As though she would say, treason can have no good success. Zimri peace, which slew his master? 32 And he lift up his eyes to the window, and said: Who is of my side, who? And there looked out to him two or three chamberlains. 33 And he said: Throw her down. So they threw her down, & her blood dashed toward the wall, and toward the horses: and he trod her under foot. 34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, & said: Go and visit I pray you yonder cursed creature, and bury her: ● Reg. ●6▪ g. for she is a kings daughter. 35 And so when they came to bury her, they found no more of her then the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 Wherefore they came again, and told him: And he said, This is the word of the Lord which he spoke by the hand of his servant Elias the Thesbite, saying: ●. Re● 〈…〉 In the field of jezrahel shall dogs eat the flesh of jezabel. 37 And so the carcase of jezabel was even as dung upon the earth in the field of jezrahel, so that no man might say, This is jezabel. The ten Chapter. 6 jehu causeth the seventy sons of Ahab to be slain. 13 And after that, forty and two of Ahaziahs' brethren. 25 He killeth also all the priests of Baal. 35 After his death his son reigneth in his stead. 1 AHab had Ios. viii g. threescore & ten sons in Samaria: And jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of jezrahel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahabs' children, saying: 2 Now when this letter cometh to you (ye that have with you your masters sons, ye have with you both charets and horses, a strong city have ye also, and harness) 3 Look which of your masters sons is best and most meet, and set him on his father's seat, and fight for your lords house. 4 But they were exceedingly afraid, & said: See, two kings were not able to stand before him: how shall we then be able to stand? 5 And he that was governor of Ahabs' house, & he that ruled the city, the elders also, & the tutors, sent to jehu, saying: We are thy servants, & will do all that thou shalt bid us, we will make no man king: therefore do thou what seemeth good in thine eyes. 6 Then he wrote another letter to them, saying: If ye be mine, and will hearken unto my voice, then take the heads of the men that are your masters sons, and come to me to jezrahel by to morrow this time: (And the kings sons were threescore and ten persons, and they were with the great men of the city which brought them up.) 7 And when the letter came to them, they took the kings children, and slew them, even threescore and ten persons, & laid their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to jezrahel. 8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying: They have brought the heads of the kings sons. And he said: Let them lay them on two heaps in the entering in of the gate, until the morning. 9 And when it was day, he went out, and stood, and said to all the folk, Ye be righteous: Behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: But who slew all these? 10 Learn here that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which he spoke concerning the house of Ahab: For the Lord hath brought to pass the things that he spoke by the hand of his servant 3 Reg. 21. f. Elias. 11 And so jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in jezrahel, and all that were great with him, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, so that he le● nothing of him remain. 12 And he arose, & departed, and came to Samaria: And when jehu was in the way of the house where the shepherds did shear their sheep, 13 He met with the brethren of Ahaziahu king of juda, and said: What are ye? They answered: The brethren of Ahaziahu are we, and go down to salute the children of the king & of the queen. 14 And he said: Take them alive. Whom when they had taken them alive, they slew them at the well which was beside the house where the sheep are shorn, even two and forty men, neither left he any of them. 15 And when he was departed thence, he met with jehonadab the son of jer. xxv. a. Rechab coming against him, and he blessed him, & said to him: Is thine heart right, as mine heart is true with thine? And jehonadab answered: Yea that it is. Then give me thine hand. And when he had given him his hand, he took him up to him into the chariot, 16 And said: Come with me, and see the zeal that I have for the Lord. And so they made him ride in his chariot. 17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had wiped him out, accorcording to the saying of the Lord which he spoke to Elias. 18 And jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them: ● Re. xvi g. Ahab served Baal signifieth Astaroth, the idol of the Sidomen Baal a little, but jehu shall serve him more. 19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all such as serve him, and all his priests, & let none be lacking: For I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal, & therefore whosoever is miss he shall not live. But jehu did it for a subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the servants of Baal. 20 And jehu said: Proclaim an holy convocation for Baal. And they proclaimed it. 21 And jehu sent unto all Israel, and all the servants of Baal came, that there was not a man left behind that came not: And they came into the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was full from one end to another. 22 And he said unto him that was the keeper of the vestry: Bring forth garments for all the servants of Baal. And he brought them out garments. 23 And when jehu went with jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal, he said unto the servants of Baal: Search, & look that there be here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but the servants of Baal only. 24 And when they went in to offer sacrifice and burnt offering, jehu appointed four score men without, and said: If any of the men whom I have brought under your hands escape, he that letteth him go, shall die for him. 25 And it fortuned, that assoon as he had made an end of offering the burnt sacrifice, jehu said to the men of war and to the captains: Go in, and slay them, let none come out. And they smote them with the edge of the sword: And the men of war & the captains cast them out, & went to the city of the temple of Baal, 26 And fet the images out of the temple of Baal, and burned them. 27 And they broke the image of Baal, and broke the house of Baal, & made a draft house of it unto this day. 28 And so jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. 29 But from the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat which made Israel to sin, jehu departed not from them [neither from] the golden calves that were in Bethel and in Dan. 30 And the Lord said unto jehu: Because thou hast done right well, in bringing to pass the thing that is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all things that are in mine heart, therefore shall thy 4. Reg 15 ●. children unto the fourth generation sit on the seat of Israel. 31 But jehu cared not for this, to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of jeroboam which made Israel to sin. 32 In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short, 4. Reg. 8 c. and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel, 33 From jordane eastward, even all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, the Rubenites, and them that were of Manasses, from Aroer (which is by the river Arnon) even Gilead and Basan. 34 The rest of the words that concern jehu, and all that he did, & all his power, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 35 And jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, & jehoahas his son reigned in his stead. 36 And the time that jehu reigned upon Israel in Samaria, is twenty & eight years. The xi Chapter. 1 Athalia putteth to death all the kings sons except joas the son of Ohosiah. 4 joas is appointed king. 15 jehoiada causeth Athalia to be slain. 17 He maketh a covenant between God and the people. 18 Baal and his priests are destroyed. 1 ANd Athalia the mother of Ahaziahu, when she saw that her son was dead, she arose, and destroyed all the kings seed. 2 But jehosaba the daughter of king joram and sister of Ahaziahu, took joas the son of Ahaziahu, and stale him from among the kings sons that were slain, and his nurse with him in the bed chamber: and hid him from Athalia, that he was not slain. 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years: And Athalia did reign over the land. 4 And the seventh year jehoiada sent and fet the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and them of the guard, and took them to him into the house of the Lord, & made a bond with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and showed them the kings son. 5 And he commanded them, saying, This is it that ye must do: One third part of you, whose duty is to come in on the Sabbath day, shall keep the watch of the kings house: 6 And another third part shall keep the gate of Sur: And another third part shall keep the gate which is behind them of the guard: and so shall ye keep the watch of the house of Mesiah. 7 And two parts of you, that is, all that go out on the Sabbath day, shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king. 8 And ye shall compass the king round about, & every man shall have his weapon in his hand: And whosoever cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: And see that ye be with the king as he goeth out and in. 9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that two. Par. 24 a. jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the Sabbath day, with them that should go out on the Sabbath, and came to jehoiada the priest. 10 And to the captains over hundreds, did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple. 11 And they of the guard stood, and every man had his weapon in his hand round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left, along by the altar and the temple. 12 And he brought out the kings son, and put the crown upon him, and delivered him Deu xvii. d. Meaning ●we of God the witness, & made him king, & anointed him: And they clapped their hands, and said: God save the king. 13 two Pa. xxiii. d And when Athalia heard the noise of the running of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord. 14 (b) Where the kings place was in the temple. And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar as the manner was, & the singers & the trumpets by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: And Athalia rent her clothes & cried, treason, treason. 15 But jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds that had the rule of the host, and said unto them: Have her forth of the ranges, & if any follow her, kill him with the sword. For the priest had said: she may not be slain in the house of the Lord. 16 And they laid hands on her, till she came into the way by the which the horses went in to the kings palace, and there was she slain. 17 two. Par. 23 c. And jehoiada made a bond between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the lords people, and also between the king and the people. 18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and destroyed it, his altars also, and his images broke they down lustylie, and slew Mathan the priest of Baal before the altars: And the priest set watch over the house of the Lord. 16 And took the rulers over hundreds, the captains, and them of the guard, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of them of the guard to the king's palace, and he sat him down on the seat of the kings. 20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: And they slew Athalia with the sword, beside the kings palace. 21 Seven years old was jehoas when he began to reign. ¶ The xii Chapter. 6 jehoas maketh provision for the repairing of the temple. 16 He stayeth the king of Syria by a present from coming against Jerusalem. 20 He is killed by two of his servants. 1 ANd jehoas began to reign in the seventh year of jehu, forty years reigned he in Jerusalem: & his mother's name was Zebiah of Beerseba. 2 And he did that which was good in the sight of the Lord, as long as (a) So long as rivers give care to the true ministers of G●d they prosper. jehoiada the priest informed him. 3 But the high places were not taken away: for the people offered and burnt incense yet upon the high places. 4 And jehoas said to the priests: All the silver of the dedicate things that be brought to the house of the Lord, that is, the money of them that were numbered, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that every man with a willing heart giveth and bringeth into the house of the Lord: 5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance, to repair the broken places of the house wheresoever any decay is found. 6 And so it came to pass, that unto the three and twentieth year of king jehoas, the priests had mended nothing that was decayed in the temple. 7 Then king jehoas called for jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them: Why repair ye not the broken places of the temple? Now therefore, see that ye receive no more money of your acquaintance, except ye deliver it to repair the temple withal. 8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, except to repair the decayed places of the temple. 9 But jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as every man cometh into the temple of the Lord, and the priests that kept the vessels put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord. 10 And it fortuned, that when they saw there was much money in the chest, iiii. Reg. 22. a. the kings scribe & the high priest came up, and told the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and put it into a bag. 11 And they gave the money sealed into the hands of them that executed the work, and that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they brought it out to the carpenters and builders that wrought upon the house of the Lord, 12 And to masons, and hewers of stone: And they bought timber and free stone to repair the decay in the house of the Lord, and to all that went out to mend the temple. 13 Howbeit, there was not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, instruments of music, basins, trumpets, or any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord. 14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord. 15 Moreover, they reckoned not with the men into whose hands they delivered that money to be bestowed on workmen: for they did their business faithfully: 16 Howbeit, trespass money, and sin money, was not brought into the house of the Lord, for it was the priests. 17 Then came Hazael king of Syria up, and fought against Geth, and took it: And Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 18 And jehoas king of juda, took all the hallowed things that jehosaphat, jehoram & Haziahu his father's kings of juda had dedicate, and that he himself had dedicated, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord and in the kings house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria, & so he departed from Jerusalem. 19 The remnant of the words that concern jehoas, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 20 And his own servants arose, and wrought treason, and slew jehoas in the house milo, when he came down to Silla: 12 jozachar the son of Semaath, and jehozabad the son of Summer his servants, smote him, and he died: And they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Amaziahu his son reigned in his stead. The xiij Chapter. 3 jehoahaz the son of jehu is delivered into the hands of the Syrians. 5 He prayeth unto God and is delivered. 9 joas his son reigneth in his stead. 24 Hazael dieth. 26 Elisa dieth. 1 IN the three & twentieth year of joas the son of Ahaziahu king of juda, jehoahaz the son of jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria seventeen years. 2 And he wrought that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat which made Israel to sin, and departed not therefrom. 3 And the Lord was angry with Israel, and delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, & into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael all their days. 4 And jehoahaz besought the Lord, & the Lord heard him: For he considered the trouble of Israel, wherewith the king of Syria troubled them. 5 (And the Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they went out from under the subjection of the Syrians: And the children of Israel dwelled in their tents as before tyme. 6 Nevertheless, they departed not from the sins of the house of jeroboam which made Israel sin, but walked in them: And there remained an idols grove still also in Samaria.) 7 Neither did he leave of the people to jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, ten charets, and ten thousand footmen: i●i. Re. viii. b for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like threshed dust. 8 The rest of the words that concern jehoahaz and all that he did, and his power, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 9 And jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and joas his son reigned in his stead. 10 In the thirty and seventh year of joas king of juda, began jehoas the son of jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria sixteen years. 11 And did that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, and departed not from all the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat that made Israel sin: for he walked therein. 12 The remnant of the words that concern joas, and all that he did, and his power wherewith he fought against Amaziahu king of juda, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 13 And joas slept with his fathers, and jeroboam sat upon his seat: And joas was buried in Samaria among the kings of Israel. 14 When Elisa was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died, joas the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept before him, and said: iiii. Reg. two. e. O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, & the horsemen of the same. 15 Elisa said unto him: Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel: Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: And Elisa put his hands upon the kings hands, 17 And said: Open a window eastward. And when he had opened it, Elisa said: shoot. And he shot: And he said, The arrow of health of the Lord, and the arrow of health against Syria: For thou shalt smite Syria in Aphec, till thou have made an end of them. 18 And he said: Take the arrows. And he took them: And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite the ground. And he smote thrice, and ceased. 19 And the man of God was angry with him, and said: Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times, and then thou hadst smitten Syria till thou hadst made an end of them: where now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 20 And so Elisa died, & they buried him: and the soldiers of the Moabites came into the land (a) Other read the year following, which best agreeth with the Hebrew. the same year. 21 And it chanced as some of them were burying a man, and spied the soldiers, they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisa: And when the man was rolled down, and touched the bones of Elisa, he revived, and stood upon his feet. 22 But Hazael king of Syria vexed Israel all the days of jehoahaz. 23 And the Lord had mercy on them, and pitied them, and had respect unto them, because of his appointment made with Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from him as yet. 24 So Hazael the king of Syria died, & Benhadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And jehoas the son of jehoahaz went again, and took out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, the cities which he had taken away out of the hand of jehoahaz his father in war: For three times did joas beat him, and restored the cities unto Israel again. ¶ The xiiii Chapter. 1 Amaziahu the king of juda putteth to death them that slew his father. 7 And after smiteth Edom. 25 joas dieth, and jeroboam his son succeedeth him, and after him reigneth Zacharia. 1 THE second year of joas, son of jehoahaz king of Israel, reigned Amaziahu the son of joas king of juda. 2 two. Par. 25. a. He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was jehoadan, of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which is good in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: but did according to all things as joas his father did. 4 Neither were the high places taken a way: For as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places. 5 And assoon as the kingdom was settled in his hand, iiii. Re. xii. d it came to pass, that he slew his servants which had killed the king his father. 6 But the children of those murderers he slew not, according unto it that is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying: Deu. 24. b. Let not the father's die for the children, nor let the children be slain for the fathers: but let every man be put to death for his own sin. 7 He slew of Edom in the salt valley two. Par. 25. c. ten thousand, and took the castle on the rock in the same battle, and called the name of it joktheel unto this day. 8 Then Amaziahu sent messengers to jehoas the son of jehoahaz son of jehu king of Israel, saying: Come, Let us fight and try it by battle. let us see each other. 6 And jehoas the king of Israel sent to Amaziahu king of juda, saying: judi▪ ix ●. Did not a thistle that is in Libanon, send to a Cedar tree that is in Libanon, saying: give thy daughter to my son to wife? And the wild beast that was in Libanon went and trod down the thistle. 10 Thou hast smitten Edom, thine heart hath made thee proud: Enjoy this glory, & tarry at home: Why dost thou provoke to mischief, that thou shouldest be overthrown & juda with thee? 11 But Amaziahu would not hear: And jehoas king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziahu king of juda, saw either other at Bethsames, which is in juda. 12 And juda was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to their tents. 13 And jehoas king of Israel took Amaziahu king of juda the son of jehoas the son of Ahaziahu at Bethsames, and came to Jerusalem, & broke down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim, to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kings house: and the children took he to be his wards, and returned to Samaria again. 15 The rest of the acts of jehoas which he did, and his power, & how he fought with Amaziahu king of juda, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 16 And jehoas slept with his fathers, and was buried at Samaria among the kings of Israel, & jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 17 Amaziahu the son of joas king of juda, lived after the death of jehoas son of jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 18 And the remnant of the words that concern Amaziahu, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 19 But they conspired treason against him in Jerusalem: And when he fled to Lachis, they sent after him to Lachis, and slew him there. 20 And they brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. 21 two. Par. 26 a. And all the people of juda took Azaria (which was sixteen years old) and made him king for his father Amaziahu. 22 He built iiii. Re. xvi. b Elath, and brought it again to juda after that the king was laid to rest with his fathers. 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziahu the son of joas king of juda, was jeroboam the son of joas made king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years: 24 And wrought that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, neither turned he away from all the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat which made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hemath unto the sea of the wilderness, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel which he spoke by the hand of his servant jona. ●i. a. jonas the son of Amithai the prophet, which was of Geth Hepher: 26 For the Lord saw how that the affliction of Israel was exceeding bitter, insomuch that the prisoned and the forsaken were at an end, and there was none to help Israel. 27 iiii Re. xiii. d And the Lord said not that he would put out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he helped them by the hand of jeroboam the son of joas. 28 The rest of the words that concern jeroboam, and all that he did, and his strength, and how he fought in the wars, & how he restored Damascon & Hemath to juda in Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 29 And jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel, & Zacharia his son reigned in his stead. ¶ The xu Chapter. 1 Azaria the king of juda becometh a leper. 5 Of jotham. 10 Sallum. 14 Menahem. 23 Pecahia. 30 Vziahu. 32 jotham. 38 Ahaz. 1 IN the twenty and seventh year of jeroboam king of Israel, began Azaria son of Amazia king of juda to reign. 2 Sixteen years old was he when he was made king, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was jecholiahu, of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all things as did his father Amaziahu. 4 Save that the high places were not put a way: For the people offered and burnt incense still on the high places. 5 And the Lord smote the king, and he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelled in a several house at liberty: and jotham the kings son governed the palace, and judged the people of the land. 6 The rest of the words that concern Azaria, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 7 And so Azaria slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and jotham his son reigned in his stead. 8 In the thirty and eight year of Azaria king of juda, did Zacharia the son of jeroboam reign upon Israel in Samaria six months: 9 And wrought that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did his fathers: And turned not away from the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat which made Israel to sin. 10 And Sallum the son of Jabes conspired against him, and smote him in the ●ight of the people, and killed him, and reigned in his stead. 11 The rest of the words that concern Zacharia, behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 This is also the word of the Lord which he spoke unto jehu, saying: iiii. Re two c. Thy sons shall sit on the seat of Israel in the fourth generation after thee. And so it came to pass. 13 Sallum the son of Jabes began to reign in the thirty and ninth year of Vzziah king of juda, and he reigned a month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Thirza, & came to Samaria, and smote Sallum the son of Jabes in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 15 The rest of the words that concern Sallum, and the treason which he conspired, behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 The same time Menahem destroyed Thiphsah, and all that were therein, & the coasts thereof from Thir●: And because they opened not to him, he smote it, and ripped up all the women with child. 17 The thirty and ninth year of Azaria king of juda began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign upon Israel ten years in Samaria. 18 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and turned not away all his days from the sin of jeroboam the son of Nabat which made Israel to sin. 19 And Phul the king of Assyria came upon the land: And Menahem gave Phul a thousand talentes of silver, that his hand might be with him & stablish the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem made a proclamation for the money in Israel, that all men of substance should give the king of Assyria fifty sickles of silver a piece: And so the king of Assyria turned back again, and tarried not there in the land. 21 The rest of the words that concern Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 22 And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pecahia his son did reign in his stead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azaria king of juda, began Pecahia the son of Menahem to reign over Israel in Samaria two years: 24 And did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and left not of from the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat which made Israel sin. 25 But Pecah the son of Remaliahu, which was a captain of his, conspired against him, & smote him in Samaria, even in the place of the kings house, with Argob and Aria, and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 26 The rest of the words that concern Pecahia, & all that he did, behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 27 In the fifty and two year of Azaria king of juda, began Pecah the son of Remaliahu to reign over Israel in Samaria twenty years: 28 And did evil in the sight of the Lord, and turned not away from the sins of jeroboam the son of Nabat that made Israel sin. 29 In the days of Pecah king of Israel, came Thiglath Pelesar king of Assyria, & took jion, Abel Beth maacha, janoah, Kedes, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Nephthali, and carried them away to Assyria. 30 And Hosea the son of Ela, conspired treason against Pecah the son of Remaliahu, and smote him, & slew him, & reigned in his stead in the twentieth year of jotham the son of Vzziah. 31 The rest of the words that concern Pecah, and all that he did, behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 32 The second year of Pecah the son of Remaliahu king of Israel, began jotham the son of Vzziah king of juda to reign. 33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: His mother's name was jerusa, the daughter of Zadoc. 34 And he did that which is right in the sight of the Lord: even according to all as did his father Vzziah, so did he. 35 But the high places were not put away, for the people offered and burnt incense still in the high places: he built the higher door of the house of the Lord. 36 The rest of the words that concern jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 37 (In those days the Lord began to send into juda, Rezin the king of Syria, & Pecah the son of Remaliahu.) 38 And jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. ¶ The xvi Chapter. 1 Ahaz king of juda consecrateth his son in fire. 5 Jerusalem is besieged. 9 Damascon is taken, and Rezin slain. 11 Idolatry. 19 The death of Ahaz. 20 Hezechia succeedeth him. 1 THe seventeenth year of Pecah the son of Remaliahu [king of Israel] A wicked sin of a godly father. Ahaz the son of jotham king of juda began to reign. 2 Twenty years old was he when he was made king, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, & did not that which was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, like David his father: 3 But walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea and made De● xviii. b his sons to go through the fire after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 4 And he offered and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every thick tree. 5 Esa. seven a. Then Rezin king of Syria, and Pecah son of Remaliahu king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to fight: And they fought against Ahaz, but could not overcome him. 6 At the same time Rezin king of Syria brought Elath again to Syria, and rid the jews thence: And the Syrians iiii Re. 14. f. came to Elath, and dwelled therein unto this day. 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Thiglath Peleser king of Assyria, saying: I am thy servant and thy son, come up and deliver me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kings house, and sent a reward to the king of Assyria. 9 And the king of Assyria consented unto him: For the king of Assyria went up against Damascon, and when he had taken it, he carried the people away to Kir, and slew Rezin. 10 And king Ahaz went to Damascon to meet Thiglath Peleser king of Assyria: And when king Ahaz saw an altar that was at Damascon, he sent to Vria the priest, the pattern of the altar and the fashion of it, and all the workmanship thereof. 11 And Vria the priest made an altar, in (c) There is no prince so wicked, but he shall ●inde flatterers and false ministers to serve his turn. all points like to the pattern which king Ahaz had sent from Damascon, even so did Vria the priest make it against king Ahaz came from Damascon. 12 And so when the king was come from Damascon, he saw the altar: and the king went to it, and offered thereon: 13 And he burned his burnt offering, and his meat offering, & powered his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings beside the altar, 14 And by the brazen altar which was before the Lord, and set it without the temple between the altar and the temple of the Lord, and put it on the northside of the altar. 15 And king Ahaz commanded Vria the priest, & said: Upon the great altar, set on fire in the morning the burnt offering, and in the even the meat offering, and the kings burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings, and power thereby all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar will I come, and see. 16 And Vria the priest did according to all things as king Ahaz commanded him. 17 ● Re. seven. d. And king Ahaz broke the sides of the bottoms, and took the laver from of them, & took down the lavatory from of the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. 18 And the veil for the Sabbath that they had made in the house, and the kings entry without, turned he to the house of the Lord, for fear of the king of Assyria. 19 The rest of the words that concern Ahaz what he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, & Hezekia his son reigned in his stead. ¶ The xvii Chapter. 5 Hosea king of Israel is taken. 4 And he and all his realm brought to the Assyrians 18 for their idolatry. 24 Lions destroy the Assyrians that dwelled in Samaria. 29 Every one worshipped the god of his nation, 35 contrary to the commandment of God. 1 IN the twelfth year of Ahaz king of juda, began Hosea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria upon Israel nine years: 2 And did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. 3 And Salmanasar king of Assyria came up against him, and Hosea became his servant, and gave him “ Or, tribute. presents. 4 And the king of Assyria found treason in Hosea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present unto the king of Assyria from year to year: and therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in the prison house. 5 iii Reg. 18. c. And then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and got up against Samaria, and besieged it three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hosea, the iii. Esd. 13. c. king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, & put them in Hala & in Habor by the river of Goza and in the cities of the (a) At that time the Medes & Persians were subject to the Assyrians. Medes. 7 For it came to pass, that the children of Israel sinned against the Lord their God which had brought them out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and feared other gods. 8 And they walked in the ceremonies of the heathen whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel, and [in the [ceremonies] which the kings of Israel had made: 9 And the children of Israel went about to hide those things that were not well from the Lord their God: And they built them high places in all their cities, both in the towers where they kept watch, and also in the strong towns: 10 And they made them images & groves in every high hill, & under every thick tree. 11 And there they burned incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them, and wrought wicked things to anger the Lord withal: 12 For they served most vile idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them: Deu. iiii. c. Ye shall do no such thing. 13 And the Lord testified in Israel and in juda by all the prophets and by all the sears, saying: jer. xxv. b Turn from your wicked ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. 14 notwithstanding they would not hear, Deu. xxi. g. Mar. iii. b. but rather hardened their necks, like to the stubborness of their (b) It is not safe to follow our fathers, except we can prove them godly. fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God. 15 For they refused his statutes, and his appointment that he made with their fathers, and the witnesses wherewith he witnessed unto them, and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them that they should not do like them. 16 But they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them images of metal, three Re. xii. c. even two calves, and [made] idol groves, & worshipped all the That is, the sun and the moon, & the stars. host of heaven, and served Baal. 17 De. xviii. b. And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters in fire, and used witchcrafts, & enchantments, even selling themselves to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, and to anger him. 18 And the Lord was exceeding wroth with Israel, & put them out of his sight, ● Reg. ●2 d. that there was left but the tribe of juda only. 19 Nevertheless, juda also kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the ceremonies of Israel which they made. 20 And the Lord cast of all the seed of Israel, and vere them, & delivered them into the hands of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. 21 For (d) That is the ten tribes. he cut of Israel from the house of David, and made them a king, even jeroboam the son of Nabat: And jeroboam drew Israel away that they should not follow the Lord, and made them sin a great sin. 22 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of jeroboam which he did, and departed not therefrom, 23 Until the Lord put Israel away out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets: And so was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria even unto this day. 24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, from (c) Of these people came the Samaritans, of whom mention is made in the gospel. Cutha, from Ava, from Hamath, and from Sepharuaim, and put them in the cities of Samaria in steed of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelled in the cities thereof. 25 And it fortuned, that at the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lord, and the Lord sent lions among them, which slew them. 26 Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: The nations which thou hast translated & put in the cities of Samaria know not the law of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions upon them, and behold they slay them, because they know not the manner of worshipping the God of the land. 27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying: Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought thence, and let him go and dwell there, and teach them the fashion how to serve the God of the country. 28 And then one of the priests whom they had carried from Samaria, came and dwelled in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord. 29 Howbeit every nation made them gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelled. 30 The men of Babylon made Socoth Benoth, & the men of Cuth made Nergal, & the men of Hamath made Asima, 31 The Auites made Nibbaz and Tharthak: And the Sepharuites burned their children in fire for Adramelech and Anamelech, the gods of Sepharuaim. 32 And so they feared the Lord, & made them priests of the basist of them, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. 33 And so f We can not worship God and idols they feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the people whom they carried thence. 34 And unto this day they do after the old manner: and neither fear God, neither do after their ordinances and customs, and after the law & commandment which the Lord commanded the children of jacob, Gen 32 c. whom he called Israel. 35 And the Lord made an appointment with them, and charged them, saying: jud. vi b. jere. x. a. Fear none other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: 36 But fear the Lord which brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power & a stretched out arm, him fear, and to him bow, and to him do sacrifice. 37 The statutes, ordinances, law and commandment which he wrote for you, see that ye be diligent to do for evermore, and fear not any other gods. 38 And the appointment that I have made with you see ye forget not, and fear none other gods: 39 But the Lord your God ye shall fear, & he shall deliver you out of the hands of all your enemies. 40 Howbeit, they did not hearken, but did after their old custom. 41 And so these nations feared the Lord, and served their images also, like as did their children and their children's children: Even as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. The xviii Chapter. 4 Hezekia king of juda putteth down the brazen serpent, and destroyeth the idols, ● and prospereth. 11 Israel is carried away captive. 30 The blasphemy of Sennacherib. 1 IN the third year of Hosea son of Ela king of Israel, it came to pass that Hezekia the son of Ahaz king of juda did reign. 2 1 Pa. xxix. f Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zacharia. 3 And he did that which is right in the sight of the Lord, according to all as did David his father. 4 He It pertaineth to a good prince to purge the church of God. put away the high places, & broke the images, and cut down the groves, and all to broke the Num xxi c. brazen serpent that Moses had made: For unto those days the children of Israel did burn sacrifice to it: and he called it Nehustan. 5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of juda, neither were there any such before him. 6 For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from him: but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses. 7 And the Lord was with him, so that he prospered in all things which he took in hand: And he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. 8 He smote the Philistines even unto Azza & the coasts thereof, both castles where they kept watches, and strong cities. 9 * And in the fourth year of king Hezekia, (which was the seventh year of Hosea son of Ela king of Israel) it fortuned that Salmanazar king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. 10 And after three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekia (that is to say the ninth year of Hosea king of Israel) Samaria was won. 11 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, & put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: 12 Because they would not hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his appointment, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded: and would neither hear them, nor do them. 13 2. Para 32. a. Esa 36. a. Eccle. 48. ●. Therefore in the fourteenth year of king Hezekia, did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the strong cities of juda, and took them. 14 And Hezekia king of juda sent to the king of Assyria to Lachis, saying: I have offended: depart from me, and all that thou puttest on me, that will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekia king of juda three hundred talentes of silver, and thirty talents of gold. 15 4 Reg. 12 d. And Hezekia gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, & in the treasures of the kings house. 16 At the same season did Hezekia rend of the doors of the temple of the Lord and the pillars (which the said Hezekia king of juda had covered over) and gave them to the king of Assyria. 17 And the king of Assyria scent After 〈…〉 appointed 〈◊〉 the Assy● sent his 〈…〉. Tharthan, and Rabsaris, & Rabsakeh from Lachis, to king Hezekia with a great host against Jerusalem: And they went up, and came to Jerusalem, and got them up and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the way of the fullers field. 18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Ma●●. b. Eliakim the son of Elkia, which was steward of the household, and Sobna the scribe, and joah the son of Asaph, the recorder. 19 And Rabsakeh said unto them: Tell ye Hezekia I pray you, thus saith the great king, even the king of Assyria: what confidence is this that thou hast? 20 Thou thinkest surely I have eloquence, but counsel and strength are for the war: On whom then dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 21 Esa. 36 a. ●ze. xxix. a Dost thou trust to the staff of this broken reed Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, & pierce it: Even so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. 22 ● Par 32 c. If ye say unto me, we trust in the Lord our God: Is not that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekia hath Idolaters think that god's religion is destroyed, when idolatry and superstition are removed. put down? and hath said to juda and Jerusalem, ye shall worship before this altar here in Jerusalem. 23 Now therefore I pray thee give hostages to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able to set riders upon them: 24 Why thinkest thou scorn at the presence of one of the least Dukes of my masters servants, and trustest to Egypt for charets and horsemen? 25 Moreover, am I come now without the bidding of the Lord to this place, to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up to this land, and destroy it. 26 And Eliakim the son of Helkia, and Sobna, & joah, said unto Rabsakeh: Speak I pray thee to thy servants in the Syrians language (for we understand it) and talk not with us in the jews tongue in the ears of this people that are on the wall. 27 And Rabsakeh said unto them: Hath my master sent me to thy master and thee, to speak these words? Hath he not sent me because of the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, & drink their own piss with you? 28 And so Rabsakeh stood, & cried with a loud voice in the jews language, and spoke, saying: Hear the words of the great king, even of the king of Assyria. 29 Thus saith the king: Let not Hezekia beguile you, for he shall not be able to deliver you out of mine hand: 30 Neither let Hezekia make you to trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord shall surely deliver us, & this city shall not be given over into the hand of the king of Assyria. 31 Hearken not unto Hezekia: For thus saith the king of Assyria, Deal kindly with me, and come out to me, and then eat every man of his own vine, and of his own fig tree, and drink every man of the water of his own well, 32 Till I come, and fet you to as good a land as yours is, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil, of olive trees, and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: And hearken not unto Hezekia, for he beguileth you, saying: The Lord shall deliver us. 33 Esa. xx. d. Hath every one of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 34 Where is the god of Hamath, & of Arphad? and where is the god of Sepharuaim, Hena, and jua? Did they deliver Samaria out of mine hand? 35 And what god is among all the gods of the nations, that hath delivered his land out of mine hand? (d) An excerable blasphemy, to compare dead idols with the living God. Shall the Lord deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand? 36 But the people held their peace, and answered not him a word: for the king had commanded, saying: Answer him not. 37 Then Eliakim the son of Helkia, which was the steward of the household, and Sobna the scribe, & joah the son of Asaph the recorder, came to Hezekia with their clothes rend, and told him the words of Rabsakeh. The xix Chapter. 6 God promiseth Isai victory to Hezekia. 35 The angel of the Lord killeth an hundredth and fourscore and five thousand men of the Assyrians. 37 Sennacherib is killed of his own sons. 1 SO it came to pass, that when king Hezekia heard it, he rend his clothes, & put on sack, & came into the Esa 38 a. house of the Lord, 2 And sent Eliakim which was the steward of the household, and Sobna the scribe, and the elders of the priests clothed in sack, to Isai the prophet, the son of Amoz. 3 And they said unto him, thus saith Hezekia: This day is a day of tribulation, & of rebuke and blasphemy: For the children are come to the birth, and there is no strength to be delivered. 4 Peradventure the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rabsakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to rail on the living God, & to rebuke him with words which the Lord thy God hath heard: And lift thou up thy prayer for the remnant that are left. 5 So the servants of king Hezekia came to Isai. 6 And Isai said unto them, So shall ye say to your master: Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the young men of the king of Assyria have railed on me. 7 Behold, I will put him in another mind, and he shall hear tidings, and so return to his own land, Esa 37. c. and I will bring to pass, that he shall fall upon the sword 2. Par. 32. d. even in his own land. 8 And Rabsakeh went back again, and found the king of Assyria fight against Libna: for he had heard how that he was departed from Lachis. 9 And when he heard men say of Thirhaka king of the black moor, Behold he is come out to fight against thee: he departed, and sent messengers unto Hezekia, saying. 10 Thus speak to Hezekia king of juda, saying: Let not thy God deceive thee in whom thou trustest, saying: Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, how they have utterly destroyed them: And shalt thou escape? 12 Have the gods of the heathen delivered them, which mine ancestors have destroyed? As Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelassar? 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, the king of the city of Sepharuaim, and of Hena and jua? 14 And Hezekia received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: And Hezekia went up into the house of the Lord, and laid it abroad before the Lord. 15 And Hezekia (a) It is the true refuge & succour in all dangers, to flee unto the Lord by earnest prayer prayed before the Lord, and said: O Lord God of Israel which dwellest between the Cherubs, thou art God alone over all the kingdoms of the earth, thou hast made heaven & earth. 16 Lord bow down thine ear, and hear: Open Lord thine eyes, [I beseech thee,] and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib which hath sent [this man] to rail on the living God. 17 Of a truth Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed nations and their lands, 18 And have set fire on their gods: For they were no gods, but the work of the hands of man, even of wood and stone: and they destroyed them. 19 Now therefore O Lord our God I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou only art the Lord God. 20 And Isai the son of Amoz sent to Hezekia, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: That which thou hast prayed me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard it. 21 This is therefore the word that the Lord hath said of him: 〈…〉 virgin 〈…〉 it had not been taken by the enemy The virgin, even the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn [O thou king of Assyria,] the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 22 Ma● xxiii. d 〈◊〉 two b. Act ix a Whom haste thou railed on? and whom hast thou blasphemed? Against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes so high? Even against the holy of Israel. 23 By the hand of thy messengers thou hast railed on the Lord, and said: With the multitude of my charets I am come up to the tops of the mountains, even along by the sides of Libanon, and I will cut down the high Cedar trees and the lusty fir trees thereof: and I will go into the lodging of his borders, and into the wood of his Carmel. 24 I have digged and drunk strange waters: & with the step of my going will I dry all the water pools that are besieged. 25 Hast thou not heard how I have ordained such a thing a great while ago, and have prepared it from the beginning? And shall I not now bring it forth that it may destroy and bring strong cities into waste heaps of stones? 26 And the inhabiters of them shallbe of little power, and faint hearted, and confounded, and ●a. 37. a. shallbe like the grass of the field, or green herb, or as the hay on the tops of the houses, or as the corn that is unripe & smitten with blasting. 27 I know thy dwelling, thy coming out and thy going in, and thy fury against me. 28 And because thou ragest against me, & thy tumult is come up to mine ears, I will put my hook in thy nostrils, and my bit in thy lips, and will bring thee back again the same way thou camest. 29 And this shallbe a sign unto thee, O Hezekia: Ye shall eat this year of such things as grow of themselves, and the next year such as come up of those that did grow of their own accord, and the third year sow ye and reap, plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. 30 And it that is escaped and left of the daughter of juda, shall yet again take rooting downward, and bear fruit upward. 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant and a number that shall escape out of mount Zion: The zeal of the lord of hosts shall bring this thing to pass. 32 Wherefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: he shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow into it, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 33 But shall go back again the way he came, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord. 34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for David my servants sake. 35 And it came to pass, that the self same night the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the host of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore & five thousand: And when the remnant were up early in the morning, behold they were all dead corpses. 36 Tob. i d. And so Sennacherib king of Assyria avoided and departed, and went again and dwelled at Ninive. 37 And it fortuned, that as he was in a temple worshipping Nisroch his God, Adramelech & Saresar his own sons (c) This was the just judgement of God, for his blasphemis. smote him with the sword: And they escaped into the land of Armenia, and Asarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. The twenty Chapter. 1 Hezekia is sick, and receiveth the sign of his health. 12 He receiveth rewards of Berodach. 13 showeth his treasures, and is reprehended of Isai. 22 He dieth, and Manasse his son reigneth in his stead. 1 ABout that time ● Para. 32. f. 〈◊〉. 3● a was Hezekia sick unto the death: And the prophet Isai the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord: Put thine household in an order, for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 And Hezekia turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying: 3 I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, & have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekia wept sore. 4 And it fortuned that afore Isai was gone out into the middle of the court, the word of the Lord came to him, saying: 5 Turn again, and tell Hezekia the captain of my people, thus saith the Lord God of David thy father: God is moved with true prayer and unfamed repentance. I have heard thy prayer, and seen thy tears, and behold I will heal thee, so that on the third day thou shalt go up into the house of the Lord. 6 And I will add unto thy days yet fifteen years, & I will deliver thee & this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, & will defend this city, for mine own sake, & for David my servants sake. 7 And Isai said: Take a lump of dried figs. And they took and laid it on the sore, and he recovered. 8 And Hezekia said unto Isai: What shallbe the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day? 9 Isai answered: This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do that he hath spoken: Ecc. xlviii. c. Shall the shadow go forward ten degrees? or go back again ten degrees? 10 Hezekia answered: It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees, I desire not [that:] but let the shadow go backward ten degrees. 11 And Isai the prophet called unto the Lord, Ecc. xlviii. c. and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz, 12 Esa. 39 ●. The same season Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekia: for he had heard how that Hezekia was sick. 13 And Hezekia was glad of them, and showed them all his treasure house, silver, gold, odours, precious ointment, all the house of his armoury, and all that was found in his treasures: There was nothing in his house, & in all his realm, that Hezekia showed them not. 14 And Isai the prophet came unto king Hezekia, and said unto him: What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekia said: They be come from a far country, even from Babylon. 15 And he said again: What have they seen in thy house? Hezekia answered: All the things that are in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures, that I have not showed them. 16 And Isai said unto Hezekia: Hear the word of the Lord, 17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thy house, and whatsoever thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, 4. Re●. 24. a. and xxv. b. jer. xx. b. shallbe carried into Babylon: and nothing shallbe left saith the Lord. 18 And of thy sons that shall proceed out of thee, and which thou shalt beget, shall they take away, and they shallbe chamberlains in the palace of the king of Babylon. 19 And Hezekia said unto Isai: b He humbleth himself unto the word of the prophet. Welcome be the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. And he said: Shall there not be peace & truth in my days? 20 The remnant of the words that concern Hezekia, and all his power, and how he made a pool and a conduit, & brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 21 2. Par. 32. f. Math. i. a. And Hezekia slept with his fathers, 2. Par. 32. f. Math. i. a. & Manasse his son reigned in his stead The xxi. Chapter. 3 King Manasse restoreth idolatry. 16 And useth great cruelty. 18 He dieth, and Amon his son succeedeth, 23 who is killed of his own servants. 26 After him reigneth josia. 1 MAnasse 2 Par. 33. a. was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: his mother's name also was Hephziba. 2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, even after the abominations of the heathen whom the De. xviii b. Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he went and built up the high places 4. Reg 18 a. which Hezekia his father had destroyed, and he reared up altars for Baal, and made idol groves as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said: ● Reg. v●. b. ● Reg 9 b. in Jerusalem will I put my name. 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven, [even] in two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 Leu●. xx d. Pe. xviii. b. 4 Re. xvi. a. And he offered his own son in fire, and gave heed unto witchcraft and sorcery, and maintained workers with spirits, and tellers of fortunes, and wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to anger him. 7 And he put an image of a grove that he had made [even] in the temple, of which the Lord had said to David and Solomon his son: iii Reg ix. a. in this house and in Jerusalem which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever. 8 Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers: so that they will observe and do all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them. 9 But they hearkened not: and Manasse led them out of the way, to do more wickedly than did the heathen people whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the Lord spoke by his servants the prophets, saying: 11 Because Manasse king of juda hath done such abominations, and hath wrought more wickedly than all the Amorites which were before him did, and hath made juda sin also with his idols: 12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel: jer. nineteen▪ a. Behold, I will bring such evil upon Jerusalem and juda, that whoso heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the squaring line of As I ●ue destroyed Samaria, and the house of Ahab, so will I destroy juda. Samaria, & the plummet of the house of Ahab: And I will wipe out Jerusalem, as a man wipeth a dish, and when he hath wiped it, turneth it up side down. 14 And I will leave the Meaning juda and Benjamin. remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies, and they shallbe rob and spoiled of all their adversaries: 15 Even because they have done evil in my sight, and have angered me, sense the time their fathers came out of Egypt, unto this day. 16 And Manasse shed innocent blood exceeding much, till he replenished Jerusalem from corner to corner, beside his sin wherewith he made juda to sin and to do evil in the sight of the Lord. 17 The rest of the words that concern Manasse, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 18 And Manasse slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, even in the garden of Vzza, & Amon his son reigned in his stead. 19 2. Para 33. d. Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was Mesullemeth the daughter of Harus of jotba. 20 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasse did: 21 And walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: 22 And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord. 23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, & slew the king in his own house. 24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon, and the people made josia his son king in his stead. 25 The rest of the words that concern Amon what things he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 26 And they buried him in his sepulchre in the garden of Vzza, & josia his son reigned in his stead. The xxii Chapter. 4 josia repaireth the temple. 8 Helkia findeth the book of the law, and causeth it to be presented to josia, 14 who sendeth to Hulda the prophetess to inquire the Lords will. 1 IOsia was 2 Par●. 34 ●. eight years old when he began to reign, & he reigned thirty & one years in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was jedida the daughter of Adaia of Bozcath. 2 He did that which is right in the sight of the Lord, & walked in all the ways of David his father, and bowed neither to the right hand or to the left. 3 2 P● 34. b. And it came to pass, that in the eyghtteenth year of the reign of king josia, the king sent Saphan the son of Azalia the son of Mesulam the scribe to the house of the Lord, saying: 4 4. Reg. 12 b. Go up to Helkia the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the porch have gathered of the people: 5 And let them deliver it into the hand of them that do the work, and that have the oversight of the house of the Lord: and let them give it to them that work in the house of the Lord, to repair the decayed places of the temple, 6 Even unto carpenters and masons, and workers upon the walls, and for to buy timber and free stone, to repair the temple. 7 Howbeit, let no reckoning be made with them of the money that is delivered into their hand, for their use is to deal faithfully. 8 2 Par. 34 c. And Helkia the high priest said unto Saphan the scribe: (a) The wicked kings Manasses and Amon, had taken from the people and abolished the book of the law of God. I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Helkia gave the book to Saphan, and he read in it. 9 And Saphan the scribe came to the king, and brought him word again, and said: Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the temple, and have delivered it unto them that do the work, and that have the oversight of the house of the Lord. 10 And Saphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Helkia the priest hath delivered me a book: And Saphan read in it before the king. 11 And it fortuned, that when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he rend his clothes. 12 And the king commanded Helkia the priest, and Ahikan the son of Saphan, and Achbor the son of Michaia, and Saphan the scribe, and Asahia a servant of the kings, saying: 13 jer. xxi. a. Go ye and inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all juda, concerning the words of this book that is found: For great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not harkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written therein for us. 14 So Helkia the high priest and Ahikam, Achbor, and Saphan, and Asahia, went unto Hulda the prophetess the wife of Sallum the son of Thikua the son of Harhas' keeper of the wardrobe: (which prophetess dwelled in Jerusalem in the house of the doctrine:) & they communed with her. 15 And she answered them: thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, 16 Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and on the inhabiters thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of juda hath read: 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burnt incense unto other gods, to anger me with all the works of their hands: My wrath also shallbe kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 18 But to the king of juda which sent you to ask counsel of the Lord, so shall ye say: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, as touching the words which ye have heard: 19 Because thine heart did (b) Meaning that he did repent. melt, and because thou hast humbled thyself before me the Lord, when thou heardest what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabiters of the same, how that they should be destroyed and accursed: and hast rend thy clothes and wept before me, of that also have I heard saith the Lord: 20 Behold therefore I will receive thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be put into thy grave in peace, and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. The xxiij Chapter. 2 josias readeth the law before the people. 3 He maketh a covenant with the Lord. 4 He putteth down the idols after he had killed the priests. 22 He keepeth Passover. 24 He destroyeth the conjurers. 29 He was killed in Megiddo. 30 And his son jehoahaz reigneth in his stead. 33 After he was taken, his son jehoachim was made king. 1 AND then ● P● 34 f. the king sent, and there gathered unto him all the elders of juda and of Jerusalem. 2 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, with all the men of juda, and all the inhabitors of Jerusalem, with the priests, and prophets, and all the people both small and great: And he read in the ears of them ●d viii. a. all the words of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord. 3 And the king stood by a pillar, & made a covenant before the Lord, that they should walk after the Lord, and keep his commandments, his witnesses, and his statutes, with all their heart and all their soul, and make good the words of the said appointment, that were written in the foresaid book: And all the people consented to the appointment. 4 (a) King josias zealously purgeth the temple of God, and destroyeth all the monuments of idolatry and superstition. And the king commanded Helchia the high priest, and the inferior priests, and the keepers of the “ Or, door keepers. ornaments, to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, for the idol groves, and for all the host of heaven: And he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Cedron, and carried the ashes of them into Bethel. 5 And he put down the ministers [of Baal] whom the kings of juda had founded to burn incense in the * high places and cities of juda that were round about Jerusalem, & also them that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. 6 And he brought out the grove from the temple of the Lord without Jerusalem unto the brook Cedron, and burned it there at the brook Cedron, and stamped it to powder, and cast the dust thereof upon the graves of the children of the people. 7 And he broke down the cells of the male stews that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the idol grove. 8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of juda, and defiled the high places where the priests had burnt incense, even from Geba to Beerseba, and destroyed the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of josua the governor of the city, which were [as a man goeth in] on the left hand of the gate of the city. 9 (b) josias thought not meet that these priests which had served idols, should be ministers in the temple of God. Nevertheless, the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, save only they did eat of the sweet bread among their brethren. 10 And he defiled jere. seven. d. Thopheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, because no man should offer his son or his daughter in fire to Moloch. 11 He put down the horses that the kings of juda had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was ruler of the suburbs, and burned the charets of the sun with fire. 12 And the altars that were on the top of the parlour of Ahaz which the kings of juda had made, and the altars which Manasse had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king break down, & ran thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Cedron. 13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, on the right hand of the mount (c) A mount that was full of idols. Olivet, three Re. xi. d. which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Astaroth the idol of the Zidons, and for Chamos the idol of the Moabites, and for Milchon the abominable idol of the children of Ammon, those the king defiled: 14 And broke the images, and cut down the idol groves, and filled their places with the bones of men. 15 Moreover, three Re. xiii a the altar that was at Bethel, the high places made by jeroboam the son of Nabat which made Israel sin, both the altar and also the high places he broke down, and burned the high places, and stamped it to powder, and burned the idol grove. 16 And as josia turned himself, he spied the graves that were in the mount, and sent and fet the bones out of the graves, and burned them upon the altar, to pollute it, according to the word of the Lord that the man of God proclaimed iii Re. x●▪ ●. which told the same words. 17 Then he said: What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him: It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from juda, and told the self same things that thou hast done to the altar of Bethel. 18 And he said, let him be: see that no man move his bones. And so his bones were saved, with the bones of a prophet that came out of Samaria. 19 And all the houses of the high places in the cities of Samaria, which the king of Israel had made to anger [the Lord withal] those josia put out of the way, & did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel. 20 And he sacrificed all the priests of the high places that were there, even upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem. 21 And the king commanded all the people, saying: Keep the feast of Passover unto the Lord your God, two. Par. 35. a as it is written in the book of this covenant. 22 Deu. xvi. a. There was no Passover holden like that from the days of the judges that judged Israel, and in all the days of the kings of Israel and of the kings of juda. 23 In the eighteenth year of king josia, was this Passover holden to the Lord in Jerusalem. 24 And thereto workers with spirits, & soothsayers, images, idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of juda and in Jerusalem, those did josia put out of the way, to perform the words of the law, which were written in the book Levi. xx. Deut. xvi. ●. that Helchia the priest found in the house of the Lord 25 Like unto him was there no king before him that turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and all his might, according to all the law of Moses, neither after him arose there any such as he. 26 Notwithstanding, the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath wherewith he was angry against juda, because of all the provocations that Manasse had provoked him withal. 27 And the Lord said: ● Re 24 ●. I will put juda also out of my sight, as I have done away Israel, and will cast of this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. 28 The rest of the words that concern josia, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 29 two. Pa. xx●v d In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river of Euphrates: And king josia went against him, and was slain of him at Megiddo when he had seen him. 30 And his servants carried him dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, & buried him in his own sepulchre: And the people of the land took jehoahaz the son of josia, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead. 31 jehoahaz was twenty & three years old when he began to reign, and reigned three months in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was Hamiel, the daughter of jeremia of Libna. 32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all things as his (d) Meaning the wicked kings before fathers had done. 33 And Pharaoh Necho put him in bonds at Ribla in the land of Hamath while he reigned in Jerusalem, and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talon of gold. 34 And Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of josia king in the room of josia his father, and turned his name to jehoakim, and took jehoahaz away: which when he came to Egypt, died there. 35 And jehoakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, & tayed the land, to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: requiring of every man according to their ability silver and gold, even of the people of the land, to give unto Pharaoh Necho. 36 jehoakim was twenty & five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was Zebuda, the daughter of Pedaia of Ruma. 37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all things as his fathers had done. ¶ The xxiiii Chapter. 1 jehoakim made subject to Nabuchodonosor rebelleth. 3 The cause of his ruin and all judaes. 9 jehoakim reigneth. 15 He and his people are carried unto Babylon. 17 Zedekia is made king. 1 IN his days came Or, Nabu●●adn●zer. Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon up, & jehoakim became his servant three years: and then turned, and rebelled against him. 2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the Ammonites: and sent them against juda to destroy it, according to the saying of the Lord which he spoke by his servants the prophets. 3 Only at the bidding of the Lord happened it so to juda, to put them out of his sight for the sins of Manasse, according to all that he did. 4 And for the innocent blood that he shed, and filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and the Lord would not be reconciled. 5 The rest of the words that concern jehoakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of juda? 6 And so jehoakim (a) Not that he was buried with his fathers, for he died in the way as they carried him prisoner toward Babylon. jerem. ●2 slept with his fathers: and * jehoachin his son reigned in his stead. 7 And the king of Egypt came no more out of his land: For the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river of Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt. 8 jehoachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and reigned in Jerusalem three months: His mother's name also was Nehusta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all as his father had done. 10 In that time came the servants of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon up against Jerusalem, & the city was besieged. 11 And Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. 12 Hester. two. a And jehoachin the king of juda, (b) That is, he yielded himself unto him. came out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother, his servants, his lords, and his chamberlains: and the king of Babylon took him in the (c) In the reign of the king of Babylon. eight year of his reign. 13 iiii. Re. xx. e And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasure of the kings house, and broke all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said. 14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the lords, and all the strong men of war, even ten thousand, into captivity, and all the craftsmen, & (d) The word signifieth counsellors, wise men, men of estimation, cunning men in ordering of a camp. keepers, none remaining save the poor common people of the land. 15 And he carried away jehoachin to Babylon, and the kings mother, and the kings wives, his chamberlains: & them that were mighty in the land those carried he away into captivity, from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 And all the active men of war, even seven thousand, and craftsmen, and Or, cunning 〈◊〉 ●s before. porters a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, did the king of Babylon bring to Babylon captive. 17 two. Pa 26 d. And the king of Babylon made Mathania his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekia. 18 jere. iii. ●. Zedekia was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was Hamital, the daughter of jeremia of Libna. 19 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all as jehoachin had done. 20 For the wrath of the Lord was moved against Jerusalem & juda, until he cast them out of his (e) Out of Jerusalem and juda in to Babylon sight: And Zedekia rebelled against the king of Babylon. The xxv Chapter. 1 Jerusalem is besieged of Nabuchodonosor and taken. 7 The sons of Zedekia are slain before his eyes, and after are his own eyes put out. 21 juda is brought to Babylon. 25 Gedolia is slain. 27 jehoachin is exalted. 1 ANd it fortuned, jere 39 a. that in the ninth year of his reign, the tenth day of the tenth month, Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, he & all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and made engines against it on every side. 2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekia. 3 Eze. iii. d. And the ninth day of the month, there was so great hunger in the city, that there was no bread for the people of the land. 4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of arms [fled] by night by a way through a gate [which is] between two walls by the kings garden (the Chaldees lying about the city:) And the king went the way toward the plain. 5 And the soldiers of the Chaldees followed after the king, and took him in the plain of jericho: and all his army were scattered away from him. 6 So they took the king, and brought him to [Nabuchodonosor] the king of Babylon to Ribla, where they gave judgement upon him. 7 And they slew the sons of Zedekia before his eyes, and he put out the eyes of Zedekia, and fettered him with chains, and carried him to Babylon. 8 And the seventh day of the fifth month (which is the nineteenth year of king Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon) came Nebusaradan a servant of the king of Babylon & chief captain of the men of war, unto Jerusalem: 9 And burned the house of the Lord, and the kings house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all great houses burnt he with fire. 10 And all the soldiers of the Chaldees that were with the chief captain of the men of war, broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about. 11 But the rest of the people that were left in the city, and them that were fled to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the common people, did Nabusaradan the chief captain of the men of war carry away. 12 But the captain of the soldiers left of the poor of the land, to dress the vines and to till the ground. 13 ● Re. v●i b. And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the sockets, and the brazen lavatory that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break, & carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 14 And the pots, shovels, instruments of music, spoons, and all the vessels of brass that they ministered in, took they away, 15 And the fire pans, and basins: and such things as were of gold and of silver, them took the chief captain away: 16 Even two pillars, one lavatory, and the sockets which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord: The brass of all these vessels was without weight. 17 The height of the one pillar was eightteene cubits, and the pommel thereof was brass: and the height of the pommel was with wreathen work three cubits, & pomegranates upon the pommel round about all of brass: And of the same fashion was the second pillar, with a wreathen work. 18 And the chief captain of the men of war took Saraia the chief priest, and Zephoniah the highest priest save one, and the three keepers of the holy things: 19 And out of the city he took a chamberlain that had the oversight of the men of war, & five men of them that were ever in the kings presence which were found in the city, and him that was scribe to the captain of the host which brought out the people of the land to war, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city. 20 And Nebusaradan the chief captain of the men of war, took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Ribla. 21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Ribla in the land of Hamath: And so juda was carried away out of their land. 22 Howbeit, there remained people in the land of juda, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon left, & made Gedalia the son of Ahikam the son of Saphan ruler over them. 23 And all the captains of the soldiers, & other men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedalia governor, and there came to Gedalia to Mizpah Ishmael the son of Nathania, johannan the son of Karea, Saraia the son of Thanhumeth the Netophatite, and jaazania the son of Maachati, they and their men. 24 And Gedalia swore to them and to the men whom they had with them, and said unto them: “ Or, be ye not afraid of the servants of the Chaldees. Fear not ye because ye are the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and ye shall be well. 25 But it chanced in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nathania the son of Elisama of the kings blood, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedalia that he died: and so did he the jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people both small & great, and the captains of war, arose and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. 27 Notwithstanding, yet in the seven & thirtieth year after jehoachin king of juda was carried away, the seven and twentieth day of the twelfth month Euilmerodach king of Babylon the same year that he began to reign, did life up the head of jehoachin king of juda out of prison. 28 And spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon, 29 And changed his prison garments, and he did ever eat bread before him all the days of his life. 30 His portion was a continual portion that was assigned him of the king, every day a certain as long as he lived. ¶ The end of the fourth book of the Kings. ❧ The first book of the Chronicles, called in Latin Verba dierum: or after the Greeks, Paralipomenon: which the hebrews call Dibre Haiamim, and reckon both the books but for one. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 The genealogy of Adam and Noah until Abraham. 27 And from Abraham unto Esau. 35 His children. 43 Kings and Dukes came of him. ' ☞ 1 ADam, Gene. v. a. Seth, ' Enos. 2 Kenan, Mahalehel, Jared. 3 Henoh, Methusalah, Lamech. 4 Noah, Sem, Ham, and japheth. 5 Gene. x. a. The sons of japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, javan, and Thubal, Mesech, and Thiras. ‛ 6 The sons of Gomer: Aschenaz, Riphath, ' and Thogarma. ' 7 And the sons of javan: Elisa, and ' Tharsis, Citim, and Dodanim. ‛ 8 The sons of Ham: Chus, and Mizraim, ' Phut, and Chanaan. 9 The sons of Chus: Seba, and Havila, Sabbetha, and Raama: and Sabtheca. And the sons of Raama: Seba, and Dedan. ‛ 10 And Chus begat Nimrod: and he began to be mighty upon the earth. ‛ 11 Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, ' Lahabim, and Naphthuim, 12 Phathrusim, and Casluim, of which came the Philistines and the Caphthorites. ' 13 Chanaan begat Zidon his eldest son, ' and Heth. ‛ 14 jebusi also, and Amori, and Girgasi, ‛ 15 Hevi, Araki, and Sini, ‛ 16 And Aruadi, Zamari, and Hemathi. 17 The sons of Sem: Elam, and Assur, Arphacsad, Lud, and Aram, & Vz, Hul, and Gether, and Mesech. ‛ 18 Arphacsad begat Selah, and Selah ' begat Eber. 19 And unto Eber were borne two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because that in his days the land was divided, and his brother's name was joktan. 20 joktan begat Almodad, and Saleph, ' Hazermaneth, and jerah, ' 21 Hadoram also and Vsal, and Dikla, ' 22 Ebal, and Abimael, and Seba, ' 23 And Ophir, Havila, and jobab: ' 24 All these were the sons of joktan: ' Gene. x●●. Sem, Arphacsad, Selah, ' 25 Eber, Peleg, Rehu, ' 26 Serug, Nahor, Therah, ' 27 Abram, otherwise called Abraham. ' 28 The sons of Abraham: Isahac, and ' Ishmael. ' 29 And these are their generations: Gene 2●●. the eldest son of Ishmael was Nabaioth, than Kedar, Adbeel, and Mibsam. 30 Misma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, ' and Thema, ' 31 jetur, Naphis, and Kedma: These ' are the sons of Ishmael. ' 32 The children of Ketura Abraham's concubine, she bore Zimram, joksan, Medan, Midian, jisbok, and Suah. The children of joksan: Seba, and Dedan. 33 The children of Midian: Epha, and Ephar, Henoch, Abida, and Eldaa: Gene. 2●. b. All these are the children of Ketura. 34 And so Abraham begat Isahac. The sons of Isahac: Esau and Israel. ' 35 The sons of Esau: Gene. 3● b. Eliphaz, Rehuel, ' jehus, jaelam, and Korah. ' 36 The children of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Zephi, and Gatham, Kenas, Thimna, and Amalek. 37 The children of Rehuel: Nahath, Zerah, ' Samma, and Miza. ' 38 Gene 36 ● The sons of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Zibeon, and Ana, Dison, Ezer, and Disan. 39 The children of Lotan: Hori, and Homan: ' and Thimna was Lotans' sister. ' 40 The children of Sobal: Alien, Manahath, Ebal, Sephi, and Onan. The sons of Zibeon: Aia, and Ana. 41 And the sons of Ana: Dison. The sons of Dison: Hamran, Esban, jethran, and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaevan, and jakan. The sons of Dison: Vz, and Aram. 43 These are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela, the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhaba. 44 And Bela died, and jobab the son of Zerah of Bozra reigned in his stead. 45 And when jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead. 46 And when Husam was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Auith. ‛ 47 So Hadad died, and Samla of Masreka reigned in his stead. ' 48 And Samla died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river side, reigned in his stead. 49 And when Saul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 50 And Baalhanan died, & Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phai, and his wives name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mesahab. 51 Hadad died also. And there were dukes in Edom: Duke Thimna, Duke Aliah, Duke jetheth, 52 Duke Aholibama, Duke Ela, Duke ' Pinon, ' 53 Duke Kenaz, Duke Theman, Duke ' Mibzar, ' 54 Duke Magdiel, Duke Iram. ☜ These ' are the Dukes of Edom. ' ‛ The two Chapter. ' ‛ 2 The genealogy of juda, unto Isai the father of David. ' ☞ 1 THese are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, juda, Isachar, and Zabulon, 2 Dan, joseph, Benjamin, Nephthali, Gad, and Aser. 3 Gene 38 a. The sons of juda: Er, Onan, and Sela: These three were borne unto him of B●th sig●eth a daughter. Bath Sua the Chanaanitesse. And Ere the eldest son of juda was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him. 4 And Math. i a. Thamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez, and Zara: and so all the sons of juda were five. ‛ 5 Ruth. iiii. d. The sons of Pharez: Hezron, and ' Hamul. 6 The sons of Zara: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Chalchol, and Dara: which were five in all. 7 And the sons of Charmi, 〈◊〉 ●i a. Or Achar. Achan, that troubled Israel, transgressing in the thing that was dampened. ‛ 8 The sons of Ethan: Azaria. 9 The sons also of Hezron that were borne unto him: jerameel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10 And Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson a lord of the children of juda. ‛ 11 And Naasson begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz. ' 12 Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat' Isai. ' 13 i Re. xvi b. And Isai begat his eldest son Eliab, and Aminadab the second, and Simaa the third, 14 Nathanael the fourth, and Radai the fifth, ' 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh: ' 16 Whose sisters were Zervia and Abigail. The sons of Zervia: Abisai, joab, and Azael, three. 17 And Abigail bore Amaza, two. Re. xvii. e. the father of which Amaza, was Jether an Ismaelite. 18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat Asuba, of his wife Asuba, and jerioth, whose sons are these: jaser, Sobab, and Ardon. 19 And when Asuba was dead, Caleb ' took Euphrata, which bore him Hur. ' 20 Exo 32 a. And Her begat Vri, and Vri begat' Bezaleel. ' 21 Afterward came Hezron to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, and took her when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub. 22 And Segub begat jair, which had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 23 And he overcame Gessur and Aram the towns of jair, from them [which dwelled in them] and Kenath and the towns thereof, even threescore towns: All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 And after that Hezron was dead at Caleb in Euphrata, Abia Esroms' wife bore him two. Par iiii. a. Ashur the father of Thekoa. 25 And the sons of jerahmeel the eldest son of Hezron, were: Ran the eldest, Buna, Oren, Ozem, and Ahia. 26 And jerahmeel had yet another wife named Atara, which was the mother of Onan. 27 And the sons of Ram the eldest son of jerahmeel, were: Maaz, jamin, and Ekar. 28 The sons of Onan were: Sammai, and jada. The sons of Sammai: Nadab, and Abisur. 29 And the wife of Abisur was called Abihail, and she bore him Ahban, and Molid. 30 The sons of Nadab: sealed, and Appaim. And Seled died without children. 31 The son of Appaim, jesi: And the son of jesi, Sesan: And the son of Sesan, Ahlai. 32 And the sons of jada the brother of Samai, Jether & jonathan: And Jether died without children. 33 The sons of jonatham: Peleth, & Zaza. These were the sons of jerahmeel. 34 Sesan had no sons, but daughters: And Sesan had a servant that was an Egyptian, named jarha: ‛ 35 To whom he gave his daughter to ' wife, and she bore him Athai. ‛ 36 And Athai begat Nathan, and Nathan ' begat Zabad. ' 37 And Zabad begat Aphlal, and Aphlal ' begat Obed. ‛ 38 Obed begat jehu, and jehu begat' Azaria. ‛ 39 Azaria begat Helez, and Helez begat' Elasa. ‛ 40 Elasa begat Sisamai, and Sisamai' begat Sallum. 41 Sallum begat jecamia, jecamia begat' Elisamah. ' 42 The sons of Caleb the brother of jerahmeel: Mesa his eldest son, which was the father of i Reg. 2●. ●. Ziph: and the sons of Maresa the father of Hebron. 43 The sons of Hebron: Corah, and ' Thapuah, Rekem, and Sama. ' 44 Sama begat Raham the father of jerkoam, and Rekem begat Sammai. 45 The son of Sammai was Maon: ' And Maon was the father of Bethzur. ' 46 And Epha a concubine of Calebs, bare Haran, and Mosa, and Gazez: Haran begat Gazez. 47 The sons of jahdai, were: Regem, jotham, Gesan, Phelet, Epha, & Saaph. 48 And Maacha was Calebs' concubine, of whom he begat Seber and Thirhana: 49 And she bore also Saaph the father of Madmanna, and Seva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea: josu. xv. d. And Achsa was Calebs' daughter. 50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Her the eldest son of Ephrata: Sabal the father of Kiriath jarim, 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and ' Hareph the father of Beth Gader. ' 52 And Sobal the father of Kiriath jarim had sons, and he “ Or, governed. saw the half of the country of the mansions. 53 The kindreds of Kiriath jarim are these: The jethrites, the Puthites, the Sumathites, & the Misrahethites: And of them came the Zarathites, and the Esthaulites. 54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the glory of the house of joab, and half the country of the Manahethites, the Zaraites. 55 The kindreds of the “ Or, scribes. writers dwelled at Jabes, the Thirathites, the Simeathites, the Suchathites, judi. i. d. which are the Kenites that came of Hemath the father of the house of Rechab. ☜ ‛ The iii Chapter. ' ‛ 1 The genealogy of David, and of his posterity unto the sons of josia. ' 1 THese were the sons of David which were borne unto him in Hebron: ● Re. three a. the elder, Ammon of Ahinoam the jesraelitesse: the second, Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitesse: 2 The third Absalon the son of Maacha, the daughter of Thalmai king of Gesur: the fourth, Adonia the son of Haggith: ‛ 3 The fift, Sephatia of Abital: the sixth, ' jethream, by Egla his wife. 4 These six were borne unto him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 5 two. Reg. v c. And these were borne unto him in Jerusalem: Sima, Sobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathsua the daughter of Ammiel, ‛ 6 Ibhar also and Elisama, Eliphelet, ' 7 Noga, Nepheg, and jephia, ‛ 8 Elisama, Eliada, and Eliphelet: nine [in ' number.] 9 These are all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines: and Thamar was their sister. 10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam, whose son was Abia, and Asa was his son, and jehosaphat his son, ‛ 11 Whose son was joram, & his son ' was Ahazia, and joas was his son, ‛ 12 Amazia his son, Azariah his son, and jotham his son, ' 13 Ahaz was his son, Hezekia his son, ' and Manasse his son, ' 14 And Amon was his son, and josia ' was his son. ' 15 And the sons of josia, were: the eldest son johanan, the second jehoakim, the third Zedekia, and the fourth Sallum. 16 The sons of jehoakim, were: jeconiah ' his son, and Zedekiah his son. ' 17 The son of jeconiah: Assir, and Salathiel' his son. ' 18 Malchiram also and Pedaia, Senazar, ' jecamia, Hosama, and Nedabia. ' 19 The sons of Pedaia, were: Zorobabel, and Semei: The sons of Zorobabel, Mesullam, Hanania, and Selomith their sister: 20 And Hasubah, Ohel, Berechia, Hasadia, ' and jusabhesed, five [in number.] ' 21 The sons of Hanania: Pelatia, and jesaia: whose son was Rephaia, and his son Arnan, & his son was Obadia, and his son Sechania. 22 The son of Sechania was, Semaia: and the sons of Semaia, were: Hattus, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Saphat, six. 23 And the sons of Neariah, were: Elioenai, ' Hizciiah, and Azricam, three. ' 24 And the sons of Elioenai, were: Hodaviahu, Eliasib, Pelaiah, Accub, johanam, Dalaia, and Anani, seven. ‛ The four Chapter. ' 1 The genealogy of the sons of juda. 5 Of Ashur. 9 Of Jabes and his prayer. 11 Of Chelub. 24 and Simeon: their habitations, 38 and conquests. 1 THe sons of juda: Gen 38 g. and 46 b. Pharez, Hesron, Charmi, Her, & Sobal. 2 And Reaia the son of Sobal begat jahath, and jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad: and these are the kindreds of the Zorathites. 3 And these were of the father of Etam: jezrahel, Isma, and Idbas: and the name of their sister was Hazlelphuni. 4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Eser the father of Husa: And these are the sons of Her the eldest son of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem. 5 And Ashur the father of Thekoa had ' two wives: Helah, and Naarah. ' 6 And Naarah bore him Ahusam, Hepher, Themeni, and Ahasthari: These were the sons of Naarah. 7 And the sons of Helah, were: Zereth, ' jezoar, and Ethnan. ' 8 And Coz begat Anob, and Zobeba, and the kindred of Aharhel the son of Harum. 9 And Jabes was more honourable than his brethren: And his mother called his name Jabes, saying: because I bore him with sorrow. 10 And Jabes called on the God of Israel, saying: If thou wilt bless me in deed, and enlarge my coasts, and shalt let thine hand be with me, and wilt keep me from evil that it hurt me not. And God granted him his desire. ‛ 11 Chelub the brother of Suah begat Mehir, ' which was the father of Esthon. 12 And Esthon begat Beth rapha and Paseha, & Thehinna the father of the city of Nahas: these are the men of Recha. 13 The sons of Kenas: Othniel, and Saraia: And the son of Othniel was, Hathath. 14 And Meonathi begat Ophrah: And Seraia begat joab the father of the valley of crafts men, [so called] because they were crafts men. 15 And the sons of Caleb the son of jephune were, Iru, Ela, and Naam: And the the son of Ela was Kenas. ‛ 16 And the sons of jehaleleel, were: ' Ziph, and Ziphah, Thiria, and Asarel. 17 And the sons of Ezra: were, Jether, Mered, Epher, and jalon: and he begat Miriam, and Sammai, and jisbah the father of Esthemoa. 18 And his wife jehudia bore jered the the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and jecuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. 19 The sons of the wife of Hodia the sister of Naham the father of Keilah, were: Garmi, & Esthemoia the Maachathite. 20 The sons of Simon, were: Ammon, and Rimna, Ben hanan, and Thilon: And the sons of jissi, were: Zoheth, and Ben zoheth. 21 Gen. 38 g. The sons of Selah the son of juda, were: Ere the father of Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the kindreds of the households of them that wrought linen in the house of Asbea. 22 And jokim and the men of Chozebah, and joas, and Saraph which had the dominion in Moab, and jasubi Lehem: these also are words of old. 23 These were potters, and dwelled there among trees and hedges, nigh unto the king, because of his work. ‛ 24 The sons of Simeon were: Nemuel, ' jamin, jarib, Zerah, and Saul: 25 Whos's son was Sallum, and the son of him was Mibsam, & his son was Misma, 26 And the son of Misma was Hamuel, and his son was Zachur, & the son of him was Semehi. 27 Semehi had sixteen sons and six daughters: But his brethren had not many children, neither was all the kindred of them like to the children of juda in multitude. 28 And they dwelled at Beerseba, Molada, ' and at Hazar Sual, ' 29 At Bilha, at Ezem, and at Tholad, ' 30 At Bathuel, at Horma, & at Ziklag, ' 31 At Bethmarcaboth, Hazer, Susim, at Bethbirei, & at Saaraim: These were their cities unto the reign of David. 32 And their villages were: Etan, and Ain, ' Rimmon, Tochen, & Asan, five towns. ' 33 And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. This is the habitation of them, and their genealogy: 34 Mosobab, and jamlech, and josa the son of Amasia, ' 35 And joel, and jehu the son of josibi, the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel, 36 And Elioenai, and jaakoba, Isohaia, ' and Asaiah, Adiel, Ismiel, and Benaia, ' 37 And Ziza the son of Siphi, the son of alon, the son of jedaia, the son of Zimri, the son of Semaia. 38 These are famous captains in their kindreds, setting up greatly the house of their fathers. 39 And they went to the entering in of Gedor, even unto the eastside of the valley, to seek pasture for their sheep: 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, quiet and fruitful: for they of Ham had dwelled there before. 41 And these now afore written by name, came in the days of Hezekia king of juda, and smote the tents of them, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelled in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their sheep. 42 And some of the children of Simeon went to mount Seir, even five hundred men, having for their captains, Phelathia, Nearia, Raphaia, and Vzziel, the sons of Isi: 43 And smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and they dwelled there unto this day. ‛ The .v. Chapter. ' 1 The birth right taken from Reuben and given to the sons of Ioseph. 3 The genealogy of Reuben, 11 and Gad. 23 And of the half tribe of Manasse. 1 THe sons of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel (forasmuch as he was the eldest, G●n x●x. a. lc●vi b. N●. xxvi. a. & had defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of joseph the son of Israel: Howbeit the genealogy is not reckoned after this birthright. 2 For juda prevailed above his brethren, & of his tribe came the chief, and the birthright was given to joseph.) 3 The sons then of Reuben the eldest son of Israel, were: Henoch, Phalu, Hezron, and Charmi. 4 The sons of joel: Samaiah his son, Gog his son, and Semhi his son, ‛ 5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, and ' Baal his son. 6 Beera his son, whom Thiglath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away: for he was a great lord among the Rubenites. 7 And when his brethren in their kindreds reckoned the genealogy of their generations, jeiel and Zachariah were the chief, 8 And Baal the son of Azan, the son of Sema, the son of joel, dwelled in Aroer, & so forth unto Nebo, and Baal-meon. 9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness, from the river Euphrates: for they had much cattle in the land of Gilead. 10 And in the days of Saul, they warred with the Agarites, which were overthrown by their hand: and they dwelled in their tents throughout all the east [land] of Gilgal. 11 And the children of Gad dwelled over against them in the land of Basan, even unto Salcha: 12 And in Basan johel was the chiefest, and Sapham the next: then janai, and Saphat. 13 And their brethren of the household of their fathers, were Michael, Mesullam, Seba, jorai, jahcan, Zia, Eber, seven. 14 These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of jesisai, the son of jahdo, the son of Buz: 15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni was a captain of the household of their fathers. 16 And they dwelled in Gilead in Basan and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Saron and in their borders. 17 And these were reckoned by kindreds in the days of jotham king of juda, and in the days of jeroboam king of Israel. 18 The sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of half the tribe of Manasse, were fight men, and able to bear shield and sword, and to shoot with bow, exercised in war, even four and forty thousand, seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. 19 And they fought with the Hagarites, ' with jetur, Nephis, and Nodab. ' 20 And they were helped [of the Lord] against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and so were all that were with them: For they cried to God in the battle, and he heard them, because they put their trust in him. 21 And they took of their cattle & of their camels, fifty thousand and two hundred, and fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand asses, and of the souls of men an hundred thousand. 22 And there fell many wounded, because the war was of God: And they dwelled in their steads, until the time that they were carried away. 23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasse dwelled in the land, from Basan unto Baal Hermon, and Semir, and unto mount Hermon: [for] they were grown to a great multitude. 24 And these were the heads of the households of their fathers: Epher, and jesi, Eliel, and Azriel, jeremia, and Hodavia, and jahdiel, strong men and valiant, famous men, and heads of the households of their fathers. 25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land whom God destroyed before them. 26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phul king of Assyria, & the spirit of Thiglath Pilneser king of Assyria, and carried them away: even the Rubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasse, and brought them unto Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river Gosan, unto this day. ‛ The vi Chapter. ' 10 The genealogy of the sons of Levi. 31 Their order in the ministery of the tabernacle. 4● Aaron and his sons priests. 54.57. Their habitation. 1 THe sons of Levi: Gersom, Caath, and Merari. 2 Gen. xlvi b. The sons of Caath: Amram, Izahar, Hebron, & Vzziel. 3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, & Miriam. The sons also of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ‛ 4 Eleazar begat Phinehes, Phinehes begat' Abisua. ‛ 5 Abisua begat Boki, Boki begat Vzzi, ‛ 6 Vzzi begat Zarahia, Zarahia begat' Meraioth, ' 7 Meraioth begat Amaria, and Amaria ' begat Ahitob, ‛ 8 Ahitob begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat' Ahimaaz, ‛ 9 Ahimaaz begat Azaria: and Azaria begat' johonan, 10 johonan begat Azaria, which ministered in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem. ‛ 11 2. Par. 26. c. Azaria begat Amaria, Amaria begat' Ahitob, ‛ 12 Ahitob begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat' Sallum, ‛ 13 Sallum begat 4. Reg· 22. c. Helkia, and Helkia begat' Azaria. ‛ 14 Azaria begat Saraia, 4. Reg. 1●. c. and Saraia begat' jehozedech, 15 And jehozedech departed when the Lord carried away juda and Jerusalem by the hand of Nabuchodonoser. ‛ 16 Exod. vi. c. The sons of Levi: Gersom, Caath, ' and Merari. ‛ 17 And these be the names of the sons ' of Gersom: Libni, and Simhi. ‛ 18 And the sons of Caath were: Amram, ' Izahar, Hebron, and Vzziel. 19 The sons of Merari: Mahali, and Musi: and these are the kindreds of Levi concerning their fathers. 20 The son of Gersom was Libni, whose son was jahath, & his son Zemma, 21 And his son joah, and his son Iddo, and his son Zerah, and his son jeathrai. 22 The sons of Caath: Aminadab, and ' his son Korah, and his son Assir, ' 23 And his son Elcana, and his son ' Ebiasaph, and his son Assir, ' 24 And Thahath was his son, and Vriel his son, and Vzzia his son, and Saul was his son. 25 The sons of Elcana: Amasai and Ahimoth. ' 26 And Elcana: The sons of Elcana, 'Zophai, whose son was Nahath, ' 27 And his son Eliab, and jeroham ' his son, and Elcana his son, ' 28 And the sons of Samuel: the eldest ' Vasni, and Abia. ' 29 The sons of Merari: Mahali, & his son Libni, and his son Simhi, and his son Vzza, 30 And his son Simha, and his son ' Haggia, and his son Asaia. ' 31 And these be they whom David set for to sing in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest. 32 And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, Exod. 27 d. until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their offices, according to the order of them. 33 These are they that waited with their children, of the sons of Caath, Heman a singer, which was the son of joel, the son of Samuel, 34 The son of i Reg. i. a. Elcana, the son of jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Thoah, 35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elcana, ' the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, ' 36 The son of Elcana, the son of joel, the son of Azaria, the son of Zephania. 37 The son of Thahath, the son of Assyr, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 The son of Izahar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel: 39 And his brother Asaph stood on his right hand, and Asaph was the son of Barachia, the son of Simha, ‛ 40 The son of Michael, the son of ' Baasa, the son of Melchia, ‛ 41 The son of Athan, the son of Zarah, ' the son of Adaia, ‛ 42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimma, ' the son of Simhi, ‛ 43 The son of jahath, the son of ' Gersom, the son of Levi. 44 And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand, even Ethan the son of Kisi, the son of Abdi, the son of Maluch, ‛ 45 The son of Hazabia, the son of Amazia, ' the son of Helkia, ‛ 46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, ' the son of Samer, 47 The son of Mahli, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. 49 But Aaron and his sons burnt incense upon the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense [and were appointed] for all that was to do in the place most holy, and to make an atonement for them of Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 50 These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, whose son was Phinehes, and his son Abisua, ‛ 51 And his son Bocci, whose son was ' Vzzi, and his son Zerahiah, 52 And the son of him Maraioth, and his son Amaria, and the son of him Ahitob, ‛ 53 And Zadoc his son, and Ahimaaz ' his son. 54 And these are the dwelling places of them througout their towns & coasts, even of the sons of Aaron throughout the kindreds of the Caathites: for so the lot fell for them. 55 And they gave them 〈◊〉 xiiii. d. 〈◊〉 xxi. b. Hebron in the land of juda, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56 But the fields of the city and the villages pertaining thereto, they gave to Caleb the son of jephune. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, even Hebron and Libna with their suburbs, jathir and Esthemoa with their suburbs: 58 And Hilen with her suburbs, and Dabir ' with her suburbs, ' 59 Asan and her suburbs, Bethsemes ' and her suburbs. ' 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and her suburbs, Alemeth and her suburbs, Anathoth and her suburbs: all their cities throughout their kindreds were thirteen. 61 And unto the sons of Caath the remnant of the kindred of the tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe of Manasse by lot, even ten cities. 62 And the sons of Gersom throughout their kindreds, had out of the tribe of Isachar, out of the tribe of Aser, & out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the tribe Manassein Basan, thirteen cities. 63 And unto the sons of Merari were given by lot throughout their kindreds out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, twelve cities. 64 And the children of Israel gave the Levites cities with their suburbs, ' 65 And that by lot, out of the tribe of the children of juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which they called by their names. 66 And they [that were] of the kindreds of the sons of Caath, had cities & their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 joshua. xx. a. And they gave unto them cities of refuge: Sichem in mount Ephraim and her suburbs, Gazer and her suburbs, 68 jocmeam and her suburbs, Bethhoron' and her suburbs, ' 69 Aialon and her suburbs, Geth Rimmon' and her suburbs. ' 70 And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Aver and her suburbs, and Bileam and her suburbs, for the kindred of the remnant of the sons of Caath. 71 And unto the sons of Gersom were given out of the kindred of the half tribe of Manasse: Golon in Basan and her suburbs, and Assharoth and her suburbs. 72 Out of the tribe of Isachar, Kedes, and her suburbs, Dabrath and her suburbs, ‛ 73 Ramoth also and her suburbs, Anem ' and her Suburbs. ‛ 74 And out of Aser, Masal and her suburbs, ' Abdon and her suburbs, ‛ 75 Hukock and her suburbs, Rehob' and her suburbs. 76 Out of the tribe of Nephthali, Kedes in Galilea and her suburbs, Hammon and her suburbs, Kiriathaim and her suburbs. 77 And unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zabulon, Rimmon and her suburbs, Thabor and her suburbs. 78 And on the other side jordane by jericho, even on the east side of jordane, [were given them] out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, jahzah with her suburbs, 79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs: ' Mephaath with her suburbs. ' 80 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth [in] Gilead with her suburbs, Mahanaim with her suburbs, 81 Hesbon with her suburbs, and jazer ' with her suburbs. ' ‛ The seven. Chapter. ' The genealogy of Isachar. Benjamin. 13 Nephthali. 14 Manasses. 20 Ephraim. 30 And Aser. 1 THe sons of Isachar: Thola, Phua, jasub, Simron, four. 2 And the sons of Thola: Vzzi, Rephaia, jeriel, jamai, jebsam, and Sehmuel, which were heads in the households of their fathers. Of Thola [there were] men of might in their generations, 2 Reg. 24 a. whose number [was] in the days of David two & twenty thousand and six hundred. 3 The sons of Vzzi: Izrahia. The sons of Izrahia, Michael, Obadia, joel, & jesiah, five men, all captains. 4 And with them in their generations after the household of their fathers, were six and thirty thousand soldiers and valiant men of war: For they had many wives and sons. 5 And their brethren among all the kindreds of Isachar were valiant men of war, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand. ‛ 6 [The sons] of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, ' and jediel, three. 7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Vzzi, Vzziel, jerimoth, & Iri, five heads of the household of their fathers, men of might, and were reckenened by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 8 The sons of Becher: Zemira, joas, Eliezer, Elionai, Omri, jeremoth, Abia, Anathoth, and Alamath: All these are the children of Becher. 9 And the number of them after their genealogy and generations, & captains of the households of their fathers, men of might [were] twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 The sons of jediel: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: jeus, Benjamin, Ehud, and Chanaana, Zethan, Tharsis, and Ahisahar. 11 All these are the sons of jediel, ancient heads and men of war, seventeen thousand and two hundred, that went out harnessed to battle. 12 And Suppim and Huppim were the children of Ir: and the Husites were the children of Aher. 13 The sons of Nephthali: jahziel, Guni, jezer, and Sallum, the children of Gen. thirty ● Bilha. 14 The sons of Manasse: Azriel, whom his wife bare unto him: But Aramiah his concubine bare Machir the father of Gilead. 15 And Machir took wives for Huppim, and Suppim: And the name of his sister was Maacha, and the name of an other son was Zelophahad: Nu. xxvi d. and xxxvi. a and Zelophahad had daughters. 16 And Maacha the wife of Machir bore a son, and called his name Pherez: and the name of his brother was Zeres, and his sons were Vlam, and Recem. 17 The sons of Vlam: Bedam. These are the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasse: 18 And his sister Molecath bare jeshud, ' Abieser, and Mahelah. ' ‛ 19 And the sons of Semida, were: Ahia, ' Sechem, Lichi, and Amham. 20 The sons of Ephraim: Suthalah, whose son was Bered, and Thahah his son, and his son Eladah, and Thahah his son, 21 And Sabad his son, and Suthelah his son, and Eser, and Elead: And the men of Gath that were borne in that land, slew them, because they were come down to take away their cattle. 22 And Ephraim their father mourned many a day, and his brethren came to comfort him. 23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore him a son, and he called the name of it Beria, because it went evil with his household, 24 And his daughter was Seera, which built Bethhoron the neither and also the upper, and Vzan Seera, 25 And Raphah was his son: whose son was Reseph, and Thelah, whose son was Thaham, ‛ 26 And his son Ladan, and his son ' Amihud, and his son Elisama, ‛ 27 And his son Nun, and his son josuah. 28 Their possessions and habitations was in Bethel, and the towns that longed thereto, & unto the east of Naeram, and on the west side of Gazer with the towns thereof, Sichem and the towns thereof, Adaia and the towns thereof, 29 And a long by the borders of the children of Manasse, Bethsean and her towns, Thaanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, and Dor and her towns: In those dwelled the children of joseph the son of Israel. 30 The sons of Aser: jimna, jesua, Isui, ' and Beria, and Serah their sister. ' 31 The sons of Beria, Heber, and Melchiel, ' which is the father of Birsaith. ' 32 And Heber begat japhlet, Summer, ' Hotham, and Sua was their sister. ' 33 The sons of japhlet: Pasah, Bimhal, & Asuah: These are the children of japhlet. 34 The sons of Semer: Ahi, Rohga, ' jehubba, and Aram. ' 35 And the sons of his brother Helem: ' Zophah, jimna, Seles, and Amal. ' 36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, ' Sual, Beri, and jimrah, ' 37 Bezer, Hod, Samma, Silsa, jethran, ' and Beera. ' 38 The sons of Jether: jephune, Pispa, ' and Ara. ' 39 The sons of Olla: Areh, Haniel, and ' Rezia. ' 40 Al these were the children of Aser, and heads of their father's house, noble men, and mighty head captains: The number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and battle, was twenty and six thousand men. ‛ The viii Chapter. ' ‛ The sons of Benjamin. 33 And race of Saul. ' 1 BEniamin begat Bela his eldest son, Asbel the second, and Aharah the third, ‛ 2 Nohah the fourth, & ' Raphah the fifth. ‛ 3 And the sons of ' Bela, were: Adar, Gera, Abihud, ‛ 4 Abisna, Naaman, and Ahoha, ‛ 5 Gera, Sephuphan, and Huram. 6 And these are the sons of Ehud, and these are ancient heads among the inhabiters of Geba, and they carried them to Manahath: 7 Naaman, Ahia, and Gera, which Gera carried them away, and begat Vzza, and Ahihud. 8 And he begat Saharaim in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away, Husim also, & Baarah were his wives. 9 And he begat of Hodes his wife, jobab, ' and Zibia, Mesa, and Malcham, ' 10 jeuz, and Sachia, and Mirma: These ' were his sons [and] ancient father's. ' 11 And of Husim he begat Ahitob, and ' Elpaal. ' 12 The sons of Elpaal, were: Eber, Misaham, and Samed, which built Ono, Lod, and the towns thereof. 13 Beria and Sema were ancient fathers among the inhabiters of Aialon, and they drove away the inhabiters of Geth, 14 And Aio, Sasac, and jerimoth, ' ' 15 Zebadia, Arad, and Ader, ‛ 16 Michael, and jispa, and joha, the ' sons of Beria. ‛ 17 Zebadia, Mesullam, Hezeki, & Heber, ‛ 18 Ismerai also and jesliah, and Iobab' the sons of Elpaal. ‛ 19 jakim, and Zicri, and Sabdi, ‛ 20 Elienai, Zilthai, and Eliel, ' 21 Adaia, and Beraia, and Zimreth the ' sons of Simhi. ‛ 22 jispan, Eber, and Eliel, ‛ 23 Abdon, and Zicri, and Hanan, ‛ 24 Hanania, Elam, and Anathothia, ‛ 25 jephdeia, and Phenuel, the sons of ' Sadac. ‛ 26 And Samserai, Seharia, and Athaliah, ‛ 27 jaresiah, Elia, and Zichri, the sons ' of jeroham. 28 These were ancient fathers and captains in their kindreds, & these dwelled in Jerusalem. ‛ 29 And at Gibeon dwelled Abi Gibeon, ' whose wife was called Maacah. ‛ 30 And his eldest son was Abdon, ' than Zur, Cis, Baal, and Nadab, ‛ 31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zacher. 32 And Mikloth begat Simea: And these also dwelled with their brethren in Jerusalem over against them. 33 Ne'er begat Cis, and i Re. ● Cis begat Saul, and Saul begat jehonathan, Malchisua, Abinadab, and Esbaal. 34 And the son of jehonathan was ' Meribbaal, & Meribbaal begat Micah. ' 35 And the sons of Micah were Piton, ' Melech, Tharea, and Ahaz. ' 36 And Ahaz begat jehoiada: And jehoiada begat Alemeth, Asmaneth, and Zimri: Zimri begat Moza. 37 Moza begat Binea, whose son was Rapha, and his son was Elasa, and his son Azel. 38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Esricam, Bochri, Ishmael, Searia, Obadia, and Hanan: All these were the sons of Azel. 39 And the sons of Esek his brother, were: Vlam his eldest, jehus the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40 And the sons of Vlam were mighty men, & strong archers, and had many sons, and sons sons, an hundred & fifty. All these are of the sons of Beniam. ‛ The ix Chapter. ' 1 All Israel and juda numbered. 10 Of the priests, and Levites, 11.18. and of their offices. 1 ANd so all Israel numbered by kindreds, behold they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and of juda, and were carried away to Babylon for their transgression: 2 Even the old inhabiters that dwelled in their own possessions and cities, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and Nathenei. 3 And in Jerusalem dwelled of the children of juda, of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasse: 4 Vthai the son of Amihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bem, i. Esd● 〈◊〉. of the children of Pharez the son of juda. ‛ 5 And of Siloni: Asaia the eldest, and ' his sons. ‛ 6 And of the sons of Zerah: jehuel, ●& their brethren six hundred & ninety. 7 And of the sons of Benjamin: Salu the son of Mesullam, the son of Hodavia, the son of Senua. 8 And jibneia the son of jeroham: And Ela the son of Vzi the son of Michri: And Mesullam the son of Sephatia the son of Rehuel the son of jibnia. 9 And their brethren according to their kindreds, nine hundred fifty and six: All these were principal men and ancient in the households of their fathers. 10 And of the priests: jedaia, jehoiarib, ' and jachin, ' 11 Azaria the son of Helkia, the son of Mesullam, the son of Zadoc, the son of Maraioth, the son of Ahitob the chiefest in the house of God. 12 And Adaiah the son of jeroham, the son of Phashur, the son of Melchia: and Maasi the son of Adiel, the son of jehezrah, the son of Mesullam, the son of Mesillamith, the son of Immer. 13 And their brethren which were heads of the ancient households of their fathers, a thousand seven hundred and threescore, active men for the work of the service of the house of God. 14 And of the Levites: Semeia the son of Hasub, the son of Asricam, the son of Hasabia of the sons of Merari. 15 And Bacbakar Heres, and Galal: And Mathania the son of Micah, the son of Zicri, the son of Asaph. 16 And Obadia the son of Semeia, the son of Galal, the son of Iduthun: And Berechia the son of Aza, the son of Elcana, that dwelled in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 ●. Esdr. xi. e. The porters were, Sallum, Accub, Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brother: Sallum was the chief. 18 For they watched hitherto, even unto the kings gate eastward Or by companies. by course, the children of Levi. 19 And Sallum the son of Core, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Corah, and his brethren the Corathites of the house of their father, had their business and office to keep the porches of the tabernacle: and their father's being over the host of the Lord, kept the entering. 20 And Phinehes the son of Eliazar was their foreguide, and the Lord was with him. 21 And Zacharia the son of Meselemia kept the watch before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 All these were chosen men to keep the thressholdes, even two hundred and twelve: and throughout all the genealogy were they numbered in their villages: And them did David and Samuel the sear institute, “ Or, in their 〈◊〉, cruel of●. because of their fidelity. 23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, even of the tabernacle, “ Or by course. to keep them. 24 N●me. three d. In four quarters did they keep the watch: toward the east, west, north, and south. 25 And their brethren remained in the country, and came after seven days from time to time with them. 26 For the Levites which had the oversight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, were under the custody of four notable porters. 27 And they lay round about the house of God, because the keeping thereof pertained to them, and they had the charge to open it every morning. 28 And certain of them had the rule of the ministering vessels, & brought them in and out by tale. 29 Some of them were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the ornaments of the sanctuary, and the flower, wine, oil, frankincense, and sweet odours. 30 And certain of the sons of the priests made ointments of the sweet odours. 31 And Mathathia one of the Levites, (which was the eldest son of Sallum the Corathite) had the oversight of the things that were made in the frying pan. 32 And other of their brethren the sons of Cahath had the oversight of the show bread, which they prepared every Sabbath. 33 These are the singers, even ancient fathers of the Levites, which dwelled in separate chambers and were free: for they had to do in the temple both day and night. 34 These were ancient fathers of the Levites in their generations, & dwelled at Jerusalem. 35 And in Gibeon dwelled the father of Gibeon, jehiel: whose wife was called Maacha. 36 His eldest son was Abdon, than Zur, ' Cis, Baal, Ne'er, and Nadab, ' 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zacharia, and Mikloth. ' 38 And Mikloth begat Simeam: And they also dwelled with their brethren at Jerusalem, even hard by them. 39 And Ne'er begat Cis, and i. Reg ix. a. Cis begat Saul, and Saul begat jehonathan, Malchisua, Abinadab, and Esbaal. 40 And the son of jehonathan, was Meribbaal: And Meribbaal begat Micah. 41 And the sons of Micah, were: Python, ' Melech, and Thahrea. ' 42 And Ahaz begat jahra, jahra begat Alameth, and Asmaueth, and Zimri: Zimri begat Moza, 43 Moza begat Binea, whose son was Rephaia, and his son was Elasa, and his son Azel. 44 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azricam, Bochru, Ishmael, Searia, Obadia, and Hanan: These are the sons of Azel. ☜ The ten Chapter. 1 The battle of Saul against the Philistines. 4 In which he dieth. 5 And his sons also. 13 The cause of saul's death. 1 AND the Philistines fought against Israel, i Reg 31. a. and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and were overthrown & wounded in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed after Saul and his sons, and the Philistines smote jonathan and Abinadab and Malchisua the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded of shooters. 4 Then said Saul to his harness bearer: judi. ix. g. Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, that these uncircumcised come not and do me shame. But his harness bearer would not, for he feared exceedingly: So Saul caught a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his harness bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell on a sword also, and died. 6 And thus Saul and his three sons and all they of his house, died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley, saw how they fled, and that Saul & his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and ran away: and the Philistines came, and dwelled in them. 8 i. Reg 3● c. And it fortuned, that on the morrow when the Philistines came to strip the dead bodies, they found Saul and his sons overthrown in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head and his harness, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to show them unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his harness in the house of their god, and set up his head in the temple (a) The idol of the Philistines. of Dagon. 11 And when all they of Jabes [in] Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul: 12 They arose all the strongest of them, and fet away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabes, and buried the bones of them under an oak in Jabes, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his trespass that he trespassed against the Lord, in that he kept not the word of the Lord, and in that he sought and asked counsel of a woman that wrought with a spirit: 14 And asked not of the Lord, and therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Isai. ¶ The xj Chapter. 3 After the death of Saul David is anointed in Hebron. 5 The jebusites rebel against David, from whom he taketh the tower of Zion. 6 joab is made captain. 10 His valiant men. 1 THen all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, two. Reg. v. a. saying: 2 Behold, we be thy bones, and thy flesh: And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou leddest Israel out & in: And the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be captain over my people Israel. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: And they anointed David king over Israel i. Reg xv●. a. according to the word of the Lord, by the hand of Samuel. 4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is jebus, where as were the jebusites, the inhabiters of the land.) 5 And the inhabiters of jebus said to David: Thou comest not in here. Nevertheless, David won the castle of Zion: which is called the city of David. 6 And David said: Whosoever smiteth the jebusites first, shallbe the principal captain, and a lord. So joab the son of Zaruia went first up, and was made the chief captain. 7 And David dwelled in the castle [Zion] and therefore they called it the city of David. 8 And he built the city on every side, even from milo round about: and joab repaired the rest of the city. 9 And David prospered & waxed great, & the Lord of hosts was with him. 10 i Reg 23. a. These are the principal men of power whom David had, and that clave to him in his kingdom with all Israel to make him king, according to the word of the Lord over Israel. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: josobeam the son of Hachmoni the chief among thirty: he lift up his spear against three hundred, and wounded [them] at one tyme. 12 After him was Eleazar his uncles son an Ahothite, which was one of the three mightiest: 13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle: And there was there a parcel of ground full of barley, and the people fled before the Philistines. 14 And they stepped forth into the midst of the field, and saved it, and slew the Philistines, and the Lord gave a great victory. 15 And the three of the thirty chief captains went to a rock to David, into the cave Adullam: And the host of the Philistines abode in the valley of Rephaim. 16 And when David was in the hold, the Philistines watch was at Bethlehem that same tyme. 17 And David longed, and said: Reg 2●. c. Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well that is at the gate at Bethlehem. 18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well that was by the gate at Bethlehem, and took it and brought it to David: Nevertheless, David would not drink of it, but rather offered it to the Lord, 19 And said: my God forbid it me that I should do this thing: Shall I drink the (a) That is, this w●ter for the which they ventured their blood. blood of these men, that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it: therefore he would not drink it. And this did these three mightiest. 20 And Abisai the brother of joab, he also was captain among three: For he life up his spear against three hundred, and wounded them, and had a name among the three: 21 Yea among three, he was more honourable than the two, for he was their captain: Howbeit, he attained not to thee [first] three. 22 Banaia the son of jehoiada, the son of a very strong man, which had done many acts, of Cabzeel: he slew two strong “ Some read men. [lion's] of Moab, & went down and slew a lion in a pit in time of snow. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, whose stature was even five cubits long, and in the Egyptians hand was a spear like a weavers beam: And the other went down to him with a waster, & plucked the spear out of the Egyptians hand, and slew him with his own spear. 24 Such things did Banaia the son of jehoiada, and had the name among the three mightiest, 25 And was honourable among thirty: but attained not unto thee [first] three: And David made him of his counsel. 26 The other men of arms were these: Asahel the brother of joab, Elhanan his uncles son, of Bethlehem: 27 Samoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira the son of Ickes the Thekoite, Abieser the Anatothite, 29 Sibbecai the Husathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai the Nepthophathite, healed the son of Baana the Nethophathite, 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibea [that pertained] to the children of Benjamin, Benaia the Phirathonite, 32 Hurai of the rivers of Gaas, Abiel the Arbathite, 33 Azmaueth the Baharumite, Elihaba the Salabonite. 34 The sons of Hassem the Gezonite: jonathan the son of Sage an Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Vr. 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahia the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naari the son of Ezbai, 38 joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagari, 39 Zelec the Ammonite, Naharai a Berothite the bearer of the harness of joab the son of Zaruia, 40 Ira the jethrite, and Gareb a jethrite, 41 Vria the Hittite, and Zahad the son of Ahlai, 42 Adina the son of Sisa a Rubenite a captain of the Rubenites, and thirty with him. 43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and josaphat a Mithanite, 44 Vzzia an Astherathite, Sama & jehiel the sons of Hothan an Aroerite: 45 jediel the son of Zimri, and joha his brother a Thosaite, 46 Eliel a Mahavite, jeribai and josaia the sons of Elnaam, and jithma a Moabite, 47 Eliel and Obed, and jasiel a Mesobaite. The xii Chapter 1 What they were that went with David when he fled from Saul. 1 THese are they that came to David to Ziklag while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Cis: and they were very strong helpers in battle. 2 They were weaponed with bows, and could hurl stones with the right hand and with the left, and shoot arrows out of a bow, & were of saul's brethren, even of Benjamin. 3 The chiefest were Ahiezer, and joas the sons of Simaa a Gibeonite, and jeziel and Pelet the sons of Asmaueth, Beracah and jehu of Anathoth. 4 And Ismaia a Gibeonite, a mighty man among thirty, and more than the thirty: jeremiah, jehaziel, jehonan, and josabad of Gedor. 5 Eleusai, jerimoth, Bealia, Semaria, and Seaphatia, the Haraphites. 6 Elcana, jesia, Azarael, joezer, josebeam, Coranites. 7 joela and Zebadiah the sons of jeroam of Gedor. 8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves some unto David into the hold of the wilderness, men of might and men apt for the war, & that could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of (a) Meaning ●erce and terrible. lions, and they were as swift as the Roes in the mountains. 9 Ezer the first, Obdia the second, and Eliab the third, 10 Masmana the fourth, jeremia the fifth, 11 Atthai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 johanan the eight, Elsabad the ninth, 13 jeremia the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh, 14 These were of the sons of Gad, and were captains over the men of war: one of the least could resist an hundred, and the greatest a thousand. 15 These are they that went over jordane in the (b) March. first month when he had filled over all his banks, and they put to flight all them of the valley both toward the east and west. 16 And there came of the children of Benjamin & juda to the hold unto David. 17 And David went out to meet them, and answered, and said unto them: If ye be come peaceably unto me, to help me, mine heart shallbe knit unto you: but and if you come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wickedness in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon and rebuke it. 18 And the (c) The spirit of boldness. spirit came upon Amasai, which was the chief among thirty, & said: Thine are we David, and on thy side thou son of Isai: Tob. xii. ●. Peace, peace be unto thee, & peace be to thy helpers, for thy God is thine help. Then David received them, & made them heads of companies of the men of war. 19 And there fell some of Manasse to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, i. Reg 26 ● but they helped them not: For the lords of the Philistines took advisement, and sent him away again, saying: he will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. 20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasse Adna, jozadad, jediel, Michael, jozabad, Elihu, and Zilthai, heads of the thousands that were of Manasse. 21 And they holp David against 〈…〉 the rovers: For they were all mighty men of war, and captains in the host. 22 For at that time there came one or other to David day by day to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. 23 And this is the number of the chief captains that were prepared to battle, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. 24 The children of juda that bare shield and spear, were six thousand & eight hundred, ready prepared to the war. 25 Of the children of Simeon, men of might to war vii M. & one hundred. 26 Of the children of Levi, four thousand and six hundred. 27 And jehoiada was the chief of them of Of the 〈…〉 came be ●cent of Aaron. Aaron, and with him three thousand and seven hundred. 28 And Zadoc a young man, strong and valiant, and of his father's household, twenty and two captains. 29 And of the children of Benjamin the brethren of Saul, three thousand: And a great part of them did unto that time follow the house of Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim, twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of war, and famous men in the household of their fathers. 31 And of the half tribe of Manasse, fifteen thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make David king. 32 And of the children of Isachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred: & all their brethren were at their will. 33 And of Zabulon which we● out to battle, expert in war and in all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could set the battle in array, they were not of double heart. 34 And of Nephthali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 35 And of Dan expert in battle, twenty & eight thousand and six hundred. 36 And of Aser that went out to the war and kept the forefront of the battle forty thousand. 37 And of the otherside of jordane, of the Rubenites, and Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasse, with all manner of instruments of war, an hundred and twenty thousand. 38 (f) So the who●e ●oast was three hundred 〈◊〉 and two thousand, two hundred twenty and two. All these were men of war, keeping the forefront of the battle [and] with perfect heart came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel: And all the rest of Israel was of one accord to make David king. 39 And there they were with David three days eating & drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreover, they that were nigh them, even unto Isachar, Zabulon, & Nephthali, brought bread on asses, camels, mules, & oxen, & meat, flower, figs, reasinges, wine, & oil, oxen, and sheep abundantly: For there was joy in Israel. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 7 The ark is brought again from Kariathiarim to Jerusalem. 9 Vzza dieth because he toucheth it. 1 ANd David counseled with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with all the Lords, 2 And said unto all the congregation of Israel: If it seem you good, & to be of the Lord our God, we will send abroad unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their suburbs, to gather them together unto us: 3 And we will bring again the (a) His first care was to restore religion. ark of our God to us: for we regarded it not in the days of Saul. 4 And all the congregation was content that he should do so: for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people. 5 So David gathered all Israel together from (b) That is, Nilus. Sihor in Egypt, unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of the Lord from Kiriathiarim. 6 And David went up and all Israel to an high place toward Kiriathiarim, that was in juda, to fet thence the ark of the Lord God that dwelleth between the Cherubs, where his name is called on. 7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Vzza and his" brother guided the cart. 8 And David and all Israel played before the ark of God with all their might, with singing, and haps, psalteries, and timbrels, and cymbals, and trumpets. 9 And when they came unto the threshing floor of Chidon, Vzza put forth his hand to hold the ark, for the orens stumbled. 10 And the Lord was wroth with Vzza, and Vzza punished because ●e took upon him ●n office where unto he was not called smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 11 And David was out of quiet because the Lord had rend a rent in Vzza, and he called the name of that place, the renting of Vzza, unto this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying: how shall I bring the ark of God home to me? 13 And so David brought not the ark home to him to the city of David: but carried it into the house of Obed Edom a Gethite. 14 And the ark of God remained with Obed Edom, even in his house, three months: And the Lord blessed the house of Obed Edom, & all that he had. The xiiii Chapter. 2 Hiram sendeth wood and workmen to David. 4 The names of his children. 8 14 By the counsel of God he goeth against the Philistines and overcometh them. 15 God fighteth for him. 1 SO Hiram the king of tire sent messengers to David, and timber of Cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. 2 And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king upon Israel, & that his kingdom was lift up on high because of his (a) Because of Gods promise made to the people of Israel. people Israel: 3 And David took yet more wives at Jerusalem, and begat more sons and daughters. 4 These are the names of his children, which were borne unto him at Jerusalem: Samua, Sobab, Nathan, & Solomon, 5 jibhar, Elisua, and Eliphalet, 6 Noga, Nepheg, and japhia, 7 Elisama, Beeliada, and Eliphalet. 8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king upon all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: And David heard of it, & went out against them. 9 And the Philistines came in, and spread themselves through the valley of Rephaim. 10 And David (b) David asked counsel at God, before he enterprised war. asked counsel at God, saying: Shall I go against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? 11 And the Lord said unto him: go up, for I will deliver them into thine hand. And so they came up to Baal Perazim, and David smote them there, and David said: God hath divided mine enemies with mine hand, as a man would divide water, and therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. 12 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burnt with fire. 13 And the Philistines came together again, and rushed into the valley. 14 And David asked again at God: And God said to him, Go not up after them, but turn away from them that thou mayest come upon them over against the Bacabe● the Hebrew word signifieth a Mulberry tree. peretrees. 15 And when thou hearest a sound go in the tops of the peretrees, then go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. 16 David therefore did as God commanded him, and they smote the host of the Philistines, from Gibeon to Gazer. 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord made all nations fear him. The xu Chapter. 1 David prepareth an host for the ark. 4 The number and order of the Levites. 16 The singers are chosen out among them. 25 They bring again the ark with joy. 29 David dancing before it, is despised of his wife Michol. 1 AND David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 Then David said: The ark of God ought not to be carried but of the Levites: For them hath the Lord chosen to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister unto him for ever. 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to fetch the ark of the Lord unto his place which he had ordained for it. 4 And David brought together the children of Aaron and the Levites. 5 Of the sons of Caath, was Vriel the chief, & of his brethren there were an hundred and twenty. 6 Of the children of Merari, Asaia the chief, and of his brethren two hundred and twenty. 7 Of the sons of Gersom, joel the chief, and of his brethren an hundred and thirty. 8 Of the children of Elizaphan, Semaia the chief, & of his brethren two hundred. 9 Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and of his brethren fourscore. 10 Of the sons of Vzziel, Aminadab the chief, and of his brethren an hundred and twelve. 11 And David called Zadoc and Abiathar the priests: and the Levites, Vzziel, Asaia, joel, Semaia, Eliel, and Aminadab, 12 And said unto them: Ye that are the principal fathers of the Levites, see that ye be holy with your brethren, that ye may bring in the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it. 13 For, because ye were not there at the first, the Lord our God made a rent among us, for that we sought him not as the fashion ought to be. 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to fet the ark of the Lord God of Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord. 16 And David spoke to the chief heads of the Levites, that they should appoint certain of their brethren to sing with instruments of music, psalteries, haps, and cymbals, that they might make a sound, and to sing on high with joyfulness. 17 And the Levites appointed Heman the son of joel, and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechia, and of the sons of Merari and of their brethren, Ethan the son of Cusaiahu. 18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zacharia, Ben, jaziel, Semiramoth, jehiel, Vnni, Eliab, Benaiahu, Maasiah, Mathathiahu, Eliphalehu, Mikniahu, Obed Edom, and jeiel, porters. 19 So Heman, Asaph, and Ethan the singers, made a sound with cymbals of brass. 20 And Zacharia, Aziel, Semiramoth, jehiel, Vnni, Eliab, Maasiahu, and Banaiahu, played with psalteries on an (a) A musical instrument. Psal. 46. Alamoth. 21 Mathathiahu, Eliphalehu, Mikniahu, Obed Edom, jeiel, and Azaiahu, played upon haps an eight above, with courage. 22 And Chenaniahu the chief of the Levites was master of the song: for he taught other to sing, because he was a man of understanding. 23 Bere●hia and Elcana kept the door of the ark. 24 And Sebaniahu, jehosaphat, Nathanael, Amasai, Zachariahu, Banaiahu, and Eliezer the priests did blow with trumpets before the ark of God: And Obed Edom and jehia were keepers of the door of the ark. 25 And David and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to fet the ark of the appointment of the Lord out of the house of Obed Edom with gladness. 26 And when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the appointment of the Lord, they offered seven oxen, and seven rams. 27 And David had on him a linen garment, like as had also all the Levites that bore the ark, & so had the singers and Chenania the ruler of the song, with the singers: and David had upon him an Ephod of linen. 28 And all they of Israel brought the ark of the Lords covenant with shouting, and blowing of the shawme, and trumpets, making a noise with cymbals, psalteries, and haps. 29 And as the ark of the appointment of the Lord came into the city of David, Michol the daughter of Saul looking out at a window, saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart. ¶ The xuj Chapter. 1 The ark being placed, they offer sacrifices. 4 David ordaineth Asaph and his brethren to minister before the Lord. 8 He appointeth a notable psalm to be song in praise of the Lord. 1 SO they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David pitched for it: And they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 And he dealt to all Israel both man and woman, a cracknel of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flacket of wine. 4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to repeat, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel. 5 And Asaph was the chief, and next to him Zacharia, jeiel, Semiramoth, jehiel, Mathathia, Eliab, Benaia, two. Reg. vi. b. Obed Edom, & jeiel with instruments, psalteries, & haps: But Asaph made a sound with cymbals. 6 Banaia and jahaziel priests blewe with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 And that same time David did appoint chiefly to thank the Lord by Asaph and his brethren. 8 Psalm. cv. Confess you [it] unto God, call upon his name: cause the people to understand his devices. 9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk you of all his wondrous works. 10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that do seek God. 11 Seek God and his strength: seek his face evermore. 12 Remember the marvelous works that he hath done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth, 13 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye his chosen children of jacob: he is God our Lord, his judgements are in all the earth. 14 He hath been mindful always of his covenant (for he promised a word to a thousand generations:) even of his covenant that he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto “ Ius●. Isaac. 15 And he appointed the same unto “ jaacob. jacob for a law: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant. 16 Saying, unto thee I will give the land of Kenaan. Chanaan: the “ cord, wherewith portions of inheritances were measured. lot of your inheritance. 17 When they were a few men in number, and had been strangers but a little while in it: and when they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people, 18 He suffered no man to “ Deceive them. do them wrong: yea he reproved even kings for their sakes. 19 touch not mine anointed: and triumph not over my prophets. 20 Psalm. 96. Sing unto the Lord all the earth: and show from day to day his salvation. 21 Tell of his glory among the heathen: his wonderful deeds among all natitions. 25 For great is the Lord, and worthy to be praised exceedingly: he is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the people are “ Vanity and no God. but idols: but the Lord made heaven. 27 Praise and honour are in his presence: strength and gladness are in his place. 28 ascribe unto the Lord ye kindreds of people, ascribe to the Lord glory and dominion. 29 ascribe unto the Lord the glory due unto his name, bring sacrifices, and come before him, and worship the Lord in his glorious sanctuary. 30 Let all the earth fear him: surely the world shallbe stable and not move. 31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, and let men tell among the nations that the Lord is king. 32 Let the sea roar & the fullness thereof: let the fields rejoice, & all that is therein. 33 Then shall the trees of the wood rejoice at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth. 34 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth ever: 35 And say ye, save us O God our salvation, gather us together, and deliver us from among the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and triumph in the praise of thee. 36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever: & let all people say Amen, and praise the Lord. 37 And so he left there before the ark of the lords covenant Asaph & his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, [in such things as were to be done] day by day. 38 And Obed Edom and his brethren, threescore and eight, and Obed Edom the son of jeduthun, and Hosa, were appointed to be porters. 39 And Zadoc the priest & his brethren the priests were before the tabernacle of the lord, in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the burnt offering altar perpetually, in the morning and evening, according to all that which is written in the law of the Lord which he commanded Israel. 41 And with them were Heman and jeduthun, and other that were chosen, whose names were expressed to give thanks to the Lord, That his mercy lasteth ever. 42 And with them did Heman an jeduthun sing with the trumpets and cymbals, making a sweet melody with instruments of music & godly songs: And the sons of jeduthun were porters. 43 And all the people departed every man to his house, & David returned to bless his house. The xvii Chapter. 3 David is forbidden to build an house unto the Lord. 12 Christ is promised under the figure of Solomon. 18 David giveth thanks, 23 and prayeth unto God. 1 AND it fortuned, that when David dwelled in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Lo, I dwell in ● Reg. seven. a. an house of Cedar tree, but the ark of the lords covenant remaineth under In tents covered with skins. curtains. 2 And Nathan said unto David: Do all that is in thine heart, for God is with thee. 3 And the same night, it fortuned that the word of God came to Nathan, saying: 4 Go and tell David my servant, thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: 5 For I have dwelled in no house sense the day that I brought out the children of Israel, unto this day: but have gone from tent to tent, and from one habitation to an other. 6 And wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spoke I ever one word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of Cedar tree? 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, thus saith the Lord of hosts: I took thee from the sheep coat, and from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be captain over my people Israel: 8 And I have been with thee whither soever thou hast walked, and have weeded out all thine enemies out of thy sight, & have made thee a name like the name of the greatest men that are in the earth. 9 And I have ordained a place for my people Israel and made it fast, so that now they may dwell in their place, and move no more: Neither shall the children of wickedness vex them any more as at the beginning. 10 And sense the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, I have subdued all thine enemies: and I told thee that the Lord would build thee an house. 11 This also shall come to pass: when thy days be expired that thou must go unto thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shallbe of thy sons, and I will stablish his kingdom. 12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his seat for ever. 13 I willbe his father, and he shallbe my son, and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee. 14 But I will stablish him in mine house and my kingdom for ever, and his seat shallbe sure for evermore. 15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, did Nathan tell king David. 16 And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said: What am I O Lord God, and what is mine household, that thou hast promoted me thus far? 17 And yet this seemed little in thine eyes, O God: But thou hast also spoken of thy servants house for a great while to come, and haste looked upon me as upon a man of high degree, O Lord God. 18 What shall David desire more of thee for the honour of thy servant? For thou hast known thy servant. 19 O Lord, for thy servants sake, even according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this magnificence, to show all great things. 20 Lord there is none like thee, neither is there any God save thou, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21 Moreover, what nation on the earth is like thy people Israel, to whom God hath vouchsafed to come and redeem them to be his own people, and to make thee a name of excellency & terribleness, with casting out nations from before the people, whom thou hast delivered out of Egypt? 22 Thy people of Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever, and thou becamest their God. 23 Therefore now Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant & his house, be true for ever, that thou Lord do as thou hast said: 24 Let it come to pass, that thy name may be magnified for ever, that it may be said, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even the God of Israel, and the house of David thy servant endureth stable before thee. 25 For thou O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house, and therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee. 26 And now Lord, thou art God, & hast promised this goodness unto thy servant 27 Now therefore let it be thy pleasure to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue before thee for ever: For whom thou blessest O Lord, the same is blessed for ever. The xviii Chapter. The battle of David against the Philistines. 2 And against Moab. 3 Zoba, 5 Aram, 12 And Edom. 1 ANd after this, it fortuned that David smote the Philistines, & subdued them, and took Geth and the towns that two▪ Re. viii. a. longed thereto out of the hands of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became David's servants, and paid him tribute. 3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zoba unto Hanath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand charets, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and lamed all the chariot horses, and reserved of them an hundred charets. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascon came to help Hadarezer king of Zoba, David slew of the Syrians twenty and two thousand. 6 And David put soldiers in Syria Damascon, and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought him tribute: And the Lord preserved David in all that he went to. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Tebhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezar, brought David exceeding much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen lavatory, 〈◊〉 seven b. 〈◊〉. c. the pillars, and the vessels of brass. 9 And when Thou king of Hemath heard how David had beaten all the 〈◊〉 ●oast. strength of Hadarezer king of Zoba, 10 He sent O● joram 〈…〉. Hadoram his son to king David, to make peace with him, & to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and beaten him (for Thou had war with Hadarezer) and [Hadoram brought] all manner of jewels of gold, silver, and brass, with him. 11 And king David dedicated them unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he brought from all nations, from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amelec. 12 And Abisai the son of Zaruia slew of the Edomites in the salt valley fifteen thousand, 13 And put soldiers in Edom, and all the Edomites became David servants: Thus the Lord kept David in all that he took in hand. 14 And David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgement and righteousness among all his people. 15 And joab the son of Zaruia was over the host, & jehosaphat the son of Ahilud recorder: 16 And Zadoc the son of Ahitob and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests, and Sausa was scribe, 17 And Banaiahu the son of jehoiada was over the Crethites and the Phelethites: and the sons of David were next unto the king. The xix Chapter. 4 Hannon king of the children of Ammon doth great injuries to the servants of David. 6 He prepareth an army against David, 15 and is overcome. 1 AFter this, it chanced that two. Reg x a. Nahas the king of the children of Ammon died, & his son reigned in his stead. 2 And David said: I will show kindness unto Hannon the son of Nahas, because his Because 〈◊〉 received David and his compau when 〈◊〉 perse●●m, he 〈◊〉 now 〈…〉 to his 〈◊〉 for the 〈◊〉. father dealt kindly with me. And David sent messengers to comfort him over the death of his father: And the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hannon, to comfort him. 3 But the lords of the children of Ammon said to Hannon: Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father in thy sight, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? Are not his servants come to The ma● 〈…〉 of the 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉. search, to look, and espy out the land? 4 Wherefore Hannon took David's servants, and They cut 〈…〉. shaved them, and cut of their coats hard by their buttocks, & sent them away. 5 And there went certain and told David how the men were served: And the king sent to meet them (for the men were exceedingly ashamed) and the king said: Tarry at jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank in the sight of David, Hannon and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talentes of silver to hire them charets and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria Maacha, and out of Zoba. 7 And they hired thirty and two thousand charets, and the king of Maacha and his people: which came and pitched before Medeba: And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent joab and all the host of strong men. 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put themselves in array to battle before the gate of the city: And the kings that were come, kept them by themselves back in the field. 10 When joab also saw that the frunt of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose out of all the chosen men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. 11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abisai his brother, & they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon. 12 And he said: If the Syrians be to strong for me, thou shalt secure me, and if the children of Ammon prevail against thee, I will help thee. 13 Pluck up thine heart, and let us play the men for our people's sake, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord shall do that which is good in his own sight. 14 So joab and the people that were with him, drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle: and they fled before him. 15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they ran away likewise before Abisai his brother, and got them into the city: and joab came to Jerusalem. 16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers and fet out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Sophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. 17 And it was told David: and he gathered all Israel, and went together over jordane, and came and set upon them: And when David had put himself in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. 18 But the Syrians fled before Israel, and David destroyed of the Syrians seven thousand charets, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Sophach the captain of the host. 19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before them of Israel, they made peace with David, & became his servants: Neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more. The twenty Chapter. 1 Rabba destroyed. 3 The Ammonites tormented. 4 The philistines are thrice overcome with their giants. 1 AND it came to pass, that after the year was expired ( two. Reg. xi. a. about the time that kings go out a warfare) joab carried out the Or, strength of the army. army of the host, and two. Reg. x. a. destroyed the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabba, and destroyed it: But David tarried at Jerusalem while joab smote Rabba and destroyed it. 2 two. Re. xii. g. And David took the crown of their king from of his head, and sound that it had the weight of a talon of gold, and there were precious stones in it, and it was set upon David's head: And he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city. 3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and tormented them with saws and harrows of iron, and with other sharp instruments, “ Axes. and so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon: And David and all the people came again to Jerusalem. 4 2. Re. 21. d. After this, it fortuned that there arose war at Gazer with the Philistines: at which time Sobokai the Husathite slew Sippai that was of the children of Gen. xiii. a. Rephaim, and they were subdued. 5 And there was battle again with the Philistines, & Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahemi the brother of Goliath the Gethite, whose spear was like a weavers beam. 6 And there chanced yet again war at Geth, where as was a man of a great stature, with twenty and four fingers and toes, six on every hand, and six on every foot, and was the son of Raphah. 7 But when he defied Israel, jehonathan the son of Simea David's brother slew him. 8 These were borne unto Raphah at Geth, and were overthrown in the hand of David and in the hand of his servants. The xxi Chapter. 1 David causeth the people to be numbered. 14 And there die seventy thousand men of the pestilence. 1 ANd Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 2 And David said to joab and to the rulers of the people: Go ye and number Israel from Beerseba to Dan: & bring it to me, that I may know the number of them. 3 And joab answered: The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: But my lord, O king, are they not all my lords servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will my lord be a cause of David off●ded in ●ing the 〈…〉 it of 〈…〉 for 〈…〉 not to 〈…〉: for 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 Exo. 30. trespass to Israel? 4 Nevertheless the kings word prevailed against joab: And joab departed, and walked throughout all them of Israel, and came to Jerusalem again, 5 And gave the sum of the number of the people unto David: And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and juda was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. 6 But the Levites and Benjamin counted he not among them: For the kings word was abominable to joab. 7 And the Lord was displeased with this thing, and smote Israel. 8 And David said unto God: I have sinned exceedingly in doing this thing: And now I beseech thee, do away the wickedness of thy servant, for I have done very foolishly. 9 And the Lord spoke unto Gad David's sear, saying: 10 Go, and tell David, saying, thus saith the Lord, I give thee the choice of three things: choose the one of them, that I may do unto thee. 11 And Gad came to David, and said unto him, thus saith the Lord: Choose thee 12 Either three years famishment, or three months to be destroyed before thine adversaries, & that the sword of thine enemies may overtake thee: or else the sword of the Lord and pestilence in the land three days, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel: And now advise thyself, what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. 13 And David said unto Gad, I am in an exceeding straight: Let me fall now into the hand of the Lord (for passing great are his mercies) but let me not fall into the hand of men. 14 So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there were overthrown of Israel threescore and ten thousand men. 15 And God sent the angel into Jerusalem to destroy it: And as he was about to destroy, the Lord beheld, and had compassion on the evil, & said to the angel that destroyed: It is enough, let now thine hand cease. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the jebusite. 16 And David lift up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand, stretched out toward Jerusalem: Then David and the elders of Israel which were clothed in sack, fell upon their faces. 17 And David said unto God: Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? It is I that have sinned and done evil in deed: and what have these sheep done? Let thine hand O Lord my God be on me, and on my father's house: but not on thy people, that they should be punished. 18 And the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the jebusite. 19 And David went up according to the saying of Gad which he spoke in the name of the Lord. 20 And Ornan turned about, and saw the angel, and his four sons were with him, and hid themselves: But Ornan was threshing wheat. 21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground. 22 And David said to Ornan: give me the place of the threshing floor, that I may build an altar therein unto the lord: Thou shalt give it me for as much money as it is worth, that the plague may cease from the people. 23 And Ornan said unto David: Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which seemeth good in his eyes: Lo, I give thee oxen also for burnt sacrifices, and treshing instruments for wood, & wheat for meat offering, I give it all. 24 And king David said to Ornan: Not so, but I will buy it for as much money as it is worth: For I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without coast. 25 And so David gave to Ornan for that place sickles of gold six hundred by weight. 26 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord, and he heard him from heaven in fire upon the altar of burnt offering. 27 And when the Lord had spoken to the angel, he put up his sword again into the sheath of it. 28 At that time when David saw that the Lord had heard him in the threshing floor of Ornan the jebusite, he used to offer there: 29 For the tabernacle of the Lord which Moses made in the wilderness, & the altar of burnt offering, were at that season in the hill of Gibeon: 30 And David could not go before it, to ask counsel at God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord. The xxii Chapter. 2 David prepareth things necessary for the building of the temple. 6 He commandeth his son Solomon to build the temple of the Lord, which thing he himself was forbidden to do. 9 Under the figure of Solomon, Christ is promised. 1 ANd David said: This is the house of the lord God, & this is the altar for the burnt offering of Israel. 2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel, and he set masons to hue and pullishe stones for the building of the house of God. 3 And David prepared plenty of iron for nails, & doors of the gates, & to join withal, and abundance of brass without weight, 4 And Cedar trees without number: For the Zidons and they of tire brought much Cedar wood to David. 5 And David said: Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be magnifical, excellent, and of great fame and dignity throughout all countries: I will therefore make ordinances for it. And so David prepared many things before his death. 6 And he called Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon: two. Reg seven. b. iii. Reg. v. ● My son, I thought [as it was] in mine heart to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God: 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Thou hast shed much blood, and hast made great battles: thou shalt therefore not build an house unto my name, for thou hast shed much blood up on the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son is borne to thee, and he shallbe a man of rest, for I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: For his name is Solomon, & I will send rest and peace upon Israel in his days. 10 He shall build an house for my name, and he shallbe my son, and I willbe his father, and I will establish the seat of his kingdom upon Israel for ever. 11 Now therefore my son, the Lord be with thee, and prosper thee, and thou shalt build an house to the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee. 12 And the Lord shall give thee wisdom and understanding, and shall give thee commandments for Israel, that thou mayst keep the law of the Lord thy God. 13 For then thou shalt prosper, even when thou takest heed and fulfilest the statutes and laws which the Lord charged Moses with for Israel: Pluck up thine heart therefore, & be strong, dread not, nor be discouraged. 14 Behold, according to my poverty have I also prepared for the house of the Lord, an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver: and as for brass & iron, it can not be numbered, (for it is very much) And I have prepared timber and stone, and thou mayest provide more thereto. 15 Moreover, thou hast workmen with thee mow, and masons, and carpenters [to work in stone and timber,] & many men that be active for every work. 16 And of gold, silver, brass, & iron, there is no number: Up therefore, and be doing, and the Lord shallbe with thee. 17 And David commanded all the lords of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying: 18 Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitors of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people. 19 Now therefore set your hearts and your souls to seek the Lord your God: Up, and build ye the temple of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house so built for the name of the Lord. The xxiii Chapter. 1 David being old ordaineth Solomon king. 3 He causeth the Levites to be numbered. 4 And assigneth them to their offices. 13 Aaron and his sons are for the high priests. 14 The sons of Moses. ☞ 1 SO when David was old and full of days, i●. Reg. ●. he made Solomon his son king over Israel. 2 And then he gathered together all the lords of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above: and the number and sum of them was thirty and eight thousand men. 4 Of which twenty and four thousand were set to further the work of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were officers and judges. 5 Four thousand were porters, & four thousand praised the Lord with such instruments as was made to praise withal. 6 And so David put an order among them dividing them, in parts: Of the children of Levi, Gerson, Caath, and Merari. ' 7 Of the Gersonites was Laadan, and ' Semei. ‛ 8 The sons of Laadan, the chief was ' jehiel, Zethan, and joel, three. 9 The sons of Semei: Selomith, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the ancient fathers of Laadan. 10 And the sons of Semei: were, jahath, Zina, jeus, & Beria: these four were the sons of Semei. 11 And jahath was the chief, Ziza the second: but jeus, and Beria had not many sons, therefore they were in one reckoning according to their father's household, reckoned for one ancient household. 12 The sons of Caath: Amram, Izahar, ' Hebron, and Vzziel, four. ' 13 Exod vi c. i Par. vi a. The sons of Amram: Aaron, and Moses: And Aaron was separated to have the rule of the holy things in the place most holy, he & his sons for ever, and to burn incense before the Lord, and to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever. 14 Moses also the man of God, and his children, were named with the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses: Gerson, & Eliezer. ' 16 Of the sons of Gersom, Sebuel was ' the chief. ' 17 The sons of Eliezer, Rehabia the chief: And Eliezer had none other sons, but the sons of Rehabia were very many. 18 The sons of Izahar, Selomith the chief. ' 19 The sons of Hebron, jeriahu the first, Amaria the second, jahaziel the third, and jecmaam the fourth. 20 The sons of Vzziel: Micha the first, ' and jesia the second. ' 21 The sons of Merari: Mahli, & Musi. ' The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Cis. ' 22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Cis took them. 23 The sons of Musi: Mahli, Eder, and ' jeremoth, three. ' 24 These are the children of Levi after the household of their fathers, even the ancient of the father's according to their offices, and after the number and sum of the names of them that did the work in the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and above. 25 And David said: The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever. 26 That the Levites also should now no more bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the service thereof. 27 For according to the last words of David, the Levites were numbered from twenty years and above. 28 And their office was under the hand of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of the Lord in the courts and cells, and in the purifying of all holy things, and in the work of the service of the house of God: 29 In the showbread, in the fine ●●owre, in the meat offering, in the wafers of sweet bread, in the frying pan, in the gridiron, and in all manner of measures & size: 30 And to stand every day in the morning to thank and praise the Lord, and so likewise at even: 31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord, in the Sabbathes, in the new moons, and on the feastful days, by number and custom continually as they were commanded, before the Lord. 32 And that they should wait on the tabernacle of the congregation, & on the holy place, and on the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord. ‛ The xxiiii Chapter. ' ‛ david assigneth offices unto the sons of Aaron. ' 1 THese are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 Levit xvi a. Nadab also and Abihu died before their father, & had no children: But Eleazar, & Ithamar executed the priests office. 3 And David ordered them on this manner: Zadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelec of the sons of Ithamar [were] according to their offices in their ministration. 4 And there were more ancient men found among the sons of Eleazar, than the sons of Ithamar. And thus were they ordered together: Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen rulers according to the household of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the household of their fathers. 5 And thus were they put in order by lot the one sort from the other: and so were there rulers in the sanctuary and lords before God, aswell of the sons of Eleazar, as of the sons of Ithamar. 6 And Semeia the son of Nathanael the scribe, of the kindred of the Levites, wrote them before the king & the lords, & before Zadoc the priest and Ahimelec the son of Abiathar, and before the ancient fathers of the priests and Levites, one principal household being reserved for Eleazar, and one for Ithamar. 7 And the first lot fell to jehoiarib: and ' the second to jedaia, ' 8 The third to Harim, and the fourth to ' Sehorim, ' 9 The fift to Melchia, and the sixth to ' Miiamin, ' 10 The seventh to Hakos, and the eight ' to Luk. i. Abia, ' 11 The ninth to jesua, and the tenth to ' Secaniah, ' 12 The eleventh to Eliasib, & the twelfth ' to jakim, ' 13 The thirteenth to Huppa, and the fourteenth ' to jesebeab, ' 14 The fifteenth to Bilga, and the sixteenth ' to Immer, ' 15 The seventeenth to Hezir, and the eyghteenth ' to Aphses, ' 16 The nynteenth to Pethahia, and the twentieth to jeheskel, ' 17 The twenty and one to jachin, and ' the twenty and two to Gamul, ' 18 The twenty and three to Delaiahu, ' and the twenty and four to Maasiahu. ' 19 These are the ordinances of them in their offices when they came into the house of the Lord, according to their manner under Aaron their father, as the lord God of Israel had commanded him. 20 The rest of the sons of Levi, are these: Of the sons of Amram, Subael: of the sons of Sabuel, jehediahu. ‛ 21 Of the sons of Rehabia, the first ' jesia. ‛ 22 Of the jezaharites Selomoth: Of ' the sons also of Selomoth jahath. 23 His sons jeriahu the first, Amariahu the second, jahaziel the third, and jekameam the fourth. ‛ 24 Of the sons of Vzziel, Micha: Of ' the sons of Micha, Samir. ‛ 25 The brother of Micha was Issia: Of ' the sons also of Issia, Zechariahu. 26 The sons of Merari, were Mahli, and Musi: The sons of jaaziahu, Beno. 27 The sons of Merari by jaaziahu, ' Beno, Soham, Zacur, and Ibri. ' 28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, and he had ' no sons. ' 29 Of Cis: the sons of Cis, jerahemeel. ' 30 The sons of Musi, Mahli, Eder, and jerimoth: These are the children of the Levites, after the household of their fathers. 31 And these cast lots next to their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadoc, and Ahimelec, and the ancient fathers of the priests & Levites, even the principal fathers, before their younger brethren. ☜ ‛ The xxv Chapter. ' ‛ The singers are appointed with their places and lots. ' 1 ANd so David and the captains of the host appointed out to do service the sons of Asaph, and Heman, & jeduthun, which should prophecy with haps, psalteries, and cymbals: And there was a multitude of the men that were appointed to the service and ministration: 2 Of the sons of Asaph, Zacur, joseph, Nathania, and Asarela that waited on Asaph which prophesied according to the commandment of the king. 3 Of jeduthun: the sons of jeduthun, Gedeliahu, Zeri, jesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathathiahu, six, under the hands of their father jeduthun, which prophesied with a harp, for to give thanks & praises unto the Lord. 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman, Bucciahu, Matthaniahu, Vzziel, Zebuel, jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddalthi, Romanthi Ezer, josbekasa, Malothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman which was the kings sear in the words of God, to life up the horn [of the regal dignity:] And God gave to Heman fourteen sons, and three daughters. 6 All these also were at the hand of their father, singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and haps, when Asaph, jeduthun, and Heman executed the service in the house of God at the kings commandment. 7 And the multitude of them with their brethren that were instruct in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, were two hundred fourscore and eight. 8 And they Pro. xvi. d. cast lots among themselves how they should wait, aswell for the small as for the great, for the scholar aswell as for the schoolmaster. 9 And the first lot in Asaph fell to joseph, the second to Gedaliahu with his brethren and sons, which men were twelve. 10 The third fell to Zacur with his sons and brethren, being twelve persons. 11 The fourth, to Izri with his sons ' and brethren, twelve persons. ' 12 The fifth to Nathaniahu with his ' sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' 13 The sixth to Bucciahu with his sons ' and brethren, twelve persons. ' 14 The seventh to jesrarela with his ' sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' 15 The eight to jesaiahu with his ' sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' 16 The ninth to Mathaiahu with his ' sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' 17 The tenth to Semei with his sons ' and brethren, twelve persons. ' 18 The eleventh to Azareel with his ' sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' 19 The twelfth to Hazabia with his ' sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' ‛ 20 The thirteenth to Subael with his sons and brethren twelve persons. ' 21 The fourteenth, to Mathathiahu with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ‛ 22 The fifteenth to jeremoth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' 23 The sixteenth to Hananiahu with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' ‛ 24 The seventeenth to josbekasa with his sons & brethren, twelve persons. ' ‛ 25 The eighteenth to Hanani with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' ‛ 26 The nineteenth to Malothi with his ' sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' 27 The twenteeths to Eliatha with his ' sons and brethren, twelve persons. ' 28 The twenty and one to Hothir with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. 29 The twenty & two to Geddalthi with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. 30 The twenty and three to Mahazioth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. 31 The twenty and four to Romamthi Ezer with his sons and brethren, twelve persons. ☜ ‛ The xxvi Chapter. ' 1 The porters of the temple are ordained every man to the gate which he should keep, 20 and over the treasure. 1 THese are the divisions of the porters. ☞ Among the Corethites, Meselemiahu, the son of Kore of the children of Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meselemiahu were these: Zachariahu the eldest, jedihel the second, Zebadiahu the third, and jahniel the fourth, ‛ 3 Elam the fifth, jehohanan the sixth, and Eiloenai the seventh. ' 4 The sons of Obed Edom, Semeia the eldest, jehosabad the second, joah the third, Sacar the fourth, and Nathanael the fifth, ‛ 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, ' Peulthai the eight, for God blessed him. 6 And unto Semeia his son, were sons borne, that ruled in the house of their father: for they were men of might. 7 The sons of Semeia, Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, and his brethren were strong men, Elihu and Samachiahu. 8 All these were of the children of Obed Edom: they and their children, and their brethren, active men and of strength to do service, even threescore and two of Obed Edom. ‛ 9 And Meselemiahu had sons and brethren, active men, eighteen. ' 10 The sons of Hosa of the children of Merari, Simri the chief, & though he was not the eldest, yet his father set him in the chiefest place: 11 Helkiahu the second, Tebaliahu the third, and Zechariahu the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosa were thirteen. 12 Among these was divided the office of the portership, that they should be ancient men, to wait with their brethren, when they ministered in the house of the Lord. 13 And they cast lots between the great and small, after the household of their fathers, for every gate. 14 And the lot on the eastside fell upon Selemiahu: And for Zachariahu his son (which was a wise counsellor) they cast lots, and his lot came out toward the north. 15 And Obed Edom's lot fell to the south: And for his sons fell the houses of (a) Asuppim, that is to say, the counsel house. Asuppim. 16 For Shuppim and Hosa toward the west, with the gate Shallecheth by the paved street that goeth upward, one watch being over against an other. 17 In the east were six Levites, and toward the north four a day, toward the south four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. 18 In (b) Which was an hous● wherein they kept the instruments of the temple. Parbar toward the west two at the going up, and two in Pharbar. 19 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Koreh, & among the sons of Merari. 20 And of the Levites, Ahiah had the oversight of the treasures of the house of God, & of the treasures of the dedicate things. 21 As concerning the sons of Laadan, which were the children of the Gersonites of Laadan, came ancient fathers, even of Laadan there came Gersuni, and jehieli. 22 The sons of jehieli, Zetham, and joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord. ‛ 23 Of the Amramites also and Izaharites, ' Hebronites, and Ozielites. 24 And Subael the son of Gersom the son of Moses, [was] a ruler over the treasures. 25 And of his brethren the sons of Eliezer was Rahabiahu, whose son was jesaiahu, whose son was joram, whose son was Zichri, whose son was Selomith. 26 Which Selomith & his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicate things, which David the king, and the ancient fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host had dedicated, 27 Out of the spoils won in battles, they did dedicated to maintain the house of the Lord. 28 And all that Samuel the sear, & Saul the son of Cis, and Abner the son of Ne'er, and joab the son of Zaruia, had dedicated, and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Selomith and of his brethren. 29 Of the Izaharites was Chenamahu and his sons appointed to the business (c) Meaning of things that were out of the city. without forth over Israel: for they were officers and judges. 30 And of the Hebronites, Hasabiahu and his brethren, men of activity, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel beyond jordane westward, in all business belonging to God, and service of the king. 31 Among the Hebronites was jedia the chiefest, even a prince among the Hebronites and fathers of his kindred: And in the fourtith year of the kingdom of David, they were sought for, and there were found among them men of activity at jazer in Gilead. 32 And his brethren were men of activity, even two thousand and seven hundred ancient fathers: whom king David made rulers over the Rubenites, Gadites, and over the half tribe of Manasse, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the kings business. ☜ ‛ ¶ The xxvij Chapter. ' ‛ Of the princes and rulers that ministered unto the king. ' ☞ 1 THE children of Israel, after the number of them, the ancient heads and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king by divers courses, which came in and went out month by month, throughout all the months of the year: And in every course were twenty and four thouthousand. 2 Over the first course for the first month, was jasoboam the son of Zabdiel, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 3 And the chiefest of all the captains of the host for the first month, was of the children of Pharez. 4 Over the course of the second month, was Dodai an Ahohite, & in his course was Mikloth a ruler, [his helper:] and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 5 The chief captain of the third host for the third month, was two. Reg. 23. c. Banaiahu the son of jehoiada the high priest, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 6 This is that Banaiahu which was most mighty among thirty, and above thirty: And in his part was Amizabad his son. 7 The fourth captain for the fourth month, was Asael the brother of joab, and Zabadaia his son after him, and in his course were twenty & four thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month, was Samhut the jezrahite, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month, was Ira the son of Ickes a Theckuite, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 11 The eight captain for the eight month, was Sibbechai an Husathite of the kindred of Zarhi, & in his course were twenty and four thousand. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month, was Abiezer an Anathothite of the sons of jemini, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13 The tenth captain for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophatite of the Zarahites, & in his course were twenty and four thousand. 14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month, was Banaia the Pirathonite of the children of Ephraim, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophatite of Othoniel, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 16 And the rulers over the tribes of Israel were these: Among the Rubenites, was Eliezer the son of Zichri: Among the Simeonites also, was Saphathiahu the son of Maacha. 17 Among the Levites, Hasabia the son of Kemuel: Among the Aaronites, Zadok. 18 Among them of juda, Elihu of the brethren of David: Among them of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael. 19 Among them of Zabulon, jesmaiahu the son of Obadiahu: Among them of Nephthali, jerimoth the son of Azriel. 20 Among the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azariahu: In the half tribe also of Manasse, joel the son of Pedaiahu. 21 Of the half tribe of Manasse in Gilead, I●ddo the son of Zachariahu: Among them of Benjamin, jaasiel the son of Abner. 22 Among them of Dan, Azarel the son of jeroham. These are the lords of the tribes of Israel. 23 But David took not the number of them under twenty years, because the Lord said he would increase Israel like unto the stars of the sky. 24 And joab the son of Zaruia began to number: but he finished it not, because that there fell wrath for it against Israel, neither was the number put into the chronicles of king David. 25 Over the kings treasures was Azmaueth the son of Adiel: And over the treasures of the fields, in the cities, and villages, and castles, was jehonathan the son of Vzziahu. 26 And over the workmen in the fields that tilled the ground, was Ezri the son of Chelub. 27 And the oversight of the vineyards, had Semei the Ramathite: Over the increase also of the vineyards, & over the winesellers, was Sabdi the Zaphonite. 28 And over the olive trees and mulberry trees that were in the valleys, was Baal Hanan the Gederite: And over the treasure of oil, was joas. 29 Over the oxen that fed in Saron, was Setrai the Saronite: And over the oxen that were in the valleys, was Saphat the son of Adlai. 30 Over the camels, Obil the Ismaelite: And over the asses, was jehdeiahu the Meronothite. 31 Over the sheep was jazez the Hagerite: All these were the rulers of the substance of king David. 32 And jehonathan David's uncle, a man of counsel and of understanding, was a (a) A man learned in the word of God. scribe, and jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the kings sons [instructing them.] 33 And Ahitophel was of the kings counsel: And Husai the Arachite was the kings companion. 34 And next to Ahitophel was jehoiada the son of Banaiahu, and Abiathar: ☜ and the captain of the kings war, was joab. The xxviii Chapter. 5 Because David was forbidden to build the temple, he willeth Solomon and the people to perform it. 8 Exhorting him to fear the Lord. 1 AND David gathered all the lords of Israel, the lords of the tribes, the lords of the companies that ministered to the king by course, the captains over the thousands and over the hundreds, & the lords that had the oversight over all the substance and possession of David, & of his sons, with the chamberlains, & all the mighty and valiant, and all active men, unto Jerusalem. 2 And king David stood up upon his feet, and said: Hear me my brethren and my people, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest, for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building 3 But God said unto me: ●. Reg v a. thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. 4 Moreover the Lord God of Israel ● Reg xvi a. chose me before all the house of my father, to be king over Israel for ever: for in juda would he choose a captain, & of the household of juda is the house of my father, & among the sons of my father he had a lust to me to make me king over all Israel. 5 And of all my sons (for the Lord hath given me many sons) he hath chosen Solomon my son, to sit upon the seat of the kingdom of the Lord in Israel. 6 And he said unto me: 〈◊〉. xvii. a. Solomon thy son he shall build me an house and courts: I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 I will stablish his kingdom for ever, if he will be strong to do my commandments and my laws, as it goeth this day. 8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God, that ye may enjoy a good land, and leave inheritance for your children after you for ever. 9 And thou Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a pure heart and with a willing mind: 〈…〉. c. For the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of thoughts: And if thou seek him, he will be found of thee: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee of for ever. 10 Take heed now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to build him an house of a sanctuary: Be strong therefore & play the man. 11 And David gave Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses that longed thereto, of the storehouses, upper chambers, inner parlours, and of the house of the mercy seat: 12 And the example of all that he had in his mind for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the celles round about, for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the dedicate things: 13 For the divisions of the priests and Levites that waited by course, and for all the workmanship that should serve for the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels that should serve in the house of the Lord: 14 For gold, and for the weight of gold, for all vessels of sundry ministrations, for all manner of vessels of silver in weight, and for all vessels whatsoever purpose they served unto: 15 The weight of gold for the candlesticks, and the gold for their lamps, with the weight for every candlestick and for the lamps thereof: And for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick & also for her lamps, according to the diversity of the use of every candlestick. 16 And by weight [he gave] gold for the tables of show bread, even for every table, and likewise silver for the tables of silver. 17 And pure gold for the fleshehookes, cups, and drinking pots: and [pure] gold in weight for basins, even for every basin: and likewise silver by weight, for every basin of silver. 18 And for the altar of incense, pure gold by weight, and gold for the pattern of the charet of the Cherubs that stretched out their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 19 All [he said] was given me Exodus. v. by writing of the hand of the Lord, which made me understand all the workmanship of the pattern. 20 And David said to Solomon his son: be strong & of good courage, & do manfully, fear not nor be faint hearted, for the lord God, even my God, is with thee, & he shall not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work that must serve for the house of the Lord. 21 Behold, the priests and Levites are divided in companies for all manner of service that pertaineth to the house of God, they are with thee for all manner of workmanship, and so are all that excel in wisdom for any manner of service: thou hast also the princes and all the people who lie at thy commandment. ¶ The xxix Chapter. 2 The offering of David and of the princes for the building of the temple. 10 David giveth thanks to the Lord. 20 He exhorteth the people to do the same, 22 Solomon is created king. 28 David dieth, and Solomon his son reigneth in his stead. 1 AND David the king said unto all the congregation: three Reg. v. a. God hath specially chosen Solomon “ Others read, my only son. my son which is yet young & tender, & the work is great: for the house shall not be for man, but for the Lord God. 2 Moreover, I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God, gold for vessels of gold, silver for them of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, & wood for things of wood, and onyx stones, and stones to be set, “ Some read, carbuncle stones. glistering stones, and of divers colours, & all manner of precious stones, & marble stones in great abundance. 3 And because I have lust to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good of gold and silver which I have given to the house of my God, beside all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 Even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of tried silver, to over lay the walls of the house withal. 5 The gold for things of gold, silver for them of silver, and for all manner of work by the hands of artificers: And whosoever is (a) He was not only liberal himself toward the building of god's house, but also provoked others. willing, may this day (b) That is, may offer to the building of the house of the Lord. consecrate his hand unto the Lord. 6 And so the ancient fathers and the lords of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and hundreds, with the lords that were rulers over the kings work, were willing, 7 And gave for the service of the house of God, five thousand talents of gold, and ten thousand pieces [of gold,] and ten thousand talents of silver, & eyghtteene thousand talentes of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And they with whom precious stones were found, gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord by the hand of jehiel the Gersonite. 9 And the people rejoiced when they were so willing to give their goods, and with a perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: And David the king rejoiced with great gladness. 10 And David blessed the Lord before all the congregation, and said: Blessed be thou Lord God of Israel, our father from ever and for ever. 11 Thine O Lord is greatness, and power, glory, victory, and praise: for all that is in heaven and in earth is thine, and thine is the kingdom O Lord, and thou excellest above all, even as the head of all. 12 And richesses and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all, and in thine hand is power & strength, and in thine hand it is to make great and to give strength unto all. 13 And now our God we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14 But who am I? and what is my people? that we should enforce ourselves to give these things so willingly? But all things come of thee, & of that which we received at thine hand, we have given thee. 15 Gene. 47 b. For we be but strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: Our days on the earth also are but as a Sapi. two. b shadow, and there is none abiding. 16 O Lord our God, all this stuff that we have prepared to build thee an house for thy holy name, cometh of thine hand, and is all thine. 17 I wots also my God that thou triest the hearts, and hast pleasure in unfeignedness, & in the unfaonednesse of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: And now have I seen thy people which are found here to offer unto thee willingly, and with gladness. 18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isahac, and of Israel our fathers, (c) Continue them in this good mind, that they may serve thee willingly. keep this for ever in the desire of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, & prepare their hearts unto thee. 19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, & thy statutes, and to do all, and build the house, for the which I have made provision. 20 And David said to all the congregation: Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord and the king. 21 And they offered offerings unto the Lord: And on the morrow after the said day, they offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, even a thousand young oxen, a thousand rams, and a thousand sheep, with their drink offerings: Many sacrifices offered they for all Israel, 22 And did eat & drink before the Lord the same day with great gladness: And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him prince before the Lord, and Zadoc to be the high priest. 23 three Reg. two. c. And Solomon sat on the seat of the Lord, and was king in stead of David his father, and prospered: and all they of Israel obeyed him. 24 And all the lords and men of power, and all the sons of king David, submitted themselves, & were under king Solomon. 25 iii. Reg 4. d. And the Lord magnified Solomon in dignity in the sight of all them of Israel, and gave him so glorious a kingdom, as no king had before him in Israel. 26 And so David the son of Isai reigned over all Israel. 27 And the space that he reigned over Israel, was forty years: Seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 28 And he died in a good age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead. 29 The acts of David the king first and last, behold they are written in the book of Samuel the sear, and in the book of (b) The books of Nathan and Gad are perished. Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the sear: 30 With all his kingdom, and power, and times, that went over him, & over all Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the earth. ❧ The end of the first book of the Chronicles, otherwise called the first book of Paralipomenon. ❧ The second book of the Chronicles, which in the Hebrew is one with the first. ¶ The first Chapter. 6 The offering of Solomon at Gibeon, 8 He prayeth unto God to give him wisdom, 11 which he giveth him, and more. 14 The number of his charets and horses, 15 and of his riches. 1 ANd Solomon the son of David waxed strong in his kingdom, and the iii. Reg iii. a. Lord his God was with him, and magnified him “ Or, greatly. in dignity. 2 And Solomon spoke unto all Israel, to the captains over thousands, to the captains over hundreds, to the judges, and to every officer in all Israel, and to the ancient fathers. 3 And so Solomon and all the congregation with him three Reg. three a. i Par. xxi. d. went to the high place that was at Gibeon: three Reg. three a. i Par. xxi. d. for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, Exo. 36. which Moses the servant of the Lord made in the wilderness. 4 But the ark of God two. Reg. vi. a. had David brought from Kiriathiarim, into the place which David had prepared therefore: For he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. 5 Moreover, the brazen altar Exo. 38. a. that Bezaleel the son of Vri the son of Her had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord: And Solomon and the congregation went to visit it. 6 And Solomon got up there before the Lord, to the brazen altar that was before the tabernacle of the congregation, and three Reg. three c. offered a thousand burnt sacrifices upon it. 7 And the same night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him: Ask what I shall give thee. 8 And Solomon said unto God: Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father, and Sapi. ix. a. hast made me to reign in his stead. 9 three Reg. iii a. Now therefore, O Lord God, let thy promise which thou madest unto David my father, be true: three Reg. three a. For thou hast made me king over a people which is like the dust of the earth in multitude: 10 Wherefore give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may be able to (a) That I may govern this people. go in and out before this people: for who else can judge this people that is so great? 11 three Reg. iii. b And God said to Solomon: Because this was in thine heart, and because thou hast not asked treasure and riches, and honour, & the (b) That is, to be revenged on thine enemies. lives of thine enemies, neither yet long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, to judge my people over which I have made thee king: 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee, and I will give thee treasure, & riches, and glory: so that among the kings that have been before thee, or after thee, none was or shallbe like thee. 13 And so Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem from the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. 14 three Reg. x. d. And Solomon gathered charets and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred charets, & twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 15 And three Reg. x. d. the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and Cedar trees made he as plenty as the Mulberry trees that grow in the valleys. 16 Also Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, & fine linen: The kings merchants received the fine linen for a price. 17 They came also and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred pieces of silver, even an horse for an hundred and fifty: And so brought they [horses] for all the kings of the hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their own hand. The ii Chapter. 2 The number of Solomon's workmen to build the temple. 3 Solomon sendeth to Hiram the king of Cyrus for wood and workmen. 1 AND Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men to hew stones in the mountain, and a It is to be understand of 〈◊〉 of officers and 〈◊〉. three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 3 two. Reg. v. a. And Solomon sent to Hiram the king of tire, saying: As thou didst deal with David my father, and two Reg v b. didst send him Cedar wood to build him an house to dwell in [even so deal with me:] 4 Behold I build an house for the name of the Lord my God, to offer unto him holy things, & to burn sweet incense, and to set show bread before him continually, to offer burnt sacrifices of the morning and evening on the Sabbath days, in the first day of every new moon, and in the solemn feasts of the Lord our God: for it is an ordinance to be continually kept of Israel. 5 And the house which I build shallbe great: for great is our God above all gods. 6 But who is able to build him an house? when that heaven and heaven above all heavens is not able to receive him, what am I then that should build him an house? nay, but even to burn sacrifice before him [shall this building be.] 7 Send me now therefore a cunning man, that can work in gold and silver, in brass and iron, in purple, crymosin, Others 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 yellow silk, & that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in juda and Jerusalem, whom David my father did prepare. 8 Send me also Cedar trees, pine trees, and Some 〈…〉 algume trees, out of Libanon: For I wots that thy servants can skill to hew timber in Libanon: and behold my men shallbe with thine, 9 That they may prepare me timber enough: For the house which I am determined to build, shallbe wonderful great. 10 And behold, for the use of thy servants the cutters and hewers of timber, I have given twenty thousand quarters of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand quarters of barley, and twenty thousand bats of wine, and twenty thousand bats of oil. 11 And Hiram the king of tire answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon▪ Because the Lord hath loved his people, therefore hath he made thee king over them. 12 And Hiram said moreover. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel which made heaven & earth, & that hath given David the king a wise son, and one that hath discretion, prudence, and understanding, to build an house for the Lord, and a palace for his kingdom. 13 And now I have sent a wise man, and a man of understanding, whom my father Hiram did use: 14 three Re. seven. b. The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of tire, and he can skill to work in gold and silver, in brass and iron, in stone and timber, in purple and “ Or, Violet colour. yellow silk, in fine white and crymosin, and can grave sundry manner of gravinge, and to find out divers manner of subtle work that shallbe set before him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. 15 Now therefore, the wheat and barley, oil and wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants: 16 And we will cut wood in Libanon as much as thou shalt need, and will bring it to thee in floats by sea to japho, from whence thou mayest carry them to Jerusalem. 17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the number of them whom his father David had numbered: And they were found an hundred fifty and three thousand, and six hundred. 18 And he set threescore and ten thousand to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew stones in the mountain, and three thousand & six hundred officers to set the people a work. The iii Chapter. The temple of the Lord, and the porch are builded, with other things thereto belonging. 1 ANd Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount (a) Which is the mountain where Abraham thought to have sacrificed his son Gen 22. Moria 1 Par. xi. a. where the Lord appeared unto David his father, even in the place that David prepared in the threshing floor of Ornan the jebusite. 2 And he Acts. seven. f. began to build in the second day of the second month, three Reg. vi a. the fourth year of his reign. 3 And these are the patterns whereby Solomon was instruct to build the house of God: The length was threescore cubits after the old measure, and the breadth twenty cubits. 4 And the porch that was before the length in the front, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty cubits: and he overlayed it on the inner side with pure gold. 5 And the greater house he seeled with fir tree, which he overlayed with the best gold, and graved thereto palm trees and chains. 6 And he overlayed the house with precious stone beautyfully: And the gold was gold of Paruaim. 7 The house [I say] the beams, posts, walls, and doors thereof, overlayed he with gold, and graved Cherubs on the walls. 8 And he made the house most holy: whose length was twenty cubits like to the breadth of the house, and the breadth thereof was also twenty cubits: and he overlayed it with good gold, even with six hundred talentes. 9 And the weight of the nails of gold was fifty sickles: and he overlayed the upper chambers with gold. 10 Exo. xxv ● And in the house most holy he made two Cherubims of image work, like children, and overlayed them with gold. 11 And the wings of the Cherubs were twenty cubits long: The one wing was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other Cherub. 12 And even so the one wing of the other Cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, and reached to the wing of the other Cherub. 13 So that the wings of the said Cherubs were stretched out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and looked inwards. 14 And he made afore hanging of “ Or, Violet colour. yellow silk, purple, crymosin, and fine white, & caused the pictures of Cherubs to be broidered thereon. 15 And he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the head that was above on the top of every one of them was five cubits, 16 And he made chains of wreathen work for the quire, & put them on the heads of the pillars: and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. 17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left: and called the right jachin, and the left Boaz. The four Chapter. 1 The altar of brass. 2 The lavatory. 6 The cauldrons. 7 The candlesticks. etc. 1 ANd he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and ten cubits high. 2 three Re. seven. d. And he cast a brazen lavatory of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits high: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 3 And under it was the fashion of oxen, which did compass it round about: with ten cubits did they compass the lavatory round about, and there were two rows of oxen which were cast like molten work. 4 And it stood also upon twelve oxen: three looked toward the north, three toward the west, three toward the south, and three toward the east: and the lavatory was set upon them, and all their backs were toward the lavatory. 5 And the thickest of it was an hand breadth, and the brim like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: and it received and held three thousand bats. 6 i● Reg. seven. a And he made ten laver, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash and cleanse in them such things as they offered for a burnt offering: But the great lavatory was for the priests to wash in. 7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold, according to the pattern that was given of them, and put them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 8 And he made also ten tables, and put them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left: And he made an hundred basins of gold. 9 And he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors to it, and gainsaid the doors of them with brass. 10 And he set the great lavatory on the right side of the east end, over against the south. 11 And Hiram made pots, shovels, and basins, & finished the work that he was appointed to make for king Solomon in the house of God. 12 The two pillars, and the bowls, and the pommels on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two bowls of the pommels which were on the top of the pillars, 13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths: two rows of pomegranates on one wreath to cover the two bowls of the pomels. 14 And he made two bottoms, and laver made he upon the bottoms. 15 The great lavatory, and twelve oxen under it. 16 Pots also, shovels, and fleshhokes: and all these vessels did Hiram is called Solomon's father, because Solomon reverenced him, and favoured him as his father. Hiram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, of bright brass. 17 In the plain of jordane did the king cast them, even in the clay ground that is between Socoth and Zaredatha. 18 And Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of brass could not be reckoned. 19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, & the tables to set the show bread upon. 20 Moreover, the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn after the manner before the quire, and that of precious gold. 21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the snoffers made he of gold, and that perfect gold. 22 And the “ Some read hooks, and others instruments of music. dressing knives, basins, spoons, and censers of pure gold: And the door of the temple, and the inner doors within the place most holy, and the inner doors of the temple were gilted. The .v. Chapter. 1 The things dedicated by David, are put in the temple. 2 The ark is brought into the temple. 10 What was within it. 12 They sing praise to the Lord. 1 ANd so all the work that Solomon made in the house of the lord was finished: And i. Reg seven g Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated, with the silver and gold, and all the jewels, and put them among the treasures of the house of God. 2 Then Solomon iii Re viii. a. gathered the elders of Israel together, and all the heads of the tribes and ancient fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is [in] Zion. 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel resorted unto the king in the feast, even in the (a) September. seventh month. 4 And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark. 5 And the priests & the Levites brought away the ark of the tabernacle of the congregation, & all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, and they bore them. 6 And king Solomon & all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, offered sheep and oxen, so many that they could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 7 And the priests brought the ark of the appointment of the Lord unto his place, even into the quire of the temple within the place most holy, and set it under the wings of the Cherubs, 8 So that the Cherubs stretched out their wings over the place of the ark, and the Cherubs covered both the ark and her bars above on high. 9 And the bars of the ark were so long, that the heads of the bars were seen without the ark within the quire, but not without: and there the ark remained unto this day. 10 But there was nothing in the ark iii Re. viii. f. save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel after they were come out of Egypt. 11 And it fortuned, that when the priests were come out of the holy place (for all the priests that were present, were sanctified, and did not then wait by course) 12 That both the Levites and the singers, under Asaph, Heman, and jeduthun, were appointed to sundry offices with their children and brethren, and were arrayed in sign white, having cymbals, psalteries, and haps, and stood at the east end of the altar, and by them an hundred and twenty priests blowing with trumpets: 13 And the trumpet blowers and the singers so agreed, that it seemed but one voice in praising & thanking the Lord: And when they lift up their voice with the trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments of music, and when they praised the Lord, How that he is good, and that his mercy lasteth ever: the house of God was filled with a cloud, 14 So that the priests could not endure to minister by the reason of the cloud: For the majesty of the Lord had filled the house of God. The vi Chapter. 3 Solomon blesseth the people. 4 He praiseth the Lord. 14 He prayeth unto God for those that shall pray in the temple. 1 THen Solomon said: three Re. viii. b. The Lord hath spoken, how that he will dwell in the dark cloud. 2 And I have built thee an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. 3 And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel, & all the congregation of Israel stood. 4 And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath with his hands fulfilled it that he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying: 5 two. Reg. seven. a. iii. Re. xiii b Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an Or, temple. house in, that my name might be there, neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel: 6 Saving that two. Par. seven. d. and xii. d. I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and have chosen David to be over my people Israel. 7 two. reg. seven a. three reg. v● b i. Pa. xxii. b. And when it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel, 8 The Lord said to David my father: Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that thou thoughtest in thine heart. 9 Notwithstanding, thou shalt not build the house: but thy son which is proceeded out of thy loins, he shall build an house for my name. 10 The Lord therefore hath made good his saying that he hath spoken: and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the seat of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 11 And in it have I put the ark wherein is the (b) Meaning the 〈…〉 covenant of the Lord that he made with the children of Israel. 12 And the king stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands: 13 (For now Solomon had made a brazen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three of height, and had set it in the mids of the great court, and upon it he stood and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands toward heaven,) 14 And said: 3 Reg. 8. c. O Lord God of Israel, there is no god like thee in heaven and earth, which keepest covenant & showest mercy unto thy servants that walk before thee with all their hearts. 15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father the things that thou promisedst him, thou saidest it with thy mouth, & hast fulfilled it with thine hands, as it is to see this day. 16 And now Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father the things that thou promisedst him, saying, 3. Re. ● 6. b. 2. Par. 7. d. Thou shalt in my sight not be without a man that shall sit upon the seat of Israel, so that thy children take heed to their ways to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. 17 And now Lord God of Israel, let thy saying be true which thou spakest unto thy servant David. 18 (And will God in very deed dwell with men on earth? Behold, iii Re. viii c. isaiah. lxvi. a. Acts seven f. heaven and heaven above all heavens do not contain thee, how much less the house which I have builded?) 19 Let it be thy pleasure therefore to turn to the prayer of thy servant and to his supplication O Lord my God, to hearken unto the voice and prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee. 20 And let thine eyes be open toward this house day & night, over this place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldst put thy name there, to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth in this place. 21 Hearken unto the prayers of thy servant and of thy people Israel, which they pray in this place: hear thou I say, out of thy dwelling place, even out of heaven, hear, and be merciful. 22 ●eg 8 d. If a man sin against his neighbour, and take an oath against him and make him to swear, and they both come before thine altar in this house: 23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do and judge thy servants, that thou reward the ungodly & recompense him his way upon his head, and justify the righteous, and give him according to his righteousness. 24 And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee: Yet if they turn & give thanks unto thy name, and make intercession, and pray before thee in this house: 25 Then hear thou from heaven, and be merciful unto the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers. 26 Deut. x. b. 3. Reg 17. a. When heaven is shut up, and there be no rain, because they have sinned against thee: yet if they pray in this place, and confess thy name, and repent from their sin for the which thou chastenest them: 27 Then hear thou in heaven, and be merciful unto the sin of thy servants & of thy people Israel, and guide thou them into the good way to walk in, and send rain upon thy land which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance. 28 And if there be dearth in the land, or pestilence, corruption, or blasting of corn, grasshoppers, or caterpillars, or that their enemies besiege them in the “ Or in the land of their gates. cities of their land, or whatsoever plague or sickness it be: 29 Then what supplications and prayers soever shallbe made of any man and of all thy people Israel, which shall know every man his own sore, and his own grief, & shall stretch out their hands toward this house: 30 Thou shalt hear from heaven, even from thy dwelling place, and shalt be merciful, and give every man according unto all his ways, even as thou dost know every man's heart: (for thou d God only knoweth the heart of men. only knowest the hearts of the children of men,) 31 That they may fear thee, & walk in thy ways as long as they live, in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 32 3. Reg 8. ●. john. xii c. Acts. viii. f. Moreover, the stranger which is not of thy people Israel, if he come from a far land for thy great names sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm: If they come I say, and pray in this house: 33 Thou shalt hear from heaven, even from thy dwelling place, and shalt do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: That all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know how that in this house which I have built, thy name is called upon. 34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray to thee in the way Deut vi. d. toward this city which thou hast chosen, even toward the house which I have built for thy name: 35 Then hear thou from heaven their supplication and prayer, and help them in their right. 36 If they sin against thee (as 3. Reg. 8. e. i joh. i. d. there is no man but he doth sin) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they take them and carry them away captives unto a land far or near: 37 Yet if they repent in their heart in the land where they be in captivity, and turn, and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done evil and wickedly: 38 And turn again to thee with all their heart and all their soul in the land of their captivity where they keep them in bondage, and so pray toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers, even toward the city which thou hast chosen, & toward the house which I have built for my name: 39 Then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling place, their supplication and their prayer, and judge their cause, and be merciful unto thy people which have sinned against thee. 40 Now my God, let thine eyes be open, and thine ears attended unto the prayer that is made in this place. 41 Now up Psal 13● a. O Lord God into thy (e) That is, into thy temple. resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength: O Lord God, let thy priests be clothed with health, & let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 42 O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine (f) Hear my prayer which am thine anointed king. anointed: remember the mercies which thou hast promised to David thy servant. The vii Chapter. 1 The fire consumeth the sacrifice. 2 The glory of the Lord filleth the temple. 12 He heareth his prayer. 17 and promiseth to exalt him and his throne. 1 ANd 3 Reg 8. f. Levi. ix. d. iii. Re. viii. g. when Solomon had made an end of praying, 3 Reg 8. f. Levi. ix. d. iii. Re. viii. g. there came down fire from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices: & the house was filled with the glory of the Lord, 2 And the priests could not go into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the lords house. 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire and the glory of the Lord came down upon the house, they fell down flat upon their faces to the earth upon the pavement, and worshipped and confessed unto the lord, That he is gracious, and that his mercy lasteth ever. 4 And the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. 5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: and so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6 And the priests waited on their offices, & the Levites had the instruments of music of the Lord, which king David had made to confess unto the Lord, that his mercy lasteth ever, David praising God by them: And the priests blew with trumpets before them, and all they of Israel stood. 7 Moreover, Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered burnt offerings: & the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made, was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat. 8 So at the same time Solomon kept i Mach. iii g a (a) That was the feast of tabernacles. feast of seven days, and all they of Israel with him, an exceeding great congregation, even from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt. 9 And in the eight day they made an assembly: For they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, & the feast seven days. ●0 And the three and twenty day of the seventh month he let the people depart into their tents glad and merry in heart, for the goodness that the Lord had showed to David and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 11 And so Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the kings house: and all that came in his heart to make in the house of the Lord, & in his own house, went prosperously forward. 12 And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: I have heard thy petition, and have chosen this place for myself to be an house of sacrifice. 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people: 14 And if they that are of my people, among whom my name is called upon, do humble themselves, and make intercession, and seek my presence, and turns from their wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and be merciful to their sin, and will heal their land. 15 And from henceforth mine eyes shallbe open, and mine ears attended unto the prayer that is made in this place. 16 And therefore now i. Para. vi. a. I have chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shallbe there perpetually. 17 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, to do all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my laws: 18 Than will I stablish the seat of thy kingdom, according as I made the covenant with David thy father, saying: i. Re● 〈…〉 and xx a. two. Para. vi c Thou shalt not be without a man to be ruler in Israel. 19 But and if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes & my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them: 20 Than will I pluck them up by the roots, out of my land which I have given them, and this house which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a jest among all nations. 21 And this house which is most high, shallbe an astonishment to every one that passeth by, and shall say: De xxix ●. three Re. ix. ●. jer. xxii. c. Why hath the Lord dealt on this fashion with this land, and with this house? 22 And they shall answer: Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and caught hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: even therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them. The viii Chapter. 2 The cities that Solomon built. 7 People that were made tributary unto him, 12 His sacrifices. 17 He sendeth to Ophir. 1 ANd ● Re. ix b. it fortuned, that after Signifying that he was twenty 〈◊〉 in building them twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house: 2 He built the cities that Hiram gave him, and put of the children of Israel in them. 3 And Solomon went to Hamath Zoba, 〈…〉 and strengthened it. 4 And he built Thadmor in the wilderness, & repaired all the store cities which were in Hamath. 5 And he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the neither, strong cities, having walls, gates, and bars: 6 And Baalah, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and every pleasant place that Solomon had l●st to build in Jerusalem & Libanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion. 7 And all the people that were left of the hittites, Amorites, Pherezites, Hevites and jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 8 But were the children of them which were left after them in the land, and were not consumed of the children of Israel, them did Solomon make to pay tribute, until this day. 9 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen for his work: but they were men of war, and rulers, and great lords with him, and captains over his charets and horsemen. 10 And king Solomon's officers that oversaw and ruled the people, were two hundred and fifty. 11 And Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David, into the house that he had builded for her: For he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, for it is holy, because that the ark of the Lord is come unto it. 12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch: 13 Doing every thing in his due time, and offering according to the commandment of Moses, in the Sabbathes, new moons, and solemn feasts, Ex xxiii. c Deut. xvi. c. three times in the year, [that is to say] in the feast of sweet bread, in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. 14 And Solomon set the sorts of priests to their offices as David his father had ordered them, and the Levites in their watches, for to praise and minister before the priests day by day, and the porters by course at every gate: i. Pa●● for so had David the man of God commanded. 15 And they omitted not the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites, concerning any manner of thing, and concerning the treasures. 16 For Solomon made provision for the charges, from the first day that the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, till it was finished, that the house of the Lord was perfect. 17 Then went king Solomon to Ezion Gaber, and to Eloth at the sea side in the land of Edom. 18 And Hiram sent him by the hands of his servants, ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea: and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and carried thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought it to king Solomon. The ix Chapter. 1.9. The queen of Saba cometh to see Solomon, and bringeth gifts. 12 His yearly revenues. 30 The time of his reign. 31 His death. 1 ANd three Reg. x. ●. Mat xiiii. d. Luk. x b when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove him in hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, with camels that bore spices, and plenty of gold, and precious stones: And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that she had in her heart. 2 And Solomon soiled her all her questions: and there was not one word hid from Solomon, which he told her not. 3 And when the queen of Saba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, 4 And the meat of his table, the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his waiters, their apparel, his butlars, their apparel, Or, His sacrifices which he offered in the house of the Lord. his going up by the which he went into the house of Lord: there was no more spirit in her. 5 And she said to the king: The saying which I heard in mine own land of thine acts and of thy wisdom, is true. 6 I believed not the words of them, until I came and mine eyes had seen it: And behold, the one half of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants which stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom. 8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which had lust to thee, to set thee [king] on his seat, that thou mightest be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loveth Israel [and hath delight] to make them continue ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do right and equity. 9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices exceeding great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any more such spice as the queen of Saba gave king Solomon. 10 And the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon which brought gold from Ophir, brought also Algume wood and precious stones. 11 And the king made of the Algume would stairs in the house of the Lord and in the kings palace, & haps, and psalteries for singers: And there was none such wood seen before in the land of juda. 12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba every pleasant thing that she asked, Be●de 〈◊〉, that is to 〈◊〉 the recompense of that which 〈◊〉 had ●rought unto the king besides that which she had brought unto the king: And so she turned and went away to her own land with her servants. 13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year, was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold: 14 Besides that which chapmen & merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and rulers of that country brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 And king Solomon made two hundred tarkets of beaten gold: and six hundred sickles of beaten gold were spent upon one target. 16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold, & one shield cost three hundred pieces of gold: and the king put them in the house that was in the forest of Libanon. 17 And the king made a great seat of ivory, & gainsaid it with pure gold. 18 And there were six steps to the seat, with a footstool of gold fastened to the seat: and pommels on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the pommels. 19 And twelve lions stood on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: so that there was no such work made in any kingdom. 20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house that was in the forest of Libanon were of precious gold: for silver was counted nothing worth in the days of Solomon. 21 For the kings ships went to Tharsis with the servants of Hiram, every three years once came the ships to Tharsis, and brought gold, silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 22 iii. Re● x d. And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth, in richesses & wisdom. 23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God had put in his heart. 24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of siver, & vessels of gold, raiment, harness, spises, horses, and mules, and whatsoever might be gotten year by year. 25 three Re. iiii d And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses, and charets, and twelve thousand horsemen: whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and [some were] with the king at Jerusalem. 26 And he reigned over all the kings that were from Euphrates, unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. 27 three Reg. x. d And the king made silver in Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and Cedar trees as plenteous as the Mulberry trees that grow in the valleys: 28 And they brought unto Solomon horses, out of Egypt, and out of all lands. 29 three Reg. xi. g The rest of the acts of king Solomon first and last, are they not written in the sayings of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahiah the Silonite, and in the visions of Iddo the sear of visions against jeroboam the son of Nabat? 30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem upon all Israel forty years. 31 And Solomon slept with his fathers: and they buried him in the city of David his father, & Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. ¶ The ten Chapter. 4 The rigour of Rehoboam. 13 He followeth lewd counsel. 16 The people rebel. 1 ANd ii● Re. xii. a. Rehoboam went to Sichem: for to Sichem were all Israel come together to make him king. 2 And when jeroboam the son of Nabat (which i Reg. xi. ● was fled into Egypt from the presence of Solomon the king) heard it, he returned out of Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him: And so jeroboam and all they of Israel, came and communed with Rehoboam, saying: 4 Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us: now therefore remit thou somewhat of the grievous service of thy fafather, & of his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee. 5 And he said to them: Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. 6 And king Rehoboam counseled with the elders that had stand before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and he said: what counsel give ye me, to answer this people again? 7 And they told him, saying: If thou be kind to this people, and show thyself lowly to them, and speak loving words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. 8 But he left the counsel which the elders gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, and (a) which were of his counsel and secret. that stood in his presence. 9 And he said unto them: What advise give ye, that we may answer this people, which have communed with me, saying, Abate somewhat of the yoke which thy father did put upon us? 10 And the young men that were grown up with him, spoke unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that speak to thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us: Thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger, shallbe heavier than my father's loins. 11 three Reg. xii. e For where my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges. 12 And so jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me the third day. 13 And the king answered them cruelly: and king Rehoboam left the counsel of the aged men, 14 And answered them after the advise of the young men, saying: My father made your yoke grievous, and I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges. 15 And so the king hearkened not unto the people: but the occasion came of God, that the Lord might make good his saying three Reg. x. ● which he spoke by the hand of Ahia the Silonite to jeroboam the son of Nabat. 16 And when all they of Israel saw that the king would not agree unto them, the people answered the king, saying: What portion have we in David? For we have no inheritance in the son of Isai: Every man to his tent oh Israel, iii. Re ●. and now David, see to thine own house. And so all Israel got them to their tents: 17 So that Rehoboam reigned over no more of the children of Israel then dwelled in the cities of juda. 18 Then king Rehoboam also sent Haduram that was ruler over the tribute, and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died: But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 And they of Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. The xj Chapter. 4 Rehoboam is forbidden to fight against jeroboam. 5 Cities which he built. 21 He hath fifteen wives, and threescore concubines, and by them eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters. 1 ANd when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, three Re. xii. e. he gathered of the house of juda and Benjamin, nine score thousand chosen men of war, to fight against Israel, & to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 2 And the word of the Lord came to Semiahu the man of God, saying: 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of juda, & to all them of Israel that are in juda and Benjamin, and say: 4 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house, for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against jeroboam. 5 And Rehoboam dwelled in Jerusalem, and built strong cities in juda. 6 He built up Bethlehem, & Etam, and Chekoa, 7 Bethzur, Socho, and Adullam, 8 Gath, and Maresa, and Ziph, 9 Adurahim, Lachis, and Azecah, 10 Zoraa, Aialon, and Hebron, which is in juda and Benjamin, strong cities. 11 And he repaired the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and wine, and oil: 12 And in all cities he put shields and spears, & made them exceeding strong, having juda and Benjamin on his side. 13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel, resorted to him out of all their coasts. 14 For the Levites left their suburbs, and their possession, and came to juda and Jerusalem: ● Pa. xiii. d. For jeroboam and his sons had cast them out from ministering unto the Lord. 15 〈◊〉 xi. g. And he ordained him priests for the high places, for the Meaning 〈◊〉. devils, and for the calves which he had made. 16 And after the Levites, there went out all the tribes of Israel, such as submitted their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel, and came to Jerusalem to offer unto the Lord God of their fathers. 17 And so they strengthened the kingdom of juda, & made Rehoboam the son of Solomon mighty three years long: for three b Solom● as they 〈◊〉 God and set forth his word they prospered years they walked in the way of David and Solomon. 18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai. 19 Which bore him children, jeus, Samaria, and Zaham. 20 And after her he took iii. Reg xv ●. Maacha the daughter of Absalon, which bore him Abia, Atthai, Ziza, and Selomith. 21 And Rehoboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalon above all his wives and concubines: for he took fifteen wives and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons & threescore daughters. 22 And Rehoboam made Abia the son of Maacha, the chief ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. 23 (c) Others read, and he taught him. And he played wisely, and scattered all his children throughout all the countries of juda and Benjamin unto every strong city, and he gave them abundance of victual, and obtained many wives. ¶ The xii Chapter. 1 Rehoboam forsaketh the Lord, and is punished by Sesac. 6 Seem jam reproveth him. 6 He humbleth himself. 7 God sendeth him secure. 9 Sesac taketh his treasures. 13 His reign and death. 16 Abia his son succeedeth him. 1 AND it came to pass, that when Rehoboam had established the kingdom & became mighty, he forsook the law of the Lord, and As the prince is, so for the most part the people will be. all Israel with him. 2 * And it fortuned, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, Sesac the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, 3 With twelve hundred charettes, and threescore thousand horsemen: And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt, Lubim, Which were ● people in Africa called the Trogl●dites, because they dwelled in 〈◊〉. Suckim, and the black moors. 4 And he took the strong cities in juda, and came to Jerusalem. 5 Then came Semeia the prophet to Rehoboam and to the Lords of juda that were gathered together within Jerusalem for Sesac, and said unto them: Thus saith the Lord, Ye have left me, and therefore have I also (c) God never leaveth us, until we have cast him away. left you in the hands of Sesac. 6 Whereupon the lords of Israel and the king humbled themselves, and said: The Lord is righteous. 7 And when the Lord saw that they submitted themselves, the word of the Lord came to Semeia, saying: They submit themselves, therefore I will not destroy them, but I will deliver them somewhat, and my wrath shall not be powered out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Sesac. 8 Nevertheless, they shallbe his servants: to know what difference is between (d) God punisheth his, not to destroy them, but to reform them. my service and the service of the kingdoms of the world. 9 And so Sesac king of Egypt came to Jerusalem, & took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the kings house, he took even all: and he carried away the shields of gold three Reg. x. a. which Solomon made. 10 In stead of which, king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, & that kept the entrance of the kings house. 11 And it came to pass, that when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fet them, & brought them again unto the guard chamber. 12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not destroy altogether: and in juda all was well. 13 And so king Rehoboam waxed mighty, & reigned in Jerusalem: And Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there: And his mother's name was Naama, an Ammonitesse. 14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord. 15 The acts also of Rehoboam first and last, are they not written in the sayings of Semeia the prophet, & of Iddo the sear, which noted the genealogy? And there was war always between Rehoboam and jeroboam. 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David, and Abia his son reigned in his stead. ¶ The xiii Chapter. 1 Abia maketh war against jeroboam. 4 He showeth the occasion. 12 He trusteth in the Lord, and overcometh jeroboam. 21 Of his wives and children. 1 THE eyghteenth year of king jeroboam iiii. Re xv a began Abia to reign over juda. 2 And he reigned three years in Jerusalem: (His mother's name also was Michaiahu, the daughter (a) Called otherwise Absalon. of Vriel of Gibea:) And there was war between Abia and jeroboam. 3 And Abia set the battle in array with the army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: And jeroboam set himself in array to fight against him with eight hundred thousand picked men, which were strong, and men of arms. 4 And Abia stood up upon Zemaraim, an hill which is in mount Ephraim, and said: Hear me thou jeroboam and all Israel. 5 Do not you know how that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom over them of Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons, with a (b) With a form & pertual. salted covenant? 6 And jeroboam the son of Nabat the servant of Solomon the son of David is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. 7 And there gathered to him lewd men, the children of Belial, and prevailed against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was (c) 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 young and tender hearted, and could not stand before them. 8 And now ye say, that ye be able to prevail against the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hand of the sons of David, and ye be a great multitude, and have the golden calves two Re● 〈◊〉 which jeroboam made you for gods. 6 two. Par. x. And have ye not cast out the priests of the Lord the sons of Aaron and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh & consecrateth his hand with a young ox and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. 10 But we belong unto the Lord our God whom we have not forsaken, and the priests are the sons of Aaron which minister unto the Lord, and the Levites wait upon their office. 11 They burn unto the Lord every morning and evening burnt sacrifices, and sweet incense: the show bread set they in order upon a pure table, and prepare the candlestick of gold with the lamps of the same to burn ever at even: And truly we kept the watch of the lord our God, but ye have forsaken him. 12 And behold, God himself is our captain, and his priests blow with the trumpets and cry alarm against you. O ye children of Israel, fight not against the Lord God of your fathers: for it will not prosper with you. 13 But for all that, jeroboam conveyed men privyly about, to come behind them: and so they were before juda, and the layers in wait were behind them. 14 And when they of juda looked about, behold the battle was before and behind, and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests blewe with the trumpets, 15 And the men of juda gave a shout: And as the men of juda shouted, it came to pass that God smote jeroboam and all Israel before Abia and juda. 16 And the children of Israel fled before juda, and God delivered them into their hand. 17 And Abia and his people slew a great slaughter of them: There fell down wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 18 And so the children of Israel were brought under at that time, & the children of juda prevailed, d The 〈…〉 because they leaned unto the Lord God of their fathers. 19 And Abia followed after jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns belonging thereto, jesana with the towns that belonged thereto, and Ephron with her towns. 20 And jeroboam recovered no strength again in the days of Abia: And the Lord plagued him, and he died. 21 But Abia waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 22 The rest of the acts of Abia, his manners and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo. The xiiij Chapter. 3 Asa destroyeth idolatry, and commandeth his people to serve the true God. 11 He prayeth unto God when he should go to fight. 12 He obtaineth the victory. 1 SO Abia slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son reigned in his stead, in whose days the land was in quietness ten years. 2 And ● Reg. xv. a Asa did that was good & right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 For he took away strange altars and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves: 4 And commanded juda to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do according to the law and commandment. 5 And he put away out of all the cities of juda the high places & the images: & the kingdom was quiet before him. 6 And he built strong cities in juda, because the land was in rest, and he had no war in those years: for the Lord had given him rest. 7 Therefore he said unto juda: let us build these cities, & make about them walls, towers, gates, and bars, for the land is yet in rest before us: because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. And so they built, and it prospered with them. 8 And Asa had an army of men that bore shields and spears out of juda three hundred thousand, & out of Benjamin that bare shields & drew bows two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were valiant men. 9 And there came out against them Zarah the black Morian two. Pa xvi c. with an host of ten hundred thousand, & three hundred charettes, & came as far as Maresa. 10 And Asa went out before him, and they joined the battle in the valley of Zephata, beside Maresa. 11 And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said: Lord, i. Re xi●ii. d. it is no hard thing with thee to help with many or them that have no power: Help us therefore O Lord our God, for we trust to thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude: Thou art the Lord our God, and no man shall prevail against thee. 12 So the Lord smote the black moors before Asa and juda, and the black moors fled. 13 And Asa & the people that was with him, followed after them unto Gerar: And the black moors host was overthrown, that there was none of them left, but were destroyed before the Lord and before his host: And they carried away a mighty great prey. 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar, for the fear of the Lord came upon them: And they spoiled all the cities, & there was exceeding much spoil in them. 15 They smote also the tents of cat-tail, and carried away plenty of sheep and camels, and returned to Jerusalem. ¶ The xu Chapter. 1 The exhortation of Azaria. 8 Asa purgeth his country of idolatry. 11 He sacrifiseth with the people. 14 They swear together to serve the Lord. 16 He deposeth his mother for her idolatry. 1 AND the spirit of God came on Azaria the son of Obed, 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him: Hear me Asa, and all juda and Benjamin, the Lord is with you, while ye be with him: and when ye seek him, he will be found of you: and again when ye forsake him, he also will forsake you. 3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without priests to teach, and without law. 4 And when any man in his trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel and sought him, he was found of them. 5 And in that time there was no peace to him that did go out and in, but great sedition was there among all the inhabiters of the earth. 6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did move all adversity among them. 7 Play ye therefore the men, and let not your hands slack: for your work shall be rewarded. 8 And when Asa heard those words, and the prophecy (a) He had two names, both Azaria, and Obed. of Azaria the son of Obed the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of juda and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he won in mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord that was before the porch of the Lord. 9 And he gathered all juda and Benjamin, and the strangers with them, out of Ephraim, Manasse, & Simeon: For there fell many to him out of Israel, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. 10 So they assembled together at Jerusalem the b May. third month, the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 11 And they offered unto the Lord the same time of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen, and seven thousand sheep. 12 And they made a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers, with all their heart, and all their soul. 13 And whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel, (c) A lawest death for an idolaters Deu●ru●. should die for it, whether he were small or great, man or woman. 14 And they swore unto the Lord with a loud voice, shouting and blowing with trumpets and shawms. 15 And all they in juda rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn unto the Lord with all their heart, & sought him with all their lust, and he was found of them: And the Lord gave them rest round about on every side. 16 And king Asa put (d) His grandmother. Maacha his mother out of authority, because she had made an abominable idol in a grove: And Asa broke down her idol, & stamped it, & burned it at the brook Cedron. 17 But all the high places were not taken away out of Israel, though the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. 18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicate, and that he himself had dedicate: even silver, and gold, and jewels. 19 And there was no more war unto the judi. iii b thirty and five year of the reign of Asa. ¶ The xvi Chapter. 1 Asa for fear of Baasa king of Israel maketh a covenant with Benhadad king of Aram. 7 He is reproved by the prophet. 10 whom he putteth in prison. 12 He putteth his trust in the physicians. 13 His death. 1 IN the thirty and sixth year of the reign of Asa, came i● Re ●v ●. Baasa king of Israel against juda, & built Rama, to the intent that he would let none pass out or in to Asa king of juda. 2 And Asa fet out gold and silver out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, & [out] of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria that dwelled at Darmese●, and said: 3 There is a confederation between me and thee, between my father and thine: behold I have sent thee silver and gold, that thou wilt come & break thine appointment with Baasa king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 4 And Benhadad granted unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies to the cities of Israel: and they smote jion, Dan, and Abelmaim, & all the strong cities of Nephthali. 5 And when Baasa heard this, he left building of Rama, and let his work cease. 6 And then Asa the king took all juda, and carried away the stones and timber of Rama wherewith Baasa was a building, and he built therewith Geba and Mispah. 7 At that time Hanani the sear came to Asa king of juda, and said unto him: God 〈◊〉 such 〈◊〉 as 〈…〉 Because thou hast trusted in the king of Syria, and not rather put thy trust in the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. 8 two. Pa xii ● Had not the black moors and Lubim an exceeding great host, with many charettes and horsemen? And yet because thou trustedst in the Lord, he delivered them into thine hand. 9 For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth, to strength them that are of perfect heart toward him: Gene 3● d. Herem thou hast done foolishly, and therefore from henceforth thou shalt have war. 10 And so Asa was wroth with the sear, and put him into a (b) The prophet of God punished, for speaking his message. prison house, for he was displeased with him because of this thing: And Asa destroyed [certain] of the people the same season. 11 And behold, these deeds of Asa first and last, are written in the book of the kings of juda and Israel. 12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign fell sick in his feet, and that his disease continued very long: And Eccle. 38. a. in his sickness he sought not the lord, but physicians. 13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty and one year of his reign. 14 And they buried him in his own sepulchre which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which he had filled with divers kinds of spices, & sweet odours made by the craft of the appothecaries: and burned very much spice about him. The xvii Chapter. 5 jehosaphat trusting in the Lord, prospereth in richesse and honour. 6 He abolisheth idolatry, 7 and causeth the people to be taught. 11 He receiveth tribute of strangers. 13 His munitions and men of war. 1 AND jehosaphat his son reigned in his stead, and prevailed against Israel. 2 And he put soldiers in all the strong cities of juda, and set rulers in the land of juda, and in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had won. 3 And the Lord was with jehosaphat, because he walked in the old ways of his father David, and sought not Baalim, 4 But sought the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. 5 And the Lord established the kingdom in his hand, & all they that were in juda brought him presents, so that he had abundance of richesses and honour. 6 And he life up his heart unto the ways of the Lord, and he put down yet more of the high places and groves out of juda. 7 In the third year of his reign he sent to his lords, even to Benhail, Obadia, Zacharia, Nethanel, and to Michaiahu, that they should (a) jehosaphat ●ent visitors abroad into the countries to see religion reformed, and the people trul● instructed. teach in the cities of juda: 8 And with them he sent Levites, even Semeiahu, Nethaniahu, Zebadiahu, Asael, Semiramoth, jehonathan, Adoniahu, Tobiahu, & Tob adoniahu, & with them Elisama, and jehoram, priests. 9 And they taught in juda, and had the book of the law of God with them, and went about throughout all the cities of juda, and taught the people. 10 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about juda, and they fought not against jehosaphat. 11 And some of the Philistines brought jehosaphat gifts, and tribute silver, and thereto the Arabians brought him cat-tail, even seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats. 12 And so jehosaphat prospered, and grew up an high: And he built in juda castles and cities of store. 13 And he had great Or, gre● works substance in the cities of juda: but the men of arms and strongest soldiers were in Jerusalem. 14 And these are the “ Or, numbers. offices of them in the house of their fathers: the captains over thousands in juda, Adna the captain, and with him of fight men three hundred thousand. 15 And next to his hand was jehohanan a captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. 16 And next him was Amazia the son of Zichri, which of his own good will offered himself unto the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of war. 17 And of the children of Benjamin, Eliada a man of might, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. 18 And next him was jehosabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand, that were prepared for the war. 19 These waited on the king, besides those which the king put in the strong cities throughout all juda. The xviij Chapter. 1 jehosaphat maketh affinity with Ahab. 1● Four hundredth prophets counsel Ahab to go to war. 14 Michea is against them. 23 Zedekia smiteth him. 25 The king putteth him in prison. 29 The effect of his prophecy. 1 AND jehosaphat had abundance of richesses and honour, and joined affinity with Ahab. 2 And ii● Reg. 22 a. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria: And Ahab slew many sheep and oxen for him and for the people that he had with him, and entreated him to go up with him unto Ramoth [in] Gilead. 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto jehosaphat king of juda: wilt thou go with me to Ramoth [in] Gilead? And he answered him: I will be as thou, and my people shall be as thine [and we will go] with thee to the war. 4 And jehosaphat said unto the king of Israel: Seek counsel I pray thee at the word of the Lord this same day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, & said unto them: Shall we go to Ramoth [in] Gilead to fight, or should I cease? And they said: Go up, & God shall deliver it into the kings hand. 6 But jehosaphat said: Is there yet here never a prophet more of the Lords, that we might ask of him? 7 And the king of Israel said unto jehosaphat: There is yet one man by whom we may ask the Lord: but I hate him, for he never prophesieth me good, but always evil, and the same is Michea the son of jemla. And jehosaphat said, Let not the king say so. 8 And the king of Israel called one of his chamberlains, and said: Fetch hither quickly Michea the son of jemla. 9 And the king of Israel and jehosaphat king of juda, sat either of them on his seat in their apparel, in a threshing floor beside the gate of Samaria, & all the prophets prophesied before them. 10 And one Zedekia the son of Chanaana had made him ● Re xxii. horns of iron, and said, thus saith the Lord: With these thou shalt push Syria, until they be brought to nought. 11 And all the prophets prophesied even so, saying, Go up to Ramoth [in] Gilead, & it shall prosper with thee: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 12 And the messenger that went to call Michea, spoke to him, saying: Behold, the words of the prophets speak good to the king with one assent: let thy words therefore I pray thee be like one of theirs, that thou speak that which is pleasant. 13 And Michea said: As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. 14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him: Michea, should we go to Ramoth [in] Gilead to fight, or leave of? And he said: Go up, & all shallbe well, and they shallbe delivered into your hand. 15 And the king said to him: So and so many times do I charge thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord. 16 Then he said: I did see all them of Israel scattered in the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: And the Lord said, He pro●th how the people ●oulde be dis●●nd Ahab slain. These have no master, let them return every man therefore to his house in peace. 17 And the king of Israel said unto jehosaphat: Did I not tell thee, that he would not prophecy good unto me, but evil? 18 But he said again, Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord: 〈…〉 22. b. 〈…〉 a. I saw the Lord sit upon his seat, and all the company of heaven stood on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the Lord said: Who shall deceive Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and be overthrown at Ramoth [in] Gilead? And one said this, another that. 20 And there came out a spirit, & stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherein? 21 And he said: I will go out and be a They that will not believe the truth. God sendeth strong delusions that they should believe lies. 2. Thes. 2. lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt prevail: go out, and do even so. 22 And now therefore behold two. Re. xxii. b job. xii. d. Ezec. xiiii. c. the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouths of [all] these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee. 23 And Zed●kia the son of Chanaana went to, and smote Michea upon the cheek, & said: By what way went the spirit of the Lord from me, to speak with thee? 24 And Michea said: Behold, thou shalt see the day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber, for to hide thyself. 25 And the king of Israel said: Take ye Michea, and bring him to Amon the governor of the city, & to joas the kings son. 26 And ye shall say, thus saith the king: Put this fellow in the prison house, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of trouble, until I come again in peace. 27 And Michea said: If thou come again in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said: Hearken to ye people every one of you. 28 And so the king of Israel and jehosaphat the king of juda, went up to Ramoth [in] Gilead. 29 And the king of Israel said unto jehosaphat, I must change me when I go to the battle: but see that thou have thine own apparel upon thee. And the king of Israel changed himself, and they came to the battle. 30 But the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the charets that were with him, saying: See that ye fight not against small or great, save against the king of Israel only. 31 And when the captains of the charets saw jehosaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel: And therefore they compassed about him to fight. But jehosaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God chased them away from him. Or, Moved them to de●art from him. 32 For it came to pass, that when the captains of the charets perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from him. 33 And a certain man drew a bow Or, 〈◊〉. with all his might, and smote the king of Israel beweene the joints of his habergin, and he said to his charetman: Turn thine hand, that thou mayst carry me out of the host, for I am wounded. 34 And the battle increased that day: Howbeit the king of Israel caused his chariot c 〈…〉 that 〈◊〉 ●diers 〈◊〉 fight 〈…〉. to stand still against the Syrians until even: And about the time of the sun going down, he died. The xix Chapter. 1 After jehosaphat was rebuked by the prophet, he calleth again the people to the honouring of the Lord. 5 He appointeth judges and ministers, 9 and exhorteth them to fear God. 1 ANd jehosaphat the king of juda came home again in peace to Jerusalem. 2 And jehu the son of Hanani the sear went out to meet him, and said to king jehosaphat: wouldst thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? Therefore is wrath come down upon thee from before the Lord: 3 Nevertheless, there are some good acts found in thee, in that thou hast hewn down the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. 4 And jehosaphat dwelled at Jerusalem, and turned (a) He visited all his country, and brought his people from idolatry to the knowledge of the true God. and went out to the people from Beerseba to mount Ephraim, and brought them again unto the Lord God of their fathers. 5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the strong cities of juda, city by city: 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye execute not the judgements of man, but of God, which is To preserve you if you do justly, and to punish you if you do contrary. with you in the judgement. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you, and take heed, & be doing [the thing that pleaseth him] for there is no unrighteousness with the Lord our God, Rom. i●● Acts x ● Cor. two ●. that he should have any respect of persons, or take rewards. 8 Moreover, in Jerusalem did jehosaphat set of the Levites, & of the priests, and of the ancient fathers, over Israel in the judgement and cause of the Lord: And they returned again to Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord faithfully, and with a pure heart: 10 What cause soever come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, between statutes and ordinances: ye shall warn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and so wrath come upon you and your brethren: Thus do, & ye shall not offend. 11 And behold, Amaria the high priest is among you in all matters of the Lord, and Zebadia the son of Ishmael, a ruler of the house of juda for all the kings matters: There be officers of the Levites also before you, Take courage to you therefore, and be doing [manfully] and the Lord shallbe with such as be good. The twenty Chapter. 3 jehosaphat and the people pray unto the Lord. 22 The marvelous victory that the Lord gave him against his enemies. 30 His reign and acts. 1 AFter this also, it fortuned that the children of Moab and the children Ammon, & with them other of the Ammonites came against jehosaphat to battle. 2 And there came some that told jehosaphat saying: There cometh a great multitude against thee from the other side of the sea, and out of Syria, and behold they be in Hasason Thamar, which is Engadi. 3 And jehosaphat feared, & set himself to seek the Lord: and proclaimed fasting throughout all juda. 4 And they that were in juda gathered themselves together to ask counsel of the Lord: And they came out of all the cities of juda, Or squire of 〈◊〉 Lord to make intercession to the lord. 5 And jehosaphat stood between the congregation of juda & Jerusalem in the house of the Lord before the new court, 6 And said: O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven, and reignest not thou on all the kingdoms of the Heathen, and in thine hand is power and might, and there is no man that is able to withstand thee? 7 Art not thou our God, which didst cast out the inhabiters of this land before thy people Israel, & gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy lover for ever? 8 And they dwelled therein, and have built thee a temple therein for thy name, saying: 9 ● Par. vi. c. If evil come upon us, as the sword of judgement, pestilence or hunger: then, if we stand before this house in thy presence (for thy name is in this house) and cry unto thee in our tribulation, hear thou, and help. 10 And now behold the children of Ammon and Moab, and mount Seir, by whom thou wouldst not let them of Israel go when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they departed from them, and destroyed them not: 11 See how they reward us, to come for to cast us out of thy possession which thou hast given us to inherit. 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us: neither wot we what to do, but our eyes We only put our trust in thee, and wait for our ●raunce from heaven. be unto thee. 13 And all juda stood before the Lord, with their young ones, their wives, and their children. 14 And there was jahaziel the son of Zacharia, the son of Banaia, the son of jehiel, the son of Matthania, a Levite, of the sons of Asaph, & upon him came the spirit of the Lord even in the mids of the congregation: 15 And he said, Hearken all juda, and ye inhabiters of Jerusalem, and thou king jehosaphat, thus saith the Lord unto you: Be not afraid nor faint hearted by reason of this great multitude: for the battle is not yours, but Gods. 16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold they come up by the cleft of Ziz, and ye shall find them at the end of the brook before the wilderness of jeruel 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: but step forth and stand, and behold the help of the Lord which is with you: fear not, nor let your hearts fail you O ye of juda and of Jerusalem: To morrow go out against them for, the Lord willbe with you. 18 And jehosaphat Declaring his faith and obedience, to the word of the Lord. bowed his face to the earth, and all juda and the inhabibiters of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. 19 And the Levites of the children of the Caathites, & of the children of the Corahites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 20 And when they arose early in the morning, they got them out unto the wilderness of Thekoa, and as they went out, jehosaphat stood and said, Hear me O juda, and ye inhabiters of Jerusalem: Put your trust in the Lord your God, that ye may be found faithful: give credence to his prophets, and so shall ye prosper. 21 When he had consulted with the people, and set some to sing unto the Lord, and to praise him in the beauty of holiness, and to go out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord, for his mercy lasteth ever. 22 And when they began to shout and to praise, the Lord laid ambushementes against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against juda: And they were overthrown with strokes among themselves. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab, rose against the inhabiters of mount Seir, and they slew and destroyed them: And when they had made an end of the inhabiters of Seir, every one helped to destroy another among themselves. 24 And when juda came toward Mispah in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude: and behold, they were dead carcases fallen to the earth, and none escaped. 25 And when jehosaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them abundance of goods, raiment, & pleasant jewels, which they took for themselves, more than they could carry away: so that they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 26 And the fourth day they assembled in the valley of blessing, for there they (c) Gave thanks unto the Lord for that victory. blessed the Lord: And therefore they called the name of the same place the valley of blessing, unto this day. 27 And so all the men of juda and Jerusalem returned with jehosaphat their head, for to go again to Jerusalem with gladness: for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalters and haps, & shawms, even unto the house of the Lord. 29 And the fear of God fell on the kingdoms of all lands, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 And so the realm of jehosaphat was in tranquillity, and his God gave him rest on every side. 31 And i●. Re. xxii. f jehosaphat reigned upon juda, and was thirty & five years old when he began to reign, & he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: And his mother's name was Azuba the daughter of Silhi. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and bowed not therefrom, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for the people had not yet prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 34 The rest of the acts of jehosaphat first and last, behold they are written among the sayings of jehu the son of Hanani, which noted them in the book of the kings of Israel. 35 After this did jehosaphat king of juda join himself with Ahaziahu king of Israel, whose mind was to do wickedly. 36 He coupled himself with him, to make ships to go to Tharsis: And they made the ships in Ezion Gaber. 37 And Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Maresa prophesied against jehosaphat, saying: Because thou hast God wo●ld not have his to join in sty with 〈◊〉 and wicked men joined thyself with Ahaziahu, the lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken that they were not able to go to Tharsis. The xxi Chapter. 3 jehosaphat dieth. 1 jehoram succeedeth him. 4 Which killeth his brethren. 6 He was brought to idolatry, 11 and seduceth the people. 16 He is oppressed of the Philistines. 18 His miserable end. 1 IEhosaphat also two. Reg. two. g. slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 2 And he had brethren which were the sons of jehosaphat, Azaria, jehiel, Zacharia, Azariahu, Michael, and Sephatiahu: All these are the sons of jehosaphat king of juda. 3 And their father gave them many great gifts of gold and silver, and other Or, Precious. special substance, with strong cities in juda: but the kingdom gave he to jehoram, for he was the eldest. 4 And jehoram rose up against the kingdom of his father, and prevailed, and jud. ●x a. siue all his brethren with the sword, and divers of the lords of Israel. 5 4. Re● 8 ●. jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab, for he had the daughter of Ahab to a It is dangerous to 〈◊〉 one of a strange religion. wise: and he wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord. 7 Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the iiii. Reg. two a. and ix. b. two. Par. vi. c. and seven. d. two. Re seven c. 3. Reg 22 g. 4 Reg. 8. ● covenant that he had made with David, as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. 8 iiii. Reg. two a. and ix. b. two. Par. vi. c. and seven. d. two. Re seven c. 3. Reg 22 g. 4 Reg. 8. ● In his days the Edomites rebelled when they were under the dominion of juda, and made themselves a king. 9 And jehoram went forth with his lords, and all his charets were with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites, which compassed him in, and the captains of the charets. 10 But Edom rebelled still, so that they would not be under the hand of juda unto this day: That same time also did Libna departed from being under his hand, because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. 11 Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of juda, & caused the inhabiters of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and provoked juda [to idolatry.] 12 And there came a writing to him from Elia the prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father: Because thou hast not walked in the ways of jehosaphat thy father, and in the ways of Asa king of juda: 13 But walkedst in the ways of the kings of Israel, and hast made juda and the dwellers of Jerusalem to go a whoring like to the whoredom of the house of Ahab, and hast slain thy brethren, even thy father's house, which were better than thou: 14 Behold, with a great plague will the Lord smite thy folk, thy children, thy wives, and all thy goods: 15 And thou shalt suffer great pain, even a disease of thy bowels, until thy guts fall out, by reason of thy sickness day by day. 16 And so the Lord stirred up against jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and the Arabians that were beside the black moors. 17 And they came up into juda, and wasted it, & carried away all the substance that was found in the kings house, and his sons, and his wives: so that there was never a son left him, save jehohahaz, which was the youngest among his sons. 18 And after all these things, the Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, even after the end of two years, his guts fell out in his sickness, and so he died of very evil diseases: And they made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. 20 When he began to reign he was thirty and two years old, and reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and lived wretchedly: howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not among the sepulchres of the kings. The xxii Chapter. 1 Ahaziahu reigneth after jehoram. 8 jehu king of Israel killeth Ahaziahu. 10 Athaliahu putteth to death all the kings lineage. 11 joas escapeth. 1 ANd 4 Reg. 8. c. the inhabiters of Jerusalem made Ahaziahu his young son king in his stead: For the men of war two. Pa. xxl. d. that came Meaning the Philistines with the host of the Arabians, had slain all his eldest sons: And so Ahaziahu the son of jehoram king of juda was made king. 2 b Which is to be understand, that he reigned twenty years his father yet living, but after his father's death he was confirmed king▪ when he was forty and two years old. Two & forty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: His mother's name was Athaliahu, the daughter c She was Ahabs' daughter, who was the son of Amri. of Amri. 3 And he walked also in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother by her counsel enticed him to do wickedly. 4 Wherefore he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did they that were of the house of Ahab: for they were his d 〈◊〉 counsellors make ●yll king. counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction. 5 And he walked after their counsel, and went with jehoram son of Ahab king of Israel, to fight against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth [in] Gilead: and the Syrians smote jehoram. 6 And he returned to be healed in jezrahel, of the wounds which were given him at Rama, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria: and Ahaziahu the son of jehoram king of juda, went down to see jehoram the son of Ahab at jezrahel, because he was diseased. 7 At it came of God that Ahaziahu should be despised for his coming to jehoram: for when he was come, he went out with jehoram against jehu the son of Nimsi, iiii. Re. ix. b. whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. 8 And so it came to pass, that when jehu was executing justice upon the house of Ahab, and had found the lords of juda and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziahu that waited on Ahaziahu, he slew them. 9 ii●i. Reg. ix. f And he sought Ahaziahu: & they caught him where he was hid in Samaria, and brought him to jehu, and when they had slain him, they buried him: because said they, he is the son of jehosaphat, which sought the Lord with all his heart: And the house of Ahaziahu had no power to keep still the kingdom. 10 iiii. Reg. ix. f But when Athaliahu the mother of Ahaziahu saw that her son was dead, she arose and (e) To the in●ent that there should be none to make title to the crown, and so she might usurp the government. destroyed all the kings seed in the kindred of the house of juda. 11 And jehosabeth the daughter of the king, took joas the son of Ahaziahu, and stale him from among the kings sons that were slain, & put him and his nurse in a privy chamber: and so jehosabeth the daughter of king jehoram the wife of jehoiada the priest, and the sister of Ahaziahu hide him from Athaliahu, that he was not slain. 12 And so he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliahu reigned over the land. The xxiii Chapter. 1 joas the son of Ahazia is made king. 3 Athaliahu is put to death. 17 The temple of Baal is destroyed. 19 jehoiada appointeth ministers in the temple. 1 ANd iiii. Re. xi. a. in the seventh year jehoiada being bold, took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of jehoram, & Ishmael the son of jehohanan, Azariahu the son of Obed, Maasiahu the son of Adaiahu, & Elisaphat the son of Zichri, & made a bond with them. 2 And they went about in juda, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of juda, & the ancient fathers of Meaning of juda, and Benjamin. Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 3 And all the congregation made a bond with the king in the house of God, and he said unto them: Behold, the kings son must reign, three Reg. two. a. and ix. b two. Pa 6 c 7. d and xxi. b as the Lord hath said of the children of David. 4 This is it therefore that ye shall do: The third part of you shall on the Sabbath come to the priests, Levites, & keepers of the porches, 5 And another third part shallbe by the kings house, and another third part shallbe at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shallbe in the Ex. xxvii. b. courts of the house of the Lord. 6 But there shall none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests and they that minister unto the Levites, they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord. 7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, and every man shall have his weapon in his hand: and what other man soever doth come into the house [of the Lord] he shallbe slain: and let them be with the king when he cometh in and when he goeth out. 8 And the Levites and all juda did according to all things that jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that came in on the Sabbath, with them that went out on the Sabbath day: neither did jehoiada the priest let the companies departed. 9 And jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds, spears, shields, and bucklers, that had pertained to king David, and were in the house of God. 10 And he set all the people (every man having his weapon in his hand) from the right side of the temple to the lift side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, round about the king. 11 And they brought out the kings son, and put upon him the crown, and Deu. xvii d. the testimony, and made him king: and jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king. 12 When Athaliahu heard the noise of the people running, and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord. 13 And she looked, and behold the king stood “ Or, It his pitler. in his place at the entering in, and the lords and the trumpets were by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, blowing with trumpets, and the singers were with instruments of music, and such as could sing praise: But Athaliahu rend her clothes, and said, Treason, treason. 14 And jehoiada the priest went out to the captains of hundreds that were governors of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: & (b) Meaning to take her part. whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, that they should not slay her in the house of the Lord. 15 And they laid hands on her till she was come to the entering of the horse gate beside the kings house, and there they slew her. 16 iiii. Re. ix. d. And jehoiada made a bond between him and all the people and the king, that they should be the lords people. 17 And all the people went to the house of Baal, and (c) According to their covenant made. destroyed it, and broke his altars and his images, and slew Mathan the priest of Baal before the altars. 18 And jehoiada put the officers for the house of the Lord, under the hand of the priests and Levites, i Para xv a. as David had distributed them in the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord, Num 28 a. as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as it was ordained by David. 19 And he set porters by the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. 20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and all the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the folk of the land, and caused the king to come down out of the house of the Lord, and they came through the high gate into the kings house, & set the king upon the seat of the kingdom. 21 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in tranquillity after that they had slain Athaliahu with the sword. The xxiiii Chapter. 1 joas repaireth the house of the Lord. 17 After the death of jehoiada he falleth to idolatry. 21 He stoneth to death Zecharia the prophet. 25 joas is killed of his own servants. 27 After him reigneth Amaziahu. 1 IOas was seven years old when he began to reign, & three Re. xi. a. he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was Zibia of Beerseba. 2 And joas did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of a Who was a faithful counselor▪ and governed him by the word of God. jehoiada the priest. 3 And jehoiada took him two wives, and he begat sons and daughters. 4 And it chanced after this, that joas was minded to renew the house of the Lord. 5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them: Go out unto the cities of juda, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye haste the thing: Howbeit the Levites were slack. 6 And the king called jehoiada that was the For he was the high priest. chiefest, & said unto him: Why requirest thou not of the Levites to bring in out of juda and Jerusalem Exo. thirty. b. the collection of money, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel for the tabernacle of witness? 7 For wicked Athaliahu and her children broke up the house of God, and all the things that were dedicated for the house of the lord, did they bestow for Baalim. 8 And at the kings commandment 〈◊〉 12 b. they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lord: 9 And made a proclamation through juda & Jerusalem, to bring in to the Lord Ex● thirty. b the taxation of money that Moses the servant of God set upon Israel in the wilderness. 10 And the lords and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, & cast into the chest “ Or, Until they had made an end. until it was full. 11 And it fortuned, that at the same time they brought in the chest unto them which were in the kings business by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the kings scribe, and one appointed by the high priest, came, and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered much money. 12 And the king and jehoiada gave it to such as did the labour and work in the house of the Lord, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and so did they artificers in iron and brass to mend the house of the Lord. 13 And so the workmen wrought, and the work mended through their hands: and they made the house of God as it ought to be, and strengthened it. 14 And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and jehoiada, and therewith were made vessels for the house of the Lord, even vessels to minister withal, [and to serve for burnt offerings] “ Or, Mortars, or ve●es chargers and spoons, vessels of gold and silver: And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of jehoiada. 15 But jehoiada waxed old, and died full of days: for an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he dealt well with Israel, and with God and with his house. 17 And after the death of jehoiada, came the (c) Which we●e flatterers and idolaters. lords of juda and made obeisance to the king: And the king hearkened unto them. 18 And so they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served groves and idols, and then came the wrath of God upon juda and Jerusalem for this their trespasses sake. 19 And he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord, & they testified unto them: but they would not hear. 20 And the spirit of God came upon Zacharia the son of jehoiada the priest, which stood by the people, and said unto them, thus saith God: Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye can not prosper? For because ye have forsaken the Lord, he also hath forsaken you. 21 Ma. xxiii. d And they conspired against him, d Idolaters are ever cruel and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king, even in the court of the house of the Lord. 22 And so joas the king remembered not the kindness which jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son: And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it. 23 And when the year was out, it fortuned that the host of Syria came up against him, and they came against juda and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the lords of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king to Damascon. 24 For the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the Lord delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers: And they gave sentence against joas. 25 And when they were departed from him, they left him in great diseases: and 4▪ Reg. 12. d. his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the (e) Meaning Zacharie one of Ieho●da his sons. children of jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. 26 And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Simeath an Ammonite, & jehosabad the son of Simrith a Moabite. 27 f That is, concerning his sons. And his sons, & the sum of the tax that was raised in his time, and the repairing of the house of God, behold they are written in the story of the book of the kings: and Amaziahu his son reigned in his stead. The xxv Chapter. 3 Amazia putteth them to death which slew his father. 10 He sendeth back them of Israel. 11 He overcometh the Edomites. 14 He falleth to idolatry. 17 And joas king of Israel overcometh Amazia. 27 He is slain by a conspiracy. 1 AMaziahu was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in 4. Reg. 14. a. Jerusalem: His mother's name was jehoadan, of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which is a Meaning 〈◊〉 respect of his predecessors, albeit he had his imperfections. right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. 3 And assoon as he was settled in the kingdom, he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their children, because it is written thus in the law and book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying: Deut. 24. c. 4. Reg. 14. b. jerem 31. e. Ezech. 18. c. The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 5 And Amaziahu gathered juda together, and made them captains over thousands and over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers throughout all juda and Benjamin: And he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found among them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go to battle, and that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an hundred thousand strong fight men out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 7 And there came a man of God to him, and said, O king, let not the army of Israel come with thee: for the Lord is not with Israel, [to wit] with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt needs [be faytlesse:] come on, and take the battle in hand, and God shall make thee fall before the enemy: For God hath power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziahu said to the man of God: What shall we do then for the hundred talentes which I have given for the host of Israel? The man of God answered: The Lord is able to give thee much more than they be. 10 And Amaziahu separated them, [to wit] the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: Wherefore they were exceeding wroth with juda, & returned home in great anger. 11 And Amaziahu took heart, and carried out his people, and went to the salt valley, and 4. Reg 14 b smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand did the children of juda take alive, & carried them unto the top of a rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all to burst. 13 But the soldiers of the That is, the hundred 〈◊〉 of Israel. army which Amaziahu sent away that they should not go with his people to battle, fell upon the cities of juda from Samaria unto Bethron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil. 14 And it chanced after that Amaziahu was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the Lord was wroth with Amaziahu, & sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him: Why hast thou sought the gods of the people which were not able to That which cannot deliver others nor save it safe as no god but an idol. deliver their own people out of thine hand? 16 And it chanced, that as the prophet talked with him, the king said unto him: Have men made thee of the kings counsel: Cease, why wilt thou be beaten? And the prophet ceased, and said: I am sure that God is minded to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and agreest not unto my counsel. 17 ● Re. 14. b. Then Amaziahu king of juda took advise, and sent to joas the son of jehoahaz the son of jehu king of Israel, and said: Come, that we way see either other. 18 And joas king of Israel sent to Amaziahu king of juda, saying: A thistle that is in Libanon, sent to a Cedar tree of Libanon, saying, give thy daughter to my son to wife: And there came a wild beast of Libanon, and trod down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest: Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites, & thine heart maketh thee proud to glorify thyself: Now therefore bide at home, why dost thou provoke unto evil, that thou mayest perish, both thou and juda with thee? 20 But Amaziahu would not hearken to him: for it came of God, even to deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought counsel at the gods of Edom. 21 And so joas the king of Israel came up, and they saw either other both he and Amaziahu king of juda, at Bethsames which is in juda. 22 And juda was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And joas the king of Israel took Amaziahu king of juda the son of joas the son of jehoahaz at Bethsames, and brought him to Jerusalem, and tore the wall of Jerusalem (from the gate of Ephraim, unto the gate that was over against it) four hundred cubits. 24 And he took away also all the gold and silver, and all the jewels that were found in the house of God with Obed Edom, and the treasures of the kings house, and the young wards, and returned to Samaria. 25 And Amaziahu the son of joas king of juda, lived after the death of joas son of jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen year. 26 The rest of the acts of Amaziahu first and last, are they not written in the book of the kings of juda and Israel. 27 And after the time that Amaziahu did turn away from the Lord, iiii. Re. 14. f. they conspired treason against him in Jerusalem: and when he was fled to Lachis, they sent to Lachis after him, and slew him there: 28 And brought him up with horses, and buried him with his fathers in Luk. ● d the city of juda. ¶ The xxvi Chapter. 14 Vzzia obeying the Lord, prospereth in his enterprises. 16 He waxeth proud and usurpeth the priests office. 19 The Lord plagueth him. 20 The priests drive him out of the temple, and exclude him out of the lords house. 23 His burial, and his successor. 1 THen all the people of juda took Vzzia, which was iiii. Re. xv. a. sixteen years old, & made him king in the room of his father Amaziahu. 2 And he built Eloth, and brought it again to juda, after that the king was laid to sleep with his fathers. 3 Sixteen years old was Vzzia when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was jecholia, of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all as did his father Amaziahu. 5 And [it came to pass that] he sought God iiii. Re. xli. b. in the days of Zachariahu, who had understanding in the visions of God: And as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. 6 And he went to battle against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Geth, and the wall of jabne, and the wall of Asdod, & built cities about Asdod and among the Philistines. 7 And God holp him against the Philistines and against the Arabians that dwelled in Gur baal and Hamehunim. 8 And the Ammonites gave tribute to Vzzia, & his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt: for he played the man exceedingly. 9 Moreover, Vzzia built towers in Jerusalem by the corner gate, and by the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and made them strong. 10 And he built towers in the wilderness, and digged many wells: For he had much cat-tail in the valleys & plains, plowmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in Charmel: for he loved husbandry. 11 And Vzzia had an host of fight men, that went out to war in the army, according to the number of their office, under the hand of jeiel the scribe, and Maasiahu the ruler, and under the hand of Hananiahu, which was one of the kings lords. 12 And the whole number of the ancient fathers and of the men of might, were two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under the hand of them was the army of the men of war, even three hundred and seven thousand, and five hundred that made war with the power of an army, helping the king against the enemies. 14 And Vzzia provided them throughout all the host, shields, spears, helmets, haberginnes, bows, and slings for to cast stones. 15 And he made subtle engines in Jerusalem, which he invented and laid on the towers and corners, to shoot arrows and great stones withal: And his name spread far abroad, because he had prepared to himself marvelous strength. 16 But in his strength (a) Prosperity puffeth up the heart of man, and maketh him often to forget God. his heart arose to his destruction: For he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And Azariahu the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were valiant men: 18 And they stood by Vzzia the king, and said unto him: * It pertaineth not to thee Vzzia to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the priests the children of Aaron, that are consecrated for to offer incense: (b) Though his zeal and intention seemed good, yet because they were not ruled by god's word, his face was wicked, and 〈◊〉 punished. Come therefore out of the sanctuary, for thou hast trespassed, and it is no worship to thee before the Lord God. 19 And Vzzia was wroth, & had incense in his hand to burn it, and so while he had indignation against the priests, three Re. xv. a. the leprosy sprang in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, even beside the incense altar. 20 And Azariahu the chief priest, with all the other priests, looked upon him, and behold he was become a leper in his forehead, and they vexed him thence: and he was fain to go out, because the Lord had smitten him. 21 And Vzzia the king continued a leper unto the day of his death, & dwelled several in an house being a leper and shut out of the house of the Lord: and jotham his son had the governance of the kings house, and judged the people of the land. 22 The rest of the acres of Vzzia first and last, did Isai the prophet the son of Amos write. 23 And so Vzzia slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which was beside the sepulchres of the kings: for they said, he is a leper: And jotham his son reigned in his stead. The xxvij Chapter. 1 jotham reigneth, and overcometh the Ammonites. 8 His reign and death. 6 Ahaz his son reigneth in his stead. 1 IOtham was five and twenty years old when iiii. Re. xv. b he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: His mother's name also was jerusa, the daughter of Zadoc. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, in all points as did his father Vzzia, save that he came not into the To wit, to offer in 〈◊〉 against god's word. temple of the Lord: and the people did yet wickedly. 3 He built the high gate of the temple of the Lord, and on the wall (where the house of ordinance was) he built much. 4 Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of juda, and in the wood country he built castles and towers. 5 He fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them: And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, & ten thousand quarters of wheat, and ten thousand of barley: So much did the children of Ammon give him the second year, and the third also. 6 So jotham became mighty, (b) All prosperity cometh of God, who never faileth them that put their trust in him. because he directed his way before the Lord his God. 7 The rest of the acts of jotham, and all his wars, & his conversation, lo they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and juda. 8 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 And jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. ¶ The xxviii Chapter. 1 Ahaz an idolater is given into the hands of the Syrians and the king of Israel. 9 The prophet reproveth the Israelites cruelty. 18 juda is molested with enemies. 23 Ahaz increaseth his idolatry. 26 His death, and successor. 1 AHaz was iiii. Re. xvi▪ a twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and he did not that which is right in the sight of the Lord, as did his father David: 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, & made molten images for Baalim. 3 He offered incense in the valley of the son of Hinnon, and burned his children in fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 4 He offered also and burnt incense in the high places, and on mountains, and under every green tree. 5 iiii. Re. xvi. a Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of the Syrians, which beat him, and carried away a great multitude of his captive, and brought them to Damascon: And he was delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, which smote him with a great slaughter. 6 For Pekah the son of Remaliahu slew in juda an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all fight men: and that because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. 7 And Zichri a mighty man of Ephraim slew Maasiahu the kings son, and Africa the governor of the house, and Elcana that was next to the king. 8 And the children of Israel took prisoners of their brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters, and carried away much spoil of them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. 9 But there was a prophet of the Lords, whose name was Obed: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, & said unto them: Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers is wroth with juda, (a) All victory cometh of God. he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them with cruelness, that reacheth up to heaven. 10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of juda and Jerusalem, and to make them bondmen and bondwomen: And do ye not lad yourselves with sin in the sight of the Lord your God? 11 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again which ye have taken of your brethren: for else shall the great wrath of God be upon you. 12 Wherefore certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, as Azariahu the son of jehohanan, Berechiahu the son of Mesillemoth, and jehezkiahu the son of Sallum, & Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, 13 And said unto them, Bring not in the captives hither: for where as we have offended toward God already, ye intend to add more to our sins and trespass: For our trespass is great already, and there is a fierce wrath against Israel. 14 And upon that, the men of arms left the captives and the spoil before the lords and all the congregation: 15 And the men that were now rehearsed by name, rose up, and took the prisoners, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, & arrayed them, & shoed them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all that were feeble of them upon asses, & brought them to jericho the city of Palm trees, to their brethren: and then they returned to Samaria again. 16 4. Re xv. ● At that same time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of the Assyrians, to have help of them. 17 And the Edomites came again, and slew some of juda, and carried away captives. 18 And the Philistines invaded the cities in the low country, and toward the south of juda: and took Bethsames, and Aialon, and Gederoth, and Socho with the towns longing thereto, and Thimna with the towns of the same, Gimso and the towns thereof, and dwelled there. 19 For the Lord brought juda low, because of Ahaz king of juda, which made juda naked, & transgressed sore against the Lord. 20 And Thilgath Pilneser king of the Assyrians came upon him, and troubled him rather then strengthened him. 21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the kings house, and out of the lords houses, and gave unto the king of the Assyrians: and yet it helped him not. 22 And in the very time of his tribulation, did king Ahaz trespass yet more against the Lord. 23 For he offered unto the gods of them of Damascon, which (b) To be fa●y supposed. beat him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I offer to them, that they may help me also: But they were his destruction, and the destruction of all Israel. 24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, & broke them, and two. Par 191. two. Par. 30.5. shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and made him two. Par 191. two. Par. 30.5. altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 And in all the cities of juda he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and angered the Lord God of his fathers. 26 The rest of his acts, and his works first and last, behold they are written in the book of the kings of juda and Israel. 27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Jerusalem: but brought him not unto the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekia his son reigned in his stead. ¶ The xxix Chapter. 3 Hezekia repaireth the temple, and advertiseth the Levites of the corruption of religion. 12 The Levites prepare the temple. 20 The kings and his prince's sacrifice in the temple. 25 The Levites sing praises. 31 The oblation of the people. 1 HEzekia began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine & twenty years in Jerusalem: And his mother's name was Abia, the daughter of Zachariahu. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, in all points as did David his father. 3 He Par 28. d. opened the Which A● 〈◊〉 shut 〈◊〉 doors of the house of the Lord in the first year and In tram● all 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 ●gien of God. first month of his reign, and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street, 5 And said unto them: Hear me ye levites, and now be sanctified and hallow the house of the Lord God of your fathers, bring filthiness out of the holy place. 6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs on it. 7 And beside that, they have shut up the doors of the porch, and quenched the lamps, and have neither burnt incense, nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. 8 The contempt of religion is the 〈◊〉 of God's plagues. Wherefore the wrath of the Lord fell on juda & Jerusalem, and he hath brought them to trouble to be wondered on, & to be hissed at, even as ye see with your eyes. 9 For lo, our fathers were overthrown with the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives were carried away captive for the same cause. 10 And now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turn away his heavy indignation from us. 11 Now therefore my sons, be not negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, and for to minister and serve him, and to burn incense. 12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and joel the son of Azariahu of the children of the Caathites: And of the sons of Merari, Cis the son of Abdi, and Azariahu the son of jahalelel: And of the sons of the Gersonites, joah the son of Simma, and Eden the son of joah: 13 And of the sons of Elizaphan, Simri and jehiel: And of the sons of Asaph, Zechariahu and Matthamahu: 14 And of the sons of Heman, jehiel, and Simer: And of the sons of jeduthun, Semaia and Vzziel. 15 And they gathered their brethren, and purified themselves, and came according to the commandment of the king and the words of the Lord for to cleanse the house of the Lord: 16 And the priests went into the inner parts of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord, into the court of the house of the Lord: And the Levites took it, to carry it out into the brook Cedron. 17 They began the first day of the first month to purify, and the eight day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord: So they sacrified the house of the Lord in eight days, and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. 18 And they went in to Hezekia the king, and said: We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the show bread table with “ Or, vessels. all his apparel: 19 And all the vessels which king Ahaz did cast aside, when he reigned, & transgressed, them we have prepared and sanctified, and behold they are before the altar of the Lord. 20 And Hezekia the king rose early, and gathered the lords of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. 21 And they brought seven oxen, seven rams, seven sheep, and seven he goats, to be a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for juda: And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22 And they slew the oxen, and the priests received the blood and (d) For without sprinkling of blood, nothing could be sanctified. Heb. ix. Exod. xxiiii. sprinkled it on the altar: likewise when they had slain the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: They slew also the sheep, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 23 And then they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation, & put their hands upon them. 24 And the priests slew them, and with the blood of them they cleansed the altar, to make satisfaction for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. 25 And set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, psalteries, and haps, i Par. xxv. a according to the commandment of David and of Gad the kings sear, and Nathan the prophet: For so was the commandment of the Lord through the hand of his prophets. 26 And the Levites stood, having the instruments of David: and the priests held the trumpets. 27 And Hezekia commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar: And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also, and the trumpets, with the instruments that were ordained by the hand of David king of Israel. 28 And all the congregation worshipped, singing a song, and blowing with the trumpets, and all this [continued] until the burnt offering was finished. 29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him, bowed themselves, 4. ●e x●● and worshipped. 30 And Hezekia the king and the lords, spoke to the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David & of Asaph the sear: And they sang praises with gladness, and the other bowed themselves, and worshipped. 31 And Hezekia answered, and said: Now ye have consecrated your hands to the Lord: go to therefore, and bring the sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in the sacrifices & thank offerings, and burnt offerings, as many as were of a free liberal heart. 32 And the number of the burnt offerings which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten oxen, an hundred rams, & two hundred sheep: which were all for the burnt offering of the Lord. 33 And there were dedicated six hundred oxen, and three thousand sheep. 34 And the priests were to few to flay all the burnt offerings: but their brethren the Levites did help them, till they had ended the work, & until the priests were sanctified: For the Levites were purer hearted to be sanctified, than the priests. 35 And thereto the burnt offerings were many, with the fat of the peace offerings, & the drink offerings, that belong to the burnt offering: And so the service pertaining to the house of the Lord, was finished. 36 And Hezekia rejoiced, and all the people, that God had made the folk so ready, & that the thing was so soon done. ¶ The xxx Chapter. 1 The keeping of the passouer by the kings commandment. 6 He exhorteth Israel to turn to the Lord. 18 He prayeth for the people. 24 His oblation and the princes. 27 The Levites bless the people. 1 AND Hezekia sent to all Israel and juda, and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasse, that they should come to the house of the lord at Jerusalem, and offer passover unto the Lord God of Israel. 2 And the king held a counsel with his lords, and all the congregation of Jerusalem, Nun. ix. ●. to keep the feast of passouer in the (a) Though they ought to have done it in the first month. Exodus 1● second month: 3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests were not sanctified sufficiently, neither was the people gathered together to Jerusalem. 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 And they decreed that it should be proclaimed throughout all Israel from Beerseba to Dan, that they should come & hold the feast of Passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem: For they had not done it of a great season, as it was written. 6 So the posts went with letters of the king and of his lords throughout all Israel & juda, and at the commandment of the king they said: Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isahac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of the Assyrians. 7 And be not ye like your fathers and your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, which gave them up to be destroyed, as ye see. 8 And now be not ye stiff necked like as were your fathers: but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his holy place which he hath sanctified for ever, and serve the Lord your God, and the fierceness of his wrath shall turn away from you. 9 For if ye turn again unto the Lord, then shall your brethren and your children find compassion in the presence of them that took them captive, and they shall come again unto this land: Ex. 34 ●. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye convert unto him. 10 And so the posts went from city to city in the land of Ephraim & Manasse, even unto Zabulon: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless, yet divers of Aser, Manasse, and of Zabulon, submitted themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 12 And the hand of God was in juda, and he gave them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the rulers, according to the word of the Lord. 13 And there assembled to Jerusalem much people, and there was present a mighty great congregation, to hold the feast of sweet bread in the second month. 14 And they arose, and removed the i Par. ●3. d. altars that were in Jerusalem: And all the altars for incense did they away, and cast them into the brook Cedron. 15 And they slew Passover the fourteenth day of the second month: And the priests and Levites which were (b) 〈◊〉 then 〈◊〉 negligence and the readiness of the people. ashamed, sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord. 16 And they stood in their office after their manner and according to the law of Moses the man of God: And the priests sprinkled the blood, [which they received] of the hand of the Levites. 17 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified, and therefore the Levites had the charge of the kill of the Passover for every one that was not clean, to sanctify him unto the Lord. 18 For many of the people, and very many out of Ephraim, Manasse, Isachar, and Zabulon▪ were not cleansed, and yet did eat Passour against the law appointed: but Hezekia prayed for them, saying, The good Lord be merciful toward every one 19 That prepareth his heart to seek the Lord God, the God of his fathers: though he be not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary. 20 And the Lord heard Hezekia, and healed the people. 21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem, held the feast of sweet bread seven days, with great gladness: and the Levites & the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the lord. 22 And Hezekia spoke comfortably unto all the Levites that had good knowledge [to sing] unto the Lord: and they did eat throughout that feast seven days long, and offered peace offerings, and thanked the Lord God of their fathers. 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to do so other seven days: & they held those seven days with gladness: 24 For Hezekia king of juda, did give to the congregation Hezekia bestowed his goods liberally, for the setting forth of God's glory. a thousand young oxen, and seven thousand sheep: And the lords gave out to the congregation a thousand oxen, & ten thousand sheep, and a great number of the priests were sanctified. 25 And all the congregation of juda, with the priests & Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, & the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, & that dwelled in juda, rejoiced. 26 And there was great gladness in Jerusalem: For since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel, there was no such [joy] in Jerusalem. 27 And the priests and the Levites arose, and blessed the people: and their voice was heard [of the Lord] and their prayer came up unto heaven his holy dwelling place. ¶ The xxxi Chapter. 1 The people destroy idolatry, 2 Hezekia appointeth priests and Levites, 4 and provideth for their living. 13 He ordaineth overseers to distribute to every one his portion. 1 AND when all these things were finished, all they of Israel that were present in the cities of juda, went out and broke the images, and two Par. 14. a. cut down the idol groves, and all to broke the high places and two. Par. ●3. c. altars throughout all juda and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasse, until they had utterly destroyed them all: And all the children of Israel returned every man to his possessions, and to their own cities. 2 And Hezekia appointed sundry companies of the priests and Levites after the diversity of their ministrations, every man according to his office both priests and Levites, for the burnt offering and peace offerings, to minister and to give thanks and praise in the gates of the (a) That is, in the temple where they assembled. host of the Lord. 3 And the kings portion of his substance that he gave, were daily burnt offerings in the morning and evening, and burnt offerings for the Sabbath days, new moons, & solemn feasts, according Nu. 28. b. as it is written in the law of the Lord. 4 And he bade the people that dwelled in Jerusalem, to give a (b) The tithes and first fruits for the maintenance of the priests and levites part to the priests and Levites, that they might substantially apply themselves to the law of the Lord. 5 And assoon as the kings commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought abundance of first fruits, of corn, wine, oil, honey, and of all manner of fruits of the field, & the tithes of all manner of things brought they in plenteously. 6 And the children of Israel and juda that dwelled in the cities of juda, they also brought in the tithes of oxen and sheep, & other holy tithes which were consecrate unto the Lord their God, they did offer and brought them all by heaps. 7 In the third month, they began to lay the heaps in manner of a foundation, and finished them in the seventh month. 8 And when Hezekia and the lords came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel. 9 And Hezekia questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10 And Azaria the chief priest of the house of Zadoc, answered him and said: Since the people began to bring the heave offerings into the house of the Lord, (c) The ministers were liberally provided for. we also have had enough to eat, there remained so much: for the Lord hath blessed his people, and this heap is left. 11 And Hezekia bade prepare “ Or, 〈◊〉 houses. the chambers in the house of the Lord: And they did prepare them, 12 And carried in the first fruits, the tithes, and the dedicate things faithfully: over which Chonaniahu the Levite had the rule, and Semei his brother next to him: 13 And jehiel, Azariahu, Nahath, Asael, jerimoth, josabad, Eliel, jesmachiahu, Mahath, and Banaiahu, were overseres ordained by Chonaniahu, & Semei his brother was an officer of Hezekia the king, & Azariahu was the ruler of the house of God. 14 And Core the son of Imna the Levite, and porter of the east door, had the oversight of the things that were offered of a free will unto God, & were given in manner severally unto the lord, and over the things most holy. 15 And under his hand were Eden, Miniamin, jesua, Semeiahu, Amariahu, and Sechaniahu in the cities of the priests [appointed] of their fidelity to give to their brethren their portions, aswell to the small as to the great. 16 Beside their generation, being males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, they should give day by day, for their ministration, and for their giving attendance, and for their divers waytinge by course, 17 Both to the generation of the priests and Levites throughout the household of their fathers, from twenty years and above, to wait when their courses came: 18 And to the families of all their babes, wives, sons and daughters through all the congregation: For upon the fidelity of them were the holy things bestowed. 19 And to the children of Aaron the priests which were in the fields and suburbs of their cities, city by city, the men whose names were expressed afore, should give portions, even to all the males among the priests, and to all the Levites, according to their number. 20 And of this manner did Hezekia throughout all juda: & wrought it that is good, and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And in all the works that he began, for service of the house of God, for the law, & for the commandments, he sought his God: and that did he with all his heart, and prospered. The xxxii Chapter. 1 Sennacherib invadeth juda. 3 Hezekia prepareth for the war. 7 He exhorteth the people to put their trust in the Lord. 9 Sennacherib blasphemeth God. 20 Hezekia prayeth. 21 The angel destroyeth the Assyrians, and the king is slain. 25 Hezekia is not thankful toward the Lord. 33 His death. 1 AFter that these deeds were faithfully done, ● Reg 18. c. 〈◊〉. xxxvi. a Eccle 48. c. Sennacherib king of the Assyrians came, and entered into juda, & compassed the strong cities, and thought to win them for himself. 2 And so when Hezekia saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 3 He took counsel with his lords and men of might, to stop the water of the fountains without the city: And they did help him. 4 For there gathered many of the people together, and stopped all the wells, and the broke that ran through the mids of the land, saying: Why shall the kings of the Assyrians come and find much water? 5 And Hezekia went to lustyly, and built up the wall where it was broken, and made ordinance upon the towers, and to the other wall without, and repaired milo in the city of David, and made many darts and shields. 6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the large street of the gate of the city, and spoke gently to them, saying: 7 Pluck up your hearts and be strong: be not afraid nor discouraged for the king of the Assyrians, & for all the multitude that he hath with him: 4. Reg 16 c. for there be more with us then with him. 8 With him is an jer. xvii. a. arm of flesh: but with us is the Lord our God for to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people took a courage through the words of Hezekia king of juda. 9 4. Reg. 18. c. After this did Sennacherib king of the Assyrians send of his servants to Jerusalem (but he himself remained beside Lachis, having all his power with him) unto Hezekia king of juda, and unto all juda that were at Jerusalem, saying, 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of the Assyrians: 4. Reg. 18. c. wherein do ye trust O ye that dwell in Jerusalem which is besieged? 11 Doth not Hezekia entice you to give over yourselves unto death, hunger, and thirst, saying: The Lord our God shall rid us out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians? 12 Hath not the same Hezekia put down his high places and his (a) The wicked make no difference between true religion, and false. altars, & commanded juda and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon the same? 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto the people of all lands? Were the gods of the people of other lands, able or mighty to save their lands out of my hand? 14 Which of all the gods of those nations that my fathers destroyed, could deliver his people out of my hand? And shall your God be able to deliver you out of my hand? 15 Wherefore now let not Hezekia deceive you, nor persuade you of this fashion, nor yet believe him: For as no god among all nations and kingdoms, was able to rid his people out of my hand and out of the hand of my fathers: How much less shall your gods be able to keep you out of my hand? 16 And yet more things did his servants speak against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekia. 17 And Sennacherib also wrote a letter to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and spoke against him, saying: As the gods of the nations of [other] lands have not been able to deliver their people out of my hand: even so shall not the God of Hezekia deliver his people out of my hand. 18 And they cried with a loud voice in the jews speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to fear them, and to make them faint hearted, and that they might so take the city. 19 And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the nations of the earth, [which were] the works of the hands of men. 20 But Hezekia the king, and the prophet isaiah the son of Amos b Prayer is the best refuge in all troubles and dangers prayed against that [blasphemy,] and cried up to heaven. 21 And the Lord sent an angel, which destroyed all the men of war and the lords and captains of the host of the king of the Assyrians, that he turned his face again with shame toward his own land: 4▪ Reg 1ST. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came of his own body slew him therewith the sword. 22 And so the Lord saved Hezekia and the inhabiters of Jerusalem out of the hand of Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians, and from the hand of all other, and maintained them on every side. 23 And many brought offerings unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekia king of juda: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thence forth. 24 4 Reg ●▪ Esa. 38 a. In those days Hezekia was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord: which answered him, and showed him a wonderful miracle. 25 But Hezekia did not again unto God according to it that he had showed him: for his heart arose, & there came wrath upon him, and upon juda and Jerusalem. 26 Notwithstanding Hezekia submitted himself after that his heart was risen up, he and the inhabiters of Jerusalem: and the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekia. 27 And Hezekia had exceeding much riches and honour: And he got him treasures of silver and gold, precious stones, and spices, shields, and of all manner pleasant jewels: 28 And made store houses for the fruits of corn, for wine and oil, and stalls for all manner of beasts, and folds for sheep. 29 And he made him cities, & had of sheep and oxen great abundance: For God had given him substance exceeding much. 30 This same Hezekia stopped the upper water springs of (c) Which also was called Siloc. Esa. ●. Io. 9 Gihen, and brought them down to the west side of the city of David: And Hezekia prospered in all his works. 31 And when the princes of Babylon sent unto him ambassadors, to inquire of the wonder that chanced in the land, God left him, Deu. xvii. ● to d God tempteth his ●full to try them. try him, and that all that was in his heart might be known. 32 The rest of the deeds of Hezekia, and his goodness, behold they are written in the vision of isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in the book of the kings of juda and Israel. 33 And Hezekia slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the most worthy place of the sepulchres of the sons of David, and all juda and the inhabiters of Jerusalem did him worship at his death: and Manasse his son reigned in his stead. The xxxiii Chapter. 1 Manasses an idolater. 9 He causeth juda to err. 11 He is led away prisoner into Babylon. 12 He prayeth to the Lord and is delivered. 15 He abolisheth idolatry, 16 and setteth up true religion. 20 He dieth, and Amon his son succeedeth, 24 whom his own servants slay. 1 MAnasse was twelve years old 4 Reg. ●1. a. when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: 2 But did evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he went to, and built the high places 4 Reg 18. a which Hezekia his father had broken down: And he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, where as the Lord yet had said, two Reg. seven. b. i Para vi. a. and seven. c. In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. 5 And he builded altars for all the host of heaven, in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 And he burned his children in fire in the valley of the son of Hinnon: He was a sorcerer, he regarded the crying of birds, used enchantments, and maintained workers with spirits and sears of fortunes, and wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord to anger him withal. 7 And he put the carved image and an idol which he had made, in the house of God: Of which house, God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house and in Jerusalem which I have chosen afore all the tribes of Israel ● Re. seven. b. 3 Reg 8 b. ● Par. vi a. and seven. c. will I put my name for ever. 8 Neither will I make the foot of Israel to remove any more out of the land which I have ordained for your fathers, if so be that they will be diligent and do all that I have commanded them in all the law and statutes, and ordinances by the hand of Moses. 9 And so Manasse made juda and the inhabiters of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the Lord spoke Meaning 〈◊〉 tro●s. to Manasse and to his people: but they would not regard. 11 Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of the Assyrians, which took Manasse in hold, and bound him with chains, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in tribulation, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself exceedingly before the God of his fathers, 13 And made intercession to him: and God was (b) Affliction giveth understanding. entreated of him, and heard his prayer, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom: and then Manasse knew that the Lord was God. 14 After this he built a wall without the city of David on the west side of Gion, in the valley, as they came to the fish gate, and round about Ophel, & brought it up of a very great height, and put captains of war in all the strong cities of juda. 15 And he took away strange gods and images out of the house of God, and i Par. xiiii. a and xxxi. a. all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of God and Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city. 16 And he prepared the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and charged juda to serve the Lord God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless, the people did offer still in the high places, howbeit unto the Lord their God only. 18 The rest of the acts of Manasse, and his prayer unto his God, & the words of the sears that spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold they are [written] in the sayings of the kings of Israel. 19 And his prayer, and how that he was heard, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places where he made high places and set up groves and images before he was meekened, behold they are written among the sayings of the sears. 20 And Manasse slept with his fathers, & they buried him in his (c) Because he had so horrible offended against the Lord, they did not bury him in the sepulchre of the kings, but in the garden of the kings house. own house, and Amon his son reigned in his room. 21 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, like as did Manasse his father: for Amon sacrificed to all the carved images which Manasse his father had made, and served them. 23 And submitted not himself before the Lord, as Manasse his father had meekened himself: but Amon trespassed greatly. 24 And his own servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house. 25 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon: and the same people of the land made josia his son king in his room. The xxxiiii Chapter. 1 josia destroyeth the idols, 8 and restoreth the temple. 14 The book of the law is found. 21 He sendeth to Hulda the prophetess for counsel. 27 God heareth his prayer. 31 He maketh a covenant with God. 1 IOsia was eight years old when he began to reign, 4. Reg. 22 a. and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty and one years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left. 3 In the eight year of his reign, when he was yet a child, he began to seek after the God of David his father: And in the twelfth year he began to purge juda & Jerusalem from the high places, groves, carved images, and images of metal. 4 And they broke down the altars of Baalim even in his (a He would see the reformation with his own eyes presence: and other images that were in greater honour than they, he caused to be destroyed: And the groves, carved images, and images of metal he broke and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of them that had offered unto them. 5 And he burned the bones of the priests upon the altars of them, and cleansed juda and Jerusalem: 6 And even so did he in the cities of Manasse, Ephraim, Simeon, unto Nephthali, and in the wilderness of them round about, 7 He plucked asunder the The godly zeal of this good prince is a worthy example for all princes to follow. altars & the groves, & did beat the images & stamp them to powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem again. 8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the temple, 4. Reg. 22. a. he sent Saphan the son of Azaliahu, and Maasiah the governor of the city, and joah the son of joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 9 And when they came to Helkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the entries had gathered of the hand of Manasse and Ephraim, and of all that yet remained in Israel, and of all juda and Benjamin, and they returned to Jerusalem. 10 And they put it in the hands of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the Lord, & they gave it to the labourers that wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and mend the house. 11 Even to masons and carpenters gave they it, to get hewed stone, & timber for couples and for beams of the houses which the kings of juda had destroyed. 12 And the men did the work (c) Faithful officers. faithfully: And the overseers of them to courage them forward, were jahath and Obadiahu levites of the children of Merari: and Secharia and Mesullam of the children of the Caathites, and other of the Levites, which all could skill of instruments of music. 13 And over the bearers of burdens, and over all that wrought in whatsoever worckmanship it were, were there scribes, officers, & porters of the Levites. 14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Helkia the priest 4. Reg. 22 ●. found the book of the law of the Lord [given] by Moses. 15 And Helkia answered and said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Helkia gave the book to Saphan. 16 And Saphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word again, saying: All that was committed to thy servants, that do they. 17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hands of the overseers of the work, and to the hands of the worckmen. 18 And then Saphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Helkia the priest hath given me a book: and Saphan read in it before the king. 19 And it fortuned, that when the king had heard the words of the law, he d for so 〈◊〉 that the word of God had been so long suppresed. tore his clothes: 20 And the king commanded Helkia and Ahikam the son of Saphan and Abdon the son of Micah, and Saphan the scribe, and Asaa a servant of the kings, saying: 21 Go and inquire of the Lord for me and for them that are left in Israel and juda, concerning the words of the book that is found: For great is the wrath of the Lord that is fallen upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book. 22 And Helkia and they that the king had [appointed] went to Hulda a prophetess, the wife of Sallum, the son of Thecuath, the son of Hasra, keeper of the wardrobe (for she dwelled in Jerusalem within the second wall:) & so they communed with her. 23 She answered them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you to me, 24 Even thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabiters thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of juda: 25 Because they have forsaken me, and have offered unto other gods, to anger me with all manner works of their hands: therefore is my wrath set on fire against this place, and shall not be quenched. 26 And as for the king of juda which sent you to inquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him: thus saith the Lord God of Israel, concerning the words which thou hast heard. 27 Because thine heart did e The end of gods threatenings is for our repentance. melt, and thou didst meek thyself before God when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabiters thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and tarest thy clothes, and weepedst before me: that have I heard also, saith the Lord. 28 Behold, I will take thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be put in thy grave in peace, and thine eyes shall not see all the mischief that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabiters of the same. And they brought the king word again. 29 4. Reg 22. a Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of juda and Jerusalem: 30 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of juda, and the inhabiters of Jerusalem, and the priests and Levites, and all the people great and small, and [the king] did read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord. 31 And the king stood at his standing, and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, and to keep his commandments, his witness, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, and to fulfil the words of the appointment written in the said book. 32 And he set in their room all them that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin: and the inhabiters of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers. 33 And josia put away all manner of abominations out of all lands that pertained to the children of Israel, and brought in all that were found in Israel, to worship and to serve the Lord their God: And they turned not aside from after the Lord God of their fathers, as long as he lived. The xxxv Chapter. 1 josia keepeth the passouer. 2 He setteth forth gods service. 20 He fighteth against the king of Egypt, and dieth. 24 The people bewail him. 1 AND josia held 4. Reg. 23. a. three Esd. ●. a. thee [feast of] passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem, & they slew passover in the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their offices, and aided them in the service of the house of the Lord, 3 And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, and were sanctified unto the Lord: Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build, it shallbe no more a burden upon your shoulders: But now serve the Lord your God, and his people Israel: 4 And prepare yourselves by your ancient households, and companies, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and the writing of Solomon his son: 5 And stand in the holy place, according to the division of the ancient households of your brethren the children of the people, and after the division of the ancient households of the Levites: 6 Kill passouer, and sanctify yourselves, & prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 7 And josia gave to the people flocks of sheep and kids all for passover, and for all that were present, thirty thousand by tale, and three thousand oxen: and these were even of the kings substance. 8 And his lords gave willingly both unto the people and to the priests, and unto the Levites: Helkia also, Zacharia, and jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for passover offerings two thousand and six hundred sheep, and three hundred oxen. 9 a Liberal provision for the ministery. Conania, and Semeiahu, & Nathanael his brethren, & Hasabiah, and jehiel, and josabad, rulers of the Levites, gave unto the Levites Passover offerings [even] five thousand sheep and five hundred oxen. 10 And so the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their places, & the Levites in their distinct companies, at the kings commandment: 11 And they slew passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites pulled of the skins of the beasts. 12 And they fet away the burnt offerings, to give them unto the people that were divided be ancient houses, and that they should offer unto the Lord, like Levit i. a. as is written in the book of Moses: And so did they with the oxen also. 13 And Exod. xii. b. they dressed the passouer with fire, as the manner was: And the other dedicate beasts sod they in pots, cauldrons, and pans, and divided them among all the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves and for the priests: for the priests the children of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron. 15 And the singers the children of Asaph stood in their standing, i Pa. xxv. ● and xxvi. d. according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, Heman, and jeduthun the kings (b) Meaning the prophet. fear: and the porters waited at every gate, and might not departed from their service: for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 16 And so all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to offer passouer, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king josia, 17 And the children of Israel that were present, kept the passouer the same time, and the feast of sweet bread seven days. 18 And there was no passouer like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet, neither did all the kings of Israel hold such a passover feast as did josia, and the priests and Levites, and all juda and Israel that were present, and the inhabiters of Jerusalem. 19 This passouer was holden in the eyghteenth year of the reign of josia. 20 After all this when josia had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charcamis beside Euphrates: and josia went out against him. 21 Which sent messengers to him, and said: What have I to do with thee thou king of juda? I come 〈…〉 t●is day, 〈…〉 of 〈…〉. Be not thou against thyself this day, for my war is against another house, and God bade me make haste: Leave of therefore & meddle not with God which is with me, lest he destroy thee. 22 Nevertheless josia would not turn his face from him, Or chaung● 〈…〉 fight with him. but rather took advise to fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho out of the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Mageddo. 23 And the shooters shot darts at king josia: And the king said to his servants, Carry me away, for I am sore wounded. 24 His servants therefore had him out of that chariot, and put him in another chariot that they had: And when they had brought him to Jerusalem, he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his fathers: Zacha xii ●. And all juda and Jerusalem mourned for josia. 25 And jeremia lamented josia, and all singing men and singing women mourned for josias in their lamentations to this day, and made the same lamentations an ordinance in Israel: and behold they are written in the lamentations. 26 The rest of the acts of josia and his goodness [which he did] following in the writing of the law of the Lord, 27 And his sayings first and last, behold they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and juda. The xxxvi Chapter. 1 After josia reigneth jehoahaz. 4 After jehoahaz jehoiacim. 8 After him jehoiacin. 11 After him Zedekia, 14. 17. in whose time all the people were carried away to Babylon, for contemning the admonitions of the prophets. 22 And were restored again the seventy year after, by king Cyrus. 1 ANd 4 Reg 23. f. the people of the land took jehoahaz the son of josia, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 2 And jehoahaz was twenty & three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, “ Or, condemned. and merced the land in an hundredth talents of silver, and a talon of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king upon juda and Jerusalem, and turned his name to jehoiacim: and Necho took jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. 5 jehoiacim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, & he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord his God. 6 Against him came up Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and bound him with two chains, to carry him to Babylon. 7 The king 〈◊〉 ●4. Nabuchodonosor also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 8 The rest of the acts of jehoiacim, and his abominations which he did, (a) He meaneth the marks of idolatry, which were found printed in his body when he was dead. and that which was found upon him, behold they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and juda: and jehoiacin his son reigned in his stead. 9 And jehoiacin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and did evil in the sight of the Lord. 10 And when the year was out, king Nabuchodonosor sent and fet him to Babylon with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekia his father's brother king over juda and Jerusalem. 11 jerem. lv a. 3. Reg. 24. d. Zedekia was one and twenty years old when he began the reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before jeremia the prophet, at the mouth of the Lord. 13 And he rebelled against king Nabuchodonosor, which had received an oath of him by God: but he was stiff-necked, and to hard hearted to turn unto the Lord God of Israel. 14 Moreover, all the chief of the priests and the people trespassed wonderfully after all manner of abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 15 jer. xxv. a. And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending: for he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, and till there was no remedy. 17 And so 4. Reg. 25. a. he brought upon them the king of Chaldee, which slew their young men with the sword in their holy temple, and spared neither young man, maiden, old man, nor him that stooped for age: He gave them all into his hand. 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, both great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his lords: all these carried he to Babylon. 19 And they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly jewels thereof. 20 And the rest that had escaped the sword, carried he to Babylon: where they were bondmen to him & his children, until the time that Persia had the Empire: 21 To fulfil the word of the Lord jer. xxv ● by the mouth of jeremia, until the land had her pleasure of her Sabbathes: for as long as she lay desolate, she kept Sabbath, until threescore and ten years were fulfilled. 22 i. Esdras. i a. And the b That is in the first year that he reigned over the Chaldeans. first year of Cyrus' king of Persia (when the word of the Lord jer. xxv ● and xxv. ●. spoken by the mouth of jeremia was finished) the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus' king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and that by writing, saying: 23 Thus saith Cyrus' king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me, & hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, that is in juda: Wherefore whosoever is among you of all his people, the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up. E. W. The end of the second book of the Chronicles. ❧ The first book of Esdras. The first Chapter. 1 Cyrus sendeth again the people that was in captivity, 8 and restoreth them their holy vessels. 1 IN the first year of 〈…〉 35 d. Cyrus' king of Persia (that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of jeremia might be fulfilled) the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus' king of Persia, that he caused to be proclaimed throughout all his empire, and to be written, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus the king of Persia: The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth, * and hath commanded me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in juda. 3 Whosoever now among you is of his people, the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in juda, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, he is the God that is at Jerusalem. 4 And whosoever remaineth yet in any manner of place where he is a stranger, let the men of that place help him with silver and gold, with good and cat-tail, beside that which they willingly offer for the house of God that is at Jerusalem. 5 Then got up the principal fathers of juda and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites, and all they whose spirit God had raised to go up and to build the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem. 6 And all they that were about them, strengthened their hand with vessels of silver & gold, with goods, and cat-tail, and jewels, besides all that was willingly offered. 7 And king Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord: two. Par. 36. c. which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his God. 8 Those did Cyrus the king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithridates the treasurer, & numbered them unto Sesbazer the prince of juda. 9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, twenty and nine knives: 10 Thirty basins of gold, and of other silver basins four hundred & ten: and of other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and silver were five thousand and four hundred: All these did Sesbazer carry away with them that came up out of the captivity of Babylon, unto Jerusalem. The two Chapter. The number of them that returned from the captivity. 1 THese are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon: & came again unto Jerusalem and into juda every one unto his city. 2 They that came with Zorobabel [are these:] jesua, Nehemiah, Saraiah, Rehelaia, Mardochai, Bilsan, Mispar, Biguai, Behum, Baana. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 The children of Pharos, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 4 The children of Sephatia, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The children of Arath, seven hundred seventy and five. 6 The children of the captain of Moab, of the children of jesua and joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 The children of Zathu, nine hundred ' and forty and five. ‛ 9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred ' and threescore. ‛ 10 The children of Bani, six hundred ' forty and two. ‛ 11 The children of Bebai, six hundred ' twenty and three. ‛ 12 The children of Asgad, a thousand ' two hundred twenty and two. ' 13 The children of Adonicam, six hundred ' sixty and six. ‛ 14 The children of Beguai, two thousand ' fifty and six. ‛ 15 The children of Adin, four hundred ' fifty and four. ‛ 16 The children of Ater of Hezekia, ninety ' and eight. ‛ 17 The children of Bezai, three hundred ' twenty and three. ‛ 18 The children of jora, an hundred and ' twelve. ‛ 19 The children of Hasum, two hundred ' twenty and three. ' 20 The children of Gebbar, ninety & five. ‛ 21 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred ' twenty and three. ‛ 22 The men of Netopha, fifty and six. ‛ 23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred ' twenty and eight. ‛ 24 The children of Asmaueth, forty ' and two. 25 The children of Kiriathiarim, even the children of Cephira and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. ‛ 26 The children of Harama and Geba, ' six hundred twenty and one. ‛ 27 The men of Michmas, an hundred ' twenty and two. ‛ 38 The men of Bethel and Hay, two ' hundred twenty and three. ‛ 29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. ‛ 30 The children of Magbis, an hundred ' fifty and six. ‛ 31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand ' two hundred fifty and four. ' 32 The children of Harim, three hundred ' and twenty. ‛ 33 The children of Lodhadid and Ono, ' seven hundred twenty and five. ‛ 34 The children of jericho, three hundred ' forty and five. ‛ 35 The children of Senaa, three thousand ' six hundred and thirty. 36 The priests: of the children of jedaia of the house of jesua, nine hundred seventy and three. ‛ 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. ' 38 The children of Phashur, a thousand ' two hundred forty and seven. ' 39 The children of Arim, a thousand ' and seventeen. ' 40 The Levites: the children of jesua & Cadmiel, of the children of Hodavia, seventy and four. 41 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight. ' 42 The children of the door keepers, the children of Sallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai, altogether an hundred thirty and nine. 43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Asupha, the children of Tabaoth, 44 The children of Ceros, the children of ' Siaa, the children of Pardon, ' 45 The children of Lebana, the children ' of Hagaba, the children of Accub, ' 46 The children of Hagab, the children of ' Semlai, the children of Hanan, ' 47 The children of Giddel, the children of ' Gahar, the children of Reaia, ' 48 The children of Razin, the children of ' Necoda, the children of Gasam, ' 49 The children of Vzza, the children of ' Paseah, the children of Besai, ' 50 The children of Asna, the children of ' Mehunim, the children of Nephusim, ' 51 The children of Bacbuc, the children ' of Hacupa, the children of Harhur, ' 52 The children of Bazluth, the children ' of Mehida, the children of Harsa, ' 53 The children of Barcos, the children ' of Sisara, the children of Thamah, ' 54 The children of Neziah, the children ' of Hatiphas. ' 55 The children of Solomon's servants, the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, 56 The children of jaala, the children of ' Darcon, the children of Giddel, ' 57 The children of Sephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazbaim, the children of Ami. 58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were altogether three hundred ninety and two. 59 And these went up from Thelmelah, and from Thelharsa, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not discern their father's house & their seed, whether they were of Israel. 60 The children of Delaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundre fifty and two. 61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaia, the children of Accoz, the children of Berzillai, which took one of the daughters of ● Reg. 1●. g. Berzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 62 These sought their evidence among them that had the register of birth, and were not found therein, therefore were they put from the priesthood. ☞ ' 63 And Hathirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a Exe. 28. c. priest [to wear] Urim and Thummim. 64 The whole congregation together, was forty & two thousand, three hundred and threescore: 65 Beside their servants and maidens, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: And there were among them two hundred singing men and women. 66 Their Horses were seven hundred thirty and six: their Mules two hundred forty and five, 67 And their Camels four hundred thirty and five: their Asses six thousand seven hundred and twenty. 68 And certain of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, they offered themselves willing for the house of God, to set it up in his place: 69 And gave gold after their ability, unto the treasure of the work, even threescore and one thousand pieces, and five thousand pound of silver, and an hundred priests garments. 70 So the priests, and the Levites and certain of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims dwelled in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. ¶ The iii Chapter. 1 They build the altar of God. 6 They offer to the Lord. 7 They prepare for the temple, 11 and sing unto the Lord. 1 ANd when two. Esd. viii. a. the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were now in their cities, the people came together even as one man to Jerusalem. 2 And there stood up jesua the son of josedec, and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. 3 And the altar set they upon his “ Or, bases. sockets: for there was a fearfulness among them, because of the people of those countries, therefore they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the lord, even burnt offerings * in the morning and at evening. 4 And they held the feast of tabernacles * as it is written, and offered burnt sacrifices daily, according to the number and custom, day by day. 5 afterward they offered daily burnt offerings also, and in the new moons, and in all the feast days that were consecrated unto the Lord, and for all them which did of their own free will offer unto the Lord. 6 From the first day of the seventh month, began they to offer burnt sacrifices unto the Lord: even when the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. 7 They gave money also unto the masons and “ Or, workmen. carpenters, and meat and drink, and oil unto them of Sidon and of tire, to bring the Cedar timber from Libanus by sea unto joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus the king of Persia. 8 In the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, began Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and jesua the son of josedec, and the remnant of their brethren, the priests and Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem: and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above, to see that the work of the house of the Lord went forward. 9 And jesua stood with his sons and brethren, and Cadmiel with his sons & the children of juda together, to set forward the workmen of the house of God, even the children of Henadad, with their children, and their brethren the Levites. 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they appointed the priests in their Or, apparel. array with trumpets, and the Levites the children of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord ● Pa. xvi. b after the manner of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang together when they gave praise and thanks unto the lord, Because he is gracious, and because his mercy endureth for ever upon Israel: And all the people shouted loud in praising the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 Many also of the priests & Levites and chief fathers, and ancient men which had seen the first house, when the foundation was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice, and many shouted aloud with joy: 13 So that the people could not discern the joyful sound & gladness, from the noise of the weeping among the people: for the people shouted with a loud cry, and the noise was heard far of. The four Chapter. 2 The building of the temple is hindered, and how. 11 Letters to Artaxerxes, and the answer. 1 But iii. Esd. v. g. the adversaries of juda and Benjamin, heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel: 2 And they came to Zorobabel and to the principal fathers, and said unto them: We will build with you, for we seek the Lord your God, as ye do, and we have done sacrifice unto him since the time of Asor Hadon the king of Assur iii. Reg 12. d which brought us up hither. 3 And Zorobabel, and jesua, and the other ancient fathers of Israel, said unto them: “ Or, it is not for you, but for us to. It can not be, that you and we together should build the house unto our God: for we ourselves will build alone unto the Lord our God of Israel, i. Esd. i a. as Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. 4 And it came to pass, that the folk of the land discouraged the people of juda, & troubled them as they were building: 5 And hired counsellors against them, to hinder their device as long as Cyrus the king of Persia lived, until the reign of Darius' king of Persia. 6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, even at the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him a complaint against the inhabiters of juda and Jerusalem. 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, wrote Mithridath, Tabel, and the other of his counsel, unto Artaxerxes the king of Persia with fair words: And the writing of the letter was in the Syrians speech, and interpreted in the language of the Syrians: 8 Rehum the recorder, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter “ Or, against. from Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, as it followeth. 9 Then Rehum the recorder, and Samsai the scribe, and other of their company, they of Dina, of Apharsath, of Tharpelai, of “ Or, Apharsa. Persia, of Arache, of Babylon, of Susan, of Deha, of Elan, 10 And other of the people iiii. Reg 18 a whom the great & noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and other that are now beyond the water, and Cheeneth. 11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto king Artaxerxes: Thy servants, and the men that are now beyond the water, and Cheeneth. 12 Be it known unto the king that the jews which came up from thee to us, are come unto Jerusalem, a city seditious and froward, and build the same, and set up the walls thereof, and lay the foundations. 13 Be it known now unto the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls made up again, then shall not they give toll, tribute, and custom, & the kings profit shall incur damage. 14 And now “ Or, we remembering that we were brought up in the kings palace, and would. etc. in the mean season we have destroyed the temple, and would no longer see the kings dishonour, therefore sent we out also and certified the king, 15 That it may be sought in the book of the chronicles of thy progenitors, and so shalt thou find in the book of the chronicles, and perceive that this city is seditious and noisome unto the kings and lands, and that they cause other also among them to rebel of old: and for the same cause was this city destroyed. 16 Therefore do we certify the king, that if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof made up, thou shalt hereafter have no portion beyond the water. 17 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the recorder and Samsai the scribe, and to the other of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the other that were beyond the water in Selam and Cheeths. 18 The letter which ye sent unto us, hath been openly read before me. 19 And I have commanded to make search, and it is found that this city of old hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition hath been committed therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also at Jerusalem, which have reigned over all countries beyond the water: and toll, tribute, and custom was given unto them, 21 give ye now therefore commandment, that the same men be forbidden, and that the city be not builded again, till I have given another commandment. 22 Take heed now that ye be not negligent to do this: for why should the king have harm there through? 23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes letter was read before Rehum & Simsai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in all the haste to Jerusalem unto the jews, and forbade them with violence and power. 24 Then ceased the work of the house of God at Jerusalem, and continued so unto the second year of Darius' king of Persia. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 Aggeus and Zachari do prophecy. 3 The work of the temple goeth forward, contrary to the mind of Thathanai. 6 His letters to Darius. 1 THe prophets Aggeus, and Zachari the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the jews that were in juda and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. 2 Agger a. Then got up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and jesua the son of josedec, and began to build the house of God at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God, which helped them. 3 At the same time came to them Thathanai which was captain beyond the water, and Stharbuzanai, and their companions, and said thus unto them: Who hath commanded you to build this house, & to make up these walls? 4 Then said we unto them after this manner: What are the names of the men that make this building? 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter was brought to Darius: and then they answered by letters thereunto. 6 This is the copy of the letter that Thathanai which was captain beyond the water, & Stharbuzanai, & the counsellors of Apharsath which were beyond the water, sent unto king Darius. 7 And the matter that they sent unto him, was written thus within the letter: Unto Darius the king, all peace. 8 Be it known unto the king that we went into the province of jury to the house of the great God, which is builded with mighty great stones, and beams are laid in the walls, and the work goeth fast forth, and prospereth in their hands. 9 Then asked we the elders, and said unto them as it followeth: Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up the walls thereof? 10 We asked their names also, that we might certify thee, and write the names of the men that were their rulers. 11 But they answered us with these words, and said: We are the servants of him that is God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded of old and many years ago, iii. Reg vi. a. which the great king of Israel builded, and set up. 12 But after our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, iiii. Re. 24. b. he gave them over into the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon & of the Chaldees, which broke down this house, and carried the people away captive unto Babylon. 13 i. Esd. i a. But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, the same king Cyrus gave commandment concerning this house of God, that it should be built again. 14 And the vessels of gold and silver of the house of God which Nabuchodonosor took out of the temple that was at Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple at Babylon: those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple at Babylon, i. Esdra. i d. and they were delivered unto one Sasbazar by name, whom he made captain, 15 And said unto him: Take these vessels, and go thy way, and set them in the temple that is at Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place. 16 Then came the same Sasbazar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is at Jerusalem: Since that time also until now hath it been in building, and yet is it not finished. 17 Now therefore if it please the king, let there be search made in the kings library which is there at Babylon, whether it have been king Cyrus' commandment that this temple of God at Jerusalem should be builded: and let the king send his mind concerning the same matter. ¶ The vi Chapter. At the commandment of Darius' king of Persia after the temple was builded and dedicated, the children of Israel keep the feast of unleavened bread. 1 THen commanded king Darius: & they made search in the library, even in the place where they laid up the treasure at Babylon: 2 And there was found in a coffer in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a volume: and therein was it thus written as a memorial. 3 In the first year of king Cyrus, gave the same king Cyrus' commandment concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, that the same house should be builded in the place where they offer the sacrifices, & to join the walls together of threescore cubits height, and threescore cubits breadth. 4 Three rows of rough stones, and one row of new timber: and the expenses shallbe given of the kings house. 5 And let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor took out of the temple at Jerusalem and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple at Jerusalem to their place in the house of God. 6 Now therefore thou Thathanai captain beyond the water, & Stharbuzanai, and your counsellors, and Aphersechei which are beyond the water, get ye away from them. 7 Let the work of the house of this God alone, that the captain of the jews and their elders may build the house of God in his place. 8 I have commanded what ye shall do to the elders of juda for the building of the house of God, that of the kings goods, even of the tribute beyond the water, forthwith expenses be given unto the men, that they be not hindered. 9 And if they have need of calves, rams, and lambs for the burnt offering of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, after the custom of the priests at Jerusalem, let the same be given them daily without any delay: 10 That they may have to offer sweet savours unto the God of heaven, & pray for the kings life, and for his children. 11 And such a commandment have I given, that what man soever he be that altereth this word, there shall a beam be taken from his house, and set up, and he shallbe hanged thereon, & his house shallbe made a dounghill for the same thing. 12 And the God that set his name there, destroy all kings and people that put to their hand to altar and to break down the house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree, that this be done with speed. 13 Then Thathanai the captain [of the country] beyond the water, & Stharbuzanai, with their counsellors, according to that which king Darius had sent, so they did speedily their diligence. 14 And the elders of the jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Aggeus the prophet and Zachari the son of Iddo, and they builded, and they finished it according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and after the commandment of Cyrus and Darius & Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. 15 And this house was finished the third day of the month Adar, even in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius. 16 〈…〉. d. And the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the other children of the captivity, held the dedication of this house of God with joy: 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred oxen, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs: and for the reconciling of all Israel twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel: 18 And set the priests in their sundry courses, and the Levites in their divers offices, to minister unto God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses. 19 And the children of the captivity held Passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. 20 For the priests and Levites were purified all together, & killed Passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 21 And the children of Israel which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat, 22 And held the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: For the Lord had made them glad, and turned the heart of the king of Assur unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, even the God of Israel. The vij Chapter: 1 By the commandment of the king, Esdras and his companions come to Jerusalem. 27 He giveth thanks to God. 1 AFter these things, there was in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, one Esdras the son of Saraia, the son of Asaria, the son of Helkia, 2 The son of Sallum, the son of Zadoc, the son of Ahitob, 3 The son of Amaria, the son of Asaria, the son of Meraioth, 4 The son of Zeraia, the son of Vzzi, the son of Bucci, 5 The son of Abisua, the son of Phinehes, the son of Eleasar, the son of Aaron the chief priest. 6 This Esdras also went up from Babylon, and was a perfect scribe in the law of Moses Ex xx. a. which the Lord God of Israel did give: And the king gave him all that he required, according to the hand of the Lord his God which was upon him. 7 And there went up certain of the children of Israel, of the priests, levites, singers, porters, and of the Nethinims unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of king Artaxerxes. 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, even in the seventh year of the king. 9 For upon the first day of the first month, began he to go up from Babylon: and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God that was upon him. 10 For Esdras prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach the precepts and judgements in Israel. 11 And this is the copy of the letter that king Artaxerxes gave unto Esdras the priest, and scribe, which was a writer of the words and commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes over Israel. 12 Artaxerxes a king of kings, unto Esdras the priest and scribe of the law of the God of heaven, peace and salutation. 13 I have commanded that all they of the people of Israel, and of the priests and Levites in my realm, which are minded of their own good will to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee: 14 And therefore art thou sent of the king and of his seven counsellors, to visit juda and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God, which is in thy hand: 15 And that thou shouldest take with thee silver and gold which the king and his counsellors offer of their own good will unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is at Jerusalem: 16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the “ Or, province. country of Babylon, with it that the people offer of their own good will, and the priests give willingly for the house of their God which is at Jerusalem: 17 That thou mayst buy diligently with the same money, oxen, rams, and lambs, with their meat offerings and drink offerings, & thou shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is at Jerusalem. 18 And look what liketh thee and thy brethren to do with the remnant of the silver and gold, that do after the will of your God. 19 And the vessels that are given thee for the ministration in the house of thy God, those deliver thou before God at Jerusalem. 20 And whatsoever thing more shallbe needful for the house of thy God which is necessary for to spend, thou shalt receive the charges out of the kings treasure house. 21 I king Artaxerxes have commanded all the treasures beyond the water, that look what soever Esdras the priest and scribe in the law of the God of heaven requireth of you, that ye fulfil the same speedylie, 22 Until an hundred talents of silver, and till an hundred quarters of wheat, and till an hundred bats of wine, and till an hundred bats of oil, & salt without measure. 23 Whatsoever also is by the commandment of the God of heaven, let the same be done without any delay for the house of the God of heaven, that he be not wroth against the realm, & against the king and his children. 24 And we certify you, that ye have no authority to require taxing and custom and yearly rents, upon any of the priests, levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, and ministers in the house of his God. 25 And thou Esdras, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thine hand, set judges and arbitrers [by my authority] to judge all the people that is beyond the water, even all such as know the law of thy God: and them that know it not, those see that ye teach. 26 And whosoever will not fulfil the law of thy God, and the kings law, let him have his judgement without delay, whether it be unto death, or to be rooted out, or to be condemned in goods, or to be put in prison. 27 iii. Esd. ●. ●. Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which so had inspired the kings heart, to garnish the house of the Lord that is at Jerusalem: 28 And hath inclined mercy unto me in the presence of the king and his counsellors, and before all the kings high estates: And I was comforted even as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and so gathered I the heads of Israel together, that they might go up with me. ¶ The viii Chapter. 1 The number of them that returned to Jerusalem with Esdras. 21 He causeth them to fast. 24 He admonisheth the priests of their duty. iii. Esd viii. e 1 THese are now the principal fathers of them, and this is the “ Or, genealogy. register of them that went up with me from Babylon, what time as king Artaxerxes reigned. 2 Of the children of Phinehes, Gersom: of the children of Ithamar, Daniel: of the children of David, Hattus: 3 Of the children of Zechania, among the children of Pharos, Zachari & with him were numbered an hundred and fifty men. 4 Of the children of the captain of Moab, Elioenai the son of Zerahia, & with him two hundred men. 5 Of the children of Zechania the son of jahasiel, and with him three hundred men. 6 Of the children of Adin, A-bed the son of jonathan, and with him fifty men. 7 Of the children of Elam, Isai the son of Athalia, and with him seventy men. 8 Of the children of Saphatia, Zebadia the son of Michael, and with him fourscore men. 9 Of the children of joab, Obadia the son of jehiel, and with him two hundred and fifteen men. 10 Of the children of Selomith, the son of josephia, and with him an hundred and threescore men. 11 Of the children of Bebai, Zachari the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight men. 12 Of the children of Asgad, johanan the son of Hakatan, and with him an hundred and ten men. 13 Of the children of Adonicam that were the last, whose names are these: Eliphelet, jehiel, and Samaiah, & with them threescore men. 14 Of the children of Biguai, Vthai, and Zabud, & with them seventy men. 15 And I gathered them together by the water that runneth toward Ahava, and there abode we three days: And I looked among the people and the priests, and found there none of the children of Levi. 16 Then sent I to Eliezer, to Ariel, Semeia, Elnachan, jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zacharia, and to Mesullam, the rulers, and to joiarib and Elnathan, which were men of understanding. 17 “ Or, And I sent unto. And to those gave I commandment unto Iddo the chiefest at Casphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo & to his brethren the Nethinims at Casphia, that they should cause the ministers of the house of our God to come unto us. 18 And through the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a very wise man from among the children of Moholi the son of Levi the son of Israel, and Sarabia with his sons and his brethren, even fifteen. 19 And Hasabia and with him Isai of the children of Merari, with his brethren, and their sons, twenty. 20 And of the Nethinims whom David and the princes gave to minister unto the Levites, two hundred and twenty of Nethinims: which all were named by name. 21 And even there at the water beside Ahava I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble ourselves before our God, and seek of him a right way for us, and for our children, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to require of the king soldiers and horsemen, to help us against the enemy in the way: for we had spoken unto the king, saying: The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him in goodness, & his power and wrath is against all them that forsake him. 23 So we fasted, and besought our God for this, and he was entreated of us. 24 And I took out twelve of the chief priests, Sarabia, and Hasabia, and ten of their brethren with them, 25 And weighed them the silver and gold, and vessels that were appointed for the house of our God, which the king and his consaylers, and his lords, and all Israel that were there at hand, had given together. 26 And I weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and in silver vessels an hundred talentes, and in gold an hundred talentes: 27 Twenty basins of gold of a thousand drams, and two costly vessels of good brass, as clear as gold. 28 And I said unto them: Ye are consecrate unto the Lord, like as the vessels are holy also: and the gold and silver are given of a good will unto the Lord God of your fathers. 29 Watch ye, and keep them: for ye shall way them down before the chief priests, and Levites, and ancient fathers of Israel at Jerusalem, in the treasuries of the house of the Lord. 30 Then took the priests and Levites the weighed silver and gold, and vessels, to bring it to Jerusalem unto the house of our God. 31 And we broke up from the water of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemies, and of such as laid wait for us by the way. 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. 33 But on the fourth day was the silver and gold and vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Vria the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehes, and with them was josabad the son of jesua, and Noadia the son of Bennoi the Levites. 34 According to the number and weight of every one, was the weight all written up at the same time. 35 And the children of the captivity, which were come out of captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for sin [offering] all to the burnt offering of the Lord. 36 And they delivered the kings commission unto the kings officers, and to the captains that were beyond the water: And they promoted the people, and the house of God. The ix Chapter. 1 Esdras complaineth on the people that had turned themselves from God, and married with the gentiles, 5 He prayeth unto God; 1 WHen these things were done, the rulers came to me, and said: The people of Israel, and the priests & Levites are not separated from the people of the lands, as touching their abominations: namely of the Chanaanites, hittites, Pherezites, jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. 2 Deut. seven. a. For they have taken the daughters of the same to themselves and to their sons, and the holy seed is mixed with the nations of the lands, & the hand of the princes and rulers hath been principal in the trespass. 3 3 Esd 8 c. And when I heard this saying, I rend my clothes and my garment, & plucked of the here of my head & of my beard, and “ Or, sat 〈…〉 astonished. sat mourning. 4 And there resorted unto me all such as feared the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of thee [people] of the captivity: And I sat “ Or, astonished. mourning until the evening sacrifice. 5 And about the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness, and rend my clothes and my raiment, and fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God, 6 And said: My God, I am ashamed, and dare not lift up mine eyes unto thee my God: for our wickednesses are grown over our head, and our trespass is waxed great unto the heaven. 7 Since the time of our fathers have we been in great trespass unto this day, Deu. xvii. d 2. Para 32. b. 3. Reg. 24. d and because of our wickednesses have we and our kings and our priests been delivered into the hand of the kings of the nations, unto the sword, into captivity, into a spoil, and into confusion of face, as it is to see this day. 8 And now for a little space grace hath been showed from the Lord our God, in causing a remnant to escape, and in giving us a nail in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, and give us a little life to take breath in our bondage: 9 For we were bondmen, and yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath inclined mercy unto us in the sight of the king of Persia, to give us life to set up the house of our God, and to redress the desolation thereof, and to give us a wall in juda and Jerusalem. 10 And now O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, 11 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying: The land unto which ye go to possess, it is an unclean land, because of the filthiness of the people of the lands, which with their abominations have made it full of uncleanness on every side. 12 Deut. v● Therefore shall ye not give your daughters unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye not take unto your sons, nor seek their peace and wealth for ever: that ye may be strong and “ Or, 〈◊〉 enjoy the goodness of the land, and that ye and your children may have the inheritance of it for evermore. 13 And after that all these things are come upon us because of our evil deeds and great trespasses, seeing that thou our God hast stayed us from being beneath for our iniquities, and hast given us such deliverance: 14 Should we return to break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldst not thou be angry to wards us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any escaping? 15 O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous, for we remain yet escaped, as it is to see this day: Behold also, in thy presence are we in our trespasses, & because of it may we not stand before thee. The ten Chapter. 1 The people repent and turn, and put away their strange wives. 1 ANd when 〈…〉 8. g. Esdras prayed after this manner, and knowledged, wept, and lay before the house of God, there resorted unto him out of Israel a very great congregation, of men, and women, and children: and the people wept very sore. 2 And Sechania the son of Ichiel, one of the children of Elam, answered, and said unto Esdras: We have trespassed against our God, & have taken strange wives of the people of the land: Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. 3 For now we will make a covenant with our God, and put away all the wives and such as are borne of them, according to the counsel of the Lord: and we will be in the “ Or, and of those that. fear of the commandments of our God, that we may do according to the law. 4 Get thee up, for this matter belongeth unto thee, we also will be with thee: be of good comfort therefore, and do it. 5 iii. Esdr. ix a Then rose Esdras, and took an oath of the chief priests and Levites, and of all Israel, that they should do according to this word: And they swore. 5 And Esdras rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of johanan the son of Eliasib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drunk water: for he mourned, because of the transgression of the people that had been in captivity. 7 And they caused a proclamation to go throughout juda & Jerusalem unto all them of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem: 8 And that whosoever came not within three days, according to the device of the rulers and elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and he should be put out from the congregation of them of the captivity. 9 Then all the men of juda and Benjamin gathered themselves together un-hierusalem within three days, even the twentieth day of the ninth month: & all the people sat in the street of the house of God, and trembled, because of this matter, and for the rain. 10 And Esdras the priest stood up, and said unto them: duty. seven. a. jud. iii a. Ye have transgressed, & have taken strange wives, to make the trespass of Israel yet more. 11 “ Or, give praise. Confess now therefore unto the Lord God of our fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives. 12 And all the congregation answered, and said with a loud voice: It shallbe so, and we will do as thou hast said. 13 But the people are many, and it is a rainy weather, & the people are to faint to tarry without in the street, neither is this a work of one day or two: for “ Or, we are many that, have offended in this thing. we have offended very sore in this thing. 14 Let our rulers stand therefore in all the congregation, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at the time appointed, and let the elders of every city and their judges be with them, till the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us. 15 Then were appointed jonathan the son of Asahel, and jahasia the son of Thecua over this matter: & Mesullam and Sabathai the Levites helped them. 16 And the children of the captivity did even so: And Esdras the priest, and the ancient heads through the house of their fathers, all men of great fame, separated themselves, & sat them down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 17 And until the first day of the first month they were finishing the business, with all the men that had taken strange wives. 18 And among the children of the priests there were men found that had taken strange wives, namely among the children of jesua, the son of josedec, and of his brethren, Maasia, and Eliezer, jarib, and Gedalia. 19 And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives: and they that had trespassed, gave a ram for their trespass. 20 And among the children of Immer: Hanani, and Zebadia. 21 Among the children of Harim: Maasia, Elia, Semeia, jehiel, and Vzziah. 22 Among the children of Pashur: Elioenai, Maasia, Ishmael, Nethanel, josabad, and Elasah. 23 Among the Levites: josabad, Semei, and Celaia (which same is Centah) Phathaiah, juda, and Eliezer. 24 Among the singers also, Eliasib: And among the porters, Sellum, and Telem, and Vri. 25 And of Israel: Among the children of Pharos, Remeia, jesia, Melchia, Miamin, Eliezer, Melchia, & Banaiah. 26 Among the children of Elam: Mathania, Zacharia, jehiel, Abdi, jerimoth, and Elia. 27 Among the children of Zatthu: Elioenai, Eliasib, Mathania, jerimoth, Zabad, and Aziza. 28 Among the children of Bebai: jehohanan, Hanania, Zabbai, and Athalai. 29 Among the children of Bani: Mesullam, Malluch, Adaiah, jasub, Saal, and jeramoth. 30 Among the children of the captain of Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaia, Maasia, Mathania, Besalel, Bennui, & Manasse. 31 Among the children of Harim: Eliezer, Isuah, Melchiia, Semeia, and Simeon, 32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Semariah. 33 Among the children of Hasum: Matthenai, Mathatha, Zabad, Eliphelet, jeremai, Manasse, and Semei. 34 Among the children of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Vel, 35 Banea, Badaia, Cheliau, 36 Vaniah, Maremoth, Eliasib, 37 Mathaniah, Mathanai, jasi, 38 Bani, Bennui, and Semei, 39 Selemia, Nathan, Adaiah, 40 Machnadebai, Sasai, Sarai, 41 Asarel, Selemiahu, and Semariah, 42 Sallum, Amaria, and joseph. 43 Among the children of Nebo, jehiel, Mathathia, Zabad, Zabina, jadau, joel, and Banaia. 44 All these had taken strange wives, and among the same there were some that had children by the wives. ❧ The second book of Esdras, otherwise called the book of Nehemia. The first Chapter. 1 Nehemia bewaileth the calamity of Jerusalem. 5 He confesseth the sins of the people, and prayeth God for them. 1 THe words of Nehemia the son of Hachalia. In the month Chisleu, in the twenty year, as I was in the castle at Susan, 2 Came Hanani, one of my brethren, he and the men of juda: and I asked them how the jews did that were delivered and escaped from the captivity, and how it went at Jerusalem. 3 And they said unto me: The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the land, are in great affliction and rebuke: 4. Reg 〈…〉 the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire. 4 And when I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven, 5 And said: O Lord God of heaven, thou great and terrible God, thou that keepest covenant and mercy for them that love thee & observe thy commandments: 6 Let thine ears hearken I beseech thee, and let thine eyes be open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray now before thee day and night for the children of Israel thy servants, and knowledge the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against thee: I and my father's house have sinned, 7 We have grievously sinned against thee, and have not kept thy commandments, statutes, and judgements, which thou commandest thy servant Moses. 8 I beseech thee call to remembrance the word that thou commandest thy servant Moses, and saidest, Ye will transgress, and De. xx. ● I will scatter you abroad among the nations: 9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, & do them: though ye were cast out unto the uttermost part of heaven, yet will I gather you from thence, and will bring you unto the place that I have chosen, to set my name there. 10 They are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast delivered through thy great power, and in thy mighty hand. 11 O Lord I beseech thee, let thine ear hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, whose desire is to fear thy name: and let thy servant prosper this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the kings butler. The ii Chapter. 1 After Nehemia had obtained letters of Artaxerxes, 11 He came to Jerusalem, 17 and builded the walls. 1 IT came to pass, that in the month * Nisan in the twentieth year of king Arthaxerxes, the wine stood before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king: And I had not been before heavy in his presence. 2 And the king said unto me: Why lookest thou so sadly, seeing thou art not sick? It is nothing else, but that thou art heavy hearted. And I was sore afraid, 3 And said unto the king, God save the king for ever: How should I not look sadly, when the city and place of my father's burials lie waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? 4 And the king said unto me: What is then thy request? I made my prayer also to the God of heaven, 5 And said unto the king: If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, send me unto juda unto the city of my father's burials, that I may build it. 6 And the king said unto me (the queen his wife sitting by him:) How long shall thy journey continue, and when wilt thou come again? And it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a time, 7 And said unto the king: If it please the king, let him give me letters to the captains which are beyond the water, that they may convey me over, till I come into juda: 8 And letters unto Asaph the lord of the kings wood, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which is hard by the house, and for the walls of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king gave me according to the hand of my God which was good upon me. 9 And when I came to the captains beyond the water, I gave them the kings letters: And the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 Sanaballat also the Horonite, and Tobia a servant the Ammonite heard of it, & it grieved them sore, that there was come a man which sought the wealth of the children of Israel. 11 And I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 12 And I got me up in the night season, and a few men with me, neither told I any man what God had given me in my heart to do at Jerusalem: and there was not one beast with me, save it that I road upon. 13 And I departed in the night by the valley port, before the dragon well, and to the dung port, & considered the walls of Jerusalem how they were broken down, and the ports thereof consumed with the fire. 14 And I went over unto the well port, and to the kings “ Or, 〈…〉 shep●ole. conduit, and there was no room for the beast that was under me to pass. 15 Then went I on in the night by the brook side, and considered the wall, and turned back, and came home again by the valley port. 16 And the rulers knew not whither I went or what I did: neither did I as yet tell it unto the jews, to the priests, to the noble men, to the rulers, and to the other that laboured in the work. 17 afterward said I unto them: Ye see the misery that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and how the gates thereof are burnt with fire: come therefore, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, and that we be no more a rebuke. 18 Then I told them of the hand of my God that it was gracious over me, and the kings words that he had spoken unto me: And they said, Let us get up and build. And they strengthened their hands to good. 19 But when Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobia the servant an Ammonite, and Gesem the Arabian heard it, they laughed us to scorn, & despised us, and said: What is this that ye do? Will ye fall away from the king? 20 Then answered I them, and said: The God of heaven, he it is that hath granted us prosperity, and we his servants will get up and build: As for you, ye have no portion, nor right, nor remembrance in Jerusalem. The iii Chapter. The number of them that builded the walls. 1 AND Eliasib the high priest got him up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate: they repaired it, and set up the doors of it: even unto the tower Mea repaired they it, and unto the 〈◊〉. thirty. g. Zach. xiiii. tower of Hananeel. 2 Next unto him also builded the men of jericho: And beside him builded Sachur the son of Amri. 3 But the fish port did the children of Asnaa build, which also laid the beams thereof, and set on the doors, locks, and bars of it. 4 And next unto them builded Meremoth the son of Vria, the son of Hakoz: and next unto them builded Mesullam the son of Berachia, the son of Mesesabel: and next unto them builded Zadoc the son of Baana. 5 And next unto him builded they of Thekoa: But the great men that were among them put not their necks to the work of their Lord. 6 The old gate builded jehoiada the son of Paseah, & Mesullam the son of Besodia, they laid the beams thereof, and set on the doors, locks, & bars of it. 7 Next unto them builded Melatiah of Gibeon, and jadon of Merona, men of Gibeon and of Mispah, unto the throne of the duke [which was] beyond the river. 8 Next unto him builded Vzziel the sonn● of Harhaiah of the goldesmythes: Next unto him also builded Hananiah the son of Harakahim, and they repaired Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 9 Next unto them builded Raphaiah the son of Her, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. 10 Next unto him builded jedaia the son of Harumaph over against his house: and next unto him builded Hattus the son of Hasabnia. 11 But Melchia the son of Harim, and Hasub the son of the captain of Moab builded the other piece, and the tower beside the furnaces. 12 Next unto him builded Sallum 〈…〉 son of Hallohes, the ruler of the 〈◊〉 part of Jerusalem, he & his dau●●●●● 13 The valley gate builded Hanun, and the citizens of Zanoa: They builded it, and set on the doors, locks, and bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall, unto the dung port. 14 But the dung port builded Melchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the fourth part of Beth acharem: he repaired it, and set on the doors, locks, and bars thereof. 15 But the well gate repaired Sallum the son of Cholhosah, the ruler of the fourth part of Mispah: He builded it, and covered it, and set on the doors, locks and bars thereof: and the wall unto the pool Siloah by the kings garden, and unto the steps that go down from the city of David. 16 After him builded Nehemiah the son of Asook, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, until the other side over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was repaired, and unto the house of the mighty. 17 After him builded the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani: and next unto him builded Hasabia the ruler of the half part of Keilah in his quarter. 18 After him builded their brethren Bavai the son of Henadad the ruler of the half part of Keilah. 19 And after him builded Ezer the son of jesua the ruler of Mispah the other piece, hard over against the going up to the house of ordinance [that was] in the corner. 20 Again, after him broke forth Baruch the son of Zachai of indignation, and repaired the other piece from the turning corner, unto the door of the house of Eliasib the high priest. 21 After him also builded Merimoth the son of Vria, the son of Haccoes, the other piece, from the door of the house of Eliasib, even as long as the house of Eliasib extended. 22 After him builded the priests, the men of the plain. ' 23 After him builded Benjamin and Hasub over against their house: and after him wrought Asaria the son of Maasia the son of Anania by his house. 24 After him also builded Bennui the son of Henadad the other piece, from the house of Azaria unto the turning [of the wall] and unto the corner. 25 After him builded Pala the son of Vsai, over against the corner and the high tower which lieth out over from the kings house, that was beside the court of the prison: After him Phadaia the son of Pharos. 26 As for the Nethinims they dwelled in the strong hold unto the water gate toward the east, and to the tower that lieth out. 27 After him builded they of Thekua the other piece over against the great tower that lieth outward, unto the wall of the strong hold. 28 But from above the horse gate forth builded the priests, every one over against his house. 29 And after them builded Zadoc the son of Immer over against his house: After him builded also Semeia the son of Sechania the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him builded Hanania the son of Selemia, and Hanun the son of Zalaph the sixth, the other piece: And after him builded Mesullam the son of Barachia over against his store house. 31 After him builded Melchia the goldsmiths son unto the house of the Nithinims and of the merchants, over against the gate Mephkad, and to the parlour in the corner. 32 And between the parlour of the corner unto the sheepegate, builded the goldsmiths, and the merchants, The four Chapter. 7 The building of Jerusalem is hindered, 15 But God breaketh their enterprise. 17 The jews build with one hand, and hold their weapon in the other. 1 But when Sanaballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth in himself, and took great indignation, and mocked the jews: 2 And said before his brethren and the soldiers of Samaria: what do these impotent jews? “ Or, will they fortify themselves. will the [heathen] suffer them? shall they offer? shall they perform it in one day? shall they make the stones whole again that are brought to dust and brent? 3 And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and said: Though they build, yet if a fox go up, he shall break down their stony wall. 4 Hear O thou our God, for we are despised, turn their shame upon their own head, & give them over into Or 〈…〉 despising in the land of their captivity. 5 Cover not their wickedness, and let not their sin be put out in thy presence: for they have provoked the builders. 6 And so builded we the wall, and it was joined whole together unto the half height thereof: And the people were minded to labour. 7 But when Sanaballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, Ammonites, and Asdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, & that the breaches began to be stopped, they were very wroth, 8 And conspired all together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to make an hindrance therein. 9 Nevertheless, we made our prayer unto our God, and set watchmen by them day and night, because of them. 10 And juda said: The strength of the bearers is feeble, and there is yet much more mortar, and we are not able to build on the wall. 11 And our adversaries said: They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the mids among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease. 12 But when the jews which dwelled beside them, came, they told us as good as ten times, that in all places where ye go unto, they are appointed to fall upon us. 13 Therefore set I the people after their kindreds, with their sword, spears, and bows, beneath in the low places behind the wall upon the tops of the stones. 14 And I looked, and got me up, and said unto the chief men, to the rulers, and to the other people, Be not ye afraid of them: but two. Esd. i b. and ix●. think rather upon the great Lord which ought to be feared, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, & your houses. 15 Nevertheless, when our enemies heard that we had gotten word of it, God brought their counsel to nought: and we turned all again to the wall, every one unto his labour. 16 And from that time forth, the half part of the young men did the labour, and the other half part of them held the spears, shields, bows, and breastplates: and the rulers stood behind all the house of juda. 17 They which builded on the wall and they that bore burdens, and those that jaded them, with one hand did every one his work, and with the other held his weapon. 18 For every one that builded had his sword girded by his thingh, and so builded they: And he that blewe the trumpet was beside me. 19 And I said unto the principal men, to the rulers, and to the other people: The work is great and large, & we are separated upon the wall one far from another. 20 Look in what place therefore ye hear the noise of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us, and our God shall fight for us: 21 And we will be labouring in the work. And the half part of them held their spears from the morning spring, till the stars came forth. 22 And at the same time said I unto the people: Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night season we may watch, and labour on the day time. 23 As for me and my brethren, my servants, and the men of the watch which followed me, we put never of our clothes, save only because of the washing. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 The people are oppressed and in necessity. 7 Nehemia remedieth it. 15 He took not the portion of others that had ruled before, lest he should grieve the people. 1 ANd there arose a great complaint of the people and their wives against their brethren the jews. 2 For there were some that said, Our sons and daughters and we are very many: therefore will we take corn for them, that we may eat and live. 3 Some also there were that said: Let us set our lands, vineyards, and houses to pledge, and take up corn in the dearth. 4 But some there were that said: We have borrowed money for the kings tribute, and that upon our lands & vineyards. 5 And now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, and our children as their children: and lo we bring into subjection our sons and our daughters as servants, and some of our daughters are subdued unto bondage already, and no strength is there in our hands to redeem them, and other men have our lands and vineyards. 6 And when I heard their complaint and such words, it displeased me sore. 7 And I advised so in my mind, that I rebuked the counsellors and the rulers, and said unto them: Every one of you layeth great burdens upon his brother. And I brought a great congregation against them, 8 And said unto them: We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the jews, which were sold unto the heathen: And will you sell your brethren again, and shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and could find nothing to answer. 9 And [Nehemia] said, It is not good that ye do: Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the rebuke of the heathen that are our enemies? 10 I and my brethren, and my servants, do lend them money and corn: I pray you let us leave of this burden. 11 Therefore this same day I pray you see that ye restore them their lands again, their vineyards, olive gardens, and their houses, and remit the hundred part of the money, of the corn, wine, and oil that ye have exacted of them. 12 Then said they: We will restore them again, & will require nothing of them, and will do as thou hast spoken. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them that they should do so. 13 And I shook my lap and said: God shake out every man after the same manner from his house & labour that maintaineth not this word, even thus be he shaken out, and void. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord: And the people did according to this promise. 14 And from the time forth that the king committed unto me to be captain of them that were in the land of juda, even from the twenty year, unto the thirty & two year of king Artaxerxes, that is twelve years, I with my brethren lived not of such sustenance as was given to a captain. 15 For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread & wine, beside forty sickles of silver, yea and their servants had oppressed the people: But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God. 16 〈…〉 But I laboured also in the work upon the wall, and we bought no land: and all my servants came thither together unto the work. 17 Moreover, there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the jews and rulers, which came unto me from among the heathen that are about us. 18 And there was prepared for me daily an ox and six chosen sheep, and birds were prepared for me: and ever once in ten days wine for all in abundance: Yet required not I the Or, 〈◊〉. living of a captain, for the bondage was grievous unto the people. 19 two. Esd. ● Think upon me my God unto the best, according to all that I have done for this people. The uj Chapter. 8 Nehemia answereth with great wisdom and zeal to his adversary. 11 He is not discouraged by the false prophets. 1 AND when Sanaballat, Tobia, and Gesem the Arabian, and the other of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there were no more Or, 〈◊〉. gaps therein: (howbeit at the same time had I not hanged the doors upon the gates,) 2 Sanaballat and Gesem sent unto me, saying: Come, that we may meet & take counsel together in the villages that are in the plain of the city Ono. Nevertheless, they thought to do me evil. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying: I have a great business to do, and I can not come down: Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you? 4 Howbeit, they sent unto me as good as four times after the same manner: And I gave them the same answer. 5 Then sent Sanaballat his servant again unto me the fift time, with an open letter in his hand, 6 Wherein was written: It is told the heathen, and Gesem hath said it, that thou and the jews think to rebel: for the which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayst be their king, according to these words: 7 And hast ordained the prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, and to say, He is king of juda. And now shall this come to the kings ears: come now therefore, and let us take our counsel together. 8 And I sent unto him, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest, for thou feignest them out of thine own heart. 9 For they were all minded to make us afraid, saying, They shall withdraw their hands from their work, that it shall not be finished: Now therefore strengthen thou my hand. 10 And I came unto the house of Semaia the son of Delaia, the son of Mehetabeel, & he had shut himself within, and said: Let us come together in the house of God, even unto the midst of the temple, & shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to slay thee, yea even in the night will they come to put thee to death. 11 And I said: should any such man as I flee? Who is, that being as I am, will go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. 12 And lo, I perceived that God hath not sent him, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: For Tobia and Sanaballat had hired him for money. 13 Therefore was he hired, that through fear I should so do, & sin, that they might have an evil report of me to lay to my charge. 14 My God, think thou upon Tobia and Sanaballat according unto these their works, and on the prophetess Noadia, and the other prophets that would have put me in fear. 15 And the wall was finished on the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. 16 And when all our enemies heard thereof, all the heathen that was about us were afraid, and their courage failed them: For they perceived that this work came of our God. 17 And at the same time were there many of the chief of juda whose letters went unto Tobia, and again from Tobia unto them. 18 For there were many in juda that were sworn unto him: for he was the son in law of Sechania, the son of Arah, and his son jehonathan had the daughter of Mesullam the son of Barachia, 19 And they spoke good of him before me, and told him my words: and Tobia sent letters to put me in fear. ¶ The vii Chapter. 1 After the wall once builded, is the watch appointed. 6 They that returned from the captivity are numbered. 1 NOw when the wall was builded, I hanged on the Or▪ gates. doors also, and the porters, singers, and Levites, were appointed: 2 And I commanded my brother Hanani, and Hanania the ruler of the castle at Jerusalem, (for he was a faithful man, and feared God more than did many other) 3 And said unto them: Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot: and while they stand by, let them shut the doors & bar them. And we appointed certain citizens of Jerusalem to be watchmen, every one to keep his watch, and every one to be over against his house. 4 As for the city, it was large of room, and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. 5 And God gave me in mine heart that I gathered together the principal men, and the officers, & the people, to Or to 〈…〉 number them: and I found a register of the number of them which came up Or, at the 〈◊〉 before, and found written therein, 6 These are the sons of the Or, pro●. land that went up from the captivity that was carried away, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had brought away, and came again to Jerusalem and juda, every one unto his city. 7 They which came with Zorobabel are these: jesua, Nehemia, Asariah, Raamia, Nahamani, Mardochee, Belsan, Mesperath, Beguai, Nahum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel: 8 The children of Pharaos', were two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 9 The children of Saphatia, three hundred seventy and two. ' 10 The children of Arah, six hundred ' fifty and two. ' 11 The children of the captain of Moab among the children of jesua & joab, two thousand eight hundred and eightteene. 12 The children of Elam, a thousand two ' hundred fifty and four. ' 13 The children of Zathua, eight hundred ' forty and five. ' 14 The children of Zachai, seven hundred ' and threescore. ' 15 The children of Bannui, six hundred ' forty and eight. ' 16 The children of Bebai, six hundred ' twenty and eight. ' 17 The children of Asgad, two thousand ' three hundred twenty and two. ' 18 The children of Adonicam, six hundred ' threescore and seven. ' 19 The children of Beguai, two thousand ' threescore and seven. ' 20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. ' 21 The children of Ater of Hezekia, ninety and eight. ' 22 The children of Hasem, three hundred twenty and eight. ' 23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. ' 24 The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve. ' 25 The children of Gibeon, ninety and ' five. ' 26 The men of Bethlehem and Nethophah, ' an hundred fourscore and eight. ' 27 The men of Anathoth, an hundred ' twenty and eight. ' 28 The men of Bethasmaveth, forty ' and two. ' 29 The men of Kariathiarim, Cep● and Beeroth, seven hundred four● and three. ‛ 30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six ' hundred twenty and one. ‛ 31 The men of Michmas, an hundred ' twenty and two. ‛ 32 The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred ' twenty and three. ‛ 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and ' two. ' 34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand ' two hundred fifty and four. ‛ 35 The children of Harim, three hundred ' and twenty. ‛ 36 The children of jericho, three hundred ' forty and five. ‛ 37 The children of Lodhadid and Ono, ' seven hundred twenty and one. ‛ 38 The children of Senaa, three thousand ' nine hundred and thirty. 39 The priests: The children of jedaia, of the house of jesua, nine hundred seventy and three. ‛ 40 The children of Immer, a thousand ' fifty and two. ‛ 41 The children of Phashur, a thousand ' two hundred forty and seven. ‛ 42 The children of Harim, a thousand ' and seventeen. 43 The Levites: The children of jesua of Cadmiel and of the children of Hodiiah, seventy and four. ‛ 44 The singers: The children of Asaph, ' an hundred forty and eight. 45 The porters: The children of Sallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai, [altogether] an hundred thirty & eight. 46 The Nethinims: The children of Siha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tebbaoth, ‛ 47 The children of Ceros, the children of ' Sia, the children of Phadon, ‛ 48 The children of Lebanah, the children ' of Hagaba, the children of Salmai, ‛ 49 The children of Hanan, the children of ' Giddel, the children of Gaher, ‛ 50 The children of Reaiah, the children of ' Resin, the children of Necodah, ‛ 51 The children of Gazzam, the children ' of Vzza, the children of Phasea, ‛ 52 The children of Besai, the children of ' Meunim, the children of Nephussim, ‛ 53 The children of Bacbuc, the children ' of Hacupha, the children of Harhur, ‛ 54 The children of Baslith, the children ' of Mehida, the children of Harsa, ‛ 55 The children of Barcos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah, 56 The children of Nesiah, the children ' of Hatiphas, 57 The children of Solomon's servants, the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Pharida, 58 The children of jaala, the children of ' Darcon, the children of Giddel, ' 59 The children of Sephatiath, the children of Hattil, the children of Phochereth of Sabaim, the children of Amon. 60 All these Nethinims and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 61 And these went up also from Thelmela: Thelharsa, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not show their father's house, nor their seed, and that they were of Israel. 62 The children of Dalaiah, the children of Tobia, and the children of Necoda, six hundred forty and two. 63 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Haccoes, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was named after their name. 64 These sought their writing in the register of their generation, but they were not found: therefore they were put from the priesthood. ☜ 65 And Athirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there came up a priest which should were urim and Thummim. 66 And so the whole congregation together, was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 67 Beside their servants and maidens, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: And they had two hundred forty and five singing men and women. 68 Their horses seven hundred thirty and six: and their Mules two hundred forty and five: 69 The Camels four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty Asses. 70 And certain of the ancient fathers gave unto the work: Athirsatha gave to the treasure a thousand “ Or, drams. pieces of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests garments. 71 And some of the chief fathers gave unto the treasure of the work, twenty thousand pieces of gold, & two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. 72 And the other people gave twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests garments. 73 And the priests and Levites, the porters, and the singers, and the other of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelled in their cities: And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. The eight Chapter. 2 Esdras gathereth together the people, and readeth to them the law. 12 They rejoice in Israel for the knowledge of the word of God. 15 They keep the feast of tabernacles or booths, 1 ANd all the people gathered themselves together as one man, in the street that was before the water gate, and they said unto Esdras the scribe, that he should fetch the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord commanded to Israel. 2 And Esdras the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men & women, and all that could understand did hearken unto it upon the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read therein in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until the noon day, before men and women that did hearken to it: and the ears of all the people were inclined unto the book of the law. 4 And Esdras the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood which they had made for the preaching, and beside him stood Mathathia, Sema, & Anaiah, Vriah, Helkia, & Maaseiah, on his right hand: and on his left hand stood Pedaia, Misael, & Melchia, & Hasum, Hasabadana, Zachari, and Mesullam. 5 And Esdras opened the book before all the people, (for he stood above all the people:) and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6 And Esdras praised the Lord the great God: And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, lifting up their hands, and bowed themselves and worshipped the Lord falling down upon their faces to the ground. 7 And jesua, Bani, Serebiah, jamin, Accub, Sebbethai, Hodaia, Maasia, Celita, Azariah, jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, & the Levites caused the people to give heed unto the law: and the people stood in their place. 8 And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 9 And Nehemia which is Athirsatha, and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God, be not ye sorry, and weep not: For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. 10 And he said unto them: three 〈…〉 Go your way, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part unto them also that have not prepared for themselves, for this day is holy unto our Lord: be not ye sorry therefore, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 11 And the Levites stilled all the people, and said: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, be not sad therefore. 12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, & to send part unto other, and to make great mirth, because they had understand the words that were declared unto them. 13 And on the next day were gathered together the chief fathers among all the people, and the priests, and levites, unto Esdras the scribe, that they might understand the words of the law. 14 And they found written in the law Levi 23. ●. which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: 15 And that they should cause it to be declared and proclaimed in all their cities, and throughout Jerusalem, saying: Go forth unto the mount and fetch olive branches, Pine branches, Myrtel branches, Palm branches, & branches of the thick tree, to make booths, as it is written. 16 And so the people went forth, and fet them and made them booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street by the water gate, and in the street of the port of Ephraim. 17 And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity, made booths, & sat under the booths: for since the time of josua the son of Nun, unto this day, had not the children of Israel done so: And there was very great gladness. 18 And every day from the first day unto the last, read Esdras in the book of the law of God: And seven days held they the feast, and on the eight day they gathered together, according unto the manner. ¶ The ix Chapter. 1 The people repent, and forsake their strange wives. 5 The Levites exhort them to praise God, 6 declaring his wonders. 26 and their ingratitude, 30 and Gods great mercies toward them. 1 IN the twenty and fourth day of this month, came the children of Israel together again, with iii. Esd. ix a. fasting, and sackeclothes, and earth upon them, 2 And they that were of the seed of Israel, were separated from all the strange children, and stood & knowledged their sins, & the wickedness of their fathers: 3 And stood up in their place, & read in the book of the law of the Lord their God four times on the day, and they knowledged and worshipped the Lord their God four times on the day. 4 Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, jesua, Bani, Cadmiel, Sabaniah, Bunni, Serebiah, Bani, and Chanani, and cried loud unto the Lord their God: 5 And the Levites, jesua, and Cadmiel, Bani, and Hasabnia, Serebiah, and Hodia, Sebania, and Phathahia, said: Stand up, and praise the Lord your God for ever, and let thanks be given unto the name of thy glory, which excelleth all thanks giving and praise. 6 Thou art Lord alone, thou hast made heaven and the heaven of all heavens with all their host, the earth and all things that are therein, the sea & all that is therein, & thou preservest them all, & the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 7 Thou art, O Lord, the God that hast chosen Abraham, and broughtest him out of Vr in Chaldea, * and called'st him Abraham: 8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, * 〈◊〉 x d. & madest a covenant with him, to give unto his seed the land of the Chanaanites, hittites, Amorites, Pherezites, jebusites, and Gergesites, and hast made good thy words: for thou art righteous, 9 Exo. iii. d. And hast considered the misery of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their complaint by the red sea: 10 And showed tokens and wonders upon Pharaoh and all his servants, and on all the people of his land: For thou knowest that they were presumptuous and cruel against them: and so madest thou thee a name as it is this day. 11 And the [red] sea didst thou divide in sunder before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea “ Or, on dr● land. dry shod: and their persecutors threwest thou into the deep, as a stone in the mighty waters: 12 And leddest them on the day time in a cloudy pillar, and on the night season in a pillar of fire, to show them light in the way that they went. 13 Exo. nineteen. a. Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest unto them from heaven, and gavest them right judgements, true laws, good commandments and statutes: 14 And declaredst unto them thy holy Sabbath, and commandest them precepts, ordinances, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant: 15 And Exo. xvi. b. Exo. xvii. d gavest them bread from heaven when they were hungry, and Exo. xvi. b. Exo. xvii. d broughtest forth water for them out of the rock when they were thirsty, and promysedst them that they should go in and take possession of the land over which thou hadst life up thine hand for to give them. 16 But they and our fathers were proud and hardnecked, so that they followed not thy commandments: 17 And would not obey, neither were mindful of the wonders that thou didst for them: but hardened their necks, and had in their heads to return to their bondage by their rebellion: But thou O God of mercies, gracious, and full of compassion, of long suffering, and of great mercy, yet forsookest them not. 18 Moreover, when they had made them a molten calf, and said. This is thy God that brought thee out of the land of Egypt, and did blasphemies: 19 Yet forsookest thou them not in the wilderness, according to thy great mercies: 〈◊〉 ●● b. And the cloudy pillar departed not from them on the day time to lead them the way, neither the pillar of fire in the night season, to show them light in the way by which they should go. 20 And thou gavest them thy good spirit to inform them, Ex xv● d. and withheldest not thy Manna from their mouth, Exo. xv●i. d. and gavest them water when they were thirsty. 21 Forty years long didst thou feed them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing: 〈◊〉 ●●ii b. their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not, 22 And thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and scatteredst them into corners: so they possessed 〈◊〉 xx● f. the land of Schon and the land of the king of Hesebon, and the land of Og king of Basan. 23 And their children multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land whereof thou hadst spoken to their fathers, that they should go into it, and have it in possession. 24 And the children went in, and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabiters of the land, even the Chanaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings and the people of the land, that they might do with them what they would. 25 And they wan their strong cities, and a fat land, and took possession of houses that were full of all manner of goods, wells digged out, vineyards, olive gardens , & many fruitful trees: and they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and lived in pleasure through thy great goodness. 26 Nevertheless, they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, & iii 〈…〉 slew their prophets. Or, which protested ●mon● them to turn them to thee. which exhorted them earnestly that they might bring them again unto thee, and did great blasphemies. 27 Therefore thou gavest them over into the hand of their enemies that vexed them: And in the time of their trouble when they cried unto thee thou heardest them from heaven, and through thy great mercy thou gavest them saviours which helped them out of the hand of their enemies. 28 But when they came to rest, they turned back again to do evil before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: And when they converted, & cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven, and many times hast thou delivered them according to thy great mercy, 29 And “ Or, protestedst. testifiedst unto them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: Notwithstanding, they were proud, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned Or against thy judgements. in thy laws, Levi. x●v●●. ● which if a man do, he shall live in them: and turned the shoulder away, and were stiff-necked, and would not hear. 30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and Or▪ protested●● testifiedst unto them through thy spirit, even by the hand of thy prophets, and yet would they not hear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the nations of the lands. 31 And for thy great mercy's sake, thou hast not utterly consumed them, neither forsaken them: for thou art a gracious and merciful God. 32 two. Esd. i b. Now therefore our God, thou great God mighty and terrible, thou that keepest covenant and mercy, regard not a little all the travail that hath come unto us, and our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, and our fathers, and all the people since the time of the kings of Assur▪ unto this day. 33 And truly thou art just in all that thou hast brought upon us, for thou hast done right: As for us, we have been ungodly, 34 And our kings, and our princes, our priests, and our fathers, have not done thy law, nor regarded thy commandments, and thy Or, protestations. earnest exhortations, wherewith thou hast Or, protested among them. exhorted them, 35 And they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and Or, fat. plenteous land which thou gavest before them, and have not converted from their wicked works. 36 Behold, we are in bondage this day, and so is the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruits and goodness thereof, behold there are we bondmen. 37 And great is the increase of it unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies and cat-tail, even as they will themselves: and we are in great trouble. 38 Now because of all this make we a sure covenant and write it, & our princes, levites, and priests, seal unto it. The ten Chapter. 1 The names of them that sealed the covenant between God and the people. 1 THe sealer's were, ☞ Nehemiah [that is] Athirsatha the son of Hachaliah, and Sedecias, ‛ 2 Seraiah, Azariah, ' Irmeiah, ‛ 3 Pashur, Amariah, ' Malachiiah, ‛ 4 Hattus, Sebeniah, Malluch, ‛ 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, ‛ 6 Daniel, Ginethon, Baruch, ' 7 Mesullam, Abiiah, Miiamin, ‛ 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Semaiah: these ' were priests. 9 The Levites were, jesua the son of Azaniah, Bennui among the children of Henadad, and Cadmiel. ‛ 10 And their brethren, Sebaniah, Hodiiah, ' Celita, Pelaiah, Hanan, ‛ 11 Micha, Rehob, Hasabiah, ‛ 12 Zacchur, Serebiah, Sebaniah, ‛ 13 Hodiiah, Bani, Beninu. 14 The heads of the people were, Pharos the captain of Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, ' 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai. ‛ 16 Adomiah, Biguai, Adin, ‛ 17 Ater, Hizciiah, Azure, ‛ 18 Hoditah, Hasum, Besai, ‛ 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai. ‛ 20 Magpias, Mesullam, Hezir, ‛ 21 Mesesabel, Sadoc, jaddua, ‛ 22 Phelatia, Hanan, Anaaia, ‛ 23 Hosea, Hanania, Hasub. ‛ 24 Halohes, Phaleha, Sobek, ‛ 25 Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia, ‛ 26 Ahia, Aanan, and Anan, ☜ ' 27 Malluch, Harim, and Baana: 28 And the other people, the priests, Levites, porters, singers, Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, & as many as could understand, 29 And their lords that had rule of them, received it for their brethren: joel. 24. f. And they came to swear, & to bind themselves with an oath to walk in gods law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and that they would observe and do according unto all the commandments, judgements, and statutes of the Lord our God: 30 Deu. seven. a. And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, neither to take their daughters for our sons. 31 two. Esd. xiii. e. And if the people of the land brought ware on the Sabbath, and all manner victuals to sell, that we would not take it of them on the Sabbath and on the holy days, Levi. xxv. a. and that we would let the seventh year be free, and the debts of every person. 32 And we decreed a statute upon ourselves, to give yearly the third part of a sickle to the ministration in the house of our God, 33 To the show bread, to the daily meat offering, to the daily burnt offering, of the Sabbathes, of the new Moons, and feast days, and to the things that were sanctified, & to the offerings of atonement, to reconcile Israel withal, and to all the business in the house of our God. 34 And we cast the lot among the priests, Levites, and the people, for the offering of the wood, to be brought unto the house of our God from year to year, after the houses of our fathers, that it might be brent at times appointed upon the altar of the Lord God, as it is written in the law: 35 And to bring the first fruits of our land, and the firstlings of our fruits of all trees year by year unto the house of the Lord. 36 And the first borne of our sons, and of our cattle, (as it is written in the law) and the firstlings of our oxen and of our sheep, which we should bring to the house of our God unto the priests that minister in the house of our God. 37 And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough and our heave offerings, and the fruits of all manner of trees, of wine also and of oil, unto the priests to the chests of the house of our God, and the tithes of our land unto the Levites, that the Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our ministration. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shallbe with the Levites when the Levites take tithes: so that the Levites shall bring up the tithes of their tithes unto the house of our God, to the store houses and to the treasure houses. 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring up the heave offerings of the corn, wine, and oil, unto the store houses, there as are the vessels of the sanctuary and the priests that minister, and the porters and singers, and we will not forsake the house of our God. The xi Chapter. 1 Who dwelled in Jerusalem after it was builded. 21 And who in the cities of juda. 1 ANd the rulers of the people dwelled at Jerusalem: The other people also cast lots, that among ten one part should go to Jerusalem into the holy city to dwell, and nine parts to be in the cities. 2 And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwell at Jerusalem. 3 These are the heads of the province that dwelled in Jerusalem, and in the cities of juda, every one in his possession, and in their cities: they of Israel, the priests, Levites, the Nethinims, & the children of Solomon's servants. 4 And at Jerusalem dwelled certain of the children of juda, and of Benjamin: Of the children of juda, Athaiah, the son of Vzzia, the son of Zacharia, the son of Amaria, the son of Saphatia, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Phares. 5 And Maasia the son of Baruch, the son of Chol Hosa, the son of Hasaia, the son of Adaia, the son of joiarib, the son of Zacharia, the son of Siloni. 6 All these were the children of Phares that dwelled at Jerusalem, even four hundred three score and eight valiant men. 7 These are the children of Benjamin: Salu the son of Mesullam, the son of joed, the son of Pedaia, the son of Colaia, the son of Masia, the son of Ithiel, the son of Isai. 8 And after him Gabai, Sellai, nine hundred and twenty and eight. 9 And joel the son of Zichri had the oversight of them: and juda the son of Senua was the second over the city. 10 i Par. x. b. Of the priests: jedaiah the son of joiarib, jachin, 11 Saraiah the son of Helkia, the son of Mesullam, the son of Zadoc, the son of Meraioth, the son of Achitob, was chief in the house of God, 12 And their brethren that did the work in the temple, eight hundred and twenty and two: And Adaia the son of jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zachari, the son of Phashur, the son of Malchia, 13 And his brethren chief among the fathers, two hundred and forty & two: And Amasai the son of Azrael, the son of Ahasai, the son of Moselemoth, the son of Immer, 14 And their brethren valiant men, an hundred and twenty and eight: And their overseer was Zabdiel a son of one of the great men. 15 i Par. x. b. Of the Levites: Semeia the son of Hasub, the son of Azarikam, the son of Hasabia, the son of Buni, 16 And Sabathai, and josabad of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God. 17 And Mathania, the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving and prayer: and Bacbucia the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Sammua, the son of Galal, the son of jeduthun. 18 All the Levites in the holy city, were two hundred four score and four. 19 two. Pa. x. c. And the porters Accub and Talmon, and their brethren that kept the ports, were an hundred and seventy and two. 20 As for the residue of Israel, of the priests and Levites, they were in all the cities of juda, every one in his inheritance. 21 And the Nethinims dwelled “ Or, in the fornesse. in Ophel, and Ziha and Gispa were set over the Nethinims. 22 The overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Vzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hasabia, the son of Matthania, the son of Micha: Of the children of Asaph, singers were over the business in the house of God: 23 For it was the kings commandment concerning them, that the singers should deal faithfully every day, as was according. 24 And Pathaia the son of Me●●daze● of the children of Zerah the son of juda, was “ Or 〈…〉 next the king in all matters concerning the people. 25 And in the villages in their lands, some of the children of juda that were without in the towns of their land dwelled at Kiriath arba, and in the villages thereof: and in Dibon and in the villages thereof, and at jecabzeel and in the villages thereof: 26 At jesua, Moladath, Bethphale●: 27 In Or, 〈◊〉 Sua●●. the town of Sual, Beerseba, and in the villages thereof: 28 At Siklag, and Moconah, and the villages thereof: 29 And at En rimmon, Zarah, Jerimuth, 30 Zonoa, Odollam, & in their villages, at Lachis, and in the fields thereof: at Aseka, and in the villages thereof, and they dwelled from Beerseba unto the valley of Hinnom. 31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba, dwelled at Machmas, Aia, Bethel, and in their villages, 32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gethaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballath, 35 Lod, and Ono, in the carpenters valley. 36 And the Levites had possession both in juda and in Benjamin. The xii. Chapter. 1 The priests and Levites, which came with Zorobabel unto Jerusalem are numbered. 27 and the wall is dedicated. 1 THese are the priests and Levites that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel: and with jesua, Saraia, jeremia, and Esdras, 2 Amaria, Malluch, Hattus, 3 Sechania, Rehum, Merimoth, 4 Iddo, Genthon, Abia, 5 Miamin, Madaia, Belga, 6 Semaia, joiarib, jedaia, 7 Salu, Amok, Helkia, and jedaia: These were the heads among the priests and their brethren in the days of jesua. 8 The Levites were these: jesua, Bennui, Cadmiel, Sarebia, juda, and Mathania, which was over [the office] of thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 9 Bacbucio, and Hanni, and their brethren, were about them in the watches. 10 jesua begat joakim, joakim also begat Eliasib, and Eliasib begat joiada: 11 joiada begat jonathan, and jonathan begat jaddua. 12 In the days of joakim were these the chief fathers among the priests: under Saraia, Maraia: under jeremis, Hanania: 13 Under Esdras, Mesullam: under Amaria, jehoanan: 14 Under Milico, jonathan: under Sebania, joseph: 15 Under Horim, Adna: under Maraioth, Helka: ●● Under Iddo, Zacharie: under Ge●thon, Mesullam: 17 Under Abia, Zichri: under Munamin, and Moadia, Piltai: 18 Under Belga, Sammua: under Semaia, jehonathan: ●9 Under joiarib, Mathena●: under jadaia, Vzzi: 20 Under Selai, Kellai: under Amok, Eber: 21 Under Helchia, Hasabia: under jadaia, Nathanael. 22 And in the time of Eliasib, joiada, johanan, and jadua, were the chief fathers among the Levites & the priests written, in the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The children of Levi the principal fathers, were written in the chronicles, until the time of jonathan the son of Eliasib. 24 And these were the chief among the Levites: Hasabia, Serebia, and jesua the son of Cadmiel, and their brethren Or▪ Ab●●● 〈◊〉 in their presence, to give praise and thanks, according as David the man of God had ordained it, one watch over against another. 25 Mathania, Bacbukia, Obadia, Mesullam, Talmon, and Accub, were porters Or ●ke 〈◊〉 in the watch at the thresholds of the gates. 26 These were in the days of joiakim the son of jesua, the son of josedec, and in the days of Nehemia the captain, & of the priest Esdras the scribe. 27 And in the dedication of the wall at Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, that they might be brought to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication and gladness with thankesgevinges, & singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and haps. 28 And the children of the singers gathered themselves together from every side, out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Nethophathi, 29 From the house of Gilgal, and out of the countries of Geba, and Asmaueth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and Levites were purified, & cleansed the people, & the gates, and the wall. 31 And I brought the princes of juda upon the wall, and appointed two great quyers of men to give thanks, which went on the right hand of the wall toward the dung gate. 32 And after them went Hosaia, and half of the princes of juda, 33 And Asaria, Esdras, and Mesullam, 34 juda, Benjamin, Semeia, & jereim, 35 And certain of the priests children, with trumpets: namely Zacharie the son of jonathan, the son of Semeia, the son of Mathania, the son of Michaia, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, 36 And his brethren, Semeia, Asarael, Melalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nathanael, and juda, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God: And Esdras the scribe went before them. 37 And beside the well gate, they went up over against them upon the steps of the city of David at the going up of the wall, beyond the house of David, unto the water gate eastward. 38 The other choir of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half part of the people upon the wall beyond the furnace gate, until the broad wall, 39 And beyond the port of Ephraim, and beyond the old gate, beyond the fish gate, and the tower of Hanancel, & the tower of Mea, even unto the sheep gate and they stood still in the “ Or, The gate of the ward. prison gate, 40 And so stood the two quyers of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, & the half of the rulers with me. 41 And the priests, namely Eliakim, Maasia, Miniamin, Michaia, Elionai, Zachari, & Hanania, with trumpets: 42 And Maasia, Semeia, Eleaser, Vzzi, jehohanan, Melchiah, Elam, & Ezer: And the singers sang loud, having jesrahiah for their overseer. 43 And the same day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had given them great gladness, so that both the wives & children were joyful, & the mirth of Jerusalem was heard far of. 44 At the same time were the men appointed over the treasure houses, wherein were the heave offerings, the firstlings, and the tithes, that they should gather them out of the fields about the cities, to distribute them unto the priests and Levites according to the law: for juda was glad of the priests and Levites that served. ●● And there stood and waited upon the office of their God, which is a pure office, both the singers and porters, after the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son: 46 For in the time of David and Asaph, of old were the chief singers founded & the songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 47 In the time of Zorobabel and Nehemia, did all they of Israel give portions unto the singers and porters every day his portion: and they gave tithes unto the Levites, & the Levites gave tithes again unto the children of Aaron. The xiii Chapter. 1 The law is read. ● They separate from them all strangers. 15 Nehemia reproveth▪ them that break the Sabbath▪ ● An ordinance to serve God. 1 ANd that day did they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people, and therein was found written, that the Ammonites, & Moabites should never come into the congregation of God, 2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them that he should curse them: and our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 Now when they had heard the law, they separated from Israel every one that had mixed himself therein. 4 And before this had the priest Eliasib the oversight of the treasury of the house of our God, and he was kinsman unto Tobia, ● And had made him a great chamber, and there had they afore time laid the offerings, frankincense, vessels, and the tithes of corn, wine, and oil according to the commandments given to the Levites, singers and porters, and the heave offerings of the priests. ● But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirty year of Artaxer●es king of Babylon, came I unto the king, & after certain days obtained I licence of the king to come to Jerusalem. 7 And I got knowledge of the evil that Eliasib did for Tobia, in that he had made him a chamber in the court of the house of God, 8 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the vessels of the house of Tobia out of the chamber: ● And commanded them to cleanse the chambers, and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering, and the incense. 10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, and that every one was fled to his land, even the Levites and singers that executed the work. 11 Then reproved I the rulers, and said; Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 12 Then brought all juda the tithes of corn, and wine, and oil, unto the treasure. 13 And I made treasures over the treasure, even Selemiah the priest, and Zadoc the scribe, and of the Levites, Phada●a: and under their hand was Hanan the son of Zacur, the son of Mathania: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute [the portions] unto their brethren. 14 Think upon me O my God herein, and wipe not out my Or 〈◊〉 mercy that I have showed on the house of my God, and on the offices thereof. 15 And the same time saw I in juda some treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and which jaded asses also with wine, grapes, and figs, and all burdens, and brought them into Jerusalem upon the Sabbath day: And I rebuked them earnestly the same day that they sold the victuals. 16 There dwelled men of tire also therein, which brought fish and all manner of ware, and sold on the Sabbath unto the children of juda, even in Jerusalem. 17 Then reproved I the rulers in juda, & said unto them: What evil thing is this that ye do, & break the Sabbath day? 18 Did not your fathers even thus, and our God brought all this plague upon us, and upon this city? And ye make the wrath more yet upon Israel, in that ye break the Sabbath? 19 And when the po●s of Jerusalem began to be dark in the evening before the Sabbath, I commanded to shut the gates▪ and charged that they should not be opened till after the Sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 Then remained the chapmen and merchants once or twice over night without Jerusalem with all manner of wares. 21 Then reproved I them sore, and said unto them: Why tarry ye all night about the wall? If ye do it once again, I will lay hands upon you: From that time forth came they no more on the Sabbath. 22 And I said unto the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the Sabbath day: Think upon me O my God concerning this also, and spare me, according to thy great mercy. 23 In those days also saw I jews that married wives of Asdod, of Ammon, and of Moab, 24 And their children spoke half in the speech of Asdod, and could not speak in the jews language, but according to the language of the one people and of the other people. 25 Then I reproved them, and cursed them, and smote certain men of them, and made them bare: and took an oath of them by God, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 26 iii. Reg iii b Did not Solomon the king of Israel sin by these things? and yet among many heathen was there no king like him, which was dear unto his God, & God made him king over all Israel: and iii. Reg xi. a yet nevertheless outlandish women caused him to sin. 27 Shall we then obey unto you to do all this great evil, and to transgress against our God, and marry strange wives? 28 And one of the children of jehoiada the son of Eliasib the high priest, was the son in law of Sanaballat the Horonite: but I chased him from me. 29 O my God, think thou upon them that defile the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites. 30 Thus cleansed I them from all such as were outlandish, and appointed the courses of the priests and Levites, every one in his office: 31 And to offer the wood at times appointed, and the first fruits: Think thou upon me O my God for the best. The end of the second book of Esdras, otherwise called the book of Nehemia. ❧ The book of Esther. The first Chapter. 3 King Ahasuerus maketh a royal feast. 10 Whereunto the queen Vasthi will not come. 19 For which cause she is divorced. 20 The kings decree touching the pre-eminence of man. 1 IT came to pass that in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned from India unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and twenty and seven provinces) 2 Even in those days when the king Ahasuerus sat on his seat royal, which was in Susan the chief city: 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes & servants: and the mighty men of Persia and Media, the captains also and rulers of his countries were before him. 4 And he showed the richesse and glory of his kingdom, and the glorious worship of his greatness many days long, [even] an hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were in Susan the chief city, both unto great & small, seven days long, in the court of the garden by the kings palace. 6 Where there hanged white, green, and “ Or, blue, or violet ●o l●ted clothes yellow clothes, fastened with cords of fine silk and purple, in silver rings, upon pillars of marble stones: The “ Or, beds or tables. benches also were of gold and silver made upon a pavement of Or▪ ●or● marble, 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 colour. green, white, yellow, and black marble. 7 And they drank in vessels of gold, and changed vessel after vessel, and royal wine in abundance, according to the power of the king. 8 And the drinking was by an order, none might compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. 9 And the queen Vasthi made a feast also for the women in the palace of Ahasuerus. 10 And on the seventh day when the king was merry after the wine, he commanded Nehuma, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagthan, Zethar, and Charchas, the seven chamberlayns that did service in the presence of king Ahasuerus, 11 To fetch the queen Vasthi with the crown regal into the kings presence, that he might show the people & princes her fairness: for she was beautiful. 12 But the queen Vasthi would not come at the kings word by his chamberlains: Then was the king very wroth, and his indignation kindled in him. 13 And the king spoke to the wise men which knew the times (for so was the kings manner towards all that knew the law and the judgements: 14 And the next unto him were, Carsena, Sethar, Admata, Thersis, Mares, Marsena, and Memuchan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the kings face, and sat the first in the kingdom.) 15 What, shall we do unto the queen Vasthi according to the law, because she did not according to the word of the king Ahasuerus which he commanded by his chamberlains? 16 And Memuchan answered before the king & the princes: The queen Vasthi hath not only done evil against the king, but also against all the princes, and against all the people that are in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands before their eyes, and shall say: The king Ahasuerus commanded Vasthi the queen to be brought in before him, but she would not come. 18 And so shall the princesses in Persia and Media say likewise this day unto all the kings princes when they hear of this deed of the queen: thus shall there arise to much despite fullness and wrath. 19 If it please the king, let there go a commandment from him, and let it be written according to the laws of the Persians and Medians, and not to be transgressed, that Vasthi come no more before king Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal estate unto an other that is better than she. 20 And when this commandment of the king which shallbe made, is published throughout all his empire which i● great, all women shall hold their husbands in honour both among great and small. 21 This saying pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan. 22 For he sent letters forth into all the kings provinces, into every land according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should be lord in his own house: and this to be published after the language of his people. The ii Chapter. 2 After the queen is put away, certain young maids are brought to the king. 14 Esther pleaseth the king, and is made queen. 22 Mardocheus discloseth unto the king those that would betray him. 1 AFter these acts, when the displeasure of king Ahasuerus was now Or appe●● allayed, he thought upon Vasthi, & what she had done, & what was decreed against her. 2 Then said the kings servants that ministered unto him: Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king, 3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his empire, that they should bring together all the fair young virgins unto Susan the head city to the women's building, under the hand of Hegai the kings chamberlain that kept the women, to give them their Or things 〈…〉 apparel: 4 And that the maiden which pleased the king, should be queen in Vasthis steed. And this pleased the king, and he did so. 5 In the city of Susan there was a certain jew, whose name was Mardocheus, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, a man of jemini, 6 Which was carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity, 〈◊〉 24 c. 〈…〉 when jekoma the king of juda was led away, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon carried thence: 7 And he nourished Hadassa (that is Esther) his uncles daughter: for he had neither father nor mother, and she was a fair and beautiful maiden, whom Mardocheus (when her father & mother were dead) received for his own daughter. 8 So when the kings commandment and commission was published, and many maidens were brought together into the city of Susan under the hand of Hegai, Esther was brought also unto the kings house under the hand of Hegai the keeper of the women. 9 And the maiden pleased him, and she found favour in his sight: and he caused “ Or, her things for purification. ornaments to be given her speedily, and such things as belonged to her, and appointed her seven comely maidens out of the kings house, Or, and he gave charge to her, and to her maiden▪ ●f the 〈◊〉 in the house of the women. & favoured both her and her gentlewomen singularly in the house of the women. 10 But Esther showed not her people and her kindred: for Mardocheus had charged her that she should not tell it. 11 And Mardocheus walked every day before the court of the women's house, that he might know how Esther did, and what should become of her. 12 And when the appointed time of every maiden came that she should go in to the king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months according to the manner of the women (for so were the days of their purification accomplissed, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and in the purifying of the women: 13 And thus went the maidens unto the king) whatsoever she required, that must be given her to go with her out of the women's building unto the kings palace. 14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women abiding under the hand of Saasgaz the kings chamberlain, which kept the concubines: And she came in unto the king no more, except it pleased the king to have her, and that she were called by name. 15 Now when the course came of Esther the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mardocheus (which had received her as his own daughter) that she should come in unto the king, she desired nothing but what Hegai the kings chamberlain the keeper of the women said: And Esther found favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. 16 And Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal, in the tenth month (which is the month Tebeth) in the seventh year of his reign. 17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she found grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the crown of the kingdom upon her head, and made her queen in steed of Vasthi. 18 And the king made a great feast unto all his princes and servants, which feast was because of Esther, and caused the provinces to be in quietness, & gave gifts, as became the royalty of a king. 19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mardocheus sat in the kings gate. 20 And as yet had not Esther showed her kindred & her people, according as Mardocheus had bidden her: for Esther did after the word of Mardocheus, like as if she had been yet under his governance. 21 At the same time (while Mardocheus sat in the kings gate) two of the kings chamberlains, Bigthan and There's, which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay their hands on the king Ahasuerus: 22 Whereof also Mardocheus got knowledge, * and told it unto queen Esther, and Esther certified the king thereof in Mardocheus name. 23 And when inquisition was made, it was found so, and they were both hanged on tree: and it was written in the Chronicles before the king. The iii Chapter. 1 Haman after he was exalted, obtained of the king, that all the jews should be put to death, because Mardocheus had not done him worship as other had. 1 AFter these acts, did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Amadatha the Agagite, and set him on high, and set his seat above all the princes that he had with him. 2 And all the kings servants that were in the kings gate, bowed their knees, and reverenced Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him: But Mardocheus bowed not the knee, neither did him reverence. 3 Then the kings servants which were in the kings gate, said unto Mardocheus: Why transgressest thou the kings commandment? 4 And though they spoke this daily unto him, yet would he not hear them, therefore they told Haman, that they might see how Mardocheus matters would stand, for he had told them that he was a jewe. 5 And when Haman saw that Mardocheus bowed not the knee unto him, nor did reverence unto him, he was full of indignation, 6 And thought it to little to lay hands only on Mardocheus, for th●y had showed him the nation of Mardocheus: wherefore he sought to destroy all the jews that were throughout the whole empire of Ahasuerus, and that were of the nation of Mardocheus. 7 In the first month (that is, the month Nisan) in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Phur, that is a lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. 8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus: There is here a people scattered abroad, and dispersed among all people in all the provinces of thine empire, and their laws are divers from all people, and do not after the kings laws, therefore it is not the kings profit to suffer them after this manner. 9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and so will I way down ten thousand talents of silver by the hands of them that have the charge of this business, to bring it into the kings treasury. 10 And the king took his ring from his hand, & gave it unto Haman the son of Amadatha the Agagite, the jews enemy. 11 And the king said unto Haman: Let the silver be thine, & do with that people as it pleaseth thee. 12 Then were the kings scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, & there was written according as Haman commanded unto all the kings officers, and to the captains that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people in the countries on every side according to the writing thereof, and to every nation after their language, in the name of king Ahasuerus was it wr●ten, and sealed with the kings ring. 31 And the letters were sent by posts into all the kings provinces, to root out, to kill, and to destroy all jews both young and old, children and women in one day [namely] upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (which is the month Adar) & to spoil them as a pray. 14 This was the sum of the writing, that there should be a commandment given in all provinces, and published unto all people, that they should be ready against the same day. 15 And the posts went in all the haste according to the kings commandment, and in Susan the chief city was the commandment devised: And the king and Haman sat and drank, when in the mean time the city of Susan was disquieted. ¶ The four Chapter. 5 Mardocheus giveth the queen knowledge of the cruel decree of the king against the jews. 16 She willeth that they pray for her. 1 WHen Mardocheus perceived all that was done, he rend his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried loud and lamentably, 2 And came before the kings gate: but he might not enter within the kings gate, because he had sackcloth on. 3 And in all provinces, countries, and places, as far as the kings word & commandment extented, there was great lamentation among the jews, fasting, weeping, and mourning, and many lay in sackeclothes and in ashes. 4 So esther's maidens and her chamberlains, came and told it her: Then was the queen exceedingly astonished, and she sent raiment that Mardocheus should put on, and lay the sackcloth from him: But Mardocheus would not take them. 5 Then called Esther Hathach one of the kings chamberlains which stood before her, and gave him a commandment unto Mardocheus, to know what it was wherefore he did so. 6 So Hathach went forth to Mardocheus, unto the street of the city which was before the kings gate: 7 And Mardocheus told him of all that had come unto him, & of the sum of silver that Haman had promised to way down into the kings treasury, because of the jews if he would destroy them. 8 And he gave him the copy of the kings commandment that was devised at Susan to destroy them, that he might show it unto Esther, and to speak to her, and charge her that she should go in unto the king, & make her prayer and supplication unto him for her people. 9 And when Hathach came in, he told Esther the words of Mardocheus. 10 And again Esther spoke unto Hathach and commanded him to say unto Mardocheus: 11 All the kings servants, & the people in the provinces of the king know, that whosoever cometh within the court unto the king, whether it be man or woman, which is not called, “ Or, there is a law of his. the commandment is, that the same shall die, except the king hold out the golden sceptre unto him, for than he shall live: As for me, I have not been called to come in unto the king now this thirty days. 12 And they certified Mardocheus of esther's words. 13 And Mardocheus bade say again unto Esther: Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the kings house more than all the jews. 14 For if thou holdest thy peace at this time, then shall the jews have Or 〈◊〉 thing. help and deliverance out of an other place, and thou and thy father's house shallbe destroyed: And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom Or, for such a tyme. for this causes sake? 15 Esther bade them give Mardocheus this answer: 16 Go thou thy way, and gather together all the jews that are found at Susan, and fast ye for me, that ye eat not and drink not in three days neither day nor night, I and my maidens will fast likewise: and so will I go into the king, which thing yet is contrary to the commandment: and if I perish, I perish. 17 So Mardocheus went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 Esther entereth into the king, and biddeth him and Haman to a feast. 11 Haman prepareth a gallows for Mardocheus. 1 ANd on the third day it came to pass, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the court of the kings palace within, over against the kings house: and the king sat upon his royal seat in the kings palace over against the gate of the house. 2 And when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she found grace in his sight: And the king held out the golden sceptre that was in his hand: So Esther stepped forth and touched the top of the sceptre. 3 Then said the king unto her: What wilt thou queen Esther? and what requirest thou? [ask] even the half of the empire, and it shallbe given thee. 4 And Esther answered: If it please the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. 5 And the king said: Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 6 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine: What is thy petition, that it may be given thee? And what requirest thou? If it be even the half of the empire, it shall be done. 7 Then answered Esther, and said: My petition and desire is, 8 If I have found grace in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to give me my petition, and to fulfil my request, then let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them: and so will I do to morrow, as the king hath said. 9 Then went Haman forth the same day joyful and merry in his mind: But when the same Haman saw Mardocheus in the kings gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was full of indignation at Mardocheus. 10 Nevertheless, Haman refrained himself, and when he came home he sent and called for his friends and Zares his wife. 11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him so greatly, and how that he had set him above the princes and servants of the king. 12 Haman said moreover: Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared, except me: and to morrow am I bidden unto her also with the king. 13 But in all this am I not satisfied, as long as I see Mardocheus the jew sitting at the kings gate. 14 Then said Zares his wife and all his friends unto him: Let them make a galous of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mardocheus may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And Haman was well content withal, and caused the galous to be made. The vi Chapter. 1 The king turneth over the chronicles, and findeth the fidelity of Mardocheus, 10 and commandeth Haman to cause Mardocheus to be had in honour. 1 THe same night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring Or 〈…〉 the chronicles and stories: and they were read before the king. 2 Then it was found written how Mardocheus had told that Bigthana & There's the kings two chamberlains which kept the “ Or, doors thresholds, sought to lay hands on king Ahasuerus. 3 And the king said: What honour and dignity hath been given to Mardocheus therefore? Then said the kings servants that ministered unto him: There is nothing at all done for him. 4 And the king said: Who is in the court? (for Haman was come into the court without before the kings house, that he might speak unto the king to hang Mardocheus on the tree that he had prepared for him.) 5 And the kings servants said unto him: Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said: let him come in. 6 And when Haman came in, the king said unto him: what shallbe done unto the man whom the king would feign bring unto worship? (Haman thought in his heart: Whom desireth the king to bring unto worship more than me?) 7 And Haman answered the king: Let the man whom the king pleaseth to bring unto worship, be brought hither, 8 That he may be arrayed with the royal garments which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and that the crown royal may be set upon his head: 9 And let this raiment and horse be delivered under the hand of one of the kings most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king is disposed to bring to honour, and carry him upon the horse through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king pleaseth to bring to honour. 10 And the king said to Haman: Make haste, and take as thou hast said the raiment and the horse, and do even so unto Mardocheus the jew that sitteth before the kings gate, and let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 11 Then took Haman the raiment and the horse, and arrayed Mardocheus, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Even this shall it be done unto the man whom the king is disposed to honour. 12 And Mardocheus came again to the kings gate: but Haman got him home in all the haste mourning, and his head covered, 13 And told Zares his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zares his wife unto him: If it be Mardocheus of the seed of the jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. 14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the kings chamberlains, & caused Haman to make haste to come unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. ¶ The vij Chapter. ● The queen biddeth the king and Haman again, and prayeth for herself and her people. 6 She accuseth Haman, and he is hanged on the galous which he had prepared for Mardocheus. 1 AND the king and Haman came to banquet with the queen Esther. 2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine: What is thy petition queen Esther, that it may be given thee? And what requirest thou? if it be even to the half of the empire, it shallbe done. 3 And Esther the queen answered, and said: If I have found grace in thy sight O king, and if it please the king, then grant me my life at my desire, and my people for my petitions sake. 4 For we are sold I and my people to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish: And would God that we were sold to be bondmen and bondwomen, than would I hold my tongue: although the enemy could not recompense the kings loss. 5 The king Ahasuerus answered and said unto queen Esther: Who is he? And where is he, that dare presume in his mind to do after that manner? 6 And Esther said: the enemy and adversary is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was exceedingly afraid before the king and the queen. 7 And the king arose from the banquet and from the wine in his displeasure, and went into the palace garden: And Haman stood up, and besought queen Esther for his life: for he saw that there was a mischief prepared for him of the king already. 8 And when the king came again out of the palace garden into the place where they drank wine: Haman had laid him upon the bed that Esther sat upon. Then said the king: will he force the queen also before me in the house? As soon as that word went out of the kings mouth, they covered Hamans' face. 9 And Harbona one of the chamberlains that stood before the king, said● Behold, there standeth yet a galous in Hamans' house, fifty cubits high, which he had made for Mardocheus, that spoke good for the king. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. 10 So they hanged Haman on the galous that he had made for Mardocheus: Then was the kings wrath pacified. ¶ The viii Chapter. 1 After the death of Haman was Mardocheus exalted. 14 Comfortable letters are sent unto the jews. 1 THe same day did king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the jews enemy unto queen Esther, and Mardocheus came before the king: for Esther told what he was unto her. 2 And the king took of his ring which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mardocheus. And Esther set Mardocheus over the house of Haman. 3 And Esther spoke yet more before the king, and fell down at his feet weeping, and besought him that he would put away the wickedness of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had imagined against the jews. 4 And the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. Then rose Esther, and stood before the king, 5 And said: if it please the king, and if I have found grace in his sight, and if it be acceptable before the king, and I please him, then let it be written, that the letters of the devise of Haman the son of Hamadatha the Agagite may be called again, which letters he wrote to destroy the jews which are in all the kings provinces. 6 For how can I suffer and see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I bear and look upon the destruction of my kindred? 7 And the king Ahasuerus said unto queen Esther, and to Mardocheus the jew: Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, whom they have hanged upon a tree, because he laid hand upon the jews. 8 Writ ye also for the jews as it liketh you, in the kings name, and seal it with the kings ring: For the writings that were written in the kings name, and sealed with the kings ring, durst no man disannul. 9 Then were the kings scribes called at the same time, even in the third month (that is the month Swan) on the three and twenty day thereof, and it was written according to all as Mardocheus commanded unto the jews, and to the princes, to the debuties and captains in the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, namely an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their speech, and to the jews according to their writing and language. 10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus name, & sealed it with the kings ring, and by posts that road upon horses, and swift young Mules, sent he the writings, 11 Wherein the king granted the jews in what cities soever they were, to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, and for to root out, to slay and to destroy all the power of the people and province that would trouble them, both children and women, and to spoil their goods: 12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. 13 The sum of the writing was, how there should be a commandment given in all and every province, and published among all people, and that the jews should be ready against that day, to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 And so the posts that road upon the swift Horses and Mules, made haste with all speed to execute the kings word: and the commandment was devised in Susan the chief city. 15 And Mardocheus went out from the king in royal apparel, of Or b●●e. yellow and white, & with a great crown of gold, being arrayed with a garment of “ Or, fi●e ●●●re●. silk and purple: and the city of Susan rejoiced and was glad. 16 And unto the jews there was come light and gladness, joy and worship. 17 In all provinces and cities into what places soever the kings word and commandment reached, there was joy and mirth, a feast and good days among the jews: insomuch, that many of the people in the land became jews, for the fear of the jews came upon them. The ix Chapter. 1 At the commandment of the king, the jews put their adversaries to death. 14 The ten sons of Haman are hanged. 17 The jews keep a feast in remembrance of their deliverance. 1 IN the twelfth month (that is the month Adar) upon the thirteenth day of the same, when the kings word and commandment drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the jews hoped to have power over them, it turned contrary: for the jews had rule over them that hated them. 2 For then gathered the jews together in their cities within all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as would do them evil, and no man could withstand them: for the fear of them was come over all people. 3 And all the rulers in the provinces, and princes, and deputies, and officers of the king, promoted the jews: for the fear of Mardocheus came upon them. 4 For Mardocheus was great in the kings house, & the report of him was noised in all the provinces: for this man Mardocheus waxed greater and greater. 5 Thus the jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, & did what they would unto their enemies. 6 And at Susan the chief city slew the jews, & destroyed five hundred men. 7 And slew Pharsandatha, Dalphon, Asphatha, 8 Phoratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9 Pharmastha, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha, 10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hamadata the enemy of the jews: but on his goods they laid no hands. 11 At the same time was the king certified of the number of those that were slain in the city of Susan. 12 And the king said unto queen Esther: The jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the city of Susan, and the ten sons of Haman: What have they done [thinkest thou] in other lands of the king? And what is thy petition, that it may be given thee? or what requirest thou more to be done? 13 Esther answered: If it please the king, let him suffer the jews which are in Susan, to morrow also to do according unto this days decree, that they may hang Hamans' ten sons upon the tree. 14 And the king charged to do so: and the decree was devised at Susan, and they hanged Hamans' ten sons. 15 For the jews that were in Susan gathered themselves together, upon the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Susan: but on their goods they laid no hands. 16 As for the other jews that were in the kings provinces, they came together and stood for their lives, & had rest from their enemies, & slew of their enemies seventy and five thousand: howbeit they laid no hands on their goods. 17 [This they did] on the thirteenth day of the month Adar, & on the fourteenth day of the same month rested they, which day they held with feasting and gladness. 18 But the jews that were at Susan came together both on the thirteenth day and on the fourteenth: and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and held that day with feasting & gladness. 19 And therefore the jews that dwelled in the villages and unwalled towns, held the fourteenth day of the month Adar with gladness and feasting, and kept holy day, and every one scent preasentes unto his neighbour. 20 And Mardocheus wrote these words, and sent letters unto all the jews that were in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far: 21 That they should make a law among themselves, & hold the fourteenth & fifteenth day of the month Adar, yearly. 22 As the days wherein the jews came to rest from their enemies, and as a month wherein their pain was turned to joy, and their sorrow into a joyful day: and that in those days they should make feasts and gladness, and one to send gifts unto another, and to distribute unto the poor. 23 And the jews promised to do as they had begun, and as Mardocheus had written unto them: 24 Because Haman the son of Hamadatha the Agagite all the jews enemy, had devised against the jews how he might destroy them, and caused to cast Phur (that is a lot) for to consume them, & to bring them to nought. 25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device which he imagined against the jews, should be turned upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the tree. 26 For the which cause they called these days Phurim, because of the name of the lot, and because of all the words of this writing, and what they themselves had seen, & what had come unto them: 27 And the jews ordained, and took it upon them and their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, that they would not miss but observe these two days yearly, according as they were written and appointed in their season, 28 And that these days are to be remembered and to be kept of childer's children among all kindreds in all lands and cities: In these days of Phurim which are not to be overslipped among the jews, and the memorial of them ought not to perish from their seed. 29 And queen Esther the daughter of Abihail & Mardocheus the jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second writing of Phurim. 30 And he sent the letters unto all the jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the empire of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth: 31 To confirm these days of Phurim in their time appointed, according as Mardocheus the jew and Esther the queen had appo●●ted them: and they bound their soul and their seed to fasting and prayer. 32 And the decree of Esther confirmed these words of Phurim, and was written in the book. 33 And the king Ahasuerus laid tribute upon the land, & upon the isles of the sea. 34 And all the acts of his power and of his might, & the declaration of the dignity of Mardocheus wherewith the king magnified him, be they not written in the books of the chronicles of the kings of Medes and Persia? 35 For Mardocheus the jew, was the second next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the jews, and accepted among the multitude of his brethren, as one that seeketh the wealth of his people, and speaketh peaceably for all his seed. ❧ The end of the book of Esther. ❧ The book of job. The first Chapter. 1 The holiness, riches, and care of job for his children. 11 Satan hath permission to tempt him. 13 He tempteth him by taking away his substance, and his children, 20 His faith and patience. 1 IN the land of (a) Hus is a region near bordering upon Idumea, so called of Hus the son of Aram, for that he built two cities there▪ Damascus, and Thraconite. * Hus there was a man whose name was (b) This job was a gentile, declaring hereby that God hath his, even among the heathen. job, & the same was a perfect and just man, one that feared God and eschewed evil. 2 And he had seven sons and three daughters. 3 His (c) His riches are recited, to show his great patience in loss o● them, and that riches are the blessing of God▪ & are not evil to him that useth them 〈◊〉 ●et not ●●ches be accounted evil, for they are given to good men: Let not them be accounted high or excellent, for they are given to evil men▪ they are taken from good men to try them, and from evil men to ●●●gue the. substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household: so that he was one of the most principal “ Heb●ue 〈…〉 men among all them of the (d) Aswell 〈…〉▪ Caldea●s▪ Id●m●ans, as others. east [country.] 4 And his sons went and To show the concord: ● brotherly a 〈◊〉 of jobs children▪ which also was another p●●ie of the blessing of God and his felicity. banqueted in their houses every one his day, and sent for their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the days of their banqueting were gone about, job sent (f) That is, he w●lled them to be sanctified, in abstaining from carnal appetites, and showed how they should behave themselves holy and ●obe●●e in their banquets. and sanctified them, and got up early and (g) Herein is jobs religion and fear of God known, & the fatherly care of his children expressed. offered for every one a burnt offering: For job said, It may be that my sons have done some offence, & have been (h) The Ebrue is, bless God, which is sometimes taken for to curse or blaspheme. unthankful to God in their hearts. Thus did job every day. 6 And upon a day when the (i) In this place not only Angels▪ but every godly person, is taken for god's child, of which God hath a tender care as a loving father. children of God came and stood before the lord, Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan (k) God asketh the question, not that he was ignorant from whence he came, but for the weakness of man. Whence comest thou? Satan answered the Lord and said: (l) This is Satan's only endeavour, to range abroad as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. From compassing the earth to and fro, & from walking through it. 8 And the Lord said unto Satan: Hast thou not considered my servant job, how there is none like him in the earth? a perfect and a just man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 9 Satan answered, and said unto the Lord: Doth job fear God for nought? 10 Hast thou not “ Or, Hebre▪ made an hedge about him. preserved him and his house, and all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his possession is increased in the land. 11 But lay thine hand now upon him, and touch all that he hath, and he shall (m) The Ebrue is bless thee, as it is before taken, the fift ver●e to curse. curse thee to thy face. 12 And the Lord said unto Satan: Lo, Here is 〈…〉 all that he hath be in thy 〈…〉 power, only upon himself see that thou lay not thine hand. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. 13 And upon a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house, 14 There came a messenger unto job, and said: The oxen were ploughing and the asses feeding beside them: 15 That is, 〈◊〉 Arabians, 〈◊〉 and of 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 And the Sabees came violently, and took them away, yea they have slain thy servants with the edge of the sword: and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 16 While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said: The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath brent up thy sheep and servants, and consumed them: and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 17 And while he was yet speaking there came another, and said: The Caldees made out their bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea and slain thy servants with the sword: and I only am gotten away alone to tell thee. 18 And while he was yet speaking there came an other, and said: Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house, 19 And behold there came a mighty great wind from beyond the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, which fell upon thy children, and they are dead: and I am gotten away alone to tell thee. 20 Then job stood up, and (p) Not that he was vn●●cient▪ but he would not have any thing remain with him, which was delivered into the power of Satan. rend his clothes, & shaved his head, fell down upon the ground, worshipped, 21 And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, & naked shall I turn thither again: The Lord gave & the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord. 22 In (q) Declaring that all that God doth, is well done. all these things did job not offend, nor charged God foolishly. The ii Chapter. 6 Satan hath permission to afflict job, 9 His wife tempteth him to forsake God. 11 His three friends visit him. 1 AND on a day the ●●ernus ●ned as 〈…〉 as it is 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 before children of God came and stood before the Lord, and Satan came also among them, and stood before the Lord. 2 And the Lord said unto Satan: From whence comest thou? Satan answered the Lord, and said: I have gone about the land, walked thorough it. 3 And the Lord said unto Satan: Hast thou not considered my servant job? how there is none like unto him in the earth, a perfect and a just man? one that feareth God, and escheweth evil, & continueth still in his uprightness, although thou movedst me against him, to Not but the 〈…〉 for 〈…〉 being under the 〈…〉 ●or that law●s re●ed and pained by 〈◊〉 and by 〈◊〉 innocence of Christ, all 〈◊〉 punishments were 〈…〉 not de●ed. destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, ●kinne for skin: 〈◊〉 is a man wi●● offer to ●●●nger the sk●●ne of ●n ot●er ●●ther 〈◊〉 to 〈…〉 so would job bear the loss of his children's skins, lives▪ and bodies in patience rather then patiently to suffer his ow●e skin & body to be touched: and therefore saith the devil, touch him on his own skin, and thou shalt ●ee that he will to thy ●ace curse thee. Skin for skin, yea a man will give all that ever he hath for his life. 5 But lay thine hand now upon him, and touch [once] his bone and his flesh, and he shall curse thee to thy face. 6 And the Lord said unto Satan: Lo, he is in thine hand, but (d) Declaring that in all affliction there are certain bounds and ●tes beyond the which Satan can not go. save his life. 7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote job with sore biles, from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took a potshard to scrape him: and he sat down among the ashes. 9 Then said his wife unto him: (e) A cruel temptation of an evil and ungodly wise. Dost thou continue yet in thy perfectness? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest like a foolish woman: shall we (f) Teaching that we ought to rejoice in gods gi●tes when he sendeth them, & be thankful, and to be patiented when he taketh them again, & not to despair. receive good at the hand of God, and not receive evil? In all these things did not job sin with his lips. 11 Now That is, true friendship which bideth as●ell in adversity as in prosperity: and as in prosperity to rejoice with him, so in adversity to lament with him. when jobs three friends heard of all the trouble that came upon him, they came every one from his own place [namely] Eliphas the Themanite, Bildad the Suhite, and Zophad the Naamathite: for they were agreed together to come to show their compassion upon him, and to comfort him. 12 So when they lift up their eyes a far of, they knew him not: then they cried and wept, and every one of them rend his clothes, and sprinkled Which was a custom when great sorrow was declared▪ showing their humbleness▪ that from the dust they came▪ and thither they shall return. dust upon their heads “ Heb. Towards the heaven. in the air. 13 They sat them down by him also upon the ground seven days & seven nights, and none spoke a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great. The iii Chapter. 1 job complaineth and curseth the day of his birth. 11 He desireth to die, as though death were the end of all man's misery. 1 AFter (a) That is, after that seven days were fully finished. this opened job his mouth, and cursed his day, 2 And job answered, and said: 3 Let (b) job being sore afflicted in the flesh, seemeth after a sort to yield to 〈◊〉, breaking out into these words, because he saw that that day was the beginning of all these afflictions. the day perish wherein I was borne, He cursed not his days because he was we●ry of it as one desperate, but rather wishing to be dissolved, lest by farther troubles he should be forced to offend God. and the night in the which it was said, There is a man child conceived. 4 The same day be [turned to] darkness, and not regarded of God from above, neither let the light shine upon it: 5 But let it be stained with darkness and the shadow of death, let the [dim] cloud fall upon it, which may make it terrible as a most bitter day. 6 Let the dark storm overcome that night, and let it not be joined unto the days of the year, nor counted in the number of the months. 7 Desolate be that night, and without gladness. 8 Let them that curse the day, and that be ready to raise up mourning, give it also their curse. 9 Let the stars of that “ 〈◊〉. Twy●. night be dim thorough darkness of it, let it look for light, but have none, d The He● 〈◊〉 is, the 〈◊〉 midst 〈…〉 morning neither let it see the dawning of the day: 10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. 11 [Alas] why died I not in the birth? why did not I perish assoon as I came out of [my mother's] womb? 12 Why set they me upon their knees? why gave they me suck with their breasts? 13 Then should I now have lain still, I should have slept, and been at rest, 14 Like as the kings and Heb counsellors. lords of the earth, which have builded themselves “ Heb desolate. special places, 15 Or as the princes that have had gold, and their houses full of silver: 16 Or [why] was not I hid, as a thing borne out of time, [either] as young children which never saw the light? 17 There (e) That is death w●● end and 〈◊〉 from the tyranny and wickedness of them. must the wicked cease from their tyranny, and there such as laboured valiantly be at rest: 18 There the (f) Here I●● declareth 〈◊〉 sore plagues he bare▪ ●ounting 〈…〉 in wo● 〈◊〉 then the 〈◊〉 persons and bound p●ners: of wh●ch cares, 〈◊〉 opinion of the flesh▪ ●e accounteth death the 〈◊〉 end. prisoners rest together, they hear no more the voice of the oppressor: 19 There are small and great, and the servant [is] free from his master. 20 Wherefore is the light given to him that is in misery? & life unto them that have heavy hearts? 21 Which long for death and find it not, though they search more for it than for treasures: 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and be glad when they can find the grave, 23 From whom their ends are hid, and consealed by God? 24 For my sighs come before I eat, and my roringes are powered out like the water: 25 For the thing that (g) That is adversity, which being in prosperity he feared I feared is come upon me, and the thing that I was afraid of is happened unto me, 26 Was I not happy? Had I not quietness? Was I not in rest? And now cometh such misery upon me. The four Chapter. ● job is reprehended of impatiency, ● and unjustice▪ ● and of the presumption of his own righteousness. 1 ANd Eliphas the Themanite answered, & said: 2 If we assay to come with thee, wilt thou be discontent? Because 〈…〉, and 〈◊〉 patience But who can withhold himself from speaking? 3 Behold, thou hast been an instructor of many, & hast strenghtned the Meaning, 〈…〉 com● many 〈…〉 ●nd 〈…〉 not 〈…〉 seek 〈◊〉 weighed hands: 4 Thy words have set up him that was falling, thou hast refreshed the weak knees. 5 But As cou●g him 〈…〉 now it is come upon thee, and thou art grieved: it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 6 Was not thy fear according to thy hope? and the perfectness of thy ways according to thy expectation? 7 Consider I pray thee who ever perished This is 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 treason, b●t innocentes per●she not but 〈◊〉 afflicted, 〈…〉 not o●erthrowen 〈…〉 are 〈…〉 was 〈◊〉, but he 〈…〉 job w●s afflicted, 〈◊〉 peri● not. being an innocent? or when were the godly destroyed? 8 For as I have proved by experience, they that plough iniquity & sow wretchedness, reap the same. 9 With the blast of God they perish, with the breath of his nostrils are they consumed away. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lion, and the teeth of the lions whelps are pulled out. 11 The e That is, God will pun●t tyrants wyche are 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 although 〈…〉 their 〈…〉 do 〈◊〉 at them. lion perisheth for lake of prey, & the lions whelps are scattered abroad. 12 But whereas a thing was 〈…〉 hid from me, yet mine ear hath received a little thereof. 13 In the thoughts and visions of the night when sleep cometh on men, 14 〈…〉 cometh 〈◊〉 such 〈◊〉 from God, to ●hewe the reverence and 〈◊〉 of the● Fear came upon me & dread, which made all my bones to shake. 15 The wind passed by before my presence, and made the hairs of my flesh to stand up. 16 He stood thereon and I (h) This is the description of the wind●, not knowing from whence it cometh or whither it will▪ as Saul also heard a voice but saw not any man. knew not his face, an image there was before mine eyes, and in the stillness heard I a voice. 17 Shall (i) This is Eliphas weak argument to prove job an evil man, because God plagued him: or 〈◊〉 if God afflicted innocentes, ca●nal reason would judge the creature more just than the creator which is blasphemy, for God oft punisheth the righteous to prove them man be more just than God? or shall a man be purer than his maker? 18 Behold, he found not truth in his servants, and in (k) Take from gods children and from the angels that which is gods, and they are altogether unperfect and foolish. his angels there was folly: 19 How much more in them that dwell in (l) Meaning man's body which is nothing but dust and clay. houses of clay, and whose foundation is but dust, which shall be consumed as it were with a moth? 20 They shallbe smitten (m) This expresseth ma●s short life, and the dangers and miseries in the same. from the morning unto the evening: yea they (n) O man's blindness that seeth not his own misery. shall perish for ever, when no man regardeth them. 21 Is not their royalty gone away with them? they shall die truly, and not in wisdom. The .v. Chapter. 1.2 Eliphas showeth the difference between the children of God and the wicked. 3 The fall of the wicked. 9 Gods power who destroyeth the wicked, and delivereth his. 1 Cry another ●ment of 〈…〉 job, 〈◊〉 he can not be godly: 〈◊〉 of the good and godly men were ever so aff●ted: against which 〈◊〉 tempta● we have 〈◊〉 to afore ou● se●●es, whom 〈…〉 he 〈…〉 I pray thee, if there be any that will answer thee, & look thou upon any of the holy. 2 As for the foolish man, wrathfulness killeth him, and envy slayeth the ignorant. 3 I have seen myself when the 〈…〉 job 〈◊〉 because 〈…〉 h●th 〈…〉 unto 〈…〉 foolish was deep rooted, and That is, 〈…〉 that God had cursed him and all his, 〈…〉 his prosperity suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children were without prosperity, and they were d That is, by public judgement 〈…〉 which was used to a● 〈…〉 slain in the gate, and there was no man to deliver them. 5 His harvest was eaten of the hungry, & taken from among the thorns and the thirsty drunk up their labour: It is not the earth that bringeth forth iniquity, 6 Neither cometh sorrow out of the (e) Declaring that it is not of the earth that barrenness & afflictions do arise, neither is it by any extern things, but only such adversity falleth for man's offence, whereof he is the author. ground: 7 But man is borne unto labour, f Wherein is the sign of our corrupt nature, even from the f●ll of Adam. like as the sparks flee up [out of the hot coals.] 8 But g If I were in thy 〈…〉 would 〈…〉 God, 〈…〉 I would ask counsel at the Lord, and talk with God: 9 Which doth great things and unsearchable, [and] marvels without number. 10 He giveth rain upon the earth, and poureth water upon the streets, 11 To set up them that be of low degree, and that those which are in heaviness may be exalted to salvation. 12 He destroyeth the devices of the subtle, so that their hands are not able to perform that which they do enterprise. 13 He compasseth the wise in their own craftiness, & maketh foolish the counsel of the wicked. 14 They run into (h) That is, in things manifest and plain, they want godly wisdom and grace to see darkness by fair day, and grope at the noon day as in the night. 15 But he delivereth the (i) That is, from the cruelty of the wicked which is compared to the sword poor from the sword, from their threatenings, and from the violence of the mighty. 16 He is the hope of the poor, & the mouth of the wicked shallbe stopped. 17 Behold, blessed is the man whom God correcteth, therefore refuse not thou the chastening of the almighty: 18 For he maketh a wound and he healeth: he smiteth, and his hand maketh whole again. 19 He shall deliver thee in (k) Alluding to the si●e days of gods first work, and the seventh day he rested, meaning, that of all thy cares and troubles god will deliver thee & bring thee to rest as in the seventh day. six troubles, & in the seventh there shall no evil come to thee. 20 In hunger he shall save thee from death, and when it is 〈…〉 power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the ●ge of the tongue, & when destruction cometh thou shalt not need to fear. 22 In destruction and dearth thou shalt be merry, and shalt not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 For the l Show 〈…〉 Gods 〈◊〉 ●reatures of his 〈◊〉 to our good. stones of the land shallbe confederate with thee, and the beasts of the field shallbe at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt know that thy dwelling place shallbe in rest, and thou shalt visit thy habitation, & shalt Sh●● not 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 thing 〈…〉 fo●owe● 〈…〉 great 〈…〉 not sin. 25 Thou shalt see also that thy seed shall be great, and thy posterity as the grass upon the earth. 26 Thou shalt come also to thy grave in a full age, like a corn sheaf cut down in due season. 27 Lo, this we ourselves have proved by experience, and even thus it is: Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heed to thyself. The vi Chapter. 1 job answereth, that his pain is more grievous than his fault. 8 He wisheth death. 14 He complaineth of his friends. 1 BUT job answered, and said: 2 O that my complaint were (a) Meaning that his troubles are excessive. ●nd unmeasurable as the lands of the sea. truly weighed, and my punishment laid in the balances together: 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: and this is the cause, that my words fail me. 4 For the arrows of the almighty are upon me, the poison thereof hath drink up my spirit, and the terrible (b) Declaring that he was not afflicted only bodily, but also pricked in his conscience fears of God are set against me. 5 Doth the c As though he had said, 〈◊〉 not without cause, s●ing neither the wild ass nor the o●e do cry when they want not wild ass rose when he hath grass? or loweth the ox when he hath fodder [enough] 6 That which is unsavoury, d Can we be●re tribulat●ons that the 〈◊〉 and unpleasant shall it be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7 The things that sometime I might not away withal, are now my meat for very sorrow. 8 O that I might have my desire, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for: 9 O that God would begin and smite me▪ that he would let his hand go and take me cleave away: 10 Then should I have some comfort, yea I would desire him in my pain that he would not spare, e Me●ning that ●e h●d rather die then to dame the wo●des 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉. for I will not be against the words of the holy one. 11 f 〈◊〉 le●t 〈…〉 not 〈…〉 bear his afflictions to 〈…〉 should long 〈…〉 For what power have I to endure? And what is mine end, 〈…〉 that my soul might be patiented? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? 13 Is it not so that there is in me no help? & that my substance is taken from me? 14 He that is in tribulation, aught to be comforted of his neighbour: but the fear of the almighty is clean away. 15 Mine own brethren pass over by me (g) 〈◊〉 the b●●o●●●us●eth 〈◊〉 vehemency and passeth 〈◊〉 the p●a●●s 〈…〉. as the water brook, & as the overflowing of waters, which do hastily go away, 16 Which are blackish be reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid. 17 Which when they have passed by do vanish, and when the heat cometh they fail out of their place. ●8 They depart from the course of their wont channel to other places, they run in vain and perish. 19 They that went to The man considered them, and they that went to S●●eba 〈…〉 son of Re●●a▪ of whom Ara● was 〈◊〉 Saba. Saba waited for them. 20 But they were confounded in their hope, they came thither and were ashamed. 21 Even such truly are ye, now that ye see my misery ye are afraid. 22 Did I desire you to bring unto me, or to give me any of your substance? 23 To deliver me from the enemy's hand, or to save me from the hand of the tyrants? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and wherein I have erred, cause me to understand. 25 How strong are the words of truth? and which of you can rebuke or reprove them? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove l Do 〈◊〉 about by your taunts to make me deem that I speak fond▪ because I am in this miserable state. words, that the talk of the afflicted should be as the wind? 27 Ye fall upon the fatherless, and dig a pit to overthrow your own friend. 28 And therefore be content, & To consider my cause whether I same or no. look now upon me, and I will not lie before your face. 29 Turn I pray you, “ Heb. I● there be none iniquity. be indifferent judges: turn again, and ye shall see mine unguiltiness, whether there be any unrighteousness in my tongue, or vain words in my mouth. The vii Chapter. 1 job showeth the shortness and misery of man's life. 1 IS there not an appointed time to man upon earth? Are not his days also like the days of an 〈…〉 hired servant? 2 For like as a bond servant desireth the shadow, and as an hireling would fain have the reward of his work: 3 Even so have I laboured whole months long in vain, and many a careful night have I told. 4 When I laid me down to sleep, I said, O when shall I arise? and 〈…〉 measuring the evening, I am even full with tossing to and fro unto the dawning of the day. 5 My flesh ●hereby he 〈◊〉 why 〈◊〉 so 〈◊〉 in 〈…〉 is clothed with worms and dust of the earth: my skin is withered and become horrible. 6 My days pass over more speedily than a weavers shuttle, and are spent without hope. 7 Io●. seeing 〈◊〉 shortness of man's life 〈◊〉 is but a 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 wind, ●reth god i● remember 〈…〉. O remember that my life is but a wind, and that mine eye shall no more see pleasures: 8 Yea and the eye that hath seen me, shall see me no more: for yer thou 〈…〉 fasten thine eye upon me, I come to nought. 9 The cloud is consumed and vanished away: so he that goeth down to the grave 〈…〉 shall come no more up, 10 Nor turn again into his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11 Therefore (g) That is seeing my life vanisheth as the wind, and that there is no return after death, I will refresh myself by expressing the griefs of my burdened mind. I will not spare my mouth, but I will speak in the trouble of my spirit, and muse in the bitterness of my mind. 12 Am (h) As though he should say to God, I am no mighty creature, able to trouble or disquiet any, as the whale in the sea: but one a power wretch, why then plagest thou me so sore. I a sea or a whale fish, that thou keepest me [so] in prison? 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, I shall have some refreshing by talking to myself upon my couch: 14 Then fearest thou me i That is, I am in extreme affliction continually night and day. with dreams, & makest me so afraid through visions, 15 That my soul wisheth rather to perish and die, than my bones to remain. 16 I can see no remedy, I shall live no more: (k) Seeing I have to little time to live give me some rest. O spare me then, for my days are but vanity. 17 What (l) As though job had said, there is no cause why thou shouldest esteem man. is man that thou dost magnify him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him? 18 Thou visitest him early and every day, every moment dost thou try him. 19 Why (m) Why dost thou not cease to punish me. goest thou not fro me, nor lettest me alone, so long till I may swallow down my spittle? 20 I n job beginneth to draw to repentance. have offended, what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? Why hast thou set me [as a mark] against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? 21 Why dost thou not pardon my trespasses, and take away mine iniquity? Behold, now must I sleep in the dust, and if thou seekest me to morrow in the morning, (o) For I shallbe dead. I shall not be. The viii. Chapter. 1 Bildad showeth that ●ob is a sinner b●cause God 〈…〉 and preserveth the good 1 THen answered Bildad the Suhite, & said: 2 How long wilt thou talk of such things? how long shall the words of thy mouth be as a mighty wind? 3 Doth God paruert the thing that is lawful? or doth the almighty destroy the thing that is right? 4 For seeing that a And therefore are justly plagued, but thou rather art more bound to god 〈◊〉 he hath given thee 〈◊〉 to repent thy sons sinned against him, did not he send them into the place of their iniquity? 5 If thou wouldst now resort unto God be times, and make thy prayer to the almighty, 6 If thou wouldst live a pure and godly life: should he not awake up unto thee immediately, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous? 7 In so much that wherein so ever thou hadst little afore, thou shouldest have now great abundance. 8 Inquire I pray thee b ●ere Bildad ●firmeth his sayings to the authority of the fat●s. of the former age, and search diligently among their fathers: 9 (For we are but of c That is l●teli●●orne and therefore 〈◊〉 saying●s 〈◊〉 less authority whereby is showed the shortness of man's life which though 〈…〉 never so long yet it is but as yesterday and as a shadow vanisheth. yesterday, and consider not that our days upon earth are but a shadow.) 10 Shall not they show thee, and tell thee, yea and gladly confess the same, and utter the words of their heart? 11 May a 〈…〉 cannot g●owe 〈…〉 man ly●● with 〈◊〉 repentance moistened wit● gods grace rush be green without moistness? or may the grass grow with out water? 12 No, but whilst it is now in his greenness, though it be not cut down, yet withereth it before any other herb: 13 So are the paths of all that forget God, and the e As Bi●dad argueth job should also if he so continue murmuring against God as an hypocrite counting himself faultless and not repenting. hypocrites hope shall come to nought. 14 His confidence shallbe destroyed, and his trust shallbe a Which is 〈◊〉 to day and to morrow swept away wher●● is likened the 〈…〉 spiders web. 15 He shall leave upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold him fast by it, yet shall it not endure. 16 It is a green [tree] (g) That is the wicked 〈◊〉 till gods dra●e judgement 〈◊〉 on them. before the sun, & shooteth forth the branches over his garden. 17 The roots thereof are wrapped about the fountain, and are folden about the house of stones. 18 If If God shall afflict ●m. any pluck it from his place, and it deny, saying, I have not seen thee: 19 Behold it will rejoice by this means, if it may grow in another mould. 20 Behold, God (i) Bildad concludeth, that job is not just, but is plagued for his offences persuading him therefore to repentance: for God would not thus 〈◊〉 him 〈…〉 he were just. will not cast away a virtuous man, neither will he Or, take the ungodly up the hand help the ungodly. 21 Thy mouth shall he fill with laughing, and thy lips with gladness. 22 They also that hate thee shallbe clothed with shame, & the dwelling of the ungodly shall come to nought. The ix Chapter. 1 job declareth the mighty power of God, and that man's righteousness is nothing. 1 IOb Answered to Cli●as and Bildads' gracious, confe●ing m●ns iusti●e, to be 〈◊〉, being compared to God ●s Cliphas said in the fourth Chap. answered, and said, 2 I know it is so of a truth: For how may a man [compared] unto God be justified? 3 If he will argue with him, he cannot answer him 〈…〉 one thing of a thousand. 4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath been fierce against him, and hath prospered? 5 He translateth the mountains, or ever they be aware it is he that overthroweth them in his wrath. 6 He removeth the earth out of her place, that the pillars thereof shake withal. 7 He commandeth the sun, and it riseth not: he closeth up the stars as under a signet. 8 He himself alone spreadeth out the heavens, and goeth upon the waves of the sea. 9 He maketh the Wanes of heaven, d These 〈◊〉 the names of certain stars, declaring that th● powers of heaven are 〈◊〉 his 〈…〉 the Orion, the seven stars, and the secret places of the south. 10 He doth great things & unsearchable, yea and wonders without number. 11 Lo, 〈…〉 when he goeth by me, I shall not see him, and when he passeth I shall not perceive him. 12 If he be hasty to ●ake away, who will make him 〈…〉 God 〈◊〉 things i●tly, and is 〈…〉 his doings wh●ch not 〈…〉. restore 〈◊〉 or who will say unto him, what dost thou? 13 God will not withdraw his anger, and the most mighty helps do stoop under him: 14 How much less shall I answer him? or how should I find out my words with him? 15 For though I were righteous, yet might I not give him one word again, but meekly submit myself to him as my judge. 16 If I had called upon him, and he had answered me, (g) A miserable case when man is brought to such desperation where as God him self saith, before they cry I 〈◊〉 hear them. yet would I not believe that he heard my voice: 17 He troubleth me so with the tempest, and woundeth me out of measure without a cause, 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If [men will speak] of strength, lo he is strong: if [men will speak] of judgement, who shall bring me in to plead? 20 If I will justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I will [put forth myself for] a perfect man, he shall prove me a wicked doer. 21 For though I be an innocent and my conscience clear, yet am I weighed of my life. 22 This is one point, and therefore I said, He destroyeth both the perfect and ungodly. 23 And though he 〈◊〉 suddenly with the scourge, yet will he laugh at the punishment of the innocent. 24 As for the world it is given over into the hand of the wicked, and he shall cover the faces of the judges thereof: if not, where is he, or who is he [that can show the contrary?] 25 My days are more swift than a runner, they are gone & have seen no good thing. 26 They are passed away as the ships that be good undersayle, & as the eagle that fleeth to the pray. 27 If I say, I will forget my complaining, I will cease from my wrath, and comfort myself: 28 Then am I afraid of all my sorrows, for I know that thou wilt not judge me innocent. 29 If I be wicked, why then (h) As if he had said If I be wicked and shallbe judged as the ungodly, why tamest thou so long to thrust me into the grave, why do I bide a● this in vain? labour I in vain? 30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make mine hands never so clean at the well: 31 Yet shalt thou “ Or, plunge me in the pit. dip me in the mire, and (i) Showing our righteousness before God to be nothing, but as a defiled cloth. mine own clothes shall defile me. 32 For he that I must give answer unto, and with whom I go to the law, is not a man as I am: 33 Neither is there any dayman to lay his hand between us. 34 Let him take his rod away from me, yea let him make me no more afraid of him, 35 And then shall I answer him without any fear: but because I am not so, I hold me still. The ten Chapter. 1 job is weighed of his life, and setteth out his fragility before God. 20 He desireth him to stay his hand. 22 A description of death. 1 MY 〈…〉 soul is cut of though I live, I will power out my complaint against myself, and will speak out of the very heaviness of my soul. 2 I will say unto God: O 〈…〉 do not condemn me, but show me wherefore thou contendest so with me? 3 Thinkest thou it welldone to oppress me? to cast me of being the works of thy hands? and to (c) Wilt thou help the wicked, and leave me destitute. maintain the counsel of the ungodly? 4 Hast thou (d) That is, art thou ignorant as man? and dost thou not know how it goeth with me fleshy eyes? or dost thou look as a man looketh? 5 Or are thy days as the days of (e) That is, changeable, as though he would say art thou not the same God that thou wast wont to be? merciful, and good to job? man? and thy years as man's years? 6 That thou makest such inquisition for my wickedness, and searchest out my sin? 7 Whereas thou knowest (f) That is, I can not offend, by reason thou keepest one law in affliction. whether I shall do wickedly or no, and that none can deliver me out of thine hand. 8 g Here job de●ribeth gods 〈…〉 as works in man's creation. Thy hands have made me, & fashioned me altogether round about, wilt thou then destroy me? 9 Remember I beseech thee that thou madest me as the mould of the earth, and shalt bring me into dust again. 10 Hast thou not powered me as it were milk, & turned me to cruds like cheese? 11 Thou hast covered me with skin and flesh, and joined me together with bones and sinews. 12 Thou hast granted me life, and done me good: and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. 13 Thou hast hid these things in thine heart [yet] I am sure that thou remember'st this thing. 14 If I did sin, thou hadst an eye unto me, and shalt not pronounce me innocent from mine offence. 15 If I have done wickedly, woe is me therefore: If I have done righteously, yet (h) That is, I will walk in meek humility. dare I not lift up my head, so full am I of confusion, and see mine own misery. 16 And let it increase, hunt me as a lion, & return and show thyself marvelous upon me. 17 Thou bringest fresh Or, plague●. witness against me, and thy wrath increasest thou upon me: divers and many are the plagues that I am in. 18 Wherefore hast thou brought me out of the womb? O that I had perished, and that no eye had seen me, 19 And that I were as though I had not been, but brought from the womb to the grave. 20 Are not my days few? Let him then leave of fro me, and let me alone, that I may comfort myself a little, 21 Afore I go [thither from whence] I shall not turn again, even to the land of darkness and shadow of death: 22 Yea a land as dark as darkness itself, and into the shadow of death where is none order, but the light is there as darkness. The xi Chapter. 1 job is unjustly reprehended of Sophar. 7 God is incomprehensible. 14 He is merciful to the repentant. 18 Their assurance that live godly. 1 THen answered Sophar the Naamathite, and said: 2 Should not [he that maketh] many words (a) For not he that speaketh much, but he that speaketh truly, speaketh we●l. be answered? Should he that babbleth much be commended therein? 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace, and when thou mockest [others] shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou hast said, b Here Sophar layeth to jobs charge words th●t he spoke. my doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But Sophar 〈◊〉 about 〈◊〉 one 〈◊〉 to be justly plagued. O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee: 6 That he might show thee the secrets of wisdom, how thou hast deserved double according to right: Know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquity. 7 Art thou able to find out [the secrets of] God? Or wilt thou attain to the perfectness of the almighty? 8 It is job is reproved in that he should report him se●e innocent before God which thing ●e knoweth not, because G●ds secret i●dg●ment is 〈◊〉 higher than heaven, what art thou able to do? deeper than the hell, how wilt thou then know it? 9 The measure of it is longer than the earth, and brother than the sea. 10 Though he turn all things upside down, close them in, gather them together, who will turn him from his purpose? 11 For it is he that (e) Not only the outward appearance, but even the very thoughts of the heart. Why should not then a vain man be afeard to think evil, much more to do it. knoweth vain men, he seeth their wickedness also, should he not then consider it? 12 Yet vain man would be wise, though man [new] borne is like a wild asses coulte. 13 If thou preparedst thine heart, and liftedst up thine hands toward him: 14 If thou wouldst put away the wickedness which thou hast in hand, so that no ungodliness dwell in thy house: 15 Then mightest thou (f) Such are the quiet minds of those that truly repent lift up thy face without Or, s●ot●s. shame, & then shouldest thou be sure and have no need to fear. 16 Then shouldest thou forget thy misery, and think no more upon it, then upon the waters that run by. 17 Than should thy “ Or, age. life be as clear as the noon day, thou shouldest shine forth, and be as the morning. 18 Then mightest thou be bold because there is hope, and take thy rest quietly, as compassed with a trench. 19 Then mightest thou lie down and none to make thee afraid, yea many one should make suit unto thee. 20 As for the eyes of the ungodly they shall fail, and they shall not escape: and their hope shallbe sorrow of mind. The twelve Chapter. 1 job accuseth his friends of ignorance. 7 He declareth the might and power of God. 17 And how he changeth the course of things. 1 SO job answered, & said: 2 Then no doubt ye are the men (a) Nothing is more detestible before God than arrogancy, wherewith the three men before named were infected. alone, and wisdom shall perish with you. 3 (b) This spoke job in the spirit of humility, or else it had not been well spoken. But I have understanding aswell as ye, and am not inferior to you: Yea who knoweth not these things? 4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, & he heareth him: (c) As though he should say, no marvel though I be scorned, for even the godly are mocked. The just & the upright is laughed to scorn. 5 Being as alight (d) That is, as he that despiseth the light in the night season may soon stumble, so they that refuse the afflicted which shine before god's face, do get to themselves his wrath to their peril. despised in the hearts of the rich, and as one ready to fall. 6 The houses of (e) The robbers are in prosperity, & just men in adversity, which job meaneth by the Arabians that rob him of his catt●●le, as before is said, robbers are in wealth and prosperity, and they that maliciously meddle against God dwell without care, in those things that God hath (f) The Ebrue read, to whom God hath brought in with his hand. given richly with his hand. 7 Ask the cat-tail, For even the cat-tail & all creatures do declare gods power, as it is said, The heavens declare the glory of God. and they shall inform thee: the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee. 8 Or the increase of the earth, and it shall show thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall certify thee. 9 What is he but he knoweth that the hand of the Lord made all these? 10 In whose hand is the For God doth not only create his creatures, but also nourisheth, cherisheth, & preserveth the● still. soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 11 Have not the ears (i) Can not I dicerne your words, as the meat is tried by the taste, and wholesome counsa●le by hearing of it. pleasure in hearing? and the mouth in tasting the thing that it eateth? 12 Among (k) The answer to Bildads' objection. Ca 8. that though old men by experience grow wise, yet it is nothing in respect of gods wisdom. old persons there is wisdom, and in age is understanding. 13 Yea, with [God] is wisdom and strength, it is he that hath counsel and foreknowledge. 14 Behold (l) Here job proveth that nothing is comparable to god's power, or can prevail against it. if he break down a thing, who can set it up again? if he shut a thing, who will open it? 15 Behold, if he withhold the waters, they dry up: if he let them go, they destroy the earth. 16 With him is strength and wisdom: both the deceiver and he that is deceived are his. 17 He carrieth away the wise men as it were a spoil, and bringeth the judges out of their wits. 18 He taketh away the subjection of the people from their kings, and girdeth their loins with a bond. 19 He leadeth away the great men into captivity, and turneth the mighty upside down. 20 He stoppeth the mouth of them that speak truth, & disappointeth the aged of their reason. 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and maketh the strength of the mighty weak. 22 Look what lieth hid in darkness he declareth it openly, and the very shadow of death bringeth he to light. 23 He [both] increaseth the people and destroyeth them, he maketh them to multiply, and diminisheth them. 24 He taketh away the heart of them that be heads of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness out of the way. 25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stacker like a drunken man. ¶ The xiii Chapter. 1 job compareth his knowledge with the experience of his friends. 16 The penitent shallbe saved, and the hypocrite condemned. 20 He prayeth unto God that he would not handle him rigorously. 1 LO, (a) Meaning, I know the power of God aswell as you. all [this] have I seen with mine eye, heard with mine ear, and understand it. 2 What ye know, that same do I know also, neither am I inferior unto you. 3 Nevertheless, I talk with the almighty, and my desire is to commune with God. 4 As for you, ye are workmaisters of lies, and (b) That is, you are unmeet for my disease, which seek not the medicine to cure it, but rather to increase it with your lies and tales to trouble me. unprofitable physicians altogether. 5 Would God ye kept (c) For the fool holding his peace. is counted wise, as saith Solomon. your tongue, for than might ye be taken for wise men. 6 Now hear my (d) Mark what I shall lay against you, for I blame you not in that ye declare gods power, but because you feign a carnal and humane justice to be in him: and so of true things, ye conclude lies. reasoning, and ponder the argument of my lips. 7 Will you speak wickedly for gods [defence] and talk deceitfully for his [cause?] 8 Will ye accept the person of him? or will ye contend for God? 9 Shall that help you when he calleth you to reckoning? For as one man mocketh an other, so do ye mock him. 10 He shall punish you, and reprove you, if ye do secretly accept any person. 11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? Shall not his terrible fear fall upon you? 12 Your (e) Which soon dieth. & goeth out of itself. ●s the memory of the 〈◊〉 sh●ll. remembrance is like unto a Or, ashes. spark, and your bodies like the clay. 13 Hold your tongues for my sake, that I also may speak, and my sorrow shallbe the less. 14 Wherefore do I That is, s●reve●ed and tormented, as though I should rend & ●eare my flesh with my teeth. bear my flesh in my teeth, and (g) That is, to set my life in great perils & dangers. put my soul in mine hands? 15 Lo, though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will reprove mine own ways in his sight. 16 He shallbe my salvation: for there may no h Here it appeareth that jobs trust and hope in God was not all perished, discharging himself of hypocrisy wherewith they charged him. hypocrite come before him. 17 Hear diligently my words, and ponder my sayings with your ears. 18 Behold, now have I prepared my judgement, and know that I shallbe found (i) That is, not condemned for my sins, as you do reason. righteous. 19 What is he that will (k) To prove that God plagueth me for mine offences. go to law with me? if I now hold my (l) That is, If I keep silence, all men will count me guilty, and so condemn me. tongue I die. 20 Nevertheless, (m) That is, grant that I may be delivered from two things: the one is, thy wrath, the other the affliction, which two maketh us afraid of thy presence. grant me two things, and then will I not hide myself from thee: 21 Withdraw thine hand from me, and let not the fearful dread of thee make me afraid. 22 Then call, and I will answer: or let me speak, and give me then an answer. 23 How many are my misdeeds and sins? let me know my transgressions and offences. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro, and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 26 For thou layest sharply to my charge, and punishest me for the sins of my youth. 27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths, and makest the “ Or, the roots. print thereof in the heels of my feet: 28 And I as a rotten thing do consume away, as a garment that is moth-eaten. ¶ The xiiii Chapter. 1 job describeth the shortness and misery of the life of man. 14 Hope sustaineth the godly. 22 The condition of man's life. 1 MAn that is (a) Here job ●r●beth the misery of man. borne of woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. 2 He cometh up, and is cut down This expresseth man's shortness of life and the 〈…〉 being 〈◊〉 to a 〈◊〉 to a 〈…〉 to the grass in the 〈◊〉. like a flower: He fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one state. 3 Dost thou (c) Meaning that seeing man is so fra●e, he should not handle him so extremely open thine eyes upon such one, and bringest me into thy judgement? 4 Who can make it clean that cometh of an unclean thing? no body. 5 The days of man surely are ●ece●●●ned, the number of his months are known only unto thee, thou hast appointed him his bonds which ●e can not go beyond. 6 Go from him, that he may rest until his day come which he looketh for, like as an hireling doth. 7 For if a tree be cut down, there is (d) He showeth man's misery the more in that he maketh it in worse state than the tree cut down, whereof there is some hope that he will spring again: but man once dead returneth no more. some hope yet that it will sprout and shoot forth the branches again. 8 Though the root of it be waxed old, and the stock thereof be dead in the ground: 9 Yet when it getteth the sent of water, it will bud and bring forth bows, like as a tree that is planted. 10 (e) job saith not this as having no hope of immortality but as ●he ●ore tormented But as for man, when he is dead, perished, and consumed away, what becometh of him? 11 As the waters pass from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and drieth up: 12 So man after he is asleep riseth not, he shall not wake till the heavens be no more, nor rise out of his sleep. 13 O that thou wouldst hide me in the grave, & keep me secret until thy wrath were passed, and to appoint me a time wherein thou mightest remember me. 14 May a 〈◊〉 man live again▪ All the days of my life will I wait still, till my changing shall come. 15 Thou shalt 〈…〉 th●● for thou art merciful. call [me] and I shall answer thee, Or th● shalt love. despise not thou the work of thine own hands. 16 For now thou g That is 〈…〉 numbrest all my goings, and givest no delay unto my sin. 17 Mine iniquity is sealed up as it were in a bag, and thou addest [punishment] unto my wickedness. 18 The mountains fall away at the last, the rocks are removed out of their place. 19 The waters pierce through the very stones by little & little, the floods wash away the gravel and earth: so shalt thou destroy the hope of man. 20 Thou prevaylest still against him, so that he passeth away: thou changest his “ Or fac●. estate and puttest him from thee. 21 And whether his children come to worship or no, he can not tell: And if they be men of low degree, he knoweth not. 22 But while his flesh is upon him it must have sorrow: and his soul shall mourn within him. The xu Chapter. 1 Eliphaz reprehendeth job, because he ascribeth wisdom and pureness to himself. 16 He describeth the curse that falleth on the wicked, reckoning job to be one of that number. 1 THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite, and said: 2 Shalla wise man's answer be as the wind, and fill a man's belly as it were with the a Words 〈◊〉 no effect spoken, are likened to the 〈◊〉 wind w●●ch drieth up the moisture assoon as it falleth: So fooli●● 〈…〉 wind of the east? 3 Shall he reprove with a word that is nothing worth, & speak the things which can do no good? 4 Surely thou hast cast of fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth setteth forth thine own iniquity, seeing thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty. 6 (b) Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips shape an answer against thee. 7 〈…〉 Art thou the first man that ever was borne? or wast thou made before 〈…〉? 8 Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thee? 9 What knowest thou, that we know not? And what understandest thou, but we can the same? 10 With us are both old, and aged men, yea such as have lived longer than thy father. 11 Thinkest thou it a small thing of the consolations of God? with thee is a lying word. 12 Why doth thine As one standing in thine own conceit. heart so bewitch thee? And wherefore winckest thou with thine eyes, 13 That thy mind is so e So r●●de answering him at thy pleasure: the ●e●rue is, answering him in thy 〈◊〉 puffed up against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth? 14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is borne of a woman, whereby he might be righteous? 15 Behold he doth not trust his 〈◊〉 yea, the very heavens are not clean in his sight: 16 How much more than an abominable and vile man, which drinketh wickedness like water. 17 I will tell thee, hear me, and I will Eliphas endeavoureth to prove job wicked by the authority of the ancient fathers, because he is plagued as wicked men are wont. show thee that I have seen: 18 Which wise men have told, and have not hid that which they received from their fathers: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger went among them. 20 The Here he repeateth certain places of the levitical law for his proof, which indeed the fathers so spoke, but did not understand them as Eliphas did. ungodly sorroweth all the days of his life as it were a woman with child, and the (h) He shallbe always in fears day & night, not knowing any thing certain. number of a tyrants years is unknown. 21 A fearful sound is [ever] in his ears, and when he is in peace, the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth never to be delivered (i) That is, out of the troubles and fears which fall upon him. out of darkness: for the sword is always before his eyes. 23 He wandereth abroad for bread where it is, knowing that the (k) The day of plagues & fears extreme. day of darkness is ready at his hand. 24 Trouble and anguish will make him afraid, and compass him about, as is a king in the midst of an army. 25 For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and armed himself against the almighty. 26 He runneth proudly upon him, & with a stiff neck fighteth he against him. 27 Where as he That is abundance of riches hath made him so proud that he forgetteth God. covereth his face with fatness, and maketh his body well liking. 28 Therefore shall his dwelling be That is, he shall have no certain & sure place to dwell in. in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heaps of stones. 29 He n Meaning though God permit him for a time to prosper, yet it shall not continue, but his prosperity shall soon turn to misery. shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall the prosperity thereof be prolonged upon earth. 30 He shall never departed out of darkness, the flame (o) That is, such blessing as God gave him, shallbe turned into cursing, shall dry up his branches, with the blast of the mouth [of God] shall he be taken away. 31 He believeth not that he erreth in vanity, and yet vanity shallbe his recompense. 32 He shall perish afore his time be worn out, and his (p) That is, his progeny or offspring shall not continue. branch shall not be green. 33 He shallbe plucked of as an untimely grape from the vine, and shall let his flower fall as the olive doth. 34 For the congregation of hypocrites shallbe desolate, and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedy to receive gifts. 35 He conceiveth travail, and beareth vanity, and their body bringeth forth disobeyed. The xuj Chapter. 1 job moved by the importunacy of his friends, 7 counteth in what extremity he is, 19 and taketh God witness of his innocency. 1 IOb answered, & said: 2 I have oft times heard such things: (a) For they more bite him with cruel words, then comfort him. miserable givers of comfort are ye all the sort of you. 3 Or, words of wind. Shall not vain words come yet to an end? Or what maketh thee bold so to answer? 4 I could speak as ye do also: but would God that your Would ye suffered that which I suffer? soul were in my soul's stead, then could I frame words for you, and shake my head at you: 5 I should comfort you with my mouth, & release your pain with the talking of my lips. 6 For all my words my sorrow will not cease: And (c) For God will have his pleasure over me. though I hold my tongue, what am I eased? 7 But now that [God] hath sent me adversity, thou hast troubled all (d) my household, children, and substance. my congregation. 8 And that thou (e) Not by reason of years, but by reason of my grief, showing his extreme pains. hast filled me with wrinkles my flesh is record, and my leanness riseth up against me and beareth witness thereof in my face. 9 His wrath hath torn [me] he hateth me, & gnasheth upon me with his teeth: mine enemy looketh fiercely upon me with his eyes. 10 They have opened their mouths wide upon me, and (f) That is, despitefully handled me, which striking on the cheek signifieth. smitten me upon the cheek despitefully, they gather themselves together against me. 11 God hath shut me up with the ungodly, and delivered me g To 〈◊〉 him, & not to destroy 〈◊〉 into the hands of the wicked. 12 I was in wealth, but he hath ●●ught me to nought: he hath taken 〈◊〉 by the neck, he hath all to shaken me and set me as a mark for himself. 13 His His ●●gues m●●fflictions wherewith he 〈◊〉 me. archers compass me round about, he woundeth my rains, and doth not spare, my bowels hath he powered upon the ground. 14 He hath given me one wound upon an other, and is fallen upon me like a giant. 15 I have sowed a sackcloth upon my skin, and wallowed my head in the dust. 16 My face is withered with weeping, & in mine eyes is the shadow of death. 17 Howbeit there is no 〈…〉 wickedness in my hands, but That is with 〈…〉 my prayer is clean. 18 O earth cover not thou my blood, and let No place to 〈…〉 be known to all men. my crying find no room. 19 For lo, I take God to record that I am innoc●t, though man blame me. my witness is in heaven, and he that knoweth me, is in the height. 20 My friends give me many words to scorn, and mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 21 O that a body might pleat with God, as one man doth with an other: 22 Yet the number of my years is come, and the way that I must go is at hand, from whence I shall not turn again. ¶ The xvii Chapter. 1 job saith that he consumeth away, and yet doth patiently abide it. 10 He exhorteth his friends to repentance, 13 showing that he looketh but for death. 1 MY breath is corrupt, my days are shortened, I am hard at deaths door. 2 (a) In all jobs extreme afflictions yet this one made the rest most grievous, that they that should cheerfully comfort him, did cruelly vex him and mock him. Or, mockers. Froward men are with me, and mine eye must continue in the bitterness of them. 3 O deliver me, and (b) That is, make promise with me O God that I may talk with thee, for I will not reason with them, for they are ●ooles. look out one to be my surety in thy sight: what is he that knoweth who will promise for me? 4 For thou hast withholden their hearts That they can not understand the cause of my punishment. but judge me wicked, not knowing thy wisdom, whereby thou dost afflict thy children. from understanding, therefore shalt thou not set [them] up on high. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friend, the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me a byword of the people, where as afore I was their joy. 7 Mine eye is dim for very heaviness, and all my strength is like a shadow. 8 Virtuous men therefore shall well consider this, and the innocent shall take part against the hypocrite. 9 The righteous also will d Though the godly see themselves afflicted o● God as the wicked are, yet they despair not, knowing that the just also are punished for proof of them. keep his way, and he that hath clean hands will ever be stronger and stronger. 10 As for all you, turn you and Or, come now. get you hence [I pray you] seeing I can not find one wise man among you. 11 My days are past, and my counsels and thoughts of my heart are vanished away, 12 (e) That is, the thoughts of my heart have brought me sorrows in steed of joy. Changing the night into day, and the light approaching into darkness. 13 Though my former estate return wherewith you persuade me, yet will it not continue for death soon cometh and dispatcheth me. Though I tarry never so much, yet the grave is my house, & I have made my bed in the dark. 14 I said to corruption, thou art my father, and to the worms, you are my mother and my sister. 15 Seing I am but corruption. Where is then now my hope? or who hath considered the thing that I look for? These shall go down with me into the pit, and lie with me in the dust. ¶ The xviii Chapter. 1 Bildad rehearseth the pains of the unfaithful and wicked. 1 THen answered Bildad the Suhite, and said: 2 When will ye make an end ●herein ●●account 〈…〉 of your words? Mark well, and then we will speak. 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed so vile in your sight? 4 He destroyeth himself with his anger: Shall the earth be forsaken, or any stone removed out of his place (b) That is, shall God change the accustomed order of his operation for thee? and not afflict the wicked as his order is? because of thee? 5 Yea, the light of the ungodly shallbe put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The His wisdom shall perish, and from this place unto the end of the chapter Bildad goeth abou● to ●roue job wicked because God pl●geth him, ●s 〈◊〉 doth 〈…〉 light shall be dark in his dwelling, and his candle shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shallbe restrained, and his own counsel shall cast him down: 8 For his feet are taken as it were in the net, & he walketh upon the snares. (d) That is, he shall not attain to that which he desireth, for all his power and might shallbe taken away up hunger. 9 The grin shall take him by the heel, and it shall catch him that is thirsty of blood. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a pitfall in the way. 11 Fearfulness shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 12 Hunger shallbe his strength, and destruction shallbe ready at his side. 13 (e) Meaning, the ungodly shallbe the destruction of the strength of his own skin, that is, of his children and posterity. Meaning, that he and his posterity shallbe subject to most grievous diseases. It shall eat the strength of his own skin, even the That is, a cruel disease, some take it for death that cometh before his time and some for the first pagnes of death that come. first borne of death shall eat his strength. 14 His hope shallbe rooted out of his dwelling, and shall bring him to the (g) That is to a thing most terrible and full of fears king of fear. 15 Other men shall dwell in his house and it shallbe none of his, and brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shallbe dried up beneath and above shall his branch be 〈◊〉 down. 17 His remembrance h The wicked shall not only be destroyed in body & goods, but their name and 〈◊〉 and preg●●ne shall utterly perish for ever. shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18 They shall drive him from the (i) From prosperity to adversity. light into darkness, and chaste him clean out of the world. 19 He shall neither have “ Or, son nor nephew, children nor kinsfolks among his people, no nor any posterity in his dwellings. 20 They that come after him, shallbe astonied at k That is, at his fall his day, and “ Or, elders, ancients. they that go before shallbe afraid. 21 Such are now the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God. The xix Chapter. 1 job reproveth his friends, 15 and reciteth his miseries and grievous pains. 15 He assureth himself of the general resurrection. 1 IOb answered, and said: 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and trouble me with words? 3 Lo, (a) That is, more than need. For the number of them, is the number of consummation or finishing. ten times have ye reproached me, and are not ashamed, but have laughed me to scorn. As though he would say, what have you to do with that, the fault is mine, and not yours. 4 Be it that I have erred in deed, mine error then remaineth with myself. 5 But if ye will advance yourselves against me, and rebuke me for the shame that is come upon me: 6 Know this then, that it is God which hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net. 7 If I complain of the violence that is done unto me, I cannot be heard: and if I cry, there is no sentence given with me. 8 He hath hedged up my way that (c) That is, I cannot go from th●se my afflictions I can not pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath spoiled me (d) That is, of my riches and substance. of mine honour, and (e) That is, destroyed my children, for the crown of the aged are childer's children, as it is in the proverbs. taken the crown away from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side and I am “ Or, undone. gone: my hope hath he taken away as a tree plucked up by the root. 11 His wrath is kindled against me, he taketh me as though I were his enemy. 12 That is, his great plagues laid on me. His men of war come together, which made their way over me, and besieged my dwelling round about. 13 He hath put my brethren far away from me, and mine acquaintance are also become strangers unto me. 14 Mine own kinsfolks have forsaken me, and my best acquainted have forgotten me. 15 “ Or, they that dwelled with me. The servants and maidens of mine own house took me for a stranger, and I am become as an alliant in their sight. 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer: [no though] I prayed him with my mouth. 17 Mine own wife might not abide my breath, though I prayed her for the children sake of mine own body. 18 Yea, the young men despised me, and when I rose they spoke evil upon me. 19 All my most familiars abhorred me: and they whom I loved best, are turned against me. 20 My 〈…〉 I sin as an hypocrite, spe●ly you that should be my consolation. bone cleaveth to my 〈◊〉 and to my flesh, only there is 〈◊〉 the skin above my teeth. 21 Have pity upon me, have pity vp● me, O ye my friends, for the handed, God hath touched me. 22 Why do ye persecute me as God [do●] and are not satisfied with my flesh? 23 To testify that he hath not blasphemed God as they report. O that my words were now written, O that they were put in a book, 24 And graven with an iron pen in lead, or in stone, to continue. 25 For I am sure Here is an evident confessing of jobs faith, with the assured hope of resurrection. that my redeemer 〈◊〉 and he sha● raise up at the 〈◊〉 day them that lie in the dust. 26 And though after my skin the worms destroy this body, yet shall I see God in my flesh: 27 Whom I myself shall see, and mine eyes shall behold, and none other for me, though my rames are consumed within me. 28 But ye said, why is he persecuted? and there was a deep matter in me. 29 That is the judgement of God the revenger of 〈…〉 though 〈…〉 be revenged of the 〈◊〉. But beware of the sword: for the sword will be avenged of wickedness, and be sure that there is a judgement. The twenty Chapter. 1 Sophar showeth that the wicked and the covetous shall have a short end, 22 though for a time they flourish. 1 THen answered Sophar the Naamathite, and said: 2 For the same cause do (a) Because job bragged of his innocency, as their thought Sophar interrupted his 〈◊〉, as though he bo●ed in vain, 〈◊〉 that God e●cepteth none but the repentant sinner. my thoughts compel me to answer, and therefore, make haste. 3 I have sufficiently heard the For two causes Sophar spoke: one because job in answering toucheth him, and for that he denied his knowledge sufficient to answer again. checking of my reproof, therefore the spirit of mine understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, and since God plagued man upon earth, 5 Sophar even to the end of this chapter allegeth true sentences, but he erreth in that he thought job for impiety and hypocrisy to be plagued. That the gladness of the ungodly hath been short, and that the joy of hypocrites continued but the twinkling of an eye? 6 Though he be magnified up to the heaven, so that his head reacheth unto the clouds: 7 Yet at a d That is, suddenly. turn he perisheth for ever, insomuch that they which have seen him, shall say, Where is he? 8 He shall vanish as a dream, so that he can no more be found, and shall pass away as a vision in the night. 9 So that the eye which saw him before, shall have no more sight of him, and his place shall Or, see. know him no more. 10 His children shallbe feign to agree with the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. 11 From his youth his bones are (e) Meaning, 〈…〉 youth. full of pleasures, but now shall it lie down within him in the Or dust. earth. 12 When wickedness was f sweet in his mouth, he hid it under his tongue. 13 That he favoured, that would he not forsake, but kept it close in his throat. 14 The bread that he did eat, is turned to the g The blessing of the wicked is turned into cur●●s wher●● that which ●o others ●s sweet 〈◊〉, to the● it 〈◊〉 po●son. poison of serpents within his body. 15 The riches that he devoured shall he parbreak again: for God shall draw them out of his belly. 16 He shall suck the (h) He shall receive cursing. And here ill gotten goods are likened to the serpent's 〈◊〉 for Sopha● 〈◊〉 thought jobs goods to be such. gall of serpents, and the adders tongue shall slay him: 17 So that he shall no more see the That is▪ He shall want god's blessing, so that when all men have abundance he shall 〈◊〉. rivers and brooks of honey and butter. 18 The thing he hath laboured for, shall he restore, and k 〈…〉 spoilt and ravened. shall not eat of it: great travail shall he make for riches, but he shall not enjoy them. 19 And why? he hath oppressed the poor, and not helped them: houses hath he spoiled, and not builded them. 20 Because he could not perceive when his belly was well, through his greedy desire he shall not escape. 21 There l Th●t is, his heirs and executors shall gape in vain. shall none of his meat be left, therefore shall no man look for his goods. 22 When he had plenteousness of every thing, yet was he poor, though he was helped on every side. 23 And it shall come to pass, that wherewith he purposed to fill his belly, God shall power the fury of his wrath thereon, and shall cause his indignation to reign upon him, and upon his meat. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 The [arrow] is taken forth and gone out of the quiver, and a glistering swo● through the gall of him: so fear shall come upon him. 26 All darkness shallbe hid in their secret places, That is, 〈…〉▪ and ●ere Sop● 〈◊〉 ●ob for 〈◊〉 friends and children were 〈…〉. an unkindled fire shall consume him: and look what remaineth in his house, it shallbe destroyed. 27 The heaven shall There is nothing hi● that shall not be opened, and the earth shall either be unfruitful, or bring forth things hurt full to the wicked. declare his wickedness, and the earth shall take part against him. 28 The substance that he hath in his house, shallbe taken away and perish in the day of the lords wrath. 29 This is the portion that the wicked man shall have of God, and the heritage that he may look for of God, because of his words. ¶ The xxi Chapter. 1 job declareth how the prosperity of the wicked maketh them proud, 15 insomuch that they blaspheme God. 16 Their destruction is at hand. 23 None ought to be judged wicked for affliction, neither good for prosperity. 1 IOb answered, and said: 2 O hear diligently my words, and that shallbe in steed of your consolations, 3 Suffer me that I may speak, and when I have spoken mock on. 4 Is it for (a) As though he should say any 〈◊〉 before God, whom I 〈…〉 and not before you. man's sake that I make this disputation? Which if it were so, should not my spirit then be in sore trouble? 5 Mark me [well] and be abashed, and That is, keep silence. lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 For when I consider [my self] I am afraid, and my flesh is smitten with fear. 7 Wherefore (c) job proveth against Sophar, that the wicked are in prosperity, not meaning to contemn the sentences before which are true: but Sophars' misconstruning of them is opened. do wicked men live, come to their old age, and increase in richesse? 8 Their “ Or, seed. children live in their sight, and their generation before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from all fear, and the rod of God is not upon them. 10 Their bullock gendereth and that not out of time, their cow calueth and is not unfruitful. 11 They send forth their children by flocks, & their sons [lead thee] dance. 12 They bear with them tabrets and haps, and rejoice in the sound of the organs. 13 They spend their days in wealthines, but Not being plagued 〈◊〉 long skins. suddenly they go down to the grave. 14 They say also unto God: The● 〈◊〉 this not 〈◊〉 t●n●ue, but by the wickedness and impiety of their 〈…〉 Go from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 15 Who is the almighty that we should serve him? And what profit should we have if we should pray unto him? 16 Lo, there is utterly no goodness in their hand therefore will I not have to do with the counsel of the ungodly. 17 How oft shall the (f) That is their great felicity and wealth. candle of the wicked be put out, and their destruction come upon them? O what sorrow shall God give them for their part in his wrath? 18 Yea, they shallbe even as hay before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God will lay up the sorrow of the father for his children: & when he rewardeth him, he shall know it. 20 Their own misery shall they see with their eyes, and drink of the fearful wrath of the almighty. 21 For what careth he for his house after his death, when the (g) For the wicked die unwares, and never endure the course of their days to the end. number of his months is cut short? 22 Seeing God hath the highest power of all, who can teach him any knowledge? 23 (h) Meaning, the wicked: where job saith, that it is not for man to reason with God why he doth thus plague the just, and prospereth the unjust: for who can teach God wisdom? One dieth in his full strength, being in all ease and prosperity, 24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones run full of marrow. 25 Another dieth in the (i) And this he meaneth by the godly. bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure. 26 They shall sleep both alike in the earth, and the worms shall cover them. 27 Behold, (k) Now ye think me wicked, because I am plagued. I know what ye think, yea and the subtlety that ye imagine against me. 28 For ye say (l) Thus they call jobs house by scorning and mocking at it where is the prince's palace? and where is the dwelling of the ungodly? 29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? Doubtless ye cannot deny their tokens, 30 That the wicked is kept unto the day of destruction, and the ungodly shallbe brought forth to the day of wrath. 31 Who 〈…〉 judge by the wicked 〈◊〉 prosperity, what shall become of them. dare declare his way to his face? who will reward him for that he doth? 32 Yet shall he be brought to his grave, and dwell among the heap [of the dead.] 33 Then shall the (n) That is, he shall be content with a homely house of clay, which before was not contented with a kingly palace. slimy valley be sweet unto him, all men also must follow him, as there are innumerable gone before him. 34 How vain then is the comfort that ye give me, seeing falsehood remaineth in all your answers? The xxii Chapter. 2 Eliphas affirmeth that job is punished for his sins. 6 He accuseth him of unmercifulness, 13 and that he denied gods providence. 21 He exhorteth him to repentance. 1 SO (a) The whole course of this Chapter is, that man compared to god is unjust, and therefore aught to repent. Eliphas the Themanite gave answer, and said: 2 May a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 3 Is it any advantage to the almighty that thou art righteous? or shall it profit him that thou makest thy ways perfect? 4 Is he afraid to reprove thee, and to step forth with thee into judgement? 5 Is (b) They know not that job had so greatly offended: but they conjectured because god so plagued him, which was not for his sins so much as for to prove him, and therefore all their conclu●ions are fal●e. not thy wickedness great, and thy ungracious deeds innumerable? 6 For thou (c) Thou hast been uncharitable & unjust hast taken the pledge from thy brother for nought, and rob the naked of their clothing. 7 To such as were weighed, hast thou given no water to drink, & hast withdrawn bread from the hungry. 8 But the mighty man had the earth, and he that was in authority dwelled in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were broken. 10 Therefore art thou (d) That is, therefore art thou thus plagued every way. compassed about with snares, & suddenly vexed with fear. 11 Shouldest thou then see no (e) Trouble. darkness? should not the water stud run over thee? 12 Is not God on high in the heaven? behold the height of the stars how high they are. 13 Wilt thou therefore say, Tush, how should God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? 14 Tush, the clouds cover him that he may not see, and he walketh on the top of heaven. 15 Hast thou marked the way of the world, wherein wicked men have walked? 16 Which were cut down out of time, and whose (f) That is, unsure and unstable. foundation was as an overflowing river. 17 Which said unto God, Go from us: and asked what the almighty could do for them? 18 He filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the ungodly be far from me. 19 The righteous saw it and were glad, and the innocent laughed them to scorn. 20 Is our substance hewn down? As for the remnant of them (g) Meaning the evil and ungodly persons. the fire hath consumed. 21 Therefore (h) Eliphas exhorteth job to repentance by the great goodness that cometh thereof. reconcile thee unto God, and be at peace: so shall all things prosper with thee right well. 22 Receive I pray thee the law at his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 For if thou wilt turn to the almighty, thou shalt be build up, and put all unrighteousness from thy dwelling. 24 Thou shalt lay up gold [as plentyful] as the dust, and the gold of Ophir as the flyntes of the rivers. 25 Yea almighty God his own self shallbe be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. 26 Then shalt thou have thy delight in the almighty, and lift up thy face unto God. 27 Then shalt thou make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt “ Or, render thy vows. keep thy promises. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and he shall establish it unto thee, and the (i) That is, the favour of God. light shall shine in thy ways. 29 When [the wicked] be cast down, thou shalt say, I am lifted up: and God shall save the humble person. 30 The innocent shall deliver the Island: (k) The place fareth the better, where the righteous 〈◊〉. it shallbe preserved by the pureness of thine hands. The xxiii Chapter. 2 job affirmeth that he both knoweth and feareth the power and sentence of the judge, 10 and that he is not punished only for his sins. 1 IOb answered, & said: 2 Though my talk be this day in (a) In this chapter is expressed how hard, yea how impossible it is to come to God, without a mediator. bitterness, and my plague greater than my groaning. 3 O that I job being admonished before to return to God, saith. If I should come to him, where is he, or where might I find him, to plead my cause before him. might know him, and find him, and that I might come before his seat: 4 I would plead my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments: 5 I would know what answer he would give me, and understand what he would say unto me. 6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No, but he will make me the stronger. 7 There the righteous might dispute with him, so should I be delivered for ever from my judge. 8 Behold, though I go forward I find him not: If I go backward, I can get no knowledge of him: 9 If I go on the left side where he doth his work, I can not attain unto him: Again, if I go on the right side, he hideth himself that I can not see him. 10 But as for my way, he knoweth it, and trieth me, that as the gold I may come forth. 11 My (c) That is, gods ways, proving therefore himself not to deserve such grievous plagues and afflictions for his faults. foot doth keep his path, his high way have I holden, and will not go out of it. 12 I will not forsake the commandment of his lips, I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than mine appointed food. 31 He is still at one point, and (d) For God is immutable, and his decrees stand fast. who can turn him? he doth as him listeth, and bringeth to pass what he will. 14 He (e) That is, he hath decreed thus to punish me appointed here unto, although I can not attain to the secret judgement of God therein, and therefore I to fear his presence. performeth the thing that is appointed for me, and many such things doth he. 15 This is the cause that I shrink at his presence, so that when I consider him, I am afraid of him. 16 For God maketh my heart (f) That is, maketh it so ●eake that it can not but be in fear. soft, and the almighty putteth me in fear. 17 Because I am not (g) Out of pains, troubles, and afflictions. cut of before the darkness, neither hath he covered the (h) That is, cleared my eyes that I may see the end of my troubles cloud fro my face. The xxiiii Chapter. 1 job describeth the wickedness of men, and showeth what curse belongeth to the wicked. 12 How all things are governed by god's providence, 17 and the destruction of the wicked. 1 COnsidering This speaketh job in his extreme passions, according to worldly wit in mansfeeble nature▪ which is foolishness before God▪ whereby he would prove that God considereth not the times. then that there is no time hid from the almighty, how happeneth it that they which know him do not regard his days? 2 For some men remove the landemarkes, rob men of their cattle, and feed of the same: 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, and take the widows ox for a pledge: 4 They cause the poor to turn out of the way, so that the poor of the earth hide themselves together. 5 Behold, as wild b The cursed cruelty of tyrants toward the poor, following. asses in the desert go they forth to their work, & rise betimes to spoil: Yea the very (c) That is, they live by robbery and theft. wilderness ministereth food for them & their children. 6 They reap the corn field that is not their own, and let the vinyeard of the ungodly alone. 7 They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without covering in the cold. 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a covering. 9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take the pledge from the poor. 10 They let him go naked without clothing, and have taken away the sheaf of the hungry. 11 The poor are fain to labour in their oil mills, yea and to tread in their wine presses, and yet to suffer thirst. 12 Men out of the city cry unto the Lord with sighing, the souls of the slain also cry out, yet God regardeth not their complaint. 13 Where as they are conversant among them that abhor the light, they know not his way, nor continue in his paths. 14 The murderer riseth early and killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief? 15 The Not only the titant, but also the adulterer escapeth free▪ and is not corrected. eye of the adulterer waiteth for the darkness, & saith, There shall no eye see me: and disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they marked for themselves in the day time: they know not the light. 17 The morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death, 18 [The ungodly] is swift upon the water: their portion shallbe cursed in the earth, and he shall not behold the way of the vineyards. 19 As the dry ground and heat (e) Although such abominable sinners live uncorrected in this world, yet at the length hell shall devour them suddenly. consume the snowy waters: so shall the grave the sinners. 20 The (f) Because they pitied not others, they shall not be pitied at all. pitiful man shall forget him, he shallbe sweet to the worms, he shallbe no more remembered, & his wickedness shallbe broken as a tree. 21 He hath oppressed the barren that can not bear, and unto the widow hath he done no good. 22 He (g) That is, when they have plagued and overrun the poor and weak, they will oppress the strong, & mighty also drew the mighty after him with his power, and when he was gotten up no man was sure of life. 23 And though they gave him to be in safety, yet his eyes are upon their ways. 24 They are exalted for a little, but [shortly] are gone, brought to poverty, and taken out of the way, yea and utterly plucked of, as the ears of corn. 25 Is (h) Then I lie not, & none of you can reprove me. it not so? Who will then reprove me as a liar, and say that my words are nothing worth? The xxv Chapter. Bildad proveth that no man is clean nor without sin before God. 1 THen answered Bildad the Suhite, and said: 2 Is there (a) Bild●d would prove here that god plagueth thee just, yet afterward he prospereth: and because God dealt not so with job, he concludeth that he was wicked. power and fear with him above, that maketh That is, ordereth and ruleth all things. peace sitting in his highness? 3 Is there any number of his (c) For he is called the god of Sabaoth, that is the god of hosts. armies, and upon whom shall not his light arise? 4 (d) For the sun & moon are dark compared to him: and how much more man being borne in sin and corruption, and being but a worm? But how may a man compared unto God, be justified? or how can he be clean that is borne of a woman? 5 Behold, the moon shineth nothing in comparison to him, and the stars are unclean in his sight. 6 How much more than man that is but “ Or, worm corruption, and the son of man which is but a worm? The xxvi Chapter. 1 job showeth that man can not help God, and proveth it by his miracles. 1 IOb answered, and said: 2 (a) Here job reprehendeth Bildad, for that he speaketh not enough to gods praise to no needeth for man's words, neither comforteth him being void of comfort. Whom hast thou helped? Him that is without strength? savest thou the arm that hath no strength? 3 Where is the counsel that thou shouldest give him which hath no wisdom? Hast thou showed the way of right living? 4 To whom hast thou spoken these words? who made the breath to come out of thy mouth? 5 That is, such things are in the waters without life, as metals and such like, wherein is expressed gods great power Are not dead things shapen under the waters, and things by the water's side? 6 (c) That is, it is open and most plain in his sight, for he seeth all things. He is naked before him, and the very destruction itself can not be hid out of his sight. 7 He stretcheth out the noorth over the empty place, and The most excellent and mighty power of god. hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth the water in his clouds, & the cloud is not broken under them. 9 e His throne of majesty, which are the heavens he covereth from us. He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud before it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with certain bounds, (f) That is▪ so long as the world endureth until the day and night come to an end. 11 The Not that heaven hath pillars▪ but by the pillars he understandeth all things under heaven. very pillars of heaven tremble and quake at his reproof. 12 He stilleth the sea with his power, and through his wisdom smiteth he the strength thereof. 13 His spirit hath h That is, the wind breaking the clouds, the heavens are clear. garnished the heavens, & his hand hath made (i) That is, a circle in heaven winding round like a serpent, called jacteus circulus. the crooked serpent. 14 Lo, this is now a For though these few things or his power be wonderful, yet they are nothing in comparison of the rest of his works, which mass capacity can not reach to. short sum of his ways: but how little a portion hear we of him? who can understand the thunder of his power? The xxvii Chapter. 3 The constancy and perfectness of jod. 13 The reward of the wicked and of the tyrants. 1 AND job proceeded and went forth in his parable, saying, 2 This was the order of the hebrews to swear. As God liveth which hath taken away my judgement, and the almighty that hath My afflictions are so grievous that men judge me only by outward show to be wicked. vexed my mind: 3 While my breath is in me, (c) That is, as long as I live I will not resist the truth, and offend God contrary to my promise, though men say never so evil of me. and the wind that God hath given me is in my nostrils, 4 My lips shall talk of no vanity, and my tongue shall speak no deceit. 5 God forbid that I should grant your cause to be right: As for me, until mine end come will (d) That is, I will not confess that God plagues me for mine offence. I never go fro mine innocenty. 6 My righteous dealing keep I fast, which I will not forsake: my heart shall not reprove me (e) Of my former life past. of my days. 7 Therefore That is, because they reprehended me unworthily, they rather might be accounted wicked, and the plague shall light on them, and be ●d from me. mine enemy shallbe found as the ungodly, and he that taketh part against me, as the unrighteous. 8 For g What availeth it a man if he 〈◊〉 all the world▪ & lose 〈…〉 what hope hath the hypocrite though he have great good, if God take away his soul? 9 Will We have 〈◊〉 greater 〈◊〉 of God, 〈…〉 us. God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him? 10 Hath he such pleasure and delight in the almighty, 〈…〉 that he dare always call upon God? 11 I will teach you in the Or, hand. name of God, and the thing of the almighty will I not keep from you. 12 (k) God's secret works is laid before you, and yet your blindness will not permit you to see it. Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it, why then do ye thus vanish in vanity? 13 Saying: (l) That is, not only the wicked shallbe plagued, but also their posterity shallbe rooted out. This is the portion that the wicked have of God, and the heritage that tyrants shall receive of the almighty. 14 If he get many children, they shall perish with the sword, and his posterity shall have scarcenesss of bread. 15 His remnant shallbe buried in death, and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he (m) As it is said in the law, thou shalt build an house, and not dwell in it thyself, which is the plague of the wicked. heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay: 17 He may well prepare it, but the godly shall put it on, and the innocent shall deal out the money. 18 He (n) Meaning it shallbe weak, of small estimation: and being loathed, shall soon decay. buildeth his house as the moth, & as a booth that the watchman maketh. 19 When the rich man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered [to his fathers,] they opened their eyes, and he was gone. 20 Terror taketh hold upon him (o) That is, most abundantly. as a water flood, and the tempest stealeth him away in the night season. 21 A (p) That is, he shall suddenly be blown away by death, nor after death shall he be honourably buried: & this is the end of the tyrants vehement east wind carrieth him hence, and he departeth: a storm hurleth him out of his place. 22 God shall cast upon him, and not spare, though he would fain flee out of his hand. 23 Then clap men their hands at him, and hiss at him out of his place. The xxviii Chapter. 1 job showeth that the wisdom of God is unsearchable. 1 THere is 〈…〉 men 〈◊〉 to 〈…〉 secrets of nature, yet t●ey are never able to reach to the wisdom of God which is unsearchable a place where silver is brought out of, and where gold is tried, 2 Where iron is digged out of the ground, & b For brass & 〈◊〉 groweth in the stones, which being m●ned up is called over: and by vehement fi●e melted, the metal is separate from the stones. stones resolved to me tall. 3 c Here he describeth gods secret works, thereby meaning that all things shall have an end saving the vn●ercheable wisdom of God. The darkness shall once come to an end: he can seek out the ground of all things, the stones, the dark, and the shadow of death. 4 He causeth the floods to break out against the inhabitant, and the waters forgotten of the foot, being higher than man, are gone away. 5 As the fruitful fields tilled and ploughed bringeth forth corn: ●o it being deeply digged, there are found stones, out of the which are is strooken. Out of the same earth cometh bread, and under it as it were fire is turned up. 6 The The sapphires do ●hine with golden points, so that here by sapphires is meant cod of gold. All the●e things are found: but god's wisdom who can reach? stones of it are a place of sapphires, and the dust of it is gold. 7 There is a way that the birds know not, that no vultures eye hath seen: 8 Wherein the lions whelps walk not, and where no lion cometh. 9 [There] (f) Here he showeth gods power: the earth may be digged, hills overthrown, a fountain made among stones, rivers turned from th●ir course: but god's wisdom is not to be found. putteth he his hand upon the stony rocks, and overthroweth the mountains by the roots. 10 Rivers flow out of the rocks, & look what is pleasant, his eye seeth it. 11 He bindeth the floods that they do not overflow: and the thing that is hid bringeth he to light. 12 Where then is wisdom found? and g God's wisdom is partly seen in these worldly things, but his heavenly wisdom and secret judgement is hid and unknown to all men. where is the place of understanding? 13 verily no man can tell how (h) That is, it passeth man's capacity to attain to it. worthy a thing she is, neither is she found in the land of them that live. 14 The deep saith, She is not in me: the sea saith, She is not with me. 15 She can not be gotten for gold, neither may the price of her be bought with any silver. 16 No Ophir is the region by Ganges the river of India, so called of Ophir the son of Laketan, who possessed the same with his children. wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious This stone is found in Ganges the river of India Onir stones, no sapphires may be valued with her. 17 No, neither gold nor crystal shall be equal unto it, nor her exchange shallbe for the plate of fine gold. 18 No mention shallbe made of Coral nor of the Gabis: for wisdom is more precious than pearls. 19 The (l) Thus the wisdom of god's majesty doth far excel all things Topas of Ethiopia shall not be equal unto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold. 20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 She is hid from the eyes of all men living, yea & from the fowls of the Or, heaven air. 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23 But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place. 24 For he beholdeth the ends of the world, and looketh upon all that is under heaven. 25 When he weighed the winds and measured the waters: 26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightnings of the thunder: 27 Then did he see her, than declared he her, prepared her, and knew her. 28 And unto man he said: Meaning by this, that man hath so much of this excelling wisdom of God, as he doth show in virtue of living, due obedience and fear of him. To fear the Lord is wisdom, and to forsake evil is understanding. The xxix Chapter. 1 job complaineth of the prosperity of the time past. 7. His authority, 12 justice and equity. 1 SO job proceeded and went forth in his parable, saying: 2 O that I were as I was in the months by past, and in the days when God preserved me: 3 When his That is, when as his savour preserved me. light shined upon my head, when I went after the same light and shining, even through the darkness: 4 As it stood with me when I was young, when God prospered my house: 5 When the almighty was yet with me, when my children stood about me: 6 When my ways (b) That is, when I had all things most abundantly. For milk and oil signify all plentifulness: and here job describeth his felicity in 〈…〉 past, to the 〈…〉 of his 〈◊〉. ran over with butter, and when the stony rocks gave me rivers of oil: 7 When I went out to the gate, even to the judgement seat, and when I prepared my seat in the street: 8 The ●s w●●hed at his countenance and ashamed of their youthful ●htnesse young men saw me and hid themselves, and the d Knowing d●th wy●dome and estimation aged arose, and stood up. 9 The (e) ●ul● to 〈…〉 for 〈…〉 patience that appeared in him, ●r●elling them, caused their tongues to be in silence princes left of their talking, and laid their hand to their mouth: 10 The mighty kept still their voice, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 For I Because B●ld●d and Sop●a● did so much blame him, he here yielded account of his life passed delivered the poor when he cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widows heart to rejoice. 14 And why? I put upon me righteousness, which covered me as a justice is to deliver the poor, and judgement is to punish the wicked, these two are in deed a kingly vesture & garment. garment, and equity was my crown. 15 I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame. 16 I was a father to the poor: and when I knew not the cause, I sought it out diligently. 17 I broke the (h) That is, the tyranny. jaws of the unrighteous man, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. 18 Then I said, I shall die in my That 〈…〉 d●d 〈…〉 these plagues. ne●● and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19 For my k That is, I ●●ue ●ll things plentifully that appertain to my necessaries root was spread out by the water side: and the l By the dew is signified happy & prosperous estate, & by the corn is meant his children, as though he would say, my posterity also shallbe infelicity. dew lay upon my Or, harvest corn. 20 Mine honour increased more and more, & my bow was Or, renewed. ever the stronger in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, me they regarded, and with silence they tarried for my counsel. 22 After my words they replied not, and my talk dropped upon them. 23 They (m) Here is showed of what excellency an upright and verttuous life is. waited for me as for the rain: and gaped upon me, as [the ground doth to receive] the latter shower. 24 When I laughed, they believed it not, & the light of my countenance would they not put out. 25 When I agreed unto their way, I was the chief, and sat as a king with his army about him: and when they were in heaviness, I was their comforter. The xxx Chapter. 1 job complaineth that he is contemned of the most contemptible, 11, 21. because of his adversity and affliction. 23 Death is the house of all sheshe. 1 But (a) Before is declared how greatly God doth bless the godly, & here is showed how hea●●y a cross be layeth on them to prove them. now they that are younger than I have me in derision: yea even they whose fathers I would have thought scorn to have set with the dogs of my cattle. 2 For whereto might the strength of (b) They now despise me, which with all their power when I was in prosperity ●●●ld nothing 〈◊〉 ●e 〈◊〉 was so w●ake. their hands have served me? for the time was but lost among them. 3 For very c Here job declareth ●hat abjects they were that now reu●led him, and showeth that they are wicked like unto their fathers, which died ye● they ●●●e to age. misery and hunger they fled into the wilderness, a dark place, horrible and waste, 4 Plucking up nettles among the bushes, and the juniper roots for their meat. 5 And when they were driven forth, men cried after them as it had been af-after a thief. 6 Their (d) Showing hereby their baseness and their poverty, being such outcasts: yet now they scorn job, which is a great grief, to be mocked of such. dwelling was in the clefts of brooks, yea in the caves and dens of the earth. 7 Among the bushes went they about crying, and under the thorns they gathered themselves together. 8 They were the children of fools and villains, which are more vile than the earth. 9 Now am I their (e) what great grief is this, that job being once in high authority, now to be in misery and mocked of such vile villains. song, & am become their yesting stock. 10 They abhor me and flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle. 11 Because God hath loosed my cord and humbled me, they have loosed the (f) That is, seeing me now in misery not able to correct them, they ●est and scorn at me without measure, as vnbridel●● in their ●steti●ns. bridle before me. 12 Upon my g The right hand declareth 〈◊〉, and the left hand afflicts and misery: so 〈◊〉 I com●●neth by the young m●n that ●se 〈…〉 right hand rise the young men against me, they have hurt my feet, treading upon me as upon the ways of their destruction. 13 My That is, t●ey eue●●h●ewe all my doings without help of any other. paths have they clean marred, it was so easy for them to do me harm, that they needed no man to help them. 14 They fell upon me, as it had been the breaking in of waters, and came in by heaps to destroy me. 15 Fear is turned upon me, and they pursue my soul as the wind, and my health passeth away as i That is, most swiftly. a cloud. 16 Therefore is my soul now powered out upon me, and the days of my trouble have taken hold upon me. 17 My bones are pierced through in the night season, and my sinews take no rest. 18 For the vehemency of sorrow is my garment changed, which compasseth me about as the (k) It is the maker among the hebrews to have their garments ●owed round in every part, saving a ho●e only in the highest of it, to put forth the neck. collar of my coote. 19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like ashes and dust. 20 When (l) job saith not this as blaming God, but grievous affliction moved a●●ection. I cry unto thee, thou dost not hear me: and though I stand before thee, yet thou regardest me not. 21 Thou art become mine enemy, and with thy violent hand thou takest part against me. 22 [In times passed] thou didst That is, thou didst se● me in h●e authority, and ●●denly thou patteit me ●●wne. set me up on high, to be carried as it were above the wind, [but now] haste thou given mea very sore fall. 23 Sure I am that thou wilt bring me unto death, even to the Meaning death, that should bring him to the grave. lodging that is due unto all men living. 24 Notwithstanding, thou wilt not He that is once dead, can no more be hurt stretch out thine hand against him that is in the grave: shall men cry out against him that is in destruction? 25 Did not I weep with him that was in trouble? Had not my soul compassion upon the poor? 26 Yet nevertheless, where as I looked for good, evil came unto me: & (p) In steed of comfort they gave me mocks. where I waited for light, there came darkness. 27 My bowels seeth in me without rest, for the days of my trouble are come upon me. 28 I went mourning without heat, I stood up in the congregation, & (q) My talk was so lamentable, and my crying so great, that I might well be called a companion of dragons and Ostriches. communed with them. 29 But now I am a brother of dragons, and a fellow of Ostriches. 30 My skin upon me is [turned] to (r) with the heat of my sore troubles. black, and my bones are brent with heat. 13 My harp is turned to mourning, and my organs into the voice of them that weep. The xxxi Chapter. 1 job reciteth the innocenty of his living, and number of his virtues, which declareth what ought to be the life of the faithful. 1 I Made a (a) In this chapter job declareth his upright living, not to boast against God, but to refel the false slander of his adversaries. covenant with mine eyes: why then The flesh was obedient to the spirit, neither was he led with carnal desire. should I look upon a maiden? 2 For how great a portion shall I have of God? and what inheritance from the almighty on high? 3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and strange job here showeth that the fear of God, did drive him from wickedness. punishment to the workers of iniquity? 4 Doth not he see my ways, and tell all my goings? 5 If I have walked in (d) Meaning that before men he was guiltless in observing all the precepts of the second table. vanity, or if my feet have run to deceive: 6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may see mine innocency. 7 If my step hath turned out of the way, & mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot have cleaved to my hands: 8 Then shall I sow, and an other eat: yea my “ Or, plants. posterity shallbe clean rooted out. 9 If my heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbours door: 10 Then let my wife (e) Let her be a bond slave to an other man. grind unto an other man, and let other men “ Or, bow down upon her. lie with her. 11 For this is a wickedness, and sin that is worthy to be punished: 12 Yea a (f) Though man's punishment for adultery be omitted, yet gods plague will never rest to consume and root it out. fire that utterly should consume and root out all my increase. 13 If I ever thought scorn to do right unto my servants & maidens, when they had any matter against me: 14 When God (g) That is, if I in law have rejected the complaint of my servant, what should I do when God calleth me to law? will sit in judgement, what shall I do? & when he will visit me, what answer shall I give him? 15 He that (h) job expresseth the cause why he did pity his, servants, for that they had one creator, & both made of the same substance. fashioned me in my mother's womb, made he not him also? were we not both shapen a like in our mother's bodies? 16 If I deemed the poor of their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to way●e in vain: 17 I● I have eaten my 〈…〉 wodowes' morsel alone, that the fatherless hath not eaten thereof: 18 For from my youth it hath grown up with me as with a father, and from my mother's womb I have been guide to thee (widow) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor for lake of raiment: 20 If his loins have not blessed me, because he was warmed with the fleece of my sheep: 21 If I have lift up mine hand against the fatherless, when I saw that I might help him in the gate: 22 Then let mine arm fall fro my shoulder, and mine arm holes be broken from the bone. 23 For I have ever feared the vengeance and punishment of God, and [knew very well that] I was not able to bear his burden. 24 Have I put my trust in gold? or have I said to the wedge of gold, thou art my confidence? 25 Have I rejoiced because my power was great, and because my hand got so much? 26 Did I ever greatly regard the (k) By the thing up of the ●unne, and going down of 〈◊〉 moon, he meaneth the prosperity and ●●●icitie that he was in. rising of the sun? or had I the going down of the moon in great reputation? 27 Hath my heart meddled privyly with any deceit? or did I ever l That is, d●d I ever commend the works of 〈◊〉 own hand? kiss mine own hand? 28 (That were a wickedness worthy to be punished: for than should I have denied the God that is above.) 29 Have I ever rejoiced at the hurt of mine enemy? or was I ever glad that any harm happened unto him? [Oh, no] 30 I never suffered my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul. 31 Did not the men of mine own house hold say, Who shall let us to have our belly full of his flesh? 32 The stranger did not lodge in the street, but I opened my doors unto him that went by the way. 33 Have I kept secret my sin, and hid mine iniquity, as Adam did? 34 Though I could have made afeard a great That is, I did not fear to do justice▪ either be giving 〈◊〉 to the multitude or to get th● favour of my friends and kindred. multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families did fear me: so I kept silence, and went not out of the Meaning that he did not hold his peace, or keep at home in the just suit or cause 〈◊〉. door. 35 O that I had one which would hear me: behold my sign in the which the almighty shall answer for me, though he that is my contrary party hath written a book against me. 36 Yet will I take it upon my That is, I will carry the book not the adversary shall make 〈◊〉 my shoulder and will accept it for 〈◊〉 great gift meaning he would confess his fault if he had offended. shoulder, & as a garland bind it about my head. 37 I will tell him the number of my goings, & go unto him as to a (p) That is, with great reverence. prince. 38 But if case be that my land That is, i● the h●●eling that hath laboured in the land, have ●en demanded o● his wages by me. cry against me, or that the (r) That is, y● I have by violence compelled my land to be cared, and not given food to the labourers. forowes thereof make any complaint: 39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof unpaid for, yea if I have grieved the souls of the masters thereof: 40 Then let thistles grow in steed of my wheat, and cockle for my barley. Here end the words of job. The xxxii Chapter. 1 Elihu reproveth them of folly. ● Age maketh not a man wife, but the spirit of God. 1 SO these three men ceased to answer job, The Hebr●es read, 〈…〉 because he held himself a righteous man. 2 But Elihu the son of Barachel the 〈…〉 Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was very sore displeased at job, because he called himself just before God. 3 And with jobs three friends he was angry also, because they had found no reasonable answer, and yet condemned job. 4 Now tarried Elihu, till they had ended their communication with job: for why? they were elder them he. 5 So when Elihu saw that these three men were not able to make job answer, he was miscontent. 6 Therefore Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, and said: [Considering that] I am young, and ye be men of age, I was afraid, and durst not show forth my mind. 7 For I thought thus within myself: “ Or, E●● days shall speak. It becometh old men to speak, and the Or, The multitude of years shall aged to teach wisdom. 8 Every man no doubt hath a mind, but it is the inspiration of the almighty that giveth understanding. 9 Great men are not always wise, neither doth every aged man understand “ Or, judgement. the thing that is lawful: 10 Therefore I say, hear me, and I will show you also mine understanding. 11 For when I had waited till ye made an end of your talking, and heard your wisdom, (c) To prove job plagued for his offence. what arguments ye made in your communication, 12 Yea when I had diligently pondered what ye said, I found not one of you that made any good argument against job, that directly could make answer unto his words, 13 Lest ye should say: We have found out wisdom, And as though therefore it had been wisdom for them to hold their peace. God shall cast him down, and no man. 14 He hath not spoken unto me, and I will not answer him as ye have done. 15 For they were so abashed, that they could not make answer, nor speak one word. 16 When I had waited (for they spoke not, but stood still and answered no more:) 17 Then answered I in my turn, and I showed mine opinion. 18 For I am full of “ Or, word● matter, and the spirit within me compelleth me. 19 Behold, my (e) That is, I should break in the mids, if I should not speak, my mind is so hot within me. belly is as the wine, which hath no vent, like the new bottles that bruste. 20 [Therefore] will I speak, that I may have a vent: I will open my lips, and make answer. 21 I will (f) I will say truth▪ all things laid apart. regard no manner of person, no man will I spare. 22 For if I would go about to (g) The Hebrew word is, to alter the name, calling a rude man learned, or a wicked man just. please men, I know not how soon my maker would take me away. The xxxiii Chapter. 5 Elihu accuseth job of ignorance. 14 He showeth that God hath divers means to instruct man and to draw him from sin. 19 He afflicteth man and suddenly delivereth him, 26 Man being delivered, giveth thanks to God. 1 WHerefore hear my words O job, and hearken unto all that I will say: 2 Behold, I have now opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my throat. 3 My heart doth order my words aright, and my lips talk of pure wisdom. 4 The There is cause w●y ye should despise me although I be young: for I am as you are, made by go●s spirit, created of the earth, and receive life of him. spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the almighty hath given me my life. 5 If thou canst then give me answer, prepare thyself and stand before me face to face. 6 Behold, (b) job before desired to plead his cause before god without fear, therefore saith Elihu I am here in god's steed, whom thou needest not to ●e●●e▪ for I a● made of the matter that thou art. before God I am even as thou: for I am fashioned & made even of the same mould. 7 Behold, my terror shall not fear thee, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee. 8 I have ●earde the bo●st of thy righteous life that thou art innocent and just, therefore will I not prove thee wicked of thy former life by thy 〈◊〉. Now hast thou spoken in mine ears, & I have heard the voice of thy words: 9 I am clean without any fault, I am innocent, & there is no wickedness in me. 10 But lo, he hath piked a quarrel against me, and taketh me for his enemy. 11 He hath put my foot in the stocks, and looketh narrowly unto all my paths. 12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right, I will make answer unto thee, that God is greater than man. 13 And why dost thou then strive against him? for he shall not give the accounts of all his words. 14 For God speaketh (d) God speaketh two manner of ways unto men, either by sleep, or by his rod of sickness and other plagues. once or twice, and yet man understandeth it not. 15 In dreams and visions of the night, when slumbering cometh upon men that they fall asleep in their beds, 16 He roundeth them in the ears, and sealeth their correction: 17 That he may withdraw man from evil enterprises, and deliver him from For to beat down the pride of man God sendeth his plagues. pride, 18 And keep his soul from the grave, and his life from the sword. 19 He chasteneth him with sickness upon his bed, he layeth sore punishment upon his bones: 20 So that his Th●t is 〈…〉 decayeth life can take 〈◊〉 sustenance. life may away with no bread, and his soul abhorreth to eat any dainty meat: 21 Here speaks ●e of ●econd ●econd way, whereby God speaketh to man by afflictions. In so much that his body is clean consumed away, and his bones appear which before were not seen. 22 His soul draweth unto the grave, and his life to “ Or, To the buriers. death. 23 Now (h) If there be a messenger seen to declare gods will truly, and show his benefits one of a thousand, & man regardeth the same: then will God have mercy. if there be a messenger, one among a thousand, sent for to speak unto man, and to show him the right way: 24 Then the Lord is merciful unto him, and saith, He shallbe delivered, that he fall not down to the grave: for I am sufficiently reconciled. 25 Then shall his i The health of the body, is the blessing of God. flesh be as fresh as a child's, and shall return as in the days of his youth. 26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him, and he shall see his face with He 〈…〉 the comfort of the hopelost joy, for he will render unto man his righteousness. 27 A respect hath he unto men, let man then say, I have offended, I did unrighteously, & But it provoked g●ds wrath upon me. it hath done me no good: 28 Yea he hath delivered my soul from destruction, and (m) That is my soul shall appear clear in the land of the living. my life shall see the light. 29 Lo all these worketh God always with man: 30 That he bring back his soul from the grave to the light, yea the light of the living. 31 Mark well O job, and hear me: hold thee still, and I will speak. 32 But if thou hast any thing to say, then (n) That is, to show thyself just, and not wicked. answer me, and speak: for I desire to justify thee. 34 If thou hast nothing, then hear me, and hold thy tongue, and I shall teach thee wisdom. The xxxiiii Chapter. 5 Elihu chargeth job that he calleth himself righteous. 12 He showeth that God is just in judgements. 24 God destroyeth the mighty. 30 By him the hypocrite reigneth. 1 ELihu proceeding in his answer, said: 2 Hear my words O ye (a) Here Elihu proveth that God can not be unjust, because he is the judge of the world. the governor and creator of all. wise men, hearken unto me ye that have understanding: 3 For the ear discerneth words, and the mouth tasteth the meats. 4 As for (b) Let us s●an the cause by reasoning in order o●●ustice. judgement, let us seek it out among ourselves, that we may know what is good. 5 [And why?] job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath (c) That is, he hath not 〈◊〉 with me ●●cording to the equity of 〈◊〉 cause. taken away my judgement. 6 In my right I should be a liar: my wound is incurable without my fault. 7 Where is there such a one as job, that d That is, 〈◊〉 his scotish●● beareth 〈◊〉 the scornful reproofs of the ●o●kers. drinketh up scornfulness like water? 8 Which goeth in the company of wicked doers, and walketh with ungodly men? 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walk with God. 10 Therefore hearken unto me ye that have understanding: far be it from God that he should meddle with wickedness, & far be it from the almighty that he should meddle with unrighteous dealing. 11 For he shall reward man after his works, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 12 Sure it is that God will not do wickedly, neither will the almighty pervert judgement. 13 Who ruleth the earth but he? or who hath placed the whole world? 14 If he set his heart upon [man] and gather unto himself his spirit and his breath, 15 All flesh shall come to nought at once, and all men shall turn again unto dust. 16 If thou now have understanding, hear what I say, and hearken to the voice of my words: 17 May he be a (c) As though Elihu would say, is it meet that the unjust and wicked shallbe rulers, or ●●nocentes commit wickedness or inferiors to control princes, or subjects to resist the king how much less than oughtest thou to do so to God the king of a● kings ruler that loveth not right? or may he that is a very innocent man do ungodly? 18 Is it reason that thou shouldest say to the king, Thou art wicked, or thou art ungodly, and that before the princes? 19 God hath no respect unto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the rich more than the poor: for they be all the work of his hands. 20 In the f That suddenly 〈◊〉 ●ore they 〈◊〉 aware of it twinkling of an eye shall they die, and at midnight when the people and the tyrants rage, then shall they perish, & be taken away without hands. 21 For his eyes look upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 22 There is no darkness nor shadow of death that can hide the wicked doers from him. 23 For God will not lay upon man more than he hath sinned, that he should enter into For 〈◊〉 ●s frail nature cannot 〈◊〉 to God's 〈◊〉 searcheable secrets, and therefore 〈◊〉 leave them with all humility. judgement with him. 24 He shall destroy the mighty without seeking, and shall set other in their God c●●lteth one 〈◊〉 humbleth an other, as the four monarchs of the world for example, that is, of the Assyrians, of the Persians▪ of the Grecians, and of the Romans: as God doth mightily, so doth he justly. steed. 25 Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall (i) That is, he shall bring to light that which lay in darkness. turn the night, and they shallbe destroyed. 26 The ungodly doth he punish (k) That is, in the sight of all men. openly, 27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider all his ways: 28 Insomuch that they have caused the voice of the (l) Through their cruel and unmerciful handling of them. poor to come unto him, and now he heareth the complaint of such as are in trouble. 29 When he giveth quietness, who can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who can behold him? whether it be upon nations, or upon one man only▪ 30 Because the hypocrite doth reign, because the people are snared. 31 Surely of God only it can be said, I have pardoned, I will not destroy. 32 If I have gone amiss, inform thou me: If I have done wrong, I will leave of. 33 Will he perform the thing through thee? for thou hast reproved his judgement, thou also hast thine own mind, and not I: But speak on what thou knowest. 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. 35 job hath not spoken of knowledge, neither were his words according to wisdom. 36 O (m) Elihu doth not wish to job any evil, but desireth God that he may acknowledge▪ his offence, which can not be brought to pass, but by affliction. father, let job be Or, unto the end. well tried, because he hath answered for wicked men: 37 Yea above his sin he doth wickedly, triumpheth among us, and multiplieth his words against God. The xxxv Chapter. 6 Neither doth godliness profit, or ungodliness hurt God, but man. 18 The wicked cry unto God, and are not heard. 1 ELihu (a) job holding his ●pe●ce, Elihu went on in his talk. spoke moreover and said: 2 Thinkest thou it right that thou sayest, I am more righteous than God? 3 For thou sayest: what advantage will it be unto thee, and what profit shall I have of my sin? 4 Therefore will I give answer unto thee, and to thy (b) To such as are like to thee in obstenacie, not leaving thy great error. companions with thee. 5 Look unto the (c) If the clouds are higher than thou, how much more is God excelling thee in all. heaven and behold it, consider the clouds which are higher than thou. 6 If thou hast (d) It doth nothing advantage God whether we be good or evil, for he needeth not man's help, he is most mighty, his majesty is most glorious. sinned, what hast thou done against him? If thine offences be many, what hast thou done unto him? 7 If thou be e As though he would say▪ if we do good, it is our own if we do e●ill it is ours also. righteous, what givest thou him? or what will he receive of thine hand? 8 Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art, and thy righteousness [may profit] the son of man. 9 They which are oppressed cry out upon the multitude, yea they cry out for the power of the mighty: 10 But (f) job said before, that God seemed not to have care of mortal things: by proof, because that the wicked are in prosperity, and the godly are afflicted. But Elihu ●efelleth that, saying the cause of their plague is, for that they call not to God, nor pray nor trust in him. none saith, Where is God that made me? and that giveth Or, songs. us occasion to praise him in the night? 11 Which teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and giveth us more wisdom than the fowls of heaven. 12 If any (g) That is, God heareth them not, because they pray not heartily to him in faith. such complain, no man giveth answer, and that because of the wickedness of proud tyrants. 13 For God will not hear vanity, neither will the almighty regard it. 14 Although thou sayest [to God] thou wilt not regard it: yet judgement is before him, trust thou in him. 15 But now because his anger hath not (h) For if God should plague job according to his desert, he were not able to speake● but because God is to favourable, job speaketh so unwisely. visited, neither called men to account with great extremity: 16 Therefore doth job open his mouth but in vain, & he maketh many words without knowledge. The xxxvi Chapter. 1 Elihu showeth the power of God. 6 and his justice, 9 and wherefore he punisheth. 13 The property of the wicked. 1 ELihu also proceeded, and said: 2 Hold thee still a little, & I shall show thee what I have yet to speak on god's behalf. I will open unto thee yet far higher knowledge, and will ascribe righteousness unto my maker. 4 And truly my words shall not be vain, seeing he is with thee that is (a) And therefore credit my sayings, for I come to plead for god's cause. perfect in knowledge. 5 Behold, the great God casteth away no man, for he himself is (b) And therefore he will not destroy the just, the wise, and the godly, seeing they are there in like unto him. mighty in power and wisdom. 6 As for the ungodly he shall not preserve him, but shall help the poor to their right. 7 He shall not turn his eyes away from the righteous, but as (c) So God doth exalt the godly, & they that love him. kings shall they be in their throne, he shall establish them for ever, and they shallbe exalted. 8 But if they be laid in chains, or bound with the bonds of trouble, 9 Then will he (d) If he shall plague the righteous, he will declare the cause of the same. show them their work, & their sins which have overcome them. 10 He with punishing and nurturing of them, roundeth them in the ears, warneth them to leave of from their wickedness, and to amend. 11 If they now will take heed & serve him, they shall wear out their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure. 12 But if they will not hearken, they shall go through the sword, and perish or ever they be aware. 13 As for (e) Hypocrites that confess God in their mouths and not in their hearts, will not acknowledge their offence, and so run into deliveration, and confusion. hypocrites in heart, they shall heap up wrath [for themselves] for they call not upon him, though they be his prisoners. 14 Thus shall their soul perish in Or, youthfulness. foolishness, and their life among the fornicators. 15 The poor shall he deliver out of his affliction, and “ Or, o●en their ear. round them in the ear when they be in trouble. 16 Even so would he take thee out of the strait place, into a broad place in the which there is no straightness: yea, & make thy table quiet replenished with fatness. 17 Nevertheless, (f) Thou hast avowed the counsa●le of the wicked, and said aside the counsel of God as unjust. thou hast commended the judgement of the ungodly, and even such a judgement & sentence shalt thou suffer. 18 And seeing there is (g) Meaning thou shalt be in pains, which can not be released for any price. wrath with God, beware lest he take thee away in thy wealth, & all that thou hast to redeem thee can not deliver thee. 19 Thinkest thou that he will regard thy riches? he shall not care for gold, nor for all them that excel in strength. 20 (h) That is, do not wickedly, waiting a time to do evil as the robbers in the night, or muse not when thou art solitary in the night why some people do perish and some do not, for therein thou offendest because it be longeth to the secrecy of god's majesty. Spend not the night in careful thoughts, how he destroyeth some, and bringeth other in their place. 21 But beware that thou turn not aside to wickedness and sin, which hitherto thou hast chosen more than affliction. 22 Behold, (i) What law maker than is more just than he, for he gave the holy and immaculate law, who durst then to call him unjust? God is of a mighty high power: Where is there such a guide and law giver as he? 23 Who will reprove him of his way? Who will say unto him, Thou hast done wrong? 24 Remember that thou do magnify his work which men do praise, 25 All men see it, yea men do behold it a far of. 26 Behold, so great is God that he passeth our knowledge, (k) For he is God from everlasting, without beginning or ending. neither can the number of his years be searched out. 27 Sometime he restraineth the rain, and again he sendeth rain by his clouds: 28 Which rain the clouds do drop, and let fall abundantly upon men. 29 Who can consider the (l) God's majesty is wonderfully declared in his creatures. spreadinges out of his clouds, the coverings of his tabernacle? 30 Behold, he doth stretch his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea. 31 For by these governeth he his people, and giveth them abundance of meat. 32 With the clouds he hideth the light, and at his commandment it breaketh out: 33 Which dashing upon the next clouds, show tokens of wrath. ¶ The xxxvij Chapter 2 Elihu proveth that the unsearcherable wisdom of God is manifest by his works, 4 as by the thunders, ● the snow●, ● the whirl wind. 11 and the rain. 1 AT That is 〈◊〉 Gods wonderful creatures▪ as the thunder and such like. this also my heart is astomed, and moved out of his place. 2 Hear As though he would say, the thunder is the dreadful voice of God. then the sound of his voice, & the noise that goeth out of his mouth. 3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his light unto the ends of the world. 4 A roaring voice followeth it: for his glorious majesty giveth a thunder clap, & he will not stay when his voice is heard. 5 God thundereth marvelously with his voice, great things doth he which we can not comprehend. 6 He commandeth the snow, and it falleth upon earth: he giveth the rain a charge, and the showers have their strength and fall down. 7 With the force of the rain he shutteth men up, that all men may know his (c) Which works are as it were a confirmation of god's majesty: for assoon as the thunder cometh they 〈◊〉 for fear, wherein they show their own weakness, and do witness a majesty of God on high. works. 8 The beasts Not only man▪ but beasts also are witnesses of gods power and majesty▪ when they run to their dens for fe●●e of the thunder. creep into their dens, and remain in their places. 9 Out of the south cometh the tempest, and cold out from the north wind. 10 At the e Meaning, the winds which are called the breath of God, which as they blow whet or cold, so they f●●le or th●●we the waters, making them lesser and greater. breath of God the hoar frost is given, and the broad waters are frozen. 11 He maketh the (f) That is, to gather v●pours from the earth, and to power them boon at gods pleasure, to the wat●●ng of the same. clouds to labour in giving moistness, and again with his g That is, he scattereth the clouds abroad with me lightnings that are membered in them. light he driveth away the cloud. 12 He turneth the heavens about by his government, that they may do whatsoever he (h) God's creatures are all at his book to do his pleasure, either to plague any ●ande of his, or to do good unto any. commandeth them upon the whole world. 13 Whether it be for punishment, or for his land, or to do good to them that seek him. 14 Hearken unto this O job, stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. 15 Didst thou know when God disposed them? & caused the T● 〈…〉 ●ning. light of his clouds to shine? 16 Hast thou known the variety of the clouds, and the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? 17 And how thy clothes are warm, when the land is still through the south wind? 18 Hast thou helped him to spread out the heavens which are strong and bright as a (k) For the clearness or brightness 〈◊〉 them. looking glass? 19 Teach us what we shall say unto him: for we are unmeet to frame our talk because of l That 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 darkness. 20 Shall it be told him what I say? Shall man speak when he shallbe destroyed? 21 For men see not the light that shineth in the clouds: but the wind passeth and cleanseth them. 22 The fair weather cometh out of the north, the praise thereof is to God who is terrible. 23 It is the almighty, we can not find him out: he is excellent in power and judgement, and abundant in justice: he afflieteth not. 24 Let men therefore 〈◊〉 ●●ing to 〈…〉 fear him for there shall no man see him that is wise in his own conceit. ¶ The xxxviii Chapter. God speaketh to job and declareth the weakness of man in the consideration of his creatures, by whose excellency the power, justice, and providence of the creator is known. 1 THen answered the Lord unto job out of the a To show his majesty, and to instruct job before whom he spoke. whirl wind, and said: 2 What is he that b That speaketh s● 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 surely. darkeneth his counsel by words without knowledge? 3 G●rde up thy c That is, 〈…〉. loins like a man: for I will question with thee, see thou give me a direct answer. 4 Where wast thou when I (d) 〈…〉 by this, that if he could not conceive gods wonderful works, much less his unsearchable wisdom. laid the foundations of the earth? Tell plainly, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath measured it, knowest thou? or who hath (e) That is, compassed the earth with his bonds. spread the line upon 〈◊〉 6 Whereupon are the (f) Meaning, the hands of God, which hold up as a pillar the heavens and the earth that it falleth not. foundations 〈◊〉 or who laid the That is 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 or the 〈…〉 corner sto●e 〈…〉 7 Where wast thou when the morning stars praised me together, and all the children of God rejoiced triumphantly? 8 Who (h) That is, who a●ter the creation shut up the feas within their limits ●s with doors. shut the sea with doors, when it broke forth as out of the womb? 9 When I made the clouds [to be] a covering for it, and (i) As though the h●ge se●s were but a weak child in gods hand, to rule at h●s pleasure. swaddled it with the dark: 10 When I gave it my commandment, making doors and bars for it, 11 Saying, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shalt thou lay down thy proud and high waves. 12 Hast thou given the morning his charge since thy days, and showed the day spring his place, 13 That it might take hold of the “ Or, wings. corners of the earth, and that the ungodly might be shaken out of it. 14 (k) Though the ungodly trust in their estate to endure long, yet they shallbe as weak as clay, and as a garment shall soon perish. They are fashioned as is the clay with the seal, and all stand up as a garment. 15 The ungodly shall be disappointed of their light, and “ Or, the high arm. the arm of the proud shallbe broken. 16 (l) A judge ought to be skilful in the cause that he judgeth: but seeing thou knowest none of these things that are visible, why wilt thou presume to judge of things invisible? Camest thou ever into the “ Or, bottom. ground of the sea, or walkedst in the low corners of the deep? 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? 18 Hast thou also perceived how broad the earth is? If thou hast knowledge of all this: 19 Then show me the way where light dwelleth, & where is the place of darkness? 20 That thou shouldest receive it in the bounds thereof, and know the paths to their houses. 21 Knewest thou afore thou wast borne how old thou shouldest be? 22 (m) No man 〈◊〉 go in the 〈◊〉 where 〈◊〉 ●●owe is gendered: 〈…〉 less may job climb up to heaven to know gods secrets. goest thou ever into the treasures of the snow, or hast thou seen the secret places of the hail, 23 Which I have prepared against the time of trouble, against the time of battle and war? 24 By what way is the light parted? and into what land breaketh the east wind? 25 Who divideth the waters into divers channels? or who maketh a way for the lightning and thunder, 26 To cause it to rain on the earth where no man is, and in the wilderness where none inhabiteth? 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the herb to spring forth. 28 Who is the (n) Meaning, God is the creator and maker of all things. father of the rain? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ye? Who hath gendered the “ Or, stost of the heaven. coldness of the air? 30 That the waters are “ Or, Some read, hard. hid as [with] a stone, and lie congealed above the deep. 31 Wilt thou hinder the sweet influences of the seven stars? or lose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in their time? canst thou also guide Ar●turus with his sons? 33 Knowest thou the course of heaven, that thou mayest set up (o) The influence. the ordinance thereof upon the earth? 34 Moreover, canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that they may power down a great rain upon thee? 35 Canst thou send the lightnings also, that they may go their way, and be obedient unto thee, saying, Lo here are we? 36 Who hath put wisdom in the reins? or who hath given the heart understanding? 37 Who numbereth the clouds in wisdom? who stilleth the vehement “ Or, bottles. waters of the heaven? 38 (p) For so groweth the earth by the want of rain. To cause the earth to grow into hardness, & the clots to clots to cleave fast together? 39 (q) After he had showed his marue●les above, he cometh to the earthly creatures, as though God would say, the things on the clouds are unknown to thee, yea even things on earth thou durst not do, how much less than durst thou to reach to gods secret wisdom. Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the lions whelps, 40 When they couch in their places, and tarry in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth meat for the raven, when his young ones cry unto God, and flee about for lack of meat? The. x● 〈◊〉. 1 The bounty and providence of God. which extendeth even to beasts, giveth man full occasion to put his confidence in God. 1 KNowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth their young among the stony rocks? or a He ch●●te●● reciteth these beasts, for they bring forth their younglings with greatest ●●ine. layest thou wait when the hinds use to calf? 2 Canst thou number the months that they go with young? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They lie down, they calf their young ones, and they are delivered of their travail and pain: 4 Yet their young ones grow up, and wax fat through good feeding with corn: They go forth, and return not again unto them. 5 Who letteth the wild ass to go free? or who looseth the bonds of the wild mule? 6 Even I which have given the wilderness to be their house, and the (b) Some re●de▪ sal● places meaning barren ground. untilled land to be their dwelling. 7 They c For the w●lde as●e is of all beasts most untameable. force not for the multitude of people in the city, neither regard the crying of the driver: 8 But seek their pasture about the mountains, and follow the green grass. 9 Will the If thou canst not rule the unicorn, canst thou know gods secrets▪ or appoint him to do thy will? unicorn do thee service, or abide still by thy crib? 10 Canst thou bind the yoke about the unicorn in the forowe, to make him plough after thee in the valleys? 11 Mayst thou trust him because he is strong, or commit thy labour unto him? 12 Mayst thou believe him that he will bring home thy Or, seed corn, or carry any thing unto thy barn? 13 Gavest thou the fair wings unto the peacocks, or wings and feathers unto the Estriche? 14 For she leaveth her eggs in the earth, and heateth them in the dust. 15 She remembreth not that they might be trodden with feet, or broken with some w●lde beast. 16 So hard is she unto her young ones as though they were not hers, and 〈…〉 when the hath 〈…〉 her eggs, hideth them in the 〈…〉 the ●●eat● o● the s●nne the young are brought forth but ●he 〈…〉 the eggs ●s careless forgetting th● place where she 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 her labour is 〈◊〉 laboureth in vain without any fear. 17 And that because God hath To be 〈…〉 her 〈◊〉. taken wisdom from her, & hath not given her understanding. 18 When her time is that she fleeth up on high, she careth neither for the horse nor the rider. 19 Elias in 〈◊〉 creatures▪ the glory of god's maie●●●. is declared. Hast thou given the horse his strength, or learned him to neigh courageously? 20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? where as the stout neighing that he maketh is fearful. 21 He breaketh the ground with the hoofs of his feet, he rejoiceth cheerfully in his strength, and runneth to meet the harnessed men. 22 He layeth aside all fear, his stomach is not abated, neither starteth he back for any sword. 23 Though the quivers rattle upon him, though the spear and shield glister: 24 Yet rusheth he in fiercely beating the ground, he thinketh it not the noise of the trumpets: 25 But when the trumpets make most noise, he saith, Or, ha ha. ●ushe, for he smelleth the battle a far of, the noise of the captains and the shouting. 26 cometh it through thy wisdom that the goshawk slieth toward the (h) That is, free into the regions that are w●●t when cold cometh. south? 27 Doth the Eagle mount up, and make his nest on high at thy commandment? 28 He abideth in stony rocks, and dwelleth upon the high tops of mountains: 29 From whence he seeketh his pray, and looketh far about with his eyes. 30 His young ones also suck up blood: and where any dead body lieth, there is he. ¶ The xl Chapter. 2 How weak man's power is, being compared to the works of God. 10 whose power appeareth in the creation and governing of the great beasts. 1 Moreover the Lord spoke unto job, and said: 2 Shall he whom the almighty will chasten, contend with him? Should not he which disputeth with God, give him an answer? 3 Then job Here job confesseth his offence, and durst not speak: for when God doth reprehend, who can answer? answered the Lord, saying: 4 Behold, I am vile, what shall I answer thee, [therefore] I will lay my hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken, but I will say no more: yea twice, but I will proceed no further. 6 Then answered the Lord unto job out of the whirl wind, and said: 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and make thou answer. 8 Wilt thou Meaning, that for a man to account h●m self just, is to accuse God for unjust. disannul my judgement? or wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayst be righteous? 9 Is thy Or, arm. power then like the power of God? maketh thy voice a sound as his doth? 10 Deck thyself now with excellency and majesty, and array thyself with (c) Which no man is able to do for these things are only pertaining to God. beauty and glory: 11 Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and behold every one that is proud, and abase him: 12 Look on every one that is arrogant, and bring him low, & destroy the wicked in their place: 13 Hid them in the dust together, and cover their faces in That is, cause them to die, if it lie in the power, secret: 14 Then will I confess unto thee also, that (e) Which God can only d●, and therefore trusting 〈◊〉 thine own strength▪ thou comparest with God. thine own right hand shall save thee. 15 Behold the beast (f) The Hebr●es ●ay, 〈◊〉 ●hemoth sign faeth an ●●●hant, so 〈◊〉 ●or his ●●genesse, by the which ●ay be vn●●● the 〈◊〉 Behemoth, whom I made with thee, which eateth hay as an ore: 16 Lo how his strength is in his loins, and what power he hath in the navel of his body. 17 When he will, he spreadeth out his tail like a Cedar tree, all his sinews are stiff. 18 His bones are like pipes of brass, yea his bones are like staves of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God, he that made him will make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth grass, where all the beasts of the field take their pastime. 21 He resteth him in the shade, in the covert of the reed and fens. 22 The trees cover him with their shadow, and the willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, he drinketh up whole rivers and feareth not, he thinketh that he can draw up jordane into his mouth. 24 He taketh it with his eyes, and yet the hunter putteth (g) Meaning, he is invisible amongst men, yet God can bruise him. a bridle into his nose. 25 Canst thou draw out (h) Leviathan is a whale. Leviathan with an hook, or bind his tongue with a cord? 26 Canst thou put a hook in the nose of him, or bore his jaw through with a awl? “ Or, angle, 27 Will he make many fair words with thee [thinkest thou] or flatter thee? 28 Will he make a covenant with thee? or wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 29 Wilt thou take thy pastime with him as with a bird, wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 30 That thy companions may make a refection of him: or shall he be parted among the merchants? (i) For it is dangerous to trust Satan in any thing, yea it is hurtful to touch him, for Leviathan representeth Satan. 31 Canst thou fill the basket with his skin? or the fish panier with his head? 32 Say thine hand upon him, remember the battle, and do no more so. 33 Behold his hope is in vain: for shall not one perish even at the sight of him? ¶ The xli Chapter. 1 By the greatness of this monster Leviathan, God showeth his greatness and his power, which nothing can resist. 1 NO If the creature can not be resisted, who can compare with the ●●tor. man is so fierce that dare stir him up: Who is able to stand before me? 2 Or who hath given me any thing aforehand, that I may reward him again? All things under heaven are mine. 3 I will not keep secret his great strength, his power, nor his comely proportion. 4 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who shall come to him with a double bridle? 5 Who (b) That is, who dare look in his mouth. shall open the doors of his face? for he hath horrible teeth round about. 6 His scales are as it were strong shields, so fastened together as if they were sealed: 7 One is so joined to another, that no air can come in: 8 Yea, one hangeth so upon another, & sticketh so together, that they can not be sundered. 9 His (c) That is, he spouteth out flames of fire out of his mouth. neesinge make a glistering like fire, and his eyes like the Or, eye lids of the morning. morning shine. 10 Out of his mouth go torches, and sparks of fire leap out. 11 And out of his nostrils there goeth a smoke, like as out of an hot seething pot, or cauldron. 12 His breath maketh the coals burn, and the flame goeth out of his mouth. 13 In his (d) For Satan is the prince of the world, who overcame by action: but Christ overthrew his kingdom by his passion. neck there remaineth strength, and nothing is to labourous for him. 14 The members of his body are joined [so straight one to another,] and cleave so fast together, that he cannot be moved. 15 His (e) Satan is called h●rd of heart, b● he is unmerciful, cruel, and untreatable. heart is as hard as a stone, and as fast as “ Or, the neither millstone. the stythie that the smith smiteth upon. 16 When he goeth the mighty are afraid, and fear troubleth them. 17 If any man draw out a sword at him, it shall not hurt him: there may neither spear, javelining, nor breastplate abide him. 18 He setteth as much by iron as by a straw, and as much by brass as by a rotten stick. 19 He starteth not away from him that bendeth the bow: & as for sling stones he careth as much for stouble as for them. 20 He counteth the darts no better than a straw, he laugheth him to scorn that shaketh the spear. 21 (f) For the hardness of his skin is such, that he lieth upon it without pain, as in the soft mire. Sharp stones are under him like potsheardes, and he lieth upon sharp things as upon the soft mire. 22 He maketh the (g) He spouteth out the water in such sort, that the seas seem to boil. deep to boil like a pot, and stirreth the sea together like an ointment. 23 He maketh the (h) with a white froth upon the water. path to be seen after him, and he maketh the deep to seem all hoary. 24 Upon earth there is no power like unto his: for he is so made that he feareth not. 25 He beholdeth all the high things, (i) He despiseth all and is proudest of all. he is a king over all the children of pride. ❧ The xlij Chapter. 6 The repentance of job. 9 He prayeth for his friends, 12 and his goods are restored double unto him. 1 THen job answered the Lord, and said: 2 I job confesseth the omnipotency of God, and bewaileth his offence that ●e spoke he w●●t not what. know that thou hast power over all things, and that there is no thought hid unto thee. 3 For who can keep his own counsel so secret but it shallbe known? Therefore have I spoken that I understood not, even the things that are to wonderful for me, and pass mine understanding. 4 O (b) job desireth to learn of God hearken thou unto me also, and let me speak: answer unto the thing that I will ask thee. 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye c He saw him not but by his word, which is the face and image of God, as Christ. seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I give mine own self the blame, and take d As the manner of mourners was then that repented. repentance in the dust and ashes. 7 Now when the Lord had spoken these words unto job, it came to pass that the Lord said to Eliphas the Themanite: I (e) Because they defended the justice of God with carnal reasons. am displeased with thee, and thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, like as my (f) For job offended of ignorance. servant job hath done. 8 Therefore take you now seven oxen, and seven rams, and go (g) Reconciling yourselves to him, in that ye have done him offence, and then will I hear him for you. to my servant job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering, and my servant job shall pray for you: him will I accept, and not deal with you after your foolishness, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like as my servant job hath done. 9 So Eliphas the Themanite, and Bildad the Suhite, and Sophar the Naamathite, went and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted “ Or, the face. the person of job, 10 And the Lord (h) He rid him from his troubles and plague's. turned the captivity of job when he prayed for his friends: Yea the Lord gave job twice as much as he had afore. 11 And then came there unto him That is all they th●● were of his kibed. all his brethren, all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance k Here is the exceeding blessings of God to wards the godly and they that unfeignedly trust in him. afore, and did eat bread with him in his house, and had compassion on him, and comforted him over all trouble that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a certain sum of money, and Or▪ an c●ring. a jewel of gold. 12 So the Lord blessed the last days of job more than the first: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses: 13 He had seven sons also, and three daughters. 14 The first daughter called he (l) Passing 〈◊〉 beauty as the day, and long living. jemima, the second As sweet as cassia, or fine spices Kezia, and the third (n) The child of beauty. Kerenhapuch. 15 In all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 16 After this lived job an hundred and forty years: so that he saw Gen. l. d. Tobi. 14. a. Psal. 128. a. his children, and his children's children into the fourth generation. 17 And so job died, being old, and “ Or, full of days. of a perfect age. The end of the book of job. A. P. C. ❧ The third part of the Bible containing these books. The Psalter. Ecclesiastes. The proverbs. Cantica canticorum. ❧ The Prophets. isaiah. jeremis. Ezechiel. Daniel. Osee. joel. Amos. Abdi. jonas. Micheas. Nahum. Habacuc. Sophoni. Aggeus. Zachari. Malachi. ¶ A Prologue of saint basil the great, upon the Psalms. DAVID that not able king and prophet, a man singularly 〈◊〉 not almighty God after his own heart, Act. x. ●. being 〈◊〉 both 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 himself, and being through vexe● saint 〈…〉 〈◊〉 experience 〈◊〉 the world: ●●reth his sundry affection (as his 〈◊〉 screwed 〈◊〉) in this 〈◊〉 〈…〉 out with divers names, but sounding all to one thing, Hebreus, name ●●m 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is to say, Luk. xx. a 〈…〉 and express it by the name of a musical instrument 〈…〉 ●alled. Our 〈…〉 ● that a book● of psalms (as his disciple Peter doth the same.) Some intitu● that, liber contemplationum, ●iue soliloquiorum: A book of contemplations or secret meditation, Act i. 〈…〉 speaketh solitarily and alone to almighty God▪ A book of ●oly scripture, 〈…〉 ●able in doctrine, ●ig● mystery, and profound in sense: but yet familiar and ready t● be understanded of the true christian heart. To the diligent using of which book, the holy Apostle saint Truth by grave advisement, no less than in two of his epistles exhorteth us, Ep●e ●. Cor. iii. saying in the ●ne thus: Let t●e word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom (thereof) teaching and admonishing your 〈◊〉 in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord 〈◊〉 admonition so serious ought not to be contemned. Now forasmuch as the use of the psalms 〈…〉 special peculiar grace above all other parts of scripture, therefore it ought of all other chiefly t● be esteemed and duly to be used, as evermore in the Church of God, aswell of the old people of 〈…〉 of the new people of the christians, it hath been in m●st frequent use and reverence. basil Furthermore all 〈…〉 that it is ●nspirde from God above, a● necessary for instruction) is expressed by the determination of the holy ghost, to the 〈…〉 (〈◊〉 of a ●iere house of pla● for the soul● peculiar remea●es, every one of us for our own infirmity 〈◊〉 such, 〈…〉 writeth) 〈…〉 great and in any sins. Now whereas the propheter have doctrine proper to themselves, and the 〈…〉 themself the law have his peculiar form 〈◊〉 teaching, and the proverbial books have their several kind ●f exhortation▪ T●e 〈…〉 the wh●e commodity of all their doctrines aforesaid, for it prophesieth of things to come, it ●c●th the ●si●● 〈…〉 what ought to be done: and to be short, it is a common storehouse of all god doctrine, which doth, 〈…〉 not only old ●est●ed wounds of the said, but 〈◊〉 give quick remedy to 〈◊〉 〈…〉 and comforted that 〈◊〉 may which his sake and corrupt, and preserveth that which is while and 〈◊〉, it plucketh th● by the 〈…〉 and reign 〈…〉 in the whole 〈◊〉 of man's life, which of 〈◊〉 it works 〈…〉 plea●auntly 〈◊〉 our heart all b●●●onestie. For where as the h●ly ghost perceived that mankind was hardly traino 〈…〉 we b● very negligent in things concerning the true life in deed, by reason of our 〈◊〉 to worldly pleasures and de●e●●ation●: ●ll ●●at 〈…〉 in her form of doctrine the de●e●tation of music, to the intent that the commodity of the doctrine might secretly 〈…〉 in●●●s, 〈…〉 be touched with the pleasantness of the melody. Even much like as expert Physicians use to do, when they minister their better ●ons to 〈…〉 they should ab●eth● a●th for the bitterness of their drinks, for the most part they anoint the brinks of the cups with ●y▪ And 〈…〉 these sweet and harmonious songs devised for us, that such as be children either by age, or children by manners, should in deed have their 〈…〉 instructed, though for the time they seem but to sing only. Furthermore, we see commonly that they which be of the vulgar pe●ple, or of rich and gross nature, can not re●dy t● b●are away and keep in mind the grave precepts of the Apostles or Prophets, where yet the divine psalms they sing at him▪ in their houses, and abroad they can record them. And certainly, though a man were never so furiously raging in ire and wrath, yet ass●e as be heareth the sweetness of the psalms, strait way is he assuaged of his fury, and must departed more quiet in mind by reason of the melody. The psalm is the re●t of the soul, the radile of peace, it still●th and pacifieth the raging bellows of the mind, for it doth assuage and malisie that ireful power and passion of the su●e, it endureth chastity wh●re reigned wantonness, it maketh amity where was discord, it knitteth friends together, it returneth enemies to an unity again. For who can long repute i●●as an enemy, with whom be joineth himself in lifting up his voice to God in prayer? So that the song of the psalm work t● charity, which is the greatest treasure of all goodness that can be, devising by this enducement of concord singing, the knot and bond of unity, so joining the people together after the similitude of a choir in their unity of singing. The psalm is an introduction to beginners, it is a furtherer to them which 〈…〉 virtue, it is to the perfect man a stable foundation to rest on, it is the sweet voice, the only mouth of the spouse of Christ the Church. The psalm doth che●re the leastfull day the better to rejoice, it works that same heaviness which is heaviness to Godward: For the psalm is able to pluck out tears of any man's heart, though it be never so stony bard. O wise and maru●ylous devise of our heavenly schoolmaster, who could invent that we should b●th plea●●untly ●●ng and therewith profitably learn, whereby wholesome doctrine might be the deeper printed in us: for that which with violence and f●rce is learn 〈…〉 w●nt to abide long: but that which entereth into us with pleasure, and by loving grace, it continueth the longer in our hearts, it sticketh the faster in our memories. Now as for the matter and content of the psalm, what is there but that a man may learn it there? Is not there to be learned the valia●, ●rtitude, the righteousness of justice? the soberness of temperance? the perfection of prudence, the form of penance, the measure of 〈…〉 to virtue or perfection is it not there taught? In the psalm is contained absolute divinity, both prophecy of Christ's coming 〈…〉 threatfull warnings of the judgement, the h●pe of our rising again, the fear of God's punishments, the promises of everlasting joy, the re●e● 〈…〉 all these be laid and couched up in the psalter bo●ke, as in a great treasure house common to all m●n. Which book the prophet David from 〈…〉 among many instruments of music) to agree with the instrument called the psaltery: signifying thereby (as I can judge) the grace 〈…〉 above by the inspiration of the holy ghost. For this only instrument of all other, have the cause of his sound from his upper part, where the 〈…〉 by their wr●stes have their sound coming forth out of the lower part of them: but the psaltery put forth the sweetness of his harmonious melody from the upper part, teaching us thereby that we should set our whole study and meditation in heavenly things above, and not by the sweetness of the tunes to be borne down to the sensual affections and delectations of the flesh. ¶ Saint Austen. THe sweet tunes O Lord whereto thy holy scriptures give so lively a grace, 10. Lib. counsel. Cap. 3●. when they be song with the moderate voice of expert men, I do confess that they do somewhat delectably stir me: but yet not for that I would dwell and abide still there, but for that my mind might rise upward to godly affection and heavenly devotion. Notwithstanding, when I feel this in myself, that the melody moveth me more than the matter of the ditty which is song: I confess then that I offend mortally therein. NOW let the gentle reader have this christian consideration within himself, that though he findeth the psalms of this translation following, not so to sound agreeably to his ears in his wont words and phrases, as he is accustomed with: yet let him not be to much offended with the work, which was wrought for his own commodity and comfort. And if he be learned, let him correct the word or sentence (which may dislike him) with the better, and whether his note r●eth either of good will and charity, either of envy and contention not purely, yet his reprehension, if it may turn to the finding out of the truth, shall not be repelled with grief, but applauded to in gladness, that Christ may ever have the praise: To whom with the father and the holy spirit, be all glory and praise for ever, Amen. Such two payntes declare the words in Hebrew ¶ The argument of the first psalm. ¶ The first psalm seemeth to be a preface unto the residue. It declareth that the just man only hath the true felicity in this world, ●● c. etc. An exposition or an annotation. whose delight is wholly in practising the law of God. As for the ungodly man, although he seem for a time to prosper and to flourish, yet his end is very miserable and wretched. * This signifieth where the interpretation is by conjecture gathered of divers authors. 1 BLessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly: nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Where any words art added to the ●c●●ue text, it is enclosed in such [] parēthe●sis. 2 But his delight [is] in the law of God: and in [God] his law exerciseth himself day and night. 3 And he shallbe like a tree planted “ Near to the rivers of water. by the water's side, that bringeth forth her fruit in due season: and whose leaf withereth not, for whatsoever he doth (a) Following his vocation. it shall prosper. 4 [As for] the ungodly [it is] not so [with them:] but they [are] like the chaff which the wind scattereth abroad. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not [be able to] “ Shall not rise. stand in the judgement: neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For God (b) Approveth. knoweth the way of the righteous: and the way of the ungodly shall perish. ¶ The argument of the two psalm. ¶ All conspiracies of the Gentiles, jews, Princes, Magistrates, and Kings, against Christ, be but altogether vain, for God hath marvelously appointed him Lord and king over all people, to the utter confusion of his adversaries. An exhortation to Kings and judges for to be learned, for to serve God, and for to receive his son Christ: For happy are they that trust in him. 1 WHy do the Heathen so furiously rage together? and why do the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth stand up: and the rulers take counsel together against god, and against his anointed. 3 (a) The adversaries words. Let us break [say they] their bonds a sunder: and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that dwelleth in heaven will laugh them to scorn: the Lord will have them in derision. 5 Then will he speak unto them in his wrath: and he will astonie them with fear in his sore displeasure. 6 [Saying] (b) God the father's words. even I have anointed [him] my king: upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree, God said unto me: thou art my son, this day I have begotten thee. 8 Desire of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance: and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron: and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Wherefore be you now well advised O ye kings: be you learned ye [that are] judges of the earth. 11 Serve ye God in fear: and rejoice ye with a trembling. 12 Kiss ye the son lest that he be angry, and [so] ye perish [from] the (c) That leadeth to heaven way, if his wrath be never so little kindled: blessed are all they that put their trust in him. ¶ The argument of the three psalm ¶ david marveling at the great number of his enemies, calleth upon God for help. He putteth his trust in God, and therefore he feareth not his adversaries, but he rejoiceth at the success that God giveth unto him. ¶ A psalm of David when he fled from the face of Absalon his son. 2. Samu. cap. 15. &. 16. 1 O God how are mine enemies increased? many do rise up against me. 2 Many say of (a) Of me. my soul: there is no salvation for it in God. (b) Selah signifieth a lifting up of the voice, it admonished the singer's of the psalms to sing out in their highest tune, because the matter of that part of the psalm where that word is found, was especially to be harkened unto, and to be considered. Selah. 3 But thou O God art a buckler for me: thou art my worship, and the lifter up of my head. 4 I did call upon God with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5 I laid me down and slept: and I rose up again, for God sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people: that have set [them selves] against me round about. 7 Arise up O God, save thou me O my Lord: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone, thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation is of God: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. ¶ The argument of the four psalm ¶ david at the rebellion of his son Absalon, crieth to God for help. He reproveth the chief doers of his adversaries, and exhorteth them to repent. He is glad that they have plenty of victuals and other necessaries, seeing that he himself is assured of God his favour. ¶ To the () It was he to whom the psalms were committed, either to be song of himself, for that he was most excellent in music, or else to appoint those that should sing and play them. chief musician on () Neginoth is supposed to be a certain instrument of music: for king David ordained in the temple, not only some to sing psalms, but also to play them on divers kinds of musical instruments, that the hearer's minds might be the more storred up and alured to consider the sense of the words that were song and played. Neginoth, a psalm of David. 1 Hear me when I call O God (a) The giver and defender of my righteousness. of my righteousness: thou hast set me at liberty when I was in distress. 2 O ye sons of (b) The chief of the conspiracy. men, how long [will ye go about to bring] my glory to confusion? ye love vanity, ye seek after lies. Selah. 3 For ye must know that God hath chosen to himself a godly [man]: God will hear when I call unto him. 4 Be ye angry, but sin not: commune with your own heart in your chamber, and be still. Selah. 5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness: and put your trust in God. 6 There be many that say, who will show us [any] (c) Many of the rebels wish not only to see me cast out of my kingdom clean: but to be utterly destroyed, as though thereby they should prosper and see good days. good? O God lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon (d) Upon me and them. us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart: since the time that their corn and wine increased. 8 I will lay me down in peace and take my rest: for thou God only makest me to dwell in safety. The argument of the .v. psalm. ¶ David afflicted with enemies, requireth God to hear his prayers, to guide him, and to destroy wicked flattering rebels, trusting most assuredly that the godly shall be of him defended and blessed. ¶ To the chief musician upon () A notable instrument of music, so 〈◊〉, for 〈◊〉 sound it resembled somewhat the noise of bees. Nehiloth, a psalm of David. 1 Give ear unto my words O God: understand thou my pensifnesse. 2 Hearken thou unto the voice of my crying my king and my Lord: for unto thee I will make my prayer. 3 Thou shalt hear my voice betimes O God: I will early in the morning direct [a prayer] unto thee, and I will look [for help from thee.] 4 For thou art the Lord that hath no pleasure in wickedness: neither can any evil dwell with thee. 5 Such as be foolish, can not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou wilt destroy them that make a lie: God will abhor both the blood-thirsty and deceitful man. 7 As for me I will come into thine house, trusting in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear I will a Worship thee. humble myself in thine holy temple. 8 Lead me O God in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies: make thy way plain before my face. 9 For no “ Steadfastness. truth is in “ His. their mouth, their inward parts are very wickedness: their throat is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy thou them O Lord, let them perish through their own counsels: cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness, for they have “ Made many aulterations, that is, they have been now of one mind, and now of another as touching thee and thy word. rebelled against thee. 11 And all they that trust in thee will rejoice, they will triumph for ever, “ And thou wilt put a cover over them. because thou defendest them: and they that love thy name, will be joyful in thee. 12 For thou O God wilt bless the righteous: and thou wilt compass him about with benevolence, as with a shield. The argument of the uj psalm. ¶ David beseecheth God of his mercy to mitigate the afflictions which he felt in his body and soul, to this end, that he in this life might praise God: And forsomuch as he assureth himself that God hath heard his prayer, he pronounceth that his enemies shall be put to shame. ¶ To the chief musician on Neginoth upon () Either the instrument of music Neginoth had eight strings, or else the song had many eyghtes. eight, a psalm of David. 1 O God rebuke me not in thine indignation: Evening prayer. neither chasten me in thy wrath. 2 Have mercy on me O God, for I am weak: O God heal me, for my bones be very sore. 3 My soul also is greatly troubled: but O God how long [shall I be in this case?] 4 Turn thee O God, and deliver my soul: Oh save me for thy mercy's sake. 5 For in death no man remembreth thee: and in the grave who can acknowledge thee? 6 I am weary of my groaning: I wash my bed every night, and I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine eye is almost put out through grief: and worn out through all mine enemies. 8 Away from me all workers of iniquity: for God hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 God hath heard my petition: God will receive my prayer. 10 All mine enemies shallbe confounded and sore vexed: they shallbe turned back, they shallbe put to shame suddenly. The argument of the vii psalm. ¶ David prayeth God to deliver him from such as do persecute him to death for that he is innocent and hath deserved no such thing at their hands: comforting himself therefore in God, he threateneth destruction to his enemies. ¶ () Siggaion is taken to be a beginning of a song, after whose tune this psalm was song. Siggaion of David, which he song unto God in the business of Chus, the son of jemini. 1 O God my Lord, in thee I have put my trust: save me from all them that do persecute me, and deliver thou me. 2 Lest (a) Saul the chief persecutor. he like a Lion seasoneth on my soul: teareth it in pieces, having no rescue. 3 O God my Lord, if I have done any (b) Whereof I am charged. such thing: or if there be any wickedness in my hands. 4 If I have done evil unto him that had peace with me: and [if] I have [not] delivered him that is without a cause mine adversary? 5 [Then] let mine enemy persecute my soul and take me: yea, let him “ Tread my life under foot. put me to death, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. 6 Arise O God in thy wrath, and (c) Show thy power. stand thou up against the rage of mine enemies: stir thou for me [according] to the (d) Thou hast appointed the kingdom of the Israelites unto me. judgement [which] thou hast “ Commanded. given. 7 And so shall the congregation of the people come about thee: for their sakes therefore place thyself on 〈…〉 high. 8 God will judge the people: give thou sentence with me O God according to my righteousness, and according to my perfection [that is] within me. 9 My desire is, that the wickedness of the ungodly may come to an end: and that thou wouldst assist the just, who art the trier of hearts and of reins, O most righteous Lord. 10 My buckler is with God: who preserveth them that be upright in heart. 11 The Lord is a righteous judge: and the Lord is provoked to anger every day. 12 If the wicked will not turn, he will whet his sword: bend his bow, and have it in a readiness [to shoot] 13 He hath prepared him instruments of death: he hath ordained his arrows against them that be persecutors. 14 Behold, f Sa●●● hath conceived in his mind to destroy me, and he endeavoureth by all means to bring it to effect: but he shall work destruction to himself, and not unto me he will be in travail of a mischief, for he hath conceived a labour: but yet he shall be brought to bed of a falsehood. 15 He hath made a grave and digged it: but he himself will fall into the pit which he hath made. 16 For his labour shall come upon his own head: and his wickedness shall fall upon his own pate. 17 I will praise “ Confess. God according to his righteousness: & I will sing psalms unto the name of the most high God. The argument of the eight psalm. ¶ David setteth forth the magnificency of God acknowledged of babes and abjects of this world: he marveleth at God's works, and at the great exceeding love of God to man, who is exalted to that excellency, that he is Lord over all things in this world. ¶ To the chief musician upon () A kind of musical instrument, or tune. Gittith, a psalm of David. 1 O God our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth? for that thou hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings thou hast laid the foundation of thy strength for thine adversaries sake: that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained. 4 What is man that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man that thou visitest him? 5 Thou hast made him something inferior to angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and worship. 6 Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands: and thou hast put all things [in subjection] under his feet, 7 All sheep and oxen, & also the beasts of the field: the fowls of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever “ Passeth the ways of the seas. swimmeth in the seas. 8 O God our Lord: how excellent great is thy name in all the earth? ¶ The argument of the ix psalm. ¶ David praiseth God for the victory that he had obtained over his enemies, attributing it wholly to God: He beseecheth God to continue his mercy toward him, that he may continually set forth his praises. ¶ To the chief musician at the death of () Some one prince of the Philistines, or of other of David's enemies. Labben, a psalm of David. 1 I Will “ Confess. Morning prayer. praise God with all mine heart: I will recite all thy marvelous works. 2 I will be glad & rejoice in thee: I will sing psalms unto thy name, O thou most highest. 3 For that mine enemies are returned backward: are fallen and perished at thy presence. 4 For that thou hast given judgement in my right and cause: thou that judgest right, hast sit in the throne of judgement. 5 Thou hast rebuked the Heathen, and destroyed the ungodly: thou hast abolished their name for ever and ever. 6 O thou enemy 〈…〉 perisheth with them. thou thoughtest to bring us to a perpetual Either by burning our houses & goods, or else in keeping us from water to drink. desolation: * and to destroy our cities, so that there should remain no memory of them. 7 But God will sit for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgement. 8 For he will judge the world in justice: and minister judgement unto the people in righteousness. 9 God also will be a refuge for the oppressed: even a refuge in time of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou O God haste never failed them that seek thee. 11 Sing psalms unto God abiding at Zion: declare his notable acts among the people. 12 For he maketh inquisition of (b) That is, expression of the people. blood: he remembreth it, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor. 13 Have mercy on me O God: consider the trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, lift me up from the gates of death. 14 That I may show all thy praises within the gates of the daughter of Zion: and rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The Heathen are sunk down into the pit that they made: their own foot is snared in the same net which they had laid privily [for other.] 16 God is known by the judgement that he hath executed: the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands, this aught to be considered always. Selah. 17 The wicked shallbe turned unto hell: and all people that forget God. 18 But the poor shall not always be forgotten: [neither] shall the hope of the humble afflicted, perish for ever. 19 Arise up O God, let not man prevail: let the Heathen in thy sight be judged. 20 Put them in fear O God: that the Heathen may know themselves to be but men. Selah. The argument of the ten psalm. ¶ The prophet as left in the hands of wicked adversaries, complaineth to God of their pride, malice, cruelty, evil manners, craft, and prosperity: he prayeth God to secure the fatherless and oppressed, and to repress the malice of the wicked. 1 WHy standest thou so far of O God? [why] hidest [thee] in the time of trouble? 2 The ungodly of a “ In a pride wilfulness persecuteth the poor: [but every one] of them shallbe taken in the crafty wylines that they have imagined. 3 For the ungodly praiseth according to his own hearts desire: and blessing the covetous, he blasphemeth God. 4 The ungodly looketh so proudly as though he cared for none at all: neither is the Lord in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous, but thy judgements are far above out of his sight: [and therefore] he (a) He thinketh, as with a snuff, easily to overthrow. snuffeth at all his enemies. 6 He hath said in his heart, tush, I can not be removed: for I can not [be touched] at any time with harm. 7 His mouth is full of cursing, and of deceit, and of fraud: under his tongue is (b) To molest other. labour and mischief. 8 He sitteth lurking in thievish corners of the streets: and privily in lurking dens he doth murder the innocent, he (c) To spoil eyeth diligently him that is weak. 9 He lieth in wait lurking as a Lion in his den: he lieth in wait lurking, * that he may violently carry away the afflicted, he doth carry away violently the afflicted, in haling him into his net. 10 He croucheth and humbleth himself: so that a number of them that be weak, fall (d) As into a Lion's claws by his might. 11 He sayeth in his heart, tush, the Lord hath forgotten: he hideth away his face, and he will never see it. 12 Arise up O Lord God: lift up thine hand, forget not the afflicted. 13 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme the Lord: [while] he sayeth in his heart, that thou “ Wilt not search or care for any thing. wilt not call to account? 14 Surely thou hast seen [this] for thou beholdest labour and spite: that thou mayest take the matter into thy hands, he that is weak leaveth it for thee, [for] thou art the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break thou the “ Arme. power of the ungodly and malicious: search thou out his ungodliness, and thou shalt find none afterward in him. 16 God is king for ever and ever: but the Heathen shall perish out of the land. 17 O God, thou hast heard the desire of the afflicted: [and] thou wilt settle their heart. 18 Thou wilt be attentive with thine ear, to give judgement for the fatherless and oppressed: [so] not man in the earth shall once go about hereafter to do them violence. ¶ The argument of the xi psalm. ¶ David trusting in God, complaineth of them who would not suffer him to hide himself in the mountains when he did flee from Saul. He is comforted, for that God both beholdeth the afflictions of the just, and punisheth the wicked, and withal loveth the just, being himself most just. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 IN God I put my trust: how say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird from your hill. 2 For lo, the ungodly have bend their bow: and nocked their arrows with the string, ready to shoot privily at them which are upright in heart. 3 For if the (a) Your hill is to my life, as a foundatio to an house: if I should flee from it, I were as in a house whose foundations failed foundations shallbe cast down: what must the righteous do? 4 But God is in his holy temple, God's throne is in heaven: his eyes look down, his eye lids trieth the children of men. 5 God will try the righteous: but his soul abhorreth the ungodly, and him that delighteth in wickedness. 6 Upon the ungodly he will rain snares, fire and brimstone: and “ A singing wind. tempestuous storms shallbe their portion “ Of their euppe. to drink. 7 For God most righteous, loveth righteousness: his countenance will behold the just. The argument of the twelve psalm. ¶ David lamenteth that in stead of justice, faith, and truth, there raineth every where hypocrisy, flattery, lying, subtlety, and oppression: but yet he acknowledgeth, that as God's promises be certain and true, even so that God will help the oppressed, and plague the wicked. ¶ To the chief musician upon (an instrument) of eight strings, a psalm of David. Evening prayer. 1 Save thou [me] O God, for there is not one godly man left: for the faithful are diminished from among the children of men. 2 Every one useth vain talk with his neighbour: and speaketh with a “ In heart and heart they speak: that is, they speak one thing, and mean another. double heart out of flattering lips. 3 God will cut away all flattering lips: [and] the tongue that speaketh great things. 4 Which say, we will prevail with our tongue: our (a) We be apt and ready to persuade what we lust. lips are our own, who is Lord over us? 5 For the calamities of the oppressed, for the deep sighing of the poor, I will now up sayeth God: and I will put in safety, [him] whom the [wicked] hath snared. 6 The words of God be words pure, as the silver tried in a furnace of earth: and purified seven times. 7 [Wherefore] thou wilt keep “ Them. the godly, O God: thou wilt preserve every one of them from this generation for ever. 8 The ungodly walk on every side: when the worst sort be exalted amongst the thyldrens of men. ¶ The argument of the xiij Psalm David complaineth that God seemeth to forget him in his afflictions, He maketh his prayer, and declareth his trust to be in God. To the chief musician, a Psalm of David. 1 How long wilt thou forget me O God, for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I seek Consult with myself. counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in mine heart every day? how long shall mine enemy triumph over me? 3 Look down and hear me O God my Lord: lighten mine eyes, lest that I sleep in death. 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: lest they that trouble me rejoice if I should (b) Be removed from my dignity and honour. be removed. 5 But I repose my trust in thy mercy, and my heart is joyful in thy salvation: I will sing to God, because he hath rewarded me. ¶ The argument of the xiiij Psalm. David setteth forth the oppression of the people in his time, the regard of God touching men's behaviour, the mocks of the wicked against them that put their trust in God, and the joy of the godly after they be delivered out of thraldom. To the chief musician, a Psalm of David. 1 THe fool hath said in his heart there is no God: they have corrupted [them selves] and done an abominable work, there is not one that doth good. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand [and] seek after the Lord. 3 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become abominable: there is none that doth good, no not one. 4 Do not all the workers of iniquity know, devouring my people as though they devoured bread: that they (a) God heareth not the prayers of them that mind to oppress the poor, & their prayers be no prayers. call not upon God? 5 Hereafter they shallbe taken with a great fear: for the Lord is in the generation of the righteous. 6 As for now ye make a mock at the counsel of the poor: because he reposeth his trust in God. 7 Who shall give salvation unto Israel: out of Zion? 8 When God will deliver his people out of captivity: [then] will jacob rejoice, and Israel be glad. ¶ The argument of the xu Psalm. The prophet teacheth what behaviours the people of God ought to have, that they may truly be of his Church in this life, and afterward be placed in heaven. Morning prayer. 1 O God, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? who shall rest upon thy holy hill? 2 Even he that “ walketh perfect. leadeth an uncorrupt life: and doth the thing that is just, and speaketh the truth from his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue: nor doth any evil to his fellow, nor raiseth a slander upon his neighbour. 4 He that despiseth in his eyes the reprobate: and honoureth them that fear God. 5 He that hath sworn to his own hurt: and yet will not “ Change. go from his oath. 6 He that giveth not his money upon usury: nor taketh reward against the innocent. 7 He that doth these things: shall never at any time (a) From his good state and dignity. be removed. The argument of the xuj psalm. David expresseth lively the confidence, trust, gladness, and other such affects of the children of God, in praying to God, in confessing himself to be an unprofitable servant, in declaring that he hath nothing to do with such as trust in any other save only in God, in taking God to be his inheritance, in acknowledging that God will instruct him, save him from falling, make him glad, raise him from death, and set him on his right hand at the day of judgement. The golden psalm of David. 1 Preserve me O Lord: for I have reposed my trust in thee. 2 Thou hast said [O my soul] unto God, thou art my Lord: my well-doing [can do] thee no good. 3 But all my (a) Not God, but good men are benefited with our good deeds. delight is [to do good] unto the saints that are in the earth: and unto such as excel in virtue. 4 As for them that run [after] another [God] they shall have great trouble: I will not offer their drink offerings of blood, neither will I make mention of their names within my lips. 5 O God, thou thyself art the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou wilt maintain my lot. 6 My “ cords that measured mine inheritance. lot is fallen unto me in a pleasant [ground:] I [have] a goodly heritage. 7 I will praise God who gave b To 〈◊〉 him to be mine inheritance. me counsel: my (c) Mine inward affects teach me piety: which were wont to incite me to do evil. reins also do instruct me in the night season. 8 I have set God always before me: for he is on my right hand, [therefore] I shall not From my state and dignity. be removed. 9 Wherefore my heart is glad: my (e) My soul or tongue. glory rejoiceth, my flesh also shall rest in a security. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in (f) In the state that souls be after this life hell: neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see (g) Thou wilt cause my body to tarry in the grave without corruption. corruption. 11 Thou wilt cause me to know the path of life: in thy presence is the fullness of joy, and at thy right hand there be pleasures for evermore. The argument of the xvii psalm. David prayeth God to deliver him from his enemies, which were many, mighty, and cruel. He taketh God for a witness of his innocency, trusting to see his face at the day of resurrection. A prayer of David. Hear thou O God of justice, be attentive unto my complaint: give ear unto my prayer, not [proceeding] out of feigned lips. 2 Let judgement come forth for me from thy face: and let thine eyes look upon equity. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart, thou hast visited [it] in the night season: thou hast tried me, and found no [wickedness, for] I purposed that nothing should (a) In saying one thing and thinking another. scape my mouth. 4 As touching [other] men's works: through the words of thy lips I have kept me from the way of (b) A breaker in by violence, that is, I have done no evil to any man▪ for evil that they have done unto me. the violent. 5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps slip not. 6 I call upon thee O God, for thou wilt hear me: incline thine ear to me, hearken unto my words. 7 Show thy marvelous loving kindness: thou that art the saviour of them that trust in thee, from such as rise up against thy right hand. 8 Keep me as the apple of an eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings: from the face of the ungodly that go about to destroy me, [from] my enemy's that compass me round about to take away my soul. 9 They have (c) Filled with delicates, they contemn all other. enclosed [them selves] in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proud things. 10 They have now compassed me on every side [where] our way [lieth]: they toot with their eyes to overthrow [me] down on the ground. 11 His [doings] be like a lions that is greedy to take a pray: and as a lion's whelp lurking in secret places. 12 Arise O God, prevent “ His face his coming, make him to bow: deliver thou my soul from the ungodly [which is] thy sword. 13 ●Deliuer thou] me O God from men ●which be] thy 〈…〉 hand: from men, from the world, whose portion [is] in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy prime [treasure]. 14 Whose children have abundance: & they leave enough of that they have remaining to their babes. 15 But as for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shallbe satisfied when I awake up after thy likeness. ¶ The argument of the xviij Psalm David declareth that he will at all times trust in God and call upon him for help, because God hath with his mighty arm and wonderful means delivered him from cruel enemies, which did set upon him like fiends of hell. He imputeth this God's favour towards him to proceed of that he loved God's word, right dealing, and honest company. Thus encouraged with God's presence and aid, he maketh sure count, not only to overrun and destroy his enemies and rebels: but also to subdue unto him other nations of the heathen, that God amongst them also may be praised. To the chief musician the servant of God, and of David who spoke unto God the words of this song in the day that God delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said. 1 I Will entirely love thee O God my strength, Evening prayer. God is my stony rock & my fortress, and my deliverer: my Lord, my castle in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn of my salvation, & my refuge. 2 I will call upon God, who is most worthy to be praised: so I shall be safe from mine enemies. 3 The cords. pangs of death have compassed me about: and the outrageousness of the wicked have astonied me with fear. 4 The “ C●es. pangs of a grave have compassed me about: the snares of death overtook me. 5 But in this my distress I did call upon God, and I made my complaint unto my Lord: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before his face, even unto his ears. 6 The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations of the hills tottered and shook, because he was wroth. 7 In his anger a smoke ascended up: and a fire out of his mouth did consume, and every coal thereof did set a fire. 8 He bowed the heavens also, and he came down: and it was dark under his feet. 9 He rid upon the Cherub, and he did flee: he came fleeing upon the wings of the wind. 10 For his secret place he did put darkness: and for his pavilion round about him, he did put darkness of waters in clouds of the air. 11 His clouds, hailstones, and coals of fire: fell down before him after lightening. 12 God also thundered out of heaven: and the most highest made his voice to sound, hailstones, and coals of fire. 13 He shot out his arrows, and scattered them: he cast forth much lightnings, and destroyed them. 14 And the bottoms of waters appeared, and the foundations of the round world were discovered at thy chiding, O God: at the blast of the breath of thine anger. 15 He hath sent down from above to fetch me: he hath taken me out of many (a) Great dangers and perils. waters. 16 He hath delivered me from my strong enemy: and from them which hate me, for they were to stout for me. 17 They prevented me in the day of my trouble: but God was unto me a sure stay. 18 He brought me also forth into a place of liberty: he brought me forth, because he had a favour unto me. 19 God rewarded me after my righteous dealing: according to the cleanness of mine hands he recompensed me. 20 Because I had kept the ways of God: and had not wickedly shrunk from my God. 21 For all his laws were before me: and I rejected none of his commandments from me. 22 And I was sound & pure towards him: and I was weighed lest I should offend him with my wickedness. 23 Therefore hath God rewarded me after my righteous dealing: and according to my cleanness of my hands in his sight. 24 With the holy thou wilt be holy: with a perfect man thou wilt be perfect. 25 With the clean thou wilt be clean: and with the froward thou wilt be froward. 26 For thou hast saved the people oppressed: and thou hast brought down the high looks of the proud. 27 Thou also hast lightened my candle: God my Lord hath made my (b) Hath turned mine adversity into prosperity. darkness to be light. 28 For in thee I have discomfited an host of men: and with the help of my Lord I have (c) I have haply overcome walled towns and holds. skipped over the wall. 29 The way of the Lord is a perfect way, the word of God is tried in the fire: he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him. 30 For who is a Lord besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lord? 31 It is God that hath girded me with valiantness of war: and he hath made my way “ Perfect, that is, safe from falling plain. 32 He hath made my feet like Hearts feet: and he hath set me up on (d) Placing me in sure holds, and defending me there. high. 33 He hath taught my hands to fight: and mine arms to break a bow of steel. 34 Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation: thy right hand also hath held me up, and through thy great gentleness I have increased. 35 Thou hast made me roomth enough for to go on: so that my feet have not slipped. 36 I have pursued mine enemies and overtaken them: neither did I return back until I had destroyed them. 37 I smote them down, and they are not able to arise: they have taken such a fall under my feet. 38 Thou hast girded me with strength unto battle: thou hast made them to bow down under me who have risen up against me. 39 Thou hast given me mine enemy's necks: and I have destroyed them that hated me. 40 They cried, but there was none to save them: they cried unto God, but he did not hear them. 41 I did beat them to powder, like unto dust in a wind: I have brought them as low as dirt in the streets. 42 Thou hast delivered me from sedition of the people, and thou hast made me head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known serveth me, assoon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. 43 Children of a (e) Of a strange people. stranger have made a lie unto me: the hearts of the children of a stranger hath failed them, and they feared in their [strong] holds. 44 God liveth, and he [is] my strength most worthy of bliss: and the Lord of my salvation ought to be magnified. 45 It is God that hath given me power to take (f) Of his and mine enemies. avengeance: and he hath subdued the people under me. 46 It is he that is the author of my delivery from mine enemies: and he hath set me up above them that rose against me, he hath rid me from the wicked man. 47 For this cause I will acknowledge thee O God among the gentiles: and sing psalms unto thy name. 48 Who hath wonderful oft delivered his king: and he hath done mercifully unto David his anointed, and unto his seed for evermore. The argument of the xix psalm. God's glory whereby he may be known, appeareth sufficiently in all his works, in heaven, air, and earth: but especially to his children in his holy word, which therefore ought to be of more value and commendation than all other worldly things. Upon consideration hereof, David confesseth his secret and presumptuous sins, he craveth pardon and mercy at God's hands. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 THe heavens declare the glory of God: Morning prayer. and the firmament showeth his handy work. 2 A day occasioneth talk thereof unto a day: and a night teacheth knowledge unto a night. 3 No language, no words, no voice of theirs is heard: yet their “ rule or ●e. sound goeth into all lands, and their words into the ends of the world. 4 In them he hath set a tabernacle for the sun: which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. 5 His setting forth is from the utmost part of heaven, and his circuit unto the utmost part thereof: and there is nothing hid from his heat. 6 The law of God is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of God is (a) To be trusted unto. sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple. 7 The statutes of God are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of God is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. 8 The fear of God is sincere, & endureth for ever: the judgements of God are truth, they be just in all points. 9 They are more to be desired then gold, yea then much fine gold: they are also sweeter than honey and the honey comb. 10 Moreover, by them thy servant is well advertised: and in keeping of them there is a great (b) A commodity that followeth the end. reward. 11 Who can know his own (c) Done by ignorance. errors? Oh cleanse thou me from those that I am not privy of. 12 Keep thy servant also from (d) Done willingly and insolently. presumptuous [sins] let them not reign over me: so I shall be perfect & void from all heinous offence. 13 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O God: my strength and my redeemer. ¶ The argument of the twenty psalm. The people setting forward to battle against wicked enemies, beseecheth God to hear the kings prayers, to receive his sacrifices, and to give him the victory, whereof they assure themselves, in that they put their whole trust in God, and in no worldly force or thing, as their enemies do. This battle is thought to be that which was against the Ammonites. 2. Sam. 10. and .1. Par. 19 where was destroyed forty thousand horsemen, and seventy thousand chariotes. To the chief musician, () To be song of the people in the war tyme. a psalm of David. 1 GOD hear thee in the day of trouble: the name of the Lord of jacob defend thee. 2 Let him send thee help from the sanctuary: and aid thee out of Zion. 3 Let him remember all thy offerings: and turn into ashes thy burnt sacrifices. Selah. 4 Let him grant thee thy hearts desire: and accomplish all thy device. 5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in the name of our Lord: for God will perform all thy petitions. 6 Now I know that God will save his anointed, he will hear him from his heavenly sanctuary: there is salvation in the mightiness of his right hand. 7 Some [put their trust] in chariotes, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of God our Lord. 8 They shallbe made to bow and fall: but we shall arise, and stand upright. 9 Save thou O God: that the king may hear us in the day when we call. The argument of the xxi psalm. ¶ The people rejoiceth and giveth thanks to God, in rehearsing the victory that David their king had gotten, and in attributing it only to God. A good king is a blessing of God, and the end of all wicked men is wretched. ¶ To the chief musician, () To be song of the people after the victory had in war. a psalm of David. 1 THE king ought to rejoice in thy strength O God: and he ought to be exceeding glad of thy (a) Of the victory that thou hast given him. salvation. 2 Thou hast given him his hearts desire: and hast not denied him the request of his lips. Selah. 3 For thou hast prevented him with (b) With blessings of that which is good. good blessings: and hast set a crown of pure gold upon his head. 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him long days: even for ever and ever. 5 His honour is great through thy salvation: thou hast laid glory and great worship upon him. 6 For thou hast placed him to be blessings for ever: and hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance. 7 Because the king trusteth in God, and in the mercy of the most highest: he shall not miscarry. 8 Thine hand will find out all thine enemies: thy right hand will find out them that hate thee. 9 Thou wilt make them like a burning furnace in time of thy fury: God will destroy them in his wrath, and fire shall consume them. 10 Thou wilt root their fruit out of the earth: and their seed from among the children of men. 11 For they intended mischief against thee, and imagined a crafty device: [but] they could not [bring it to pass.] 12 Therefore thou wilt put them to “ a shoulder. flight: [and] direct “ with thy strings. thine arrows agaynsttheir faces. 13 Be thou exalted O God according to thine own might: so we will sing, and with psalms we will praise thy power. The argunment of the xxij psalm. ¶ David first in the figure of Christ as one forsaken, crieth to God the father, uttering his cross, affliction, humbleness, and mocks given of the people, governors, and priests. Secondarily he prayeth for his delivery, that he may praise God in the Church, and incite other to put their trust in him in adversity. Last of all, he rejoiceth that his kingdom shallbe extended to the uttermost parts of the world. ¶ To the chief musician of the morning () David likeneth himself being in persecution to a hind hunted with dogs in the morning. hind, a psalm of David. 1 MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why] art thou so far from my health, Evening prayer. and from the words of my “ roaring. complaint? 2 O my God I cry all the day time, and in the night season, and I cease not: but thou hearest not. 3 And yet thou most holy: sittest to receive the (a) Such as contain the praises of God. prayers of Israel. 4 Our fathers hoped in thee: they trusted in thee, & thou didst deliver them. 5 They called upon thee, and they were helped: they did put their trust in thee, and they were not confounded. 6 But as for me I am a worm and no man: a very scorn of men, and an outcast of the people. 7 All they that see me, laugh me to scorn: they do make a mow, and nod their head [at me.] 8 [Saying] he referreth [all] to God, [looking that God] will deliver him [and] rescue him: for he delighteth only in him. 9 But thou art he that tookest me out of my mother's womb: thou causedst me to trust in thee, sucking my mother's breasts. 10 I have been left unto thee ever since I was borne: thou art my God even from my mother's womb. 11 O go not far from me, for trouble is hard at hand: and there is none to help me. 12 Many oxen are come about me: fat [bulls] of Bashan close me in on every side. 13 They gape upon me with their mouths: as it were a ramping and a roaring lion. 14 I am as [it were] into water resolved, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart also is like wax melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, & my tongue cleaveth to my gums: and thou hast brought me into the (b) To hope for nothing but my grave. dust of death. 16 For dogs are come about me, the assemble of the wicked lay siege against me: they have pierced my hands and my feet, I may tell all my bones. 17 They stand staring & gazing upon me: they part my garments among them, and they cast lots upon my vesture. 18 But be not thou far from me O God: thou art my strength, make haste to help me. 19 deliver my soul from the sword: and my “ Mine own alone. So is the sense of man called, for that it of all things on the earth is only heavenly & from heaven. Or as it is taken for his life, which is desolate and forsaken of all. darling from the dogs “ Hand. paws. 20 Save me from the Lion's mouth: deliver me from the horns of the (c) An Unicorn is a cruel & perilous beasts, which can not be tamed. Unicorns. 21 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: I will praise thee in the midst of the congregation. 22 [Saying] praise ye God ye that fear him: glorify him all ye of the seed of jacob, and stand in awe of him all ye of the seed of Israel. 23 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the poor: he hath not hid his face from him, but he heard him when he cried unto him. 24 My praise shallbe of thee in the great congregation: I will perform my vows in the sight of them that fear him. 25 The poor shall eat, and be satisfied: they that seek after God shall praise him, your heart shall live for ever. 26 All the ends of the world shall remember themselves and be turned unto God: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thy face. 27 For the kingdom is Gods: and he is the governor over the nations. 28 All such as be (d) Rich men shall sacrifice unto God, and eat at the lords table. fat upon the earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down [in] to the dust shall kneel before him, although (e) Although Christ was content to die, and was put to death: yet the dead shall knowledge him to be their redeemer. he preserved not his own life. 29 The posterity shall serve him: they shallbe counted unto the Lord (f) For his people. for a generation. 30 They will come and declare his righteousness unto a people that shallbe borne: for (g) God hath done no less than they declare. he hath done it. ¶ The argument of the xxiij Psalm. David resembling God to a shepherd and himself to a sheep, declareth that all commodities, plenty, quietness and prosperity, ensueth them that be fully persuaded of God's providence: for God feedeth, nourisheth, defendeth, and governeth those that put their whole trust in him after a more ample sort then any shepherd doth his sheep. ¶ A psalm of David. 1 GOd is my shepherd, therefore I can lack nothing: he will cause me to repose myself in pasture full of grass, and he will lead me unto calm waters. 2 He will convert my soul: he will bring me forth into the paths of righteousness for his name sake. 3 Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff be the things that do comfort me. 4 Thou wilt prepare a table before me in the presence of mine adversaries: thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shallbe brim full. 5 Truly felicity and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of God for a long tyme. ¶ The argument of the xxiiij Psalm. ¶ David declareth, that although all the earth and all the inhabitors thereof do pertain to God, yet that he hath chosen most especially the mount Zion: So that such as will seek God and live virtuously, must dwell in that blessed mount. Heal so desireth to build a temple, for to place therein the ark of God, which he nameth the king of glory. ¶ A psalm of David. 1 THe earth is Gods and all that therein is: Morning prayer. the world, & they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath laid the foundation of it upon the seas: and he hath set it sure upon the floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of God? or who shall rise up in his holy place? 4 [Even he that hath] cleane hands, and a pure heart: & that hath not (a) In doing not good but evil, for man hath his soul to do good. taken his soul in vain, nor sworn disceiptfully. 5 He shall receive a blessing from God: and righteousness from the Lord of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him: even of them that seek thy face [in] jacob. Selah. 7 life up your heads (b) That is, k●ngdomes, empires, and magistrates. For in gates, princes and magistrates were wont to sit in counsel and judgement. O ye gates, and be ye life up ye everlasting doors: and the king of glory shall enter in. 8 Who is this king of glory? it is God both strong & mighty, it is God mighty in battle. 9 life up your heads (O ye gates) and be you life up ye everlasting doors: and the king of glory shall enter in. 10 Who is this king of glory? even the God of hosts, he is the king of glory. Selah. The argument of the xxv Psalm. ¶ David afflicted with enemies, & feeling the great burden of sin, namely of his youth: prayeth God partly to deliver him, partly to teach him and to pardon his offences. He setteth forth the infinite goodness and felicity which is assured to all them that fear God. Finally, he confesseth that all his trust is in God. 1 I life up my soul unto thee O God, I put my trust in thee my Lord: let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemy's triumph over me. 2 Yea, let not all them that hope in thee be put to shame: let them be put to shame who without a cause do traitorously transgress. 3 Make me to know thy ways O God, and teach me thy paths: lead me forth in thy truth and teach me, for thou art the Lord of my salvation, I have waited for thee all the day long. 4 Call to remembrance O God thy tender mercies & thy loving kindness: for they have been for ever. 5 Oh remember not thou the sins and offences of my youth: but according to thy mercy even of thy goodness O God remember me. 6 Gracious and righteous is God: therefore he will teach sinners in the way. 7 He will guide the meek in judgement: and teach the humble his way. 8 All the paths of God are mercy and truth: unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 9 Pardon thou therefore for thy name sake O God my wickedness: for it is very great. 10 What man is he that feareth God? [God] will teach him in the way that he shall choose. 11 His soul shall (a) Shall have abundance of good, and of felicity. rest all night at “ In good. ease: and his seed shall inherit the land. 12 The (b) The mysteries of our redemption. secret of God is among them that fear him: and he will make known unto them his covenant. 13 Mine eyes be always [turned] unto God: for he will take my feet out of the net. 14 Turn thy face unto me, and have mercy upon me: for I am desolate and in misery. 15 The sorrows of mine heart are “ Enlarged. increased: O bring thou me out of my distress. 16 Look thou upon mine adversity and upon my labour: and forgive me all my sin. 17 Consider mine enemies, for they do multiply: and they bear a tyrannous hate against me. 18 O keep my soul and deliver me, lest I shallbe confounded: for I have put my trust in thee. 19 Let integrity and uprighteous dealing keep me safe: for I have waited after thee. 20 O God redeem Israel: out of all his adversities. The argument of the xxuj psalm. ¶ David offereth his cause for the which he was persecuted, to be judged of God, protesting his innocency: partly in that he served God with pureness of heart, and uprightness of life, frequenting his temple, and using his ceremonies: partly also in that he hated all company of evil men whatsoever they were. ¶ Of David. 1 judge thou me O God, for I have walked in my (a) In mine innocence. perfection: my trustalso hath been in God [therefore] I shall not fall. 2 Examine me O God and prove me: try out my reins and my heart. 3 For thy loving kindness is before mine eyes: and I will walk in thy truth. 4 I have not sit [in company] with vain persons: neither have I entered [once acquaintance] with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of the malicious: and I will not sit amongst the ungodly. 6 I have washed my hands in innocency: and [so] I have (b) It was not lawful for him to touch the altar. gone about thine altar O God. 7 That in a “ In a voice of confession for to hear. public confession I might hear: and set forth all thy wondrous works. 8 O God, I have loved the habitation of thine house: and the place “ Of the tabernacle of thy glory. wherethine honour dwelleth. 9 O (c) Destroy not. gather not my soul with sinners: nor my life with bloody men. 10 In whose hands is wickedness: and their right hand is full of gifts. 11 But as for me I will walk in my perfection: O redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 12 My foot standeth upon a (d) That is, I am safe and sure through thy help. plain [ground: therefore] I will bless God in the congregations. ¶ The argument of the xxvij psalm. ¶ The prophet confesseth his boldness, courage, and no fear at all that he had through God in extreme and perilous dangers: Before all things, he requireth that he may come into the temple with the godly, for to sacrifice, and to praise God. He prayeth also most earnestly for help at God's hand, being of all other forsaken. 1 GOD is my light and salvation, Evening prayer. whom then shall I fear? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid? 2 When the malicious approached near unto me for to eat up my flesh: mine enemies and foes stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host of men were laid in camp against me, yet shall not mine heart be afraid: and though there rose up war against me, [yet] I will put my trust in That God is my light, strength, and life. this. 4 I have desired one thing of God, which once again I will earnestly require: even that I may dwell in the house of God all the days of my life, to behold the beautifulness of God, and to seek (b) God's beautifulness, is his promises, laws, ceremonies, sacrifices, and sacraments [it] in his temple. 5 For in the time of adversity he shall hide me in his tabernacle: yea in the secret [place] of his pavilion he shall hide me, and set me up upon a rock of stone. 6 And now he shall lift up my head above mine enemies round about me: therefore I will offer in his tabernacle a sacrifice of great (c) Made with joy, with songs, and blast of trumpets. joy, I will sing and praise God with psalms. 7 Hearken unto my voice O god, [when] I cry [unto thee]: have mercy upon me and hear me. 8 My heart hath said unto thee [accorcording * to this thy commandment] seek ye my face: thy face O God will I seek. 9 O hide not thou thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in a displeasure: thou hast been my succour, leave me not, neither forsake me O Lord of my salvation. 10 For my father and mother forsook me: and God did take me up. 11 Teach me thy way O God: and lead me in a right path, because of mine enemies. 12 Deliver me not into mine adversaries “ Soul. hands: for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak wrong. 13 If I had not believed [verily] to see the goodness of God in the land of the living: [their spite had killed me.] 14 Attend thou [therefore] upon God, be of a good courage, and he will comfort thine heart: [I say] attend thou upon God. The argument of the xxviii psalm. ¶ The prophet turning his face towards the ark of God, desireth that his prayers may be heard, that God would secure him, and not suffer him to be oppressed of the wicked to whom vengeance is due: he thanketh and praiseth God for his delivery. 1 Unto thee I cry O God my “ Rock. strength, make not as though thou were deaf at me: “ Lest peradventure thou holdest thy peace from me, and I become. lest if thou holdest thy peace, I become like them that go down into the grave. 2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions when I cry unto thee: when I hold up my hands toward thy holy place where thy ark is. 3 Take me not away with the ungodly, and with the workers of iniquity: which speak of peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. 4 Reward them according to their deeds: and according to the wickedness of their own inventions. 5 Recompense them after the work of their hands: pay them home that they have deserved. 6 For they give not their mind to understand the doings of God and the work of his hands: [therefore] he will break them down, and not build them up. 7 Blessed be God: for he hath heard the voice of mine humble petitions. 8 God is my strength and my shield, my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart skippeth for joy, and in my song I will “ Confess. praise him. 9 God is (a) Who took David's part. their strength: and the strength “ Of the salvation of his anointed. that saveth his anointed. 10 O save thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance: feed them and exalt them for evermore. The argument of the xxix psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth princes and rulers of this world, to acknowledge God's glory and power, which appeareth even in thundering, rain and tempests. 1 ATtribute unto God O ye sons of princes: attribute unto God glory and strength. 2 give to God glory [due] unto his name: worship God with holy honour. 3 The (a) That is, thunder. voice of God is above waters: it is the Lord of glory that thundereth, it is God that ruleth the sea. 4 The voice of God is (b) Mighty in operation. with power: the voice of God is with honour. 5 The voice of God breaketh the Cedar trees: yea God breaketh the Cedars of Libanus. 6 And he maketh them to (c) For state. In great thunders, hills seem to be shaken. skip like a calf: Libanus also and (d) It is a hill, called also Heruton. Sirion like a young unicorn. 7 The voice of God “ Cutteth out. casteth out (e) Thunder with terrible lightning. flames of fire: the voice of God maketh the wilderness to tremble, God maketh the wilderness of Cades to tremble. 8 The voice of God maketh Hinds to cast their calf, and maketh woods to * be bare: therefore every man setteth forth his glory in his temple. 9 God sitteth in the (f) As God was author of noah's flood to punish the wicked: so will he have like authority still. flood: and God will sit king for ever. 10 God will give strength unto his people: God will bless his people in (g) In giving them peace & prosperity. peace. ¶ The argument of the xxx psalm. ¶ David delivered from his enemies, both thanketh and also praiseth God, and inciteth other to do the same, because God's displeasure lasteth not long. He thought his prosperity would have continued still, but visited with sickness and adversity, crieth for help, and praiseth God therefore. ¶ A psalm which is a song of the It is thought that David delivered from a grievous sickness, did make this psalm at the dedication of his house new built at Jerusalem. dedication of the house of David. 1 I Will exalt thee O God, for thou hast exalted me: and hast not made my foes to triumph over me. Morning prayer. 2 O God my Lord I cried unto thee: and thou hast healed me. 3 Thou God hast raised up my soul from the grave: thou hast preserved my life from them that go down into the pit. 4 Sing psalms unto god ye his saints: and make your confession unto the (a) To God in the temple, which is a memorial of his holiness, or where he is remembered devoutly. remembrance of his holiness. 5 For a little short time [passeth] in his anger, a (b) Although God hath punished me with sickness for a short time: yet I feel his good will towards me all my life long. life is [spent] in his good will: at evening weeping shall “ Shall harbour. begin the night, but joy cometh in the morning. 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never have a fall: thou God of thy goodness hadst made my (c) Thou hadst so established my regal dignity with all felicity. hill so strong. 7 [Nevertheless, when] thou didst turn thy face, I was troubled: [then] I cried unto thee O God, then made I my humble prayers to thee my Lord. 8 [Saying] what profit is there in my blood when I go down to the pit? shall the dust “ Confess. give thanks unto thee? or shall it declare thy truth? 9 Hear me O God, and have mercy upon me: O God be thou my helper. 10 [And forth with] thou hast turned my mourning into dancing: thou hast put of my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. 11 Therefore my (d) I in all my royalty and dignity. glory shall sing psalms unto thee and not cease: O God my Lord I will “ Confess. praise thee for ever. The argument of the xxxj psalm. ¶ David brought into that distress that he had no hope to escape, crieth to God: he commendeth himself wholly to him, he declareth the complaints, sorrows, and afflictions which he felt in that dangerous time, he prayeth for help, he wisheth confusion to wicked liars, he rehearseth what good things God hath prepared for them that fear him and put their trust in him, he thanketh God for his goodness towards him, he exhorteth all men to love God, and that continually. It is thought that this psalm pertaineth to the story. 1. Sam. 23. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 IN thee O God I have put my trust, let me never be confounded: deliver me in thy righteousness. 2 Bow down thine ear to me, make haste to deliver me: be unto me a strong rock and a house of defence, that thou mayest save me. 3 For thou art my strong rock and fortress: even for thy name sake conduct me, and direct me. 4 Take me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. 5 Into thy hand I commend my spirit: [for] thou hast redeemed me O God the Lord of truth. 6 I have hated them that observe superstitious vanities: and my trust hath been in God. 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving kindness: for that thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul in adversities. 8 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: [but] hast set my feet in a large room. 9 Have mercy upon me O God, for I am in distress: mine eye, my soul, and my belly be consumed for very heaviness. 10 For my life is wasted with sorrow, and mine ears with mourning: my strength faileth me because of mine (a) Calamities wherewith he was punished for his sin. iniquity, and my bones are putrefied. 11 I became a reproof among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours: and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of me, and they that did see me without, conveyed themselves quickly fro me. 12 I became clean forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I became like a broken vessel. 13 For I have heard the villainy of the multitude, and fear was on every side [me]: while they conspired together against me, [and] took their counsel to take away my life. 14 But my hope hath been in thee O God: I have said thou art my Lord. 15 My (b) Which I have to live. tune is in thy hand, deliver me from the hand of mine enemies: and from them that persecute me. 16 Cause thy countenance to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercy's sake. 17 Let me not be confounded O God, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be put to confusion, and be put to silence in the grave. 18 Let the lying lips be put to silence: which speak against the righteous grievous things with disdain & contempt. 19 How plentiful is thy (c) Liberality. goodness which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee? [and which] thou hast “ Worked prepared for them that put their trust in thee before the sons of men. 20 Thou hidest them privily in thine own presence from the raginges of [all] men: thou keepest them secretly [as] in a tabernacle from the (d) reproach strife of tongues. 21 Blessed be God: for he hath showed me marvelous great kindness in a (e) Saving me in the midst of mine enemies, no less then if I had been in a hold without danger of them. strong city. 22 And when I fled with all haste, I said I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes: nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my prayer when I cried unto thee. 23 Love God all ye his saints: [for] God preserveth them that are faithful, and rewardeth most abundantly the (f) Punishing him for his sin. proud doer. 24 All ye that put your trust in God be ye of a good courage: and he will comfort your heart. The argument of the xxxij psalm. ¶ David teacheth man's felicity to consist in the forgiveness of his sins, when God imputeth them not unto him that confesseth them from the bottom of his heart unfeignedly without all hypocrisy. He exhorteth the wicked to have asense and feeling of their sins, and so putting their trust in God, shall obtain mercy. ¶ A wise () A doctrine not of reason, but of God & of his Church only. instruction of David. 1 BLessed is he whose wickedness is forgiven: Evening prayer. and whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom God imputeth no unrighteousness: & in whose spirit there is no (a) To cloak or excuse his sin. guile. 3 For while I held my (b) Confessing not my faults. tongue: my bones consumed away through my daily roaring. 4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night: and my moisture is like the drought in summer. Selah. 5 [Therefore] I have made known my faults unto thee, and my righteousness have I not hid: I said I will confess my wickedness unto God, and thou forgavest the unrighteousness of my sin. Selah. 6 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee in the (c) The time of finding god, is when sin is confessed & pardon asked. time when thou mayest be found: so that in the great (d) No calamity, peril, or danger, shall hurt him. water floods they shall not come nigh him. 7 Thou art my refuge, thou wilt preserve me from trouble: thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. 8 I will give thee wise instructions, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go: & I will “ Counsel. guide thee with mine eye. 9 Be ye not like a horse [or] like a mule which have no understanding: whose mouths must be holden with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. 10 Great plagues remain for the ungodly: but who so putteth his trust in God, mercy embraceth him on every side. 10 Be glad in God, & rejoice O ye righteous: be joyful also all ye that be upright of heart. The argument of the xxxiij psalm. ¶ David exhorteth all men to praise God, in calling to remembrance his goodness, truth, promises, power, and providence, for whatsoever he saith or promiseth, he performeth it. God's power appeareth by things created, his providence in disapoynting men's devices. God seeth and knoweth all things, and taketh care of all. God delivereth those that fear him, and is their aid and buckler in all distresses. 1 Rejoice in God O ye righteous: for praise becometh well the just. 2 Confess [it] to god with the harp: sing psalms unto him with the vial, and with the instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto him a new song: do it cunningly, make a sweet noise with your musical instruments aloud. 4 For the word of God is right: and every work of his done in (a) True and permanent. faith. 5 He loveth righteousness & judgement: the earth is full of the (b) Of his bountiful liberality. goodness of God. 6 By the word of God are the heavens made: and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as it were upon an heap: and layeth up the deep as treasures. 8 Let all the earth fear God: let all they that dwell in the world stand in awe of him. 9 For he spoke and it was: he commanded, and it was brought to pass. 10 God bringeth the counsel of the Heathen to nought: and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect. 11 The counsel of God shall endure for ever: and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. 12 Blessed is the nation that hath God to be their Lord: that people hath he chosen to be an inheritance for him. 13 God looketh down from heaven, and beholdeth all the children of men from the place where he resteth: he eyeth diligently every dweller on the earth. 14 He fashioneth their hearts (c) All, none excepted. together: he understandeth all their works. 15 A king is not saved by the multitude of an host: a man of great might escapeth not by much strength. 16 A horse for to save is “ falsehood, that is, a horse deceiveth those that look to be saved by him. vanity: and he can deliver none by his great strength. 17 Behold, the eye of God is upon them that fear him: and upon them that waiteth after his mercy. 18 To deliver their souls from death: and to preserve their lives in (d) In the time of dearth dearth. 19 Our soul waiteth after God: he is our aid and shield. 20 For our heart shall rejoice in him: because we have put our trust in his holy name. 21 Let thy loving kindness O God be upon us: like as we have put our trust in thee. The argument of the xxxiiii psalm. ¶ David setteth forth the exceeding goodness of God towards the innocent and just, and towards those that worship him, fear him, and trust in him: for God heareth them whensoever they call upon him in their necessity, he is present with them in helping, delivering, and defending them. Again, he ordereth so severely the wicked, that he bringeth them to desolation, that no remembrance be left once of them. ¶ Of David when he changed his behaviour before Abimeleck. Abimelech, which drove him away, and he departed. 1 I Will always bless God: his praise shall ever be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall glory in God: the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. 3 Magnify God with me: and let us exalt his name [all] together. 4 Carefully I sought God, & he heard me: yea he delivered me out of all my fear. 5 Let them turn their eyes on him, and make speed to come unto him: and their faces shall not be ashamed. 6 [Lo] this same poor man hath cried: and God hath heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of God campeth round about them that fear him: and delivereth them. 8 O taste and see how gracious God is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 Fear God ye that be his saints: for they that fear him lack nothing. 10 Young Lions do lack and suffer hunger: but they which seek God, shall want no manner of thing that is good. 11 Come ye children and hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of God. 12 What man is he that listeth to live: [and] would fain see good days. 13 Keep thy tongue from evil: and thy lips that they speak no guile. 14 Eschew evil & do good: seek peace and ensue it. 15 The eyes of God [are] over the righteous: and his ears [are open] unto their prayers. 16 The countenance of God is against them that do evil: to root out the remembrance of them from of the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and God heareth them: and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 God is nigh unto them that are of a (a) Whose hearts be broken, and who be desolate. contrite heart: and saveth such as be of an humble spirit. 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: but God delivereth him out of all. 20 He keepeth all his bones: so that no one of them is broken. 21 Malice shall put the ungodly to death: and they that hate the righteous, shallbe brought to nought. 22 God redeemeth the souls of his servants: and all they that put their trust in him, shall not be brought to nought. The argument of the xxxv psalm. ¶ David desireth God to be his judge and defence against his enemies, who without all cause given of his part, like cruel hypocrites, parasites, and flattering courtiers, say and do all that they can for to put him to death. He declareth his hope, confidence, and joy that he hath in God, of aid, defence, and delivery: for the which he promiseth to give him thanks, not only by himself, but also by such other as have any regard of his righteousness and innocency. ¶ Of David. Morning prayer. 1 Plead thou my cause O God, with them that strive with me: and fight thou against them that fight against me. 2 Lay hand upon a shield & buckler: and stand up to help me. 3 Bring forth the spear, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for me. 5 Let them be as dust before the wind: and let the angel of God scatter [them.] 6 Let their way be dark and slippery: & let the angel of God persecute them. 7 For without a cause they have privily laid for me a “ Pit of their net. pit [full] of their nets: without a cause they have made a diging unto my soul. 8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares: and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself, let him fall into it with [his own] destruction. 9 [And] my soul shallbe joyful in God: it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my (a) I with all my wit and strength. bones shall say, God who is like unto thee? which deliverest the poor from him that is to strong for him: yea the poor and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him. 11 False witness did rise up: they laid things to my charge that I know not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good: to the great discomfort of my soul. 13 Nevertheless, when they were sick I did put on sackcloth: I afflicted my soul with fasting, and my prayer (b) I prayed for them, as I would for m●ne own self. returned into mine own bosom. 14 I kept them (c) In their adversity. company wheresoever they went, as though they had been my friend or brother: I went heavyly, as one that mourned for his mother. 15 But in mine “ Halting. adversity they rejoiced and gathered them together: yea, the very “ Impotent or lame. abjects came together against me, yet I wist they (d) With their tongues. rented me a pieces and ceased not. 16 With hypocrites, scoffers, and parasites: they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 Lord how long wilt thou look [upon this]: O deliver my soul from their raginges, and my “ My one only, that is, my life which only they seek. darling from Lion's whelps. 18 So I will confess it unto thee in a great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. 19 O let not my deceitful enemies triumph over me: let them not wink with an eye, that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speak not peace: but they imagine deceitful words against them that [live] quietly in the land. 21 They gaped upon me with their mouths: and said “ Aha aha. this is well, this is well, our eye hath (e) That we desired. seen. 22 Thou hast seen [this] O God, hold not thy tongue [then:] go not far from me O Lord. 23 Stir thou and awake O my God and my Lord: to judge my cause and controversy. 24 judge me according to thy righteousness O God my Lord: and let them not triumph over me. 25 Let them not say in their heart, “ Aha, to our soul. it is as we would have it: neither let them say, we have devoured him. 26 Let them be put to confusion & shame [all] together that rejoice at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour that exalt themselves against me. 27 Let them triumph with gladness and rejoice that be delighted with my righteousness: let them say always, blessed be God which hath pleasure in the “ Peace. prosperity of his servant. 28 And my tongue shallbe talking of thy righteousness: and of thy praise all the day long. The argument of the xxxuj psalm. ¶ David describeth the wickedness and wretched end of them that fear not God: And also the great goodness of God towards all creatures. He desireth his mercy and defence against the wicked ¶ To the chief musician, servant to the God of David. 1 THe wickedness of the ungodly speaketh in the midst of my heart: that there is no fear of the Lord before his eyes. 2 For he flattereth himself in his own sight: so that his iniquity is found worthy of hatred. 3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit: he hath left of to behave himself wisely & to do good. 4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, & setteth himself in no good way: neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil. 5 Thy mercy O God reacheth unto heaven: [and] thy (a) Or truth. faithfulness unto the clouds. 6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of (b) High mountains. God: thy judgements are a great depth, thou (c) Preserving them in this life, making them, nourishing them, and defending them. savest both man and beast O God. 7 How (d) Or precious. excellent is thy mercy O Lord: therefore the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shallbe satisfied with the “ Fatness. plenteousness of thy house: and thou shalt give them drink out of the river of thy delicates. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: and in thy light shall we see light. 10 O (e) In this life, and after this life. continue forth thy loving kindness unto them that know thee: and thy righteousness unto them that are of an upright heart. 11 O let not the foot of pride reach unto me: and let not the hand of the ungodly make me to move [out of my place] 12 There be the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise up. ¶ The argument of the xxxvij psalm. ¶ David comforteth the godly, that they be not offended at the prosperity of the wicked, or withdrawn thereby from godliness, as though God had no regard of justice, innocency, and upright dealing, when they see commonly the worst sort of men to have the world at their will, abounding in health, riches and authority. He showeth that the condition of the godly and the ungodly be divers, and how that God at the last rooteth out those that do evil, notwithstanding all their posterity, and defendeth those that put their trust in him. God guideth the faithful, and never forsaketh them or their seed. ¶ Of David. 1 FRet not thyself because of the ungodly: Evening prayer. neither be thou envious against the evil doers. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass: and be withered even as the green herb. 3 Put thou thy trust in God, and be doing good: dwell in the land, and (a) Teach the truth, and live in the way of truth feed in truth. 4 Delight thou also in God: and he shall give thee thy hearts desire. 5 Commit thy way unto God: and put thy trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. 6 He shall make thy righteousness appear as clear as the light: and thy “ judgement just dealing as the noon tide. 7 Hold thee still in God, and wait patiently upon him: fret not thyself at him whose way doth prosper, at the man that doth abominations. 8 Leave of from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thyself, lest thou be moved “ Only for to do evil. to do evil. 9 For the malicious doers shallbe rooted out: and they that patiently wait after God, they shall inherit the land. 10 [Looke] at them yet a little while, and the ungodly shallbe clean gone: thou shalt look after his place, and he shall not be [there] 11 But the meek spirited shall possess the earth: and shallbe delighted in the abundance of peace. 12 The ungodly busieth his head [all] against the just: and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh him to scorn: for he seeth that his day is (b) Of destruction and ruin. coming. 14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bended their bow: to cast down the poor and needy, and to s●ay such as be of right conversation. 15 But their sword shall go thorough their own heart: & their bow shallbe broken. 16 A small thing that the righteous hath: is better than great riches of the ungodly. 17 For the arms of the ungodly shallbe broken: and God upholdeth the righteous. 18 God knoweth the days of them that be perfect: and their inheritance shall endure for ever. 19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous time: and in the days of dearth they shall have enough. 20 As for the ungodly they shall perish, and the enemies of God shall consume as “ That is, most precious of lambs. the fat of lambs: yea, even with the smoke they shall vanish away. 21 The ungodly borroweth and payeth not again: but the righteous giveth mercifully and liberally. 22 Such as be blessed of God shall possess the land: and they that be cursed of him, shallbe rooted out. 23 The paths of man is directed by God: and his way pleaseth. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be undone: for God upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been a young child, and now I am old: and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed beging bread. 26 The righteous is ever merciful and dareth: and his seed is blessed. 27 Flee from evil & do good: and dwell for ever. 28 For God loveth judgement, he forsaketh not his saints: they are preserved for evermore, but the seed of the ungodly shallbe rooted up. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land: and dwell therein for ever. 30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom: and his tongue will be talking of judgement. 31 The law of his God is in his heart: therefore his feet shall not slide. 32 The ungodly spyeth the righteous: and seeketh [occasion] to slay him. 33 God will not leave him in his hand: nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged. 34 Wait thou on God & keep his way, and he will promote thee, that thou mayest possess the land: when the ungodly shallbe cut of, thou shalt see it. 35 I myself have seen the ungodly in great power: and flourishing like a green bay tree. 36 And he “ He passed away, and ●o he was not. vanished away, so that he could be no more seen: I sought him, but he could no where be found. 37 Mark him that is perfect, and behold him that is just: for the end of such a man is peace. 38 As for wicked transgressors, they shallbe destroyed [all] together: and the (c) The posterity. end of the ungodly shallbe rooted up at the last. 39 But salvation of the righteous cometh of God: which is also their strength in time of trouble. 40 And God will aid them and deliver them, he will deliver them from the ungodly: and he will save them, because they put their trust in him. The argument of the xxxviii psalm. ¶ David grievously sick, beseecheth God to turn away his wrath from him, and to help him: He complaineth of his afflictions, of the grievousness of his disease, of the great burden of his sins, and of the unfaithfulness of his friends. He also declareth his trust in God. Finally, he showeth that being chastened of God, he forgetteth not what he suffereth, wherefore, how long, with how much torment, and what help he received at God's hand. ¶ A psalm of David to () God's wrath against sin reduce in remembrance. 1 REbuke me not O God in thine anger: Morning prayer. neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me: and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no helath in my flesh through thy displeasure: neither is there any rest in my bones by reason of my sin. 4 For my manifold wickedness is gone over my head: and like a sore burden is to heavy for me to bear. 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt: through my foolishness. 6 I am become crooked, and am exceedingly pulled down: I go a mourning all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled with heat: and there is no whole part in my body. 8 I am feeble and sore smitten: I have roared for the very disquietness of my heart. 9 Lord thou knowest all my desire: and my groaning is not hid from thee. 10 My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me: and the light of mine eyes is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my neygbours did stand on the other side looking upon my plague: and my kinsmen stood a far of. 12 They also that sought after my life laid snares [for me]: and they that went about to do me evil, talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day long. 13 As for me, as one deaf I would not hear: and [I was] as one that is dumb [who] could not open his mouth. 14 I became even as a man that heareth not: and who hath no replies in his mouth. 15 For on thee O God I have waited: thou shalt answer for me O Lord my God. 16 For I said [hear me] lest that they should triumph on me: who advance [them selves] greatly against me when my foot doth slip. 17 Because I am disposed to a halting: and my sorrow is ever in my sight. 18 Because I confess my wickedness: and am sorry for my sin. 19 But mine enemy's living [without pain] are mighty: & they that hate me wrongfully are increased in number. 20 They also that reward evil for good are against me: because I follow the thing that is good. 21 Forsake me not O God: O my Lord be not thou far fro me. 22 Haste thee to help me: O Lord my salvation. ¶ The argument of the xxxix Psalm. ¶ David signifieth that in the anguish of his sickness he would have uttered no word, lest he should speak amiss in the presence of the ungodly. He desireth to know the end of his life, which is but short, and vanity. He prayeth also that his sins may be pardoned, and that his afflictions may be diminished. ¶ To the chief musician The name of a musician. 1. Chro. 16. and 25. jeduthun, a psalm of David. 1 I Said [to myself] I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue: I will keep my mouth “ With a moosell. as it were with a bridle, whilst the ungodly is in my sight. 2 I became dumb through silence, I held my peace from speaking of good words: but the more was my sorrow increased. 3 My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing the fire kindled: and [at the last] I spoke with my tongue. 4 O God make me to know mine end, and the “ Measure. number of my days: that I may be certified how long I have to live. 5 Behold thou hast made my days as it were an hand breadth long, & mine age is even as nothing before thee: truly “ A● vanity 〈◊〉 man ●deth. every man is all [together] vanity. Selah. 6 Truly man walketh in a vain shadow, truly he [and all his] do disquiet themselves in vain: he heapeth up riches, & can not tell who shall “ Gather. use them. 7 And now Lord what wait I after? truly my hope is even in thee. 8 deliver me from all my offences: and make me not a rebuke unto the foolish. 9 I became dumb, and opened not my mouth: for (a) Thou punishedst me with sickness. it was thy doing. 10 Take thy plague away from me: I am even consumed by the means of thy heavy hand. 11 Thou dost chasten man, rebuking him for sin: thou as a moth dost consume his excellency, for in very deed every man is but vanity. Selah. 12 Hear my prayer O God, and give ears to my crying, hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as all my fathers were. 13 Oh spare me a little, that I may recover my strength: before I go hence, and be no more [seen.] ❧ The argument of the xl psalm. ¶ David commendeth highly God's goodness, for that he heareth those that put their trust in him, and delivereth them out of all perils and calamities. He promiseth to give himself hereafter wholly to set forth God's glory, and prayeth for Gods help against his enemies. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 I Waited patiently upon God, and he inclined unto me [his ear]: and heard my crying. 2 He brought me also out of an horrible “ Pit of noise, that is, a pit where the running water made a great noise. pit, out of the dirty mire: and set my feet upon a rock, and directed my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth: even a thanksgiving unto our Lord. 4 Many shall see it, and fear: and shall put their trust in God. 5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in God: and turned not unto the proud, and to such as (a) From God. decline to lies. 6 O God my Lord, great are thy wondrous works which thou hast done: & none can count in order thy “ thoughts benefits toward us, if I would declare them and speak of them, they should be more than I am able to express. 7 Thou wouldst have no sacrifice or offering, but thou hast (c) Ready 〈◊〉 do thy will. opened mine ears: thou hast not required burnt offerings and sacrifice for sin. 8 Then said I, lo I (b) To understand thy will. am come: in the “ Roll of the book. book of thy law it is written of me that I should fulfil thy will O my God, I am content to do it, yea thy law is within the midst of my “ entrails. breast. 9 I have declared thy righteousness in a great congregation: lo I will not refrain my lips O God thou knowest [it.] 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart: my talking hath been of thy truth and of thy salvation. 11 I have not concealed thy loving mercy and truth: from the great congregation. 12 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me O God: let thy loving kindness and thy truth always preserve me. 13 For innumerable troubles are come about me, my sins have taken such hold upon me that I am not able to look up: yea they are more in number then the hairs of my head, & my heart hath failed me. 14 O God let it be thy pleasure to deliver me: make haste O God to help me. 15 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it: let them be driven backward & be put to rebuke that wish me evil. 16 Let them be (d) Let their reward who would shame me, be a desolation. desolate in recompense of their shame: that say unto me, “ Aha, aha. fie upon thee, fie upon thee. 17 Let all those that seek thee be glad and joyful in thee: and let such as love thy salvation, say always God be magnified. 18 As for me I am afflicted and needy, but God careth for me: thou art my aid and deliverer, O my God make no long tarrying. The argument of the xlj psalm. ¶ David showeth that they be happy who have pity on the afflicted. He rehearseth his prayer made in his sickness to God. He complaineth of feigned friends, and at the maliciousness of his enemies. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 BLessed is he that considereth the poor: Evening prayer. God will deliver him in “ In the evil day. the time of trouble. 2 God will preserve him & keep him alive: he shallbe blessed upon the earth, and [thou O God] wilt not deliver him into the “ Soul●. will of his enemies. 3 God will comfort him when he lieth sick upon his bed: thou [O God] wilt turn upside down all his bed in his sickness. 4 I said, O God be merciful unto me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me: when shall he die, and his name perish? 6 But if [any of them] came to visit me, he spoke 〈…〉 wher●s 〈◊〉 ●●●st●ed my 〈◊〉 in his 〈◊〉. vanity: his heart conceived ungodliness within himself, & when he came forth a doors he uttered it. 7 All they that hated me whispered together: they imagined evil against me. 8 [They said] some “ A thing 〈◊〉. great mischief is lighted upon him: and he that lieth sick on his bed, shall rise up no more. 9 Yea besides this, even mine own “ Man of peace. friend whom I trusted: which did also eat of my bread, hath kicked very much against me. 10 But be thou merciful unto me O God: raise me up again, and I shall reward them. 11 By this I know thou favouredst me: in that mine enemy doth not triumph against me. 12 And when I am in my “ Perfection best case, thou upholdest me: and thou wilt set me before thy face for ever. 13 Blessed be God the Lord of Israel: world without end, Amen, Amen. ¶ The argument of the xlii Psalm. ¶ David driven out of his realm, declareth his sorrow of mind, for that he could not resort unto God's temple, and keep there the holy feasts. He complaineth that one affliction cometh on another's neck. Also he complaineth of the reproaches and mocks that he sustained of the wicked. He comforteth himself in the confidence that he hath in God. ¶ To the chief musician a wise instruction () To be song of the sons of Corach. 1 Like as the Hart brayeth for water brooks: so panteth my soul after thee O God. 2 My soul is a thirst for the Lord, yea even for the living Lord: when shall I come to appear before the face of the Lord? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night: while they daily say unto me where is [now] thy God. 4 And I powered out of me my very (a) For sorrow. heart, remembering this how that before time I have passed with a great number, bringing them unto the house of the Lord: with a voice of joy & “ Confession. praise, [& with] a company that kept holy day. 5 Why art thou so discouraged O my soul, & why art thou so unquiet within me? attend thou upon the Lord, for I will yet acknowledge him only to be “ The salvations, his countenance. a * present salvation. 6 My Lord, my soul is discouraged within me: because I remember thee from the land of jordane, and from the little hill Hermonim. 7 One deep calleth another at the noise of thy water pipes: all thy waves and storms are gone over me. 8 God will grant his loving kindness on the day time: and in the night season I will sing of him, and make my prayer unto the Lord of my life. 9 I will say unto the Lord of my strength: why hast thou forgotten me, why go I thus heavyly through the oppression of mine enemy? 10 “ With a killing in my bones, mine enemies. It was as a sword in my bones, when mine enemies did cast me in the teeth: in saying daily unto me, where is now thy Lord? 11 Why art thou so discouraged O my soul, & why art thou so unquiet within me? attend thou upon the Lord, for I will yet acknowledge him “ The salvations of my countenance. to be only * my present salvation, and my Lord. ¶ The argument of the xliij Psalm. ¶ The prophet prayeth to be delivered from his enemies, to have his heart illuminated, and to be restored home again, that he may praise God his Lord in his sanctuary, in whom he putteth all his trust. 1 judge me O Lord, and debate my cause with an unnatural people: oh deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man. 2 For thou art the Lord of my strength: why hast thou reject me, and why go I thus heavyly through the oppression of mine enemy. 3 Send forth thy light and thy truth: that they may lead me and direct me unto thy holy hill, & to thy tabernacles. 4 And I will go unto the altar of the Lord, even unto the Lord of my joy & gladness: and upon the harp I will acknowledge thee O Lord my Lord. 5 Why art thou so discouraged O my soul, & why art thou so unquiet within me? attend thou upon the Lord, for * I will yet acknowledge him “ The ●●●uati●●s of my countenance and my Lord [to be] only my present salvation, & my Lord. The argument of the xliiii psalm. ¶ The prophet rehearseth Gods benefits bestowed upon the fathers, brought out of Egypt, and planted in Chanaan. He complaineth of the calamity that the people of God suffered through the cruelty of the heathen. Last of all, he prayeth God to awake, to arise, and to deliver them for his mercy's sake. ¶ To the chief musician, a wise instruction () To be song of the sons of Corach. 1 WE have heard with our ears O Lord: Morning prayer. our fathers have told us what works thou hast done in their days in the old tyme. 2 How thou hast driven out the heathen with thy hand and planted (a) Our fathers. them in: how thou hast destroyed the nations & placed (b) Our fathers. them. 3 For they got not the land in possession through their own sword: neither was it their own arm that saved them. 4 But thy right hand, and thine arm, & the light of thy countenance: because thou hadst a favour unto them. 5 Thou art my king O Lord: command that jacob be saved. 6 Through thee we will “ Smite. overthrow our enemies: and in thy name we will tread them under that rise up against us. 7 For I will not trust in my bow: and it is not my sword that can save me. 8 But it is thou that savest us from our enemies: and thou puttest them to confusion that hate us. 9 We make our boast of God all the day long: and we will confess thy name for ever. Selah. 10 But now thou art far of, and thou puttest us to confusion: neither goest thou forth with our armies. 11 Thou makest us to turn away backward from the enemy: so that they which hate us, do make us a spoil unto them. 12 Thou hast delivered us as sheep to be eaten: and thou hast scattered us among the heathen. 13 Thou hast sold thy people for nought: and thou hast taken no money for them. 14 Thou hast made us a rebuke to our neighbours: to be laughed to scorn and had in derision of them that are round about us. 15 Thou hast made us [to be] a (c) Or, proverb. fable among the heathen: [and to be such] that the people shake their head at us. 16 My confusion is daily before me, and the shame of my face covereth me: for [to hear] the voice of the slanderer & blasphemer, and for to see the enemy and the avenger. 17 [And though] all this become upon us: [yet] we do not forget thee, nor show ourselves to be false in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back, neither our steps be declined out of thy paths: no not when thou hast smitten us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 19 If we had forgotten the name of our Lord, and holden up our hands to any strange god: would not God search it out? for he knoweth the very secrets of the heart. 20 For thy sake also are we killed all the day long: and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain. 21 Stir up O Lord, why sleepest thou? awake & be not absent from us for ever: wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our misery and tribulation? 22 For our soul is brought low unto the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the ground. 23 Arise up thou our aid, and redeem us: for thy loving kindness sake. ❧ The argument of the xlv psalm. ¶ The prophet in describing here the beauty, eloquence, strength, power, success, administration of justice, abundance of riches, and majesty of king Solomon. with his wife and children: setteth forth jesus Christ and his espouse the Church, whose eternal kingdom against sin, death, and hell, is notably figured here in this psalm. ¶ To the chief musician (on the instrument) Sosannim (to be song of the) children of Corach. A song of love, giving wise instructions. 1 MY heart is enditing of a good matter: I will dedicate my works unto the king, my tongue is as the pen of a ready writer. 2 Thou art fairer than the children of men, full of grace are thy lips: because the Lord hath blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh O thou most mighty: [that is] with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 Prosper thou with thy majesty, ride on the word of truth and of affliction for righteousness sake: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5 Thine arrows are sharp: a people the kings enemies shall submit in heart themselves unto thee. 6 Thy throne O Lord endureth for ever and ever: the sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 7 Thou hast loved justice and hated ungodliness: wherefore the Lord even thy Lord hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness more than thy fellows. 8 All thy garments smell of Myrrh, Aloes, and Cassia, out of the ivory palaces: whereby they have made thee glad. 9 Kings daughters are amongst thy honourable women: upon thy right hand standeth the queen in a vesture of gold of (a) Ophir is thought to be the Island in the west coast, of late found by Christopher Columbo: from whence at this day is brought most fine gold. Ophir. 10 Hearken O daughter and consider, incline thine ear: forget also thine own people and thy father's house. 11 So shall the king have pleasure in thy beauty: for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him. 12 And the daughter of tire shall come with a present: the rich among the people shall make their earnest prayer before thee. 13 The kings daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. 14 She shallbe brought unto the king in raiment of needle work: the virgins that follow her and her company shallbe brought unto thee. 15 With joy and gladness shall they be brought: [and] shall enter into the kings palace. 16 In stead of thy fathers, thou shalt have children: whom thou mayst make princes in all lands. 17 I will remember thy name from one generation unto another: therefore shall the people “ Confess. praise thee world without end. ¶ The argument of the xluj Psalm. ¶ The prophet acknowledgeth God to have delivered Jerusalem so notably out of perils, that they all have a cause to conceive a full hope not for to fear any adversity in time to come. He exhorteth other to behold the great works of God, and turneth his speech to his adversaries. ¶ To the chief musician, a song (to be song) of the children of Corach upon Alamoth. 1 THe Lord is our refuge & strength: a help very easily Greatly. found in troubles. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth be transposed: and though the hills rush into the He●r●. midst of the sea. 3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell: and though the mountains shake at the surges of the same. Selah. 4 [Yet] the flood by his rivers shall make glad the city of God: the holy place of the tabernacles of the most highest. 5 God is in the midst of her: therefore she can not be removed: the Lord will help her, and that right early. 6 The heathen make much a do, and the kingdoms are moved: but [God] showed his voice, and the earth melted away. 7 The God of hosts is with us: the Lord of jacob is “ A high sure hold to us. our refuge. Selah. 8 O come hither and behold the works of God: what (a) Strange things or desolations. destructions he hath brought upon the earth. 9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world: he breaketh the bow, & knappeth the spear in sunder, and burneth the charettes in the fire. 10 Be still then, and know that I am the Lord: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The God of hosts is with us: the Lord of jacob is “ A high sure hold to us our refuge. Selah. The argument of the xlvij psalm. ¶ The prophet inciteth the faithful to praise God with all kind of melody, for that he subdueth their enemies under them. He also declareth that the heathen with their princes shall receive the faith. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm (to be song) of the children of Corach. Evening prayer. 1 CLap your hands all ye people: make a noise unto the Lord with a joyful voice. 2 For God is high and terrible: he is the great king upon all the earth. 3 He will subdue the people under us: and the nations under our feet. 4 He hath chosen for us our inheritance: the glory of jacob whom he loved. Selah. 5 The Lord ascendeth in a triumph: [and] God with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing psalms to the Lord, sing psalms: sing psalms to our king, sing psalms. 7 For the Lord is king of all the earth: * sing psalms [all you that have] skill. 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon his holy throne. 9 The princes of the people are assembled together [for to be] the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth be Gods, who is highly exalted. ¶ The argument of the xlviii Psalm. ¶ The prophet magnifieth the majesty of God for his goodness, benefits, faith, and wonderful defence towards his Church, which he commendeth under the name of the city of God, of mount Zion, of the holy hill, and palaces of the north side. ¶ A song, the psalm () To be song of the children of Corach. 1 GReat is God, and highly to be praised: in the city of our Lord, his holy hill. 2 The hill of Zion is fair in situation, and the joy of the whole earth: upon the north side lieth the city of the great king. 3 God is well known in her palaces: as a most sure refuge. 4 For lo kings did assemble, and (a) To go against Jerusalem. pass by together: they themselves saw it, * likewise they marveled, they were astonied with fear, and suddenly in haste they were gone away. 5 A fear came there upon them and sorrow: as upon a woman in her child travail. 6 Thou didst break the ships of “ Tharsis. the sea: through the east wind. 7 Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city of God of hosts: in the city of our Lord, God upholdeth the same for ever. Selah. 8 O Lord we have waited: for thy loving kindness in the midst of thy temple. 9 O Lord, according to thy name, so is thy praise unto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of justice. 10 Mount Zion shall rejoice, and the (b) The villages. daughters of “ jehuda. juda shallbe glad: because of thy judgements. 11 Compass about Zion, and go round about her: and tell the towers thereof. 12 Mark well her bulwarks, behold her high palaces: that ye may tell it to your posterity. 13 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide unto death. The argument of the xlix psalm. ¶ The prophet speaking to the poor and rich, declareth what a vanity it is for a man to put his trust in worldly goods, and through them to become stout and arrogant: for that they can neither deliver any man from trouble, calamity, sickness, sin, death, and displeasure of God: neither can any man assure them to himself, or to his children for any time of continuance. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm ●ale s●ng of the children of Corach. 1 Hear this all ye people: give ear all ye that dwell in the world. 2 Aswell 〈◊〉 ●hen 〈◊〉 Adam, as the children as man As well low as high: rich and poor, one with another. 3 My mouth shall utter wisdom: the cogitations of mine heart [will bring forth] knowledge. 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark sentence upon a harp. 5 Wherefore should I fear in evil days? the (a) All their doings be ●ked, who despair of God's goodness in ad●ersitie. wickedness of my heels [then] would compass me round about. 6 There be some that put their trust in their goods: and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches. 7 But no man at all can redeem his brother: nor give a ransom unto God for him. 8 For the redemption of their soul is very costly, and (b) No rich man can scape death, live he never so long before he dieth must be let alone for ever: yea though he live long and see not the grave. 9 For he seeth that wise men die: and that the fool and ignorant perish together, and leave their riches for other. 10 And yet they think that their houses shall continue for ever, and that their dwelling places shall endure from one generation to another: [therefore] they call lands after their own names. 11 Nevertheless, man can not abide in [such] honour: he is but like unto (c) Man be he never so brave or honourable for his riches, endeth this life as an ass or dog, and is quickly forgotten for all his riches, tolitie, lands, & buildings. bruit beasts that perish. 12 This their way is their foolishness: yet their posterity “ love their mouth, that is, show themselves more fools then their fathers, in that they will not be warned by their father's examples & foolishness, to take a better way of life. praise their saying. Selah. 13 They shallbe put into a grave [dead] as a sheep, death shall feed on them: but the righteous shall have dominion of them in the (d) At the day of resurrection. morning, their beauty shall consume away, hell [shall receive them] from their house. 14 But God will deliver my soul from the “ The hand of hell. place of hell: for he will receive me. Selah. 15 Be not thou afraid though one be made rich: or if the glory of his house be increased. 16 For he shall carry nothing away with him when he dieth: neither shall his pomp follow after him. 17 For while he “ He in life blessed his soul. lived he counted himself an happy man: and so long as thou dost (e) Live voluptuously in all kind of pleasures of this world. well unto thyself, men will speak good of thee. 18 But he shall follow the generations of his fathers: and shall never see light. 19 (f) Man like a beast, seeth not that all his worthiness & true honour to be of God, and not of himself, or of the world. A man is in an honourable state, but he will not understand it: he is like [herein] unto bruit beasts that perish. ¶ The argument of the. L. Psalm. ¶ The prophet bringeth in God to call to judgement heaven, earth, and all the world, declaring that he is not rightly worshipped of them who offer sacrifices without faith, and who pretending religion in words and countenances, lead a life clean contrary. The true worship of God consisteth in offering unto him praises in prosperity, and calling upon his name in adversity, and withal, in leading a good conversation of life. A psalm To be song of Asaph. of Asaph. 1 THe most mighty Lord God hath spoken: Morning prayer. and called the earth from the rising up of the sun, unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Zion: hath the Lord appeared in perfect beauty. 3 Our Lord cometh, and he will not (a) Dissemble any more. keep silence: there goeth before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest is stirred round about him. 4 He calleth from above the heaven and the earth: that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me: those that have made a covenant with me with sacrifice. 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah. 7 Hear O my people, and I will speak: I myself will testify unto thee O Israel, I am the Lord, even thy Lord. 8 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, or for thy burnt offerings: [for that they be not] always before me. 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house: nor goats out of thy folds. 10 For all the beasts of the forest are mine: and so are the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls upon the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are at “ Mine, or with me. my commandment. 12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the whole world is mine, and all that is therein. 13 Thinkest thou that I will eat bulls flesh: and drink the blood of goats? 14 Offer unto God praise: and pay thy vows unto the most highest. 15 And call upon me in the time of trouble: I will hear thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 16 But the Lord said unto the ungodly: why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth? 17 Seeing that thou hatest discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, thou didst consent unto him: and thou hast been partaker with the adulterers. 19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness: and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. 20 Thou sattest and spakedst against thy brother: yea and hast slandered thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thou done and I (b) I dissembled. held my tongue, thou thoughtest that I am even such a one as thou thyself art: but I will reprove thee, and I will set forth in order before thine eyes [all that thou hast done.] 22 Consider this I pray you, ye that forget the Lord: lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. 23 Who so offereth unto me thanks and praise, he honoureth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation right, I will show the salvation of God. ❧ The argument of the lj psalm. ¶ David acknowledging his great offence in committing adultery, beseecheth most humbly God of his great mercy to pardon his sins: partly that God's promises may appear true, who hath promised pardon to all them that from the bottom of their heart do confess their faults: partly also that he might live to build the walls and temple of Jerusalem, where sacrifices of righteousness must be offered. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David when the prophet Nathan came unto him after he was gone in to “ Bath thaba. Bethsabe. two. Samuel. xi. 1 Have mercy on me O Lord according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitudes of thy mercies wipe out my wickedness. 2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity: and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I do acknowledge my wickedness: and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee, only against thee I have sinned and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be (a) Pronounced just. justified in thy saying, and found pure when thou “ Or, when thou judgest art judged. 5 Behold, I was engendered in iniquity: and in sin my mother conceived me. 6 Nevertheless, lo thou requirest truth in the inward parts [of me]: & [therefore] thou wilt make me learn wisdom (b) enduing my heart with wisdom thorough the holy ghost. in the secret [part of mine heart.] 7 Purge thou me with hyssop and I shallbe clean: wash thou me, and I shallbe whiter then snow. 8 Make thou me to hear [some] joy and gladness: let the bones rejoice which thou hast broken. 9 Turn thy face from my sins: and wipe out all my misdeeds. 10 Make thou unto me a clean heart O Lord: and renew thou a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 give me again the comfort of thy salvation: and confirm me with a free willing spirit. 13 Then will I teach thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shallbe converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from blood O Lord, the Lord of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing with a joyful noise of thy justice. 15 O Lord open thou my lips: and my mouth shall set forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else I would give it thee: thou delightest not in a burnt offering. 17 Sacrifices for God is a “ Broken. mortified spirit: O Lord thou wilt not despise a mortified and an humble heart. 18 Be thou beneficial unto Zion, according to thy gracious good will: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offerings and oblations: then will they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. The argument of the lij psalm. ¶ David inveigheth against Doeg, and describeth his and all other mischievous men's natures and doings, which the godly perusing, be more incited to put their whole confidence in God, and to praise God. ¶ To the chief musician, a wise instruction of David, when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul and told him, saying: David is come to the house of Achimelek. 1. Sam. 21. 1 WHy boastest thyself thou tyrant of mischief? the goodness of God daily endureth. 2 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness: [and] deceiveth like a sharp razor. 3 Thou hast loved ungraciousness more than goodness: and to talk of falsehood more than of righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt: O thou deceitful tongue. 5 Therefore the Lord will destroy thee for ever: he will take thee and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see this: and they will be afraid and laugh him to scorn. 7 [Saying] lo this is the man that put not the Lord [to be] his strength: but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 8 As for me I am like a green olive tree in the house of the Lord: my trust is in the tender mercy of the Lord for ever and ever. 9 I will always confess it unto thee, for that thou hast (a) To the wicked, and to the godly. done it: and I will hope in thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints. The argument of the liii psalm. ¶ David declareth the original root, with the fruits and punishment of the wicked, how they oppress cruelly the people of God, whom nevertheless God by his providence defendeth, and will deliver from the bloody hands of the wicked, whose ungodliness he detesteth always. ¶ To the chief musician upon Mahalah, a wise instruction of David. 1 THe fool hath said in his heart there is no God: Evening prayer. they have corrupted themselves, & have made their wickedness abominable, he is not that doth good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand and seek after the Lord. 3 But they did all go out of the way, they did altogether “ Stink. become abhomible: there was also none that would do good, no not one. 4 Will not the workers of iniquity understand, eating up my people [as if] they eated bread: that they do not call upon God? 5 They shallbe greatly there afraid [where] no cause of fear is: for the Lord will break the bones of him that besiegeth thee, thou wilt put [them] to shame, because the Lord hath despised them. 6 Who is he that will give salvation unto Israel out of Zion? when the Lord will reduce his people out of captivity, jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad. The argument of the liiii psalm. ¶ David brought into marvelous danger through the treason of Ziphims, who were counterfeited Israelites, calleth earnestly upon God: from whom receiving succour, he thanketh him with a free heart, acknowledging the benefit. ¶ To the chief musician upon Neginoth, a wise instruction of David, when the Zaphims came and said unto Saul, hath not David hid himself amongst us? 1. Sam. 23. & .26. 1 Save me O Lord for thy name sake: judge me according to thy mighty power. 2 Hear my prayer O Lord: and hearken unto the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers are risen up against me: and tyrants which have not the Lord before their eyes, seek after my soul. Selah. 4 Behold, God is an aid unto me: the Lord is with them that That love me, taking my part. uphold my soul. 5 He will reward (b) Which they have devised for me. evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them according to thy truth. 6 I will sacrifice unto thee with a true willing heart: I will confess thy name O God, because it is good. 7 For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble: and mine eye hath seen [avengaunce] upon mine enemies. The argument of the lu psalm. ¶ David desireth God to hear his prayers, he declareth his griefs and afflictions, he wisheth avengement of his enemies, who pretending friendship and familiarity, craftyly seeketh his dishonour. Finally, he showeth what comfort he hath taken, in that God will help him, and destroy his adversaries. ¶ To the chief musician upon Neginoth, a wise instruction of David. 1 O Lord give ear unto my prayer: and hide not thyself from my petition. 2 Take heed unto me, and hear me: I can not choose but mourn in my prayer, and make a noise. 3 [Deliver me] from the voice of the enemy, and from the “ The face. present affliction of the wicked: for they are minded to do me mischief, and are set maliciously against me. 4 My heart trembleth within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me: and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me. 6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove: for than would I flee away, and be at rest. 7 Lo, then would I fleeing get me away far of: and remain in the wilderness. Selah. 8 Then would I make haste to escape: from the stormy wind, [and] from the tempest. 9 Destroy their tongues O Lord, and divide [them]: for I have seen oppression and strife in the city. 10 They do compass it day and night within the walls: mischief also and 〈◊〉 modest 〈◊〉. labour, are in the midst of it. 11 Malice is in the midst of it: deceit and guile go not out of her streets. 12 Truly he was not mine enemy that hath done me this dishonour, for than I could have borne it: neither was he one that seemed to hate me that did magnify himself against me, for than I would have hid myself from him. 13 But it was even thou whom I esteemed as myself: my guide, and mine own familiar companion. 14 We delighted greatly to confer our secrets together: we walked devoutly in the house of God fellow like. 15 Let death suddenly come upon them, let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them. 16 As for me I will cry unto the Lord: and God will save me. 17 In the evening and morning, and at noon day will I pray, and that most instantly: and he will hear my voice. 18 He hath redeemed my soul through peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. 19 The Lord who sitteth [a ruler] from the beginning, will hear [me] and afflict them, Selah: forsomuch as there is no change in them, and for that they do not fear God. 20 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace with him: and he broke his covenant. 21 The [words] of his mouth were softer than butter, yet war was in his heart: his words were smother then oil, and yet be they very sword. 22 O cast thy burden upon God, and he will uphold thee: he will not suffer at any time the righteous to move. 23 ●And as for] them: thou O Lord wilt hurl headlong into the pit of destruction. 24 The bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days: nevertheless I will put my full trust in thee. The argument of the lvi Psalm. ¶ David prayeth to God▪ complaining greatly of the unreasonableness of his enemies, and wishing their correction. He setteth forth his confidence that he hath in God's providence, whereby he assureth himself for to be delivered, and promiseth to give thanks therefore. ¶ To the chief musician as concerning the David fleeing to his enemies the Phili●ines, when he was forced to forsake his own country and friends likeneth himself to the most innocent bird a dove, severed far from her company: who uttereth her grief only by mourning, and not by any other fact, endeavour, or avengement. dumb dove in a far country, the golden psalm of David, when the Philistines took him in Geth. 1 Sam. 21. 1 BE merciful unto me O Lord: Morning prayer. for man goeth about to devour me, he daily fighting, oppresseth me. 2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most highest. 3 [Nevertheless] at all times as I am afraid: I put my whole trust in thee. 4 In the Lord I will praise his word: * in the Lord I have put my trust, and I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 My (a) Words s●ken of me, in which it is said, that I shallbe king. words daily put me to sorrow: all that they do imagine, is to do me evil. 6 They flock together, they keep themselves close: they mark my steps, that they may lie in wait for my soul. 7 Shall they escape for their wickedness? O Lord in thy displeasure cast down headlong this people. 8 Thou hast numbered my flittings, thou hast put my tears in thy bottle: [are] not these things [noted] in thy book? 9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight: this I know, for the Lord “ Is for me. is on my side. 10 In the Lord I will praise the word: In God I will praise the word. 11 In the Lord I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 12 O Lord, thy (b) I have made a vow to praise thee, which thing I mind to do. vows be upon me: unto thee will I give thanks & praise. 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling: that I may walk before the Lord in the light of the living. The argument of the lvii Psalm. ¶ David being in great peril, as in the mouth of Lions, maketh his prayer to God, and desireth very earnestly his help, promising to confess him and his benefits amongst all men. ¶ To the chief musician (to be song like unto the song beginning) destroy not, a golden psalm of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. 1 BE merciful unto me O Lord, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee, and under the shadow of thy wings will I trust, until this tyranny be overpast. 2 I will call unto the most high Lord: even unto the Lord that will perform the cause which I have in hand. 3 He will send from heaven, and save me from the reproof of him that would devour me up, Selah: the Lord will send forth his mercy and truth. 4 My soul is among Lions, and I lie among those that are set on fire: among the children of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5 Exalt thyself O God above the heaven: thy glory is above all the earth. 6 They have prepared a net for my feet, “ He hath bowed d●wne my soul. that some man might press down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves. Selah. 7 My heart is ready O Lord, my heart is ready: I will sing, and praise thee in singing of psalms. 8 Bestir thee O my a My soul, or else my ●hiefe honour and dignity. glory, bestir thee O Lute and Harp: I myself will bestir me right early in the morning. 9 I will “ Confess. praise thee O Lord among the people: and I will sing psalms unto thee among the nations. 10 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Exalt thyself O Lord above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. ¶ The argument of the lviij Psalm. ¶ David inveigheth against those that flattered Saul his adversary. He describeth their malice, wilfulness, and frowardness, even from their mother's womb. He wisheth just punishment for their deserts, assuring them before of it. Finally, he teacheth what commodity shall ensue unto the good man, of his punishment. ¶ To the chief musician, () To be song like to the song that beg●n, destroy not. destroy not, a golden psalm of David. 1 O “ O congregation, meaning saul's counsel. Ye that consult together, pronounce ye truly the thing that is just? O ye sons of men judge you according to equity? 2 Nay, rather ye imagine mischief in your heart: your hands (a) You execute with hand & deed, wickedness devised before in your heart. weigh as in a balance wickedness upon the earth. 3 The ungodly are (b) From God and his Church. strangers even from their mother's womb: assoon as they be borne, they go astray and speak a lie. 4 They have poison [within them] like to the poison of a serpent: they be like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears, and will not hear the voice of charmers, though he be never so skilful in charming. 5 Break their teeth O Lord in their mouths: smite a sunder the chaw bones of Lions O God. 6 Let them be dissolved as into water, let them come to nought of themselves: and when they shoot their arrows, let them be as broken. 7 Let them creep away like a snail that forthwith consumeth to nought: or like the untimely fruit of a woman, let them not see the sun. 8 (c) As gren● wood kindled, goeth out before the pot seethes: so let wicked counsel, before it worketh any effect, be brought to nought. As a green thorn [kindled with fire, goeth out] before your pots be made hot: even so let a furious rage bring him to nought. 9 The righteous will rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he will wash his foot steps in the blood of the ungodly. 10 And every man shall say, verily there is a “ Fruit. reward for the righteous: doubtless there is a God that judgeth in the earth. ¶ The argument of the lix Psalm. ¶ David uttereth how he was affected at such time as wait was laid for to slay him. He declareth what prayers he made against the unreasonableness of his adversaries, how greatly he trusted in God, having his mind quiet and ready to praise God his refuge and succour at all times. ¶ To the chief musician, () To be song like to the song beginning destroy not. destroy not, a golden psalm of David, when Saul sent, and they did watch the house to kill him. 1 Deliver me from mine enemies O Lord: Evening prayer. “ Place me on high. defend me from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity: and save me from the blood thirsty men. 3 For lo, they lie in wait for my soul: men of power are gathered together against me who have committed no wickedness nor fault O God. 4 When no fault is done, they run and (a) To destroy me. set themselves in order: arise to meet me and (b) Their outrageous dealing, behold. 5 And thou O God Lord of hosts, Lord of Israel: awake to visit all Heathen, and be not merciful unto all them that offend of malice. Selah. 6 They go to and fro at evening: they bark like a dog, and run about through the city. 7 Behold they speak with their mouth, sword are in their lips: for [say they] who doth hear [us?] 8 But thou O God wilt have them in derision: thou wilt laugh all Heathen to scorn. 9 I will 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 my 〈◊〉 ●nite. reserve his strength for thee: for thou O Lord art my refuge. 10 My merciful Lord will prevent me: the Lord will let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies. 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it: but in thy stoutness scatter them like vagabonds, and put them down O God d Our shield our defence. 12 The words of their lips [be] the sin of their mouth: O let them be taken in their pride, for they speak nothing but curses and lies. 13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume them that nothing of them remain: and let them know that it is the Lord that ruleth in jacob, & unto the ends of the world. Selah. 14 And let them gad up and down at evening: let them bark like a dog, and go about the city. 15 Let them run here and there for meat: and go to bed if they be not satisfied. 16 As for me I will sing of thy power, and will praise thy loving kindness betimes 〈◊〉 the morning: for thou hast been my ●●●ence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 17 Unto thee O my strength will I sing psalms: for thou O Lord art my refuge, and my merciful Lord. The argument of the lx psalm. ¶ David where as he and his people were so afflicted, that it might seem God to have forsaken them: yet he considering that God would be pacified by them that returned unto him unfeignedly from their sins, prayeth to God for to defend, maintain, and increase his people and kingdom according to his promises. ¶ To the chief musician upon Susan Eduth, a golden psalm of David, for to teach: (made) when he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Stobah, and when joab turned back and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the salt valley. (2. Sam. 8. 1. Paral. 18.) 1 O Lord thou hast cast us out, thou hast dispersed us, thou art displeased: O turn thee unto us again. 2 Thou hast made the land to tremble, thou hast cleft it asunder: heal the breaches thereof, for it is ready to fall down. 3 Thou hast made thy people see heavy things: thou hast given us wine to drink, that maketh us tremble. 4 But to such as fear thee: thou hast given a banner to be lifted up on high for the (a) Because thou hast promised to deliver those that fear thee. truth sake. Selah. 5 [Therefore] that thy beloved may be delivered: help me with thy right hand, and hear me. 6 The Lord hath spoken in his holiness (whereof I will rejoice) this: I will divide Sichem, and measure the valley of Sucoth. 7 Gilead shallbe mine, and Manasses shallbe mine: Ephraim also shallbe the strength of my head, and juda my law giver. 8 Moab shallbe my washpot: over Edom I will cast my shoe, Philistea be thou (b) Be thou glad to seek my friendship. glad of me. 9 Who will lead me into the strong city? who will bring me into Edom? 10 Hast not thou removed us from thence O Lord? and wilt not thou O Lord go out with our hosts? 11 give us aid against trouble: for the saving help of man is but “ Rashness. vain. 12 Thorough the Lord we will do valiant acts: for he himself will tread down our enemies. The argument of the lxj psalm. ¶ David being in danger, requireth God to deliver him, he declareth his trust in God. He desireth long life of God, and promiseth to praise him therefore. ¶ To the chief musician upon Neginoth () A psalm of David. of David. 1 Hear my crying O Lord: give ear unto my prayer. 2 From the ends of the Of Israel earth I will call unto thee when my heart is in heaviness: oh set me up on the rock that is higher (b) Then that I of myself can get upon, to save myself. than I. 3 For thou hast been my hope: [and] a strong tower [for me] against the face of the enemy. 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: my trust shallbe under the covering of thy wings. Selah. 5 For thou O Lord hast heard my (c) vows: and hast given an heritage unto those that fear thy name. ☞ 6 Thou wilt add days unto the king's days: and his years shallbe a generation and a generation. 7 He shall dwell before the Lord for ever: O appoint thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may preserve him. 8 So will I sing psalms unto thy name: that I may day by day perform my vows. ¶ The argument of the lxij psalm. ¶ David declareth that in God he putteth his whole trust, and that his adversaries devising mischief, shall thereby work their own destruction. He declareth also, that to trust unto man, authority, spoil, riches, or goods, is but vanity: Only God hath power and good will to help in all necessities, who will reward every one according to his works. ¶ To the chief musician upon judethun, a psalm of David. 1 MY soul truly only “ Keepeth silence. Morning prayer. stayeth upon the Lord: for of him cometh my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my saving help: he is my refuge, so that I can not be removed greatly. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against every man? ye shallbe slain all the sort of you: [ye shallbe] as a tottering wall, [and like] a broken “ Wall. hedge. 4 They devise only how to thrust [him] from his promotion: they delight in a lie, they bless with their mouth, and curse with their heart. Selah. 5 [Nevertheless] O my soul, stay thou only upon the Lord: for my confidence is in him. 6 He only is my rock and my saving help: he is my refuge, so that I can not be removed. 7 In the Lord is my health and my glory: my trust is in the Lord the fortress of my force. 8 O ye people, put your trust in him always: power out (a) All the griefs that lieth hid ●n your hearses. your hearts before him, for the Lord is our hope. Selah. 9 As for the children of men, they be only but vanity, the children of lords be but a lie: upon the wayghtes they [be] altogether [lighter] then vanity in self. 10 O trust not in wrong [dealing] and spoiling: give not yourselves unto vanity, if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them.] 11 The Lord spoke it once, [but] I have heard it (b) Often out of the prophets. twice, that power and mercy belongeth to thee O Lord God: for thou rewardest every man according to his work. The argument of the lxiij psalm. ¶ David being in a desert as banished out of his country, prayeth to God that he may return to hear his word amongst his people in the sanctuary. He confesseth that God's goodness passeth all things, and engendereth joy in every heart. He setteth forth his adversaries wiliness and mischiefnes, telling them beforehand, that such destruction as they would work unto him, shall fall upon their own selves. ¶ A psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of juda. 1. Sam. 23. &. 24. 1 O Lord thou art my Lord: early in the morning I do seek thee. 2 My soul thirsteth for thee: my flesh also longeth after thee in a baren and dry land [where] no water is. 3 [To see thee] even so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary: that I might behold thy power and glory. 4 For thy loving kindness is better than life [it self]: my lips shall praise thee. 5 As long as I live I will bless thee on this manner: and in thy name I will (a) Pray. life up my hands. 6 My soul is satisfied even as it were with marry and fatness: and my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips. 7 Have I not remembered thee in my bed: and thought upon thee when I was waking? 8 Because thou hast been my helper: therefore under the shadow of thy wings do I rejoice. 9 My soul cleaveth fast unto thee: thy right hand hath upholden me. 10 And they [that] seek my soul to oppress [it]: shall go under the earth. 11 Every one of them shallbe killed with the edge of a sword: and they shallbe a b Foxes shall eat then. portion for Foxes. 12 But the king shall rejoice in the Lord, all they shall glory that (c) That profess him in life and learning. swear by him: for the mouth of all them that speak a lie, shallbe stopped. The argument of the lxiiii psalm. ¶ David maketh his prayer to God against the crafty, malicious, and false tongues of his adversaries, who wrongfully had accused him. He showeth their naughty nature, and how the destruction of such shallbe to God's glory: for the godly seeing it, shall praise God and be glad. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 O Lord hear my voice in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 hide me from the secret [counsels] of the malicious: from the conspiracy of the workers of iniquity. 3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword: who have drawn their arrow, even a bitter word. 4 That they may privily shoot at him which is perfect: they do suddenly shoot at him and fear not. 5 They courage themselves in mischief: and common among themselves how they may lay snares, and say, who shall see them? 6 They search out how to do wrong, they put in practice fully that they have diligently searched out: yea even the secrets and bottom of every one of their hearts. 7 But the Lord will suddenly shoot at them with a [swift] arrow: their plagues shallbe [apparent.] 8 Yea they shall cause their own (a) Their own false reports, shall work mischief unto them. tongues to be a means for to destroy themselves: insomuch that who so seeth them, shall desire to flee away ●from them] 9 And all men that see it shall say, this hath God done: for they shall well perceive that it is his work. 10 The righteous will rejoice in God, and put his trust in him: and all they that be upright hearted will be glad. The argument of the .lxv. psalm. ¶ David setteth forth the exceeding goodness of God, partly in that he hath appointed to be worshipped at Zion, to hear those that make their prayers unto him, to forgive them their sins, and to endue his people with many spiritual graces and gifts: partly also in that he maketh the ground fruitful, replenishing it with cattle, corn, and all kind of fruits, aswell in deserts and hills, as in valleys. ¶ To the chief musician, the psalm of David, a song. 1 O Lord “ Praise takes thee. Evening prayer. thou wilt be greatly praised in Zion: and unto thee shall vows be performed 2 Thou that hearest a prayer: unto thee shall all flesh come. 3 [My] “ Words, or things of iniquity. misdeeds have prevailed against me: oh be thou merciful unto our wicked transgressions. 4 Blessed is the man [whom] thou choosest and receivest unto thee: he shall dwell in thy court, and we shallbe satisfied with the (a) Doctrine of law and ceremonies goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 5 Thou wilt hear us, doing wonderful things in righteousness O Lord of our salvation: thou [art] the hope of all ends of the earth, and of them that dwell far of at the sea coast. 6 Thou art he who in his strength settleth fast the mountains: and is girded about with power. 7 Who stilleth the raging of the sea, and the noise of his waves: and the uproar of the people. 8 They also that dwell in the utmost parts [of the earth] be afraid at thy signs▪ thou makest them rejoice at the going (b) At the rising of the sun and moon. forth of the morning and evening. 9 Thou visitest the earth, and thou makest it overflown, thou enrichest it greatly: the (c) Great rivers be river of God is full of water, thou preparest their corn, for so thou (d) Thou ordaynest the earth to bring forth corn. ordaynest it. 10 Thou waterest her forowes, thou breakest down her “ A crew of soldiers. hillocks: thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it. 11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness: and thy “ clouds drop fatness. 12 They drop upon the dwellings of the wilderness: and hills be compassed with joy. 13 The downs be covered with sheep: the valleys stand thick with corn [so that] they shout [for joy] and also sing. The argument of the lxuj psalm. ¶ The prophet David calleth upon all men to praise God for his wonderful power, declared not only in the old time in drying the red sea that the children of Israel might escape Pharaos' hands: but also now for saving his people from their enemies, and from Pharaos' and tyrants of their days. He also inciteth other to be thankful unto God through his example. ¶ To the chief musician, a song (which is) a psalm. 1 DEclare you joyful unto the Lord all [ye of] the earth: sing psalms unto the glory of his name, give glory to his majesty. 2 Say unto the Lord, oh how wonderful art thou in thy works: thorough the greatness of thy power thine enemies shallbe found (a) They shall deny their doings. liars unto thee. 3 For all [they of] the world shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing psalms unto thy holy name. Selah. 4 Come hither and behold the works of the Lord: how wonderful he is in his doing toward the children of men. 5 He turneth the sea into dry land, so that they went thorough the water on foot: there did we rejoice in him. 6 He ruleth with his power for ever, his eyes beholdeth the gentiles: such as be rebels shall not come to promotion. Selah. 7 O ye people bless your Lord: and make the voice of his praise to be heard. 8 Who preserveth our soul in life: and suffereth not our feet to slip. 9 For thou O Lord hast proved us: thou hast tried us, like as silver is tried. 01 Thou broughtest us into the snare: and laid trouble upon our loins. 11 Thou suffered'st men to ride over our heads: we went through fire and water, and [yet] thou broughtest us out into a “ Watered. pleasant [place.] 12 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: and I will pay thee my vows which I promised with my lips, and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble. 13 I will offer unto thee fat burnt sacrifices, with the incense of rams: I will offer bullocks and goats. Selah. 14 O come hither, & hearken: and I will tell all you that fear the Lord, what he hath done for my soul. 15 I called unto him with my mouth: and I exalted him with my tongue. 16 If I had inclined unto wickedness in my heart, the Lord would not have heard me: but the Lord hath heard me, & considered the voice of my prayer. 17 Blessed be the Lord which hath not rejected my prayer: nor turned his mercy from me. The argument of the lxvii psalm. ¶ The prophet in the name of the people of Israel, beseecheth God of his favour and mercy, that his commandments may be published to the whole world: so that by that means God might be praised, and all people blessed. ¶ To the chief musician upon Neginoth, a psalm (which is) a song. 1 THe Lord be merciful unto us and bless us: [and] cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us. Selah. 2 That thy way may be known upon the earth: thy salvation among all nations. 3 [Then] will the people “ Confess. praise thee O Lord: yea all the people will “ Confess. praise thee. 4 The Gentiles will rejoice & triumph: for thou wilt judge the people, and govern the gentiles upon the earth, according to equity. Selah. 5 The people will praise “ Confess. thee O Lord: all the people will “ Confess. praise thee. 6 [Then] shall the earth bring forth her increase: and the Lord our Lord will give us his blessing. 7 The Lord will bless us: and all the ends of the world shall fear him. ¶ The argument of the lxviij Psalm. ¶ David after some notable victory thanketh God, who is and hath been through his mighty power a present help and comfort to the afflicted, to orphans, widows, and prisoners that sit in darkness, who also overthroweth with his mighty arm all wickedness and his agaynesayers, and maketh them his subjects for ever, to the great joy of the godly. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David, which is a song. 1 IN case the Lord would arise, Morning prayer. his enemies would be scattered: and they that hate him would flee from his face. 2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, [so] wilt thou cause [them] to vanish away: and like as water melteth at the fire, [so] will the ungodly perish at the presence of the Lord. 3 But the righteous must be glad, and rejoice before the Lord: they shall not stand still for mirth. 4 Sing unto the Lord, sing psalms unto his name: magnify him that rideth upon the heavens as it were upon an horse in his name “ jah, a name of God that signifieth him to be always, and other things to be of him. everlasting, and rejoice before his face. 5 He is a father of the fatherless, and the judge of widows: [he is] the Lord in his holy habitation. 6 He is the Lord that maketh those that dwell (a) Those to have children and a family, that had none before. alone to have a family: and bringeth prisoners out of the stocks. 7 But rebels did inhabit a dry [ground] O Lord, when thou goest forth before the people: when thou goest through the wilderness. Selah. 8 The earth shaken, and the heavens dropped at the presence of the Lord: even Sinai itself [shaken] at the presence of the Lord, Lord of Israel. 9 Thou O Lord didst cause rain to fall at thy gracious pleasure: and when thine inheritance was weighed, thou didst hearten it. 10 Thy flock dwelleth there: for thou O Lord dost of thy goodness prepare for the poor. 11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the “ The women that told it abroad. preachers. 12 Kings with their armies did flee: they did flee, and the (b) That is, a woman, ●e●nyng Debor● ornament of an house divided the spoil. 13 Though ye have lain among the pots: yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove that is covered with silver, and hath her feathers as yellow as gold. 14 When the almighty scattered kings in (c) In the land of promise. it: it was as white as snow in “ Stalmon. Salmon. 15 As the hill of “ Bashan. Basan, so is God's hill: even an high hill, as the hill of Basan. 19 Why skyp you so ye high hills? this is the lords hill in the which it pleaseth him to dwell, yea God will abide in it for ever. 17 The charettes of the Lord are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: and the Lord is among them in holy Sinai. 18 Thou wenst up on high, thou hastled * captivity captive, thou hast received gifts for men: yea even [for] those that be disobedient, that God the Lord might dwell [among them.] 19 Blessed be the Lord who day by day poureth his [benefits] upon us: and is God of our salvation. Selah. 20 The Lord is our Lord for to save * us: and all manner of ways for (d) God destroyeth his enemies, as he saveth his people. death pertaineth to God the Lord. 21 God will wound the head of his enemies: and the hairy scalp of him who goeth on still in his wickedness. 22 The Lord hath said, I will bring [my people] again out from Basan: I will bring [them] again out from the deep of the sea. 23 That thy foots [and] the tongue of thy * dogs: may be made red in the blood of the enemies by his means. 24 They do well see O Lord thy goings: thy goings in the sanctuary my Lord and king. 25 The singers go before, the minstrels follow after: in the midst are the damsels playing with the tyrants. 26 In the congregations they do bless the Lord: the God of the (e) Progeny. fountain of Israel. 27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, & the princes of jehuda their (f) It is derived of a word that signifieth to overwhelm. counsel: the princes of Zabulon [and] the princes of Nepthali. 28 Thy Lord hath ordained thy strength: establish the thing O Lord that thou hast wrought in us. 29 For thy temple sake at Jerusalem: kings will bring presents unto thee. 30 Put to rebuke the company of spear * men, a multitude of bulls amongst the “ Calves of the people. people like unto calves: [until] that they brought under foot [come] with pieces of silver [for tribute,] scatter the people that delight in war. 31 Then shall “ Ambassadors. princes come out of Egypt: Ethiopia in all haste shall stretch out her hands unto the Lord. 32 Sing unto the Lord O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing psalms unto the Lord. Selah. 33 Who rideth upon the “ Upon the heavens, 〈◊〉 heavens 〈◊〉 eternity. most highest eternal heavens: lo he sendeth out a mighty voice in his voice. 34 Acknowledge the Lord to be mighty: his majesty is over Israel, & might in the clouds. 35 O Lord thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel giveth might and strength unto his people, Blessed be the Lord. ¶ The argument of the lxix Psalm. ¶ David as in a figure setteth forth lively Christ's passion, declaring withal, that God's people shallbe saved, and his enemies destroyed. For he complaineth very vehemently of his grievous afflictions, humbly requesting to be delivered of them. He wisheth evil success and a wretched end unto his adversaries, he rejoiceth and praiseth God, and calleth upon heaven and earth to do the same. Finally, he prophesieth of the prosperity of Christ's Church. ¶ To the chief musician upon () A musical instrument. Sosanim (a psalm) of David. 1 Save me O Lord: for (a) Great calamities. waters have entered in unto my soul. Evening prayer. 2 I am over the head in deep mire where I feel no ground: I plunge in deep waters where the stream overwhelmeth me. 3 I am weighed of crying, my throat is dry: my sight faileth me through the long attendance that I have given upon my Lord. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that are mine enemies and would destroy me guiltless are mighty, I paid them the things that I never took. 5 God thou knowest my folly: and my faults are not hid from thee. 6 Let not them that trust in thee O Lord God of hosts, be for my cause ashamed: let not those that seek thee, be through me confounded O Lord of Israel. 7 For thy sake have I suffered reproof, shame hath covered my face: I am become a stranger unto my brethren, even an alliant unto my mother's children. 8 For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me: and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen upon me. 9 And I wept [chastening] my soul with fasting: and that was turned to my reproof. 10 Also I put on sackcloth for my garment: and they jested at me. 11 They that sit in the gate speak against me: and they that drink strong drink [make] songs [upon me.] 12 But [I make] my prayer unto thee O God in an acceptable time: hear me O Lord in the multitude of thy mercy, according to the truth of thy salvation. 13 Take me out of the mire, that I sink not: oh let me be delivered from them that hate me, & out of the deep waters. 14 Let not the water flood drown me, neither let the deep swallow me up: & let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 15 Hear me O God, for thy loving kindness is comfortable: turn thee unto me according unto the multitude of thy mercies. 16 And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: O haste thee [and] hear me. 17 Draw nigh unto my soul & redeem it: for mine enemy's sake oh redeem me. 18 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all in thy sight. 19 Reproof hath broken my heart a pieces, I am full of heaviness: I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was none, and for some that should comfort me, but I could find none. 20 They gave me for meat, gall to eat: and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink. 21 Let their table be as a snare before them: and in stead of abundance of “ Quietness and pleasure peace, let it be a means of destruction. 22 Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and ever bow down their loins. 23 power out thine indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful displeasure take hold of them. 24 Let their habitation be desolate: and let no man dwell in their tabernacles. 25 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten: and they talk of the grief of them whom thou hast wounded. 26 Let them fall from one wickedness to another: and let them not enter into thy righteousness. 27 Let them be wiped out of the book of the living: and not to be written among the righteous. 28 As for me I am afflicted and in heaviness: thy saving help O Lord “ Shall place me on high. shall defend me. 29 I will praise the name of the Lord with a song: and magnify him with a solemn confession. 30 And it will please God: better than a bullock that hath horns and hooves. 31 The humble will consider this and be glad, such as seek after God: and your soul shall live. 32 For God heareth the poor: & despiseth not his prisoners. 33 Let heaven and earth praise him: the sea and all that moveth therein. 34 For the Lord will save Zion, and build the cities of jehuda: that men may dwell there and have it in possession. 35 The posterity also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. ❧ The argument of the lxx psalm. ¶ David desireth God to help him with all speed, and to take avengeaunce of his enemies. He also describeth the joy of the godly, who seeth him delivered. ¶ To the chief musician (a psalm) of David, to reduce in remembrance. 1 HAste thee] O Lord to deliver me: make haste to help me O God. 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward and be put to confusion that wish me evil. 3 Let them be returned backward: for a reward of their shaming [other] which say, “ Haah, haah there, there. 4 But let all those that seek thee be joyful and glad in thee: and let all such as delight in thy salvation say always, the Lord be magnified. 5 As for me I am poor and in misery, hasten thee unto me O Lord: thou art my aid and my deliverer, O God make no long tarrying. ¶ The argument of the lxxj Psalm. ¶ The prophet being assured of God's aid, desireth to be delivered of his wicked and cruel enemies, against whose malice he complaineth before the face of God. And forsomuch as even from his youth he hath put his trust in God: he prayeth that now in his old age he be heard and helped, to the intent that God may be praised for his deliverance. Wherefore, after he hath uttered his enemy's thoughts, and prophesied of their destruction: he saith that he will go to war, trusting in the power of God, who before time hath restored him out of sundry afflictions and temptations, unto a better state and condition then ever he had before. 1 IN thee O God I have put my trust, Morning prayer. let me never be put to confusion: rid me and deliver me in thy righteousness, incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 2 Be thou my strong hold whereunto I may always resort: thou hast (a) To his angels & other creatures, not to oppress David in his troubles. given a charge to save me, for thou art my house of defence, and my castle. 3 deliver me O my Lord out of the hand of the ungodly: out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 4 For thou O Lord God art the thing that I long for: thou art my hope even from my youth. 5 Through thee have I been maintained ever since I was borne: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb, my praise shallbe always of thee. 6 I am become as it were a monster unto many: but my sure trust is in thee. 7 Oh let my mouth be filled: with thy praise and glory all the day long. 8 Cast me not away in the time of age: forsake me not when my strength faileth me. 9 For mine enemies speak against me: and they that lay await for my soul take their counsel together. 10 They say, the Lord hath forsaken him: do you persecute him and take him, for there is none to deliver him. 11 Go not far from me O Lord: haste thee O my Lord to help me. 12 Let them be confounded, let them be brought to nought that are against my soul: let them be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil. 13 As for me I will patiently wait always: and I will praise thee more and more. 14 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation: for I know no “ Know not the number. end thereof. 15 I will go forth in the (b) To battle. strength of the Lord God: [and] I will only make mention of thy righteousness. 16 Thou O God hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I can well declare thy wondrous works. 17 Wherefore whilst I am old and am grey headed: O Lord forsake me not, until I have showed thy arm unto [this] generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come. 18 And until I [have] exceedyngly exalted O Lord thy righteousness: for great things are they that thou hast done, O Lord who is like unto thee? 19 Which hast made me to feel many great troubles and adversities: yet returning thou hast revived me, yea returning thou hast caused me to come out from the bottom of the earth. 20 Thou hast brought me to greater honour than I had before: & thou returning haste comforted me on every side. 21 Therefore I will confess unto thee thy truth O Lord, playing upon an instrument of music: unto thee I will sing psalms upon the harp O thou most holy [God] of Israel. 22 My lips will be joyful when I sing unto thee: and so will my soul which thou hast redeemed. 23 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evil. ¶ The argument of the lxxij Psalm. ¶ The prophet in the name of the whole Church prayeth that the kingdom promised unto him may come, which is the kingdom of jesus Christ. He declareth that then there shallbe peace, the number of the just shall increase, so that all nations shallbe subject unto him. He setteth forth the affection of the people toward their king, & the abundance of all things in his kingdom, so that his name shall endure for ever. ❧ Of Solomon. 1 O God give unto the king thy (a) give him grace to judge according to thy law. judgements: and thy righteousness unto the kings son. 2 [Then] he will judge thy people according unto justice: and thy afflicted according to “ judgement. equity. 3 The mountains also and hills: shall bring peace to the people by the means of righteousness. 4 He will judge the afflicted amongst the people: he will save the children of the poor, and subdue the oppressor. 5 They will fear thee as long as the sun and moon shineth: from one generation to another. 6 He will come down like the rain into a (b) He alludeth to the miracle of Gedeon. judges. ●. fleece of wool: even as the drops that water the earth. 7 In his days the righteous will flourish: and there shallbe abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. 8 His dominion also shallbe from the one sea to the other: and from the flood unto the end of the earth. 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him: his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The king of “ Tharshish. Tharsis and of the Isles shall offer presents: the kings of (c) Sheba is thought to be in Arabia, and Seba in Ethiopia. Sheba & Seba shall bring gifts. 11 All kings will worship him: all nations will do him service. 12 For he will deliver the poor when he crieth: and the afflicted and him that hath no helper. 13 He will have compassion upon the poor and needy: and he will preserve the souls of the poor. 14 He will deliver their souls from deceit and oppression: and their blood shallbe in his sight. 15 He will live, and he will give 〈…〉 to the * poor of the gold of Sheba: and he will pray always for him, and daily he will bless him. 16 A handful of corn shall [be sowed] in the earth upon the top of hills: and the fruit thereof shall make a noise like Libanus, and shall flourish in the city like grass upon the earth. 17 His name shall endure for ever, his name shallbe spread abroad to the world so long as the sun shall shine: all nations shallbe blessed in him, and shall call him blessed. 18 Blessed be God the Lord: the Lord of Israel which only doth wondrous things. 19 And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and all the earth shallbe filled with his majesty. Amen, Amen. ¶ Here endeth the prayers of David the son of Isai. ❧ The argument of the lxxiii psalm. ¶ The prophet for the comfort of the Godly, uttereth what offences spring of the prosperity of the wicked, declaring withal that they have a wretched end, and that the end of such as be afflicted in this world for righteousness is happy: although that he knoweth not the cause of the affliction of the one, or the prosperity of the other. He setteth forth the pride of the ungodly, and the goodness and providence of God towards him at all times. ¶ A psalm of () To be song Asaph. 1 Truly the Lord is very good unto Israel: Evening prayer. unto such as have a clean heart. 2 Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone from me: my steps had almost slipped. 3 For I envied at the case of the foolish: I saw the wicked [flow] in all kind of (a) Peace. prosperity. 4 For there be no b They will not be bridled with laws, trusting to bribery and to their strong holds. bonds of death that can hold them: and the galaries of their houses be strong. 5 They come in no misfortune like other folk: neither are they plagued like other men. 6 And this is the cause that pride compass them round about: and cruelty covereth them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out for fatness: and the cogitations of their hearts do (c) They be not ashamed to utter their naughty thoughts. pass from them. 8 They make other dissolute, they speak oppression with injury: they talk “ From aloft. proudly and presumptuously. 9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto the heaven: and their tongue goeth through the world. 10 Therefore [God] his people (d) Even they that pretend to be God's people, do s●t by them that fill their ●ellyes and have riches, and thus they reason. turneth thither: and there is drawn unto them waters in a full [cup.] 11 And they say, how should God perceive it? is there knowledge in the most highest? 12 Lo these ungodly and fortunate in the world: do possess riches. 13 Truly I have cleansed my heart in vain: and washed my hands in innocency. 14 All the day long I have been scourged: and “ My correction in the morning. chastened every morning. 15 If I should say that I would judge after this sort: lo than I should condemn the generation of thy children. 16 Therefore I considered how I might understand this: but it was to painful in mine eyes. 17 Until I went unto the sanctuary of God: and understood the end of them. 18 Truly thou dost set them in slippery places: and castest them down headlong for to be destroyed. 19 Oh how be they brought to a destruction even upon a sudden: they faint, they consume away for very dread. 20 They be as a dream to a man after he is once waked: O Lord thou wilt cause their (e) Their honour, dignity, estimation, authority & soul at the resurrection. image to be despised in the city. 21 verily thus was my heart inflamed: thus was my reins pricked. 22 So foolish was I and void of understanding: I was even a bruit beast before thee. 23 Nevertheless I am always with thee: for thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 Thou hast guide me with thy counsel: and after that thou receivedst me with glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 27 For lo, they that keep themselves a loof from thee shall perish: thou destroyest every one that committeth fornication against thee. 28 But it is good for me to come near unto God: [wherefore] I put my trust in thee O Lord God, that I may declare all thy works. The argument of the lxxiiii psalm. ¶ The prophet in the name of the people of Israel complaineth of their affliction, how that they be as forsaked of God: how that their temple is set a fire, and razed, and the word of God abolished. He describeth the injuries, cruelty, outrageousness, and blasphemies of the enemies. He humbly prayeth that these calamities may have an end, that just punishment & avengeance may be taken of the enemies, and that they may be defended for his covenant sake, as his fathers were coming out of Egypt. ¶ A wise instruction (to be song) of Asaph. 1 O Lord wherefore dost thou forsake us altogether? wherefore “ Smoketh. breaketh forth thy anger against the sheep of thy pasture. 2 Remember thy congregation, thou hast possessed it now a long time: thou hast redeemed the (a) As lands be measured by rods & poles: so God as with a rod measured jury out of all the world for his inheritance. rod of thine inheritance, even mount Zion wherein thou dwellest. 3 life up thy feet for to destroy utterly every enemy: which hath done evil in thy sanctuary. 4 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy congregations: and set up their banners for signs [of victory.] 5 He that hewed timber afore out of * thick woods [for to build the temple:] was esteemed as one offering a present [to God] above. 6 But now they break down into pieces all the carved work thereof: with axes and hammers. 7 They have set fire on thy holy places: they have defiled the dwelling place of thy name [casting it down] to the ground. 8 Yea, they said in their hearts, let us make havoc of them altogether: thus have they burnt up all the houses of God in the land. 9 We see not our ensigns, there is not one prophet more: no not one is there amongst us that understandeth “ How long our case. 10 O Lord shall the adversary do this dishonour continually? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, yea thy right hand? consume [them, drawing] it out of thy bosom. 12 Truly God is my king of old: who worketh salvation in the midst of the earth. 13 Thou didst divide the sea through thy power: thou brakest the heads of the (b) Pharaoh and his people. dragons in the waters. 14 Thou smotest the heads of (c) Of stout Pharaoh, lord of land & sea. Leviathan in pieces: and gavest (d) God gave the spoils of Pharaoh and of the Egyptians, to the children of Israel wandering in wilderness forty years. Or, by the people in the desert, is meant, fishes in the sea. Or, Pharaoh fed God's people in the desert, in that his destruction assured them that God cared & would provide for them. him to be meat for the people in wilderness. 15 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the hard rocks: thou didst dry up mighty waters. 16 The day is thine, & the night is thine: thou hast prepared the light & the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast ordained summer and winter. 18 Remember this O God, the enemy hath dishonoured: and the foolish people hath blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove unto a wild beast: forget not the congregation of the poor for ever. 20 Look upon the covenant: for darkness of the earth hath replenished houses with iniquity. 21 O let not the simple go away ashamed: but let the afflicted & needy give praise unto thy name. 22 Arise O Lord, maintain thine own cause: remember the dishonour that the foolish man [doth] unto thee daily. 23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the muttering of them that hate thee ascendeth up continually. ¶ The argument of the .lxxv. Psalm. ¶ The prophet praiseth God, and setteth forth the duty of a good prince, who must administer justice and equity, purge the earth from corruptness of judgement, suppress the wicked, and advance the godly through the great power of God. ¶ To the chief musician, destroy not; the psalm To be song as the song beginning. To be song of Asaph. of Asaph, a song. 1 WE do confess it unto thee O lord, we do confess it: Morning prayer. for thy wondrous works do declare thy name to be at “ Ne●e. hand. 2 When I shall take time fit for the purpose: I will judge according unto right. 3 The earth wasteth and all the inhabitors thereof: I have upholded the pillars of it. Selah. 4 I said unto fools deal not so madly: & to the ungodly (a) Be not proud. set not up your horn. 5 Set not up your horn an high: [and] speak [not] with a stiff neck. 6 Because promotion cometh neither from the east nor from the west: nor yet from the “ Desert. south. 7 For God is the judge: it is he that putteth down one, and setteth up another. 8 For in the hand of God there is a cup, and the wine is red: it is full mixed, and he poureth out the same. 9 But the ungodly of the earth do wring out: and drink the dregs thereof. 10 As for me I will ever set forth in words [the Lord]: I will sing psalms to the God of jacob. 11 And I will break all the horns of the ungodly: but the horns of the righteous shallbe exalted. ¶ The argument of the lxxuj Psalm. ¶ The prophet praiseth the country of jury, for that God and his will was known in it, for that also that there God had given a notable victory, as declaring himself to be the defender of Jerusalem. He setteth forth the terrible judgement & power of God against wicked enemies. Finally, he exhorteth all Israelites to the true worshipping of God. ¶ To the chief musician in Neginoth, the psalm of Asaph, a song. 1 IN jury is God known: his name is great in Israel. 2 At Shalem is his tabernacle: and his dwelling in Zion. 3 There he broke the arrows of the bow: the shield, the sword, and the battle. Selah. 4 Thou art honourable: and of more puissance than the (a) Government of tyrants. mountains of robbers. 5 The high courageous stomachs are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and the valiant soldiers could not (b) For to defend themselves. find their own hands. 6 At thy rebuke O God of jacob: both the chariot and horse be brought to “ Brought asleep. nought. 7 Thou, even thou art dreadful: and who may stand in thy sight when thou [begynnest] to be angry? 8 Thou causest thy judgement to be heard from heaven: then the earth trembleth, and is still. 9 When God ariseth to judgement: and to help all the afflicted upon the earth. Selah. 10 The fierceness of man shall “ Confess thee. turn to thy praise: [and] the remnant of the fierceness thou wilt restrain. 11 Make vows unto God your Lord, & perform them all ye that be round about him: bring presents unto him that is dreadful. 12 He “ He gathereth the grape, that i●, he taketh from them. abateth the spirit of princes: he is dreadful to the kings of the earth. ❧ The argument of the lxxvii psalm. ¶ The prophet uttereth in a lamentation, wonderful cogitations of a sorrowful afflicted & pensive heart, almost brought into desperation: but considering the manifold argument of God's power and goodness, declared to him and to his fathers in time past, he taketh good courage, and trusteth of God's help. ¶ To the chief musician upon () An instrument of music. jeduthun, a psalm of Asaph. 1 MY voice was unto the Lord, and I cried: my voice was unto the Lord, and he harkened unto me. 2 In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord: my hand all the night (a) The hands of them that lie a dying, be plucking and catching. catched & ceased not, my soul refused comfort. 3 I called to remembrance God, and I was disquieted: I conferred with myself, and my spirit was wrapped in pensiveness. Selah. 4 Thou didst keep the watch of mine eyes: I was amazed & could not speak. 5 I did think upon the days past: and on the years of the old world. 6 I called to remembrance my psalm, song on the musical instrument in the night time: I communed with mine own heart, & searched out my spirits. 7 What, will the Lord forsake me for ever? will he be no more entreated to be favourable? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? and is his promise made from one generation to another, come utterly to an end. 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? and will he shut up his loving kindness in displeasure? Selah. 10 And I said, (b) I could not scape death in this calamity, but God yet may make me live many years. this is my death: but the right hand of the most highest [may grant] me years. 11 I did call to remembrance the works of God almighty: for thy wonders done a great while a go came into my mind. 12 I also gave myself to muse of all thy works: and I talked of all thy acts. 13 Thy way O Lord is in (c) All that God doth, is most holy. holiness: who is so great a God as the Lord? 14 Thou art the God that doth wonders: thou hast made thy power known among the people. 15 Thou hast redeemed thy people with a [mighty] arm: the sons of jacob and joseph. Selah. 16 The waters saw thee O God, the waters saw thee, they (d) To drown the Israelites in the red sea. feared: yea the depths of them moved out of their place. 17 Thick clouds powered down rain, thin clouds gave a noise: and thine (e) Lightning and hail. arrows went abroad into all corners. 18 The sound of thy thunder was round about the [sky]: the lightnynges shone through the world, the earth quaked and trembled. 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in the great waters: and thy footsteps are not known. 20 Thou didst lead thy people like sheep: by the hand of Moses and Aaron. ¶ The argument of the lxxviij Psalm. ¶ The prophet moveth his people to give diligent ear unto him uttering the wonderful benefits of God to the jews, even such as were commonly known amongst them, and were to be declared of fathers unto their children in all generations by the commandment of God, to the intent that they be not as their forefathers were, rebels, and stubborn against God and his word. For which cause they had evil success in battle, and were afflicted with sundry calamities: yet they feeling the smart of affliction, made a countenance as though they sought God, but it was hypocritically, not forsaking their sins and fleeing to God's mercy, wherefore God gave the ark to the Philistines as forsaking the Israelites because they grieved him with hill altars and images, God also refused the tribe of Ephraim, and chose the tribe of juda, appointing David a shepherd keeping sheep, for to be king of his people. ¶ A wise instruction () To be song of Asaph. Evening prayer. 1 Hear my law O my people: incline your ears unto the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will declare hard sentences of the old time past. 3 Which we have heard and known: and such as our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children: nay we will set forth in words to the generation to come, the praises of God, and his might and wonderful works that he hath done. 5 For he revived a statute in jacob, and gave Israel a law: in the which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children. 6 To the intent the posterity should know it, [and] children which shallbe borne: that they should rise up and declare it to their children. 7 That they should put their trust in God, and not forget the works of God: but keep his commandments. 8 And that they be not as their forefathers [were] a rebellious and a mutable generation: a generation that directed not their heart aright, and whose spirit cleaved not steadfastly unto God. i Par. seven. 9 [Like as] the children of Ephraim, which being harnessed & carrying bows: turned their backs in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God: and they would not walk in his law. 11 But they forgot his works: and his wonders which he had showed them. 12 marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers: in the land of Egypt, in the field “ S●oan. of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea and let them go thorough: he made the waters to stand as on an heap. 14 In the day time also he led them with a cloud: and all the night through with a light of fire. 15 He cloved the hard rocks in the wilderness: & gave them drink thereof, as it had been out of the great deep waters. 16 He brought running streams out of a stony rock: and caused waters to gush down, like as out of rivers. 17 Yet for all this they sinned still against him: so that they provoked the most highest in the wilderness. 18 And they temped god in their hearts: in requiring meat for their “ Soul. lust. 19 They spoke against God: they said, can God prepare a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he hath smitten the stony rock, and waters have gushed out, and streams have flowed out abundantly: but can he likewise give bread, can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Wherefore God heard [them,] he was wroth, a fire was kindled in jacob: and there arose up heavy displeasure against Israel. 22 Because they believed not in the Lord: nor did put their trust in his salvation. 23 And yet he commanded the clouds above: and opened the doors of heaven. 24 He reigned down “ man.. Manna also upon them, that they should eat: and gave them corn from heaven. 25 [So] man did eat the bread of “ or, princes angels: he sent them meat enough. 26 He removed the east wind from under the heaven: and through his power he brought in the south wind. 27 He reigned flesh upon them as thick as dust: and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. 28 He let it fall among their tents: even round about their pavilions. 29 So they did eat and were well filled, for he gave them their own desire: nevertheless they were not alienated from their lust. 30 But while the meat was yet in their mouths, the heavy wrath of God came upon them, and slew the welthyest of them: and made the chosen men of Israel to stoop. 31 For all this they sinned still: and believed not his wondrous works. 32 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity: & their years in a short [troublous] time. 33 When he slew them, they sought him: they repented them, and (a) They rose in the morning to pray to God. made God their mornings work. 34 And they remembered that the Lord was their rock: & that the Lord most highest was their redeemer. 35 Nevertheless they did but flatter him with their mouth: and they made him a lie with their tongue. 36 For their heart was not upright with him: neither continued they faithful in his covenant. 37 Yet for all that he being most merciful: clean pardoned all their misdeeds, and destroyed them not. 38 Yea many a time he did much for to repress his anger: and never would suffer his whole rage to break out. 39 For he considered that they were but flesh, and that they were even a wind that passeth away & cometh not again. 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness: & grieved him in the desert? 41 They turned back and tempted the Lord: and prescribed (b) As though he were not omnipotent. bounds to the most holy [God] of Israel. 42 They thought not of his hand: in the day when he redeemed them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his miracles in Egypt: and his wonders in the field of “ S●o●n. Zoan. 44 For he turned into blood their rivers & floods: so that they might not drink. 45 He sent amongst them all kind of flies who did eat them: and frogs who destroyed them. 46 He gave their fruits unto the caterpillar: & their labour to the grasshopper. 47 He destroyed their vines with hail stones: and their wild fig trees with the hard frost. 48 He smote their cattle also with hailstones: and their flocks with thunder bolts. 49 He cast upon them the rage of his fury, anger, disdain, and trouble: by sending forth evil angels amongst them. 50 He made away to his indignation, & spared not their soul from death: he gave their life to be subject to the pestilence. 51 And he smote all the first borne of Egypt: the first fruits of (c) Or strength, meaning the fir●t borne. concupiscence in the pavilions of Egypt was named of the son of Cham. Cham. 52 But as for his own people, he led them forth like sheep: and conducted them through the wilderness like a flock of cattle. 53 He brought them out safely that they should not fear: and overwhelmed their enemies with the sea. 54 And brought them within the borders of his (e) Or holy country. sanctuary: even to this So he calleth Chanaan, because it was full of mounta●nes. mountain which his right hand purchased. 55 He did cast out the heathen also before them: he caused their land to be divided among them for an heritage, & made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56 Nevertheless, they tempted and displeased the most highest Lord: & kept not his testimonies. 57 They turned backward, and they went astray like their forefathers: they started aside like a bow “ that breaketh. 58 For they stirred him to anger with their high places: and provoked him to jealousy with their carved images. 59 When the Lord heard this, he was wroth: & took sore displeasure at Israel. 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo: the pavilion [wherein] he dwelled amongst men. 61 He delivered his g He suff●●ed the ark to be carried away of the Philistines. force into captivity: and his glory into the enemy's hand. 62 He gave also his people over to the sword: and was wroth with his inheritance. 63 Fire consumed his young men: and his maidens were not “ Prayse●. married. 64 His priests were slain with the sword: and his widows made no lamentation. 65 But the Lord awaked as though he had slept: like a giant making a triumphant noise after wine. 66 He smote his enemies in the hinder parts: & put them to a perpetual shame. 67 He refused the tabernacle of joseph: and chose not the tribe of Ephraim. 68 But he chose the tribe of “ jehudah. juda: even the hill of Zion which he loved. 69 And there he builded his temple on high: and laid the foundation of it like a ground ever to continue. 70 He chose also David his servant: and took him away from the sheepfolds. 71 As he was following the ewes great with young he took him: that he might feed jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the simplicity of his heart: and guided them by the discretion of his hands. The argument of the lxxix. psalm. The prophet in the name of the Israelites greatly afflicted, lamenteth at the destruction of the temple, and of the city of Jerusalem done by the Heathen, and at the slaughter of his people. He prayeth God aswell to take vengeance of the enemies in turning his displeasure on them, as to pardon him and his their manifold sins for his name's sake, that they might praise him for ever. ¶ A psalm of Asaph. Morning prayer. 1 O Lord, the heathen are come into thine inheritance: they have defiled thy holy temple, they have made Jerusalem an heap [of stones] 2 They have given the dead bodies of thy servants to be meat unto the souls of the air: and the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the land. 3 They have shed their blood like water on every side of Jerusalem: and there is none to bury them. 4 We are become an open shame unto our neighbours: a very scorn and derision unto them that are round about us. 5 O God, how long wilt thou be angry? shall thy jealousy burn like fire for ever? 6 power out thine indignation upon the Heathen that have not known thee: and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. 7 For they have devoured jacob: and laid waste his dwelling place. 8 O remember not against us sins that be past, with all speed let thy tender mercy prevent us: for we are brought very low. 9 Help us O Lord of our salvation for the glory of thy name: deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins for thy name's sake. 10 Wherefore do the Heathen say, where is now their God? let the vengeance of thy servants blood that is shed, be [openly known] amongst the Heathen in our sight. 11 Let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee, according unto the greatness of thy power: preserve thou those that [are] appointed to die. 12 And reward thou our neighbours seven fold into their bosom: their blasphemy wherewith they have blasphemed thee O God. 13 So we who be thy people and sheep of thy pasture will confess thee for ever: and we will always set forth in words thy praise, from generation to generation. The argument of the lxxx psalm. ¶ The prophet earnestly prayeth God for to deliver his people of Israel out of affliction wherein they were wrapped. He reciteth the benefits done unto them, in bringing them out of Egypt, as a vine of God to be planted in the holy land. He lamenteth the destruction of Jerusalem, desiring that it may be re-edified. ¶ To the chief musician, upon Sosannim Eduth, a psalm () To be song. of Asaph. 1 Hear O thou shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest joseph like a sheep: and thou that sittest upon the Cherubims, show thy gracious presence. 2 Before (a) These three tribes followed the ark when it was carried. Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses: stir up thy strength, and come for to save us. 3 Turn us again O Lord: show the light of thy countenance, and we shallbe saved. 4 O God, Lord of hosts: how long wilt thou “ snuff. be angry at the prayer of thy people? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears: and givest them plenteously tears to drink. 6 Thou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh us to scorn. 7 Turn us again thou Lord of hosts: show the light of thy countenance, and we shallbe saved. 8 Thou didst translate a vine out of Egypt: thou didst cast out the Heathen, and planted it. 9 Thou mad'st room before it: thou causedst it to take root, and it hath filled the land. 10 The hills were covered with her shadow: and “ The Cedar trees of God. goodly high Cedar trees with her bows. 11 She stretched out her branches unto the sea: and her bows unto the (b) Euphrates. river. 12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedge: that all they which go by pluck of her grapes? 13 The wild bore out of the wood rooteth it up: and the wild beast of the field devoureth it. 14 Turn thee again thou God of hosts I pray thee: look down from heaven, behold and visit this vine and vinyeard that thy right hand hath planted, and the young branch which thou hast fortified (c) To thy glory. for thyself. 15 It is brent with fire and cut down: they shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 16 Let thy (d) Succour. hand be upon the man (e) Man placed by thy. of thy right hand: and upon the son of man whom thou hast fortified for (f) For thy glory. thine own self. 17 And so we will not go back from thee: thou shalt revive us, and we will call upon thy name. 18 Turn us again O God, Lord of hosts: show the light of thy countenance, and we shallbe saved. The argument of the lxxxj psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth the ministers of the Church, and all other, to set forth God's praises with all kind of music, according to his ordinance given to the Israelites. God declareth his benefits to his people in delivering them out of the thraldom of Egypt. He declareth also that they should easily have subdued their enemies, and have their grounds and fields very fruitful, if they had not been disobedient unto him. ¶ To the chief musician upon Gittith, () To be song of Asaph. 1 SIng we merrily unto the Lord our strength: make a cheerful noise unto the Lord of jacob. 2 Take the An instrument to sing psalms. psaltery: bring hither the tabret, the merry harp, with the lute. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, even in the time appointed: and upon our solemn feast day. 4 For this was made a statute for Israel: and a law of the God of jacob. 5 This he ordained in joseph for a testimony, when he came out of the land of Egypt: [where] I God heard the Israelites complaint of his own good motion, and not of their deserts, being else unto him as other unknown. heard a tongue [which] I knew not. 6 I eased his shoulder from the burden: and his hands ceased from making pots. 7 Thou called'st upon me in troubles, and I delivered thee: I heard thee out of the “ secret, that is in a cloud, where secretly God was hid. midst of a thunder, I proved thee also at the waters of strife. Selah. 8 [Then I said] hear O my people: and I will give thee a charge O Israel in protesting unto thee. 9 If thou wilt hearken unto me, there shall be no strange God in thee: neither shalt thou give worship to any other Lord beside me. 10 I am God thy Lord which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people would not hear my voice: and Israel would not [obey] me. 12 So I gave them up unto the wicked cogitations of their own hearts: and I did let them follow their own imaginations. 13 O that my people would have harkened unto me: O that Israel had walked in my ways. 14 I should soon have tamed their enemies: and turned mine hand against their adversaries. 15 The haters of God should have been found (c) In crooching to God, after they were overcome. liars: and (d) The children of Israel their time should have endured for ever. 16 (e) God. He would have fed them also with the finest wheat flower: and I would have satisfied thee with honey out of the stony rock. The argument of the lxxxij psalm. ¶ The prophet admonisheth all judges and magistrates of their duty, saying that God sitteth in the midst of them. He reproveth them for unjust judgements, and exhorteth them to do justice, yea unto the poor, unto widows, and to the fatherless: for they must die and make account of their doings aswell as other, how great in authority soever they be. Therefore considering the great iniquity commonly of judges and magistrates, he humbly desireth God himself to minister justice here in earth. ¶ A psalm () To be song of Asaph. 1 GOD standeth in the (a) A congregation to judge of life & death, is of God, and the office of God. congregation of God: he judgeth in the midst of God. Evening prayer. 2 How long will ye give wrong judgement: and (b) Bear favour unto. accept the persons of the ungodly? Selah. 3 judge right unto the poor and fatherless: dispatch according to justice such as be afflicted and in neccessitie. 4 Deliver the poor and outcast: save them from the hand of the ungodly. 5 They know nothing, they understand nothing: they walk on still in darkness, [wherefore] all the foundations of the earth be “ Removed out of course. 6 I have said ye are gods: and ye all are children of the most highest. 7 But ye shall die like as a man [doth:] and princes themselves shall fall away like as other [do.] 8 Arise O God, and judge thou the earth: for thou shalt take all Heathen to thine inheritance. The argument of the lxxxiij psalm. ¶ The prophet in the name of the Church, moveth God not to suffer any longer the outrageousness of a great number of enemies, whose endeavours be only for to destroy the Church, and the name of the children of God: Wherefore he wisheth just punishment for them. ¶ A song, the psalm of To be song. Asaph. 1 Hold not thy tongue O Lord: keep not still silence, refrain not thyself O Lord. 2 For behold, thine enemies make an uproar: and they that hate thee, have lifted up their head. 3 They have devised shrewd counsel against thy people: and they have consulted against thine, whom thou “ Hidest. defendest. 4 They have said, come, and let us root them out, that they be no more a people: and that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. 5 For they have conspired all in one mind: & are confederate against thee. 6 The pavilions of Edom and the Ismaelites: of Moab, and Hagerites, 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec: the Philistines with the inhabitants of “ Sor. tire. 8 “ Ashshur. Assur also is joined unto them: they were a great “ Arme. aid to the (a) Ammonites and Moabites. children of Lot. Selah. 9 But do thou unto them, as unto Midian: as unto Sisera, as unto jabin at the brook Kishon. 10 Which perished at Ein Dor: and became as the dung of the earth. 11 Make them, their princes, [and] all their captains: like Oreb, and like Zeeb, and like Salmunna. 12 Which said, let us take to ourselves: the houses of God in possession. 13 O my Lord, make them like unto a wheel: and as chaff before the wind. 14 Like as a fire that burneth up the wood: and as the flame that consumeth the mountains. 15 Persecute them even so with thy tempest: and make them afraid with thy storm. 16 Make shame to appear in their faces: that they may seek thy name O God. 17 Let them be confounded and astonished with fear ever more & more: let them be put to shame, and perish. 18 And let them know that thou in thy name “ jehova God eternal art only: O thou the most highest over all the earth. ¶ The argument of the lxxxiiij psalm. ¶ The prophet like a virtuous prince openeth the singular affection of his heart toward the house of God, being sorry that he can not come thither through the trouble that he was oppressed. He affirmeth them to be most happy, who may be at the public service in the Church for to praise God. He requireth God's mercy and favour, that he may be restored to Jerusalem for to set forth his praise: for he that putteth his trust in God is happy. ¶ To the chief musician upon Gittith, a psalm of the sons of Corach. 1 O How amiable are thy dwellings: thou God of hosts? 2 My soul hath a desire and a longing to enter into the courts of God: my heart and my flesh leapeth with joy for to go to the living Lord. 3 Yea the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest: where she may lay her young: even thy altars O God of hosts, my king & my Lord. 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be always praising thee. Selah. 5 Blessed is that man whose strength is in thee: [thy] ways are in their heart. 6 They journeying through the vale * of a God's people do journey to God's house through deserts where no water is to be had for to drink: yet be they content of their journey, having drink enough at home. tears: (yea when every cistern [at their name] is filled with water) do accept it for a [fair pleasant] well. 7 They will set forward from a (b) They will not be weary: but by going, they will have more lust to go. stout courage to a stout courage: that the God of Gods may be seen of them in Zion. 8 O God Lord of hosts hear my prayer: give ear O God of jacob. Selah. 9 Behold O Lord our shield: and look upon the face of thine anointed. 10 For one day in thy courts, is better than a thousand [else where]: I had rather “ Keep the thres hold. be a door keeper in the house of my God, then to dwell in [large] tabernacles of ungodliness. 11 For God the Lord is a sun and a shield: God giveth grace and worship, he withholdeth no good thing from them that live in any perfection. 12 O God of hosts: blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee. The argument of the lxxxv. psalm. ¶ The prophet maketh a public prayer unto God, thanking him and praising him for that he hath forgiven the people their sins. He prophesieth of the coming of Christ, by whom justice, peace, glory, prosperity, and salvation cometh, the fruits of them that be justified by Christ. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of the sons of Corach. 1 O God, thou art become gracious unto thy land: thou hast brought jacob again home out of captivity. 2 Thou hast forgiven the wickedness of thy people: and covered all their sins. Selah. 3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure: and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. 4 Turn us O God of our salvation: and let thine anger cease from us. 5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another, 6 Wilt thou not turn again and revive us: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 7 Show us thy loving kindness O God: and grant us thy salvation. 8 I will hearken what God the Lord saith: for he speaketh peace unto his people & to his saints, that they turn not again to (a) In offending him. folly. 9 For truly his salvation is nigh them that fear him: insomuch that (b) The presence of God through the incarnation of Christ●. glory dwelleth in our earth. 10 Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed [each other.] 11 Truth shall bud out of the earth: and righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yea, God shall give all that is good: and our earth shall give her increase. 13 [Every man] shall cause righteousness to go before him: and he shall direct his steps in the way. The argument of the lxxxuj psalm. ¶ David being sore afflicted, calleth earnestly to God for help, complaining of the mischievous dealings of his enemies. He praiseth God for his manifold goodness and power above all gods of the Heathen, prophesying that all nations shall worship him. He desireth that he may be taught of God, and delivered from his enemies, that he may glorify God. ¶ A prayer of David. 1 BOw down thine ear O God, and hear me: Morning prayer. for I am poor and in misery. 2 Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy: my God save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee. 3 Be merciful unto me O God: for I do call daily upon thee. 4 Comfort the soul of thy servant: for unto thee O Lord do I lift up my soul. 5 For thou Lord art good and gracious: and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 6 give ear O God unto my prayer: and be attentive unto the voice of my humble petitions. 7 I call upon thee in the day of my trouble: for thou hearest me. 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee O Lord: there is not one that can do as thou dost. All nations whom thou hast made, shall come and worship thee O Lord: and shall glorify thy name. 10 For thou art great and dost wondrous things: thou art God alone. 11 Teach me thy way O God, and I will walk in thy truth: make my heart all one with thine, that it may fear thy name. 12 I will acknowledge thee O Lord my God with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for ever. 13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest [part of] hell. 14 O God, the proud are risen against me: a company of outrageous naughtipackes have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. 15 But thou O Lord art a God full of compassion and mercy: long 〈…〉 yer thou be angry, plenteous in goodness and truth. 16 Turn thy face unto me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid. 17 Show some good token of thy favour towards me, that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed: because thou God hast helped me, and comforted me. The argument of the lxxxvij psalm. ¶ The prophet commendeth Zion the city of God, of the holy religion that is in it, of the sitation, of the great love that God beareth to it, of the noble acts done in it, and in advancing it above all the kingdoms of the earth. ¶ A psalm, the song of the sons of Corach. 1 GOD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of jacob: [for] her foundations are upon the holy hills. 2 Very excellent things are spoken of thee: O thou city of God. Selah. 3 I will make mention amongst those that know me, of “ Rahab Egypt and Babylon: behold also of Palestina and tire, with Ethiopia, [and it shallbe said] such a man is (a) There shallbe found but few to be saved out of those places, but one or two in respect of the multitude that shallbe gods people in Zion. borne there. 4 But of Zion it shallbe reported, that “ He and he very many be borne in her: and the most highest himself shall establish her. 5 God will number in the register of the people: “ He is borne there every one that is borne there. Selah. 6 And the singers aswell as the players of instruments: yea all my (b) All my cunning, wit, senses, and strength, are occupied in setting forth thy praise. fountains are in thee. ¶ The argument of the lxxxviij psalm. ¶ The prophet after a most lamentable sort, desireth God to hear his prayers. He complaineth of his great calamities and extreme perils, wherein he was wrapped by sickness, by jeopardy of death, and by the loss of his friends, as one forsaken of God, and without all comfort. He is loath to die, for that then he can not praise God with the faithful. ¶ A song, the psalm of the sons of Corach, to the chief musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, a wise instruction of Heman the Ezrahite. 1 O God the Lord of my salvation, I cry day and night before thee: let my prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine ear unto my crying. 2 For my soul is full of misery: and my life toucheth the grave. 3 I am counted as one of them that go down unto the pit: and I am now become a man that hath no strength. 4 I am free among the dead: like such as being killed lie in a grave, whom thou remember'st no more, and are cut away from thy (a) Care and safeguard. hand. 5 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit: in darkness and in deepness. 6 Thine indignation sore presseth me: and thou hast vexed me with all thy storms. Selah. 7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far fro me, and made me to be abhorred of them: I am shut up, I can not get forth. 8 My sight faileth through my affliction O God: I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out mine hands unto thee. 9 Wilt thou work a miracle amongst the dead? or shall the dead rise up again [and] (b) Praise thee and give thee thanks. acknowledge thee? Selah. 10 Shall thy loving kindness be talked of in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 11 Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of (c) The grave, for after men be laid in it, they be most commonly forgotten in a short tyme. forgetfulness? 12 But unto thee do I cry O God: and my prayer cometh early in the morning before thee. 13 O God, why abhorrest thou my soul: and [why] hidest thou thy face from me? 14 I am in misery, I labour even from my youth with the pangs of death: I have suffered thy terrors, [and] I am still in doubt. 15 Thine indignation hath gone over me: and thy terrors have undone me. 16 They came round about me daily like water: and compassed me altogether on every side. 17 Thou hast put a way far from me my friend and neighbour: [thou hast hid] mine acquaintance “ In 〈◊〉 out of sight. The argument of the lxxxix psalm. ¶ The prophet praiseth the unspeakable goodness of God, for the covenant made to him and to the elect people of God for ever. He praiseth his great power, goodness, and justice. He declareth what promise God hath made to him of his kingdom and posterity. He complaineth of the great spoiling of his kingdom, and of his people. He desireth God for his covenants sake, to deliver him out of affliction, upon the consideration that man's life is very short. ¶ A wise instruction of Ethan the Ezrachite. 1 I Will sing always of the mercy of God: Evening prayer. with my mouth I will make known thy truth from one generation to another. 2 For I said, mercy shall for ever “ Be builded up. endure: thou hast established thy truth in the heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen: I have sworn unto David my servant. 4 I will establish thy seed for ever: and build up thy throne from generation to generation. Selah. 5 O God, the very heavens shall confess thy wondrous works: and thy truth in the congregation of saints. 6 For who is he in the clouds that shall match God: [and who] is like unto God amongst the children gods? 7 God is very terrible in the assembly of saints: and to be feared above all them that are about him. 8 O God, Lord of hosts, who is like unto thee a most mighty Lord: and thy truth is on every side thee. 9 Thou rulest the “ The pride raging of the sea: when her waves arise, thou delayest them. 10 Thou hast brought Egypt in so bad a case as if it were wounded: thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy mighty arm. 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast laid the foundation of the round world, and of all the plenty that is therein. 12 Thou hast made the north and the south: Tabor and Hermon do rejoice in thy name. 13 Thou hast a mighty arm: thy hand is strong, and thy right hand is exalted. 14 justice and judgement is the foundation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 15 Blessed is the people that knoweth a (a) He meaneth the joyful noise of the trumpet Num. 10. to call the people together. It was an argument of the majesty and presence of God. triumphant noise: O God, they shall walk in the light of thy countenance. 16 They shall make themselves merry daily in thy name: and in thy righteousness they shall exalt themselves. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy loving kindness thou wilt (b) Make us superiors to our enemies. lift up our horns. 18 For our shield is of God: and our king is of the most holy of Israel. 19 Thou hast spoken sometimes in visions unto thy saints: and hast said, I have added aid upon the mighty, I have exalted one choose out of the people. 20 I have found David my servant: I have anointed him with mine holy oil. 21 Therefore my (c) My power shall never be away from him. hand shallbe assured unto him: and mine arm shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not be able to do him violence: the son of wickedness shall not afflict him. 23 I will break into pieces his foes before his face: and overthrow them that hate him. 24 My truth also and my mercy shallbe with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 I will set also “ His hand. his dominion in the sea: and his right hand in the floods. 26 He shall make invocation unto me: [saying] thou art my father O my God, and my “ Rock. fortress of salvation. 27 And I will make him my first borne: in higher state than kings of the earth. 28 My mercy will I keep for him evermore: and my covenant shall stand fast with him. 29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever: and his throne as the days of heaven. 30 But if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgement: if they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments, 31 I will then visit their transgressions with a rod: and their wickedness with stripes. 32 Nevertheless, my loving kindness I will not take utterly from him: I will “ Be false in my truth. not break my promise with him. 33 I will not violate my covenant: nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 34 I have sworn once by my holiness: “ If I make a lie unto David. that I will not speak an untruth unto David. 35 His seed shall endure for ever: and his throne shallbe as the sun before me. 36 [And] (d) The sun in the day, and the moon in the night, shall testify that I have promised a perpetual continuance unto David's seed. as the moon which shall continue for evermore: and shallbe a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. 37 But thou hast abhorred & forsaken thine anointed: & art sore displeased at him. 38 Thou hast broken the covenant of thy servant: thou hast disgraced his crown, [casting it] on the ground. 39 Thou hast overthrown all his walls: and broken down his strong holds. 40 All they that go by the way spoil him: he is become a rebuke unto his neighbours. 41 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his enemies: and made all his adversaries to rejoice. 42 Thou hast turned the hard edge of his sword: and thou hast not lifted him up in the battle. 43 Thou hast brought his His prince's 〈◊〉. noble estate to an end: and hast cast his throne down to the ground. 44 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth: and thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. 45 O God how long wilt thou hide thyself? for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? 46 Remember what I am, how short my time is of life: wherefore hast thou created in (f) It seemeth in vain, if all our life be was●ed in calamity without all comfort. vain all the sons of men? 47 What man is he that liveth and shall not see death? can he deliver his own soul from the hand of hell? Selah. 48 Lord where are become thy former old loving kindnesses: [which] thou didst swear unto David by thy faith [that thou wouldst perform.] 49 Remember O Lord the dishonour * of thy servants: I bear in my bosom [the dishonour of] all people that be mighty. 50 Who being thine enemies O God do dishonour: who do dishonour the footsteps of (g) All reproaches of God's people, do redound in Christ, whose steps they follow. thine anointed. 51 Blessed be God for evermore: so be it, and so be it. ¶ The argument of the xc Psalm. ¶ In this prayer he setteth forth the everlasting divinity of God and his wonderful providence towards his people. There is also a lamentation of the brevity & misery of this present life, the cause whereof is our sins. For God displeased with our wickedness, causeth our days of this life to be both short and miserable, which thing he that considereth, should be incited thereby to be wise. Moreover, there is a petition that God would have pity of his people, in recompensing the calamities of this life with felicity in the world to come, and so by that means he shall make merry his sorrowful servants. ¶ A prayer of Moses the man of God. 1 Lord thou hast been our habitation: Morning prayer. from one generation to another generation. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth & the world were made: thou art God both from everlasting, and also until everlasting. 3 Thou (a) God exerciseth man with travail until death: for he made once an ordinance that all should die, yea be he never follow. turnest man most miserable even unto dust: thou sayest also, O ye children of men return you into dust. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yestarday that is past: and as a watch in the night. 5 Thou makest them to flow away, they are a sleep: they be in the morning as an herb that “ Changeth. groweth. 6 In the morning it flourisheth and “ Changeth. groweth up: in the evening it is cut down and withered. 7 For we be consumed through thy displeasure: and we are astonied through thy wrathful indignation. 8 Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee: and our sins whereof we be not privy, in the light of thy countenance. 9 For all our days do pass in thine anger: we spend our years as [in speaking] a word. 1● The days of our years be in all threescore years and ten, and if through strength [of nature] men come to four score years: yet is their “ Pride. jollity but (b) No man's felicity in this life is without labour and disquietness o● mind, never contented, but carried with li●es, passions, cares, and sorrows. labour and care, yea moreover it passeth in haste from us, and we flee from it. 11 Who regardeth the force of thy wrath? for even there after as a man feareth thee, so [feeleth he] thy displeasure. 12 Make us to know so our days, that we number them: and we will frame a heart [unto] wisdom. 13 Turn again O God (what, for ever [wilt thou be angry?) and be gracious unto thy servants. 14 replenish us early in the morning with thy mercy: and we will cry out for joy, and be glad all the days of our life. 15 Make us merry according to the days that thou hast afflicted us: and according to the years wherein we have “ Seen evil. suffered adversity. 16 Let thy work appear in thy servants: and thy glory in their children. 17 And let the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us: and prosper thou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper thou our handy work. The argument of the xci psalm. ¶ The prophet declareth the confidence, trust, safeness, security, and contentation of mind, that they have who depend wholly of God's government & protection, they be without danger in all adversity, no calamity can hurt them, God mightily preserveth them in all afflictions and temptations. He promiseth those that know him, love him, and honour him, in calling upon him for help in their need, that they shallbe heard, delivered, brought to honour, they shall have long life in this world, and after this life, they shallbe saved both body and soul. 1 Whosoever sitteth under the cover of the most highest: he shall abide under the shadow of the almighty. 2 I will say unto God, thou art my hope and my fortress: my Lord, in whom I will trust. 3 For he will deliver thee from the snare of the hunter: and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He will cover thee under his wings, & thou shalt be safe under his feathers: his faithfulness shallbe thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid of any terror of the night: nor of any arrow that fleeth by day, 6 Nor of any pestilence that walketh in the darkness: nor of any deadly fit that destroyeth at high noon. 7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Thou only with thine eyes shalt behold: & see the reward of the ungodly. 9 For thou O God art my hope: thou hast set thine habitation very high. 10 There shall no evil light on thee: neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he will give his angels charge over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They will bear thee in [their] hands: that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt set thy foot upon the Lion and Adder: the young Lion and the Dragon thou shalt tread under thy feet. 14 Because he hath set greatly his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him up out of all danger, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear him: yea I am with him in trouble, I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. 16 I will satisfy him with a long life: and I will cause him to see my salvation. ¶ The argument of the xcij Psalm. ¶ It seemeth that the prophet made this psalm to be song unto the people upon the Sabbath days, for to stir them up the better to know God, and to praise God in his works. He commendeth the setting forth of God's praise in musical instruments. He rejoiceth much and wondereth at God's works. But the fool understandeth not that the wicked, be they never so fortunate, shall come to a wretched end, for the wicked shallbe destroyed, and the godly shall prosper. The greatest felicity that the just hath in this life, is to be planted in the house of God, there continually for to praise him. ¶ A Psalm, the song for the sabbath day. 1 IT is a good thing to confess unto God: and to sing psalms unto thy name O thou most highest. 2 To set forth in words thy loving kindness early in the morning: and thy truth in the night season. 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the Lute: upon the Harp with a solemn sound. 4 For thou God hast made me glad thorough thy works: I do rejoice in the works of thy hands. 5 O God how glorious are thy works? thy thoughts are very deep. 6 An unwise man doth not consider this: and a fool doth not understand it. 7 Whereas the ungodly do bud up green as the grass, and whereas all workers of iniquity do flourish: that they [notwithstanding] shallbe destroyed for ever and ever. 8 But thou O God: art the most highest for evermore. 9 For lo, thine enemies O God, lo thine enemies shall perish: & all the workers of wickedness shallbe destroyed. 10 But my horn shallbe exalted like the horn of an unicorn: for I am anointed with excellent oil. 11 And mine eye shall see those that lie in wait for me: mine ear shall hear the malicious persons that rise up against me. 12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree: and shall spread abroad like a Cedar in Libanus. 13 Such as be planted in the house of God: shall flourish in the courts of our Lord. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in their age: they shallbe fat and flourishing. 15 For to set forth in words that God is upright: he is my rock, and no iniquity is in him. ❧ The argument of the xciii psalm. ¶ The prophet praiseth the mightiness of the majesty of God, which is declared from the beginning of the world: partly by the wonderful continuance of creatures made in it, and partly by testifying his will, commandments, and holiness to his people. 1 GOd reigneth, he is clothed with a glorious majesty, Evening prayer. God is clothed with strength: he hath girded himself, he hath made the world so sure that it can not be moved. 2 Ever since the [world] began, thy throne hath been set sure: thou art from everlasting. 3 The floods are risen O God, the floods have life up their noise: the floods have life up their waves. 4 God which is on high, is more puissant than the noise of many waters: then the mighty waves of the sea. 5 Thy testimonies are most certain: holiness is an ornament to thine house O God in all times. ¶ The argument of the xciiii Psalm. ¶ The prophet calleth upon God earnestly for to take avengeaunce of the wicked who do afflict the innocent without cause. He complaineth of their outrageousness and tyranny. He reproveth them of foolishness, in that they think and say that God seeth them not, for God knoweth their wickedness, and seeth their privy thoughts. And in punishing them, he shall cause the good to live uprightly, who findeth no aid against the wicked but only God. For God favoureth no iniquity, it is he that will destroy all them that oppress the innocent. 1 O God the Lord of [all] avengeance: the Lord of [all] avengeance show thy [glorious majesty.] 2 Be exalted O thou judge of the world: and reward the proud after their deserving. 3 O God how long shall the ungodly: how long shall the ungodly triumph? 4 All such as be workers of iniquity: they babble, they prate stoutly, they make boasts of themselves. 5 They oppress thy people O God: and they afflict thine heritage. 6 They murder the widow and the stranger: & put the fatherless to death. 7 And they say, tush the Lord seeth it not: neither doth the God of jacob understand it. 8 Understand ye unwise among the people: O ye fools, when will ye be well advised? 9 He that hath planted the ear, shall he not hear? if he shapeth the eye, shall he not see? 10 He that chasteneth the heathen, shall not he punish? it is he that teacheth man knowledge. 11 God knoweth the thoughts of man: that they are but vanity. 12 Blessed is the man O Lord, whom thou wilt chasten: and whom thou wilt instruct in thy law. 13 That thou mayest give him “ Quiet from evil days. patience in time of adversity: until the pit be digged up for the ungodly. 14 For God will not reject his people: neither will he forsake his inheritance. 15 For a At the day of resurrection every man shallbe judged according to justice, howsoever he be afflicted wrongfully 〈◊〉 this ●yte judgement shallbe reduced unto justice: and after it shall all such as be upright of heart [be judged.] 16 Who will rise up with me against the malicious? or who will take my part against workers of wickedness? 17 If God had not been an aid unto me: it had not failed much but my soul had dwelled In the grave, for they that be put in the grave, speak no more. in silence. 18 But when I said my foot hath slipped: thy mercy O God held me up. 19 In the multitude of my cogitations from the bottom of my heart: thy comforts did recreate my soul. 20 Shall the seat of wickedness have any thing to do with thee: which [seat] maketh “ Woeful labour or mischief. wrong to be enacted for a law? 21 They flock together against the soul of the righteous: and condemn the innocent blood. 22 But God is to me a refuge: and my Lord is the rock of my confidence. 23 And he will recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in their own malice: God our Lord will destroy them. The argument of the 95 psalm. ¶ The prophet stirreth up men's hearts both to praise God for that he is the mightiest king, maker of this world: and also to worship God with all humbleness, for that he is our shepherd, and we be his sheep. He also advertiseth all men to give ear to God's voice, and without delay to be obedient unto his will, lest after the example of their disobedient fathers, they being destitute of God's favour, never come to eternal joy and rest. Morning prayer. 1 COme let us sing unto God: let us make an hearty rejoicing with a loud voice unto the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us make speed to come before his face with a confession: let us express unto him outwardly a hearty gladness with singing of psalms. 3 For God is a great Lord: and a great king above all gods. 4 In his hand are all the deep corners of the earth: and the high tops of hills be his also. 5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands fashioned the dry land. 6 Come, let us worship and fall down: let us kneel before the face of God our maker. 7 For he is our Lord: and we are the people of his pasture, and the (a) Being led and governed by his hand. sheep of his hand. 8 To day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts as in the time of “ Meribah, and Mas●ah, Exodus ●●. contention: as in the day of temptation in the wilderness. 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me: [yea after] they had seen my work. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with that generation: and I said this people erreth in heart, and they have not known my ways. 11 Unto whom I swore in my wrath: “ that they should not enter at all into my rest. ¶ The argument of the xcvi Psalm. ¶ The prophet most earnestly moveth not only the Israelites, but also all nations throughout the world, to praise God, to glorify God, to worship God, and to set forth his works. He prophesieth also of the time of Christ's coming, and of his kingdom and government. 1 Sing you unto God a new song: sing ye unto God all [that be in] the earth. 2 Sing ye unto God and bless his name: set forth in words from day to day his salvation. 3 Declare his glory amongst the heathen: and his wondrous acts amongst all the people. 4 For God is great and worthy of all praise: he is more to be feared then all gods. 5 As for all the gods of the heathen they be but (a) Vanity, and no God. idols: and it is God that made the heavens. 6 Honour and majesty be before him: power and excellentness be in his sanctuary. 7 give unto God O ye families of the people: give unto God glory & power. 8 give unto God glory [due] unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9 Worship you God in the majesty of holiness: be you in dread of his face all [that be in] the earth. 10 Set it forth in words among the heathen that God reigneth: and that the world is set of a sure foundation, it shall not be removed, he will judge the people according to equity. 11 The heavens shall rejoice, and the earth be glad: the sea shall make a noise and all that is therein. 12 The field shallbe joyful and all that is in it: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the face of God. 13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world according to justice, and the people according to his truth. ❧ The argument of the xcvii psalm. ¶ The prophet setteth forth the glory of God, and his power against the ungodly Gentiles, who thereby, as God's people be comforted, so they be confounded being worshippers of images. He also exhorteth such as love God, to flee from sin, to praise God, and to be merry. 1 GOD reigneth, the earth shallbe glad: the multitude of the Isles shallbe glad [thereof.] 2 Clouds and thick darkness are round about him: justice and judgement are the habitation of his throne. 3 There goeth a fire before his face: and burneth his enemies on every side. 4 His lightnings gave a light unto the world: the earth saw it and trembled. 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of God: at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens have declared his justice: and all the people have seen his glory. 7 Confounded be all they that do service unto carved images: and that do glory in “ That which is no God. idols, but O Which be worshipped for gods, of idolaters gods, you all shall worship him. 8 Zion heard of it, and rejoiced: and the daughters of juda be glad, because of thy judgements O God. 9 For thou art a God higher than all [that are in] the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. 10 You that love God, hate the thing which is evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints, he will deliver them from the hand of the ungodly. 11 There is sown a light for the righteous: and gladness for such as be upright of heart. 12 Rejoice in God O ye righteous: and “ Confess. praise [him] at the remembrance of his holiness. ¶ The argument of the xcviij Psalm. ¶ The prophet calleth upon all men, and also upon the earth & water, and upon all that is in them, to praise God with songs, psalms, & instruments of music, expressing all kind of mirth for the singular benefits that he had bestowed upon the Israelites. ¶ A psalm. 1 Sing unto God a new song: Evening prayer. for he hath done marvelous things. 2 With his own right hand and with his holy arm: he “ He hath saved him. hath gotten to himself the victory. 3 God hath declared his salvation: he hath openly showed his justice in the sight of the heathen. 4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel: and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our Lord. 5 Show yourselves joyful unto God all ye [in] the earth: make a jolly noise, rejoice you cheerfully, & sing psalms. 6 Sing psalms unto God [playing] upon an harp: upon an harp, and with the sound of a (a) An instrument to sing psalms. psaltery. 7 Show yourselves joyful before the king “ jehovah. eternal: with trumpets and sound of shawms. 8 Let the sea make a noise, and that is within it: the round world, and they that dwell therein. 9 Let the floods clap their hands: and let the hills be joyful altogether before the face of God. 10 For he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world according to justice, & the people according to equity. The argument of the xcix psalm. ¶ The prophet setteth forth the exceeding favour of God towards the Israelites, in that he reigned most mightily over them, defended them, dwelled amongst them, and most gently heard them and their father's calling upon him for help in their need, to the great discouragement of their adversaries. Wherefore he willeth all to praise God, and to worship God. 1 GOD reigneth, the people be in a rage: he sitteth [between] the Cherubims, the earth quaketh. 2 God is great in Zion: and high above all people. 3 They shall “ Confess. praise thy name great & dreadful: [for] it is holy, and a kings * power [that] (a) Although he be a mighty king, yet he useth no tyranny. loveth judgement. 4 Thou hast ordained [all things] according to equity: thou hast caused judgement and justice to be in jacob. 5 Magnify God our Lord: and kneel down before his footstool, for it is holy. 6 Moses & Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among such as call upon his name: [these] called upon God, and he heard them. 7 He spoke unto them out of the cloudy pillar: for they kept his testimonies, and the law [that] he gave them. 8 O God our Lord thou heardest them, O Lord thou didst forbear them: and thou tookest avengement for their own inventions. 9 Magnify God our Lord, and kneel down before his holy hill: for God our Lord is holy. ¶ The argument of the C. psalm. ¶ The prophet moveth all the people of God to frequent God's temple, and to come thither cheerfully with all kind of joy, serving, praising, and thanking him, for that he only is the God that hath made us, and so gracious that we shallbe partakers of his benefits and goodness for ever. ¶ A psalm for to () That is, for to praise, and for to give thanks. confess. 1 BE ye joyful in God all that be in the earth: serve God with gladness, and come before his face with a joyful noise. 2 Be ye sure that God is the Lord, it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves: we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. 3 Go your way into his gates with “ Confession thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: 〈…〉 be thankful unto him [and] bless his name. 4 For God is gracious, his mercy is everlasting: and his truth [endureth] from generation to generation. ❧ The argument of the cj psalm. ¶ David setting forth the duty of a good ruler: declareth that in his government above all things he will acknowledge God's benefits & goodness, He will study to live uprightly, to do no wrong, or evil, nor to bear any malice at all in his heart: but he will employ himself most zealously to confound the wicked, and to promote the godly and virtuous. ¶ A psalm of David. 1 I Will sing of mercy and judgement: I will sing unto thee O God psalms. 2 I will endeavour myself to be fully instructed in the way of perfectness: when thou wilt (a) With thy grace opening my heart, and instructing me. come unto me, I will go up and down in the midst of my house in the perfectness of my heart. 3 I will never set before mine eyes any “ Behiaal. devilish thing: I will detest to do the work of transgressors, it shall take no hold of me. 4 A froward heart shall departed from me: I will not once know [any] evil. 5 I will destroy him who privily slandereth his neighbour: I will not suffer him who hath a proud look and a great stomach. 6 Mine eyes shallbe upon such in the land as have a true meaning, that they may (b) To be of my counsel, and to bear me company. sit with me: he that leadeth a (c) A man of good conscience. perfect life shall minister unto me. 7 There shall no deceitful person have any seat in my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry long in my sight. 8 I will every morning destroy all the ungodly in the land: that I may root out from the city of God all workers of wickedness. ¶ The argument of the cii Psalm. ¶ The prophet desireth God to hear him, uttering his godly affect and great grief for the calamities of the people of God & desolation of the city of Zion. He setteth forth the reproaches and outrageous behaviours of the enemies, and his affliction of mind for it. He wisheth that the people may return home again, and that Zion may be re-edified, that God's glory may therein be set forth. And he considering the eternity of God, assureth himself that God will perform his promises, in granting that the children of his people shall live for ever. ¶ A prayer of the afflicted when he was overwhelmed, and when he did power out his petition before the face of God. 1 Hear my prayer O God: Morning prayer. and let my crying come in unto thee. 2 hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: incline thine ear unto me, hear me speedily in the day that I call. 3 For my days are consumed away like smoke: and my bones are burnt up as though they were a firebrand. 4 My heart is smitten down and withered like grass: because I did forget to eat my bread. 5 Through the noise of my groaning: my bones will scase cleave to my flesh. 6 I am become like a Pelican of the wilderness, and like an Owl that is in the desert: I watch, and am as it were a sparrow that sitteth alone upon the house top. 7 Mine enemies revile me all the day long: and they that are in a rage against me, (a) Making their oath this: I pray God then that I may be in as evil case as David. make their oath by me. 8 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, “ From the face. because of thine indignation and wrath: for thou hast set me up, and cast me down. 9 My days fade away like a shadow: and I am withered like grass. 10 But thou O God “ Sittest. endurest for ever: and thy remembrance throughout all generations. 11 Thou wilt arise up, thou wilt have compassion upon Zion: for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, for the time appointed is come. 12 For thy servants be well affected toward her stones: and it “ They pity her dust pitieth them to see her in the dust. 13 And the heathen will fear thy name O God: and all the kings of the earth thy glorious majesty. 14 For God will build up Zion: to be seen in his glorious majesty. 15 He will regard the prayer of the “ Of a low shrab. humble destitute of all help: and he will not despise their prayer. 16 This shallbe written for those that come after: and the people which shallbe borne, shall praise the Lord. 17 For he hath looked down from his high sanctuary: out of heaven did God behold the earth. 18 That he might hear the mournings of such as be “ Bound. in captivity: and deliver the (b) Appointed to suffer death. children of death. 19 That they may declare the name of God in Zion: and his praise at Jerusalem. 20 When people were gathered together, & kingdoms to serve God: he afflicted my strength in the way, he shortened my days. 21 But I say, O my God take me not away in the midst of mine age: as for thy years, they endure throughout all generations. 22 Thou hast before time laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 23 They shall perish, but thou wilt remain still: they all shall wax old as doth a garment, and as a vesture thou wilt change them, and they shallbe changed. 24 But thou art, and thy years can not fail: the children of thy servants shall dwell, and their seed shallbe maintained in thy sight. ¶ The argument of the ciii psalm. ¶ The prophet stirreth up himself and all that is within him, to bless God for such benefits as both he himself and all the Israelites have at his hands received, in that he pardoneth their sin, redeemeth them from death, and maketh his holy will known unto them, being men miserable and of a short life. Finally, he calleth upon angels and all sorts of men with all their power to bless God, who is king of heaven and earth. 1 Bless God O my soul: and all that is within me [praise] his holy name. 2 Bless God O my soul: and forget not all his benefits. 3 Who forgiveth all thy wickedness: and healeth all thine infirmities. 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: [and] crowneth thee with mercy and loving kindness. 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things: causing thy youth like an (a) An Eagle of all birds ●yueth a long time without all kind of feebleness: dying never of age, but of famine. Plin. lib. 10. ●ap. 3. Eagles to be renewed. 6 God executeth justice and judgement: for all them that are oppressed with wrong. 7 He made his ways known unto Moses: his works unto the children of Israel. 8 God is full of compassion and pity: loath to be angry, and exceeding great in mercy. 9 “ He chideth not to the end. He useth not to continue in chiding: neither reserveth he [his anger] for ever. 10 He dealeth not with us according to our sins: nor rewardeth us according to our wickedness. 11 For according to the highness of heaven above the earth: his mercy prevaileth to them that fear him. 12 [Look] how far distant the east is from the west: so far a sunder setteth he our sins from us. 13 Yea like as a father pitieth [his own] children: even so is God merciful unto them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth whereof we be made: he remembreth that we are but dust. 15 The days of man are as [the days] of an herb: he flourisheth as a flower in the field. 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is no more [seen]: and the place thereof (b) A man can not show where it growed. knoweth it no more. 17 But the merciful goodness of God endureth for ever and ever, upon them that fear him: and his righteousness upon childer's children. 18 Even upon such as keep his covenant: and think upon his commandments to do them. 19 God hath prepared his seat in heaven: and his kingdom ruleth over all. 20 Bless God O ye his angels mighty in operation: who fulfil his (c) commandment. word in hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless God all ye his hosts: you his ministers that do his pleasure. 22 Bless God all you his works in all places of his dominion: O my soul bless thou God. The argument of the ciiij psalm. ¶ The prophet blesseth God the creator and governor of all things, by whose providence man & beast hath the use of the air, clouds, angels, earth, hills, valleys, bread, drink, trees, sun, moon, day, night, and sea. 1 MY soul bless thou God: Evening prayer. O God my Lord thou art become exceeding great, thou hast put on glory and majesty. 2 Who is decked with light as it were with a garment: spreading out the heavens like a curtain. 3 Who (a) An ●llusion to the words. 1. Gen. God divided under the firmament, from the waters above the firmament. It is marvelous that water against his nature, should be above the air, and cover the upper part of it, as in manner of a ceiling. seeleth his upper chambers with waters: and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind. 4 He maketh his angel's spirits: and his ministers a flaming fire. 5 He hath laid the earth sure upon her foundations: that it can never move at any tyme. 6 Thou coveredst it with the (b) With the sea. deep, like as with a garment: the waters stand upon the hills. 7 At thy rebuke they flee: at the noise of thy thunder they bluster down apace. 8 The hills mount aloft: and the valleys settle down beneath unto the place where thou hast laid a foundation for them. 9 Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass: neither shall they return again to cover the earth. 10 Who also causeth the springs which run between the hills: to flow into the rivers. 11 All beasts of the field drink thereof: and the wild asses quench their thirst. 12 The fowls of the air have their habitation nigh unto them: singing out of the midst of the bows [of trees.] 13 He watereth the hills from above: the earth is replenished with the fruit of thy works. 14 He causeth grass to grow for cattle: * and herbs for the use of man. 15 That he may bring “ Bread. forth food out * of the earth: both wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make him have a cheerful countenance, & also bread to strengthen man's heart. 16 The (c) High trees have their growing and increase of God trees of God be satisfied: even the Cedars of Libanus which he hath planted. 17 Wherein the birds make their nests: in the fir trees the stork buildeth. 18 The high hills are a refuge for goats: and so are the stony rocks for comes. 19 He hath made the moon for certain seasons: and the sun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makest darkness and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do go abroad. 21 The Lions do roar after a pray: and in seeking their meat of God. 22 When the sun ariseth, they recoil back: and lay them down to rest in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth to his work: and to do his service until the evening. 24 O God how manifold are thy works? thou hast made them all in wisdom, the earth is full of thy riches. 25 So is the sea itself large and “ Wide of hands. wide in compass: wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. 26 There go the ships, and there is that (d) A whale or a ballan, a beast that is king of the sea for his greatness and strength: he appeareth above the top of the sea as big as an Island, or a great huge mountain. Leviathan: whom thou hast made to take his pastime therein. 27 These wait all upon thee: that thou mayest give them meat in “ Their time. due season. 28 When thou givest it them, they gather it: and when thou openest thine hand, they are filled with that which is good. 29 When thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: when thou takest away their spirit, they die, and are turned again to their dust. 30 When thou sendest out thy spirit, they be recreated: and thou revivest the face of the earth. 31 The glorious majesty of God shall endure for ever: God will rejoice in his works. 32 He beholdeth the earth, & it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 33 I will sing unto God as long as I live: I will sing psalms unto my Lord so long as I shall be. 34 My meditations of him shallbe very pleasant: for all my joy shallbe in God. 35 As for sinners they shallbe consumed out of the earth: and the ungodly shall come to an end, bless thou God O my soul, [and] praise you the Lord. The argument of the .cv. psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth all men to acknowledge God, to call upon God for help, to seek God, and to preach God: but especially he moveth the Israelites to remember the promises that God made to their forefathers, Abraham, Isahac, & jacob, and also the benefits that he had bestowed on them above all other nations. For God had such care of them being pilgrims in foreign lands, that he would not suffer any once to touch them, yea he rebuked kings for their sakes, and he preserved them in famine and other adversity, as joseph was sold into Egypt, but it had a good success. The entering of the children of Israel into Egypt is set forth; and what happened unto them whiles they were there. Likewise their joyful departing out of Egypt, their doing by the way in the wilderness, and at length their entering into the land of promise where God placed them that they should keep his commandments, is most amply declared. Morning prayer. 1 Confess you [it] unto God, call upon his name: cause the people to understand his devices. 2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk you of all his wondrous works. 3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that do seek God. 4 Seek God and his strength: seek his face evermore. 5 Remember the marvelous works that he hath done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth. 6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye his chosen children of jacob: he is God our Lord, his judgements are in all the earth. 7 He hath been mindful always of his covenant (for he promised a word to a thousand generations:) even of his covenant that he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto “ I●ishehak. Isaac. 8 And he appointed the same unto “ jaacob. jacob for a law: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant. 9 Saying, unto thee I will give the land of Kenaan. Chanaan: the “ cord, wherewith portions of inheritances were measured. lot of your inheritance. 10 When they were a few men in number, and had been strangers but a little while in it: and when they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people. 11 He suffered no man to “ Deceive them. do them wrong: yea he reproved even kings for their sakes. 12 touch not mine anointed: and triumph not over my prophets. 13 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: and “ He broke every stuff of bread. he made all manner of food to fail. 14 But he had sent a man before them: even joseph, who was sold to be a bond servant. 15 Whose feet they did hurt in the stocks: the iron entered into his (a) Live to die. soul. 16 Until the time came that his cause [was known:] the The interpretation of Pharaos' dream. word of the Lord tried him. 17 The king sent and caused him to be let go: yea the prince of the people opened a way forth for him. 18 He made him Lord of his house: and ruler of all his substance. 19 That he might inform his princes “ In his soul, that is as he believed, knew, and thought according to his mind: and teach his senators wisdom. 20 Israel also came into Egypt: & jacob was a stranger in the land of Cham. 21 And he increased his people exceedingly: and made them stronger than their enemies. 22 Whose heart so turned that they hated his people: and dealt subtly with his servants. 23 [Then] he sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen: they did their message, working his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Cham. 24 He sent darkness, & it was dark: and (c) They executed in all points his commandment, changing nothing. they went not from his words. 25 He turned their waters into blood: and slew their fish. 26 Their land brought forth frogs: yea even in their kings chambers. 27 He spoke the word, and there came a swarm of all manner of flies: [and] of lice in all their quarters. 28 He gave them hailstones for rain: [and] flames of fire in their land. 29 He smote their vines also & fig trees: and he destroyed the trees that were in their coasts. 30 He spoke the word, and the grasshoppers came: & caterpillars innumerable. 31 And they did eat up all the grass in their land: and devoured the fruit of their ground. 32 He smote all the first borne in their land: even the first fruits of all their (d) Or strength, meaning the first borne. concupiscence. 33 He also brought them forth with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person in their tribes. 34 Egypt was glad at their departing: for they were smitten with dread of them. 35 He spread out a cloud to be a covering: and fire to give light in the night season. 36 The [people] required and he brought quails: and he filled them with the bread of heaven. 37 He opened the rock of stone and the waters flowed out: so that streams ran in dry places. 38 For he remembered his holy word: [spoken● unto Abraham his servant. 39 And he brought forth his people with gladness: [and] his chosen with a joyful noise. 40 And he gave them the lands of the Heathen, and they took to inheritance the labours of the people. 41 To the intent that they should keep his statutes: and observe his laws. Praise ye the Lord. The argument of the cvi psalm ¶ The prophet exhorteth all men to praise God, and to do justly. He maketh his prayer, acknowledging his own sins, and the sins of the forefathers of the Israelites, who not considering the great benefits of God, rebelled against God at the red sea. afterward in the wilderness they did tempt God, Core, Dathan, and Abiram conspiring against Moses and Aaron, were swallowed up of the earth. They worshipped a calf made of gold. They murmured against them that viewed the land of promise, abhorring to hear of it. They sacrificed to Baal Peor. They grudged at God for lack of water. Finally, when they came to the holy land, they committed idolatry, and all kind of wickedness of life, so that they were given up unto their enemy's hands, but God most mercifully delivered them for his promise sake. ¶ Praise ye the Lord. Evening prayer. 1 Confess you [it] unto god, for he is gracious: “ For. and his mercy endureth forever. 2 Who can express the valiant acts of God: who can publish abroad all his praise? 3 Blessed are they that keep judgement: and do justice at all times. 4 Remember me O God according to the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation. 5 That I may see the felicity of thy chosen, that I may rejoice at the gladness of thy people: [and] that I may glory with thine inheritance. 6 We have sinned with our fathers: we have done amiss and dealt wickedly. 7 Our fathers did not well consider thy wonders in Egypt, neither did they remember thy manifold great goodness: but they rebelled at the sea, even at the red sea. 8 Nevertheless, he saved them for his name's sake: that he might make his power to be known. 9 And he rebuked the red sea, and it was dried up: so he led them through the deep, as through a wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the hand of such as hated them: & redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 As for their adversaries the waters overwhelmed them: there was not one of them left remaining. 12 Then believed they his words: and song “ His praise praise unto him. 13 But within a very short while they forgot his works: they would not (a) They would not suffer God to rule them. wait for his counsel. 14 And they were taken with a great lust in the wilderness: and they tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their desire: and sent (b) As men in a consumption through evil humours, the more they eat, the more they consume: so they not esteeming Manna from heaven, were not fed, but destroyed of the flesh that they longed to eat of. leanness withal into their (c) To their live bodies. soul. 16 They envied also at Moses in the tents: [and] at Aaron the saint of God. 17 So the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan: and covered the company of Abiram. 18 And the fire was kindled in their company: the flame brent up the ungodly. 19 They made a calf in “ Chorc●. Horeb: and worshipped the molten image. 20 Thus they turned (d) Their god, who was a glory and an ornament to them. their glory: into the similitude of a calf that eateth hay. 21 They forgot God their saviour, who had done so great things in Egypt: wondrous works in the land of Cham, [and] terrible things at the red sea. 22 Wherefore he appointed to destroy them had not Moses his chosen stand in the (e) Moses' stood before God in his anger, as men do stand in a breach of a town wall battered, for defence of it. breach before him: to turn away his wrathful indignation, lest he should destroy them. 23 Yea they thought scorn of the land most to be desired: they gave no credit unto his word. 24 But they murmured in their tents: they would not hearken unto the voice of God. 25 Then lift he up his hand against them, to give them an overthrow in the wilderness: to give their seed an overthrow amongst the nations, and to scatter them in sundry lands. 26 They joined themselves unto Baal Peor: they also did eat of the sacrifices Of the idols of the Moabites. of the dead. 27 And they provoked thee [Lord] unto anger with their own inventions: and a plague fell mightily amongst them. 28 Then stood up “ Phine●es Phinehes, he executed justice: and so the plague ceased. 29 And that was imputed unto him for righteousness: in generation and generation for evermore. 30 They also provoked [God] at the waters of M●riba. strife: and all was not well with Moses for their sakes. 31 For they had caused (g) Moses' stirred by the rage of the people, showed himself not to believe gods word so certainly as he was wont. an alteration to be of his spirit: so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips. 32 Moreover, they destroyed not the Heathen: as God commanded them. 33 But they were mingled amongst the Heathen: and learned their works. 34 Insomuch that they did service unto their idols: which were to them a snare. 35 Yea they sacrificed their sons: and their daughters unto devils. 36 And they shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters: whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Chanaan, and the land was defiled with blood. 37 Thus were they stained with their own works: and went a whoring with their own inventions. 38 Therefore was the wrath of God kindled against his people: insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 39 And he gave them over into the hand of the Heathen: and they that did hate them, were lords over them. 40 Their enemies oppressed them: and brought them into subjection under their hand. 41 Many a time did [God] deliver them, but they “ Made many alterations. rebelled [against him] with their own “ Counsel. inventions: and were brought down for their wickedness. 42 Nevertheless, he did behold them in their adversity: in giving ear to their complaint. 43 And he remembered his covenant: and (h) God is said to repent, when he forgiveth us at our repentance. repented, according to the multitude of his mercies. 44 Yea he made all those that led them away captive: to pity them. 45 Save us O God our Lord, and gather us from among the Heathen: that we may “ Confess. give thanks to thy holy name, and glory of thy praise. 46 Blessed be God the Lord of Israel from world to world without end: and let all people say, so be it. Praise ye the Lord. The argument of the cvii psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth all men to praise God, and to thank God, for it is he that helpeth them in all distresses when they cry unto him. He provideth houses and cities for them that else would wander as vagabonds in wilderness. He satisfieth the hungry and the thirsty. He setteth at liberty prisoners and captives. He healeth the sick and diseased. He comforteth and helpeth those that be in jeopardy of seas. He maketh a fruitful land barren, & a barren ground fruitful. He bringeth princes to low estate, & setteth up the poor in honour. At these things the godly rejoiceth, & the mouth of the wicked is stopped. 1 Confess you [it] unto God: Morning prayer. for he is gracious, “ For. and his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let such as God did redeem speak: whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy. 3 And whom he gathered out of the lands: from the east and from the west, from the north and from the “ Sea, for it was on the south part of jury. south. 4 They went astray out of the way in solitariness ●and● in wilderness, and found no city to dwell in: they were hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 5 And they cry unto god in their trouble: who delivereth them from their distress. 6 And he leadeth them forth by the right way: that they might go to the city inhabited. 7 O that men would confess unto God his loving kindness: and his marvelous acts [done] to the children of men. 8 For he satisfieth the greedy soul: and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 9 Such as fit in darkness and in the shadow of death: being fast bound in misery and iron. 10 Because they “ Disobediently changed. went from the words of the Lord: and lightly regarded the counsel of the most highest. 11 Therefore he humbled their heart thorough heaviness: they fall down, and there is none to help them. 12 And they cry unto god in their trouble: who delivereth them out of their distress. 13 For he bringeth them out of darkness and out of the shadow of death: and breaketh their bonds in sunder. 14 O that men would confess unto God: his loving kindness and his marvelous acts [done] to the children of men. 15 For he breaketh the gates of brass: & smiteth the bars of iron in sunder. 16 Foolish men are plagued for their mischievous ways: & for their wickedness. 17 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat: and they be even hard at deaths door. 18 And they cry unto God in their trouble: who delivereth them out of their distress. 19 He sendeth his word & healeth them: and he maketh them to scape safe from their Corrupt amesses which else had brought them to the grave. corruptness. 20 O that men would confess unto God: his loving kindness and his marvelous acts [done] to the children of men. 21 And that they would offer [unto him] sacrifices of “ Confessing. thanks giving: and set forth in words his works with a joyful noise. 22 Such as go down to the sea in ships and follow their business in great waters: they see the works of God, and his wonders in the deep. 23 For he commandeth and causeth a stormy wind to arise: and he lifteth up on high his waves. 24 [Then] they ascend up to heaven, and come down again to the deep: so that their soul melteth away through trouble. 25 They reel to and fro, and they do stacker like a drunken man: and their wisdom faileth them. 26 And they cry unto god in their trouble: who delivereth them out of their distress. 27 For he maketh the storm to cease: so that the waves thereof are still. 28 Then be they glad because they are at rest: and he bringeth them to the haven where they would be. 29 O that men would confess unto god: his loving kindness and marvelous acts done to the children of men. 30 And that they would exalt him in the congregation of the people: and praise him in the consistory of the aged. 31 He turneth (b) Moist and fruitful grounds. floods into a wilderness: and waterspringes into a dry ground. 32 He [maketh] a fruitful ground barren: for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 33 [Contrary] he reduceth a wilderness into a standing water: and a dry ground into water springs. 34 And he setteth there the hungry: and they build them a city to dwell in. 35 And they sow their land and plant vineyards: and they yield [unto them] “ Fruits of increase. abundant store of fruits. 36 He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly: and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. ●7 But [when they do fall from God,] they are diminished & brought low: through oppression, calamity, & grief of mind. 38 He bringeth princes into contempt: & he maketh them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way at all. 39 Yet he exalteth the poor out of misery: and giveth him households equal to flocks of cattle. 40 The righteous will mark [this] and rejoice: and the mouth of all wickedness shallbe stopped. 41 Whosoever is wise, he will both observe these things: and also well consider the loving kindness of God. The argument of the cviii psalm ¶ david declareth his readiness to praise God amongst all nations, not only with words, but also with musical instruments, for this end, that his glory may be set forth to the whole world, and his elect saved and delivered from enemies. Part of this psalm is taken out of the .57. psalm, and part out of the .60. ¶ A song, the psalm of David. 1 MY heart is ready O Lord: Evening prayer. I will sing & praise thee in singing of psalms, yea my My soul, my tongue, or my chief dignity. glory also is [ready.] 2 Bestir thee O lute and harp: I myself will bestir me right early in the morning. 3 I will “ Confess. praise thee O God among the people: I will sing psalms unto thee among the nations. 4 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds. 5 Exalt thyself O Lord above the heavens: and let thy glory [be] above all the earth. 6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save [me] with thy right hand, and hear thou me. 7 The Lord hath spoken this in his holiness (whereof I will rejoice:) I will divide Sichem, and measure the valley of Sucoth. 8 Gilead shallbe mine, and Manasses shallbe mine: Ephraim also shallbe the strength of my head, and juda my law giver. 9 Moab shallbe my washpot: over Edome I will cast my shoe, Be thou glad to seek my friendship. upon Philistea I will triumph. 10 Who will lead me into the strong city? who will bring me into Edom? 11 Hast not thou removed us from thence? and wilt not thou O Lord go out with our hosts? 12 give us aid against trouble: for the saving help of man is but “ vain. 13 Through the Lord will we do valiant acts: for he himself will tread down our enemies. The argument of the cix psalm. ¶ David grievously complaineth before the face of God of his enemy's malice and craft. He wisheth unto them the horrible vengeance of God, uttering the cause why he so wisheth. He requireth God's help in his great misery, to this end, that both his enemies might well perceive that his help cometh from God's hand, and also that he himself might praise God therefore. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 Hold not thy tongue: O thou the Lord of my praise. 2 For the mouth of the ungodly and the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me: they have spoken against me with a false tongue. 3 And they have compassed me about with hateful words: and fought against me without a cause. 4 For the love that I bore unto them, they are become mine adversaries: but I (a) I pray for them. give myself unto prayer. 5 Thus have they rewarded me evil for good: and hatred for my good will. 6 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 7 When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned: and let his prayer be turned into Let it be rejected as unlawful and abominable. sin. 8 Let his days be few: and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless: and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be vagabonds and go a begging: and let them seek [food] out of their (c) Drythes. barren grounds. 11 Let the extortioner bring into his snare all that he hath: and let strangers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be no man to show him any gentleness: nor to have compassion upon his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity come to destruction: and in the next generation let his name be clean put out. 14 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of God: and let not the sin of his mother be wiped away. 15 Let them be always before God: that he may root out the memorial of them from the earth. 16 Because that he remembered not to do good: but he persecuted the afflicted and poor man, and him whose heart was broken with sorrow, that he might take his life from him. 17 His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen unto him: he loved not (d) He had as lief that god were his enemy as friend. blessing, therefore it hath been far from him. 18 He clothed himself with cursing, as with his garment: and it hath entered into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be unto him as the garment that he is wrapped in: and as the girdle that he is always girded withal. 20 Let this (e) Wor●e. reward be from God unto mine adversaries: and unto those that speak evil against my soul. 21 But thou O God my Lord, do unto me according unto thy name: for sweet is thy mercy. 22 Deliver me, for truly I am afflicted: and I am poor, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I pass away like a vading shadow: and I am driven from place to place like the grasshopper. 24 My knees are weak through fasting: my flesh is (f) Hath lost all his fatness. dried up for want of fatness. 25 I am become also a reproach unto them: they gaze upon me [and] they shake their head. 26 Help me O my Lord: oh save me according to thy mercy. 27 And let them know how that this is thy hand: & that thou O God hast done it. 28 They will curse, but thou wilt bless: they will rise up against me● but let them be confounded, and thy servant will rejoice. 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame: & let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a garment. 30 As for me I will greatly Confess praise God with my mouth: and I will praise him among the multitude. 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the poor: to save him from the (g) To save his life from unrighteous judges. judges of his soul. The argument of the cx psalm. ¶ David prophesieth of Christ, describing most evidently both his natures, his priesthood, his kingdom and victory over all his enemies. ¶ A psalm of David. 1 GOD said unto (a) God said to Christ, rule thou over all. my Lord: sit thou on my right hand, Morning prayer. until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 God will send the (b) He shall begin his dominion in Zion. sceptre of his power out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 (c) Christ & his holy word shallbe received of his elect most willingly, and Christ's grace shall so wonderfully ●mbrue men's hearts, as the dew of the morning moystereth the ground. Thy people will be very willing in the time [of showing] thy most mighty * power with a beautiful holiness: the dew of thy birth is to thee from the womb [as] from the morning. 4 God swore and he will not repent: thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 5 The Lord at thy right hand: will wound even kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He will judge the Heathen: he will fill every place with dead bodies, he will smite the head of a great country. 7 He will drink of the swift running brook in the way: therefore he will lift up his head. The argument of the cxi psalm ¶ The prophet praiseth God, he rehearseth the wondrous works that God (mindful of his promise) did to the children of Israel, bringing them out of Egypt to possess the land of promise for an inheritance. He declareth also that the high wisdom of man, is to fear God. ¶ Praise ye the Lord. 1 I Will (a) Confess. praise God with my whole heart: in the congregation and assembly of righteous men. 2 Great are the works of God: sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3 His work is glory and majesty: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 The merciful and gracious God: hath so left a remembrance of his marvelous works. 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. 6 He hath declared unto his people the force of his works: in giving them the inheritance of the Heathen. 7 The works of his hands are verity and judgement: all his commandments are (b) Certain and permanent. true. 8 They be set sure for ever and ever: they are done in truth and equity. 9 He did send redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant [to be] for ever, holy and terrible is his name. 10 The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God: all they have a good understanding that do his commandments, the praise of it endureth for ever. The argument of the cxii psalm ¶ The prophet setteth forth the felicity, reward, and properties of them that fear God and worship him: such the ungodly seeth with his great grief. ¶ Praise ye the Lord. 1 BLessed is the man that feareth God: he hath great delight in his commandments. 2 His seed shallbe mighty upon the earth: the generation of them that dwell uprightly, shallbe blessed. 3 Riches and plenteousness shallbe in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 There (a) God helpeth always the good in their adversity. ariseth up light in the darkness: unto them that deal uprightly he is merciful, and loving, and righteous. 5 A good man is merciful and dareth: he will guide his words with discretion. 6 For he shallbe never moved: and the righteous shall be had in an everlasting remembrance. 7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings: his heart is settled, he believeth in God. 8 His heart is strengthened, he will not fear: until he seeth [a mischief to fall] upon his enemies. 9 He hath distributed abroad, he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever, his (b) His stat● condition, or dignity. horn shallbe exalted with glory. 10 The ungodly shall see it, and it will grieve him, he will gnash with his teeth and consume away: the desire of the ungodly shall perish. The argument of the cxiij psalm. ¶ The Prophet exhorteth all men to praise God in consideration of his providence in heaven and earth, who promoteth the poor man to honour, and maketh the barren woman a merry mother. ¶ Praise ye the Lord. 1 Praise God ye servants: praise ye the name of God. 2 Blessed be the name of God: from this time forth for evermore. 3 The name of God is to be praised: from the rising up of the sin, unto the going down of the same. 4 God is high above all Heathen: and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like unto God our Lord that dwelleth on high above all: and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and in earth? 6 He raiseth up the simple out of the dust: and lifteth up the poor from the dounghyll. 7 For to make him sit with the princes: even with the princes of his people. 8 He maketh the barren woman to keep house: and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord. The argument of the cxiiij psalm. ¶ The prophet declareth the coming and delivery of the children of Israel out of Egypt, he declareth also the miracles worked for that purpose. 1 WHen Israel came out of Egypt: Evening prayer. & the house of jacob from among the a A people having a strange tongue to the jews. barbarous people. 2 juda was his holiness: and Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw that and fled: jordane was driven back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams: and the little hills like young lambs. 5 What aileth thee O thou sea that thou fleddest? and thou jordane that thou wast driven back? 6 Ye mountains what [ailed] you that ye skipped like rams: and ye little hills like young lambs? 7 Tremble thou earth at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of jacob. 8 Which turned the hard rock into a standing water: and the flint stone into a springing well of waters. The argument of the cxu psalm. ¶ The prophet wisheth all glory to be given unto God, and not unto man. He setteth forth the difference betwixt the living God and idols. He exhorteth all the people and priests to put their whole trust in God, by that means they and theirs shallbe for ever blessed. 1 Give praise not unto us O God, not unto us, but unto thy name: for thy loving mercy, and for thy truths sake. 2 Wherefore shall the Heathen say: where is now their God? 3 Truly our Lord is in heaven: he hath done whatsoever pleased him. 4 Their idols are silver and gold: even the works of men's hands. 5 They have a mouth and speak not: they have eyes and see not. 6 They have ears and hear not: they have noses and smell not. 7 They have hands and handle not, they have feet and walk not: and they utter no sound out of their throats. 8 They that make them are like unto them: every one that putteth his trust in them. 9 But Israel trust thou in God: he is their aid and their shield. 10 Ye house of Aaron trust you in God: he is their aid and their shield. 11 Ye that fear God, trust ye in God: he is their aid and their shield. 12 God hath been mindful of us, he will bless us: he will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron. 13 He will bless those that fear God: the small with the great. 14 God will increase you more and more: both you and also your children. 15 Ye are the blessed of God: which made heaven and earth. 16 The (a) God dwelleth in heaven, and needeth not the earth for his use. heaven, the heaven [I say] is Gods: and he hath given the earth unto the children of men. 17 The The dead praiseth not God for the benefits powered daily upon the earth for them: as they that be alive do, or aught to do dead praise not thee O Lord: neither all they that go down into thee [place] of silence. 18 But we will praise the Lord: from this time forth for evermore. Praise ye the Lord. The argument of the cxvi psalm. ¶ The prophet saith that he must needs love God, for that he heard him and delivered him out of wonderful extreme afflictions of death and hell. He acknowledgeth the benefits of God, and that he can give no reward for them but bare thanks when he is in the congregation, and in worshipping him all the days of his life. Morning prayer. 1 I Have loved: because God hath heard my voice [and] my prayers. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore I will call upon him as long as I live. 3 The snares of death compassed me round about: and the pains of hell took hold on me. 4 I found anguish and heaviness, but I called upon the name of God: [saying] O God, I beseech thee deliver my soul 5 Gracious is God and righteous: our Lord is merciful. 6 God guardeth the simple: I was brought to the extremity, and he preserved me. 7 Return O my soul unto thy rest: for God hath rewarded thee. 8 For [thou O Lord] hast delivered my soul from death: mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the face of God: in the land of the living. 10 I (a) That God hath delivered me out of troubles. believed, therefore I will speak: I was sore afflicted, insomuch that I said in my rashness every man is a liar. 11 What reward shall I give unto God: for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? 12 I will take the (b) A cup, in token of my deliverance. cup of salvation: and I will call upon the name of God. 13 I will pay my vows now unto God: in the presence of all his people. 14 The death of his saints: is precious in the eyes of God. 15 It is even so O God, for I am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds in sunder. 16 I will offer unto thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving: and I will call upon the name of God. 17 I will pay my vows unto God in the sight of all his people: in the courts of God's house, even in the midst of thee O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. ❧ The argument of the cxvij psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth the Gentiles to praise God, for that he hath extended his mercy upon them in Christ, aswell as upon the jews. 1 O Praise God all ye heathen: “ Commend him. praise him all ye “ Families. nations. 2 For his merciful kindness is ever more and more toward us: and the truth of God endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord. ¶ The argument of the cxviij Psalm. ¶ David would have God praised and thanked, for that by his means only he was delivered from extreme perils, and made king of that people, who with their king had a little before persecuted him, reject him, and drove him out of the realm. He willeth the priests to sacrifice in remembrance thereof. 1 O Confess you [it] unto God, for he is gracious: “ and his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let Israel now confess: that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now confess: that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear God: confess that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the Lord being in distress: and the Lord hath heard me at large. 6 God is with me: I will not fear what man can do unto me. 7 God is with me amongst them that aid me: [therefore] I shall see [my desire] upon them that hate me. 8 It is better to trust in God: then to put any confidence in man. ● It is better to trust in God: then to put any confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me round about: [but I trusted] in the name of God that I should destroy them. 11 They kept me in on every side, they kept me in I say on every side: [but I trusted] in the name of God that I should destroy them. 12 They swarmed about me like bees, and they be extinguished as the fire [made] of thorns: [for I trusted] in the name of God that I should destroy them. 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall: but God did aid me 14 The Lord is my strength and my song: and he is become my salvation. 15 The voice of a joyful noise & of salvation is in the dwellings of the righteous: [saying] the right hand of God bringeth mighty things to pass. 16 The right hand of God is on high: the right hand of God bringeth mighty things to pass. 17 I shall not [as yet] die, but I shall live: and I will declare the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord hath greatly chastened me: but he hath not given me over unto death. 19 Open me the gates of righteousness, I will enter in by them: that I may “ Confess. give thanks unto the Lord. 20 This is the gate of God: the righteous shall enter in by it. 21 I will “ Confess. thank thee for that thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation. 22 The same stone which the builders refused: is become the head stone of the corner. 23 This was the doing of God: and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which God hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 O God I pray thee now save [us]: O God I pray thee now give [us] prosperous success. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of God: we do bless you out of the house of God. 27 It is the Lord God who hath given us light: bind a sacrifice with cords unto the horns of the altar. 28 Thou art my Lord, and I will confess it unto thee: thou art my Lord and I will magnify thee. 29 O confess you [it] unto God, for he is gracious: “ For. and his mercy endureth for ever. ¶ The argument of the cxix Psalm. ¶ The prophet in this golden psalm, expresseth his earnest mind inflamed with a zealous desire of God's law: for that it is the light of man & of all his doings, it giveth also perfect wisdom and felicity to such as observe them. Wherefore he desireth God to open the eyes of his heart, that he may know, understand, learn, and in life express his holy commandments. He uttereth his great grief, in that he seeth them transgressed and contemned of the worst sort of men. Aleph. 1 BLessed are those that be perfect in the way: Evening prayer. walking in the law of God. 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies: they seek him with their whole heart. 3 Truly they walk in his ways: who do no wickedness. 4 Thou hast given charge: that we should diligently keep thy commandments. 5 I wish that my ways were directed: for to keep thy statutes. 6 I shall take then no shame: when I have regard unto all thy commandments. 7 I will confess [it] unto thee with an upright heart: when I shall have learned the judgements of thy righteousness. 8 I will keep thy statutes: [wherefore] forsake me not for any long tyme. Beth 1 Whereby shall a young man reform his way: even in guiding it according to thy word. 2 I have sought thee with my whole heart: suffer me not to serve from thy commandments. 3 I have hid thy words within my heart: for this end, that I should not sin against thee. 4 Blessed art thou O God: teach me thy statutes. 5 I have declared with my lips: all the judgements of thy mouth. 6 I am delighted in the way of thy testimonies: as in all manner of riches. 7 I will study thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways. 8 My delight shallbe in thy statutes: and I will not forget thy word. Gimel 1 Reward thy servant, let me live: and I will keep thy word. 2 Open thou mine eyes: and I will behold the wondrous things of thy law. 3 I am a stranger upon earth: hide not thy commandments from me. 4 My soul fainteth: for the very fervent desire that it hath alway unto thy judgements. 5 Thou hast rebuked those that be proud and cursed: who do err from thy commandments. 6 Withdraw from me reproach and contempt: for that I have kept thy testimonies. 7 Yea princes did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did give himself to the meditation of thy statutes. 8 Yea thy testimonies are my delight: and my “ Men of my counsel. counsellors. dale 1 MY soul (a) I am at deaths door cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word. 2 I have made a declaration to thee of my ways, and thou heardest me: O teach me thy statutes. 3 Make me to understand the way of thy commandments: and I will give myself to the meditation of thy wondrous works. 4 My soul melteth away for very heaviness: comfort thou me according to thy word. 5 Take from me the way of falsehood: & witsafe me worthy to have thy law. 6 I have chosen the way of truth: & I have laid thy judgements before me. 7 I have stuck fast unto thy testimonies: O God confound me not. 8 I will run the way of thy commandments: when thou shalt set my heart at liberty. He 1 Teach me O God the way of thy statutes: Morning prayer. and I will keep it unto the end. 2 give me understanding, & I will keep thy law: yea I will keep it with my whole heart. 3 Lead me in the path of thy commandments: for therein is my delight. 4 Incline mine heart unto thy testimonies: and not to covetousness. 5 Turn away mine eyes, lest they behold “ Rash doings. vanity: cause me to live in thy way. 6 Make thy word more “ To arise. evident unto thy servant: who is [given] to thy fear. 7 Take away the reproach that I am afraid of: for thy judgements are good. 8 Behold I have coveted after thy commandments: cause me to live in thy righteousness. Va● 1 LEt thy loving mercy also come unto me O God: even thy salvation, according to thy word. ● And I shall answer to him that layeth thy word to me for a reproach: for in thy word I have put my trust. 3 Take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth: for my hope is in thy judgements. 4 And I will always keep thy law: yea for ever and ever. 5 And I will walk in a (a) In security of conscience. large scope: for I seek thy commandments. 6 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings: & I will not be ashamed. 7 And my delight shallbe in thy commandments: which I have loved. 8 And I will life up my hands unto thy commandments which I have loved: & my study shallbe in thy statutes. Zain 1 BE mindful of thy “ Word. promise made unto thy servant: wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust. 2 That same is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word maketh me to live. 3 The proud have had me exceedingly in derision: yet I have not shrinked from thy law. 4 [For] I called to remembrance thy judgements from the beginning of the world O God: and so I comforted myself. 5 An extreme unnatural heat hath assailed me, because of the ungodly: who transgress thy law. 6 Thy statutes have been [my] songs: in the house of my pilgrimages. 7 I have thought upon thy name O God in the night season: and I have kept thy law. 8 This (a) To have so godly a mind and affect. came to pass for me: because I kept thy commandments. Heth 1 THou art my portion O God: I have purposed to keep thy law. 2 I made mine humble petition to thy face with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according unto thy word. 3 I have considered mine own ways: and I have turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 4 I made haste and I made no delay: for to keep thy commandments. 5 (a) The ropes of the ungodly have caught me. The ungodly have tangled me in their snares: but I have not forgotten thy law. 6 I will rise at midnight to confess me unto thee: because of thy righteous judgements. 7 I am a companion of all them that fear thee: and keep thy commandments. 8 The earth O God is replenished with thy loving kindness: O teach me thy statutes. Teth 1 O God thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant: according unto thy word. 2 Learn me the The true sense. good taste & cunning: for I have believed thy commandments. 3 Before I felt affliction I swerved out of the way: but now I keep thy word. 4 Thou art good and beneficial: teach me thy statutes. 5 The proud have forged a false tale against me: but I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart. 6 Their heart is as fat as brawn: but my delight hath been in thy law. 7 It is good for me that I am brought into misery: by that means I shall learn thy statutes. 8 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me: then thousands of gold & silver. jod 1 THy hands have made me and fashioned me: Evening 〈◊〉. give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments. 2 They that fear thee, shall see me, & rejoice: because I have given earnest attendance unto thy word. 3 I know O God that thy judgements are justice: and that thou hast caused me “ rightfully to be afflicted. 4 I beseech thee let thy loving kindness be a means to comfort me: according to thy word spoken unto thy servant. 5 Let thy pitiful mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. 6 Let the proud be confounded, for they have falsely “ Made me ●ked. reported me: but I will study thy commandments. 7 Let such as fear thee and know thy testimonies: return unto me. 8 Let mine heart be perfectly [set] in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed. Caph 1 MY soul hath fainted after thy salvation: I give earnest attendance unto thy word. 2 Mine eyes have fainted after thy word: whilst I say, when wilt thou comfort me. 3 For I am become like a bottle [hanged] in the smoke: yet I do not forget thy statutes. 4 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou give judgement against them that persecute me? 5 The proud have digged pits for me: which is [a thing] not [done] according to thy law. 6 All thy commandments are the truth itself: they wrongfully persecute me, O be thou my aid. 7 They had almost made an end of me upon the earth: but I forsook not thy commandments. 8 “ Quicken me. Make me to live according to thy piety: and I will keep the testimonies of thy mouth. Lamed 1 O God: thy word endureth for ever in heaven. 2 Thy truth [appeareth] to every generation: thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it shall continue. 3 [All things] continue this day according to thine ordinance: for all things be thy servants. 4 If my delight had not been in thy law: I should have perished in mine affliction. 5 I will never forget thy commandments: for through them thou hast revived me. 6 I am thine, save me: for I have diligently “ Searched. studied thy commandments over. 7 When the ungodly laid wait for me to destroy me: I endeavoured myself to understand thy testimonies. 8 I see an end of every thing be it never so perfect: but thy commandment is (a) Infinite. exceeding large. Man 1 How greatly do I love thy law? my study is all the day long in it. 2 Thou hast made me wiser than mine enemies through thy commandments: for they are ever with me. 3 I am able to give better instruction than all they that were my teachers: for thy testimonies are my study. 4 I am made to understand more than the aged can: because I kept thy commandments. 5 I have restrained my feet from every evil way: that I may keep thy word. 6 I have not shrinked from thy judgements: for thou didst teach me. 7 How sweet are thy words unto my throat: truly [they be sweeter] then honey is to my mouth. 8 Through thy commandments I get understanding: therefore I hate all ways of falsehood. Nun 1 THy word is a candle unto my feet: Morning prayer. and a light unto my paths. 2 I have made an oath (which I will ratify) for to keep thy just judgements. 3 I am troubled above measure: quicken me O God according unto thy word. 4 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee O God: and teach me thy judgements. 5 (a) I am in jeopardy always of my life. My soul is always in my hand: yet I do not forget thy law. 6 The ungodly have laid a snare for me: but yet I swerved not from thy commandments. 7 I have claimed thy testimonies as mine heritage for ever: for they are the very joy of mine heart. 8 I have applied mine heart for to fulfil thy statutes: even to the worlds (b) It signifieth proper●y an heel of a foot, by translation an end▪ or the reward and commodity that followeth the end end. Samech 1 I Hate high subtle devices: and I do love thy law. 2 Thou art my refuge and my shield: I give earnest attendance unto thy word. 3 Avoid from me ye malicious [persons:] and I will keep the commandments of my Lord. 4 Strengthen me in thy word and I shall live: and make me not ashamed of my hope. 5 Hold thou me up and I shallbe safe: and I will look gladly upon thy statutes always. 6 Thou hast trodden under foot all them that go astray from thy statutes: for their crafty device is but falsehood. 7 Thou “ Thou hast made to ceas●e. hast dispatched out of the way all the ungodly of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. 8 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee: and I am afraid of thy judgements. Ain 1 I Have executed judgement and justice: [wherefore] leave me not to such as do offer me wrong. 2 For thy own goodness sake take thy servant unto thy protection: let not the proud oppress me with wrong. 3 Mine eyes have fainted with looking for thy salvation: and for the word of thy [righteousness.] 4 Deal with thy servant according unto thy own loving kindness: and teach me thy statutes. 5 I am thy servant, grant me understanding: that I may know thy testimonies. 6 (a) Or, it is time for God to do something. It is time for [me] to do for God's cause: for they have brought thy law almost to nothing. 7 Therefore I love thy commandments: above gold and precious stone. 8 Therefore I take all thy commandments every one of them to be right: & I utterly hate all ways of falsehood. Pe 1 THy testimonies [contain] wonderful things: therefore doth my soul keep them. 2 The “ The d●●re first entering of thy words will illuminate: giving understanding even unto the simple. 3 I opened my mouth and panted: for I bore a great affection to thy commandments. 4 Look thou upon me and be merciful unto me: as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. 5 Direct my steps in thy word: and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me. 6 Redeem me from the fraudulent dealing of men: and I will keep thy commandments. 7 Make the light of thy countenance shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes. 8 Rivers of waters gush out of mine eyes: because men keep not thy law. Sade 1 O God: thou art just and upright in thy judgements. 2 Thou hast commanded the justice and the verity of thy testimonies: [to be observed] very straightly. 3 My zeal hath consumed me: because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. 4 Thy word is purified to the uttermost: and thy servant loveth it. 5 I am small and of no reputation: [yet] I do not forget thy commandments. 6 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness: & thy law is the truth. 7 Trouble and grief have taken hold upon me: yet thy commandments be my delight. 8 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: make me to understand [them] and I shall live. Coph 1 I Have called with my whole heart, hear me O God: Evening prayer. I will keep thy statutes. 2 I have called upon thee, save me: and I will keep thy testimonies. 3 I have prevented [other] in the dawning of the day, and I cried unto thee: for I give earnest attendance unto thy words. 4 Mine eyes have prevented the night watches: that my study might be wholly in thy words. 5 Hear my voice according to thy loving kindness: make me to live O God after thy judgements. 6 They that mind to do an act of mischiefenesse, do draw nigh unto me: they are far from thy law. 7 But thou art nigh at hand O God: and all thy commandments be truth. 8 As concerning thy testimonies: I have known long since that thou hast made them to last for ever. Resh 1 Behold mine affliction & deliver me: for I have not forgotten thy law. 2 Defend thou my cause & redeem me: make me to live according unto thy word. 3 Salvation is far from the ungodly: for they study not thy statutes. 4 Thy mercies be manifold O God: make me to live according to thy judgements. 5 There be many that do persecute me and be mine adversaries: yet I do not serve from thy testimonies. 6 I saw transgressors, and I was grieved at the heart: because they kept not thy law. 7 Behold how I love thy commandments: quicken me O God according to thy loving kindness. 8 The “ Head. beginning of thy word is truth: and all the judgements of thy righteousness endure for evermore. Shin 1 PRinces have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart hath stood in awe of thy (a) Which forbiddeth me to revenge mine own quarrel. words. 2 I am as glad of thy word: as he that findeth a great booty. 3 That which is false I hate and abhor: but thy law I do love. 4 I do praise thee seven times every day: for love of the judgements of thy justice. 5 They that love thy law shall have great “ Peace. prosperity: and (b) No adversity or perturbation of mind. nothing shall offend them. 6 Lord, I have waited after thy salvation: and I have done thy commandments. 7 My soul hath kept thy testimonies: and I have loved them exceedingly. 8 I have kept thy commandments and testimonies: for all my ways are (c) Thou knowest all that I do in this life. before thee. Tau 1 LEt my cry O God approach near unto thy face: make me to understand [every thing] according unto thy word. 2 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. 3 My lips shall power out [thy] praise: when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 4 My tongue shall sing of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. 5 Let thine hand be ready for to aid me: for I have chosen thy commandments. 6 I have longed for thy salvation O God: and thy law is my whole delight 7 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee: and thy judgements shallbe an aid unto me. 8 I have gone astray like a lost sheep: oh seek out thy servant, for I have not forgotten thy commandments. ¶ The argument of the cxx Psalm. ¶ The prophet requesteth God for to deliver him from such as do maliciously slander him with false reports. For by their means he esteemeth his life led with the Ismaelites and with the barbarous people of Arabia, and not with God's people. ¶ A song of high Of● the 〈◊〉 to ascend unto high degrees and dignities. degrees. 1 WHen I was in trouble I called upon God: Morning prayer. and he heard me. 2 Deliver my soul O God from false lips: & from a deceitful tongue. 3 What doth a deceitful tongue unto thee? what good bringeth it thee? 4 [So much] as sharp arrows of a strong man [in thy sides:] with juniper coals [powered on thy head.] 5 Woe be unto me that am constrained to be conversant in (a) Barbarous people of the wilderness of Arabia. Mesech: and to dwell among the tents of Cedar. 6 My soul hath dwelled long: with him that hateth peace. 7 I [am a man] of peace: but because I do speak thereof, they [prepare] themselves to battle. ¶ The argument of the cxxj Psalm. ¶ The prophet lifteth up his eyes unto heaven, from whence he most certainly looketh for aid at all times. He assureth all other that God careth, defendeth, governeth, and provideth for those that flee unto the Lord for secure in their necessity. ¶ A song of high degrees. 1 I Will lift up mine eyes unto the hills: from whence my help shall come. 2 My help cometh from God: who hath made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot (a) God will not suffer thee to go where thou shalt take any hurt. to move: he will not sleep that keepeth thee. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel: will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 God himself is thy keeper: God is thy “ shadow. defence upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not “ Smite. hurt thee by day: neither the moon by night. 7 God will preserve thee from all evil: he will preserve thy soul. 8 God will preserve thy going out and thy coming in: from this time forth for evermore. ¶ The argument of the cxxii psalm. ¶ David declareth the joy of the people going up to Jerusalem where true religion was set forth, and justice in courts ministered: for which causes he wisheth great prosperity to the city. ¶ A song of high degrees of David. 1 I Was glad when they said unto me: we will go into the house of God. 2 Our feet shall stand in thy gates: O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is builded: as a city that is well united together in itself. 4 For the tribes do go up thither, even the tribes of the Lord: [which is] a testimony unto Israel for to praise the name of God. 5 For there is ordained the seat for judgement: even the seat of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls: and plenteousness within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions sakes: I will wish peace [to be] within thee. 9 Yea because of the house of God our Lord: I will procure to do thee good. The argument of the cxxiii. psalm. ¶ The prophet declareth that the godly despited of such as be rich, proud, and scornful: do look for help only at God's hand after a most humble sort. ¶ A song of high degrees. 1 I life up mine eyes unto thee: who dwellest in heaven. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress: even so our eyes [wait] upon God our Lord until he have mercy upon us. 3 Have m●y upon us O God, have mercy v●●n us: for we have suffered enough of despite. 4 Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy: and with the dispitefulnes of the proud. ¶ The argument of the cxxiiij Psalm. ¶ David acknowledgeth that he and his people had been utterly destroyed through the violence of enemies, if God had not been on their side with his present aid. ¶ A song of high degrees, of David. 1 IF God himself had not been “ For us. of our side Israel may now say: if God himself had not been of our side when men rose up against us, 2 Then they had swallowed us up quick: when their wrath was so inflamed against us. 3 Then the waters had drowned us: the running stream had flowed over our soul. 4 Then the waters of the proud: had flowed over our soul. 5 But blessed be God, which hath not given us over for a pray unto their teeth. 6 Our soul is escaped, even as a bird out of the snare of the fouler: the snare is broken, and we be escaped. 7 Our help is in the name of God: who hath made heaven and earth. The argument of the cxxu psalm. ¶ As Jerusalem is strongly defended with mountains, so God defendeth his people in all adversities, and saveth them from dangers: but they that turn themselves from godliness, shall run headlong into all kind of wickedness. ¶ A song of high degrees. 1 THey that put their trust in God [be] as the mount Zion: [which] may not be removed [but] must stand fast for ever. 2 As for Jerusalem, hills be round about it: and God is round about his people from this time forth for evermore. 3 For the (a) Although God suffereth tyrants to vex us: yet he will deliver us from them. sceptre of the ungodly shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous: lest the righteous put their hands unto wickedness. 4 Be beneficial O God: unto those that be good and upright in their heart. 5 And such as do wander in their own “ crookedness. perverseness, those God will cause (b) God will make hypocrites to be known as they be. to walk with the workers of wickedness: [so] peace [shallbe] upon Israel. The argument of the cxxuj psalm. ¶ The prophet declareth that the deliverance of the people of God out of captivity, shallbe very joyful unto themselves, and marvelous unto all other nations. He prayeth God to continue his goodness daily more and more to his people. ¶ A song of high degrees. Evening prayer. 1 WHen God shall cause them of Zion that were led into captivity for to return: we shallbe as men that (a) The felicity shallbe so sudden and great, that it may be doubted whether it be in deed, or else but in a dream. As Peter's deliverance seemed to himself but a vision. Act. xii. dreamt. 2 Then shall our mouth be filled with a laughter: and our tongue with a joyful noise. 3 Then shall such as be amongst the Heathen say: God hath brought great things to pass, that he might do for them. 4 God hath brought great things to pass for us: we be made merry. 5 Make us O God that be led into captivity: for to return as (b) Let us not come home by few numbers, now one and then one: but altogether as fast as we can, as water runneth. rivers into the south. 6 They that sow in tears: shall reap in joy. 7 He that goeth forth on his way, and weeping beareth precious seed: shall doubtless returning, come again with a joyful noise, bringing his sheaves with him. The argument of the cxxvii psalm. ¶ The prophet affirmeth that all care; endeavour, and diligence of building, working, reserving, and watching, is vain, except withal God buildeth, reserveth, and watcheth. For God of his mere goodness giveth children to his well-beloved, he defendeth their cities, and provideth unto them victuals when they be fast a sleep. ¶ A song of high degrees (made) for Solomon. 1 IF GOD will not build the house, they labour in vain that build it: if God keep not the city, the watchman waketh in vain. 2 [As] it is a vain thing for you that ye make haste to rise up early, that ye make delays to take rest, eating the bread of (a) Gotten & spent with much labour and sorrow. sorrows: even so he giveth (b) God provideth for his children, taking no more care in their labours, than when they be a sleep. Or else God giveth to his children such a felicity in deed, as other only dream of in their sleep. sleep to his well-beloved. 3 Behold, children be the inheritage of God: and the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like as arrows be in the hand of the strong: even so are the children of youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them: they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. The argument of the cxxviii. psalm. ¶ They that fear God and walk in his ways, be blessed and happy. Their wife, children, and family shall prosper with all kind of felicity. ¶ A song of high degrees. 1 HE is blessed whatsoever he be that feareth God: walking in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thine hands: thou shalt be happy, and [all] shall go well with thee. 3 Thy wife shallbe as a fruitful vine: upon the sides of thine house. 4 Thy children [shallbe] like olive branches: round about thy table. 5 Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth God. 6 God will bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all the days of thy life. 7 Yea thou shalt see thy childers children: and peace upon Israel. The argument of the cxxix psalm. ¶ The prophet acknowledgeth that Israel may glory, in that through the help of God their enemy's enterprises could not prevail against them. The wicked shallbe suddenly destroyed. ¶ A song of high degrees. 1 ISrael may now say: they have troubled me often from my youth up. 2 They have troubled me often from my youth up: but they have not prevailed against me. 3 The ploughmen ploughed upon my back: they made long furrows. 4 But God who is just: hath cut a pieces the “ cords. snares of the ungodly. 5 All they that bear an evil will to Zion: shallbe confounded, and be made to turn back from it. 6 They shall be as the grass growing upon the house tops: which withereth afore that it be shot forth [to his growth.] 7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand: neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his arms full. 8 And they which go by, say not so much as the blessing of God be upon you: we bless you in the name of God. ¶ The argument of the cxxx psalm. ¶ The prophet in extreme calamity, calleth upon God for remission of sins, and for deliverance. He exhorteth all people to trust in God, for that he is always a merciful redeemer, and can easily deliver from sin, death, and hell. ¶ A song of high degrees. 1 Out of the deep I have called unto thee O God: O Lord hear my voice. 2 Let thine ears be attentive: unto the voice of my petition for grace. 3 If thou O God wilt mark what is done amiss: O Lord who can abide it? 4 For there is pardon of sin with thee: that thou mayest be feared. 5 I have waited for God, my soul have waited [for him:] and I have reposed my trust in his word. 6 My soul [listeth] more after God, than watchmen do after the morning: I say more than watchmen do after the morning. 7 Israel ought to trust in God, for there is mercy with God: and there is plenteousness of redemption with him. 8 And he will redeem Israel: from all his sins. The argument of the cxxxj psalm. ¶ David exhorteth the people by his example to modesty and humility, and to put their trust in God. ¶ A song of high degrees (made) of David. 1 O God I am not high minded, “ Mine eyes be not lo●t●e. I have no proud looks: I have not used to walk in greater & weightier matters than I ought to do. 2 Nay I have restrained my soul, and kept it low like a child that is weaned from his mother: yea my soul is within me as a weaned child. 3 O Israel repose thou thy trust in God: from this time forth for evermore. The argument of the cxxxij psalm. ¶ The prophet desireth God to remember him and his great affection toward religion, and to build a temple for his ark. He sayeth it was declared unto him that Zion should be the house of God. David's petition when he brought the ark thither. God promiseth how that David's seed shall reign after him for ever if they keep his laws, and that he will bless the city of Zion, and the inhabitants thereof, with all kind of felicity. ¶ A song of high degrees. 1 O God be mindful of David: Morning prayer. with all his affliction. 2 Who swore unto God: who made a vow unto the most mighty [Lord] of jacob. 3 [Saying] I will not enter into the tabernacle of my house: nor get up into my bed. 4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep: nor mine eye lids to slumber. 5 Until I find out a place for the temple of God: an habitation for the most mighty Lord of jacob. 6 Behold, we (a) We thought it should be at Bethlehem, but thou appoyntedst it to be at Jerusalem in a barren ground●. heard it to be at Ephratha: we found it in the fields of the forest. 7 We will go into his tabernacle: and fall down on our knees before his footstool. 8 Arise O God [for to come] into thy resting place: thou and the ark of thy strength. 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness: and let thy saints make a joyful noise. 10 For thy servant David's sake: turn not away [from] the face of thine anointed. 11 God hath sworn for a truth unto David, and he will not go from it: I will place upon thy throne some of the fruit of thy body. 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimonies which I will teach them: their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13 For God hath chosen [to be in] Zion: he had a desire that it might be an habitation for him. 14 This [is sayeth he] my rest for ever: hear I will dwell, for I have a desire to it. 15 I will abundantly power my blessings upon her victuals: and I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 I will cloth her priests with (b) Good conversation and doctrine, whereby they save themselves and other. salvation: and her saints shall make an exceeding joyful noise. 17 I will make there the horn of David to bud up: I will ordain a light for mine anointed. 18 I will cloth his enemies with shame: but his crown shall flourish upon himself. ¶ The argument of the cxxxiii Psalm. ¶ David declareth how acceptable a thing is brotherly love and concord, both to God and man. ¶ A song of high degrees (made) of David. 1 Behold how good and how pleasant a thing it is: that brethren dwell together in unity. 2 [It is] like unto a precious ointment [powered] upon the head, which runneth down upon the beard, even upon Aaron's beard: which also runneth down upon the skirts of his garments. 3 [It is also] like unto the dew of Hermon: which falleth down upon the hill of Zion. 4 For God hath commanded his blessing: [and] life everlasting [to be] where is [such concord.] ¶ The argument of the cxxxiiii psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth those that do watch all night in the house of God, to lift up their hands, and to praise God. The Priests and Levites of duty watched all night by course in the temple, as it appeareth. levit. viii. ¶ A song of high degrees. 1 Behold, bless God all ye the servants of God: who in the night time remain in the house of God. 2 life up your “ Hands of holiness. holy hands: and bless God. 3 God who made heaven and earth: bless thee out of Zion. The argument of the cxxxu psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth all them to praise God who come to the temple, for that God hath chosen jacob to be his inheritance, and also for that he is able to do what he will in heaven, earth, and sea. He rehearseth the works that God did, in delivering them out of Egypt, and in bringing them into the land of Chanaan. As for the gods of the Heathen, they be but gold and silver. 1 Praise ye the Lord, praise ye the name of God: praise it ye servants of God. 2 Ye that stand in the house of God: in the courts of the house of our Lord, 3 Praise ye the Lord, for God is gracious: sing psalms unto his name, for it is pleasant. 4 For the Lord hath chosen jacob unto himself: and Israel for his own possession. 5 For I know that God is great: and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 God doth whatsoever pleaseth him in heaven and in earth: in the sea, and in all deep places. 7 He causeth clouds to ascend from the lowest part of the earth: he maketh it to lighten when it raineth, he bringeth winds out of his treasure houses. 8 He smote the first borne of Egypt: “ From man unto beast. aswell of beast as of man. 9 He sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee O Egypt: against Pharaoh and all his servants. 10 He smote many nations: and slew mighty kings. 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Bashan: and all the kingdoms of Chanaan. 12 And he gave their land for an inheritance: even for an heritance to Israel his people. 13 Thy name O God endureth for ever: there will be a remembrance of thee O God, from one generation to another. 14 For God will judge his people: and he will be pacified [being displeased] with his servants. 15 As for the idols of the Heathen they are but silver and gold: the work of men's hands. 16 They have a mouth and speak not: they have eyes but they see not. 17 They have ears and they hear not: yea there is no breath in their mouth. 18 They that make them are like unto them: [and] every one that putteth his trust in them. 19 Bless God ye the house of Israel: bless God ye the house of Aaron. 20 Bless God ye the house of Levi: ye that fear God, bless God. 21 Blessed be God out of Zion: who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. The argument of the cxxxvi psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth men to praise God, aswell for all things created by him, as for his benefits peculiarly bestowed upon the children of Israel, in delivering them out of Egypt, and in bringing them into the land of Chanaan. He doth insinuate also▪ that God is not praised worthily, except we acknowledge that all his benefits proceed of his free and mere goodness, and not of our deserts. 1 Confess you [it] unto the Lord, Evening prayer. for he is gracious: “ For. and his mercy [endureth] for ever. 2 Confess you [it] unto the God of A certain image of God appeareth in those that excel in virtue, authority, & religion, for which causes they be called gods. Gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Confess you [it] unto the Lord of Lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Who only doth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. 5 Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. 6 Who laid out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 7 Who hath made great lights: for his mercy endureth for every. 8 The sun to rule in the day: for his mercy endureth for ever. 9 The moon & the stars to govern in the night: for his mercy endureth for ever. 10 Who smote Egypt with their first borne: for his mercy endureth for ever. 11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever. 12 With a mighty hand and a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 13 Who divided the red sea in parts: for his mercy endureth for ever. 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever. 15 He overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. 16 Who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. 17 Who smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever. 18 And he slew mighty kings: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever. 20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever. 21 And he gave away their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever. 22 For an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever. 23 Who remembered us when we were brought low: for his mercy endureth for ever. 24 And he delivered us from our adversaries: for his mercy endureth for ever. 25 Who giveth food unto all “ All flesh. creatures: for his mercy endureth for ever. 26 Confess you [it] unto the Lord of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever. The argument of the cxxxvij psalm. The prophet declareth the great grief and lamentation of the children of Israel, for that they (being led prisoners unto Babylon) were provoked to sing as they used to do at Zion. He protesteth that he can not forget Jerusalem. He prayeth God to remember the Idumites, who maliciously incensed their enemies against them. He prophesieth of the destruction of Babylon. 1 BY the waters of “ Babel Babylon we set down there: also we wept when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged up our haps on the Salou trees: in the midst (a) Of Babylon. of it. 3 For there they that led us away captive required of us some matter of a song: and [for] our wailings mirth, [saying] sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 [We answered] how can we sing one of the songs of God: in another land besides our own? 5 If I forget thee O Jerusalem: let my right hand forget [her cunning.] 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember thee: yea if I prefer not thee O Jerusalem above my most mirth. 7 Remember the children of Edom in the (a) When it was visited and destroyed day of Jerusalem: they said down with it, down with it, even to the ground. 8 O daughter of Babylon who must lie wasted: happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 9 Blessed shall he be: that taketh & throweth thy little children against the stone. The argument of the cxxxviij psalm. ¶ David thanketh God for his goodness towards him, in that he did hear him in adversity, and delivered him from his enemies, whereby he trusteth in time to come in all distresses to be helped. ¶ Of David. 1 I Will “ Confess. give thanks unto thee O God with my whole heart: I will sing psalms unto thee before the (a) Men in authority, in whom a certain image of God appeareth. gods. 2 I will make my low obeisance toward thy holy temple: and I will praise thy holy name in respect of thy loving kindness and truth. 3 For thou hast magnified thy name: and thy word above all things. 4 In the day [of mine adversity] I called upon thee, and thou heardest me: thou enduedst my soul more and more with strength. 5 All the kings of the earth will praise thee O God: for they have heard the words of thy mouth. 6 Yea they will sing of the ways of God: for great is the glory of God. 7 For though God be on high: yet he will have respect unto the lowly, and he will know the proud a far of. 8 If I shall walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt make me to live: thou wilt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 9 God will finish that he hath begun by me: O God thy loving kindness endureth for ever, thou wilt not forsake the works of thine own hands. The argument of the cxxxix psalm. ¶ David falsely accused, calleth to witness of his innocency God, who knoweth him thoroughly, and unto whom nothing is unknown of that is said, done, or thought, out of whose hands he can not escape in any place. Finally, he pronounceth that he hateth the wicked, to the intent that he may declare that he hath nothing to do with them. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 O GOD thou hast searched me to the quick: Morning prayer. and thou hast known me. 2 Thou knowest my down sitting & mine uprising: thou understandest my thoughts long before they be. 3 Thou compassest about my path, and my journey into all coasts: and thou usest all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue: but behold thou O Lord knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast fashioned me behind and before: and laid thine (a) I am the work of thine hand. hand upon me. 6 The knowledge that [thou hast] of me is marvelous: it is so high that I can not [attain] unto it. 7 Whither can I go from thy spirit: or whither can I flee away from thy face? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I lay me down in hell, thou art there also. 9 If I take (b) If I 〈◊〉 so f●st ●s the sirrah 〈…〉 the wings of the morning: and [go to] dwell in the uttermost part of the sea, 10 Even there also thy hand shall lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 And if I say peradventure the darkness shall cover me: and the night shall be day for me, 12 Truly the darkness shall not darken any thing from thee, and the night shallbe as lightsome as the day: darkness and light [to thee] are both alike. 13 For thou hast my Mine inward affects & cogitations. reins in thy possession: thou didst cover me in my mother's womb. 14 I will confess it unto thee, for that thy [doings] are to be dreaded, I am made after a marvelous sort: thy works be marvelous, and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 The substance of my [body] was not hid from thee: when I was made in secret and fashioned with distinct members “ In the lowest places of the earth. in my mother's womb. 16 Thine eyes did see me (d) So soon as I was conceived when I was most imperfect: and in thy book * were written every day of them [wherein the parts of my body] were shaped, and no one of them were known unto thee. 17 How precious be thy “ Companions. God is accompanied with nothing else save only with his wisdom, counsel, and providence. cogitations towards me O God? how greatly be the sum of them increased? 18 I go about to count them, I find that they are more in number then the sand: and yet while I am waking I am still with e I think of thy works, cogitations, & providence. thee. 19 For truly thou wilt slay O Lord the * wicked man: and the blood thirsty men [to whom I ever say] depart ye from me. 20 Who do speak unto thee in guileful manner: [thou art O God] exalted in vain to thine enemies. 21 Do not I hate them O God that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 Yea I hate them “ With a perfect hatred. from the bottom of mine heart: even as though they were mine enemies. 23 Search me to the quick O Lord, and know thou mine heart: prove me and know thou my thoughts. 24 And look well if there be any way of perverseness in me: and [then] lead me in the way (f) Cause me to die: for the way of all men is to die, even from the beginning of the world. of the world. ❧ The argument of the cxl. psalm. ¶ David prayeth God most earnestly to deliver him from his enemies, who with their slanderous tongues, false accusations, and crafty fetches, seek all manner of ways how to destroy him, whereas yet in deed they cannot put in execution their malice, but by God's permission. ¶ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. 1 deliver me O God from the evil man: and preserve me from (a) A man of injuries. the outrageous man. 2 Who in heart imagine mischiefs: and set forward to war every day. 3 They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent: Adders poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me O God from the hands of the ungodly: preserve me from (b) A man of injuries. the outrageous man, who have devised to thrust my feet [from me.] 5 The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad with cords in the high ways: they have set traps for m● Selah. 6 I have said unto God, thou art my Lord: hear the voice of my prayers O God. 7 O Lord God the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Grant not unto the ungodly [his] desires O God: bring not to pass his mischievous imagination [jest] they should be made to proud. Selah. 9 Let the labour of his own lip cover him: [who is] head of them that compass me about. 10 Let hot coals be burning upon them: he will cast them down into the fire into deep pits, that they may never rise up again. 11 A man full of tongue can not prosper upon the earth: evil shall hunt the outrageous person to overthrow him. 12 I am sure that God will dispatch the cause of the afflicted: and he will give judgement for the needy. 13 Truly the righteous will confess it unto thy name: they that deal uprightly shall dwell before thy face. The argument of the cxlj psalm ¶ david humbly desireth God that his prayer may be so acceptable unto him, as if he had made a sacrifice in the temple. He prayeth God to preserve him in word and deed from all evil, that he fall into no snare of his enemies: for he had rather be reproved of the godly, then to be honoured of the wicked. ¶ A psalm of David. 1 O God I call upon thee, haste thee unto me: give ear unto my voice whilst I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be directed before thy face [as] an incense: let the lifting up of mine hands [be] an evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch O God before my mouth: and keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not mine heart to any evil thing, whereby I might commit any “ Works of wickedness. ungodly act with men that be workers of iniquity: and (a) Let me not be seduced by prosperity as they be. let me not eat of their delicates. 5 I wish that the righteous would smite me and reprove me: for it is loving kindness. 6 But let not precious balms break mine head: for as yet even my prayer is against their wickedness. 7 Let their judges be thrust down headlong from “ The hands of a rock. a rock: then they will hear my words, for they be sweet. 8 Our bones lie scattered upon the graves mouth: like as when one breaketh and heweth [wood] upon the earth. 9 For mine eyes look unto thee O God the Lord: in thee is my trust, cast not my soul out [of me.] 10 Keep me from the “ The hands of a snare. snare which they have laid forth for me: and from the traps of them that be workers of iniquity. 11 Let the ungodly fall together into their own nets: but let me in the mean season always escape [them.] The argument of the cxlij. psalm. ¶ David expresseth the prayer that he made to God when he lay hid in the cave. 1. Samuel. 24. He uttereth his great anguish that he was in, so that he had trust in nothing else save in God who is all his inheritance. ¶ The wise instruction of David, a prayer when he was in the cave. 1 I Cried unto God with my voice: Evening prayer. even unto God I did make my supplication. 2 I powered out before his face my cogitations: and I made a declaration of my trouble before his face. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, thou knewest my path: in the way wherein I walked they have privily laid a snare for me. 4 When I looked upon my right hand and saw [round about me] there was no man that would know me: I had no place to flee unto, and no man cared for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee O God, and said: thou art my hope and my portion in the land of the living. 6 Consider my complaint, for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors, for they are to strong for me. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me round about, because thou hast [thus] rewarded me. The argument of the cxliii. psalm. ¶ David desireth God to hear his prayer for his mercy and goodness sake, because no man can be found righteous before him. He uttereth his sorrow, & requireth to be delivered from his enemies, against whom he maketh his prayer. ¶ A psalm of David. 1 Hear my prayer O God, give ear unto my desire: hearken unto me for thy truth sake, for thy righteousness sake. 2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living can be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul, he hath smitten my life down to the ground: he hath laid me in darkness as men that have been long dead. 4 And my spirit is overwhelmed within me: and my heart is desolate in the midst of me. 5 I call to remembrance the time long passed: I muse upon every act of thine, I exercise my study on the work of thy hands. 6 I stretch forth mine hands unto thee: my soul as a thirsty land [gaspeth] unto thee. Selah. 7 Make speed, hearken unto me O God, my spirit waxeth faint: hide not thy face from me, for I am like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear of thy loving kindness betimes in the morning: for in thee is my trust. 9 Make me to know the way that I should walk in: for I life up my soul unto thee. 10 deliver me O God from mine enemies: I hide myself with thee. 11 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee, for thou art my Lord: let thy good spirit lead me forth unto the land of righteousness. 12 For thy name's sake O God thou wilt cause me to live: and for thy righteousness sake thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble. 13 And of thy goodness thou wilt restrain mine enemies: and destroy all them that be adversaries to my soul, for I am thy servant. ¶ The argument of the cxliiij Psalm. ¶ David acknowledgeth it to proceed only of God that he hath overcome his enemies, and hath his subjects obedient unto him. He marveleth that God is so beneficial unto him, a man to be esteemed of no valour. He desireth God utterly to vanquish his adversaries, and that his people may flourish with all kind of felicity. ¶ Of David. 1 BLessed be God my rock: Morning prayer. who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. 2 My holiness and my fortress, my refuge, and my only deliverer: my buckler, in him I have put my trust, who subdueth my people under me. 3 O God, what is man that thou dost know him? what is the son of man that thou dost think of him? 4 Man is like “ Unto vanity. a thing of nought: his days be like a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens O God and come down: touch the mountains and they shall smoke. 6 Cast out terrible lightnings and fear them: shoot out thine arrows and consume them. 7 Send down thine hand from above: deliver me and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of the children of an other devotion than I am. 8 Whose mouth uttereth vanity: and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 9 O Lord I will sing a new song unto thee: and I will sing psalms unto thee upon a Lute, [and upon] an instrument of ten strings. 10 Who giveth “ Salvation. victory unto kings: who redeemeth David his servant from peril of the sword. 11 Redeem me and deliver me from the hand of the children of an other devotion than I am: whose mouth uttereth vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 12 That our sons may grow up in their youth as young plants: that our daughters may be as corners [stones] graven after the fashion as a palace is. 13 That the corners of our houses may be filled, yielding forth all manner of store: that our cattle may bring forth thousands, [yea] ten thousands in our streets. 14 That our oxen may be strong [to labour] that there be no decay: no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets. 15 Happy are the people that be in such a case: blessed is the people who have God for their Lord. ❧ The argument of the cxlv. psalm. ¶ David setteth forth to be talked and sung of all ages the wondrous works of God wherein is declared his goodness, mercifulness, power, and providence. God reigneth for ever, he aideth the oppressed and afflicted. He feedeth all creatures. He is just and merciful in all his works. He is present with those that call upon him and fear him: such he heareth and saveth, whereas he destroyeth the wicked. ¶ () A psalm containing the pra●se of God▪ made by David. The praise of David. 1 I Will magnify thee O Lord my king: and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 I will bless thee every day: and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is God and most worthy to be praised: and his greatness can not be searched out. 4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another: and they shall declare thy mighty power. 5 I will set forth in words the glorious majesty of thy excellentness: and thy wondrous works. 6 I will also declare thy greatness: so that men shall speak of the force of thy terrible acts. 7 They shall utter out of their mouth a memorial of thine abundant kindness: and they shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 God is gracious and merciful: loath to be angry, and great in loving kindness. 9 God is good unto every man: and his mercy is over all his works. 10 All thy works shall confess it unto thee O God: and thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall show the glory of thy kingdom: and talk of thy power. 12 That they may make known to the children of men his manifold power: & the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom: and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. 14 God upholdeth all such as fall: and lifteth up all those that be bowing downward. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee: and thou givest them their meat in “ In their tyme. due season. 16 Thou openest thine hand: and thou satisfiest the desire of every thing living. 17 God is righteous in all his ways: and holy in all his works. 18 God is nigh unto all them that call upon him: unto all such as call upon him in (a) Unfeignedly, without hypocrisy truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he will also hear their cry, and he will save them. 20 God preserveth all those that love him: but he will bring to nothing such as be ungodly. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of God: and all flesh shall bless his holy name for ever and ever. The argument of the cxlvi psalm. ¶ The prophet uttereth his great desire to praise God, he withdraweth men from putting their trust in princes, pronouncing that man to be happy who trusteth in God the creator of all things, the giver of right to those that suffer wrong, the feeder of the hungry, the deliverer of prisoners out of captivity, and the defender of strangers, fatherless, and widows. 1 Praise ye the Lord, praise thou God O my soul, whilst I live I will praise God: I will sing psalms unto my Lord so long as I shallbe. 2 Put not your trust in princes [nor] in the son of man: in whom there is no salvation. 3 His spirit shall departed out of him, he shall turn again to his earth: at that day all his thoughts shall perish. 4 Blessed is he unto whom the God of jacob is an aid: his trust is in God his Lord. 5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that therein is: who maintaineth the truth for ever. 6 Who executeth judgement for those that are oppressed with wrong: who giveth food to the hungry. 7 God looseth those that be bound: God giveth sight to the blind. 8 God raiseth them up that are “ Crooked falling: God loveth the righteous. 9 God taketh strangers into his custody, he relieveth the fatherless and the widow: as for the way of the ungodly he turneth it upside down. 10 God thy Lord shall reign O Zion, to the worlds end: throughout all generations. Praise ye the Lord. The argument of the cxlvij psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth the children of Israel to praise God, for that by him they were brought home out of captivity. He declareth Gods great power, wisdom, and goodness, which appeareth in all his works and benefits, but especially in that he had set forth by Moses his law and commandments. 1 Praise ye the Lord, for it is a good thing: Evening prayer. sing psalms unto our Lord, for it is a pleasant thing, [his] praise is to be desired. 2 God buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the Israelites that were banished. 3 He healeth those that are broken in heart: he wrappeth up their sorrows. 4 He counteth the number of the stars: he giveth unto them all names. 5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his understanding is infinite. 6 God setteth up the meek: he bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. 7 Sing ye unto God with a confession: sing psalms upon the Harp unto our Lord. 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds: who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth unto cattle their food: [even] unto Ravens which call for it. 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse: he delighteth not in the legs of a man. 11 God delighteth in them that fear him: [and] in them that put their trust in his mercy. 12 Praise God O Jerusalem: praise thy Lord O Zion. 13 For he maketh fast the bars of thy gates: he blesseth thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders: he filleth thee with “ The fat. good corn. 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon the earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow [so white] as wool: he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like fragments: who is able to abide his frost? 18 He sendeth forth his word and melteth them: he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. 19 He declareth his word unto jacob: his statutes & ordinances unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with every nation: neither have they the knowledge of his judgements. Praise ye the Lord. The argument of the cxlviij. psalm. ¶ The prophet calleth upon all creatures which be in heaven or earth to praise God: but especially upon the people of God, who have greater cause given them for to do it then other. 1 Praise ye the Lord, praise ye God out of heaven: praise ye him on high above. 2 Praise him all ye his angels: praise him all ye his host. 3 Praise ye him sun and moon: praise him all ye stars [that give] light. 4 Praise ye him all ye “ The heavens of heavens. heavens: and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5 Even they should praise the name of God: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath set them sure for ever and ever: he hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 7 Praise ye God from the earth: ye dragons and all deeps. 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours: stormy wind fulfilling his word. 9 Mountains and all hills: fruitful trees and all Cedars. 10 Beasts and all cattle: worms and feathered fowls. 11 Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the earth. 12 Young men and maidens, old men with children, should praise the name of God: for his name only is most excellent, and his majesty above earth and heaven. 13 He hath exalted the horn of his people: the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people that is most nigh unto him. Praise ye the Lord. ¶ The argument of the cxlix Psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth the children of Israel to express a joy towards God by praising him, by singing unto him, and by playing on musical instruments, partly for that God is pleased with them, partly also for that God hath given them a victory over the heathen their enemies. 1 Praise ye the Lord, sing unto God a new song: “ His praise should be. he ought to be praised in the congregation of saints. 2 Israel should rejoice in his maker: the children of Zion should be joyful in their king. 3 They should praise his name in a dance: they should sing psalms unto him upon a tabret and a harp. 4 For God hath a pleasure in his people: he will beautify the afflicted with salvation. 5 “ The godly disposed. The saints shallbe joyful with glory: they shall express a joyful noise in their beds. 6 The high promotions of the Lord shallbe in their mouth: and a two edged sword in their hands. 7 That they may take avengement of the heathen: and correction of the nations. 8 That they may bind their kings in chains: and their nobles with iron fetters. 9 That they may execute the judgement prescribed: this honour shallbe to all his saints. Praise ye the Lord. The argument of the cl psalm. ¶ The prophet exhorteth generally all living creatures to praise the mightiness and greatness of God. He willeth men to do it with instruments of music. 1 Praise ye the Lord, praise ye the Lord in his sanctuary: praise ye him in the firmament (a) In the firmament God's power appeareth. of his power. 2 Praise ye him in his strength: praise ye him in his excellent greatness. 3 Praise ye him in the sound of a trumpet: praise ye him upon a Lute and an Harp. 4 Praise ye him with a tabret and a dance: praise ye him upon the strings and upon the Organs. 5 Praise ye him upon the well tuned Cimbales: praise ye him upon the loud Cimbales. 6 Every thing that draweth breath: ought to praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. T. B. ❧ The end of the Psalter. ¶ Numerus secundum Hebreos. cxx. Ad dominum 〈◊〉. xxv. Ad te domine 〈◊〉. xxv●. Ad te domine cl●m●●●. cxx●ii. Ad te 〈◊〉. x●. A●se●e domino. lxx●iii. A●endite p●p●le. xli●. A●d● he●●nes. i. ●tu● 〈◊〉. xxxii. Be●ti 〈…〉. x●i. Be●t● 〈…〉. cx●. 〈…〉 qui. cxix. Be●ti in m●lati. cxx●iii. Beati omnes 〈◊〉. xxxiiii. Be●●d● d●minum. lxxx●. Benedi●. c●. Be●ed● omni●. ●. c●. Benedi●●te omnia. two. Benedictus dominus. B●um 〈…〉. x●i. x●. cx●. x●x. ●x. 〈…〉. i. cxi. 〈…〉. two. cxxxviii Con● 〈◊〉. lxxv. Consider 〈…〉. c●. Con●iter 〈…〉 c●. c●. c●. cxxxvi. x●. c●. c●. De● 〈…〉 De● 〈◊〉 meus. ●iii●▪ De● 〈…〉 ●lvi. De● noste● 〈…〉. l. De● d●um. l●. De● 〈…〉. lx. De● rep●. lx●ii. D●s deu meus ad te. l●ii. Deus 〈…〉. l●. De● 〈◊〉 ●rium. lxxii. Deus ●di●m. lxx●. Deus ●enerunt. lx●. Deus s●. lxx●. Deus 〈…〉▪ ●ii. Deus 〈◊〉. c●. Deus laudem. cx●i. Di●i, quoni●m. x●iii. D●l●ga● te. cx. Dixit Dominus domino. xiiii. D●xit insipicus. i. ●i. Dixit insipicus. two. xxxix. Dixi● cu● di●m. xxxvi. Dixit iniust●. iii. Domine 〈◊〉. vi. Domine ac ●n f●ore. i. x●iii. Domine ne in furore. two. D●m●ne deus meus, in te. viii. Dom●ne dominus noster. xv. Dom●ne quis habitabit. xxi. Domine in virtute. lxxxv●▪ D●m●ne deus salutis. xc. Domine ●efug●m. cii. Domine exa●di. cxxxi. Domine 〈◊〉 est exal. cxxxix. Domine 〈…〉. ●li. Domine 〈…〉. ●ii. D●m● 〈…〉. xx●i. Domin● 〈…〉. x●ii. Domin● 〈◊〉. xxx● Dom●nus 〈…〉. x● Domin● rep● decorem. Dominus 〈◊〉 exul. cx●. Dominus reguavit, 〈◊〉. c●. Ecce nunc benedicite. c●iii. Ecce qu●m bonum. li●. Etipe i●e de ●micis. c●. E●ipe me domine. xlv. E● 〈…〉 c●r. c●lv. Exalt● te deus. thirty. Exalt te domine. lv. Exaudi deus ●ratio. lxi. Exaudi deus depre●a. lxiiii. Exaudi deus orat● me●m. x●ii. Exaudi domine 〈◊〉. xx. Ex●utidi● te domini●. xl. Expectant expect●. lxxxi. Exult●te deo. xxxiii. Exultate 〈◊〉. lxviii. Exu●at deus. lxxxvii. Fundamenta eius. lxxxvi. I●cl●na domine. cxxvi. I● conuerte●do. x●. In domino c●n●o. cxiiii. In exitu I●ael. xxxi. In te domine speratii. lxvi. jubilate deo. C. jubilate d●m●no. xxxv. judica domine. xliii. judica me deus. xxvi. Iu●ca me domine. lxxi. Iu● domine sp●ratii, non. cxl●. I●da anima mea. cxl●ii. 〈◊〉 Jerusalem. cx●. cxv●●. 〈…〉 omnes. cxxi. Leua● 〈◊〉. cxxii. La●t●tus ●um. c●v. Laud●te ●men. cxlvii. La●date d●minum. cxlviii. La●d●te domin● de co●lis. cl. Laudate dominum in. xl●iii. l●. 〈…〉 deu●. i. lvi. 〈…〉 deu●. two. l●ii. Miserere mei de● 〈◊〉. lxxxix. c●. Miseri● 〈…〉. c●i. Memento domine. xxx●ii. No● 〈◊〉. lx●i. N●●u●e de 〈…〉. lxxvi. Notus in Iudae●. cxv. Non 〈…〉. cxx●i●. Nisi qui● domin●. cxx●ii. Nisi dominu● 〈◊〉. xlvii. Omnes gentes cviii. Pa●atum cor. two. Quare fremuerunt. xlii. Q●em admodum. lii. Quid gloria●i●. lxxiii. Qu●m bonus Is●ael. lxx●. Qui regis Israel. l●xiiii. Qu●m dil●ta. x●i. Qui habitate ad two. c●xv. Qu● confid●t. xii. Saluum me fac domi●e. l●ii. S●ere v●que. l●ix. Saluum me fac de●. cxxix. S●pe expugna●erunt. cxxxvii. Super ●mina. lxv. Te decet hymns. v. Verba me●. x Vt qu●d domine. xiii. Vs● 〈◊〉 domine lxxiiii. Vt 〈◊〉 deus. lxxvii. 〈…〉 ad dominum. xcv. 〈…〉 exuste●. cxiii. V● mea ad dom●am. ❧ The proverbs of Solomon. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 The power and use of the word of God. 7 Of the fear of God and knowledge of his word. 10 We may not consent to the intisinges of sinners. 20 wisdom complaineth that she is contemned. 14 The punishment of them that contemn her. 1 THe proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: 2 To learn wisdom and instruction, & to perceive the words of understanding, 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgement, and equity: 4 To give wit unto the simple, & that the young men might have knowledge and understanding. 5 The wise man will give ear, and will come by more wisdom, and he that is endued with understanding, shall attain unto [wise] counsels. 6 To understand a parable, and the interpretation thereof, the words of the wise, and their dark speeches. 7 Io●. 28. b. Eccle 1. c. Psal. cxvi. b. Prou. ix. c. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear thy father's doctrine, & forsake not the “ Or, instruction. law of thy mother: 9 For they shallbe an increase of grace unto thy head, and [as] a chain about thy neck. 10 My son, if sinners “ Or, lead thee out of the way. entice thee, consent not unto them. 11 If they say, come with us, let us lay wait for blood, and lurk privily for the innocent without a cause, 12 Let us Psal. 24. a. swallow them up like the grave quick and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 So shall we find all manner of costly riches, and fill our houses with spoils: 14 Cast in thy lot among us, and let us all have one purse. 15 My son, walk not thou with them, refrain thy foot from their ways. 16 For Psa xiiii. a. their feet run to evil, and are hasty to shed blood. 17 But [as] in vain, the net is laid forth before the birds eyes: 18 So these lay wait for the blood of them, and lie privily for their lives. 19 Such [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain, who taketh away the life of the owner thereof. 20 Pro. viii. a wisdom crieth without, and putteth forth her voice in the streets: 21 She calleth before the congregation in the open gates, and showeth her words thorough the city, saying: 22 O ye children, how long will ye love childishness? how long will the scorners delight in scorning, and the unwise hate knowledge? 23 O turn you at my correction: lo I will express my mind unto you, and make you understand my words. 24 Esay. lxv. b. jere. seven. a. Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded: 25 But all my counsels have ye despised, and set my correction at nought: 26 Therefore will I also laugh at your destruction and mock you, when the thing that ye fear cometh upon you, 27 Even when the thing that ye be afraid of, falleth in suddenly like a storm, and your misery like a tempest, yea when trouble and heaviness cometh upon you. 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer: they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 29 And that because they hated knowledge, and did not chose the fear of the Lord, 30 They would none of my counsel, but despised all my correction. 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own inventions. 32 For the turning away of the unwise shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 33 Pro. two. a But whoso hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be sure from any fear of evil. ¶ The ii Chapter. 1 wisdom exhorteth to obey her. 5 She teacheth the fear of God. ● She is given of God. 1● She preserveth from wickedness. 1 MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and lay up my commandments within thee, 2 That thou wilt incline thine ears unto wisdom, apply thine heart then to understanding. 3 For if thou criest after wisdom, and criest for knowledge: 4 If thou seekest for her as for silver, and searchest for her as for treasures: 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. 6 jacob. i. a. Eccle 1. a. and vii c. three Reg iii. b and▪ iiii d. For the Lord giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 7 He stirreth up health for the righteous: and defendeth them that walk uprightly, 8 That they may keep the right path: and he preserveth the way of such as do serve him with godliness. 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgement, and equity, yea and every good path. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and thy soul delighteth in knowledge: 11 Then shall counsel preserve thee, and understanding shall keep thee, 12 That thou mayest be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh froward things: 13 From such as leave the ways of righteousness, to walk in the ways of darkness: 14 Which rejoice in doing nought, and delight in the wickedness of the evil: 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths. 16 That thou mayest be delivered also Prou v. a. and vii a from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own, which giveth sweet words, 17 Forsaketh the husband of her youth, & forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house is inclined unto death, and her paths unto hell. 19 All they that go in unto her, come not again, neither take they hold of the way of life. 20 Therefore walk thou in the way of such as be virtuous, & keep the paths of the righteous. 21 For the just shall dwell in the land, & they that be perfect, shall remain in it. 22 But the ungodly shall be cut of from the earth: and the wicked doers shallbe rooted out of it. The iii Chapter. 1 The word of God giveth life. 5 Trust in God. 7 Fear him. 9 Honour him. 11 Suffer his correction. 22 To them that follow the word of God, all things shall succeed well. 1 MY son, Deut xi. a. forget not thou my law, but see that thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For they shall prolong the days and years of thy life, and bring thee peace. 3 Let mercy and faithfulness never go from thee: bind them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and men. 5 Put thy trust in God with all thine heart: & lean not unto thine own wit. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall order thy goings. 7 isaiah. v. c. Rom xii. c. Be not wise in thine own conceit: but fear the Lord, and departed from evil: 8 So shall thy (a) That is, the whole body. navel be whole, and thy bones strong. 9 Tobi iiii. b. Deu. xxvi. a Mala. iiii b Exo xxiii. c Exod 34. ●. Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstlings of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenteousness, and thy presses shall flow over with sweet wine. 11 My son refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art corrected of him: 12 Hebr. x● b Ap●● For whom the Lord loveth, him he chasteneth, and yet delighteth in him, even as a father in his own son. 13 Well is him that findeth wisdom, and getteth understanding: 14 For the merchandise of it, is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof [is better] then gold. 15 Pr●u. 〈…〉. She is more worth than precious stones: and all the things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared unto her. 16 In her right hand is long life, and in her left hand riches and honour. 17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peaceable. 18 She is a Gen. two. b. tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and blessed is he that keepeth her fast. 19 With wisdom hath the Lord laid the foundation of the earth, and thorough understanding hath he established the heavens. 20 Thorough his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 21 My son, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but keep wisdom and understanding: 22 So they shall be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy mouth. 23 Then shalt thou walk safely in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 Prou 〈…〉 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not be afraid: but shalt take thy rest, and sleep sweetly. 25 Thou shalt not be afraid of any sudden fear, neither for the violent rushing in of the ungodly when it cometh. 26 For the Lord shall stand by thy side, & keep thy foot that thou be not taken. 27 Withdraw no good thing from them that have need, so long as thine hand is able to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, go thy way and come again, and to morrow will I give thee: where as thou hast now to give him. 29 Intend no hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee. 30 Strive not with any man without a cause, where as he hath done thee no harm. 31 Prou i a. Follow not a wicked man, and chose none of his ways: 32 For the Lord abhorreth the froward: but his “ Or, secret. counsel is among the righteous. 33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the ungodly: but he blesseth the dwellings of the righteous. 34 As for the scornful, doth he not laugh them to scorn? but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 35 The wise shall have honour in possession: but shame is the promotion that fools shall have. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 wisdom and her fruits ought to be searched. 14 The way of the wicked must be refused. 20 By the word of God, the heart, eyes, and course of life must be guided. 1 Hear O ye children a fatherly instruction, & take good heed, that ye may learn understanding. 2 For I have given you a good doctrine, forsake not ye my law. 3 For when I myself was my father's dear son, and tenderly beloved of my mother: 4 He taught me also and said unto me, Deut. vi b. x●. c.xxxii g let thine heart receive my words, keep my commandments and thou shalt live. 5 Get thee wisdom, and get thee understanding: forget not the words of my mouth, and shrink not from them. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee, love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 The chief point of wisdom, is to possess wisdom: and before all thy goods to get thee understanding. 8 Deu. xxvi d Make much of her, and she shall promote thee, yea if thou embrace her, she shall bring thee unto honour: 9 She shall beautify thy head with manifold graces, and garnish thee with a crown of glory. 10 Hear my son, and receive my words, and the years of thy life shallbe many. 11 I have showed thee the way of wisdom, & led thee into the right paths. 12 So that if thou goest in them, there shall no straightness hinder thee: & when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall. 13 Take fast hold of doctrine, and let her not go: keep her, for she is thy life. 14 Psal. i. a. and xxvii a Come not in the path of the ungodly, and walk not in the way of the wicked: 15 Abhor it and go not therein, depart aside, and pass over by it. 16 For they sleep not except they have done mischief: and sleep is taken from them, until they have done harm. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery. 18 The path of the righteous shineth, as the light that is ever brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. 19 But the way of the ungodly is as the darkness, they know not where they fall. 20 Deut. vi. b. and xi c. My son mark my words, and incline thine ear unto my sayings: 21 Let them not departed from thine eyes, but keep them even in the midst of thine heart: 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health unto all their bodies. 23 Keep thine heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and let the lips of slander be far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes behold that thing that is right, and let thine eye lids look strait before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be ordered aright. 27 Deut. v. d. and xxvii d Turn not aside, neither to the right hand nor to the left: but wihholde thy foot from evil. The .v. Chapter. 3 Whoredom forbidden, 9 and prodigality. 15 He willeth a man to live on his labour, and to help others. 18 To love his wife. 22 The wicked taken in their own wickedness. 1 MY son give heed unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear unto my “ Or, knowledge. prudence: 2 That thou mayest regard good counsel, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 Prou two b. and vi a. For the lips of a strange woman are a dropping honey comb, and her throat is more glistering than oil: 4 But at the last she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two edged sword. 5 Her feet go down unto death, and her steps pierce thorough unto hell. 6 Perchance thou wilt ponder the path of her life: so unsteadfast are her ways that thou canst not know them. 7 Hear me now therefore O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Keep thy way far from her, & come not nigh the doors of her house. 9 That thou give not thy honour unto other, and thy years to the cruel: 10 That other men be not filled with thy virtues, and that thy labours come not in a strange house. 11 Yea, that thou mourn not at the last, when thou hast spent thy body and lusty youth, and then say: 12 Alas, why hated I nurture? why did my heart despise correction? 13 Wherefore was not I obedient unto the voice of my teachers, and hearkened not unto them that informed me? 14 I was come almost into all misfortune, in the midst of the multitude and congregation. 15 (a) Content thyself with thine own wife, and desire not other. Drink of the water of thine own well, and of the rivers that run out of thine own spring. 16 Let thy wells flow out abroad, that there may be rivers of waters in the streets: 17 But let them be only thine own, and not strangers with thee. 18 Let thy well be blessed, and be glad with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the loving Hind and pleasant Roe: let her breasts always satisfy thee, and hold thee ever content with her love. 20 Why wilt thou my son have pleasure in a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21 〈…〉 34● For every man's ways are open in the sight of the Lord, and he pondereth all their goings. 22 The wickedness of the ungodly shall catch himself, and with the snares of his own sin shall he be trapped. 23 He shall die without amendment, Or, instruction and for his great foolishness he shall go astray. ¶ The vi Chapter. 1 Instruction for sureties. 6 The slothful and sluggish is stirred to work. 1● He describeth the nature of the wicked. 16 The things that God hateth. 2● To observe the word of God. 24 To flee adultery. 1 MY son Prou. xvi. e. and twenty c. if thou be surety for thy neighbour, and hast fastened thine hand for another man: 2 Thou art Or, snared. bound with thine own words, and taken with thine own speech. 3 Therefore my son do this, and thou shalt be discharged: When thou art come into thy neighbours danger, go thy ways then soon, humble thyself, and with thy friends entreat [thy Or, neighbour. creditor.] 4 Let not thine eyes sleep, nor thine eye lids slumber. 5 Save thyself as a Do from the hand of the [hunter] and as a bird from the hand of the fouler. 6 Go to the emmet thou sluggard, consider her ways, and learn to be wise: 7 She hath no guide, nor overseer, nor ruler, 8 Yet in the summer she provideth her meat, and gathereth her food together in the harvest. 9 Prou. xiii d. How long wilt thou sleep thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Prou. xxiiii Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little that thou mayest sleep: 11 So shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man. 12 An ungodly person, a wicked man, goeth with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he tokeneth with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers. 14 He is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord. 15 Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him, suddenly shall he be all to broken, and not be healed. 16 Prou. xii. c. These six things doth the Lord hate, and the seventh he utterly abhorreth: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, Psal xiiii. a. Prou i a. feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that bringeth up lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Tie them continually in thine heart, and bind them about thy neck. 22 That shall lead thee when thou goest, preserve thee when thou art asleep, and when thou awakest talk with thee. 23 Psal. cxix d For the commandment is a lantern, and the law a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life: 24 That they may keep thee from Prou. v. a. and vii a. the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the strange woman. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart, lest thou be taken with her fair looks. 26 By an harlot [a man is brought] to beg his bread, and a woman will hunt for the precious life of man. 27 May a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be brent? 28 Or can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be brent? 29 Even so, whosoever goeth in to his neighbours wife and toucheth her, can not be unguilty. 30 S●p. xxii. a. Men do not utterly despise a thief that stealeth to satisfy his soul, when he is hungry: 31 But if he may be gotten, he restoreth again seven times as much, or else he maketh recompense with all the good of his house. 32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh understanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his own soul. 33 He getteth himself a plague and dishonour, and his reproach shall never be put out: 34 For the jealousy and wrath of the man will not be entreated, 35 No though thou wouldst offer him great gifts to make amends, he will not receive them. ¶ The vij Chapter. 1 An exhortation to wisdom, and to the word of God. 5 Which will preserve us from the harlot. 6 Whose manners are described. 1 MY son Deut. vi. b. and xi a. keep my words, and lay up my commandments by thee. 2 Keep my commandments & my law, even as the apple of thine eye, and thou shalt live. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, and write them in the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, thou art my sister: and call understanding thy kinswoman: Prou. two. b. and xi a. 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, and from the foreign woman which giveth sweet words. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through the window, 7 And beheld among the simple people and among the children a young man void of wit, 8 Going over the street by the corner in the way toward her house 9 In the twilight of the evening, when it began now to be night and dark: 10 And behold there met him a woman Eccle. ix. a. with open tokens of an harlot, only her heart was hid: 11 She was full of loud words and ready to dally, whose feet could not abide in the house: 12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner. 13 She caught him and kissed him, and was not ashamed, saying: 14 I had a vow of peace offerings to pay, and this day I perform it: 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, that I might seek thy face, and so have I found thee. 16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapessarie, and clothes of Egypt. 17 My bed have I made to smell of Myrrh, Aloes, and Cinnamon. 18 Come let us take our fill of love until the morning, and let us solace ourselves with the pleasures of love. 19 For the good man is not at home, he is gone far of. 20 He hath taken the bag of money with him, and will return at the appointed solemn feast. 21 Thus with many sweet words she overcame him, and with her flattering lips she enticed him. 22 Suddenly he followed her, as it were an ox led to the slaughter, and like as it were a fool [that laugheth] when he goeth to the stocks to be punished, 23 So long till she had wounded his liver with her dart: like as if a bird hasted to the snare, not knowing that the peril of his life lieth thereupon. 24 Hear me now therefore O my child, and mark the words of my mouth: 25 Let not thine heart wander in her ways, and be not thou deceived in her paths. 26 For many one hath she wounded and cast down, yea many a strong man hath been slain by the means of her. 27 Her house is the way unto hell, and bring men down into the chambers of death. The viii Chapter. 1 wisdom declareth her excellency. 11 Riches. 15 Power. 22 Eternity. 32 She exhorteth all to love and follow her. 1 DOth not Prou. i. ●. wisdom cry? doth not understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the place of the paths: 3 She crieth at the gates of the city, at the entry of the doors: 4 It is you O ye men [saith she] whom I call, unto the children of men do I life up my voice. 5 Take heed unto knowledge O ye ignorant, be ye wise in heart O ye fools. 6 give ear, for I will speak of great matters, and open my lips to tell things that be right: 7 For my mouth shall be talking of the truth, and my lips abhor ungodliness. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteous, there is no frowardness nor falsehood in them. 9 They are all plain to such as will understand, and right to them that find knowledge. 10 Receive my doctrine and not silver, and knowledge rather than fine gold: 11 Prou. iii. d. For wisdom is more worth than precious stones, yea all things that thou canst desire, may not be compared unto it. 12 I wisdom dwell with counsel, and find out knowledge and understanding. 13 The fear of the Lord abhorreth wickedness, pride, disdain, and the evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things I utterly abhor. 14 Counsel is mine, and direction, I am understanding, and I have strength. 15 Deu. xviii. d Sap. vi. a. Through me kings reign, and princes make just laws. 16 By me princes bear rule, and noble men do judge the earth. 17 I am loving unto those that love me: and Luke xi. b. they that seek me early, shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me, yea durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold and precious stones, and mine increase more worth than fine silver. 20 I will guide thee in the way of righteousness, and in the midst of the paths of judgement: 21 That I may stablish the inhetaunce of them that love me, and increase their treasure. 22 Sap. ix. b. The Lord himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, or ever he began his works aforetime. 23 Eccle. 24. b. I have been ordained from everlasting, and from the beginning or ever the earth was made. 24 When I was borne there were neither depths nor springs of water. 25 Before the foundations of the mountains were laid: yea before all hills, was I borne: 26 The earth, and all that is upon the earth was not yet made, no not the dust itself. 27 Sap. ix. b. For when he made the heavens, I was present, when he compassed the depths about: 28 When he hanged the clouds above, when he fastened the springs of the deep: 29 When he shut the sea within Gene. i d. job xxvi. a. and 37 a. Psal. ciiii. b. certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks that he commanded: when he laid the foundations of the earth, 30 I was with him “ Or, as a nourisher. ordering all things, delighting daily and rejoicing always before him. 13 As for the round compass of this world I make it joyful: for my delight is to be among the children of men. 32 Therefore hearken unto me: O ye children, blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 O give ear unto nurture, be wise, and refuse it not: Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, and giving attendance at the posts of my doors. 34 For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. 35 But whoso offendeth against me, hurteth his own soul: and they that hate me, are the lovers of death. ¶ The ix Chapter. ● wisdom calleth all to her feast. 7 The scorner will not be corrected. 10 The fear of God. 13 The conditions of an harlot. 1 wisdom hath builded her house, and hewn out seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her victuals, powered out her wine, and prepared her table: 3 She hath sent forth her maidens to cry upon the highest place of the city, 4 Who so is without knowledge, let him come hither: And to the unwise she said, 5 O come on your way, eat my bread, and drink my wine [which] I have powered out for you. 6 Forsake foolishness, and ye shall live: and see that ye go in the way of understanding. 7 Whoso reproveth a scornful person, getteth himself dishonour: and he that rebuketh the ungodly, staineth himself. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he own thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 give a discrete man but an occasion, and he will be the wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in knowledge. 10 job. 28 b. Psal. cx● b. Prou. 1 a. Eccle. i. ●. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of holy things, is understanding. 11 For thorough me thy days shallbe prolonged, and the years of thy life shall be many. 12 If thou be wise, thy wisdom shall do thyself good: but if thou thinkest scorn thereof, it shallbe thine own harm. 13 A foolish reckless woman full of words, and such a one as hath no knowledge, 14 Sitteth at the door of her house, and in the high places of the city, 15 To call such as go by, and that walk strait in their ways. 16 Who so is ignorant [sayeth she] let him come hither: and to the unwise she saith, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, & the bread that is privily eaten, hath a good taste. 18 And he doth not consider that they are but dead which be there, and that her guests are in the deep of hell. The ten Chapter. ¶ In this chapter and all that follow unto the thirteeths, the wise man exhorteth by divers sentences, which he calleth parables, to follow virtue & flee vice, and showeth also what profit cometh of wisdom, and what hindrance proceedeth of foolishness. 1 A wise Prou xv. c. son maketh a glad father: but an undiscrete son is an heaviness unto his mother. 2 Prou. xi. a. Eccle. v. b. Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 Psal. 34. b. The Lord will not let the soul of the righteous suffer hunger: but he taketh away the richesses of the ungodly. 4 An idle hand maketh poor: but a quick labouring hand maketh rich. 5 Who so gathereth in summer is wise: but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion. 6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the ungodly keepeth mischief in secret. 7 Psal. cxii ●. The memorial of the just shall have a good report: but the name of the ungodly shall stink. 8 A wise man will receive “ Or, commandments. warning: but a prating fool shallbe punished. 9 Psal. xxiii. a He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely: but whoso goeth a wrong way, shallbe known. 10 Eccle. 27. d. He that winketh with his eye, will cause sorrow: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shallbe beaten. 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the ungodly keepeth mischief in secret. 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: i Pet. iiii. b. i Cor. xiii. b but love covereth the multitude of sins. 13 In the lips of him that hath understanding, a man shall find wisdom: but the rod belongeth to the back of the foolish. 14 wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction. 15 The rich man's goods are his strong hold: but their own poverty feareth the poor. 16 The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: but the fruits of the ungodly, to sin. 17 Nurture keepeth the way of life: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceiveth himself. 18 Prou. xi. b. He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that speaketh slander, is a fool. 19 Where much babbling is, there must needs be offence: and he that refraineth his lips, is wise. 20 “ Or, an innocent tongue is a noble treasure. The tongue of the just man is as tried silver: but the heart of the ungodly is a thing of nought. 21 The lips of the righteous feed a whole multitude: but fools shall die in their own folly. 22 The blessing of the Lord maketh rich: Psa. xxvii. a Eccle. xi. b. and bringeth no sorrow of heart with it. 23 A fool doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdom ruleth the man that hath understanding. 24 The thing that the ungodly is afraid of, shall come upon him: but the righteous shall have their desire. 25 As the tempest, so passeth away the ungodly and is not: but the righteous remaineth sure for ever. 26 As vinegar is to the teeth, & as smoke is unto the eyes: even so is a sluggish person to them that sendeth him forth. 27 The fear of the Lord maketh a long life: but the years of the ungodly shallbe shortened. 28 The patiented abiding of the righteous shallbe turned to gladness: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish. 29 The way of the Lord giveth courage unto the godly: but it is a fear for wicked doers. 30 Psal. cxxv. a The righteous shall never be overthrown: but the ungodly shall not remain in the land. 31 Psal. 37. c. The mouth of the just will be talking of wisdom: but the tongue of the froward shall “ Or, perish be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous utter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the ungodly [speaketh] froward things. The xi Chapter. 1 A Prou. xvi. b. False balance is an abomination unto the Lord: but a true weight pleaseth him. 2 Where pride is, there is shame also and confusion: but whereas is lowliness, there is wisdom. 3 The innocent dealing of the just shall lead them: but the wickedness of the offenders shallbe their own destruction. 4 Prou. x. a. Eccle. v. b. Riches help not in the day of vengeance: but righteousness delivereth from death. 5 The righteousness of the innocent ordereth his way: but the ungodly shall fall in his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the just shall deliver them: but the wicked shallbe taken in their own ungodliness. 7 Sap. v. b. When an ungodly man dieth, his hope is gone: the confidence Or, of wicked men. of riches shall perish. 8 The righteous shallbe delivered out of trouble: and the ungodly shall come in his stead. 9 The dissembler with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. 10 Prou 14. d. When it goeth well with the righteous the city is mercy: and when the ungodly perish there is gladness. 11 In the blessing of the righteous the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 12 A fool slandereth his neighbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace. 13 Prou. x. c. A dissembling person will discover privy things: but he that is of a faithful heart will keep counsel. 14 2 Reg. 12. a. Where no counsel is, there the people “ Or, fall. decay: but whereas many are that can give counsel, there is wealth. 15 Prou. vi. a. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretishyp is sure. 16 A gracious woman getteth honour: but the strong men attain riches. (a) That is, such as be of a stout courage and can abide labour. 17 Psal. 37. c. He that is merciful, doth himself a benefit: but who so hurteth his neighbour, is a tyrant. 18 The ungodly worketh deceitful works: but he that soweth righteousness shall receive a sure reward. 19 Like as righteousness bringeth life: even so to cleave unto evil, bringeth death. 20 The Lord abhorreth them that be of a corrupt heart: but he hath pleasure in them that are of an undefiled conversation. 21 Although they agree & live in fellowship together to withstand punishment: yet they shall not escape. Though hand be joined in hand, yet the wicked shall not escape: but the seed of the righteous shallbe preserved. 22 A fair woman without discrete manners, is like a ring of gold in a swine's snout. 23 The desire of the righteous is “ Or, is altogether good acceptable: but the hope of the ungodly is indignation. 24 Some man giveth out his goods and is the richer: but the niggard having enough, will departed from nothing, and yet is ever in poverty. 25 two. Cor. ix▪ b. He that is liberal in giving, shall have plenty: and he that watereth, c He that dealeth charitably, shallbe charitably dealt with. shallbe watered also himself. 26 Psal. i. a. jere. xvi● b. Who so hoardeth up his corn, shallbe cursed among the people: but blessing shall light upon his head that Or, kelleth it. giveth food. 27 He that searcheth for good things findeth favour: but who so seeketh after mischief, it shall happen unto him. 28 Psal. i. a. jere. xvii. b. He that trusteth in his riches shall have a fall: but Psal. i. a. jere. xvii. b. the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. 29 Who so maketh disquietness in his own house, he shall have (d) He shallbe poor & needy. wind for his heritage: and the fool shallbe servant to the wise. 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life: and he that winneth men's souls is wise. 31 i Pet. iiii. d. If the righteous “ Or, be punished. be recompensed upon earth: how much more than the ungodly and the sinner? The twelve Chapter. 1 WHo so loveth correction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth to be reproved is a fool. 2 A good man is acceptable unto the Lord: but the wicked imaginer will he condemn. 3 A man can not endure in ungodliness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. 4 A “ Or, virtuous. huswifely woman is a crown unto her husband: but she that behaveth herself unhonestly, is as corruption in his bones. 5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the “ Or, counsels. imaginations of the ungodly are deceitful. 6 The talking of the ungodly is how they may lay wait for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliver them. 7 Psal 37. c. God overturneth thee [estate of thee] wicked, and they stand not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. 8 A man shallbe commended for his wisdom: but a fool shallbe despised. 9 Eccle. x d. He that is despised and is yet his own man, is (a) So behave thee that other men may rather praise thee, than thou thyself better than the glorious that lacketh bread. 10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his cattle: but the ungodly have cruel hearts. 11 Eccle ●x d. He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread: but he that followeth “ Or, vain things. idleness is a very fool. 12 The desire of the ungodly is a net of evils: but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit. 13 The wicked falleth into the snare thorough the malice of his own mouth: but the just shall escape out of all peril. 14 Man shallbe satisfied with good things: by the fruit of his mouth, and after the works of his hands shall he be rewarded. 15 The way of a fool is straight in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. 16 A fool uttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man covereth his own shame. 17 A just man will tell the truth and show the thing that is right: but a false witness deceiveth. 18 A slanderous person pricketh like a sword: but a wise man's tongue is wholesome. 19 The lip of truth shallbe stable for ever: but a dissembling tongue is soon changed. 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace shallbe joy. 21 There shall no adversity happen unto the just: but the ungodly shallbe filled with misery. 22 The Lord abhorreth lying lips: but they that deal truly please him. 23 A discrete man doth hide knowledge: but the heart of fools blabbeth out foolishness. 24 A diligent hand shall bear rule: but the idle shallbe under tribute. 25 Prou. xv b. ●●cle. 3●. c. Heaviness discourageth the heart of man: but a good word maketh it glad again. 26 The righteous excelleth his neighbour: but the way of the ungodly will deceive themselves. 27 The deciptfull man shall not roast that he took in hunting: i Tim. vi. b. Hebr. xiii. a. but the riches of the just man is of great value. 28 In the way of righteousness there is life: & in the same way there is no death. The xiij Chapter. 1 A Wise son [will hearken] to his father's warning: but he that is scornful will not hear when he is reproved. 2 Of the fruit of a wise man's mouth shall each man eat good things: but the wicked shall eat of the fruit of the transgressors. 3 He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but who so rashly openeth his lips, destroyeth himself. 4 The sluggard would fain have and can not get [his desire:] but the soul of the diligent shall have plenty. 5 A righteous man abhorreth lies: but the ungodly shameth himself, and is put to silence. 6 righteousness keepeth the innocent in the way: but ungodliness doth overthrow the sinner. 7 Psal. 37. b. Prou. xi. c. Some men make themselves rich though they have nothing: again, some make themselves poor having great riches. 8 (a) They that are rich have many commodities in this world. As in war, pestilence, and time of dearth they have wherewithal to help themselves. With goods a man redeemeth his life: and the poor will not be reproved. 9 The light of the righteous maketh joyful: but Pro. xiiii. c. the candle of the ungodly shallbe put out. 10 Among the proud there is ever strife: but with the well advised is wisdom. 11 vainly gotten goods are soon spent: but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase. 12 Hope deferred grieveth the heart: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. 13 Who so despiseth the word, shall perish for the same: but he that feareth the commandment, shall have the reward. 14 The law of the wise is a well of life, to avoid from the snares of death. 15 Good understanding giveth favour: but hard is the way of the despisers. 16 A wise man doth all things with discretion: but a fool will declare his folly. 17 An ungodly messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is as health. 18 He that thinketh scorn to be reformed, cometh to poverty and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour. 19 When a desire is brought to pass, it delighteth the soul: but fools count it abomination to departed from evil. 20 He that goeth in the company of wise men, shallbe wise: but who so is a companion of fools, shallbe afflicted. 21 Mischief followeth upon sinners: but the righteous shall have a good reward. 22 He that is virtuous leaveth an heritance unto his childer's children, & job. xxvii. c the riches of the sinner is laid up for the just. 23 There is plenteousness of food in the fields of the (b) Because they have little ground, and bestow labour to till it well. poor: but the field not well ordered, is without fruit. 24 Eccle. thirty. a Heb xii. b. He that spareth the rod, hateth his son: but who so loveth him, chasteneth him betimes. 25 psal. 34. b. The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the ungodly hath never enough. The xiiij Chapter. 1 Wise women uphold their house: but a foolish wife plucketh it down. 2 He that walketh uprightly, feareth the Lord: but he that turneth himself from his ways, despiseth him. 3 In the mouth of the foolish is the (a) He beateth and woundeth all men with his slanderous tongue, sparing neither friend nor kinsman. rod of pride: but the lips of the wise will preserve them. 4 Where no oxen are, there the crib is empty: but much increase cometh by the toil of the o●●. 5 A faithful witness will not dissemble: but a false record will make a lie. 6 A scornful body seeketh wisdom, and findeth ●t not: but knowledge is easy unto him that will understand. 7 Get thee from a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the circumspect man, is to understand his way: but the foolishness of the unwise, deceiveth. 9 Fools make but a Or, mock sport of sin: but there is a favourable love among the righteous. 10 The heart knoweth his own soul's bitterness: and the stranger shall not be partaker of his joy. 11 The house of the ungodly shallbe overthrown: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall flourish. 12 〈…〉 lv. b. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man: but the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 The heart is sorrowful even in laughter, and the end of mirth is heaviness. 14 A back sliding heart shallbe filled with his own ways: but a good man shall departed from him. 15 An ignorant body believeth every word: but who so hath understanding, looketh well to his goings. 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool is angry, and counteth himself sure. 17 An unpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well advised, is hated [of the fool.] 18 The ignorant have foolishness in possession: but the wise are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evil shall bow themselves before the good: and the ungodly shall wait at the gates of the righteous. 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbours: but the rich hath many fiends. 21 Who so despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but P●● x●●● blessed is he that hath pity of the poor. 22 Without doubt they err that work wickedness: but they that muse upon good things, unto such shall happen mercy and truth. 23 In every labour there is some profit▪ but vain words bring forth only penury. 24 Riches are as a crown unto the wise▪ but the ignorance of fools is very foolishness. 25 A faithful witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness bringeth forth lies. 26 In the fear of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are under a sure defence. 27 The fear of the Lord is a well of life, to avoid the snares of death. 28 In the multitude of people is the kings honour: but the decay of the people is the confusion of the prince. 29 He that is patiented hath much understanding: but he that is soon displeased, exalteth foolishness. 30 A merry heart is the life of the body: but envy consumeth away the bones. 31 Pro●. xi. b. M●t. xxv. d He that doth a poor man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pity on the poor. 32 The ungodly is cast away for his iniquity: but the righteous hath a good hope, even in death. 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding, and it shallbe known among them that are Or, fools. unlearned. 34 * Righteousness setteth up the people: but Or sin is a sh●me to the nations. the sacrifice of the heathen is sinful. 35 A discrete servant is a pleasure unto the king: but his wrath is against him that doth Or, doth him sha●e dishonour him. The xu Chapter. 1 A Soft answer appeaseth wrath: Prou xxv c but rough words stir up anger. 2 The tongue of such as be wise useth knowledge aright: as for a foolish mouth it babbleth out nothing but foolishness. 3 The eyes of the Lord in every place▪ beholdeth both the good and the bad. 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life but the frowardness thereof doth make sad the spirit. 5 A fool despiseth his father's correction▪ but he that taketh heed when he is reproved, shall have the more understanding. 6 The house of the righteous is full of riches: but in the Or 〈◊〉 fruits of the ungodly there is Or 〈◊〉. trouble. 7 The lips of the wise do sow knowledge: but the heart of the foolish do not so. 8 Prou xxi. d Eccle 34. c. isaiah. 66. a. Eccle. 30. e. The Lord abhorreth the sacrifice of the ungodly: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable unto him. 9 The way of the ungodly is an abomination unto the Lord: but who so followeth righteousness, him he loveth. 10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and who so hateth correction shall die. 11 Hell and destruction “ Or, are known to the Lord. are before the Lord: how much more than the hearts of the children of men? 12 Sap●. two. c. A scornful body loveth not one that rebuketh him: neither will he come unto the wise. 13 Prou. xi●. b. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by the sorrow of the heart the mind is heavy. 14 The heart of him that hath understanding doth seek knowledge: but the mouth of fools is fed with foolishness. 15 All the days of the poor are “ Or, evil. miserable: but a “ Or, merry. quiet heart is a continual feast. 16 Psal. 37. b. ● Tim. vi. b. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord: then great treasure, and trouble therewith. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs with love, than a fat ox with evil will. 18 Prou. xv. a. An angry man stirreth up strife: but he that is patiented “ Or, appeaseth. stilleth discord. 19 The way of a slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is plain. 20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 21 Foolishness is joy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. 22 Thoughts without counsel shall come to nought: but whereas men are that can give good counsel, there is steadfastness. 23 “ Or, joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth. A joyful thing it is to a man when his counsel is followed: and how good is a word spoken in season. 24 The way of life “ Or, leadeth unto heaven. is on high to the wise, that a man should beware of hell beneath. 25 The Lord will break down the house of the proud: but he shall make fast the borders of the widow. 26 The Lord abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked: but the words of the pure are pleasant. 27 The greedy covetous man rooteth up his own house: but who so hateth rewards shall live. 28 The heart of the righteous studieth his answer afore: but the wicked man's mouth spueth out mischief. 29 The Lord is far from the ungodly: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 30 The clearness of the eye (a) The cheerfulness of the countenance gladdeth other men. rejoiceth the heart, & a good name feedeth the bones. 31 The ear that hearkeneth to the refourmation of life, shall dwell among the wise. 32 He that refuseth to be reformed, despiseth his own soul: but he that submitteth himself to correction, is wise. 33 The fear of the Lord is the right science of wisdom, and lowliness goeth before honour. The xuj Chapter. 1 A Man may well purpose a thing in his heart: but the answer of the tongue cometh of the Lord. 2 Pro. xxi. a. Psal. 33. b. A man thinketh all his ways to be clean: but it is the Lord that Or, weigheth judgeth the minds. 3 Psal▪ 3● a. Commit thy works unto the Lord: and what thou devisest it shall prosper. 4 The Lord hath made all things for his own sake: yea, the ungodly for the day of wrath. 5 The Lord abhorreth all such as be of a proud heart: and though hand be joined in hand, yet they shall not be unpunished. 6 With mercy and faithfulness sins be forgiven: and by the fear of the Lord evil is eschewed. 7 When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh his very enemies to be his friends. 8 Better it is to have a little with righteousness, then great rents wrongfully gotten. 9 Prou. nineteen. ●. A man deviseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lord that ordereth his goings. 10 When the prophecy is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not go wrong in judgement. 11 Prou xi. ●. A true weight and balance are the lords judgement: all the wayghtes of the bag are his work. 12 “ Or, it is an abomination when kings are wicked. Wicked doers are an abomination to the king, for a kings seat should be holden up with righteousness. 13 righteous lips are pleasant unto kings, and them that speaketh Or, right things. the truth shall he love. 14 The kings displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man will pacify him. 15 The cheerful countenance of the king is life: and his loving favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. 16 Prou viii. a. To have wisdom in possession, is better than to have gold: and to get understanding, is rather to be chosen then to have silver. 17 The path of the righteous is to eschew evil, and who so looketh well to his ways, keepeth his own soul. 18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an high mind before the fall. 19 Better it is to be of humble mind with the lowly, them to divide the spoils with the proud. 20 He that handleth a matter wisely obtaineth good: and Psal. two. b. blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lord. 21 Who so is wise in heart, shallbe called prudent: and the sweetness of his lips increaseth learning. 22 Understanding is a well of life unto him that hath it: as for the chastening of fools it is but foolishness. 23 A wise heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministereth learning unto his lips. 24 Fair words are an honey comb, a refreshing of the mind, and health of the bones. 25 Prox. xi●▪ ●. Deut. xii ●. isaiah▪ lv b. There is a way that men think to be right: but the end thereof leadeth unto death. 26 Or, the labouring soul travaileth for itself▪ for his mouth constraineth him unto it. A troublous soul disquieteth herself, for her own mouth hath brought her thereto. 27 An ungodly person stirreth up evil, and in his lips he is as an hot burning fire. 28 A froward body causeth strife: and he that is a blab of his tongue maketh division among princes. 29 A wicked man beguileth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good: 30 He shutteth his eyes to devise mischief: and moveth his lips to bring evil to pass. 31 Age is a crown of worship, if it be found in the way of righteousness. 32 A patiented man is better than one strong: and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city. 33 The lots are cast into the lap: but the ordering thereof standeth all in the Lord. The xvij Chapter. 1 BEtter is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of fat offering with strife. 2 Eccle x. d. A discrete servant shall have rule over a lewd son, and “ Or, and shall divide the heritage among the brethren. shall have heritage with the brethren. 3 S●p● iii. ●. 1 Pet. 1. b. As silver is tried in the fire, and gold in the furnace: so doth the Lord prove the hearts. 4 A wicked body giveth heed to false lips, and a liar giveth ear to a deceitful tongue. 5 Prou. xiiii d ●b. thirty. ● Who so scorneth the poor, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad at [another man's] hurt, shall not be unpunished. 6 Childers children are a crown of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children. 7 Speech of authority becometh not a fool, much less a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince. 8 A gift is as a precious stone unto him that hath it: but unto whom soever it (a) Gifts blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. Deut. xvi. d. turneth, it maketh him unwise. 9 Who so covereth a fault, procureth love: but he that discloseth it, divideth very friends. 10 One reproof more feareth a wise man, than an hundred stripes doth a fool. 11 i Reg▪ x●. A seditious person seeketh mischief, and a cruel messenger shallbe sent against him. 12 It were better to meet a she bear rob of her whelps, than a fool [trusting] in his foolishness. 13 〈◊〉 xii b. 〈◊〉 v b. Who so rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not departed from his house. 14 The beginning of strife is, as when a man maketh an issue for water: therefore leave of before the contention be meddled with. 15 The Lord hateth as well him that justifieth the ungodly: as him that condemneth the innocent? 16 Whereto hath a fool treasure in his hand to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no mind thereto? 17 He is a friend that always loveth, and in adversity a man shall know who is his brother. 18 Pro. xi. a. Who so promiseth by the hand and is surety for his neighbour, he is a fool. 19 He that delighteth in sin, loveth strife: and who so setteth his door to high, seeketh destruction. 20 Who so hath a froward heart, obtaineth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischief. 21 He that begetteth a fool, begetteth his sorrow: and the father of a fool can have no joy. 22 Prou. xii. d. A merry heart Or, causeth good health. make a lusty age▪ but a sorrowful mind drieth up the bones. 23 The ungodly taketh gifts (a) That is, privily. out of the bosom, to wrest the ways of judgement. 24 Eccle. two. c. Wisdom [shineth] in the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of fools wander throughout all lands. 25 Prou. nineteen. b An undiscrete son is a grief unto his father: and “ Or, a bitterness to her that bore him. an heaviness unto his mother. 26 Certainly to condemn the just is not good: nor to strike the governors which judge rightly. 27 jacob. i b. A wise man useth few words, and a man of understanding is of a “ Or, cold. patiented spirit. 28 job. xiii. a. Yea, a very fool when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lips is esteemed prudent. The xviij Chapter. 1 WHo so hath an earnest desire [to wisdom] he will sequester himself to seek it, and occupy himself in all steadfastness & sound doctrine 2 A fool hath no delight in understanding: but only to utter the fancies of his own heart. 3 When the ungodly cometh, then cometh also disdain: and with the dishonest person cometh shame and dishonour. 4 The words of a [wise] man's mouth are like deep waters: and the well of wisdom is like a full stream. 5 Pro. xxiii. c It is not good to regard the person of the ungodly, to overthrow the righteous in judgement. 6 A fools lips come with brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto stripes. 7 A fools mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are the snare for his own soul. 8 The words “ Or, of a tale bearer. of a slanderer are very wounds, and go through unto the innermost parts of the body. 9 Who so is slothful in his labour, is the brother of him that is a waster. 10 The name of the Lord is a strong castle, the righteous runneth unto it, and is in safeguard. 11 The rich man's goods are his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. 12 Before destruction the heart of a man is proud: and before honour goeth humility. 13 Eccle. xi. b. He that giveth sentence in a matter before he hear it, the same to him is folly and shame. 14 A good stomach beareth out sickness: but the mind being sick, who shall heal it? 15 A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent ear seeketh understanding. 16 A man's gift maketh an open way, to bring him before great men. 17 The righteous declareth his own cause first himself, and his neighbour cometh, and trieth him. 18 The lot causeth variance to cease: and parteth the mighty a sunder. 19 Brethren being at variance are harder to be won then a strong city, and their contentions are like the bar of a castle. 20 A man's belly shallbe satisfied with the fruit of his own mouth, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 21 Death and life are in the Or, power. instrument of the tongue, and they that love it, shall eat the fruit thereof. 22 P● xxiiii. ● who so findeth a wife, findeth a good thing: and receiveth favour of the Lord. 23 The poor prayeth meekly: but the r●che giveth a rough answer. 24 A man that will have friends, must show himself friendly: and there is a friend which is nearer than a brother. The xix Chapter. 1 BEtter Prou. 28. a. is the poor that liveth godly, than he that abuseth his lips, and is a fool. 2 The desire without discretion is not good: but [as] a man which hasteth with his feet offendeth. 3 The foolishness of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord. 4 Riches maketh many friends: but the poor is separated from his neighbour. Deu. nineteen. a. 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. 6 “ Or, liberal men shall want no friends. The multitude hangeth upon great men: and every man favoureth him that giveth rewards. 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him, yea his own friends withdraw themselves from him: and he that giveth credence to words, getteth nothing. 8 He that is wise loveth his own soul, and keepeth understanding, that he may prosper. 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall perish. 10 Pleasure is not seemly for a fool: much less for a bondman to have rule of princes. 11 A wise man can put of displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass. 12 Prou 28. d. The kings displeasure is like the roaring of a Lion: Psal. ●33. a. but his favour is like the dew upon the grass. 13 Pro. xvii. b. Pro. xvii. d. An undiscrete son is the heaviness of his father, Pro. xvii. b. Pro. xvii. d. and a brawling wife is like the top of an house wherethrough it is ever dropping. 14 House and riches may a man have by the heritage of his elders: but Pro. xviii. d. a discrete woman is the gift of the Lord. 15 Slothfulness bringeth sleep, and a soul accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger. 16 Who so keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that regardeth not his ways, shall die. 17 He that hath pity upon the poor, dareth unto the Lord: and look what he layeth out, “ Or, he will pay him again. it shallbe paid him again. 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope: and let not thy soul spare for his crying. 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: and though thou [once] deliver him, thou must do it again. 20 O give ear unto good counsel, and be content to be reformed, that thou mayest be wise in the latter days. 21 Pro. xvi. b. There are many devices in a man's heart: nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord shall stand. 22 It is a man's worship to do good: and a poor man is better than a liar. 23 The fear of the Lord [bringeth a man] to life: and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousness without visitation of any “ Or, evil. plague. 24 Pro. xxvi. b A slothful man shutteth his hand into his bosom, and will not take pain to put it to his mouth. 25 Prou. xxi. a If thou smitest a scornful person, the ignorant shall take better heed: and if thou reprovest one that hath understanding, he will be the wiser. 26 He that “ Or, robbeth hurteth his father or shutteth out his mother, is a shameful and an unworthy son. 27 My son hear no more the doctrine that leadeth thee unto errors from the words of understanding. 28 A wicked witness mocketh judgement: and the mouth of the ungodly “ Or, covereth devoureth wickedness. 29 judgements are ordained for the scornful, and stripes for fools backs. The twenty Chapter. 1 WIne maketh a man to be scornful, & strong drink causeth a man to be unquiet: Or, who so is deceived by it. who so delighteth therein shall not be wise. 2 The fear of the king is as the roaring of a Lion, who so provoketh him unto anger, Or, sinneth offendeth against his own soul. 3 It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 4 A slothful body will not go to blow for cold of the winter: therefore shall he beg in summer, and have nothing. 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water: but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Many there be that would be called good doers: but where shall one find a faithful man? 7 Psal. 137. f. The children of the just man which walketh uprightly, shallbe blessed after him. 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgement, chaseth away all evil with his look. 9 three Re. viii. c. Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from [my] sin? 10 Two manner of weights or two manner of measures, both these are abomination unto the Lord. 11 A child is known by his conversation, whether his works be pure and right. 12 The ear to hear, the eye to see: the Lord hath made them both. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come unto poverty: but open thine eyes, that thou mayest have bread enough. 14 It is nought, it is nought (saith he that buyeth): but when he cometh to his own house, than he boasteth [of his penny worth.] 15 There is gold, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 Prou. ix ● and. xxv●●● Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for the unknown sake. 17 A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceit: but at the last his mouth shallbe filled with gravel. 18 Thorough counsel, the things that men devise are made strong: and with good advise take war in hand. 19 The crafty deceitful be wrayeth secret counsel: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 20 Exod. xxi c Levi. xx. b. Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shallbe put out in the depth of darkness. 21 Deut. 37 c. two. Reg. xv. a The heritage that cometh hastylye at the first, shall not be blessed at the end. 22 Math. v. e. Rom. xii. ●. Say not thou, I will recompense evil: but put thy trust in the Lord, and he shall deliver thee. 23 divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord, Pro. xxiiii. d and a false balance is not good. 24 jere. x. d. The Lord ordereth every man's goings: how can a man than understand his own way? 25 It is a snare for a man to devour that which is holy, and after the vow to make inquiry. 26 i Reg. xv. c. A wise king disperseth the ungodly, and bringeth the wheel over them. 27 The lantern of the Lord is the breath of man, searching all the inward parts of the body. 28 Prou. nineteen. b Mercy and truth preserveth the king, and with loving kindness his seat is holden up. 29 The strength of young men is their worship, and a grey head is an honour unto the aged. 30 Blue wounds drive away evil, and stripes in the inward parts of the body. ¶ The xxj Chapter. 1 THe iiii Reg. ●. c. kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, like as are the rivers of water, he may turn it whither soever he will. 2 Every man's way seemeth right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the heart. 3 Mich vi. b. To do righteousness and judgement, is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 An high look, a proud heart, “ Or, and the light of the wicked, or▪ the works of the ungodly. and the ploughing of the ungodly is sin. 5 The devices of one that is diligent, bring plenteousness: but he that is unadvised, cometh unto poverty. 6 To hoard up riches with a deceitful tongue, is vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. 7 The robberies of the ungodly shallbe their own destruction: for they will not do the thing that is right. 8 The way of the ungodly is froward and strange: but of the pure man his work is right. 9 Pro. xxv. d. It is better to dwell in a corner on the house top, then with a brawling woman in a wide house. 10 The soul of the ungodly wisheth evil, and his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. 11 Prox. nineteen. d When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed: and when the wise is instructed, he will receive understanding. 12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickedness [God] overthroweth the ungodly. 13 Mat xviii. d Who so stoppeth his ears at the crying of the poor, he shall cry himself and not be heard. 14 A privy reward pacifieth displeasure: and a gift in the bosom [stilleth] furiousness. 15 The just delighteth in doing the thing that is right: but destruction shallbe to the workers of wickedness. 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom, shall remain in the congregation of the dead. 17 Or, a man that loveth pleasure shallbe poor. He that hath pleasure in banquets shallbe a poor man: and whoso delighteth in wine and Or, oil. delicates, shall not be rich. 18 The ungodly shallbe a ransom for the righteous: and the wicked for the just. 19 Eccle. 25. c It is better to dwell in the wilderness, then with a chiding and an angry woman. 20 In a wise man's house there is a great treasure and oil: but a foolish body spendeth up all. 21 Who so followeth righteousness and mercy, findeth both life, righteousness, and honour. 22 A wise man skaleth the city of the mighty, & overthroweth the strength wherein they trusted. 23 Prou. xii. b. Who so keepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same keepeth his soul from troubles. 24 He that is proud and arrogant, is called a scorner, which in his wrath worketh presumptuously. 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him: for his hands will not labour. 26 He coveteth greedyly all day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. 27 The sacrifice of the ungodly is abomination: “ Or, how much more when it is offered with an evil mind? how much more when they offer the thing that is gotten with wickedness? 28 Prou. nineteen. a. A false witness shall perish: but [a good] man speaketh constantly what he hath heard. 29 An ungoly man hardeneth his face: but the just reformeth his own way. 30 isaiah. i d. and xlvi b. There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, there is no counsel against the Lord. 31 Psal. 33 c. The horse is prepared against the day of battle: “ Or, safety is of the Lord. but the Lord giveth victory. ¶ The xxii Chapter. 1 A Good name is more to be desired then great riches: 〈◊〉 x●i● b 〈◊〉 ●v. ●. and loving favour [is better] then silver and gold. 2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all. 3 A wise man seeth the plague, and hideth himself: but the foolish go on still, and are punished. 4 By humility and the fear of the Lord, [cometh] riches, honour, and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: but he that doth keep his soul, will flee far from them. 6 Teach a child what way he should go: for he shall not leave it when he is old. 7 The rich ruleth the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. 8 He that soweth wickedness, shall reap wickedness: and the rod of his anger shall fail. 9 Eccl. xxxi. d He that hath a bountiful eye, shallbe blessed: for he giveth of his bread to the poor. 10 Cast out the scornful man, and so shall strife go out with him: yea variance and slander shall cease. 11 Who so loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shallbe his friend. 12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and he overthroweth the words of the transgressors. 13 The slothful body saith there is a Lion without: I might be slain in the street. 14 Pro. xxiii. c The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: wherein he falleth that the Lord is angry withal. 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of the child: and the rod of correction shall drive it away. 16 Who so doth a poor man wrong, to increase his own [riches] and giveth unto the rich, at the last cometh to poverty himself. 17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise: apply thy mind unto my doctrine: 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them in thine heart, and order them in thy lips: 19 That thou mayest put thy trust in the Lord, I have showed thee this day Or, thou therefore take heed. the thing that thou knowest. 20 Have not I warned thee “ Or, three times. very oft with counsel and learning, 21 That I might make thee know the truth, that thou with the verity mightest answer them that send unto thee? 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: and oppress not the simple in judgement: 23 For the Lord himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence. 24 Make no friendship with an angry wilful man, and walk not with the furious: 25 Lest thou learn his ways, and receive hurt to thy soul. 26 Prou. vi a. and xi b. xxxvii c. Be not thou one of them that bind their hand upon promise, and are surety for “ Or, debts weighty causes: 27 For if thou hast nothing to pay, “ Or, why causest thou him to take. they shall take away thy bed from under thee. 28 Pro. xxiii. a Deut. 27. c. Thou shalt not remove the ancient land mark, which thy fore elders have set. 29 Seest thou not that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, & not among the simple people? The xxiij Chapter. 1 WHen thou sittest to eat with a noble man, consider diligently what is set before thee. 2 Measure thine appetite if it be greedily set. 3 Be not desirous of his dainty meats, for meat beguileth and deceiveth. 4 jere. xvii b. Eccle. 27 ●●. Take not over great travail to be rich, beware of such a purpose. 5 Wilt thou set thine eye upon the thing which suddenly vanisheth away? Or, 〈◊〉 nothing. For riches make themselves wings, and take their flight like an Eagle into the air. 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an Meaning the en●●ous and covetous men. evil eye: neither desire thou his dainty meat. 7 For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eat and drink: where as his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreak, and lose those sweet words. 9 Tell nothing into the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 10 Prou xii d. Deut. 27. c. Remove not the old land mark, and come not within the field of the fatherless: 11 For their redeemer is mighty, even he shall defend their cause against thee. 12 Apply thine heart unto correction, and thine ear to the words of knowledge. 13 Prou xiii d. Eccle 30. a. Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die thereof: 14 If thou smite him with the rod, thou shalt deliver his soul from (b) From ●●●truction. hell. 15 My son if thy heart receive wisdom, my heart also shall rejoice: 16 Yea my reins shallbe very glad, if thy lips speak the thing that is right. 17 Prou 24▪ a. c Let not thine heart be jealous to follow sinners, but keep thee still in the fear of the Lord all the day long: 18 For verily there is an end, and thy patient abiding shall not be cut of. 19 My son give ear and be wise, and set strait thine heart in the way [of the Lord.] 20 Prou. xxi. c. Keep not company with wine bibbers, and riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For such as be drunkards and riotours shall come to poverty: and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat. 22 give ear unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Purchase truth, wisdom, nurture, and understanding, and sell them not. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child, shall have joy of him. 25 [Do so that] thy father and mother may be glad of thee, and that she that bore thee may rejoice. 26 My son give me thine heart, and let thine eyes have pleasure in my ways: 27 Pro. xxii ●. For an whore is a deep grave, and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 She lieth in wait as for a pray, and increaseth the transgressors amongst men. 29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath strife? who hath Or, murmuring. brawling? and who hath wounds without a cause? 30 Or who hath red eyes? even they that be ever at the wine, & seek excess. 31 Look not thou upon the wine how red it is, and what a colour it giveth in the glass: 32 It goeth down sweetly, but at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold “ Some read●, strange ●●●on●. strange women, and thine heart shall utter lewd things: 34 Yea thou shalt be as though thou layest in the midst of the sea, or sleepest upon the top of the mast of a ship. 35 They have beaten me [shalt thou say] and I was not sick, they have stricken me, and I felt it not: When I am well wakened, I will go to the drink again. ¶ The xxiiij Chapter. 1 BE Pro. xxiii d and xxiiii c not thou envious to follow wicked men, and desire not to be among them: 2 For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lips talk mischief. 3 Thorough wisdom is an house builded, & with understanding is it Or, 〈◊〉 set up. 4 Thorough discretion shall the chambers be filled with all costly and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is [ever] strong: yea a man of understanding increaseth strength. 6 For with discretion must wars be taken in hand: and where as are many that can give counsel, there is health. 7 wisdom is to high a thing for a fool: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate. 8 He that imagineth mischief, may well be called an ungracious person. 9 The wicked thought of the foolish is sin: and the scornful is an abomination unto men. 10 a A duersitie doth try a man what he is If thou be faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 11 Deliver them that are drawn unto death, and cease not to preserve them that are led to be slain: 12 If thou wilt say, behold I knew not of it: doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, knoweth he it not? Shall not he also recompense every man according to his works? 13 My son, eat thou honey because it is good, and the honey comb, for it is sweet unto thy mouth: 14 So [sweet] shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul when thou hast found it: and there shallbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of. 15 Say no privy wait (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoil not his resting place. 16 Psal. 37. a. For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the ungodly fall into mischief. 17 Prou. xvii. a Rejoice not thou at the fall of thine enemy, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18 Lest the Lord when he seeth it be angry, and turn his wrath from him [unto thee.] 19 Fret not thyself because of the malicious, neither be envious at the wicked: 20 For the wicked shall have no “ Or, reward. posterity, and job. xxi. b. the candle of the ungodly shallbe put out. 21 Prou. xx. a. My son, fear thou the Lord and the king, and keep no company with them that slide back [from his fear:] 22 For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the adversity that may come “ Or, of them both. from them both? ¶ These are also the sayings of the wise. 23 Pro. xviii. b It is not good to have respect of any person in judgement. 24 He that saith to the ungodly thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, yea the commonalty shall abhor him: 25 But they that rebuke [the ungodly] in them doth God delight, and a rich blessing shall come upon them. 26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a good answer. 27 Make ready thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field: and then build thine house. 28 Be not a false witness against thy neighbour, and speak no falsehood with thy lips. 29 Say not, I will handle him even as he hath dealt with me: and will reward “ Or, the man. every man according to his deeds. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vinyeard of the foolish man: 31 And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thorns, and the stone wall was broken down. 32 Prou. xii. b. This I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and took it for a warning. 33 Yea sleep on still [I say] a little, Prou. vi a. slumber a little, fold thy hands together yet a little: 34 So shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man. The xxv Chapter. ¶ These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezekia king of juda copied out. 1 IT is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the kings honour is to search out a thing. 2 The heaven is high, the earth is deep: and the kings heart is unsearchable. 3 Take the dross from the silver, and there shallbe a vessel for the finer. 4 Take away the ungodly from the king: and his seat shallbe established with righteousness. 5 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and “ Or, stand not ●n. press not into the place of great men: 6 For Luk. xiiii. b. better is it, that it be said unto thee, come up hither: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thou seest with thine eyes. 7 Eccle. viii. b. Math. v. c. Be not “ Or, be not hasty to strive. hasty to go to law: lest haply thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee. 8 Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himself, and discover not thy secret to another: 9 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy do not cease. 10 A word spoken in due season, is like apples of gold in a graved work of silver. 11 Who so reproveth a wise man that hath an obedient ear, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine gold. 12 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest: so is a faithful messenger to them that send him, for he refresheth his masters mind. 13 Whoso maketh great boasts “ Or, of false liberality. and giveth nothing, is like clouds and wind without rain. 14 With patience is a prince pacified, and Prou. xv a. Goe xxxii. a. i Re. xxv. c. with a soft tongue is “ Or, bones are. rigorousness broken. 15 If thou findest honey, eat so much as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be over full, and parbreak it out again. 16 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house: lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. 17 Whoso beareth false witness against his neighbour, he is “ Or, 〈◊〉 maul. a very club, a sword, and a sharp arrow. 18 The confidence that is put in an unfaithful man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth, and a sliding foot. 19 Who so taketh away a man's garment in the cold weather, is “ Or, saltyeter, or soap, or nitre. like vinegar upon lime, or like him that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 20 Rom. xii. c. i Re. thirty. b If thine enemy hunger, feed him, if he thirst, give him drink: 21 For so shalt thou heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. 22 The north-wind driveth away the rain: even so doth an angry countenance a backbiters tongue. 23 Prou. xxi. b It is better to sit in a corner upon the house top, then with a brawling woman in a wide house. 24 Good news from a strange country, are as cold water to a thirsty soul. 25 A righteous man falling down before the ungodly, is like a troubled well, and a spring that is corrupted. 26 As it is not good to eat to much honey, so curiously to search the glory of heavenly things, is not commendable. 27 He that can not rule “ Or, his spirit. himself, is like a city which is broken down and hath no walls. ¶ The xxuj Chapter. 1 Like as snow is [not meet] in summer and rain in harvest: even so is worship unseemly for a fool. 2 As the bird and the swallow take their flight and flee here and there: so the curse that is given in vain, shall not light upon a man. 3 Psa. xxxii b Unto the horse belongeth a whip, to the ass a bridle: and a rod to the fools back. 4 give not the fool an answer after his foolishness, lest thou become like unto him. 5 But make the fool an answer to his foolishness, lest he be wise in his own conceit. 6 [As he that] cutteth of [his messengers] feet endamageth himself: so doth he that committeth a message to a fool. 7 Like as in a lame man his legs are not equal: even so is a parable in a fools mouth. 8 He that setteth a fool in high dignity, that is even as if a man would bind a Or, would hide a precious stone in an heap o● stones. stone in a sling. 9 As is a thorn in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in a fools mouth. 10 The mighty that formed all things, rewardeth the fools & transgressors. 11 〈…〉. d Like as the dog turneth again to his own vomit: even so a fool beginneth his foolishness again afresh. 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit: there is more hope in a fool, then in him. 13 Prou xxii. d The slothful saith, there is a lion in the way, and a lion in the midst of the streets. 14 Like as the door turneth about upon the hinges: even so doth the slothful walter himself in his bed. 15 Prou nineteen. c. The slothful body Or, hideth thrusteth his hand into his bosom, and it grieveth him to put it again to his mouth. 16 The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men “ Or, that can render a reason. that sit and teach. 17 Who so goeth by and meddleth with other men's strife: he is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 18 As he that feigneth himself mad, casteth firebrands, deadly arrows and darts: 19 So doth a dissembler with his neighbour, and saith, am not I in sport? 20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: even so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceaseth. 21 Eccl. xxiii b As coals kindle heat, and wood the fire: even so doth Or, a contentious. a brawling fellow stir up variance. 22 A tale-bearers words are like Or, as flatterings. men that strike with hammers, and they pierce the inward parts of the body. 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart, are like a potshard covered with silver dross. 24 An enemy will dissemble with his lips, and layeth up deceit in his heart. 25 But when he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are “ Or, many. seven abominations in his heart. 26 Hatred may be covered by deceit: but the malice thereof shallbe showed before the whole congregation. 27 Eccle. x. b. Ecc. xxvii. b Who so diggeth up a pit, shall fall therein: and he that rolleth up a stone, it will return upon him. 28 A lying tongue hateth the afflicted: and a flattering mouth worketh mischief. The xxvii Chapter. 1 MAke not thy boast of to morrow: Luk. xii. c. Eze. xviii. a jam. iiii. b. for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, yea other folks, and not thine own lips. 3 The stone is heavy, and the sand weighty: but a fools wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is a cruel thing, and furiousness is a very tempest: but who is able to abide envy? 5 Open rebuke, is better than secret love. 6 faithful are the wounds of a lover: but the kisses of an enemy are Or, deceitful. cruel. 7 He that is full, abhorreth an honey comb: but unto him that is hungry, every Or, bitter. sour thing is sweet. 8 He that oft times flitteth, is like a bird that forsaketh her nest. 9 Balm and sweet incense make the heart merry: so sweet is that friend that giveth counsel from the heart. 10 Thine own friend and thy father's friend see thou forsake not, and go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble: for better is a “ Or, neighbour. friend at hand, than a brother far of. 11 My son be wise, and make me a glad heart, that I may make answer unto my rebukers. 12 Prou. xxii. A wise man seeing the plague, will hide himself: as for fools they go on still and suffer harm. 13 Prou. x. c. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for the unknown sake. 14 “ Or, he that praiseth his friend with a loud voice rising early in the morning: it shallbe counted to him as a dispraise. He that is to hasty to praise his neighbour above measure, shallbe taken as one that giveth him an evil report. 15 Prou. nineteen. b xxi. xxv. A brawling woman and the roof of the house dropping in a rainy day, may well be compared together. 16 He that stilleth her, stilleth the wind, and stoppeth the smell of the ointment in his hand. 17 Like as one iron whetteth another, so doth one man “ 〈…〉 of another. comfort another. 18 Whoso keepeth his fig tree, shall eat the fruits thereof: so he that waiteth upon his master, shall come to honour. 19 Like as in one water there appear divers faces: even so divers men have divers hearts. 20 Hell and destruction are never full: even so Eccle i. a. Eccle. x●ii. a and xvii c. the eyes of men can never be satisfied. 21 As is the fining pot for the silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man tried by the mouth of him that praiseth him. 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool with a pestle in a mortar like furmentie corn: yet will not his foolishness go from him. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy cattle thyself, and look well to thy flocks. 24 For riches abideth not always, and the crown endureth not for ever. 25 The hay groweth, the grass cometh up, and herbs are gathered in the mountains. 26 The lambs shall cloth thee, and for the goats thou shalt have money to thy husbandry. 27 Thou shalt have goats milk enough to feed thee, to uphold thy household, and to sustain thy maidens. ¶ The xxviij Chapter. 1 THE ungodly fleeth when no man pursueth him: but the righteous are bold as a Lion. 2 For the wickedness of the land, Levi. xxvi. e the prince is oft changed: “ Or, men. but thorough a man of understanding and wisdom, a realm endureth long. 3 One poor man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rain that destroyeth the “ Or, food. fruit. 4 They that forsake the law, praise the ungodly: but such as keep the law are grieved at them. 5 i Cor. two d. Wicked men understand not judgement: but they that seek the Lord, understand all things. 6 Pro. nineteen. a. Better is he that walketh in his uprightness: then he that perverteth his ways, and is rich. 7 Who so keepeth the law, is a child of understanding: but he that “ Or, feedeth gluttons. is a companion of riotous men, shameth his father. 8 He that by usury and unjust gains gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pity the poor. 9 Pro i. b. He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, his prayer shallbe abominable. 10 Who so causeth the righteous to go astray by an evil way, shall fall into his own pit: but the just shall have the good in possession. 11 The rich man thinketh himself to be wise: but the poor that hath understanding “ Or, can try him can perceive him well enough. 12 Eccle. x. a. Pro. 29. c. When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked come up, the man is tried. 13 He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but job. xiii. c. Psal 32. c. i john i. b whoso knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall have mercy. 14 Well is him that standeth always in awe: as for him that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischief. 15 As a roaring Lion and an hungry Bear, so is an ungodly prince over the poor people. 16 Where the prince is without understanding, there is great oppression and wrong: but if he hateth covetousness, he shall long reign. 17 Gene ●●i. b He that by violence sheddeth any man's blood, shallbe a runagate unto his grave, and no man shallbe able to secure him. 18 Prou. 〈…〉 Whoso leadeth an innocent life, shallbe saved: but he that goeth froward ways, shall once have a fall. 19 Prou. xii ●. Eccle. xx. ● He that tilleth his land shall have plenteousness of bread: but he that followeth idle persons, shall have poverty enough. 20 A faithful man shallbe filled with blessings, and he i Tim. vi ●. Prou. xx●● that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be unguilty. 21 To have respect of persons [in judgement] is not good, for that man will do wrong, yea even for a piece of bread. 22 He that will be rich all to soon, hath an evil eye: and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. 23 He that following my precepts rebuketh a man, shall find more favour at the last than he that flattereth him. 24 Mat●●. xv a. Who so robbeth his father and mother, and saith it is no sin: the same is the companion of a Or, of a murderer. destroyer. 25 He that is of a proud stomach stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shallbe well fed. 26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but he that dealeth wisely shallbe safe. 27 two. Cor. ix. b He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes from them, shall have many a curse. 28 Prou 28 b. When the ungodly are come up, men are fain to hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. The xxix Chapter. 1 HE that is stiff-necked and will not be reformed, shall suddenly be destroyed Or, and not be cured. without any help. 2 Prou 28. b. Eccle. x a. When the righteous are in authority the people do rejoice: but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn. 3 Who so loveth wisdom, maketh his father a glad man: Prou. v. ●. Luk. xv. ●. but he that keepeth company with harlots, spendeth away that he hath. 4 With [true] judgement the king stablissheth the land: but if he be a man that oppress the people with gatherings, he turneth it upside down. 5 Who so flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feet. 6 The sin of the wicked is his own snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the ungodly regardeth no understanding. 8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. 9 If a wise man contendeth with a fool: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest. 10 The bloodthirsty hate the righteous: but the just (a) That is, deliver his soul: or save his life. seek his soul. 11 A fool uttereth all his mind at once: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward. 12 If a prince delight in lies, all his servants are ungodly. 13 The poor and the Or, usurer lender meet together, and the Lord lighteneth both their eyes. 14 The seat of the king that Or, truly. faithfully judgeth the poor, shall continue sure for evermore. 15 The rod and correction giveth wisdom: but a child left to his own will, bringeth his mother to shame. 16 When the ungodly are multiplied, wickedness increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall. 17 Nurture thy son with correction, and thou shalt be at rest: yea, he shall do thee good at thine heart. 18 When the word of God is not preached, the people perish: but well is him that keepeth the law. 19 A [stubborn] servant will not be the better for words: for though he understand, yet will he not regard them. 20 Seest thou a man that is hasty to speak unadvisedly? there is more hope in a fool then in him. 21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall make him “ Or, his son. his master at length. 22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and he that beareth evil will in his mind doth much evil. 23 “ Or, a man's pride shall bring him low. After pride cometh a fall: but a lowly spirit bringeth great worship. 24 Who so is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth “ Or, cursing blasphemy and telleth it not forth. 25 He that feareth men shall have a fall: but who so putteth his trust in the Lord, “ Or, shallbe exalted. is without danger. 26 Many there be that seek the prince's favour: but every man's judgement cometh from the Lord. 27 The righteous abhorreth the ungodly: and the wicked hateth him that is in the right way. The xxx Chapter. ¶ The pureness of the word of God, and what we ought to require of God, with certain wonderful things that are in this world. ☞ ' ¶ THE words of Agur, the son of jake: 1 And the prophecy that the same man spoke unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Vchal. 2 surely I am more foolish than any man, and have no man's understanding. 3 I never learned wisdom, nor had knowledge of holy things. 4 Who hath climbed up into heaven, and come down from thence? who hath holden the wind fast in his hand? who hath gathered together the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the world: what is his name, and what is his sons name, if thou canst tell? 5 Psal nineteen. e. Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him. 6 Deut. xiii. a. Put thou nothing unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. ' 7 Two things have I required of thee, ' deny me them not before I die: 8 Remove far fro me vanity and lies, give me neither poverty nor riches, “ Or, feed me with food convenient for me. only grant me a necessary living: 9 Lest peradventure I being full, should deny thee, and say, who is the Lord? Exod. v. a. Deut. viii. c. job xx. d. or being oppressed with poverty fall to stealing, and forswear the name of my God. 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he speak evil of thee, and thou be hurt. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that think themselves clean, and yet is not cleansed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation “ Or, whose eyes are hau●e. that hath a proud look, and doth cast up their eye lids. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are as sword, and their chaws as knives, to devour the poor from of the earth, & the needy from among men. 15 The horse leech hath two daughters crying: bring hither, bring hither. There be three things that are never satisfied, yea four things saith never hoe: 16 The grave, the barren womb, and the earth that hath never water enough: as for fire it saith never hoe. 17 Exo. xxi. b. Deu. xxvii e Who so laugheth his father to scorn, and setteth his mother's commandment at nought, the ravens of “ Or, of the brook. the valley pick out his eyes, and devoured be he of the young Eagles. 18 There be three things which are wonderful to me, yea four which pass my understanding: 19 The way of an Eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a stone, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a young woman: 20 Such is the way also of a wife that breaketh wedlock, which wipeth her mouth [like as] when she hath eaten, and saith, as for me I have done no wickedness. 21 For three things the earth is disquieted, ' and the fourth may it not abide. ' 22 A servant that beareth rule, a fool ' that is full fed, ' 23 A spiteful woman when she is married, and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 24 These be four things in the earth the which are very little, but in wisdom they exceed the wise: 25 The emmets are [but] a weak people, Prou v●. ● which yet gather their meat in the summer: 26 The coneys are but a feeble folk, yet make their “ Or, houses. boroughs among the rocks: 27 The grasshoppers have not a “ Or, a king. guide, ' yet go they forth together by heaps: ' 28 The spider laboureth with her ' hands, and is in kings palaces. ' 29 There be three things that go well, ' yea four are comely in going. ' 30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and shunneth not at the sight of any: 31 A grayhound strong in the hinder parts, a ram also, and a king against whom no man ariseth up. 32 If thou hast done foolishly when thou ' waist in high estate, or if thou hast taken evil counsel, then lay thine hand upon thy mouth. 33 Who so chirneth milk bringeth forth butter, and he that rubbeth his nose, maketh it bleed: Even so he that forceth wrath, bringeth forth strife. The xxxj Chapter. 2 He exhorteth to chastity and justice, 10 And showeth the conditions of a wise and worthy woman. 1 THE words of king (a) Lamuel signifieth God with him, or with them. For when Solomon builded the temple to god, and promoted his honour, god was with him and the Israelites: Neither is it any strange thing in the scriptures, one man to have many names. Lamuel, and the lesson that his mother taught him. 2 WHat my son? what the son of my body? and what O my dear beloved son? give not over thy strength & ways unto women, which are the destruction even of kings. 4 O Lamuel, it is not for kings, it is not [I say] for kings to drink wine, nor princes strong drink. 5 Lest they by drnking forget the “ Or, ordinance. law, and pervert the judgement of all Or, of all the afflicted children. poor men's children. 6 give strong drink unto such as are ready to perish, and wine unto those that mourn: 7 That they may drink it, and forget their misery and adversity. 8 Be thou an advocate for the dumb, [to speak] in the cause of all such as be succourless in this transitory world. 9 Open thy mouth, defend the thing that is lawful and right, and the cause of the poor and helpless. 10 Who so findeth an honest faithful woman, she is much more worth than pearls. 11 The heart of her husband may safely trust in her, so that he shall fall into no “ Or, he shall have no need of spoils: that is, he shall not need to get his living unlawfully. poverty. 12 She will do him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. 13 She occupieth wool and flax, and laboureth gladly with her hands. 14 She is like a merchants ship, that bringeth her Or, br●●d. victuals from a far. 15 She is up in the night season, to provide meat for her household, and food for her maidens. 16 She considereth land, and buyeth it: and with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vinyeard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and fortifieth her arms. 18 And if she perceive that her housewifry doth good, her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her fingers to the spindle, & her hand taketh hold of the distaff. 20 She openeth her hand to the poor, yea she stretcheth forth her hands to such as have need. 21 She feareth not that the cold of winter shall hurt her household, for all her household folks are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself fair ornaments, her clothing is white silk and purple. 23 Her husband is “ Or, know● much set by in the gates, when he sitteth among the rulers of the land. 24 She maketh cloth of silk, and selleth it: and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall rejoice. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of grace. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household: and eateth not her bread with idleness. 28 Her children arise up & call her blessed: and her husband shall “ Or, praise her. make much of her. 29 Many daughters [there be that] gather riches together: but thou goest above them all. 30 As for favour it is deceitful, & beauty is a vain thing: but a woman that feareth the Lord, shallbe praised. 31 give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her own works praise her in the gates. A. P. C. The end of the proverbs of Solomon. ❧ The book of the preacher, otherwise called Ecclesiastes, which is Solomon the king. ¶ For Solomon is called in scripture by three sundry names. The one, Solomon, that is, the maker of peace. The second Idida, that is, beloved of God. The third Ecclesiastes, that is, a preacher, teaching that true and eternal felicity consisteth not in any worldly wisdom or abundance of riches, or in carnal pleasure, which all be but vain and transitory: but he proveth that true felicity consisteth in a whole joining ourselves to God by pure religion, that is, with a sincere faith and the fear of God observing his commandments. The first Chapter. 2 All things in this world are full of vanity and of none endurance. 13 All man's wisdom is but folly and grief. 1 THe words of the preacher the son of David king of Jerusalem. 2 (a) He doth not condemn the creatures and gifts of God as evil: but the careful seeking of them, and the pride & trust that man hath in worldly things. He proveth by six reasons that true felicity is not to be put in any worldly thing. All is but most vain vanity saith the preacher, & all is most vain [I say] and but plain vanity. 3 For what (b) The first reason is, that nothing can be attained in this life without labour & care. else hath a man of all the labour that he taketh under the sun? 4 (c) 2 Man's life is but short and uncertain. And though the earth itself continueth for a longer time, yet it cometh to an end at the last. One generation passeth away, another cometh: but the earth abideth still. 5 (d) 3 Neither astronomy nor any other science is perfectly known o● this life. The sun ariseth, the sun goeth down, and returneth to his place, that he may there rise up again. 6 The wind goeth toward the south and turneth unto the north, fetcheth his compass, whirleth about, and goeth forth, and returneth again to his circuits from whence he did come. 7 All floods run into the sea, and yet is the sea itself not filled: For look unto what place the waters run, thence they come to flow again. 8 All things are so hard to be known, that no man can express them: (e) 4 Man in this life is so desirous to see and hear news always, that he is never satisfied nor content with his estate. The eye is not satisfied with sight, the ear is not filled with hearing. 9 (f) 5 The first clause is understanded of things made by nature, the second of things 〈…〉 The thing that hath been, cometh to pass again, and the thing that hath been done, shallbe done again: There is no new thing under the sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, lo this is new? for it was long ago in the times that have been before us. 11 The thing that is passed is out of remembrance: even so the things that are for to come, shall no more be thought upon among them that come after. 12 I myself the preacher was king of Israel at Jerusalem, 13 And did apply my mind to seek out & search for knowledge of all things that are done under heaven: (g) 6 It is the reward of the sin of curiosity, of our forefather Adam, that knowledge can not be attained unto without great travail: the end of all which knowledge, is for to teach man humility. Such travail and labour hath God given unto the children of men, to exercise themselves therein. 14 Thus have I considered all these things that come to pass under the sun: and lo, they are all but vanity and vexation of mind. 15 (h) Man is not able of his own power to reform that is amiss, and is rise up from sin, nor to know his imperfection & weakness, to do any thing that is good, without the grace of God The crooked can not be made strait, nor the imperfection of things can be numbered. 16 I communed with mine own heart, saying: lo I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem. 17 Yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom & knowledge: for thereunto I applied my mind, that I might know what were wisdom and understanding, what were error and foolishness: and I perceived that this was also but a vexation of mind. 18 For where much wisdom is, there is also great travail and disquietness: and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care. The two Chapter. He prevet 〈◊〉 ●re c●●s▪ that true 〈…〉 c●n●●h not in any worldly ●fute. 1 Pleasures, sumptuous buildings, riches, and possessions, are but vanity. 14 The wise and the fool have both one end touching the bodily death. 1 THen said I thus in my heart: Now go to, (a) 〈◊〉 There is no long contentation in any ●st or pleasure with ● life. I will take mine ease, and have good days: But lo, that is vanity also. 2 Insomuch that (b) ● The mother of vain pleasure and much laughter, is foolishness. I said unto the man given to laughter, thou art mad: and to mirth, what dost thou? 3 (c) 3 He that arriveth himself to the study of godly wisdom, may not have to much pleasure in drinking o● wine. So I thought in my heart to give my flesh unto wine, and again to apply my mind unto wisdom, and to comprehend foolishness: until the time that among all the things which are under the sun, I might see what were best for men to do so long as they live under heaven. 4 (d) 4 The more plenty of gorgeous building, apparel, riches, or worldly pleasure, the more vexation of mind: and all are but vanity in comparison of godly felicity, as Solomon affirmeth of his own experience. I made gorgeous fair works: I builded my houses, and planted vineyards. 5 I made me orchards and gardens of pleasure, and planted trees in them of all manner of fruits. 6 I made pools of water, to water the green and fruitful trees withal. 7 I bought servants and maidens, and had a great household: As for cattle and sheep, I had more substance of them then all they that were before me in Jerusalem. 8 I gathered together silver and gold, and the chief treasures of kings and lands: I have provided me men singgers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as a woman taken captive, and women taken captives. 9 And I was greater and in more worship than all my predecessors in Jerusalem: For wisdom remained with me. 10 And look whatsoever mine eyes desired, I let them have it: and wherein soever my heart delighted or had any pleasure, I withheld it not from it: Thus my heart rejoiced in all that I did, and this was my portion of all my travail. 11 But when I considered all the works that my hands had wrought, and all the labour that I had taken therein: lo all was but vanity and vexation of mind, and nothing of any value under the sun. 12 (e) God hath appointed that man should be obedient to godly reason, as to his king: and not to be led with carnal affection. Then turned I me to consider wisdom, error, and foolishness (for what is he among men that might be compared to me the king in such works?) 13 And I saw that wisdom excelleth foolishness, as far as light doth darkness. 14 For a wise man hath his eyes in his head, but the fool goeth in darkness: I perceived also that they both (f) They both suffer like adversity in this world: or as touching the corruption of the body, they die both a like. had one end. 15 Then thought I in my mind, if it happen unto the fool as it doth unto me, what needeth me then to labour any more for wisdom? So I confessed within my heart that this also was but vanity. 16 For the wise are ever as little in remembrance as the foolish: for the days shall come (g) Meaning in this world. when all shallbe forgotten: yea the wise man dieth as well as the fool. 17 Thus began I to be weighed of my life, insomuch that I could away with nothing that is done under the sun: for all was but vanity and vexation of mind. 18 (h) That he might seek the true felicity which is in God. Yea I was weighed of my labour which I had taken under the sun, because I should be fain to leave them unto another man that cometh after me: 19 (i) He rebuketh men that maketh careful providence to enrich their heirs by unlawful means to their own damnation, not knowing who or what they shallbe, either good or evil. And who knoweth whether he shallbe a wise man or a fool? And yet shall he be lord of all my labours which I with such wisdom have taken under the sun: This is also a vain thing. 20 So I turned me to refrain my mind from all such travail as I took under the sun, 21 Forsomuch as a man should weighed himself with wisdom, with understanding and opportunity, and yet be fain to leave his labours unto another that never sweat for them: This is also a vain thing, and great misery. 22 For what getteth a man of all the labour and travail of his mind that he taketh under the sun? 23 But heaviness, sorrow, and disquietness all the days of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the night: This is also a vain thing. 24 (k) As it is the blessing of God to obtain riches honestly: so is it no less blessing to refresh himself with the fruits thereof in measure. Of both which blessings Solomon confesseth himself to have tasted largely, and yet not happy thereby. Is it not better then for a man to eat and drink, and his soul to be merry in his labour? yea I saw that this also was a gift of God. 25 For who will eat or go more lustyly to his work than I? 26 And why? God giveth to the man that is good before him, wisdom, understanding, and gladness: but unto the sinner he giveth weariness, that he may gather and heap together the thing that afterward shallbe given unto him whom it pleaseth God: This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind. The three Chapter. 1 All things have their tyme. 14 The works of God are perfect, and cause us to fear him. 17 God shall judge both the just an unjust. 1 EVery (a) Although true felicity is not to be put in any worldly thing: yet God hath appointed all necessary things to be done in due time, order, and measure. thing hath a time, yea all that is under the heaven hath his convenient season. 2 There is a time to be borne, and a time to die: there is a time to plant, and a time to pluck up the thing that is planted. 3 A time to slay, and a time to make whole: a time to break down, and a time to build up. 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh: a time to mourn, & a time to dance. 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together: A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing. 6 A time to win, and a time to lose: A time to spare, and a time to spend. 7 A time to cut in pieces, and a time to sow together: A time to keep silence, and a time to speak. 8 A time to love, and a time to hate: A time of war, and a time of peace. 9 What hath a man else that doth any thing, but weariness and labour? 10 (b) God hath appointed that every man should diligently travail & take pains in his vocation, to the end he would have him humble & fear God. For as touching the travail and carefulness which God hath given unto men, I see that he hath given it them to be exercised in it. 11 All this hath he ordained marvelous goodly, to every thing his due time: He hath planted ignorance also in the hearts of men, that they should not comprehend the ground of his works which he doth from the beginning to the end. 12 So I perceived that in those things there is nothing better for a man then to be merry, and to do well as long as he liveth. 13 For all that a man eateth & drinketh, yea whatsoever a man enjoyeth of all his labour: that same is a gift of God. 14 I considered also that whatsoever God doth, it continueth for ever: And that nothing can be put unto it, nor taken from it, & that God doth it to the intent that men should fear him. 15 Eccle. i. d. The thing that hath been, is now: and the thing that is for to come, hath been afore time: for God restoreth again the thing that was passed. 16 Moreover, I saw under the sun ungodliness in the stead of judgement, & iniquity in stead of righteousness. 17 Then thought I in my mind, God shall separate the righteous from the ungodly: and then shallbe the time and judgement of all counsels & works. 18 I communed with mine own heart also concerning the children of men, how God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appear as though they were beasts. 19 (c) There is no difference betwixt a man and a beast as touching the body, which of them both dieth: but the soul of man liveth immortally, and the body of man riseth up again by the mighty power of the spirit of God. For it happeneth unto men as it doth unto beasts, even one condition unto them both: as the one dieth so dieth the other, yea they have both one manner of breath: so that in this a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast, but are all subdued unto vanity. 20 They go all unto one place: for as they be all of dust, so shall they all turn unto dust again. 21 The immortality of the soul is not known by carnal reason or sense: but by the word and spirit of God. Who knoweth the spirit of Or, of the children of men man that goeth upward, & the breath of the beast that goeth down to the earth? 22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better for a man then to be joyful in his labour, for that is his portion: But who will bring him to see the thing that shall come after him? The four Chapter. 1 The innocent are oppressed. 4 men's labours are full of abuse and vanity. 9 Man's society is necessary. 13 A young man poor and wise, is to be preferred before an old king that is a fool. 1 SO I turned me, and 〈…〉. v. b. considered all the violent wrong that is done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and there was no man to comfort them, or that would deliver and defend them from the violence of their oppressors. 2 Wherefore I Or, praised judged those that are dead, to be more happy than those that be alive: 3 (a) He speaketh here according to the judgement of the flesh, which can not well abide persecution and trouble. Yea him that is yet unborn, to be better at ease than they both: because he seeth not the miserable works that are done under the sun. 4 (b) The more perfect that the work is, the more it is envied of the wicked. Again, I saw that all travail and diligence of labour that every man taketh in hand, was done of envy against his neighbour: This is also a vain thing, and a vexation of mind. 5 (c) For idleness destroyeth himself. The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth up his own flesh. 6 One handful [saith he] is better with rest, than both the hands full with labour and travail of mind. 7 Moreover I turned me, and behold yet another vanity under the sun: 8 There is one man, no more but himself alone, having neither child nor brother, yet is there no end of his careful travail, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches: [yet saith he not] for whom do I take such travail? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life? This is also a vain and miserable thing. 9 (d) Mutual society is both comfortable & necessary for a man's life. Therefore two are better than one, for they may well enjoy the profit of their labour: For if one of them fall, his companion helpeth him up again. 10 But woe is him that is alone: for if he fall, he hath not another to help him up. 11 Again when two sleep together they are warm: but how can a body be warm alone? 12 One may be overcome, but two may make resistance: A three fold gable is not lightly broken. 13 A poor child being wise, is better than an old king that doteth, “ Or, and will not receive admonition. and can not beware in time to come. 14 Gen. xii. b. 1. Reg. 16. c. Some one cometh out of prison, and is made a king: and another which is borne in the kingdom, cometh unto poverty. 15 And I perceived that all men living under the sun (e) Men seek rather to please and to come in to favour with him that shall succeed into the place of honour, then with him that doth occupy the present estate. go with the second child that shall stand up in the stead of the other. 16 As for the people that have been before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable, and they that come after him shall not rejoice of him: (f) The people will not be long pleased with him that occupieth the place of honour. This is also a vain thing, and vexation of mind. 17 When thou comest into the house of God, keep thy foot and draw nigh, that God which is at hand may hear that thou give not the (g) We must direct our faith, prayer, and works, by the word of God: and not by a blind or wicked intent. offerings of fools: for they know nought but to do evil. The .v. Chapter. 1 Not to speak lightly, chief in God's matters. 9 The covetous can never have enough. 11 The labourer's sleep is sweet. 14 Man when he dieth taketh nothing with him. 18 To live joyfully and with a contented mind, is the gift of God. 1 BE (a) Be not rash in speaking of the majesty of God: or in vowing and praying to God. not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speak any thing rashly before God: For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth, therefore let thy words be few. 2 For where much carefulness is, there are many dreams: and where many words are, there men may hear fools. 3 Deu. xx. two. e Baruc. vi. c. If thou make a vow unto God, be not slack to perform it: As for foolish vows he hath no pleasure in them: if thou promise any thing, pay it. 4 (b) We ought to vow those things the which tendeth to the glory of God, & which are in our power to perform. For better is it that thou make no vow, then that thou shouldest promise and not pay. 5 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh for to (c) In promising that which thou 〈◊〉 not able to perform. Or by integrate eating & drinking▪ or by saying that you sinned not voluntarily, but of necessity, making God the author of sin. sin, neither say thou before the angel that it is thy ignorance: for then God will be angry at thy voice, and destroy all the work of thine hands. 6 (d) Dreams are not to be credited: but God is to be feared. And why? whereas are many dreams and many words, there are also divers vanities: but look that thou fear God. 7 If thou seest the poor to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withal, so that equity and right of the law is wrested in the land, marvel not thou at such a thing: for he that is (e) Meaning that God will redress these things, and therefore we must depend upon him. higher than the highest regardeth, and there be higher than they. 8 (f) The decay of husbandry is the decay of the prince. The increase of the earth upholdeth all thing: yea the king himself is maintained by husbandry. 9 He that loveth money, will never be satisfied with money: and he that loveth riches, shallbe without the fruit thereof: This is also a vain thing. 10 Whereas much riches is, there are many also that spend them away: And what pleasure more hath he that possesseth them, saving that he may look upon them with his eyes? 11 A labouring man sleepeth sweetly whether it be little or much that he eateth: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 12 (g) A plague of the coue●ous man. Yet is there a sore plague which I have seen under the sun [namely] riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession: 13 For oft times they perish with his great misery and trouble: and if he have a child, it getteth nothing. 14 job. i d. 1. 〈◊〉. vi. b. Like as he came naked out of his mother's womb, so goeth he thither again, and carrieth nothing away with him of all his labour. 15 This is a miserable plague, that he shall go even as he came away: What helpeth it him then that he hath laboured in the wind? 16 (h) That is, in vain, and without profit. All the days of his life also he did eat in the dark, with great carefulness, sickness, and sorrow. 17 (i) Man by reason can comprehend nothing better in this life then to use the gifts of God soberly and comfortably: for to know farther, is a special gift of God revealed by his spirit. Therefore me think it a better and a fairer thing, a man to eat and drink, and to be refreshed of all his labour that he taketh under the sun, all the days of his life which God giveth him: for this is his portion. 18 For unto whom soever God giveth riches, goods, and power, he giveth it him to enjoy it, to take it for his portion, and to be refreshed of his labour: this is the gift of God. 19 For he thinketh not much how long he shall live, forasmuch as God filleth his heart with gladness. The uj Chapter. The miserable estate of him to whom God hath given riches, and not the grace to use them. 1 THere is yet a plague under the sun, and it is a general thing among men: when God giveth a man riches, goods, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing of all that his heart can desire, and yet God giveth him not leave to enjoy the same, but another man spendeth them: This is a vain thing and a miserable plague. 2 If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that his days are many in number, and yet can not enjoy his good, (a) The wicked covetous man by many kind of offences wanteth the honour of a christian man's burial, either by murdering himself, or by such other kind of offence. neither be buried: as for him I say, that untimely birth is better than he. 3 For he cometh to nought, & spendeth his time in darkness, and his name is forgotten. 4 Moreover he seeth not the sun, and knoweth not of it: and yet hath he more rest than the other. 5 Yea, though he lived two thousand years, yet hath he no good life: Come not all to one place? 6 (b) That is, to death, meaning that he is nothing better than the untimely fruit. All the labour that a man taketh is for him “ Or, for his mouth. self, and yet his desire is never filled after his mind. 7 For what hath the wise more than the fool? What helpeth it the poor that (c) That is, that he knoweth how to use his riches well in the judgement of the wise. he knoweth to walk with fools before the living? 8 (d) It is better to be content with that God hath given th●● to follow 〈…〉 will be●fied The clear sight of the eye is better than that the soul should walk after desires of the lust: Howbeit, this is also a vain thing, and a disquietness of mind. 9 The thing that hath been, is named already, and known that it is even man himself: neither may he go to law with him (f) That is with God, who will teach him that he is mortal. that is mightier than he. 10 Many things there be that increase vanity, and what hath a man else? 11 For who knoweth what is good for man living in the days of his vain life, which is but a shadow? Or who will tell a man what shall happen after him under the sun? The vij Chapter. divers precepts to follow that which is good, and to avoid the contrary. 1 A Prou. xxii a Canti. i a. Good name is more worth than precious ointment: (a) Because that this corporal death is the entering in to life everlasting. & the day of death, is better than the day of birth. 2 (b) The house of mourning put us in mind of death, and so to examine and amend our lives. It is better to go into an house of mourning, then into a banqueting house: For there is the end of all men, and he that is living taketh it to heart. 3 (c) The heart of a sinner is sooner reformed by an angry countenance, then by a smiling. Gravity is better than to laugh: for when the countenance is heavy, the heart is reformed. 4 The heart of the wise is in the mourning house: but the heart of the foolish is in the house of mirth. 5 Prou. xvii. a It is better to give ear to the chastening of a wise man, then to hear the song of fools: 6 For the laughing of fools is like the (d) Thorns in the fire crackleth for a while, but they are soon gone out. cracking of thorns under a pot: and that is but a vain thing. 7 The wise man hateth wrong dealing, and abhorreth the heart that coveteth rewards. 8 Better is it to consider the end of a thing then the beginning: The patient of spirit, is better than the high minded. 9 Be not hastily angry in thy mind: for wrath resteth in the bosom of fools. 10 (e) Good days are not to be esteemed by prosperity, but by virtue and true religion, as the days of Christ are better than the former days of Moses. Say not thou, What is the cause that the days of the old time were better than they that be now? for that were no wise question. 11 wisdom with inheritance is good, yet better is it with them that without care may behold the sun: 12 For wisdom defendeth aswell as money, and the excellent knowledge & wisdom giveth life unto him that hath it in possession. 13 Consider the work of God, how that no man can make the thing (f) No man can make him see or go, whom God hath appointed to be borne blind or 〈◊〉. strait, which he maketh crooked. 14 Use well the time of prosperity, and remember the time of misfortune: for God doth so temper the one and the other, that a man (g) That no man can find fault with God's doings can find nothing else. 15 All things have I considered in the time of my vanity: that the (h) Meaning that the cruel tyrants put the innocent to death, & spare the wicked. just man perisheth for his righteousness sake, & the ungodly liveth in his wickedness. 16 (i) Follow not thy good intent in those things which be contrary to God's commandment, or punish not every light fault with extremity. Therefore be thou neither to righteous (k) Be not wise in thine own conceit nor over wise, that thou perish not. 17 (l) Depart quickly from that that is wicked. Be neither to unrighteous also nor to foolish, lest thou die before thy time. 18 It is good for thee to (m) Take heed of these admonitions. take hold of this, and not to let that go out of thy hand: For he that feareth God, cometh forth with them all. 19 wisdom giveth more courage unto the wise, than ten mighty men of the city. 20 three Re. viii. c. two. Par. vi. g. Prou. xx. d. i john. i d. For there is not one just upon earth that doth good, and sinneth not. 21 Take no heed unto every word that is spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: for thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself also hast ofttimes spoken evil by other men. 22 All these things have I proved in wisdom, for I thought to be wise, job. xxviii. c but she went farther fro me than she was before: yea and so deep, that I might not reach unto her. 23 I applied my mind also unto knowledge, and to seek and search out science, wisdom, and understanding, to know the foolishness of the ungodly, and the error of doting fools. 24 And I found that Prou. seven. d. a woman is bitterer than death, the which hath cast abroad her heart as a net that men fish with, and her hands are chains: (n) A shrewd woman is escaped only by the grace of God. Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with her. 25 Behold (saith the preacher) this have I diligently searched out and proved: One thing must be considered with another, that a man may come by knowledge, which Or, my soul seeketh. as yet I seek, and find it not. 26 Among a thousand men I have found one: but (o) Solomon having a thousand wives, found not one that was perfectly good. not one woman among all. 27 Lo this only have I found, that * God made man just and right: (p) And so are cause of their own destruction. but they sought many inventions. ¶ The eight Chapter. 2 To obey princes and magistrates. 17 The works of God pass man's knowledge. 1 WHo is wise? who hath knowledge to make an answer? A (a) That is, getteth to him favour. man's wisdom maketh his face to shine: but “ Or, strength. unshamefastness putteth it out of favour. 2 Keep the kings commandment, namely for the oath that thou hast made unto God for the same. 3 (b) Withdraw not thyself lightly from the kings obedience. Be not hasty to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no evil thing: for whatsoever it pleaseth him, that doth he. 4 Like as when a king giveth a charge, his commandment is mighty: Even so, job. xi. b. who may say unto him, what dost thou? 5 Leu. xviii. a. Who so keepeth the commandment, shall feel no harm: but a wise man's heart discerneth the time and judgement. 6 For every thing will have opportunity and judgement: and this is the thing that maketh men full of carefulness and sorrow. 7 And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come: for who can tell him when it shallbe? 8 Neither is there any man that hath power over the spirit to keep still the spirit, nor to have any power in the time of death, nor that can make an end of the battle, neither may ungodliness deliver them that meddle withal. 9 All these things have I considered, and applied my mind unto every work that is under the sun, how one man hath lordship upon another to (c) As cometh often times to tyrants and wicked rulers his own harm. 10 For I have seen often the ungodly brought to their graves, d That is, the ungodly hath been praised after their burial. and yet they have returned into the city again: and (e) That is, the holy men after their burial grow out of memory. came from the place of holy men, which in the city were grown out of memory, as were those also that lived well: This is also a vain thing. 11 (f) Where ●u●tice is delayed, there sin reigneth Because now that evil works are not hastily punished, the heart of man giveth himself over unto wickedness. 12 Because an evil person offendeth an hundred times, and God deferreth, giving him long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that fear God, which have him before their eyes. 13 Again, as for the ungodly it shall not be well with him, neither shall he prolong his days: but even as a shadow, so shall he be that feareth not God. 14 Yet is there a vanity upon earth: There be just men unto whom it happeneth as though they had the works of the ungodly: Again, there be ungodly, with whom it goeth as though they had the works of the righteous: This have I called also a vain thing. 15 Therefore I commend gladness, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, then to eat and drink, and to be merry: (g) Th●s he speaketh in the person of a carnal man. for that shall he have of his labour, all the days of his life which God giveth him under the sun. 16 And so I applied my mind to learn wisdom, and to know the travail that is in the world, and that of such a fashion, that I suffered not mine eyes to sleep neither day nor night. 17 I understood of all the works of God, but it is not possible for a man to attain unto the works that are done under the sun: and though he bestow his labour to seek them out, yet can he not reach unto them: yea though a wise man would undertake to know them, yet shall he not find them. ¶ The ix Chapter. 1 By no outward thing can man know whom God loveth or hateth. 11 No man knoweth his end. 1● wisdom excelleth strength. 1 FOr all these things purposed I in my mind to seek out: The righteous & wise, yea & their servants also are in the hand of God, By 〈◊〉 outward thing in this life no man knoweth whether he is loved or hated of God. and there is no man that knoweth either love or hate, but all things are before them. 2 It happeneth unto one as unto another, it goeth with the righteous as with the ungodly, (b) Prosperity and adversity cometh in this life, as well to the godly as to the wicked. with the good and clean, as with the unclean, with him that offereth, as with him that offereth not: like as it goeth with the virtuous, so goeth it also with the sinner: as it happeneth unto the perjured, so happeneth it also to him that is afraid to be forsworn. 3 Among all things that come to pass under the sun, this is a misery, that it happeneth unto all alike: This is the cause also that the hearts of men are full of wickedness, and mad foolishness is in their hearts as long as they live, until they die. 4 And why? as long as a man liveth, he hath an hope: for a quick (c) This proverb is the saying of the Epicures, the which believeth not the immortality of the soul. dog [say they] is better than a dead lion. 5 For they that be living know that they shall die: but they (d) Repentance after this life is to late and unprofitable. that be dead know nothing, neither deserve they any more, for their memorial is forgotten. 6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy is now perished, neither have they any more part in the world in all that is done under the sun. 7 (e) The wicked flatter themselves to be in God's favour whatsoever they do, for that they do abound in prosperity. Go thou thy way then, eat thy bread with joy, & drink thy wine with a glad heart, for thy works please god: Let thy garments be always white, Math. vi b. Prou. v. c. and let thy head lack no ointment. 8 Use thyself to live joyfully with thy wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life which is but vain, that God giveth thee under the sun all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life of all thy labour and travail that thou takest under the sun. 9 Whatsoever thou takest in hand to do, that do with all thy power: for in the grave that thou goest (f) There is no time of working, or repentance after this life. unto, there is neither work, counsel, knowledge, nor wisdom. 10 So I turned me unto other things under the sun, & I saw that in running it helpeth not to be swift, in battle it helpeth not to be strong, to feeding it helpeth not to be wise, to riches it helpeth not to be a man of much understanding, to be had in favour it helpeth not to be cunning: (g) Thus the wicked worldlings are deceived, attributing to fortune the which is ordered by the secret providence of god, for that the reward according to men's doings is not in this life, but chief in the life to come. but that all lieth in time and fortune. 11 For a man knoweth not his time: but like as the fishes are taken with the angle, and as the birds are caught with the snare: even so are men taken in the perilous time, when it cometh suddenly upon them. 12 (h) A praise of wise men. This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and me thought it a great thing: 13 There was a little city and a few men within it: so there came a great king and besieged it, and made great bulwarks against it. 14 And in the city there was found a poor man, but he was wise, which with his wisdom delivered the city, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man. 15 Then said I, wisdom is better than strength: Nevertheless, a simple man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 16 A wise man's counsel that is “ Or, heard. followed in silence, is far above the crying of a captain among fools. 17 S●pi. vi. a. i Reg xvii. e two. Re. xxii. c. For wisdom is better than harness: but one sinner alone destroyeth much goodness. The ten Chapter. 1 The difference of foolishness and wisdom. 1● A slanderer is like a serpent that can not be charmed. 15 Of foolish kings and riotous princes. 16 And of good kings and princes. 1 A Dead fly doth corrupt sweet ointment, and maketh it to stink: Even so oft times he that hath been had in estimation for wisdom and honour, is abhorred because of a little foolishness. 2 (a) A wise man doth things aptly and with good consideration: but a fool doth contrary. A wise man's heart is upon his right hand, but a fools heart upon his left. 3 A fool will show himself when he goeth by the way, Or, and being a fool himself, esteemeth all other men as ●ooles. yet thinketh he that every man doth as foolishly as himself. 4 If a principal spirit be given thee to bear rule, Rom. xii. b. be not negligent then in thine office: for he that can take cure of himself, avoideth great offences. 5 Another plague is there which I have seen under the sun, namely, the ignorance that is commonly among princes: in that a fool sitteth in great dignity, and the (b) rich in wisdom and virtue. rich are set down beneath. 6 I have seen servants ride upon horses, and princes going upon “ Or, the earth. their feet as it were servants. 7 Pro. xxvi. d. Eccl. xxvii. d But he that diggeth up a pit, shall fall therein himself: and who so breaketh down the hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 8 Who so removeth stones, shall have travail withal: and he that heweth wood, shallbe hurt therewith. 9 When an iron is blunt and the point not sharpened, (c) Art helpeth nature. it must be whet again, and that with might: Even so doth wisdom follow diligence. 10 A backbiter is no better than a serpent that stingeth without hissing. 11 The words out of a wise man's mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will destroy himself. 12 The beginning of his talking is foolishness: & the last word of his mouth is stark madness. 13 A fool is full of words, and a man can not tell what shall come to pass: who will then warn him of it that shall follow after him? 14 The labour of the (d) The foolish will discuss high m●ters, and know not his own duty. foolish is grievous unto them, while they know not how to go into the city. 15 Woe be unto thee O thou land, whose king (e) A child in affection and manners, and void of grave counsel● is but a child, and whose princes are early at their banquets. 16 But well is thee O thou land, whose king is come of nobles, and whose princes eat in due season for necessity, and not for lust. 17 Thorough slothfulness the balks fall down, and thorough idle hands it raineth in at the house. 18 Meat maketh men to laugh, and Psal. ciiii. b. wine maketh them merry: but unto money are all things obedient. 19 (f) Treason can not be wrought so secretly but it willbe known Wish the king no evil in thy thought, and speak no hurt of the rich in thy privy chamber: for a bird of the air shall betray thy voice, and with her feathers shall she bewray thy words. The xj Chapter. 1 To be liberal to the poor. 4 Not to doubt of God's providence. 8 All worldly prosperity is but vanity. 9 God will judge all. 1 LAy (a) Be liberal to the poor, though it seem to be cast into the sea, yet it shall profit thee at the last. thy bread upon wet faces, and so shalt thou find it after many days. 2 (b) Distribute thy alms to any that have need, without respect of persons. give part seven days, & also upon the eight: for thou knowest not what misery shall come upon earth. 3 When the clouds are full, they power out rain upon the earth. In what state man dieth in that shall he be judged at the latter day of judgement. And when the tree falleth, whether it be toward the south or north, in what place soever it fall, there it lieth. 4 He that regardeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that hath respect unto the clouds, shall not reap. 5 Now like as thou knowest not the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: Even so thou knowest not the works of God, which is the workmaster of all. 6 Cease not thou therefore with thy hands to sow thy seed, whether it be in the morning or in the evening: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better. 7 The light is sweet, and a pleasant thing is it for the eyes to look upon the sun. 8 If a man live many years, and be glad in them all, let him remember the days of darkness which shallbe many, and that followeth: All things shallbe but vanity. 9 Be glad then (O thou young man) in thy youth, and let thy heart be merry in thy young days, follow the ways of thine own heart, and the lust of thine eyes, (c) So behave thyself in all worldly affairs, that thou remember always the count that thou must make to God for the same at the day of judgement. but be thou sure that God shall bring thee into judgement for all these things. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 To think on God in youth, and not to defer till age. 7 The soul returneth to God. 12 Wisdom is the gift of God, and consisteth in fearing him, and keeping his commandments. 1 Put away displeasure out of thine heart, and remove evil from thy body: for childhood and youth is but vanity. 2 Remember thy maker the sooner in thy youth, or ever the days of adversity come, and or the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have not pleasure in them: 3 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and stars be darkened, and or the clouds turn again after the rain: 4 (a) The hands. When the keepers of the house shall tremble, and when the (b) The thighs. strong men shall bow themselves, when the (c) The teeth milners stand still because they be so few, and when the (d) The eyes sight of the windows shall wax dim: 5 When the (e) The mouth. doors in the streets shallbe shut, and when the (f) The ch●wes. voice of the milner shallbe laid down, when men shall rise up at the voice of (g) At the crowing of the ●ocke. the bird, and when all the (h) The ears. daughters of music shallbe brought low: 6 When men shall fear (i) When he shallbe afraid to climb. in high places, and be afraid (k) Of stumbling. in the streets, when the (l) The white head. Almond tree shall flourish and be laden with the (m) When he shallbe able to bear no burden. grasshopper, and when all lust shall pass: because man goeth to his n His grave. long home, and the mourners go about the (o) Lamenting the dead. streets. 7 (p) The marrow in the back bone. Or ever the silver lace be taken away, and or the (q) The yellow skin that covereth the brain. golden well be broken: Or the (r) The two great veins. pot be broken at the (s) The liver. well, and the (t) The head. wheel broken upon the (u) The heart cistern. 8 Then shall the dust be turned again unto earth from whence it came, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 9 Eccle. i. a. All is but vanity (saith the preacher) all is but plain vanity. 10 The preacher was yet more wise, and taught the people knowledge, he gave good heed, sought out the ground, and set forth many parables: His diligence was to find out acceptable words, right scripture, & the words of truth. 11 For Hebr. iiii. c. the words of the wise are like pricks and nails that go thorough, of the (x) authors of gatherings he calleth wise men, because they gather the sayings of the wiser▪ sort of men in their book. authors of gatherings [which] are given of one shepherd. 21 Therefore beware my son of that doctrine that is beside this: for to make many books, it is an endless work, and to much study weerieth the body. 13 Let us hear the conclusion of all things, Fear God, and keep his commandments: for that toucheth all men. For God shall judge all works and secret things, whether they be good or evil. ¶ The end of the book of the preacher, otherwise called Ecclesiastes. ❧ The Ballet of Ballettes of Solomon, called in Latin, Canticum Canticorum. The first Chapter. 1 The familiar talk and mystical communication of the spiritual love between jesus Christ and his Church. 6 The domestical enemies that persecute the Church. 1 O That (a) The Church desireth the peace of Christ. he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is more pleasant than wine, and that because of the good and pleasant savour of thy most precious balms. 2 (b) Christ's mercy to set forth by preaching Thy name is a sweet smelling ointment when it is shed forth, therefore do the The maidens, that is, they that are pure in heart. maidens love thee. 3 Draw thou me [unto thee] we will run after thee. The king hath brought me into his (d) Privy chamber, that is, his secrets and mysteries. privy chambers: We will be glad and rejoice in thee, we think more of thy love then of wine: they that be righteous love thee. 4 (e) Black, thorough the spots of sin and persecution. I am black (O ye daughters of Jerusalem) but yet (f) Fair, thorough faith in the blood of Christ. fair and well favoured, like as the tents of the Cedarenes, and as the hangings of Solomon. 5 Marvel not at me that I am so black, for why? the sun hath shined upon me: my mother's children have evil will at me, they made me the keeper of the vineyards, but mine own vinyeard have I not kept. 6 Tell me O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest the sheep, where thou makest them rest at the noon day: for why shall I be like him that goeth wrong about the flocks of thy companions? 7 If thou know not thyself (O thou fairest among women) then go thy way forth after the (g) After the doctrine of the Apostles. footsteps of the sheep, and feed thy goats beside the shepherds tents. 8 Unto Exo. xiiii. c. the host of Pharaos' charets have I compared thee, O my love. 9 Thy cheeks and thy neck is beautiful as the turtles, and hanged with spangs and goodly jewels, a neckband of gold will we make thee, with silver buttons. 10 (h) So, long as the Church followeth Christ, she shall not err from the true faith of salvation. When the king sitteth at the table, he shall smell my Nardus: a bundle of myrrh is my love unto me, he will lie betwixt my breasts: a cluster of Camphire in the vineyards of Engaddi is my love unto me. 11 Cant. iiii. a. Oh how fair art thou my love, Oh how fair art thou? thou hast doves eyes. O how fair art thou my beloved, how well favoured art thou? 12 Our bed is decked with flowers, the seelinges of our house are of Cedar tree, and our cross joints of Cypress. The two Chapter. 3 The Church desireth to rest under the shadow of Christ. 8 She heareth his voice. 14 She is compared to the dove. 15 And the enemies to the foxes. 1 I Am the rose of the field, and lily of the valleys, 2 (a) Christ among his enemies. As the lily among the thorns: so is my love among the daughters. 3 (b) The love of the Church toward Christ Like as the apple tree among the trees of the wood: so is my beloved among the sons. 4 My delight is to sit under his shadow, for (c) His fruit, that is, his word. his fruit is sweet unto my throat. 5 He bringeth me into his wine seller, his banner spread over me, which is his love. 6 Set about me cups of wine, comfort me with apples, for I am sick of love. 7 His left hand lieth under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me. 8 〈…〉 I charge you O ye daughters of Jerusalem by the roes and hinds of the fiede, that ye wake not up my love, nor touch her, till she be content herself. 9 methink I hear the voice of my beloved: lo, there cometh he hopping upon the mountains, and leaping over the little hills. 10 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold he standeth behind e His 〈◊〉 was hidden under our flesh. our wall, he looketh in We can not know him in this life perfectly. at the window, and peepeth thorough the grate. 11 My beloved answered and said unto me: O stand up my love, my beautiful, and go to thine own: (g) That is, sin and infidelity is put away by Christ. for lo the winter is now past, the rain is away and gone. 12 (h) Good works. The flowers are come up in the field, the time of the birds singing is come, and the (i) The voice of the holy ghost. voice of the turtle dove is heard in our land. 13 The fig tree bringeth forth her figs, and the vines bear blossoms and have a good smell. 14 O stand up then and come my love my beautiful, [and come I say] O my dove, out of the caves of the rocks, out of the holes of the wall, O let me see thy countenance and hear thy voice: for sweet is thy voice, and fair is thy face. 15 Get us k Suppress the heretics at the beginning, when they preach false doctrine. the foxes, yea the little foxes that hurt the vines: for our vines bear blossoms. 16 * My love is mine, & I am his, which feedeth among the lilies until the day break, and till the shadows be gone: 17 (l) The Church prayeth Christ to be a present help always in time of need. Come again O my beloved, and be like as a roe or a young hart upon the wide mountains. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 The Church desireth to be joined inseparably to Christ her husband. 6 Her deliverance out of the wilderness. 1 BY (a) Christ is not found by carnal reason, but by the scripture. night in my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: yea diligently sought I him, but I found him not. 2 I will get up [thought I] (b) We must continue in prayer, though we feel no comfort at the first. & go about the city, in the ways in all the streets will I seek him whom my soul loveth: but when I sought him I found him not. 3 The watchmen also that go about the city, found me [to whom I said] Saw ye not him whom my soul loveth? 4 So when I was a little past them, I found him whom my soul loveth: I have gotten hold upon him, and will not let him go, until I bring him into my mother's house, and into her chamber that bore me. 5 Cant●. two. b. I charge you O ye daughters of Jerusalem by the roes and hinds of the field, that ye wake not up my love, nor touch her, till she be content herself. 6 Who is this that cometh up out (c) By this is understanded the children of Israel, which in the wilderness did follow Christ. of the wilderness like vapours of smoke, as it were a smell of myrrh, frankincense, and all manner spices of the Apothecary? 7 Behold, about (d) By solomon's bedsteede, is understanded the temple of Solomon the which is defended by the sword, that is by the word. solomon's bedsteede there stand threescore valiant, of the most mighty in Israel: They hold sword every one, and are expert in war. 8 (e) Every man must learn the word of God, by the which he shallbe defended in the time of temptation. Every man also hath his sword upon his thigh, because of fear in the night. 9 King Solomon had made himself a palace of the wood of Libanus, the pillars are of silver, “ Some read, the pavement of gold, the covering of purple. the covering of gold, the seat of purple, the ground is pleasantly paved with love for the daughters of Jerusalem. 10 Go forth (f) Ye that be of the number of the faithful (O ye daughters of Zion) and behold king Solomon in the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his marriage, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 The praises of the Church. ● She is without blemish in his sight. 9 The love of Christ towards her. 1 O How Christ 〈◊〉 his Church, wherein he hath great delight. fair art thou my love, how fair art thou? thou hast A simple faith and 〈◊〉. doves eyes, beside that which lieth hid within: The fruits of a true faith. Thy heerie locks are like the wool of a flock of goats that be shorn upon mount Gilead. 2 (d) By the teeth is signified faith, by the which we are all made the sons of God equally. Thy teeth are like a flock [of sheep] of the same bigness which went up from the washing place, where every one beareth two twins, and not one unfruitful among them. 3 Thy lips are like a rose coloured ribande, thy words are lovely, thy cheeks are like a piece of a pomegranate within thine hairs. 4 (e) By the neck are signified the preachers. Thy neck is like the tower of David builded with costly stones, lying out on the sides whereupon there hang a thousand shields: yea all the weapons of the giants. 5 (f) The two breasts signify the two testaments. Thy two breasts are like two twins of young Roes, which feed among roses. 6 O that I might go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense, till the day break, and till the shadows be passed away. 7 Thou art all fair (O my love) and no spot is there in thee. 8 Come to me from Libanus (O my spouse) come to me from Libanus: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the lions dens, and from the mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast [with love] bewitched my heart O my sister my spouse, thou hast bewitched my heart with one of thine eyes, and with one chain of thy neck. 10 O how fair are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse? Thy breasts are more pleasant than wine, and the smell of thine ointments passeth all spices. 11 (g) The preaching of the Gospel, bringeth forth much consolation & profit. Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honey comb, yea milk and honey is under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Libanus. 12 (h) The Church is defended by Christ. A garden well locked is my sister, my spouse: a garden well locked, and a sealed well. 13 The fruits that are planted in thee, are like a very paradise of pomegranates with sweet fruits, as Camphire, Nardus, & Saffron, Calamus, cinnamon, with all sweet smelling trees, Myrrh, Aloes, and all the best spices, a well of gardens, a well of living waters which run down from Libanus. 14 (i) He prayeth for the grace of the holy ghost toward the Church, without the which nothing can prosper in it. Up thou north wind, come thou south wind and blow upon my garden, that the smell thereof may be carried on every side: yea that my beloved may come into his garden, and eat of the sweet fruits [that grow therein.] The .v. Chapter. 1 Christ calleth his Church to the participation of all his treasures. 2 She heareth his voice. 6 She confesseth her nakedness. 10 She praiseth Christ her husband. 1 I Am (a) The garden signifieth the Church of God, in the which Christ bestoweth his singular benefits. come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I have gathered my Myrrh with my spice: I have eaten honey with my honey comb, I have drunk my wine with my milk: Eat O ye friends, drink and be merry O ye beloved. 2 I am a sleep, but my heart is waking: I hear the voice of my beloved when he knocketh, saying, Open to me O my sister, my love, my dove, my darling: for my head is full of dew, and the locks of my here are full of the night doppes. 3 I have put of my coat, how can I do it on again? I have washed my feet, how shall I file them again? 4 My love put in his hand at the hole, and my heart was moved within me. 5 I stood up to open unto my beloved, and my hands dropped with Myrrh, & the Myrrh ran down my fingers upon the lock. 6 I opened unto my beloved, but he was departed and gone his way: Now when he spoke, my heart was gone: b Christ doth leave his for a time, for that he would stir up in them a greater desire of him. I sought him, but I could not find him: I cried upon him, nevertheless he gave me no answer. 7 So the watchmen that went about the city, found me, smote me, and wounded me: yea they that kept the walls took away my kerchaffe from me. 8 I charge you therefore O ye daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him how that I am sick for love. 9 What manner of man is thy love above other lovers, O thou fairest among women? Or what can thy love do more than other lovers, that thou chargest us so straightly? (c) The Church setteth forth Christ to be of most perfection & comeliness. 10 As for my love, he is white and red coloured, a goodly person among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, the locks of his here are bushed, & black as a crow. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water brooks as though they were washed with milk, “ Some read, and remain by the ful● vessels. and are set like pearls in gold. 13 His cheeks are like a garden bed, wherein the Apothecaries plant all manner of sweet things. 14 His lips are like lilies that drop sweet smelling Myrrh: His hands are like gold rings, having enclosed the precious stone of Tharsis. 15 His body is as the pure ivory, decked over with sapphires: His legs are as the pillars of Marble set upon sockettes of gold. 16 His face is as Libanus: and as the beauty of the Cedar trees. 17 The words of his mouth are sweet: yea he is altogether lovely: Such a one is my love O ye daughters of Jerusalem, such a one is my love. The vi Chapter. 2 The Church assureth herself of the love of Christ. 3 The praises of the Church. 8 She is but one and undefiled. 1 Whither is thy love gone then O thou fairest among women? whither is thy love departed, and we will seek him with thee? 2 (a) Christ is conversant in his Church, which is directed by his scriptures. My love is gone down into his garden unto the sweet smelling beds, that he may refresh himself in the garden, & gather lilies. 3 My love is mine, and I am his, which feedeth among the lilies. 4 Thou are beautiful O my love as is [the place] Thirza, thou art fair as Jerusalem, fearful as an army of men with their banners. 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they Or, overcome me. have set me on fire: Thy heery locks are like a flock of goats shorn upon the mount of Gilead. 6 Thy teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep which go out of the washing place, where every one beareth twins, and not one unfruitful among them. 7 Thy cheeks are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks of here. 8 (b) There be many in the Church of God, & divers orders and degrees therein. There are threescore queens, fourscore wives, and damsels without number. 9 (c) divers particular Churches dispersed, maketh but one catholic Church. One is my dove, one is my darling: She is the only beloved of her mother, and dear unto her that bore her: When the daughters saw her, they said she was blessed, yea the queens & wives praised her. 10 What is she this that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and fearful as an army of men with their banners? 11 (d) Christ looketh upon his Church subject to affliction, what fruit it bringeth. I went down into the nut garden to see what grew by the brooks, and to look if the vinyeard flourished, or if the pomegranates were not forth. 12 I knew not that my soul had made me the chariot of the people that be under tribute. 13 Turn again turn again O thou perfect one, turn again turn again and we will look upon thee: What will ye see in the e Sulamite, that is, Jerusalem, the which was Shalem, that signifeth peace. Sulamite? She is like men of war singing in a company. The vij Chapter. 1 The beauty of the Church in all her members. 1● She is assured of Christ's love towards her. 1 O How pleasant are thy treadynges with thy shoes, thou princes daughter? the joints of thy thighs are like a fair jewel, which is wrought by a cunning workmaster. 2 Thy (a) Thy navel is replenished with the rich knowledge of God's word & heavenly desires. navel is like a round goblet, which is never without drink. 3 Thy (b) The Church is full of spiritual treasures. womb is like a heap of wheat that is set about with lilies. 4 (c) The two testaments cometh from God, and they be of equal authority. Thy two breasts are like two twins of young roes. 5 The preachers ought to be pure. Thy neck is as it were a tower of ivory: thine (e) The magistrates must he well instructed in the word of God. eyes also are like the water pools that are in Hesebon, beside the port of Bathrabbim, thy (f) Thy judges of good and evil. nose is like the tower of Libanus, which looketh toward Damascus. 6 (g) The prince that always standdeth above, like a watchman to defend the body. That head that standeth upon thee is like Carmel: and the here of thy head is like purple, and like a king dwelling among many water conduits. 7 O How fair and lovely art thou my darling in pleasures? 8 Thy stature is like a (h) The Church doth increase, the more it is pressed and persecuted. palm tree, and thy breasts like the grapes. 9 I said, I will climb up into the palm tree, and take hold of his high branches. 10 h 〈…〉 the sacraments, must follow the pure word of god always Thy breasts also shallbe as the wine clusters, the smell of thy nostrils like as the smell of apples. 11 And thy roof of thy mouth like the best wine, which is meet for my best beloved, pleasant for his lips, and for his teeth to chaw. 12 I am my beloveds, and he shall turn him unto me. 13 O come on my love, we will go forth into the field, and take our lodging in the villages. 14 (i) Christ will call them that profess his word to account what fruit they do bring. In the morning will we go see the vinyeard, we will see if the vine be sprung forth, if the grapes be grown, and if the pomegranates be shot out. 15 (k) God giveth his graces to the faithful the which be in his Church. There will I give thee my breasts: the Mandragoras give their sweet smell, and beside our doors are all manner of pleasant fruits both new and old, which I have kept for thee O my beloved. The eight Chapter. 2 The Church will be taught by Christ. 3 She is upholden by him. 6 The vehement love wherewith Christ loveth her. 1● She is the vine that bringeth forth fruit to the spiritual Solomon, which is jesus Christ. 1 O That (a) The fathers of the old testament desireth to see the incarnation of Christ. I might find thee without and kiss thee, whom I love as my brother which sucked my mother's breasts, and that thou shalt not be despised, 2 I will lead thee and bring thee into my mother's house, that thou mightest teach me, and that I might give thee drink of the spiced wine, and of the sweet sap of my pomegranates. 3 Cant. two. a. His (b) His gracious favour shall preserve me from desperation in adversity, and from presumption in prosperity. left hand shallbe under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me. 4 I charge you O ye daughters of Jerusalem that ye wake not up my love, nor touch her, till she be content herself. 5 (What is she this that cometh up from the wilderness, and leaneth upon her love?) I wake thee up among the apple trees where thy mother conceived thee, where thy mother [I say] brought thee into the world. 6 (c) The Church desireth to be joined unto Christ by the seal of the holy ghost. O set me as a seal upon thine heart, and as a seal upon thine arm: for love is mighty as the death, and controversy as the hell. 7 Her coals are coals of fire, and a very vehement flame [of the Lord]: so that many waters are not able to quench love, neither may the streams drown it: Yea if a man would give all the good of his house for love, he should count it nothing. 8 d The jews Church speaks this 〈◊〉 Church 〈◊〉 Gentiles 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 both testaments Our sister is but young and hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister when she shallbe spoken for? 9 The Apostles preacheth to them that are called inwardly of God to salvation, If she be a wall, we shall build a silver bulwark thereupon: if she be a door, we shall fasten her with boards of Cedar tree. 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, than was I as one that hath found favour in his sight. 11 Solomon hath a vinyeard at Baal-Hamon: and this vinyeard delivered he unto the keepers, that every one for the fruit thereof should give him a thousand pieces of silver. 12 My vinyeard which is mine, is in my sight: thou (O Solomon) must have a (f) By this thousand is signified the greatest profit, which is life everlasting, which is obtained by the grace of God, & not by our merits. thousand, and the keepers two hundred, which keep the fruit. 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, (g) Christ dwelleth in his Church, and his sheep hear his voice. O let me hear thy voice, that my companions may hearken to the same. 14 (h) The Church doth pray that Christ departing with his bodily presence, he would assist her in all kind of necessities with the grace of his heavenly spirit. O get thee away my love, and be as a roe or a young hart upon the sweet smelling mountains. A. P. E. The end of the ballet of ballets of Solomon, called in latin Canticum Canticorum. ❧ The book of the prophet isaiah. The first Chapter. 2 The prophet accuseth the sins of the people: namely of ingratefulness, stubborness, 11 faithless service of God, 24 and showeth God's terrible judgement against them unless they repent. 1 THe (a) A revelation or prophecy. vision of isaiah the son of Amos, which he saw upon juda and Jerusalem, in the days of Vzia & joathan, Ahaz and jehezekiah, kings of juda. 2 Hear O heavens, and hearken O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have done unfaithfully against me. 3 The ox hath known his owner, and the ass his masters crib: [but] Israel hath not known, my people hath given no heed. 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of the wicked, corrupt children: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger, they are gone backward. 5 Why should ye be stricken any more? [for] ye are ever falling away: every head is diseased, and every heart heavy: 6 From the sole of the foot unto the head there is nothing sound in it: [but] wounds, blains, and putrefying sore: they have not been salved, neither wrapped up, neither mollified with the ointment. 7 Your land is wasted, your cities are burnt up, strangers devour your land before your face, and it is made desolate, as it were the destruction of enemies [in the time of war.] 8 And the daughter of Zion shallbe left as a cottage in a vinyeard, like a lodge in a garden of Cucumbers, like a besieged city. 9 Except the Lord of hosts had left us a small remnant, we should have been as Sodoma, & like unto Gomorra. 10 Hear the word of the Lord ye lords of Sodoma, and hearken unto the law of our God thou people of Gomorra. 11 Why offer ye so many sacrifices to me, will the Lord say? I am full of the burnt offerings of weathers, & of the fatness of fed beasts, 〈…〉 I have no pleasure in the blood of bullocks, lambs, and goats. 12 When ye come to appear before me treading in my courts, who hath required this at your hands? 13 Offer me no more oblations, for it is but lost labour: incense is an abominable thing unto me, I may not away with your new moons, your sabbaths & solemn meetings, your solemn assemblies are wicked. 14 I hate your new moons and appointed feasts even from my very heart, they make me weighed, I can not abide them. 15 When you hold out your hands, I will turn mine eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, yet I will hear nothing at all, seeing your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash you, make you clean, put away your evil thoughts out of my sight: cease from doing of evil, 17 Learn to do well, apply yourselves to equity, deliver the oppressed, help the fatherless to his right, let the widows complaint come before you: 18 And then go to, saith the Lord, let us talk together: though your sins be as red as scarlet, they shallbe as white as snow: and though they were like purple, they shallbe as white as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 20 But if ye be obstinate and rebellious, ye shallbe devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken [it.] 21 How happeneth it then that the righteous city which was full of equity, is become unfaithful as a whore? Righteousness dwelled in it, but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is turned to dross, and thy wine mixed with water. 23 Thy princes are wicked, and companions of thieves: they love gifts altogether, and gape for rewards: As for the fatherless they help him not to his right, neither will they let the widows causes come before them. 24 Therefore saith the Lord God of hosts, the mighty one of Israel: Ah I must ease me of mine enemies, and avenge me of mine adversaries: 25 And I shall lay my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: 26 And set thy judges again as they were sometime, and thy senators as they were from the beginning: and then thou shalt be called the righteous city, the faithful city. 27 Zion shallbe redeemed with equity, and her converts with righteousness. 28 But the transgressors, and the ungodly, and such as forsake the Lord, shall altogether be utterly destroyed. 29 For ye shallbe confounded for the trees which ye have desired: and ye shallbe ashamed of the gardens that ye have chosen. 30 For ye shallbe as a tree whose leaves are fallen away, and as a garden that hath no moistness. 31 And the very strong one [of your idols] shallbe as tow, and the maker of it as a spark [of fire] and they shall both burn together, and no man quench them. The two Chapter. 1 A prophecy of Christ and his kingdom. 12 Pride, covetousness, superstition, and idolatry are reproved. 17 Gods terrible judgement against these. 1 THe self same word that isaiah the son of Amos saw upon juda and Jerusalem. 2 And [this] shall come to pass in the latter days: Christ, his Church, & his words. the hill of the lords house shallbe prepared in the height of the mountains, and shallbe higher than the hills, and all nations shall press unto him. 3 And a multitude of people shall go, speaking [thus one to another] come, let us ascend to the hill of the Lord, to the house of the God of jacob, and he will instruct us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall come a law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem: 4 And shall give sentence among the heathen, and shall reform the multitude of people: they shall break their sword also into mattocks, and their spears to make scythes: And one people shall not life up a weapon against another, neither shall they learn to fight from thenceforth. 5 Come ye O house of jacob, and let us walk in the light of the Lord: 6 For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of jacob, (b) The causes why God forsaketh his people is, idolatry, heathenish superstition, covetousness, and trust in other things then in God alone. because they be replenished [with evils] from the east, and with sorcerers like the Philistines, and in strange children they think themselves to have enough. 7 Their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasure: their land is also full of horses, and no end is there of their charets. 8 Their land also is full of vain gods, and before the work of their own hands they have bowed themselves, yea even before the thing that their own fingers have made. 9 There kneeleth the man, there falleth the man down [before them:] therefore forgive them not. 10 Get thee into the rock, and hide thee in the ground for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. 11 The high looks of man shallbe brought low, and the haughtiness of men shallbe bowed down: and the Lord alone shallbe exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts [shallbe] upon all the proud, lofty, and upon all that is exalted, and he shallbe brought low: 13 And upon all high and stout Cedar trees of Libanus, and upon all the oaks of Basan, 14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the high hills, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, 16 And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all pictures of pleasure. 17 And the pride of man shallbe brought down, and the loftiness of men shallbe made low, and the Lord alone shallbe exalted in that day: 18 As for the idols he shall utterly abolish: 19 And they shall creep into holes of stone, and into caves of the earth for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to destroy [the wicked ones of] the earth. 20 In the self same day shall man cast away his gods of silver, and his gods of gold, into the holes of Moles and Backs, which he nevertheless had made to himself to honour them. 21 And they shall creep into the cliffs of the rocks, and into the tops of the hard stones for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to destroy [the wicked ones of] the earth. 22 Cease therefore from man in whose nostrils there is breath: for wherein is he to be accounted of? The three Chapter. 1 The mischiefs that God sendeth on common weals for the contempt of his word. 14 The covetousness of rulers reproved. 16 The proud niceness of women punished to their shame. 1 FOr lo, the Lord God of hosts doth take away from Jerusalem and juda all manner of stay, all stay of meat and drink, 2 The captain and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the (a) The prudent, that is, such ●s can 〈◊〉 by their prudency age's to come. prudent and the aged man, 3 The captain of fifty & the honourable, the senator, the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4 And I shall give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5 And the people shall each one of them violently oppress another, and every one against his neighbour: The boy shall presume against the elder, and the person of low degree against the honourable. 6 Yea one shall take a friend of his own kindred by the bosom, and say: thou hast clothing, thou shalt be our head, and stay this ruin with thy hand. 7 Then shall he swear and say, I can not help you: there is neither meat nor clothing in my house, make me no ruler of the people. 8 For Jerusalem and juda must decay: because that both their words and counsels are against the Lord to provoke the presence of his majesty to anger. 9 Their very countenance bewrayeth them, yea they declare their own sins [themselves] as Sodom, they hide it not: Woe be to their own souls, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 10 Say to the righteous that it shall go well with them: for they shall eat the fruit of their own studies. 11 [Butler] woe be unto the wicked, for it shallbe evil with him: for he shallbe rewarded after his own works. 12 Children are extortioners of my people, and women rule over them: O my people, thy leaders deceive thee, and corrupt the way of thy footsteps. 13 The Lord is here to commune of the matter, & standeth to judge the people. 14 The Lord shall enter into judgement with the elders and princes of his people, [and shall say to them:] It is ye that have burnt up my vinyeard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses. 15 What mean ye that ye bray [as in a mortar] my people, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts. 16 Moreover the Lord hath said, seeing the daughters of Zion are waxen proud, & walk with stretched forth necks, and wanton looks, going and tripping nicely, and tinckeling with their feet: 17 Therefore shall the Lord shave the heads of the daughters of Zion, and shall discover their filthiness. 18 In that day shall the Lord take away the gorgeousness of the attire about their feet, & the cawls, and the round tires [after the fashion of the moon.] 19 The sweet perfumes, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnettes, and the slops, and the head bands, and the tabrets, and the earrings, 21 And rings, and nose jewels: 22 The costly apparel, and the veils, and the wimples, & the crisping pings, 23 And the glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the lawns. 24 And in stead of good smell there shallbe stink, and in stead of their girdle a rent, and for well set here there shallbe baldness, in stead of a stomacher a sack cloth, & [sun] burning for beauty. 25 Thy men shall perish with the sword, and thy valiant soldiers in the battle [O Jerusalem.] 26 And her gates shall mourn and bewail: and she being desolate, shall sit upon the ground. The four Chapter. 1 The misery of the stubborn. 3 A promise of God's favour to the residue. 1 IN that day, seven women shall take hold of one man, saying: we will find ourselves meat and apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take our shameful reproof [from us.] 2 The incarnation of Christ is the joy of the faithful. In that day shall the bud of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shallbe excellent and pleasant, for them that are escaped of Israel. 3 Then shall the remnant in Zion and the remnant at Jerusalem be called holy: [namely] all such as are written among the living in Jerusalem, 4 (b) They are saved whose sins are remitted and washed away with the blood of Christ. After that the Lord hath washed away the filthiness of the daughters of Zion, and hath purged the blood out from Jerusalem in the spirit of judgement and in the spirit of fire. 5 And upon all the dwellings of the hills of Zion, and upon her congregations, the Lord shall create a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for all the (c) Christ will preserve and defend the glory, t● is, the faith● in all troubles & temptations glory shallbe preserved. 6 And there shallbe a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, & a safe place and refuge from weather and rain. The .v. Chapter. 1 Of Christ and his vinyeard, 8 with an execration of covetousness, 11 drunkenness, 19 and contempt of God's word. 1 Now will I sing my beloved friend, a song of my friend touching his vineyard: My beloved friend hath a vinyeard in a very fruitful plenteous ground. 2 This he hedged, and gathered out the stones from it, and planted it with the choicest vine: In the midst of it builded he a tower, also made a wine press therein: (a) God looketh to receive of his people the thankful fruits▪ of faith, and not the unpleasant works of faithless ingratitude. and he looked that it should bring him grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 3 Now O citizen of Jerusalem, and man of juda, judge I pray thee betwixt me and my vinyeard: 4 What more could have been done for it, that I have not done? Wherefore then hath it given wild grapes, where I looked to have had grapes of it? 5 Well, now I shall tell you how I will do with my vinyeard: I will take the hedge from it, that it may perish, and break down the wall thereof, that it may be trodden under foot. 6 I will lay it waste, it shall neither be digged nor cut, but bear thorns and briars: I will also forbid the clouds that they shall not rain upon it. 7 As for the vinyeard of the Lord of hosts, it is the house of Israel: and the man of juda, the plant of his pleasure: Of these he looked for equity, but see there is oppression for righteousness, and lo it is a crying. 8 Woe unto them that join one house to another, and bring one land so nigh unto another, that there is no more place: Will ye be placed alone in the midst of the earth? 9 These things are in the ears of the Lord of hosts: of a truth great and fair houses shallbe without any dweller in them. 10 And ten acres of vines shall give but a quart, and thirty bushels of seed shall give but an Epha. 11 Woe be unto them that rise up early to follow drunkenness, continuing until night, till they be set on fire with wine. 12 In their feasts are haps and lutes, tabrets and pipes, and wine: but they regard not the work of the Lord, and consider not the operation of his hands. 13 Therefore cometh my folk into captivity, because they have no understanding: (b) Their glory, their noble and honourable personages. Their glory is famished with hunger, and their multitude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore gapeth hell and openeth her mouth marvelous wide, that their glory, multitude, and wealth, with such as rejoice in her, may descend into it. 15 Thus hath man a fall and is brought low, and the high look of the proud shallbe laid down. 16 But the Lord of hosts shallbe exalted in judgement, and God that is holy is sanctified in righteousness. 17 Then shall the sheep eat as they were wont, and the rich men's lands that were laid waste shall strangers devour. 18 Woe be unto them that draw wickedness with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope. 19 Which use to speak on this manner, Let him make speed and hasten his work, that we may see it: let the counsel of the holy one of Israel come and draw nigh, that we may know it. 20 Woe be unto them that call evil good, and good evil, which make darkness light, and light darkness, that make sour sweet, and sweet sour. 21 Woe be unto them that are wise in their own sight, and think themselves to have understanding. 22 Woe be unto them that are strong to sup out wine, and expert men to set up drunkenness. 23 Woe be unto them that give sentence with the ungodly for rewards, but condemn the just cause of the righteous. 24 Therefore, like as fire licketh up the straw, and as the flame consumeth the stubble: even so their root shallbe as corruption, and their blossom shall vanish away like dust: for they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the holy one of Israel. 25 Therefore is the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and hath stretched forth his hand upon them, yea he hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases did lie torn in the open streets: and in all this the wrath of God hath not ceased, but his hand stretched out still. 26 And he shall give a token to a people of a far country, and shall hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and behold, they shall come hastily with speed. 27 There shall not be one faint nor feeble among them, no not a sluggish nor sleepy person: there shall not one of them put of his girdle from his loins, nor lose the latchet of his shoe. 28 His arrows are sharp, and all his bows bend: his horse hooves are as flint, and his cart wheels like a whirl wind. 29 His cry is as it were of a Lion, and he roareth like Lion's whelps: they shall roar and hantche upon the prey, and no man shall recover it, nor get it from them. 30 In that day he shallbe so fierce upon him as the raging of the sea: than one shall behold the (c) The 〈◊〉 of juda 〈◊〉 be ouerwh●med with miserable affliction. land, and lo darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. The uj Chapter. 1 isaiah saw the glory of the Lord. 9 And was sent to prophecy the desolation of jury. 1 IN the year that king Oziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon an high and glorious seat, and his train filled the temple. 2 And about him stood Seraphims, whereof one had six wings, with twain each covered his face, with twain his feet, and with twain did he flee. 3 They cried also each one to another on this manner, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the lintels of the door cheeks moved at his crying, and the house was full of smoke. 5 Then said I, Woe is me, for I am lost, in as much as I am a man of unclean lips, and dwell among people that hath unclean lips also: for mine eyes have seen the king the Lord of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the Seraphims unto me, having a hot coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with the tongues, 7 And laid it upon my mouth, and said: Lo, [this] hath touched thy (a) God's sacramente● 〈◊〉 not bare signs, but with the sig● and the wor● the matter signified, is ex●bited to the faithful. lips, and thine unrighteousness shallbe taken away, and thy sin forgiven. 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord on this manner: whom shall I send, and who will be our messenger? Then I said, Here am I, send me. 9 And he said, Go and tell this people: Hear in deed, yet understand not, ye shall plainly see, and yet perceive not. 10 Harden the heart of this people, stop their ears, and shut their eyes: lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and convert and be healed. 11 Then spoke I, Lord, how long? He answered, until the cities be utterly wasted without inhabiters, and the houses without men, and till the land be also utterly desolate. 12 For the Lord shall put the men far away, and [there shallbe] great waste in the midst of the land. 13 Yet in it shall succeed ten kings, and it shall return and be afterward wasted: [But] as the Teyle tree and the Oak in the fall of their leaves have yet the sap remaining in them, [even so] the holy seed shallbe the stay thereof. ¶ The vij Chapter 1 The Syrians move battle against Jerusalem. 14 A virgin shall bear a child. 1 IT happened in the time of Ahaz the son of jotham, which was the son of Vziah king of juda, that Razin the king of Syria, and Pechah the son of Romeliah king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to besiege it: but Razin was not able to win it. 2 Now when the (a) David's house, that is Aha● house of David heard word thereof, that Syria and Ephraim was confederate together, his heart quaked, yea and the hearts also of his people, like as when the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. 3 Then said God unto isaiah: Go meet Ahaz thou and thy son Sear jasub, at the head of the over pool in the footepath by the fullers ground, 4 And say unto him: Take heed to thyself and be still, fear not, neither be faint hearted, for these two tails, that is, for these two smoking firebrands, the wrath and furiousness of Razin the Syrian, and Romelies son: 5 Because that the Syrian, Ephraim, and Romelies son have wickedly conspired against thee, 6 Saying, we will go up against juda, vex them, and bring them under us, and set a king there, even the son of Tabel: 7 Thus saith the Lord God thereto, It shall not so go forth, neither so come to pass. 8 For the head city of the Syrians is Damascus, but the head of Damascus is Razin: And after threescore and five years shall Ephraim be no more a people. 9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, but the head of Samaria is Romelies son: if ye believe not, surely ye shall not be established. 10 Moreover, God spoke again unto Ahaz, saying: 11 Require to thyself a token of the Lord thy God, whether it be toward the depth beneath, or toward the height above. 12 Then said Ahaz, I will require none, neither will I tempt the Lord. 13 The prophet answered, Then hear ye of the house of David: Is it not enough for you that ye be grievous unto men, but ye must grieve my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a token: Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel. 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, until he know to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For or ever the child come to knowledge to eschew the evil and choose the good, the land that thou so abhorrest shallbe desolate of both her kings. 17 The Lord also shall send a time upon thee, upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, such as never came since the time that Ephraim departed from juda, namely thorough the king of the Assyrians. 18 For at the same time shall the Lord hiss for the flies that are about the water of Egypt, and for the bees in the Assyrians land: 19 These shall come and shall light all in the desolate valleys, in the holes of stones, and upon all thorny and bushy places. 20 At the same time shall the Lord shave the (b) The here of the head, and the beard the prottsman of authority▪ 〈◊〉 feet, the ●●●mon sort of people here of the head, and the feet, and the beard clean of, with the razor that he shall hire beyond the waters: namely with the king of the Assyrians. 21 At the same time shall a man nourish a young cow, and two sheep. 22 Then because of the abundance of milk that they give he shall eat butter: so that every one which remaineth in the land shall eat butter and honey. 23 At the same time all vineyards wherein there shallbe a thousand vines worth a thousand siluerlinges, shallbe turned to briars and thorns. 24 They shall come into the land with arrows and bows, because all the land shall become briars and thorns. As for all hills that shallbe digged with the mattock, there shall not come upon them any fear of briars and thorns: but the cattle shallbe driven thither, and the sheep shall feed there. The eight Chapter. ● The deliverance of the land by Emmanuel. 14 The stone of offence, at which many shall stumble. 1 Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it as men do with a pen: make hasty speed to rob, and haste to the spoil. 2 And I called unto me faithful witnesses to record, Vriah the priest, and Zachariah the son of Barachiah. 3 After that went I unto the prophetess, and she conceived & bore a son: Then said the Lord to me, give him his name, a speedy robber, an hasty spoiler. 4 For why, or ever the child shall have knowledge to cry my father and mother, shall the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria be taken away before the king of the Assyrians. 5 The Lord spoke also unto me again, saying: 6 forsomuch as this people refuseth the still running water of Silo, and put their delight in Razin and Romelies son: 7 Behold, the Lord shall bring mighty and great floods of water upon them, namely the king of the Assyrians with all his power, which shall climb up upon all his floods, and run over all his banks, 8 And shall break in upon juda, he shall flow and pass thorough, till he come up to the neck thereof: he shall fill also the wideness of thy land with his wings O Emmanuel. 9 Break down O ye people, (a) Man's policy and devise without God prevaileth not. and ye shallbe broken down, hearken to all ye of far countries: muster you, and you shallbe broken down, prepare you, and you shallbe torn in pieces. 10 Take your counsel together, yet shall your counsel come to nought: determine the matter, yet shall it not prosper: for God is with us. 11 For the Lord spoke thus to me in a mighty prophesy, (b) Affiance is to be put in God and not ●n man's poli●●● or help. and warned me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying: 12 Ye shall not speak [words] of conspiracy in all things, when this people shall say conspiracy: fear them not, neither be afraid of them. 13 But sanctify the Lord of hosts, let him be your fear and dread. 14 For he shallbe the holy place to flee to, and stone to stumble at, the rock to fall upon a snare and net to both the houses of Israel, and the inhabitors of Jerusalem: 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, yea they shallbe snared and taken. 16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law in my disciples. 17 (c) The words of Christ. And I will wait upon the Lord that hideth his face from the house of jacob, and I will look for him. 18 But lo, as for me and the children which the Lord hath given me, we are to be a token and a wonder in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth upon the hill of Zion. 19 And if they say unto you, Ask counsel at the Soothsayers, Witches, Charmers, and Conjurers: [then make them this answer,] Is there a people any where that asketh not counsel at his God? should men run unto the dead for the living? 20 Get thee to the law, (d) We must seek in God's word what to follow, for in means without God's word there is no light. and the testimony: and if they speak not after this word, there is no light in them. 21 And they shall wander thorough this land hardly besteade and hungry, and when they suffer hunger, they will be out of patience, and curse their king and their God, and shall look upward and downward to the earth, 22 And behold there is trouble and darkness, dimness is round about him, & he shallbe driven into darkness. 23 Nevertheless, the darkness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land Zabulon, and the land of Nephthali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea beyond jordane in Galilee of the heathen. The ix Chapter. 5 He prophesieth of Christ's nativity and dominion. 1 THE people that walked in darkness, have seen a great light: As for them that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. 2 Thou hast multiplied the people, and not increased their joy: * they rejoice before thee, even as men make merry in harvest, and they be joyful as men that do divide the spoil [after the victory.] 3 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, the staff of his shoulder, and the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Madian. 4 And truly every battle that the warrior maketh, is done with confused noise: and defiling their garments with blood [but this battle] shallbe with burning and consuming of fire. 5 For unto us a (a) Christ his kingdom and his names. child is borne, and unto us a son is given, upon his shoulder doth the rule lie, and he is called with his own name wonderful, the giver of counsel, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the prince of peace. 6 He shall make no end to increase the rule & peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David, and in his kingdom, to order the same, and to stablish it with equity and righteousness from hence forth for evermore: This shall the zeal of the Lord of hosts bring to pass. 7 The Lord sent a word into jacob, the same is come into Israel. 8 And all the people of Ephraim shall know, and they that dwell in Samaria that say with pride and high stomachs [on this manner,] 9 The tile work is fallen down, but we will build it with squared stones: the Mulberry timber is broken, but we shall set it up again with Cedar. ●● But the Lord shall strengthen the enemies of Razin, and join his adversaries together against him. 11 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind, and shall devour Israel with open mouth: After all this is not the wrath of the Lord ceased, but yet his hand stretched out still. 12 For the people turneth not unto him that chastiseth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts. 13 Therefore hath the Lord rooted out of Israel both head and tail, bough and reed in one day. 14 By the head, is understand the senator and honourable man, and by the tail, the prophet that preached lies. 15 For the guides of this people are deceivers, and those that be governed are utterly lost. 16 Therefore shall the Lord have no pleasure in their young men, neither have pity of their fatherless and widows: for they are altogether hypocrites and wicked, and all their mouths speak folly: After all this is not the lords wrath ceased, but yet his hand is stretched out still. 17 For ungodliness burneth as a fire, and shall devour briars and thorns, and it shall burn as in the thicket of a wood, and [the wicked] advance themselves, as the smoke is carried up. 18 Thorough the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land full of darkness, and the people be consumed as it were with fire: no man doth spare his brother. 19 But he robbeth on the right hand, and doth famish, he eateth on the left hand, and he shall not have enough: every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm. 20 Manasses [shall eat] Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they both together shall eat juda: After all this is not the lords wrath ceased, but yet his hand stretched out still. ¶ The ten Chapter 1 He threateneth the oppressors of the poor. 12 And prophesieth against Sennacherib. 1 WOE be unto them that make unrighteous laws, and that causeth their actuaries to write grievousness. 2 Where thorough the poor are put from their right, and my seely people rob of judgement, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless. 3 What will ye do in the time of visitation, and when destruction shall come from far? to whom will ye run for help? and where will you leave your glory? 4 That when I withdraw my hand, ye come not among the prisoners, nor lie among the dead? After all this doth not the wrath of the Lord cease, but yet is his hand stretched out still. 5 O Assur which art the staff of my wrath, in whose hand is the rod of mine indignation. 6 I will send him among those hypocritishe people: among the people that have deserved my disfavour will I send him, that he utterly rob them, spoil them, and tread them down like the mire in the street. 7 Howbeit, his meaning is not so, neither thinketh his heart on this fashion: But he imagineth how he may root out and destroy much people. 8 For he saith, Are not my princes all kings? 9 Is not Chalno as easy to win, as Charchamis? Is it harder to conquer Hamath, than Arphad? or is it lighter to overcome Damascus, than Samaria? 10 [As who say] I were able to win the kingdoms of the idolaters and their gods, but not Jerusalem and Samaria. 11 Shall I not do unto Jerusalem and her images, as I did unto Samaria and her idols? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that assoon as the Lord hath performed his whole work upon the hill of Zion and Jerusalem, then will I visit the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria with his proud looks. 13 For he standeth thus in his own conceit, This do I thorough the power of mine own hand, & thorough my wisdom: for I am wise, I am he that remove the lands of the people, I rob their treasure, and have pulled down the inhabitants like a valiant man. 14 My hand hath found out the strength of the people as it were a nest: and like as eggs that were laid here and there, are gathered together, so do I gather all countries, and there was none [so bold] as to move the wing, that dare open his mouth, or once whisper. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw make any bragging against him that ruleth it? That were even like as if the rod did exalt itself against him that beareth it, or as though the staff should magnify itself [as who say] it were no wood. 16 Therefore shall the Lord the God of hosts send among his fatlings leanness, and burn up his glory as it were with a fire. 17 And the light of Israel shallbe that fire, and his holy one shallbe the flame: and it shall kindle and burn up his thorns and briars in one day. 18 Yea all the glory of his woods and fields shallbe consumed with body and soul, and they shallbe as an host of men, whose standard bearer faileth. 19 The trees also of his wood which remain shallbe of such a number that a child may tell them. 20 After that day shall the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped out of the house of jacob, seek no more comfort at him that smote them: but unfeignedly shall they trust unto the Lord, the holy one of Israel. 21 The remnant, even the posterity of jacob, shall convert unto God the mighty one. 22 For though thy people O Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet shall the remnant of them convert unto him: The decreed consumption overfloweth with righteousness. 23 And therefore the Lord of hosts shall perfectly fulfil the thing that he hath determined in the midst of the whole world. 24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts: Thou my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid for the king of the Assyrians: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall life up his staff against thee, as the Egyptians did sometime. 25 But very soon after shall my wrath and indignation be fulfilled in the destruction of them: 26 Moreover, the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him, like as was the slaughter of Madian upon the rock Oreb, and as the destruction of the Egyptians when he lifted up his rod upon the sea. 27 Then shall his burden be taken from thy shoulders, and his yoke from thy neck, yea the same yoke shallbe destroyed because of the unction. 28 He shall come to Aiath, and go thorough toward Migron, at Michmas shall he lay up his harness. 29 They shall go over the ford, Geba shallbe their resting place, Rhama shallbe afraid, Gibea Saul shall flee away. 30 Lift up thy voice O daughter Gallim, give ear to Laisa thou poor Anathoth. 31 Madmena shall tremble for fear, but the citizens of Gabim are manly. 32 Yet shall he remain at Nob that day: after that shall he life up his hand against the mount of the daughter Zion the hill of Jerusalem. 33 But see, the Lord God of hosts shall break down the bough with fear, he shall hew down the proud, and fell the high minded. 34 The thickets also of the wood shall he root out with iron, and Libanus shall have a fall thorough the mighty. The xj Chapter. 1 He prophesieth of the nativity of Christ, and of his people. 6 Of the remnant of Israel. 10 And of the faith of the heathen or gentiles. 1 AND there shall come a sprig forth of the (a) Christ shallbe borne of the seed of isaiah. stemne of isaiah, and a young shoot shall grow out of his root. 2 The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord, 3 And shall make him of deep judgement in the fear of God: For he shall not give sentence after the thing that shallbe brought before his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and with equity shall he reform the simple of the world, and he shall smite the world with the rod of his (b) The armour of Christ and of his kingdom mouth, and with the breath of his mouth shall he slay the ungodly. 5 Righteousness shallbe the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girding up of his reins. 6 The Wolf shall dwell with the Lamb, and the leopard shall lie down by the Goat: Bullocks, Lions, and cattle, shall keep company together, so that a little child shall lead them. 7 The Cow and the Bear shall feed together, and their young ones shall lie together: the Lion shall eat straw, like the Ox or the Cow. 8 The child while he sucketh shall have a desire to the serpent's nest, and when he is weaned, he shall put his hand into the Cockatrice den. 9 No man shall do evil unto another, no man shall destroy another in all the hill of my holiness: for the earth shallbe full of the knowledge of the Lord: even as the sea floweth over with water. 10 And in that day shall the gentiles inquire after the root of jesse, which shallbe set up for a token unto the people, and his rest shallbe glorious. 11 At the same time shall the Lord take in hand again to recover the remnant of his people, which shallbe left alive from the Assyrians, Egyptians, Arabians, Morions, Elamites, Chaldees, Antiochians, & from the Islands of the sea, 12 And he shall set up a token among the gentiles, and gather together the dispersed of Israel, yea and the outcasts of juda from the four corners of the world. 13 The hatred of Ephraim also and enemies of juda shallbe clean rooted out: Ephraim shall bear none evil will to juda, & juda shall not vex Ephraim. 14 But they both together shall flee upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west, and spoil them together that dwell toward the east: The Idumites and the Moabites shall come under their hands, and the Amonites shallbe obedient unto them. 15 The Lord also shall cleave the tongues (c) The tongue, that is, the arm of the sea that hindereth the passage. of the Egyptians sea, and with his mighty wind shall he life up his hand over Nilus, and shall smite his seven streams, and make men go over dry shod. 16 And thus shall there be a way for his people that remaineth from the Assyrians, like as it happened to the Israelites what time they departed out of the land of Egypt. The twelve Chapter. 4 The song of the Church for the obtaining of the victory and overcoming of the world. 1 AND in that day thou shalt say, O Lord I will praise thee, for thou wast displeased at me: but refrain thou from thy wrath, and comfort me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation, in whom I will trust and not be afraid: for the Lord God is my strength and [my] song, he also is become my salvation. 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation: 4 And then shall ye say: give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, declare his works among the people, keep them in remembrance, for his name is excellent. 5 O sing praises unto the Lord, for he hath done great things, as it is known in all the world. 6 Cry out, and sing thou that dwellest in Zion: for great is the holy one of Israel in the midst of thee. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 He prophesieth the destruction of Babylon, the captivity and the coming again of the people. 1 THis is the (a) Burden, that is, the prophecy. burden of Babylon, which isaiah the son of Amos did see. Lift up the banner upon the high hill, call unto them, wag your hand, that they may go into the gates of the princes. 3 I have commanded my sanctified, I have also called my valiant ones, joying in my honour to execute my wrath. 4 There is a noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people, a rushing as though the kingdoms of the nations came together: the Lord of hosts mustreth his army to battle. 5 They come out of a far country from the end of the heaven, even the Lord himself with the ministers of his wrath, to destroy the whole land. 6 Mourn ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand, and shall come as a destroyer from the almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be let down, and all men's hearts shall melt away. 8 They shall stand in fear, carefulness and sorrow shall come upon them, and they shall have pain, as a woman that travaileth with child: One shallbe abashed of another, and their faces shall burn like the flame of fire. 9 Behold, the day of the Lord shall come terribly and full of indignation, fury & wrath, to make the land waste, and to root out the sinners thereof. 10 For the stars and planets of heaven shall not give their light, the sun shallbe darkened in the rising, and the moon shall not shine with her light. 11 And I will visit the wickedness of the world, and the sins of the ungodly. The high stomachs of the proud will I take away, and will lay down the boasting of the tyrant. 12 I will make a man dearer than fine gold, and a man to be more worth than a golden wedge of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fearful indignation. 14 And [Babylon] shallbe as an hunted or chased Do, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: Every man shall turn to his own people, and flee each one in to his own land. 15 Whoso is found shallbe shot thorough: and whoso taketh their part, shallbe destroyed with the sword. 16 Their children shallbe s●ayne before their eyes: their house spoiled, and their wives ravished. 17 For lo, I shall bring up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver, nor be desirous of gold: 18 With bows shall they destroy the young men, and have no pity on women with child, and their faces shall not spare the children. 19 And Babylon that glory of kingdoms, and beauty of the Chaldees honour shallbe destroyed, even as God destroyed Sodom and Gomor. 20 It shall not endure for ever, neither shall there be any more dwelling there from generation to generation: The Arabians shall pitch no tents there, neither shall the shepherds make their folds there any more. 21 But fearful wild beasts shall lie there, and the houses shallbe full of great Owls, Ostriches shall dwell there, and Apes shall dance there. 22 Wild cats shall cry in the palaces, and dragons shallbe in the pleasant houses: And as for Babylon's time it is at hand, and her days shall not be prolonged. The xiiij Chapter. 1 The return of the people from captivity, the prosperity of the people of God, and affliction of their enemies. 13 The pride of Babylon. 1 But the Lord will be merciful unto jacob, and will yet chose Israel again, and set them in their own land, strangers shall cleave and get them to the house of jacob. 2 The people shall take them and carry them home to their own land: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord, that they may be servants and handmaids: and they shall take those prisoners whose captives they had been before, and rule those that had oppressed them. 3 When the Lord now shall bring thee to rest from thy travail, fear, and hard bondage that thou wast laden withal: 4 Then shalt thou use this mockage upon the king of Babylon, and say: How happeneth it that the oppressor leaveth of? Is the golden tribute come to an end? 5 The Lord hath broken the sceptre of the ungodly, and the rod of the lordly, 6 Which when he is wroth, smiteth the people with continual strokes, and in wrath reigneth over the heathen, whom he persecuteth without compassion. 7 And therefore the whole world is now at rest and quietness, and men sing for joy. 8 Yea even the Fir trees and Cedars of Libanus rejoice at thy fall, saying: Now that thou art laid down, there come no more up to hew down us. 9 Hell also beneath trembleth to meet thee at thy coming, and for thy sake hath raised his dead, all mighty men and princes of the earth, all kings of the earth stand up from their seats, 10 That they may all answer and speak unto thee, Art thou become weak also as we? Art thou become like unto us? 11 Thy pomp and thy pride is laid down into the pit, and so is the melody of thy instruments. Worms be laid under thee, & worms be thy covering. 12 How art thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer, thou fair morning child? How hast thou gotten a fall even to the ground, which didst weaken the nations? 13 For thou saidest in thine heart, I will climb up into heaven, and exalt my throne above beside the stars of God, I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation toward the North. 14 I will climb up above the clouds, and will be like the highest of all. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to the deep of hell, to the sides of the lake. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and think in themselves, [saying:] Is this the man that brought all lands in fear, and made the kingdoms afraid? 17 [Is this he] that made the world in a manner waste, and laid the cities to the ground, which let not his prisoners go out? 18 The kings of the nations lie every one in his own house with worship. 19 And thou art cast out of thy grave like a filthy abominable branch, like as dead men's raiment that are shot thorough with the sword, and go down to the stones of the deep, as a dead coarse that is trodden under feet. 20 Thou art not buried with them: even because that thou hast wasted thy land & destroyed thy people: The generation of the wicked shallbe out of memory for ever. 21 Let there a way be sought to destroy their children that be in their father's wickedness, that they come not up again to possess the land, and fill the world full of enemies. 22 I will stand up against them saith the Lord of hosts, and root out the name and remnant, son and sons son of Babylon saith the Lord. 23 I will give it to the Otters, and will make water puddels of it, and I will sweep them out with the bosom of destruction saith the Lord of hosts. 24 The Lord of hosts hath sworn an oath, saying: It shall come to pass as I have determined, and shallbe fulfilled as I have devised, 25 So that Assyria shall I destroy in my land, and upon my mountains will I tread him under foot, wherethrough his yoke shall come from them, and his burden shallbe taken from their shoulder. 26 This devise hath God taken through the whole world, and this is his hand stretched out over all people. 27 For if the Lord of hosts determine a thing, who is able to disannul it? And if he stretch forth his hand, who may return it again? 28 The same year that king Ahaz died, was this burden: 29 Rejoice not thou whole Palestina, because the rod of him that beateth thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root there shall come an Adder, and his fruit shallbe a fiery fleeing worm. 30 But the first borne of the poor shallbe fed, and the simple shall dwell in safety: Thy root also will I destroy with hunger, and it shall slay the remnant. 31 Mourn thou port, weep thou city, for, O whole land of Palestina, thou art laid waste: for there shall come from the north a smoke, that not one alone may abide at home in his times. 32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the Gentiles? For the Lord hath established Zion, and the poor of his people that be therein shall put their trust in it. The xu Chapter. A prophecy against Moab. 1 THis is the burden upon Moab: Are of Moab was destroyed & overthrown in the night season, Kir also in Moab was destroyed and perished in the night. 2 Moab went up to the idols house, even to Dibon to the high places to weep: for Neba and Moab shall mourn for Medba, All their heads were bald, and all their beards shaven. 3 In her streets are they girded about with sackcloth: In all the tops of her houses and streets shallbe nothing but mourning and weeping. 4 Hesbon and Eleale shall cry, that their voice shallbe heard unto jahaz: and therefore the armed soldiers also of Moab shall bleat out and cry for very sorrow of their minds. 5 Woe shall my heart be for Moabs' sake, they shall flee unto the city of Zoar, which is like a fair young bullock of three year old, for they shall all go up to Luith weeping: even so by the way toward Horonaim they shall make lamentation for their utter destruction. 6 For the waters of Nimrim shallbe dried up, by reason whereof the grass is withered, the herbs destroyed, and the green things gone. 7 Therefore the goods that remaineth in Moab, and the riches thereof, they shall carry to the brook of willows. 8 For the cry went over the whole land of Moab, unto Eglaim and unto Beer Elim was there nothing but mourning. 9 Because the waters of Dimon were full of blood, I will add more upon Dimon: and lions upon the remnant of the land, and on them that are escaped from Moab. The xuj Chapter. The destruction of Moab. 1 Send the lord of the world a lamb from the rock that lieth toward the desert, unto the hill of the daughter Zion. (a) The careless and obstinate despisers of timely repentance moved by the preaching of gods word, shall repent when it is to late. 2 For as for the daughters of Moab they shallbe as a trembling bird that is put out of her nest: for they shall carry them unto Arnon. 3 Gather your counsel, come together in judgement, cover us with your shadow in the midday as the night doth hide the chased, and bewray not them that are fled. 4 Let my persecuted people dwell among you, Moab be thou their refuge against the destroyer: for the adversary is brought to nought, the robber is undone, the tyrant is wasted out of the land. 5 And in mercy shall the seat be prepared, and he shall sit upon it in the truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgement, and making haste unto righteousness. 6 We have heard of the pride of Moab, he is very proud, presumptuous, arrogant, and full of indignation, and vain are his lies. 7 Therefore shall Moab make lamentation because of the Moabites [that shallbe slain] yea they shall wail altogether: because of the foundations of the city that is made of brick shall ye complain, even ye lame people that are left only behind. 8 For the vines of Hesbon are cut down: as for the vine of Sibma, the lords of the heathen have broken down her principal branches, they are come even unto jazer, they went on wandering unto the wilderness, her goodly branches were thrown down as they went over the sea. 9 Therefore will I mourn for jazer, and for the vine of Sibma, I will pour my tears upon thee O Hesbon and Eleale: for the cry of thine enemies is fallen upon thy summer fruits, and upon thy harvest. 10 The mirth and cheer is taken away out of the plentiful field, and in the vineyards there shallbe no joy nor gladness: The treader shall tread out no wine in their presses, the song of their merry cheer have I laid down. 11 〈…〉 and idol have 〈◊〉 ●rust 〈…〉 idol and 〈◊〉 some one 〈◊〉 ●en ●n 〈…〉 ther● 〈…〉 in ●ay● Wherefore my bowels shall rumble like an Harp for Moabs' sake, & mine inward parts for the city's sake that is made of brick. 12 And it shall come to pass, that when it is seen that Moab shallbe made weighed of his hill chapels, he shall come to his temple to pray, (b) Not be able through weariness▪ or it shall not profit him. but he shall not be able. 13 So then this is the saying that the Lord hath spoken concerning Moab since that tyme. 14 But now the Lord hath spoken, saying: In three years, which shallbe as the years of an hired servant, shall the glory of Moab be turned into contempt throughout all his multitude, which is very great: and that which remaineth shallbe very small and feeble. ¶ The xvij Chapter. A prophecy against Damascus. 1 THis is the burden upon Damascus: Behold Damascus is taken away to be no more a city, but shallbe an heap of broken stones. 2 The waste cities of Aroer shallbe folds for cattle which shall lie there, and there shallbe none to fray them away. 3 Ephraim also shall no more be strong, and Damascus shall no longer be a kingdom, and the remnant of Syria shallbe as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of jacob shallbe made very thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. 5 And he shallbe as one that gathereth up corn in harvest, even like him whose arm reapeth the ears of corn: He shallbe also like him that gathereth ears of corn in the valley of Rephaim. 6 Some gathering in deed shall there be left in it, even as in the shaking of an Olive tree there remain two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bow, and four or five in the broad fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel. 7 Then shall man turn again to his maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the holy one of Israel. 8 As for the altars which are his own handy work he shall not regard them, and the things that his fingers hath made, as groves and images, those shall he not cast his eye unto. 9 In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken shrubs & branches, which they left because of the children of Israel, and the land shallbe desolate. 10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of thy strong rock: therefore shalt thou set pleasant plants, and shalt graff the branch of another man's vine. 11 In that day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and early in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: The harvest shallbe gone in the day of inheritance, and there shallbe sorrow without hope of comfort. 12 Woe shallbe to the multitude of much people, which shall make a sound like to the noise of the sea, and the violence of the nations which shall rage's like the rushing in of many waters. 13 Even like many waters shall the people rage, God shall rebuke him, and he shall flee far of, he shallbe chased away like as dry straw upon the mountains before the wind, and like a thing that turneth before the storm. 14 At even behold there is trouble, and or ever it be morning lo it is gone: This is the portion of them that oppress us, and the lot of them that rob us. The xviij Chapter. 1 An exhortation to the Ethiopians and the countries nigh adjoining to them. 7 The vocation of the Gentiles. 1 O That land that trusteth under the shadow of wings, [that land] which is beyond the waters of Ethiopia, 2 Sending messengers by the sea, even in vessels of reeds over the water, Get you hence ye speedy messengers to a nation that is scattered abroad, and rob of that they had, a fearful people from their beginning hitherto, a nation trodden down by little and little, whose land the floods have spoiled. 3 All the inhabitors of the world, and indwellers of the earth, look up when he setteth up a token in the mountains, and hearken when he bloweth with the trump. 4 For so the Lord said unto me [as for me] I will take my rest, and look upon the matter in my habitation, like a fair heat after the rain, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. 5 For afore the harvest when the branch is grown, there shall come ripe fruit of the flower: and he shall cut down the increase with scythes, and the branches shall he take away with hooks. 6 Thus shall they be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: for in summer the birds shall remain upon it, and every beast of the land shallbe upon it in winter. 7 In that time shall there a present be brought unto the Lord of hosts, even a people that is scattered abroad and rob of that they had, that same people which have been fearful from their beginning hitherto, a nation trodden down by little and little, whose land the floods have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, even to the mount Zion. The xix Chapter. 1 He prophesieth against Egypt, 18 and the vocation of the Gentiles to Christ. 1 THe burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt, and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at the presence of him, and the heart of Egypt shall quake in the midst of her. 2 And I will set the Egyptians one against another, so that one brother shall fight against another, and one neighbour against another, city against city, and realm against realm. 3 The mind also of Egypt shallbe clean without counsel within itself, and the device that they take will I destroy: and they shall seek counsel at idols and at sorcerers, at workers with spirits, and at soothsayers. 4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a marvelous cruel lord, and a mighty king shall have dominion over them, saith the Lord God of hosts. 5 The waters of the sea shall fail, and the river shall decrease and be dried up. 6 The waters shallbe drawn out, the rivers of Egypt shallbe emptied & dried up, the reeds and flags shallbe cut down. 7 The grass in the river and by the rivers bank, and all that groweth by the river, shall whither away, and be brought to nought. 8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the water shall make lamentation: and they that lay forth their net beside the waters shallbe rooted out. 9 Moreover, they that work in flax and make fine works shallbe confounded, and so shall they that weave open works. 10 For their open works shall even be destroyed, and all they that make ponds and slues for fish shall come to nought. 11 But you foolish princes of Zoan, ye wise counsellors of Pharaoh, whose wit is turned to foolishness, how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am come of wise men and of ancient kings? 12 Where are thy wise men? Let them tell thee if they can, what the Lord of hosts hath devised upon Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived, they have deceived Egypt, even they that were taken for the chief stay thereof. 14 In the midst of it hath the Lord powered the spirit of wickedness: and they have deceived Egypt in every work thereof, even as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 15 Neither shall the 〈◊〉 the ●ead and branch ●re mea● the honourable and chiefest of the ●ande▪ by the ●and● & reed, the multitude and lower sort of 〈◊〉. head or tail, the branch or reed, be able to do any work in Egypt. 16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: It shallbe afraid and stand in fear at the motion of the hand of the Lord of hosts which he shaketh over it. 17 And Egypt shallbe afraid of the land of juda: so that every one that maketh mention of it shallbe afraid thereat, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which he devised for it. 18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Chanaan, and swear by the Lord of hosts: the city of desolation shallbe called one of them. 19 In that day shall the altar of the Lord be in the midst of the land of Egypt, and this title beside it unto the Lord. 20 And it shallbe a token and a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: For they shall cry unto the Lord because of such as trouble them, and he shall send them a saviour and a great man to deliver them. 21 And the Lord shallbe known in Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and do sacrifice and oblation: yea they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it. 22 The Lord also shall smite Egypt sore, and heal them again: and they shallbe converted unto the Lord, and he shallbe entreated of them, and shall heal them. 23 In that day shall there be a common way out of Egypt into Assyria, and Assyria shall come into Egypt, & Egypt into Assyria: so that the Egyptians and the Assyrians shall serve the Lord together. 24 In that day shall the nation of Israel be the third with Egypt and Assyria: and they shallbe blessed in the midst of the land, 25 Which land the Lord of hosts hath blessed, saying: blessed is my people of Egypt, Assur also is the work of my hands, and Israel is mine inheritance. The twenty Chapter. Against Egypt and Ethiopia. 1 IN the year that Tharthan came unto Asdod when Sargon the king of Assyria had sent him, and had fo● against Asdod, and taken it: 〈…〉 the same time spoke the Lord by the hand of isaiah the son of Amos, saying: Go and take of the sackcloth from thy loins, and put of thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 3 And the Lord said, Like as my servant isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot for a sign and wonder three years upon Egypt and Ethiopia: 4 Even so shall the king of Assyria take away out of Egypt and Ethiopia, children and old men naked and barefoot, with their loins uncovered, to the great shame of Egypt. 5 They shallbe brought in fear also, and be ashamed of Ethiopia their hope, & of Egypt wherein they are wont to glory. 6 And they that dwell in the same Isle shall say in that day, Behold such is our hope, whither shall we flee for help, that we may be delivered from the king of Assyria? And how shall we escape? ¶ The xxj Chapter. Against Babylon, Idumea, and Arabia. 1 THe burden of the a The waste sea is Babylon or Chaldee. waste sea. Even as the stormy weather passeth through at the noon day from the wilderness, so shall it come from the terrible land. 2 A grievous vision was showed unto me: let one deceitful offender come against another, and one destroyer against another: Up Elam, lay siege thou of Media, all their groaning have I laid down. 3 Therefore are my loins filled with sorrow, heaviness hath taken hold upon me as the pangs of a woman that is travailing: it made me stoop when I heard it, and it vexed me when I saw it. 4 My heart panted, fearfulness came upon me: the night of my voluptuousness hath he turned against me into fear. 5 While they garnished the table, the watchman looked: and while I was eating and drinking, it was said, up ye captains, take you to your shield. 6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me: God and set a watchman to tell what he seeth. 7 And he saw a charet which two horsemen sat upon, with the carriage of an Ass, and the carriage of a Camel: So he looked, and took diligent heed. 8 And he cried, a lion, my Lord I stand continually upon the watch tower in the day time, and am appointed to keep my watch every night. 9 And behold here cometh a charet of men, with two horsemen, and he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, it is fallen, and all the images of her gods hath he smitten down unto the ground. 10 Thou art he whom I must thresh, and thou belongest to my corn flower: This that I heard of the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, have I showed unto you. 11 The burden of Duma. He calleth to me out of Seir: watchman what hast thou espied by night? watchman what hast thou espied by night? 12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and so doth the night: If ye will ask me any question, then ask it: return and come again. 13 The burden concerning Arabia. In the woods of Arabia shall ye tarry all night, even in the streets of Dedanim. 14 The inhabitors of the land of Thema brought forth water to him that was thirsty, they prevented him that was fled away with their bread. 15 For because of sword they are become fugitive, Even for the drawn sword, and for the bend bow, and because of the grievousness of war. 16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me: There is yet a year, according to the years of an hired servant, and all the glory of Cedar shall fail. 17 And the number of them that shall escape from the bows, shallbe minished by the mighty children of Cedar: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it. The xxij Chapter. A prophecy against Jerusalem. 1 THe burden of the (a) Jerusalem is meant by the valley of vision. valley of vision. What hast thou to do here, that thou clymbest to the house tops? 2 Thou that art full of tumultuousnes, thou troublesome and proud city: Thy slain men are neither put to death with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 All thy captains are fugitive together, the archers have taken them prisoners: All they I say that are found in thee are in captivity together, and they also that fled far of. 4 Therefore said I, Let me alone, and Luk. nineteen f. jere. ix. a. I will make lamentation: Ye shall not be able to comfort me because of the destruction of the daughter of my people. 5 For this is a day of trouble, of ruin, and of destruction, that the Lord the God of hosts will bring to pass in the valley of vision, breaking down the city, and crying unto mountains. 6 Elam bore the quiver with a charet of footmen and horsemen, and the city of Kir showed the shield open. 7 Thy chief valley also was full of charets, and the horsemen set their faces directly toward the gate. 8 And in that day did the enemy take away the cover of juda, and then didst thou look toward the b The armoury that Solomon made and furnished with munition. ●. Reg ● armour of the house of the forest. 9 Ye have seen also the broken places of the city of David, how that they are many, and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 10 As for the houses of Jerusalem ye have numbered them, and the houses have ye broken down, to make the wall strong. 11 A pit also have ye made between the two walls for the waters of the old pool, (c) The Lord doth not forbid to make provision of sure defence against the enemies, so that our trust be put in him▪ and not in our fortresses and strong holds. & have not regarded the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. 12 And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call men unto weeping and mourning, to baldness and girding about with sackcloth. 13 And behold they have joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: 〈…〉 b. Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die. 14 And it came to the ears of the Lord of hosts, This iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts. 15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts: Get ye unto yonder treasurer, even unto isaiah 36 a. Sebna, which is the ruler of the house. 16 What hast thou to do here? and whom hast thou here? that thou shouldest here hew thee out a sepulchre, as it were one that heweth him out a sepulchree on high, or that graveth an habitation for himself on an hard rock? 17 Behold O thou man, the Lord shall carry thee away into captivity, and shall surely cover thee with confusion. 18 The Lord shall turn thee over like a ball with his hands [and shall send thee] into a far country: there shalt thou die, and there in stead of the charets of thy pomp, shall the house of thy Lord have confusion. 19 I will drive thee from thy place, and out of thy dwelling shall he overthrow thee. 20 And in that day shall I call my servant Eliakim the son of Helkia: 21 And with thy garments will I cloth him, and with thy girdle will I strength him: thy power also will I commit into his hand, and he shallbe a father of such as dwell in Jerusalem, and in the house of juda. 22 job. xii. b. Apoc. iii. b. And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder: so that he shall open and no man shut, he shall shut and no man open. 23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place, and he shallbe the glorious seat of his father's house. 24 Moreover, all generations and posterities shall hang upon him all the glory of their father's house, all vessels both great and small, and all instruments of measure and music. 25 In that day saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place, depart and be broken, and fall: and the burden that was upon it shallbe plucked away, for so the Lord hath spoken. The xxiij Chapter. ● A prophecy against Tyrus, 17 and a promise that it shallbe restored again. 1 THe burden of E●. xx●● tire. Mourn ye ships of Tharsis, for there cometh such destruction, that ye shall not have an house to enter into: and that there shallbe no traffic out of the land of Cittim, they have knowledge of this plague. 2 Be still ye that dwell in the Isle, the merchants of Zidon, & such as pass over the sea have made thee plenteous. 3 The corn that groweth by the great waters of Nilus, and the fruits of the river were her victuals, so that it became a common mart of the nations. 4 Be ashamed thou Zidon: for the a 〈…〉 and the strength of the ●ea ●s meant Tyrus. sea, even the strength of the sea hath spoken saying, I have not travailed nor brought forth children, nor nourished up young men, or brought up virgins. 5 When tidings cometh to the Egyptians, they shallbe sorry for the rumour of tire. 6 Get you to Tharsis, mourn you that dwell in the Isle. 7 Is not this that glorious city of yours which hath been of old antiquity? her own feet shall carry her forth to be a soiurner into a far country. 8 Who hath devised this against tire that (b) That crowneth herself, that is, which boasted herself to be as it were the Queen of all cities on the sea coast. crowneth herself? whose merchants are princes, & whose factors are honourable in the world. 9 Even the Lord of hosts hath devised this, to put down the pride of all such as be glorious, and to minish all them that be proud upon the earth. 10 Get thee out of thy land like a flood unto the daughter of Tharsis, for thou hast no more strength. 11 He that smote the kingdoms together, holdeth out his hand over the sea: even the Lord himself hath given a commandment against the same common place of merchandise, that they shall utterly destroy the might thereof. 12 And he said: Make no more thy boast O virgin thou daughter Zidon, thou shalt be brought down: Up, get thee over unto Cittim, where nevertheless thou shalt have no rest. 13 Behold, this people came not of the Chaldees, but Assur made them strong with great ships: They set up the strong holds thereof, and destroyed his palaces: and he brought it in decay. 14 Mourn ye ships of Tharsis, for your strength is brought down. 15 And in that day shall tire be forgotten seventy years, according to the years of one king: & after the end of the seventy years shall tire sing as doth an harlot. 16 Take an harp and go about the city thou harlot that hast been forgotten, make sweet melody, sing more songs, that thou mayest be had in remembrance. 17 And after the end of the seventy years shall the Lord visit tire, and she shall convert unto her reward, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the earth that are in the world. 18 Their occupying also & their reward shallbe holy unto the Lord: their gains shall not be laid up nor kept in store, but it shallbe theirs that dwell before the Lord, that they may eat enough, and have clothing sufficient. The xxiiij Chapter. A prophecy of tribulation to come upon the world because of sin. 1 Behold, the Lord maketh the earth waste and empty, he turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitors thereof. 2 And the priest shallbe as the people, and the master as the servant, the mistress like the maid, the seller like the bier, he that dareth upon usury, like him that borroweth upon usury, the creditor as the debtor. 3 The land shallbe clean wasted and utterly spoiled: for so the Lord hath spoken. 4 The earth is sorry and consumeth away, the world is feeble & perisheth, the proud people of the earth are come to nought. 5 The earth also is become unprofitable under the inhabitors thereof, which have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore hath the curse consumed the earth, and they that dwell therein are fallen into trespass: Wherefore the inhabitors of the earth are perished with drought, and few men are left behind. 7 The wine faileth, the vine hath no might, all they that have been merry of heart are come to mourning. 8 The mirth of tabrets is laid down, the noise of such as have made merry is ceased, the joy at the harp is at an end. 9 They shall drink no more wine with mirth, strong drink shallbe bitter to them that drink it. 10 The city of vanity is broken down, every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11 In the streets is there a crying because of wine, all cheer is vanished away, the mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 13 For in the mids of the land, even among the people, it shall come to pass as at the shaking of olives, and as the grapes are when the wine harvest is done. 14 They shall lift up their voice, and make a merry noise: and in magnifying of the Lord shall they cry out of the west. 15 Wherefore praise ye the Lord in the valleys, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the Isles of the sea. 16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard praises and mirth, because of the righteous: And I said, I know a thing in secret, I know a thing in secret, woe is me: the transgressors have offended, the transgressors have grievously offended. 17 Fearfulness, the pit, and the snare are upon thee, O thou that dwellest on the earth. 18 It will come to pass, that whoso ever escapeth the fearful noise, shall fall into the pit, and he that cometh up out of the pit, shallbe taken with the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth are moved. 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth hath a sore ruin, the earth quaketh exceedingly: 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shallbe removed like a tent, and the iniquity thereof shallbe heavy upon it, it shall fall, and not rise up again. 21 And in that day shall the Lord visit the host above that is on high, and the kings of the world that are upon the earth. 22 And they shallbe gathered together as they that be in prison, and they shallbe shut up in ward, and after many days shall they be visited. 23 Luk. xxi. c. The moon shallbe abashed, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion and in Jerusalem with worship, and in the sight of such as shallbe of his counsel. The xxv Chapter. 1 A thanks giving to God for his works. 1 THou art my Lord my God, I will magnify thee, I will give thanks unto thy name, for thou hast brought wonderful things to pass, according to thine old counsels truly & faithfully. 2 isaiah. xxvi. a Thou hast made a city a heap of stones, and brought a strong town into decay: the habitation of strangers hast thou made to be no city, neither shall it be builded any more. 3 Therefore shall the mighty people give glory unto thee, the city of the valiant heathen shall fear thee. 4 For thou hast been a strength unto the poor, and a succour for the needy in his trouble, a refuge against evil weather, a shadow against the heat: for the blast of raging men is like a storm that casteth down a wall. 5 Like as the heat in a dry place wasteth all things: so shalt thou suppress the noise of aliens, the heat [is abated] with the shadow of the cloud, [even so shall God] assuage the noise of the cruel tyrants. 6 And in this mountain shall Luk. xiiii. d. the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of plenteous and delicate things, even of most pleasant and dainty dishes. 7 And in this mountain shall the Lord destroy the covering that all people are wrapped in, and the hanging that is spread upon all nations. 8 Osee. xiii c. Apoc. seven. c. and xxi c. As for death he hath destroyed it for ever, i Cor. xv. f. and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from all faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take away out of all the earth, for so the Lord hath said. 9 And in that day it shallbe said, lo this is our God, we have waited for him, Ephe. two and he shall save us, this is the Lord in whom we have hoped, we will be merry and rejoice in the salvation [that cometh] of him. 10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord cease, and Moab shallbe threshed under him, even as straw is trodden to dung on the dounghill. 11 And he shall stretch out his hand in the mids of them, as he that swimmeth casteth out his hands to swim: and with the strength of his hands shall he bring down their pride. 12 The strong hold also and defence of thy walls hath he overthrown and cast down, and brought them to the ground, even unto dust. The xxvi Chapter. 1 A song of deliverance of the people. 1 IN that day shall this song be song in the land of juda, we have a strong city, Pro. xviii. c. Zacha. two. a. salvation shall God appoint in steed of walls and bulwarks. 2 Psa. cxviii. b Open ye the gates, that the righteous people which keepeth the truth may enter in. 3 By an assured purpose wilt thou preserve perfect Rom. v. a. peace, because they put their trust in thee. 4 Put ye your trust always in the Lord: for in the Lord God there is strength for evermore. 5 isaiah. xxv. a. For he hath brought down the high minded citizens: as for the proud city he hath brought it low, even to the ground shall he cast it down, and bring it unto dust. 6 The foot, even the foot of the poor, and the steps of such as be in necessity shall tread it down. 7 The path of equity wilt thou grant unto the just [O thou most righteous] Prou vi. a. jere. x. d. thou shalt order the path of him that is righteous. 8 Yea in the way of thy judgements, O Lord, have we put our trust in thee: thy name also and the remembrance of thee, is the thing that our soul longeth for. 9 Psal. lxiii a. and cxliii a. My soul hath longed for thee all the night, and with my spirit which is within me will I seek thee early in the morning: For when thy judgements are in the earth, the inhabiters of the world shall learn righteousness. 10 Shall the ungodly man be favoured, which hath not learned righteousness, but doth wickedly in the earth, where nothing ought to be done but that which is righteous? he shall not see the glory of the Lord. 11 Lord, when thy hand is life up to strike, they see it not: but they shall see it, and be confounded with the zeal of the people, and the fire that consumeth thine enemies shall devour them. 12 Lord unto us thou shalt provide peace: Phil. two ●. for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 13 O Lord our God, other lords beside thee hath subdued us: but we will be mindful only of thee and of thy name. 14 The dead will not live, they that be out of life will not rise again, therefore hast thou visited and rooted them out, and destroyed all the memory of them. 15 Thou hast increased the people, O Lord, thou hast increased the people, thou art glorious, thou hast sent them far of unto all the coasts of the earth. 16 Leu. xxv● Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they powered out their prayer when thy chastening was upon them. 17 john xvi ● Like as a woman with child that draweth nigh towards her travail is sorry and crieth in her pains: even so have we been in thy sight O Lord. 18 Rom. viii d. We have been with child and suffered pain, as though we had brought forth wind: for there is no salvation in the earth, neither do the inhabiters of the world submit themselves. 19 i. C●▪ 〈…〉 Thy dead men shall live, even as my body shall they rise again: Awake and sing ye that dwell in dust, for thy dew is even as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out them that be under her. 20 Come my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee, * hide thyself for a little while, until the indignation be overpast. 21 * For behold, the Lord is coming out of his place, to visit the wickedness of such as dwell upon earth: the earth also shall disclose her bloods, and shall no more hide them that are slain in her. ¶ The xxvij Chapter. 1 A prophecy of the coming of Christ, and destruction of idolatry. 1 IN that day the Lord with his sore, great, and mighty sword, shall visit a By Leviathan the greatest of fishes in the sea, is meant the kingdom of Satan, and the mighty tyrants of the world, enemies to Christ, and persecutors of his religion i. C● x●●▪ Apo●. x●i ●. Leviathan the fugitive serpent, even Leviathan that crooked serpent, and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. 2 In that day see that ye sing of the congregation which is the vinyeard that bringeth forth the best wine: 3 Even I the Lord do keep it, in due seasons shall I water it: and lest the enemy do it any harm, I will both night and day preserve it. 4 There is no displeasure in me, else when the vinyeard bringeth me forth briars and thorns I would go thorough it by war, and burn it up together. 5 Let it take hold of my (b) God calleth his word his strength, because thereby he winneth men▪ and bindeth them unto himself. strength, and it shallbe at one with me, even at one shall it be with me. 6 The days are coming that jacob shall take root, Israel shallbe green and flourish, and the world shallbe filled with fruit. 7 Hath he smitten him as sore as he did the other that smote him? Or is he slain with so sore a slaughter as they that slew him? 8 Thou wilt punish it in the branches, yet not beyond measure: for in the day that the east wind bloweth sore, it taketh away the fruits. 9 By this means therefore shall the iniquity of jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit, [namely] the (c) God useth afflictions, as▪ means to call men to repentance, whereupon followeth forgiveness of sins. taking away of his sin, if he make all the stones of the altar of idols as chalk stones that are beaten in sunder, that their groves and images rise not up again. 10 ells shall the strong city be desolate, and the habitation forsaken and left like a wilderness: there shall the Calf feed, and there shall he lie, and eat up the graffs thereof. 11 When the branches of it are dry, they are broken of, & the women come and set them on fire: Deut. 32. b. for it is a people of no understanding, and therefore he that made them shall not favour them, and he that created them shall give them no grace. 12 And in that day shall the Lord make a threshing, from the midst of the river Euphrates, unto the river of Egypt, and ye children of Israel shallbe gathered together one to another. 13 In that day shall the great trump be blown, so that they which were lost in the land of Assyria, and they that were banished in the land of Egypt, shall come and worship the Lord in the holy mount of Jerusalem. The xxviij Chapter. 1 Against the pride of Ephraim, 9 and against false priests and preachers. 1 WOE be unto the crown of pride, even Ose● 〈…〉. to the drunken people of Ephraim, whose great pomp is as a flower that fadeth away upon the head of the valley of such as be in wealth, and are overladen with wine. 2 Behold, Math. xvi. c. there cometh a vehement and sore day from the Lord, like an unmeasurable hail and perilous tempest, even like the force of mighty and horrible waters that violently beareth down all things. 3 The crown of the pride of the drunken Ephraemites shallbe trodden under foot: 4 isaiah▪ ●x a. So that the flower of his fairness and beauty which is in the head of the valley of fatness, shall fade away as doth an untimely ripe fig before harvest: which when a man espieth, he looketh upon it, and while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. 5 In that day shall the Lord of hosts be the crown of glory and diamond of beauty unto the residue of his people. 6 He will be also a spirit of perfect knowledge to him that sitteth in judgement, and strength unto them that turn away the battle to the gate [of the enemies.] 7 But they are out of the way by reason of wine, yea far out of the way are they thorough strong drink: isaiah. three ● The priest also and the prophet are gone astray by the means of strong drink, they are drunken with wine, they go amiss thorough strong drink, they fail in prophesying, and stumble in judgement. 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, that no place is clean. 9 Whom then shall such one teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the thing that he heareth? for they are as ignorant as young children that are taken from the milk, and are weaned. 10 For they that be such, must take after one lesson, another lesson, isaiah. x. a. Mat. xxiii. a after one commandment, another commandment, for one rule, another rule, after one instruction, another instruction, there a little, and there a little. 11 For he that speaketh unto this people, is even as one that useth rudeness of speech, and a strange language. 12 If any man say unto them, lo, this is the rest wherewith ye may ease him that is weary, this is the refreshing: they will not hearken. 13 i Cor. xiiii. e Therefore shall the word of the Lord be unto them, lesson upon lesson, commandment upon commandment, rule upon rule, instruction upon instruction, there a little, and there a little: that they may go on and fall backward, be bruised, tangled, and snared. 14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord ye mockers, ye that have rule of this people which is at Jerusalem. 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement: and though there go forth a sore plague, it shall not come unto us, for we have made falsehood our refuge, and under vanity are we hid. 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, even a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: who so believeth, let him not be to (a) Who so thorough faith doth stay himself upon Christ in hasty going forward, shall not fall: that is, shall not fail of that he hopeth to obtain hasty. 17 judgement also will I lay to the rule, and righteousness to the balance, so that the (b) The gospel is compared to hail & floods, for that it breaketh down and carrieth away idolatry and superstition, wherein men do● 〈◊〉 in vain. hail shall sweep away as a broom your vain confidence, and the privy place of your refuge shall the waters run over. 18 And thus the covenant that ye made with death, shallbe disannulled, and your agreement that ye made with hell shall not stand, yea when the sore plague goeth forth, ye shallbe trodden down under it. 19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you away: for early in the morning every day, yea both day and night shall it go thorough, and when the noise thereof is perceived, it shall gender vexation. 20 For the bed is narrow and not large, and the covering so small that a man can not wind himself [under it.] 21 Esa. xxxvi. f two. Reg. v. b. josu. x. b. two. Par. xiii. d. For the Lord shall stand as in mount Perazim, and shallbe wroth like as in the valley Esa. xxxvi. f two. Reg. v. b. josu. x. b. two. Par. xiii. d. Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act. 22 Now therefore see that ye be no mockers, lest your punishment increase: For I heard of the Lord of hosts, that there shall come a short end upon the whole earth. 23 Hear ye then, and hearken unto my voice, consider and ponder my speech. 24 Doth not the husbandman plough all the day, and openeth and breaketh the clots of his ground, that he may sow? 25 When he hath made it plain, will he not spread abroad the fitch's, and sow coming, and cast in wheat by measure, and the appointed barley and rye in their place? 26 God will instruct him to have discretion, even his God will teach him. 27 For fitch's shall not be threshed with an harrowe, neither shall a cart wheel be brought thorough the coming: but the fitch's are beaten out with a staff, and coming with a rod. 28 But the seed that bread is made of, is threshed, though it be not always a threshing, and the cart wheel must be brought over it, lest he grind it with his teeth. 29 This also cometh of the Lord of hosts, which worketh with wonderful wisdom, and bringeth excellent works to pass. The xxix Chapter. 1 A prophecy against Jerusalem, 13 and against the vain traditions of men. 1 WOE unto thee O Ariel Ariel, thou city that ● Reg. v. b. David dwelled in: Go on from year to year, and let the lambs be slain. 2 I will lay siege unto Ariel, so that there shallbe heaviness and sorrow in it: and it shallbe unto me even an altar of slaughter. 3 A will besiege thee round about, and fight against thee thorough a bulwark, and will rear up ditches against thee. 4 Thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall go low out of the dust: 5 Thy voice also shall come out of the ground like the voice of a witch, and thy talking shall whisper out of the dust: 5 Moreover, the noise of the strange enemies shallbe like thin dust, and the multitude of tyrants shallbe Psal. ●. b. as dry straw that can not tarry: even suddenly and in haste shall their blast go. 6 Thou shalt be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, earthquake, and with a great noise, with storm and tempest, and with the flame of a consuming fire. 7 And the multitude of all nations that fight against Ariel, shallbe as a dream seen by night: Psal. 8●. ●. even so shall they be that make war against it, and strong holds to overcome it, and that lay any siege unto it. 8 In conclusion, it shallbe even as when a hungry man dreameth that he is eating, and when he awaketh, his soul is empty, or as when a thirsty man dreameth that he is drinking, and when he awaketh, he is yet faint, and his soul hath appetite: even so shall the multitude of all nations that fighteth against mount Zion. 9 Ponder these things once in your minds, and wonder: Math. xv. d. Blinded are they themselves, and the blind guides of other: They are drunken, but not with wine: they are unstable, but not thorough strong drink. 10 For the Lord hath covered you with a slumbering spirit, and hath closed your eyes: your prophets also and rulers that should see, them hath he covered. 11 isaiah. vi. b. And the vision of all the prophets is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed up, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read thou in it: and he saith, I can not, for it is sealed. 12 And the book is given to him that is not learned, saying, Read thou in it: and he saith, I am not learned. 13 Therefore thus hath the Lord said: Math. xv. a. Mar. seven. a. forsomuch as this people when they be in trouble, do honour me with their mouth and with their lips, but their heart is far fro me, and the fear which they have unto me proceedeth of a commandment that is taught of men: 14 Therefore will I do marueyles among this people, even marvelous things [I say] and a wonder: Abdi. i c. i. Cor. i. c. For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their witty men shall hide itself. 15 Woe unto them that keep secret their thoughts, to hide their counsel from the Lord, and to do their works in darkness, saying: Esa● xlvii. b. Eccl xxiii. d Ezech. ix. c. Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? 16 Doubtless your destruction is in reputation as the potter's clay: And doth the work say of him that made it, he made not me? And doth an earthen vessel say of him that fashioned it, he had no understanding? 17 Is it not hard at hand that Libanus shallbe turned into a low field, and that the low field shallbe taken as the wood? 18 And in that day shall deaf men hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see, even out of the cloud, and out of darkness. 19 The meek spirited also shall be merry in the Lord, and the poor among them that be lowly shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel: 20 For he that did violence is brought to nought, and the scornful man is consumed, and they rooted out that made haste early to unrighteousness, 21 Making a man to sin in the word, and that took him in a snare, which reproved them in the open place, and they that have turned the cause of the righteous to nought. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord to the house of jacob, even thus saith he that redeemed Abraham: E● 〈…〉 jacob shall not now be confounded, nor his face pale. 23 But when he seeth his children the work of my hands in the mids of him, they shall sanctify my name, and praise the holy one of jacob, and fear the God of Israel. 24 They also that have been of an erroneous spirit shall come to understanding, and they that have been scornful shall learn doctrine. The xxx Chapter. 1 Against them that forsake the counsel of God, and cleave to the counsel of men, 3 The prophet also threateneth the remnant of the people, that after the destruction of Jerusalem went into Egypt. 1 ALas for those disobedient children saith the Lord, isaiah. viii. b. that they will take counsel and not of me, that they will take a secret advice and not out of my spirit, and therefore add they sin unto sin. 2 Even they that walk to go down into Egypt, and have asked no question at my mouth, but seek strength in the might of Pharaoh, and trust in the shadow of Egypt. 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your confusion, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your shame. 4 For his captains were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came unto Hanes. 5 4 Reg. 18. d. jere. xvii. b. Eze. xxix. a. They were ashamed of the people that could do them no good, and that might not help them nor show them any profit, but were their confusion and rebuke. 6 The burden of the beasts of the south. In a land of trouble & anguish, from whence shall come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery serpent that fleeth against them that upon colts bear their riches, and upon camels their treasures, to a people that can do them no good. 7 For vain and nothing worth shall the help of the Egyptians be: Therefore have I cried unto Jerusalem, they shall have strength enough if they will settle their minds in quietness. 8 isaiah. viii. ●. Now therefore go thy way, and write this before them in a table, and note it in a book: that it may finally remain and be kept still for ever. 9 For this is an obstinate people, isaiah i. d and dissembling children, children that refuse to hear the law of the Lord. 10 For they say unto the seers, see not, and to them that be clear of judgement, look not out right things for us: but speak fair words unto us, look out errors. 11 Get you out of this way, depart out of this path, and turn the holy one of Israel from us. 12 Wherefore thus saith the holy one of Israel: Because your hearts rise against this word, and because you trust in wrong dealing and perverse judgement, and put your confidence therein: 13 Therefore shall ye have this mischief for your destruction and fall, like as an high wall that falleth because of some rift or blast, whose breaking cometh suddenly. 14 Psal 〈…〉 And the hurt thereof is like an earthen vessel which breaketh without help, so that in the bursting of it, there is not found one shiver to fetch fire in, or to take water withal out of the pit. 15 For thus saith the Lord God, even the holy one of Israel: In repentance and in Exo. xiiii. c. i Par. xx c. rest shall ye be safe, in quietness and sure confidence shallbe your strength, but ye have had no list thereto. 16 For ye have said, No, but we will escape thorough horses, therefore shall ye flee: And we will get us up upon swift beasts, and therefore shall your persecutors be swifter. 17 Levi xxvi. ● josu. xxiii. a A thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one, and at the rebuke of five shall ye all flee, till ye be left as a ship mast upon the top of a mountain, and as a beacon upon an hill. 18 Rom. two. a. Therefore doth the Lord cause you to wait, that he may have mercy upon you, to the intent that he may have the pre-eminence when he is gracious unto you: For the Lord is the God of judgement, Blessed are all they that hope in him. 19 If the people remain in Zion and at Jerusalem, thou shalt not be in heaviness: but at the voice of thy complaint shall he have mercy upon thee, and when he heareth it, he shall give thee an answer. 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of trouble, and the water of adversity, thy rain shallbe no more so scant, but thine eyes shall see thy rain. 21 Yea and thine ear shall hear the talking of him that doth speak behind thee: Deut. iiii. a. This is the way, walk ye in it, turn not aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 22 Ye shall destroy also the covering of your silver images, and the decking of your golden idols, even as filthiness shalt thou put them away: And thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. 23 Then shall God give rain unto thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal, and bread of the increase of the earth, which shallbe fat and very plenteous: in that day also shall thy cattle be fed in large pastures. 24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which is purged with the wind and the fan. 25 Finally, upon every high mountain and hill shall there be rivers, and streams of waters two. Pet. iii. b. in the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall. 26 Moreover, the light of the moon shallbe as the light of the sun, and the sun light shallbe seven fold, and have as much shine as in seven days beside, when the Lord bindeth up the sore of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. 27 Behold, the fame of the Lord cometh from far, and his presence is so hot, that no man is able to abide: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a consuming fire. 28 His breath is a vehement flood of water, that reacheth up to the neck: that he may sift away the heathen in the siue of vanity, and his breath is a bridle of error in the laws of the people. 29 And ye shall sing like as in the night when the holy solemnity beginneth, and ye shall have gladness of heart, like as when one cometh with a pipe unto the hill of the Lord, and to the most mighty one of Israel. 30 And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall declare his stretched out arm with a terrible countenance, & with the flame of a consuming fire, with noisome lightning, with a shower, and with hail stones. 31 For thorough the voice of the Lord shall isaiah. x. a. Assur be destroyed, which smote other men with the rod. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whither soever he goeth the rod shall cleave unto him which the Lord shall lay upon him, with tabrets and haps: and with great war shall he fight against his host. 33 Mat. xxv b. For the fire of hell is ordained from the beginning, yea even for the king is it prepared: This hath the Lord set in the deep, and made it wide, the burning whereof is fire and much wood: The breath of the Lord which is like a river of brimstone doth kindle it. The xxxi Chapter. 1 He curseth them that forsake God, and seek for the help of men. 1 WOE be unto them that go down into Egypt for help, and trust in horses, and put their confidence in charets because they be many, and in horsemen because they be lusty and strong: but they regard not the holy one of Israel, and they ask no question at the Lord. 2 And he nevertheless is wise, and will plague the wicked, and goeth not from his word, he will arise against the household of the froward, and against the help of evil doers. 3 Now the Egyptians are men and not God, and their horse's flesh, and not spirit: And assoon as the Lord stretcheth out his hand, then shall the helper fall and he that should have been helped, and they shall altogether be destroyed. 4 For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me: Apoc. v. a. Gen. xlix. b Like as the lion and Apoc. v. a. Gen. xlix. b lions whelp roareth upon the prey that he hath gotten, and is not afraid though the multitude of shepherds cry out upon him, neither be abashed for all the heap of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and defend his hill. 5 Like as the birds flutter about their nests, Deut. 32. d. so shall the Lord of hosts, keep, save, defend, and deliver Jerusalem. 6 Therefore O ye children of Israel, turn again unto him whom you have ofttimes forsaken. 7 isaiah. ●i c. For in that day every man shall cast out his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which ye have made with your own hands unto your sin. 8 isaiah. 37. c. Assur also shallbe slain with the sword, not with a man's sword, neither shall the sword of any man devour him, and he shall flee from the slaughter, and his choice young men shallbe discomfited. 9 He shall go for fear to his strong holds, and his princes shall flee from his standard saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. ¶ The xxxij Chapter. 1 The conditions of good rulers and officers. 1 Behold, a king shall govern after the rule of righteousness, and the princes shall rule according to the balance of equity. 2 And that man shallbe unto men as a defence for the wind, and as a refuge for the tempest, like as a river of water in a thirsty place, and the shadow of a great rock in a dry land. 3 The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall take diligent heed. 4 The heart of the unwise shall attain to knowledge, and the unperfect tongue shall speak plainly and distinctly. 5 Then shall the foolish niggard be no more called gentle, nor the churl liberal. 6 But the niggard will speak nigardlye, and his heart will work evil, and play the hypocrite, and imagine abominations against God, to make the hungry lean, and to withhold drink from the thirsty. 7 The weapons of the churlish be evil, he deviseth noisome devices, that he may beguile the poor with deceitful words, yea even there as he should give sentence with the poor. 8 Pro. xv●i. b. But the liberal person imagineth honest things, and cometh up for liberality unto promotion. 9 Up ye rich and idle women, hearken unto my voice, ye careless daughters mark my words. 10 Many years and days shall ye be brought in fear O ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, and the harvest shall not come. 11 Be abashed you that live in abundance, tremble you that live careless, cast of your raiment, make yourselves bare, and put sackcloth about you. 12 For as the infants weep when their mother's teats are dried up: so shall you weep for your fair fields and fruitful vineyards. 13 My people's field shall bring thorns and thistles: and so shall it be in every house of voluptuousness, and in every city that rejoiceth. 14 The palaces also shallbe broken, and the greatly occupied cities desolate: The towers and bulwarks shall become dens for evermore, where wild asses take their pleasure, and sheep their pasture. 15 Unto the time that the spirit be powered upon us from above, and that the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the plenteous field be reckoned for a wood. 16 Then shall equity dwell in the desert, and righteousness in a fruitful land. 17 Rom. v. a. And the work of righteousness shallbe peace, and her fruit rest and quietness for ever. 18 jere. xxxiii. And my people shall dwell in the inns of peace, and in sure dwellings, in safe places of comfort. 19 And when the hail falleth, it shall fall in the wood, and the city shallbe set low in the valley. 20 O how happy shall ye be when ye shall safely sow your seed beside all waters, and drive thither the feet of your oxen and asses. The xxxiij Chapter. 1 threatening against the Assyrians. 20 A destruction of them that shall see the Lord. 1 WOE to thee that destroyest when thou wast not destroyed, thou breakest the league where as none hath broken it with thee: for when thou shalt leave destroying, Exo. xxi. b. levit. 24. d. Sapi. xi. c. Mat. seven. a. thou thyself shalt be destroyed: and when thou ceasest from breaking the league, then shall they break it to thee. 2 O Lord have mercy upon us, we have put our whole trust in thee: be an arm to such early, and Psal. ix. b. our health in the time of trouble. 3 At that confuse noise the people fled, and at thine exalting the heathen were scattered. 4 And the spoils shallbe gathered, which shallbe yours, as are the gathethering of Bruchus, and the multitude going to it shallbe as Locusts, running to and fro. 5 The Lord is exalted, for it is he that dwelleth on high, he hath filled Zion with judgement and rygteousnesse. 6 And a sure stablishing of thy times, shallbe strength, health, wisdom, and knowledge: and the very fear of the Lord shallbe the treasure of it. 7 Behold the messengers shall cry without: and the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. 8 Their streets are waste, there walketh no man therein: God hath broken the appointment, the cities are cast away, and men are nothing regarded. 9 The desolate earth is in heaviness, Libanus is shamed and hewn down, Saron is like a wilderness, Basan and Charmel are spoiled of their fruits. 10 And therefore saith the Lord, I will up now, now will I be advaunces, now will I be exalted. 11 jere. v. c. Ye shall conceive stubble, and bear straw: and your spirit shallbe the fire, that it may consume you. 12 And the people shallbe burnt like lime, and as thorns burned that are hewn of and cast in the fire. 13 Now hearken to ye that are far of how I have done, and consider my power ye that are at hand. 14 The sinners at Zion are afraid, a sudden fearfulness is come upon the hypocrites: What is he among us say they that shall dwell by the consuming fire? Which of us may abide the everlasting heat? 15 Psal. xiiii. a. and xxiii a. He that leadeth a godly life, and speaketh the truth, he that abhorreth gains by violence and deceit, he that keepeth his hand that he touch no reward, which stoppeth his ears that he hear no counsel against the innocent blood, which holdeth down his eyes that he see no evil: 16 He it is that shall dwell on high, whose safeguard shallbe in a bulwark of rocks: to him shallbe given meat, and his waters shall not fail. 17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his glory, even the king of the far countries shall they see. 18 Thine heart studied for fear thinking thus: i Cor. i. a. What shall then become of the scribe? of the receiver of our money? what of him that taxed our fairest houses? 19 There shalt thou not see a cruel people of a strange tongue, to have so diffused a language that it may not be understanded, neither so strange a speech but it shallbe perceived. 20 Look upon Zion the head city of our solemn feasts: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem that glorious habitation, Heb ix. b. the tabernacle that never shall remove, whose nails shall never be taken out world without end, whose cords every one shall never corrupt. 21 For the glorious majesty of the Lord shall there be present among us as a place where fair broad rivers and streams are, through the which shall neither galley row nor great ship sail. 22 jacob. iiii. c. For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law giver, the Lord is our king, and he himself shallbe our saviour. 23 Thy tackling is loosed, therefore it can not make fast the mast, nor spread the sail: then there is dealt great spoil, yea lame men run after the pray. 24 There lieth no man that saith, I am sick: but all evil is taken away from the people that dwell there. The xxxiiij Chapter. 1 The last destruction of the synagogue, in which the kingdom and priesthood of the people was translated to the Church and congregation of Christ. 1 COme ye heathen and hear, take heed you people: hearken thou earth and all that is therein, thou round compass and all that dwelleth thereupon. 2 For the Lord is angry with all people, & his displeasure is kindled against all the multitude of them, he hath destroyed them, and delivered them to the slaughter. 3 So that their slain shallbe cast out and their bodies stink, that even the very hills shallbe wet with the blood of them. 4 All the stars of heaven shall waste, and the heavens shall fold together like a roll, and all the stars thereof shall fall, like as the leaves fall from the vines and fig trees. 5 For my sword shallbe bathed in heaven, and shall immediately come down to judgement upon Idumea, and upon the people which I have cursed. 6 And the lords sword shallbe full of blood, and be rusty with the fatness and blood of lambs and goats, with the fatness of the kidneys of weathers: For the Lord shall kill a great offering in Bozra, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. 7 There shall the unicorns fall with them, and the bulls with the giants, and their land shallbe thoroughly soaked with blood, and their ground corrupt with fatness. 8 For it is the (a) God declareth his love and care to preserve his Church by his severe punishing of the enemies to his Church. day of God's vengeance, and the year of recompense for the revenge of Zion. 9 And his floods shallbe turned to pitch, and his earth to brimstone, and therewith shall the land be kindled. 10 So that it shall not be quenched day nor night, but smoke evermore, and so forth lie waste: and no man shall go through it for ever. 11 But Pelicans, Storks, great Owls, and Ravens shall have it in possession and dwell therein: for God shall spread out the line of desolation upon it, and the stones of emptiness. 12 Her nobles shall call, and there is no kingdom: and all her princes shallbe nothing. 13 Thorns shall grow in their palaces, nettles & thistles in their strong holds, that the dragons may have their pleasure therein, and that they may be a court for Ostriches. 14 There shall strange visures & monstruous beasts meet one another, and the wild keep company together: there shall the Lamia lie and have her lodging. 15 There shall the Owl make her nest, build, be there at home, & bring forth her young ones: there shall the Kites come together, each one to his like. 16 Seek through the book of the Lord and read it: there shall none of these things be left out, there shall not one nor such like fail: for his mouth commandeth, and that same doth his spirit gather together, or fulfil. 17 He hath cast the lot for them, and to those beasts hath his hand divided it by the line: therefore those shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. ¶ The xxxv Chapter. 1 Of the time and kingdom of Christ. 1 But (a) The barren nature of mankind to all goodness shallbe made fruitful by grace promised in Christ. the desert & wilderness shall rejoice, the waste ground shall be glad and flourish as the Lily. 2 She shall flourish pleasantly and be joyful, and ever be giving thanks more and more: For the glory of Libanus, the beauty of Charmel and Saron shallbe given her: These shall know the honour of the Lord, & the majesty of our God. 3 Heb. xii. b. Deut. xx. a. and xxxi. b. And therefore (b) God giveth strength of grace to the feeble consciences by preaching the word. strength the weak hands, and comfort the feeble knees. 4 Say unto them that are of a fearful heart, be of good cheer and fear not, Mat. xi. a. and xv. c. Luk. xvii. c. behold your God cometh to take vengeance, and you shall see the reward that God giveth: God cometh his own self, and will deliver you. 5 Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened, and the ears of the deaf opened. 6 Then shall the lame men leap as an Hart, & the Psal. viii. a. dumb man's tongue shall give thanks: Esa. xli. e. xliii. c. xliiii. a. for in the wilderness there shall wells spring, and floods of water in the desert. 7 The dry ground shall turn to rivers, and the thirsty to springs of water: whereas dragons dwelled afore, there shall grow sweet flowers & green rushes. 8 There shallbe foot paths & common streets, this shallbe called the holy way: no unclean person shall go through it, for the Lord himself shall go with them that way, and the wayfayrer nor ignorant shall not err. 9 There shallbe no lion, & no ravishing beasts shall come therein nor be there, but men redeemed shall go there free and safe. 10 And the redeemed of the Lord I say shall convert and come to Zion with thanksgiving: everlasting joy shall they have, pleasure and gladness shallbe among them, and as for all sorrow and heaviness it shall vanish. The xxxuj Chapter. 1 Jerusalem is besieged by Sennacherib in the time of king Hezekias. 1 IN 4. Reg 18. c. 2. Par. 32 a. isaiah. seven. b. viii. b. x. a. xvii d. and xxx●●. the fourteenth year of king Hezekias came Sennacherib king of the Assyrians down, to lay siege unto all the strong cities of juda, to conquer them. 2 And the king of the Assyrians sent Rabsakeh from Lachis toward Jerusalem, against Hezekias with an exceeding host, which set him by the conduit of the over pool in the way that goeth through the fullers land. 3 And so there came forth unto him Eliakim Helkias son, the chief over the household, Sob●a the scribe, and joah Asaphs son the secretary: 4 And Rabsakeh said unto them, Tell Hezekia that the great king saith thus unto him: What presumption is this that thou trustest unto? 5 I said surely that thou trustest in vain words, when counsel and strength are necessary to battle: but now whereto trustest thou, that thou rebellest against me? 6 4. Reg. 18. b. Eze. xxix. a. Lo, thou puttest thy trust in a broken staff of reed [I mean] Egypt, which he that leaneth upon, it goeth into his hand and shooteth it through: even so is Pharaoh the king of Egypt unto all them that trust in him. 7 But if thou wouldst say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God: Is not he that God whose high places & altars Hezekia took down, and commanded juda and Jerusalem to worship only before this altar? 8 Now therefore deliver hostages that thou rebel no more against my Lord the king of the Assyrians, and I will give thee two thousand horses if thou be able to set men upon them. 9 How darest thou resist the power of the smallest prince that my Lord hath? how darest thou trust in the charets and horsemen of Egypt? 10 Moreover, thinkest thou that I am come up hither to destroy this land without the Lords will? The Lord said unto me, Go up against this land and destroy it. 11 Then said Eliakim, Sobna, & joah, unto Rabsakeh: Speak to us thy servants we pray thee in the Syrians language, for we understand it well, and speak not to us in the jews tongue, lest the folk hear which lieth upon the wall. 12 Then answered Rabsakeh: Hath my master sent me to speak this only to thy master and thee? hath he not sent me to them also that lie upon the wall? that they may be compelled to eat their own dung, and drink their own stolen with you? 13 And Rabsakeh stood stiff, and cried with a loud voice in the jews tongue, and said: Now take heed how the great king of the Assyrians giveth you warning. 14 Thus saith the king: Let not Hezekia deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you. 15 Moreover, let not Hezekia comfort you in the Lord when he saith, The Lord without doubt shall defend us, and shall not give over this city into the hands of the king of the Assyrians. 16 Hearken not to Hezekia, for thus saith the king of Assyria: Obtain my favour, incline to me, so may every man enjoy his vineyards and fig trees, and drink the water of his cistern: 17 Unto the time that I come myself, and bring you into a land that is like your own, wherein is wheat & wine, which is both sown with seed and planted with vineyards. 18 Let not Hezekia deceive you, when he saith unto you, the Lord shall deliver us: isaiah. x. a. Might the gods of the gentiles keep every man's land from the power of the king of the Assyrians? 19 Where is the god of Hemath and Arphad? where is the god of Sepharuaim? and who is able to defend Samaria out of my hand? 20 Or which of all the gods of these lands hath delivered their country out of my power? Is the Lord in deed able to deliver Jerusalem from my hand? 21 Unto this Hezekias messengers held their tongues, and answered not one word: for the king had charged them that they should give him no answer. 22 So came Eliakim Helkias son the chief over the household, Sobna the scribe, and joah Asaphes' son the secratarie unto Hezekia with rend clothes, and told him the words of Rabsakeh. The xxxvij Chapter. 1 Hezekia humbleth himself before the Lord. 36 The army of Sennacherib is slain of the angel of the Lord, 38 and he himself is killed of his own sons. 1 WHEN Hezekia heard that, he rend his clothes, 4 Reg ● and put on sackcloth, and went into the temple of the Lord. 2 But he sent Eliakim the chief over the household, Sobna the scribe, with the eldest priests clothed in jona 〈…〉. sack, unto the prophet isaiah the son of Amos, 3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekia: This is the day of trouble, of plague, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the place of birth, but there is no power to bring them forth. 4 The Lord thy God [no doubt] hath well considered the words of Rabsakeh, whom his lord king of the Assyrians hath sent to defy and blaspheme the living God, with such words as the Lord thy God hath heard right well: and therefore life up thy prayer for the remnant that yet are left. 5 So the servants of the king Hezekia came to isaiah, 6 And isaiah gave them this answer: Say thus unto your lord, Thus saith the Lord: Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the king of the Assyrians servants have blasphemed me. 7 isaiah. xxxi. b Behold, I will raise up a wind against him, & he shall hear a rumour, and he shall go again into his country, there will I destroy him with the sword in his own land. 8 1. Reg. 23 ● Now when Rabsakeh returned, he found the king of Assyria laying siege to Libnas': for he had understanding that he was departed from Lachis. 9 And there came a rumour that Tharakas king of Ethiopia was come forth to war against him: and when the king of Assyria heard that, he sent other messengers to king Hezekia with this commandment. 10 Say thus to Hezekia king of juda: Let not thy God deceive thee, in whom thou hopest, and sayest, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria. 11 For lo, thou knowest well how the kings of Assyria have handled all the lands that they have subverted: and hopest thou to escape? 12 Were the people of the gentiles whom my progenitors conquered, delivered at any time through their gods? 3. Reg. 17. a. [As namely] Gosan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden, which were at Thalassar? 13 Where is the king of Hemath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city Sepharuaim, Ena, and Ava? 14 Now when Hezekia had received the letter of the messengers, and read it, he went up into the house of the Lord, and opened the letter before the Lord, 15 And Hezekia prayed unto the Lord [on this manner.] 16 O Lord of hosts, thou God of Israel, which dwellest upon Exo. xxv. c Cherubim, thou art the God that only is God of all the kingdoms of the world, for thou only hast Gen. i a. created heaven and earth. 17 Baruc. i. c. Incline thine ear Lord and consider, open thine eyes Lord and see, and ponder all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent his embassage to blaspheme the living God. 18 It is true O Lord that the kings of Assyria have conquered all kingdoms and lands, 19 And cast their gods in the fire: for those were no gods, but the works of men's hands, of wood or stone, therefore have they destroyed them. 20 Now therefore deliver us O Lord our God from the hands of Sennacherib, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou only art the Lord. 21 Then isaiah the son of Amos sent unto Hezekia, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Whereas thou hast made thy prayer unto me as touching Sennacherib the king of Assyria, 22 This is the answer that the Lord hath given concerning him: Despised art thou and mocked O daughter Zion, he hath shaken his head at thee O daughter of Jerusalem. ●3 But thou Sennacherib, whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? Against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice, and exalted thy proud looks? even against the holy one of Israel. 24 Thou with thy servants hast blasphemed the Lord, and thus holdest thou of thyself: I will cover the high mountains and sides of Libanus with my horsemen, and there will I cut down the high Cedar trees, and the fairest Fir trees: I will up in the height of it, and into the chiefest of his timber woods. 25 If there be no water, I will grave and drink: and as for waters of defence, I will dry them up with the feet of mine host. 26 Yea, hast thou not heard what I have taken in hand and brought to pass of old time? That same will I do now also, and waste, destroy, and bring strong cities unto heaps of stones. 27 For their inhabitors shallbe like lame men brought in fear and confounded: they shallbe like grass and green herbs in the field, like the hay upon house tops, that withereth before it be grown up. 28 I know thy ways, thy going forth, and thy coming home, yea and thy madness against me. 29 Therefore thy furiousness against me, and thy pride is come before me, I will put my ring in thy nose, and my bridle bit in the jaws of thee, and turn thee about even the same way thou camest. 3 I will give thee also this token [O Hezekia] this year shalt thou eat such as groweth of itself, and the second year that which springeth again of the same, & in the third year ye shall sow and reap, yea ye shall plant vineyards, and enjoy the fruits thereof. 31 And such of the house of juda as are escaped shall come together, and the remnant shall take root beneath, and bring forth fruit above. 32 For the escaped shall go out of Jerusalem, and the remnant from the mount Zion: and this shall the zeal of the Lord of hosts bring to pass. 33 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians: He shall not come into this city, and shall shoot no arrow into it, there shall no shield hurt it, neither shall they cast ditches about it. 34 The same way he came he shall return, and not come at this city, saith the Lord. 35 And I will keep and save this city [saith he] for mine own and for my servant David's sake. 36 4. Reg 19 g Eccle 48. d. isaiah. 31. b. 2. Mac. 15 d. Thus the angel of the Lord went forth, and slew of the Assyrians host an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose up early in the morning, behold they were slain, and all lay full of dead bodies. 37 So Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians broke up & dwelled at Ninive. 38 afterward it chanced as he prayed in the temple of Nesroch his God, that Adramalech and Sarazer his own sons slew him with the sword, and fled into the land of Armenia: and Asarhaddon his son reigned in his steed. The xxxviij Chapter. 1 Hezekia is sick unto death, 5 but is yet revived by the Lord, and liveth fifteen years after: 10 for which benefit he giveth thanks. 4. Reg. 20. a. 2 Par. 34. f. 1 ABout this time was Hezekia sick unto death, 4. Reg. 20. a. 2 Par. 34. f. and the prophet isaiah the son of Amos came unto him, and said, Thus commandeth the Lord: Set thine house in order, for thou must die, and shalt not escape. 2 Then Hezekia turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, 3 And said: Remember O Lord I beseech thee, that I have walked before thee in truth and a steadfast heart, & have done the thing that is pleasant to thee. And Hezekia wept sore. 4 Then said God unto isaiah, 5 Go and speak unto Ezekia: The Lord God of David thy father sendeth thee this word, I have heard thy prayer, and considered thy tears: behold I will put fifteen years more unto thy life, 6 And deliver thee and the city also from the hand of the king of Assyria: for I will defend the city. 7 i. Reg 〈…〉. And take thee this token of the Lord, that he will do it as he hath spoken. 8 Behold, I will return the shadow of Ahaz dial that now is laid out with the sun, and bring it ten degrees backward: ●s●●. x. So the sun turned ten degrees backward, the which he was descended afore. 9 A thanksgiving which Hezekia king of juda wrote, when he had been sick and was recovered. 10 I thought I should have gone to the gates of hell when mine age was shortened, and have wanted the residue of my years. 11 I spoke within myself, I will never visit the Lord [the Lord I say] in this life: I will never see man among the dwellers of the world. 12 Mine age is folden together & taken away from me like a shepherds cottage, I have hewn of my life by my sins, like as a weaver cutteth of his web: He will with pining sickness make an end of me, yea he will make an end of me in one day. 13 job. 4. b. I thought I would have lived until the morrow, but he bruised my bones like a lion: and in one day thou wilt make an end of me. 14 Then chattered I like a swallow, and like a crane, and mourned like a dove, I lift up mine eyes into the height: O Lord [said I] my sickness keepeth me down, ease thou me. 15 What shall I say? The Lord hath made a promise to me, yea and he himself hath performed it: I shall therefore so long as I live remember this bitterness of my life. 16 O Lord, to all those that shall live hereafter, yea to all men shall it be known, that even in those years I have a joyful life, and that it was thou that causedst me to sleep again, thou hast given life to me. 17 Behold, bitter as gall was my pensiveness, so sore longed I for health, and it was thy pleasure to deliver my life from the filthy pit: for thou it is [O Lord] that haste cast all my sins behind thy back. 18 Psal. vi. a. lxxviii. b. cxv. b. For hell praiseth not thee, death doth not magnify thee: they that go down into the grave praise not thy truth: 19 But the living, yea the living knowledge thee, as I do this day: the father telleth his children of thy faithfulness. 20 Luk. i g. To heal me it is the lords work, and we will sing my songs in the house of the Lord all the days of our life. 21 And isaiah said: Take a plaster of figs, and lay it upon the sore, so shall it be whole. 22 Then said Hezekia: O what a miracle is this, that I shall go up into the house of the Lord. ¶ The xxxix Chapter. 3 Hezekia is reproved of isaiah, because he showed his treasure unto the ambassadors of Babylon. 1 AT 4. Reg. 20. c. the same time Merodach Baladan, Baladans' son king of Babylon, sent letters and presents to Hezekia: for he understood that he had been sick, and was recovered again. 2 2. Par. 32 ●. And Hezekia was glad thereof, and showed them the house of his treasures of silver and gold, of spices, and roots, of precious oils, & all that was in his ●ubbordes and treasure houses: there was not one thing in Hezekias house, and so throughout all his kingdom, but he let them see it. 3 Then came isaiah the prophet to king Hezekia, and said unto him: What have the men said, and from whence came they unto thee? Hezekia answered, They came out of a far country unto me, out of Babylon. 4 isaiah said, What have they looked upon in thy house? Hezekia answered, All that is in my house have they seen, and there is nothing in my treasure but I showed it them. 5 Then said isaiah unto Hezekia: Understand the word of the Lord of hosts: 6 4. Reg 24▪ c. Behold, the time will come that every thing which is in thine house, and all that thy progenitors have laid up in store until this day, shallbe carried to Babylon, and nothing left behind, thus saith the Lord. 7 Yea and part of thy sons that shall come of thee, & whom thou shalt beget, shallbe carried hence, and become gelded chamberlains in the king of Babylon's court. 8 Then said Hezekia to isaiah, Good is the word of God which thou hast told me. He said moreover, For there shallbe peace and faithfulness in my tyme. The xl Chapter. 3 The coming of saint john Baptist. 9 The preparation of the Apostles. The calling of the Gentiles. 1 COmfort my people [O ye prophets] comfort my people, saith your God, 2 Comfort Jerusalem at the heart, and tell her, that her travail is at an end, that her offence is pardoned, that she hath received at the lords hand sufficient correction for all her sins. 3 Mar. iii. a. Mat. i. a. Luk. iii. a. joh. i. c. Esa. lvii. c. A voice crieth in wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight the path of our God in the desert. 4 All valleys shallbe exalted, and every mountain and hill laid low: what so is crooked shallbe made straight, and the rough shallbe made plain. 5 joh. x. b. For the glory of the Lord shall appear, for all flesh shall at once see that the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 6 The same voice spoke: Now cry. And the prophet answered, What shall I cry? Psal. x. c. jacob. i c. i. Pet. i. b. Eccle. xiiii. b That all flesh is grass, and that all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. 7 The grass is withered, the flower falleth away, for the breath of the Lord bloweth upon them: of a truth the people are grass. 8 The grass withereth, and the flower fadeth away: Psal. 33. b. and .117. i. Pet i d. jacob. i b. yet the word of our God endureth for ever. 9 Go up unto the high hill O Zion thou that bringest good tidings, life up thy voice with power O thou preacher Jerusalem, life up without fear, & say unto the cities of juda: Behold your God, 10 Behold the Lord God shall come with power, and shall of himself bear rule with his arm: behold his reward with him, and his works before him. 11 He shall feed his flock like an herdman, he shall gather the lambs together with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall kindly entreat those that bear young. 12 Who hath measured the waters in his fist? who hath measured heaven with his span, and hath comprehended all the earth of the world in three measures? who hath weighed the mountains and hills in a balance? 13 Who hath directed the spirit of the Lord? Sapi. ix. b. Rom▪ xi. b. or who gave him counsel, and showed him? 14 Who is of his counsel, and giveth him understanding, and hath taught him the path of judgement? who taught him cunning, and opened to him the way of understanding? 15 Behold, all people are in comparison of him as a drop of a bucket full, and are counted as the least thing that the balance weigheth: yea and the Isles he taketh up as a very little thing. 16 Libanus is not sufficient to minister fire to his offering, and all the beasts thereof are not enough for one sacrifice. 17 All people in comparison of him are reckoned as nothing: Psal. lxii. d. if they be compared with him, less than nothing, and as it that is not. 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what similitude will ye set up to him? 19 Shall the carver make him a carved image? and shall the goldesmith cover him with gold, or cast him into a form of silver plates? 20 Moreover, shall the image maker that the poor man which is disposed may have some thing to set up also, seek out and choose a tree that is not rotten, and carve thereout an image that moveth not? 21 Know ye nothing? heard ye never of it? hath it not been preached unto you since the beginning? have ye not been informed of this by the foundation of the earth? 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the world, whose inhabiters are [in comparison of him] but as grasshoppers: isaiah. xliiii d. he spreadeth out the heavens as a covering, he stretcheth them out as a tent to dwell in. 23 He bringeth princes to nothing, and the judges of the earth as though they were not. 24 So that of them it may be said, they be not planted nor sown again, neither their stock rooted again in the earth: for assoon as he bloweth upon them, they wither and fade away like the straw in a whirl wind. 25 To whom now will ye liken me, and whom shall I be like, saith the holy one? 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and consider Psal. cxlvii. a who hath made those things which come out by so great heaps, and he calleth them all by their names: there is nothing hid from the greatness of his power, strength, and might. 27 How may then jacob think, or may Israel say, My ways are hid from the Lord, and my God knoweth not of my judgements? 28 Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord which made all the corners of the earth, is neither weary nor faint? and that his wisdom can not be comprehended? 29 It is he that giveth strength unto the weary, and power unto the faint. 30 Children are weary and faint, and the strongest men fall: 31 jere. xvii. d. But unto them that have their trust in the Lord, shall strength be increased: Eagles wings shall grow upon them, when they run they shall not fall, and when they go they shall not be weary. The xlj Chapter. 2 Of the goodness and mercy of God toward the people. 1 BE still you (a) By the Islands, God meaneth the gentiles, whom he reproveth for their idolatry. Islands and hearken unto me: let the people lay their strength together, let them come hither, and then show their cause: we will go to the law together. 2 Who raised up the (b) By the just man, is meant Abraham, who being called out of Vr of the Chaldeans, who being justified by faith, became the father of many nations, whom God always defended against all his enemies. just man from the east, and called him to go forth? who cast down the people, and subdued the kings before him? that he may throw them all to the ground with his sword, and scatter them like stubble with his bow. 3 He followeth upon them, and goeth safely himself, & that in a way where before his foot had not trodden. 4 Who hath made and created these things? even he that called the generations from the beginning, isaiah. xliiii. a. and xlviii ●. Apoc. two. b. even I the Lord which am the first, and with the last. 5 The Isles saw and did fear, and the ends of the earth were abashed, drew nigh, and came hither. 6 Every man helped his neighbour, and said to his brother, be strong. 7 The carpenter comforted the goldsmith, and the goldsmith the hammerman, saying, sowder will do very well in it: and they fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. 8 But thou Israel art my servant, thou jacob whom I have choose, thou art the seed of Abraham my beloved. 9 Thou art he whom I led from the ends of the earth: for I called thee even from among the glorious men of it, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 10 isaiah. xliii. b. Be not afraid, for I am with thee: Melt not away as wax, for I am thy God to strength thee, help thee, and keep thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that resist thee shall come to confusion and shame, and thine adversaries shallbe destroyed & brought to nought. 12 So that who so seeketh after them, shall not find them, thy destroyers shall perish: and so shall they that undertake to make battle against thee be as that is not, & as a thing of nought. 13 For I the Lord thy God will strengthen thy right hand, even I that say unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee. 14 Be not afraid thou little worm jacob, and thou despised Israel: for I will help thee saith the Lord, and the holy one of Israel thy redeemer. 15 Behold, I will make thee a treading cart and a new flail, that thou mayest thresh and grind the mountains, and bring the hills to powder. 16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirl wind shall scatter them: but thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt delight in the holy one of Israel. 17 Gene. xxi. c. When the thirsty and poor seek water and find none, and when their tongue is dry of thirst, I give it them saith the Lord, I the God of Israel forsake them not. 18 isaiah. xxv. b. xliii. xliiii. a. I bring forth floods in the hills, and wells in the plain fields: I turn the wilderness to rivers, and the dry land to conduits of water. 19 I plant in the waste ground trees of Cedar, Box, Myrrh, and Olives, and in the dry I set Fir trees, Elms, and Hawthornes together. 20 All this do I, that they altogether may see and mark, perceive with their hearts and consider that the hand of the Lord maketh these things, and that the holy one of Israel bringeth them to pass. 21 Stand at your cause saith the Lord, & bring forth your strongest ground, saith the king of jacob. 22 Let them bring forth their gods, and let their gods tell us what shall chance hereafter, yea let them show us the things that are past what they be, let them declare them unto us, that we may take them to heart, and know them hereafter. 23 Either show us things for to come, and tell us what shall be done hereafter, so shall we know that ye are gods: do something either good or bad, so will we both knowledge the same, and tell it out. 24 Behold ye are gods of nought, and your making is of nought: yea abhomible is the man that hath chosen you. 25 Nevertheless, isaiah. xliii. ●. Cyru●. I have waked up one from the north, and he shall come from the east, he shall call upon my name, and shall tread upon princes as upon clay, and as the potter treadeth down the mire. 26 Who declared this from the beginning, and we will know him: or from the old times, and we will confess and say that he is righteous? but there is none that showeth or declareth any thing, there is none also that heareth your words. 27 The first is he that shall say to Zion, behold, behold, they are present: and to Jerusalem itself will I give an evangelist. 28 But when I consider, there is not a man among them, nor any that can give counsel, nor that when I examine them that can answer one word. 29 Lo wicked are they, and vain, with the things also that they take in hand, yea their images are but wind and vain things. ¶ The xlij Chapter. The coming of Christ. 1 BEhold Math. iii. b. xii. a. xvii. a. this is my servant upon whom I lean, my elect in whom my soul is pacified: I have given my spirit upon him, that he may show forth judgement among the gentiles. 2 He shall not be an outcryer, nor lift up his voice, his voice shall not be heard in the streets. 3 And a bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: but faithfully and truly shall he give judgement. 4 He shall not be pensive nor careful, that he may restore righteousness unto the earth: and the gentiles also shall look for his laws. 5 〈◊〉 x. c. and. x●●iii ● For thus saith God the Lord unto him, even he that made the heavens and spread them abroad, and set forth the earth with her increase, which giveth breath unto the people that is in it, and spirit to them that dwell therein, 6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thee by the hand, isaiah. xiix. b. and will also defend thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to be the Luke. two ● light of the gentiles. 7 That thou mayest open the eyes of the blind, Zach. ix. b. let out the prisoners from their bonds, and them that sit in darkness out of the dungeon house. 8 Even I am the Lord, and this is my name: Psal. cl. a. and my glory will I give to none other, neither mine honour to graven images. 9 Behold old things are come to pass, and new things do I declare, and or ever they come I tell you of them. 10 Sing unto the Lord a new song of thanksgiving, blow out his praise from the end of the world: they that be upon the sea, and all that is therein praise him, the Isles and they that dwell in them. 11 Let the wilderness with the cities lift up her voice, the towns also that they of Cedar dwell in: let them be glad that sit upon rocks of stone, and let them cry down from the high mountains, 12 Ascribing glory unto the Lord, and magnifying him among the gentiles. 13 The Lord shall come forth like a giant, and take a stomach to him like a fresh man of war: he shall roar and cry, and overcome his enemies. 14 I have long holden my peace [saith the Lord] (a) Christ for a time deferreth, as it were with pain, to deliver his elect from the tyranny of antichrist, but at the time appointed he will enforce himself, as a woman in her travail, to deliver his people. I have been still and refrained myself, but now I will cry like a travailing woman, and at once will I destroy and devour. 15 I will make waste both mountain and hill, and dry up every green thing that groweth thereon: I will dry up the floods to become Islands, and drink up the rivers. 16 I will bring the blind into a street that they know not, and lead them into a foot path that they are ignorant in: I shall make darkness light before them, and the thing that is crooked to be strait: These things have I done unto them, and not forsaken them. 17 isaiah. xliiii. b. They are fallen back, yea and let them be ashamed earnestly that hope in idols, and say to the molten images, ye are our gods. 18 Hear O ye deaf men, and sharpen your eyes to see O ye blind. 19 Math. xv. b. Who is blind but my servant? or so deaf as (b) By the servant, messenger, and the perfect man, he meaneth the jews & their priests, who ought of all other people to have had knowledge, and to have served God perfectly. my messenger whom I sent unto them? for who is so blind as the perfect man, and so blind as the Lords servant? 20 Thou hast seen much, and keepest nothing: the ears are open, and no man heareth. 21 The Lord is merciful unto them for his righteousness sake, that his word might be magnified and praised: 22 (c) A grievous sentence against those that will not behold the light when it shineth, nor believe God's word when it is preached. But the people themselves is rob and trodden under the foot, chained in dungeons, and they all I say, are shut into prison houses: Deut. 28 b. they be carried away captive, and no man doth lose them: they be trodden under foot, and no man doth labour to bring them again. 23 isaiah. xiilii. d. But who is he among you that pondereth this, that considereth it, and taketh it for a warning in time to come? 24 Baruc i. d. Tob. iii. a. Dani. ix. a. Who gave jacob to be trodden under foot, and Israel to be spoiled? Did not the Lord? Because we have sinned against him, and have had no delight to walk in his ways, neither been obedient unto his law: 25 Therefore he hath powered upon him his wrathful displeasure and strong battle, and hath fired him on every side, yet will he not understand: he burneth him up, yet sinketh it not into his heart. The xliij Chapter. 1 God promiseth to send his Christ which shall deliver his people. He forgiveth sins for his own sake. 1 But now the Lord that made thee O jacob, and he that fashioned thee O Israel saith thus: iiii. Re. xvii c isaiah. xli. b. Deut. seven. a. and xxvi d. fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine own. 2 Exod. xiiii. c If thou goest thorough the water, I will be with thee, the strong floods shall not overwhelm thee: Dani. iii. a. and if thou walkest thorough the fire, it shall not burn thee, & the flame shall not kindle upon thee: 3 For I am the Lord thy God, the holy one of Israel thy saviour: I gave Egypt for thy deliverance, the Ethiopians and the Sabees for thee: 4 Because thou wast dear in my sight, and because I set by thee and loved thee: I will give over all men for thee, and deliver up all people for thy sake. isaiah. xli. d. Math. viii b 5 Fear not, for I am with thee, I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee together from the west. 6 I will say to the north, let go, and to the south keep not back: isaiah. xxix. d Gala. iii. a. but bring me my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the world. 7 [Namely] all those that be called after my name: For them have I created, fashioned, and made for mine honour. 8 Luk. xiiii. c. Bring forth that people which is blind and yet hath eyes, which are deaf although they have ears. 9 Ephe. two. c. If all nations come in one and be gathered together, which among them shall declare such things, and tell us the things that are past? let them bring their witness, so that they be just: else let them hear, and say, it is truth. 10 You are my witnesses saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: therefore be certified, and give me faithful credence, and consider isaiah. xliiii. b. Apoc. ●. b. that I am he before whom there was never any god, neither shallbe any after me. 11 I am, even I am the only Lord, Osee xiii b. and beside me there is no saviour. 12 I gave warning, I made whole, I taught you when there was no strange god among you: and this record must ye bear me yourselves, saith the Lord, that I am God. 13 And even he am I who was from the beginning, and john. x. f. there is none that can take any thing out of my hand: I do the work, and who shallbe able to let it? 14 Thus saith the Lord the holy one of Israel your redeemer: isaiah. v ●. for your sake I have sent to Babylon, & brought it down: all they are fugitive with the Chaldees, whose sorrowful cry is in their ships. 15 I am the Lord your holy one, which have made Israel, and am your king. 16 Thus saith the Lord, ●su. iii c. even he that maketh away in the Exod. xiiii ● sea, and a foot path in the mighty waters. 17 isaiah. x. a and xxvii f. It is he which bringeth forth the charets and horses, the host and power of war, that they may fall together and never rise, and be extinct, like as tow are they quenched. 18 Remember not things of old, and regard nothing that is past. 19 Behold, I shall make a new thing, and shortly shall it appear, and shall you not know it? I will make a 〈◊〉 is the w● the w●rlde is the desert, the doctrine of the gospel, the waters▪ 〈◊〉 beasts the cruel a●d superstitio●s misbelevers. a way in the desert, and rivers of water in the wilderness. 20 The wild beasts shall worship me, the dragons and the young Ostriches: Psal vi. d. Esa. xxxv b xli. c. xliiii. a. for I shall give water in the wilderness, and streams in the desert, that they may give drink to my people whom I chose. 21 This people have I made for myself, and they shall show forth my praise. 22 For thou jacob wouldst not call upon me, but thou hadst an unlust toward me O Israel. 23 Thou gavest me not thy beasts for burnt offerings, neither didst honour me with sacrifices: 〈◊〉. ●. d. jere xv●● c. I have not been chargeable unto thee in offerings, neither grievous in incense. 24 Thou boughtest me no dear spice with thy money, neither powredst the fat of thy sacrifices upon me: but thou hast laden me with thy sins, and wearied me with thy ungodliness. 25 Psa xxiiii. a jer. xxxi●i. b Where as I yet, even I am he only that for my own selves sake do away thine offences, and forget thy sins, so that I will never think upon them. 26 Put me now in remembrance: for we will reason together, & show what thou hast for thee to make thee righteous. 27 Goe 〈…〉 Num xx ● Thy first father offended sore, and thy rulers have sinned against me: 28 Therefore I profaned [or slew] the princes of the sanctuary, I did curse jacob, and gave Israel into reproof. ¶ The xliiij Chapter. 5 Christ promiseth to deliver his Church, without any her deserts. 1 SO hear now O jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have chosen. 2 For thus saith the Lord that made thee, fassioned thee, and helped thee even from thy mother's womb: Be not afraid O jacob my servant, thou righteous whom I have chosen: 3 isaiah. 35. b. xi. and xiiii c. For I shall power water upon the dry ground, and rivers upon the thirsty: Eze. xxxvi d joel. two. f. Acts. two. b. I shall power my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy stock: 4 They shall grow together like as the grass, and as the willows by the water's side. 5 One shall say, I am the Lords: another shall call himself after the name of jacob: the third shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and give himself under the name of Israel. 6 Thus hath the Lord spoken, even the king of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts: isaiah. xii. a. Apoc. i. b. isaiah. xlviii. c Apo. xxii. c. isaiah. xliii. b. I am the first and the last, and besides me there is no God. 7 If any be like me, let him call forth the thing past, and openly show it, and lay it plain before me, what hath chanced since I appointed the people of the world, and what shallbe shortly, or what shall come to pass [in time long to come] let them show these things? 8 Be not abashed nor afraid: for have not I ever told you hitherto and warned you? ye can bear me record yourselves: is there any God except me, or any maker, that I should not know him? 9 All carvers of images are but vain, and the carved images that they love can do no good: they must bear record themselves, that seeing they can neither see nor understand, they shallbe confounded. 10 ●sa. xii● b. Who dare then make a god, or fashion an image that is profitable for nothing? 11 Behold, all the fellowship of them must be brought to confusion, & truly all the workemasters of them are men: they shall all be gathered together, they shall stand, tremble, and be confounded one with another. 12 The smith maketh an axe, and tempereth it with hot coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with all the strength of his arms, yea sometime he is faint for very hunger, and so thirsty that he hath no more power. 13 The carpenter or image carver taketh measure of the timber, and spreadeth forth his line, he marketh it with some colour, he plaineth it, he ruleth it, and squareth it, and maketh it after the image of a man, and according to the beauty of a man, that it may stand in the house. 14 Moreover, he goeth out to hew Cedar trees, he bringeth home Elms and Okes, and taking a bold courage, he seeketh out the best timber of the wood: he himself hath planted a Pine tree, which the rain hath swelled, 15 Which wood serveth for men to burn: Of this he taketh and warmeth himself withal, he maketh a fire of it to bake bread, and maketh also a god thereof to honour it, and a graven image to kneel before it. 16 One piece he burneth in the fire, with another he roasteth flesh, that he may eat roast his belly full: with the third he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am well warmed, I have been at the fire. 17 And of the residue he maketh him a god, and graven image for himself: he kneeleth before it, he worshippeth it, he prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me, for thou art my god. 18 isaiah. xlii. c. Yet men neither consider nor understand, because their eyes be stopped that they can not see, and their hearts that they can not perceive. 19 They ponder not in their minds, for they have neither knowledge nor understanding to think thus: I have brent one piece in the fire, I have baked bread with the coals thereof, I have roasted flesh withal, and eaten it: and I will now of the residue make an abominable idol, and fall down before a rotten piece of wood. 20 Thus doth he but lose his labour, and his heart which is deceived doth turn him aside, so that none of them can have a free conscience to think, Do not I err? 21 Consider this O jacob and Israel, for thou art my servant: I made thee that thou mightest serve me, O Israel forget me not. 22 isaiah. xliii. d. As for thine offences I have driven them away like the clouds, and thy sins as the mist: Turn thee again unto me, for I have redeemed thee. 23 Be glad ye heavens, for the Lord hath dealt graciously with his people, let all that is here beneath upon the earth be joyful: rejoice ye mountains and woods, with all the trees thereof, for the Lord hath redeemed jacob, and will show his glory upon Israel. 24 Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, even he that fassioned thee from thy mother's womb: Gene two a. isaiah. xlv. ●. I the Lord do all things myself alone, I only spread out the heavens, and I only have laid abroad the earth by my own self. 25 I destroy the tokens of witches, and make the soothsayers fools: As for the wise I turn them backward, and make their cunning foolishness. 26 He doth set up the purpose of his servant, and fulfilleth the counsel of his messengers concerning Jerusalem, he saith it shallbe inhabited, and of the cities of juda they shallbe builded again, and I will repair their decayed places. 27 He saith to the depth, be dry, and I will dry up water floods. 28 He saith of Cyrus, he is my herdman, so that he shall fulfil all things after my will: He saith also of Herusalem, it shallbe builded, and of the temple, it shallbe fast grounded. The xlv Chapter. 1 The deliverance of the people by Cyrus. 20 The coming of Christ, and the calling of the gentiles. 1 THus saith the Lord unto Cyrus his anointed, whom I have taken by the right hand, to subdue nations before him: i. Esdr. i a. I will lose the (a) The loins, that is, the power and strength. loins of kings, and I will open the gates before his face, and the gates shall not be shut. 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked straigth: I shall break the brazen doors, and burst the iron bars. 3 I shall give thee hid treasures and the thing which is secretly kept: that thou mayest know that I am the Lord God of Israel, which have called thee by thy name. 4 Gene. 39 a. For jacob my servants sake, and for Israel my chosen, I called thee by thy name, and ordained thee or ever thou knewest me. 5 isaiah. xliii. g. I am the Lord, and there is none other, for without me there is no God: jere. i. a. I have prepared thee or ever thou knewest me. 6 Therefore they shall know from the rising of the sun, unto the going down of the same, that all is nothing without me: for I am the Lord, and there is else none. 7 It is I that Gene. i. a. judit ix. b. created light and darkness, Gene. i. a. judit ix. b. I make peace and trouble: yea even I the Lord do all these things. 8 Ye heavens from above drop down, and let the clouds rain righteousness: the earth open itself, let salvation and righteousness grow forth, let it bring them forth together: I the Lord have created him. 9 isaiah. xxix. c jere. xviii. c. and xix c. Rom ix. c. Eccle 33 b. Woe be unto him that striveth with his maker, let the potsherd strive with the potsherdes of the earth: saith the clay to the potter, What makest thou? or, thy work is not perfectly done. 10 Woe be unto him that saith to his father, what begettest thou? and to his mother, what bearest thou? 11 Thus saith the Lord, even the holy one and maker of Israel: Ask me of things for to come concerning my sons, and put me in remembrance as touching the works of my hands. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: With my hands have I spread forth heaven, and given a commandment for all the host thereof. 13 I shall wake him up with righteousness, and order all his ways: i. Esdr ●. a. He shall build my city, and let out my prisoners, and that neither for gifts nor rewards saith the Lord of hosts. 14 Thus saith the Lord, The occupiers of Egypt, the merchants of the Ethiopians and Sabees, shall come unto thee with tribute, they shallbe thine, they shall follow thee, and go with chains upon their feet, they shall fall down before thee, and make supplication unto thee: for God without whom there is none other God, shallbe with thee. 15 Rom. x●. d. O how profound art thou O God, thou God and saviour of Israel? 16 Confounded are they all and put to dishonour, they are gone hence together with shame, even the makers of images. 17 But Israel shallbe saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not come to shame nor confusion world without end. 18 For thus saith the Lord, Gene. i a. Even he that created heaven, the God that made the earth & fassioned it, and set it forth, he did not make it for nought, but to be inhabited, even I the Lord, without whom there is none other. 19 Exod xx ●. I have not spoken secretly, neither in dark places of the earth: I said not in vain to the seed of jacob, seek me: I am the Lord, which when I speak, do declare the thing that is righteous and true. 20 Gather you and come together, draw nigh hither you that escaped of the people: isaiah. lxiiii. c. Baruc. vi. ● they have no understanding that set up the stocks of their idols, and pray unto a god that can not help them. 21 Draw nigh, come hither, and let them ask counsel one at another, and show forth what is he that ●old this before? or who spoke of it ever since the beginning? have not I the Lord done it? isaiah. xlvi. b. without whom there is none other God, the true God and saviour, and there is else none but I 22 isaiah. xliiii. b And therefore turn you unto me, all ye ends of the earth, that ye may be saved: for I am God, and there is else none. 23 I swear by myself, out of my mouth cometh the word of righteousness, and that may no man turn: Rom. xiiii. b P●il. two. a. but all knees shall bow unto me, and all tongues shall swear [by my name,] 24 Saying: verily in the Lord is my righteousness and strength, to him shall men come: but all they that think scorn of him shallbe confounded. 25 And the whole seed of Israel shallbe justified, and glory in the Lord. The xlvi Chapter. 1 Idolatry is reproved. 3 The health that cometh by Christ is prophesied. 1 BEl 〈…〉. c. 〈◊〉▪ xv. a. is fallen, Nabo is broken down, whose images were a burden for the beasts and cattle, to overlade them, and to make them weary. 2 They are sunk down and fallen together, for they may not ease them of their burden, therefore must they go into captivity. 3 Hearken unto me O house jacob, and all ye that remain yet of the house of Israel, whom I have borne from your mother's womb, and brought you up from your birth. 4 It is even I which shall bear you unto your last age: I have made you, I will also nourish you, bear you, and save you. 5 Exod. xx. a. whom will ye make me like, or to whom will ye make me equal or compare me, that I should be like him? 6 Exo. xxxii a Take out silver and gold out of your purses, and way it, and hire a goldesmith to make a god of it, that men may kneel down and worship it: 7 isaiah. xliiii. c. Baruc. vi. c. Yet must he be taken on men's shoulders and borne, and set in his place, that he may stand, and not move out of his place: And if one cry unto him, he giveth no answer, and delivereth not the man that calleth upon him from his trouble. 8 Consider this well, and be ashamed: go into your own selves. 9 Remember the things that are past since the beginning of the world, that I am God, and that there is else no God, yea and that there is nothing like unto me. 10 In the beginning of a thing I show the end thereof, & I tell before things that are not yet come to pass: My devise standeth steadfastly established, and I fulfil all my pleasure. 11 Ex● x●i a I call a bird out of the east, and the man by whom my counsel shallbe fulfilled out of strange countries, as I have spoken, so will I bring to pass, assoon as I think to devise a thing, I do it. 12 Hear me O ye that are of an high stomach, but far from righteousness: 13 I shall bring forth my righteousness, it is not far, and my health shall not tarry long away: I will lay health in Zion, and in Israel my glory. ¶ The xlvij Chapter. 1 The word of the Lord against Babylon. 1 BUT as for thee O daughter, thou virgin Babylon, sit thou down in the dust, sit upon the ground, there is no throne O thou daughter of Caldea, for thou shalt no more be called tender and pleasant. 2 Bring forth the querne and grind meal, untruss thy broidered here, put of thy shoes, make bare thy knees, and wade thorough the water rivers. 3 〈…〉 iiii. a. Thy filthiness shallbe discovered, and thy privities shallbe seen: for I will avenge me of thee, and will show no mercy to thee, as I do to other men. 4 Our redeemer is called the Lord of hosts, the holy one of Israel. 5 Sat still, hold thy tongue, get thee into some dark corner O daughter Caldea: for thou shalt no more be called lady of kingdoms. 6 I was so wroth with my people, that I punished mine inheritance, and gave them into thy power, Prou. xxi. b jere. l. b. nevertheless thou showedst them no mercy, but even the very aged of them didst thou oppress right sore with the yoke. 7 And thou thoughtest thus: I shallbe lady for ever, and beside all that, thou hast not regarded these things, neither remembered what was the end of that city Jerusalem. 8 Hear now therefore thou delicate one that sittest so careless, and speakest thus in thine heart, isaiah. xx. b. Apo. xviii. c I am alone, and without me is there none, I shall never be widow nor desolate again. 9 And yet both these things shall come to thee upon one day, in the twinkling of an eye, Dani. v e. namely, widowhood and desolation: they mightily fall upon thee, for the multitude of thy witches, and for the great heap of thy conjurers. 10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness, and hast said, isaiah. xxix. c No man seeth me: thine own wisdom and cunning hath deceived thee, in that thou hast said in thine heart, I am alone, and without me there is none. 11 Therefore shall trouble come upon thee, and thou shalt not know from whence it shall arise: Mischief shall fall upon thee, which thou shalt not be able to put of, a sudden utter destruction shall come upon thee or ever thou be ware. 12 Now go to thy conjurers, and to the multitude of thy witches with whom thou hast wearied thyself from thy youth, if they may help thee or strength thee. 13 Thou hast hitherto had many counsels of them: So let the heaven gazers, and the beholders of stars, and moon prophets, come on now and deliver thee, yea and let them show when these new things shall come upon thee. 14 Behold, they shallbe like straw, which if it be kindled with fire, no man may rid it for the vehemency of the flame, and yet it giveth no cinders to warm a man by, nor clear fire to sit by. 15 Thus are they with whom thou hast wearied thyself, and thus are thy merchants that have been with thee from thy youth: every one hath taken his own way, and none of them shall defend thee. The xlviij Chapter. 1 The hypocrisy of the jews is reproved. 11 The Lord alone will be worshipped, which hath chosen us, 20 and which succoureth us for his own sake. 1 Hear this O thou house of jacob, ye that are called by the name of Israel, & are come out of one stock with juda: which swear by the name of the Lord, and bear witness by the God of Israel, but not with truth and right. 2 For they are named Ephe. two. b. of the holy city, and are grounded upon the God of Israel, isaiah. li. c. and liiii a. jere. xxxi. f. whose name is the Lord of hosts. 3 The things that I have showed you ever since the beginning, have I not brought them to pass immediately as they came out of my mouth, and declared them, and they are come? 4 Howbeit I know that thou art obstinate, and that thy neck hath an iron sinowe, and that thy brow is of brass. 5 Nevertheless, I have ever since the beginning showed thee of things for to come, and declared them unto thee or ever they came to pass: that thou shouldest not say, mine idol hath done it, my carved or molten image hath showed it. 6 Thou heardest it before, and behold it is come to pass: And shall not ye yourselves show forth or confess the same? But as for me, I told thee before at the beginning new and secret things which thou knewest not of, 7 isaiah. 38. ●. And some done of old time, whereof thou never heardest before they were brought to pass, that thou canst not say, behold I knew of them. 8 Moreover, there be some whereof thou hast neither heard nor known, neither have been opened unto thine ears afore time: For I knew that thou wouldst maliciously offend, therefore have I called thee a transgressor, even from thy mother's womb. 9 Nevertheless, for my name's sake I will withdraw my wrath, and for my honour's sake I will patiently forbear thee, that I do not root thee out. 10 Behold I have purged thee, yet not as silver, Ex●d. three b. I have chosen thee in the fire of affliction. 11 And that only for mine own sake, yea isaiah. xli. a· xliii. b. xliiii. b. even for mine own sake will I do this: or else what dishonour would they do to my name? surely I will not give my glory unto another. 12 Hearken unto me O jacob, and Israel whom I have called: I am even he that is, I am the first and the last. 13 My hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned over the heavens: assoon as I call them, they stand together. 14 Gather you altogether and hearken: Which of yonder gods hath declared this? The Lord hath a love unto him, and he shall perform his will against Babel, and declare his power against the Chaldees. 15 I myself alone, even I have told you this, I did call him and bring him forth, and he shall make his journey prosperous. 16 Come to me and hear this: Have I spoken any thing darkly since the beginning? From the time that this thing beginneth I am there: Wherefore the Lord God and his spirit hath sent me. 17 And thus saith the Lord God thy redeemer, the holy one of Israel: I am the Lord thy God which teach thee Rom. seven. b. i Tim. i. b. Tit. iii. b. profitable things, and lead thee the way that thou shouldest go. 18 Deu. xxviii. O that thou hadst regarded my commandments, than had thy wealthynesse been as the water stream, and thy righteousness as the waves flowing in the sea: 19 Thy seed also had been like as the sand in the sea, and the fruit of thy body like the gravel stones thereof: His name should not be rooted out, nor destroyed before me. 20 jere. li. a. i. Esd. i b. Go away from Babylon, flee from the Chaldees, with a merry voice speak of this, declare it abroad, and go forth into the end of the world, say: The Lord hath redeemed his servant jacob. 21 They suffered no thirst, he led them through the wilderness, and caused the waters to flow out unto them from out of the rock: Exo xvii ● Num. xx b. he clave the rock a sunder, and the water gushed out. 22 Es. lv● As for the ungodly, they have no peace, saith the Lord. ¶ The xlix Chapter. 6 Christ shall gather together all nations be they never so far of. 1 YE Isles hearken unto me, and take heed ye people from far: The Lord hath called me from my birth, and made mention of my name from my mother's womb: 2 isaiah. li. c. Eph. vi. c. He hath made my mouth isaiah. li. c. Eph. vi. c. like a sharp sword, under the shadow of his hand hath he defended me, and hide me in his quiver as a good arrow, 3 And said unto me: Thou art my servant Israel, joh. x●ii. b. I will be honoured in thee. 4 Then I answered: I have lost my labour, I have spent my strength in vain: Nevertheless, I will commit my cause and my work unto the Lord my God. 5 And now saith the Lord, even he that fashioned me from my mother's womb to be his servant, that I may bring jacob again unto him, albeit Israel will not be gathered unto him again, yet in God's sight shall I be glorious, my God shallbe my strength. 6 And he said: It is but a small thing that thou art my servant to set up the kindreds of jacob, and to restore the destruction of Israel: isaiah. xlii. b. joh. viii. b. Act. xiii. c. For I have made thee the light of the gentiles, that thou mayest be my health unto the end of the world. 7 Moreover, thus saith the Lord the redeemer and holy one of Israel, concerning the abhorred & despised among the gentiles, the servant of them that bear rule, kings and princes shall see and arise, and worship because of the Lord that is faithful, and because of the holy one of Israel that hath chosen thee. 8 And thus saith the Lord: two. Cor. vi. a. jere. xi. a. 〈◊〉. xiii ●. In the time accepted have I heard thee, and in the day of salvation have I helped thee: Esa. xlii a. I will preserve thee, and make thee to be the atonement of the people, that thou mayest help up the earth again, and possess again the desolate heritage's. 9 Zach ix b. Luk. iiii. b. That thou mayest say unto the prisoners, go forth, and to them that are in darkness, come into the light: they shall feed thee in the high ways, and get their pasture in all high places. 10 Apoc. v● c They shall neither hunger nor thirst, heat nor sun shall not hurt them: for he that favoureth them shall lead them, and give them drink of the well springs. 11 I will make ways upon all my mountains, and my footpathes shallbe exalted. 12 And behold, these shall come from far, lo, some from the north and west, some from the land of Sinis [which is in the south.] 13 isaiah. lii. a. Rejoice ye heavens, and sing praises thou earth, talk of joy ye hills: for God hath comforted his people, & will have mercy upon his that be in trouble. 14 But Zion said: Rom. xi. ●. God hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15 Will a woman forget her own infant, and not pity the son of her own womb? And though they do forget, yet will I not forget thee. 16 Behold, I have written thee up upon my hands, thy walls are ever in my sight. 17 They make haste who buildeth thee up again: as for those that overthrow thee and make thee waste, they shall departed from thee. 18 Gen. xv. a. isaiah. xl. a. Lift up thine eyes and look about thee, all these gather them together and come to thee: As truly as I live saith the Lord, thou shalt put them all upon thee as an apparel, and gird them to thee as a bride doth her jewels. 19 As for thy land that lieth desolate, wasted, and destroyed, it shallbe to narrow for them that shall dwell in it: and they that would devour thee, they shallbe far away. 20 Then thy children whom the barren shall bring forth, shall say in thine care: This place is to narrow, give place that I may have room. 21 Then shalt thou think by thyself, who hath begotten me these, seeing I am barren and alone, a captive and an outcast? and who hath nourished them up for me? I am desolate and alone, but from whence come these? 22 And therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will stretch out my hand unto the gentiles, and set up my token to the people, they shall bring thee thy sons in their laps, and carry thy daughters unto thee upon their shoulders. 23 For kings shallbe thy nursing fathers, and queens shallbe thy nursing mothers: They shall fall before thee with their faces flat upon the earth, & lick up the dust of thy feet: that thou mayest know how that I am the Lord, Rom. ix. d. and that who so putteth their trust in me shall not be confounded. 24 Shall the spoil be taken from the mighty? or the lawful prisoner from the taker? 25 But thus saith the Lord: The prisoners shallbe taken from the mighty, & the spoil shalde recovered from the violent: for I will maintain thy cause against thine adversaries, and I will save thy sons. 26 And I will feed thine enemies with their own flesh, & make them drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: And all flesh shall know O jacob that I am the Lord thy saviour, thy noble redeemer. The. L. Chapter. 1 The jews are reproved, and also called. 1 THus saith the Lord: jere. iii. a. Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement whom I sent away? or who is the usurer to whom I sold you? isaiah. lix. a· Behold, for your offences are ye sold, and because of your transgression is your mother forsaken. 2 For why would no man receive me when I came? and when I called, no man gave me answer? Num. xi. e. isaiah. lix. a. Is my hand shortened that it might not help? or have I not power to deliver? lo, Exo. xiiii. c. josu. three d. at a word I drink up the sea, Exo. xiiii. c. josu. three d. & of water floods I make dry land: so that for want of water the fish corrupt and die for thirst. 3 Exod. x. e. As for heaven I cloth it with darkness, and put as it were a sack upon it. 4 The Lord God hath given me a well learned tongue, i Cor. i. a. so that I can comfort them that are troubled, yea & that in due season: he wakeneth mine ear up betimes in the morning, betimes in the morning I say he will waken mine ear, that I might harken as to the schoolmasters. 5 Psal. 39 b. Hebr. x. a. The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I have not gainsaid nor withdrawn myself. 6 Mat. xxvi. g Luk. xx. c. But I offered my back unto the smiters, and my cheeks to the nippers: Psal. lv. a. Heb. xiii. a. I turned not my face from shame and spittings. 7 And the Lord God shall help me, therefore shall I not be confounded: I have therefore hardened my face like a flint stone, for I am sure that I shall not come to confusion. 8 He is at hand that justifieth me, who will then go with me to law? Let us stand together, if there be any that will reason with me? let him come here forth to me. 9 Rom. viii. d. Behold the Lord God will help me, what is he then that can condemn me? lo, Psal. cii. b. two. Pet. iii. b. they all shall wax old like a cloth, the moth shall eat them up. 10 Therefore who so feareth the Lord among you, let him hear the voice of his servant: Who so walketh in darkness and no light shineth upon him, let him put his trust in the name of the Lord, and hold him by his God. 11 But take heed, ye all kindle a fire, and stir up the coals: walk on in the glistering of your own fire, and in the coals that ye have kindled: This cometh unto you from my hand [namely] that ye shall sleep in sorrow. The lj Chapter. 1 Consolation and comfort is promised unto the faithful. 1 HEarken unto me ye that hold of righteousness, and ye that seek the Lord: take heed to the stone whereout ye are hewn, and to the grave whereout ye are digged. 2 Consider Abraham your father, and Sara that bore you, how that Gen. xxi. a. Rom. iiii. a. Gen. xii. a. I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 3 Therefore shall the Lord comfort Zion, and repair all her decay, making her desert as a paradise, and her wilderness as the garden of the Lord: Mirth and joy shallbe found there, thanksgiving and the voice of praise. 4 Have respect unto me then O my people both high & low, and lay thine ear unto me: isaiah. two. a. for a law and an ordinance shall go forth fro me, to lighten the gentiles. 5 It is hard by that my health and my righteousness shall go forth, and the people shallbe ordered with mine arm: the islands [that is the gentiles] shall hope in me, and put their trust in mine arm. 6 life up your eyes toward heaven, and look upon the earth beneath: Psal. cii. d. Mat. 24. c. two. Pet. iii. for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall perish in like manner: But my salvation shall endure for ever, and my righteousness shall not cease. 7 Hearken unto me ye that have knowledge in righteousness, thou people that jere. xxi. f. Math. x. d. Luk. xii. a. bearest my law in thine heart: jere. xxi. f. Math. x. d. Luk. xii. a. fear not the revilynges of men, be not afraid of their blasphemies. 8 Psal. cii. b. For worms and moths shall eat them up like cloth and wool: but my righteousness shall endure for ever, and my saving health from generation to generation. 9 Wake up, wake up, and be strong O thou arm of the Lord, wake up, like as in time past, ever, and since the world began. 10 isaiah. xiiii. d. Exo. xiiii. c. Art not thou the same arm that hast wounded the proud, and hewn the dragon in pieces? Art not thou even the same which hast dried up the deep of the sea, which hast made plain the sea ground, that the delivered might go through? 11 Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall turn again, & come with joy unto Zion, i. Esd. i b. continual joy shallbe on their head, and mirth and gladness shallbe with them, and sorrow and woe shall flee from them. 12 Yea I, two. Cor. i c. [even] I am he that in all things giveth you consolation: What art thou then that fearest a mortal man & the child of man, which isaiah. xl. a i. Pet. i. d. goeth away as doth the flower? 13 And forgettest the Lord that made thee, that spread out the heavens, and laid the foundation of the earth: but thou art ever afraid for the sight of thine oppressor, which is ready to do harm: where is the wrath of the oppressor? 14 The exile maketh haste to be loosed, that he die not in prison, and that his bread fail him not. 15 Mat. viii. a. isaiah. 48. a. I am the Lord thy God that divide the sea, & his waves shall rage's, Mat. viii. a. isaiah. 48. a. whose name is the Lord of hosts. 16 isaiah 49. a. I have put my words in thy mouth, and have defended thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, & lay the foundation of the earth, and say unto Zion: thou art my people. 17 Awake, awake, and stand up O Jerusalem, thou that from the hand of the Lord hast drunken Psal 75. b. Jere xxv. c. out the cup of his wrath, thou that hast supped of and sucked out the slumbering cup to the bottom. 18 For among all the sons whom he hath begotten, there is not one that may hold it up, and not one to lead it by the hand of all the sons that he hath nourished. 19 Both these things are happened unto thee, but who is sorry for it? yea destruction, wasting, hunger, and sword, but who will comfort thee? 20 Thy sons lie comfortless at the head of every street like a taken venison, and are full of the terrible wrath of the Lord, and punishment of thy God. 21 And therefore thou miserable and drunken (howbeit not with wine) hear this: 22 Thus saith the Lord, thy Lord and God, the defender of his people: Behold, I will take the slumbering cup out of his hand, even the cup with the dregs of my wrath, that from henceforth thou shalt never drink it more: 23 But I will put it into their hand that trouble thee, which have spoken to thy soul, Stoop down, that we may go over thee, make thy body even with the ground, and as the street to go upon. ¶ The lij Chapter. 1 An exhortation and comfort to the people of God. 1 UP Zion, up, take thy strength unto thee, put on thine honest raiment O Jerusalem, thou holy city: for from this time forth there shall no uncircumcised nor unclean person come in thee. 2 Shake thee from the dust, arise and stand up O Jerusalem: Pluck out thy neck from the bond, O thou captive daughter Zion. 3 For thus saith the Lord: Rom seven. b. ye are sold for nought, therefore shall ye be redeemed also without any money. 4 For thus saith the Lord God: Gen. xlvii a. Exod. i. a. My people went down afore time into Egypt, there to be strangers, 4. Reg. 18 c. and the king of the Assyrians oppressed them without any cause. 5 And now, what profit is it to me saith the Lord? that my people is freely carried away, & brought into heaviness by their rulers, Eze. 36. d. Rom. two. a. and my name ever still blasphemed saith the Lord. 6 But that my people may know my name, I myself will speak in that day, Behold here am I. 7 Num. two. a. Rom. x. c. O how beautiful are the feet of the ambassador that bringeth the message from the mountain and proclaimeth peace? that bringeth the good tidings, and preacheth health, and saith unto Zion, Thy God is the king. 8 Thy watchmen shall life up their voice, with loud voice they shall rejoice together: for they shall i joh. i. c. see plainly when the Lord shall convert Zion. 9 Be glad O thou desolate Jerusalem, isaiah. xlix. c. and rejoice together: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath delivered Jerusalem. 10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm, and showed it forth in the sight of all the gentiles, Psal. 98. a. and all the ends of the earth hath seen the saving health of our God. 11 two. Cor. vi. c. Away, away, get you out from hence, and touch no unclean thing: Go out from among such, and be clean that bear the vessel of the Lord. 12 For ye shall not escape by running, nor by fleeing away: but Exo. xiii. d. the Lord shall go before you, and the God of Israel shall gather you together. 13 Behold my (a) Christ is called God's servant for his office sake, which he exercised in the time of his abasing himself in the flesh. servant shall deal prosperously, therefore shall he be magnified, exalted, and greatly honoured. 14 Like as the multitude shall wonder upon him, because his face shallbe so deformed and not as man's face, his isaiah. liii c. isaiah. lxv. c. Rom. xv. c. beauty like no man: 15 Even so shall the multitude of the gentiles speak of him, and kings shall shut their mouths before him: isaiah. liii c. isaiah. lxv. c. Rom. xv. c. for they have seen that which was not told to them, and have understand that whereof they had not heard. The liij Chapter. 1 He prophesieth evidently of the passion of our saviour jesus Christ. 1 But who hath 〈◊〉 xii. c. ●●m. xii. c. given credence unto our preaching? or to whom is the arm of the Lord known? 2 For he did grow before the Lord like as a branch, and as a root in a dry ground, isaiah. lii. c. he hath neither beauty nor favour: when we look upon him, there shallbe no fairness, we shall have no lust unto him. 3 Hebr. v. a. He is despised and abhorred of men, he is such a man as hath good experience of sorrows and infirmities: We have reckoned him so vile, that we hid our faces from him. 4 Howbeit, Mat viii b. i Pet. two. c. he only hath taken on him our infirmity, and borne our pains: Yet we did judge him as though he were plagued, and cast down of God. 5 Whereas he [notwithstanding] was wounded for our offences, and smitten for our wickedness: for the pain of our punishment was laid upon him, and with his stripes are we healed. 6 Psal. 119. g. As for us we are all gone astray like sheep, every one hath turned his own way: but the Lord hath thrown upon him all our sins. 7 He suffered violence, and was evil entreated, and did not open his mouth: jere. xi. d. Mat. 27. b. Act. viii. d. two. Cor. v. c. He shallbe led as a sheep to be slain, yet shall he be as still as a lamb before the shearer, and not open his mouth. 8 From the prison and judgement was he taken, and his generation who can declare? for he was cut of from the ground of the living, which punishment did go upon him for the transgression of my people. 9 His grave was given him with the condemned, and with the rich man at his death, two 〈…〉 1. Pe●. i. ● whereas he did never violence nor unright, neither hath there been any disceiptfulnesse in his mouth. 10 Ioh xii c. Rom. viii. d Yet hath it pleased the Lord to smite him with infirmity, that when he had made his soul an offering for sin, he might see long lasting seed: and this device of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Of the travail and labour of his soul, shall he see the fruit & be satisfied: Rom. iii. c. My righteous servant shall with his knowledge justify the multitude, for he shall bear their sins. 12 Therefore will I give him among the great ones his part, and he shall divide the spoil with the mighty, because he giveth over his soul to death, Mat. xv. c. Luk. xxiii. b and is reckoned among the transgressors: which nevertheless hath taken away the sins of the multitude, and made intercession for the misdoers. The liiij Chapter. 1 Of the great dominion of Christ. 7 The indignation of God endureth but a short space, but his mercy is everlasting. 1 BE glad now Gala. iiii. d. Luk. xiii. c. thou barren that bearest not, rejoice, sing, and be merry thou that art not with child: for the desolate hath more children than the married wife saith the Lord. 2 Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy wards, and make fast thy stakes: 3 For thou shalt be multiplied on the right side and on the left, and thy seed shall have the gentiles in possession, and dwell in the desolate cities. 4 Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded: be not ashamed, for thou shalt not come to confusion: Yea thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the dishonour of thy widowhood. 5 For he that made thee shallbe thy Lord isaiah. lxii. a. Eze xvi b. two. Cor. xi. a. and husband (whose name is isaiah. lxii. a. Eze xvi b. two. Cor. xi. a. the Lord of hosts) and thy redeemer shallbe even the holy one of Israel, the Lord of the whole world. 6 For the Lord hath called thee being as a desolate sorrowful woman, and as a young wife that was forsaken saith thy God. 7 isaiah. xxvi. c. Psal. xxix. a A little while have I forsaken thee: but with great mercifulness shall I take thee up unto me. 8 When I was angry I hid my face from thee for a little season: but through everlasting goodness have I pardoned thee, saith the Lord thy redeemer. 9 Gen. ix. b. And this is unto me as the water of No: for like as I have sworn that I will not bring the water of No any more upon the world: two. Reg. seven. a. so have I sworn that I will never be angry with thee, nor reprove thee. 10 The mountains shall remove, and the hills shall fall down: but my loving kindness shall not move, and the bond of my peace shall not fall down from thee, saith the Lord thy merciful lover. 11 Behold, thou poor, vexed, & despised, isaiah. vi. a. I will make thy walls of precious stones, & thy foundation of sapphires, 12 Thy windows of Crystal, thy gates of fine clear stone, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 13 Thy children shallbe all taught of God, and I will give thee plenteousness of peace. 14 In righteousness shalt thou be grounded, & be far from oppression: for the which thou needest not be afraid, neither for hindrance, for it shall not come nigh thee. 15 Lo, who so gathereth together [against thee, doth it] without me, and who so within thee doth join together against thee, shall surely fall. 16 Behold, I make the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, & he maketh a weapon after his handy work: I make also the waster to destroy. 17 But all the weapons that are made against thee shall not prosper: Luke xxi. b. Act. iiii. a. and as for all tongues that shall resist thee in judgement, thou shalt overcome them, and condemn them: This is the heritage of the lords servants, and their righteousness cometh of me, saith the Lord. The lu Chapter. 1 An exhortation and comfort to the people. 9 The fruit and profit of the word of God. Eccle. li. d. joh. seven. d. Apo. xxii. d 1 COme to the waters all ye that be thirsty, and ye that have no money, come, buy, that ye may have to eat: Come, buy wine and milk without any money or money worth. 2 Wherefore do ye lay out any money for the thing that feedeth not, and spend your labour about the thing that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather unto me, and ye shall eat of the best, and your soul shall have her pleasure in plenteousness. 3 Incline your ears and come unto me, take heed [I say] and your soul shall live: Act. xiii. d. two. Re. seven. c. For I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 4 Behold, I gave him for a witness among the folk, for a prince & a teacher unto the people. 5 Lo, thou shalt call an unknown people: and a people that had no knowledge of thee shall run unto thee, because of the Lord thy God and the holy one of Israel which glorifieth thee. 6 Seek the Lord while he may be found, and call upon him while he is nigh. 7 Eze. xviii. c. and xxxiii. ●. Let the ungodly man forsake his own ways, and the unrighteous his own imaginations, and turn again unto the Lord, so shall he be merciful unto him: and to our God, Psal. ciii. a. isaiah. lxv. d. for he is very ready to forgive. 8 For thus saith the Lord: My thoughts are not your thoughts, & your ways are not my ways. 9 But as far as the heavens are higher than the earth: so far do my ways exceed yours, & my thoughts yours. 10 Deut. 32. a. And like as the rain and snow cometh down from heaven, and returneth not thither again, but watereth the earth, maketh it fruitful and green, that it may give corn unto the sour, and bread to him that eateth: 11 So the word also that cometh out of my mouth shall not turn again void unto me, but shall accomplish my will, and prosper in the thing whereto I send it. 12 And so shall ye go forth with joy, and be led with peace: The mountains and hills shall sing with you for joy, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13 For thorns, there shall grow Fir trees, and the Myrrh tree in the steed of briars: And this shallbe done to the praise of the Lord, and for an everlasting token that shall not be taken away. The luj Chapter. 1 An exhortation to judgement and righteousness, and to the spiritual keeping of the Sabbath. 10 Against shepherds that devour their flock. 1 THus saith the Lord, Mat. iii c. Keep equity, and do right: for my saving health shall come shortly, and my righteousness shallbe opened. 2 Blessed is the man that doth this, and the man's child which keepeth the same: isaiah. lviii. c. He that taketh heed that he unhalowe not the Sabbath [that is] he that keepeth himself that he do no evil. 3 Then shall not the stranger which cleaveth to the Lord, say, Deu. xxiii. c Alas the Lord hath shut me clean out from his people: Sapi. iii. b. Neither shall the gelded man say, Lo I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the gelded that keepeth my Sabbath, [namely] that holdeth greatly of the thing that pleaseth me, and keepeth my covenant: 5 Unto them will I give in my household and within my walls, a better heritage and name then if they had been called sons and daughters: john. i c. I will give them an everlasting name that shall not perish. 6 Again, the strangers that stick to the Lord to serve him, and to love his name, joh. viii. ●. and to be his servants, and all they which keep themselves that they unhalowe not the Sabbath, namely that they fulfil my covenant: 7 Them will I bring to my holy mountain, & make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and sacrifices shallbe accepted upon mine altar: 3. Reg. 8. ●. Mat. xxi. b. Mar. xi. b. Luk. nineteen. d for my house shallbe called an house of prayer for all people. 8 Thus saith the Lord God which gathereth together the scattered of Israel: I will bring yet an other congregation to him. 9 Come all ye beasts of the field, that ye may devour all the beasts of the wood. 10 jere. xii. b. Eze. 34. a. For his watchmen are all blind, they have altogether no understanding, they are all dumb dogs not being able to bark, they are sleepy, sluggish are they and lie snorting. 11 They are shameless dogs that be never satisfied: The shepherds also in like manner have no understanding, jere. vi. b. but every man turneth his own way, every one after his own covetousness with all his power. 12 isaiah. xxii. b. i Cor. xv. d. Sapi. two. b. Come [say they] I will fetch wine, so shall we fill ourselves, that we may be drunken: and do to morrow like as to day, yea and much more. ¶ The lvij Chapter. 1 The good men are taken away, 3 the wicked ones take pleasure in idolatry, the godly receive comfort, the wicked doth perish. 1 THe Sapi. two. b. righteous perisheth, and no man regardeth it in his heart: good godly people are taken away, & no man considereth it, namely, that the righteous is conveyed away from the wicked. 2 He cometh into peace, and godly men rest in their chambers, and before the godly man goeth peace. 3 Come hither therefore ye charmers children, Mat xii. d. ye sons of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Wherein take ye your pleasure? upon whom gape ye with your mouth, and blear out your tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, and a seed of dissimulation? 5 Eze. xvi b. isaiah. lxv. a. jere. seven a. Deu. xviii. b Eze. xx. d. levit. xx. a. Deut. 32. c. Ye make your fire under the oaks, and under all green trees, and ye offer children in the valleys and dens of stone. 6 Thy part shallbe with the stony rocks by the river, yea even these shallbe thy part: For there thou hast powered meat & drink offering unto them: Should I delight in that? 7 Thou hast made thy bed upon high mountains, thou goest up thither, and there thou hast slain sacrifices. 8 Deut 37 b. Behind the doors and posts hast thou set up thy remembrance, when thou hadst discovered thyself to another than me, when thou goest up and made thy bed wider, and with those idols hast thou made a covenant, and lovedst their couches where thou sawest them. 9 Thou goest strait to kings with 〈◊〉 xv● Osee. xii ●. oil and divers ointments [that is] thou hast sent thy messengers far of, and yet art thou fallen into the pit. 10 Thou art weary for the multitude of thine own ways, yet saidest thou never, there is no hope: Math. ix. b. Thou hast had the life that thy hands wrought, and therefore thou art careless. 11 For whom wilt thou be abashed or fear, seeing thou hast broken thy promise, and remember'st not me, neither hast me in thine heart? Thinkest thou that I also will hold my peace as aforetime, that thou fearest me not? 12 Yea verily I will declare thy goodness and thy works, but they shall not profit thee. 13 When thou criest, let thy chosen heap deliver thee: but the wind shall blow them forth, and vanity shall take them all away: Rom. xi. a. Nevertheless they that put their trust in me, shall inherit the land, and have my holy hill in possession. 14 And therefore thus he saith: isaiah. xl. c. make plain, make plain, and cleanse the street, take up the stumbling blocks out of the way of my people. 15 For thus saith the high and excellent, even he that dwelleth in everlastingness, whose name is the holy one: Psal. l b. isaiah. lxvi. a. I dwell high above and in the sanctuary, and with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit do I dwell, that I may heal a troubled mind, and a contrite heart. 16 Psal. ciii. a. jere. iii. c For I chide not ever, and am not wroth without end: but the blasting goeth from me, and is included in the body, and I made the breath. 17 I am wroth with him for his covetousness, I smite him, I hide me and am angry, and he turneth himself, and followeth thee by the way of his own heart. 18 I have seen his ways, and I heal him, Luk. xv. a. I lead him, and restore to him comfort, and to those that were sorry for him. 19 I make the fruits of thanksgiving, that he may say, peace, peace, Ephe. two. c. unto them that are far of, and to them that are nigh saith the Lord, I make him whole. 20 But the wicked are like the raging sea that can not rest, whose water foameth with the mire and gravel. 21 Even so the isaiah. xlviii d wicked have no peace, saith God. The lviij Chapter. 1 The Lord (by the mouth of the prophet) reproveth the people for their fastings, 2 which were full of hypocrisy. 1 Cry Ezech. iii. c. jere. xxix a. now as loud as thou canst, leave not of, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, & show my people their offences, and the house of jacob their sins. 2 For they seek me daily, and will know my ways, even as it were a people that did right, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they ask of me concerning right judgement, and will be nigh unto God. 3 Wherefore fast we [say they] and thou seest it not? we put our lives to straightness, and thou regardest it not? 4 isaiah. i b. Behold, when ye fast, your lust remaineth still, for ye do no less violence to your debtors: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with your fist without mercy: Now ye shall not fast thus, that your voice might be heard above. 5 Think ye this fast pleaseth me, that a man should chasten himself for a day and to hang down his head like a bu●ushe, and to lie upon the earth in an heerie cloth? Should that be called fasting, or a day that pleaseth the Lord? 6 Doth not this fasting rather please me, That thou Deut. xv. a. lose the wicked bands, that thou take of the over heavy burdens, that thou let the oppressed go free, and break all manner of yoke? 7 Eze. xviii. b. Math xv ● To deal thy bread to the hungry, and to bring the poor wandering home into thy house? when thou seest the naked that thou cover him, and hide not thyself from thy neighbour, and despise not thine own flesh? 8 Luk. xi. d Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health flourish right shortly: righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lord shall embrace thee. 9 Prou xxi. b. Then if thou callest, the Lord shall answer thee, if thou criest, he shall say, here I am: yea if thou layest away from thee thy burdens, and holdest thy fingers, and ceasest from ungracious talking: 10 Zach. seven. a. Math. v. b If thou hast compassion upon the hungry, and refreshest the troubled soul: then shall thy light spring out in the darkness, and thy darkness shallbe as the noon day. 11 The Lord shall ever be thy guide, and satisfy the desire of thine heart in the time of drought, and fill thy bones with marrow: Thou shalt be like a fresh watered garden, john iiii. b. and like the fountain of water that never leaveth running. 12 Then the places that have ever been waste, shallbe builded of thee, there shalt thou lay a foundation for many kindreds: Thou shalt be called the maker up of the breach, and the builder again of the way to dwell in. 13 Yea if thou turn thy feet from the isaiah lvi a. and lxvi d. sabbath, so that thou do not the thing which pleaseth thyself in my holy day, and thou call the pleasant, holy, and glorious sabbath of the Lord, and that thou give him the honour, so that thou do not after thine own imagination, neither seek thine own will, nor speak thine own words: 14 Then shalt thou have thy pleasure in the Lord, and I will carry thee high above the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of jacob thy father: for the Lords own mouth hath so promised. ¶ The lix Chapter 1 The Lord is mighty to save, and ready to hear our requests, 12 our sins are the cause why God heareth not us, neither granteth our requests. 1 Behold, isaiah. l. a. Nun. xi. a. the lords hand is not so shortened that it can not help, neither is his ear so stopped that it may not hear: 2 But Ie●e. v. b. your misdeeds have separated you from your God, and your isaiah. i d. sins hide his face from you, that he heareth you not. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with unrighteousness: your lips speak leasings, and your tongue setteth out wickedness. 4 No man regardeth righteousness, and no man judgeth truly: every man hopeth in vain things, and imagineth deceit, job xv. d. Psal. seven. b. conceiveth weariness, and bringeth forth evil. 5 They breed cockatrice eggs, and weave the spider's web, who so eateth of their eggs, dieth: but if one tread upon them, there cometh up a serpent. 6 Their web maketh no cloth, and they may not cover them with their labours: their deeds are the deeds of wickedness, and the work of robbery is in their hands. 7 Prou. i a Psal. v d and xiii a Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their counsels are wicked counsels, harm Rom. x●●. and destruction are in their ways. 8 But the way of peace they know not, in their goings is no equity: their ways are so crooked, that whosoever goeth therein knoweth of no peace. 9 And this is the cause that equity is so far from us, and that righteousness cometh not nigh us: isaiah. v a. job. thirty b. We look for light, lo it is darkness: for the morning shine, see, we walk in the dark. 10 Deut. 28 c. john. xii. c. We grope like the blind upon the wall, we grope even as one that hath none eyes, we stumble at the noon day as though it were toward night, in the falling places, like men that are half dead. 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn still like doves: we look for equity, but there is none: for health, but it is far from us. 12 For our offences are many before thee, and our sins testify against us: yea we must confess that we offend, and knowledge that we do amiss, 13 [Namely] transgress and dissemble against the Lord, and fall away from our God, using presumptuous and traitorous imaginations, and casting false matters in our hearts. 14 And therefore is equity gone aside, and righteousness standeth far of, Osee. iiii. a truth is fallen down in the street, and the thing that is plain and open, may not be showed. 15 Yea the truth is taken away, and he that refraineth himself from evil, must be spoiled: When the Lord saw this, it displeased him sore that there was no equity. 16 He saw also that there was no man righteous, and he wondered that there was no man to help him: wherefore he held him by his own power, and he sustained him by his own righteousness. 17 Ephe. vi. b. i. Tes. v. a. He put righteousness upon him for a breast plate, he set the helmet of health upon his head: He put on wrath in the stead of clothing, and took jealousy about him for a cloak. 18 Even as when a man goeth forth wrathfully to recompense his enemies, and to be avenged of his adversaries, he will recompense and reward the Islands. 19 They shall fear the name of the Lord from the rising of the sun, and his majesty unto the going down of the same, for he shall come as a violent water stream which the wind of the Lord hath moved. 20 Rom. xi. d. Psal. xiii. a. But unto Zion there shall come a redeemer, and unto them in jacob that turn from wickedness, saith the Lord. 21 I will make this covenant with them (saith the Lord:) My spirit that is upon thee, and the words which I have put in thy mouth, shall never go out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy childer's children, from this time forth for evermore, world without end, saith the Lord. The lx Chapter. 1 A consolation and comfort to Jerusalem. 5 The Church is gathered together among the gentiles by preaching of the gospel, 16 and aboundeth with all good things. 1 GEt thee up betimes, and be bright [O Jerusalem] for thy Act. xxvi. e. Ephe. v. b. light cometh, and the glory of the Lord is risen up upon thee. 2 For lo, while the darkness & cloud covereth the earth and the people, the Lord shall show thee light, and his glory shallbe seen in thee. 3 The gentiles shall come to thy light, & kings to the brightness that springeth forth upon thee. 4 isaiah. xlix. d. Mar. viii. d. Gen. xv. a. Lift up thine eyes, and look round about thee: all these gather themselves and come to thee, thy sons shall come unto thee from far, and thy daughters shall gather themselves to thee on every side. 5 Then thou shalt see this and be glorious, thou shalt marvel exceedingly, and thine heart shallbe opened: when the abundance of the sea shallbe converted unto thee [that is] when the riches of the gentiles shall come unto thee. 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha: Psal. lxxii. d Math. two. b. all they of Saba shall come, bringing gold and incense, and showing the praise of the Lord. 7 All the cattle of Cedar shallbe gathered unto thee, the rams of Nabaioth shall serve thee to be offered acceptably upon mine altar, Hebr. xiii. b. and the house of my glory will I garnish. 8 But what are these that flee here like the clouds, and as the doves fleeing to their windows? 9 The Isles also shall wait for me, and specially the ships of Tharsis, that they may bring thy sons from far, and their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, unto the holy one of Israel that hath glorified thee. 10 isaiah. liii. d. Strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall do thee service: for when I was angry, I smote thee, and of my mercy I pardoned thee. 11 Apoc. xxi. d Thy gates shall stand open still both day and night, and never be shut, that the host of the gentiles may come, and that their kings may be brought unto thee. 12 For every people and kingdom that serveth not thee, shall perish, and be destroyed with utter destruction. 13 The glory of Libanus shall come unto thee, the Fir trees, Boxes, and Cedars together, to garnish the place of my sanctuary: for I will glorify the place of my feet. 14 Moreover, those shall come kneeling unto thee that have vexed thee, and all they that despised thee shall fall down at thy foot: Thou shalt be called the city of the Lord, Zion [the city] of the holy one of Israel. 15 Because thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went thorough thee: I will make thee glorious for ever and ever, and joyful throughout all posterities. 16 isaiah. xlix. ●. Thou shalt suck the milk of the gentiles, and kings breasts shall feed thee: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy saviour and redeemer, the mighty one of jacob. 17 For brass, will I give thee gold, and for iron, silver: for wood, brass, and for stones iron: I will turn thine oppression into peace, and thine exactions into righteousness. 18 Violence and robbery shall never be heard of in thy land, neither harm and destruction within thy borders: thy walls shallbe called health, and thy gates the praise of God. 19 Apoc. xxi. a The sun shall never be thy day light, and the light of the moon shall never shine unto thee: but the Lord himself shallbe thine everlasting light, and thy God shallbe thy glory. 20 Apo. xxii. b. Thy sun shall never go down, and thy moon shall not be hid: for the Lord himself shallbe thine everlasting light, and thy sorrowful days shallbe ended. 21 Thy people shallbe all righteous and possess the land ever, the flower of my planting, the work of my hands whereof I will rejoice. 22 The youngest and least shall grow into a thousand, and the simplest into a strong people: I the Lord shall shortly bring this thing to pass in his tyme. ¶ The lxj Chapter. 1 He prophesieth that Christ shallbe anointed and sent to preach. 1 THe Luke iiii. c. and vii c. isaiah. xi. a. spirit of the Lord is upon me: for the Lord hath anointed me, and sent me to preach good tidings unto the poor, that I might bind up the wounded hearts, isaiah. lvii. b. and lxv●. ●. that I might preach deliverance to the captive, and open the prison to them that are bound: 2 That I might declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of the vengeance of our God: Math. xv. a. and xi ●. that I might comfort all them that are in heaviness: 3 That I might give unto them that mourn in Zion, that I might give [I say] beauty in steed of ashes, joyful ointment for sighing, pleasant raiment for an heavy mind, that they might be called trees of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for him to rejoice in. 4 They shall build the long rough wilderness, and set up the old desert: they shall repair the waste places, and such as have been void throughout many generations. 5 Strangers shall stand and feed your cattle, and the alients shallbe your plowmen and dressers of your vines. 6 isaiah. lxvi. a. Jere two. d But ye shallbe named the priests of the Lord, and men shall call you the servants of our God: ye shall enjoy the goods of the gentiles, and triumph in their substance. 7 For your great reproof you shall have double joy, and for shame shall they have joy of their portion: for they shall have double possession in their land, and everlasting joy shallbe with them. 8 For I the Lord which love right and hate robbery (though it were offered me) shall make their works full of faithfulness, and make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 Their seed also and their generation shallbe known among the gentiles, and among the people: all they that see them, shall know that they are the high blessed seed of the Lord. 10 And therefore Luke. two. b. Psal. 132. a. I am joyful in the Lord, and my soul rejoiceth in God: Ezec. xvi. b. For he hath put upon me the garment of salvation, and covered me with the mantle of righteousness: * He shall deck me like a bridegroom, and as a bride that hath her apparel upon her. 11 For like as the ground bringeth forth her fruit, and as the garden shooteth forth seed: so shall the Lord God cause righteousness and praise to flourish forth before all the heathen. The lxij Chapter. 1 A prophecy of the coming of Christ. 1 FOr Zion's sake will I not hold my tongue, and for Hierusalems' sake I will not cease, until their righteousness break forth as the shining light, and their salvation as a burning lamp. 2 Then shall the gentiles see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: Thou shalt be named with john. i. a. Apoc two. c. a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall show. 3 Thou shalt be a crown in the hand of the Lord, and a glorious garland in the hand of thy God. 4 From this time forth thou shalt never be called the forsaken, and thy land shall no more be called the wilderness: but thou shalt be called, My pleasure is in her, and thy land shallbe called, The married woman: for the Lord loveth thee, and thy land shallbe joined in marriage. 5 Ezec xv. b. Osee two ● isaiah l●ii ●. And like as a young man taketh a virgin to marriage, so shall thy sons be married unto thee: and as a bridegroom is glad of his bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls O Jerusalem, which shall neither cease day nor night to preach the Lord: and ye also that remember the Lord, ye shall not keep him close, 7 Nor leave to speak of him, until Jerusalem be set up, and made the praise of the world. 8 The Lord hath sworn by his right hand and by his strong arm, that from henceforth he will not give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies, nor thy vine wherein thou hast laboured, to be drink for the strangers. 9 But they that have gathered in the corn, shall eat it, and give thanks to the Lord: and they that have borne in the vine, shall drink it in the court of my sanctuary. 10 Go you, go you thorough the gates, make clean the way for the people, make plain, make plain the foot path, and take away the stones out of it, and set out a token for the people. 11 Behold, the Lord proclaimeth unto the ends of the world, isaiah. xl. b. Zach. ix. b. Math. xxi a tell the daughter Zion, See thy saviour cometh, behold he bringeth his recompense with him, and his work go before him. 12 For they whom the Lord delivereth, shallbe called the isaiah. ●●. holy people: and as for thee, thou shalt be named the greatly occupied, and not the forsaken city. The lxiij Chapter. 7 Of the redemption promised to the people. 1 WHat is he this that cometh from Edom, with red coloured clothes from Bosra? He is honourably arrayed, and cometh in mightily with his power: I am he that teacheth righteousness, and am of power to help. 2 Wherefore then is thy clothing red, and thy raiment like his that treadeth in the wine press? 3 I have trodden the press myself alone, and of all people there is not one with me: Thus will I tread them down in my wrath, and set my feet upon them in mine indignation, and their blood shall be sprung upon my clothes, and so will I stain all my raiment. 4 isaiah. 34. b. For the day of vengeance is assigned in my heart, and the year when my people shallbe delivered is come. 5 I looked about me, and there was no man to show me any help, I marveled that no man held me up: Then I held me by mine own arm, and my ferventness sustained me. 6 And thus will I tread down the people in my wrath, and bathe them in my displeasure, and upon the earth will I lay their strength. 7 Exod. xv a. isaiah. xii a. I will declare the goodness of the Lord, yea and the praise of the Lord for all that he hath given us, for the great good that he hath done for Israel, which he hath given them of his own favour, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses. 8 For he said, These no doubt are my people, and no shrinking children: and so was he their saviour. 9 In their troubles, he Exod. xiii. xiiii. d 24 c. was also troubled with them, and the angel that went forth from his presence delivered them: of very love and kindness that he had unto them, he redeemed them, he hath borne them and carried them up ever since the world began. 10 But after they provoked him to wrath and vexed his holy spirit, he was their enemy, and fought against them himself. 11 Yet remembered Israel the old time, of Moses and his people, Exo. xliii. c. Psal. 77. d. saying: where is he that brought them from the water of the sea, Exo. xliii. c. Psal. 77. d. with them that feed his sheep? Where is he that hath given his holy spirit among them? 12 He led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, whereby he got himself an everlasting name. 13 He led them in the deep as an horse is led in the plain, that they should not stumble. 14 As a tame beast goeth in the field, and the spirit of God giveth him rest: thus (O God) hast thou led thy people, to make thyself a glorious name withal. 15 Deu. xxvi. d Baruc. two. ● Look down then from heaven, and behold from the dwelling place of thy sanctuary and thy glory: How is it that thy controversy, thy strength, the multitude of thy mercies, and thy loving kindness will not be entreated of us? 16 Yet art thou Math. vi. d. Luk. xi. a. and xxiii a. our father: for Abraham knoweth us not, neither is Israel acquainted with us: but thou Lord art our father and redeemer, and thy name is everlasting. 17 O Lord, wherefore hast thou led us out of the way? Psal. cxix. b. wherefore hast thou hardened our hearts that we fear thee not? Be at one with us again for thy servants sake, and for the generation of thine heritage. 18 Thy holy people have had but a little while thy sanctuary in possession, for our enemies have trodden down thy holy place. 19 And we were thine from the beginning, when thou wast not their Lord, for they have not called upon thy name. ¶ The lxiiij Chapter. 1 The prophet (under the person of the jews) bewaileth their exile and banishment. ● Man's righteousness is like a cloth defiled. 1 O That thou wouldst cleave the heavens in sunder & come down, that the mountains might melt away at thy presence: 2 Like as at an hot fire, and [that the malicious might boil away] as the water doth upon the fire: whereby thy name might be known among thine enemies, and that the gentiles might tremble before thee. 3 When thou wroughtest wondrous strange works, we looked not for them: thou camest down, and the hills melted at thy presence. 4 For since the beginning of the world it hath not been heard or perceived, i Cor. two. a. neither hath any eye seen another God beside thee, which dost so much for them that put their trust in thee. 5 Thou helpest him that doth right with cheerfulness, and them that think upon thee in thy ways: but lo, thou hast been angry, for we offended, and have been ever in sin, though the world hath cleaved to them, Rom. iii. b. Psal. xiiii a. yet shall we be saved. 6 We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags: we fall everichone as the leaf, for our sins carry us away like the wind. 7 There is no man that calleth upon thy name, that standeth up to take hold by thee: therefore hidest thou thy face from us, and consumest us, because of our sins. 8 But now, O Lord, thou father of ours, Rom. ix. c. we are thy clay, and thou art our potter, and we all are the work of thy hands. 9 Psa. lxxix. ● jere. x. d. Be not to sore displeased O Lord, and keep not our offences to long in thy remembrance: but consider that we all are thy people. 10 The cities of thy sanctuary lie waste, Mich. iii. c. Zion is a wilderness, and Jerusalem a desert. 11 Our holy house which is our beauty where our fathers praised thee, is brent up: yea, all our commodities and pleasures are wasted away. 12 Wilt thou not be entreated O Lord, for all this wilt thou hold thy peace, and scourge us so sore? The .lxv. Chapter. 1 The rejecting of the jews, and the calling of the heathen. 1 THey seek me, that hitherto have not asked for me, isaiah. lii. c. they find me, that hitherto have not sought me: I have said, I am here, Rom. x a. I am here, I am found of a people that never called upon my name. 2 For thus long have I ever holden out mine hands to an unfaithful people that go not the right way, but after their own imagination: 3 To a people that is ever defying me to my face, Deut. xiii. a. and xiiii b. they make their oblations in gardens, and their smoke upon Exod. xx. d. altars of brick. 4 They lurk among the groves, and lie in the dens all night: Deut. xiiii. a Levit. xi. a. they eat swine's flesh, and unclean broth is in their vessels. 5 If thou comest nigh them, they say, touch me not, for I am holier than thou: All these men when I am angry, shallbe turned to smoke and Mat xxvi. d fire that shall burn for ever. 6 Behold, it is written before my face, and shall not be forgotten, but recompensed: jere seven. a. isaiah lvii. a. Ezech. xx. d I shall reward it them into their bosom. 7 [I mean] your misdeeds, and the misdeeds of your fathers together saith the Lord, which have made their smokes upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their old deeds into their bosom again. 8 Moreover, thus saith the Lord: Rom. xi. b. Like as when new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Lose it not, for there is blessing therein: iiii. Re. nineteen. c Rom. ix. c. even so will I do also for my servants sakes, that I will not destroy them all. 9 But I will take a seed out of jacob, and out of juda one, to take possession of my hill: My chosen shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there. 10 Saron shallbe a sheepfold, and joshua. seven. the valley of Anchor shall give the stalling for the cattle of my people that seek after me. 11 Prou. i c. jere. seven. b. But as for you, ye are they that have forsaken the Lord, and forgotten my holy hill: ye have set up an altar unto jupiter, and given rich drink offerings unto the planets: 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, that ye shallbe destroyed altogether: for that when I called, no man gave me answer, when I spoke, ye hearkened not unto me, but did wickedness before mine eyes, and chose the things that pleased me not. 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall have hunger: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall suffer thirst: behold, my servants shallbe merry, but ye shallbe confounded: 14 Behold, my servants shall rejoice for very quietness of heart: but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and complain for vexation of mind. 15 Your name shall ye leave accursed among my chosen: for God the Lord shall slay you, and call his servants by another name. 16 Who so rejoiceth upon earth, shall rejoice in the true God, and who so sweareth upon earth, shall swear in the true God: for the old afflictions shallbe forgotten, and taken away out of my sight. 17 two Pet. iii d. Apoc. xx. ● For lo, I shall make a new heaven and a new earth: and as for the old, they shall never be thought upon, nor kept in mind: 18 [But the Lord saith] Be glad and evermore rejoice for the things that I shall do: For why? behold, I shall make a joyful Jerusalem, and his people joyful. 19 Yea, I myself will rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with my people: Apoc. xxi a and the voice of weeping and wailing shall not be heard in her from thenceforth. 20 There shall neither be child nor old man that have not their full days: but when the child cometh to an hundred years old it shall die, and if he that is an hundred years of age do wrong, he shallbe cursed. 21 Deut. xviii c They shall build houses and dwell in them, they shall plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. 22 They shall not build and another possess, they shall not plant and another eat: Gene. i●. b. jere. xvii. b. Psal. i a. but the life of my people shallbe like a tree, and mine elect shall enjoy still the work of their hands. 23 They shall not labour in vain, nor beget with trouble: for they are the high blessed seed of the Lord, and their fruits with them. 24 And it shallbe, that or ever they call, I shall answer them, while they are yet but thinking how to speak, I shall hear them. 25 isaiah. xi. c. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat hay like the bullock, Gene. iii ●. but earth shallbe the serpents meat: There shall no man hurt nor slay another in all my holy hill, saith the Lord. The lxuj Chapter. 1 God dwelleth not in temples made by man's hand. 3 He despiseth sacrifices done without mercy and faith. 5 God comforteth them that are troubled for his sake. 23 Among the christian the Sabbath is continual. 1 THus saith the Lord: ●. Reg 8 c. 2. Pa● 6 ●. Act. 7 ●. Heaven is my seat, and the earth is my footstool: Where shall now the house stand that ye will build unto me? And where shallbe the place that I will dwell in? 2 As for these things, my hand hath made them all, and they are all created saith the Lord: Psal. ● b. isaiah. lvii. c. and lxi a which of them shall I then regard? Even him that is poor and of a lowly troubled spirit, and standeth in awe of my words. 3 For who so slayeth an ox [for me, doth me so great dishonour] as he that killeth a man: He that killeth a sheep for me That is, cutteth of a dogs neck. knetcheth a dog: He that bringeth me meat offerings, offereth swines blood, who so maketh me a memorial of incense, praiseth the thing that is unright: Yet take they such ways in hand, and their soul delighteth in these abominations. 4 joh. vi. d. Therefore will I also have pleasure in laughing them to scorn, & the thing that they fear will I bring upon them: Prou. i b. isaiah. lxv. b. For when I called, no man gave answer, when I spoke, they would not hear: but did wickedness before mine eyes, and chose the things that displeased me. 5 Hear the word of God all ye that fear the thing which he speaketh: Your brethren that hate you and cast you out for my name sake, say, The Lord is heinous against us: but you shall see him in joy, when they shallbe confounded. 6 Zach. xiiii. Then shallbe heard a great noise from the city and the temple, the voice of the Lord, that will reward and recompense his enemies: 7 Like as when a wife bringeth forth a man child, or ever she suffer the pain of the birth & anguish of the travail. 8 Who ever heard or saw such things? doth the ground bear in one day? or are the people borne all at once, as Zion travailed in child birth and bare her sons? 9 For thus saith the Lord: Gen. xvi a. xxix. ●. and thirty a. Am I he that maketh other to bear, and bear not myself? Am not I he that beareth and maketh barren, saith thy God? 10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her all ye that love her, Mat. v ● be joyful with her all ye that mourn for her. 11 For ye shall suck comfort out of her breasts, and be satisfied: Ye shall taste, and have delight in the brightness of her glory. 12 For thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will let peace into her like a water flood, and the glory of the heathen like a flowing stream: Then shall ye suck, ye shallbe borne upon her sides, and be joyful upon her knees. 13 For like as a child is comforted of his mother: so shall I comfort you, and ye shallbe comforted in Jerusalem. 14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, Pro. xvii. d. Ezech. 37. a. and your bones shall flourish like an herb: Thus shall the hand of the Lord be known among his servants, and his indignation among his enemies. 15 For behold the Lord shall come with fire, and his charet shallbe like a whirl wind: that he may recompense his vengeance in his wrath, and his indignation with the flame of fire. 16 For the Lord shall judge all flesh with the fire and with his sword, and there shallbe a great number slain of the Lord. 17 Such as have made themselves holy and clean in the gardens, and those that have eaten swine's flesh, mice, and other abominations, shallbe taken away together saith the Lord. 18 For I do know their works and thoughts, and I will come to gather all people and tongues: then they shall come and see my glory. 19 Unto them shall I give a token, and send certain of them that be delivered among the gentiles, into Cilicia, Africa, and Lydia, where men can handle bows, into Italy, and also Greek land: isaiah. xlix a. lii. a. lx. a. and .lxv. a. The Isles far of that have not heard speak of me, and have not seen my glory, shall preach my praise among the gentiles. 20 And shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all the people, upon horses, charettes, and horslitters, upon mules and carts, to Jerusalem my holy hill saith the Lord: like as the children of Israel bring the offering in clean vessels to the house of the Lord. 21 isaiah. lxi. a. i Pet. two. b. Rom. xii. a. And I shall take out certain of them for to be priests and Levites, saith the Lord. 22 For like as the new heaven and the new earth which I will make, shallbe fast established by me, saith the Lord: so shall your seed & your name continue. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from moon to his moon, from Sabbath to his Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, saith the Lord. 24 And they shall go forth and look upon the carrions of them that have transgressed against me: M●. ix. a. for their worms shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched, and all flesh shall abhor them. ❧ The end of the book of the prophet isaiah. ❧ The book of the prophet jeremy. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 The stock of jeremy, and in what time he prophesied, 6 He excuseth himself and would refuse the office of a prophet, because he is young and unexpert, 8 He is taught of the Lord and becometh bold, 11 God openeth unto him, that the destruction of the jews by the Babylonians is at hand, 17 jeremy is commanded to speak the word of God unto the jews without fear. 1 THese are the sermons of jeremy the son of Helkiah the priest, one of them that dwelled at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 When the Lord had first spoken with him in the time of josiah the son of Amon king of juda, in the xiij year of his reign: 3 And so during unto the time of I●hoakim the son of josiah king of juda, 4. Re● 〈…〉 jere. 3●●. and until the xi year of Zedekiah the son of josiah king of juda were ended, when Jerusalem was taken, even in the fifth month. 4 The word of the Lord spoke thus unto me. 5 Before I fashioned thee in thy mother's womb, I did know thee: and or ever thou wast borne, I sanctified thee, and ordained thee to be a prophet unto the people. 6 Then said I: Exod. iiii. c. Act ix. c. O Lord God, I can not speak, for I am yet but young. 7 And the Lord answered me thus: Say not so, I am to young: Mat. x. c. for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee unto, i Cor. three a. and whatsoever I command thee, that shalt thou speak. 8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. 9 Psal. vi. a. jere. xviii. a And with that the Lord stretched out his hand and touched my mouth: and the same Lord said unto me, Behold, I put my words in thy mouth. 10 And behold, this day do I set thee over the people and kingdoms, that thou mayest root out, break of, destroy, and make waste, and that thou mayest build up and plant. 11 After this the Lord spoke unto me, saying: jeremy, what seest thou? And I said, (a) God showeth to Jerusalem the destruction of the jews by the Babylonians to be at hand. I see a rod of an Almond tree. 12 Then said the Lord unto me: thou hast seen right, for I will make haste speedily upon my word to perform it. 13 It happened afterward that the Lord spoke to me again, and said: what seest thou? and I said: I do see a seething job. xli. b. pot, looking from out of the north. 14 Then said the Lord unto me: jere. xiiii b. and xxv b. Out of the north shall come a plague upon all the dwellers of the land. 15 For lo, Abac. i. b. I will call all the kindreds of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord: and they shall come, and every one shall set his seat in the gates of Jerusalem, and in all their walls round about, and in all cities of juda. 16 And through them shall I declare my judgement, upon all the wickedness of those men that have forsaken me, that have burnt incense unto strange gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 17 Eze. iii. a. And therefore gird up thy loins, arise, and tell them all that I give thee in commandment: Fear them not, lest I destroy thee before them. 18 jere. xv. d. For behold, this day do I make thee a strong ●ensed town, an iron pillar, and a brazen wall, against the whole land, against the kings and mighty men of juda, against the priests and people of the land. 19 They shall fight against thee, but they shall not be able to overcome thee: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. The two Chapter. 2 God rehearseth his benefits done unto the jews. 8 Against priests and prophets or preachers that contemn and despise God. 12 The jews are destroyed because they forsook God, and because they ran a whore hunting after idols. 1 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Go thy way, cry in the ears of Jerusalem, and say, Thus saith the Lord: I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, and the love of thy despousing, in that thou followedst me through the wilderness in an untilled land. 3 Israel was an hallowed thing unto the Lord, and was his first fruits: jere. x. d. Zach. two▪ d All they that devour Israel shall offend, misfortune shall fall upon them, saith the Lord. 4 Hear therefore the word of the Lord O thou house of jacob, and all the generations of the house of Israel. 5 Thus saith the Lord, What unfaithfulness found your fathers in me, that they went so far away fro me, falling to lightness, and being so vain? 6 They thought not in their hearts, where is the Lord that brought us out of the land of Egypt, Exo. xiiii. c. that led us thorough the wilderness, through a desert & rough land, through a dry and deadly land, yea a land that no man had gone through, and wherein no man had dwelled? 7 Deu. vi. b. And when I had brought you into a pleasant fertile land, that ye might enjoy the fruits & all the commodities of the same: ye went forth and defiled my land, and brought mine heritage to abomination. 8 The priests themselves said not, Where is the Lord? They that had the law in their hands knew me not, the shepherds offended against me, the prophets did prophecy in Baal, and followed such things as shall bring them no profit. 9 Wherefore I am constrained, saith the Lord, yet again to contend in judgement with you, and with your childer's children. 10 Go into the Isles of Cethim, and look well: send unto Cedar, take diligent heed, and see whether such things be done there, 11 Whether the gentiles themselves have changed their gods which yet are no gods in deed? but my people hath changed their (a) Honour, that is, the faithful and everliving God, in whom only they ought to glory. honour for a thing that may not help them. 12 Be astonished O ye heavens, be afraid and abashed at such a thing, saith the Lord. 13 For my people hath done two evils: they have forsaken me the well of the jere. xvii. b. Ioh iiii. b. Exod. iiii. d. water of life, and digged them pits, yea vile and broken pits that can hold no water. 14 Is Israel a bond servant, or one of the household? why is he then so spoiled? 15 They roar and cry upon him as lions, they have made his land waste: isaiah. i a. his cities are so burnt up, that there is no man dwelling in them: 16 Yea the children of Noph & Taphnes' shall crack their crown. 17 jer. xxxii. a. cometh not this unto thee because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, even when he led thee by the way? 18 And what hast thou now to do in the street of Egypt, to drink water out of God reproveth the people for that they sought remedies, which are meant by the water of Nilus: and the flood against their evils among the Egyptians and Assyrians, whereas their only remedy had been to have reconciled themselves unto the Lord with faithful repentance. Nilus? Either what makest thou in the way to Assyria, to drink water of the flood? 19 Esa lv. a. Eze. x. d Thine own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy turning away shall condemn thee: that thou mayest know and understand how evil and hurtful a thing it is, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and hast not feared me, saith the Lord God of hosts. 20 Esa lv. a. Eze. x. d I have ever broken thy yoke of old, and burst thy bonds, yet sayest thou: jere iii b I will no more transgress: but like an harlot thou runnest about upon all high hills, and among all green trees. 21 Whereas I planted thee a noble vine, and wholly a right seed: * how art thou turned then into a bitter unfruitful and strange grape? 22 [Yea and that so sore] that though thou wash thee with Nitrus, and make thyself to savour with that sweet smelling herb of Borith: yet in my sight thou art stained with thy wickedness, saith the Lord thy God. 23 How sayest thou now, I am not unclean, and I have not followed Baalim? 4. Reg. 7. b. jer. iii. b. v. b. isaiah. lvii. a. Eze. xvi. b. Look upon thine own ways in the valleys what thou hast done? Thou art like a swift dromedary that goeth easily her way. 24 And thy wantonness is like a wild Ass that useth the wilderness, and that snuffeth and bloweth at her will: who can tame her? All they that seek her, shall not fail but find her in her month. 25 Keep thy foot from nakedness, and thy throat from thirst, and thou thinkest in thyself: tush, I will take no sorrow, for I have loved the (c) The property of idolaters is, not only to contemn the voice of the preacher calling them to repentance: but shamelesselye to prove the love of strangers and the following of them, that is, the worshipping of stocks and stones, and serving of God against his word after their own devices. strangers, and them will I follow. 26 Like as a thief that is taken with the deed, cometh to shame: even so is the house of Israel come to confusion, the common people, their kings and rulers, their priests and prophets. 27 For they say to a stock, Thou art my father, & to a stone, Thou hast begotten me: Deut. 32. c. yea they have turned their back upon me, and not their face: Deut. 32. c. but in the time of their trouble, when they say, stand up and help us: 28 [I shall answer them] Where are now thy gods that thou hast made thee? bid them stand up, and help thee in the time of thy need: jere. xi. b. For look how many cities thou hast O juda, so many gods hast thou also. 29 Wherefore then will ye go to law with me? seeing ye all are sinners against me, saith the Lord. 30 It is but lost labour that I smite your children, for they receive not my correction: 2. Par. 24. ● your own sword destroyeth your prophets, like a devouring lion. 31 Oh generation, hearken unto the word of the Lord: Am I become a wilderness unto the people of Israel? or a land that hath no light? wherefore saith my people then, We are lords, we will come no more unto thee? 32 Doth a maid forget her raiment, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me a very long while. 33 Why beautifiest thou thy ways so highly, to obtain favour therethrough? therefore also hast thou taught wickedness through thy ways. 34 Deu. xulii. b Iere. seven. a. Eze. xx. d. Psal. cv. c. Upon thy wings is found the blood of poor and innocent people, whom thou didst not find in corners & holes: but thou sluest the prophets for reproving all these things. 35 Yet darest thou say, I am [without sin and] guiltless, Tush, his wrath can not come upon me: Behold, I will reason with thee, because thou darest say, I have not offended. 36 Why gaddest thou so much hither and thither, to change thy ways? for thou shalt be confounded aswell of Egypt as thou wast of the Assyrians. 37 Yea thou shalt go thy way from them, and smite thine hands together upon thy head, because the Lord shall bring that confidence and hope of thine to nought, & thou shalt not prosper withal. The three Chapter. 1 God being merciful, calleth to repentance his people which he had forsaken for their whoredom with idols. 20 He exhorteth Israel unto repentance, promising them shepherds that should have the true knowledge of God. 23 The return of Israel unto God confessing their offence. 1 COmmonly Deu. 24. a. when a man putteth away his wife, and she goeth from him & marrieth with another, than the question is: should he resort unto her any more after that? (Is not that land then defiled and unclean?) Ozee. three a. Eze. xvi. b. But as for thee thou hast played the harlot with many lovers, yet turn again to me, saith the Lord. 2 Lift up thine eyes to the high places, and look where thou hast not been defiled: Thou hast waited for them in the streets, and as a murderer in the wilderness, through thy whoredom and shameful blasphemies is the land defiled. 3 4. Reg. 17▪ a This is the cause that the rain and evening dew hath ceased: Thou hast gotten thee an whore's forehead, and wilt not be ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not hereafter say unto me, O my father, thou art he that hast brought me up, and led me from my youth? 5 Will God continue his wrath for ever? will he keep our faults in memory to the end? Nevertheless, thou speakest such words, but thou art ever doing worse and worse to the utmost of thy power. 6 jere. 〈…〉 Jere 〈…〉 4. R●. ●▪ b. The Lord said also unto me in the time of josiah the king, Hast thou seen what that rebellion Israel hath done? how she hath run up upon all the hills, and among all thick trees, and there played the harlot? 7 Hast thou seen also when she had done all this, how I said unto her, that she should turn again unto me, and yet she is not returned? Eze. xxiii. b. juda that unfaithful sister of hers also saw this: 8 Namely, that after I had well seen the adultery of the shrincking harlot Israel, 4. Reg. 17. a. I put her away, and gave her a bill of divorcement: For all this, her unfaithful sister juda was not ashamed, but went back and played the whore. 9 Yea and the wantonness of her whoredom hath defiled the whole land: For she hath committed fornication with stones and stocks. 10 nevertheless, her unfaithful sister juda is not Ozee. v. a. turned unto me again with her whole heart, but faignedlye saith the Lord. 11 And the Lord said unto me, Eze. xvi. c. The backslyder Israel, is more righteous than the unfaithful juda. 12 And therefore go preach these words toward the north, and say, Thou disobedient Israel, turn again saith the Lord, and I will not bring my wrath upon you: for I am merciful saith the Lord, and I will not always Psal. ciii. a. bear displeasure against thee: 13 But on this condition, that thou know thy great blasphemy, namely that thou hast unfaithfully forsaken the Lord thy God, and hast made thyself partaker of strange gods jere v b. isaiah. viiii. a. under all green trees, and hast had no will to hear my voice, saith the Lord. 14 Eze. two. e. Ozee. 14 a. O ye disobedient children, turn again saith the Lord, and I will be married with you: for I will take one out of the city, and two out of one generation from among you, and bring you into Zion, 15 And will give you herdmen after mine own mind, which shall feed you with learning and wisdom. 16 Moreover, when ye be increased and multiplied in the land, then saith the Lord, there shall no more boast be made of the ark of the lords testament: No man shall think upon it, neither shall any man make mention of it: for from thenceforth it shall neither be visited, neither shall such thing be done any more. 17 Gal. iiii. c. Then shall Jerusalem be called the lords seat, and all heathen shallbe gathered unto it for the name of the lords sake which shallbe set up at Jerusalem: And from that time forth they shall follow no more the imagination of their own froward heart. 18 Then those that be of the house of juda, shall go unto the house of Israel, Mat. viii. b. and they shall come together out of the north, into the same land that I have given your fathers. 19 I have thought thus: how shall I take thee to be my children, and give a pleasant land for thine heritage, yea and a goodly host of the heathen? And I said, Call me father, and shrink not from me. 20 Truly, like as a woman faileth her husband, so are ye unfaithful unto me O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord. 21 jer. xxxi. c. The voice of the children of Israel was heard on high, weeping and wailing: for that they have defiled their way, and forgotten God their Lord. 22 O ye disobedient children, turn again, & so shall I heal your backturnynges. Lo we come unto thee, for thou art the Lord our God. 23 Truly, in vain is health hoped for from the hills, be they never so many: Ozee. xiii. a. Act. iiii. a. but the health of Israel standeth only upon God our Lord. 24 Three. v. a. Dan. ix. a. Baruc. i. b. jere. xiiii. a. Confusion hath devoured our father's labour from our youth up, yea their sheep and bullocks, their sons and daughters. 25 So do we also sleep in our confusion, and shame covereth us: Psal. lcvi. a. Esal. 64. a. judie. seven. c. i. Esd. ix. c. b. and ten b. for we & our fathers from our youth up unto this day have sinned against the Lord our God, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God. The four Chapter. 1 The true repentance or returning to God, 4 he exhorteth to the circumcision of the heart. 5 The destruction of jury is prophesied for the malice of their hearts. 1 O Israel, if thou wilt turn thee, then turn unto me, saith the Lord: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, thou shalt not be moved. 2 jere v. a. xii. i. And shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in equity, and righteousness, and all people shallbe fortunable and joyful in him. 3 For thus saith the Lord to all juda and Jerusalem: Plough your land, and sow not among the thorns. 4 jere. vi. b. and ix a. Be circumcised in the Lord, and cut away the foreskin of your hearts all ye of juda, and all the indwellers of Jerusalem: * that mine indignation break not out like fire, and kindle, so that no man may quench it, because of the wickedness of your imaginations. 5 isaiah. lviii. a. Preach in juda and Jerusalem, cry out and speak, blow the trumpets in the land, cry that every man may hear, and say, Gather you together, and we will go into strong cities. 6 Set up the token in Zion, speed you and make no tarrying: jere. ● b for I will bring a great plague and a great destruction from the north. 7 For the spoiler of the gentiles is broken up from his place as a lion out of his den: that he may make thy land waste, and destroy the cities, so that no man may dwell therein. 8 Wherefore gird yourselves about with sackcloth, mourn and weep: for the fearful wrath of the Lord is not withdrawn from us. 9 At the same time saith the Lord, the heart of the king & of the princes shallbe gone, the priests shallbe astonished, and the prophets shallbe sore afraid. 10 Then said I: Oh Lord God, hast thou then deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace: and now the sword goeth through their lives? 11 Then shall it be said to the people and Jerusalem, A strong wind in the high places of the wilderness cometh through the way of my people, but neither to fan nor to cleanse. 12 After that, shall there come unto me a strong wind from those places, & then will I also give sentence upon them. 13 For lo, he ariseth like a cloud, and his charets are like a stormy wind, Three. iiii. a. Dan. seven. a. his horses are swifter than the Eagle: Woe unto us, for we are destroyed. 14 O Jerusalem, Psal. li a. isaiah. i c. wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be helped: How long shall thy vain thoughts remain with thee? 15 For a voice from Dan and from the hill of Ephraim speaketh out, and telleth of a destruction. 16 Remember the heathen, and give Jerusalem warning, and preach unto her, that watchers over her are coming from far countries, they have cried out against the cities of juda. 17 And they have beset her about in every place, like as the watchmen in the field: Zach. viii. ●. For they have provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord. 18 3. Reg. 18. ●. jere. two. ●. xiiii. d. Thy ways and thy thoughts have brought thee unto this, such is thine own wickedness and disobedience: and because it is a bitter thing, it hath stricken thee to the heart. 19 Ah my belly, ah my belly shalt thou cry, how is my heart so sore? my heart panteth within me, I can not be still, for I have heard the crying of the trumpets, and peals of war. 20 They cry murder upon murder, the whole land shall perish: Immediately my tents were destroyed, and my hangings in the twinkling of an eye. 21 How long shall I see the tokens of war, and hear the noise of the trumpets? 22 [Nevertheless, this shall come upon them,] isaiah. v. b Baruc. ●ii. b. Ozee. iiii. b. because my people is become foolish, and hath not known me: isaiah. v. b Baruc. ●ii. b. Ozee. iiii. b. they are the children of foolishness, and without any discretion: To do evil, they have wit enough: but to do well, they have no wisdom. 23 I have looked upon the earth, and see it was waste and void: I looked toward heaven, and it had no shine. 24 I beheld the mountains, and lo, they trembled, and all the hills were in a fear. 25 I looked about me, and there was no body: and all the birds of the air were away. 26 I marked well, and the ploughed field was become waste, yea all their cities were broken down at the presence of the Lord and indignation of his wrath. 27 For thus hath the Lord said: The whole land shallbe desolate, yet will I not then have done. 28 And therefore shall the earth mourn, and the heaven be sorry above: for the thing that I have spoken to the prophets, purposed, and taken upon me to do, shall not repent me, and I will not go from it. 29 The whole land shall flee for the noise of horsemen and bowmen, they shall run into dens, into woods, and climb up the stony rocks: all the cities shallbe void, and no man dwelling therein. 30 What wilt thou now do, thou being destroyed? jere. two. c. For though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, and deckest thee with gold, 4. Reg. 9 f. though thou payntest thy face with colours now, yet shalt thou trim thyself in vain: For those that hitherto have been thy lovers, shall abhor thee, and go about to slay thee. 31 For I hear a noise like as it were of a woman travailing, & one labouring of her first child, Even the voice of the daughter Zion, that casteth out her arms, and soundeth, saying: Ah, woe is me, how sore vexed and faint is my heart for fear of the murderers? The .v. Chapter. 1 In jury is there no righteous or faithful man found, either amongst the people or the rulers, for whose sake the Lord should spare the city, 15 wherefore jury is destroyed of the Assyrians. 1 Look through Jerusalem, behold and see, seek through her streets also within, if ye can find one man that doth equal and right, or seeketh for the truth, and I shall spare that city, saith the Lord. 2 * For though they can say, the Lord liveth: yet they swear to deceive. 3 Whereas thou (O Lord) lookest only upon faith and truth: Thou hast scourged them, but they took no repentance, thou hast corrected them for amendment, but they refused thy correction, they made their faces harder than a stone, and would not amend. 4 Therefore I thought in myself: peradventure they are so simple & foolish that they understand nothing of the lords way, and judgements of their God. 5 Deut. 17. d. Therefore will I go unto their heads and rulers, and talk with them, if they know the way of the Lord, and judgements of their God: But these [in like manner] have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds in sunder. 6 Deut. 32. d. Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath hurt them, and a wolf in the evening shall destroy them, the leopard doth lie lurking by their cities, to tear in pieces all them that come thereout: for their offences are multiplied, and their departing away is increased. 7 Should I then for all this have mercy upon thee? Sophon. i a. Thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: and albeit that I fed them to the full, yet they fall to adultery, and haunt harlots houses. 8 In the desire of uncleanly lust they are become like the stoned horse, Eze. xxii. b. every man neigheth at his neighbour's wife. 9 jere. ix. a. Should I not correct this, saith the Lord? should I not be avenged of every people that is like unto this? 10 Climb up upon their walls, beat them down, and These words are not to be referred unto the city or walls which were utterly destroyed: but to a remnant of the people whom God did reserve that his whol● church should not utterly perish▪ ●hough but a few did remain faithful. destroy them not utterly: take away their battlements, because they are not the lords. 11 For unfaithfully hath the house of Israel and juda forsaken me, saith the Lord. 12 2. Pet. 2. a. They have denied the Lord and said, It is not he [that looketh upon us] jere. xiiii. b. and xxiiii c Deut. 29. c. Sophon. i c. jere. vi. b. tush, there shall no misfortune come upon us, we shall see neither sword nor hunger. 13 jere. xiiii. b. and xxiiii c Deut. 29. c. Sophon. i c. jere. vi. b. As for the warning of the prophets, it is but wind, yea there is not the word of God in them: such things shall happen unto themselves. 14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak such words, behold, isaiah. 33 b. the words that are in thy mouth will I turn to fire, and make the people to be wood, that the fire may consume them. 15 Deut. 28. c. Baruc. iiii. c. Lo, I will bring a people upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, a mighty people, an old people, a people whose speech thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. 16 Their arrows are sudden death, yea they themselves be very giants. 17 This people shall eat up thy fruit and thy meat, yea they shall devour thy sons & thy daughters, thy sheep and thy bullocks, they shall eat up thy grapes and figs: As for thy strong and well defensed cities wherein thou didst trust, they shall bring to poverty, and that through the sword. 18 jere. xvi. b. Nevertheless, I will not then have done with you, saith the Lord. 19 But if they say, wherefore doth the Lord our God all this unto us? Then answer them: Deut. 28. g. because that like as ye have forsaken me, & served strange gods in your land, even so shall ye serve strangers out of your land. 20 Preach this unto the house of jacob, and cry it out in juda, and say thus: 21 Hear this thou foolish and undiscreet people, isaiah. vi. b. joh. ix. d. ye have eyes but ye see not, ears have ye but ye hear not. 22 Fear ye not me, saith the Lord? will ye not tremble at my presence? job. 26. d. and .28. a. which bind the sea with the sand by a continual decree, so that it can not pass his bounds: for though it rage, yet can it do nothing, and though the waves thereof do swell, yet may they not go over. 23 But this people hath a false and obstinate heart, they are departed and gone away fro me. 24 They think not in their hearts, O let us fear the Lord our God, who giveth us rain early and late when need is, which keepeth ever still the harvest for us yearly. 25 isaiah. lxix. a. Neverthesse's, your misdeeds have turned these from you, and your sins have rob you of good things. 26 For among my people are found wicked persons, that privily lay snares and wait for men, to take them and destroy them. 27 And like as a net is full of birds, so are their houses full of that which they have gotten with falsehood and deceit: Hereof cometh their great substance and riches, 28 Hereof are they fat and wealthy, and are more mischievous than any other: isaiah ● they minister not the law, they make no end of the fatherless cause, yea and they prosper: yet they judge not the poor according to equity. 29 Should I not punish these things saith the Lord? should not I be avenged of all such people as these be? 30 Horrible and grievous things are done in the land. 31 The prophets teach falsely, and the preachers receive gifts, and my people Osee. v●. ● Rom. i. ●. hath pleasure therein: what will come thereof at the last. The uj Chapter. 1 The sins for which Jerusalem is afflict. 10 Uncircumcised ears, 13 covetousness, 14 deceit. 20 The Lord rejecteth the sacrifices of the jews. 22 The coming of the Babylonians is prophesied again. 1 COme out of Jerusalem, ye strong children of Benjamin, blow up the trumpets ye Thecuites, two. Re. xiiii a set up a token unto Bethcaran: for a plague & a great misery appeareth out from the north. 2 I will liken the daughter Zion to a fair and tender woman, and to her shall come the (a) The shepherds with their flocks, that is, the princes and captains with their armies. shepherds with their flocks. 3 Their tents shall they pitch round about her, and every one shall feed in his place. 4 Make battle against her [shall they say] arise, let us go up while it is yet day: Alas the day goeth away, and the night shadows fall down. 5 Arise, let us go up by night, and destroy her strong holds. 6 For thus hath the Lord of hosts commanded, Hew down her trees, and set up bulwarks against Jerusalem: for the time is come that this city must be punished, for in her is all maliciousness. 7 Like as a conduit spouteth out waters, so she spouteth out her wickedness: Robbery and unrighteousness is heard in her, sorrow and wounds are ever there in my sight. 8 amend thee (O Jerusalem) lest I withdraw my heart from thee, and make thee desolate, and thy land also, that no man dwell in it. 9 For thus saith the Lord of hosts: The residue of Israel shallbe gathered as the remnant of grapes: and therefore turn thine hand again into the basket, like the grape gatherer. 10 But unto whom shall I speak? whom shall I warn that he may take heed? jere. iiiii. a. and ix. d. jere. v. c. and twenty b. Their ears are so uncircumcised, that they may not hear: behold, jere. iiiii. a. and ix. d. jere. v. c. and twenty b. they take the word of God but for a scorn, and have no lust thereto. 11 And therefore I am so full of thine indignation O Lord, that I may suffer no longer, but shed it out upon the children that are without, and upon all young men: yea the man must be taken prisoner with the wife, and the aged with the cripple. 12 Their houses with their lands and wives shallbe turned into strangers: for I will stretch out mine hand upon the inhabitors of this land, saith the Lord. 13 isaiah. lvi. c. jere. viii. b. For from the least to the most they hang all upon covetousness: and from the prophet unto the priest, they go about falsehood and lies. 14 isaiah lvi c. jere. viii b. Eze. xviii. b. And beside that, they heal the hurt of my people with sweet words, saying, Peace, peace: when there is no peace at all. 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? Truly nay, they be passed shame, jere. viii. c. and therefore they shall fall among the slain: and in the hour when I shall visit them, they shallbe brought down saith the Lord. 16 Thus saith the Lord, Go into the streets, consider and make inquisition for the old way, and if it be the good and right way, then go therein, that ye may find rest for your souls: but they say, we will not walk therein. 17 Moreover, I will set watchmen over you, and therefore take heed unto the voice of the trumpet: but they say, we will not take heed. 18 Hear therefore ye gentiles, and thou congregation shalt know what I have devised for them. 19 Hear thou earth also: behold, I will cause jere. nineteen. a. a plague to come upon this people, even the fruit of their own imaginations, for that they have not been obedient unto my words and to my law, but abhorred them. 20 Wherefore isaiah. i b. jere. seven. c. bring ye me incense from Saba, and sweet smelling calamus from far countries? (b) Ceremonies, although they be gods ordinances, pleaseth him not without faith & pureness of mind. your burnt offerings displease me, and I rejoice not in your sacrifices. 21 And therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks among this people, and there shall fall at them the father with the children, one neighbour shall perish with another. 22 Thus saith the Lord: Jere i e. and .v. a. Abac. i. c. Behold, there shall come a people from the north, and a great people shall arise from the ends of the earth. 23 With bows and with darts shall they be weaponed, it is a rough and fierce people, & an unmerciful people: their voice roareth like the sea, they ride upon horses well appointed to the battle against thee O daughter Zion. 24 The fame of them have we heard, our arms are feeble, (c) So soon as the hypocrites here tell that gods judgements are at hand, their heart faileth and is full of sorrow. heaviness and sorrow is come upon us, as upon a woman travailing with child. 25 Let no man go forth into the field, let no man come upon the high street: for the sword and fear of the enemy is on every side. 26 Wherefore gird a sackcloth about thee O thou daughter of my people, sprinkle thyself with ashes: Amo. viii. b. mourn and weep bitterly as upon thine only beloved son, for the destroyer shall suddenly fall upon us. 27 Thee have I set for a strong tower [O thou prophet] and a well fenced wall among my people, to seek out and to try their ways. 28 Psal. xiii. a. and liii. a. Rom. iii. c For they are all stubborn apostates and fallen away, walking deceitfully, they are clean brass and iron, for they hurt and destroy every man. 29 The bellows are brent in the fire, the lead is not molten, the melter melteth in vain, for the evil is not taken away from them. 30 Therefore do they call them naughty silver, because the Lord hath cast them out. The vij Chapter. 2 jeremy is commanded to show unto the people the word of God, which trusteth in the outward service of the temple. 13 The evils that shall happen to the jews for the despising of their prophets. 21 Sacrifices doth not the Lord chief require of the jews, but that they should obey his word. 1 THese are the words that God spoke unto jeremy, saying: 2 jere. xvii. b. and xxvi a Stand under the gate of the lords house, & cry out these words there with a loud voice, and say, Hear the word of the Lord all ye of juda, that go in at this door to worship the Lord: 3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: isaiah. i e. jere. xxvi. e. amend your ways and your counsels, and I will let you dwell in this place. 4 Trust not in false lying words, saying: Here is the temple of the Lord, here is the temple of the Lord, here is the temple of the Lord: 5 But rather in deed amend your ways and counsels, Exo. xxii. c▪ Zacha. viii. c. Leu. xxix. g job xxiii. ●. and judge right betwixt a man and his neighbour, 6 Oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, shed not innocent blood in this place, clean not to strange gods to your own destruction: 7 Then will I let you dwell in this place, yea in the land that I gave afore time to your fathers for ever. 8 But take heed, ye trust in lying tales, that beguile you and do you no good. 9 For when ye have stolen, murdered, committed adultery and perjury, when ye have offered unto Baal, following strange and unknown gods: shall ye be unpunished? 10 Yet then come ye and stand before me in this house ●. Re viii. ●. (which hath my name given unto it) and say, tush, we are absolved quite, though we have done all these abominations. 11 What, think you this house that beareth my name, is a den of thieves? isaiah lix b. job two b. Mat. xxi. b. jere. xxxii. josu xviii. a. And yet I see what you think, saith the Lord. 12 Go to my place in Silo, isaiah lix b. job two b. Mat. xxi. b. jere. xxxii. josu xviii. a. whereunto I gave my name aforetime, and look well jere. xxvi. a. i Reg. three iiii.u.vi. what I did to the same place for the wickedness of my people of Israel. 13 And now seeing ye have done all these deeds saith the Lord, and I myself rose up ever betimes to warn you and to commune with you, yet would ye not hear me, Prou. i e. Esa lxv. b. I called, ye would not answer: 14 Therefore, Luke. xxi. a. even as I have done unto Silo, so will I do to this house that my name is given unto, and that you put your trust in, yea unto the place that I have given to you and your fathers: 15 And I shall thrust you out of my sight, i Reg. xvii. a as I have cast out all your brethren the whole seed of Ephraim. 16 jere. xiiii. b. Ezec. xiiii c. i john. v. c. Therefore thou shalt not pray for this people, thou shalt neither give thanks nor bid prayer for them: make thou no intercession for them, for in no wise will I hear thee. 17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 jere. xliiii. c. The children gather sticks, the fathers kindle the fire, the women kneade the dough to bake cakes for the queen of heaven: they power out drink offerings unto strange gods, to provoke me unto wrath. 19 Howbeit they hurt not me saith the Lord, but rather confound and shame themselves. 20 And therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, my wrath and indignation shallbe powered out upon this place, upon men and cattle, upon trees in the field, and fruit of the land: and it shall burn, so that no man may quench it. 21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Heap up your isaiah. i a. burnt offerings with your sacrifices, and eat the flesh. 22 Deut. x. a. isaiah. xliii a. For when I brought your fathers out of Egypt, I spoke no word unto them of burnt offerings and sacrifices: 23 But this I commanded them, saying, Exod. nineteen. a. Hearken and obey my voice, and I shallbe your God, and ye shallbe my people, so that ye walk in all the ways which I have commanded you, that ye may prosper. 24 Zacha. seven. a. But they were not obedient, they inclined not their ears thereunto: but went after their own imaginations, and after the motions of their own wicked heart, and so turned themselves away, and converted not unto me. 25 And this have they done from the time that your fathers came out of Egypt, unto this day: jere. xxv. a. xxix. c. and xliii a. Nevertheless, I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, I rose up early, and sent you word. 26 Yet would they not hearken nor offer me their ears, but were obstinate, and worse than their fathers. 27 And thou shalt now speak all these words unto them, but they shall not hear thee: thou shalt cry upon them, but they shall not answer thee. 28 Therefore shalt thou say unto them, This is the people that neither heareth the voice of the Lord their God, nor receiveth his correction: jere. v. a. faithfulness and truth is clean rooted out of their mouth. 29 Ezech. v. a. Wherefore cut of thine here, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, take up a complaint on high: for the Lord hath cast away and forsaken the people that he is displeased withal. 30 For the children of juda have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord: jere. xxxii d they have set up their abominations in the house that hath my name, and have defiled it: 31 They have also builded an altar at 〈◊〉 32. ● 4. Re 24 ●. Psal. xvi c. jere. xliii ● Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hennom, that they might burn their sons and daughters in fire: which I never commanded them, neither came it ever in my thought. 32 And therefore behold the days shall come (saith the Lord) that it shall no more be called Topheth, or the valley of the children of Hennom, but the valley of slaughter: jere. nineteen e for in Topheth they shall be buried, because they shall else have no room. 33 jere. v●i b. and ix c. Yea the dead bodies of this people shallbe eaten up of the fowls of the air, and wild beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. 34 jere. xviiii. and xxv. d. Ezec xvi. ●. And as for the voice of mirth and gladness of the cities of juda and Jerusalem, the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride, I will make them cease: for the land shallbe desolate. The eight Chapter. 1 The destruction of the jews. 4 The Lord moveth the people to amendment, reckoning up their sins. 10 He reprehendeth the lying doctrine of the prophets and priests. 1 AT the same time saith the Lord, the bones of the kings of juda, the bones of his princes, the bones of the preachers and prophets, yea and the bones of the citizens of Jerusalem, shallbe brought out of their graves, 2 And laid against the Deut. iiii. c. sun the moon, & all the heavenly host, whom they loved, whom they served, whom they ran after, whom they sought and worshipped: they shall neither be gathered together nor buried, but shall lie as dung upon the earth. 3 Luk. xxiiii. c And all they that remain of this wicked generation, shall desire rather to die then to line, wheresoever they remain, and where as I scatter them, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 Thus shalt thou say unto them also: Thus saith the Lord, Do men fall so, that they arise not up again? or if Israel repent, will not God turn again to them? 5 Wherefore then is this people of Jerusalem gone so far back, that they turn not again? They are ever the longer the more obstinate, and will not be converted. 6 For I have looked and considered, but there is no man that speaketh a good word, there is no man that taketh repentance for his sin, that will so much say, what have I done? but every man turneth to his own course, like a fierce horse headlong to the battle. 7 The Stork in the air knoweth his appointed time, the Turtle dove, the Swallow and the Crane consider the time of their travail: isaiah. i a. but my people will not know the time of the punishment of the Lord. 8 How dare ye say then, we are wise, we have the law of the Lord among us? Truly in vain hath he prepared his pen, and vainly have the writers written it. 9 Therefore shall the wise be confounded, they shallbe afraid and taken: for lo, Deut. liv. a. Psal. nineteen. a. they have cast out the word of the Lord, what wisdom can then be among them? 10 Wherefore I will give their wives unto alients, and their fields to destroyers: Ezech. vi d For from the lowest unto the highest they follow filthy lucre, and from the prophet unto the priest they deal all with lies. 11 isaiah vi c. jere. vi b. Ezec. xiii. d. Nevertheless, they heal the hurt of my people very slenderly, saying, peace, peace: where there is no peace at all. 12 Fie for shame, how abominable things do they? and yet they be not ashamed, yea they know of no shame: jere seven d. Wherefore in the time of their visitation they shall fall among the dead bodies, and be overthrown, saith the Lord. 13 Moreover, I will consume them in deed (saith the Lord) so that there shall not be one grape upon the vine, neither one fig upon the fig tree, and the leaves shallbe plucked of: and the thing that I have given them, shallbe taken from them. 14 Why prolong we the time? Let us gather ourselves together, and go into the strong city, there shall we be in rest: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water mixed with gall to drink, because we have sinned against him. 15 jere. xiiii. d. We looked for peace, and we far not the better, we waited for the time of health, and lo, ●re is nothing but trouble. 16 The noise of his horses is heard from Dan, the whole land is afraid at the neighing of his strong horses: for they are come in, and have devoured the land, withal that is in it, the cities, and those that dwell therein. 17 Leu. xxvi. d Moreover, I will send cockatrices and serpents among you (which will not be charmed) and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. 18 I would have had comfort against sorrow: but sorrow is come upon me, and heaviness vexeth my heart. 19 For lo, the voice of the crying of my people is heard, [for fear of them that come] from a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? Is not her king in her? Wherefore then have they grieved me [shall the Lord say] with their images, and foolish strange fashions of a foreign god? 20 The harvest is gone, the summer hath an end, and we are not helped. 21 I am sore vexed, because of the hurt of my people, I am heavy and abashed: 22 Is there not treacle at Gilead? Is there no physician there? why then is not the health of my people recovered? The ix Chapter. 1 The complaint and bewailing of the prophet, 3 the malice of the people. 24 In the knowledge of God ought we only to rejoice. 26 The uncircumcision of the heart. 1 O Who isaiah. xxii. a. will give my head water enough, and a well of tears for mine eyes, that I may weep night and day for the slaughter of my people? 2 Would God that I had a cottage somewhere far from folk, that I might leave my people and go from them, for they be all adulterers and a shrinking sort. 3 They bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies, they wax strong upon earth: As for the truth, they may nothing away withal in the world, for they go from one wickedness to another, and will not know me, saith the Lord. 4 jere. xii. b. Yea, one must keep himself from another, no man may safely trust his own brother: for Math. x. e. Mich. seven. a. one brother undermindeth another, one neighbour beguileth another. 5 Yea, one dissembleth with another, and they deal with no truth: Psa. xxviii. a They have practised their tongues to lie, and taken great pains to do mischief. 6 Thou sittest in the mids of a deceitful people, which for very dissembling falsehood will not know me, saith the Lord. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will melt them and try them: for what should I else do to my people? 8 Their tongues are like sharp arrows to speak deceit: with their mouth they speak peaceably to their neighbour, but privily they lay wait for him. 9 jere. v. b. Should I not punish them for these things, saith the Lord? or should I not be avenged of any such people as this? 10 Upon the mountains will I take up a lamentation and a sorrowful cry, and a mourning upon the fair places of the wilderness: Namely, how they are so brent up, that no man goeth there any more, yea a man shall not hear one beast cry there: birds and cattle are all gone from thence. 11 Psa. lxxix Mich. iii c I will make Jerusalem also an heap of stones, & a den of venomous worms: and I will make the cities of juda so waste, that no man shall dwell therein. 12 What man is so wise as to understand this? or to whom hath the Lord spoken by mouth, that he may show this, and say: O thou land, why perishest thou so? wherefore art thou so brent up, and like a wilderness that no man goeth thorough? 13 Yea the Lord himself told the same unto them that forsook his law, and kept not the thing that he gave them in commandment, neither lived thereafter: 14 Deut. 29. a. jos xxiiii. c. But followed the wickedness of their own hearts, & served strange gods as their forefathers taught them. 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them gall to drink. 16 Deu. xxii. b. jere. xxiii. c. Deut. xx. c. I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: Deu. xxii. b. jere. xxiii. c. Deut. xx. c. and I will send a sword among them to persecute them, until I bring them to nought. 17 Moreover, thus saith the Lord of hosts: Beware of the vengeance that hangeth over you, and call for mourning wives, and send for wise women, that they come shortly, 18 And sing a mourning song of us, that the tears may fall out of our eyes, and that our eye lids may gush out of water. 19 For there is a lamentable noise heard of Zion: O how are we so sore destroyed? O how are we so piteously confounded? We must forsake our own natural country, and we are shut out of our own lodgings. 20 Yet hear the word of the Lord (O ye women) and let your ears regard the words of his mouth: that ye may learn your daughters to mourn, and that every one may teach her neighbour to make lamentation 21 [Namely thus] Death is climbing up in at our windows, he is come into our houses, to destroy the child before the door, and the young man in the street. 22 But tell thou plainly, thus saith the Lord: jere. seven. d. and viii. ● The dead bodies of men shall lie upon the ground as the dung upon the field, and as the handful after the mower, and there shallbe no man to take them up. 23 Thus saith the Lord: Let not the wise man rejoice in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, neither the rich man in his riches: 24 But who so will rejoice, isaiah. lv. ●. i Cor. i. d. two. Cor. xi. a let him rejoice in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which do mercy, equity, and righteousness upon the earth: Math. ix. d. and xii a. Osee. vi. b. therefore have I pleasure in such things, saith the Lord. 25 Behold the time cometh (saith the Lord) that I will visit all them whose foreskin is uncircumcised, and the circumcised, 26 The Egyptians, the jews, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, jere. xxv. ●. jere. iiii. a. and vi b. Rom. two. c. and the shaven Madianites that dwell in the wilderness: for all the gentiles are all uncircumcised in the flesh, but all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. ¶ The ten Chapter. 2 The constellations of the stars are not to be feared. 5 Of the weakness of idols, and of the power of God. 21 Of evil curates. 1 Hear the word of the Lord that he speaketh unto thee, O thou house of Israel. 2 Thus saith the Lord: isaiah. xlvii. c. ye shall not learn after the manner of the heathen, and ye shall not be afraid for the tokens of heaven: for the heathen are afraid of such. 3 Yea all the customs and laws of the gentiles are nothing but vanity: isaiah xliiii. b. They hew down a tree in the wood with the hands of the workman, and fashion it with the are. 4 They cover it over with gold or silver, they fasten it with nails and hammers, that it move not. 5 It standeth as stiff as the Palm tree, it can neither speak nor go one foot, but must be borne: Baruc. vi. c. 4. Re. xvii. g Be not ye afraid of such, for they can do neither good nor evil. 6 But there is none like unto thee O Lord, Apoc. xv▪ ●. and great is the name of thy power. 7 Who would not fear thee, O king of the gentiles? for thine is the dominion: for among all the wise men of the gentiles, and in all their kingdoms, there is none that may be likened unto thee. 8 They are altogether brutish and unwise in this one thing: (a) By wo● is meant all kind of matter whereof images are wont to be made, which although they be garnished with gold and silver, and clothed in purple and silk, and set up as some mercy, to be lay ●ens books, yet teach they nothing saith the prophet, but vanity wood is the teaching of vanity. 9 Silver is brought out of Tharsis, and beaten to plates, and gold from Ophir, a work that is made with the hand of the craftsman, and they are clothed with yellow silk and scarlet: all these are the work of cunning men. 10 But the Lord is a true God, a living God, and an everlasting king: Num i a. if he be wroth, the earth shaketh, all the gentiles may not abide his indignation. 11 [As for their gods] thus shall you say to them, they are no gods that made neither heaven nor earth, therefore shall they perish from the earth, and from all things under heaven. 12 But [as for our God] Gene. i a. he made the earth with his power, and with his wisdom doth he order the whole compass of the world, with his discretion hath he spread out the heavens. 13 At his voice the waters gathered together in the air, Psal. xliiii. a. he draweth up the clouds from the uttermost parts of the earth, he turneth lightning to rain, and bringeth forth the winds out of their treasures. 14 His wisdom maketh all men fools, and confounded be casters of images: for that they cast, is but a vain thing, and hath no life. 15 isaiah▪ i. d. and xliiii b. jere. vi. c. The vain craftsmen with their works that they in their vanity have made, shall perish one with another in time of visitation. 16 Nevertheless, jacobs' portion is none such: but it is he that hath made all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name. 17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, thou that art in the strong place. 18 For thus saith the Lord: behold, I will now throw as with a stone sling, the inhabiters of this land at this once, and I will bring trouble upon them, that they shall prove true the words that I have spoken by the prophets. 19 Alas how am I hurt? alas how painful are my scourges unto me? for I consider this sorrow by myself, and I must suffer it. 20 My tabernacle is destroyed, and all my cords are broken, my children are gone fro me, & can no where be found: Now have I none to spread out my tent, nor to set up my hangings. 21 (b) The kings, the rulers, the prophets, and the priests are blind, and so destroyeth the flock For the herdmen are become foolish, and they have not sought the Lord: therefore have they dealt unwisely with their cattle, and all are scattered abroad. 22 Behold, the noise is hard at hand, and great sedition out of the north, to make the cities of juda a wilderness, and a dwelling place for dragons. 23 Prou. xx. b. Now I know (O Lord) that it is not in man's power to order his own ways, or to rule his own steps and goings. 24 Therefore chasten thou me O Lord, but with favour, Psal. vi. a. xxi. c. viii. c. and not in thy wrath, lest thou bring me utterly to nought. 25 isaiah. lxiiii. b. Psa. lxxix. a Eccle. 37. a. power out thine indignation upon the gentiles that know thee not, and upon the people that call not upon thy name, jere. thirty. c. and l b. and that because they have consumed, devoured, and destroyed jacob, and have made his habitation waste. The xj Chapter. 1 A curse to them that obey not the word of God's promise. 10 The people of juda following the steps of their fathers, worshippeth strange gods. 15 The Lord saith that he will not hear the jews, and forbiddeth also jeremy to pray for them. 1 THis is a sermon which the Lord commanded jeremy for to preach, saying: 2 Hear the words of this covenant and speak unto the men of juda, and to all them that dwell at Jerusalem, 3 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Deut. xxvii. and .28. b. Gala. iii. b Cursed be every one that is not obedient unto the words of this covenant, 4 Which I commanded unto your fathers, what time as I brought them out of Egypt from the iron furnace, saying: Be obedient unto my voice, and do according to all that I command you, so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: 5 And will keep my promise Gene xv. ● xxvi. a. and xxvii ● that I have sworn unto your fathers, [namely] that I would give them a land which floweth with milk and honey, as ye see it is come to pass unto this day. Then answered I and said, Amen: let it be even so Lord as thou sayest. 6 Then the Lord said unto me again: Preach this in the cities of juda, and round about Jerusalem, & say: Hear the words of this covenant, and keep them. 7 For I have diligently exhorted your fathers, ever since the time that I brought them out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I gave them warning be times, saying: hearken unto my voice. 8 jere. x●i. b. Nevertheless, they would not obey me, nor incline their ears unto me: but followed the wicked imaginations of their own hearts, and therefore I have brought upon them all the words of this covenant that I gave them to keep, which they [notwithstanding] have not kept. 9 And the Lord said unto me: it is found out that whole Israel and all these cities of Jerusalem are gone back. 10 They have turned themselves to the blasphemies of their forefathers, which had no lust to hear my words: Even likewise have these also followed strange gods, and worshipped them: The house of Israel and juda have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. 11 Therefore, thus saith the Lord: behold, I will send a plague upon them, which they shall not be able to escape: and they shall cry unto me, and I will not hear them. 12 Zach. seven. b. Then shall the towns of juda, and the citizens of Jerusalem go and call upon Deut. 35. c their gods unto whom they made their oblations: but they shall not be able to help them in time of their trouble. 13 jere two b. For as many cities as thou hast, O juda, so many gods hast thou had also: and look how many streets there be in thee (O Jerusalem) so many shameful altars have ye set up, altars [I say] to offer upon them unto Baal. 14 jere. v●▪ ● and xv ● Therefore pray not thou for this people, bid neither praise nor prayer for them: for though they cry unto me in their trouble, yet will I not hear them. 15 What part hath my beloved in my house, seeing he hath worked abomination, serving many gods? Agger 〈…〉 The holy flesh offerings in the temple are gone from thee [O juda] and thou when thou hast done evil, makest thy boast of it. 16 jere. xvii ●. Math. seven b. Rom. xi. ●. The Lord called thee a green olive tree, a fair one, a fruitful one, a goodly one: but with great clamour hath the enemy set fire upon it, & the branches of it are destroyed. 17 For the Lord of hosts that planted thee, hath devised a plague for thee (O thou house of Israel and juda) for the evil that ye have done to provoke him to wrath, in that ye did service to Baal. 18 This (O Lord) have I learned of thee, and understand it: for thou hast showed me their imaginations. 19 isaiah liii. b. But I am as a meek lamb, an ox that is carried away to be slain, not knowing that they had devised such a counsel against me [saying,] jere. xviii. b. We will destroy his meat with wood, and drive him out of the land of the living, that his name shall never be thought upon. 20 Therefore jere. xx. a▪ and xvii b. I will beseech thee now (O Lord of hosts) thou righteous judge, thou that triest the reins and the hearts, let me see thee avenged of them: for unto thee have I committed my cause. isaiah. thirty d. 21 The Lord therefore spoke thus of the citizens of Anathoth that sought to slay me, saying: Amo. seven. d. Preach not unto us in the name of the Lord, or else thou shalt die of our hands: 22 Thus [I say] spoke the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will visit you, your young men shall perish with the sword, your sons and your daughters shall utterly die of hunger, 23 So that none shall remain: for upon the citizens of Anathoth will I bring a plague even the year of their visitation. The twelve Chapter. 1 The prophet marveleth greatly at the prosperity of the wicked, although he confess God to be righteous. 7 The jews are forsaken of the Lord. 1● He speaketh against curates and preachers that seduce the people. 14 The Lord threateneth destruction unto the nations that bordered upon jury, which troubled and vexed it. 1 O Lord thou art more righteous, then that I should dispute with thee: nevertheless, let me talk with thee in things reasonable. job xxii. i▪ Abac. ●. b. Psal. 73 a. How happeneth it that the way of the ungodly is so prosperous? and that it goeth so well with them which without any shame offend and live in wickedness, 2 Thou plantest them, they take root, they grow, and bring forth fruit: they boast much of thee, yet art thou far from their By the reins he meaneth the inward affections and secrecy of the mind. reins. 3 But thou Lord to whom I am well known, thou that hast seen and proved my heart, two. Pet two. c. take them away, like as a flock is carried to the slaughter house, & appoint them for the day of slaughter. 4 How long shall the land mourn, jere. xiiii. a. and all the herbs of the field perish for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? The cattle and the birds are gone, yet say they, tush, Deut. nineteen. e jere. v. b. and xxiii e. Sophon. i e. God will not destroy us utterly. 5 Seeing thou art weighed in running with the footmen, how wilt thou then run with horses? In a peaceable sure land thou mayest be safe: but how wilt thou do in the furious pride of jordane? 6 For thy brethren and thy kindred have altogether despised thee, and cried out upon thee altogether: jere. ix. ●. Believe them not, though they speak fair words to thee. 7 As for me [I say] I have forsaken mine own dwelling place, and left mine heritage: my life also that I love so well, have I given into the hands of mine enemies. 8 Mine heritage is become unto me as a lion in the wood: it cried out upon me, therefore have I forsaken it. 9 Is not mine heritage unto me as a speckled bird? are not the birds round about against her? Come and gather ye together all the beasts of the field, come, that ye may eat it up. 10 isaiah. lvi. c. isaiah. v. a. divers herdmen have broken down my isaiah. lvi. c. Esa●. v. a. vinyeard, and trodden upon my portion: of my pleasant portion they have made a wilderness and desert. 11 They have laid it waste, and now that it is waste it sigheth unto me: yea the whole land lieth waste, and no man regardeth it. 12 The destroyers come over the borders in the desert every way: for the sword of the Lord doth consume from the one end of the land to the other, and no flesh hath rest. 13 They have sown wheat, and reaped thorns, they have taken heritage in possession, but it doth them no good: and they were ashamed of your fruits, because of the great wrath of the Lord. 14 Thus saith the Lord upon all my evil neighbours that lay hand on mine heritage which I have possessed, even my people of Israel: Behold, I will pluck them [namely Israel] out of their land, and put out the house of juda from among them. 15 Deu. iiii. e. and xxx ●▪ isaiah. l● And when I have rooted them out, I will be at one with them again, and I will have mercy upon them, and bring them again every man to his own heritage, and into his land. 16 And if they [namely that trouble my people] will learn the ways of them to swear by my name, the Lord liveth, like as they learned my people to swear by Baal, then shall they be built among my people: 17 M● 〈…〉 But if they will not obey, then will I root out the same folk, and destroy them, saith the Lord. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 The destruction of the jews is prefigured, and their sparsing abroad. 11 Why Israel was received to be the people of God, and why they were forsaken. 1 THus saith the Lord unto me: Go thy way and get thee a linen girdle, and gird it about thy loins, let it not be wet. 2 Then I got me a girdle according to the commandment of the Lord, and put it about my loins. 3 After this, the second time the Lord spoke unto me again. 4 Take the girdle that thou hast prepared and put about thee, and get thee up, and go unto Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. 5 So went I, and hid it at Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. 6 And it happened long after this, that the Lord spoke unto me: Up, and get thee to Euphrates, & fetch the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. 7 Then went I to Euphrates, & digged up, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and behold, the girdle was corrupt, so that it was profitable for nothing. 8 Then said the Lord unto me, 9 Thus saith the Lord, Even so will I corrupt the pride of juda, and the high mind of Jerusalem. 10 This people is a wicked people, jere. seven. c. xi●. b. xviii. c and xix c. they will not hear my word, they follow the wicked imaginations of their own heart, and hang upon strange gods, them they serve and worship, and therefore they shallbe as this breech that serveth for nothing. 11 For as straightly as a girdle lieth upon a man's loins, so straightly did I bind the whole house of Israel, and the whole house of juda unto me, saith the Lord: Deut. iiii c. and xxvi d. jere. thirty. d. that they might be my people, that they might have a glorious name, that they might be in honour: but they would not obey me. 12 Therefore lay this riddle before them, and say, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Every pot shallbe filled with wine. And they shall say unto thee. Thinkest thou we know not that every pot shallbe filled with wine? 13 Then shalt thou say unto them, thus saith the Lord: Behold, I shall fill all the inhabitors of this land with drunkenness, the kings that sit upon David's stool, the priests & prophets, with all that dwell at Jerusalem. 14 And I will set them one against another, yea the fathers against the sons, saith the Lord: I will not pardon them, I will not spare them, nor have pity upon them: but destroy them. 15 Hear, give ear, take not disdain at it: for it is the Lord himself that speaketh. 16 Honour the Lord your God or he take his light from you, and or ever your feet stumble in darkness at the hill: lest when you look for the light, he turn it into the shadow and darkness of death. 17 But if ye will not hear me that give you secret warning, I will mourn from my whole heart for your stubbornness: jere. xxxi. c. Three. i a. Piteously will I weep, and the tears shall gush out of mine eyes, for the lords flock shallbe carried away captive. 18 Tell the king and the queen, humble yourselves, sit you down low, for your dignity shallbe thrown down, and the crown of your glory shall fall from your head. 19 The cities toward the south shallbe shut up, and no man shall open them: all juda shallbe carried away captive, so that none shall remain. 20 life up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north, where is the flock [O thou land] that was given thee? and where are thy fat and rich sheep? 21 jere. nineteen a. isaiah. xiii b. To whom wilt thou make thy moan when the enemy shall come upon thee? for thou hast taught them thyself, and made them masters over thee: Shall not sorrow come upon thee as on a woman travailing with child? 22 And if thou wouldst then say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? Even for the multitude of thy blasphemies shall thy hinder parts and thy feet be discovered. 23 May a man of Ind change his skin, and the cat of the mountain her spots? so, may ye that be exercised in evil, do good? 24 Therefore will I scatter them like as the stubble that is taken away with the south wind. 25 This shallbe your portion, and the portion of your measure wherewith ye shallbe rewarded of me saith the Lord, because ye have forgotten me, and put your trust in deceitful things. 26 Ozee. two. b Therefore shall I turn thy clothes over thy head, and discover thy shame. 27 Thy adulteries, thy neyghinges, thy shameful whoredom on the hills in the fields, and thy abominations have I seen: Woe be unto thee (O Jerusalem) wilt thou never be cleansed any more? Or when shall that be? The xiiij Chapter. 1 Of the dearth that should come in jury. 7 The prayer of the people asking mercy of the Lord. 10 The unfaithful people are not heard. 12 Of prayer, fasting, and of false prophets that seduce the people. 1 THe word of the Lord showed unto jeremy concerning the dearth of the fruits. 2 juda hath mourned, his gates are desolate, they are brought to heaviness, even unto the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up. 3 The Lords sent their servants to fetch water, and when they came to the wells, they did find no water, but carried their vessels home empty: they be ashamed and confounded, and cover their heads. 4 jere. xxiii. b For the ground is dried, because there cometh no rain upon it: the plowmen also be ashamed and cover their heads. 5 The hind also forsook the young fawn that he brought forth in the field, because there was no grass. 6 The wild asses did stand in the high places, and drew in their wind like the dragons, their eyes did fail for want of grass. 7 Doubtless our own wickedness doth reward us: but Lord do thou according to thy name, though our transgression and sins be many, and against thee have we sinned. 8 isaiah. xlix. b. ●●re. xvi. c. and xvii c. For thou art the comfort and help of Israel in the time of trouble: Why wilt thou be as a stranger in the land, and as one that goeth his journey, and cometh in only to remain for a night? 9 Why wilt thou make thyself a coward, and as it were a giant that yet may not help? But thou O Lord art in the midst of us, and thy name is called upon of us, forsake us not. 10 Thus hath the Lord said unto his people, seeing they have had such a lust to wander abroad, and have not refrained their feet: therefore the Lord hath no pleasure in them, but he will now bring again to remembrance all their misdeeds, and punish all their sins. 11 Yea even thus said the Lord unto me: jere. seven. d. Thou shalt not pray to do this people good. 12 For though they fast, I will not hear their prayers, and though they offer burnt offerings and sacrifices, yet will not I accept them: for I will destroy them with the sword, hunger, and pestilence. 13 Then answered I: O Lord God, jere. v. d. Sophon. i e. the prophets say unto them, Tush, ye shall jere. xii. a. and xxiii c. need to fear no sword, and no hunger shall come upon you: but the Lord shall give you sure rest in this place. 14 And the Lord said unto me, The prophets preach lies in my name, whereas I have not jere. xxiii. d. sent them, neither gave I them any charge, neither did I speak unto them: yet they preach unto you false visions, charming, vanity, and deceitfulness of their own heart. 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord: As for those prophets that preach in my name, whom I nevertheless have not sent, and that say, Tush, there shall no sword nor hunger be in this land: Zach. xiii. a. with sword and with hunger shall those prophets perish. 16 And the people to whom they preach shallbe cast out of Jerusalem, die of hunger, and be slain with the sword, jere. xvi a and there shallbe no man to bury them, both they, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters: for thus will I pour their wickedness upon them. 17 This shalt thou say also unto them, Mine eyes shall weep without ceasing day and night: for my people shallbe destroyed with great harm, and shall perish with a great plague. 18 For if I go into the field, lo, it lieth all full of slain men: If I come into the city, lo, they be all famished of hunger: yea their prophets also and priests shallbe led into an unknown land. 19 Hast thou then utterly forsaken juda? Dost thou so abhor Zion? Wherefore hast thou so plagued us, that we can be healed no more? jere. viii. c We looked for peace, and there cometh no good, for the time of health, and lo here is nothing but trouble. 20 We knowledge (O Lord) all our misdeeds, and the sins of our fathers: for we have offended thee. 21 Cast us not of (O Lord) for thy name's sake, isaiah nineteen. ●. forget not thy loving kindness, overthrow not the The temple at Jerusalem is called the seat of God's honour, because he had appointed that place wherein specially to be honoured, and there to show the tokens of his honourable presence. throne of thine honour, break not the covenant that thou hast made with us. 22 * Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that send rain, or give the showers from heaven? Art not thou thyself our Lord God? we will trust in thee, for thou dost all these things. The xu Chapter. 1 The Lord will not hear Moses or Aaron if they pray for the people, but will wrap them in many miseries. The cause of such great miseries. 1 THus spoke the Lord unto me, jere. seven. d. xi. c. xiiii. b. Eze. xiiii. c. Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet have I no heart to this people: drive them away, that they may go out of my sight. 2 And if they say unto thee, whither shall we go? then tell them, The Lord giveth you this answer: Eze. v. c. Some unto death, some to the sword, some to hunger, some into captivity. 3 For I will bring four plagues upon them, saith the Lord: The sword shall slay them, the dogs shall tear them in pieces, jere. xvi. a. the souls of the air and beasts of the earth shall eat them up, and destroy them. 4 I will scatter them about also in all kingdoms and lands to be plagued, because of 4. Reg. 24. a. Manasses the son of Hezekia king of juda, for the things that he did in Jerusalem. 5 Who shall then have pity upon thee O Jerusalem? who shallbe sorry for thee? Or who shall make intercession to obtain peace for thee? 6 Seing thou goest from me, and turnest backward, saith the Lord: therefore I did stretch out mine hand against thee to destroy thee, and I have been sorry for thee so long that I am weary. 7 I have scattered them abroad with the fan of every side of the land, jere seven. c. I have wasted my people and destroyed them, yet they have had no lust to turn from their own ways. 8 I have made their widows more in number then the sands of the sea, upon the mothers of their children did I bring a destroyer in the noon day: i. Tess. v. a. suddenly and unawares did I send a fear upon their cities. 9 She that hath borne seven children, hath none, her heart is full of sorrow: Amos 8 d. the sun doth fail her in the clear day, she is confounded and fainty for very heaviness: As for those that remain, I will deliver them unto the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord. 10 jere. xx. d. O mother, alas that thou ever didst bear me, a brawler and rebuker of the whole land: though I never lent nor received upon usury, yet all men speak evil upon me. 11 And the Lord answered me, verily thy (a) By the remnant is meant the times toward the last end of his life, when God caused Nabuzaradan to show favour unto jeremy jere ● remnant shall have wealth: Come not I to thee when thou art in trouble, & help thee when thine enemy oppresseth thee? 12 Doth one iron hurt another? or one metal that cometh from the north another? 13 jer. xv● and 〈…〉 As for thy riches and treasure, I will give them out into a prey: not for money, but because of all thy sins that thou hast done in all thy coasts. 14 And I will bring thee with thine enemies into a land that thou knowest not: for the fire that is kindled in mine indignation shall burn you up. 15 O Lord thou knowest, therefore remember me, and visit me, revenge me of my persecutors: take me not from this life in the time of thine anger, thou knowest that for thy sake I suffer rebuke. 16 Psa nineteen Eze iii a. When I had found thy words I did eat them up greedyly, they have made my heart joyful and glad: for thy name was (a) I am called thy prophet. called upon me O Lord God of hosts. 17 I dwell not among the scorners, neither is my delight therein: but I dwell alone because of thy hand, for thou hast filled me with bitterness. 18 Shall my heaviness endure for ever? Are my plagues then so great that they may never be healed? Wilt thou be as one that is false, and as a water that falleth, and can not continue? 19 Upon these words, thus said the Lord unto me, If thou wilt turn again, I shall set thee in my service, and if thou wilt take out the things that is precious from the vile, thou shalt be even as mine own mouth: jere xxi. a. they shall convert unto thee, but turn not thou unto them. 20 And so shall I make thee a strong brazen wall against this people, jere. i. c. they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail: for I myself will be with thee, to help thee and deliver thee, saith the Lord: 21 And I will rid thee out of the hands of the wicked, and deliver thee out of the hands of tyrants. ¶ The xuj Chapter. 1 He prophesieth the misery of the jews. 2 He showeth that the worshipping of images and the contempt of God's law, is cause of their misery. 13 He prophesieth the captivity of Babylon, and their deliverance from thence again. 19 The calling of the gentiles. 1 THus said the Lord unto me: 2 Thou shalt take thee no wife, nor beget children in this place. 3 For of the children that are borne in this place, of their mothers that have borne them, and of their fathers that have begotten them in this land, thus saith the Lord. 4 They shall die an horrible death, levit. x. d jere. xiiii. e. no man shall weep for them, nor bury them, but they shall lie as dung upon the earth: they shall perish through the sword & hunger, Psa. xxix. a Iere. xv. a. and their bodies shallbe meat for the fowls of the air, and beasts of the earth. 5 For thus saith the Lord, Go not thou into the house of mourning, nor come to mourn and weep for them: for I have taken my peace from this people saith the Lord, yea my favour and my mercies. 6 And in this land shall they die old and young, and shall not be buried: no man shall be weep them, no man shall clip or shave himself for them. 7 They shall not wring their hands in mourning wise on their dead one to comfort another: one shall not offer another the cup of consolation, to forget their heaviness for their father and mother. 8 i Cor. xv. b. Thou shalt not go into their feast house, to sit down to eat or drink with them: 9 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: jere. seven. d. xxv b. Behold, I shall take away out of this place the voice of mirth and gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride, yea and that in your days, that ye may see it. 10 Now when thou showest this people all these words, and they say unto thee, jere. v. d. Wherefore hath the Lord devised all this great plague for us? or what is the offence and sin that we have done against the Lord our God? 11 Then make thou them this answer: Deut. iiii. d. jere. seven. b. Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after strange gods, whom they honoured and worshipped: but me have they forsaken, and have not kept my law. 12 〈◊〉 v● d. And ye with your shameful blasphemies have exceeded the wickedness of your fathers: for every one of you hath followed the froward and evil imaginations of his own heart, and is not obedient unto me. 13 Deut. 28. c. Therefore will I cast you out of this land, into a land that ye and your fathers know not: and there shall ye serve strange gods day and night, there will I show you no favour. 14 jere. xxiii. b Behold therefore saith the Lord, the days are come that it shall no more be said: The Lord liveth which brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt: 15 But it shallbe said, The Lord liveth that brought the children of Israel from the north, and from all lands where he had scattered them: for I will bring them again into the land that I gave their fathers. 16 Behold, saith the Lord, Mat. iiii. c. I will send out many fishers to take them, and after that will I send out many hunters, to hunt them out from all mountains and hills, and out of the caves of stone. 17 For mine eyes behold all their ways, and they can not be hid fro my face: neither can their wicked deeds be kept close out of my sight. 18 But first will I sufficiently reward their shameful blasphemies and sins, because they have defiled my land God's service done according to his word 〈◊〉 sweetly, that is, pleaseth God: but God's service and worship without his word, doth savour like carrion, that is, is abhorred, and much displeaseth God. with their stinking carrions and their abominations, wherewith they have filled mine heritage. 19 * O Lord my strength, my power and refuge in time of trouble: the gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the world, and say, verily our fathers have cleaved unto lies, their idols are but vain and unprofitable. 20 How can a man make those his gods, which are not able to be gods? 21 And therefore I will once teach them, saith the Lord, I will show them my hand and my power, and they shall know that my name is the Lord. The xvij Chapter. 1 The frowardness of the jews. 5 Cursed be those that put their confidence in man, and those blessed that trust in God. 9 Man's heart is wicked. 10 God is the searcher of the heart. 13 The living waters are forsaken. 21 The hallowing of the Sabbath is commanded. 1 YOur sin [O ye of the tribe of juda] is written in the table of your hearts, and graven so upon the edges of your altars with a pen of iron, and with an Adamant claw: 2 That as the fathers think upon their children, so think you also upon your altars, woods, thick trees, high hills, mountains, and fields. 3 jere. xv. a. xx. b. Wherefore, I will make my mount that standeth in the field, all your substance and treasure to be spoiled, for the great sin that ye have done upon your high places throughout all the coasts of your land. 4 Ye shallbe cast out also from the heritage that I gave you: and I will subdue you under the heavy bondage of your enemies, in a land that ye know not: for ye have ministered fire to mine indignation, which shall burn evermore. 5 Thus saith the Lord, Psal. xlix. d. Pro. xi. c. jere. xlvi. c. and xlviii a. Eze. xxix. ●. Cursed be the man that putteth his trust in man, and that taketh flesh for his arm, and he whose heart departeth from the Lord. 6 He shallbe like the heath that groweth in wilderness: As for the good thing that is for to come, he shall not see it, but dwell in a dry place of the wilderness, in a salt and unoccupied land. 7 Psal two. b. xxxix. c. Pro. xxii. c. O blessed is the man that putteth his trust in the Lord, and whose hope is in the Lord himself. 8 Psal. i a. Prou. xi. d. For he shallbe as a tree that is planted by the water side, which spreadeth out the root unto moistness, whom the heat can not harm when it cometh, but his leaf shallbe green: And though there grow but little fruit because of drought, yet is he not careful, but he never leaveth of to bring forth fruit. 9 Among all things, man hath the most deceitful and stubborn heart: Who shall then know it? 10 jere. xi ● Apoc. two d Even I the Lord search out the ground of the heart, & try the reins, 〈◊〉 v●. b. 〈…〉▪ a and reward every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his works. 11 Pro xxiii a. Psa. lii b. Luk. xiii b. The partridge maketh a nest of eggs, which she laid not: he cometh by riches, but not righteously, in the midst of his life must he leave them behind him, & at the last be found a very fool. 12 But thou (O Lord) whose throne is most glorious, excellent, and of most antiquity, which dwellest in the place of our holy rest: 13 Thou art the comfort of Israel, all they that forsake thee shallbe confounded, all they that do departed from thee shallbe written in earth: jere. iii. b. Eze. 36. d. joh. iiii. b. for they have forsaken the Lord the very conduit of the waters of life. 14 heal me O Lord, and I shallbe whole: save thou me, & I shallbe saved: for thou art my praise. 15 Behold, these men say unto me, where is the word of the Lord? let it come now. 16 Whereas I nevertheless obediently followed thee as a shepherd, & have not uncalled taken this office upon me▪ this knowest thou well: my words also were right before thee. 17 Be not thou terrible unto me O Lord: jere. xiiii. a. and xxvi b. for thou art he in whom I hope when I am in peril. 18 Let my persecutors be confounded, but not me: let them be afraid, and not me: Thou shalt bring upon them the time of plague, and shalt destroy them right sore. 19 Thus hath the Lord said unto me, jere. viii. a. xxvi. a. Go and stand under the gate wherethrough the people and the kings of juda go out and in, yea under all the gates of Jerusalem, 20 And say unto them, Hear the word of the Lord ye kings of juda, and all thou people of juda, and all the citizens of Jerusalem, that go through this gate. 21 Thus the Lord commandeth, Exod. 23 ● Deut v. b Take heed for your lives that ye carry no burden upon you in the Sabbath, to bring it through the gates of Jerusalem. 22 Ye shall bear no burden also out of your houses in the Sabbath, you shall do no labour therein: but hallow the Sabbath, Exod. xx. d. as I commanded your fathers. 23 Howbeit they obeyed me not, neither hearkened they unto me: but were obstinate & stubborn, and neither obeyed me, nor received my correction. 24 Nevertheless, if ye will hear me saith the Lord, and bear no burden into the city through this gate upon the Sabbath, if ye will hallow the Sabbath, so that ye do no work therein: 25 Than shall there go through the gates of this city kings and princes that shall sit upon the throne of David, they shallbe carried upon charets, and ride upon horses, both they & their princes: yea whole juda and all the citizens of Jerusalem shall go here through, and this city shall ever be inhabited. 26 There shall come men also from the cities of juda, from about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, from the plain fields, from the mountains, and from the wilderness, which shall bring burnt offerings, sacrifices, oblations, and incense, and offer up thanksgiving in the house of the Lord. 27 But if ye will not be obedient unto me to hallow the Sabbath, so that ye will bear your burdens through the gates of Jerusalem upon the Sabbath: then shall I set fire upon the gates of Jerusalem, and it shall burn up the houses of Jerusalem, and no man shallbe able to quench it. ¶ The xviij Chapter. 2 God showeth by the example of a potter, that it is in his power to destroy the despisers of his word, and to help them again when they amend. 18 The conspiracy of the jews against jeremy. 19 His prayer against his adversaries. 1 THis is another communication that God had with jeremy, saying: 2 Arise, and go down into the potter's house, & there shall I tell thee more of my mind, 3 Now when I came to the potter's house, I found him making his work upon a wheel. 4 The vessel that the potter made of clay, broke among his hands: So he began a new, and made another vessel according to his mind. 5 Then said the Lord thus unto me: 6 isaiah. xlv b. Jere nineteen ●. R●m. ix ● May not I do with you as this potter doth O ye house of Israel saith the Lord? Behold ye house of Israel, ye are in my hand, even as the clay is in the potter's hand. 7 Eze. xviii c. Luk. xv. a. When I take in hand to root out, to destroy, or to waste away any people or kingdom: 8 joh. iii. b If that people against whom I have thus devised, convert from their wickedness, I repent of the plague that I devised to bring upon them. 9 i Reg. xv. f. Again, when I take in hand to build or to plant a people or a kingdom: 10 If the same people do evil before me and hear not my voice, I repent of the good that I have devised for them. 11 Speak now therefore unto whole juda, and to them that dwell at Jerusalem, thus saith the Lord, Behold I am devising a plague for you, and am taking a thing in hand against you: jere. xxv. a. and xxxv c jonas. three b. therefore let every man turn from his evil way, and take upon you the thing that is good and right. 12 But they said, No more of this, jere. xiiii. a. we will follow our own imaginations, and do every man according to the wilfulness of his own mind. 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Ask among the heathen if any man have heard such horrible things, as the maiden Israel hath done? 14 (a) It is extreme madness to forsake God the only fresh spring of pure pleasant waters, who is nigh at hand, and to go far of to seek fowl and filthy puddles, wherein there is nothing but unclean and stinking water. Will a man forsake the snow of Libanus, which cometh from the rock of the field? Or shall the cold flowing waters that cometh from another place be forsaken? 15 But my people hath forgotten me, they have made sacrifice in vain, and their prophets make them fall in their ways from the ancient paths, and to go into a way not used to be trodden ●of just men.] 16 Wherethrough they have brought their land into an everlasting wilderness and scorn: jere. nineteen b and xiix. so that whosoever travaileth thereby, shallbe abashed, and wag their heads. 17 With an east wind will I scatter them before their enemies: and when their destruction cometh, I will turn my back upon them, but not my face. 18 Then said they, jere. xi. b. Come, let us imagine something against this jeremy: for the priests shall not be destitute of the law, neither shall the wise men be destitute of counsel, nor the prophets destitute of the word of God: Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not mark all his words. 19 Consider me O Lord, and hear the voice of mine enemies. 20 Psal. cix. ● Shall they recompense evil for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul: jere. x. d. Remember how that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. 21 Psal. cix. b. Three. three f. Therefore, let their children die of hunger, and let them be oppressed with the sword: Let their wives be rob of their children, and become widows, let their husbands be slain, let their young men be killed with the sword in the field. 22 Let the noise be heard out of their houses when thou bringest the murderer suddenly upon them: jere. xi. d. for they have digged a pit to take me, and laid snares for my feet. 23 Yet Lord thou knowest all their counsel, that they have devised to slay me, forgive not their wickedness, and let not their sins be put out of thy sight, but let them be judged before thee as guilty: this do thou unto them in the time of thine indignation. The xix Chapter. 1 He prophesieth the destruction of Jerusalem, for the contempt and despising of the word of God. 1 THus said the Lord: Go thy way and buy thee an earthen pitcher, and bring forth the senators & chief priests, 2 Unto the valley of the children of Hennom, which lieth without the east gate, and show them there the words that I shall tell thee. 3 And say thus unto them, Hear the word of the Lord ye kings of juda, and ye citizens of Jerusalem, 3. Reg 21 c. thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: jere v● c. Behold, I will bring such a plague upon this place, that the ears of all that hear it shall glow: 4 And that because they have forsaken me, and unhallowed this place, and have offered in it unto strange gods, whom neither they, their fathers, nor the kings of juda have known: they have filled this place also with the blood of innocentes. 5 Deut xii. d xxviii. b. Psal. cvi. c. Eze. xvi. c. and twenty d. And they have set up an altar unto Baal, to burn their children for a burnt offering unto Baal, which I neither commanded nor charged them, neither thought once thereupon. 6 Behold therefore jere. seven. d. the time cometh (saith the Lord) that this place shall no more be called Thopheth, nor the valley of the children of Hennom, but the valley of slaughter. 7 For in this place will I bring to nought the counsel of juda and Jerusalem, and kill them down with the sword before their enemies: and I will deliver them into the hands of them that seek their lives, and their dead carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the air, & the beasts of the field. 8 And I will make this city so desolate and despised, three Reg. x. f. jere. xviii. d. xlix. and l b that whosoever goeth thereby shallbe abashed, and jest upon her, because of all her plagues. 9 Three. iiii. b. I will feed them also with the flesh of their sons and their daughters, Deut. 28. c. iiii. Reg. vi. f yea every one shall eat up another in the besieging & straytnesse wherewith their enemies [that seek their lives] shall keep them in. 10 And the pitcher shalt thou break in the sight of the men that goeth with thee, 11 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts: jere. xviii. a. Even so will I destroy this people and city, as a man breaketh an earthen vessel that can not be made whole again: jere. seven. d. in Thopheth shall they be buried, for they shall have none other place. 12 Thus will I do unto this place also saith the Lord, and to them that dwell therein, yea I will make this city as Thopheth. 13 For the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of juda shallbe defiled like as Thopheth, and so shall all the houses in whose roofs they did sacrifice unto all the host of heaven, and powered drink offerings unto strange gods. 14 And so jeremy came from Thopheth where the Lord had sent him to prophesy, and stood in the court of the house of the Lord, and spoke to all the people, 15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon this city, and upon every town about it, all the plagues that I have devised against them, jere. seven. c. because they have been obstinate, and would not obey my warnings. ¶ The twenty Chapter. 2 jeremy is smitten and cast into prison for preaching of the word of God. 3 He prophesieth the captivity of Babylon. 7 He complaineth that he is a mocking stock for the word of God. 9 He is compelled by the spirit to preach the word. 1 WHen Phashur the priest the son of Emmer, chief in the house of the Lord, heard jeremy preach these words [so steadfastly] 2 joh. xviii. c. Acts xiiii. a He smote jeremy, and put him in the prison that is in the high gate of Benjamin towards the house of the Lord. 3 The next day following Phashur brought jeremy out of the prison again: Then said jeremy unto him, The Lord shall call thee no more Phashur [that is excellent and increasing] but Magor [that is fearful and afraid] every where. 4 For thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will make thee afraid, even thyself, and all that favour thee, which shall perish with the sword of their enemies, even before thy face, and I will give whole juda into the hands of the king of Babylon, which shall carry some unto Babylon prisoners, and slay some with the sword. 5 4 Reg xx. c jere xv. c. and xvii a. Moreover, all the substance of this city, whatsoever they have gotten with their travail, all their precious things, & all the treasure of the kings of juda, will I give into the hands of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and carry them unto Babylon. 6 But as for thee (O Phashur) thou shalt go into captivity with all thine household, and to Babylon shalt thou come, where thou shalt die and be buried, thou and all thy favourers to whom thou hast preached lies. 7 (a) The prophet assureth the truth of his doctrine, against the slanderer, for it is the word of God, who can not deceive nor be deceived. O Lord, if I am deceived, than hast thou deceived me, thou enforcedst me, and hast prevailed: daily am I despised and laughed to scorn of every man. 8 For since I began to preach, I cried out against violency, and exclaimed against oppression: jere. vi. b. for the which cause they cast the word of the Lord in my teeth, to my reproach continually. 9 Wherefore I thought from henceforth not to speak of him, nor to preach any more in his name: but the word of the Lord was a very burning fire in my heart and in my bones, which when I would have stopped, I might not. 10 verily I heard the evil reports of many, terror was on every side of me: (b) The priests and such as were in authority with the king, stirred up the people to watch narrowly jeremies' sayings, if they could find him to halt in any thing, wherefore they might accuse him to the king. complain upon him say they, and we will tell his tale: Yea all mine own companions, and such as were conversant with me, lay in wait for my halting, saying: peradventure he will be deceived, and so shall we prevail against him, and be avenged of him. 11 But the Lord stood by me like a mighty giant, therefore my persecutors fell and could do nothing: they shallbe sore confounded, for they have done unwisely, they shall have an everlasting shame, which shall never be forgotten. 12 jare. xi. d. And now O Lord of hosts that triest the righteous, which knowest the reins and the very hearts, let me see them punished: for unto thee I have declared my cause. 13 Sing unto the Lord and praise him, for he hath delivered the soul of the oppressed from the hand of the violent. 14 job. iii. a. jere. xv. b. Gen. nineteen. c. Cursed be the day wherein I was borne, unhappy be the day wherein my mother brought me forth. 15 * Cursed be the man that brought my father the tidings to make him galled, saying, Thou hast begotten a son: 16 Let it happen unto that man, as to the cities (c) The most godly men are sometimes carried away with the unruly rage of immoderate affection, albeit in this prophet the cause of this immoderate zeal was, for that he saw his travail to save the people, to be in vain, God's word contemned, and all godliness scornfully despised. which the Lord turned upside-down and repented not: Let him hear crying in the morning, and at noon day lamentable howling. 17 Why sluest thou not me assoon as I came out of my mother's womb? or that my mother had been my grave herself, that the birth might not have come out, but remained still in her? 18 * Wherefore came I forth of my mother's womb? to have experience of labour and sorrow, and to lead my life with shame? The twenty Chapter. 5 He prophesieth that Zedekias shallbe taken, and the city burned. 1 THese are the words that the lord spoke unto jeremy, * what time as king Zedekias sent unto him Phashur the son of Melchias, & Sophonias the son of Maasias' priest, saying: 2 job x. c. Ask counsel at the Lord [we pray thee] on our behalf, for Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon besiegeth us: if the Lord (peradventure) will deal with us according to his marvelous power, and take him from us. 3 Then spoke jeremy: give Zedechias this answer. 4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons that ye have in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldees, which besiege you round about the walls, and I will bring them together into the midst of this city. 5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand, and with a mighty arm, in great displeasure and terrible wrath: 6 And will smite them that dwell in this city, yea both men and cattle shall die of a great pestilence. 7 jere. xxxi. a. But after this (saith the Lord) I shall deliver Zedekias king of juda, and his servants, his people, and such as are escaped in the city from the pestilence, sword, and hunger, into the power of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon, yea into the hands of their enemies, into the hands of those that follow upon their lives, which shall smite them with the sword, they shall not pity them, they shall not spare them, they shall have no mercy upon them. 8 And unto this people thou shalt say, thus saith the Lord: Deut 30. e. jere. xxvii. a xxxviii. a. Behold, I lay before you the way of life and death. 9 Whoso abideth in the city, shall perish, either with the sword, with hunger, or pestilence: but whoso goeth out to hold on the Chaldees part that besiege it, he shall save his life, and shall win his soul for a pray. 10 jere. xxii. a. For I have set my face against this city (saith the Lord) to plague it, and to do it no good: it must be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and be brent with fire. 11 And unto the house of the king of juda say thus: Hear the word of the Lord: 12 O thou house of David, thus saith the Lord: isaiah. i c. jere. xxii. a. Zacha seven. b. jere. iiii. a. Minister righteousness and that soon, deliver the oppressed from violent power, isaiah. i c. jere. xxii. a. Zacha seven. b. jere. iiii. a. or ever my terrible wrath break out like a fire and burn, so that no man may quench it because of the wickedness of your imaginations. 13 jere. xlviii. a Behold, saith the Lord, I will come upon thee that dwellest in the valleys, rocks, and fields, and say, Deu. xxix. c jere. v. b. xii. a. xiii. b. and xxiii c. Sopho. i. c. tush, who will make us afraid? or who will come into our houses? 14 For I will visit you saith the Lord, because of the wickedness of your inventions, and will kindle such a fire in your wood, as shall consume all that is about you. ¶ The xxij Chapter. 2 He exhorteth the king of juda to judgement and righteousness. 9 Why Jerusalem is brought into captivity. 11 The death of Sellum the son of josua is prophesied. 1 THus saith the Lord: Go down into the house of the king of juda, and speak there these words, 2 And say: Hear the word of the Lord thou king of juda that sittest in the kingly seat of David, thou and thy servants, and thy people that goeth in and out at these gates. 3 Thus the Lord commandeth: isaiah. i c. jere. xxi. c. Zacha. seven. c. Keep equity and righteousness, deliver the oppressed from the power of the violent, do not grieve nor oppress the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, and shed no innocent blood in this place. 4 And if ye keep these things faithfully, then shall there come in at the door of this house, kings to sit upon David's seat, they shallbe carried in charets, and ride upon horses, both they and their servants, and their people. 5 But if ye will not be obedient unto these commandments, isaiah. i c. jere. li. ●. Hebre. vi. b. I swear by mine own self, saith the Lord, this house shallbe waste. 6 For thus hath the Lord spoken upon the kings of juda: Thou Gilead art unto me the head of Libanus: Shall I not make thee so waste as the cities that no man dwell in? 7 I will prepare a destroyer with his weapons for thee, to hew down thy especial Cedar trees, and to cast them in the fire. 8 And all the people that go by this city, shall speak one to another: D● x● d iii. Re●● b. Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this noble city? 9 Then shall it be answered: Deu xx●x d iii. Re ix b. 4. Re. xxiii b two. Par. seven. d. 4▪ Reg. 23 c. Because they have broken the covenant of the Lord their God, and have worshipped and served strange Gods. 10 Mourn not over the dead, and be not woe for them: but be sorry for him that departeth away, for he cometh not again, and seeth his native country no more. 11 For thus saith the Lord as touching two. Par. iii. e. Sellum the son of josias king of juda, which reigned after his father: When he is carried out of this place, he shall never come hither again. 12 For he shall die in the place whereunto he is led captive, and shall see this land no more. 13 isaiah. v. c. Agge. i a. Woe worth him that buildeth his house with unrighteousness, and his parlours with the good that he hath gotten by violence, which never recompenseth his neighbour's labour, nor payeth him his hire: 14 Who thinketh in himself, I will build me a wide house and gorgeous parlours, who causeth windows to be hewn therein, and the seelinges and joists maketh he of Cedar, and painteth them with Sinoper. 15 Thinkest thou to reign now that thou hast enclosed thyself with Cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink and prosper well, as long as he dealt with equity and righteousness? 16 Yea, when he helped the oppressed and poor to their right, then prospered he well: From whence came this, but only because he knew me, saith the Lord? 17 Nevertheless, as for thine eyes and thine heart they look upon covetousness, to shed innocent blood, to do wrong and violence. 18 4 Reg. 23 c. and xxiiii a jer xxxvi. d And therefore thus saith the Lord against jehoakim the son of josias king of juda: They shall not mourn for him [as they use to do] Alas brother, alas sister: neither shall they say unto him, Alas sir, alas for that noble prince. 19 But as an ass shall he be buried, corrupt, and be cast without the gates of Jerusalem. 20 Climb up the hill of Libanus [O thou daughter Zion] life up thy voice upon Basan, cry from all parts: for all thy lovers are destroyed. 21 I gave thee warning while thou wast yet in prosperity: but thou saidst, I will not hear: And this manner hast thou used from thy youth, that thou wouldst never hear my voice. 22 All thy herdmen shallbe driven with the wind, and thy darlings shallbe carried away into captivity: then shalt thou be brought to shame and confusion, because of all thy wickedness. 23 Thou that dwellest upon Libanus, and makest thy nest in the Cedar trees, Esa. xiii. d. and xxi a. jere. xii b. ●nd xxi. a. 4. Reg. 24. b 4. Reg. 24. b O how little shalt thou be regarded when thy sorrow and pangs come upon thee, as upon a woman travailing with child? 24 Esa. xiii. d. and xxi a. jere. xii b. ●nd xxi. a. 4. Reg. 24. b 4. Reg. 24. b As truly as I live saith the Lord, though “ Or, jechomas. Conanias the son of jehoakim king of juda were the signet of my right hand, yet will I pluck him of. 25 And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the power of them that thou fearest, even into the power of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, and into the power of the Chaldees. 26 Moreover, I will send thee and thy mother that bore thee into a strange land where ye were not borne, and there shall ye die. 27 But as for the land that ye will desire to return unto, ye shall never come at it again. 28 This man Conanias shallbe like an image rob and torn in pieces, and like a vessel wherein there is no pleasure: Wherefore both he and his seed shallbe sent away, and cast into a land that they know not. 29 O thou earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord, 30 Thus saith the Lord, Writ this man destitute of children: for no prosperity shall this man have all his days, neither shall any of his seed be so happy as to sit upon the seat of David, and to bear rule any more in juda. The xxiij Chapter. 1 He speaketh against evil curates that make havoc of the flock of the Lord. 3 Of the conversion of the remnant of the jews to the faith. 5 The coming of the true shepherd Christ is prophesied. 9 Against false prophets. 22 When a prophet preacheth the word of God, God converteth the hearts of the hearers. 26 Against prophets that preach lies under the name of God. 32 The miracles of false prophets. 1 WOE Ezech. 34. a. unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter my flock, saith the Lord. 2 Wherefore this is the saying of the Lord God of Israel concerning the shepherds that feed my people, Ye scatter and thrust out my flock, and look not upon them: therefore now will I visit the wickedness of your imaginations, saith the Lord. 3 And I will gather together the remnant of my flock from all lands that I had driven them unto, and will bring them again to their folds, that they may grow and increase. 4 I will set shepherds also over them, which shall feed them: they shall no more fear and dread, and there shall none of them be lost, saith the Lord. 5 jer. xxxiii. c Behold, the time cometh saith the Lord, that I will raise up the righteous branch of David, isaiah. xi. a. which king shall bear rule, and he shall prosper with wisdom, and shall set up equity and righteousness again in the earth. 6 In his time shall juda be saved, Deut. 33. c. and Israel shall dwell without fear: and this is the name that they shall call him, i Cor. i. d. even the Lord our righteousness. 7 jere. xvi. c. And therefore behold the time cometh saith the Lord, that it shallbe no more said, the Lord liveth which brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt: 8 But the Lord liveth which brought forth and led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north land, and from all countries where I had scattered them: and they shall dwell in their own land again. 9 My heart breaketh in my body, because of the false prophets all my bones shake, I am become like a drunken man that by the reason of wine can take no rest, for very fear of the Lord and his holy words. 10 Because the land is full of adulterers, and thorough swearing it mourneth, jere. xiiii. a. and the pleasant pastures of the desert are dried up: yea the way that men take is wicked, and their power is nothing right. 11 For the prophets and the priests themselves are polluted hypocrites, and their wickedness have I found in my house, saith the Lord. 12 Wherefore their way shallbe slippery in the darkness, wherein they may stacker and fall: for I will bring a plague upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. 13 I have scene folly among the prophets of Samaria, that preached for Baal, and deceived my people of Israel. 14 I have seen also among the prophets of Jerusalem foul adultery, and presumptuous lies: they take the most shameful men by the hand, flattering them, so that they can not return from their wickedness: all these with their citizens are unto me as Sodom, and as the inhabitors of Gomorre. 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning these prophets: jere. ix. b. Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: For from the prophets of Jerusalem is hypocrisy come into all the land. 16 And therefore the Lord of hosts giveth you this warning: jere. xxv. b and xxix b Hear not the words of the prophets that preach unto you and deceive you, truly they teach you vanity: for they speak the meaning of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord. 17 jere. xii. ●. and xiiii b. Sopho. i. c. They say unto them that despise me, The Lord hath spoken it, tush, ye shall prosper right well: and unto all them that walk after the lust of their own heart, they say, tush, there shall no misfortune happen you. 18 For who hath sitten in the counsel of the Lord, that he hath heard and understand what he is about to do? who hath marked his device, and heard it? 19 jere. thirty. d. Behold, the stormy weather of the Lord [that is] his indignation, shall go forth, and a violent whirlwind shall fall down upon the head of the ungodly. 20 And the wrath of the Lord shall not turn again, until he perform and fulfil the thought of his heart: jere. thirty. d. and in the latter days ye shall know his meaning. 21 I have not sent these prophets [saith the Lord] and yet they ran, jere. xiiii. b. I have not spoken to them, and yet they preached. 22 But if they had continued in my counsel, they had opened to my people my words, and they had turned my people from their evil ways, and wicked imaginations. 23 Psal. 139. a. Ezech. viii. b Am I then God that seeth but the thing which is nigh at hand, and not that is far of, saith the Lord? 24 Psal. 129. a. Amos. ix. a. May any man hide himself so, that I shall not see him saith the Lord? isaiah. lxxi. a. Act. seven. f. and xvii b. do not I fulfil heaven and earth saith the Lord? 25 I have heard well enough what the prophets say that preach lies in my name, saying, I have dreamt, I have dreamt. 26 How long will this continue in the prophets heart to tell lies, and preach the crafty subtlety of their own heart? 27 Whose purpose is with the dreams that every one tell, to make my people forget my name, as their fathers did when Baal came up. 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell it, two. Cor. two. a. i Pet ● and he that understandeth my word, let him show it faithfully: for what hath chaff and wheat to do together saith the Lord? 29 Is not my word like a fire saith the Lord? and like an hammer that breaketh the hard stone? 30 Therefore thus saith the Lodre: behold, I will upon the prophets that steal my word privily from every man. 31 Behold, here am I saith the Lord, against the prophets that make tongues tender to speak, and to say, The Lord hath said it. 32 Behold, here am I saith the Lord, against those prophets that dare prophecy lying dreams, and deceive my people with their vanities and inconstant devices, yet I never sent nor commanded them: They shall do this people no good at all, saith the Lord. 33 If this people, either any prophet or priest ask thee, and say: What is the (a) The wicked men's hearts were so heardened against the truth, that they used scornfully to scoff at God's threatening prophechies in mockage: calling them Gods farthel or burden. burden of the Lord? Thou shalt say unto them: what burden? I will forsake you saith the Lord. 34 And the prophet, priest, or people that useth this term, The burden of the Lord: him will I visit, and his house also. 35 But thus shall ye say every one to another, and every man to his brother: what answer hath the Lord given? or what is the lords commandment? 36 And as for the burden of the Lord, ye shall speak no more of it, for every man's own word is his burden: because ye have altered the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God. 37 Thus shall every man say to the prophets: what answer hath the Lord given thee? or what saith the Lord? 38 And not once to name the burden of the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord: Forasmuch as ye have used this term (the burden of the Lord) where as I notwithstanding sent unto you and forbade you to speak of the lords burden: 39 Behold therefore, I will take you up as a burden, and will cast you far of from my presence, yea and the city also that I gave you and your fathers: 40 And will bring you to an everlasting confusion, and into a shame that shall never be forgotten. ¶ The xxiiij Chapter. 1 The vision of the two panniers of figs. 5 The first vision signifieth, that part of the people should be brought again from captivity. 8 The second, that Zedechias and the rest of the people should be destroyed. 1 THe Lord showed me a vision: Behold, there stood two maundes of figs before the temple of the Lord, after that 4. Reg 24. d Nabuchodonozar king of Babylon had led away captive jechonias the son of jehoakim king of juda, the mighty men also of juda, with the workemasters and cunning men of Jerusalem unto Babylon. 2 In the one mand were very good figs, even like those that be first ripe: in the other mand were very naughty figs, which might not be eaten they were so evil. 3 Then said the Lord unto me: What seest thou jeremy? I said, Osee. ix. d. figs, whereof some be very good, and some so evil that no man may eat them. 4 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, after this manner: 5 Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel, Like as thou knowest the good figs: so shall I know the men led away, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldees for their profit: 6 And I will set mine eyes upon them for the best, for I will bring them again into this land, I will build them up, and not break them down, I will plant them, and not root them out. 7 Deu. xxix. a. jere. thirty. d. xxxi. f. xxxii. e. And I will give them an heart to know how that I am the Lord: They shallbe my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. 8 jere. xxix. e. And like as thou knowest the naughty figs which may not be eaten they are so evil: even so will I, saith the Lord, cause Zedechias the king of juda, yea and all his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem that remain over in this land, and them also that dwell in Egypt, to be vexed and plagued in all kingdoms and lands. 9 And I will make them to be a Psa. lxxix. a Baruc. iii. a. reproof, a common by word, a laughing stock and shame in all the places where I shall scatter them. 10 I will send the sword, hunger, and pestilence among them, until I have clean consumed them out of the land that I gave unto them and their fathers. The xxv Chapter. 1 jeremy prophesieth that they shallbe in captivity threescore and ten years, because they contemned and despised the word of God. 10 He showeth that after the threescore and ten years, the Babylonians should be destroyed. 14 The destruction of all nations is prophesied. 34 He moveth the priests of the nations to wailing. 1 A Sermon that was given unto jeremy upon all the people of juda, in the fourth year of jehoakim the son of josias king of juda (that was in the first year of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon.) 2 Which sermon jeremy the prophet made unto all the people of juda, and to all the inhabitors of Jerusalem, on this manner. 3 From the thirteenth year of josias the son of Amon king of juda unto this present day (that is even twenty and three years) the word of the Lord hath been committed unto me, jer. xxxix. c xxxv. c. xxxviii. a. and so I have spoken unto you, I have risen up early, I have given you warning in season: but ye would not hear me. 4 2. Par. 36 c. Though the Lord hath sent his servants all the prophets unto you in season, yet would ye not obey, ye would not incline your ears to hear. 5 He said: 4. Re. xv. ●. Turn again every man from his evil way, and from your wicked imaginations, and so shall ye dwell for ever in the land that the Lord promised you and your forefathers. 6 And go not after strange gods, serve them not, worship them not, and anger me not with the works of your own hands, then will I not punish you. 7 Nevertheless, ye would not hear me saith the Lord, but have provoked me to anger with the works of your hands, to your great harm. 8 Wherefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: jere. i. b. Because ye have not harkened unto my word, 9 Lo, I will send out and call for all the people that dwell in the north saith the Lord, and will prepare Nabuchodonozar the king of isaiah. x. a Iere. xvii. ●. Babylon my servant, and will bring them upon this land, and upon all that dwell therein, and upon all the people that are about them, and will utterly root them out: I will make them amazed, a mockage, and a continual desert. 10 jere. viii. b. and xvi b. Moreover, I will take from them the voice of gladness and solace, the voice of the bridegroom and the bride, the noise of the millstones, and the light of the cressets. 11 And this whole land shall become a wilderness and astonished: and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon threescore years and ten. 12 2. Par. 36. d. 1. Esdra. ●. a. jere. v. e. and xxix. b D●. ix. a. Zacha. 1. b. When the threescore and ten years are expired, I will visit all the wickedness of the king of Babylon and his people saith the Lord, yea and the land of the Chaldees, and will make it a perpetual wilderness, 13 And will fulfil all my words upon that land which I have devised against it: yea all that is written in this book, which jeremy hath prophesied of all people. 14 So that they also shallbe subdued unto divers nations and great kings, job 34. d. for I will recompense them according to their deeds and works of their own hands. 15 For thus hath the Lord God of Israel spoken unto me: take this wine cup of indignation fro my hand, 〈…〉 Psal ●xxv. b b that thou mayest cause all people to whom I send thee, for to drink of it. 16 That when they have drunken thereof, they may be mad and out of their wits, when the sword cometh that I will send among them. 17 Then took I the cup from the lords hand, and made all people to drink thereof unto whom the Lord had sent me: 18 But first the city of Jerusalem, and all the cities of juda, their kings and princes, to make them desolate, amazed, despised, and hissed at, and cursed, according as it is come to pass this day: 19 Yea and Pharaoh the king of Egypt, his servants, his princes, and his people altogether one with another: 20 And all kings of the land of Hus, all kings of the Philistines land, Ascalon, Azah, Accaron, and the remnant of Asood, 21 The Edomites, the Moabites, and the Ammonites, 22 All the kings of Tyrus and Sidon, the kings of the Isles that are beyond the sea, 23 Dedan, Thema, Buz, and all them that dwell in the uttermost parts of the world, 24 All the kings of Arabia, and [generally] all the kings that dwell in the desert, 25 All the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, all the kings of the Medes, 26 All the kings toward the north, whether they be far or nigh, every one against his neighbour, yea and all the kingdoms that are upon the whole earth: and the king of Sesach shall drink also after them. 27 Therefore say thou unto them, This is the commandment of the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Drink and be drunken, spew and fall, that ye never arise, and that thorough the sword which I will send among you. 28 But if they will not receive they cup of thy hand, and drink it, then tell them, thus doth the Lord of hosts threaten you, Drink it you shall, and that shortly? 29 For lo, jere. xlix b. Eze ix. b. i Pe ●. I begin to plague the city that my name is given unto, think ye then that I will leave you unpunished? ye shall not go quite: for why? I call for asworde upon all the inhabitors of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts. 30 Therefore tell them all these words, and say unto them: joel iiii. ● Amo. i. d The Lord shall cry from above, and his voice shallbe heard from his holy habitation, with a great noise shall he cry from his court regal: he shall give a great voice like the grape gatherers, and the sound thereof shallbe heard unto the ends of the world. 31 For the Lord hath a judgement to give upon all people, and will hold his court of justice with all flesh, and will deliver the ungodly to the sword, saith the Lord. 32 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, jere. thirty d. Behold, a miserable plague shall go from one people to another, and a great stormy water shall arise from all the ends of the earth. 33 And the same day shall the Lord himself slay them from one end of the earth to another: there shall no moan be made for any of them, none gathered up, none buried: but shall lie as dung upon the ground. 34 Mourn O ye shepherds, and cry, sprinkle yourselves with ashes O ye rams of the flock: for the time of your slaughter and breach is fulfilled, and ye shall fall like vessels that were much set by. 35 Psal. cxlii. a. The shepherds shall have no way to flee, and the rams of the flock shall not escape. 36 Then shall the shepherds cry horribly, and the rams of the flock shall mourn: for the Lord hath consumed their pasture, 37 And their best fields lie dead, because of the horrible wrath of the Lord. 38 They have forsaken their folds like as a lion: for their land is waste because of the spoilers furious cruelty, and of his fearful indignation. ¶ The xxuj Chapter. 2 jeremy moveth the people to amendment. 7 He is taken of the prophets and priests, and brought to judgement. 23 Urias the prophet is killed of jehoakim, contrary to the will of God. 1 IN the beginning of the reign of jehoakim the son of josias king of juda, came this word from the Lord, saying: 2 Thus saith the Lord: jere seven. a. and xvii d Stand in the court of the lords house, & speak unto all them which (out of the city of juda) come to do worship in the lords house, all the words that I command thee to say: Deut iiii. a. and xii b. look that thou keep not one word back. 3 (If peradventure they will hearken and turn every man from his wicked way, 〈◊〉 ●ii a. 〈◊〉 iii. b. that I may also repent of the plague which I have determined to bring upon them, because of their wicked inventions.) 4 And after this manner shalt thou speak unto them, Thus saith the Lord: If ye will not obey me, to walk in my laws which I have given you, 5 And to hear the words of my servants the prophets whom I sent unto you, rising up timely, and still sending, yet you have not harkened: 6 Then will I do to this house jere. seven. a. as I did unto Silo, and will make this city to be abhorred of all the people of the earth. 7 And the priests, the prophets, and all the people heard jeremy preach these words in the house of the Lord. 8 Now when he had spoken out all the words that the Lord commanded him to preach unto the people, than the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold upon him, and said, Thou shalt die: 9 How darest thou be so bold as to say in the name of the Lord, it shall happen to this house as it did unto Silo, and this city shallbe so waste that no man may dwell therein? 10 And when all the people were gathered about jeremy in the house of the Lord, the princes of juda heard of this rumour, and they came soon out of the kings palace into the house of the Lord, and sat them down before the 4. Reg 15. g. Jere 36. d. new door of the Lord. 11 Then spoke the priests and the prophets unto the rulers, and to all the people these words, 〈…〉 Mat xv. ●. This man is worthy to die: for he hath preached against this city, as ye yourselves have heard with your ears. 12 Then said jeremy unto the rulers and to all the people, The Lord hath sent me to preach against this house, and against this city, all the words that ye have heard. 13 Therefore amend your ways, and your advisements, and be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God, so shall the Lord repent of the plague that he hath devised against you. 14 Now as for me I am in your hands, do with me as you think expedient and good: 15 But this shall ye know if ye put me to death, Mat. xxiii. ● ye shall make yourselves, this city, and all the inhabitors thereof guilty of innocent blood: For this is of a truth, that the Lord hath sent me unto you, to speak all these words in your ears. 16 Then said the rulers and the people unto the priests and prophets: This man may not be condemned to death, for he hath preached unto us in the name of the Lord our God. 17 The elders also of the land stood up, and said thus unto all the people. Mich. i a. 18 Micheas the Morasthite, which was a prophet under Ezekias king of juda, spoke to all the people of juda, thus saith the Lord of hosts, Mich. iii. c. Zion shallbe ploughed like a field, Jerusalem shallbe an heap of stones, and the hill of the lords house shallbe turned to an high wood. 19 Did Ezekias the king of juda and all the people of juda put him to death for this? No verily: jonas. three b. but rather feared the Lord, and made their prayer unto him, for the which cause also the Lord (a) In the divine nature there is no such affections or changeableness: but God is said after the manner of men to repent, when he doth not execute that he had denounced, or doth defer the plague which he had threatened. repent of the plague that he had devised against them: Should we then do such a shameful deed against our souls? 20 There was a prophet also that preached stiffly in the name of the Lord, called Urias the son of Semaiah of Kiriathiarim: this man also preached against this city and against this land, according to all as jeremy saith. 21 Now when 3. Reg. 22. d. Mich. two. c. jehoakim the king with all the estates and princes had heard his words, the king went about to slay him: 3. Reg. 22. d. Mich. two. c. When Urias perceived that, he was afraid and fled, and departed into Egypt. 22 Then jehoakim the king sent servants into the land of Egypt [namely] Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt: 23 Which fetched Urias out of Egypt, and brought him unto king jehoakim, that slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the common people's grave. 24 But Ahikam the son of Saphan helped Hieremie, that he came not into the hands of the people to be slain. The xxvij Chapter. 1 jeremy at the commandment of the Lord sendeth bonds to the king of juda, and to the other kings that were nigh, whereby they are monished to become subjects unto Nabuchodonozor. 9 He warneth the people, and the kings, and rulers, that they believe not false prophets. 1 IN the beginning of the reign of jehoakim the son of josias king of juda, came this word unto jeremy from the Lord, which spoke thus unto me: 2 Make thee bonds and chains, and put them about thy neck, 3 And send them to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of Ammon, to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Sidon, and that by the messengers which shall come to Jerusalem, unto Zedekiah the king of juda: 4 And bid them say unto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, speak thus unto your masters: 5 Deut. x. ● I am he that made the earth, the men, and the cattle that are upon the ground with my great power & stretched out arm, and have given it unto whom it pleased me. 6 Eccle x. a. Iud●. xi. d. jere. xxxii. a Dan. iiii. c. And now will I deliver all these lands into the power of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon jere. xxv. ●. my servant: the beasts also of the field shall I give him, to do him service. 7 jere. xxi. b. xxxviii. a. x●● And all the people shall serve him, and his son, and his childer's children, until the time of the same land be come, and his time also: yea many people and great kings shall serve him. 8 Moreover, that people and kingdom which will not serve Nabuchodonozor, & that will not put their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon: the same people will I visit with the sword, with hunger and pestilence, until I have consumed them in his hands, saith the Lord. 9 jere. xxiii. c and xxix b. And therefore follow not your prophets, soothsayers, expounders of dreams, charmers, & witches, which say unto you, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon. 10 For they preach you lies, to bring you far from your land, & that I might cast you out, and destroy you. 11 But the people that put their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the Lord, and they shall occupy it and dwell therein. 12 All these things told I Zedekiah the king of juda, and said: jere. 38. ●. Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, that ye may live. 13 Why wilt thou and thy people perish with the sword, with hunger, with pestilence, like as the Lord hath devised for all people that will not serve the king of Babylon? 14 jere. 23 c. 39 b. Therefore give no ear unto those prophets that tell you, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they preach you lies. 15 Neither have I sent them saith the Lord: howbeit they are bold falsely to prophecy in my name, that I might the sooner drive you out, and that ye might perish, with your preachers. 16 I speak to the priests also, and to all this people: Thus saith the Lord, Hear not the words of your prophets that preach unto you, and say, Behold, jere. 28. a. the vessels of the lords house shall shortly be brought hither again from Babylon: for they prophecy lies unto you. 17 Hear them not, but serve the king of Babylon, that ye may live: Wherefore will ye make this city to be destroyed? 18 But if they be true prophets in very deed, and if the word of the Lord be committed unto them, then let them pray the Lord of hosts, that the remnant of the ornaments which are in the house of the Lord & in the house of the king of juda, and at Jerusalem, be not carried to Babylon also. 19 For thus hath the Lord of hosts spoken concerning the pillars, the laver, the seat, and the residue of the ornaments that yet remain in this city, 20 Which Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon took not when he carried away jechonias the son of jehoakim king of juda, 4. Reg. 24. c with all the power of juda & Jerusalem, unto Babylon captive. 21 Yea thus hath the Lord of hosts the God of Israel spoken, as touching the residue of the ornaments of the lords house, of the king of juda his house, and of Jerusalem: 22 4. Reg. 25. c. They shallbe carried unto Babylon, and there shall they remain until I visit them, saith the Lord: i. Esd. i b. then will I bring them hither again. ¶ The xxviij Chapter. 1 The false prophecy of Hananias the prophet. 12 jeremy showeth that the prophecy of Hananias is false, by the example of the other prophets. 15 He being inspired of the Lord, reproveth Hananias prophesying his death. 1 AND it came to pass the same year, jere. 27. c. even in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of juda, in the fourth year, the fift month, that Hananias the son of Assur the prophet of Gibeon spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests, and of all the people, and said: 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon, 3 jere xxv. ● And after two years will I bring again into this place all the ornaments of the lords house, that Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon carried away from this place unto Babylon, 4 Yea I will bring again jechonias the son of jehoakim the king of juda himself, with all the prisoners of juda that are carried unto Babylon, even into this place, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. 5 Then the prophet jeremy gave answer unto the prophet Hananias before all the priests, and before all the people that were present in the house of the Lord. 6 Mich. iii. c. And the prophet jeremy said, Amen, the Lord do that, and grant the thing which thou hast prophesied, that he may bring again all the ornaments of the lords house, and restore all the prisoners from Babylon into this place. 7 Nevertheless, hearken thou also what I will say, that thou and all the people may hear. 8 The prophets that were before us in time past, which prophesied of war, or trouble, or pestilence, 9 Either of peace upon many nations and great kingdoms, were proved by this (if God hath sent them in very deed) Deu. xviii. d when the thing came to pass which the prophet told before. 10 And Hananias the prophet took the chain from the prophet jeremies' neck, and broke it: 11 And with that said Hananias that all the people might hear, thus hath the Lord spoken, Even so will I break the yoke of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon from the neck of all nations, yea and that within this two year. And so the prophet jeremy went his way. 12 Now after that Hananias the prophet had taken the chain from the prophet jeremies' neck and broken it, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet jeremy, saying: 13 Go and tell Hananias these words, Thus saith the Lord: thou hast broken the chain of wood, but in stead of wood thou shalt make chains of iron. 14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: I will put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all this people, that they may serve Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, yea and so shall they do: and I will give him the beasts of the field. 15 Then said the prophet jeremy unto the prophet Hananias: jere. xxix. c Hear me Hananias, The Lord hath not sent thee, but thou bringest this people into a false belief. 16 And therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will send thee out of the land, and within a year thou shalt die, because thou hast falsely spoken against the Lord. 17 So Hananias died the same year in the seventh month. The xxix Chapter. 1 The pistle of jeremy sent unto them that were in captivity in Babylon. 10 He prophesieth their return from the captivity after seventy years. 16 He prophesieth the destruction of the king and of the people that remained in Jerusalem. 21 He threateneth two prophets that seduced the people. 25 The death of Semeiah the Nehelamite is prophesied. 1 THese are the words of the book that jeremy the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the prisoners, the senators, priests, prophets, and all the people, whom Nabuchodonozor had led from Jerusalem unto Babylon▪ 2 After that time that king jechonias and his queen, his chamberlains, the princes of juda and Jerusalem, the workmaisters of Jerusalem, were departed thither. 3 Which book Elasah the son of Saphan, & Gamariah the son of Helkia did bear, whom Zedekias the king of juda sent unto Babylon to Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon: These were the words of Hieremies' book. 4 Thus hath the Lord of hosts the God of Israel spoken, unto all the prisoners that were fled from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 jere ● Build you houses to dwell therein, plant you gardens, that you may enjoy the fruits thereof. 6 Take you wives to bear you sons and daughters, provide wives for your sons, and husbands for your daughters, that they may get sons & daughters: and that ye may multiply there, and decrease not. 7 Seek after the peace and prosperity of the city wherein ye be prisoners, 〈…〉 i. Tim. ● and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall your peace be. 8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, jere 3●. ●. and 27. b. Let not these prophets and soothsayers that be among you deceive you, and believe not your own dreams: 9 For why? jere. xiiii. b. they preach you lies in my name, and I have not sent them, saith the Lord. 10 But thus saith the Lord, 1. P●. 26. d. jere. 22. b. i ●d. i a. When ye have fulfilled seventy years at Babylon, I will bring you home, and of mine own goodness I will carry you hither again into this place. 11 For I know what I have devised for you, saith the Lord: My thoughts are to give you peace, and not trouble, and to give you an end as you wish and hope to have. 12 Deut. iiii. c. and thirty. a. Ye shall cry unto me, ye shall go and call upon me, and I will hear you. 13 joh. seven. d. Ye shall seek me and find me, yea if so be that you seek me with your whole heart. 14 I will be found of you, saith the Lord, and will deliver you out of prison, and gather you together again out of all places wherein I have scattered you saith the Lord, and will bring you again to the same place from whence I caused you to be carried away captive. 15 But where as ye say that God hath raised you up prophets at Babylon, 16 Thus hath the Lord spoken to the king that sitteth in the throne of David, and to all the people that dwell in this city, your brethren 4. Reg 24. d that are gone with you into captivity: 17 Thus [I say] speaketh the Lord of hosts, Behold Ie●e 24 ● I will send a sword, hunger, and pestilence upon them, and will make them like untimely figs that may not be eaten for bitterness: 18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with hunger, and pestilence, I will deliver them up to be vexed of all kingdoms, to be cursed, abhorred, laughed to scorn, and put to confusion of all the people among whom I have scattered them: 19 And that because they have not been obedient unto my commandments saith the Lord, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets: jere. xxv. a. and xliiii. a. I stood up early and sent unto them, but they would not hear, saith the Lord. 20 Hear therefore the word of the Lord all ye prisoners whom I sent from Jerusalem to Babylon. 21 Thus hath the Lord of hosts the God of Israel spoken of Ahab the son of Colaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maasiah, which prophecy lies unto you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, that he may slay them before your eyes. 22 And all the prisoners of juda that are in Babylon, shall take this term of cursing, and say; Now God do unto thee as he did unto Zedekiah & Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire: 23 Because they sinned shamefully in Israel, for they have not only defiled their neighbour's wives, but also preached lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them: This I testify and assure, saith the Lord. 24 But as for Semeiah the Nehelamite, thou shalt speak unto him: 25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Because thou hast sent letters in thine own name unto all the people that is at Jerusalem, and to Sophoniah the son of Maasiah the priest, yea & sent them to all the priests, wherein thou writest thus unto him: 26 The Lord hath ordained thee to be priest in the stead of jehoiada the priest, 4 Reg. two. a. 2. Par. 23. a. that thou shouldest be chief in the house of the Lord above all prophets and preachers, and that thou mightest set them upon the pillory, or in the stocks: 27 How happeneth it then that thou hast not reproved Hieremie of Anathoth, which never leaveth of his prophesying. 28 And beside all this, jere. xxix. c. he hath sent us word unto Babylon, and told us plainly that our captivity shall long endure, that we should build us houses to dwell therein, and to plant us gardens, that we may enjoy the fruits thereof. 29 Which letter Sophonias the priest read, and let jeremy the prophet hear it. 30 Then came the word of the Lord unto jeremy, saying: 31 Send word to all them that be in captivity, on this manner, Thus hath the Lord spoken concerning Semeiah the Nehelamite: jere 2● Because that Semeiah hath prophesied unto you without my commission, and brought you into a false hope: 32 Therefore thus the Lord doth certify you, Behold, I will visit Semeiah the Nehelamite and his seed, so that none of his shall remain among this people, and none of them shall see the good that I will do for my people, saith the Lord: for he hath preached falsely of the Lord. ¶ The xxx Chapter. 1 The return of the people from Babylon. 8 God by his chastening showeth that the people is sinful. 16 The destruction of the enemies of Israel. 1 THese are the words that the Lord showeth unto jeremy, saying: 2 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: jere. thirty. c. Writ up diligently all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 3 For lo, the time cometh saith the Lord, that I will bring again the prisoners of my people of Israel and juda saith the Lord: for I will restore them unto the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall have it in possession. 4 Again, these words spoke the Lord concerning Israel and juda, 5 Thus saith the Lord, We have heard a terrible cry, fear and disquietness. 6 For what else doth this signify that I see? [Namely] that all strong men smite every man his hand upon his loins, as a woman in the pain of her travail: jere. xiii. b. Who ever saw a man travail with child? Inquire thereafter and see, yea all their faces are marvelous pale. 7 Alas for this day, which is so dreadful that none may be likened unto it, and alas for the time of jacobs' trouble, from the which he shall yet be delivered. 8 For in that day saith the Lord of hosts, I will take his yoke from of thy neck, and break thy bonds, and strangers shall no more have dominion over them: 9 But they shall do service unto God their Lord, and to E● 34. d. David their king whom I will raise up unto them. 10 And as for thee O my servant jacob, fear not saith the Lord, and be not afraid O Israel: For lo, I will help thee also from far, and thy seed from the land of their captivity: And jacob shall turn again, he shallbe in rest, and have a prosperous life, and no man shall make him afraid: 11 For I am with thee to help thee, saith the Lord: Amos. ix. b. And though I shall destroy all the people among whom I have scattered thee, yet will I not destroy thee, but correct thee, jere. x. d. and that with discretion: for I will not utterly destroy thee. 12 Exod. 33. a. Nahum. 1. a. Therefore thus saith the Lord▪ Thy brosinges are perilous, & thy wounds ready to cast thee into sickness. 13 There is no man to meddle with thy cause, or to lay plaster upon thee, or to bind up thy wounds to heal thee. 14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee, and care nothing for thee: for I have given thee a cruel stroke, and chastened thee roughly, and that for the multitude of thy misdeeds: for thy sins have had the over hand. 15 Why makest thou moon for thy harm? In deed thou art sore wounded and in jeopardy: jere. xiii. d. but for the multitude of thy misdeeds and sins I have done this unto thee. 16 jere. xii. a. and x d. And therefore all they that devour thee, shallbe devoured, and all thine enemies shallbe led into captivity: all they that make thee waste, shallbe wasted themselves, and all those that rob thee, will I make also to be rob. 17 For I will give thee thy health again, and make thy wounds whole saith the Lord, because they reviled thee, as one cast away and despised: Zion [said they] is she whom no man regardeth. Num. 24. ●. 18 For thus saith the Lord, Behold I will bring again the captivity of jacobs' tents, and defend his dwelling place: the city shallbe builded in her old estate, and the houses shall have their right foundation. 19 And out of them shall go thanksgiving and the voice of joy: I will multiply them, and they shall not be few, I shall endue them with honour, and no man shall subdue them. 20 Their children shallbe as aforetime, and their congregation shall continue in my sight: and all those that vex them will I visit. 21 Mich. v. a. A captain also shall come of them, and a prince shall spring out from the midst of them, him will I challenge to myself, and he shall come unto me: joh. vi. c. For what is he that giveth over his heart to come unto me, saith the Lord? 22 jere. xxiii. b. xxiiii. b. xxxi. f. Ye shallbe my people also, and I will be your God. 23 jere. xxiii. c. xxv. b. Behold, on the other side shall the wrath of the Lord break out as a stormy water, as a mighty whirl wind, and shall fall upon the heads of the ungodly. 24 The terrible displeasure of the Lord shall not leave of, until he have done and performed the intent of his heart, jere. xxiii. e. which in the latter days ye shall understand. The xxxj Chapter. 1 He prophesieth that the people of Israel shallbe restored again unto their prosperity. 18 To be turned from sin is the gift of God. 27 The birth of Christ is prophesied. 30 All the wicked shall die in their wickedness. 31 The new testament and covenant is prophesied. 33 The Christians are taught and instruct of the Lord. 34 Our sins shall so be remitted, that they shall not once be thought upon. 36 God promiseth that he will cast of the jews. 38 The building again of Jerusalem. 1 AT the same time, saith the Lord, shall I be the God of all the generations of Israel, & they shallbe my people. 2 Thus saith the Lord: Num. xiii. c. The people of Israel which escaped in the wilderness from the sword, found grace to come into their rest. 3 Even so shall the Lord now also appear unto me from far [and say] joh. vi. b. I love thee with an everlasting love, therefore by my mercy I have drawn thee unto me. 4 I will repair thee again O thou daughter of Israel, that thou mayest be fast and sure: thou shalt take thy tabrets again, and go forth with them that lead the dance: 5 Thou shalt plant vines again upon the hills of Samaria, and the grape gatherers shall plant, and commonly eat of it. 6 For the days shall come when the watchmen upon the mount of Ephraim shall cry, isaiah. two. a. Arise, let us go up unto Zion to our Lord God. 7 For thus saith the Lord, Rejoice with gladness because of jacob, cry unto the head of the gentiles, speak out, sing and say, O Lord save thy people the remnant of Israel. 8 Behold, I will bring them again from out of the north land, and gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind & lame that are among them, with the women that be great with child, & such as be also delivered: and the company of them that come again shallbe great. 9 They shall come weeping, and with merciful pity will I bring them hither again: I will lead them to the rivers of water in a straight way where they shall not stumble: Deut. 23. a. For I am Israel's father, and Gen. xlvii. d Ephraim is my first borne. 10 Hear the word of the Lord O ye gentiles, preach in the Isles that lie far of, and say: He that hath scattered Israel, shall gather him together again, and shall keep him as a shepherd doth his flock. 11 For the Lord hath redeemed jacob, and rid him from the hand of the violent. 12 And they shall come and rejoice upon the hill of Zion, and shall have plenteousness of goods, which the Lord shall give them, [Namely] wheat, wine, oil, young sheep, and calves: and their soul shallbe as a well watered garden, for they shall no more be hungry. 13 Then shall the maid rejoice in the dance, yea both young and old folks: for I will turn their sorrow into gladness, and will comfort them from their sorrows, and make them joyful. 14 I will power plenteousness upon the hearts of the priests, and my people shallbe satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord. 15 Thus saith the Lord, jere. iii. c. Math. two c. The voice of heaviness, weeping, and lamentation was heard on high, even of Rachel mourning for her children, and would not be comforted because they were not. 16 But now saith the Lord, leave of from weeping and crying, withhold thine eyes from tears: for thy labour shallbe rewarded saith the Lord, and they shall come again out of the land of their enemies. 17 Yea even thy posterity shall have consolation in this saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again into their own land. 18 Moreover, I heard Ephraim that was led away captive complain on this manner: Eze. xx. c. O Lord thou hast correct me, & thy chastening have I received as an untamed calf, Three. v. c. Zach. i a. convert thou me and I shallbe converted: for thou art my Lord God. 19 Yea assoon as thou turnest me, I shall reform myself, and when I understand, I shall smite upon my thigh: For verily I have committed shameful things: for I have borne the reproof and confusion of my youth. 20 Upon this complaint I thought thus by myself: Gen. 4●. d. Is not Ephraim my dear son? Is he not the child with whom I have had all my mirth and pastime? For since the time that I first communed with him, I have him ever in remembrance: therefore my heart driveth me unto him, gladly and lovingly will I have mercy upon him, saith the Lord. 21 Make thyself marks, set up heaps of stone, set thine heart upon the way that thou didst walk, and turn again O thou daughter of Israel, turn again to these cities of thine. 22 How long wilt thou go astray O thou shrinking daughter? for the Lord will work a new thing upon earth: A woman shall compass a man. 23 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: It will come thereto, that when I have brought juda out of captivity, these words shallbe heard in the land and in his cities, The Lord bless thee O thou dwelling place of righteousness, O thou holy hill. 24 And there shall dwell juda and all her cities, the shepherds and husbandmen: 25 For I Mat. v. a. and xi c. shall feed the hungry soul, and refresh all faint hearts. 26 When I heard this, I came again to myself, I saw like as I had been waked out of a sweet sleep. 27 Behold saith the Lord, the days come that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of juda with men and with cattle. 28 Denc. 28. g. jere. 32. c. Zac. viii. ●. Yea it shall come thereto, that like as I have gone about in times past to root them out, to scatter them, to break them down, to destroy them, & chasten them: even so will I also go diligently about to build them up again, and to plant them, saith the Lord. 29 Ezec. xviii. ● Then shall it no more be said, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge: 30 For every one shall die for his own misdeeds: so that who so eateth a sour grape, his teeth shallbe set on edge. 31 Heb. viii. b. Behold the days will come saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and the house of juda: 32 Not after the covenant that I made with their fathers, when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of Egypt, which covenant they broke, yea even when I as an husband had rule over them saith the Lord. 33 Heb. x. b. But this shallbe the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days saith the Lord: isaiah. li. b. I will plant my law in the inward parts of them, and write it in their hearts, jere. 24 b. and xxx d. and will be their God, and they shallbe my people. 34 And from thenceforth shall no man teach his neighbour or his brother, and say, Know the Lord: but they shall all know me from the lowest unto the highest, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their misdeeds, and will never remember their sins any more. 35 Thus saith the Lord, which gave the sun to be a light for the day, Gen. ●. b. and the moon and the stars to shine in the night, which moveth the sea, so that the floods thereof wax fierce, his name is the Lord of hosts. 36 Like as this ordinance shall never be taken out of my sight, saith the Lord: so shall the seed of Israel never cease, but always be a people before me. 37 Moreover, thus saith the Lord, Like as the heaven above can not be measured, and as the foundations of the earth beneath may not be sought out: Rom. x● so will I also not cast out the whole seed of Israel for that they have committed saith the Lord. 38 Behold, the days come saith the Lord, that the city of the Lord shallbe enlarged, from the two. ●d. iii a. Zac xxiiii. b tower of Hananeel, unto the gate of the corner wall. 39 From thence shall the right measure be taken before her unto the hill top of jere. nineteen. b. Gareb, and shall come about Gaath. 40 And the whole valley of the dead carcases, and of the ashes, and all the fields, unto the brook of Cedron, and unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, it shallbe holy unto the Lord, and shall never be broken nor cast down any more. ¶ The xxxii Chapter. 1 jeremy is cast into prison, because he prophesied that the city should be taken of the king of Babylon. 7 By the field that jeremy bought at the commandment of the Lord, is signified that the people should come again to their own possession. 38 The people of God are his servants, and he is their Lord. 40 To fear God, is God's gift, to the intent that sins may be eschewed. 1 THese words spoke the Lord unto jeremy in the tenth year of Zedekias king of juda, which was the eighteenth year of Nabuchodonozor, 2 What time as the king of Babylon's host laid siege unto Jerusalem: but jeremy the prophet lay bound in the court of the prison, which was in the king of judaes' house, 3 Where Zedekias the king of juda caused him to be laid, because he had prophesied on this manner: Thus saith the Lord, jer. xxxiiii a xxxviii. a. and xxxix Behold, I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, which shall take it. 4 As for Zedekias the king of juda, he shall not be able to escape the Chaldees: but surely he shall come into the hands of the king of Babylon, which shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and one of them shall look another in the face. 5 And Zedekias shallbe carried unto Babylon, and there shall he be until the time that I visit him saith the Lord: but if thou takest in hand to fight against the Chaldees, thou shalt not prosper. 6 And jeremy said, Thus hath the Lord spoken unto me: 7 Behold, Hananeel the son of Sellum thine uncles son, shall come unto thee, and require thee to redeem the land that lieth in Anathoth unto thyself: Levi. xxv. d Nu xxiiii. a. and xxxvi a Ruth. iiii. a. for by reason of kindred it is thy right to redeem it and buy it out. 8 And Hananeel mine uncles son came to me in the court of the prison, according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me: Buy my land I pray thee, that lieth in Anathoth in the country of Benjamin, for by heritage thou hast right to lose it out for thyself, therefore redeem it. Then I perceived that this was the commandment the Lord: 9 And so I bought the land from Hanaeel of Anathoth mine uncles son, and weighed him there the money, even seven sickles, and ten silver pence: 10 And I writ it in a book, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him there the money upon the weights. 11 So I took the evidence with the copy, when it was orderly sealed, and read it over: 12 And I gave the evidence to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maasiah, in the sight of Hananeel my cousin, and in the presence of the witnesses that be named in the evidence, and before all the jews that were thereby in the court of the prison. 13 I charged Baruch also before them, saying: 14 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel commandeth [thee] to take this sealed evidence with the copy, and to lay it in the earthen vessel, that it may long continue. 15 For the Lord of hosts the God of Israel hath determined, that houses, fields, and vineyards shallbe possessed again in this land. 16 Now when I had delivered the evidence unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I besought the Lord, saying: 17 O Lord God, Gene. i. a. jere. x. b. it is thou that hast made heaven and earth with thy great power and high arm, and there is nothing hid from thee. 18 Exod. 54. a. Thou showest mercy upon thousands, thou recompensest the wickedness of the fathers into the bosom of the children that come after them. 19 Thou art the great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts, great in counsel, and excellent in work, thine eyes look upon all the ways of men's children, Rom. two. a. to reward every one after his way, and according to the fruits of his inventions. 20 Exod seven. unto the xv chapter. Thou hast done great tokens and wonders in the land of Egypt, as we see this day, upon the people of Israel, and upon those men, to make thy name great, as it is come to pass this day. 21 Thou hast brought thy people of Israel out of the land of Egypt, with tokens, with wonders, with a mighty hand, with a stretched out arm, and with great terribleness: 22 And hast given them this land, like as thou hadst promised unto their father's [namely] that thou wouldst give them a land that floweth with milk and honey. 23 jud. two. iii.iiii.vi.viii. Now when they came therein and possessed it, they followed not thy voice, and walked not in thy law: Esther v. b. but all that thou commandest them to do, that have they not done, and therefore come all these plagues upon them. 24 Behold, there are bulwarks made now against this city to take it, and it shallbe won of the Chaldees that besiege it with sword, with hunger, and death: and look what thou hast spoken, that same shall come upon them, for lo all things are present unto thee. 25 Yet sayest thou unto me O Lord God, and commandest me that I shall buy a piece of land unto myself for money, and take witnesses thereto: and yet in the mean season the city is delivered into the power of the Chaldees. 26 Then came the word of the Lord unto jeremy, saying: 27 Behold, I am the Lord God of all flesh: is there any thing then to hard for me? 28 Therefore thus saith the Lord: jere. xxv. xxxix. c. behold, I shall deliver this city into the power of the Chaldees, and into the power of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, they shall take it: 29 For the Chaldees shall come and win this city, and set fire upon it, and burn it, with the gorgeous houses, in whose parlours they have made sacrifice unto Baal, and powered drink offerings unto strange gods, to provoke me unto wrath: 30 For the children of Israel and the children of juda have only been doing wickedness before me from their youth up, they have been only provoking me to wrath with the works of their own hands, saith the Lord. 31 For what hath this city been else, but a provoking of my wrath ever since the day that they builded it, unto this hour wherein I cast it out of my sight? 32 Because of the great blasphemies of the children of Israel and juda, which they have done to provoke me, yea they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of juda, and the citizens of Jerusalem: 33 jere. two. b. When I stood up early and taught them, and instructed them, they turned their backs to me, and not their faces, 34 They would not hear to be reformed and correct: jere. viii. d. but set their idols in the house that is hallowed to my name, to defile it. 35 They have builded high places for Baal in the valley of the children of Hennom, to cause their sons & daughters to pass thorough [fire] in the honour of Moloch, which I never commanded them: neither came it ever in my thought to make juda sin with such abomination. 36 And now therefore thus hath the Lord God of Israel spoken concerning this city, which as ye yourselves confess, shallbe delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, [when it is won] with the sword, with hunger, and with pestilence. 37 Deu. thirty ●. Behold, I will gather them together from all lands, wherein I have scattered them in my wrath in fearful and great displeasure, and will bring them again unto this place, where they shall dwell safely: 38 And they shallbe my people, and I will be their God. 39 Psal. cxix. e. And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me all the days of their life: that they and their children after them may prosper. 40 Eze. xxxvi e And I will set up an everlasting covenant with them [namely] that I will never cease to do them good, and that I will put my fear in their hearts, so that they shall not run away from me. 41 Deu● 39 b. Jere xxi c Yea I will have a lust and pleasure to do them good, and faithfully to plant them in this land with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 42 For thus saith the Lord, Like as I have brought all this great plague upon this people: even so will I also bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. 43 And men shall have their possessions in this land, whereof ye say now, that it shall neither be inhabited of the people, nor of cattle, but be delivered into the hands of the Chaldees: 44 Yea land shallbe bought for money, and evidences made thereupon, and sealed before witnesses in the country of Benjamin, and round about Jerusalem, in the cities of juda, in the cities that are upon the mountains, and them that lie beneath, yea and in the cities that are in the south: for I will bring their prisoners hither again, saith the Lord. ¶ The xxxiii Chapter. 1 The prophet is monished of the Lord, to pray for the deliverance of the people, which the Lord promiseth. 8 God forgiveth sins, and doth graciously to the people for his own renown. 15 Of the birth of Christ. 20 The kingdom of Christ in the Church shall never be ended. 1 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto jeremy again jere. xx. and xxxii a. when he was yet bound in the court of the prison. 2 Thus saith the Lord who made Jerusalem, who fashioned the same to establish it, whose name is the Lord: 3 Exod. xiiii. i. Reg seven. d. Cry unto me, and I will answer, and show thee great and high things which were unknown unto thee. 4 Thus [I say] speaketh the Lord god of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and the houses of the kings of juda that are broken thorough the ordinance and the sword. 5 The inhabitors of this city have come to fight against the Chaldees, and they are filled with the dead carcases of men, whom I have slain in my wrath and displeasure, when I turned my face from this city, because of all her wickedness. 6 Behold saith the Lord, I will repair and heal their wounds, and make them whole: I will open them the large treasure of peace and truth, 7 And will return the captivity of juda and Israel, and will set them up again as they were before: 8 Ier● xliii. ●. From all misdeeds wherein they offended against me, I will cleanse them: and all their blasphemies which they have done against me when they regarded me not, I will forgive them. 9 And this shall get me a name, a praise and honour among all the people of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I will show unto them, yea they shallbe afraid and astonished at all the good deeds and benefits that I will do for them. 10 Moreover, thus saith the Lord: In this place (whereof ye say that it shallbe a wilderness, wherein neither people nor cattle shall dwell) in like manner in the cities of juda and in the streets of Jerusalem (which also shallbe so void that neither people nor cattle shall dwell there,) 11 Shall the voice of gladness be heard again, the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride, the voice of them that shall sing, Psal. cviii. a. i Mach. iiii. d Praise the Lord of hosts, for he is loving, and his mercy endureth for ever, and the voice of them that offer up gifts in the house of the Lord: for I will restore the captivity of this land as it was afore, saith the Lord. 12 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, It shall come yet thereto, that in this land which is void from men and cattle, and in all the cities of the land, there shallbe set up shepherds cottages to rest their flocks. 13 In the cities upon the mountains, and in the cities that lie upon the plain, and in the cities of the south, in the land of Benjamin, and round about Jerusalem, and in the cities of juda shall the sheep pass again under the hand of him that telleth them, saith the Lord. 14 jere. xxiii. a. Behold, the time cometh saith the Lord, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel, and unto the house of juda. 15 In those days, and at the same time, I will bring forth unto David the branch of righteousness, and he shall do equity and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall juda be saved, Esa. xxxii. d two. Reg. seven. c. and Jerusalem shall dwell safe: and this shallbe her name, (a) This name hath God given to Christ, and doth properly belong to him alone: but here it is attributed unto the Church, for that God the father hath esspoused Christ his son unto the Church, and hath endowed her with all that is his. God our righteousness. 17 For thus the Lord promiseth, David shall never want one to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel: 18 i Reg. ●. Neither shall the priests and levites want one to offer always before me burned offerings, to kindle the meat offerings, and to prepare the sacrifices. 19 And the word of the Lord came unto jeremy, after this manner. 20 Thus saith the Lord: May the covenant which I have made with day and night be broken, that there should not be day and night in due season? 21 Then may my covenant also be broken which I made with David my servant, and so he not to have a son to reign in his throne: two. Pet. two. a. so shall also the Priests and Levites never fail, but serve me. 22 Gene. xv. b. and xxxii c For like as the stars of heaven may not be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites my ministers. 23 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to jeremy, saying: 24 Considerest thou not what this people speaketh? Two kinredes [say they] had the Lord chosen, and those same two hath he cast away: for so they have despised my people, and they reputed them as though they were no people. 25 Therefore thus saith the Lord, If I have made no covenant with day and night, and given no statute unto heaven and earth: 26 Than will I also cast away the seed of jacob and David my servant, so that I will take no prince out of his seed to rule the posterity of Abraham, Isaac, and jacob: but yet I will turn again their captivity, and be merciful unto them. The xxxiiij Chapter. 2 He threateneth that the city, and the king Zedekias also shallbe given into the hands of the king of Babylon 11 He rebuketh them that brought such of their brethren into captivity, as were pardoned to go at their liberty. 1 THese are the words which the Lord spoke unto jeremy, jer. xxxix ●. what time as Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, and all his host, and all the kingdoms that were under his power, and all his people fought against Jerusalem and all the cities thereof. 2 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Go and speak to Zedekias the king of juda, and tell him, the Lord sendeth thee this word: behold, 4. Reg. 25 ●. jer. xxxii. a. xxxix. a. I will deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, he shall burn it with fire, 3 And thou shalt not escape his hands, but shallbe taken prisoner, and delivered into his power: Thou shalt look the king of Babylon in the face, and he shall speak to thee mouth to mouth, and then shalt thou go to Babylon. 4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekias thou king of juda, thus saith the Lord unto thee, Thou shalt not be slain with the sword, 1. Reg. xxi. c 5 But shalt die in peace: And as thy forefathers the kings, thy (a) Zedekias is promised to be brent after his death, that is, to have his funerals honourably done progenitors were brent, so shalt thou be brent also, and in thy mourning they shall say, O Lord: for thus have I determined, saith the Lord. 6 Then said jeremy the prophet all these words unto Zedekias king of juda in Jerusalem, 7 What time as the king of Babylon's host besieged Jerusalem, and the remnant of the cities [namely] Lachis and Azecah, which yet remained of the ●. Par. xi ●. strong defensed cities of juda. 8 These are the words that the Lord spoke unto jeremy the prophet, when Zedekias was agreed with all the people at Jerusalem, that there should be proclaimed a Exod x●i. a. Levi xxvi f Deu●●. b. liberty: 9 So that every man should let his servant and handmaid go free, Hebrew and Hebruesse, and no jew hold his brother as a bondman. 10 Now as they had consented, all the princes and all the people which had gathered unto this agreement, that every man should set at liberty his bondseruaunt and bondwoman, and no longer to hold them bound: even so they were obedient, and let them go free. 11 But afterward they repented, and took again the servants and handmaidens whom they had let go free, and so made them bond again. 12 For which cause, the word of the Lord came unto jeremy from the Lord himself, saying: 13 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: De●. x● Exod 〈…〉 I made a covenant with your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying: 14 When seven years are out, every man shall let his bought servant an Hebrew go free, if he have served him six years: but your fathers obeyed me not, and hearkened not unto me. 15 As for you ye were now turned, and did right before me, in that ye proclaimed every man to let his neighbour go free, and in that ye made a covenant before me in the temple that beareth my name. 16 But yet ye turned yourselves again, and blasphemed my name, in this, that every man hath required his servant and handmaid again whom ye had let go quite and free, and compelled them to serve you again, and to be bondmen and bondwomen. 17 And therefore thus saith the Lord: Ye have not obeyed me, every man to proclaim freedom unto his brother and neighbour: wherefore I will call you unto freedom, saith the Lord, even unto the sword, to the pestilence, and to hunger, and will make you to be plagued in all kingdoms of the earth. 18 Yea those men that have broken my covenant, and not kept the words of the appointment which they made before me, Gene. xv. b. when they hewed the calf in two, and when they went thorough the two halves thereof, 19 The princes of juda, the princes of Jerusalem, the gelded men, the priests, and all the people of the land, which went thorough the two sides of the calf: 20 Those men will I give into the power of their enemies, and into the hands of them that follow upon their lives: and their dead bodies shallbe meat for the fowls of the air and beasts of the field. 21 As for Zedekias the king of juda and his princes, I will deliver them into the power of their enemies, & of them that desire to slay them, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's host, jere. 3●. ●. which now is departed from you. 22 But thorough my commandment (saith the Lord) they shall come again before this city, they shall fight against it, win it, and burn it: Moreover, I will lay the cities of juda so waste, that no man shall dwell therein. ¶ The xxxv Chapter. 1 He propoundeth the obedience of the Rechabites, and thereby confoundeth the pride of the jews. 6 The commandment of jonadab the father of the Rechabites. 17 He threateneth punishment unto the rebellious jews. 19 He promiseth prosperity unto the Rechabites for their obedience. 1 THE words which the Lord spoke unto jeremy, in the reign of jehoakim the son of josias king of juda, are these: 2 Go unto the house iiii. Reg. x. e. of the Rechabites, and call them out, and bring them to the house of the Lord, into some commodious place, and give them wine to drink. 3 Then took I jazaniah the son of jeremy, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole household of the Rechabites, 4 And brought them into the house of the Lord, into the closet of the children of Hanan the son of jegedaliah the man of God, which was by the closet of the princes, that is above the closet of Maasiah the son of Sellum, which is the treasurer. 5 And before the sons of the kindred of the Rechabites I set pots full of wine, and cups, and said unto them, Drink wine: 6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying: Ye and your sons shall never drink wine, jere. xxix. b build houses, sow no seed, plant no vines, 7 Yea ye shall have no vineyards: but for all your time ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live long in the land wherein ye be strangers. 8 Thus have we obeyed the commandment of jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, and so we drink no wine all our life long, we nor our wives, our sons and our daughters, 9 Neither build we any house to dwell therein: we have also among us neither vineyards, nor corn land to sow: 10 But we dwell in tents, we obey, and do according unto all that jonadab our father commanded us. 11 But now that Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon came up into the land, we said, Come, let us go to Jerusalem, that we may escape the host of the Chaldees and the Assyrians: and so we dwell now at Jerusalem. 12 Then came the word of the Lord unto jeremy, saying: 13 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and tell the men of juda, and the inhabitors of Jerusalem: will ye not be reformed to obey my words, saith the Lord? 14 The words which jonadab the son of Rechab commanded his sons, that they should drink no wine, are fast surely kept, for unto this day they drink no wine, but obey their father's commandment: but as for me jere. xvi ● and xxv ● I have stand up early, I have spoken unto you, and given you earnest warning, and yet have ye not been obedient unto me. 15 Yea I have sent my servants all the prophets unto you, I rose up early, and sent you word, saying: O turn you now every man from his wicked way, amend your lives, and go not after strange gods to worship them, that ye may continue in the land which I have given unto you and your fathers: but ye would neither hear me nor follow me. 16 The children of jonabab Rechabs' son, have steadfastly kept their father's commandment that he gave them: but this people is not obedient unto me, 17 And therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon juda, and upon every one that dwelleth in Jerusalem, all the trouble that I have devised against them: Prou ●. isaiah. x●. b. jere. seven. b. For I have spoken unto them, but they would not follow, I have called unto them, nevertheless they would give me no answer. 18 jeremy also spoke unto the household of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: forasmuch as ye have obeyed the commandment of jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he hath bidden: 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God Israel: jer. xxxiii. c. jonadab the son of Rechab shall not fail, but have one out of his flock to stand always before me. The xxxuj Chapter. 1 Baruch writeth (as jeremy enditeth) the book of the curses against juda and Israel 9 He is sent with the book unto the people, and readeth it before them all. 14 He is called before the rulers, and readeth it before them also. 20 The rulers show unto the king the words of the book. 23 jehudi taketh the book and readeth a little of it, and casteth it into the fire. 28 There is another written at the commandment of the Lord. 1 IN the fourth year of jehoakim the son of josias the king of juda, came the word of the Lord unto jeremy, saying: 2 jere. thirty. a. Take a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken to thee against Israel, against juda, and against all the people, from the time that I began to speak unto thee in the reign of josias, unto this day: 3 That when the house of juda heareth of the plague which I have devised for them, they may peradventure turn every man from his wicked way, that I may forgive their offences and sins. 4 Then did jeremy call Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote in the book at the mouth of jeremy, all the words of the Lord which he had spoken unto him. 5 And jeremy commanded Baruch, saying: I am in prison, so that I may not come into the house of the Lord: 6 Therefore go thou thither, and read the book that thou hast written at my mouth [namely] the words of the Lord, and read them in the lords house upon the (a) When jehoakim the king of juda heard that the king of Babylon his army was coming to besiege Jerusalem, he appointed a solemn and public fast for all the people, commanding them to resort unto the temple at the time appointed, and there to make their humble prayers unto God for peace & his favour, as the manner of God's people was in all their distresses to fast & pray in faithful repentance. fasting day, that the people, whole juda, and all they that come out of the cities may hear. 7 Peradventure they will pray meekly before the face of the Lord, and turn every one from his wicked way: for great is the wrath and displeasure that the Lord hath taken against this people. 8 So Baruch the son of Neriah, did according to all that jeremy the prophet commanded him, reading the words of the Lord out of the book in the lords house. 9 And this was done in the fifth year of jehoakim the son of josias king of juda, in the ninth month, josa. ● when it was commanded that all the people of Jerusalem should fast before the Lord, and they also that were come from the cities of juda unto Jerusalem: 10 Then read Baruch the words of jeremy out of the book within the house of the Lord, out of the treasury of Gamariah the son of Saphan the scribe, which is beside the higher fit of the jere. xxvi. a. new door of the lords house, that all the people might hear. 11 Now when Micheas the son of Gamariah, the son of Saphan, heard all the words of the lord out of the book, 12 He went down to the kings palace into the scribes chambers, for there all the princes were set, Elisama the scribe, Dalaiah the son of Semei, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gamariah the son of Saphan, Zedekias the son of Hananias, with all the princes. 13 And Micheas told them all the words that he heard Baruch read out of the book before the people. 14 Then all the princes sent jehudi the son of Nathaniah the son of Selemiah, the son of Chusi, unto Baruch, saying: Take in thine hand the book whereout thou hast read before all the people, & come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the book in his hand, and came unto them. 15 And they said unto him: Sat down and read the book, that we may hear also: So Baruch read that they might hear. 16 Now when they had heard all the words, they were abashed one upon another, and said unto Baruch: We will certify the king of all these words. 17 And they examined Baruch, saying: Tell us, how didst thou write all these words out of his mouth? 18 Then Baruch answered them: He spoke all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them in the book. 19 Then said the princes unto Baruch: Go thy way, hide thee with jeremy, so that no man know where ye be. 20 And they went in to the king to the court (but they kept the book in the chamber of Elizama the scribe) and told the king all the words, that he might hear. 21 So the king sent jehudi to fet him the book: which he brought out of Elizama the scribes chamber, and jehudi read in it, that the king and all the princes which were about him might hear. 22 Now the king sat in the winter house (for it was in the ninth month) and there was a fire before him. 23 And when jehudi had read three or four leaves thereof, he cut the book in pieces with a penknife, and i Mach. three c. cast it into the fire upon the hearth, until the book was all brent in the fire upon the hearth. 24 Yet no man was abashed thereof, nor rend his clothes, neither the king himself nor his servants, though they heard all these words. 25 Nevertheless, Elnathan, Dalaiah, and Gamariah besought the king that he would not burn the book: notwithstanding, the king would not hear them: 26 But commanded jerahmel the son of Amelech, Saraiah the son of Ezriel, and Selemiah the son of Abdeel, to lay hands upon Baruch the scribe, and upon jeremy the prophet: but the Lord kept them out of sight. 27 Now after that the king had brent the book, and the sermons which Baruch wrote at the mouth of jeremy, the word of the Lord came unto jeremy, saying: 28 Take another book, and write in it all the foresaid sermons that were written in the first book which jehoakim the king of juda hath brent. 29 And tell jehoakim the king of juda, thus saith the Lord: Thou hast brent the book, and thoughtest within thyself, Why hast thou written therein, that the king of Babylon shall come and make this land waste, so that he shall make both people and cattle to be out of it? 30 Therefore thus the Lord saith of jehoakim the king of juda: 4 Reg. 24. b jere. xxii. c. There shall none of his generation sit upon the throne of David, his dead coarse shallbe cast out, that the heat of the day and the frost of the night may come upon him. 31 And I will visit the wickedness of him, of his seed, and of his servants: Moreover, all the evil that I have promised them, though they heard me not, will I bring upon them, upon the inhabitors of Jerusalem, and upon all juda. 32 Then took jeremy another book and gave it Baruch the scribe the son of Neriah, which wrote therein out of the mouth of Hieremie, all the sermons that were in the first book which jehoakim the king of juda did burn: and there were added unto them many more sermons, like unto the former. ¶ The xxxvij Chapter. 1 Zedekia succeedeth Cononiah, 3 he sendeth unto jeremy to pray for him. 12 jeremy going into the land of Benjamin is taken, 15 he is beaten and put in prison, 17 he is delivered by king Zedekia. 1 ZEdekia the son of josiah 4 Reg. 24. which was made king through Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon, reigned in the land of juda, in the stead of “ Or, ●. ●honiah. Cononiah the son of jehoakim. 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people in his land, would obey the words of the Lord which he spoke by the prophet jeremy. 3 jere. xxxi. ●. Nevertheless, Zedekia the king sent jehucall the son of Selemiah, and Sophoniah the son of Maasiah the priest, to the prophet jeremy, saying: O pray thou unto the Lord our God for us. 4 Now jeremy walked free among the people at that time, and was not put in prison as yet. 5 Eze. xvii. b. Pharaos' host also was come out of Egypt: which when the Chaldees which besieged Jerusalem perceived, they departed from thence. 6 Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet jeremy, saying: 7 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, This answer shall ye give to the king of juda that sent you unto me for counsel: jere. xlvi. ● Behold, Pharaos' host which is come forth to help you, shall return into Egypt into his own land. 8 But the Chaldees shall come again, and fight against this city, win it, and set fire upon it. 9 For thus saith the Lord, Deceive not your own minds, thinking on this manner, Tush, the Chaldees go now their way from us: No, they shall not go their way. 10 For though ye had slain the whole host of the Chaldees that besiege you, and that none remained of them but wounded men, yet should they stand up and set fire upon this city. 11 Now when the host of the Chaldees was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of the Egyptians army, 12 jeremy went out of Jerusalem toward the land of Benjamin, to get him from among the people. 13 And when he came under Benjamin'S port, there was a porter called jeriah, the son of Selemiah, the son of jer. xxviii. b. Hananiah, which fell upon him, and took him, saying: Thy mind is to run to the Chaldees. 14 Then said jeremy, It is not so, I go not to the Chaldees: Nevertheless, jeriah would not believe him, but brought jeremy bound before the princes. 15 Wherefore the princes were angry with jeremy, & smote him, and laid him in prison in the house of jonathan the scribe: for they had made that house the prison. 16 Thus was Hieremie put into a dungeon and prison, and so lay there a long tyme. 17 Then Zedekia the king sent for him, jere. 38· c. and called him, and asked him quietly in his own house, saying: Thinkest thou this business [that now is in hand] cometh of the Lord? jeremy answered, Yea that it doth: and thou (said he) shalt be delivered into the king of Babylon's power. 18 Moreover, jeremy said unto king Zedekia, What have I offended against thee, against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? 19 jer. xxviii. c. Where are your prophets which have prophesied unto you, and said, That the king of Babylon should not come against you and this land? 20 And therefore hear now O my Lord the king, let my prayer be accepted before thee, and send me no more into the house of jonathan the scribe, that I die not there. 21 Then Zedekia commanded to put jeremy in the fore entry of the prison, and daily to be given him a cake of bread of the bakers street, until all the bread in the city was eaten up: Thus jeremy remained in the fore entry of the prison. The xxxviij Chapter. 1 By the motion of the rulers, jeremy is put into a dungeon. 14 At the request of Abedmelech the chamberlain, the king commandeth jeremy to be brought forth of the dungeon. 17 jeremy showeth the king how he might escape death. 1 SAphatiah the son of Mathan, Gedaliah the son of Pashur, jucal the son of Selemiah, & Pashur the son of Melchia, perceived the words that jeremy had spoken unto all the people, namely, on this manner. 2 Thus saith the Lord, jere. xxi. b. and xxvi a Who so remaineth in this city, shall perish either with the sword, with hunger, or with pestilence: but who so falleth unto the Chaldees shall escape, winning his soul for a pray, and shall live. 3 jere. xxii. e. For thus saith the Lord, This city no doubt must be delivered into the power of the king of Babylon, and he also shall win it. 4 Then said the princes unto the king, Sir, we beseech you let this man be put to death: for thus he discourageth the hands of the soldiers that be in this city, and the hands of all the people, when he speaketh such words unto them: This man laboureth not for peace of the people, but mischief. 5 Zedekia the king answered, and said, Lo, he is in your hands: for the king may deny you nothing. 6 Then took they jeremy and cast him into the dungeon of Melchiah the son of Amelech, that dwelled in the fore entry of the prison, and they let down jeremy with cords into a dungeon, where there was no water, but mire: So jeremy stack fast in the mire. 7 Now when Abedmelech the Morian being a chamberlain in the kings court, understood that they had cast jeremy into the dungeon, 8 He went out of the kings house, and spoke to the king, which then sat under the port of Benjamin, these words. 9 My Lord the king, where as these men meddle with jeremy the prophet, they do him wrong [Namely] in that they have put him in prison, there to die for hunger: for there is no more bread in the city. 10 Then the king commanded Abedmelech the Morian, and said, Take from hence thirty men whom thou wilt, and draw up jeremy the prophet out of the dungeon before he die. 11 So Abedmelech took the men with him, and went to the house of the king, and there under the treasury he got old rags and worn clouts, and let them down by a cord into the dungeon to jeremy. 12 And Abedmelech the Morian said unto the prophet jeremy: O put these rags and clouts under thine arm holes betwixt them and the cords: And jeremy did so. 13 So they drew up jeremy with cords, & took him out of the dungeon: and he remained in the fore entry of the prison. 14 jere. 37. c. Then Zedekia the king sent, & caused jeremy the prophet to be called unto him, into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord, and the king said unto jeremy: I will ask thee somewhat, but hide nothing fro me. 15 Then jeremy answered Zedekia, If I be plain unto thee, thou wilt cause me to suffer death: if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not follow me. 16 So the king swore an oath secretly to jeremy, saying: As the Lord liveth that made us these souls, I will not slay thee, nor give thee into the hands of them that seek after thy life. 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be delivered into the hands of the Chaldees, which shall set fire upon it, and thou shalt not be able to escape them. 19 And Zedekia said unto jeremy: I am afraid for the jews that are fled unto the Chaldees, lest I come into their hands, & so they to have me in derision. 20 But jeremy answered, No, they shall not betray thee: O hearken unto the voice of the Lord I beseech thee, which I speak unto thee, so shalt thou be well, and save thy life: 21 But if thou wilt not go forth, the Lord hath told me this plainly, 22 Behold, all the women that are left in the king of judas house, shallbe led forth unto the king of Babylon's princes: and they shall say, thou art deceived, and the men in whom thou didst put thy trust, have gotten thee under, & set thy feet fast in the mire, and gone their way from thee. 23 Therefore all thy wives with thy children shall they lead forth unto the Chaldees, and thou shalt not escape their hands: but shalt be the king of Babylon's prisoner, and this city shalt thou cause to be burnt. 24 Then said Zedekia unto jeremy: Look that no body know of these words, and thou shalt not die. 25 But if the princes perceive that I have talked with thee, and come unto thee, saying: O speak, what said the king to thee, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death: tell us (we pray thee) what said the king to thee? 26 See thou give them this answer: I have humbly besought the king that he will let me lie no more in jehonathans' house, that I die not there. 27 Then came all the princes unto jeremy, and asked him: and he told them after the manner as the king bade him. Then they held their peace, and let him alone: for they perceived nothing. 28 jer. xxxix. c So jeremy abode still in the fore entry of the prison, until the day that Jerusalem was won. ¶ The xxxix Chapter. 1 Nabuchodonozor besiegeth Jerusalem. 4 Zedekia fleeth, 5 he is taken of the Chaldees, 6 his sons are slain, 7 his eyes are thrust out, 11 jeremy is provided for. 15 Abedmelech is delivered from captivity, because of the confidence that he had in God. 1 Now jere. 32. a. 4. Reg. 25. a. when the city of Jerusalem was taken (for in the ninth year of Zedekia king of juda, the tenth month, came Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon and all his host, and besieged Jerusalem, and fought against it, 2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekia, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, he broke into the city) 3 Then all the princes of the king of Babylon came in and sat them down under the port: Neregel, Sarezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsachim, Rabsaris, Neregel, Sarezer, Rabmag, with all the other princes of the king of Babylon. 4 jere. 34. a. And when Zedekia the king of juda with his soldiers saw them, than they fled and departed out of the city by night through the kings garden, and through the port that is between the two walls, and so the king went toward the wilderness: 5 But the Chaldees host followed fast after them, and took Zedekia in the field of Hiericho, and brought him prisoner to Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, unto Reblath, that lieth in the land of Hemath, where he gave judgement upon him. 6 So the king of Babylon caused the children of Zedekia and all the nobles of juda to be slain before his face at Reblath, 7 And made Zedekias eyes to be put out, and bound him with two chains, and sent him to Babylon. 8 4. Reg. 25. d. jere. xxii. d. Moreover, the Chaldees burned up the kings palace, with the other houses of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 As for the remnant of the people that were in the city, and such as were come to him, and whatsoever was left of the common sort, Nabuzaradan the chief captain carried them to Babylon. 10 But Nabuzaradan the chief captain let the rascal people and those that had nothing, dwell still in the land of juda, and gave them vineyards and corn fields at the same tyme. 11 Nabuchodonozor also the king of Babylon, gave Nabuzaradan the chief captain a charge concerning jeremy, saying: 12 Take and cherish him, and make much of him, see thou do him no harm, but entreat him after his own desire. 13 So Nabuzaradan the chief captain, Nabuzarban, Rabsares, Neregal, Sarezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's lords, sent for jeremy, 14 jere. 38. d. And caused him to be fet out of the fore entry of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Saphan, that he should carry him home: jere. xl. b. and so he dwelled among the people. 15 Now when jeremy lay yet bound in the fore entry of the prison, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying: 16 Go and tell Abedmelech the Morian, thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold, the cruel and sharp plague that I have devised for this city will I bring upon them, that thou shalt see it: 17 But I will deliver thee in that day saith the Lord, & thou shalt not come in the hands of those men whom thou fearest: 18 For doubtless I will save thee, so that thou shalt not perish with the sword: but thy life shallbe saved, and that because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord. The xl Chapter. 1 jeremy hath licence to go whither he will, 8 he dwelleth with the people that remaineth at Jerusalem, over whom Gedaliah ruleth. 14 johanan prophesieth death unto Gedaliah. 1 THis is the word that the Lord spoke unto jeremy, jere xiiii a. when Nabuzaradan the chief captain had let him go free from jesus. xv●ii. d Ramath, whither he had led him bound among all the prisoners that were carried from Jerusalem and juda unto Babylon. 2 The chief captain called for jeremy, and said unto him, The Lord thy God spoke mightily before of the misery upon this place. 3 Now the Lord hath sent it and performed it as he hath promised: for ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not been obedient unto his voice, therefore cometh this plague upon you. 4 Behold, I lose the bands from thy hands this day: if thou wilt now go with me unto Babylon, up then, for I will see to thee, and provide for thee: but if thou wilt not go with me to Babylon, then remain here: Gen. iii. b. Tobi. i. b. Behold all the land is at thy will, look where thou thinkest convenient and good for thee to abide, there dwell. 5 For as yet he was not gone back again to Gedaliah: therefore he said to him, Go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahicam, the son of Saphan, 4. Reg. 15. e. whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of juda, and dwell with him among the people, or remain where soever it please thee. So the chief captain gave him his expenses with a reward, and let him go. 6 jere. 39 c. Then went jeremy unto Gedaliah the son of Ahicam to Mispa, & dwelled there with him among the people that were left in the land. 7 Now when the captains of the host of juda, which with their fellows were scattered abroad on every side in the land, understood that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahicam governor in the land, and that man, wife, and child, yea and the poor men in the land that were not led captive to Babylon, should be under his jurisdiction: 8 They came to Gedaliah unto Mispa, [Namely] Ishmael the son of Nathaniah, johanan and jonathan the sons of Careah, Sareah the son of Thanehumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophatite, jezaniah the son of Maachati, with their companions. 9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahicam, the son of Saphan, swore unto them and their fellows in this manner: 4. Reg. 15. c. Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees, dwell in the land, and do the king of Babylon service, so shall ye prosper. 10 Behold I dwell at Mispa, to be an officer in the Chaldees behalf, and to satisfy such as come to us: therefore gather wine, corn, and oil, & keep them in your aware houses, and dwell in your cities that ye have in keeping. 11 Yea all the jews also that dwelled in Moab, under the Ammonites, Idumea, and in all the countries, when they heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan, governor upon all them that were left in juda: 12 All the jews [I say] returned out of all places where they were fled unto, and came into the land of juda to Gedaliah unto Mispa, and gathered wine and other fruits, and that very much. 13 Moreover, johanan the son of Careah, and all the captains of the host that were scattered on every side in the land, came to Gedaliah to Mispa, and said unto him: 14 Knowest thou not that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nathaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahicam believed them not. 15 Then said johanan the son of Careah unto Gedaliah in Mispa these words secretly, Let me go I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nathaniah, so that no body shall know it: Wherefore will he kill thee, that all the jews which resort unto thee might be scattered, and the remnant in juda perish. 16 And Gedaliah the son of Ahicam said to johanan the son of Careah, Thou shalt not do it: for they are but lies that thou sayest of Ishmael. The xlj Chapter. 2 Ishmael killeth Gedaliah guilefully, and many other with him. 11 johanan followeth after Ishmael. 1 But in the seventh month, it happened 4. Reg 25. a. that Ishmael the son of Nathaniah, the son of Elisama, one of the kings blood came, and the greatest about the king, & ten men with him, unto Gedaliah the son of Ahicam to Mispa, and they did eat together in Mispa. 2 And Ishmael the son of Nathaniah, with those ten men that were with him, start up, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan with the sword, and slew him whom the king of Babylon had made a governor of the land. 3 Ishmael also slew all the jews that were with Gedaliah at Mispa, and all the Chaldees that he found there waiting upon him, and those that were able to fight he slew with him. 4 The next day after that he had slain Gedaliah, the matter was yet unknown: 5 And there came certain men from Sichem, from Silo, and Samaria, to the number of fourscore, which had shaven their beards, rend their clothes, and were all heavy, bringing meat offerings and incense in their hands, to offer it in the house of the Lord. 6 And Ishmael the son of Nathaniah went forth of Mispa Eccl. xii. c. weeping, to meet them: Now when he met them, he said, Go your way to Gedaliah the son of Ahicam. 7 And when they came in the midst of the city, Ishmael the son of Nathaniah, with them that were with him, slew them even at the midst of the pit. 8 Among these fourscore men there were ten that said unto Ishmael: Oh slay us not, for we have yet a great treasure in the field, of wheat, barley, oil, and honey: So he spared them, and slew them not with their brethren. 9 Now the pit 4. Reg. 25. c. wherein Ishmael did cast the dead bodies of the men whom he slew because of Gedaliah, had king Asa caused to be made for fear of Baasa the king of Israel, and the same pit did Ishmael fill with slain men. 10 As for the remnant of the people, the kings daughters, and all the people that were left at Mispa, upon whom 4 Reg. xv. ● Nabuzaradan the chief captain had made Gedaliah the son of Ahicam governor, Ishmael the son of Nathaniah carried them away prisoners toward the Ammonites. 11 But when johanan the son of Careah, and all they which had been captains over the kings host with him, heard of all the wickedness that Ishmael the son of Nathaniah had done: 12 Gen. xiii. ●. 1. Reg 30. b. They took their companions, & went out for to fight with Ishmael the son of Nathaniah, and found him by the great waters that are at Gibeon. 13 Now when all the people whom Ishmael led captive, saw johanan the son of Careah, and all the other captains of the host, they were glad. 14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away from Mispa, were brought again: and when they returned, they came to johanan the son of Careah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nathaniah fled from johanan with eight companions, and went to the Ammonites. 16 Then johanan the son of Careah, and all the captains of the host that were with him, took all the remnant of the people, whom Ishmael the son of Nathaniah had led away when he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahicam, whom they also had reserved from him, fighting men, women, and children, and gelded men, whom they brought again from Gibeon. 17 And went from thence, and sat them down at Geruth Chamaam, which lieth beside Bethlehem, jere. xii. c. that they might go into Egypt for fear of the Chaldees: 18 Of whom they were afraid, because that Ishmael the son of Nathaniah had slain Gedaliah Ahicams' son, jere. x●● whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land. ¶ The xlij Chapter. ● The captains ask counsel at jeremy what they ought to do. 19 jeremy admonisheth the remnant of the people not to go into Egypt. 1 SO all the captains of johanan the son of Careah, jezaniah the son of Osiah, came, with all the people from the least unto the most, 2 And said unto jeremy the prophet: jere. xxi. a. xxxvii. a. O hear our petition, that thou mayest pray for us unto the Lord thy God, [Namely] for all the remnant, whereof there be few of us left of many, as thou seest us: 3 That the Lord thy God may show us a way to go in, and tell us what we should do. 4 Then jeremy the prophet said unto them: I have heard you, behold, I will pray unto God your Lord as ye have required me: and look what answer the Lord giveth, I shall certify you thereof, and keep nothing back from you. 5 And they said unto jeremy, josu. i c. i. Mach. two. d Iere. xiiii. a. The Lord be a true and faithful witness betwixt us, that we will do all that the Lord thy God commandeth us. 6 Whether it be good or evil, we will hearken unto the voice of the Lord God, to whom we send thee, that we may prosper when we have followed the voice of the Lord our God. 7 And after ten days came the word of the Lord unto jeremy. 8 Then called he johanan the son of Careah, and all the captains of the people that were with him, yea and all the people from the least to the most, 9 And said unto them: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to lay forth your prayers before him: 10 jere. xxi. b. If ye will dwell in this land, I shall build you up, & not break you down, I shall plant you, and not root you out: for I God's repentance is nothing else but that he doth not prosecute to the utmost his wrath according to the deserts of this people. repent as concerning the trouble that I have done to you. 11 Fear not the king of Babylon of whom ye stand in awe, O be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I will be with you to help you, and deliver you from his hand. 12 I will pardon you, I will have mercy upon you, and cause him to pity you, and bring you again into your own land. 13 Nevertheless, if ye purpose not to dwell in this land, nor to follow the voice of the Lord your God: 14 But will say thus, We will not dwell hear, but go into Egypt, where we shall neither see war, hear the noise of the trump, nor suffer hunger, there will we dwell: 15 Wherefore hear now the word of the Lord O ye remnant of juda, jere. xxvii. a Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: If ye be wholly purposed to go into Egypt, and to dwell there as strangers, 16 The sword that ye feared, jere. xli. ●. shall overtake you in Egypt: and the hunger whereof ye be here afraid, shall hang upon you, and follow you into Egypt, and there shall ye die. 17 And all they that of set purpose undertake to go into Egypt to sojourn there, shall perish with the sword, with hunger, and pestilence, not one of them shall remain, there shall none escape the plague that I will bring upon them. 18 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Like as my wrath and indignation is moved against the inhabitors of Jerusalem: so shall my displeasure be kindled against you also if ye go into Egypt, and there ye shallbe reviled, abhorred, brought to shame and confusion, and as for this place ye shall never see it more. 19 The Lord forbiddeth you (O ye remnant of juda) that ye shall not go into Egypt: and forget not that I have warned you earnestly this day. 20 For ye have dissembled with me: jere. xlii. a. for ye sent me unto the Lord your God, and said, O pray thou the Lord our God for us, and look what answer the Lord our God giveth thee, that bring us again, and we shall do thereafter: 21 Now have I showed and declared unto you, but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, for the which cause he hath sent me to you. 22 Now therefore Deut 28 ●. be sure that ye shall perish with the sword, with hunger and pestilence, even in the same place where your lust is to go and dwell. The xliij Chapter. 1 johanan carrieth the remnant of the people into Egypt, contrary to the mind of jeremy. 8 jeremy prophesieth the destruction of Egypt. 1 Now when jeremy had ended all the words of the Lord his God unto the people, which to declare the Lord heir God had sent him to them, even all these words [I say] 2 Azariah the son of Osaiah, and johanan the son of Careah, with all the stubborn persons, said unto jeremy, jere. xlii. a. Thou liest, the Lord our God hath not sent thee to speak unto us, that we should not go into Egypt, and dwell there: 3 But Baruch the son of Neriah provoketh thee against us, that he might bring us into the captivity of the Chaldees, that they might slay us, and carry us away prisoners unto Babylon. 4 So johanan the son of Careah, and all the captains of the host, and all the people, followed not the commandment of the Lord, [namely] to dwell in the land of juda: 5 But johanan the son of Cariah, and all the captains of the host, carried away all the remnant of juda, jere. xli. c. that were come together again from all the heathen, among whom they had been scattered, to dwell in the land of juda, 6 Men, women, children, the kings daughters, all those that Nabuzaradan the chief captain had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Saphan: they carried away also the prophet jeremy, Baruch the son of Neriah, 7 And so came into Egypt: for they were not obedient unto the commandment of God. Thus came they to Thaphnis: 8 And in Thaphnis the word of the Lord happened unto jeremy, saying: 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the brick wall under the door of Pharaos' house in Thaphnis, that all the men of juda may see, 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: jere. xlvi. c. Behold, I will send and call for Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon my servant, and will set his seat upon these stones that I have hid, and he shall spread his tent over them. 11 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, some with slaughter, some with banishment, and some with the sword. 12 He shall set fire upon the temple of the Egyptians gods, and burn them up, and take themselves prisoners: Moreover, he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, like as a shepherd putteth on his coat, and shall departed his way from thence in peace. 13 The pillars also of the temple of the sun that is in Egypt shall he break in pieces, and burn the temples of the Egyptians gods. ❧ The xliiij Chapter. 1 He reproveth the people for their Idolatry. 15 They that set light by the threatening of the Lord are chastened. 26 The destruction of Egypt and the jews therein, is prophesied. 1 THis is the word that was showed to jeremy concerning all the jews which dwelled in Egypt, at Migdol, at Thaphnis, at Noph, and in the land of Pathures. 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Ye have seen all the misery that I have brought upon Jerusalem, & upon all the cities of juda: so that this day they are desolate and no man dwelling therein, 3 And that because of the great blasphemies, which they committed to provoke me unto anger, in that they went back to do sacrifice and worship unto strange gods, whom neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers have known. 4 Howbeit I sent unto them my servants all the prophets, jere. xxv. a. and xxix. a I rose up early, I sent unto them and gave them warning, O do no such abominable things, and things that I hate. 5 But they would not follow nor hearken to turn from their wickedness, & to do no more sacrifice unto strange gods. 6 Wherefore, mine indignation and wrath was kindled, and it brent up the cities of juda, with the streets of Jerusalem, so that they were made waste and desolate, as it is come to pass this day. 7 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: How happeneth it that ye do so great evil unto your own souls, thus to destroy the men and woman, children and babes of juda, so that none of you is left? 8 Because ye provoke me to wrath with the works of your own hands, when ye offer unto strange gods in the land of Egypt where as ye be gone to dwell, that ye might utterly perish, and that ye might be reviled and shamefully entreated of all nations? 9 Or have ye now forgotten the wickedness of your forefathers, the wickedness of the kings of juda and their wives, the wickedness that ye yourselves and your wives have done in the land of juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem? 10 Yet are ye not sorry this day, ye fear not, neither walk ye in my law, and in my commandments that I have given unto you and your forefathers. 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: I am stedfally advised and determined to punish you, and to root out all juda. 12 As for the remnant of juda that purposely went into Egypt there to dwell, I will take them, * and they shall all be destroyed, in the land of Egypt shall they perish, being consumed with the sword and with hunger: for from the least unto the most they shall perish with the sword and with hunger: Moreover, they shallbe reviled, adhorred, shamed, and confounded. 13 For I will visit them that dwell in Egypt, Ezech. 39 a. as I have visited Jerusalem, with the sword, with hunger, and with pestilence. 14 So that none of the remnant of juda which are gone to dwell in Egypt, shallbe left to come again into the land of juda, although they think to come thither again and to dwell there: for none shall come again but such as are fled away. 15 Then all the men which knew that their wives had offered unto strange gods, and a great sort of wives that stood there, yea and all the people that dwelled there in Egypt in the city of Phatures, answered jeremy and said: 16 As for the words that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will in no wise hear them: 17 But whatsoever goeth out of our own mouth, that will we do, we will do sacrifice, and offer oblations unto the Queen of heaven, jere. seven. b. like as we and our forefathers, our kings and our heads have done in the cities of juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for than had we plenteousness of victuals, than were we in prosperity, and no misfortune came upon us: 18 i Mach. i. b. But since we left to offer and to do sacrifice unto the Queen of heaven, we have had scarceness of all things, and perish with the sword and hunger. 19 [Last of all] when we [women] did sacrifice and offered unto the Queen of heaven: did we make her cakes and power unto her drink offerings to do her service, without our husbands wills? 20 Then said jeremy unto all the people, to the men, to the women, and to all the folk which had given him that answer: 21 Did not the Lord remember the sacrifices that ye, your forefathers, your kings and rulers, with all the people, have offered in the cities of juda, in the streets of Jerusalem? and hath he not considered this in his mind? 22 insomuch that the Lord might no longer suffer the wickedness of your inventions, and the abominable things which ye did: isaiah i. a. Is not your land desolate and void, yea and abhorred, so that no man dwelleth therein any more, as it is come to pass this day? 23 3. Re. xvii. b. jere. two. c. iii. c and .v. ●. Baruc. iii. a. Did not all this happen unto you, because ye made such sacrifice, and sinned against the Lord: 3. Re. xvii. b. jere. two. c. iii. c and .v. ●. Baruc. iii. a. Ye have not followed his voice, to walk in his law, in his ordinances and statutes: yea this is the cause that all misfortune happened unto you, as it is come to pass this day. 24 Moreover, jeremy spoke unto all the people, and to all the women: Hear the word of the Lord all juda that be in the land of Egypt. 25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the god of Israel, Ye and your wives have spoken with your own mouth the thing that ye have fulfilled in deed, jere. xliiii. c. yea thus have ye said: We will not fail, but perform the bows that we have vowed, we will do sacrifice, and power out drink offerings to the Queen of heaven: Purposely will ye set up your own meanings, and perform your vows. 26 And therefore hear the word of the Lord all juda, that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, Gen xxii ●. I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall not be rehearsed thorough any man's mouth of juda in all the land of Egypt, to say, the Lord God liveth. 27 For I will watch to plague them, and not for their wealth: jere. xlii. c. And all the men of juda that be in the land of Egypt shall perish with the sword, and with hunger, until they be utterly destroyed. 28 Nevertheless, those that fled away for the sword, shall come again out of Egypt into the land of juda, but there shallbe very few of them: and all the remnant of juda that are gone into Egypt there to dwell, shall know whose words shallbe found true, theirs, or mine. 29 Take this for a token, that I will visit you in this place saith the Lord, and that ye may know how that I without doubt will perform my purpose upon you, to punish you. 30 Behold saith the Lord, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophrea king of Egypt, into the hands of his enemies that seek after his life: 4. Reg. 25. a. even as I gave Zedekias the king of juda into the hands of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon his enemy, which sought after his life. The xlv Chapter. 2 Baruch is reproved of jeremy. 1 THese are the words that jeremy the prophet spoke unto Baruch the son of Neriah, jer. xxxvi. a after that he had written these sermons in a book at the mouth of jeremy, in the fourth year of jehoakim the son of josias king of juda, saying: 2 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto thee, O Baruch: 3 Insomuch as thou thoughtest thus [when thou wast writing] woe is me, the Lord hath given me pain for my travail, I have wearied myself with sighing, and have found no rest: 4 Therefore tell him O jeremy, that the Lord saith thus: Behold, the thing that I have builded, will I break down again, and root out the thing that I have planted, yea this whole land: 5 And seekest thou yet promotion [look not for it, and] desire it not, for I will bring a miserable plague upon all flesh saith the Lord: jere. xxi. b. but thy life will I give thee for a pray in all places whithersoever thou goest. ¶ The xlvi Chapter. 1 He prophesieth the destruction of Egypt. 27 deliverance is promised to Israel. 1 Hear follow the words of the Lord to the prophet jeremy, which he spoke against [all] the gentiles. 2 These words following preached he to isaiah. nineteen. a. and twenty a. Eze. xxix. a. thirty. xxxi. 4. Re. 24. b. the Egyptians, concerning the host of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, isaiah. nineteen. a. and twenty a. Eze. xxix. a. thirty. xxxi. 4. Re. 24. b. when he was in Charchamis beside the water of Euphrates, what time as Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon slew him, in the fourth year of jehoakim the son of josias king of juda. 3 jer. xxxvi. a Make ready buckler and shield, and go forth to fight. 4 Harness your horses, and set yourselves upon them, set your salads fast on, bring forth spears, scour your sword, and put on your breastplates. 5 But alas, how happeneth it that I see you so afraid? why shrink ye back? Their worthies are slain, yea they run so fast away that none of them looketh behind him: fearfulness is fallen upon every one of them saith the Lord. 6 The lightest of foot shall not flee away, and the worthies shall not escape: toward the north by the water of Euphrates they did stumble and fall. 7 But what is he this that swelleth up as it were a flood, roaring and raging like the streams of water? 8 It is Egypt that riseth up like the flood, and casteth out the waters with so great noise: And he said, I will go up and will cover the earth, I will destroy the city with them that are therein. 9 Get you up ye horses, roll forth ye charets, come forth worthies, ye Ethiopians, ye Libian with your bucklers, ye Lydians with your bows. 10 But this day of the Lord God of hosts, is a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his enemies: The sword shall devour, it shallbe satisfied and bathed in their blood, for the Lord God of hosts shall have a slain offering toward the north, by the water of Euphrates. 11 Go up unto Gilead, and bring treacle O virgin thou daughter of Egypt: but in vain shalt thou go to surgery, for thy wound shall not be stopped. 12 The heathen have heard of thy shame, and the land is full of thy confusion, for one strong man did stumble upon another, and they are fallen both together. 13 jere. xliii. b These are the words that the Lord spoke to the prophet jeremy, concerning the coming of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, which was sent to destroy the land of Egypt: 14 Preach out thorough the land of Egypt, and cause it to be proclaimed at Migdol, Noph, and Thaphnis, and say: stand still, make thee ready, for the sword shall consume thee round about. 15 How happeneth it that thy mighty worthies are fallen? why stood they not fast? even because the Lord thrust them down. 16 The slaughter was great, for one fell ever still upon another: and they said, Up, let us go again to our own people, and to our own natural country, from the cruel sword. 17 They did cry even there, Pharaoh the king of Egypt is a king of troublesomeness: he hath overpast the appointed tyme. 18 As I live (saith the king isaiah. xlviii. b whose name is the Lord of hosts) so surely as Thabor standeth among the mountains, and Charmel in the sea: even so assuredly shall this mischief come [upon Egypt.] 19 O thou daughter of Egypt, make ready thy gear to flit: for Noph shallbe void and desolate, so that no man shall dwell therein. 20 The land of Egypt is like a goodly fair calf: but destruction shall come out of the north [I say] it cometh. 21 Her waged soldiers that be with her are like fat calves, they also shall flee away together and not abide: for the day of their slaughter, and the time of their visitation shall come upon them. 22 The cry of them shall make a noise as the hissing of serpents: for they shall enter in with their hosts, and come against her with axes, as it were hewers down of wood. 23 And they shall cut down her (a) Her wood, that is, the whole multitude of the people which was like a great wood. wood saith the Lord, they shallbe innumerable: for they shallbe more in number then the grasshoppers, so that no man shallbe able to tell them. 24 The daughter of Egypt is confounded, and delivered into the hands of the people of the north. 25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold, I will visit that restless people of Alexandria, Pharaoh, & Egypt, yea both their gods and their kings, even Pharoa and all them that put their trust in him: 26 Yea I will deliver them into the hands of those that seek after their lives, [namely] into the power of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, and into the power of his servants: and after all these things, it shallbe inhabited as aforetime, saith the Lord. 27 Be not thou afraid O my servant jacob, fear not thou O Israel: for lo, I will help thee from far, and thy seed from the land of their captivity: jacob also shall come again and be in rest, he shall prosper, and no man shall do him harm. 28 Fear thou not (O jacob my servant) saith the Lord, for I am with thee, and will destroy all nations among whom I have scattered thee: nevertheless I will not consume thee, but chasten thee and correct thee, yea and that with discretion, neither will I utterly destroy thee. ¶ The xlvii Chapter. 1 The word of the Lord against the Philistines. 1 THese are the words that the Lord spoke unto jeremy the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote [the city of] Azah. 2 Thus saith the Lord: Behold, there shall waters arise out of the north, and shall grow to a great flood, running over & covering the land and all that is therein, the cities and them that dwell therein: and the men shall cry, & all they that dwell in the land shall mourn 3 At the noise and stamping of their strong barbed horses, at the shaking of their charets, and at the rumbling of the wheels: the fathers shall not look to their children, so feeble and weary shall their hands be, 4 At the same time when he shallbe there to destroy the whole land of the Philistines, he shall make waste both Tyrus, Sidon, and the residue of their aid: for the Lord will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of “ Or, Cap●docia. Caphtor. 5 Baldness is come upon Azah, Ascalon is put to silence, with the rest of their valleys: How long wilt thou tear thyself? 6 O thou sword of the Lord, how long wilt thou not cease? Turn again into thy sheath, rest, and leave of. 7 But how can it cease, when the Lord himself hath given it a charge against Ascalon, and raised it up against the cities of the sea coast? The xlviij Chapter. 1 The word of the Lord against the Moabites. 1 THus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel against isaiah. xv. a. xvi. a. and xxv b. Ezec. xxv. b Sopho. two b. Moab: Woe be to the city of Nebo, for it is laid waste, brought to confusion, and Kiriathaim is taken: Misgab is brought to shame and afraid. 2 Moab can boast no more of Hesbon, for they have devised a mischief against it: Come [shall they say] let us root them out, that they may be no more a nation, thou also shalt be destroyed O Madmena, and the sword shall persecute thee. 3 A voice shall cry from Horonaim: Great wasting and destruction shall come upon them, 4 Moab is made desolate, her little ones have cried out. 5 For at the going up unto Luith he arose with lamentation and mourning, and down toward Horonaim they heard a cruel and deadly cry: 6 Get you away, save your lives, and be like unto the heath in the wilderness. 7 isaiah two. b. jere. xvii. b. Eze. xxix. a. For because thou hast trusted in thine own works and treasure, thou shalt be taken: Chamos with his priests and princes shall go away into captivity. 8 The destroyer shall come upon all cities, none shall escape: The valleys shallbe destroyed, and the fields shallbe laid waste, like as the Lord hath spoken. 9 give wings unto Moab, that she get her away speedily: for her cities shallbe made so desolate, that no man shall dwell therein. 10 Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord fraudulently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his jere. xlvii. b. sword from shedding of blood. 11 Moab hath ever been rich and careless from her youth up, she hath been still settled upon lies, she was never yet put out of one vessel into another [that is] she never went away into captivity, therefore her taste remaineth, and her savour is not yet changed. 12 But lo, the time cometh saith the Lord, that I shall send her trussers to truss her up, which shall remove her from her dwelling, and empty her vessels, and break her wine pots. 13 And Moab shallbe ashamed of Chamos, like as Israel was ashamed of three Re. xii. a. Bethel, wherein she put her trust. 14 Wherefore do ye think thus: we are mighty and strong men of war? 15 Moab is destroyed, and her cities brent up, her chosen young men be slain, saith the king whose name is the Lord of hosts. 16 The destruction of Moab cometh on a pace, and her fall is at hand. 17 All ye neighbours mourn for her, and all ye that know her name, say, O how happeneth it that the strong staff and the goodly rod is thus broken? 18 And thou daughter Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst: for he that destroyeth Moab, shall come up to thee also, and break down thy strong holds. 19 And thou that dwellest in Aroer, get thee to the street, and look about thee, ask them that are fled and escaped, and say, What thing is happened? 20 Oh Moab is confounded and overcome: mourn and cry, tell it out at Arnon, that Moab is destroyed. 21 For judgement shall come upon the plain land [namely] upon Holon, and jahzah, and upon Mephaath. 22 And upon Dibon, upon Nabo, and Beth Deblathaim, 23 Upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth Gamul, upon Beth Maon, 24 And upon Carioth, upon Bozra, and all the cities in the land of Moab, whether they lie far or near. 25 The horn of Moab is smitten down, and her arm broken saith the Lord. 26 Make her drunken, for she magnified herself above the Lord, that men may clap their hands at her vomit, and that she also may be laughed to scorn. 27 Didst not thou laugh Israel to scorn, as though he had been taken [with theft] among thieves? for so often as thou makest mention of him, thou skippest for joy. 28 Ye Moabites, leave the cities, and dwell in rocks of stone, and become like doves that make their nests in holes. 29 isaiah. xvi. b. jere. xlix. ●. As for Moabs' pride we have heard of it, she is very high minded, I know her stoutness, her boasting, her arrogancy, and the pride of her stomach, [saith the Lord.] 30 I know (saith the Lord) her indignation, she doth not right, her words are lies, and they have not dealt truly. 31 Therefore will I mourn for Moab, for whole Moabs' sake: my heart shall lament the men of Kirchares. 32 O thou vinyeard of Sabamah, I will weep for thee as for jazer: thy vine branches shall come over the sea unto the sea of jazer, the destroyer shall break into thy harvest and grape gathering. 33 Mirth and cheer shallbe taken away from the fertile field, and from the land of Moab: there shallbe no sweet wine in the press, the treader shall have no stomach to cry, yea there shallbe none to cry unto him, 34 Which aforetime were heard from Hesbon to Eleale, and jahaz, which lifted up their voice from Zoar unto Horonaim, that bullock of three year old: the waters also of Nemrim shallbe dried up. 35 Moreover, I will make Moab cease saith the Lord, from the offerings and censing that she hath made unto her gods in high places. 36 Wherefore my heart mourneth for Moab like a crowd playing an heavy song, and for the men's sake of Kirchares my heart mourneth also, even as a pipe that pipeth a doleful song: for their riches which they have gathered, shallbe destroyed. 37 isaiah. xv. d. All heads shallbe shaven, and all beards clipped of, all hands bound, and all loins girded about with sackcloth. 38 Upon all the house tops and streets of Moab there shallbe lamenble mourning: for I will break Moab like an unprofitable vessel, saith the Lord. 39 O how is she destroyed? O how mourneth she? O how doth Moab hang down her head and is ashamed? Thus shall Moab be a laughing stock, and had in derision of all them that be round about her. 40 Deut. 28. c jere. xlix. d. For thus saith the Lord: Behold, the enemy shall come fleeing as an Eagle, and spread his wings upon Moab. 41 They shall take the cities, and win the strong holds: then the mighty men's hearts in Moab, shallbe like the heart of a woman travailing with child. 42 And Moab shallbe made so desolate, that she shall no more be a people, because she hath set up herself against the Lord. 43 isaiah. xxiiii. ● Fear, pit, and snare, shall come upon thee O Moab, saith the Lord. 44 Whoso escapeth the fear, shall fall into the pit, and whoso getteth out of the pit, shallbe taken in the snare: for I will bring a year of visitation upon Moab, saith the Lord. 45 They that are able to flee, shall stand under the shadow of Hesbon, for there shall go a fire out of Hesbon, and a flame from Zion, and shall burn up that proud people of Moab, and the top of those seditious children. 46 Woe be unto thee O Moab, thou people of Chamos shalt perish: yea thy sons and daughters shallbe led away captive. 47 Yet at the last will I bring Moab out of captivity again saith the Lord: Thus far is of the plague of Moab. The xlix Chapter. 1 The word of the Lord against the Ammonites, 7 against Idumea, 23 Damascus, 28 Cedar, 34 Elam. 1 AS concerning the Ammonites, Ezec. xxi. d. 〈◊〉. xxv. a. 〈…〉. i a. thus the Lord saith: Hath Israel no children? or is he without any air? Why hath your king then taken Gad in? Wherefore doth his people dwell in his cities. 2 Behold therefore, the time cometh saith the Lord, that I will bring a noise of war into Rabath of the Ammonites, and it shallbe laid on a desolate heap, and her cities brent up, and the Israelites shallbe lords over those that had them in possession afore saith the Lord. 3 Hesbon shall mourn, for Ai shallbe rooted out of the ground, [saith the Lord]: the city of Rabbah shall cry out, and gird themselves with sackcloth, they shall mourn and run about the walls, for their king shallbe led away prisoner, yea his priests and princes with him. 4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the (a) The plentifulness of the soil, the strong situation o● the place▪ & their great wealth causeth the Ammonites like a ●chlesse wanton girl, to blaspheme the Lord, to annoy his people, and to be without all fear of enemies. valley? thy valley hath stowed away O thou rebellious daughter, and thinkest thou that thou art so s●fe by reason of thy treasure, that no man shall come to thee? 5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee saith the Lord God of hosts, from all those that be about thee, so that ye shallbe scattered every man from another, and no man shall gather them together again that be fled. 6 But after that, I will bring the Ammonites also out of captivity again, saith the Lord. 7 isaiah. xxi. b. Exo. xxv. b and xxxv a Upon the Edomites hath the Lord of hosts spoken on this manner: Is there no more wisdom in Theman? Is there no more good counsel among his people? Is their wisdom then turned clean to nought? 8 Get you hence, turn your backs, creep down into the deep O ye citizens of Dedan: for I will bring destruction upon Esau, yea and the day of his visitation. 9 If the grape gatherers come upon thee, should they not leave some grapes? If the night robbers come upon thee, should they not take so much as they thought were enough? 10 But I will make Esau bare, and discover his secrets, so that he shall not be able to bide them: His seed shallbe wasted away, yea his brethren and his neighbours, and he himself shall not be left behind. 11 Thou shalt leave thy fatherless children behind thee, and I will keep them, and thy widows shall take their comfort in me. 12 For thus hath the Lord spoken: jere. xxv. b. Ezec. ix. b. i Pet. iiii. c. Behold, they that men thought were unmeet to drink of the cup, have drunken with the first, and thinkest thou then to be free? No no, thou shalt neither be quit nor free: but thou must drink also. 13 For why? I have sworn by myself saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a wilderness, an open shame, a laughing stock, and cursing, and all her cities shallbe a continual desert. 14 For I am perfectly informed of the Lord, that he hath sent a message already unto the heathen: Gather you together, and go forth against her, make you ready to battle. 15 For lo, Abd. i a. I will make thee but small among the heathen, and little regarded among men. 16 Esa. xlviii. b Iere. xlviii. d Thy high stomach, and the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, because thou dost dwell in the holes of stony rocks, and ha● the high mountains in possession: Nevertheless, though thy nest were as high as the Eagles, yet I will cast thee down saith the Lord. 17 Moreover, Idumea shallbe a wilderness, jere. xviii. b. nineteen. b. and l b. whoso goeth by it, shallbe abashed, and wonder at all her miserable plagues. 18 Gen. nineteen. c. Like as Sodom, Gomor, and the cities that lay there about, were turned upside down, saith the Lord: so shall no body dwell in Idumea, and no man shall have his habitation there. 19 Behold, like as the lion, so shall a destroyer come up from the pleasant meadows of jordane, unto the strong dwelling place, & when I have made him quiet, I will make him to flee from her, and all chosen men will I set in array against her: Who is like unto me? what is he that will strive with me? what shepherd may stand in my hands? 20 Psal. 37. b. Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that he hath taken upon Idumea, and his purpose that he hath devised upon the citizens of Theman: The least of the flock shall trail them, and look what fair habitation they have, they shall make it waste, and themselves also. 21 At the noise of their fall the earth shall quake, the cry of their voice shallbe heard unto the red sea. 22 Behold, jere. xlviii. the enemy shall come and flee up hither like as it were an Eagle, and spread his wings upon Bozrah: then shall the hearts of the worthies in Edom, be as the heart of a woman travailing of child. 23 isaiah. xvii. a. Amos. i. a. Upon Damascus, Hemath, and Arphad, shall come confusion: for they shall hear evil tidings, they shallbe tossed to and fro like the sea that can not stand still. 24 Damascus shallbe sore afraid, and shall flee: trembling cometh upon her, sorrow and pain shall overtake her, as a woman travailing of child. 25 But how happeneth it that the famous city, the city of my joy, is not spared? 26 Her young men shall fall in the streets, and all her men of war shallbe taken away in that time, saith the Lord of hosts. 27 I will kindle a fire in the walls of Damascus, which shall consume the palace of Benhadad. 28 isaiah. xxi. c. As for Cedar and the kingdom of Hazor, whom Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon smote, the Lord hath spoken thus upon them: Arise, and get you up unto Cedar, and destroy the people toward the east. 29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away, yea their hangings and their vessels, their camels also shall they carry away with them: they shall cry to them, fear is on every side. 30 Flee, get you far away, creep into caves, that ye may dwell there O ye inhabiters of Hazor saith the Lord: for Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon hath holden a counsel concerning you, and concluded his device against you. 31 Arise and get you up against yonder rich and careless people saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor door bars, but dwell alone. 32 Their camels shallbe a prey, and the droves of their cattle driven away: Moreover, those will I scatter toward all the winds, and to the farthest parts of the world, yea from all the sides thereof will I bring their destruction, saith the Lord. 33 Hazor also shallbe a dwelling for dragons, and an everlasting wilderness, so that no body shall dwell there, and no man shall have there his habitation. 34 These are the words that the Lord spoke to the prophet jeremy concerning Ezech. 32. a. Dan. viii a. Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekias king of juda. 35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, their principal strength. 36 And upon Elam I will bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them against the same four winds: and there shallbe no people, but some of Elam shall flee unto them. 37 For I will cause Elam to be afraid of their enemies, and of them that seek their lives, and will bring upon them a mischief, even my wrath saith the Lord: And I will persecute them with the sword so long till I have brought them to nought. 38 I will set my throne in Elam, I will destroy both the king and princes from thence saith the Lord: But in process of time I will bring Elam out of captivity again, saith the Lord. The l Chapter. 1 He prophesieth the destruction of Babylon, and the deliverance of Israel, which was in captivity. 1 THE words that the Lord spoke unto the prophet jeremy, concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldees: 2 isaiah. xiii. a. and xlvii a. and li a. Preach among the gentiles, let your voice be heard, make a token, cry out, keep no silence, but say, Babylon is won, jere. xxv. b. isaiah. xlvi. a. Bel is confounded, and Merodach is overcome, Dan. v. a. yea their gods be brought to shame, and their images burst in pieces: 3 For out of the north there doth come a people against her, which shall make her land so waste that no body shall dwell therein, neither man nor beast, for they shall flee and departed from thence. 4 i. Esd. i a. In those days, and at that time saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of juda, weeping and making haste, and shall seek the Lord their God. 5 They shall ask the way to Zion, thither shall they turn their faces, saying: Come, and we will cleave to the Lord in a covenant that never shallbe broken. 6 My people have been a lost jere 2●. ● Eze. 36 ●. flock, my shepherds have deceived them, and have made them go astray upon the hills, they have gone from the mountain to the little hill, and forgotten their fold. 7 All they that came upon them have devoured them, and their enemies said, We have made no fault against them, for they have displeased the Lord, [yea even the Lord which is] the habitation of their righteousness, and the hope of their fathers. 8 Flee from Babylon, and departed out of the land of the Chaldees, and be ye as the rams that go before the flock. 9 jere. l. g. For lo, I will wake up an host of people from the northern land, & bring them upon Babylon, these shall lay siege to it, and win it: their arrows shall not miss, like as a cunning archer shooteth not wrong. 10 And the Chaldees shallbe spoiled, and all they that spoil them, shallbe satisfied saith the Lord: 11 isaiah. xlvii. a. Although ye were so cheerful & glad, to tread down mine heritage, and fulfilled your pleasures as the calves in the grass, and triumphed over them like bulls [when ye had gotten the victory] 12 Your mothers shallbe sore confounded, and they that bore you shall come to shame, she shallbe the least set by among the nations, void, wasted, & dried up. 13 No man shallbe able to dwell there for the fear of the Lord, but she shallbe whole desolate: jere. xviii. b. nineteen. b. and xlix. c. all they that go by Babylon, shall stand still & be abashed, and shall wonder at all her plagues. 14 Go forth in your array against Babylon round about all ye that can handle bows, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord. 15 Cry out against her round about, she shall yield herself, her foundations shall fall, and her walls shall come down, for it shallbe the vengeance of the Lord, Exo. xxi. b. levit. 24. d. joel. iii. b. yea vengeance shallbe taken of her: and as she hath done, so deal ye with her. 16 Root out the sour from Babylon, & him that handleth the sickle in harvest: for fear of the sword of the enemy every man shall get him to his own people, and every man shall flee to his own land. 17 Israel is a scattered flock, the lions have dispersed them: 4. Reg. 17. e. isaiah. x. a. 3. Reg 25. d. First the king of the Assyrians devoured them, 4. Reg. 17. e. isaiah. x. a. 3. Reg 25. d. last of all this Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon hath bruised all their bones. 18 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Behold, I will visit the king of Babylon and his kingdom, as 3. Reg 19 g. isaiah. xiiii. d. I have visited the king of the Assyrians, 19 And will bring Israel again to his pleasant pasture, that he may feed upon Charmel and Basan, and be satisfied upon the mount of Ephraim and Galaad. 20 In those days and at the same time saith the Lord, if the offence of Israel be sought for, there shall none be found, if men inquire for the sin of juda, there shallbe none: for I will be merciful unto them whom I suffer to remain. 21 Go down [O thou avenger] into the enemy's land, and visit them that dwell therein: down with them, & smite them upon the backs saith the Lord, do according to all that I have commanded thee. 22 There is gone about the land a cry of a slaughter and great murder [namely on this manner] 23 How happeneth it that the hammer of the whole world is thus broken and bruised in sunder? How chanceth it that Babylon is become a wilderness among the heathen [on this manner?] 24 I myself have laid a snare for thee, and thou art taken unawares, thou art trapped and snared: for why? thou hast contended against the Lord. 25 The Lord hath opened his house of ordinance, and brought forth the weapons of his wrath: for the thing that is done in the land of the Chaldees, it is the Lord of hosts work. 26 Come against her, for this is her end, break up her chests, thresh her as ye threshe corn, destroy her that nothing shallbe left. 27 Slay all their mighty soldiers, and put them to death: Woe be unto them, for the day and time of their visitation is at hand. 28 [Methynke] I hear [already] a cry of them that be fled and escaped out of the land of Babylon, which show in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance of his temple, [yea a voice of them that cry against Babylon] 29 Call up all the archers against Babylon, pitch your tents round about her, that none escape, jere. l. c. Apoc. 18. b. recompense her as she hath deserved, and according as she hath done, so deal with her again: for she hath two. Tess. two. a. set up herself against the Lord, against the holy one of Israel. 30 Therefore shall her young men fall down in the streets, and all her men of war shallbe rooted out in that day saith the Lord. 31 Behold, I speak unto thee O thou proud saith the Lord God of hosts, for thy day shall come, even the time of thy visitation. 32 And the proud shall stumble and fall, and no man shall help him up, I will burn up his cities with fire, and it shall consume all that is round about him. 33 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The children of Israel and juda suffer violence together, all they that have them in captivity keep them fast, and will not let them go. 34 But their avenger and redeemer is mighty, whose name is the Lord of hosts, he shall maintain their cause, he shall make the land shake, and judge them that dwell therein, [one with another] 35 The sword shall come upon the Chaldees saith the Lord, upon them that dwell in Babylon, upon their princes, and upon their wise men. 36 The sword upon their soothsayers, as for those they shall become fools: the sword upon their worthies, so that they shall stand in fear. 37 The sword upon their horsemen and charets, and upon all the common people that dwell among them, so that they shall all become like women: The sword upon their treasure, so that it shallbe stolen away. 38 A drought upon their waters, so that they shallbe dried up: for the land worshippeth images, and delighteth wonderfully in idols. 39 Therefore shall wild beasts, Lamia, and Cat of mountains, and Estreches dwell therein: for there shall never man dwell there, neither shall any man have his habitation there for evermore. 40 Like as God destroyed Gen. nineteen. Sodom and Gomorre, with the cities that lay there about saith the Lord: so shall no man dwell there also, neither shall any man have there his habitation. 41 jere. l. b. Deut. 28. c. Behold, there shall come a people from the north with a great bond of men, and many kings shall stand up from the ends of the earth. 42 They bear bows and bucklers, cruel are they and unmerciful: their voice roareth like the raging sea, they ride upon horses, and come weaponed to fight against thee O Babylon. 43 Assoon as the king of Babylon hear tell of them, his hands shall wax feeble, sorrow and heaviness shall come upon him as a woman travailing with child. 44 Behold, jere. xlix. ● like as the lion cometh up from the swelling of jordane unto the dens of Ethan, so will I drive them forth, and make them run against her: But whom shall I choose out and ordain to such a thing? for who is like me? or who will strive with me? or what shepherd may stand against me? 45 Therefore here the counsel that the Lord hath given upon Babylon, and the device that he hath taken upon the land of the Chaldees, The least among the people shall draw them out, and look what pleasant houses they have, they shall lay them waste. 46 The noise at the winning of Babylon shall move the earth, and the cry shallbe heard among the gentiles. The lj Chapter. 1 how Babylon should be overthrown. 59 jeremy giveth his book to Saraias. 1 THus hath the Lord said: jere. xxv. b. and l a. Behold, I will raise up a perilous wind against Babylon, & her citizens that bear evil will against me. 2 I will send also into Babylon fanners to fan her out, and to destroy her land: for in the day of her trouble they shallbe about her on every side. 3 Moreover [the Lord will say] unto the bowmen, and to them that advance themselves in their armour: Ye shall not spare her young men, kill down all her host. 4 Thus the slain shall fall down in the land of the Chaldees, and the wounded in the streets. 5 jere. l. d As for Israel and juda they shall not be forsaken of their God of the Lord of hosts, yea (a) For the holy one of Israel's sake, that is, for the grievous affliction and great injury done to God's people, which he reputeth as done unto himself. for the holy one of Israel's sake have the Chaldees filled their land full of sin. 6 * Flee away from Babylon, every man save his life, that ye be not rooted out with her wickedness: for the time of the lords vengeance is come, yea he shall reward her again. 7 Babylon hath been in the lords hand Esa. xlviii. b Iere. xxv. c. a golden cup, that maketh all lands drunken: of her wine have all people drunken, therefore are they out of their wits. 8 isaiah. xxi. b. Apoc. 18. a. But suddenly is Babylon fallen and destroyed: mourn for her, bring plasters for her wounds, if she may peradventure be healed again. 9 We would have made Babylon whole say they, but she is not recovered, therefore will we let her alone, and go every man into his own country: for her judgement is come into heaven, and is gone up to the clouds. 10 The Lord hath brought forth our (b) How so ever the jews had deserved to be plagued at god's hand, yet had the Chaldees no cause on their parts why to deal so cruelly with them: and so god declareth their righteousness in respect to the Chaldees, by punishing them and delivering his people. righteousness: and therefore come on, we will show in Zion the work of the Lord our God. 11 Make sharp the arrows, and multiply your shields: for the Lord shall raise up the spirit of the king of the Medes, which hath already a desire to destroy Babylon: this shallbe the vengeance of the Lord, & the vengeance of his temple. 12 Set up tokens upon the walls of Babylon, make your watch strong, set your watchmen in array, yea hold privy watches, and yet for all that shall the Lord go forth with his device which he hath taken upon them that dwell in Babylon. 13 O thou that dwellest by the great waters, O thou that hast so great treasure and riches, thine end is come, and the reckoning of thy winnings. 14 Amos. vi. c. jere. xxii. a. The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, that he will overwhelm thee with men like grasshoppers in number, which with a courage shall cry alarum alarum against thee: 15 jere. xxxv. b Yea even the Lord of hosts that with his power made the earth, with his wisdom prepared the round world, and with his discretion spread out the heavens. 16 Assoon as he letteth his voice be heard, the waters in the air wax fierce: he draweth up the clouds from the ends of the earth, he turneth the lightnings to rain, he bringeth the winds out of their secret places. 17 [If they be esteemed] by their wisdom, all men are become fools: isaiah. xliiii. c. Baruch. vi. a confounded be all the casters of images, for the thing that they make, is but deceit, and hath no breath. 18 Vain is it and an erroneous work, and in the time of visitation it shall perish. 19 The portion of jacob is none such: but he that made all things whose name is the Lord of hosts, he is the rod of his inheritance. 20 (c) Thou hast been, this God speaketh unto Babylon. Thou hast been mine hammer and weapons for war: for with thee have I broken the people in pieces, and with thee have I destroyed kingdoms. 21 Through thee I have beaten to powder horse and horsemen, yea the charets and such as sat upon them. 22 Through thee I have broken man and woman, old and young, bachelor and maiden. 23 Through thee I have destroyed the shepherd and his flock, the husbandman and his cattle, the princes and the rulers. 24 Therefore will I reward the city of Babylon, and all the inhabitants of Chaldea, with all the evil which they have done unto Zion, yea that ye yourselves shall see it, saith the Lord. 25 Behold I come upon thee thou noisome (d) Babylon is called an hill, although it stood in a low place, and no hills about it: for that her walls & buildings were so great and high as mountains. hill saith the Lord, thou that destroyest all lands, I will stretch out my hand over thee, and cast thee down from the stony rocks, and will make thee a burnt hill, 26 So that neither corner stones shallbe taken any more out of thee: but waste and desolate shalt thou lie for evermore saith the Lord. 27 Set up a token in the land, blow the trumpets among the heathen, provoke the nations against her, call the kingdoms of Ararat, Menni, and Ascanez, against her, set the prince against her, bring as great a sort of terrible horses against her as if they were grasshoppers. 28 Prepare against them the people of the Medes, with their kings, princes, and all their chief rulers: yea and the whole land that is under him. 29 The land also shall shake and be afraid when the device of the Lord shall come forth against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon so waste that no man shall dwell any more therein. 30 The worthies of Babylon shall leave the battle and keep themselves in strong holds, their strength hath failed them, they shallbe like women, their dwelling places shallbe burnt up, their bars shallbe broken. 31 One pursuivant shall meet another, yea one post shall come by another, to bring the king of Babylon tidings that his city is taken on every side, 32 The fords occupied, the fens burnt up, and the soldiers sore afraid. 33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, (c) The complaint of god's people. The daughter of Babylon hath been in her time like as a threshing floor, but shortly shall her harvest come. 34 Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon hath devoured and destroyed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he swallowed me up like a dragon, and filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out. 35 My substance whereof he hath spoiled me, and the thing that was left me which he hath carried away, cry out against Babylon saith the daughter that dwelleth in Zion, yea and my blood also against the Chaldees, saith Jerusalem. 36 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold I will defend thy cause, and avenge thee, I will drink up her sea, and dry up her water springs. 37 ●sai. xii. c. Babylon shall become an heap of stones, a dwelling place for dragons, a fearfulness and wondering, and no man shall dwell there. 38 They shall roar together like lions, and as the young lions when they be angry, so shall they bend themselves. 39 In their heat I shall give them a dinner, and they shallbe drunken for joy: jere. 〈…〉 then shall they sleep an everlasting sleep, and never wake, saith the Lord. 40 I shall carry them down to be slain like sheep, like weathers and goats: 41 O how was Sesach won? O how was the glory of the whole land taken? how happeneth it that Babylon is so wondered at among the heathen? 42 The sea is risen over Babylon, & hath covered her with her great waves. 43 Her cities are laid waste, the land lieth unbuilded and void, it is a land where no man dwelleth, and where no man travaileth through. 44 Moreover, jere. i. a. isaiah. xlvi a. Dan xiiii. d I will visit Bell at Babylon, & the thing that he hath swallowed up, that same shall I pluck out of his mouth: the gentiles also shall run no more unto him, yea and the walls of Babylon shall fall. 45 O my people, isaiah. lii. b. two. Cor. vi. c. come out of Babylon, that every man may save his life from the fearful wrath of the Lord. 46 Be not faint hearted, and fear not at every rumour that shallbe heard in the land: for every year bringeth new tidings, and in the year following new tidings, and robbing in the land, and lord upon lord. 47 And lo the time cometh that I will visit the images of Babylon, and the whole land shallbe confounded, yea and her slain shall lie in the midst of her. 48 Heaven and earth with all that is therein shall rejoice over Babylon, when the destroyers shall come upon her from the north, saith the Lord. 49 jere. l. c. Like as Babylon hath beaten down and slain many out of Israel, so shall there fall many, and be slain in all her kingdom. 50 Ye that have escaped the sword, haste you, stand not still, remember the Lord a far of, and think upon Jerusalem. 51 For we are ashamed to hear the blasphemies, our faces were covered with shame, because the strange alients came into the sanctuary of the Lord. 52 Wherefore, behold saith the Lord, the time cometh that I will visit the images of Babylon, and through the whole land they shall mourn and fall. 53 jere. xlix. d. Though Babylon climbed up into heaven, and kept her power on high, yet shall I send her destroyers saith the Lord. 54 A piteous cry [shallbe heard] from Babylon, and a great misery from the land of the Chaldees: 55 When the Lord destroyeth Babylon, & when he driveth out the high stomach and proud boasting, wherewith they have been as furious as the waves of the great water floods, and made great cracks with their words: 56 For the destroyers shall come upon her, even upon Babylon, which shall take their worthies, and break their bows: for the God of recompense, even the Lord shall sufficiently recompense them. 57 Yea [saith the Lord] I will make their princes, their wisemen, their chief rulers, their nobles, and their worthies drunken, so that they shall sleep an everlasting sleep and never wake: thus saith the king whose name is the Lord of hosts. 58 Moreover, thus saith the Lord of hosts, The thick wall of Babylon shallbe broken, and her high gates shallbe burnt up, & the thing that the Gentiles & the people have wrought with great travail & labour, shall come to nought, and be consumed in the fire. 59 This is the charge that jeremy the prophet gave unto Saraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maasiah, when he went toward Babylon with Zedekiah the king of juda, in the fourth year of his reign: now this Saraiah was a peaceable prince. 60 jeremy wrote in a book all the misery that should come upon Babylon, yea and all these sermons that be written against Babylon. 61 And gave Saraiah this charge: When thou comest unto Babylon, see that thou read these words, 62 And say, O Lord thou art determined to root out this place, so that neither people nor cattle shall dwell there any more, but to lie waste for ever. 63 And when thou hast read out the book, bind a stone to it, and cast it in the midst of Euphrates, 64 And say, Even thus shall Babylon sink, & be thrust down with the burden of trouble that I will bring upon her: so that she shall never come up again. Thus far are the preachings of jeremy. The lij Chapter. 1 He repeateth the taking of Zedekiah. 4 Jerusalem is taken of the Chaldees. 10 Zedekias sons are killed before his face, and his eyes put out. 13 The city is burned. 14 The temple is spoiled and rob. 25 They that were left in Jerusalem are carried to Babylon. 31 King jehoakim is brought forth of prison, and fed like a king. 1 ZEdekiah was 4. Reg 24. d 2. Par. 36. b. one and twenty years old when he was made king, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Hamutal, jeremies' daughter of Libna. 2 He lived wickedly before the Lord, even as jehoakim did: 3 For the Lord was angry at Jerusalem and juda, so long till he had cast them out of his presence: and Zedekiah fell from the king of Babylon. 4 jere. 39 a. 4. Reg 25 a. But in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, it happened that Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, with all his host, came before Jerusalem, and besieged it, and made bulwarks round about it. 5 And this besieging of the city endured unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 6 4. Reg 25. a. jere. 27. b. and 39 a. And in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, there was a great hunger in the city, that there were no more victuals for the people of the land. 7 So all the soldiers broke away, and fled out of the city by night through the way of the port, between the two walls by the kings garden: (Now the Chaldees had compassed the city round about) yet went these men their way through the wilderness. 8 And so the Chaldees followed upon them, and took Zedekiah the king in the field of jericho, when his host was run from him. 9 So they carried the king away prisoner to Reblath, unto the king of Babylon in the land of Hemath, jere. 39 b. where he gave judgement upon him. 10 The king of Babylon also caused Zedekias sons to be slain before his face, yea and put all the princes of juda to death at Reblath. 11 Moreover, he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, & caused him to be bound with two chains, to be carried unto Babylon, and let him lie in prison till he died. 12 Now the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon, Nabuzaradan the chief captain, and the king of Babylon's servants came unto Jerusalem, 13 And burnt up the house of the Lord: he burned up also the kings palace, all the houses, and all the gorgeous buildings in Jerusalem. 14 And the whole host of the Chaldees that were with the chief captain, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. 15 As for the poor people, and such folk as was yet left in the city, which also were fallen to the king of Babylon, yea and what people as yet remained, Nabuzaradan the chief captain carried them away prisoners. 16 But the poor people of the country did Nabuzaradan the chief captain leave in the land, to occupy the vineyards and fields. 17 The Chaldees also broke the brazen pillars that were in the house of the Lord, yea the seat and the brazen laver that was in the house of the Lord, and carried all the metal of them unto Babylon. 18 They took away also the chalderns, shovels, fleshhokes, sprinklers, spoons, and all the brazen vessels that was occupied in the service. 19 With the basins, coal pans, sprinklers, pots, candlesticks, spoons, and cups, whereof some were of gold, and some of silver. 20 The chief captain took also the two pillars, the laver, the twelve brazen bullocks that stood under the seat ●. Reg. 7. d. which king Solomon made in the house of the Lord: and all the vessels contained so much metal that it might not be weighed. 21 For every pillar was fifteen cubits high, and the rope that went about it was twelve cubits and four fingers thick, and round. 22 Now upon the rope were brazen knops, and every knop was five cubits high, and upon the knops were hoops, and pomegranates round about of clean brass. 23 After this manner were both the pillars fashioned with the pomegranates, whereof there were an hundred ninety and six, which hanged upon the hoops round about. 24 The chief captain also took Saraiah the high priest, and Sophoniah that was chief next him, & the three keepers of the door: 25 He took out of the city a chaumberlaine which was captain of the soldiers, and seven men that were the kings servants, which were found in the city: and Sopher a captain that used to muster the men of war, with threescore men of the country that were taken in the city: 26 These Nabuzaradan the chief captain took, and carried them to the king of Babylon unto Reblath: 27 And the king of Babylon caused them to be put to death at Reblath in the land of Hemath: And thus juda was led away captive out of his own land. 28 This is the sum of the people whom Nabuchodonozor led away captive: in the seventh year of his reign he carried away of the jews three thousand twenty and three, 29 In the eyghteenth year Nabuchodonozor carried away from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons, 30 In the three and twenty year of Nabuchodonozor, Nabuzaradan the chief captain took away seven hundred forty and five jews, prisoners. The whole sum of the prisoners is four thousand and six hundred. 31 In the thirty and seventh year after that jehoakim the king of juda was carried away, in the five and twentieth day of the twelft month, Euilmerodach king of Babylon (the same year that he reigned) gave jehoakim the king of juda his pardon, and let him out of prison, 32 And spoke lovingly to him, and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings that were with him in Babylon. 33 He changed also the clothes of his prison, yea and did eat with him all his life long. 34 And he had a continual living given him of the king of Babylon, every day a certain thing allowed him, all the days of his life, until he died. The end of the book of the prophet jeremy. ¶ The lamentations of the prophet jeremy. ❧ The first Chapter. 1 It happened after Israel was brought into captivity and Jerusalem destroyed, that jeremy the prophet sat weeping, and sorrowfully bewailed Jerusalem, and sighing and howling with an heavy and woeful heart, said, 1 ALas] how sitteth the city so desolate, that sometime was full of people? How is she become like a widow 2. Reg. 4. d. 4. Reg 15. a. which was great among nations? How is she brought under tribute that ruled lands? 2 She weary sore in the night, so that the tears run down her cheeks▪ for among all her lovers there is none that giveth her any comfort, job. vi. b. yea her next friends transgress against her, and are become her enemies. 3 juda went away by reason of the affliction and great bondage: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest, all they that persecuted her, took her in straight places [where she could not escape.] 4 The streets of Zion mourn, because no man cometh no more to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate, her priests make lamentation, her maidens are careful, and she herself is in great heaviness. 5 Her enemies have been rulers over her, and her enemies have prospered, because the Lord hath chastened her for her great wickedness: jere. lii. ●. her children are led away captive before their enemies. 6 All the beauty of the daughter of Zion is away, her princes are become like hearts that find no pasture, they are driven away before their enemy, so that they have no more power. 7 Now Jerusalem remembered in the time of her misery and bare estate all her joy & pleasure that she hath had in times past, seeing her people is brought down under the power of their enemies, and there is no man for to help her: her enemies stand looking at her, and laugh her Sabbath days to scorn. 8 Jerusalem hath sinned grievously, therefore is she come in decay: all they that had her in honour despise her, for they have seen her filthiness, yea she sigheth and “ Or, and is turned backward. is ashamed of herself. 9 Her skirts are defiled, she remembered not her last end, therefore is her fall so wonderful, and there is no man to comfort her: O Lord consider my trouble, for mine enemy hath the upper hand. 10 The enemy hath put his hand to all the precious things that she had, yea even before her eyes came the heathen in and out of the sanctuary, Deut. 23. e. whom thou [nevertheless] haste forbidden to come within thy congregation. 11 4. Reg. 6. ●. Treno. two. c. All her people seek their bread with heaviness, and look what precious thing every man hath, that giveth he for meat to save his life: Consider O Lord, and see how vile I am become. 12 Have ye no regard all ye that go foreby, behold & see if there be any sorrow like unto mine, wherewith the Lord hath troubled me in the day of his fearful wrath. 13 From above hath he sent down a fire into my bones, and it burneth them cruelly: he hath laid a net for my feet, and thrown me wide open, he hath made me desolate, so that I must ever be mourning. 14 The (a) The bondage through sin is most grievous, which therefore is called the yoke of sins, fastened in or to God's hand, because by no means it can be shaken of or remitted, but only of Gods special grace and mercy. yoke of my transgressions is bound fast to his hand, they are wrapped [or writhe] and come up about my neck: he hath caused my strength to fail, the Lord hath delivered me into those hands whero●t I can not quite myself. 15 The Lord hath destroyed all the mighty men that were in me, he hath proclaimed an appointed time to slaughter all my best men: the Lord hath trodden down the daughter of juda, like as it were in a winepress. 16 jere. iiii. c. Treno. two. c. Therefore do I weep, and mine eyes gush out of water: for the comfort that should quicken me, is far fro me, my children are driven away: for why? the enemy hath gotten the upper hand. 17 Zion casteth out her hands, and there is no man to comfort her, the Lord hath laid the enemies round about jacob, and Jerusalem is become abomination in the midst of them. 18 Dan. ix. a. The Lord is righteous, for I have provoked his countenance unto anger, O take heed all ye people and consider my heaviness, my maidens and my young men are led away into captivity. 19 I called for my lovers, but they beguiled me, for my priests and counsellors, but they perished, even while they sought for meat to save their lives. 20 Treno. two. ●. Consider (O Lord) how I am troubled, my womb is disquieted, my heart turneth about in me, and I am full of heaviness, because I rebelled stubbornly: the sword hurteth me without, and within I am like unto death. 21 They hear my mourning, but there is none that will comfort me: All mine enemies have heard of my trouble, and are glad thereof because thou hast done it: and thou hast brought forth the time which thou called'st, when they also shall be like unto me. 22 Let all their wickedness come before thee, and do thou to them as thou hast done unto me for all my trespasses: for my sorrow is very great, and my heart is heavy. The two Chapter. 1 ALas] Treno. three b. how hath the Lord darkened the daughter of Zion in his wrath? As for the honour of Israel he hath cast it down from heaven unto the earth, and he remembered not his own (a) By the footstool is meant the temple of Jerusalem. footstool when he was angry? 2 The Lord hath cast out all the habitations of jacob without any favour, all the strong places of the daughter of juda hath he broken in his wrath, and thrown them down to the ground, her kingdom and her princes hath he profaned. 3 In the wrath of his indignation he hath broken all the The 〈…〉 ●wer length. horn of Israel, he hath withdrawn his right hand from the enemy, yea a flame of fire is kindled in jacob, and hath consumed up all round about. 4 He hath bend his bow like an enemy, he hath fastened his right hand as an adversary, and every thing that was pleasant to see, he hath slain: he hath powered out his wrath like a fire, into the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion. 5 The Lord is become like as it were an enemy, he hath devoured Israel and all his palaces, yea all his strong holds hath he destroyed, and filled the daughter of juda with much sorrow and heaviness. 6 jere. seven. b. His tabernacle as a garden hath he destroyed, his solemn meetings hath he put down: the Lord hath brought it so to pass that the high solemn feasts and Sabbathes in Zion are clean forgotten: in his heavy displeasure hath he despised the king and priests. 7 The Lord hath forsaken his own altar, and hath abhorred his own sanctuary, and hath given the walls of their towers into the hands of the enemy: their enemies made a noise in the house of the Lord, as it had been in a solemn feast day. 8 The Lord thought to break down the walls of the daughter of Zion, he spread out his line, and drew not in his hand till he had destroyed them: therefore mourn the turrettes, & the broken walls fall down together. 9 Her gates are sunk down to the ground, her bars are broken and smitten in sunder, the king and princes are carried away to the gentiles: they have neither law nor prophets, nor yet any vision from the Lord. 10 The senators of the daughter Zion sit upon the ground in silence, they have strawed ashes upon their heads, and girded themselves with sackcloth: the maidens of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. 11 Mine eyes begin to fail me through weeping, Treno. i a. my body is disquieted, my liver is powered upon the earth for the great hurt of the daughter of my people, seeing the children and babes did swoon in the streets of the city. 12 Even when they spoke to their mothers, Where is meat and drink? for while they so said, they fell down in the streets of the city, like as they had been wounded, and some died in their mother's bosom. 13 What shall I say unto thee, O thou daughter Jerusalem? to whom shall I liken thee? To whom shall I compare thee O thou daughter Zion, to comfort thee withal? thy heart is like a main sea, who may heal thee? 14 jere. v. d. xiiii. b. xxiiii. c. xxvii. b. and xxix. b. Thy (a) The false prophets took upon them the name of seers, which was proper to the true prophets: but their vain burdens, that is, their false prophecies brought the people under the grievous burden of affliction and banishment. prophets have look doubt vain and foolish things for thee, they have not showed thee of thy wickedness, to keep thee from captivity: but they have seen out for thee burdens of vanity and banishment. 15 All they that go by thee, clap their hands at thee, hissing and wagging their heads upon the daughter Jerusalem [and say] Is this the city that men call so fair, wherein the whole land rejoiceth? 16 All thine enemies gape upon thee, whispering and grinding their teeth, saying: let us devour, for the time that we looked for is come, we have found and seen it. 17 The Lord hath fulfilled the thing that he was purposed to do, and performed that he had devised long ago: he hath destroyed and not spared, he hath caused thine adversary to triumph over thee, and set up the horn of thine enemy. 18 Deut. iiii. c. Their heart cried unto the Lord, O thou city of the daughter Zion: let thy tears run down like a river day and night, rest not, and let not the apple of thine eye leave of. 19 Stand up, and make thy prayer in the first watch of the night, power out thine heart like water before the Lord: lift up thine hands for the lives of thy young children that die of hunger in the streets. 20 Behold O Lord, and consider to whom thou hast done thus: Shall the women than eat their own fruit, even children of a span long? shall the priests and prophets be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? 21 Young and old lie thorough the streets upon the ground, my maidens and young men are slain with the sword, whom thou in the day of thy wrathful indignation hast put to death, yea even thou hast put them to death, and not spared them. 22 My neighbours that are round about me hast thou called as it were to a feast day, so that in the day of the lords wrath none escaped, neither was any left behind: those that I have brought up and nourished, hath mine enemy destroyed. The three Chapter. 1 I Am the man that thorough the rod of his wrath have experience of misery. 2 He drove me forth and led me, yea into darkness, but not into light. 3 Against me is he turned, he turneth his hand daily against me. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old, and my bones hath he bruised. 5 He hath builded round about me, and closed me in with gall and travail. 6 He hath set me in darkness, as they that be dead for ever. 7 He hath so hedged me in, that I can not get out, and hath laid heavy links upon me. 8 Though I cry and call piteously, yet heareth he not my prayer. 9 He hath stopped up my ways with four squared stones, and made my paths crooked. 10 He layeth wait for me like a bear, and as a lion in a hole. 11 He hath marred my ways, and broken me in pieces, he hath laid me waste altogether. 12 He hath bend his bow, and made me as it were a mark to shoot at. 13 The arrows of his quiver hath he shot, even into my reins. 14 jere. xx. b. I am laughed to scorn of all my people, they make songs upon me all the day long. 15 He hath filled me with bitterness, and given me wormwood to drink. 16 He hath smitten my teeth in pieces with stones, and rolled me in the dust. 17 He hath put my soul out of rest, I forget all good things. 18 I thought in myself, I am undone, there is no hope for me in the Lord. 19 O remember yet my misery and my trouble, the wormwood and the gall. 20 Yea thou shalt remember them, for my soul melteth away in me. 21 While I consider these things in my heart, I get a hope again. 22 [Namely] it is of the lords mercies that we are not utterly consumed, for truly his pitiful compassion hath not ceased. 23 New mercies shall the Lord show upon thee early in the day springing, (O Lord) great is thy faithfulness. 24 Psal. xvi. a. The Lord is my portion saith my soul therefore will I hope in him. 25 O how good is the Lord unto them that put their trust in him, and to the soul that seeketh after him. 26 The good man with stillness and patience, tarrieth for the health of the Lord. 27 O how good is it for a man to take the yoke upon him from his youth up? 28 He sitteth alone, he holdeth him still, because he hath taken [the Lords yoke] upon him. 29 He layeth his face upon the earth, if there happen to be any hope. 30 He offereth his cheek to the smiter, he will be content with reproffes: 31 For the Lord will not forsake for ever. 32 i Reg. three b. But though he punish, yet according to the multitude of his mercies he receiveth to grace again. 33 For he doth not plague willingly, and afflict the children of men, 34 To tread all the prisoners of the earth under his feet, 35 To move the judgement of man before the most highest, 36 To condemn a man in his cause: the Lord hath not pleasure in such things. 37 What is he then that saith, there should some thing be done without the lords commandment? 38 Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not evil and good? 39 Wherefore then murmureth the living man? let him murmur at his own sin. 40 job. xxxi. d. Psal. xiiii. a. Let us look well upon our ways, and remember ourselves, and turn again to the Lord. 41 Let us lift our hearts with our hands unto the Lord that is in heaven. 42 We have been dissemblers and have offended, wilt thou therefore not be entreated? 43 Thou hast covered us in thy wrath, and persecuted us: thou hast slain us without any favour. 44 Ecc. xxxv. d Thou hast hid thyself in a cloud, that our prayer should not go through. 45 Thou hast made us outcasts, and to be despised among the people. 46 All our enemies gape upon us. 47 Fear and pit is come upon us, yea deceit and destruction. 48 Treno. i d. Whole rivers of water gush out of mine eyes for the hurt of my people: 49 Mine eyes run and cannot cease, for there is no rest: 50 O Lord, when wilt thou look down from heaven and consider? 51 Mine eyes breaketh my heart, because of all the daughters of my city. 52 Mine enemies hunted me out sharply like a bird, yea & that without a cause. 53 They have put down my life into a pit, and they have cast stones upon me. 54 They have powered water upon my head: then thought I, now am I undone. 55 I called upon thy name O Lord out of the deep pit. 56 Thou hast heard my voice, and hast not turned away thine ears from my sighing and crying. 57 Thou hast inclined thyself unto me when I called upon thee: and hast said, fear not. 58 Thou (O Lord) hast maintained the cause of my soul, and hast redeemed my life. 59 O Lord, thou hast seen my wrong, take thou my cause upon thee. 60 Thou hast well considered how they go about to do me harm, and that all their counsels are against me. 61 Thou hast heard their despiteful words O Lord, yea and all the imaginations against me: 62 The lips of mine enemies, and their devices that they take against me all the day long. 63 Thou seest also their sitting down and their rising up, they make their songs of nothing but of me. 64 Reward them, O Lord, according to the works of their hands. 65 give them an obstinate heart, even thy curse. 66 Persecute them O Lord with thine indignation, and root them out from under the heaven. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 O How is the gold become so dim? how is the most fine gold so sore changed? and the stones of the sanctuary thus scattered in the corner of every street? 2 The children of Zion that were always in honour, and clothed with the most precious gold: how are they now become like the earthen vessels, which be made with the potter's hand? 3 The dragons give their young ones suck with bare breasts: but the daughter of my people is cruel, like the Ostriches in the wilderness. 4 The tongues of the sucking children cleave to the roof of their mouths for very thirst: the young children ask bread, but there is no man that giveth it them. 5 They that were wont to far delicately perish in the streets: they that afore were brought up in purple, make now much of dung. 6 The sin of the daughter of my people, is become greater than the (a) The grievousness of the punishment showeth their sins to exceed the sins of the Sodomites. The Sodomites were suddenly consumed with fire, but the jews were miserably tormented with hunger, pestilence, and the sword, in a long and cruel siege. wickedness of Sodom, that suddenly was destroyed, and not taken with hands. 7 Her “ Or, Nazarees. abstainers were whiter then the snow or milk, their colour was fresh, red as coral, their beauty like the sapphire. 8 But now their faces be very black, insomuch that thou shouldest not know them in the streets: Psal. cii. a. their skin cleaveth to their bones, it is withered and become like a dry stock. 9 They that be slain with the sword, are happier than such as die of hunger, and perish away famishing for the fruits of the field. 10 Deut. 28. ●. iiii. Reg. v●. ● The women (which of nature are pitiful) have sodden their own children with their hands, that they might be their meat in the miserable destruction of the daughter of my people. 11 Treno. two. ●. The Lord hath performed his heavy wrath, he hath powered out the furiousness of his displeasure: he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath consumed the foundations thereof. 12 Neither the kings of the earth, nor all the inhabitors of the world, would have believed that the enemy and adversary should have come in at the gates of the city of Jerusalem. 13 Which nevertheless is come to pass for the sin of her prophets, and for the wickedness of her priests, that have shed Gene. ix. a. innocents blood within her. 14 As blind men went, they stumbling in the streets, and stained themselves with blood, insomuch that the heathen would in no wise touch their garments. 15 But they cried unto them, flee ye polluted, away, get you hence, touch not: for they are unclean and be removed, yea they have said among the heathen, they shall no more dwell in this city. 16 The countenance of the Lord hath banished them, and shall never look more upon them: for they themselves neither regarded the priests, nor pitied their elders. 17 Wherefore yet our eyes failed us, whiles we looked for our vain help, seeing we ever waited upon a people that could do us no good. 18 They lay so sharp wait for us, that we can not go safe upon the streets, for our end is come, our days are fulfilled, our end is here. 19 Our persecutors are swifter than the Eagles of the air: they followed upon us over the mountains, and laid wait for us in the wilderness. Gene. two. b. 20 The very breath (a) The breath, that is, the life, meaning the king, who is called the life of the people, for that the people are like an headless body that hath no life in it, when they be left without a king or governor. of our mouth, even the anointed of the Lord himself, was taken in their net, of whom we say, Under his shadow we shallbe preserved among the heathen. 21 And thou O daughter Edom that dwellest in the land of Huz, be glad and rejoice, for the cup shall come unto thee also, thou shalt be drunken, and discover thy nakedness. 22 Thy sins are well punished O thou daughter Zion, he shall not suffer thee to be carried away: but thy wickedness O daughter Edom shall he visit, and will discover thy sins. The .v. Chapter. The prayer of jeremy. 1 CAll to remembrance (O Lord) what we have suffered, consider and see our confusion. 2 Our inheritance is turned to the strangers, and our houses to the aliaunts. 3 We are become careful and fatherless, and our mothers are as the widows. 4 We are fain to drink our own water for money, and our own wood must we buy for money. 5 Our necks are under persecution, we are weighed and have no rest. 6 [Aforetime] we yielded ourselves to the Egyptians, [and now] to the Assyrians, only that we might have bread enough. 7 jere. xxxi. c. Eze. xviii. a. Our father's (which now are gone) have sinned, and we must bear their wickedness. 8 Servants have the rule of us, and no man delivereth us out of their hands. 9 We must get our living with the peril of our lives, because of the drought of the wilderness. 10 Our skin is as it had been made black in an oven, for very sore hunger. 11 The wives are ravished in Zion, and the maidens in the cities of juda. 12 The princes are hanged up with the hand of the enemies, they have not spared the old sage men. 13 They have taken young men to grind, and the boys fainted under the burdens of wood. 14 The elders sit no more under the gates, and the young men use no more playing of music. 15 The joy of our heart is gone, our melodious meeting is turned into mourning. 16 The garland of our head is fallen: alas that ever we sinned so sore. 17 jere. xxxi. ● Therefore our heart is full of heaviness, and our eyes dim. 18 Because of the hill of Zion that is destroyed: insomuch that the foxes run upon it. 19 But thou O Lord, that remainest for ever, and thy seat world without end: 20 Wherefore wilt thou still forget us, and forsake us so long? 21 O Lord turn thou us unto thee, and so shall we be turned, renew our days as in old times: 22 But thou hast banished us utterly, and hast been displeased at us. ¶ The end of the lamentations of jeremy. R. W. ❧ The book of the prophet Ezechiel. The first Chapter. 1 The time wherein Ezechiel prophesied, and in what place. 3 His kindred. 5 The vision of the four beasts. 16 The fashion and work of the wheels. 26 The vision of the throne. 1 IT came to pass in the (a) After the jubilee, in which year the book of the law was found, which was the xviii year of josiah, so that xxv year after this book was found. jechoniah was led away captive with Ezechiel (and many of the people) who the fift year after saw these visions. thirtieth year in the fourth [month] in the fifth day of the month, that (I being in the mids of the captivity, by the river Chebar) the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God: 2 In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king joakins captivity, 3 The word of the Lord came to Ezechiel the priest the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar, Ezech. iii. d. and .37. a. where the (b) That is, the spirit of prophesy. hand of the Lord was upon him. 4 And I looked, and behold a (c) By this diversity of words, he signifieth the fearful judgements of god, and the great afflictions that should come upon Jerusalem. stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire folding itself [in the cloud] and a brightness round about it, and forth of the mids thereof as the colour of amber out of the mids of the fire. 5 And out of the mids thereof, the likeness of four (d) Which were the four Cherubims that represented the glory of God, as Eze. iii. d. beasts [appeared] and this was their form, they had the likeness of a man. 6 And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings. 7 Their feet were strait feet, and the sole of their feet like the sole of calves feet, and they glistered as the appearance of brass burnished. 8 From under their wings upon all the four corners they had men's hands: and they four had their faces and their wings. 9 Their wings were joined one to another: when they went they looked not back, but each one went strait forward. 10 But [touching] the similitude of their faces, they four had the (e) Every Cherub had four faces, the face of a man and of a lion on the right side, and the face of a bullock and of an Eagle on the left side. face of a man and the face of a lion on the right side, and they four had the face of an ox on the left side, the four also had the face of an Egle. 11 Thus were their faces, and their wings were spread out above, so that two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two wings covered every one of their bodies. 12 Every one went strait forward: (f) Why thee their will or mind was to go, whither as the spirit led them, thither they went, & returned not in their going. 13 And the fashion of the beasts, their appearance was like coals of fire, burning like the appearance of cressets, it ran among the beasts, and the fire gave a glister, and out of the fire there went lightning. 14 And the beasts ran, and returned like lightning. 15 When I had considered the beasts, behold a wheel upon the earth nigh to the beasts, to every of the four before his face. 16 The fashion & work of the wheels was like the colour of (g) That is a precious stone of a goodly colour, thought to be the Thurkis. Tharsis, and they four had one fashion, and their fashion & their work [was] as though it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: they returned not back when they went. 18 They had (h) The utter compass of the wheels, which some call streaks. rings, and height, and were fearful to behold: & their rings were full of eyes round about them four. 19 When the beasts went, the wheels went also by them: and when the beasts were lift up from the earth, the wheels were life up. 20 Whither soever the spirit [was] to go, they went, and thither [was] the spirit to go, and the wheels were life up before them: for the spirit of the beasts were in the wheels. 21 When the beasts went, they went, & when they stood, they stood, and when they were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up before them, for the spirit of the beasts was in the wheels. 22 And the similitude of the firmament upon the heads of the beasts, was like the colour of crystal wonderful, spread over their heads above. 23 And under the firmament their wings were stretched forth one towards another, every one had two covering them, and (i) He noteth two manner of coverings, the one with wings, stretched upward to cover their faces, and the other with the neither wings to cover their bodies. every one had two covering them, [even] their bodies. 24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as it had been the voice of the almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. 25 And there was a noise from above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings. 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads, there was the fashion of a throne like a Saphir stone: and upon the similitude of the throne by appearance, as the similitude of a man above upon it. 27 And I saw as the appearance of amber [and] as the similitude of fire round about within, from the appearance of his loins upward: and from the appearance of his loins downward I saw as the likeness of fire, and brightness round about it. 28 As the likeness of a bow that is in a cloud in a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness round about: this was the appearance of the similitude of the glory of God, & when I saw it, I (k) Considering the majesty of God, & the weakness of flesh. fell upon my face and harkened unto the voice of one (l) That is, the Lord. that spoke. ¶ The two Chapter. The prophet is sent to call the people from their error. 1 AND then said he unto me, Stand up upon thy feet (O thou son of man) and I will talk with thee. 2 And the spirit entered into me when he had spoken unto me, & set me upon my feet, so that I heard him that spoke unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Thou son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people which have rebelled against me, both they and their forefathers have wickedly behaved themselves against me, even unto this very day. 4 For they are children of a “ Or, impudent. hard face and stiff heart, I do send thee unto them, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God. 5 And whether they will hear or refuse (for they are a rebellious house) yet they may know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6 And thou son of man fear them not, neither be afraid of their words, for “ Or, rebels. briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: fear not their words, nor be abashed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear or refuse, for they are rebellious. 8 Therefore thou son of man, obey thou all things that I say unto thee, and be not thou rebellious like the rebellious house: open thy mouth, and (a) That is, print in thy memory, or receive in thine heart all my words, as Ezec. iii. b. eat that I give thee. 9 And when I looked, behold a hand was sent unto me, and lo, in it was a roll of a book. 11 And he opened it before me, and it was written within and without, and there was written therein, (b) That is God's judgements against the wicked. lamentations, and mourning, and wo. The iii Chapter. 1 The prophet being fed with the word of God, and with the constant boldness of the spirit, is sent unto the people that were in captivity. 17 The office of true preachers. 1 AFter this said he unto me: Thou son of man, eat whatsoever thou findest, eat this roll, and go thy way and speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he fed me with this roll. 3 And he said unto me, Thou son of man, thy belly shall eat, and thy bowels shalt thou fill with this roll that I give thee: Then did I eat, and it was in my mouth Psal. nineteen. b. cxix. sweeter than honey. 4 And he said unto me, Thou son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and declare my words unto them. 5 For not to a people of “ Strange speech. profound lips and hard language art thou sent, but unto the house of Israel: 6 Not to many nations which have profound lips and hard languages, whose words thou understandest not: otherwise if I had sent thee unto them, they would have harkened unto thee. 7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee, for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel have stiff foreheads, & stubborn hearts. 8 Behold therefore, I have made thy face strong against their faces, & thy forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 As an Adamant, harder than the flint stone have I made thy forehead: thou shalt not fear them, nor be abashed at their looks: for they are a rebellious house. 10 He said moreover unto me, Thou son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee, receive in thine heart, and hearken with thine ears. 11 And go, get thee to the captivity, to the children of thy people, and thou shalt speak unto them, and shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, whether they will hear, or leave. 12 With that the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing [to wit] Blessed be the glory of jehovah from his place. 13 [I heard] also the noise of the wings of the beasts joining one with another, and the rattling of the wheels that were before them, even a noise of great rushing. 14 Now when the spirit lift me up and took me away, I went in bitterness and fury of my spirit: but the hand of the Lord upon me was strong. 15 Then I came to the captives in Thelabib that dwelled by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and I remained there seven days, astonished among them. 16 And when the seven days were expired, the Lord said unto me, 17 Thou son of man, I have made thee a Ezech. 33. b. watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I shall say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die, and thou givest not him warning, nor speakest to admonish the wicked of his evil way, and so to live: then shall the same ungodly man die in his own unrighteousness, but his blood will I require of thine hand. 19 Nevertheless, if thou give warning unto the wicked, and he yet turn not from his ungodliness and from his wicked way: he shall die in his own wickedness, but thou hast delivered thy soul. 20 Now if a righteous man go from his righteousness and do the thing that is evil I will lay a stumbling block before him: and he shall die, because thou hast not given him warning, die shall he in his own sin, so that his righteousness which he hath done, shall not be thought upon: but his blood will I require at thine hand. 21 Nevertheless, if thou exhortest that righteous that he sin not, and so the righteous do not sin: then shall he live, because he hath received thy warning, and thou hast delivered thy soul. 22 And there came the hand of the Lord upon me, and he said unto me: Stand up, and go into the field, that I may there talk with thee. 23 So when I had risen up, and gone forth into the field: behold, the (a) Meaning the vision of the Cherubims and the wheels. glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar: then fell I down upon my face. 24 And the spirit came into me, which set me up upon my feet, and spoke unto me, and said unto me: Go thy way, and shut thyself in thine house. 25 Behold O thou son of man, they have prepared bands against thee, and they will bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them. 26 And I will make thy tongue (b) It is a great plague of God toward the people, when he causeth the ministers to cease preaching & rebuking of sin. cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and not be as a reprover unto them: for they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak unto thee, I will open my mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God: Whoso heareth, let him hear, whoso leaveth of, let him leave: for they are a rebellious house. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 The siege of the city of Jerusalem is signified. 9 The long continuance of the captivity of Israel. 16 A hunger is prophesied to come in the captivity. 1 THou son of man, take thee a tile stone and lay it before thee, and purtray upon it the city Jerusalem, 2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it: set the camp also against it, and lay engines of war against it round about. 3 Moreover, take an iron pan, and set it betwixt thee and the city in steed of an iron wall, than set thy face toward it to besiege it, and make an assault against it: this shallbe a token unto the house of Israel. 4 But thou shalt sleep upon thy left side, and lay the sin (a) Hereby he represented the idolatry & sin of the ten tribes (for Samaria was on his left hand from Babylon) and how they had remained therein three hundred and nineteen years. of the house of Israel upon it [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt sleep upon it, thou shalt bear their iniquity. 5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity according to the number of the days [even] three hundred and ninety “ Understand▪ shall they be. days, so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 When thou hast fulfilled these days, lie down again and sleep upon thy (b) Which declared josuah, who had now from the time of josuah slept in their sins forty years. right side, and bear the sins of the house of juda: forty days have I appointed thee, (c) That is, for every year they have sinned, to sleep one day. a day for a year [even] a day for a year. 7 Therefore set now thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and discover thine arm, that thou mayest prophecy against it. 8 Behold, I will lay chains upon thee, that thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy besieging. 9 Wherefore take unto thee wheat, barley, beans, lintils, millot, and fetches, and put these together in a vessel, and make thee loaves of bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou must lie upon thy side, that thou mayest have bread to eat for three hundred and ninety days. 10 And thy meat that thou eatest shall have a certain weight appointed, [namely] twenty sickles every day: & from time to time shalt thou eat thereof. 11 Thou shalt drink also a certain measure of water [namely] the sixth [part] of an Exo. xx●x. f Hin from time to time shalt thou drink. 12 Barley cakes shalt thou eat, and them shalt thou bake in (d) signifying hereby the great scarcity of fuel and matter to burn. man's dung before their eyes. 13 And with that said the Lord, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the gentiles whither I will cast them. 14 Then said I, Oh Lord God: behold, my soul was yet never stained, for fro my youth up unto this hour, I did never eat of a dead carcase, or of that which was slain of wild beasts, neither came there ever any unclean flesh in my mouth. 15 Whereunto he answered me: Lo, I will grant thee (e) To be as fire to bake thy bread with cowcasins in steed of man's dung, and thou shalt make thy bread with them. 16 And he said unto me, Behold thou son of man, isaiah. three a. Ezech. v. c. and xiiii b. I will break the (g) That is, the force and strength wherewith it should nourish. staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat their bread with weight and with care, and their water in measure and astonishment shall they drink, 17 That they may cause a lack of bread and water, and be astonished one at another, and be consumed in their iniquity. The .v. Chapter. 1 The sign of the hairs, by which is signified the destruction of the people. 6 The causes of the anger of God toward the people. 1 O Thou son of man, take thee then a sharp knife [namely] a barbers razor, take that to thee, and cause it to (a) To shave my head and beard. pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: then take thee weight scales and divide [the here.] 2 Thou shalt burn with fire the third part in the midst of the (b) To wit, of that city which he had portrayed upon the brick, chap. 4. By the 〈◊〉, he meaneth famine & pestilence, wherewith one part perished during the siege of Nabuchodonozor: by the sword, those that were slain when Zedekiah fled, those that were carried away captive: and by the scattering into the wind, those that fled into Egypt, and into other parts after the city was taken. city when the days of the siege are fulfilled, and thou shalt take the other third part and smite about it with a knife, and the last third part thou shalt scatter in the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. 3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy lap. 4 Of them yet shalt thou take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, & burn them in the fire: thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. 5 Moreover, thus saith the Lord God: This same is Jerusalem, which I set in the midst of nations, and countries round about her. 6 But she hath changed my judgements into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgements and my statutes, and not walked in them. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: For your (c) Because ye have increased the number of your idols and superstitions more than the gentiles. isaiah. 65. b. multiplying more than the gentiles that dwell round about you, and because ye have not walked in my laws, neither have ye kept my ordinances, no ye have not done according to the judgements of the nations that are round about you: 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold I will also come against thee, I myself I say: for in the midst of thee will I execute judgement in the sight of the heathen. 9 And I will handle thee of such a fashion as I never did before, & as I will never do from that time forth, and that because of all thine abominations. 10 For in thee the fathers levit. 28. c. Deut 2●● 2. Reg. 〈…〉 shallbe fain to eat their own sons, and the sons their own fathers, I will execute judgement in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. 11 Wherefore, as truly as I live saith the Lord God, seeing thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all manner of abominations, and with all shameful offences: 12 For this cause will I also destroy thee, mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have any pity. 13 jere. xv. b. One third part within thee shall die of the pestilence and be consumed of hunger, another third part shallbe slain down round about thee with the sword, the other third part that remaineth, will I scatter abroad toward all the winds, and draw out a sword after them. 14 Thus will I perform mine indignation, & make my wrath to settle upon them, and I will be (d) That is, I will not be pacified till I be revenged. isaiah. i c. comforted: so that when I have fulfilled mine anger against them, they shall know that I am the Lord, which with a fervent controversy have spoken it. 15 Moreover, I will make thee waste and reviled among all the heathen that dwell about thee, in the sight of all them that go by thee. 16 So thou shalt be a reproach and shame, a chastisement and a wondering unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgements in thee, in anger & in wrath, and in sharp rebukes, I the Lord have spoken it: 17 When I shoot among them the perilous (e) Which be the grasshoppers, mildew, and whatsoever were occasions of famine. darts of hunger, which shallbe for their destruction, yea therefore shall I shoot them because I will destroy you, I will increase hunger upon you, and Ezech. iiii. c. will break your staff of bread. 18 Plagues will I send upon you, yea and wicked beasts also to spoil thee, pestilence and bloodshedding shall come upon thee, and the sword will I bring over thee: I the Lord have spoken it. The uj Chapter. 1 He showeth that the people shallbe plagued for the sin of idolatry. 8 He prophesieth the repentance of the remnant of the people, and their deliverance. 11 The destruction of the froward is prophesied. 1 AND the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man set thy face to the Ezech. 30. a. mountains of Israel, that thou mayest prophecy against them, 3 And say, Hear the word of the Lord God: O ye mountains of Israel Thus hath the Lord God spoken to the (a) He speaketh to all the places where the Israelites accustomed to commit their idolatries, threatening them destruction. mountains, hills, rivers, & dales, Behold I [even I] will bring a sword upon you, and destroy your high places. 4 Your altars shallbe destroyed, & your images of the 4. Reg. 23. b. sun broken down, your slain men will I cast down before your idols. 5 And the dead carcases of the children of Israel will I cast before their idols, your bones will I scatter round about 4. Reg. 23. c. your altars. 6 In all your dwelling places your cities shallbe desolate, and the high places laid waste, so that your altars shallbe made waste and desolate, your idols shallbe broken and abolished, and your images of the sun shallbe cut down, and your works quite taken away. 7 Your slain men shall fall among you: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 8 Yet will I leave a remnant, that you may have [some] that shall escape the sword among the nations, when as ye shallbe scattered through the countries. 9 And they that escape of you shall think upon me among the heathen where they shallbe in captivity, because I have been broken with their whorish heart which hath departed from me, & with their eyes that have gone a whoring after their idols: and they shallbe abhorred before their own eyes for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. 10 And they shall know that I am the Lord, and that I have not said in vain, that I would do this evil unto them. 11 Thus saith the Lord God, (b) He willeth the prophet not only with words, but also with gestures of hand & foot, to signify the destruction to come. Smite thine hands together, and stamp with thy feet, and say, woe worth all the abominations and wickednesses of the house of Israel: for they shall fall with the sword, with hunger, and with pestilence. 12 Who so is far of shall die of the pestilence, he that is nigh at hand shall perish with the sword, and the other that are besieged shall die of hunger: Thus will I satisfy my wrathful displeasure upon them. 13 And so shall ye know that I am the Lord, when their slain men shallbe among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, and tops of mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, [even] in the places where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols. 14 I will stretch mine hand out upon them, and will make the land waste, and desolate (c) Some read, more desolate than the wilderness of Deblathah, which was in Syria, and bordered upon Israel: but it may stand well from the wilderness, which was south unto Deblathah, which was north, meaning the whole country. from the wilderness unto Deblathah through all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the Lord. The vij Chapter. 2 The end of all the land of Israel shall suddenly come. 20 The cause of the destruction thereof. 23 The prophet is commanded to show the sum of the evils that are at hand. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 And thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God, an end is come unto the land of Israel: yea verily the end cometh upon the four corners of the land. 3 Now shall the end come upon thee: for I will send my wrath upon thee, and will punish thee according to thy ways, and reward thee after all thine abominations. 4 Mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity, but reward thee according to thy ways, & declare thine abominations: then shall ye know that I am the Lord. 5 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, one evil shall come after another: 6 The end is here, the end [I say] is come, it watched for thee: behold it is come already. 7 The (a) That is, the beginning of thy punishment. morning is come unto thee that dwellest in the land, the time is at hand, the day of trouble is hard by, and not the (b) That is, no vain or counterfeit cry, as is the echo in the hills. sounding again of the mountains. 8 Now I will shortly pour out my sore displeasure over thee, and fulfil my wrath upon thee: I will judge thee after thy ways, and recompense thee all thine abominations. 9 Mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but reward thee after thy ways, & thine abominations shallbe in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth. 10 Behold the day, behold it is come, the morning is gone forth, the rod (c) Meaning Nabuchodonozor, whom God had appointed to be a rod to scourge them. flourisheth, pride hath budded. 11 Cruelty is waxen to a rod of wickedness, none of them shall remain, none of their riches, “ Or, none of their pleasures. not one of their seed, & no lamentation shallbe made for them. 12 The time cometh, the day draweth nigh: who so buyeth let him not rejoice, he that selleth let him not be sorry: for why? wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. 13 So that the seller shall not come again to the thing that he sold, although their life be (d) That is, in the year of jubilee, when every man returned to such possessions as he sold before levit. 25. b. yet with the living: for when the prophecy was preached unto all the people, none returned, no man shall (e) Iniquity shall make no man strong against God. strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life. 14 (f) The Israelites made a brag, but their hearts failed them. They have blown the trumpet, and made all ready, but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon the whole multitude. 15 The sword shallbe without, pestilence and hunger within: so that who so is in the field shallbe slain with the sword, and he that is in the city shallbe devoured with hunger and pestilence. 16 But they that flee away from them shall escape, and shallbe in the mountains like the doves of the valleys, all they shall mourn, every one for his iniquity. 17 isaiah. xiii. b. jere. vi. c. All hands shallbe let down, and all knees shallbe weak as the water. 18 They isaiah. xv. a. jere. 48. d. shall gird themselves with sackcloth, fear shall cover them, shame shallbe upon all faces, and baldness upon their heads. 19 Their silver shall they cast forth in the streets, and their gold shallbe despised: yea Prou. xi. a. Eccle. v. b. their silver and gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord, they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bellies therewith, because (g) Their gold & silver brought them to this ruin or destruction. it was a stumbling block of their iniquity. 20 He had also set the beauty of his (h) Meaning the sanctuary. ornament in majesty: but they made images of their abominations and fylthinesses in it, therefore have I set it far from them. 21 Moreover, I will give it into the hands of strangers to be spoiled, & to the wicked of the earth for to be rob, and they shall pollute it. 22 My face will I turn from them, my secret place shallbe defiled: for burglers shall go into it and pollute it. 23 Make a chain: for the land is full of the (i) That is, of sins that deserve death. judgement of blood, and the city is full of extortion. 24 Wherefore I will bring the most wicked of the heathen to take their houses in possession, I will make the pomp of the mighty to cease, and their (k) That is, their temple which was divided into three parts. jere. 61. ●. sanctuaries shallbe defiled. 25 When destruction is come, they shall seek peace, but they shall have none. 26 One mischief shall follow another, and one rumour shall come after another: then shall they seek a vision in vain at their prophet, the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. 27 The king shall mourn, the prince shallbe clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people in the land shallbe troubled: I will do unto them after their own ways, according to their own judgements will I judge them: and they shall know that I am the Lord. The viii Chapter. ● An appearance of the similitude of God. 3 Ezechiel is brought to Jerusalem in the spirit. 6 The Lord showeth the idolatries of the house of Israel, & chief of the priests. 1 AND it was in the (a) Of the captivity of Ieco●iah, so that there was fourteen months betwixt the first vision & this. sixth year, in the sixth [month] in the fift [day] of the month, I sat in my house, and the elders of juda sat before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me. 2 Then I beheld, and lo, there was a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins downward, fire: and from his loins upward as the appearance of brightness, like the colour of amber. 3 And he stretched out the likeness of an hand, and took me by an heery lock of my head, and the spirit lift me up betwixt earth and heaven, and (b) This was ●n the spirit● & not in body. brought me in a divine vision to Jerusalem, into the entry of the inner (c) The porch or court where the people assembled. gate that lieth toward the north, where remained the image of (d) Of emulation, because at displeased God: of gain, because it was set up & worshipped for gain and increase of their offerings for the priests, and of their cattles and substance for the people. emulation [and] of gain. 4 And behold, the glory of the Lord God of Israel was in the same place, [even] as I had seen it afore in the field. 5 And he said unto me, Thou son of man, lift up thine eyes now toward the north: then lift I up mine eyes toward the north, and behold northward, at the gate of the (e) That was in the court where the people had made an altar to Baal. altar this image of emulation [was] in the entry. 6 And he said furthermore unto me, Thou son of man, seest thou what these do? seest thou the great abominations that the house of Israel commit in this place, to drive me from my sanctuary? but turn thee about, and thou shalt see yet greater abominations. 7 And with that brought he me to the court gate, and when I looked, behold there was a hole in the wall. 8 Then said he unto me, Thou son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I digged in the wall, behold there was a door. 9 And he said unto me, Go thy way in, and look what wicked abominations they do here. 10 So I went in and saw, and behold there were all manner of creeping beasts, and (f) Which were forbidden in the law. levit. xi. abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel painted upon the wall round about. 11 There stood also before the images threescore and ten men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censor in his hand, and the smoke of the incense ascended as a cloud. 12 Then said he unto me, Thou son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do secretly, every one in the (g) For beside their common idolatry, they had their particular service in their secret places or pews. chamber of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth. 13 And he said unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. 14 And with that he brought me to the door of the gate of the lords house toward the north, and behold there sat women mourning for (h) The jews say this was a prophet of the idols, who after his death was once a year mourned for in the night, only of women. Saint Jerome taketh it for Adonis Venus lover. Other think it was Osyri● an idol of the Egyptians. Thammuz. 15 Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this thou son of man? turn thee yet about, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these are. 16 And so he brought me into the inward court of the lords house, and behold at the door of the lords house, betwixt the porch and the altar, there were about twenty and five men that turned their backs upon the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east, and these worshipped the sun eastward. 17 And he said unto me, Hast thou seen this thou son of man? Thinketh the house of juda that it is but a trifle to do these abominations which they do here? for they have filled the land full of wickedness, and have returned to provoke me to anger, and lo (i) They smelled to their branches, flowers, or poses, in doing their sacrifice to the sun, which yet before god was vile and stinking, how sweet soever they seemed to themselves. they are putting the branches to their noses. 18 Therefore will I also do something in my wrathful displeasure, so that mine eye shall not spare them, neither will I have pity: Prou. i. d yea and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. ¶ The ix Chapter. 1 The destruction of the city. 4 They that shallbe saved are marked. 8 A complaint of the prophet for the destruction of the people. 1 HE cried also with a loud voice in mine ears, saying: Draw near ye (a) The persons appointed to visit the city, as Nabuchodonozor and his captains. visitations of the city, every man with a destroying weapon in his hand. 2 And behold, than came there (b) Which were six angels in likeness of men. six men out of the street of the upper gate toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand: There was one amongst them that had on him linen raiment, and a writer's (c) To mark them that should be saved from destruction. inkhorn by his side: these went in and stood beside the brazen altar. 3 And the glory of the Lord of Israel was gone from the Cherub whereupon it was, to the door of the house: and he called to the man that had the linen raiment upon him, and the writer's inkhorn by his side, 4 And the Lord said unto him, Go through the city, even through Jerusalem, & set a mark upon the foreheads of them that mourn, and are sorry for all the abominations that be done therein. 5 And to the other he said, that I might here, Go ye after him through the city, and smite, let your eye spare none, neither have ye any pity: 6 Kill and destroy both old men and young, maidens, children, and women: but as for all those that have the mark upon them, see that ye touch them not, and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. 7 And he said unto them, Defile ye the temple, fill the courts with the slain, then go your way forth. So they went out, and slew down through the city. 8 Now when they had done the slaughter, and I yet escaped, I fell down upon my face, and cried, saying: Ah Lord God, wilt thou then destroy all the residue of Israel, in pouring out thy wrath upon Jerusalem? 9 Then said he unto me, The wickedness of the house of Israel and juda is exceeding great: so that the land is full of isaiah. i c. blood, & the city full of revolting [from God] for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth it not. 10 As touching me also, mine eye shall not spare them, neither will I have pity: but will recompense their ways upon their heads. 11 And behold, the man that had the linen raiment upon him and the writer's inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, and said: As thou hast commanded me, so have I done. ❧ The ten Chapter. 2 Of the man that took hot burning coals out of the middle of the Wheels of the Cherubims. 8 A rehearsal of the vision of the wheels, of the beasts, and of the Cherubims. 1 AND as I looked, behold in the Ezech. i. d. firmament that was above the head of the (a) Which i● the first chap. and fift verse he called the four beasts. Cherubims, as it were a Saphir stone [made] like the similitude of a throne, was seen over them. 2 Then spoke he to him that had the linen raiment upon him, and said: Creep in between the wheels that are under the Cherub, and take thine hand full of hot coals out from between the Cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he crept in, that I might see. 3 (Now the Cherubims stood upon the right side of the house when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 And the glory of the Lord removed from the Cherubims, and came upon the door of the house: so that the temple was full of clouds, and the court was full of the shine of the lords glory. 5 Yea and the sound of the Cherubims wings was heard into the fore court, like as it had been the voice of the almighty God when he speaketh.) 6 Now when he had bidden the man that was clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from the midst of the wheels which were under the Cherubims: he went, and stood beside the wheels. 7 Then one Cherub reached forth his hand from between the Cherubims unto the fire that was between the Cherubims, and took thereof, and gave it into the hands of him that had on the linen raiment: which took it, and went out. 8 And under the wings of the Cherubims there appeared the likeness of a man's hand. 9 I looked also, and behold four wheels beside the Cherubims, one wheel by one Cherub, and another by another Cherub, and the wheels were to look upon after the fashion of the precious stone Eze. i. c. Tharsis. 10 As touching their appearance (they were all four of one fashion) as if one wheel had been in another. 11 When they went forth, they went upon their four sides, not turning back in their going: for which way the [head of thee] first looked, after it they went, so that they turned not back in their going. 12 And their whole bodies, their backs, their hands, and wings, yea and the wheels also were full of eyes round about the four wheels. 13 And to the wheels, he cried to them in my hearing, O wheel, 14 Every one of them had four faces, so that the face of the first was the face of a Cherub, and the face of the second the face of a man, and of the third the face of a lion, and of the fourth the face of an eagle. 15 And the Cherubims were lifted up: Eze. i. a. This is the beast that I saw at the water of Chebar. 16 Now when the Cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the Cherubims life up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from besides them. 17 Shortly when they stood, these stood also, and when they were lifted up, the wheels lift up themselves also with them: for the (b) There was one consent between the Cherubims and the wheels. spirit of the beast was in the wheels. 18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from above the door of the temple, and remained upon the Cherubims. 19 And the Cherubims flackered with their wings, and life themselves up from the earth, so that I saw when they went, & the wheels besides them, and they stood at the door of the east gate of the house of the Lord, so the glory of the God of Israel was upon them on high. 20 This is the (c) That is, the whole body of the four beasts or Cherubims. beast that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar, and I perceived that it was the Cherubims. 21 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings, and under their wings the likeness of men's hands. 22 Touching the similitude of their countenances, they were the very same countenances which I saw at the river Chebar, and the self same appearaunces: every one in his going went straight forward. The xj Chapter. 1 Who they were that seduced the people of Israel. 5 Against these he prophesieth, showing them how they shallbe dispersed abroad. 19 The renewing of the heart cometh of God. 21 He threateneth them that lean unto their own counsels. 1 Moreover, the spirit lift me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the lords house, which lieth eastward: and behold, at the entry of the gate were five and twenty men, among whom I saw jaazaniah the son of Azure, and Pheltiah the son of Banaiahu, the rulers of the people. 2 Then said he unto me, Thou son of man, these men imagine mischief, & a wicked counsel take they in this city, 3 Saying, 2. Pet. 3 a. It is not near, let us build houses: this [Jerusalem] is the (a) We shall not be pulled out of Jerusalem till the hour of our death come, as the flesh is not taken one of the cauldron till it ●e so●. cauldron, and we be the flesh. 4 Therefore shalt thou prophecy against them: yea prophecy O son of man. 5 And with that fell the spirit of the Lord upon me, and said unto me, Speak, thus saith the Lord: On this manner have ye spoken (O ye house of Israel) and I know the imaginations of your hearts. 6 Many one have ye murdered in this city, and filled the streets full of the slain: 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, The slain men that ye have laid on the ground in the city are the (b) Contrary to their vain confidence he showeth in what sense this city was the cauldron, that is, because of the dead bodies that have been murdered therein, and so lie as flesh in the cauldron. flesh, and this city is the cauldron: but I will bring you out of it, ye have feared the sword, and I will bring a sword over you, saith the Lord God. 8 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgements among you. 10 Ye shall fall by the sword, in the borders of (c) That is, in Riblath. 4. Reg. 24. a. Israel will I judge you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 11 This city shall not be your cauldron, neither shall ye be the flesh therein: but in the borders of Israel will I punish you, 12 That ye may know that I am the Lord, in whose commandments ye have not walked, nor kept my laws: but have done after the customs of the heathen that lie round about you. 13 Now when I prophesied, (d) It seemed this noble man died of some terrible death, & therefore the prophet feared some strange judgement of God toward the rest of the people. Pheltiah the son of Banaiahu died: then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, saying, Ah Lord God, wilt thou then utterly destroy all the remnant in Israel? 14 And so the word of the Lord came unto me on this manner. 15 Thou son of man, thy brethren [even] thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel, wholly [are they] unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said: (e) They that remained still at Jerusalem, thus reproached them that were gone into captivity, as though they were cast of & forsaken of God. withdraw ye far from the Lord, for the land is given us in possession. 16 Therefore tell them, thus saith the God: Although I send them far of among the gentiles, and scatter them among the nations, yet will I be to them as a little (f) They shallbe yet a little Church whom he will preserve▪ though they be dispersed and for a time afflicted. sanctuary in the lands where they shall come. 17 Tell them also, thus saith the Lord God, I will gather you again out of the nations, and bring you from the countries where ye be scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel again. 18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all their idols, and all their abominations from thence. 19 jere 32. d. Eze. 36. d. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within their bowels: that stony heart will I take out of their body, and give them a fleshly heart, 20 That they may walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances and do them, that they may be my people, and I their God. 21 But to the heart of their idols and their abominations their heart goeth, their ways will I bring upon their own heads, saith the Lord God. 22 After this did the Cherubims lift up their wings and the wheels besides them, and the glory of the God of Israel was upon them on high. 23 Eze. x. a. So the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mount of the city toward the east. 24 And the spirit took me up, & brought me again to Chaldea to the captivity, in a vision by the spirit of God: then the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25 So I spoke unto the (g) Those that were led away ca●tiues with jeconiah. captives all the words of the Lord which he had showed me. The twelve Chapter. The parable of the captivity. 10 The exposition of the parable, by which the taking of king Zedekiah is signified. 18 An other parable whereby the distress of hunger and thirst is signified. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see and yet see not, ears have they to hear, and yet hear they not: for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore (O thou son of man) “ Or make thee vessels to go into captivity. prepare thee instruments to flit with, & remove on the day time that they may see, yea [even] in their sight shalt thou go from thy place to another place, if peradventure they will consider that they be a rebellious house. 4 Thou shalt bring forth thine instruments as stuff to flit with by the day time in their sight, and thou thyself shalt go forth also at evening before their eyes, as they that go forth to flit. 5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 6 In their sight shalt thou bear upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the dark: hide thy face, that thou see not the earth, for I have made thee a (a) That as, thou dost so shall they do, and therefore in thee they shall see their own plague & punishment. show token unto the house of Israel. 7 And I did so as I was commanded, I brought forth my stuff by day as the stuff of one that goeth into captivity: and in the evening I digged through the wall with my hands, and brought it forth in the dark, and bore it upon my shoulder in their sight. 8 And in the morning came the word of the Lord unto me, saying: 9 Thou son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, (b) Do not they deride and mock thy doings. What dost thou? 10 Then tell them, thus saith the Lord God, This “ Or, prophecy. burden toucheth the prince at Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that dwell among them. 11 Tell them, I am your show token, like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them, they shall go into bondage and captivity. 12 The prince that is among them shall load his shoulders in the dark and get him away, they shall break down the wall to carry through by it: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 13 My net will I (c) When the king shall think to escape by fleeing I will take him in my net, as Ezech. 27. c. and 32. a. spread out upon him, and he shallbe caught in my “ Or, tools. net, and I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldees, which he shall not see, and yet shall he die there. 14 As for all his helpers & all his bands that be about him, I will scatter them toward all the winds, and draw out a sword after them. 15 So when I have scattered them among the heathen and strewed them in the lands, they shall know that I am the Lord. 16 But I will leave a little Eze. xi. c. number of them from the sword, hunger, and pestilence, to tell all their abominations among the heathen where they come, that they may know how that I am the Lord. 17 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 18 Thou son of man, with a fearful trembling shalt thou eat thy bread, with unquietness & sorrow shalt thou drink thy water. 19 And unto the people of the land speak thou: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Jerusalem, and to the land of Israel: they shall eat their bread with sorrow, and drink their water with desolation: yea the land with the fullness thereof shallbe laid waste for the wickedness of all them that dwell therein. 20 And the cities that now be well inhabited, shallbe void, & the land desolate, that ye may know that I am the Lord. 21 Yet came the word of the Lord unto me again, saying: 22 Thou son of man, what manner of proverb is that which ye use in the land of Israel, saying: (d) Because they did not see the prophecies accomplished, they contemned them as though they never should be fulfilled. The days are slack in coming, & all visions fail? 23 Tell them therefore, thus saith the Lord God, I will make that proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel: but say unto them, the days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. 24 There shall no vision be any more in vain, neither any flattering divination within the house of Israel: 25 For I the Lord speak it, and whatsoever I shall speak, it shallbe performed, and not be slack in coming any more, yea even in your days O rebellious house, will I speak the thing & bring it to pass, saith the Lord God. 26 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 27 Behold thou son of man, the house of Israel saith [on this manner] The vision that he seeth, it will be many a day or it come to pass: Ezech xi. a. two. Pet. iii. a. it is far of yet the time that he prophesieth of. 28 Therefore say thus unto them, thus saith the Lord God, All my words shall no more be delayed, look what I speak, that same shall come to pass, saith the Lord God. The xiii Chapter. 1 The word of the Lord against false prophets, which teach the people the counsels of their own hearts. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, prophecy against those prophets of Israel which prophecy, and say unto them that prophecy out of their own jere xxiii. c. hearts, Hear the word of the Lord, 3 Thus saith the Lord God, woe be unto those foolish prophets that follow their own spirit, & have seen nothing. 4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in (a) Watching to destroy the vineyards, read Can. two. c desert places. 5 For ye have not stand up in the gaps, nor made a hedge for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord. 6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying: the Lord saith it, and the Lord hath not sent them, and they have made me hope that they would confirm the word. 7 Have ye not seen vain visions, and spoken false prophecies, when ye say, the Lord hath spoken it, whereas I never said it. 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Because ye have spoken vanity, and have seen lies: therefore behold I am against you, saith the Lord God: 9 Mine hands shall come upon the prophets that see vanities, and divine lies: they shall not be in the counsel of my people, nor written in the book of the house of Israel, neither shall they come in the land of Israel, that ye may know how that I am the Lord God: 10 And that for because they have deceived my people, jere. vi. c. and told them of peace where no peace was: one setteth up a (b) What one false prophet did say (which is here called the building up of a wall) another false prophet would affirm the same, though he had neither occasion nor good ground to ●eare him. wall, and they daub it with untempered clay. 11 Therefore tell them which daub with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: for there shall come a great shower of rain, I will send hailstones to cause it to fall, and a great storm of wind shall break it. 12 And lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not then be said unto you, Where is now your mortar that ye daubed it withal? 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: I will cause a stormy wind to break out in my wrathful displeasure, so that in mine anger there shall come a mighty shower of rain, and hailstones in my wrath to destroy it. 14 As for the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, I will break it down, and make it even with the ground, so that the foundation thereof shallbe discovered, and it shall fall: yea and ye yourselves shall perish in the mids thereof, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 15 Thus will I perform my wrath upon this wall, and upon them that have daubed it with (c) That is, whatsoever man of himself setteth forth under the authority of God's word, and God alloweth it not. untempered mortar, and then will I say unto you, The wall is gone, and the daubers of it. 16 [To wit] the prophets of Israel, which prophecy unto Jerusalem, and look out visions of peace for it, whereas no peace is, saith the Lord God. 17 Wherefore O thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophecy out of their own hearts, and prophecy against them: 18 And say, thus saith the Lord God: Woe be unto them that sow (d) These superstitious women for lucre would prophesy and tell e●ery man his fortune, giving them pillows to lean on▪ and kerchifes to cover their heads, that they might the more allure them and bewitch them. pillows under all arm holes, and put kirchifes upon the heads of every (e) Upon every man and woman, young and old, great and small. stature to hunt souls. Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and (f) Think you the lives of my people to be in your hands, to make them long or short. give life to the souls that [come] unto you? 19 And will ye pollute me to my people for handfuls of barley, and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls of them that die not, and promise (g) These sorcerers made the people believe that they could preserve life or destroy it, and that it should come to every one according as they prophesied. life to them that live not, in lying to my people that heareth your lies? 20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will upon your pillows wherewith ye hunt the souls, to (h) Making them stock unto you with deceivable doctrine▪ as the fowlers do the birds with their st●s & calls. make them flee, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, [even] the souls that ye hunt to make them to flee. 21 Your kirchifes also will I tear in pieces, and deliver my people out of your hands, so that they shall come no more in your hands to be hunted: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 22 Seeing that with your lies you discomfort the heart of the righteous, whom I have not discomforted: Again, forsomuch as ye encourage the hand of the wicked, so that he may not turn from his wicked way in promising him life: 23 Therefore shall ye see no more vanity, neither shall ye divine divinations, for I will deliver my people out of your hand, that ye may know how that I am the Lord. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 2 The Lord denieth his word to the people for their sins sake. 9 The despisers of the word doth the Lord sometime deceive by false prophets. 22 A comfort of them that fled unto Babylon. 1 THere resorted unto me certain of the elders of Israel, and sat down by me. 2 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying: 3 Thou son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put the stumbling block of iniquity before their face: should I then answer them at their request? 4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, thus saith the Lord God: Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, & putteth the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet: unto that man will I the Lord myself give answer when he cometh, according to the (a) As his abomination hath deserved, that is, he shall be led with lies, according as he delighted therein. 2. Thessa. 2. b. multitude of his idols. 5 That the house of Israel may be snared in their (b) That is, convince them by their own consciences. own hearts, because they be clean gone from me all of them thorough their idols. 6 Wherefore tell the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God: Return and (c) All such as by your example have declined from God. cause to return from your idols, and turn your faces from all your abominations. 7 For every man, whether he be of the house of Israel, or a stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which departeth from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block of his wickedness before his face, and cometh to a prophet for to ask counsel at me through him: unto that man will I the Lord give answer by mine own self. 8 I will set my face against that man, and will make him to be an example for other, yea and a common byword, and will root him out of my people, that ye may know how that I am the Lord. 9 And if that prophet be deceived when he telleth a thing, than 3. King. 22 c. I the Lord myself have deceived that prophet, and will stretch out my hand upon him, to destroy him out of my people of Israel: 10 And they shallbe punished for their wickedness, according to the sin of him that asketh, shall the sin of the prophet be: 11 That the house of Israel be led no more from me through error, and be no more defiled in all their transgressions: but that they may be my people, and I their God, saith the Lord God. 12 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 13 Thou son of man, when the land sinneth against me by committing a trespass, I will stretch out my hand upon it, and break their Ezech. iiii. b. and .v. b. staff of bread, and send dearth upon them, to destroy man and beast forth of it. 14 And though jere. xv. a. Noah, Daniel, and job, these three men were among them: yet shall they in their righteousness deliver but their own souls, saith the Lord God. 15 If I bring noisome beasts into the land, and they spoil it, and it be so desolate that no man may pass through it for beasts, 16 If these three men were also in the land: as truly as I live saith the Lord God, they shall save neither sons nor daughters, but be only delivered themselves: & as for the land, it shallbe waste. 17 Or if I bring a sword upon this land, and say, sword go through the land, so that I slay down man and beast in it, 18 And if these three men were therein: as truly as I live saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only be saved themselves. 19 If I send a pestilence into this land, and power out my sore indignation upon it in blood, so that I root out of it both man and beast, 20 And if Noah, Daniel, and job were therein, as truly as I live saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter, but save their own souls in their righteousness. 21 Moreover thus saith the Lord God, How much more when I send my Ezech. v. c. four troublous plagues upon Jerusalem, the sword, hunger, perilous beasts, and pestilence, to destroy man and beast out of it? 22 Behold, there shallbe a remnant saved therein, which shall bring forth their sons and daughters, behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their enterprise, and ye shallbe comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem [even] concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 They shall comfort you when ye shall see their way and works: and ye shall know how that it is not without a cause that I have done all against Jerusalem as I did, saith the Lord God. ¶ The xu Chapter. As the unprofitable wood of the vine tree is cast into the fire, so saith he that Jerusalem shallbe brent. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, what cometh of the vine tree, more than of every other tree, & of the wild vine stock among other trees of the forest? 3 Do men take wood of it to make any work withal? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4 Behold, it is cast in the fire to be brent, the fire consumeth both the ends of it, the mids of it is brent: is it meet then for any work? 5 Seeing than that it was meet for no work being whole, much less may there any thing be made of it when the fire hath consumed and brent it. 6 And therefore thus saith the Lord god, As the vine tree [that is] among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire to be consumed: so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 And I will set my face against them, they shall go out from the fire, and yet the (e) Though they escape one danger, yet another shall take them. fire shall consume them: then shall ye know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them, 8 And when I make the land waste, because they have so sore offended, saith the Lord God. The xuj Chapter. 2 The prophet declareth the benefits of God toward Jerusalem. 15 Jerusalem is reproved of unkindness for her fornication with idols. 46 He justifieth the wickedness of other people, in comparison of the sins of Jerusalem. 49 The cause of the abominations into which the Sodomites fell. 60 Mercy is promised to the repentant. 1 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, show Jerusalem their abominations, 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem: thy habitation and kindred is of the land of (a) Thou boastest to be of the seed of Abraham, but thou art degenerate, and followest the abominations of the wicked Chanaanites, as children do the manners of their fathers. isaiah. ●. a. 57 a. Chanaan, thy father was an Amorite, thy mother an Hittite. 4 In the day of thy birth (b) When I first brought thee forth of the land of Egypt, and planted thee in this land to be my Church. when thou wast borne, the string of thy navel was not cut of, thou wast not bathed in water to make thee clean, thou wast not salted with salt, nor swaddled in clouts. 5 No eye pitied thee to do any of these things for thee, for to have compassion upon thee: but thou wast utterly cast out upon the field in contempt of thy person in the day of thy birth. 6 Then came I by thee, and saw thee defiled in thine own blood, and I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, live: [even] when thou wast in thy blood, I said unto thee, live. 7 I caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, thou art grown up, and waxed great, thou hast gotten a marvelous pleasant beauty, thy breasts are fashioned, thy here is goodly grown, where as thou wast naked & bare. 8 Now when I went by thee and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was come, yea [even] the time to woe thee: then spread I my clothes over thee to cover thy (c) These words, blood, pollution, nakedness, and filthiness▪ etc. are oft times repeated, to beat down their pride, and to cause them to consider what they were before God received them to mercy, favoured them, and covered their shame. dishonesty, yea I made an oath unto thee, and contracted myself with thee (saith the Lord God) and so thou becamest mine own. 9 Then washed I thee with water, and purged thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. 10 I clothed thee with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and covered thee with silk. 11 I decked thee with costly apparel, I put bracelets upon thy hands, a chain about thy neck. 12 And I put a frontlet upon thy face, and earrings upon thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. 13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was of fine linen, and of silk, and of broidered work: thou didst eat fine flower, honey and oil, marvelous beautiful waist thou, and thou didst luckyly prosper into a kingdom. 14 And thy name was spread among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfit through thy beauty which I put upon thee, saith the Lord God. 15 But thou hast put thy confidence in thine own beauty, and played the harlot because of thy renown, and hast (d) There was none idolatry so vile, wherewith thou didst not pollute thyself. powered out thy fornications with every one that went by, thou wast his. 16 Thou didst take thy garments, and decked thy high places with (e) This declareth how the idolaters put their chief delight in those things which please the eyes and outward senses. divers colours, and played the harlot thereupon, (f) In such sort as the like hath not been nor shallbe, so that they passed all nations in idolatry. they come not, and it shall not be. 17 The goodly jewels which I gave thee of mine own gold and silver, hast thou taken and made thee men's images thereof, and committed whoredom with them. 18 Thy broidered garments hast thou taken, and decked them therewith: mine oil and incense hast thou set before them. 19 My meat which I gave thee, as fine flower, oil and honey to feed the withal, that hast thou set before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was saith the Lord God. 20 Thou hast taken thine own sons and daughters whom thou hast begotten unto me, and these hast thou offered up unto them to be (g Meaning by fire, read levit. xvi●. b. 4. King. xxiii. ● devoured: is this but a small whoredom of thine? 21 And thou hast slain my children, and delivered them, to cause them to pass [through the fire] for them. 22 And yet in all thine abominations and whoredoms, thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, how naked and bare thou wast at that time, and waste defiled in thine own blood. 23 After all these thy wickednesses, (woe woe unto thee, saith the Lord God.) 24 Thou hast built unto thee an high place, and hast made thee an high place in every street. 25 Thou hast built thine high place at every “ Corner of the street. head of the way, thou hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, thou hast opened thy feet to every one that came by, and multiplied thy whoredom. 26 Thou hast committed fornication with the (h) He noteth the great impiety of this people, who first falling from God to seek help at strange nations, did also at length embrace their idolatry, thinking thereby to make their amity more sure. Egyptians, thy neighbours which were great in flesh, and thus hast thou increased thine whoredom to anger me. 27 Behold, I did stretch out my hand over thee, and did minish thy store of food, and delivered thee over into the wills of them that hate thee, [even] the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thine abominable ways. 28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast insatiable: yea thou hast [I say] with them played the harlot, and yet hadst thou not enough. 29 Thus hast thou furthermore multiplied thy fornication from the land of Chanaan unto the Chaldees, and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. 30 How weak is thine heart saith the Lord God, seeing thou dost all these works of a presumptuous whorish woman? 31 Building thy high places at the head of every way, and makest thy high places in every street: thou hast not been as another whore that holdeth scorn of a reward. 32 But as a wife that breaketh wedlock, and taketh other in steed of her husband. 33 Gifts are given to all other whores: but thou givest rewards unto all thy lovers, & rewardest them to come unto thee on every side for thy fornication. 34 It is come to pass with thee in thy whoredoms contrary to the use of other women, yea there hath no such fornication been committed after thee: seeing that thou givest gifts unto other, and no reward is given thee, therefore thou art contrary. 35 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, O thou harlot. 36 Thus saith the Lord God, Because thou hast (i) That is, lavished out thy money upon images to thy shame. powered out thy brass, and discovered thy filthiness thorough thy fornications with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thine abominations, and in the blood of thy children whom thou hast given them: 37 Behold therefore, I will gather together all thy (k) Egyptians Assyrians, & Chaldeans, whom thou tookest to be thy lovers, shall come and destroy thee. Ezech. xxxiii. b lovers with whom thou hast taken pleasure, yea and all them whom thou hast loved, and every one that thou hatest: I will [I say] gather them together round about against thee, and will discover thy shame before them, that they may see all thy filthiness. 38 Moreover, (l) I will judge thee to death, as the adulterers & murderers. I will judge thee as a breaker of wedlock and a murderer, and recompense thee thine own blood in wrath and controversy. 39 I will give thee over into their hands, and they shall destroy thy high place, and break down thy high places, they shall strip thee also out of thy clothes: thy fair jewels shall they take from thee, and so leave thee naked and bare. 40 Yea they shall bring a company upon thee, which shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their sword, 41 They shall 4. King. 25. b burn up thy houses with fire, and punish thee in the sight of many women: thus will I make thee cease from playing the harlot, so that thou shalt give out no more rewards. 42 So will I make my wrath toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall departed from thee, and I will cease, and be angry no more. 43 Seing thou remember'st not the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things: behold therefore, I will bring thine own ways upon thy head saith the Lord God, so that (m) Of all the heinous offences this shallbe the last▪ or god will punish thee so, that thou shalt never 〈◊〉 more thou shalt not commit [any more] mischief upon all thine abominations. 44 Behold, all they that use common proverbs, shall use this proverb also against thee, saying: Such a n As were the Chanaanites and the Hittites, and other your predecessors, so are you their successors. mother, such a daughter. 45 Thou art even thy mothers own daughter, that hath cast of her husband and her children: yea thou art the sister of thy (o) That is, of Samaria and Sodom. sisters, which forsook their husbands & their children: your mother is an Hittite, & your father an Amorite. 46 Thine eldest sister is Samaria, she and her (p That is, her cities. daughters that dwell upon thy left hand: but thy younger sister that dwelleth on thy right hand is Sodoma and her daughters. 47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations, as a little and a little: but in all thy ways thou hast been more corrupt than they. 48 As truly as I live, saith the Lord God, Sodoma thy sister with her daughters, have not done as thou hast done and thy daughters. 49 Behold, the sins of thy sister Sodoma were these: (q) He allegeth these four vices, pride, excess, idleness, and contempt of the poor, as four principal causes of such abomination, wherefore they were so horribl● punished. Gen. nineteen. d. Pride, fullness of meat, and abundance of idleness, these things had she and her daughters: besides that, they strengthened not the hand of the poor and needy. 50 But they were hautit, and committed abomination before me, therefore I took them away as I saw good. 51 Neither hath (r) Which worshipped the calves in Bethel and Dan. 3. King 12. d. Samaria done half of thy sins, yea thou hast exceeded them in thine abominations, and hast (s) Thou art so wicked, that in respect of thee Sodom and Samaria were just. justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. 52 Therefore thou which didst condemn thy sister, bear thine own shame: for thine own offences that thou hast committed more abominable than they did, which in deed are more righteous than thou art, be thou [I say] ashamed, and bear the shameful rebuke, seeing that thou hast justified thy sisters. 53 Therefore I will bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, & the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captivities among (t) That is, as if he had said never. them, 54 That thou mayest take thine own confusion upon thee, and be ashamed of all that thou hast done, in that thou hast (u) In that thou hast showed thyself worse than they, and yet thoughtest to escape punishment. comforted them. 55 And thy sister Sodom and her daughters shall return to their former state, Samaria also and her daughters shall return to their former state, when thou and thy daughters shall return to your former state. 56 For thy sister Sodom was not (x) Thou wouldst not call her punishment to mind when thou wast aloft, to learn by her example to fear my judgements. heard of by thy report in the day of thy pride, 57 Before thy wickedness was (y) That is, till thou wast brought under by the Syrians and the Philistines. 2. Chro. 28. c. discovered, according to the time of the reproach of the daughters of Aram, and of all the daughters of the Philistines round about her, which despise thee on all sides. 58 Thou hast borne thy wickedness and thine abomination, saith the Lord. 59 For thus saith the Lord God, I might by right deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast depised the (z) Read the eight verse oath in breaking the covenant: 60 Nevertheless, I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. 61 Then shalt thou remember thy ways, and be ashamed when thou shalt receive thy (aa) He speaketh here not only of Sodom and Samaria, but also of the gentiles whom God will receive of his own free mercy. sisters, [both] thy elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. 62 And I will establish my covenant with thee, that thou mayest know that I am the Lord. 63 That thou mayest think upon it, and be (bb) This declareth the fruits of God's mercy, to wit, sorrow and repentance for their former life. ashamed, and never open thy mouth any more for shame of thyself, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God. ¶ The xvij Chapter. The parable of the two Eagles. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, put forth a parable, & speak a proverb unto the house of Israel, 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God: There came a great (a) That is Nabuchodonozor, who hath great power, riches, and many countries under him, shall come to Jerusalem and take away jechoniah the king, as verse xii Egle, with great wings, yea with a mighty long body, and full of feathers of divers colours, upon the mount of Libanus, and took the highest branch of a Cedar tree. 4 And broke of the top of his twigs, and carried it into the land of (b) Meaning to Babylon. merchants, and set it in a city of merchants. 5 He took also of the (c) That is Zedekiah, who was of the kings blood, & was left at Jerusalem & made king in stead of Iech●mas. 4. King 24. c. jere. 37. a. seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful ground, he brought it unto great waters, and set it in an open trench. 6 Then did it grow, and was a (d This was Zedekias kingdom. spreading vine, but (e) That it might not have power to ●ell against Babylon, as vers. xiiii. low of stature, whose branches turned toward “ The Egle. it, and the roots of it were under it: thus there came of it a vine, and it brought forth branches, and shot forth buds. 7 But there was another (f) Meaning the king of Egypt, of whom Zedezias ●ought secure against Nabuchodonozor. Eagle, a great one, which had great wings and many feathers: and behold, the roots of this vine turned towards it, and spread out her branches towards it, that she might water it by the trenches of her plantation. 8 It was planted upon a good soil beside great waters, so that it should have brought out branches, & borne fruit, and have been a goodly vine. 9 Speak thou therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Shall this vine prosper? shall (g) Nabuchodonozor, understanded by the first Egle. he not pull up the roots thereof, and destroy the fruit thereof, and cause them to dry? all the leaves of her bud shall whither without great power, or many people, to pluck it up by the roots thereof. 10 Behold, it was planted: Shall it prosper therefore? Shall it not be dried up and withered? when the (h) That is, the Babylonians. east wind shall touch it, it shall whither in the trenches where it grew. 11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 12 Speak now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things [do signify]? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the (i) That is, jechonias. 4. King 24 c. king thereof, and the princes thereof, and hath led them with him to Babylon. 13 He took of the kings seed, and made a covenant with him, and took an oath of him, the princes of the land took he with him also. 14 That the kingdom might be holden in subjection, and not lift up itself, but keep the covenant, and stand to it. 15 But he rebelled against him, and sent his ambassadors into Egypt, that he might have horses and much people: Should he prosper? shall he escape that doth such things? or shall he break the covenant and escape free? 16 As truly as I live saith the Lord God, he shall die at Babylon in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he hath despised, and whose covenant he hath broken. 17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his great host and multitude of people, maintain him in the war, when they have cast up mounts, and built a fort to destroy many persons. 18 For seeing he hath despised the oath and broken the covenant, (whereas he yet gave his (f) Because he took the name of God in vain, & broke his oath which he had confirmed by giving his hand, therefore the prophet declareth that God would not suffer perjury and infidelity to escape punishment. hand thereupon) and done all these things, he shall not escape. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, As truly as I live I will bring mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, upon his own head. 20 Ezech. xii. b. and xxxii a I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be caught in my net: and I will bring him to Babylon, and enter into judgement with him there, for the trespass which he hath committed against me. 21 As for those that flee from him, with all his host, they shallbe slain with the sword, and the residue shallbe scattered towards all the winds: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it. 22 Thus saith the Lord God, I will also take of the top of this high Cedar, and will set it, and cut of the top of the tender plant thereof, and will plant it upon an high hill and a great. 23 [Namely] upon the high hill of Israel will I plant it, that it may bring forth bows, and give fruit, and be an excellent Cedar: and under it shall remain all birds, and every foul shall remain under the shadow of the branches thereof. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and exalted the low tree, that I have dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree to flourish, [even] I the Lord that spoke it, have also brought it to pass. The xviij Chapter. 4 He showeth that every man shall bear his own sin. 21 To him that amendeth, is salvation promised. 24 Death is prophesied to the righteous which turneth back from the right way. 1 THE word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 What mean ye by this common proverb that ye use in the land of Israel, saying: The (a) The people murmured at the chasti●inges of the Lord, and therefore used this proverb, meaning that their fathers had sinned, and they were punished for their transgressions, read jere. xxxi. d. fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As truly as I live saith the Lord God, ye shall use this by word no more in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine, like as the soul of the father is mine, so is the soul of the son mine also: the soul that sinneth shall die itself. 5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right: 6 He hath not (b) That is, if he have not communicated in the sacrifices of idols. eaten upon the hills, he hath not lift his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near a (c) Meaning such as were set apart in time of natural & monthly diseases, namely intime of chyldbyrth, leprosy, and such like, as levit. xx. c. woman removed: 7 Neither hath oppressed any man, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge: he that hath not spoiled any by violence, hath isaiah. lviii. a. Mat xxv. ●. Exo. xxii. d. Levi. xxv. ●. Deu. xxiii. c Psal. xv. a. given his bread to the hungry, and hath clothed the naked: 8 And hath not isaiah. lviii. a. Mat xxv. ●. Exo. xxii. d. Levi. xxv. ●. Deu. xxiii. c Psal. xv. a. given forth upon usury, neither taken any increase, he hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgement between man and man: 9 And hath walked in my statutes, and kept my judgements to deal truly: this is a righteous man, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. 10 If he now get a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and do any one of these things: 11 Though he do not all these things, but either hath eaten upon the hills, or defiled his neighbour's wife: 12 Or hath oppressed the poor and needy, or spoiled by violence, or hath not restored the pledge, or hath life up his eyes unto the idols, or hath committed abomination: 13 Or hath given forth upon usury, or hath taken increase: Shall this man live? he shall not live: Seeing he hath done all these abominations he shall die the death, his blood shallbe upon him. 14 Now if this man get a son also, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and feareth, neither doth such like: 15 [Namely] he hath not eaten upon the hills, he hath not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor defiled his neighbour's wife: 16 Neither hath oppressed any, nor hath withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence: [but] hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment: 17 Neither hath withdrawn his hand from the afflicted, nor received usury nor increase, [but] hath executed my judgements, and walked in my statutes: this man shall not die in his father's sin, but shall live without fail. 18 As for his father, because he hath cruelly oppressed and spoiled his brother by violence, and hath not done good among his people, lo he dieth in his own sin. 19 And yet say ye, wherefore then should not this son bear his father's sin? Because the son hath done judgement and righteousness, he hath kept all my statutes and done them: therefore shall he live in deed. 20 The same soul that sinneth shall die, Deut 24. c. 4. King. 14 c two. Par. 25. a. the son shall not bear the father's iniquity, neither shall the father bear the sons iniquity: the righteousness of the righteous shallbe upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shallbe upon himself also. 21 But if the ungodly will turn away from all his sins that he hath done, and keep all my statutes, and do the thing that is judgment and right, doubtless he shall live and not die. 22 As for all his sins that he did before they shall not be mentioned unto him: but in his righteousness that he hath done, he shall live. 23 two. Pet. iii. b. Ez xxxiii. b For have I any pleasure in the death of a sinner saith the Lord God? shall he not live if he return from his ways? 24 Again, if the righteous turn from his righteousness, and do iniquity, and shall do according to all the abominations that the wicked man doth: shall he live? All the righteousness that he hath done shall not be remembered, but in his transgression that he hath committed, in his sin that he hath sinned, in them he shall die. 25 And yet ye say, the way of the Lord is not (d) In punishing the fathers with the children. indifferent. Hear therefore ye house of Israel, is not my way equal? or are not your ways rather unequal? 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in the same: in his iniquity which he hath committed shall he die. 27 Again, when the wicked turneth away from his wickedness that he hath done, and doth judgement and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28 Because he “ Considereth or remembreth his iniquities. seeth, and turneth away from all his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall surely live, and not die. 29 And yet saith the house of Israel, the way of the Lord is not equal. Are my ways unequal O ye house of Israel? are not your ways rather unequal? 30 Therefore I will judge you, every man according to his ways, O ye house of Israel saith the Lord: return and bring yourselves again from all your wickedness, so iniquity shall not be your destruction. 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions whereby ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die O ye house of Israel? 32 Seing I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: bring again yourselves then, and ye shall live. ❧ The xix Chapter. 2 The captivity of jehohas and jehoiakim is signified by the lion's whelps, and by the lion. 10 He setteth out the prosperity of the city of Jerusalem that is past, & the misery thereof that is present. 1 THou also take up a lamentation for the (a) That is, jehohas and jehoiakim josiahs' sons, who for their cruelty and pride are compared unto lions princes of Israel, 2 And say: wherefore lay thy mother that lioness among the lions? she nourished her young ones among the lion's whelps. 3 One of her whelps she brought up, and it became a lion, it learned to catch the prey and to devour folk. 4 The (b) Meaning Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt. 4. Reg, 23. d. heathen heard of him, and caught him in their snare, and brought him in hooks unto the land of Egypt. 5 Now when she saw that she had waited and her hope was lost, she took another (c) Which was jehoiakim. of her whelps and made a lion of him. 6 Which went among the lions, and became a fierce lion, learned to catch the prey, and to devour folk, 7 He destroyed their palaces and made their cities waste, insomuch that the whole land and every thing therein were utterly desolate through the voice of his roaring. 8 Then set the (d) Nabuchodonozor with his great army which was gathered of divers nations. heathen together on every side of the countries against him, laid their nets for him, and took him in their pit. 9 So they put him in prison in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they put him in holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. 10 As for thy (e) 〈…〉 ●keth 〈◊〉 the rep● 〈◊〉 of this 〈◊〉 king, in 〈◊〉 blood, that in the ra● his 〈◊〉 ●sours, ●salem 〈◊〉 so should 〈◊〉 been blessed, 'cording to God's ●mises, and flourished 〈◊〉 a fruitful vine. mother, she is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she brought forth fruit and branches by the abundant waters. 11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bear rule, and her stature was exalted on high among the branches, & she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches. 12 But she was plucked up in wrath, cast out upon the ground, the east wind dried up her fruit [her branches] were broken of & withered, as for the rods of her strength, the fire consumed them. 13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground. 14 And there is a fire gone out of the (f) Destruction to come by Zedekiah, who was the occasion of the rebellion. rod of her branches, it hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod for a sceptre to rule: This is a lamentation, and shallbe for a lamentation. ¶ The twenty Chapter. 3 The Lord denieth that he will answer them when they pray, for the offence of unkindness which he here objecteth. 33 He promiseth that his people shall return from captivity. 46 By the Forest that should be burnt, is signified the burning of Jerusalem. 1 IN the (a) Of the captivity of jeconiah. seventh year the tenth day of the fift month, certain of the elders of Israel came for to ask counsel at the Lord, and sat down before me. 2 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying: 3 Thou son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, thus saith the Lord God, Are ye come to inquire of me? As truly as I live I will not be (b) If ye ask counsel at me, I will give you no answer. as Exod. xxxi. sought of you, saith the Lord God. 4 Wilt thou not judge them son of man, wilt thou not judge [them?] cause them to understand the abominations of their fathers. 5 And tell them, thus saith the Lord God, In the day when I chose Israel, and (c) This was a manner of swearing which was observed in taking an oath of all antiquity, and is yet in divers countries used. lift up mine hand upon the seed of the house of jacob, and was known unto them in the land of Egypt, yea when I lift up mine hand over them, and said, I am the Lord your God: 6 Even in the day that I lift up mine hand unto them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had provided for them, which floweth with milk and honey, and is pleasant among all other lands: 7 Then said I unto them, Cast away every man the abominations of his eyes, & defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: for I am the Lord your God. 8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me, they did not cast away every man the abominations of his eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said I would power out mine indignation over them, and accomplish my wrath upon them, yea even in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 And I wrought for my name's sake that it should not be polluted before the heathen among whom they were, to whom I was manifestly known, in bringing them forth of the land of Egypt. 10 Now when I had caused them to go out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness: 11 I gave them my statutes, and showed them my judgements: Rom. x a. Gal. iii. b. levit. 18. a. Exo. xx. b. which whoso doth, shall live in them. 12 I gave them also my Rom. x a. Gal. iii. b. levit. 18. a. Exo. xx. b. Sabbath days to be a token betwixt me and them, and thereby to know that I am the Lord which hallow them. 13 And yet the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness, they would not walk in my statutes, they have cast away my judgements, which whoso doth shall live in them, and my Sabbath days have they greatly polluted: Num. 14. d. then I said, I would power out mine indignation upon them, and consume them in the wilderness. 14 And I wrought for my name's sake, lest it should be defiled before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 15 Yet nevertheless I lift up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I gave them, that floweth with milk and honey, and is a pleasure of all lands: 16 And that because they cast away my judgements and walked not in my statutes: but have defiled my Sabbathes: for their heart was gone after their idols. 17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them, so that I would not destroy them, nor consume them in the wilderness. 18 Moreover, I said unto their sons in the wilderness, Walk not in the statutes of your (d) Whereby the holy ghost confuteth them that say they will follow the religion & example of their father, & not measure their doings by God's word, whether they be approvable thereby or no. fathers, keep not their judgements, and defile not yourselves with their idols. 19 I am the Lord your God, walk in my statutes, keep my judgements, & do them. 20 hallow my Sabbathes, for they are a token betwixt me and you: that ye may know how that I am the Lord your God. 21 notwithstanding, their sons rebelled against me also, they walked not in my statutes, they kept not my judgements to fulfil them, which he that doth shall live in them, they profaned my Sabbath days: and I said, I would power out mine indignation over them, and accomplish my wrath upon them in the wilderness. 22 Nevertheless, I withdrew my hand and wrought for my name's sake, lest it should be defiled in the sight of the heathen, before whom I had brought them forth. 23 I lift up my hand to them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and straw them among the nations: 24 Because they had not kept my judgements, but cast aside my statutes and broken my Sabbathes, and their eyes were after their father's idols. 25 Wherefore I (e) Because they would not obey my laws, I gave them up to themselves, that they should obey their own fantasies, as verse. 39 Rom. 1. d. gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgements wherein they should not live. 26 And I defiled them in their own gifts, in that they (f) Causing their first borne to pass through the fire in sacrifice to Moloche. caused all that openeth the womb to pass, that I might destroy them, that they might know how that I am the Lord. 27 Therefore speak unto the house of Israel thou son of man, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God: yet in this also your fathers have blasphemed me, and grievously transgressed against me: 28 For after I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up my hand to give it unto them, when they saw every high hill, & all thick trees, they offered there their sacrifices, & there they presented their offering of (g) Such offering as provoke God to anger. anger, there also they made their sweet savours, and powered out their wine offerings. 29 And I said unto them, What is that high place whereunto ye resort? and the name of it is called (h) Which signifieth an high place, declaring that they vaunted themselves of their idolatry, and were not ashamed thereof, though God had commanded expressly that they should have no altar lifted up on high by stairs. Exod. xx. ●. Bamah unto this day. 30 Wherefore speak unto the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God, Are ye not defiled in the ways of your fathers, and commit ye not whoredom after their abominations? 31 For when ye offer your gifts, & make your sons to pass through the fire, you are polluted with all your idols unto this day: shall I answer you when I am asked, O house of Israel? As I live saith the Lord God, I will not be sought of you. 32 And [that which] cometh into your mind shall not be at all, which you say, We will be as the gentiles, as the kindreds of countries, to serve wood and stone. 33 As truly as I live saith the Lord God, I myself will rule you with a mighty hand, with a stretched out arm, and with indignation powered out over you. 34 And I will bring you from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, with a stretched out arm, and with indignation powered out. 35 And I will bring you into the (i) That is, amongst strange nations. wilderness of the people, & there I (k) I will reason and plead my cause with you myself. will be judged with you face to face. 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of Egypt: so will I plead with you also, saith the Lord God. 37 I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. 38 And I will “ Or, cull. purge out of you the rebels, & them that transgress against me, and bring them out of the land of their habitation: as for the land of Israel they shall not come in it, that you may know how that I am the Lord. 39 As for you O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God, Go you and serve every man his idols, seeing that ye obey not me: and pollute no more my holy name with your gifts and your idols. 40 For upon my holy hill, even upon the high hill of Israel saith the Lord God, shall all the house of Israel, and all that is in the land worship me: and in the same place will I favour them, & there will I require your heave offerings, and the firstlings of your oblations, with all your holy things. 41 I will accept your sweet savour, when I bring you from the nations, & gather you together out of the lands wherein ye have been scattered, that I may be hallowed in you before the heathen. 42 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the land for the which I lift up my hand to give it unto your fathers. 43 There shall ye call to rembraunce your own ways, and all your works wherein ye have been defiled, and ye shallbe cut of in your (l) Your own consciences shall condemn you as worthy to be cut of from the earth. own sight for all your wickedness that ye have done. 44 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name's sake, and not after your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt works O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God. 45 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 46 Thou son of man, set thy face toward the way of Themanah, and drop [thy word] toward the (m) That is, toward Jerusalem and juda, which was south from Babylon. south, and prophecy toward the forest of the south field. 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord, thus saith the Lord God, Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, that shall consume all the (n) That is, both strong & weak in Jerusalem. green trees, with all the dry: the continual flame shall not be quenched, and every face from the south to the north shallbe burnt therein. 48 And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it, and it shall not be quenched. 49 Then said I, Ah Lord God, they say of me, Doth not he speak (o) Because the people said that the prophet spoke darkly, therefore he desireth the Lord to give them a plain declaration thereof. parables? ❧ The xxi Chapter. ● He threateneth the sword, that is to say, destruction to the city of Jerusalem. 25 He showeth the fall of king Zedekiah. 28 He is commanded to prophecy the destruction of the children of Ammon. 30 After the slaughter of other, at the last the Lord threateneth death unto Nabuchodonozor himself. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and (a) As doctrine is compared to rain, even so here words are compared to drops. drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophecy against the land of Israel. 3 Say to the land of Israel, thus saith the Lord, Behold I am against thee, and will draw my sword out of the sheath, and cut of from thee both the (b) That is, such as seem to have an outward show of righteousness by observation of the ceremonies of the law. righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut of from thee both the righteous and the wicked: therefore shall my sword go out of his sheath against all flesh from the (c) Meaning through all the land. south to the north, 5 That all flesh may know how that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of the sheath, and it shall not be put in again. 6 Mourn therefore O thou son of man, yea [even] with the (d) As though thou were in extreme anguish wherewith thy loins should break. breaking of thy loins, mourn bitterly in their presence. 7 And if they say unto thee, wherefore mournest thou? Then tell them, for the (e) Because of the great noise of the army of the Chaldeans. tidings that cometh: All hearts shall melt, all hands shallbe let down, all stomachs shall faint, and all knees shall (f) Shallbe as weak as water. go as water: behold it cometh, and shallbe brought to pass, saith the Lord God. 8 Again, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 9 Thou son of man, prophecy and speak, thus saith the Lord God, Speak, the sword the sword is sharpened and well furbished. 10 Sharpened is it to make a great slaughter, and furbished that it may glitter: Shall we then make mirth? It contemneth the (g) Meaning the sceptre, showing that it will not 〈◊〉 the king, who should be as the son of God, and in his place. rod of my son [as] (h) That is, the re●t of the people. all other trees. 11 He hath given it to be furbished, to hold it in the hand: this sword is sharpened, and furbished, to give it into the hand of the (i) To wit, unto the 〈◊〉 of the Chaldeans. slayer. 12 Cry and howl son of man, for it cometh upon my people [it cometh] upon all the princes of Israel: the terrors of the sword shallbe upon my people, jere 31. c●. smite therefore thou upon thy thigh. 13 Because it is a trial: and what if (k) Meaning the sword of the king of Babylon, which shall not spare the sceptre of juda. it contemn the rod? It shallbe no more saith the Lord. 14 Prophecy thou son of man, & smite thy (l) That is, encourage the sword. hands together, & let the sword be doubled thrice, [even] the sword of the great slaughter, entering into their privy chambers, 15 To make them faint at the hearts, and to multiply their falls, in all their gates, have I given the terror of the sword: Ah it is made bright, and dressed for the slaughter. 16 Get thee (m) He speaketh unto the sword, giving it liberty to range at his pleasure. one way or other, either upon the right hand or upon the left, whither soever thy face turneth. 17 I will smite my hands together also, and make my wrathful indignation to rest: even I the Lord have said it. 18 The word of the Lord came yet unto me again, saying: 19 Thou son of man, appoint thee two (n) Where the way divideth and leadeth to many cities. ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: Both these ways shall go out of one land, and choose thee a place, at the head of the city ways choose it. 20 Appoint a way that the sword may come toward Rabbath of the Ammonites, and toward (o) The tribe of juda that kept themselves chiefly in Jerusalem. juda in the defenced Jerusalem. 21 For the king of Babylon stood at the (p) To know whether he should go against the Ammonites or them of Jerusalem. parting of the ways, at the head of the two ways, consulting by divination, he made his arrows bright, consulted with images, & looked in the liver. 22 At his right hand was the soothsaying for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open [their] mouth to the slaughter, and to lift up their voice with the alarm, to set battle rams against the gates, to cast a bulwark, [and] to build a fort. 23 And it shallbe unto them as a false divination in their sight, for the (q) Because there was a league between the jews and the Babylonians, they of Jerusalem shall think nothing less than that this thing shall come to pass. oaths made unto them: but (r) That is, Nabuchodonozor will remember the rebellion of Zedekiah, and so come upon them. he will call to remembrance their iniquity, to the intent they may be taken. 24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered in discovering your transgressions, so that in all your works your sins might appear, because ye are come to remembrance, ye shallbe taken by hand. 25 O thou shameful wicked (s) Meaning Zedekiah. prince of Israel, whose day is come, even when wickedness shall have an end, 26 Thus saith the Lord God, I will take away the (t) Some refer this to the priests attire, for jehozadek the priest went into captivity with the king. Diadem, and put of the crown: this shallbe no more the same, I will exalt the humble, and abase him that is high. 27 Overthrown, overthrown, overthrown will I put (v) That is, the state of the kingdom & priesthood shall ever more & more decay till Christ come, unto whom of right both belong. it, and it shall not be, until he come to whom the judgement belongeth, and to whom I have given it. 28 And thou O son of man, prophecy and speak, Thus saith the Lord God to the children of Ammon, and to their blasphemy, speak thou: The sword, the sword is drawn forth already to slaughter, and furbished to consume because of the glittering: 29 Whiles they see unto thee (x) Though the jews & Ammonites would not believe that thou, to wit, the sword shouldest come upon them, and said that the prophet which threatened, spoke lies: yet thou shalt as surely come as though thou wart already upon their necks. vanity, and divine a lie unto thee, to put thee with the necks of the wicked that be slain, whose day is come when their iniquity shall have an end. 30 Should I cause it to return into his sheath? In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thine habitation will I judge thee: 31 And I will power mine indignation upon thee, and will blow upon thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hands of desperate people, which are skilful to destroy. 32 Thou shalt feed the fire, and thy blood shallbe shed in the land: thou shalt be put out of remembrance, for I the Lord have spoken it. The xxij Chapter. The word of the Lord against Jerusalem for manslaughter, and denying due honour to their fathers and mothers, and other wickednesses. 25 Of the wicked doctrine of the false prophets and priests, and of their unsatiable covetousness. 27 The tyranny of rulers. 29 The wickedness of the people. 1 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, and said, 2 Thou son of man, wilt thou not (a) That is, wilt thou wink at such horrible faults, and not utter my judgements against them? judge, wilt thou not judge this bloody city? wilt thou not show her all her abominations? 3 And tell them, thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her (b) That is, the time of her destruction. time may come, and maketh idols (c) To her own undoing against herself, to defile herself. 4 Thou hast made thyself guilty in the blood that thou hast shed, and defiled thee in the idols which thou hast made: thou hast caused thy days to draw nigh, and made the time of thy years to come: therefore will I make thee a reproach among the heathen, and to be a mocking in all lands. 5 Whether they be nigh or far from thee, they shall laugh thee to scorn, thou that hast gotten thee so foul a name, and art full of trouble. 6 Behold the rulers of Israel, every one in thee [was ready] to his power to shed blood. 7 In thee have they despised father and mother, in thee have they oppressed the stranger, in thee have they vexed the widow and the fatherless. 8 Thou hast despised my holy things, and defiled my Sabbathes. 9 “ Or, pickthanks. Tale tellers are there in thee to shed blood, in thee are such as eat upon the hills, and in thee they commit abomination. 10 levit. 18. b. In thee they discovered their father's shame, in thee they have humbled her that was set apart for pollution. 11 jere. v. b. Every man hath dealt shamefully with his neighbour's wife, and abominably defiled his “ Or, sons wife. daughter in law, in thee hath every man forced his own sister, even his father's daughter. 12 Yea gifts have been received in thee to shed blood, thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, saith the Lord God. 13 Behold, I have (d) As sorrowing and lamenting their wickedness: or in token of his wrath and vengeance. smitten my hands upon thy covetousness that thou hast used, and upon the blood which hath been shed in thee. 14 Is thy heart able to endure? or may thy hands be strengthened in the days that I shall have to do with thee? Even I the Lord that speak it, will bring it also to pass. 15 I will scatter thee among the heathen, & straw thee about in the lands, and will cause thy filthiness to (e) I will take away the occasion of thy wickedness. cease out of thee. 16 Yea and thou shalt be thine (f) Whereas before thou wast God's inheritance, now thou shalt be left to thyself miserable and forsaken. own inheritance in the sight of the heathen, that thou mayest know that I am the Lord. 17 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 18 Thou son of man, the house of Israel is unto me as dross: all they are brass, tin, iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace, even dross of silver are they. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Forasmuch as ye all are turned into dross, therefore behold I will bring you together unto Jerusalem. 20 Like as they gather silver, brass, iron, tin, and lead, into the midst of the furnace, and the fire is blown there under to melt them: even so will I gather you in mine anger & in my wrath, and let you remain [there] and cause you to (g) Meaning thereby that the godly should be tried, and the wicked destroyed. melt. 21 I will bring you together, and blow the fire of my wrath upon you, and ye shallbe melted in the midst thereof. 22 Like as the silver is melted in the furnace, so shall ye also be melted therein, that ye may know how that I the Lord have powered my wrath upon you. 23 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 24 Thou son of man, tell her, Thou art an unclean land, which is not (h) Thou art like a bar● land which the Lord plagueth with drought. rained upon in the day of wrath. 25 There is a (i) The false prophets have conspired together to make their doctrine more probable. 3. Reg. 22. b. conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof: as a roaring lion ravening his prey, they devour souls, they have taken the rich and precious things, they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. 26 Her priests have broken my law, and defiled my holy things, they put no difference between the holy & unholy, neither discern they between the clean & unclean: they turn their eyes from my Sabbathes, and I am defiled among them. 27 Mich. iii. b. Soph. iii. a. Thy rulers in thee are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and destroy souls, for their own covetous lucre. 28 As for her (k) They which should have reproved them, flattered them in their vices, and covered their doings with lies. Eze. 13. b prophets, they daub with untempered mortar, they see vanities, and divine lies unto them, saying, The Lord saith so: whereas the Lord hath not spoken. 29 The people in the land used wicked extortion and robbery, they vex the poor and needy, and oppress the stranger against right. 30 And I sought among them for a man that would (l) Which would show himself zealous in my cause by resisting vice. isaiah. 59 c. and 63. a. and also pray unto me to withhold my plagues. Psal. 106. d. make up the hedge, and set himself in the gap before me in the lands behalf, that I should not destroy it: but I could find none. 31 Therefore have I powered out my cruel displeasure upon them, and consumed them in the fire of my wrath: their own ways will I recompense upon their heads, saith the Lord God. The xxiii Chapter. 4 Of the fornication, that is to say, of the idolatry of Samaria and Jerusalem, under the name of Aholah and Aholibah. 11 In comparison of Samaria, he showeth that the fornication of Jerusalem is the filthier. 22 The destruction of Jerusalem is prophesied. 36 The adultery of both the whores is found out. 47 Their destruction. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, there were two women the daughters of (a) Meaning Israel and juda which came both out of one family. one mother. 3 And they committed fornication in (b) They became idolaters after the manner of the Egyptians. Egypt, they played the harlots in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the tea●es of their virginity. 4 The (c) Aholah signifieth a mansion or dwelling in herself, meaning Samaria, which was the royal city of Israel, and Aholibah signifieth ●y mansion in her, whereby is meant Jerusalem, where God's temple was. names of them [were] Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister, and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters: thus [were] their names, Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. 5 Aholah played the harlot (d) or, Under me, that is, under my governance, & named the people of god, they became idolaters, forsook God, and put their trust in the Assyrians. when she was" mine, and she was set on fire with her lovers the Assyrians her neighbours: 6 Which were clothed with blue silk, [both] captains and princes, they were all pleasant young men, and horsemen riding upon horses. 7 Thus she committed her whoredom with them [being] all chosen men of ashur, & with all on whom she doted, and defiled herself with all their idols. 8 Neither left she the fornication that she used with the Egyptians: for in her youth they (c) The holy ghost useth these terms which seem strange to chaste ears to cause this wicked vi●e of idolatry so to be abhorred, that unneth any should abide ●o hear the name thereof mentioned. lay with her, they bruised the breasts of her maidenhead, and powered their whoredom upon her. 9 Wherefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers [even] into the hands of the Assyrians upon whom she doted. 10 These discovered her shame, took her sons & daughters, and slew her with the sword, an evil name had she among women: for (f) That is, the Assyrians, mo●● plaguing them. they had executed judgement upon her. 11 Her sister Aholibah saw this, and destroyed herself with inordinate love more than she, & with her fornications, more than her sister with her fornications. 12 She doted upon the Assyrians captains & princes her neighbours, clothed with all manner of gorgeous apparel, horsemen riding upon horses, being all pleasant young men. 13 Then I saw that she was defiled, and they took both one way. 14 But she increased still in whoredom: for when she saw (g) This declareth that no words are able sufficiently to express the rage of idolaters, & therefore the holy ghost here compareth them to those which in their raging love & filthy lusts dote upon the images and paintings of them after whom they 〈◊〉. men painted upon the wall, the images of the Chaldees painted with vermilon, 15 And girded with girdles upon their loins, and with died attire upon their heads, looking all like princes, after the manner of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land where they were borne. 16 Assoon as she saw them, she burned in love upon them, & sent messengers unto them into the land of the Chaldees. 17 Now when the Babylonians came unto her in the bed of love, they defiled her with their whoredom: and so was she polluted with them, and her lust was abated from them. 18 And she discovered her whoredom, and disclosed her shame: then my heart forsook her, like as my heart was gone from her sister also. 19 Nevertheless, she increased her whoredom more, and remembered the days of her youth wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. 20 She burned in lust upon their concubines, whose flesh was like the flesh of asses, and their issue like the issue of horses. 21 Thus thou hast called to remembrance the filthiness of thy youth, when thy teats were bruised by the Egyptians, for the paps of thy youth. 22 Therefore O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord God, I will raise up thy lovers against thee from whom thy heart is departed, and gather them together against thee on every side, 23 [Namely] the Babylonians and all the Chaldees, rulers, wealthy and mighty men, with all the Assyrians, all pleasant young men, captains and princes, all valiant and renowned, riding upon horses. 24 These shall come upon thee with charets, wagons, and wheels, and great multitude of people, with buckler, shield, and helmet they shall beset thee on every side: “ Or, I will leave the punishment unto them I will give judgement before them, yea they themselves shall judge thee according to their own judgement. 25 I will lay mine indignation upon thee, so that they shall deal cruelly with thee: they shall cut of thy nose and thine ears, and thy remnant shall fall by the sword, they shall carry away thy sons and daughters, and the residue shallbe devoured by the fire. 26 They shall strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels. 27 Thus will I make thy wickedness to cease from thee, and thy fornication out of the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt turn thine eyes no more after them, and cast thy mind no more upon Egypt. 28 For thus saith the Lord God, Behold I will deliver thee into the hands of them whom thou hatest, yea even into the hands of them from whom thine heart is departed. 29 And they shall deal hatefully with thee, and take away all thy (h) All the treasures and riches which thou hast gotten by labour. labour, & leave thee naked & bare, and the shame of thy fornications (i) All the world shall see thy shameful forsaking of God to serve idols. shallbe discovered, both thy wickedness & thy whoredom. 30 I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols. 31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister, therefore will I give her cup in thine hand. 32 Thus saith the Lord God, Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup, deep & large, thou shalt be laughed to scorn, and had in derision, because it containeth much. 33 Thou shalt be filled with (k) Meaning that the afflictions should be so great, that they should cause them to lose their senses and reason. drunkenness and sorrow [even] with the cup of destruction and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. 34 Thou shalt drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the shears thereof, and tear thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. 35 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Forasmuch as thou hast forgotten me, and cast me aside behind thy back, so bear now thine own wickedness and whoredom. 36 The Lord said moreover unto me, Thou son of man, wilt thou not judge Aholah and Aholibah? show them their abominations. 37 [Namely] that they have broken their wedlock, and blood is in their hands: and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons whom they bore unto me, to pass [by the fire] to be their (l) That is, to be sacrifices to their idols. Read. Ezech. xvi. c. meat. 38 Yea and this have they done unto me also, they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my Sabbathes. 39 For when they had slain their children for their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuary to defile it: and lo thus have they done in my house. 40 And how much more [is it] that they sent for men to come from (m) They sent into other countries to have such as should teach them the service of their idols. far, unto whom a messenger was sent, and lo they came? for whom thou didst wash thyself, and painted thine eyes, and deckedst thee with ornaments. 41 Thou sattest upon a stately bed, and a (n) He meaneth t●e altar that was prepared for the idols. table spread before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. 42 And a noise of a merry company at “ Or, the table. it, and with the men, beside the multitude of the people, were brought men of Saba out of the desert, which gave them bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads. 43 And I said unto her that was worn in her adulteries, Now shall her fornications come to an end, and she also. 44 And they went in to her as they go unto a common harlot: even so went they [I say] to Aholah and Aholibah, those wicked women. 45 And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of Eze. xvi. d. harlots, and after the manner of murderers: for they are harlots, and blood is in their hands. 46 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God, I will bring a great multitude of people upon them, and give them to be scattered and spoiled: 47 And the multitude shall stone them with stones, and cut them down with their sword, they shall slay their sons and daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. 48 Thus will I cause wickedness to cease out of the land, that all (o) Meaning all other cities and countries. women may be taught, not to do after your wickedness. 49 And so they shall lay your wickedness upon your own selves, and the sins of your idols shall ye bear: and ye shall know that I am the Lord God. The xxiiij Chapter. 3 He proveth the fixing of Jerusalem by a parable of a seething pot. 16 The parable of Ezechiels' wife being dead, which he after expoundeth. 1 IN the (a) Of jeconiahs' captivity, and of the reign of Zedekiah. 4. Re. 25. a. ninth year, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the (b) Called taketh, containing part of December and part of januarie, in which month and day Nabuchodonozor besieged Jerusalem. month, came the word of the Lord unto me, saying: 2 O thou son of man, writ the name of this day, yea even of this present day: for the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this self same day. 3 Show the rebellious house a parable, and speak unto them, thus saith the Lord God: Prepare a (c) Whereby is 〈◊〉 Jerusalem pot, set it on, and power water into it. 4 Gather the (d) That is, the citizens & chief men thereof pieces thereof into it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder, & fill it with the chief bones. 5 Take one of the best sheep, & a heap of (e) Meaning of the innocentes whom they had slain, who were the cause of the kindling of God's wrath against them. bones under it: let it boil well, and let the bones thereof seeth well therein. 6 With that said the Lord God on this manner, Woe unto the bloody city, to the pot whose (f) Whose iniquities & wicked citizens there yet remain. scum is therein, & whose scum is not gone out of it: bring it out (g) signifying they should not be destroyed all at once, but by little and little. piece by piece, let no (h) Spare no state or condition. lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is yet in it, upon a high (i) The city showed her cruelty to all the world, and was not ashied thereof, neither yet h●d it. dry stone hath she powered it: and not upon the ground, that it might be covered with dust. 8 That it might cause wrath to arise, and take vengeance: I have set her blood upon a high dry rock, that it should not be covered. 9 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God: O N●. 〈…〉 2. b. woe be unto the bloodthirsty city, for whom even I myself will make a great fire, 10 And set much wood, and (k) Meaning that the city 〈◊〉 be utterly destroyed & that he would give the enemies an ap●etyte thereunto. kindle the fire, and seeth the flesh, & spice the pot, so that the very bones shallbe brent. 11 Moreover, I will set the pot empty upon the coals, so that the brass thereof may be hot and burnt, and the filthiness of it may be melted in it, and the scum of it shallbe consumed. 12 She hath wearied herself with labour, yet her great scum is not gone of her, in the fire her scum [must be consumed.] 13 In thy filthiness is wickedness: because I (l) I laboured by sending 〈◊〉 prophets to call thee to repentance, but thou wouldst not. would have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, from thy filthiness thou shalt not be purged any more, till I have caused mine indignation to rest in thee. 14 Even I the Lord have spoken it: yea it is come thereto all ready that I will do it, I will not go back, I will not spare, I will not repent: but according to thy ways and imaginations shall they (m) That is, the Babylonians. judge thee, saith the Lord God. 15 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 14 Thou son of man, behold I will take away from thee the (n) Meaning his 〈…〉 he de● 〈…〉. pleasure of thine eyes with a plague, yet shalt thou neither mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. 17 Mourn in scilens, make no (o) Mourn not as men use to mourn for their friends when they are dead mourning of the dead, bind the tire of thy head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, cover not thy lips, and (p) For mourners were wont to eat bread sent unto them by their neighbours in 〈◊〉 of mour●g. eat no man's bread. 18 So I spoke unto the people betimes in the morning, & at even my wife died: then upon the next morrow I did as I was commanded. 19 And the people said unto me: Wilt thou not tell us what this signifieth toward us, that thou dost so? 20 I answered them, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 21 Tell the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will (q) By sending the Chaldeans to destroy it, as chap. 7. c. pollute my sanctuary, even the glory of your power, the pleasure of your eyes, and your hearts delight: & your sons and daughters whom ye have left, shall fall through the sword. 22 Like as I have done, so shall ye do also: ye shall not cover your lips, ye shall eat no man's bread. 23 And your tire [shallbe] upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall neither mourn nor weep, but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, & mourn one towards another. 24 Thus Ezechiel is your shewtoken, according to all that he hath done, ye shall do: when it cometh, than ye shall know that I am the Lord God. 25 Also thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their power, the joy of their honour, the pleasure of their eyes, and the (r) Their hearts delight lifting up of their souls, their sons & their daughters, 26 In that day shall come one that is escaped, unto thee, [ (s) That is, ●ing thee tidings of the destruction of Jerusalem. and bring it] to the hearing of [thine] ears? 27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, that thou mayst speak & be no more dumb: yea thou shalt be their shewtoken, that they may know how that I am the Lord. The xxv Chapter. 1 The word of the Lord upon the sons of Ammon, which rejoiced at the fall of Jerusalem. 8 Against Moab and Seir, against Idumea, against the Philistines. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, set thy face toward the Ammonites, and prophecy upon them. 3 And say unto the Ammonites: hear the word of the Lord God, thus saith the Lord God: Forsomuch as thou saidest 〈…〉 Haha over my sanctuary because it was polluted, and over the land of Israel because it was desolate, and over the house of juda because they went into captivity: 4 Behold therefore, I will deliver thee to the people of the (b) That is▪ to the Babylonians. east, that they may have thee in possession: these shall settle their (c) They shall chase thee away, and take thy gorgeous houses to dwell in. palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee, they shall eat thy fruit, and drink up thy milk. 5 As for (d) Called also Philadelphia, which was the chief city of the Ammonites and 〈◊〉 of cond●s as 2 Reg 12. d. Rabbath, I will make of it a stable for camels, and of the Ammonites a sheepfold: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 6 For thus saith the Lord God: Insomuch much as thou hast clapped with thine hands, and stamped with thy feet, yea and rejoiced over the land of Israel with all thy “ Or tikling of heart. despite in heart: 7 Behold therefore I will stretch out my hand over thee, and deliver thee to be spoiled of the heathen, & root thee out from among the people, and cause thee to perish out of the lands: yea I will make thee to be destroyed, that thou mayest know that I am the Lord. 8 Thus saith the Lord God: Forsomuch as Moab and Seir do say, Behold the house of juda is like as all gentiles be: 9 Therefore behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities [I say] of his frontiers, the pleasures of the country [as namely] Bethiesimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim: 10 (e) Understand out of the next verse I will open. etc. Unto the children of the east against the Ammonites, and will give it into possession, so that the Ammonites shall no more be had in remembrance among the heathen. 11 And I will execute judgements upon Moab, and they shall know that I am the Lord. 12 Thus saith the Lord God: For that Edom hath done in avenging revengement upon the house of juda, & hath done great offence and avenged himself upon them: 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, I will reach out mine hand upon Edom, and destroy man and beast out of it, I will make it desolate from Theman, & Dedanah shall fall by the sword. 14 And I will execute my revengement upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel, they shall do in Edom according to my wrath and indignation, so that they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God. 15 Thus saith the Lord God: For that the Philistines did in vengeance, [namely] in avenging revengement, with a “ Or, tikling heart, as they often have which delight in seeking revengement. dispyteful heart to destroy it for the old enmity: 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold I will stretch out my hand over the Philistines, and destroy the (f) Which were certain garrisons of Philistines: whereby they oft molested the jews. Of the Cerethite● David also had a guard. 2. Reg. 8. d. Cerethites, and cause all the remnant of the sea coast to perish: 17 A great vengeance will I take upon them, with punishments of my wrath, that they may know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. The xxvi Chapter. 1 He prophesieth that Tyrus shallbe overthrown, because it rejoiced at the destruction of Jerusalem. 15 The wondering and astonishment of the merchants for the desolation of Tyrus. 1 ANd it came to pass in the (a) E●ther of the captivity of jeconiah, or of the reign of Zedek●a. eleventh year, the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, because that tire hath spoken upon Jerusalem, Haha, the gates of the people is broken, (b) The traffic of merchandise that was used in Jerusalem, shallbe turned ●o my again. it is turned unto me, for now that she is destroyed, I shallbe (c) My riches and sin shall increase: thus the wicked rejoice a● their ●all by whom they 〈◊〉 have any profit or advantage filled: 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold O tire, I will upon thee, I will raise up many nations against thee, like as when the sea ariseth with his waves. 4 They shall break the walls of tire, & cast down her towers, I will scrape her dust from her, & make her a dry rock. 5 She shallbe for a spreading of nets in the sea, for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God, and she shallbe for a spoil to the nations. 6 Her (d) Meaning the sm●ll towns and villages that were in the● country or territory of Tyrus. daughters that are in the field shallbe slain with the sword, that they may know how that I am the Lord. 7 For thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus, Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon from the north, a king of kings, with horses, charets, horsemen, with a multitude, and much people. 8 Thy daughters that are in the field shall he slay with the sword: but against thee he shall make bulwarks, & cast a mount against thee, and lift up his spear against thee. 9 He shall set engines of war before him against thy walls, & with his weapons break down thy towers. 10 The dust of his horses shall cover thee they shallbe so many: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, wheels & chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as into the entry of a city broken down. 11 With the hooves of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets, he shall slay the people with the sword, dna the pillars of thy strength shall fall down to the ground. 12 They shall rob thy riches, and spoil thy merchandise, thy walls shall they break down, and destroy thy houses of pleasure, thy stones, thy timber, and dust shall they cast into the mids of the water. 13 Thus will I cause the sound of thy songs to cease, and the noise of thy haps shall no more be heard. 14 I will bring thee into a dry rock, thou shalt be for a spreading of nets, thou shalt never be built again: for even I the Lord have spoken it, saith the Lord God. 15 Thus hath the Lord God spoken concerning tire: Shall not the isles tremble at the noise of thy fall, and at the cry of the wounded, when they shallbe slain & murdered in the mids of thee? 16 All princes of the (e) The governors and rulers of other countries by the sea, whereby he signifieth that her destruction should be so horrible that all the world should hear thereof, and be afraid. sea shall come down from their thrones, they shall lay away their robes, & put of their broidered garments, yea with trembling shall they be clothed, they shall sit upon the ground, they shallbe astonished at every moment, and be amazed at thee. 17 They shall mourn for thee, and say unto thee: How art thou destroyed that wast inhabited of the (f) 〈…〉 wonderf●ly, 〈…〉 her power. seas, the renowned city, which was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which caused their fear to be on all that haunted therein? 18 Now shall the inhabitors of them isles be astonished in the day of thy fall: yea the isles that are in the sea shallbe troubled at thy departure. 19 For thus saith the Lord God: when I make thee a desolate city, as other cities be that no man dwell in, and when I bring up the deep upon thee, that great waters may cover thee: 20 Than will I cast thee down unto them that descend into the pit, unto a people of (g) Which are dead long ago old time, and set thee in a land that is beneath, like the old ruins, with them which go down to the grave, so that no man shall dwell more in thee: but I will reserve honour for the (h) Meaning Iud●a, 〈◊〉 it shallbe restored. land of the living: 21 I will make thee terrors, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou not be found for evermore, saith the Lord God. The xxvii Chapter. 1 The prophet is moved to be wail the desolation of Tyrus. 12 He setteth out the praise of Tyrus for the haunting of merchants thereto. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 O thou son of man, take up a lamentable complaint upon tire, 3 And say unto tire that is situate at the entry of the sea, which is the mart of the people for many isles, thus saith the Lord God O tire, thou hast said, I am of perfit beauty. 4 Thy borders are in the mids of the seas, thy builders have made perfit thy beauty. 5 They have made all thy [ship] boards of fir trees of a This mountain was called Hermon, but the Amorites called it Shenir. Deut. 3. b. Shenir, from Libanus have they taken Cedar trees to make thee masts: 6 And the Oaks of Basan to make thee oars, they have made thy benches of ivory, gotten in Assyria, brought out of the isles of b Which is a kin for ●rece and It●lie. Chittim. 7 Fine linen with broidered work out of Egypt was spread over thee to be thy sail: blue silk and purple out of the isles of Elishah was thy covering. 8 The inhabitors of Sidon and Aruad were thy mariners: and thy wise men O tire, that were in thee, were thy shipmaisters. 9 The ancient and wise men of Gebal were in thee, thy (c) 〈…〉 they built the walls of the city, which is here meant by the ship. And of the●e wer● the buylder● of Solomon● temple. 3. Reg. ●. c. stoppers of ●hinkes: all ships of the sea with their shipmen were in thee, to occupy thy merchandise. 10 The Perses, Lydians, and Phutens were in thy armies, thy men of war: these hanged up their shields & helmets in thee, these set forth thine honour. 11 They of Aruad were with thine host round about thy walls, and the (d) Gammad●ms of Cap●adocia, which were called Pigmies & ●wa●es, become that out of the high towers they seemed little. Phygmenians were thy watchmen upon thy towers: these hanged up their quivers round about thy walls, they made thy beauty perfit. 12 They of Tharsis [were] thy merchants for the multitude of all riches, in silver, iron, tin, and lead, which they brought to thy fairs. 13 javan, Tubal, and Mesech were thy merchants concerning the (e) By selling 〈…〉, and 〈◊〉. lives of men, and they brought vessels of brass for thy merchandise. 14 They of the house of Thagarma brought unto thee at the time of thy mart, horses, cour●rs and 〈◊〉. 15 They of Dedan were thy merchants, and many isles the merchandise of thy hands, & brought thee (f) Horns of unicorns, teeth of Elephants, called ivory horns, teeth, and (g) Hebenus, a precious wood, bright and black. Hebenus, for presents. 16 They of Aram [were] thy merchants for the multitude of thy works, and occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, broidered work, fine linen, coral, and pearl. 17 juda and the land of Israel occupied with thee, & brought unto thy markets wheat of (h) These were two places where the best wheat groweth. Minnith & Pannag, honey, oil, and treacle. 18 Damascus also used merchandise with thee, in the wine of Helbon, and white wool: because thine occupying was so great, and thy wares so many. 19 Dan, javan, & Meuzal have brought unto thy markets wrougth iron, Cassia, and Calamus were among thy merchandise. 20 They of Dedan were thy merchants in precious clothes for chariots. 21 Arabia and all the princes of Cedar have occupied with thee, in weathers, rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. 22 The merchants of Seba and Rema have occupied also with thee, in all chief spices, in all precious stones and gold, which they brought unto thy markets. 23 Haran, Chenne, and Eden, the merchants of Seba, Assyria, and Chelmad were doers with thee: 24 These were thy merchants in all sorts [of things,] in raiment of blue silk, and of broidered work, and in coffers for the rich apparel, which were trussed with cords, and Cedar board among thy merchandise. 25 The ships of Tharsis were the chief of thine occupying: thus thou wast replenished and in great worship, even in the mids of the sea. 26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters, the (i) That is, N●buchodono●or king of B●b●on east wind hath broken thee in the mids of the sea. 27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, & shipmasters, thy calkars, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war that are in thee, and all thy multitude that is in the mids of thee, shall fall in the mids of the sea, in the day of thy fall. 28 The (k) That is, the towns & villages near adjoining upon the main land suburbs shall shake at the loud cry of thy shipmen. 29 All that handle the ore, mariners, and all shipmaisters of the sea, shall come down from their ships, and stand upon the land. 30 And they shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast dust upon their heads, and wallow in the ashes. 31 They shall (l) Which was the manner of the heathen in mournings and miseries. make themselves bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, & they shall weep for thee, with sorrowful heart, and bitter mourning. 32 And they shall take up a lamentation for thee in their mourning, and lament over thee, [what city] is like Tyrus so destroyed in the mids of the sea? 33 When thy wares went forth of the seas, thou filledst many people: the kings of the earth hast thou made rich, thorough the multitude of thy riches and merchandise. 34 When thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise & all thy multitude that was in the mids of thee, shall fall. 35 All the inhabitants of the isles shallbe astonished at thee, and all their kings shallbe sore afraid, and troubled in their countenance. 36 The merchants of the nations shall hiss at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and shalt (m) Whereby is meant, a long time: for it was prophesied to be destroyed but seventy years. Esa. 23. c. never be any more. The xxviii Chapter. 1 The word of God against the king of Tyrus for his pride. 12 Ezechiel the prophet is moved to bewail the king of Tyrus. 20 The word of the Lord against Sidon. 25 The Lord promiseth that he will gather together the children of Israel. 1 I He word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, tell the prince of tire, thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast a proud heart, and hast said, I am (a) Like as God is s●●e, in heaven, even so I am ●e that none can come to hurt me. a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the mids of the sea: where as thou art but a man, and not God, (b) Though thou didst think in thine heart that thou wast equal with God. though thou set thine heart as the heart of God. 3 Behold, thou thinkest thyself wiser than (c) Thus he speaketh by derision, for Daniel had declared notable signs of his wisdom in Babylon, when Ezechiel wrote this. Daniel, that there is no secrets hid from thee. 4 With thy wisdom and thine understanding thou hast gotten thee great wealthiness, & gathered treasure of silver & gold. 5 With thy great wisdom and occupying hast thou increased thy power, and because of thy great riches thy heart is proud. 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Forsomuch as thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God: 7 Behold, I will bring strangers upon thee, even the terrible nations, these shall draw out their sword upon the beauty of thy wisdom, and shall defile thy glory. 8 They shall cast thee down to the pit, so that thou shalt die the death of them that be slain in the mids of the sea. 9 Wilt thou say then before them that slay thee, I am a God? where as thou art but a man, and not God, in the hands of them that slay thee. 10 Die shalt thou the death of the (d) Like the rest of the heathen and infidels, which are gods enemies. uncircumcised in the hands of the strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. 11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 12 Thou son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of tire, & tell him, thus saith the Lord God: Thou sealest up the sum, (e) He derideth the vain opinion and confidence that the Tyrians had in their riches, strength and pleasures. full of wisdom, & perfit beauty. 13 Thou hast been in the pleasant garden of God, thou art decked with all manner of precious stones, with ruby, topas, diamond, thurkis, onyx, jasper, saphir, emerald, carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy timbrels and of thy pipes [that be] in thee, was prepared in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art an (f) He meaneth the royal state of Tyrus, which for the excellency & glory thereof, he compareth to the Cherubims which covered the ark: and by this word anointed, he signifieth the same. anointed Cherub, that covereth, and I have (g) I appointed & admitted thee to the honour of one of the builders of my temple: which was when Hiram sent to Solomon th●nges necessary to the work. ● Reg. 5. b. set thee [in this dignity,] thou waste upon the holy mount of God, thou hast walked in the mids of the (h) That is, 〈◊〉 the common expositors 〈◊〉 ●mong my ople Israel, 〈◊〉 sinned 〈…〉. stones of fire. 15 From the time of thy creation thou haste been perfit in the ways, till wickedness was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the mids of thee with cruelty, & thou haste sinned: I will cast thee as profane out of the (i) Thou shalt have no part among my people. mount of God, & I will destroy thee O covering Cherub, from the mids of the stones of fire. 17 Thy heart was proud in thy beauty, and thorough thy brightness thou hast destroyed thy wisdom: I will cast thee down to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18 Thou hast defiled thy k That is the honour whereunto I called thee. sanctification with the great wickedness of thine unrighteous occupying: I will bring a fire from the midst of thee to consume thee, and will make thee to ashes upon the earth, in the sight of all them that look upon thee. 19 All they that have been acquainted with thee among the heathen shallbe abashed at thee: thou hast been a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. 20 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 21 Thou son of man, set thy face against Sidon, and prophecy upon it, 22 And speak, thus saith the Lord God: Behold O Sidon, I will upon thee, and I willbe glorified in thee: that it may be known how that I am the Lord when I shall have executed judgements in her, & shallbe sanctified in her. 23 For I will send pestilence and bloodshedding into her streets, and the slain shall fall in the mids of her, by the sword [coming] upon her on every side: & they shall know that I am the Lord. 24 They shallbe no more a pricking thorn unto the house of Israel, nor a grievous thorn of all that are round about them and despised them: and they shall know that I am the Lord God. 25 Thus saith the Lord God: When I gather the household of Israel together again from the nations among whom they be scattered, then shall I be sanctified in them in the sight of the gentiles, and they shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant jacob. 26 They shall dwell with confidence therein, build houses and plant vineyards: yea with confidence shall they dwell therein, when I have executed judgements upon all those that despise them round about: and then shall they know that I am the Lord their God. The xxix Chapter. 1 He prophesieth against Pharaoh, and of the desolation of Egypt, with the sparkling abroad of the Egyptians. 13 The Lord promiseth that he will restore Egypt again after forty years. 10 Egypt is the reward of king Nabuchodonozor for the labour which he took against Cyrus. 1 IN the (a) To wit, of the captivity of jeconia & of the reign of Zedekia: But note that the disposition of these visions are not set forth according to the order of the times: but according to the nearness and distance of the countries against whom they were written. As the vision of Cyrus seen in the eleventh year, is set before this▪ seen in the tenth year, because it was nearer to jury then Egypt. tenth year, upon the twelft day of the tenth month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh the king of Egypt, prophecy against him, and against the whole land of Egypt. 3 Speak & tell him, thus saith the Lord God: Behold O Pharaoh thou king of Egypt, I will upon thee thou great (b) He compareth Pharaoh to a dragon, or Crocodile, which was wont to haunt the river Nilus. dragon that lieth in the mids of his rivers, thou that sayest, The river is mine, I have made it for myself. 4 I will put (c) I will send enemies against thee, which shall pluck thee & thy people that trust in thee, out of thy sure places. hooks in thy chaws, and hang the fish in thy rivers upon thy scales: after that I will draw thee out of thy rivers, yea and all the fish of thy rivers shall hang upon thy scales. 5 I will leave thee in the wilderness, [both] thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field, thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field, & to the fowls of the air, 6 That all they which dwell in Egypt may know that I am the Lord, because they have been a 4 Reg. 18 c. Esa. 36 a. staff of reed to the house of Israel. 7 When they took hold of thee with their hand, thou brakest & rend all their shoulder▪ & when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest and madest all their loins to stand (d) When the●●e●tnet●i, they would stay no more upon th● but stood upon their ●e● and put their truss in others. upright. 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, & destroy out of thee both man and beast. 9 Yea the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste, and they shall know that I am the Lord, because he said, The river is mine, I myself have made it. 10 Behold therefore I will upon thee and upon thy rivers, I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate from the tower of Seveneh unto the borders of (e) Which some 〈◊〉 the land of the black Mo●es Ethiopia. 11 No foot of man shall pass by it, nor foot of beast shall pass by it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. 12 I will make the land of Egypt to be desolate among other waste countries, and her cities destroyed forty years among other destroyed cities: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and straw them thorough the countries. 13 Again, thus saith the Lord God: jer. 40. d. when the forty years are expired, I will gather the Egyptians together again out of the nations among whom they were scattered. 14 And I will bring the captivity of Egypt again, and cause them to return into the land of Pathros, the land of their habitation, and they shallbe there a (f) Meaning that they should not have full dominion, but be under the Persians, Grecians, and Romans: and the cause is, that the Israelites should no more put their trust in them, but learn to depend on God. small kingdom. 15 Yea it shallbe the smallest among other kingdoms, neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will so minish them, that they shall no more rule the nations. 16 And they shallbe no more unto the house of Israel a trust which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: & they shall know that I am the Lord God. 17 In the (g) Counting from the captivity of jeconiah. twenty and seventh year, the first day of the first month, came the word of the Lord unto me, saying: 18 Thou son of man, Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, & every shoulder bare, yet had neither he nor his army any wages for Tyrus for the service which he served against it. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon, that he may take away her multitude, and spoil her spoils, & take her pray to pay his host their wages withal. 20 For the “ The travail he took about tire. work which he wrought about it, I have given him the land of Egypt, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God. 21 In that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of thy mouth in the mids of them: & they shall know that I am the Lord. The thirty. Chapter. The destruction of Egypt, and of his cities is bewailed. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man prophecy, and speak, thus saith the Lord God, howl, woe worth this day: 3 For the day is near, the day of the Lord is at hand, the dark day, the time of the nations shallbe, 4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and fear shallbe in Ethiopia when the slain shall fall in Egypt: and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shallbe broken down. 5 Yea Ethiopia, Lybia, & Lydia, all their common people, and Chubb, and all that be confederate unto them, shall fall with them thorough the sword. 6 Thus saith the Lord: The maintainers of the land of Egypt shall fall, the pride of her power shall come down: even from the tower of a Which was a strong city of Egypt. Ez● xxix. b Seveneh shall they fall down in it with the sword, saith the Lord God. 7 Among other desolate countries they shallbe made desolate, among other waste cities they shallbe wasted. 8 And they shall know that I am the Lord when I have set a fire in Egypt, & when all her helpers shallbe destroyed. 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Morions afraid, and fear shall come upon them, according to the day of Egypt: for lo it cometh. 10 Thus saith the Lord God, I will cause the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon. 11 He, and his people with him, the terrible nations shallbe brought to destroy the land: they shall draw out their sword upon Egypt, & fill the land full of slain men. 12 I will make their rivers dry, and sell the land into the hands of wicked people: the land and all that is therein I will destroy thorough the hand of strangers: even I the Lord have said it. 13 Thus saith the Lord God, I will destroy the idols, and bring the images of 〈…〉 Noph to an end: there shall no more be a prince of Egypt, and a fearfulness will I send into the Egyptians land. 14 As for Pathros, I will make it desolate, and kindle a fire in (c) o●, Thaphnis. Zoan, and I will execute judgements in (d) Which ●s supposed of divers to be the city Alexandria. No. 15 And I will power my wrathful indignation upon Sin the strength of Egypt, & I will destroy the multitude of No. 16 And I will kindle a fire in Egypt, Sin shallbe in great heaviness, No shallbe rooted out, and Noph shall have daily sorrow. 17 The young men of “ Or, Helidpolis. Aven, and of “ Pubastum. Phibeseth shall fall by the sword, and these [cities] shall go into captivity. 18 At Tehaphnehes the day shallbe (e) Meaning that there shallbe great sorrows and afflictions, when the strength and force of Egypt shallbe broken. dark, when I break there the bars of Egypt, and when the pomp of her power shall cease in her: a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. 19 Thus will I execute my judgements in Egypt, and they shall know how that I am the Lord. 20 And in the (f) Of the captivity of jeconiah, or reign of jedekia. eleventh year, upon the seventh day of the first month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 21 Thou son of man, I have (g) For Nabuchodonozor destroyed Pharaoh Necho at Charchemish jer. 4●. d. broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt: and lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will upon Pharaoh king of Egypt, and break his arm that was strong, but is broken: and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 23 As for the Egyptians, I will scatter them among the nations, and straw them in the lands about. 24 Again, I will strengthen the arm of the king of Babylon, and give him my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaos' arms, and he shall groan the grodinges of a deadly wounded man before him: 25 Yea I will strengthen the king of Babylon's arm, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall (h) Whereby we see, that tyrants have no power o● themselves, neither can do any more harm than God 〈…〉 give my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, that he may stretch it out upon the land of Egypt. 26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, & strow them in the lands about: and they shall know that I am the Lord. The xxxi Chapter. 1 A comparison of the prosperity of Pharaoh with the prosperity of the Assyrians. 10 He propheciteh a like destruction to them both. 1 Moreover, in the a) Of Zedekias reign, or jeconiahs' captivity. eleventh year, the first day of the third moaneth, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Thou son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to all his people: whom art thou b) Meaning that he was not like in strength to the king of the Assyrians, who the Babylonians overcame. like in thy greatness? 3 Behold, Assur is a Cedar in Libanon, with fair branches, and with thick shadowing bows, of a high stature, & his top was among the thick bows. 4 The waters made him great, and the deep set him up on high, with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her (c) Many other nations which were under their dominion. little rivers unto all the trees of the field. 5 Therefore was he higher than all the trees of the field, and his bows were multiplied, & his branches were long, because of the multitude of the waters, which the deep sent out. 6 All fowls of the air made their nests in his branches, under his bows did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelled all mighty nations. 7 Beautiful was he in his greatness, and in the length of his branches: for his root stood beside great waters. 8 No Cedar tree might (d) signifying that there was no greater power in the world than his was. hide him in the garden of God, there was no fir trees like his branches, the chestnut trees were not like the bows of him: all the trees in the garden of God, might not be compared unto him in his beauty. 9 I made him fair with the multitude of his branches: insomuch that all the trees in the pleasant garden of God had envy at him. 10 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: forsomuch as he hath lift up himself so high, and hath shot up his top among the thick bows, and his heart is lift up in his height: 11 I have therefore delivered him into the hands of the (e) That is, Nabuchodonozor, who afterward was the monarch and only ruler of the world. mightiest among the heathen: he shall handle him, [for] in his wickedness have I cast him away. 12 And strangers have destroyed him, even the terrible nations, and have left him: upon the mountains and upon all valleys have his bows fallen, and his bows are f Hereby is signified the destruction of the power of the Assyrians, in the babylonians. broken by all the rivers of the land: and all the people of the earth are departed from his shadow, & have forsaken him. 13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the air remain, and all the beasts of the field shallbe upon his branches. 14 So that none of all the trees by the waters shallbe exalted in their height, nor shoot up their tops among the thick bows, neither shall their trees stand in their height, as many of them as drink water: for they are all delivered unto death in the neither parts of the earth, in the mids of the children of men among them that go down to the pit. 15 Thus saith the Lord God: In the day when he went down to the grave, I caused a lamentation to be made, I (g) The deep waters that caused him to mount so high, meaning his great abundance and pomp, shall now laments they which in mourning were covered with sackcloth. covered the deep for him, I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed, I caused Libanus to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted. 16 I made the heathen shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: all the excellent trees of Eden, & the best of Libanus, all that (h) That are nourished with waters. drink waters, shallbe (i) To cause this destruction of the king of Assyria to seem more horrible, he setteth forth other kings and princes which are dead as though they rejoiced at the fall of such a tyrant. comforted in the neither parts of the earth. 17 They also went down to hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword, which were his arm [and] dwelled under his shadow in the midst of the nations. 18 To whom (k) Meaning that Pharaos' power was nothing to great, as his art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet thou shalt be cast down with the trees of Eden unto the neither parts of the earth: in the midst of the (l) Read cha. 28.10. uncircumcised shalt thou sleep with them that are slain with the sword: This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God. ¶ The xxxij Chapter. The prophet is commanded to bewail Pharaoh the king of Egypt. 12 He prophesieth that destruction shall come unto Egypt through the king of Babylon. 1 IN the (a) Which was the first year of the general captivity under Zedekiah. twelfth year, the first day of the twelfth month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, take up a lamentation upon Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and say unto him, thou art (b) Thus the scriptures compare tyrants to cruel and hugebeastes, which devour all that be weaker than they, and such as they may overcome. like a lion of the heathen, and as a whale fish in the sea: thou drawest out thy rivers, thou (c) Thou disquietest the world with war. troublest the waters with thy feet, and stampest in their rivers. 3 Thus saith the Lord God, Chap 12 13.17 20. I will spread my net over thee with a great multitude of people, these shall make thee come up into my net. 4 For I will leave thee upon the land, and cast thee upon the open field, and I will cause all the fowls of the air to remain upon thee, & fill all the beasts of the field with thee. 5 Thy flesh will I lay upon the hills, and fill the valleys with thy (d) With the heaps of the carcases of thine army. highness. 6 I will (e) As Nitus overfloweth Egypt, so will I wake the blood of thine host to overflow it. water thine overflowing land with thy blood even to the mountains, and the rivers shallbe full of thee. 7 When thou art (f) The word signifieth to be put out, as a candle is put out. put out, I will cover the heaven, and make his stars dim: isaiah 13. b. joel. 2. d. and 315. Mac. 24. I will spread a cloud over the sun, and the moon shall not give her light. 8 All the lights of heaven will I make dark for thee: and bring (g) By this manner of speech is meant the great sorrow that shallbe for the great slaughter of the king and his people. darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God. 9 I will stir up to anger the hearts of many people, when I bring thy destruction among the heathen, and upon the countries which thou knowest not. 10 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shallbe astonished with fear for thee, when I shall make my sword to glitter against their faces: and they shallbe afraid at every moment every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall. 11 For thus saith the Lord God, The king of Babylon's sword shall come upon thee: 12 With the sword of the mighty will I smite down thy multitude: they all shallbe terrible nations, & they shall destroy the (h This came to pass in less than four years after the prophecy. pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shallbe consumed. 13 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from the great waters sides, neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hooves of beasts trouble them. 14 Then will I make their waters (i) The inhabitants of Egypt shallbe so clean destroyed, that there shall remain none to draw the waters out of the rivers to water their grounds as be●ore, whereby it shallbe the deeper in his channel. deep, and cause their rivers to ruune like (k) That is, clear and untroubled with feet, passing through the ●oordes. oil, saith the Lord God, 15 When I make the land of Egypt desolate, and when the country with all that is therein shallbe laid waste, and when I smite all them which dwell in it, then shall they know that I am the Lord. 16 This is the mourning when they shall lament her, the daughters of the nations shall lament her, they shall make the lamentation over Egypt, and over all the people thereof, saith the Lord God. 17 In the twelfth year, the fifteenth day of the month, came the word of the Lord unto me, saying: 18 Thou son of man, lament for the multitude of Egypt, and (l) That is prophecy, that they shallbe call down. Thus the Lord giveth power both to plant and to destroy by his word, jer. ●. x. cast them down, even them and the daughters of the famous nations unto the neither parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. 19 Whom dost thou pass in (m) Have no other kingdoms 〈…〉 tho● 〈…〉. beauty? go down and sleep with the uncircumcised. 20 Among those that be slain with the sword shall they lie: to the sword is (n) That is, Egypt. she already delivered, draw her down and all her multitude. 21 The (o) To make the matter more suitable, he bringeth in Pharaoh as though the dead should meet him when he is slain, & marvel at him. Esa. 14. 9 mighty worthies shall speak to her out of the hell, and to her helpers: they are gone down and lie uncircumcised with them that be slain with the sword: 22 Assur is there also with all his company, and their graves round about him, which were slain and fell all with the sword. 23 Whose graves are made in the side of the pit, and his multitude are round about his grave, [to wit] all the slain and fallen by the sword, which cause a fear to be in the land of the living. 24 There is (p Meaning, the 〈◊〉. Elam also, with all his people round about his grave: which all being slain & fallen with the sword, are gone down uncircumcised under the earth, which nevertheless sometime brought fear into the land of the (q) They which being a live were a terror to all the world, now being dead, are despised both of their ly●ing and the dead. living: they bear their own shame, with the other that be gone down to the grave. 25 They have made his bed in the midst of the slain, with all his multitude, their graves are round about him: all these uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although they caused their fear in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit, they are laid in the midst of them that are slain. 26 There is (r) That is, the Capadoci●ns & Italians, or Spaniards, Ios●phus writeth. Mesech also and Tubal, and their people, & their graves round about him: these all uncircumcised were slain with the sword, because aforetime they made the land of the living afraid. 27 They shall not lie with the (s) Which died not by cruel death, but by the course of nature, and are honourably buried with their coat armour, and signs of honour. valiant [which are] fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to the grave with their weapons of war, and have laid their sword under their heads: but their iniquity shallbe upon their bones, because the terror of their mighty [was] in the land of the living. 28 Yea, among the uncircumcised shalt thou be destroyed, and sleep with them that perished through the sword. 29 There is Edom with her kings and princes also, which with their strength are laid by them that were slain with the sword: yea among the uncircumcised shall they sleep, & with them which are gone down into the pit. 30 Moreover, there be all the princes of the (t) That is, the kings of Babylon. north with all the Sidonians, which are gone down with the slain: with their fear and strength they are come to confusion, and lie there uncircumcised among those that be slain with the sword, and bear their own shame with them that be gone down to the pit. 31 Pharaoh shall see them, and be (u) Like as the wicked rejoice, when they see others partakers of their miseries. comforted over all his multitude: Pharaoh and all his army [shallbe] slain with the sword, saith the Lord God. 32 For I have given my fear (x) I will make the Egyptians afraid of me, as they have caused other to fear them. in the land of the living: but Pharaoh and all his people shallbe laid among the uncircumcised, and among them that be slain with the sword, saith the Lord God. ¶ The xxxiii Chapter. He setteth out the office of the governors and ministers, 14 He strengtheneth them that despair▪ and boldneth them with the promise of mercy, 30 The word of the Lord against the remnant of the people, against the mockers of the words of the prophet. 1 Again, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and tell them: When I send a sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him to be their (a) He showeth that the people ought continually to have governors and teachers, wh●ch may have a care ●uer them, and to ●ne them ever of the dangers which are at hand. watchman: 3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he shall blow the trumpet and warn the people: 4 Then he that heareth the noise of the trumpet and will not be warned, and the sword come and take him away, his blood shallbe upon his own head. 5 For he heard the sound of the trumpet, and would not be warned, therefore his blood be upon him: but he that receiveth warning, he shall save his life. 6 Again, if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, so that the people is not warned, if the sword come then, and take any man from among them: the same shallbe (b) signifying that the wicked shall not escape punishment, though the watchmen be negligent: but if the watchmen blow the trumpet, and then he will not obey, he shall deserve double punishment. Chap. ●. c. taken away in his own sin, but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. 7 And thou O son at man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt here the word at Which teacheth that he that receiveth not his charge and watchword at the lords mouth▪ ●s a spot, and not a true watchman. my mouth, and thou shalt warn them from me. 8 If I say unto the wicked, thou wicked, thou shalt surely die: & thou speakest not to admonish the wicked of his way: that wicked man shall die in his own sin, but his blood will I require at thy hand. 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he yet will not be turned from his way: then shall he die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul. 10 Therefore O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, yea say thus: If our offences and sins lie upon us, and we be consumed in them, (d) Thus the wicked when they hear of God's judgements for their sins, despair of his mercies and murmur. how should we then live? 11 Tell them, as truly as I live saith the Lord God, Eze. xviii. c. I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but much rather that the wicked turn from his way, and live: Turn you, turn you from your wicked ways, for why will ye die O ye of the house of Israel? 12 Therefore thou son of man, tell the children of thy people, Eze. xviii. c. the righteousness of the righteous shall not save him in the day of his iniquity: again, the wickedness of the wicked shall not overthrow him for it in the day that he returneth from his wickedness: neither shall the righteous live for Namely, his righteousness. it in the day that he sinneth. 13 If I say unto the righteous, he shall surely live, and so he trust to his own righteousness, and do sin: then shall his righteousness be no more thought upon, but in his wickedness that he hath done, in it he shall die. 14 Again, if I say unto the wicked, thou shalt surely die: and so he turn from his sins, and (f) Hereby he condemneth all them of hypocrisy, which pretend to forsake wickedness, and yet declare not themselves such by their fruits: that is, in obeying gods commandments, and by godly life. do the thing that is lawful and right, 15 Insomuch that the same wicked man giveth the pledge again, restoreth that he had taken away by robbery, walketh in the commandments of life, and doth none iniquity: then shall he surely live and not die. 16 None of the sins that he hath committed shallbe mentioned unto him: for insomuch as he doth now the thing that is lawful and right, he shall live, 17 And yet the children of thy people say, Eze. xviii. c. the way of the Lord is not equal: but their own way is rather unequal. 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doth the thing that is wicked, he shall die therein. 19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, doing the thing that is lawful and right, he shall live therefore. 20 Yet ye say, the way of the Lord is not equal: O ye house of Israel, I will judge every one of you after his ways. 21 In the twelfth year, the fift day of the tenth month of our (g) When the prophet was led away captive with jeconiah. captivity, one which was escaped out of Jerusalem, came unto me and said, The city is smitten. 22 Now the (h) I was endued with the spirit of prophecy as Chap 8. a. hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening afore this man which was escaped came unto me, and had (i) Whereby is signifieth that the ministers of god can not speak till God give them courage, and open their mouths. Chap. 14. d. opened my mouth until the morning that he came to me: yea, my mouth was opened, so that I was no more dumb. 23 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, and said: 24 Thou son of man, these that dwell in the wasted land of Israel talk and say: (k) Thus the wicked think themselves more worthy to enjoy gods promise then the lam●tes of God, to whom they were made: & would bind God to be subject to them, though they would not be bound to him. Abraham was but one man, and he had the land in possession: now are we many, and the land is given us to possess also. 25 And therefore tell them, thus saith the Lord God, Levi. 17. c. In the blood have ye eaten, your eyes have ye lift up to idols, and have shed blood: shall ye then have the land in possession? 26 Ye (l) As they that are ready still to shed blood. lean upon your sword, ye work abominations, every one defileth his neighbour's wife: and shall ye then possess the land? 27 Say thou thus unto them, thus saith the lord God: As truly as I live, they that are in the desolate places shall fall by the sword, and him that is upon the field will I give unto the beasts to be devoured: and they that be in the strong holds and dens shall die of the pestilence. 28 For I will make the land so desolate and waste, that the Eze. seven. d. pomp of her strength shall cease: the mountains of Israel shallbe so waste, that no man shall travail thereby. 29 Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I make the land desolate and waste, because of all their abominations that they have wrought. 30 And thou son of man, the children of thy people that talk of thee by the waters and in the doors of their houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come I pray you, let us hear what word is gone forth from the Lord: 31 They come unto thee as the people useth to come, and my people sit before thee, and hear thy words, but they do not thereafter: for in their mouths they make a (m) This declareth that we ought to hear gods word with such zeal and affection, that we should not only bought therein to hear it preached, but also in all points obey it: else we abuse the word to our own condemnation, and make of the ministers as though they were jests to serve men's fantasies. jest of them, and their heart goeth after their covetousness. 32 And lo, thou art unto them as a (n) Or a song of pastime and pleasure, jesting song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can sing well: for they hear thy words, but do them not. 33 When this cometh to pass (lo it cometh:) then shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them. ¶ The xxxiiij Chapter. 2 Against shepherds that despise the flock of Christ, and seek their own gain. 7 The Lord saith that he will visit his dispersed flock, and gather them together. 18 He reproveth the malice of certain of the flock. 23 He promiseth the true shepherd Christ, and with him peace. 1 ANd the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, prophecy against the shepherds of Israel, prophecy and speak unto them: thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds, * Woe be unto the (a) By the shepherds, he meaneth the king, the magistrates, priests, and prophets. shepherds of Israel that feed themselves: should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat up the (b) Ye seek to enrich yourselves by their commodities, and so spoil their riches and substance. fat, ye cloth you with the wool, the best fed do ye slay: but the flock do ye not feed. 4 The (c) He describeth the office and duty of a good pastor, who ought to love and secure his flock, and not to be cruel towards them. weak have ye not strengthened, the sick have ye not healed, the broken have ye not bound together, the driven away have ye not brought again, the lost have ye not sought: but with force and cruelty have ye ruled them. 5 They are scattered without a shepherd, yea all the beasts of the field (d) For lack of good government and doctrine they perish. devour them, and they go astray. 6 My sheep go wandering upon all mountains, and upon every high hill, yea my flock is scattered through all the face of the earth, and there is no man that seeketh or searcheth [after them.] 7 Therefore O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord. 8 As truly as I live saith the Lord God, forsomuch as my sheep are rob, & devoured of all the wild beasts of the field, having no shepherd, and seeing that my shepherds seek not my sheep, but the shepherds feed themselves, and feed not my sheep: 9 Therefore hear the word of the Lord O ye shepherds, 10 Thus saith the Lord God: behold, I will upon the shepherds, and require my sheep from their hands, and make them cease from feeding of the sheep, yea the shepherds shall feed themselves no more: for I will By destroying the covetous hirelings & restoring true shepherds. deliver my sheep out of their mouths, so that they shall not devour them after this. 11 For thus saith the Lord God: behold, I [even] I will look to my sheep myself, and seek them out. 12 Like as a shepherd when he hath been among the flock, seeketh after the sheep that are scattered abroad: even so will I seek after my sheep, and deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered, in the (f) In the day of their affliction and misery: and this promise is to comforts the church in all dangers, cloudy and dark day. 13 I will bring them out from the people, and gather them together out of the lands, I will bring them into their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the rivers and in all the places of the country. 14 I will feed them in right good pastures, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their folds be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed, even upon the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed my sheep and bring them to their rest, saith the Lord God. 16 Such as be lost, will I seek: such as are driven away, will I bring again: such as be broken, will I bind up: such as be weak, will I make strong: such as be fat and strong, those will I root out, and feed them with (g) That is, by putting difference between the good and bad & so give to either as they deserve. judgement. 17 And as for you O my sheep, saith the Lord God, I will judge between cat-tail & cat-tail, between the rams and the goats. 18 Seemeth it a small thing to you to have eaten up the good (h) By good pasture and deep waters is meant the pure word of God▪ and the administry of justice: which the● did not d●bute to the poor 〈…〉 pasture, and to tread down the residue of your pasture with your feet also? to drink the deep waters, and to trouble the rest also with your feet? 19 Thus my sheep must be feign to eat the thing that ye have trodden down with your feet, and to drink it that ye with your feet have defiled. 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them: Behold I [even] I will judge between the fat cat-tail and the lean cat-tail, 21 Forsomuch as with side and shoulder ye have shoved, and with your horns have pushed all the weak, till ye have scattered them abroad. 22 I will save my sheep, so that they shall no more be spoiled, yea I will judge between cat-tail and cat-tail. 23 I will set up over them a shepherd, and he shall feed them, even my servant (i) Meaning Christ, of whom David was a figure, as Hose. 3. ●. David, he shall feed them, & he shallbe their shepherd. 24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David shallbe their prince: even I the Lord have spoken it. jer. 30. b. 25 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, & cause evil beasts to cease out of the land: so that they may dwell (k) This declareth, that under Christ the flock should be truly delivered from sin and hell: and so be safely preserved in the church, where they should never perish. safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will set them [as] a blessing even round about my hill, and I will cause rain to come down in due season, [and] there shallbe rain of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall give her increase: they shallbe safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bonds of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hands of those that served themselves of them. 28 They shall no more be spoiled of the heathen, nor devoured with the beasts of the land: but safely shall they dwell, and no man shall fray them. 29 And I will raise up for them a (l) That is, the rod that shall come out of the root of Isai. isaiah. xi. a. plant of renown, and they shallbe no more “ Or clembd, or hunger-starven. clungd with hunger in the land, neither bear the reproach of the heathen any more. 30 Thus shall they understand that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God: 31 And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men: and I am your God, saith the Lord God. ¶ The xxxv Chapter. The destruction that shall come on the mount Seir, that is, on the Idumeans, because they troubled the people of the Lord. 1 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, set thy face toward the mount isaiah 34. a. (a) Where the Idumeans dwelled. Seir, prophecy against it. 3 And say unto it, thus saith the Lord God: Behold O thou mount Seir, I will upon thee, I will reach out my hand over thee, yea waste and desolate will I make thee, 4 Thy cities will I lay waste, & thou shalt lie void, that thou mayst know how that I am the Lord, 5 Forsomuch as thou bearest an old enmity, and hast put the children of Israel to flight by the force of the sword, in the time of their calamity, [when their] iniquity had an end. 6 Therefore as truly as I live, saith the Lord God, I will prepare thee unto blood, yea blood shall follow upon thee, except thou (b) Except thou repent thy former cruelty. hate blood, even blood shall persecute thee. 7 Thus will I make the mount Seir desolate and waste, and cut out from it him that passeth out, and him that returneth: 8 His mountains will I fill with his slain men, thy hills, valleys, and all thy rivers, the slain with the sword shall fall in them. 9 I will make thee a perpetual wilderness, so that thy cities shall not (c) To wit, to their former es● return: that ye may know that I am the Lord. 10 And because thou hast said, (d) both these nations, and both these lands must be mine, and we will have them in possession, whereas the Lord wa● there: 11 Therefore as truly as I live sa● the Lord God, I will even do acceding to thy (c) As thou hast done cruelly to s●e thou be cruelly handled. wrath, and according to thine envying which thou hast used in thine hatred against them: and I will make myself Showing that when God punisheth the enemies, the godly aught to consider that he hath a care over them, & so praise his name: and also that the wicked rage as though there were no God, till they feel his hand to their destruction. known amongst them when I have judged thee. 12 Yea and thou shalt know that I the Lord have heard all thy blasphemies, which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are made waste, & given us to devour. 13 Thus with your mouths ye have made your boasts against me, yea and multiplied your words against me, which I have heard. 14 Thus saith the Lord God: To the joy of all the world will I make thee waste. 15 And like as thou wast glad because the heritage of the house of Israel was destroyed, even so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be destroyed O mount Seir, and all Idumea wholly, and they shall know that I am the Lord. The xxxuj Chapter. 2 He promiseth to deliver Israel from the Gentiles. 22 The benefits done unto the jews, are to be ascribed to the mercy of God, not unto their deservings. 26 God reneweth our hearts, that we may walk in his commandments. 1 THou son of man prophecy unto the mountains of Israel, and speak, Eze. vi. a. hear the word of the lord O ye mountains of Israel, 2 Thus saith the Lord God: Because your (a) That is, the Iduinean. enemy hath said upon you aha, the (b) That is, the hilly countries of juda. high places of the world are now become ours in possession: 3 Prophecy therefore and speak, thus saith the Lord God: For because that they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the gentiles, and ye are taken up in the (c) Ye are made a matter of talk and derision to all the world. lips and tongues of men, and to the reproach of the people: 4 Therefore hear the word of the Lord God, O ye mountains of Israel, thus saith the Lord God to the mountains and hills, to the rivers and valleys, to the waste and desolate places, and to the cities that are forsaken, which are spoiled and had in derision on every side, among the residue of the heathen: 5 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Surely in the fire of my controversy have I spoken against the residue of the gentiles, and against all Edom, which have (d) They appointed with themselves to himself▪ and therefore came with 〈◊〉 Nebuchodnozor against Jerusalem for this purpose. appointed my land for their possession, which also rejoiced from their whole heart with a despiteful stomach, to cast it out for a pray. 6 Prophecy therefore upon the land of Israel, and speak unto the mountains and hills, to the rivers and dales, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, this have I spoken in my controversy and terrible wrath, because ye have borne the (e) Because ye have been & laughing stock unto them. shame of the heathen: 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, I have (f) By making a solemn oath. Chap. 10. ●. life up my hand, surely the heathen that are about you, shall bear their shame. 8 But you, O mountains of Israel, ye shall (g) God declareth his mercies and goodness toward his church, who still preserveth his men wh● he destroyeth his enemies shoot out your branches, and bring forth your fruit to my people of Israel: for they are at hand to come. 9 Behold I come unto you, and unto you will I turn my face, that ye may be tilled and sown. 10 I will multiply men upon you, [even] all the house of Israel wholly, the cities shallbe inhabited, and the decayed places shallbe repaired again. 11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast, which shall increase and bring fruit: and I will cause you to dwell after your old estate, & be better (h) which was accomplished under Christ, to whom all these temporal deliverances did direct them. unto you then at the beginning: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 12 Yea I will cause men to walk upon (i) That is, upon the mountains of juda. you, [even] my people Israel, & they shall possess you, changing the number. thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, & thou shalt no more henceforth deprive them of [men] 13 Thus saith the lord God, Forsomuch as they say unto you, thou art an Thus the enemies imputed as the reproach of the land▪ which God did for the sins of the people, ad●ding to his misiudgementes. eater up of men, and a waster of thy people: 14 Therefore thou shalt eat no more men, neither destroy thy people any more, saith the Lord God: 15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more: neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, nor cause thy folk to fall any more, saith the Lord God. 16 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 17 O thou son of man, when the house of Israel dwelled upon their own ground, they defiled themselves with their own ways and imaginations: so that in my sight, their way was like the uncleanness of a removed woman. 18 Wherefore I powered my wrathful displeasure upon them, because of the blood that they had shed in the land, and because of their idols where with they had defiled it: 19 I scattered them also among the heathen, so that they were strawed about in the lands: according to their ways, & after their own inventions, so did I judge them. 20 And when they entered unto the heathen whither they went, isaiah. 52. a. Rom 25. d. they polluted my holy name, when they said of them, These are the people of God, & are gone out of his land. 21 Then spared I my holy (m) And therefore would not suffer my name to be had in contempt, as the heathen would have reproached me, if I had suffered my church to perish. name, which the house of Israel had dishonoured among the gentiles where they came. 22 Therefore tell the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God: I (n) This excludeth from men all dignity and mean to deserve any thing by, seeing that God referreth the whole to himself, and that only for the glory of his holy name. do not this for your sakes O house of Israel, but for my holy names sake which ye dishonoured among the heathen where ye came. 23 Therefore I will hallow my great name again, which among the gentiles is polluted, for ye yourselves have dishonoured it among them: & the gentiles shall know that I am the Lord saith the Lord God, when I shallbe sanctifified in you before your eyes. 24 As for you, I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you together out of all countries, and bring you again into your own land. 25 Then will I sprinkle clean o That is, his spirit, whereby he ●ormeth the ●rt, and regenerateth 〈◊〉. water upon you, and ye shallbe clean: yea from all your uncleanness and from all your idols shall I cleanse you. 26 A isaiah. 44. ●. 〈◊〉 23 g. new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put into you: as for that stony heart I will take it out of your flesh, and give you a fleshy heart. 27 I will give my spirit among you, and cause you to walk in my commandments, and ye shall keep my judgements and do them. 28 And so ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers: & ye shallbe my people, and I will be your God. 29 I will deliver you from all your uncleanness, I will call for the Under the abundance of temporal benefits, he concludeth the spiritual graces. corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 30 I will multiply the fruits of the trees and the increase of the field: so that ye shall receive no more reproach of hunger among the heathen. 31 Then shall ye remember your own wicked ways, and your imaginations which were not good: so that ye shallbe (q) Ye shall come to 〈◊〉 repentance, and think yourselves unworthy to be of the number of god & creatures▪ for your ingratitude against him. irksum in your own eyes for your sins and abominations. 32 But I will not do this for your sakes, saith the Lord God, be ye sure of it: therefore O ye house of Israel, be ashamed and confounded of your own ways. 33 Moreover, thus saith the Lord God, what time as I shall cleanse you from all your iniquities, then will I make the cities to be inhabited again, and the places that be decayed shallbe repaired. 34 The desolate land shallbe tilled again, which afore time lay waste in the sight of all them that went by. 35 And they shall say, this waste land was like the garden of Eden: and these waste and desolate and ruinous cities [were] strong [and] inhabited. 36 Then the residue of the heathen that lie round about you, shall know that I the Lord (r) He declareth that it ought not to be referred to the soil or s●rtuitie of the earth, that any country is rich & abundant: but only to gods mercies, as h●s plagues & curses declare when he maketh it barren. repair that was broken down, and plant again that that was made waste: even I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it in deed. 37 Thus saith the Lord God: I will yet for this be sought of the house of Israel, to do it for them, I will multiply them as a flock of men, 38 Like as the holy flock, and the flock of Jerusalem are in the high solemn feasts, so shall also the wasted cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord. ¶ The xxxvij Chapter. He prophesieth the bringing again of the people being in captivity. 16 He showeth the union of the ten tribes with the two. 1 THe hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of a plain field that was full of (a) By this vision he prophesieth that the people of Israel shallbe delivered, whom he compareth to bones of dead men: for as dry bones seem without all hope of ly●e against, so the Israelites thought they should never return into their country, as appeareth by their words in the eleventh verse Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone etc. bones. 2 And he led me round about by them, and behold, there were very many in the open field, and lo [they were] very dry. 3 Then said he unto me: Thou son of man, thinkest thou these bones may live again? I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. 4 And he said unto me, Prophecy thou upon these bones, & speak unto them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord, 5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, that ye may live. 6 I will give you sinews, and make flesh grow upon you, and cover you over with skin, & so give you breath, that ye may live, and know that I am the Lord. 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I was prophesying, there was a noise, and lo a great motion, so that the bones came near together, bone to his bone. 8 Now when I had looked, behold they had sinews, & flesh grew upon them, and above they were covered with skin: but there was no breath in them. 9 Then said he unto me: Thou son of man, prophecy thou toward the wind, prophecy thou toward the wind, prophecy & speak to the wind, thus saith the Lord God: Come, O thou air from the four (b) He fraineth this talk to the fantasy and opinion of men, that think the life of men when they depart is dissolved into the air when as in deed the spirit returneth to him that give it, to the Lord, who is the bosom of Ibraham, the receptacle of the faithful: Neither ought any man to conclude here upon that the soul of man is of the nature of air winds, and blow upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied as he had commanded me: then came the breath into them, and they received life, and stood up upon their feet, a marvelous great army. 11 Moreover he said unto me: Thou son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: Behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, and we are clean cut of. 12 Therefore prophecy thou, and speak unto them, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves O my people, and cause you to come up out your sepulchres, and bring you into the land of Israel again. 13 So shall ye know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves O my people, & bring you That is, whe● I bring you out of these places and towns where ye are captives. out of your sepulchres. 14 My spirit also will I put in you, and ye shall live, I will set you again in your own land: and ye shall know that I the Lord have said it, and fulfilled it in deed, saith the Lord. 15 The word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 16 Thou son of man, take one stick, and write upon it, Unto juda and to the children of Israel his companions. Then take another stick and write upon it, Unto joseph the stock of Ephraim, & to all the household of Israel his companions. 17 And which signifieth their joining together of the two houses of Israel and juda. join thee them one to another into one stick: and they shallbe as one in thy hand. 18 Now if the children of thy people speak unto thee, saying: Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these? 19 Then give them this answer, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the (e) This is the house of Israel. stock of joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and of the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, [even] with the stock of juda, and make them one stock, and they shallbe one in my hand. 20 And the sticks where upon thou writest, shalt thou have in thy hand, that they may see. 21 And thou shalt say unto them, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen unto whom they be gone, and will gather them together on every side, and bring them again into their own land. 22 Yea I will make one people of them in the land upon the mountains of Israel, and Joan ●. ● one king shallbe king to them all: they shall no more be two peoples, neither be divided from henceforth into two kingdoms. 23 They shall also defile themselves no more with their idols and abominations, and all their wicked doings: I will save them out of all their dwelling places wherein they have sinned, and will so cleanse them, that they shallbe my people, and I willbe their God. 24 Esa. xl. b. jer xxiii a chap 34. d▪ Dan. ix ● David my servant shallbe their king, and they all shall have one shepherd only: they shall walk in my judgements, and my commandments shall they keep, and fulfil them. 25 They shall dwell in the land that I gave unto jacob my servant, whereas your fathers also have dwelled, yea [even] in the same land shall they, their children, & their childer's children dwell for evermore: and my servant David shallbe their prince for ever. 26 Moreover, I will make a bond of peace with them, which shallbe unto them an everlasting covenant: I will settle them also and multiply them, my sanctuary will I set among them for evermore. 27 My tabernacle shallbe with them: yea I willbe their God, and they shallbe my people. 28 Thus the heathen also shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shallbe among them for evermore. The xxxviii Chapter. 1 He prophesieth that Gog and Magog shall come with an appointed host into the land of promise. 12 Their intent. 17 He rehearseth that the coming of Gog was before prophesied of the prophets. 21 The destruction of him. 1 AND the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 2 Thou son of man, set thy face toward a Which was a people that came of Magog the son of japhet. Gen. 10. a. Magog also here signifieth a certain country, so that by these countries which had the government of Grecia and Italy, ●e ●eth the ●pall enemies of the church 〈…〉 b Gog, the land of Magog, which is the chief prince at Mesech and Tubal: prophecy against him, 3 And say, thus saith the Lord God: O Gog, thou chief prince of Mesech and Tubal, behold, I will upon thee: 4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks in thy chaws, I will bring thee forth and all thine host, both horse and horsemen, all armed with all sorts of armour, a great multitude with spears and shields, all handling sword. 5 They of The Persians, Ethiopians, & men of Ephrica. Paras, of Cush, & Phut, with them [even] all [having] shields and helmets. 6 Gomer was Iaphe●s s●nne, and Togarma the son of Gomer, and are thought to be they that Inhibit in Asia minor. Gomer and all his hosts, the house of Togarma out of the north quarters and all his hosts, yea and much people with thee. 7 Therefore prepare thee, set thyself in array with all thy people that are come unto thee by heaps, & be thou their defence. 8 After many days thou shalt be visited, and in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that hath been turned [and tossed] with the sword, and gathered together again out of many people upon the mountains of Israel, which have been always [subject] to waste: but it is brought out of the people, and they dwell all safe. 9 Thou shalt ascend and come up like a storm, as a cloud to cover the land shalt thou be: thou with all thine hosts, & a great multitude of people with thee. 10 Moreover, thus saith the Lord God: At the same time shall things come into thy mind, so that thou shalt think (d) That is, to molest & destroy the church. evil thoughts. 11 And say, I will up to the land of (e) Meaning Israel which had now been destroyed, and was not yet built again, declaring hereby also the simplicity of the godly, who take not so much to fortify themselves by outward force, as to depend on the providence and goodness of God. unwalled villages, I will go to them that be at rest, which dwell safely, all dwelling without walls, they have neither bars nor gates: 12 To spoil the pray, and to take a booty, to turn thy hand upon the desolate places that are [now] inhabited, & upon that people that is gathered together from among the heathen, which have gotten cattle and goods, and dwell in the mids of the land. 13 Then shall Saba and Dedan, and the merchants of Tharsis with all their lions, say unto thee: One enemy shall enuse another, because every one shall think to have the spoil of the people of the people of God. Art thou come to spoil a prey? hast thou gathered thy people together to take a booty, to take away silver and gold, to carry away cattle and good, and to have a great pray? 14 Therefore, O thou son of man, thou shalt prophecy and say unto Gog, thus saith the Lord God: In that day when my people Israel Shalt not thou espy thine occasions to come against the church, when they suspect nothing? dwelleth safe, shalt thou not know it? 15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou and much people with thee, which ride all upon horses, [even] a great multitude and a mighty army. 16 Yea thou shalt come upon my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land: this shall come to pass in the (h) Meaning in the last age, and from the coming of Christ unto the end of the world. latter days, and I will bring thee up into my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shallbe Signifying that god willbe sanctified by maynt●ining his church & destroying his enemies, as chap. 36 c. and 37 d. sanctified in thee O Gog, before their eyes. 17 Thus saith the Lord God: Art not thou he of whom I have spoken in old time Hereby he declareth that none afflictions can come to the church, whereof they have not been adversited afore time, to teach them to endure all things with more patience when they know that God hath so ordained. by the hands of my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days and years, that I should bring thee upon them? 18 At the same time when Gog cometh up into the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, shall mine indignation rise in my wrath: 19 For in my jealousy and fire of my wrath have I spoken it, surely at that time there shallbe a great shaking in the land of Israel. 20 The very fishes in the sea, the fowls in the air, the beasts of the field, and all that move and creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the earth, shall tremble at my presence: the hills also shallbe turned upside down, the (l) All means whereby man should think to save himself shall sail, the afflictions in those days shallbe so great, and the enemy's destruction shallbe so terrible. stairs shall fall, and all walls shall fall down to the ground. 21 I will call for a sword upon (m) Against the people of Gog & Magog. him in all my mountains, saith the Lord God: so that every man's sword shallbe upon another. 22 With pestilence and blood will I plead against him: stormy rain and hailstones, fire and brimstone will I cause to rain upon him and all his hosts, yea and upon all that great people that is with him. 23 Thus will I be Chap. 36. c. and ●7. d. magnified, sanctified, and known in the eyes of many nations: and they shall know that I am the Lord. The xxxix Chapter. 1 He showeth the destruction of Gog and Magog. 11 The grave of Gog and his host. 1● He prophesieth that Gog and his company shallbe devoured of birds and beasts. 23 Wherefore the house of Israel is wasted. 25 Their bringing again from captivity is promised. 1 Therefore O thou son of man, prophecy against Gog, & speak, thus saith the Lord God: Behold O Gog, thou chief prince at Mesech and Tubal, I will upon thee. 2 And I will turn thee about, and I will (a) That is, I will encourage thee with clapping and stroking, as men do horses when they will encourage them provoke thee forward, and cause thee to come up from the north parts, and bring thee up to the mountains of Israel. 3 As for thy bow, I will smite it out of thy left hand, and cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 4 Thou with all thine host, and all the people that is with thee, shall fall upon the mountains of Israel: then will I give thee unto the (b) Hereby he signifieth that which is wont to befall in war: that the bodies of the slain should be unburied. flocks of birds [even] to all feathered fowls and beasts of the field, to be devoured. 5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. 6 Into Magog, and among those that sit so careless in the (c) That is, among all nations where the enemies of my people dwell, ●eme they never so far separate Isles will I send a fire, and they shall know that I am the Lord. 7 I will make also the name of my holiness to be known among my people of Israel, and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: but the very heathen also shall know that I am the Lord, the holy one of Israel. 8 Behold it is That is, this plag●e is fully determined in my counsel, and can not be changed. come, and it is done, saith the Lord God: this is the day whereof I have spoken. 9 They that dwell in the cities of Israel, shall go forth and (e) After this destruction, shallbe such peace & tranquillity, that th● shall need no weapons of war, but burn them all with fire set fire upon the weapons, and burn them, shields and spears, bows & arrows, hand staves and Or, Iauelin●. sword, and they shall burn them with fire seven years. 10 So that they shall else bring no wood from the field, neither hue down any out of the wood: for with weapons shall they make their fire, they shall rob those that rob them, and spoil those that spoiled them, saith the Lord God. 11 At the same time will I give unto Gog a place to be buried in Israel, even the valley wherethrough men go toward the east sea: those that travail thereby, shall (f) For the stink of the carcases, that shall lie slain there unburied. stop their noses, there shall Gog and all his multitute be buried, & it shallbe called the valley of the “ Or, Ha● Gog. multitude of Gog. 12 Seven months long shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. 13 Yea all the people of the land shall bury them, and they shall have a name when I shallbe glorified, saith the Lord God. 14 They shall choose out men to go continually thorough the land, to (g) Partly that the holy land should not be polluted, and partly for the compassion which the children of God have, even upon their enemies, bury as they pass through those that remain upon the ground, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months, shall they make their search. 15 And the travailers that pass thorough the land, where they see a man's bone, they shall set up a token by it, till the dead buriers have buried it also in the valley of the multitude of Gog. 16 And the name of the city shallbe called (h) So called, for the multitude of the people of Gog that should be slain there. Hamonah: thus shall they make the land clean. 17 And thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God: Speak unto the birds and all feathered fowls, yea and to all the beasts of the field, Assemble you together, and come, gather you round about to my (i) As solemn sacrifices were common feasts to great multitudes of people assembled; so was this slaughter as a great sacrifice and feast for all birds and beasts to feed upon. sacrifice that I sacrifice for you, [even] a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. 18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the valiant, and drink the blood of the princes of the land, of the rams, of the weathers, of the goats, and of the bullocks, that be all fed at Basan. 19 Ye shall eat the fat your belly full, and drink blood till ye be drunken of my sacrifice, which I have sacrificed for you. 20 Ye shall fill you at my table with horses & horsemen, with the valiant and men of war, saith the Lord God. 21 I will set my glory also among the gentiles, that all the heathen may see my judgement that I have executed, & my hand which I have laid upon them. 22 And the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God, from that day, and so forward. 23 And the heathen shall know, that whereas the house of Israel was led into captivity, it was for their (k) The heathen shall know that they overcame not my people by their own strength, neither yet by the weakness of mine arm, but that this was for my people sins. wickedness sake, because they offended me: for the which cause I hid my face from them, & delivered them into the hands of their enemies, that they might all be slain with the sword. 24 According to their uncleanness, & according to their transgressions have I done unto them, & hide my face from them. 25 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Now will I bring again the captives of jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and be jealous for my holy names sake, 26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their transgression, whereby they have transgressed against me when they dwelled safely in their land, and no man to fear them: 27 And when I have brought them again from among the people, when I have gathered them together out of their enemy's lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations: 28 Than shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen, but have gathered them again into their own land, and not left one of them any more there. 29 After that will I hide my face no more from them, but will power out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God. The xl Chapter. 1 The restoring of the cities and of the temple that was to come, is showed unto the prophet. 1 IN the five and twenty year of our captivity, in the (a) The jews counted the beginning of the year after two sorts: for feasts, they began to count in March: and for their other affairs in September: so that this is to be understand of September. beginning of the year, the tenth day of the month, that is the fourteenth year after the city was smitten, the self same day came the hand of the Lord upon me, & brought me thither: 2 Even into the land of Israel brought he me in the visions of god, & set me down upon a marvelous high mountain, whereupon there was as it had been the building of a city toward the south. 3 Thither he carried me, and behold there was a (b) Which was an angel in form of a man, that came to measure out this building. man, whose similitude was like brass, which had a twisted line of flax in his hand, and a cane to measure with: and he stood in the door. 4 And that man said unto me: Thou son of man, mark well with thine (c) By this and the like hebrew phrases, he exhorted him to behold, & mark diligently as a thing worthy noting. eyes, hearken to with thine ears, and fasten it in thy heart, whatsoever I shall show thee: for to the intent that they might be showed thee, therefore art thou brought hither, and whatsoever thou seest, thou shalt certify the house of Israel thereof. 5 Behold, there was a wall on the (d) Which compassed the whole hill of Zion, in the top whereof the temple was builded. outside of the house, round about: the cane to measure with that he had in his hand, was six cubits long by the The cubit which he speaketh of, was larger than the common cubit by a hand breadth: that is, four inches, and it was ca●led the holy cubit: the common cubit contained but five hand breadth, and this ●i●e Bede ●cha. ●. cubit & a hand breadth: So he measured the breadth of the building with one cane, and the height with one cane. 6 Then came he to the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the post of the gate one cane broad, and the other post of the gate one cane broad. 7 And [every] chamber was one cane long and one cane broad, and between the chambers were five cubits: and the post of the gate by the porch of the gate within, was one cane. 8 He measured also the porch of the gate within one cane. 9 Then measured he the porch of the gate eight cubits: & the “ Or, frontes pentises thereof two cubits, and the porch of the gate [was] inward. 10 And the chambers of the gate eastward, were three on this side, & three on that side: they three were of one measure, & the pentises had one measure on this side, and one measure on that side. 11 After this, he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate ten cubits, and the height of the gate thirteen cubits. 12 The space also before the chambers was one cubit [on this side] and the space one cubit on that side: & the chambers six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. 13 He measured the gate from the roof of a chamber to his own roof the breadth of five and twenty cubits: door against door. 14 He made Or, pentises frontes also of threescore cubits, [even] unto the front of the court round about the gate. 15 And from the forefront of the entry of the gate, unto the forefront of the gate within [were] fifty cubits. 16 And there were narrow windows in the chambers, and in the frontes within the gate round about: & so in the arches: and the windows [went] round about within, and upon the frontes were palm trees. 17 Then brought he me into the outward court, where as were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement. 18 And the pavement [was] by the side of the gates, over against the length of the gates: and the pavement [was] beneath. 19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate without, unto the forefront of the court within, a hundredth cubits eastward and northward. 20 And the gate in the outward court that looked toward the north, measured he after the length and breadth thereof. 21 And the chambers thereof [were] three on this side, and three on that side: and the frontes thereof, and the arches thereof were after the measure of the That is, the east gate, as appeareth in the next verse. first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 22 And their windows and their arches with their palm trees [were] after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east: and the going up unto it [had] seven steps, and the arches thereof [were] before them. 23 And the gate of the inner court [stood] over against the gate toward the north and toward the east, and he measured from gate to gate a hundredth cubits. 24 After that he brought me toward the south, where there stood a gate toward the south, and he measured the frontes thereof and the arches thereof according to those measures. 25 And [there were] windows in it, and in the arches thereof round about like these windows: the length [was] fifty cubits, & the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26 And [there were] seven steps at the going up to it, and the arches thereof before them: & it had palm trees, one on this side, and an other on that side, upon the front thereof. 27 And [there was] a gate in the inner court toward the south, and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits. 28 So he brought me into the inner court thorough the south gate, and he measured the south gate according to those measures. 29 And the chambers thereof, the frontes thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures, and windows in it: and in the arches thereof round about, fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 30 And the arches round about [were] five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. 31 And the arches thereof [were] toward the utter court, and palm trees upon the frontes thereof, & the going up to it [had] eight steps. 32 He brought me also into the inmost court toward the east, and measured the gate according to those measures. 33 And the chambers thereof, and frontes thereof, and the arches thereof [were] according to these measures, & there were windows therein, and in the arches thereof round about: it [was] fifty cubits long, & five and twenty cubits broad. 34 And the arches thereof [were] toward the utter court, and pauline trees upon the frontes thereof on this side and on that side, & the going up to it had eight steps. 35 And he brought me to the north gate, & measured it according to those measures. 36 The chambers thereof, the frontes thereof, and the arches thereof, and [there were] windows therein round about: and the length [was] fifty cubits, & the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37 And the frontes thereof [were] toward the utter court, and palm trees [were] upon the frontes thereof on this side, and on that side, and the going up to it had eight steps. 38 And a chamber and the entry thereof [was] under the frontes of the gates: there they washed the (g) That is, the inwards or entrails of the sacrifice that was offered for a burnt offering. burnt offerings. 39 And in the porch of the gate stood two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, upon the which they slew the burnt offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering. 40 And at the side without the steps at the entry of the north gate [stood] two tables, and on the other side which was at the porch of the gate [were] two tables. 41 Four tables were on this side, and four on that side by the side of the gate, [even] eight tables, whereupon they slew [their sacrifices.] 42 And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit & a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, whereupon were laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering, and the sacrifice. 43 And within there were hooks one hand breadth [long] fastened round about, and upon the tables was the offering flesh. 44 And without the inner gate [were] the chambers of the singers in the inward court, which was at the side of the north gate, and their prospect was toward the south: and one was at the side of the east gate, having the prospect toward the north. 45 And he said unto me: This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, [is] for the priests that have charge to keep the house. 46 And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north [is] for the priests that have charge to keep the altar: these are the sons of Sadoc, which of the sons of Levi come near to the Lord, to minister unto him. 47 So he measured the court, which had in length a hundred cubits, and a hundred in breadth, [even] foursquare: and the altar stood before the house. 48 And he brought me to the porch of the (h) That is of the temple. house, and measured the porch five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. 49 The i From north to south length of the porch was twenty cubits, the breadth eleven cubits, and by steps went men up to it: by the frontes also were pillars, one on this side, and another on that side. The xli Chapter. 1 The disposition and device of building again the temple, and of the other things thereto belonging. 1 AFter this he brought me to the temple, and measured the frontes six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, [which was] the breadth of the tabernacle. 2 The breadth of the door was ten cubits, and the sides of the door [were] five cubits on the one side and five cubits on the other side, and he measured the length (a) Of the temple from this door to the most holy place. thereof forty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 3 Then went he in & measured the front of the door two cubits: but the door itself was six cubits, and the breadth on the other side of the door was seven cubits. 4 He measured the length thereof twenty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits before the temple. And he said unto me, This is the most holy [place.] 5 He measured also the wall of the house six cubits, and the breadth of a chamber four cubits round about the house on every side. 6 And the chambers were chamber upon chamber, three and thirty in order: and they entered the wall which was of the house for the chambers round about, that they might be fastened, and not be fastened in the wall of the house. 7 There was an enlarging, and a winding about, mounting still upward to the chambers: for the stair of the house was mounting still upward round about the house, therefore the house was larger upward: so they went up from the lowest [chamber] to the highest by the midst. 8 And I saw the house high round about: the foundations of the chambers [were] a full cane of six cubits (b) That is, great, and of the largest size. up to the armholes. 9 The thickness of the wall which was for the chamber without [was] five cubits, and that which remained was the place of the chambers that were within. 10 And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side. 11 And the doors of the chambers were toward the “ Or, void space. place that remained, one door toward the north, and another toward the south: & the breadth of the place that remained was five cubits round about. 12 Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west [was● seventy cubits broad: and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length ninety cubits. 13 So he measured the house, which was a hundred cubits long, and the separate place and the building with the walls were a hundred cubits long also. 14 The breadth also of the forefront of the house and of the separate place toward the east, was a hundred cubits. 15 And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the chambers on the one side & on the other side a hundredth cubits, with the temple within, and the porches of the court. 16 The door posts, and the narrow windows, & the chambers round about, on three sides over against the door, seeled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows: and the windows themselves were seeled. 17 And from above the door unto the house within and without, and upon every wall round about within and without, [took he] measure. 18 And it was made with (d) That is, Cherubims and palm trees were graven and carved in the walls. Cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a Cherub and a Cherub, and every Cherub had two faces. 19 So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other side: [thus] was it made through all the house round about. 20 From the ground unto above the door were Cherubims & palm trees made: and [thus was] the wall of the temple. 21 The posts of the temple were four squared, and the fashion of the sanctuary was (e) That is, the door posts or cheeks of the sanctuary, were like the door cheeks of the temple. appearance like appearance. 22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and two cubits long: the corners, the length, and the walls thereof were of wood. And he said unto me, This is the table that shallbe before the Lord. 23 The temple and the holiest of all had either of them two doors. 24 And the doors had two (f) That is, two leaves, one on the one side and the other on the other side of other of the doors. doors [a piece, even] two folding doors, two for the one door, and two doors for the other. 25 And upon the doors of the temple, there were made Cherubims & palm trees, like as was made upon the walls: & thick beams upon the forefront of the porch without. 26 And [there were] narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, by the sides of the porch and upon the sides of the house, and thick beams. The xlii Chapter. 1 Of the chambers of the temple for the priests, and the holy things. 1 THen led he me into the utter court by the way toward the north, and he brought me into the chamber that [was] over against the separate place, which [was] before the building toward the north. 2 Before the length of a hundred cubits [was] the north door: and the breadth [was] fifty cubits. 3 Over against the twenty cubits, which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement, which was for the utter court, [was] chamber against chamber, three [orders.] 4 And before the chambers, there was a walking place of ten cubits wide inward, the way of one cubit: and their doors toward the north. 5 Thus the upper chambers were always narrower: for those chambers [seemed] to eat up these, [to wit] the lower and the middlemer of the building. 6 For they were in three orders, but had no pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore were they smaller than the nethermost and the middlemost [to reckon] from the ground. 7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forefront of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and lo, before the temple was a hundred cubits. 9 And under these chambers [was] the entry from the east, as one goeth unto them from the utter court. 10 In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east before the separate place, and before the building of the chambers. 11 And the way before them after the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as their length, so was their breadth: and all their entries [were] according to their fashion, and according to their doors. 12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south, [was] a door in the head of the way, [even] the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth. 13 Then said he unto me: The chambers toward the north, and the chambers toward the south, which are before the separate place, those be holy chambers, wherein the priests that (a) That is, which exercise the priests office, as more fully is declared in the next chapter following vers. 19 approach unto the Lord must eat the most holy things, & there must they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and sin offering, and trespass offering: for it is a holy place. 14 When the priests come therein, they shall not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay up their garments wherein they minister, for they are holy: & shall put on That is their 〈◊〉 apparel w●i● they v●es among the people: and as some say, was such as the common people used. other garments, and so shall approach to those which are for the people. 15 Now when he had finished the measuring of the house within, he led me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and he measured it round about. 16 He measured the east side with the measuring cane five hundred canes, [even] with the measuring cane round about. 17 And he measured the north side five hundred canes, [even] with the measuring cane round about. 18 The south side also measured he five hundred canes, by the measuring cane. 19 He turned about [also] to the west side, and measured five hundred canes, by the measuring cane. 20 So he measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about five hundred canes long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the (c) That is, between the temple & the city, which in respect of the sanctuary and temple was counted profane. sanctuary, and the profane place. The xliii Chapter. 1 He seeth the glory of God going into the temple, from whence it had before departed. 7 He mentioneth the idolatry of the children of Israel, for the which they were consumed and brought to nought. 10 He is commanded to call them again to repentance. 1 SO he brought me to the gate [even] the gate that turneth toward the east: 2 And behold, than came the glory of the God of Israel from out of the east, whose voice was like a great noise of waters, and the earth was lightened with his glory. 3 And Ezec. ix. a. according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, [even] according to the vision which I saw (a) When I prophesied the destruction of the city by the Chaldeans. when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the visions which I saw by the river Chebar, & I fell upon my face. 4 And the (b) Which was departed 〈…〉. 10 a. and 11. c. glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 5 So a wind took me up, and brought me into the innermer court: and behold, the house was full of the glory of the Lord. 6 And I heard one speaking unto me out of the house, & there stood a man by me, 7 And he said unto me: O thou son of man, this room is my seat, & the place of my foot steps, whereas I will dwell among the children of Israel for evermore: so that the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they nor their kings thorough their whoredom, and thorough the dead bodies of their (c) He alludeth to Animo & Manasses, who were buried in their gardens near the temple, and there had erected up monuments to their idols. kings [in] their high places. 8 Albeit they have set their thresholds by my thresholds, and their posts by my posts, and a wall betwixt me and them, yet have they defiled my holy name with their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in my wrath. 9 But now let them put away their whoredom, and the dead bodies of their kings out of my sight, and I will dwell among them for evermore. 10 Therefore O thou son of man, show thou the house of Israel this house, that they may be ashamed of their wickedness, & measure themselves an example thereat. 11 And if they be ashamed of all their works, then show them the form of the house and pattern thereof, the going out, the coming in, all the manner thereof, yea all the ordinances thereof, the figures, and all the laws thereof, and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole fashion thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 12 This is the Or, description. law of the house: Upon the top of the mount, shall all the limits thereof be, round about the most holy place: lo, this is the law of the house. 13 And these are the measures of the altar in cubits: the cubit is a cubit and a hand breadth, the bottom [shallbe] a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, & the border thereof by the edge thereof round about was one span, and this [shallbe] the height of the altar. 14 And from the bottom upon the ground unto the lower piece [shallbe] two cubits, and the breadth one cubit: and from the little piece to the great piece [shallbe] four cubits, & the breadth one cubit. 15 The altar was four cubits high, and from the altar upward stood four horns. 16 And the altar was twelve cubits long, and twelve cubits broad, square in the four corners thereof. 17 The frame of the altar [shallbe] fourteen cubits long, and fourteen broad in the four square corners thereof, and the border about it shallbe half a cubit, and the bottom thereof [shallbe] a cubit about, and the steps thereof [shallbe] turned toward the east. 18 And he said unto me, Thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God: These are the ordinances of the altar, in the day when it is made, to offer burnt offerings thereupon, & to sprinkle blood thereupon. 19 And thou shalt give to the priests, to the Levites that be of the seed of Sadoc, and approach unto me saith the Lord God to minister unto me, a young bullock for a sin offering. 20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, & put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the frame, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse it, and purge it. 21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and burn him in the appointed place without the sanctuary. 22 The second day, take a goat buck without blemish for a sin offering, to cleanse the altar withal, like as it was cleansed with the bullock. 23 Now when thou hast made an end of cleansing it, then offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish also. 24 Offer them before the Lord, and let the priests cast salt thereupon, and give them so unto the Lord for a burnt offering. 25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat buck for sin, a young bullock and a ram of the flock, both without blemish shall they prepare. 26 Seven days shall they reconcile and cleanse the altar, and (c) Or consecrate it. fill the place thereof. 27 When these days are expired, then upon the eight day & so forth, the priests shall make your burnt offerings, and peace offerings upon the altar: so I will accept you, saith the Lord God. The xliiij Chapter. 1 He showeth what door of the temple is shut. 6 He is commanded to upbraid the people with their offence. 9 Who are to be admitted to the service of the temple, and who to be refused. 15 He showeth what priests he would have admitted into the holy place, and also their office. 1 AFter this, he brought me again to the outward gate of the sanctuary on the east side, and that was shut. 2 Then said the lord unto me: This gate shallbe still Meaning from the common people but not from the priests nor the prince Chap. ●. b. shut and not opened, neither shall any man go through it: for the Lord God of Israel hath entered by it, and it shallbe shut. 3 It is for the prince, the prince himself shall sit in it to eat bread before the lord: he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. 4 Then brought he me toward the north gate before the house: and as I looked, behold the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord, and I fell upon my face. 5 So the Lord spoke unto me: O thou son of man, set thine heart, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof, and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary. 6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious [even] to the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God: O house of Israel, ye have enough of all your abominations. 7 Seeing ye have brought into my sanctuary (b) For they had brought idolaters which were of other countries, to teach them their idolatry. Chap. 23. g. strangers having uncircumcised hearts and uncircumcised flesh, to be in my sanctuary to pollute my house, when ye offer my bread, fat, and blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations: 8 And ye have not kept the (c) Ye have not offered unto me according to my law. ordinances of my holy things, and ye have set keepers to keep my sanctuary (d) In your lace. for you. 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Of all the strangers that dwell among the children of Israel, no stranger uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary. 01 But the Levites that went back from me when Israel went astray, which strayed from me after their idols, (e) That is▪ the levites which had committed idolatry, were put from their dignity, and could not be received into the priests office, although they had been of the house of Aaron, but must serve in the inferior offices, as to watch and to keep the doors. 4. Reg. 23. b. shall bear their iniquity: 11 And they shallbe ministers in my sanctuary, and keep the gates of the house, and minister in the house: they shall slay the burnt offerings, and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to serve them. 12 Because they served before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity: therefore have I lift up my hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity. 13 And they shall not come near unto me to do the office of a priest unto me, neither shall they come near unto any of mine holy things in the most holy place: but they shall bear their own shame and abominations which they have done. 14 And I will make them keepers of the watch of the house for all the service thereof, & for all that shallbe done therein. 15 But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Sadoc that f Which observed 〈◊〉 of God and 〈◊〉 not to 〈◊〉. kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel strayed from me, shall come to me to do me service, to stand before me, and to offer me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God. 16 They shall go into my sanctuary, and apropche unto my table to do me service, and they shall keep my charge. 17 Now when they go in at the gates of the innermer court, they shall put on linen clothes, so that no woollen come upon them while they do service under the gates of the innermer court, and with in. 18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and linen “ Sl●ppe●. breeches upon their loins: they shall not gird themselves in the “ In the places of sweat, or else not over strait to make them to sweat. sweat. 19 And when they go forth into the utter court [even] to the utter court of the people, they shall put of the clothes wherein they have ministered, and lay them in the chamber of the sanctuary, and put on other apparel, and they shall not sanctify the people with their clothes. 20 They shall not For that, as saint I●r●m saith, was the manner of the Gentiles, and Infidels. shave their heads, nor suffer their here to grow long, but paul their heads only. 21 Levi x. b. 21 All the priests that go into the inmost court shall drink no wine. 22 They shall marry no widow, neither one that is put from her husband: but a maid of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that hath had a priest before. 23 They shall show my people the difference between the holy and unholy, and cause them to discern betwixt the clean and unclean. 24 And in controversy they shall stand to judge, and give sentence after my judgements: and my laws and my statutes shall they keep in all my solemn feasts, and hallow my Sabbathes. * Levi. 21. b. 25 They shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but with father or mother, son or daughter, brother or sister, that hath had yet no husband, (h) They may b●t their burial, which was ter●ed a defiling. may they be defiled. 26 And when he is cleansed, there shallbe reckoned unto him seven days. 27 And when he goeth into the sanctuary unto the inner court to minister in the sanctuary, he shall bring his sin offering saith the Lord. 28 Nume. 18. d. There shallbe to them an inheritance, [even] I their inheritance: but possession shall ye give them none in Israel, for I am their possession. 29 The meat offering, sin offering, and trespass offering shall they eat: & every dedicate thing in Israel shallbe theirs. 30 Exo. ●3. a. Nun. three e. And all the first of all the first borne, and every oblation, [even] all of every sort of your oblations shallbe the priests: ye shall also give unto the priests the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. 31 But the priests shall eat nothing that Exo 22. c. Levi. 22. b. is dead [by itself] or torn of foul or of beast. ¶ The xlv Chapter. 1 Out of all the land of promise are there separated four portions, of which the first is given to the priests and to the temple, the second to the Levites, the third to the city, the fourth to the prince. 9 An exhortation to the heads of Israel. 10 Of just weights and measures. 13 Of the first fruits. 1 WHen ye divide the land by the lot for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation to the Lord, a holy (a) Of all the land of Israel, the Lord requireth only this portion, for the temple and for the priests, for the city & for the prince. portion of the land, twenty and five thousand canes long, and ten thousand broad: this shallbe holy in all the borders thereof round about. 2 Of this part there shall belong unto the sanctuary five hundred cubits [in length] with five hundred [in breadth] square round about: and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs. 3 And of this measure shalt thou measure, [namely] of the length of twenty & five thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shallbe the sanctuary and the most holy place. 4 That holy portion of the land shall pertain unto the priests which do service in the sanctuary, which come near to serve the Lord: and it shallbe unto them a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary. 5 And in the twenty and five thousand length, and ten thousand breadth, shall the Levites that minister in the house have their possession for twenty chambers. 6 Ye shall give also unto the city a possession of five thousand canes broad, and twenty and five thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion, that shallbe for the whole house of Israel. 7 And [a portion shallbe] for the prince on this side and on that side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, [even] before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west corner westward, & from the east corner eastward: and the length shallbe by one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border. 8 In this land shallbe his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people, and [the rest] of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes. 9 Thus saith the Lord God, (b) The prophet showeth that the heads must be first reformed, afore any good order can be established among the people. Let it suffice you O ye princes of Israel: leave of cruelty and oppression, and execute judgement and justice: take away your exactions from my people, saith the lord God. 01 Ye shall have a true Balance, a true (c) Ephah & Bath were both of one quantity, for the Ephah contained in dry things, that as the Bath did in liquor. Ephah, and a true Bath. 11 The Ephah and the Bath shallbe alike: one Bath shall contain the tenth part of an Homer, and an Ephah the tenth part of an Homer: the equality thereof shallbe after the Homer. 12 Levi. v. b. Exo. 30. c. Levi. 27. d. Nun. three g. The Sickle maketh twenty Gerrahs': & twenty sickles, and (d) That is, threescore sickles make a weight called Maneh for he joineth these three parts to a Maneh. twenty & five, and fifteen sickles make a Maneh. 13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer: the sixth part of an Ephah out of an Homer of wheat, and the sixth part of an Ephah out of an Homer of barley. 14 Concerning the ordinances of the oil, [even] of the Bath of oil, [ye shall offer] the tenth part of a Bath out of the Cor: ten Baths [shallbe] a Homer, because ten Baths [fill] a Homer. 15 And one lamb from two hundred sheep out of the fat pastures of Israel, for a meat offering, burned offering, and peace offering, to reconcile them, saith the Lord God. 16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel. 17 Again, it shallbe the princes part to offer burnt offerings, meat offerings, and wine offerings, in the holy days, new moons, Sabbathes, & in all the high feasts of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, meat offering, burned offering, and peace offering, to reconcile the house of Israel. 18 Thus saith the Lord God: The first day of the first (e) Which was Nisan, containing part of March and part of April. month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary. 19 So the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, & upon the four corners of the frame of the altar, & upon the posts of the gate of the inner court. 20 And thus shalt thou do also the seventh day of the month for such as have sinned of ignorance, or being deceived, to reconcile the house withal. 21 Exo 12. c. Levi xiii. a. Deu. xvi. a. Upon the fourteenth day of the first month, ye shall have the passouer, a feast of seven days, and ye shall eat unleavened bread. 22 Upon the same day shall the prince prepare for himself and all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering. 23 And in the seven days of the feast, he shall make a burnt offering to the Lord, [even] of seven bullocks & seven rams without blemish daily, for seven days, and a he goat daily for a sin offering. 24 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an Ephah for a bullock, & an Ephah for a ram, and a (f) Read Exo 29. ●. Hin of oil for an Ephah. 25 In the seventh [month] in the fifteenth day of the month on the feast, he shall do according unto these for seven days: according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil. The xluj Chapter. 1 The sacrifice of the Sabbathes, and of the new Moons, 8 Through which doors they must go in, or come out of the temple. 1 THus saith the Lord God: The gate of the inner court toward the east shallbe shut the six working days: but in the Sabbath & in the day of the new moon it shallbe opened. 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate: and the priests shall make his burnt offering, and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate, & go forth: and the gate shall not be shut till the evening. 3 On the same manner shall the people of the land also do their worship before the Lord, at the door of this gate upon the Sabbathes, and new moons. 4 The burnt offering that the prince shall bring unto the lord upon the Sabbath, shallbe six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish. 5 And the meat offering shallbe an Ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs a (a) That is▪ as much as he will. gift of his hand, and a Hin of oil to an Ephah. 6 In the day of the new month, [it shallbe] a young bullock without blemish, and sixelambes, and a ram also without blemish. 7 With the bullock he shall give an Ephah, & with the ram an Ephah also for a meat offering: but to the lambs (b) According to his ability, according as his hand shall take, and a Hin of oil to an Ephah. 8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate: he shall go forth by the way thereof. 9 But when the people of the land come before the Lord in the high solemn feast, as many as come in by the north gate to do worship, shall go out again at the south gate: and they that come in at the south gate, shall go forth again at the north gate: there shall none return by the gate where he came in, but shall go right forth over on the other side. 10 And the prince he shall go in the midst of them when they go in, and so come forth when they come forth. 11 Upon the solemn & high feast days this shallbe the meat offering: an Ephah to a bullock, & an Ephah to a ram, and to the lambs the gift of his hand, and a Hin of oil to an Ephah. 12 Now when the prince shall make a free burnt offering, or peace offerings freely unto the Lord: one than shall open him the gate that turneth toward the east, and he shall make his burnt offerings, and his peace offerings, as he did on the Sabbath day: after he shall go forth, and when he is gone forth, one shall shut the gate. 13 Thou shalt daily make a burnt offering unto the Lord of a lamb of one year without blemish, thou shalt do it every morning. 14 Thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an Ephah, and the third part of a Hin of oil to mingle with the fine flower: this meat offering shallbe continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the Lord. 15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, the meat offering, & oil, every morning, for a continual burnt offering. 16 Moreover, thus saith the Lord God: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shallbe his sons: their possession shallbe by inheritance. 17 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, than it shallbe his to the (c) Which was at the year of jubilee. Levi. 25. b. year of liberty, and then return to the prince: but the inheritance thereof is his sons and shallbe theirs. 18 The prince also (d) But be content with that portion that God hath assigned him. Exe. 45. b. shall take none of the people's inheritance, nor put them from their possession: but to his sons shall he give his own possession, that my people be not scattered abroad every man from his possession. 19 And he brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate, to the holy chambers of the priests which stood toward the north, & behold, there was a place upon the west side of them. 20 Then said he unto me: This is the place where the priests shall seeth the trespass and sin offerings, and bake the meat offerings: that they need not bear them into the outward court, and to (e) To cause the people to think it is lawful for them to care them, and so fail into a vette opinion of holiness and sanctification. sanctify the people. 21 So he brought me into the utter court, & caused me to go by the four corners of the court: and behold, in every corner of the court, there was a court. 22 In the four corners of the court there were courts joined, of forty cubits long, and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure. 23 And there went a wall round about them, [even] about those four: and under the walls there were “ Raneges. kitchens made round about. 24 Then said he unto me: These are the cook's houses, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people. The xlvij Chapter. 1 The vision of the waters that came out of the temple. 13 The coasts of the land of promise and the division thereof by tribes. 1 afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house, and behold there gushed out (a) Whereby are meant the spiritual graces that should be given to the church under the kingdom of Christ, as john. 4. ●. waters from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east: & the waters ran down from under the right side of the house, which lieth to the altar southward. 2 Then led he me out to the north gate, and led me about by the way without unto the utter gate, by the way that turneth eastward: and behold, there issued forth waters from the right side. 3 Now when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and then he brought me through the waters, the waters were to the ankles. 4 So he measured yet a thousand, and brought me through the waters, the waters were to the knees: yet measured he a thousand, and brought me through, the waters [were] to the loins. 5 After this he measured a thousand again, then was it such a (b) Signifying that the graces of god should never decrease▪ but ever abound in his church. river that I might not wade through it, the waters was risen, & the waters did flow as a river that might not be waded over. 6 And he said unto me: Hast thou seen this O thou son of man? and with that he brought me and caused me to return to the river bank again. 7 Now when I returned, behold at the bank of the river were very many trees (c) Meaning▪ the multitude of them that should be refreshed by the spiritual waters. on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me: These waters flow out toward the east country, and run down into the plain, & come into the Showing 〈…〉 there 〈…〉 be so 〈◊〉 that all the world should be full thereof▪ which is here meant by the Persian sea or Gennezareth and the sea called Mediterranean. Zac. 14. b sea: which when it cometh into the sea, the (e) The waters which of nature are salt & unwholesome, shallbe 〈…〉 and comfortable. waters shallbe wholesome. 9 Yea, all that live and move, whereunto this river cometh, shall live: and there shallbe a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither, for they shallbe wholesome: and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 By this river shall the (f) signifying that when God bestoweth his mercies in such abundance, the ministers shall b● their preaching will many. fishers stand, from En gaddi unto (g) which were cities at the corners of the salt or dead sea. En Eglaim, and there spread out their nets: for their fish shallbe according to their kinds as the fish of the (h) They shall be here of all sorts, and in as great abundance as in the great Ocean where they are bread. main sea, exceeding many. 11 But the (i) That is, the wicked & reprobate. marshes thereof, and the pits thereof, shall not be made wholesome, they shallbe made salt pits. 12 By this river upon the banks thereof on this side and on that side shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaves shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof fall, but shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, for the waters thereof run out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shallbe for meat, and the leaves thereof for “ Or, for bruises and sores. medicine. 13 Thus saith the Lord God: Let this be the border whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel, Gen 48 d. joseph shall have two portions. 14 And * Gen. xii b. Deu 34. a. ye shall inherit it one aswell as an other, concerning the which I lift up my hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. 15 This is the border of the (k) By the land of promise, he signifieth the spiritual land, whereof this was a figure. land upon the north side, from the main sea toward Hethlon, as men go to Zedada. 16 [Namely] Hamah, Berotha, Sabarim, which are between the borders of Damascus, and between the borders of Hamah, Hazar Hatichon, that lieth upon the coasts of Hauran. 17 Thus the borders from the sea forth shallbe Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the borders of Hamah: this is the north part. 18 The east side shall ye measure from Hauran and Damascus, from Galead and the land of Israel by jordane, and from the border unto the east sea: & this is the east part. 19 The south side shallbe toward Teman, from Thamar to the waters of strife in Cades, and the river to the main sea: and that is the south part toward Teman. 20 The west part also shallbe the great sea, from the borders till a man come over against Hamah: this is the west part. 21 This land shall ye part among you according to the tribes of Israel, 22 And divide it by lot to be an heritage for you, & for the strangers that dwell among you and beget children among you: for ye shall take them among the children of Israel like as though they were of your own country, and they shall have (l) Meaning, that in this spiritual kingdom, there should be no difference between jew nor Gentile, but that all should be partakers of this inheritance▪ in their hea● Christ. heritage with you among the children of Israel. 23 And in what tribe the stranger dwelleth, in the same tribe shall ye give him his heritage, saith the Lord God. ¶ The xlviii Chapter. 1 The lots of the seven tribes. 9 The parts of the possession of the priests and of the temple, of the Levites, of the city, and of the prince, are rehearsed. 23 The lots of the other tribes. 31 The gates of the city. 1 THese are the names of the tribes: from the north side to the coast toward Hethlon, till thou comest unto Hamah and Hazar, Enan, the borders of Damascus northward, the coast of Hamah, Dan shall have his portion from the east quarter unto the west. 2 Upon the borders of Dan, from the east side unto the west, shall Aser have his portion. 3 Upon the borders of Aser, from the east part unto the west, shall Nephthali have his portion. 4 Upon the borders of Nephthali, from the east quarter unto the west, shall Manasses have his portion. 5 Upon the borders of Manasses, from the east side unto the west, shall Ephraim have his portion. 6 Upon the borders of Ephraim, from the east part unto the west, shall Reuben have his portion. 7 Upon the borders of Reuben, from the east quarter unto the west, shall juda have his portion. 8 Upon the borders of juda, from the east part unto the west part, shallbe the That is, the portion of the ground, which they shall separate and appoint to the Lord, which shallbe divided into three parts: for the priests, for the prince, and for the city. offering which they shall offer of five and twenty thousand [canes] broad, and of length as one of the parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shallbe in the midst of it. 9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord, shallbe five and twenty thousand long, and ten thousand broad. 10 And for these [even] for the priests shallbe this holy oblation: toward the north five & twenty thousand [long] & toward the west ten thousand broad, toward the east ten thousand broad also, and toward the south five and twenty thousand long, & the sanctuary of the Lord shallbe in the midst thereof. 11 This sanctified portion shallbe the priests that are of the children of Chap. 44. c. Sadoc, which have kept my charge, which went not astray in the error of the children of Israel like as the Levites went astray. 12 Therefore this oblation of the land that is offered, shallbe theirs as a thing most holy, hard upon the borders of the Levites. 13 And over against the border of the priests, shall the Levites have five and twenty thousand long, & ten thousand broad: all the length shallbe five & twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. 14 Of this portion they shall sell nothing, nor make any permutation thereof, nor alienate the first fruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord. 15 And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shallbe a profane place for the city, for housing, & for suburbs: and the city shallbe in the midst thereof. 16 And these shallbe the measures thereof: the north part five hundred and four thousand, and the south b Meaning, 〈◊〉 it should 〈◊〉 part five hundred and four thousand, and the east part five hundred and four thousand, and the west part five hundred & four thousand. 17 The suburbs of the city shall have toward the north two hundred and fifty, toward the south two hundred and fifty, toward the east two hundred and fifty, toward the west also two hundred and fifty. 18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion, shallbe ten thousand toward the east, and ten thousand toward the west: and it shallbe over against the oblation of the holy portion: and the increase thereof shallbe for their meat that serve the city. 19 And they that serve the city, they shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. 20 All the oblation shallbe five and twenty thousand (c) Every way it shallbe five & twenty thousand. with five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer this oblation four square, for the sanctuary, and for the possession of the city. 21 And the residue shallbe for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border: and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against shallbe the portion for the prince: this shallbe the holy oblation, and the house of the sanctuary shallbe in the midst thereof. 22 Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and the city's possession, that which is in the midst shallbe the princes, betwixt the border of (d) So that juda was on the north side of the princes and Levites portions, and Benjamin on the south side. juda and the border of Benjamin shallbe the princes. 23 Now of the other tribes: from the east part unto the west, shall Benjamin have his portion. 24 Upon the borders of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west, shall Simeon have his portion. 25 Upon the borders of Simeon, from the east side unto the west, shall Isachar have his portion. 26 Upon the borders of Isachar, from the east side unto the west, shall Zabulon have his portion. 27 Upon the borders of Zabulon, from the east part unto the west, shall Gad have his portion. 28 Upon the borders of Gad at the south side toward Temanah, the border shallbe from Thamar, unto the waters of strife to Cades, and to the river [that runneth] into the main sea. 29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot for an inheritance unto the tribes of Israel, and these be their portions saith the Lord God. 30 These be the bonds of the city, upon the north part five hundred and four thousand measures. 31 The gates of the city shall have the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates of the north side: one gate of Reuben, another of juda, the third of Levi. 32 Upon the east side five hundred and four thousand measures, with three gates: the one of joseph, another of Benjamin, the third of Dan. 33 Upon the south side five hundred and four thousand measures, with the three gates: the one of Simeon, another of Isachar, the third of Zabulon. 34 And upon the west side, five hundred and five thousand measures, with their three gates also: the one of Gad, another of Aser, the third of Nephthali. 35 Thus shall it have eighteen thousand measures round about: and the name of the city from that time forth, shallbe, The Lord is there. ❧ The book of the prophet Daniel. The first Chapter. 1 The prophet showeth the captivity of jehoachim king of juda, 4 Of the children that were in captivity, the king commandeth to choose which of them should be taught the learning and language of the Chaldeans. 5 They are allowed the kings feeding. 8 Daniel abstaineth from the meat of the king of Babylon. 1 IN the (a) Read, 4. Reg. 24. a jer. 25 a. third year of the reign of jehoachim king of juda, came Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, & besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered jehoachim the king of juda into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God, which he carried away into the land of (b) Which was a plain by Babylon, where was the temple of the great god, and is here tataken for Babylon. Sennar to the house of his God, and he brought the vessels into his god's treasury. 3 And the king spoke unto Asphenaz the (c) Or, ●ster of the eunuchs chief chamberlain, that he should bring him certain of the children of Israel, of the kings seed, and of the princes, 4 Springaldes without any blemish, but well favoured, studious in all wisdom, skilful for knowledge, able to utter knowledge, & such as have liveliness in them that they d aswell to serve at the t●s as in other offices. may stand in the kings palace: & whom they might teach the learning & the tongue of the Chaldeans. 5 Unto these the king appointed a daily provision every day, of a portion of the kings meat, and of the wine which he drank, so to nourish them three years, that afterward they might stand before the king. 6 Among these now were certain of the children of juda: [namely] Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias. 7 Unto these the chief chamberlain gave e Either because they would declare their power, as conquerors, to change the names of them they ouerc●me, or else for hatred of their Hebrew names. other names, and called Daniel, Baltassar: Ananias, Sidrach: Misael, Misach: and Azarias, Abednego. 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the kings meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he required the chief chamberlain that he might not defile himself. 9 (And God brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the chief chamberlain.) 10 And the chief chamberlain said unto Daniel, I am afraid of my lord the king which hath appointed you your meat and your drink: wherefore should he see your faces worse liking then the springalds of your age, & so ye shall make me endanger my head unto the king. 11 Then Daniel said unto Melassar, whom the chief chamberlain had set over Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: 12 O prove but ten days with thy servants, and let us have pulse to eat, and water to drink. 13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eat of the portion of the kings meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 15 And at the end of ten days, their countenances appeared fairer and (f) Or, better liking. fatter in flesh then all the children's which did eat the portion of the kings meat. 16 Thus Melassar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse. 17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and understanding in (g) Meaning liberal s●tences & natural knowledge, which was used where the● were conversant. all learning & wisdom: also he gave Daniel understanding of all h So that he only was a prophet, and none of the other, for by dreams and visions God appeared to his prophets, Num. 12. a. visions and dreams. 18 Now when the (i) Of the three years above mentioned verse. ●. time was expired, that the king had appointed to bring them in, the chief chamberlain brought them before Nabuchodonozor. 19 And the king communed with them: but among them all were found none such as Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: therefore stood they before the king. 20 In all matters of wisdom and understanding that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the wise men and soothsayers that were in all his realm. 21 And Daniel abode still unto the (k) That is, he was esteemed in Babylon as a prophet, and in authority so long as the common wealth stood. first year of king Cyrus. The ii Chapter. 1 The dream of Nabuchodonozor, 2 he calleth unto him soothsayers, and requireth of them both the dream and the interpretation thereof: 10 they answer, they can not show it. 13 The king commandeth all the wise men of Babylon to be slain. 16 Daniel requireth time to solute the question: 19 the Lord openeth the mystery unto Daniel. 24 Daniel is brought to the king, and showeth him his dream and the interpretation thereof. 44 Of the everlasting kingdom of Christ. 1 IN the (a) The father and the son were both called by this name, so 〈◊〉 it is meant of the son when he reigned alone: for he reigned also after a seat with his father: Or else in the second year of his general con● of other 〈…〉. second year of the reign of Nabuchodonozor, had Nabuchodonozor a dream, wherthorowe his spirit was troubled & his sleep broke from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the wise men, and soothsayers, & sorcerers, and the b He under is 〈…〉 and sciences. It appeareth by the nature of the word which signifieth as devils, that they wrought their wonders by the power of the devil. Chaldees, for to show the king his dream: So they came, & stood before the king. 3 And the king said unto them: I have dreamt a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. 4 Upon this the Chaldees answered the king in the (c) That is, the Chaldeans tongue, which the prophet mentioned here, because he minded to write his visions not in the Hebrew tongue, but in the Chaldeans, which was familiar and known in many nations Syrians speech, O king, God save thy life for ever: Show thy servants the dream, and we shall show the interpretation. 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone fro me: If ye will not make me understand the dream with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be drawn in pieces, & your houses made a jakes. 6 But if ye tell me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts, rewards, and great honour, therefore show me the dream and the interpretation thereof. 7 They answered again, and said: The king must show his servants the dream, and so shall we declare the interpretation thereof. 8 Then the king answered, saying: I perceive of a truth that ye would Ye seek occasion of delays, until some other affairs might happen, and make me forget the matter redeem the time, for so much as ye see the thing is gone fro me. 9 Therefore if ye will not tell me the dream, this is your only purpose, ye have prepared lying & corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, that I may know that ye can declare me the interpretation thereof. 10 Upon this the Chaldees gave answer before the king, and said: There is no man upon earth that can tell the thing which the king speaketh of, yea there is neither king, prince, nor lord, that ever asked such things at a wise man, soothsayer, or Chaldean. 11 For it is a rare matter that the king requireth, neither is there any that can certify the king thereof, except the gods whose dwelling is not with flesh. 12 For the which cause the king was wroth with great indignation, & commanded to destroy all the wise men at Babylon. 13 So the decree went forth, and the wise men were slain: they sought also to slay Daniel, with his companions. 14 Then Daniel stayed the counsel and decree with Arioch the captain of the kings guard, who was gone forth to put to death the wise men of Babylon. 15 He answered and said unto Arioch the kings captain: why is the sentence so hasty from the king? Then Arioch told Daniel the matter. 16 Upon this went Daniel, and desired the king that he would give him leisure, and that he would show the king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and showed the thing to Ananias, Misael, and Azarias, his companions: 18 That they should beseech the God of heaven for grace in this secret, that Daniel and his fellows, with other such as were wise in Babylon, perished not. 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision by night: then Daniel praised the God of heaven. 20 Daniel also answered, and said: Psal 113. a. The name of God be praised for ever & ever: for wisdom and strength are his. 21 He changeth the times and seasons, he taketh away kings, he setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and understanding to those that understand. 22 He revealeth the deep & secret things, he knoweth the thing that lieth in darkness, for the light dwelleth with him. 23 I thank thee and praise thee O thou God of my fathers, that thou hast given me wisdom and strength, and hast showed me now the thing that we desired of thee: for thou hast declared the kings matter unto us. 24 Upon this went Daniel in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men at Babylon: he went and said thus unto him, Destroy not the wise men of Babylon, but bring me before the king, and I shall show the king the interpretation. 25 Then Arioch brought Daniel before the king in all the haste, and said thus unto him: I have found a man among the children of juda that were brought captives, that will declare unto the king the interpretation. 26 Then answered the king and said unto Daniel, whose name was Baltassar: Art thou able to show me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said: As for this secret for the which the king maketh inquisition, there can neither the men of understanding, nor soothsayers, nor the wise men, nor readers of destinies declare it unto the king: 28 But there is a (d) Hereby he smiteth the king with a certain fear and reverence of God, that he might be the more apt to receive the high mysteries that should be revealed. God in heaven that revealeth secrets, & showeth the king Nabuchodonozor what is for to come in the latter days. Thy dream and that which thou hast seen in thine head upon thy bed, is this. 29 O king, when thou wast in thy bed, thoughts came into thy mind what should come hereafter: so he that is the opener of mysteries, telleth thee what is for to come. 30 As for me, this secret is not showed me for any wisdom that I have more than any other living: but only that I might show the king the interpretation, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thine own heart. 31 Thou king sawest, and behold, there [was] a great image: this great By this is understanded the world image whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee, and the form thereof was terrible. 32 This images f By gold, silver▪ brass and iron, are meant the Chaldean, Persian, Macedonian, & Roman kingdom, which should successively rule the world till Christ which is here called the stone come himself and destroy the last. head was of fine gold, his breast and arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass. 33 His legs were of iron, his feet were part of iron and part of clay. 34 Thou beheldest it till a stone was cut without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron & clay, and broke them to pieces. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver and gold broken all together, & became like the chaff of summer floors, and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: & the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. 36 This is the dream: and now will we show before the king what it meaneth. 37 O king, thou art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given unto thee a kingdom, power, strength, & glory. 38 And in all places wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field, and the fowls of the air hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler in them all: thou art this (g) The first monarchy of the Chaldeans head of gold. 39 After thee shall arise (h) The second of the Persians. another kingdom inferior to thee, & another (i) That is, of the Macedonians. third kingdom shallbe of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. 40 The That is, of the Romans fourth kingdom shallbe strong as iron: for as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things, and as iron bruiseth all these things, [so] shall it break in pieces and bruise [all]. 41 Where as thou sawest the feet & toes, part of potter's clay & part of iron, the kingdom shallbe That is, either by civil wars and discords, or else into two sorts of people: the one should be warlike, and therefore compared to 〈◊〉, the other f●tious and seditious, and therefore compared to clay & earth. divided, but there shallbe in it of the strength of the iron, for so much as thou sawest the iron mixed with the clay and earth. 42 And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron and part of clay: [so] shall the kingdom be part strong and part broken. 43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with clay and earth, they shall mingle themselves with the They shall think to make themselves strong by marriages & affinities: ye● shall they never be joined in hearts. seed of men, and yet not join one with another, as iron will not be mixed with clay. 44 And in the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up a Meaning the kingdom of Christ. kingdom, which shall never be destroyed, and this kingdom shall not be given over to another people: but it shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, and it (o) It shallbe eternal, for the spirit that is in the church, is life eternal Rom 8. b. shall stand for ever. 45 Like as thou sawest that That is, that the kingdom of Christ should be set up by god, not by men. without any hands there was cut out of the mount a stone, which broke the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver and gold in pieces: so the great God hath showed the king what shall come to pass after this: This is a true dream, & the interpretation of it is sure. 46 Then the king Nabuchodonozor fell down upon his face, and bowed himself unto Daniel, and commanded to ordain (q) To perform his promise made to him that should interpret his dream, as verse 6. rewards and sweet odours for him. 47 The king answered Daniel, & said: Of a truth r This confession was but a lod 〈◊〉 motion as it was 〈◊〉 Pharaoh Ex●▪ 9 ● but his heart was not touched, as appeared, soon afterward. your God is a God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldst reveal this secret. 48 So the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many & great gifts: he made him ruler of all the countries of Babylon, and the chief of the rulers above all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Then Daniel This he did, not for ambition or private profit, but for the benefit of his brethren, which before were sore afflicted, & now by these officers called and relieved. made request to the king, and he set Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego over the charge of the province of Babylon: but Daniel [sat] (t) Remained in the court as one of the kings chief counsellors. in the kings gate. The iii Chapter. 1 The king setteth up a golden image, which he commandeth to be worshipped. 8 Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego are accused, because they despised the kings commandment. 13 They are brought unto the king, & commanded to worship the image▪ 16 they refuse to do it, and are put into a burning oven. 25 By belief in God they are delivered from the fire. 28 Nabuchodonozor confesseth the power of God, after the sight of the miracle. 1 NAbuchodonozor the king made an image of gold, which was threescore cubits high, and six cubits thick: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 Then Nabuchodonozor the king sent forth to gather together the dukes, lords, and nobles, the judges and officers, the deputies, and sheriffs, with all the rulers of the provinces, that they might come to the (a) Sewing that the idol is not known for an idol so long as it is with the workman: but when the ceremonies and customs are recited and used, and the consent of the people is there, then of a block they think they have made a god. dedication of the image which Nabuchodonozor the This was sufficient with the wicked at all times to approve their religion, if the kings authority were alleged for the establishment thereof, not cosidering in the mean time what gods word did permit. king had set up. 3 So the dukes, lords, and nobles, the judges, & officers, deputies, & sheriffs, with all the rulers of the province, gathered them together unto the dedicating of the image that Nabuchodonozor the king had set up, & they stood before the image which Nabuchodonozor had set up. 4 Then an herald cried a loud: To you it is commanded O (c) The two dangerous weapons wherewith Satan assaileth the children of God, is the consent of the multitude, and the cruelty of the punishment. people, nations, and languages, 5 that when ye hear the noise of the cornet, trumpet, harp, shawme, psaltries, dulcimer, and all manner of instruments of music, ye fall down and worship that golden image that Nabuchodonozor the king hath set up. 6 Whoso then falleth not down & worshippeth, shall even the same hour be cast into the mids of a hot fiery furnace. 7 Therefore when all the folk heard the noise of the cornet, trumpet, harp, shawme, psaltries, and all instruments of music, than all the people, nations, and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nabuchodonozor the king had set up. 8 Now were there certain men of the Chaldees, that went even then, and (d) That is, accused the jews with an outcry. cried out an accusation of the jews. 9 They spoke, and said unto the king Nabuchodonozor: O king, live for ever. 10 Thou O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harp, shawme, psaltries, dulcimer, & all instruments of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image: 11 And who so then fell not down, & worshipped not, that he should be cast into the mids of an hot fiery furnace. 12 Now are there certain jews, whom thou hast set over the charge of the province of Babylon: [namely] (e) It seemeth that they named not Daniel, because he was greatly in the king's favour, thinking if these three had been destroyed, the● might have better occasion to accuse Daniel after: and this declareth that this politic of erecting this image, was invented by the malicious flatte●, which sought nothing but the destruction of the jews, whom they accused of rebellion and ingratitude. Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego: these men, O king, regarded not thy commandment: yea they will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up. 13 Then Nabuchodonozor in his anger and wrath commanded that Sidrach, Misach, & Abednego should be brought unto him: so these men were brought before the king. 14 Then Nabuchodonozor spoke unto them, and said: Is it true, O Sidrach, Misach, & Abednego, will not you serve my gods, nor worship the golden image that I have set up? 15 Now therefore be ready when ye hear the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harp, shawme, psaltries, dulcimers, and all instruments of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made: for if ye worship it not, ye shallbe cast immediately into the mids of a hot fiery furnace: for who is that God that can deliver you out of my hands? 16 Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego answered the king, and said: O Nabuchodonozor, we are not f They should● 〈…〉 God if they should have 〈…〉 in this holy cause, and therefore they say that the● are resolved to die for god's cause. careful to answer thee in this matter: 17 Behold, our God whom we serve, is (g) They ground on two points: t●st on the power & providence of God over thee; secondly on their cause, which was gods glory, and the testifying of his true religion with their blood, and so make open confession, that they will not to much as outwardly 〈◊〉 to idolatry. able to deliver us from the hot fiery furnace: and he will deliver us out of thy hand O king. 18 And though he will not, yet shalt thou know O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 19 Then was Nabuchodonozor full of indignation, so that the countenance of his face changed upon Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego: therefore he charged and commanded that they should heat the furnace, one seven tunes more than it was wont to be heat. 20 And he charged the most valiant men of war that were in his army, to bind Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the hot fiery furnace. 21 So these men were bound in their coats, hosen, head attire, with their other garments, and cast into the mids of the hot fiery furnace. 22 Therefore, because the kings commandment was strait, & the furnace was exceeding hot, the men that put in Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, the flamble of the fire destroyed them. 23 And these three men Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, fell down in the mids of the hot fiery furnace bound. 24 Then Nabuchodonozor the king was astonished, & rose up in all haste: he spoke unto his counsel, and said, Did not we cast three men bound into the mids of the fire? They answered and said unto the king: It is true, O king. 25 He answered & said: Lo, I see four men lose, walking in the mids of the fire, and they have no hurt: and the form of the fourth is like the (h) That is, an angel of God, as verse 28. son of God. 26 Upon this went Nabuchodonozor unto the mouth of the hot fiery furnace, he spoke also, and said: O Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, ye servants of the high God, go forth, and come hither, And so Sidrach, Misach, & Abednego came forth of the mids of the fire. 27 Then the dukes, lords, and nobles, and the kings counsel, came together to see these men, upon whom the fire had no manner of power in their bodies: in so much that the very here of their head was not burnt, and their clothes unchanged, yea there was no smell of fire felt upon them. 28 Then spoke Nabuchodonozor, and said: Blessed be the God of Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, which hast sent his angel, and delivered his servants that put their trust in him, and have altered the kings commandment, and jeoparded their bodies, rather than they would serve or worship any God, except their own God only. 29 Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, & language, which speak any blasphemy against the God of Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, shallbe drawn in pieces, and their houses shallbe made a jakes: because there is no God that can deliver after this sort. 30 So the king promoted Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon. The four Chapter. 4 Nabuchodonozor dreameth again. 8 Daniel interpreth it. 29 Nabuchodonozor it put out of his realm, and eateth with beasts. 34 He confesseth the power of God, and is restored unto his kingdom. 1 NAbuchodonozor king, unto all people, nations, and languages that dwell upon the (a) Meaning so far as his dominion ex●ended. whole earth, peace be multiplied among you. 2 I thought it good to show the signs & marvelous works that the high God hath wrought upon me. 3 O how great are his signs, and how mighty are his wonders? his kingdom is an (b) Read chap. 2. f. everlasting kingdom, & his dominion is from generation to generation. 4 I Nabuchodonozor being at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace, 5 Saw a (c) This was another dream, beside that which he saw of the four empires dream, which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed, with the visions of my head, troubled me. 6 Therefore made I a decree, that they should bring all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might declare unto me the interpretation of the dream. 7 So came the wise men, the soothsayers, the Chaldeans, and wizards: to whom I told the dream, but they could not show me the interpretation thereof. 8 Till at the last Daniel came before me (whose name was Baltassar, according to the name of my God) which hath the spirit of the holy gods in him, & before him I told the dream, saying: 9 O Baltassar, thou prince of wise men, forsomuch as I know that thou hast the spirit of the holy gods, & no secret troubleth thee: tell me therefore the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. 10 Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: And behold, I saw a tree in the mids of the earth, and the height thereof was great, 11 A great tree and strong, and the height thereof reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to the ends of all the earth. 12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadows under it, and the fowls of the air dwelled in the bows thereof: all flesh fed of it. 13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold a (d) Which was an angel of God. watcher and a holy one came down from heaven, 14 And cried mightily, saying thus: Hue down the tree, break of his branches, shake of his leaves, & scatter his fruit abroad: that the beasts may get them away from under him, and the fowls from his branches. 15 Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots still in the earth, and with a band of iron and brass [bind it] among the grass of the field, & let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts among the grass of the field. 16 Let his heart be (e) That is, let him be deprived of natural reason and man's understanding. changed from man's [nature] and let a beasts heart be gived unto him, and let seven times be passed over him. 17 This sentence [is] according to the (f) This was the decree of God himself as appeareth in the 24. verse following, but it is called the decree of the watchmen or angels, because they brought it and revealed it: which the holy ones desire to come to pass, so consenting to the decree of god, that the proud might be brought down▪ & the 〈◊〉 exalted. decree of the watchers, and the request according to the word of the holy ones: because living men should know that the highest hath power over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whom it liketh him, and setteth up over it the basest among men. 18 This is the dream that I king Nabuchodonozor have seen: therefore thou, O Baltassar, declare the interpretation thereof, forsomuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to show me what it meaneth: but thou caused do it, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, held his peace by the space of one hour, and his thoughts Partly 〈…〉 great 〈…〉 in the 〈…〉 of this gr●t 〈…〉 part● ones with 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉▪ whom God had commanded the jews to 〈◊〉 well to, and pray for ● jer. ●9. b. troubled him. So the king spoke, and said, O Baltassar, let neither the dream nor the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, saying: O my Lord, this dream be to them that hate thee, & the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries. 20 As for the tree that thou sawest, which was great and mighty, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof through all the world, 21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: under the which the beasts of the field had their habitation, and upon whose branches the fowls of the air did sit: 22 It is thou, O king, which art great and mighty, for thy greatness increaseth, & reacheth unto the heaven, so doth thy dominion to the ends of the earth. 23 But whereas the king saw a watcher, and a holy one that came down from heaven, and said, Hew down the tree, & destroy it, yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, and with a band of iron & brass bind it among the grass of the field, & let it be wet with the dew of the heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till Whereby he meaneth a long space, as seven years or seven quarters of years, or se●ē months: for the interpretation is divers. seven times pass over him: 24 This O king is the interpretation, yea it is the very decree of him that is highest of all, and it toucheth my lord the king. 25 Thou shalt be cast out from men, and thy dwelling shallbe with the beasts of the field: with grass shalt thou be fed like Not that his s●pe or 〈◊〉 was changed into a beast: but that he was either stricken mad, and so avoided man's company: or w●s cast out for his tyranny, and so ●ndred among the beasts and ate herbs and grass. oxen, thou must be wet with the dew of the heaven, yea seven times shall pass over thee, till thou (k) Daniel showeth the cause why God thus punished him. know that the highest hath power over the kingdom of men, & giveth it to whom he list. 26 Moreover, where as it was said, that the stump of the root of the tree should be left still: it betokeneth, that thy kingdom shall remain whole unto thee, after thou hast learned to know that the power cometh from heaven. 27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and Cease from provoking god to anger any longer by thy ●es and where thou 〈◊〉 cruelly ●ssed 〈◊〉 poor, ●e now merciful unto them unrighteousness so shall t● errors of the former 〈…〉. break of thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by mercy toward the poor: lo, let there be a healing of thine error. 28 All these things touch the king Nabuchodonozor. 29 So after m After that Dan●el 〈◊〉 declared this 〈◊〉 this his pride declared in the next verse, showeth that it is not in man to convert to God, except his spirit move him, seeing that these terrible threatenings could not move him to repent. twelve months, the king walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 30 And the king spoke, & said: Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? 31 While these words were yet in the kings mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying: O king Nabuchodonozor, to thee be it spoken, Thy kingdom is departed from thee, 32 And thou shalt be cast out of men's company, thy dwelling shallbe with the beasts of the field: so that thou shalt eat grass like oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou knowest that the highest hath power upon the kingdom of men, and giveth it unto whom it pleaseth him. 33 The very same hour was this matter fulfilled upon Nabuchodonozor, so that he was cast out of men's company, & did eat grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown as eagles [feathers] and his nails like birds claws. 34 When this (n) That is, the seven times or years mentioned in the verses .16▪. and 23. & 25. time was past, I Nabuchodonozor lift up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding was restored unto me: then gave I thanks unto the highest, I magnified & praised him that liveth for evermore, whose power is an everlasting power, and his kingdom is from one generation to another. 35 And all they that dwell upon the earth, are to be reputed as nothing, and according to his will he worketh in the army of heaven, among the inhabitors of the earth: and there is none that may resist his hand, or say unto him, what dost thou? 36 At the same time was mine understanding given me again, and I was [restored] to the honour of my kingdom, my glory and my beauty was restored unto me, & my counsellors and (o) [By whom it seemeth he was put from his kingdom before.] princes sought unto me, and I was established in my kingdom, & my glory was augmented toward me. 37 Now therefore I (p) He doth not only praise God for his deliverance, but also confesseth his fault, that God only may have the glory, and man the shame, and that he may be exhorted and men cast down. Nabuchodonozor praise, and extol, & magnify the king of heaven, whose works are all truth, & his ways judgement, and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. The .v. Chapter. 1 Balthasar king of Babylon, abusing the vessels of the temple, seeth an hand writing in the wall. 8 The soothsayers called of the king, can not expound the writing. 13 Daniel is called, which readeth it, and interpreteth also. 30 Balthasar being slain, Darius succeedeth in his room. 1 KIng (a) Daniel reciteth this history of king Balthasar Evil Meredaches son, to show gods judgements against the wicked, for the deliverance of his church, and how the prophecy of jeremis was true that they should be delivered after seventy years. Balthasar made a great feast to a thousand of his princes, and drank wine (b) That is, not alone, as commonly he was wont, but in a solemn banquet, whereunto he received all his nobles to accompany him. before the thousand. 2 And Balthasar when he had tasted the wine, commanded to bring him the golden and silver vessels, which his (c) Meaning his grandfather. father Nabuchodonozor had brought from the temple in Jerusalem, that the king and his princes, and his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. 3 So were brought the golden vessels that they had taken out of the temple of the lords house at Jerusalem: and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines drunk in them. 4 They drunk wine, & praised the gods of gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, and stone. 5 In the very same hour there appeared fingers of a man's hand writing right over (d) That it might the better be seen. against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the kings palace, and the king saw the knuckles of the hand that wrote. 6 Then changed the king his countenance, & his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his (e) So he that before contemned God, was moved by this sight to tremble for fear of gods judgements. knees smote one against the other. 7 Wherefore the king cried mightily, that they should bring the soothsayers, Chaldees, & wizards: the king spoke also to the wise men of Babylon, & said, Who so can read this writing, & show me the interpretation thereof, shallbe clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shallbe the third ruler in the kingdom. 8 Upon this came all the kings wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor show the king the interpretation. 9 Then was king Balthasar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his princes were astonished. 10 Now the (f) This some think was his mother, other, his grandmother: of all likelihood a woman of great age, that could remember the acts of Daniel. queen by reason of the talk of the king & his princes, came into the banquet house: and the queen spoke, and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, and let not thy countenance be changed. 11 There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy Gods within him: & in the days of thy father, light, and understanding, & wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him, whom the king Nabuchodonozor thy father, the king [I say] thy father made chief of the (g) Read chap. 4. b. and this declareth, both that this name was odious unto him, and also that he did not use these vile practises, because he was not among them when all were called. wise men, soothsayers, Chaldeans, and wizards. 12 Because that such an abundant spirit, knowledge, and understanding, to expound dreams, to open secrets, & to declare hard doubts, was found in him, yea even in Daniel, whom the king named Baltassar: let Daniel be called, and he shall declare the interpretation. 13 Then was Daniel brought before the king: so the king spoke unto Daniel, and said, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of juda, whom my father the king brought out of jury? 14 I have heard of thee, that thou hast the spirit of the holy gods, & that light and understanding, and excellent wisdom is found in thee. 15 Now have there been brought before me wise men and soothsayers to read this writing, and to show me the interpretation thereof: but they could not declare the interpretation of the thing. 16 Then heard I of thee that thou couldst show interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read his writing, & show me the meaning thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, & be the third ruler in the kingdom. 17 Then Daniel answered, and said before the king, As for thy rewards, keep them to thyself, and give thy gifts to another: yet I will read the writing unto the king, and show him the interpretation. 18 O thou king, the most high god gave unto (h) Before he read the writing, he declareth to the king his great ingratitude toward God, who could not be moved to give him his glory, considering his wonderful wor●● toward his grandfather: and so showeth that ●e surneth, not of ignorance, but of 〈◊〉 Nabuchodonozor thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and honour, & glory. 19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: he slew whom he would, he smote whom it pleased him: again, whom he would he set up, and whom he list he put down. 20 But because his heart was lofty, and his mind strengthened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 He was driven out from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild Asses, they fed him with grass like Oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the heaven, till he knew that the most high God bare rule over the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whom so ever he pleaseth. 22 And thou his son, “ Or, Belsas●r. O Balthasar, hast not submitted thine heart, though thou knewest all these things: 23 But hast lift up thyself against the Lord of heaven, so that the vessels of his house were brought before thee, that thou and thy princes, with thy wives and concubines, might drink wine thereout: and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron, of wood and stone, which neither see, hear, nor understand: As for the God in whose hand consisteth thy breath and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified him. 24 (i) After that God had so long time differred his anger, & patiently waited for thine amendment. Then was the knuckles of the hand sent from him, and hath written this writing. 25 And this the writing that he hath written: MENE (k) This word is doubled, not only to exaggerate the certainty of the matter, but also as some think, the one to signify the end of the king, the other the end of the kingdom. MENE, THECEL, VPHARSIN. 26 Now the interpretation of the thing is this: MENE, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end. 27 THECEL, thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting. 28 PHERES, thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes, and Perses. 29 Then commanded Balthasar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and a chain of gold about is neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 The very same night was Balthasar the king of the Chaldees slain. 31 And (l) Cyrus' his son in law gave him this title of honour, although Cyrus in effect had the dominion. Darius of the Medes took the kingdom, being threescore & two years of age. ¶ The vi Chapter. 1 Daniel is made ruler over the lords. 5 The imagination of an act against Daniel, 7 The proclamation of the act whereof Daniel is accused unto the king as a transgressor. 16 He is put into a den of lions by the commandment of the king. 23 He is delivered by faith in God. 24 daniel's accusers are put unto the lions to be torn asunder. 26 Darius by the proclamation of a decree, magnified the God of Daniel. 1 IT pleased Darius to set over his kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, which should be over the whole kingdom. 2 Above these he set three princes, of whom Daniel was one, that the governors might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 3 Now this Daniel was preferred above the princes and governors, for the spirit of God was plenteous in him: so that the king was minded to set him over the whole realm. 4 Wherefore the rulers and governors (a) Thus the wicked can not abide the graces of god in others, but seek by all occasions to deface them, therefore against such assaults there is no better remedy then to walk uprightly in the fear of God, and to have good conscience. sought an occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find none occasion nor fault: for he was so faithful, that there was no blame nor fault found in him. 5 Then said these men, We shall find none occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. 6 Upon this went the princes and lords together unto the king, and said this unto him: King Darius, live for ever. 8 Now O king confirm the decree, and seal the writing, that it be not changed according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 9 Wherefore king Darius sealed the writing and decree. 10 Now when Daniel understood that he had sealed the writing, he went into his house, and the (b) Because he would not by his silence show that he consented to this wicked decree, he set open his windows toward Jerusalem when he prayed, both to stir up himself with the remembrance of gods promises to his people, when they should pray toward that temple: & also that others might see, that he would never consent in heart nor deed, for these few days, to any thing contrary to god's glory. windows of his chamber toward Jerusalem stood open, there kneeled he down upon his knees three times a day, he made his petition, and praised his God, as he did afore time. 11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel making his petition, and praying unto his God. 12 So they came to the king, & spoke before him concerning his commandment, saying: O king, hast thou not sealed the decree, that within thirty days whoso requireth his petition of any God or man, but only of thyself O king, he shallbe cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, Yea it is true, according to the law of the Medes and Perses that altereth not. 13 Then answered they, and said unto the king: This Daniel which is of the children of the captivity of juda, O king, regardeth neither thee, nor thy decree that thou hast sealed: but maketh his petition three times a day. 14 When the king heard these words, he was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him, and he laboured till the son went down, to deliver him. 15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto him: Know this O king, that the law of the Medes & Perses [is] that the commandment & statute which the king maketh, may not be (c) Thus the wicked maintain y● laws by constancy & authority▪ which is oftimes either lightness or stubbornness▪ when as the innocentes thereby perish: and therefore governors ought neither to ●eare, nor be ashamed to break such. altered. 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and they cast him into the lion's den. Now the king spoke unto Daniel, & said: Thy God whom thou always servest, even he will deliver thee. 17 And there was brought a stone, & laid upon the mouth of the den, this the king sealed with his own ring and with the signet of his princes, that the purpose concerning Daniel should not be changed. 18 So the king went into his palace, and remained fasting, neither was there any instruments of music brought in before him, & his sleep went from him. 19 But betimes in the morning at the break of the day, the king arose, & went in all haste unto the den of the lions. 20 Now as he came nigh unto the den, he cried with a piteous voice unto Daniel, yea the king speak and said unto Daniel: O Daniel, thou servant of the living God, is not thy God whom thou servest always, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21 Then Daniel said unto the king: O king, live for ever. 22 My God hath sent his angel, which hath shut the lions mouths, so that they might not hurt me, for mine d Mine uplightnes in this thing wherein I was charged, was approved of God. unguiltiness is found out before him: and as for thee O king, I never e For he did disobey the kings wicked commandment to obey God, and so did no injury to the king, who ought to command nothing whereby god should be dishonoured. offended thee. 23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, & commanded to take Daniel out of the den: So Daniel was brought out of the den, & no manner of hurt was found upon him, for he Because he committed himself wholly unto God, whose cause he did defend: he was assured that nothing but good could come unto him, wherein we see the power of faith, as Hebr. xi. e. put his trust in his God. 24 And as for those men which had accused Daniel, the king commanded to bring them, & to (g) A terrible example against all that contrary to their conscience make cruel laws to destroy gods children: and also admonisheth princes how to punish such, when their wickedness is come to light, though not in every point, or with like circumstances, yet to execute true justice. cast them into the lion's den, them, their children, & their wives: so the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones asunder or ever they came at the ground of the den. 25 After this, wrote king Darius unto all people, nations, & tongues that dwelled in all lands: Peace be multiplied unto you. 26 My commandment is in all my dominion and kingdom, that men fear and stand in awe of daniel's God: for he is the living God which abideth ever, his kindgome shall not fail, and his power is everlasting. 27 It is he that delivereth and saveth, he doth wonders and marvelous works in heaven and in earth, he hath preserved Daniel from the power of the lions. 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus of Persia. The vii Chapter. 1 A vision of four beasts is showed unto Daniel. The vision is interpreted of four kingdoms of the world. 27 Of the everlasting kingdom of Christ. 1 IN the first year of Balthasar king of Babylon, saw Daniel a dream, & there were visions in his head upon his head: which (a) Whereas the people of Israel looked for a continual quietness after these seventy years, as jeremy had declared: he showeth that this rest should not be a deliverance from all troubles, but a beginning: and therefore moved them to look for a continual affliction, till the Messiah be uttered & revealed by whom they should have a spiritual deliverance, and all the promises fulfilled▪ whereof they should have a certain token in the destruction of the ba●onical kingdom. dream he wrote, & declared the sum of the matter, 2 Daniel spoke and said: I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four b Which signified that there should be 〈◊〉 troubles and 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 winds of heaven strove upon the great sea, 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, one divers from another. 4 The first was as a (c) The beasts are kings, kingdoms, or monarchies: By the lion▪ the kingdom of Babylon is understanded, which speedily vanquished the nations adjoining: but after his wings were plucked and his kingdom taken away, he returned to the condition of a man, and no lion. lion, and had eagles wings: I beheld till his wings were plucked from him, and he lifted up from the earth, & set upon his feet like a man, & there was given him a man's heart. 5 Behold an other beast, [which was] the second, was like a (d) The second monarchy of the Persians and Medes. bear, and stood upon the one side: betwixt his teeth in his mouth he had three ribs, and it was said unto him thus: Arise, eat up much flesh. 6 Then I looked, and behold, there was another like unto a (e) The third monarchy of the Macedonians. leopard, this had wings as a foul, even (f) That is, his four chief captains, which had the empire after his death divided among them. four upon the back: this beast had four heads, and there was power given him. 7 After this I saw in a vision by night, & behold, the fourth beast was grim and horrible, and marvelous strong▪ it had great iron teeth, it devoured & destroyed, & stamped the residue under his feet, it was unlike the other beasts that were before it, for it had (g) That is, the Roman empire, which was as a monster▪ ● could not be compared to any beast, because the nature of none was able to express it. ten horns. 8 As I considered the horns, behold, there came up among them another little horn, (g) Which signify ten kings, as verses. 24. before whom there were three of the first horns plucked away: and behold, this horn had eyes like the eyes of a man, & a mouth speaking presumptuous things. 9 I beheld till the thrones were set up, & the (h) That is, God, which was before all times. ancient of days did sit: whose garment was white as snow, and the hairs of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his (i) So was the manner in old time of princes thrones, to be made so, that they might be moved and removed the easilier. wheels as burning fire. 10 There issued forth a fiery stream, and went out from before him: a thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand thousands stood before him: the judgement was set, & the (k) This is meant of the first coming of Christ, when as the will of God was plainly revealed by his gospel. books opened. 11 Then took I heed thereunto, because of the voice of the proud words which the horn spoke: I beheld till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to be brent in the fire. 12 As concerning the other beasts, they had their dominion taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a certain time and season. 13 I saw in visions by night, and behold there came (l) Which is meant of Christ who had not yet taken upon him man's nature, neither was the son of David according to the flesh, as he was afterward, but appeared then a figure, and that in the clouds. one in the clouds of heaven, like the son of man: which went unto the ancient of days, before whom they brought him. 14 And he gave him dominion & honour, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall never be taken away, and his kingdom shall never be destroyed. 15 I Daniel was troubled in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head made me afraid. 16 I gate me unto (m) Meaning, of the angels, as verse. x. one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all these things: so he told me, and made me understand the interpretation of these things. 17 These great beasts which are four, are four kings which shall arise out of the earth: 18 But the (n) That is▪ Gods elect people, which in all h●u● kingdom and church to continue ● forever. high saints shall receive a kingdom, and possess a kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19 After this, I required to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was so unlike the other beasts, and so horrible, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass, which devoured and destroyed, and stamped the residue under his feet: 20 [I desired] also [to know the truth] as touching the ten horns that he had upon his head, and this other which came up afterward, before whose face there fell down three, which horn had eyes and a mouth that spoke presumptuous things, and looked with a grimmer visage than his (o) That is, the three other empires fellows. 21 I beheld, and the same horn made battle against the saints, yea & prevailed against them. 22 Until the ancient of days came that the judgement was given to the high saints, and till the time came that the saints had the kingdom in possession. 23 He gave me this answer: That fourth beast, shallbe the fourth kingdom upon earth, it shallbe unlike to all the kingdoms: it shall devour, tread down, and destroy all other lands. 24 The ten horns, are ten kings that shall arise out of that kingdom: after whom there shall stand up another, which shallbe unlike to the first, and he shall subdue three kings: 25 And he shall speak words against the highest of all, he shall destroy the high saints, and think that he may change times and laws: they shallbe given into his hand until a time, and times, and the dividing of a time. 26 But the judgement shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, & the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shallbe given to the (p) That is, to the church. people of high saints, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all powers shall serve and obey it. 28 Hitherto the end of the words: I Daniel had many cogitations [which] troubled me, & my countenance changed in me: but the words I kept still in my heart. ¶ The viii Chapter. 1 A vision of a strife between a ram and a he goat. 20 The understanding of the vision is, of the battle between the king of Persia, and the king of the Grecians. 1 IN the third year of the reign of king Balthasar, there appeared a vision unto me [even] unto me Daniel, After the general vision, he cometh to certain particular visions, as touching the destruction of the monarchy of the Persians and Macedonians, for the ruin of the Babylonians was at hand, and also he had sufficiently spoken thereof. after that which I had seen in the beginning. 2 I saw in a vision (and when I saw it, I was in the palace of Susis, which is in the province of (b) Elam is Persia. Elam) and in the vision me thought I was by the river of Vlai. 3 Then I looked up and saw, & behold, there stood before the river a (c) That is, the kingdom of the Persians & Medes now joined together. ram which had two horns: and these two horns were high, but Meaning Cyrus, who after grew greater in power than Darius his uncle and father in law. one was higher than the other, & the highest came up last. 4 I saw that this ram pushed with his horns against the west, against the north, and against the south: so that no e No kings or nations. beasts might stand before him, nor defend them from his power, but he did as him lifted, and became great. 5 And as I considered, behold there came a he (f) Meaning, Alexander, that came with great expedition. goat from the west, over the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and this goat had a (g) Though he came in the name of all Grecia, yet he bore the title and dignity of the general captain, o● that the strength was attributed to him: which is meant by this horn. horn appeared betwixt his eyes. 6 And he came unto the ram that had the two horns (whom I had seen standing by the river) and ran fiercely upon him with his might. 7 And I saw him draw nigh unto the ram, being very fierce upon him, yea he (h) Alexander overcame Darius in two battles, and so had the kingdoms of the Medes & Persians. smote the ram and broke his two horns, neither had the ram so much strength as to stand before him: but he cast him down to the ground, trod him under his feet, & there was none able to deliver the ram out of his power. 8 Therefore the goat waxed exceeding great, & when he was at the strongest, his great i Alexander's great power was broken: for when he had overcome at the east, he thought to return toward Grecia, to subdue them that were had rebelled, and so died by the 〈◊〉. horn was broken: Then grew there other k For Cas●der ●o Maced● 〈…〉 four notable ones in the stead of it, toward the four winds of the heaven. 9 And out of one of them came forth a little 〈…〉 horn, which waxed very great toward the 〈…〉 south, toward the 〈…〉 east, and toward the 〈…〉 pleasant land. 10 〈…〉 It grew up unto the host of heaven, whereof it did cast some down to the ground, and of the stars also, and trod them under foot. 11 Yea, it grew up against the (q) That is, God. prince of the host, from whom the He laboured to abolish gods religion, and to cast down his service. daily [sacrifice] was taken away, and the places of his sanctuary cast down. 12 And power was given unto it over the daily [sacrifice] for the iniquity, and it shall (s) This horn shall abolish for a time the true doctrine, and so corrupt gods service. cast down the truth to the ground: and thus shall it do, and prosper. 13 Upon this, I heard one of the saints speaking, and one of the (t) One of the angels. saints spoke unto (u) That is, a secret one, or a marvelous one, whereby is understanded Christ the revealer of all 〈◊〉. Palmoni, saying: how long shall the vision of the daily [sacrifice] and of the iniquity of desolation [endure,] to give both the sanctuary and the power to be trodden under foot? 14 And he answered me: Unto the Evening and morning, do signify a natural day, that is, 2300▪ days. evening and the morning, two thousand and three hundred: then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. 15 Now when I Daniel had seen this vision, and sought for the understanding of it: behold, there stood before me y That is, Christ. like the similitude of a man. 16 And I heard a man's voice z That is, between the banks of the river Vlai. between Vlai, which cried, and said: O Gabriel This power to command 〈◊〉 angel, deals it was God. make this man understand the vision. 17 So he came and stood by me: but I was afraid at his coming, and fell down upon my face: Then said he unto me, Understand O thou son of man: for at the (b) That is, the vision shallbe 〈◊〉 here after in time convenient. time of the end this vision [shallbe.] 18 Now as he was speaking unto me, I fell in a slumber upon my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me up in my place. 19 And he said, Behold, I will show thee what shallbe in the last wrath: for in the time appointed it shallbe fulfilled. 20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns, is the king of the Medes and Perses, 21 And the goat, is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is betwixt his eyes, that is the first king. 22 But where as it broke, & four other rose up in the stead: [it signifieth,] that out of this people shall stand up four kingdoms, but not so mighty as it. 23 And in the end of their kingdom, when the wicked are come to the full, a king of a That is, Antiochus, who should be impudent, shameless, subtle and crafty. fierce countenance, and understanding hard sentences, shall stand up. 24 His power shallbe mighty, but not in That is, not like Alexander's strength. his strength, & he shall destroy wonderfully, he shall prosper & practise, and destroy the (e) Both the Gentiles that dwell about him, and the jews. mighty and the holy people. 25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hands, he shall extol himself in his heart, and in prosperity he shall destroy many, & many one shallbe put to death in his wealthiness: he shall stand up against the (f) Meaning, against God. prince of princes, but he shallbe destroyed without g God would destroy him with a notable plague. 2. Mach 9 b hand. 26 And the vision of the Read verse. 14. evening and the morning, which is declared, is true: therefore seal thou up the vision, for it shallbe after many days. 27 Upon this was I Daniel feeble, so that I lay sick [certain] days: but when I rose up, I went about the kings business, and was astonished at the vision, nevertheless, no man understood it. The ix Chapter. 1 Daniel desireth to have that prefourmed of God, which he hath promised concerning the return of the people from their banishment in Babylon. 15 A true confession. 20 daniel's prayer is hard. 21 Gabriel the angel expoundeth unto him the vision of the threescore and ten weeks. 24 The anointing of Christ. 25 The building again of Jerusalem under Nehemia. 26 The death of Christ. 1 IN the first year of Darius the son of (a) Otherwise called Ast●ages. Ahasuerus, which was of the seed of the Medes, & was made king over the (b) For Cyrus led with ambition, went about wars in other countries, & therefore Darius had the title, though Cyrus were king in effect. realm of the Chaldees, 2 Even in the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by (c) Though he were an excellent prophet, yet he daily increased in knowledge by reading the scriptures. books the number of the years, whereof the Lord spoke unto jeremy the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolation of Jerusalem. 3 And I turned my face unto the Lord God, and sought by prayer and supplication, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. 4 I prayed unto the Lord my God, & made my confession, saying: O Lord God, great and fearful, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love “ thee. him and keep his commandments: 5 We have sinned and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, yea we have rebelled, & have departed from thy precepts, & from thy judgements. 6 We would not obey thy servants the prophets, that spoke in thy name to our kings and princes, to our forefathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, unto us open shame, as is come to pass this day unto every man of juda, and to them that dwell at Jerusalem, yea unto all Israel, whether they be far or nigh throughout all the lands whither thou hast driven them, because of their offences that they have done against thee. 8 Yea O Lord, unto us, to our kings & princes, to our forefathers that have offended thee, belongeth open shame. 9 Unto the Lord our God pertaineth compassion and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against him. 10 And we have not obeyed the (d) He showeth that they rebel against God, which serve him not according to his commandment and word. voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he laid before us, by the hand of his servants the prophets. 11 Yea all Israel have transgressed and gone back from thy law, so that they have not harkened unto thy voice: wherefore the (e) As Duty 27. c. or the curse confirmed by an oath. curse and oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, against whom we have offended, is poured upon us. 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our judges that judged us, to bring upon us such a great plague as never was under heaven, like as it is now come to pass in Jerusalem. 13 Yea, all this plague as it is written in the law of Moses, is come upon us: yet made we not our prayers before the Lord our God, that we might turn again from our wickedness, and understand thy truth. 14 Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the plague, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doth: for we would not hearken unto his voice. 15 And now O Lord our God, thou that with a mighty hand hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt to get thyself a name, which remaineth this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all thy That is, according to all the merciful promises, and the performance thereof. righteousness, I beseech thee let thine anger and thy wrath be turned away from thy city of Jerusalem, thy holy hill: for because of our sins, and for the wickedness of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are a reproach to all them that are about us. 17 Now therefore O our God hear the prayer of thy servant, and his intercession: O let thy face Show thyself favourable. shine over thy sanctuary that lieth waste, for the (h) That is, for thy Christ's sake, in whom thou wilt accept all our prayers. lords sake. 18 O my God, incline thine ear & hearken, open thine eyes, behold how we be desolated, yea and the city also which is called after thy name: for we do not present our prayers before thee in our (i) Declaring that the godly ●ee only unto gods mercies, and renounce their own works, when they seek for remission of their sins. own righteousness, but in thy great mercies. 19 O Lord hear, O forgive Lord, O Lord (k) Thus he could not content himself with any vehemency of words, when he was so led with a fervent zeal, considering gods promise made to the city in respect of the Church, & for the advancement of god's glory. consider and do it, defer not, for thine own sake O my God: because thy name is called upon thy city, & upon thy people. 20 As I was yet a speaking at my prayers, knowledging mine own sins & the sins of my people Israel, presenting so mine intercession before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God: 21 Yea, while I was yet speaking in my prayer, the man Gabriel (whom I had seen afore in the vision) came fleeing, & touched me about the time of the evening oblation: 22 And he informed me, & talked with me, and said: O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee knowledge & understanding. 23 At the beginning of thy supplications, the commandment came forth, and I am come to show thee, for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter and consider the vision. 24 l He alludeth to jews proph●e whereby ●e declared there should be seventy years of the jews captivity ●o: the execution of god's judgement: but now gods mercy should seven fold exceed his iudgmē● in giving them seventy ●es 〈…〉 of a h●pp● 〈◊〉 though not all together void of affliction: which amounteth to four hundredth & ninety years, even to the coming of Christe● & so than it should continue for ever. seventy weeks are determined over thy people, & over thy holy city, to finish the wickedness, and to seal up the sins, and to reconcile the iniquity, & to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up the vision and prophecy, & to anoint the most holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, that From the time that Cyrus gave them leave to departed. from the going forth of the commandment, to bring again the [people] and to build Jerusalem, unto Messiah the prince, there shallbe seven And these seven weeks make forty nine years, whereof three are referred to the time of ● laying of the foundation of the temple, 〈◊〉 46 to the building of it, as john. 2. d. weeks and threescore and two weeks: and the street shallbe built again, and the wall, [even] in the That is, in a troublous time. straightness of time. 26 After these Counting from the sixth year of Derius, who gave the second commandment for the building of the temple, are 62. weeks. which make 〈…〉 of the 〈◊〉, shall Christ preach, show miracles, and justice. threescore & two weeks shall Messiah be slain, & (q) That is, not for any his own deserts or offences, as isaiah. 53. b. not for himself: and the people of the (r) Meaning Titus Vespasianus son, who should come & destroy both the temple and the people without all hope of recovery. prince that shall come, shall destroy the city and the sanctuary, and the end thereof shallbe with a flood, and unto the end of the battle it shallbe destroyed by desolations. 27 He shall (s) By preaching the gospel, he confirmed his promise: first to the jews, & after to the Gentiles. confirm the covenant with many for one week, and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to (t) That is, by Christ's sacrifice upon the cross all ceremonies of the law were fulfilled▪ still remission of sins purchased, so that there remained no more oblation or offering for sins, as Heb●. 10. c cease, and for the (u) Meaning that Jerusalem and the sanctuary should be utterly destroyed for their rebellion against God Or some reads, that the plagues shallbe so great, that they shall all be astonished at them. overspreading of the abominations, he shall make it desolate, [even] until the consummation determined shallbe powered upon the desolate. ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 There appeareth unto Daniel a man clothed in linen. 11 Which showeth him wherefore he was sent. 1 IN the (a) He noteth this third year, because at this time the building of the temple beg●n to be hindered by Ca●●ses Cyrus' son, when 〈◊〉 ●ther made war in Asia ●or against the 〈◊〉, which was a discouraging to the godly, and a great ●re to Daniel third year of Cyrus' king of Persia, there was showed unto Daniel, otherwise called Baltassar, a matter, yea a true matter, but it is yet a long time unto it: he understood the matter, and perceived what the vision was. 2 At the same time, I Daniel mourned for the space of three weeks of days. 3 I ate no pleasant bread, as for flesh and wine there came none within my mouth: no, I did not once anoint myself till the whole three weeks of days were fulfilled. 4 Upon the four & twentieth day of the first month, I was by the side of that great river, [even] Hiddekel. 5 I lift up mine eyes, and looked: and behold a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded up with fine gold of Vphaz. 6 His body was like the thurkis stone, his face to look upon was like lightning, his eyes as lamps of fire, his arms and feet were like in colour to pullished brass, and the voice of his words was like the voice of a multitude. 7 And I Daniel alone saw this vision, for the men that were with me saw not the vision: but a great fearfulness fell upon them, so that they fled away and hid themselves. 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my colour was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, I fell astonished upon my face and my face toward the earth. 10 And behold a hand touched me, which set me up upon my knees, and upon the paulmes of my hands. 11 And he said unto me: O Daniel, thou well-beloved man, take good heed to the words that I say unto thee, and stand in thy place: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had said these words unto me, I stood up trembling. 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not Daniel: for since the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 But the (b) Meaning Cambyses, who reigned in his father's absence, did not only hinder thus long the building of the temple, but would have further raged if God had not sent me to resist him: and therefore have I stayed for the profit of the Church prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but lo, Michael one of the chief princes came to help me, & I remained there by the kings of Persia. 14 And I am come to show thee what shall come unto thy people in the latter days: for it will be long yet or the vision be fulfilled. 15 Now when he had spoken these words unto me, I cast down my head to the ground, and held my tongue. 16 And behold, there touched my lips one very like unto a man: then opened I my mouth and spoke, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my joints are turned out of [their] place, and I have retained no strength. 17 For how can the servant of this my Lord, talk with my Lord [being] such a one? And as for me, strait way there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. 18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me: 19 And said, O man greatly beloved fear not, peace be unto thee, be strong and of good courage. So when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened and said, Speak on my Lord: for thou hast strengthened me. 20 Thus said he: Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? now will I return to fight with the prince of the Perses: assoon as I go forth, lo, the (c) Meaning, that he would not only bridle the rage of Cambyses, but also the other kings of Persia, by Alexander the king of Macedonia. prince of Greek land shall come. 21 Nevertheless, I will show thee that that is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that helpeth me in these things, but For this angel was appointed for the defence of the Church, under Christ, who is the head thereof. Michael your prince. ¶ The xj Chapter. 1 A prophecy of the kings of Persia. 3 Of the kingdom of Grece. 5 Of the kingdom of Egypt, and of the bond thereof. 15 Of the battle with the kingdom of Syria. 1 ANd in the first year of Darius of Media The angel assureth Daniel, that god hath given him power to perform these things▪ seeing he appointed him to assist Darius when he overcame the Chaldeans. I stood to comfort him and to strength him. 2 And now will I show thee the truth: Behold, there shall stand up yet Whereof Cyrus was the first▪ the second Cambyses the third 〈…〉 three kings in Persia, but the fourth shallbe far richer than they all: and by his strength & by his richesses he shall stir up (c) For he raised up all the east countries to fight against the Grecians: and albeit he had in his army nine hundred thousand men, yet in four battles he was discomfited and fled away with shame. all against the realm of Greek land. 3 Then shall there arise yet a (d) That is, Alexander the great. mighty king, that shall rule with great dominion, and do what him list. 4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shallbe (e) read. Chap. 8. b. broken, & shallbe divided toward the four winds of the heaven, and not toward his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shallbe plucked up, even for others besides these. 5 And the (f) To wit, Ptolemeus king of Egypt. king of the south shallbe mighty, and (g) That is, Antiochus the son of Seleucus & one of Alexander's princes shallbe more mighty, for he shall have both Asia and S●ria. [one] of his princes, and he shall prevail against him, and bear rule: his dominion shallbe a great dominion. 6 And in the end of years, they shallbe joined together, & the kings That is, 〈◊〉 the daughter of Ptolemeus Philadelphus' shallbe given in marriage to Antiochus The●s, thinking by this affinity, that Syria and Egypt should have a continual peace together. daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north for to make an agreement, but she shall not retain the power of the i That force and strength shall not continue: for sons after, Bere●ce and her young son after her husbands death was slain of her stepson Seleucus Calinicus the son of Laodice the lawful wife of Antiochus, but put away for this woman's sake. arm, neither shall he continue nor his arm: but she shallbe delivered [to death] and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that comforted her in these tunes. 7 But out of the bud of her (k) Meaning that Ptolemeus Euergetes after the death of his father Philadelphus, should succeed in the kingdom, being of the same stock that Berenice was. roots, shall one stand up in his steed, which shall (l) To revenge his sister's death against Antiochus Calinicus king of Syria. come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and do with them [as he list] and shall prevail. 8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their molten images, with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. 10 Wherefore his sons shallbe stirred (m) Meaning Seleucus & Antiochus the great, the son of Calinicus, shall make war against Ptolomeus Philopator the son of Philadelphus. up, and shall gather together a mighty great host of people, & (n) Here he changeth the number, for one of them perished by the way, & Antiochus Magnus maintained the war alone. one shall come and overflow and pass through: then shall he turn again and be Philopator mistrusting good success for his wicked parricide, burst not meet Antiochus in Syria: but when he himself was in danger also for Egypt his own country, he was stirred up to resist, & put Antiochus to the foil at that tyme. stirred up at his fortress. 11 Then the king of the south shallbe angry, and shall come forth to fight with him [even] with the king of the north, for he shall set forth a great multitude, & the multitude shallbe given into his hand. 12 Then the multitude shallbe proud, and their hearts shallbe lifted up, for he shall cast down thousands: but he shall not still prevail. 13 For the Meaning Antiochus the great, king of the north or Syria. king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a greater multitude than afore, and shall come forth (after certain years) with a mighty army and great riches. 14 And at the same time there shall Not only Antiochus, but also Philip, king of Macedonia. many stand up against the king of the south▪ so that the For under Omas, which falsely alleged that place of isaiah. nineteen. c. certain of the jews accompanied him into Egypt to fulfil his prophecy. Also the angel showeth that all these troubles which are in the Church, are by the providence of God. seditious children of thy people also shall exalt themselves to establish the vision, but they shall fall. 15 So the king of the north shall come & cast up amount, & take the strong cities: and the That is, the Egyptians with their captain Scopas, were not able to withstand 〈◊〉 arms of the south shall not resist, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. 16 And when he cometh, he shall handle him as he list, and no man shall stand against him: he shall stand in the pleasant He showeth that he shall not only afflict the Egyptians, but also the jews, & shall enter into their country, whereof he admonisheth them before, that they may know that all the●e things come by God's providence. land, which by his hand shall be consumed. 17 Again, he shall set his face to enter with the power of his whole kingdom, and his confederates with him, thus shall he do: and he shall give him the Antiochus' married his daughter Cleopatra to Ptolomeus Epiphanes, thereby the rather to overcome him: but she favoured her husband, and obeyed not the subtle practices of her father. daughter of women to destroy her, but she shall not stand [on his side] neither before him. 18 After this shall he turn his face unto the (x) The jews manner was to call all countries isles, that were divided from them by the sea: yet Antiochus invaded some that were isles in deed, as Euboca, Phocea, Samos, Cyprus etc. and at length conducted his army into Grecia. isles, and shall take many: but a (y) Whereas Antiochus contemned the Romans, & put their ambassadors to shame in all places, Attilius the consul & Scip● put him to flight, and caused his shame to turn upon his own head. prince shall cause his shame to light upon him, beside that, he shall cause his own shame to turn upon himself. 19 For he shall turn his face toward the forts of his own land: but he shallbe (z) When as under the pretence of poverty he would have rob the temple of jupiter Dodoncus, the countrymen slew him. overthrown and fall, and be no more found. 20 Then shall That is, Seleucus shall succeed his father Antiochus, who should shortly be destroyed by poison. stand up in his place a raiser of taxes [in] the glory of the kingdom, & after a few days he shallbe destroyed, neither in wrath nor in battle. 21 In his steed there shall stand up a (bb) Namely Antiochus Epiphanes, who was thought to be the occasion of Seleucus his brother's death, & was of a vile, cruel▪ & flattering nature, and defrauded his brother's son of the kingdom, & usurped the k●ngdome with one consent of people. vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom with flatteries. 22 And the cc Antiochus shall not only vanquish all the ●ydes that Seleucus shall procure against him: but also Ptolomeus Philometor, whom he calleth here the prince of the covenant. arms shallbe overflowed with a flood before him, and shallbe broken, & also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the (dd) For after that battle, Philometor and his ●●cle Antiochus made a league league made with him, he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and overcome with a (ee) For Antiochus came upon Philometor unawares when he suspected nothing small people. 24 He shall enter into the quiet and plentiful province, and he shall do that which ff Meaning in Egypt. his fathers have not done, nor his father's fathers: he shall divide among them the pray, and the spoil, and the substance, yea and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds [even] for a tyme. 25 Also his power & heart shall he stir up with a great army against the king of the south, the king of the south shallbe moved unto battle with a great and a mighty host also: nevertheless he Philometor shallbe overcome by treason. shall not stand, for they shall forecast devices against him. 26 Yea (hh) signifying his 〈…〉 and chief about him. they that feed of the portion of his meat, shall destroy him, and his army shall Antiochus shall vanquish the Egyptians overflow, and many shall fall and be slain. 27 These two kings hearts shallbe to do (kk) The uncle and nephew shall take tru● and ba●●et together, ●et in their 〈…〉 they shall imagine mischief one against another. mischief, & they shall talk of deceit at one table, but it shall not prosper, for yet the end shallbe at the time appointed. 28 Then shall he go home again into his land with great (l) Which he shall take of the jews in spoiling Jerusalem and the temple, & this is told them before, to move them to patience, knowing all things are done by God's providence. substance, and set his heart against the holy covenant, so shall he do, and return to his own land. 29 At the time appointed he shall come again, and go toward the south: but the last shall not be as the first. 30 For the ships of (m) That is, the Roman power shall come against him: for Publius Pop●lius ambassador, appointed him to departed in the Romans name, to which thing he obeyed though with grief: & to revenge his rage, he came against the people of God the second time Chithim shall come against him, therefore he shallbe sorry, and return, and fret against the holy covenant: so shall he do, he shall [even] return and have intelligence with them With the jews that shall forsake the covenant of the Lord: first he was called against the jews by jason the high priest, and this second time by Menelaus that forsake the holy covenant. 31 And (o) That is, a great faction of the wicked jews shall hold with Antiochus. arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of (p) So called, because the power of God was nothing diminished, though this tyrant set up in the temple the image of jupiter Olympus, & so began to corrupt the pure service of god, 2. Mach. 6. a. strength, and shall take away the daily [sacrifice] and they shall set up the abominable desolation. 32 And such as wickedly break the covenant, shall he cause to sin by flattery: but the people that know their God, shall prevail and prosper. 33 Those also that have (q) They that remain constant among the people, shall teach others by their example, and edify many in the true religion. understanding among the people, shall inform the multitude, and for a long season they shall (r) Whereby he exhorteth the godly to constancy, although they should perish a thousand times, and though their misery endure never so long. fall with sword, with fire, with captivity, and with the taking away of their goods. 34 Now when they shall fall, they shallbe helped with a (s) As God will not leave his Church destitute, so he will not deliver it all at once: but so help, as they may still seem to fight under the cross, as he did in the time of the Maccabees, whereof he prophesieth. little help, but many shall cleave unto them feignedly. 35 Yea some of those that have understanding shall fall, that they may be tried, purified, and made white, till the time be out: for there is a time appointed. 36 And a Because the angel's purpose is to show the whole course of the persecutions of the jews, unto the coming of Christ, he now speaketh of the Monarchy of the Romans, which he noteth by the name of a king, who were without all religion, & contemned the true God. king shall do what him list, he shall exalt and magnify himself against all that is God, yea he shall speak marvelous things against the God of Gods, and he shall prosper (u) So long the tyrants shall prevail, as God hath appointed to punish his people: but he showeth that it is but for a time. till the wrath be fulfilled: for the determination is made. 37 He shall not regard the God of his x The Romans s●ll observe no cert●ne ●me of religion ●s other ●tions, but 〈…〉 their gods at their pleasures, yea conte●ne them, & prefer themselves above their Gods. fathers, nor the desires of women, yea he shall not care for any God: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38 But in his place shall he honour the God That is, the God of power and riches: they shall 〈◊〉 their own power above all their gods, and worship it. Mauzzim, and the God whom his fathers knew not, shall he honour with z Under pretence of worshipping the gods, they shall enrich their city with the most precious jewels of all the world, because that hereby all men shall have them in admiration for their power and rich●s. gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. 39 Thus shall he do in the holds of Mauzzim with a strange God whom he shall acknowledge, he shall increase his glory, & shall cause them to rule over many, & shall divide the land for gain. 40 And at the end of time shall the king of the (aa) That is, both the Egyptians and the Syrians shall at length fight against the Romans, but they shallbe overcome. south push at him, & the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with charets, horsemen, and with many ships: he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through. 41 He shall enter also into the pleasant land, and many countries shallbe overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand [even] Edom and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, & over all the precious things of Egypt, and of the Libyans and Ethiopians in his passing [by them.] 44 Nevertheless, the tidings out of the east (bb) When he shall hear that Crassus is slain, & Antonius discomfited. and the north shall trouble him, therefore he shall For Aug●us overcame the Parthians, and recovered that which Antonius had lost go forth with great wrath, to destroy and root out many. 45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas, in the glorious and holy mountain: yet he shall come to his end, & none shall help him. The xii Chapter. 2 He prophesieth the resurrection of the dead. 9 The darkness of the prophecy of Daniel. 1 AND at that time shall (a) The angel here noteth two things: first that the Church shallbe in great affliction and trouble at Christ's coming, and next that God well send his an●ell to declare it, whom here he calleth Michael. Michael stand up, the great prince, which standeth for the children of thy people: for there shallbe a time of trouble, such as never was since there began to be a nation, unto that same time: and at that time thy people shallbe delivered every one that shallbe found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall (b) Meaning all shall rise at the general resurrection, which here he mentioneth, that the faithful may ever have respect unto it, for in earth shall they find no comfort. awake, some to everlasting life, & some to shame & perpetual contempt. 3 They that be Or such as ●che & instruct others, or such as have kept the fear of God ● his religion. wise, shall shine as the brightness of the firmament: and they that He chiefly meaneth the ministers of God's word, and next, all the faithful which instruct the ignorant, and bring them to the true knowledge of God. turn many to righteousness, as the stars for ever and ever. 4 But thou O Daniel shut up the words, and seal the book till the time of the end: many shall (e) Not wandering as vagabonds, but to search for knowledge God. go about here and there, and knowledge shallbe increased. 5 Then I Daniel looked, and behold there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the Which was Tigris, in Hebrew Hiddekel, as Ezech. x. a. river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6 And [one] said unto the man clothed in linen, which was over the waters of the river, When shall the end of these wonders be? 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was over the waters of the river, when he held up his right (g) Which was a double oath, and did the more confirm the thing. hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by him that liveth for ever, that [it shall tarry] for a Whereby the angel declareth rather that which pertaineth to the comfort of the elect, that these afflictions should once have a certain end, then that the time thereof should be certainly known, as a thing not expedient for creatures to know. Act. i a. Mat. ●4. c. time, times, and a half: and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shallbe finished. 8 Then I heard it, but I understood it not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9 And he said, Go thy way Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many shallbe purified, made white, and tried: but the wicked shall do wickedly, and none of the wicked shall have understanding, but the wise shall understand. 11 And from the time that the (i) From the time that Christ by 〈◊〉 sacrifice sh● take away 〈◊〉 sacrifice an● ceremonies of the law, an● the destruction of the temple and c●tie, which ●ment her b● the abhomi●ble desolati●. daily [sacrifice] shallbe taken away, and the abominable desolation set up, there shallbe a (k) Signifying that th● time shallbe long, & yet the children of God ought not to be discouraged though it be differed. thousand two hundred, and ninety days. 12 Blessed is he that waiteth and cometh to the thousand, three hundred, and (l) In this number he ●deth a month and a half to the former number, signifying that it is not in m● to appoint the time of Christ's commin● but that they are blessed that patiently abide his appearing. five and thirty days. 13 But go thou thy way till the end be, for thou shalt (m) Signifying that he should departed this life, & ri● again with the elect, when God hath sufficiently humbled & purged his Church. rest, and stand up in thy lot at the end of the days. The end of the prophecy of Daniel. T. C. L. ❧ The book of the prophet Osea. The first Chapter. 1 The time wherein Osea prophesied. 2 The idolatry of the people. 10 The calling of the gentiles. 11 Christ is the head of all people. 1 THE word of the Lord came unto Osea the son of Beeri, 4. Reg. 15 16. and xvii in the days of Ozea, joathan, Ahas, and Hezekias, kings of juda, and in the time of jeroboam the son of joas king of Israel. 2 When the Lord spoke first unto Osea, he said unto him: Levi. xxi. b. Eze. xliiii. d. Go, take unto thee a wife of (a) That is, one that of long time hath accustomed to play the harlot, not that the prophet did this in deed, but he saw this in a vision: or else was commanded by God, to set forth under this parable or figure, the idolatry of the Israelites. fornications, and children of fornications: for the land hath committed great fornication [departing] from the Lord. 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Deblaim: which conceived and bore him a son. 4 And the Lord said unto him, Call his name jezrahel: for 4. Reg. xv e. xvii. xviii. b iii. Re. xxi. b I will shortly avenge the blood of 4. Reg. xv e. xvii. xviii. b iii. Re. xxi. b jezrahel upon the house of jehu, and will bring the kingdom of the house of Israel to an end. 5 And in that day will I also break the bow of Israel, in the valley of jezrahel. 6 And she conceived again, and bore a daughter: and [the Lord] said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah [that is, not obtaining mercy] 4. Re. nineteen. b for I will no more have pity upon the house of Israel, but I will utterly take them away. 7 Gen. xlix. c. 4. Re. nineteen. e. Yet I will have mercy upon the house of juda, and will save them, even thorough the Lord their God: and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen. 8 Now when she had waned Loruhamah, she conceived again, and bore a son. 9 Then said he, Call his name Loammi [that is, not my people]: for ye are not my people, therefore I will not be your [God.] 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shallbe as the sand of the sea, which can neither be measured nor told: and in the place where it was said unto them, Rom. ix c. Ye are not my people: it shall be said unto them, john. i a. Ye are the children of the living God. 11 Ezech. 3●. ●. Then shall the children of juda and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shallbe the day of jezrahel. The ii Chapter. 1 The people is called to repentance. 5 He showeth their idolaterie, and threateneth them, except they repent. 1 TEll your brethren that they are my people, and your sisterne, that they have obtained mercy. 2 As for your mother, ye shall chide with her and reprove her, jere. viii. a. for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredom from her face, and her adultery from her breasts: 3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her Ezec. xvi. a. even as she came into the world, and make her as a wilderness, and as a dry land, and slay her for thirst. 4 And I will have no pity upon her children: john. viii. d. for they be the children of fornication. 5 Their mother hath played the harlot, and she that bore them 4. Reg. 16. a. is come to confusion: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and flax, my oil and my drink. 6 Therefore behold, I will stop thy way with thorns, and make a hedge, that she shall not find her paths. 7 And though she run after her lovers, yet shall she not overtake them: she shall seek them, but not find them. Levi. xv. c. Then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband: for at that time it was better with me then now. 8 And she did not know that I gave her corn, Eze xvi. c. and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they bestowed on Baal. 9 Therefore will I return and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and fet again my wool and my flax [which I gave her] to cover her shame. 10 jere. xiii. a. And now will I discover her shame [even] in the sight of her lovers, and no man shall deliver her out of my hands. 11 Moreover, I will take away all her mirth, Deut. xvi. c. her holy days, her new moons, her Sabbathes, and all her solemn feasts. 12 I will destroy her vineyards and figtrees, whereof she said: These are my rewards that my lovers have given me, I will make them as a wood, and wild beasts shall eat them up. 13 I will visit upon her the days of Baal wherein she burned incense to him, judic. two. b. and ten b. and decked herself with earrings and jewels, she followed her lovers, and forgot me saith the Lord. 14 Wherefore behold, I will allure her and bring her into the wilderness, and speak friendly unto her. 15 From thence will I give her her vineyards again, yea and the josu. seven. d. valley of Anchor for an entry of hope: and she shall sing there judic. v. a. as in the days of her youth, and Ezec. xv. a. as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. 16 And at that day (saith the Lord) thou shalt call me, O my husband, and shalt call me no more Baal. 17 For I will take away those names of Baal from her mouth, yea she shall never remember their names any more. 18 Levi. xxvi ● Then will I make a covenant for them, with the beasts of the field, with the fowls of the air, and with every thing that creepeth upon the earth: isaiah. two. a. As for bow, sword, and battle, I will destroy out of the land, and will make them to sleep safely. Eze xvi. b. 19 And I will marry thee unto mine own self for ever, yea even to myself will I marry thee in righteousness, in judgement, in loving kindness and mercy. 20 In faithfulness also will I marry thee unto myself, and thou shalt know the Lord. 21 At the same time will I show myself gracious unto the heavens saith the Lord, and the heavens shall help the earth: 22 And the earth shall help the corn, wine, and oil: and they shall help jezrahel. 23 i Pet. two. b. Rom. ix. ●. And I will sow her for myself in the earth, and will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy: And to them which were not my people, I will say, Thou art my people: and they shall say, Thou art my God. ¶ The iii Chapter. 1 The jews shallbe cast of for their idolatry. 5 afterward they shall return to the Lord. 1 THen said the Lord to me: Eze. xlii. d. Go yet and love a woman beloved of her husband, and yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel: and yet they have respect to strange gods, isaiah. 28. a. Amos. vi. a. and love the wine pots. 2 So I got her for fifteen siluerlinges, and for an homer and an half of barley. 3 And said unto her: Thou shalt bide with me a long season, thou shalt not play the harlot, thou shalt be to no other man, and I will be so unto thee. 4 two. Par. xv. a. For the children of Israel shall sit a great while without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without image, without Ephod, and without Theraphim. 5 But afterward the children of Israel shallbe converted and seek the Lord their God, and Eze. 34. d. David their king, and in the latter days they shall worship the Lord, and his loving kindness. ¶ The four Chapter. A complaint against the people, and the priests of Israel. 1 Hear the word of the Lord O ye children of Israel, for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, there is no mercy, there is no knowledge of God in the land. 2 But swearing, lying, manslaughter, theft, and adultery, hath gotten the over hand, and one bloodgiltinesse followeth another. 3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and all they that dwell therein shallbe rooted out, the beasts of the field, the fowls of the air, and the fishes in the sea, shallbe consumed. 4 Yet let no man rebuke or reprove another, Malac i. b. for thy people [are] as they that are “ Or, contend at controversy with the priest. 5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day time, and the prophet with thee in the night, and I will bring thy mother to destruction. 6 Baru. iii d. isaiah. v. b. My people perish for lack of knowledge: because thou hast refused knowledge, therefore will I refuse thee also, so that thou shalt no more be my priest: and forsomuch as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. 7 The more they increased in multitude, the more they sinned against me, [therefore] will I change their honour into shame. 8 * They eat up the (a) That is, the priests seek to eat the people's offerings, and flatter them in their sins. sins of my people, and encourage them in their wickedness. 9 Levi. vi. d. Ezech xiii d Eze. xxiiii. a Thus the priest is become like the people: Wherefore I will punish them for their wicked ways, and reward them according to their own imaginations. 10 Leu xxv M● Agger. They shall eat and not have enough, they have used whoredom, but shall not prosper, they have forsaken the Lord, and not regarded him. 11 Whoredom, wine, and new wine, take the heart away. 12 iiii. Reg. i a. My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff teacheth them: for the spirit of fornication hath caused [them] to go astray, and they have committed fornication against their God. 13 4. Reg 17. b. They make sacrifices upon the tops of the mountains, and burn their incense upon the hills, yea under the oaks, poplars, and elms, for there are good shadows: therefore your daughters are become harlots, and your spouses have broken their wedlock. 14 I will not punish your daughters for being defiled, and your spouses that became whores: Nu xxv. d seeing the fathers themselves have meddled with harlots, and sacrificed with whores: but the people that will not understand, must be punished. 15 Though thou Israel play the harlot, yet let not juda sin, come not ye unto Gilgal, 3. Reg. xii. d. Deut. x. d neither go ye to Bethaven, neither swear ye, The Lord liveth. 16 For Israel is rebellious like an unruly heyffer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place. 17 Ephraim [is become] partaker of idols, let him alone. 18 Their drunkenness stinketh, they have committed whoredom: their rulers love [to say] with shame, Bring ye. 19 The wind hath bound them up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed of their sacrifices. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 Against the priests and rulers of Israel. 13 The help of man is in vain. 1 O Ye priests hear this, take heed O thou household of Israel, give ear O thou house of the king, for judgement [is] against you, because you are become as a snare on Mizphah, and a spread net upon the mount of Thabor. 2 They kill sacrifices by heaps, and turn far from the Lord, and I have been a rebuker of them all. 3 Ezech. viii. d Iere. xxiii. d I know Ephraim well enough, and Israel is not hid fro me: for now O Ephraim thou art become an harlot, and Israel is defiled. 4 They will not give their minds to turn unto their God: for the spirit of fornication [is] in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. 5 Osea. seven. b. And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore both Israel and Ephraim shall fall for their wickedness, and juda with them also. 6 jere. iii. b. Deut iiii. e. Ezech. xiii. a They shall come with their sheep and bullocks jere. iii. b. Deut iiii. e. Ezech. xiii. a to seek the Lord, but they shall not find him: for he is gone from them. 7 They have transgressed against the Lord, and brought up bastard children: a month therefore shall devour them, with their portions. 8 Blow with the shawms at Gibea, and with the trumpet in Ramah, cry out at Bethaven, after thee O Benjamin. 9 In the time of the plague shall Ephraim be laid waste: in the tribes of Israel have I showed the truth. 10 The princes of juda have been like them Dani. nineteen. c. and xxvii c that remove the land marks: therefore will I power out my wrath upon them like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgement, because he willingly followed the commandment. 12 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of juda as a caterpillar. 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and juda his disease, 4. Reg. xv. b Ephraim went unto Assur, and sent unto king jareb, yet could not he help you, nor ease you of your pain. 14 I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a lion's whelp to the house of juda: I [even] I will spoil, and go my away: I will take away, and no man shall rescue. 15 I will go and return to my place, till they knowledge that they have sinned and seek me. In their adversity they shall (a) That is, diligently. early seek me. The vi Chapter. 1 Affliction causeth a man to turn to God. 9 The wickedness of the priests. 1 COme, let us turn again to the Lord: job. v. b. for he hath smitten us, and he shall heal us, he hath wounded us, and he shall bind us up again. 2 After two days shall he quicken us, in the third day he shall raise us up, so that we shall live in his sight. 3 Then shall we have understanding, and endeavour ourselves to know the Lord: he shall go forth as the spring of the day, & come unto us Prou. xvi. a. as the rain, and as the latter rain unto the earth. 4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O juda, how shall I entreat thee? for your goodness is like a morning cloud, & like a dew that goeth early away. 5 Therefore have I cut down the prophets, and let them be slain for my words sake, so that thy punishment shall come to light. 6 For I desired mercy, Mach. ix. b. and xii a. jere. seven. ● and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 7 But even like as Gene three b. Adam did, so have they broken my covenant, and set me at nought. 8 Gilead is a city of wicked doers, and [is] polluted with blood. 9 And as thieves [armed] wait for him that passeth by the way: such is the counsel of the priests, which with one agreed counsel murder cruelly such as keep the way, yea they dare do all unspeakable mischief. 10 jere. viii. d. Horrible things have I seen in the house of Israel: there is the fornication of Ephraim, and Israel is defiled. 11 Yea, and thou juda keepest an harvest for thyself, when I return the captivity of my people. The vij Chapter. 1 Of the vices and wantonness of the people. 12 Of their punishment, 1 WHen I undertook to make Israel whole, than the ungraciousness of Ephraim, and the wickedness of Samaria came to light, for they go about with lies, therefore the thief robbeth within, and the spoiler destroyeth without. 2 They consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: Now their own inventions have beset them, which I see well enough. 3 Rom. i d. They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4 All these burn in adultery, as it were an oven that the baker heateth when he hath left kneading, till the dough be leavened. 5 [This is] the day of our king, the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine, he hath stretched out his hand to scorners. 6 For whiles they lie in wait, they have made ready their heart like an oven, their baker sleepeth all night, in the morning it burneth as a flame of fire. 7 They are altogether as hot as an oven, and have devoured their own judges, all their kings are fallen, yet is there none of them that calleth upon me. 8 Ephraim hath mixed himself among [heathen] people, Ephraim is become like a cake that no man turneth. 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he regardeth it not: he waxeth full of grey hairs, yet will he not know it. 10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face, Osea. v. a. yet will they not turn to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this. 11 Ephraim is like a dove that is beguiled and hath no heart: 4. Reg. 16. b. now call they upon the Egyptians, now go they to the Assyrians. 12 But while they be going here and there I shall spread my net over them, and draw them down as the fowls of the air: and according as they have been warned, so will I punish them. 13 Esa. 〈…〉. Woe be unto them, for they have forsaken me, they must be destroyed, for they have set me at nought: two. Pet. two. a. I am he that hath redeemed them, yet have they spoken lies against me. 14 Mat. xv. a. isaiah. xx. c. Ezech. 33. f. They call not upon me with their hearts, but lie howling upon their beds: they will assemble themselves for corn and wine, but rebel against me. 15 I have bound [up] and strengthened their arm: yet do they imagine mischief against me. 16 They turn themselves, but not to the most highest, and are become as a broken bow, their princes shallbe slain with the sword for the malice of their tongues: this shallbe their derision in the land of Egypt. The eight Chapter. 1 The destruction of juda and Israel, because of their idolatry. 1 SEt the trumpet to thy mouth, [swiftly] as an Eagle [shall the enemy come] against the house of the Lord: for they have broken my Deut. 3. d. covenant, and transgressed my law. 2 Israel should have said unto me: Thou art my God, we know thee. 3 But he hath refused the thing that is good, therefore shall the enemy pursue him. 3. Reg. 12. c. 4 They have ordained kings, but not through me, they have made princes, and I knew it not: Ezech. vi. d. of their silver and gold have they made them idols, therefore shall they be destroyed. 3. Reg. xii. d. 5 Thy Calf O Samaria hath cast thee of, for my wrathful indignation is gone forth against them: how long will they be without innocency? 6 For [the calf] came from Israel, the workman made it, therefore can it be no God: but even in pieces shall the calf of Samaria be broken. 7 They have sown wind, therefore shall they reap a whirlwind: it hath no stalk, the bud shall bring forth no meal: and if haply it do, strangers shall devour it up. 8 Israel is devoured, now shall they be among the gentiles as a vessel of no reputation. 9 For they have gone up to Assyria [and are as] a wild ass solitary by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. 10 And though they have hired them among the heathen, 3. Reg. 17. c. Eze. xvi. b. yet now will I gather them, and they shall begin to be weighed with the burden of the king and the prince. 11 Ephraim hath made many altars to do wickedness, his altars [I say] he had to his sin. 12 I have written to them the great things of my law, [but] they are counted as a strange thing. 13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifice of mine offerings, & eat it, [but] the Lord hath no pleasure in it: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins, they shall return into Egypt. 14 For Israel hath forgotten him that made him, & hath builded fair palaces, and juda hath increased strong cities: but I will send a fire into their cities, and it shall consume their palaces. The ix Chapter. Of the hunger and captivity of Israel. 1 DO not thou triumph O Israel, make no boasting over joyous things as do the heathen: for thou hast committed adultery against thy God, whorish rewards hast thou loved more than all the corn floors. 2 The corn floor and the wine press shall not feed them: and the new wine shall fail them. 3 They shall not dwell in the lords land, but Ephraim shall turn again into Egypt, Eze. iiii. c. and eat unclean things among the Assyrians. 4 They power out no wine for a drink offering unto the Lord, neither shall their slain offerings be pleasant unto him, they shallbe unto them as the bread of mourners, all they that eat shallbe defiled: for their bread (a) The sacrifice which they offered for their sins. for their souls shall not come into the house of the Lord. 5 What will ye do then in the solemn day, and in the feast day of the Lord? 6 For behold they are gone away for destruction, [but] Egypt shall gather them, and Memphis shall bury them: the nettles shall possess the pleasant [places] of their silver, thorns shallbe in their tabernacles. 7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come: and then shall Israel know that they were deceived by a foolish, mad, & frantic prophet: for the multitude of thine iniquity [God] shall multiply enemies against thee. 8 The watchman of Ephraim [was] with my (b) At the beginning the teachers instructed the people out of God's word only: but afterward trained them in idolatry. God [but] the prophet [is] the snare of a fouler in all his ways, and an abomination in the house of his God. 9 They have gone to the bottom, they are corrupt as in the days of judi 19 a. Gibea: [therefore] he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, & saw their fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at her first season: but they went to Baal Peor, & separated themselves to that shame, and became as abominable as their lovers. 11 Ephraim their glory shall flee away like a bird: for birth, for womb, and conception. 12 And though they bring up children, yet I will destroy them before they be men: Yea woe shall come to them when I depart from them. Gen. 48. a. 13 Ephraim (as me think) is planted in a pleasant place, like as is Tyrus: but now must she bring her own children forth to the manslayer. 14 O Lord give them: what shalt thou give them? give them an unfruitful womb, and dry breasts. 15 All their wickedness is done at josu. iiii. d. gilgal, there do I abhor them: for the ungraciousness of their own inventions I will drive them out of my house, I will love them no more, for all their princes are unfaithful. 16 Ephraim is hewn down, their root is dried up, so that they shall bring no more fruit: yea and though they bring forth any, yet will I slay even the best beloved of their body. 17 My God shall cast them away, for they have not been obedient unto him, therefore shall they wander among the heathen. ❧ The ten Chapter. 1 Against Israel and his idols. 14 His destruction for the same. 1 ISrael [is] an (a) As the vine spoiled of her grapes beareth new the year following, so the Israelites enjoying rest after afflictions, renewed their former wickedness and idolatry. empty vine, [yet] hath it brought forth fruit to itself, according to the multitude of the fruit thereof he hath increased always: according to the goodness of their land they have made them fair images. 2 Their heart is divided, [therefore] shall they now be destroyed, [the Lord] shall break down their images, he shall destroy their altars. 3 For now shall they say, We have no king, because we have not feared the Lord: and what should then a king do to us? 4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a (b) Promising to be faithful to God. covenant: thus (c) They pretend sincerity▪ but their fruits showed the contrary much like as when wormwood groweth where wheat was looked for judgement groweth as wormwood in the furrows of the field. 5 They that dwell in Samaria shall fear because of the Calf of Bethaven, for the people thereof shall mourn over it, yea and the priests also rejoiced on it for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it. 6 It shallbe brought to the Assyrian for a present to the king jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shallbe confounded for his own imaginations. 7 Samaria with his king shall vanish away, as the foam upon the water. 8 The high places of Aven where Israel doth sin shallbe destroyed, thistles and thorns shall grow upon their altars: Luk. xxiii. c Apoc. vi. c then shall they say to the mountains, Cover us, & to the hills, Fall upon us. 9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days (d) In those days waist thou as wicked as the Gabaonites, and hast continued on the same ever sithence. of Gabaa: there they stood, the battle in Gabaa against the children of iniquity did not touch them. 10 It is my desire that I should chastise them: and the people shallbe gathered against them, when they shall join themselves together in their (e) Binding themselves together by leagues to aid one another, as cattle are yoked together at the plough. two furrows. 11 And Ephraim [is as] an heyffer used to delight (f) delighting in pleasure & profit, without pain. in treading out the corn: but I will pass by her fair (g) I will lay the yoke of affliction on his neck. neck, I will make Ephraim to (h) To be carried away unto captivity. ride: juda shall (i) The remnant of the people shall remain, and till the ground. plough, [and] jacob shall break his clods. 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, and reap the fruits of well doing, plough up your fresh land: for it is time to seek the Lord till he come and rain righteousness upon you. 13 For you have ploughed ungodliness, ye have reaped iniquity, you have eaten the fruit of lies, because thou puttest thy confidence in thine own ways, and leanest to the multitude of thy strong men. 14 There shall grow a sedition among thy people, all thy strong cities shallbe laid waste, even as Salma destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of battle, where the mother with the children were dashed in pieces. 15 Even so shall Bethel do unto you because of your malicious wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel be destroyed. The xj Chapter. 1 The benefits of the Lord toward Israel. 5 Their ingratitude against him. 1 WHEN Israel was young, I loved him, Exod iii. b. Mat. i. c. and called my son out of the land of Egypt. 2 They (a) The prophets called the people. called them [but] they went thus from them: they sacrificed unto Baal, and burned incense to images. 3 I gave to Ephraim one to lead (b) He meaneth Moses. him, who should bear him in his arms: but they knew not that I healed them. 4 I led them with cords of a man [even] (c) That is, friendly, not as beasts. with bands of love: and I was to them as he that taketh of the yoke from their jaws, and I laid (d) He fed them with Manna in the desert. meat to them. 5 He shall no more return into Egypt, but ashur (e) For their unthankfulness they shallbe led captive into Assyria. shallbe his king, because he refused to convert. 6 Therefore shall the sword fall on his cities, & shall consume his (f) The villages adjoining to the cities. branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels. 7 And my people shall stand in a doubt whither to turn them: for when the [prophets] called them to the most highest, not one yet would give him his glory. 8 How shall I give thee up Ephraim? [how] shall I deliver thee Israel? how shall I make thee as (g) Which were two of the cities destroyed with Sodom. Gen. nineteen. d. Deut. 29. a. Adama? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentinges are kindled within me. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of my wrath, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God and not man, the holy one in the midst of thee, and I will not enter into the city. 10 They shall walk after the Lord, he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, than the children of the west shall fear. 11 They shall fear a as sparrow out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of ashur, and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord. 12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, & the house of Israel with deceit: but juda yet ruleth (h) Ruleth their people agreeing to God's word. with God, and is faithful with the saints. The xii Chapter. He admonisheth by jacobs' example to trust in God, and not in man. 1 EPhraim is fed with the wind, & followeth after the east wind, he daily increaseth lies & destruction, they be confederate with the Assyrians, 4. Reg. 16. d. isaiah. 57 b. their oil is carried into Egypt. 2 The Lord hath a controversy with juda, and will visit jacob according to his ways, according to their own inventions will he recompense them. 3 Gen. xxv. c. He took his brother by the heel when he was yet in his mother's womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God: 4 He Gen. 32. d. Gen. 35. b. strove with the angel and got the victory, he wept and prayed to him: Gen. 32. d. Gen. 35. b. he found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us. 5 Yea the Lord God of hosts, even the Lord himself remembered him. 6 Therefore turn to thy God, keep mercy and judgement, and hope still in thy God. 7 [He is] (a) More like to the wicked Canaanites, then to Abraham and the Godly patriarchs. Chanaan, the balances of deceit are in his hand, he loveth to oppress. 8 And Ephraim hath said, Apoc. iii. c. Tush I am rich, I have good enough: in all my works shall not one iniquity be found wherein I have offended. 9 Yet am I the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, I will yet make thee dwell in the tabernacles as in the high feast days. 10 I have spoken through the prophets, and have multiplied visions, & showed similitudes by the ministery of the prophets. 11 In Galaad is iniquity, they are fallen to vanity: at Gilgal they have sacrificed oxen, & their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field. 12 Gen. 28. b. jacob fled into the land of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep.] 13 By a prophet the Lord brought them out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. 14 But Ephraim hath provoked him to displeasure through his abominations, therefore shall his blood be powered upon himself, and the Lord his God shall reward him his blasphemies. The xiij Chapter. 1 The abomination of Israel, 9 and cause of their destruction. 1 WHen Ephraim spoke, there was trembling, he was exalted among the Israelites: but he hath sinned in Baal, and is dead. 2 And now they sin more and more, isaiah. xlvi. a. Ezec. xvi. b. Ozea. two. b. and of their silver they have made them molten images after the imaginations of their own brains, [that is] very idols, and yet all is nothing but the work of the craftsman: they say one to another, Whiles they (a) When they sacrificed their children to Moloch. sacrifice a man let them kiss (b) That is, worship the Caifes set up by king Hieroboam. 3· re. 12. the calves. 3 Therefore they shallbe as the morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away, and like as dust that the whirlwind taketh away from the floor, and as smoke that goeth out of the chimney. 4 Exod. xx. a. Yet I am the Lord thy God [which brought thee] out of the land of Egypt, & thou shalt know no God but me only, neither is there any saviour besides me. isaiah. xliii. b. 5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of drought. 6 But when they were well fed, and had enough, they waxed proud, & forgot me. 7 Exo. xliii. b. Therefore will I be unto them as a lion, and as a leopard in the ways to the Assyrians. 8 I will meet them as a she bear that is rob of her whelps, and I will break that stubborn heart of theirs, there will I devour them like a lion, yea the wild beasts shall tear them. 9 job. xxii. a. O Israel [thine iniquity] hath destroyed thee: but in me [only is] thy help. 10 I am: where is thy king now that should help thee in all thy cities? Yea and thy judges of whom thou saidest, 1. Reg. 8. a. give me a king and princes. 11 I gave thee a king in my wrath, and in my displeasure I took him from thee again. 12 The wickedness of Ephraim is bound together, and his sin lieth hid. 13 Therefore shall sorrows come upon him as upon a woman that travaileth: an undiscrete son is he, else would he not stand still at the time (c) As a woman not labouring at the birth of her child, destroyeth herself and the child: so the people if they do not repent when God punisheth for sins, are occasion of their own destruction. of birth of children. 14 I will redeem them from the power of the grave, and deliver them from death: 1. Cor. 15. f. O death, I will be thy death: O hell, I will be thy sting: yet can I see no comfort. 15 Though he grew among his brethren, the east wind [even] the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and dry up his vain, and his fountains shallbe dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. 16 Samaria shallbe made waste, for she is disobedient unto her God: they shall perish with the sword, their children shallbe dashed in pieces, and their women great with child shallbe ripped up. ❧ The xiiii Chapter. 1 The destruction of Samaria. 3 He exhorteth the Israelites to turn to God, who requireth praise and thanks. 1 O Israel, jere. xviii. a. Eze. xviii. c. 3. Reg. xii. e. return unto the Lord thy God, jere. xviii. a. Eze. xviii. c. 3. Reg. xii. e. for thou hast fallen through thine own wickedness. 2 Take these words with you, when ye turn to the Lord, and say unto him, O forgive us all our sins, receive us graciously, Psal. xxii. a. Hebr. iii. c. and then will we offer the Calves of our lips unto thee. 3 ashur shallbe no more our helper, neither will we ride upon horses any more, neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 4 I will heal their rebellion, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be unto Israel as the dew, and he shall grow as the lily, and his root shall break out as the [trees] of Libanus. 6 His branches shall spread out abroad, and be as fair as the olive tree, & smell as Libanus. 7 They that dwell under his shadow, shall return & grow up as the corn, and flourish as the vine: he shall have as good a “ Or, 〈◊〉 name as the wine of Libanus. 8 Ephraim [shall say] what have I to do with idols any more? I have heard him, and looked upon him, I am like a green fir tree, upon me is thy fruit found. 9 jere. ix. b. Who so is wise, shall understand these things, and he that is right instruct will regard them: Psal. xviii. c. for the ways of the Lord are righteous, such as be godly will walk in them: as for the wicked, they shall stumble therein. ¶ The end of the prophecy of Osea. ❧ The book of prophet joel. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 A prophecy against the jews. 2 He exhorteth the people to prayer and fasting for the misery that was at hand. 1 THe word of the Lord that came to joel the son of Pethuel. 2 Hear ye this you elders, & hearken with your ears all you that dwell in this land: was there ever such a thing in your days, or in the days of your fathers? 3 Of this thing tell your children, and let your children [show it] to their children, and their children to [their] posterity afterward. 4 That which the caterpillar hath left the grasshopper hath eaten, and what the grasshopper left hath the (a) That is, a worm that hath wings, shaveth of the utmost ●ine of herbs & the tender bark of trees, feeding on them. Nahum. 3. c. canker worm eaten, and what the canker worm left the locust hath devoured. 5 Awake ye drunkards, & weep, howl all ye wine bibbers for lack of new wine: for it is clean taken away from your mouth. 6 For a nation is come up upon my land, mighty and without number: his teeth are as the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaws of a great lion. 7 He hath destroyed my vine, & barked my fig tree, he hath peeled it and cast it from him, and hath left bows thereof white. 8 Lament as a virgin girded with sackcloth, for the husband of her youth. 9 The meat offering and drink offering is cut of from the house of the Lord, the priests [I mean] the Lords ministers mourn. 10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth: for corn is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the oil is utterly taken away. 11 Be ye ashamed O ye husbandmen, howl O ye wine dressers for the wheat and for the barley: for the harvest of the field is perished. 12 The wine is dried up, and the fig tree is decayed, the pomegranate tree, and the palm, & the apple tree, [even] all the trees of the field are withered up: for joy is withered away from the sons of men. 13 Gird yourselves and lament O ye priests, howl ye out ye ministers of the altar, come and lie all night in sackcloth ye servants of my God: for the meat and drink offerings are taken away from the house of your God. 14 Proclaim a fast, call a congregation, gather the elders together, [with] all the inhabitants of the land unto the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord, 15 Alas for this day, for the day of the Lord is at hand, even as a destruction from the almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the meat cut of before our eyes, [yea] mirth and joy from the house of our God? 17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are destroyed, the barns are overthrown: for the corn is withered. 18 O how cattle mourn? the herds of beasts are in woeful case for lack of pasture, and the flocks of sheep are destroyed? 19 Unto thee O Lord will I cry, for fear hath destroyed the fruitful places of the desert, and the flame hath burnt up all the trees of the field. 20 The beasts also of the field cry out unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and fire hath devoured up the fruitful places of the desert. The two Chapter. 1 He prophesieth of the coming and cruelty of their enemies. 13 An exhortation to move them to convert. 18 The love of God toward his people. 1 Blow up a trumpet in Zion, and shout in my holy hill, let all the inhabitants of the earth tremble: for the day of the Lord is come, for it is nigh at hand. 2 A dark and gloomy day, a cloudy and black day: as the morning is spread over the mountains [so is this] populus & strong people, like it there was none from the beginning, nor shallbe hereafter for evermore. 3 Before him is a devouring fire, and behind him a burning flame: the land is as a pleasant garden before him, and behind him a waste desert, yea and nothing shall escape him. 4 The show of him is as the show of horses, and like horsemen, so shall they run. 5 Like the noise of charets upon the tops of the mountains they shall skip, like the noise of a flaming fire devouring the stubble, [and] as a strong people prepared to battle. 6 Before his face shall the people tremble, the countenance of all folks shall wax [black] as a pot. 7 They shall run like strong men, and climb the walls like men of war: & every one shall march on in his way, and they shall not linger in their paths. 8 No man shall thrust another, but every one shall walk in his path: and if they shall fall on the sword, they shall not be wounded. 6 They shall run to and fro in the city, they shall run up & down upon the wall, they shall climb into the houses, they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10 The earth shall quake before him, the heavens shall tremble, the sun and the moon shallbe dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 11 And the Lord shall give his voice before his host, for his camp is exceeding great, for he is mighty that executeth his commandment: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible, and who can abide it? 12 But now saith the Lord, turn you unto me with all your hearts, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. 13 And rend your hearts and not your garments, & turn you unto the Lord your God, for he is gracious & merciful, slow to anger, and of great goodness, and he will repent him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth whether the Lord will return and take compassion, and will leave behind him a blessing, [even] meat offering and drink offering unto the Lord your God? 15 Blow up a trumpet in Zion, proclaim a fast, call an assembly, sanctify the congregation. 16 Gather the people, gather the elders, assemble the children & sucking babes: let the bridegroom come forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 17 Let the priests the lords ministers weep betwixt the porch & the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people O Lord, and give not over thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: Wherefore should they say amongst the heathen, Where is their God? 18 And [then] the Lord will be jealous over his land, & will spare his people. 19 Yea the Lord will answer, and say to his people, Behold I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and will satisfy you therewith, and will not give you over any more to be a reproach among the heathen. 20 And I will remove far of from you the northern [army] and I will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face towards the east sea, and his hinder parts towards the uttermost sea: and his stinch shall arise, and his corruption shall ascend, because he hath exalted himself to do this. 21 Fear not O thou land, be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things. 22 Be not afraid ye beasts of the field, for the fruitful places of the desert are green: for the tree bears her fruit, the fig tree and the vine yield their strength. 23 Be glad than ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you moderate (a) At the first beginning belonging to sunning, and in the first beginning belonging to corning or hardening of cork, that there be no hindrance for lack of necessary rain. rain, & he will send down for you the rain, [even] the first rain & the latter rain, in the first [month.] 24 And the barns shallbe filled with corn, and the presses shall overflow with wine and oil. 25 And I will restore to you the years which the grasshopper, the canker worm, the locust, and the caterpillar have devoured, my great army which I sent amongst you. 26 And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of the Lord your God which hath dealt wondrously with you, and my people shall not be ashamed any more. 27 And you shall know that I am in the middle of Israel, and [that] I am the Lord your God, and none but I: and my people shall never be ashamed. 28 And it shall come to pass after this: I will power out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. 29 Also in those days upon the servants and upon the handmaidens will I power out my spirit. 30 And I will show wonders in heaven and in earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shallbe turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and terrible day of the Lord come. 32 But whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shallbe saved: for there shallbe deliverance in mount Zion and in Jerusalem, as the Lord hath promised, and [also] in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. The three Chapter. Of the judgement of God against the enemies of his people. 1 FOr behold, in those days and in that time when I shall bring again the captivity of juda & Jerusalem, 2 I will also gather all the gentiles, and cause them to come into the valley of (a) He 〈…〉 death to the victory desc●. 2. Par. 20. jehosaphat, and I will plead with them there for my people and heritage Israel, which they have scattered amongst the nations, and have parted my land. 3 And they have cast lots for my people, and changed the boy for an (b) They bestowed the spoil of god's people on whoredom & drunkenness. harlot, and sold the girl for wine, that they might drink. 4 And what have you to do with me O tire and Sidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me recompense? and if you recompense me, I shall swiftly [and] speedily return your recompense upon your own heads. 5 For ye have taken my silver and my gold, my pleasant & precious things, & have carried them into your temples. 6 You have sold also the children of juda and the children of Jerusalem to the Grecians, that you might send them far from their own country. 7 Behold, I will raise them out of that place whither you have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own heads. 8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of juda, and they shall sell them unto the Sabeans, to a nation that dwelleth far of: for the Lord hath spoken it. 9 Publish this thing among the gentiles, proclaim war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near and come up. 10 Break your plough shares into sword, and your scythes into spears, let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves and come all you heathen, and gather yourselves together round about, there shall the Lord cast down thy mighty men. 12 Let the heathen arise and come up to the valley of jehosaphat: for there will I sit to judge all nations round about. 13 Put in your scythes, for the harvest is ripe: come ye [and] descend, for the (c) When the measure of wickedness is full, than destruction is at hand. wine press is full, [yea] the presses overflow: for their wickedness is multiplied. 14 O people, people [come] into the valley of final judgement: for the day of the Lord is at hand in the valley of final judgement. 15 The sun and the moon shallbe darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light. 16 The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and out of Jerusalem shall he give his voice, the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 17 So shall you know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through here any more. 18 And in that day shall the mountains drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, & all the rivers of juda shall run with water, and a fountain shall come out of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Sittim. 19 Egypt shallbe waste, and Edom shallbe a desolate wilderness: for the injuries [done] to the children of juda: because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 20 But juda shall dwell for evermore, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21 I will also cleanse the blood of them [that] I have not cleansed, and the Lord dwelleth in Zion. ❧ The book of the prophet Amos. The first Chapter. 1 The condition and state of Amos, and the time of his prophecy. 3 The word of the Lord against Damascus, the Philistines▪ Cyrus, Idumea, and Ammon. 1 THe words of Amos, who was among the “ Or, herdsmen. shepherds at Thecua, which he “ Or, prophesied. saw upon Israel in the days of Ozia king of juda, and in the days of jeroboam the son of joas king of Israel, two year before the Zach. xiiii. a. earth quake. 2 And he said, The Lord shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the “ Or, pastures. dwelling places of the shepherds shall Or, perish mourn, & the top of Charmel shall wither. 3 Thus saith the Lord, For a The manifold sins of Damascus are meant by three & four, which make seven. three Or, transgressions. wickednesses of Damascus, and for four I will not Or, bring her again, or ●rne to it. spare her: because they have threshed Gilead with iron flales. 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, iiii. Re. viii. ● and it shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. 5 I will break also the bars of Damascus, and “ Or, cut of root out the inhabitoures from the “ Or, valley. plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre out of the house of “ Or, pleasure. Eden, and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord. 6 Thus saith the Lord, For three wickednesses of “ Or, Gaza. Azza, and for four I will not spare her: because they carried “ Or, away prisoners the whole captivity. away prisoners into captivity to shut them up in Edom. 7 Therefore will I send a fire upon the walls of “ Or, Gaza, Azza, which shall devour her palaces. 8 And I will cut of the inhabiter from Asdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ascalon, & turn my hand to “ Or, Acca●on. Ecron, & the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God. 9 Thus saith the Lord, For three “ Or, transgressions. wickednesses of tire, and for four I will not spare her: because they shut the whole captivity in Edom, and have not remembered the (b) For Esau (of whom came the Edomites & jacob were brethren. brotherly covenant. 10 Therefore will I send a fire upon the wall of tire, and it shall consume the palaces thereof. 11 Thus saith the Lord, For three wickednesses of Edom, and for four I will not spare him: because he pursued his brother with the sword, and did “ Heb. corrupt his compassions. cast of all pity, and “ Or, his anger spoiled. in his anger spoiled him continually, and his indignation he kept always. 12 Therefore will I send a fire into Theman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozra. 13 Thus saith the Lord, For three wickednesses of the children of Ammon, and for four I will not spare them: because they (c) He noteth the great cruelty of the Ammonites, that spared not the women with child. have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their borders. 14 Therefore will I kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah that shall consume her palaces with a great cry in the day of battle, and with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind. 15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord. The ii Chapter. He prophesieth against Moab, juda, and Israel. 1 THus saith the Lord, For three wickednesses of Moab, & for four I will not “ Or, turn to him. spare him: because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into (a) That is, into ashes. lime. 2 Therefore will I send a fire into Moab, which shall consume the palaces of Carioth, and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 3 And I will cut of the judge out of the mids thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord. 4 Thus saith the Lord, For three wickednesses of juda, and for four I will not spare him: because they have cast away the law of the Lord, and have not kept his ordinances, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers walked. 5 Therefore will I send a fire into juda, which shall consume the palaces of Jerusalem: 6 Thus saith the Lord, For three wickednesses of Israel, and for four I will not spare him: because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes. 7 They “ Or, press unto the head, or tread upon the head gape for breath over the head of the poor in the dust of the earth, & pervert the way of the “ Or, wretched meek: A man and his father will go in to one Or, young woman. maid, to dishonour my holy name. 8 And they “ Or, sit down. lie upon clothes Exo. xxii. d. laid to pledge by every altar: and in the house of their god, they drink the wine “ Or, of such as they have fined or mulcted. of the condemned. 9 Num 21. d. Deut. two. f. Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the Cedar trees, and he was strong as the oaks: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruit from above, and his root from beneath. 10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, & led you forty years thorough the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorites. 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for “ Or, abstainers. Nazarites: Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel, faith the Lord? 12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, prophecy not. 13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. 14 Therefore the “ Or, swift by flight shall not escape. flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty save his life. 15 Nor he that handleth the bow shall stand, nor he that is swift of foot shall escape, neither shall he that rideth the horse, save his life. 16 And he that is of mighty courage among the strong men, shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord. The iii Chapter. 1 He reproveth the house of Israel of ingratitude, foreshowing gods most just punishment for the same. 9 Strangers are called to see the equity of gods judgements against Israel. 1 Hear this word that the Lord pronounceth against you O children of Israel [even] against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: 2 Deut. iiii. You only have I known of all the families of the earth, therefore I will visit you for all your iniquities. 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? 4 Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no pray? or will a lion's whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth where no fouler is? or will he take up the snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all? 6 Or shall a trumpet be blown in the city, & the people be not afraid? or shall there be (a) That is, calamity, or adversity. evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? 7 “ Or, For. Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. 8 The lion hath roared, who will not be afraid? The Lord God hath spoken, who “ Or, who will not prophecy? can but prophecy? 9 Proclaim in the palaces at Asood, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the mids thereof, and the oppressed in the mids thereof: 10 For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, they store up “ Or, injury. violence and robbery in their palaces. 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, An adversary [shall come] even round about the country, and shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shallbe spoiled. 12 Thus saith the Lord, As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear: so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus [as in] a couch. 13 Hear and testify in the house of jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts: 14 That in the day that I shall visit the “ Or, wickedness. transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shallbe “ Or, cut of. broken of, and fall to the ground. 15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shallbe consumed, saith the Lord. The four Chapter. 1 Under the name of fat kine of Basan, he inveigheth against the governors of Samaria, and foreshoweth their punishment. 4 He laugheth to scorn their idolatry. 8 He showeth that notwithstanding they had been plagued with hunger, drought, blasting, caterpillars, pestilence, and war, yet were they not turned unto God. 1 Hear this word ye kine of Basan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, & destroy the needy, which say to their a That is, to 〈…〉 the 〈…〉. masters, Bring and let us drink. 2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with (b) He alludeth to fishers, which catch fish by hooks and thorns. thorns, and your posterity with fish hooks. 3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every [kowe] forward: and ye shall “ Or, cast down the palace. cast yourselves out of the palace, saith the Lord. 4 two. Re. xi g. Come to Bethel, and “ Or, commit wickedness. transgress: to Gilgal, and multiply transgression: and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your Deu 14 d. tithes after three years. 5 And offer a thanks giving of Leu. seven. b. leaven, publish & proclaim the free offerings: for this liketh you O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord God. 6 Therefore have I given you That is, lack of bread and meat. cleanness of teeth in all your cities, & scarceness of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 7 And also I have withholden the rain from you when there were yet three months to the harvest, and I caused it to rain upon one city, and have not caused it to rain upon an other city: one piece was reigned upon, & the piece whereupon it rained not, withered. 8 So two [or] three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildeaw, your great gardens, and your vineyards, and your fig trees, & your olive trees, did the “ Or, caterpillar. palmer worm devour: yet have ye not returned unto me saith the Lord. 10 Pestilence have I sent among you after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, & have taken away your horses, and I have made the stink of your tents to come even up into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 11 I have overthrown “ Or, among you, meaning some part of their country to have been overthrown. you, as God overthrew Sodoma and Gomorra: and ye were as a fire brand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee O Israel, [and] because I will do this unto thee, (d) Turn to him by repentance. prepare to meet thy God O Israel. 13 For lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, which maketh the “ Or, morning and darkness morning darkness, and walketh upon the high places of the earth, the Lord God of hosts is his name. The .v. Chapter. 1 The prophet lamenteth the captivity of Zion. 4 He calleth to repentance. 8 He describeth the power of God. 14 He exhorteth to good works. 16 He describeth the heavy day of the Lord. 21 And rejecteth their feast days and sacrifices. 1 Hear ye this word which I lift up upon you, [even] a lamentation “ Or, O ye house. of the house of Israel. 2 The virgin Israel is fallen, & shall no more rise: she is left upon her land, and there is none to raise her up. 3 For thus saith the Lord God, The city which went out by a thousand, shall leave an hundredth, & that which went forth by an hundredth, shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live. 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and go not to Beerseba: for Gilgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall live: lest he break out like fire in the house of joseph, and devour it, and there be noon to quench it in Bethel. 7 They turn judgement to wormwood, and forsake righteousness in the earth. 8 He maketh the seven stars and Orion, and he turneth (a) That is, the thickest darkness into the morning light. the shadow of death into the morning, and he maketh the day dark as night: he calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the open earth, the Lord is his name. 9 He strengtheneth the destroyer against the mighty, & the destroyer shall “ Or, assault. come against the fortress. 10 They hate him that rebuketh (b) That is, in open assemblies in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 11 Forasmuch then as your treading is upon the poor, and ye (c) Ye take both his money, and also his food wherewith he should live. take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them: ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. 12 For I know your Or great ●kednesse. manifold transgressions, and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take rewards, and they oppress the poor in the gate. 13 Therefore the wise shall keep silence in that time: for it is an evil time. 14 Seek good and not evil, that ye may live: & so the Lord God of hosts shallbe with you, as you have spoken. 15 Hate the evil and love the good, and establish judgement in the gate: it may be, that the Lord God of hosts willbe merciful unto the remnant of joseph. 16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts the Lord saith thus, Mourning shallbe in all streets, and they shall say in all the high ways, Alas, alas: and they shall call the husbandman to lamentation, and such as can mourn, Or, shall mourn. to mourning. 17 And in all the vines shallbe lamentation: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord. 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord, what have ye to do with it? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear meet him, & went into the house, and leaned his hand unto the wall, and a serpent bite him. 20 Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even darkness and no “ Or, shine. light in it. 21 I hate, I abhor your feast days, and I will not (d) That is, I will not delight in the smell of your incense smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burned offerings, and meat offerings, I will not accept them, neither will I regard the peace offering of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 And “ Or, judgement shall run down. let judgement run down as water, and righteousness as a mighty river. 25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 26 But ye have borne (e) That idol● which ye esteemed, as your king, and carried about as ye did Chiun: in the which images ye thought that there was a certain divinity. Siccuth your king, and Chiun your images, and the star of your gods, which ye made to yourselves. 27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts. The vi Chapter. 1 He prophesieth against the princes of Israel living in pleasures. 8 The Lord sweareth that he will bring to pass the things that are purposed against Israel. 1 WOE to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which were famous at the beginning of the nations, & the house of Israel came to them. 2 Go you unto Calneh, and see, and from thence go you to Hemath the great, then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be If God have destroyed these excellent cities in three divers king●es▪ as in Babylon, Syria and of the 〈◊〉 & hath ●ght their 〈◊〉 borders 〈…〉 greater ●nesse than yours yet are: think 〈◊〉 to be better or to es●. they better than The kingdoms of Iut● 〈◊〉 Israel. these kingdoms? or the border of their land greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and approach to the seat of iniquity. 4 They lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the stall. 5 They sing to the sound of the viol, they invent to themselves instruments of music, like David. 6 They drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with chief ointmentes: but no man is sorry for the affliction of joseph. 7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and “ Or, the joy of them that stretched themselves, shall departed. the sorrow of them that stretched themselves is at hand. 8 The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord God of hosts: I abhor the “ Or, magnificency, that is the riches and pomp. excellency of jacob, and hate his palaces, therefore will I deliver up the city, with all that is therein. 9 And if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die. 10 And his uncle shall take him up, and burn him, to carry out the bones out of the house, & shall say unto him that is by the c That is, t● some neighbour that dwelleth near about. sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? And he shall say, None. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not remember the name of the Lord. 11 For behold the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, & the little houses with clefts. 12 Shall horses run upon the (d) He compareth them to barren rocks, whereupon it is in vain to bestow labour, showing that gods benefits can have no place among them. rock? or will one plough there with oxen? for ye have turned judgement into “ Or, poison gall, & the fruit of righteousness into wormwood. 13 Ye rejoice in a thing of nought, ye say: Have not we gotten us horns by our own strength? 14 But behold, I will raise up against you a nation O house of Israel, saith the Lord God of hosts, and they shall afflict you from the entering of (e) That is, from one corner of the country unto an other. For Antioch, which is here called Hemath, and the west sea which is here signified by the river of the wilderness, are the utter borders of the country of the ten tribes. see 4. Re. 14▪ f Hemath, unto the river of the wilderness. The vii Chapter. 1 God showeth certain visions, whereby he signifieth the destruction of the people of Israel. 10 The false accusation of Amazia the priest. 12 His crafty counsel. 14 The testimony of Amos of himself. 17 His prophecy against Amazia and of the captivity of the people. 1 THus hath the Lord God showed unto me, & behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth, and lo it was in the latter growth, after the (a) After the public commandment for mowing was given, or as some read after the kings sheep were shorn. kings mowing. 2 And when they hath made an end of eating the grass of the land, than I said, O Lord God, spare I beseech thee: who shall raise up jacob? for he is small. 3 So the Lord (b) That is, stayed this plague at my prayer. repent for this: it shall not be, saith the Lord. 4 Thus also hath the Lord God showed unto me, and behold, the Lord God called to judgement, by fire, & it devoured the great deep, and did eat up “ Or, the possession, meaning the whole field. a part. 5 Then said I, O Lord God, cease I beseech thee: who shall raise up jacob? for he is small. 6 So the Lord repented for this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord God. 7 Thus again he showed me, & behold the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by line, (c) Signifying that this should be the last measuring of the people, and that he would differ his judgement no longer. with a line in his hand. 8 And the Lord said unto me, Amos what seest thou? And I said, A line. Then said the Lord, Behold I will set a line in the mids of my people Israel, and will pass by them no more. 9 And the high places of Isaac shallbe desolate, and the “ Or, sanctuaries, or holy places. temples of Israel shallbe destroyed, and I will rise against the house of jeroboam with the sword. 10 Then Amazia the priest of Bethel sent to jeroboam king of Israel, saying: Amos hath conspired against thee in the mids of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith: jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shallbe led away captive out of their own land. 12 Also Amazia said to Amos, O thou the sear, Go, flee thou away into the land of juda, and there eat thy bread, and prophecy there. 13 But prophecy no more at Bethel: for it is the kings chapel, & it is the kings court. 14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amazia, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophets son: but I was an heardeman, and a gatherer of wild figs. 15 And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophecy unto my people Israel. 15 Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, prophecy not against Israel, and speak nothing against the house of Isaac. 17 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Thy wife shallbe an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shallbe divided by line, and thou shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. The viii Chapter. 1 By a vision of a basket of summer fruit, th'end of the kingdom of Israel is showed, 4 He speaketh against the oppressors of the poor. 9 And describeth the bitterness of the plague of Israel. 11 And prophesieth of the famine of the word of God. 1 THus hath the Lord God showed unto me: and behold, a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said: Amos, what seest thou? And I said: A basket of Which signified the ripeness of their sins▪ and the readiness of g●ds judgements. summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel, I will pass by them no more. 3 And the songs of the temple shallbe howlings in that day saith the Lord God: many dead bodies shallbe in every place, they shall cast them forth with silence. 4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the poor, that ye may make the needy of the land to fail. 5 Saying, When will the new month be gone, that we may sell corn? & the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, and make the That is, the measure small, and the price great. Epha small, & the sickle great, & falsify the wayghtes by deceit? 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for shoes, yea and sell the refuse of the wheat? 7 The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of jacob, surely I will never forget any of their works. 8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? And it shall rise up wholly as a flood, and it shallbe cast out, and That is the inhabitants of the land shallbe drowned, as Nilus drowneth many when it overfloweth. drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 9 And in that day, saith the Lord God, I will even cause the (d) In the mids of their prosperity, I will send great affliction. sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day. 10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation: and I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head, & I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. 11 Behold the days come saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor thirst for water, but of hearing the word of the Lord. 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, & from the north even unto the east shall they run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins, and the young men perish for thirst. 14 They that swear by the For the idolaters did use to swear by their idols, which here he calls their sin. sin of Samaria, & that say, Thy God O Dan liveth, & the That is, the common manner of worshipping▪ and the service or religion there used. manner of Beerseba liveth, even they shall fall, and never rise up again. The ix Chapter. 1 Treatninge against the temple. 5 The subversion of the people. 7 That they be not able to escape gods judgements. 10 He reproved the unkindness of Israel. 11 The restoring of the church is promised. 1 I Saw the Lord standing upon the Which was at Jerusalem altar, and he said: Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake, & Or, wound them in the head, even all. cut them in pieces, even the Both the chief of them and also the common people heads of them all, and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them, shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them, shall not be delivered. 2 Though they dig into b That is▪ 〈…〉 hell, thence shall my hand take them, though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. 3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Charmel, I will search, and take them out thence: and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the That is, the whale or some other huge beast of the sea. serpent, and he shall bite them. 4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword & it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. 5 And the Lord God of hosts shall touch the land, and it shall melt away: and all that dwell therein shall mourn, and it shall rise up whole like a flood, and shallbe drowned as by the flood of Egypt. 6 He buildeth his “ Or, ascents or degrees. spheres in the heaven, & hath laid the foundation of his globe of elements on the earth: he calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the open earth, the Lord is his name. 7 Are ye not as the Ethiopians (d) That is, am I more bound unto you, then to the Ethiopians, or black moor ● yet have I bestowed upon you greater benefits. unto me O children of Israel, saith the Lord? have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? & the Philistines from Cappadocia, and the Syrians from Cyrene? 8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it clean out of the earth: nevertheless, I will not utterly destroy the house of jacob, saith the Lord. 9 For lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a ●iue: yet shall not the (e) Meaning that none of his should perish in his wrath. least stone fall upon the earth. 10 But all the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not come, nor hasten for us. 11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen down, and close up the breaches thereof, and I will raise up his ruins, & I will build it, as in the days of old: 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, & of all the heathen, “ Or, upon whom my name is called. because my name is called upon them, saith the Lord that doth this. 13 Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that the ploughman shall (f) Signifying that there shallbe great plenty of all things, so that when one kind of fruit is ripe, an other should follow, and every one in course. Leu. 26. touch the mower, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed, and the mountains shall (g) He meaneth that the plenty of gods gates shall not be common and usual, but above all hope, yea and above thorde● of nature, as though the hills should melt, & flow with wine and mi●ke. drop sweet wine, & all the hills shall melt. 14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them: and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof, they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruits of them. 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up again out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God. ❧ The book of the prophet Abdias. Against Edom, and the trust that they had in richesse. 1 THe vision of Abdi, thus saith the lord God against Edom: We have heard a rumour from the Lord, & an ambassador is sent among the heathen: arise, and let us rise up against her to battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen, thou art utterly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rocks, whose habitation [is] hie, that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Yea though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and make they nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord. 5 Came thieves to thee, or robbers by night? how wast thou brought to silence? would they not have stolen till they had enough? If the grape gatherers came to thee, would they not leave [some] grapes? 6 How are the things of Esau sought up, [and] his treasures searched? 7 All the men of thy confederacy have driven thee to the borders, the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee, [they that eat] thy bread have laid a wound under thee, there is none understanding in him. 8 Shall not I in that day, said the lord, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding from the mount of Esau? 9 And thy strong men O Theman shallbe afraid: because every one of the mount of Esau shallbe cut of by slaughter. 10 For thy cruelty against thy brother jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut of for ever. 11 When thou stoodst on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away his substance, and strangers entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. 12 But thou shouldest not have beholden the day of thy brother in the day that he was made a stranger, neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of juda in the day of their destruction, thou shouldest not have spoken proudly in the day of affliction: 13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their destruction, neither shouldest thou have once looked on their affliction in the day of their destruction, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their destruction: 14 Neither shouldest thou have stand in the cross ways to cut of them that should escape, neither shouldest thou have shut up the remnant thereof in the day of affliction. 15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shallbe done to thee, thy reward shall return upon thine head. 16 For as ye have (a) That is, rejoiced and triumphed. drunk upon mine holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually: yea, they shall drink and swallow up, and they shallbe as though they (b) That is, at the length they shall utterly perish. had not been. 17 But upon mount Zion shallbe deliverance, and it shallbe holy, and the house of jacob shall possess their possessions. 18 And the house of jacob shallbe a fire, and the house of joseph a flame, and the house of Esau as stubble, and they shall kindle in them and devour them, and there shallbe no remnant of the house of Esau: for the Lord hath spoken it. 19 And they shall possess the south side of the mount of Esau, and the plain of the Philistines, and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria, and Benjamin [shall have] Gilead. 20 And the captivity of his host of the children of Israel, which were among the Chanaanites [shall possessed unto Zarephath, and the captivity of Jerusalem which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. 21 And they that shall (c) Meaning that God will raise up in his Church such as shall rule & govern, for the defence of the same, and destruction of his enemies, under Messiah. save, shall come up to mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau, and the kingdom shallbe the Lords. ❧ The book of the prophet jonas. ¶ The first Chapter. 3 jonas fled when he was sent to preach. 4 A tempest ariseth, and he is cast into the sea for his disobedience. 1 THe word of the Lord came unto (a) He prophesied under jeroboam the second. 2. Regum. 14. jonas the son of Amittai, saying: 2 Arise, & go to It was the greatest city of the Assyrians, situate b● the river L●cus as 〈…〉 having ●mber a 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 towers. Ninive that great city, and cry against it: for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 And jonas rose up to flee into Tharsis from the presence of the Lord, and went down to (c) It is a haven town in the which Peter lodged. Act. 1●. joppa, and found a ship going to (d) It is the name of a place likely to be Cicilia, for there was a great city of that name, where also Paul was borne. Tharsis: so he paid his fare, and went down into it, that he might go with them unto Tharsis from the (e) As the Levites which minister to the Lord are said to stand before him: so they which forsake his commandment are said to flee before his presence. presence of the Lord. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his God, and cast the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them: but jonas was gone down into the sides of the ship, & he lay down sleeping. 6 And the ship master came to him, and said: What meanest thou sleeper? Up, and call upon thy God, if so be that God will shine unto us, that we perish not. 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, let us cast It was the manner of the Gentiles to cast lots, and so to enq●ir● the judgement of God● the Romans divided more 〈…〉. lots: that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us. And they cast lots: and the lot fell on jonas. 8 Then said they unto him: Tell us for whose cause is this evil come upon us? what is thine occupation? whence camest thou? what country man art thou, and of what nation? 9 And he answered them: I am an Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven, which hath made the sea, and the dry land. 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, & said unto him: Why hast thou done this? (for the men knew we that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.) 11 And they said unto him: What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? For the sea wrought and was troublous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shallbe calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless, the men assayed with rowing to bring the ship to land, but they could not, because the sea wrought, and was troublous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said: We beseech thee O Lord, We beseech thee, let not us perish for this man's life, and lay not to our charge innocent blood: for thou O Lord hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up jonas, and cast him into the sea, and the sea left raging. 16 And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made (g) To serve the Lord and call upon him as David oftentimes in the psalms maketh mention▪ none other vows. vows. 17 And the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow up jonas: & jonas was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. The two Chapter. 1 jonas is in the fishes belly. 3 His prayer. 11 He is delivered. 1 AND jonas prayed unto the Lord his God out of the (a) He afterward calleth it hell▪ and the word is taken often for the grave being come to himself▪ he in great affliction called upon the Lord. fishes belly. 2 And said: In affliction I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me: out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 3 Thou hadst cast me down into the deep, into the midst of the sea, and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and waves passed over me. 4 And I said: I am cast away out of thy sight, yet will I look again toward thine holy temple. 5 The waters compassed me even unto the soul, the depth closed me on every side, and the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6 I went down to the bottom of the mountains, the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God. 7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came in unto thee into thy holy temple. 8 They that hold upon (b) All that is lying vanity that a man inventeth of himself to trust in. lying vanity, forsake his mercy. 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving, and will pay that that I have vowed: for salvation is of the Lord. 10 And the Lord spoke unto the fish, and it cast out jonas upon the (c) josephus in the ninth book of antiquities saith, he was cast out on the shore of the sea Euxinum, which is not far from Asia. dry land. The iii Chapter. 2 jonas is sent again to Ninive. 5 The repentance of the king of Ninive. 1 AND the word of the Lord came unto jonas the second time, saying: 2 Arise, and go to Ninive that great city, and preach against it the preaching which I speak unto thee. 3 So jonas arose, and went to Ninive according to the word of the Lord (Ninive was a great city and (a) In the Helive it is a great city to God: but so the hebrews call great and excellent things. So the hill of god the Cedar of God, for a great hill and ●e Cedar, excellent, of three days journey.) 4 And jonas began to enter into the city a days journey, and he cried & said: Yet forty days, & Ninive shallbe destroyed. 5 And the men of Ninive believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest of them to the least of them. 6 And word came unto the king of Ninive: which arose from his throne, and put of his rob, and covered himself with sackcloth, & sat down in ashes. 7 And he caused a crier to cry, and say through the city by the counsel of the king & his nobles, Let neither man nor beast, bullock nor sheep, taste aught at all, neither feed, nor drink water. 8 And let both man & beast put on sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea let every man turn from his evil way, and from the wickedness that is in his hands. 9 Who can tell whether God will turn and be moved with (b) God is ●de to repent when he doth those things that men do repenting. repentance, and turn from his fierce wrath, that we perish not? 10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil ways, and he repent of the c Of the evil, that is▪ o●●e plague wh●ch is evil to ourself, a though not in his own nature. evil that he said he would do unto them, and did it not. ¶ The four Chapter. The great goodness of God toward his creatures. 1 AND this displeased jonas greatly, and he was (a) Because hereby he should be taken as a false prophet▪ and so the name of God which he preached, should be blasphemed. angry [within himself.] 2 And he prayed unto the Lord, and said: I pray thee O Lord, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? therefore I hasted to flee into Tharsis: For I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, long suffering, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of evil. 3 And now O Lord, take I beseech thee my life from me: for it is better for me to die, then to live. 4 Then said the Lord, Dost thou well to be angry? 5 And jonas went out of the city, and sat him down on the east side thereof, and there made him a both, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what should be done in the city. 6 And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it spring up over jonas, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief: So jonas was exceeding glad of the gourd. 7 But God prepared a worm, when the morning rose the next day, which smote the gourd, that it withered. 8 And when the sun rose, God prepared a fervent east wind, and the sun beat upon the head of jonas that he fainted: and wished unto his soul, that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to live. 9 And the Lord said unto jonas: Dost thou well to be so angry within thyself for the gourd? And he said: I do well to be angry even unto death. 10 Then said the Lord, Thou hast had compassion on the gourd about the which thou bestowedst no labour, neither madest it grow: which came up in a night, and perished in a night: 11 And shall not I spare Ninive that great city, in the which are more than sixscore thousand persons that know not their right hand and their left, and also much cat-tail? ❧ The book of the prophet Micheas. The first Chapter. Of the destruction of Samaria because of their idolatry. 1 THE word of the Lord came unto Micheas the Morasthite, in the days of 4. Reg xv. a two. Par 2●. a in Reg 16. a. 4 Reg 18. a. jotham, Ahas, & 4. Reg xv. a two. Par 2●. a in Reg 16. a. 4. Reg 18. a. Hezekiah, kings of juda, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 2 Hear all ye people, mark this well O earth and all that therein is: yea let the Lord God himself be witness against you, [even] the Lord from his holy temple. 3 For behold, the Lord shall come out of his holy place, and come down and tread upon the high things of the earth. 4 The mountains shall melt under him, and the valleys shall cleave a sunder, like as wax [melteth] before the fire, and as the waters run downward. 5 And all this shallbe for the wickedness of jacob, and the sins of the house of Israel: but what is the wickedness of jacob? is not a Samaria and Jerusalem were the 〈◊〉 cities of t●e two kingdoms: Idolatry used in them▪ showeth ● general corruption through all. Samaria? which are the high places of juda? is not * Jerusalem? 6 Therefore I will make Samaria an heap of the field [meet] for the planting of a vinyeard: her stones will I tumble down into the valley, and discover her foundations. 7 All her images shallbe broken down, and all her garments shallbe brent in the fire, yea: all her idols will I destroy: for they are gathered out of the hire of an (b) Evil gotten evil spent. harlot, and into an harlot's hire shall they be turned again. 8 Wherefore I will mourn and make lamentation, bare and naked will I go: I will mourn like the Dragons, and take sorrow as the Ostriches. 9 For their wound is past remedy, it is come into juda, and hath touched the gate of my people at Jerusalem already. 10 Declare it not at Gath, neither weep ye: for the house of Aphra roll thyself in the dust. 11 Thou that dwellest at Saphir get thee hence naked with shame: she that dwelleth at (c) Names of cities that should be first annoyed by the enemies. Zaanan, shall not come forth in the mourning of Bethezel: [the enemy] shall receive of you for his (d) The long continuance of an army in one place is hurtful. standing. 12 For the inhabitants of Maroth wailed for good, but the plague shall come from the Lord, even unto the gates of Jerusalem. 13 O thou (e) Make has●e to slay away. inhabitant of Lachis, bind the charette to the swiftest (f) It appeareth that this city was one of the first which received the worshipping of the golden calves, ●et up by jeroboam. beast, she is the beginning of the sin of the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. 14 Therefore shalt thou bring presents to (g) A city ●o named. Moresheth Gath: the houses of Achzib [shallbe] as a lie to the kings of Israel. 15 And as for thee O thou that dwellest at Maresa, I shall bring a possessioner upon thee, he shall come to Adullam, the glory of Israel. 16 Make thee baulde, (h) Shaving and plucking of here▪ was used in time of mourning. and shave thee because of thy tender children: make thee clean baulde as an Eagle, for they shallbe carried away captive from thee. The ii Chapter. threatenings against the sinful people. 6 They would teach the prophets to preach. 1 WOE unto them that imagine iniquity, and work wickedness upon their beds: when the morning is light they practise it, because their hand hath power. 2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence, and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, [even] man and his heritage. 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold, against this household have I devised a plague, whereout ye shall not pluck your necks: ye shall no more go so proudly, for it will be a perilous time. 4 In that day shall this parable be used, and a mourning shallbe made over you on this manner: We be utterly desolate, the portion of my people is translated: how will he part unto us the land that he hath taken from us? 5 Therefore there shallbe no man to divide thee thy portion in the congregation of the Lord. 6 Ye shall not (a) The people took upon them to for●d the prophets to preach and rebuke sin. prophecy [say they] to them that prophecy: (b) God threateneth he will send no more prophecies to preach ●nto them, which is the greatest plague that can come to a nation. they shall not prophecy to them, neither shall they take shame. 7 O thou that art named the house of jacob, is the spirit of the Lord shortened? are these his works? are not my words good unto him that walketh uprightly? 8 But he that was yesterday my people, is risen up on the other side [as] against an enemy: they spoil the beautiful garment from them that pass by peaceably, as though they returned from the war. 9 The women of my people have ye shut out from their pleasant houses, and taken away mine excellent gifts from their children. 10 Up, get you hence, for here shall ye have no rest: because [the land] is defiled, it shall destroy [you] which utter destruction. 11 If a man (c) Taking upon them the 〈…〉 and attending 〈…〉 spirit o● g●d walk in the spirit, and would lie falsely [saying] I will prophecy to thee of Flattering them▪ by promising plenyie and not reproving their sins. wine and strong drink: that were a prophet for this people. 12 I will surely gather thee wholly O jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel, To make an universal destruction. I will put them together as the sheep of Bozra, Where was great plenty of sheep, by reason of the good postures. as the flock in the midst of their fold, they shall make great noise by reason of the [multitude] of men. 13 The To vie● down 〈◊〉 wa●es and ga●es▪ t● 〈◊〉 them away captives by heaps. breaker shall come up before them, they shall break out, and pass by the gate, and go out by it: and their king h ●s a prisoner, or capt●e. shall go before them, and the Lord shallbe upon their i To stir his wrathful indignation 〈◊〉 the Israelites, for the● obstinate wickedness. heads. ¶ The three Chapter. Against the tyranny of princes and false prophets. 1 ANd I said, hear I pray you O heads of jacob, & ye princes of the house of Israel, should not ye know judgement? 2 [Butler] they hate the good, and love the evil, they pluck of their skins from them, and their flesh from their bones. 3 And they eat also the flesh of my people, & slay of their skin from them: and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces as for the pot, and as flesh within the cauldron. 4 Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, because they have done wickedly in their works. 5 Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that deceive my people (a) False prophets devoured the substance of their followers▪ and make gain of religion. and bite them with their teeth, and cry peace: but if a man put not into their mouths, they prepare war against him. 6 Therefore The knowledge which ye now pretend, shallbe known to be gross ignorance. night [shallbe] unto you for a vision, and darkness [shallbe] unto you for a divination: and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shallbe dark over them. 7 Then shall the sears be ashamed, and the soothsayers confounded: yea, (c) They shall cover their faces for shame. they shall all cover their lips, for they have none answer of God. 8 Yet notwithstanding, I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgement, and of strength, to declare unto jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. 9 Hear this I pray you ye heads of the house of jacob, and princes of the house of Israel: they abhor judgement, and pervert all equity. 10 (d) They fortify and garnish their city with goods wrongfully gotten, which here are called blood and iniquity. They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 (The heads thereof judge for rewards, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof prophecy for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil can come upon us.) 12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be ploughed [as] a field, & Jerusalem shallbe an heap, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest. The four Chapter. The calling of the Gentiles and conversion of the jews. 1 But in the (a) When Christ shall come. latter days it will come to pass that the hill of the lords house shallbe prepared in the top of the mountains, and shallbe set up higher than any mountains or hills, and people shall press unto it. 2 Yea, the multitude of the Gentiles shall haste them thither, saying: Come, let us go up the to hill of the Lord, and to the house of the God of jacob, and he shall teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall come out of Zion, and the word of God from Jerusalem. 3 And he shall judge many people, and rebuke mighty nations of far countries: so that of their sword they shall make plough shares, and scythes of their spears: one people shall not lift up a sword against another, yea they shall no more learn to fight. 4 But every man shall sit under his vinyeard, and under his figtree, and no man shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it. 5 Therefore all people will walk every man in the name of his God: and we will walk in the name of our lord God for ever and ever. 6 At the same time saith the Lord, will I gather up the lame and the outcast, and such as I have chastened, 7 And will give a remnant unto the lame, and make of the outcast a mighty people: and the Lord himself shallbe their king upon the mount Zion, from this time forth for evermore. 8 And unto thee O thou tower of the flock, thou strong hold of the daughter Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the lordship and kingdom to the daughter Jerusalem. 9 Why then dost thou cry and lament? is there no king in thee? are thy counsellors perished, that thou art so pained as a woman in her travail? 10 And now O thou daughter Zion, sorrow and lament as a woman in her travail: for now must thou get thee out of the city, & dwelled upon the plain field: yea unto Babylon shalt thou go, [but] there shalt thou be delivered, * and there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. 11 Now also are there many people gathered together against thee, saying: Zion shallbe condemned, and our eye shall look upon Zion. 12 But they know not the thoughts of the Lord, they understand not his counsel: for he shall gather them together as the sheaves in the barn. 13 Therefore get thee up, O thou daughter Zion, and thresh out the corn: for I will make thy horn iron, and thy hooves brass, that thou mayst break in pieces many people: their goods shalt thou consecrate unto the Lord, and their substance unto the ruler of the whole world. ¶ The .v. Chapter. Of the destruction of Jerusalem. 1 NOW shalt thou be rob thyself O thou robbers daughter: they shall lay siege against us, & smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. 2 And thou Bethlehem Ephrata art little among the thousands of juda, out of thee shall he come forth unto me which shallbe the governor in Israel, whose out going hath been from the beginning, and from everlasting. 3 Therefore will he give them up for a season, until the time that she which shall bear have borne: then shall the remnant of his brethren be converted unto the children of Israel. 4 He shall stand fast, and give food in the strength of the Lord, and in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God: and when they be converted, he shallbe magnified unto the farthest parts of the world. 5 And he shall be our peace: when the Assyrians shall come into our land, when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. 6 These shall subdue the land of Assur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with their naked weapons: Thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian when he cometh within our land, and setteth his foot within our borders. 7 And the remnant of jacob shallbe among the multitude of people as the dew of the Lord, and as the drops upon the grass, that tarrieth for no man and waiteth on no body. 8 Yea the residue of jacob shallbe among the gentiles and the multitude of people, as the lion among the beasts of the wood, and as the lion's whelp among the flocks of sheep: which when he goeth through, treadeth down, teareth in pieces, and there is no man that can deliver. 9 Thine hand shallbe life up upon thine enemies, and all thine adversaries shall perish. 10 And it shall come to pass in that day saith the Lord, that I will take thine horses from thee, and destroy thy charets. 11 I will break down the cities of thy land, and overthrow all thy strong holds. 12 All witchcrafts will I root out of thine hand, there shall no more soothsayinge be within thee. 13 Thine idols and thine images will I destroy out of thee, so that thou shalt no more bow thyself unto the works of thine own hands. 14 Thy groves will I pluck up by the roots, and break down thy cities. 15 And I will execute a vengeance in my wrath & indignation upon the heathen, such as they have not heard. The vi Chapter. 1 An exhortation to hear the judgement against Israel being unkind. 8 What manner of sacrifices do please God. 1 HEarken ye now what the Lord saith: Arise thou, and contend with the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear O ye mountains the lords quarrel, and ye mighty foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a quarrel against his people, and will plead with Israel. 3 O my people what have I done unto thee? or wherein have I grieved thee? give me answer. 4 For I brought thee out of the land of Egypt, & delivered thee out of the house of bondage, and I made Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead thee. 5 Remember O my people, what Bala●h the king of Moab had devised against thee, and what answer that Balaam the son of Beor gave him, from Sethin unto Galgal, that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord. 6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself to the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, and with calves of a year old? 7 Hath the Lord a pleasure in many thousands of Rams, or innumerable streams of oil? shall I give my first borne for mine offences, and the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He hath showed thee O man what is good, and what the Lord requireth of thee: [namely] to do justly, to love mercy, and to humble thyself to walk with thy God. 9 The lords voice crieth unto the city, and the man that shallbe saved considereth thy name: hearken what is your rod, & hear him that warneth you. 10 Are not yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure which is abominable? 11 Should I justify the false balances, and the bag of deceitful weights? 12 For the rich men thereof are full of cruelty, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and have deceitful tongues in their mouths. 13 Therefore I will take in hand to punish thee, and to make thee desolate, because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, and not have enough: yea, thou shalt bring thyself down in the mids of thee, thou shalt flee, but not escape, and those that thou wouldst save, will I deliver to the sword. 15 Thou shalt sow, but not reap, thou shalt press out Olives, but oil shalt thou not have to anoint thyself withal: thou shalt tread out sweet must, but shalt drink no wine. 16 Ye keep the ordinances of Amri, and all the customs of the house of Ahab, ye walk in their counsels: therefore will I make thee waste, and cause thy inhabiters to be hissed at, and ye shall bear the reproach of my people. The vii Chapter. 1 A complaint of the little number of the righteous. 5 Against the truth ought w● not to hold with our greatest friends. 14 The prosperity of the church. 1 WOE is me, I am become as one that goeth a gleaning in the harvest: there are no more grapes to eat, yet would I feign with all my heart have of the best fruit. 2 ●m. ●ii. d. There is not a godly upon earth, there is not one righteous among men: they all lie in wait for blood, and every man hunteth his brother to death. 3 Yet they say they do well, when they do evil: the prince (a) Both the prince and judges for gain pervert justice: and so the mighty and the rich escape unpunished, though they commit grievous crimes. asketh, and the judge [judgeth] for a reward, therefore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soul, and so they wrap it up. 4 The best of them is as briar, and the most righteous of them is [sharper] then a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen, [and] of thy visitation cometh: then shallbe their confusion. 5 jer. ix. a. Let no man believe his friend, nor put his confidence in his brother: keep the door of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6 Mach. x e. Deut. xiii. b. & xxxiii. b Psal. ●7. b. and 〈◊〉. b. For the son dishonoureth his father, the daughter riseth against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law: and a man's foes are even they of his own household. 7 Nevertheless, I will look up unto the Lord, I will patiently abide God my saviour: my God shall hear me. 8 P●●. xvii a. O thou enemy of mine rejoice not at my fall, for I shall rise again: & though I sit in darkness, yet the Lord is my light. 9 I will bear the wrath of the Lord, for I have offended him till he sit in judgement upon my cause, and see that I have right: then will he bring me forth to the light, and I shall see his righousnesse. 10 She that is mine enemy, shall look upon it and be confounded, which now saith, 4. Reg. i●. ●. Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her when she shallbe trodden down as the mire in the streets. 11 Amos ix. c This is the day that thy walls shallbe built, this day shall drive far away the Thou shalt no more be subject to the foreign tyranny of the Babylonians decree. 12 And at that time shall they come unto thee from Assur, from the strong cities, and from the strong holds, even unto the river: from the one sea to the other, and from mountain to mountain. 13 Notwithstanding, the land must be wasted, because of them that dwell therein, and for the fruits of their own imaginations. 14 Therefore feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage which dwell desolate in the wood, that they may be fed upon the (c) That the people may return out of the captivity of Babylon, and enjoy the land of promise as they did before. mount of Carmel, Basan, and Gilead, as aforetime. 15 marvelous things will I show thee, Exo. xiii a. like as when thou camest out of the land of Egypt. 16 This shall the heathen see, and be ashamed for all their power: job 3● d. so that they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, and stop their ears. 17 Gen. iii. ●. They shall lick the dust like a serpent, and as the worms of the earth that tremble in their holes: they shallbe afraid of the Lord our God, and they shall fear thee. 18 Who is such a God as thou, that pardonest wickedness, and forgive the offences of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever: for his delight is to have compassion. 19 jere. ix. d He shall turn again, and be merciful to us, he shall put down our wickednesses, and cast all our sins into the bottom of the sea. 20 Thou wilt perform to jacob thy truth, and thy mercy to Abraham, like as thou hast sworn unto our fathers in old time. ¶ The end of the prophecy of Michea●. ❧ The book of the prophet Nahum. ¶ The first Chapter. Of the destruction of the Assyrians, and of the deliverance of Israel. 1 THe burden of (a) The Ninivites were spared, because they repented at the preaching of jonas: but afterwards they returned to their form wickedness, therefore god threateneth them by this prophet. Ninive: The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 2 God is jealous, & the Lord avengeth, the Lord avengeth and hath wrath in store: the Lord avengeth upon them that trouble him, and he remembreth his enemies. 3 The Lord is slow to anger, and [also] of great power, and in no case will not acquit [the wicked,] the Lords dealing is with blustering tempest and whirl wind, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 4 He rebuketh the sea and drieth it up, all the rivers also he maketh dry: Basan and Carmel are destroyed, the spring also of Libanon is destroyed. 5 The mountains quake “ Or, for him at his power and the hills are resolved: the earth also bu●neth at his countenance, the world, and all that dwelleth therein. 6 Who can stand before his wrath? or who can rise up before the anger of his countenance, his fierceness is powered out like fire, yea the rocks cleave in pieces at his might. 7 The Lord is gracious, a strong hold in the day of trouble, and knoweth them that trust in him. 8 But with an overrunning flood he will destroy her place, and will pursue his enemies with darkness. 9 What imagine ye against the Lord? he makes an utter destruction: ye shall not be troubled twice. 10 For whiles the thorns cleave together, and whiles they banquet out their feasts, they are devoured up as very dry stubble. 11 There came out of thee such as thought evil against the Lord, such as gave wicked counsel. 12 Thus saith the Lord: Though ye be in concord, and also many, yet so shall ye be cut down, and pass: & [though] I have afflicted thee [O Jerusalem] yet will I trouble thee no more. 13 And now I will break of his yoke from dupont thee, and I will break thy bonds in sunder. 14 The Lord also hath given a commandment touching thee that, there shallbe no more offspring of thy name: from the house of thy God, I will cut of carved and molten image, I will make ●it] thy grave, for thou art vile. 15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that preacheth peace: keep thy festival days O juda, pay thy vows: for the wicked ●tiraunt] shall hereafter pass no more through thee, he is utterly cut of. The two Chapter. He describeth the victories of the Chaldeans against the Assyrians. 1 THe destroyer is come up before thy face, keep thy fort, see to the way, strengthen [thy] loins, increase [thy] strength mightily: 2 For the Lord restores again the glorious estate of jacob, as [also] the glorious estate of Israel: for spoilers hath spoiled them, and hath wasted their branches. 3 The shield of his valiant soldiers [is● died red, his captains of war are clad with scarlet: the charet is [compassed] with flammig torches in the day of his expedition, and the fir staves are drenched in poison. 4 The charets shall rage's in the streets, they shall make a terrible noise in the broad ways, to look to like [flaming] cressets, shooting as lightning. 5 He shall remember his notable soldiers, they shall stumble in going, they shall hasten to the wall, the covering fence is prepared. 6 The river gates are opened, and the palace dissolved. 7 Huzab is brought forth captive, made to ascend [into the charets] her handmaidens also leading [one another] as in the voice of doves, knocking upon their breasts. 8 Yea many a day Ninive was as a pond full of water, yet [now] they flee, Stand ye, stand ye, and no man looketh back. 9 Take your spoil of silver, take your spoil of gold, for there is no end of riches: treasure, pashing all treasure. 10 Sacking, resacking, rasing, a dissolved heart and collision of knees, sorrow in all loins also, and the faces of them all as black as a pot. 11 Where is the abiding place of lions, and the feeding plot of lion's whelps [become,] whither the young and old lion had their resort? there dwelled the lion, & there was no man to put him in fear. 12 The lion made his pray abundantly for his whelps, and strangled for his she lions, and hath filled his dens with prey, and his abiding places with spoil. 13 Behold me against thee saith the Lord of hosts, & I will burn in smoke her charets, and the sword shall devour thy lions, I will root out also from the earth thy spoiling, and the voice of thy messengers shallbe heard no more. The ii Chapter. 1 Of the fall of Ninive. 8 No power can escape the hand of God. 1 O Bloody city, stuffed throughout with falsehood, with extreme dealing, nor willbe brought from spoiling. 2 The noise of the whip, the noise of rattling of weals, the praunsing of horses, and the jumping of charets: 3 The horseman lifting up both the glistering blade of the sword & also the shining spear, many wounded, many corpses, and no end of carcases, they shall stumble at dead bodies. 4 Because of the manifold fornication of the beautiful harlot, full of charms, that sells nations by the means of her whoredom, and the people through her charminge. 5 Lo I against thee saith the Lord of hosts, and will turn up thy skirts over thy face, and will show the gentiles thy filth, and kingdoms thy shame: 6 And will cast upon thee abominable filth, and will bring thee down, and will make thee as vile as dung. 7 And it shall come to pass that all that shall be hold thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say, Ninive is destroyed, and who is grieved therewith? from whence shall I seek out comforters for thee? 8 Wilt thou count thyself better than Alexandria the great, that was situate amongs the rivers, compassed round about with water, whose fortress was the sea [and had] her wall from the sea? 9 Ethiopia and Egypt [were thy] strength, and there was none end [of aid,] Phut and Lubim were thy helpers. 10 Notwithstanding she passed away, she went into captivity, her children also were dashed in pieces in the top of all the streets: for her horrible men they cast lots, and all her great states they chained in fetters. 11 And thou [also] shalt be drunken [with trouble] thou shalt be hid: thou “ Or, moreover. also shalt seek after strength against thine enemy. 12 All thy strong aids [are as] fig trees with the first ripe figs: if they be stirred, they fall into the mouth of the 〈◊〉. 13 Behold thy men ●are as baren● women in the midst of thee, the gates of thy land shallbe set wide open to thine enemies, fire hath devoured thy bars. 14 Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy forts, go into the clay, tread the mortar, make strong the brickyll. 15 There the fire shall devour thee, the sword shall cut thee of, shall devour as the locust, though [thou] be multiplied as the locust, though thou be as many as the grasshopper. 16 Thou hast increased thy merchants as the stars of heaven, the locust spoileth, and fleeth away. 17 Thy princes are as grasshoppers, and thy rulers as great locusts, they swarm in hedges in cold weather, the sun ariseth and they flee, and the place where they were is not known. 18 Thy shepherds O king of Assur slumber, thy noble men shall dwell [in death] thy people is scattered upon the mountains, & there is none to gather them together. 19 Thy wound [shall] not be healed, thy plague is great, all that hear of thee, clap their hands: For to whom hath not thy evil dealing pierced continually? ❧ The book of the prophet Habacuc. The first Chapter. 1 A complaint against the wicked that persecute the just. 6 He showeth that the Chaldeans are raised up of the Lord for the chastisement of the jews, and describeth their army. 12 He comforteth the faithful, declaring that God will also destroy the Babylonians, because they shall abuse their victory and become proud and insolent, attributing the praise thereof to their idols. 1 THe (a) That is, the great calamity which he prophesied to come on juda, as a most grievous burden, which they were not able to bear. burden which Habacuc the prophet did see. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? [even] cry out unto thee for violence, and thou wilt not help? 3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold sorrow? for spoiling and violence are before me, & there are that raise up strife and contention. 4 Therefore the law is “ Or, ●kened. dissolved, & judgement doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous, therefore wrong judgement proceedeth. 5 Act. x●i ●. Behold among the heathen, and regard, and wonder, and marueyll: for I will work a work in your days, ye will not believe it though it be told you. 6 For lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and furious nation, which shall “ Or 〈…〉 go upon the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs. 7 They are terrible and fearful: (b) That is, they themselves shallbe your judges in this cause, and none shall have authority over them to control them. their judgement and their dignity shall proceed of themselves. 8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the wolves in the Zoph iii. a. evening, and their horsemen shall come from far: they shall flee as the Eagle hasting to meat. 9 They come all to spoil: before their faces shallbe an (c) For the jews most ●eared this wind, because it destroyed their fruits. eastwind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. 10 And they shall mock the kings, and the princes shallbe a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold, for they shall gather (d) They shall cast up mounts against it. dust, and take it. 11 Then shall they “ Change their spirit. take a courage, and transgress, and do wickedly, [imputing] this their power unto their god. 12 Art not thou of old, O Lord my God, my holy one? we shall not die, O Lord thou hast ordained them for judgement, and O God thou hast established them for correction. 13 Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see evil, thou canst not behold wickedness: jer. xii. a. job. xxi. a. wherefore [then] dost thou look upon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? 14 And makest men as the (e) That is, the great devour the small. fish of the sea, and as the creeping things that have no ruler over them. 15 They take up all with the angle, they catch it in their net, and gather it in their yarn: whereof they rejoice and are glad. 16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their (f) Meanig that the enemies flatter themselves, and glory in their own force, power, wit, and practies. net, and burn incense unto their yarn: because by them their portion is fat, and their meat “ Or, dainty plenteous. 17 Shall they therefore “ Or, empty. stretch out their net, and not spare continually to slay the (g) Meaning that they should not. nations? The ii Chapter. A vision against pride, covetousness, drunkenness, and idolatry. 1 I Will stand upon my E●a xxi. b. watch, and set me upon the tower, & will look, and see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer to Or, concerning my rebuke or check▪ meaning such rebuke as the wicked objected unto him. him that rebuketh me. 2 And the Lord answered me, and said: writ the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that (a) Writ it in great letters, that he that runneth may read it. readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the last it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait: for it shall surely come, and shall not stay. 4 Behold, (b) To trust in himself, or in any worldly thing, is never to be quiet: for the only rest is 〈◊〉 stay upon god by faith. Ro. 1 b. Gal. 3. ●. Heb. 10. c. he that Or, fortifieth himself, as in a strong hold. lifteth up himself, his mind is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. 5 Yea in deed He compareth the proud and covetous man to a drunkard that is without reason & sense, whom God will punish and make him a laughing stock to all the world. the proud man [is as] he that transgresseth by wine, therefore shall he not endure, because he hath enlarged his desire as the hell, & is as death, and can not be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people. 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him? “ Or, prime taunt. and a “ Or, have no rest. taunting proverb against him, and say: Woe he that increaseth that which is not his? (d) signifying that all the world shall wi●he the destruction of tyrants, and that by their oppression and covetousness, they heap but upon themselves more heavy burdens: for the more they get, the more are they troubled. how long? and he that ladeth himself with thick clay? 7 Shall (e) That is, the Medes and Persians that should destroy the Babylonians. they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee? and awake that shall stir thee, & thou shalt be “ Or, trodden under their feet. their prey? 8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee, because of men's blood, and for the wrong [done] in the land, in the city, and unto all that dwell therein. 9 “ Or, woe unto him that coveteth evil gain. Woe he that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, to escape from the power of “ Or, misfortune. evil. 10 Thou hast “ Or, taken coun●ell to the shame of thine house. consulted shame to thine own house, by destroying many people, & hast sinned against thine own soul. 11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. 12 (f) He showeth what the ●one shall cry, and what the wood shall answer. Woe unto him that buildeth a town with blood, and “ Or, stablisheth. erecteth a city by iniquity. 13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour Or for the f●re. in the very That is, God will destro●th their labours ●s though they were co●umed with fire. fire? the people shall even weighed themselves for very vanity. 14 For the earth shallbe In the destruction of the Babylonians his glory shall appear through all the world filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, thou joinest thy Or, thy b●ttle. heat, and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest see their privities. 16 Thou art filled with shame for glory, drink thou also “ Or, till thou slumber withal. and be made naked: the cup of the Lords right hand shallbe turned unto thee, and shameful spuing shallbe for thy glory. 17 For the cruelty of (i) By Libanus and the beasts thereof he meaneth the land and people of jury. Libanus shall cover thee: so shall the spoil of the beasts “ Or, which he destroyed. which he made afraid, because of men's blood, and for the wrong done in the land, in the city, and unto all that dwell therein. 18 What profiteth the image? for the maker thereof hath made it an image and a teacher of lies, though he that made it trust therein when he maketh dumb idols. 19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake: and to the dumb stone, Rise up, “ Or, shall it teach thee? it shall teach [thee:] behold it is laid over with gold and silver, & there is no breath in it. 20 But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. The three Chapter. A prayer for the faithful. 1 A Prayer of Habacuc the prophet for (a) That is, of the people of Israel. the ignorances. 2 O lord I have heard thy voice, and was afraid: O Lord revive thy (b) That is, the state of thy church, which is now ready to perish before it come to half a perfit age, which should be under Christ. work in the mids of the years, in the mids of the years make it known, in wrath remember mercy. 3 God cometh from (c) Theman and Paran were near Sinai where the law was given: whereby is signified that his deliverance was a●●esent now, as it was then. Theman, and the holy one from mount Paran, Selah. his glory covereth the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise. 4 And [his] brightness was as the light: (d) Whereby is meant a power that was joined with his brightness, which was hid to the rest of the world, but was revealed in mount Sinai to his people. he had horns [coming] out of his hands, and there was the hiding of his power. 5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth before his feet. 6 He stood, and measured the earth, he beheld, and dissolved the nations, and the everlasting mountains were broken, and the ancient hills did bow, his ways are everlasting. 7 For iniquity I saw the tents of Chusan, [and] the (e) That is, the tents. curtains of the land of Madian did tremble. 8 Was the Lord angry against the 〈…〉 rivers? or was thine anger against the ●oodes? or was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride g And so didst use all the elements 〈…〉 destruction of 〈◊〉 enemies upon thy horses? thy charets [brought] salvation. 9 Thy h Th●t is, 〈…〉. bow was manifestly revealed, and the (i) For he had not only made 〈…〉 wi●h Abraham, b●t renewed it with his posterity. oaths of the tribes [were] a sure word. Selah. thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 10 The mountains saw thee and they trembled, the stream of the water (k) He allud●th to the red sea & jordane, which gave passage to god's people, and showed s●gnes of their obedience, as it were by lifting up of their hands passed by, the deep made a noise, and lift up his hands on high. 11 The son [and] moon stood still in [their] habitation, (l) According to god's commandment the ●nne was ●ed by the weapons of gods people which fought in his cause, as though it durst not go forward, whose weapons are here called the arrows and spears of God. at the light of thine arrows they went, [and] at the bright shining of thy spears. 12 Thou “ Or, didst walk upon. trodest down the land in anger: [and] didst thresh the heathen in displeasure. 13 Thou goest forth for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thine (m) Signifying that there is no salvation, but by Christ. anointed: thou hast wounded the head of the house of the wicked, and discoveredst the foundations unto the (n) From the top to the toe thou hast destroyed the enemies. neck. Selah. 14 Thou didst o God delivered his enemy's both great & small with their own weapons, though they were never so fierce against his church. strike thorough with his own staves the heads of his villages, they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. 15 Thou didst walk in the sea with thine horses, upon the heap of great waters. 16 When I (p) He returneth to that which he spoke in the second verse, and showed how he was afraid of gods judgements. heard, my belly trembled, my lips shaken at the voice, rottenness entered into my bones, & I trembled in myself, that I might rest in (q) He showeth that the faithful can never have true rest, except they feel before the weight of gods judgements. the day of trouble: for when (r) That is, the enemy: but the godly shall be quiet, knowing that all things shall turn to good unto them he cometh up unto the people, he shall destroy them. 17 For the fig-tree shall not flourish, neither shall fruit be in the vines: the labour of the olive shall fail, & the fields shall yield no meat: the sheep shallbe cut of from the fold, and there shallbe no bullock in the stalls. 18 But I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy (s) He declareth wherein standeth the comfort & joy of the faithful, though they see never so great afflictions prepared. in the God of my salvation. 19 The Lord God is my strength, he will make my feet like hinds [feet] & he will make me to walk upon my high places, (t) The chief singer upon the instruments of music shall have occasion to praise God for this great deliverance of his church. Neginoth is a tune or instrument of music so called. To the chief singer on Neginothai, [or upon the instruments of music.] ❧ The book of the prophet Sophonia. The first Chapter. threatenings against juda and Jerusalem, because of their idolatry. 1 THe word of the Lord which came unto Sophoni the son of Chusi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah in the time of 4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b. josia the son of 4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b. Amon king of juda. 2 I will surely destroy all things in the land, saith the Lord. 3 I will destroy man and beast, I will destroy the fowls in the air, and the fish in the sea, and great ruin shall fall on the wicked, and I will utterly destroy the men out of the land, saith the Lord. 4 I will stretch out mine hand upon juda and upon all such as dwell at Jerusalem: thus will I root out the remnant of Baal from this place, and the names of the 4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi. b. jere. v. d. Kemurins and priests: 5 Yea & 4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi. b. jere. v. d. such as upon their house tops worship and bow themselves unto the host of heaven, which swear by the Lord, and by their That is, the idol Moloch, and mixing idolatry with true religion. Malchom also▪ 6 Which start back from the Lord, and neither seek after the Lord nor regard him. 7 Zach. i a. Be still at the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is at hand: yea the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, and called his guests thereto. 8 And thus shall it happen, in the day of the lords sacrifice I will visit the princes 2. Re. 27 b. jer. xxxix. b and the kings children, and all such as wear strange clothing. 9 In the same day also will I visit all those that leap over the threshold so proudly, which fill their lords house with robbery and falsehood. 10 At the same time saith the Lord, [there shallbe heard] a great cry from the iii. Esd▪ iii a. fish port, and an howling from the second port, and a great destruction from the hills. 11 howl ye that dwell in the low places, for all the merchant people are destroyed, and all they that were laden with silver, are rooted out. 12 At the same time will I search Jerusalem with lanterns, and visit them that continue in their dregs, and say in their hearts, jer. v. c. Deu. xxix. c jer. xxiii c. Tush, the Lord will do neither good nor evil. 13 Therefore their goods shallbe spoiled, & their houses laid waste: Amos. v. c. they shall build houses, and not dwell in them, they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. 14 For the great day of the Lord is at hand, it is hard by, and cometh on a pace, even the bitter voice of the lords day, then shall the strong man cry out. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and heaviness, a day of utter destruction and misery, a dark & glooming day, a cloudy and stormy day. 16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the strong cities, and high towers. 17 I will bring the people into such vexation, that they shall go about like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord, their blood shallbe powered out as dust, & their bodies as the mire. 18 Eze. seven. d. Neither their silver nor their gold shallbe able to deliver them in that wrothful day of the Lord, but the Sopho. iii. b. who●e land shallbe consumed thorough the fire of his jealousy: for he shall soon make clean riddance of all them that dwell in the land. The ii Chapter. 1 He moveth to return to God, 5 prophesying unto the one destruction, and to the other deliverance. 1 GAther yourselves, even gather you, O nation not worthy to be loved, 2 Before the decree go forth that God hath concluded [and ye be] as chaff that passeth in a day, & before the fearful wrath of the Lord come upon you, & before the day of the Lords sore displeasure come upon you. 3 Seek the Lord all ye meek hearted upon earth, ye that work after his judgement: seek righteousness, 4. Reg xx. a jonas. three a. seek lowliness, that ye may be “ Or, hid. defended in the wrathful day of the Lord: 4 Esa. xiiii. c. jer. xlvi a. Ezec xxv. c. For Gaza shallbe destroyed, and Ascalon shallbe laid waste, they shall cast out Asdod at the noon day, and Accaron shallbe rooted up. 5 Woe unto you that dwell upon the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethims: the word of the Lord shall come upon you O Chanaan thou land of the Philistines, I will destroy thee, so that there shall no man dwell in thee any more. 6 And as for the sea coast, it shallbe heardmens cottages, and sheepfolds. 7 Yea it shallbe a portion for such as remain of the house of juda, to feed thereupon, in the houses of Ascalon shall they rest toward night: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. 8 Esa. 15. 16. c. jer. xlviii. a▪ Ezec. xxv. b I have heard the despite of Moab, and the blasphemies of the children of Ammon, how they have shamefully entreated my people, & magnified themselves within the borders of their land. 9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Moab shallbe as Sodoma, & Ammon as Gomorra, even the breeding of nettles, and salt pits, & a perpetual wilderness: The residue of my folk shall spoil them, the remnant of my people shall have them in possession. 10 Za●h. two. b. This shall happen unto them for their pride, because they have dealt so shamefully with the Lord of hosts people, and magnified themselves above them. 11 The Lord shallbe terrible unto them, Esa. two. c. and destroy all the gods in the land: and all the Isles of the Heathen shall worship him, every man in his place. 12 Ye Morions also shall perish with my sword. 13 Yea he shall stretch out his hand over the north, and destroy Assur: ●o● xii●i. ●. As for Ninive he shall make it desolate, dry, and waste. 14 The flocks and all the beasts of the people shall lie in the midst of it, pelicans and owls shall abide in the upper posts of it, fowls shall sing in the windows, and desolation shallbe upon the posts, for the Cedars are uncovered. 15 This is the proud and careless city that said in her heart, 4 Reg 1ST. Esa. xlvii. ●. I am, and there is else none besides me: O how is she made so waste that the beasts lie in her? Who so goeth by, mocketh her, & pointeth at her with his finger. The three Chapter. 4 Against the governors of Jerusalem, 8 of the calling of all the gentiles. 11 A comfort to the residue of Israel. 1 WOE to that abominable, filthy, and cruel city. 2 She heard not the voice, she received not correction, she trusted not in the Lord, she drew not near to her God. 3 Her rulers within her are as roaring Eze. xxii. c. Mich. iii b. Aba i b. lions, her judges are as Eze. xxii. c. Mich. iii b. Aba i b. wolves in the evening, which leave nothing behind them till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light persons & unfaithful men, her priests have polluted the sanctuary, & have wrested the law. 5 But the just Lord that doth no unright, was in the mids thereof, every morning showing them his law clearly, and ceased not: but the ungodly will not learn to be ashamed. 6 I have destroyed the nations, their towers are desolate, I have made their streets waste, that none shall pass by: their cities are destroyed, without man, and without inhabitant. 7 I said unto them, O fear me, and be content to be reformed, so their dwelling should not be destroyed how soever I visited them: But nevertheless, they rose up early, and corrupted all their works. 8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the time that I rise up to the pray: for I am determined to gather the people, & to bring the kingdoms together, that I may pour out mine anger, yea all my wrathful displeasure upon them: For all the earth shallbe consumed with the fire of my jealousy. 9 And then will I cleanse the lips of the people, that they may every one call upon the name of the Lord, and serve him with one “ Or, shoulder. consent. 10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, the daughter of my dispersed praying unto me, shall bring me an offering. 11 In that time shalt thou no more be confounded, because of all the imaginations wherethorowe thou hadst offended me: for jere. i. b. I will take away the proud boasters of thine honour from thee, so that thou shalt no more triumph because of my holy hill. 12 In thee also will I leave a small poor simple people, which shall trust in the name of the Lord. 13 The remnant of Israel shall do no wickedness, nor speak lies, neither shall there any deceitful tongue be found in their mouths: For they shallbe fed, and take their rest, and no man shall make them afraid. 14 Rejoice O daughter Zion, be joyful O Israel: rejoice and be glad from thy whole heart O daughter Jerusalem, 15 For the Lord hath taken away thy punishment, & hath cast out thine enemies: The king of Israel, even the Lord himself is with thee, so that thou needest no more to fear any misfortune. 16 In that time it shallbe said to Jerusalem, Fear not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack: 17 For the Lord thy God in the mids of thee is mighty, he will save [thee] he will rejoice over thee with joy, he will quiet himself in his love, he will rejoice over thee with gladness. 18 After a certain time will I gather the afflicted that were of thee, and them that bore the reproach for it. 19 And behold, in that time will I destroy all those that vex thee, I will help the lame, and gather up the castaway: yea I will get them praise and honour in all lands, where they have been put to shame. 20 At the same time will I bring you again, & at the same time will I gather you: I will get you a name and a good report among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord. ❧ The book of the prophet Aggeus. The first Chapter. 1 The time of the prophecy of Aggeus. 8 An exhortation to build the temple again. 1 IN the second year of king Darius, in the sixth month, the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the ministery of the prophet Aggeus (a) Though the people transgress: yet the prophet is sent to the prince, & priest, whose negligence often times is the cause of the people's sin. unto Zorobabel (b) Zorobabel was the son of Phadaia as 1. Par. 3 and ver. 18. his father's name is left out, & his grandfathers name supplied, because it was not so obscure as was the other. the son of Salathiel a prince of juda, and to josua the son of josedech the high priest, saying: 2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying: This people saith, And yet there were now seventeen years past sense Cyr●s had granted them liberty to build. The time is not yet come for the lords house to be builded. 3 Then came the word of the Lord by the ministery of the prophet Aggeus, saying: 4 Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in seeled houses, and this house lie waste? 5 Now thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider your own ways in your hearts. 6 Ye (d) God is the giver of increase, neither may any thing prosper without his blessing. have sown much, but ye bring little in: ye eat, but ye have not enough: ye drink, but ye are not filled: ye clothe you, but ye be not warm: and he that earneth wages, putteth the wages into a broken bag. 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider your own ways in your hearts. 8 It is a painful thing to climb up the hills, to draw down trees, and to build: such is their labour that build the church. Get you up to the mountain, and fetch wood, and build this house, & I In Christ only is God merciful unto us, and in his church only is salvation: both the which are here signified by this temple will take pleasure in it, and (g) The end why Christ buildeth his church is: that we may have him favourable to us, and he be glorifie● I willbe glorified, saith the Lord. 9 Ye looked for much, and lo it came to little, and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it: and why, saith the Lord of hosts? because of my house that is waste, and you run every man into his his own house. 10 Therefore upon you the heaven is stayed from dew, & the earth is stayed from yielding her increase. 11 And I have called for a 〈…〉 but to call for his plagues, and t●y be at commandment. drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, & upon the wine, and upon the oil, and upon all that the ground bringeth forth, upon men, & upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands. 12 When Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and josua the son of josedech the high priest, with all the For the greater part tarried in Babylon, & would not take the liberty which Cyrus had given them. remnant of the people, heard the voice of the Lord their God, and the (k) Here is no difference made between the word of the prophet & the word of God, to show that the prophet must so speak, and the people so bear them, as the words of God. words of the prophet Haggeus, as the Lord their God had sent him, than the people did fear before the Lord. 13 Then Haggeus the l This should be remembered 〈◊〉 all ministers▪ that they be 〈◊〉 messengers, & therefore must be faithful, diligent, and costant. lords messenger said in the lords message unto the people, saying: I (m) The penitent are not forsaken, God comforteth thee, and assureth them of his own presence. am with you saith the Lord. 14 And the Lord stirred up the (n) God is said to stir up our spirits, when he moveth our hearts by the power of his spirit boldly to take in hand and perfectly to ●nishe that which he commandeth. spirit of Zorobabel the son of Salathiel a prince of juda, and the spirit of josua the son of josedech the high priest, and the spirit of all the people: & they came and did the work in the house of the Lord of hosts their God. The ii Chapter. 1 He showeth that the glory of the second temple shall exceed the first. 1 IN the They had but three 〈◊〉 & three 〈◊〉 to hear the prophet, 〈◊〉 to prepare 〈…〉 men work, so diligent were they after the preaching of the prophet. twenty and fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of king Darius, 2 In the (b) They had now not wrought a full month 〈◊〉 they waxed 〈…〉 therefore had need to be se● on a fresh by the ●o●phete, who was therefore now sent unto them again seventh month in the twenty and one day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the ministery of the prophet Haggeus, saying: 3 Say now to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel prince of juda, and to josua the son of josedech the high priest, and to rest of the people, saying: 4 As were Seraiah, Zephaniah, and others. 2. R● cap. 5. ver. 18 which saw the old temple, and now were returned with Zorobabel. Esd. cap. 6. verse. 3. Who is among you left, which saw this house in her first glory, and how do you see it now? Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it, as nothing? 5 Yet now be of good cheer O Zorobabel, saith the Lord, and be of good comfort O josua thou high priest son of josedech, and be strong all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for (d) A strong argument why the people should be of good courage, when they are sure that God is with them. I am with you saith the Lord of hosts, 6 According to the e God made many promises to his people 〈◊〉 their departure o●t of Egypt● but in as much ●s he goeth about to speak of Christ in t●is place▪ at 〈◊〉 be thought that he meaneth here the promise made. 〈…〉 and repeated Act. ● ver. 27 word that I covenanted with you, when ye came out of Egypt: and my f Before he confirmed his promise made 〈◊〉 Christ▪ 〈◊〉 he promiseth his spirit: therefore there is no cause offeare. spirit shall remain with you, fear ye not. 7 For thus saith the Lord of hosts g There passed .519. years after this prophecy, before Christ 〈◊〉: yet are they said to be but a little while in comparison of the time sense the creation, the time that shallbe before the judgement▪ 〈…〉 of eternity, or in the sight of God, with whom a thousand years is but as one da●. Yet a little while, and I will (h) I will cause great fear to be● 〈…〉 shallbe stirred at the birth of Christ, his baptism, ascension, at his coming to judgement: but chief it setteth out the 〈…〉 Christ to whom heaven, earth, & sea shall obey. shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land: 8 And I will move all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. 9 (i) It is not the want of riches that causeth this house to be built in this 〈…〉 have all treasures at my commandment. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts. 10 The glory of the (k) This is spoken, not of this house, but of the spiritual Jerusalem. Herald 12. ver. 2● second house, shallbe greater than the glory of the first, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts. 11 In the twenty and fourth day of the (l) In the sixth month & in the seventh had Aggeus prophesied: in the eight month Zachary: & now in the ninth is Aggeus sent again, such 〈…〉 God over his, and such ●eede have the people o● instruction. ninth month in the second year of king Darius, came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Haggeus, saying: 12 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Ask now ye priests [concerning] the law, saying: 13 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his coat, & with his skirt do touch the bread, pottage, wine, oil, or any other meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. 14 And Haggeus said: If a polluted person touch any of these, shall he not be polluted? And the priests answered, and said, He shallbe polluted. 15 Then Haggeus answered, and said: So is this people, and so is this nation (m) Seem they never so perfect in their own eyes, yet to God who knoweth them, they appear as they are. before me saith the Lord, and so is all the work of their hands: & that which they offer there is unclean. 16 And now consider I pray you in your minds from this day, and upward, before there was laid one stone upon an other in the house of the Lord, 17 Before these things [were done] when one came to a heap of twenty [measures] there were but ten: so who came to the wine press for to draw out fifty [vessels of wine] out of the press, there were but twenty. 18 I smote you with blasting, and with mildeawe, and with hail, in all the work of your hands, and you turned not unto me, saith the Lord. 19 Consider now in your minds from this day, and afore, from the four and twenty day of the ninth [month,] unto the day that the foundation of the lords temple was laid, consider it in your minds: 20 Is the seed yet in the barn? as yet the vines, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, & the olive tree hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless [you.] 21 And (n) He is sent twice in one day to prophecy unto the people. again the word of the Lord came unto Haggeis in the four & twenty [day] of the month, saying: 22 Speak to Zorobabel the prince of juda, and say, I will shake the heavens and the earth: 23 And I will overthrow the “ Or, seat. throne of kingdoms, & I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen, and I will overthrow the charettes and the sitters thereon, and the horse and the riders shall fall down every one by the sword of his brother. 24 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee Zorobabel my servant son of Salathiel, saith the Lord, & will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts. ❧ The book of the prophet Zacharias. The first Chapter. 1 He moveth the people to return to the Lord and eschew the wickedness of their fathers. 36 He prefigureth Christ and his Apostles. 1 IN the eight month of the second year of king Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Mat. 23 d. Zacharias the son of Barachias the son of Addo the prophet, saying: 2 The Lord hath been sore displeased with your forefathers. 3 And say thou unto them, thus saith the Lord of hosts: jer. xxxi c. Malac. iii. b. Turn you unto me saith the Lord of hosts, & I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 jere. xliiii a Psa. 78. a. Be ye not like your forefathers, unto whom prophets cried, saying, thus saith the Lord of hosts, Ose. xiiii. a. Turn you from your evil ways, and from your wicked imaginations: Tob. xiii b. jer. xliiii. a. But they would not hear nor regard me, saith the Lord. 5 What is now become of your forefathers? & do the prophets live for ever? 6 But did not my words and statutes which I commanded by my servants the prophets take hold of your forefathers? and they returned, & said: Like as the Lord of hosts determined to do unto us according to our own ways and imaginations, even so hath he dealt with us. 7 Upon the twenty and fourth day of the eleventh month, (which is the month Sebah) in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zacharias the son of Barachias the son of Addo the prophet, saying: 8 I saw by night, and behold, there sat one upon Zach vi a. Apoc. vi. a. a red horse, and stood still among the myrrh trees that were in a bottom: and behind him were there red, speckled, and white horses. 9 Then said I, O my Lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me, said unto me: I will show thee what these be. 10 And the man that stood among the myrrh trees answered, and said: These are they whom the Lord hath sent to go thorough the world. 11 And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrrh trees, and said: We have gone thorough the world, and behold all the world sitteth still, and is careless. 12 Then the lords angel gave answer, and said: O lord of hosts, how long wilt thou be unmerciful to Jerusalem, and to the cities of juda, jer. xxv. b. and xxix. b i. Esd. ●. a. with whom thou hast been displeased now these three score and ten years? 13 So the Lord gave a loving and a comfortable answer unto the angel that talked with me. 14 And the angel that communed with me, said unto me: Cry thou, & speak, Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am exceeding jealous over Jerusalem and Zion, 15 And sore displeased at the careless heathen: for where as I was but a little angry, they helped forward the affliction. 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord: Zach. viii. a. I will return unto Jerusalem in tender mercy, so that my house shallbe builded in it, saith the Lord of hosts: yea, and the (a) Such as Masons and Carpenters use in building, line shallbe stretched upon Jerusalem. 17 Cry also and speak, thus saith the Lord of hosts: My cities shallbe in good prosperity again, the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, & choose Jerusalem. 18 Then life I up mine eyes and saw, and behold, four horns. 19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, what be these? He answered me, Dani. seven. d. These are the horns which have scattered juda, Israel, and Jerusalem. 20 And the Lord showed me four carpenters. 21 Then said I: what will these do? He answered & said: These are the horns which have scattered juda, so that no man durst life up his head: but these are come to fray them away, and to cast out the horns of the Gentiles which life up their horn over the land of juda to scatter it abroad. The two Chapter. The renewing of Jerusalem and juda. 1 I life up mine eyes again and looked: and behold Eze. xiiii. a. Apo. xxi. c. a man, with a measure line in his hand. 2 Then said I: whither goest thou? And he said unto me: To measure Jerusalem, that I may see how long and how broad it is. 3 And behold, the angel that talked with me, went his way forth: Then went there out another angel to meet him▪ 4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, and say: Jerusalem shallbe inhabited without any wall for the very multitude of people and cat-tail that shallbe therein. 5 Deu. iii. d. For I myself, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, & will be the glory in the midst of her. 6 O get you forth, O flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I have scattered you into the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord. 7 Save thyself O Zion, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon: 8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, After this glory hath he sent me out to the heathen which spoiled you: jere. two. a. for who so toucheth you, shall touch the apple of his own eye. 9 Behold, I will life up mine hand over them, Psal. xvii. b. so that they shall be spoiled of those which afore served them: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me. 10 Be glad and rejoice O daughter Zion: for lo, Exo. xxv. a. I am come to dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. 11 At the same time there shall many heathen cleave to the lord, & shallbe my people: Thus will I dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 12 The Lord shall have juda in possession for his part in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem yet again. 13 Sopho. i a. Let all flesh be still before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy place. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 Of the lw and high estate of Christ under the figure of josua the priest, 8 a prophecy of Christ. 1 ANd he showed me josua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, Psal. clx. a. and Satan stood at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the Lord said unto Satan: The Lord reprove thee thou Satan, yea the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem reprove thee: Is not this a brand taken out of the fire? 3 Now josua was clothed in unclean raiment, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered & said unto those that stood before him, Take away the foul clothes from him. And unto him he said: Behold, I have taken away thy sin from thee, and I will cloth thee with change of raiment. 5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head: So they set a fair mitre upon his head, & put on clothes upon him, and the angel of the Lord stood there. 6 Then the angel of the Lord testified unto “ Or, josua. josua, and spoke, 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, & keep my watch, thou shalt judge my house, & keep my courts, and I will give thee place among these that stand here. 8 Hear O josua thou hie priest, thou & thy fellows that sit before thee, for they are monstrous persons: behold, I will bring forth the Psal. iii●. a. jere. 33 a. branch my servant. 9 For lo, the stone that I have laid before josua, upon one stone shallbe seven eyes: behold, I will cut out the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will take away the sin of the land in one day. 10 In that day shall every man call his neighbour under the vine, and under the figtree, saith the Lord of hosts. The four Chapter The vision of the golden candlestick, and the exposition thereof. 1 ANd the angel that talked with me, came again, and waked me, as a man that is raised out of his sleep, 2 And said unto me: what seest thou? And I said: I have looked, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon it, and his seven lamps therein, & upon every lamp seven pipes. 3 And Apo. xi. a. two olive trees thereby: one upon the right side of the bowl, & the other upon the left side. 4 So I answered, and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, O my Lord, what are these? 5 The angel that talked with me answered and said unto me: Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No my Lord. 6 He answered and said unto me: This is the word of the Lord unto Zorobabel, saying, isaiah xi. a. Neither through an host of men, nor through strength: but through my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. 7 What art thou great mountain before Zorobabel? thou must be made even, and he shall bring forth the head stone thereof, with showtinges, crying, Grace grace unto it. 8 Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 9 Phil. i a. The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundation of this house, his hands shall also finish it: and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. 10 For who hath despised the day of small things? they shall rejoice, and shall see the stone (a) A plummet of tin as now men use plummets of lead. of tin in the hand of Zorobabel: these seven are the eyes of the lord, which go through the whole world. 11 Then answered I, & said unto him: What are these two olive trees upon the right & left side of the candlestick? 12 I spoke moreover, and said unto him: What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty themselves into the gold? 13 He answered me & said: Knowest thou not what these be? & I said, no my lord. 14 Then said he: Apo. xi. a. These are the two olive branches, that stand with the ruler of the whole earth. ❧ The .v. Chapter. 1 The vision of the fleeing book, signifying the curse of thieves, and such as abuse the name of God. 6 By the vision of the measure, is signified the bringing of juda to Babylon. 1 SO I turned me, lifting up mine eyes, & looked, and behold, a fleeing book. 2 And he said unto me: what seest thou? I answered: I see a fleeing book of twenty cubits long, and ten cubits broad. 3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the whole earth: for all thieves shallbe judged after this book, & all perjured persons shallbe judged according to the same. 4 And I will bring it forth saith the lord of hosts, so that it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that falsely sweareth by my name: and shall remain in his house, and consume it, with the timber & stones thereof. 5 Then the angel that talked with me, went forth, and said unto me: life up thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. 6 And I said, what is it? He answered: This is a “ Or, Ephah measure going out. He said moreover: Even thus are they that dwell upon the whole earth to look upon. 7 And behold, there was life up a talon of lead: and lo, a woman sat in the midst of the “ Or Ephah measure. 8 And he said, This is ungodliness: So he cast her into the midst of the Or, Ephah measure, and threw the lump of lead into the mouth of the Or, Ephah measure. 9 Then life I up mine eyes, and looked, & behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings: for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they life up the Or, Ephah measure betwixt the earth and the heaven. 10 Then spoke I to the angel that talked with me: Whither will these bear the measure? 11 And he said unto me: Into the land of Gene. xv. b. Sinnaar to build it an house, & it shall be established, & set there upon her own place. ¶ The vi Chapter. 1 By the four charets he describeth the prosperity of four kingdoms. 1 Moreover, I turned me, lifting up mine eyes, and looked, and behold there came four charets out from betwixt two hills, which hills were of brass. 2 In the first charet were Zacha. i b. Apo. vi a. red horses, in the second charet were black horses, 3 In the third charet were white horses, in the fourth charet were horses of divers colours, and strong. 4 Then spoke I, and said unto the angel that talked with me: O Lord, what are these? 5 The angel answered & said unto me: jer. iiii. b. These are the four spirits of the heaven, which be come forth to stand before the ruler of all the earth. 6 That with the black horse went forth into the land of the north, & the white followed them, and the speckled horses went forth toward the south: 7 And the strong horses went out, & required to go and take their journey over the whole earth: And he said, Get you hence, & go through the world: So they went throughout the world. 8 Then cried he upon me, & spoke unto me, saying: Behold, these that go toward the north, shall still my wrath in the north country. 9 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 10 Take of the prisoners that are come from Babylon, namely, Heldai, Tobiah, & Idaia: and come thou the same day, and go unto the house of josiah the son of Zophonia. 11 Then take gold and silver, & make crowns thereof, and set them upon the head of josua the son of josedech the high priest, 12 And speak unto him, thus saith the lord of hosts: Behold the man whose name is Zacha. iii. b. the branch, & he shall grow up out of his place, and he Psal. 127. a. shall build up the temple of the Lord. 13 Yea, even he shall build up the temple of the lord, & Apo. iiii b. he shall bear the praise: he shall sit upon the lords throne, and have the domination: Psal. cx b. Heb. v vi. seven. A priest shall he be also upon his throne, & a peaceable counsel shallbe betwixt them both. 14 And the crown shallbe to Helem, & to Tobiah, & to Idaia, & to Hen the son of Zophoni, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord. 15 And such as be far of shall come, and build in the temple of the lord, that ye may know how that the lord of hosts hath sent me unto you: And this shall come to pass, if ye will hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord your God. ¶ The vij Chapter. 5 The true fasting. 11 The rebellion of the people, is the cause of their affliction. 1 AND in the fourth year of king Darius, the word of the lord came unto Zacharia in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, which is called Cas●eu, 2 What time as Sarasar & Rogommelech, and the men that were with them, sent unto the house of God for to pray before the Lord: 3 And that they should speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying: should I weep in the ● Re xxv. ●. fifth month, & abstain as I have done now certain years? 4 Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying: 5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, & say: When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth jer. xli. 〈…〉. xv. b & seventh month now this threescore & ten years, did ye fast unto me? 6 When ye did eat also & drink, did ye not eat & drink for your own selves? 7 Are not these the words which the Lord spoke by his prophets aforetime, when Jerusalem was yet inhabited & wealthy, she and the cities round about her, when there dwelled men both toward the south and in the plain countries? 8 And the word of the Lord came unto Zachari, saying: 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: 〈◊〉 xiii b. Exo. xxii c. Execute true judgement, show mercy & loving kindness every man to his brother. 10 Do the widow, the fatherless, the strangers and poor no wrong, and le● no man imagine evil against his brother in his heart. 11 Nevertheless, they would not take heed, but turned their backs, & stopped their ears that they should not hear: 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an Adamant stone, lest they should hear the law and words two. 〈…〉 which the Lord of hosts sent in his holy spirit by the prophets aforetime: Wherefore the lord of hosts was very wroth at them. 13 And thus is it come to pass, jer x●. ●. that like as he cried, and they would not hear: even so they cried, & I would not hear saith the Lord God of hosts: 14 But scattered them among all the nations whom they knew not: Thus the land was made so desolate after them, that there travailed no man in it neither to nor fro: for that pleasant land was utterly laid waste. The eight Chapter. 2 Of the return of the people unto Jerusalem, and of the mercy of God toward them. 16 Of good works. 20 The calling of the Gentiles. 1 SO the word of the lord of hosts came unto me, saying: 2 Thus saith the lord of hosts: I was in great jealousy for Zion, yea I have been very jealous for her with great wrath. 3 Thus saith the Lord: I will return unto Zion, & will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: 〈◊〉. i b. so that Jerusalem shallbe called, A faithful and true city, the hill of the Lord of hosts, an holy hill. 4 Thus saith the lord of hosts: There shall yet old men & old women dwell again in the streets of Jerusalem: yea, & such as go with staves in their hands for very age. 5 The streets of the city also shallbe full of young boys and damsels playing in the streets thereof. 6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If the residue of this people think it to be unpossible in ●their● eyes in these days: Mat. nineteen b. should it therefore be unpossible in my sight, saith the Lord of hosts? 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will deliver my people from the countries of the east and west, 8 And will bring them again, that they may dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: jer iii. c. Apo. xxi c. they shallbe my people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness. 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Let your hands be strong ye that now hear these words by the mouth of the prophets which are in these days, that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts is laid, that the temple may be builded. 10 For A●ge i. a. before these days neither men nor cat-tail could win any (a) There laboured ●●led themselves and their cat-tail without increase▪ because there cared not for goes 〈…〉 the temple, but went about their private gain. thing, neither might any man come in and out in rest for trouble: but I let every man go against his neighbour. 11 Nevertheless, I will now entreat the residue of this people no more as afore time, saith the Lord of Hosts. 12 For the seed shall prosper, the vine shall give her fruit, the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew, and I shall cause the remnant of this people to have all these in possession. 13 And it shall come to pass, that like as ye were a curse among the heathen O ye house of juda and ye house of Israel, even so will I deliver you, that ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong: 14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts: Like as I thought to punish you, what time as your fathers provoked me unto wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and spared not: 15 Even so am I determined now in these days for to do well unto the house of juda & Jerusalem: [therefore] fear ye not. 16 Now the things that ye shall do, are these: Ephe iiii c. Zacha. seven b. Speak every man the truth unto his neighbour, execute judgement truly & peaceably within your ports: 17 And let none of you imagine evil in his heart against his neighbour, and love no false oaths: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord. 18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying: 19 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth [month] the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shallbe joy & gladness and prosperous high feasts unto the house of juda: only love the truth & peace. 20 Thus saith the lord of hosts: There shall yet come people, and the inhabiters of many cities: 21 And they that dwell in one city shall go to another saying, isaiah. two a Psal. 12●. a. Up, let us go and pray before the Lord, let us seek the Lord of hosts: I will go with you. 22 Yea much people and mighty nations shall come to seek the lord of hosts at Jerusalem, & to pray before the Lord. 23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: In that time shall ten men (out of all manner of language of the Gentiles) take one jew by the hem of his garment, and say, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is among you. The ix Chapter 1 The conversion of the Gentiles. 9 The coming of Christ sitting on an Ass. 1 THe burden of the word of the lord in the land of Hadrach: & Damascus shallbe his rest, when the eyes of man, even of all the tribes of Israel shallbe towards the Lord. 2 The borders of Hemath shallbe hard thereby, Tyrus also and Sidon, for they are very wise. 3 joel. ●. a. Tyrus shall make herself strong, heap up silver as the sand, and gold as the clay of the streets. 4 Behold, the Lord shall spoil her, 〈◊〉. xiiii. e. he shall smite down her power in the sea, and she shallbe consumed with fire. 5 This shall Ascalon see, and be afraid: jer. x●iii. a. 〈◊〉 ●i b. Gaza shallbe very sorry, so shall Accaron also, because her hope is come to confusion: For the king of Gaza shall perish, and at Ascalon shall no man dwell. 6 Strangers shall dwell at Asdod, and as for the pride of the Philistines I shall root it out. 7 〈◊〉 xv b. Their blood will I take away from their mouth, & their abominations from between their teeth: Thus they that shallbe left shallbe for our God, he shallbe as a prince in juda, and Accaron like as a jebusite. 8 And I will pitch a camp God is ●tr●ng ●nough 〈◊〉 defend ●is 〈…〉. about mine house against the army, against him that passeth by, & against him that returneth, and no oppressor shall come upon them any more: For now I have seen with mine eyes. 9 Rejoice thou greatly O daughter Zion, be glad O daughter Jerusalem: isaiah. lxii. c. For lo, the king cometh unto thee, even the righteous and saviour, lowly & simple is he, he rideth upon an Ass and upon the foal of an Ass. 10 I will root out the charets from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, the battle bows shallbe destroyed, he shall give the doctrine of peace unto the heathen: Psal 3●. b. and his dominion shallbe from the one sea to the other, & from the river to the end of the world. 11 Thou also [shalt be saved] through the blood of thy covenant: I have loosed thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. 12 Turn you now to the strong hold ye that be in prison & long sore to be delivered: even this day I bring thee word that I will reward thee double again. 13 For juda have I bend as a bow for me, Ephraim [his hand] have I filled, & thy sons O Zion will I raise up against the Greeks, and make thee as a Giants sword. 14 The Lord God shallbe seen above them, and his darts shall go forth as the lightning: the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, & shall come forth as a storm out of the south. 15 The lord of hosts shall defend them, they shall consume & devour, and subdue them with Zach two. a. i Re. xvii f. sling stones, they shall drink & rage as it were through wine, they shallbe filled like the basins, and as the horns of the altar. 16 The Lord their God shall deliver them in that day, as the flock of his people: For as precious stones of a Diadem they shallbe set up over his land. 17 O how prosperous and goodly a thing shall that be? For the corn shall make the young men cheerful, and the new wine the maidens. ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 The people is moved to require the doctrine of truth of the Lord. 3 The Lord promiseth to visit and comfort the house of Israel. 1 PRay the Lord then betimes to give the latter rain, Deu. 2●. b. so shall the Lord make bright clouds, and give you rain enough, and to every one grass in the field. 2 For vain is the answer of idols, the soothsayers see lies, & the dreamers tell but vain things, the comfort that they give is nothing worth: therefore they went away like a flock of sheep, and were troubled, Eze. xiii. a. because they had no shepherd. 3 My wrathful displeasure was moved against the shepherds, and I will visit the goats: for the Lord of hosts will visit his flock the house of juda, and will make them as a goodly fair horse in the battle. 4 Out of Gen. xlix. b. isaiah xxii. d. juda shall come the corner, the nail, the battle bow, and the appoynter of tribute also. 5 They shallbe as giants, which in the battle tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets: they shall fight, for the Lord shallbe with them, and the horsemen shallbe confounded. 6 I will comfort the house of juda, & preserve the house of joseph, I will bring them again, for I pity them, and they shallbe like as they were when I had not cast them of: for I the lord am their God, and will hear them. 7 Ephraim shallbe as a giant, and their heart shallbe cheerful as through wine: yea their children shall see it, and be glad, and their heart shall rejoice in the Lord. 8 I will hiss for them, & gather them together, for I will redeem them: they shall increase, as they increased afore. 9 I will sow them among the people, that they may think upon me in far countries, they shall live with their children, and turn again. 10 I will bring them again also from the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria: I will carry them into the land of Gilead & to Libanus, and place (a) The multitude shallbe so great. shall not be found for them. 11 He shall go upon the sea of trouble, and smite the sea waves, so that all the deep floods shallbe dried up: the proud boasting of Assur shallbe cast down, & the sceptre of isaiah. x. a. Eze. xxix. a. Egypt shallbe taken away. 12 I will comfort them in the lord, that they may walk in his name, saith the Lord. ¶ The xj Chapter. 1 The destruction of the temple. 4 The care of the faithful is committed to Christ by the father. 7 A grievous vision against Jerusalem and juda. 1 OPen thy doors O Libanus, that the fire may consume thy Cedar trees. 2 howl ye fir trees, for the Cedar is fallen, yea all the proud are wasted away: howl O ye Oak trees of Basan, for the mighty strong wood is cut down. 3 Men may hear the shepherds mourn, for their glory is destroyed: men may hear the lions whelps roar, for the pride of jordane is wasted away. 4 Thus saith the Lord my God: Feed the sheep of the slaughter, 5 Which have been slain of those that possessed them, yet they [took it] for no sin, but they that sold them said, The Lord be thanked, for I am rich: yea their own shepherds spare them not. 6 Therefore will I no more spare those that dwell in the land saith the Lord: but lo, I will deliver the people, every man into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king, that they may smite the land, and out of their hands I will not deliver them. 7 I myself fed the slaughter sheep, a poor flock verily, and took unto me two staves: the one called Beauty, the other called Bands: and so fed the sheep. 8 Three shepherds I put out of office in one month, for I might not away with them: neither had they any delight in me. 9 Then said I, I will feed you no more: Apo. xxii. e. the thing that dieth, let it die: and that that will perish, let it perish: and let the remnant eat every one the flesh of his neighbour. 10 I took also my staff [even] Beauty, and broke it, that I might disannul the covenant which I made with all people. Ose. two. e. 11 And so it was broken in that day: Then the poor simple sheep that had a respect unto me, knew thereby that it was the word of the Lord. 12 And I said unto them, If ye think it good, bring hither my wages: if no, then leave. Ma xxvii c So they weighed down thirty silver pence, the value that I was prised at. 13 And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, a goodly price for me to be valued at of them. And I took the thirty silver pence, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord. 14 Then broke I my other staff also [namely Bands, that I might lose the brotherhood betwixt juda and Israel. 15 And the Lord said unto me: Take thee also the staff of a foolish shepherd. 19 For lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not seek after the things that be lost, nor seek the tender lambs, he shall not heal the wounded, he shall not nourish the things that are whole: but he shall eat the flesh of such as be fat, and tear their claws in pieces. 17 O idol shepherd that leaveth the flock, the sword shall come upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shallbe clean dried up, and his right eye shallbe sore blinded. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 Of the destruction and building again of Jerusalem. 1 THE heavy burden which the Lord hath devised for Israel. Thus saith the Lord isaiah. x. a. which spread the heavens abroad, laid the foundation of the earth, isaiah. x. a. and gave man the breath of life, 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of surfeit unto all the people that are round about her: Zach xiiii c yea juda himself also shallbe in the siege against Jerusalem. 3 At the same time will I make Jerusalem an heavy stone for all people, so that all such as life it up shallbe torn and rend, and all the people of the earth shall be gathered together against it. 4 Abdi. i c. In that day saith the Lord, I will make all horses astonied, and those that ride upon them to be out of their wits: I will open mine eyes upon the house of juda, and smite all the horses of the people with blindness. 5 And the princes of juda shall say in their hearts, The inhabiters of Jerusalem shall give me consolation in the Lord of hosts their God. 6 In that time will I make the princes of juda like an hot burning oven with wood, and like a fire brand among the straw, so that they shall consume all the people round about them both upon the right hand and the left: Jerusalem also shallbe inhabited again, [namely] in the same place where Jerusalem standeth. 7 The Lord shall preserve the tents of juda as afore time, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the citizens of Jerusalem shall not be exalted against juda. 8 In that day shall the Lord defend the citizens of Jerusalem, so that the weakest then among them shallbe as i. Re xvii. f. David: and the house of David shallbe as gods house, and as the angel of the Lord before them. 9 At the same time will I go about to destroy all such people as come against Jerusalem. 10 Moreover, upon the house of David & upon the citizens of Jerusalem Eze. 36. c. will I pour out the spirit of grace & compassion, so that they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall lament for him as men mourn for their only begotten son: yea, and be sorry for him, as men are sorry for their first child. 11 Luk. 23 ●. two. Par 33. c. Then shall there be a great mourning at Jerusalem, Luk. 23 ●. two. Par 33. c. like as the lamentation at Adadremmon in the field of Mageddon. 12 And the land shall bewail, every kindred by themselves alone: the kindred of the house of David by themselves, and their wives by themselves: the kindred of the house of two. Reg. 2●. Nathan themselves, and their wives by themselves: 13 The kindred of the house of Levi themselves alone, and their wives by themselves: the kindred of the house of Semei themselves alone, and their wives by themselves. 14 In like manner, all the other generations every one by themselves alone, and their wives by themselves. The xiii Chapter 1 Of the well of grace and truth. 2 Of the clean riddance of Idolatry, and of false prophets. 1 IN that time shall the house of David and the citizens of Jerusalem have an open Eze xlvii. a. Zach. 14. b. john. nineteen. d. well to wash of sin and uncleanness. 2 And then saith the Lord of hosts, isaiah. two. c. Eze. thirty. c. I will destroy the names of the idols out of the land: so that they shall no more be put in remembrance: jen. xiiii. c. As for the false prophets also, and the unclean spirits, I will take them out of the land. 3 So that if any of them prophecy any more, Deu. xiii. b. his own father and mother that begat him, shall say unto him, Thou shalt die, for thou speakest lies under the name of the Lord: yea his own father and mother that begat him shall wound him, when he prophesieth. 4 And then shall those prophets be confounded every one of his vision when he prophesieth: neither shall they wear here clothe any more to deceive men withal. 5 But he shallbe fain to say, Amos. vi● c. I am no prophet, I am an husbandman: for so am I taught by Gen. iii d. man from my youth up. 6 And if it be said unto him, How came these wounds then in thine hands? He shall answer: Thus was I wounded in the house of mine own friends. 7 Arise O thou sword upon my shepherd, and upon the man that is my fellow, saith the lord of hosts: Mat. xxvi. ● smite the shepherd, & the sheep shallbe scattered abroad: and so will I turn my hand to the little ones. 8 And it shall come to pass saith the Lord, that in all the land two parts shallbe rooted out, Amos. ix b. job. xiii. a. isaiah. xliii. a. Psal. xvii. a. i Pet. i. b. but the third part shall remain therein. 9 Sapi. iii. a. Eccle. two a. Pro. xvii. And the same third part will I bring through the fire, & will cleanse them as the silver is cleansed, yea and try them like as gold is tried: then shall they call upon my name and I will hear them, I will say it is my people, and they shall say, Lord my God. ❧ The xiiij Chapter. 1 The wasting of the Church under the figure of Jerusalem. 9 Of the kingdom of the Lord. 1 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shallbe divided in the midst of thee. 2 For I will gather together all the heathen to fight against Jerusalem, so that the city shallbe won, the houses spoiled, and the women defiled: the half of the city shall go away into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be carried out of the city. 3 After that, shall the Lord go forth to fight against those heathen, as men use to fight in the day of battle. 4 Then shall his feet stand upon the mount Olivet that lieth upon the east side of Jerusalem, and the mount Olivet shall cleave in two eastward and westward, so that there shallbe a great valley: and the half mount shall remove toward the north, & the other toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee unto the valley of my hills, for the valley of the hills shall reach unto Asal: yea, flee shall ye Amos i. a. like as ye fled for the earthquake in the days of Oziah king of juda: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with him. 6 In that day shall there be no clear light, but dark. 7 Mat 24 c. This shallbe that special day which is known unto the Lord, neither day nor night: but about the evening time it shallbe light. 8 In that time shall there waters of life run out from Jerusalem: the half part of them toward the east sea, and the other half toward the uttermost sea, and shall continue both summer and winter. 9 And the Lord himself shall be king over all the earth: At that time shall there be one Lord only, and his name shall be but one. 10 All the land shallbe turned as a plain from Gibea to Remmon, towards the south of Jerusalem: She shallbe set up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin'S port unto the place of the first port, and unto the corner port, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the kings wine presses. 11 There shall men dwell, and there shall be no more destruction, but Jerusalem shallbe safely inhabited. 12 This shallbe the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all people that have fought against Jerusalem, Their flesh shall consume away, though they stand upon their feet, their eyes shallbe corrupt in their holes, and their tongue shall consume in their mouth. 13 In that day shall the Lord make a great sedition among them: so that one man shall take another by the hand, and lay his hands upon the hands of his neighbour. 14 Zach. xii. a. juda shall fight against Jerusalem, and the armies of all the heathen shallbe gathered together round about, with gold and silver, and a very great multitude of apparel. 15 And this plague shall go over horses, mules, camels, asses, & all the beasts that shallbe in the host, like as yonder plague was. 16 Every one that remaineth then of all the people which came against Jerusalem, shall go up early to worship the king [euen● the Lord of hosts, Levi. xxiii f. 〈◊〉 2● b and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 17 And look what generation upon the earth goeth not to Jerusalem for to worship the king the Lord of hosts, upon the same shall come no rain. 18 If the kindred of Egypt go not up, and come not, it shall not [rain] upon them: This shallbe the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles, 19 Yea this shallbe the plague of Egypt, and the plague of all people that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 20 At that time shall the riding gear of the horses be holy unto the Lord: the kettles in the lords house shallbe like the basins before the altar. 21 Yea, all the kettles in Jerusalem and juda shallbe holy unto the Lord of hosts: and all they that slay offerings, shall come and take of them, and seeth therein: And at that time there shallbe no more Chanaanites in the house of the Lord of hosts. ¶ The book of the prophet Malachias. ¶ The first Chapter. A complaint against Israel, and chiefly the priests. 1 THe (a) That is, the grievous, and threatening prophec●e. burden of the word of the Lord to Israel, by the ministery of Malachi. 2 I have loved you saith the Lord: yet ye say, wherein hast thou loved us? 〈…〉 Was not Esau jacobs' brother, saith the Lord, yet loved I jacob? 3 And I hated Esau, & made his mountains waste, and his heritage a wilderness for Dragons. 4 Though Edom say, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places: yet saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will destroy: & they shall call them, The border of wickedness, & the people with whom the Lord is angry for ever. 5 And your eyes shall see: and you shall say, The Lord will be magnified upon the borders of Israel. 6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: If then I be a father, where is mine honour? if I be a master, where is my fear? Saith the Lord God of hosts to you O ye priests that despise my name, and ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? 7 Ye offer upon mine altar ●re 〈◊〉 for 〈…〉 all things that nourish. unclean bread, and say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is not to be regarded. 8 When ye bring the blind for sacrifice, [you say] it is not evil: and when ye bring the lame and sick, [you say] it is not evil: offer it now Thou offerest that to me, which thou art ashamed to give an a mortal man, so greatly dost thou contemn my law. to thy prince, will he be content with thee, or accept thy person, saith the Lord of hosts? 9 And now I pray you, pray before God, that he may have mercy upon us: (this [evil] hath been done by your means) will he regard your persons, saith the Lord of hosts? 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors, and kindle not fire on mine altar in vain? (e) Against all those that follow religion for ●ukers sake. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. 11 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same my name is great among the gentiles, and in every place 〈…〉 incense shallbe offered to my name, & a pure offering: for my name is great among the very heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. 12 But ye have 〈…〉 polluted it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted, & the Or w●de. fruit thereof, [even] his meat is not to be regarded. 13 And ye said, behold [it is] a weariness, and you have snuffed at it saith the Lord of hosts, and ye have offered the stolen, and the lame, and the sick, ye have offered an offering: should I accept this of your hands, saith the lord? 14 Cursed be the deceitful which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth a corrupt thing to the Lord: because I am a great king, saith the lord of hosts, and my name is fearful among the heathen. ¶ The two Chapter. threatenings against the priests, being seducers of the people. 1 ANd now O ye priests this commandment is for you. 2 If ye will not hear it nor regard it, to give the glory to my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and will curse your blessings, yea I have cursed them already, because ye do not consider it in your heart. 3 Behold, I will (a) God is the author of scarcity, lest they should impute it to any other cause corrupt your seed, and cast (b) I will bring you to confusion and shame. dung on your faces, [even] the dung of your solemn feasts, & you shallbe like unto it. 4 And you shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant which I have made with Levi might stand, saith the Lord of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him, of life and peace, and I gave them him [for] the fear wherewith he feared me and was afraid before my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and there was no iniquity found in his lips, he (c) To walk with God, is to walk according to his will walked with me (d) Towards God, and towards men. in peace and (e) All peace is not commended, but that which is in equity: the consent of the wicked is to be avoided because it is not in truth. in equity, and he turned many from their iniquity. 7 (f) They 〈◊〉 therefore must be learned in the law, otherwise the people seek an answer 〈◊〉 his mouth in vain. For the priests lips shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 8 But ye have gone out of the way, ye have caused many to fall by the law: ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. 9 Therefore have I also made you despised and vile before all the people, because you kept not my ways, but have been partial in the law. 10 Have we not all one father? hath not God made us all? why then is every one deceived of his brother, to violate the covenant of our fathers? 11 juda hath offended, & abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem? for juda hath defiled the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange God. 12 The Lord will destroy the man that doth this, both the raiser up and the aunswerer out of the tabernacle of jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts. 13 g And this again have ye done, in covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and mourning, and therefore there is no more respect to the offering, neither acceptable receiving of it at your hands. 14 Yet ye say, wherein? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and thy wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast transgressed, yet is she thine own companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And did not he make one? yet had he abundance of spiritie: And wherefore one? Because he sought a godly seed: therefore keep yourselves in your spirit, and let none transgress against the wife of his youth. 16 If thou hatest her, put her away, saith the lord God of Israel: yet he covereth the injury under his garment, saith the Lord of hosts, and be ye kept in your spirit, and transgress not. 17 Ye have wearied the Lord with your words, and you have said, Wherein have we wearied him? Whilst you say, Every one that doth evil, is good in the sight of the Lord, and he is pleased in them: or where is the God of judgement? The iii Chapter Of the messenger of the Lord john Baptist, and of Christ's office. 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, and the lord (a) Though 〈◊〉 you 〈◊〉 for the seek an 〈◊〉 Mes●s and a 〈◊〉 kingd●e. whom ye seek, shall speedily come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye desire, behold he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a purging fire, and like fullers soap. 3 And he shall sit down to try and fine the silver, and he shall purge the children of Levi, and purify them as gold and silver: and they shall bring unto the lord offerings in righteousness. 4 Then shall the 〈…〉 offerings of juda and Jerusalem be acceptable unto the Lord, as in old time, and as in the years afore. 5 And I will come near to you in judgement, and I will be a 〈…〉 swift witness against the 〈…〉 soothsayers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that wrongfully keep back the hirelings wages, and vex the widow and the fatherless, and oppress the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. 6 For I am the Lord, I change not: and you sons of jacob are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them:] turn you to me, and I will turn to you, saith the Lord of hosts. And ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8 Will a man (e) Such regard ●th God to his ministers one poor members, that he thinketh himself rob when they are defrauded. spoil his Gods? yet ye have spoiled me: and ye say, Wherein have we spoiled thee? In tithes and offerings? 9 Ye are cursed with a curse, & me have ye spoiled, even this whole nation. 10 Bring every tithe into the store house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me withal, saith the Lord of hosts: if I will not open the windows of heaven unto you, and pour you out a blessing without measure. 11 And I will reprove the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruit of the ground, neither shall your vine be barren in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: because you shallbe a pleasant land, saith the Lord of hosts. 13 Your words have been stout against me saith the lord: and you said, Wherein have we spoken against thee? 14 Ye have said: [it is but] vain to serve God, and what profit [is it] that we have kept his commandment, & that we have walked humbly before the face of the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy: yea the workers of wickedness are set up, and also they that tempt God, yea they are delivered. 16 Then they that feared God, said every one to his neighbour: and the Lord considered and heard, and there was written a book of remembrance before him for them that feared the Lord, and for them that think upon his name. 17 And they shallbe to me, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day wherein I shall do [judgement,] a flock: and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son which serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the just and the wicked, between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not. ❧ The four Chapter. The day of the Lord, before the which Elias should come. 1 FOR mark, the day cometh burning like an oven: and all the proud, and all that work wickedness shallbe stubble, and the day that is for to come shall burn them, saith the Lord of hosts, and shall leave them neither root, nor branch. 2 But to you that fear my name shall that sun of righteousness arise, and health shallbe under his wings: and ye shall go forth and skip like fat calves. 3 And ye shall tread down the ungodly, for they shallbe dust under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, with the ordinances and judgements. 5 Behold, I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and fearful day of the Lord. 6 He shall turn the heart of the fathers to their children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with cursing. ❧ The end of the prophecy of Malachias, and consequently of all the prophets. E. L. ❧ The volume of the books called Apocrypha, containing these books following. The third book of Esdras. The fourth book of Esdras. The book of Tobia. The book of judith. The rest of the book of Hester. The book of wisdom. Ecclesiasticus. Baruch the prophet. The song of the three children. The story of Susanna. The story of Bel and the Dragon. The prayer of Manasse. The first book of Maccabees. The second book of Maccabees. ❧ The third book of Esdras. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 josias appointeth priests, and keepeth the passouer. 7 Offerings for the priests and the people. 11 The order of the Levites. 23 The upright life of josias. 25 His death and the occasion thereof, and the lamentation for him. 34 joachas appointed king. 53 The destruction of Jerusalem. 1 ANd 2 Par 25 a. 4 Reg 23 ● josias held the feast of Easter in Jerusalem unto his Lord, and offered the passouer the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He set the priests also in order according to their daily courses, being arrayed in long garments, in the temple of the Lord. 3 And he spoke unto the Levites the holy ministers of Israel, that they should hallow themselves unto the Lord, to set the holy ark of the Lord in the house that king Solomon the son of David had builded. 4 And said: Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders: and now serve the Lord your God, and take the charge of his people Israel, and prepare you after your villages and tribes, 5 According as king David the king of Israel hath left in writing, and “ Or, according to Solomon his sons great liberality. according as Solomon his son hath honourably prepared: And standing each of you in that degree of authority which in the distribution was appointed unto your fathers the Levites in the presence of your brethren the children of Israel: 6 Offer the passouer in order, and make ready the sacrifices for your brethren, and keep the passouer, according to the commandment of the Lord which was given unto Moses. 7 And unto the people that was found there, josias gave thirty thousand lambs and kids, and three thousand calves. These things were given of the kings own possessions, according as he promised, to the people, to the Priests, and to the Levites. 8 And Helkias, and Zacharias, and Syel the governors of the temple, gave to the priests for the passouer two thousand and six hundred sheep, and three hundred calves. 9 Moreover jechonias, and Samaias, and Nathanael his brother, and Sabias', and Ochiel, and joram, captains over thousands, gave to the Levites for the passouer, five thousand sheep, and seven hundred calves. 10 And when these things were brought to pass, the Priests & Levites stood goodly in their order, and had the unleavened bread throughout the tribes. 11 And after the degrees of pre-eminence appointed to their fathers, to offer to the Lord in the sight of the people, according as it is written in the book of Moses: and thus did they in the morning. 12 And they roasted the Easter lamb with fire, as according was: As for the offerings, they dight them in kettles and pots with good savours, 13 And set them before all them of the people, and afterward they prepared for themselves and the priests their brethren the sons of Aaron. 14 For the priests offered the fat, “ Or, until the evening tyme. until the time was expired, and the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests their brethren the children of Aaron. 15 The holy singers also the children of Asaph, stood in their orders, according as David devised, to wit, Asaph, “ Or, Azaras and Eddunus. Zacharias, and Iduthun, which was appointed by the king. 16 Moreover, the [porters and] door keepers stood by the doors [and that diligently,] so that none went out of his “ Or, his watch, or turn and course. standing and services, for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 17 Thus were all things performed that belonged to the offering of the Lord in that day, that they might hold the passouer, 18 And offer sacrifices upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king josias. 19 So the children of Israel which were then present, held a [honourable] Passover, and the feast of sweet bread, seven days long: 20 Yea such a passouer was not kept in Israel, from the time of the prophet Samuel. 21 And all the kings of Israel held not such an Easter as this which king josias held, and the Priests, the Levites, the jews, and all Israel, of all them that “ Or, found dwelling at Jerusalem. were at Jerusalem. 22 In the eyghteenth year of the reign of josias, was this passouer kept. 23 And with an heart full of godliness did king josias rightly order all his works before the Lord. 24 And the things that came to pass in his time, they were written of old before those days, concerning those that sinned and were ungodly against the Lord above all people and kingdoms, and how they grieved him in serving sensible things, so that the words of the Lord rose up against Israel. 25 Now after all these acts of josias, it came to pass that Pharaoh the king of Egypt came to Carchamis upon Euphrates to move war: and josias went out against him. 26 But the king of Egypt sent to him, saying: what have I to do with thee, O king of judea? 27 I am not sent of the Lord God against thee, for my war is upon Euphrates, and now the Lord is with me, yea the Lord maketh diligent “ Or, haste. speed with me: depart from me, and be not against the Lord. 28 Howbeit josias would not turn back his chariot from him, but undertook to fight with him, and hearkened not to the words of the prophet jeremy, spoken by the mouth of the Lord: 29 But pitched a battle against him in the field of “ Or, Megiddo. Mageddo: And the princes pressed to king josias. 30 Then said the king unto his servants: Carry me away out of the battle, for I am very weak. And immediately his servants took him away out of the frunt of the battle. 31 Then gate he up upon the second chariot, came to Jerusalem, died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre. 32 And in all jury they mourned for josias, yea jeremy the prophet lamented for josias, and the rulers also with their wives made lamentation for him unto this day, and it became a custom to be done continually in all the kindred of Israel. 33 These things are written in the book of the stories of the kings of juda: and all the acts of josias, & his glory, and understanding in the law of the Lord, and the things which he had done before, and that was now [recited] are written in the book of the kings of Israel and juda. 34 3. Reg. 23. ●. 2. Par. 26 a. And the people took jechonias the son of josias, and made him king in steed of josias his father, when he was twenty and three years old. 25 And he reigned in juda and in Jerusalem three months, and then the king of Egypt put him down from reigning in Jerusalem: 36 And raised up a tax of the people, namely an hundred talents of silver, and one talon of gold. 37 The king of Egypt also made joachim his brother king of juda and Jerusalem. 38 (a) This place is corrupt, & thus, seemeth to be. As for joachim and his rulers he bound, and having taken his brother Zaracen, led them away into Egypt. And [thus] he “ Or, established. bound joachim and his governors: but Zaracen his brother he apprehended & led away with him into Egypt. 39 Five and twenty years old was joachim when he was made king in the land of juda and Jerusalem, and he did evil before the Lord. 40 4 Reg. 24. a Wherefore against him Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came up, and bound him with bands of iron, and carried him unto Babylon. 41 Nabuchodonosor also took of the holy vessels of the lord, carried them away, & set them in his own temple at Babylon. 42 But all his acts, and his profanation and reproach, are written in the chronicles of the kings. 43 And joachim his son reigned in his steed: He was made king being fifteen years old, 44 And reigned but three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and did evil before the Lord. 45 So after a year Nabuchodonosor sent and caused him to be brought unto Babylon with the holy vessels of the Lord. 46 And made Zedechias king of juda and Jerusalem when he was twenty and one years old, and he reigned a leaven years. 47 And he did evil also in the sight of the Lord, and cared not for the words that were spoken unto him by the prophet jeremy from the mouth of the Lord. 48 And where he had made an oath unto king Nabuchodonosor, he forswore himself by the name of the Lord, and hardened his neck and heart, and transgressed the laws of the Lord God of Israel. 49 The governors also of the people & priests, did many things against the laws, and passed all the pollutions of all nations, and defiled the temple of the Lord which was sanctified in Jerusalem. 50 Wherefore the God of their fathers sent his messenger to call them back, because he spared them and his tabernacle also. 51 But they had his messengers in derision: and look when the Lord spoke unto them, they made a sport of his prophets. 52 This drew on so long till the Lord was wroth with his people for their great ungodliness, so that he caused the kings of the Chaldees to come up against them: 53 Which slew their young men with the sword, yea even in Or, roundabout. the compass of their holy temple, and spared no body, neither young man nor maiden, old man nor child among them: 54 But they were all delivered into their hands, and all the holy vessels of the Lord both great and small, with the vessels of the ark of god: and they took and carried away the kings treasure into Babylon. 55 As for the house of the Lord, they went up into it, & brent it, broke down the walls of Jerusalem, set fire upon her towers, 56 Destroyed all her Or, precious things. noble buildings, and brought them to nought, and the people that were not slain with the sword, he carried unto Babylon: 57 Which became servants to him and his children, till the Persians reigned, to fulfil the word of the Lord [spoken] by the mouth of jeremias: 58 Till the land had fully “ Or, kept her sabbaths taken her ease from them, which took that ease all the time she lacked her inhabitants, to the end & term of seventy years. ¶ The two Chapter. 1 Cyrus gave leave to the jews to return. 10 He sent the holy vessels. 13 The names of them that returned. 16 Their adversaries did let their building, and the kings letters for the same, 1 Now when king Cyrus reigned over the Persians in his first year, when the Lord would perform the word that he had promised by the mouth of [the prophet] jeremy: 2 The Lord raised up the spirit of Cyrus the king of Persians, so that he caused this writing to be proclaimed throughout his whole realm, 3 Saying, thus saith Cyrus' king of the Persians: The Lord of Israel, that high Lord, hath made me king of the whole world: 4 And commanded me to build him an house at Jerusalem in jury. 5 If there be any now of you that are of his people, let the Lord even his Lord be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem that is in judea, and build the house of the Lord of Israel, that is, the Lord that dwelleth in Jerusalem. 6 And all they that dwell round about that place shall help him, all that dwell in his place I say, whether it be with gold, with silver, 7 With gifts, with horses and necessary cattle, and all other things that are brought with a free will to the “ Or, temple. house of the Lord at Jerusalem. 8 Then the principal men out of the tribes and villages of juda & Benjamin stood up: so did the Priests also and the Levites, & all they whose mind the Lord had moved to go up, & to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem. 9 And they that dwelled about them helped them in all things, with silver and gold, horses & cattle, and with “ Or, sundry vows of sundry men. many free gifts of many men whose minds were stirred up thereto. 10 King Cyrus also brought forth the vessels and ornaments that were hallowed unto the Lord, which Nabuchodonosor had carried away from Jerusalem, and consecrated them to his idol [and image.] 11 And having brought them forth, he delivered them to Mithridates his treasurer. 12 And by him they were delivered to Abassar the deputy in jury. 13 And this was the number of them: a thousand golden cups, and a thousand of silver, basins of silver twenty and nine for the sacrifices, vials of gold thirty, and of silver two thousand four hundred and ten, and a thousand other vessels. 14 So all the vessels of gold and silver which they carried away, were five thousand, four hundred, threescore & nine. 15 These were brought by Salmanasar, with them of the captivity from Babylon to Jerusalem. 16 But in the time of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, Belemus, and Mithridates, and Tabelius, and Rathumus, and Beeltethmus, and Semellius the secretary, with other that were joined to them dwelling in Samaria & other places, wrote unto him against them that dwelled in judea and Jerusalem, these letters following: To the king Artaxerxes our lord. 17 Thy servants, Rathumus the story writer, and Semellius the secretary, and the rest of their counsel, and the judges that are in Coelosyria & Phenice: 18 Be it now known to our lord the king, that the jews which are come up from you unto us into the rebellious & wicked city, begin to build the market places, and to make up the walls about it, and to set up the temple a new. 19 Now if this city and the walls thereof be set up again, they shall not only refuse to give tributes [and taxes] but also rebel utterly against kings. 20 And forsomuch as they take this in hand now about the temple, we thought it reason to think no scorn of it: 21 But to show it unto the lord the king, to the intent that if it please the king, he may cause it to be sought in the books of old, 22 And thou shalt find in records here of written, and shalt understand that this city hath always been rebellious and disobedient, that it hath troubled kings and cities, 23 And that the jews were rebellious, and raised always wars therein: for the which cause this city is wasted. 24 Wherefore now we certify our Lord the king, that if this city be builded [and occupied] again, and the walls thereof set up a new, thou canst have no passage into Coelosyria and Phenice. 25 Then wrote the king to Rathumus the “ Or, register. story writer, to Beeltethmus, to Semellius the scribe, and to the other officers and dwellers in Samaria, and Syria, and Phenice, after this manner. 26 I have read the epistle which ye sent unto me: therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and have found that this city hath ever resisted kings, 27 That the same people are disobedient and have caused much war, and that mighty kings have reigned in Jerusalem, which also have raysen up taxes of Coelosyria and Phenice. 28 Wherefore I have commanded to forbid those men that they shall not build up the city, and heed to be taken that there be no more done in it: 29 And that they proceed no further in those wicked works, forsomuch as it might be occasion of trouble unto princes. 30 Now when Rathumus and Semellius the scribe had read the writing of king Artaxerxes, they got them together, and came in all the haste to Jerusalem, with an host of horsemen, and with much people on foot, 31 And forbade them to build: And so they left of from building of the temple, unto the second year of king Darius, king of the Persians. The iii Chapter. 1 The feast of Darius. 16 The three wise sentences. 1 King Darius made a great feast unto his Or, subjects. servants, unto all his court, and to all the officers of Medea and Persia, 2 Yea to all the governors, & captains, and liefetenauntes, that were under him, from India unto Ethiopia, an hundredth and twenty and seven Or, ●nces countries. 3 So when they had eaten and drunken, being satisfied, & were gone home again, Darius the king went into his chamber, laid him down to sleep, and after that awaked. 4 Then the three young men that kept the kings person, and watched his body, [communed among themselves, and] spoke one to another. 5 Let every one of us speak a sentence, and look who shall overcome, & whose sentence may seem wiser than the others, unto him shall king Darius give great gifts, and great things, in token of victory: 6 As to wear purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep in gold, and a chariot with bridles of gold, and an Or, a silken ●enet. head tire of fine linen, and a chain about his neck: 7 Yea he shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shallbe called Darius' cousin. 8 So every one wrote his “ Or, sentence. meaning, sealed it, and laid it under king Darius' pillow, 9 And said, when the king ariseth they would give him the writings, and look whose word the king & the three princes of Persia shall judge to be the most wisely spoken, the same shall have the victory as it was appointed. 10 One wrote: wine is a strong thing. 11 The second wrote: the king is strong. 12 The third wrote: women have very much strength, but above all things the truth beareth away the victory. 13 Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings and delivered them unto him, & so he read them. 14 Then sent he forth to call all his chief lords of Persia, and of Media, and the rulers, and the captains, and liefetenauntes and consuls: 15 And when he had set him down in the counsel, the writings were read before them. 16 And he commanded to call for the young men, that they might declare their Or, sentences. meanings themselves by mouth. So they were sent for, and came in. 17 And then he said unto them: show us and make us to understand what the things are that ye have written. Then began the first which had spoken of the strength of wine, 18 And said thus: O ye men, how strong is wine, that deceiveth all men which drink it? 19 It maketh the kings mind and the fathers to be both one, the bondmans' and the free, the poor man's and the rich. 20 It turneth also every thought into joy and gladness, so that a man remembreth neither heaviness not debt. 21 And it maketh every heart [think itself] rich, so that a man remembreth neither king nor governor, and it maketh to speak all things by talentes. 22 Moreover when men have drunk, they forget all friendship and brotherly faithfulness, and a little after they draw out sword: 23 And afterwards when they are from the wine, they remember nothing what was done. 24 O ye men, is not wine the strongest, that thus enforceth [men] to do? And when he had spoken this, he held his peace. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 Of the strength of a king. 13 Of the strength of women. 34 Of the strength of truth, which sentence is approved. 47 And his petition granted. 1 THen the second that had spoken of the strength of the king, began to say: 2 O ye men, are not men the strongest of all, that conquer both by land and sea, and all the things that are in them? 3 Now is the king stronger, as lord of all these things, and that hath the dominion over them: and look what he commandeth them, it is all done. 4 If he bid them the one against the other to make war, they do it: if he send them out against the enemies, they go and break down mountains, walls, and towers. 5 They slay and are slain, and overpass not the kings commandment: if they get the victory, they bring all to the king, so well the spoil as other things. 6 Likewise the other that meddle not with wars and fight, but till the ground: when they have sown and reaped, they bring to the king, and compel one another to pay his tribute unto the king. 7 And if the king, though he be but one man, command to kill, they kill, if he command to “ Or, to spare, they spare. forgive, they forgive: 8 If he command to smite, they smite, if he bid “ Or, make waste, they make waste. drive away, they drive away, if he command to build, they build: 9 If he command to break down, they break down, if he command to plant, they plant. 10 “ Or, So all his people and all his armies obey unto one. So the common people and the rulers are obedient unto him, and the king in the mean season sitteth him down, eateth and drinketh, and taketh his rest. 11 And these keep him round about, and not one of them dare get him out of the way to do his own business, “ Or, neither disobeyed the● him in any thing. but must be obedient unto the king at a word. 12 judge ye now O ye men, how should not the king go far above, when in such sort he is obeyed? And [when he had spoken thus] he held his tongue. 13 The third (whose name was Zorobabel) which had spoken of women, and of truth, began to say [after this manner.] 14 O ye men, it is not the great king, it is not the multitude of men, neither is it wine that excelleth. Who is it then that ruleth them, or hath the lordship over them? is it not women? 15 Women have borne the king, and all the people, which bear rule by sea and by land. 16 And even of them were they borne, and they brought those up that planted the vines, whereof the wine cometh. 17 They make garments for men, they get honour unto men, and without women can not men continue. 18 Yea, if they have gathered together gold and silver, or any other precious thing, do they not love a woman for her comely shape and beauty? 19 And letting all those things go, do they not gape & even with open mouth fix their eyes fast on her? and have not all men more desire unto her, then unto silver and gold, or any manner of precious thing? 20 Gene. two. b. Mat nineteen a. i Cor. vi d. Ephe. v. g. A man leaveth his own father that brought him up, leaveth his own natural country, and eleaveth unto his wife. 21 Yea he Or, p● ieopardeth his life with his wife, and remembreth neither father nor mother, nor country. 22 By this also ye must needs know, that women have dominion over you: Do ye not labour & travail, and give and bring all to the woman? 23 A man taketh his sword, and goeth his way to steal, [to kill,] to murder, to sail upon the sea, and upon rivers, 24 And seeth a lion, & goeth in the darkness: & when he hath stolen, “ Or, spoiled deceived, and rob, he bringeth it unto his love. 25 Wherefore, a man loveth his wife better than father and mother. 26 Yea many there be that run out of their wits, and became bondmen for their “ Or, for women's. wives sakes. 27 Many one also have perished, have erred, and sinned also for women. 28 And now do ye not believe me? is not the king great in his power? do not all regions fear to touch him? 29 Yet did I see him, and Apame the daughter of the great king Bartacus the kings concubine, sat beside the king upon the right hand, 30 And took of his crown from his head, and set it upon her own head, and struck the king with her left hand. 31 And there while stedyly the king looked upon her with open mouth: if she laughed upon him, he laughed also: but if she took any displeasure with him, the king was fain to flatter her [and to give her good words] till he had gotten her favour again. 32 O ye men, are not women then stronger that do these things? 33 Then the king and the princes looked one upon another: So he began to speak of the truth: 34 O ye men, are not women stronger? Great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the course of the sun, Eccle. i. a he compasseth the heaven round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day. 35 Is he not excellent that maketh these things? Therefore great is the truth, and stronger than all things. 36 All the earth calleth upon truth, the heaven praiseth it, all works shake and tremble at it, and with it is no unrighteous thing. 37 Wine is wicked, the king is wicked, women are wicked, all the children of men are wicked, yea & such are all their wicked works, and there is no truth in them, in their unrighteousness also shall they [be destroyed and] perish: 38 As for the truth 〈◊〉. x●. a. Psal. cxvii. a it endureth and is always strong, it liveth and conquereth for evermore world without end. 39 With her there is no exception or difference of persons, but she doth that just is, and refraineth from all unjust and wicked things, and all men do well like of her works. 40 In the judgement of it there is no unrighteous thing, & she is the strength, kingdom, power, and majesty of all ages. Blessed be the God of truth. 41 And with that he held his peace: and all the people cried, and then said: Great is truth, and above all. 42 Then said the king unto him: Ask what thou wilt more than is appointed in the writing, and we shall give it thee, for thou art found wiser [then thy companions] thou shalt sit next me, and shalt be called my kinsman. 43 Then said he unto the king: Remember thy [promise and] vow which thou hast vowed [and promised] in the day when thou camest to the kingdom, to build up Jerusalem: 44 And to send again all the vessels [and jewels] that were taken away out of Jerusalem, which Cyrus set apart when he vowed to destroy Babylon, and to send them again thither. 45 And thy mind was also to build up the temple, which the Edomites burnt when judea was destroyed by the Chaldees. 46 And now this only [O king] is the thing that I require and desire of thee, this is the princely liberality that I ask of thee, I desire therefore that thou perform the vow which thou with thine own mouth hast made unto the king of heaven. 47 Then Darius the king stood up and kissed him, two. Esdr. two. b. iii. Esdr vi. d wrote him letters unto all the deputies and lieftenauntes, to all the lords and nobles, that they should convey him forth and all them that went up with him, to build Jerusalem. 48 He wrote letters also unto all the liefetenauntes that were in Coelosyria and Phenices, and unto them in Libanus, that they should bring Cedar trees from Libanus unto Jerusalem, and build the city with him. 49 Moreover, he wrote for all the jews that were gone out of his “ Or, kingdom. realm into jury concerning their freedom, that no officer, no ruler, nor lieutenant, nor steward, should enter into their doors: 50 And that all their land which they kept, should be free and not tributary: and that the Edomites should give over the [cities and] villages of the jews which they had taken in: 51 Yea and that there should be yearly given twenty talents to the building of the temple, until the time that it were finished: 52 And to maintain the burnt offerings upon the altar every day, (as they had a commandment to offer seventeen) other ten talents every year. 53 And that all they which come from Babylon to build the city, should have free liberty, they and their children, and all the priests that went away. 54 He wrote also concerning the charges, and the priests garment wherein they minister, 55 And likewise for the charges of the Levites to be given them, until the day that the house were finished, and Jerusalem builded up. 56 And he commanded that all they that watched the city, should have their pensions and wages. 57 He sent away also all the vessels that Cyrus had separated from Babylon: and all that Cyrus had given in commandment, the same charged he also that it should be done, and sent unto Jerusalem. 58 Now when this young man was gone forth, he lifted up his face to heaven toward Jerusalem, and praised the king of heaven, 59 And said: Eccle. i. a. Of thee cometh victory, of thee cometh wisdom, and thine is the glory, and I am thy servant. 60 Blessed art thou which hast given me wisdom, for to thee I acknowledge it O Lord [thou God] of our fathers. 61 And so he took the letters, and went out, and came unto Babylon, and told it all his brethren. 62 And they praised the God of their fathers, that he had given them freedom and liberty, 63 To go up, and to build Jerusalem and the temple, “ Or, where his name is renowned. wherein the name of the Lord is called upon: and they rejoiced with instruments of music and gladness seven days long. The .v. Chapter. 1 The number of them that return from the captivity, 42 their vows and sacrifices. 54 The temple is begun to be built. 66 Their enemies would craftily join with them. 1 AFter this, were the ☞ principal men of the houses of their fathers, chosen in the tribes and kindreds, that they should go with their wives, and sons and daughters, with their servants and maidens, with all their cattle and substance. 2 And Darius [the king] sent with them a thousand horsemen, to convey them safely unto Jerusalem, and with musical instruments, with tabor & flutes. ‛ 3 And all their brethren played, and he ' made them go up together with them. 4 And these are the names of the men which went up out of the villages, according to the tribes, and after the order of their dignity. 5 The priests, the sons of Phinehes the son of Aaron, jesus the son of josedec, the son of Sariab, and joachim the son of Math. i b. Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, of the kindred of David, out of the kindred of Phares of the tribe of juda, 6 Which spoke “ Or, wise. wonderful words before Darius the king of Persia, in the second year of his reign in the first month [called] Nisan. 7 And these are they of jury that came up from the captivity of the transmigration, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had brought away unto Babylon, 8 And returned unto Jerusalem to the rest of jury, every man to his own city, which came with Zorobabel, with jesus, Nehemias, & Zacharias, Reesaias, Enemus, Mardocheus, Beelsarus, Aspharasus, Reelius, Roimus, and Baana their guides. 9 The number of them of the nation and their governors: the sons of Phares, two thousand an hundred seventy and two, the sons of Saphat four hundred seventy and two. 10 The sons of Areh, seven hundred ' fifty and six. ' 11 The sons of Phaath moab, two ' thousand eight hundred and twelve. ' 12 The sons of Eilam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four, the sons of Zathui, nine hundred forty and five, the sons of Corbe, seven hundred and five, the sons of Bani, six hundredth forty and eight. 13 The sons of Bibai, six hundred twenty and three, the sons of Azgad, three thousand two hundred twenty and two. 14 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and seven, the sons of Bagois, two thousand sixty and six, the sons of Adim, four hundred fifty and four. 15 The sons of Aterhezetia, ninety and two, the sons of Ceilam and Azota, threescore and seven, the sons of Azuram, four hundred thirty & two. 16 The sons of Ananias, an hundred and one, the sons of Arom, and the sons of Bassa, three hundred twenty and three, the sons of Arsiphurith, an hundred and two. 17 The sons of Meterus, three thousand & five, the sons of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three. 18 They of Netrophah, fifty and five, they of Anathoth, an hundred fifty and eight, they of Bethsamos, forty and two. 19 They of Kariathiarim, twenty and five, they of Caphiras and Beroth, seven hundred forty and three, they of Pirah, seven hundred. 20 They of Chadias' and Ammidiois, five hundred twenty & two, they of Cirama and Gabdes, six hundred twenty and one. 21 They of Macamos, an hundred twenty and two, they of Bethel, fifty & two, the sons of Nebus, an hundred fifty and six. 22 The sons of Calamolaus & Onus, seven hundred twenty & five, the sons of jerechus, three hundred forty and five. ‛ 23 The sons of Sanaah, three thousand ' three hundred and thirty. 24 The priests, the sons of jeddu the son of jesus, which are counted among the sons of Sanassib, nine hundred seventy and two, the sons of Meruth, a thousand fifty and two. 25 The sons of Phashur, a thousand forty and seven, the sons of Charim, a thousand and seventeen. 26 The Levites, the sons of jessue, Cadmiel, Banua, and Suia, seventy and four. 27 The sons [which were] holy singer's, the sons of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight. 28 The porters, the sons of Salum, the sons of jatal the sons of Talmon, the sons of Dacobi, the sons of Teta, the sons of Sami, all [were] an hundred thirty and nine. 29 The ministers of the temple, the sons of Esau, the sons of Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth, the sons of Ceras, the sons of Sud, the sons of Phaleu, the sons of Labana, the sons of Hagaba, 30 The sons of Acub, the sons of Vta, the sons of Cetab, the sons of Agab, the sons of Sibe, the sons of Anan, the sons of Cathua, the sons of Geddur, 31 The sons Kaia, the sons of Daisan, the sons of Neroda, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of Gazema, the sons of Azias, the sons of Phinees, the sons of Asara, the sons of Baste, the sons of Asana, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Naphison, the sons of Bacubub, the sons of Acupha, the sons of Assur, the sons of Pharacim, the sons of Baraloth, 32 The sons of Mehida, the sons of Coutha, the sons of Charescha, the sons of Bareus, the sons of Aserar, the sons of Thomoth, the sons of Nasib, the sons of Atipha, 33 The sons of the servants of Solomon, the sons of Hazophereth, the sons of Pharuda, the sons of Geelah, the sons of Lozon, the sons of Isdael, the sons of Staphelia, 34 The sons of Agia, the sons of Pharareth, the sons of Sabin, the sons of Spartia, the sons of Masias, the sons of Gar, the sons of Addu, the sons of Subah, the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis, the sons of Sabat, the sons of alon: 35 All the ministers of the temple, & the sons of the servants of Solomon, were three hundred seventy and two. 36 These came up from Thelmelah and Thelharsa, Carathalat, and Alar, leading them: 37 Neither could they show their families nor their stock how they were of Israel. The sons of Dalaias', the sons of Thubia, the sons of Necodan, six hundred fifty and two. ☜ 38 Of the priests that executed the office of the priesthood, and were not found, the sons of Hobia, the sons of Hacoz, the sons of Addus, which married Auria, one of the daughters of Barzeleus, 39 And was named after him: The writing of the same kindred was sought in the register of their generation, but it was not found, and therefore were they forbidden to execute the office of the priesthood. 40 For unto them said Nehemias and Atharias, that they should have no portion in the sanctuary, till there rose up an high priest that were well instruct in the plain clearness and truth. 41 So of Israel from them of twelve years old, and children, they were all in number forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, besides men servants and women servants. 42 Their servants and handmaidens were seven thousand three hundred forty & seven. The singing men and singing women, two hundred forty and five. 43 Four hundred thirty & five camels, seven thousand thirty and six horses, two hundred forty & five mules, five thousand five hundred twenty and five beasts used to the yoke. 44 And of their rulers also after their families, when they came to the temple of God that is in Jerusalem, there were that vowed to set up the house again in his own place, according to their ability: 45 And to give into the holy treasure of the works, a thousand pounds of gold, five thousand of silver, and an hundred precious garments. 46 And so dwelled the priests and the Levites and the people in Jerusalem, and in the country [there about,] the singers also and the porters, and all Israel in their villages. 47 i Esdr iii. a. But when the seventh month came, and when the children of Israel were every man in his own, they came altogether with one consent into the open place of the gate which is towards the east. 48 And there jesus the son of josedec and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel and his brethren, rising up, made ready the altar of the God of Israel, 49 To offer burnt sacrifices upon it, so as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. 50 And thither were gathered against them, divers of other nations of the land: but they dressed the altar in his own place, although all the nations in the land were enemies to them and vexed them: and they offered sacrifices to the Lord both morning & evening. 51 And also they held the feast of tabernacles as it is 〈◊〉, ordey● commanded in the law, and sacrifices daily as it was appertaining. 52 And after that also the continual oblations, and the offerings of the Sabbathes, and of the new months, and of all holy feasts. 53 And all they which had made any vow to God, began to offer sacrifice to God from the first day of the seventh month, although the temple of the Lord was not yet built up. 54 And they gave unto the masons and carpenters, money, meat and drink, with cheerfulness. 55 Unto them of Sidon also and tire they gave cars, that they should bring Cedar trees from Libanus, which should be brought by float to the haven joppes, according as it was commanded them by Cyrus' king of the Persians. 56 And in the second year and second month came into the temple of God at Jerusalem, 〈◊〉. x●x b Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and jesus the son of josedec and their brethren, and the priests and Levites, and all they that were come unto Jerusalem out of the captivity of Babylon. 57 And they laid the foundation of the house of God in the Or, in the first day new moon of the second month, in the second year that they were come to jury and Jerusalem. 58 And they appointed the Levites that were above twenty years old over the works of the Lord: So jesus and his son, & brethren, assisted, and Cadmiel also his brother, and the sons of Madiabon, with the sons of joda, the son of Eliadon, and his sons & brethren, even all the Levites with one accord, followed on earnestly to advance the works in the house of God: so the workmen built up the temple of the Lord. 59 And the priests stood and had their garments with musical instruments and trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph had Cymbales, 60 giving thanks and praises unto the Lord, according i. Para. xvi d as David the king of Israel had ordained. 61 And they song with loud voices songs to the praise of the Lord, because his mercy and glory is for ever in Israel. 62 And all the people blewe out with trumpets, and cried with loud voice, praising the Lord together for the rearing up of the house of the Lord. 63 i. Esd. iii a. There came also from among the priests and Levites, and of the chiefest according to the tribes and kindreds, to wit, the elders which had seen the former house, 64 To the building of this, with great cry and great mourning, many also with trumpets and [great] joy cried with loud voice: 65 Insomuch that the trumpets might not well be heard for the weeping and mourning of the people: yet there was a great multitude that blewe trumpets marvelously, so that it was heard far of. 66 i. Esd. iiii ● Wherefore when the enemies of the tribes of juda and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets should mean. 67 And they perceived that they which were come again out of captivity, built the temple up a new unto the Lord God of Israel. 68 So they went to Zorobabel & jesus, and to the rulers of the villages, and said unto them: Shall we build with you also? 69 For we likewise as you, do obey your Lord, and do sacrifice unto him from the days of Asbazareth the king of Assyria, which brought us hither. 70 Then Zorobabel and jesus and the rulers of the villages of Israel said unto them: It doth not agree that ye should build the temple of our God with us. 71 We ourselves alone will build unto the Lord of Israel as is meet, and like i. Esd●● a. as Cyrus the king of the Persians hath commanded us. 72 But the heathen in the land made them sluggish that were in jury, and sundered them, & letted their buildings. 73 And by their embushmentes, seditions, and conspiracies, stopped, that the building could not be finished all the time that king Cyrus lived: so that they put of the building for the space of two years, until the reign of king Darius. The uj Chapter. 1 Of Aggeus and Zacharias. 2 The building of the temple. 3 Sisinnes would let them. 7 His letters to Darius. 23 The kings answer to the contrary. 1 notwithstanding, in the second year of the reign of Darius, i. Esd u.a. Aggeus & Zacharias the son of Addo the prophets, prophesied unto the jews, and to them in jury and Jerusalem, even in the name of the Lord God of Israel. 2 * Then Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and jesus the son of josedec stood up and began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, when the prophets of the Lord were with them and helped them. 3 At the same time came Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phenice, with Sathrabuzanes and his companions, and said unto them: 4 Who hath bidden [and commanded] you to build this house, to make this roof and all other things again? And who are the “ Or, builders that did these things. workmen that build them? 5 Nevertheless, the elders of the jews had [such] grace of the Lord, after he had visited the captivity, 6 That they were not letted from building, until the time that king Darius was certified thereof, and an answer received [from him.] 7 The copy of the letters which he wrote and sent unto Darius. Sisinnes' governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes with their companions, which are head rulers in Syria & Phenice, send their salutation unto Darius the king. 8 We certify our Lord the king, that we came into the land of jury, and went to Jerusalem, where we found the ancients of the jews that were of the captivity in the city of Jerusalem, 9 Building an house unto the Lord, great and new, of hewn and costly stones, and the timber already laid upon the walls: 10 Yea they make great haste with the work, and it goeth forth prosperously in their hands, and with great diligence and worship is it made. 11 Then asked we the elders, saying: By whose commandment build you up this house, and lay the foundations of these works? 12 Which we demanded of them, to the intent that we might give knowledge unto thee, & write unto thee of those that governed it: and we required of them their names in writing that were their chief leaders to it. 13 So they gave us this answer: We are the servants of the Lord which made heaven and earth: 14 And as for this house, three Reg. vi. a. it was builded many years agone by a king of Israel great and strong, and was finished. 15 But when our fathers provoked God unto wrath, and sinned against the Lord of Israel which is in heaven, 4 Reg 24. jere. xxxix he gave them over into the power of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, of the Chaldees: 16 Which broke down the house and burned it, and carried away the people prisoners unto Babylon. 17 i. Esdr v. a. Nevertheless, in the first year that king Cyrus reigned over the countries of Babylon, Cyrus the king wrote, [and commanded] to build up this house [again:] 18 And the holy vessels of gold and of silver that Nabuchodonosor had carried away out of the house at Jerusalem, and had dedicated them in his own temple: those brought Cyrus forth again out of the temple at Babylon, and delivered them to Zorobabel and to Sanabassarus the ruler: 19 Commanding him that he should carry away those same vessels, and put them in the temple at Jerusalem, and that the temple of the Lord should be built in his [own] place. 20 Then the same Sanabassarus being come hither, laid the foundations of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, and from that to this, being still a building, it is not yet fully ended. 21 Now therefore O king, if thou thinkest it good, let it be sought in the libraries [and rolls] of king Cyrus: 22 And if it be found then that the building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem hath been done with thee [counsel and] consent of king Cyrus, and if our Lord the king be so minded, let him give answer unto us thereof. 23 i. Esdr. vi. a. two. Esd. iiii. c. Then commanded king Darius to seek in the kings libraries at Babylon: and so at Ecbatane a tower in the region of Medea, there was found a place where these things was laid up for “ Or, remembrance. memory. 24 In the first year of the reign of Cyrus, [the same] king Cyrus commanded that the house of the Lord at Jerusalem should be builded again, where they do sacrifice with the continual fire. 25 Whose height shallbe sixty cubits, and the breadth sixty cubits, with three rows of hewn stones, and one row of wood, new, and of that country, and the expenses thereof to be given out of the house of king Cyrus: 26 And the holy vessels of the house of the Lord, both of gold and of silver, that Nabuchodonosor took out of the house of Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, should be restored to the house at Jerusalem, and be set in the place where it was [before.] 27 And also he commanded that Sisinnes the governor of Syria & Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions, and others constituted rulers in Syria and Phenice, should take heed not to meddle with that place, but to suffer Zorobabel the servant of the Lord and governor of judea, and the elders of the jews, to build that house of the Lord in that place. 28 I have commanded also to have it built up whole again, and that they be diligent to help those that be of the captivity of the jews, till the house of the Lord be finished: 29 And out of the tribute of Coelosyria and Phenice, a portion diligently to be given those men unto the offerings of the Lord, & the same to be delivered unto Zorobabel the officer, that he therewithal may ordain oxen, rams, lambs, 30 And also corn, salt, wine, and oil, and that continually every year, after the expenses i. Esd. vi. b. which the priests that be at Jerusalem shall testify to be made daily [this shallbe given unto them] without delay, 31 That they may offer sacrifices daily to the highest God for the king and for his children, and to pray for their lines. 32 And he commanded also that whosoever should break any point of the foresaid and foredecreed things, or make it void, of his own goods should a tree be taken, and he thereon be hanged, and all his goods seasoned unto the king. 33 The Lord therefore whose name is there called upon, root out and destroy every king & nation that stretcheth out his hand to hinder, or [hurt and] endamage that house of the Lord in Jerusalem. 34 I Darius the king have ordained, that according to these things it be done with diligence. The vij Chapter. 1 Sisinnes and his companions follow the kings commandment, and help the jews to build the temple. 5 The time that it was built. 10 They keep the Passover. 1 THen Sisinnes the governor in Coelosyria & Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes with their companions obeyed the things that king Darius had ordained, 2 And were diligent assisters in the holy works, working with the ancients and governors of the sanctuary: 3 And so the holy works went forth and prospered when Aggeus and Zacharias the prophets prophesied. 4 And they performed all things through the commandment of the Lord God of Israel, and with consent of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes kings of Persia. 5 And thus was the holy house finished in the twenty and three day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of Darius' king of the Persians. 6 And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and other that were of the captivity, that had any charge, did according to the things written in the book of Moses. 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord, they offered an hundred Or, 〈◊〉 oxen, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, 8 And twelve goats, for the sins of all [the people of] Israel, after the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel. 9 The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their long robes after their kindreds in all the works of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses, and the porters at every door. 10 And the children of Israel, with those that were come out of captivity, held the Passover the fourteenth day of the first month, after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified. 11 They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together: but the Levites were all sanctified together. 12 And so they offered the Passover for all them of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, & for themselves. 13 And the children of Israel that came out of captivity did eat, all they that had separated themselves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord, 14 And they kept the feast of the unleavened bread seven days long, making merry before the Lord, 15 That the Lord had turned the counsel of the king of Assyria towards them, to strengthen their hands unto the works of the Lord God of Israel. The eight Chapter. 1 Esdras cometh from Babylon to Jerusalem. 10 The copy of the commission given by king Artaxerxes. 29 Esdras giveth thanks to the Lord. 32 The number of the heads of the people that came with him. 76 His prayer and confession. 1 ANd after these, i Esd seven. d. when Artaxerxes the king of the Persians reigned, there went unto him Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Ezerias, the son of Helchiach, the son of Salum, 2 The son of Sadoch, the son of Achitob, the son of Amarias', the son of Ezias, the son of Menuerath the son of Saraias, the son of Savias', the son of Boccas, the son of Abisun, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the first priest: 3 This Esdras went up from Babylon being a scribe of good understanding in the law of Moses that was given by the Lord God of Israel. 4 And the king favoured him, and did him great [worship and] honour “ Or, in all his suits. after all his desires. 5 There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel, of the priests, of the Levites, of the singers, porters and ministers of the temple, unto Jerusalem. 6 In the seventh year of the reign of king Artaxerxes in the fifth month, which was the seventh year (for they went from Babylon in the first day of the first month, 7 And came to Jerusalem, according as God gave them speed in their journey,) 8 For Esdras had gotten great knowledge to omit nothing of that was in the law and the commandments of the Lord, and to teach all Israel all the “ Or, righteousness. ordinances and judgements. 9 The copy of the commission which Artaxerxes the king wrote, and that was given to Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, this is it that followeth. 10 King Artaxerxes sendeth his greeting unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord. 11 I having weighed things with pity, have [ordained and] charged, if there be any of the jews, of the priests & Levites in my “ Or, kingdom. realm, which desireth and is content to go with thee unto Israel, that he may do it. 12 Therefore, so many as long thereafter, let them departed together, and go with thee like as I am content and my seven friends my counsellors, 13 To see what they do at Jerusalem and in jury, conveniently, according as thou hast in the law of the Lord: 14 And to bring the gifts unto [God] the Lord of Israel, that I & my friends have “ Or, vowed. promised to Jerusalem, and all the silver and gold that in the country of Babylon may be found [parteyning] to the Lord in Jerusalem, 15 With the thing that is given of the people to the Lord their God's temple at Jerusalem: that the same silver and gold may be gathered, for oxen, rams, sheep, and goats, and other that belong to these things, 16 That they may offer sacrifices unto the Lord, upon the altar of the Lord their God which is at Jerusalem. 17 And whatsoever thou and thy brethren will do with the silver and gold, that do according to the will of thy God: 18 And the holy vessels of the Lord, which are given thee for the service of the temple of thy God which is in Jerusalem, thou shalt set [them] before thy God in Jerusalem. 19 And whatsoever thing else thou shalt remember for the use of the temple of thy God, thou shalt give it out of the kings treasure. 20 And I king Artaxerxes have also commanded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice, that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of the highest God shall send for, they should give it him with speed: 21 Even to the sum of an hundred talents of silver: of corn also an hundred “ Or, 〈◊〉 measures, and till an hundred Or, 〈◊〉 vessels of wine, & other things abundantly. 22 Let all things be done after the law of God diligently, unto the highest God, that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and of his sons. 23 I command you also, that ye require no tax nor tribute of the priests, Levites, holy singers, porters, and ministers of the temple, nor of any that have doings in this temple, and that no man have authority to put any inpost upon them. 24 As for thee O Esdras, set thou judges and arbitrers to judge in the whole land of Syria and Phenice after the wisdom of God, all skilful in the law of God, & teach such as are ignorant. 25 And let all them which shall offend against the law of God and the king, be diligently punished, whether it be by death or other pain, by punishment in money, or else by banishment. 26 Then said Esdras the scribe: i. Esd. seven. c. Blessed be the only Lord God of my fathers that hath given so good a mind & will into the heart of the king, to magnify his house that is at Jerusalem, 27 And hath “ Or, honoured me. made me to be accepted in the sight of the king, of his counsel, of his friends, and of his nobles. 28 And so I was “ Or, of a good courage steadfast in my mind according as the Lord my God helped me, and I gathered up men of Israel to go up with me. 29 i. Esdr. vi●● And these are the guides after their families and orders of dignities, ☜ that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of king Artaxerxes. 30 Of the sons of Phinees, Gersom: of the sons of Ithamar, Gamaliel: of the sons of David, Hattus the son of Cechemah: 31 Of the sons of Phares, Zacharias, and with him there returned again an hundred and fifty men. 32 Of the sons of Pahath, Moab Elioam, the son of Zacharias, and with him two hundred men. 33 Of the sons of Zathoe, Shechenias the son of jezolus, & with him three hundred men: & of the sons of Adin, Obed the son of jonathan, and with him two hundred and fifty men. ‛ 34 Of the sons of Elam, jesias, son ' of Gotholias', & with him seventy men. ‛ 35 Of the sons of Saphatias, Zarias, ' son of Machael, & with him lxx men. 36 Of the sons of joab, Badias', son of jezelus, and with him two hundred and twelve men. 37 Of the sons of Banid, Assalimoth, son of josaphias, and with him an hundred and threescore men. ‛ 38 Of the sons of Babi, Zacharias, ' son of Bebai, & with him xxviii men. ‛ 39 Of the sons of Astath, johannes, ' son of Acatan, and with him an cx. 40 Of the sons of Adonicam the last: and these are the names of them, Eliphalet, jeovel, and Maia's, and with them seventy men. ‛ 41 Of the sons of Bagouthi, son of ' Iscacourus, and with him. lxx. men. 42 All these called I together by the water Thia, where we pitched our tents three days, & there I mustered them. ‛ 43 1. Esd. xiii b. As for the sons of the priests and ' levites, ☜ I found none there.] 44 Then sent I unto Eleazar, & behold there came Maasman, and Maloban, 45 And Alnathan, and Samaian, and joribon, and Nathan, Ennatan, Zacharian, and Mosollamon the chief and best learned. 46 And I bade them that they should go unto Daddens the captain, which was in the place of the treasury: 47 And commanded them that they should speak unto Daddeus, and to his brethren, and to those that were the treasurers, to send us such men as might execute the priests office in the house of our Lord. 48 And with the mighty hand of our lord [God] they brought unto us men of good “ Or, learning. experience, from among the sons of Moli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, Seredia and his sons and his brethren which were fifteen. 49 And Asebia and Amon, and Osaian his brethren of the sons of Canaineus, their sons were twenty men. 50 And of them that served in the temple whom David had ordained, and the principal men to the work of the Levites that were ministers in the temple, two hundred & twenty, whose names are all signed up in writing. 51 And then commanded I a fasting unto the young men before the Lord, that I might desire of him a prosperous journey [and a good way] both for us and them that were with us, for our children, and for the cattle. 52 For I feared to desire of the king men of horse and of foot, to convey us safely against our enemies. 53 For we had said unto the king, that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to direct them in all things. 54 And therefore we besought our Lord again as touching these things, and found him favourable unto us. 55 Then I separated from among the chief of the tribes and from the priests xii. men [to wit] Esebrias, and Assanias, & ten men of their brethren with them. 56 And I weighed them the gold and the silver, and the holy vessels of the house of our Lord, which the king and his counsel, and his princes, and whole Israel had given. 57 And when I had weighed it, I delivered it unto them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and an hundred talents in silver vessels, and an hundred talents of gold, 58 And twenty golden basins, & twelve vessels of brass, even fine brass, like shining gold. 59 And I said unto them: Ye are holy unto the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the gold and the silver is “ Or, vowed promised unto the Lord [God] of our fathers. 60 Be “ Or, watch. diligent now and keep it, until the time that ye deliver it to the chief of the priests and levites, and to the principal men of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of our God. 61 i. Esd. viii. a. So the priests and the levites which received of me the gold, the silver, and the vessels, brought it unto Jerusalem unto the temple. 62 And from the river Thia we broke up the twelfth day of the first month, according to the mighty hand of our Lord which was with us, and from the beginning of our journey the Lord delivered us from every enemy: so that we came unto Jerusalem. 63 And when the third day was passed there, the weighed gold and silver was delivered in the house of the Lord on the fourth day unto Marimoth the priest and son of jori. 64 And with him was Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them were josabdus the son of jesus, and Moeth the son of Sabbanus, levites: all was delivered them by number and weight. 65 And all the weight of them was written up the same hour. 66 After that, they that were come out of captivity, offered sacrifice unto the Lord God of Israel, even twelve oxen for all Israel, fourscore & sixteen rams, 67 Threescore and twelve sheep, twelve goats for salvation, all in sacrifice to the Lord. 68 And the kings commission delivered they unto the kings stewards, and to the governors of Coclosyria and Phenice, who honoured the people and the temple of God. 69 Now when these things were done, the rulers came unto me, i. Esd. ix. a. and said: 70 The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests, and levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor the uncleanness of the Gentiles, to wit, of the Chanaanites, hittites, Pheresites, jebusites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, and Edomites. 71 For both they and their sons have mingled themselves with the daughters of them, and the holy seed is mixed with the strange people of the land: and since the beginning of the affairs, the rulers and head men have been partakers of this wickedness. i. Esdr. ix. c. 72 And assoon as I had heard these things, immediately I rend my clothes, and the holy garment, and pulled out the here of my head & my beard, and sat me down forowfull and heavy. 73 So all they that were moved thorough the word of the Lord God of Israel, came unto me whiles I wept for the iniquity: but I sat still full of heaviness until the evening sacrifice. 74 Then stood I up from fasting, having rend clothes & the holy garment, and kneeled down upon my knees, & held out my hands unto the Lord, 75 And said: O Lord, I am confounded and ashamed before thy face. 76 For our sins are become many, even above our heads, and our ignorances are lifted up even unto heaven: 77 For since the time of our fathers, we are in great sin unto this day. 78 And for the sins of us and our fathers, we with our brethren, and with our kings, and with our priests, have been given up unto the kings of the earth, into the sword, and into captivity, and became a spoil with confusion [and shame] unto this day. 79 And now O Lord God, how great is the mercy that we have gotten of thee? in that thou hast left us a root and a name in the place of thy sanctuary, 80 And that thou hast discovered to us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and hast given us meat in the time of our servitude. 81 And when we were in captivity, we were not forsaken of the Lord our god: but he made the kings of Persia gracious and favourable unto us, so that they gave us victuals [and meat,] 82 Yea, and honoured the temple of our Lord, and repaired the wasted places of Zion, and gave us assurance in jury and Jerusalem. 83 And now O Lord, what shall we say having all these things [in possession?] For we have broken thy commandments, which thou gavest unto us by the hands of thy servants the prophets, saying: 84 Because the land which ye go to possess as an heritage, is a land defiled with the uncleanness [and filthiness] of the strangers of the land, and with their abomination they have polluted it altogether: 85 Therefore now shall ye not join their daughters unto your sons, neither marry your daughters to their sons. 86 Moreover, ye shall never seek to make peace with them, that ye may Or, ware strong, and eat the good things of the land. increase and eat the best in the land, and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore. 87 As for the things that are come to pass, they come all for our wicked works and great sins: for thou O Lord hast made our sins light. 88 And given us such a root: but we have turned back again, so that we have broken thy law, and mingled ourselves with the uncleanness of the out landishe heathen. 89 Mightest not thou be angry with us, to destroy us? so that thou shouldest leave us neither root, seed, nor name? 90 O Lord God of Israel, thou art true: for our root endureth yet unto this present day. 91 And behold, now are we before thee in our sins, neither can we stand before thee for them. 92 i Esd. x. ● And when Esdras with this prayer had knowledged the sin, weeping and lying flat upon the ground before the temple, there gathered unto him from Jerusalem a great multitude of men and women, of young men and maidens: for there was a very great [weeping and] mourning among the multitude. 93 Then jechomas the son of jeheh, one of the children of Israel, cried out and said: O Esdras, we have sinned against the Lord God, [because] we have married strange women of the nations of the land. 94 And now all Israel hangeth in doubt: We will swear an oath therefore unto the Lord, that we shall put away all our wives which we have taken of the “ Or, strangers. heathen with their children: 95 Like as it may seem good to thee, and to all those that obey the law of the Lord, 96 Stand up and put it in execution: for to thee both this matter appertain, and we are with thee to add thee strength. 97 So Esdras arose, and took an oath of the chief of the Priests and Levites of all Israel, to do after these things: and they swore. The ix Chapter. 7 After Esdras had read the law for the strange wives. 18 they promised to put them away. 1 THen Esdras rising from the court of the temple, went to the chamber of joannan, the son of Eliasib, 2 And remained there and did eat no meat, nor drunk Or, water. drink, weeping for the great wickedness of the people. 3 And there was made a proclamation in all jury, and at Jerusalem, for all them that were of the captivity, that they should gather together at Jerusalem, 4 And that whosoever met not there within two or three days, according as the elders that bore rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and he be excluded from them that were of the captivity. 5 And in three days were all they of the tribe of juda and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem, the twentieth day of the ninth month. 6 And the whole multitude sat trembling in the Or, the large room● court of the temple, for it was winter. 7 So Esdras arose up, and said unto them: Ye have done unrighteously, in that ye have taken Or, 〈…〉. outlandish wives to marriage, and so to increase the sins of Israel. 8 And now knowledge the same, and give praise unto the Lord God of our fathers: 9 And perform his will, departing from the heathen of the land, and from the “ Or, strange. outlandish wives. 10 Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice: Like as thou hast spoken, so will we do. 11 But forsomuch as the people are many, and winter season, so that we may not stand without the house: and because this work is not a thing that can be finished in a day or two, seeing we be many that have sinned in these things: 12 Ordain therefore that the rulers of the multitude, and they of our families that have strange wives, tarry. 13 And let the priests and judges come out of every place in their time appointed, till they suage the wrath of the Lord in this business. 14 Then jonathas the son of Azaiel, and Ezechias the son of Thecan, received the charge of this matter, and Mosollam, and Levis, and Sabatheus helped them thereto. 15 And they that were of the captivity, did according to all these things. 16 And Esdras the priest chose unto him the principal men from among the fathers, and them all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together, to examine this matter. 17 And so the matter was a determining concerning the men that had married strange wives until the new moon of the first month: ☞ 18 [And of the priests that had mixed themselves with “ Or, strange. outlandish wives, there were found, 19 i. Esdr. x. c. Of the sons of jesus the son of josedec and his brethren, Mathelas, Eleazar, joribus, and joadanus: 20 Which offered themselves to put away their wives, and to offer a ram unto reconcilement for their purgation. 21 And of the sons of Emmer, Ananias, and Zabdeus, and Canes, and Samaius, and Hiereel, and Azarias. 22 And of the sons of Phaisu, Ellionas, Massias, Esmaelus, and Nathanael, and Ocidelus, and Talsas. 23 And of the Levites, jorabadus, and Semis, & Colius, who was called Calitas, and Patheus, and Oudas, and jonas. ‛ 24 Of the holy singers, Eliazurus, Bacchurus. ‛ 25 Of the porters, Sallumus, and Tolbants. 26 Of them of Israel, of the sons of Phorus, Hiermas, and Eddias, & Melchias, and Maelus, and Eleasar, and Asibias, and Banaias. 27 Of the sons of Ela, Matthanias, Zacharias, and Hierielas, and Hieremoth, and Aedias. 28 And of the sons of Zamoth, Eliadas, Elisimus, Othonias, jarimoth, and Sabatus, and Sardeus. ‛ 29 Of the sons of Bebai, joannes, & ' Ananias, and josabad, & Ematheas. 30 Of the sons of Mani, Olamus, Mamuchus, jedaias, jasubus, jasael, and jeremoth. 31 And of the sons of Addi, Naathus, Moosias, Laccunus, and Naidus, and Matthanias, and Seschel, and Balnuus, and Manasseas. 32 And of the sons of Annas, Elionas, and Aseas, and Melchias, and Sabbeus, and Simon a Chosamite. 33 And of the sons of Asom, Altaneus, and Mathias, and Banaias, Eliphalet, and Manasses, and Semi. 34 And of the sons of Maani, jeremias, Momdis, Omairus, Inel, Mamai, and Paclias, and Amos, Carabasion and Euasibus, & Mamnimata Naius, Elisiasis, Vamus, Eliali, Sanus, Selemias, Nathanias: & of the sons of Ozoras, Sesis, Esril, Ezailus, Samatas, Sambis, josiphus. 35 And of the sons of Ethna, Mazitias, ' Zabadias', Ethes, Inel, Banatas. ' 36 All these had taken Or, strange. outlandish women to marriage, and they put them away with their children.] ☜ 37 And the priests and Levites, and [all] they that were of Israel, dwelled at Jerusalem, and throughout all the land, in the “ Or, first day. new moon of the seventh month: and the children of Israel were in their “ Or, own houses. dwellings. 38 And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the wide place before the east gate of the temple. 39 And they spoke unto Esdras the high priest and reader, that he would bring the law of Moses which had been given of the Lord God of Israel. 40 So Esdras the high priest brought the law unto the whole multitude, to man, and woman, and to all priests, that they might hear the law, two. Esd. three a. in the Or, beginning. new moon of the seven month. 41 And he read in the first wide place that is before the port of the temple, from the morning early unto midday before men and women: And they applied their mind all unto the law. 42 And Esdras the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood which was made therefore: 43 And upon his right hand there stood by him Mathathias, Samus, Anamas, Azarias, Urias, Ezechias, and Balasan: 44 Upon his left hand stood Faldeus, Sael, Melchias, Aothasuphus, and Nabarias. 45 Then took Esdras the book of the law before the whole multitude (for he was the principal, and had in most honour of them all.) 46 And when he expounded the law, they stood all strait upon their feet. So Esdras Or, blessed praised the Lord the most high God, the almighty God of hosts. 47 And all the people answered, Amen. 48 And jesus, Anus, Sarabias', Adimus, jacobus, Battaias, Autamas, Ma●anias, Calitas, Azarias, johasabdus, Anatnas', and Biatas, the Levites, life up their hands, and fell down on the ground, and worshipped the Lord, 49 And taught the law of the Lord, and were earnestly occupied together in the reading thereof. 50 Then spoke Atharates unto Esdras the high priest and reader, and to the Levites that taught the multitude, saying: 51 This day is holy unto the Lord: and all when they heard the law, wept. 52 [So Esdras said:] two. Esd. viii. c. Depart your way therefore, and eat the fat meats, and drink the sweet drinks, and send gifts unto them that have nothing. 53 For this day is holy unto the Lord, and be not ye sorry: for the Lord will bring you to honour. 54 So the Levites “ Or, commanded published all these things to the people, saying: This day is holy to the Lord, be not sorry: 55 Then went they their way every one to eat and drink, and were merry, and sent presents to them that had nothing, and made very good cheer: 56 For they were as yet “ Or, inflamed. filled with the words that had been taught them, and for the which they had been assembled. ¶ The end of the third book of Esdras. ❧ The fourth book of Esdras. ¶ The first Chapter. 8 The people is reproved for their unthankfulness. 30 God will have another people, if these will not be reformed. 1 THE second book of the prophet i. Esd seven. a. iii. Esd. viii. a Esdras, the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helchia, the son of Sadanias', the son of Sadoc, the son of Achitob, 2 The son of Achia, the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the son of Amerias, the son of Aziei, the son of Marimoth, the son of Arna, the son of Ozias, the son of Borith, the son of Abisei, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, 3 The son of Aaron of the tribe of Levi, which [Esdras] was prisoner in the land of Medes, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia. 4 Esa●. lviii. a. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: 5 Go thy way, and show my people their sinful deeds, and their children their wickednesses which they have done against me, that they may tell their childers children the same: 6 For the sins of their fathers are increased in them: And why? they have forgotten me, and have offered unto strange gods. 7 Am not I even he that brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage? But they have provoked me unto wrath, & despised my counsels. 8 Pull thou “ Or, of. out than the here of thy head, and cast all evil upon them, for they have not been obedient unto my law: But it is a people without [learning and] nurture. 9 How long shall I forbear them, unto whom I have done so much good? 10 Num. xxi. d josu. viii. x. and xii Exo. xiiii. g. Many kings have I destroyed for their sakes: Num. xxi. d josu. viii. x. and xii Exo. xiiii. g. Pharaoh with his servants and all his Or, army power have I smitten down [and slain.] 11 All the nations have I destroyed [and rooted out] before them, and in the cast have I brought two lands and people to nought, even tire and Sidon, and have slain all their enemies. 12 Speak thou therefore unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord: 13 Exo xiiii. ● I led you thorough the sea, and have given you sure streets since the beginning: Exod. iii. b. I gave you Moses to be your captain, and Aaron to be the priest: 14 Num. 18. a. Exod. xiii. d I gave you light in a pillar of fire, and great wonders have I done among you: yet have ye forgotten me, saith the Lord. 15 Thus saith the almighty Lord: The Exod. xvi. c quails were as a token for you, I gave you tents for your “ Or, safeguard. succour, nevertheless in them ye murmured: 16 And “ Or, and triumphed not in my name, for the destruction of your enemies. ascribed not the victory of your enemies unto my name, but ever to this day do ye yet murmur. 17 Where are the benefits that I have done for you? When ye were hungry in the wilderness, Num. xiiii a did ye not cry unto me, 18 Saying: why hast thou brought us into this wilderness to kill us? It had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, then to die in this wilderness. 19 Then had I pity upon your mournings, and gave you Manna to eat: Sapi. xvi. e. Num. xx. b. so ye did eat angels food. 20 Sapi. xvi. e. Num. xx. b. When ye were thirsty, did not I cleave the rock, & waters flowed out to satisfy you withal? For the heat, I covered you with the leaves of the trees. 21 A good pleasant fat land gave I you: I cast out the Chanaanites, the Pherezites and Philistines before you: isaiah. v. a. What shall I do more for you, saith the Lord? 22 Thus saith the almighty Lord: Exod xv. d. When ye were in the wilderness, “ Or, at the bitter waters in the water of the Amorites, being athirst, and blaspheming my name, 23 I gave you not fire for your blasphemies, “ Or, wood. but cast a tree into the water, and made the river sweet. 24 What shall I do unto thee O jacob? Thou juda wouldst not obey me: Deut 32. b. I will turn me to other nations, and unto those will I give my name, that they may keep my statutes. 25 Seeing ye have forsaken me, I will forsake you also. When ye desire me to be gracious unto you, I shall have no mercy upon you. 26 isaiah i d. When ye call upon me, I will not hear you: For ye have defiled your hands with blood, and your feet are swift to commit manslaughter. 27 Ye have not as it were forsaken me, but your own selves, saith the Lord. 28 Thus saith the almighty Lord: Have I not prayed you, as a father his sons, as a mother her daughters, and as a nurse her young babes, 29 That ye would be my people, and I should be your God, that ye would be my children, & I should be your father? 30 M● I gathered you together, as an hen gathereth her chickens under her wings: But now what shall I do unto you? I will cast you out from my face. 31 When you offer unto me, isaiah. i d. and .lxv. a. I will turn my face from you: for your solemn feast days, your new moons, & your circumcisions have I forsaken. 32 I sent unto you my servants the prophets, whom ye have taken and slain, and torn their bodies in pieces, whose blood I will Or, revenge. require of your hands, saith the Lord. 33 Thus saith the almighty lord, Your house shallbe desolate, I will cast you out as the wind doth stubble: 34 Your children shall not be Or, have procreation. fruitful, for they have despised my commandment, and done the thing that is evil before me. 35 Your houses will I give to a people that shall come, which not having heard of me, yet shall believe me: to whom I have showed no signs, yet they shall do that I have commanded them. 36 They have seen no prophets, yet shall they Or, hate their iniquities. call their sins to remembrance and knowledge them. 37 I will declare the grace that I will do for the people that is to come, whose children rejoice in gladness: and though they have not seen me with bodily eyes, yet in spirit they believe the thing that I say. 38 And now brother, behold what great “ Or, glory. worship: and see the people that cometh from the east. 39 Unto whom I will give for leaders Esa● xii. d Luk. xiii. ● Mat. viii c. Abraham, Isahac, & jacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, joel, Abdias, and jonas, 40 Naum, and Abacuc, Sophonias, Aggeus, Zacharie, and Malachi, which is called also an angel [or messenger] of the Lord. The two Chapter. 2 The Synagogue findeth fault with her own children. 1● The Gentiles are called. 1 THus saith the Lord: I brought this people out of bondage, I gave them my commandments by my servants the prophets, whom they would not hear, but despised my counsels. 2 The mother that bore them, saith unto them: Go your way ye children, for I am a widow and forsaken. 3 I brought you up with gladness, but with sorrow and heaviness have I lost you: for ye have sinned before the Lord your God, and done that thing that is evil before him. 4 But what shall I now do unto you? I am a widow and forsaken: go your way O my children, and ask mercy of the Lord. 5 As for me, O father, I call upon thee for a witness over the mother of these children, which would not keep my covenant: 6 That thou bring them to confusion, and their mother to a spoil, that she bear no more. 7 Let their names be scattered abroad among the Heathen, let them be put out of the earth: for they have Or, despised thought scorn of my covenant. 8 Woe be unto thee Assur, thou that hidest the unrighteous in thee: thou wicked people, remember Gen nineteen. c what I did unto Sodom and Gomorre, 9 Whose land is turned into clods of pitch and heaps of ashes: Even so also will I do unto all them that hear me not, saith the almighty Lord. 10 Thus saith the Lord unto Esdras: Tell my people that I will give them the kingdom of Jerusalem, which I would have given unto Israel. 11 Their glory also will I take unto me, and give them the everlasting tabernacles which I had prepared for those. 12 They shall have the tree of life at will, as in the sweet savour of ointment, they shall neither labour nor be weary. 13 Go ye your way, and ye shall receive it: Pray that there may be but few days, and the long time may be shortened for thee: The kingdom is already prepared for you, therefore watch. 14 Take heaven and earth to witness, for I have broken the evil in pieces, and created the good: for I live, saith the Lord. 15 Mother embrace thy children, and bring them up with gladness, make their feet as fast as a pillar: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord. 16 And those that be dead, will I raise up again from their places, and bring them out of the graves: for I have known my name in Israel. 17 Fear not thou mother of the children: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord. 18 And for thy help I shall send thee my servants isaiah and jeremy, after whose counsel I have sanctified and prepared for thee twelve trees, laden with divers fruits, 19 And as many fountains flowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty mountains, whereupon there grow roses and lilies, whereby I will fill thy children with joy. 20 Execute justice for the widow, judge for the fatherless, give to the poor, defend the fatherless, cloth the naked, 21 heal the wounded and sick, laugh not a lame man to scorn, defend the cripple, and let the blind come into the light of my clearness. 22 Keep the old and young that are within thy walls: 23 Tobi. i. d. Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I shall give thee the first place in my resurrection. 24 Abide still O my people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness shall come. 25 Feed thy children O thou good nurse, stablish their feet. 26 As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish: for I will seek them from among thy number. 27 Be not weighed: for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, other shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry and plenteous. 28 The Heathen shallbe jealous [at it] but they shallbe able to do nothing against thee, saith the Lord. 29 My hands shall cover thee, so that thy children shall not see the “ Or, hell. fire everlasting. 30 Be joyful O thou mother with thy children, for I will deliver thee, saith the Lord. 31 Remember thy children that sleep, for I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth, & show mercy unto them: for I am merciful, saith the Lord almighty. 32 Embrace thy children until I come, and show mercy unto them: for my “ Or, fountains. wells run over, and my grace shall not fail. 33 I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb, that I should go unto Israel: But when I came unto them, they set me at nought, and despised the commandments of the Lord. 34 And therefore I say unto you O ye Heathen that hear and understand, Or, wait. Look for your shepherd, he shall give you everlasting rest: for he is nigh at hand that shall come in the end of the world. 35 Be ready to the reward of the kingdom, for the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore. 36 Flee the shadow of this world, receive the joyfulness of your glory: I testify my saviour openly. 37 O receive the gift that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks unto him that hath called you to the heavenly kingdom. 38 Arise up and stand fast: behold the number of those that be sealed “ Or, for. in the feast of the Lord. 39 Which are departed from the shadow of the world, and have received glorious garments of the Lord. 40 Take thy number O Zion, and shut up Or, th●se 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 clothed in white. thy purified, which have fulfilled the law of the Lord. 41 The number of thy children whom thou longedst for, is fulfilled: beseech the power of the Lord, that thy people which have been called from the beginning, may be hallowed. 42 Apoc. vi● a. I Esdras saw upon the mount Zion a great people, whom I could not number: and they all praised the Lord with songs [of thanksgiving.] 43 And in the midst of them there was a young man of an high stature, more excellent than all they, and upon every one of their heads he set crowns, and was ever “ Or, and was higher than 〈◊〉. higher and higher, which I marveled at greatly. 44 So I asked the angel, and said: Sir, what are these? 45 He answered & said unto me: These be they that have put of the mortal clothing, and put on the immortal, and have Or, have confessed. testified and knowledged the name of God: Now are they crowned, and receive the “ Or, the palms. reward. 46 Then said I unto the angel: what young person is it that crowneth them, and giveth them the palms in their hands? 47 So he answered and said unto me: It is the son of God, whom they have “ Or, confessed. knowledged in the world: Then began I greatly to commend them, that stood so stiffly for the name of the Lord. 48 Then the angel said unto me: Go thy way and tell my people what manner of things & how great wonders of the Lord thy God thou hast seen. ¶ The three Chapter. 4 The wondrous works which God did for the people, are recited. 31 Esdras marveleth that God suffereth the Babylonians to have rule over his people, which yet are sinners also. 1 IN the thirtieth year after the fall of the city, I was at Babylon, and lay troubled upon my bed, and my thoughts came up over my heart: 2 For I saw the desolation of Zion, and the plenteous wealth of them that dwelled at Babylon. 3 And my spirit was sore moved, so that I began to speak fearful words to the most highest, and said: 4 O Lord Lord, thou spakest at the beginning, when thou plantedst the earth (and that thyself alone) and gavest commandment unto the people, 5 And a body unto Adam without soul, which was a Or, work 〈◊〉. creature of thy hands, and hast breathed in him the breath of life, and so he lived before thee: 6 And thou leddest him into Paradise, which thy right hand had planted, or ever the earth brought fruits. 7 And unto him thou gavest commandment to love thy way, which he transgressed, and immediately thou appoyntedst death in him, and in his generations: Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds, out of number. 8 Gen vi. b. And every people walked after their own will, and did wonderful things before thee: and as for thy commandments they despised them. 9 Gen. vi. b. But Or, at time appointed. in process of time thou broughtest the water flood upon those that dwelled in the world, & destroyedst them. 10 So that by the flood, that was wrought in each of them, that was by death in Adam. 11 Nevertheless, one of them thou leftest, namely, Noah with his household, of whom came all righteous men. 12 And it Or, came 〈◊〉. happened that when they that dwelled upon the earth, began to multiply, and had gotten them many children, and were a great people, they began to be more ungodly than the first. 13 Now when they lived so wickedly before thee, thou didst choose thee a man from among them, whose name was Abraham. 14 Him thou lovedst, and unto him only thou showedst thy will, 15 And madest an everlasting covenant with him, promising him that thou wouldst never forsake his seed. 16 Gen. xxi. a. Gen. xxv. c And unto him thou gavest Isahac: Gen. xxi. a. Gen. xxv. c unto Isahac also thou gavest jacob and Esau. As for jacob thou didst choose him to thee, and put back Esau: Gen. xxxii. ● And so jacob became a great multitude. 17 And it came to pass, that when thou leddest his seed out of Egypt, Exod. nineteen. a Deut. iiii. b. thou broughtest them up to the mount Sina, 18 Bowing down the heavens, “ Or, abasing. setting fast the earth, moving the ground, making the depths to shake, and Or, astonishing. troubling the world: 19 And thy glory went through four Or gates ports, of fire and earthquakes, and winds, and cold: that thou mightest give the law unto the seed of jacob, and Or, and that which the generation of Israel should keep with diligence diligence unto the generation of Israel. 20 And yet tookest thou not away from them that wicked heart, that thy law might bring forth fruit in them. 21 For the first Adam bearing a wicked heart, transgressed and was overcome: and so be all they that are borne of him. 22 Rom. vi● a Thus remained weakness still, and the law in the hearts of the people, with the wickedness of the root: so that the good departed away, and the evil abode still. 23 So the times passed away, and the years were brought to an end: i Reg. xv. ●. two. Reg. v. a Then didst thou raise thee up a servant called David, 24 Whom thou commandest to build a city unto thy name, and to offer up incense and sacrifice unto thee therein. 25 When this was done now many years, than the inhabiters of the city forsook them, 26 And in all things, did even as Adam and all his generations had done: for they also had a wicked heart. 27 And so thou gavest the city over into the hands of thine enemies. 28 But do they of Babylon then any thing better, that they should therefore have the dominion in Zion? 29 For when I came thither, and saw there so great wickedness that it could not be numbered: then my soul saw many evil doers in this thirteth year, so that my heart failed me: 30 For I saw how thou suffered'st them in such ungodliness, and sparedst the wicked doers: but thine own people hast thou rooted out, and preserved thine enemies, and this hast thou not showed “ Or, it. me. 31 I can not perceive how this “ Or, cometh to pass. happeneth. Do they of Babylon then better than they of Zion? 32 Or is there any other people that knoweth thee, saving the people of Israel? or what generation hath so believed thy “ Or, testimonies. covenants, as jacob? 33 And yet their reward appeareth not, and their labour hath no fruit: For I have gone here and there through the heathen, and I see that they be “ Or, flow in wealth. rich and wealthy, and think not upon thy commandments. 34 Weigh thou therefore our wickedness now in the balance, and theirs also that dwell in the world: and so shall thy name be no where found but in Israel. 35 Or when was it that they which dwell upon earth, have not sinned in thy sight? or what people hath so kept thy commandments? 26 Thou shalt find that Israel by name hath kept thy precepts: but not the ●other people and● heathen. The four Chapter. 5 The angel reproveth Esdras, because he seemed to enter into the profound judgements of God. 1 AND the angel that was sent unto me, whose name was Vriel gave me an answer, 2 And said: Thy heart hath taken to much upon it in this world, and thou thinkest to comprehend the way of the highest. 3 Then said I: Yea my Lord. And he answered me, and said: I am sent to show thee three ways, and to set forth three similitudes before thee: 4 Whereof if thou canst declare me one, I will show thee also the way that thou desirest to see: and I shall show thee from whence the wicked heart cometh. 5 And I said: Tell on my Lord. Then said he unto me: Go thy way, weigh me the weight of the fire, or measure me the blast of the wind, or call me again the day that is past. 6 Then answered I, and said: What man borne is able to do that, that thou shouldest ask such things of me? 7 And he said unto me: If I should ask thee how deep dwellings are in the midst of the sea, or how great water springs are in the beginning of the deep, or how great water springs are upon the stretching out of the heavens, or which are the “ Or, borders. outgoings of Paradise? 8 Peradventure thou wouldst say unto me: I never went down yet into the deep nor hell, neither did I ever climb up into heaven. 9 Nevertheless, now have I asked thee but only of fire, and wind, and of the day, wherethrough thou hast travailed, and from the which thou canst not be separated: and yet canst thou give me no answer of them. 10 He said moreover unto me: Thine own things, and such as are grown up with thee, canst thou not know: 11 How should thy vessel then be able to comprehend the way of the highest, and now outwardly in the corrupt world to understand the corruption that is evident in my sight? 12 Then said I unto him: It were better that we were not at all, then that we should live in wickedness, and to suffer, and not to know wherefore. 13 He answered me, and said: I came to a forest in a plain, and judi. ix. b. two. Par. xxv. ● the trees took such a device, 14 And said: Come, let us go, and fight against the sea, that it may departed away before us, and that we may make yet more woods. 15 The floods of the sea also in like manner took counsel, and said: Come, let us go up, and fight against the trees of the wood, that there we may make us another country. 16 The thought [and devise] of the wood was but vain [and nothing worth:] for the fire came and consumed it. 17 The thought of the floods of the sea came likewise to nought also: for the sand stood up and stopped them. 18 If thou were judge now betwixt these two, whom wouldst thou justify, or whom wouldst thou condemn? 19 I answered and said: verily it is a foolish thought that they both have devised: For the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea also hath his place to bear his floods. 20 Then answered he me, and said, Thou hast given a right judgement: but why judgest thou not thyself also? 21 For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his floods: even so isaiah xlv. c Ioh iii c. i Cor. two b. they that dwell upon earth, may understand nothing but that which is upon earth: and he that dwelleth above the heavens, may only understand the things that are above the heavens. 22 Then answered I, and said: I beseech thee O Lord, let me have understanding. 23 For it was not my mind Or, to inquire to be curious of thy high things, but of such as we daily meddle withal, namely, as wherefore Israel is given up as a reproach to the heathen, and for what cause the people whom thou hast loved is given over unto ungodly nations, and why the law of our forefathers is brought to nought, and the written Or 〈…〉 covenants come to none effect: 24 And we pass away out of the world as the grasshoppers, and our life is a very fear, and we are not worthy to obtain mercy. 25 What will he do then unto his name which is called upon over us? Of these things have I asked question. 26 Then answered he me, and said: The more thou searchest, the more thou shalt marvel: for the world hasteth fast to pass away, 27 And can not comprehend the things that are promised to the righteous in time to come: for i john. v. c. this world is full of unrighteousness and weakness. 28 But as concerning the things whereof thou askest me, I will tell thee: The evil is sown, but the destruction thereof is not yet come. 29 If the evil now that is sown be not turned upside down, and if the place where the evil is sown pass not away: then can not the thing come that is sown with good. 30 For the corn of evil seed hath been sown in the heart of Adam from the beginning: and how much ungodliness hath he brought up unto this time? and how much shall he yet bring forth, until he come into the barn? 31 Ponder now by thyself how great fruit of wickedness the corn of evil seed bringeth forth? 32 And when the stalks shallbe cut down, which are without number, how great a barn shall it fill? 33 Then I answered and said: How and when shall these things come to pass? Wherefore are our years few and evil? 34 And he answered me, saying: Haste not thou to much above the most highest: for thy hastiness to be above him is but vain, though thou do all that thou canst for it. 35 Did not the souls also of the righteous ask question of these things in their chambers, saying: * How long shall I hope on this fashion? when cometh the fruit of my barn, and our reward? 36 And upon this jeremiel th'archangel gave them answer, and said: Even when the number of the seeds is filled in you, for he hath weighed the world in the balance, 37 In measure and number hath he measured the times, and moveth it not, nor shaketh it, until the said measure be fulfilled. 38 Then answered I, & said: O Lord, Lord, now are we all full of sin: 39 And for our sake peradventure it is that the barn of the righteous are not fulfilled, because of the sins of them that dwell upon the earth. 40 So he answered me, and said: Go thy way to a woman with child, and ask of her when she hath fulfilled her nine months, if her womb may keep the birth any longer within her? 41 Then said I: No Lord, that can she not. And he said unto me: In the grave the secret places of souls are like the womb of a woman. 42 For like as a woman that travaileth, maketh haste to escape the necessity of the travail: even so do these places haste to deliver those things that are committed unto them. 43 Look what thou desirest to see, it shallbe showed thee from the beginning. 44 Then answered I, and said: If I have found favour in thy sight, and if it be possible, and if I be meet therefore, 45 Show me then whether there be more to come then is past, or more past than is for to come. 46 What is past, I know: but what is for to come, I know not. 47 And he said unto me: Stand up upon the right side, and I shall expound the similitude unto thee. 48 So I stood, and behold an hot burning oven passed by before me: and it happened that when the flame was gone by, I looked, and behold the smoke had the upper hand. 49 After this there passed by before me a watery cloud, and sent down much rain with a storm: and when the stormy rain was past, “ Or, the little drops came after. the drops remained still. 50 Then said he unto me, Consider with thyself: like as the rain is more than the drops, and as the fire exceedeth the smoke: even so the measure of the things that are past, hath the upperhand, and the drops and smoke work much in quantity. 51 Then I prayed, and said: May I live thinkest thou until that time? or what shall happen in those days? 52 He answered me, and said: As for the tokens whereof thou askest me, I may tell thee of them in part: but as touching thy life, I am not sent to show thee: for I do not know it. The .v. Chapter. 1 In the latter times truth shallbe hid, 6 Unrighteousness and all wickedness shall reign in the world. 23 Israel is rejected, and God delivereth them. 35 God doth all thing in season. 1 Nevertheless, as concerning the tokens [mark this:] Behold the days shall come that they which dwell upon earth shallbe taken in a great number, and the way of the truth shallbe hid, and the land shallbe barren from faith: 2 But Mat. 24. a. iniquity shallbe increased above that which now thou seest, or that thou hast heard long ago. 3 And the land that thou seest now to have rule, shalt thou shortly see waste. 4 But if God grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third trumpet, that the sun shall suddenly shine again in the night, and the moon three times in the day: 5 And blood shall drop out of wood, and the stone shall give his voice, and the people shallbe unquieted: 6 And even he shall rule, whom they hope not that dwell upon earth, and the fowls shall flit: 7 And the Sodomitishe sea shall cast out the fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have not known: but they shall all hear the voice thereof. 8 There shallbe a confusion also in many places, and the fire shallbe oft sent out again: and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bear monsters, 9 And salt waters shallbe found in the sweet, and all friends shall fight one against another: then shall all wit and understanding be hid and put aside into their secret places: 10 And shallbe sought of many, and yet not be found: then shall unrighteousness and “ Or, incontinency. voluptuousness have the upper hand upon earth. 11 One land also shall ask another, and say: “ Or, that 〈…〉. Is righteousness that maketh a man righteous gone through thee? And it shall say, no, 12 At the same time shall men hope, but nothing obtain: they shall labour, but their ways shall not prosper. 13 To show thee such tokens I have leave: and if thou wilt pray again, and weep as now, and fast seven days, thou shalt hear yet greater things. 14 Then I awaked, and a fearfulness went through all my body, & my mind was feeble, so that I almost swooned withal: 15 So the angel that was come to talk with me, held me, comforted me, and set me up upon my feet. 16 And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying: Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance so heavy? 17 Knowest thou not that Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity? 18 Up then and eat, and forsake us not, as the shepherd that leaveth his flock in the hands of “ Or, cruel. wicked wolves. 19 Then said I unto him: Go thy ways fro me, and come not nigh me. And he heard it, and as I said, so went he his way from me. 20 And so I fasted seven days mourning and weeping, like as Vriel the angel commanded me. 21 And after seven days so it was, that the thoughts of my heart were very grievous unto me again: 22 And my soul received the spirit of understanding, and I began to talk with the most highest again, 23 And said: O Lord Lord, of every wood of the earth, and of all the trees thereof thou hast chosen thee one only vinyeard: 24 And of all lands of the whole world thou hast chosen one pit, and of all flowers of the ground thou hast chosen thee one lily: 25 And of all the deapthes of the sea thou hast filled thee one river: and of all builded cities, thou hast hallowed Zion unto thyself: 26 And of all the fowls that are created, thou hast named thee one dove: and of all the cattle that are made, thou hast provided thee one sheep: 27 And among all the multitudes of peoples, thou hast gotten thee one people: & unto this people whom thou lovedst, thou gavest a law that is proved of all. 28 And now O Lord, why hast thou given this one people over unto many? and upon the one root thou hast Or, se●. prepared others, and why hast thou scattered thy one only people among many? 29 Which tread them down, yea which have ever withstand thy promises, and never believed thy covenants. 30 If thou didst so much hate thy people, yet shouldest thou punish them with thine own hands. 31 Now when I had spoken these words, the angel that came to me the night afore, was sent unto me, 32 And said unto me, Hear me, and I will instruct thee: hearken to the thing that I say, and I shall tell thee more. 33 And I said: Speak on my Lord. Then said he unto me: Thou art sore troubled in mind for Israel's sake: Lovest thou that people better than he that made them? 34 And I said, No Lord, but of very grief [and compassion] have I spoken: for my reins pain me every hour, because I would Or comprehend. have experience of the way of the most highest, and seek out part of his judgement. 35 And he said unto me: That thou Or, canst not. mayest not. And I said: Wherefore Lord? whereunto was I borne then? or why was not my mother's womb then my grave, that I might not have seen the misery [and trouble] of jacob, and the wearing out of the stock of Israel? 36 And he said unto me: Number me the things that are not yet come, gather me together the drops that are scattered abroad, make me the flowers green again that are withered, 37 Open me the places that are closed, and bring me forth the winds that in them are shut up, show me the image of a voice: and then I will declare to thee the thing that thou labourest to know. 38 And I said: O Lord Lord, who may know these things, but he that hath not his dwelling with men? 39 As for me, I am unwise: how may I then speak of these things whereof thou askest me? 40 Then said he unto me, Like as thou canst do none of these things that I have spoken of: even so canst thou not find out my judgement, or in the end the love that I have promised unto my people. 41 And I said: Behold O Lord, yet art thou nigh unto them that be reserved till the end: and what shall they do that have been before me, or we that be now, or they that shall come after us? 42 A● said unto me, I will liken my judgement unto a ring: Like as there is no slackness of the last, even so there is no swiftness of the first. 43 So I answered and said: Couldst thou not make those that have been made, and be now, and that are for to come, at once, that thou mightest show thy judgement the sooner? 44 Then answered he me, and said: The creature may not haste Or, before. above the maker, neither may the world hold them at once that shallbe created therein. 45 And he said: As thou hast said unto thy servant, that thou which quickenest all things hast given life at once to the creature [or work] that thou hast created, and the creature bear it: even so might it now also bear them that now be present at once. 46 And he said unto me: Ask the womb of a woman, and say unto her, If thou bringest forth children, why dost thou it not together, but one after another? Pray her therefore to bring forth ten children at once. 47 And I said, She can not: but must do it by distance of tyme. 48 Then said he unto me: Even so have I divided by distance of time the childbed of the earth for those that be sown upon her. 49 For like as a young child may not bring forth the things that belong to the aged: even so have I ordained “ Or, the tyme. the world which I created. 50 And I asked and said: Seeing thou hast now given me the way, I will proceed to speak before thee: for our mother of whom thou hast told me that she is young, draweth she now nigh unto age? 51 He answered me, and said: Ask a woman that beareth children, and she shall tell thee. 52 Say unto her: Wherefore are not they whom thou hast now brought forth, like those that were before thee, but less of stature? 53 And she shall answer thee: They that be borne in the youth of strength, are of one fashion: and they that are borne in the time of age (when the womb faileth) are otherwise. 54 Consider now thyself, how that ye are less of stature than those that were before you: 55 And so are they that come after you less than ye, as the creatures which now begin to be old, and have passed over the strength of youth. 56 Then said I: Lord I beseech thee if I have found favour in thy sight, show thy servant by whom thou visitest thy Or, workmanship creature? The uj Chapter. 1 God hath foreseen all things in his secret counsel, and is author thereof, and hath created them for his children. 25 The felicity of the age to come. 1 ANd he said unto me: In the beginning when the ground was made, “ Or, compass of t●e ●arth. before the borders of the world stood, or ever the winds blewe, 2 Before it thundered and lightened, or ever the foundations of Paradise were laid, 3 Before the fair flowers were seen, or ever the movable powers were stablished, before the innumerable “ Or, armies multitude of angels were gathered together, 4 Or ever the hyghnesses of the air were lifted up, afore the measures of the firmament were named, or ever the attorneys in Zion were hot, 5 And or the present years were sought out, and or ever the inventions of them that now sin, were Or, turned away. put aside, before they were sealed that have gathered faith for a treasure: 6 Then did I consider and ponder all these things, and they all were made through me alone, and through none other: by me also they shallbe ended, and by none other. 7 Then answered I, and said: What shallbe the “ Or, division. parting asunder of the times? or when shallbe the end of the first, and the beginning of it that followeth? 8 And he said unto me: From Abraham unto Isahac, when jacob and Esau were borne of him, jacobs' hand held first the heel of Esau: 9 For Esau is the end of this world, and jacob is the beginning of it that followeth. 10 The hand of man betwixt the heel and the hand: Other question Esdras ask thou not. 11 I answered then, and said: O Lord Lord, if I have found favour in thy sight, 12 I beseech thee Or, make an end to show thy servant thy tokens. show thy servant the end of thy tokens, whereof thou showedst me part the last night. 13 So he answered, and said unto me: Stand up upon thy feet, and hear Or, mighty. a perfect voice and sound. 14 There shall come Or, an earthquake. a great motion: but the place where thou standest shall not be moved. 15 And therefore when Or 〈◊〉 he speaketh thou hearest the words, be not afraid: for of the end shall the word be, and of the foundation of the earth shall it be understand: 16 And why? the word thereof trembleth and quaketh: for it knoweth that it must be changed at the end. 17 And it happened, that when I had heard it, I stood up upon my feet and harkened: and behold there was a voice that spoke, and the sound of it was like the sound of many waters. 18 And it said: Behold the days come that I will begin to draw nigh, and to visit them that dwell upon earth: 19 And will begin to make inquisition of them, what they be that have hurt unjustly with their unrighteousness, and when the low estate of Zion shall be fulfilled. 20 And when the world that shall vanish away shallbe oversealed, than w●ll I do these tokens: The books shallbe opened before the firmament , and they shall see altogether: 21 And the children of a year old shall speak with their voices, the women with child shall bring forth untimely children of three or four months old, and they shall live, and be raised up. 22 And suddenly shall the sown places appear as the unsown, the full store houses shall suddenly be found empty: 23 And the trumpet shall give a sound, which when every man heareth, they shallbe hastily afraid. 24 Mich. seven. a. Mat. x. c. At that time shall friends fight one against another like enemies, and the earth shall stand in fear with them: The springs of the wells shall stand still, and in three hours they shall not run. 25 Whosoever remaineth from all these things that I have told thee, Or, he shallbe saved. shall escape, and see my salvation, and the end of your world. 26 And the men that are received shall see it, they that have not tasted death from their birth: and the heart of the “ Or, inhabiters. indwellers shallbe changed & turned into another meaning. 27 For evil shallbe put out, and deceit shallbe quenched. 28 As for faith it shall flourish, corruption shallbe overcome, and the truth which hath been so long without fruit, shallbe “ Or, showed forth. declared. 29 And when he talked with me, behold I looked a little and a little upon him before whom I stood, 30 And these words said he unto me: I am come to show thee the time of the night for to come. 31 If thou wilt pray yet more, and fast seven days again, I shall tell thee more things and greater than before, which I have heard by the day. 32 For thy voice is heard before the highest: for why? the mighty hath seen thy righteous dealing, he hath seen also thy chastity which thou hast had ever since thy youth: 33 And therefore hath he sent me to show thee all these things, and to say unto thee, Be of good comfort, and fear not: 34 And haste not with the times that are past to think vain things, that thou mayest not hasten from the latter times. 35 And it came to pass after this, that I wept again, and fasted seven days in like manner, that I might fulfil the three weeks which he told me. 36 And in the eight night was my heart vexed within me again, and I began to speak before the highest. 37 For my spirit was greatly set on fire, and my soul was in distress, 38 And I said: O Lord, thou spakest unto thy creature from the beginning, even the first day, and saidest, Gen. i a. Let heaven & earth be made: And thy word was a 〈◊〉 work. 39 And 〈…〉 there the spirit, and the darkne● 〈◊〉 ●ere yet on every side, and silence: 〈◊〉 was no man's voice as yet from thee. 40 Then commandest thou a “ Or, bright. fair light to come forth out of thy treasures, that thy work might appear and be seen. 41 Upon the second day thou madest the spirit of the firmament, and commandest it to part asunder and to make a division betwixt the waters, that the one part might remain above, and the other beneath. 42 Upon the third day thou broughtest to pass that the waters were gathered in the seventh part of the earth: Six parts hast thou dried up, & kept them, “ Or, to the intent that of them there might be some to minister before the sown of God, and tilled. to the intent that men might sow and occupy husbandry therein. 43 Assoon as thy word went forth, the work was made. 44 For immediately there was great and innumerable fruit, and many divers pleasures for the taste, and flowers of unchangeable colour, and odours of wonderful smell: and this was done the third day. 45 Gen. i d. Upon the fourth day thou commandest that the sun should give his shine, and the moon her light, the stars didst thou set in order: 46 Deu. iiii c. And gavest them a charge to do service even unto man that was for to be made. 47 Upon the fift day thou saidest unto the seventh part, where the Gen i c. waters were gathered, that it should bring forth [divers] beasts, fowls, and fishes: and so it came to pass. 48 For the dumb water and without soul, brought forth living things at the commandment of God, that all Or, the 〈◊〉. people might praise thy wondrous works. 49 Then didst thou ordain two souls: the one thou called'st Or, Behemoth. Enoch, and the other Leviathan, 50 And didst separate the one from the other: for the seventh part (namely, where the water was gathered together) might not hold them both. 51 Unto “ Or, Behemoth. Enoch thou gavest one part which was dried up the third day, that he should dwell in the same part, wherein are a thousand hills. 52 But unto Leviathan thou gavest the seventh part, namely the moist, & hast kept him to devour what thou wilt, and when. 53 Upon the sixth day thou gavest commandment unto the earth that before thee it should bring forth beasts, cattle, and all that creep: 54 And besides this Adam also, whom thou madest lord of all thy creatures: of him come we all, and the people also whom thou hast chosen [specially unto thyself. 55 All this have I said now and spoken before thee [that I might show how] that the world is made for our sakes. 56 As for the other people which also come of Adam, thou hast said that they are nothing, but be like unto spittle, & hast likened the abundance of them unto a drop that falleth from a vessel. 57 And now O Lord, behold, the heathen which have ever been reputed as nothing, have begun to be lords over us, and to devour us: 58 But we thy people (whom thou hast called thy first borne, thy only begotten, and thy fervent lover) are given into their hands and power. 59 If the world now be made for our sakes, why have we not the inheritance of the world in possession? How long shall this endure? The vij Chapter. 5 Without tribulation none can come to felicity. 12 God advertiseth all in tyme. 28 The coming and death of Christ. 32 The resurrection & last judgement, 43 After the which all corruption shall cease. 48 All fell in Adam. 19 The true life. 59 The mercies and goodness of God. 1 AND when I had made an end of speaking these words, there was sent unto me an angel, which had been sent unto me also the nights afore, 2 And he said unto me: Up Esdras, and hear the words that I am come to tell thee. 3 And I said: Speak on [Lord] my God. Then said he unto me: The sea is set in a wide place, that it might be deep and great. 4 But put case the entrance is narrow and small like a river. 5 Who then could go into the sea, to look upon it, and to rule it? If he went not through the narrow, how might he come into the broad? 6 Item “ Or, again another. A city is builded and set upon a broad field, and is full of all good things: 7 The entrance thereof is narrow, and is set in a dangerous place to fall, like as if there were a fire at the right hand, and a deep water at the left, 8 And as it were only one straight path betwixt them both, even between the fire and the water, so small that there could but one man go there at once. 9 If this city now were given to a man for an inheritance, and he never went through the perilous way before, how would he receive his inheritance? 10 And I said: It is so Lord. Then said he: Even so also is Israel's portion. 11 And why? for their sakes have I made the world: and when Adam transgressed my statutes, than was the thing so appointed as now is done. 12 Then were the entrances of the world made narrow, full of sorrow and travail: they are but few and evil, full of perils, and labour. 13 For the entrances of the fore world were wide and sure, and brought immortal fruit. 14 If than they which are living, enter not diligently through these straight and brittle things, they can not receive the things so laid up in secret. 15 Why disquietest thou thyself then, seeing thou art but a corruptible man? And why art thou moved, whereas thou art but mortal? 16 And why hast thou not received into thine heart the things that are to come, rather than them that are present? 17 Then said I: O Lord, Lord, * thou hast ordained in thy law, that the righteous should inherit these things, but that the ungodly should perish: 18 Nevertheless, the righteous shall suffer strait things, & hope for wide: for they that have lived ungodly & suffered straight things, shall not see the wide. 19 And he said unto me: There is no judge above God, and none that hath understanding above the highest. 20 For there be many that perish in this life, because they despise the law of God that is “ Or, appointed them. set before them: 21 For God hath given straight commandment to such as came, so oft as they came, what they should do to have life, and what they should keep to avoid punishment. 22 Nevertheless, they were not obedient unto him, but spoke against him, and imagined vain things: 23 And deceived themselves by wicked deeds, and denied the power of the most high, & regarded not his ways, 24 But his law have they despised, and denied his promises, in his statutes and ordinances have they not been faithful and steadfast, and have not performed his works. 25 And therefore Esdras, for the empty are the empty things, and for the full are the full things. 26 Behold, the time shall come that these tokens which I have told thee, shall come to pass, and the bride shall appear, and she coming forth shallbe seen that now is under the earth: 27 And whosoever is delivered from the foresaid evils, shall see my wonders. 28 For my son jesus shallbe openly declared with those that be with him: and they that remain, shallbe merry within four hundred years. 29 After these same years shall my son Christ die, and all men that have life: 30 And the world shallbe turned into the old silence seven days, like as in the foreiudgementes, so that no man shall remain. 31 And after seven days, the world that yet awaketh not, shallbe raised up, and that shall die that is corrupt. 32 And the earth shall restore those that have slept in her, and so shall the dust those that dwell therein in silence, and the secret places shall deliver those the souls that were committed unto them. 33 And the most highest shallbe openly declared upon the seat of judgement, & all misery shall vanish away, and long suffering “ Or, have an end. shallbe gathered together. 34 But the judgement shall continue, the truth shall remain, and faith shall wax strong, 35 The work shall follow, and the reward shallbe showed, the “ Or, the good deeds shallbe of force righteousness shall watch, and the unrighteousness shall bear no rule. 26 Then said I: Gen. xviii. c. Exod. 32. c. Abraham prayed first for the Sodomites, and Moses for the fathers that sinned in the wilderness, 37 And they that came after him, for Israel, in the time of Achas and Samuel, 38 And two. Reg. 24 b two. Par. vi c. David for the destruction, two. Reg. 24 b two. Par. vi c. and Solomon for them that came into the sanctuary, 39 three Reg. 17. d And Helias for those that received rain, & for the dead, that he might live, 40 4. Reg 16 c. And Ezechias for the people in the time of Sennacherib, and divers other in like manner which have prayed for many. 41 Even so now, seeing the “ Or, vice. corrupt is grown up, and wickedness increased, and the righteous have prayed for the ungodly: wherefore shall it not be so now also? 42 He answered me, and said: This present life is not the end, oft times honour is retained in it: therefore have they prayed for the weak. 43 But the day of doom shallbe the end of this time, and the beginning of the immortality for to come, wherein all corruption shallbe vanished: 44 Intemperauncie shallbe loosed, infidelity be cut of, righteousness grow, and the verity spring up. 45 Then shall no man be able to save him that is destroyed, nor to oppress him that hath gotten the victory. 46 I answered then, and said: This is my first and last saying, that it had been better not to have given the earth unto Adam: or else when it was given him, to have kept him that he should not have sinned. 47 For what profit is it for men now in this present time to live in heaviness, and after death to “ Or, fear. look for punishment? 48 O thou Adam what hast thou done? For though it was thou that sinned, thou art not fallen alone, but we all that come of thee. 49 For what profit is it unto us, if there be promised us an immortal “ Or, life. time, where as we do the works that bring death: 50 And that there is promised us an everlasting hope, where as ourselves are evil and vain: 51 And that there are laid up for us dwellings of health and safety, where as we have lived wickedly: 52 And that the glory of the highest is kept to defend them which have led a patient life, where as we have walked in the most wicked ways of all? 53 And that there shallbe showed a paradise, whose fruit endureth for ever, wherein is Or, safety and health. freedom and medicine, whereas we shall not go in? 54 For we have walked in unpleasant places. 55 And that the faces of them which have abstained, shall shine above the stars: whereas our faces shallbe blacker than darkness? 56 For while we lived and did unrighteously, we considered not that we should suffer therefore after death? 57 Then answered he me, and said: This is the manner of the battle which man that is borne upon the earth shall fight. 58 That if he be overcome, he shall suffer as thou hast said: But if he get the victory, he shall receive the thing that I say. 59 For this is the life whereof Moses spoke unto the people while he lived saying: Choose thee life, that thou mayest live. 60 Nevertheless, they believed him not, neither the prophets after him, no nor me which have said unto them, 61 That heaviness should not so be unto their destruction, like as joy is for to come over those “ Or to whom salvation is persuaded that have suffered themselves to be informed in salvation. 62 I answered then and said: I know Lord, that the highest is called merciful, in that he hath mercy upon them which are not yet come unto that world, 63 And upon those also that walk in his law. 64 And that Rom. two. a. he is patient: for he long suffereth those that have sinned, as his creatures. 65 And that he is liberal to give where as it requireth. 66 And that he is of great mercy: for he passeth in mercy much, both those that are present, and that are paste, and also them which are for to come. 67 For if he multiplied not his mercies, the world could not continue his being with those that have inheritances therein. 68 He Or, forgiveth. giveth also: for if he gave not of his goodness, that they which have done evil might be eased from their wickedness, the ten thousandth part of men should not remain living. 69 And if he being judge, forgave not those that be healed with his word, and took not away the multitude of contentions, 70 There should be very few left peradventure in an innumerable multitude. ¶ The eight Chapter. 1 The number of the godly is small. 6 The works of God are excellent. 20 Esdras prayer for him and his people. 39 The promise of salvation to the just. 55 The destruction of the unjust. 1 ANd he answered me, saying: The most highest made this world for many, but the world to come for few. 2 I will tell thee a similitude, Esdras. As when thou askest the earth, it shall say unto thee that it giveth much “ Or, earthy matter. mould whereof earthen vessels are made, but little of it that gold cometh of: Even so is it with the work of this world. 3 Math xx. b and xxi b. There be many created, but few shallbe saved. 4 Then answered I, and said: Then swallow up the wit (O my soul) and devour the understanding. 5 For thou art agreed to hearken and to give care, and willing to prophecy: for thou hast no longer space but this life given thee. 6 O Lord, if thou suffer not thy servant to entreat thee, that thou mayest give seed unto our heart, and build our understanding, that there may come fruit of it, whereby each man may live that is corrupt, than who shall step forth in the place of man? 7 For thou art alone, and we all one workmanship of thy hands, like as thou hast said. 8 For when the body is fashioned now in the mother's womb, and thou givest the membres, thy creature is preserved in fire and water, and nine months doth thy work suffer thy creature which is fashioned in her: 9 But the things that keepeth, and that is kept, shall both be preserved: and when the time cometh, the womb preserved, delivereth up the things that grew in it. 10 For thou hast commanded the parts of the body, even the breasts, to give milk unto the fruit of the breasts: 11 That the thing which is created and fashioned, may be nourished for a time, till thou disposest and orderest it with thy mercy. 12 And then thou bringest it up with thy righteousness, nurturest it in thy law, and refourmest it with thy understanding, 13 Or, slayest. Mortifiest it as thy creature, and makest it living as thy work. 14 Seing then that thou destroyest him which with so great labours is created and fashioned thorough thy commandment, thou couldst lightly ordain also that the thing which is made might be preserved. 15 Now therefore Lord I will speak (for concerning all men in general thou shalt rather provide) but touching thy people, for whose sake I am sorry, 16 And thine inheritance, for whose cause I mourn, and Israel, for whom I am woeful, and jacob, for whose sake I am grieved: 17 Therefore begin I to pray before thee for myself and for them: for I see the fauls of us that dwell in the land. 18 But I have heard the Or, sudden coming. swiftness of the judge which is to come. 19 Therefore hear my voice, and understand my words, and I shall speak before thee. This is the beginning of the words of Esdras, before he was taken up. 20 O Lord, thou that dwellest in everlastingness, which beholdest from above things in the heaven and in the air: 21 Whose throne is inestimable, whose glory ●and majesties may not be comprehended, before whom the hosts of angels stand with trembling, 22 Whose keeping is turned in wind and fire, whose word is true, whose sayings are steadfast, whose commandment is strong, whose ordinance is fearful, 23 Whose look drieth up the depths, whose wrath maketh the mountains to melt away, “ Or, as the effect itself beareth witness. and whose truth beareth witness: 24 O hear the prayer of thy servant, and mark with thine ears the petition of thy creature. 25 For while I live I will speak, and so long as I have understanding I will answer. 26 O look not upon the sins of thy people, rather than on them which serve thee in truth. 27 Have no respect unto the wicked stusti●s of the heathen: but to the desire of those that keep thy testimonies with afflictions. 28 Think not upon those that have walked feignedly before thee: but remember them which according to thy will have known thy fear. 29 Let it not be thy will to destroy them which have had beastly manners: but to look upon them that have clearly taught thy law. 30 Take thou no indignation at them which “ Or, appear. are worse than beasts: but love them that always put their trust in thy righteousness and glory. 31 For we and our fathers have all the same sickness [and disease:] but because of us sinners thou shalt be called merciful. 32 For if thou hast mercy upon us, thou shalt be called merciful to us that have no works of righteousness. 33 For the righteous which have laid up many good works together, shall out of their deeds receive reward. 34 But what is man that thou shouldest take displeasure at him? Or what is this corruptible and mortal generation, that thou shouldest be so rough toward h●m? 35 two. Par vi. ●. i. john. i b. For of a truth there is no man among them that be borne but he hath dealt wickedly, & among the Or, such as 〈…〉 faithful there is none which hath not done amiss. 36 For in this O Lord thy righteousness and thy goodness shallbe praised [and declared] if thou be merciful unto them which Or, have not the substance of. are not rich in good works. 37 Then answered he me, and said, Some things hast thou spoken aright: & according unto thy words it shallbe. 38 For I will not verily consider the works “ Or, of the wicked. of them which have sinned before death, before judgement, before destruction: 39 But Gen. iiii. a. I will rejoice over the work and thought of the righteous, I will remember also the pilgrimage, the salvation, and the reward that they shall have. 40 Like as I have spoken now, so shall it come to pass. 41 For as the husbandman soweth much seed upon the ground, and planteth many trees, and yet always the thing that is sown or planted is not all kept safe, neither doth it all take root: Even so is it of them that are sown in the world, they shall not all be saved. 42 I answered then and said: If I have found grace, then let me speak. 43 Like as the husbandman's seed perisheth, if it come not up and receive not thy rain in due season, or if there come to much rain upon it and corrupt it: 44 Even so perisheth man also which is created with thy hands, and is like unto thine own image and to thyself, for whose sake thou hast made all things, and likened him unto the husbandman's seed. 45 Be not wroth with us [O Lord] but spare thy people, and have mercy upon thine own inheritance: for thou wilt be merciful unto thy creature. 46 Then answered he me, and said: Things present are for the present, and things to come, for such as be to come. 47 For thou lackest yet much, seeing thou canst love my creature above me: but I have oft times drawn nigh unto thee, and unto it, but never to the unrighteous. 48 In this also thou art marvelous before the highest, 49 In that thou hast humbled thyself as it becometh thee, and hast not judged thyself worthy to be much glorified among the righteous. 50 For many and great miseries remain for them that in the latter time shall dwell in the world, because they Or, 〈…〉. have walked in great pride. 51 But understand thou for thyself, and seek out the glory for such as be like thee. 52 For unto you is paradise opened, the tree of life is planted, the time to come is prepared, plenteousness is made ready, the city is builded [for you] and rest is prepared, yea perfect goodness and wisdom. 53 The root of evil is “ Or, seated up. marked from you, the weakness and moth is hid from you, and into hell fleeth corruption in forgetfulness. 54 Sorrows are vanished away, and in the end is showed the treasure of immortality. 55 And therefore ask thou no more questions concerning the multitude of them that perish. 56 For when they had taken liberty, they despised the highest, thought scorn of his law, and forsook his ways. 57 Moreover, they have trodden down his righteous, 58 And Psal. xiiii. a. said in their heart that there is no God, “ Or, for all they knew that they should die. yea and that wittingly, for they die. 59 For like as the thing that I have spoken of, is made ready for you, even so is thirst and pain prepared for them: For it was not “ Or, gods. his will that man should “ Or, perish come to nought. 60 But they which be created, have defiled the name of him that made them, and are unthankful unto him which prepared life for them. 61 And therefore is my judgement now at hand. 62 These things have I not showed unto all men, but unto few, namely unto thee, and to such as be like thee. Then answered I and said: 63 Behold O Lord, now hast thou showed me the multitude of the wonders which thou wilt begin to do in the last times: but at what time [and when] thou hast not showed me. ¶ The ix Chapter. 6 All things in this world have a beginning and an end. ● Tormented for the wicked after this life. 1● The number of the wicked is more than of the good. ● The jews ingratitude. ● Therefore they perish. 35 The vision of a woman lamenting. 1 HE answered me then and said, Measure thou the time diligently in itself: and when thou seest that one part of the tokens come to pass which I have told thee before, 2 Then shalt thou understand that it is the very same time wherein the highest will begin to visit the world which he made. 3 Therefore when there shallbe seen an earthquake and uproar of the people in the world, 4 Then shalt thou well understand that the most highest spoke of those things from the days that were before thee, even from the beginning. 5 For like as all that is made in the world, hath a beginning and end, and the end is manifest: 6 Even so the times also of the highest have plain beginnings in wonders and signs, and end in “ Or, effect and miracles. working and in tokens. 7 And every one that shallbe saved, and shallbe able to escape by his works and by faith wherein ye have believed, 8 Shallbe preserved from the said perils, and shall see my “ Or, salvation. saviour in my land, and within my borders: for I have hallowed “ Or, myself. me from the world. 9 Then shall they pity themselves, which now have abused my ways: and they that have cast them out despitefully, shall dwell in pains. 10 For such as in their life have received benefits, and have not known me: 11 And they that have abhorred my law while they had yet Or, liberty freedom, and when they had yet open leisure of amendment and conversion, understood not, but despised it: 12 The same must know it after death in pain. 13 And therefore be thou no more Or 〈◊〉 to know careful how the ungodly shallbe punished: but inquire how the righteous shallbe saved, and whose the world is, and for whom the world is, and when [it is.] 14 Then answered I, and said: 15 4. Esd. viii. b I have said before, and now I speak, and will speak it also hereafter: that there be many more of them which perish, then of them which shallbe saved: 16 Like as the flood is greater than a drop. 17 And he answered me, saying: Like as the field is, so is also the seed: as the flowers be, so are the colours also: such as the workman is, such is also the work: and as the husbandman is himself, so is his husbandry also: for it was the time of the world. 18 And when I prepared for them that are now, or ever the world was made wherein they should dwell: then was there no man that spoke against me. 19 For then every one [obeyed] but now the manners of them which are created in this world that is made, are corrupted by a perpetual seed, and by a law whereout they can not rid themselves. 20 So I considered the world, and behold there was peril because of the “ Or, devices thoughts that were come into it. 21 And I saw, and spared them greatly, and have kept me a “ Or, grape of the cluster. wineberie of grapes, and a plant of a great people. 22 Let the multitude perish then which are grown up in vain, and let my grape [and wineberie] be kept and my plant: for with great labour have I made it up. 23 Nevertheless, if thou wilt cease yet seven days more, but thou shalt not fast in them: 24 Go thy way then into a field of flowers, where no house is builded, & eat only of the flowers of the field, taste no flesh, drink no wine, but eat flowers only. 25 And pray unto the highest continually, so will I come and talk with thee. 26 So I went my way, and came into the field which is called Ardath, like as he commanded me, and there I sat among the flowers, and did eat of the herbs of the field, and the meat of the same satisfied me. 27 After seven days, I sat upon the grass, and my heart was vexed within me like as before. 28 And I opened my mouth, and began to talk with the most highest, and said: 29 O Lord, thou that showest thyself unto us, Exo. nineteen. b. and xxiiii a Deut. iiii. b. thou hast declared and opened thyself unto our fathers in the wilderness, in a place where no man dwelleth, in a barren place, when they came out of Egypt: 30 And thou spakest saying, Hear me O Israel, and mark my words thou seed of jacob. 31 For behold I sow my law in you, and it shall bring fruit in you, and ye shallbe honoured in it for ever. 32 But our fathers which received the law, kept it not, and observed not thy ordinances and statutes, and the fruit of thy law did not appear, neither could it: for why? it was thine. 33 Deut. 32. f. For they that received it, perished, because they kept not the thing that was sown in them. 34 And lo, it is a custom when the ground receiveth seed, or the sea a ship, or a vessel meat and drink: that when it perisheth or is broken wherein a thing is sown, or wherein any thing is put, 35 The things also perish and are broken which are sown or put therein and received, and the things that are received remain not then with us: but in us it hath not happened so. 36 For we that have received the law, perish in sin, and our heart which also received the law: 37 Notwithstanding isaiah. xl. a. two. Tim. two. a. the law perisheth not, but remaineth in his force. 38 And when I spoke these things in my heart [after this manner] I looked about me with mine eyes, and upon the right side I saw a woman which mourned sore, made great lamentation, and wept with loud voice, and was grieved in heart, and rend her clothes, and she had ashes upon her head. 39 Then let I my thoughts go that I was in, and turned me unto her, 40 And said: Wherefore weepest thou? why art thou so sorry in mind? 41 And she said unto me: Sir, let me alone, that I may bewail myself, and take yet more sorrow: for I am sore vexed in my mind, and brought very low. 42 And I said unto her: what aileth thee? [Or who hath done any thing to thee?] tell me. 43 She said unto me: I thy servant have been unfruitful and barren, and have had no child though I have had an husband thirty years. 44 And these thirty years I do nothing else day and night, and all hours, but make my prayer to the highest. 45 After thirty years God heard me thy handmaiden, looked upon my misery, considered my trouble, and gave me a son: and I was glad of him, so was my husband also, and all my neighbours, and we gave great honour unto the almighty. 46 And I nourished him with great travail. 47 So when he grew up, and came to the time that he should Or, take. have a wife, I made a feast. The ten Chapter. Esdras and the woman that appeareth unto him, common together. 1 ANd it so came to pass, that when my son went into his chamber, he fell down and died: 2 Then overthrew we all the lights, and all my neighbours rose up to comfort me, than took I my rest unto the second day at night. 3 And when they had all left of to comfort me, that I should be quiet: then I rose up by night and fled, and am come hither into this field as thou seest: 4 And am purposed not to return into the city, but to remain here, and neither to eat nor drink, but continually to mourn, and to fast, until I die. 5 Then let I my meditation and thoughts fall that I was in, and spoke to her in displeasure, saying: 6 Thou foolish woman above all other, seest thou not our heaviness and mourning, and what happeneth unto us? 7 How Zion our mother is all woeful & sorry, and how she is clean brought down and mourneth extremely? 8 Seeing we be all now in heaviness, & make our moan, for we all be sorrowful: art thou so heavy for one son? 9 Demand the earth, and she shall tell thee that it is she which ought [by reason] to mourn for the fall of so many that grow upon her. 10 For from the beginning all men are borne of her, and other shall come: and behold, they walk almost all into destruction, and the multitude of them shallbe rooted out. 11 Who should then [by reason] make more mourning, than she that hath lost so great a multitude, and not thou which art sorry, but for one? 12 But if thou wouldst say unto me, My mourning is not like the mourning of the earth, for I have lost the fruit of my Or, womb body, which I brought forth with heaviness, and bare with sorrows: 13 But the earth is according to the manner of the earth, and the present multitude goeth again into her Or, as it is accustomed as it is come to pass: 14 Then say I unto thee, Like as thou hast borne with travail and sorrow, even so the earth also from the beginning giveth her fruit unto man, even to him that laboured her. 15 And therefore withhold thy sorrow and heaviness by thyself, Hebre. xii. a & look what happeneth unto thee, bear it “ Or, constantly. strongly. 16 For if thou judgest the mark and end of God to be righteous and good, and receivest his counsel in time, thou shalt be commended therein. 17 Go thy way then into the city to thy husband. 18 And she said unto me, That will I not do: I will not go into the city, but here will I die. 19 So I communed more with her, and said: 20 Do not so, but be counseled, and follow me: for how many fauls hath Zion? Be of good comfort because of the sorrow of Jerusalem. 21 For thou seest that our sanctuary is laid waste, our altar broken, our temple destroyed, 22 Our playing of instruments is laid down, and songs art put to silence, our mirth is vanished away, the light of our candlestick is quenched, the ark of our covenant is taken from us, all our holy things are defiled, and the name that is called upon over us is almost dishonoured: our children are put to shame, our priests are brent, our Levites are carried away into captivity, our virgins are defiled, and our wives ravished, our righteous men spoiled, and our children destroyed, our young men are brought in bondage, and our strong worthies are become weak: 23 And Zion our seal, which is the greatest of all, is loosed up from her worship: for she is delivered into the hands of them that hate us. 24 And therefore shake of thy great heaviness, and put away the multitude of sorrows, that the mighty may be merciful unto thee, and that the highest may give thee rest and ease from thy labour and travail. 25 And when I was talking with her, her face and beauty shined suddenly, and her countenance glistered, so that I was afraid of her, and mused what it might be. 26 And immediately she cast out a great voice, very fearful, so that the earth shaken at the noise of the woman. 27 And I looked, and behold the woman appeared unto me no more: but there was a city builded, & a place was showed from the ground & foundation: Then was I afraid, and cried with a loud voice, and said. 28 Where is Vriel the angel, iiii. Esd. iiii. a which came to me at the first? For he hath caused me to come in many considerations and high thoughts, and mine end is turned to corruption, and my prayer to rebuke. 29 And as I was speaking these words, he came unto me, and looked upon me: 30 And lo, I lay as one that had been dead, and mine understanding was altered: and he took me by the right hand and comforted me, and set me upon my feet, and said unto me, 31 What aileth thee? and why is thine understanding vexed, and the understanding of thy heart? and wherefore art thou sorry? 32 And I said: Because thou hast forsaken me, and I have done * according unto thy words, I went into the field, and there have I seen things, and see that I am not able to express. 33 He said unto me: Stand up and be manly, & I shall give thee exhortation. 34 Then said I: Speak on to me my Lord, forsake me not, lest I die thorough my rashness: 35 For I have seen that I knew not, and hear that I do not know. 36 Or is my understanding deceived, or doth my soul dream? 37 Now therefore I beseech thee, that thou wilt show thy servant of this wonder. 38 He answered me then and said: Hear me, and I shall inform thee and tell thee wherefore thou art afraid: for the highest hath opened many secret things unto thee. 39 He hath seen that thy “ Or, purpose. way is right, for that thou takest sorrow continually for thy people, and makest great lamentation for Zion. 40 And therefore understand the vision which thou sawest a little while ago, after this manner. 41 Thou sawest a woman mourning, and thou begannest to comfort her. 42 Nevertheless, now seest thou the likeness of the woman no more, but there appeared unto thee a city builded: 43 And where she told thee of the fall of her son, so is this the solution of it. 44 This woman whom thou sawest, is Zion: and where as she told thee, even she whom thou seest now as a city builded. 45 And as touching that she said unto thee, that she hath been thirty years unfruitful and barren, those are the thirty years wherein there was no offering made in her. 46 But after thirty years Solomon builded the city, and offered offerings: and then bare the barren a son. 47 And where as she told thee that she nourished him with labour, that was the dwelling in Jerusalem. 48 But where as she told thee that her son died, as his chance was, when she came into her chamber, that is the fall that is come to Jerusalem. 49 And behold, when thou sawest her like one that mourned for her son, and begannest to comfort her: of these things which have chanced, these are to be opened unto thee. 50 For now the most highest seeth that thou art sorry in thy mind, and sufferest from thy whole heart for her, and so hath he showed thee her clearness, and the fairness of her beauty. 51 And therefore I bade thee remain in the field, where no house was builded. 52 For I knew that the highest would show this unto thee: 53 Therefore I commanded thee to go into the field, where no foundation nor building is. 54 For in the place where the highest beginneth to show his city, there can no man's building be able to stand. 55 And therefore fear not, and let not thine heart be afraid: but go thy way in, and see the beauty and greatness of the building, as much as thine eyes be able to see: 56 And then shalt thou hear as much as thine ears may comprehend. 57 For thou art blessed above many other, and art called with the highest, as the few. 58 But to morrow at night thou shalt remain here: 59 And so shall the highest show thee visions of the high things, which he will do unto them that dwell upon earth in the last days. So I slept the same night & another, like as he commanded me. The xi Chapter. 1 The vision of an Eagle coming forth of the sea, and of her feathers. 37 Of a Lion coming out of the forest. 1 THen saw I a dream, and behold, there came up from the sea an Eagle, which had xii. feathered wings and three heads: 2 And I saw, and behold she spread her wings over all the earth, and all the winds of the air blew on her, & gathered them together. 3 And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers, and they became little feathers and small. 4 But her heads remained still, the head in the midst was greater than the other, yet rested it with the residue. 5 Moreover I saw that the Eagle flew with her wings, and reigned upon earth, and over all them that dwelled upon the earth. 6 And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spoke against her, no not one creature upon earth. 7 I saw also that the Eagle stood up upon her claws, and Or spoke where feathers, saying gave a sound with her feathers, and a voice saying after this manner. 8 Watch not altogether, sleep every man in his own place, and watch by course. 9 But let the heads be preserved for the last. 10 Nevertheless, I saw that the voice went not out of her heads, but from the midst of her body. 11 And I numbered her contrary feathers, and behold there were eight of them. 12 And I looked, and behold upon the right side there arose one feather, and reigned over all the earth. 13 And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the place thereof appeared no more: So the next following stood up and reigned, and had a great tyme. 14 And it happened that when it reigned, the end of it came also like as the first, so that it appeared no more. 15 Then came there a voice unto it, and said: 16 Hear thou that hast kept the earth so long, this I say unto thee before thou beginnest to appear no more. 17 There shall none after thee attain unto thy time, neither unto the half thereof. 18 Then arose the third, and reigned as the other afore: and appeared no more also. 19 So went it with all the residue one after another, so that every one reigned, and then appeared no more. 20 Then I looked, and behold in process of time the feathers that followed stood up on the right side, that they might rule also, and some of them ruled: but within a while they appeared no more. 21 For some of them were set up, but ruled not. 22 After this I looked, and behold the twelve feathers appeared no more, nor the two wings: 23 And there was no more upon the eagles body, but two heads that rested, and six wings. 24 Then saw I also that two wings divided themselves from the six, and remained under the head that was upon the right side: for the four continued in their place. 25 So I looked, and behold the feathers that were under the wing, thought to set up themselves and to have the rule. 26 Then was there one set up, but shortly it appeared no more. 27 And the second was sooner away then the first. 28 And I beheld, and lo the two that remained, thought also in themselves to reign: 29 And when they so thought, behold there awaked one of the heads that were at rest, namely it that was in the midst: for that was greater than the two other heads. 30 And then I saw that the two heads were joined with him: 31 And the head was turned with them that were with him, and did eat up the two under wings that would have reigned. 32 But this head put the whole earth in fear, and bare rule in it over all those that dwelled upon the earth with much labour: and he had the governance of the world over all the wings that had been. 33 After this I looked, and behold the head that was in the midst suddenly appeared no more, like as the wings. 34 But there remained the two heads which ruled upon earth, and over those that dwelled therein. 35 And I beheld, and lo the head upon the right side devoured it that was upon the left side. 36 Then I heard a voice which said unto me: look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest. 37 Then I saw, and behold as it were a lion that roareth running hastily out of the wood: and I saw that he sent out a man's voice unto the Eagle, and said: 38 Hear thou, I will talk with thee, and the highest shall say unto thee: 39 “ Or, ar● not thou he that remainest of the four beasts. Is it not thou that hast the victory of the four beasts whom I made to reign [upon earth and] in my world, that the end of their times might come through them? 40 And the fourth came, and overran all the beasts that were passed, and had power over the world with great fearfulness, and over the whole compass of the earth with most wicked oppression, and so long time dwelled he upon the earth with deceit. 41 For the earth hast thou not judged with truth. 42 For thou hast troubled the meek, thou hast hurt the peaceable [and quiet,] thou hast loved liars, and destroyed the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit, and hast cast down the walls of such as did thee no harm. 43 Therefore is thy wrongful dealing [and blasphemy] come up unto the highest, and thy pride unto the mighty. 44 The highest also hath looked upon the proud times, and behold they are ended, and their abominations are fulfilled. 45 And therefore appear no more thou Egle, and thy horrible wings, and thy wicked feathers, and thy ungracious heads, and thy sinful claws, and all thy vain body: 46 That the earth may be refreshed, [and come again to herself] when she is delivered from thy violence, and that she may hope for the judgement and mercy of him that made her. The twelve Chapter. ¶ The declaration of the former visions. 1 ANd it happened when the Lion spoke these words unto the Eagle, I saw: 2 And behold, the head that afore had the upper hand, appeared no more: neither did the four wings appear any more that came to him and were set up to reign, and their kingdom was small and full of uproar. 3 And I saw, and behold they appeared no more, and the whole body of the Eagle was burnt, so that the earth was in great fear: Then awaked I out of the trouble and trance of my mind, and from great fear, and said unto my spirit: 4 Lo, this hast thou given me, in that thou searchest out the ways of the highest. 5 Lo, yet am I weighed in my mind, and very weak in my spirit: and little strength is there in me, for the great fear that I received this night. 6 Therefore will I now beseech the highest, that he will comfort me unto the end. 7 And I said: Lord, Lord, if I have found grace before thy sight, and if I am justified with thee before many other, and if my prayer in deed be come up before thy face: 8 Comfort me then, and show me thy servant the interpretation and plain difference of this horrible sight, that thou mayest perfectly comfort my soul: 9 For thou hast judged me worthy to show me the last of times. 10 And he said unto me, This is the interpretation of this sight: 11 The Eagle whom thou sawest come up from the sea, is the kingdom Dan. seven. c. which was seen in the vision of thy brother Daniel: 12 But it was not expounded unto him, therefore now I declare it unto thee. 13 Behold the days will come, that there shall rise up a kingdom upon earth, and it shallbe feared above all the kingdoms that were before it. 14 In “ Or, 〈◊〉 the same kingdom shall twelve kings reign, one after another. 15 Whereof the second shall begin to reign, and shall have more time than the other twelve. 16 And this do the twelve wings signify which thou sawest. 17 As for the voice that thou heardest speak, and that thou sawest not to go out from the heads, but from the mids of the body thereof, it betokeneth, 18 That after the time of that kingdom, there shall arise great strivings, and it shall stand in peril of falling: nevertheless it shall not then fall, but shallbe restored again into his beginning. 19 And the eight feathers under the wings which thou sawest hang unto her wings, betoken, 20 That in him there shall arise eight kings, whose time shallbe but small, and their years swift, and two of them shall perish. 21 But when the midst time cometh, there shallbe four kept for a time, whiles 〈…〉. his time beginneth to come that it may be ended: but two shallbe kept unto the end. 22 And whereas thou sawest three heads resting, this is the interpretation: 23 In his last days shall the most high raise up three kingdoms, and call many things again in to them, & they shall have the dominion of the earth, 24 And of those that dwell therein, with much Or, grief labour above all those that were before them: Therefore are they called the heads of the Egle. 25 For it is they that shall Or, accomplish his wickedness. bring forth his wickedness again, and that shall perform and finish his last. 26 And whereas thou sawest that the great head appeared no more, it signifieth, that one of them shall die upon his bed, and yet with pain. 27 For the two that remain, shallbe slain with the sword. 28 For the sword of the one shall devour the other: but at the last shall he fall through the sword himself. 29 And whereas thou sawest two feathers under the wings passing toward the head that is on the right side, 30 It signifieth, that it is they whom the highest hath kept unto their end: this is the small kingdom, and full of trouble as thou sawest. 31 And the Lion whom thou sawest rising up out of the wood, and roaring, and speaking unto the Eagle, and rebuking her for her unrighteousness, with all the words which thou hast heard, 32 Is the wind which the highest hath kept for them, and for their wickedness unto the end: he shall reprove them, & cast before them their own spoilings. 33 For he shall set them alive in judgement, and shall rebuke them, and correct them. 34 For the residue of my people shall he deliver by trouble those that be preserved upon my borders, and he shall make them joyful until the coming of the day of judgement, whereof I have spoken unto thee from the beginning. 35 This is the dream that thou sawest, and these are the interpretations. 36 Thou only hast been meet to know this secret of the highest. 37 Therefore writ all these things that thou hast seen in a book, & hide them, 38 And teach them to the wise of the people, whose hearts thou knowest may comprehend & keep these secrets. 39 But wait thou here thyself yet seven days more, that it may be showed thee whatsoever it pleaseth the highest to declare unto thee. And with that he went his way. 40 And when all the people perceived that the seven days were passed, and I not come again into the city, they gathered them altogether from the least unto the most, and came unto me, and said: 41 What have we offended thee? & what evil have we done against thee, that thou forsakest us and sittest here in this place? 42 For of all the people thou only art left us, as a grape of the vine, & as a candle in a dark place, and as an haven or ship preserved from the tempest. 43 Have we not else adversity enough? 44 If thou shalt forsake us, were it not better for us that we had been burnt with Zion? 45 For we are not better than they that died there. And they wept with loud voice. Then answered I them, & said: 46 Be of good comfort O Israel, and be not heavy thou house of jacob. 47 For the highest hath you in remembrance, and the mighty hath not forgotten you in temptation. 48 As for me I have not forsaken you, neither am I departed from you: but am come into this place to pray because of the misery of Israel, that I might seek mercy for the low estate of your sanctuary. 49 And now go your way home every man, and after these days will I come unto you. 50 So the people went their way into the city, like as I commanded them: 51 But I remained still in the field seven days, as the “ Or, he. angel bade me, and did eat only of the flowers of the field, and had my meat of the herbs in those days. The xiij Chapter. 2 The vision of a wind coming forth of the sea, ● which became a man. 5 His property & power against his enemies. 21 The declaration of this vision. 1 AND after the seven days I dreamt a dream by night: 2 And behold there arose a wind from the sea, that it moved all the waves thereof. 3 And I looked, and behold there was a strong man with the thousands of heaven: and when he turned his countenance to look, all the things trembled that were seen under him: 4 And when the voice went out of his mouth, all they burnt that heard his voice, like as the earth faileth when it feeleth the fire. 5 After these I saw, and behold there was gathered together a multitude of men out of number from the four winds of the heaven, to fight against the man that came out of the sea. 6 And I looked, and behold he graved himself a great mountain, and flew up upon it. 7 But I would have seen the region or place whereout the hill was graven, and I could not. 8 I saw after these, that all they which came to fight against him, were sore afraid: and yet durst they fight. 9 Nevertheless, when he saw the fierceness and violence of the people that came, he neither life up his hand, “ Or, for he held no sword nor any instrument of war. nor held sword, nor any weapon: 10 But only as I saw, he sent out of his mouth as it had been a blast of fire, and out of his lips the wind of the flame, and out of his tongue he cast out sparks and storms. 11 And they were all mixed together: the blast of fire, the wind of the flames, and the great storm: and fell with “ Or, violence. a rush upon the people which was prepared to fight, and burned them up every one, so that of the innumerable multitude there was nothing seen but only dust and smell of smoke: When I saw this, I was afraid. 12 afterward saw I the same man come down from the mountain, and calling unto him another peaceable “ Or, multitude. people. 13 And there came much people unto him, some were glad, some were sorry, some of them were bound, and other some brought of them that were offered: Then was I sick through great fear, and I awaked, and said: 14 Thou hast showed thy servant these wonders from the beginning, and hast counted me worthy that thou mightest receive my prayer: 15 Show me now yet the interpretation of this dream. 16 For thus I consider in my understanding: woe unto them that shallbe left in those days, and much more woe unto them that are not left behind: 17 For they that were not left, were in heaviness. 18 Now understand I the things that are laid up in the latter days, which shall happen unto them, and to those that are left behind. 19 Therefore are they come into great perils and many necessities, like as these dreams declare. 20 Yet is it easier that he which is in danger, fall [into these] and now to see that which shall chance hereafter, then to pass out of this world as a cloud. Then answered he me, and said: 21 The interpretation of the sight shall I show thee, and I will open unto thee the thing that thou hast required. 22 Whereas thou hast spoken of them that are left behind, this is the interpretation. 23 He that beareth the peril in that time, hath kept himself: They that be fallen into danger, are such as have works and faith unto the most mighty. 24 Know this therefore, that they which be left behind, are more blessed than they that be dead. 25 Or, these are the meanings. This is the meaning of the vision: Whereas thou sawest a man coming up from the Or, midst. deep of the sea, 26 The same is he whom God the highest hath kept a great season, which by his own self shall deliver his creature, and he shall order them that are left behind. 27 And whereas thou sawest that out of his mouth there came as a blast of wind, fire, and storm: 28 And how that he lift up neither sword nor weapon, but that the Or 〈◊〉. rushing in of him destroyed the whole multitude that came to fight against him: it signifieth, 29 That the days come, when the most highest will begin to deliver them that are upon earth, 30 And Or he shall 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of them in a trance of mind shall he come upon them that dwell in the earth. 31 And one shall undertake to fight against another: one city against another, one place against another, 〈◊〉 24 a. one people against another, and one realm against another. 32 When this cometh to pass, then shall the tokens come that I showed thee before, and then shall my son be Or 〈◊〉 declared whom thou sawest climb up as a man. 33 And when all the people hear his voice, every man shall in their own land leave the battle that they have one against another: 34 And an innumerable multitude shallbe gathered together, as they that be willing to come, and to overcome him by fighting. 35 But he shall stand upon the top of the mount Zion. 36 And Zion shall come, & shallbe showed to all men, being prepared and builded, like as thou sawest the hill graven forth without any hands. 37 And this my son shall rebuke those nations which are fallen into the tempest, for their wickedness and evil imaginations, 38 And into torments like to flame, wherewith they shallbe punished: and without any labour shall he destroy them, even by the law, which is compared unto the fire. 36 And whereas thou sawest that he gathered another peaceable people unto him: 40 Those are the ten tribes which were carried away prisoners out of their own land 4 Reg 17. a. in the time of Oseas the king, whom Salmanasar the king of Assyria took prisoner: and carried them Or beyond the 〈◊〉 over the water, and so came they into another land. 41 But they took this counsel among themselves, that they would leave the multitude of the heathen, and to go forth into a farther country, where never mankind dwelled: 42 That they might there keep their statutes, which they never kept in their own land. 43 And so they entered in at the narrow passages of the river of Euphrates. 44 For the most highest then showed tokens for them, Exo. xiii. c josu. three d. and held still the flood till they were passed over. 45 For through the country there was a great way, namely of a year & a half journey: and the same region is called Arsareth. 46 Then dwelled they there until the latter time: and when they come forth again, 47 The highest shall hold still the springs of the stream again, that they may go through: therefore sawest thou the multitude with peace. 48 But they that be left behind of thy people, are those that are found within my borders. 49 Now when he destroyeth the multitude of the nations that are gathered together, he shall defend his people that remain: 50 And then shall he show them great wonders. 51 Then said I: O Lord, Lord, show me this, wherefore have I seen the man coming up from the “ Or, midst. deep of the sea. 52 And he said unto me: Like as thou canst neither seek out nor know these things that are in the deep of the sea: even so can no man upon earth see my son, or those that be with him, but in the time of “ Or, that day. the day. 53 This is the interpretation of the dream which thou sawest, & whereby thou only art here lightened: 54 For thou hast forsaken thine own law, and applied thy diligence unto mine, and sought it. 55 3 Reg 3 a. Prou. seven. a. Thy life hast thou ordered in wisdom, and 3 Reg 3 a. Prou. seven. a. hast called understanding thy mother: 56 And therefore have I showed thee the treasures of the highest. After other three days I will show thee more, & talk with thee more at large, yea heavy and wondrous things will I declare unto thee. 57 Then went I forth into the field, giving praise & thanks greatly unto God, because of his wonders which he did in time, 58 And because he governeth the same, and such things as fall in their seasons, and there I sat three days. The xiiij Chapter. 3 How God appeared to Moses in the bush. 10 All things decline to age. 16 The latter age worse than the former. 29 The ingratitude of Israel. 35 The resurrection and judgement. 1 Upon the third day I sat under an oak tree, than came there a voice unto me out of the bush, and said: Esdras, Esdras. 2 And I said, Here am I Lord: and stood up upon my feet. 3 Then said he unto me: Exod iii. a. In the bush did I appear unto Moses, and talked with him when my people served in Egypt, 4 And I sent him, and led my people out of Egypt, and brought him up to the mount Sina, where I held him by me a long season: 5 And told him many wondrous works, and showed him the secrets of the times and the end, and commanded him, saying: 6 These words shalt thou declare, and these shalt thou hide. 7 And now I say unto thee, 8 That thou lay up in thine heart the signs that I have showed, and the dreams that thou hast seen, and the interpretations which thou hast heard. 9 For thou shalt be taken away from among all, and henceforth thou shalt remain with my counsel and with such as be like thee, until the times be ended. 10 For the world hath lost his youth, and the times begin to wax old. 11 For the world is divided into twelve parts, and ten parts of it are gone already, and half of a tenth part: 12 And there remaineth there that which is after the half of “ Or, that. the tenth part. 13 Therefore set thine house in order, and reform thy people, comfort such of them as be in trouble, and now renounce corruption, 14 Let go from thee mortal thoughts, cast away the burdens of men, put of the weak nature. 15 And set aside the thoughts that are most heavy unto thee, and haste thee to flee from these times: 16 For as for such evil [and wickedness] as thou hast now seen happen, they shall do yet much worse. 17 Mat. 24▪ a. i. joh. two. c. For the weaker that the world is by reason of age, the more shall evils increase upon them that dwell therein. 18 For the truth is fled far away, and leasing is heard at hand: For now hasteth the vision to come that thou hast seen. 19 Then answered I before thee, and said: 20 Behold Lord, I will go as thou hast commanded me, and reform the people which are present: but they that shallbe borne afterward, who will admonish them? Thus the world is set in darkness, and they that dwell therein are without light. 21 For thy law is burnt, therefore no man knoweth the things that are done of thee, or the works that shallbe done. 22 But if I have found grace before thee, send the holy ghost into me, and I shall write all that hath been done in the world since the beginning, which was written in thy law, that men may find the path, and that they which will live in the latter days, may live. 23 And he answered me, saying: Go thy way, gather the people together, and say unto them that they seek thee not for forty days. 24 But look thou gather thee many bore trees, and take with thee Sarca, Dabria, Selemia, Ecanus, and Asiel, these five, which are ready to write swiftly: 25 And come hither, and I shall light a candle of understanding in thine heart, which shall not be put out till the things be performed which thou shalt begin to write. 26 And then shalt thou declare some things openly unto the perfect, and some things shalt thou show secretly unto the wise: To morrow this hour shalt thou begin to write. 27 Then went I forth as he commanded me, and gathered all the people together, and said, 28 Hear these words O Israel: 29 Our fathers at the beginning were staungers in Egypt, from whence they were delivered, 30 And received the law of life, which they kept not, which ye also have transgressed after them. 31 Then was the land, even the land of Zion parted among you by lot [to possess]: But your fathers, and ye yourselves also have done unrighteousness, and have not kept the ways which the highest commanded you: 32 And for so much as he is a righteous judge, he took from you in time the thing that he had given you. 33 And now are ye here, and your brethren among you. 34 Therefore, if so be that ye will subdue your own understanding, & reform your heart, ye shallbe kept alive, and after death shall ye obtain mercy. 25 For after death shall the judgement come when we shall live again: & then shall the names of the righteous be manifest, and the works of the ungodly shallbe declared. 26 Let no man therefore come now unto me, nor seek after me these forty days. 37 So I took the five men as he commanded me, and we went into the field, and remained there. 38 The next day a voice called me, saying Esdras, 〈…〉. Apo● x b. open thy mouth, and drink that I give thee to drink. 39 Then opened I my mouth, and behold he reached me a full cup, which was full as it were with water, but the colour of it was like fire. 40 And I took it and drank: And when I had drunken it, my heart had understanding, and wisdom grew in my breast: for my spirit was strengthened in remembrance, 41 And my mouth was opened, and shut no more. 42 The highest gave understanding unto the five men, that they wrote the high things of the night which they understood not. 43 But in the night they did eat bread: as for me I spoke in the day, and held not my tongue by night. 44 In forty days, they wrote two hundred and four books. 45 And it came to pass when the forty days were fulfilled, that the highest spoke, saying: The first that thou hast written, publish openly, that the worthy and unworthy may read it: 46 But keep the seventy last, that thou mayest deliver them only to such as be wise among thy people. 47 For in them is the spring of understanding, the fountain of wisdom, and the stream of knowledge. 48 And I did so. The xu Chapter. 1 The prophecy of Esdras is certain. 5 The evils that shall come on the world. 9 The Lord will avenge the innocent blood. 12 Egypt shall lament. 16 Sedition, 20 and punishment upon the kings of the earth. 24 Cursed are they that sin. 29 Troubles & wars upon the whole earth. 53 God is the revenger of his elect. 1 Behold, speak thou in the ears of my people the words of prophecy which I will put in thy mouth, saith the Lord, 2 And cause them to be written in a letter: for Or, they 〈…〉. it is the truth. 3 Fear not the imaginations against thee, Let not the unfaithfulness of them trouble thee that speak against thee: 4 For all the unfaithful, shall die in their unfaithfulness. 5 Behold (saith the Lord) I will bring plagues upon the world, the sword, hunger, death, and destruction: 6 For wickedness hath the upper hand in all the earth, and their shameful works are fulfilled: 7 Therefore saith the Lord, 8 I will hold my tongue no more of their wickedness which they do so ungodly, neither will I suffer them in the things that they deal withal so wickedly: Behold, Apoc. vi. b. and xix a. the innocent and righteous blood crieth unto me, and the souls of the just complain continually: 9 And therefore saith the Lord, I will surely avenge, and receive unto me all the innocent blood from among them. 10 Psa. xliii▪ c. Rom. viii. c. i Cor. iiii. b. Behold my people is led as a flock of sheep to be slain, I will not suffer them now to dwell in the land of Egypt: 11 But will bring them out with a mighty hand and a stretched out arm, and smite it with plagues as afore, and will destroy all the land of it. 12 Egypt shall mourn, and the foundations of it shallbe smitten, with the plague and punishment that God shall bring upon it. 13 They that till the ground shall mourn, for their seeds shallbe destroyed through the blasting and hail, and by an horrible star. 14 Woe worth the world, and them that dwell therein: 15 For the sword and their destruction draweth nigh, and one people shall stand up to fight against another, & sword in their hands. 16 “ Or, for there shallbe sedition among men. For men shallbe unsteadfast, and some shall do violence unto other, they shall not regard their king, and the princes shall measure the way of their doings by their power. 17 A man shall desire to go into a city, and shall not be able. 18 For because of their pride the cities shallbe troubled, the houses shall tremble, and men shallbe afraid. 19 A man shall have no pity upon his neighbour, but shall destroy their houses with the sword, and spoil their goods because of the “ Or, lack. hunger of bread, and because of the great trouble. 20 Behold, saith God, I call together all the kings of the earth to reverence me, which are from the Or, west. uprising, from the south, from the east, and Libanus, to turn upon them, and restore the things that they have done to them: 21 Like as they do yet this day unto my chosen, so will I do also, and recompense them in their bosom: Thus saith the Lord God. 22 My right hand shall not spare the sinners, and my sword shall not cease over them that shed the innocent blood upon earth. 23 The fire is gone out from his wrath, & hath consumed the foundations of the earth, and the sinners like the straw that is kindled. 24 Woe worth them that sin, and keep not my commandments, saith the Lord. 25 I will not spare them: Go your way ye children from the power, defile not my sanctuary: 26 For the Lord knoweth all them that sin against him, & therefore delivereth he them unto death and destruction. 27 For now are the plagues come upon the world, and ye shall remain in them: For God shall not deliver you, because ye have sinned against him. 28 Behold an horrible vision cometh from the east, 29 Where generations of dragons of Arabia shall come out with many charettes, & the multitude of them shallbe carried as the wind upon earth, that all they which hear them may fear & tremble, 30 Even the Carmanies raging in wrath shall go forth as the wild boors of the forest, and with great power shall they come and stand fighting with them, and shall waste a portion of the land of the Assyrians. 31 And then shall the dragons have the upper hand, and remembering their nature, shall turn about, conspiring together in great power to persecute them. 32 Then these shallbe troubled, and keep silence in their power, and shall flee: 33 And from the land of the Assyrians shall the enemy besiege them, and consume some of them, and in their host shallbe fear and dread, and strife among their kings. 34 Behold clouds from the east, and from the north unto the south, and they are very horrible to look upon, full of wrath and storm: 35 They shall smite one upon another, and they shall smite down a great multitude of stars upon the earth, even their own star: and the blood shallbe from the sword unto the belly, 36 And the dung of man unto the Camel's litter, 37 And there shallbe great fearfulness and trembling upon earth: and they that see the wrath shallbe afraid, and a trembling shall come upon them: 38 And then shall there come great rains from the south, and from the north, and part from the west: 39 And strong winds shall arise from the east, and shall open it, and the cloud which he raised up in wrath, and the star stirred to cause fear toward the east and west wind shallbe destroyed: 40 The great clouds shallbe lift up, and the mighty clouds full of wrath, and the star, that they may make all the earth afraid and them that dwell therein, and that they may power out over every high place an horrible star, 41 Fire, and hail, and fleeing sword, and many waters: that all fields may be full, and all rivers with the abundance of great waters. 42 And they shall break down the cities, and walls, mountains, and hills, trees of the wood, and the grass of the meadows, and all their corn. 43 And they shall go steadfast unto Babylon, and make her afraid. 44 They shall come to her and besiege her, the “ Or, constellation and tempest. star and all wrath shall they power out upon her, then shall the dust and smoke go up unto the heaven, and all they that be about her shall bewail her: 45 And they that remain under her, shall do service unto them that have put her in fear. 46 And thou Asia that comfortest thyself also upon the hope of Babylon, and art the glory of her person: 47 Woe be unto thee thou wretch, because thou hast made thyself like unto her, and hast decked thy daughters in whoredom, that they might “ Or, please and glory in. triumph and please thy lovers which have always desired to commit whoredom with thee. 48 Thou hast followed the abominable city in all her works and inventions: therefore saith God, 49 I will send plagues upon thee, widowhood, poverty, hunger, wars, & pestilence, to waste thy houses with destruction and death, 50 And the glory of thy power shallbe dried up as a flower, when the heat riseth that is sent “ Or, upon. over thee: 51 Thou shalt be sick as a poor wife that is plagued and beaten of women: so that the mighty and lovers shall not be able to receive thee. 52 Would I so hate thee, saith the Lord, 53 If thou hadst not always slain my chosen, exalting the stroke of thy hands, and said over their death when thou wast drunken, 54 Set forth the beauty of thy countenance? 55 The reward of thy whoredom shallbe recompensed thee in thy bosom, therefore shalt thou receive reward. 56 Like as thou hast done unto my chosen, saith the Lord: even so shall God do unto thee, and shall deliver thee into the plague. 57 Thy children shall die of hunger, and thou shalt fall through the sword: Thy cities shallbe broken down, and all thine shall perish with the sword in the field. 58 They that be in the mountains shall die of hunger, and eat their own flesh, and drink their own blood for very hunger of bread and thirst of water. 59 Thou as unhappy shalt come through the sea, and receive plagues again. 60 In the passage they shall cast down the slain city, and shall root out one part of thy land, and consume the portion of thy glory, and shall return to her that was destroyed. 61 They shall tread thee down like stubble, and they shallbe thy fire, 62 And shall consume thee, thy cities, and thy land, and thy mountains, all thy woods and thy fruitful trees shall they burn up with the fire. 63 Thy children shall they carry away captive: and look what thou hast, they shall spoil it, and mar the beauty of thy face. The xvi Chapter. 1 Against Babylon, Asia, Egypt, and Syria. 18.38. Of the evils that shall come upon the world, with admonition how to govern themselves in afflictions. 54 To acknowledge their sins, and to commit themselves to the Lord, 55 whose mighty providence and justice is to be reverenced. 1 WOE be unto thee Babylon and Asia, woe be unto thee Egypt & Syria: 2 Gird yourselves with clothes of sack and hear, & mourn your children, be sorry: for your destruction is at hand. 3 A sword is sent upon you, and who will turn it back? 4 A fire is sent among you, and who will quench it? 5 Plagues are sent unto you, and what is he that will drive them away? 6 May any man drive away an hungry lion in the wood? Or may any man quench the fire in stubble when it hath begun to burn? 7 May one turn again the arrow that is shot of a strong archer? 8 The mighty Lord sendeth the plagues, & what is he that will drive them away? 9 The fire is kindled and gone forth in his wrath, and what is he that may quench it? 10 He shall cast lightnings, and who shall not fear? He shall thunder, and who shall not be afraid? 11 The Lord shall threaten, and who shall not utterly be beaten to powder at his presence? 12 The earth quaketh and the foundations thereof, the sea ariseth up with waves from the deep, and the waves of it are unquiet, and the fishes thereof also before the Lord, and before the glory of his power: 13 For strong is his right hand that bendeth the bow, his arrows that he shooteth are sharp, and shall not miss when they begin to be shot into the ends of the world. 14 Behold the plagues are sent, & shall not turn again till they come upon earth. 15 The fire is kindled, and shall not be put out till it consume the foundations of the earth. 16 Like as an arrow which is shot of a mighty archer returneth not backward: even so the plagues that shall be sent upon the earth, shall not turn again. 17 Woe is me, woe is me, who will deliver me in those days? 18 The beginning of sorrows and great mourning, the beginning of dearth and great death, the beginning of wars, and the powers shall stand in fear, the beginning of evils, and they shall tremble every one. 19 What shall I do in these things, when the plagues come? 20 Behold, hunger and plague, trouble and anguish, are sent as scourges for amendment: 21 But for all these things they shall not turn from their wickedness, nor be always mindful of the scourges. 22 Behold, victuals shallbe so good cheap upon earth, that they shall think themselves to be in good case: and even then shall mischief grow upon earth, wars, dearth, and great “ Or, confusion. disquietness. 23 For many of them that dwell upon earth shall perish of hunger, and the other that escape the hunger, shall the sword destroy: 24 And the dead shallbe cast out as dung, and there shallbe no man to comfort them: For the earth shallbe wasted, and the cities shallbe cast down. 25 There shallbe no man left to till the earth, and to sow it. 26 The trees shall give fruit, and who shall pluck them of and gather them? 27 The grapes shallbe ripe, and who shall tread them? For all places shallbe desolate of men: 28 So that one man shall desire to see another, or to hear his voice. 29 For of one whole city there shall be ten left, and two of the field which shall hide themselves in the thick “ Or, woods bushes, and in the cliffs of stones. 30 Like as when there remain three or four olives in the place were olives grow, or among other trees, 31 Or as when a vinyeard is gathered there are left some grapes of them that diligently sought through the vineyard: 32 Even so in those days there shallbe three of four left by them that search their houses with the sword. 33 And the earth shallbe left waste, and the fields thereof shall wax old, and her ways and all her paths shall grow full of thorns, because no man shall travail there through. 34 The virgins shall mourn having no bridegrooms, the women shall make lamentation having no husbands, their daughters shall mourn having no helpers. 35 In the wars shall their bridegrooms be destroyed, & their husbands shall perish of hunger. 36 But ye servants of the Lord, hear these things, and mark them. 37 Behold the word of the Lord, O receive it: believe not the gods of whom the Lord spoke, 38 Behold the plagues draw nigh, and are not slack in tarrying. 39 Like as a travailing woman which in the ninth month bringeth forth a son, when the hour of the birth is come, an hour two or three afore that, the pains come upon her body, & when the child cometh to the birth they tarry not the twinkling of an eye: 40 Even so shall not the plagues be slack to come upon the earth, and the world shall mourn, and sorrows shall come upon it on every side. 41 O my people, hear my word, make you ready to the battle, and in all evil be even as pilgrims upon earth. 42 i Cor. seven. d. He that selleth, let him be as he that fleeth his way: and he that birth, as one that will lose. 43 Who so occupieth merchandise, as he that winneth not: and he that buildeth, as he that shall not dwell therein, 44 He that soweth, as one that shall not reap, he that cutteth the vinyeard, as he that shall not gather the grapes: 45 They that marry, as they that shall get no children: and they that marry not, as the widows. 46 And therefore Psal 27. a. 〈◊〉 x c. 〈◊〉 x. b. they that labour, labour in vain. 47 For strangers shall reap their fruits, and spoil their goods, overthrough their houses, and take their children captive: for in captivity and hunger shall they get children. 48 And they that occupy their merchandise with robbery, the more they deck their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons, 49 The more will I punish them for their sins, saith the Lord. 50 Like as an whore envieth an honest and virtuous woman: 51 So shall righteousness hate iniquity when she decketh herself, and shall accuse her to her face when he cometh that shall bridle the author of all sin upon earth. 52 And therefore be not ye like thereunto, nor to the works thereof: 53 For or ever it be long iniquity shallbe taken away out of the earth, and righteousness shall reign among you. 54 Let not the sinner say, that he hath not sinned: for coals of fire shall burn upon his head which saith, Before the Lord God and his glory I have not sinned. 55 Behold, the Lord knoweth all the works of men, their imaginations, their thoughts, and their hearts. 56 Gen. i a. For he spoke but the word, Let the earth be made, and it was made, Let the heaven be made, and it was created. 57 In his word were the stars made, Psal. 146. a. and he knoweth the number of them. 58 He searcheth the ground of the deep and the treasures thereof, he hath measured the sea, and what it containeth. 59 He hath shut the sea in the midst of the waters, and with his word hath he hanged the earth upon the waters. 60 He spreadeth out the heaven like a vault, upon the waters hath he founded it: 61 In the desert and dry wilderness hath he made springs of water, and pools upon the top of the mountains, that the floods might pour down from the stony rocks, to water the earth. 62 He made man, and put his heart in the mids of the body, & gave him breath, life, and understanding. 63 Yea and the spirit of the almighty God which made all things, and hath searched the ground of all the secrets of the earth. 64 He knoweth your imaginations and inventions, and what ye think when ye sin and would hide your sins. 65 Therefore hath the Lord searched and sought out all your works, and he shall bewray you all: 66 And when your sins are brought forth, ye shallbe ashamed before men, and your own sin shallbe your accusers in that day. 67 What will ye do? Or how will ye hide your sins before God and his angels? 68 Behold, God himself is the judge, fear him: leave of from your sins, and forget your unrighteousnesses, and meddle no more with them: so shall God lead you forth, and deliver you from all trouble. 69 For behold, the heat of a great multitude is kindled over you, and they shall take away certain of you, and shall slay for meat to the idols: 70 And they that consent unto them, shallbe had in derision, laughed to scorn, and trodden under foot. 71 For there shallbe in every place, and in the next cities a great insurrection upon those that fear the Lord. 72 They shall be like mad men, they shall spare no man, they shall spoil and waste such as yet fear the Lord: 73 For their goods shall they take from them, and shut them out of their houses. 74 Then shall it be known who are my chosen, and they shallbe tried as the gold in the fire. 75 Hear O ye my beloved, saith the Lord: behold, the days of trouble are at hand, but I will deliver you from the same. 76 Be not ye afraid, despair not: for God is your captain. 77 Who so keepeth my commandments and precepts saith the Lord God, let not your sins weigh you down, and let not your unrighteousness be lift up. 78 Woe be unto them that are bound with their sins, and covered with their wickedness, like as a field is hedged in with bushes, and the path thereof covered with thorns that no man may travail through: it is shut up, and is cast into the fire for ever to be consumed therewith. The end of the fourth book of Esdras. The book of Tobias. The first Chapter. 1 Tobias parentage. 3 His golines. 6 His equity. 8 His charity and prosperity. 23 He fleeth and his goods are confiscate, 25 and after restored. 1 TObias was of the tribe & city of Nepthali, which lieth in the high countries of Galilee above Naasson, beside the way that leadeth to the west, having the city of Sephet upon the left side. 2 Though he was taken prisoner in the days of Salmanasar king of the Assyrians, nevertheless being in captivity, he forsook not the way of truth: 3 In so much that whatsoever he might get, he parted it daily with his fellow prisoners and brethren that were of his kindred. 4 And though he were younger than all in the tribe of Nephthali, yet did not he behave himself childyshly in his works. 5 And when all the other went to the golden calves which jeroboam the king of Israel had made, he alone fled all their companies, 6 And got him to Jerusalem unto the temple of the Lord, and there worshipped the Lord God of Israel, faithfully offering of all his first fruits and tithes: 7 So that in the third year, he ministered all the tithes unto the strangers and converts. 8 These and such like things did he observe according to the law of God when he was yet but young. 9 But when he was a man, he took out of his own tribe a wife called Anna: and of her he begat a son, whom he called after his own name, 10 And taught him from his youth up to fear God, and to refrain from all sin, 11 Now when he with his wife, his son, and with all his Or, tribe. kindred, was come in captivity unto the city of Ninive, 12 What time as they all did eat of the meats of the heathen: he kept his soul, and was never defiled in their meats. 13 And for so much as he was mindful of the Lord in all his heart, God gave him favour in the sight of Salmanasar the king, 14 Which gave him power to go where he would, and so had he liberty to do whatsoever he would. 15 So went Tobias unto all them that were in captivity [and comforted them] and gave them wholesome exhortations. 16 And when he came to Rages a city of the Medes, having ten talents of silver (of the things wherewith the king had honoured him) 17 And saw among a great company of people of his kindred, one Gabelus which was of his own tribe, being in necessity, he gave him the said weight of silver under an hand writing. 18 After a long season, when Salmanasar the king was dead, and Sennacherib his son reigned in his stead, which hated the children of Israel: 19 Tobias went daily throughout all his kindred, and comforted them, and gave of his goods to every one of them as much as he might. 20 He fed the hungry, clothed the naked, and buried the dead and slain, and that diligently. 21 And when Sennacherib the king came again and fled out of jury (what time as god punished him for his blasphemy) & in his wrath slew many of the children of Israel: Tobias buried their bodies. 22 But when it was told the king, he commanded to slay him, and took away all his goods. 23 Nevertheless, Tobias with his son and with his wife, fled his way naked, and was hid: for there were many that loved him. 24 But after forty and five days the king was slain of his own sons: 25 Then came Tobias again to his house, and all his goods were restored unto him. The ii Chapter. 1 Tobias calleth the faithful to his table. 3 He leaveth the feast to bury the dead. 10 How he became blind. 13 His wife laboureth for his living. 16 She reproacheth him bitterly. 1 AFter those things, upon a solemn day of the Lord, Tobias made a good feast in his house, 2 And said unto his son: Go thy way, & bring hither some of our tribe, such as fear God, that they may make merry with us. 3 And when he was gone, he came again, and told his father that one of the children of Israel lay slain upon the street. 4 And immediately he leapt from his table, left the feast, came fasting to the dead coarse, took him and bore him privyly into his house, that when the sun was down he might safely bury him. 5 And when he had hid the coarse, he did eat his meat with mourning and fear, 6 Remembering the words that the Lord said by the Amos. viii c prophet Amos: Your high feasts shallbe turned to sorrow and heaviness. 7 But when the sun was down, he went his way and buried him. 8 Then all his “ Or, His next of kin. neighbours reproved him, saying: It is not long sense it was commanded to slay thee because of this matter, and hast scarce escaped the danger of death: and buriest thou the dead again? 9 Nevertheless, Tobias fearing God more than the king, took the bodies of the slain, and hid them in his house, and buried them at midnights. 10 It happened upon a day that he had buried the dead and was weighed, came home and laid him down by the wall, and slept. 11 And while he was asleep, there fell down upon his eyes warm dung out of the swalloes nest, so that he was blind. 12 This temptation did God suffer to happen unto him, that they which came after, might have an example of his patience, like as of holy job. 13 For in so much as he ever feared God from his youth up, and kept his commandments, he grudged not against God that the plague of blindness chanced unto him: 14 But remained steadfast in the fear of God, and thanked God all the days of his life. 15 For like as blessed job was had in de●sion of kings: even so was he laughed to scorn of his elders and kinsfolks, which said unto him: 16 Where is thy hope, for the which thou hast done alms and buried the dead? 17 But Tobias rebuked them, and spoke: Say not so, 19 For we are the children of holy men, and look for the life which God shall give unto them that never turn their belief from him. 19 And Anna his wife went daily to the weaving work: 20 And look what living she could get with the labour of her hands, she brought it. And it happened that she took a bid, and brought it home: 21 And when her husband heard it cry, he said, Look that it be not stolen: restore it again to the owners, for it is not lawful for us to eat or to touch any thing of theft. 22 Then was his wife angry, and said: Now is thy hope become vain openly, and thy alms deeds are manifest. 23 With these and such like words did she cast him in the teeth. The iii Chapter. 3 The prayer of Tobias. 7 Sara Raguels' daughter, and the things that came unto her. 12 Her prayer heard. 19 The angel Raphael sent. 1 THen Tobias took “ Or, sighed. it heavyly, & with tears began to make his prayer, 2 Saying: O Lord thou art righteous, and all thy judgements are true: yea all thy ways are mercy, faithfulness, and judgement. 3 And now O Lord be mindful of me, and take no vengeance of my sins, neither remember my misdeeds, neither the misdeeds of my forefathers. 4 For we have not been obedient unto thy commandments: therefore are we spoiled, brought into captivity, into death, into derision and shame unto all nations, among whom thou hast scattered us. 5 And now O Lord, thy judgements are great: for we have not done according to thy commandments, neither have we walked innocently before thee. 6 And now O Lord, deal with me according to thy will, and command my spirit to be received in peace: for more expedient were it for me to die, then to live. 7 At the same time it happened that Sara the daughter of Raguel at Rages a city of the Medes, was also reproached by one of her father's handmaids, 8 That she had had seven husbands, which assoon as they were gone in unto her, were slain of the devil, called Asmodeus. 9 Therefore when she reproved the maiden for her ●aut, she answered her, saying: God let us never see son nor daughter of thee more upon earth, thou killer of thy husbands. 10 Wilt thou slay me also, as thou hast slain seven men? At this voice went Sara into an high chamber of her house, and three days and three nights she neither eat nor drank. 11 But continued in prayer, and besought God with tears, that he would deliver her from this rebuke. 12 Upon the third day it came to pass, that when she had made an end of prayer, she praised the Lord, 13 Saying: Blessed be thy name O God of our fathers, which when thou art wroth showest mercy, and in time of trouble thou forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee. 14 Unto thee O Lord turn I my face, unto thee lift I up mine eyes. 15 I beseech thee O Lord, lose me out of the bonds of this rebuke, or else take me utterly away from of the earth. 16 Thou knowest Lord that I never had desire unto man, and that I have kept my soul clean from all uncleanly lust: 17 I have not kept company with those that pass their time in sport, neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in light behaviour. 18 An husband have I consented to take, not for my pleasure, but in thy fear. 19 Now peradventure either I have been unworthy of them, or else were they unmeet for me: for thou happily hast kept me to another hushande. 20 For why? thy counsel is not in the power of man. 21 But every one that serveth thee is sure of this, that if his life be in trying, it shallbe crowned: and if he be in trouble, that God [no doubt] shall deliver him: and if his life be in chastening, that he shall have leave to come unto thy mercy. 22 For thou hast no pleasure in our Or, dest●tions. damnation: And why? after a storm thou makest the wether fair and still, after weeping & heaviness thou givest great joy. 23 Thy name O God of Israel, be praised for ever. 24 At the same time were both their prayers heard in the sight of the majesty of the highest God. 25 And Raphael the holy angel of the Lord, was sent to help them both, whose prayers “ Or, were recited at one time together came at one time together before God. The four Chapter. 1 Precepts and exhortations of Tobias to his son. 1 SO when Tobias thought his prayer to be heard, that he might die, he called unto him his son Tobias, 2 And said unto him: My son hear the words of my mouth, and lay them in thine heart as a foundation. 3 When God taketh away my soul, bury thou my body: and hold thy mother in honour all the days of her life. 4 For thou oughtest to remember what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb. 5 And when she also hath fulfilled the time of her life, bury her “ Or, about. beside me. 6 Have God in thy thought all the days of thy life, and beware lest at any time thou consent unto sin, and lest thou let slip the commandments of the Lord our God. 7 give alms of thy goods, and turn never thy face from the poor: and so shall it come to pass, that the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee. 8 Be merciful after thy power. 9 If thou have much, give plenteously: if thou hast little, do thy diligence gladly to give of that little: 10 For so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity. 11 For mercy delivereth from all sin and from death, and suffereth not the soul to come into darkness. 12 A great comfort is mercy before the high God, unto all them that show it. 13 My son, keep thee well from all whoredom: and beside thy wife, suffer not thyself to know of sin. 14 Let never pride have rule in thy mind nor in thy word: for in pride began all destruction. 15 Whosoever worketh any thing for thee, immediately give him his hire, and look that thy hired servants wages remain not at all with thee. 16 Look that thou never do unto another man, the thing that thou wouldst not another man should do unto thee. 17 Eat thy bread with the hungry and poor, and cover the naked with thy clothes. 18 Set thy bread and wine upon the burial of the righteous, and do not thou eat and drink thereof with the sinners. 19 Ask ever counsel at the wise. 20 Be always praising of God, & beseech him that he will “ Or, direct. order thy ways, and that whatsoever thou devisest or takest in hand, it may remain in him. 21 I certify thee also my son, that when thou wast yet but a babe, I delivered ten talents of silver unto Gabelus at Rages a city of the Medes, and his hand writing have I by me. 22 And therefore seek some means how thou mayest come by him, and receive of him the said weight of silver, & give him his hand writing again. 23 My son, be not afraid: truth it is we lead here a poor life, but great good shall we have if we fear God, and departed from all sin, and do well. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 2 Tobias is sent to Rages. 5 He meeteth with the angel Raphael which did conduct him. 1 THen answered Tobias his father, and said: Father, all that thou hast commanded me will I do, and that diligently. 2 But how I shall require this money I can not tell, neither doth he know me, nor I him: What token shall I give him? And as for the way thither, I never knew it. 3 Then his father answered him, and said, I have his hand writing by me: which when thou showest him, immediately he shall pay thee. 4 But go thy way now and get thee some faithful man to go with thee for an hire, that thou mayst receive the money while I am yet living. 5 Then went Tobias out, and upon the street he found a fair young man standing, girded up, and as it were one ready to take his journey. 6 And he knew not that it was an angel of God, but saluted him, and said: From whence art thou, thou good young man? 7 He answered: Of the children of Israel. And Tobias said unto him: Knowest thou the way that leadeth unto the country of the Medes? 8 He answered: I know it well, & all those Or, ways. streets have I gone oft times, and have lodged with our brother Gabelus that dwelleth in Rages a city of the Medes, which lieth upon the mount Ecbatanis. 9 Tobias said unto him: I pray thee tarry for me, till I have told my father these things. 10 Then went Tobias in, and told his father all: At the which his father marveled, and prayed that he would come in unto him. 11 Now when he came in, he saluted him, and said: joy be with thee for evermore. 12 And old Tobias said: what joy can I have that sit here in darkness, and see not the light of heaven? 13 The young man said unto him: Be of good cheer, God shall help thee shortly. 14 And Tobias said unto him: Canst thou bring my son to Gabelus, unto the city of Rages in Medea: and when thou comest again, I shall pay thee thy hire? 15 And the angel said unto him: I shall lead thy son, and bring him to thee again. 16 Then Tobias answered him: Tell me I pray thee, of what house or of what tribe art thou? 17 The angel Raphael said unto him: Seekest thou after the kindred of an hireling, or an hired man himself for thy son to go with him? 18 But that I make thee not careful, I am Azarias the son of great Hanamas. 19 And Tobias answered, Thou art come of a great kindred: but I pray thee be not displeased that I desire to know thy kindred. 20 The angel said unto him: Thy son shall I lead forth safely, and bring him whole sound to thee again. 21 Then answered Tobias, and said: well, go on your way, and God be in your journey, and his angel bear you company. 22 So when they had prepared all things that they would take with them in their journey, Tobias bade his father and his mother farewell: and they went on their way both together. 23 Now when they were gone, his mother began to weep, & said: The staff of our age hast thou taken away, and sent him from us. 24 Would God that money had never been, for the which thou hast sent him away. 25 For our poverty was sufficient for us, why we should have counted it richesse, that we saw our son here. 26 Then said Tobias unto her: Weep not, our son shall go safely and come to us again sound, and thine eyes shall see him. 27 For I trust that the good angel of God shall bear him company, and order well all the things that he doth, so that he shall come to us again with joy. 28 At these words his mother left of from weeping, and held her peace. The uj Chapter. 2 Tobias delivered from the fish. 8 Raphael showeth him certain medicines. 19 He conducteth him toward Sara. 1 SO Tobias went on his way, and a dog followed him: and the first night they abode by the water of Tigris. 2 Then went he out to wash his feet, and behold there came forth an horrible fish to devour him. 3 Of whom Tobias was afraid, and cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, he cometh upon me. 4 And the angel said unto him: Take him by the gyll, and draw him to thee. And he did so, and drew him upon the land: and the fish began to leap at his feet. 5 Then said the angel unto him, Take out the bowels of this fish: & as for the heart, the gall, and the liver, keep them by thee: for these things are necessary and good for medicines. 6 Tobias did so, and roasted the flesh, and they took it with them in their journey: the residue they salted, as much as was sufficient for them, till they came to Rages a city of the Medes. 7 Then Tobias asked the angel, and said unto him: I pray thee brother Azaria, tell me whereto are these things good of the fish that thou hast bidden me keep. 8 The angel answered him, and said: If thou layest a piece of the heart upon the coals, the smoke thereof driveth away all manner of evil spirits, whether it be from man or from woman, so that from thenceforth the same shall come no more unto them. 9 The gall is good to anoint or to strike the eyes withal, where as there is any blemish in them, so that they shallbe whole. 10 And Tobias said unto him: Where wilt thou that we remain? The angel answered, 11 And said: Here is a nigh kinsman of thine and of thy tribe, one Raguel by name, which hath a daughter called Sara, & hath neither son nor daughter but her. 12 All his good belongeth unto thee, and thou must marry her. 13 And therefore desire her of her father, and he shall give her thee to wife. 14 Then answered Tobias and said: As I understand she hath been married unto seven husbands, and they all are dead: and I have heard say, that the devil slew them. 15 I am afraid therefore lest such things happen unto me also: which if it came to pass, seeing I am the only son of my father and my mother, I should bring them in their age with sorrow to their graves. 16 Then said the angel Raphael unto him: Hear me, & I will tell thee what they be, of whom the devil hath power. 17 Namely, they that receive marriage after such a fashion that they shut God out from them and from their heart, and give themselves to their own lust, even as it were an Horse & Mule which have no understanding: upon such hath the devil power. 18 But when thou takest her, and art come in to the chamber, withhold thyself from her three days, and give thy diligence unto nothing but unto prayer with her. 19 And in the first night, roast the liver of the fish, and the devil shallbe driven away. 20 The second night shalt thou be received into the company of the holy patriarchs. 12 The third night shalt thou obtain the blessing of God, so that Or, sound. whole children shall be borne of you. 22 After the third night take the maiden in the fear of God, and more for the desire of children, then for any fleshly lust, that in the seed of Abraham thou mayest obtain the blessing in children. ¶ The vii Chapter. Tobias marrieth Sara, Raguels' daughter. 1 THen went they in to Raguel, which received them joyfully. 2 And when Raguel looked upon Tobias, he said unto Anna his wife: How like is this young man unto my sister's son? 3 And when he had spoken this, he said: Whence be ye ye young men and our brethren? They said: Of the tribe of Nephthali, out of the captivity of Ninive. 4 Then said Raguel unto them: Know ye my brother Tobias? They said: yea we know him well. 5 And when he had spoken much good of him, the angel said unto Raguel: Tobias of whom thou askest, is this young man's father. 6 Then Raguel bowed himself down and wept, and took him about the neck and kissed him, 7 And said: God's blessing have thou my son, for thou art the son of a good virtuous man. 8 And Anna his wife and Sara his daughter wept also. 9 Now when they had talked together, Raguel bade kill a wether, & to make a feast: And when he had exhorted them to sit down to dinner, 10 Tobias said: I will neither eat nor drink here this day, except thou first grant me my petition, and promise me to give me thy daughter Sara. 11 When Raguel heard this, he was astonished, for he knew what had happened unto the other seven men that went in unto her: and he began to fear that it should chance unto him also in like manner. And while he stood so in doubt, and gave the young man no answer, 12 The angel said unto him: Fear not to give him thy daughter, for unto this man that feareth God, belongeth thy daughter to wife: therefore might none other have her. 13 Then said Raguel: I doubt not but God hath accepted my prayers & tears in his sight: 14 And I believe he caused you to come unto me for the same intent, that this daughter of mine might be married in her own kindred Nume. 36● c. according to the law of Moses: And now doubt thou not but I will give her unto thee. 15 So he took the right hand of his daughter, and gave her into the right hand of Tobias, and said: The God of Abraham, the God of Isahac, & the God of jacob be with you, join you together, and fulfil his blessing in you. 16 And they took a letter, & made a writing of the marriage. 17 And then made they merry, and praised God. 18 And Raguel called Anna his wife unto him, and bade her prepare another chamber. 19 And thither he brought Sara his daughter, and she wept. 20 Then said he unto her, Be of good cheer my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the heaviness that thou hast suffered. The viii Chapter. 2 Tobias driveth away the evil spirit. 4 He prayeth to God with his wife, 11 Raguel prepareth a grave for his son in law. 16 Raguel blesseth the Lord. 1 NOW after that they had supped, they brought the young man in to her. 2 Then thought Tobias upon the words of the angel, and took out of his bag a piece of the liver of the fish, and laid it upon the hot coals. 3 So the angel Raphael took hold of the devil, and sent him away, & bound him in the wilderness of the higher Egypt. 4 Then spoke Tobias unto the virgin, and said: Up Sara, let us make our prayer unto God to day, to morrow, and “ Or, the third day. overmorow: For these three nights will we “ Or, join ourselves to God. reconcile ourselves with God, and when the third holy night is past, we shall join together in the duty of marriage. 5 For we are the children of holy men, and we may not come together as the heathen that know not God. 6 Then stood they up both together, and besought God earnestly “ Or, that health might be given them. that he would preserve them. 7 And Tobias said: O Lord God of our fathers, praised be thou of heaven and earth, of the sea, wells, & floods, and of all thy creatures that be therein. 8 Thou madest Adam of the Gen. two. mould of the earth, and gavest him Eva for an helper. 9 And now Lord thou knowest that it is not because of voluptuousness that I take this sister of mine to wife, but only for the love of children, in whom thy name may be blessed for ever. 10 And Sara said: Have mercy upon us O Lord, have mercy upon us, and let us both come whole and sound together to a good age. 11 And about the cock crowing, it came to pass, that Raguel called his servants: 12 And they went with him to make a grave. 13 For he said: It is chanced now unto him peradventure as it did unto the other seven men that went in unto her. 14 Now when they had made the grave, Raguel came again to his wife, and said unto her: Send one of thy maidens to look if he be dead, that I may bury him afore it be light day. 15 So she sent a maiden to see: which when she came into the chamber, found them whole and found, sleeping together. 16 And so she came again, and brought good tidings: Then Raguel and Anna his wife praised the Lord, 17 And said: Praised be thou O Lord God of Israel, that it is not happened unto us as we thought. 18 For thou hast dealt mercifully with us, and put away from us the enemy that persecuted us, 19 And haste showed mercy unto yonder two the only borne children of their parents: O Lord, cause them to magnify thee more perfectly, and to offer the sacrifice of thy praise & of their health: that all people may know that thou only art God in all the earth. 20 And immediately Raguel commanded his servants to fill the grave that they had made, with earth, afore it was light, 21 And bade his wife prepare a feast, & to make ready all things that were necessary for meat, to such as went by the way. 22 He caused two fat kine also and four weathers to be slain, and meats to be prepared for all his neighbours and friends. 23 And Raguel charged Tobias to remain with him two weeks. 24 As for all the good that he had, he gave Tobias the half of it, and made this writing, that the half which remained, should fall unto Tobias after their death. ¶ The ix Chapter. The angel goeth to Gabelus, at the desire of Tobias which delivereth the letter, and receiveth the money. 1 THen Tobias called unto him the angel, whom he thought to have been a man, and said unto him: Brother Azarias, I pray thee hearken unto my words, 2 If I should give myself to be thy servant, I shall not deserve thy providence. 3 Nevertheless, I beseech thee that thou wilt take the beasts and the servants, & go unto Gabelus in Rages the city of the Medes, and deliver him his hand writing, and receive the money of him, and pray him to come to my marriage. 4 For thou knowest thyself that my father doth number the days: and if I tarry one day to long, he will be sorry in his mind. 5 Now seest thou how earnestly Raguel hath required me, so that I can not say him nay. 6 Then took Raphael four of Raguels' servants and two Camels, and went unto Rages the city of the Medes: And when he had found Gabelus, he gave him his hand writing, and received all the money. 7 He told him also of Tobias the son of Tobi, how all things had happened: and caused him to come with him to the marriage. 8 Now when he came into the house of Raguel, he found Tobias sitting at the table: and he leapt up, & they kissed one another, and Gabelus wept, and praised God, 9 And said: The blessing of the God of Israel have thou, for thou art the son of a right virtuous and just man, and of one that feareth God, & giveth great alms: 10 And blessing have thy wife, and your elders, 11 That ye may see your children, and your children's children unto the third & fourth generation: and your seed be blessed of the God of Israel, which reigneth world without end. 12 And when they all had said Amen, they went to the feast: but with the fear of the Lord held they the feast of the marriage. The ten Chapter. 1 Tobias and his wife think long for their son. 10 Raguel sendeth away Tobias and Sara. 1 NOw while young Tobias made long tarrying, by reason of the marriage, his father was full of care & heaviness, saying: Canst thou think what should be the cause that my son tarrieth so long? or why he should be kept so long there? 2 Thinkest thou Gabelus is dead, and no man will give him the money? 3 Thus began he to be very sorrowful, he and Anna his wife with him: and began to weep both together, because their son was not come again unto them at the day appointed. 4 As for his mother, she wept with uncomfortable tears, and said: Woe is me my son, Oh what ailed us to send thee away into a strange country, thou light of our eyes, thou staff of our age, thou comfort of our life, thou hope of our generation? 5 Seing all the things that we have are only in thee, we should not have sent thee away from us. 6 Then Tobias [comforted her▪ and] said: Hold thy peace, & be not discomforted, our son is whole and sound: the man that we sent him withal, is faithful enough. 7 Nevertheless, she might in no wise be comforted: but daily went out, looked about, and went about all the streets whereby she thought he should come again: that if it were possible she might see him coming a far of. 8 But Raguel said unto his son in law: O tarry here, and I shall send a messenger unto thy father Tobias, to tell him that thou art in good health. 9 Tobias said unto him: I am sure that my father and my mother count every day, and that their hearts are sorry. 10 So when Raguel had prayed Tobias with many words, and he would in no wise hear him, he delivered Sara unto him, & the half part of all his good, in servants, and handmaidens, in sheep, in camels, and in kine, & much money: and so sent him away from him with health and joy, 11 And said: The holy angel of the Lord be with you in your journey, and bring you forth safe and sound, that ye may find all things in good case with your elders, & that mine eyes may see your children afore I die. 12 So the elders embraced their daughter, kissed her, and let her go: 13 Exhorting her to honour her father & mother in law, to love her husband, to rule well her household, to keep her house in good order, and to show herself faultless. ¶ The xj Chapter. 1 The return of Tobias to his father. 11 How he was received. 15 His father hath his sight restored, and praiseth the Lord. 1 AS they now were going homeward again, upon the eleventh day they came to Charran, which lieth in the half way toward Ninive. 2 And the angel said: Brother Tobias, thou knowest how thou hast left thy father: 3 Therefore if it please thee, we two will go before, and let the household with thy wife & the cat-tail come fair and softly after us. 4 And when Tobias was content that they should go before, Raphael said unto him: Take of the gall of the fish with thee, for it shall be necessary. So Tobias took of the gall, and they went their way. 5 But Anna the mother of Tobias sat daily by the way side upon the top of an hill, from whence she might see far about her. 6 And while she was waiting there for his coming, she looked a far of, and anon she perceived her son coming, and ran and told her husband, saying: behold thy son cometh. 7 And Raphael said unto Tobias: Assoon as thou comest into the house, immediately worship the lord thy God, and give thanks unto him: then go to thy father, and kiss him, 8 And strait ways strike his eyes over with the gall of the fish that thou hast brought with thee: For be sure that his eyes shall strait way be opened, and thy father shall see the light of heaven, and shall rejoice at the sight of thee. 9 Then the dog that had been with them in their journey, ran before, and came as a messenger, and wagged his tail for gladness. 10 So the blind father arose, and began to run, and stumbled with his feet: and gave a servant his hand, & ran to meet his son, 11 Received him, and kissed him, he and his wife, and they both began to weep for joy. 12 Now when they had worshipped and thanked God, they sat down. 13 Then took Tobias of the fishes gall, and anointed his father's eyes: 14 And tarried half an hour, and then began the blemish to go out of his eyes, like as it had been the white skin of an egg: 15 Which Tobias took, and drew from his eyes, and immediately he received his sight. 16 Then they praised God, he and his wife, and all they that knew him. 17 And Tobias said: O Lord God of Israel I give thee praise & thanks, for thou hast chastened me, & made me whole: And lo, now do I see my son Tobias. 18 After seven days, came Sara his sons wife also whole and sound, with all the household and cat-tail, with camels, & much money of his wives, and with the money that he had received of Gabelus. 19 And he told his father and his mother all the benefits which God had done for him by the man that led him. 20 Achior also and Nabath Tobias sister sons came, and were glad, and rejoiced with him, by reason of all the good things that God had showed unto him: And so for the space of seven days they made merry, and were right joyful every one. ¶ The xii Chapter. 2 Tobias declareth to his father the pleasures that Raguel had done him. 5 the which he would recompense. 11 Raphael declareth that he is an angel sent of God. 1 THen Tobias called his son unto him, & said: What may we give this holy man, that “ Or, came. went with thee? 2 Tobias answered his father, and said: Father, what reward shall we give him? or what thing can deserve his benefits? 3 He hath been my guide, and brought me safe again: He received the money from Gabelus, he caused me to get my wife, he drove the evil spirit from her, he hath been an occasion of gladness to her father and mother, he delivered me that I was not devoured of the fish, he hath made thee to see the light of heaven: yea, we all have received great good of him. 4 How should we worthily deserve these things unto him? But I pray thee my father that thou wilt desire him, if happily he will vouchsafe to take with him the half of all that we have brought. 5 So the father & the son called him, took him aside, and began to pray him that he would be content to take in good worth the half part of all that they had brought. 6 Then said he secretly unto them: Praise ye the God of heaven, and give thanks unto him before all men living: for he hath showed his mercy unto you. 7 It is good to hide the kings secret: but to show and to praise the works of God it is an honourable thing. 8 Prayer is good with fasting, and mercy is better than to hoard up treasures of gold. 9 For mercy delivereth from death, cleanseth sin, & causeth to find mercy and life everlasting. 10 But they that do sin and unrighteousness, are the enemies of their own soul. 11 Wherefore I tell you the truth, and will hide no secret saying from you. 12 When thou prayedst with tears, and buriedst the dead, and leftest thy dinner and hyddest the dead in thine house upon the day time that thou mightest bury them in the night, I offered thy prayer before the Lord. 13 And because thou wast accept and beloved of God, it was necessary that temptation should try thee. 14 And now hath the Lord sent me to heal thee, and to deliver Sara thy sons wife from the evil spirit. 15 For I am Raphael an angel, one of the seven that stand before the Lord. 16 When they heard this, they were sore afraid, and trembled, and fell down upon their faces unto the ground. 17 Then said the angel: Peace be with you, fear not. 18 For where as I have been with you, it is the will of God: give praise & thanks unto him. 19 You thought that I did Gene. 81. a. judi. xiii c. eat & drink with you, but I use meat that is invisible, and drink that can not be seen of men. 20 Now therefore is the time that I must turn again unto him that sent me: but be ye thankful unto God, and tell out all his wondrous works. 21 And when he had spoken those words, he was taken away out of their sight, so that they could see him no more. 22 Then fell they down flat upon their faces by the space of three hours, and praised God: and when they rose up, they told all his wondrous works. ¶ The xiii Chapter. A thanks giving of Tobias, who exhorteth all to praise the Lord. 1 THen old Tobias opened his mouth & praised the Lord, & said: Great art thou O lord for evermore, and thy kingdom world with out end. 2 For thou scourgest and healest, thou leadest unto hell & bringest out again: and there is none that may escape thine hand. 3 O give thanks unto the Lord ye children of Israel, and praise him in the sight of the heathen: 4 For among the heathen which know him not hath he scattered you, to the intent that ye should show forth his marvelous works, and cause them for to know that there is none other God almighty but he. 5 He hath chastened us for our misdeeds, & for his own mercy sake shall he save us. 6 Consider then how he hath dealt with you, and praise him with fear & dread: and magnify the everlasting king in your works. 7 I will praise him even in the land of my captivity: for he hath showed his majesty unto a sinful people. 8 Turn you therefore O ye sinners, and do righteousness before God, and be ye sure that he will show his mercy upon you. 9 As for me and my soul, we will rejoice in God. 10 O praise the Lord all ye his chosen: hold the days of gladness, & be thankful unto him. 11 O Jerusalem thou city of God, the lord hath punished thee for the works of thine own hands. 12 O praise the Lord in thy good things, & give thanks to the everlasting God, that he may build up his tabernacle again in thee, that he may call again unto thee all such as be in captivity, and that thou mayest have joy for evermore. 13 With a fair light shalt thou shine, and all the ends of the world shall honour thee. 14 The people shall come unto thee from far, they shall bring gifts, and worship the Lord in thee, and thy land shall they have for a sanctuary: for they shall call upon the great name in thee. 15 Cursed shall they be that despise thee, and all that blaspheme thee shall be condemned: But blessed shall they be that build thee up. 16 As for thee thou shalt rejoice in thy children: for they all shallbe blessed, and gathered together unto the Lord. 17 Blessed are all they that love thee, and that be glad of thy peace. 18 Praise thou the Lord, O my soul: for the Lord our God hath delivered his city Jerusalem from all her troubles. 19 I will count myself happy, if my seed remain to see the clearness of Jerusalem. 20 The gates of Jerusalem shallbe builded with Saphir and smaragd, and all the compass of her walls with precious stones. 21 All her streets shallbe paved with white and fair stone, and in all streets shall Halleluia be song. 22 Praised be the Lord which hath exalted her, that his kingdom may be upon her for evermore, Amen. The xiiii Chapter. 5 Lessons of Tobias to his son. 6 He prophesieth the destruction of Ninive. 7 And the restoring of Jerusalem and the temple. 13 The death of Tobias and his wife. 16 Tobias the younger, his age and death. 1 ANd so Tobias made an end of speaking: And after that Tobias had gotten his sight again, he lived forty & two years, & saw his childer's children. 2 Now when he was an hundred and two years old [he died, and] was buried honourably in Ninive. 3 For when he was six and fifty years of age, he lost the sight of his eyes: and when he was three score years old, he gate his sight again. 4 The residue of his life led he in joy, and increased well in the fear of God, and departed in peace. 5 But in the hour of his death he called unto him his son Tobias, and seven young “ Or, young Pinpes. springaldes his sons children, and said unto them: 6 The destruction of Ninive is at hand, (for the word of the Lord can not fail) and our brethren that are scattered out of the land of Israel, shall come thither again. 7 And the whole land of it that hath been waste, shall be filled, and the house of God that was brent in it, shall be builded again: and all such as fear God, shall return thither, 8 The heathen then also shall forsake their idols, and come to Jerusalem, and dwell there: 9 And all the kings of the earth shallbe glad in her, and worship the Lord God of Israel. 10 And therefore my children, hear your father, serve the Lord in the truth, seek after his will to do the thing that pleaseth him: 11 Command your children that they do right, give alms, be mindful of God, and ever to be thankful unto him in truth and with all their power. 12 Hear me now therefore my children, and abide not here: but in what day so ever ye have buried your mother by me in one sepulchre, get you from hence: 13 For I see that the wickedness of it shall bring it to [destruction and] end. 14 After the death of his mother, Tobias departed away from Ninive, with his wife, and children, and with his childer's children, and came again to his father and mother in law, 15 And found them whole and in a good age, and took the care of them: and he closed their eyes, and was heir unto all Raguels' goods, and saw the fift generation, and his childer's children. 16 And ninety and nine years being ended in the fear of God, they buried him with joy. 17 And all his kindred and posterity continued in a good life and holy conversation: so that they were loved and accepted both of God and men, and of all the people of the land. The end of the book of Tobias. ❧ The book of judith. The first Chapter. 2 The building of Ecbatanis. 5 Nabuchodonosor made war against Arphaxad and overcame him. 12 He treateneth them that would not help him. 1 ARphaxad the king of the Medes subdued many people unto his dominion, and builded a noble strong city, which he called Ecbatanis. 2 The walls of it made he of free stone four square, seventy cubits high, and thirty cubits broad: He made towers thereupon an hundredth cubits high. 3 But along the four corners every side was twenty foot broad: He made the ports in the height, like as the towers. 4 [This king] trusted in his mighty host, and in his glorious charets. 5 So in the twelfth year of his reign, it happened that Nabuchodonosor the king of the Assyrians which reigned in the great city of Ninive, fought against Arphaxad: 6 And overcame him in the great field called Ragau beside Euphrates, and Tigris, and Jadason in the field of Erioth the king of the Elikes. 7 Then was the kingdom of Nabuchodonosor exalted, and his heart was lift up: and he sent unto all them that dwelled in Cilicia, in Damascus, and Libanus: 8 And unto the heathen that dwelled in Carmel, and Cedar, and to such as dwelled in Galilee in the great field of Esdrelon: 9 To all them that dwelled in Samaria, and beyond the water of jordane unto Jerusalem, and the whole land of jesse, unto the borders of Ethiopia: 10 Unto all these did Nabuchodonosor the king of the Assyrians send messengers. 11 But they all with one consent would not agree unto him, and sent the messengers again empty, and put them away without honour. 12 Then Nabuchodonosor the king took indignation at all those lands, & swore by his throne and by his kingdom that he would be avenged of all those countries. The ii Chapter. 1 Nabuchodonosor commanded presumptuously that all people should be brought in subjection, and to destroy those that disobeyed him, ● The preparation of Holophernes army. 12 The conquest of his enemies. 1 IN the thirteenth year of king Nabuchodonosor, upon the twenty & two day of the first month, it was devised in the court of Nabuchodonosor the king of the Assyrians that he would revenge himself. 2 So he called unto him all the elders, all his captains and men of war, and showed them his secret counsel, 3 And told them that his purpose was to bring the whole earth under his dominion. 4 Now when they were all content with this saying, Nabuchodonosor the king called Holophernes the chief captain of his wars, 5 And said unto him: Go thy way forth against all the kingdoms of the west, and specially against those that have despised my commandment. 6 Thou shalt spare no realm, all strong cities shalt thou bring in subjection unto me. 7 Then Holophernes called together all the captains & rulers of all the power in Assyria, and mustered the soldiers unto the host like as the king commanded him [namely] an hundred and twenty thousand fight men upon foot, and twelve thousand archers upon horseback. 8 All his ordinance sent he before with an innumerable multitude of camels, so that the host was well provided for with oxen and small cattle, & that without number. 9 He appointed to prepare corn out of all Syria in his passage. 10 Much gold an silver also took he out of the kings house. 11 So he took his journey and all his host, with charets, horsemen, and archers: of whom there were so many that they covered the ground of the land like the grasshoppers. 12 And when he was gone past the borders of the Assyrians, he came toward the great mountains of Ange, which lie upon the left side of Cilicia: and so he went up into all their castles, and won every strong hold. 13 As for the wealthy city of Melothus, he broke it down, & spoiled all the children of Tharsis and the Ismaelites, which lay toward the wilderness and upon the south side of the land of Chellon. 14 He went over Euphrates also, & came into Mesopotamia, and broke down all the high cities that were there, from the brook of Mambre till a man come to the sea: 15 And he took the borders in from Cilicia unto the coasts of japhet toward the south. 16 He carried away all the Madianites, and spoiled all their goods, and whosoever withstood him he slew them with the sword. 17 After this, he went down into the field of Damascus in the time of harvest, and burnt up all the corn, and all the trees and vines he caused to be cut down: 18 And the fear of him fell upon all them that dwelled on the earth. The iii Chapter. 1 The people subject to Holophernes. 12 He destroyed their gods that Nabuchodonosor might only be worshipped. 1 SO the kings & princes of all the cities & lands sent their ambassadors, namely they of Syria and Mesopotamia, Syria Sobal, and Libya, and Cilicia, which came to Holophernes, and said: 2 Let thy wrath cease toward us: It is better for us to serve the great king Nabuchodonosor with our lives, and to be subject unto thee, then that we should die, and with our slaughter suffer the evils of our bondage. 3 All our cities and possessions, all mountains and hills, all fields, great and small cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and camels, all our goods and households be in thy power. 4 Under thy subjection be all that we have. 5 We ourselves and also our children willbe thy servants. 6 Come unto us peaceable lord, and use our service at thy pleasure. 7 Then came Holophernes down from the mountains with horsemen & great power, and conquered all strong fenced cities, and all that dwelled in the land. 8 And out of all cities he took strong men and such as were meet for the war [to help him.] 9 And there came such a fear upon those countries, that the indwellers of all the cities, the princes and rulers, and the people together, went forth to meet him as he came: 10 And received him [honourably] with garlands and torches, with dances, taprettes, and pipes. 11 Nevertheless though they did this, yet might they not suage his rigorous stomach. 12 But he destroyed their cities, and hewed down their woods. 13 For Nabuchodonosor the king had commanded him that he should root out all the gods of the “ Or, earth land, to the intent that he only might be called [and taken] for god of the nations, which Holophernes with his power might bring under him. 14 So went he through Syria Sobal, and through all Appamea, and all Mesopotamia, and came to the Idumeans in the land of Gabaa, 15 And took their cities, and remained there thirty days, in which space he caused all the whole multitude of his host to be gathered together. The four Chapter. 1 The Israelites were afraid and defended their country. 5 Eliacim the priest writeth to Bethulia, that they should fortify themselves. 8 They cried to the Lord, and humbled themselves before him. 1 WHen the children of Israel that dwelled in jury heard this, they were sore afraid of him. 2 There came such trembling also & fear upon them, lest he should do unto the city of Jerusalem and the temple of the Lord, as he had done to other cities and their temples. 3 So they sent into all Samaria round about unto jericho, [took in] and occupied all the tops of the mountains: 4 And made fast the towns with walls, and prepared corn for them against the battle. 5 Eliacim also the priest wrote unto all them that dwelled toward Esdrelon, which lieth over against the great field by Dothain, & unto all those by whom men might have passage unto them, 6 That they should take in the ways of the mountains, whereby there might be any way and passage to Jerusalem, and that they should hold diligent watch where any straight was betwixt the mountains. 7 And the children of Israel did as Eliacim the priest of the Lord had commanded them. 8 And all the people cried unto the Lord earnestly, and humbled their souls with fasting and prayers, they & their wives: 9 The priests put on heery clothes, and laid the young babes before the temple of the Lord, and covered the altar of the Lord with an heery cloth: 10 And with one accord they cried unto the Lord God of Israel, that their children should not be given into a prey, and their wives into a spoil, that their cities should not be laid waste, and that their “ Or, holy things. sanctuary should not be unhallowed, and so they to be a shame and rebuke unto the heathen. 11 Then Eliacim the high priest of the Lord, went round about all Israel, and spoke unto them, 12 Saying: Be ye sure that the Lord will hear your petitions, if ye continue steadfast in fastings and prayers in the sight of the Lord. 13 Remember Moses the servant of the Lord, which overthrew the Amalechites that trusted in their might and power, in their host, in their shields, in their charets and horsemen, not with weapons, but with holy prayers. 14 Even so shall all the enemies of Israel be, if ye continue in this work that ye have begun. 15 So upon this exhortation they continued in prayer before the Lord. 16 In so much that they which offered burnt sacrifices unto the Lord, offered the offerings unto the Lord, being arrayed in heery clothes, and had ashes upon their heads. 17 And they all besought God from their whole heart, that he would visit his people of Israel. The .v. Chapter. 1 Achior the Ammonite doth declare to Holophernes of the manner of the Israelites. 1 AND word came to Holophernes the prince of the war of the Assyrians, that the children of Israel prepared themselves to make resistance, and how they had stopped the ways betwixt the mountains. 2 Then was he exceeding wroth, and called all the princes of Moab, and the captains of Ammon, 3 And said unto them: Tell me what people is this that keepeth in the mountains? Or what manner and how great cities theirs are? What is their power? Or what manner of host have they? who is their captain? 4 And why do they despise us more than all those that dwell in the east, and come not forth to meet us, that they might receive us with peace? 5 Then Achior the captain of all the Ammonites answered, and said: Sir, if it please thee to hear, I will tell the truth before thee concerning this people that dwell in the mountains, and there shall no untruth go out of my mouth. 6 This people is of the generation of the Chaldees: 7 They dwelled first in Mesopotamia, for they would not follow the gods of their fathers that were in the land of the Chaldees, 8 And so forsook they the custom of their forefathers which had many gods, and worshipped one God that made heaven and earth: Ge●e xii. a. which also commanded them that they should go from thence and dwell at Charan. 9 Now when there came a dearth into the whole land, they went down to Egypt, and there they dwelled Gen. xv. c. Act. v●. Exo. xi. f Gal. two. ● four hundredth years, in the which they multiplied greatly, that their host might not be numbered. 10 And when the king of Egypt oppressed them, and yoked them in building of his cities with making of clay and brick, they cried unto God their Lord which punished the whole land of Egypt with divers plagues. 11 And when the Egyptians had cast them out & the plague ceased from them, and they following after them to take them & to bring them again into their bondage: 12 While they were flying away the God of heaven opened the sea, so that the waters stood fast upon both the sides as a wall, and these went through the bottom of the sea dry shod. 13 In the which place when an innumerable people of the Egyptians followed upon them, they were so overwhelmed with the waters, that there remained not one to tell them that came after how it happened. 14 So when this people was passed through the red sea, they came into the wilderness of mount Sina, where never man might dwell afore, and where the son of man had never rested. 15 There were the bitter waters made sweet for them that they might drink, and forty years had they meat from heaven. 16 Whersover they went, without bow and arrow, without buckler or sword, their God fought for them, and caused them to have the victory. 17 Yea, no man was able to hurt this people, except it were when they departed unfaithfully from the worshipping of the Lord their God. 18 But as oft as they worshipped any other beside their God, he gave them over to be spoiled, to be slain, and to be put to confusion. 19 Nevertheless, as oft as they were sorry for their departing from the worship of their God: the same God of heaven gave them power & strength to withstand [their enemies.] 20 〈◊〉 x●. c. Moreover, they slew the king of the Chanaanites, jebusites, Pherezites, hittites, Hevites, and Amorites, and all the mighty in Hesebon, and took their lands and cities in possession: 21 And so long as they sinned not in the sight of their God, it went well with them: For their God hateth unrighteousness. 22 〈◊〉. 4 Reg 25 a. For in times past when they went out of the way which God had given them that they should walk in it, they were destroyed in divers battles of many nations, and many of them were carried away prisoners unto a strange country. 23 ● Esdre. i a. But now lately they have turned themselves again unto the Lord their God, and are come together again out of the countries where they were scattered abroad: and thus have they conquered these mountains, and dwell therein: and as for Jerusalem where their sanctuary is, they have it again in possession. 24 And therefore my Lord, make diligent inquisition, if this people have done wickedness in the sight of their God, then let us go up against them: for doubtless their God shall deliver them into thy hands, and subdue them unto thy power. 25 But if this people have not displeased their God, we shall not be able to withstand them: for their God shall defend them, and so shall we be a shame to all the world. 26 Now when Achior had spoken out these words, all the great men of Holophernes were wroth, and thought to slay him, and said one to another: 27 What is he this which dare say that the children of Israel are able to withstand Nabuchodonosor the king and his hosts? where as they are an unweaponed people, without strength or understanding of the feats of war? 28 That Achior therefore may know that he hath deceived us, we will go up into the mountains: and when the mighty men of them are taken, he with them shall be sticked with the sword: 29 That all the people may know that Nabuchodonosor is the God of the earth, and that there is none other beside him. The vi Chapter. 1 Holophernes blasphemeth God, whom Achior confessed. 14 Achior is delivered into the hands of them of Bethulia. 18 The Bethulians cry unto the Lord. 1 SO when they had left of speaking, Holophernes took sore indignation, and said unto Achior: 2 For so much as thou hast prophesied unto us, saying, That the people of Israel shallbe defended of their God: I will show thee that there is no God but Nabuchodonosor, 3 Yea, when we slay them all as one man, thou also shalt perish with them through the sword of the Assyrians, and all Israel shallbe destroyed with thee: 4 And then shalt thou feel that Nabuchodonosor is the lord of the whole earth: then shall the sword of my knighthood go through thy sides, & thou shalt fall down sticked among the wounded of Israel, and shalt not come to thyself again, but be utterly destroyed with them. 5 Furthermore, if thou thinkest thy prophesy to be true, why dost thou then change thy colour? why art thou afraid? Thinkest thou that my words are not able to be performed? 6 But that thou mayest know that thou shalt feel these things with them, behold from this hour forth will I send thee unto yonder people, that when the punishment of my sword (which they have worthily deserved) falleth upon them, thou mayest be punished with them. 7 So Holophernes commanded his servants to take Achior, & to carry him unto Bethulia, and to deliver him into the hands of the children of Israel. 8 Then Holophernes servants took him, and went through the plain field: But when they drew nigh unto the mountains, the sling casters came out against them. 9 Nevertheless they got them away by the side of the mountain, and bound Achior hand and foot to a tree, and so left him bound with withes, and turned again unto their lord. 10 After that, the children of Israel went down from Bethulia, came unto him, loosed him, brought him into Bethulia, set him in the midst of the people, and asked him what the matter was that the Assyrians had left him bound? 11 Osias the son of Micha of the tribe of Simeon, and Charmi which is also called Gothoniel, were the principal rulers at the same time. 12 Now when Achior stood in the midst of the senators, and before them all, he told them what answer he gave Holophernes to the thing that he asked him, & how Holophernes people would have slain him for so saying: 13 And how Holophernes himself was wroth, and commanded him for the same cause to be delivered unto the Israelites: that when he overcame the children of Israel, he might command Achior also to be put to death with divers torments, because he said, The God of heaven is their defender. 14 And when Achior had plainly told out all these things, all the people fell down upon their faces, praising the Lord, and powered out their prayers together unto the Lord, with a general complaint and weeping, 15 And said: O Lord God of heaven and of earth, behold their pride, and look upon our lowliness, and consider how it standeth with thy saints, and make it to be known that thou forsakest not those which hold them fast by thee: and how that thou bringest them low that presume of themselves, and make their boast in their own strength. 16 So when the weeping and prayer of the people (which they had made the whole day long) was ended, they comforted Achior, 17 Saying: The God of our fathers, whose power and strength thou hast praised, shall so reward thee, that thou shalt rather see their destruction. 18 When the Lord our God then shall give his servants this liberty, God be also with thee among us: so that as it shall please thee, so thou with all thine master dwell with us. 19 Now when Osias had ended the counsel, he took him into his house, and made a great supper, 20 Called the elders to it: and so they refreshed themselves after the fasting. 21 And afterward was all the people called together, which made their prayers all the night long “ Or, within the church. in the congregation, and besought the God of Israel for help. The vii Chapter. 1 Holophernes doth besiege Bethulia. 8 The counsel of the Idumeans, and other against the Israelites. 23 The Bethulians murmur against the governors for lack of water. 1 THe next day Holophernes commanded his host to go up against Bethulia. 2 There were an hundred and twenty thousand fight men on foot, and two and twenty thousand horsemen, beside the preparing of them that were won, and came to them on every side out of the countries and cities which he had taken. 3 All these prepared themselves unto the battle against the Israelites, and came on by the hill side, unto the top that looketh over against Dothain, from the place which is called Belma, unto Chelmon that lieth toward Esdrelon. 4 Now when the children of Israel saw so great multitude of the Assyrians, they fell down flat upon the ground, strawed ashes upon their heads, and prayed with one accord that the God of Israel would show his mercy upon his people. 5 And so they took their weapons, and sat betwixt the mountains in the narrow place, and kept the way day and night. 6 But while Holophernes was going round about, he found the water spring, which from the south side was conveyed into the city be a conduit, and he commanded their conduit to be cut in sunder. 7 There were wells also not far from the walls, which they used secretly, more for pleasure then for necessity. Or, then to drink them. 8 Then went the Ammonites and the Moabites unto Holophernes, and said: The children of Israel trust neither in spear nor arrow, but have taken in and keep the mountains, and steep hills defend them. 9 That thou mayest overcome them therefore without the striking of any battle, set men to keep the wells that they draw no water out of them, so shalt thou destroy them without sword, or at the least they shall be so feeble that they must be fain to give over the city, which they think not able to be won for so much as it lieth in the mountains. 10 These words pleased Holophernes well and all his men of war, and he set an hundredth at every well round about. 11 And when this watch had endured twenty days, the cisterns and all that had water failed them that dwelled in the city of Bethulia, so that in the whole city they had not drink enough for one day, for the people had water given them daily in a measure. 12 Then came the men and women, young persons and children, all unto Osias, and said all with one voice: 13 God be judge betwixt us and thee, for thou hast dealt evil with us: thou wouldst not speak peaceably with the king of the Assyrians, therefore hath God sold us into their hands. 14 And there is no man to help us, whereas we are brought down before their eyes in thirst and great destruction. 15 Therefore gather now together all the people that be in the city, that we may all yield ourselves willingly unto the people of Holophernes. 16 For better it is that we be captive and praise the Lord with our lives, then to be slain & perish, and to be laughed to scorn and shamed of every man when we see our wives and children die before our eyes. 17 We take heaven and earth this day to record, & the God of our fathers, which punisheth us according to [the deserving of] our sins [and give you warning,] that ye give up the city now into the power of Holophernes host, that our end may be short with the sword, which else shall endure long for want of water and for thirst. 18 When they had spoken out these words, there was a great weeping and howling in the whole congregation [and that of every man,] and they cried “ Or, many hours. a whole hour long unto God with one voice, 19 Saying: We have sinned with our fathers, we have done a miss, we have dealt wickedly. 20 Thou that art gracious have mercy upon us, or punish our unrighteousness with thine own scourge, and give not those over that knowledge thee, unto a people which know thee not: 21 That they may not say among the heathen, Where is their God? 22 And when they were so weighed with this crying and weeping that they held their peace, 23 Osias stood up with watery eyes, and said: O take good hearts unto you dear brethren [and be of good cheer,] and let us wait yet these five days for mercy of the Lord: 24 Peradventure he shall put away his indignation, & give glory unto his name. 25 But if he help us not when the five days are past, we shall do as ye have said. The viii Chapter. 1 The parentage, life, and conversation of judith. 11 She rebuketh the faintness of the governors. 12 She showeth that they should not tempt God, but wait upon him for secure. 33 Her enterprise against the enemies. 1 ANd it happened, when these words came to the ears of judith a widow, which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Idox, the son of joseph, the son of Osia, the son of Elai, the son of jamnor, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Achitob, the son of Melchia, the son of Enan, the son of Nathania, the son of Salathiel, the son of Simeon, the son of Reuben: 2 And her husband was called Manasses, which died in the days of the barley harvest. 3 For while he was binding the sheaves together in the field, the heat came upon his head, and he died at Bethulia his city, and there was he buried beside his fathers. 4 Now was judith his desolate widow three years, and six months. 5 And in the higher parts of her house she made herself a privy chamber, where she dwelled, being closed in with her maidens. 6 She ware a smock of here, and fasted all the days of her life, except the Sabbathes, and new moons, and the solemn days that the people of Israel kept. 7 She was a very fair and beautiful person, her husband also had left her great riches, a plenteous household, great unmovable possessions, & many cattle. 8 This judith was a woman of a very good report with every one, for she feared the Lord greatly: and there was no body that spoke an evil word of her. 9 When this judith heard how Osias had promised the people that after the fift day he would give up the city unto the Assyrians, she sent for the elders, Chabri and Charmi. 10 And when they came to her, she said: What thing is this wherein Osias hath consented, that if God help not within five days he will give over the city to the Assyrians? 11 What are ye, that ye tempt the Lord? 12 This device obtaineth no mercy of God: but provoketh him unto wrath and displeasure. 13 Will ye set the mercy of the Lord a time, and appoint him a day after your will? 14 Nevertheless, for so much as the Lord is patient, let us rather repent in this, pouring out tears, and beseeching him of grace. 15 For God threateneth not as a man, neither will he be provoked unto wrath as the children of men. 16 And therefore let us heartyly fall down before him, and serve him with a meek spirit, 17 And with weeping eyes say unto the Lord, that he deal with us according to his own will speedily in mercy: that like as our heart is now vexed and brought low through the pride of them, it “ Or, we m● so glory. may so be comforted through his grace: 18 In so much as we follow not the sins of our fathers, which forsook their God and worshipped other gods: 19 For the which sin they perished with the sword, were spoiled, and brought to shame of all their enemies: As for us, we know none other God but only him. 20 For whose comfort let us tarry with meekness, and he shall require & make inquisition for our blood from the vexations of our enemies: he shall bring down all the heathen that rise up against us, and put them to dishonour, even the Lord our God. 21 Therefore dear brethren, seeing ye are the [honourable and] elders in the people of God, and their life hangeth all upon you, lift up their hearts with your exhortation, that they may call to remembrance how our fathers also in times past were tempted, that they might be proved if they worshipped their God a right. 22 They ought to remember, how Gen. xxii. a. our father Abraham being tempted, Or, was made & tried through many tribulations, was found a lover and friend of God. 23 So was Isahac, so was jacob, so was Moses: and all they that pleased God, passed steadfast in faith through many fold troubles. 24 Again, they that received not their temptations with the fear of God, but put themselves forth with unpatiencie and murmuring against God, 25 Perished of the destroyer, and were slain of serpents. 26 And therefore should not we undertake to be avenged for the things that are done unto us: 27 But to consider that all these punishments are far less than our sins and misdeeds, and believing that this correction cometh unto us as to the servants of God, for amendment, and not for our destruction. 28 Then said Osias and the elders unto judith: All that thou speakest is true, and no man can reprove thy words. 29 Pray thou for us now therefore [unto God,] for thou art an holy woman, and fearest God. 30 And judith said unto them: Seing ye know that my words are of God, 31 Then prove my counsel and device if it be of God: and beseech God that he will bring my counsel to good end. 32 [Thus have I devised] Ye shall stand this night before the port, and I will go forth with Abra my maiden: and pray ye therefore unto God, that he will graciously remember his people of Israel within five days, as ye have said. 33 As for the thing that I go in hand withal, ask ye no questions of it: and till I bring you word again of it, do ye nothing else but pray unto the Lord our God for me. 34 Then Osias the prince of the people of juda, said unto her: Go thy way in peace, the Lord be with thee, that we may be avenged of our enemies. And so they went from her again. ¶ The ix Chapter. 1 judith humbleth herself before the Lord, and maketh her prayers for the deliverance of her people. 7 Against the pride of the Assyrians, 11 God is the help of the humble. 1 NOw when they were Or, give up. gone their way, judith went into her closet, put on a heery smock, strawed ashes upon her head, fell down before the Lord, and cried unto him, saying: 2 O Lord God of my father Gene 34 b. Simeon, which gavest him a sword for Or, to revengement of the strangers. a defence against the enemies that used violence in their uncleanness, and that ravished the virgin, [and] put her to shame and confusion: 3 Thou that gavest their wives into a prey, and their daughters into captivity, and all their prey for a spoil unto thy servants which bore a zeal unto thee: help me widow, O Lord my God I beseech thee. 4 For thou hast made the first things: and after that, look what thou hast taken in hand and devised, it came ever to pass. 5 For all thy ways are prepared, and thy judgements are put in thy everlasting foreknowledge. 6 O look now upon the Or, tents. armies of the Assyrians, like as it was thy pleasure sometime to look upon the host of the Egyptians, when they being weaponed persecuted thy servants, and put their trust in their charettes, horsemen, and in the multitude of their men of war. 7 But thou lookedst upon their host, casting a thick darkness before them. 8 And when they came into the deep, the waters overwhelmed them. 9 Even so Lord, let it go with these that trust in the power & multitude of their men of war, in their charets, arrows, and spears: 10 And know not that thou only art our God which destroyest wars from the beginning, “ Or, & that it appertaineth to thee to be called lord. and that thou art the Lord. 11 O life up thine arm [now] like as ever from the beginning, and in thy power bring their power to nought: cause their might to fall in thy wrath, which make their boast that they will unhallow and defile thy sanctuary, and to waste the tabernacle of thy name, and to cast down the horn of thine altar with their sword. 12 Bring to pass O Lord, Or, of this man. that the pride of the enemy may be cut down with his own sword. 13 That he may be taken with the snare of his eyes in me, and that thou mayest smite him with the lips of my love. 14 O give me a steadfast mind, that I may despise him and his strength, and that I may destroy him. 15 This shall bring thy name an everlasting remembrance," if the hand of a woman overthrow him. 16 For thy power O Lord standeth not in the multitude [of men] neither haste thou any pleasure in the strength of horses, neither was there from the beginning any proud persons that pleased thee: but in the prayer of the humble & meek hath thy pleasure been evermore. 17 O thou God of the heavens, thou maker of the waters, and Lord of all creatures, hear me poor woman calling upon thee and putting my trust in thy mercy. 18 Remember thy covenant O Lord, and minister words in my mouth, and stablish this device in my heart, that thy house may continue still in holiness: 19 And that all the heathen may know that thou art God, & that there is none other but thou. ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 judith decketh herself and goeth forth of the city. 11 She is taken of the watch of the Assyrians and brought to Holophernes. 1 AND when she had left of crying unto the lord, she rose up from the place where she had lain flat before the Lord, 2 And called her maiden Abra, went down into her house, laid the heery cloth from her, put of the garments of her wydowhood, 3 Washed her body, anointed herself with precious things of sweet savour, broided and plaited her here, set a coyffe upon her head, and put on such apparel as belongeth unto gladness, slippers upon her feet, bracelets, spangs, earrings, finger rings, and decked herself with all her best array. 4 The Lord gave her also a special beauty and fairness: for all this decking of herself was not done for any voluptuousness, but of a right discretion and virtue, therefore did the Lord increase her beauty, so that she was exceeding amiable and well-favoured in all men's eyes. 5 She gave her maiden Abra also a bottle of wine, a pot with oil, pottage, cake bread and cheese; & went her way. 6 Now when they came to the port of the city, they found Osias and the elders of the city waiting there: 7 Which when they saw her, they were astonished, and marveled greatly at her beauty. 8 Nevertheless, they asked no question at her, but let her go, saying: The God of our fathers give thee grace, and with his power perform all the device of thy heart, that Jerusalem may rejoice over thee, and that thy name may be in the number of the holy & righteous. 9 And all they that were there, said with one voice, So be it, so be it. 10 judith made her prayer unto the Lord, and went out at the port, she and her maid Abra. 11 And as she was going down the mountain, it happened that about the spring of the day the spies of the Assyrians met with her, and took her, saying: whence comest thou? or whither goest thou? 12 She answered: I am a daughter of the hebrews, and am fled from them: for I know that they shallbe given unto you to be spoiled, because they thought scorn to yield themselves unto you that they might find mercy in your sight. 13 Therefore have I devised by myself after this manner: I will go before the prince Holophernes and tell him all their secrets, and will show him how he may come by them, and win them: so that not one man of his host shall perish. 14 And when these men had heard her words, and considered her fair face, they were astonished (for they wondered at her excellent beauty) 15 And said unto her; Thou hast saved thy lyf● by finding out this device, that thou wouldst come down to our lord. 16 And be thou sure that when thou comest unto him, he shall entreat thee well, and thou shalt please him at the heart. So they brought her in to Holophernes pavilion, and told him of her. 17 Now when she came in before him, immediately he was overcome and taken with her beauty. 18 Then said his servants: who would despise the people of the jews that have so fair women? should we not by reason fight against them for these? 19 So when judith saw Holophernes sitting in a canopy that was wrought of purple silk, gold, smaragd, and precious stones, 20 She looked fast upon him, bowed herself, and fell down upon the earth: And Holophernes servants took her up again at their lords commandment. The xj Chapter. 1 Holophernes comforteth judith, 3 and asketh the cause of her coming. 5 She deceiveth him by her fair words. 1 THen said Holophernes unto her, Be of good cheer, and fear not in thine heart: for I never hurt man that would serve Nabuchodonosor the king. 2 As for thy people, if they had not despised me, I should not have life up my spear against them. 3 But tell me now what is the cause that thou art departed from them, and wherefore art thou come unto us? 4 And judith said unto him, Sir, understand the words of thy handmaiden: for if thou wilt do after the words of thy handmaiden, the Lord shall bring thy matter to a prosperous effect. 5 As Nabuchodonosor the king of the earth liveth, and as his power liveth which is in thee to the punishment of all men that go wrong, all men shall not only be subdued unto him through thee, but all the beasts also of the field. 6 For all people speak of thy prudent activity, and it hath ever been reported how thou only art good and mighty in all his kingdom, and thy Or, discipline. discretion is commended in all lands. 7 The thing is manifest also that Achior spoke, & it is well known what thou commandest to do unto him. 8 For this is plain and of a surety, that our God is so wroth with us by the reason of our sins, that he hath showed by his prophets unto the people, how that for their sins he will deliver them over [unto the enemy.] 9 And for so much as the children of Israel know that they have so displeased their God, they are sore afraid of thee. 10 They suffer great hunger also, and for want of water they are dead now in a manner. 11 Moreover, they are appointed to slay all their cat-tail, that they may drink the blood of them: 12 And are purposed to spend the holy things of their God which he hath forbidden them to touch, [as] of corn, wine, and oil, & they will consume those things which they ought not to touch with their hands: Seing now that they do these things, it is a plain case that they must needs be destroyed. 13 Which when I thy handmaiden perceived, I fled from them: and the Lord hath sent me to show thee these things. 14 For I thy handmaiden worship God even here now beside thee, and thy handmaiden shall go forth, and I will make my prayer unto God: 15 And he shall tell me when he will reward them their sin, then shall I come and show thee, and bring thee through the midst of Jerusalem, so that thou shalt have all the people of Israel as sheep without a shepherd, & there shall not so much as one dog bark against thee. 16 For these things are showed me by the providence of God. 17 And for so much as God is displeased with them, he hath sent me to tell thee the same. 18 These words pleased Holophernes, and all his servants: which marveled at the wisdom of her, and said one to another: 19 There is not such a woman upon earth, in favour, in beauty, and discretion of words. 20 And Holophernes said unto her: God hath done well that he hath sent thee hither before thy people, that thou mayest give them into our hands. 21 And for so much as thy promise is good, if thy God perform it unto me, he shallbe my God also, and thou shalt be excellent and great in the court of Nabuchodonosor, and thy name shallbe spoken of in all the land. ¶ The xii Chapter. 1 judith would not pollute herself with the meat of the Gentiles. 5 She maketh her request that she might go out by night to pray. 11 Holophernes causeth her to come to the banquet. 1 THen commanded he her to go in where his treasure lay, and charged that she should have her dwelling there, and appointed what should be given her from his table. 2 judith answered him, and said: As for the meat that thou hast commanded to give me, I may not eat of it as now, lest I displease my God: but will eat of such as I have brought with me. 3 Then said Holophernes unto her: If these things that thou hast brought with thee fail, what shall we do unto thee? 4 And judith said: As thy soul liveth my Lord, thy handmaiden shall not spend all this, till God hath brought to pass in my hand the things that I have devised. So his servants brought her into the tent whereas he had appointed. 5 And as she was going in, she desired that she might have leave to go forth by night and before day to her prayer, and to make intercession unto the Lord. 6 Then commanded Holophernes his chamberlains, that she should go out and in at her pleasure, to pray unto God those three days. 7 And so in the night season she went forth into the valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in the well water. 8 And coming up, she besought the Lord God of Israel that he would prosper her way for the deliverance of his people. 9 And so she went in, & remained clean in her tent, till she took her meat in the evening. 10 Upon the fourth day it came to pass that Holophernes made a supper unto his servants, and said unto Vagao his chamberlain: Go thy way, & counsel this Hebruesse, that she may be willing to consent to keep company with me: 11 For it were a shame unto all the Assyrians, that a woman should so laugh a man to scorn, that she were come from him unmeddled withal. 12 Then went Vagao unto judith, and said: Let not the good daughter be afraid to come in to my lord, that she may be honoured before him, that she may eat and drink wine and be merry with him. 13 Unto whom judith answered: Who am I, that I should say my lord nay? 14 Whatsoever is good and best before his eyes, I shall do it: and look what is his pleasure, that shall I think well done as long as I live. 15 So she stood up, and decked herself with her apparel, and went in & stood before him. 16 And Holophernes heart was whole moved: for he brent in desire toward her. 17 And Holophernes said unto her: Drink now and sit down & be merry, for thou hast found favour before me. 18 Then said judith: Sir, I will drink, for my mind is merrier to day then ever it was in all my life. 16 And she took, and did eat, and drank before him, the things that her maiden had prepared for her. 20 And Holophernes was merry with her, and drank more wine than ever he did afore in his life. ¶ The xiii Chapter. 7 judith prayeth for strength. 10 She smiteth of Holophernes head. 12 She returneth to Bethulia, and rejoiceth her people. 1 NOw when it was late in the night, his servants made haste every man to his lodging: And Vagao shut the chamber doors, & went his way: 2 Eccle 37. d. For they were all overladen with wine. 3 So was judith alone in the chamber. 4 As for Holophernes he lay upon the bed [all drunken] and of very drunkenness fell asleep. 5 Then commanded judith her maiden to stand without before the door and to wait. 6 And judith stood before the bed, making her prayer with tears, & moved her lips secretly, 7 And said: Strengthen me O Lord God of Israel, and have respect unto the works of mine hands in this hour, that thou mayest set up thy city of Jerusalem like as thou hast promised: And grant that I may perform the thing, which in hope that it may be done by thee, I have devised. 8 And when she had spoken this, she went to the pillar that was at Holophernes beds head, and loosed his sword that hanged upon it, and drew it out: 9 And when she had taken it out of the scabbard, she took hold of the heery locks of his head, and said: Strengthen me O Lord God in this hour. 10 And with that she gave him two strokes upon the neck, & i Reg. 17 g. smote of his head: Then took she the canopy away from the pillars, and rolled the dead body aside. 11 Immediately she got her forth, and delivered the head of Holophernes unto her maiden, and bade her put it in her wallet. 12 And so these two went forth together after their custom, as though they would pray: and so passed by the host, and came about through the valley unto the port of the city. 13 And judith cried a far of unto the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates [said she] for God is with us which hath showed his power in Israel. 14 And when they heard her voice, they called the elders of the city [together.] 15 And they came all to meet her, little & great, young & old: for they thought not that she should have come so soon. 16 So they lighted candles, and gathered about her every one: but she went up into an high place, and caused silence to be proclaimed. 17 And when every man now held his peace, judith said: O praise the Lord our God, for he hath not despised nor forsaken them that put their trust in him: 18 And in me his handmaiden he hath performed his mercy, which he promised unto the house of Israel: Yea, in my hand this same night hath he slain the enemy of his people. 19 And with that she took forth the head of Holophernes out of the wallet, and showed it them, saying: Behold the head of Holophernes the captain of the army of the Assyrians, and this is his canopy wherein he lay in his drunkenness, where the Lord our God hath slain him by the hand of a woman. 20 But as the Lord liveth, his angel hath kept me going thither, remaining there, and coming hither again from thence: And the Lord hath not suffered me his handmaiden to be defiled, but without any defiling of sin hath he brought me again unto you: and that with great victory, so that I am escaped, and ye delivered. 21 O give thanks unto him every one, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever. 22 So they praised the Lord altogether [and gave thanks unto him,] and to her they said: The Lord hath blessed thee in his power, for through thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. 23 And Osias the chief ruler of the people of Israel said unto her: Blessed art thou of the Lord the high God, above all women upon earth. 24 Blessed be the Lord the maker of heaven and earth, which hath guided thee aright to wound and to smite of the head of the captain of our enemies. 25 For this day he hath made thy name so honourable, that thy praise shall never come out of the mouth of men which shall always remember the power of the Lord, seeing thou hast not spared thine own self [but put thee in jeopardy] considering the anguish and trouble of thy people: and so hast helped their fall before God our Lord. 26 And all the people said, Amen, Amen. 27 Achior also was called, and he came: Then said judith unto him, The God of Israel, unto whom thou gavest witness that he would be avenged of his enemies, even he hath this night through my hand smitten of the head of all the unfaithful. 28 And that thou mayst see that it so is, behold this is the head of Holophernes, which in his presumptuous pride despised the God of the people of Israel, and threatened thee with destruction, saying, When the people of Israel is taken, I shall cause thee also to be sticked with the sword. 29 When Achior saw Holophernes head, he fell down upon his face to the ground for very anguish and fear, so that he swooned withal. 30 But after that he was come again to himself, he fell down before her, and praised her, saying: 31 Blessed art thou of thy God in all the tabernacles of jacob: for all the people that hear of thy name, shall praise the God of Israel, because of thee. The xiiij Chapter. 1 judith causeth to hang up the head of Holophernes. 6 Achior joineth himself to the people of God. 7 The Israelites go out against the Assyrians. 1 IVdith said unto all the people, Brethren hear me: two. Mach. 15. ●. Stick up this head upon our walls, 2 And when the sun ariseth, take every man his weapon, and fall out violently: not as though ye would go beside them, but to run upon them with violence. 3 When the spies see this, they shall of necessity be compelled to flee backward, and to raise up their captain to the battle. 4 So when their captains come into Holophernes pavilion, and find the dead body wrapped in the blood, fear fullness shall fall upon them: 5 And when ye perceive that they flee, follow them without all care, for God shall Or, the Lord shall break 〈…〉 fee●e. deliver them unto you to be destroyed. 6 Then Achior seeing the power of God which he had showed unto the people of Israel, fell of from his heathenish belief, and put his trust in God, and let himself be circumcised, and so was he numbered among the people of Israel, he and all his posterity unto this day. 7 Now assoon as it was day, they sticked up Holophernes head upon the walls, and every man took his weapon, and so they went out with an horrible cry. 8 When the spies saw that, they ran unto Holophernes tent. 9 And they that were within the tent, came before his chamber and made a great rushing by art, that Holophernes might awake, not by stirring him up, but by their noise. 10 For there durst not one of the Assyrians knock, go in, or open. 11 But when the captains and princes and all the chief in the king of the Assyrians host came together, they said unto the chamberlains: 12 Go your way in, and wake him up: for the mice are crept out of their holes, and dare provoke us unto battle. 13 Then went Vagao into his chamber, stood before the Or, curtain bed, and clapped with his hands: for he thought he had been sleeping with judith. 14 But when he hearkened perfectly with his ears, and could perceive no stirring, he went nigher to the Or, curtain. bed and lift it up, and when he saw the dead body of Holophernes lying there without a head weltered in his blood upon the earth, he cried with a loud voice, and with weeping rend his clothes, 15 And went into judiths' tent, and found her not. 16 And so he leapt out unto the people, and said: One woman of the jews, hath brought all Nabuchodonosors people to shame: For lo, Holophernes lieth upon the ground and hath no head. 17 When the chief of the Assyrians host heard that, they rend their clothes, and there fell an intolerable fear and trembling upon them: so that their minds were sore afraid. 18 And there was an exceeding great cry in “ Or, midst of the host. the whole host. ¶ The xu Chapter. 1 The Assyrians are afraid and flee. 6 The Israelites pursue them. 9 joachim the high priest cometh to Bethulia to see judith, and to praise God for her. 1 NOw when all the host heard that Holophernes was beheaded, their mind & counsel fell from them: and being amazed with fear only and trembling, they saved themselves by fleeing away, 2 One spoke not to another, but hanged down their heads, left all behind them, and made haste to escape from the hebrews: for they heard that they were hasting to come after with their weapons, and so they fled by the ways of the fields, and through all the foot paths of the Or, 〈◊〉 dales. 3 And when the children of Israel saw that they fled, they followed upon them: and went down with trumpets, blowing and making a great cry after them. 4 As for the Assyrians they had no order, and kept not themselves together, but fled their way: Nevertheless, the children of Israel fell upon them with one company and order, and discomfited as many as they might get. 5 And Osias sent messengers unto all the cities and countries of Israel. 6 So all the regions and every city sent out their best men after them in harness, and smote them with the sword, till they came to the uttermost part of their borders. 7 And the other that were in Bethulia came into the tents of the Assyrians, and took all that they which were fled had left behind them, & so they found great good. 8 And they that came again to Bethulia from the battle, took with them such things as had been theirs: there was no number of the cat-tail and of all costly jewels, so that from the lowest unto the highest, they were all made rich of the spoils of them. 9 And joachim the high priest came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all the elders, that they might see judith. 10 Now when she came out unto them, they began all to praise her with one voice, saying: Thou worship of the city of Jerusalem, thou joy of Israel, thou honour of our people. 11 Because thou hast done manly, and thy heart is comforted, & for that thou hast loved cleanliness and chastity, and hast known no man but thine own husband: therefore hath the hand of the Lord comforted thee, and blessed shalt thou be for ever. 12 And all the people said: So be it, So be it. 13 In thirty days could the people of Israel scarce gather up the spoils of the Assyrians. 14 But all that belonged unto Holophernes, and had been his specially (whether it were of gold, of silver, precious stone, clothing, and all ornaments) they gave it unto judith, and it was delivered unto her of the people. 15 And all the people rejoiced, both women, maidens, and young people, with pipes, and haps. ¶ The xvi Chapter. 1 judith praiseth God with a song. 23 She offereth to the Lord Holophernes stuff. 26 Her continency, life, and death, 29 All Israel lamenteth her. 1 THen sang judith this song unto the Lord, saying: 2 Begin unto the Lord upon the tabrets, sing unto the Lord upon the cymbals, O sing unto him a new song of thanks giving, be joyful and call upon his name. 3 It is the Lord that destroyeth wars, even the Lord is his name. 4 Which hath pitched his tents in the midst of his people, that he might deliver us from the hand of all our enemies. 5 Assur came out of the mountains of the north in the multitude of his strength: his people stopped the water brooks, and their horses covered the valleys. 6 He purposed to have brent up my “ Or, borders. land, and to slay my young men with the sword. 7 He would have carried away my children and virgins into captivity, but the almighty Lord hindered him, and delivered him into the hands of a woman, “ Or, which did stick him through. which brought him to confusion. 8 For their mighty was not destroyed of the young men, it it was not the sons of Titan that slew him, neither have the great giants set themselves against him: but judith the daughter of Merari with her fair beauty hath discomfited him, [and brought him to nought.] 9 For she laid away her widows garment, and put on the apparel of gladness to the rejoicing of the children of Israel. 10 She anointed her face with ointment & bound up her here in a coyffe, and took a new stole to beguile him. 11 Her slippers ravished his eyes, her beauty captivated his mind, with the sword smote she of his neck. 12 The Persians were astonished at her steadfastness, & the Medes at her boldness. 13 Then howled the armies of the Assyrians, when my simples appeared, dry of thirst. 14 The sons of the daughters have pierced them through, and slain them as fugitive children: they perished in the battle, “ Or, from the face for the very fear of the Lord my God. 15 Let us sing a song of thanksgiving unto the Lord, a new song of praise will we sing unto our God. 16 Lord, Lord thou art a great God, mighty in power, whom no man may overcome. 17 All thy creatures must serve thee: Gene. i. Psalm. 32. ●. For thou spakest but the word, and they were made, thou sentest thy spirit, and they were created, and no man can withstand thy voice. 18 The mountains shall move from the foundations with the waters, the stony rocks shall melt before thee like wax. 19 But they that fear thee, shallbe great with thee in all things. 20 Woe unto the people that rise up against my generation: for the almighty Lord will avenge himself of them, and in the day of judgement will he visit them. 21 For he shall give fire and worms in their flesh, that they may burn and feel it for evermore. 22 After this it happened, that after the victory all the people came to Jerusalem, to give praise and thanks unto the Lord: And when they were purified, they offered all their burnt sacrifices and their vows, and their promised offerings. 23 And judith offered all Holophernes weapons [and all the jewels] that the people had given her, and the canopy that she took from his bed, and hanged them up The old interpreter hath: 〈…〉. unto the Lord. 24 The people were joyful as the use is: and this joy with judith, by reason of the victory, endured three months. 25 So after these days every man went home again, and judith was in great reputation at Bethulia, and right honourably taken in all the land of Israel. 26 Unto her virtue also was chastity joined, so that after her husband Manasses died, she never knew man all the days of her life. 27 Upon the high solemn days she went out with great worship. 28 She dwelled in her husbands house an hundred and five years, and left her handmaiden Abra free, 29 And died, and was buried beside her husband in Bethulia: And all the people mourned for her seven days. 30 So long as she lived, there was none that troubled Israel, and many years also after her death. 31 The day wherein this victory was gotten, was solemnly holden, & reckoned of the jews in the number of the holy days, and it is yet greatly holden of the jews ever since, unto this day. The end of the book of judith. ❧ The rest of the Chapters of the book of Hester, which are neither found in the Hebrew, nor in the Chalde. The xj Chapter, after the Latin. ¶ The dream of Mardocheus. 1 MArdocheus the son of jari, the son of Semei, the son of Cis of the tribe of Benjamin, 2 A jew, which had his dwelling in the city of Susis, a man of great reputation, and excellent among all them that were in the kings court. 3 Nevertheless, 4 Re. 24. d jere. 24. a. he was one of the prisoners whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon, with jechonias the king of juda. 4 In the second year of the reign of great Artaxerxes, in the first day of the month Nisan, had this Mardocheus such a dream. 5 He thought he heard a great tempest, horrible thunderclaps, earthquakes, and great uproar in the land, 6 And that he saw two great dragons ready to fight one against another. 7 Their cry was great: At the which roaring & cry, all the heathen were up to fight against the righteous people. 8 And the same day was full of darkness and very unclear, full of trouble and anguish, yea a great fearfulness was there in the land. 9 The righteous were amazed, for they feared the plague and evil that was devised over them, and were at a point with themselves to die: So they cried unto God. 10 And while they were crying, the little well grew into a great river, and into many waters. 11 And with that it was day, and the sun rose up again: And the lowly were exalted, and devoured the glorious and proud. 12 Now when Mardocheus had seen this dream, he awoke, & mused steadfastly in his heart what God would do, and so he desired to know all the matter, and his mind was thereupon until night. ¶ The twelve Chapter. ¶ Mardocheus uttereth the treason devised against the king, and is therefore rewarded of him. 1 AT the same time dwelled Mardocheus with Bagatha and Thara in the kings court, the kings chamberlains and porters of the palace. 2 But when he heard their device, and had diligently considered their imaginations, he perceived that they went about to lay their [cruel] hands upon the king Artaxerxes, and so he certified the king thereof. 3 Then caused the king to examine the two “ Or, chamberlains. gelded with torments: And when they had granted it, they were put to death. 4 This the king caused to be put in the Chronicles for an everlasting remembrance, and Mardocheus wrote up the same matter. 5 So the king commanded that Mardocheus should remain in the court, and for this faithfulness of his he gave him a reward. 6 But Aman the son of Amadathu the Agagite, which was holden in great honour and reputation in the kings court, undertook to hurt Mardocheus and his people, because of the two chamberlains that were put to death. The xiij Chapter. 1 The copy of the letters of Artaxerxes against the jews. 9 The prayer of Mardocheus. 1 THe great king Artaxerxes, which reigneth from India unto Ethiopia over an hundred and twenty and seven lands, sendeth his friendly salutation unto all the princes and deputies of the country, which be subject unto his dominion. 2 When I was made lord over many people, and had subdued the whole earth unto my dominion, my mind was not with cruelty and wrong to exalt myself by the reason of my power: but purposed with equity always and gentleness to govern those that be under my jurisdiction, and wholly to set them in a peaceable life, and thereby to bring my kingdom unto tranquillity, that men might safely go thorough on every side, and to renew peace again, which all men desire. 3 Now when I asked my counsellors how these things might be brought to a good end, there was one by us excellent in wisdom, whose good will, truth, and faithfulness hath oft been showed and proved (which was also the principal and next unto the king) Aman by name, 4 Which certified us, how that in all lands there was scattered abroad a rebellious folk, that made statutes and laws against all other people, & have always despised the proclaimed commandments of kings, and how that for this cause it were not to be suffered, that such rule should continue by you, and not to be put down. 5 Seeing now we perceive the same, that this people alone are contrary unto every man, using strange and other manner of laws, and withstand our statutes and doings, and go about to stablish shrewd matters, that our kingdom should never come to good estate [and steadfastness:] 6 Therefore have we commanded, that all they that are appointed in writing and showed unto you by Aman, which is ordained and set over all our lands, and the most principal next unto the king, and in manner as a father: shall with their wives and children be destroyed & rooted out with the sword of their enemies and adversaries, and that there shallbe no mercy showed, and no man spared: And this shallbe done the fourteenth day of the month called Adad of this year. 7 That they which of old and now also, have ever been rebellious, may in one day with violence be thrust down into the hell, to the intent that after this manner our empire may have peace and tranquillity. 8 But Mardocheus thought upon all the works & noble acts of the Lord, and made his prayer unto him, 9 Saying: O Lord, Lord, thou valiant and almighty king, for all things are in thy power: and if thou wilt help and deliver Israel, there is no man that can withstand nor let thee. 10 For thou hast made heaven and earth, and what wondrous thing soever is under the heaven. 11 Thou art Lord of all things, and there is no man that can resist thy majesty O Lord. 12 Thou knowest all things, thou wottest Lord that it was neither of malice nor presumption, nor for any desire of glory, that I would not bow down myself nor worship yonder proud presumptuous Aman: 13 For I would have been content, and that with good will, if it might have done Israel any good, to have kissed even his footsteps. 14 But that I did it because I would not set the honour of a man in the steed of the glory of God, & because I would worship none but only thee my Lord: and this have I done in no pride nor presumption. 15 And therefore O Lord, thou God and king, have mercy upon thy people, for they imagine how they may bring us to nought, yea their mind and desire is to destroy and to overthrow thy people that hath ever been thine inheritance of old. 16 O despise not thy portion which thou hast delivered & brought out of Egypt for thine own self. 17 Hear my prayer, and be merciful unto thy people whom thou hast chosen for an heritage unto thyself: Turn our complaint and sorrow into joy, that we may live O Lord and praise thy name: O Lord suffer not the mouths of them that praise thee, to be destroyed. 18 All the people of Israel in like manner cried as earnestly as they could unto the Lord, for their death and destruction stood before their eyes. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. ¶ The prayer of Hester, for the deliverance of her and her people. 1 Queen Hester also being in the “ Or, peril. battle of death, resorted unto the Lord, 2 Laid away her glorious apparel, and put on the garments that served for sighing and mourning: In the steed of precious ointment, she scattered ashes and dung upon her head: and as for her body, she humbled it with fasting, and brought it very low: All the places where she was wont to have joy afore, those filled she with her own here that she plucked of. 3 She prayed also unto the Lord God of Israel with these words: O my Lord, thou only art our king, help me desolate woman, which have no helper but thee. 4 For my misery and destruction is hard at my hand. 5 From my youth up I have heard out of the kindred of my father, that thou tookest Israel from among all people, and so have our fathers of their fore elders, that they should be thy perpetual inheritance, and look what thou didst promise them, thou hast made it good unto them. 6 Now Lord we have sinned before thee, therefore hast thou given us into the hands of our enemies, 7 Because we worshipped their gods: Lord thou art righteous. 8 Nevertheless it satisfieth them not that we are in bitter and heavy captivity and oppressed among them, but thou hast laid their hands upon the hands of their gods. 9 So that they begin to take away the thing that thou with thy mouth hast ordained and appointed, to destroy thine inheritance, to shut and to stop the mouths of them that praise thee, to quench the glory and worship of thy house and thine altar: 10 And to open the mouths of the heathen, that they may praise the power and virtue of the gods, and to magnify the fleshly king for ever. 11 O Lord give not thy sceptre unto them that be nothing, lest they laugh us to scorn in our misery and fall: but turn their device upon themselves, and punish him that hath begun the same over us, and set him to an example. 12 Think upon us O Lord, and show thyself unto us in the time of our distress and of our trouble: strength me O thou king of Gods, thou Lord of all power, 13 give me an eloquent and pleasant speech in my mouth before the lion: Turn his heart into the hate of our enemies, to destroy him, and all such as consent unto him. 14 But deliver us with thy hand, and help me thy handmaid, which have no defence nor helper but only the Lord. 15 Thou knowest all things, thou wottest that I love not the glory and worship of the unrighteous, and that I hate and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised, and of all heathen. 16 Thou knowest my necessity, that I hate the token of my pre-eminence and worship, which I bear upon my head what time as I must show myself and be seen, and that I abhor it as an unclean cloth, and that I wear it not when I am quiet and alone by myself. 17 Thou knowest also that I thy handmaiden have not eaten at Amans table, and that I have had no pleasure nor delight in the kings feast, that I have not drunk the wine of the drink offerings. 18 And that I thy handmaiden have no joy since the day that I was brought hither unto this day, but only in thee O Lord, O thou God of Abraham, 19 O thou mighty God above all, hear the voice of them that have no other hope, and deliver us out of the hand of the wicked, and deliver me out of my fear. The xu Chapter. 1 Mardocheus moveth Hester to go in unto the king, and make intercession for her people. 9 And she performed his request. 1 MArdocheus also bade Hester go in unto the king, and pray for her people, and for her country. 2 Remember (saith he) the days of thy low estate, how thou wast nourished under my hand: For Aman which is next unto the king, hath given sentence of death against us: 3 Call thou therefore upon the Lord, and speak for us unto the king, and deliver us from death. 4 And upon the third day it happened that Hester laid away the mourning garments, and put on her glorious apparel, 5 And decked herself goodly (after that she had called upon God, which is the beholder and saviour of all things) [and] took two maidens with her: 6 Upon the one she leaned herself, as one that was tender: 7 The other followed her, and bore the train of her vesture. 8 The shine of her beauty made her face rose coloured, the similitude of her face was cheerful and amiable: but her heart was sorrowful for great fear. 9 She went in thorough all the doors, and stood before the king: The king sat upon the throne of his kingdom, and was clothed in his goodly array, all shining with gold, and set with precious stones, and he was very terrible. 10 He life up his face that shone in the clearness, and looked grimly upon her: Then fell the Queen down, was pale and faint, leaned herself upon the head of the maid that went with her. 11 Nevertheless, God turned the kings mind that he was gentle, that he leapt out of his seat for fear, and gate her in his arms, and held her up till she came to herself again, he gave her loving words also, and said unto her: 12 Hester, what is the matter? I am thy brother, be of good cheer: 13 Thou shalt not die, for our commandment toucheth the commons, and not thee: Come nigh. 14 And with that he held up his golden rod, and laid it upon her neck. 15 And embraced her friendly, and said: Talk with me. 16 Then said she: Gen 33 b. I saw thee (O Lord) as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy majesty and clearness. 17 For excellent and wonderful art thou O Lord, and thy face is full of amity. 18 But as she was thus speaking unto him, she fell down again for faintness: 19 For the which cause the king was afraid, and all his servants comforted her. ¶ The xuj Chapter. ¶ The copy of the letters of Artaxerxes, whereby he revoketh those which he first sent forth. 1 THe great king Artaxerxes, which reigneth from India unto Ethiopia over an hundredth and twenty and seven lands, sendeth unto the princes and rulers of the same lands, such as love him, his friendly salutation. 2 There be many that for the sundry friendships and benefits which are diversly done unto them for their worship, be ever the more proud and high minded: 3 And undertake not only to hurt our subjects (for plenteous benefits may they not suffer, and begin to imagine some thing against those that do them good, 4 And take not only all unthankfulness away from men) but in pride and presumption, as they that be unmindful and unthankful for the good deeds, they go about to escape the judgement of God that seeth all things, which judgement hateth and punisheth all wickedness. 5 It happeneth oft also, that they which be set in office by the higher power, and unto whom the business and causes of the subjects are committed to be handled, wax proud, and defile themselves with shedding of innocent blood, which bringeth them to intolerable hurt. 6 Which also with false and deceitful words and with lying tales, deceive and betray the innocent goodness of princes. 7 Now is it profitable and good that we take heed, make search thereafter, and consider not only what hath happened unto us of old, but the shameful, unhonest, and noisome things, that the deputies have now taken in hand before our eyes: 8 And thereby to beware in time to come, that we make the kingdom quiet and peaceable for all men, and that we might sometime draw it to a change. 9 And as for the thing that now is present before our eyes, to withstand it, and to put it down after the most friendly manner. 10 What time now as Aman the son of Amadathu the Macedonian, a stranger verily of the Persians blood, and far from our goodness, was come in among us as an alliant, 11 And had obtained the friendship that we bear toward all people, so that he was called our father, and had in high honour of every man, as the next and principal unto the king: 12 He could not forbear himself from his pride, hath undertaken not only to rob us of the kingdom, but of our life: 13 With manifold deceit also hath he desired to destroy Mardocheus our helper and preserver, which hath done us good in all things, and innocent Hester the like partaker of our kingdom, with all her people. 14 For his mind was (when he had taken them out of the way, and rob us of them) by this means to translate the kingdom of the Persians unto them of Macedonia. 15 But we find that the jews (which were accused of the wicked that they might be destroyed) are no evil doers, but use reasonable and right laws: 16 And that they be the children of the most high living God, by whom the kingdom of us and of our progenitors hath been well ordered hitherto. 17 Wherefore, as for the letters and commandments that were put forth by Aman the son of Amadathu, ye shall do well if ye hold them of none effect: 18 For he that set them up and invented them, hangeth at Susis before the port, with all his kindred: and God which hath all things in his power, hath rewarded him after his deserving. 19 And upon this ye shall publish and set up the copy of this letter in all places, that the jews may freely and without hindrance hold themselves after their own statutes: 20 And that they may be helped, and that upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, they may be avenged of them which in the time of their anguish and trouble would have oppressed them. 21 For the God that governeth all things, hath turned to joy the day wherein the chosen people should have perished. 22 Moreover, among the high solemn days that ye have, ye shall hold this day also with all gladness: 23 That now and in time to come this day may be a remembrance of good for all such as love the prosperity of the Persians: but a remembrance of destruction to those that be seditious unto us. 24 All cities and lands that do not this, shall horribly perish and be destroyed with the sword and fire, and shall not only be no more inhabited of men, but be abhorred also of the wild beasts and fowls. The end of the rest of the book of Hester. ❧ The wisdom of Solomon. The first Chapter. 1 How we ought to search and inquire after God. 2 Who be those that find him. 5 The holy ghost. 8.11 We ought to flee from backbiting and murmuring. 12 Whereof death cometh. 15 Righteousness and unrighteousness. 1 Love righteousness ye that be judges of the earth, consider deeply of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in singleness of heart: 2 For he will be found of them that tempt him not, and appeareth unto such as put no distrust in him. 3 For wicked thoughts separate from God, and [his] power when it is “ Or, tempted. tried, reproveth the unwise. 4 For why? wisdom shall not enter into a wicked soul, nor dwell in the body that is subject unto sin. 5 For the holy spirit of discipline fleeth from deceit, and withdraweth himself from thoughts that are without understanding, and is declared when wickedness cometh. 6 For the spirit of wisdom is loving, and will not absolve him that blasphemeth with his lips, for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, & an hearer of his tongue. 7 For the spirit of the Lord filleth the round compass of the world, and the same that upholdeth all things hath knowledge also of the voice. 8 Therefore he that speaketh unrighteous things can not be hid, neither shall the judgement of reproof let him escape. 9 And why? inquisition shallbe made for the thoughts of the ungodly, and the sound of his words shall come unto God, so that his wickedness shallbe punished. 10 For the ear of jealousy heareth all things, & the noise of the grudgings shall not be hid. 11 Therefore beware of murmuring which is nothing worth, and refrain your tongue from slander: For there is no word so secret that it shall go for nought, and the mouth that speaketh lies, slayeth the soul. 12 O seek not your own death in the error of your life, destroy not yourselves thorough the works of your own hands: 13 For God hath not made death, neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living: 14 For he created all things that they might have their being, and the “ Or, beginnings. generations of the world were healthful, and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor the kingdom of hell upon the earth. 15 For righteousness is [everlasting and] immortal: but unrighteousness bringeth death. 16 Nevertheless, the ungodly call “ Or, to wit, death. it unto them both with works and words, and while they think to have it their friend, they come to nought, & they have made an agreement with it, for they are worthy to be of her part. ¶ The ii Chapter. The imaginations and desires of the wicked, and their counsel against the faithful. 1 FOr the ungodly say reasoning with themselves but not a right, our life is short and tedious, and in the death of a man there is no remedy, neither is there any man known to have returned from the grave. 2 For we are borne at all adventure, and we shallbe here by more fortune after, as though we had never been: for our breath is as a smoke in our nostrils, and words as a spark raised out of our hearts: 3 Which being extinguished, our body shallbe turned into ashes, and our spirit shall vanish as the soft air. 4 Our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and come to nought as the mist that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and put down with the heat thereof: Our name also shallbe forgotten by little and little, and no man shall have our works in remembrance. 5 For our time is a very shadow that passeth away, and after our end there is no returning: for it is fast sealed, so that no man cometh again. 6 Come on therefore, let us enjoy the pleasures that are present, and let us cheerfully use the creatures, like as in youth: 7 Let us fill ourselves with good wine and ointment, and let there no flower of the time escape us: 8 Let us crown ourselves with rose buds, afore they be withered: 9 (a) This sentence of the meadow is not in the greek. Let there be no fair meadow, but our lust go thorough it. Let every one of us be partakers of our voluptuousness, let us leave some token of our pleasure in every place: for that is our portion, and this [only] our lot. 10 Let us oppress the poor righteous, let us not spare the widow nor old man, let us not regard the heads that are grey for age. 11 Let the law of unrighteousness be our strength: for the thing that is feeble is nothing worth. 12 Therefore let us defraud the righteous, and why? he is not for our profit, yea he is clean contrary to our doings, he checketh us for offending against the law, and slandereth the faults of our manner of living. 13 He maketh his boast to have the knowledge of God, yea he calleth himself God's son. 14 He is made unto us for reproof of our thoughts. 15 It grieveth us also to look upon him, for his life is not like other men's, his ways are of another fashion. 16 He counteth us but “ Or, counterfeit coin. vain persons, he withdraweth himself from our ways as from filthiness, he commendeth greatly the latter end of the just, and maketh his boast that God is his father. 17 Let us see then if his words be true, let us prove what shall happen in the end of him. 18 For if the just man be the son of god, he will receive him, and deliver him from the hands of his enemies. 19 Let us examine him with despiteful rebuke and tormenting, that we may know his meekness, and prove his patience. 20 Let us condemn him with the most shameful death: for as himself saith, he shallbe rewarded [of God.] 21 Such things do they imagine, and go astray, for their own wickedness hath blinded them. 22 As for the mysteries of God, they understand them not, they neither hope for the reward of righteousness, nor regard the worship that holy souls shall have. 23 For God created man to be undestroyed, yea after the Gen. iiii. b. image of his own likeness made he him. 24 Nevertheless, thorough envy of the devil came death into the world, and they that held of his side do find it. The three Chapter. 1 The conservation and assurance of the righteous. 7 The reward of the faithful. 11 Who are miserable. 1 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, & there shall no torment touch them. 2 In the sight of the unwise they appeared to die, & their end is taken for misery, 3 And their departing from us to be utter destruction: but they are in rest. 4 For though they suffer pain before men, yet is their hope full of immortality. 5 They are punished but in few things, nevertheless in many things shall they be well rewarded: for God proveth them, and findeth them meet for himself. 6 As gold in the furnace doth he try them, and receiveth them as a burnt offering: and when the time cometh they shallbe looked upon. 7 They shall shine and run through as the sparkcles among the stubble. 8 They shall judge the nations and have dominion over the people: and their Lord shall reign for ever. 9 They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth, and such as be faithful shall persever with him in love: for his saints have grace & mercy, and he hath care for his elected. 10 But the ungodly shallbe punished according to their own imaginations, for they have despised the righteous, and forsaken the Lord. 11 For who so despiseth wisdom and “ Or, discipline. nurture he is “ Or, he is miserable. unhappy, and as for the hope of such it is but vain, their labours unfruitful, and their works unprofitable. 12 Their wives are undiscrete, and their children most ungodly. 13 Their offspring [or progeny] is cursed: Wherefore blessed is the barren that is undefiled, which hath not known the sinful bed, she shall have fruit in the visitation of souls, 14 And the gelded which with his hands hath wrought no unrighteousness, nor imagined wicked things against God: for unto him shallbe given the special gift of faith, and the most acceptable portion in the temple of God. 15 For glorious is the fruit of good labour, and the root of wisdom shall never fade away. 16 As for the children of adulterers they shall not come to a perfect end, and the seed of an unrighteous bed shallbe rooted out. 17 And though they live long, yet shall they be nothing regarded, and their last age shallbe without honour. 18 If they die quickly they have no hope, neither comfort in the day of inquiry. 19 For horrible is the end of the unrighteous generation. The four Chapter. 1 Of virtue and the commodity thereof. 10 The death of the righteous, and the condemnation of the unfaithful. 1 O How fair is a chaste generation with virtue? the memorial thereof is immortal: for it is known with God and with men. 2 When it is present, men take example at it, & if it go away, yet they desire it: it is crowned and ever triumpheth, when it hath won the reward of the undefiled battles. 3 But the multitude of the ungodly abounding in children, shall profit nothing, nor give deep root by the seed of adultery, nor lay any fast foundation. 4 For though they bud forth in the branches for a time, yet shall they be shaken with the wind, for they stand not fast: and through the vehemency of the wind they shallbe rooted out. 5 The unperfect branches shallbe broken, their fruit shallbe unprofitable, & sour to eat, yea meet for nothing. 6 And why? all the children that are borne of the wicked bed, must bear record of the wickedness against their fathers and mothers when they be asked: 7 But though the righteous be overtaken with death, yet shall he be in rest. 8 For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that that is measured by number of years: 9 But a man's wisdom is the grey here, and an undefiled life is the old age. 10 He pleased God and was beloved of him, so that whereas he lived among sinners, he translated him. 11 Gen. v. e. Yea speedily was he taken away, to the intent that wickedness should not alter his understanding, and that deceit should not beguile his soul. 12 For wickedness with bewitching doth darken the honest things: and the lightness of “ Or, concupiscence. voluptuous desire “ Or, changeth, or altereth. turneth aside the single mind. 13 Though he was soon dead, yet fulfilled he much time: 14 For his soul pleased God, therefore hasted he to take him away “ Or, from 〈◊〉 of the midst of wickedness. from among the wicked. 15 This the people see, and understand it not, they lay not up such things in their hearts, how that the loving ●auour and mercy [of God●●s upon his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen. 16 Thus the righteous that is dead, condemneth the ungodly which are living: and the youth that is soon brought to an end, the long life of the unrighteous. 17 For they see the end of the wise: but they understand not what God hath devised for him, and wherefore the Lord hath taken him away to be in safety. 18 And why? they see him and despise him, therefore shall God also laugh them to scorn. 19 So that they themselves shall die hereafter without honour, yea in shame among the dead for evermore: For without any voice shall he burst those that be puffed up, and shake them from the foundations, so that they shallbe laid as utterly wasted: they shallbe in sorrow, and their memorial perish. 20 So they shall come afraid in remembrance of their sins, and their own iniquities before their face shall convince them. The .v. Chapter. 1 The constantness of the righteous before their persecutors. 14 The hope of the unfaithful is vain. 15 The blessedness of the saints and godly. 1 THen shall the righteous stand in great boldness before the face of such as have dealt extremely with them, and taken away their labours. 2 When they see it, they shallbe vexed with horrible fear, and shall wonder at his health so far beyond all that they looked for. 3 And changing their opinion with groaning for the redress of mind, they shall say: This is he whom we sometime had in derision, and jested upon. 4 We fools thought his life very madness, & his end to be without honour: 5 But lo how he is counted among the children of God, and his portion is among the saints. 6 Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding rose not up upon us. 7 We have wearied our selves in the way of wickedness and destruction, yea we have gone through tedious deserts: but as for the way of the Lord, we have not known it. 8 What good hath pride done unto us? or what profit hath the pomp of riches brought us? 9 All those things are passed away like a shadow, and as a post that hasteth by: 10 As a ship that passeth over the waves of the water, which when it is gone by the trace thereof can not be found, neither the path of it in the floods: 11 Or as a bird that fleeth through in the air, and no man can see any token where she is flown, but only heareth the noise of her wings beating the light wind, parting the air through the vehemency of her going, and fleeth on shaking her wings, whereas afterward no token of her way can be found: 12 Or like as when an arrow is shot at a mark, it parteth the air which immediately cometh together again, so that a man can not know where it went through: 13 Even so we in like manner assoon as we were borne, began immediately to draw to our end, and have showed no token of virtue, but are consumed in our own wickedness. This verse is only in the 〈◊〉 interpreter. 14 Such words they that have sinned speak in the hell: 15 For the hope of the ungodly is like a “ Or, dust. dry thistle flower that is blown away with the wind, like a thin Or, some. scum that is scattered abroad with the storm, like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with the wind, and as the remembrance of a stranger that tarrieth but a day and then departeth. 16 But the righteous shall live for evermore, their reward also is with the Lord, and the care for them is with the highest. 17 Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown of the lords hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he defend them. 18 His jealousy also shall take on harness, and he shall arm the creature to be revenged of his enemies. 19 He shall put on righteousness for a breastplate, and take unfeigned judgement in stead of an helmet. 20 The invincible shield of equity shall he take. 21 His fierce wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the whole compass of the world shall fight with him against the unwise. 22 Then shall the thunder bolts go “ Or, strait right out of the lightnings, and come as out of the well bend bow of the clouds to the place appointed, 23 And as from an angry caster of stones, there shall fall thick hails, and the water of the sea shallbe wroth against them, & the floods shall run roughly together. 24 Yea a mighty wind shall stand up against them, and a storm shall scatter them abroad: Thus unrighteous dealing shall bring all the land to a wilderness, and wickedness shall overthrow the royal “ Or, thrones seats of the mighty. The uj Chapter. 2 The calling of kings, princes, and judges, which are also exhorted to search wisdom. 1 Wisdom is better than strength, This verse is only in the 〈◊〉 interpreter. and a man of understanding is more worth than one strong. 2 Hear therefore (O ye kings) and understand, O learn ye that be judges of the ends of the earth. 3 give ear ye that rule the multitudes, and glory in the number of peoples. 4 For the power is given you of the Lord, and the strength from the highest, which shall try your works, & search out your imaginations: 5 How that ye being officers of his kingdom, have not given true judgement, have not kept the law of righteousness, nor walked after the will of God. 6 Horribly and that right soon shall he appear unto you: for an hard judgement shall they have that bear rule. 7 Mercy is granted unto the lowest: but they that be in authority shallbe sore punished. 8 For he which is Lord over all shall “ Or, fear, or, spare. except no man's person, neither shall he stand in awe of any man's greatness: for he hath made the small and great, and careth for all a like. 9 But the mighty shall have the sorer trial. 10 Unto you therefore (O ye kings) do I speak, that ye may learn wisdom, and not go amiss. 11 For they that keep holiness Or, holy things. holily, shallbe judged holy: and they that have learned such things, shall find defence. 12 Wherefore “ Or, covet my words. set your delight upon my words and desire them, so shall ye “ Or, be instructed and learned. come by nurture. 13 Wisdom is a noble thing, and never fadeth away: yea she is easily seen of them that love her, and found of such as seek her. 14 She preventeth them that desire her, that she may show herself unto them. 15 Who so awaketh unto her betimes, shall have no great travail: for he shall find her sitting ready at his doors. 16 To think therefore upon her, is perfect understanding: and who so watcheth for her, shall quickly be dispatched of care. 17 For she goeth about seeking such as are meet for her, showeth herself cheerfully unto them in “ Or, in their ways. their goings, and meeteth them with “ Or, every thought. all diligence. 18 For the unfeigned desire of “ Or, discipline. reformation is her beginning: to care for nurture is love, 19 And love is the keeping of her laws, and the keeping of her laws is the assurance of immortality: 20 And immortality maketh a man familiar with God. 21 And so the desire of wisdom leadeth to the kingdom [everlasting.] 22 If your delight be then in royal seats and sceptres (O ye kings of the people) set your Or, honour lust upon wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore. 23 O love the light of wisdom all ye that be rulers of the people. This verse is only in the old interpreter. 24 As for wisdom, what she is & how she came up, I will tell you, and will not hide the mysteries of [God] from you: but will seek her out from the beginning of her nativity, and bring the knowledge of her into light, and will not keep back the truth, 25 Neither will I have to do with consuming envy: for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom. 26 But the multitude of the wise, is the welfare of the world: and a wise king is the Or, stay. upholding of the people. 27 O receive nurture then through my words, and it shall do you good. The vij Chapter. Wisdom ought to be preferred above all things. 1 I Myself also am a mortal man, like as all other, & am come of the earthy generation of him that was first made, 2 And in my mother's womb was fashioned to be flesh in the time of ten months, being brought together in blood, through the seed of man, and the pleasure that came with sleep. 3 And when I was borne I received like air as other men, and fell upon the earth which is of like nature, crying and weeping at the first as all other do. 4 I was wrapped in swaddling clothes, and brought up with cares. 5 For there is no king that hath had any other beginning of birth. 6 All men than have one entrance unto life, and one going out in like manner. 7 Wherefore I desired, and understanding was given me: I called, and the spirit of wisdom came into me. 8 I set more by her then by kingdoms and royal seats, and counted riches nothing in comparison of her. 9 As for precious stone, I compared it not unto her: for all gold is but a little gravel unto her, and silver shallbe counted but clay before her sight. 10 I loved her above “ Or, health. welfare & beauty, and purposed to take her for my light: for her light can not be quenched. 11 All good things together came to me with her, and innumerable riches through her hands. 12 And I was glad in all things, because wisdom went before them: and I knew not that she was the mother of them. 13 And I myself learned unfeignedly, and make other men partakers of her without envy, and hide her riches from no man. 14 For she is an infinite treasure unto men: which who so use, become partakers of the love [and friendship] of God, and are accepted unto him for the gifts of “ Or, knowledge. wisdom. 15 God hath granted me to speak what my mind conceiveth, and to think as is meet for the things that are given me: For it is he that leadeth unto wisdom, and teacheth to use wisdom a right. 16 For in his hand are both we and our words, yea all our wisdom and knowledge of [his] works. 17 For he hath given me the true science of the things that are, so that I know how the world was made, and the powers of the elements: 18 The beginning, ending, and midst of the times, how the times alter, how one goeth after another, & how they are fulfilled, 19 The course of the year, the ordinances of the stars, 20 The natures of living things, the furiousness of beasts, the power of the winds, the imaginations of men, the diversities of young plants, the virtues of roots: 21 And all such things as are either secret or manifest, them have I learned. 22 For wisdom which is the worker of all things hath taught me: for in her is the spirit of understanding, which is holy, one only, manifold, subtle, Or, lively quick moving, clear, undefiled, plain, sweet, loving the thing that is good, sharp, which can not be letted, doing good, 23 Kind to man, steadfast, sure, free from care, having all Or, power. virtues, “ Or, having regard of circumspect in all things, and passing through all understanding, clean, & subtle spirits. 24 For wisdom is nimbler than all nimble things, she goeth through and attaineth to all things, because of her cleanness. 25 For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the almighty [God:] therefore can no defiled thing come unto her. 26 For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the undefiled mirror of the majesty of God, and the image of his goodness. 27 And being [but] one, she can do all things: and remaining in herself she reneweth all, and in all ages of times entering into holy souls, she maketh God's friends, and prophets: 28 For God loveth none, if he dwell not with wisdom. 29 For she is more beautiful than the sun, “ Or, above all the order of stars. and giveth more light than the stars, and the day is not to be compared unto her. 30 For upon “ Or, it. the day cometh night: but wickedness can not overcome wisdom. The eight Chapter. The effects of wisdom. 1 “ Or, ●he. Wisdom reacheth from one end to another mightily, and Or, profitably. lovingly doth she order all things. 2 I have loved her, and Or, sought. laboured for her, even from my youth up: I did my diligence to marry myself with her, such love had I unto her beauty. 3 That she hath the company of God, it commendeth her nobility: yea the Lord of all things himself loveth her. 4 For she is the scoolemaistresse of the nurture of God, and the chooser out of his works. 5 If Or, ●f riches be a possession that a man would desire a man would desire riches in this life, what is richer than wisdom that worketh all things? 6 For if prudency work: what is it among all things that worketh better? 7 And if a man love righteousness, her labours are but virtues: For why? she teacheth soberness and prudence, “ Or, justice and manhood. righteousness and strength, which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in their life. 8 If a man desire much “ Or, much experience. knowledge, she can tell the things that are past, and discern things for to come: she knoweth the subtleties of words, and can expound dark sentences: she foreseeth signs and wonders or ever they come to pass, and the “ Or, success of times. ends of all times and ages. 9 Therefore I purposed after this manner: I will take her into my company, that she may live with me, knowing for certainty she shall give me good counsel, and speak comfortably unto me in my carefulness and grief. 10 For her sake shall I be well [& honestly] taken among the commons, and with honour among the elders though I be young. 11 I shallbe found to be of sharp judgement, so that I shallbe marvelous in the sight of great men: This part of the eleventh verse is only in the old translation. and the faces of princes shall wonder at me. 12 When I hold my tongue, they shall bide my leisure, and when I speak, they shall give good ear unto me, and if I talk much, they shall lay their hands upon their mouth. 13 Moreover, by the means of her I shall obtain immortality, and leave behind me an everlasting memorial among them that come after me. 14 I “ Or, I shall govern the people. shall set the people in order, and the nations shallbe subdued unto me. 15 Horrible tyrants shallbe afraid when they do but hear of me, among the multitude I shallbe counted good, and mighty in battle. 16 When I come home I shall find rest with her: for her company hath no bitterness, and her fellowship hath no tediousness, but mirth and joy. 17 Now when I considered these things by myself, and pondered them in my heart, how that to be joined unto wisdom is immortality, 18 And great pleasure to have her friendship, and that in the works of her hands are infinite riches, and that who so Or exerciseth talk with her. keepeth company with her shallbe wise, and that he which talketh with her, shall come to honour: I went about seeking how to get her unto me. 19 For I was a lad of ripe wit, and had a good “ Or, spirit with me. understanding. 20 “ Or, yea rather being good. But when I grew to more understanding, I came to an undefiled body. 21 Nevertheless when I perceived that I could not enjoy it except God gave it [me] and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift it was, I stepped unto the Lord and besought him, and with my whole heart I said after this manner: The ix Chapter. A prayer of Solomon to obtain wisdom. 1 O God of “ Or, the [my] father's, and Lord of mercy, thou hast made all things with thy word, 2 And ordained man through thy wisdom, that he should have Gen. i d. dominion over the creatures which thou hast made, 3 That he should “ Or, govern. order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgement with a “ Or, an upright. true heart: 4 give me wisdom which is ever sitting about thy seat, and put me not out from among thy children: 5 For I thy servant and son of thy handmaiden, am a feeble person, and of a short time, “ Or, and yet less in and to young to the understanding of judgement and laws. 6 And though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shallbe nothing regarded. 7 Thou hast chosen me to be a king unto thy people, and the judge of thy sons and daughters. 8 Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount, and an altar in the city wherein thou dwellest, a likeness of thy holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning. 9 And thy wisdom with thee, which knoweth thy works, which also was with thee when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy commandments. 10 O send her out of thy holy heavens, & from the throne of thy majesty, that she may be with me and labour [with me] that I may know what is acceptable in thy sight. 11 For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my works, and preserve me Or, by in her power. 12 So shall my works be acceptable, and then shall I govern thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father's seat. 13 For what man is he that can know the counsel of God? or who can think what the will of God is? 14 For the thoughts of mortal men are “ Or, dreadful. miserable, and our forecasts are but uncertain. 15 For why? a corruptible body is heavy unto the soul, and the earthy mansion keepeth down Or, th● mind that hath many ca●es. that understanding that museth upon many things. 16 Very hardly can we discern the things that are upon earth, Or and 〈…〉 that 〈…〉 and great labour have we or we can find the things which are before our eyes: & who hath then sought out the ground of the things that are done in heaven? 17 [Oh Lord] who can have knowledge of thy Or, 〈◊〉. [understanding and] meaning, except thou give wisdom, and send thy holy ghost from above? 18 For so the ways of them which lived on the earth were reformed, and men have learned the things that are pleasant unto thee, and were preserved through wisdom. The ten Chapter. The deliverance of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies cometh through wisdom. 1 SHe preferred the first formed father of the world that was created alone, and brought him out of his fall: 2 Gen. ●. And gave him power to rule all things. 3 Gen iiii b. But when the unrighteous went away in his wrath from her, he perished by the furious desire to murder his brother. 4 For whom when the Gen. seven. b. water destroyed the whole world, wisdom again preserved it, herself governing the just man by no costly work of wood. 5 Gen xi a. Moreover, when the nations were confounded [or joined together] in their malicious confederacy, she found out the righteous, and preserved him faultless unto God, and kept him strong against the love of his son. 6 She preserved the righteous Gen. nineteen. f. when he fled from the ungodly that perished, what time as the fire fell down upon the five cities. 7 Like as yet this day the [unfruitful] waste [and] smoking land giveth testimony of their wickedness: yea the Or, the 〈◊〉 riping unripe & untimely fruits that grow upon the trees, and for a token of a remembrance of the unfaithful soul, there standing a pillar of salt. 8 For all such as regarded not wisdom, got not only this hurt, that they knew not the things which were good: but also left behind them unto men a memorial of their foolishness, so that in the things wherein they sinned, they could not be hid. 9 But as for such as took heed unto wisdom, she hath delivered them from sorrow. 10 〈…〉 When the righteous fled because of his brother's wrath, 〈…〉 wisdom led him the right way, showed him the kingdom of God, gave him knowledge of holy things, made him rich in his labours, & brought to pass the things that he went about. 11 In the “ Or, covetousness. disceiptfulnesse of such as defrauded him, she stood by him and made him rich. 12 She saved him from the enemies, and defended him from the “ Or, liars in wait. deceivers: In a strong battle she gave him the victory, that he might know how that the fear of God is stronger than all things. 13 Gen. 37. f. Act. seven. b. When the righteous was sold, she forsook him not, but delivered him from sin: She went down with him into the “ Or, prison dungeon, 14 And failed him not in the bands, Gen. xli. f. till she had brought him the sceptre of the realm, and power against those that oppressed him: As for them that had accused him, she declared them to be liars, and brought him to perpetual “ Or, glory. worship. 15 Exod. i b. She delivered the righteous people and faultless seed, from the nations that oppressed them. 16 Exod. iii. c. She entered into the soul of the servant of the Lord, and stood by him in wonders and tokens against the dreadful kings. 17 She gave the “ Or, the saints. righteous the reward of their labours, and led them forth a marvelous way: on the day time she was a shadow unto them, and a light of stars in the night season. 18 Exo. xiiii. ●. She brought them through the red sea, and carried them through the great water. 19 But she drowned their enemies [in the sea] but brought them out of the bottom of the deep. 20 Exod. xii. e. So the righteous took the spoils of the ungodly, Exod. xv. a. & praised thy holy name O Lord, and magnified thy victorious hand with one accord. 21 Ps● x● 〈…〉 For wisdom openeth the mouth of the dumb, and maketh the tongues of babes to be eloquent. The xj Chapter. 1 The miracles done for Israel. 13 The vengeance of sinners. 28 The great power and mercy of God. 1 SHe ordered their works in the hands of the holy prophet: “ Or, derected▪ or, prospered. 2 Exo. xvi. a. [So that] they went through the wilderness that was not inhabited, and pitched their tents in the waste desert. 3 They stood against their enemies, and were avenged of their adversaries. 4 Exod 17. c. Num. xx. b. When they were thirsty they called upon thee, and water was given them out of the [most] high rock, & their thirst was quenched out of the hard stone. 5 For by the things wherethrough their enemies were punished, were the “ Or, they, that is, the Israelites. children of Israel helped in their need. 6 For in steed of a fountain of the perpetual running flood all troubled with gory blood, 7 In reproach of the commandment published to murder the infants, thou gavest unto them abundance of water, and that not looked for neither: 8 Declaring by that thirst then, how thou hadst punished thine adversaries. 9 Deut. viii. a. For when they were tried, and nurtured with [fatherly] mercy, they knew how the ungodly were judged and punished in the wrath [of God.] 10 For these hast thou exhorted as a father, and proved them: but unto the other thou hast been a boystuous king, “ Or, examined them straightly. laid hard to their charge, and condemned them. 11 Whether they were absent or present, their punishment was a like. 12 For their grief was double, and mourning for the remembrance of things past: 13 For when they perceived that their punishments did them good, they “ Or, they felt. thought upon the Lord. 14 For whom in his casting out before, as an abject they had denied with derision, him in the end when they saw what happened, they wondered at: for they were of another thirst than was the just. 15 But for the foolish devices of their wickedness, wherewith being deceived they worshipped serpents that had not the use of reason, and vile beasts, thou sentest a multitude of unreasonable beasts upon them for revengeance: 16 That they might know, that look wherewithal a man sinneth, by the same also shall he be punished. 17 levit. 2●. d. Sap. xvi. ●. jere. viii. f. For unto thy almighty hand that made the world of nought, it was not unpossible to send among them an heap of bears, or wood lions, 18 Or cruel beasts of a strange kind such as are unknown, or spout fire, or cast out a smoking breath, or shoot horrible sparks out of their eyes: 19 Which might not only destroy them with hurting, but also kill them with their horrible sight. 20 Yea without these [beasts] might they have been slain with one wind, being persecuted by the revengeance, and scattered abroad through the breath of thy power: Nevertheless, thou hast ordered all things in measure, number, and weight. 21 For thou hast ever had great strength and might, and who may withstand the power of thine arm? 22 For why? like as the small thing that the balance weigheth, so is the world before thee: yea as a drop of the morning dew that falleth down upon the earth. 23 But thou hast mercy upon all, for thou hast power of all things, Rom. two. a. and makest thee as though thou sawest not the sins of men, because they should amend. 24 For thou lovest all the things that are, and hatest none of them whom thou hast made: for thou wouldst not have made any thing if thou hadst hated it. 25 Yea how might any thing endure if it were not thy will? or how could any thing be preserved, except it were called of thee? 26 But thou sparest all: for they are thine (O Lord) thou lover of souls. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 2 The mercy of God toward sinners. 14 The works of God are unreprovable. 19 God giveth leisure to repent. 1 FOr thy uncorruptible spirit, O Lord, is in all things? 2 Therefore chastenest thou them measurably that go wrong, and warnest them by putting them in remembrance in what things they have offended, that leaving their wickedness, they may believe on thee O Lord. 3 Deut. ix. a. x●i. d. xviii. c As for those old inhabiters of thy holy land, thou mightest not away with them. 4 For they committed abominable works [against thee] as witchcraft, sorcery, and wicked sacrifices. 5 They slew their own children without mercy, they did eat up the bowels of men's flesh, and devoured the blood in abominable banquets, and had their mad fanatical priests: 6 And the fathers were the chief murderers of the souls destitute of help, [these doers] thou wouldst destroy by the hands of our fathers: 7 That the land which thou lovest above all other, might be a meet dwelling for the children of God. 8 Nevertheless, thou sparedst them also as men, and sendedst the forerunners of thine host, even hornets, to destroy them out by little and little. 9 Not that thou wast unable to subdue the ungodly unto the righteous in battle, or with cruel beasts, or with one rough word to destroy them together: 10 Exo. xiii. d. Deut. seven. d. But thy mind was in punishing them by little & little, to give them place for amendment, knowing well that it was an unrighteous nation, and wicked of nature, and that their thought might never be altered. 11 For it was a cursed seed from the beginning: yet hast thou not pardoned their sins wherein they offended, for that thou fearest any man. 12 For who will stand against thy judgement? or who will blame thee for the nations that perish, whom thou hast made? or who will come before thy face to be revenged for the unrighteous men? 13 For there is none other God but thou, i. Pet v. ●. that carest for all things: that thou mayest declare how that thy judgement is not unright. 14 There dare neither king nor tyrant in thy sight, require accounts of them whom thou hast “ Or, punished. destroyed. 15 forsomuch then as thou art righteous thyself, thou orderest all things righteously, job. ix. a. thinking it unseemly for thy power to condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished. 16 For thy power is the beginning of righteousness, and because thou art Lord of all things, it maketh thee to be gracious unto all. 17 For when men think thee not to be of a full strength, thou declarest thy power, and reprovest the boldness of the wise. 18 But thou “ Or, ruling. mastering thy power dost judge with equity, and orderest us with great favour: for thou mayest use power when thou wilt. 19 By such works now hast thou taught thy people, that the just man should be loving, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope, because thou givest room to repentance for sins. 20 For insomuch as thou hast punished and with such deliberation and obtestation, the enemies of thy servants, which were worthy to die, where through thou gavest them time and place of amendment, that they might turn from their wickedness: 21 With how great circumspection than punishest thou thine own children, unto whose fathers thou hast sworn, & made covenants of good promises? 22 So where as thou dost chasten us, thou “ Or, scourgest. punishest our enemies a thousand times more: to the intent that when we punish, we should diligently think of thy goodness, and when we ourselves are “ Or, judged punished, we should hope for mercy. 23 Wherefore, where as men have lived dissolutely and unrighteously, thou hast punished them sore with their own abominations. 24 Sapi. xi. c. Rom ● c. For they went astray very “ Or, far. long in the ways of error, & held the beasts (which even their enemies despised) for gods, deceived as children of no understanding. 25 Therefore hast thou sent them thy judgement in scorn, as to children void of reason. 26 As for such as will not be reformed by those scorns [and rebukes] they shall feel the worthy Or, judgement punishment of God. 27 For look in what things they Or ●muring 〈◊〉 grudging disdained when they Or, were chastisest. suffered for their sakes whom they counted gods, seeing themselves punished in the Or, murmuring. same, they perceived that he was in deed the true God, whom before they had denied to know, and therefore came extreme damnation upon them. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 All things be vain except the knowledge of God. 10 Idolaters and idols are mocked. 1 surely vain are all men by nature, which were ignorant of God, and could not out of the good things that are seen know him that of himself is [everlasting] neither took so much regard of the works that are made, as thereby to know who was the craftsman of them: 2 But some took the fire, some the wind or swift air, some the course of the stars, some the running water, [some took sun and moon] or the lights of heaven, for gods that rule the world. 3 But though they had such pleasure in their beauty, that they thought them to have been gods, yet should they have known how much more “ Or, excellent. fairer he is that made them: For the “ Or, the first author. maker of beauty hath ordained all these things. 4 Or if they marveled at the power and work of them, they should have perceived thereby, how much he which made these things is mightier than they. 5 For by the greatness of the beauty and of the creatures, the maker thereof compared with them, may plainly be “ Or, seen. known. 6 Notwithstanding, they are the less to be blamed that seek God, and would find him, & yet peradventure “ Or, err. miss. 7 For they being occupied in his works, do seek him diligently, and are persuaded by the sight, because the things are beautiful that are seen. 8 Howbeit, yet neither are they to be excused. 9 For if their understanding [and knowledge] be so great, that they can “ O● con●●●ture of. discern the world [and the creatures] why do they not rather find out the Lord thereof? 10 But miserable are they, and “ Or, in dead things. among the dead is their hope, that call them gods which are but the works of men's hands, gold, silver, and the thing that is found out by Or, art. cunning, the similitude of beasts, or any vain stone that hath been made by hand of old. 11 Or as when a carpenter cutteth down a tree meet for the purpose, and pareth of all the bark cunningly, and so by art comely maketh a vessel profitable to the use of life: 12 And with that which is cut of from his work, doth dress his meat to fill his belly: 13 And as for the other part that is left, which is profitable for nothing (for it is a crooked piece of wood and full of knobs) he carveth it diligently by leisure, and according to the knowledge of his cunning, he giveth it some proportion, fashioneth it after the similitude of a man, 14 Or maketh it like some vile beast, straketh it over with red, and painteth it, and look what foul spot is in it, he casteth some colour upon it. 15 Then maketh he a Or, 〈◊〉 house worthy of it. convenient tabernacle for it, setteth it in the wall, and maketh it fast with iron: 16 Providing so for it, lest it happen to fall, for it is well known that it can not help itself: For why, it is but an image, and must of necessity be helped. 17 Then making prayer for his goods, for his marriage, and for children, he is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no soul. 18 For health, he maketh his petition unto him that is Or, weak sick: for life, he humbly prayeth unto him that is dead: he Or, maketh supplication unto him calleth upon him for help, that hath no experience at all: and to send him a good journey, he prayeth him that may not go. 19 And for gain, for work, and for success of his affairs, he asketh power of him which is without all manner of power. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 1 The detestation and abomination of images. 8 A curse of them and of him that maketh them. 14 Whereof idolatry proceeded: 23 What evils come of idolatry. 1 Again, another man purposing to sail, and Or, preparing and making ready. beginning to take his journey thorough the raging Or, waves, ●th. sea, calleth for help unto a stock that is far weaker than the vessel that beareth him. 2 For as for it, covetousness of money hath found it out, and the crafts man made it with his cunning. 3 But thy providence O father governeth it: * For thou hast made a way even in the sea, and a sure path in the midst of the waves, 4 Declaring thereby that thou hast power to help Or, every way. in all things, yea though a man went to the sea without Or, art. ship. 5 Nevertheless thou wouldst not that the works of thy wisdom should be in vain: and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, passing over the stormy sea in a ship, and are saved. 6 Gen. seven. d. For in the old time also when the proud giants perished, he in whom Or, the hope of the words. the hope was left to increase the world, went into the ship which was governed thorough thy hand, and so left seed behind him unto the world. 7 For “ Or, blessed. happy is the tree, wherethrough righteousness cometh: 8 But cursed is “ Or, the thing. [the idol] that is made with hands, Psal cxv. a. Baruch vi. ● yea both it and he that made it: He, because he made it: and it, because it was called God, whereas it is but a “ Or corruptible. frail thing. 9 〈◊〉. seven. d. For the ungodly and his ungodliness, are both like abominable unto God. 10 [Even so] the work and he that made it also, shallbe punished together. 11 Therefore shall there a plague come upon the idols of the heathen: for out of the creature of God they are become an abomination, a “ Or, a slander & offence, or stumbling block. temptation unto the souls of men, and a snare for the feet of the unwise. 12 For why, the “ Or, devising. seeking out of idols, is the beginning of whoredom, and the “ Or, inventions. bringing up of them, is the “ Or, the corruption. destruction of life. 13 For they were not from the beginning, neither shall they continue for ever. 14 The vainglory of men hath found them out upon earth, therefore shall they come shortly to an end. 15 For when a father mourned heavyly for his son “ Or, soon. suddenly taken away from him, he made him an image: and him which then was but a dead man, he now began to worship as a god, and ordained for his “ Or, subjects. servants ceremonies and sacrifices. 16 Thus by process of time this “ Or, wicked ungracious custom being waxen strong was kept as a law, and images were worshipped by commandment of tyrants. 17 As for those that were so far of that men might not worship them present, their visage being drawn out from far of, was made as the “ Or, gorgeous. clear image of an honourable king, that they might with “ Or, diligence. affection flatter aswell the absent as the present. 18 Again, the singular ambition of the crafts man gave the ignorant also a great occasion to increase the superstition. 19 For he willing to please one peradventure that Or, was of authority. bare rule, laboured with all his cunning to make the image of the best fashion. 20 And so thorough the beauty of the work, the “ Or, multitude. common people being thereto alured, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honoured as a man. 21 And this was to the deceiving of man's life, when men either with calamity or tyranny oppressed, ascribed unto stones and stocks that name [of God] which ought not to be given unto any thing [else.] 22 Moreover, this was not enough for them, that they erred in the knowledge of God: but where as they lived in the great war of ignorance, those so [many and] great “ Or, ●u●s. plagues called they peace. 23 For either Deu. xviii. b Iere. seven. b. they slew their own children and offered them in sacrifice, or used secret ceremonies, or followed mad drunken dissoluteness of rites in sacrifice: 24 So that they kept neither life nor marriage clean: but either one slew another traitorously, or grieved him by adultery. 25 So that there reigned in all men without exception, blood, manslaughter, theft, Or 〈◊〉 dissimulation, corruption, unfaithfulness, sedition, perjury, 26 Disquieting of good men, unthankfulness, defiling of souls, changing of birth, disordering of marriages, adultery, and uncleanness. 27 For why, Or, of idols that ought not 〈…〉 named of us. the honouring of abhomible images, is the beginning, the cause and end of all evil. 28 For [they that worship idols] either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, or live “ Or, vn●stlye. ungodly, or else lightly forswear themselves. 29 For insomuch as their trust is in the idols which have no Or, 〈◊〉 soul, though they swear falsely, yet they think it shall not hurt them. 30 Therefore cometh a great plague upon them, and that worthily for both causes: for they have an evil opinion of God that give heed unto idols, and they swear unjustly in deceit, despising holiness. 31 For it is not the power of them by whom they swear: but it is the just “ Or, judgement vengeance of sinners that punisheth always the offence of the ungodly doers. ¶ The xu Chapter. ¶ The voice of the faithful praising the mercy of God, by whose grace they serve not idols. 1 But thou O our God art gracious, true, and long suffering, and in mercy orderest thou all things. 2 Though we sin, yet are we thine, for we know thy strength: but we will not sin, because we know we are counted thine. 3 For to know thee, is perfect righteousness: yea to know thy power, is the root of immortality. 4 As Or, for neither the malicious devise of men deceived us. for the thing that men have found out through their evil science it hath not deceived us, nor the painters unprofitable labour [to wit] an image Or, stained. spotted with divers colours, 5 Whose sight enticeth the ignorant to lust after it, and he desireth the “ Or, fourme· picture of a dead image that hath no breath. 6 Both they that make them, they that desire them, and they that worship them, love evils, and are worthy to have such things to trust upon. 7 For the potter tempereth soft earth, laboureth it, and giveth it the fashion, of whatsoever vessel serveth for our use: and of the self same clay he maketh both the vessels that serve for clean uses, and also such as serve to the contrary: whereunto every vessel serveth, the potter himself being the judge. 8 So by his wicked labour he maketh a vain god of the same clay, this doth even he which a little before was made of earth himself, and within a little while after returneth to the same out of which he was taken, when the lone of his life shallbe demanded from him again. 9 notwithstanding, he careth not the more for this that he must labour, nor that his life is short: but striveth to excel goldsmiths and siluersmythes, and endeavoureth to do like the coppersmythes, and taketh it for an honour to make Or, false & counterfeit. deceivable things. 10 His heart is but ashes, his hope is more vain than earth, and his life of Or, more 〈◊〉. less honour than clay. 11 forsomuch as he knoweth not his own maker that gave him his soul of power to work, and breathed in him the breath of life. 12 But they counted our life but a pastime, and [our] conversation to be but a market for gain, and that men should every way be getting, yea though it were by evil means. 13 Now he that of earth maketh frail vessels and images, knoweth himself to offend above all other. 14 All the enemies of thy people that hold them in subjection, are most unwise, & are more miserable than very Or very babes. fools. 15 For they judge all the idols of the heathen to be gods, which neither have eyesight to see, nor noses “ Or, to draw the air, or, breath. to smell, nor ears to hear, nor fingers or hands to grope, and as for their feet, they are [to] slow to go. 16 For man made them, and he that borrowed his own spirit fashioned them: but no man can make a god like unto himself. 17 For seeing he is but mortal, it is but mortal that he maketh with unrighteous hands: He himself is better than they whom he worshippeth, for he lived as they did never. 18 Yea they worshipped [such] beasts also as are “ Or, their most enemies. most hateful: for if they were compared for “ Or, lack of understanding. madness, they are worse than others. 19 Neither have they any beauty why to be desired in respect of other beasts: but are all void of the praise of God, and his blessing. The xuj Chapter. 1 The punishment of idolaters. 20 The benefits done unto the faithful. 1 Therefore by such things are they worthily punished, & thorough the multitude of beasts are they “ Or, tormented. rooted out. 2 In steed of the which punishments thou hast graciously ordered thine own people, preparing for the desire of their appetite a strange taste, Num. xi. g. even quails to be their meat: 3 To the intent that by the things which were showed & sent unto them, they that were so greedy of meat, might begin to loath even their necessary appetite, and they which had suffered penury for a short space, might be partakers of the new taste. 4 For it was requisite that without any excuse poverty should come upon those which used tyranny, and to show only unto the other how their enemies were “ Or, tormented. destroyed. 5 Num xxi b. For when the cruel “ Or, ●nesse. woodness of the beasts came upon them, and they perished thorough the stings of the cruel serpents, [Notwithstanding] thy wrath endured not perpetually. 6 But they were Or troubled put in fear for a little season, that they might be reformed, having a “ Or, the brazen serpent. token of salvation to remember the commandment of thy law. 7 For he that looked back [to it] was not healed by the thing that he saw, but by thee O saviour of all. 8 So in this thou showedst our enemies, that it is thou which deliverest from all evil. 9 For then Edod. x. a. when they were bitten with grasshoppers and flies, they died, neither was there any remedy found for their life, for they were worthy to be punished by such. 10 But not the very teeth of venomous dragons did overcome thy children: for thy mercy was ever by them, and healed them. 11 For they were pricked because they should remember thy words, but speedily were they healed again, lest they should fall into so deep forgetfulness, that they might not be called back by thy benefit. 12 For it was neither herb nor plaster that restored them to health: but thy word O Lord, which healeth all things. 13 It is thou O Lord that hast the power of life and death, Deut 32. f. i Reg. two. a. thou leadest “ Or, down to hell gates. unto deaths door, and bringest up again. 14 A man in deed thorough his wickedness may slay ●another● but when his spirit is gone forth, it turneth not again, neither may he call again the soul that is taken away. 15 Exod. ix. c. But it is not possible to escape thy hand. 16 For the ungodly that would not know thee, were punished by the strength of thine arm: with strange rains, hails, and showers were they persecuted that they could not avoid, and thorough fire were they consumed. 17 For it was a wondrous thing that fire might do more than water which quencheth all things: but the world is the avenger of the righteous. 18 For sometimes was the fire so tame, that the beasts which were sent to punish the ungodly, brent not, and that because they should see and know that they were persecuted with the punishment of God. 19 And sometime brent the fire in the midst of the water, that it might destroy the fruits of the unjust land. 20 Exod. xvi. c. In steed whereof, thou hast fed thine own people with angel's food, and sent them bread ready from heaven without their labour, “ Or, being of force for all pleasures, and apt to every taste. being very pleasant and of good taste. 21 For this thy substance unto thy children declared thy sweetness, and serving to his appetite that took it, tempered itself according to his desire. 22 Exod. ix. d. But the snow and ice abode the violence of the fire and melted not, that they might know that the fire burning in the hail, & sparkling in the rain, destroyed the fruit of the enemies. 23 The fire also forgot his own strength again, that the righteous might be nourished. 24 For the creature that serveth thee which art the maker, is fierce in punishing the unrighteous, but is easy [and gentle] to do good, unto such as put their trust in thee. 25 Therefore did it alter at the same time into all fashions, and was obedient unto thy grace, which is the nurse of all things, according to the desire of them that had need thereof: 26 That thy children O Lord whom thou lovest, might know Deut v● Math. ii●i. a. that it is not the “ Or, increase and revenues growing of fruits that feedeth men, but that it is thy word which preserveth them that put their trust in thee. 27 For look what Or, could might not be destroyed at all with the fire, assoon as it was warmed with a little sun beam, it melted: 28 That all men might know, that thanks ought to be given unto thee before the sun rise, and that thou oughtest to be “ Or, praye● unto a●. worshipped before the day spring. 29 For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter ice, and flow away as unprofitable water. ¶ The xvij Chapter. ¶ The judgements of God against the wicked. Rom. xi. c. 1 FOr great are thy judgements [O Lord] and can not be expressed: therefore men do err that will not be reformed [by thy wisdom.] 2 Exod. x. c. For when the unrighteous thought to have thy holy people in subjection, they were bound with the bands of darkness and long night, shut up under roofs, and lay there to escape the eternal providence. 3 And while they thought to be hid in the darkness of their sins, they were scattered abroad in the very midst of the dark covering of forgetfulness, put to horrible fear, and “ Or, astonished with sights of strange apparitions. wondrously vexed. 4 For the corner where they lay hid, might not keep them from fear, because the sounds came round about them and vexed them, yea many terrible and Or, fantasies, with woeful countenances. strange visions appeared unto them. 5 No power of the fire might give them light, neither might the clear flames of the stars lighten the horrible night: 6 But there appeared unto them a sudden fire only, very dreadful: At the which sight, wherein they saw nothing thoroughly, they were so afraid, that they thought the thing which they saw to be “ Or, the worse. the more fearful. 7 As for the illusions of the magical art, they came to nought: and it was a most shameful reproach of the pride that they had of their own wisdom. 8 For they that promised to drive away the fears and troubles from the sick soul, were sick themselves with fear worthy to be laughed at. 9 For though no terrible thing did fear them, yet were they afraid at the beasts which passed by them, and at the hissing of the serpents. 10 Insomuch that with trembling they Or, died swooned, and Or, and denied even ●o see the air. said they saw not the air, which no man yet may escape. 11 For malice is a dreadful thing, that is condemned by his own witness: and being pressed with conscience, it ever Or, forecasteth suspecteth cruel things. 12 For fear is nothing else but a Or, a forsaking and reusing of the helps which 〈◊〉 suggesteth betraying of the succours which reason offereth. 13 And look how much the less his hope is within, the greater doth he recount his ignorance of that cause that bringeth the torment. 14 But they [that did endure] the night that in deed was intolerable, and that came from the dungeons of intolerable hell, sleeping the same sleep, 15 Were sometimes chased with monstruous apparitions, and sometimes they swooned, as their own souls had betrayed them: for an hasty fear, & that was not looked for, came upon them. 16 And thus, whosoever was there fallen, he was in prison, but without chains: 17 For whether a man had occupied husbandry, or had been an herdman or labourer in the Or, alone o● in the deserts. woods, if he were taken, he suffered Or that could not be escaped. intolerable necessity. 18 For they were all bound with one chain of darkness: whether it were a blazing wind, or a sweet song of the birds among the thick branches of the trees, or the vehemency of hasty running water, 19 Or great noise of the falling down of stones, or the running of playing beasts which they saw not, or the mighty noise of roaring wild beasts, or “ Or, echo. the sound that answered again in the holonesse of mountains: these terrible things made them sown [for very fear.] 20 For all the Or, world. earth shined with clear light, and no man was hindered in his labour. 21 Only upon them there fell a heavy night, an image of darkness that was to come upon them: Yea they were unto themselves more heavy than darkness. ¶ The xviij Chapter. 3 The fiery pillar that the Israelites had in Egypt. 8 The deliverance of the faithful. 10 The Lord smote the Egyptians. 20 The sin of the people in the wilderness. 21 Aaron stood between the living and the dead with his censure. 1 Nevertheless, thy saints had a very great light, whose voice they hearing, and not seeing their figure, for that they suffered not the same things, they thought them blessed. 2 And for that they did not hurt them now of whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them, & besought them pardon of that they had been enemies. 3 Therefore thou gavest them a burning pillar of fire to lead them in the unknown way, and the sun not to hurt them in their honourable journey. 4 But reason it was that they should lose the light and be put in the prison of darkness, which had kept thy children “ Or, in bondage, shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world. 5 Exod. i. c. and ii a. After when they thought to slay the babes of the saints, one child being cast out, and preserved to reprove them, thou tookest away the whole multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water. 6 Of that night were our fathers certified afore, Exo xiiii f. and xxiiii g that they knowing unto what oaths they had given credence, might be of good cheer. 7 Thus thy people received the health of the righteous, but the ungodly were destroyed. 8 For like as thou hast Or, punished revenged our enemies, so hast thou promoted us whom thou hast called. 9 For the righteous children of the good men offered secretly, and made a godly law with one consent, that the saints should in like manner receive together both good and evil, and that the fathers now should first sing praises. 10 But there was heard a disagreeing voice of the enemies, and there was a miserable lamentation for children that were bewailed. 11 The master and the servant were punished after one manner: and like as the king, so suffered the common people: 12 So they had innumerable that died with one kind of death altogether: Exod. xii. c. neither were the living sufficient to bury “ Or, them. the dead, for in the twinkling of an eye the noblest offspring of them was destroyed. 13 For whereas they would discredit all things by reason of the enchantments, in the destruction of the first borne they acknowledged that this people was the children of God. 14 For while all things were still in silence, and when the night was in the midst of her course, thy almighty word O Lord leapt down from heaven out of thy royal throne, 15 As a “ Or, fierce. rough man of war in the midst of the land that was destroyed, 16 And brought thine unfeigned commandment as a sharp sword, and standing up, filled all things with death, yea it stood upon the earth and reached unto the heaven. 17 Then the sights of the evil dreams vexed them suddenly, and fearfulness came upon them unawares. 18 Then lay there one here, another there half dead [half quick] and showed the cause of his death. 19 For the visions that vexed them, showed them these things afore, that they might not be ignorant wherefore they perished. 20 Yea the temptation of death touched the righteous also, and “ Or, 〈◊〉 among the multitude in the wilderness there was “ Or, a slaughter. insurrection: but thy wrath endured not long. 21 Num. xvi g. For the blameless man went in all the haste, and took the battle upon him, brought forth the weapon of his ministration, even prayer and the reconciliation of incense, set himself against the wrath, and so brought the misery to an end, declaring [thereby] that he was thy servant. 22 For he overcame not the “ Or, the destroyer multitude with bodily power or force of weapons: but with the word he subdued him that “ Or, that punished. vexed, alleging the oath and covenant made unto the fathers. 23 For when the dead were fallen down by heaps one upon another, he stood in the midst, “ Or, cut of. pacified the wrath, and “ Or, brake. parted the way that it might not come to the living. 24 Exod. 28 a. And why? in his long garment was all the beauty, and in the four rows of the stones was the glory of the fathers graven, and thy majesty was written in the Or, dedeke. crown of his head. 25 Unto these the destroyer gave place, and was afraid of them: for it was enough that they only tasted of the wrath. ¶ The xix Chapter. 1 The death of the Egyptians, and the great joy of the hebrews. 11 The meat that was given at the desire of the people. 17 All the elements serve to the will of God. 1 AS for the ungodly, the wrath came upon them without mercy unto the end: for he knew before what should happen unto them: 2 How that when they had consented to let them go, and had sent them out with great diligence, they would repent and “ Or, pursue them. follow upon them. 3 Exod. xiiii. a For whiles they were yet mourning and making lamentation by the graves of the dead, they devised another foolishness, so that they persecuted them in their fleeing, whom they had That is, the children of Israel wh●̄ they before had desired and prayed for to go their way. cast out afore with prayer. 4 For the “ Or, 〈◊〉 necessity which they had deserved brought them unto this end, and made them forget the things that had already happened, that they might by torments fulfil their punishment which remained: 5 And that thy people might try a marvelous passage: and these might find a strange death. 6 For every creature in his kind was fashioned again of new, serving the peculiar offices as was commanded them, that thy children might be kept without hurt: 7 For the cloud overshadowed their tents, and the dry earth appeared where afore was water: so that in the red sea there was a way without impediment, and the great deep became a green field: 8 wherethrough all the people went that were defended with thy hand, seeing thy marvelous strange wonders. 9 For as the horses, right so they neyed, and leapt like lambs, praising thee (O Lord) which hadst delivered them. 10 And why? they were yet mindful of the things that were done while they dwelled in the strange land, how the ground brought forth flies in stead of cattle, and how the river scrawled with the multitude of frogs in stead of fishes. 11 Exod. xvi e. Num. xi g. But at the last they saw a new generation of birds, what time as they were stirred with lust, and desired delicate meats. 12 For why? the quails came up to them from the sea for their comfort: but punishments came upon the sinners, not without the signs which came before to pass by vehemency of the thick lightnings: For they suffered worthily according to their wickedness, because they dealt so churlishly & with an hate of strangers. 13 For some would not receive “ Or, guests unknown. men that came unto them and were unknown: and some brought the strangers into bondage that did them good. 14 Nor only so, but if they had been any where regarded, they could not suffer it: for they entreated strangers very despitefully. 15 Others that had received them with great solemnity, when they were admitted unto their “ Or, rights society, they afflicted them with grievous labours. 16 Gen. nineteen. c Therefore were they stricken with blindness, like as when they that were covered with sudden darkness at the doors of the righteous, sought every one of them the entrance of his doors. 17 Thus the elements being changed, agreed among themselves, like as when tunes are changed upon an instrument of music, and yet keep still a melody: which may easily be perceived by the sight of the things that are come to pass. 18 For the earthy things were turned into watery: and the thing that before swam in the water, now went upon the ground. 19 The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and the water forgot his own kind to quench [the fire.] 20 Again, the flames hurted not the flesh of the corruptible living things though they walked therein, neither melted they that icy kind of immortal meat that was of nature apt to melt. 21 For in all things hast thou promoted thy people (O Lord) and brought them to honour, thou hast not despised them, but always and in all places hast thou “ Or, assisted them. stand by them. W. C. The end of the book of wisdom. ❧ The book of jesus the son of Sirach which is called in latin Ecclesiasticus. The prologue of jesus the son of Sirach unto his book. MAny and great men have declared wisdom unto us out of the law, out of the prophets, and out of other that followed them: in the which things Israel ought to be commended by the reason of doctrine and wisdom: Therefore they that have it, and read it, should not only themselves be wise therethrough, but serve other also with teaching and writing. After that my grandfather jesus had given diligent labour to read the law, the prophets, and other books that were left us of our fathers, and had well exercised himself therein: he purposed also to write some thing of wisdom and good manners, to the intent that they which were willing to learn, and to be wise, might have the more understanding, and be the more apt to lead a good conversation. Wherefore I exhort you to receive it lovingly, to read it with diligence, and to take it in good worth, though our words be not so eloquent as the famous orators. For the thing that is written in the Hebrew tongue, soundeth not so well when it is translated into another speech: Not only this book of mine, but also the law, the prophets, and other books sound far otherwise then they do when they are spoken in their own language. Now in the thirty and eight year when I came into Egypt in the time of Ptolemy Euerges, and continued there a long season, I found books there left full of great and profound learning. Wherefore I thought it good and necessary to bestow my diligence and travail to interpret this book: And considering that I had time, I laboured and did my best to perform this book, and to bring it unto light, that the strangers also which are disposed to learn, might apply themselves unto good manners, and live according to the law of the Lord. The first Chapter. 1 Wisdom cometh of God. 11 A praise of the fear of God. 29 The means to come by wisdom. 1 ALl wisdom 3 Reg 3. b. job. 18 c. jacob. i a. [cometh] of god the Lord, & hath been ever with him, and “ Or, and is with him for ever. is before all tyme. 2 Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, the drops of the rain, and the days of “ Or, the world. time? Who hath measured the height of heaven, the breadth of the earth, and the deepness of the sea? 3 Who hath sought out the ground of God's wisdom, which hath been before all things? 4 Rom. xi c. Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting. 5 (Gods word in the height is the well of wisdom, and the everlasting commandments are the entrance of her.) 6 Rom xi. d. Unto whom hath the root of wisdom been declared? or who hath known her wit? 7 Unto whom hath the doctrine of wisdom been discovered and showed? and who hath understand the manifold entrance of her? 8 There is one, even the highest, the maker of all things, the almighty, the king of power, of whom men ought to stand greatly in awe, which sitteth upon his throne, being a God of dominion. 9 He hath created her through the holy ghost, he hath seen her, numbered her, and measured her. 10 He hath powered her out upon all his works, and upon all flesh, according to his gift, he giveth her richly unto them that love him. 11 The fear of the Lord is worship and triumph, gladness, and a joyful crown. 12 The fear of the Lord maketh a merry heart, giveth gladness, joy, and long life. 13 Who so feareth the Lord, it shall go well with him at the last, and in the day of his death he shallbe blessed. 14 The love of God is honourable wisdom: look unto whom it appeareth, they love it, for they see what wondrous things it doth. 15 Psal. ●xi. b. Prou. ix. c. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and was made with the faithful in the mother's womb, it shall go with the chosen women, and shallbe known of the righteous and faithful. 16 The fear of the Lord is the right God's service, 17 That preserveth & justifieth the heart, and giveth mirth and gladness. 18 Who so feareth the Lord shallbe happy, and when he hath need of comfort he shallbe blessed. 19 She hath built her everlasting foundations with men, and is given to be with their seed. 20 To fear God is the wisdom that maketh rich, and bringeth all good with her. 21 She filleth the whole house with her gifts, & the garners with her treasure. 22 The fear of the Lord is the crown of wisdom, and giveth plenteous peace and health: He hath seen her and numbered her: Both these are the gifts of God. 23 Knowledge and understanding of wisdom hath he powered out as rain, and them that held her fast hath he brought unto honour. 24 The fear of the Lord is the root of wisdom, & her branches are long life. 25 In the treasures of wisdom is understanding & devotion of knowledge, but wisdom is abhorred of sinners. 26 The fear of the Lord driveth out sin, and when she is present, she driveth away anger. 27 For he that is without fear can not be made righteous, and his wilful boldness is his own destruction. 28 A patiented man will suffer unto the time, and then shall he have the reward of joy. 29 A good understanding will hide his words for a time, and many men's lips shall speak of his wisdom. 30 In the treasures of wisdom is the declaration of doctrine: but the sinner abhorreth the worship of God. 31 My son if thou desire wisdom, keep the commandment, and God shall give her unto thee: 32 For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and nurture: he hath pleasure in faith and loving meekness, and he shall fill the treasures thereof. 33 Be not obstinate and unfaithful to the fear of the Lord, and come not unto him with a double heart. 34 Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. 35 Exalt not thyself, lest thou happen to fall and bring thy soul to dishonour, and so discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation: because thou wouldst not receive the fear of God, & because thy heart is full of feignedness and deceit. The two Chapter. 1 He exhorteth the servants of God to righteousness, love, understanding, and patience. 11 To trust in the Lord. 13 A curse upon them that are faint hearted and impatient. 1 MY son Mat. iiii. a. two Tim. three c. if thou wilt come into the service of God, stand fast in righteousness & fear, and arm thy soul to temptation. 2 Settle thine heart and be patiented, bow down thine ear, receive the words of understanding, and shrink not away when thou art assaulted. 3 Hold thee fast upon God, join thyself unto him, and suffer that thy life may increase at the last. 4 Whatsoever happeneth unto thee, receive it: suffer in heaviness, & be patiented in thy trouble. 5 Sap. iii. a. Pro. xvii. a. For like as gold and silver are tried in the fire, even so are acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. 6 Believe in God and he shall help thee: order thy way a right, and put thy trust in him: Hold fast his fear and grow therein, 7 O ye that fear the Lord, take sure hold of his mercy, shrink not away from him, that ye fall not. 8 O ye that fear the Lord, believe him, and your reward shall not be empty. 9 O ye that fear the Lord, (a) That is, look for good things, and trust to have the reward of everlasting life, promised to them that with patience continue in his fear. trust in good things, and mercy shall come unto you for pleasure. 10 O ye that fear the Lord, set your love upon him, and your hearts shallbe lightened. 11 Consider the old generations of men (O ye children) and mark them well: Psal. xxxi. a. isaiah. xxvi. b. was there ever any one confounded that put his trust in the Lord? Who ever continued in his fear, and was forsaken? Or whom did he ever despise that called faithfully upon him? 12 For God is gracious and merciful, he forgiveth sins in the time of trouble, and is a defender for all them that seek him in the truth. 13 Woe be unto them that have a Or, double. fearful heart, wicked lips, and evil occupied hands, and to the sinner that goeth two manner of ways. 14 Woe be unto them that are faint hearted, which put not their trust in God, and therefore shall they not be defended of him. 15 Woe be unto you that have lost patience, forsaken the right ways, and are turned back into froward ways: What will you do when the Lord shall begin to visit you? 16 They that fear the Lord, will not disobey his word: and they that john xiii●. c. love him, will keep his commandments. 17 They that fear the Lord will seek out the things that are pleasant unto him: Rom. xiii. c and they that love him, be fulfilled with his law. 18 They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight. 19 They that fear the Lord keep his commandments, and will be patiented till they see himself, 20 Saying: 2. Reg. 24. c. Susan. d. If we do not repent, we shall fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men. 21 For his mercy is as great as himself. The three Chapter. 2 To our father and mother ought we to give double honour. 10 Of the blessing and curse of the father and mother. 22 No man ought over curiously to search out the secrets of God. 1 THe children of wisdom are a congregation of the righteous, and their offspring is obedience and love. 2 Hear your father's judgement (O my dear children) and do thereafter, that ye may be safe. 3 Exod. xx a. Deut. v. b. For the Lord will have the father honoured of the children: and look what a mother commandeth her children to do, he will have it kept. 4 Who so honoureth his father, his sins shallbe forgiven him: and he shall abstain from them, and shall have his daily desires. 5 Ephe. vi. a. And he that honoureth his mother, is like one that gathereth treasure together. 6 Who so honoureth his father, shall have joy of his own children: & when he maketh his prayer, he shallbe heard. 7 He that honoureth his father, shall have a long life: and he that is obedient unto the Lord, shall comfort his mother. 8 He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his father and mother, and doth them service as it were unto lords. 9 Exod. xx. c. Deut. v. b. Honour thy father and mother, in deed, in word, and in all patience, that thou mayest have God's blessing: and his blessing shall abide with thee at the last. 10 Gen. 27 d. Deut 33. a. The blessing of the father stablisheth the houses of the children: but the mother's curse rooteth out the foundations. 11 Rejoice not when thy father is reproved: for it is not honour unto thee, but a shame. 12 For the worship of a man's father, is his own worship: & the reproach of the mother, is the dishonesty of the son. 13 My son, make much of thy father in his age, and grieve him not as long as he liveth. 14 And if his understanding fail, have patience with him, and despise him not in thy strength. 15 For the good deed that thou showest unto thy father, shall not be forgotten: and when thou thyself wantest, it shallbe rewarded thee: and for thy mother's offence thou shalt be recompensed with good, yea it shallbe founded for thee in righteousness. 16 And in the day of trouble thou shalt be remembered: thy sins also shall melt away, like as the ice in the fair warm weather. 17 He that forsaketh his father, shall come to shame: and he that defieth his mother, is cursed of God. 18 My son, perform thy works with loving meekness, so shalt thou be loved above other men. 19 The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and thou shalt find favour in the sight of God. 20 Many are excellent and of renown: but the secrets are revealed unto the meek. 21 For great power belongeth only unto God, and he is honoured of the lowly. 22 Psal 131 a. Pro. xxv a. Rom. xii. a. Seek not out the things that are above thy capacity, and search not the ground of such things as are to mighty for thee: 23 But look what God hath commanded thee, think upon that always, & be not curious in many of his works: For it is not needful for thee to see with thine eyes the things that are secret. 24 Make not to much search in superfluous things, and be not curious in many of his works: for many things are showed unto thee already which be above the capacity of men. 25 The meddling with such, hath beguiled many a man, and tangled their wits in vanity. 26 Thou canst not see without eyes, therefore profess not the thing that thou hast not. 27 An hard heart shall fear evil at the last: and he that loveth danger, shall perish therein. 28 An heart that goeth two ways shall not prosper: and he that is froward of heart, will ever be worse and worse. 29 An obstinate heart shallbe laden with sorrows, and the ungodly sinner will heap one sin upon another. 30 The counsel of the proud hath no health, & his footsteps shallbe plucked up: for the plant of sin hath taken root in him. 31 The heart of him that hath understanding, shall perceive high things: and a good care will gladly hearken unto wisdom. 32 An heart that is wise and hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and increase in the works of righteousness. 33 Water quencheth burning fire, Psal xli. a. and mercy reconcileth sins. 34 God hath respect unto him that is thankful: he thinketh upon him against the time to come, so that when he falleth he shall find a strong hold. The four Chapter. 1 Alms must be done with gentleness. 12 The study of wisdom and her fruit. 20 An exhortation to eschew evil, and to do good. 1 MY son, Deut. xv. d defraud not the poor of his alms, and turn not away thine eyes from him that hath need. 2 Despise not an hungry soul, and defy not the poor in his necessity. 3 Grieve not the heart of him that is helpless, and withdraw not the gift from the needful. 4 Refuse not the prayer of one that is in trouble, turn not away thy face from the needy. 5 Cast not thine eyes aside from the poor for any evil will, that thou give him not occasion to speak evil of thee. 6 For if he complain of thee in the bitterness of his soul, his prayer shallbe heard: even he that made him shall hear him. 7 Be courteous unto the company of the poor, humble thy soul unto thy elder, and bow down thy head to a man of worship. 8 Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear unto the poor, (a) As a 〈◊〉 must of duty be courteous to the poor, humble to the ancient, bow down to the worshipful▪ so is it his duty to comfort, help, ●nd deliver the innocent and simple soul from the cruelty of the ungodly. but pay thy debt, and give him a friendly answer, and that with meekness. 9 Deliver him that suffereth wrong, from the hand of the oppressor: and be not faint hearted when thou sittest in judgement. 10 Be merciful unto the fatherless as a father, and be in stead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as an obedient son of the highest, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth. 11 Wisdom exalteth her children, receiveth them that seek her, & will go before them in the way of righteousness. 12 He that loveth her, loveth life: and they that seek her diligently, shall have great joy. 13 They that keep her, shall inherit glory: for where she entereth in, there is the blessing of God. 14 They that honour her, shallbe the servants of the holy one: and they that love her, are beloved of God. 15 Who so giveth ear unto her, shall judge the heathen: and he that hath “ Or, goeth. respect unto her, shall dwell safely. 16 He that believeth her, shall have her in possession, and his generation shall endure. 17 For when he “ Or, walketh. falleth, she doth go with him, and chooseth him among the best: Fear, dread, and temptation shall she bring upon him, and try him in her doctrine, till she have so proved him in his thoughts, that he commit his soul unto her. 18 Then shall she stablish him, bring the right way unto him, make him a glad man, show him her secrets, and heap upon him the treasures of knowledge, & understanding of righteousness. 19 But if he go wrong, she shall forsake him, & give him over into the hands of destruction and ruin. 20 Ro. xii. b. My son, make much of the time, eschew the thing that is evil: 21 And for thy life shame not to say the truth: b To be a shamed to confess thy god, thy faith, to testify the truth, and to reprove sin, doth bring sin unto thee: the contrary shame bringeth worship. For there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that bringeth worship and favour. 22 Accept no person after thine own will, that thou be not confounded to thine own decay: Be not ashamed of thy neighbour in his adversity. 23 And keep not back thy counsel when it may do good, neither hide thy wisdom in her beauty. 24 For in the tongue is wisdom known, so is understanding, knowledge, and learning in the talking of the wise, and steadfastness in the works of righteousness. 25 In no wise speak against the word of truth: but be ashamed of the lies of thine own ignorance. 26 Shame not to confess thine error, and resist not the course of the river. 27 And submit not thyself unto a foolish man, neither accept the person of the mighty. 28 And strive thou not against the stream: But for righteousness take pains with all thy soul, and for the truth strive thou unto death, and God shall fight for thee against thine enemies. 29 Be not hasty in thy tongue, neither slack and negligent in thy works. 30 Be not as a lion in thine own house, destroying thy household folks, and oppressing them that are under thee. 31 Act. xx. g. Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest give. The .v. Chapter. 1 In riches may we not put any confidence. 7 The vengeance of God ought to be feared, and repentance may not be deferred. 1 TRust not unto thy riches, Luk. xii. c. Eccle. xi. c. & say not, tush I have enough for my life, for it shall not help in the time of vengeance and temptation. 2 Follow not the lust of thine own heart in thy strength, 3 And say not, tush how have I had strength? or who will bring me under because of my works? For doubtless God shall avenge it. 4 And say not, I have sinned, and what evil hath happened me? For the almighty is a patiented rewarder. 5 Rom. seven. a. Because thy sin is forgiven thee, be not therefore without fear, neither heap one sin upon another. 6 Eccle. xxi. a. And say not, tush, the mercy of the Lord is great, he shall forgive me my sins be they never so many: Eccle. xvi. a For like as he is merciful, so goeth wrath from him also, and his indignation cometh down upon sinners. 7 Make no tarrying to turn unto the Lord, and put not of from day to day: for suddenly shall his wrath come, and in the time of vengeance he shall destroy thee. 8 〈◊〉 x a. 〈◊〉 seven d 〈…〉 c. Trust not in wicked riches, for they shall not help thee in the day of punishment and wrath. 9 Be not carried about with every wind, and go not into every way: for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue. 10 Stand fast in the way of the Lord, be steadfast in thy understanding, abide by the word, and follow the word of peace and righteousness. 11 Be gentle to hear the word of God, that thou mayest understand it: and make a true answer with wisdom. 12 Be swift to hear, but slow and patient in giving answer. 13 If thou hast understanding, shape thy neighbour an answer: if no, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, lest thou be trapped in an undiscreet word, and so confounded. 14 Honour and shame is in the talk, but the tongue of the undiscrete is his own destruction. 15 Leu. nineteen. d. Be not a privy accuser as long as thou livest, and use no slander with thy tongue: For shame & sorrow goeth over the thief, and an evil name over him that is double tongued: but he that is a privy accuser of other men, shallbe hated, envied, and confounded. 16 Do not rashly neither in great nor small. The uj Chapter. 1 It is the property of a sinner to be evil tongued. 6 Of friendship. 33 Desire to be taught. 1 BE not of a friend an enemy, For that is against the 〈◊〉 of charity which ●eth all, and ●eth nothing but only sin. for such a man getteth an evil name, shame, and rebuke: and whosoever beareth envy & a double tongue, offendeth. 2 Rom. xii. b. Be not proud in the device of thine own understanding, lest thy soul rend thee as a (b) As a bull teareth in pieces a young tree with his horns, so thou trusting in thine own wisdom, and standing in thine own conceit, because of thy wit, thy power, or riches, should destroy thyself. bull, 3 And lest thy leaves wither, and thy fruit be destroyed, and so thou be left as a dry tree in the wilderness. 4 For a wicked soul destroyeth him that hath it, maketh him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies, and bringeth him to the portion of the ungodly. 5 Eccle xx. b. A sweet word multiplieth friends, & pacifieth them that be at variance: and a thankful tongue will be plenteous in a good man. 6 Hold friendship with many, nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand. 7 If thou gettest a friend, Deu. xiii. b. Mich. seven. a. Mat x. c. prove him first, and be not hasty to give him credence. 8 For some man is a friend but for his own turn, and will not abide in the day of trouble. 9 And there is some friend that turneth to enmity, and taketh part against thee: and if he know any hurt by thee, he telleth it out. 10 Eccle. 37. a. Again, some friend is but a companion at the table, and in the day of need he continueth not. 11 But in thy prosperity he will be as thou thyself, and deal plainly with thy household folk. 12 If thou be brought low he will be against thee, and will be hidden from thy face. 13 Depart from thine enemies, yea and beware of thy friends. 14 A faithful friend is a strong defence, who so findeth such one, findeth a treasure. 15 A faithful friend hath no pear, the weight of gold and silver is not to be compared to the goodness of his faith. 16 A faithful friend is a medicine of life and immortality, and they that fear the Lord shall find him. 17 Who so feareth the Lord, shall prosper with friends: and as he is himself, so shall his friend be also. 18 My son receive doctrine from thy youth up, so shalt thou find wisdom till thou be old. 19 Go to her as one that ploweth and soweth, and wait patiently for her good fruits: For thou shalt have but little labour in her work, but thou shalt eat of her fruits right soon. 20 O how exceeding sharp is wisdom to unlearned men? an unsteadfast body will not remain in her. 21 Unto such she is as it were a touchstone, and he casteth her from him in all the haste. 22 For wisdom is with him but in name, there be but few that have knowledge of her. 23 But with them that know her, she abideth even unto the appearing of God. 24 give ear my son, receive my doctrine, and refuse not my counsel. 25 Put thy foot into her links, Mat. xi. d. and take her yoke upon thy neck. 26 Bow down thy shoulder under her, bear her patiently, and be not weighed of her bands. 27 Come unto her with thy whole heart, and keep her ways with all thy power. 28 Seek after her, and she shallbe showed thee: and when thou hast her, forsake her not. 29 For at the last thou shalt find rest in her, and that shallbe turned to thy great joy. 30 Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee, and her yoke a glorious raiment. 31 For there is a golden ornament in her, & her bands are laces of purple colour. 32 Thou shalt put her on as a rob of honour, and shalt put her about thee as a crown of joy. 33 My son, if thou wilt take heed, thou shalt have understanding, and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be wise. 34 If thou wilt bow down thine ear, thou shalt receive doctrine: and if thou delight in hearing, thou shalt be wise. 35 Stand with the multitude of such elders as have understanding, and consent unto their wisdom with thine heart. 36 Eccle. viii. a. That thou mayest hear all godly sermons, and that the worthy sentences escape thee not. 37 And if thou seest a man of discrete understanding, get thee soon unto him, & let thy foot tread upon the steps of his doors. 38 Psal. i a. Let thy mind be upon the commandments of God, and be earnestly occupied in his laws: so shall he stablish thy heart, and give thee wisdom at thine own desire. The vij Chapter. 2 We must forsake evil, and yet not justify ourselves. 23 The behaviour of the wise toward his wife, his friend, his children, his servants, his father and mother. 1 DO no evil, so shall there no harm happen unto thee. 2 Depart away from the thing that is wicked, and no misfortune shall meddle with thee. 3 My son, sow no evil things in the sorrows of unrighteousness, so shalt thou not reap them seven fold. 4 Labour not to the Lord for pre-eminence, neither unto the king for the seat of honour. 5 Psal. 142 a. Eccle. seven. c. job. ix. a. Luk. 18. b. justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to be reputed wise in the presence of the king. 6 Make no labour to be made a judge, except it so were that thou couldst mightily put down wickedness: for if thou shouldest stand in awe of the presence of the mighty, thou shouldest fail in giving sentence. 7 Offend not in the multitude of the city, and put not thyself among the people. 8 Eccle. xii. c. Bind not two sins together: for in one sin shalt thou not be unpunished. 9 Say not, tush, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, & when I offer to the highest God he will accept it. 10 Be not faint hearted when thou makest thy prayer, neither slack in giving of alms. 11 Laugh no man to scorn in the heaviness of his soul, for God (which seeth all things) is he i Reg. two. b. that can bring down, and set up again. 12 Accept no leasing against thy brother, neither do the same against thy friend. 13 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. 14 Make not many words when thou art among the elders: Mat vi. a. and when thou prayest, make not much babbling. 15 Rom xi● b. Let no labourous works be tedious unto thee, neither the husbandry which the almighty hath created. 16 Make not thy boast in the multitude of thy wickedness: but humble thyself even from thine heart, 17 And remember that the wrath shall not be long in tarrying, and that the vengeance of the flesh of the ungodly is a very fire and worm. 18 give not over thy friend for any good, nor thy faithful brother for the best gold. 19 Depart not from a discrete & good woman that is fallen unto thee for thy portion in the fear of the Lord: for the gift of her honesty is above gold. 20 Luk. nineteen. ●. Where as thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that is faithful unto thee. 21 Love a discrete servant as thine own soul, defraud him not of his liberty, neither leave him a poor man. 22 Deu. xxv. b. If thou have cattle, look well to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them. 23 Eccl. thirty. a. If thou have sons bring them up in nurture and learning, and hold them in awe from their youth up. 24 If thou have daughters keep their body, and show not thy face cheerful toward them. 25 Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou perform a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding. 26 If thou have a wife after thine own mind, forsake her not: but commit not thyself to the hateful. 27 Eccle iii. a. job iiii. a. Honour thy father from thy whole heart: and forget not the sorrowful travail that thy mother had with thee. 28 Remember that thou wast borne thorough them, and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? 29 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and honour his ministers. 30 Love thy maker with all thy strength, Deut. xii. c. and forsake not his servants. 31 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, & honour his priests: Nu. xviii. b. give them their portion of the first fruits and increase of the earth, like as it is commanded thee: & reconcile thyself of thy negligence with the little flock, give them the shoulders, and their appointed offerings & firstlings. 32 Reach thine hand unto the poor, that God may bless thee with plenteousness. 33 Be liberal unto all men living: yet let not, but do good even to them that are (a) To bury their bodies with honour, against the day of the resurrection, as did Abraham, joseph etc. to succour and help, and deal faithfully and truly with their children committed to thy charge, as did David with the children of his friend jonathan. dead. 34 Let not them that weep be without comfort, but mourn with such as mourn. 35 Let it not grieve thee to visit the sick, for that shall make thee to be beloved. 36 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou (b) Do all things to the glory of god, and the profit of thy neighbour, or otherwise remember the day of death, of the last judgement, of everlasting joy or pain. shalt never do amiss. The viii Chapter. 1 We must take heed with whom we have to do. 1 strive not with a mighty man, lest thou chance to fall into his hands. 2 Mat v. d. Make no variance with a rich man, lest he happen to bring up an hard quarrel against thee: 〈◊〉. xxxi. a For gold and silver hath undone many a man, yea even the hearts of kings hath it made to fall. 3 strive not with a man that is full of words, and lay no sticks upon his fire. 4 Keep no company with the unlearned, lest he give thy kindred an evil report. 5 Despise not a man that turneth himself away from sin, and cast him not in the teeth withal: but remember that we are frail everyone. 6 Levi nineteen g. Think scorn of no man in his old age, for we wax old also. 7 Be not glad of the death of thine enemy: but remember that we must die all the sort of us, and fain would we come into joy. 8 Eccle. vi. b. Despise not the sermons of such elders as have understanding, but acquaint thyself with the wise sentences of them: for of them thou shalt learn wisdom, & the doctrine of understanding, and how to serve great men without complaint. 9 Go not from the doctrine of the elders, for they have learned it of their fathers: for of them thou shalt learn understanding, so that thou mayest make answer in the time of need. 10 Kindle not the coals of sinners when thou rebukest them, lest thou be brent in the fiery flames of their sins. 11 Resist not the face of the blasphemer, that they lay not wait for thy mouth. 12 Eccl xxix a Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself: if thou lendest him, count it but lost. 13 Be not surety above thy power: if thou be, then think surely to pay it. 14 Go not to law with the judge: for he will judge according to his own honour. 15 Travail not by the way with him that his brainless, lest he do the evil: for he followeth his own wilfulness, and so shalt thou perish thorough his folly. 16 Strive not with him that is angry and cruel, & go not with him into the wilderness: for blood is nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he shall murder thee. 17 Eccle ●. ●. xxxv. ●. Take no counsel at fools: for they can not keep a thing close. 18 Do no secret thing before a stranger, for thou canst not tell what will come of it. 19 Open not thine heart unto every man, lest he be unthankful to thee, and put thee to reproof. The ix Chapter. 1 Of jealousy. 12 An old friend is to be preferred before a new. 18 Righteous men should be bidden to thy table. 1 BE not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, that she show not some shrewd point, (a) Let her not have rule over thee, for than will she be contrary unto thee, take away thy heart and strength, and bring thee to confusion among thine enemies, as did Eve to Adam, Dalila to Samson, and strange woman to Solomon. lest thou teach her an evil lesson against thyself. 2 give not the power of thy life unto a woman, lest she come in thy strength, and so thou be confounded. 3 Look not upon a woman that is desirous of many men, lest thou fall into her snares. 4 Use not the company of a woman that is a player & a dancer, & hear her not, lest thou perish thorough her enticing. 5 Behold not a maiden, that thou be not hurt in her beauty. 6 Pro. v. a. Cast not thy mind upon harlots in any manner of thing, lest thou destroy both thyself and thine heritage. 7 Go not about gazing in every lane of the city, neither wander thou abroad in the streets thereof. 8 Mat. v. c. Turn away thy face from a beautiful woman, and look not upon the fairness of other: Gen 34. a. ●. Reg. xi. a. I● xi. xii Many a man hath been deceived thorough the beauty of women, for thorough it the desire is kindled as it were a fire. 9 An adulterous woman shallbe trodden under foot as mire, of every one that goeth by the way. 10 Many a man wondering at the beauty of a strange woman, hath been cast out: for her words kindle as a fire. 11 Sat not with an other man's wife by any means, lie not with her upon the bed, make no words with her at the wine: lest thine heart consent unto her, and so thou with thy blood fall into destruction. 12 Forsake not an old friend, for the new shall not be like him: A new friend is new wine, let him be old and thou shalt drink him with pleasure. 13 Desire not the honour and riches of a sinner: for thou knowest not what destruction is for to come upon him. 14 delight not thou in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in, being sure that the ungodly shall not be accepted until their grave. 15 Keep thee from the man that hath power to slay, so needest thou not to be afraid of death: And if thou comest unto him, make no fault, lest he happen to take away thy life: Remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and upon the bulwark of thy city. 16 Beware of thy neighbour as nigh as thou canst, and meddle with such as be wise and have understanding. 17 Let just men be thy gests, let thy mirth be in the fear of God. 18 Let the remembrance of God be in thy mind, and let all thy talking be in the commandments of the highest. 19 In the hands of crafts men shall the works be commanded: ●. Reg 〈◊〉 so shall the princes of the people in the wisdom of their talking. 20 A man full of words is perilous in his city: and he that is rash in his talking, shallbe abhorred. The ten Chapter. 1 Of kings and judges. 7 Pride and covetousness are to be abhorred. 28 Labour is praised. 1 Twice judge will order his people with discretion: and where a man of understanding beareth rule, there goeth it well. 2 〈◊〉 xxix. a. As the judge of the people is himself, even so are his officers: and look what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are they that dwell therein also. 3 ● Re xii. a. An unwise king destroyeth his people: Pro ●2 d. and xxix a. but where they that be in authority are men of understanding, there the city prospereth. 4 The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and all iniquity of the people is to be abhorred: and when his time is, he shall set a profitable ruler upon it. 5 In the hand of God is the prosperity of man, and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour. 6 Levi. nineteen. a. Be not angry for any wrong of thy neighbour, and meddle thou with no unrighteous works. 7 Pride is hateful before God and man, (a) That is, chiefly idolatry in false religion, and wantonness and vanity in life. and all wickedness of the heathen is to be abhorred. 8 Because of unrighteous dealing, wrong, blasphemies, and divers deceits, a realm shallbe translated from one people to another. 9 There is nothing worse than a covetous man: Why art thou proud O thou earth and ashes? There is not a more wicked thing then to love money: and why? such one hath his soul to sell, yet is he but filthy dung while he liveth. 10 All tyranny is of small endurance, and the disease that is hard to heal grieveth the physician. 11 And though the physician show his help never so long, yet in conclusion it goeth after this manner, To day a king, to morrow dead. 12 For when a man dieth, he is the heir of serpents, beasts and worms. 13 The beginning of man's pride, is to fall away from God: and why? his heart is gone from his maker. 14 For pride is the original of all sin: Who so taketh hold thereof, shallbe filled with cursings, and at the last it shall overthrow him: Therefore hath the Lord brought the congregations of the wicked to dishonour, and destroyed them to the end. 15 Sap. vi. b. Luk. ●● 14. c and xviii. b. God hath destroyed the seats of proud princes, and set up the meek in their stead. 16 God hath withered the roots of the proud heathen, and planted the lowly for them. 17 Gen xxix. b God hath overthrown the lands of the heathen, & destroyed them unto the ground: He hath caused them to whither away, he hath brought them to nought, & made the memorial of them to cease from out of the earth. 18 God hath destroyed the name of the proud, and left the name of the humble of mind. 19 Pride was not made for man, neither wrothfulnesse for men's children. 20 The seed of men that feareth God shallbe brought to honour: but the seed which transgresseth the commandments of the Lord shallbe shamed. 21 He that is the ruler among brethren, is holden in honour among them: and he that regardeth such as fear the Lord, is acceptable in his sight. 22 The fear of the Lord causeth that the kingdom faileth not: but the kingdom is lost by cruelty and pride. 23 The glory of the rich, of the honourable, and of the poor, is the fear of God. 24 Despise not thou the just poor man that hath understanding, and magnify not the rich ungodly. 25 Great is the judge and mighty in honour, yet is there none greater than he that feareth God. 26 Unto the servant that is discrete, shall the free do service: He that is wise and well nurtured will not grudge when he is reformed, and an ignorant body shall not come to honour. 27 Be not proud to do thy work, and despair not in the time of adversity. 28 Better is he that laboureth and hath plenteousness of all things, than he that is gorgeous, and wanteth bread. 29 My son, get thy soul honour by meekness, & give her her due honour. 30 Who shall justify him that sinneth against himself? Who will honour him that dishonoureth his own soul? 31 The poor is honoured for his faithfulness and truth: but the rich is had in reputation because of his goods. 32 He that ordereth himself honestly in poverty, how much more shall he behave himself honestly in riches? And who so ordereth himself unhonestly in riches, how much more shall he behave himself unhonestly in poverty? The xi Chapter. 1 The praise of humility. 2 After the outward appearance ought we not to judge. 7 Of rash judgement. 14 All things come of God. 29 All men are not to be brought into thine house. 1 THe wisdom of him that is brought low shall lift up his head, and shall make him to sit among great men. 2 Commend not thou a man in his beauty, neither despise a man in his utter appeeraunce. 3 The Bee is but a small beast among the fowls, yet is her fruit exceeding sweet. 4 Be not proud of thy raiment, Acts. xii. d. & exalt not thyself in the day of thy honour: for the works of the highest only are wonderful: yea glorious, secret, and unknown are his works. 5 Many tyrants have been fain to sit down upon the earth, ● Reg. xv. f. 〈◊〉. vi. a. and the unlikely hath worn the crown. 6 Many mighty men have been brought low, & the honourable have been delivered into other men's hands. 7 Deut. xiii b. Condemn no man before thou have tried out the matter: and when thou hast made inquisition, then reform righteously. 8 Pro xvii. ●. give no sentence before thou hast heard the cause: but first let men tell out their tales. 9 strive not for a matter that toucheth not thyself, and stand not in the judgement of sinners. 10 My son, meddle not with many matters: and if thou gain much thou shalt not be blameless, & if thou follow after it thou shalt not attain it: and though thou runnest thy way afore, yet shalt thou not escape. 11 There is some man that laboureth and taketh pain, and the more he weerieth himself, the less he hath. 12 Again, some man is slothful, hath need of help, wanteth strength, and hath great poverty: 13 And gods eye looketh upon him to good, setteth him up from his low state, job x●. and lifteth up his head: so that many men marvel at him, and give honour unto God. 14 job. i● Eze. 28 b. Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and richesse, come all of the Lord. 15 Wisdom, nurture, and knowledge of the law are with God, love and the ways of good are with him. 16 Error and darkness are made for sinners, and they that exalt themselves in evil, wax old in evil. 17 The gift of God remaineth for the righteous: and his good will shall give prosperity for ever. 18 Some man is rich by his care and ●gardship, and that is the portion of his reward: 19 In that he saith, Luk. xii. ●. Now have I gotten rest, and now will I eat and drink of my goods myself alone: and yet he considereth not that the time draweth nigh, and death approacheth, that he must leave all these things unto other men, and die himself. 20 Stand thou fast in thy covenant, and exercise thyself therein, and remain in the work unto thy age. 21 Marvel not at the works of sinners, but put thy trust in God and bide in thy labour: for it is but an easy thing in the sight of God to make a poor man rich, and that suddenly. 22 The blessing of God hasteth to the reward of the righteous, and maketh his fruits soon to flourish and prosper. 23 Say not, what helpeth it me? and what good thing shall I have hereafter? 24 Again, say not, I have enough, how can I want? 25 When thou art in welfare, forget not adversity: and when it goeth not well with thee, have a good hope that it shallbe better: 26 For it is but a small thing unto God in the day of death to reward every man according to his ways. 27 The adversity of an hour maketh one to forget all pleasure: & when a man dieth, his works are discovered. 28 judge no man blessed before his death: for a man shallbe known in his children. 29 Bring not every man into thine house: for the deceitful layeth wait diversly, (a) That is, after they know thy secrets, utter the same with filthy railings. & are like stomachs that belch filthyly. 30 Like as a partrych in a mand, so is the heart of the proud: and like as a spy that looketh upon the fall of his neighbour. 31 For he turneth good unto evil, and slandereth the chosen. 32 Of one spark is made a great fire, and of one deceitful man is blood increased: and an ungodly man layeth wait for blood. 33 Beware of the deceitful, for he imagineth wicked things, to bring thee into a perpetual shame. 34 If thou takest an alliant unto thee, he shall destroy thee in unquietness, and drive thee from thine own ways, The xii Chapter. 1 Unto whom we ought to do good. 10 Enemies ought not to be trusted. 1 WHen thou wilt do good, know to whom thou dost it, and so shalt thou be greatly thanked for thy benefits. 2 Gal vi. a ● Tim. v. ●. Do good unto the righteous, and thou shalt find great reward, though not of him, yet [no doubt] the Lord himself shall reward thee. 3 He standeth not in a good case that is always occupied in evil, & giveth no alms: for the highest hateth the sinners, and hath mercy upon them that show the works of repentance. 4 give thou unto such as fear God, and receive not a sinner. 5 As for the ungodly and sinners, he shall recompense vengeance unto them, and keep them to the day of wrath. 6 give thou unto the good, and receive not the sinner, do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: Let not the bread be given him, that he be not mightier than thyself therein: for so shalt thou receive twice as much evil in all that good that thou dost unto him. 7 And why? the highest hateth sinners, and shall reward vengeance to the ungodly. 8 In prosperity a friend shallbe known, & in adversity an enemy shall not be hid. 9 For when a man is in wealth, it grieveth his enemies: but in heaviness and trouble a man's very friend will departed from him. 10 Trust never thine enemy: for like as an iron rusteth, so doth his wickedness. 11 And though he make much crouching and kneeling, yet keep well thy mind, & beware of him: and thou shalt be to him as he that wipeth a glass, & thou shalt know that all his rust hath not been well wiped away. 12 Set him not by thee, neither let him sit at thy right hand: lest he turn him, get into thy place, take thy room, and seek thy seat, and so thou at the last remember my words, and be pricked at my sayings. 13 Eccl. seven. a. and xxi a. Bind not two sins together: for there shall not one be unpunished. 14 Who will have pity of the charmer that is stinged of the serpent, or of all such as come nigh the beasts? 15 Even so is it with him that keepeth company with a wicked man, and lappeth himself in his sins. 16 For a season will he bide with thee: but if thou stumble, he tarrieth not. 17 jere. xli. b An enemy is sweet in his lips, he can make many words, and speak many good things: Yea he can weep with his eyes, but in his heart he imagineth how to throw thee into the pit: and if he may find opportunity, he will not be satisfied with blood. 18 If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first, and though he pretend to do thee help, yet shall he undermine thee. 19 He shall shake his head, and clap his hands over thee for very gladness▪ and while he maketh many words, he shall disguise his countenance. The xiii Chapter. 1 The companies of the proud and of the rich are to be eschewed. 15 The love of God. 17 Like do company with their like. 1 WHo so toucheth pitch, shallbe defiled withal: and he that is familiar with the proud, shall clothe himself with pride. 2 He taketh a burden upon him that accompanieth a more honourable man then himself, therefore keep no familiarity with one that is richer than thyself: How agree the kettle and the pot together? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shallbe broken. 3 The rich dealeth unrighteously, and threateneth withal: but the poor being oppressed and wrongfully dealt withal, suffereth scarcenesss, and giveth fair words. If the rich have done wrong, yet must he be entreated: but if the poor have done it, he shall strait ways be threatened. 4 If thou be for his profit, he useth thee: but if thou have nothing, he shall forsake thee. 5 As long as thou hast any thing of thine own, he shallbe a good fellow with thee: yea he shall make thee a bare man, and not be sorry for thee. 6 If he have need of thee, he shall defraud thee, and with a privy mock shall he put thee in an hope, & give thee all good words, and say: What wantest thou? 7 Thus shall he shame thee in his meat, until he have supped thee clean up twice or thrice, & at the last shall he laugh thee to scorn: afterward, when he seeth that thou hast nothing, he shall forsake thee, and shake his head at thee. 8 Submit thyself unto God, and wait upon his hand. 9 Beware that thou be not deceived and brought down in thy simpleness: Be not to humble in thy wisdom, lest when thou art brought low thou be deceived through foolishness. 10 If thou be called of a mighty man, absent thyself, so shall he call thee to him the more oft. 11 Press not thou unto him, that thou be not shut out: but go not thou far of, lest he forget thee. 12 Withdraw not thyself from his speech, but believe not his many words: For with much communication shall he tempt thee, and with a privy mock shall he question with thee of thy secrets. 13 The unmerciful mind of his shall mark thy words, he shall not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison. 14 Beware and take good heed to thy self, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: Now when thou hearest his words, make thee as though thou wast in a dream, and wake up. 15 Love God all thy life long, and call upon him in thy need. 16 Every beast loveth his like: even so let every man love his neighbour. 17 All flesh will resort to their like, and every man will keep company with such as he is himself. 18 But as the wolf agreeth with the lamb: so doth the ungodly with the righteous. 19 (a) That is, with a sinner that returneth continually to his sin again as a dog to his vomit: or else after the other translation Hyena is a subtle beast, watching about sheapheardes' folds resembling a man's voice, and learning certain names doth call them forth and so destroy them▪ whose nature is contrary to the dog, which is a keeper of the fold and friendly unto man. What peace is there between Hyena and a dog? How can the rich and the poor agree together? 20 The wild ass is the lions pray in the wilderness: even so are poor men the meat of the rich. 21 Like as the proud may not away with lowliness: even so doth the rich abhor the poor. 22 If a rich man fall, his friends set him up again: but when the poor falleth, his acquaintance forsake him. 23 If a rich man fall into an error, he hath many helpers, he speaketh proud words, and yet men justify him: but if a poor man go wrong, he is punished, yea though he speak wisely, yet can it have no place. 24 When the rich man speaketh, every body holdeth his tongue, and look what he saith, they praise it unto the clouds: But if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow in this? and if he do amiss, they shall destroy him. 25 Riches are good unto him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is a wicked thing in the mouth of the ungodly. 26 The heart of man changeth his countenance, whether it be in good or evil. 27 A cheerful countenance is a token of a good heart: for else it is an hard thing to know the thought. The xiiii Chapter. 1 The offence of the tongue. 17 Man is but a vain thing. 21 Happy is he that continueth in wisdom. 1 BLessed is the man Eccle. nineteen. ●. 〈◊〉 xxv. c. 〈◊〉 ●iii. ●. that hath not fallen with the word of his mouth, & is not pricked with the conscience of sin. 2 Happy is he that hath no heaviness in his mind, and is not fallen from his hope in the Lord. 3 It becometh not a covetous man and a niggard to be rich: and what should an envious man do with money? 4 He that with all his carefulness heapeth together unrighteously, gathereth for other folks, and another man shall make good cheer with his goods. 5 He that is wicked unto himself, how should he be good unto other men? how can such one have any pleasure of his goods. 6 There is nothing worse than when one disfavoureth himself: and this is a reward of his wickedness. 7 If he do any good, he doth it not knowing thereof and against his will, and at the last he declareth his ungraciousness. 8 A niggard hath a wicked eye, he turneth away his face, and despiseth men. 9 Pro. xvii. c. Eccle. i a. A covetous man's eye hath never enough in the portion of wickedness, until the time that he wither away, and have lost his own soul. 10 a For he that is covetous & envious counteth all lost that is not laid up for himself, and pineth away at an ot●er man's wealth. A wicked eye envieth bread, and there is scarcenesss upon his table. 11 My son, do good to thyself of that thou hast, and give the Lord his due offerings. 12 Remember that death tarrieth not, and how that the b Though death be certain, yet the time of it is unknown to thee. grave is not showed unto thee: for the covenant of this world shall die the death. 13 Eccle. iiii. a. Tob. iiii. b. Luk. xvi. b. Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability reach out thine hand & give unto the poor. 14 Be not disappointed of the good day, and let not the portion of the good desire overpass thee. 15 Shalt thou not leave thy travails and labours unto other men? In the dividing of the heritage give and take, and sanctify thy soul. 16 Work thou righteousness before thy death: for in the hell there is no meat to find. 17 Esa l●. a. i Pet. ●. d. james i. b. All flesh shall fade away like a garment, and like a flourishing leaf in a green tree. 18 Some grow, some are cast down, even so is the generation of flesh and blood: one cometh to an end, another is borne, and this is the condition of all times, thou shalt die the death. 19 All transitory things shall fail at the last, & the worker thereof shall go withal. 20 Every chosen work shallbe justified, and he that meddled withal shall have honour therein. 21 Blessed is the man that keepeth him in wisdom, and exerciseth himself in understanding, and with discretion shall think upon the foreknowledge of God, 22 Which considereth the ways of wisdom in his heart, hath understanding in her secrets, 23 Goeth after her as one that seeketh her out, and continueth in her ways, 24 He looketh in at her windows, & hearkeneth at her doors, 25 He taketh his rest beside her house, and fasteneth his stake in her walls: he shall pitch his tent nigh unto her hand, and in his tent shall good things rest for evermore. 26 He shall set his children under her covering, & shall dwell under her branches. 27 Under her covering shall he be defended from her heat, and in the glory shall he rest. The xu Chapter. 1 The goodness that followeth him which feareth God. 8 God rejecteth and casteth of the sinner, 11 God is not the author of evil. 1 HE that feareth God, will do good: & who so keepeth the law, shall obtain wisdom. 2 As an honourable mother shall she meet him, and (a) As a pure virgin newly married, doth friendly entreat her husband▪ so shall ●tice pure & undefiled, entertain her lovers. she as his wife married of a virgin shall receive him. 3 Mat. iiii. a. joh. iiii. a With the bread of life and understanding shall she feed him, Mat. iiii. a. joh. iiii. a & give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink. 4 If he be constant in her, he shall not be moved, and if he hold him fast by her, he shall not come to confusion. 5 She shall bring him to honour among his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth: With the spirit of wisdom and understanding shall she fill him, and clothe him with the garment of glory. 6 She shall heap the treasure of mirth and joy upon him, and give him an everlasting name to heritage. 7 Foolish men will not take hold upon her, but such as have understanding, will meet her: Foolish men shall not see her, for she is far from pride and disobeyed. 8 Men that go about with lies, will not remember her: but men of truth shallbe found in her, and shall prosper even unto the beholding of God. 9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of the ungodly, for he is not sent of the Lord. 10 But if praise come of wisdom and be plenteous in a faithful mouth, than the Lord will prosper it. 11 Say not thou, it is the lords fault that I am gone by: for thou shalt not do the thing that God hateth. 12 Say not thou, he hath caused me to do wrong: for he hath no need of the ungodly. 13 God hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear God will love none such. 14 Gen. i d. God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel: He gave his commandments and precepts. 15 If thou wilt observe the commandments and keep acceptable faithfulness for ever, they shall preserve thee. 16 jer. xxi. ● He hath set water and fire before thee, reach out thine hand unto which thou wilt. 17 Before man is life and death, good and evil: look what him liketh, shallbe given him. 18 For the wisdom of God is great and mighty in power, and beholdeth all things continually: 19 The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth all the works of man. 20 He hath commanded no man to do ungodly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin: for he desireth not a multitude of infidels and unprofitable children. The xvi Chapter. 1 Of unhappy and wicked children. 19 No man can hide himself from God. 24 An exhortation to the receiving of instruction. 1 Delight not thou in the multitude of ungodly children, and have no pleasure in them if they fear not God. 2 Trust not thou to their life, and regard not their labours. 3 For one son that feareth God, is better than a thousand ungodly: And better it is for a man to die without children, then to leave behind him such children as are ungodly. 4 For by one that hath understanding, may a whole city be upholden: but though the ungodly be many, yet shall it be wasted through them. 5 Many such things hath mine eye seen, and greater things than these have I heard with mine ears. 6 Eccle. xx. ● In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire burn, and among unfaithful people shall the wrath be kindled. 7 Gen. vi ●. The old giants obtained no grace for their sins, which were destroyed trusting to their own strength: 8 Neither spared he them among whom Lot was a stranger: but smote them, and abhorred them because of the pride of their words. 9 He had no pity upon them: but destroyed all the people that were so stout in sin. 10 Nu. xiii. c. And forsomuch as he oversaw the six hundred thousand that gathered themselves together in the hardness of their heart, in afflicting them, in pitiing them, in smiting them, and healing them with mercy and chastisement: it were marvel if one being hardnecked should be free: 11 E● v●. For mercy & wrath is with him, he is both mighty to forgive, and to power out displeasure. 12 Like as his mercy is great, even so is his punishment also: he judgeth a man according to his works. 13 The ungodly shall not escape in his spoil, & the long patience of him that showeth mercy, shall not bide behind. 14 He will make a place for every merciful deed, and every man shall find according to his works. 15 The Lord hardened Pharaoh that he should not know him, and that his works might be known upon the earth under the heaven. 16 His mercy is known to all creatures, he hath separated his light from the darkness with an adamant. 17 Say not thou, I will hide myself from God: for who will think upon me from above? I shall not be known in so great an heap of people: for what is my soul among so many creatures? 18 Behold, the heaven, yea the heaven of heavens of God, the deep, the earth, and all that therein is, shallbe moved at his presence. 19 The mountains, the hills, and the foundations of the earth shall shake for fear, when God visiteth them. 20 These things doth no heart understand worthily: but he understandeth every heart. 21 And who understandeth his ways? No man seeth his storms, and the most part of his works are secret. 22 Who will declare the works of his righteousness? or who shallbe able to abide them? For the covenant is far from some, and trying out of men is in the end. 23 He that is humble of heart, thinketh upon such things: but an unwise and erroneous man casteth his mind unto foolish things. 24 My son, hearken thou unto me, and learn understanding, and mark my words with thine heart: I will give thee a sure doctrine, and plainly shall I instruct thee. 25 Mark my words then in thine heart: for in righteousness of the spirit do I speak of the wonders that God hath showed among his works from the beginning, & in the truth do I show the knowledge of him. 26 God hath set his works in good order from the beginning, & part of them hath he sundered from the other. 27 He hath garnished his works from everlasting, and their beginnings according to their generations: they are not hungry nor wearied in their labours, nor cease from their offices. 28 None of them hindered another, neither was any of them disobedient unto his words. 29 After this God looked upon the earth, and filled it with his goodness. 30 With all manner of living beasts hath he covered the ground, and they all shallbe turned unto earth again. ¶ The xvii Chapter. 1 The creation of man, and the goodness that God hath done unto him. 20 Of alms, 26 and repentance. 1 GOd shaped man of the earth, & made him after his own image, and turned him unto earth again, and clothed him with his own strength. 2 He gave him the number of days and certain time, yea and gave him power of the things that are upon earth. 3 He made all flesh to stand in awe of him, so that he had the dominion of all beasts and fowls. 4 Gen. i d. He made out of him an helper like unto to himself, & gave them discretion and tongue, eyes, and ears, and a heart to understand: 5 He gave them a spirit and a speech to declare his works, & filled them with instruction and understanding. 6 He created for them also the knowledge of the spirit, filled their hearts with understanding, and showed them good and evil. 7 He set his eye upon their hearts, declaring unto them his great and noble works: 8 That they should praise his holy name together, rejoice of his wonders, and be telling of his noble acts. 9 Exo. xx. ● Beside this, he gave them instruction, and the law of life for an heritage, that they might now know that they were (a) Through their own transgression. mortal. 10 He made an everlasting covenant with them, and showed them his righteousness and judgements. 11 They saw the majesty of his glory with their eyes, and their ears heard the majesty of his voice, and he said unto them: beware of all unrighteous things. 12 He gave every man also a commandment concerning his neighbour. 13 Their ways are ever before him, and are not hid from his eyes. 14 Every man from his youth is given to evil, and their stony hearts can not become (b) That is, fo●e and gentle, for the holy ghost to write his laws in. flesh. 15 Rom xiii. c. Deu. iiii. c. He hath set a ruler upon every people, Rom xiii. c. Deu. iiii. c. but Israel is the lords portion: 16 Whom he nourisheth with discipline as his first borne, and giveth him most loving light, and doth not forsake him. 17 All their works are as the sun, in the sight of God, & his eyes are always looking upon their ways. 18 All their unrighteousnesses are manifest unto him, and all their wickednesses are open in his sight. 19 And as he is merciful and knoweth his work, he doth not leave them nor forsake them, but spareth them. 20 Eccle 29. b. The mercy that a man showeth is (c) As a thing sealed up is surely so fo●nde again▪ so is 〈…〉 up in store. as a seal with him, and the grace that is given to man preserveth him as the apple of an eye, and giveth repentance to their sons and daughters. 21 At the last shall he awake, and reward every man upon his head, & shall turn them together into the nethermost parts of the earth. 22 Act. iii. c But unto them that will repent he hath given the way of righteousness: As for such as be weak, he comforteth them, suffereth them, and sendeth them the portion of the verity. 23 O turn then unto the Lord, forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before the Lord, do the less offence. 24 Turn again unto the Lord, for he will bring thee from darkness unto wholesome light, forsake thine unrighteousness, be an utter enemy to abomination, 25 Learn to know the righteousness and judgements of God, stand in the portion that is set forth for thee, and in the prayer of the most high God. 26 Go in the portion of the holy world with such as be living, & give thanks unto God. 27 Psalm. seven. ● Who will praise the Lord in the hell? abide not thou in the error of the ungodly, but give him thanks before death. 28 As for the dead, thankfulness perisheth from him as nothing: give thou thanks in thy life, yea while thou art living and whole shalt thou give thanks, and praise God, and rejoice in his mercy. 29 O how great is the loving kindness of the Lord, and his merciful goodness unto such as turn unto him? 30 For all things may not be in man, and why? the son of man is not immortal, and he hath pleasure in the vanity of wickedness. 31 What is more clear than the son: yet shall it fail. 32 Or what is more wicked than the thing that flesh and blood hath imagined? and that same shallbe reproved. 33 The Lord seeth the power of the high heaven, and all are but earth and ashes. The xviii Chapter. 1 The marvelous works of God. 6 The misery and wretchedness of man. 9 Against God ought we not to complain. 21 The performing of vows. 1 HE that liveth for evermore, Gene. i a made all things together: God only is righteous, and there is none other but he, and remaineth a victorious king for ever. 2 He ordereth the world with the power of his hand, and all things obey his will: for he governeth all things by his power, and divideth the holy things from the profane. 3 〈◊〉. cv. a. Who shallbe able to express the works of him? who will seek out the ground of his noble acts? 4 Who shall declare the power of his greatness? or who will take upon him to tell out his mercy? 5 As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, nothing may be put unto them, neither may the ground of them be found out. 6 But when a man hath done his best, he must begin again: and when he thinketh to be come to an end, he must go again to his labour. 7 What is man? whereto is he worth? what good or evil can he do? 8 Psal. ●x. a. If the number of a man's days be almost an hundred years, it is much: and no man hath certain knowledge of his death. 9 Like as the droppers of rain are unto the sea, and as a gravel stone is in comparison of the sand: ●. Pet iii b. so are these few years to the days of everlasting. 10 Therefore is the Lord patient with them, and poureth out his mercy upon them. 11 He saw and perceived the thoughts and imaginations of their heart that they were evil, therefore heaped he up his merciful goodness upon them, and showed them the way of righteousness. 12 The mercy that a man hath reacheth to his neighbour, but the mercy of god is upon all flesh: He chasteneth, he teacheth and nurtureth: yea even as a shepherd turneth again his flock, so doth he all them that receive chastening, nurture, and doctrine. 13 Esa. ixvi. a. Merciful is he unto them that diligently seek after his judgements. 14 My son, when thou dost good, make no grudging at it: and whatsoever thou givest, speak no uncomfortable words. 15 Shall not the dew cool the heat? even so is a word better than a gift. 16 Pro. xv. a. Is not a friendly word a good honest gift? but a gracious man giveth them both. 17 Eccle. xli. b. A fool shall cast a man in the teeth and that roughly: and a gift of the niggard putteth out the eyes. 18 Get thee righteousness before thou come to judgement, learn before thou speak, and go to physic or ever thou be sick. 19 i Cor. xi. Examine and judge thyself before the judgement come, and so shalt thou find grace in the sight of God. 20 Humble thyself afore thou be sick: and whilst thou mayst (a) For ●e is more perfect that may sin and doth refill it, than he that doth follow after it. sin, show thy conversation. 21 Be not let to pay thy vow in good time, and tarry not to be justified unto thy death: for the reward of God endureth for ever. 22 Before thou prayest, prepare thy soul, and be not as one that tempteth God. 23 Think upon the wrathful indignation that shallbe at the end, and the hour of vengeance when he shall turn away his face. 24 When thou hast enough, Eccle. xi. d remember the time of hunger: and when thou art rich, think upon the time of poverty and scarceness. 25 From the morning until the evening the time is changed, & all such things are soon done in the sight of God. 26 A wife man feareth God in all things, and in the days of transgression he keepeth himself from sin: but the fool doth not observe the time. 27 A discreet man hath pleasure in wisdom, and he that findeth her, maketh much of her. 28 They that have had understanding have dealt wisely in words, have understand the truth and righteousness, and have sought out w●fe sentences and judgements. 29 The chief authority of speaking, is of the Lord alone: for a mortal man hath but a dead heart. 30 Rom. vi b. Follow not thy lusts, but turn she from thine own will. 31 For if thou givest thy soul her desires, it shall make thine enemies to laugh thee to scorn. 32 Take not thy pleasure in great voluptuousness, and meddle not to much withal. 33 Make not to great cheer of the thing that thou hast won by advantage, lest thou fall into poverty and have nothing in thy purse, else thou shouldest slanderously lie in wait for thine own life. ¶ The xix Chapter. 2 W●ne and whoredom bringeth men to poverty. 6 In thy words must thou use discretion. 22 The difference of the wisdom of God and man, 27 whereby thou mayst know what is in a man. 1 A Labouring man that is given unto drunkenness, shall not be rich: and he that maketh not much of small things, shall fall by little and little. 2 Gene nineteen. g iii. Reg. xi. a. Wine and women Gene nineteen. g iii. Reg. xi. a. make wise men runagates, and put men of understanding to reproof: 3 And he that companieth adulterers, shall become an impudent man: moths and worms shall have him to heritage, yea he shall be set up to a great example, and his soul shallbe rooted out of the number. 4 josu. xxii▪ ●. He that is hasty to give credence, is light minded, & doth against himself. 5 Who so rejoiceth in wickedness, shallbe punished: but he that resisteth pleasures, crowneth his own soul: he that refraineth his tongue, may live with a troublesome man: he that hateth to be reformed, his life shallbe shortened: & he that abhorreth babbling of words, quencheth wickedness. 6 He that offendeth against his own soul, shall repent it: and he that rejoiceth in wickedness, shallbe punished. 7 Rehearse not a wicked and churlish word twice, and thou shalt not be hindered. 8 Show thy secrets neither to friend nor foe: and if thou hast offended, tell it not out. 9 For he shall hearken unto thee, and mark thee: and when he findeth opportunity, he shall hate thee, and so shall he be always about thee. 10 Eccle. xxii. c If thou hast heard a word against thy neighbour, let it be dead within thee: and be sure thou shalt have no harm thereby. 11 A fool travaileth with a word, like as a woman that is pained with bearing of a child. 12 Like as an arrow shot in a thigh of flesh, so is a word in a fools heart. 13 Leu. nineteen. d. Tell thy friend his fault, lest he be ignorant, and say, I have not done it: or if he have spoken, that he do it no more. 14 Reprove thy neighbour, that he keep his tongue: and if he have spoken, that he say it no more. 15 Tell thy neighbour his fault, for oft times an offence is made: and give not credence to every word. 16 A man falleth sometime with his tongue, but not with his will: for Eccle. xiiii a what is he that hath not offended in his tongue? 17 give thy neighbour warning before thou threaten him: and give place unto the law of the Lord. 18 The fear of the Lord is the first degree to be received of him: & wisdom obtaineth his love. 19 The knowledge of the commandments of the Lord, is the doctrine of life: and they that obey him, shall receive the fruit of immortality. 20 The fear of God is all wisdom: and he that is a righteous man keepeth the law. 21 If a servant say unto his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee: though afterward he do it, he shall displease him that nourisheth him. 22 As for the doctrine of wickedness, it is no wisdom, & the prudence of sinners is no good understanding: it is but wickedness, and abomination, and a blaspheming of wisdom. 23 A simple man of small understanding that feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the highest. 24 A crafty subtle man can be wise, but he is unrighteous, and with gifts he wresteth the open and manifest law: again, there is that is wise and judgeth righteously. 25 A wicked man can behave himself humbly, and can duck with his head, and yet is he but a deceiver within: He hideth his face, Math. vi. b and disguiseth it, and because he should not be known, he preventeth thee. 26 And though he be so weak that he can do thee no harm, yet when he may find opportunity, he shall do some evil. 27 A man may be known by his face, and one that hath understanding may be perceived by the look of his countenance. 28 Eccle. 31. c. A man's garment, laughter, and going declare what he is. The twenty Chapter. 1 Of correction and repentance. 6 Of the gift of the wise man, and of the fool. 23 Of lying. 1 SOme man eccle 31. d. reproveth his neighbour oft times, but not in due season: Again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise and discreet. 2 It is much better to give warning and to reprove, then to bear evil will: for he that knowledgeth himself openly, shallbe preserved from hurt and destruction. 3 Like as when a gelded man through desire and lust defileth a maiden: even so is it with him that useth violence and unrighteousness in the law. 4 O how good a thing is it, a man that is reproved to show openly his repentance: for so shalt thou escape wilful sin. 5 Some man keepeth silence and is found wise: but he that is not ashamed what he saith, is hateful. 6 Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not understanding of the language: and some man keepeth silence, waiting a convenient time. 7 A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a wanton and undiscreet body shall regard no time. 8 He that useth many words, shall hurt his own soul: and he that taketh authority upon him unrighteously, shallbe hated. 9 Some man hath oft times prosperity in wicked things: Again, some man getteth much, and hath harm & loss. 10 There is some gift that is nothing worth: Again, there is some gift whose reward is double. 11 There is an humility for glories sake, and some cometh to worship from low estate. 12 Some man buyeth much for a little price, and must pay for it seven fold. 13 Eccle. vi. d. A wise man with his words maketh himself to be beloved: but the merry tales of fools shallbe powered out. 14 The gift of the unwise shall do thee no good, nor yet of the envious, for his importunity is seven fold: for he looketh to receive many things for one. 15 Eccle. xviii c He shall give little, & say he gave much: he openeth his mouth and crieth out, as it were one that cried out wide. 16 To day he dareth, to morrow asketh he again: and such a man is to be hated of God and man. 17 The fool saith, I have no friend, I have no thank for all my good deeds: yea even they that eat my bread speak no good of me: O how oft and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn? 18 He taketh a more perilous fall by such words, then if he fell upon the ground: even so shall the fall of wicked men come hastily. 19 In the mouth of him that is untaught, are many unconvenient and unmeet words. 20 A wise sentence shall not be allowed at the mouth of the fool: for he speaketh it not in due season. 21 Some man sinneth not, because he hath not wherewithal, and in his rest he shallbe stinged. 22 Some man there is that destroyeth his own soul with shame, and for an unwise bodies sake destroyeth he it, and with accepting of persons shall he undo himself. 23 Some man promiseth his friend a gift for very shame: and getteth an enemy of him for nought. 24 A lie is a wicked shame in a man: yet shall it be ever in the mouth of the unwise. 25 A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage. 26 The conditions of liars are unhonest: and their shame is ever with them. 27 A wise man shall bring himself to honour with his words: Gene. xli. f. and he that hath understanding shallbe set by among great men. 28 He that tilleth his land, shall ever ease his heap of corn: he that worketh righteousness shallbe exalted, and he that pleaseth great men, shall escape much evil. 29 Eccle. 23 a Rewards and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and make him dumb that he can not tell men their faults. 30 Eccle. x●●● wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoardward up, what profit is in them both? 31 Better is he that keepeth his ignorance secret, than a man that hideth his wisdom. 32 The necessary patience of him that followeth the Lord, is better than he that governeth his life without the Lord. The xxj Chapter. 1 Not to continue in sin. 5 The prayer of the afflicted. 6 To hate to be reproved. 17 The mouth of the wise man. 26 The thought of the fool. 1 MY son, if thou hast sinned, do it no more: Eccle. v. a. but pray for thy foresinnes that they may be forgiven thee. 2 Flee from sin, even as from a serpent: for if thou comest to nigh her, she will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, to slay the souls of men. 3 The wickedness of man is as a sharp two edged sword, which maketh such wounds that they cannot be healed. 4 Strife and wrongful dealing, shall waste away a man's goods, & through pride a rich house shallbe brought to nought: so the riches of the proud shallbe rooted out. 5 Exo. iii. b. The prayer of the poor goeth out of the mouth, & cometh unto the ears, and his vengeance [or defence] shall come hastily. 6 Who so hateth to be reformed, it is a token of an ungodly person: but he that feareth God, will remember himself. 7 A mighty man is known a far of by his tongue: but he that hath understanding, perceiveth that he shall have a fall. 8 Who so buildeth his house with other men's cost, (a) With god's borrowed and not paid again, rob, stolen, or craftylie ●ayed: gathereth stones in winter, to ●ide, when the frost doth ●o congeal the ●ter, that ●t can not held the stones together. is like one that gathereth stones to make his grave. 9 Eccle. xvi ●. The congregation of the ungodly, is like stubble gathered together, their end is a flame of fire. 10 The way of the ungodly is set with stones: but in their end is hell, darkness, and pains. 11 He that keepeth the law, will hold fast the understanding thereof: and the end of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding. 12 He that is not wise, will not be taught in good, but the unwise man aboundeth in wickedness: and where bitterness is, there is no understanding. 13 The knowledge of the wise shall flow like water that runneth over, and his counsel is like a pure fountain of life. 14 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, he can keep no wisdom. 15 When a man of understanding heareth a wise word, he shall commend it and make much of it: but if a voluptuous man hear it, he shall have no pleasure therein, but cast it behind his back. 16 The talking of a fool is like an heavy burden by the way: but to hear a wise man speak, it is pleasure. 17 Where a doubt is in the congregation, it is asked at the mouth of the wise, and they shall ponder his words in their hearts. 18 Like as is a house that is destroyed, even so is wisdom unto a fool: as for the knowledge of the unwise, it is but dark words. 19 Doctrine is unto him that hath no understanding, even as fetters about his feet, and like manacles upon his right hand. 20 Eccle nineteen. c. A fool lifteth up his voice with laughter: but a wise man shall seize laugh secretly. 21 Learning is unto a wise man a jewel of gold, and like an armlet upon his right arm. 22 A foolish man's foot is soon in his neighbour's house: but one that hath experience shallbe ashamed at the person of the mighty. 23 A fool will peep in at the window into the house: but he that is well nurtured will stand without. 24 A foolish man standeth hearkening at the door: but he that is wise will be ashamed. 25 The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things: but the words of such as have understanding shallbe weighed in the balance. 26 The heart of fools is in their mouth: but the mouth of the wise is in their heart. 27 When the ungodly curseth the (b) For while he curseth an other▪ he doth the same th●ng, and so curseth himself. blasmer, he curseth his own soul. 28 Levi xv● d A privy accuser of other men shall defile his own soul, and be hated of every man: but he that keepeth his tongue and is discreet, shall come to honour. ¶ The xxii Chapter. 1 Of the sluggard. 12 Not to speak much to a fool. 16 A good conscience feareth not. 1 A Slothful body is moulded That is, 〈◊〉 as the idle stone gathereth moss and filth▪ so doth the slothful both sickness of body and corruption of mind: and as every man doth avoid the filthiness of ● dung▪ and shaketh it of: so doth he avoid the company of idle loiterers, lest he be accounted like unto them. of a stone of clay, and every man will speak to his dispraise. 2 A slothful body is made of the dung of oxen, and every one that toucheth him must wash his hands again. 3 A misnurtured son is the dishonour of the father: a foolish daughter shallbe little regarded. 4 A wise daughter is an heritage unto her husband: but she that cometh to dishonesty, bringeth her father in heaviness. 5 A daughter that is past shame, dishonoureth both her father and her husband: the ungodly shall regard her, but they both shall despise her. 6 A tale out of time, is as music in mourning: but wisdom knoweth the seasons of correction and doctrine. 7 If children live honestly and have wherewithal, they shall put away the shame of their parents: 8 But if children be proud with haughtiness and foolishness, they blot out the nobility of their kindred. 9 Who so teacheth a fool, is even as one that glueth a potshard together, as one that telleth a tale to him that heareth him not, and as one that raiseth a man out of an heavy sleep. 10 Who so telleth a fool of wisdom, is even as a man which speaketh to one that is a sleep: when he hath told his tale, he saith, What is the matter? 11 When one dieth, lamentation is made for him, because the light faileth him: even so, let men mourn over a fool, for he wanteth understanding. Make but little weeping because of the dead, for he is come to rest: but the life of the fool is worse than the death. 12 Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead: but the lamentation over the unwise and ungodly should endure all the days of their life. 13 Talk not much with a fool, and go not with him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest it turn thee to travail, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin. Depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and shalt not be drawn back into his foolishness. 14 (b) Though lead be h●uy, yet may it be borne▪ but the insolent fool may not be borne, as Pro. xxvii. Heavy is the stone and weighty is the land: but the fury of a fool doth pass them both. What is heavier than lead? and what should a fool be called else but lead? 15 * Sand, salt, and a lump of iron is easier to bear, than an unwise, foolish, and ungodly man. 16 Like as the band of wood bound together in the foundation of the house can not be loosed: even so is it with the heart that is established in the thought of counsel. The thought of the wise shall never fear, nor be offended at any time. 17 Like as a fair plastered wall in a winter house and a high building may not abide the wind and storm: even so is a fools heart afraid in his imagination, he feareth at every thing, and can not endure. 8 A w●uering heart in the imagination of a fool will not ever stand in awe: but he that abideth in the commandments of God, will always fear. 19 He that nippeth a man's eye, bringeth forth tears: and he that pricketh the heart, bringeth forth the meaning and thought. 20 Who so casteth a stone at the birds, frayeth them away: and he that blasphemeth his friend, breaketh friendship. 21 Though thou drewest a sword at thy friend, yet despair not: for thou mayst come again to thy friend. 22 If he speak sourly, fear not: for ye may be agreed together again, except it be that thou blaspheme him, disdain him, open his secrets, and wound him traitorously: for all such things shall drive away a friend. 23 Be faithful unto thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayst rejoice with him also in his prosperity: abide steadfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayst be heir with him in his heritage: for poverty is not always to be contemned, nor the rich that is foolish to be had in estimation. 24 Like as the vapour and smoke goeth out at the oven before the fire: even so evil words, rebukes, and threatenings go before bloodshedding. 25 Be not ashamed to defend thy friend, as for me I will not hide my face from him though he should do me harm: whosoever heareth it, shall beware of him. 26 Who shall set a watch before my mouth, Psal. cxii ●. and a sure seal upon my lips, that I fall not with them, and that my tongue destroy me not? The xxiii Chapter. 1 Prayer against pride, lechery, and gluttony. 13 Of oaths, blasphemy, and unwise communication. 16 Of the three kinds of sins. 23 Many sins proceed of adultery. 27 Of the fear of God. 1 O Lord, father and governor of my life, leave me not in their imagination and counsel: Oh let me not fall in such reproof. 2 Who will keep my thought with the scourge, and the doctrine of wisdom in mine heart? that he spare not mine ignorance, that I fall not with them: 3 Lest mine ignorances increase, that mine offences be not many in number, and that my sins exceed not: lest I fall before mine enemies, and so my adversary rejoice, whose hope is far from thy mercy. 4 O Lord thou father and God of my life, leave me not in their imagination: O let me not have a proud look, but turn away all voluptuousness fro me. 5 Take from me the lusts of the body, let not the desires of uncleanness take hold upon me, 6 And give me not over into an unshamefast and obstinate mind. 7 Hear me O ye children, I will give you a doctrine how ye shall order your mouth: who so keepeth it shall not perish through his lips, nor be hurt through wicked works. 8 As for the sinner, he shallbe taken in his own vanity: he that is proud and cursed, shall fall therein. 9 Exo. xx. b. Let not thy mouth be accustomed with swearing, for in it there are many falls: let not the naming of God be continually in thy mouth, and meddle not with the names of saints, for thou shalt not be excused of them. 10 For like as a servant which is oft punished, can not be without some sore: even so whatsoever he be that sweareth and nameth God, shall not be clean purged from sin. 11 A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with wickedness, & the plague shall never go from his house: if he beguile his brother, his fault shallbe upon him, if he knowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence, & if he swear in vain, he shall not be found righteous: for his house shallbe full of plagues. 12 Levi. 24▪ ● The words of the swearer bringeth death, God grant that it be not found in the house of jacob: but they that fear God eschew all such, and lie not weltering in sin. 13 Eph v a. Use not thy mouth to unhonest & filthy talking, for in it is the word of sin. 14 Remember thy father and thy mother when thou art set among great men: lest God forget thee in their sight, and lest thou doting in thy custom, suffer rebuke, and wish not to have been borne, and so curse the day of thy nativity. 15 ●. Re. xvi b. The man that is accustomed with the words of blasphemy, will never be reformed all the days of his life. 16 To sin twice is to much, but the third bringeth wrath and destruction: * An hot stomach can not be quenched (even like a burning fire) till it have swallowed up some thing: even so an unchaste man hath no rest in his flesh, till he have kindled a fire. 17 All bread is sweet to an whoremonger, he will not leave of till he die. 18 A man that breaketh wedlock, and regardeth not his soul, but saith, Esa. xxi. a Tush who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, no body seeth me, whom need I to fear? the highest will not remember my sins: 19 He understandeth not that his eyes see all things, for all such fear of men driveth away the fear of God from him: for he feareth only the eyes of men, and considereth not that the eyes of the Lord are clearer than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, & the ground of the deep, and looking even to men's hearts in secret places. 20 The Lord God knew all things or ever they were made, and after they be brought to pass also he looketh upon them all. 21 Levi. xx. b Deut. xxii. b The same man shallbe openly punished in the streets of the city, & shallbe chased abroad like a young horse foal: and when he thinketh least upon it, he shallbe taken. 22 Thus shall he be put to shame of every man, because he would not understand the fear of the Lord: And thus shall it go also with every wife that leaveth her husband, and getteth inheritance by a strange marriage. 23 Exo. xx c. First, she hath been unfaithful unto the law of the highest: secondly, she hath forsaken her own husband: thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, & gotten her children by an other man. 24 She shallbe brought out of the congregation, and her children chalk looked upon. 25 Her children shall not take root: and as for fruit her branches shall bring forth none. 26 A shameful report shall she leave behind her, and her dishonour shall not be put out. 27 And they that remain, shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of God, and that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord. 28 A great worship is it to follow the Lord: for long life shallbe received of him. The xxiiii Chapter. 1 A praise of wisdom proceeding forth of the mouth of God. 6 Of her works and place where she resteth. 1 wisdom shall praise herself, and be honoured in God, & rejoice in the midst of the people: 2 In the congregations of the highest shall she open her mouth, and triumph in the beholding of his power. 3 In the midst of her people shall she be exalted, and wondered at in the holy fullness. 4 In the multitude of the chosen she shallbe commended, and among such as be blessed she shallbe praised, and shall say, 5 I am come out of the mouth of the highest, first borne before all creatures. 6 I caused the light that faileth not to arise in the heaven, and covered all the earth as a cloud. 7 My dwelling is above in the height, and my seat is in the pillar of the cloud. 8 I myself alone have gone round about the compass of heaven, and pearled the ground of the deep. 9 I have walked in the floods of the sea, and have stand in all lands, my dominion is in every people and in every nation, and with my power have I trodden down the hearts of all, both high and low. 10 In all these things also I sought rest, and a dwelling in some inheritance. 11 So the creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me, appointed me a tabernacle, and said unto me: Let thy dwelling be in jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel, & root thyself among my chosen. 12 Pro. viii. c. I was created from the beginning and before the world, and shall not leave of unto the world to come: Ex●. xxx● a In the holy habitation have I served before him, and so was I established in Zion. 13 Psal ●32 a. In the holy city rested I in like manner, and in Jerusalem was my power. 14 I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord and in his heritage, and kept me in the fullness of the saints. 15 I am set up an high like a Cedar upon Libanus, and as a Cipers' tree upon the mount Hermon. 16 I am exalted like a palm tree in Cades, and as a rose plant in jericho, as a fair Olive tree in the field, and am exalted like as a plantain tree by the water side. 17 I have given a smell in the streets as the Cinnamon and Balm that hath so good a savour, yea a sweet odour have I given as it were myrrh of the best: I have made my dwellings to smell as it were of Rosin, Galbanum, of Cloves, Incense, and as Libanus when it is not hewn down, and mine odour is as the pure balm. 18 As the 〈…〉 tree ●pre●d abroad with long boughs, where out of runneth the gome called a pure turpentine, which ●le●seth the stomach of putrefied humours, & purifieth the ●res: so the wisdom of God declared in his scriptures spreadeth abroad her manifold branches of knowledge & understanding▪ to purge the inward ●a●es and corruption o● the 〈◊〉 Terebint have I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and loving favour. 19 As the vine have I brought forth fruit of a sweet savour, & my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. 20 I am the mother of beauty, of love, of fear, of knowledge, and of holy hope: I give eternal things to all my children to whom God hath commanded. 21 In me is all grace of life and truth, in me is all hope of life and virtue. 22 O come unto me all ye that be desirous of me, & fill yourselves with my fruits. 23 For my spirit is sweeter than honey, and so is mine inheritance more than the honey comb: the remembrance of me endureth for ever more. 24 They that eat me, shall have the more hunger: and they that drink me, shall thirst the more. 25 Who so hearkeneth unto me, shall not come to confusion, and they that work in me shall not offend: they that take me to be known, shall have everlasting life. 26 All these things are the book of life, the covenant of the highest, and the knowledge of the truth: Exo. xx ● and xxii●. a Moses commanded the law in the precepts of righteousness for an heritage unto the house of jacob, and committed the promise unto Israel. 27 Be not weighed to behave yourselves valiantly with the Lord, that he may also confirm you: Cleave unto him, for the Lord almighty is but one God, and besides him there is none other saviour. 28 ( Psa. ●31. b. Act. two. d. Out of David his servant he ordained to raise up a most mighty king, sitting in the seat of honour for evermore.) 29 duty. iii● a. and xxix. ●. This filleth with wisdom, like as the flood of Phison, and as the flood of Tigris when the new fruits are a growing. 30 josu. three c. This bringeth a plenteous understanding like Euphrates, and filleth it up as jordane in the time of harvest. 31 This maketh nurture to break forth as the light, and as the water Gehon in the harvest. 32 The first hath not known her perfectly: no more shall the last seek out the ground of her. 33 For her thought is fuller than the sea, and her counsel is profounder than the great deep. 34 I wisdom have cast out floods, I am as a great water brook out of the river, I am as the river Dorir, and as a water conduit am I come out of the garden of pleasure. 35 I said, I will water the garden of my young plants, and fill the fruit of my birth: So my water brook became exceeding great, and my river approached unto the sea. 36 For I make doctrine to be unto all men as light as the fair morning, and I shall make it to be ever the clearer. 37 I will pierce thorough all the lower parties of the earth, I will look upon all such as be a sleep, and lighten all them that put their trust in the Lord. 38 I shall yet power out doctrine like as prophecy, and leave it unto such as seek after wisdom, and their generations shall I never fail unto the holy everlasting world. 39 Ec xxxiii. b. Behold how that I have not laboured for myself only: but for all them that seek after the truth. The xxv Chapter. 1 Of three things which please God, and of three which he hateth. 7 Of nine things that be not to be suspect, and of the tenth. 15 Chiefly of the malice of a woman. 1 THree things there are that my spirit favoureth, which be also allowed before God and men: Gene xiii. d. The unity of brethren, Rom. xii. b. the love of neighbours, acle. xl. d. a man and wife that agree well together. 2 Three things there be which my soul hateth, and I utterly abhor the life of them: A poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, Gen xviii b and an old body that doteth and is unchaste. 3 If thou hast gathered nothing in thy youth, what wilt thou find then in thine age? 4 O how pleasant a thing is it when grey headed men are discrete, and when the elders can give good counsel? 5 O how comely a thing is wisdom unto aged men? yea, understanding & counsel to men of honour is a glorious thing. 6 The crown of old men, is to have much experience: and the fear of God, is their worship. 7 There be nine things which I have judged in my heart to be happy, and the tenth will I tell forth unto men with my tongue: A man that while he liveth hath joy of his children, and seeth the fall of his enemies. 8 Well is him that dwelleth with an housewife of understanding, Eccle. nineteen. c. and xxiiii. a. james iii. a. and that hath not fallen with his tongue, and that hath not been fain to serve such as are unmeet for him. 9 Well is him that findeth Or, prude. a faithful friend: and well is him which talketh of wisdom to an ear that heareth him. 10 O how great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge? Yet is he not above him that feareth the Lord. 11 The fear of God hath set itself above all things. 12 Blessed is the man unto whom it is granted to have the fear of God: unto whom shall he be likened that keepeth it fast? 13 The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith, is to cleave fast unto it. 14 The heaviness of the heart is all the punishment, and the wickedness of a woman goeth above all. 15 All punishment and plague is nothing in comparison of the plague of the heart: even so, all wickedness is nothing to the wickedness of a woman. 16 What so ever happeneth unto a man, is nothing in comparison of it that his evil willers do unto him: and all vengeance is nothing to the vengeance of the enemy. 17 There is not a more wicked head then the head of the serpent: and there is no wrath above the wrath of a woman. 18 Pro. xxi. a. I will rather dwell with a lion and dragon, then to keep house with a wicked wife. 19 The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, she shall moffle her countetaunce as it were a bear, and as a sack shall she show it among the neighbours. 20 Her husband is brought to shame among his neighbours because of her: & when he heareth it, it maketh him to sigh. 21 All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman: the portion of the ungodly shall fall upon her. 22 Like as the climbing up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged: even so is a wife full of words to a still quiet man. 23 Eccle. xlii. a▪ two. Reg xi. a and xiii. a. Look not to narrowly upon the beauty of a woman, lest thou be provoked in desire toward her. 24 The wrath of a woman is dishonour and great confusion: If a woman get the mastery, then is she contrary to her husband. 25 A wicked wife maketh a sorry heart, an heavy countenance, and a dead wound: Weak hands & feeble knees is a woman that her husband is not the better for. 26 Of the woman came the beginning of sin, & thorough her we all are dead. 27 give thy water no passage, no not a little, neither give a wicked woman her will. 28 If she walk not after thy hand, she shall confound thee in the sight of th●e enemies: Cut her of then from thy flesh, that she do not always abuse thee▪ The xxvi Chapter. 1 The praise of a good woman. 5 Of the fear of three things, and of the fourth. ● Of the jealousy and drunkenness of a woman. 28 Of two things that cause sorrow, of the third which moveth wrath. 1 HAppy is the man that hath a virtuous wife: for the number of his years shallbe double. 2 An honest woman maketh her husband a joyful man, and she shall fill the years of his life in peace. 3 A virtuous woman is a noble gift, which shallbe given for a good portion unto such as fear God: 4 Whether a man be rich or poor, he may have ever a merry heart, & a cheerful countenance. 5 There be three things that my heart feareth, and my face is afraid of the fourth: treason in a city, a seditious people, and noisome tongues: all these are heavier than the death. 6 When one woman is jealous over an other, it bringeth pain and sorrow unto the heart: and a woman that telleth out all things, is a scourge of the tongue. 7 When one hath an evil wife, it is even as when an unlike pair of oxen must draw together: 〈◊〉 x●i. a he that getteth her, getteth a scorpion. 8 A drunken woman is a great plague: for she can not cover her own shame. 9 The whoredom of a woman may be known in the pride of her eyes and eye lids. 10 Eccle. xiii. d. If thy daughter be not shamefast, hold her straightly, lest she abuse herself thorough over much liberty. 11 Beware of all the dishonesty of her eyes, & marvel not if she do against thee. ☞ 12 As a way faring man that is thirsty, when he hath found a well drinketh of every water: ☜ so will she sit down by every hedge, and make herself common to every man that passeth by. 13 A loving wife rejoiceth her husband, & feedeth his bones with her wisdom. 14 A woman of few words is a gift of God: to all nurtured minds may nothing be compared. 15 An honest and mannerly woman is a gift above other gifts: and there is no weight to be compared unto a mind that can rule itself. 16 Like as the sun when it ariseth, is an ornament in the high heaven of the Lord: so is a virtuous wife the beauty of all her house. 17 Like as the clear light is upon the holy candlestick: so is the beauty of the face upon an honest body. 18 C●. v d. Like as the golden pillars are upon the sockettes of silver: so are the fair feet upon a woman that hath a constant mind. 19 Perpetual are the foundations that be laid upon a whole stony rock: so are the commandments of God upon the heart of an holy woman. 20 There be two things that grieve my heart, & in the third is displeasure come upon me: When an expert man of war suffereth scarceness and poverty, when men of understanding and wisdom are not set by, and when one departeth from righteousness unto sin: Who so doth such, the Lord hath prepared him unto the sword. 21 There be two manner of things which me think to be hard and perilous: A merchant can not lightly keep him from wrong, neither a taverner himself from sin. The xxvii Chapter. ● Of the poor that would be rich. 5 The probation of the man that feareth God. 13 The unconstantenesse of a fool. 16 The secrets of a friend are not to be uttered. 20 The wicked imagineth evil, which returneth upon himself. 1 BEcause of poverty have many one offended: and he that seeketh to be rich, turneth his eyes aside. 2 Like as a nail in the wall sticketh fast betwixt two stones: even so doth sin stick betwixt the bier and the seller. 3 If he hold him not diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown. 4 Like as when one sifteth, the filthiness remaineth in the sieve: So remaineth there some unclean thing in the thought of man. 5 The oven proveth the potter's vessel: 〈◊〉 three a. i Pet. three b. so doth temptation of trouble try righteous men. 6 M● seven. b. The tree of the field is known by his fruit: so is the thought of man's heart known by his words. 7 Praise no man except thou have heard him: for a man is known by his words. 8 If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt get her, and put her upon thee as a fair garment: and thou shalt dwell with her, and she shall defend thee for ever, and in the day of knowledge thou shalt find steadfastness. 9 The birds resort unto their like: so doth the truth turn unto them that be occupied withal. 10 The lion waiteth the prey: so doth sin upon them that work unrighteousness. 11 The talking of him that feareth God, is nothing but wisdom: as for a fool he changeth as the moon. 12 If thou be among the undiscrete, keep thy words to a convenient time: but among such as be wise, speak on hardyly. 13 The talking of fools is abomination, and their sport is voluptuous and misnurture. 14 Much swearing maketh the here to stand up: and to strive with such, stoppeth the ●ares. 15 The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their blaspheming is heavy to hear. 16 Eccl. xlx. b. and xxii d Who so discovereth secrets, loseth his credence, and findeth no friend after his will. 17 Love thy friend, and bind thyself in faithfulness with him: but if thou bewrayest his secrets, thou shalt not get him again. 18 For like as the man is that destroyeth his enemy: so is he also that dealeth falsely in the friendship of his neighbour. 19 Like as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, can not take her again: Even so thou, if thou give over thy friend, thou canst not get him again. 20 Yea thou canst not come by him, for he is to far of: He is unto thee as a Roe escaped out of the snare, for his soul is wounded. 21 As for wounds, they may be bound up again, and an evil word may be reconciled: but who so bewrayeth the secrets of a friend, there is no more hope to be had unto him. 22 Pro. ix b. He that winketh with the eyes, imagineth some evil: and he that knoweth him, will let him alone. 23 When thou art present, he shall hyghlie commend and praise thy words: but at the last he shall turn his tail, and slander thy saying. 24 Many things have I hated, but nothing so evil: for the Lord himself also abhorreth such a one. 25 Exo. xxi. b. Who so casteth a stone an high, it shall fall upon his own head: and he that smiteth with guile, woundeth himself. 26 Who so diggeth a pit shall fall therein, and he that layeth a stone in his neighbours way, shall stumble thereon, and he that layeth a snare for another, shall be taken in it himself. 27 Deut. seven. d. Psal. seven. d. Pro. xxvi. c. Eccle. x. a. Who so giveth a wicked noisome counsel, it shall come upon himself, and he shall not know from whence. 28 The proud blaspheme and are scornful: but vengeance lurketh for them as a lion. 29 They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare: anguish of heart shall consume them before they die. 30 Anger and rigorousness are two abominable things, and the ungodly hath them both upon him. The xxviii Chapter. 1 We ought not to desire vengeance, but to forgive the offence. 13 Of the vices of the tongue, and of the dangers thereof. 1 HE Deut 32. a. Roma. xii. c. that seeketh vengeance, shall find vengeance of the Lord, which shall surely keep him his sins. 2 Mat. v. b. vi. b. xviii. b. forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done thee, and so shall thy sins be forgiven thee also when thou prayest. 3 A man that beareth hatred against another, how dare he desire forgiveness of God? 4 He that showeth no mercy to a man which is like himself, how dare he ask forgiveness of his sins? 5 If he that is but flesh, beareth hatred and keepeth it, who will entreat for his sins? 6 Remember the end, and let enmity pass which seeketh death and destruction, and abide thou in the commandments. 7 Remember the commandments, so shalt thou not be rigorous over thy neighbour: Think upon the covenant of the highest, and forgive thy neighbours ignorance. 8 Eccle lviii. a. Beware of strife, and thou shalt make thy sins fewer. 9 For an angry man kindleth variance: and the ungodly disquieteth friends, and putteth discord among them that be at peace. 10 Pro. xxvi. c. The more wood there is, the more vehement is the fire, and the mightier that men be, the greater is the wrath: according to his riches his anger increaseth, and the longer the strife endureth, the more it burneth. 11 And hasty brawling kindleth a fire, and an hasty strife sheddeth blood: A tongue also that beareth false witness, bringeth death. 12 If thou blow the spark it shall burn, if thou spit upon it, it shall go forth, and both these come out of the mouth. 13 Eccle. xx●● The slanderer and double tongued is cursed: for many one that be friends, setteth he at variance. 14 The Or, A double tongue which saith and unsayth or speaketh one thing and thinketh an other. The third tongue do some take for that which speaketh neither out of the new nor the old testament, but of their own brain. third tongue hath disquieted many one, and driven them from one land to another: Strong cities of the rich hath it broken down, and overthrown the houses of great men: The strength of the people hath it brought down, and been the decay of mighty nations. 15 The third tongue hath cast out many an honest woman, and rob them of their labours. 16 Who so hearkeneth unto such, shall never find rest, and never dwell safely. 17 The stroke of the rod maketh prints in the skin: but the stroke of the tongue smiteth the bones in sunder. 18 There be many that have perished with the sword: but many more thorough the tongue. 19 Well is him that is kept from an evil tongue, and cometh not in the anger thereof, which draweth not the yoke of such, and is not bound in the bands of it. 20 For the yoke thereof is of iron, and the band of it of “ Or, brass steel. 21 The death thereof is a very evil death: hell were better for one, than such a tongue. 22 But the fire of it may not oppress them that fear God, and the flame thereof may not burn them. 23 Such as forsake the Lord, shall fall therein, and it shall burn them, and no man shall be able to quench it: It shall fall upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard. 24 Thou hedgest thy goods with thorns: why dost thou not rather make doors and bars for thy mouth? 25 Thou weigh'st thy gold and silver: why dost thou not way thy words also upon thy balance, and make a door, and a bar, and a sure bridle for thy mouth? 26 Beware that thou slide not thy tongue, and so fall before thine enemies that lay wait for thee, and thy fall be incurable, even unto death. The xxix Chapter. 1 How we ought to lend our money, and do alms. 15 Of a faithful man answering for his friend. 22 Of liberality and hospitality. 1 WHo so will show mercy, duty. xv. a Luk. vi. d. let him lend unto his neighbour: and he that is able, let him keep the commandments. 2 Lend unto thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season. 3 Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him: and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee. 4 There have been many, that when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and made them travail and labour that had helped them. 5 While they receive any thing, they kiss the hands of such as give them, and for their neighbours good they humble their voice: but when they should pay again, they keep it back, and give evil words, and make many excuses by reason of the time. 6 And though he be able, yet giveth he scarce the half again, and reckoneth the other to be found: And if he withhold not his money, yet hath he an enemy of him, and that undeserved: He payeth him with cursing and rebuke, and giveth him evil words for his good deed. 7 There be many one which are not glad for to lend, not because of evil: but they fear to lose the thing that they lend. 8 Yet have thou patience with the simple, and withhold not mercy from him. 9 Help the poor for the commandments sake, and let him not go empty from thee, because of his necessity. 10 Lose thy money for thy brother and neighbours sake, and bury it not under a stone where it rusteth and corrupteth. 11 Gather thy treasure after the commandment of the highest, and so shall it bring thee more profit than gold. 12 Tob. iiii d. Lay up thine alms “ Or, In the secret chambers. in the hand of the poor, and it shall keep thee from all evil. 13 Dan. iiii. d. Luk. xii. d. Act. x. a. A man's alms is as a purse with him, & shall keep a man's favour as the apple of an eye: and afterward shall it arise and pay every man his reward upon his head. 14 It shall fight for thee against thine enemies, better than the shield of a giant or spear of the mighty. 15 A good honest man is a surety for his neighbour, but a wicked person: letteth him come to shame. 16 Forget not the friendship of thy surety: for he hath given his soul for thee. 17 The ungodly despiseth the good deed of his surety. 18 (a) As he is a fool that is, surety for every man: so is he ungodly that in no case will be surety forone man. The wicked will not become surety, and the unthankful and ignorant leaveth his surety in danger. 19 Some man promiseth for his neighbour: & when he hath lost his honesty, he shall forsake him. 20 Suertishippe hath destroyed many a rich man, and removed them as the waves in the sea: Mighty people hath it driven away, and caused them to wander in strange countries. 21 An ungodly man transgressing the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and though he force himself to get out, yet shall he fall into judgement. 22 Help thy neighbour out after thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not in such debt. 23 Eccle. 3●. The chief thing that keepeth in thy life, is water, & bread, clothing, and lodging, to cover the shame. 24 Better is it to have a poor living in a man's own house, then delicate fare among the strange. 25 Psal. 36. b. 1. Tim. vi b. Heb. xiii. a. Be it little or much that thou hast, hold thee content withal: and thou shalt not be blamed as a vagabond. 26 For a miserable life is it to go from house to house, and where a man is 〈…〉 seemed, he dare not open his mouth. 27 though one be lodged, & have meat and drink, yet shall he be taken as unworthy, and hear many bitter rough words, [namely thus:] 28 Go thy way thou stranger, and prepare a table for thyself, and feed me also of that thou hast. 29 give place thou stranger to an honourable man, my brother cometh into my house, and so telleth him the necessity of his house. 30 These things are heavy to a man that hath understanding: [namely] the forbidding of the house, and that the lender casteth him in the teeth. The xxx Chapter. 1 Of the correction of children. 14 Of the commodity of health. 17 Death is better than a sorrowful life. 18 Of hid wisdom. 22 Of the joy and sorrow of the heart. 1 WHo so loveth his child, Pro. x●ii. f. 〈◊〉 xxiii ●. holdeth him still under correction, that he may have joy of him afterward, and that he grope not after his neighbours doors. 2 * Deut. vi. a. He that teacheth his son shall have joy in him, and need not to be ashamed of him among his acquaintance. 3 Who so informeth and teacheth his son, grieveth the enemy: and before his friends he may have joy of him. 4 Though his father die, yet is he as though he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like him. 5 In his life he saw him and had joy in him, and was not sorry in his death, neither was he ashamed before the enemies. 6 For he left behind him an avenger against his enemies, and a good doer unto the friends. 7 For the life of children, he shall bind the wounds together, and his heart is grieved at every cry. 8 An untamed horse will be hard, and a wanton child will be wilful. 9 If thou bring up thy son delicately, he shall make thee afraid: and if thou play with him, he shall bring thee to heaviness. 10 Laugh not with him, lest thou weep with him also, & lest thou gnash with thy teeth at the last. 11 give him no liberty in his youth, and excuse not his folly. 12 Bow down his neck while he is young, it him upon the sides while he is yet but a child, lest he wax stubborn, & give no more force of thee, & so shalt thou have heaviness of soul. 13 Teach thy child, and be diligent therein, lest it be to thy shame. 14 Better is the poor being whole and strong, than a man to be rich, and not to have his health: 15 Health and welfare is above all gold, and a whole body above all treasure. 16 There is no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart. 17 Death is better than a bitter life, and eternal rest better than continual sickness. 18 (a) Like as meat that is set upon the graves of dead men is unprofitable for that they eat is not: even so knowledge in him that openeth not his mouth to utter it is unprofitable. Eccle 41. wisdom that is hid etc. The good things that are put in a close mouth, are like as when meat is laid upon the grave. 19 What good doth the offering unto an idol? Bel. d. for he can neither eat, taste, nor smell: Even so is he that is chased of the Lord, and beareth the rewards of iniquity. 20 He seeth with his eyes, and groaneth like a gelded man, that lieth with a virgin, and sigheth. 21 Pro. xxii. a. xv b. xvii. d. give not over thy mind into heaviness, and vex not thyself in thine own counsel. 22 Eccle. 38 c. Pro. xiiii. b. The joy & cheerfulness of the heart is the life of man, and a man's gladness is the prolonging of his days. 23 Love thine own soul, and comfort thine heart: as for sorrow & heaviness, drive it far from thee, for heaviness hath slain many a man, and bringeth no profit. 24 Zeal and anger shorten the days of the life: carefulness and sorrow bring age before the time. 25 Unto a merry heart every thing hath a good taste that he eateth. The xxxi Chapter. 1 We ought to give diligent heed to honesty. 2 Of them that take pain to gather riches. 8 The praise of the rich man without a fault. 12 We ought to flee drunkenness and follow soberness. 1 Travail and carefulness for Tim vi b. riches taketh away the sleep, and maketh the flesh to consume. 2 When one lieth and taketh care, he waketh ever up, like as a great sickness breaketh the sleep. 3 The rich hath great labour in gathering his riches together, and then with the pleasure of his riches he taketh his rest and is refreshed. 4 But who so laboureth and prospereth not, he is poor: and though he leave of, yet is he a beggar. 5 He that loveth riches, shall not be justified: and who so followeth corruption, shall have enough thereof. 6 Ecc●e. viii. a. Many one are come in great misfortune by the reason of gold, and have found their destruction before them. 7 It is a tree of falling unto them that offer it up, and all such as be foolish fall therein. 8 Blessed is the rich which is found without blemish, & hath not gone after gold, nor hoped in money & treasures. 9 Where is there such a one, and we shall commend him and call him blessed? for wonderful things doth he among his people. 10 Who so is tried and found perfect in such things, shallbe commended and praised: who might offend, and hath not offended? who could do evil, and hath not done it? 11 Therefore shall his good be established, and the whole congregation shall declare his alms. 12 If thou sit at a great man's table, open not thy mouth wide upon it, and say not there is much meat on it. 13 Remember that an evil eye is a shrew: What thing created is worse than a wicked eye? therefore weary it before every man's face? 14 Say not thine hand upon every thing that thine eye seeth: and strive not with him in the dish. 15 Ponder by thyself what thy neighbour would feign have, and be discreet in every point. 16 Eat the thing that is set before thee mannerly as it becometh a man, and eat not to much, lest thou be abhorred. 17 Leave thou of first of all, because of nurture, lest thou be he whom no man may satisfy, which may turn to thy decay. 18 When thou sittest among many men, reach not thine hand out first of all, neither call thou first for drink. 19 Eccle. 37. c. O how well content is a wise man with a little wine? so that in sleep thou shalt not be sick thereof, nor feel any pain. 20 A sweet wholesome sleep shall such a one have, and feel no inward grief, he riseth up betimes in the morning, and is well at ease in himself: but an unsatiable eater sleepeth unquietly, and hath ache and pain of the body. 21 If thou feelest that thou hast eaten to much, arise, go thy way, cast it of thy stomach, and take thy rest: and it shall ease thee, so that thou shalt bring no sickness unto thy body. 22 My son hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I have told thee: Rom. xii. c. In all thy works be diligent and quick, so shall there no sickness happen unto thee. 23 Who so is liberal in dealing out his meat, many men shall bless him, and praise him with their lips: and the same is a sure token of his love & faithfulness. 24 But he that is unfaithful in meat, the whole city shall complain of him: and that is a sure experience of his infidelity and wickedness. 25 Show not thy valiantness in wine, for wine hath destroyed many a man. 26 The fire proveth the hard iron: even so doth wine prove the hearts of the proud, when they be drunken. 27 Pro. xxii. ● Wine soberly drunken, quickeneth the life of man: If thou drinkest it measurably, thou shalt be temperate: What is the life of him that is overcome 〈◊〉 wine? what taketh away the life? even death. 28 Wine was made from the beginning to make men glad, and not for drunkenness: wine measurably drunken is a rejoicing of the soul and body: A measurable drinking is health to soul and body. 29 But if it be drunken with excess, it maketh bitterness and sorrow unto the mind. 30 Drunkenness filleth the mind of the foolish with shame & ruin, minisheth the strength, and maketh wounds. 31 Eccle. xx ● Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with contrary sayings. ¶ The xxxii Chapter. 1 Of the discretion and praise of the preacher and of the hearer. 15 Of the fear, faith, and confidence in God. 1 IF thou be made a ruler, Deu. xvii. d. pride not thyself therein, but be thou as one of the people: Rom. xii. b. take diligent care for them, and look well thereto. 2 And when thou hast done all thy dueie, sit thee down, that thou mayst be merry with them, and receive a crown of honour. 3 Speak thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sure knowledge: hinder not music. 4 Speak not where there is no audience: Eccle. iii. a. and pour not forth wisdom out of time at an importunity. 5 Like as the carbuncle stone shineth that is set in gold: so doth a song garnish the wine feast. 6 And as the smaragd that is set in gold: so is the sweetness of music by the mirth of wine. 7 give ear and be still, and for thy good behaviour thou shalt be loved. 8 Thou young man speak that becometh thee, and that is profitable, and yet scarce when thou art twice asked. 9 Comprehend much with few words, in many things be as one that is ignorant: give ear and hold thy tongue withal. 10 If thou be among men of high authority, desire not to compare thyself unto them: and when an elder speaketh, make not thou many words therein. 11 Before the thunder, goeth lightening: and before nurture and shamefastness, goeth love and favour. 12 Stand up betimes, and be not the last: but get thee home soon, 13 And there take thy pastime, and do what thou wilt: so that thou do no evil, and defy no man. 14 But for all things give thanks unto him that hath made thee, and replenished thee with his goods. 15 Who so feareth the Lord, will receive his doctrine: and they that get them to him betimes, shall find grace. 16 He that seeketh the law, shall be filled withal: as for him that is but feigned, he will be offended thereat. 17 They that fear the Lord shall find the judgement, and their righteousness shallbe kindled as a light. 18 An ungodly man will not be reformed, but can help himself with the example of other in his purpose. 19 A man of understanding despiseth no good counsel: but a wild and proud body hath no fear, yea even when he hath dealt rashly with another man: but his own doings shallbe his rebuke. 20 My son, do nothing without advisement: so shall it not repent thee after the deed. 21 Go not in the way where thou mayst fall, nor where thou mayst stumble against the stone: again, neither trust thou to the way that is plain. 22 And beware of thine own children, and take heed of them that be of thine own household. 23 In all thy works put thy trust in God from thy whole heart: for that is the keeping of the commandments. 24 Who so believeth god's word, taketh heed to the commandments: and he that putteth his trust in the Lord, shall want nothing. The. xx●. Chapter. 1 The deliverance of him that feareth God. 4 The answer of the wise. 5 The little discretion of a fool. 12 Man is in the hand of God, as the earth is in the hand of the potter. 25 We ought not to dispose ourselves to become subject to other. 1 THere shall no evil happen unto him that feareth God: but when he is in temptation, the Lord shall deliver him, & keep him from evil. 2 A wise man hateth not the law: but an hypocrite As a ship in the surging wives without a guide, ●eth against the ●es▪ or runneth on the sands: so the hypocrite that is not ●de upon god's word, is overthrown with euer● blast of trouble and temptation. is as a ship in raging water. 3 A man of understanding giveth credence unto the law of God, and the law is faithful unto him. 4 Be sure of the matter, then talk thereof: be first well instruct, then mayst thou give answer. 5 The heart of the foolish, is like a cart wheel, and his thoughts run about like the axle-tree. 6 As a horse carrieth every man, and yet 〈◊〉 after every 〈◊〉: so is defull friend that will flatter and serve every man, and yet laugh him rescorne. Like as a wild horse that neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him, so it is with a scornful friend. 7 Why doth one day excel an other, seeing all the days of the year come of the sun? 8 The wisdom of the Lord hath so parted them a sunder, and so hath he ordained the times and solemn feasts. 9 Some of them hath he chosen and hallowed before other days. 10 And all men are made of the ground, and out of the earth of Adam: In the multitude of science hath the Lord sundered them, and made their ways of divers fashions. 11 Some of them hath he blessed, made much of them, hallowed them, and claimed them to himself: but some of them hath he cursed, brought them low, and put them out of their estate. 12 Like as the clay is in the potter's hand, and all the ordering thereof at his pleasure: so are men also in the hand of him that made them, so that he may give them as liketh him best. 13 * Against evil is good, and against death is life: so is the ungodly against such as fear God. 14 Behold, these are the works of the highest, and Because of the contrary qualities which keepeth the universal harmony of all things, one counteruayling an other in number, weight, and measure, or else would one getting the government, destroy all the rest: so that cold doth temper the 〈◊〉, moisture the drought, lightness, heaviness brightness, darkness: and contrariwise▪ so that all things do stand of 〈…〉 and discord. there are even two against two, and one set against another. 15 I am awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after in harvest: in the gifts of God and in his blessing I am increased, and have filled my wine press, like a grape gatherer. 16 Eccle. 24. d. Behold how I have not laboured only for myself, but for all such as love nurture and wisdom. 17 Hear me, O ye great men of the people, and hearken with your ears ye rulers of the congregation. 18 give not thy son, and wife, thy brother, and friend, power over thee while thou livest: and give not away thy substance & good to another, lest it repent thee, and thou be feign to ask of them again. 19 As long as thou livest and hast breath (d) Let no man use thee as his servant, when thou hast committed all thy goods into his 〈◊〉. let no man change thee. 20 For better it is thy children to pray thee, then that thou shouldest be feign to look in their hands. 21 In all thy works be excellent, that thy honour be never stained. 22 At the time when thou shalt end thy days and finish thy life, distribute thine inheritances. 23 The fodder, the whip, and the burden belongeth unto the ass: meat, correction, and work unto the servant. 24 If thou set thy servant to labour, thou shalt find rest: but if thou let him go idle, he shall seek liberty. 25 The yoke and the whip bow down the hard neck: but tame thou thy evil servant with bonds and correction. 26 Send him to labour, that he go not idle: for idleness bringeth much evil. 27 Set him to work, for that belongeth unto him, and becometh him well. 28 If he be not obedient, bind his feet: but do not to much unto him in any wise, and without discretion do nothing. 29 If thou have a [faithful] servant, let him be unto thee as thine own soul: entreat him as a brother, for in blood hast thou gotten him: if thou have a servant hold him as thyself, for thou hast need of him as of thyself: 30 If thou entreatest him evil, and keepest him hard, and makest him to be proud, and to run away from thee, thou canst not tell what way thou shalt seek him. The xxxiiij Chapter. 1 Of dreams, d●●inations, and enchantments. 6 We ought to confute vain hope, and lying. 13 The praise of them that fear God. 22 Of divers works of men. 27 God doth not allow the works of an unfaithful man. 1 Unwise people beguile themselves with vain and deceitful hope, “ Or dreams make fools to have wings: For honour, riches, pleasures, & such like, are but as dreams, wherein fools do glory: for when they awake from their long sleep, this thing shallbe vanquished clean away. and fools trust in dreams. 2 Who so regardeth dreams, is like him that will take hold of a shadow, and follow after the wind. 3 Even so is it with the appearings of dreams: before the face is the likeness of a face. 4 Who can be cleansed of the unclean? or what truth can be spoken of a liar? 5 Soothsaying, witchcraft, sorcery, and dreaming is but vain: like as when a woman travaileth with child, & hath many fantasies in her heart. 6 Where as such visions come not of God, set not thine heart upon them: 7 For dreams have deceived many a man, and they failed that put their trust therein. 8 The law shallbe fulfilled without lies, & wisdom is sufficient to a faithful mouth: what knowledge hath he that is not tried? 9 A wise man that is well instruct, understandeth much: and he that hath good experience, can talk of wisdom. 10 He that hath no experience, knoweth little, and he that erreth, causeth much wickedness: he that is not tried, what things knoweth he? he that hath been deceived, is full of subtlety. 11 When I was yet in error, I learned much also: yea, I was so learned, that I could not express it all, 12 And came oft in peril of death therefore, till I was delivered from it through the grace of God. 13 Now I see that they which fear God, have the right spirit, for their hope standeth in him that can help them: and the eyes of the Lord are on them that love him. 14 Who so feareth the Lord, standeth in awe of no man, and is not afraid: for the Lord is his hope and comfort. 15 Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the lord: in whom putteth he his trust? who is his strength? 16 For the eyes of the Lord have respect unto them that love him, he is their mighty protection and strong ground: A defence for the heat, a refuge for the hot noon day, a succour for stumbling, and an help for falling. 17 He setteth up the soul, and lighteneth the eyes: he giveth life and blessing. 18 He that giveth an offering of unrighteous good, his offering is refused: and the scornful dealings of the unrighteous please not God. 19 The Lord is theirs only that patiently abide him in the way of the truth and of righteousness. 20 The highest doth not allow the gifts of the wicked: and God hath no delight in the offerings of the ungodly, neither may sin be reconciled in the multitude of oblations. 21 Who so bringeth an offering out of the goods of the poor, doth even as one that killeth the son before the father's eyes. 22 The bread of the needful, is the life of the poor: he that defraudeth him thereof, is a man of blood. 23 Who so robbeth his neighbour of his living, doth as great sin as though he slew him to death: he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire, is a blood shedder. 24 When one buildeth and an other breaketh down: what profit have they then but labour? 25 (a) When one rich man having gotten his goods by robbery, extortion, bribery, or craft, and subt●●●●, usury or simony, or withholding servants or labourers wages, and of that will offer a gift unto God that he may hear his prayer: on the other part, the poor which is oppressed or defrauded, prayeth to God to se●● judge his cause● who●e prayer think you will and most chief●● hear. When one prayeth and another curseth, whose voice will the Lord hear? 26 He that washeth himself because of a dead body, and then toucheth the dead again, what doth his washing? 27 So is it with a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth them again: who will hear his prayer? or what doth his fasting help him? ¶ The xxxv Chapter. 1 It is well done to pray and to do sacrifice. 14 The prayer of the fatherless and of the widow, and of him that humbleth himself. 1 WHo so keepeth the law, bringeth offerings enough: he that holdeth fast the commandment, offereth the right health offering. 2 He that is thankful and recompenseth, offereth fine flower: who so is merciful and giveth alms, that is the right thank offering. 3 God hath pleasure when one departeth from sin: and to forsake unrighteousness, reconcileth us with him. 4 Ex● 33 a. Thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord: 5 For all such is done because of the commandment of God. 6 The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and a sweet smell is it before the highest. 7 The offering of the righteous is acceptable unto God, and shall never be forgotten. 8 give God his honour with a cheerful heart: and keep not back the firstlings of thine hands. 9 C●r ix b. In all thy gifts show a cheerful countenance, and hallow thy tithes unto God with gladness. 10 give unto God according as he hath enriched and prospered thee: . b. and look what thine hand is able, give with a cheerful eye. 11 For the Lord recompenseth, and giveth thee seven times as much again. 12 give no unrighteous gifts, for such will he not receive: Beware of wrong offerings, for the Lord is a righteous judge, and regardeth no man's person. 13 He accepteth not the person of the poor: but he heareth the prayer of the oppressed. 14 judith. iiii b He despiseth not the desire of the fatherless, nor the widow when she poureth out her prayer before him. 15 Doth not God see the tears that run down the cheeks of the widow? or heareth he not the complaint over such as make her to weep? For from her cheeks do the tears go up unto heaven, and the Lord which heareth them doth accept them. 16 Who so serveth God after his pleasure, shallbe accepted: and his prayer reacheth unto the clouds. 17 Tre. iii. d The prayer of him that humbleth himself, goeth through the clouds: tell she come nigh she will not be comforted, nor go her way till the highest God have respect unto her, give true sentence, and perform the judgement. 18 And the Lord will not be slack in coming, nor tarry long, till he have smitten in sunder the backs of the unmerciful, and avenged himself of the heathen, till he have taken away the multitude of the cruel, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous, till he give every man after his works, and reward them after their doings, till he have delivered his people, maintained their cause, and rejoiced them in his mercy. 19 O how fair a thing is mercy in the time of anguish and trouble? it is like a cloud of rain that cometh in the time of drought. ¶ The xxxvi Chapter. 1 A prayer to God in the person of all faithful men. 22 The praise of a good woman. 1 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, thou God of all things, have respect unto us: show us the light of thy mercies, 2 And send thy fear among the heathen and strangers which seek not after thee, that they may know that there is no God but thou, and that they may show thy wondrous works. 3 life up thine hand over the outlandish heathen, that they may learn to know thy might and power. 4 Like as thou art hallowed in us before them: so bring to pass that thou mayst be magnified also in them before us. 5 That they may know thee, like as we know thee: for there is none other God but only thou O Lord. 6 Renew the tokens, and change the wondrous works: show thine hand and thy right arm gloriously. 7 Raise up thine indignation, and pour out thy wrath: take away the adversary, and smite the enemy. 8 Make the time short, remember thy covenant, that thy wondrous works may be praised. 9 Let the wrath of the fire consume them that live so careless: and let them perish that do thy people hurt. 10 Smite in sunder the head of the princes that be our enemies, and say, there is none other but we. 11 Gather all the tribes of jacob together again, that they may know how that there is none other God but only thou, that they may show thy wondrous works: and be thou thy people's heritage, like as from the beginning. 12 O Lord have mercy upon the people that hath thy name, and upon Israel Exo. iiii. e. whom thou hast likened to a first borne son. 13 O be merciful unto Jerusalem the city of thy sanctuary, i Par. vi. g. the city of thy rest. 14 Fill Zion with thine unspeakable virtues, and thy people with thy glory. 15 give witness unto thy creature whom thou madest from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies that have been showed in thy name. 16 Reward them that wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful. 17 O Lord hear the prayer of thy servants according to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and guide thou us in the way of righteousness: Num. ●● d. that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord the eternal God, which is from everlasting. 18 The belly devoureth all meats: yet is one meat better than another. 19 Like as the tongue tasteth venison: i Cor. i b. so doth an heart of understanding mark false words. 20 A froward heart giveth heaviness: but a man of experience lifteth him up again. 21 The woman receiveth every man: yet is one daughter better than another. 22 A fair wife rejoiceth her husband: and a man loveth nothing better. 23 If there be in her tongue gentleness, meekness, and wholesome talk: then is not her husband like other men. 24 He that hath gotten a virtuous woman, hath a goodly possession: she is unto him a help, and pillar whereupon he resteth. 25 Where no hedge is, there the goods are spoiled: and where no housewife is, there the friendless mourneth. 26 Like as there is no credence given to a robber that goeth from one city to another: so is not the man believed that hath no nest, and must turn in where he may abide in the night. The xxxvii Chapter. 1 How a man should know friends and counsellors, 12 and search the company of an holy man. 1 EVery friend saith, I will be friendly unto him also: but there is some friend, which is only a friend in name. 2 Remaineth not there heaviness unto death, when a companion and friend is turned to an enemy? 3 O most wicked presumption: from whence art thou sprung up to cover the earth with falsehood and deceit? 4 Eccle. vi. b. There is some companion which in prosperity rejoiceth with his friend: but in the time of trouble, he taketh part against him. 5 “ Or, There is some companion that helpeth his friend for the bellies sake. & taketh up the buckler against the enemy. There is some companion that mourneth with his friend for the bellies sake: but when trouble cometh, he taketh hold of the shield. 6 Forget not thy friend in thy mind, & think upon him in thy riches. 7 Seek no counsel at thy kinsmen, and hide thy counsel from such as bear thee no good will. 8 Eccle. ●●. ●. Every counsellor praiseth his counsel: nevertheless, there is some that counseleth but for his own profit. 9 Beware of the counsellor, and be advised afore whereto thou wilt use him for he will counsel for himself) fest he cast the lot upon thee, 10 And say unto thee, Thy way and purpose is good: and afterward he stand against thee, and look what shall become of thee. 11 Ask no counsel at him that suspecteth thee for an enemy, & hide thy counsel from such as hate thee: ask no counsel for religion of him that is without religion, nor for justice of him that hath no justice: ask no counsel at a woman, touching her of whom she is jealous, nor at a fearful and faint hearted body in matters of war: or at a merchant how dear he will cheap thy wares toward his: or at a bier, of selling: or at an envious man, of thanksgiving: or at the unmerciful, of loving kindness: or at an unhonest man, of honesty: or at the slothful, of working: or at an hireling which hath no house, of profit or wealth: or at an idle body of much labour: take no such folks to counsel. 12 But be diligent to seek counsel at a virtuous man that feareth God, such a one as thou knowest to be a keeper of the commandments, which hath a mind after thine own mind, and is sorry for thee when thou stumblest. 13 And hold thy counsel fast in thine heart: for there is no man more faithful to keep it, than thou thyself. 14 For a man's mind is sometime disposed to tell out more, than seven watchmen that sit above in an high place looking about them. 15 And above all this, pray the highest that he will lead thy way in faithfulness and truth. 16 Before all thy works ask counsel 〈◊〉: and or ever thou decit any thing, be we●● advised. 17 There be four things that declare a changed heart, whereout there springeth evil and good, death and life, and a maisterfull tongue that babbleth much. 18 Some man is apt and well instructed in many things, and yet very unprofitable unto himself. 19 Some man there is that can give wise and prudent counsel, and yet is he hated and continueth a beggar, 20 For that grace is not given him of God to be accepted. 21 Another is rob of all wisdom: yet is he wise unto himself, and the fruit of understanding is commendable in his mouth. 22 A wise man maketh his people wise, & the fruits of his wisdom fail not. 23 A wise man shallbe plenteously blessed of God: and all they that see him, shall speak good of him. 24 The life of man standeth in the number of the days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. 25 A wise man shall obtain faithfulness and credence among his people, and his name shallbe perpetual. 26 My son, prove thy soul in thyself, and if thou see any evil thing, give it not unto her: 27 i Cor. vi. c. For all things are not profitable for all men, neither hath every soul pleasure in every thing. 28 Be not greedy in every eating, and be not to hasty upon all meats. 29 Eccle thirty. b For excess of meats bringeth sickness, and gluttony cometh at the last to an unmeasurable heat. 30 Through surfeit have many one perished: but he that dieteth himself temperately, prolongeth his life. ¶ The xxxviij Chapter. 1 A physician is commendable. 16 To bury the dead. 24 The wisdom of him that is learned. 1 HOnour the physician, honour him with that honour that is due unto him, because of necessity: for God hath created him. 2 For of the highest cometh medicine, and he shall receive gifts of the king. 3 The wisdom of the physician bringeth him to great worship, and in the sight of the great men of this world he shallbe honourably taken. 4 The Lord hath created medicine of the earth: and he that is wise, will not abhor it. 5 Exe. xvi▪ b Was not the bitter water made sweet with a tree, that men might learn to know the virtue thereof. 6 The Lord hath given men wisdom and understanding, that he might be honoured in his wondrous works. 7 With such doth he heal men, and taketh away their pains: 8 Of such doth the pothecary make a confection, yet can no man perform all his works: for of the Lord cometh prosperous wealth over all the earth. 9 My son, despise not this in thy sickness: but * two. Par. xvi. d pray unto the Lord, and he shall make thee whole. 10 Leave of from sin, and order thy hands a right, cleanse thine heart from all wickedness. 11 give a sweet savoured offering, and the fine flower for a token of remembrance: make the offering fat, as one that giveth the first fruits, 12 And give room to the physician, for the Lord hath created him: let him not go from thee, for thou hast need of him. 13 The hour may come, that the sick may be helped through them, 14 When they pray unto the Lord, that he may recover and get health to live longer. 15 He that sinneth before his maker, shall fall into the hands of the physician. 16 My son, * Eccle. xxii. e bring forth thy tears over the dead, and begin to mourn as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself: and then cover his body after a convenient manner, and despise not his burial. 17 Enforce thyself to weep, & provoke thyself to mourn, two. Tes. iiii. and make lamentation expediently, and be earnest in mourning, and use lamentation as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself, because of the heaviness. 18 * Pro. xii. d. For of heaviness cometh death, the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength. 19 Heaviness and poverty, grieveth the heart in temptation and offence. 20 Take no heaviness to heart, drive it away, and remember the last things. 21 Forget it not, for there is no turning again, thou shalt do him no good, but hurt thyself. 22 Remember his judgement, thine also shallbe likewise: unto me yesterday, unto thee to day. 23 * two. Reg. xii. c. Let the remembrance of the dead cease in his rest, & comfort thee again over him, seeing his spirit is departed from him. 24 The wisdom of the scribe is at convenient time of rest: and he that ceaseth from exercises and labour, shallbe wise. 25 How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and he that hath pleasure in the goad and in driving the oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and his talk is but of the breeding of bullocks? 26 He setteth his heart to make sorrows, and is diligent to give the kine fodder. 27 So is every carpenter also and workmaster, that laboureth still night and ●ay: he carveth, graveth, cutteth out, & his desire is insundry cunning things, his heart imagineth how he may cunningly cast an image, his diligence also and watching performeth the work. 28 The iron smith in like manner bideth by his stithy, and doth his diligence to labour the iron: the vapour of the fire brenneth his flesh, and he must fight with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer ever soundeth in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the thing that he maketh: he hath set his mind thereupon that he will make out his work, & therefore he watcheth how he may set it out, and bring it to an end. 29 So doth the potter set by his work: he turneth the wheel about with his feet, he is diligent and careful in all doings, and maketh his work in number. 30 He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and with his feet he tempereth it: his heart imagineth how he may make it pleasant, and his diligence is to cleanse the oven. 31 All these hope in their hands, & every one thinketh to be cunning in his work. 32 Without these may not the cities be maintained, inhabited, nor occupied: 33 Yet come they not high in the congregation, neither sit they upon the judgement seats: they understand not the covenant of the law, they can not declare equity and judgement, they can not find out the dark sentences. 34 But through them shall the creature of the world be maintained, their desire concerneth only the work and labour of cunning. The. xxxix. Chapter. 1 A wise man. 16 The works of God. 24 Unto the good, things do profit: but unto the evil, even good things are evil. 1 HE that applieth his mind to understand the law of God, doth diligently seek out the wisdom of them of the old time, and exerciseth himself in the prophets. 2 He keepeth the sayings of famous men, and presseth to the understanding of dark sentences of wisdom. 3 He seeketh out the mystery of secret sayings, and exerciseth himself therein continually. 4 He doth service among great men, and appeareth before the prince: he goeth into a strange country, and travaileth thorough it: look what good or evil is among men, he proveth and seeketh it out. 5 He purposeth in his heart to resort early unto the Lord that made him, and to pray before the highest God: he openeth his mouth in prayer, and prayeth for his sins. 6 When the great Lord will, he shallbe filled with the spirit of understanding, that he may then power out wise sentences, and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer. 7 He shall order his device, and lead his knowledge a right, and give him understanding of secret things. 8 He shall show forth the science of his learning, and rejoice in the covenant of the law of the Lord: 9 The whole congregation shall commend his wisdom, and it shall never be put out: the remembrance of him shall never be forgotten, and his name shall continue from one generation to an other. 10 * Ecc● xiiiii. b His wisdom shallbe spoken of among the people, and the whole congregation shall openly declare his praise. 11 While he liveth, he hath a greater name than a thousand beside: and after death, the same name remaineth unto him. 12 Yet will I speak of more men of understanding, for I am full as the moon. 13 Hearken unto me ye holy virtuous children, bring forth fruit as the rose that is planted by the brooks of the field, 14 And give ye a sweet smell as incense, flourish as the rose garden, sing a song of praise, O give thanks unto God over all his works: 15 give magnificence unto his name, and set him forth in his praise with your lips, & with music and harmony: Yea even with the song of your lips, with haps and playing, and in giving thanks unto him, say after this manner: 16 * Gen i d. All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, & all his commandments are meet and convenient in due season. 17 A man need not to say, what is that? what is that? for at a time convenient they shall all be sought: At his commandment the water was as a wall, and at the word of his mouth the water stood still. 18 * Gen. seven. b. In his commandment is every thing acceptable and reconciled, and his health can not be minished. 19 The works of all flesh are before him, and there is nothing hid from his eyes. 20 He seeth from everlasting to everlasting, and there is nothing to wonderful or high unto him. 21 A man need not to say then, what is this, or that? For he hath made all things to do good unto man. 22 His blessing shall run over as the stream, and moisture the earth like a flood of water. 23 Like as he maketh the drought: so shall his wrath fall upon the heathen. 24 His ways are plain and right unto the just: Ose. xiiii. b. Rom. viii. d. but the ungodly stumble at them. 25 (a) The creatures of God are good by creation. But as good men use them to the glory of God, the profit of others, & their own necessity: so the ungodly do not acknowledge them as the good gifts of god, but abuse them either in riot & excess, or else in miserable keeping of them, take them for their God. For the good, are good things created from the beginning, & evil things for the ungodly. 26 All things necessary for the life of man are created from the beginning: water, fire, iron, and salt, meal, wheat, and honey, milk, and wine, oil and clothing: 27 All these things are created for the best to the faithful: but to the ungodly shall all these things be turned to hurt and harm. 28 There be spirits that are created for vengeance, and in their rigorousness have they fastened their torments: * Mat xxv d In the tune of the end they shall pour out their strength, and pacify the wrath of him that made them. 29 * Eccle. xl. b. Fire, hail, hunger, and death: all these things are created for vengeance. 30 The teeth of wild noisome beasts, the scorpions, serpents, and the sword, are created also for vengeance, to the destruction of the ungodly. 31 They shallbe glad to do his commandments, and when need is, they shallbe ready upon earth: and when their hour is come, they shall not overpass the commandment of the Lord. 32 Therefore have I taken a good courage unto me from the beginning, and have thought to put these things in writing, and to leave them behind me: 33 * Gen. vi. b. All the works of the Lord are good, and he giveth every one in due season, and when need is. 34 So that no man need not to say: This is worse than that: for in due season they are all pleasant and good. 35 And therefore praise the Lord with whole heart and mouth, & give thanks unto his name. The xl Chapter. 1 Many miseries light in a man's life. 11 All things pass away, but a firm and stable faith ramayneth. 14 Of the blessing of the righteous, and prerogative of the fear of God. 1 A Great travail is created for all men, and an heavy yoke upon all the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till they be buried in [the earth] the mother of all things. 2 [Namely] their thoughts and imaginations, fear of the heart, counsel, meditations, longing & desire, the day of death: 3 From the highest that sitteth upon the glorious seat, unto the lowest and most simple upon the earth: 4 From him that is gloriously arrayed and weareth a crown, unto him that is but homely and simply clothed. 5 There is nothing but wrath, zeal, fearfulness, unquietness, and fear of death, rigorousness, anger, & strife: And in the might when one should rest and sleep upon his bed, the sleep changeth his understanding and knowledge. 6 A little or nothing is his rest in the sleep, aswell as in the day of labour: He feareth & is disquieted in the vision of his heart, as one that runneth out of a battle. 7 And in the time of health he awaketh, and marveleth that the fear was nothing. 8 Such things happen unto all flesh, both man and beast: but seven fold to the ungodly. 9 * Ec. xxx●x. ● Moreover, death, bloodshedding, strife, and sword, oppression, hunger, destruction, and punishment: 10 These things are all created against the ungodly, * Gen. seven d. and for their sakes came the flood also. 11 * Gen. iii. d All that is of the earth, shall turn to earth again, and all waters ebb again into the sea. 12 All bribes and unrighteousness shallbe put away: but faithfulness and truth shall endure for ever. 13 The substance and goods of the ungodly shallbe dried up, and sink away as a water flood, (a) That is, with great tumult and trouble shall they be dispersed, and scattered abroad like as the roaring thunder. & they shall make a sound like a great thunder in the rain. 14 Like as the righteous rejoiceth when he openeth his hand: so shall the transgressors be faint when their goods vanish and consume away. 15 * Eccl. x●. b. The children of the ungodly shall not obtain many branches: 16 And the unclean roots upon the high rocks, shallbe rooted out before the grass by the water side, & upon the river banks. 17 friendliness and liberality in the increase & blessing of God, is like a paradise and garden of pleasure: such mercy also and kindness endureth for ever. 18 * i. 〈…〉. To labour and to be content with that a man hath, is a sweet pleasant life: and that is, to find a treasure of all treasures. 19 To beget children and to repair the city, maketh a perpetual name: but an honest woman is more worth than they both. 20 Wine and minstrelsy rejoiceth the heart: but the love of wisdom is above them both. 21 Piping and harping make a sweet noise: but a friendly tongue goeth beyond them both. 22 Thine eye desireth favour and beauty: but a green seed time, rather than they both. 23 A friend and companion come together at opportunity: but above them both is a wife that agreeth with her husband. 24 Brethren and helps are profitable in time of trouble: but alms shall deliver more than they both. 25 Gold and silver fasten the feet: but a good counsel is more pleasant than they both. 26 Temporal substance and strength lift up the mind: but the fear of the Lord, more than they both: The fear of the Lord wanteth nothing, and needeth no help. 27 The fear of the Lord is a pleasant garden of blessing, and nothing so beautiful as it is. 28 My son lead not a beggars life: for better it were to die then to beg. 29 The life of him that looketh upon an other man's table, is not to be counted for a life, for he vexeth his soul in other men's meat: but a wise and well nurtured man will beware thereof. 30 Begging is sweet in the mouth of the unshamefast: but in his belly there burneth a fire. The xli Chapter. 1 Of the remembrance of death. 3 Death is not to be feared, 8 A curse upon them that forsake the law of God. 12 Good name and fame. 14 An exhortation to give heed unto wisdom. 17 Of what things a man ought to be ashamed. 1 O Death (a) Temporal death is bitter to four sorts of men: one, to infidels that ●●ke for no life ●it●r this: second, to them that set their pleasure in their riches from whence the● n●w must ●eeds departed: 〈◊〉, to them t●●t never ●●s●eth o● the ●●●se● forth, 〈◊〉 to them that be strong and 〈◊〉 in body, for that they ●●●ngly ●r●ggle with death: but ●●eete unto the contrary. how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that seeketh rest and comfort in his substance & riches, unto the man that hath nothing to vex him, & that hath prosperity in all things, yea unto him that yet is able to receive meat? 2 O death, how acceptable and good is thy judgement unto the needful, and unto him whose strength faileth, and that is now in his last age, and that in all things is full of care and fearfulness, unto him also that is in despair, and hath no hope nor patience? 3 Be not thou afraid of death, remember them that have been before thee, and that come after thee: this is the judgement of the Lord over all flesh. 4 〈◊〉 viii. d. And why wouldst thou be against this pleasure of the highest? Whether it be ten, an hundredth, or a thousand years, Or ●●ere 〈…〉. death asketh not how long one hath lived. 5 The children of the ungodly are abominable children, and so are they that keep company with the ungodly. 6 * Eccle. xi. c. The inheritance of ungodly children shall come to nought, & their posterity shall have perpetual shame & confusion. 7 The children complain of an ungodly father: and why? for his sake they are rebuked and despised. 8 Woe be unto you, O ye ungodly, which have forsaken the law of the highest God: for though ye do increase, yet shall you perish. 9 If ye do live, ye shallbe accursed: if ye die, the curse shall be your portion. 10 * Eccle. xi. b. All that is of the earth, shall turn to earth again: so go the ungodly also out of the curse into destruction. 11 Though men mourn for their body: yet the name of the ungodly shall be put out, for it is nothing worth. 12 * Eccle. xxii. a Labour to get thee a good name: for that shall continue surer by thee, than a thousand great treasures of gold. 13 A good life hath a number of days: but a good name endureth ever. 14 * Eccl. xx. b My children, keep wisdom in peace: for wisdom that is hid and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is in them both? 15 A man that hideth his foolishness, is better than a man that hideth his wisdom. 16 Therefore be ye turned at my words: for it is not good in all things and always to be ashamed: (a) True s●●th d●th all things in sea●●● and op●rtunitie, when and how every one ought to be ordered. For strong meat and hard bread nourisheth some & straungleth other: some one hear ●e healeth some man's d●sease, and increaseth some again. True faith must prove and measure it. 17 Be ashamed of whoredom before father and mother: be ashamed to leasing before the prince and men of authority: 18 Of sin, before the judge and ruler: of offence, before the congregation & people: of unrighteousness, before a companoin and friend: 19 Of theft, before thy neighbours: As for the truth of God and his covenant, be not ashamed thereof: (b) Being b●dden to an other man's 〈◊〉 presume not to the highest place, be 〈…〉 so homely that thou ●e with thine elbows upon the 〈◊〉 over thy bread, for that is unmannerly. Lu. 14. be ashamed to lie with thine elbows upon the bread, or to be reproved for giving or taking, 20 And of silence unto them that salute thee: be ashamed to look upon harlots: 21 Be ashamed to turn away thy face from thy kinsman, be ashamed “ Or to take away a gift from any man to take and not to give, 22 Be ashamed also to look upon an other man's wife, and to make many trifling words with her maiden, or to stand by her bed side. 23 Be ashamed to unbrayde thy friend: when thou givest any thing, cast him not in the teeth withal, 24 Or to report the matter that thou hast heard, or to disclose the secret words: so shalt thou well be shamefast, and shalt find favour with all men. The xlii Chapter. 1 The law of God must be taught, 9 A daughter, 14 A woman. 18 God knoweth all things, yea even the secrets of the heart. 1 OF these things be not ashamed, and accept no person to offend. [Namely of these things be not ashamed:] 2 Of the law of God, of the covenant, of judgement to bring the ungodly from his ungodliness unto righteousness, & to make him a good man, 3 To deal faithfully with thy neighbour and companion, to distribute the heritage unto the friends: 4 To be diligent to keep true measure & weight: to be content whether thou gettest much or little: 5 To deal truly with temporal goods in buying and selling, to bring up children with diligence, to correct an evil servant: 6 To keep that thine is from an evil wife, to set a lock where many hands are: 7 What thou deliverest and givest out to be kept, to tell it, and to weigh it: to write up all thy outgeving and receiving: 8 To inform the unlearned and unwise, of the aged that are judged of the young: If thou be diligent in these things, truly thou shalt be learned and wise, and accepted of all men. 9 The daughter maketh the father to watch secretly, and the carefulness that he hath for her, taketh away his sleep, yea in her youth, lest she should overgrow him, and when she hath an husband lest she should be hated: 10 Lest she should be defiled or ravished in her virginity, or gotten with child in her father's house: or when she cometh to the man, lest she behave herself not right, or continue unfruitful. 11 If thy daughter be wanton, keep her straightly, lest she cause thine enemies to laugh thee to scorn, and the whole city to give thee an evil report: and so thou be fain to hear thy shame of every man, and be confounded before all the people. 12 Eccl. xxv. Behold not every body's beauty, and have not much dwelling among women. 13 For like as the worm and moth cometh out of clothing: Gen. iii. d. so doth wickedness come of women. 14 It is better to be with an evil man, then with a friendly wife that putteth one to shame and rebuke. 15 I will remember the words of the Lord, and declare the thing that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works. 16 The sun overloketh all things with his shine, and all his works are full of the clearness thereof. 〈…〉 is full of 〈…〉 Lord. 17 Hath not the Lord brought to pass, that his saints should tell out all his wondrous works which the almighty Lord hath established? All things endure in his glory. 18 He seeketh out the ground of the deep, and the heart of men, and he knoweth all their imaginations and wisdom: for the Lord knoweth all science, and he looketh into the token of the time. 19 He declareth the things that are past and for to come, and discloseth things that are secret. 20 job xlii. c. E●● xx.x. c. No thought may escape him, neither may any word be hid from him. 21 He hath garnished the high excellent works of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlasting: Unto him may nothing be added, neither can he be minished, he hath no need also of any man's counsel. 22 O how amiable are all his works, and as a spark to look upon? 23 They live all, and endure for ever: and when so ever need is, they are all obedient unto him. 24 They are all double, one against another: he hath made nothing that hath fault or blemish. 25 He hath established the goods of every one: (a) As who should say, no man, for where David saith Psal. 17. I shallbe satisfied when the glory appeareth, he speaketh of that glory which he desireth to obtain, which he yet wanting is not satisfied: but when he hath obtained it, he hath the thing he doth desire, & yet is not weighed of it, but delighteth in that joy which never shallbe ended as. 1. Pet. 1. and who may be satisfied with his glory when he seeth it? The xliii Chapter. The sum of the creation of the works of God. 1 THe glory of the height is Psal. viii. a. the fair and clear firmament, the beauty of the heaven is his glorious clearness. 2 The sun when it appeareth, declareth the day in the going out of it, a marvelous work of the highest: 3 At noon it burneth the earth, and who may abide for the heat thereof? 4 Who so keepeth an oven when it is hot, three times more doth the sun burn upon the mountains: when it breatheth out the fire beams & shineth, with the brightness of it it blindeth the eyes. 5 Great is the Lord that made it, and in his commandment he causeth it to run hastily. 6 Gene i b. The moon also in all things according to her season is a declaration of the time, and a sign for the world. 7 Exo. xii. a. The token of the solemn feast is taken of the moon, a light that minisheth and increaseth again. 8 The month is called after the moon, it groweth wondrously in her changing. 9 The army of heaven also is in the height: in the firmament of heaven it giveth a clear and a glorious shine: This is the clearness of the stars, the beautiful apparel of heaven, the apparel that the Lord lighteneth in the height. 10 In his holy work they continue in their order, and not one of them faileth in his watch. 11 Gen. ix. d. Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it: very beautiful is it in his shine. 12 He compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, the hands of the highest have bended it. 13 Through his commandment he maketh the snow to fall, and the thunder of his judgement to smite hastily. 14 Thorough his commandment the treasures are opened, and the clouds flee as the fowls. 15 In his power hath he strengthened the clouds, and broken the hail stones. 16 The mountains leap at the sight of him, “ Or, move. the wind bloweth according to his will. 17 The sound of his thunder beateth the earth, & so doth the storm of the north: the whirl wind also lighteth down as a feathered foul, casteth out & spreadeth the snow abroad, and as the grasshoppers that destroy all, so falleth it down. 18 The eye marveleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is afraid at the rain of it. 19 He poureth out the frost upon earth like salt, and when it is frozen, it is as sharp as the prick of a thistle. 20 When the cold north wind bloweth, hard crystal cometh of the water: He lighteth down upon all the gatherings together of water, and putteth on the water as a breastplate. 21 He devoureth the mountains, & burneth the wildernesses: and look what is green, he putteth it out like fire. 22 The medicine of all these is, when a cloud cometh hastily, and when a dew cometh upon the heat, it shallbe refreshed again. 23 In his word he stilleth the wind, in his counsel he appeaseth the deep, and hath planted Islands in it. 24 They that sail over the sea, tell of the perils and harms thereof, and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat. 25 For there be strange wondrous works, divers manners of nice beasts, and whale fishes. 26 Thorough him are all things set in good order and performed, and in his word all things endure. 27 I speak much, but I can not sufficiently attain unto it: for he himself only is the perfection of all words. 28 We should praise the Lord after all our power, for he is great in all his works. 29 The Lord is to be feared, yea very great is he, & marvelous is his power. 30 Praise the Lord, and magnify him as much as ye may, yet doth he far exceed all praise: O magnify him with all your power, and labour earnestly, yet are ye in no wise able sufficiently to praise him. 31 Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? Deut. ●● john b Who can magnify him so greatly as he is? 32 For there are hid yet greater things than these be: as for us, we have seen but few of his works. 33 For the Lord hath made all things, & given wisdom to such as fear God. The xliiii Chapter. 1 The praise of certain holy men, 16 Enoch, 17 Noah, 17 Abraham, 22 Isaac, and jacob. 1 LEt us commend the noble famous men, & the generation of our fore elders and fathers. 2 Many more glorious acts have the Lord done in them, and showed his great power ever sense the beginning. 3 The noble famous men reigned in their kingdoms, and bare excellent rule, in their wisdom and understanding, they followed the counsel showed in the prophecies. 4 〈◊〉. xviii. ●. They led the folk thorough the counsel and wisdom of the scribes of the people, wise sentences are found in their instruction: 5 They sought the sweetness and melody of music, and brought forth the pleasant songs in scripture: 6 They were rich also, and could comfort and pacify those that dwelled with them. 7 All these were very noble and honorarable men in their generations, & were well reported of in their times. 8 These have left a name behind them, so that their praise shall always be spoken of. 9 Afterward, there were some whose remembrance is gone, Gen. seven. b they came to nought & perished as though they had never been, and became as though they had never been borne, yea and their children also with them. 10 Nevertheless these are loving men, whose righteousness shall never be forgotten, but continue by their posterity. 11 Their children are an holy good heritage: their seed endured fast in the covenant. 12 For their sakes shall their children and seed continue for ever, and their praise shall never be put down. 13 Their bodies are buried in peace, but their name liveth for evermore. 14 The people can speak of their wisdom, and the congregation can talk of their praise. 15 Eccle. xi. ● Gen. v●● Enoch walked right and acceptably before the Lord, therefore was he translated for an example of amendment to the generations. 16 Gen. vi●. and 〈…〉. No● was a steadfast and righteous man, and in the time of wrath he became a reconciling: therefore was he left a remnant unto the earth when the flood came. 17 An everlasting covenant was made with him, that all flesh should perish no more with the water. 18 Abraham was a great father of many people, in glory was there none like unto him. 19 He kept the law of the highest, & came into a covenant with him. 20 He set the covenant in his flesh, and when he ●● xxii. a. was proved, he was found faithful. 21 Therefore swore God unto him with an oath, that he would bless all people in his seed, that he would multiply and increase him as the dust of the earth, and to exalt his seed as the stars: yea and that his seed should have the possession, an inheritance of the land, 〈◊〉 sea to sea, and from the river unto the borders of the world. 22 Ge● xx●●● With Isaac did he stablish the same covenant for Abraham his father's sake: Yea that gracious blessing & health of all men, and covenant did he stablish with Isaac, and made it rest upon the head of jacob. 23 (a) He did ● low him and made him worthy and 〈◊〉 for such blessings o● riches and increase or else he made it known by this ble●●ing 〈◊〉 his vn●● often changing his ●ag●s ●t did God 〈…〉. He knew him, in that he prospered him so well and richly, and gave him an heritage, and sundered his portion by itself, and parted among the twelve tribes. 24 Merciful men brought he out of him, which found favour in the sight of all flesh. The xlv Chapter. 1 The praise of Moses, 6 Aaron, and Phinches. 1 Moyses' 〈◊〉. xi. a. Act. seven. c. beloved of God & men, whose remembrance is in hi● praise: 2 Him that the Lord made like in the glory of the saints, & magnified him, so that the enemies stood nawe of him. 3 Through his words he did great wonders: he made him glorious in the sight of kings, gave him commandment before his people, and showed him glorious power. 4 Num. xii. a. He established him with faithfulness and meekness, and chose him out of all men. 5 For he heard his voice, and he led him in the dark cloud, Ex● nineteen d. and there he gave him the commandments, yea the law of life and wisdom: that he might teach jacob the covenant and Israel his laws. 6 He chose Aaron his brother also out of the tribe of Levi, exalted him, and made him such like. 7 An everlasting covenant made he with him, and gave him the priesthood in the people: He made him glorious in beautiful array, and clothed him with the garment of honour. 8 He put perfect joy upon him, and girded him with strength, he decked him with side clothes and a tunicle, with an overbody coat also, and a girdle. 9 Round about made he him bells of gold, and that many: that when he went in't, he sound might be hear, that they might make a noise in the sanctuary, and give the people warning. 10 The holy garment was wrought and bordered with gold, yellow silk, and purple: and in the breastlap there was a goodly work, wherein was fastened light and perfectness. 11 Upon the same also there was a work fastened and set with costly precious stones all bound with gold, and this he brought in his ministration: The stones were fastened for a remembrance, after the number of the twelve tribes of Israel. 12 Upon his mitre there was a plate of pure gold, a graven image of holiness, a famous and noble work, garnished, and pleasant to look upon. 13 Before him were there seen no such fair ornaments, & these it behoved him always to use: There might none other put them on, but only his children, and his childer's children perpetually. 14 Daily performed he his burnt offerings two times. 15 Levit viii. ●. Moses filled (b) That was either to put into his hand the seek ●● the l●w written to read unto the people or else some sacrifice: that ●e might offer unto God for their offences. his hands, & anointed him with holy oil: This was now confirmed him with an everlasting covenant, and to his seed as the days of heaven: namely, that his children should always minister before him, & perform the office of the priesthood, and wish the people good in his name. 16 Before all men living ●●●se he him, that he should offer incense before the Lord, and make odours for a sweet savour and remembrance, that he should reconcile the people of the Lord with him again. 17 He gave him authority also in his commandments and in the covenant, that he should teach jacob the statutes and testimonies, and to inform Israel in the law. 18 Therefore there stood up certain against him, and had envy at him in the wilderness: namely they that were of Dathan and Abirons' side, and the furious congregation of Core. 19 This the Lord saw, and it displeased him, and in his wrathful indignation were they consumed: A great wonder did he upon them, and consumed them with the fire. 20 E●● xxv●. ● xiii. b. Besides this, he made Aaron yet more honourable and glorious, he gave him an heritage, & parted the first fruits unto him: Deut xii b. and xviii. Unto him specially he appointed the bread of sustenance, 21 For the priests did eat of the offerings of the Lord: this gave he unto him and his seed. 22 ells had he no heritage nor portion in the land & with the people: for the Lord himself is his portion & inheritance. 23 The third noble and excellent man, is Phinches the son of Eleazar, which pleased the God of Israel, because he had the zeal and fear of the Lord: For when the people were turned back, he put himself forth right soon, and that with a good will, to pacify the wrath of the Lord toward Israel. 24 Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him, that he should be the principal among the righteous in the people, that he and his posterity should have the office of the priesthood for ever. 25 Like as there was made a covenant with David of the tribe of juda, that from among his sons only there should be a king: and that Aaron also and his seed should be an heritage, to give us wisdom in our heart, to judge his people in righteousness, that his goods should not come into forgetfulness, and that their honour might endure for ever. The xlvi Chapter. The praise of joshua. 9 Caleb, 13 Samuel. 1 MAnly & strong in battle 〈…〉 xxvii d Deu 34. b. joshua ● d. was jesus the son of Nave, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, & was given to be captain of the people, which according unto his name was a great saviour unto the elect of God, to punish the enemies that rose up against Israel, that Israel might obtain their inheritance. 2 O how great, noble, and excellent was he, when he lift up his hand and drew out his sword against the cities? 3 Who stood so manly before him? for the Lord himself brought in the enemies? 4 joshua. x c. Stood not the sun still at his commandment, and one day was as long as two? 5 He called upon the highest and most mighty when the enemies pressed upon him on every side, and the mighty Lord heard him with the hail stones. 6 They smote the Heathenish people mightily, and in falling down they slew all the adversaries: so that the heathen knew his host, and all his defence, that the Lord himself fought against them: for he followed upon the mighty men of them. 7 Nu xxii●●. ●. In the time of Moses also, he and Caleb the son of jephune died a good work, which stood against the enemies, with held the people from sin, and stilled the wicked murmuring. 8 Nu xxvi ● And of six hundredth thousand people of foot, they two were preserved to bring them into the heritage, namely, a land that floweth with milk & honey. 9 joshua x● The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his age: so that he went up into the high places of the land, and his seed conquered the same for an heritage: 10 That all the children of Israel might see how good a thing it is to be obedient unto the Lord. 11 And the judges or rulers every one after his name, whose heart went no● a whoring nor departed from the Lord, and that forsook not the Lord unfaithfully, whose remembrance hath a good report. 12 Yea their bones flourish out of their place, and their names shall never be changed: but honour remaineth still with the children of those holy men: 13 Samuel the prophet, beloved of the Lord his God, 〈◊〉 x ●. ordained a king, and anointed the princes over the people. 14 In the law of the Lord ruled he, and judged the congregation, and the Lord had respect unto jacob. 15 The prophet was found diligent in his faithfulness: yea & he is known faithful in his works, because he saw the God of light. 16 〈◊〉 called upon the Lord almighty, when the enemies pressed upon him on every side, what time as he offered the sucking lamb. 17 And the Lord thundered from heaven, & made his voice to be heard with a great noise. 18 He discomfited the princes of tire, and all the rulers of the Philistines. 19 i. Reg xii ● Before his last end, he made protestation in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, that he took neither substance nor good of any man, no not so much as a shoe: and no man might accuse him. 20 After this he told that his end was at hand, and showed the king also his end and death: and from the earth life he up his voice in the prophecy, that the ungodly people should perish. The xlvii Chapter. 1 The praise of Nathan, 2 David, 12 and Solomon. 1 AFterward in the time of king David, there rose up a prophet called Nathan. 2 For like as the fat is taken away from the offering: so was David chosen out of the children of Israel. 3 He played with the lions as with kids, and with bears like as with lambs of sheep. 4 i Re. xv●. f. Slew he not a giant when he was yet but young, & took away the rebuke from his people, what time as he took the stone in his hand, and smote down proud Goliath with the sling? 5 For he called upon the highest Lord, which gave him strength in his right hand, so that he overthrew the mighty giant in the battle, that he might set up the horn of his people again. 6 So he glorified him in ten thousand, and made him to have a good report in the praise of the Lord, that he should wear a crown of glory. 7 Reg v. b. For he destroyed the enemies on every side, rooted out the Philistines his adversaries, and broke their horn in sunder, like as it is broken yet this day. 8 In all his works he praised the highest and holiest, and ascribed the honour unto him: with his whole heart did he praise the Lord, and loved God that made him. 9 two. Par xvi. a. He set singers also before the altar, & in their tune he made sweet songs, that they might give praises every day to God with songs. 10 He ordained to keep the holy days worshipfully, & that the solemn feasts through the whole year should be honourably holden, with praising the name of the Lord, and with singing betimes in the morning in the sanctuary. 11 two Reg. xii. d The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: he gave him the covenant of the kingdom, and the throne of worship in Israel. 12 three Reg. three e. After him there rose up the wise son [called Solomon.] Who by him dwelled in a large possession, and for his sake he drove the enemies away far of. 13 This Solomon reigned with peace in his time, and he obtained glory: For God gave him rest from his enemies on every side, that he might build him an house in his name, and prepare the sanctuary for ever. 14 How wise wast thou in thy youth, and filled with wisdom and understanding, as it were with a water flood? 15 Thou coveredst and filledst the whole land with similitudes, & wise prudent sentences. 16 Thy name went abroad in the Isles, because of thy peace thou wast beloved. 17 All lands marveled at thy songs, proverbs, similitudes, and at thy interpretations. 18 And in the name of the Lord God, which is called the God of Israel, ● Reg x b. thou gatheredst gold as tin, & thou hadst as much silver as lead. ●. Reg. x●● 19 Thou wast moved in inordinate love toward women, and waste overcome in affection. 20 Thou staynedst thy honour & worship, yea thy posterity defiledst thou also, in bringing the wrath of the Lord upon thy children, and hast felt sorrow for thy folly. 21 i●. Reg. xii. ● So that thy kingdom was divided, and Ephraim became an unfaithful and a rebellious kingdom. two Reg. seven. e. 22 Nevertheless, God forsook not his mercy, neither was he utterly destroyed because of his works, that he should leave him no posterity: as for the seed that came upon him, which he loved, he brought it not utterly to nought, but gave yet a remmaunt unto jacob, and a root unto David out of him. 23 Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and out of his seed he left behind him a very foolishness of the people, and such one as had no understanding: ii● Re. x●● even Roboam, which turned away the people through his counsel, and jeroboam the son of Nabat, three Re. xii d. which caused Israel to sin, and showed Ephraim the way of ungodliness: 24 Insomuch that their sins and misdeeds had the upper hand so sore, that at the last they were driven out of the land for the same: 25 Yea, he sought out and brought up all wickedness, till the vengeance came upon them. ¶ The xlviij Chapter. The praise of Elias, Elizeus, Ezechias, and Esaias. 1 THen stood up ● Re. xvii. a. Elias the prophet as a fire, and his word brent like a cresset. 2 He brought an hunger upon them, and in his zeal he made them few in number: for they might not away with the commandments of the Lord. 3 Through the word of the Lord he shut the heaven, iii Reg ●● c. & three times brought he the fire down. 4 O Elias, how honourable art thou in thy wondrous deeds? who may make his host to be like thee? 5 iii Reg. ●●. c. One that was dead thou raysedst up from death, and in the word of the highest thou broughtest him out of the grave again. 6 Thou hast cast down kings and destroyed them, and the honourable from their seat. 7 Upon the mount S●na thou heardest the judgement, & upon horeb the judgement of the vengeance. 8 Which didst anoint kings to recompense, i● Reg ●●. c. and ordaynedst prophets after thee. 9 three Reg. ● c. Thou wast taken up in the storm of fire, in a chariot of fixie horses. 10 Thou wast ordained in the reproves in time, to pacify the wrath of the Lord before it Luk. i ●. raged, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, & to set up the tribes of jacob again. 11 Blessed were they that saw thee, and were garnished in love, for we live in life: but after death we shall have no such name. 12 iiii Reg two. e. Elias was covered in the storm, but Elizeus was filled with his spirit: while he lived he was afraid of no prince, and no man might overcome him. 13 There could no word deceive him, iiii. Reg. ●●. d. and after his death his body prophesied. 14 He did wonders in his life, & in death were his works marvelous. 15 For all this the people amended not, neither departed they from their sins, 4 Re. ●●. till they were carried away prisoners out of the land, and were scattered abroad in all countries, so that of them there remained but a very little people, and a prince unto the house of David. 16 Howbeit some of them did right, and some heaped up ungodliness. 17 two 〈…〉 Ezechias made his city strong, conveyed water into it, digged through the stony rock with iron, and made up a wall by the water side. 18 In his time came Sennacherib up, and sent Rabsakes, life up his hand against Zion, & defied them with great pride. 19 Then trembled their hearts and hands, so that they sorrowed like a woman travailing with child. 20 So they called upon the Lord which is merciful, and life up their hands before him, immediately the Lord heard them out of heaven. 21 He thought no more upon their sins, nor gave them over to their enemies: but delivered them by the hand of Esaias. 22 4 Re. nineteen. g He smote the host of the Assyrians, and his angel destroyed them. 23 For Ezechias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and remained steadfastly in the way of David his father, as Esaias the great & faithful prophet in the sight of God had commanded him. 24 In his time the sun went backward, 4. Re xx ● and he lengthened the kings life. 25 With a right spirit prophesied he what should come to pass at the last: and to such as were sorrowful in Zion, he gave consolation, wherewith they might comfort themselves for evermore. 26 He showed things that were for to come and secret, or ever they come to pass. ¶ The xlix Chapter▪ Of josias, Ezechias, David, jeremy, Ezechiel, Zorobabel, jesus, Nehemias, Enoch, and joseph. 1 THe remembrance of 4 Reg. 22 ● josias, is like as when the apothecary maketh many precious sweet smelling things together: his remembrance shallbe sweet as honey in all mouths, and as the playing of music at a banquet of wine. 2 He was appointed to turn the people again, and to take away all abominations of the ungodly. 3 He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he set up the worship of God again. 4 All kings except These also were sinners, but either they were n●t idolaters which here is 〈◊〉 counted sin: or to the● did re●ent to that 〈…〉 sins were covered, 〈◊〉 it ther● were en●rues t●●dolatrie. David, Ezechias, and josias, committed wickedness: for even the kings of juda also forsook the law of God. 5 For they gave their horn unto other, their honour & worship also to a strange people. 6 Therefore was the elect city of the sanctuary brent with fire, 4 Reg ●● d and the streets thereof laid desolate and waste in the hand of jeremy. 7 For they entreated him evil, 〈…〉 which nevertheless was a prophet, ordained from his mother's womb, that he might root out, break of, and destroy: and that he might build up, and plant again. 8 Ezechiel saw the glory of the Lord in a vision, which was showed him upon the chariot of the Cherubims. 9 For he thought upon the enemies in the rain, to do good unto such as had ordered their ways aright. 10 And the bones of the twelve prophets flourished from out of their place: for they gave comfort and consolation unto jacob, and delivered them faithfully. 11 Agg. two. a. How shall we praise Zorobabel, which was as a ring on the right hand? 12 Agg. i●● So was jesus also the son of josedec: these men in their times builded the house, & set up the sanctuary of the Lord again, which was prepared for an everlasting worship. 13 And among the elect was Nehemias, whose renown was great, which set up for us the walls that were broken down, made the ports and bars again, and builded our houses a new. 14 Gene. v e. But upon the earth is there no man created like Enoch: for he was taken up from the earth. 15 Neither was there a like man unto joseph, which was lord of his brethren, and the upholder of his people: c For that he prophesied of the deliverance of Israel from Eg● 〈…〉 Can●, and also of the resurrection to be 〈…〉. his bones were covered and kept. 16 Seth and Sem were in great honour among the people, and so was Adam above all the beasts when he was created. The l Chapter. 1 Of Simon the son of Onias. 22 An exhortation to praise the Lord. 1 SImon 2. Mach. iii. ● the son of Onias the high priest, which in his life set up the house again, and in his days made fast the temple. 2 The height of the temple also was founded of him, the double building, and the high walls of the temple. 3 In his days the wells of water flowed out, and were exceeding full as the sea. 4 He took care for his people, and delivered them from destruction: he kept his city & made it strong, that it should not be besieged. 5 How honourable was his conversation among the people, and when he came out of the house covered with the vail? 6 He gave light as the morning star in the midst of the clouds, and as the moon when it is full: 7 He shined as the sun in the temple of God, he is as bright as the rainbow in the fair clouds, 8 And flourisheth as the flowers and roses in the spring of the year, and as lilies by the rivers of water, like as the branches upon the mount Libanus in the time of summer: 9 As a fire and incense that is kindled, like as an whole ornament of pure gold set with all manner of precious stones, 10 And as an Olive tree that is fruitful, and as a Cypress tree which groweth up an high. 11 When he put on the garment of honour, and was clothed with all beauty, when he went to the holy altar, he made the garment of holiness honourable. 12 When he took the portions out of the priests hand, he himself stood by the hearth of the altar, and his brethren round about in order: as the branches of Cedar tree upon the mount Libanus, so stood they round about him: 13 And as the branches of the Olive tree, so stood all the sons of Aaron in their glory, and the oblations of the Lord in their hands before all the congregation of Israel. 14 And that he might sufficiently perform his service upon the altar, and garnish the offering of the highest god, 15 He stretched out his hand, and took of the drink offering, and powered in of the wine: so he poured upon the bottom of the altar a good smell unto the highest prince. 16 Then began the sons of Aaron to sing, and to blow with trumpets, and to make a great noise, for a remembrance and praise unto the Lord. 17 Then all the people together were hasted, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship the Lord their God, & to give thanks to the almighty God. 18 They song goodly also with their voices, so that there was a pleasant noise in the great house of the Lord. 19 And the people in their prayer besought the Lord the highest that he would be merciful, till the honour of the Lord were performed, and they had ended their ministration and service. 20 Then went he down and stretched out his hands over the whole multitude of the people of Israel, that they should give praise and thanks out of their lips unto the Lord, and to rejoice in his name. 21 He began yet once also to pray, that he might openly show the thanksgiving before the highest, 22 [Namely thus] O give praise and thanks all ye unto the Lord our God, which hath ever done noble and great things, which hath increased our days from our mother's womb, and dealt with us according to his mercy, 23 That he will give us the joyfulness of heart, and peace for our time in Israel: 24 Which faithfully keepeth his mercy for us evermore, and always delivereth us in due season. 25 There be two manner of people that I abhor from my heart, as for the third whom I hate, it is no people: 26 They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria, the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwelled in Sichimis. 27 I jesus, the son of Sirach Eleazarus, of Jerusalem, have tokened up these informations and documents of wisdom and understanding in this book, and poured out the wisdom of my heart. 28 Blessed is he that exerciseth himself therein: & who so taketh such to heart, shallbe wise for ever. 29 If he do these things, he shallbe strong in all: for the light of the Lord leadeth him, which giveth wisdom to the godly: The Lord be praised for evermore, so be it, so be it. ¶ The lj Chapter. The prayer of jesus the son of Sirach. 1 I Will thank thee O Lord and king, and praise thee O God my saviour: I will yield praise unto thy name. 2 For thou art my defender and helper, and hast preserved my body from destruction, from the snares of traitorous tongues, and from the lips that are occupied with lies. 3 Thou hast been my helper from such as stood up against me, and hast delivered me after the multitude of thy mercy, and for thy holy names sake, from the roaring of them that prepared themselves to devour me, out of the hands of such as sought after my life, from the multitude of them that troubled me, 4 And from them that went about to set fire upon me on every side, so that I am not brent in the midst of the fire: 5 From the deep of hell, from an unclean tongue, from lying words, from false accusation to the king, and from an unrighteous tongue. 6 My soul shall praise the Lord unto death: for my life drew nigh unto hell downward. 7 They compassed me round about on every side, and there was no man to help me: I looked about me if there were any man that would secure me: but there was none. 8 Then thought I upon thy mercy O Lord, and upon thy acts that thou hast done ever of old: [namely] that thou deliverest such as put their trust in thee, and riddest them out of the hands of the heathen. 9 Thus life I up my prayer from the earth, and prayed for deliverance from death. 10 I called upon the Lord the father of my Lord, that he would not leave me without help in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud. 11 I will praise thy name continually, yielding honour and thanks unto it: and so my prayer was heard. 12 Thou savedst me from destruction, and deliveredst me from the unrighteous time: therefore will I acknowledge and praise thee, and magnify the name of the Lord. 13 When I was yet but young, or ever I went astray, I desired (a) wisdom is obtained by one of these three means: first by prayer, as Solomon did and jacob, secondly, by diligent reading of gods book, where in wisdom is contained Psal. 19 Sa. 6. Thirdly, by godly conversation and continuing in the ●eare of God. Pro. 2. john. 7. If any man will do my will, he shall know my doctrine. wisdom openly in my prayer. 14 I came therefore before the temple and sought her unto the last: then flourished she unto me, as a grape that is soon ripe. 15 My heart rejoiced in her, than went my foot the right way: yea from my youth up sought I after her. 16 I bowed down mine ear and received her: I found me much wisdom, and prospered greatly in her. 17 Therefore will I ascribe the glory unto him that giveth me wisdom. 18 For I am advised to do thereafter, I will be jealous to cleave unto the thing that is good, so shall I not be confounded. 19 My soul hath wrestled with her, and I have been diligent to be occupied in her: I lift up mine hands on high, than was my soul lightened through wisdom that I knowledged my foolishness. 20 I ordered my soul after her, she and I were one heart from the beginning, and I found her in cleanness, and therefore shall I not be forsaken. 21 My heart longed after her, and I got a good treasure. 22 Through her the Lord hath given me a new tongue, wherewith I will praise him. 23 isaiah. lv. a. O come unto me ye unlearned, and dwell in the house of wisdom: 24 Withdraw not yourselves from her, but talk & commune of these things: for your souls are very thirsty. 25 I opened my mouth, and spoke: O come and buy wisdom without money. 26 Bow down your neck under her yoke, and your soul shall receive wisdom: she is hard at hand, and is content to be found. 27 Behold with your eyes, Eccle vi●. how that I have had but little labour, & yet have found much rest. 28 O receive wisdom, and ye shall have plenteousness of silver and gold in possession. 29 Let your mind rejoice in his mercy, and be not ashamed of his praise. 30 Work his work betimes, and he shall give you your reward in due season. The end of the book of jesus the son of Sirach, which is called in Latin Ecclesiasticus. ❧ The book of the Prophet Baruch. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 Baruch wrote a book during the captivity of Babylon, which he read before jeconias and all the people. 10 The jews sent the book with money unto Jerusalem to their other brethren, to the intent that they should pray for them. 1 AND these are the words of the book, which were (a) Baruch was secretary to jeremy the prophet, of whom in jeremy is often made mension written by Baruch the son of Nerias', the son of Maasias, the son of Sedechias, the son of Helchias, at Babylon, 2 In the fifth year, and in the seventh day of the month, what time as the Chaldees took Jerusalem, and brent it up with fire. 3 And Baruch did read the words of this book, that jechonias the son of joachin king of juda might hear, and in the presence of all the people that were come to hear the book, 4 And before all the nobles, the kings sons, and before the elders, and before the whole people, from the lowest unto the highest: before all them that dwelled at Babylon, by the water of “ Or Sud. Sody, 5 Which when they heard it, wept, fasted, and prayed before the Lord. 6 They made a collection also of money, according to every man's power: 7 And sent it to Jerusalem unto joachin the son of Helchia, the son of Salome priest, with the other priests, and to all the people which were with him at Jerusalem, 8 (What time as they had gotten the “ Or, ornaments. vessels of the temple of the Lord that were taken away out of the temple, that they might bring them again into the land of juda the tenth day of the month (b) Sivan containeth part of M●y, and part of june, it is the third month after the reckoning of the jews. Sivan [namely] silver vessels which Sedechias the son of josias king of juda had made,) 9 After that Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon had taken jechonias, with all his princes, lords, and all the people, and led them captive from Jerusalem unto Babylon: 10 And they said, Behold, we have sent you money Deu 14. ● to buy you burned offerings and incense withal, prepare a meat offering, and offer for sin upon the altar of the Lord our God: 11 i. Tim ●● And (c) By this example we are taught to pray for kings and princes as ●. Timo. ●. pray for the prosperity of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon, and for the welfare of Balthasar his son, that their days may be upon earth as the days of heaven: 12 That God also may give us strength, and lighten our eyes, that we may live under the defence of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon, and under the protection of Balthasar his son, that we may long do them service, and find favour in their sight. 13 Pray for us also unto the Lord our God: for we have sinned against the lord our God, and unto this day is not his wrath turned yet away from us. 14 And see that ye read this book, which we have sent unto you to be rehearsed in the temple of the Lord upon the high days, and at time convenient. 15 Thus shall ye say: ●●ru. two d. The Lord our God is righteous, but we are worthy of confusion and shame, like as it is come to pass this day unto all juda, and to every one that dwelleth at Jerusalem, 16 To our kings, princes, priests, prophets, and to our fathers. 17 We have sinned before the Lord our God, we have not put our trust in him, nor given him credence, 18 We have not obeyed him, we have not harkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in the commandments that he gave us openly. 19 Since the day that he brought our forefathers out of the land of Egypt, unto this present day, we have been ever a misbelieving and an unfaithful people unto the Lord our God, destroying ourselves utterly, and shrincking back, that we should not hear his voice. 20 Levi 26. Wherefore there are come upon us great plagues and divers curses, like as the Lord devised by Moses his servant, Exo. xii. which brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land that floweth with milk & honey, like as it is to see this day. 21 Nevertheless, we have not harkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, according to all the words of the prophets, whom he sent unto us [and to our rulers:] 22 But every man followed his own mind and wicked imagination, to offer unto strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God. The ii Chapter. 1 The jews confess that they justly suffer for their sins. 2 The true confession of the christian. 11 The jews desire to have the wrath of God turned from them. 21 The Lord will that we obey unto princes, although they be evil. 32 He promiseth that he will call again the people from captivity, and give them a new and an everlasting testament. 1 FOr the Dan ●. b. which cause the Lord our God hath performed his device, whereof he certified us, & our heads that ruled in Jerusalem, yea & our kings, our princes, with all Israel and juda: 2 And such plagues hath the Lord brought upon us, as never came to pass under the heaven, like as it is fulfilled in Jerusalem, Deu 28 ● according as it is written in the law of Moses, 3 That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, & the flesh of his own daughter. 4 Moreover, he hath delivered them into the hands of all the kings that are round about us, to be confounded and desolate, and scattered them abroad in all lands and nations. 5 Thus are we brought beneath and not above, because we have sinned against the Lord our God, and have not been obedient unto his voice. 6 Baruch. i●. Therefore the Lord our God is righteous, and we with our father's [as reason is] are brought to open shame, as it is to see this day. 7 And as for these plagues that are come upon us already, the Lord had devised them for us: 8 Yet would we not pray unto the Lord our God, that we might every man turn from his ungodly ways. 9 So the Lord hath caused such plagues to come upon us: for he is righteous ● all his works which he hath cō●ded us: 10 Which we also have not do●●kened unto his voice 〈…〉 commaundeme● 〈…〉 he hath given unto us. 11 Dan. ix. c. And now O Lord God of Israel, thou that Exo. seven. d. hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, with tokens and wonders, with thy great power & outstretched arm, and hast gotten thyself a name, as it is come to pass this day: 12 O Lord our God, we have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have behaved ourselves ungodly in all thy righteousnesses. 13 Turn thy wrath from us [we beseech thee,] for we are but a few left among the heathen where thou hast scattered us. 14 two. Par. vi. c. Hear our prayers O Lord, and our petitions, bring us out of captivity for thine own sake, get us favour in the sight of them which have led us away: 15 That all lands may know that thou art the Lord our God, and that Israel and his generation calleth upon thy name. 16 Deu. 26. c. O Lord look down from thy holy house upon us, incline thine ear and hear us. 17 Open thine eyes, and behold: Psal. cxiii. ●. for the dead that be gone down to their graves, & whose souls are out of their bodies, ascribe unto the Lord neither praise nor righteousness: 18 But the soul that is vexed for the multitude [of her sins,] which goeth on heavyly and weakly, whose eyes begin to fail, yea such a soul ascribeth praise and righteousness unto the Lord. 19 For we pour out our prayers before thee, and require mercy in thy sight O Lord our God, not for any godliness of our fathers: 20 But because thou hast sent out thy wrath and indignation upon us, according as thou didst threaten us by thy servants the prophets, saying: 21 jer. xxvii. a Thus saith the Lord, Bow down your shoulders and necks, and serve the king of Babylon: so shall ye remain still in the land that I gave unto your fathers. 22 But if ye will not hear the voice of the Lord your God, to serve the king of Babylon, 23 I will destroy you in the cities of juda within Jerusalem and without: I will also take from you the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, and there shall no man dwell more in the land. 24 But they would not hearken unto thy voice, to do the king of Babylon service: and therefore hast thou performed the words that thou spakest by thy servants the prophets: [namely] that the bones of our kings and the bones of our fathers should be translated out of their places: 25 And lo, now are they laid out in the heat of the sun, and in the cold of the night, and dead in great misery, with hunger, with sword, [with pestilence] and are clean cast forth. 26 As for the temple wherein thy name was called upon, thou hast laid it waste, as it is to see this day, and that for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of juda. 27 O Lord our God, thou hast entreated us after all thy goodness, and according to all that great loving mercy of thine, 28 Like as thou spakest by thy servant Moses, in the day when thou didst command him to write thy law before the children of Israel, saying: 29 Deu. iiii. d. If ye will not harken unto my voice, then shall this great multitude be turned into a very small people among the nations, for I will scatter them abroad. 30 Notwithstanding, I am sure that this folk will not hear me, for it is an hard necked people: but in the land of their captivity they shall remember themselves, 31 And learn to know that I am the Lord their God, when I give them an heart to understand, and ears to hear. 32 Then shall they praise me in the land of their captivity, and think upon my name. 33 Then shall they turn them from their hard backs, and from their ungodliness: then shall they remember the things that happened unto their fathers which sinned against me. 34 So will I bring them again into the land which I promised with an oath unto their father's Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, and they shallbe lords of it, yea I will increase them, and not minish them. 35 Heb. viii. c. And I will make an other covenant with them, such one as shall endure for ever: [namely] that I will be their God, and they shallbe my people: and I will no more drive my people the children of Israel out of the land that I have given them. The iii Chapter. 1 The people continueth in their prayer begun for their deliverance. 9 He praiseth wisdom unto the people, showing that so great adversities came unto them for the despising thereof. 36 Only God was the finder of wisdom. 37 Of the incarnation of Christ. 1 ANd now, O Lord almighty, thou God of Israel: our soul that is in trouble, and our spirit that is vexed crieth unto thee: 2 Hear us O Lord, and have pity upon us, for thou art a merciful God: be gracious unto us, for we have sinned before thee. 3 Thou endurest for ever: should we then utterly perish? 4 O Lord almighty, thou God of Israel, hear now the prayer Ephe. two. a. 〈◊〉 iii. c. 〈◊〉. iii. e and v. c. of the dead Israelites and of their children, which have sinned before thee, and not harkened unto the voice of the Lord their God, for the which cause these plagues hang now upon us. 5 O Lord remember not the wickedness of our forefathers, but think upon thy power and name now at this time: 6 For thou art the Lord our God, and thee O Lord will we praise. 7 Nu xi.ii. a. 〈…〉 For thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name and praise thee in our captivity, & that we might turn from the wickedness of our forefathers that sinned before thee. 8 Behold, we are yet this day in our captivity, where as thou hast scattered us to be an abomination, curse, and subject to exactions: 〈◊〉 x●x. ● like as it hath happened unto our fathers also, because of all their wickedness and departing from thee. 9 O Israel hear the commandments of life, ponder them well with thine cares, that thou mayest learn wisdom. 10 But how happeneth it Israel that thou art in thine enemy's land? thou art waxed old in a strange country, and defiled with the dead. 11 Why art thou become like them that go down to their graves? 12 Even because thou hast forsaken the well of wisdom. 13 For if thou hadst walked in the way of God truly, thou shouldest have remained still safe in thine own land. 14 Pro. xi. a. and iii. a. O learn then where is wisdom, where “ Or, strength virtue is, where understanding is: that thou mayest know also from whence cometh Psal. nineteen. b. and cxix. a. long continuance and life, the light of the eyes, and quietness. 15 Who ever found out her place? or who came ever into her treasures? 16 Where are the princes of the heathen become, and such as ruled the beasts upon the earth, 17 They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, they that hoardward up silver & gold wherein men trust so much, and made no end of their gathering? 18 What is become of them that coined silver, and were so careful, and could not bring their works to pass? 19 They be rooted out and gone down to hell, and other men are come up in their steads. 20 Young men have seen light, and dwelled upon earth: but the way of reformation have they not known, 21 Nor understand the paths thereof: neither have their children received it, yea right far is it from them. 22 It hath not been heard of in the land of Chanaan, neither hath it been seen at Theman. 23 The Agarenes sought after wisdom, but that which is earthly, like as the merchants of the land do: they of Theman are cunning also, they labour for wisdom & understanding: but the way of true wisdom they know not, neither do they think upon the paths thereof. 24 O Israel how great is the house of God? and how large is the place of his possession? 25 duty iiii f. jer. xxiii. b. Psal. cxlv. a. Great is he, and hath none end: yea high and unmeasurable. 26 What is become of those famous giants, that were so great of bodies, and so worthy men of war? 27 Those hath not the Lord chosen, neither have they found the way of reformation: 28 Therefore were they destroyed, and for so much as they had no wisdom, they perished because of their foolishness. 29 Who hath gone up into heaven, to take wisdom there, and brought her down from the clouds? 30 Who hath gone over the sea to find her, and hath chosen her above gold, and so brought her hither? 31 No man knoweth the ways of wisdom, neither is there any that can seek out her paths. 32 But he hath woteth all things, knoweth her, and hath found her out with his foreknowledge: Gen. ● d this same is he which prepared the earth at the beginning, and filled it with all manner of fowls and beasts. 33 josu i. c. Esa. 38. b. Eccle. x. vi ● When he sendeth out the light, it goeth: and when he calleth it again, it obeyeth him with fear. 34 The stars keep their watch and give their light, yea and that gladly: When he calleth them they say, Here we be: and so with cheerfulness they show light unto him that made them. 35 Ps● 14●● Deu. ● This is our God, and there shall none other be compared unto him. 36 It is he that hath found out all wisdom, and hath given her unto jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved. 37 afterward did he show himself upon earth, and dwelled among men. The four Chapter. 1 The reward of them that keep the law, and the punishment of them that despise it. 12 A comforting of the people being in captivity. 19 A complaint of Jerusalem, and under the figure thereof, of the church. 25 A consolation and comforting of the same. 1 THis is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever: all they that keep it shall come to life, but such as forsake it shall come to death. 2 Turn thee O jacob, and take hold of it, walk by this way thorough his brightness and shine. 3 give not thine honour to another, and thy worship to a strange people. 4 O Israel, Psal 〈…〉. how happy are we, seeing that God hath showed us such things as are pleasant unto him? 5 Be of good cheer thou people of God, O thou ancient Israel. 6 4. Reg. 1● d. and 2●. Now are ye sold among the heathen, howbeit not for your utter destruction: but because ye provoked God the Lord to wrath and displeasure, therefore were ye delivered unto your enemies. 7 For ye displeased the everlasting God that made you, offering unto devils, and not to God. 8 Ye have forgotten him that brought you up, and ye have grieved Jerusalem that nursed you. 9 When she saw that the wrath of God was coming upon you, she said: Hearken O ye that dwell about Zion, for God hath brought me into great heaviness. 10 And why? I see the captivity of my people, of my sons and daughters, which the everlasting God will bring upon them. 11 With joy did I nourish them: but now must I leave them with weeping and sorrow. 12 Let no man rejoice over me widow and forsaken, which for the sins of my children am defolate of every man: For why? they departed from the law of God. 13 They would not know his righteousness, nor walk in the way of his commandments: and as for the paths of truth and godliness, they had no lust to go in them. 14 O ye dwellers about Zion, come and let us call to remembrance the captivity that the everlasting God hath brought upon my sons & my daughters. 15 Deut. ●●. jer. v ● He hath brought a people upon them from far, an uncourteous people, and of a strange language: which neither regard the old, nor pity the young. 16 These have carried away the dear beloved of my widows, leaving me alone both desolate and childless. 17 But alas, what can I help you? 18 Now he that brought these plagues upon you, deliver you also from the hands of your enemies. 19 Go your way O my children, go your way: for I am desolate and forsaken. 20 ●eu ●ii. b. 〈◊〉 thirty. a. Ps● cxxx. a I have put of the clothing of peace, & put upon me the sack cloth of prayer, and for my time I will call upon the most highest. 21 Be of good cheer O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he shall deliver you from the power of the princes your enemies. 22 For verily I have ever a good hope of your prosperous health, yea a very gladness is come upon me from the holy one, because of the mercy that ye shall have of our everlasting saviour. 23 With mourning and weeping did I let you go fro me: but with joy and perpetual gladness shall the Lord bring you again unto me. 24 Like as the neighbours of Zion saw your captivity from God: even so shall they also see shortly your health in God, which shall come on you with great honour and everlasting worship. 25 O my children, i● Re. xvi. b. suffer patiently the wrath that shall come upon you: for the enemy hath persecuted thee, but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck. 26 My darlings have gone rough hard ways, for they are led away as a flock that is scattered abroad with the enemies. 27 But be of good comfort O my children, and cry unto the Lord: for he that led you away, hath you yet in remembrance. 28 And like as ye have been minded to serve from your God: Esa. lx. b. so shall ye now endeavour yourselves ten times more to turn again, and to seek him. 29 For he that hath brought these plagues upon you, shall bring you everlasting joy again with your health. 30 Take a good heart unto thee O Jerusalem: for he which gave thee that name, exhorteth thee so to do. 31 jere. l. a. b. ●. The wicked doers that now put thee to trouble, shall perish: & such as have rejoiced at thy fall, shallbe punished. 32 The cities whom thy children serve, and that have carried away thy sons, shallbe corrected. 33 For like as they be now glad of thy decay, and rejoice at thy fall: so shall they mourn in their own destruction. 34 The joy of their multitude shallbe taken away, and their cheer shallbe turned to sorrow. 35 For a fire shall fall upon them from the everlasting God long to endure, & it shall be inhabited of devils for a great season. 36 O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God. 37 For lo, thy sons whom thou hast forsaken, and that were scattered abroad, come gathered together from the east and west, rejoicing in the word of the holy one, unto the honour of God. The .v. Chapter. 1 Jerusalem is moved unto gladness for the return of her people, and under the figure thereof, the church. 1 PUT of thy mourning clothes O Jerusalem and thy sorrow, & deck thee with the worship & honour that cometh unto thee from God with everlasting glory. 2 God shall put the garment of righteousness upon thee, & set a crown of everlasting worship upon thine head: 3 For upon thee will God declare his brightness, that is under the heaven. 4 Yea an everlasting name shall be given thee of God, with peace of righteousness, and the honour of gods fear. 5 Arise O Jerusalem, stand up on high, look about thee toward the east, and behold thy children gathered from the cast unto the west, which rejoice in the holy word, having God in remembrance. 6 They departed from thee on foot, and were led away of their enemies: but now shall the Lord bring them carried with honour, as children of the kingdom. 7 For God is purposed to bring down all stout mountains, yea & all high rocks, to fill the valleys, and so to make them even with the ground, that Israel may be diligent to live unto the honour of God. 8 The woods & all pleasant trees, shall overshadow Israel at the commandment of God. 9 For hither shall God bring Israel with joyful mirth, and in the light of his majesty, with the mercy and righteousness that cometh of himself. The vi Chapter. In s●is chap are the matters and maintainers of images mightily c●n●aled. A copy of the epistle that jeremy sent unto the jews, which were led away prisoners by the king of Babylon: wherein he certifieth them of the thing that was commanded him of God. 1 BEcause of the sins that ye have done against God, ye shallbe jer. xxv a. led away captive unto Babylon, even of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon. 2 So when ye be come into Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, [namely] (a) That is, ●●●ent●e years seven generations: and after that will I bring you away peaceably from thence. 3 Now shall ye see in Babylon gods of gold, of silver, of wood, and of stone, borne upon men's shoulders, to cast out a fearfulness before the heathen. 4 But look that ye do not as the other: be not ye afraid, & let not the fear of them overcome you. 5 Therefore when ye see the multitude of people worshipping them behind and before, say ye in your hearts: O Lord, Deu. vi. c it is thou that oughtest only to be worshipped. 6 Mine angel also shallbe with you, and I myself will care for your souls. 7 As for the “ Or tongue. timber of those gods, the carpenter hath polished them: yea gilted be they and laid over with silver, yet are they but vain things, and can not speak. 8 Like as a wench that loveth paramours is trimly decked: even so are these made and hanged with gold. 9 Crowns of gold verily have their gods upon their heads: so the priests themselves take gold and silver from them, and put it to their own uses: 10 Yea they give of the same unto harlots, & trim their whores withal: again, they take it from the whores, and deck their gods therewith: 11 jere. x. a. Yet can not these gods deliver themselves from rust and moths. 12 When they have covered them with clothing of purple, they wipe their faces for the dust of the temple, whereof there is much among them. 13 One hath a sceptre in his hand as though he were judge of the country, yet can he not slay such as offend him. 14 An other hath a sword or an axe in his hand: for all that, he is neither able to defend himself from battle, nor from murderers. 15 By this ye may understand, that they be no gods: therefore see that ye neither worship them, nor fear them. 16 For like as a vessel that a man useth, is nothing worth when it is broken, even so is it with their gods: When they be set up in the temple, their eyes be full of dust thorough the feet of those that come in. 17 And like as the doors are shut in round about upon him that hath offended the king, or as it were a dead body kept beside the grave: Even so, the priests keep the doors with bars & locks, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers. 18 They set up candles before them, yea verily and that many, whereof they can not see one: but even as blocks, so stand they in the temple. 19 It is said, that the serpents & worms which come of the earth gnaw out their hearts, eating them & their clothes also, and yet they feel it not. 20 Their faces are black, thorough the smoke that is in the temple. 21 The owls, swallows, and birds flee upon them, yea and the cats run over their heads. 22 By this ye may be sure that they are not gods, therefore fear them not. 23 The gold that they have is to make them beautiful: for all that, except some body dight of their rust they will give no shine, and when they were cast into a form, they felt it not. 24 They are bought for money, and have no breath of life within them. 25 They must be borne upon men's shoulders as those that have no feet, whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth: Psa. cxiiii. a. confounded be they then that worship them. 26 For if they fall to the ground, they can not rise up again of themselves: Yea though one help them up and set them right, yet are they not able to stand alone, but must have props set under them like dead men. 27 As for the thing that is offered unto them, their priests sell it, & abuse it, yea the priests wives take thereof: but unto the sick & poor they give nothing of it. 28 The women with child and the menstruous lay hands of their offerings: By this ye may be sure that they are no gods, therefore be not ye afraid of them. 29 From whence commmeth it then that they be called gods? the women sit before the gods of silver, gold, and wood, 30 And the priests sit in their temples, having open clothes, whose heads and beards are shaven, and have nothing upon their heads, 31 Roaring and crying upon their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead. 32 The priests also take away the garments of the images, and deck their wives and children withal. 33 Whether it be good or evil that any man do unto them, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down. 34 In like manner, they may neither give riches, nor reward evil: Eccle. v. ●. though a man make a vow unto them and keep it not, they will not require it. 35 They can save no man from death, neither deliver the weak from the mighty. 36 They can not restore a blind man to his sight, nor help any man at his need. 37 They can show no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless. 38 Their gods of wood, stone, gold, and silver, are but even as other stones that be hewn of the mountain: they that worship them, shallbe confounded. 39 How should they then be taken for gods? yea how dare men call them gods? 40 And though the Chaldees worshipped them not, hearing that they were but dumb and could not speak: 41 Yet they themselves offer unto Bel, and would fain have him to speak: as who say they could feel, that may not move. 42 But when these men come to understanding, they shall forsake them, for their gods have no feeling. 43 A great sort of women gird with cords, sit in the streets, ☞ & burn “ Or, straw. olive berries: Now if one of them be conveyed away, and lie with such as come by, she casteth her neighbours in the teeth, because she was not worthily reputed, nor her cord broken. ☜ 44 What so ever is done for them, it is but in vain and lost: How may it then be thought or said, that they are gods? 45 Carpenters and goldsmiths make them: neither be they any other thing, but even what the workmen will make of them. 46 Yea the goldsmiths themselves that make them are of no long continuance: how should then the things that are made of them, be gods? 47 Vain therefore are the things, yea very shame is it that they leave behind them for their posterity. 48 For assoon as there cometh any war or plague upon them, than the priests imagine where they may hide themselves with them. 49 How can men think then that they be gods, which neither may defend themselves from war, nor deliver them from misfortune? 50 For seeing they be but of wood, of stone, of silver, and of gold, all people and kings shall know hereafter that they be but vain things: yea it shallbe openly declared that they be no gods, but even the very works of men's hands, and that God hath nothing to do with them. 51 It is manifest then that they are no gods, but the works of men's hands, and no work of God in them. 52 They can set no king in the land, nor give rain unto men. 53 They can give no sentence of a matter, neither defend the land from wrong: for they are not able to do so much as a crow that fleeth betwixt heaven and earth. 54 When there happeneth a fire into the house of those gods of wood, and silver, and of gold, the priests will escape and save themselves, but the gods burn as the balks therein. 55 They can not withstand any king or battle: how may it then be thought or granted that they be gods? 56 Moreover, these gods of wood, of stone, of gold and silver, may neither defend themselves from thieves nor robbers: 57 Yea the very wicked are stronger than they: these stryp them out of their apparel that they be clothed withal, these take their gold and silver from them, & so get them away, yet can they not help themselves. 58 Therefore it is much better for a man to be a king, and so to show his power, or else a profitable vessel in a house, wherein he that oweth it might have pleasure, yea or to be a door in a house, to keep such things safe as be therein: then to be such a vain god. 59 The sun, the moon, & all the stars, seeing they give their shine and light, are obedient, and do men good. 60 When the lightning glistreth, all is clear. 61 The wind bloweth in every country: & when God commandeth the clouds to go round about the whole world, they do as they are bidden. 62 When the fire is sent down from above and commanded, it burneth up hills & woods: but as for those gods, they are not like one of these things, neither in beauty, neither in strength. 63 Wherefore, men should not think nor say that they be gods, seeing they can neither give sentence in judgement, nor do men good. 64 Forsomuch now as ye are sure that they be no gods, then fear them not: 65 For they can neither speak evil nor good of kings. 66 They can show no tokens in heavens for the heathen, neither shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon: 67 Yea the unreasonable beasts are better than they: for they can get them under the roof, and do themselves good. 68 So can ye be certified by no manner of means that they be gods, therefore fear them not. 69 For like as a scartrowe in a garden of herbs keepeth nothing: even so are their gods of wood, of silver, and gold. 70 And like as a White thorn in an orchard that every bird sitteth upon, yea like as a dead body that is cast in the dark: even so is it with those gods of wood, silver, and gold. 71 By the purple & scarlet which they have upon them and soon fadeth away, ye may understand that they be no gods: yea they themselves shall be consumed at the last, which shallbe a great confusion of the land. 72 Blessed is the godly man that hath no images and worshippeth none: for he shallbe far from reproof. The end of the prophet Baruch, which is not in the Canon of the Hebrew. ❧ The song of the three children, which were put into the hot burning oven. The common translation readeth this song in the three Chapter of Daniel. 25 The prayer of Azarias. 46 The cruelty of the king. 48 The flame devoureth the Chaldeans. 49 The angel of the Lord was in the furnace. 51 The three children praise the Lord, and provoke all creatures to the same. 24 AND they walked in the midst of the flame, praising God & magnifying the Lord. 25 Then Azarias stood up, & prayed on this manner: even in the midst of the fire opened he his mouth, and said: 26 Blessed be thou O Lord God of our fathers, right worthy to be praised and honoured is that name of thine for evermore: 27 For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us, Yea faithful are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgements true. 28 In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgement: yea according to right and equity hast thou brought all these things upon us, because of our sins. 29 For why? we have offended and done wickedly, departing from thee. 30 Dani. lx. c. In all things have we trespassed, & not obeyed thy commandments, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast bidden us, that we may prosper. 31 Baruc. iii. b. Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done them in true judgement: 32 As in delivering us into the hands of our enemies, among ungodly and wicked abominations, and to an unrighteous king, yea the most froward upon earth. 33 And now we may not open our mouths, we are become a shame and reproof unto thy servants, & to them that worship thee. 34 Yet for thy name's sake [we beseech thee] give us not up for ever, break not thy covenant, 35 And take not away thy mercy from us for thy beloved Abraham's sake, for thy servant Isaac's sake, and for thy holy Israel's sake: 36 To whom thou hast spoken and promised Gen. xv. c. Deut. x. d. that thou wouldst multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, & as the sand that lieth upon the sea shore. 37 For we O Lord, are become less than any people, and be kept under this day in all the world, because of our sins. 38 So that now we have neither prince, duke, prophet, burned offering, sacrifice, oblation, incense, nor sanctuary before thee. 39 Nevertheless, in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be received, that we may obtain thy mercy. 40 Like as in the burnt offering of rams and bullocks, and like as in thousands of fat lambs: so let our offering be in thy sight this day, that it may please thee: i. Pet two. a. Rom. x c. Esa. 28. d. Rom. ix. g. for there is no confusion unto them that put their trust in thee. 41 And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face. 42 Put us not to shame: but deal with us after thy loving kindness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies. 43 Deliver us by thy miracles O Lord, and get thy name an honour: that all they which do thy servants evil, may be confounded: 44 Let them be ashamed thorough thy almighty power, and let their strength be broken: 45 That they may know, how that thou only art the Lord God, and honour worthy throughout all the world. 46 And the kings servants that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with (a) Which is called Naphtha, which is certain kind of fat and chalky clay. wild fire, dry straw, pitch, tow, and faggots: 47 So that the flame went out of the oven upon a forty and nine cubits: 48 Yea it took away and brent up those Chaldees that it got hold upon beside the oven. 49 But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven to Azaria and his fellows, and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven, 50 And made the mids of the oven as it had been a cold wind blowing: so the fire neither touched them, grieved them, nor did them hurt. 51 Then these three as out of one mouth, praised, honoured, and blessed God in the furnace, saying: 52 i Mac. iiii. d. Blessed be thou O Lord God of our fathers: for thou art praise and honour worthy, yea & to be magnified for evermore. 53 Psal xxii. c. Blessed be the holy name of thy glory, for it is worthy to be praised & magnified in all worlds. 54 Blessed be thou in the holy temple of thy glory: for above all things thou art to be praised, yea and more than worthy to be magnified for ever. 55 Blessed be thou in the throne of thy kingdom: for above all thou art worthy to be well spoken of, and to be more then magnified for ever. 56 Blessed be thou that lookest thorough the deep, and sittest upon the Cherubims: for thou art worthy to be praised, and above all to be magnified for ever. 57 Blessed be thou in the firmament of heaven: for thou art praise and honour worthy for ever. 58 O all ye works of the Lord, speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 59 Psal. cii. c. and cxlix. b O ye angels of the Lord speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 60 O ye heavens speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 61 O all ye waters that be above the firmament speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 62 O all ye powers of the Lord speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 63 Psa. cxlix. a. O ye sun and moon speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 64 O ye stars of heaven, speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 65 Psa. 136. a O ye showers and dew speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 66 O all ye winds of God, speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 67 O ye fire and heat speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 68 O ye winter and summer speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 69 O ye dews and frosts speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 70 O ye frost and cold speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 71 O ye ye and snow speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 72 O ye nights and days speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 73 O ye light and darkness speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 74 O ye lightnings and clouds speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 75 O let the earth speak good of the Lord: yea let it praise him, and set him up for ever. 76 O ye mountains and hills speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 77 O all ye green things upon the earth speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 78 O ye wells speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 79 O ye seas and floods speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 80 O ye whales and all that move in the waters speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 81 O all ye fowls of the air speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 82 O all ye beasts and cattle speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 83 O ye children of men speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 84 O let Israel speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 85 O ye priests of the Lord speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 86 Psal. cxiii. a. O ye servants of the Lord speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 87 O ye spirits and souls of the righteous speak good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 88 O ye holy and humble men of heart, speak ye good of the Lord: praise him, and set him up for ever. 89 O Anania, Azaria, and Misael speak ye good of the Lord, praise ye him & set him up for ever: jere xx. c. which hath delivered us from the hell, kept us from the hand of death, rid us from the midst of the burning flame, and saved us even in the midst of the fire. 90 Psal. cxvii. a O give thanks therefore unto the Lord for he is kind hearted, and his mercy endureth for ever. 91 O all devout men, speak ye good of the Lord, the God of all gods: O praise him and give him thanks, for his mercy endureth world without end. ❧ The story of Susanna, which is the thirteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latin. 8 The two governors are taken with the love of Susanna. 19 They take her alone in the garden. 20 They solicit her to wickedness. 23 She chooseth rather to obey God, though it be to the danger of her life. 34 She is accused. 45 Daniel doth deliver her. 62 The governors are put to death. 1 THere dwelled a man in Babylon, called joacim, 2 That took a wife whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Helcia, a very fair woman, and such one as feared God. 3 Her father and her mother also were good people, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. 4 Now joacim [her husband] was a great rich man, and had a fair orchard joining unto his house: and to him resorted the jews commonly, because he was a man of reputation among them. 5 The same year were there made two judges, such as the Lord speaketh of, The wickedness of Babylon cometh from the elders [that is] from the judges which seem to rule the people. 6 These came oft to joacims' house: and all such as had any thing to do in the law, came thither unto them. 7 Now when the people departed away at noon, Susanna went into her husbands orchard to walk. 8 The two elders seeing this, that she went in daily and walked, they burned for lust to her, 9 Yea they were almost out of their wits, and cast down their eyes, that they should not see heaven, nor remember that God is a righteous judge. 10 For they were both wounded with the love of her, neither durst one show another his grief: 11 And for shame they durst not tell her their inordinate lust, that they would feign have had to do with her: 12 Yet they laid wait for her earnestly from day to day, that they might [at the least] have a sight of her. 13 And the one said to the other: Up, let us go home, for it is dinner time. So they went their way one from an other. 14 When they returned again, they came together, inquiring out the matter betwixt themselves, yea the one told the other of his wicked lust: Then appointed they a time when they might take Susanna alone. 15 It happened also that they spied out a convenient time when she went forth to walk, as her manner was, and no body with her but two maidens, and thought Exo. two. c. to wash herself in the garden: for it was an hot season. 16 And there was not one person there, except the two elders that had hid themselves to behold her. 17 So she said to her maidens: Go fet me oil and soap, and shut the orchard door, that I may wash me. 18 And they did as she bade them, and shut the orchard door, and went out themselves at a back door to fetch the thing that she had commanded: “ Or, but they law not the elders because they were hid. but Susanna knew not that the elders lay there hid within. 19 Now when the maidens were gone forth, the two elders got them up, and ran upon her, saying: 20 Now the orchard doors are shut that no man can see us, we have a lust unto thee, therefore consent unto us, and lie with us: 21 If thou wilt not, we shall bring a testimonial against thee, that there was a young fellow with thee, & that thou hast sent away thy maidens from thee for the same cause. 22 Susanna sighed, and said, Alas, I am in trouble on every side: though I follow your mind, it will be my death: and if I consent not unto you, I can not escape your hands. 23 Well, it is better for me to fall into your hand without the deed doing, then to sin in the sight of the Lord. 24 And with that she cried out with a loud voice: the elders also cried out against her. 25 Then ran there one to the orchard door, and smote it open. 26 Now when the servants of the house heard the cry in the orchard, they rushed in at the back door to see what the matter was. 27 So when the elders told them, the servants were greatly ashamed: for why? there was never such a report made of Susanna. 28 On the morrow after came the people to joacim her husband, and the two elders came also full of mischievous imaginations against Susanna, to bring her unto death, 29 And spoke thus before the people: Send for Susanna the daughter of Helchias, joacims' Wife. And immediately they sent for her. 30 So she came with her father and mother, her children and all her kindred. 31 Now Susanna was a tender person, and marvelous fair of face. 32 Therefore the wicked men commanded to take her clothes from her face (for she was covered) that at the least they might so be satisfied in her beauty. 33 Then her friends, yea and all they that knew her, began to weep. 34 These two elders stood up in the midst of the people, Levi. 24 c. & laid their hands upon the head of Susanna, 35 Which wept, and looked up toward heaven: for her heart had a sure trust in the Lord. 36 And the elders said: As we were walking in the orchard alone, this woman came in with her two maidens, whom she sent away from her, and sparred the orchard doors: 37 With that a young fellow which there was hid, came unto her, and lay with her. 38 As for us, we stood in a corner of the orchard: and when we saw this wickedness, we ran to them, and we saw them as they were together. 39 But we could not hold him, for he was stronger than we. Thus he opened the door and got him away. 40 Now when we had taken this woman, we asked her what young fellow this was, but she would not tell us. This is the matter, & we be witnesses of the same. 41 The common sort believed them, as those that were the elders and judges of the people, & so they condemned her to death. 42 Susanna cried out with a loud voice and said: O everlasting God, Hebre. iiii. ● thou searcher of secrets, thou that knowest all things before they come to pass: 43 Thou wottest that they have borne false witness against me, and behold I must die, whereas I never did any such things as these men have maliciously invented against me. 44 And the Lord heard her voice. 45 For when she was led forth to death, the lord raised up the spirit of a young child, whose name was Daniel, 46 Which cried with a loud voice, two Reg. three I am clean from this blood. 47 Then all the people turned toward him, & said: What mean these words that thou hast spoken? 48 Daniel stood in the midst of them, and said: are ye such fools O ye children of Israel, that ye can not discern nor know the truth? Ye have here condemned a daughter of Israel unto death, and know not the truth wherefore? 49 Go sit in judgement again: for they have spoken false witness against her. 50 Wherefore the people turned again in all the haste: and the elders [that is the principal heads] said unto him: Come sit down here among us, and show us this matter, seeing God hath given thee as great honour as an elder. 51 And Daniel said unto them: two. Reg. iii. d. put these two aside one from an other, and then shall I examine them. 52 When they were put asunder one from an other, he called one of them and said unto him: O thou old cankered carl that hast used thy wickedness so long, thine ungracious deeds which thou hast done afore are now come to light. 53 For thou hast given false judgements, thou hast oppressed the innocent, and let the guilty go free: where as yet the Lord saith, Exo. 23. a. The innocent and righteous see thou slay not. 54 Well then, if thou hast seen her, tell me under what tree sawest thou them companying together? He answered: under a Or, a Len●●ke tree. Mulberry tree. 55 And Daniel said: Very well, now thou liest even upon thine head: lo, the messenger of the Lord hath received the sentence of him, to cut thee in two. 56 Then put he him aside, and called for the other, and said unto him: O thou seed of Chanaan, but not of juda, fairness hath deceived thee, and lust hath subverted thine heart. 57 Thus dealt ye afore with the daughters of Israel, and they for fear consented unto you: but the daughter of juda would not abide your wickedness. 58 Now tell me then under what tree didst thou take them companying together? He answered: under a “ Or, a prime tree, or a ●arte● tree. Pomegranate tree. 59 Then said Daniel unto him: Very well, now thou liest also even upon thine head: the messenger of the Lord standeth waiting with the sword to cut thee in two, and slay you both. 60 With that all the whole multitude gave a great shout, and praised God Psal. xvii. a which always delivered them that put their trust in him. 61 And they came upon the two elders, whom Daniel had convict with their own mouth, that they had given false witness, 62 And dealt with them even likewise as they would have done with their neighbours, yea they did Deu. nineteen. d. according to the law of Moses, and put them to death: Thus the innocent blood was saved the same day. 63 Then Helcias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna, with joacim her husband, and all the kindred: that there was no dishonesty found in her. 64 From that day forth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people. 65 And king Astyages was laid with his fathers, and Cyrus of Persia reigned in his steed. ¶ The end of the story of Susanna. ¶ The story of Bel and of the Dragon, which is the fourteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latin. 1 DAniel did eat at the kings table, and was had in reverence above all his friends. 2 There was at Babylon an image called Bel, and there were spent (a) Of Bel & the meat given to him, which the priests devoured. upon him every day (b) Or twelve great measures of En●●loure called ●rtaba, whereof every one contained somewhat more than nine gallons, which maketh in all an hundred and eight gallons at the ●te. twelve cakes, forty sheep, and six great (c) Called ●●treca, and every one of these contained about ten gallons, which in all maketh lx. gallons. pots of wine. 3 Him did the king worship himself, and went daily to honour him, but Daniel worshipped his own God: And the king said unto him, why dost not thou worship Bel? 4 He answered and said: * Because I may not worship things that be made with hands, but the living God which made heaven and earth, and hath power upon all flesh. 5 The king said unto him: Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living God? or seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day? 6 Daniel smiled and said, O king deceive not thyself: for this is but made of clay within, and of brass without, ●le 30. c. neither eateth he ever any thing. 7 Then the king was wroth, and called for his priests, and said unto them: If ye tell me not who is this that eateth up these expenses, ye shall die: 8 But if ye can certify me that Bel eateth them, than Daniel shall die: for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said unto the king: Let it so be, according as thou hast said. 9 The priests of Bel were threescore and ten, besides their wives and children: And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. 01 So Bells priests said, Lo, we will go out: & set thou the meat there O king, and pour in the wine, than shut the door fast, and seal it with thine own signet: 11 And to morrow when thou comest in, if thou findest not that Bell hath eaten up all, we will suffer death: or else Daniel, that hath lied upon us. 12 The priests thought themselves sure enough: for under the “ Or, table. altar they had made a privy entrance, and there went they in ever, and did eat up what there was. 13 So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel: Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, & these he Or, showed. sifted throughout all the temple, that the king might see: then went they out and sparred the door, scaling it with the kings signet, and so departed. 14 In the night came the priests, with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all. 15 In the morning betimes at the break of the day the king arose, and Daniel with him. 16 And the king said: Daniel, are the scales whole yet? He answered: yea O king, they be whole. 17 Now assoon as he had opened the door, the king looked unto the “ Or, table altar, & cried with a loud voice: Great art thou O Bel, and with thee is no deceit. 18 Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not go in, and said: Behold the pavement, mark well whose footsteps are these? 19 The king said: I see the footsteps of men, women, and children. 20 Therefore the king was angry, and took the priests, with their wives and children: and they showed him the privy doors where they came in, and did eat up such things as were upon the altar: 21 For the which cause the king slew them, ●er. li. g. isaiah. xlvi. a. and delivered Bel into daniel's power, which destroyed him and his temple. 22 And in that same place there was a great Dragon, which they of Babylon worshipped. 23 And the king said unto Daniel, Sayest thou that this is but a god of brass also? Lo, he liveth, he eateth & drinketh, so that thou canst not say that he is no living God: therefore worship him. 24 Daniel said unto the king: I will worship the Lord my God, * he is the true living God: as for this, he is not the God of life. 25 But give me leave O king, and I shall destroy this Dragon without sword or staff. The king said: I give thee leave. 26 Then Daniel took pitch, fat, and hairy wool, and did seethe them together, and made lumps thereof: this he put in the Dragon's mouth, and so the Dragon burst in sunder. And Daniel said: Lo, there is he whom ye worshipped, 27 When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and gathered them together against the king, saying: The king is become a jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the Dragon, & put the priests to death. 28 So they came to the king, and said: Let us have Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thine house. 29 Now when the king saw that they rushed in so sore upon him, and that necessity constrained him, Daniel. vi. c. he delivered Daniel unto them: 30 Which cast him into the lion's den, where he was six days. 31 In the den there were seven lions, & they had given them every day two bodies & two sheep: which then were not given them, to the intent that they might devour Daniel. 32 There was in jury a prophet called Habacuc, which had made pottage, & broken bread in a bowl, & was going into the field for to bring it to the reapers. 33 But the angel of the Lord said unto Habacuc: Go carry the meat that thou hast, into Babylon unto Daniel, which is in the lion's den. 34 And Habacuc said: Lord, I never saw Babylon, and as for the den I know it not. 35 Ezec. viii. a. Then the angel of the Lord took him by the top, and bore him by the here of the head, and through a mighty wind set him in Babylon upon the den. 36 And Habacuc cried, saying: O Daniel three Reg. ●● a. thou servant of God, have, take the “ Or, dinner. breakfast that God hath sent thee. 37 And Daniel said: O God, hast thou thought upon me? well, thou never failest them that love thee. 38 So Daniel arose & did eat. And the angel of the Lord set Habacuc in his own place again immediately. 39 Upon the seventh day, the king went to be weep Daniel: and when he came to the den, he looked in, and behold, Daniel sat [in the midst of the lions.] 40 Then cried the king with a loud voyet, saying: Great art thou O Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other besides thee. 41 jere. 37. b. And he drew him out of the lion's den, & cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den, and they were devoured in a moment before his face. 42 After this, wrote the king unto all people, kindreds and tongues, that dwelled in all countries, 43 Saying, Peace be multiplied with you: My commandment is in all the dominion of my realm, that men fear and stand in awe of daniel's God, for he is the living God, which endureth ever: 44 His kingdom abideth uncorrupt, and his power is everlasting: 45 It is he that can deliver and save, he doth wonders and marvelous works in heaven and in earth: for he hath saved Daniel from the power of the lions. ¶ The prayer of Manasses king of juda, when he was holden captive in Babylon. O Lord almighty, God of our fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, and of the righteous seed of them: which hast made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof, which hast “ Or, bound the sea. ordained the sea by the word of thy commandment, which hast shut up the deep, and hast sealed it for thy fearful and laudable name, which all men fear, and tremble before the face of thy power, and not for the anger of thy threatening, the which is importable to sinners, but the mercy of thy promise is great and unsearchable: for thou art the Lord God most high above all the earth, long suffering, and exceeding merciful, and repentant upon the malice of men: Thou Lord after thy goodness hast promised repentance of the remission of sins, and thou that art the god of the righteous, hast not put repentance to the righteous Abraham, Isahac, and jacob, unto them that have not sinned against thee: but because I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea, and that mine iniquities are multiplied, I am “ Or, crooked. humbled with many bands of iron, and there is in me no breathing, I have provoked thine anger, and have done evil before thee, in committing abominations, and multiplying offences: And now I bow the knees of my heart, requiring goodness of thee O Lord. I have sinned Lord, I have sinned, and know mine iniquity, I desire thee by prayer O Lord forgive me, forgive me, & destroy me not with mine iniquities, neither do thou always remember mine evils to punish them: but save me (which am unworthy) after thy great mercy, and I will praise thee everlastingly all the days of my life: for all the power of heaven praiseth thee, and unto thee belongeth glory, world without end, Amen. ❧ The first book of the Maccabees. The first Chapter. 1 After the death of Alexander the king of Macedonia, 11 Antiochus taketh the kingdom. 12 Many of the children of Israel make covenant with the Gentiles. 21 Antiochus subdueth Egypt and Jerusalem unto his dominion. 43 Jerusalem being burnt, they make laws of their own, and forbidden to keep gods laws. 50 Antiochus setteth up an idol over the altar of God. 1 AFter that Alexander king of Macedonia son of Philip went forth of the land of Or, Ch●. Cethim, and (a) The first battle with the Carthag● ten●es was fought at this 〈◊〉. slew Darius' king of the Persians and Medes, and reigned for him as he had done before in Grecia: 2 It happened that he took great wars in hand, wan very many strong cities, and slew many kings of the earth, 3 Going through to the ends of the world, and getting many spoils of the people, insomuch that the whole world stood in awe of him, judith. i b. and therefore was he proud in his heart. 4 (b) The beginning of the kingdom of Egypt. Now when he had gathered a mighty strong host, 5 And subdued the lands and people with their princes, so that they became tributaries unto him, 6 Then he fell sick, and when he perceived that he must needs die, 7 He called for his noble estates, which had been brought up with him of children, Daniel. seven. a and parted his kingdom among them while he was yet alive. 8 So Alexander reigned twelve years, and then died. 9 (c) The beginning of the kingdom of Syria. After his death fell the kingdom unto his princes, and they obtained it every one in his room, 10 And caused themselves to be crowned as kings: and so did their children after them many years, and much wickedness increased in the world. 11 Out of these came the ungracious root “ Or, Epip●nes. noble Antiochus, the son of Antiochus the king, i Mac. viii. a. which had been a pledge at Rome: and he reigned in the hundred thirty and seven year of the empire of the Greeks. 12 (d) The beginning of the kingdom o● the Parthians. In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, which moved much people with their counsel, saying, Deu. v●. a. Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: jer. xliiii. c. for since we departed from them, we have had much sorrow. 13 So this device pleased them well, 14 (e) josephus. Li. 12. Cap. ●. And certain of the people took upon them for to go unto the king, which gave them licence to do after the ordinance of the heathen. 15 i Mac. iiii. b. (f) The wicked fall headlong into mischief. Then set they up an open school at Jerusalem of the laws of the Heathen: 16 (g) Epiphanius libro de pondenbus et mensuris saith, that it was by drawing the skin over that part that was circumsized. And made themselves uncircumsized, but forsook the holy testament, and joined themselves to the heathen, * and were clean sold to do mischief. 17 So when Antiochus began to be mighty in his kingdom, he went about to obtain the land of Egypt also, that he might have the dominion of two realms. 18 i Mac. v. a. Upon this entered he into Egypt with a strong host, with charets, Elephants, horsemen, and a great number of ships, 19 (h) The second battle with the Carthag●nses. And began to war against Ptolemy the king of Egypt: But Ptolemy was afraid of him, and fled, and many of his people were wounded to death. 20 Thus Antiochus wan many strong cities, and took away great good out of the land of Egypt. 21 two Mac. v ●. And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he turned again in the hundred forty and three year, and went toward Israel, 22 And came up to Jerusalem with a mighty people, 23 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, the candlestick, and all the ornaments thereof, the table of the showbread, the pouring vessels, the chargers, the golden spoons, the veil, the crowns, & golden apparel of the temple, and broke down all in pieces. 24 He took also the silver and gold, the precious jewels, and the secret treasures that he found. 25 And when he had taken away altogether, caused a great murder of men, and spoken very proudly, the departed into his own land. 26 Therefore there was great lamentation throughout all Israel. 27 The princes and the elders of the people mourned, the young men and the maidens were Or made 〈◊〉 defiled, and the fair beauty of women was changed: 28 The bridegroom and the bride took them to mourning, 29 The land and those that dwelled therein was moved: for all the house of jacob was brought to confusion. 30 The battle of 〈…〉. * After two years the king sent his chief treasurer unto the cities of juda, which came to Jerusalem with a great multitude of people, 31 Speaking peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, 32 He fell suddenly upon the city, & smote it sore, & destroyed much people of Israel: 33 Mac. seven b. And when he had spoiled the city, he set fire on it, casting down houses and walls on every side. 34 The women and their children took they captive, and led away their cattle. 35 Then builded they the city of David with a great and thick wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 36 Beside all this, they set wicked people and ungodly men to keep it, 37 Stored it with weapons and victuals, gathered the goods of Jerusalem, and laid them up there: Thus became it a thievish castle. 38 Thus they became a heavy burden, laying wait for the people that went into the sanctuary, and for the cruel destruction of Israel. 39 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 40 Insomuch that the citizens were feign to departed, and the city became an habitation of strangers, being desolate of her own seed: for her own natives were feign to leave her. 41 Her sanctuary was clean wasted, her holy days were turned into mourning, her Sabbathes were had in derision, & her honour brought to nought. 42 k Look how great her glory was before, so great was her confusion, and her joy turned into sorrow. 43 two. M● 〈…〉 Antiochus also the king sent out a commission unto all his kingdom, that all the people should be one. 44 Then they left every man his law, and all the heathen agreed to the commandment of king Antiochus: 45 Yea, many of the Israelites consented thereunto, offering unto idols, and defiling the Sabbath. 46 So the king Antiochus sent his messengers with his commission unto Jerusalem, and to all the cities of juda, that they should follow the laws of the heathen: 47 And forbade either burnt offering, meat offering, or peace offering to be made in the temple of God, & that there should no Sabbath nor high feast day be kept: 48 But commanded that the sanctuary and the holy people of Israel should be defiled: 49 He commanded also, that there should be set up other altars, temples, & idols, to offer up swine's flesh, and other unclean beasts, 50 That men should leave their children uncircumcised, to defile their souls with all manner of uncleanness and abominations: 51 That they might so forget the law, and change all the holy ordinances of God, 52 And that whosoever would not do according to the commandment of king Antiochus, should suffer death. 53 In like manner commanded he throughout all his realm, and set rulers over the people, for to compel them to do these things: 54 Commanding all the cities of juda to do sacrifice unto idols. 55 Then went the people unto the heathen by heaps, forsook the law of the Lord, and committed much evil in the land: 56 And the drove the Israelites into secret places, even where so ever they could flee for secure. 57 The fifteenth day of the month Casleu, November. in the hundred threescore and fifth year, set king Antiochus an 〈…〉 Math. 24 abominable idol of desolation upon the altar of God, and they builded altars throughout all the cities of juda on every side, 58 Before the doors of the houses, and in the streets, where they brent incense and did sacrifice. 59 jer 36. ●. And as for the books of the law of God, they brent them in the fire, (l) It is a manifest note of the enemies of God, to burn the books of the law 〈…〉. li. 8. Cap ●. and rend them in pieces. 60 Whatsoever he was that had a book of the testament of the Lord found by him, yea whosoever endeavoured himself to keep the law of the Lord, the kings commandment was, that they should put him to death. 61 And through his authority they executed these things every month, upon the people of Israel that were found in the cities. 62 The twenty and fifth day of the month, what time as they did sacrifice upon the altar, which stood in the stead of the altar of the Lord: 63 According to the commandment of king Antiochus they put certain women to death, which had caused their children to be circumcised: 64 Not only that, but they hanged up the children by the necks throughout all their houses, and slew the circumcizers of them. 65 Yet were there many of the people of Israel, which determined in themselves that they would not eat unclean things: but chose rather to suffer death, then to be defiled with unclean meats: 66 So because they would not break the blessed law of God, they were cruelly slain. 67 And this great tyranny increased very sore upon the people of Israel. The ii Chapter. 1 The mourning of Mathathias and his sons for the destruction of the holy city. 19 They refuse to do sacrifice unto idols. 24 The zeal of Mathathias for the law of God. 33 They are slain and will not fight again, because of the Sabbath day. 49 Mathathias dying, commandeth his son to stick by the word of God, after the example of the fathers. 1 IN those days there did stand up one Mathathias the son of john, the son of Simeon the priest, out of the kindred of joarib, from Jerusalem, and dwelled upon the mount of Modin, 2 And had five sons: john, called Gaddis, 3 Simon called Thasi, 4 judas, otherwise called Machabeus, 5 Eleazar, otherwise called Abaron, and jonathan whose surname was Apphus. 6 These saw the evil that was done among the people of juda and Jerusalem. 7 And Mathathias said: woe is me, alas that ever I was borne, to see this misery of my people, & the piteous destruction of the holy city, and thus to sit so still, it being delivered into the hands of the enemies. 8 Her sanctuary is come into the power of strangers, her temple is as it were a man that hath lost his good name: 9 Her precious ornaments are carried away captive, her old men are slain in the streets, and her young men are fallen thorough the sword of the enemies. 10 What people is it that hath not some possession in her kingdom: or who hath not gotten some of her spoils? 11 * All her glory is taken away, she was a free woman, and now she is become an handmaid. 12 Behold our sanctuary, our beauty and honour is wasted away and defiled by the gentiles. 13 What helpeth it us then to live? 14 And Mathathias rend his clothes, he and his sons, and put sackcloth upon them, and mourned very sore. 15 Then came the men thither which were sent of king Antiochus, to compel such as were fled into the city of Modin, for to do sacrifice, & to burn incense unto idols, and to forsake the law of God. 16 So many of the people of Israel consented and inclined unto them: but Mathathias and his sons remained steadfast. 17 Then spoke the commissioners of king Antiochus, and said unto Mathathias: Thou art a noble man, of high reputation, and great in this city, having many fair children and brethren: 18 Come thou therefore first and fulfil the kings commandment, like as all the heathen have done, yea and the men of juda, and such as remain at Jerusalem: so shalt thou and thy children be in the kings favour, and enriched with gold, silver, and great rewards. 19 Mathathias answered, & spoke with a loud voice: Though all nations obey the king Antiochus, and fall away every man from keeping the law of their fathers, though they consent to his commandments: 20 Yet will I and my sons and my brethren not fall from the laws of our fathers. 21 God forbidden we should: that were not good for us that we should forsake the law and ordinances of God, and to agree unto the commandment of king Antiochus. 22 Therefore we will do no such sacrifice, neither break the statutes of our law, Pro. iiii. ● to go another way. 23 And when he had spoken these words, there came one of the jews, which openly in the sight of all, did sacrifice unto the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin according to the kings commandment. 24 When Mathathias saw this, it grieved (b) It is a gricie to the godly to see the people offend. Exod. ●3. 3. Reg. ●●. him at the heart, so that his reins shaken withal, and his wrath kindled for very zeal of the law: With that he start up, and killed the jew beside the altar: 25 Yea and slew the kings commissioner that compelled him to do sacrifice, & destroyed the altar at the same time: 26 Such a zeal had he unto the law of God, Nu. xxv. b. like as Phinehes did unto Zambrithe son of Salomi. 27 And Mathathias cried with a loud voice thorough the city, saying: Who so is fervent in the law, and will keep the covenant, let him follow me. 28 two. Mach. v c. So he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that ever they had in the city. 29 Many other godly men also which lived justly and uprightly departed into the wilderness, with their children, their wives, and their cattle, and remained there: for the tyranny increased sore upon them. 30 Now when the kings servants, and the host which was at Jerusalem in the city of David, heard that certain men had broken the kings commandment, and were gone their way to the wilderness into secret places: 31 Then many pursued after them, and after they had overtaken them, they camped themselves, and set the battle in array against them in the Sabbath day, 32 And said unto them: Will ye yet rebel? Get you hence, and do the commandment of king Antiochus, and ye shall live. 33 They answered: josu. v. c. We will not go [for thee,] neither will we do the kings commandment, to defile the Sabbath day. 34 Then began they to fight against them: 35 But the other gave them none other answer, neither cast they one stone at them, nor made fast their privy places: 36 But said, We will die all in our innocenty, heaven & earth shall testify with us that ye put us to death wrongfully. 37 Thus they fought against them upon the Sabbath, and slew both men & cattle, their wives and their children, to the number of a thousand people. 38 When Mathathias and his friends heard this, they mourned for them right sore, 39 And said one to another: If so be that we all do as our brethren have done, and fight not for our lives and for our laws against the heathen, then shall they the sooner root us out of the earth. 40 So they concluded among themselves at the same time, saying: 41 Whatsoever he be that cometh to make battle with us upon the Sabbath day, we will fight against him, and not die all as our brethren that were murdered in the wilderness. 42 Upon this came the assembly of the Assideans unto them, which were of the strongest men in Israel, and all such as were fervent in the law: 43 And all they that were fled for persecution, came to help them, and to stand by them: 44 Insomuch that they gathered an host of men, and slew the wicked doers in their controversy, and the ungodly men in their wrath: but the rest fled unto the heathen, and escaped. 45 Then Mathathias and his friends went about, and destroyed the altars, 46 And circumcised the children that had not yet received circumcision, as many as they found within the coasts of Israel: 47 And followed mightily upon the proud men: and this act prospered in their hands, 48 Insomuch that they kept the law against the power of the gentiles and the kings, and gave not over their domimon unto wicked doers. 49 After this, when the time drew on fast that Mathathias should die, he said unto his son: Now is pride and persecution increased, now is the time of destruction & wrathful displeasure: 50 Wherefore O my sons, be ye fervent in the law, and jeopardy your lives for the testament of the fathers. 51 Call to remembrance what acts our fathers did in their time, so shall ye receive great honour and an everlasting name. 52 jame. 〈…〉 Rom. iiii. ● Gen. xxii. ● Heb. xi. d. Ec. xliiii. c. Gen. xli. f. Remember Abraham: was not he found faithful in temptation, & it was reckoned unto him for righteousness? 53 jame. 〈…〉 Rom. iiii. ● Gen. xxii. ● Heb. xi. d. Ec. xliiii. c. Gen. xli. f. joseph in time of his trouble kept the commandment, & was made a Lord of Egypt. 54 Nu. xxvii. d Eccle. xlv. f. Phinehes our father was so fervent for the honour of God, that he obtained the covenant of an everlasting priesthood. 55 Nu▪ xxvii. c. josu▪ i. a. josuah for fufilling the word of God, was made the captain of Israel. 56 Num. xiiii. a Caleb bare record before the congregation, and received an heritage. 67 1. Reg. 25 3. c David also in his merciful kindness, obtained the throne of an everlasting kingdom. 58 4. Reg. 7. ●. Elias being jealous and fervent in the law, was taken up into heaven. 59 Dan iii. c. Ananias, Azarias, and Misael remained steadfast in faith, and were delivered out of the fire. 60 In like manner Dan. vi. ●. Daniel being unguilty, was saved from the mouth of the lions. 61 And thus ye may consider throughout all age's sense the world began, Heb. x●. b. that whosover put their trust in God, were not overcome. 62 Mat x. d. Esa. xl. a. and li. c. i. Pet. 1 b. james. i. b. Eccl. xiiii. b. Psal. xxvi ●. Fear not ye then the words of an ungodly man, Mat x. d. Esa. xl. a. and li. c. i. Pet. 1 b. james. i. b. Eccl. xiiii. b. Psal. xxvi ●. for his glory is but dung and worms: 63 To day is he set up, and to more row is he gone: for he is turned into earth, and his memorial is come to nought. 64 Wherefore O my sons, take good hearts unto you, and quite yourselves like men in the law: for if ye do the things that are commanded you in the law of the Lord your God, ye shall obtain great honour therein. 65 And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of wisdom: see that ye give ear unto him always, he shallbe a father unto you. 66 As for judas Machabeus, he hath ever been mighty and strong from his youth up: let him be your captain, and order the battle of the people. 67 Thus shall ye bring unto you all those that favour the law, and see that ye avenge the wrong of your people, 68 And recompense the heathen again, & apply yourselves wholly to the commandment of the law. 69 So he gave them his blessing, and was laid by his fathers: 70 And died in the hundred forty and six year at Modin, where his sons buried him in his father's sepulchre, and all Israel made great lamentation for him. The iii Chapter. 1 judas is made ruler over the jews. 11 He killeth Apollonius and Seron the prince of Syria. 44 The confidence of judas toward God. 55 judas determineth to fight against Lysias, whom Antiochus had made captain over his host. 60 The prayer of the abstainers. 1 THen stood up judas Machabeus in his father's stead, 2 josep. cap. 8.9.10.11.12 antique. And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and fought with cheerfulness for Israel. 3 So judas gate his people great honour: He put on a breast plate as a giant, and arrayed himself with his harness, and defended the host with his sword. 4 In his acts he was like a lion, and as a lion's whelp roaring at his prey. 5 Psal. ci. b. i●. Ma. viii. a. He was an enemy to the wicked, and hunted them out, Psal. ci. b. i●. Ma. viii. a. and brent up those that vexed his people: 6 So that his enemies fled for fear of him, and all the workers of ungodliness were put to trouble: such luck and prosperity was in his hand. 7 This grieved divers kings: but jacob was greatly rejoiced thorough his acts, and he gate himself a great name for ever. 8 He went thorough the cities of juda, destroying the ungodly out of them, turning away the wrath from Israel, 9 And receiving such as were oppressed: and the fame of him went unto the uttermost part of the earth. 10 Then Apollonius [a prince of Syria] gathered a mighty great host of the heathen, & out of Samaria, to fight against Israel: 11 Which when judas perceived, he went forth to meet him, fought with him, slew him, & a great multitude with him: the remnant fled, and he took their substance. 12 judas also took Apollonius own sword, and fought with it all his life long. 13 Now when Seron a prince of the army of Syria, heard say that judas had gathered unto him the congregation and church of the faithful, 14 He said: I will get me a name and a praise throughout the realm: for I will go fight with judas and them that are with him, as many as have despised the kings commandment. 15 So he made him ready, and there went with him a great mighty host of the ungodly, to stand by him, and to be avenged of the children of Israel. 16 And when they came nigh unto Bethoron, judas went forth against them with a small company. 17 And when his people saw such a great host before them, they said unto judas: How are we able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we be so weighed, and have fasted all this day? 18 Re. x●● But judas said, It is a small matter for many to be overcome with few: yea there is no difference to the God of heaven, to deliver by a great multitude, or by a small company: 19 2. Para. 25. b For the victory of the battle standeth not in the multitude of the host, but the strength cometh from heaven. 20 Behold, they come against us with a cruel and proud multitude, to destroy us, our wives, and our children, and to rob us: 21 But we will fight for our lives, and for our laws, 22 And the Lord himself shall destroy them before our face: therefore be not ye afraid of them. 23 Assoon as he had spoken these words, he leapt suddenly upon them: Thus was Seron smitten, & his host put to flight, 24 And judas followed upon them beyond Bethoron, unto the plain field, where there were slain eight hundredth men of them, and the residue fled into the land of the Philistines. 25 Then all the heathen on every side were afraid of judas & his brethren: 26 So that the rumour of him came unto the kings ears, for all the gentiles could tell of the wars of judas. 27 So when king Antiochus heard these tidings, he was angry in his mind: wherefore he sent forth, and gathered an host of his whole realm, very strong armies: 28 And opened his treasury, and gave his host a years wages in hand, commanding them to be ready at all times. 29 Nevertheless, when he saw that there was not money enough in his treasuries, and that thorough the discord and persecution which he made in the land to put down the laws that had been of old times, his customs and tributes of the land were minished: 30 He feared that he was not able for to bear the coasts and charges any longer, nor to have such gifts to give so liberally as he did afore, more than the kings that were before him. 31 Wherefore he was heavy in his mind, and thought ●. M●ch. vi. a. to go into Persides for to take tributes of the land, and so to gather much money. 32 So he left Lysias a noble man of the kings blood to oversee the kings business, from the water Euphrates unto the borders of Egypt: 33 And to keep well his son Antiochus, till he came again. 34 Moreover, he gave him half of his host, and Elephants, and committed unto him every thing, and gave him the charge of all things that he would have done, concerning those which dwelled in juda and Jerusalem: 53 That he should send out an army against them, to destroy and to root out the power of Israel and the remnant of Jerusalem, to put out their memorial from that place, 36 To set strangers for to inhabit all their quarters, and to part their land among them. 37 josep. p. x lib 〈…〉. Thus the king took the other part of the host, and departed from Antioch a city of his realm, over the water Euphrates, in the hundredth & forty and seven year, and went thorough the high countries. 38 i Mac v. ●● And Lysias chose unto him Ptolomi the son of Doryminius, Nicanor and Gorgias, mighty men, and the kings friends. 39 These he sent with forty thousand footmen, and seven thousand horsemen, for to go into the land of juda, and to destroy it, as the king commanded. 40 So they went forth with all their power, and came to Emmaus into the plain field. 41 When the merchants of the country heard the rumour of them, they & their servants took very much silver & gold for to buy the children of Israel to be their bondmen: There came unto them also yet more men of war on every side, out of Syria, and from the Palestines. 42 Now when judas and his brethren saw that trouble increased, and that the host drew nigh unto their borders, considering the kings words which he commanded unto the people [namely] that they should utterly waste and destroy them: 43 They said one to another, Let us redress the decay of our people, let us fight for our folk & for our sanctuary. 44 Then the congregation were soon ready gathered to fight, to pray and to make supplication unto God for mercy and grace. 45 i Mach. i. d. As for Jerusalem, it lay void, & was as it had been a wilderness: there went no man in nor out at it, and the sanctuary was trodden down, the alients kept the castle, there was the habitation of the heathen, the mirth of jacob was taken away, the pipe and the harp was gone from among them. 46 The Israelites gathered them together, & came to Maspha before Jerusalem: for in Maspha was the place i Reg. v. ● where they prayed aforetime in Israel. 47 So they fasted that day, and put sackeclothes upon them, cast ashes upon their heads, rend their clothes, 48 And laid forth the books of the law, whereout the heathen sought to paint the likeness of their images: 49 And brought the priests ornaments, the firstlings, and the tithes: they set there also the Nu●. ● Nazarites, which had accomplished their vows before God: 50 And cried with a loud voice toward heaven, saying: What shall we do with these? and whither shall we carry them away? 51 For thy sanctuary is trodden down and defiled, the priests are come to heaviness and dishonour, 52 And behold, the heathen are come together for to destroy us: Thou knowest what things they imagine against us. 53 How may we stand before them, except thou (O God) be our help? 54 Then they blewe out the trumpet also with a loud voice. 55 Then judas ordained ●●8. d captains over the people, over thousands, over hundreds, over fifty, and over ten. 56 But as for such as builded them houses, married wives, planted them vineyards, and those that were fearful, he commanded them every man to go home again, according Deut. xx. a. jud. seven ●. to the law. 57 So the host removed, and pitched upon the south side of Emmaus. 58 And judas said: Arm yourselves, be strong O my children, make you ready against to morrow in the morning, that ye may fight with these people, which are agreed together to destroy us and our sanctuary. 59 Better is it for us to die in battle, then to see our people and our sanctuary in such a miserable case. 60 Math. vi. b Luk. xi. a. Nevertheless, as thy will is O God in heaven, so be it. The four Chapter. 1 judas goeth against Gorgias, which lieth in wait. 14 He putteth Gorgias & his host to flight. 28 Lysias invadeth jury, 29 But judas driveth him out. 43 judas purifieth the temple, and dedicateth the altar. 1 THen took Gorgias five thousand I●sep. l●. x●i. ● x. men of foot, and a thousand of the best horsemen, and removed out of the camp by night, 2 To come nigh where the jews host lay, & so to slay them suddenly: (Now the men that kept the castle, were the conveyors of them.) 3 Now when judas heard this, he removed, and all the strong men that were with him, to smite the chief and principal of the kings host at Emmaus: 4 For the army was not yet come together. 5 In the mean season came Gorgias by night into judas tents, and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains, and thought they had been fled away because of him. 6 But when it was day, judas showed himself in the field with three thousand men only, which had neither harness, nor sword to their minds. 7 But on the other side, they saw that the heathen were mighty and well harnessed, and their horsemen about them, and all these well expert in feats of war. 8 Then said judas to the men that were with him: Fear not ye the multitude of them, be not afraid of their violent running. 9 Remember how our fathers were delivered Exo. xiiii f. in the red sea, when Pharaoh followed upon them with a great host. 10 Even so let us also cry now toward heaven, and the Lord shall have mercy upon us, and remember the covenant of our fathers, yea & destroy this host before our face this day: 11 And all the heathen shall know, that it is God himself which delivereth and saveth Israel. 12 Then the heathen lift up their eyes, and when they saw that they were coming against them, 13 They went out of their tents into the battle, and they that were with judas blewe up the trumpets. 14 two. Ma seven. d. So they buckled together, and the heathen were discomfited, and fled over the plain field: 15 But the hindmost of them were slain with the sword: For they followed them unto “ Or, Gazeron. Assaremoth, and into the fields of Idumea toward Azot and jamnia: so that there were slain of them upon a three thousand men. 16 So judas turned again with his host, 17 And said unto the people, Be not greedy of the spoils, we have yet a battle to fight: 18 For Gorgias and his host are here by us in the mountains, but stand ye fast against our enemies, & overcome them, then may ye safely take the spoils. 19 As judas was speaking these words, behold, there appeared one part of them upon the mount. 20 But when Gorgias saw that they of his party were fled, and the tents brent up (for by the smoke they might understand what was done) they perceiving this, were very sore afraid: 21 And when they saw also that judas and his host were in the field ready to strike battle, 22 They fled every one into the land of the heathen. 23 So judas turned again to spoil the tents, where they got much gold and silver, precious stones, purple, and great riches. 24 Thus they went home, and song a Psalm of thanksgiving, and praised God in heaven, Psa. cvii a. Psa. xviii. ● For he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever. 25 And so Israel had a great victory in that day. 26 Now all the heathen that escaped, came and told Lysias every thing that had happened: 27 Wherefore Lysias was sore afraid and grieved in his mind, because Israel had not gotten such misfortune as he would they should, neither as the king commanded. 28 The next year following, gathered Lysias three score thousand chosen men of foot, and five thousand horsemen, to fight against Jerusalem. 29 So they came into jury, and pitched their tents at Bethoron: where judas came against them with ten thousand men. 30 And when he saw so great and mighty an host, he made his prayer, & said: Blessed be thou O saviour of Israel, ● Re. xvi●. a. which didst destroy the violent power of the grant in the hand of thy servant David, i Re. xv●. a. & gavest the host of the heathen into the hand of jonathan the son of Saul, & of his harness bearer: 31 Put this boast now into the hand of thy people of Israel, & let them be confounded in their multitude and horsemen. 32 Make them afraid, and dis● the boldness of their strength, that they may be moved thorough their destination. 33 Cast them down thorough the sword of thy lovers, then shall all they that know thy name, praise thee with thanksgiving. 34 So they struck the battle, and there were slain of Lysias host five thousand men. 35 Then Lysias seeing the discomfyting of his men, and the manliness of the jews, how they were ready either to live or to die like men: he went unto Antioch, and chose out men of war, that when they were gathered together, they might come again into jury. 36 Then said judas and his brethren: Behold, our enemies are discomfited, let us now go up to cleanse and to repair the sanctuary. 37 two. Mach x●. Upon this, all the host gathered them together, and went up into mount Zion. 38 Now when they saw the sanctuary laid waste, the altar defiled, the doors brent up, the shrubs growing in the courts, like as in a wood or upon mountains, yea and that the priests chambers were broken down: 39 They rend their clothes, & made great lamentation, cast ashes upon their heads, 40 Fell down flat to the ground upon their faces, made a great noise with the trumpets, and cried toward heaven. 41 Then judas appointed certain men to fight against those which were in the castle, till they had cleansed the sanctuary. 42 So he chose priests that were undefiled, such as had pleasure in the law of God: 43 And they cleansed the sanctuary, and bare out the defiled stones into an unclean place. 44 And forsomuch as the altar of burnt offerings was unhallowed, he took advisement what he might do withal: 45 So he thought it was best to destroy it, lest it should happen to do them any shame, for the heathen had defiled it: and therefore they broke it down. 46 As for the stones, they laid them up upon the mountain by the house in a convenient place, till there came a prophet to show what should be done with them. 47 Exo. xx d. P● xxvii. a. ●ue. viii. g. So they took whole stones, according to the law, and builded a new altar, such one as was before, 48 And made up the sanctuary within and without, & hallowed the house and the courts: 49 They made new holy ornaments, & brought the candlestick, the altar of incense, and the table into the temple. 50 The incense laid they upon the altar, & lighted the lamps which were upon the candlestick, that they might burn in the temple: 51 They set the show bread upon the table, and hanged up the veil, and finished all the works which they had begun to make, 52 two. Mach. x. a. And upon the twenty and fifth day of the ninth month (which is called the month of Novemb Casleu) in the hundred forty and eight year: 53 They rose up betimes in the morning, for to do sacrifice according to the law upon the new burnt offering altar that they had made. 54 After the time and season that the heathen had defiled it, the same day was it set up again, with songs, pipes, haps, and cymbals, 55 And all the people fell upon their faces, worshipping and thanking the God of heaven, which had given them the victory. 56 two. Par. seven. b. So they kept the dedication of the altar eight days, offering burnt sacrifices and thank offerings with gladness: 57 They decked the forefront of the temple also with crowns and shields of gold, and hallowed the ports and cells, and hanged doors upon them. 58 Thus there was very great gladness among the people, because the blasphemy of the heathen was put away. 59 So judas and his brethren, with the whole congregation of Israel, ordained joh. x. c. that the time of the dedication of the altar should be kept in his season from year to year, by the space of eight days, from the twenty and fifth day of the month November. Casleu with mirth and gladness. 60 And at the same time builded they up the mount Zion, with high walls and strong towers round about, lest the gentiles should come and tread it down, as they did afore. 61 Therefore judas set men of war in it to keep it, and made it strong for to defend 1. Mac. 6. b. f. Bethsura, that the people might have a refuge against the Edomites. The .v. Chapter. 3 judas vanquisheth the heathen that go about to destroy Israel, and is helped of his brethren Simon and jonathas. 50 He overthroweth the city of Ephron, because they denied him passage thorough it. 1 IT happened also, that when the heathen round about heard how that the altar ●p xii. 〈◊〉 xiii. & the sanctuary were set up in their old estate, it displeased them very sore, 2 Wherefore they thought to destroy the generation of jacob that was among them: in so much that they began to slay and to persecute certain of the people. 3 Eze xxv b. 〈◊〉 xxxv. a ●. Mach. c. Then judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea at Arabathane: for they dwelled round about the Israelites, where he slew and spoiled a great multitude of them. 4 He thought also upon the malice and unfaithfulness of the children of Bean, how they were a snare and stop unto the people, and how they laid wait for them in the high way: 5 Wherefore he shut them up into towers, and came unto them, besieged them, and destroyed them utterly, & brent up their towers, with all that were in them. 6 Afterward went he against the children of Ammon, whereof he found a mighty power and a great multitude of people, with Timothi their captain. 7 So he struck many battles with them, which were destroyed before him. 8 And when he had slain them, he won Gazer the city, with the towns belonging thereto, and so turned again into jury. 9 The heathen also in Galaad, gathered them together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to slay them: but they fled to the castle of Dathemam, 10 And sent letters unto judas and his brethren, saying: The heathen that are about us are gathered against us on every side, to destroy us. 11 And now they make them ready for to come and lay siege to the castle whereunto we are fled, and Timothi is captain of their host: 12 Come therefore and deliver us out of their hands, for there is a great multitude of us slain already. 13 Yea and our brethren that were at Tubin, are slain and destroyed well-nye a thousand men and their wives, their children and their goods have the enemies led away captive. 14 While these letters were yet a reading, behold there came other messengers from Galilee with rend clothes, which told even the same tidings, 15 And said, that they of Ptolomais, of Tyrus, and of Sidon were gathered against them, and that all Galilee was filled with enemies to destroy Israel. 16 2. Mach. 8. c. When judas and the people heard this, they came together a great congregation, to devise what they might do for their brethren that were in trouble and besieged of their enemies. 17 And judas said unto Simon his brother: Choose thee out certain men, & go deliver thy brethren in Galilee: As for me & my brother jonathas, we will go into Galaaditim. 18 So he left josephus the son of Zachari, and Azarias, to be captains of the people, to keep the remnant of the host in jewry, 19 And commanded them, saying: Take the oversight of this people, and see that ye make no war against the heathen, until the time that we come again. 20 And unto Simon he gave three thousand men for to go into Galilee: but judas himself had eight thousand in Galaaditim. 21 Then went Simon into Galilee, and struck divers battles with the heathen, whom he discomfited, 22 And followed upon them into the port of Ptolomais: and there were slain of the heathen almost three thousand men. 23 So he took the spoils of them, and carried away the Israelites that were in Galilee and Arbatis, with their wives, their children, and all that they had, and brought them into jewry with great gladness. 24 judas Machabeus also and his brother jonathas went over jordane, and travailed three days journey in the wilderness: 25 Where the Nabathees met them, and received them lovingly, and told them every thing that had happened unto their brethren in Galaaditim: 26 And how that many of them were besieged in Barasa, Bosor, Alimis, Casbon, Mageth, and Carnaim (all these are strong walled and mighty great cities,) 27 And that they were kept in other cities of Galaaditim also, and to morrow they are appointed to bring their host unto these cities, to take them, and to destroy them in one day. 28 So judas and his host turned in all the haste in the wilderness toward Bosor, and won the city, slew all the males with the sword, took all their goods, and set fire upon the city: 29 And in the night they took their journey from thence, and came to the castle, 30 And betimes in the morning when they looked up, behold there was an innumerable people bearing ladders and other instruments of war, to take the castle, and to overcome them. 31 When judas saw that the battle began, and that the noise thereof went up and rang into the heaven, and that there was so a great cry in the city, 32 He said unto his host, Fight this day for your brethren: 33 And so came behind their enemies in three companies, and blewe up the trumpets, and cried in their prayer to God: 34 But so soon as Timotheus host perceived that Machabeus was there, they fled from him: and he slew them down right sore, so that there were killed of them the same day almost eight thousand men. 35 Then departed judas unto Maspha, laid siege unto it, and won it, slew all the males in it, spoiled it, and set fire upon it. 36 From thence went he and took Casbon, Mageth, Bosor, and the other cities in Galaaditim. 37 M●. x d. After this, gathered Timothi another host, which pitched their tents before Raphon beyond the water. 38 judas also sent to spy the host, and they brought him word again, saying: All the heathen that be round about us, are gathered unto him, and the host is very great: 39 Yea, they have hired the Arabians to help them, & have pitched their tents beyond the water, and are ready to come and fight against thee. So judas went on to meet them. 40 And Timothi said unto the captains of his host: when judas and his host come nigh the river, if he go over first, we shall not be able to withstand him: for why? he will be to strong for us. 41 But if he dare not come over, so that he pitch his tent beyond the water: then will we go over, for we shallbe strong enough against him. 42 Now assoon as judas came to the river, he appointed certain scribes of the people by the river, and commanded them, saying: See that ye leave none behind upon this side of the river, but let every man come to the battle. 43 So he went first over unto them, & all his people after him, and all the heathen were discomfited before him, & let their weapons fall, and ran into the temple that was at Carnaim, 44 Which city judas wan, and brent the temple, with all that were in it: So was Carnaim subdued, and might not withstand judas. 45 Then judas gathered all the Israelites that were in Galaaditim, from the least unto the most, with their wives and their children, a very great host, for to come into the land of Israel. 46 1. glac. seven e. So they came unto Ephron, which was a mighty great and strong city, and lay in their way: for they could not go by it, neither on the right hand nor on the left, but must go through it. 47 Nevertheless, they that were in the city, would not let them go through, but walled up the ports with stones: And judas sent unto them with peaceable words saying: 48 Let us pass through your land, that we may go into our own country, there shall no body do you harm, we will but only go through on foot. But they would not let them in. 49 Wherefore judas commanded a proclamation to be made throughout the host, that every man should assault the city in his order. 50 And so they did their best, like valiant men: and judas besieged the city all that day, and all that night, and so wan it, 51 Where they slew as many as were males, and destroyed the city, and spoilt it, and went through all the city over them that were slain. 52 Then went they over jordane into the plain field before Bethsam. 53 And judas helped those forward that came behind, and gave the people good exhortation all the way through, till they were come into the land of juda. 54 Thus they went up unto the mount Zion, where they offered burnt offerings with mirth two. Par. xx. a. and thanksgiving, because there were none of them slain, but came home again peaceably. 55 Now what time as judas and jonathas were in the land of Galaad and Simon their brother in Galilee before Ptolomais: 56 Then josephus the son of Zachari and Azarias the captains, hearing of the acts that were done, and of the battles that were stricken, said: 57 Let us get us a name also, and go fight against the heathen that are round about us. 58 So they gave their host a commandment, and went toward jamma. 59 Then came Gorgias and his men out of the city, to fight against them: 60 josephus also and Azarias were chased unto the borders of jewry, and there were slain that day of the people of Israel two thousand men: so that there was a great misery among the people of Israel, 61 i Mac. v. b. And all because they were not obedient unto judas and his brethren, but thought they should quite themselves manfully. 62 Nevertheless, they came not of the seed of these men by whom Israel was helped. 63 But the men that were with judas were greatly commended in the sight of all Israel, and all the Heathen, wheresoever their name was heard upon. 64 And the people came unto them, bidding them welcome. 65 After this, went judas forth with his brethren, and fought against the children of Esau in the land that lieth toward the south, where he won the city of Hebron and the towns that lie beside it: and as for the walls and towers round about it, he brent them up. 66 Then removed he to go into the land of the Philistines, and went through Samaria. 67 At the same time were there [many] priests slain in the battle, which wilfully and without advisement went out for to fight to get them honour. 68 And when judas came to Azot in the Philistines land, Deu. v● he broke down their altars, brent the images of their idols, spoiled the cities, and came again into the land of juda. The uj Chapter. 1 Antiochus willing to take the city of Elymas for a pray, is driven away of the citizens. 8 He falleth into sickness and dieth. 17 His son Antiochus is made king. 34 The besieging of the tower of Zion. Eupator cometh into jewry with a great army. 43 The boldness of Eleazar. 1 NOw when king Antiochus travailed through the high countries, he heard that Elymas in Persia was a noble and plenteous city in silver and gold, 2 And that there was in it a very rich temple, where as were clothes, coat armours, and shields of gold, which Alexander the son of Philip king of Macedonia that reigned first in Grecia had left behind him. 3 Wherefore he went about to take the city & to spoil it, but he was not able: for the citizens were warned of it, and fought with him: 4 And so he fled, and departed with great heaviness, and came again into Babylon. 5 Moreover, there came one which brought him tidings in Persia, i. M●● e that his hosts which were in the land of juda were driven away, 6 And how that Lysias went forth first with a great power, and was driven away of the jews, how that they had won the victory, and gotten great goods out of the hosts that perished, 7 How they had broken down the abomination i Mac. i. ●. which he set up upon the altar at Jerusalem, & fenced the sanctuary with high walls, like as it was afore, yea and Bethsura his city also. 8 So it chanced, that when the king heard these words, he was afraid, & grieved very sore: Wherefore he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for very sorrow, and all because it had not happened as he had devised. 9 And there continued he long: for his grief was ever more and more, so that he saw he must needs die. 10 Therefore he sent for all his friends, & said unto them: The sleep is gone fro mine eyes for the very sorrow and vexation of heart that I have. 11 For when I consider in my mind the great adversity that I am come unto, and the floods of heaviness which I am come in, where as afore time I was so merry, and so greatly set by by reason of my power: 12 Again, considering the evil that I have done at Jerusalem, from whence I took all the riches of gold and silver that were in it, and sent to destroy the inhabitors of jury without any reason why: 13 I know that these troubles are come upon me for the same cause: and behold, I must die with great sorrow in a strange land. 14 Then called he for one Philip, a friend of his, whom he made ruler of all his realm, 15 And gave him the crown, his rob, and his ring, that he should take his son Antiochus unto him, & bring him up, till he might reign himself. 16 two. Mac. ix ●. josep. cap. xiiii. lib. xii. So the king Antiochus died there, in the hundred forty and nine year. 17 When Lysias knew that the king was dead, he ordained Antiochus his son, whom he had brought up, to reign in his father's steed, and called him Eupator. 18 Now they that were in the castle [at Jerusalem] kept in the jews round about the sanctuary, and sought ever still to do them harm, for the strengthening of the Heathen. 19 Wherefore judas thought to destroy them, and called all the people together, that they might lay siege unto them. 20 So they came together in the hundred and fifty year, and besieged them, laying forth their ordinance & instruments of war. 21 Then certain of them that were besieged, went forth: unto whom some ungodly men of Israel joined themselves also, 22 And went unto the king, saying: how long will it be or thou punish, and avenge our brethren? 23 We have ever been minded to do thy father service, to walk in his statutes, and to obey his commandments, 24 Therefore our people fell from us: and wheresoever they found any of us, they slew them, and spoiled our inheritance. 25 And they have not only meddled with us, but with all our countries. 26 And behold, this day are they besieging the castle at Jerusalem to take it, ●. Mac iiii. g. and have made up the strong hold in Bethsura: 27 And if thou dost not prevent them right soon, they will do more than these, and thou shalt not be able to overcome them. 28 two. Mac. 13. d. When the king heard this, he was very angry, and called all his friends, the captains of his army, and [all his footmen and] horsemen: 29 He hired men of war also, of other realms pertaining to the kings that were confederate with him, and of the Isles of the sea, which came unto him. 30 And the number of his host was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty & two Elephants well exercised to battle. 31 These came through Idumea unto Bethsura, and besieged it a long season, & made divers instruments of war against it: but the jews came out and brent them with fire, & fought like men. 32 Then departed judas from the castle [at Jerusalem] and removed the host toward Bethzacaran, over against the kings army. 33 So the king arose before the day, and brought the power of his host into the way to Bethzacaran: where the hosts made them ready to the battle, blowing the trumpets. 34 And to provoke the Elephants for to fight, they showed them the sap of red grapes, and mulberries, 35 And divided the Elephants among the host: so that by every Elephant there stood a thousand men well harnessed, & helmets of steel upon their heads: yea, unto every one of the Elephants also were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best, 36 Which waited on the Elephant, going wheresoever he went, and departed not from him. 37 Every Elephant was covered with a strong tower of wood, fastened thereon with instruments, whereupon were thirty, and two valiant men with weapons to fight, and within was a man of Ind, to rule the beast. 38 As for the remnant of the horsemen, he set them upon both the sides in two parts with trumpets, to provoke the host, & to stir up such as were slow in the army. 39 And when the sun shone upon their shields of gold and steel, the mountains glistered again at them, & were as bright as the cressets of fire. 40 The kings host also was divided, one part upon the high mountains, the other low beneath: so they went on, taking good heed, and keeping their order. 41 And all they that dwelled in the land, were afraid at the noise of their host when the multitude went forth, and when the weapons smote together: for the host was both great and mighty. 42 judas also and his host entered into the battle, and slew six hundred men of the kings army. 43 Now when Eleazar the son of “ Or, A baron. Saura did see one of the Elephants decked with the kings badge, and was a more goodly beast than the other, he thought the king should be upon him: 44 And jeoparded himself to deliver his people, & to get him a perpetual name. 45 Wherefore he ran with a courage unto the Elephant in the midst of the host, smiting them down on both the sides, and slew many about him. 46 So went he to the elephants feet, and got him under him, (a) This example i● not to be followed▪ 〈…〉 the commandment and slew him: then fell the Elephant down upon him, and there he died. 47 judas also and his men, seeing the power of the king and the mighty violence of his host, departed from them. 48 And the kings army went up against them toward Jerusalem, and pitched their tents in jury beside mount Zion. 49 Moreover, the king took truce with them that were in i Mac. two. ●. Bethsura: but when they came out of the city (because they had no victuals, but were shut up within, and the land lay untilled) 50 The king took Bethsura, and set men to keep it, and turned his host to the place of the sanctuary, 51 And laid siege to it a great while, where he made all manner ordinance, handbowes, fiery darts, racketts to cast stones, scorpions to shoot arrows, and slings. 52 The jews also made ordinance against theirs, and fought a long season. 53 But in the city there were no victuals, for it was the seventh year of the wars: and those heathen that remained in jury, had eaten up all their store. 54 And in the sanctuary were few men left: for the hunger came so upon them, that they were scattered abroad every man to his own place. 55 So when Lysias heard that Philip two. Ma●. vi. h. (whom Antiochus the king while he was yet living, had ordained to bring up Antiochus his son, that he might be king) 56 Was come again out of Persia & Medea with the kings host, and thought to obtain the kingdom with the governance of all things: 57 He gate him to the king in all the haste, and to the captains of the host, and said, We decrease daily, and our victuals are but small: Again, the place that we lay siege unto is very strong, & it were our part to see for the realm: 58 Let us agree with these men, and take truce with them, and with all their people, 59 And grant them to live after their law, as they did afore: for they be grieved, and do all these things against us, because we have “ Or, broken. despised their law. 60 So the king and the princes were content, and sent unto them to make peace: and they received it. 61 Now when the king and the princes had made an oath unto them, they came out of the castle, 62 And the king went up to mount Zion: but when he saw that the place was well fenced, he broke the oath that he had made, and commanded to destroy the wall round about. 63 Then departed he in all the haste, and returned unto Antioch, where he found Philip having dominion of the city: So he fought against him, and took the city again into his hands. The vij Chapter. 1 Demetrius reigned after he had killed Antiochus and Lysias. 5 He troubleth the children of Israel through the counsel of certain wicked persons. 37 The prayer of the priests against Nicanor. 41 judas killeth Nicanor, after he hath made his prayer. 1 IN the hundred fifty and one year, came Demetrius the son of Seleucus from the city of Rome with a small company of men, unto a city of the sea coast, and there he bore rule. 2 And when he came to Antioch the city of his progenitors, his host took Antiochus and Lysias, to bring them unto him. 3 But when it was told him, he said: let me not see their faces. 4 So the host put them to death. Now when demetrius was set upon the throne of his kingdom, 5 There came unto him wicked and ungodly men of Israel, whose captain was Alcimus, that would have been made high priest: 6 These men accused the people of Israel unto the king, saying: judas and his brethren have slain thy friends, and driven us out of our own land. 7 Wherefore, send now some man, to whom thou givest credence, that he may go and see all the destruction which he hath done unto us and to the kings land, and let him be punished, with all his friends and favourers. 8 Then the king chose Bacchides a friend of his, which was a man of great power in the realm beyond the water, and faithful unto the king, and sent him [to see the destruction that judas had done.] 9 And as for that wicked Alcimus, he made him high priest, and commanded him to be avenged of the children of Israel. 10 So they departed [from the king] and came with a great host into the land of juda, sending messengers to judas and his brethren, & speaking unto them with peaceable words, but under deceit. 11 M●c i. b. Therefore judas and his people believed not their saying: for they saw that they were come with a great host. 12 After this, came the scribes together unto Alcimus & Bacchides, to entreat of reasonable covenants: 13 And the Assideans were the first among the children of Israel that required peace of them, 14 Saying: Alcimus the priest is come of the seed of Aaron, how can he deceive us though he come with an army? 15 So he gave them loving words, and swore unto them, & said: We will do you no harm, neither your friends. 16 And they believed him: but the very same day took he threescore men of them, and slew them, according to the words that are written, 17 Psa. lxxix. a They have cast the flesh of thy saints and shed their blood round about Jerusalem, & there was no man that would bury them. 18 So there came a great fear and dread among all the people, saying: There is neither truth nor righteousness in them: for they have broken the appointment and oath that they made. 19 And Bacchides removed his host from Jerusalem, & pitched his tent at Bethzecha, where he sent forth, & took many of them that had forsaken him: He slew many of the people also, and cast them into a great pit. 20 Then committed he the land unto Alcimus, and left men of war with him to help him: and Bacchides himself went unto the king. 21 And thus Alcimus defended his high priesthood. 22 And all such as vexed Israel, resorted unto him: insomuch that they obtained the land of juda, and did much evil unto the Israelites. 23 Now when judas saw all the mischief that Alcunus and his company had done (yea more than the heathen themselves) unto the Israelites: 24 He went forth round about all the borders of jury, and punished those unfaithful runagates, so that they came no more out into the country. 25 So when Alcimus saw that judas & his people had gotten the upper hand, and that he was not able to abide them: he went again to the king, and said all the worst of them that he could. 26 Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his chief princes, which bore evil will unto Israel, and commanded him that he should utterly destroy the people. 27 two. Mac. xv. a So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great host, and sent unto judas and his brethren with friendly words: but under disobeyed, saying: 28 There shall be no war betwixt me and you, I will come with a few men to see how ye do with friendship. 29 Upon this he came unto judas, and they saluted one another peaceably: but the enemies were appointed to take judas by violence. 30 Nevertheless, it was told judas that he came unto him but under disobeyed: wherefore he gate him away from him, and would see his face no more. 31 When Nicanor perceived that his counsel was bewrayed, he went out to fight against judas, beside “ Or. Carphasalama. Capharsalama: 32 Where there were slain of Nicanors host five thousand men, and the residue fled unto the castle of David. 33 After this came Nicanor up unto mount Zion, and the priests with the elders of the people went forth to salute him peaceably, & to show him the burnt sacrifices that were offered for the king. 34 But he laughed them and the people to scorn, mocked them, defiled their offerings, and spoke disdainfully: 35 Yea, and swore in his wrath, saying: two. Mac. 14. ● If judas and his host be not delivered now into my hands, assoon as ever I come again and far well, I shall burn up this house. With that went he out in a great anger. 36 Then the priests came in, and stood before the altar of the temple, weeping, and saying: 37 Esa. lvi b. Forsomuch as thou O Lord hast chosen this house, that thy name might be called upon therein, and that it should be an Esa. lvi b. house of prayer and petition for thy people: 38 Be avenged of this man and his host, and let them be slain with the sword: remember the blasphemies of them, and suffer not them to continue any longer. 39 When Nicanor was gone from Jerusalem, he pitched his tent at Bethoron, and there an host met him out of Syria. 40 And judas came to Adarsa with three thousand men, and made his prayer unto God, saying: 41 O Lord, isaiah. 3●. f. because the messengers of king Sennacherib blasphemed thee, the angel went forth and slew an hundred fourscore and five thousand of them: 42 Even so, destroy thou this host before us to day, that other people may know how that he hath blasphemed thy sanctuary, and punish him according to his maliciousness. 43 And so the hosts struck the field the thirteenth day of the month Februari. Adar: and Nicanors host was discomfited, . and he himself was first slain in the battle. 44 When Nicanors men of war saw that he was killed, they cast away their weapons and fled: 45 But the jews followed upon them a whole days journey, from Adazer unto Gazara, blowing with the trumpets, and making tokens after them. 46 So the jews came forth of all the towns round about, & blew out their horns upon them, and turned against them: Thus were they all slain, and not one of them left. 47 Then they took their substance for a pray, and smote of Nicanors head, and his right hand two M●. xii●i ● which he held up so proudly, and brought it with them, and hanged it up afore Jerusalem. 48 Wherefore the people were exceedingly rejoiced, and passed over that day in great gladness. 49 And judas ordained that the same day [namely] the thirteenth day of the month Adar, should be kept in mirth every year. 50 Thus the land of juda was in rest a little while. The eight Chapter. 2 judas considering the power and godly policy of the Romans, maketh peace with them. 22 The rescript of the Romans sent unto the jews. 1 IVdas heard also the fame of the Romans, that they were mighty and valiant men, and agreeable to all things that are required of them, and make peace with all men which come unto them, 2 And how they were doughty men of strength: besides that, it was told him of their battles and noble acts which they did in Galatia, how they had conquered them, “ O●. Frenchmen. and brought them under tribute, 3 And what great things they had done in Spain: how that with their wisdom and sober behaviour they had won the mines of silver and gold that are there, 4 And obtained all the land, with other places far from them: how they had discomfited & slain down the kings that came upon them from the uttermost part of the earth, and how other people gave them tribute every year: 5 How they had slain and overcome Philip and Perses kings of “ Or, the Macedonians. Cethim, and other more in battle, which had brought their ordinance against them: 6 How they discomfited great Antiochus king of Asia, that would needs fight with them, having an hundred and twenty Elephants, with horsemen, charets, and a very great host: 7 How they took himself alive, and ordained him, with such as should reign after him, to pay them a great tribute, yea and to find them good sureties and pledge besides all this: 8 How they had taken from him India, Media, and Lydia, his best lands, and given them to king Eumenus: 9 Again, how they perceiving that the Greeks were coming to vex them, 10 Sent against them a captain of an host, which gave them battle, slew many of them, led away their wines and children captive, spoiled them, took possession of their land, and destroyed their strong holds, and subdued them to be their bondmen, unto this day. 11 Moreover, how that as for other kingdoms and Isles which sometime with stood them, they destroyed them, and brought them under their dominion: 12 But kept amity with their own friends, and those that were confederate with them, and conquered kingdoms both far and nigh: & that whosoever heard of their renown, was afraid of them. 13 For whom they would help to their kingdoms, those reigned: and whom it liked not them to reign, they put them down: And how they were come to great pre-eminence, 14 Having no king among them, neither any man clothed in purple to be magnified therethrough: 15 But had ordained themselves a Or a counsel, or senate. house. parliament, wherein there fat three hundred and twenty senators daily upon the counsel, to dispatch ever the business of the people, and to keep good order: 16 And how that every year they chose a Or, one man. mayor to have the governance of all their land; to whom every man was obedient, and there was neither evil will nor dissension among them. 17 Then judas chose Eupolemus, the son of john the son of Or, 〈◊〉. jacob, and jason the son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome for to make friendship and a bond of love with them, 18 That they might take from them the bondage of the Greeks: for the jews saw that the Greeks would subdue the kingdom of Israel. 19 So they went unto Rome, a very great journey, & came unto the Or senate house. parliament, and said: 20 judas Machabeus, with his brethren, and the people of the jews, hath sent us unto you, to make a bond of friendship and peace with you, and ye to note us as your lovers and friends. 21 And that matter pleased the Romans right well: 22 Wherefore it was written up: of the which the Romans made a writing in tables of brass, and sent it to Jerusalem, that they might have by them a memorial of the same peace and bond of friendship, after this manner: 23 God save the Romans and the people of the jews both by sea & by land, and keep the sword and enemy from them for evermore: 24 If there come first any war upon the Romans or any of their friends throughout all their dominion, 25 The people of the jews shall help them, as the time requireth, and that with all their hearts. 26 Also they shall neither give nor send unto their enemy's victuals, weapons, money, nor ships: but fulfil their covenants at the Romans pleasure, taking nothing of them therefore. 27 Again, if the people of the jews happen first to have war, the Romans shall stand by them with a good will, according as the time will suffer: 28 Neither shall they give unto the jews enemies victuals, weapons, money, or ships: Thus are the Romans content to do, and shall fulfil their charge without any deceit. 29 According to these articles, the Romans made the bond with the jews. 30 Now after these articles [said they] if any of the parties will put to them, or take any thing from them, they shall do it with the consent of both: and whatsoever they add unto them, or take from them, it shall stand fast. 31 And as touching the evil that Demetrius hath done unto the jews, we have written unto him, saying: Wherefore layest thou thy heavy yoke upon the jews our friends and lovers? 32 If they make any complaint of thee again unto us, we shall defend them, and fight with thee by sea and by land, according to justice. The ix Chapter. 1 After the death of Nicanor, Demetrius sendeth his army against judas. 18 judas is slain. 34 jonathas▪ is put in the stead of his brother. 47 The strife between jonathas and Bacchides. 55 Alcimus is taken with the palsy, and dieth. Bacchides returneth again unto the king. 68 He cometh upon jonathas by the counsel of certain wicked persons, and is overcome. 70 The truce of jonathas with Bacchides. 1 IIn the mean season, when Demetrius heard that* Nicanor and his host was slain in the field, he proceeded further to send Bacchides and Alcimus again into jury, & the chief strength of his host with them. 2 So they went forth by the way that leadeth unto Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masalothw (hich is in Arbellis) and won the city and slew much people. 3 In the first month of the hundred fifty and two year, they brought their host and laid their siege against Jerusalem: 4 But raising their camp, they came to Berea with twenty thousand footmen, and two thousand horsemen. 5 Now judas had pitched his tent at Laisa, “ Or, Eleasa. with three thousand chosen men, 6 And when they saw the multitude of the other army that it was so great, they were sore afraid, and many conveyed themselves out of the host, insomuch that there abode no more of them but eight hundred men. 7 When judas saw that his host failed him, and that he must needs fight, it broke his heart, that he had no time to gather them together: wherefore the man was in extreme trouble. 8 Nevertheless, he said unto them that remained with him: Up, let us go against our enemies, peradventure we shall be able to fight with them. 9 But they would have stopped him, saying, We shall not be able: therefore now let us save our lives, and turn again to our brethren: for should we fight against them, being so few? 10 And judas said, (a) He which was went to pray and overcome, is overcome when he trusteth in his strength and omitteth prayer. God forbid that we should flee from them: wherefore if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our honour. 11 Then the host removed out of the tents, and stood against them, and the horsemen were divided in two parts: the sling casters and archers went before the host, and all the mighty men were foremost in the field. 12 Bacchides himself was in the right wing of the battle, and the host drew nigh in two parts, and blewe the trumpets. 13 They of judas side blewe the trumpets also, and the earth shook at the noise of the hosts: and they struck a field from the morrow till night. 14 And when judas saw that Bacchides host was strongest of the right side, he took with him all the hardy men, 15 And broke the right wing of their order, & followed upon them unto mount Azot. 16 Now when they which were the left wing, saw that the right side was discomfited, they persecuted judas and them that were with him hard at the heels. 17 Then was there a sore battle: for many were slain & wounded on both the parts. 18 judas also himself was killed, and the remnant fled. 19 So jonathas and Simon took judas their brother, and buried him in his father's sepuchre in the city of Modin. 20 And all the people of Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned long, saying: 21 Alas that this worthy should be slain, which delivered the people of Israel. 22 As for other things pertaining to the battles of judas, the noble acts that he did, and of his worthiness, they are not written, for they were very many. 23 josephus. cap. iii. ●. xiii. of't. Now after the death of judas, wicked men came up in all the coasts of Israel, & there arose all such as did work ungodliness. 24 In those days was there a great dearth in the land, and all the country gave over themselves and theirs unto Bacchides. 25 So Bacchides chose wicked men, and made them lords in the land. 26 These sought out and made search for judas friends, and brought them unto Bacchides, which avenged himself upon them with great despite. 27 And there came so great trouble in Israel, as was not since the time that no prophet was seen there. 28 Then came all judas friends together, and said unto jonathas: 29 Forsomuch as thy brother judas is dead, there is none like him to go forth against our enemies, against Bacchides and such as are adversaries of our own people: 30 Wherefore this day we choose thee for him, to be our prince and captain, to order our battle. 31 And jonathas took the governance upon him at the same time, and ruled in stead of his brother judas. 32 When Bacchides got knowledge thereof, he sought for to slay him. 33 But jonathas & Simon his brother perceiving that, fled into the wilderness of Thecua with all their campanie, and pitched their tents by the water pool of Asphar. 34 Which when Bacchides understood, he came over jordane with all his host upon the Sabbath day. 35 Now had jonathas sent his brother [John] a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabuthites, that they would lend them their ordinance, for they had much. 36 So the children of “ Or, Ambri jambri came out of Madaba, and took John and all that he had, and went their way withal when they had taken it. 37 Then came word unto jonathas and Simon his brother, that the children of jambri made a great marriage, & brought the bride from Madaba with great pomp: for she was daughter to one of the noblest princes of Chanaan. 38 Wherefore they remembered the blood of John their brother, and went up, and hid themselves under the shadow of the mountain. 39 So they lift up their eyes, and looked, & behold there was much a do & great preparation: for the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and his brethren met them with tympanies, instruments of music, and many weapons. 40 Then jonathas and they that were with him, rose out of their lurking places against them, and slew many of them: and the remnant fled into the mountains, and they took all their substance. 41 Thus the marriage was turned to mourning, and the noise of their melody into lamentation. 42 And so when they had avenged the (a) Blood doth require blood. blood of their brother, they turned again unto jordane. 43 Bacchides hearing this, came unto the very border of jordane with a great power, upon the Sabbath day. 44 And jonathas said to his company, Let us get up, & fight against our enemies: for it standeth not with us to day, as in time past. 45 Behold, our enemies are in our way, the water of jordane upon the one side of us, with banks, fens, and woods on the other side, so that there is no place for us to departed unto. 46 two P●ra. ●. a. 1. Mach. iiii. b Wherefore cry now unto heaven, that ye may be delivered from the power of your enemies: So they struck the battle. 47 And jonathas stretched out his hand to smite Bacchides, but he fled backward. 48 Then jonathas and they that were with him, leapt into jordane, & swimmed over jordane unto the further bank: but the other would not pass over jordane after him. 49 And there were slain of Bacchides side that day a thousand men. 50 Therefore Bacchides with his host turned again to Jerusalem, and buy it up the castles and strong holds that were in jury, jericho, eman's, Bethoron, Bethel, Thamnata, “ Or, Pharathom. Phara, and “ Or, Topho Thopo, with high walls, with ports, and with locks: 51 And set men to keep them, that they might use their malice upon Israel. 52 He walled up the city Bethsura, Gazara, and the castle, and provided them with men and victuals. 53 He took also the chiefest men's sons in the country for pledges, & put them in the castle at Jerusalem to be kept. 54 afterward in the hundred fifty and three year, in the second month, Alcimus commanded that they should destroy the walls of the inward court of the sanctuary, and he pulled down and began to destroy the monuments of the prophets, 55 But at the same time Alcimus was plagued and smitten with a palsy, and his enterprises were hindered, & his mouth was stopped [by God] so that he could no more speak nor command any of his house concerning his business. 56 Thus died Alcimus in great misery at the same time. 57 And when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he turned again to the king: & so the land was in rest two years. 58 Then all the ungodly men held a counsel, saying: Behold, jonathas and his company are at ease, and dwell without care, wherefore let us bring Bacchides hither, and he shall take them all in one night. 59 So they went and gave Bacchides this counsel. 60 Which arose to come with a great host, & sent letters privily to his adherentes which were in jury, to take jonathas and those that were with him: but they might not; for the other had gotten knowledge of their device. 61 And jonathas took fifty men of the country, which were the ringleaders of them, and slew them. 62 Then jonathas & Simon with their company departed unto the city “ Or, Bethbass●n. Beth-basin, which lieth in the wilderness, and repaired the decay thereof, and made it strong. 63 When Bacchides knew this, he gathered all his host, and sent word to them that were in jury. 64 Then came he & laid siege to Beth-basin, and fought against it a long season, and made instruments of war. 65 Now jonathas left his brother S●mon in the city, and went forth himself into the country, and came with a certain number, 66 And slew 〈…〉 Odomeras' and his brethren, and the children of Phaseron in the● tents, so that he began to be strong and to increase in power. 67 As for Simon and his company, they went out of the city, and brent up the instruments of war, 68 And fought against Bacchides, and discomfited him: and Bacchides was sore vexed, because his counsel and travail was in vain. 69 Wherefore he was wroth at the wicked men (a) Wicked counsel falleth on the counsellors that gave him counsel to come into their land, & slew many of them: Then purposed he with his company to go away into his own country. 70 Whereof when jonathas had knowledge, he sent ambassadors unto him for to make peace with him, and that he should deliver him his prisoners again. 71 To the which Bacchides consented gladly, and did according to his desire: yea & made an oath that he should never do him harm all the days of his life. 72 So he restored unto him all the prisoners that he had taken out of the land of juda, and then turned and went his way into his own land, neither proceeded he any further to come unto the borders of juda. 73 Thus Israel had no more war, and jonathas dwelled at Machmas, and began there to govern the people, and destroyed the ungodly men out of Israel. The ten Chapter. 4 Demetrius desireth to have peace with jonathas. 48 Alexander moveth war against Demetrius. 50 Demetrius is slain. 51 The friendship of Ptolomeus and Alexander. 1 IN the hundred and threescore year, came Alexander the son of noble Ep● 〈…〉 Antiochus, and took Ptolomais, whose citizines received him, and there he reigned. 2 When Demetrius heard thereof, he gathered an exceeding great host, and went forth against him to fight. 3 Wherefore Demetrius sent letters unto jonathas with loving words, and praised him greatly. 4 For he said: We will first make peace with him, before he bind himself with Alexander against us: 5 ells he shall remember the evil that we have done against him, his brother, and his people. 6 And so he gave jonathas leave to gatheran host, to make weapons, & to be confederate with him, and commanded the pledges that were in the castle to be delivered unto him. 7 Then came jonathas to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the audience of all the people, and of them that were in the castle. 8 And therefore were they sore afraid, because they heard that the king had given him licence to gather an host. 9 Thus were the pledges delivered unto jonathas, which restored them to their parents. 10 jonathas also dwelled at Jerusalem, and began to build up and to repair the city: 11 Commanding the workmen to wall it and the mount Zion round about with free stone, to be a strong hold: and so they did. 12 As for the heathen that were in the castles which Bacchides had made up, they fled: 13 So that every man left the place, and went into his own country. 14 Only at Bethsura remained certain of the jews, which had forsaken the law and commandments of God, for Bethsura was their refuge. 15 Now when king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made unto jonathas, and when it was told him of the battles and noble acts which he and his brethren had done, and of the great travails that they had taken, 16 He said: Where shall we find such a man? well, we will make him our friend, and be confederate with him. 17 Upon this he wrote a letter unto him, with these words: 18 King Alexander saluteth his brother jonathas. 19 We have heard of thee that thou art a valiant man, and meet to be our friend: 20 Wherefore this day we ordain thee to be the high priest of thy people, and to be called the kings friend (Upon this he sent him a purple clothing, & a crown of gold) that thou mayest consider what is for our profit, and keep friendship toward us. 21 So in the seventh month of the hundred and threescore year, upon the solemn feast day of the tabernacles, jonathas put the holy raiment upon him: then gathered he an host, and prepared many weapons. 22 Which when Demetrius heard, he was marvelous sorry, 23 And said: Alas what have we done, that Alexander hath prevented us, in getting the friendship of the jews for his own defence? 24 Yet will I write lovingly unto them also, yea and promise them dignities and rewards, that they may be of my side. 25 Whereupon he wrote unto them these words: King Demetrius sendeth greeting unto the people of the jews: 26 Whereas ye have kept your covenant toward us, and continued in our friendship, not inclining to our enemies, we were glad when we heard thereof. 27 Wherefore remain still and be faithful to us, and we shall well recompense you for the things that ye have done on our party: 28 We shall release you of many charges, and give you rewards. 29 And now I discharge you and all the jews from tributes, I forgive you the customs of salt, and release you of the crown taxes, of the third part of seed, 30 And half the fruit of trees, which is mine own duty, I do release them from this day forth, so that they shall not be taken of the land of juda, nor of the three cities which are added thereunto out of Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth, for evermore. 31 Jerusalem also, with all things belonging thereto shallbe holy and free, yea the tithes and tributes shall pertain unto it. 32 As for the power of the castle which is at Jerusalem, I remit and give it unto the high priest, that he may set in it such men as he shall choose to keep it. 33 I freely deliver all the jews that are prisoners throughout all my realm, so that every one of them shallbe free from paying any tribute, yea even of their cattle. 34 All the solemn feasts, Sabbathes, new moons, the days appointed, the three days before and after the feast, shallbe free for all the jews in my realm. 35 So that in them no man shall have power to do any thing, or to vex any of them in any manner of cause. 36 There shall thirty thousand also of the jews be written up in the kings host, and have their wages paid as all other men of war of the kings should have: and of them shallbe ordained certain to keep the kings strong holds, 37 Yea and some of them shallbe set over the kings secret affairs: and their governors and princes shallbe of themselves, and live after their own laws, as the king hath commanded in the land of juda. 38 And the three cities that are fallen unto jury from the country of Samaria, shallbe taken as jury, and be under one, neither be subject to any strange lord, but to the high priest. 39 As for Ptolomais and the land pertaining thereto, I give it unto the sanctuary at Jerusalem, for the necessary expenses of the holy things. 40 Moreover, I will give every year fifteen thousand sickles of silver of the kings revenues, out of the places appertaining unto me. 41 And all the overplus which they have not paid for things due, as they did in the former years, from hence forth they shall give it toward the works of the temple. 42 And besides this, the five thousand sickles of silver which they received yearly of the account appointed for the interteynement of the sanctuary these years passed, even these things shallbe released, because they appertain to the priests that minister. 43 Item, whosoever they be that flee unto the temple at Jerusalem, or within the liberties thereof, where as they are fallen into the kings danger for any manner of business, they shallbe pardoned, and all the goods that they have in my realm shallbe free. 44 For the building also and repairing of the work of the sanctuary, expenses shallbe given out of the kings revenues: 45 Yea and for the making of the walls round about Jerusalem, for the breaking down of the old, and for the setting up of the strong holds in jury, shall the costs and charges be given out of the kings revenues. 46 i. Ma●. v. ● But when jonathas and the people heard these words, they gave no credence unto them, neither received them: for they remembered the great wickedness that he had done unto Israel, and how sore he had vexed them. 47 Wherefore they agreed unto Alexanander, for he was a prince that had dealt friendly with them, and so they stood by him always. 48 josep▪ ca ●. ● lib. xiii. Then gathered king Alexander a great host, and brought his army against Demetrius: 49 So the two kings stroke battle together, but Demetrius host fled, and Alexander followed after, and fell upon them. 50 A mighty sore field was it, continuing till the sun went down: and Demetrius was slain the same day. 51 And Alexander sent ambassadors unto Ptolomi the king of Egypt, with these words, saying: 52 Forsomuch as I am come again to my realm, and am set in the throne of my progenitors, and have gotten the dominion, overcomed Demetrius, 53 Conquered the land, & stricken a field with him, so that we have discomfited both him and his host, and sit in the throne of his kingdom: 54 Let us now make friendship together, give me thy daughter to wife, so shall I be thy son in law, and both give thee rewards, and her according to thy dignity. 55 Ptolomi the king gave answer, saying: Happy be the day wherein thou art come again to the land of thy progenitors, and set in the throne of their kingdom. 56 And now will I fulfil thy writing: but meet me at Ptolomais, that we may see one another, and that I may marry my daughter unto thee according to thy desire. 57 So Ptolomi went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra, and came unto Ptolomais in the hundred threescore and two year, 58 Where king Alexander met him: and he gave Alexander his daughter Cleopatra, and married them at Ptolomais with great worship, like as the manner of kings is to be. 59 Then wrote king Alexander unto jonathas, that he should come and meet him. 60 So he went honourably unto Ptolomais, & there he met the two kings, and gave them and their friends great presents of gold and silver, and found favour in their sight. 61 And there came together against jonathas certain wicked men and ungracious persons of Israel, making complaints of him: but the king regarded them not. 62 As for jonathas, the king commanded to take of his garments, & to clothe him in purple: and so they did. Then the king appointed him to sit by him, 63 And said unto his princes: Go with him into the midst of the city, & make a proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause. 64 So it happened, that when his accusers saw the worship which was proclaimed of him, & that he was clothed in purple, they fled every one. 65 And the king made much of him, wrote him among his chief friends, made him a duke, and partaker of his dominion. 66 josep cap. vi.l. b. xiii. antiqui. Thus jonathas went again to Jerusalem with peace and gladness. 67 In the hundred threescore & fift year, came Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, from Creta, into his father's land: 68 Whereof when Alexander heard tell, he was right sorry, and returned unto Antioch. 69 And Demetrius chose i Mach. three a. Apollonius, which had the governance of Celosiria, to be his captain: So he gathered a great host, and came unto jamnia, & sent word unto jonathas the high priest, saying: 70 Darest thou withstand us thyself alone? As for me, I am but laughed to scorn, and shamed, because thou didst vaunt thy strength against us in the mountains. 71 Now therefore, if thou trustest in thine own strength, come down to us into the plain field, & there let us try the matter together, for thou shalt know that I have the strength of many cities, 72 And shalt know who I am, and the other that stand by me, which say, That your foot is not able to stand before our face, for thy fathers have been twice chased in their own land. 73 And now how wilt thou be able to abide so great an host of horsemen and footmen in the field, where as is neither rock, stone, nor place to flee unto? 74 When jonathas heard the words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind, wherefore he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerusalem: and Simon his brother met him for to help him. 75 And they pitched their tents at joppa: but the city kept him forth, for Apollonius garrison was in joppa. 76 Then jonathas laid siege to it, and they that were in the city for very fear let him in: and so jonathas won joppa. 77 Apollonius hearing of this, took three thousand horsemen, with a great host on foot, and went to Azotus as though he would go further, and came immediately into the plain field, because he had so many horsemen, and put his trust in them. 78 So jonathas followed upon him to Azotus, and the army skirmished with his rearward, and there they struck the battle. 79 Now had Apollonius left a thousand horsemen behind them privily in the tents. 80 And when jonathas knew that such wait was laid behind them, they went round about the enemy's host, and shot darts at the people from the morning to the evening. 81 As for jonathas people, they kept their order as he had commanded them, and the enemy's horses were weighed. 82 Then brought Simon forth his host, and set them against the footmen (for the horsemen were weighed already:) So he discomfited them, and they fled. 83 And they that were scattered in the field, got them to Azotus, and came into the temple of Dagon their idol, that they might there save their lives. 84 But jonathas set fire upon Azotus and all the cities round about it, and took their goods, and ●. Mach. xi a brent up the temple of Dagon, with all them that were fled into it. 85 Thus were slain and brent well-nigh eight thousand men. 86 So jonathas removed the host from thence, and brought them to Ascalon, where the men of the city came forth, and met him with great worship. 87 After this, went jonathas and his host again to Jerusalem, with great substance of good. 88 And when king Alexander heard these things, he thought to do jonathas more worship: 89 And sent him a collar of gold, as the use is to be given unto such as are of the kings next blood: He gave him also the city of Accaron, with the lands belonging thereto, in possession. The xi Chapter. 3 The dissension betwixt Ptolomeus and Alexander his son in law. 17 The death of Alexander. 19 Demetrius reigneth after the death of Ptolomeus. 22 Zion is besieged of jonathas. 42 Demetrius seeing that no man resisteth him, sendeth his army again. 54 Tryphon moveth Antiochus against Demetrius. 60 Demetrius is delivered by the succour of jonathas. 63 After his deliverance he breaketh his covenant that he had made. 1 ANd the king of Egypt gathered an host like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, josep. ca seven. lib xiii. & went about thorough disobeyed to obtain the kingdom of Alexander, and to join it unto his own realm. 2 Upon this he took his journey into Syria, using gentle words, so that he was let into the cities, & men came forth to meet him: for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his father in law. 3 Now when Ptolomi entered into any city, he left men of war to keep it: and this he did throughout all the cities. 4 And when he came to Azotus, two. Mach. x. c they showed him the temple of Dagon, and Azotus that was brent up, with the other things which were destroyed, the dead bodies cast abroad, and the graves that they had made by the way side for such as were slain in the field, 5 And told the king that jonathas had done all these things, to the intent they might get him evil will: But the king said not one word thereto. 6 And jonathas met the king with great honour at joppa, where they saluted one an other, and took their rest. 7 So when jonathas had gone with the king unto the water that was called Eleutherus, he turned again to Jerusalem. 8 Now Ptolomi had gotten the dominion of the cities unto Seleucia upon the sea coast, imagining wicked counsels against Alexander, 9 And sent ambassadors unto Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a bond betwixt us, so shall I give thee my daughter that Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy father's kingdom. 10 I repent that I gave Alexander my daughter, for he goeth about to slay me. 11 And thus he slandered Alexander, because he would have had his realm. 12 Thus he took his daughter from him, gave her unto Demetrius, and forsook Alexander: so that his malice was openly known. 13 And Ptolomi came to Antioch, where he set two crowns upon his own head, the crown of Egypt, and of Asia. 14 In the mean season was king Alexander in Cilicia: for they that dwelled in those places had rebelled against him. 15 But when Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him: So king Ptolomi brought forth his host, and met him with a mighty power, and chased him away. 16 Then fled Alexander into Arabia, there to be defended: and king Ptolomeus honour increased. 17 And Zabdiel the Arabian smote of Alexander's head, & sent it unto Ptolomi. 18 But the third day after died king Ptolomi himself, and they whom he had set in the strong holds, were slain one of another. 19 And Demetrius reigned in the hundred threescore and seventh year. 20 At the same time gathered jonathas them that were in jury, to lay siege unto the castle which was at Jerusalem, & so they made many instruments of war against it. 21 Then went there certain ungodly persons, which hated their own people, unto king Demetrius, and told him that jonathas besieged the castle. 22 So when he heard it, he was angry, and immediately came unto Ptolomais, & wrote unto jonathas, that he should not lay siege to the castle, but come and speak with him at Ptolomais in all haste. 23 Nevertheless, when jonathas heard this, he commanded to besiege it: He chose also certain of the elders and priests of Israel, and put himself in peril, 24 And took with him gold, silver, clothing, and divers presents, and went to Ptolomais unto the king, and found'st him gracious. 25 And though certain ungodly men of his own people made complaints upon him, 26 Yet the king entreated him, ● Mach. x. d. like as his predecessors had done before, and promoted him in the sight of all his friends, 27 Confirmed him in the high priesthood with all the worship that he had afore, and made him his chief friend. 28 jonathas also desired the king that he would make jury free, i. Mach x c. and xi. d. with the three head cities of Samaria, and the lands pertaining thereto: upon this did jonathas promise him three hundred talentes. 29 Whereunto the king consented, and gave jonathas writing of the same, containing these words: 30 King Demetrius sendeth greeting unto his brother jonathas, and to the people of the jews. 31 We send you here a copy of the letter which we did write unto our cozen Lasthenus concerning you, that ye should know it. 32 King Demetrius sendeth greeting unto Lasthenus his father. 33 For the faithfulness that our friends the people of the jews keep unto us, and for the loving kindness which they bear toward us, we are determined to do them good. 34 Wherefore we assign unto the coasts of judea the three governements, Afferema, Lydda, and Ramatha, which are added unto jury from Samaria and all the lands pertaining thereunto, to be freely separated for such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, both concerning the payments which the king took yearly aforetime, & the fruit also of the earth and trees: 35 As for other tithes and tributes that belonged unto us, we discharge them thereof from this time forth. 36 In like manner we grant unto them all the customs of salt, & crown taxes, which were brought unto us: and this freedom shall they have firm and steadfast from this time forth for evermore. 37 Therefore, see that ye make a copy of these our letters, and deliver it unto jonathas, that it may be set upon the holy mount in a convenient place. 38 After this, when Demetrius the king saw that his land was in rest, and that no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his host, every man to his own place, except certain bands of strangers, whom he brought from the Isles of the heathen: wherefore all his father's host hated him. 39 i Mac. xii. c. Now was there one Tryphon that had been of Alexander's part afore, which when he saw that all the host murmured against Demetrius, he went to Samalcue the Arabian, that brought up Antiochus the son of Alexander, 40 And lay sore upon him to deliver him this young Antiochus, that he might rain in his father's stead: He told him also what great evil Demetrius had done, & how his men of war loved him not: & so remained there a long season. 41 And jonathas sent unto king Demetrius, to drive them out which were in the castle at Jerusalem, and those that were in the fortresses, for they did Israel great harm. 42 So Demetrius sent word unto jonathas, saying, I will not only do these things for thee and thy people: but at time convenient I will do both thee and thy people great worship. 43 But now thou shalt do me a pleasure if thou wilt send me men to help me: for all mine army is gone fro me. 44 So jonathas sent him three thousand strong men unto Antioch, & they came unto the king, wherefore the king was very glad at their coming. 45 But they that were of the city, even an hundred and twenty thousand men, gathered them together in the midst of the city, & would have slain the king: 46 Which fled into his court, and the citizens kept the streets of the city, and began to fight. 47 Then the king called for the jews help, which came unto him altogether, and went abroad thorough the city, 48 And slew the same day an hundred thousand men, set fire upon the city, and got many spoils in that day, and delivered the king. 49 So when the citizens saw that the jews had gotten their will of the city, and they themselves disappointed of their purpose, they made their supplication unto the king, saying: 50 Grant us peace, and let the jews cease from troubling us and the city, 51 And upon this they cast away their weapons. Thus they made peace, and the jews got great worship in the sight of the king and in the sight of all that were in his realm, and were spoken of throughout the kingdom: and so they came again to Jerusalem with great goods. 52 So the king Demetrius sat in the throne of his kingdom, and had peace in his land. 53 Nevertheless, he dissembled in all that ever he spoke, and withdrew himself from jonathas, neither rewarded him according to the benefits which he had done for him, but troubled him very sore. 54 After this came Tryphon again with young Antiochus, which reigned & was crowned king. 55 Then there gathered unto him all the men of war whom Demetrius had put away, these fought against Demetrius: which fled and turned his back. 56 So Tryphon took the Elephants, and wan Antioch. 57 And young Antiochus wrote unto jonathas, saying: I confirm thee in thy pristhood, and make thee ruler of four countries, that thou mayst be a friend of the kings. 58 Upon this he sent him golden vessels to be served in, and gave him leave to drink in gold, to be clothed in purple, and to wear a collar of gold. 59 He made his brother Simon also captain, from the coasts of Tyrus unto the borders of Egypt. 60 Then jonathas took his journey, and went thorough the cities beyond the water of jordane, and all the men of war of Syria gathered them unto him for to help him: So he came unto Ascalon, & they of the city received him honourably. 61 And from thence went he to Gaza, but they would not let him in: wherefore he laid siege unto it, burning up and spoiling the places that were about the city. 62 And the citizens of Gaza submitted themselves unto jonathas, which made peace with them: but took of their sons to pledge, sent them to Jerusalem, and went thorough the country unto Damascus. 63 Now when jonathas heard that Demetrius princes were come into Cades which is in Galilee, with a great host, purposing to drive him out of the country: 64 He came against them, and left Simon his brother in the land. 65 And Simon came to Bethsura, and laid siege to it a long season, and discomfited them. 66 So they desired to have peace with him: which he granted them, & afterward put them out from thence, took the city, and set men to keep it. 67 And jonathas with his host came to the water of Genesar, and betimes in the morning got them to the plain field of Azor: 68 And behold, the hosts of the heathen met them in the field, & laid watch for them in the mountains: 69 So that when jonathas came against them, the other which were laid to watch rose out of their places and fought, 70 And they that were of jonathas side fled every man, & there was not one of them left, except Mathathias the son of Absalomus, and judas the son of Calphi the captain of the host. 71 Then jonathas rend his clothes, laid earth upon his head, (a) Behold 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 made his prayer, 72 And turned again to them in the field, where they fought together, and he put them to flight. 73 Now when his own men that were fled, saw this, they turned again unto him, and helped him to follow upon all their enemies unto their tents at Cades, and there they camped. 74 So there were slain of the heathen the same day three thousand men, and jonathas turned again to Jerusalem. The twelve Chapter. 1 jonathas sendeth Ambassadors to Rome, 2 and to the people of Sparta to renew their covenant of friendship. 20 jonathas putteth to flight the princes of Demetrius. 40 Tryphon taketh jonathas by deceit. 1 IOnathas seeing that the time was meet for him, chose certain men, and sent them unto Rome for to establish and to renew ●. Ma●. seven a. the friendship with them: 2 He sent letters also unto Sparta, and to other places in like manner. 3 So they went unto Rome, and entered into the Or, s●nate. counsel, and said: jonathas the high priest & the people of the jews, sent us unto you for to renew the old friendship and bond of love. 4 Upon this the Romans gave them free pasportes, that men should lead them home into the land of juda peaceably. 5 And this is the copy of the letters that jonathas wrote unto the Spartians. 6 jonathas the high priest, with the elders, priests, and the other people of the jews, send greeting unto the Spartians their brethren. 7 There were letters sent long ago unto Onias the high pries●, from Or, Darius. Arius which then reigned among you, that ye are our brethren, as the copy here under written doth specify. 8 And Onias entreated the Ambassador that was sent honourably, and received the letters, wherein there was mention made of the bond of love and friendship. 9 But as for us, we need no such writings, for why? we have the holy books of scripture in our hands to our comfort. 10 Nevertheless, we had rather send unto you, for the renewing of the brotherhood and friendship, lest we should be strange unto you: for it is long since the time that ye sent word unto us. 11 Wherefore, in the sacrifices that we offer, and other ceremonies upon the high solemn days, and other, we always remember you without ceasing, like as reason is, and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren, 12 Yea, and are right glad of your prosperous honour. 13 And though we have had great troubles and wars, so that the kings about us have fought against us: 14 Yet would we not be grievous unto you, nor to other of our lovers & friends in these wars. 15 For we have had help from heaven that hath succoured us, so that we are delivered, and our enemies subdued. 16 Wherefore we chose Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of jason, and sent them unto the Romans, for to renew the old “ Or, League. bond of friendship and love with them. 17 We commanded them also to come unto you, to salute you, and to deliver you our letters concerning the renovation of our brotherhood. 18 And now ye shall do right well to give us an answer thereunto. 19 And this is the copy of the writing which Arius the king of Sparta sent unto Onias. 20 Arius the king of the Spartians, sendeth greeting unto Onias the high priest: 21 It is found in writing, that the Spartians and jews are brethren, & come out of the generation of Abraham: 22 And now forsomuch as this is come to our knowledge, ye shall do well to write unto us of your prosperity. 23 As for us, we have written our mind unto you, our cat-tail and goods are yours, and yours ours: these things have we commanded to be showed unto you. 24 When jonathas heard that Demetrius princes were come forth to fight against him with a greater host than afore, 25 He went from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Hemath: for he gave them not space to come into his own country. 26 And he sent spies unto their tents, which came again and told him that they were appointed to come upon him in the night season. 27 Wherefore when the sun was gone down, jonathas commanded his men to watch all the night, and to be ready with weapons for to fight, and set watchmen round about the host. 28 But when the adversaries heard that jonathas was ready with his men to the battle, they feared, & were afraid in their hearts, and kindled fires in their tents, broke up, and got them away. 29 Nevertheless, jonathas and his company knew it not till the morning, for they saw the fires burning. 30 Then jonathas followed upon them, but he might not overtake them, for they were gone over the water Eleutherus. 31 So jonathas departed unto the Arabians, which were called Zabadei, slew them, and took their goods. 32 He proceeded further also, and came unto Damascus, and went through all the country. 33 But Simon his brother took his journey, and came to Ascalon, and to the next strong holds, departing unto joppa, and won it, 34 (For he heard that they would deliver the hold to them that took Demetrius part) wherefore he set men of war in the city to keep it. 35 After this came jonathas home again, and called the elders of the people together, and devised with them for to build up the strong holds in jury, 36 And to make the walls of Jerusalem higher, to set up an high wall betwixt the castle and the city, for to separate it from the city, that it might be alone, and that men should neither buy nor sell in it. 37 Upon this, they came together for to build up the city, and forsomuch as the wall upon the brook of the east side, called Caphetetah was fallen down, repaired it. 38 And Simon set up Adiada in Sephela, and made it strong, setting ports and locks upon it. 39 Now when i Mac. xi ● Tryphon purposed to reign in Asia, to be crowned, and to slay the king Antiochus: 40 He was afraid that jonathas would not suffer him, but fight against him: wherefore he went about to take jonathas and to kill him: So he departed, and came unto Bethsan. 41 Then went jonathas forth against him to the battle with forty thousand chosen men, and came unto Bethsan also: 42 But when Tryphon saw that jonathas came with so great an host to destroy him, he was afraid: 43 And therefore he received him honourably, commended him unto all his friends, and gave him rewards, and commanded his men of war to be as obedient unto him, as to himself: 44 And said unto jonathas, Why hast thou caused this people to take such travail, seeing there is no war betwixt us? 45 Therefore send them home again, and choose certain men to wait upon thee, and come thou with me to Ptolomais: for I will give it thee, with the other strong holds, men of war, and their officers: as for me, I must departed, this is only the cause of my coming. 46 jonathas believed him, and did as he said, putting away his host, which went into the land of juda. 47 He kept but three thousand by him, whereof he sent two thousand into Galilee, and one thousand went with himself. 48 Now assoon as jonathas entered into Ptolomais, the citizens sparred the gates of the city, and took him, and slew all them with the sword that came in with him. 49 Then sent Tryphon an host of footmen and horsemen into Galilee, and into the great plain field, to destroy all jonathas company: 50 But when they knew that jonathas was taken, and all they slain that waited upon him, they took counsel together, and encouraged one another, and came forth against them ready to fight. 51 So when they which followed upon them, saw that it was a matter of life, they turned back again. 52 As for the other, they went into the land of juda peaceably, and bewailed jonathas and them that were with him right sore: and Israel made great lamentation. 53 Then all the heathen that were round about them, sought to destroy them: 54 For they said, Now have they no captain, nor any man to help them, therefore let us overcome them, and root out their name from among men. The xiij Chapter. 1 After jonathas was taken, Simon is chosen captain, 17 of whom Tryphon taking his children and money for the redemption of jonathas, killeth him and his children. 25 The grave of jonathas. 31 Tryphon killeth Antiochus, and possesseth the realm. 3● Demetrius taketh truce with Simon. 43 Simon winneth Gaza. 50 He possesseth the tower of Zion. 53 He maketh his son john captain. 1 Now when Simon heard that Tryphon gathered a great host to come into the land of juda, and to destroy it, 2 And saw that the people was in great fearfulness and care: he came up to Jerusalem, and gathered the people together, 3 And gave them exhortation, saying: Ye know what great battles I and my brethren and my father's house have fought for the law and the sanctuary, and what manner of troubles we have seen. 4 Through occasion whereof, i Mac. vi. c. all my brethren are slain for Israel's sake, and I am left alone. 5 And now let not me spare mine own life in any manner of trouble, for I am no better than my brethren: 6 But will avenge my people and the sanctuary, our children and our wives: for all the heathen are gathered together to destroy us, of very malice. 7 At these words the hearts of the people were kindled together, 8 So that they cried with a loud voice, saying: Thou shalt be our captain, in stead of judas and jonathas thy brethren: 9 Order thou our battle, and whatsoever thou commandest us, we shall do it. 10 So he gathered all the men of war, making haste to finish all the walls of Jerusalem, which he made strong round about. 11 Then sent he jonathas the son of Absalomus with a fresh host unto joppa, which drove them out that were in the castle, and remained there himself. 12 Tryphon also removed from Ptolomais with a great army, to come into the land of juda, and jonathas with him, in ward. 13 And Simon pitched his tents at “ Or, Add●dis. Addus before the plain field. 14 But when Tryphon knew that Simon stood up in stead of his brother jonathas, and that he would war against him, he sent messengers unto him, saying: 15 Where as we have kept jonathas thy brother, it is for money that he is owing in the kings account, concerning the business that he had in hand. 16 Wherefore, send now a hundred talentes of silver and his two sons for surety (that when he is let forth, he shall not forsake us) and we shall send him again. 17 Nevertheless, Simon knew that he discembled in his words: yet commanded he the money and children to be delivered unto him, lest the Israelites might have hated him, 18 And said, Because he sent him not the money and the children, therefore is jonathas dead. 19 So Simon sent him the children and an hundred talentes: but he dissembled, and would not let jonathas go. 20 afterward came Tryphon into the land to destroy it, and went round about by the way that leadeth unto Adorni: But wheresoever they went, thither went Simon and his host also. 21 Now they that were in the castle, sent messengers unto Tryphon, that he should make haste to come by the wilderness, and to send them victuals. 22 And Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come the same night: nevertheless, it was a very great snow, so that he came not because of the snow, but he removed and went into the country of Galaad. 23 And when he drew nigh Baschama, he slew jonathas and his sons there, 24 And then turned for to go home into his own land. 25 Then sent Simon for to fetch his brother's dead coarse, and buried it in Modin his father's city. 26 So all Israel bewailed him with great lamentation, and mourned for him very long. 27 And Simon made upon the sepulchre of his father and his brethren, a building, high to look unto, of free stone, behind and before, 28 And set up seven pillars upon it one against another, for his father, his mother, and four brethren, 29 And set great pillars round about them, with arms upon them for a perpetual memory, and carved ships beside the arms, that they might be seen of men sailing in the sea. 30 This sepulchre which he made at Modin, standeth yet unto this day. 31 joseph. cap. x. lib. xiii. Now as Tryphon went forth to walk with the young king Antiochus, he slew him traitorously, 32 And reigned in his stead, crowned himself king of Asia, and did much evil in the land. 33 Simon also built up the castles in jury, making them strong with high towers, great walls, ports and locks, and laid up victuals in the strong holds. 34 And Simon chose certain men, & sent them to king Demetrius, to desire him that he would discharge the land from all bondage, for Tryphon had spoiled it very sore. 35 Whereupon Demetrius the king answered him, and wrote unto him, after this manner: 36 Demetrius the king sendeth greeting unto Simon the high priest his friend, with the elders & people of the jews: 37 The golden crown and precious stone that ye sent unto us, have we received, and are ready to make a steadfast peace with you, yea and to write unto our officers for to release you, concerning the things wherein we made you free. 38 And the appointment that we make with you, shallbe firm and stable: the strong holds which ye have builded, shallbe your own. 39 As for any oversight or fault committed unto this day, we forgive it, and the crown tax that ye ought us also: And where as was any other tribute in Jerusalem, it shall now be no tribute: 40 And look who are meet among you to be in our court, let them be written up, that there may be peace betwixt us. 41 Thus the yoke of the heathen was taken from Israel, in the hundred and seventy year. 42 And the people of the jews began to write in their letters and acts on this manner: i Mac. xiii ● In the first year of Simon the high priest, a governor and prince of the jews. 43 In those days went Simon unto Gaza, & besieged it round about, where he set up ordinance of war, and won a tower, which he took. 44 So they that got into the tower, leapt into the city, which was in a great fear: 45 Insomuch that the people of the city rend their clothes, and climbed up upon the walls, with their wives and children, beseeching Simon to be at one with them, saying: 46 O reward us not after our wickedness, but be gracious unto us, [and we shall do thee service.] 47 Then Simon for very pity would fight no more against them, but put than out of the city, and caused the houses wherein the images were, to be cleansed, and so entered the city with psalms of praise, giving thanks unto the Lord. 48 So when he had cast all abominations out of the city, he set such men in it as kept the law of God, and made the city strong, and builded a dwelling place for himself. 49 Now when they in the castle at Jerusalem were kept so straightly that they could not come forth nor go into the country, & might neither buy nor sell, they were very hungry, and many of them famished to death: 50 Insomuch that they besought Simon to be at one with them, which he granted them: So he put them out from thence, and cleansed the castle from filthiness. 51 And upon the twenty and three day of the second month, in the hundred threescore and eleventh year, they entered into it with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, with haps, croudes, cymbals, and lutes, singing psalms and songs of praise unto God, for that the great enemy of Israel was overcome. 52 And Simon ordained that the same day should be kept every year with gladness, 53 And made strong the hill of the temple that was beside the castle, where he dwelled himself with his company. 34 Simon also perceiving that John his son was a mighty man of arms, made him captain of all the hosts, and caused him to dwell at “ Or, Gazaris. Gaza. The xiiij Chapter. 1 Demetrius is overcome of Arsaces. 11 Simon being captain, there is great quietness in Israel. 18 The covenant of friendship with the Romans and with the people of Sparta is renewed. 1 IN the hundred threescore and twelfth year, gathered king Demetrius his host, and departed unto Media, to get him help for to fight against Tryphon. 2 Now when Arsaces' the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, he sent one of his princes to take him alive, [and to bring him unto him.] 3 So he went and slew Demetrius host, took himself, brought him to Arsaces, which kept him in ward. 4 And all the land of juda was in rest so long as Simon lived, for he sought the wealth of his people, therefore were they glad to have him for their ruler, and to do him worship always. 5 Simon won the city of joppa also for an haven town, and made it an entrance into the Isles of the sea: 6 He enlarged the borders of his people, and conquered them more land: 7 He gathered up many of their people that were prisoners, he had the dominion of Gaza, Bethsura, and the castle which he cleansed from filthiness, and there was no man that resisted him. 8 So that every man tilled his ground in peace, the land of juda and the trees gave their fruit and increase. 9 The elders sat all in judgement, and took their device for the wealth of the land, the young men put on worship and harness upon them. 10 He provided victuals for the cities, and made goodly strong holds of them, so that the fame of his worship was spoken of unto the end of the world. 11 Le. xxvi. a. For he made peace throughout the land, and Israel was full of mirth and joy. 12 Every man sat under his vine & fig trees, and there was no man to fray them away. 13 There was none in the land to fight against them, for then the kings were overcome. 14 He helped those that were in adversity among his people, he was diligent to see the law kept: as for such as were ungodly and wicked, he took them away. 15 He set up the sanctuary, and increased the holy vessels of the temple. 16 When the Romans and Spartians had gotten word that jonathas was dead, they were right sorry: 17 But when they heard that Simon his brother was made high priest in his stead, and how he had won the land again with the cities in it: 18 They wrote unto him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and bond of love which they had made afore with i Mac. viii. c. and xii a. judas i Mac. viii. c. and xii a. and jonathas his brethren. 19 Which writings were read before the congregation at Jerusalem. And this is the copy of the letters that the Spartians sent: 20 The Senators and citizens of Sparta send greeting unto Simon the great priest, with the elders, priests, and the other people of the jews their brethren: 21 When your Ambassadors that were sent unto our people, certified us of your worship, honour, & prosperous wealth: we were glad of their coming, 22 And have written the embassage in the public records in this manner: [namely] that Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of jason the jews ambassadors, are come unto us, for to renew the old friendship with us. 23 Upon this the people concented, that the men should be honourably entreated, and that the copy of their embassage should be written in the special books of the people for a perpetual memory unto the Spartians, yea and that we should send a copy of the same unto Simon the great priest. 24 After this, did Simon send Numenius unto Rome, with a golden shield of a thousand pound weight, to confirm the friendship with them. 25 Which when the Romans understood, they said: what thanks shall we recompense again unto Simon and his children? 26 For he and his brethren and the house of his father, hath established Israel, and overcomed their enemies, wherefore they granted him to be free, and confirmed the liberty thereof: therefore they wrote this in tables of brass, and set it upon pillars in mount Zion. 27 The copy of the writing is this: The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the hundred threescore and twelfth year, in the third year of Simon the high priest, 28 In the great congregation of the priests, rulers of the people, and elders of the country at “ Or, Jerusalem. Saramel, were these words openly declared: 29 Forsomuch as there was much war in our land, therefore Simon the son of Mathathias come of the children of jarib, & his brethren put themselves in peril, and resisted the enemies of their people, that their sanctuary and law might be maintained, and did their people great worship. 30 jonathas in like manner, after that he had governed his people and been their high priest, died, and lieth buried beside his elders. 31 After that would their enemies have trodden their holy things under foot, destroyed their land, and utterly wasted their sanctuary. 32 Then Simon withstood them, and fought for his people, spent much of his own money, weaponed the valiant men of his people, gave them wages, 33 Made strong the cities of juda, with Bethsura that lieth upon the borders of jury, where the ordinance of their enemies lay sometime, and set jews there for to keep it. 34 He made fast joppa also which lieth upon the sea, and “ Or, Gazaris. Gaza that bordereth upon Azotus, where the enemies dwelled afore, and there he set jews to keep it: and whatsoever was meet for the subduing of the adversaries, that laid he therein. 35 Now when the people saw the noble acts of Simon, and what worship he purposed to do for them, his godly behaviour and faithfulness which he kept unto them, and how he sought by always the wealth of his people: because he did all this, therefore they chose him to be their prince and high priest. 36 And in his time they prospered well by him, so that the heathen were taken out of their land, and they also which were in the city of David at Jerusalem in the castle, where they went out and defiled all things that were about the sanctuary, and did great harm unto cleanliness: 37 And Simon put men of the jews in it for the defence of the land and city, and set up the walls of Jerusalem. 38 And king Demetrius confirmed him in his high priesthood 39 For these causes: made him his friend, and did him great worship: 40 For he heard that the Romans called the jews their friends, lovers, and brethren: how honourably they received Simons Ambassadors: 41 How the jews and priests concented that he should be their prince and high priest perpetually, till God raised up the true prophet: 42 And that he should be their captain, to care for the sanctuary, and to set officers upon the works thereof, over the land, over the weapons, over the houses of defence, to make provision for the holy things, 43 And to be obeyed of every man, and all the writings of the land to be made in his name, that he should be clothed in purple and gold: 44 And that it should be lawful for none of the people nor priests to break any of these things, to withstand his words, nor to call any congregation in the land without him: that he should be clothed in purple, and wear a collar of gold. 45 And if there were any which disobeyed or broke this ordinance, that he should be punished. 46 So all the people consented to allow Simon, & to do according to these words: 47 Simon also himself took it upon him, and was content to be the high priest, the captain and prince of the jews and priests, and to govern them all. 48 And they commanded to make this writing in tables of brass, and fasten it unto the wall that compasseth the sanctuary, in an open place: 49 And to lay up a copy of the same in the treasury, that Simon and his posterity might have it. The xu Chapter. 1 Antiochus maketh a covenant of friendship with Simon, 11 and Tryphon is persecuted. 15 The Romans writ letters unto kings and nations in the defence of the jews. 27 Antiochus refusing the help that Simon sent him, breaketh his covenant. 1 Moreover, king Antiochus the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the Isles of the sea, unto Simon the high priest and prince of the jews, and to all the people, 2 Concerning these words: Antiochus the king sendeth greeting unto Simon the high priest, and to the people of the jews. 3 Forsomuch as certain wicked men have gotten the kingdom of our progenitors, I have purposed to challenge the realm again, and to restore it to the old estate: Wherefore I have gathered a great host, and made ships of war: 4 That I may go through the country, and be avenged of them which have destroyed our land, and wasted many cities in my realm. 5 And therefore now I make thee free also from all the tributes whereof all kings my progenitors have discharged thee, & from other customs wherefrom they have released thee, whatsoever they be: 6 Yea, I give thee leave to smite money of thine own within thy land. 7 As for Jerusalem, I will that it be holy and free, and all the weapons and houses of defence which thou hast builded and keepest in thine hands shable thine. 8 Whereas any thing is or shallbe owing unto the king, I forgive it thee, from this time forth for evermore. 9 And when we have obtained our kingdom, we shall do thee, thy people, and the temple, great worship: so that your honour shallbe known throughout the whole world. 10 In the hundred threescore & fourteenth year went Antiochus into his father's land, and all the men of war came together unto him, so that few were left with Tryphon. 11 So the king Antiochus followed upon him: but he fled unto Dora, which lieth by the sea side: 12 For he saw that there was mischief coming unto him, and that his host had forsaken him. 13 Then came Antiochus unto Dora with an hundred and twenty thousand men of arms on foot, and eight thousand horsemen: so he compassed the city round about, and the ships came by the sea. 14 Thus they vexed the city by land and by water, insomuch that they suffered no man to go in nor out. 15 In the mean season came i Mac. 14. d. Numenius, & they that had been with him, from the city of Rome, having letters written unto the kings & provinces, wherein were contained these words: 16 Lucius the consul of Rome, sendeth greeting unto Ptolomi the king. 17 The Ambassadors of the jews our friends, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the jews, came unto us for to renew the old friendship and bond of love, 18 Brought a shield of gold weighing a thousand pound, 19 Wherefore, we thought it good to write unto the kings and provinces, to do them no harm, nor to take part against them, their cities, nor countries, neither to maintain their enemies against them. 20 And we were content to receive of them the shield. 21 If there be any wicked persons therefore fled from their country unto you, deliver them unto Simon the high priest, that he may punish them according to their own law. 22 The same words wrote the Romans also unto Demetrius the king, to Attalus, Araba, Arsaces, 23 And to all regions: as Samsanes, to them of Spartia, “ Or, Delos. Delo, “ Or, Mydus. Mydo, Sidon, Caria, Samos, Pamphilia, Lycia, Alicarnassem, and to the Rhodes, to Faselidis, Coo, Sida, Arado, Cortyna, Gnidum, to Cypress, and Cyren. 24 And of every letter they sent a copy to Simon the high priest. 25 So Antiochus the king brought his host unto Dora the second time to take it, where he made divers ordinance of war, and kept Tryphon in that he should not go either in or out. 26 Then sent Simon unto Antiochus two thousand chosen men to help him, with gold, silver, & other plenteous things. 27 Nevertheless, he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant which he made with Simon afore, and withdrew himself from him. 28 He sent Athenobius also a friend of his unto Simon for to reason with him, saying: Ye withhold fro me joppa and Gaza, with the castle that is at Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm, 29 Whose borders ye have destroyed, and done great evil in the land, having the dominion in many other places of my kingdom. 30 Wherefore deliver now the cities which ye have taken, with the tributes of the places that ye have rule upon without the borders of jury: 31 Or else give me five hundred talents of silver: yea & for the harm that ye have done in the cities & for the tributes of the same, other five hundred talentes: if no, we shall come and fight against you. 32 So Athenobius the kings friend came to Jerusalem, and when he saw the great worship & honour of Simon in gold, silver, & so great plenty of ornaments, he marveled: & told Simon as the king commanded him. 33 Then answered Simon, and said unto him: Iu● xi d. As for us, we have neither taken other men's lands, nor withholden than: but only our father's heritage, which our enemies had unrighteously in possession a certain time. 34 This heritage of our farhers have we challenged in process of time. 35 And whereas thou complainest concerning joppa & Gaza, they did great harm to our people and in our land, yet will we give an hundred talents for them. Nevertheless, Athenobius answered him not one word: 36 But turned again wrothfully unto the king, & told him all these words, and the great dignity of Simon, with all that he had seen: & the king was very angry. 37 And in the mean time fled Tryphon by ship unto Orthosias'. 38 Then the king made Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an host of footmen and horsemen, 39 Commanding him to remove the host toward jury, & to build up the city of Cedron, to make up the ports, and to war against the people of the jews: As for the king himself, he followed upon Tryphon. 40 So Cendebeus came unto jamnia, and began to vex the people, to tread down jury, to take the people prisoners, to slay them, 41 And i. M●c. xvi. b to build up Cedron, where he set horsemen and other men of war, that they might come forth, and go through the streets of jury, like as the king had commanded him. The xuj Chapter. 1 Cendebeus the captain of Antiochus host, is put to flight of the sons of Simon. 11 Ptolomeus the son of Abobus killeth Simon and his two sons at a banquet, 23 john killeth them that lie in wait for his life. 1 THen came john up from i Mac. xiii. f Gaza, and told Simon his father what Cendebeus had done [among their people.] 2 Upon this called Simon two of his eldest sons, judas and john, and said unto them: I and my brethren and my father's house have ever from our youth up unto this day fought against the enemies of Israel: and God gave us good fortune to deliver Israel ofttimes. 3 And now forsomuch as I am old, and ye by god's goodness are of a sufficient age, be ye in stead of me and my brother, to go forth and fight for our people: and the help of God be with you. 4 So he chose twenty thousand fight men of the country, with horsemen also, which went forth against Cendebeus, and rested at Modin. 5 In the morning they arose and went into the plain field, and behold a mighty great host came against them, both of footmen and horsemen: Now was there a water broke betwixt them, 6 And john removed the host toward them: and when he saw that the people was afraid to go over the water broke, he went over first himself: and the men seeing this, followed him. 7 Then john set his horsemen and footmen in order, the one by the other: for their enemy's horsemen were very many. 8 But when they blewe up the priests trumpets, Cendebeus fled with his host: whereof many were slain, and the remnant got them to their strong holds. 9 judas also john's brother was wounded at the same time, and john followed still upon the enemies, till he came to Cedron, i Mac. xv. f. which Cendebeus had builded. 10 The [enemies] fled also unto the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and those did john burn up with fire: Thus there were slain two thousand men of them, and john turned again peaceably into jury. 11 And in the field of jericho was Ptolomi the son of Abobus made captain: which, because he had abundance of silver and gold 12 (For he had married the daughter of Simon the high priest) 13 Waxed proud in his mind, & thought to conquer the land, imagining falsehood against Simon and his sons, to destroy them. 14 Now as Simon was going about thorough the cities that were in the country of jury, and caring for them, he came down to jericho with Mathathias & judas his sons, in the hundred threescore & seventeenth year, in the eleventh month, called Sabat. 15 Then [Ptolomi] the son of Abobus received them, but with disobeyed, into a strong house of his, called Dochus, which he had builded, where he made them a banquet, and had hid men there. 16 So when Simon and his sons were merry, and had drunken well, Ptolomi stood up with his men [whom he had hid there] and took their weapons, entered into the banquet house, and slew Simon with his two sons, and certain of his servants. 17 Such great unfaithfulness did Ptolomi in Israel, and recompensed evil for good. 18 Then wrote Ptolomi these things, & sent unto king [Antiochus] requiring him that he should send him an host to help him: and so should he deliver him the land, with the cities and tributes of the same. 19 He sent other men also unto Gaza for to take john, and wrote unto the captains to come to him, and he should give them silver, gold, and rewards. 20 And to Jerusalem he sent other to take it, and the sanctuary. 21 Then ran there one before, and told john in Gaza, that his father and his brethren were slain, & how that Ptolomis had sent to slay him also. 22 When john heard this, he was sore abashed, and laid hands of them that were come to destroy him, and slew them: for he knew that they went about to kill him 23 As for other things concerning john, of his wars, of his noble acts wherein he behaved himself manfully, of the building of walls which he made, and other of his deeds, 24 They are written in the chronicles of his priesthood, from the time forth that he was made high priest after his father. ¶ The end of the first book of the Maccabees. ❧ The second book of the Maccabees. The first Chapter. 1 An epistle of the jews that dwelled at Jerusalem, sent unto them that dwelled in Egypt, wherein they exhort them to give thanks for the death of Antiochus. 19 Of the fire that was hid in the pit. 24 The prayer of Nehemias. 1 THe brethren of the jews which be at Jerusalem, & in the land of jury, wish unto these brethren of the jews that are throughout Egypt health and peace. 2 God be gracious unto you, and think upon his covenant that he made with Abraham, Isaac, and jacob, his faithful servants: 3 Deu. thirty. b And give you all such an heart that ye may love and serve him, yea and perform his will with an whole heart and a willing mind: 4 He open your hearts unto his law, and in his commandments, & send you peace, 5 Hear your prayers, be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble, 6 Forsomuch as now we here be praying for you. 7 What time as Demetrius reigned, in the hundred threescore & nine year, we jews wrote unto you in the trouble & violence that came unto us: In those years, after that jason departed out of the holy land and kingdom, 8 They brent up the ports, and shed innocent blood: then made we our prayer unto the Lord, and were heard, we offered up sacrifices and fine flower, setting forth cakes and bread: 9 ●eu xxiii. f. And now come ye unto the feast of tabernacles in the month novem. Casleu. 10 In the hundred fourscore and eyghtteene year, the people that was at Jerusalem and in jury, the counsel, and judas himself, sent this wholesome salutation unto Aristobulus king Ptolemy's master, which came of the generation of the anointed priests, and to the jews that were in Egypt: 11 Insomuch as God hath delivered us from great perils, we thank him highly, no less at all than if we had vanquished the king in battle. 12 For when he with those that had fought against the holy city, did set upon Persia: 13 For as he was in Persis [namely] the captain with the great host, he perished in the temple of Naneas, being deceived thorough the device of Naneas priests. 14 For when Antiochus, as he that should marry with her, came, and his friends with him, into the place to receive by name of dowry the money which the priests of Naneas had set forth: 15 He entered with a small company into the compass of the temple, and so they shut the temple. 16 Now when Antiochus entered by opening the privy entrance of the temple, the priests stoned the captain to death, hewed them in pieces that were with him, smote of their heads, and threw them out. 17 In all things God be praised, which hath delivered the wicked into our hands [to be punished] 18 Where as we are now purposed to keep the purification of the temple upon the twenty & five day of the month Casleu, we thought necessary to certify you thereof: that ye also might Leu. xxi●. ●. Nu. xxix b iii. Esdr. v. ● keep the tabernacles feast day, and the day of the fire, which was given us when Nehemias offered, after that he had set up the temple and the altar. 19 For what time as our fathers were led away unto Persis, the priests which then sought the honour of God, took the fire privily from the altar, and hid it in a valley, where as was a deep dry pit: and therein they kept it, so that the place was unknown to every man. 20 Now after many years, when it pleased God that Nehemias should be sent from the king of Persia, ●evi ●●x a. 〈◊〉. he sent the childer's children of those priests which had hid the fire, to seek it: and as they told us, they found no fire, but thick water. 21 Then commanded he them to draw it up, and to bring it him, and the offerings withal. Now when the sacrifices were laid on and ordered, Nehemias commanded the priests to sprinkle them and the wood with water. 22 When this was done, & the time come that the sun shone which afore was hid in the cloud, there was a great fire kindled, in so much that every man marveled. 23 Now all the priests prayed while the sacrifice was a making: jonathas prayed first, and the other gave answer. 24 And Nehemias prayer was after this manner: O Lord God, maker of all things, thou fearful and strong, thou righteous and merciful, thou that art only a gracious king, 25 Only liberal, only just, almighty and everlasting, thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, thou that hast chosen the fathers & hallowed them favourably: 26 Receive the offering for thy whole people of Israel, preserve thine own portion, and hallow it, 27 Gather those together that are scattered abroad from us, deliver them that are under the heathens bondage, look upon them which are despised and abhorred: that the heathen may know and see how that thou only art God, which art our God. 28 Punish them that oppress & proudly put us to dishonour. 29 Set thy people again in thy holy place, Deu. thirty a like as Moses hath spoken. 30 And the priests song Psalms of thanksgiving, so long as the sacrifice endured. 31 Now when the sacrifice was brent, Nehemias commanded the great stones to be sprinkled with the residue of the water. 32 jud. vi. d. 3 Re. xviii. c Eccl. xl●iii. a Which when it was done, there was kindled a flame of them also: but it was consumed thorough the light that shined from the altar. 33 So when this matter was known, it was told the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests which were led away had hid fire, there appeared water, and that Nehemias and his company had purified the sacrifices withal. 34 Then the king considering and pondering the matter diligently, enclosed the place, and consecrated a temple, to prove the thing that was done: 35 And when he found it so in deed, he gave the priests many gifts & divers rewards, yea he took them with his own hand, and gave them. 36 And Nehemias called the same place (a) Eph●har which is to say, a shining: it is also called Nephi or Nephthar, which is a cleansing. Nephthar, which is as much to say as a cleansing: but many men call it Nephi. The ii Chapter. 4 How jeremy hid the tabernacle, the ark, and the altar in the hill. 23 Of the five books of jason contained in one. 1 IT is found also in the writings of jeremis the prophet, that he commanded them which were carried away, to take fire, two. Mach. i c. ●er. xxix. b. Baruch. vi a as it is said afore. 2 He commanded them also that they should not forget the law & commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, when they see images of silver and gold, with their ornaments. 3 These and such other things commanded he them, and exhorted them that they should not let the law of God go out of their hearts. 4 It is written also, how the prophet at the commandment of God charged them to take the tabernacle & the ark with them: and he went forth unto the mountain where Moses climbed up, duty. ●●. ● and saw the heritage of God. 5 And when jeremis came there, he found an open cave, wherein he laid the tabernacle, the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door. 6 There came certain men together also, following him to mark the place, but they could not find it. 7 Which when jeremy perceived, he reproved them, saying: As for that place it shallbe unknown, until the time that God gather his people together again, and receive them unto mercy. 8 Then shall God show them these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear Exo. xiii. d. i Reg viii. b & the cloud also, like as it was showed unto Moses: and like as when Solomon desired that the place might be honourably sanctified, and it was showed him. 9 For he being a wise man, handled honourably and wisely, offering unto God in the hallowing of the temple when it was finished. 10 Levi. x. d. And like as when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering: Even so prayed Solomon also, two. Para. seven. a. and the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering. 11 And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, therefore it is consumed. 12 In like manner Solomon kept the dedication [or hallowing] eight days. 13 In the annotations and writings of Some read Nehemias. jeremis were these things put also: and how he made a library, and how he gathered out of all countries the books of the kings, & of the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings concerning the holy gifts. 14 Even so judas also, look what he learned by experience of war, and such things as hath happened unto us, he gathered them altogether, and so we have them by us. 15 If ye now desire to have the same, send some body to fetch them unto you. 16 Where as we then are about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you: therefore ye shall do well, if ye keep the same days. 17 We hope also, that the God which delivered his people, and gave them all the heritage, kingdom, priesthood, and sanctuary, 18 Den. thirty ● That he promised them in the law, shall shortly have mercy upon us, and gather us together from under the heaven into his holy place: for he hath saved us from great perils, and hath cleansed the place. 19 As concerning judas Machabeus and his brethren, the purification of the great temple, the dedication of the altar: 20 Yea and of the wars that concern noble Antiochus & Eupator his son: 21 And the miracles showed from heaven by the valiant acts of those which defended the jews religion, so that a few ran through the whole country, and drove away the barbarous armies: 22 Repaired again the temple that was spoken of throughout all the world, delivered the city, doing their best that the law of the Lord which was put down, might with all tranquillity be restored again unto the Lord, that was so merciful unto them. 23 As touching jason also of Cyren, we have undertaken compendiously to bring into one book the things that were comprehended of him in five. 24 For we, considering the multitude of the books, and how hard it should be for them that would meddle with stories and acts, and that because of so divers matters: 25 Have undertaken so to comprehend the stories, that such as are disposed to read, might have pleasure and pastime therein: and that they which are diligent in such things, might the better think upon them: yea and that whosoever read them, might have profit thereby. 26 Nevertheless, we ourselves that have meddled with this matter for the shortening of it, have taken no small labour, but great diligence, watchings, and travail. 27 Like as they that make a feast, would fain do other men pleasure: even so we also for many men's sakes, are very well content to take the labour, 28 Where as we may shortly comprehend the things that other men have truly written. 29 For he that buildeth an house anew, must provide for many things to the whole building: but he that painteth it afterward, seeketh but only that is comely, meet and convenient to garnish it withal. 30 Even so do we also in like manner: And why? He that beginneth first to write a story, must with his understanding gather the matter together, set his words in order, and diligently seek out every part. 31 But he that afterward will shorten it, useth few words, and toucheth not the matter at the largest: Let this be sufficient for a prologue. 32 Now will we begin to show the matter: for it is but a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself. The iii Chapter. 1 Of the honour done unto the temple by the kings of the gentiles. 6 Simon uttereth what treasure is in the temple. 9 Heliodorus is sent to take them away. 26 He is stricken of God, and healed at the prayer of Onias. 1 WHat time as the holy city was inhabited in all peace and wealth, and when the laws were yet very well kept: for so was it ordained thorough the godliness of Onias the high priest, and other godly men that were enemies to wickedness, 2 It came thereto, i. M●ch. i b. that even the kings and princes themselves did the place great worship, and garnished the temple with great gifts: 3 Insomuch that Seleucus king of Asia of his own rents bore all the coasts belonging to the service of the offerings. 4 Then ●. Mac. iii a. Simon, of the tribe of Benjamin, ruler of the temple, upon a variance risen between him & the high priest for wickedness that was done in the city, 5 For that he could not overcome Onias, he got him to ●. Mac. iii. b. Apollonius the son of Thracia, which then was chief Lord in Celosyria and Phemces, 6 And told him, that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of innumerable money, & how that the common goods which belongeth not unto the offerings, were exceeding great also: yea and how it were possible that all these might come under the kings power. 7 Now when Apollonius had showed the king of the money, as it was told him: the king called for Heliodorus his treasurer, and sent him with a commandment to bring him the same money. 8 Immediately Heliodorus took his journey, but under a colour as though he would go thorough Celosyria and Phenices to visit the cities, but his purpose was to fulfil the kings pleasure. 9 So when he came to Jerusalem, and was lovingly received of the high priest into the city, he told what was determined concerning the money, and showed the cause of his coming: he asked also if it were so in deed. 10 Then the high priest told him, that there was such money laid up for the upholding of widows and fatherless children, 11 And how that a certain of it belonged unto Hyrcanus the son of Tobias a noble man, & that of all the money (and not as that wicked Simon had reported) there were four hundredth talents of silver, and two hundred of gold: 12 Yea & that it were unpossible for those men's meaning to be deceived that had put assured confidence in the holiness of the place, & in the majesty & undoubted safety of the temple, which is had in worship thorough the whole world, for the maintenance and honour of the same. 13 Whereunto Heliodorus answered, that the king had commanded him in any wise to bring him the money. 14 So at the day appointed, Heliodorus entered into the temple to order this matter: wherefore there was no small fear throughout the whole city. 15 The priests fell down before the altar in their vestments, and called unto heaven upon him Exo. xxii. b. which had made a law concerning stuff given to keep that they should be safely preserved for such as committed them unto keeping. 16 Then who so had looked the high priest in the face, it would have grieved his heart: for his countenance and the changing of his colour, declared the inward sorrow of his mind. 17 The man was all in heaviness, and his body in fear: whereby they that looked upon him, might perceive the grief of his heart. 18 The other people also came out of their houses by heaps unto the common prayer, because the place was like to come into confusion. 19 The women came together thorough the streets with hairy clothes about their breasts: the virgins also that were kept in, ran to Onias, some of them ran to the gates, some up upon the walls, other some looked out at the windows. 20 Yea they all held up their hands toward heaven, and prayed: 21 A miserable thing was it to look upon the common people, and the high priest being in such trouble. 22 But they besought almighty God that the goods which were committed unto them, might be kept whole for those that had delivered them unto their keeping. 23 Nevertheless, the thing that Heliodorus was determined to do, that performed he in the same place, he himself personally being about the treasury with his men of war. 24 But the spirit of almighty God showed himself openly, so that all they which presumed to obey Heliodorus, fell thorough the power of God into a great fearfulness and dread. 25 two. Mach. x. ● and xi. b. For there appeared unto them an horse, with a terrible man sitting upon him, decked in goodly array, and the horse smote at Heliodorus with his forefeet: Now he that sat upon the horse, had harness of gold upon him. 26 Moreover, there appeared two fair and beautiful young men of notable strength in goodly array, which stood by him, scourged him of both the sides, and gave him many stripes without ceasing. 27 two. Mach. v. c With that fell Hiliodorus suddenly unto the ground, so they took him up being compassed about with great darkness, & bore him out upon a beer. 28 Thus he that came with so many runners and men of war into the said treasury, was borne out, where as no man might help him, being destitute of harness and weapons: and so the power of God was manifest & known. 29 He lay still dumb also by the power of God, destitute of all hope and life. 30 And they praised the Lord, that he had showed his power upon his place and temple, which a little afore was full of fear and trouble, and that through the revelation of the almighty Lord it was filled with joy and gladness, 31 Then certain of Heliodorus friends prayed Onias that in all haste he would call upon God, to grant him his life, which was giving up the ghost. 32 So the high priest fearing lest the king should suspect that the jews had done Heliodorus some (a) In working some treachery, or sorcery against him. evil, he offered an offering for his health. 33 Now when the high priest had obtaytayned his petition, the same young men in the same clothing appeared, & stood beside Heliodorus, saying, Thank Onias the high priest: Act. xxvii ● for for his sake hath the Lord granted thee thy life. 34 Therefore seeing that God hath scourged thee, give him praise and thanks, and show every man his might and power. And when they had spoken these words, they appeared no more. 35 So Heliodorus offered unto God, made great vows unto him which had granted him his life, thanked Onias, took his host, and went again to the king. 36 Then testified he unto every man, of the great works of God that he had seen with his eyes. 37 And when the king asked Heliodorus who were meet to be sent yet once again to Jerusalem, he said: 38 If thou hast any enemy or adversary unto thy realm, send him thither, and thou shalt have him punished, if he escape with his life: for in that place [no doubt] there is a special power and working of God. 30 For he that dwelleth in heaven, visiteth and defendeth that place, and all that come to do it harm he punisheth and plagueth them. 40 This is now the matter concerning Heliodorus, and the keeping of the treasury [at Jerusalem.] The four Chapter. 1 Simon reporteth evil of Onias. ● jason desiring the office of the high priest, corrupted the king with rewards. 19 The wicked intent of jason. 1 THis Simon now (of whom we spoke afore) being a bewrayer of the money and of his own natural country, reported the worst of Onias, as though he had moved Heliodorus unto this, & as though he had been a bringer up of evil. 2 Thus was he not ashamed to call him an enemy of the realm, that was so faithful an overseer and defender of the city and of his people, yea and so fervent in the law of God. 3 But when the malice of Simon increased so far, that thorough his friends there were certain manslaughters committed: 4 Onias considered the peril that might come thorough this strife, and how that Apollonius the chief Lord in Celosiria and Phenices, was all set upon tyranny, and Simons malice increased the same: 5 He got him to the king, not as an accuser of the citizens, but as one that by himself intended the common wealth of the whole multitude. 6 For he saw it was not possible to live in peace, neither Simon to leave of from his foolishness, except the king did look thereto. 7 But after the death of Seleveus, when Antiochus, which is called the noble, took the kingdom, jason the brother of Onias laboured to be high priest: 8 For he came unto the king, and promised him three hundred and threescore talents of silver, and of the other rents fourscore talentes. 9 Besides this, he promised him yet an hundred and fifty more, if he might have licence to set up a school and an exercise of weapons, and that he might call them of Jerusalem Antiochians. 10 Which when the king had granted, and he had gotten the superiority, he began immediately to draw his kinsmen to the custom of the heathen, 11 Put down the things that the jews had set up of love by John the father of Eupolonius, which was sent ambassador unto Rome for to make the bond of friendship and love, he put down all the laws and liberties of the jews, and set up the wicked statutes. 12 For when he had made a school of fence under the castle, he drew all the chiefest young men on his side, and trained them to were (a) Thou hats were tokens of wanto●nesse that the gentiles 〈◊〉 hats. 13 And there was such a fervent desire to come to the manners of the heathen, and to take up new strange fashions brought in thorough the ungracious and unheard wickedness of jason, which should not be called a priest, but an ungodly person: 14 Insomuch that the priests were now no more occupied about the service of the altar: but despised the temple, regarded not the offerings, yea gave their diligence to learn to fight, to wrestle, to leap, to dance, and to cast the stone: 15 Not setting by the honour of the fathers, but liked the glory of the Greeks best of all: 16 For the which they strove perylously, & were greedy to follow their statutes, yea their lust was in all things to be like them, which afore were their enemies and destroyers. 17 Howbeit to do wickedly against the law of God, shall not escape unpunished, but of this we shall speak hereafter. 18 What time as the These were kept every fifth year Olimpians' sports were played at Tyrus, the king himself being present, 19 This ungracious jason sent wicked men, bearing from them of Jerusalem (which now were called Antiochians) three hundred drachines' of silver for an offering to Hercules: these had they that carried them desired under such a fashion as though they should not have been offered, but bestowed to other uses. 20 Nevertheless, he that sent them, sent them to the intent that they should be offered unto Hercules: but because of those that were present, they were given as to the making of ships. 21 And Apollonius the son of Menestheus was sent into Egypt, because of the noble men of king Ptolomi Philometor. Now when Antiochius perceived that he was put out from 〈…〉 meddling in the realm, he sought his own profit, departed from thence, came to joppa, and then to Jerusalem, 22 Where he was honourably received of jason, and of the city, and was brought in with torch light and with great praise: and so he turned his host unto Phenices. 23 After three years jason sent Menelaus (the foresaid Simons brother) two. Mac. iiii. b to bear the money unto the king, & to bring him answer of other necessary matters. 24 But he when he was commended to the king for magnifying of his power, turned the priesthood unto himself, laying up three hundred talentes of silver for jason. 25 So when he had gotten commandments from the king, he came, having nothing that becometh a priest, but bearing the stomach of a cruel tyrant, and the wrath of a wild bruit beast. 26 i Mach. iii. b Then jason which had deceived his own brother, seeing that he himself was beguiled also, was fain to flee into the land of the Ammonites, 27 And Menelaus got the dominion: but as for the money that he had promised unto the king, he did nothing therein, albeit Sostratus the ruler of the castle required it of him. 28 For Sostratus was the man that gathered the customs: wherefore they were both called before the king. 29 Thus was Menelaus put out of the priesthood, & Lysimachus his brother came in his stead, and Sostratus left Crates overseer of the (b) That is, of them that measured the corn. Cyprians. 30 It happened in the mean season, that the Tharsians and Mallotians made insurrection, because they were given for a present unto Antiochus the kings concubine. 31 Then came the king in all haste to still them again, and to pacify the matter, leaving Andronicus there to be his deputy as one meet therefore. 32 Now Menelaus supposing that he had gotten a right convenient time, stole certain vessels of gold out of the temple, and gave them to Andronicus for a present: and some he sold at Tyrus, and in the cities thereby. 33 Which when Onias knew of a surety, he reproved him: but he kept him in a sanctuary beside Daphnis, that lieth by Antioch. 34 Wherefore Menelaus got him to Andronicus, and prayed him that he would slay Onias. So when he came to Oui as, he counseled him craftyly to come out of the sanctuary, giving him his hand with an oath, (how be it he suspect him) and then he slew Onias without any regard of righteousness. 35 For the which cause not only the jews, but other nations also, took indignation, and were displeased for the unrighteous death of so godly a man. 36 And when the king was come again from Cilicia, the jews and certain of the Greeks went unto him, complaining for the unrighteous death of Onias. 37 Yea Antiochus himself was sorry in his mind for Onias, so that it pitied him: and he wept, remembering his soberness and mannerly behaviour. 38 Wherefore he was so kindled in his mind, that he commanded Andronicus to be stripped out of his purple clothing, and so to be led throughout the city, yea and the ungracious man to be slain in the same place where he committed his wickedness upon Onias: Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved. 39 Now when Lysimachus had done many wicked deeds in the temple thorough the counsel of Menelaus, and the voice came abroad: the multitude gathered them together against Lysimachus, for he had carried out now much gold. 40 So when the people arose, and were full of displeasure, Lysimachus armed three thousand unthrifts to defend him, a certain tyrant being their captain, which was grown both in age and woodness. 41 They therefore seeing the enterprise of Lysimachus, caught up, some stones, some blocks ends, & some handfuls of dust that was next at hand, & threw them upon the rebels of Lysimachus band that had set upon them. 42 Thus there were many of them wounded, some being slain, and all the other chased away: But as for the wicked church robber himself, they killed him beside the treasury. 43 Of these matters therefore, there was kept a court against Menelaus. 44 Now when the king came to Tyrus, three men that were sent from the senate pleaded him guilty before the king. 45 But Menelaus being now convict, went & promised Ptolomi the son of Dorymenes to give him much money, if he would pacify the king toward him. 46 So Ptolomi went to the king into a court, where as he was set to cool him, and brought him out of that mind: 47 Insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations, that notwithstanding was cause of all mischief: and those poor men which if they had told their cause, yea before the Scythians, they should have been judged innocent, them he condepmned to death. 48 Thus were they soon punished, which followed upon the matter for the city, for the people, and for the holy vessels. 49 Wherefore they also of Tyrus, moved with hatred of that wicked deed, caused them to be very honourably buried. 50 And so through the covetousness of them that were in power, Menelaus remained still in authority, increasing in malice, to the hurt of the citizens. The .v. Chapter. 2 Of the signs and tokens seen in Jerusalem. 6 Of the end and office of jason. 11 The pursuit of Antiochus against the jews. 15 The spoiling of the temple. 1 ABout the same time Antiochus undertook his second voyage into Egypt. 2 And then were there seen throughout all the city of [Jerusalem] forty days long, horsemen running in the air, with robes of gold, and as bands of spear men, 3 And as troops of horsemen set in array, incountering and coursing one against another, with shaking of shields and multitude of darts, and drawing of sword, and shooting of arrows, and the glittering of the golden armour seen, and harness of all sorts. 4 Wherefore every man prayed that those tokens might turn to good. 5 Now when there was gone forth a false rumour, as though Antiochus had been dead, jason took a thousand men, and came suddenly upon the city: the citizens ran unto the walls, at the last was the city taken, and Menelaus fled into the castle. 6 As for jason, he spared not his own citizens in the slaughter, neither considered he what great evil it were to destroy the prosperity of his own kinsmen: but did as one that had gotten the victory of his enemies, and not of his friends. 7 For all this got he not the superiority, but at the last received confusion for his malice, two Mac. iiii. f. and fled again like a vacabound into the land of the Ammonites. 8 Finally, for a reward of his wickedness, he was accused before Aretha the king of the Arabians, insomuch that he was feign to flee from city to city, being despised of every man as a forsaker of the laws, and an abominable person: and at the last as an open enemy of his own natural country and of the citizens, he was driven into Egypt. 9 Thus he that afore put many out of their own native land, perished from home himself: he went to Lacedaemon, thinking there to have gotten succour by reason of kindred. 10 And he that afore had cast many one out unburied, was thrown out himself, no man mourning for him, nor putting him in his grave: so that he neither enjoyed the burial of a stranger, neither was he partaker of his father's sepulchre. 11 Now when this was done, the king suspected that the jews would have fallen from him, wherefore he came in a great displeasure out of Egypt, i Mac. i. c. & took the city by violence. 12 He commanded his men of war also, that they should kill and not spare: but slay down such as withstood them, or climbed up upon the houses. 13 Thus was there a great slaughter of young men, old men, women, children, and virgins. 14 In three days were there slain fourscore thousand, forty thousand put in prison: and there were as many sold as were slain. 15 Yet was he not content with this, but durst go into the most holy temple of all the world, Menelaus that traitor to the laws and to his own natural country being his guide. 16 And with his wicked hands took the holy vessels, which other kings and cities had given thither for the garnishing & honour of the place, them took he in his hands unworthily, and defiled them. 17 So mad was Antiochus, that he considered not how that God was not a little wrath for the sins of them that dwelled in the city, for the which such confusion came upon that place. 18 judi. v. b. And why? if it had not happened them to have been lapped in many sins, this Antiochus assoon as he had come, had suddenly been punished and shut out of his presumption, two Mac. three b like as Heliodorus was, whom Seleveus the king sent to rob the treasury. 19 Nevertheless, God hath not chosen the people for the places sake: but the place for the people's sake. 20 And therefore is the place become partaker of the people's trouble, but afterward shall it enjoy the wealth of them: And like as it was now forsaken in the wrath of almighty God, so when the great God is reconciled, it shallbe set up in high worship again. 21 So when Antiochus had taken a thousand and eight hundred talents out of the temple, he got him to Antioch in all the haste, thinking in his pride that he might make men sail upon the dry land, and to go upon the sea, such an high mind had he. 22 He left deputies there to vex the people: at Jerusalem left he Philip a Phrygian, in manners more cruel than himself that set him there: 23 At Garizim he left Andronicus and Menelaus, which were more grievous to the citizens than other. 24 i. M● Now as he was thus set in malice against the jews, he sent Apollonius, a cruel prince, with an army of twenty and two thousand, commanding him to slay those that were of perfect age, and to sell the women, maidens, and children. 25 When he came now to Jerusalem, he feigned peace, & kept him still until the Sabbath day: and then he commanded his men to take them to their weapons, for the jews kept holy day: 26 And so he slew all them that were gone forth to the open play, running [here and there] through the city with his men weaponed, and murdered a great number. 27 i Mac. i. ●. But judas Machabeus, which was the tenth, fled into the wilderness, led his life there with his company among wild beasts and upon the mountains, dwelling there, and eating herbs, lest they should be partakers of the filthiness. The uj Chapter. 1 The jews are compelled to leave the law of God. 4 The temple is defiled. 12 The readers are admonished that they shall not abhor the adversity wherewith the Lord afflicteth them. 28 The grievous pain of Eleazarus. 1 NOt long after this, sent the king an old man of Antioch, “ Or, Athens. for to compel the jews to transgress the ordinances of the fathers, & of the law of God, 2 To defile the temple that was at Jerusalem, and to call it the temple of jupiter Olympus: and that they should be in Garizim, as those which dwell at the place of jupiter the harberous. 3 This wicked sedition of the ungodly, was heavy upon all the people: 4 For the temple was full of voluptuousness, bibbing and bolling of the heathen, of ribalds and harlots together: the women went into the holy place, and bare in that was not lawful. 5 The altar also was full of unlawful things, which the law forbiddeth to lay upon it, 6 The Sabbathes were not kept, the other solemn feasts of the land were not regarded: to be plain, there durst no man be known that he was a jewe. 7 In the day of the kings birth they were compelled parforce to offer, and when the feast of Bacchus was kept, they were constrained to wear gar-landes-, lands of ivy, and so to go about to the honour of Bacchus. 8 Moreover, through the counsel of Ptolomeus, there went out a commandment unto the next cities of the heathen against the jews, that the like custom & O● eating of the flesh 〈◊〉 was sa●d. banqueting should be kept. 9 And who so would not conform themselves to the manners of the Gentiles, should be put to death: then might a man have seen the present misery. 10 For there were two women accused to have circumcised their sons: whom when they had led round about the city the babes hanging at their breasts, they cast them down headlongs over the walls. 11 Some that were crept in dens, and had kept the Sabbath, were accused unto Philip, and brent in the fire, because that for the fear of God they kept the commandment so stiffly, and would not defend themselves. 12 Now I beseech all those which read this book, that they refuse it not for these falls of adversity, and judge the things that are happened for no destruction, but for a chastening of our people. 13 And why? When God suffereth not sinners long to follow their own mind, but shortly punisheth them, Pro iii. b. it is a token of his great loving kindness. 14 For this grace have we of God more than other people, That he suffereth not us long to sin unpunished, like as other nations, 15 That when the day of judgement cometh, he may punish them in the fullness of their sins. 16 If we sin, he correcteth us, but he never withdraweth his mercy from us: and though he punish with adversity, yet doth he never forsake his people. 17 But let this that we have spoken now with few words, be for a warning and exhortation “ Or, unto us. of the heathen: Now will we come to the declaring of the matter. 18 Eleazar one of the principal scribes, an aged man, and of a well favoured countenance, was constrained to gape with open mouth, Levi. x●. a. and to eat swines flesh. 19 But he desiring rather to die gloriously then to live with shame, offered himself willingly to the martyrdom. 20 Now when he saw that he must needs go to it, he took it patiently: for he was at a point with himself, that he would not consent to any unlawful thing for any pleasure of life. 21 They that (a) Ther● that had the cha●ge of that wicked banquet stood, by being moved with pity (but not a right) for the old friendship of the man, took him aside privily, and prayed him that he would let such flesh be brought him as were lawful to eat, and then to make a countenance as though he had eaten of the flesh of the sacrifice, like as the king commanded, 22 For so he might be delivered from death: and so for the old friendship of the man, they showed him this kindness. 23 But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his grey hears whereunto he was come, and his most honest conversation from his childhood, but chiefly the holy law made and given by God, therefore he answered consequently, and willed them straightways to send him to the grave: 24 For it becometh not mine age, said he, in any wise to dissemble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar being fourscore years old and ten, were now gone to a strange religion: 25 And so through mine hypocrisy for a little time of a transitory life, they might be deceived: by this means also should I defile mine age, and make it abominable. 26 For though I were now delivered from the torments of men, yet should I not escape the hand of almighty God neither alive nor dead. 27 Wherefore I will die manfully, and do as it becometh mine age: Amo●. i a. 28 Whereby I may peradventure leave an example of steadfastness for such as be young, if I with a ready mind & manfully die an honest death for the most worthy and holy laws. When he had said these words, immediately he was drawn to the torment. 29 Now they that led him, and were mild a little afore, began to take displeasure because of the words that he said: for they thought he had spoken them of an high mind. 30 But when he was in his martyrdom, he mourned, and said: Thou O Lord which hast the holy knowledge, knowest openly, that where as I might be delivered from death, I suffer these sore pains of my body: but in my mind I am well content to suffer them, because I fear thee. 31 Thus this man died, leaving the memorial of his death for an example, not only unto young men, but unto all the people, to be steadfast and manly. The vij Chapter. The punishment of the seven brethren and of their mother. 1 IT happened also that there were seven brethren with their mother, taken, and compelled by the king Levi. xi. a. against the law to eat swine's flesh, [namely] with scourges and leathern whips. 2 And one of them, which was the chief, said: What seekest thou, and what requirest thou of us? As for us, we are ready rather to suffer death, then to offend the laws of God and the fathers. 3 Then was the king angry, and bad heat cauldrons & brazen pots: which when they were made hot, 4 Immediately he commanded the tongue of him that spoke first to be cut out, to pull the skin over his head, to pair the edges of his hands and feet: yea and that in the sight of his mother and the other of his brethren. 5 Now when he was clean mangled, he commanded a fire to be made, and so (while there was any breathin him) to be fried in the cauldron: In the which when he had been long pained, the other brethren, with their mother, exhorted him to die manfully, saying: 6 The Lord God shall regard the truth, and comfort us, like as Moses testifieth Deu. 32. c. and declareth in his song [saying:] And he will have compassion on his servants. 7 So when the first was dead after this manner, they brought the second to have him in derision, pulled the skin with the here over his head, and asked him if he would eat swine's flesh or he were pained in the other members also throughout his body. 8 But he answered in his own language, and said, I will not do it: And so he was tormented like as the first. 9 And when he was even at the giving up of the ghost, he said, Thou most ungracious person puttest us now to death: but the king of the world shall raise us up which die for his laws, in the resurrection of everlasting life. 10 After him was the third had in derision, and when he was required he put out his tongue, and that right soon, holding forth his hands manfully, 11 And spoke with a steadfast faith: These have I of heaven, but now for the laws of God I despise them: for my trust is, that I shall receive them of him again. 12 Insomuch that the king & they which were with him, marveled at the young man's boldness, that he nothing regarded the pains. 13 Now when he was dead also, they vexed the fourth with torments in like manner. 14 So when he was now at his death, he said: It is better that we being put to death of men have our hope & trust in God, for he shall raise us up again: john. v. c. as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life. 15 And when they had spoken to the fifth, they tormented him. 16 Then looked he unto the king, and said, Thou hast power among men, for thou art a mortal man also thyself to do what thou wilt: but think not that God hath forsaken our generation. 17 Abide thee, tarry still awhile, and thou shalt see the great power of God, how he will punish thee and thy seed. 18 After him they brought the sixth, which being at the point of death, said, Be not deceived O king: for this we suffer for our own sakes, because we have offended our God, and therefore marvelous things are showed upon us. 19 But think not thou which takest in hand to strive against God, that thou shalt escape unpunished. 20 This excellent mother worthy to be well reported of & had in remembrance, saw her seven sons die in one day, and suffered it patiently, because of the hope that she had in God: Yea, she exhorted every one of them in her country language, and that boldly and steadfastly with perfect wisdom, waking up her wivishe thought with a manly stomach, and said unto them, 22 I can not tell how ye sprang in my womb: for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor life, it is not I that joined the members of your bodies together, 23 But the maker of the world which fashioned the birth of man, and began all things: Even he also of his own mercy shall give you breath and life again, like as ye now regard not your own selves for his laws sake. 24 Now thought Antiochus that she had despised him, therefore he let her go with her reproffes, and began to exhort the youngest son which yet was left, not only with words, but swore unto him with an oath, that he should make him a rich and wealthy man, if he would forsake the laws of his fathers: yea, and that he should give him whatsoever were necessary for him. 25 But when the young man would not be moved for all these things, he called his mother and counseled her to save her sons life. 26 And when he had exhorted her with many words, she promised him that she would speak to her son. 27 So she turned her unto him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, and spoke in her country language: O my son, have pity upon me, that bore thee nine months in my womb, that gave thee suck, nourished thee: and brought thee up unto this age, 28 I beseech thee my son, look upon heaven and earth, and all that is therein, and consider that God made them and man's generation of nought: 29 So shalt thou not fear this hangman, but suffer death steadfastly, like as thy brethren have done: that I may receive thee again in the same mercy with thy brethren. 30 While she was yet speaking these words, the young man said: whom look ye for? [wherefore do ye tarry? ● I will not obey the kings commandment, Leu●. x●●. but the law that God gave us by Moses. 31 As for thou that imaginest all mischief against the Or H●brues jews, thou shalt not escape the hand of God. 32 For we suffer these things because of our sins. 33 And though the living Lord be angry with us a little while for our chastening and reformation, yet shall he be at one again with his servants. 34 But thou O godless man, and of all other the most wicked, pride not thyself through vain hope, in being so malicious upon the servants of God: 35 For thou hast not yet escaped the judgements of God, which is almighty, & seeth all things. 36 My brethren that have suffered a little pain, are now under the covenant of everlasting life: but through the judgement of God, thou shalt be punished righteously for thy pride. 37 As for me, like as my brethren have done, I offer my “ Or, life. soul and my body for the laws of our fathers, calling upon God that he will soon be merciful unto our people: yea and with pain and punishment two Mac two. c. to make thee grant that he only is God. 38 In me now and in my brethren, the wrath of almighty God is at an end, which righteously is fallen upon all our people. 39 Then the king being kindled in anger, was more cruel upon him then upon all the other, and took indignation that he was so lightly regarded. 40 So this young man died undefiled, and put his trust still in the Lord. 41 Last of all, after the sons was the mother put to death also. 42 Let this now be enough spoken concerning the offerings and extreme cruelness. The eight Chapter. 1 judas gathereth together his host. 9 Nicanor is sent against judas. 16 judas exhorteth his soldiers to constantness. 20 Nicanor is overcome. 27 The jews giveth thanks after they have put their enemies to flight, dividing the spoils unto the fatherless and unto the widows. 35 Nicanor fleeth unto Antiochus. 1 THen judas Machabeus, and they that were with him, went privily into the towns, called their kinsfolks & friends together, took unto them all such as continued yet in the faith and law of the jews, and brought forth six thousand men. 2 So they called upon the Lord, that he would have an eye unto his people, which was trodden down of every man, to be gracious unto the temple, that was defiled of the ungodly, 3 To have compassion upon the destruction of the city, which was shortly like to be laid waste, to hear the voice of the blood that cried unto him: 4 To remember the most unrighteous deaths of young innocent children, the blasphemies also done unto his name, and to punish them. 5 i Mac. two a. Now when Machabeus had gathered this multitude together, he was to mighty for the heathen, for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy, 6 He fell upon the towns and cities unwares, brent them, took the most commodious places, and slew many of the enemies. 7 But specially he made such chases by night, insomuch that his manliness was spoken of every where. 8 So when Philip saw that the man increased by little and little, and that the matter prospered with him for the most part: he wrote unto Ptolomi, which was a captain in Celosyria and Phenices, to help him in the kings business. 9 i. Mac iii. c. Then sent he Nicanor the son of Patroclus, a special friend of his, in all the haste, and gave him of the common sort of the heathen no less than twenty thousand harnessed men, to root out the whole generation of the jews, having to help him one Gorgias a man of war, which in matters concerning battles had great experience. 10 Nicanor ordained also the tribute, which the Romans should have had, to be even unto the king out of the captive of the jews, [namely] two thousand talentes. 11 And immediately he sent to the cities of the sea coast, requiring them for to buy jews to be their servants and bondmen, promising to sell them fourscore and ten for one talon: but he considered not the wrath of almighty God that was to come upon him. 12 When judas knew of this, he told the jews that were with him, of Nicanors coming. 13 Now were there some of them fearful, not trusting unto the righteousness of God, and fled their way, and abode not in that place: 14 But the other that remained, came together, and besought the Lord to deliver them from that wicked Nicanor, which had sold them or ever he came nigh them: 15 And though he would not do it for their sakes, yet for the covenant that he made with their fathers, and because they called upon his holy and glorious name. 16 i Mac. v. b. And so Machabeus called his men together [namely] about six thousand, exhorting them not to agree unto their enemies, Deu. xx. a. neither to be afraid for the multitude of their adversaries coming against them unrighteously, but to fight manly, 17 Considering the reproof that they had done to the holy place without cause, how they had despised and oppressed the city, yea and destroyed the laws of the fathers. 18 jere. x●x. b. For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness: but our confidence is in the almighty Lord, which in the twinkling of an eye may both destroy them, and come against us, and all the world. 19 He exhorted them also to call to remembrance the help that God showed unto their fathers, as when there perished an hundred fourscore and five thousand of Sennacheribs' people: 20 And of the battle that they had in Babylon against the Galathians: how all the Macedonians that came to help them, being four thousand, stood in fear: and how they being only but Or, ●yght thousand. six thousand, slew an hundred & twenty thousand through the help that was given them from heaven, whereby they also had received many benefits. 21 Through these words the men took good hearts unto them, ready to die for the law and the country. 22 So he set upon every company a captain, one of his own brethren, Simon, joseph, and jonathas, giving each one fifteen hundred men. 23 He caused Or, Eleazarus. Esdras also to read the holy book unto them, and to give them a token of the help of God: i. Mac iiii. b. then he himself being captain in the forefront of the battle, buckled with Nicanor. 24 And God was their help, insomuch that they slew above nine thousand men, and compelled the more part of Nicanors host to flee, they were so wounded and feeble. 25 Thus they took the money from those that came to buy them, and followed upon them on every side. 29 But when the time came upon them, they returned, for it was the day before the Sabbath, and therefore they followed no more upon them. 27 So they took their weapons, & spoils, and kept the Sabbath, giving thanks unto the Lord which had delivered them that day, and showed them the beginning of his mercy. 28 After the Sabbath, Nume. 31 d. they distributed the spoils to the sick, to the fatherless, and to widows, & the residue had they themselves, with theirs. 29 When this was done, and they all had made a general prayer, they besought the merciful Lord to be at one with his servants. 30 Of those also that were with Timotheus and Bacchides, which fought against them, they slew twenty thousand, wan high and strong holds, and divided more spoils, ever giving an equal portion unto the sick, to the fatherless, to widows, and to aged persons. 31 And when they had diligently gathered their weapons together, they laid them all in convenient places, and the remnant of the spoils brought they to Jerusalem: 32 They slew also Philarches that wicked person, which was with Timotheus, and had vexed many jews. 33 And when they held the thanksgiving at Jerusalem for the victory, they brent those that had set fire on the ports of the temple, [namely] Calisthenes, which was fled into an house, and so they got a worthy reward for their wickedness. 34 As for that most ungracious Nicanor, which had brought a thousand merchants to buy the jews, 35 He was through the help of the Lord brought down even of them whom he regarded not: insomuch that he put of his glorious raiment, fled by sea, and came alone to Antioch, with great shame and dishonour, which he got through the destruction of his host. 36 Thus he that promised the Romans to pay them their tribute when he took Jerusalem, began now to say plainly, that God was the defender of the jews, and therefore not possible to wound them, because they followed the laws which God had made. The ix Chapter. 1 Antiochus willing to spoil Persepolis is driven to flight. 9 As he persecuted the jews, he is stricken of the Lord. 13 The feigned repentance of Antiochus. 28 He dieth. 1 AT the same time came i Mac. vi. Antiochus again with dishonour out of Persia. 2 For when he came to Persepolis, and undertook to rob the temple, and to subdue the city, the people ran together and defended themselves, insomuch that he and his were feign to flee with shame: and so after that flight it happened that Antiochus came again with dishonour. 3 But when he came to Egbatana, he got knowledge what was happened unto Nicanor and Timotheus. 4 Now as he was advancing himself in his wrath, he thought he was able to avenge the injury that was done to them upon the jews: & therefore commanded to make ready his charet, hasting on his journey without ceasing, the judgement of God provoking him, because he had spoken so proudly, that he would come to Jerusalem, & make it a grave of the jews. 5 But the Lord God of Israel, that seeth all things, smote him with an uncurable and an invisible plague [which no man could heal.] For assoon as he had spoken these words, there came upon him an horrible pain of his bowels, & a sore grief of the inner parts, 6 And that was but right: for he had martyred other men's bowels with divers and strange torments. 7 Howbeit he would in no wise cease from his malice: yea he was yet the prouder and more malicious against the jews: but while he was commanding to make haste in the matter, it happened that he fell down violently from the charet that ran swiftly, so that it bruised his body, and did him great pain. 8 And so he that thought a little before he might command the floods of the sea (so proud was he beyond the condition of man) and to way the high mountains in a pair of balance, was now brought down to the ground, and carried upon a horslitter, knowledging the manifest power of God upon him: 9 So that the worms came out of the body of this wicked man in abundance: and whiles he was alive, his flesh fell of for pain and torment, and all his army was grieved at his “ Or, rottenness. smell. 10 Thus he that a little afore thought he might reach to the stars of heaven: him might no man now abide nor bear, for the vehemency of stink. 11 Therefore he being brought from his great pride, began for to come to the knowledge of himself: for the punishment of God warned him, & his pain increased ever more and more. 12 And when he himself might not abide his own stink, he said these words: It is reason to be obedient unto God, and that a man which is mortal, think not through pride, himself to be equal unto God. 13 This wicked person prayed also unto the Lord, who now would have no mercy upon him: 14 And as for the city that he came unto so hastily, to bring it down to the ground, and to make it a grave for dead men, now he desireth to deliver it free: 15 And as touching the jews, whom he had judged not worthy to be buried, but would have cast them out with their children, for to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, [saying that he would have destroyed both old and young:] now he promised to make them like the citizens of Athens: 16 And where as he had spoiled the holy temple afore, now he maketh promise to garnish it with great gifts, to increase the holy ornaments, and of his own rents to bear the costs & charges belonging to the offerings: 17 Yea and that he would also become a jew himself, to go through every place of the world that was inhabited, and to preach the power of God. 18 But when his pains would not cease, (for the righteous judgement of God was come upon him) out of a very despair he wrote unto the jews a letter of intercession, containing these words: 19 The king and prince Antiochus, wisheth unto the virtuous citizens of the jews much health and good prosperity. 20 If ye and your children far well, and if all things go after your mind, we give great thanks. 21 In my sickness also do I remember you lovingly: for as I came out of Persia, & was taken with sore disease, I thought it necessary to care for the common wealth: 22 Neither despair I in myself, but have a good hope to escape this sickness. 23 But considering that my father led an host sometime in the higher places, and showed who should reign after him, 24 that if there happened any controversy, or any hard thing were declared, they in the land might know their chief Lord, that there should be no insurrection. 25 Again, when I ponder with myself, how that all the mighty men and neighbours round about are laying way, & look but for opportunity to do harm: I have ordained that my son Antiochus shall reign after me, whom I oft commended to many of you, when I was in the higher kingdoms, & have written unto him as it followeth hereafter. 26 Therefore I pray you and require you to remember the benefits that I have done unto you generally and in especial, and that every man will be faithful to me and my son. 27 For I hope that he shallbe of sober and loving behaviour, and if he follow my device, he shallbe indifferent unto you. 28 Deut viii. c. Thus that murderer and blasphemer of God was sore smitten: and like as he had entreated other men, so he died a miserable death in a strange country upon a mountain. 29 And his body did Philip that went with him carry away, which fearing the son of Antiochus, went into Egypt to Ptolomi Philometor. The ten Chapter. 1 judas Machabeus taketh a city and the temple. 10 He beginneth to show the acts of Eupator. 16 The jews fight against the Idumeans. 24 Timotheus invadeth jury, with whom judas joineth battle. 29 Five men appear in the air to the help of the jews. 39 Timothi is slain. 1 MAchabeus now and his company i. Mac ii●● e. thorough the help of the Lord won the temple and the city again, 2 Destroyed the altars and chapels that the heathen had builded through the streets, 3 Cleansed the temple, Exod. xx. a. made another altar of brick stone, and after two years they offered sacrifices, set forth the incense, the lights, and show bread. 4 When that was done, they fell down flat upon the ground, and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such trouble: but if they sinned any more against him, he himself to chasten them with mercy, and not to come in the hands of those alients and blasphemous men. 5 Now upon the same day that the strangers polluted the temple, it happened that on the very same day it was cleansed again: [namely] ● Mach iiii. f the twenty and fifth day of the month called novemb. Casleu. 6 They kept eight days in gladness, like as in the feast of the tabernacles, remembering that not long afore they held the feast of the tabernacles upon the mountains and in dens, like beasts. 7 And to the same token they bore green bows, branches, & palms, and song Psalms before him that had given them good success to cleanse his place. 8 They agreed also together, and made a statute that every year those days should be solemnly kept of all the people of the jews. 9 How Antiochus then, that was called the noble, died, it is sufficiently told. 10 Now will we speak of Eupator the son of that wicked Antiochus how it happened with him, and so with few words to comprehend the adversity that chanced in the wars. 11 When he had taken in the kingdom, he made one Lysias which had been captain of the host in Phenices and “ Or, Celosyria. Syria, ruler over the matters of the realm. 12 For Ptolomi, that was called Macron, being a ruler for the jews, and specially to sit in judgement for such wrong as was done unto them, undertook to deal peaceably with them. 13 For the which cause he was accused of his friends before Eupator: and when he was suspect to be a traitor, because he had left Cypress that Philometor had committed unto him, and because he departed from noble Antiochus that he was come unto, he poisoned himself, and died. 14 Now when Gorgias was governor of the same places, he took strangers, and undertook oft times to war with the jews. 15 Moreover, the Idumeans that held the strong holds, received those that were driven from Jerusalem, and took in hand to war also. 16 i Mach. v. a. But they that were with Machabeus besought & prayed unto the Lord that he would be their helper, and so they fell upon the strong holds of the Idumeans, 17 And won many places by strength: such as came against them they slew, and killed no less of all together then twenty thousand. 18 Nevertheless some, no less than nine thousand, were fled into two strong towers, having all manner of ordinance to withstand them. 19 Then Machabeus leaving Simon, josephus, Zacheus, and those that were with them, which were very many, went to besiege them, & to fight where most need was. 20 Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were entreated for money thorough certain of those that lay in the castles, took threescore and ten thousand (a) A dragma is, the eight part of an ounce, which is about three pence. dragmas: and let some of them escape. 21 But when it was told Machabeus what had happened, he called the captains of the people together, accusing those persons, that they had sold the brethren for money, & let their enemies go. 22 So he slew those traitors, & immediately went in hand with the two castles. 23 And when they had ordered themselves manly with their weapons & hands, they slew in the two castles more than twenty thousand. 24 i· Mach. v. b. two. Mach. viii Now Timotheus, whom the jews had overcome afore, gathered a multitude of strange people, brought an host also of horsemen of the Asians to win jury by strength. 25 But when he drew nigh, Machabeus and they that were with him, two. Ma. xi. b. fell to their prayer, sprinkled ashes upon their heads, being girded with heery cloth about their loins, 26 Fell down before the altar, and besought the Lord that he would be merciful to them, but an enemy unto their enemies, and to take part against their adversaries, De. xxviii. a according as it is promised in the law. 27 So after the prayer, they took their weapons & went on further from the city: & when they came nigh the enemies, they prepared themselves against them. 28 And betimes in the morning at the break of the day, both the hosts buckled together: jere. xvi. d 2. Pa● 32. ●. The one part had the Lord for their refuge, which is the giver of prosperity, strength, and victory: the other had a manly stomach, which is a captain of war. 29 The battle now being great, 3. Reg ●●. 1. Mac. iii a▪ and xi. b. there appeared unto the enemies from heaven five goodly men upon horsebackes, with bridles of gold, leading the jews: 30 And two of them having Machabeus betwixt them, that kept him safe on every side with their weapons, but shot darts and lightnings upon the enemies, where thorough they were confounded with blindness, and so sore afraid that they fell down. 31 There were slain of footmen twenty thousand and five hundredth, and six hundredth horsemen. 32 As for Timotheus himself, he fled unto Gazara, a very strong hold, wherein Chereas was captain. 33 But Machabeus and his company laid siege to it cheerfully four days. 34 Now they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, cursed and banned exceedingly, and made great craking with wicked words. 35 Nevertheless, upon the fift day in the morning, twenty young men of Machabeus company, being set on fire in their minds because of the blasphemy, came manfully unto the wall, and with bold stomachs smote down those that they met. 36 Others also climbed up upon the towers, undertaking to set fire upon the ports, & to burn those blasphemous persons quick with the fires that they had made, others broke open the gates, and received the rest of the army, and took the city. 37 Two days were they destroying the castle, which when they found Timotheus that was crept in a corner, they killed him, and slew Chereas' his brother in like manner, with Apollophanes. 38 When this was done, they song Psalms with praises and thanksgiving unto the Lord, which had done so great things for Israel, and given them the victory. The xi Chapter. 1 Lysias goeth about to overcome the jews. 8 Succour is sent from heaven unto the jews. 16 The letter of Lysias to the jews. 20 The letter of king Antiochus unto Lysias. 27 A letter of the same unto the jews. 34 A letter of the Romans to the jews. 1 NOT long after this, Lysias the kings steward and a kinsman of his, which had the governance of his matters, took sore displeasure for the things that had happened, 2 And when he had gathered fourscore thousand men of foot, with all the host of the horsemen, he came against the jews, thinking to win the city, to make it an habitation for the heathen: 3 john two. b. And the temple would he have to be an house of lucre, like as the other gods houses of the heathen are, and to sell the priests office every year, 4 Not considering the power of God, but was wild in his mind, Esa 36. b. trusting in the multitude of footmen, in thousands of horsemen, & in his fourscore Elephants. 5 So he came into jury, and then to Bethsura, a castle of defence, lying in a narrow place five furlongs from Jerusalem, & laid sore siege unto it. 6 Now when Machabeus and his company knew that the strong holds were besieged, two. Mach. x. ●. they fell to their prayers with weeping and tears before the Lord: and all the people in like manner besought him that he would send a good angel to deliver Israel. 7 Machabeus himself was the first that made him ready to the battle, exhorting the other that were with him to jeopardy themselves, and to help their brethren. 8 And when they were going forth of Jerusalem together with a ready and willing mind, two. Mac. iii. d. there appeared before them upon horseback a man in white clothing, with harness of gold, shaking his spear. 9 Then they praised the Lord all together which had showed them mercy, and were comforted in their minds, insomuch that they were ready not only to fight with men, but with the most cruel beasts, yea & run thorough walls of iron. 10 Thus they went on willingly, having an helper from heaven, and the Lord merciful unto them. 11 They fell mightily upon their enemies like lions, slew eleven thousand footmen, sixteen hundred horsemen, and put all the other to flight, 12 Many of them being wounded, and some got away naked: Yea Lysias himself was fain to flee shamefully, and so to escape. 13 Nevertheless, that man was not without understanding, but considered by himself that his power was minished, and pondered how the jews being defended by the help of almighty God, were not able to be overcome: wherefore he sent them word, 14 And promised, that he would consent to all things which were reasonable, and to make the king their friend. 15 To the which prayer of Lysias, Machabeus agreed, seeking in all things the commonwealth: & whatsoever Machabeus wrote unto Lysias concerning the jews, the king granted it. 16 For there were letters written unto the jews from Lysias, containing these words: Lysias sendeth greeting to the people of the jews. 17 john and “ Or, A bessalom. Absalon which were sent from you, delivered me writings, and required me to fulfil the things concerning their errand. 18 Therefore look what might be granted, I certified the king thereof: & whatsoever was convenient, he agreed thereto. 19 If ye now will be faithful in these matters, I shall endeavour myself hereafter also to do you good. 20 As concerning these things by every article thereof, I have committed them to your messengers and to those whom I sent unto you, to commune with you of the same particularly. 21 Far ye well. In the hundred forty and eight year, the twenty & fourth day of the month Dioscorinthius. 22 Now the kings letter contained these words: King Antiochus sendeth greeting unto his brother Lysias. 23 Forsomuch as our father is now translated unto the gods, our will is, that they which are in our realm, live without any insurrection, and every man to be diligent in his own matters: 24 We understand also, that the jews would not consent to our father, for to be brought unto the custom of the gentiles, but stiffly to keep their own statutes, for the which cause they require of us also, to let them remain still after their own laws. 25 Wherefore our mind is, that this people shallbe in rest: we have concluded and determined also to restore them their temple again, that they may live according to the use and custom of their forefathers. 26 Thou shalt do us a pleasure therefore, if thou send unto them, and grant them peace: that when they are certified of our mind, they may be of good cheer, and look to their own wealth. 27 And this was the letter that the king wrote unto the jews: King Antiochus sendeth greeting unto the counsel, and the other people of the jews. 28 If ye far well, we have our desire: as for us, we are in good health. 29 Menelaus came & told us, how that your desire was to return home, and peaceably to enjoy your own possessions. 30 Wherefore, those that will come, 〈…〉 them free liberty, unto the thirty day●● the month of Za●cus. April, 31 That they may use the meats of the jews and their own laws like as afore: and none of them by any man●r of ways to have harm for things done in ignorance. 32 I have sent also Menelaus, that he may comfort you. 33 Far ye well. In the hundred forty and eight year, the fyfteenth day of the month of April. 34 The Romans also sent a letter, containing these words: Quintus M●●mius, & Litus Manilius ambassadors of the Romans, send greeting unto the people of the jews. 35 Look what Lysias the kings kinsman hath granted you, we grant you the same also. 36 But as concerning the things which he referred unto the king, send hither some with speed, and ponder the matter diligently among yourselves, that we may Or, 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉. cast the best to your profit, for we must departed now unto Antioch. 37 And therefore writ shortly again, that we may know your mind. 38 Far well. In the hundredth forty and eight year, the fyfteenth day of the month of April. The xii Chapter. 2 Timotheus troubleth the jews. 3 The wicked deed of them of joppa against the jews. ● judas is avenged of them. 9 He setteth fire on the gate of jamnia. 20 The pursuit of the jews against Timothi. 24 Timothi is taken and let go unhurt. 32 judas pursueth Gorgias. 43 judas offering sacrifice for the dead, showeth the hope of the resurrection. 1 WHen these covenants were made, Lysias went unto the king: and the jews tilled their ground. 2 But Timotheus, & Apolomus the son of Gennei, Jerome, and Demophon [the proud] Nicanor the captain of Cypers, and they that lay in those places, would not let them live in rest & peace. 3 They of joppa also did even such a shameful deed: they prayed the jews that dwelled among them, to go with their wives & children into the ships which they had prepared, and did with them as though they had aught them no evil will. 4 Forsomuch then as there was gone forth a general proclamation thorough the city because of peace, they consented thereto, & suspect nothing: but when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no less than two hundred of them. 5 When judas knew of this cruelty showed unto his people, he commanded those that were with him to make them ready, 6 Exhorting them to call upon God the righteous judge, went forth against those murderers of his brethren, set fire in the haven by night, brent up the ships: and those that escaped from the fire, he slew [with the sword.] 7 And when he had done this, he departed, as though he would come again and root out all them of joppa. 8 But when he had gotten word that the jamnites were minded to do in like manner unto the jews which dwelled among them, 9 He came upon the jamnites by night, & set fire on the haven with the ships: so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem upon a two hundred and forty furlongs. 10 Now when they were gone from thence nine furlongs in there journey toward Timotheus, five thousand men of foot, and five hundredth horsemen of the Arabians, fought with him. 11 So when the battle was earnest, and prospered with judas thorough the help of God: the residue of the The No● of Turrian 〈…〉 they 〈…〉 Arabians being overcome, besought judas to be at one with them, and promised to give him certain Or, scil. pastures, and to do him good in other things. 12 judas thinking that they should in deed be profitable concerning many things, promised them peace: whereupon they shaken hands, and so they departed to their tents. 13 judas went also unto a city, which was very fast kept with bridges, fenced round about with walls, and divers kinds of people dwelling therein, called Caspin. 14 They that were within it, put such trust in the strength of the walls, and in their store of victuals, that they were the slacker in their doings, cursing and reviling judas with blasphemies, and speaking such words as it becometh not. 15 But Machabeus calling upon the great prince of the (world, which without any battle rams or ordinance of war, did I●●●. vi ●. cast down the walls of jericho, in time of josuah) fell manfully upon the walls, 16 Took the city, & thorough the help of the Lord made an exceeding great slaughter: insomuch that a lake of two furlongs broad which lay thereby seemed to flow with the blood of the slain. 17 Then departed they from thence seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Taraca unto the jews that are called Tubianci. 18 But as for Timotheus they could not get him there: for (not one matter dispatched) he was departed from thence, and had left certain men in a very strong hold. 19 But Dositheus & Sosipater, which were captains with Machabeus, slew those that Timotheus had left in the house of defence, more than ten thousand men. 20 And Machabeus prepared him with the six thousand men that were about him, set them in order by companies, & went forth against Timotheus, which had with him an hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, two thousand and five hundred horsemen. 21 When Timotheus had knowledge of judas coming, he sent the women, children, and the other baggage unto a castle called Carnion: For it could not be won, and was hard to come unto, the ways of the same places were so narrow. 22 And when judas his first band came in sight, the enemies were smitten with fear, thorough the presence of God which seeth all things: Insomuch that they fleeing one here, another there, were rather discomfited of their own people, jud. seven. f i. Re. xiiii. c. two. Par. xx. d & wounded with the strokes of their own sword. 23 judas also was very earnest in following upon them, punishing those ungodly, & slew thirty thousand men of them. 24 Timotheus also himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the jews fathers & brethren in prison, which if they put him to death should be despised. 25 So when he had promised faithfully to deliver them again according to the condition made, they let him go without harm, for the health of the brethren. 26 Then Machabeus marched forth to Carnion and Atargation, and there slew twenty and five thousand men. 27 Now after that he had chased away and slain his enemies, he removed the host toward i Mach. v. c. Ephron a strong city, wherein was Lysias and a great multitude of divers nations: and the strong young men kept the walls, defending them mightily, in this city was much ordinance and provision of darts. 28 But when judas and his company had called upon almighty God, which with his power breaketh the strength of the enemies, they won the city, and slew twenty and five thousand of them that were within. 29 From thence went they to the city of the Scythians, Or, Scyth●po●. which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. 30 But when the jews which were in the city, testified that the citizens dealt lovingly with them, yea & entreated them kindly in the time of their adversity, 31 judas and his company gave them thanks, desiring them to be friendly still unto them: and so they came to Jerusalem, the high feast of the weeks being at hand. 32 And after the feast of Pentecost, they went forth against Gorgias the governor of Idumca, 33 Who came out with three thousand men of foot, & four hundred horsemen. 34 Which when they met together, it chanced a few of the jews to be slain. 35 And Dositheus one of the Bacenors, a mighty horseman, took hold of Gorgias, and would have taken him quick: but an horseman of Thracia fell upon him, and smote of his arm, so that Gorgias escaped and fled into “ Or, Maresa. Moresa. 36 When they now that were of “ Or, Esdrm Gorgias side, had fought long and were weighed, judas called upon the Lord, that he would be their helper, and captain of the field: 37 And with that he began in his own language, & song Psalms with a loud voice: insomuch that he made the enemies afraid, & Gorgias men of war took their flight. 38 So judas gathered his host, and came into the city of Odolla: and when the seventh day came upon them, they cleansed themselves as the custom was, & kept the Sabbath in the same place. 39 And upon the day following, as necessity required, judas and his company came to take up the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them in the father's graves. 40 Now under the coats of certain jews which were slain, they found jewels that they had taken [out of the temple and] from the idols of the D● I● jamnites, which thing is forbidden the jews by the law: then every man saw that this was the cause wherefore they were slain. 41 And so every man gave thanks unto the Lord for his righteous judgement, which had opened the thing that was hid. 42 They fell down also unto their prayers, and besought God that the fault which was made might be put out of remembrance: Besides that, judas exhorted the people earnestly to keep themselves from such sin, forsomuch as they saw before their eyes that these men were slain for the same offence. 43 So he gathered of every one a certain, and sent two thousand drachmas of silver unto Jerusalem, that there might a sacrifice be offered for the misdeed: In the which place he did well and right, for he had some consideration and pondering of the life that is after this time. 44 For if he had not thought that they which were slain should rise again, it had been superfluous and vain to make any vow or sacrifice for them that were dead. 45 But forsomuch as he saw that they which die in the favour & belief of god, are in good rest and joy, he thought it to be good & honourable for a reconsiling, to do the same for those which were slain, that the offence might be forgiven. The xiii Chapter. 1 The coming of Eupator into jury. 4 The death of Menelaus. 10 Machabeus going to fight against Eupator, moveth his soldiers unto prayer. 15 He killeth fourteen thousand men in the tents of Antiochus. 21 Rhodocus the betrayer of the jews is taken. 24 Antiochus retained friendship with the jews. 1 IN the hundred forty and nine year, got i Mach. vi. d judas knowledge that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into jury, 2 And Lysias the steward and ruler of his matters with him, having an hundred & ten thousand men of foot of the Grecians, five thousand horsemen, twenty and two Elephants, and three hundred charettes set with hooks. 3 Menelaus also joined himself with them, but with great disobeyed spoke fair to the king, not for any good of the country, but because he thought to have been made some great man of authority. 4 But the king of kings moved Antiochus mind against this ungodly person, and Lysias informed the king that this Menelaus was the cause of all mischief: so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and as the manner of them is, to put him unto death in the same place. 5 There was also in the same place a tower of fifty cubits high, heaped with ashes: and it had an instrument that turned round, & on every side it rolled down into the ashes, and there whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or of any other grievous crime, was cast of all men unto the death. 6 Whereinto the king commanded that shameful person to be cast among the ashes, as one that was cause of all ungraciousness. 7 And reason it was that the unthrift should die such a death, and not to be buried, 8 For he had done much mischief unto the altar of God, whose fire and ashes were holy: therefore was it right that he himself also should be destroyed with ashes. 9 But the king was wood in his mind, and came to show himself more cruel unto the jews, than his father was. 10 Which when judas perceived, two. Mac. 19 e. he commanded the people to call upon the Lord night and day, that he would now help them also like as he had done always: for they were afraid to be put from their law, from their natural country, and from the holy temple: 11 And not to suffer the people which a little while afore began to recover, to be subdued again of the blasphemous nations. 12 So when they had done this together, and besought the Lord for mercy, with weeping and fasting three days long flat upon the ground, judas exhorted them to make themselves ready. 13 But he and the eldest together devised to go forth [first with the people] afore the king brought his host into jury, and afore he besieged the city, and so to commit the matter unto God. 14 Wherefore he committed the charge of all things unto God the maker of all the world, exhorting his people to fight manfully, yea even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the city, their own native country, and to defend the citizens: and he set his host before Modin. 15 He gave them also that were with him a token of the victory of God, choosing out the manliest young men, went by night into the kings pavilion slew of the host fourteen thousand men, i. M●●●i. f and the greatest of the Elephants, with those that sat upon him. 16 Thus when they had brought a great fear and rumour among the tents of their enemies, and all things went prosperously with them, 17 They departed in the break of the day, God being their helper and defender. 18 Now when the king perceived the manliness of the jews, he went about to take the strong places by craft, 19 And removed his host two Mac xi a unto Bethsura, which was a well kept house of defence of the jews: but they were chased away, hurt, and discomfited. 20 And judas sent unto them that were in it, such things as were necessary. 21 In the jews host also there was one Rhodochus, which told the enemies their secrets: but they sought him out, and when they had gotten him, they put him in prison. 22 After this did the king commune with them that were in Bethsura, took truce with them, departed, and struck a battle with judas, which overcame him. 23 But when he understood that Philip, whom he had left to be overseer of this business at Antioch, began to rebel against him, he was astonished in his mind, so that he yielded himself to the jews, and made them an oath to do whatsoever they thought right. 24 Now when he was reconciled with them, he offered, made much of the temple, gave great gifts unto it, 25 Embraced Machabeus, making him captain and governor from Ptolomais unto the Gerrhenes. 26 Nevertheless when he came to Ptolomais, the people of the city were not content with the bond of friendship: for they were afraid that he would break the covenant. 27 Then went Lysias up into the judgement seat, and excused the fact as well as he could, and informed the people, showed them the cause why, & pacified them: so he came again to Antioch. This is now the matter concerning the kings journey, and his return. The xiiij Chapter. 1 By the motion of the Lord, Demetrius sendeth Nicanor to kill the jews 18 Nicanor maketh a compact with the jews, 29 which he yet breaketh through the motion of the king. 37 Nicanor commandeth Razias to be taken. 41 The boldness of Razias. 1 AFter three years, was judas informed how that Demetrius the son of Seleucus was come up with a great power and ships, through the haven of Tripoli, 2 To take certain commodious places and countries, against Antiochus and his captain Lysias. 3 Now Alcimus which had been high priest, and wilfully defiled himself in the time of the mixting, seeing that by no means he could be helped, nor have any more entrance to the altar, 4 He came to king Demetrius in the hundred fifty and one year, presenting unto him a crown of gold, a palm, and an olive tree, which as men thought belonged to the temple: and that day held his tongue. 5 But when he had gotten opportunity for his madness, Demetrius called him to counsel, and asked him what things or counsels the jews leaned unto? 6 He answered: The jews that be called Assidei (whose captain is judas Machabeus) maintain wars, make insurections, and will not let the realm be in peace. 7 For I being deprived of my father's honour (I mean the high priesthood) am come hither: 8 Partly because I was faithful unto the king, and partly because I sought the profit of mine own citizens: And why? all our people, through the wickedness of them, are not a little troubled. 9 Wherefore I beseech thee O king, consider all these things diligently, and then make some provision for the land and the people, according to the kindness that thou hast offered unto them. 10 For as long as judas liveth, it is not possible that men can live in peace. 11 When he had spoken these words, other friends also having evil will at judas, set the king Demetrius on fire [against him.] 12 ●. Ma●. 〈…〉 Which immediately sent Nicanor ruler of the Elephants, a captain, into jury, 13 Commanding him to slay judas, & to scatter them that were with him, and to make Alcimus high priest of the great temple. 14 Then the heathen, which fled out of jury from judas, came to Nicanor by flocks, thinking the harm and decay of the jews to be their welfare. 15 Now when the jews heard of Nicanors coming, and the gathering together of the heathen, they sprinkled themselves with earth, two. Ma● x. e. and besought him which made them his people, and ever defended his own portion with evident tokens, that he would preserve them still. 16 So at the commandment of the captain they removed strait ways from thence, & came to a town called Dessau. 17 And Simon, judas brother, fell in hand with Nicanor: but through the sudden “ Or, S●ence. coming of the enemies he was afraid. 18 Nevertheless, Nicanor hearing the manliness of them that were with judas, and the bold stomachs that they had to fight for their natural country, durst not prove the matter with bloodshedding. 19 Wherefore he sent Possidonius, “ Or, Theodocius▪ Mathias. Theodorus, and Mathathias before, to give and to take peace. 20 So when they had taken long advisement thereupon, and the captain showed it unto the multitude, they were agreed in one mind to have peace. 21 And they appointed a day to sit upon these matters quietly among themselves, and for every one stools also were brought and set forth. 22 Nevertheless, judas commanded certain men of arms to wait in convenient places, lest there should suddenly arise any evil through the enemies: and so they communed reasonably together. 23 Nicanor while he abode at Jerusalem, ordered himself not unreasonably, but sent away the people that were gathered together. 24 He loved judas ever with his heart, and favoured him. 25 He prayed him also to take a wife, and to bring forth children. So he married, lived in rest, and they led a common life. 26 But Alcimus perceiving the love that was betwixt them, and how they were agreed together, came to Demetrius, and told him that Nicanor had taken strange matters in hand, and ordained judas, an enemy of the realm, to be the kings successor. 27 Then the king was sore displeased, and through the wicked accusations which Alcimus made of Nicanor, he was so provoked, that he wrote unto Nicanor, saying: that he was very angry for the friendship and agreement which he had made with Machabeus, Nevertheless, he commanded him in all the haste that he should take Machabeus prisoner, and sent him to Antioch. 28 Which [letters] when Nicanor had seen, he was at his wits end and sore grieved, that he should break the things wherein they had agreed, specially seeing Machabeus was that man that never did him harm. 29 But because he might not withstand the king, he sought opportunity to fulfil his commandment. 30 Notwithstanding when Machabeus saw that Nicanor began to be churlish unto him, & that he entreated him more roughly than he was wont, he perceived that such unkindness came not of good, and therefore he gathered a few of his men, and withdrew himself from Nicanor. 31 Which when he knew that Machabeus had manfully prevented him, he came into the great and most holy temple, and commanded the priests which were doing their usual offerings, to deliver him the man. 32 And when they swore that they could not tell where the man was whom he sought, 33 He stretched out his right hand toward the temple, and made an oath, saying: If ye will not deliver me judas captive, I shall remove this temple of God into the pla● 〈◊〉, I shall break down the altar, and consecrated this temple unto Bacchus. 34 After these words he departed. Then the priests life up their hands toward heaven, and besought him that was ever the defender of their people saying▪ 35 Thou O Lord of all, which hast need of nothing, wouldst that the temple of thy habitation should be among us: i. M●c. ii● c. 36 Therefore now O most holy Lord, keep this house ever undefiled, which lately was cleansed, and stop all the mouths of the unrighteous. 37 Now was there accused unto Nicanor one Razis an alderman of Jerusalem, a lover of the whole city, & a man of good report, which for the kind heart that he bore unto the people, was called a father of the jews. 38 This man oft times when the jews were minded to keep themselves undefiled, defended and delivered them, being content steadfastly to spend his body and his life for his people. 39 So Nicanor willing to declare the hate that he bore to the jews, sent five hundred men of war to take him: 40 For he thought if he ●at him he should bring the jews in great decay. 41 Now when the pe●ple began to rush in at his house, to break the doors, and to set fire on it, he being now taken, This fact is not to be approved, for that it is contra● to god's commandment t●ou s●l not kill▪ 〈…〉. duty. v fell upon his sword, 42 Choosing rather to die manfully, then to yield himself to those wicked doers: & because of his noble stock, he had rather have been put to extreme cruelty. 43 Notwithstanding, what time as he miss of his stroke for haste, and the multitude rushed in violently betwixt the doors, he ran boldly to the wall, and cast himself down manfully among the heap of them: 44 Which gave soon place to his fall, so that he fell upon his belly. 45 Nevertheless, while there was yet breath within him, he was kindled in his mind, & while his blood gushed out exceedingly (for he was very sore wounded) he ran through the midst of the people, and got him to the top of a 〈◊〉. 46 So when his blood was n●we 〈◊〉, he took out his own bowels 〈…〉 his hands, & threw them upon the ople, calling upon the Lord 〈…〉 to reward him this again 〈…〉 he died. The xu Chapter. 2 Nicanor goeth about to come upon judas on the Sabbath day. 5 The blasphemy of Nicanor. 14 Machabeus expounding unto the jews the vision, boldeneth their hearts. 21 The prayer of Machabeus. 30 After the host of Nicanor is once overcome, Machabeus commandeth his head & his hands to be cut of, and his tongue to be given unto fowls. i Mac. seven d. 1 Now when Nicanor knew that judas and his company were in the country of Samaria, he thought with all his power to strike a field with him upon a Sabbath day. 2 Nevertheless the jews that were compelled to go with him, said: O do not so cruelly and unkindly, but hallow the Sabbath day, and worship him that seeth all things: 3 [For all this,] yet said the ungracious person, iii Re. xx. e. Is there a mighty one in heaven that commanded the Sabbath day to be kept? 4 And when they said: yea the living God, the mighty Lord in heaven Exo. xx. b commanded the seventh day to be kept, 5 He said: And I am mighty upon earth, to command them for to arm themselves, & to perform the kings business. Notwithstanding, he might not have his purpose. 6 Nicanor had devised with great pride to overcome judas, and to bring away the victory: 7 But Machabeus had ever a fast confidence and a perfect hope in God, that he would help him: 8 And exhorted his people not to be afraid at the coming of the heathen: but always to remember the help that had been showed unto them from heaven, yea and to be sure now also that almighty God would give them the victory. 9 He spoke unto them out of the law and prophets, putting them in remembrance of the battles that they had stricken afore, and made them to be of good courage. 10 So when their hearts were plucked up, he showed them also the deceitfulness of the heathen, and how they would keep no covenant nor oath. 11 Thus he weaponed them not with the armour of shield and spear, but with wholesome words and exhortations: he showed them a dream also, wherethrough he made them all glad, 12 Which was this: He thought that he saw Onias, which had been high priest, a virtuous and loving man, sad and of honest conversation, well spoken, and one that had been exercised in godliness from a child, holding up his hands toward heaven, and praying for his people. 13 After this, there appeared unto him another man, which was aged, honourable, and glorious. 14 And Onias said: This is a lover of the brethren, and of the people of Israel: this is he that prayeth much for the people and for all the holy city, jeremy the prophet of God. 15 He thought also that jeremy held out his right hand, and gave unto judas a sword of gold, saying: 16 Take this holy sword, a gift from God, wherewith thou shalt smite down the enemies of the people of Israel. 17 And so they were well comforted through the words of judas, which were very sweet and able to stir up their courage: and took courage unto them, so that the young men were determined in their minds to fight, and to abide stiffly at it: insomuch that in the things which they took in hand their boldness showed the same, because the holy city, the sanctuary, and the temple were in peril, 18 For the which they took more care, then for their wives, children, brethren, and kinsfolks. 19 Again, they that were in the city, were most careful for those which were to fight. 20 Now, when they were all in a hope that the judgement of the matter was at hand, and the enemies drew nigh, the host being set in array, the Elephants and horsemen every one standing in his place: 21 Machabeus considering the coming of the multitude, the ordinance of divers weapons, the cruelness of 〈◊〉 beasts, held up his hands tow● heaven, calling upon the Lord that doth wonders, ● P●. x●i. e 〈◊〉 v●. b. which giveth not the victory after the multitude of weapons and power of the host, but to them that please him, according to his own will. 22 Therefore in his prayer he said these words, O Lord, ●. Reg 19 g thou that didst send thine angel in the time of Ezekiah king of juda, and in the host of Sennacherib sluest an hundred fourscore and five thousand: 23 Send now also thy good angel before us O Lord of heavens, in the fearfulness and dread of thy mighty arm, 24 That they which come against thy holy people to blaspheme them, may be afraid. And so he made an end of his words. 25 Then Nicanor & they that were with him, drew nigh with trumpets & showtinges for joy: 26 But judas and his company, with prayer and calling upon God, encountered with the enemies. 27 With their hands they smote, but with their hearts they prayed unto the Lord, and slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: For through the present help of God, they were gloriously comforted. 28 Now when they left of, and were turning again with joy, they understood that Nicanor himself was slain with the other, for all his armour. 29 Then they gave a great shout and a cry, praising the almighty Lord in their own language. 30 And judas which was ever ready to spend his body and life for his citizens, commanded to smite of Nicanors head, with his arm and hand, and to be brought to Jerusalem. 31 When he came there, he called all the people & the priests to the altar, with those that were in the castle, 32 And showed them Nicanors head, and his wicked hand which he had presumptuously holden up against the temple of God. 33 He caused the tongue also of that ungodly Nicanor to be cut in little pieces, and to be cast to the fowls, and that cruel man's hand to be hanged up before the temple. 34 So every man gave thanks unto the Lord, saying: Blessed be he that hath kept his place undefiled. 35 As for Nicanors head he hanged it up upon the high castle for an evident and plain token of the help of God. 36 And so they agreed all together to keep that day holy, [namely] the thirteenth day of the month Februari Adar, 37 Which in the Syrians language is called the next day before Mardocheus day. 38 Thus was Nicanor slain, and from that time forth the jews had the city in possession: and here will I now make an end. 39 If I have done well and as the story required, it is the thing that I desired: but if I have spoken slenderly & barely, I have done that I could. 40 For as it is hurtful to drink wine alone, and then again water, & as wine tempered with water is pleasant & delighteth the taste: so the setting out of the matter delighteth the ear of them that read the story: And here shallbe the end. ¶ The end of the second book of the Maccabees. J. N. ¶ The description of the holy land, containing the places mentioned in the four Evangelists, with other places about the sea coasts: wherein may be seen the ways and journeys of Christ and his Apostles in judea, Samaria, and Galilee: for into these three parts this land is divided. map of the Holy Land ¶ The places specified in this map, with their situation by the observation of the degrees, concerning their length and breadth. Ascalon 65.24. 23.31. Azot 65.35. 32. Bethlehem 65.55. 31.51. Bethphage 68 31.58. Bethsaida 66.51. 32.29. Bethabara 66.34. 32.1. Bethania 66. 31.58. Cana of Galilee 66.52. 32.48. Capernaum 66.53. 32.29. Catmel mount 66.31. 32.50. Caesarea Stratonis 66.16. 32.25. Caesarea Philippi 67.39. 33.5. Chorazim 66.53. 32.29. Dan, one of the fountains whence jordane springeth. 67.25. 33.8. Ennon 66.40. 32.18. Emaus 65.54. 31.59. Ephren 66.8. 32. Gadara or Gazara. 66.48. 32.23. Gaza 65.10. 31.40. jericho 66.10. 32.1. Jerusalem 66. 31.55. joppes 65.40. 32.5. jor, the other fountain whence jordane springeth. 67.31. 33.7. Magdalon called also Dalmanutha 66.48. 32.28. Naim 66.35. 32.33. Nazareth 66.56. 32.42. Ptolemais 66.50. 32.58. Samaria the city 66.22. 32.19. Sidon 67.15. 33.30. Silo 66.27. 32.19. Tyrus 67. 33.20. Tyberias 66.44. 32.26. honey· SOIT· QVI· MAL· Y· PENCE royal blazon or coat of arms ¶ The new Testament of our saviour jesus Christ. I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God unto salvation to all that believe. Rom. i. A preface into the new Testament. 〈…〉 Christ Apostles▪ and with other such 〈…〉 unto us the sum● at 〈…〉 the s● 〈…〉 that which was 〈…〉 〈…〉 and ●phetes in their prophetical volumes, written by the inspiration 〈…〉 in this book more plainly and 〈…〉 out▪ uttered 〈…〉 self same sp●nt, by the children of the prophets the holy Apostles. In deed the 〈◊〉 was given by Moses, but grace and verity came by jesus Christ, which grace this book of the new Testament doth most evidently commend and set out. In th● discoursed the wholly mystery of our salvation and redemption, purchased by our 〈◊〉 our Christ, here is his holy conception described, his nativity his circumcision▪ 〈◊〉 whole life and conversation, his godly doctrine▪ his divine miracles. In this book of the new Testament is set out his death, his resurrection, his ascension, his sending of the holy spirit, his session in our flesh on the right hand of his father, Collo ● making ●nuall intercession to him for us. In this book contained the form and order of his last judgement after the general resurrection of our bodies. Math. xxv. john. 20. These be the 〈…〉 of our faith, these be the grounds of our salvation, these be thu● written that we should believe them▪ and by our belief should enjoy life everlasting. Once and in times past God diversly and many ways spoke unto the father▪ Hebre. ●. by the propheter but in these last days he hath spoken unto us (upon whom the ends of the world be come) by his own son, whom he hath made heir of all thing whose dignity is such, that he is the brightness of his father's glory, the very image of his substance, Hebre. i. Mat iii xv●i ruling all things by the word of his power. This heavenly doctor so endued with glory and majesty▪ we ought most reverently to believe, as commended unto us from the authority of the heavenly father, to be heard as his most well-beloved son, in whom is his whole delight, by whom he will be pleased and pacified: It will else come to pass saith that prophet Moses, that whosoever shall not here and obey that prophet in the words that he shall speak in his father's name, I will be saith the father, Deut. xviii. revenger of him. This is the last prophet to be looked for to speak unto us: In him be universally enclosed the riches and treasures o● the wisdom and knowledge of God his father, by him he hath decreed finally to judge the whole world, Collo. two. two. Tim. iii. Acts. xvii. the living and the dead▪ by him hath he decreed to give to his elect the life everlasting, and to the reprobate (who hath contemned his life and doctrine death everlasting. Let us therefore seriously hear and obey this our heavenly teacher, submit ourselves to this our judge and rewarder: Let v● esteem his doctrine and conversation, as a full, perfect, and sufficient pattern of all holiness and virtue: Let us esteem the doctrine of this book as a most inflexible rule to lead us to all truth and newness of life. Here may we behold the eternal legacies of the new Testament, bequeathed from God the father in Christ his son to all his elect●●▪ I say the legacies lively renewed unto us, not of deliverance from Pharaoh his servitude, but from the bondage and thraldom of that perpetual adversary of ours the devil: here may we behold our inheritance, not of the temporal land of Chanaan, or of the translation of us to the place of worldly paradise: but here we may see the full restitution of us, both in body and soul, to the celestial paradise, the heavenly city of Jerusalem above, Gallat. iiii. there to reign with God the father, God the son, and God the holy ghost for ever▪ which legacies of his Testament promised and bequeathed, were notwithstanding recorded in the books of the old Testament to our ancient fathers, which in hope believed in Christ to come, who was painted before them in figures and shadows, Hebre. ix. and signified in their old sacraments ordained for that time: but now more evidently renewed and exhibited unto us▪ not in figure▪ but in deed, not in promise, but in open sight▪ in feeling, in handling and touching of this eternal life, i. john. i. most manifestly confirmed unto us in Christ his blood in this his new Testament continued and revived, yet in new sacraments, the better to bear in our remembrance this his eternal Testament of all joyful felicities. Let us now therefore good christian people, rejoice in these glad tidings expressed unto us by the name of the gospel of our saviour Christ, and let it never fall out of our remembrance that we were sometime overwhelmed in darkness, i Pet. iiii. and set in the shadow of death: let us consider that we were sometime by our natural birth, the children of God his wrath, and wholly estranged from the household of God. Let us bear in mind that we were sometime no people of God, nor his beloved, that we were by nature branches of the wild olive, and now by mere mercy grafted into the right and natural olive tree: Math. iiii. Ephe two. Rom. xi. i. Tes. v. Ephe. iiii. whereupon let us the rather repose our life in fear and reverence. If we be now the children of light, let us walk in this our light in all holiness and godliness of 〈◊〉, approving that which is pleasing to the Lord. Let us have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, and let us henceforth be no more children, wavering and carried about with every wind of doctrine, and by the deceit and craftiness of men whereby they lay in wait to deceive us: but let us follow the truth in love and charity, and in all things grow up into him which is the head, that is Christ our saviour. If we be now the children of grace and made lively members of his body, though sometime strangers and foreigners far of▪ and made near by the blood of Christ, and made citizens with the saints, and of the household of God: let us direct our hearts thither where our head is, delighting ourself in all heavenly cogitations, walking in all spiritual works and fruits of the spirit, as Gods dear elect. God grant that Christ may so devil in our hearts by faith, Ephe. iii that we may be able to comprehend with all saints the unspeakable love of Christ, which passeth all man's knowledge. Unto him therefore which 〈◊〉 able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think, be praise in the Church by Christ jesus, throughout all generations for ever. Amen. In prologo vet. testam. And here yet once again, let the reader be admonished charitably to examine this translation of the new Testament following, and be not offended with diversity of interpretation, though he find it not to agree to his want text, or yet to disagree from the common translation: Remembering what Santes Pagninus testifieth of that ancient interpreter saint Jerome, that in many places of his commentaries, he doth read and expound otherwise then is found in the common translation: Yea saith Santes, Jerome doth retract very many places, and doth plainly confess, that himself was deceived by the haste of his translating in the doubtful signification of the words. And therefore saith the said Jerome thus: I think it better to rebuke mine own error, than (while I am ashamed to confess my lack of skill) to persist in an error. For who was ever, saith he, so well learned, that hath not somewhere been deceived. Thus far saint Jerome, whereupon good reader I exhort thee, read advisedly, expend learnedly, an●●orrect charitably, and be not offended (good english reader) to see the holy scriptures in thine own language, as a matter newly seen: seeing that our own countryman that venerable priest Bede, many years agone did translate saint john's gospel into the vulgar tongue, Ad utilitatem ecclesiae, to the profit of the Church, 〈◊〉 Cu●●be●● & Du●ham ●●y, who reporteth Bedes own saying: N●lo ut discipuli mei mendatium legant, I would not that my disciples should read any lie, or spend their labour after my departure without fruit. Rom ● i. Cor. ●● Which thing 〈…〉 doth testify of him. In h●●s diebus etiam evangelium johannis in Anglica●● transtulit linguam juxta Apostolum: Sapientibus, 〈◊〉 ipsipientibus debitor sum, & omnibus omnia factus. In these days (of his sickness) he did translate the gospel of saint john into the english tongue saying with the apostle: I am debtor to the learned and unlearned▪ I am made all to all. The rather he so did saith William Malmesberi●: Quia ●●c evangelium difficultate sui, mentes legentium excre●i. Because this gospel by the difficulty that is in it, doth so much exercise the witte●●f the readers, therefore he did interpret it into the english tongue: and so did condescend (saith he) to them which were not skilful in the latin tongue. God grant that all readers may take so much profit thereby, as the good translatour-ment unto them Amen ¶ The (a) Gospel, that is, tidings of our salvation by Christ, Gospel by Saint Matthew. ❧ The first Chapter. ¶ 1 The Genealogy of Christ from Abraham. 18 The marriage of his mother Marie. 20 The Angel satisfieth josephes' mind. 21 The interpretation of Christ's names. 1 THis is the (b) That is, the rehearsal of Christ's lineage & life. book of the generation of jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Gen. xxi. a. 〈◊〉. xxiiii. a Gen xxv. d Ge xxix. d Abraham begat Isaac, Gen. xxi. a. 〈◊〉. xxiiii. a Gen xxv. d Ge xxix. d Isaac begat jacob, Gen. xxi. a. 〈◊〉. xxiiii. a Gen xxv. d Ge xxix. d jacob begat judas, and his brethren. 3 Gen. 38 g. judas begat Phares, and Zara of Thamar, Gen. xlvi. d 〈…〉 a. Phares begat Esrom, Gen. xlvi. d 〈…〉 a. Esrom begat Aram. 4 〈◊〉. iiii. d. 〈◊〉 two b. Num. i. a. Aram begat Aminadab, 〈◊〉. iiii. d. 〈◊〉 two b. Num. i. a. Aminadab begat Naasson, 〈◊〉. iiii. d. 〈◊〉 two b. Num. i. a. Naasson begat Salmon. 5 Ruth. iiii. d. Salmon begat Boos, of Rachab, Ruth. iiii. d. Boos begat Obed of Ruth, Ruth. iiii. d. Obed begat jesse. 6 jesse begat David the king, David the king begat Solomon, of her that was the wife of Vrie. 7 Solomon begat Roboam, Roboam begat Abia, Abia begat Asa. 8 Asa begat josaphat, josaphat begat joram, joram begat Ozias. 9 Ozias begat joatham, 4. Reg. xi. a two. Par. xvi d 2. Pa. xxvii● 2. Para. 28. d. 4. Re. xx● d 4. Re. xxi. d 4. Re. 24. a. joatham begat Achas, 4. Reg. xi. a two. Par. xvi d 2. Pa. xxvii● 2. Para. 28. d. 4. Re. xx● d 4. Re. xxi. d 4. Re. 24. a. Achas begat Ezekias. 10 4. Reg. xi. a two. Par. xvi d 2. Pa. xxvii● 2. Para. 28. d. 4. Re. xx● d 4. Re. xxi. d 4. Re. 24. a. Ezekias begat Manasses, 4. Reg. xi. a two. Par. xvi d 2. Pa. xxvii● 2. Para. 28. d. 4. Re. xx● d 4. Re. xxi. d 4. Re. 24. a. Manasses begat Amon, 4. Reg. xi. a two. Par. xvi d 2. Pa. xxvii● 2. Para. 28. d. 4. Re. xx● d 4. Re. xxi. d 4. Re. 24. a. Amon begat josias. 11 4. Reg. xi. a two. Par. xvi d 2. Pa. xxvii● 2. Para. 28. d. 4. Re. xx● d 4. Re. xxi. d 4. Re. 24. a. josias begat jacim, 4. Reg. xi. a two. Par. xvi d 2. Pa. xxvii● 2. Para. 28. d. 4. Re. xx● d 4. Re. xxi. d 4. Re. 24. a. jacim begat jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon. 12 And, after they were brought to Babylon, jere. xxii. f. i Para. iii. d. Agge. i a. i. Esd. three a. i Para. iii. d. 4. Reg. 18. d. jechonias begat Salathiel, Salathiel begat Zorobabel. 13 jere. xxii. f. i Para. iii. d. Agge. i a. i. Esd. three a. i Para. iii. d. 4. Reg. 18. d. Zorobabel begat Abiud, jere. xxii. f. i Para. iii. d. Agge. i a. i. Esd. three a. i Para. iii. d. 4. Reg. 18. d. Abiud begat Eliakim, Eliakim begat Azor. 14 Azor begat Sadoc, Sadoc begat Achen, Achen begat Eliud. 15 Eliud begat Eleazar, Eleazar begat Matthan, Matthan begat jacob. 16 jacob begat joseph, the husband of Marie, of whom was borne jesus, that is called Christ. ☜ 17 And so, all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations: and from David until the carrying away into Babylon, are fourteen generations: and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ, are fourteen generations. 18 The birth of jesus Christ was on this wise. ☞ When as his mother Marie was betrothed to joseph (before they came together) she was found with child of the holy ghost. 19 Then joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded privily to put her away. 20 But while he thought these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying: joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take [unto thee] Marry thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the holy ghost. 21 She shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Philip. two. b. Acts. iiii. b. jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 (All this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the lord by the prophet, saying: 23 isaiah. ● Behold, a virgin shallbe with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, God with us.) 24 Then joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the Angel of the Lord had bidden him, and he took his wife: 25 (c) This phrase doth not import that he knew her afterward: as the like phrase used. Math v xxviii. d. and Psal. cv or that she had any end children. And knew her not, till she had brought forth * her first borne son, & called his name jesus. ¶ The two Chapter. ¶ 1 The time and place of Christ's birth. 11 The wise men offer their presents. 14 Christ fleeth into Egipte. 16 The young children are slain. 23 Christ turneth into Galilee. 1 WHen jesus was borne in Bethlehem, a city of jury, in the days of Herode the king: behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying: Where is he that is borne king of jews? For we have seen his Nu. xxiiii. c. star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When Herode the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all [the city of] Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief Priests and Scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be borne. 5 And they said unto him: At Bethlehem in jury. For thus it is written by the prophet. 6 Miche. v. a. And thou Bethlehem [in] the land of juda, john. seven. g. art not the least among the princes of juda. For out of thee shall there come a captain, that shall govern my people Israel. 7 Then Herode, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently, what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said: Go, and search diligently for the young child, and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come, and worship him also. 9 ☞ When they had heard the king, they departed, and lo, the star which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came & stood over [the place] wherein the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And went into the house, and found the young child with Marie his mother, Psal. lxii. d. isaiah. lx. b. and fell down, and worshipped him, and opened their treasures, and presented unto him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And after they were warned of God in a dream, that they should not go again to Herode, they returned into their own country another way. ☜ 13 When they were departed, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared to joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, & take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egipte, and be thou there, till I bring thee word. For it will come to pass, that Herode shall seek the young child, to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother, by night, and departed into Egypt. 15 And was there, unto the death of Herode, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord, by the prophet, saying: Osee x ●. Nu. xxiiii. c. Out of Egipte have I called my son. 16 Then Herode, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts, as many as were two year old, or under, according to the time, which he had diligently searched out, of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that, which was spoken by jeremy the prophet, saying. 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, weeping, & great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not. ☜ 19 ☞ But when Herode was dead, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to joseph in a dream, in Egypt, saying. 20 Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. Mark. i b. Luk. iii. d. john. i d. For they are dead, which sought the young child's life. 21 And he arose, & took the young child and his mother, & came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard, that Archelaus did reign in jury in the room of his father Herode, he was afraid to go thither. notwithstanding, after he was warned of God in a dream, he turned aside, into the parties of Galilee, 23 And [went and] dwelled in a city, which is called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophets: He shallbe called a Nazarite▪ ¶ The three Chapter. ¶ 1 johns preaching, office, life, baptism, 7 reprehending of the Pharisees, 13 and baptizing of Christ in jordane. 1 IN those days, came john the Mark. i a. Luk. iii. a. john. three d. Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of jury, and saying. 2 Mark. iiii. c. Repent, (a) This word is, after a fault to be wise▪ with a mind to amend. for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 Esay. xl ●. For this is he, of whom it is spoken by the prophet Esayas, saying. Esay. xl ●. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 This john had his raiment of Camels here, 4 Reg 18. b. Mark. i. a. ● Reg. xiiii d and a girdle of a skin about his loins, 4 Reg 18. b. Mark. i. a. ● Reg. xiiii d his meat was locusts, and 4 Reg 18. b. Mark. i. a. ● Reg. xiiii d wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all jury, and all the region round about jordane, 6 And were baptised of him in jordane, confessying their sins. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees, and Saducees come to his baptism, he said unto them. Luke i● b O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the anger to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. 9 And be not of such mind, that ye would say within yourselves, we have Abraham to [our] father. For I say unto you, that God is able, of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 Even now is the axe also put unto the root of the trees: therefore, Math. seven. c. Luk. iii. b. every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11 I baptise you in water Mark. i. a▪ Luk. iii. c. john. i d. unto repentance: But he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear, he shall baptise you with the holy ghost, and with fire. 12 Luk. iii. c. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will purge his floor, and gather his wheat into [his] garner: but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. 13 Then cometh jesus from Galilee to jordane, unto john, Mark. i b. to be baptised of him. 14 But john forbade him, saying. I have need to be baptised of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 jesus answering, said unto him: Suffer it to be so now. For thus it becometh us, to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 16 And jesus, when he was baptised, came straightway out of the water, and lo Mark. i b. Luk. iii. d. john. i e. the heavens was open unto him, and (john) saw the spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him. 17 And lo, there (came) a voice from the heavens, saying: Esay. xli●. a. Mat. xvii. b. Mark. i. b. Luk. iii. two. Pet. i. d. This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased. ¶ The four Chapter. ¶ 1 Christ fasteth, is tempted. 17 he beginneth to preach. 18 he calleth Peter, Andrew, james, and john, and healeth all the sick. 1 THen was jesus Mark. i b. Luk. iiii. b led away of the spirit into wilderness, to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days, and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said: If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered, and said, it is written: Deut. viii. a. Luk. iiii. a. Sap. xvi. e. Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him: If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down. For it is written: Psal. xcii. e. He shall give his Angels charge over thee, & with their hands they shall life thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 And jesus said to him. It is written again: Deut. vi. c. Luk. iiii. b. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up, into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, 9 And saith unto him: All these will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down, and worship me. 10 Then saith jesus unto him: Avoid Satan. For it is written: Deut. vi c. and ten d. Luk. iiii. b. i Reg. seven. a. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, Mark. i b. the Angels came, and ministered unto him. ☜ 12 When jesus had heard Mark i b. that john was (a) That is, cast in prison. delivered up, he departed into Galilee, 13 And left Nazareth, and went & dwelled in Capernaum, which is (a city) upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim. 14 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esayas the prophet, saying: 15 Esay ix a. The land of Zabulon, & Nephthalim, (by) the way of the sea beyond jordane, Galilee of the Gentiles. 16 The people, which sat in darkness, saw great light: And to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up. 17 From that time, jesus began to Math. iii a. Mark i. a. Math. i. b. Math. iii. a. Mark. i b. preach, and to say: Math. iii a. Mark i. a. Math. i. b. Math. iii. a. Mark. i b. Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ☜ 18 ☞ And jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon (which was) called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, (for they were fishers.) 19 And he saith unto them: Follow me, and I will make you jere. xvi. d. Eze. xlvii. b fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And when he was gone forth from thence, he saw other two brethren, james, the son of Zebedee, & john his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 And they immediately, Luk. v. b. left the ship and their father, and followed him. ☜ 23 ☞ And jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people. 24 And his fame spread abroad, throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people, that were taken with divers diseases, and gripings, and them that were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy, and he healed them. 25 Mark iii ● And there followed him great multitudes of people, from Galilee, and from the (b) A country concerning ten cities ten cities, and from Jerusalem, and from jury, and from the regions (that lie) beyond jordane. ❧ The .v. Chapter. ¶ In this Chapter, and in the two next following, is contained the most excellent and loving Sermon of Christ, in the mount. Which Sermon, is the very key, that openeth the understanding into the law. In this fifth Chapter specially, 3 he preacheth of the eight beatitudes, or blessings, 21 of manslaughter, 22 wrath, and anger, 27 of adultery, 33 of swearing, 39 of suffering wrong, 44 and of love, even toward a man's enemies. 1 WHen he saw the multitude, he went up into a mountain: & when he was set, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth, & taught them, saying. 3 Luke. vi. d. Blessed (are) the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 〈◊〉 lxvi. a. an●. xvii. d. Blessed (are) they that mourn: for they shallbe comforted. 5 Blessed (are) the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed (are) they, which do Ie● xxxi e. hunger and thirst (after) righteousness: for they shallbe satisfied. 7 Blessed (are) the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed (are) the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed (are) the peace makers: for they shallbe called the children of God. 10 Blessed (are) they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 i Pet. two. c. 〈◊〉. iiii. c. Blessed are ye, when (men) revyue you, and persecute (you) and, lying, shall say all manner of evil saying against you, for my sake. 12 Acts v g. Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven. ☜ For so persecuted they the prophets, which were before you. 13 ☞ Ye are the salt of the earth. Mark. ix. g. Luke iiii. g. levit. two. e. But if the salt become unsavoury, where in shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill, can not be hid. 15 〈…〉 x. c. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel: but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father, which is in heaven. 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but Math. i. d and ii ● Luk. xvi. d. Esay. xl. ●. to fulfil. 18 For truly I say unto you, Math. i. d and ●ii. ● Luk. x●i. d. Esay. x●. ●. till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one title of the law shall not scape, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore breaketh one jacob. two. b. Eze. xviii. b. of these least commandments, and teacheth men so, he shallbe called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But who so ever doth, and teacheth (so) the same shallbe called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you: except your righteousness, exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 Ye have heard, that it was said to them of the old time, Exod. xx. c. Luk. xvii. d. Deut. v. b. thou shalt not kill: who so ever killeth, shallbe in danger of judgement. 22 But I say unto you, that who so ever is angry with his brother, unadvisedly, shallbe in danger of judgement. And who so ever shall say unto his brother, racha, shallbe in danger of a council: But, whosoever shall say (thou) fool, shallbe in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember'st, that thy brother hath aught against thee: 24 Leave there thy gift, before the altar, job. xlii. b. and go thy way, first and be reconciled to thy brother: and then, come and offer thy gift. ☜ 25 ☞ Agree with thine adversary quickly, Luk. xii. g. whiles thou art in the way with him: lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the minister, and then thou be cast into prison. 26 verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the utmost farthing. 27 Ye have heard, that it was said unto them of old time: Exod. xx. c. Rom. xiii. c. Eccle. xli. c. job. xxxi. a Thou shalt not commit adultery. 28 But I say unto you, Exod. xx. c. Rom. xiii. c. Eccle. xli. c. job. xxxi. a that whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already, in his heart. M●● g. 29 If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. For better it is unto thee, that one of thy members perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it of, and cast it from thee. For better it is unto thee, that one of thy members perish, then that all thy body should be cast into hell. ☜ 31 It is said: whosoever putteth away his wife, Deu. xxiiii a let him give her a writing of divorcement. 32 Math nineteen. a Mark. x. b. But I say unto you, that whosoever doth put away his wife, except it be for fornication, causeth her to commit adultery. And whosoever marrieth her that is divorced, committeth adultery. 33 Again, ye have heard that it was said unto them of old time: Luk. nineteen. c. Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths. 34 I●cob. v. d. ●say. lxvi. a. Mat. xxiii. c But, I say unto you: Swear not at all, neither by heaven, I●cob. v. d. ●say. lxvi. a. Mat. xxiii. c for it is god's seat, 35 Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool, neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one here white or black. 37 But let your communication be yea, yea, nay nay. For whatsoever is more than these, cometh of evil. 38 Ye have heard, that it is said, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 39 But, I say unto you, that ye resist not evil. But, whosoever giveth thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever will compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 give to him that asketh thee: & from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away. 43 Ye have heard, that it is said: levit. x●x. d Mat. xxii. d Thou shalt love thy neighbour, & hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, love your enemies, Rom. xii. c Levit nineteen. d bless them that curse you, Rom. xii. c Levit nineteen d do good to them that hate you, pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you: 45 That ye may be the children of your father, which is in heaven. For he maketh his son to arise on the evil, and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just, and on the unjust. 46 For Luk. vi. ● if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not the publicans also even the same? 47 And if ye salute or greet your brethren only, what singular thing do ye? Do not also the publicans likewise? 48 levit. nineteen. c Ye shall therefore be perfect, even as your father, which is in heaven, is perfect. ¶ The uj Chapter. ¶ 1 Of alms, 5 prayer, 16 and fasting. 19 He forbiddeth the careful seeking of worldly things. 1 TAKE heed to your alms, that ye give it not in the sight of men, to the intent that ye would be seen of them, or else ye have no reward of your father, which is in heaven. 2 Therefore, when thou givest thine alms, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blown before thee, as hypocrites do, in the synagogues, & in the streets, that they might be esteemed of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. 3 But when thou dost [thine] alms, let not thy left hand know, what thy right hand doth, 4 That thine alms may be in secret: And thy father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. ☜ ● And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they love to stand, praying in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. verily I say unto you, they have their reward. 6 But when thou prayest, ● Reg● f enter into thy chamber, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy father, which is in secret, and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. 7 But when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do. For they think [it will come to pass, that they shallbe heard, for their much babblings sake. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them. For your father knoweth, what things ye have need of, before ye ask of him. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye. Luke xi. a. O our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 10 Let thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as well in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 For, Mat xviii. b Mark. xi. d. if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father shall also forgive you. 15 But, if ye forgive not men their trespasses: no more shall your father, forgive [you] your trespasses. 16 Moreover, Esay. lvii a. Math. ix. d. I●●e. xvii. b. when ye fast, be not of an heavy countenance, as hypocrites are. For they disfigure their faces, that they might appear unto men, to fast. verily I say unto you, they have their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face: 18 That thou appear not unto men, to fast: but unto thy father, which is in secret, and thy father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. 19 Hoard not up for yourselves, treasures upon earth, where the moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through, and steal. 20 But lay up for you, treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal. 21 For, where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22 Luk. xi. c The light of the body, is the eye. Wherefore, if thine eye be single, all thy body shallbe full of light. 23 But and if thine eye be wicked, all thy body shallbe full of darkness. Wherefore, if the light that is in thee, be darkness, how great is that darkness? 24 ☞ Luk. xvi. c. No man can serve two masters. For either he shall hate the one, & love the other: or else lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serve God, and (a) In the Sir●●n tongue it signifieth money and lucre. mammon. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Luk. xii. c. Psal. lv. d. i Pet. v. c. be not careful for your life, what ye shall eat, or drink: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth than meat? & the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: For they sow not, neither do they reap, nor carry into the barns: yet your heavenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Luke. xii. d. Which of you, by taking of careful thought, can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why care ye for raiment? Learn of the Lilies of the field, how they grow. They weighed not [them selves] with labour, neither [do they] spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his royalty, was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so cloth the grass of the field, which though it stand to day, is to morrow cast into the oven: shall he not much more [do] the same for you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewith shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things, do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly father knoweth, that ye have need of all these things. 33 But rather, seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shallbe ministered unto you. 34 Care not then for the morrow: for the morrow shall care for itself. (b) That is, the present day hath enough of his own grief or affliction. Hier. Sufficient unto the day, is the evil thereof. ¶ The vij Chapter. ¶ 1 He forbiddeth foolish and rash judgement, 5 reproveth hypocrisy, ● exhorteth unto prayer, 13 & to enter in at the straight gate, 15 warneth to beware of false prophets, 24 and willeth the hearers of his word, to be doers of the same. 1 judge Luk. vi. f. not, that ye be not judged. 2 Rom. two. a. Luk. vi. f. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shallbe judged: Rom. two. a. Luk. vi. f. And with what measure ye meat, it shallbe measured to you again. 3 Luk. vi. f. Why seest thou a mote in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or, how sayest thou to thy brother: suffer me, I will pluck out a mote out of thine eye: and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye: and then shalt thou see clearly, to pluck out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 give not that which is holy, unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they tread them under their feet, and turning again, all to rend you. 7 Ask, and it shallbe given you: jer. xxix. c. john. xvi. f. Luk. xi. b. seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shallbe opened unto you. 8 For he that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shallbe opened. 9 Is there any among you, which, if his son ask him bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know to give your children good gifts: how much more shall your father, which is in heaven, give good things, to them that ask him? 12 Therefore all things, Eccl. xxxi b Toby. iiii. c. Luk. vi. c whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: For this is the law, and the prophets. 13 Luk. xiii. c. Enter in at the straight gate. For wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. 14 Because, straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 ☞ De●t x 〈…〉 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheeps clothing: but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits, Luk. vi. g. Do men gather grapes of thorns? or figs of thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree, bringeth forth good fruit: But a corrupt tree, bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 Math. xii. ●. A good tree, can not bring forth bad fruit: neither can a bad tree, bring forth good fruit. 19 Math. iii d. Luk. iii. b. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore, by their fruits, ye shall know them. 21 Not every one, that sayeth unto me Mat. xxv ● Luk. vi. g. and xiiii. c. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my father, which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord Lord, have we not prophesied thorough thy name? Act. nineteen. c and thorough thy name have cast out devils? & done many great works thorough thy name? 23 And then will I confess unto them, I never knew you: Psal. vi. b. Luk. xiii. d. Depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Therefore, whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doth the same, I will liken him unto a wise man, which Luk. vi. g. built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blewe, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, because it was grounded on a rock. 26 And every one that heareth of me these sayings, jacob. i b. and doth them not, shallbe likened unto a foolish man, Eze. x● b. which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blewe, and beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, that when jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine. 29 Mark 〈…〉 For he taught them, as one having power, and not as the Scribes. ❧ The eight Chapter. ¶ 2 Christ cleanseth the leper, 5 healeth the captains servant, and many other diseases, 14 helpeth peter's mother in law, 24 stilleth the sea, and the wind, 28 and driveth the devils out of the possessed, into the swine. 1 WHEN he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And behold, there came a leper, and worshipped him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying: I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And jesus saith unto him: See thou tell no man, 〈◊〉 x●iii a but go, [and] show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a witness unto them. ☜ 5 ☞ And when jesus was entered Luke seven. a. 〈…〉. g. into Capernaum, there came unto him a Centurion, beseeching him. 6 And saying: Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously pained. 7 And jesus saith. When I come, I will heal him. 8 The Centurion answered, & said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but Psal. cvii e. speak the word only, & my servant shallbe healed. 9 For I also myself am under authority, and have soldiers under me: and I say to this man go, and he goeth: and to another, come, and he cometh: and to my servant, do this, and he doth it. 10 When jesus heard [him], he marveled, & said to them that followed [him]: verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith in Israel. 11 I say unto you, that Luke xiii. f. 〈◊〉 xli. g. many shall come from the east and west, and shall rest with Abraham, and Isaac, & jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom shallbe cast out, into utter darkness: there shallbe weeping, and gnashing of teeth. 13 And jesus said unto the Centurion: Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be it unto thee. And his servant was healed, in the self same hour. 14 Mark. i c. Luke. iiii. f. And when jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wives mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many, that were possessed with devils, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick. 17 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esayas the prophet, saying: Esay. liii. b. i Pet. two. d. He took on him our infirmities, and bore [our] sicknesses. 18 When jesus saw great multitudes about him, he commanded that they should go over the water. 19 And a certain Scribe came, & said unto him: Luke. ix. g. Master, I will follow thee, whither soever thou goest. 20 And jesus saith unto him. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests: but the son of man, hath not where to rest his head. 21 And another, of the number of his disciples, said unto him: Luke. ix. g. Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But jesus said unto him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead. 23 ☞ And when he entered into a ship, his disciples followed him: 24 And behold, Mark. iiii. b. Luke. viii. c. there arose a great tempest in the sea, [in so much] that the ship was covered with waves: but he was a sleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying: Lord save us, we perish. 26 And he saith unto them: Why are yet fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, job. xxvi. d Psal. cvii c. and rebuked the winds, and the sea: and there followed a great calm. 27 But the men marveled, saying: What manner of man is this, that both winds and sea obey him? ☜ 28 Mark. v. a. Luk. viii. d. And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two, possessed with devils, which came out of the graves, and were very fierce, so that no man might go by that way. 29 And behold, they cried out, saying: Math. v. a. Luk. viii. d. ●. Cor. vi. c. O jesus, thou son of God, Math. v. a. Luk. viii. d. ●. Cor. vi. c. what have we to do with thee? Art thou come hither, to torment us before the time? 30 And there was, a good way of from them, Mark. viii. d a heard of many swine, feeding. 31 So, the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the heard of swine. 32 And he said unto them, go. Then went they out, and departed into the heard of swine: And behold, the whole heard of swine rushed headlong into the sea, and perished in the waters. 33 Then they that kept them, fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was done of the possessed with the devils. 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet jesus: and when they saw him, Act. xvi ● they besought him, that he would departed out of their coasts. ¶ The ix Chapter. ¶ 2 He healeth the palsy. 9 Calleth Matthew from the custom. 11 Answereth for his disciples. 22 Healeth the woman of the bloody issue. 25 Helpeth jairus daughter. 29 giveth two blind men their sight. 33 Maketh a dumb man to speak, and driveth out a devil. 1 AND he entered into a ship, & passed over, & came into his own city. 2 And behold, Mark. two. a. Luke. v. d. they brought to him a man, sick of the palsy, lying in a bed. And when jesus saw the faith of them, he said unto the sick of the palsy: Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee. 3 And behold, certain of the Scribes said, within themselves: This man blasphemeth. 4 And when jesus saw their thoughts, he said: Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5 Whether is easier to say, thy sins be forgiven thee? Or to say, arise and walk? 6 But that ye may know, that the son of man hath power to forgive sins in earth (than said he to the sick of the palsy) Acts. iii b. and ix f. Mark. two. b. Luke. v. c. john. v. b. Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 7 And he arose, and departed to his house. 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled, & glorified God, which had given such power unto men. ☜ 9 ☞ And as jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receit of custom: & he saith unto him, follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as jesus sat at meat in his house, behold, many publicans also and sinners came, and sat down with jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples: Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when jesus heard that, he said unto them: They that be whole, need not the physician, but they that are sick. 13 Go ye, Osee. vi. c. Math. xii. a. and learn what that meaneth, I will [have] mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come, to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. ☜ 14 ☞ Then came the disciples of john unto him, saying: Math. xi. b. Mark. two. c. Luke. v. f. Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 15 And jesus said unto them: Can the children (a) That is, ministers attending in the bride chamber of the bride chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. 16 No man putteth a piece of new (b) Or, raw● cloth. cloth in an old garment: for then, the piece taketh away [something] from the garment, and the rent is made worse. 17 Neither do men put new wine into old vessels: else, the vessels break, and the wine runneth out, and the vessels perish: But they put new wine, into new vessels, and both are preserved together. ☜ 18 ☞ While he spoke these things unto them, M●rke ● Luke 〈…〉 behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying: My daughter is even now dead, but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 19 And jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples. 20 ( M●●k. v. c. 〈◊〉. viii. f. Leu●. xv. c And behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his vesture. 21 For she said within herself: If I may touch but even his vesture only, I shallbe safe. 22 But jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said: Daughter be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee safe. And the woman was made whole from that same hour.) ☜ 23 Mark. v. d. Lu● viii. g. And, when jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels, and the people, making a noise, 24 He said unto them: give place, for the maid is not dead, john xi. b. but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. 26 And the fame [of this] went abroad into all that land. 27 And when jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying: O thou son of David, have mercy on us. 28 And when he was come into the house, the blind came to him. And jesus saith unto them: Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, yea Lord. 29 Then touched he their eyes, saying: Mat. viii. b. According to your faith, be it unto you. 30 And their eyes were opened. And jesus straightly charged them, saying: see that no man know [of it.] 31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his name in all that land. 32 As they went out, behold, Mark. seven. d. Luk. xi. b. they brought to him a dumb man, possessed with a devil. 33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spoke, and the multitudes marveled, saying, that it was never so seen in Israel. 34 But the Pharisees said: Math. xii. b Mark. iii. b. Luk. xi. b. He casteth out devils, through the prince of devils. 35 Mark. vi. b. And jesus went about all cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness, and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, Mark. vi. d. he was moved with compassion on them, because they were destitute, and scattered abroad, even as sheep, having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples: the Luk. x. a. harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. 38 Pray [ye] therefore the lord of the harvest, that he will thrust forth labourers into the harvest. ❧ The ten Chapter. ¶ 5 Christ sendeth out his twelve Apostles, to preach in jury. 7 He giveth them charge, teacheth them, and comforteth them against persecution and trouble. 1 ANd when he had called his Mark. vi. b. Luk. vi. d. twelve disciples [unto him] he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease. 2 The names of the twelve Apostles are these. The first, Simon, which is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, james, the [son] of Zebedee, & john his brother, 3 Philip, & Bartholomewe, Thomas and Matthew, which [had been] a Publican, james, the [son] of Alphee, & Lebbeus, whose surname was Taddeus, 4 Simon [the] Cananite, & judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him. 5 Mark. vi. b. jesus sent forth these twelve, whom he commanded, saying. Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not. 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 As ye go, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils. Acts. viii. d. Freely ye have received, freely give. 9 Possess not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10 Nor yet scrip, towards your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet a staff. For the workman is worthy of his meat. 11 But to whatsoever city or town ye shall come, inquire who is worthy in it, and (a) 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 sodding 〈…〉 no but of ye●itie. there abide, till ye go thence. 12 Lu● ix. a. x. a And when ye come into an house, salute the same. 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you again. 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor will hear your preaching: when ye depart out of that house, or that city, Ma●. vi. b. Act. xiii. g. shake of the dust of your feet. 15 verily I say unto you, it shallbe easier for the land of the Sodomites and Gomorreans, in the day of judgement, then for that city. 16 Luk. x. a. Behold, I send you forth, as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 Mar. xiii. d. Luk. xii. c. john. xvi. b But beware of men. For they shall deliver you up to the counsels, and shall scourge you in their synagogues. 18 And ye shallbe brought to the head rulers, and kings, for my sake, in witness to them, and to the Gentiles. 19 But Mar. xiii. b. Luk. xii. a. Exod. iiii. d. when they deliver you up, take ye no thought how or what ye shall speak. Mar. xiii. b. Luk. xii. a. Exod. iiii. d. For it shallbe given you, even in that same hour, what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your father, which speaketh in you. 21 Mich. seven. b. The brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son, & the children shall rise against their fathers, and mothers, and shall but them to death. 22 And ye shallbe hated of all men, for my name's sake: Math. 24. a. but he that endureth to the end, shallbe saved. 23 But, Math. two. ●. Act. viii. a. and 〈◊〉 when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another. For verily I say unto you, ye shall not end all the cities of Israel, till the son of man be come. 24 Luk. vi. ●. The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord. 25 It is enough for the disciple, that he be as his master is: and that the servant, be as his lord is. If they have called the lord of the house Beelzebub: how much more shall they call them of his household so? 26 Fear them not therefore. Ma●. ●ii c. Luk. 〈…〉 For there is nothing close, that shall not be opened: & nothing hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: And what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the houses. 28 Luk. xii. ●. And fear ye not them, which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him, which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two little sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not light on the ground, without your father. 30 Yea, even all the hairs of your head are numbered. 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32 Mat. v●ii. d. Luk. ix. c. and xii b. Every one therefore, that shall confess me before men, him will I confess also, before my father, which is in heavens. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny, before my father, which is in heavens. 34 Think not Luk. xii. g. that I am come to send peace into the earth. I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance Mich. seven. a. against his father, & the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And a man's foes [shallbe] they of his own household. 37 Luk. xiiii. ● He that loveth father or mother, more than me, is not worthy of me. And he that loveth son or daughter, more than me, is not worthy of me. 38 * And he that taketh not his cross, & followeth me, is not worthy of me. 39 (b) That is, he that will save his life. * Mat. xvi. d. Mark. viii d Luk. xii. b. He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life, for my sake, shall find it. 40 Luk. ix. c. john. xiii. c. He that receiveth you, receiveth me: & he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. 41 He that 3 Reg▪ 18. b c receiveth a prophet, in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophets reward. And he that receiveth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 Mar. ix f. And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink, a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. ❧ The xi Chapter. ● Christ preacheth. ● john Baptist sendeth his disciples unto him. 7 Ch●istes testimony concerning john. 1● The opinion of the people concerning Christ and john 20 Christ upbraideth the unthanfull cities. ●5 The Gospel is revealed to the simple. ● They that labour and are laden. ●9 Christ's yoke. 1 AND it came to pass, that when jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 ☞ When john being in prison heard the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him: 3 Art thou he that should come? or do we look for another? 4 jesus answered and said unto them: Go and show john again what ye have heard and seen. 5 E●●. b The blind receive their sight, the halt do walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor Es●●x●●. receive the Gospel. 6 And happy is he that is not offended in me. 7 Luk. xi. d. And as they departed, jesus began to say unto the multitude concerning john: What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 Or what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he of whom it is written: Mala. iii a Mar ●●. Behold I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. ☜ 11 ☞ verily I say unto you, among them that are borne of women, arose not a greater than john the Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is less in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he. 12 From the days of john the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, & the violent pluck it [unto them.] 13 Luke xv●. d. For all the prophets and the law itself prophesied unto john. 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias which was for to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto little children, which sit in the markets, and call unto their fellows, 17 And say: We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced: we have (a) We have sung mourning songs unto you. mourned unto you, and ye have not sorrowed. 18 For john came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, he hath the devil. 19 The son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, behold a glutton and an [unmeasurable] drinker of wine, and a friend unto publicans & sinners: And wisdom is justified of her children. 20 ☞ Luk. x. c. Then began he to upbraid the cities which most of his mighty works were done in, because they repented not. 21 Woe unto thee Chorazin, woe unto thee Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which were showed in you had been done in tire or Sidon, they had repent long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 Nevertheless I say unto you, it shallbe easier for tire and Sidon at the day of judgement, then for you. 23 And thou Capernaum, which art lift up unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: For if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done among them of Sodom, they had remained until this day. 24 Nevertheless, I say unto you, that it shallbe easier for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, then for thee. ☜ 25 ☞ At that time jesus answered and said: I thank thee O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast showed them unto babes. 26 Even so [it is] O father, for so was it thy good pleasure. 27 Mat. 28. d. Luk. x. d. joh. iii. d. joh. seven. d. and viii c. All things are given unto me of my father: Mat. 28. d. Luk. x. d. joh. iii. d. joh. seven. d. and viii c. And no man knoweth the son but the father, neither knoweth any man the father save the son, and he to whomsoever the son will open him. 28 Come unto me all ye that labour sore, and are laden, and I will ease you. 29 Eccle. vi. d. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek & lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, i joh. v. a. and my burden is light. ☜ The twelve Chapter. Christ excuseth his disciples which pluck the ears of corn. 1● He healeth the dried hand, 2 helpeth the possessed that was blind and dumb. 31 Blasphemy. 34 The generation of vipers. 3● Of good words. 3● Of idle words. 38 He rebuketh the unfaithful that would needs have tokens, 4 and showeth who is his brother, sister, and mother. 1 AT that time jesus went on the Sabbath days Mark. two. d. through the corn, and his disciples were an hungered, and began to Deut. 23. d. pluck the ears of corn, & to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him: Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day. 3 But he said unto them: Have ye not read what David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with him: 4 ●. Reg. 21. a. How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple (a) That is, ●o unclean workest. profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? 6 But I say unto you, that in this place is one greater than the temple. 7 Wherefore if ye witted what this meaneth, Mar. xi. b. Ozee. vi. b. I will mercy & not sacrifice: ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the son of man also is Lord even of the Sabbath day. 9 And he departed thence, Mar. iii. a. Luk. vi. b. and went into their synagogue, 10 And behold there was a man which had his hand dried up, and they asked him, saying: Luk. xiiii. a. Is it lawful to heal upon the Sabbath days? that they might accuse him. 11 And he said unto them: What man of you will there be that shall have Deu. xxii. a. a sheep, & if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not take hold of it, and lift it out? 12 How much more than is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the Sabbath days. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and it was made whole like as the other. 14 Mark. ● a. joh. x. g. Then the Pharisees went out, and held a counsel against him, how they might destroy him. 15 But when jesus knew it, he departed thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all, 16 And charged them that they should not make him known: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying: 18 isaiah. xliii. a. Behold my child whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul well delighteth: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgement to the gentiles. 19 He shall not strive nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgement unto victory: 21 And in his name shall the gentiles trust. 22 Luk. xi. b. Then was brought to him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed and said: Is not this that son of David? 24 Mat. xii. d. Mark. iii. c. Luk. x. c. But when the Pharisees heard it, they said: This [fellow] driveth the devils no otherwise out, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 But when jesus knew their thoughts, he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself shallbe brought to nought: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, then is he divided against himself: how shall then his kingdom endure? 27 Also if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shallbe your judges. 28 But if I cast out the devils by the spirit of God: then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 29 Or else Lu●● how can one enter into a strong man's house, & spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his house? 30 He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad. 31 Wherefore, I say unto you, all manner of sin and blasphemy shallbe forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy against the spirit, shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shallbe forgiven him: But whosoever speaketh against the holy ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 33 〈◊〉. v●i. ●. Either make the tree good, and his fruit good: or else make the tree evil, and his fruit evil. Luk. v●● For the tree, is known by his fruit. 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye speak good things, when ye yourselves are evil? Psal. ●● b. Luk. vi. g. For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth good things: And an evil man, out of evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, of every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof, in the day of judgement. 37 two. Reg. i e. Luke. xv. d. Mark. viii. b For of thy words, thou shalt be justified: and of thy words, thou shalt be condemned. ☜ 38 ☞ Then certain of the Scribes, and of the Pharisees, answered him, saying. Luk. xi. d. Master, we will see a sign of thee. 39 But he answered and said to them. Math. xvi. a M●. viii. b. Luk. xi. d. 〈◊〉. vi. b The evil and adulterous generation Math. xvi. a M●. viii. b. Luk. xi. d. 〈◊〉. vi. b seeketh a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet jonas. 40 jonas. two. a. For as jonas was three days, and three nights, in the Whale's belly: so shall the son of man be three days, and three nights, in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Ninive shall rise in the judgement, with this nanon, and condemn it, because jonas iii. ●. they repented at the preaching of jonas: and behold, here [is] one greater than jonas. 42 Luk. xi. d. iii. Reg. x. a two. Para. ix. ●. The Queen of the south shall rise in the judgement, with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, in this place [is] one greater than Solomon. 43 Luk. xi. d. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44 Then he sayeth: I will return into my house, from whence I came out. And when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and taketh unto him seven other spirits, worse than himself, and they enter in, and dwell there: And two. Pet. two. d. Heb. vi. a. the end of that man, is worse than the beginning. Even so shall it be also, unto this froward generation. 46 While he yet talked to the people, Mark. iii. d. Luk. viii. c. behold, his mother, and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47 Then one said unto him: behold, Mark. iii. d. Luk. viii. c. thy mother, and thy brethren, stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 48 But he answered, and said unto him that had told him: Who is my mother? or who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, & said, john. xv. b. behold my mother, and my brethren. 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, sister, and mother. ☜ ¶ The xiij Chapter. ¶ 3 The parable of the seed, 24 of the tars, 31 of the mustard seed, 33 of the leaven, 44 of the treasure hid in the field, 45 of the pearls, 47 and of the net. 1 THE same day, went jesus out of the house, & M●rk iii. a. sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so greatly that he went and sat in a ship, and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: Behold, the sour went forth to sow. 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the ways side, and the fowls came, and devoured them up. 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth, and anon they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth. 6 And when the son was up, they caught heat, and because they had not root, they withered away. 7 Again, some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up and choked them. 8 But some fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him: Why speakest thou to them by parables? 11 He answered and said unto them: Mark. iiii. a. Luk. seven. b. because it is given unto you, to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them, it is not given. 12 Mat. xxv c. Mark. iiii. c. Luk. viii. b. nineteen. d. For whosoever hath, to him shallbe given, and he shall have more abundance: But whosoever hath not, from him shallbe taken away, even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing, see not: and hearing, they hear not: neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophesy of Esaias, saying: Esay. vi. c. Mar. iiii. b. Luk. viii. b. john. xii. b. Act. xxviii f Rom. xi. b. by hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing, ye shall see, & shall not perceive. 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, & should convert, that I might heal them. 16 Luk. x. d. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17 verily I say unto you, i Pet. i. d. that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen: and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard. 18 Mark. iiii. b. Luk. viii. b. Hear ye therefore the similitude of the sour. 19 When one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh that evil, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he, which received seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy, receiveth it: 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a season: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22 He also that received seed into the thorns, is he that heareth the word: and the care of this world, and the disceiptfulnes of riches, choke up the word, and so is he made unfruitful. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it, which also beareth fruit: and bringeth forth, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold. 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying: ☞ Mark. iiii. ●. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man, which sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while men slept, his enemy came & sowed tars among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, than appeared the tars also. 27 So, the servants of the householder came, and said unto him. Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tars? 28 He said unto them: the malicious man hath done this. The servants said unto him: wilt thou then that we go, and gather them up? 29 But he said, nay: lest while ye gather up the tars, ye rote up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: & in time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, gather ye together first the tars, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but carry the wheat into my barn. ☜ 31 ☞ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying. Mat. ii●● c. Luk. xiii. d. The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took & sowed in his field. 32 Which in deed is the least of all seeds: But when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs: and is a tree, so that the birds of the air come & make their nests in the branches thereof. 33 Another parable spoke he unto them: Luk. xiii d The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman taketh & hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened. 34 All these things spoke jesus unto the people in parables: and without a parable spoke he not unto them. 35 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet, that saith: Psal xxviii a I will open my mouth in parables, I will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. ☜ 36 Then jesus sent the people away, & went into the house: ☞ Mark. iiii. c. And his disciples came unto him, saying: Declare unto us the parable of the tars of the field. 37 He answered and said unto them: He that soweth the good seed, is the son of man. 38 The field, is the world: & the good seed, they are the children of the kingdom: the tars, are the children of the wicked. 39 The enemy that foweth them, is the devil: the harvest, is the end of the world: the reapers, be the Angels. 40 Even as the tars therefore, are gathered and brent in the fire: so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 Apo. xiiii. d. The son of man shall send forth his Angels, and [they] shall gather out of his kingdom, all things that offend, and them which do iniquity: 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: There shallbe wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Dan. xii. a. Sap●●n. three b. i Cor. xv. f. Then shall the righteous shine as the Sun, in the kingdom of their father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. ☜ 44 ☞ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in the field: the which a man hath found, and hid, and for joy thereof, goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth the field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. 46 Which, when he found one precious pearl, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of all kind: 48 Which when it was full, men drew to land, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: The Angels shall come forth, and sever the bad from among the just: 50 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: Mat. xxii. b and xxv a there shallbe wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51 jesus saith unto them: have ye understand all these things? They say unto him: yea Lord. 52 Then said he unto them: Therefore, every Scribe which is taught unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure, things new and old. ☜ 53 And it came to pass, that when jesus had finished these parables, Mark. vi. a. he departed thence. 54 And when he came into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, in so much, that Luk. iiii. e. they were astonied, and said: whence cometh this wisdom and powers unto him? 55 Mark. iii. a. john. vi. c. Is not this the carpenters son? Is not his mother called Marie? and his brethren, james, and joses, and Simon, and judas? 56 And are not all his sisters with us? whence hath he then all these things? 57 And they were offended in him. jesus said unto them: Mark. vi. a. Luk. iiii. d. john. v. f. A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58 And he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. ❧ The xiiij Chapter. ¶ 10 john is taken, and beheaded. 19 Christ feedeth five thousand men with five loaves & two fishes, 25 and appeareth by night unto his disciples upon the sea. 1 AT that time Mark v● b. Luk. ix. a. Herode the Tetrarch, heard of the fame of jesus. 2 And said unto his servants: this is john the Baptist, he is risen from the dead, and therefore great works do show forth themselves in him. 3 For Herode Mark. vi. c. Luk. iii. d. had taken john, and bound him, and put him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For john said unto him: Levi. xviii. e. it is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the people: Mat. xxi. b. because they counted him as a prophet. 6 But when Herodes Gene. xl. d. birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herode. 7 Mark vi. c. Wherefore he promised with an oath, that he would give her whatsoever she would ask. 8 And she, being instruct of her mother before, said: give me here john Baptistes head in a platter. 9 And the king was sorry: Nevertheless, for the oaths sake, and them which sat also at the table, he commanded it to be given her: 10 And sent, and beheaded john in the prison. 11 And his head was brought in a platter, and given to the damsel: and [she] brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up his body, and buried it: and went, and told jesus. 13 When jesus heard of it, he Mark. vi. d. Luk. ix. d. john. vi. a. departed thence in a ship, unto a desert place, out of the way: And when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And jesus went forth, and saw much people: and was moved with mercy toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 And when the even drew on, his disciples came to him, saying: this is a desert place, and the hour is now past, let the people departed, that they may go into the towns, and buy them victuals. 16 But jesus said unto them: They have no need to go away, give ye them to eat. 17 They say unto him: we have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18 He said: bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the people to sit down on the grass, and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and lift up his eyes toward heaven, & blessed: And when he had broken [them], he gave the loaves to his disciples, and his disciples to the people. 20 And they did all eat, and were sufficed. And they gathered up (of the fragments that remained) twelve baskets full. 21 And they that had eaten, were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 22 Mark v. ● john. v. b And straightway jesus constrained his disciples to get up into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the people away. 23 And when the people were sent away, he Luk. vi. c. went up into a mountain alone to pray: And when night was come, he was there himself alone. 24 But the ship was now in the mids of the sea, & was tossed with waves: for it was a contrary wind. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night, jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, it is a spirit: and they cried out for fear. 27 But straight way, jesus spoke unto them, saying: be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid. 28 Peter answered him, and said: Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee, on the water. 29 And he said: come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to jesus. 30 But when he saw a mighty wind, he was afraid: And when he began to sink, he cried, saying, Lord save me. 31 And immediately jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him: O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 Mark. vi. g. And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased 33 Then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying: of a truth thou art the son of God. 34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennezaret. 35 And when the men of that place, had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about: and brought unto him all that were sick. 36 And besought him, that they might touch the hem of his garment only: And as many as touched [it] were made whole. ¶ The xu Chapter. ¶ 3 Christ excuseth his disciples, and rebuketh the Scribes and Pharisees for transgressing God's commandment through their own traditions, is the thing that goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, 22 he delivereth the woman of Cananees daughter, 30 healeth the multitude, 36 and with seven joaves, and a few little fishes, feedeth four thousand men, beside women and children. 1 THen Mark. seven. ●. came to jesus Scribes and Pharisees, which were come from Jerusalem, saying: 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them: why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying: Exod. xx. b. Mark. seven. b. honour father and mother, and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, whosoever shall say to father or mother: Exod. xxi. b Ephe. vi. a. Deut. v. b. by the gift that [is offered] of me, thou shalt be helped: 6 And so shall he not honour his father or his mother. And thus have ye made the commandment of God, of none effect, by your tradition. 7 Hypocrites, full well did Esayas prophecy of you, saying: 8 Esa. xxix. g. je xxxiii. g. Mark. seven. b. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips: howbeit, their hearts are far from me. 9 But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrine, precepts of men. 10 And he called the people to him, and said unto them: hear, & understand. 11 That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man: but that which cometh out of the mouth, defileth the man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him: knowest thou not, that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said: Every planting which my heavenly father hath not planted, shallbe rooted up. 14 Let them alone, they be the blind leaders of the blind. If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter, and said unto him: Declare unto us this parable. 16 jesus said: Are ye also without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draft? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart, proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things, which defile a man: But to eat with unwashen hands, defileth not a man. ☜ 21 ☞ And jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of tire and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of the Chananites, which came out of the same coasts, cried unto him, saying: Have mercy on me O Lord, thou son of David: My daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word: and his disciples came, and besought him, saying: send her away, for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered, and said: I am not sent Luk. nineteen. b. but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she, and worshipped him, saying: Lord, help me. 26 He answered, and said: it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to little dogs. 27 She answered and said, truth Lord: and yet little dogs eat of the crumbs, which fall from their masters table. 28 Then jesus answered, and said unto her: O woman, great is thy faith, be it unto thee, even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole, even from that same tyme. ☜ 29 And jesus went from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, & other many, and cast them down at jesus feet: Esa xxxv. b And he healed them. 31 In so much that the people wondered, when they saw the dumb speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: And they glorified the God of Israel. 32 Mark. viii. a. Then jesus called his disciples unto him, and said: I have compassion on the people, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not let them departed fasting, lest they faint in the way. 33 And his disciples say unto him: whence [should we get] so much bread in the wilderness, as to suffice so great a multitude? 34 And jesus sayeth unto them: how many loaves have ye? And they say, Mat. xv. b seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: 36 And took the seven loaves, and the fishes: and after that he had given thanks, he broke them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 37 And they did all eat, and were sufficed: And they took up, of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets full. 38 And yet, they that did eat, were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 And he sent away the people, and took ship, and came into the parties of Magdala. ❧ The xuj Chapter. ¶ 1 The Pharisees require a token, 6 jesus warneth his disciples of the Pharisees doctrine, 16 The confession of Peter, 19 the keys of heaven, 24 the faithful must bear the cross after Christ. 1 THE Mark. viii. b john. vi. d. Luk. xi. d. Pharisees also, with the Saducees, came, and tempting, desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered & said unto them: when it is Luk. xii. g. evening, ye say, [it will be] fair weather: for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is lowering red. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the outward appearance of the sky: but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 4 Mark. xii. c. The froward and adulterous nation requireth Mark. viii. b. Luk. xi. d. a sign: and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the john. vi. d. jonas. two. a. prophet jonas. And he left them, and departed. 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side of the water, they had forgotten to take bread [with them]. 6 Then jesus said unto them: Luk. xii. a. Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Saducees. 7 And they thought in themselves, saying: for we have taken no bread [with us]. 8 Which when jesus understood, he said unto them: O ye of little faith, why think you within yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 9 Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember those five loaves, when there were Mat. xiiii. c. five thousand [men], and how many baskets took ye up? 10 Mark. xv. d. Neither the seven loaves, when there were four thousand [men], and how many baskets took ye up? 11 How is it that ye do not understand, that I spoke it not unto you concerning bread, [warning you] that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Saducees? 12 Then understood they, how that he bade not them beware of the leaven of bread: but of the doctrine of the Pharisees, and of the Saducees. 13 ☞ When jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying: Mark. viii. ●. Whom do men say that I the son of man am? Luk. ix. c. 14 They said: some say [that thou art] john Baptist, some Helias, some jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them: but whom say ye that I am? 16 Simon Peter answered and said: Luk. ix. ● john v. g. Thou art Christ, the son of the living God. 17 And jesus answered, and said unto him: happy art thou Simon Bar jona, for flesh & blood hath not opened that unto thee, but my father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this Cor x. a. rock I will build my congregation: And the gates 〈◊〉. xxviii ● of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee, the keys of the kingdom of heaven: And Mat. xviii. c whatsoever thou bindest in earth, shallbe bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou losest in earth, shallbe loosed in heaven. ☜ 20 Then charged he his disciples, that they should tell no man, that he was jesus Christ. 21 Ma● viii. d. Luke ix. c. From that time forth, began jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and high priests, & scribes, and [must] be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22 And when Peter had taken him aside, he began to rebuke him, saying: Lord, favour thyself, this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned him about, and said unto Peter: go after me Satan, thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. 24 Then said jesus unto his disciples: If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 Mark. x. d. Luk. ix. c. Mark. viii. d john. vi. d. For, who so will save his life, shall lose it: Again, who so doth lose his life for my sake, shall find it. 26 For what doth it profit a man, if he win all the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give for a ransom of his soul? 27 For the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his Angels: and Rom. two. b. then shall he reward every man according to his works. 28 verily I say unto you, Mark. viii. d Luk. ix. c. there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the son of man come in his kingdom. ¶ The xvij Chapter. ¶ 2 The transfiguration of Christ, 15 he healeth the junaticke, 27 and payeth tribute. 1 AND Mark. ix. a. Luk. ix. c. after six days, jesus taketh Peter, james, and john his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain, out of the way, 2 And was transfigured before them, Apoc. i. d. and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothes were as white as the light. 3 And behold, there appeared unto them, Moses, and Elias talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5 While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud shadowed them: And behold, [there came] a voice out of the cloud, which said, Math. iii d. 〈◊〉 xii b. 〈◊〉 xii. a. 〈◊〉 v●ii. e. this is my beloved son Math. iii d. 〈◊〉 xii b. 〈◊〉 xii. a. 〈◊〉 v●ii. e. in whom I am well pleased, Math. iii d. 〈◊〉 xii b. 〈◊〉 xii. a. 〈◊〉 v●ii. e. hear him. 6 And when the disciples heard [these things] they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7 And jesus came, and touched them, and said: arise, and be not afraid. 8 And when they had life up their eyes, they saw no man, save jesus only. 9 Mark. ix. a And when they came down from the mountain, jesus charged them, saying: show the vision to no man, until the son of man be risen again from the dead. ☜ 10 ☞ And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then say the scribes, that Elias must first come? 11 jesus answered, & said unto them: Mala. iii. d. Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things: 12 But I say unto you, that Math. xi. b. Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him, whatsoever they lusted. 13 Likewise, shall also the son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood, that he spoke unto them of john Baptist. 14 And when they were come to the people, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying: 15 Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for oft times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 Mark ix. f. Luk. ix c. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heal him. 17 jesus answered and said: O faithless and crooked nation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18 And jesus rebuked the devil, and he departed out of him: And the child was healed even that same tyme. ☜ 19 Mark. ix. d.. Then came the disciples to jesus secretly, and said: why could not we cast him out? 20 jesus said unto them: because of your unbelief. For verily I say unto you: Luk. xvii. a. If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain: remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, neither shall any thing be unpossible unto you. 21 Howbeit, this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting. 22 While they were occupied in Galilee, jesus said unto them: M●● xv. c and xx ● Ma● 〈…〉 ix. d a●d x ● Luk. ●x c. it will come to pass, that the son of man shallbe betrayed into the hands of men: 23 And they shall kill him, & the third day shall he rise again: And they were exceeding sorry. 24 ☞ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money, came to Peter, and said: Doth not your master pay tribute? 25 He saith: yes. And when he was come into the house, jesus prevented him, saying: What thinkest thou Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take tribute or toll? of the children, or of strangers? 26 Peter saith unto him: of strangers. jesus saith unto him: Then are the children free. 27 notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an angle, and take the fish that first cometh up: and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of twenty pence: that take, and give it unto them for me, and thee. ☜ ❧ The xviij Chapter. ¶ 3 He teacheth his disciples to be humble and harmless, 6 to avoid occasions of evil, 21 and one to forgive another's offence. 1 AT the same time, came the disciples unto jesus, ☞ saying: Mark. ix. g. Luk. ix. f. Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst [of them], 3 And said. verily I say unto you: Mark. x. b. Luk. xviii. d i Peter. two. a. except ye turn, and become Mark. x. b. Luk. xviii. d i Peter. two. a. as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And who so shall receive such a little child in my name, receiveth me. 6 Mark. ix. f Luk. xvii. a But who so shall offend one of these little ones, which believe in me, it were better for him, that a mill stone were hanged about his neck, & that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe unto the world, because of offences. i Cor. xi. ●, It must needs be, that offences come: But woe to that man, by whom the offence cometh. 8 If than Math. v. e. Mark. ix. f. thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them of, and cast [them] from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life, halt or maimed, [rather] then thou shouldest, having two hands, or two feet, be cast into everlasting fire. 9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: It is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, [rather] then, having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire. 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones: For I say unto you, that in heaven their Angels do always behold the face of my father, which is in heaven. 11 ☞ For the son of man, is come to save that which was lost. 12 How think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave ninety & nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which went astray? 13 And if it so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, then of the ninety and nine, which went not astray. 14 Even so, it is not the will of your father in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. 15 ☞ Moreover, Luke xvii. a. Deu●. nineteen. d. Eccle.▪ nineteen. b. if thy brother trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: If he hear thee, thou hast won thy brother. 16 But if he hear thee not, then take yet with thee one or two: that Deut. nineteen. d two Cor. xiii. a Heb. x. f. in the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may be stablished. 17 If he hear not them, tell it unto the Church: If he hear not the Church, let him be unto thee as an Heathen man, and a publican. 18 verily I say unto you: Mar. xvi. c. Whatsoever ye bind on earth, shallbe bound in heaven: And whatsoever ye lose on earth, shallbe loosed in heaven. 19 Again, truly I say unto you, that if two of you agree in earth, as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shallbe done for them, of my father, which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the mids of them. 21 Then came Peter to him, and said: Lord how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee until seven times: but, until seventy times seven. ☜ 23 ☞ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven, likened unto a certain man, that was a king, which would take accounts of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which ought him ten thousand talentes. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant fell down, & besought him, saying: Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 Then the Lord of that servant, moved with pity, loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellows, which ought him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying: pay me that thou owest. 29 And his fellow fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying: have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 30 And he would not: but went, and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 31 So, when his fellows saw what was done, they were very sorry: & came, and told unto their Lord all that was done. 32 Then his Lord called him, and said unto him: O thou ungracious servant, I forgave thee all that debt, when thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also, have had compassion on thy fellow, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his Lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35 So jacob. two. c. Math. vi. b. Mark. xi. d. likewise, shall my heavenly father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts, forgive not, every one his brother, their trespasses. ☜ ¶ The xix Chapter. ¶ 3 Christ giveth answer concerning marriage, 21 and teacheth, not to be careful, 22 nor to love worldly riches. 1 ANd it came to pass, Mark. x. a. that when jesus had finished these sayings, he got him from Galilee, and came into the coasts of jury, beyond jordane: 2 And great multitudes followed him: and he healed them there. 3 The pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife, for every cause? 4 He answered and said unto them: Have ye not read, that he which created at the beginning, Ge●. x●●. d. Ephe v●● Cor ● d. made them male and female, 5 And said: For this cause, shall a man leave father and mother, and shall be knit to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh. 6 Wherefore, they are no more twain, but one flesh. Let not man therefore put a sunder, that which God hath coupled together. 7 They say unto him: why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8 He said unto them: Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, * suffered you to put away your wives: But from the beginning it was not so. 9 Deut 24. a. jere. iii. a. Mala. two. d. Math. v. o. Mark. x. b. Luk. xvi. d. I say unto you: whosoever putteth away his wife, except it be for fornication, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: And who so marrieth her which is divorced, doth commit adultery. 10 His disciples say unto him: If the matter be so between man and wife, [then] is it not good to marry. 11 He said unto them: all men can not receive this saying, Sapi. two. e. save they to whom it is given. 12 For there are some chaste, which are so borne, out of their mother's womb: And there are some chaste, which be made chaste of men: And there be chaste, which have made themselves chaste, for the kingdom of heavens sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it]. 13 Mark. x. b. Luk. xviii. d Then were there brought unto him young children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: And the disciples rebuked them. 14 But jesus said unto them: suffer the young children, and forbid them not to come unto me: for of such, is the kingdom of heaven. 15 And when he had put his hands on them, he departed thence. 16 And behold, one came, and said unto him: Mark. x. a. Luk. xviii. d good master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 He said unto him: why callest thou me good? Psal. cxii. e. there is none good but one, [and that is] God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He saith unto him: Which? jesus said: Exod x●x ● Deut. v. b. Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour father and mother: Rom x●● Galath●▪ v. ● and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 20 The young man saith unto him: All these [things] have I kept, from my youth up: what lack I yet? 21 jesus said unto him: if thou wilt be perfect, Mark. x. e. Luk. xii. d. Math. vi. c. go & sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, & thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come & follow me. 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorry: For he had great possessions. 23 Then jesus said unto his disciples: verily I say unto you, Mark. x. c. Luk. xviii. ●. that a rich [man] shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say unto you: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, then for the rich, to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 When the disciples heard this, they were exceedingly amazed, saying: who then can be saved? 26 But jesus beheld them, and said unto them: with men this is unpossible, Zach. viii. b. but with God all things are possible. 27 ☞ Then answered Peter, and said unto him: Behold, Math. iiii. d. Mark. x. d. Luk. xviii. f. we have forsaken all, and followed thee, what shall we have therefore? 28 jesus said unto them: verily I say unto you, that when the son of man shall sit in the throne of his majesty, ye that have followed me in the regeneration, Luk. xxii. c. Deut. 33. b. shall sit also upon twelve seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 job. xlii. ● And every one that forsaketh house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, job. xlii. ● shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. ☜ 30 Math. xx. b▪ Luk. x●ii c. But many that are first, shallbe last, and the last, shallbe first. ¶ The twenty Chapter. ¶ 1 Christ teacheth by a similitude, that God is debtor unto no man. 20 He teacheth his disciples to be lowly, 30 and giveth two blind men their sight. 1 FOR the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man, ☞ that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vinyeard. 2 And he agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, & sent them into his vinyeard. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw other standing idle in the market place, 4 And said unto them: Go ye also into the vineyard, & whatsoever is right, I will give you. And they went their way. 5 Again, he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. 6 And about the eleventh hour, he went out, and found other standing idle, and said unto them: why stand ye here all the day idle? 7 They say unto him: because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them: go ye also into the vinyeard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. 8 So, when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward: Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning at the last, until the first. 9 And when they came, that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 10 But when the first came also, they supposed that they should have received more: and they likewise received every man a penny. 11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house, 12 Saying: These last have wrought but one hour, & thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. 13 But he answered to one of them, & said: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny? 14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. 15 Is it not lawful for me, to do that I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 16 Mat. nineteen. d. Mark. x. e. Luk. xiii. f. So the last, shallbe the first, & the first [shallbe] last: For many be called, but few [be] chosen. ☜ 17 ☞ And jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside in the way, and said unto them: 18 Mark. ix. ●. Luk. xviii. c Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the son of man shallbe betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death: 19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked, and to be scourged, and to be crucified: and the third day, he shall rise again. 20 ☞ Mark. x. e. Then came to him the mother of Zebedees' children, with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he saith unto her: what wilt thou? She saith unto him: grant, that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 22 But jesus answered, and said: Ye wot not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of? and to be baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with? They say unto him: we are able. 23 He saith unto them: Ye shall drink in deed of my cup, and be baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with: But to sit on my right hand, & on my left, is not mine to give, but to them for whom it is Mat. xxv. a prepared for of my father. ☜ 24 Mark. x. f. And when the ten heard [this], they disdained at the two brethren. 25 But jesus called them unto him, and said: Luk. xxii. e. Ye know that the princes of the gentiles have dominion over them: and they that are great, exercise authority upon them. 26 It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister: 27 And who so will be chief among you, let him be your servant. 28 Even as Mark. x. a. the son of man came, not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. ☜ 29 M●●k. x g. Luke xviii. And as they departed from Hierico, much people followed him. 30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that jesus passed by, they cried, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us. 31 And the people rebuked them, because they should hold their peace. But they cried the more, saying: have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. 32 And jesus stood still, & called them, and said: what will ye that I shall do unto you? 33 They say unto him? Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34 So jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight. And they followed him. ¶ The xxj Chapter. ¶ 7 He rideth into Jerusalem, 12 driveth the merchants out of the temple, 19 curfeth the fig tree, 28 and rebuketh the pharisees with the similitude of the two sons, 35 and of the husband men that slew such as were sent unto them. 1 ANd when they Mark. xi. a. Luk. nineteen. c. drew nigh unto Jerusalem, & were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, them sent jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them: Go into the town that lieth over against you, and anon ye shall find an Ass tied, & a colt with her: lose [them and] bring [them] unto me. 3 And if any man say aught unto you, say ye, the Lord hath need of them: and straightway he will let them go. 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 5 Esay. lxii. d. Zach. ix. b. john. xii. c. Tell ye the daughter of Zion: behold, thy king cometh unto thee meek, and sitting upon an Ass, & a colt, the foal of [the Ass] used to the yoke. 6 The disciples went, and did as jesus commanded them, 7 And brought the Ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon. 8 And many of the people spread their garments in the way. Other cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 Moreover, the multitudes that went before, & that came after, cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David. Luk. nineteen. f. john xii. b. Psal cxviii d Mark. xi. c. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, Luk. nineteen. f. john xii. b. Psal cxviii d Mark. xi. c. Hosanna in the highest. ☜ 10 ☞ And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying: who is this? 11 And the multitude said: This is jesus Mat. xiiii. a. Luk. nineteen. g. that prophet of Nazareth in Galilee. 12 And jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 13 And said unto them, it is written: 3. Reg. 8. d e f Esay. lvi. c. jere. seven. c. My house shallbe called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. 14 And the blind and the halt came to him in the temple, and he healed them. 15 When the chief priests and scribes saw the wonders that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, they disdained, 16 And said unto him: Hearest thou what these say? But jesus saith unto them, yea, have ye never read: Psal. viii. a. Out of the mouth of babes & sucklings thou hast ordained praise? 17 And he left them, and went out of the city, john. viii. ●. unto Bethanie: and he lodged there. ☜ 18 Mark. xi. c. In the morning, as he returned into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw one fig tree in the way, he came to it, Luk. xiii. b. and found nothing thereon but leaves only, & said unto it: never fruit grow on thee henceforward. And anon the fig tree withered away. 20 And when his disciples saw it, they marveled, saying: How soon is the fig tree withered away? 21 jesus answered, and said unto them: verily I say unto you, if ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the fig tree: but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and, be thou cast into the sea, it shallbe done. 22 And all things, whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive them. 23 ☞ 〈…〉 M●. x●. d. L●●. xv●. ●. And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests, & the elders of the people, came unto him teaching, and say: By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this power? 24 jesus answered, & said unto them: I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I in likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things: 25 The baptism of john, whence was it, from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves saying: if we shall say from heaven, he will say unto us, why did ye not then believe him? 26 But if we shall say of men, then fear we the people: Mat. xiiii. a. for all [men] hold john as a prophet. 27 And they answered unto jesus, and said: we can not tell. And he said unto them: neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things. 28 But what think you? ☞ A man had two sons, and came to the first, and said: son, go and work to day in my vinyeard. 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 30 Then came he to the second, & said likewise. And he answered & said, I will sir, and went not. 31 Whether of them twain did the will of the father? And they said unto him, the first. jesus saith unto them: verily I say unto you, that publicans & harlots go into the kingdom of God, before you. 32 For Math. iii. a. john came unto you by the way of righteousness, & ye believed him not: but publicans & harlots believed him. And ye, when ye had seen [it] were not moved afterward with repentance, that ye might have believed him. ☜ 33 ☞ Hearken another similitude. Gene. ix. e. There was a certain man, an householder, which (a) Or digged Esayas. v. a. jere. xii. c. Mark. xii. c. Luke. xx. b. made a vinyeard, & hedged it round about, and made a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husband men: and went into a strange country. 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husband men, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the husband men caught his servants, and beatte one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37 But last of all, he sent unto them his own son, saying: they will stand in awe of my son. 38 But when the husband men saw the son, they said among themselves: Goe xxxvii. this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and let us enjoy his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and thrust him out of the vinyeard, and slew [him]. 40 When the Lord therefore of the vinyeard cometh, what will he do unto those husband men? 41 They said unto him: He will miserably destroy those wicked [men] & will let out his vineyard unto other husband men, which shall deliver him the fruit in due seasons. 42 jesus saith unto them. Did ye never read in the Scriptures: Psal. cxviii c Mark. xii. a. Luk. xx. c. i Pet. two. b. Acts. iiii. b. The stone which the builders refused, the same is become the head of the corner. This is the Lords doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 43 Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God shallbe taken from you, & given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And Zach. xii. a. Dani. two. c. whosoever falleth on this stone, shallbe broken in pieces: but on Zach. xii. a. Dani. two. c. whomsoever it falleth, it shall all to grind him. 45 And when the chief priests and pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them. 46 john. seven. d. Mark. xi. c. Luk. nineteen. g. and twenty c. And they went about to lay hands on him, john. seven. d. Mark. xi. c. Luk. nineteen. g. and twenty c. but they feared the multitudes, because they took him as a prophet. ¶ The xxij Chapter. ¶ 2 The marriage of the kings son, 17 Tribute to be given to the Emperor, 25 Christ confuteth the opinion of the Saducees concerning the resurrection, 36 and answereth the Scribe unto his question. 1 AND jesus answered, and spoke unto them again by parables, and said: 2 ☞ The kingdom of heaven is like unto Luk. xiiii. d. a man that was a king, which made a marriage for his son. 3 And sent forth his servants, to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying: Tell them which are bidden, behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7 But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth, and sent forth his men of war, and destroyed those murderers and brent up their city. 8 Then said he to his servants, the marriage in deed is prepared: But they which were bidden, were not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore out into the high ways: and as many as ye find, bid [them] to the marriage. 10 And the servants went out into the high ways, and gathered together all, as many as they could find, both good and bad: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 11 Then the king came in, to see the guests: and when he spied there a man, which had not on a Esay. lxi d. wedding garment, 12 He said unto him: friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was even speechless. 13 Then said the king to the ministers: bind him hand and foot, and cast him into utter darkness: Mat. xiii. g. and xxv c. there shallbe weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many be called, but few are chosen. ☜ 15 ☞ Mark. x●. ●. Then went the Pharisees, and took council how they might entangle him in his talk. 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples, with the Herodians servants, saying: Luk. xx ● Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God truly, neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not respect men's persons. 17 Tell us therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawful that tribute be given unto Caesar, or not? 18 But jesus perceiving their wickedness, said: Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19 Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And he said to them: whose is this image and superscription? 21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then said he unto them: Mat. xvii. d Rom. xiii. d. give therefore unto Caesar, the [things] which are Caesar's: and unto God, those [things] that are gods. ☜ 22 When they had heard [these words] they marveled, and left him, and went their way. 23 Mark. xii. b Luk. xx. ●. Act. xxiii. b The same day came to him the Saducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 24 Saying: Master, Moses said, that Deu. xxv. b if a man die, having no children, his brother should marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25 There were with us seven brethren, and the first married a wife, and deceased without issue, and left his wife unto his brother. 26 Likewise, the second, and the third, unto the seventh. 27 Last of all, the woman died also. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? For they all had her. 29 jesus answered & said unto them: ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage: but are as the Angels of God in heaven. 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead: have ye not read that which is spoken unto you of God, which saith. 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33 And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonied at his doctrine. 34 ☞ But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Saducees to silence, they came together. 35 And one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying: 36 Master, which is the great commaundent in the law? 37 jesus said unto him: Thou shalt Deut. vi. b. love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto this. Levit nineteen. d Mark. xii. c Rom. xiii. c Gala. v d. jacob two. b. Math. ●. g. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 In these two commandments, hang all the law and the prophets. 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, jesus asked them, 42 Saying: what think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They said unto him [the son] of David. 43 He said unto them: Mark. xli. d. how then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying: 44 The Lord said unto my Lord: Psal. cx. a. sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he then his son? 46 And no man was able to answer him a word: neither durst any man (from that day forth) ask him any more questions. ☜ ¶ The xxiij Chapter. ¶ 3 Christ crieth woe to the Pharisees, Scribes and hypocrites, 37 and prophesieth the destruction of Jerusalem. 1 THen spoke jesus to the multitudes, and to his disciples, 2 Saying: Deut. xvii. b The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. 3 All therefore, whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but do not ye after their works, for they say, and do not. 4 Esay. x. a. Luk. xi. f. Yea, they bind together heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders: but they themselves will not move them with [one] of their fingers. 5 All their works they do, for to be seen of men: They make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the hems of their garments. 6 And love the uppermost seats at feasts, and to sit in the chief place in counsels, 7 And greetynges in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi. 8 jacob. two. a But be not ye called Rabbi: For one is your master, [even] Christ, and all ye are brethren. 9 And call [no man] your father, upon the earth: for one is your father, which is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master [even] Christ. 11 He that is greatest among you, shallbe your servant. 12 Luk. xiiii. e. and xviii. c. But whosoever exalteth himself, shallbe brought low: And he that humbleth himself, shallbe exalted. ☜ 13 Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven before men: Luk. xi. g. ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that come, to enter in. 14 Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye devour widows houses, and that under a pretence of long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one (a) One brought from gentility to their religion. proselyte: & when he is become one, ye make him two fold more the child of hell, than ye yourselves [are]. 16 Woe be unto you ye blind guides: for ye say, whosoever doth swear by the temple, it is nothing: but whosoever sweareth by the gold of the temple, he is a (b) Both to God and to man, for to perform i●. debtor. 17 Ye fools and blind. For whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And whosoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. 19 Ye fools and blind, for whether is greater, the gift: or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20 Who so therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 Math. v. f. And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the seat of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 23 Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, Luk. xi. f. for ye tithe mint, and anise, and cumin: and have left the wayghtier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and faith. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 24 Ye blind guides, which strain out a gnat, and swallow a Camel. 25 Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites: for ye make clean the utter side of the cup, & of the platter: but within they are full of bribery & excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Luk. xi. f. Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites: for ye are like unto painted sepulchres, which in deed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all filthiness. 28 Even so, ye also, outwardly appear righteous unto men: But within, ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites: ye build the tombs of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous: 30 And say, if we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 And so ●. Thes two. ●. ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 32 Fulfil ye likewise, the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how will ye escape the damnation of hell? 34 ☞ Wherefore, behold Math. x. b. Luke xi. g. john. xv. a. Acts v. c and vii ● I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and Scribes, and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify: and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city. 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood, which hath been shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, Gen. iii. b. 2 Pa. xxiiii. f whom ye slew between the temple & the altar. 36 verily I say unto you: all these things shall come upon this generation. 37 Luk. xiii. g. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee: How often would iiii. Esd i ●. I have gathered thy children together, even as the hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not? 38 Behold, Psal. ix. f. your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you: ye shall not see me henceforth, till that ye say, Psa. cxviii d Luk. nineteen. ●. blessed [is he] that cometh in the name of the Lord. ☜ ❧ The xxiiij Chapter. ¶ 1 Christ showeth his disciples the destruction of the temple, 6.29 the end of the world, and the tokens of the later days, 42 and warneth them to wake, 44 for the world shall suddenly perish. 1 AND jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and Mark. xiii. a Luk. xxi. a. his disciples came to him, for to show him the buildings of the temple. 2 jesus said unto them: See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you Luk. nineteen. ● there shall not be here left [one] stone upon another, that shall not be destroyed. 3 And as he sat upon a mount of Olives, his disciples came unto him secretly, saying: Tell us, when shall these things be? & what shall be the token of thy coming, & of the end of the world? 4 And jesus answered, and said unto them: take heed, that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ: and shall deceive many. 6 Ye shall hear of wars, & rumours of wars: See that you be not troubled. For all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 4. Esd. 13 c. Nation shall rise against nation, and realm against realm: and there shallbe pestilence, and famine, and earthquakes, in [certain] places. 8 All these are the beginnings of sorrows. 9 Math. x. b. Mar. xiii. b. Luke xxi. c. john. xvi. a. Then shall they put you to trouble, and shall kill you, and ye shallbe hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many. 12 4. Esd. 14. b. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 Math. x. e. But he that endureth to the end, the same shallbe saved. 14 Mar. xiii. b. And this Gospel of the kingdom, shallbe preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations: and then shall the end come. 15 Mark. xiii. d Luk. xxi. d. When ye therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel. ix. g Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (who so readeth, let him understand.) 16 Then let them which be in jury, flee into the mountains: 17 And let him which is on the house top, not come down to fet any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field, return back to fetch his clothes. 19 Woe shallbe in those days, to them that are with child, and to them that give suck. 20 But pray [ye] that your flight be not in the Winter, neither on the Sabbath day: 21 For then shallbe great tribulation, D●●. xii. a. such as was not since the beginning of the world, to this time, nor shallbe. 22 Yea, and except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the chosen's sake, those days shallbe shortened. 23 Mark xiii ● Luk. xvii. ● Then if any man say unto you: lo, here is Christ, or there: believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christ's, and false prophets, two. Tes. two. b. Deut. xiii. a. and shall show great signs, and wonders: In so much, that if it were possible, the very elect, should be deceived. 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore, if they say unto you, behold, he is in the desert: go not forth. Behold, he is in the secret places: believe it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth into the west: so shall the coming of the son of man be. 28 job. 39 d. Luk. xvii. g. Mar. xiii. c. Luk. xxi. ●. joel. two. c. For wheresoever a dead carcase is, even there will the Eagles also be gathered together. 29 Immediately job. 39 d. Luk. xvii. g. Mar. xiii. c. Luk. xxi. ●. joel. two. c. after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shallbe shaken. 30 And then shall appear the sign of the son of man, in heaven: And then shall all the kindreds of the earth mourn, and they shall Acts. i. b see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 Dan. xii. a. 1. Thes. 4. d. And he shall send his Angels, with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen, from the four winds, even from one end of heaven, to the other. 32 Mark. xiii. c Luk. xxi. f. Learn a parable of the fig tree: when his branch is yet tender, and the leaves sprung, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye see all these things, be ye sure that it is near, even at the doors. 34 verily I say unto you: this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Esay. two. b. Esay. xl. c. Math. v. c. Acts. i a. Heaven and earth shall pass away, Esay. two. b. Esay. xl. c. Math. v. c. Acts. i a. but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour * knoweth no man, no not the Angels of heaven, but my father only. 37 Gen. seven. d. Luk. xvii. f. But as the days of Not were, so shall also the coming of the son of man be. 38 For as in the days [that went] before the flood, they did eat, and drink, marry, and give in marriage, even until the day that No entered into the Ark: 39 And knew not, till the flood came, and took them all away: So shall also the coming of the son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field, the one received, and the other refused. 41 Luk. xvii. g. Two [women] shallbe grinding at the mill, the one received, and the other refused. 42 Mat. xxv. b Mark. xiii. d Luk. xii. e. Watch therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 Of this yet be sure, that if the good man of the house, knew what watch Apo. xvi. c. the thief would come, he would surely watch, and not suffer his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore, be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the son of man cometh. 45 Who is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in season. 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh, shall find so doing. 47 verily I say unto you, that he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant say in his heart, my Lord will be long a coming: 49 And so begin to smite his fellows, yea, and to eat and drink with the drunken: 50 The same servants Lord shall come in a day, when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not ware of: 51 And shall hew him in pieces, & give him his portion with hypocrites: there shallbe weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¶ The xxv Chapter. ¶ 1 The ten virgins, 14 the talents delivered to the servants, 32 and of the general judgement. 1 THen shall the kingdom ☞ of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 But five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 They that were foolish, took their lamps, but took none oil with them: 4 But the wise, took oil in their vessels, with their lamps also. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And even at midnight, there was a cry made: behold, the bridegroom cometh, go out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lamps. 8 So the foolish said unto the wise: give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying: [not so] jest there be not mough for us & you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the brydegome came: and they that were ready, went in with him, to the marriage, and the gate was shut up. 11 afterward came also the other virgins, saying: Math. seven. c. Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said: verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Ma. xxiiii. d Mark. xiii. d Luk. xii. e. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day, nor yet the hour, wherein the son of man shall come. ☜ 14 ☞ Mark. xiii. d Luk. nineteen. b. Likewise, as a [certain] man, ready to take his journey into a strange country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one, he gave five talentes, to another two, and to another one: to every man after his ability, & straight way departed. 16 Then he that had received the five talentes, went, and occupied with the same, & made [them] other five talentes. 17 And likewise, he [that received] two: he also gained other two. 18 But he that received that one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lords money. 19 After a long season, the Lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20 And so, he that had received five talentes, came, and brought other five talentes, saying: Lord, thou deliverdest unto me five talentes, behold, I have gained with them five talents more. 21 His Lord said unto him: Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. 22 He also that had received two talentes, came, and said: Lord thou deliverdest unto me two talentes, behold, I have won two other talents with them. 23 His Lord said unto him? Well done, good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. ☜ 24 Then he which had received the one talon, came, and said: Lord I knew thee, that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, & gathering where thou hast not strewed. 25 And [therefore] was I afraid, & went and hid thy talon in the earth: lo, there thou hast that thine is. 26 His Lord answered, and said unto him: Thou evil and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed, 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have delivered my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming should I have received mine own with vantage. 28 Take therefore the talon from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29 Math. xiii. c Mark. iii. c. For unto every one that hath, shallbe given, and he shall have abundance: But he that hath not, from him shallbe taken away, even that which he hath. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into utter darkness, Math. xiii g and xxii b. there shallbe weeping, and gnashing of teeth. 31 ☞ i. Thess. i b. When the son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy Angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory. 32 And before him shallbe gathered all nations: Eze. xxxiiii and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand: Come ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom, Math. xx. d. prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was an hungered, Esay. lviii. b. Ezec. xviii. a and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was harbourless, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: Sick, and ye visited me: Eccle. seven. d. two. Tim. i d. I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying: Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, & fed thee? or thirsty and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee harbourless, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the king shall answer, and say unto them: verily I say unto you, in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me. 41 Then shall he say unto them on the left hand: Depart from me ye cursed Psal. vi. d. Math. seven. d. Luk. xiii. f. Esay. thirty. g Dani. seven. d. into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink. 43 I was harbourless, and ye took me not in: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying: Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or a thirst, or harbourless, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying: verily I say unto you, in as much Prou. xiii. c. and xvii a. as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And john. v. ●. these shall go into everlasting pain: the righteous into life eternal. ☜ ¶ The xxuj Chapter. ¶ 10 Marry Magdalene anointed Christ. 26 They eat the Easter lamb. 31 Christ prayeth in the garden, 48 judas betrayeth him, 62 Peter smiteth of Malchus ear, 64 Christ is accused by false witnesses, 69 Peter denieth him. 1 AND it came to pass, when jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples: 2 ☞ Math. xiii. a Luk. xxii. a. Ye know, that after two days is the feast of Passover, and the son of man is betrayed, to be crucified. 3 john. xi. f. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, which was called Caiaphas: 4 And held a council, that they might take jesus by subtlety, and kill him. 5 But they said: Not on the feast [day] lest there be an uproar among the people. 6 When Mar. xiiii. a. john. xii. a. jesus was in Bethanie, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman, Luk. seven. f. having an Alabaster box of precious ointment, and powered it on his head, as he sat [at the board.] 8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying: to what purpose [is] this waste? 9 This ointment might have been well sold, and given to the poor. 10 When jesus understood that, he said unto them: Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 11 Deut. xv. b. For ye have the poor always with you: but me shall ye not have always. 12 For in that she hath cast this ointment on my body, she did it to bury me. 13 verily I say unto you, wheresoever this Gospel shallbe preached in the world, there shall also this that she hath done, be told for a memorial of her. 14 Mar. xiiii. b. Luk. xxii. a joh. xii. a. Then one of the twelve, called judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15 And said [unto them:] What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that time forth, he sought opportunity to betray him. 17 Mar. xiiii. b. Luk. xxiii. a The first day of sweet bread, the disciples came to jesus, saying unto him: Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee, to eat the Passover? 18 And he said: Go into the city, to such a man, and say unto him, the master saith, my time is at hand, I will keep the Passover at thy house, with my disciples. 19 And the disciples did as jesus had appointed them: and they made ready the Passover. 20 Mar. xiiii. c. Luk. xii. b. When the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 21 And as they did eat, he said: verily I say unto you, that john. xiii. c one of you shall betray me. 22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unhym, Lord is it I? 23 He answered, and said: He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. 24 Psal. xli. b. The son of man truly goeth, as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the son of man is betrayed: It had been good for that man, if he had not been borne. 25 Then judas, which betrayed [him] answered and said: Master, is it I? He said unto him, thou hast said. 26 When they were eating, jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke [it,] and gave [it] to the disciples, and said: i Cor. xi. e. Luk. xxii. b. Mar. xiiii. c Take, eat, this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and after he had given thanks, gave it them, saying: Drink ye all of this, 28 For this is my blood, which [is] of the new testament, that is shed for many, for the remission of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine tree, until that day when I shall drink it new with you, in my father's kingdom. 30 Mark. xiiii ● And when they had praised [God] they went out unto the mount of Olives. 31 Then saith jesus unto them: All ye shallbe offended because of me this night. For it is written: ●●ch. xiii. c. Mark. xiiii c I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shallbe scattered abroad. 32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 33 Peter answered, and said unto him: Mar. x●iii. c. Luk. xxii. d. though all men be offended, because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 34 jesus said unto him: verily I say unto thee, that in this same night, before the Cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35 Peter said unto him: Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 36 Mar. xiiii. d. Then came jesus with them unto a place, which is called Gethsemane, and said unto the disciples: Sat ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to wax sorrowful and heavy. 38 Then said jesus unto them: Mar. xiiii. d john. xii. b. My soul is heavy, even unto the death, tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little farther, and fell s●at on his face, and prayed, saying: O my father, if it be possible, Luk. xxii. d. Mark. xiii. d let this cup pass from me: Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he came unto the disciples, and found them asleep, and saith unto Peter: What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: Galath. v. c. The spirit in deed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 Mar. xiiii. c. He went away once again, & prayed, saying: O my father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be fulfilled. 43 And he came, and found them a sleep again: for, their eyes were heavy. 44 And he left them, and went again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them: sleep henceforth, & take your rest, behold, the hour is at hand, and the son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. 47 Mar. xiiii. e. Luk. xxii. e. While he yet spoke, lo judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude, with sword & staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 But he that betrayed him, gave them a token, saying: Whomsoever I kiss, that same is he, hold him fast. 49 And forthwith, he came to jesus, and said, hail master: and kissed him. 50 And jesus said unto him: Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on jesus, and took him. 51 And behold, one of them which were with jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priests, and smote of his ear. 52 Then said jesus unto him: Put up thy sword into his sheath. Genes. ix. a. joh. xviii. b. Apoc. xiii. c Ezech. xi. b. For all they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword. 53 thinkest thou that I can not now pray to my father, and he shall give me more than twelve legions of Angels? 54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled? For Lu. xxiiii. d. thus must it be. 55 In that same hour, said jesus to the multitudes: Mar. xiiii. f. Luk. xxii. f. Ye be come out, as it were unto a thief, with sword and staves, for to take me. I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and ye took me not. 56 Psal. xxi. and lxix But all this is done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Mar. xiiii. f. Luk. xxii. f. joh. xviii. e. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. 57 And they took jesus, and led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. 58 But Peter followed him a far of, unto the high priests palace, and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end. 59 Mar. xiiii. f. Acts. vi. d. The chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against jesus, for to put him to death, 60 But found none: yea, when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last, came two false witnesses, 61 And said: This [fellow] said: M● x● 〈…〉 d. I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it again in three days. 62 Mar xiiii. f. And the chief priest arose, and said unto him: answerest thou nothing? Why do these bear witness against thee? 63 But jesus held his peace. Mar. xiiii. f. And the chief priest answered, and said unto him: I charge thee by the living God, that thou tell us, whether thou be Christ the son of God? 64 jesus saith unto him: thou hast said. Nevertheless, I say unto you, Mar. xiiii. g Luk. xxii. g hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of the sky. 65 Mar. xiiii. g. Then the high priest rend his clothes, saying: He hath spoken blasphemy, what need we of any more witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy, 66 What think ye? They answered and said: he is worthy to die. 67 Esay. l. c. Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him with fists. And other smote him on his face with the palm of their hands, 68 Saying: prophecy unto us, O Christ, who is he that smote thee? 69 Peter sat without in the palace: And a damsel came to him, saying, Thou also wast with jesus of Galilee. 70 But he denied before them all, saying: I wot not what thou sayest. 71 When he was gone out into the porch, another wench saw him, and said unto them that were there: This fellow was also with jesus of Nazareth. 72 And again he denied with an oath: I do not know the man. 73 And after a while, came unto him they that stood by, and said unto Peter: Mar. xiiii. g. Luk. xxii. g. joh. xviii. c. Surely thou art even one of them, for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 74 Then began he to curse, & to swear, that he knew not the man. And immediately Mat. xxvi. c the Cock crew. 75 And Peter remembered the word of jesus, which said unto him, before the Cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice: and he went out, and wept bitterly. ¶ The xxvij Chapter. ¶ 2 Christ is delivered unto Pilate. 5 judas hangeth himself. 24 Christ is crucified among thieves, 57 he dieth, and is buried, 64 watchmen keep the grave. 1 WHen the morning was come, Psal. two. a. Mark. xv. a. Luk. xxiii. a all the chief priests, and the elders of the people, held a council against jesus to put him to death. 2 And brought him bound, Acts. three c. joh. xviii. c. and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the deputy. 3 Then judas, which had betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver, to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying: I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood. And they said: what is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, 2. Reg. xvii b Acts. ●. c. and went and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said: It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 7 And they took council, and bought with them a potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, until this day. 9 (Then was fulfilled that, which was spoken by jeremy the prophet, saying: Zach. xi. c. And they took thirty silver pieces, the price of him that was valued, whom they bought of the children of Israel: 10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.) 11 Mark. xv. ●. Luk. xxiii. a joh. xviii. f. jesus stood before the deputy, and the deputy asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the jews? jesus saith unto him: thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then saith Pilate unto him: hearest thou not how many witnesses they lay against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word: insomuch, that the deputy marveled greatly. 15 〈◊〉 xv●●● At that feast, the deputy was wont to deliver unto the people a prisoner, whom they would desire. 16 He had then a notable prisoner, called Barrabas. 17 Therefore, when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them: Mark. xv. a 〈◊〉 xv● g. whether will ye that I give lose unto you Barrabas, or jesus, which is called Christ? 18 For he knew, that for envy they had delivered him. 19 When he was set down to give judgement, his wife sent unto him, saying: have thou nothing to do with that just man: For I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 Math xv. a. Luk. x●●ii. b But the chief priests & elders persuaded the people, that they should ask Barrabas, and destroy jesus. 21 The deputy answered, and said unto them: Whether of the twain will ye that I let lose unto you? They said, Acts. three c. Math. xv. a. Barrabas. 22 Pilate said unto them: Acts. three c. Math. xv. a. What shall I do then with jesus, which is called Christ? They all said unto him: let him be crucified. 23 The deputy said: What evil hath he done? But they cried the more, saying: let him be crucified. 24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that more business was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just person, see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said: Acts. v. e. M●. xv. a. Luk. xxiii. d His blood be on us, and on our children. 26 Acts. v. e. M●. xv. a. Luk. xxiii. d Then let he Barrabas loose unto them, and scourged jesus, and delivered him to be crucified. 27 Mark. xv. b Then the soldiers of the deputy took jesus in the common hall, and gathered unto him all the band [of soldiers.] 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet rob: 29 And plaited a crown of thorns, and put upon his head, and a reed in his right hand, and bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying: Hail king of the jews. 30 And when they had spit upon him, they took the reed, and smote him on the head. 31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the rob of him again, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away, to crucify him. 32 And as they came out, Mark xv. b. Lu. xxiii. d. they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33 Mark. xv. b. john. nineteen. d And they came unto the place, which is called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of [dead men's] skulls. 34 And gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall: And when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 When they had crucified him, they parted his garments, & did cast lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: Psal. xxii. b. Mark xv. c. Luk. xxiii. e They departed my garments among them, & upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And they sat, & watched him there. 37 And Luk. xxiii. e john. nineteen. d. set up over his head, the cause [of his death] written: This is jesus, the king of the jews. 38 Mark. xv. c. Luk. xxiii. d Then were there two thieves crucified with him: one on the right hand, and another on the left. 39 Esay. liii. e. They that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying: Thou that destroyedst the temple, & buildest it in three days, save thyself. Sapien. two. b. If thou be the son of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also the high priests, mocking him, with the scribes, and elders, [and pharisees] said: 42 He saved other, himself can he not save. If he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 Psal. xxii. b. He trusted in God, let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the son of God. 44 The thieves also which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. 45 Mar. xv. c. Luk. xxiii. a From the sixth hour, was there darkness over all the land, unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour, jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lama sabachtani, that is to say: Mark. xv. c. Psal. xxii. a. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said: This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway Ma● xv. d. john nineteen. f. one of them ran, and took a sponge, and when he had filled it full of vinegar, he put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 Other said, let be, let us see whether Elias will come and save him. 50 jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And behold, the Mark. xv. d. Luk. xxiii. f veil of the temple did rend into two parts, from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake and the stones rend. 52 And graves did open, and many bodies of saints which slept, arose: 53 And went out of the graves, after his resurrection, and came into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Mark. xv. d. Luk. xxiii. g When the (a) A captain of one hundredth men Centurion, and they that were with him watching jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying: truly, this was the son of God. 55 Mark. xv. d. Luke xxiii g And many women were there (beholding him a far of) which followed jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him. 56 Among which, was Marie Magdalene, and Marie the mother of james and joses, & the mother of Zebedees' children. 57 When the even was come, Mark. xv. d. Luk. xxiii. g john. nineteen. g. there came a rich man of Aramathia, named joseph, which also himself was jesus disciple. 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth: 60 And laid it in his new tomb, which he had hewn out, even in the rock, and rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Mark. xv. ● Marie Magdalene, & the other Marry, sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 The next day that followed the day of preparing, the high priests and pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying. Sir, we remember that this deceiver said while he was yet alive: Math. xvi. c & xvii b. Mark. ix. ●. Luk. xviii. f. After three days I will arise again. 64 Command therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure, until the third day: lest his disciples come by night & steal him away, and say unto the people, he is risen from the dead: & the last error shallbe worse than the first. 65 Pilate said unto them: Ye have the watch, go your way, make it as sure as ye know. 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure with the watch, and sealed the stone. ☜ ❧ The xxviij Chapter. ¶ 6 The Resurrection of Christ. 12 The high priests give the soldiers money, to say that Christ was stolen out of his grave. 17 Christ appeareth to his disciples, and sendeth them forth to preach, and to baptise. 1 IN the later end of the Sabbath day, Mark xv. a. 〈◊〉. xx●●. john. xx a. which dawneth the first day of the week, came Marie Magdalen, and the other Marry, to see the sepulchre. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for the Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came & rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightening, and his raiment white as snow. 4 And for fear of him, the keepers were astonied, and became as dead men. 5 Mat. xvi. b. Lu. xx● a. The Angel answered, and said unto the women, fear ye not: For I know that ye seek jesus which was crucified. 6 He is not here, he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where that the Lord was laid. 7 And go quickly, & tell his disciples that he is risen again from the dead. And behold, he goeth before you into Galilee, there shall ye see him. Lo, I have told you. ☜ 8 ☞ Mar. xvi. b. Lu. xxiiii. b. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with fear, and great joy, and did run, to bring his disciples word. 9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, jesus met them, saying: All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then said jesus unto them: be not afraid. Go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, & there shall they see me. 11 When they were gone, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and showed unto the high priests all the things that were done. 12 And they gathered them together, with the elders, and took council, and gave large money unto the soldiers, 13 Saying. say ye, that his disciples came by night, & stole him away while ye slept. 14 And if this come to the deputies [ears] we will persuade him, and save you harmless. 15 So they took the money, & did as they were taught. And this saying is noised among the jews, until this day. ☜ 16 ☞ Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain, where jesus had appointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: But some doubted. 18 And jesus came, and spoke unto them, saying: Math. xi. d. joh. xvii. a. All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Mar. xvi. c. Go ye therefore, & teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you. And lo, joh. xiiii. b. I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. ☜ ¶ Here endeth the Gospel by Saint Matthaewe. ❧ The Gospel by Saint Mark. ¶ The first Chapter. ¶ 2 The office of john the Baptist. 9 The baptism of Christ, 13 his fasting, 14 his preaching, 17 and the calling of Peter, Andrew, james, & john. 23 Christ healeth the man with the unclean spirit, 29 helpeth peter's mother in law, 41 and cleanseth the leper. 1 THE beginning of the Gospel of jesus Christ, the son of God. 2 As it hath been written in the prophets: M●●●. iii a Math. xi. b. Luk. vi. d. Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 A voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: Esay. xl. a. Math. iii. a. Luk. iii. a. Mark. iii. b. Luk. iiii. c. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight. 4 Esay. xl. a. Math. iii. a. Luk. iii. a. Mark. iii. b. Luk. iiii. c. john did baptise in the wilderness, and preached the baptism of Mark ● b. Luke ●. c. repentance, for the remission of sins. 5 And all the land of jury, and they of Hierusal●, went out unto him, and were all baptised of him in the river of Iordan●●onfessyng their sins. 6 Math. iii. a. john ●s clothed with camels here, a●● with a girdle of a skin about his loins: and he did eat locusts and wild honey. 7 And preached, saying: Mar. iii. b. Luk. iii. c john. i d. He that is stronger than I, cometh after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to stoop down, and unloose. 8 I have baptised you with water: but he shall baptise you with the holy ghost. 9 And it came to pass in those days, that jesus came from Nazareth, of Galilee, Math. iii. c. & was baptised of john in jordane. 10 And assoon as he was come up out of the water, Math. iii. d. he saw heaven open, & the spirit descending upon him like a dove. 11 And there came a voice from heaven: Marh. three d. xii. b. xvii. b Thou art my dear son, in whom I am well pleased. 12 And immediately Math. iiii. a. Esay. xlii. a. Mark. ix. a. the spirit driveth him into wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, and was tempted of Satan, & was with wild beasts. Math. iiii. b. And the Angels ministered unto him. 14 After that john was delivered [to prison] Math. iiii. c. Luk. iiii. b. jesus came into Galilee, Math. iiii. c. Luk. iiii. b. preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying: The time is come, and the kingdom of God is at hand: Math. iiii. b. repent, and believe the Gospel. 16 Math. iii. a. Mat. iiii. c. As he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting nets into the sea (for they were fishers.) 17 And jesus said unto them: Follow me, and I will make jer. xvi. c. you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. 19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw james the son of Zebedee, and john his brother, which also were in the ship, mending their nets. 20 And anon he called them: And they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and followed him. 21 Math. 〈…〉 And they came into Capernaum, & straightway, on the Sabbath days, he entered into the synagogue, & taught. 22 And they were astonied at his learning: Math. v●i. ●. Luke. three ●. For he taught them, as one that had authority, & not as the Scribes. 23 Math. seven d. Luk. iiii. c. And there was in their synagogue, a man vexed with an unclean spirit, & he cried, 24 Saying: Alas, what have we [to do] with thee, thou jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee what thou art, even that holy one of God. 25 And jesus rebuked him, saying: hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, & cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they demanded one of another among themselves, saying: What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority commanded he the fowl spirits, and they obeyed him. 28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region bordering on Galilee. 29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, Mat. viii. b. Luk. iiii. f. they entered into the house of Simon, and Andrew, with james, and john. 30 But Simons wives mother lay sick of a fever: & anon they tell him of her. 31 And he came, & took her by the hand, and life her up: and immediately the fever forsook her, and [she] ministered unto them. 32 And at even, when the son was down, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were vexed with devils: 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many, that were sick of divers diseases, and Luk. iiii. g. Mark. iii. b. cast out many devils: and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. 35 And in the morning, before day, jesus, when he was risen up, departed, and went out into a solitary place, and there prayed. 36 And Simon, & they that were with him, followed after him: 37 And when they had found him, they said unto him: all men seek for thee. 38 And he said unto them: let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for, therefore am I come. 39 And he preached in their synagogues, in all Galilee, and cast the devils out. 40 Math. viii. a Luke v c. And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him: If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And jesus had compassion on him, and put forth his hand, touched him, and saith unto him: I will, be thou clean. 42 And assoon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. 43 And after he had given him a straight commandment, he sent him away forthwith, 44 And saith unto him: Mark. seven. d. See thou say nothing to any man, but get thee hence, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a witness unto them. 45 But he, assoon as he was departed, began to tell many things, and to publish the saying: insomuch, that jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: And they came to him from every quarter. ¶ The two Chapter. ¶ 3 He healeth the man of the palsy, 14 calleth Levi the customer, 16 eateth with open sinners, 18 and excuseth his disciples. 1 AFter [a few] days also, he entered into Capernaum again, and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And anon many were gathered together, in somuch that now there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 Math. ix. a. Luk. v. d. And they came unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four men. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for press, they uncovered the roof [of the house] that he was in: And when they had broken up the roof, they did [with cords] let down the bed, wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 5 When jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy: Esay. xliii. c. and xliiii d. Luk. v. d. Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts: 7 Why doth he thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God only? 8 And immediately, when jesus perceived in his spirit, that they so reasoned within themselves, he saith unto them: why reason ye such things in your hearts? 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, thy sins be forgiven thee: or to say, arise, take up thy bed, and walk? 10 But that ye may know, that the son of man hath power in earth to forgive sins (He spoke unto the sick of the palsy) 11 I say unto thee, Math. ix. a. Luk. v. c. john. v. b. arise, and take up thy bed, and get thee hence unto thine house. 12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all: insomuch that they were all amazed, & glorified God, saying: we never saw it on this fashion. 13 Math. ix. a. And he went again unto the sea: and all the people resorted unto him, and he taught them. 14 And as jesus passed buy, he saw Levi [the son] of Alphee, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him: follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 15 And it came to pass, that when jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together at meat with jesus and his disciples: for there were many that followed him. 16 And when the scribes and pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples: how is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? 17 When jesus heard that, he said unto them: They that be whole, have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: i Tim. i. c. M●th. ix. b. Luk. v f. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 18 And the disciples of john, & the Pharisees did fast. And they come, and say unto him: Why do the disciples of john, and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And jesus said unto them: Can the children of the brydechaumber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can not fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shallbe taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 21 No man also soweth a piece of new cloth, unto an old garment: otherways, his new piece taketh away from the old, and so the rent is made worse. 22 And no man poureth new wine into old vessels: else the new wine doth burst the vessels, and the wine runneth out, and the vessels are marred: But new wine, must be put into new vessels. 23 Math xi. ●. Luk. vi. a. And it came to pass, that he went thorough the corn fields on the Sabbath days, and his disciples began by the way to pluck the ears of corn. 24 And the pharisees said unto him: Behold, why do they on the Sabbath days, that which is not lawful? 25 And he said unto them: Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungered, both he, and they that were with him? 26 i Reg. xxi b How he went into the house of God [in the days] of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the show bread, which is not lawful to eat, but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? 27 And he said unto them: The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore is the son of man, Lord also of the Sabbath. ¶ The three Chapter. ¶ 1 He helpeth the man with the dried hand, 14 chooseth his Apostles, 22 and casteth out the unclean spirit, which the pharisees ascribe unto the devil. 35 The brother, sister, and mother of Christ. 1 AND he entered again into the synagogue, & a man was there which had a Math. xii. a. Luk. vi. a. withered hand: 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. 3 And he said unto the man which had the withered hand: Arise, [and stand] in the mids. 4 And he said unto them: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, mourning for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Math. xi●. b. Luke vi. b. 3. Reg. xiii. b stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: Math. xi●. b. Luke vi. b. 3. Reg. xiii. b And his hand was restored, even as whole as the other. ☜ 6 Math. xii. b. And the pharisees departed, and straightway gathered a council, with the Herodians, against him, that they might destroy him. 7 But jesus avoided, with his disciples, to the sea: Math. iiii. d. Luk. vi. c. And a great multitude followed him from Galilee, and from jury, 8 And from Jerusalem, & from Idumea, and from beyond jordane, Math. iiii. b. Luk. vi. c. john. vi. a. and they that dwelled about tire & Sidon, a great multitude [of men:] Which, when they had heard what things he did, came unto him. 9 And jesus commanded his disciples, that a ship should wait on him, because of the people, lest they should throng him. 10 For he had healed many: insomuch, that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. 11 And when the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him, and cried, saying: Thou art the son of God. 12 And he straightly charged them, that they should not make him known. 13 And he went up into a mountain, & called unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 14 Math x. a. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And that they might have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. 16 And he gave unto Simon to name, Peter. 17 And he called james [the son] of Zebedee, and john, james brother (and gave them to name Boanarges, which is to say, the sons of thunder.) 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomewe, and Matthew, and Thomas, and james the son of Alphee, and Thaddeus, and Simon Cananite, 19 And judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him. And they came into the house: 20 And the people assembled together again, so that they had no leisure so much as to eat bread. 21 And when they that belonged unto him, heard of it, they went out to lay hands upon him: For they said, he is mad. 22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and Math. ix. d. and xii b. Luk. xi. b. by the chief devil, casteth he out devils. 23 And he called them unto him, & said unto them in parables: How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 And if a realm be divided against itself, that realm can not endure. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house can not continue. 26 And if Satan make insurrection against himself & be divided, he can not continue, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and take away his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his house. 28 verily I say unto you, all sins shallbe forgiven unto the children of men, & blasphemies wherewith so ever they have blasphemed: 29 Math. xii. c. Luk. xii. b. But he that speaketh blasphemy against the holy ghost, hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. 30 For they said: he hath an unclean spirit. 31 Math. xii. d. Luk. viii. c. There came also his mother, and his brethren, and stood without, and sent unto him, to call him out. 32 And the people sat about him, & said unto him: Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek for thee without. 33 And he answered them, saying: who is my mother, and my brethren? 34 And when he had looked round about on his disciples, which sat in compass about him, he said: Behold my mother, and my brethren. 35 For whosoever doth the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. ¶ The four Chapter. ¶ 2 The parable of the sour. 37 Christ stilleth the tempest of the sea, which obeyed him. 1 AND he began again to teach by the sea side: And there gathered unto him much people, so greatly, that he entered into a ship, Mat. xiii. a. and sat in the sea: and all the people was by the sea side on the shore: 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine. 3 Hearken: Behold, Luke viii. a. there went out a sour to sow: 4 And it fortuned as he sowed, that some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came, and devoured it up. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth: and immediately sprang up, because it had not depth of earth. 6 But assoon as the son was up, it caught heat: and because it had not root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it gave no fruit. 8 And some fell upon good ground, and did yield fruit, that sprang up, and grew, and brought forth, some thirty fold, and some sixty fold, and some an hundred fold. 9 And he said unto them: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ☜ 10 And when he was alone, they that were about him, with the twelve, asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them: Math. xiii. b Luk. viii. b. To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: But unto them that are without, all things are done by parables, 12 that when they see, they may see and not discern: and when they hear, Esay. vi. c. Mat. xiii. b. Luk. viii. b. joh. xii. f. Act. xxviii f Rom. xi. b. they may hear and not understand, lest at any time, they should turn, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13 And he said unto them: Know ye not this parable? And how then will ye know all other parables? 14 Math. xiii. c Luk. viii. b. The sour, soweth the word. 15 And they [that received seed] by the way side, are those where the word is sown: but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 And likewise they that receive seed into the stony ground, are they, which when they have heard the word, at once receive it with gladness. 17 Yet have no root in themselves, and so endure but a time: and anon when trouble and persecution ariseth for the words sake, immediately they are offended. 18 And those be they that receive seed among thorns: and those [I say] are such as hear the word, 19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is made unfruitful. 20 And they which receive seed into good ground, are such as hear the word, and receive it, so that one corn doth bring forth thirty, some sixty, some an hundred. 21 And he said unto them: Math. v. d. Luk. viii. c. and xi c. Is the candle lighted to be put under a bushel, or under the table? And not to be put on a candlestick? 22 Math. x. c. Luk. viii. d. and xii a. For there is nothing so privy that shall not be opened: neither hath it been so secret, but that it shall come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, take heed what ye hear: Math. seven. a. Luk. vi. f. With what measure ye meat, with the same shall it be measured to you again. And unto you that hear, shall more be given. 25 For Math. xiii. b and xxv c. Luk. viii. c. and xix d. unto him that hath, shall it be given: and from him that hath not, shallbe taken away, even that which he hath. 26 And he said, so is the kingdom of God: even as Math. xiii d if a man should sow seed in the ground, 27 And should sleep, and rise up night and day, and the seed should spring & grow up, he knoweth not how. 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade, than the ear, after that, the full corn in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is brought forth, anon he thrusteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. 30 And he said: Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it? 31 Math. xii. d. Luk. iii. d. It is like a grain of mustard seed, which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all seeds that be in the earth. 32 When it is sown, it groweth up, and is greater than all herbs, and beareth great branches, so that the fowls of the air may make their nests under the shadow of it. 33 Math. xiii. c. And with many such parables preached he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. 34 But without parable spoke he nothing unto them. But when they were alone, Math. xiii. ● he expounded all things to his disciples. 35 And the same day, when even was come, he said unto them: Let us pass over unto the other side. 36 And they left the people, and took him, even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him, other little ships. 37 Math. viii ● Luk. viii. ●. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves dashed into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the stern a sleep on a pillow. And they awaked him, and said unto him: Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, peace and be still. And the wind ceased, & there followed a great calm. 40 And he said unto them: why are ye so fearful? How is it, that ye have no faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another: Who is this? For both wind and sea obey him. ❧ The .v. Chapter. ¶ 8 Christ delivereth the possessed from the unclean spirit, 25 the woman from the bloody issue, 41 and raiseth the captains daughter. 1 AND they came ☞ M●t. viii. d. Luke viii. d. over to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenites. 2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him from among the tombs, a man [possessed] of an unclean spirit: 3 Which had his abiding among the tombs: And no man could bind him, no not with chains, 4 Because, that when he was often bound with fetters and chains, he plucked the chains a sunder, and broke the fetters in pieces: Neither could any man tame him. 5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and beating himself with stones. 6 But when he had spied jesus a far of, he ran, and worshipped him, 7 And cried with a loud voice, & said: Mat. viii. d. Acts. xvi. c what have I to do with thee jesus thou son of the most highest God? I require thee in the name of God, that thou torment me not. 8 (For he said unto him: come out of the man thou foul spirit.) 9 And he asked him, what is thy name? And he answered and said unto him: my name is legion, for we are many. 10 And he prayed him instantly, that he would not send them away, out of the country. 11 But there was there, nigh unto the mountains, Math. viii. d. Luk. viii. d. a great heard of swine feeding. 12 And all the devils besought him, saying: send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13 And anon jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: And the heard ran headlong into the sea, (they were about two thousand,) & were drowned in the sea. 14 And the swineherds fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out for to see what was done: 15 And came to jesus, and saw him that was vexed with the fiend, and had the legion, sit, both clothed, and in his right mind: & they were afraid. 16 And they that saw it, told them, how it came to pass to him that was possessed with the devil: and also of the swine. 17 Luk. viii. e. And they began to pray him, that he would departed out of their coasts. ☜ 18 Math. viii. d And when he was come into the ship, he that had [been possessed] with the devil, prayed him, that he might be with him. 19 Howbeit, jesus would not suffer him, but said unto him: go home to thy friends, and show them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had compassion on thee. 20 And he departed, and began to publish in the ten cities, how great things jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. 21 And when jesus was come over again by ship, unto the other side, much people gathered unto him, and he was nigh unto the sea. 22 Math. ix. e. Luk. viii. f. And behold, there came one of the rulers of the synagogue, whose name was jairus: and when he saw him, he fell down at his feet, 23 And besought him greatly, saying: my young daughter lieth at point of death, [I pray thee] come and lay thy hand on her, that she may be safe, and live. 24 And he went with him, and much people followed him, and thronged him. 25 Math. ix. c. Luk. viii. f. And there was a certain woman, which had been diseased of an issue of blood twelve years, 26 And had suffered many things, of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and felt none amendemet at all, but rather the worse. 27 When she had heard of jesus, she came in the press behind him, and touched his garment. 28 For she said: if I may but touch his clothes, I shallbe whole. 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up: & she felt in her body, that she was healed of the plague. 30 And jesus immediately, knowing in himself, that virtue proceeded from him, turned him about in the press, and said: who touched my clothes? 31 And his disciples said unto him: thou seest the people thrust thee, & askest thou, who did touch me? 32 And he looked round about, for to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman, fearing & trembling, knowing what was done within her, came, and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her: Daughter Luk. iiii. g. thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 35 Math. ix. c. Luk. viii. g. While he yet spoke, there came from the ruler of the synagogues [house], certain, which said: thy daughter is dead, why diseasest thou the master any further? 36 Assoon as jesus heard the word that was spoken, he said unto the ruler of the synagogue, be not afraid, only believe. 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and james, and john the brother of james. 38 Math. ix ● Luk. viii g And he came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the tumult, and them that wept & wailed greatly. 39 And went in, and said unto them: why make ye this a do, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to scorn: But he put them all out, and taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel lay, 41 And taketh the damsel by the hand, and saith unto her. Talitha cumi, which is, if one do interpret it, damsel (I say unto thee) arise. 42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked: For she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonied out of measure. 43 And he charged them straightly, that no man should know of it: and commanded to give her meat. ¶ The uj Chapter. ¶ 4 Of Christ's doings and estimation in his own country, 7 he sendeth forth his Apostles, 15 divers opinions of Christ, 25 how Herode beheaded john baptist, 38 of the miracle of five loaves and two fishes, 48 Christ walketh upon the sea, 55 and healed them that touched him. 1 ANd he Mat▪ xiii. g. Luk. iiii. c. departed thence, & came into his own country, and his disciples followed him. 2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: And many that heard him, were astonied, and said: from whence hath he these things? And what wisdom is this that is given unto him? and such mighty works that are wrought by his hands? 3 Mat. xiii. g. Is not this the carpenter Maries son, the brother of james & joses, and of juda and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 4 jesus said unto them, Mar. xiii. g. Luk. iiii. d. john. v. f. that a prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 5 And he could there show no mighty work: but laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6 And he marveled, because of their unbelief. ☜ Mark. ix. d Math x. c And he went about by the towns that lay on every side, teaching. 7 * And he called the twelve, and began to send them forth, two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. 8 And commanded them, that they should take nothing in their journey, save a staff They may 〈◊〉 staff in their case, and not to defend themselves▪ as in Math. x. only: no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse. 9 But should be shoed with sandales: And that they should not put on two coats. 10 And he said unto them: wheresoever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart thence. 11 Mat● x b. Luk. x d. And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake of the dust that is under your feet, for a witness unto them: Mat. xi d. Luk. x. a. I say verily unto you, it shallbe easier for the Sodomites and the Gomorrheans in the day of judgement, then for that city. 12 Math x. a. And they went out, & preached, that men should repent. 13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed many that were sick, with oil, and healed them. 14 Mat. xiiii. a. Luk. ix. a. And king Herode heard [of him] for his name was spread abroad: And he said, john Baptist is risen again from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Other said, it is Elias. Some said, it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herode heard of him, he said: It is john, whom I beheaded, he is risen from death again. 17 ☞ For Herode himself had sent forth, and laid hands upon john, & bound him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother philip's wife, because he had married her. 18 For john said unto Herode: Levi. xviii. d and twenty d. It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. 19 Therefore Herodias laid wait for him, and would have killed him: but she could not. 20 For Herode feared john, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and gave him reverence: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. 21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herode on his Gene xl d birth day made a supper to the lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee. 22 And when the daughter of the same Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herode, and them that sat at board also, the king said unto the damsel: Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 23 Math. xiiii. a And he swore unto her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even unto the one half of my kingdom. 24 And she went forth, & said unto her mother: What shall I ask? She said, john Baptistes head. 25 And she came in strayghtwaye, with haste, unto the king, and asked, saying: I will, that thou give me by and by in a charger, the head of john Baptist. 26 And the king was sorry, howbeit, for his oaths sake, & for their sakes which sat at supper also, he would not cast her of. 27 And immediately the king sent the hangman, and commanded his head to be brought in: And he went, and beheaded him in the prison, 28 And brought his head in a charger, & gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came, and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb. ☜ 30 And the Apostles gathered themselves together unto jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them: Mat. xiiii. b. Luk. ix. b. john. vi. a. Come ye alone out of the way, into the wilderness, and rest awhile: For there were many comers and goers, and they had no leisure, so much as to eat. 32 Mat. xiiii. b. And he went by ship out of the way, into a desert place. 33 And the people spied them, when they departed, and many knew him, and ran a foot thither, out of all cities, & came thither before them, and came together unto him. 34 And jesus went out, and saw much people, Math. ix. d. and xiiii b. Ezech. 34. a. and had compassion on them, because Math. ix. d. and xiiii b. Ezech. 34. a. they were like sheep, not having a shepherd: And he began to teach them many things. 35 〈…〉 b Luk. ix b. john. vi. a. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, saying: This is a desert place, & now the time is far passed: 36 Let them depart, that they may go into the country round about, and into the towns, and buy them bread: for they have nothing to eat. 37 He answered and said unto them: give ye them to eat. And they said unto him: Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, & give them to eat? 38 He said unto them: Mat. viii. a. How many loaves have ye, go look? And when they had searched, they said, five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them, to make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they sat down, here a row, and there a row, by hundreds, & by fifties. 41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, & gave them to his disciples to set before them: and the two fishes divided he among them all. 42 And they all did eat, & were satisfied. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full, of the fragments, & of the fishes. 44 And they that did eat, were about five thousand men. 45 Mat. xiiii. ●. And straightway, he constrained his disciples to go into the ship, and to go over the sea before, unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. 46 Mat. xiiii c. john. vi. b. And assoon as he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 47 ☞ And when even was come, the ship was in the mids of the sea, and he alone on the land. 48 And he saw them troubled in rowing (for the wind was contrary unto them:) And about the fourth watch of the night, he came unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. 49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out. 50 For they all saw him, & were afraid. And anon he talked with them, & said unto them: Be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid. 51 Mat. xiiii. c. And he went up unto them into the ship, and the wind ceased, and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled. 52 For they understood not [the miracle] of the loaves, because their heart was hardened. 53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Genezareth, and drew up into the haven. 54 And assoon as they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, 55 And ran forth throughout all the region round about, & began to carry about in beds those that were sick, thither, where they heard that he was. 56 And whethersoever he entered, into towns, cities, or villages, they laid the sick folks in the streets, & prayed him that they might touch and it were but the hem of his garment: And as many as touched it, were made whole. ☜ ❧ The vij Chapter. ¶ 2 The pharisees find fault at the disciples eating of meat with unwashen hands. 8 The commandment of God is transgressed by man's traditions. 22 Meat defileth not a man: but that which cometh from him. 24 Of the woman of Syrophenissa. 32 The healing of the deaf and dumb. 1 AND Math. xv. ●. the pharisees came together unto him, & certain of the scribes which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with common [that is to say, with unwashen] hands, they found fault. 3 For the pharisees and all the jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, observing the traditions of the elders. 4 And [when they come] from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have taken upon them to observe [as] the washing of cups and pots, and brazen vessels, and of tables. 5 Then asked him the pharisees and scribes: Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 6 He answered, and said unto them, that Esaias hath prophesied well of you hypocrites, as it is written: 〈◊〉 xx● b Math xv. a. This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 Howbeit, in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines, the commandments of men. 8 For ye lay the commandment of God apart, and observe the tradition of men: as the washing of pots & cups. And many other such like things ye do. 9 And he said unto them: Well, ye cast aside the commandment of God, to maintain your own tradition. 10 Exod. xxi. b Deut v. b. Ephe. vi. a. Exod. xx. b. levit. xx. b. Prou. xx. c. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Exod. xxi. b Deut v. b. Ephe. vi. a. Exod. xx. b. levit. xx. b. Prou. xx. c. who so curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 11 But ye say, if a man shall say to father or mother Corban (that is, by the gift) that [is offered] of me, thou shalt be helped. 12 And so ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father or his mother. 13 And make the word of God of none effect, through your tradition, which ye have ordained. And many such things do ye. 14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them: Hearken unto me, every one of you, and understand. 15 Math. xv. b. There is nothing without a man, that can defile him, when it entereth into him: But the things which proceed out of a man, those are they that defile the man. 16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17 And when he came into the house, away from the people, his disciples asked him of the similitude. 18 And he said unto them: Are ye also so without understanding? Do ye not yet perceive, that whatsoever thing from without, entereth into a man, it can not defile him, 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draft, purging all meats? 20 And he said: That which cometh out of a man, defileth the man. 21 For from within, even out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adultery, fornication, murder, 22 Theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, wantonness, a wicked eye, blasphemies, pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a man. 24 Math. xv. b. And from thence he rose, and went into the borders of tire and Sidon, & entered into an house, and would that no man should have known: but he could not be hid. 25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, assoon as she heard of him, came, & fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, out of the nation of Syrophenissa: & she besought him, that he would cast out the devil from her daughter. 27 But jesus said unto her, let the children first be fed: For it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto little dogs. 28 She answered, and said unto him, even so Lord: Math. xv. c. nevertheless, the little dogs also eat under the table, of the children's crumbs. 29 And he said unto her: For this saying, go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And when she was come home to her house, she found that the devil was departed, and her daughter lying on the bed. 31 ☞ Math. xv. c. And he departed again from the coasts of tire and Sidon, & came unto the sea of Galilee, through the mids of the coasts of the ten cities. 32 Math. ix. d. And they brought unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech: and they prayed him to put his hand upon him. 33 And when he had taken him aside from the people, he put his fingers into his ears, and did spit, and touched his tongue, 34 And looked up to heaven, and sighed, and said unto him Ephphatha, that is to say, be opened. 35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plain. 36 Mark. i d. And he commanded them, that they should tell no man: But the more he forbade them, so much the more a great deal they published it. 37 And were beyond measure astonied, saying: He hath done all things well, he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. ☜ ❧ The eight Chapter. ¶ 2 The miracle of the seven loaves. 11 The pharisees ask a sign. 15 The leaven of the pharisees. 22 The blind receiveth his sight. 29 Peter confesseth Christ, 33 and is rebuked of Christ. 34 How we should follow Christ, 35 lose our life, 38 and not be ashamed of the Gospel. 1 IN those days, Math. xv. d. when there was a very great company, and had nothing to eat, jesus called his disciples to him, & said unto them: 2 I have compassion on the people, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they shall faint by the way: Esay. ix. a. Toby. xiii. b for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him: From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? They said, seven. 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: And he took the seven loaves, and when he had given thanks, he broke, and gave to his disciples, to set before them: And they did set them before the people. 7 And they had a few small fishes: And when he had blessed, he commanded them also to be set before them. 8 So they did eat, and were sufficed: And they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets full. 9 And they that had eaten, were about four thousand: And he sent them away. 10 And anon he entered into a ship, with his disciples, and came into the parties of Dalmanutha. 11 Math. xvi. a Luke. xi. d. john. vi. d. And the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And when he had sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, there shall no (a) It is in the Greek text, if a sign, which the Hebrews use as a vehement n●gation. sign be given unto this generation. 13 And he left them, and went into the ship again, & departed over the water. 14 And they had forgotten to take bread [with them] neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15 And he charged them, saying: ☞ Math. xvi b Luk. xii. a. Take heed, beware of the leaven of the pharisees, and of the leaven of Herode. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying: We have no bread. 17 And jesus knew it, and saith unto them: Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your heart yet hardened? 18 Have ye eyes, and see not? and have ye ears & hear not? Do ye not remember? 19 Math. xi●. ● When I broke five loaves among five thousand men, how many baskets full of broken meat took ye up? They say unto him, twelve. 20 Math. xv ●. When I broke seven among four thousand, how many baskets of the leavings of the broken meat took ye up? They said, seven. 21 And he said unto them: How happeneth it, that ye do not understand? 22 ☞ And he came to Bethsaida, & they brought a blind man unto him, and desired him to touch him. 23 And he caught the blind by the hand, and led him out of the town: and when he had spit in his eyes, & put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. 24 And he looked up, & said, I see men: for I perceive them walk as [they were] trees. 25 After that, he put his hands again upon his eyes, & made him see: And he was restored, & saw every man clearly. 26 And he sent him home to his house, saying: neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. ☜ 27 Math. xvi. c Luk. ix. c. And jesus went out, & his disciples, into the towns that long to Caesarea Philippi: And by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them: Whom do men say that I am? 28 And they answered: [Some say that thou art] john Baptist, and some say, Elias: Again, some say that thou art one of the prophets. 29 And he said unto them: But whom say ye that I am? Peter answereth, & saith unto him: Mat. xvi c▪ Luk. ix. c. john. v●. g. Thou art very Christ. 30 And he charged them, that they should tell no man of him. 31 And he began to teach them, Math. x●. ● and xx c. Luk. ix ● how that the son of man must suffer many things, & be reproved of the elders, and of the high priests, & scribes, and be killed, and after three days, arise again. 32 And he spoke that saying openly: And Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him. 33 But he turned about, and looked on his disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying, go after me Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. 34 Mat. xvi. d▪ 〈…〉 And when he had called the people unto him, with his disciples also, he said unto them: Whosoever will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: But whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake & the Gospels, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he win all the world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give, for a ransom of his soul? 38 Math. x. ●. Luk. xii. b. Whosoever therefore shallbe ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation: of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his father, with the holy Angels. ¶ The ix Chapter. ¶ 2 The transfiguration of Christ. 13 Elias is come. 26 A dumb spirit is cast out. 29 Why the disciples could not cast it out. 33 The disciples contend for superiority. 38 One casteth out devils that followed not Christ's disciples. 43 Of the offences of hand, foot, or eye. 49 Of seasoning with salt. 1 AND he said unto them: verily I say unto you, Mat. xvi. d. Luk. ix. c. there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come, with power. 2 Mat. xvii. ●. Luk. ix. c. And after six days, jesus taketh Peter, and james, and john, and leadeth them up into an high mountain, out of the way, alone: and he was transfigured before them. 3 And his raiment did shine, & became very white, even as snow: so white, as no fuller can make upon the earth. 4 And there appeared unto them Elias, with Moses: And they talked with jesus. 5 And Peter answered, and saith to jesus: Master, here is good being for us, let us make also three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 6 For he witted not what he said, for they were afraid. 7 And there was a cloud that shadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, Math. iii. d. and xvii b. Luke ●ii▪ c. Mark i b. ●y x●ii a. This is my beloved son, hear him. 8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man, more than jesus only, with them. 9 〈◊〉▪ xv●i. b. Ma●●. d. And as they came down from the hill, he charged them, that they should tell no man those things that they had seen, till the son of man were risen from the dead again. 10 And they kept that saying with them, and demanded one of another, what the rising from the dead again, should mean? 11 And they asked him, saying: Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? 12 He answered, and said unto them: Mala. iiii. b. Elias verily when he cometh first, restoreth all things: And the son of man, as it Esay. liii. a. is written of him, shall suffer many things, & be set at nought. 13 But I say unto you, that Elias is come, & they have done unto him whatsoever they would, as it is written of him. 14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw much people about them, and the scribes disputing with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were amazed, & ran to him, and saluted him. 16 And he asked the scribes, what dispute ye with them? 17 ☞ Mat. xvii. c. Luk. ix. c. And one of the company answered, & said: Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit: 18 And whensoever he taketh him, he teareth him, & he some, and gnasheth with his teeth, & pineth away: and I spoke to thy disciples, that they should cast him out, and they could not. 19 He answereth him, and saith: O faithless nation, how long shall I be wi●h you? how long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me. 20 And they brought him unto him: And when he saw him, straightway the spirit tore him: And he fell down on the ground, wallowing and foaming. 21 And he asketh his father, how long it is a go sense this came unto him? And he said, of a child. 22 And oft times it hath cast him into the fire, and into the water, to destroy him: But if thou canst do any thing, have mercy on us, and help us. 23 jesus said unto him: this thing if thou canst believe, Mat. xvii▪ d. all things are possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried with tears, saying: Lord I believe, help thou mine unbelief. 25 When jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him: Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26 And the spirit, when he had cried and rend him sore, came out of him: and he was as one that had been dead, insomuch that many said, he is dead. 27 But jesus caught him by the hand, and life him up: and he rose. 28 And when he was come into the house, Mat. xvii. d. his disciples asked him secretly: Why could not we cast him out? 29 And he said unto them: This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. ☜ 30 ☞ And they departed thence, and took their journey thorough Galilee: and he would not that any man should know it. 31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them: Mat. xvi. c. Luk. ix. c. The son of man, shallbe delivered into the hands of men, & they shall kill him: and, after that he is killed, he shall rise again the third day. 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 And he came to Capernaum: And when he was come into the house, he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 34 And they held their peace: For by the way, they had reasoned among themselves, who should be the chiefest. 35 And when he was set down, he called the twelve to him, and said unto them: If any man desire to be first, the same shallbe last of all, & servant unto al. 36 Mat xviii ● Luk. ix. ●. And he took a young child, & set him in the mids of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them. 37 Whosoever receiveth any such a young child in my name, receiveth me: And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. ☜ 38 ☞ john answered him, saying: Master, we saw one cast out devils in thy name, & he followeth not us: and we forbade him, because he followeth us not. 39 But jesus said, forbid him not: 1. Cor. xii. For there is no man, which, if he do a miracle in my name, can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us, is on our part. 41 Math. x. d. Whosoever shall in my name give you a cup of cold water to drink, because ye belong to Christ: verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 42 Mat. xviii. ● And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, that believe in me, it were better for him, if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43 Mat. xviii. b And if thy hand offend thee, cut it of: It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, then having two hands, to go into hell, into fire that never shallbe quenched: 44 Where Esay. lxvi. ●. their worm dieth not, & the fire goeth not out. 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it of: It is better for thee to go halt into life, then having two feet, to be cast into hell, into fire that never shallbe quenched: 46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire goeth not out. 47 Math. v. ●. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: It is better for thee to go into the kingdom of God with one eye, then having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire: 48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire goeth not out. ☜ 49 Every man shallbe salted with fire: levit. two. d. and every sacrifice shallbe seasoned with salt. 50 Math. v b. Luk. xiiii g. Salt is good: But if the salt be unsavoury, with what thing shall you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace among yourselves, one with an other. ¶ The ten Chapter. ¶ 2 Of divorcement, 1● children are brought to Christ, and blessed, 1● A rich man questioneth how he should inherit eternal life, 30 the reward of them that forsake all things for the Gospel, 33 Christ telleth before of his passion, 35 the request of the sons of Zebedeus, 52 blind Bartimeus receiveth his sight. 1 AND when he rose from thence, he Mat● nineteen ● went into the coasts of jury, through the region [that is] beyond jordane: And the people resorted unto him a fresh, and as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 And the pharisees came, and asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered, and said unto them: D●u xxiiii ● Math. nineteen. a What did Moses command you to do? 4 And they said: Moses suffered to write a book of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And jesus answered, and said unto them: For the hardness of your heart, he wrote this precept unto you. 6 But from the beginning of the creation, Gen. i d. 1. Cor. vi. d. Mat. nineteen. a. God made them male & female. 7 [And said] for this cause Gen. i d. 1. Cor. vi. d. Mat. nineteen. a. shall a man leave his father and mother, and bide by his wife: 8 Ephe. v. g. Gen. two. d. And they twain shallbe one flesh. So then are they no more twain, but one flesh. 9 Therefore, what God hath coupled together, let not man separate. 10 And in the house, his disciples asked him again, of the same matter. 11 And he saith unto them: Math. v. c. and nineteen ●. Luk. xvi. b. Whosoever putteth away his wife, & marrieth another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. ☜ 13 Math. nineteen. b Luk. xviii. d And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: And his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But when jesus saw it, he was sore displeased, and said unto them: Suffer the young children to come unto me, forbid them not: For of such, is the kingdom of God. 15 verily I say unto you, whosoever doth not receive the kingdom of God Mat xvi● a. Luke xvii a. as a young child, he shall not enter therein. 16 And when he had taken them up in his arms, he put his hands upon them, and blessed them. ☜ 17 ☞ And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him: Mar. nineteen. d. Luk. xviii. d good Master, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life? 18 jesus said unto him: Why callest thou me good? There is no man good but one, which is God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt defraud no man, Honour thy father and mother. 20 He answered, and said unto him: Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 jesus beheld him, and loved him, and said unto him, one thing thou lackest: Mat. nineteen. b. Luk. xviii. d Go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, & thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come follow me, and take up the cross. ☜ 22 But he was discomforted because of that saying, and went away mourning: for he had great possessions. 23 And when jesus had looked round about, he said unto his disciples: Mat. nineteen. e. Luk. xviii. e. How hardly shall they that have riches, enter into the kingdom of God? 24 And the disciples were astonied at his words. But jesus answereth again, and saith unto them: Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 It is easier for a camel to go thorough the eye of a needle, then for the rich to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they were astonied out of measure, saying between themselves: who then can be saved? 27 jesus looked upon them, & said: with men it is unpossible, but not with God: for * with God all things are possible. 28 And Peter began to say unto him: Lo, Mat. nineteen. c. Luk. xviii. we have forsaken all, & have followed thee. 29 jesus answered, & said: verily I say unto you, there is no man that hath forsaken house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the Gospels, 30 But he shall receive an hundredth fold now at this present, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come, eternal life. 31 Mat. xxv. b Luk. xiii. f. But many that are first, shallbe last: and the last, first. 32 And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem: And jesus went before them, and they were amazed, and followed, and were afraid. And jesus took the twelve again, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him. 33 Mat. xvi. c. 17. c. & .20. c. Luk. xv. f. and xxii. c. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the son of man shallbe delivered unto the high priests, & unto the scribes: and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles. 34 And they shall mock him, & scourge him, spit upon him, and kill him: And the third day he shall rise again. 35 Math. xx. e. And james and john, the sons of Zebedee, came unto him, saying: Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us, whatsoever we desire. 36 He said unto them: What would ye, that I should do for you? 37 They said unto him: grant unto us, that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38 But jesus said unto them, Ye wot not what ye ask: Can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with? 39 And they said unto him: that we can. jesus said unto them: ye shall in deed drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am baptised withal, shall ye be baptised: 40 But to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but unto them, for whom it is prepared. 41 Math. xx ● And when the ten heard it, they began to disdain at james and john. 42 But jesus, when he had called them to him, said unto them: ye know, that Math. xx d Luke xxii ● they which seem to bear rule among the Gentiles, reign as Lords over them: And they that be great among them, exercise authority upon them. 43 Nevertheless, so shall it not be among you: but whosoever of you, will be great among you, shallbe your minister: 44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shallbe servant of all. 45 For Math. xx. d. the son of man also came not to be ministered unto: but to minister, & to give his life, a ransom for many. 46 And they came to Hierico: Math. xx. d. Luk. xviii. g And as he went out of the city of Hierico with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus the son of Timeus, sat by the high ways side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry, and say: jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: But he cried the more a great deal, thou son of David have mercy on me. 49 And jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they called the blind, saying unto him: Be of good comfort, rise, he calleth the. 50 And he threw away his cloak, & rose, and came to jesus. 51 And jesus answered, and said unto him: what wilt thou that I do unto thee? The blind said unto him: Master, that I might see. 52 jesus said unto him: Go thy way, thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, & followed jesus in the way. ❧ The xj Chapter. ¶ 11 Christ rideth to Jerusalem, 13 the unfruitful fig tree is cursed, 15 buyers & sellers are cast out of the temple, 17 the house of God, is the house of prayer, 24 the strength of faith, 25 forgive other when thou prayest, 27 the pharisees ask Christ of his authority. 1 AND when they came nigh to Jerusalem, Math. xxi. a Luk. nineteen. c. unto Bethphage & Bethanie, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them. Go your way into the town, that is over against you: And assoon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt bound, whereon never man sat: lose him, and bring him hither. 3 And if any man say unto you, why do ye so? Say ye, that the Lord hath need of him: and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met: and they loosed him. 5 And divers of them that stood there, said unto them: 〈…〉 b. What do ye losing the colt? 6 And they said unto them, even as jesus had commanded: And they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to jesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sat upon him. 8 And many spread their garments in the way: Other cut down branches of the trees, & strawed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna, Psa. cxviii. d Math. xi. b. Luk. nineteen f. john. x●. b. blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 10 Blessed be the kingdom, that cometh in the name of him that is Lord of our father David: Hosanna in the highest. 11 And the Lord entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: And when he had looked round about, upon all things, and now the even tide was come, he went out unto Bethanie with the twelve. 12 Mat. xxi. b. And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethanie, he hungered. 13 And when he had spied a fig tree a far of, having leaves, he came to see if he might find any thing thereon: And when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves: for the time of figs was not yet. 14 And jesus answered, and said unto the fig tree: never man eat fruit of thee hereafter, while the world standeth. And his disciples heard it. 15 And they came to Jerusalem: And jesus went into the temple, Math. xi. b. Luk. nineteen. g. john two ●. and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, & overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves: 16 And would not suffer, that any man should carry a vessel through the temple. 17 And he taught, saying unto them: Esay ● c. ● Reg. ●● b c jere ● Is it not written, My house shallbe called the house of prayer unto all nations? But ye have made it a den of thieves. 18 And the scribes & high priests heard it, and sought how to destroy him: Math xxi. d For they feared him, because all the people was astonied at his doctrine. 19 And when even was come, jesus went out of the city. 20 Math. xxi. d Luk. xi. g. and twenty ●. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up by the roots. 21 And Peter remembered, and said unto him: Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst, is withered away. 22 And jesus answered, and said unto them: have faith in God. 23 ☞ For, verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain: Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, & shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, whatsoever he saith, shallbe unto him. 24 Therefore I say unto you, Mat. xxi. c. john. xiiii. c. what things so ever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them,] & ye shall have [them]. 25 And when ye stand & pray, Math. vi. d. and xviii. d forgive, if ye have aught against any man: that your father also which is in heaven, may forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if you do not forgive: neither will your father, which is in heaven, forgive you your trespasses. 27 And they came again to Jerusalem: Luk. xx. a. Math. xxi. c And as he walked in the temple, there came to him the high priests, and the scribes, and the elders. 28 And say unto him: By what authority dost thou these things? & who gave thee this authority, to do these things? 29 jesus answered, & said unto them: I will also ask of you one question: and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 The baptism of john, whether was it from heaven, or of men? Answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, if we shall say from heaven: he will say, why then did ye not believe him? 32 But if we shall say, of men, (a) This is the third person in Greek. we fear the people. For all men counted john, that he was a very prophet. 33 And they answered, and said unto jesus: we can not tell. And jesus answered and said unto them: neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. ☜ ¶ The twelve Chapter. ¶ 1 The vinyeard is let out to husband men, 3 who evil entreated them that were sent to receive fruit, 8 and killed the heir, 14 tribute is due to Caesar, 25 Christ proveth the resurrection by Scripture, against the Saducees, 28 the chief commandments of the law, 35 Christ is the son of David, 38 the hypocritical usage of the scribes, 41 the poor widows farthing. 1 AND he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted Mat. xxi. d. a vinyeard, and compassed (a) Or, digged a pit to receive, the wine from the press. it about with an hedge, and ordained a winepress, and built a tower, and let it out unto husband men: and went into a strange country. 2 And when the time was come, he sent to the husband men a servant, that he might receive of the husbandmen, of the fruit of the vinyeard. 3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And moreover, he sent unto them another servant: and at him they cast stones, and broke his head, and sent him away again, all to reviled. 5 And again, he sent another, and him they killed: and many other, beating some, and killing some. 6 And so, when he had yet but one beloved son, he sent him also at the last unto them, saying: they will stand in awe of my son. 7 Mat. xxi. d. Gen. 37. d. Luk. xx. c. But the husbandmen said amongst themselves: this is the heir, come, Mat. xxi. d. Gen. 37. d. Luk. xx. c. let us kill him, and the inheritance shallbe ours. 8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vinyeard. 9 What shall therefore, the Lord of the vinyeard do? He shall come, and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vinyeard unto other. 10 Have ye not read this Scripture? Psa. cxviii. c. Mat. xxi. d. Acts. iiii. b. The stone which the builders did refuse, is become the chief stone of the corner: 11 This is the Lords doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 12 They went about also to take him, and feared the people: For they knew, that he had spoken the parable against them. And they left him, and went their way. 13 Mat. xxii. d. Luk. xx. b. And they sent unto him, certain of the pharisees, and of the Herodians to take him in his words. 14 And assoon as they were come, they said unto him: Master, we know that thou art true, & carest for no man, for thou considerest not the persons of men, but teachest the way of god truly: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not? 15 Ought we to give, or ought we not to give? But he seeing their hypocrisy, said unto them: Why tempt ye me? Bring me a penny, that I may see it. 16 And they brought it: And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him: Caesar's. 17 And jesus answered, and said unto them: Rom. xiii ● Mat. xvii. c. and xx. c. give to Caesar [the things] that belong to Caesar: and to God, [the things] which pertain to God. And they marveled at him. 18 There came also unto him, the Saducees, Mat. xxii. a▪ Act. xxiii. b Luk. xx. c. Deu. xxv. b. which say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him, saying: 19 Master, Mat. xxii. a▪ Act. xxiii. b Luk. xx. c. Deu. xxv. b. Moses wrote unto us, if any man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, & leave no children: that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 20 There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and when he died, left no seed behind him. 21 And the second took her, and died, neither left any seed: And the third likewise. 22 And seven had her, and left no seed behind them: Last of all, the wife died also. 23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise again, whose wife shall she be of them? for seven had her to wife. 24 And jesus answered, and said unto them: Do ye not therefore err, because ye understand not the Scriptures, neither the power of God? 25 For when they shall rise again from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage: but are as the Angels which are in heaven. 26 As touching the dead, that they rise again: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush, God spoke unto him, saying: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of jacob? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but God of the living. Ye therefore do greatly err. 28 M●t xx●i. d And when there came one of the scribes, & had heard them disputing together, and perceived that he had answered them well, he asked him, which is the first of all the commandments. 29 jesus answered him, the first of all the commandments is: Hear O Israel, Deut. ●. ●. Mat xxii. d. The Lord our God, is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like unto this: levit. nineteen. d Mat. xxii. b. Rom. xiii. c. Galath. v. c. jacob. two. b. Math. v. g. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him: well master, thou hast said the truth, for there is one God, & there is none but he. 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, & with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love a [man's] neighbour as himself, is greater than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that, durst ask him any question. 35 And jesus answered and said, teaching in the temple: how say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? 36 For David himself, inspired with the holy ghost, said: Mat. xxii. d. Psal. ●x. a. The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 37 David himself calleth him Lord: and how is he then his son? And much people heard him gladly. 38 And he said unto them in his doctrine: beware of the scribes, which Mat. xxiii. a Luk. xx. g. desire to go in long clothing, and salutations in the market places, 39 And the chief seats in the congregations, and the uppermost rooms at feasts, 40 Which devour widows houses, & under a pretence, make long prayers: These shall receive greater damnation. 41 ☞ And when jesus sat over against the treasury, he beheld Luk. xxi. a. how the people put money into the treasury: And many that were rich, cast in much. 42 And there came a certain poor widow, & she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them: verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury. 44 For they all, did cast in of their superfluity: but she, of her poverty, did cast in all that she had, even all her living. ☜ ¶ The xiij Chapter. ¶ 2 The destruction of the temple, 24 signs before Christ's coming, 32 the day and hour thereof is unknown, 31 Gods word shall not pass away, 35 watch and pray. 1 AND as he went out of the temple, Mat. 24. a. Luk. xxi. a. one of his disciples said unto him: Master, see what stones, & what buildings [are here.] 2 And jesus answered, & said unto him: Seest thou these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter, and james, and john, and Andrew, asked him, secretly: 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shallbe the sign when all these things shallbe fulfilled? 5 And jesus answered them, and began to say: Mat. 24. a. Luk. xxi. b. take heed, lest any man deceive you. 6 For many shall come in my name, saying I am [Christ:] and shall deceive many. 7 When ye shall hear of wars, and tidings of wars, be ye not troubled: For such things must needs be, but the end is not yet. 8 For there shall nation arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And there shallbe earthquakes in divers places, and famine shall there be, and troubles. These are the beginning of sorrows. 9 john. xviiii. M●t. x. b. Luk. xxi. c. john. xvi. a. But take ye heed to yourselves: john. xviiii. M●t. x. b. Luk. xxi. c. john. xvi. a. For they shall deliver you up to counsels, and to synagogues, and ye shallbe beaten, yea, and shallbe brought before rulers & kings for my sake, for a testimonial unto them. 10 Math. 24. b. And the Gospel must first be published among all nations. 11 M●th x. c. But when they lead you, and present you, be not careful aforehand, neither take thought what ye shall speak: but whatsoever is given you in the same hour, that speak ye. For it is not ye that speak, but the holy ghost. 12 The brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall rise against their fathers and mothers, and shall put them to death. 13 And ye shallbe hated of all men for my name's sake: But who so endureth unto the end, the same shallbe safe. 14 Math. 24. b. Luk. xxi. d. Daniel. ix. g Moreover, when ye see the abomination of desolation, whereof is spoken by Daniel the prophet, stand where it ought not (let him that readeth understand) then let them that be in jury, flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the house top, not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to fetch any thing out of his house. 16 And let him that is in the field, not turn back again unto the things which he left behind him, for to take his garment with him. 17 Woe [shallbe] then to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days. 18 But pray ye that your flight be not in the Winter: 19 For there shallbe in those days such tribulation, as was not from the beginning of creatures, which God created, unto this time, neither shallbe. 20 And except that the Lord should shorten [those] days, no flesh should be saved: But for the elects sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened [those] days. 21 M●th 24. ● Luk. xv●. c And then, if any man say to you, lo here is Christ, lo he is there, believe not. 22 For false Christ's, and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to deceive, if it were possible, even the elect. 23 But take ye heed: Behold, I have showed you all things before. 24 Math. 24 ● joel. two. ●. Luk. xx. e. Moreover, in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall wax dark, and the moon shall not give her light. 25 And the stars of heaven, shall fall: and the powers which are in heaven, shallbe shaken. 26 Daniel. v●● And then shall they see the son of man coming in the clouds, with great power and glory. 27 And then shall he send his Angels, and shall gather together his elect, from the four winds, from the end of the earth, to the utmost part of heaven. 28 Math. 24. ●. Luk. xxi. f. Learn a parable of the fig tree. When his branch is yet tender, and hath brought forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye see these things come to pass, understand, that [he] is nigh, even at the doors. 30 verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day and time knoweth no man: no not the Angels which are in heaven, neither the son himself, save the father only. 33 Math. 24. d. Luk. xii. e. Mat. xxv. b. Luk. nineteen. b. Take heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 Math. 24. d. Luk. xii. e. Mat. xxv. b. Luk. nineteen. b. As a man which is gone into a strange country, and hath left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch: 35 Watch ye therefore, (for ye know not when the master of the house will come, at even, or at midnight, whether at the cock crowing, or in the dawning.) 36 Lest if he come suddenly, he find you sleeping. 37 And that I say unto you, I say unto all, watch. ¶ The xiiij Chapterr. ¶ 1 The high priests conspire against Christ, 3 A woman poureth precious ointment on Christ's head, 10 judas for money betrayeth Christ, 12 the Passover is prepared and eaten, 22 the institution of the lords Supper, 25 Christ's prayers and agony in Gethsemani, 46 the taking and examining of Christ before the high priest, 67 Peter denieth Christ, 72 and weary. ☞ 1 AFter two days was [the feast] of the Passover, & of unleavened bread. And the high priests and the scribes, sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said: not in the feast day, lest any business arise among the people. 3 M●●. xxvi. a john▪ xi f. And when he was at Bethanie, in the house of Simon the leper, even as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, [called] Narde pistike, and she broke the box, and powered it on his head. 4 And there were some, that had indignation within themselves, and said: what needed this waste of ointment? 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they grudged against her. 6 And jesus said: let her alone, why trouble ye her? She hath done a good work on me. 7 Deut. xv. c. For ye have poor with you always, and whensoever ye will, ye may do them good: but me have ye not always. 8 She hath done that she could: she came aforehand, to anoint my body to the burying. 9 verily I say unto you, wheresoever this Gospel shallbe preached, throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done, shallbe rehearsed, in remembrance of her. 10 Mat. xxvi. b Luk. xxii. a. john. xiii. a. And judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away unto the high priests, to betray him unto them. 11 When they heard that, they were glad, and promised that they would give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. 12 M●● xx●●. b Lu● xxii. ● And the first day of unleavened bread, when they did sacrifice the Passover, his disciples said unto him: Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the Passover? 13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them: Go ye into the city, & there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water, follow him. 14 And whither soever he goeth in, say ye to the good man of the house, the master saith: Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Pasover with my disciples? 15 And he will show you a large upper chamber, paved and prepared: there make ready for us. 16 And his disciples went forth, & came into the city, & found as he had said unto them: & they made ready the Passover. 17 Mat. xxvi. b Luk. xxii. b. And when it was now even tide, he came with the twelve. 18 And as they sat at board & did eat, jesus said: verily I say unto you, john. xiii. c. one of you, that eateth with me, shall betray me. 19 And they began to be sorry, and to say to him one by one, is it I? And another said, is it I? 20 He answered and said unto them: It is one of the twelve, even he that dyppeth with me in the platter. 21 The son of man truly goeth as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed. Good were it for that man, if he had never been borne. 22 Mat. xxvi. c. Luk. xiii. b. i Cor. xi. e. And as they did eat, jesus took bread: and when he had blessed, he broke [it] and gave to them, and said: Take, eat, this is my body. 23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he took it to them: and they all drank of it. 24 And he said unto them: This is my blood, of the new Testament, which is shed for many. 25 verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day, that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. 26 Mat. xxvi. ● And when they had praised [God,] they went out into the mount of Olives. 27 And jesus saith unto them: All ye shallbe offended because of me this night. For it is written: Zach x●● Mat. ●xvi ● Luke xxii. d. john. xiii. d. I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shallbe scattered. 28 But after that I am risen again, I will go into Galilee before you. 29 Peter said unto him: Although all men be offended, yet [will] not I. 30 And jesus saith unto him: verily I say unto thee, that this day, even, in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me three times. 31 But he spoke more vehemently: no, if I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. Likewise also said they all. 32 Math. 26. d. And they came into a place which was named Gethsemani, and he saith to his disciples: Sat ye hear, while I shall pray. 33 And he taketh with him, Peter, and james, and john, and began to wax abashed, and to be in an agony. 34 And saith unto them: Math. 26. d. john. xii. d. My soul is heavy, even unto the death, tarry ye here and watch. 35 And he went forth a little, and fell flat on the ground, and prayed: that if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 36 And he said: Math. 26. d. Luk. xxii. d. Abba father, all things are possible unto thee, take away this cup from me. Nevertheless, not that I will: but that thou [wilt, be done.] 37 And he came & found them sleeping, and saith unto Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldst not thou watch one hour? 38 Watch ye, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. 39 M●th. 26. d. And again he went aside, & prayed, and spoke the same words. 40 And he returned, and found them a sleep again. For their eyes were heavy: neither witted they what to answer him. 41 And he came the third time, & said unto them: sleep henceforth, and take your ease, it is enough: The hour is come, behold, the son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise up, let us go: Lo, he that betrayeth me, is at hand. 43 M●t. xxv●. e Luk. xxii. e. And immediately while he yet spoke, cometh judas, which was one of the twelve, and with him a great number of people, with sword & staves, from the high priests, and scribes, and elders. 44 And he that betrayed him, had given them a general token, saying: Who soever I do kiss, that same is he, take him, and lead him away warily. 45 And assoon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith unto him: Master, Master, and kissed him. 46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him. 47 And one of them that stood by, drew out a sword, & smote a servant of the high priest, and cut of his ear. 48 And jesus answered, and said unto them: Mat. xxvi. e Luk. xxii. f. Ye be come out as unto a thief with sword and with staves, for to take me. 49 I was daily with you in the temple, teaching, and ye took me not, [but these things come to pass,] that the Scriptures should be fulfilled. 50 Mat. xxvi. ● Luk. xxii. f. joh. xviii. b. And they all forsook him, & ran away. 51 And there followed him, a certain young man, clothed in linen upon the bare: and the young men caught him. 52 And he left his linen garment, and fled from them naked. 53 Mat. xxvi. f Luk. xxii. f. joh. xviii. b. And they led jesus away to the highest priest, and with him came all the high priests, and the elders, and the scribes. 54 And Peter followed him a great way of, even till he was come into the palace of the high priest, and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. 55 Mat. xxvi. f Acts. vi. d. And the high priests, and all the council sought for witness against jesus, to put him to death, and found none. 56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. 57 And there arose certain, and brought false witness against him, saying. 58 We heard him say: Mat. xxvi. f john. two. d. I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another, made without hands. 59 But yet their witness agreed not together. 60 Mat. xxvi ● And the high priest stood up amongst them, and asked jesus, saying: answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee? 61 But he held his peace, & answered nothing. Again, the highest priest asked him, and said unto him: Art thou Christ, the son of the blessed? 62 And jesus said, I am: 〈◊〉 xx●. ● 〈…〉 And ye shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 63 Then the high priest rend his clothes, and said: What need we any further witnesses? 64 Ye have heard blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death. 65 And some began to spit at him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to say unto him, prophecy. And the servants did beat him with rods. 66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there came one of the wenches of the highest priest: 67 And Mat. xxvi. g Luk. xxii. f. john. xviii. c when she saw Peter warming himself, she looketh on him, and saith: And thou also wast with jesus of Nazareth. 68 And he denied, saying: I know him not, neither wot I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch, and the cock crew. 69 And a damsel, when she saw him again, began to say to them that stood by, this is one of them. 70 And he denied it again. And anon after, they that stood by, said again to Peter: Surely, thou art one of them, for thou art of Galilee, and thy speech agreeth thereto. 71 But he began to curse, and to swear, [saying]: I know not this man of whom ye speak. 72 And the second time Mat. xxvi. g Luk. xxii. g the cock crew, & Peter remembered the word that jesus said unto him, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me three times: And he began to weep. ¶ The xu Chapter. ¶ 1 jesus is delivered bound to Pilate, 2 and answereth him nothing, 15 Barrabas is loosed, and jesus is delivered up to be crucified, 16 the manner of Christ's passion & death, 39 the Centurions confession of Christ, 43 joseph beggeth Christ's body, and buryeth it, 47 women that beheld his passion and sepulchre. 1 AND anon in the dawning, Math. 27. a. Luk. xxiii. a joh. xviii. e. the high priests held a council, with the elders, and the scribes, and the whole congregation, and bound jesus, and led him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the jews? And he answered and said unto him: thou sayest it? 3 And the high priests accused him of many things. 4 So Pilate asked him again, saying: Math. 27. b. Luk. xxiii. b answerest thou nothing? Behold, how many things they witness against thee. 5 jesus yet answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled. 6 At that feast, Pilate did deliver unto them a prisoner, whomsoever they would desire. 7 And there was one, that was named Barrabas, which lay bound, with them that made insurrection: Which [men] had committed murder also in the insurrection. 8 And the people crying aloud, began to desire [him] that he would do, according as he had ever done unto them. 9 Pilate answered them, saying: Will ye that I let lose unto you the king of the jews? 10 For he knew, that the high priests had delivered him of envy. 11 But the high priests moved the people, that he should rather deliver Barrabas unto them. 12 Pilate answered again, and said unto them: Math. 27. b. Luk. xxiii. c What will ye then that I do unto him, whom ye call the king of the jews? 13 And they cried again, crucify him. 14 Pilate said unto them: What evil hath he done? And they cried the more fervently, crucify him. 15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, Math. 27. c, let lose Barrabas unto them, and delivered up jesus, when he had scourged him, for to be crucified▪ 16 And the soldiers led him away, into the hall, called Praetorium, and called together the whole band [of soldiers:] 17 And they clothed him with purple, and they plaited a crown of thorns, and crowned him withal, 18 And began to salute him: Hail king of the jews. 19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, & did spit upon him, and bowed their knees, and worshipped him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took the purple of him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 21 Math. 27. d. Luk. xxiii. d And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Cyrene (coming out of the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus) to bear his cross. 22 Mat. 27. d. And they brought him to a place named Golgotha, which is, if a man interpret it, the place of [dead men's] skulls. 23 And they gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 24 And when they had crucified him, Math. 27. d. Psal xxii. d. they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26 And the title of his cause was written: THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27 Math. 27. d. Luk. xxiii. d And they crucified with him two thieves: the one on the right hand, and the other on his left. 28 And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith: Esay. liii. d. Math. 27. d. He was counted among the wicked. 29 Math. 27. d. Luk. xxiii b And they that went by, railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying: A wretch, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, 30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31 Likewise also mocked him the high priests among themselves, with the scribes, and said: He saved other men, himself he can not save. 32 Let Christ the king of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see, and believe. And they that were crucified with him, checked him also. 33 Mat 27. e. Luk. xxiii. f And when the sixth hour was come, darkness arose over all the earth, until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour, jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, if one interpret it, Math 27 ● Psal xx●● My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard that, said: Behold, he calleth for Elias. 36 Math. 27 ● And one ran, and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, & gave him to drink, saying: let him alone, let us see whether Elias will come and take him down. 37 But jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 38 Math. 27. f. Luk. xxiii g And the veil of the temple did rend in two pieces, from the top to the bottom. 39 Math. 27. f. Luk. xxiii. g And when the Centurion, which stood before him, saw, that he so cried, and gave up the ghost, he said: Truly this man was the son of God. 40 Math. 27. f. Luk. xxiii. g There were also women a good way of, beholding him: among whom was Math. 27. g. Marie Magdalene, and Marie the mother of james the little, and of joses, and Salome. 41 Luk. viii. a. Which also when he was in Galilee, had followed him, and ministered unto him: and many other women, which came up with him unto Jerusalem. 42 And now when the even was come, (because it was the day of preparing, that goeth before the Sabbath) 43 Math. 27. g. Luk. xxiii. g joh. nineteen. g. joseph [of the city] of Aramathia, a noble councillor, which also looked for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and begged of him the body of jesus. 44 And Pilate marveled that he was already dead: and called unto him the Centurion, and asked of him, whether he had been any while dead. 45 And when he knew the truth of the Centurion, he gave the body to joseph. 46 And he bought a linen cloth, & took him down, and wrapped him in the linen cloth, & laid him in a sepulchre, that was hewn out of the rock, & rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. 47 And Marie Magdalene, and Marie joses, beheld where he was laid. ☜ ¶ The xuj Chapter. ¶ 1 The women come to the sepulchre, 5 an Angel telleth them that Christ is risen. 9 Christ appeareth to Marie Magdalene, 12 to two going into the country, 14 then to the eleven, 15 whom he commandeth to preach the Gospel. 19 Christ is received into heaven. 20 The signs that follow the preaching of the Gospel. 1 ANd when the Sabbath day was past, Marry Magdalen and Marie [the mother] of james, & Salome, bought sweet smelling ointments, that they might come and anoint him. 2 Math. 28. a. Luk. xxiiii. joh. xx a. And early in the morning, the That is, Sunday, the first day of the week. first day of the sabbaths, they came unto the sepulchre, when the sun was risen: 3 And they said among themselves, who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 And when they looked, they saw how that the stone was rolled away, for it was a very great one. 5 And they went into the sepulchre, and saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment, and they were amazed. 6 Math. 28. b. Luk. xxiiii a And he saith unto them, be not amazed: ye seek jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: He is risen, he is not here, behold the place where they had put him. 7 But go your way, & tell his disciples, and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee, there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. ☜ 8 Math. 28. a. Luk. xxiiii a And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre, for they trembled & were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man, for they were afraid. 9 ☞ When [jesus] was risen early, the first [day] after the Sabbath, he appeared first to Marie Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 10 And she went & told them that were with him, as they mourned & wept. 11 And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed it not. 12 Luk. xxiii. b After that, appeared he unto two of them in another form, as they walked and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it unto the residue: and [they] believed not these also. 14 ☞ afterward, he appeared unto the eleven, as they sat at meat, and cast in their teeth their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen that he was risen again from the dead. 15 And he said unto them: Math. 28. d. Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to all creatures. 16 He that believeth, and is baptised, shallbe saved: But he that believeth not, shallbe dampened. 17 And these tokens shall follow them that believe. Acts. v●ii. b xvi. b. xx. c. Acts. two. a. and xix b. Luk. x. c. and xxiii b. In my name they shall cast out devils, they Acts. v●ii. b xvi. b. xx. c. Acts. two. a. and xix b. Luk. x. c. and xxiii b. shall speak with new tongues, 18 They shall drive away serpents: and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: They shall lay their hands on the sick, & they shall recover. 19 So then, when the Lord had spoken unto them, Lu. xxiiii. g. Acts. i b. he was received into heaven, and sat him down on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, Heb. two. a. and confirming the word with signs following. Here endeth the Gospel by Saint Mark. ¶ The Gospel by Saint Luke. ❧ The first Chapter. ¶ 1 The preface of Luke. 5 Of Zacharias and Elizabeth. 11 The Angel showeth the nativity of john Baptist. 20 The incredulity of Zacharie is punished. 28 The Angel saluteth Marie, and showeth the nativity of Christ. 40 Marie visiteth Elizabeth. 46 The song of Marie. 57 The birth, circumcision, and graces of john Baptist. 68 The prophesy of Zacharie. 80 The office of john. 1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand, to set forth in order, the declaration of those things which are most surely to be believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning saw them themselves with their eyes, and were ministers of the (a) That is, they were doers in such things as be set forth in the Gospel. word: 3 I determined also, assoon as I had searched out diligently all things from the beginning, that then I would write unto thee, most excellent Theophilus. 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things whereof thou hast been informed. 5 THere was in the days of Herode the king of jury, a certain priest, named Zacharias, 1. Par. 24 a. of the course of Abia, & his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, & her name was Elizabeth. 6 They were both righteous before God, and walked in all the laws and ordinances of the Lord, that no man could find fault with them. 7 And they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were now well stricken in age. 8 And it came to pass, that when Zacharie executed the priests office before God, as his course came, 9 According to the custom of the priests office, his lot was to burn incense, Exo. thirty. b Hebr. ix. b. when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning. 11 And there appeared unto him an Angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear came upon him. 13 But the Angel said unto him: Fear not Zacharie, for thy prayer is heard: and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, & thou shalt call his name john. 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15 For he shallbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink: and he shallbe filled with the holy ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16 And many of the children of Israel, shall he turn to their Lord God. 17 And he shall go before him, with the spirit and power of 〈◊〉 x● b. Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just men, to make ready a perfect people for the Lord. 18 And Zacharias said unto the Angel: By what token shall I know this? For Gen. xvii. c. 〈…〉 b. I am old, and my wife well stricken in years. 19 And the Angel answered, and said unto him: I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee, and to show thee these glad tidings. 20 And behold, thou shalt be dumb, & not be able to speak, until the day that these things be performed, because thou believed'st not my words, which shallbe fulfilled in their season. 21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he tarried so long in the temple. 22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them. And they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: For he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. 23 ☞ And it came to pass, that assoon as the days of his office were out, he departed into his own house. 24 And after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying: 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the days wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke (b) For it was a chief blessing of god to be fruitful in children. Gen. seven. Ex●. xxiii. Psa. 127 & 128. because it was a multiplying of the lords people, & fufylling of gods promise. Gen. ●iii. and therefore was taken among the jews for a reproach to be barren. among men. 26 And in the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin, spoused to a man whose name was joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Marie. 28 And the Angel went in unto her, and said: Hail [thou that art] freely beloved, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation that should be. 30 And the Angel said unto her: Fear not Marry, for thou hast found grace with God. 31 For behold, ●sai. seven. c. thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bear a son, & Ma●h ● c. Luk. two. ● shalt call his name jesus. 32 He shallbe great, & shallbe called the son of the highest: & the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David: 33 And isaiah. ix. b. he shall reign over the house of jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shallbe none end. 34 Then said Marie unto the Angel: Dani. seven. b. Mich. iiii. b. How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the Angel answered, & said unto her: The holy ghost shall come upon thee, & the power of the highest shall overshadow (c) shall work secretly in thee above all reason. thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shallbe borne, shallbe called the son of God. 36 And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: & this is her sixth month, which was called barren. 37 For with Zach. viii. b. Math. nineteen. c Mark. x b. Luk. xviii. c God, shall nothing be unpossible. 38 And Marie said: Behold the handmaiden of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word. ☜ And the Angel departed from her. 39 ☞ And Marie arose in those days, & went into the hill country with haste, into a city of juda, 40 And entered into the house of Zacharie, and saluted Elizabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the holy ghost. 42 And she cried with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, because the fruit of thy womb is blessed. 43 And whence cometh this to me, that the mother of my lord should come to me? 44 For lo, assoon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe sprang in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she that believed: For those things shallbe performed, which were told her from the Lord. 46 And Marie said: isaiah. lxi. d. My soul magnifieth the Lord. 47 And my spirit rejoiceth in God my saviour. 48 For he hath looked on the low degree of his handmaiden: For lo, now from henceforth shall all generations call me blessed. 49 Because, he that is mighty, hath done to me great things, & holy is his name, 50 And his mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation. 51 He hath showed strength with his arm, he hath scattered them that are proud, in the imagination of their hearts. 52 i Reg. two. b. Eccle. x. c. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things, & sent away the rich empty. 54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55 ( Gen. xxii. e. Even as he promised to our fathers, Abraham, and to his seed) for ever. 56 And Marie abode with her about three months, and returned again to her own house. 57 ☞ Elizabethes time came, that she should be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58 And her neighbours, and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And it came to pass, that on the eight day they came Gen. xvii. b. and xxi a. levit. xii. a. to circumcise the child, and called his name Zacharias, after the name of his father. 60 And his mother answered, and said: not so, but he shallbe called john. 61 And they said unto her: There is none in thy kindred that is named with this name. 62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 63 And he asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, his name is john. And they marveled all. 64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed] & he spoke, and praised God. 65 And fear came on all them that dwelled nigh unto them: And all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of jury. 66 And all they that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying: What manner of child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy ghost, & prophesied, saying. 68 Praised be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited & redeemed his people. 69 And hath raised Psal 13 ● up an (d) That is his kingdom and power. i Sam. xvi. and Dan. seven horn of salvation unto us, in the house of his servant David. 70 Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophets, which were sense the world began. 71 That he would save us from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us. 72 That he would deal mercifully with our fathers, and remember his holy covenant. 73 Gen. xxiii ● And that he would perform the oath, which he swore to our father Abraham, for to give us. 74 Esaias. 38. ● That we, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, 75 All the days of our life, in [such] holiness and righteousness [as are accepted] before him. 76 And thou child shalt be called the prophet of the highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways. 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission of their sins. 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day spring from an high hath visited us. 79 isaiah. ix. c. Math. iiii. c. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in wilderness till the day came when he should show himself unto the Israelites. ¶ The second Chapter. ¶ 1 The tasking of the world by Augustus Cesar. 7 Christ is borne, 10 he is showed unto the shepherds. 14 The song of the Angels. 21 The circumcision of Christ. 28 Simeon and Anna prophesy of him. 40 Christ increaseth in wisdom, 46 disputeth with the doctors, 51 and was obedient to his parents. 1 AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a commandment from Augustus Cesar▪ that all the (a) So much as was subject to the Romans. world should be taxed. 2 (And this first taxing was made, when Syrenius was lieutenant in Syria.) 3 And every man went unto his own city, to be taxed. 4 And joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city Nazareth, into jury, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and ●mage of David, 5 To be tared with Marie his spoused wife, which was with child. 6 And so it was, that while they were there, the days were accomplished, that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her first begotten b He is called the first be 〈◊〉 because 〈…〉. son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, & laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the Inn. 8 There were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, & watching their flock by night. 9 And lo, the Angel of the Lord stood hard by them, and the glory of the Lord shove round about them, & they were sore afraid. 10 And the Angel said unto them, be not afraid: For behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, that shall come to all people. 11 For unto you is borne this day, in the city of David, a saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And take this for a sign: Ye shall find the child wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger. 13 And straightway, there was with the Angel, a multitude of heavenly soldiers, praising God, and saying. 14 Glory to God on high, and peace on the earth, and unto men a good will. ☜ 15 Audit came to pass, assoon as the Angels were gone away from them into heaven, ☞ the shepherds said one to another: Let us go now even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath showed unto us. 16 And they came with haste, and found Marie and joseph, and the babe laid in a manger. 17 And when they had seen it, they published abroad the saying which was told them, of that child. 18 And all they that heard it, wondered at those things which were told them of the shepherds. 19 But Marie kept all those sayings, and pondered them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, praising & lauding God, for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was told unto them. ☜ 21 ☞ And when the eight day was come, that the child should be Gen x●●. b M●●●. ●● Luk. ●●. circumcised, Gen x●●. b M●●●. ●● Luk. ●●. his name was called jesus, Gen x●●. b M●●●. ●● Luk. ●●. which was so named of the Angel, before he was conceived in the womb. ☜ 22 ☞ And when the days of her purification, after the law of Moses, were accomplished, they Leult. xii. d. i Reg. i. d. brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord. 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord: Exod. xiii. a Num. viii g Every man child that first openeth the womb, shallbe called holy to the lord) 24 And to offer, as it is said in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons. 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon: and the same man was just and godly, and looked for the consolation of Israel, and the holy ghost was upon him. 26 And a revelation was given him of the holy ghost, not to see death, before he had seen the Lords Christ. 27 And he came by inspiration into the temple: And when the father & mother brought in the child jesus, to do for him after the custom of the Levi. xxii. d law, 28 Then took he him up in his arms, & praised God, and said: 29 Lord now lettest thou thy servant departed in peace, according to thy promise. 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people: 32 isaiah. xlix. b Act. xiii. g. A light to be revealed to the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. ☜ 33 ☞ And joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of him. 34 And Simeon blessed (c) That is, prayed to god for them, & for the prosperity of Christ's kingdom. them, & said unto Marie his mother: behold, this child is set to be the fall & (d) Christ is the head corner stone, upon the which the elect are builded: but that wicked, upon the same stone stumble, fall, and burst in pieces. Esaias. 8. Rom. 9 uprising again of many in Israel, & for a sign which is spoken against. 35 And moreover, the sword (e) Great sorrow shall pierce that heart, even as a sword shall pierce thy soul, that the thoughts of many hearts (f) When the cross & affliction is laid upon us, than the hearts of gods elect is made manifest may be opened. 36 And there was a prophetess, one Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser, which was of a great age, and had lived with an husband (g) That is, she was seven years married. seven years from her virginity. 37 And she had been a widow about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38 And she, coming at the same instant upon them, confessed likewise the Lord, and spoke of him, to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. 39 And when they had performed all things, according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 40 And ●. Reg. ●●. c. the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was filled with wisdom: & the grace of God was upon him. ☜ 41 Now, his parents went to Jerusalem every year, Exod. xii. e. Levi. xxiii. ● at the feast of the Passover. 42 ☞ And when he was twelve year old, they ascended up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast day: 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned home, the child jesus abode still in Jerusalem: & joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, came a days journey, and sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, and sought him. 46 And it came to pass, that after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the mids of the doctors, hearing them, and posing them. 47 Math vi d Mark. ●●. Luke iiii ●. And all that heard him, were astonished at his understanding & answers. 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed. And his mother said unto him: Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee, sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them: How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not, that I must go about my father's business? 50 And Luk. ix. ●. and xxii. ● they understood not that saying which he spoke unto them. 52 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, & was obedient unto them: But his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 53 And jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God & men. ¶ The third Chapter. ¶ 3 The preaching and baptism of john, 7 he sharply rebuketh the hypocrites, 15 he is thought to be Christ, 16 johns testimony of Christ, 20 his imprisonment, 21 Christ is baptised, 23 the age and genealogy of Christ. 1 Now, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being lieftenaunt of jury, and Luk. xxiii. a Herode being tetrarch of Galilee, & his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region of the Trachonites, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abiline, 2 When Annas and Caiaphas were the high (a) By the law there should have been but ●ue high priest only: but corruption of the time▪ by reason the Romans had rule, & the bribery of Ca●aphas, brought to pass, that the office was divided. priests, the word of the Lord came unto john, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the coasts about jordane, preaching * the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins: 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying: Esay. xl. a. The voice of a crier in wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5 Every valley shallbe filled, and every mountain & hill shallbe brought low: And things that be crooked, shallbe made (b) All impe●mentes shall be take away that may hide us from our salvation in Christ, so that Christ's way to us, and our way to him, shallbe plain and manifest. straight, and the rough ways shallbe made plain. 6 And all flesh, shall see the salvation of God. ☜ 7 Than said he to the people that were come forth to be baptised of him: Math. iii. b. O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore due fruits of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, we have Abraham to our father: For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones, to raise up children unto Abraham. 9 Now also is the (c) The vengeance of God is at hand. axe laid unto the root of the trees: Math. iii. b. Every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 10 And the people asked him, saying: Acts. two. f. What shall we do then? 11 He answereth, and saith unto them: He that hath two (d) He willeth the rich should be liberal and help the poor, as their ability will serve▪ & need requireth coats, let him part with him that hath none: and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. 12 Then came publicans e whose office was to receive the tribute money, and tolle●. also to be baptised, and said unto him: Master, what shall we do? 13 And he said unto them: Require no more than that which is appointed unto you. 14 The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said unto them: Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages. 15 As the people waited, & all men mused in their hearts of john, whether he were very Christ: 16 john answered, and said unto them all, Mat●. ●. b. M● a. john i d. In deed I baptise you with water: but one stronger than I cometh, whose shoes latched I am not worthy to unlose, he shall baptise you with the holy ghost, and with fire. 17 Math. iii. b. Which hath his fan in his hand, & will purge his floor, & will gather the wheat into his barn: but the chaff will burn up, with fire that never shallbe quenched. 18 And many other things, in his exhortation, preached he unto the people. 19 Mat. xiiii. a. Mark. vi e. Then Herode the tetrarch, when he was rebuked of him for Herodias, his brother philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herode did, 20 Added this above all, & shut up john in prison. 21 Now it came to pass, as all the people were baptised, and Math. iii. b. Mark. i. b. john. i e. when jesus was baptised, and did pray, that the heaven was opened, 22 And the holy ghost came down, in a bodily shape like a Dove, upon him: and a voice came from heaven, which said, isaiah. xlii. a. Thou art my beloved son, in thee I am well pleased. 23 And jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, Mat. xiii. g. Mark. iiii. a. Luk. iiii. e. john. vi. e. being (as he was supposed) the son of joseph: which was [the son] of Heli, 24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of janna, which was the son of joseph: 25 Which was the son of Matthathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Hesly, which was the son of Nag: 26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Matthathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of joseph, which was the son of juda: 27 Which was the son of joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri: 28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er: 29 Which was the son of jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was son of jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi: 30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of juda, which was the son of joseph, which was the son of jonan, which was the son of Eliacim: 31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menam, which was the son of Matthatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David: 32 Which was the son of jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson: 33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esron, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of juda: 34 Which was the son of jacob, which was the son of Asaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor: 35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phaleg, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala: 36 which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noah, which was the son of Lamech: 37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan: 38 Which was the son of Henos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. ¶ The four Chapter. ¶ 1 The temptation and fasting of Christ, 13 he overcometh the devil, 16 he teacheth at Nazareth with great admiration of the people. 24 A prophet is despised, teaching in his own country. 33 He healeth the man possessed with a devil, 34 the devil confesseth him to be Christ, 38 he healeth Peter's wives mother, 40 he healed many of divers diseases, 41 the devils confess Christ, and are of him reproved, 43 and he preacheth through the cities. 1 Jesus, being full of the holy ghost, returned from jordane, Math. iiii. ● Mark. i. b. & was led by the spirit into wilderness, 2 And was forty days tempted of the devil, and in those days did he eat nothing: And when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him: If thou be the son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4 And jesus answered him, saying: It is written, that Deut. viii. a. Math. iiii. a. man shall not live by bread only, but by every word of god. 5 And the devil took him into an high mountain, & showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him: all this power will I give thee everywhyt, & the glory of them, for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give (a) Satan betrayeth himself. showing his bold sacralege, usurping the empire of the earth. it. 7 If thou therefore wilt fall down before me, & worship me, they shallbe all thine. 8 jesus answered, & said unto him, Hence from me Satan: For it is written, Deut. vi. c. and ten d. Math. iiii. b. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9 And he carried him to Jerusalem, & set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him: If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down from hence. Psal. xxi. c. (h) How Sa●●n is prince of the world. john xiiii. 10 For it is written, that he shall give his Angels charge over thee, to keep thee. 11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, that thou dash not thy foot at any time against a stone. 12 And jesus answered, and said unto him: It is said, Deut vi c. Mat● iii g. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 13 And assoon as all the temptation was ended, the devil departed from him for a season. 14 ☞ And jesus returned, by the power of the spirit, into Galilee: & there went a fame of him, throughout all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, & was commended of all men. 16 Math ●. Mark vi ● And he came to Nazareth, where he was nursed: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias: two. Esd. viii. b And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 Esay. lxi. a. The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me, to preach the Gospel to the poor he hath sent me, to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captive, & recovering of sight to the blind, freely to set at liberty them that are bruised: 19 And to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue, were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them: this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bore him witness, Math. seven. g. Mark. i. c. Luk. two. c. & wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. ☜ And they said, is not this josephes' son? 23 And he said unto them: Ye will utterly say unto me this proverb, physician heal thyself: ☞ Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do the same here likewise in thine own country. 24 And he said: verily I say unto you, Math. xiii g Mark. vi. a. no prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell you of a truth, 3. Reg. seven. b jacob. v. d. many widows were in Israel, in the days of Elias, when heaven was shut three years & six months, when great famishment was throughout all the land: 26 And unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 4 Reg v d. And many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Elizeus the prophet: and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. 28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath: 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him even unto the edge of the hill (whereon their city was built,) the they might cast him down headlong. 30 But he, passing through the mids of them, went his way: ☜ 31 ☞ And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and there taught them on the Sabbath days. 32 Math seven. d. 〈◊〉 xiii. g. M●k x. c. M●. ●. ● And they were astonied at his doctrine: For his preaching was with power. 33 Math seven. d. 〈◊〉 xiii. g. M●k x. c. M●. ●. ● And in the synagogue, there was a man, which had an unclean spirit of a devil, and cried with a loud voice, 34 Saying: Oh what have we to do with thee, thou jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, even the holy one of God. 35 And jesus rebuked him, saying: Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the mids, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 36 And fear came on them all, and they spoke among themselves, saying: What manner a thing is this? For with authority and power he commandeth the foul spirits, and they come out. 37 And the fame of him spread abroad, throughout every place of the country round about. ☜ 38 ☞ Mat. vi●. b. Mark. i. ● And when he was risen up, and come out of the synagogue, he entered into Simons house: And Simons wives mother was taken with a great fever, & they made intercession to him for her. 39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and the fever left her: And immediately she arose, and ministered unto them. 40 When the Sun was down, all they that had sick, taken with divers diseases, brought them unto him: And he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41 Math. i. a. and xiii d. And devils also came out of many crying & saying: Thou art that Christ, the son of God. And he rebuked them, and suffered them not to speak: For they knew that he was Christ. 42 As soon as it was day, he departed, and went into a desert place: And the people sought him, and came to him, and kept him, that he should not departed from them. 43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: ☜ For therefore am I sent. 44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. ¶ The .v. Chapterr. ¶ 1 Christ teacheth out of a ship, 6 the great draft of fish, 10 certain disciples are called, 12 he cleanseth the leper, 16 he prayeth in the wilderness, 18 he healeth the man of the palsy, 27 calleth Matthew the publican, 29 he eateth with sinners, 30 the pharisees murmur, 34 he excuseth his disciples, 35 she wing their afflictions after his ascension, 36 new and old agree not. 1 IT came to pass, that when the people pressed upon him, to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Genezareth, 2 Mark. iiii. a. And saw two ships stand by the lakes side: But the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which pertained to Simon, and prayed him that he would thrust out, a little from the land: And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 When he had left speaking, he said unto Simon: launch out into the deep, and let slip your nets, to make a draft. 5 And Simon answered, and said unto him: Master, we have laboured all night, and have taken nothing: Nevertheless, at thy commandment I will lose forth the net. 6 And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: But their net broke. 7 And they beckoned unto their fellows, which were in the other ship, that they should come, and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, that they sunk again. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at jesus knees, saying: Lord, go from me, for I am a sinful man. 9 For he was utterly astonied, and all that were with him, at the draft of fishes, which they had taken. 10 And so was also james and john the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And jesus said unto Simon: Fear not, from henceforth thou shalt (a) By the preaching of the Gospel, as one than appointed to be an Apostle. catch men. 11 And when they had brought up their boats to the shore, * (b That is, noting that they possessed, was an impediment, whereby they might be let or hindered from the preaching of the Gospel. they forsook all, and followed him. ☜ 12 And it came to pass, that when he was in a certain city: Behold, [there was] a man full of leprosy, and when he had spied jesus, he fell flat on his face, and besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying: I will, be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. And he charged him, that he should tell no man: 14 But go [saith he] Levi. xiiii. a and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a witness unto them. 15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him, and much people came together to hear, and to be healed of him, from their infirmities. 16 And he kept himself a part in the wilderness, and prayed. 17 ☞ And it came to pass, on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were pharisees & doctors of the law, sitting by, which were come out of all the towns of Galilee and jury, and Jerusalem: And the power of the Lord was present, to heal them. 18 Math. ix. a. Mark. two. ●. And behold, men brought in a bed, a man which was taken with a palsy, and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find on what side they might bring him in, because of the press, they went upon the top of the house, and let him down through the tyling, bed and all, even in the mids before jesus. 20 When he saw their faith, he said unto him: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the pharisees, began to think, saying: What fellow is this, which speaketh blasphemies? Mark. two. c. Esay. x●iii d. and xliiii d. Who can forgive sins but God only? 22 But when jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered, & said unto them: What think ye in your hearts? 23 Whether is easier to say, thy sins be forgiven thee: or to say, rise up & walk? 24 But that ye may know that the son of man hath power to forgive sins on earth (he said unto the sick of the palsy) I say unto thee, arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up his bed, whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, praising God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they gave the glory unto God, and were filled with fear, saying: Doubtless we have seen strange things to day. ☜ 27 Math ● Mark two. b. After these things, he went forth, & saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, & followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house. And there was a great company of publicans, and of other that sat [at meat] with them. 30 Math. ix. a. Mark. two. b. Luk. seven c. and xu a. But they that were scribes and pharisees among them, murmured against his disciples saying: Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And jesus answered, and said unto them, They that are whole, need not the physician: But they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the (c) Those which account themselves, or would seem in the eyes of the world, to be righteous. righteous: but sinners to repentance. 33 And they said unto him: * Why do the disciples of john fast often, & pray, and the disciples of the pharisees also: but thine eat and drink? 34 He said unto them. Math. ix. b. Mark. two ●. Can ye make the children of the wedding chamber fast, while the bridegroom in with them? 35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom also shallbe taken away from them: then shall they fast in those days. 36 He spoke also unto them a similitude. No man putteth a piece of a new garment, into an old vesture: For then the new renteth [the old,] and the piece that was [taken] out of the new, agreeth not with the old. 37 And no man poureth new wine into old vessels: For if he do, the new wine will burst the vessels, and run out itself, and the vessels shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new vessels, and both are preserved. 39 No man also that drinketh old wine, straightway can away with new: For he saith, the old is better. ❧ The uj Chapter. ¶ 1 The disciples pluck ears of corn on the Sabbath, 6 he healeth the man with the withered hand, 13 the choosing of his Apostles, 20 of blessings and cursings, 27 the love of our enemies, 29 to forgive one another, 37 rash judgement reprehended, 44 the tree is known by his fruit, 45 the heart known by the works, 47 with what fruit the word of God is to be heard. 1 AND it came to pass, on the second Sabbath, after the first, that he went Math. x●i. ●. M● i●. d through the corn fields: and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, and rubbed them in their hands. 2 And certain of the pharisees said unto them: Why do ye that, which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath days? 3 And jesus answered them, & said: ● Reg. xxi. a. Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was an hungered, and they which were with him: 4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the show i Reg. xxi. a. bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which was not lawful to eat, but for the Exod. xxv. c priests only? 5 And he said unto them: The son of man is Lord also of the (a) That is, having power to dispense with the keeping of the Sabbath day Sabbath day. 6 ☞ Math. xii. a. Mark. iii. a. And it came to pass also in another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught: And there was a man, whose right hand was dried up. 7 And the scribes & pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the Sabbath day: that they might find how to accuse him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand: Rise up, and stand forth in the mids. And he arose, and stood forth. 9 Then said jesus unto them, I will ask you a question: Whether is it lawful on the Sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save ones life, or to destroy it? 10 And he beheld them all in compass, & said unto the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: ● Reg xiii. b Math xii. b. Mark. iii. a. & his hand was restored again as whole as the other. 11 And they were filled with madness, and communed together among themselves, what they might do to jesus. ☜ 12 And it came to pass in those days, Math. xiiii. c that he went out into a mountain to pray, & continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And assoon as it was day, he called his disciples: Math. x. a. Mark. iii. b. And of them he chose twelve, whom he called Apostles: 14 (Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother: james and john, Philip and Barthelmewe, 15 Matthew and Thomas, james the son of Alpheus, & Simon, which is called zealots: 16 And judas, james [brother] and judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.) 17 ☞ And he came down with them, and stood in the plain field, and the company of his disciples, Math. iiii. d. Mark. iii. a. Math. iiii. d. john. vi. a. and a great multitude of people, out of all jury & Jerusalem, and from the sea coast Math. iiii. d. Mark. iii. a. Math. iiii. d. john. vi. a. of tire and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases, 18 And they that were vexed with foul spirits: and they were healed. 19 And all the people pressed to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. 20 And he life up his eyes upon his disciples, and said: Math. v. a. Blessed be ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now, for ye shallbe satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed shall ye be when men hate you, & separate you [from their company] and rail on you, & put out your names as an evil thing, for the son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and be glad: For behold, your reward is great in heaven: ☜ For thus did their fathers unto the prophets. 24 Amos. vi. a. But woe unto you that are rich: for ye have your consolation. 25 Woe unto you that are full: for ye shall hunger. woe unto you that now laugh: for ye shall wail and weep. 26 Woe unto you when all men praise you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets. 27 But I say unto you which hear: Love your enemies, Do good to them which hate you. 28 Bless them that curse you: And pray for them which wrongfully trouble you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. Math. ●. f. And him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 give to every man that asketh of thee: And of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again. 31 Mat. seven. b. Eccle 31. b. Tobi. iiii. c. Mark. v g. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 Mat. seven. b. Eccle 31. b. Tobi. iiii. c. Mark. v g. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? For sinners also love their lovers. 33 And if ye do good for them which do good for you, what thank have ye? For sinners also do even the same. 34 And if ye lend to them, of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive such like again. 35 But love ye your enemies, & do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shallbe great, and ye shallbe the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, & to the evil. 36 ☞ Be ye therefore merciful, as your father also is merciful. 37 Mat. seven. a. judge not, & ye shall not be judged: Condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, & ye shallbe forgiven. 38 Prou. xi. d. give, and it shallbe given unto you: good measure, pressed down, & shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosoms. Math. seven. a. Mark. iiii c. For with the same measure that ye meat withal, shall other men meat to you again. 39 And he put forth a similitude unto them: Math. xv. ●. Can the blind lead the blind? Do they not both fall into the ditch? 40 john. xiii. g. The disciple is not above his master: But whosoever will be a perfect disciple, shallbe as his master is. 41 Math▪ seven a And why seest thou a moat in thy brother's eye: but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 42 Either, how canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me pull out the moat that is in thine eye, when thou seest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out the beam out of thine own eye first, & then shalt thou see perfectly, to pull out the moat that is in thy brother's eye. ☜ 43 Math x●i ● For it is not a good tree, that bringeth forth evil fruit: Neither is that an evil tree, that bringeth forth good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by his fruit: for of thorns do not men gather figs, nor of bushes, gather they grapes. 45 A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good: And an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil. Math. xii. c. Psal. xl. b. For of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaketh. 46 Why call ye me Math. seven. b. and xxv. h. Lord, Lord, and do not as I bid you? 47 Whosoever cometh to me, & heareth my sayings, and doth the same, I will show you to whom he is like. 48 Math. seven. d. jacob. i d. He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock. And when the waters arose, the flood beat upon that house, and could not move it: For it was grounded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth and doth not, is like a man, that without foundation, built an house upon the earth, against which the flood did beat, and it fell immediately: And the fall of that house was great. ¶ The vij Chapter. ¶ 2 He healed the captains servant, 6 the faith of the Centurion, 11 he raised up the widows son, 16 he is confessed to be a great prophet, 19 john Baptist sent his disciples to Christ, 24 Christ's testimony of john, 31 he rebuketh the jews for their unfaithfulness, 36 he eateth with the pharisee, 37 the woman washeth his feet with her tears. 1 WHen he had ended all his sayings, in the audience of the people, M●t. viii a. I●hn. ii●i ●. he entered into Capernaum. 2 And a certain Centurion's servant, which was dear unto him, lay sick, and was in peril of death. 3 And when he heard of jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the jews, beseeching him that he would come, and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to jesus, they besought him instantly, saying he is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him. 5 For he loveth our nation, and hath built us a synagogue. 6 Then jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the Centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him: Math viii. ●. Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof. 7 Wherefore I thought not myself worthy to come unto thee: but say thou the word, & my servant shallbe whole. 8 For I also am a man, set under power, and have under me soldiers: and I say unto one go, and he goeth: and to another, come, and he cometh: and to my servant, do this, and he doth it. 9 When jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned him about, and said to the people that followed him: I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 10 And they that were sent, turned back home again, and found the servant whole, that had been sick. 11 ☞ And it came to pass thee [day] after, that he went into a city, which is called Naim: and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 12 When he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, [which was] the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: And much people of the city was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her: Weep not. 14 And he came nigh, & touched the beer, (and they that bore him stood still) And he said: Young man, I say unto thee, arise. 15 And he that was dead, sat up, and began to speak: ● Reg. 17. d. 4 Reg. 4. f. Acts. ix. c. And he delivered him to his mother. 16 And there came a fear on them all, & they gave the glory unto God, saying: I●hn. ●●ii. c. and vi b. Agreat prophet is risen up among us, and verily God hath visited his people. 17 ☞ And this rumour of him went forth throughout all jury, & throughout all the regions which lie round about. 18 And the disciples of john, showed him of all these things. 19 Math. xi a And john called unto him two of his disciples, and sent them to jesus, saying: Art thou he that should come, or shall we look for another? 20 When the men were come unto him, they said, john baptist sent us unto thee, saying: Art thou he that should come, or shall we look for another? 21 And in that same hour, he cured many of their infirmities & plagues, and of evil spirits, and unto many that were blind, he gave sight. 22 Then jesus answered, and said unto them: Go your way, and bring word again to john, what things ye have seen and heard, how that Esa. xxxv. a. and xli a. the blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor is the Gospel preached, 23 And happy is he, that is not offended at me. 24 Math. xi. c. And when the messengers of john were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning john: What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? a reed shaken with the wind? 25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, & live delicately, are in kings courts. 26 But what went ye forth to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he, of whom it is written: Mark. xi. a. Mala. iii. a. Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 For I say unto you, among women's children, is there not a greater prophet than john Baptist. Neverthesse's, he that is less in the kingdom of God, is greater than he. ☜ 29 And all the people, and the publicans that heard him, (a) That is, praised God, and acknowledged him to be most faithful, good, and merciful. justified God, and were baptised with the baptism of john. 30 But the pharisees and lawyers despised the council of God, against themselves, and were not baptised of him. 31 And the Lord said: Math. xi. b. Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation? and what [thing] are they like? 32 They are like unto children, sitting in the market place, and crying one to another, and saying: We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced: We have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 33 For john Baptist came, neither Math iii. a. eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say he hath the devil. 34 The son of man is come, and eateth and drinketh, and ye say, behold a gluttonous man, and an [unmeasurable] drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. 35 And wisdom is justified of (b) That is, the children of wisdom or the wise, which believe the Gospel, do acknowledge the wisdom of god the●, which the pharisees condenme, so that wisdom is then justified of her children, when the gospel is received. all her children. 36 ☞ And one of the pharisees desired him, that he would eat with him. And he went into the pharisees house, and sat down to meat. 37 * And behold, a woman in that city, which was a sinner, assoon as she knew that jesus sat at meat in the pharisees house, she brought an alabaster box of ointment: 38 And stood at his feet behind him, weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, & did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 When the pharisee which had bidden him, saw, he spoke within himself, saying: If this man were a prophet, he would surely know who, & what manner of woman this is, that touched him, for she is a sinner. 40 And jesus answered, and said unto him: Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he said: Master, say on. 41 There was a certain lender, which had two debtors: The one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. 42 When they had nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? 43 Simon answered and said: I suppose, that he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him: Thou haste truly judged. 44 And he turned to the woman, & said unto Simon: Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet, but she hath washed my feet with tears, & wiped them with the hairs of her head. 45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, sense the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 Mine head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, many sins are forgiven her: for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doth less love. 48 And he said unto her: thy sins are forgiven thee. 49 And they that sat at meat with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50 And he said to the woman: Mark. v.. c. Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace. ☜ ¶ The eight Chapter. ¶ 2 Christ and his Apostles go from town to town, and preach, 3 the women minister of their goods to Christ, 5 the parable of the seed, 16 of the candle, 21 who are his mother and brethren, 24 Christ ceaseth the tempest, 27 he casteth the legion out of the man possessed, into the heard of swine, 37 the Gadarenites pray him to go out of the country, 43 he healed the woman of her bloody issue, 49 he raised jairus daughter from death. 1 AND it came to pass afterward, that he himself went throughout every city & town preaching, & showing the kingdom of god, & the twelve with him. 2 And also Lu. xxli. d. certain women, which were healed of evil spirits, and infirmities, Marry which is called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils. 3 And joanna the wife of Chusa Herodes steward, and Susanna, & many other which ministered unto him of their substance. 4 ☞ When much people were gathered together, & were come to him out of all cities, he spoke by a similitude. 5 Math. xiii. b Mark. iiii a. The sour went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it up. 6 And some fell on stones, and assoon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moistness. 7 And some fell among thorns, Or 〈…〉 the 〈…〉. and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And some fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit, an hundred fold. And as he said these things, he cried: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 Mat xiii. d. M●rk. iiii. a. And his disciples asked him, saying what manner of similitude is this? 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God: but to other by parables, that when they see, they should not see, 〈◊〉 vi c. ●th. xiii. d and when they hear, they should not understand. 11 The parable is this. M●k four d. I●hn. x●. f. Act. xxviii f R●m. xi. b. Mat. xiii. c. Mark four b. The seed, is the word of God. 12 Those that are beside the way, are they that hear: then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe, and be saved. 13 They on the stones, [are they] which when they hear, receive the word with joy: & these have no roots, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation go away. 14 And that which fell among thorns, are they, which when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares & riches, and voluptuous living, & bring forth no fruit. 15 But that [which fell] on the good ground, are they, which with a pure and good heart hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit through patience. ☜ 16 Math. v. b. Mark four b. and xi e. No man when he lighteth a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a table, but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in, may see the light. 17 Math. x. c. Mark four c. Luk. xii. a. For nothing is secret, that shall not come abroad: Neither any thing hid, that shall not be known, and come to light. 18 Take heed therefore, how ye hear. For whosoever hath, to him shallbe given: Mat. xiiii. b. and xxv c. Mark. iiii. c. And whosoever hath not, from him shallbe taken, even that same which he supposeth that he hath. 19 Luk. nineteen. d. Math. xii. d. Mark. iiii. d. Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for press. 20 And it was told him [by certain] which said: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, & would see thee. 21 He answered, and said unto them: My mother & my brethren (a) The spiritual kindred▪ to be preferred before the carnal. are these, which hear the word of God, & do it. 22 ☞ And it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship, and his disciples also: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. 23 And they launched forth: But as they sailed he fell a sleep, Math. viii. c. Mark. iiii. d. and there came down a storm on the lake, and they were filled [with water], and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying: Master, Master, we are lost. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind, & the tempest of water, and they ceased, and it waxed calm. 25 And he said unto them: Where is your faith? And they feared, and wondered among themselves, saying: Who is this? For he commandeth both the winds & water, and they obey him. ☜ 26 Mat. viii. d. Mark. v. a. And they sailed unto the region of the Gadarenites, which is over against Galilee. 27 And when he went out to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in [any] house: but in graves. 28 When he saw jesus, and had cried, he fell down before him, and with a loud voice said: Math. viii. d Mark. v. a. What have I to do with thee jesus, thou son of God most highest? I beseech thee torment me not. 29 (For he commanded the foul spirit to come out of the man: For oftentimes he had caught him, and he was bound with chains, and kept with fetters: & he broke the bands, and was carried of the fiend into wilderness.) 30 And jesus asked him, saying: What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. 31 And they besought him, that he would not command them, to go out into the deep. 32 And there was there, an heard of many swine, feeding on an hill: and they besought him, that he would suffer them to enter into them: and he suffered them. 33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: And the heard ran headlong with violence into the lake, and were choked. 34 When the herdmen saw what was done, they fled: and when they were departed, they told it in the city, & in the villages. 35 Therefore they came out to see what was done, and came to jesus, & found the man out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of jesus, clothed, & in his right mind, and they were afraid. 36 They also which saw it, told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils, was healed. 37 Then the whole multitude of the country about the Gadarenites, besought him that he would depart from them, for they were taken with great fear. Mat. viii. d. Mark. v. b. And he got him up into the ship, and returned back again. 38 Then the man out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him. But jesus sent him away, saying: 39 Go home again to thine own house, and show what Or, what great things God hath done unto thee. things so ever God hath done for thee. And he went his way, and preached throughout all the city, what things so ever jesus had done unto him. 40 And it came to pass, that when jesus was come again, the people received him: For they all waited for him. 41 Math. ix. d. Mark. v. c. And behold, there came a man named jairus, & he was a ruler of the synagogue, & he fell down at jesus feet, praying him that he would come into his house: 42 For he had but one daughter only, upon a twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. (But as he went, the people thronged him. 43 Math ix. ● M●th ●●. And a woman, having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her substance upon physicians, neither could be helped of any, 44 Came behind him, and touched the hem of his raiment: and immediately her issue of blood staunched. 45 And jesus said: Who is it that touched me? When every man denied, Peter and they that were with him, said: Master, the people thrust thee, and vex thee, and sayest thou, who touched me? 46 And jesus said, Some body hath touched me: For I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. 47 When the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and fell [at his feet] and told him before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. 48 And he said unto her: Daughter, be of good comfort, Math. ix. d. Mark. v. d. thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.) 49 While he yet spoke, there came one from the ruler of the synagogues house, which said to him: Thy daughter is dead, disease not the Master. 50 But when jesus heard that word, he answered him, saying: Math. ix e. Mark. v. d. Fear not, believe only, & she shallbe made whole. 51 And when he came to the house, he suffered no man to go in with him, save Peter, and james, and john, and the father and the mother of the maiden. 52 Every body wept, & sorrowed for her. And he said: Weep not, the damsel is not dead, john. xi. d. but sleepeth. 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 54 And he thrust them all out, and took her by the hand, and cried, saying: Maid, arise. 55 And her spirit came again, and she rose straightway: And he commanded to give her meat. 56 And the father and the mother of her, were astonied: But he warned them that they should tell no man what was done. ❧ The uj Chapter. ¶ 2 The Apostles are sent to preach. 7 Herode heard of Christ. 12 Five thousand fed with five loaves & two fishes. 19 divers opinions of Christ. 20 The confession of the Apostles. 28 The transfiguration of Christ. 35 Christ is to be heard. 42 The lunatic is healed. 43 The infidelity of the Apostles, 46 they strive who should be greatest. 49 Of one casting out devils in Christ's name. 53 The Samaritans would not receive Christ. 54 The disciples desire vengeance, and are of him reproved. 57 Of three that would follow Christ, but after divers sorts of looking back. 1 Jesus called the M●th x. ●. M●rk ●● b. and ●i ● Luke v● c. twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and that they might heal diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, * and to heal the sick. 3 And he said unto them: Take nothing to (a) Because this journey was s●o●t & but for a time, Christ willed that they should make haste▪ & take nothing with them, whereby they might be ●etted any thing 〈…〉 from the business. your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money, neither have two coats. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence departed. 5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake of the very dust from your feet, for a testimony against them. 6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the Gospel, and healing everywhere. ☜ 7 And Herode the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him, and doubted, because that it was said of some, that john was risen again from death: 8 And of some, that Elias had appeared, and of some, that one of the old prophets was risen again. 9 And Herode said, john have I beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. 10 And the apostles returned, & told him all that they had done. Ma● xiiii b. Mark. vi d. john. vi. a. And he took them and went aside into a solitary place, nigh unto the city that is called Bethsaida. 11 Which when the people knew, they followed him: And he received them, and spoke unto them of the kingdom of God, & healed them that had need to be healed. 12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve and said unto him: Send the people away, that they may go into the towns and villages round about, and lodge, and get meat: for we are here in a place of wilderness. 13 But he said unto them: give ye them to eat. And they said: We have no more but five loaves and two fishes, except we should go & buy meat for all this people. 14 And they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Cause them to sit down by fifties in a company. 15 And they did so, and made them all to sit down. 16 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the people. 17 And they did all eat, and were satisfied. And there was taken up of that remained to them, twelve baskets full of broken meat. 18 Math xvi. c Mark viii c Math. xvi c Mark v● And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him, and he asked them, saying: Math xvi. c Mark viii c Math. xvi c Mark v● Who say the people that I am? 19 They answered and said, john Baptist: some say, Elias: and some say that one of the old prophets is risen. 20 He said unto them: But whom say ye that I am? [Simon] Peter answered, & said: [Thou art] Christ, M●th xv ● john. vi. of God. 21 And he warned & commanded them, that they should tell no man that thing, 22 Saying: Mat. xvi●●● Mark. viii d Luk. xvii. ●. The son of man must suffer many things, and be reproved of the elders, and of the high priests and scribes, and be slain, and rise again the third day. 23 And he said to them all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, & take up his cross daily, & follow me. 24 Math. xvi a john vi. d. Luk. xvii. g. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: But whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what advantageth it a man if he win the whole world, and lose himself, or run in danger of himself? 26 For Math. x. c Mark. viii. d Luk. xii. a. Whosoever shallbe ashamed of me, and of my words, of him shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his majesty, and in the majesty of his father, and of the holy angels. 27 I tell you of a truth, Math. xvi. d Mark. viii. c there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. 28 Mat. xvii. a. Mark. ix. g. And it came to pass, about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter, and john, and james, and went up into a mountain to pray. 29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was changed, & his garment was white, and shone. 30 And behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses & Elias: 31 That appeared in the majesty, & spoke of his departing, which he should end at Jerusalem. 32 But Peter, and they that were with him, were heavy with sleep: and when they awoke, they saw his majesty, and two men standing with him. 33 And it came to pass, Mat. xvii. a. Mark. x. a. as they departed from him, Peter said unto jesus: Master it is good being here for us, let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, & one for Moses, and one for Elias: and wist not what he said. 34 While he thus spoke, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, & they feared when they were come into the cloud 35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying: two. Pet. i d. Mat. xvii. b. Mark. i. b. Luk. iii. d. Deu. xviii. c. this is my dear son, two. Pet. i d. Mat. xvii. b. Mark. i. b. Luk. iii. d. Deu. xviii. c. hear him. ●6 And assoon as the voice was passed, jesus was found alone: and they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen. 37 Ma●●vii ●. Ma●● ix. b. And it came to pass, that on the next day, as they came down from the hill, much people met him. 38 And behold, a man of the company cried out, saying: Master, I beseech thee behold my son, for he is all that I have: 39 And see, a spirit taketh him, and suddenly he crieth, and teareth him, that he foameth again, & with much pain departeth from him, when he hath rend him. 40 Math. xvii c Mark. ix. c. And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not. 41 jesus answered, and said: O faithless and crooked nation, how long shall I be with you, and shall suffer you? Bring thy son hither. 42 As he was yet a coming, the fiend rend him, and tore him: And jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him to his father. 43 Mark. i c. Luk. iiii. d. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God: But while they wondered every one at all things which he did, he said unto his disciples, 44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: For it will come to pass, that Mat. xvi. c. Ma●h. viii. d Luk. ix. c. Luk. two. g. and xviii f. the son of man shallbe delivered into the hands of men. 45 Mat. xvi. c. Ma●h. viii. d Luk. ix. c. Luk. two. g. and xviii f. But they wist not what that word meant, and it was hid from them that they understood it not: And they feared to ask him of that saying. 46 Then there arose a disputation among them, which of them should be the greatest. 47 When jesus perceived the thought of their hearts, Mat. xviii. a Mark. ix c. Luk. xxii. f. he took a child, and set him hard by him, 48 And said unto them: Whosoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me: Math. x. d. Luk. x c. john. xiii. c And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shallbe great. 49 And john answered, and said: Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. 50 And jesus said unto him, Nu●● g Forbid ye ●hym● not: For he that is not against us, is with us. 51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And sent messengers before him: And they went, & entered into a town of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53 And they would not receive him, because (b) Because they knew that he was a jew, & the Samaritans could not agree with the jews. joh. iiii. for that they differed in religion. his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 54 When his disciples, james & john, saw this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, even as 4. Reg. i c. Elias did? 55 jesus turned about, & rebuked them, saying: Ye wot not what manner spirit ye are of. 56 For the son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another town. 57 ☞ And it came to pass, that as they went walking in the way, a certain man said unto him: Math. viii. ● I will follow thee Lord whither so ever thou go. 58 And jesus said unto him: Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests: but the son of man, hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, follow me. And the same said: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 jesus said unto him, levit. xxi. b Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou & preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another said: Lord ●. Reg. x●x d I will follow thee, but let me first go bid them farewell, (c) When Christ calleth, we may not look at any thing which may hinder us from our vocation▪ but with all speed follow 〈◊〉. which are at home at my house. 62 jesus said unto him: No man that putteth his hand to the plough, and looketh back, is apt to the kingdom of God. ☜ ❧ The ten Chapter. 1 He sendeth seventy disciples to preach, giving them charge how to behave themselves. 1● He threateneth the obstinate and unthankful cities. 1● He admonisheth his disciples of humility. 20 Whereof we should rejoice. 21 He giveth thanks to his father. 26 He answered the lawyer that tempted him. 33 Who is our neighbour. 38 Of Martha and Marie. 1 AFter these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, ☞ and sent them two and two before him, into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 2 Therefore said he unto them: The harvest is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, to send Or thrust forth. forth labourers into his harvest. 3 Go your ways: Math. x. b. behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4 Bear no wallet, neither scrip, nor shoes, & 4 Reg iiii. c salute 〈◊〉 willeth that they should dispatch this journey with diligence and speed, & not occupy themselves about ●ther duties. 1 Reg. 4. no man by the way. 5 * Into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, peace be to this house. 6 And if the son (b) Which loveth the doctrine of peace, that is, the Gospel. of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: if not, it shall turn to you again. 7 And in the same house tarry still, eating and drinking such things as they [shall set before you.] For the labourer is worthy of his reward. ☜ Go not from house to house. 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: 9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, the kingdom of God is come nigh upon you. 10 Math x. ●. But into whatsoever city ye enter, & they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say: 11 Even the very dust of our city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe of against you: notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God was come nigh upon you. 12 I say unto you, that it shallbe easier in that day for Sodom, then for that city. 13 Mark. xi c. Woe unto thee Chorazin, woe unto thee Bethsaida: For if the miracles had been done in tire and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented [of their sins] sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 Therefore it shallbe easier for tire and Sidon at the judgement, then for you. 15 And thou Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. 16 Math. x b john. xiii. ●. He that heareth you, heareth me, and he that despiseth you, despiseth me: and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me. 17 And the seventy turned again with joy, saying: Lord, even the [very] devils are subdued to us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them: isaiah. xiiii. c. I saw Satan (c) The power of Satan is beaten down by preaching the Gospel. as it had been lightening, falling down from heaven. 19 Acts. 28. b. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents, and scorpions, and over all manner power of the enemy, & nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subdued unto you: but rather rejoice, because Phillip iiii a. Apo. xvii. b your names are written in heaven. 21 That same hour rejoiced jesus in the spirit, and said: I confess unto thee father, Math. xi. d. Lord of heaven & earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes: Even so father, for so it pleased thee. 22 Mat. xvi. d. and xviii d. All things are given me of my father. Math. xi. d. john. seven. d. and viii c. No man knoweth who the son is, but the father, and who the father is, but the son, and he to whom the son will show him. 23 And he turned to his disciples, & said secretly: ☞ Mat. xiii. d. Happy are the eyes which see the things that ye see. 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, & have not seen them, and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying: Mat xxi●. d Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him: 26 What is written in the law, how readest thou? 27 And he answered, and said: Deut. vi ●. 〈◊〉 x●ii d. Ma●k 〈…〉 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, & with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou 〈◊〉 answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto jesus: and who is my neighbour? 30 And jesus answered, and said. A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Hierico, and fell among thieves, which rob him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 And it befell, that there came down a certain priest that same way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And likewise a Levite, when he went nigh to the place, came and looked on him, and passed by the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritane, as he journeyed, came unto him, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. 34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, and powered in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to a [common] Inn, and made provision for him. 35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out () which was about ix d. of sterling money. two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, take cure of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will recompense thee. 36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37 And he said: He that showed mercy on him. Then said jesus unto him: Go, and do thou likewise. ☜ 38 ☞ Now it came to pass, that as they went, he entered into a certain town: And a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house. 39 And this woman had a sister called Marie, which also sat at jesus feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, & said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me. 41 And jesus answered, and said unto her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things: 42 verily one is needful. Mary hath chosen the good part, (d) That is▪ the hearing of the word of God, from which it was not meant, that she should be drawn, having not always opportunity to hear the same. which shall not be taken away from her. ☜ ¶ The xj Chapter. 2 Christ teacheth his disciples to pray, and to continue in prayer, 14 he driveth out a dumb devil, 15 and rebuketh the blasphemous pharisees. 28 Who are blessed. 29 The jews ask a sign. 37 Christ unwashed eateth with the pharisee, 39 and reproveth the outward show of holiness in the pharisees, scribes, and hypocrites. 1 AND so it was, that as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him: Lord teach us to pray, as john also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say: Mark. vi. b. O our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be fulfilled, even in earth also, as it is in heaven. 3 Our daily bread give us this day. 4 And forgive us our sins: For even we forgive every man that trespasseth us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 5 And he said unto them: ☞ Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, friend lend me three loaves, 6 For a friend of mine is come out of the way to me, and I have nothing to set before him: 7 And he within answer, & say, trouble me not, the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed, I can not rise and give thee. 8 I say unto you, though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend: yet because of his importunity he will rise, and give him as many as he needeth. 9 And I say unto you, Math. seven. ●. john. x●. ● jacob ●. ● ask, and it shallbe given you, seek, and ye shall find, knock, and it shallbe opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh, receiveth, and he that seeketh, findeth, and unto him that knocketh, shall it be opened. 11 If the son shall ask bread, of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask fish, will he for fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 1● If ye then, being evil, can give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your father of heaven give the holy spirit, to them that desire [it] of him. ☜ 14 ☞ 〈…〉 seven. d. And he was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spoke, & the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, 〈◊〉 ix d. M● i● d. he casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. 16 And other tempted him, and required of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he knowing their thoughts, said unto them: Every kingdom divided against itself, M●. ●. d. Mark ii●. d. is desolate: and a housed [divided] against a house, falleth. 18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom endure? Because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 19 If I by the help of Beelzebub cast out devils, by whose help do your children cast them out? Therefore shall they be your judges. 20 But if I with the finger of God cast our devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. 21 Math. xii. c. When a strong man armed, keepeth his palace, the things that he possesseth are in peace. 22 But when a stronger than he cometh upon him, and overcometh him, he taketh from him all his harness, wherein he trusted, and divideth his goods. 23 He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth [abroad.] 24 Mark. xii. d. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest: and when he findeth none, he saith, I will return unto my house, whence I came out. 25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits, worse than himself, and they enter in, and dwell there: and the end of that man, is worse than the beginning. 27 And it came to pass, that as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the company life up her voice, & said unto him: Happy is the womb that bore thee, and the paps which gave thee suck. 28 But he said: Yea rather happy are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. ☜ 29 When the people were gathered thick together, he began to say: This is an evil nation, Math. xii. c. Mark. viii. b they seek a sign, and there shall no sign be given them, but the sign of jonas the prophet. 30 For as john. vi. d. jonas. two. c. jonas was a sign to the Ninivites, so shall also the son of man be to this nation. 31 3. Reg. x. a. 11. Para. ix. a. Math. xi. d. The Queen of the south shall rise in judgement with the men of this nation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon: And behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Niviue shall rise in judgement with this nation, and shall condemn them, for they repented at the preaching of jonas: and behold, a greater than jonas is here. 33 ☞ Math. v. b. Mark iiii. b. Luk. viii. c. No man lighteth a candle, & putteth it in a privy place, neither under a bushel: but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light, 34 Math. vi. c. The light of the body, is the eye: Therefore when thine eye is single, all thy body also shallbe full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy body also shallbe full of darkness. 35 Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkness. 36 If all thy body therefore be clear, having no part dark, then shall it all be full of light, even as when a candle doth light thee with brightness. ☜ 37 And as he spoke, a certain pharisee besought him to dine with him: and jesus went in, & sat down to meat. 38 When the pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him: Mat. xxiii. c Now do ye pharisees make clean the outside of the cup, and the platter, but the inward part is full of your ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also? 41 But rather (a) Christ requireth here two things. First, that we come truly by our meat: next, that we give alms, for charity's the perfection of the law. give alms of those things which are within, and behold all things are clean unto you. 42 But woe unto you pharisees: for ye tithe mint & rue, and all manner herbs, and pass over judgement, and the love of God: These aught ye to have done, and yet not to leave the other undone. 43 Mat xxiii. c Woe unto you pharisees: for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetynges in the markets. 44 Woe unto you scribes and pharisees, ye hypocrites: for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them, are not ware of them. 45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him: Master, thus saying, thou puttest us to rebuke also. 46 And he said, Esaias. x. a. Mat. xxiii. b Woe unto you also ye lawyers: for ye lad men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe unto you, Mat. xxiii. d ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 Truly, ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 49 Therefore said the wisdom of God, Mat xx● d I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 50 That the blood of all the prophets, which is shed, from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, 51 From the blood of Gen. iiii b. 2. Para. 24. f. Abel, unto the blood of Zacharie, which perished between the altar & the temple: verily I say unto you, it shallbe required of this nation. 52 Woe unto you lawyers: for ye have taken away the (b) the pure doctrine, and true understanding of the scriptures. key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and them that came in, ye forbade. 53 When he thus spoke unto them, the lawyers & the pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak many things. 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, whereby they might accuse him. ❧ The twelve Chapter. 1 The leaven of the pharisees is to be avoided. 5 Who is to be feared. 8 To confess gods name, or to deny it. 10 Blasphemy against the spirit. 11 He comforteth the disciples against affliction, 15 and warneth them to beware of covetousness by the similitude of a rich man. 20 Against care of earthly things. 31 To give ourselves to righteousness, alms, watching, patience, wisdom, and concord. 1 IN the mean time, ☞ whenther were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people [insomuch] that they trod one another, he began to say unto his disciples. First of all, Math. xvi. a Mar. viii. b. Math. x. c. Mark. iiii. c. Luk. viii. c. Math. x. e. Luk. viii. b. beware of the leaven of the pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 Math. xvi. a Mar. viii. b. Math. x. c. Mark. iiii. c. Luk. viii. c. Math. x. e. Luk. viii. b. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be uncovered, neither hid, that shall not be known. 3 Therefore, whatsoever you have spoken in darkness, shallbe heard in the light: and that which ye have spoken in the ear, even in secret places, shallbe preached on the top (a) Openly, that all men may hear. of the houses. 4 Math. x. b. And I say unto you my friends, be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that, have no more that they can do. 5 But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell, yea I say unto you, fear him. 6 Are not five sparrows bought for two farthings? and not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Also, even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are more of value than many sparrows. 8 Also I say unto you, Math. x. c. whosoever confesseth me before men, him shall the son of man knowledge also, before the angels of God. 9 But he that denieth me before men, shallbe denied before the angels of God. 10 Math. xii. c. Mark iii. d. Math. xii. c. Luke xii. b. And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shallbe forgiven him: Math. xii. c. Mark iii. d. Math. xii. c. Luke xii. b. But unto him that blasphemeth the holy (b He that shall resist against the word of God purposely of malice▪ or against his own conscience ghost, it shall not be forgiven. 11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto the rulers and officers, take ye no thought, how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall speak. 12 For the holy ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. 13 ☞ One of the company said unto him: Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him: Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15 And he said unto them, Take heed & beware of covetousness: For no man's life standeth in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he put forth a similitude unto them, saying: The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentiful fruits. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, this will I do, I will destroy my barns, and build greater, and therein will I gather all my fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, Eccle. xi. c. thou hast much goods laid up [in store] for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him: jere. xvii. b. Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee: Psal. 39 b. Then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21 So is he that gathereth riches to himself, and is not rich towards God. 22 And he spoke unto his disciples: Therefore I say unto you, Math vi. d. i Peter. v. c. take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, neither for the body what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the Ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which neither have storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them: ☜ how much more are ye better than [feathered] fowls? 25 Math. vi. d. Which of you, with taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least: why take ye thought for the remnant? 27 Consider the Lilies how they grow, they labour not, they spin not: and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his royalty was not clothed like one of these. 28 If God so cloth the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the furnasse, how much more will he cloth you, O ye of little faith? 29 And ask not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind: 30 For all such things do the [Heathen] people of the world seek for: and your father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather Math. vi. e. i Tim. vi. b. Eccl. xxix. b Pro. xxiii. a. seek ye after the kingdom of God, and all these things shallbe ministered unto you. 32 Fear not little flock, for it is your father's pleasure to give you a kingdom. 33 Math. nineteen. c Mark. x. c. Sell that ye have, and give alms: and prepare you bags which wax not old, even a treasure that faileth not in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35 Eph. vi. ● i. Peter. i c. Let your loins be gird about, and your lights brenning, 36 And ye yourselves like unto men, that wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding, that when he cometh, and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Happy are those servants, whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find waking. verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth, and minister unto them. 38 And if he come in the second watch, yea if he come in the third watch, and find them so, happy are those servants. 39 This understand, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch, and not suffer his house to be digged through. 40 Math. 24. d. Mark. xiii. d Be ye therefore ready also, for the son of man will come at an hour when ye think not. ☜ 41 Then Peter said unto him: Math. 24. d. Mark. xiii. c Master, tellest thou this similitude unto us, or to all [men?] 42 And the Lord said: Who is a faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Apoc. xvi. e Happy is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh, shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But & if that servant say in his heart, Math. 24. d. my lord will defer his coming, and shall begin to smite the servants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken, 46 The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and at an hour when he is not ware, and will hew him in pieces, and give him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 jacob. iiii. d. And the servant that knew his masters will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shallbe beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, (c) Ignorance will not excuse. and did commit things worthy of stripes, shallbe beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shallbe much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him will they ask the more. 49 I am come to send fire (d) That is, the Gospel, which is as a vehement fire, and maketh a change of things, thorough all the world. on the earth, and what is my desire, () if it be already kindled? but that it be already kindled? 50 notwithstanding, I must be baptised with a baptism, (e) He compareth afflictions and his death, to baptism. and how am I pained till it be ended? 51 Mark. x. d. Suppose ye that I am come to send peace on earth? I tell you nay, (f) Christ is not the cause that there is destruction for the Gospel, but the wickedness of worldings, which by malice contemning the Gospel, be at variance with all that profess it. but rather division. 49 The Greek readeth, 52 For from henceforth there shallbe five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53 The father shallbe divided against the son, and the son against the father: The mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: The mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 54 He said also to the people: Ma● 〈…〉 When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say there cometh a shower, and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say it will be hot, and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the outward appearance of the sky, and of the earth: but how is it that ye cannot discern this time? 57 Yea, and why judge ye not of yourselves what is right? 58 Math. v. d. Prou. xxv b When thou goest with thine adversary to the ruler, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him, lest he bring thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the jailer, and the jailer cast thee into prison. 59 I tell thee, thou shalt not departed thence, till thou have made good the utmost mite. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 Of the Galileans, 4 and those that were oppressed at Siloe. 6 Of the fig tree that bore no fruit. 11 The woman having a spirit of infirmity healed. 15 The use of the Sabbath. 18 He declareth by divers similitudes what the kingdom of God is. 24 Few enter into the kingdom of Christ. 32 He reproveth Herode and Jerusalem. 1 THere were present at the same season, certain men, that showed him of the Galileans, whose blood (a) Pilate murdered them, as they were sacrificing. Pilate had mingled with their own sacri●e. Acts. v ● 2 And jesus answered, annoyed unto them: Suppose ye that these Galileans, were greater sinners than all the others Galileans, because they suffered such punishment? 3 I tell you nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen upon which the tower in (b) Which tower stood by the fisshe-poole or river Syloam in Jerusalem. Siloe fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelled in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 6 ☞ He told also this similitude. A certain man had a Math. xxi b fig tree planted in his vinyeard, and he came, and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he to the dresser of his vinyeard: Behold, this three year I have come & sought fruit in this fig tree, and find none: cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground? 8 And he answered, & said unto him: Lord, let it alone this year also, till I dig round about it, & dung it. 9 And if it bear fruit [thou mayest] let it alone: and if it bear not then, after that shalt thou cut it down. 10 And he taught in one of their synagogues on the Sabbath days. 11 And behold, there was a woman, which had a spirit of infirmity fifteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise life up her head. 12 When jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her: Woman, thou art loosed from thy disease. 13 And he laid his hands on her, and immediately, she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that jesus had healed on the Sabbath day, & said unto the people: There are six days, in which men ought to work, in them therefore come, that ye may be healed, and not on the Sabbath day. 15 But the Lord answered him, and said: Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the Sabbath day, Math xii. a. Luk. xiiii. a. lose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him to the water? 16 And aught not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? 17 And when he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed, and all the people rejoiced on all the excellent deeds that were done by him. ☜ 18 Then said he: What is the kingdom of God like? or whereto shall I compare it? 19 Math. xvi. d Mark. iiii. c. It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took & sowed in his garden: and it grew, and waxed a great tree, and the fowls of the air made nests in the branches of it. 20 And again he said: Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 Math. xiiii c Gen. xviii a It is like leaven, which a Math. xiiii c Gen. xviii a woman took, and hid in three pecks of meal, till all was leavened. 22 And he went through all cities and towns, teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem. 23 Then said one unto him: Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them: 24 strive (c) We must endeavour to cut of all impediments that let us. to Math. vi●. b. enter in at the straight gate: for many I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When the good man of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, & to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us: and he shall answer, and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are. 26 Then shall ye begin to say: We have eaten and drunken in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 And he shall say, I tell you, I know you not, whence ye are: depart from me all ye that work iniquity. 28 There shallbe weeping & gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and ye yourselves thrust out. 29 Math. viii. b And they (d) The Gentiles, which then were strangers. shall come from the east and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, Math. nineteen. d there are last, which shallbe (e) That is, the Gentiles which believe the Gospel, that were called after the jews. first: And there are first, which shallbe (f) the jews which though they had the law, yet refusing the Gospel, are shut out. last. 31 The same day, came there certain of the pharisees, and said unto him: Get thee out, and departed hence, for Herode will kill thee. 32 And he said unto them: Go ye, and tell that fox, behold, I cast out devils, & heal the people to day & to morrow, and the third day I shallbe perfected. 33 Nevertheless, I must walk to day and to morrow, and the day following: For it can not be, that a prophet perish any other where, save at Jerusalem. 34 Mat. xxiii. d O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her young under her wings, and ye would not? 35 Behold, your (g) That is, the temple & Jerusalem should be destroyed. house is left unto you desolate. verily I say to you, ye shall not see me, until the time come that ye shall say, Math. xxi. b Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. ❧ The xiiij Chapter. ¶ 1 Christ eateth with the pharisee. 4 Healeth the dropsy on the Sabbath. 8 Teacheth humility. 12 To feast the poor. 15 Of the great Supper. 28 He warneth those that will follow him, to make their accounts before, by the parable of the sour. 34 The salt of the earth. 1 AND it came to pass, ☞ that he went into the house of one of the chief pharisees, to eat bread on the Sabbath day, & they watched him. 2 And behold, there was a certain man before him, which had the dropsy. 3 And jesus answered, and spoke unto the lawyers & pharisees, saying: Math. xii a. Mark. iii. a. Luk. vi. a. Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day? 4 And they held their peace. And he took him, & healed him, and let him go, 5 And answered them, saying: Which of you shall have Exo. xxiii. a Deut. xxii a Math. xii. a. an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out, on the Sabbath day? 6 And they could not answer him again to these things. 7 He put forth also a similitude to the guests, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms, and said unto them: 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room: lest a more honourable man than thou, be bidden of him, 9 And he, that bade him and thee, come, and say to thee, give this man room: & thou than begin with shame, to take the lowest room. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit in the lowest room, that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Prou. xxv. a friend sit up higher: Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 Mat. xxiii b Luk. xviii. c For whosoever exalteth himself, shallbe brought low: And he that humbleth himself, shallbe exalted. ☜ 12 Than said he also to him that bade him [to meat:] ☞ When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. 13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the feeble, the lame, & the blind, 14 And thou shalt be happy, for they can not recompense thee: For thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just [men.] 15 When one of them, that sat at meat also, heard these things, he said unto him: Happy is he that eateth bread in the kingdom of God. ☜ 16 Then said he unto him. ☞ Mat. xxii. ●. Apoc. nineteen. b A certain man ordained a great supper, and bad many, 17 And sent his servant at supper time, to say to them that were bidden, come, for all things are now ready. 18 And they all at once began to make excuse. The first said unto him: I have bought a farm, & I must needs go & see it, I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them, I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said: I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come. 21 And the servant returned, & showed his master these things. Then was the good man of the house displeased, & said to his servant: Go out quickly into the broad streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the feeble, and the halt, and the blind. 22 And the servant said: Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the high ways & hedges, and Gen. nineteen. a. (a) By the power of God's word preached. compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper. ☜ 25 There went a great company with him: and he returned, and said unto them, 26 ☞ Math. x. d. Luke ix c. If any man come to me, and hate (b) We must cast away all affection and desire that draweth us from Christ. not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple. 28 For which of you, disposed to build a tower, sitteth not down before, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to perform it? 29 Lest after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to perform it, all that behold it, begin to mock him, 30 Saying: this man began to build, and was not able to make an end? 31 Or what king, going to make battle against another king, sitteth not down first, and casteth in his mind, whether he be able with ten thousand, to meet him, that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way of, he sendeth an embassage, and desireth conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he can not be my disciple. ☜ 34 Math. v. d. Mark. ix. g. Salt is good, but if the salt have lost the saltness, what shallbe seasoned therewith? 35 It is neither good for the land, nor yet for the dung hill: but men cast it out [at the doors.] He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ¶ The xu Chapter. ¶ 2 The pharisees murmur because Christ receiveth sinners. 4 The great mercy of God is set forth in the parable of the lost sheep, 8 and of the piece of silver lost, 12 and of the prodigal son. 1 THen resorted unto him Math. ix. b. Mark. two. b. Luk. v. f. all the publicans and sinners, for to hear him. 2 And the pharisees & scribes murmured, saying: he receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 But he put forth this parable unto them, saying: 4 Mat. xviii. b What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders with joy: 6 And assoon as he cometh home, he calleth together his lovers and neighbours, saying unto them: Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shallbe in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. 8 Either what woman, having ten pieces of silver, () One piece of this money, is somewhat more than five pence of old s●erlyng money. if she lose one, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her lovers & her neighbours together, saying: Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 Likewise I say unto you, shall there be joy in the presence of the Angels of God, over one sinner that Luk. v. f. repenteth. ☜ 11 ☞ And he said. A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father: father, give me the portion of the goods, that to me belongeth. And he divided unto them his substance. 13 And not long after, when the younger son had gathered all that he had together, he took his journey into a far country, and Pro. xxix. a there wasted his goods with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a great dearth in all that land, and he began to lack. 15 And he joined himself to a citizen of that country: and he sent him to his farm, to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the cods that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 Then he came to himself, and said: How many hired servants at my father's house have bread enough, and I perish with hunger? 18 I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son, make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. job. xiii. c. Psa. xxxii. a But when he was yet a great way of, his father saw him, & had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said unto him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants: bring forth the best garment, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring hither that fat calf, and kill it, and let us eat and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again, he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 25 The elder brother was in the field: and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard minstrelsy & dancing, 26 And called one of his servants, and asked, what those things meant. 27 And he said unto him: thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fat calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 28 And he was angry, and would not go in: Therefore came his father out, and entreated him. 29 He answered and said to his father: Lo, these many years have I done thee service, neither broke I at any time thy commandment, and yet thou never gavest me a kid to make merry with my friends: 30 But assoon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy goods with harlots, thou hast for his pleasure killed that fat calf. 31 And he said unto him: Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have, is thine, 32 It was meet that we should make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again: and was lost, and is found. ☜ ¶ The xuj Chapter. 1 Christ exhorteth to liberality, by the example of the steward. 10 Who is a faithful steward. 13 No man can serve two masters. 14 He reproveth the hypocrisy of those that justify themselves before men. 16 The end and force of the law. 18 The state of marriage. 19 Of the rich glutton, & Lazarus. 29 Moses & the prophets to be heard. 1 AND he said also unto his disciples. ☞ There was a certain rich man, which had a steward, and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him: How is it, that I hear this of thee? give accounts of thy stewardeshyppe, for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 The steward said within himself: What shall I do, for my master taketh away from me the stewardshyppe? I can not dig, & to beg I am ashamed. 4 I wot what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 5 So, when he had called all his masters debtors together, he said unto the first: How much owest thou unto my master? 6 And he said, an hundredth measures of oil. And he said unto him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7 Then said he to another: How much owest thou? And he said, an hundredth measures of wheat. He said unto him: Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 8 And the Lord commended He speaketh after the 〈◊〉 sort, 〈◊〉 such unto this praise worthy, but because it is thought wisdom in the eyes of the world. the unjust steward, because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their nation, wiser than the children of light. 9 And I say unto you, make you Say up your measure in heaven. friends of the unrighteous (c) Not that ri●es are evil of themselves, but that for the most part 〈◊〉 be occasions of evil. Mammon, that when ye shall have need, they may receive you into everlasting (d) God for their cause shall receive you unto life everlasting, and reward your good doings, not for the worthiness thereof, but for his ●mie sake. habitations. ☜ 10 ☞ He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much. And he that is unrighteous in the least, is unrighteous also in much. 11 So then, if ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous Mammon, who shall trust you in the true treasure? 12 And if ye have not been faithful in another man's business, who shall give you that which is your own? 13 Mark. vi. e. No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other: or else, he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serve God, and Mammon. 14 All these things heard the pharisees also, which were covetous, and they mocked him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men: but God knoweth your hearts. For that which is highly esteemed among men, is abominable in the sight of God. ☜ 16 〈◊〉 xi ● The law & the prophets [reigned] until john, and sense that time, the kingdom of God is preached, & every man striveth to go in. 17 Psa● 〈…〉 Math 〈…〉 Easier is it for heaven and earth to perish, them one title of the law to fail. 18 Mat● x●x ● Math x ● Whosoever forsaketh his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery. And he that marrieth her that is divorced from her husband, committeth adultery [also.] 19 ☞ There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple & fine white, and fared very deliciously every day. 20 And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of sores: 21 And desiring to be refreshed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's board [And no man gave unto him]: but the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the Angels into (e) the kingdom of heaven. Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. 23 And being in hell in torments, he life up his eyes, and saw Abraham a far of, and Lazarus in his bosom, 24 And he cried and said: father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said: Son, Galat. vi. ●. remember that thou in thy life time, receivedst thy pleasure, and likewise Lazarus pains: But now is he comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 Beyond all this, between us & you there is a great gulf set, so that they which would go from hence to you, can not, neither may come from thence to us. 27 Then he said: I pray thee therefore father, send him to my father's house. 28 For I have five brethren, that he may witness unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29 Abraham said unto him: they have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them. 30 And he said, nay father Abraham: but if one come unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31 He said unto him: If they hear not Moses & the prophets, (f) We must seek for truth in God's word, & not of the dead. neither will they believe, though one rose from death again. ❧ The xvij Chapter. ¶ 2 Christ teacheth to avoid offences. 3 One to forgive another. 5 To pray for the increase of faith. 10 We are but unprofitable servants. 12 Of the ten lepers. 20 Of the coming of the kingdom of God. 23 Of false Christ's. ●● The manner of Christ's coming. 1 HE said unto the disciples, it can not be but offences will come, nevertheless, Mat xviii. a. Mark. ix. f woe unto him, through whom they come. 2 It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, & he cast into the sea, then that he should (a) To give occasion whereby any do ●ne from God, or his word. offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves: Mat xviii. c. Leui●. nineteen d Eccle ix. b If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him: and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And though he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven (b) That is, often or many times. times in a day turn again to thee, saying, it repenteth me: thou shalt forgive him. 5 And the Apostles said unto the Lord: increase our faith. 6 And the Lord said: Mat. xvii. d. and xxi ●. If ye had faith [as much] as a grain of mustard seed, & should say unto this Sycamine tree, pluck up thyself by the roots, and plant thyself in the sea, it should obey you. 7 But which of you, having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, would say unto him by & by when he were come from the field, go and sit down at the table: 8 And would not rather say unto him, dress, wherewith I may sup, & gird up thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward eat thou, and drink thou? 9 Doth he thank that servant, because he did the things that were commanded unto him? I trow not. 10 So likewise ye, when ye have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants, We have done that which was our duty to do. 11 ☞ And so it was, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood a far of, 13 And put forth their voices, & said: jesus master, have mercy on us. 14 When he saw them, he said unto them: Go show yourselves unto the (c) That is the 〈◊〉 of Moses' 〈◊〉 both that 〈◊〉 might iudg● of the 〈◊〉▪ Levit 4. And also for 〈◊〉 they should not murmur 〈◊〉 grud●●. priests. And it came to pass, that as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back [again] and with a loud voice praised God: 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, and gave him thanks: And the same was a Samaritane. 17 And jesus answered, and said: Are there not ten cleansed? But where are those nine? 18 There are not found that returned again, to give God praise, save [only] this stranger. 19 And he said unto him: arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. 20 ☞ When he was demanded of the pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come: he answered them, and said, The kingdom of God shall not come with observation. 21 Neither shall they say, lo here, or lo there: For behold, the kingdom of God is (d) We can not be discerned by any outward show. within you. 22 And he said unto the disciples: the days will come, when ye shall desire to see one (e) either because the God● word was preached among them, or else, because that Christ was among them▪ who the● thought 〈◊〉 absent. day of the son of man, and ye shall not see it. 23 * And they shall say to you, See here, see there: Go not after them, nor follow them. 24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part that is under heaven, and shineth unto the other part which is under heaven: so shall the son of man be in his (f) Me● of his second coming when he s●a● co●e 〈◊〉 glory. day. 25 * But first must he suffer many things, and be refused of this nation. 26 And as it was in the days of No: so shall it be also in the days of the son of man. 27 They did eat, and drink, they married wives, and were married, even unto the same day that Noah went into the Ark: and the flood came, & destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot: they did eat, they d● 〈…〉 bought, they sold, they planted, they builded: 29 But even the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be, in the day when the son of man shallbe revealed. 31 Math. 24. b. At that day, he which is on the house [top,] and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it out: And let not him that is in the field, turn back again likewise, to the things that he left behind. 32 Remember lots wife. 33 Whosoever will go about to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life, shall quicken it. 34 I tell you, in that night Math. 24. c. there shallbe two in one bed, the one shallbe received, the other shallbe forsaken. 35 Math. 24. d. Two [women] shallbe grinding together: the one shallbe received, and the other forsaken. 36 Two [men] shallbe in the field: the one shallbe received, & the other forsaken. 37 And they answered, and said unto him: Where Lord? He said unto them: wheresoever the body shallbe, thither will also the Eagles (g) That is, the faithful that bele●e the Gospel, will repair unto him as ●auenyng b●des to the carian. be gathered together. ¶ The xviij Chapter. ¶ 2 Christ teacheth to continue in prayer, by the example of the wicked judge and the widow. 10 The prayers of the pharisee and the publican. 16 To children belongeth the kingdom of God. 18 Of the way to salvation, 20 and what things hinder the reward promised to his servants. 31 He foreshoweth his death. 35 He restored a blind man to his sight. 1 ANd he put forth a parable unto them, to this end that men ought 1 Tress v. d. always to pray, & not to be (a) The greek word signifieth, not to shrink back, as towards, in war or in dangers. weighed, 2 Saying: There was in a certain city, a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man. 3 And there was a certain widow in the same city, and she came unto him, saying: Avenge () Or, do me justice against my adversary me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while. But afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor care for man, 5 Yet because this widow [much] troubleth me, I will avenge () Or, do her right. her: lest she come at the last, & make me weighed. 6 And the Lord said: hear what the unrighteous judge sayeth. 7 And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry day and night unto him? yea, though (b) That is, although he seem slow in ●eng●ng 〈◊〉 ●ries. he defer them, 8 I tell you he will avenge them, and that quickly. ☜ Nevertheless, when the son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? 9 ☞ And he told this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves, that they were perfect, and despised other. 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, Deut. xvi c. Eccle. seven. a. I give tithe of all that I possess. 13 And the publican standing a far of, would not life up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying: God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man departed [home] to his house justified, rather than the other. Math. 24. a. Luk. xiiii. c. For every one that exalteth himself, shallbe brought low: And he that humbleth himself, shallbe exalted. 15 * They brought unto him also (c) The word signifieth, sucking babes. infants that he should touch them: Which, when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But jesus, when he had called them (d) That is, those that carry the babes. unto him, said, Suffer children () Or sucking babes. to come unto me, and forbid them not: For of such (e) Both Infants in age, and also in simplicity & plainness. is the kingdom of God. 17 verily I say unto you: Whosoever receiveth not the kingdom of God, * as a (f) Laying aside all malice and pride. child, shall not enter therein. 18 M●t. xvi●i a Mar. x. b Mat. xi●. b. And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what ought I to do, to possess eternal life? 19 jesus said unto him: Why callest thou me good? None is good, save God only. 20 Thou knowest the commandments: 〈…〉 b. Thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said: all these have I kept from my youth up. 22 When jesus heard that, he said unto him: Yet lackest thou one thing. Mat nineteen. c. Mark. x. c Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, & thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me. 23 When he heard this, he was very sorry, for he was very rich. 24 When jesus saw that he was sorry, he said: Math. nineteen. c Mark. x. c. With what difficulty shall they that have money, enter into the kingdom of God? 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needles eye, then for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they that heard it, said: And who can then be saved? 27 And he said: Zach. viii. b. The things which are unpossible with men, are possible with God. 28 Then Peter said: Math. nineteen. c Mark. viii. b Lo, we have forsaken all, and followed thee. 29 He said unto them. verily I say unto you: there is no man that hath forsaken house, either father, or mother, either brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake. 30 Which shall not receive much more in this world, and in the world to come, life everlasting. 31 ☞ jesus took unto him the twelve, and said unto them: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall ●e fulfilled to the son of man, that are written by the prophets. 32 For he shallbe delivered unto the gentiles, and shallbe mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: 33 And when they have scourged him, they will put him to death. Ma● xv●● and ●vi ● Ma●●● Luke ● and ● And the third day he shall arise again. 34 And they understood none of all these things. And this saying was hid from them, so that they perceived not the things which were spoken. 35 Math xx b Mark x d And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Hierico, a certain blind man sat by the ways side, begging. 36 And when he heard the people pass by, he asked what it meant. 37 And they said unto him, that jesus of Nazareth passed by. 38 And he cried, saying: jesus thou son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And they which went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: But he cried so much the more, Mark. x. g. thou son of David, have mercy on me. 40 And jesus stood still, & commanded him to be brought unto him. And when he was come near, he asked him, 41 Saying: What wilt thou that I do unto thee? And he said: Lord, that I may receive my sight. 42 And jesus said unto him: receive thy sight, thy faith hath saved thee? 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, praising God: And all the people, when they saw [it,] gave praise unto God. ☜ ¶ The xix Chapter. ¶ 2 Of Zacheus. 12 The ten pieces of money delivered to the servants. 28 Christ rideth into Jerusalem, & weeping over it, foreshoweth the destruction thereof. 45 He casteth buyers and sellers out of the Temple. 1 AND he entered in, and went through Hierico. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and was rich [also]: 3 And he sought [means] to see jesus, what he should be, & could not for the press, because he was little of stature. 4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a wild fig tree, to see him: for he was to come that way. 5 And when jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said unto him: Zache, come down at once, for to day I must abide at thy house. 6 And he came down hastily, and Act●●●i ● received him joyfully. 7 And when they all saw it, they murmured, saying that he was gone into tarry with a man that is a sinner. 8 And Zache stood forth, and said unto the Lord: Behold Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken from any man by forged cavillation, I restore him four fold. 9 jesus said unto him: This day is salvation come to this That is 〈…〉 Zache●● 〈…〉 by the means of the ●eage that god made to Abraham and his seed. house, because that he also is become the child of b To be the 〈◊〉 of Abraham, is to 〈◊〉 elect. 〈…〉 & to continue in ye●ppes of Abraham's faith 〈◊〉 and to do the works o● Abraham Io●. 8. Abraham. 10 * For the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost. ☜ 11 And as they heard these things, he added & spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, & because they thought that the kingdom of God should shortly appear. 12 He said therefore: ☞ Math. xx b Mark. xiii b A certain noble man went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to come again. 13 And he called his ten servants, & delivered them ten pieces of money, saying unto them, occupy (c) God will not have his servants idle not his grace's 〈◊〉 in them. till I (d That is, in this second coming, which shallbe, when he cometh to judgement. come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. 15 And it came to pass, that when he had received his kingdom and returned, he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, to wit how much every man had done in occupying. 16 Then came the first, saying: Lord thy piece hath gained ten pieces. 17 And he said unto him: Mat. xxv. b Well thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a very little thing, have thou authority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying: Thy piece hath increased five pieces. 19 And to the same he said, be thou also ruler over five cities. 20 And another came, saying: Lord behold here is thy piece, which I have laid up in a napkin. 21 For I feared thee, because thou art a straight man: Thou takest up that thou laidest not down, & reapest that thou didst not sow. 22 He saith unto him: ● Reg i c. Math xii. d Of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou evil servant. Knewest thou that I am a strait man, taking up that I laid not down, & reaping that I did not sow: 23 And wherefore gavest no● thou my money into the bank, and at my coming I might have required mine own with vantage? 24 And he said unto them that stood by: Take from him that piece, and give it to him that hath ten pieces. 25 And they said unto him: Lord he hath ten pieces. 26 For I say unto you, that Math. xiii. b and xxv c. Mark. iiii. c. Luk. viii. c. unto every one which hath, shallbe given: and from him that hath not, shallbe taken away even that he hath. 27 Moreover, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, & slay them before me. 28 Math. xxi. c Mark. xi. a. And when he had thus spoken, he went forth before, ascending up to Jerusalem. ☜ 29 Math. xxi a Mark. xi. a. And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage & Bethanie, besides the mount which is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying: Go ye into the town which is over against you, into the which, assoon as ye are come, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: lose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, why do ye lose him, thus shall ye say unto him: because the Lord hath need of him. 32 They that were sent, went their way, & found even as he had said unto them. 33 And as they were a losing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, why lose ye the colt? 34 And they said: For the Lord hath need of him. 35 And they brought him to jesus, and cast their raiment on the colt, and set jesus thereon. 36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 37 And when he was now come nigh to the going down of the mount Olivete, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God with a loud voice, for all the miracles that they had seen. 38 Saying: Math. xxi. b Blessed be the king that cometh in the name of the Lord, peace in (e) That is, by Christ we are reconciled to God, and God's wrath is pacified toward us. heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees of the company said unto him: Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 He said unto them: I tell you, that if these hold their peace, then shall the stones cry. 41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept on it. 42 Saying: If thou hadst known those things which belong unto thy peace, even in this thy day: But now are they hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, Ie●em. lii. a. Math. 24. a. that thine enemies also shall cast a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side: 44 And make thee even with the ground, and thy children which are in thee: and Miche. three d. Mark. xiii. a Luk. xxi. a. they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another, because thou knowest not the time of thy visitation. 45 Math. xx. ● Mark xi ● john. ●● And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, & them that bought, 46 Saying unto them, it is written: 4. Reg 8 d. Esaias ●v●●. jerem seven. c My house is the house of prayer, but ye have 4. Reg 8 d. Esaias ●v●●. jerem seven. c made it a den of thieves. 47 And he taught daily in the temple. ☜ john seven d Mark. xi. c Luke xx c. and xx●● But the high priests and the scribes, & the chief of the people, went about to destroy him, 48 And could not find what to do: For all the people stack by him, when they heard him. ¶ The twenty Chapter. 4 Christ stoppeth the pharisees mouths with another question, 9 he showeth their destruction by a parable of the vinyeard. 17 Christ the stone reproved, 19 the priests seek to kill him. 22 Tribute to be paid. 25 give to Caesar, and to God, which to them belongeth. 27 He disputeth with Saducees of the resurrection. 41 Christ the son of David, 45 he describeth the scribes. 1 AND it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, & preached the Gospel, the high priests and the scribes came upon him, with the elders. 2 And spoke unto him, saying: Math. xxii c Mark. xi. d. Tell us by what authority dost thou these things? Either who is he that gave thee this authority? 3 jesus answered, & said unto them: I also will ask you one thing, & answer me. 4 The baptism of (a) That is, the whole ministery of john. john, was it from heaven, or of men? 5 And they reasoned within themselves, saying, If we say from heaven, he will say, why then believed ye him not? 6 But and if we say of men, all the people will stone us: For they be persuaded that john is a prophet. 7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 8 And jesus said unto them: Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. ☜ Mat. xxi ● Mark x. ●. a. Esaias ●●. a Gene. ●x. c. jerem seven. c 9 Than began he to put forth to the people this parable. ☞ A certain man planted a vinyeard, and let it forth to husband men, and went himself into a strange country for a great season. 10 And when the time was come, he sent a servant to the husband men, that they should give him of the fruit of the vinyeard. And they beat him, and sent him away empty. 11 And again, he sent yet another servant: and him they did beat, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. 12 Again, he sent the third also: and him they wounded, and cast him out. 13 Then said the Lord of the vinyeard: What shall I do? john iii ●. Rom ●iii a. Gala. iiii. a I will send my dear son, it may be they will reverence him, when they see him. 14 But when the husband men saw him, they reasoned within themselves, saying: This is the heir, Gen. ● c. Math xxi. ● Mark x●●. come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. 15 And they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What shall the Lord of the vinyeard therefore do unto them? 16 He shall come and destroy these husband men, & shall let out his vinyeard to other. When they heard this, they said, God forbid. 17 And he beheld them, & said: Psal. cxviii What is this then that is written, The stone that (b) By the corner stone▪ he meaneth Christ himself▪ who was refused of the jews the builders refused, the same is become the head of the corner. 18 Whosoever doth stumble upon that stone, shallbe broken: but on whomsoever it falleth, it will grind him to powder. 19 And the high priests & the scribes, the ●●me hour went about to lay hands o● him: * and they feared the people. For they perceived that he had spoken this similitude against them. 20 And they watched him, & sent forth spies, which should feign themselves righteous men, to take him in his words, and to deliver him unto the power and authority of the deputy. 21 And they asked him, saying: Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest right, neither considerest thou the outward appearance of any man, but ●achest the way of God truly: 22 Is is lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? 23 He perceived their craftiness, & said unto them: Ma● xx ●. Ma●●. ● b why tempt ye me? 24 Show me a penny, whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's. 25 And he said unto them: give then unto Caesar, the things which belong unto Caesar, and to God the things that pertain unto God. 26 And they could not reprove his saying before the people: and they marveled at his answer, & held their peace. 27 Then Mat. xxi. c. Mark. x●●. 〈…〉 b 〈◊〉 xv b came to him certain of the saducees, Mat. xxi. c. Mark. x●●. 〈…〉 b 〈◊〉 xv b which deny that there is any resurrection, and they asked him, 28 Saying: Mat. xxi. c. Mark. x●●. 〈…〉 b 〈◊〉 xv b Master, Moses wrote unto us, if any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children: that then his brother should take his wife, & raise up seed unto his brother. 29 There were therefore seven brethren, and the first took a wife, & died without children. 30 And the second took her, and he died childless. 31 And the third took her, & in likewise the residue of the seven, and left no children behind them, and died. 32 Last of all, the woman died also. 33 Now in the resurrection, whose wife of them shall she be? For 〈◊〉 her to wife. 34 jesus answered and said unto them: The children of this (c That is, all 〈…〉 in the 〈◊〉 and a●●he br●ng therein. world marry wives, and are married: 35 But they which shallbe counted worthy to enjoy that world, and the resurrection from the dead, do not marry wives, neither are married, 36 Nor yet can die any more: For they are equal unto the angels, and are john iii. a. 1. john a. b. the sons of God, inasmuch as they are children of the resurrection. 37 And that the dead shall rise again, Moses also showeth beside the bush, when he calleth the Lord Exod. iii. c. Mat. xxii. c Mark. xii. c. the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, & the God of jacob. 38 For he is not a God of dead, but of living: For all live unto him. 39 Then certain of the pharisees answered, and said? Master, thou hast well said. 40 And after that, durst they not ask him any question at all. 41 And he said unto them: Mat. xxii. d Mark. xii. d. How say they that Christ is David's son: 42 And David himself sayeth in the book of the psalms: Psal cx. a. The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, & how is he then his (d) For the son is not lord over hi● father, & therefore it followeth ● Christ is God. son? 45 Then in the audience of all the people, he said unto his disciples. 46 Mat. xxiii a Mark. xii. d. Beware of the scribes, which will go in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts: 47 Which devour widows houses under colour of long prayers: The same shall receive greater damnation. ¶ The xxj Chapter. 2 The liberality of the poor widow, 6 He forewarneth of the destruction of Jerusalem, 8 of false teachers, 9 of tokens & troubles to come, 27 of the end of the world, 34 of riot and drunkenness, 36 he taught in the temple. 1 AS he beheld, Ma●●● d he saw the rich men which cast their gifts into the treasury. 2 He saw also a certain poor widow, which cast in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, i. Cor viii c that this poor widow hath put in more than they all. 4 For they all have of their superfluity added unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the substance that she had. 5 And unto some, that spoke of the temple, how it was garnished with goodly stones and gifts, he said. 6 Are these the things which ye look upon? Ma●●. 24 ●. M●●● xiii. a The days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 7 And they asked him, saying: Master when shall these things be? and what sign will there be, when these things shall come to pass? 8 And he said: Colosi. two. b. Ephe. v b. i joh. iiii. a Take heed, that ye be not deceived. For Colosi. two. b. Ephe. v b. i joh. iiii. a many shall come in my name, saying I am Christ, and the time draweth near. Follow ye them not therefore. 9 But when ye hear of wars, and seditions, be not afraid: For these things must first come to pass, but the end followeth not by and by. 10 Then said he unto them: Esai●s. nineteen. a 4. Esd. xiii. c Nation shall rise against nation, & kingdom against kingdom. 11 And great earthquakes shallbe in divers places, and hunger, and pestilence, and fearful things, and great signs shall there be from heaven. 12 But before all these, Math x. b. Mark. xiii. b john. xvi. a. they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, & into prisons, and shall bring you unto kings and rulers for my name's sake. 13 And it shall turn to you for a testimonial. 14 Be at a sure point therefore in your hearts, not to study before what ye shall answer: 15 For Exod. iiii. b. Math. x. c. I will give you a mouth, and wisdom, where against, all your adversaries shall not be able to speak nor resist. Acts. vi. c. Mich. seven. b. 16 Yea ye shallbe betrayed also of your parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends, and [some] of you shall they put to death. 17 And hated shall ye be of all men for my name's sake. 18 And there shall not one here of your head perish. 19 Possess ye your soul by (a) Those possess their souls in patience. unto whom God govern a joyful mind under the cross, even unto the end. patience. 20 * And when ye see Jerusalem besieged with an host, then be sure that the desolation of the same is nigh. 21 Then let them which are in jury, flee to the mountains, and let them which are in the mids of it, depart out: and let not them that are in other countries enter therm. 22 For these be the days of vengeance that all things which are written, may be fulfilled. 23 But woe unto them that are with child, & to them that give suck in those days: For there shallbe great distress in the land, and i Thes two d. wrath over this people. 24 And they shall fall through the edge of the sword, and shallbe led away captive into all nations: And Jerusalem shallbe trodden down of the gentiles, until the time of the gentiles be fulfilled. 25 ☞ Math. 24. ● Mark x●●i. ● joel. two. c. Ezech. 28 f. And there shallbe signs in the sun and in the moon, & in the stars: and upon the earth trouble among the nations, with perplexity. The sea and the water shall roar. 26 And men's hearts shall fail them for fear, and for looking after those things which shall come on the world: For the powers of heaven shallbe shaken. 27 And then shall they see the son of man come in a cloud, with power and great glory. 28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and life up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh. 29 Math. 24. c. Mark. xiii. c And he showed them a similitude: Behold the fig tree, & all the trees. 30 When they shoot forth [their buds] ye see and know of your own selves that summer is then nigh at hand. 31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, be ye sure that the kingdom of God is nigh. 32 verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all be fulfilled. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass. ☜ 34 ☞ Ecclesi ●i c & xxxvii d Rom. xiii d. Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcome with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so the day come upon you unwares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Math 24 d Mark. x●. d Watch ye therefore, and pray continually, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come, & that ye may stand before the son of man. 37 In the day time he taught in the temple: and at night he went out, & abode in the mount that is called olivete. 38 john. ●●● And all the people came in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him. ¶ The xxij Chapter ● judas selleth Christ. ● They eat the Passover. 1● The institution of the lords supper. 24 They strive who should be greatest. ●1 Satan tempteth them. 42 Christ prayeth in the mount, and sweateth blood. 4● judas betrayeth him with a kiss. ●● Christ setteth on Malchus ear. ●● Peter denieth Christ thrice, and repenteth him. ●● Christ is mocked, and confesseth himself to be the son of God. ●_THe * feast of sweet bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2 And the high priests and scribes sought how they might kill him, for they feared the people. 3 Then entered Satan into judas, whose surname was Iscariot, which was of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went his way, and communed with the high priests and officers, how he might betray him unto them. 5 And they were glad, and promised to give him money. 6 And he consented, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them, when the people were away. 7 Then came the day of sweet bread, when [of necessity] the Passover must be offered. 8 And he sent Peter and john, saying: Go and prepare us the Passover, that we may eat. 9 They said unto him: Where wit thou that we prepare? 10 And he said unto them: Behold, when ye enter into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water, him follow into the same house that he entereth in. 11 And ye shall say unto the good man of the house, the master saith unto thee, where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? 12 And he shall show you an upper chamber prepared, there make ready. 13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the Passover. 14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, & the twelve apostles with him. 15 And he said unto them: I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you, before that I suffer. 16 For I say unto you, henceforth I will not eat of it any more, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 17 And he took the cup, & gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it a-among you: 18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God come. 19 Mat. xxvi. c M● 〈…〉 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke ●it] and gave unto them, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: This do in the remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also, when he had supped, he took the cup, saying: This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 21 Yet behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me, is with me on the table. 22 And truly the son of man goeth as it is appointed: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed. 23 And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do it. 24 ☞ And there was a strife among them, which of them should seem to be the greatest. 25 And he said unto them: The kings of nations reign over them, and they that have authority upon them, are called gracious Lords. 26 But ye shall not be so. Math. xx. d But he that is greatest among you, shallbe as the younger, and he that is chief, shallbe as he that doth minister. 27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? But I am among you, as he that ministereth. 28 Ye are they, which have bidden with me in my temptations. 29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my father hath appointed unto me. 〈…〉 may eat and drink at my ●able in my kingdom, & sit on seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31 And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to sift you, as it were wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: And when thou art converted, strength thy brethren. 33 And he said unto him: Lord I am ready to go with thee into prison, and to death. 34 And he said: I tell thee Peter, the Cock shall not crow this day, till thou hast thrice denied that thou knewest me. 35 And he said unto them: Math 〈…〉 v. b. Lu●●x a. When I sent you without wallet, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, no. 36 Then said he unto them: But now he that hath a wallet, let him take it up▪ and likewise his scrip: and he that hath none, let him sell his coat, and buy a sword. 37 For I say unto you, that yet the same which is written, must be performed in me: Esaias. liii. b. Math 27 b. Mark. xv. c. Ioh xviii. f. Even among the wicked was he reputed. For those things which are written of me, have an end. 38 And they said: Lord, behold here are two sword. And he said unto them, it is enough. 39 Mat xxvi c Mat. xiiii c. And he came out, and went as he was wont, to mount olivete: and the disciples followed him. 40 And when he came to the place, he said unto them: pray, lest ye fall into temptation. 41 And he gate himself from them about a stones cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Saying: Father, if thou wilt, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but thine be fulfilled. 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, comforting him. 44 And he was in an 〈…〉 agony, and he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was like drops of blood, trickling down to the ground. 45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for heaviness, 46 And said unto them, why sleep ye? Rise, & pray lest ye fall into temptation. 47 While he yet spoke, behold ●there came] a company, and he that was called judas▪ one of the twelve, went before the & pressed nigh unto jesus to kiss him. 48 But jesus said unto him: judas betrayest thou the son of man with a kiss? 49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him: Lord, shall we smite with sword? 50 And one of them smote a servant of the high priest, & stroke of his right ear 51 jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far forth. And when he touched his ear, he healed him. 52 Then jesus said unto the high priests and rulers of the temple, and the elders which were come to him: Be ye come out as unto a thief, with sword and staves? 53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: But this is even your very hour, and the power of darkness. 54 Then took they him, and led him, & brought him to the high priests house: and Peter followed a far of. 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the mids of the hall, and were set down together, Mat. xx●. ● Mar. xii●i. f Io●. xvii. ● Peter also sat down among them. 56 But when a certain wench beheld him, as he sat by the fire [and earnestly looked upon him] she said: This same fellow was also with him. 57 Mat xx●● Mark x●. ● And he denied him, saying, woman I know him not. 58 And after a little while, another saw him, and said: Thou art also of them. And Peter said, man I am not. 59 And about the space of an hour after, an other affirmed saying: verily this fellow was with him also, for he is of Galilee. 60 And Peter said: Man I wot not what thou sayest. And immediately while he yet spoke, the Cock crew. 61 And the Lord turned back, & looked upon Peter: I● xx ● Ma● xx● Mark x ● And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, before the Cock crow thou shalt dame me thrice. 62 And Peter went out, & wept bitterly. 63 And the men that held jesus, mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying. Are●e, 〈…〉 smote thee. ●5 And many other things blasphemously spoke they against him. ●6 And assoon as it was day, the elders of the people, and the high priests, and scribes, came together, and led him into their council, saying: ●7 Art thou averyt Christ, tell us? And he said unto them: If I tell you, you will not believe: ●8 And if I ask you you will not answer me, nor let me go. 69 M●t. xxvi ● Ma● x●. ● Hereafter shall the son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 70 Then said they all: art thou then the son of God? He said: Ye say that I am. 71 And they said: Math 2● g. Mark xiiii g What need we any further witness? For we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. ❧ The xxiij Chapter. 1 jesus is accused before Pilate, and is sent to Herode. 8 Herode mocketh him. 25 Barrabas set at liberty. & jesus given to be crucified. ●● Simon of Cyrene. 27 The women lament Christ crucified, ●● he prayeth for his enemies. 40 One of the thieves raileth on him, 4● and the other is saved by faith. 46 He giveth up the ghost, and is buried. 1 AND the whole multitude of them arose, & led him unto Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this fellow perverting the people, and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar, saying that he is Christ, a king. 3 And Pilate opposed him, saying: Art thou the king of the jews? He answered him, and said: Thou sayest it. 4 Then said Pilate to the high priests, and to the people: I find no fault in this man. 5 And they were the more fierce, saying: He moveth the people, teaching throughout all jury, and began at Galilee, even to this place. 6 When Pilate heard [mention] of Galilee, he asked whether the man were of Galilee. 7 And assoon as he knew that he belonged unto Luke ● a Herodes jurisdiction, he sent him to Herode, which was also at Jerusalem at that tyme. 8 And when Herode saw jesus, he was exceeding glad: For he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him, and he trusted to have seen some miracle done by him. 9 Then he questioned with him many words: But he answered him nothing. 10 The high priests and scribes stood forth, and accused him straightly. 11 And Herode, with his men of war, despised him▪ and when he had mocked him, he arrayed him in white clothing, and sent him again to Pilate. 12 Acts. i●ii. a. And the same day Pilate and Herode were made friends together: For before they were at variance. 13 And Pilate called together the high priests, and the rulers, and the people, 14 And said unto them: Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I examine him before you, & find no fault in this man of those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Herode: For I sent you to him, and lo nothing worthy of death is done to him. 16 I will therefore chasten him, and let him loose. 17 Math. 27. d. Mark. xv. a. joh. xviii. a For of necessity he must have let one lose unto them at the feast. 18 And all the people cried at once, saying: Away with him, and deliver to us Barrabas. 19 Which for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast in prison. 20 Pilate spoke again to them, willing to let jesus loose. 21 But they cried, saying: Crucify him, crucify him. 22 He said unto them the third time: What evil hath he done? I find no cause of death in him, I will therefore chasten him, and let him go. 23 Math. 27. c. Mark xv a. I●hn. nineteen. ● And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them, and of the high priests prevailed. 24 And Pilate gave sentence, that it should be as they required. 2● And he let lose unto them, him that for insurrection and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired, & he delivered [unto them] jesus, to do with him what they would. 26 And as they led him away, they caught one Simon of Cyrene, coming out of the field, and on him laid they the cross, that he might bear it after jesus. 27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, Luke viii. a· which bewailed and lamented him. 28 But jesus turned back unto them, and said: [Ye] daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children: 29 For behold, the days will come, in the which they shall say, 〈◊〉. liv a. S●pi iii. c. Galat. iiii. d. happy are the barren, & the wombs that never bore, & the paps which never gave suck. 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, fall on us, & to the hills, cover us. 31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shallbe done in the dry? 32 And there were two evil doers, led with him to be slain. 33 Math. 27. d. Mark. xv. c. john. nineteen. d And after that they were come to the place which is called calvary, there they crucified him, and the evil doers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 34 Then said jesus, father forgive them, for they wot not what they do. Mat. xvii. d. Mark. xv. c. Psal. xxii d. And they parted his raiment, & cast lots. 35 And the people stood, and beheld: and the rulers mocked him with them, saying: He saved other [men] let him save himself, if he be very Christ the chosen of God. 36 The soldiers also mocked him, and came and offered him vinegar, 37 And said: If thou be the king of the jews, save thyself. 38 Math 2● b. john. nineteen. d. And a superscription was written over him, with letters of greek, and latin, & Hebrew, This is the king of the jews. 39 And one of the evil doers, which were hanged, railed on him, saying: if thou be Christ, save thyself & us. 40 But the other answered, and Math. 2●. c. Mark x● c. rebuked him, saying: Fearest thou not God, seeing thou art in the same damnation? 41 We are righteously [punished] for we receive according to our deeds: But this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto jesus: Lord, remember me, when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And jesus said unto him: verily I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 44 Math. ●● c. Ma●k. xv c. And it was about the sixth hour: and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, Math ●●● Mark. x● c and the veil of the temple did rend, even thorough the mids. 46 And when jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said: Father into thy hands I commend my spirit. And when he thus had said, he gave up the ghost. 47 Math. 2● f. Mark. xv ●. When the Centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying: verily this was a righteous man. 48 And all the people that came together to that sight, & saw the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. 49 And all his acquaintance, Math. 27. f. Mark. xv. d and the women that followed him from Galilee stood a far of, beholding these things. 50 And behold, Math. 27. ● Mark. xv ● john 〈…〉 there was a man, named joseph, a councillor, and he was a good man and a just: 51 The same had not consented to the council and deed of them, which was of Aramathia, a city of the jews, which same also waited for the kingdom of God. 52 He went unto Pilate, and begged the body of jesus. 53 And took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. ☜ 54 And that day was the preparing of the Sabbath, & the Sabbath drew on. 55 The women that followed after, which had come with him from Galilee, beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 56 And they returned, & prepared sweet odours and ointments: but rested the Sabbath day, according to the commandment. ¶ The xxiiij Chapter. ¶ 1 The women come to the sepulchre, ● they show to the Apostles that which the Angels told them. 13 Christ appeared to the two disciples that went to Emaus, and interpreteth the Scriptures. 36 He appeareth to the Apostles, and reproveth their incredulity. 49 He promiseth the holy ghost. 47 He giveth them their charge. 61 He ascendeth into heaven. 1 But upon the first day of the sabbaths, ☞ [very] early in the morning, Math. 28. a. M●●● xvi. a john xx a. they came unto the sepulchre, & brought the sweet odours which they had prepared, and other women with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, 3 And they went in: but found not the body of the Lord jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were amazed thereat: Behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 Math. 28. a. Mark xvi. a And as they were afraid, & bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them: Why seek ye the living among the dead? 6 He is not here: but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was yet in Galilee, 7 Saying: that the son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 8 And they remembered his words, 9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto those eleven, and to all the remnant. 10 Math. 28 c. Mark. xvi. c It was Marie Magdalene, and joanna, and Marie jacobi, and other that were with them, which told these things unto the Apostles. 11 And their words seemed unto them feigned things, neither believed they them. 12 Then arose Peter and ran unto the sepulchre, and looked in, and saw the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. ☜ 13 ☞ Mar. xvi. c. And behold, two of them went that same day to a town called Emaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore (a) That is, seven miles and a half. furlongs. 14 And they talked together of all these things that were done. 15 And it came to pass, that while they communed together & reasoned, jesus himself drew near, Mat. xviii. ●. and went with them. 16 But their eyes were holden, that they should not know him. 17 And he said unto them: What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answered, and said to him: Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, & hast not known the things which are come to pass there, in these days? 19 He said unto them: what things? And they said unto him: of jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet, mighty in deed & word, before God and all the people: 20 And how the high priests, and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: And as touching all these things, to day is even the third day, that they were done. 22 Luk. xxiiii. c john. xx a. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonied, which came early unto the sepulchre, 23 And found not his body, and came, saying that they had seen a vision of Angels, which said that he was alive. 24 And certain of them which were with us, went to the sepulchre, & found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. 25 And he said unto them: O fools and slow of heart, to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 26 Mat. xx●●. c Esay. liii. c. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, & to enter into his glory? 27 And he began at Moses, and all the prophets, and interpreted unto them in all Scriptures, which were written of him. 28 And they drew nigh unto the town, which they went unto: And he made, as though he would have gone further. 29 And they Gen. x●x. ● Luk. ●●. ● constrained him, saying: abide with us for it draw in toward night, and the day is fairy passed. And he went in to tarry with them. 3● And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and This 〈…〉 here 〈…〉 give greckes, as appears by 〈…〉 of 〈…〉. blessed it, and broke, & gave to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight. 32 And they said between themselves: Did not our hearts burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and opened to us the scriptures? 33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned [again] to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, 34 Saying: the Lord is risen in deed, and hath appeared to Simon. 35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how they knew him in breaking of bread. ☜ 36 And as they thus spoke, jesus himself stood in the john. xx. c. mids of them, and saith unto them: peace be unto you. 37 But they were abashed and afraid, & supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said unto them: Why are ye troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is even I myself: Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered he said unto them▪ Have ye here any meat? 42 And they offered him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honey comb. 43 And he took it, and did eat before them. 44 And he said unto them: These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all must [needs] be fulfilled, which were written of me in the law of Moses, & in the prophets, and in the psalms. 45 Then opened he their wits, 〈…〉 that they might understand the scriptures. 46 And said unto them: Thus is it written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise again from death the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of sins, should be preached in his name among all nations, ☜ and must begin at Jerusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses of these things. 49 ☞ And behold, I will send the promise of my father upon you: A● But tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from an high. 50 And he led them out into Bethanie, and life up his hands, & blessed them. 51 Acts. i. b Mark. xvi ● And it came to pass, as he blessed them, he departed from them, and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 And were continually in the temple, praising and lauding God. Amen. ☜ ¶ Here endeth the Gospel by Saint Luke. ¶ The Gospel by Saint john. ❧ The first Chapter. ¶ 1 The divinity, humanity, and office of Christ. 15 The testimony of john. 39 The calling of Andrew, Peter, Philip, and Nathaniel. 1 IN the beginning was the word, ☞ & the word was with God: and that word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 Gen. i a. Prou. viii d. All things were made by it: and without (a) Without Christ, no measure was made. it, was made nothing that was made. 4 joh. xiiii d. john. viii. b and. ●x. a In it was life, and the life was the joh. xiiii d. john. viii. b and. ●x. a light of men, 5 And the light shineth in darkness: and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was john: 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the (b) That is, of Christ which is the true light. light, that all men through him might believe. 8 john v. d. He was not that light: but was sent to bear witness of the light. 9 That [light] was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came among his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, Psal. lvii. b. to them gave he (c) Meaning privilege, or dignity. power to be the sons of God, even them that believed on his name. 13 Which were borne, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor yet of the will of man, but of God. 14 * And the same word () Or was made. became (d) That is to say, man. flesh, and dwelled among us ( Baruc. two. c. Math. 27. a. two. Peter. i c. i. john. i. a. Math iii. b. Mark. i. a. and we saw the glory of it, as the glory of the only begotten son of the father) full of grace and truth. ☜ 15 ☞ * john beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying: This was he of whom I spoke, he that cometh after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me. 16 Coll●ss. two. b. And of his fullness have all we received, and grace (e) That is, God doth favour us, and giveth grace to so many as believe in Christ, and are become his members, that God in his son is well, please●. for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses: but grace and truth came by jesus Christ. 18 * No man hath seen God at any time: The only begotten son which is in the bosom of the father, he hath declared him. ☜ 19 ☞ ●●hn. v. d. And this is the record of john: When the jews sent priests and levites from Jerusalem, to ask him: What art thou? 2● And he confessed and denied not, and said plainly, I am not that Christ. 21 And they asked him: What then? art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, no. 22 Then said they unto him: What art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us: What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said: Math. ●. a Mark ● a. Luk. iii a. Esay x●● I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, Math. ●. a Mark ● a. Luk. iii a. Esay x●● as said the prophet Esaias. 24 And they which were sent, were of the pharisees. 25 And they asked him, and said unto him: Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 26 john answered them, saying: Math iiii b. Mark i a. Luk. iii c. Acts nineteen g I baptise with water, but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not, 27 He it is, which though he came after me, was before me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond jordane, john. three d. and ten d. where john did baptise. ☜ 29 ☞ The next day, john seeth jesus coming unto him, and saith, Esay▪ liii. b. 1. Cor v. ●. behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, which is preferred before me, for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be declared to Israel, therefore am I come, baptizing with water. 32 Math iii. d. Mark i. b. Luke iii. d. And john bare record, saying: I saw the spirit descend from heaven, like unto a dove, and abode upon him, 33 And knew him not. But he that sent me to baptise with water, the same said unto me: upon whom thou shalt see the spirit descend, and tarry still on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the holy ghost. 34 And I saw, and bare record, that he is the son of God. ☜ 35 The next day after, john stood again, and two of his disciples. 36 And he beheld jesus as he walked by, & saith: behold the lamb of God. 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed jesus. 38 And jesus turned about, and saw them follow him, & saith unto them: What seek ye? They said unto him: Rabbi (which is to say if one interpret it, Master) where dwellest thou? 39 He sayeth unto them: come and see. They came, and saw where he dwelled, and abode with him that day: For it was about the tenth That was about two hours before night. hour. 40 One of the two which heard john speak, & followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 The same found his brother Simon first, and saith unto him: We have found Messiah, which is by interpretation, the Or, the Christ. anointed. 42 And brought him to jesus. And jesus beheld him, and said: Thou art Mat xv●●. Simon the son of jona, thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a stone. 43 The day following, jesus would go into Galilee, & found Philip, and saith unto him, follow me. 44 john x ●. Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael, and saith unto him: We have found him, of whom Gen. iii. ● and xxi ● Deu. xviii ● Moses in the law, and the Gen. iii. ● and xxi ● Deu. xviii ● prophets, did write: jesus of Nazareth, the son (f) He speaketh after the common opinion, for most men supposed him to be josephes' son. of joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him: * Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him: come and see. 47 jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, & sayeth of him: Behold a right Israelite, in whom is no guile. 48 Nathanael saith unto him: Whence knewest thou me? jesus answered, and said unto him: Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered, and said unto him: Rabbi, thou art even thee (very) son of God, thou art the king of Israel. 50 jesus answered, & said unto him: Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou () Or, believest thou. believest: Thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he saith unto him: verily, verily I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see heaven open, and the Angels of God ascending & descending upon the son of man. ☜ ¶ The two Chapter. ¶ 7 Christ beginneth to work miracles, and turned water into wine, 12 he goeth to Capernaum, and so ascendeth to Jerusalem, 14 he casteth buyers and sellers out of the temple, 19 he forewarneth his death and resurrection, 23 and many believe in him when they see his miracles. 1 AND the third day, ☞ was there a marriage in Cana [a city] of Galilee, and the mother of jesus was there. 2 And jesus was called, and his disciples unto the marriage. 3 And when the wine failed, the mother of jesus saith unto him: they have no wine. 4 jesus saith unto her: Woman, Luk. two g. what have I to do with thee, mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the () Or, servants. ministers: Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there, six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the jews, containing two or three () Or, measures. firkins a piece. 7 jesus saith unto them: fill the water pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them: draw out now, and bear unto the governor of feast. And they bore it. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was (but the ministers which drew the water knew) the governor of the feast calleth the bridegroom: 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: But thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did jesus in Cana of Galilee, and showed his glory, & his disciples believed on him. ☜ 12 Math. iiii. b. Mark. i. b. Luk. iiii. d. After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples, and there continued not many days. 13 ☞ Mat. xxi. b. Mark. xi. c. Luk. nineteen. g. And the jews Passover was at hand, & jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 And found sitting in the temple, those that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and changers of money. 15 And when he had made [as it were] a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep, & oxen, and powered out the chaungers' money, and overthrew the tables, 16 And said unto them that sold doves: Have these things hence, and make not my father's house an house of merchandise. 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written: Psal. lxxix f The zeal of thine house hath even eaten me. 18 Then answered the jews, & said unto him: What token showest thou unto us, seeing that thou dost these things? 19 jesus answered, & said unto them: Math. xvi. f Mark. xiiii. f Destroy this temple, & in three days I will rear it up. 20 Then said the jews, forty and six years was this temple a building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spoke of the temple of his body. 22 Assoon therefore, as he was risen from death [again,] his disciples remembered that he thus had said: And they believed the scripture, & the words which jesus had said. 23 When he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, in the feast day, many believed on his name, when they saw his miracles which he did. 24 But jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 And needed not, that any should testify of man: jere. xvii. b. Apoca. i. d. For he knew what was in man. ☜ ¶ The three Chapter. ¶ Christ teacheth Nicodemus. 15 Of faith. 16 The love of God toward the world. ●● Condemnation. 25 john baptizeth. 27 john teacheth his disciples. 1 THere was a man of the pharisees, ☞ named Nicodemus, a ruler of the jews. 2 The same came to jesus by night, & said unto him: Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man could do these miracles that thou dost, except God were with him. 3 jesus answered, & said unto him: verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be borne again, he can not see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him: How can a man be borne when he is old? can he enter into his mother's womb, and be borne again? 5 jesus answered: john. iiii b. and vii d. Titus. three a. verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be borne of water and of the spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God. 6 Rom. viii. a. That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh: and that which is borne of the spirit, is spirit. 7 Marvel not thou that I said to thee, ye must be borne again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof: Eccle. xi. a. but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth. So is every one that is borne of the spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered, and said unto him: how can these things be? 10 jesus answered, & said unto him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? 11 verily, verily, I say unto thee, we speak that we do know, & testify that we have seen: and ye receive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not: how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 * And no man ascendeth up to (a) No man by his own wit can know the mysteries of Christ's kingdom, but by Christ himself. heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man which is in (b) This is spoken for the unity of person and that which is proper to one nature, is transferred to the other. as Act. xx and xxviii and so Christ was in heaven, according to his divine nature. heaven. 14 * And as Moses life up the serpent in the wilderness: even so must the son of man be life up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him, perish not, but have eternal life. ☜ 16 ☞ * For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 Luk. nineteen. a For God sent not his son into the world, to condemn the world: but that the (c) That is all sorts of people that believe, whether they be jews or Gentiles. world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him, is not condemned: 18 But he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation: john i ●. and xx. f. that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For Ephe. v. b. every one that evil doth, hateth the light: neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be known, how that they are wrought in God. ☜ 22 After these things, came jesus and his disciples into the land of jury, and there he tarried with them, * & (d) Christ himself baptised not, but his disciples. john. ii●. baptised. 23 And john also baptised in Enon, besides Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptised. 24 Mark. iiii. b. For john was not yet cast into prison. 25 ☞ And there arose a question between john's disciples and the jews, about purifying. 26 And they came unto john, and said unto him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond jordane, to whom thou barest witness, behold the same baptizeth, john. iiii. a. and all men come to him. 27 john answered, and said: A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves are witnesses, john. i b. how that I said I am not Christ, but am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth & heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from an high, is above all: He that is of the earth, is earthly, and speaketh of the earth. He that cometh from heaven, is above all: 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony. 33 He that hath received his testimony, 〈◊〉 three a. hath set to his seal, that God is true. 34 For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: isaiah. lxi. a. Mark. xi. d. For God giveth not the spirit by measure unto him. 35 The father loveth the son, Luk. i d. and hath given all things into his hand. 36 john. vi. f. 1. john. v. b. He that believeth on the son, hath everlasting life: He that believeth () Or, he that obeyeth not the son. not the son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. ☜ ❧ The four Chapter. ¶ 7 Christ wearied, asketh water of the woman of Samaria. 10 The lively water. 24 He teacheth true worship. 26 He confesseth himself to be Messiah. 29 The woman showeth the citizens that Christ is come. 32 Christ's meat. 39 The Samaritans believe Christ. 45 Christ is received of the Galileans. 50 He healeth the rulers son. 1 Assoon as the Lord knew, how the pharisees had heard that jesus made and baptised more disciples than john, 2 (Though that jesus himself baptised not, but his disciples:) 3 Math. iiii. b. He left jury, and departed again into Galilee. 4 For [it was so that] he must needs go through Samaria. 5 Then came he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sichar, besides the possession Gen. 48. d. that jacob gave to his son joseph. 6 And there was Jacob'S well. jesus then being weary of his journey, sat thus on the well. And it was about the sixth () That is, twelve of the clock. hour: 7 And there came a woman of Samaria to draw water: jesus saith unto her, give me drink. 8 For his disciples were gone away, unto the town to buy meat. 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him: How is it, that thou being a jew, askest drink of me, which am a Samaritane? 4. Reg. 17. john. seven. b For the jews meddle not with the Samaritans. 10 jesus answered, and said unto her: if thou knewest the gift of God, & who it is that sayeth to thee give me drink, thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given jere. two. b. joh. seven. b. thee water of life. 11 The woman saith unto him: Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that water of life? 12 Art thou greater than our father jacob, which gave us the well, and he himself drank thereof, and his children, and his cattle? 13 jesus answered, and said unto her: Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never be more a thirst: but the water that I shall give him, shallbe in him a well of water, springing up into everlasting life. 15 The woman saith unto him: Sir, give me of that water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16 jesus saith unto her: Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17 The woman answered, and said [unto him]: I have no husband. jesus said unto her: Thou hast well said, I have no husband. 18 For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband. In that saidest thou truly. 19 The woman saith unto him: Luk. seven. b. Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, 3. Reg. 9 a. two Par. seven. c. and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place, where men ought to worship. 21 jesus saith unto her: woman believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the father. 22 Ye worship ye wot not what. We know what we worship: Exod. xxi. c For salvation cometh of the jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers, shall worship the father Rom. i a. in spirit, and in the truth: For such the father also requireth to worship him. 24 i Cor. three ●. God is a spirit, and they that worship him▪ must worship him in spirit, and in the truth. 25 The woman saith unto him, I wot that Messiah shall come, which is called Christ: When he is come, he will tell us all things. 26 jesus saith unto her: Mat xxvi. f. Ma● xiiii. g. Luk. xxii. c. john. ix. d. and x. c. I that speak unto thee, am he. 27 And immediately came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman: Yet no man said, what seekest thou, or why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman than left her water pot, and went her way into the city, & saith to the men: 29 Come, see a man which told me all things that ever I did: Is not he Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying: Master, eat. 32 He said unto them: I have meat to eat that ye wot not of. 33 Therefore said the disciples among themselves: Hath any man brought him aught to eat? 34 jesus saith unto them: my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35 Say not ye, there are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, life up your eyes, and look on the regions: for they are white already unto harvest. 36 Math. ix. b. Luk. x. a. And he that reapeth, receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth, & he that reapeth, might rejoice together. 37 And herein is the saying true, that one soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that, whereon ye bestowed no labour. Other men (a) Meaning the prophets. laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. 39 Many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him, for the saying of the woman, which testified that he told her all that ever she did. 40 So, when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: And he abode there two days. 41 And many more believed, because of his own word, 42 And said unto the woman: Now we believe, not because of thy saying: Ioh xv ● for we have heard him ourselves, & know that this is even Christ, the saviour of the world. ☜ 43 After two days he departed thence, and went [away] into Galilee. 44 Math. xii. g Mark. vi. ●. Luk. iiii. c. For jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath none honour in his own country. 45 Then, assoon as he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, when they had seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem, at the day of the feast. For they went also unto the feast day. 46 So jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, john. two. a. where he turned the water into wine. ☞ And there was a certain ruler, Math. viii. a▪ Luk. seven. a. whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47 Assoon as the same heard that jesus was come out of jury into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: For he was even at the point of death. 48 Then said jesus unto him: except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. 49 The ruler saith unto him: Sir, come down or ever that my son die. 50 jesus saith unto him: Go thy way, thy son liveth. The man believed the word that jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. 51 And as he was now going down, the servants met him, and told him, saying, thy son liveth. 52 Then inquired he of them the hour, when he began to amend. And they said unto him: Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him. 53 So the father knew, that it was the same hour, in the which jesus said unto him thy son liveth: Act. xviii. a. And he believed, and all his household. ☜ 54 This is again the second miracle, that jesus did, when he was come out of jury into Galilee. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 5 Christ healed on the Sabbath the man that was sick thirty and eight years, 10 the pharisees accuse him. 1● Christ answereth for himself, & reproveth them, 32 showing by the testimony of his father, 33 of john, 3● of his wrokes, 39 of the scriptures, 45 and of Moses, who he is. 1 AFter this, was there a feast day of the jews, ☞ and jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 And there is at Jerusalem by the sheep ●here ●pe were 〈◊〉. Or else, 〈◊〉 the sheep 〈◊〉: that is, where they ●ashed sheep, 〈◊〉 where sheep 〈◊〉. market, a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In which lay a great multitude of sick folk, of blind, halt, & withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an Angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and stirred the water: Whosoever than first after the stirring of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 5 And a certain man was there, which had been diseased thirty & eight years. 6 When jesus saw him lie, & knew that he now long time had been diseased, he saith unto him: Wilt thou be made whole? 7 The sick man answered him: Sir, I have no man when the water is troubled to put me into the pool: But in the mean time, while I am about to come, another steppeth down before me. 8 jesus saith unto him: Math. ix. a. Mark. two. b. Luke. v. ●. Acts. three b. and ix f. Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, & walked. And the same day was the Sabbath. 10 The jews therefore said unto him that was made whole: It is the Sabbath day, it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 11 He answered them: He that made me whole, said unto me, take up thy bed and walk. 12 Then asked they him: What man is that which said unto thee, take up thy bed, and walk? 13 And he that was healed, wist not who it was. For jesus had gotten himself away, because that there was press of people in that place. 14 john. viii. a. afterward, jesus found him in the temple, and said unto him: behold, thou art made whole, sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto you. 15 The man departed, & told the jews that it was jesus which had made him whole. ☜ 16 And therefore the jews did persecute jesus, and sought [the means] to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day. 17 And jesus answered them: ☞ i Cor. xii a My father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18 Therefore the jews sought the more to kill him, not only because he had broken the Sabbath, but said also, Mat. xxvi. f Ma●. xiiii. g. Luk. xxi. ●. that God was his father, and made himself equal with God. 19 Then answered jesus, & said unto them: verily verily I say unto you, john ●x a. the son can do nothing of himself, but that he seeth the father do: For whatsoever he doth, that doth the son also. 20 For the father loveth the son, and showeth him all things that he himself doth: And he will show him greater works than these, because ye should marvel. 21 For likewise as the father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them: even so, the son quickeneth whom he will. 22 Math. xi. c. Luk. x. c. Neither judgeth the father any man: but hath committed all judgement unto the son, 23 Because that all men should honour the son, even as they honour the father. He that honoureth not the son, the same honoureth not the father which hath sent him. 24 verily verily I say unto you, he that heareth my word, john. vi. c. and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come Luk. xxiii. c into damnation, but is escaped from death unto life. 25 verily verily I say unto you, Math. v. ●. i. john. xi. c. the hour shall come, and now is, when the dead (a) Meaning those that are drowned in sin. shall hear the voice of the son of God: And they that hear, (b) That is, they that receive it by faith. shall live. 26 john. i a. For as the father hath life in himself: so likewise hath he given to the son, to have life in himself: 27 And hath given him power also to judge, because he is the son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: For the hour shall come, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice. 29 And shall come forth, they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. ☜ 30 ☞ I can of mine own self do nothing: As I hear I judge, and my judgement is just, because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the father which hath sent me. 31 john. viii. d. If I should bear witness of myself, my witness were not true. 32 There is another that beareth witness of me, and I am sure that the witness which he beareth of me is true. 33 Io●●i. b. Ye sent unto john, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I receive not the record of man: Nevertheless, these things I say, that ye might be safe. 35 He was a burning & a shining light, and ye would for a season have rejoiced in his light. 36 john. v. a. But I have greater witness, than the witness of john: john. xx. c. For the works which the father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the father hath sent me. 37 And the father himself which hath sent me, 〈…〉 Ma● 〈…〉 Luke ● d. two. Pet i. d. hath borne witness of me. Ye have not heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape, 38 His word have ye not abiding in you: For whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. 39 Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life: Act ●vii. b Deu. xvi●● and they are they which testify of me. 40 And yet will ye not come to me, that ye might have life. 41 I receive not praise of men. 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 43 I am come in my father's name, and ye receive me not. john. two. ●▪ i. Thess. two. ●. If another come in his own name, him will ye receive. 44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh of God only? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to my father: There is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. 46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: Deut. xviii ● for he wrote of me. 47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? ☜ ¶ The uj Chapter. 10 Christ feedeth five thousand with five loaves & two fishes. 15 The people would have made him king. 19 He walking on the sea, followed the disciples which were troubled in a ship with a great tempest. 26 They seek Christ, to be fed. 29 Faith is the work of God. 30 They ask signs and wonders. 35 Of the bread of life. 40 Of faith. 66 The carnal are offended at him, 67 some of his disciples offended, forsake him. 69 The apostles confess him to be the son of God. 71 judas is a devil. 1 AFter these things, Math. xiiii b Mark. vi. d. Math. iiii. d. Luk. vi. c. jesus went his way over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3 And jesus went up into a mountain, & there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the Passover, a feast of the jews, was nigh. ☜ 5 ☞ Ma● xiiii. b. Ma● vi. d. Luke ix b. When jesus then life up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 (This he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.) 7 Philip answered him: 3. Reg. iiii. g Two hundred () This sum amounteth to about five pound sterling. penny worth of bread are not sufficient for them, that every man may take a little. 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him: 9 There is a little lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two fishes, but what are they among so many? 10 And jesus said: Make the people sit down. There was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 And jesus took the bread, and when he had given thanks, he gave to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down, and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would. 12 When they had eaten enough, he said unto his disciples: Gather up the broken meat that remaineth, that nothing be lost. 13 And they gathered it together, & filled twelve baskets with the broken meat of the five barley loaves, which [broken meat] remained unto them that had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that jesus did, said: This is of a truth the same prophet that should come into the world. ☜ 15 When jesus therefore perceived, that they would come and take him, to make him king, Luke ●i. d. he departed again into amountayne himself alone. 16 〈◊〉 xiiii. ●. 〈◊〉 vi. f. And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea. 17 And got up into a ship, and went over the sea, towards Capernaum: And it was now dark, and jesus was not come to them. 18 And the sea arose, with a great wind that blewe. 19 So, when they had rowed about xxv. or thirty. furlongs, they saw jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship, and they were afraid. 20 But he saith unto them: It is I, be not afraid. 21 And they willingly received him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. 22 The day following, when the people, which stood on the other side of the sea, saw that there was none other ship there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that jesus went not in with his disciples into the ship, but that his disciples were gone [away] alone: 23 Howbeit there came other ships from Tiberias, nigh unto the place, where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks. 24 When the people therefore saw that jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for jesus. 25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? jesus answered them, and said: 26 verily verily I say unto you, ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, & were filled. 27 ☞ Labour not for the mea●e which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life, which ●meate● the son of man shall give unto you: For him hath God the father sealed. 28 Then said they unto him: What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 jesus answered, & said unto them: This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him: Math. xii. c. and xvi a. Mark. viii. b Luk. xi. d. What sign showest thou then, that we may see, & believe thee? What dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat Manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them Exod. xvi. b bread from heaven to eat. 32 Then jesus said unto them: verily verily I say unto you, Moses gave you not the bread from heaven, Math. xvi. ● but my father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God, is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 34 Then said they unto him: Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35 And jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: He that cometh to me, shall not hunger: and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst. ☜ 36 But I say unto you, that ye also have seen me, and yet ye believe not. 37 All that the father giveth me, shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, I cast not away. 38 For I came down from heaven, Luk. xxii. c. not to do that I will: but that he will, which hath sent me. 39 And this is the father's will which hath sent me: that of all which he hath given me, I shall lose nothing, but raise it up again at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me: that every one which seeth the son, john. v. ●. & believeth on him, hath everlasting life: And I will raise him up at the last day. 41 The jews than murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread [of life] which came down from heaven. 42 And they said: Mat. xiii. g. Mark. vi. a. Is not this jesus, the son of joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? 43 jesus answered, & said unto them: Murmur not among yourselves. ☜ 44 john. ●ii. g. No man can come to me, except the father, which hath sent me, draw him: And I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets: And they shallbe all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the father, cometh unto me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the father, save he which is of God, the same hath seen the father. 47 verily verily I say unto you, he that putteth his trust in me, hath everlasting life. 48 I am that bread of life. 49 Your fathers did eat Manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is that bread, which cometh down from heaven, that if any man eat thereof, [he] should not die. 51 I am that living bread, which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. Luk. xxii. e. And the bread that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. ☜ 52 The jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this fellow give us that flesh of his to eat? 53 Then jesus said unto them: ☞ verily verily I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54 Who so eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 ☞ For my flesh is meat in deed, and my blood is drink in deed. 56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, & I in him. 57 As the living father hath sent me, and I live by the father: Even so, he that eateth me, shall live by [the means of] me. 58 This is that bread, which came down from heaven: Nor as your fathers did eat Manna, and are dead. He that eateth of this bread, shall live ever. ☜ 59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said: This is an hard saying, who can abide the hearing of it? 61 jesus knew in himself, that his disciples murmured at it, and he said unto them, doth this offend you? 62 What and if ye shall see the son of man ascend up thither where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth (a) To 〈◊〉 if it be separate from the spirit, whereof it hath the force. For it cometh of the power of the spirit, that the flesh giveth us life. & feedeth us. And therefore. that we may be truly ●edde ●rished with it. we must bring the spiritual mouth of faith to receive it. nothing. The words that I speak unto you, are spirit and life. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For jesus knew from the beginning, which they were that believed not, and who should betray him. 65 And he said: Therefore said I unto you, that john. seven c. no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my father. 66 From that time, many of his disciples went back, & walked no more with him. 67 Then said jesus unto the twelve: Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life: 69 Mat. xvi e. Mark. v●. ●. Luke ix c. john. xi. c. And we believe and are sure that thou art Christ, the son of the living God. 70 jesus answereth them: Have not I chosen you twelve, and Luke xxi●. ●. john. xii. ●. one of you is a devil? 71 He spoke of judas Iscariot [the son] of Simon: For he it was, that should betray him, being one of the twelve. ¶ The vij Chapter. 1 jesus fled the murmuring jews. 5 Christ's kinsmen believed not in him. 7 Why the world hateth Christ. 12 divers opinions of Christ. 14 Christ teacheth, giving all to his father. 20 The blasphemy of the jews. 23 Of the Sabbath work. 31 Many of the people believe on him. 32 The pharisees & priests send to take him. 39 The holy ghost. 4 Dissension among the people for Christ. 47 The pharisees chide with the servants, because they have not brought him. 52 They chide with Nicodemus. 1 AFter these things, jesus went about in Galilee: For he would no● go about in jury, because that the jews sought to kill him. 2 The jews feast of tabernacles If this feast they dwelled 〈◊〉 days in their tents was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him: Get thee hence, and go into jury, that thy disciples also may see thy works that thou dost. 4 For there is no man that doth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do such things, show thyself to the world. 5 For his brethren believed not in him. 6 Then jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is always ready. 7 The world can not hate you, 〈◊〉. xv. ● but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. 8 Go ye up unto this feast: I will not go up yet unto this feast, for my time is not yet full come. 9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 10 But assoon as his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were privily. 11 Then sought him the jews at the feast, and said, 〈◊〉. xi. f. where is he? 12 And much murmuring of him was there among the people: For some said, Math. xxi ● john. iiii. c. and vi c. he is good: other said, nay, but he deceiveth the people. 13 Howbeit, john. xii. f. no man spoke openly of him, for fear of the jews. ☜ 14 ☞ Now when half of the feast was done, jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the jews marveled, saying: how knoweth he the scriptures, seeing that he never learned? 16 jesus answered them, & said: My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own praise: But he that seeketh his praise that sent him, the same is true, & no unrighteousness is in him. 19 Exod. xx ●. Deut v. a. Did not Moses give you a law, & [yet] none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? 20 The people answered and said: Thou hast the devil, who goeth about to kill thee? 21 jesus answered, & said unto them: john. v. a. I have done one work, & ye all marvel. 22 Moses therefore gave unto you the circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but Ge● xvii. b. of the fathers) And yet ye on the Sabbath day, circumcise a man. 23 If a man on the Sabbath day receive circumcision, without breaking of the law of Moses: disdain ye at me, because I have made a man everywhyt whole on the Sabbath day? 24 Deut. ●. ●. Levit nineteen. ● Pro. xxii● c judge not after thee [utter] appearance, but judge with a righteous judgement. 25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem: Is not this he, whom they go about to kill? 26 But lo, he speaketh () or, openly. boldly, & they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know in deed that this is very Christ? 27 Howbeit, Math. xiii. g Mark vi. a. john. vi. ●. we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. 28 Then cried jesus in the temple, as he taught, saying: Ye both know me, and whence I am, ye know. And I am not come of myself: but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 29 But I know him, for I am of him, and he hath sent me. 30 Mark. xi e. Luk. nineteen. g. Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. 31 john. viii. d. Many of the people believed on him, and said: When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles [then these] that this man hath done? 32 The pharisees heard, that the people murmured such things concerning him: ☞ And the pharisees and the high priests Mat. xxii. b Mark. xii. a. Luk. xx. d. sent servants to take him. 33 Then said jesus unto them: yet am I a little while with you, and then go I unto him that sent me. 34 Ye shall seek me, & shall not find me: john. viii. ●. and xiii d. & where I am thither can ye not come. 35 Then said the jews among themselves: Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? Will he go unto the dispersed among the Grecians, & teach the gentiles? 36 What [manner of] saying is this that he said, ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither can ye not come? 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, jesus stood and cried, saying: Esaias iv. a. If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink: 38 He that believeth on me, as saith the scripture, out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life. 39 (But this spoke he of the spirit, which they that believe o● him, should receive. 〈◊〉 For the holy ghost was not yet 〈…〉 the holy ●host 〈…〉 of the holy ghost there, because jesus was not yet glorified.) 40 ☞ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said: Of a truth this is the prophet. 41 But other said, this is Christ: But some said, shall Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Math v. a. Math. two. a. Saith not the scripture, that Christ shall come of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? 43 So was there dissension among the people, because of him. 44 And some of them would have taken him, but no man laid hands on him. 45 Then came the servants to the high priests & pharisees: and they said unto them, why have ye not brought him? 46 The servants answered: Never man spoke as this man doth. 47 Then answered them the pharisees: Are ye also deceived? 48 Doth any of the rulers or of the pharisees believe on him? 49 But this [common] people which know not the law, are cursed. 50 Nicodemus saith unto them, john. iii ● he that came to jesus by night, and was one of them: 51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he hath done? 52 They answered, and said unto him: Art thou also of Galilee? Search & look: For out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. 53 And every man went unto his own house. ☜ ¶ The eight Chapter. 2 Christ teacheth in the temple, 11 the sins of the woman taken in adultery are forgiven. 12 Christ the light of the world, 14 he showeth from whence he came, and whither he goeth, 32 Who are free, and who are bond, 39 the children of Abraham, 42 the children of God, 44 the devil the father of lies, 45 who hateth God, and who hateth him not. 56 Abraham did see Christ's day. 59 Christ persecuted, conveyed himself away. 1 Jesus went Math. xxi. a Mark. xi. a. Luk. nineteen. e. unto mount Olivete. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him, & he sat down and taught them. 3 And the scribes and pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery, & when they had set her in the mids, 4 They said unto him: Master, this woman was taken in adultery, even as the deed was a doing. 5 Luk. xx. b. Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned: But what sayest thou? 6 This they said to tempt him, that they might accuse him. But jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. 7 So, when they continued ask him, he life up himself, & said unto them: Let him that is among you without sin, cast the first stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9 And when they heard this, being accused of their own consciences, they went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and jesus was left alone, & the woman standing in the mids. 10 When jesus had life up himself, & saw no man but the woman, he said unto her: Woman where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man Lord. And jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee: Go, and john. v. c. sin no more. ☜ 12 ☞ Then spoke jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: john. i. a. ix. a. xii. g. He that followeth me, doth not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 13 The pharisees therefore said unto him: Thou bearest record of thyself, thy record is not true. 14 jesus answered, & said unto them: Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true. For I know whence I came, & whither I go: But ye can not tell whence I come, and whither I go. 15 Ye judge after the flesh, I judge no man. 16 And if I judge, my judgement is true: For I am not alone, but I and the father that sent me. 17 Num ●● d. Deut. xvii. a Mat. xviii ● It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am one that beareth witness of my self, & the father that sent 〈…〉 witness of me. 19 Then said they unto him: Where is thy father? jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor yet my father: If ye had known me, ye should have known my father also. 20 These words spoke jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple, and no man laid hands on him, M●●h xi ●. for his hour was not yet come. ☜ 21 Then said jesus again unto them: ☞ I go my way, and john seven e. 〈◊〉 x●i d. ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: Whither I go, thither can ye not come. 22 Then said the jews: Will he kill himself, because he saith, whither I go, thither can ye not come? 23 And he said unto them: ye are from beneath, I am from above: ye are of this world, I am not of this world. 24 I said therefore unto you, that you shall die in your sins. For Math xv●●● 〈◊〉. iii. d if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 25 Then said they unto him: Who art thou? And jesus saith unto them: Even the very same thing that I said unto you from the beginning. 26 I have many things to say, and to judge of you. Yea, & he that sent me, is true: john. xiiii. b And I speak to the world, those things which I have heard of him. 27 Howbeit, they understood not that he spoke to them of his father. 28 Then said jesus unto them: When ye have lift up [an high] the son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself: john. xiii. d. and xiiii. b but as my father hath taught me, even so I speak these things. 29 And he that sent me, is with me. The father hath not left me alone: For I do always those things that please him. 30 As he spoke those words, many believed on him. 31 ☞ Then said jesus to those jews which believed on him: If ye continue in my word, then are ye my very disciples. 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They a answered him: We be Abraham's seed, and were never bond to any man: how sayest thou then, ye shallbe made free? 34 jesus answered them: verily, verily I say unto you, that whosoever cō●eth 〈…〉. 35 And the ser● 〈…〉 for ever: but the 〈…〉. 36 If the son therefore shall 〈◊〉 you free, then are ye free in deed. 37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed, but ye seek [means] to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. 38 I speak that which I have seen with my father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 39 They answered, and said unto him: Abraham is our father. jesus saith unto them: If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now ye go about to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of god: this did not Abraham. 41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him: We be not borne of fornication, we have one father, even God. 42 jesus said unto them: If God were your father, truly ye would love me: For I proceeded forth, and came from God: neither came I of myself, but he sent me. 43 Why do ye not know my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father will ye do. Gen. iii. a. i john. three b. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth: because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: For he is a liar, and the father of the same thing. 45 And because I tell you the truth, therefore ye believe me not. 46 ☞ Which of you rebuketh me of sin? If I say the truth, why do not ye believe me? 47 john. x. c. He that is of god, heareth gods words. Ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. 48 Then answered the jews, & said unto him: Say we not well that thou art a Samaritane, and john. x. d. hast the devil? 49 jesus answered, I have not the devil: but I honour my father, and ye have dishonoured me. 50 I seek not mine own praise, there is one that seeketh, and judgeth. 51 verily verily I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52 Then said the jews unto him: Now know we that thou hast the devil. Abraham is dead, & the prophets: and thou sayest, if a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54 jesus answered: If I honour myself, mine honour is nothing. It is my father that honoureth me, which ye say is your God: 55 And yet ye have not known him, but I know him: And if I say I know him not, I shallbe a liar like unto you. But I know him, & keep his saying. 56 Your father Abraham 〈…〉 was glad to see my day: and he saw it, and rejoiced. 57 Then said the jews unto him: Thou art not yet fifty years old, & hast thou seen Abraham. 58 jesus said unto them: verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, Exod. ● john ● I am. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple. ☜ ¶ The ix Chapter. 1 Christ restored sight upon the Sabbath day, to him that was borne blind. 13 The pharisees reason with him that was blind. 27 The pharisees excommunicate those that believe in Christ, 34 they excommunicate him that was borne blind, 35 Christ teacheth him, and he believeth. 39 To what blind men Christ restored sight. ☞ 1 AND as jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth: 2 And his disciples asked him, saying: Master, who did sin, this man, or his father and mother, that he was borne blind? 3 jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor yet his father & mother: but that the works of God should be showed in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is (a) While opportunity serveth. day. The night cometh when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, john. i. a. viii. b. xii. g. I am the light of the world. 6 Assoon as he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed with the clay the eyes of the blind, 7 And said unto him: Go, wash thee in the pool of isaiah. viii. b. Siloe, which by interpretation, is [as much to say, as] scent. He went his way therefore, & washed, and came again, seeing. 8 So, the neighbours, and they that had seen him before when he was blind, said: Is not this he that sat and begged? 9 Some said, this is he: Other said, he is like him. He himself said, I am [even] he. 10 Therefore said they unto him: How are thine eyes opened? 11 He answered and said: The man that is called jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, go to the pool Siloe and wash: And when I went and washed, I received [my] sight. 12 Then said they unto him, where is he? He said, I can not tell. 13 They brought to the pharisees, him that a little before was blind. 14 And it was the Math. xii. a Mark. two. d Luk. vi. a joh. v. b. ●ii● Sabbath day when jesus made the clay, & opened his eyes. 15 Then again the pharisees also asked him, how he had received his sight. He said unto them: He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16 Therefore said some of the pharisees, this man is not of God, because he keepeth not the Sabbath day. Other said: Io. ●ii g. ●● How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a strife among them. 17 They spoke unto the blind man again: What sayest thou of him, because he hath opened thine eyes? He said, john seven f he is a prophet. 18 But the jews did not believe the man, how that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the father and mother of him that had received his sight: 19 And they asked them, saying: Is this your son, whom ye say was borne blind? How doth he now see then? 20 His father & mother answered them, and said: We know that this is our son, and that he was come blind: 21 But by what means he now seeth, we can not tell: Or who hath opened his eyes, can not we tell. He is old enough, ask him, let him answer for himself. 22 Such words spoke his father & mother, because they feared the jews: For the jews had decreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be excommunicate out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore said his father & mother: he is old enough, ask him. 24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him: give God the praise, we know that this man is a sinner. 25 He answered, and said: Whether he be a sinner or no, I can not tell: One thing I am sure of, that whereas I was blind, now I see. 26 Then said they to him again: What did he to thee? How opened he thine eyes? 27 He answered them: I told you yer while, and ye did not hear. Wherefore would ye hear it again? Will ye also be his disciples? 28 Then rayted they him, and said, Be thou his disciple: We are Moses' disciples. 29 We are sure, that God spoke unto Moses: As for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. 30 The man answered, and said unto them: this is a marvelous thing, that ye wot not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. 31 For we be sure, that God heareth not sinners: But if any man be a worshipper of God, and obedient unto his will, him heareth he. 32 Sense the world began, was it not heard, that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blind. 33 If this man were not of God, he could have done nothing. 34 They answered, & said unto him: Thou art altogether borne in sin, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 35 jesus heard that they had excommunicate him, & when he had found him, he said unto him: Dost thou believe on the son of God? 36 He answered and said: Who is he Lord, that I might believe on him? 37 And jesus said unto him: Thou hast both seen him, john. iiii. c and it is he that talketh with thee. 38 And he said, Lord, I believe: And (b) He declared his faith, by his outward profession. he worshipped him. ☜ 39 And jesus said unto him: I am come unto judgement into this world, that they which see not, might see: and that they which see, might be made blind. 40 And some of the pharisees which were with him, heard these words, & said unto him: Are we blind also? 41 jesus said unto them, john. xv. d. If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: But now ye say, we see, therefore your sin remaineth. ❧ The ten Chapter. 1 Christ the true shepherd & the door, 4 Christ's sheep hear his voice, and will not hear a stranger. 10 12 False shepherds are hirelings and thieves. 15 Christ willingly giveth his life for his sheep. 16 The calling of the Gentiles. 19 Dissension among the jews about his words, 24 they ask if he be Christ. 26 Wherefore the jews believe not. 31 The jews would have stoned him, and called his preaching blasphemy. 34 Princes, called Gods. 37 Christ's works declared him to be God. 1 verily, verily, I say unto you: He that entereth not in by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief, and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and Prou x ● he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he hath sent forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 A stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 6 This proverb spoke jesus unto them: But they understood not what 〈…〉 were, which he spoke unto them. 7 Then said jesus unto them again. verily, verily, I say unto you: I am the door of the sheep. 8 All, 〈…〉 even as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shallbe safe, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 A thief cometh not, but for to steal, kill, & to destroy: I am come, that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. ☜ 11 ☞ I am Ezech ●. M●. v ●. the good shepherd. A good shepherd, giveth his life for the sheep. 12 An hireling, and he which is not the shepherd, neither the sheep are his own, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth, & scattereth the sheep. 13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, & i Tim. two. c. know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15 Math xi. d. Luke x. d. Mark. x. f. As the father knoweth me, even so, know I also the father: And Math xi. d. Luke x. d. Mark. x. f. I give my life for the sheep. 16 And other (b) To 〈◊〉 they among ye●ciles, when they were straunge●● from 〈◊〉 Church. sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also must I bring, & they shall hear my voice, and there shallbe one fold, and one shepherd. ☜ 17 Therefore doth my father love me, because I put my life [from me,] that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me: but I put it away of myself. I have power to put it from me, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my father. 19 There was a dissension therefore again among the jews, for these sayings. 20 And many of them said: Math ix d. and 〈…〉 He hath the devil, & is mad, why hear ye him? 21 Other said: Math ix d. and 〈…〉 These are not the words of him that hath the devil. Can the devil open the eyes of the blind? 22 ☞ And it was at Jerusalem, the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And jesus walked in the temple, even in Solomon's porch. 24 Then came the Ie●s round about him, and said unto him: How long dost thou make us doubt? If thou be Christ, tell us plainly. 25 jesus answered them: I told you, and ye believe not. The works that I do in my father's name, they bear witness of me. 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 john seven ● My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My father which gave them me, is greater than all: and no man is able to take them out of my father's hand. 30 john. xiiii. a and xvii c john. viii g I and my father are one. 31 john. xiiii. a and xvii c john. viii g Then the jews again took up stones, to stone him [withal.] 32 jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my father: for which of them do ye stone me? 33 The jews answered him, saying: For thy good works [sake] we stone thee not, john. ●. d. but for thy blasphemy, and because that thou being a man, makest thyself God. 34 jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law, Psal. 82 a. Exo. xxii. b. I said, ye are Gods? 35 If he called them Gods, unto whom the word of God was spoken, and the scripture can not be broken: 36 Say ye of him whom the father hath sanctified and sent into the world, thou blasphemest, Mat xxvi f Mar xiiii. g Luke xx●▪ g john. ix. a and xv d because I said I am the son of God? 37 Mat xxvi f Mar xiiii. g Luke xx●▪ g john. ix. a and xv d If I do not the works of my father, believe me not: 38 But if I do, and if ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and believe, that the father is in me, and I in him. ☜ 39 Math. xxi ● john vi. g. Again they went about to take him: and he escaped out of their hand, 40 And went away again beyond jordane, into the place john ● where john before had baptised, and there he abode. 41 And many resorted unto him, and said: john did no miracle, but all things that john spoke of this man were true. 42 And many believed on him there. ❧ The xj Chapter. 43 Christ raised Lazarus from death. 45 Certain jews believe in Christ. 47 The pharisees take council against him. 50 Caiphas prophesieth that one must die for the people. 54 Christ fleeth the pharisees. 57 The high priests and the pharisees, commanded Christ to be taken. 1 A Certain man was sick, ☞ named Lazarus of Bethanie, the town of Marie and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Marie Luk. seven. f. which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her here, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore, his sisters sent unto him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When jesus heard that, he said, this infirmity is not unto death: but for the glory of God, that the son of God, john. ix. a. might be glorified thereby. 5 jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 7 Then after that, said he to his disciples: Let us go into jury again. 8 His disciples said unto him: Master, the jews lately john. seven. d. sought to stone thee, and wilt thou go thither again? 9 jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours of the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. 11 These things said he, and after that, he said unto them: Our friend Lazarus Math ix. c. Luk. viii. g. Mark. v. d. sleepeth, but I go to wake him out of sleep. 12 Then said his disciples: Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well enough. 13 Howbeit, jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that he had spoken of the natural sleep. 14 Then said jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead: 15 And I am glad for your sakes, that I was not there, because ye may believe. Nevertheless, let us go unto him. 16 Then said john. xx. f Thomas, which is called Didimus, unto his fellow disciples: let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then went jesus, and found that he had lain in his grave, four days already. 18 (Bethanie was nigh unto Jerusalem, about () which is, about two miles. fifteen furlongs of.) 19 And many of the jews came to Martha and Marie to comfort them over their brother. 20 Martha assoon as she heard that jesus was coming, went and met him: but Marie sat still in the house. 21 ☞ Then said Martha unto jesus: Lord, john. xi. d. if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died: 22 Nevertheless, now I know that whatsoever thou askest of God, God will give it thee. 23 jesus saith unto her: Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him: I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 jesus saith unto her, I am the resurrection, and the john. i. ●. and xiiii a. john. three b. Rom. i. b. Abac. two. a. Heb. x. g. life: john. i. ●. and xiiii a. john. three b. Rom. i. b. Abac. two. a. Heb. x. g. He that believeth on me, yea, though he were dead, yet shall he live. 26 And whosoever liveth, and believeth on me, shall never die. believest thou this? 27 She said unto him: Yea Lord, I believe that thou art Christ the son of God, which should come into the world. ☜ 28 And assoon as she had so said, she went her way, and called Marie her sister secretly, saying: The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 Assoon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30 jesus was not yet come into the town: but was in that place where Martha met him. 31 The jews then which were with her in the house & comforted her, when they saw Marie that she rose up hastily, and went out, followed her, saying: She goeth unto the grave, to weep there. 32 Then when Marie was come where jesus, was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, and saith unto him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not been dead. 33 When jesus therefore saw her weep, and the jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned (a) For compassion▪ feeling in himself ou● miseries. in the spirit, and was troubled in himself. 34 And said: Where have ye laid him? They said unto him: Lord, come, and see. 35 And Luke nineteen. f. jesus wept. 36 Then said the jews: Behold how he loved him. 37 And some of them said: Could not he which john. ix. b. opened the eyes of the blind, have made also, that this man should not have died? 38 jesus therefore again groaned in himself, and came to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone laid on it. 39 jesus said: Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: For he hath been dead four days. 40 jesus said unto her: Said I not unto thee, that if thou didst believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And jesus life up his eyes, and said: Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42 Howbeit, I know, that thou hearest me always: but john. xii. d. because of the people which stand by, I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth. 44 john. v. c. And he that was dead, came forth, bound hand and foot, with grave clothes, and his face was bound with a napkin. jesus said unto them: lose him, and let him go. 45 Then many of the jews which came to Marry, and had seen the things which jesus did, believed on him. ☜ 46 But some of them went their ways to the pharisees, and told them what jesus had done. 47 ☞ Then gathered the high priests and the pharisees a council, and said: What do we? For this man doth many miracles. 48 If we let him scape thus, all men will believe on him, and the Romans (b) By ●sa●e way that they thought to escape danger, they 〈◊〉 unto it. shall come, and take away both our room and the people. 49 And one of them named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them: Ye perceive nothing at all, 50 Nor consider, that Io● 〈…〉 it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not that all the people perish. 51 This spoke he, not of himself, but being high priest that same year, he prophesied that jesus should die for the people, 52 And not for the people only: but that he should gather together in one, the children of God, that were scattered abroad. 53 Mat. xxvi. a Mar. xiiii. a Then from that day forth, they took council together, for to put him to death. 54 jesus therefore walked no more openly among the jews: but went his way thence, unto a country nigh to a wilderness, into a city which is called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. 55 Mat. xxvi ● Mat. xiiii. a. Luk. xxii ●. And the jews Easter was nigh at hand, and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the Easter, to purify themselves. 56 Then sought they for jesus, & spoke among themselves, as they stood in the temple: john. seven. b. What think ye, seeing he cometh not to the feast day? 57 The high priests and pharisees john. xi. ●. had given a commandment, that if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him. ☜ ❧ The xij Chapter. 2 Christ suppeth with Martha & Lazarus. 3 Marie anointeth jesus feet. ● Covetous judas murmureth. 7 Christ excuseth Mary's fact. 1● The chief priests take council to kill Lazarus. 14 jesus sitting on an Ass rideth into Jerusalem. 20 The Grecians desire to see Christ. 25 The fruits of persecution. ●● The prayer of Christ. 28 A voice from heaven. 3● Christ hideth himself from the jews. 37 Wherefore the jews believe not. 4● divers rulers that believed in him, feared to be excommunicated. 48 Gods word is judge. 1 THen jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethanie, where Lazarus had been dead, whom he raised from death. 2 There they made him a supper, and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then took Marie a pound of ointment of Spike narde, very costly, and anointed jesus feet, and wiped his feet with her here: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 4 〈◊〉 xxv●. a 〈◊〉 x●●i● a. Then said one of his disciples, even judas Iscariot Simons son, which should betray him. 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor: but because he was a thief, and I●hn xiii. d. had the (a) The 〈◊〉 think all 〈◊〉 that ●●●eth their ●●ndes. bag, and bare that which was given. 7 Then said jesus: Let her alone, against the day of my burying hath she kept this. 8 For the poor always shall ye have with you: but me have ye not always. 9 Much people of the jews therefore had knowledge that he was there. And they came not for jesus sake only: but that they might see Lazarus also, john xi b. whom he raised from death. 10 But the high priests held a council, that they might put Lazarus to death also, 11 Because that for his sake, many of the jews went away, and believed on jesus. ☜ 12 On the next day, much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that jesus should come to Jerusalem, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried: 〈…〉 Hosanna, blessed is he that in the name of the Lord cometh, king of Israel. 14 And jesus got a young Ass, and sat thereon, as it is written: 15 Esa. lxii. d. Zach. ix. b. john. xii. c. Fear not daughter of Zion, behold, thy king cometh, sitting on an Ass' colt. 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when jesus was glorified, them remembered they that such things were written of him, & that such things they had done unto him. 17 The people that was with him, when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from death, bare record. 18 Therefore met him the people also, because they heard that he had done such a miracle. 19 The pharisees therefore said among themselves: perceive ye, how ye prevail nothing? Behold, [all the whole] world goeth after him. 20 3 Reg. 8. c. Acts. viii. c. two Par. vi. f. There were certain Greeks among them, that came to worship at the feast: 21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida, [a city] of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would [fain] see jesus. 22 Philip came and told Andrew: And again, Andrew & Philip told jesus. 23 And jesus answered them, saying: john. xiii. d. The hour is come, that the son of man must be glorified. 24 ☞ verily, verily, I say unto you, Esa. liii. d. i Cor. xv. e. except the wheat corn fall into the ground, and die, it abideth alone: If it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25 Math. x. d. and xvi. d. Mark. viii. d Luk. xii. b. He that loveth his life, shall destroy it: and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal. 26 If any man minister unto me, let him follow me: And john. xiii. a. and xvii. d. where I am, there shall also my minister be. If any man minister unto me, him will my father honour. ☜ 27 Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but therefore came I into this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven ●saying] I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The people therefore that stood by and heard it, said that it thundered: Other said, an Angel spoke to him. 30 jesus answered and said: This voice came, not because of me, john xi c but for your sakes. 31 ☞ Now is the judgement of this world: john. xv. d. and. xvi. b. Now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 32 And I, if I were life up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 33 (This he said, signifying what death he should die.) 34 The people answered him: We have heard out of the law, Psal. e x a isaiah. ix b. Dan. seven. d. Miche. v. a. that Christ bideth ever: and how sayest thou, the son of man must be life up? Who is that son of man? 35 Then jesus said unto them: Yet a little while is the light with you. Ephe. v. c. Walk while ye have light, lest the darkness come on you: For he that walketh in the dark, wotteth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have light, believe on the light, that ye may be the children of the light. ☜ These things spoke jesus, and departed, & hid himself from them. 37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet believed not they on him, 38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: isaiah. liii. a. Rom. x. c. Lord, who shall believe our saying? And to whom is the arm of the Lord declared? 39 Therefore could they not believe, because that Esaias saith again: 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they should not see with their eyes, & lest they should understand with their heart, & should be converted, and I should heal them. 41 Such things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him. 42 Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also, many believed on him: But because of the pharisees, they did not confess him, john. ix e. lest they should be excommunicate. 43 john v ● For they loved the praise of men, more than the praise of God. 44 jesus cried, and said: He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45 And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. 46 ☞ I am come john. i. ●. iii c. viii. b. a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me, should not bide in darkness. 47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: For john. three b. I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that refuseth me, & receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 49 For I have not spoken of myself: but the father which sent me, he gave me a commandment what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. Whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the father bade me, so I speak. ☜ ❧ The xiij Chapter. 5 Christ washeth the Apostles feet. 8 Peter refuseth to be washed, but afterward consenteth. 1● The Apostles are clean. 13 Christ, Lord, and Master. 14 Exhorting to humility and charity. 26 Christ showeth who shall betray him. 27 Satan entereth into judas. 30 He goeth out to the pharisees. 34 Christ exhorteth the disciples to love. 35 Whereby Christ's disciples are known. 38 He forewarneth Peter's denial. 1 BEfore the feast of the Passover, ☞ when jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of this world unto the father: When he loved his which were in the world, unto the end he loved them. 2 And when supper was ended (after that the devil had put in the heart of judas Iscariot Simons son, to betray him) 3 jesus knowing that Math. xi. d. and 28. d. Luk. x. c. john. ●● d the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God: 4 He rose from supper, and laid aside his upper garments: And when he had taken a towel, he girded himself. 5 After that, he powered water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 6 Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter said unto him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 7 jesus answered, & said unto him: What I do, thou wottest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter. 8 Peter saith unto him: Thou shalt never wash my feet. jesus answered him: If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 9 Simon Peter saith unto him: Lord, not my feet only, but also the hands, and the head. 10 jesus saith to him: He that is washed, needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit. And ye are clean, but not all. 11 For he knew who it was that should betray him. Therefore said he: ye are not all clean. 12 So, after he had washed their feet, and received his clothes, and was set down again, he said unto them: Wot ye what I have done to you? 13 Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well, for so am I 14 If I then your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also aught to wash one another's feet. 15 For Ephe. v. a. i Peter. two. d. I have given you an ensample, that ye should do as I have done to you. ☜ 16 verily, verily, I say unto you: Math. x. c. Luke vi. f. john. xv. c. The servant is not greater than his master, neither the messenger greater than he that sent him. 17 If ye know these things, Luk. xi. d. happy are ye, if ye do them. 18 I speak not of you all. I know whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may be fulfilled: Psa●. xl● b. He that eateth bread with me, hath life up (a) Under pretence of friendship seeketh his destruction. his heel against me. 19 Now john. xiiii d and xvi ●. tell I you before it come: that when it is come to pass, ye might believe that I am he. 20 verily, verily, I say unto you, Math. x d. Luk. ix. c. Mark. ix. c. he that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me: And he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. 21 When jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, & said: verily, verily, I say unto you, that Math 2●. b Mar. x●●●●. Luk. xxii. b one of you shall betray me. 22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke. 23 There was one of jesus disciples, leaning on jesus bosom, john x●x ●. 〈…〉. [even he] whom jesus loved. 24 To him beckoned Simon Peter therefore, that he should ask who it was of whom he spoke. 25 He then, when he leaned on jesus breast, said unto him: Lord, who is it? 26 jesus answered: He it is to whom I give a sop when I have dipped it. And he wet the sop, and gave it to judas Iscariot, Simons son. 27 And after the sop, Satan entered into him. Then said jesus unto him: That thou dost, do quickly. 28 That wist no man at the table, for what intent he spoke unto him. 29 Some of them thought, because john. xii. a. judas had the bag, that jesus had said unto him, buy those things that we have need of against the feast: or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 Assoon then, as he had received the sop, he went immediately out: and it was night. 31 Therefore, when he was gone out, jesus said, john. xii. d. and xvii. a. Now is the son of man glorified: And God is glorified in him. 32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. 33 ☞ Little children, yet a little while am I with you. john. seven. c. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the jews, whither I go, thither can ye not come. Also to you say I now: 34 john. xv. a. A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love together, as I have loved you, that even so ye love one another. 35 i john. two. a. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 36 Simon Peter said unto him: Lord, whither goest thou? jesus answered him: Wither I go, thou canst not follow me now, but john. xi. f. Acts. xii. a. thou shalt follow me afterwards. ☜ 37 Peter said unto him: Lord, why can not I follow thee now? Math. 26. c. Mar. xiiii. c. Luk. xxii. d I will jeopardy my life for thy sake. 38 jesus answered him: Wilt thou jeopardy thy life for my sake? verily, verily, I say unto thee, john. xviii. c the Cock shall not crow, till thou have denied me thrice. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 〈◊〉 armeth his disciples with consolation against trouble, Christ's divinity. 6 Christ the way, the truth, and the life. 9 Christ and the father one. 13 To ask of God in the name of Christ. 26 He promiseth the spirit to comfort them, of love, and keeping Christ's commandment, the spirit is our teacher. 27 He promiseth his peace. 1 ANd he said unto his disciples, ☞ ] Letoy not your heart be troubled: Ye believe in god, believe also in me. 2 In my father's house, are many dwelling places: If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you, [even] unto myself: john. xii. d. and. xvii●. d. that where I am, there may ye be also. 4 And whither I go, ye know, and the way ye know. 5 Thomas saith unto him: Lord, we know not whither thou goest: And how is it possible for us to know the way? 6 jesus saith unto him: I am the way, and the truth, and the john. i. a. and xi. c. Math. xi. d. john. vi. c. life. john. i. a. and xi. c. Math. xi. d. john. vi. c. No man cometh unto the father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye had known my father also. And now ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him: Lord, show us the father, and it sufficeth us. 9 jesus saith unto him: Have I been so long time with you, & yet hast thou not known me? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the father. And how sayest thou then, show us the father? 10 believest thou not, that john. x. ● I am in the father, & the father in me? The words that I speak unto you, I speak not of myself: but the father that dwelleth in me, is he that doth the works. 11 Believe me, that I am in the father, john. xvi ●. and the father in me: Or else believe me for the works sake. 12 verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do, the same shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto the father. 13 Mat xvii. a. and xxi c. Ma● 〈…〉. Lu● x●● And whatsoever ye ask in my name, that will I do, that the father may be glorified in the son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. ☜ 15 ☞ If ye love me, keep my commandments, 16 And I will pray the father, and he shall give you another comforter, that he may bide with you for ever: 17 Even the spirit of truth, whom the world can not receive, because the world seeth him not, neither knoweth him. But ye know him: For he dwelleth with you, and shallbe in you. 18 Math. 18 d I will not leave you comfortless, but will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world shall see me no more: but ye shall see me, because I live, and ye shall live [also.] 20 That day shall ye know, that I am in my father, and you in me, & I in you. 21 john. xv. a. i john. v. a. two john. i a. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me: And he that loveth me, shallbe loved of my father, and I will love him, and will show mine own self to him. 22 Acted xv. d. judas saith unto him, not [judas] Iscariot: Lord, what is done, that thou wilt show thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 jesus answered, & said unto him: If a man love me, he will keep my sayings: and my father will love him, and we will come unto him, and dwell with him. 24 He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings: And the word which ye hear, is not mine, but the fathers which sent me. 25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the comforter, [which is] the holy ghost, john. xx. d. and xvi b. Acts. two ● whom the father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, & bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your hearts be grieved, neither fear. 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would verily rejoice, because I said, I go unto the father: for the father is greater than I 29 And now have I showed you before it come, that when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 30 Hereafter will I not talk many words unto you: For the (a) Satan is the prince of ● wo●●d, because he exerciseth 〈…〉 this wo●lde, and worldings are subject unto him. prince of this world cometh, and * hath nought in (b) Because Christ was without sin. me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the father: And as the father gave me commandment, even so do I ☜ Rise, let us go hence. ¶ The xu Chapter. 5 The consolation between Christ and his members, under the parable of the vine. 716 We must pray in the name of Christ. 9 Christ's love toward us. 12 He exhorteth to mutual love. 20 Of afflictions for Christ's sake. 26 The office of the holy ghost when he cometh. 1 I Am Eccle. 24. c. the true vine, and my father is the husbandman. ☞ 2 Every branch that beareth not fruit in me, he will take away: And every branch that beareth fruit will he purge, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 john. xiii. b. Acts. xv. b. Now are ye clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Bide in me, and I in you. As the branch can not bear fruit of itself, except it bide in the vine: no more can ye, except ye (a) Those b●yng forth no fruit, that are not graft in Christ. abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: For without me can ye do nothing. 6 If a man bide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and withereth, and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they burn. 7 Math. xxi. c john. three d. Mark. xi. d. john. xvi. f. jacob. i a. If ye bide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and it shallbe done for you. ☜ 8 Herein is my father glorified: that ye bear much fruit, and become my disciples. 9 As the father hath loved me, even so have I loved you: Continue ye in (b) That is the love wherewith Christ loved us. my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 ☞ john xiii. d. i john. three d. This is my commandment, that ye love together, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man, than this: that a man bestow his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth call I you not servants: for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doth. But you have I called friends, for all (c) So that there is nothing omitted, that is necessary for our salvation. things that I have heard of my father, have I made known to you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, to go, and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatsoever ye ask of the father in my name, he may give it you. ☜ 17 ☞ This command I you, that ye love together. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: Howbeit, because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world: therefore john. xvii. e the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you: the servant is not greater than the Lord. Math. x. c. Luk. xxi. c. Mark. x. c. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept my saying, they will keep (d) It is called their word not that it doth disagree from God's word, but because they preach it. two. Cor. iiii. yours also. 21 * But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they have not known him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they should have had no sin: but now have they nothing to cloak their sin withal. 23 He that hateth me, hateth my father also. 24 If I had not done among them, the works which none other man did, they should have had no (e) They are without all excuse, that follow not the word of God preached unto them. sin. But now have they both seen, and hated not only me, but also my father, 25 But [this cometh to pass,] that the word might be fulfilled, that is written in their law: Psal. 35. c. and lxix▪ ● They hated me without a cause. ☜ 26 ☞ But when the comforter is come, Io● x●i d. and xv● b. Acts two a whom I will send unto you from the father, even the spirit of truth, which proceedeth of the father, he shall testify of me. 27 And ye shall bear witness also, because ye have been with me from the beginning. ¶ The xuj Chapter. 1 Christ comforteth the disciples, putting them in remembrance of affliction and trouble. 7 Of the holy ghost, and his office. 1● Of Christ's ascension. 23 To ask in the name of Christ. 33 Peace in Christ, afflictions in the world. 1 THese things have I said unto you, because ye should not be offended. 2 Math. x. b. Mar. xiii. d Luk. xxi. c▪ Act. ix. a. joh. xv. d. They shall excommunitate you: yea the time shall come, that who so ever killeth you, will think that he doth God service. 3 * And such things will they do unto you, because they have not known the father, neither yet me. 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time is come, ye may remember then that I told you. ☜ These things said I not unto you at the beginning, because I was present with you. 5 ☞ But now I go my way, to him that sent me, & none of you asketh me, whither goest thou. 6 But because I have said such things unto you, your hearts are full of sorrow. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I go away. For if I go not away, that comforter will not come unto you: But if I depart, john. xiiii. d and xv. d. Acts. two. a. I will send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will () Or, convince rebuke the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement. 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me. 10 Of righteousness, because (a) That when the world shall see, after his ascension the power of his spirit, showed upon the apostles by him, 〈◊〉 shallbe competed in cons●e ●o confess th●t he was just, and that he was 〈…〉. I go to my father, and ye shall see me no more. 11 Of judgement, because * the prince of this world is judged [already.] 12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye can not bear them away now. 13 Howbeit, when he is come, which is the spirit of truth, he will lead you into all truth. He shall not speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will show you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: For he shall receive of mine, and shall show unto you. 15 Math. xi d. &. xxviii. d. Luk. x. d. john. three d. john▪ seven. d. All things that the father hath, are mine: Therefore said I [unto you] that he shall take of mine, & show unto you. 16 ☞ Math. xi d. &. xxviii. d. Luk. x. d. john. three d. john▪ seven. d. After a while, and ye shall not see me, and again after a while ye shall see me: for I go to the father. 17 Then said some of his disciples between themselves: What is this that he saith unto us, after a while, & ye sh●l not see me, and again, after a while ye shall see me: and, that I go to the father? 18 They said therefore: What is this that he saith, after a while? we can not tell what he saith. 19 jesus perceived that they would ask him, and said unto them: Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said after a while, and, ye shall not see me, & again, after a while & ye shall see me? 20 verily verily I say unto you, ye shall weep and lament, the world shall rejoice: ye shall sorrow, but john. xx. ●. your sorrow shallbe turned to joy. 21 A woman, when she travaileth, hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but assoon as she is delivered of the child, she remembreth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is borne into the world. 22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you (b) By the power of the holy spirit, which I will send to you, whereby your hearts shallbe comforted. again, and your hearts shall rejoice, and your joy shall no man take from you. ☜ 23 And in that day shall ye ask me no question. ☞ verily verily I say unto you, * whatsoever ye shall ask the father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked (c) They we● not yet induced to the certain knowledge, that ●e was the only mediator: ● therefore that which they asked before, was nothing▪ in respect of that which they should ask & obtain by faith, when their knowledge was grounded▪ & that he was ●scended nothing in my name: Ask, & ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you by proverbs. The time will come, when I shall no more speak unto you by * proverbs: but I shall show you plainly of my father. 26 At that day shall ye ask in my name: And I say not unto you, that I will pray unto my father for you. 27 For the father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. 28 I went out from the father, and came into the world: Again, I leave the world, and go to the father. 29 His disciples said unto him: Lo, now talkest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. 30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, & needest not, that any man should ask thee [any question:] Therefore believe we, that thou camest from God. ☜ 31 jesus answered them: Do ye now believe? 32 Za●. xiii. c. Math. xvi. c Mar. xiiii. c. Behold, the hour draweth nigh, and is already come, that ye shallbe scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone. And yet am I not alone: For john. xiiii. b the father is with me. 33 These words have I spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. For in the world shall ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. ¶ The xvij Chapter. 1 Christ prayeth to his father, that their glory might be made manifest, 9 he prayeth for his Apostles. 12 judas lost. 14 The Apostles hated of the world. 20 Christ prayeth for all those that receive the truth. 1 THese words spoke jesus, ☞ and lift up his eyes to heaven, and said: Father, john. xiii d. the hour is come, glorify thy son that thy son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life, to as many as thou hast given him. 3 This is i john. i a. life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, & jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: john. nineteen. f. I have finished the work, which thou gavest me to do. 5 And now glorify thou me, O father, with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee yet the world was. 6 I have declared thy name unto the men, () That is, to the Apostles. which thou gavest me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me, and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, & they have believed, that thou didst send me. 9 I pray for them: I pray not for * the (a) That is the reprobate, that seek the world 〈◊〉 not Chri●te. world, but for them * which thou hast given me, for they are thine. 10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And now am I not in the world, and they are in the world, and I come to thee. ☜ ☞ Holy father, keep through thine own name, then which thou hast given me, that they may also be (b) That the● may be joined together in love, & unity of love, faith, and spirit. one, as we are. 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. joh. xviii. b. Those that thou gavest me, have I kept, and none of them is lost, but that (c) That is, judas Iscariot. lost child, Psal. cix. a. that the scripture might be fulfilled. 13 Now come I to thee, and these words speak I in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them thy word, and john. xv. c. Sapien. two. d. the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I also am not of the world. 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world: but Math. vi. b. Luk. xi. a. that thou keep them from evil. 16 They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them through thy truth. Thy word is the truth. 18 As thou didst send me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes sanctify I myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. 20 [Nevertheless,] I pray not for them alone: but for them also, which shall believe on me through their preaching: 21 That they all may be Galath. iii. d one, as thou father art in me, and I in thee, and that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe, that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them, that they may be one, as we also are one. 23 I in them, and thou in me: that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. 24 Father, I will that they which thou hast given me, john. xii. d. be (d) That is, after they have fulfilled their course in this life, they may enjoy eternal life. with me where I am, that they may see my glory which thou hast given me. For thou lovedst me, before the foundation of the world. 25 M●●●●. Luk● x●●. O righteous father, the world [also] hath not known thee: But I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. 26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it, that the love wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them. ☜ ¶ The xviij Chapter. 3 Christ is betrayed by judas. 6 The soldiers fall backward. 10 Peter smiteth of Malchus ear. 13 Christ brought before Annas and Caiaphas. 15 Peter and john followed jesus to Caiaphas' house. 22 Christ strike by a servant, 23 what he answered. 25 Peter denied him. 28 He is led before Pilate, 36 and telleth him what his kingdom is. 40 The jews ask Barrabas to be let lose. 1 WHen jesus had spoken these words, Math. 26. d. Mar. xiii. d. Luk. xxii. d. he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, & his disciples. 2 judas also which betrayed him, knew the place? For jesus oft times resorted thither, with his disciples. 3 judas then, after he had received a band of men, and officers of the high priests & pharisees, came thither with lanterns, and torches, and weapons. 4 And jesus, knowing all things that should come on him, went forth, and said unto them, whom seek ye? 5 They answered him: jesus of Nazareth. jesus saith unto them, I am he. judas also which betrayed him, stood with them. 6 Assoon then as he said unto them I am he, they went backward, & fell to the ground. 7 Then as●ed he them again, whom seek ye? They said: jesus of Nazareth. 8 jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: If ye seek me therefore, let (a) The apostles and disciples that are with me. these go their way. 9 That the saying might be fulfilled which he spoke: joh. xvii. b. Of them which thou gavest me, have I not lost one. 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and smote the high priests servant, and cut of his right ear. The servants name was Malchus. 11 Therefore saith jesus unto Peter, Mat xxvi. ● Gene. ix. ●. Put up thy sword into the sheath: shall I not drink of the cup which my father hath given me? 12 Then the company, and the captain, and officers of the jews, took jesus, and bound him, 13 And led him away to Anna's first, (for he was father in law unto Caiaphas,) which was the high priest that same year: [And Anna's sent Christ bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.] 14 john. xi. f. Caiaphas was he which gave council to the jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 Mat. xxvi. f And Simon Peter followed jesus, and so did another (b) Thhat is, john. disciple. That disciple was known unto the high priest, & went in with jesus into the palace of the high priest. 16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple which was known unto the high priest, and spoke unto the damosel that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 17 Then said the damosel, that kept the door, unto Peter: Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He said, I am not. 18 The servants and officers stood there, which had made a fire of coals, (for it was cold) and they warmed themselves. Peter also stood among them, and warmed him. 19 Mar. xiiii. ●. Luk. xxii. g. The high priest than asked jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. 20 jesus answered him: I spoke openly to the world, I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither all the jews resort, & in secret have I said nothing. 21 Why askest thou me? Ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: Behold, they can tell what I said. 22 When he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by, smote jesus [with a rod] saying: 〈◊〉 xxiii. ● answerest thou the high priest so? 23 jesus answered him, If I have evil spoken, bear witness of the evil: But if I have well spoken, why smitest thou me? 24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. 25 Simon Peter stood & warmed himself. Then said they unto him: Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. 26 One of the servants of the high priests, (his cousin whose ear Peter smote of) said unto him: Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 27 john xii●. d. Math. 27. ●. Peter therefore denied again: And immediately the Cock crew. 28 Mark· xv. a. Luk. xxiii. a Then led they jesus from Caiaphas into the hall of judgement. It was in the morning: And they themselves went not into the judgement hall, lest they should be defiled: but that they might eat the Passover. 29 Pilate than went out unto them, and said: What accusation bring you against this man? 30 They answered, and said unto him: If he were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered him unto thee. 31 Then said Pilate unto them: Take ye him, and judge him after your own law. The jews therefore said unto him: It is not lawful (c) Because the Romans had taken that authority from them. for us to put any man to death. 32 That the words of jesus might be fulfilled, Math. xx. a. which he spoke, signifying what death he should die. 33 Math. 27 b. Mark. xv. a. Luk. xxiii. b Then Pilate entered into the judgement hall again, and called jesus, and said unto him: Art thou the king of the jews? 34 jesus answered: Sayest thou that of thyself, or did other tell it thee of me? 35 Pilate answered: am I a jew? Thine own nation & high priests have delivered thee unto me, what hast thou done? 36 jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants surely fight, that I should not be delivered to the jews: but now is john. vi. b. my kingdom not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him: Art thou a king then? jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this cause am I borne, & for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth: And all that are of the truth, hear my voice. 38 Pilate said unto him: What [thing] is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the jews, & saith unto them, Math. 27. c. Mark. xv. a. Luk. xxiii. c I find in him no cause at all. 39 Ye have a custom, that I should deliver you one lose at the Passover: Will ye that I lose unto you the king of the jews? 40 Then cried they all again, saying: Acts. three c. Not him, but Barrabas. This Barrabas was a robber. ¶ The xix Chapter. 1 Christ is whipped, beaten, and crowned. 4 Pilate would have delivered him, 6 but the jews ask him to be crucified. 11 All power of God. 16 Pilate delivered Christ to be crucified. 19 The title set upon the cross. 23 Christ's garments divided. 27 He commendeth his mother to john. 30 After Christ tasted the vinegar, he dieth. 32 The legs of the thieves broken. 34 Christ's side pierced with a spear, 38 joseph of Aramathia beggeth his body, 40 and he and Nicodemus buried it. 1 THen Pilate took jesus therefore, and scourged him. 2 Math 2● c. Mark. xv b And the soldiers wound a crown of thorns, and put it on his head: And they did on him a purple garment, 3 And said, Hail king of the jews: And they struck him with rods. 4 Pilate went forth again, and said unto them: Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. 5 Then came jesus forth, wearing a crown of thorn, and a rob of purple: And he saith unto them, behold the man. 6 Math. 27 c. Mark xv. a. Luke xxiii. d When the high priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried, saying: crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no cause in him. 7 The jews answered him: We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because ●eui xxiii c john. v. b. he made himself the son of God. 8 When Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid. 9 And went again into the judgement hall, and saith unto jesus, whence art thou? But jesus gave him none answer. 10 Then said Pilate unto him: Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to lose thee? 11 jesus answered: Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except Sapien. vi a. ●ohn. three d. Rom. xiii. a. Math. 27. d. Mark. xv. c. Luk. xxiii. e it were given thee from above: Therefore he that delivered me unto thee, hath the more sin. 12 Act. xvii. b. And from thenceforth sought Pilate [means] to lose him. But the jews cried, saying: If thou let him go, thou art not Caesers friend. For Act. xvii. b. whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Caesar. 13 When Pilate heard that saying, he brought jesus forth, & he sat down in the judgement seat, in a place that is called the pavement, but in the Hebrew tongue, Gabbatha. 14 It was the preparing of the Passover, and about the sixth hour: And he saith unto the jews, behold your king. 15 They cried, away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them: Shall I crucify your king? The high priests answered: We have no king but Caesar. 16 Math. 27. d. Mark. xv. c. Luk. xxiii. c Then delivered he him unto them, to be crucified. And they took jesus, & led him away. 17 And he bore his cross, Hebr. xiii. c. & went forth into a place, which is called the place of dead men's skulls, but in Hebrew Golgotha: 18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and jesus in the mids. 19 And Math 27 d. M●rk xv. c. Luk. xxiii. ●. Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. The writing was: jesus of Nazareth, king of the jews. 20 This title read many of the jews: For the place where jesus was crucified, was nigh to the city. And it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 21 Then said the high priests of the jews to Pilate, Writ not king of the jews: but, that he said, I am king of the jews. 22 Pilate answered: What I have written, that have I written. 23 Then the soldiers, Math. 27. d. Mark. xv. c. Luk. xxiii. ● when they had crucified jesus, took his garments, (& made four parts, to every soldier a part) and also his coat. The coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 24 They said therefore among themselves: Let us not divide it, but cast lots for it, who shall have it. That the scripture might be fulfilled, saying: Psal. xxii. a. They parted my raiment among them, & for my coat did they cast lots. And the soldiers did such things in deed. 25 There stood by the cross of jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Marry the wife of Cleophas, and Marie Magdalene. 26 When jesus therefore saw his mother and the disciple standing by, john. xiii. a. whom (a) That is, john. he loved, he saith unto his mother: Woman, behold thy son. 27 Then said he to the disciple, behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her unto his own. 28 After these things, jesus knowing that all things were now performed, Psal. lxix. e. that the scripture might be fulfilled, he saith, I thirst. 29 So there stood a vessel by, full of vinegar: Math. 27. f. Mark. xv. d. Therefore they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon Isope, & put it to his mouth. 30 Assoon as jesus then received of the vinegar, he said, john. xvii. a it is (b) The mystery of man's redemption & salvation, is perfected by the only sacr●fice of Christ● the promise to the fathers fulfilled: the ceremonies of the law ende● finished: and bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. 31 The jews therefore, because it was the preparing [of the Sabbath] that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day (for that Sabbath day, was an high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken down. 32 Then came the soldiers, and (c) Because they were not yet dead: for that was their custom. broke the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him: 33 But when they came to jesus, & saw that he was dead already, they broke not his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers with a spear thrust him into the side, & forthwith came there out blood and water. 35 And he that saw it, bare record, and his record is true: & he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe [also.] 36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled: 〈◊〉 x●. g. ●●m ix. b. Ye shall not break above of him. 37 And again another scripture saith: Zach. xii. c. They shall look on him whom they pierced. 38 Math. 27. g. Mark xv. d. Luk. xx●●● After this, joseph of Aramathia, (which was a disciple of jesus, but secretly, for fear of the jews') besought Pilate that he might take down the body of jesus. And Pilate gave him licence. He came therefore, and took the die of jesus. 39 And there came also Nicodemus (which at the beginning came to jesus by night) and brought of myrrh and aloes mingled together, about an hundred pound [weight.] 40 Then took they the body of jesus, & wound it in linen clothes, with the odours, as the manner of the jews is to bury. 41 And in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. 42 There laid they jesus therefore, because of the preparing [of the Sabbath] of the jews: for the sepulchre was me [at hand.] ☜ ¶ The twenty Chapter. 1 Marie cometh to the sepulchre, and after, told the disciples that he was taken away, ☞ 3 Peter and john run to see. 9 The apostles were ignorant of the resurrection. 12 Marie weary at the sepulchre, and saw a vision of Angels. 14 jesus spoke to Marie, 18 she showeth the disciples. 19 jesus appeared to the Apostles, 23 he gave them the holy ghost, and sent them to preach. 25 Thomas believed not that Christ was risen. 26 Christ appeared again, 28 Thomas who confessed Christ to be God. 31 The scriptures written, are sufficient to salvation. 1 THe first day of the () That is, of the week. Math. 27. a. Lu. xxiiii. a. Mark. xvi. a sabbaths, came Marie Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and saw the stone taken away from the grave. 2 Then she ran, & came to Simon Peter, & to the other disciple john. xiii. c. whom jesus loved, & saith unto them: They have taken away the Lord out of the grave, & we can not tell where they have laid him. 3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, & came to the sepulchre. 4 They ran both together, & the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre: 5 And when he had stowped down, he saw the linen clothes lying, yet went he not in. 6 Luke. 24. a. Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen clothes lie, 7 And the napkin that was about his head not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. 9 For as yet they knew not the Psal. xvi. b. Acts. two. b. scripture, that he should rise again from death. 10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own house. 11 ☞ Luke. 24. Marry stood without at the sepulchre weeping: So, as she wept, she bowed herself into the sepulchre, 12 And seeth two angels clothed in white, sitting, the one at the head, & the other at the feet, where the body of jesus was laid. 13 They say unto her: Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them: For they have taken away my Lord, & I wot not where they have laid him. 14 When she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw jesus standing, and knew not that it was jesus. 15 jesus saith unto her: Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She supposing that he had been the gardener, saith unto him: Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will fet him. 16 jesus saith unto her, Marry. She turned herself, and said unto him: Rabboni, which is to say, Master. 17 jesus saith unto her: touch 〈…〉 to much to his 〈◊〉 presence. ● therefore he pu●led ●er from outward and extern officers toward his bodily presence, a willed her to be mindful of his ascension. me not, for I am not yet ascended to my father: But go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my father and your father, and to my God & your God. 18 * Marry Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken such things unto her. ☜ 19 ☞ Lu. xxiiii. d The same day at night, which was the first day of the () Or, week sabbaths, when the doors were shut, where the disciples were assembled together for fear of the jews, came jesus and stood in (b) He came in miraculously, to ge●e the Apostles comfort, as also an outward taste and sure argument of his divinity▪ that by his notable miracle, he might confirm the Apostles in the faith of his resurrection. the mids, and saith unto them, peace be unto you. 20 And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands & his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said jesus to them again, peace be unto you: As my father sent me, even so send I you also. 22 And when he had said those words, he breathed on them, & saith unto them: Receive ye the holy ghost. 23 Whosoevers sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them: And whosoever's sins ye retain, they are retained. ☜ 24 ☞ But john. xi. b. Thomas, one of the twelve, [which is] called Didymus, was not with them when jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, we have seen the Lord. But he said unto them: Except I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: Then came jesus, when the doors were shut, and stood in the mids, and said, peace be unto you. 27 After that said he to Thomas: Bring thy finger hither, and see my hands, & reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless, but believing. 28 Thomas answered, and said unto him: My Lord, and my God. 29 jesus saith unto him: Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. ☜ 30 john. xxi. g And many other signs truly did jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31 These are written, that ye might (c) The scripture written, is sufficient to confirm our faith unto salvation by Christ. believe that jesus is Christ the son of God, and that in believing, ye might have life through his name. ¶ The xxj Chapter. 1 Christ appeared to his disciples when they were fishing, 6 they take a great multitude of fishes, 7 Peter leapeth into the water. 15 Christ restoreth Peter to his office, and commanded him to feed his sheep. 19 Christ forewarneth Peter of his death and persecution. 20 Peter stayed looking at john. 25 Of Christ's many fold miracles. ☞ 1 AFterward did jesus show himself again to his disciples, at the sea of Tiberias. And on this wise showed he himself. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas [which is] called Didymus, and john ● f Nathanael, of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, & two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I [will] go a fishing. They say unto him: We also will go with thee. They went their way, and entered into a ship immediately, & that night caught they nothing. 4 But when the morning was now come, jesus stood on the shore: Nevertheless, the disciples knew not that it was jesus. 5 jesus saith unto them: () Or. Site● Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, no. 6 And he saith unto them: Luk. ●. ●. Cast out the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast out therefore, and anon they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 7 Then said the disciple, john. xii●●. whom jesus loved, unto Peter: It is the Lord. When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he gird his coat unto him (for he was naked) and sprang into the sea. 8 The other disciples came by ship, (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) And they drew the net with fishes. 9 Assoon then as they were come to land, they saw hot coals, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 10 jesus saith unto them: Luke xx●●● Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to the land, full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: And for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 12 jesus saith unto them, come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, who art thou? For they knew that it was the Lord. 13 jesus than came, and took bread, and gave them, and fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time that jesus appeared to his disciples, after that he was risen again from death. ☜ 15 So when they had dined, jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon () Or, son of joanna. joanna, lovest thou me more than these? He said unto him: Yea Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him: feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time: Simon joanna, lovest thou me? He saith unto him: Yea Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him: feed my sheep. 17 He said unto him the third time: Simon joanna, lovest thou me? Peter was sorry, because he said unto him the third time, lovest thou me: And he said unto him, Lord thou john. xvi. g. knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. jesus saith unto him: feed my sheep. 18 verily verily I say unto thee, when thou wast young, thou gyrdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldst: but when thou shalt be old, john. xiii. d. Acts. xii. a. thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldst not. 19 That spoke he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, follow me. ☞ 20 Peter turned about, and saw the disciple, joh. xiii. c. and xix c. whom jesus loved, following, which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord which is he that betrayeth thee? 21 When Peter therefore saw him, he saith to jesus: Lord, what shall he do? 22 jesus saith unto him: If I will have him to tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. 23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: Yet jesus said not to him, he shall not die: but, if I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? 24 The same disciple is he, which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: And we know that his testimony is true. ☜ 25 john. xx. g. There are also many other things, which jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose the world could not contain the books that should be written. ¶ Here endeth the Gospel by Saint john. ❧ The Acts of the Apostles. ❧ The first Chapter. ¶ 7 The words of Christ and his Angels, to the Apostles. 9 His ascension. 14 Wherein the Apostles are occupied, till the holy ghost be sent. 26 And of the election of Mathias. ☞ 1 IN the former treatise O Theophilus, we have spoken of all that jesus began to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the holy ghost, had given commandments unto the Apostles, whom he had chosen, 3 To whom also he john xx a. and xxi. c. showed himself alive after his passion, and that by many tokens, appearing unto them forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God, 4 And gathering them together, Lu. xxiiii. g commanded them that they should not departed from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the father, john. iiii. d. xv. d. xvi. b. whereof [saith he] ye have heard of me. 5 For john. i. ●. john truly baptised with water, but ye shallbe baptised with the holy ghost, after these few days. 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them: Math. ●4. c. It is not for you to know the times, or the seasons, which the father hath put in his own power. 8 But Lu. xxiii ●▪ Act ● a. ye shall receive power, after that the holy ghost is come upon you: And Act ●● john. xv ● ye shallbe witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem, and in all jury, & in Samarie, and even unto the worlds end. 9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, Mark. xvi. ● Lu● xx● he was taken up an high, and a cloud received him up out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly up toward heaven, as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 Which also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, 〈◊〉 seven. d. Math 24. ●. 〈◊〉 xxv c. Mark. xiii. c Luk. xvii ●. 〈◊〉. xxi. c. Apoc. i. b. shall so come, even as ye have seen him go into heaven. ☜ 12 Than returned they unto Jerusalem, from the mount that is called olivete, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath days journey. 13 And when they were come in, they went up into a parlour, where abode both Math. x. a. Mark. iii. c. Luk. vi. e. Peter, and james, and john, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Barthelmewe and Matthew, james the son of Alpheus, & Simon zealots, and judas the brother of james. 14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication with the women, and Marie the mother of jesus, and with his brethren. 15 ☞ And in those days, Peter stood up in the mids of the disciples, and said (The number of (a) That is, of men, for men are wont namely to be counted, when they are numbered. names together, were about an hundred and twenty) 16 Ye men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the holy ghost by the mouth of David spoke before of judas, Math. 26. b. Mar. xiiii. e. Luk. xxii. e. Math. x. a. Mark. i. c. Luk. iii. c. which was guide to them that took jesus: 17 Math. 26. b. Mar. xiiii. e. Luk. xxii. e. Math. x. a. Mark. i. c. Luk. iii. c. For he was numbered with us, & had obtained fellowship in this ministery. 18 And the same hath now purchased a field, with the reward of (b) It is called the reward or iniquity, because the wicked jews gave the reward, and the wicked judas received the reward, to shed the blood of christ that innocent lamb. iniquity: And when he was * hanged, he burst a sunder in the mids, & all his bowels gushed out. 19 And it is known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, in so much that the same field is called in their mother tongue, Aceldema, that is to say, the blood field. 20 For it is written in the book of psalms: Psal. lxix. f. Let his habitation be desert, and no man be dwelling therein: Psal. ●ix. a. And his bishopric let another take. 21 Wherefore, of these men which have companyed with us, all the time that the Lord jesus went in and out (c) That is to say, after the language of the Hebrews, he had his conversation, and lived with us among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of john, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained, to be a witness with us of his resurrection. 23 And they appointed two, joseph which is called Barsabas, whose surname was justus, and Mathias. 24 And they prayed, saying: Thou Lord which 1 Par. 28. b. Psal. seven. c. knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou haste chosen, 25 That he may take the room of this ministery and Apostleship, from which judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. 26 And they gave forth their (d) Lots for choosing of officers, or dividing of inheritance, ground, or goods, are allowed of god, as appeareth in the holy scriptures: lots stay strife saith Solomon. But lots of divination to know superstitiously of things to come, are disallowed of god, and utterly forbidden. lots, & the lot fell upon Mathias, and he was counted with the eleven Apostles. ☜ ¶ The two Chapter. 3 The holy ghost came upon the Apostles in visible signs. 6 The hearers were astonied. 14 Peter preacheth, & stoppeth their mouths. 41 He baptizeth a great number. 42 The godly exercise of the faithful. 1 AND when the day of Pentecost was, ☞ Deut. xvi. b. Leu. xxiii. e. they were all with one accord in one place: 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as it had been the coming of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they sat. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as they had been of fire, and it sat upon each one of them. 4 Acts. iiii. f. and xi b And they were all filled with the holy ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance. 5 There were dwelling at Jerusalem, jews, devout men, out of every nation [of them] that are under heaven. 6 When this was noised about, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that every man heard them speak with his own language. 7 They wondered all, and marveled, saying among themselves: Behold, are not all these which speak, of Galilee? 8 And how hear we every man his own 〈…〉 that the 〈…〉 and also in the hearers. In the speakers, for that they speaking the Hebrew tongue▪ did well perceive the strangers of divers nations and languages did understand them: And in the bearers, for that every man heard sensibly his own country language out of the Apostles, speaking in their mother tongue. tongue, wherein we were borne? 9 Parthians, and Medes, & Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in jury, and in Capadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia, & Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parties of Lybia, which is beside Cyrene, & strangers of Rome, jews and (b) That is, such as were converted to the jews religion, and whose ancestors were no jews. Proselytes. 11 Cretes and Arabians: we have heard them speak in our tongues, the wonderful works of God. ☜ 12 They were all amazed, and wondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this? 13 Other mocked, saying: These men are full of new wine. 14 But Peter standing forth with the eleven, life up his voice, and said unto them: Ye men of jury, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and with your ears hear my words. 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the (c) The jews count the hour of the day, from six of the clock in the morning, to six at night▪ Therefore, the third hour, after the jews' computation, is our nine of the clock. third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet joel: 17 And it shallbe in the last days (saith God) of my spirit I will power out upon all flesh: joel. two. g. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on my servants, and on my handemaydens, I will power out of my spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy. 19 And Math. 27. e. Luk. xxiii. f I will show wonders in heaven above, and tokens in the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and the vapour of smoke. 20 The Sun shallbe turned into darkness, and the Moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come. 21 And it shall come to pass, that Rom. x. c. whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shallbe saved. ☜ 22 ☞ Ye men of Israel, hear these words: jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you, with miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did by him in the mids of you, as ye yourselves also know. 23 Him have ye taken, by the hands of unrighteous persons, after he was delivered by the determinate council and foreknowledge of God, and have crucified and slain him. 24 Whom God hath raised up, and loosed the sorrows of death, because it was unpossible, that he should be holden of it. 25 For David speaketh of him, Psal xv. ●. I saw the Lord always set forth before my face: for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved. 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad. Moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope, 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption. 28 Thou hast showed me the ways of life, thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. ☜ 29 Ye men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David: iii Reg. two. b. For he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre remaineth with us unto this day. 30 Therefore, seeing he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that Christ, as concerning the flesh, should come of the fruit of his loins, & should sit on his seat: 31 He knowing this before, spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul should not be left in hell, neither his flesh should see corruption. 32 This jesus hath God raised up, Acts. i a. whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Then sense that he by the right hand of God was exalted, and hath received of the father the promise of the holy ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see, and hear. 34 For David is not ascended into heaven, but he sayeth: Psal cx a. Mat. xxii. d The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for a surety, that God hath made that same jesus, whom ye have crucified, Lord and Christ. 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter, & unto the other Apostles: Ye men & brethren, Luk. iii. b. what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them: Repent, and be baptised every one of you in the name of jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost. 39 For the promise was made unto you, and to your children, and to all that are a far of, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words bore he witness, and exhorted them, saying: Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41 Then they that gladly received his word, were baptised: And the same day there were added [unto them,] about three thousand● souls. 42 And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles doctrine and (d) By fellowship▪ is meant 〈◊〉 companying together, in practising the works of charity, in tendering & hel●ing one an other, is disposing by aims, their goods to shown, by neighbour. By breaking of bread, is meant the mystery wherein our saviour Christ doth communicate and distribute unto us his body & blood, by his blessed Sacrament of bread and wine, where is represented to the eyes of our faith, the breaking of Christ's body, and the shedding of his blood. fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 And fear came upon every soul. And many wonders and signs were done by the Apostles. 44 And all that believed, kept themselves together, and had all things common, 45 And sold their possessions & goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46 And they continued daily with one accord in the temple, and broke bread from house to house, and did eat their meat together, with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, & had favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the Church daily, such as should be saved. ¶ The three Chapter. ¶ 7 The halt is restored to his feet. 12 Peter preacheth Christ unto the people. 1 Now Peter and john went up together into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer. 2 And a certain man, that was lame from his mother's womb, was brought, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple. 3 When he saw Peter and john that they would go into the temple, he desired to receive an alms. 4 And Peter fastening his eyes upon him with john, said: Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, trusting to receive something of them. 6 Then said Peter: Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have, give I thee: In the name of jesus Christ of Nazareth, Math. ix a. rise up, and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and life him up. And immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 And he sprang, stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, & praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walk, and praise God. 10 And they knew him, that it was he, which sat and begged at the beautiful gate of the temple. And they wondered, and were sore astonied at that which had happened unto him. 11 And as the lame which was healed, held Peter and john, all the people ran amazed unto them, in the three Reg. vi. a. john. two. c. Acts. v ●. porch that is called solomon's. 12 And when Peter saw that, he answered unto the people: ☞ Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this, or why look ye so on us, as though by our own power or (a) He correcteth the ab●se of man, which attribute to man's holiness, which only appertaineth to God. godliness, we had made this man to go? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of jacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his son jesus, whom ye betrayed Math. 27. a. Mark. xv. a. Luk. xxiii. a and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged him to be loosed. 14 But ye denied the holy and just, Math. 27. e. and desired a murderer to be given you, 15 And killed joh. xviii. g. the Lord of life, whom God hath raised from the dead: of the which we are witnesses. 16 And his name, through the faith in his name, hath made this man sound, whom ye see and know: And the faith which is by him, hath given to this man health, in the presence of you all. 17 And now brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 18 But those things which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19 Math. iiii. c. Repent ye therefore and convert, that your sins may be done away, when the time of 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 when the godly which in this world are turmoiled and troubled, should find rest and quietness. refreshing shall come, in the presence of the Lord. 20 And he shall send jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you. 21 Whom the heaven must receive, until the time that all things be restored, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 22 Moses truly said unto the fathers: Deu. xviii. c Acts. seven. e. A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear in all things, whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 For the time will come, that every soul which will not hear that same prophet, shallbe destroyed from among the people. 24 All the prophets also from Samuel & thenceforth, as many as have spoken, have likewise told you of these days. 25 Ye are the children of the (c) So they are called, because they came of the same sto●ke● and therefore were heirs of the same promise which appertaineth to the whole body of the people. prophets, and of the covenant which God made unto our fathers, saying to Abraham: Gen. xii. a. Even in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 Unto you first, God hath raised up his son jesus, and hath sent him to bless you, in turning every one of you from his iniquities. ☜ ❧ The four Chapter. 7 The Apostles are brought before the counsel, 18 being forbidden to preach, obey God rather then man. 24 They pray for good success. 32 The Church increaseth in doctrine and exercises of all godliness. 1 AND as they spoke unto the people, the priests & the ruler of the temple, and the saducees, came upon them, 2 taking it grievously that they taught the people, and preached in jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold, until the next day: for it was now eventide. 4 Howbeit, many of them which heard the word, believed: and the number of the men was about five thousand. 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, & scribes, 6 And Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and john, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priests, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them before them, they asked: Exod. two. c. Mat. xxi. ●. Acts seven. d. by what power, or in what name have ye done this? 8 ☞ Then Peter, full of the holy ghost, said unto them: Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, 9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the sick man, by what means he is made whole: 10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Math. i e. Philip two b. jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised again from the dead: even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 * This is the stone which was cast aside of you builders, which is the head of the (a) Christ is called the chief corner, or corner stone, because the jews and the Gentiles are joined together and builded upon him by faith, and made one Church. corner: 12 Neither is there (b) Neither Saint, nor Angel, nor works, nor ought else can save, but Christ alone. salvation in any other. * For among men under heaven, there is given none other name, wherein we must be saved. ☜ 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and john, and understood that they were unlearned and lay men, they marveled, and they knew them that they had been with jesus: 14 And beholding also the man which was healed, standing with them, they could not say against it, 15 But commanding them to go aside out of the counsel, and counseled among themselves, 16 Saying: john. xi. f. What shall we do to these men? For a manifest sign is done by them, and is openly known to all them that dwell in Jerusalem, and we can not deny it. 17 But that it be noised no farther among the people, let us threaten and charge them that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 18 And they called them, Acts. v. g. and commanded them, that in no wise they should speak, nor teach in the name of jesus. 19 But Peter and john answered, and said unto them: Whether it be right in the sight of God, to hearken unto you more than to God, judge ye. 20 For we cannot but speak that, which we have seen and heard. 21 So threatened they them, and let them go, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: For all men praised God, because of that which was done. 22 For the man was about forty year old, on whom this miracle of healing was showed. 23 Then assoon as they were let go, they came to their fellows, and showed all that the high priests and elders had said unto them. 24 And when they heard that, they life up their voices to God with one accord, and said: Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 25 Which by the mouth of thy servant David, hast said: Psal. two. a Why did the Heathen rage, & the people imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ. 27 And of a truth, against thy holy child jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herode and also Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, gathered themselves together, 28 For to do whatsoever thy hand & thy counsel determined before to be done. 29 And now Lord, behold their threatenings, & grant unto thy servants, that with all boldensse they may speak thy word. 30 So that thou stretch forth thine hand, that healing, and signs, and wonders, be done by the name of thy holy child jesus. 31 And assoon as they had prayed, Acts. xvi. f. the place moved where they were assembled together, Acts. two. a. and xix b. and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and they spoke the word of God boldly. 32 ☞ And the multitude of them that believed, Acts. two. g. and .v. b. were of one heart, and of one soul: Neither said any of them, that aught of the things which he possessed, was his own: but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the Apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord jesus: And great grace was with them all. 34 Neither was there any among them, that lacked: For as many as were possessers of lands, or houses, sold them, & brought the price of the things that were sold, 35 And laid it down at the Apostles feet: And distribution was made unto every man, according as he had need. 36 And Acts. i d. joses, which was also called of the Apostles Barnabas (that is to say) the son of consolation, being a Levite, and of the country of Cypers, 37 When he had land, sold it, and laid the money down at the Apostles feet. ❧ The .v. Chapter. 12 Miracles are done by the Apostles. The Angel of God bringeth them out of prison. 19 They are brought before the council. 34 The sentence of Gamaliel. 40 The Apostles are beaten. They rejoice in trouble. 1 But a certain man, named Ananias, with Saphyra his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept away part of the price, his wife also being of counsel, and brought a certain part, and laid it down at the Apostles feet. 3 But Peter said: Ananias, how is it, that Satan hath filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie unto the holy ghost, and keep away part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down, and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men rose up, and put him a part, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it came to pass, that as it were about the space of three hours after, his wife came in, ignorant of that which was done. 8 And Peter said unto her: Tell me, Sold ye not the land for so much? And she said: Yea, for so much. 9 Then Peter said unto her: Why have ye agreed together, to tempt the spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband, are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost. And the young men came in, and found her dead, and carried her out, and buried her by her husband. 11 And great fear came upon all the Church, and upon as many as heard these things. 12 And by the hands of the Apostles, Math. xvi. d were many signs & wonders showed among the people. (And they were all together with one accord in iii Reg. vi. a. john. x. e. Acts. three b. Solomon's porch. 13 And of other durst no man join himself to them, nevertheless, the people magnified them. 14 The number of them that believed in the Lord, both of men and women, grew more and more.) 15 In so much that they brought the sick into the streets, & laid them on beds and couches, that at the least way, the (a) God at the first publishing of his Gospel, wrought wonders by these things that seemed trifles to the world, which things as they were done for a time, so now the like must not be looked for. shadow of Peter when he came by, might shadow some of them. 16 There came also a multitude of the cities round about, unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: And they were healed every one. 17 Acts. iiii. a. Then the chief priest rose up, and all they that were with him, which is the sect of the Saducees, and were full of indignation: 18 And laid hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison. 19 Acts. xii. a and xvi f. But the Angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said: 20 Go, and stand & speak in the temple to the people, all the words of this life. 21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught: But the chief priest came, and they that were with him, & called a counsel together, and all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to fet them. 22 But when the officers came, & found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, 23 Saying: The prison truly found we shut with all diligence, & the keepers standing without, before the doors: But when we had opened, we found no man within. 24 Then when the chief priest and the ruler of the temple, and the high priests heard these things, they doubted of them, whereunto this would grow. 25 Then came one and showed them, saying: Behold, the men that ye put in prison, stand in the temple, and teach the people. 26 Then went the ruler of the temple, with the officers, and brought them without violence: (For they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned) 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the counsel. And the chief priest asked them, 28 Saying: Acts. iiii. d. did not we straightly command you, that ye should not teach in this name? And behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring (b) By this speech, they mean that they would charge them as g●●ty of Christ's blood that was shed. Math. 27. ●. this man's blood upon us. 29 Then Peter and the other Apostles answered, and said: Acts. iiii. d. We ought more to obey God then men. 30 The God of our fathers raised up jesus, whom ye slew, & hanged on tree. 31 Him hath God life up with his right hand, to be a prince and a saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are records of these things which we say, & so is also the holy ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. 33 When they heard that, they clave a sunder, and sought means to slay them. 34 Then stood there up one in the counsel, a pharisee, named Act. xxii. ●. Gamaliel, a doctor of law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded the Apostles to go aside a little space, 35 And said unto them: Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye intend to do, as touching these men. 36 For before these days rose up one Theudas, boasting himself, to whom resorted a number of men, about a four hundred, which was slain: and they all which believed him, were scattered abroad, and brought to nought. 37 After this man, arose up one judas of Luk. xiao Galilee, in the days of tribute, and drew away much people after him: He also perished, and all, even as many as hearkened to him, were scattered abroad. 38 And now I say unto you, refrain yourselves from these men, and let them alone: For if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought. 39 But and if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest haply ye be found to strive against God. 40 And to him agreed the other: And when they had called the Apostles, they beat them, Act. iiii. d. and commanded that they should not speak in the name of jesus, and let them go. 41 And they departed from the counsel, Math. v. b. rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his name. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach & preach jesus Christ. ¶ The uj Chapter. 3 Seven deacons are ordained in the Church. 11 Steven is accused. 1 AND in those days, when the number of the disciples grew, there arose a grudge among the Greeks against the hebrews, because their widows were despised in the daily ministery. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together, and said: It is not good that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3 Wherefore brethren, look ye out among you seven men i Tim. three c. of honest report, & full of the holy ghost, and wisdom, to whom we may commit this business. 4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministery of the word. 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Steven, a man full of faith, and of the holy ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, & Timon, Apoca. two. b. and Permenas', and Nicolas a convert of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they Nu. xxvii. d i. Tim. iiii. d two. Tim. i b. laid their hands on them. 7 And the word of God increased, & the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly, and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. 8 ☞ And Steven full of faith & power, did great wonders & miracles among the people. 9 Then there arose certain of the (a) Or ●ledge. 〈◊〉 in the city 〈…〉 were erect many honour schools wherein the youth of the jews and strangers were instructed: as now adays are used in our universities. synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and of Alexandria, and of Cilicia, & of Asia, disputing with Steven. 10 * And they could not resist the wisdom and the spirit by the * which he spoke. 11 Then they privily prepared men, which said, (b) The wicked setteth forth false witnesses, when they by reasoning cannot prevail against the truth: And thus malice seeketh false Christ's, when the truth faileth her. we have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12 And they moved the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the counsel. 13 And brought forth false witnesses, which said: This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law. 14 For we heard him say, that this jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, & shall change the ordinances which Moses gave us: 15 And all that sat in the counsel, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. ¶ The vij Chapter. 2 Steven maketh answer to his accusation, 51 rebuketh the hard necked jews, 58 and is stoned to death. 1 THen said the chief priest: Are these things so? 2 And he said: Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelled in Charran, 3 And said unto him: Gen. xii. d. Get thee out of thy country, & from thy kindred, & come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelled in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he brought him into this land wherein ye now dwell. 5 And he gave him none wheritaunce in it, no not the breadth of a foot: Gene. xii. b. and promised that he would give it to him to possess, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. 6 God verily spoke on this wise, Gene. xv. c. that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should keep it in bondage, and Exod. xii. f. entreat them evil four hundredth (a) This is not to be understand, that they should be evil entreated the whole four hundred year: but by excess of speech, called hyperbole, is signified that they should be evil entreated within the space of four hundred years. years. 7 And the nation to whom they shallbe in bondage, will I judge, said God: And after that, shall they come forth, & serve me in this place. 8 * And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: And he begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eight day, and Isaac [begat] jacob, and jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs. 9 Goe xxxvii f Sapi. x. c. And the patriarchs moved with envy, sold joseph into Egypt: and God was with him, 10 And delivered him out of all his adversities, and gave him favour & wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt: and he Gen. xi. c. made him governor over Egypt, & over all his household. 11 Gen. xl. g. But there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan: and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance. 12 But when jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent our father's first. 13 Gene. xlv. a. And at the second time, joseph was known of his brethren, and josephes' kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. 14 Then sent joseph, and caused his father to be brought, and all his kin, three score and fifteen souls. 15 Gene. xlvi. a And jacob descended into Egypt, and Gen. xlix. d died, both he and our fathers, 16 And were carried over into Sichem, and laid in the sepulchre, Gen. xxiii. d that Abraham bought (b) Here appeareth an error. For Abraham seemeth to be put in ye●●rt in the stead of jacob. For jacob bought the sepulchre of Emor, and not Abraham, who bought before a field of Ephron. for money of the sons of Emor, the son of Sichem. 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, * the people grew and multiplied in Egypt: 18 Till another king arose, which knew not of joseph. 19 The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, & made them cast out their young children, that they should not remain alive. 20 The same time was Moses borne, and was acceptable unto God, and nourished up in his father's house three months. 21 And when he was cast out, Pharaos' daughter took him up, & nourished him for her own son. 22 And Moses was learned in all manner of wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in deeds and in words. 23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. 24 And when he saw one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged his quarrel that had the harm done to him, and smote the Egyptian. 25 For he supposed his brethren would have understand, how that God by his hand should deliver them: But they understood not. 26 And the next day he showed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying: Sirs, ye are brethren, why do ye wrong one to another? 27 But he that did his neighbour wrong, thrust him away, saying: Gene. nineteen. b Exod. two. c. Math. xxi. c Acts. three b. Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday? 29 Exod. two. c. Then fled Moses at that saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. 30 Exod. iii. a. And when forty years were expired, there appeared to () Moses. him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an Angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: And as he drew near to behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him. 32 Exod. iii. d. Mat. xxii. c Mark. xii c. Luke. xx. c. I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of jacob. Then Moses trembled, & durst not behold. 33 Then said the Lord to him: joshua. ● d. Put of thy shoes from thy feet, for the place where thou standest, is holy ground. 34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them: And now come, & I will send thee into Egypt. 35 This Moses, whom they forsook saying, Exod. two. ● who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send, to be a ruler, and a deliverer, by the hands of the angel, which appeared to him in the bush. 36 He brought them out, showing wonders and signs in Egypt, & in the read sea, & in the wilderness forty years. 37 This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel: Deu xviii c Acts. three d. A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me, him shall ye hear. 38 This is he Exod. nineteen. G●●●. iii c. that was in the Church in the wilderness with the angel, which spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: This man received the word of life to give unto us. 39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust it from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, 40 Saying unto Aaron, Exod. 32 a. Make us gods to go before us. For as for this Moses that brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 41 And they made a Calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced over the works of their own hands. 42 Then God turned himself away, & gave Rom. i c. them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Amos. v. d. jere. seven. c O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain (c) God took their offerings to be abominable, & utterly none at all: partly for that they offered with a dissembling heart and a wicked life, and partly because they mingled together the service devised by man, with the true service of God. beasts, and sacrifices, by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 43 And ye took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, Exo. xxv. d Acts. viii. that he should make it according to the fashion that he had scene. 45 Which also our fathers that came after, joshua. three a. brought in with jesus into the possession of the gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David. 46 Psalm 89. c Which sound favour before God, and would fain have found a tabernacle for the God of jacob. 47 3. Reg vi. ● But Solomon built him an house. 48 Act. xvii f. Howbeit, he that is highest of all, dwelleth not in temples made with (d) Here is reproved the gross dullness of the people, who vainly fantasied that God's power was contained within the temple▪ which is the place of my rest? not the house built with men's hands: but an humble & a quiet spirit, which trembleth at my holy word. hands, as saith the prophet: 49 * Heaven is my seat, and earth is my footstool. What house will ye build for me, saith the Lord? Or which is the place of my rest? 50 Hath not my hand made all these things? 51 Ye styfuecked and of uncircumcised hearts and ears, ye have always resisted the holy ghost: Deut. ix. d. as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which showed before of the coming of that just, of whom ye are now the betrayers and murderers: 53 Which also have received the law, by john. seven. b. Acts. xv. b. the disposition of angels, and john. seven. b. Acts. xv. b. have not kept it. 54 ☞ When they heard these things, their hearts clave a sunder, and they gnasshed on him with their teeth. 55 But he being full of the holy ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56 And said: Behold, I see the heavens open, & the son of man standing on the right hand of God. 57 Then they gave a shout with a loud voice, and Psa stopped their ears, and ran upon him all at once, 58 And cast him out of the city, and 3. Reg. xxi d stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. 59 And they stoned Steven, calling on, and saying: Lord jesus Psalm. 31. a. receive my spirit. 60 And he kneeled down, (e) He prayed for himself standing: but praying for his enemies he kneeled down, meaning thereby, first that their great iniquity required a greater & a more fervent prayer: secondly, he declareth his mighty charity, praying so earnestly for his enemies. and cried with a loud voice: Lord lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had thus spoken, he fell a sleep. ☜ ¶ The viii Chapter. Saul persecuteth the Christians. 4 The Apostles are scattered abroad. ● Philip cometh into Samaria. 1● Simon Magus is baptised, and he dissembleth. ●8 Philip baptizeth the Eunuch. 1 AND Saul Act. xxii. d. consented unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the Church which was at Jerusalem, and they were all Math. x. c. Acts. xi. g. scattered abroad throughout the regions of jury, and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men were careful together touching Steven, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he Acts. ix. a. i Cor. xv. b. Galath. i c. made havoc of the Church, and entered into every house, & drew out both men and women, and put them into prison. 4 Therefore, they that were scattered abroad, went every where preaching the word of God. 5 ☞ Then came Philip into the city of Samaria, & preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people gave heed unto those things which Philip spoke with one accord, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For Math. xvi. d unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them. And many taken with paulsies, & many that haulted, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city. 9 But there was a certain man called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he was a man that could do great things: 10 Whom they regarded from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God. 11 And him they set much by, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorseries. 12 But assoon as they gave credence to Philip's preaching of the kingdom of God, and of the name of jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men & women. 13 Then Simon himself believed also: And when he was baptised, he continued with Philip, & wondered, beholding the miracles & signs which were showed. 14 ☞ When the apostles which were at Jerusalem, heard say that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and john. 15 Which when they were come down, prayed for them that they might receive the holy ghost. 16 (For as yet he was come down upon none of them, but they were baptised (a) 〈…〉 ghost sufficiently t●●ching their saluatation: but for further confirmation of Christ's re●gion, now newly se●te forth, the manifest and unwont 〈◊〉 of the holy ghost appeared among the Christians by laying on of the hands of the apostles. only in the name of Christ jesus.) 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the holy ghost. ☜ 18 And when Simon saw, that thorough laying on of the apostles hands, the holy ghost was given, he offered them money, 19 Saying: give me also this power, that on whomsoever I put the hands, he may receive the holy ghost. ☜ 20 But Peter said unto him: Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought Math. x b that the gift of God may be obtained with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor fellowship in this business: For thy heart is not right in the sight of God. 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, & pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 23 For I perceive that thou art (b) Thou art fulfilled with melancholy and envy. Thou wouldest have doings with the highest, other wise thou canst not be quiet. in the gall of bitterness, & wrapped in (c) Through the desire of money and colourable covetousness. Take heed ye symoniaks that only for living enter into the unmisierie. iniquity. 24 Then answered Simon & said: Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken fall on me. 25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned toward Jerusalem, and preached the Gospel in many towns of the Samaritans. 26 ☞ And the Angel of the Lord spoke unto Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the South, unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose, & went on: and behold a man of Ethiopia, and Eunuch, & of great authority with Candace, Queen of the Ethiopians, & had the rule of all her treasure, 3 Reg. 〈…〉 john xii. c. came to Jerusalem for to worship. 28 And as he returned home again, sitting in his chariot, he read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the spirit said unto Philip: Go near, & join thyself to yonder chariot. 30 And Philip ran thither to him, & heard him read the prophet Esaias, & said: understandest thou what thou readest? 31 And he said: how can I, except I had a guide? And he desired Philip that he would come up, and sit with him. 32 The tenor of the scripture which he read, was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, & like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth. 33 In his humility, his judgement is exalted: But who shall declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth. 34 And the Eunuch answered Philip, and said: I pray thee of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man? 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him jesus. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water, and the Eunuch said: See, here is water, Acted x g. what doth let me to be baptised? 37 Philip said [unto him] If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered, and said: I believe that jesus Christ is the son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and also the Eunuch: and he baptised him. 39 And assoon as they were come out of the water, the spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the Eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at Azotus. And he walked throughout the country, preaching in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. ☜ ❧ The ix Chapter. 3 The conversion of Saul. 25 Paul escapeth the jews conspiracies, 26 he goeth up to the Apostles. 34 Peter healeth Aeneas, 40 and raiseth up Tabytha. 1 AND Saul yet (a) Saul breathed and blustered with rage and cruelty against Christ's Church, which declareth whereunto man is led by his rash zeal▪ before he hath the true knowledge of God. breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the hie priest, 2 And desired of him letlers to carry to Damascus, to the synagogues: * that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And when he journeyed, it came to pass, that as he was come nigh to Damascus, suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him: Act. xxi. b. Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said: Who art thou Lord? And the Lord said: I am jesus whom thou persecutest, It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he both trembling and astonied, said: Lord, 〈…〉 Acts. two f. what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him: Arise, and go into the city, and it shallbe told thee what thou must do. 7 The men also which journeyed with him, stood amazed, (b) 〈…〉 though 〈◊〉 for ●tible flesh was amazed 〈◊〉 heavenly things and 〈…〉 written in the xxij Chapter: For they heard a voice, 〈…〉. hearing a voice, but seeing no man. 8 And Saul arose from the earth, and when he opened his eyes, he saw no man: But they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias: & to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold [I am here] Lord. 11 And the Lord said unto him: arise, and go into the street, which is called straight, and seek in the house of judas, after one called Saul, Act. xxi. g. of Tarsus: for behold he prayeth, 12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in to him, and putting his hands on him, that he might receive his sight. 13 Then Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many, of this man, Act. viii. a. i Cor. w. b. Galath. i c. how much evil he hath done to thy saints, at Jerusalem. 14 And here he hath authority of the high priests, to bind all the call on thy name. 15 The Lord said unto him: Go thy way, for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the gentiles, & kings, and the children of Israel. 16 For I will show him how great things Act. xxi. c. two. Cor. xi. c f Act. xxii c. he must suffer for my name's sake. 17 Act. xxi. c. two. Cor. xi. c f Act. xxii c. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house, and put his hands on him, and said: Brother Saul, the Lord (even jesus that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, & be filled with the holy ghost. 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales, & he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptised, 19 And received meat, and was comforted. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. 20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he was the son of God. 21 But all that heard him, were amazed, and said: Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the high priests? 22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the jews which dwelled at Damascus, affirming that this was very Christ. ☜ 23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the jews took counsel together to kill him. 24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. 25 i Cor. xii. a. i Reg. nineteen. f Then the disciples took him by night, and put him through the wall, and let him down in a basket. 26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to couple himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, & believed not that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him, & brought him to the Apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, & that he had spoken to him, and how he had done boldly at Damascus in the name of jesus. 28 And he had his conversation with them at Jerusalem, 29 Speaking boldly in the name of the Lord jesus. And he spoke and disputed against the Greeks: but they went about to slay him. 30 Which when the brethren knew, Acts. xxi. ● they brought him to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. 31 Then had the Church's rest throughout all jury, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified, and walked in the fear of the Lord, & multiplied by the comfort of the holy ghost. 32 And it came to pass, as Peter walked throughout all quarters, he came also to the Saints which dwelled at Lydda. 33 And there he found a certain man, named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, & was sick of the palsy. 34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, jesus Christ make thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. Math. ix. b. Mark. two. b. Luk. v. c. john. v. b. Acts. three b. And he arose immediately. 35 And all that dwelled at Lydda, and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord. 36 There was also at joppa a certain woman, a disciple, named Tabytha, which by interpretation is called (c) Tabytha is called Dorcas. Dorcas signifieth a ro● Buck, a beast of sharp sight Such an one was Tabytha to this effect, that she being on earth far from heaven, did behold heavenly things, & drew near unto heaven with godly works Dorcas: the same was full of good works and alms deeds, which she did. 37 And it came to pass in those days that she was sick, and died: Whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber: 38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not be grieved to come unto them. 39 Then Peter arose, & came with them, and when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: And all the widows stood round about him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. 40 And Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed, and turned him to the body, and said: Tabytha 3. Reg. xvi. d 4. Reg. iiii. f Luk. seven. c. arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 And he gave her the hand, and lift her up: and when he had called the saints and widows, he delivered her alive. 42 And it was known throughout all joppa, & many believed in the Lord. 43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in joppa, with one Simon a tanner. ¶ The ten Chapter. 3 The vision that Peter saw, 1● He was sent to Cornelius. 1● The heathen receive the spirit, and are baptised. 1 THere was a certain man in Caesarea, called Cornelius, a captain of the band called the Italian band, 2 A devout man, & one that feared God, with all his household, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed God always. 3 The same saw by a vision evidently, about the ninth hour of the day, an Angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said: What is it Lord? And he said unto him: Thy (a) The 〈…〉 but 〈◊〉 faith 〈…〉 not 〈…〉 9 ther● as Bedet● noteth) 〈◊〉 faith, whereby 〈…〉 and alms pleased God. For (saith he) he came not to ●rth through works, but to works through faith. prayers and thine alms, are come up into remembrance before God. 5 And now send men to joppa, & call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter. 6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: He shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. 7 And when the Angel which spoke unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him, 8 And told them all the matter, & sent them to joppa. 9 On the morrow as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up 〈…〉 4 〈…〉. f unto the highest part of the house to pray, about the sixth hour. 10 And when he waxed hungry, he would have eaten: But while they made ready, he fell into a trance. 11 And saw (b) This vision doth teach manifold mysteries. First, that the restraint of meats made unto the jews ●s taken away, & bindeth not the Christians. For now, to the clean, all meats are 〈◊〉. Secondly, the graces and gifts of God 〈…〉 to 〈…〉, who before this 〈…〉 is open to all that is enclosed in the sheet, which is the 〈…〉 of God. heaven opened, and a certain vessel come down unto him, as it had been a great sheet, knit at the four corners, & was let down to the earth. 12 Wherein were * all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, & wild beasts, and worms, and fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him: rise Peter, kill and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so Lord: For I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spoke unto him again the second time: * What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 16 This was done thrice, and the vessel was received up again into heaven. 17 Now while Peter doubted in him self, what this vision which he had seen meant: behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius, had made inquiraunce for Simons house, & stood before the door, 18 And called, and asked whether Simon which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. 19 While Peter thought on the vision, the spirit said unto him: behold, three men seek thee. 20 Arise therefore, and get the down, and go with them, & doubt not, for I have sent them. 21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius, & said: Behold, I am he whom ye seek, what is the cause wherefore ye are come? 22 And they said: Cornelius the captain, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the jews, was warned by an holy Angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. 23 Then called he them in, Gen. nineteen. a. and lodged them. And on the morrow, Peter went away with them, and Acts. xi. b. certain brethren from joppa accompanied him. 24 And the third day after, entered they into Caesarea: And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and special friends. 25 And it came to pass, as Peter came in, Cornelius met him, & fell down (c) Cornelius did reverence Peter more than he ought to have done, supposing him either to be a God, either to be endued with such power & virtue, for the which he should be honoured as God. at his feet, and worshipped [him.] 26 But Peter took him up, saying: stand up, * I myself also am a man. 27 And as he talked with him, he came in, & found many that were come together. 28 And he said unto them: Ye know how that Deut. viii. a. it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a jew, to company or come unto one of another nation: But God hath showed me, that I should not call any man common or unclean. 29 Therefore came I unto you without delay, assoon as I was sent for: I ask therefore, for what intent ye have sent for me? 30 And Cornelius said: This day now four days, about this hour, I sat fasting, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house: And behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, 31 And said: Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms deeds are had in remembrance in the sight of God. 32 Send therefore to joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter: He is lodged in the house of one Simon, a tanner, by the sea side, who when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. 33 Then sent I for thee immediately, and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded unto thee of God. 34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said: two. Par. nineteen. c Rom. two. b. Ephe. vi. b. Of a truth I perceive that God hath no regard of persons: 35 But in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 36 Touching the word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by jesus Christ (he is Lord over all.) 37 Ye know how the word was published through all jury, Math. iiii. b. beginning in Galilee, after the baptism which john preached: 38 How isaiah. lxi. a. Luk. iiii. c. God anointed jesus of Nazareth, with the holy ghost, and with power: Who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did in the land of the jews, and at Jerusalem, whom they slew, and hanged on tree. 40 Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly, 41 Not to all the people, but unto us witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us which did eat and drink with him after he arose Luk. xxiii d from the dead. 42 And john. xxii. b Math. 28. d. he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the judge of quick and dead. 43 To him give Esaias. liii. d. all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him, shall receive remission of sins. ☜ 44 While Peter yet spoke these words, Acts. two. a. the holy ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcision which believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the gentiles also was shed out the gift of the holy ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, & magnify God. Then answered Peter: 47 Acts. viii. f. Can any man forbidden water, that these should not be baptised, which have received the holy ghost aswell as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptised in the name of the Lord. ☜ Than prayed they him to tarry certain days. ¶ The xj Chapter. 4 Peter showeth the cause why he went to the Gentiles. 18 The Church approveth it. 22 Barnabas & Paul preach at Antiochia. 28 Agabus prophesieth dearth to come. 1 ANd the apostles & brethren that were in jury, heard that the heathen had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended against him, 3 Saying: Deut. seven. a. Thou goest in to men uncircumcised, & didst eat with them. 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying: 5 Acts. x. b. I was in the city of joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by the four corners, and it came to me. 6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, & saw levit. xi. a. Deut. xiiii. ● four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and worms, and fowls of the air. 7 And I heard a voice, saying unto me: arise Peter, slay, and eat. 8 But I said, Not so Lord: For nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth. 9 But the voice answered me again from heaven: Make them not (a) What meats soever the jews used contrary to the law of God's law, they called it comm●● or unclean. common which God hath cleansed. 10 And this was done three times: And all were taken up again into heaven. 11 And behold, immediately there were three men, already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me. 12 And the spirit said unto me, that I should go with them, without doubting. Moreover, Acts. x. d. these six brethren accompanied me, & we entered into the man's house: 13 And he showed us, how he had seen an Angel in his house, which stood and said unto him: Send men to joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter: 14 He shall tell thee words, whereby both thou and all thine house shallbe saved. 15 And as I began to speak, the holy ghost fell on them, Acts. two. a. as he did on us at the beginning. 16 Then came it to my remembrance, how that the Lord said: john. i d. Acts. i a. john baptised with water, but ye shallbe baptised with the (b) To be baptised with the holy ghost, is to receive the visible graces and gifts of the holy ghost. holy ghost. 17 For as much then, as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, when we believed on the Lord jesus Christ: what was I, that I should have withstand God? 18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying: Then hath God also to the Gentiles, granted repentance unto life. 19 Acts. viii. a. They also which were scattered abroad through the affliction that arose about Steven, walked throughout unto Phenices, and Cypers, and Antioch, preaching the word to no man, but unto the jews only. 20 And some of them were men of Cypers, and Cyrene's, which when they were come to Antioch, spoke unto the Greeks, and preached the Lord jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord. 22 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the Church, which was in Jerusalem: And they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go unto Antioch. 23 Which when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and Acts. xiii. ● exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. 24 For he was a good man, and full of the holy ghost, and of faith: And much people was added unto the Lord. 25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul. 26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they had their conversation with the Church there, & taught much people: in so much, that the disciples of Antioch, were the (c) Not for that they were the first Christians, but for that the people both of the jews and Gentiles grew into one body, and were more bold freely to confess the faith of Christ. first that were called Christians. 27 * And in those days, came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified (d) By these words saint Luke doth signify that the spirit of God was the author of this prophesy, that thereby we might understand the knowledge not to be gathered either of the course of the stars or any other natural causes by the spirit, that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar. 29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send * secure unto the brethren which dwelled in jury. 30 Which thing they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 Herode persecuteth the Christians, 2 killeth james, and putteth Peter in prison, 7 whom the Lord delivereth by an Angel. 21 The horrible death of Herode. 24 The Gospel flourisheth. 25 Barnabas and Saul turning to Antiochia, take john Mark with them. 1 AT the same time Herode the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the Church. ☞ 2 And he killed Math. iiii. e. james the brother of john with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the jews, he proceeded further, and took Peter also. (Then were the days of sweet bread.) 4 And when he had caught him, he put him in prison also, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to be kept, intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. 5 And Peter was kept in prison: But prayer was made without ceasing of the Church, unto God for him. 6 And when Herode would have brought him forth unto the people, the same night slept Peter between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 And behold, Acts. v. d. the Angel of the Lord was there present, and a light shined in the habitation: And he smote Peter on the side, and stirred him up, saying: Arise up quickly. And his chains fell of from his hands. 8 And the Angel said unto him: gird thyself, & bind on thy sandales. And so he did. And he sayeth unto him: cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 9 And he came out and followed him, and wist not that it was truth which was done by the Angel, but thought he had seen a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second watch, they came unto the iron gate, that leadeth unto the city, Acts. v. d. which opened to them by the own accord: And they went out, and passed through one street, and forthwith the Angel departed from him. 11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said: Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herode, and from all the waiting for, of the people of the jews. ☜ 12 ☞ And as he considered the thing, he came to the house of Marry the mother of john, whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together Acts. i b. in prayer. 13 As Peter knocked at the entry door, a damsel came forth to hearken, named Rhoda. 14 And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the door for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the door. 15 And they said unto her: thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was even so. Then said they: it is (a) For the● did know by God's word, that Angels were appointed to defend the faithful, & also in those days, they were accustomed to see such sights. his Angel. 16 But Peter continued knocking: And when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonied. 17 * And when he had beckoned unto them with the hand, that they might hold their peace, he told them by what means the Lord had brought him out of the prison. ☜ And he said: Go show these things unto james and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. 18 Now assoon as it was day, there was no little ado among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. 19 And when Herode had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded them to be carried away. And he descended from jury to Caesarea, and there abode. 20 And Herode was displeased with them of tire and Sidon: But they came all with one accord to him, and made intercession unto Blastus the kings chamberlain, and desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king. 21 And upon a day appointed, Herode arrayed him in royal apparel, and set him in his seat, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout [saying] It is the voice of God, & not of a man. 23 And immediately the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the honour, & he was eaten of (b) The vileness of the punishment declareth here that God detesteth pride and tyranny. His gaundfather also was eaten of louse. worms, and gave up the ghost. 24 And the word of God grew and (c) The more that tyrants go about to suppress gods word, the more doth it increase and multiply. multiplied. 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their office, and took with them * john, whose surname was Mark. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 2 Paul and Barnabas are called to preach among the gentiles. 7 Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer. 13 The departure of Mark. 14 Paul preacheth at Antiochia. 26 The jews are rejected. 28 They that are ordained to life, believe. 1 THere was also in the Church that was at Antioch, certain prophets, and teachers: as Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen, which had been nourished up with Herode the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the (a) The word signifieth, to execute a public office, as the Apostles was, so that here is showed, that they preached and prophesied, & did not offer a sacrifice, or say mass at Antioch, as some untruly gather. Lord and fasted, the holy ghost said: Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted & prayed, & laid their hands on them, they let them go. 4 And they, after they were sent forth of the holy ghost, departed unto Seleucia, & from thence they sealed to Cyprus. 5 And when they were at Salamine, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the jews: And they had also Acts. xii. d. john to their minister. 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a jew, whose name was Bariesu: 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, one Sergius Paulus, a prudent man: The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas Exod. seven. a. and viii b. Acts. viii. b the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, and sought to turn the deputy away from the faith. 9 Then Saul (which also is called Paul) being full of the holy ghost, set his eyes on him, 10 And said: O full of all subtlety and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the ways of the Lord? 11 And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, and not see the sun for a season. And immediately, there fell on him a mist, and a darkness, and he went about, seeking [them] that should lead him by the hand. 12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, john. vi. d. believed, and wondered at the doctrine of the Lord. 13 Now when they that were with Paul, were departed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: And Acts. xv. g. john departed from them, and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down. 15 And after the lecture of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying: Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word to exhort the people, say on. 16 Then Paul stood up, and Acts. xii. c. beckoned with the hand, and said: Men of Israel, & ye that fear God, give audience. 17 The God of this people of Israel, chose our fathers, & exalted the people, when they dwelled as strangers in the land of Egypt, and Exo xiiii. a. with an high arm brought he them out of it. 18 And about the time of forty years, suffered he their manners in the wilderness. 19 And he destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, joshua. xiii. d judi. i a. and divided their land to them by lot. 20 And afterward, * he gave unto them judges, about the space of four hundred and fifty years, unto the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 And afterward, they i Reg. viii. a. i Reg. x. a. desired a king, and God gave unto them i Reg. viii. a. i Reg. x. a. Saul, the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. 22 And when he was put down, he set up David to be their king, of whom he reported, saying: i Reg. xvi. a. Psal. 89. c. I have found David the son of jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. 23 Psal. 132. c. i Reg. seven. b. Of this man's seed, hath God according to his promise brought forth to Israel, the saviour jesus. 24 When john had first preached before his coming, the Mark. i a. Luk. iii. c. john. i d. baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And when john had fulfilled his course, he said: Math. iii. b. Whom ye think that I am, the same am I not. But behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to lose. 26 ☞ Ye men and brethren, children of the generation of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, Math. x. a. to you is the word of this salvation sent. 27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because i Cor. two. b. they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him: 28 Math. 27. c. Luk. xxiii. d And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate to kill him. 29 And when they had fulfilled all that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in a sepulchre. 30 But God raised him again from the dead: 31 And Acts. i. ●. he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, which Acts. i. ●. are his witnesses unto the people. 32 And we declare unto you, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he raised up jesus again. ☜ As it is written in the second psalm: Psal. two. a. Hebr. i. b. Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. 34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wife: isaiah. lv. b. I will give you the holy things of David, which are (b) Meaning that he would faithfully accomplish the promises, which he made of his free mercy with the forefathers, that Christ should be borne of the stock of David. faithful. 25 Wherefore, he sayeth also in another place. * Thou shalt not suffer thine holy one to see corruption. 26 For David, after he had served his time, by the will of God iii Reg. two. b. fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: 37 But he whom God raised again, saw no corruption. 38 Be it known unto you therefore, ye men & brethren, that Luk. 24. g. through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins, 39 And that by him, all that believe, are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. 40 Beware therefore, lest that fall on you, which is spoken of in the prophets: 41 Abacuc. i a. Behold ye despisers, and wonder, and perish ye: for I do a work in your days, a work which ye shall not believe though a man declare it you. 42 And when they were gone out of the synagogue of the jews, the Gentiles besought that they would preach these words to them the next Sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the jews and virtuous proselytes followed Paul & Barnabas, which spoke to them, Acted xi ● and exhorted them to continue in the grace of God. ☞ 44 And the next Sabbath day came almost the whole city together, to hear the word of God. 45 But when the jews saw the people, they were full of indignation, and spoke against those things which were spoken of Paul, speaking against, and railing. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said: It was meet Math. x b. that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and think yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles, 47 For so hath the Lord commanded us. isaiah. xlix. b. Luk. i. e. I have made thee a light of the Gentiles, that thou be the salvation unto the end of the world. 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were ordained to eternal life, believed. 49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. 50 But the jews moved the devout and (c) These were wealthy and substantial women, and yet superstitious, being led with a blind zeal, whom the common people esteemed very Godly▪ and therefore Luke speaketh here of these women, as the world esteemed of them. honest women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts: 51 * But they shaken of the dust of (d) This they did according to the commandment of the Gospel, for a witness of their travail, that they came into their city and offered to them the doctrine of the Gospel, which they contemned, and thereby signified also that they so detested their company, for this their contempt, that they would not have the dust of their city hang upon their shoes. their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the holy ghost. ☜ ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 1 God giveth success to his word. 6 Paul and Barnabas preach at Iconium, and are persecuted. 13 At Lystra they would do sacrifice to Barnabas and Paul. 19 Paul is stoned. 22 They confirm the disciples in faith & patience. 23 They appoint ministers. 1 AND it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the jews, & so spoke, that a great multitude both of the jews, & also of the Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving jews, stirred up, and corrupted the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren. 3 Long time therefore abode they there, and quit themselves boldly, with the help of the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs & wonders to be done by their hands. 4 But the multitude of the city was 〈…〉 the world●▪ and 〈…〉 with God, 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 with him to be in peace with the world. divided: and part 〈◊〉 with the jews, and part with the Apostles. ● And when there was an assault made both of the gentiles, and also of the jews, with their rulers, to do them violence, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of it, and * fled unto Lystra & Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: 7 And there preached the (b) The per●n o● the 〈◊〉 is an 〈…〉 of the gospel. Gospel. 8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, weak in his feet, being * a cripple from his mother's womb, and never had walked. 9 The same heard Paul speak: which beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be whole, 10 Said with a loud voice: stand upright on thy feet. And he Esa. xxxv b Math xv. d. Luk. seven. d. start up, and walked. 11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they life up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaoma: Acts. 28. ● Gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. 12 And they called Barnabas jupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. 13 Then jupiters' priest, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the door, and would have done sacrifice with the people. 14 Which when the Apostles, Barnabas & Paul heard of, they rend their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying, 15 And saying: Sirs, why do ye these things? Acts. x. d. Apo. nineteen. b. and. xxii. c. We are mortal men like unto you, and preach unto you, that ye should turn from these vanities, unto the living God, Gen. i. a. Psal cxlvi. a Apo. xiiii. b which made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein. 16 The which in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Acts. xvii f R●m. i b. Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he showed his benefits from heaven, in giving us rain and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. 18 And with these sayings, scarce refrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. 19 Then thither came certain jews from Antioch and Iconium: which, when they had persuaded the (c) They that a little before, would have worshipped Paul as God, now they are content that he should be stoned as a wicked man▪ such inconstancy is in the● ignorant multitude. people, and had stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. 20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he arose up, and came into the city: And the next day, he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 And when they had preached to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, 22 And strengthened the disciples souls again, and Acts. xiii. e exhorted them to continue in the faith, and that we must two Tim. three c. through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. 23 And when they had ordained them elders by election in every Church, and had prayed, with (d) Here we learn, that when so ever we go about any weighty matter, we ought with abstinence prepare our minds unto prayer, that it may be the more earnest. fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. 24 And when they had gone throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia, 25 And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they descended into Attalia, 26 And thence departed by ship to Antioch, from whence they were committed unto the grace of God, to the work which they fulfilled. 27 And when they were come, and had gathered the Church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, & how he had opened the door of faith unto the gentiles. 28 And there they abode long time with the disciples. ¶ The xu Chapter. ● The decree of the Apostles concerning circumcision, and other ceremonies of the jews, 35 Paul and Barnabas preach in Antioch. 39 Paul & Barnabas falling at strife, broke company. 1 AND certain men which came down from jury, taught the brethren, Galath. ● except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye can not be saved. 2 So, when there was risen dissension and disputing, not a little unto Paul and Barnabas, against them: they determined that Paul and Galath. two. ●. Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem, unto the Apostles and elders, about this question. 3 And after they were brought on their way by the Church, they passed through Phenices and Samaria, declaring the conversation of the gentiles, and they brought great joy unto all the brethren. 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the Church, and of the Apostles and elders: And they declared all things that God had done with them. 5 Then rose up certain of the sect of the pharisees, which did believe, saying that it was needful to circumcise them, and to command to keep the law of Moses. 6 And the Apostles and elders came together, for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them: Ye men & brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God did chose among us, that the gentiles by my mouth, should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe. 8 And God which Acts. i b. Psal. seven. c. i para. 28. b. knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, and gave unto them the holy ghost, even as he did unto us: 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their john. xiii. b. hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore, why tempt ye God, to put on the disciples necks, the (a) He meaneth the holy law, and not the ceremonies only, & calleth at a yoke not able to be borne, because no man, not that most holiest and perfect that ever was (Christ only excepted) was able to perform the same in all points, both outwardly according to the letter▪ and inwardly according to the spirit. yoke * which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe, that through the grace of the Lord jesus Christ, we shallbe saved, even as they. 12 Then all the multitude was silent, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, which told what signs and wonders, God had showed among the gentiles by them. 13 And when they held their peace, james answered, saying: Men and brethren, hearken unto me. 14 Simeon told, how God at the beginning did visit, to receive of the gentiles, a people in his name. 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written: 16 * After this I will return, and will build again the (b) The prophet in this place, prophesied of Christ's coming in the flesh, which should build again the tabernacle of David, which figured God's Church, but then utterly defaced and brought to ruin, by the pharisaical and jewish superstitions. tabernacle of David, which is fallen down: and that which is fallen in decay of it, will I build again, and I will set it up: 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the gentiles upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, which doth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the gentiles, are turned to God: 20 But that we writ unto them, that they abstain themselves Exod. xx. a. from fylthyneste of idols, and from fornication, and from strangled, and Gen. ix a. levit. seven. c. from blood. 21 For Moses of old time, hath in every city, them that preach him in the synagogues, when he is read every Sabbath day. 22 Then pleased it the Apostles & elders, with the whole Church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas: [That is] john. xiiii. a judas, whose surname was Barsabas, and Silas, which were chief men among the brethren, 23 And wrote letters by them, after this manner. 24 The Apostles, and elders, & brethren, send greetings unto the brethren, which are of the gentiles in Antiochia, Syria, & Cilicia. Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which departed from us, have troubled you with words, & cumbered your minds, saying ye must be circumcised and keep the law, to whom we gave no such commaundent: 25 It seemed therefore to us a good thing, when we were come together with one accord, to send chosen men unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 Men that have jeoparded their lives, for the name of our Lord jesus Christ. 27 We have sent therefore judas and Silas, which shall also tell you the same things by mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the holy ghost, and to us, to charge you with no more than these necessary things [That is to say] 29 That ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication: From which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. So far ye well. 30 Now therefore, when they were departed, they came to Antioch, and gathered the multitude together, and delivered the epistle. 31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced of the consolation. 32 And judas, and Silas, being prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and strengthened them. 33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace of the brethren, unto the Apostles. 34 notwithstanding, it pleased Silas to abide there still. 35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with other many. 36 But after a certain space, Paul said unto Barnabas: Let us go again, and visit our brethren, in every city where we have showed the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do. 37 And Barnabas gave counsel to take with them john, whose surname was Mark. 38 But Paul would not take him unto their company, Acts. xii. e. which departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the (c) God suffereth the most perfect to fall, and yet turn their infirmities to the setting forth of his glory, as this ●rea●he of ●o 〈◊〉, cau●ed the Gospel to be preached in more places. contention was so sharp between them, that they departed a sunder, one from the other, and so Barnabas took Mark, & sailed unto Cypers. 40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being committed of the brethren unto the grace of God. 41 And he went through Cyria & Cilicia, stablisshing the Churches. ¶ The xuj Chapter. 1 Paul circumciseth Timothy. 7 The spirit calleth them from one country to another. 24 Lydia is converted. 28 Paul and Silas imprisoned, convert the jailor, 37 and are delivered because they be Romans. 1 THen came he to Derbe and to Lystra: And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, a woman's son which was a Jewess, and believed: but his father was a Greek. 2 Of whom the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium, reported well. 3 Paul would that he should go forth with him, and took & circumcised him, because of the jews, which were in those quarters: for they knew all, that his father was a Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were Acts. xv. e. ordained of the Apostles and elders, which were at Jerusalem. 5 And so were the Churches stablished in the faith, and increased in number daily. 6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, and Rom. i. ● were forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7 They coming to Mysia, sought to go into Bythinia: but the spirit suffered them not. 8 And they passing through Mysia, came down to Act. xviii c. Troada. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying: Come into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we prepared to go into Macedonia, being certified that the Lord had called us, for to preach the Gospel unto them. 11 When we loosed forth then from Troada, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis: 12 And from thence, to Philippos, which is the chief city in the parts of Macedonia, and a free city: And we were in that city abiding certain days. 13 And on the day of the sabbaths, we went out of the city, besides a river, where prayer was wont to be made: And we sat down, and spoke unto the women which resorted thither. 14 And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, gave us audience: Whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which Paul spoke. 15 And when she was baptised, and her household, she besought us, saying: If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel, possessed with a spirit of (a) Which could tell of things past, and guess of things to come, which knowledge in many things God permitteth to the devil, to this end (as Austen noteth) that he might the more mightily deceive those that would believe him. soothsaying met us: which brought her masters much vantage with soothsaying. 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying: These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul not content, turned about, & said to the spirit, I command thee Mat. xvi. d. in the name of jesus Christ, that thou come out of her. And he came out the same hour. 19 And when her masters saw that the Acts. nineteen. c hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul & Silas, and drew them into the market place, unto the rulers, 20 And brought them to the officers, saying: These men trouble our city, being jews: 21 And preach ordinances, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, seeing we are Romans. 22 And the people ran against them, and the officers rend their clothes, and commanded them two Cor. xi. f. to be beaten with rods. 23 And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commanding the jailer of the prison to keep them diligently. 24 Which when he had received such commandment, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and lauded God. And the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken, and Acts. v. d. and xii b. immediately all the doors opened, and every man's bands were loosed. 27 When the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleep, and saw the prison doors open, he drew out his sword and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm, for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, & said: Sirs, Luk. ● Act. ● Ioh●. ● what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said: Luk. ● Act. ● Ioh●. ● believe on the Lord jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy household. 32 And they spoke unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their wounds, and was baptised himself, & all they of his household straightway. 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and Luk. nineteen. g. joyed that he with all his household believed on God. 35 And when it was day, the officers sent the sergeants, saying: Let these men go. 36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, the officers have sent word to lose you. Now therefore, get you hence, and go in peace. 37 Then said Paul unto them: They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison: and now would they thrust us out privily? Nay verily, but let them come themselves, and fet us out. 38 And the sergeants told these words unto the officers, and they feared when they heard that they were Romans. 39 Math. viii. d And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to departed out of the city. 40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into thee [house] of Lydia, & when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. ❧ The xvij Chapter. 1 Paul cometh to Thessalonica, where the jews set the city in an uproar. 15 Paul escapeth to Athens, where he preacheth the unknown God. 1 AS they made their journey thorough Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the jews. 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days disputed with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging, that Luk. ●4 g. Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead, and that this is Christ jesus, which I preach to you. 4 And Acts. 28 ●. some of them believed, and joined with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 5 But the jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain vagabonds and evil men, and gathered a company, and set all the city on a roar, and made assault unto the house of jason, & sought to bring them out to the people. 6 And when they found them not, they drew jason and certain brethren unto the heads of the city, crying: these that trouble the world, are come hither also, 7 Whom jason hath received [privily.] john. nineteen. c. And these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, (a) Like quarrel piking, they used against Christ. And these be the weapons whereby the world continually fighteth against the members of Christ, treason and sedition. saying that there is another king [one] jesus. 8 And they troubled the people, and the officers of the city, when they heard these things. 9 And when they were sufficiently answered of jason, and of the other, they let them go. 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul & Silas by night, unto Berea: Which when they were come thither, they entered into the synagogue of the jews. 11 These were the noblest of birth among them of Thessalonica, which received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched john. v. g. the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed. Also of honest women which were Greeks, and of men not a few. 13 But when the jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither and moved the people. 14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go as it were to the sea: but Act. xviii. b. Silas & Timotheus abode there still. 15 And they that guided Paul, brought him unto Athens, and received a commandment unto Silas & Timotheus for to come to him with speed, & went their way. 16 While Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was moved in him, when he saw the city given to worshipping of idols. 17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that came unto him by chance. 18 Then certain philosophers of the (b) The Epicures were a sect of learned men, which (being without the knowledge of God) held opinion, that there was no life or joy after this life, but that all man's felicity did consist in the pleasures of this world. Epicures, and of the Stoics disputed with him. And some said: What will this babbler say? Other some, he seemeth to be a setter forth of new gods: because he preached unto them jesus, and the resurrection. 19 And they took him, and brought him into Marce street, saying: May we not know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest is? The stoics were an other kind of learned men, which likewise wanting the knowledge of God, affirmed that man's whole felicity & happiness did consist in the qualities and virtues of the mind. 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: We would know therefore what these things mean. 21 For all the Athenians and strangers which were there, gave themselves to nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing. 22 Then Paul stood in the mids of Marce street, and said: ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are to superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld the manner how ye worship your gods, I found an altar, wherein was written, unto the unknown god. Whom ye then ignorantly worship, him show I unto you. 24 Gene. i a. Act. xiiii. c. Psal. xlvi. a. Apo. xiiii. b Act. seven. f. isaiah. lxvi. a. 4. Re. viii. c. God that made the world, & all that are in it, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, Gene. i a. Act. xiiii. c. Psal. xlvi. a. Apo. xiiii. b Act. seven. f. isaiah. lxvi. a. 4. Re. viii. c. dwelleth not in temples made with hands: 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed of any thing, seeing he himself i. Paral. v. c. Genes. i b. giveth life and breath to all, every where. 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth, & hath determined the times before appointed, and also the bounds of their habitation: 27 That they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might have felt and found him, though he be not far from every one of us. 28 For in him we live, and move, & have our being, as certain of your own poets said: for we are also his offspring. 29 Forasmuch then as we are the (c) The Apostle termeth us the generation of God, not that we be of the substance and nature of God, but because God hath created us, and by his son jesus Christ hath redeemed us, and made us his children by adoption. offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, silver, or stone, graven by art, and man's device. 30 And the time of this ignorance God wyncked at: but now biddeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man by whom he hath appointed, and hath offered faith to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 32 And when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some mocked, and other said, we will hear thee again of this matter. 33 So Paul departed from among them. 34 How be it, certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Denys Areopagita, and a woman named Damaris, & other with them. ¶ The xviij Chapter. 3 Paul preacheth at Corinth. 19 Paul goeth again into Syria, and cometh to Ephesus and Antioch. 24 Of Apollo's, 26 Aquila and Priscilla. 1 AFter these things, Paul departed from Athens, & came to Corinth, 2 And found a certain jew, Rom. xvi. a. two. Tim. iiii. d named Aquila, borne in Ponthus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because that Claudius had commanded all jews to departed from Rome) and he came unto them. 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought (for their craft was to make tents) 4 And he disputed in the synagogue every Sabbath, and exhorted the jews and the Greeks. 5 And when Act. ●vii. d. Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the spirit to testify to the jews that jesus was Christ. 6 And when they said contrary, and blasphemed, Math. x. b. Mark. vi. b. Act. xiii. g. he shaken his raiment, & said unto them: Your blood be (a) By this Hebrew speech he signifieth, that he that dieth and perisheth, shall perish thorough his own fault. upon your own heads. From henceforth will I go blameless unto the gentiles. 7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named justus, a worshipper of God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8 And one Crispus the chief ruler of the synagogue john iiii. g. believed on the Lord, with all his household: and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptised. 9 Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night Act. xvii. b. by a vision: Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall invade thee to hurt thee. For I have much people in this city. 11 And he continued there a year and six months, and taught the word of God among them. 12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, & brought him to the judgement seat, 13 Saying: This fellow counseleth men to worship God contrary to the law. 14 And when Paul now was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the jews: If it were a matter of wrong, or an evil deed, O ye jews, reason would that I should bear with you: 15 But if it be a question of words and names, or of your law, look ye to it yourselves: for I will be no judge of such matters. 16 And he brave them from the judgement seat. 17 Then all the Greeks took Sostenes the chief ruler of the synagogue, & smote him before the judgement seat: And Gallio cared for none of those things. 18 And Paul after this, tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, & sailed thence into Syria, (Aquila & Priscilla accompanying him) And he shore his head in (b) Cenchrea is a haven at Corinth▪ where Paul taking ship did shear his head, according to his vow. For according to the law of Moses, they that vowed themselves to God were commanded to suffer their here to grow, as long as they would continue Nazarites, and afterward to shear it and to burn it. This did Paul, not forgetting what he had before decreed with the Apostles touching the aboli●shyng of the 〈…〉 least 〈…〉 which 〈…〉 Cenchrea, for he had a vow. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there, but he himself entered into the synagogue, & reasoned with the jews. 20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not: 21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must needs at this feast that cometh be in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. 22 And when he was come unto Caesarea, and ascended up & saluted the Church, he went to Antioch. 23 And when he had tarried there a while, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia by order, strengthing all the disciples. 24 And a certain jew, named Apollo's, borne at Alexandria, came to Ephesus, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures. 25 The same was informed in the way of the Lord, and spoke fervently in the spirit, & taught diligently the things of the Lord, and knew but the baptism of john only. 26 And the same began to speak boldly in the synagogue. Whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and (c) Apollo being a witty & a learned man, was not ashamed to be taught & instructed in the doctrine of christ, of a poor crafts man and his wife. expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 27 And when he was disposed to go into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: Which when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace. 28 For he overcame the jews myghtilye, and that openly, showing by the scriptures, that jesus was Christ. ¶ The xix Chapter. 3 Of baptism. 6 Of the holy ghost given by Paul's hands. 9 The jews blaspheme the doctrine of Paul. 13 The punishment of the conjurers. 24 Demetrius raiseth sedition. 41 God delivereth his, and appeaseth the sedition. 1 AND it came to pass, that while Apollo was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper coasts, and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples, 2 And said unto them: Have ye received the (a) By the holy ghost here he meaneth the visible graces of the holy spirit. holy ghost sense ye believed? And they said unto him: We have not heard whether there be any holy ghost or no. 3 And he said unto them: Unto what then were ye baptised? And they said: unto (b) By this place, john's baptism signifieth john's doctrine, which therefore is so called, for that he sealed his doctrine with the seal of baptism in them that believed. john's baptism. 4 Then said Paul: john verily baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptised (c) They that were baptised were not baptised with water, being before baptised of john with water: but they were baptised with visible gifts of the holy ghost, which Saint Luke declaring how it was▪ writeth that it was by the laying on of S. Paul's hands. in the name of the Lord jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the holy ghost came on them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied. 7 And all the men were about twelve. 8 And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing & persuading those things that appertain to the kingdom of God. ☜ 9 But when divers waxed hard hearted, and believed not, but spoke evil of the way [of the Lord) and that before the multitude, he departed from them, & separated the disciples. And he disputed daily in the school of one called Tyrannus. 10 And this continued by the space of two years, so that all they which dwelled in Asia, heard the word of the Lord jesus, both jews and Greeks. 11 And God Mark. xvi. d Acts. v. c. wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul. 12 So that from his body, were brought unto the sick, napkins, and partlettes, and the diseases departed from them, & the Math. xvi. d evil spirits went out of them. 13 Then certain of the vagabond jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits, the name of the Lord jesus, saying: We adjure you by Math. seven. e. jesus, whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva a jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered, and said, jesus I know, and Paul I know: but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was, ran on them, & overcame them, & prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked & wounded. 17 And this was known to all the jews & Greeks also which dwelled at Ephesus, and fear came on them all, & the name of the Lord jesus was magnified. 18 And many that believed, came & Mark. i a. confessed, and showed their works. 19 Many also of them which used curious crafts, brought their books, & burned them before all men, and they counted the price of them, & found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So mightily grew the word of God, and prevailed. 21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed over Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying: After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 22 So sent he into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus, but he himself remained in Asia for a season. 23 And the same time there arose no little a do about that way. 24 For a certain man, named Demetrius, a silver smith, which made shrines for Diana, was not a little beneficial unto the crafts men. 25 Whom he called together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said: Sirs, ye know that by this craft Act. xvi. d. we have advantage. 26 Moreover, ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that Psal. cxv. a. they be not gods which are made with hands. 27 So that not only this our craft cometh into peril to be set at nought, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. 28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying: great is Diana of the Ephesians. 29 And all the city was on a roar, & they rushed into the common hall with one assent, and caught Gaius & Aristarcus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companious. 30 When Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. 31 But certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not press into the common hall. 32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, and the assembly was all out of quiet, and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. 33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the jews thrusting him forwards. And Alexander Act. xxi. g. beckoned with the hand, and would have given the people an answer. 34 But when they knew that he was a jew, there arose a shout almost for the space of two hours, of all men, crying: great is Diana of the Ephesians. 35 And when the town clerk had pacified the people, he said: Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the [image] which came down from jupiter? 36 Seing then that these things can not be spoken against, ye ought to be content, and to do nothing rashly. 37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of Churches nor yet despisers of your goddess. 38 Wherefore, if Demetrius & the crafts men which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies, let them accuse one another. 39 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shallbe determined in a lawful assembly. 40 For we are in jeopardy to be accused of this days uproar, forasmuch as there is no cause, whereby we may give a reckoning of this concourse of people. 41 And when he had thus spoken, he let the assembly departed. ¶ The twenty Chapter. 1 Paul goeth into Macedonia and Grecia, 7 he celebrateth the lords supper, and preacheth. 9 At Troas he raiseth up Eutichus from the dead. 17 At Ephesus he calleth the elders of the Church together, and committeth the keeping of God's flock to them, 29 warneth them of false teachers, 36 maketh his prayer with them, 38 and departeth by ship towards Jerusalem. 1 AND after the uproar was ceased, Paul called the disciples, & took his leave of them, and departed, for to go into Macedonia. 2 And when he had gone over those parties, and had given them a long exhortation, he came into Grece. 3 And [there] abode three months. And when the jews laid wait for him as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia. 4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berrea, and of the Thessalonians Aristarcus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe and Timotheus, and out of Asia Tychicus and Act xx. ●. ● Tim. iii● d Trophimus. 5 These going before, tarried us at Troas. 6 And we sailed away from Philippos, after the days of sweet bread, & came unto them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days. 7 And upon one of the Sabbath days, when the disciples came together for to break bread, Paul reasoned with them, ready to departed on the morrow, and continued the word unto midnight. 8 And there were many lights in an upper chamber, where they were gathered together. 9 And there sat in a window a certain young man, named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: And as Paul was long reasoning, he was the more overcome with sleep, and fell down from the third fit, and was taken up dead. 10 But when Paul went down, he fell on him, and 1 Re. xvii. d. 4. Re. iiii. f. Luk. seven. c. Acts. ix. g. embraced him, & said: make nothing a do, for his life is in him. 11 And so when he was come up again, and had broken bread and eaten, & talked a long while, even till the morning, and so he departed. 12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. 13 And we went afore to ship, & loosed unto Asson, there to receive Paul: For so had he appointed, and would himself go a foot. 14 And when he was come to us to Asson, we took him in, and came to Mytilene. 15 And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios: and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletum: 16 For Paul had determined to sail over by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia. For he hasted, if it were possible for him, to keep at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. 17 And from Miletum, he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the Church. 18 Which when they were come to him, he said unto them: Ye know from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons. 19 Serving the Lord with all humbleness of mind, and with many tears, and temptations which came unto me by the layings await of the jews: 20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you openly, and throughout every house. 21 witnessing both to the jews & also to the Greeks, the Lu. xxiiii. ●. repentance that is toward God, and the faith which is toward our Lord jesus. 22 And now behold I go bound (a) That is to say, I go by the impulsion and commandment of the holy ghost who draweth me as with ● bond. in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall come unto me: 23 But that the holy ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds & trouble abide me. 24 But none of these things move me, two. Tim. two. b. neither is my life dear unto myself, so that I might fulfil my course with joy, and the ministery which I have received of the Lord jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now behold, I am sure that henceforth ye all, through whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore, I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 27 For I have kept nothing back, but have showed you all the counsel of God. 28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the holy ghost hath made you overseers, to rule the Church of God, which he hath purchased (b) That which appertaineth to Christ's manhood (which is shedding of blood) is here spoken of his Godhead, because of the communion of the properties and union of two natures in one person. with his own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departing, shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to (c) Through their ambition, which is mother of all sects & heresies. draw disciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, and remember that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 32 And now brethren I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build further, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. 33 I have desired no man's silver, gold, or vesture. 34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that ●. Cor. xi. ●. Gene. iii ●. i Cor ix b. two Thes iii. b these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 35 I have showed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to receive the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord jesus, how that he said, it is more blessed to give, then to receive. 36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, & prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 38 sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship. ¶ The xxj Chapter. 1 Paul's journey by ship. 8 Of Philip the Evangelist, 10 and Agabus the prophet, which warneth Paul not to go to Jerusalem. 13 He remained steadfast in his purpose, and is taken. ☞ 1 ANd when it came to pass that we had launched forth, and were departed from them, we came with a strait course unto choose, and the day following unto the Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara. 2 And when we had gotten a ship that would sail unto Phenice, we went aboard, and set forth. 3 Now when Cyprus began to appear unto us, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and came unto tire: For there the ship unladed the burden. 4 And when we had found disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the spirit, Acts. xx. c. that he should not go up to Jerusalem. 5 And when the days were ended, we departed, and went our way, and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were come out of the city. And we kneeled down in the shore, Acts. xx. g and prayed. 6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship, and they returned home again. 7 When we had full ended the course from tire, we went down to Ptolomaida, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. 8 And the next day, they that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: And we entered into the house of Philip the Act●●i. d. 〈…〉 Evangelist (which was one of the seven) and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did joel. two. g. prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there a good many of days, there came a certain prophet from jury, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, & bound his own hands and feet, & said: Thus saith the holy ghost, Acts. ix. c. two. Cor. xi. ●. so shall the jews at Jerusalem bind the man that oweth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the gentiles. 12 And when we heard these things, both we and other which were of the same place, besought him that he would not go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered: What do ye weeping and vexing mine heart? For I am ready, not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord jesus. 14 And when we could not turn his mind, we ceased, saying: Math. vi. b. the will of the Lord be fulfilled. 15 And after those days, we took up our burdens, and went up to Jerusalem. 16 Acts. ix. ●. There went with us also [certain] of the disciples of Caesarea, & brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 And on the morrow, Paul went in with us unto (a) This james was the lords brother, the son of Marie, which was the sister of the blessed virgin: which james afterward was bishop of Jerusalem. james, and all the elders came together. 19 And when he had saluted them, he told by order all things that God had wrought among the gentiles by his ministery. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, & said unto him: Thou seest brother, how many thousand jews there are which believe, & they are all earnest followers of the law. 21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, and sayest that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. 22 What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together: For they shall hear that thou art come. 23 Do therefore this that we say to thee. We have four men, Num. vi a. which have a vow on them: 24 Them take, & (b) Paul yielding to this ceremony▪ offended as sore as Peter did, when he was reproved of Paul for abtayning from meats in presence of the Gentiles: not withstanding through the fervency of his zeal, he did jeopard much to win thousands of the jews, for the salvation of whom, he wy●shed himself to be separated from Christ. purify thyself with them, and do cost on them, that they may shave their heads: And all shall know, that those things which they have heard concerning thee, are nothing, but that thou thyself also walkest and keepest the law. 25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, Act. xiiii. d. we have written and concluded, that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, & from blood, and from strangled, & from fornication. 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them, entered into the temple, declaring the accomplisment of the days of the purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, moved all the people, & laid hands on him, 28 Crying: Men of Israel help. This is the man that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: He hath also brought Greeks into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. 29 For they had seen before with him in the city Acts. xx. b two. Tim. iiii. d Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple. 30 And all the city was moved, and the people swarmed together: And they took Paul & drew him out of the temple, & forthwith the doors were shut. 31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the high captain of the soldiers, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 Which immediately took (c) God often times appointeth his magistrates to deliver his faithful ministers from all dangers of their enemies. soldiers, and under captains, and ran down unto them: And when they saw the upper captain and the soldiers, they left smiting of Paul. 33 Then the chief captain came near, & took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, & demanded who he was, & what he had done. 34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the people. And when he could not know the certainty for the rage, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. 35 And when he came upon the stairs, it was so that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. 36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, away with him. 37 And when Paul began to be carried into the castle, he said unto the high captain: May I speak unto thee? Who said: Canst thou speak Greek? 38 Art not thou that Egyptian which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? 39 But Paul said: I am a man which am a jew, of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, Acts. ix. b. and xxii a. a citizen of no vile city, and I beseech the suffer me to speak unto the people. 40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, & Acts. xi. f. beckoned with the hand unto the people: And when there was made a great silence, he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying: ¶ The xxij Chapter. 3 Paul rendereth an account of his life and doctrine, 25 he escapeth the whip by reason he was a citizen of Rome. 1 MEn, brethren, & fathers, hear ye mine answer which I make unto you. 2 (And when they heard that he spoke in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence. And he saith:) 3 I am verily a man which am a jew, borne in Acts. ix. b. and xxi g. Acts. v. f. Tarsus in Cilicia, and yet brought up in this city at the feet of Acts. ix. b. and xxi g. Acts. v. f. Gamaliel, and informed according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this same day. 4 And 〈…〉 b. I persecuted this way unto the death, binding & delivering into prison both men and women, 5 As also the chief priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: of whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there, bound unto Jerusalem for to be punished. 6 And it came to pass, that as I made my journey, & was come nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the earth, and heard a voice saying unto me: Acts. ix. a. Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me: 8 And I answered: Who art thou Lord? And he said unto me: I am jesus of Nazareth (a) jesus was now in heaven, and could not be persecuted of Paul: But the persecution which Paul exercised against the faithful being his members, Christ counted it as done to himself. whom thou persecutest. 9 And they that were with me, saw verily a light, and were afraid: but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me. 10 And I said: What shall I do Lord? And the Lord said unto me: Arise, and go into Damascus, & there it shallbe told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 11 And when I saw nothing for the brightness of the light, I was led by the hand of them that were with me, and came into Damascus. 12 Acts. ix. c. And one Ananias, a devout man as pertaining to the law, having a good report of all the jews which there dwelled, 13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me: Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I [received my sight, and] saw him. 14 And he said: The God of our fathers hath ordained thee before, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that just one, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men, of those things which thou hast seen and heard: 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, & be baptised, & wash away thy sins, Rom. x. c. in calling on the name of the Lord. 17 And it came to pass, that when I was come again to Jerusalem, and prayed in the temple, I was in a trance, 18 And saw him, saying unto me: Make haste and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy witness concerning me. 19 And I said: Lord, they know that I prisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee. 20 Acted 〈…〉 And when the blood of thy witness Steven was shed, I also stood by, and consented unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 21 And he said unto me: depart, for Act. xiii. d. Galath. i. d I will send thee far hence unto the gentiles. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lift up their voices and said: away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is no reason that he should live. 23 And as they cried, and cast of their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, & bade that he should be scourged, and examined, that he might know wherefore they cried so on him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the Centurion that stood by: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a (b) He was not borne at Rome, but at Tarsus: the citizens whereof, enjoy the privilege of the city of Rome▪ & were counted as Romans. Roman, and uncondemned? 26 When the Centurion heard that, he went and told the upper captain, saying: Take heed what thou dost, for this man is a Roman. 27 Then the upper captain came, & said unto him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, yea. 28 And the chief captain answered: With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said: I was free borne. 29 Then straightway departed from him they which should have examined him. And the high captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. 30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the high priests & all the counsel to come together, & Act. xxii. b brought Paul forth, and set him before them. ¶ The xxiij Chapter. 1 Paul cometh before the counsel, 2 Ananias causeth him to be stricken, 12 the captain delivereth him, 11 God comforteth him, 23 he is sent to Caesarea. 1 AND Paul earnestly beholding the counsel, said: Men & brethren, Acts 34. d I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. 2 And the high priest Ananias, commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth. 3 Then said Paul unto him: God shall smite thee thou (a) Paul doth not curse the high priest, but denounce sharply the punishment of God, which should ●yght upon him in the way of prophesying. painted wall: For, Deu. xvii. d sittest thou & judgest me after the law, & commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? 4 And they that stood by, said: Io●. xviii. d revilest thou God's high priest? 5 Then said Paul: I wist not brethren, (b) It is thought that Paul in mockery thus excused himself, as though thus he should say, I see nothing in this man worthy the office of the high priest. that he was the high priest. For it is written: * Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people. 6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were saducees, and the other pharisees, he cried out in the counsel: Men and brethren, Philip. iii. a Act. xxiii. e. I am a pharisee, the son of a pharisee: Philip. iii. a Act. xxiii. e. Of the hope & resurrection of the dead, I am judged. 7 And when he had so said, there arose a debate between the pharisees and the saducees, & the multitude was divided. 8 Mat. xxii. c. Mark. xii. b. Luk. xx. c. For the saducees say, that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: But the pharisees confess both. 9 And there arose a great cry: and when the scribes which were of the pharisees part arose, they strove, saying, We find none evil in this man: But if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let us not strive against God. 10 And when there arose a great debate, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been plucked asunder of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him from among them, and to bring him into the castle. Act· xvi. b. 11 And the night following, the Lord stood by him, and said: Be of good cheer Paul, for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, Acts 27. b. so must thou bear witness also at Rome. 12 And when it was day, certain of the jews gathered themselves together, and made a (c) The word properly signifieth cursing, as when a man either sweareth, voweth, or wisheth himself to die, or to be given to the devil, except he bring his purpose to pass. vow, saying that they would neither eat nor drink, till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty men, which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said: We have bound ourselves with a vow, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore give ye knowledge to the upper captain, and to the counsel, that he bring him forth unto you to morrow, as though ye would know something more perfectly of him: And we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. 16 And when Paul's sisters son heard of their laying await, he went & entered into the castle, and told Paul. 17 And Paul called one of the under captains unto him, and said: Bring this young man unto the high captain, for he hath a certain thing to show him. 18 And he took him, and brought him to the high captain, and said: Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, which hath a certain matter to show thee. 19 Then the high captain took him by the hand, and went with him out of the way, and asked him: What is it that thou hast to tell me? 20 And he said: The jews are determined to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring forth Paul to morrow into the counsel, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly. 21 But follow not thou their minds: For there lie in wait for him, of them, more than forty men, which have bound themselves with a vow, that they will neither eat nor drink, till they have killed him. And now are they ready, and look that thou shouldest promise. 22 The upper captain than let the young man departed, and charged him, see thou tell it out to no man, that thou hast showed these things to me. 23 And he called unto him two under captains, saying: Make ready two hundred soldiers, to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearemen two hundred, at the third hour of the night: 24 And deliver them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the high deputy. 25 And he wrote a letter, after this manner. 26 Claudius Lysias, unto the most mighty ruler Felix, sendeth greetings. 27 Acts. xx. f. This man was taken of the jews, and should have been killed of them: Then came I with souldeirs, & rescued him, and perceived that he was a Roman. 28 And when I would have known the cause, wherefore they accused him, Act. xxii. g I brought him forth into their counsel. 29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, Act. xxv. e. but was not guilty of any thing worthy of death, or of bonds. 30 And when it was showed me how that the jews laid wait for the man, I sent [him] straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers, that the things which they have against him, they should tell before thee. Far well. 31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 On the morrow, they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned unto the castle. 33 Which when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the deputy, presented Paul also before him. 34 And when the deputy had read [the letter] he asked of what country he was. And when he understood that he was of Celicia, 35 Deut. xvii. a I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are come also. And he commanded him to be kept in Herodes judgement hall. ❧ The xxiiij Chapter. 10 Paul being accused, answereth for his life and doctrine. 25 Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe, 28 and after leaveth him in prison. 1 AND after five days, Ananias Act. xxv. d. the high priest descended, with the elders, and with a certain orator, named Tartullus, which appeared before the deputy against Paul. 2 And when Paul was called forth, Tartullus began to accuse him, saying: Seeing that we (a) Felix by his diligence had taken Eleazarus the captain of the murderers, and put the Egyptians to flight, which raised up tumults in jury. For these the orator praised him: otherways he was both cruel and covetous. obtained great quietness by the means of thee, and that many good things are done unto this nation through thy providence, 3 That allow we ever, & in all places, most noble Felix, with all thanks. 4 notwithstanding, that I be not tedious unto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst hear us of thy courtesy a few words. 5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of debate unto all the jews in the whole world, and a maintainer of the sect of the Nazarites. 6 And hath gone about to pollute the temple: Acts. xxi. c Whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. 7 But the high captain Lysias, came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, 8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: Of whom thou mayest, if thou wilt inquire, know the certainty of all these things, whereof we accuse him. 9 And the jews likewise affirmed, saying that these things were so. 10 Then Paul, after that the deputy himself had beckoned unto him that he should speak, answered: With a more quiet mind do I answer for myself, forasmuch as I understand, that thou haste been of many years a judge unto this nation: 11 Because that thou mayest know, that there are yet but twelve days, sense I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. 12 And Act· xxv. b. they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, either raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city. Neither can they prove the things whereof they accuse me. 14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call No marvel though in our time God's true religion be called heresy, 〈◊〉 so it was counted of the wicked, even in the beginning of Christ's kingdom. heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets, 15 And have hope towards God, that * the resurrection of the dead which they themselves look for also, shallbe both of the just and unjust. 16 And herein Act. xxiii. a. study I, to have always a clear conscience toward God, and toward men. 17 Now after many years, I came Rom. xv. f. Act. xi. d. and brought alms to my nation, and offerings: 18 In the which they found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor yet with unquietness: 19 Howbeit, there were certain jews out of Asia, 20 Which ought to be here (c) These accusers spoke but upon false reports, which the bellows of Satan had blown abroad, and durst not for shame appear themselves. present before thee, & accuse me, if they had aught against me: 21 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stand here in the counsel: 22 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Act. xxiii. a. of the resurrection from the dead, am I judged of you this day. 23 And when Felix heard these things, he deferred them, for he knew very well of that way, and said: When Lysias the captain is come down, I will know the utmost of your matter. 24 And jere. 39 c. Act. xxvii. a he commanded an under captain to keep Paul, and to let him have rest, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister unto him, or to come unto him. 25 And after certain days, when Felix came, with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he called forth Paul, and heard him of the faith which is toward Christ. 26 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgement to come, Felix (d) Such is the might and force of God's heavenly word, that it causeth the very wicked to tremble and quake. trembled, and answered: Go thy way for this time, when I have a convenient season, I will send for thee. 27 He hoped also, that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might lose him: wherefore, he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him. 28 But after two year, Porcius Festus came into Felix room: And Felix Act. xxv. d. willing to show the jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. ¶ The xxv Chapter. 2 The jews accuse Paul before Festus, 8 he answereth for himself, 11 and appealeth unto the Emperor, 14 his matter is brought before Agrippa, 23 and he is brought forth. 1 THen when Festus was come into the province, after three days, he ascended from Caesarea unto Jerusalem. 2 Then informed him the high priest, and the chief of the jews, of Paul: And they besought him, 3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem: & they laid await in the way, to kill him. 4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would shortly departed thither. 5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, come down with us, and accuse him, if there be any fault in this man. 6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea, & the next day sat down in the judgement seat, and commanded Paul to be brought. 7 Who being come, the jews which were come from Jerusalem, stood about [him] and laid many & grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not (a) Whiles Paul lived under the law like other jews, his conversation was perfect and notable, and after his conversion unto Christ, he became a more notable example of innocency, but it is a common case, that the servants of God are evil spoken of, for their well doing. prove, 8 Whiles he answered [for himself] * that he had against the law of the jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar offended any thing at all. 9 But Festus * willing to do the jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, & there be judged of these things before me? 10 Then said Paul: I stand at Caesar's judgement seat, where I ought to be judged: To the jews have I no harm done, as thou very well knowest. 11 For if I had done any hurt, or committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: But if there be none of these things, whereof they accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal unto (b) The iniquity of the judge, who contrary to equity, willing to pleasure the jews, devised how to betray Paul, drove Paul to appeal, which is the uttermost remedy for such as by wrong judgement are oppressed, and this appellation by God's providence was a mean that Paul should testify of Christ at Rome also. Caesar. 12 Then spoke Festus, with the counsel, and answered: Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go. 13 And after certain days, king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea, to salute Festus. 14 And when they had been there a good season, Festus rehearsed Paul's cause unto the king, saying: * There is a certain man left in bonds of Felix, 15 About whom, when I came to Jerusalem, * the high priests and elders of the jews informed me, and desired to have judgement against him. 16 To whom I answered: It is not the manner of the Romans, for favour to deliver any man that he should perish, before that he which is accused, have the accusers before him, and have licence to answer for himself, concerning the crime laid against him. 17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay, on the morrow I sat to give judgement, and commanded the man to be brought forth. 18 Against whom, when the accusers stood up, Act. xxiii. f they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed: 19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one jesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. 21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept unto the knowledge of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I might send him to Caesar. 22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus: I would also hear the man myself. To morrow said he, thou shalt hear him. 23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and were entered into the counsel house, with the chief captains, and chief men of the city, at Festus commandment was Paul brought forth. 24 And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the jews have entreated me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying, that he ought not to live any longer. 25 Yet found I nothing worthy of death, that he had committed: Nevertheless, seeing that he hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him: 26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my Lord. Wherefore, I have brought him forth unto you, and specially unto thee, O king Agrippa, that after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. 27 For me thinketh it unreasonable, for to send a prisoner, and not to show the causes which are laid against him. ❧ The xxuj Chapter. 1 King Agrippa heareth Paul. 25 Paul's modest answer against the injury of Festus. 1 THen Agrippa said unto Paul, thou art permitted to speak for ●hy self. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered [for himself] 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer this day before thee, of all the things whereof I am accused of the jews: 3 Namely, because thou art expert in all customs and questions, which are among (a) He knew much, but he failed in the right applying of his knowledge, as they do which be wise in their own conceits only, and have the zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. the jews: Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. 4 My life, that I have led of a child, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the jews, 5 Which knew me from the beginning, (if they would testify) that * after the most straytest sect of our (b) He taketh the sect of the pharisees to be perfectest, because their doctrine was better than the other sects. The Saducees denied the resurrection of the dead. The Esseis glorying in straightness of life, little regarded true doctrine. religion, I lived a pharisee. 6 And now I stand and * am judged, for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 7 Unto which promise, our twelve tribes instantly serving God day & night, hope to come. For which hopes sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the jews. 8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible unto you, that God should raise again the dead? 9 I also verily thought in myself that I ought to do many contrary things, clean against the name of jesus of Nazareth: 10 Acts. viii. a. i Cor. xv b. Galath. two. c. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem. And many of the Saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the high priests: And when they were put to death, I gave the sentence. 11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme: and was yet more mad upon them, and persecuted them, even unto strange cities. 12 About which things, as I went to Damascus, with authority and commission of the high priests: 13 Even at midday, O king, I saw in the way, a light from heaven, above the brightness of the Sun, shine round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue: Acts. ix a. and xxii c. Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15 And I said: Who art thou Lord? And he said: I am jesus whom thou persecutest. 16 But rise and stand upon thy feet. For I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness, both of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee, 17 delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, 18 To open their eyes, that they may be turned from darkness to light, & from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, & inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is toward me. 19 Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 20 But showed first unto them of Damascus, & at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of jury, and then to the gentiles, that they should repent, and turn to God, and do such works as become them that repent. 21 For this cause the jews caught me in the temple, & went about to kill me. 22 Seeing therefore, that I have obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and to great, saying none other things, than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and to the gentiles. 24 And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thy (c) Festus being much troubled with Paul's declaration and having nothing to say against it, yet would not yield unto it, but clamoruslye condemned it as wicked & superstitious, for worldings are loath to be cumbered with Godly matters, & count all such foolish that trouble themselves therewith. self, much learning doth make thee mad. 25 But he said: I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely, neither think I, that any of these things are hidden from him: For this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I wot well that thou believest. 28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul: Somewhat thou persuadest (d) He saw a little light, but it was soon out, like unto those, that hearing a Sermon are for the time well minded, but after return to their old trade. me to be a christian. 29 And Paul said: I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me to day, were both somewhat, and also in a great deal, such as I am, except these bonds. 30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the deputy, & Bernice, and they that sat with them. 31 And when they were gone apart, they talked between themselves, saying: This man doth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds. 32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus: This man might have been let lose, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. ¶ The xxvij Chapter. 1 Paul shippeth toward Rome. 3 julius the captain entreateth him courteously. 41 And at the last they suffer shipwreck. 1 ANd when it was concluded, that we should sail into Italy, they delivered both Paul, & certain other prisoners, unto one named julius, an under captain of Augustus' band. 2 And we entered into a ship of Adramyttium, & loosed from land, appointed to sail by the coasts of Asia, one Col. iiii. a. Aristarchus out of Macedonia, of the country of Thessalonia, tarrying still with us. 3 And the next day we came to Sidon: And julius jere. 39 c. Act. xxiiii. c courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends, and to refresh himself. 4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed hard by Cypers, because the winds were contrary. 5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia, and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, which is in Lycia. 6 And there the under captain found a ship of Alexandria ready, that sailed into Italy, and he put us therein. 7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, & scarce were come over against Gnydum, because the wind withstood us, we sailed hard by () Or, Creta, which was an high hill of Candie. Candie, over against Salmo, 8 And with much work sailed beyond it, and came unto a place which is called the Fair havens, nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. 9 When much time was spent, & when sailing was now ieopardus, because also that they had overlong fasted, Paul put them in remembrance, 10 And said unto them: Sirs, I perceive that this viage will be with hurt and much damage, not of the lading and ship only, but also of our lives. 11 Nevertheless, the under captain believed the governor and the master of the ship, more than those things which were spoken of Paul. 12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, many took counsel to departed thence, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, & there to winter, which is an haven of Candie, and lieth toward the south-west and northwest wind. 13 And when the south wind blewe softly, they supposing to obtain their purpose, loosed unto Asson, and sailed past Candie. 14 But not long after, there arose against their purpose, a flaw of wind out of the North-east. 15 And when the ship was caught, and could not resist the wind, we let her go, and were driven with the weather. 16 But we were carried into an Isle which is named Clauda, and had much work to come by a boat, 17 Which they took up, and used help, and made fast the ship, fearing lest they should fall into the Syrtes: And so they let down a vessel, & were carried. 18 The next day, when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lighted the ship, 19 And the third day, we cast out with our own hands, the tackling of the ship. 20 And when neither the sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay upon us, all hope that we should be saved, was then taken away. 21 But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the mids of them, and said: Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, & not to have loosed from Candie, neither to have brought unto us this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: For there shallbe no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night, the Angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying: Fear not Paul, Act. xxv. c. thou must be brought before Caesar. And lo, God hath given thee all them that (a) The graces and blessings which God giveth to his children, profit many times the enemies, which are unworthy to receive the fruit thereof. sail with thee. 25 Wherefore sirs be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shallbe even as it was told me. 26 Howbeit, we must be cast into * a certain Island. 27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that there appeared some country unto them: 28 And sounded, and found it twenty faddomes. And when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen faddomes. 29 Then fearing lest they should have fallen on some rock, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under a colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, 31 Paul said unto the under captain, and to the soldiers: Except these abide in the (b) Paul would use such means as God had ordained, lest he should seem to have tempted him. ship, ye can not be safe. 32 Then the soldiers cut of the rope of the boat, and let it fall away. 33 And when the day began to appear, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This is the fourteenth day, that ye have tarried & continued fasting, receiving nothing at all. 34 Wherefore, I pray you to take meat, for this no doubt is for your health: for there shall not an (c) By this Hebrew speech is meant that they should be in all points safe and sound. here fall from the head of any of you. 35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and 1 Tim. iiii. a. gave thanks to God in presence of them all: And when he had broken it, he began to eat. 36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took meat. 37 And we were altogether in the ship, two hundred threescore & sixteen souls. 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lighted the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. 39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they spied a certain haven with a bank, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. 40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed [them selves] unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds, and hoist up the main sail to the wind, and drew to land. 41 And when they fell into a place which had the sea on both sides, they thrust in the ship: And the forepart stuck fast & moved not, but the hinder part broke with the violence of the waves. 42 And the soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them, when he had swam out, should run away. 43 But the under captain willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, & commanded that they which could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea, and scape to land: 44 And the other, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. ¶ The xxviij Chapter. 5 The Viper hurteth not Paul's hand, 8 he healeth Publius father, 23 and preacheth Christ at Rome. 1 AND when they were scaped, than they knew that Act. xxvii c the isle was called Melite. 2 And the strangers showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bondell of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a Viper out of the heat, and caught him by the hand. 4 And when the strangers saw the beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a (a) Such is the perverse judgement of men, that they condemn them, whom they see in any affliction. murderer: Whom though he have escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 5 And he shaken of the Viper into the fire, and * felt no (b) By this miracle God performed his promise made to his disciples, that neither Serpents nor poison, should hurt them, and also by the same, was confirmed the Gospel of his son jesus Christ, which Paul preached unto the world. harm. 6 Howbeit, they waited when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: But after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they chaunge● their minds, and said * that he was a (c) Behold the extremity of infidels, for after any rage and error, they fall forthwith into the contrary. God. 7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the isle, whose name was Publius, which received us, and lodged us three days courteously. 8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody ●lire: to whom Paul entered in, & prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. 9 So when this was done, other also which had diseases in the isle, came and were healed: 10 Which also did us great honour, and when we departed, they jaded us with such things as were necessary. 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wyntred in the isle, whose badge was (c) Those the paynim feigned to be jupiters' children. Gods of the sea. Castor and Pollux. 12 And when we came to Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 13 And from thence we ●et a compass, and came to Rhegium, & after one day the south wind blewe, and we came the next day to Puteolus: 14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days, and so we came toward Rome. 15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us at Appii forum, and at the three taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and waxed bold. 16 And when we came to Rome, the under captain delivered the prisoners to the chief captain of the host: But Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him. 17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the jews together. And when they were come, he said unto them: Men and brethren, though Act. xxiii. c I have committed nothing against the people, or laws of the fathers, Act. xxiii. c. yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans. 18 Which when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. 19 But when the jews spoke contrary, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar: not that I had aught to accuse my people of. 20 For this cause then have I called for you, even to see [you] and to speak with you: because that for the (d) 〈…〉 for Ie●s Christ's 〈◊〉 whom they had long 〈◊〉▪ for to be the redeemer of the world. hope of Israel, I am bound with this ●hayne. 21 And they said unto him: We neither received letters out of jury concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came, showed or spoke any harm of thee. 22 But we will hear of thee, what thou thinkest: For as concerning this sect, we know that Luke ● every where it is spoken against. 23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging, to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, even from morning to night. 24 And Act. xvii. a. some were persuaded in the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed after that Paul had spoken one word, [that is to say] well spoke the holy ghost by Esaias the prophet, unto our fathers, 26 Saying: Esaias. vi. e. Math. xiii. b Mark. iiii. b. Luk. viii. b. john. xii. f. Go unto this people, and say, with your ears shall ye hear, and shall not understand: and with your eyes shall ye see, and not perceive. 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, & their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent to the gentiles, and they shall hear it. 29 And when he had said these words, the jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 30 And Paul dwelled two years full in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. ☜ ❧ Here endeth the Acts of the Apostles. R. E. ❧ The Ca 〈…〉 C●●●●graphi 〈…〉 of the peregrin 〈…〉 〈◊〉 Saint Paul, with the distance of the miles. map of the journeys of St. Paul HEre hast thou (gentle reader, for thy better instruction) the description of the journey and peregrination of Saint Paul, which is in this second book of Saint Luke called the Acts of the Apostles, most entreated of. And for because thou readest oftentimes of Emperors, Kings, and Deputies, thou hast set forth to thee, the names, the years, and how long every Emperor or King reigned, or Deputy governed, and under whom any of these acts were done, even until the death of Saint Paul. ¶ The order of times. The years of the Emperors of Rome. The years of the Presidents of the jews. The years of the Herodians. The years of Christ's incarnation. The years of Saint Paul the Apostle. Herodes An●ipas. Math. viii. Mark. vi. Luke. ix. Tiberius. Pilate. Herode. Christ. Paul. xviii. vi. xviii. xxxiii. In this year Christ suffered, arose from the dead, ascended into heaven, from thence he sendeth unto his Apostles the holy ghost. The Apostles do assemble and gather a congregation unto the Lord Christ, and do continue in prayer, and suffer persecution. Steven was stoned this year. Eusebius. Carion. nineteen. seven. nineteen. xxxiiii. i. Samaria doth receive the doctrine of Christ. Saint Steven was stoned. Saint Paul also is converted unto Christ as he journeyed toward Damascus, and fronthence he departed into Arabia, to preach the Gospel. xx. viii. xx. xxxv. two. Philip doth preach the Gospel unto the cities by the sea side, and doth convert a man of Ethiopia, an Eunuch, and of great authority with Candace Queen of the Ethiopians. xxi. ix. xxi. xxxvi. iii. The Gospel is preached to the Syrians and Phenitians, of those that were dispersed and fled from Jerusalem. Pilate was precedent full ten years. josephus. xxii. x. xxii. xxxvii. iiii. Saint Paul cometh to Jerusalem to see Peter, from thence he goeth into Syria, Cilicia. etc. Saint Peter cometh unto Lidda. After that, he was called of Cornelius to come unto Caesarea, where he did baptise, and from thence he went to Jerusalem, giving answer to each one that entered in question with him. xxiii. Marcel. xxiii. xxxviii. v. Antioch in Syria is converted unto Christ, the Apostles send thither Barnabas. Barnabas bringeth Paul out of Tarsa to Antioch, whither also Agabus came, speaking of dearth that was to come. Paul and Barnabas did secure them of Jerusalem. 〈◊〉 A●ppa. xxiii. xx●●●. vi. Paul and Barnabas, by the commandment of the holy ghost, were sent from Antioch, to preach the Gospel unto the Heathens. In this year all things pertaining to this formermer Her d●, was given to this Herode Agrippa: Of whom read Acts xii. josephus, Eusebius. two. two. Herode Agrippa. xl. seven. Paul and Barnabas sailed from Paphus to Perga, a City of Pamphylia. From Perga unto Antioch, a city of Pisidia: From whence, by a commotion stirred by the jews, they were expelled out of their coasts. iii. iii. xli. viii. Paul and Barnabas thus driven from Antioch, come to Iconium, where they abode a long tyme. In these years were Cipers, Pamphylia, Pisidia, and Licaon● converted. iiii. iiii. xlii. ix. Claudius. v. xliii. x. two. vi. xliiii. xi. iii. seven. xlv. xii. This year was james the elder beheaded of Herode Agrippa, and Peter was cast in prison, and was delivered by the angel of the Lord. This king also died in his seventh year. Prophesied by Agabus was that death this year, as Eusebius, Orosius and Beda affirmeth, iiii. Fadus. dearth. xlvi. xiii. Paul and Barnabas (after their preaching) returned unto Antioch, where they continued many days with the congregation. v. two. Felix about this xlvii. xiiii. vi. iii. time came into xlviii. xv. Syria. About the beginning of this year, Paul and Barnabas took their journey through Phenitia and Samaria, unto Jerusalem, to the synod or counsel. After that, they returned unto Antioch, where they remained a year, whither cometh Peter, whom Paul rebuketh. Galath. two. Then Paul goeth unto Cilicia and Licaonia. josephus saith, that the dea●th was in this year. seven. Tiberius' Alex. xlix. xvi. viii. two l. xvii. In these years were converted the countries of Phrigia, Galatia, Misia. From Trod he went by water into Macedonia, and converted the cities, namely Philippos, Appolonia, Amphipolis, Thessalonia, Athens. He cometh to Corinth. ix. iii. li. xviii. Agrippa, of whom read Acts. xxvi. x. Cumanus. Agrippa the younger lii. nineteen. Paul goeth by sea unto Jerusalem, from thence he cometh again unto Antioch, from Antioch he visiteth the congregations of him in time passed constituted in Galacia, and Phrigia. He cometh to Eph●●i●s. xi. Eelix two. liii. xx. xii. two. iii. liv. xxi. xiii. iii. iiii. lv. xxii. xiiii. iiii. v. lvi. xxiii. Paul ferieth over into Grecia. From thence about Easter in his xii year he goeth by sea into Syria, not a straight course, because of the jews, but first unto Phylippa a city of Macedonia, and cometh about Pentecost unto Jerusalem: there he is imprisoned of the jews, set at liberty immediately of Claudius Lisia tribunus, and is sent unto Caesarea to Felix, is kept in custody of Felix two years. Nero v. vi. lvii. xxiiii. Festus cometh about May into judea, before whom he pleadeth his matter: After that, before Festus and Agrippa the king. He is sent unto Rome in Italy, the second year of Nero. two. Festus Portius seven. lviii. xxv. Two years he remaineth in free prison. iii. two. viii. lix. xxvi. iiii. iii. ix. lx. xxvii. v. iiii. x. lxi. xxviii. vi. Albinus. xi. lxii. xxix. seven. two. xii. lxiii. thirty. viii. iii. xiii. lxiiii. xxxi. ix. iiii. xiiii. lxv. xxxii. The beginning of the first universal persecution of Christians, the●r year of ●er●. x. Florus. xv. lxvi. xxxiii. xi. two. xvi. lxvii. xxiiii. xii. iii. xvii. lxviii. xxxv. xiii. iiii. xviii. lxix. xxxvi. xiiii. Vaspasianus dux. nineteen. lxx. xxxvii. After that Saint Paul had preached the Gospel of Christ, both in the east and west, about xxxvii. years, he was in the last year of Nero the Emperor, beheaded at Rome with the sword. ¶ The Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul, to the Romans. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 Paul showeth by whom and to what purpose he is called. 16 What the Gospel is. 18 The vengeance of God upon the wicked. 20 The use of the creatures. 24 The ingratitude and punishment of the wicked. 1 PAul the servant of jesus Christ, (a) By this he declareth, that he came not into the office of the apostleship by his own arrogancy, but by the calling of God, whereby he differeth from the false Apostles. called [to be] an Apostle, severed into the Gospel of God. 2 Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures 3 Of his son, which was made of the Math. i a. seed of David after the flesh: 4 And hath been declared to be the son of (b) The manner of ways Paul showeth here christ to be declared the son of God. First, by power or working of miracles. Secondly, by the holy ghost appearing in 〈◊〉 signs. Thirdly, by his resurrection from the dead. God, with power after the spirit that sanctifieth, by the resurrection from the dead, of jesus Christ our Lord. 5 * By whom we have received grace and apostleship, that obedience might be given unto the faith in his name, among all heathen. 6 Among whom, ye are also the called of jesus Christ: ☜ 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, saints by calling, i Cor. i. ● G●th ●●. grace to you, and peace, from God our father, and the Lord jesus Christ. 8 First verily I thank my God through jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is published throughout all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve john. iiii. c. i Cor. three c. with my spirit in the Gospel of his son, that without ceasing I make mention of you, 10 Praying always Phil. i. a. Coloss. i a. in my prayers, that by some mean at the last, one time or other, I might take a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come unto you. 11 For I long to see you, that I might bestow among you some spiritual gift, that ye might be stablished. 12 That is, that I might have consolation together with you, each with others faith, yours and mine. 13 I would that ye should know brethren, how that I have oftentimes purposed to come unto you ( Act. xxvi. b and have been let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit also among you, as among other of the gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to the greeks, and to the (c) All those that were not jews, by a common word were called heathen. And here they are divided into Greeks & barbarous. By Greeks, he understandeth those that were learned, cruel, and of good bringing up. By barbarous, he meaneth rude and savage people, with whom no man could well have to do. barbarous, both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15 So that as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome also. 16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God unto salvation to all that believe, to the jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For by it is the righteousness of God opened from faith to faith. As it is written: the just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath of God (d) Which appearance the world knoweth nothing of. For in the sight of God all men are godless, sinners, and the children of wrath: & when they know any thing of God, yet they be nought, because they neither thank him, nor serve him, and therefore plagues are powered upon them from heaven. appeareth from heaven, against all ungodliness & unrighteousness of men, which (e) They hold the truth in unrighteousness, the which understand the truth, & do not express the same in their deeds and life. withhold the truth in unrighteousness. 19 For that that may be known of God, is manifest among them, because God hath showed it unto them. 20 For his invisible things, being understanded by his works, through the creation of the world, are seen, that is, both his eternal power and godhead: So that they are without excuse. 21 Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, * and their foolish heart was blinded. 22 When they counted themselves wise, they became fools: 23 Psal. cvi. c. jerem. two. c. And turned the glory of the immortal God, unto an image, made not only after the similitude of a mortal man, but also of birds, and four footed Eze. xiiii. b. beasts, and of creeping beasts. 24 Wherefore God gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to defile their own bodies among themselves. 25 Which changed his (f) By his truth▪ here he understandeth the glory of God, and his true religion: and a lie he calleth idols▪ because the idolaters went about to take away from wood & stone that which they were▪ thinking them to be neither wood nor stone, but attributed to them that that they were not, that is, divine power & nature. truth for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature, more than the creator, which is to be praised for ever. Amen. 26 Wherefore God gave them up unto shameful lusts: * For even their women did change the natural use, into that which is against nature. 27 And likewise also, the men left the natural use of the woman, and brent in their lusts one with another, * and men with men wrought filthiness, and received to themselves the reward of their error (as it was according) 28 And as they regarded not to know God: Acts. seven. f. even so God delivered them up unto a lewd mind, that they should do those things which were not comely: 29 Being full of all unrighteousness, fornication, craftiness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, evil conditioned, whysperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, bringers up of evil things, disobedient to father & mother: 31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, truce breakers, unmerciful. 32 The which knowing the righteousness of God, how that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, Ozee. seven. a. but also have pleasure in them that do them. ¶ The two Chapter. 1 God's judgement upon the hypocrites. 12 Ignorance excuseth not. 13 All men are sinners. 15 The Gentiles by their conscience, 17 the jews by their law. 1 THerefore art thou inexcusable, O man, whosoever Math. seven. a. thou be that (a) Saint Paul speaketh ●ere against those men only, who being themselves filled with al● wickedness, and impiety, yet be of all other most busy and curious in noting and reprehending other men's faults: n●t of any godly zeal▪ but to justify themselves, and to bring other men into hatred ● contempt. judgest. For in that same wherein thou judgest another, thou condempnest thyself. For thou that judgest, dost even the self same things. 2 But we are sure that the judgement of god is according to the truth, against them which commit such things. 3 Thinkest thou this, O thou man that judgest them which do such things, and dost the same [thy self] that thou shalt escape the judgement of God? 4 Either despisest thou the richesse of his goodness, & patience, and long sufferance, not knowing isaiah. thirty. ● Act. xvii. g that the kindness of god leadeth thee to repentance? 5 But thou after thy stubbornness and heart that can not repent, heapest unto thyself wrath, against the day of wrath and declaration of the righteous judgement of God: 6 〈◊〉 xvi d Which will reward every man according to his Not that 〈◊〉 works be ●ch merit 〈◊〉 they de●e reward: but the scripture use this kind of speaking, that thereby it may provoke and st●re up men unto good living▪ whereby our faith may the more appear. Which good works God of his free grace doth reward. deeds: 7 To them, which by continuing in well doing seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal life. 8 But unto them that are contentious, & that do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness [shall come] indignation, and wrath. 9 Tribulation, and anguish, upon every soul of man that doth evil, of the jew first, and also of the Greek: 10 But glory, and honour, and peace to every man that doth good, to the jew first, and also to the Greek. 11 For two. Par. x●x. c Act. x. e. Ephe vi. b. Coloss iii b. there is no respect of people with God. 12 For whosoever hath sinned without law, shall also perish without law: And as many as have sinned in the law, shallbe judged by the law. 13 (For in the sight of God, they are james. i b. not righteous which hear the law: but the doers of the law shallbe justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do of nature the things contained in the law: they having not the law, are a law unto themselves. 15 Which show the works of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing them witness, & their thoughts, accusing one another, or excusing,) 16 At the day john. viiii. c. when God shall judge the secrets of men by jesus Christ, according to (c) It is his Gospel, both for the fervent love and zeal that he beareth to it, and also for the great pains that he hath taken in setting forth the same. my Gospel. 17 Behold, * thou art called a jew, and (d) He awaketh the jews which were asleep through a certain security and confidence in the law. restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and allowest the things that be excellent, informed by the law: 19 And believest that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An infourmer of them which lack discretion, a teacher of the unlearned: which hast the form of knowledge, & of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest not thyself? Math. seven. a. Thou preachest a man should not steal, yet thou stealest. 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, breakest wedlock. Thou abhorrest idols, and yet robbest God of his honour. 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest God. 24 For the name of God is evil spoken of among the Gentiles, through you: Esaias. lii. a. Ezech. 36. g. As it is written. 25 For circumcision verily availeth, if thou keep the law: But if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26 Therefore if the (e) By this word he meaneth all the people, of what country or nation soever they be, which have not received the sign of circumcision, according to the law of Moses. uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it keep the law, judge thee, which being under the letter & circumcision, dost transgress the law? 28 For he is not a jew, which is a jew outward. Neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: 29 But john. viii. c. Rom. ix. b. Coloss. two. b. he is a jew which is one inwardly, and john. viii. c. Rom. ix. b. Coloss. two. b. the circumcision of the heart, which consisteth in the spirit, and not in the letter [is circumcision] whose praise is not of men, but of God. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 The jews have a prerogative. 10 The jews and Gentiles be both sinners. 21 All are justified by grace through faith, and not through works. 1 WHAT preferment then hath the jew? or what advantageth circumcision? 2 Much every way. First, for Rom ix. ●. because that unto them were committed the words of God. 3 What then though some of them did not believe? * Shall their unbelief make the (a) Which is the performance of gods promise. For faith is taken after two sorts, both for our belief, when we assure our selves that God will perform his promise, and also for the steadfastness of God's promise to his people. For although some of the jews did not believe, yet God's truth never failed. faith of God without effect? 4 God forbid. Yea let God be true, and every man a liar, as it is written: That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and overcome when thou art judged. 5 But if our unrighteousness setteth forth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous which taketh vengeance? I speak after the manner of men, 6 God forbid. For how then shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I as yet judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather (as men speak evil of us, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that good may come thereof? Whose damnation is just. 9 What then? Are we better [then they?] No, in no wise. For we have already proved, how that both jews and Gentiles are all under sin. 10 As it is written: Psal. xiiii. a. and lii a. There is none righteous, no not one. 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are all unprofitable, there is none that doth good, no not one. 13 Psal. v. b. Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived, the poison of asps is under their lips. 14 Psal. v. b. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. 15 Prou. i b. Their feet are swift to shed blood. 16 Esaias. lix. b Hearts grief & misery are in their ways. 17 And the● way of peace have they not known. 18 Psa. xxxvi a There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 ☞ Now we know that what things so ever the law saith, it saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and that all the world may be endangered to God. 20 Because that by the deeds of the b 〈…〉 here 〈◊〉 whose l●we both the ceremonial and moral▪ whose works can not justify because the● be imperfect in all men. law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight. For by the law, cometh the knowledge of sin. 21 But now is the righteousness of God declared without the law, being witnessed by the testimony of the law and of the prophets. 22 The righteousness of God [cometh] by the faith of jesus Christ, unto all and upon all them that believe. There is no difference: 23 For all have sinned, and are destitute of the glory of God, 24 Esaias. liii. ●. justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth john. two a. to be a (c) which is a pacifying of God's displeasure. That whereas we were sometime bondslaves to sin▪ God made his only son Christ jesus a sacrifice for our sins, to reconcile us again by faith into god's favour. propitiation, through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness, in that he forgiveth the sins that are past, 26 Which God did suffer, to show at this time his righteousness, that he might be just, & the justifier of him which believeth on jesus. ☜ 27 Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? Nay, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore, we hold that Galat. two. ●. a man is justified by faith, without the deeds of the law. 29 Is he the God of the jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, even of the Gentiles also. 30 For it is one God which shall justify the circumcision by (d) Meaning that the jew and the Gentile are both justified by one means, which is by faith. faith, and uncircumcision through faith. 31 Do we then destroy the law through faith? God forbid: But we rather maintain the law. ¶ The four Chapter. 7 justification is the free gift of God, as it appeareth by David and Abraham, 13 and also by the office of law and faith. 1 WHat shall we say then that Esaias. li. a. Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, did find? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, them hath he wherein to boast, but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Gene. xv. b. Galath. iii a. james. two. d. Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 To him that worketh, is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of duty. 5 To him that worketh (a) That is, which meaneth not to obtain salvation through worthiness of his works. not, but believeth on him that justifieth the (b) God is said to justify the ungodly, because he pardoneth his sins, & of a wicked man, maketh him good. ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David describeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works: 7 Psa. xxxii. ● Blessed are they whose unrighteousness are forgiven, & whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is that man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 9 Came [this] blessedness then upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? For we say, that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in the circumcision? or when he was in the uncircumcision? ●n. xv. b. Not in the circumcision: but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received the Gen. xvii. b. sign of circumcision, as the So was Abraham's circumcision called, because thereby was sealed the righteousness that through faith was imputed to him before his circumcision. seal of the righteousness of faith, which he had yet being uncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed unto them also. 12 And that he might be father of circumcision, not unto them only which came of the circumcised: but unto them also that walk in the steps of the faith that was in our father Abraham, before the time of circumcision. 13 For the promise that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 Galath. iii. c For if they which are of the law be heirs, then is faith but vain, and the promise of none effect: 15 Because the law causeth wrath. For where no law is, there is no transgression. 16 Therefore by faith [is the inheritance given] that it might [come] by grace, that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, Esaias li. a. which is the father of us al. 17 (As it is written, Gen. xvii. a. that I have made thee a father of many nations) before God, whom he believed, which restoreth the dead unto life, and calleth those things which be not, (d) In the creation of the world this appeared. For when he commanded any thing to be, forthwith it was. as though they were. 18 Who contrary to hope, (e) That is, which believed and hoped for those things which God did promise, when as to man's reason they were with out hope. believed in hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken: so shall thy seed be. 19 And he fainted not in the faith, nor considered his own body now dead, when he was almost an hundred years old, neither yet the (f) For that she was past child bearing deadness o Sara's womb. 20 He stackered not at the promise of God through unbelief: but was strong in faith, giving glory to God: 21 And being full certified, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore was it reckoned to him for righteousness. 23 Rom. xv. a. Nevertheless, it is not written for him only, that it was reckoned to him: 24 But also for us, to whom it shallbe reckoned, so that we believe on him that raised up jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 Which was delivered for our sins, and was raised again for our justification. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 The fruit of faith. 7 The love of God, and obedience of Christ. 12 From whence cometh death, and from whence life. 1 THerefore being justified by faith, we are john. xvi. a. at (a) By peace which is the fruit of faith, is meant the incredible and most constant wy of mind, our conscience being quiet, and established in God's grace. peace with GOD, thorough our Lord jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have had an entrance by faith, unto this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 〈◊〉. iii a. 3 Not that only: but also we rejoice in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience: 4 Patience proof, proof hope: 5 And hope maketh not (b) Both for that the hope of the godly is not disappointed of the which they hope for, and also for that they are not ashamed of any affliction in this world, as the worldly minded be: but constantly abide without shame, whatsoever trouble god doth send to them. ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy ghost, which is given unto us. 6 * For when we were yet weak, according to the time, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Now scace will any man die for the righteous: Yet peradventure for the good some men durst die. 8 ☞ But God setteth out his love toward us, seeing that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more than now, we that are justified by his blood, shallbe saved from wrath through him. 10 For, if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son: much more, seeing we are reconciled, we shallbe saved by his life. 11 Not only so, but we also joy in God, through our Lord jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, & Gen. two. c. Rom. vi. d. death by sin: even so, death entered into all men, insomuch as all have sinned. 13 For unto the law, was sin in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, over them also that had not sinned with like transgression as did Adam, which is the figure of him that was to come. 15 But not as the sin, so is the gift. For if through the sin of one many be dead: much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16 And not as by one that sinned [even so] the gift. For the judgement was of one into condemnation: but the gift, (d) For by Christ we are not only de●yuered fro the sins of Adam, but also from all such sins as we have added thereunto. of many sins into justification. 17 For if by the sin of one, death reigned by the means of one: much more they, which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by the means of one, jesus Christ. 18 Likewise then, as by the sin of one [sin came] on all men to condemnation: even so, by the righteousness of one [good came] upon all men to the righteousness of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many became sinners: so by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous. 20 But Gala. iii. ● the law in the mean time entered in, that sin should increase. But where sin was plenteous, grace was more plenteous. 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death: even so might grace reign thorough righteousness unto eternal life, by jesus Christ our Lord. ¶ The uj Chapter. 5 Newness of life followeth justification, to the which he exhorteth. 1 WHat shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. 2 How shall we that are dead (a) He dieth to sin, in whom the strength of sin is broken, by the power of Christ. to sin, live any longer therein? 3 ☞ Know ye not, that all we which have been baptised into jesus Christ, have been baptised (b) That is, that sin thorough Christ's death, may be abolished and die in us: and that as we are made clean outwardly with water in our baptism, so inwardly our sins 〈◊〉 be wasted away▪ and cleansed by the blood of ●hrist into his death? 4 We are buried then with him by baptism into his death, that likewise as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the father: even so, we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we be grafted together by the likeness of his death: even so shall we be [partakers] of the resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him also, that the body of sin might utterly be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead, is justified from sin. 8 And two. Tim. two. b. if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead, Apoc. i. b. dieth no more, death hath no more power over him. 10 For as touching that he died, he died concerning sin once: And as touching that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise, reckon yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive unto God, thorough jesus Christ our Lord. ☜ 12 Let not sin reign therefore in your mortal body, that ye should thereunto obey by the lusts of it. 13 Neither give ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but give yourselves unto God, as they that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. 14 For sin shall not have power over you, because ye are not under the (c) That is, under the curse of the law, whose office is to accuse & condemn: but under grace, whereby we have forgiveness of our sins, & are sanctified by the holy ghost into the newness of life, law, but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 16 ☞ Know ye not, how that to whom soever ye commit yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin: but ye have obeyed with heart the form of doctrine, into the which ye were brought unto. 18 john viii. d Rom viii a. Being then made free from sin, ye are become the servants of righteousness. 19 ☞ I speak after the manner of (d) Men use to speak gently to their friends, and not to exact so much as they might, but so far forth as reason requireth. men, because of the infirmity of your flesh. As ye have given your members servants to uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity: even so now give your members servants to righteousness, unto holiness. 20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things, is death. 22 But now ye being made free from sin, and made the servants of God, have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For Gene two c. Rom· v. c. the reward of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life, thorough jesus Christ our Lord. ☜ ¶ The vij Chapter. 1.7.12. The use of the law, 24 from the which Christ hath delivered us. 23 The fight between the law of the flesh, and the law of the spirit. 1 Know ye not brethren (for I speak to them that know the (a) Before the coming of Christ all men were married and bound to the law, which did them none other service but disclosed their sin and wickedness, forcing them to seek help for their sin elsewhere. Now then, the law being abolished for her imperfection, and they cleansed thorough God's gra●●, are spoused unto Christ their new husband, him to serve in newness of life. law) how that the law hath power over a man, as long as he liveth? 2 For*the woman which is in subjection to a man, is bound by the law to the man, as long as he liveth: But if the man be dead, she is loosed from them law of the man. 3 So then*yf while the man liveth, she couple herself with another man, she shallbe counted a wedlock breaker: But if the man be dead, she is free from the law, so that she is no wedlock breaker, though she couple herself with another man. 4 Even so, ye also my brethren, are dead concerning the law by the (b) Because the body of Christ is made an offering and a sacrifice for our sins, whereby god is pleased▪ and his wrath appeased: and for Christ's sake 〈◊〉 holy ghost is given to all believers, whereby the power of sin is in us daily weakened: we are counted dead to the law▪ 〈◊〉 that the 〈◊〉 hath no dominion over us. body of Christ, that ye should be coupled to another, who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. 5 For when we were in the flesh, the lusts of sin which were by the law wrought in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death. 6 But now are we delivered from the law, and dead unto it whereunto we were in bondage, that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nevertheless, Rom. v. c. Galath. iii. b I knew not sin, but by the law: For I had not known lust, except the law had said, Exod. xx. c. Deut. v. b. thou shalt not lust. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law, sin [was] dead. 9 I once lived without law: But when the commandment came, sin revived, 10 And I was dead. And the very same commandment, which was ordained unto life, was found to be unto me an occasion of death. 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, hath deceived me, and by the same slew [me.] 12 Wherefore * the law is holy, and the commandment holy, & just, and good. 13 Was that then which was good, made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that sin might appear, by that which was good to work death in me: that sin by the commandment, might be out of measure sinful. 14 For we know, that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, Esaias lii. a. sold under (c) Like as bondmen are violently thrust hurled, & turmoiled, as it pleaseth their cruel master: So are we through heaps of sins drawn to many evil doings which we do neither like nor allow. sin. 15 For that which I do, I allow not. For what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I. 16 If I do now that which I would not, I consent unto the law, that it is good. 17 Now then, it is not I that do it: but sin that dwelleth in me. 18 For I know, that in me, that is to say in my Gene. vi. a. flesh, dwelleth no good thing. For to will, is present with me: but I find no means to perform that which is good. 19 For the good that I would, do I not: But the evil which I would not, that do I. 20 And if I do that I would not, then is it not I that doth it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 21 I find then by the law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God, after the inward man: 23 But I see another law in my members, rebelling against the law of my mind, and subduing me unto the law of sin, which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am: Who shall deliver me from the (d) It is called the body of sin, for that it is an whole lump of sin, tossing and tormenting the whole man, & plucking him from god, whereby plagues & miseries are heaped on, & man liveth as he were in the midst of death, body of this death? 25 I thank God through jesus Christ our Lord. So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God: but with the flesh, the law of sin. ❧ The eight Chapter. 1 The assurance of the faithful. 6 The fruits of the holy ghost. 3 The weakness of the law. 17 Of hope. 18 Of patience under the cross. 29 Of the foreknowledge of God. 1 THere is then no damnation to them which are in Christ jesus, which walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. 2 For the law of the (a) The law of the spirit, and the law of sin, is here taken improperly for the power & strength of the law and sin: and it is called the spirit of life, because it quickeneth and giveth life. spirit of life, through jesus Christ, hath made me * free from the law of sin and death. 3 * For what the law could not do, in as much as it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own son, in the similitude of sinful flesh, even by sin, (b) God, thorough the sacrifice of sin, which Christ his only son offered upon the cross in his flesh, hath condemned and abolished sin, which reigned in our mortal flesh. condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law, might be fulfilled in us, which walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. 5 For they that are carnal, are (c) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 greek words, do not so much signify wisdom and prudence, as affection▪ carefulness, & minding of any thing. carnally minded: But they that are spiritual, are spiritually minded. 6 To be carnally minded, is death: But to be spiritually minded, is life & peace: 7 Because that the fleshly mind is enmity against God: For it is not obedient to the law of God, neither can be. 8 So then, they that are in the flesh, can not please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the spirit of God dwell in you. If any man have not the spirit of Christ, the same is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of (d) Albeit we have a body which is dead to all goodness, by reason of sin, which so strongly raineth in it, yet when we are grafted in Christ, his spirit of life giveth us life, and justifieth us. sin: but the spirit is life for righteousness sake. 11 But, if the spirit of him that raised up jesus from the dead, dwell in you: even he that raised up Christ from the dead, shall also quicken your mortal bodies, because that his spirit dwelleth in you. 12 ☞ Therefore brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: But if ye through the spirit, do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14 For as many as are lend by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear: but Galat. iiii. a. i Tim. i. b. ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, father. 16 two. Cor. i d. Ephe. i. a. The same spirit, beareth witness to our spirit, that we are the sons of God. 17 If we be sons, then are we also heirs, the heirs of God, and joint-heyres with Christ: So that we suffer together, that we may be also glorified together. 18 ☞ For I am certainly (e) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth to way or to consider. But because the matter was certain, and S. Paul nothing doubted thereof, it is thus made: I am persuaded. persuaded that the afflictions of this time, are not worthy of the glory which shallbe showed upon us. 19 * For the fervent desire of the creature, abideth looking when the sons of God shall appear: 20 Because the (f) The creatures shall not 〈◊〉 before God's children be brought to 〈◊〉 perfection In the mean season, they desire, gro●e▪ and wa●te. creature is subject to vanity, not willing, but for him which hath subdued the same in hope. 21 For the same creature shallbe made free from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty of the sons of God. 22 For we know, that every creature groaneth with us also, and travaileth in pain, even unto this tyme. 23 Not only [they], but we also which have the first fruits of the spirit, and we ourselves mourn in ourselves, and wait for the adoption, even the deliverance of our body. ☜ 24 For we are saved by hope: But hope that is seen, is no hope. For how can a man hope for that which he seeth? 25 But and if we hope for that we see not, them do we with patience abide for it. 26 Likewise, the spirit also helpeth our infirmities. For we know not what to desire as we ought: but the spirit maketh great (g) The right form and affection of prayer, cometh by the holy ghost, who maketh intercession for us, not that he prayeth & mourneth: but that he so stirreth our hearts, that we life them up to heaven earnestly and fervently, which is the true prayer. intercession for us, with groanings, which can not be expressed. 27 And * he that searcheth the hearts, * knoweth what is the meaning of the spirit: for he maketh intercession for the saints according to the pleasure of God. ☜ 28 ☞ For we know that all things work for the best, unto them that love God, to them which also are called of purpose. 29 For those which he knew before, he also did predestinate, that they should be like fashioned unto the shape of his son, that he might be the first begotten among many brethren. 30 Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them also he called. And whom he called, them also he justified: And whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31 What shall we then say to these things? Nu. xiiii. b. Luk. xx. b. john. three b. Esaias. liii. d. If God be on our side, who can be against us? 32 Which spared not his own son, Nu. xiiii. b. Luk. xx. b. john. three b. Esaias. liii. d. but gave him for us all: How shall he not with him also give us all things? 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen? It is God that justifieth: 34 Who is he that can condemn? It is Christ which died, yea rather which is raised again, which is also on the right hand of God, and maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of God? Shall tribulation or anguish, or persecution, either hunger, either nakedness, either peril, either sword? 36 As it is written: Psal. 44. d. For thy sake are we killed all day long, and are counted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nevertheless, in all these things we overcome, through him that loved us. 38 For I am sure, that neither death, neither life, neither angels, nor rule, neither power, neither things present, neither things to come, 39 Neither height nor depth, neither any other creature, shallbe able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ jesus our Lord. ☜ ¶ The ix Chapter. 1 Paul declareth his fervent love towards his nation, 11 he treateth of election, and reprobation. 24 Also of the calling of the gentiles, 30 and of the casting of, of the jews. 1 I Say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness by the holy ghost, 2 That I have great heaviness, & continual sorrow in my heart. 3 For * I have wished myself to be cursed from (a) He saw the loss and destruction of his whole nation, falling so far from Gods true religion, he considered how sore God should be dishonoured, when his wonderful benefits and blessings bestowed upon his people▪ should take none effect, but utterly be defaced, which so myghtilie moved him, that he 〈◊〉 rather to be ●at of from Christ, than those things should come to pass. Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen as pertaining to the flesh, 4 Which are the Israelites: To whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, & the covenants, * and the law that was given, and the service of God, and the promises. 5 Of whom are the fathers, of whom as concerning the flesh, Christ [came,] which is God, in all things to be praised for ever. Amen. 6 And it can not be, that the word of God should take none effect. Rom. two. d. For they are not all Israelites, which are of Israel: 7 Neither are they all children that are the seed of Abraham: But Gen. xxi. b. in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is to say: They which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God: But they which be the children of promise, are counted the seed. 9 For this is a word of promise: Gen. xvii. b About this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son. 10 Not only this, but also Rebecca was with child by one [even] by our father Isaac. 11 For yer the [children] were borne, when they had neither done good neither bad, (that the purpose of God by (b) The will and purpose of God, is the cause of the election and reprobation. For his mercy and calling, through Christ, are the means of salvation: and the withdrawing of his mercy, is the cause of damnation. election might stand: not by the reason of works, but by the caller) 12 It was said unto her: * The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written: jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? Is there any unrighteousness with God? God forbidden. 15 For he saith to Moses: Exod 33 d. I will show mercy to whom I show mercy: And will have compassion, on whom I have compassion. 16 So then it is not of the willer, nor of the runner: but of the mercy of God. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh: Exod. ix. b. Even for this same purpose have I stirred thee up, to show my power in thee, & that my name might be declared throughout all the world. 18 So hath he mercy on whom he will, and whom he will, he hardeneth. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me: Why then blameth he [us] yet? For who hath been able to resist his will? 20 isaiah. xlv. b. Eccle. 33. b. jere. xviii. a. But O man, what art thou which disputest with God? Shall the work say to the workman, why hast thou made me on this fashion? 21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, even of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 22 If then, God willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, suffered with long patience, the vessels of wrath, ordained to destruction, 23 To declare the riches of his glory, on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto glory: 24 Whom also he called, not of the jews only, but also of the Gentiles. 25 As he saith also in Osee: Oze. two. d. 1 Peter. two b. I will call them my people, which were not my people: and her beloved, which was not beloved. 26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them: Ye are not my people, there shall they be called the children of the living God. 27 And Esaias crieth concerning Israel: isaiah. x. ●. Though the number of the children of Israel, be as the sand of the sea, yet [but] a remnant shallbe saved. 28 For he finisheth the (c) The word here, is taken for a thing or matter. The Lord diminisshed his people by sunday plagues, persecutions, & vanishmentes, & brought them to a very few. Like wise meaneth S. Paul, that a few of them shallbe saved, which few notwithstanding, shall abound in righteousness, to the glory of God. word, and maketh it short in righteousness: For a short word will the Lord make on earth. 29 And as Esaias said before: * Except the Lord of Sabbath had left us (d) The seed is Christ jesus, ●owen abroad by his Apostles and Disciples. seed, we had been made as Sodoma, and had been likened to Gomorrha. 30 What shall we say then? that the gentiles which followed not righteousness, have obtained righteousness: even the righteousness which cometh of faith. 31 But Israel, which followed the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith: but [as it were] by the works of the law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone, 33 As it is written: Esa. xxviii d Behold, I put in (e) Christ doth justify us by faith without works, which thing the jews and iustitiaries can not believe. Therefore they stumble at Christ, and are offended with him. Zion a stumbling stone, and a rock of offence: And whosoever believeth on him, shall not be confounded. ¶ The ten Chapter. 3 Paul showeth the cause of the fall of the jews. 5 The difference between the justice of the law, and faith. 16 The casting of, of the jews, and calling of the Gentiles. 1 BRethren, ☞ my hearts desire & prayer to God for Israel, is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record, that they have a (a) That is, a certain affection, but not after knowledge. For no zeal nor no good intent 〈◊〉 be acceptable unto God, but only that which is grounded upon faith, and the knowledge of God. zeal of God: but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to stablish their (b) It is called our own righteousness, when we refuse the righteousness which cometh by Christ, & imagine an other righteousness, which cometh by our own works and defuses. own righteousness, have not been obedient unto the righteousness of God. ☜ 4 For * Christ is the (c) end of the law, 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 hath 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉, and therefore w●●●●euer believeth in him, is ●ounted just before God, as well as he had fulfilled the whole law himself. for righteousness to all that believe. 5 For * Moses' writeth, of the righteousness which [is] of the law, how that the man which doth those things, shall live by them. 6 But the righteousness which is of faith, speaketh on this wise: Say not thou in thine heart, who shall ascend into (d) For faith teacheth us, that Christ is ascended up into heaven, to take us with him, and hath descended into the depth of death to destroy death, and to d●yuer us. heaven? That is, to fetch Christ down from above. 7 Either who shall descend into the deep? That is, to fetch up Christ again from the dead. 8 But what saith he? Deu, thirty. c The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart. This same is the word of faith, which we preach 9 For if thou shalt knowledge with thy mouth, the Lord jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 ☞ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth man confesseth to salvation. 11 For the scripture saith: Esais. 28. d. Whosoever believeth on him, shall not be confounded. 12 There is no difference between the jew & the Greek: for the same Lord over all, is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For joel. two. g. Acts. two. c. whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shallbe saved. 14 How then shall they call on him, on whom they have not believed? How shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? How shall they hear, without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of them which bring good tidings of peace, & bring good tidings of good things. 16 But they have not all obeyed the Gospel. For Esaias saith: isaiah. liii. a. john. xii. a. Lord, who hath believed our sayings? 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing cometh by the word of God. 18 But I ask: Have they not heard? No doubt, Psal. nineteen a. their sound went out into all lands, and their words into the ends of the world. ☜ 19 But I demand whether Israel did know or not? First Moses saith: Deut. 32. c. I will provoke you to envy, by them that are no people: and by a foolish nation I will anger you. 20 And Esaias is bold, and sayeth: isaiah. lii. b. I am found of them that sought me not: I am manifest unto them that asked not after me. 21 But against Israel he sayeth: isaiah. lxv. a. All day long have I stretched forth my hands unto a people that believeth not, but speaketh against me. ¶ The xj Chapter. 1 God hath his Church though it appear not always to the world. 8 God hath forsaken the jews, and chosen the gentiles, 18 whom yet he warneth to humble themselves. 29 God repenteth him not of his gifts. 33 The depth of God's judgements. 1 I Say then, hath God cast away his people? God forbidden. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin, 2 God hath not cast away way his people which he knew before. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God, against Israel, 3 Saying: two Re. nineteen. b. Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine (a) Those altars, he meaneth whereupon Abraham, Isaac, and jacob, did offer sacrifices in time past, upon the which it was lawful for the jews to do sacrifice, until the building of the temple. altars: and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? * I have reserved unto myself seven thousand men, which have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal. 5 Even so at this time, there is a remnant, according to the election of grace. 6 If it be of grace, then is it not now of works: For then grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it now no grace: For then work is no more work. 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he sought: but the election hath obtained it, the remnant hath been blinded, 8 According as it is written: isaiah. vi. c. Mat. xiii. b. God hath given them the spirit of (b) That is, pricking and unquietness of conscience. remorse, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, even unto this day. 9 * And David saith: Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling stock, and a recompense unto them. 10 Let their eyes be blinded that they see not, & bow thou down their back always. 11 I say then, have they therefore stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid: but through their fall, salvation [is come] unto the (c) That is, for that the jews contemning the Gospel of Christ, fell away from God, the preaching of the Gospel came unto the gentiles, which is their salvation. gentiles, for to provoke them withal. 12 Now, if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the minishing of them, the riches of the gentiles: How much more their fullness? 13 For I speak to you gentiles, in as much as Rom. i a. i Tim. two. a. two Tim. i c. I am the Apostle of the gentiles, I magnify mine office. 14 If by any mean I may provoke them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 15 For if the casting away of them, be the reconciling of the world: what shall the receiving [of them] be, but life from the dead? 16 For if the first fruits be holy, the whole lump also [is holy.] And if the root be holy, the branches also. 17 And if some of the branches be broken (d) These broken branches, were the unbelieving jews, which for their unbelief, were cut of from the promise of God, in whose stead was the wild Olive, that is, the gentiles, grafted thorough faith. of, and thou being a wild Olive tree, wast graft in among them, & made partaker of the root and fatness of the * Olive tree: 18 Boast not thyself against the branches. For if thou boast thyself, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, the branches are broken of, that I might be grafted in. 20 Well: because of unbelief, they were broken of, and thou stoodest steadfast in faith. Be not high minded, but fear. 21 For seeing that God spared not the natural branches [take heed] lest it come to pass, that he spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore, the kindness and rigorousness of God: on them which fell, rigorousness: but towards thee, kindness, if thou continue in kindness, or else thou shalt be hewn of: 23 And they, two Cor. three d. if they bide not still in unbelief, shallbe graffed in: For God is of power to graff them in again. 24 For if thou were cut out of a natural wild Olive tree, and were graffed contrary to nature, in a true Olive tree: How much more shall the natural branches, be graffed in their own Olive tree? 25 For I would not brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits,) that partly blindness is happened in Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles be come in: 26 And so all Israel shallbe saved, as it is written: isaiah. lix. d. Psal. xiiii. c. There shall come out of Zion he that doth deliver, and shall turn away ungodliness from jacob. 27 And this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are loved for the fathers [sakes]. 29 For the gifts and calling of God, are without repentance. 30 For, as ye in time past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy, through their unbelief: 31 Even so now have they not believed the mercy [showed] unto you, that they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath wrapped all [nations] in unbelief, that he might have mercy on al. 33 O the deepness of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God, how unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways past finding out? 34 For Sapien. ix. b. isaiah. lx. c. i Cor. two. d. who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his councillor? 35 Either who hath given unto him first, (e) By this, the Apostle declareth that God by his free will and election, doth give salvation unto men, without any deserts of their own. & he shallbe recompensed again. 36 For of him, and through him, and for him, are all things: To whom be glory for ever. Amen. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 Of what conversation they which profess Christ should be of. 6 How every man should walk in his several calling. 19 No man to revenge. 1 I Beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercifulness of God, that ye give up your bodies a quick (a) The jews in Moses' law, were commanded to offer up the de●d carcases of beasts: but Christians should exhibit their own li●ely bodies for a sacrifice to God, in mortifying their carnal lusts, and framing themselves by saith, to Godliness and charity. sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service: 2 And fashion not yourselves like unto this (b) The world hath divers significations in the scriptures, but here is taken specially for the nature and disposited of men in the world which lived after their lusts & pleasures 〈◊〉 serveth not god in holiness of life, and godly conversation world, but be ye changed in your shape, by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the will of God, good, and acceptable, and perfect. 3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man among you, that no man esteem of himself more than he ought to esteem: but so esteem [him self] that he behave himself Two ●●●nges are revenued, if we 〈◊〉 esteem 〈◊〉 judge so●●● of God's 〈◊〉 in us: The one, that we do not 〈◊〉 to ourselves, that which we have not. The next, that we beast not of the gentiles, but ●●ueren●●y and seber●y to 〈◊〉▪ to Gods honour and glory. discretely, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not one office: 5 So, we being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. ☜ 6 ☞ ● Cor. xii a Seeing that we have divers gifts, according to the grace that is given unto us, if any man have the gift, either ● Cor. xii a prophesy after the measure of faith, 7 Either office in administration, or he that teacheth in teaching: 8 Or he that exhorteth, in exhorting, he that giveth in singleness, he that ruleth in diligence, he that is merciful in cheerfulness. 9 Love without dissimulation, hating evil, cleaving to good. 10 Affectioned one to another with brotherly love, i Peter two. d. Eccle. 31. c. in giving honour, go one before another. 11 Not lither in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, 12 Rejoicing in hope, patient in trouble, instant in prayer, 13 Distributing to the necessity of saints, given to hospitality. 14 Heb. xiii ●. Math. v. g. Bless them which persecute you, bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 16 Being of like affection one towards another, being not high minded: but making yourselves equal to them of the lower sort. ☜ ☞ Be not wise in your own opinions, 17 Recompensing to no man evil for evil. providing afore hand things honest, [not only before God, but also] in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19 dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath. For it is written: Deut. 32. d. Vengeance is mine, I will repay saith the Lord. 20 Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing, thou shalt heap coals of (d) For▪ either thou shalt win him with thy benefit, or else his conscience shall bear him witness, that God's burning wrath hangeth over him. fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. ☜ ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 Of Obedience to the rulers, who bear not the sword in vain. 8 Charity must measure all our doings. 11 An exhortation to good life. 1 LEt every soul be subject unto the higher powers: For Sapi. vi a. john. three d. there is no power but of god. The powers that be, are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: And they that resist, shall receive to themselves damnation. 3 For rulers are not fearful to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou not fear the power? Do well, and thou shalt have praise of the same. 4 For he is the minister of God for thy wealth. But if thou do evil, fear: For he beareth not the sword in vain, for he is the minister of God, revenger of wrath on him that doth evil. 5 Wherefore, ye must needs be subject, not only for fear of punishment: but also because of (a) For we are bound in conscience by the word of God, to obey the higher powers, and in disobeying we should hurt the consciences of others, thorough our evil example. conscience. 6 And for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are Gods ministers, serving for the same purpose. ☜ 7 give to every man therefore his duty, Mat. xvii c. tribute to whom tribute, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour [belongeth.] ☜ 8 Own nothing to no man, but to love one another: (For he that loveth another, hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this: Thou shalt not commit ad●●●●e, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not lust: and if there be any other commandment, it is comprehended in this saying: namely, Le●●t nineteen. d Mat. xxi. d. Mark. xii. c Galath. v. b. james. two. b. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Charity worketh no ill to his neighbour, therefore the fulfilling of the law is charity.) ☜ 11 ☞ And chiefly considering the season, how that it is time that we should now awake out of sleep: For now is our salvation (b) 〈◊〉 there we go▪ the nea●●● 〈◊〉 we to the end. Now therefore our perfect & full salvation, is nearer unto us, then when we began first to believe. nearer, than when we believed. 12 The night is passed, the day is come nigh. Let us therefore cast away the deeds of darkness, & let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly as in the day, Luk. xxi f. Eccle. 31. c. and 38. d. not in rioting & drunkenness, neither in chaumbering & wantonness, neither in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord jesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesh, to the lusts [thereof.] ❧ The xiiij Chapter. 1 The weak must be borne with. 10 No man ought to offend his neighbours conscience. 15 One ought to bear with another's conscience in charity. 1 him that is weak in the faith, receive: not to judgements of (a) That is, not to this end▪ contentiously to dispute with him in matters of religion, where unto▪ through the weakness o● faith, he can not as yet attain, lest he should departed with a greater scruple of conscience, or be offended with uncharitable reasoning. disputing. 2 One believeth that he may eat every thing: Another which is weak, cateth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: And let not him which eateth not, * judge him that eateth. For God hath received him. 4 jacob. iiii. b. What art thou that judgest another man's servant? To his own master he standeth or falleth: Yea, he shallbe holden up. For god is able to make him stand. 5 This man putteth difference between day and day. Another man counteth all days alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own (b) We must be assured in our conscience by 〈◊〉 word, in all thing that we do▪ that if we be strong▪ we may● know what 〈◊〉 our liberty: 〈◊〉 we be weak, we may ●e●ne to 〈◊〉 daily. mind. 6 He that esteemeth the day, esteemeth it unto the Lord: And he that esteemeth not the day to the Lord, he doth not esteem it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks: And he that eateth not, eateth not to the Lord, and giveth God thanks. 7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 8 For if we live, we live unto the Lord: And if we die, we die unto the Lord. Whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lords. 9 For to this end Christ both died and rose again and revived, that he might be Acts. 〈…〉. Lord both of dead & quick. 10 But why dost thou then judge thy brother? Either, why dost thou despise thy brother? We shallbe all brought before the judgement seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, I live, saith the Lord: isaiah. lxv. e. Philip. two. b. and all knees shall bow to me, & all tongues shall give praise to God. 12 So shall every one of us give account of himself to God. 13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: But judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block, or an occasion to fall, in his brother's way. 14 ☞ For I know, and am persuaded by the Lord jesus, that Math. xv. b. Acts. x. b. i Tim. iiii a. Mark. seven. d. there is nothing common of itself: but unto him that judgeth it to be common, to him is it common. 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 16 Let not your good be evil spoken of. 17 For the kingdom of God, is not meat and drink: but righteousness, & peace, and joy in the holy ghost. 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ, pleaseth God, and is commended of men. 19 Let us therefore follow those things which make for peace, & things wherewith one may edify another. 20 Destroy not the work of God for meats sake. Titu●. i d. All things are pure: but it is evil for that man, which eateth with offence. 21 It is good neither to eat flesh, neither to drink wine, neither any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, either falleth, or is made weak. 22 Hast thou Faith▪ is here taken for a 〈◊〉 persuasion of the christian liberty in things indifferent. faith? Have it with thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in the thing which he alloweth. 23 For he that maketh conscience, is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: For whatsoever is not of faith, is (d) This sentence, both Augustine and Origen do take to be generally meant of all men's works whatsoever they be, which proceed not of a right conscience and an undoubted faith, grounded upon the word of God, sin. ❧ The xu Chapter. 1 We must support one another after the example of Christ. 14 Paul showeth his zeal toward them, 30 and requireth the like of them. 1 WE which are strong, Galath. vi. a aught to bear the frailness of the weak, & not to stand in our own conceits. 2 Let every man please his neighbour, in that that is good to (a) To edify signifieth to do 〈◊〉 manner of ●●●es to our neighbour, either to bring him to christ, or if he be ●●●ne, that he may go forward in virtue. edifying. 3 For Christ pleased not himself. But as it is written: * The rebukes of them which rebuked thee, fell on me. 4 ☞ * For whatsoever things have been written afore time, were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 5 The God of patience and consolation, grant you to be like minded one towards another, after the ensample of Christ jesus: 6 levit. nineteen. d That ye all agreeing together, may with one mouth praise God, and the father of our Lord jesus Christ. 7 Wherefore, receive ye one another, as Christ received us, to the praise of God. 8 And I say, that jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promise [made] unto the fathers: 9 Deut. xx. f. 2 Reg. 22. d. Psal xviii. g And that the gentiles might praise God for his mercy, as it is written: Deut. xx. f. 2 Reg. 22. d. Psal xviii. g For this cause I will praise thee among the gentiles, and sing unto thy name. 10 And again he saith: Deut. 32. f. Rejoice ye gentiles with his people. 11 And again: Psal. cxvii. a praise the Lord all ye gentiles, & laud him all ye people together. 12 And again Esaias saith: There shallbe the Esaias. xi. a. root of jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the gentiles, in him shall the gentiles trust. 13 The God of hope, fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may be rich in hope, through the power of the holy ghost. ☜ 14 I myself am persuaded of you my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, and filled with all knowledge, able also to exhort one another. 15 Nevertheless brethren, I have somewhat more boldly written unto you, to put you in remembrance, through the grace that is given me of God, 16 That I should be the minister of jesus Christ, to the gentiles, and should minister the Gospel of God, that the offering of the (b) He calleth here the offering of the gentiles, the people of the gentiles whom he won to god by the preaching of the Gospel. gentiles might be acceptable, and sanctified by the holy ghost. 17 I have therefore whereof I may rejoice through Christ jesus, in those things which pertain to God. 18 For I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the gentiles obedient with word and deed, 19 In mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the spirit of God: so that from Jerusalem, & the coasts round about, unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the Gospel of Christ. 20 So have I enforced myself to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should have built upon an other (c) In other man's foundation he calleth here the churches that were taught and instructed of other apostles. man's foundation. 21 But as it is written: * To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that heard not, shall understand. 22 For this cause I have been oft let, that I could not come unto you. 23 But now, seeing I have no more to do in these countries, and also have been desirous many years to come unto you: 24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: For I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, after that I be somewhat filled with you. 25 But now go I unto Jerusalem, to minister Act. xi. d. unto the (d) That is▪ to carry to the poor saints that lived at Jerusalem▪ the alms that he gathered for them among the gentiles whe●e he preached. saints. 26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia & Achaia to make a certain common gathering for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. 27 It hath pleased them verily, & their debtors are they. For if the gentiles be made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is to minister unto them in carnal things. 28 When I have performed this, and have (e) That is, when I shall faithfully deliver it to them▪ as it were sealed most surely. By fruit, he meaneth alms, which is the fruit of the faith of those that had received the Gospel. sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain. 29 And I am sure, that when I come unto you, I shall come with abundance of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ. 30 ☞ I beseech you brethren for the Lord jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the spirit, that ye help me in my business with your prayers to God for me: 31 That I may be delivered from them which believe not in jury, & that this my service which I have at Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints: 32 That I may come unto you with joy, by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. 33 The God of peace be with you al. Amen. i. Co● xii●. ● ¶ The xuj Chapter. 1 A number of salutations. 17 Paul willeth them to beware of false brethren. 20 He prayeth and giveth thanks for them. 1 I Commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a minister of the (a) In that primative church ancient widows, and other virtuous women were chosen & appointed to minister unto the needy, and therefore called ministers: & not because they had any public authority to teach in the congregation. Church of Cenchrea, 2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as it becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: For she hath suckoured many, and myself also. 3 Greet Priscilla and * Aquila my helpers in Christ jesus: 4 (Which have for my life laid down their own necks: Unto whom, not only I give thanks, but also all the Churches of the gentiles) 5 Likewise [greet] the Church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epenetus, which is the first fruit of Achaia in Christ. 6 Greet Marie, which bestowed much labour on us. 7 Salute Andronicus and junia my cousins, and prisoners with me also, which are well taken among the Apostles, and were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 9 Salute Vrban our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 10 Salute Appelles approved in Christ, salute them which are of Aristobulus household. 11 Salute Herodion my kinsman, greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. 12 Salute Tryphena, & Tryphosa, which labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. 13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14 Greet Asyneritus, Phlegon, Herman, Patrobas, Mercurius, and the brethren which are with them. 15 Salute Philologus and julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. 16 two. Cor. xii. ● Salute one an other with an holy (b) This was a sign of amity among the jews, which S. Paul willeth to be holy, that is▪ that it come from a mind full of godly charity. kiss. The Churches of Christ salute you. 17 ☞ Now I beseech you brethren, (c) There are two marks to know the false apostles buy. The one is, when they leave Christ & serve thei● belly. The other▪ when they regard not the holy scripture, but preach lies & their own fantasies. mark them which cause division, & give occasions of evil, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them. 18 For they that are such, serve not the Lord jesus Christ, * but their own belly, and with sweet and flattering words deceive the hearts of the innocentes. 19 For your obedience is gone abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore no doubt, of you: But yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, & simple concerning evil. 20 The God of peace shall tread Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord jesus Christ be with you. 21 Timotheus my workfelowe, and Lucius, and jason, & Sosipater my kinsmen, salute you. 22 I Tertius, which wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. 23 Act x●x ● Gaius mine host, and of the whole Church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. 24 The grace of our Lord jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 25 To him that is of power to stablish you, according to my Gospel, and preaching of jesus Christ, by revealing of the mystery which was kept secret sense the world began, 26 But now is opened, and by the scriptures of the prophets, at the commandment of the everlasting God, to the obedience of faith, among all nations published: 27 To [the same] God, wise only, be glory, through jesus Christ, for ever. Amen. ¶ This epistle was written to the Romans from Corinthus [and sent] by Phebe the minister unto the Church at Cenchrea. R. E. ¶ The first Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 He praiseth the great graces of God showed toward them, 10 exhorting them to concord and humility. 19 He beateth down all pride, and wisdom which is not grounded upon God: 26 Showing whom God hath chosen to confound the wisdom of the world. 1 Paul called [to be] an Apostle of jesus Christ, through the will of God, and brother Sostenes: 2 Unto the Church of God which is at Corinthus: To them that are sanctified in Christ jesus, (a) Made holy by thee free mercy and calling of God. saints by calling, with all that call on the name of our Lord jesus Christ in every place, both of theirs and ours: 3 Rom. i. a. Galath. i a. Grace be unto you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord jesus Christ. 4 ☞ I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you in jesus Christ: 5 That in all things ye are made rich in him, in all utterance, & in all knowledge: 6 As the testimony of jesus Christ was confirmed in you. 7 So that ye are destitute of no gift, waiting for the appearing of our Lord jesus Christ, 8 Which shall also () Or. con●●●e. strength you unto the end, that ye may be (b) For there is no condemnation to them 〈…〉 Christ 〈◊〉 blameless in the day of our Lord jesus Christ. ☜ 9 Nu. xxiii. e. i Cor. x. c. God is faithful, by whom ye are called unto the fellowship of his son jesus Christ our Lord. 10 Now I beseech you brethren by the name of our Lord jesus Christ, that ye all speak one thing, and that there be no dissensions among you, but be ye knit together, in one mind, and in one meaning. 11 For it is showed unto me my brethren, of you, by them which are of the house of Cloe, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul, and I am of Act. xviii. d i. Cor. iii a. and xvi c. Apollo, and I am of Cephas, and I am of Christ. 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? either were ye baptised in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptised none of you but Crispus and Gaius: 15 Lest any should say, that I had baptised in mine own name. 16 I baptised also the household of Stephana: Furthermore know I not whether I baptised any other. 17 For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the Gospel: not with wisdom of (c) When men should ●terib●te that unto eloquence, which only belongeth to the power of God words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross, is to them that perish foolishness: but unto us which are saved, * it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, Rom. i b. isaiah. xxix d I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will cast away the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? Esaias 33. c. where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness? 21 For after that the world through wisdom knew not God, in the wisdom of God: it pleased God through foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For Math. viii d Luke. xi. d. john. vi. d. the jews require a sign, & the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness: 24 But unto them which are called both of the jews and Greeks [we preach] Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God, is wiser than men, and the weakness of God, is stronger than men. 26 Brethren, ye see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble [are called.] 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise: And God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound things which are mighty: 28 And unnoble things of the world, & things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea] and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should rejoice in his presence. 30 And of him are ye in Christ jesus, which of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That according as it is written: he that rejoiceth, let him rejoice in the Lord. ❧ The two Chapter. 1 He putteth for example his manner of preaching, which was according to the tenor of the Gospel: 8 Which Gospel was contemptible, and hid to the carnal, 10 and again honourable and manifest to the spiritual. 1 AND I brethren, when I came to you, came not in gloriousness of words, or of wisdom, showing unto you the (a) That is, the Gospel, whereby God doth manifest himself to the world, or whereof God is the author and witness. testimony of God. 2 For I esteemed not to know any thing among you save jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was among you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my words and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in showing of the spirit, and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 6 And we speak wisdom among them that are perfit: not the wisdom of this world, neither of the princes of this world, which come to nought. 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery [even] the hid [wisdom] which God ordained before the world, unto our glory. 8 Which Acts. xiii. d none of the princes of this world knew: For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written: isaiah. lxiii. ●. The eye hath not seen, & the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his spirit: For Rom. viii. a. the spirit searcheth all things, yea the deep things of God. 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the (b) Man's mind▪ which understandeth, and judgeth. spirit of man which is in him? Even so, the things of God, knoweth no man, but the spirit of God. 12 And we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that are given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the holy ghost teacheth, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things. 14 But the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him: Neither can he know [them] because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual, discerneth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 16 Esaias. xl. c. Rom. xi c. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he might instruct him? But we have the (c) That is, Christ's spirit. mind of Christ. ¶ The three Chapter. 3 Paul rebuketh the sects and authors thereof. 7 No man ought to attribute his salvation to the ministers, but to God. 10 That they beware erroneous doctrines. 11 Christ is the foundation of his Church. 16 The dignity and office both of the ministers, and also of all the faithful. 1 AND I could not speak unto you brethren, as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal [even] as unto (a) Being engraffed in Christ by faith, we begin to move by his spirit and as we profit in faith, we grow up to a ripe age. And here ●et him take heed that teacheth, lest for milk he give po●son: For milk & strong meat in 〈◊〉 are one but only 〈◊〉 in manner & form. babes in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, and not meat: For ye then were not strong, neither are ye as yet. 3 For ye are carnal. Seeing then, there is among you envying, & strife, and sects, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4 For while one saith, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollo, are ye not carnal? 5 What is Paul? what is Apollo? Only ministers are they by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man. 6 I have planted, Apollo watered: but God gave the increase. 7 So then, neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth: but God that giveth the increase. 8 He that planteth, & he that watereth, are one, and every man shall receive his reward according to his labour. 9 For we together are Gods labourers, ye are God's husbandry [ye are] Ephe. two. d. Gods building. 10 According to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise master builder have I laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man (b) He reproveth the minister's of Corinth▪ as teachers of curious doctrines & questions. take heed how he buildeth upon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay, then that that is laid, Mat. xvi. c. which is jesus Christ. 12 If any man build on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, timber, hay [or] stubble: 13 Every man's work shall appear. The day shall declare it, because it shallbe revealed by the fire: And the fire shall try every man's work what it is. 14 If any man's work that he hath built upon abide, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work burn, he shall suffer loss, but he shallbe safe himself: nevertheless, yet as it were through fire. 16 ☞ 1. Cor. vi. d. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are. 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him be a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world, is foolishness with God. For it is written: job. v. b. He compasseth the wise in (c) When they themselves are entangled in the same snares which they laid for others. their own craftiness. 20 And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they be vain. 21 Therefore, let no man rejoice in (d) But in God, who worketh by his ministers to his own glory, and the comfort of his Church. men: For all things are yours: 22 Whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, either the world, either life, or death, whether they be present things, or things to come, all are yours: 23 And ye are Christ's, and Christ (is) Gods. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 After that he had described the office of a true apostle, 3 seeing they did not acknowledge him such one, 4 he appealeth to god's judgement, 7 beating down their glory, which hindered them to praise that which they dispraised in him. 16 He showeth what he requireth on their part, and what they ought to look for of him at his return. 1 LEt a man so esteem of us, as the ministers of Christ, and disposers of the Deu. xxix d secrets of God. 2 Furthermore, it is required of the disposers that a man be found faithful. 3 With me it is but a very small thing that I should be judged of you, either of man's judgement: No, I judge not (a) Whether I have great gifts or little, sew or many. mine own self. 4 For I know nothing by myself, yet am I not thereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will lighten things that are hid in darkness, & open the counsels of the hearts, and then shall every man have praise of God. ☜ 6 And these things brethren, I have figuratively applied unto myself, and to Apollo's, for your sakes, that ye might learn by us, that no man conceive in mind above that which is written, that one swell not against another for any man's cause. 7 For who (b) To wit, from other men, & preferreth thee. separateth thee? And what hast thou, that thou hast not received? If thou have received it, why rejoicest thou, as though thou hadst not received it? 8 Now ye are full, now ye are made rich, ye reign as kings without us, and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. 9 For me thinketh, that God hath set forth us, which are the last apostles, as it were men appointed to death. Psa. lxiiii. d. Rom. viii. f. For we are made a gazing stock unto the world, and to the angels, and to men. 10 We [are] (c) By this bitter tenanting, in ab●ectyng himself, and exalting the Corinthians, he maketh them ashamed of their vain glory. fools for Christ's sake, but ye [are] wise in Christ. We [are] weak, but ye [are] strong. Ye [are] honourable, but we [are] despised. 11 Even unto this () Or, hour, time we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place, 12 And labour, Acts. xx ● i The●● two. The●● working with our own hands. We are reviled, and we bless. We are persecuted, and suffer it. 13 We are evil spoken of, and we pray: we are made as the filthiness of the world, the ofscowring of all things unto this day. 14 I writ not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. 15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers: For in Christ jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel. 16 Wherefore, I desire you, be ye followers of me. 17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, which is my beloved son, & faithful in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in all Churches. 18 Some swell as though I would come no more at you: 19 But I will come to you shortly, Act. xviii. c. Heb.. vi. a. if the Lord will, & will know, not the words of them which swell, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in (d) Of the holy ghost. power. 21 What will ye? Shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and in the spirit of meekness? ❧ The .v. Chapter. 1 He reproveth sharply their negligence in punishing him that had committed incest, 3 willing them to excommunicate him, 7 to embrace purity, 9 and flee wickedness. 1 THere goeth a common saying that there is fornication among you, & such fornication as is not named among the (a) Who would think that you would suffer the mischief unpunished, which the most barbarous nations abhor to speak of. gentiles: Levi. xviii. d that one should have his father's wife. 2 And ye swell, and have not rather sorrowed, that he that hath so done this deed, might be put from among you. 3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have determined already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath done this deed. 4 In the name of our Lord jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together and my spirit, with the power of the Lord jesus Christ, 5 Math. 18. d. To deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord jesus. 6 Your rejoicing is not (b) Seeing you suffer such monstrous vices unpunished. good. Know ye not, that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 7 ☞ Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are unleavened bread: For Christ our Pasover is offered up for us. 8 Therefore let us keep holy day, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of pureness and truth. ☜ 9 I wrote unto you in an epistle, that ye should not company with fornicators: 10 [And I meant] not at all with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters: for than must ye needs have gone out of the world. 11 But now I have written unto you, ●. Thes iii b that ye company not together, if any that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or a worshipper of idols, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner: with him that is such [see that ye] eat not. 12 For what have I to do to judge them that are without? Do ye not judge them that are within? Them that are without God judgeth. Deut. xiii. b Put away from among you that wicked person. The vi Chapter. 1 He rebuketh them for going to law together before the heathen. 7 Christians ought rather to suffer. 12 He reproveth the abusing of christian liberty, 15 and showeth that we ought to serve God purely, both in body and in soul. 1 DAre any of you, having business “ Or, against with another, be judged under the (a) He calleth them unjust, whosoever are not sanctified in Christ. unjust, and not rather under the saints? 2 Mat. seven. d. Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? If the world shallbe judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3 Know ye not how that we shall judge the angels? How much more things that pertain to this life? 4 If than ye have judgement of things pertaining to this life, set up them to judge which are least esteemed in the Church. 5 I speak it to your shame: Is it so that there is not a wise man among you? no not one that can judge between brother and brother? 6 But one brother goeth to law with another, and that under the unbelievers? 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another: Why rather suffer ye not wrong? why rather suffer ye not harm? 8 Nay, ye yourselves do wrong, and do harm, and that to your brethren. 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Gal. v d. Eph. v. a neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor weaklings, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor cursed speakers, nor Or exto●●rs. pillars, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord jesus, and by the spirit of our God. 12 All things are lawful unto me, but Eccle. 37· d. i. Cor. x. c. all things are not profitable: All things are lawful unto me, but I will not be brought under the (b) For we are subject to those things which we can not want. power of any. 13 Meats [are ordained] for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it, and them. Now the body [is] not for (c) They abused meats, both in that they offended other thereby, & also provoked their own lusts to unclearesse. fornication: but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 And God both hath raised up the Lord, and also shall raise us up by his power. 15 ☞ i Cor. iii c. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that he which coupleth himself with an harlot, is one body? Gene. two d. Matth nineteen. Mark. x. a. Eph. v. g. For two (saith he) shallbe one flesh. 17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doth, is without the body: but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body. 19 Know ye not that your body is the temple of the holy ghost [which is] in you, whom ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are dearly bought: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods. The vii Chapter. 1 The apostle answereth to certain questions which the Corinthians desired to know, 2 as of single life, 3 of the duty of marriage. 11 of discords and dissension in marriage 13 of marriage between the faithful and unfaithful, 18 of uncircumcising the circumcised, 21 of servitude. 25 of virginity, 39 and second marriage. 1 Now as concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me, ☞ it is (a) Or, expedient, because marriage, thorough man's corruption▪ and not by gods institution▪ bringeth ●a●es and troubles. good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband give unto the wife due benevolence: Likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not the power of her own body, but the husband: And likewise also the husband hath not the power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Tob. vi d. joel. two. d. Defraud you not the one the other, except [it be] with both your consents for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer: and afterward come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 6 This I say of favour, & (b) He showeth that he commandeth not precisely all men to marry, but that God hath granted this remedy unto them which can not live chaste. not of commandment. 7 For I would that all men were as I myself [am:] but every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, another after that. 8 I say therefore unto them that be unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I 9 But i Tim. v. c. if they can not abstain, let them marry: For it is better to marry then to burn. 10 Unto the married command, not I, but the Lord, Mat. v. e. and nineteen. a. Let not the wife depart from the husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled unto her husband [again:] And let not the husband put away his wife. 12 But to the remnant speak I, not the Lord: If any brother have a wife that believeth not, if she be content to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 13 And the woman which hath to her husband an infidel, and he consent to dwell with her, let her not put him away. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean, but now are they (c) They that are borne of either of the parents faithful, are also counted members of Christ's church, because of the promise. holy. 15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him departed: A brother or a sister is not in subjection in such things: But God hath called us in peace. 16 For how knowest thou O woman, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? 17 But as God hath distributed to every man, Eph. iiii. a. as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk, and so ordain I in all Churches. 18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not add uncircumcision: Is any called uncircumcised? let him not be circumcised. 19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. 20 ☞ Let every man abide in the same calling, wherein he was called. 21 i Tim. vi ●. Art thou called a servant? care not for it: Nevertheless, if thou mayest be free, use it rather. 22 For he that is called in the Lord [being] a servant, is the Lords free man: Likewise also he that is called [being] free, is Christ's servant. 23 Ye are dearly bought, be not ye the servants of men. 24 Brethren, let every man wherein he is called, therein abide with (d) Or, sincerely, as in the presence of God. God. ☜ 25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet give I counsel, as one that hath obtained mercy in the Lord to be faithful. 26 I suppose therefore that it is good for the present necessity: for [I say] it is good for a man so to be. 27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed: Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. 28 But and if thou marry a wife, thou sinnest not, and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: Nevertheless, such shall have trouble in their flesh, but I bear with you. 29 But this say I brethren, the time is short: It remaineth, that they which have wives, be as though they had none: 30 And they that weep, as though they wept not: & they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not: and they that buy, as though they possessed not: 31 And they that use this world, as though they used it not: For Es● lx b. the fashion of this world goeth away. 32 i john. two c. Mat. vi d. Luk. vi. c. I would have you without care: He that is unmarried, careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 33 But he that hath married a wife, careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. 34 There is difference between a virgin and a wife: The unmarried woman careth for the things that are of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: [Again] she that is married careth for the things that pertain to the world, how she may please her husband. 35 ☞ This speak I for your profit, not to tangle you in a snare: but that [ye may follow] that which is honest and comely, and that ye may cleave fast unto the Lord without separation. 36 But if any man think that it is uncomely for his virgin if she pass the time of marriage, (e) That is, that she should marry to avoid fornication. and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them be married. 37 Nevertheless, he that purposeth surely in his heart having no need, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doth well. 38 So then he that joineth his virgin in marriage, doth well: but he that joineth not [his virgin] in marriage, doth better. 39 Rom. seven. a. The wife is bound to the () Or, by the law of marriage. law as long as her husband liveth: but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to marry with whom she will, only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgement: And I think verily that I have the spirit of God. ¶ The eight Chapter. 1 He rebuketh them that use their liberty to the slander of other, in going to the idolatrous sacrifices. 9 And showeth how men ought to behave them toward such as be weak. 1 AS touching things Acts. v. c. offered unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth. 2 If any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 3 But if any man love God, the same is () Or taught. known of him. 4 As concerning the eating of those things that are offered unto idols, we are sure that i Cor. x c. an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. 5 And though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and (a) which being idols, yet are esteemed of men, as Lords and Seigneours. lords many:) 6 Yet unto us is there but one God, [which is] the father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one Lord jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 7 But every man hath not knowledge: i Cor. viii. g. For some having conscience of the idol until this hour, eat as a thing offered unto idols, and so their conscience being weak, is defiled. 8 But meat maketh us not acceptable to God: For neither if we eat, have we the more, neither if we eat not, have we the less. 9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours be an occasion of falling, to them that are weak. 10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idols temple: shall not the conscience of him which is weak, be (b) By thine example, with out any grossd of doctrine. boldened to eat those things which are offered to idols, 11 And through thy knowledge shall the (c) which eateth against his conscience. weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12 When ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. 13 Wherefore, Rom. 14 d. if meat offend my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I should offend my brother. The ix Chapter. 1 He exhorteth them by his example to use their liberty to the edification of other. 24 to run on forth in the course that they have begun. 1 AM I not an Apostle? am I not free? Act. xi. a. have I not seen jesus Christ our Lord: Are ye not my work in the Lord? 2 If I be not an Apostle unto other, yet doubtless am I unto you: For the (a) I need to further declaration, but the works that I have wrought among you. seal of mine Apostleship are ye in the Lord. 3 Mine answer to them that ask me, is this, 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5 Have we not power to lead about a (b) Or a sister a wife. saint Paul useth none other word to express a wife then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. vall●, what needeth it to add a woman where was promised a sister? wherefore I th●nke (saith he) it ought to be translated a wife, specially because it is expressed in the singular number 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. The old translation printed, transposeth the words, saying: Mulierem sotorem. where the most old written copies constantly have Sotorem mulierem. as all the Greek copies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. sister a woman as well as other Apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Either only I and Barnabas have not power this to do? 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own cost? Who planteth a vinyeard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Say I these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law the same also? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses: * Thou shalt not moosell the mouth of the Ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for Oxen? 10 Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes no doubt this is written, that he which eareth, should ear in hope: & that he which tressheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope. 11 Deu. xxv. b i. Timo. v c. Roma xv. f. Gal. vi. b. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your carnal things? 12 If others be partakers of [this] power [wherefore are] not we rather? Nevertheless, Act. xx. g. we have not used this power: but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the Gospel of Christ. 13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things, eat of the things of the temple? And they which wait at the altar, are partakers with the altar? 14 Even so hath the Lord ordained, Mat. x. b. that they which preach the Gospel, should live of the Gospel. 15 Acts. xx. g But I have used none of these things. Nevertheless, I wrote not these things, that it should be so done unto me: For it were better for me to die, then that any man should make my rejoicing vain. 16 For if I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to rejoice of: for necessity is laid upon me. But woe is unto me if I preach not the Gospel. 17 For if I do it with a good will, I have a reward: but if [I do it] against my will, the (c) The Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth a guidance, bestowing, or distribution of things, as it were to the profit of an household. dispensation is committed unto me. 18 What is my reward then? Verily that when I preach the Gospel, I make the Gospel of Christ free, that I misuse not mine authority in the Gospel. 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the more. 20 Act. xvi ● Gal. two. a. Unto the jews, I become as a jew, that I might win the jews: To them that are under the law, [I become] as [though I were] under the law, that I might win them that are under the law: 21 To them that are without law, [become I] as [though I were] without law, (when I was not without law as pertaining to the law of God, but in the law of Christ) to win them that are without law. 22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might win the weak. I am made i Cor. x. ●. all things to all men, that I might at the least way save some. 23 And this I do for the Gospel's sake, that I might have my part thereof. 24 ☞ Perceive ye not [how] that they which run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the reward? So run that ye may obtain. 25 Every man that proveth masteries, abstaineth from all things, and they [do it] to obtain a crown that shall perish: but we to obtain an 2. Tim. 4. b. i Pet. v. b. everlasting crown. 26 I therefore so run, not as at an uncertain thing: So fight I, not as one that beateth the air. 27 But I tame my (d) Lest 〈◊〉 should be reproved of men when they should see him do contrary, or contemp●e that thin● which he taught others to do body, and bring it into subjection, lest by any means, that when I have preached to other, I myself should be a castaway. ☜ ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 He feareth them with the examples of the jews, that they put not their trust carnally in the graces of God: 14 Exhorting them to flee all idolatry, 23 and offence of their neighbour. 1 Brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 And were all baptised () That is, into Moses saw, as some read. Or, as S. Augustine readeth, by Moses. unto Moses' * in the cloud, & * in the sea: 3 And did * all eat of one (a) That is, Manna, which was the outward sign or Sacrament of the spiritual grace spiritual meat, 4 And * did all drink () Or, the same. of one manner of spiritual drink. (And they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, Mat. xvi. c. which rock was (b) That is, signified Christ, as all Sacraments do. Christ.) ☜ 5 But in many of them had God no delight: For * they were overthrown in the wilderness. 6 These verily are ensamples to us, to th'intent that we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as [were] some of them, as it is written: Exod. 32. b. The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed () Or, did commit fornication. fornication, and fell in one day Nu. xiiii. c. Num. xxi. b three and thirty thousand. 9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed of Nu. xiiii. c. Num. xxi. b serpents. 10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 11 All these things happened unto them for ensamples: but they are written to put (c) How God will plague us, if we be subject to the like vices. us in remembrance, whom the ends of the world are come upon. 12 Wherefore, let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall. 13 There hath no temptation taken you, but such as followeth the nature of man: But Num. xiiii. c i Cor. i. b. i Thess. v. d. two Pet. two. d. God is faithful, Num. xiiii. c i Cor. i. b. i Thess. v. d. two Pet. two. d. which shall not suffer you to be tempted above your strength: but shall with the temptation make away that ye may be able to bear it. ☜ 14 Wherefore my dear beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak as unto them which have discretion, judge ye what I say. 16 ☞ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the partaking of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of Christ? 17 For we that are many, are one bread and one body, in as much as we all are partakers of one bread. 18 Behold Israel after the flesh. Are not they which eat of the sacrifices, partakers of the altar? 19 What say I then? i Cor. viii. a. that the idol is any thing? Or that it which is offered to idols is any thing? 20 [Nay] but [this I say] that the things which the gentiles offer, they offer to devils, & not to God. ☞ And I would not that ye should have (d) which is, to assemble in that company where idols are called upon. fellowship with the devils. 21 Ye can not drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils. Ye can not be partakers of the lords table, and of the table of devils. 22 Either do we provoke the Lord to anger? Are we stronger than he? 23 All things are lawful for me, Eccle. 37. d. but all things are not expedient: All things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 24 i Cor. xiii. b. Let no man seek his own: but every man another's wealth. 25 Whatsoever is sold in the () Or, in the market of victuals. market, that eat, and ask no question for conscience sake. 26 For Psal. 24. a. the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is. 27 If any of them which believe not, bid you [to a feast] and ye be disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you, eat, ask no question for conscience sake. 28 But if any man say unto you, this is offered unto idols, eat not [of it] for his sake that showed it, i Cor. viii. b. and for conscience sake. The earth is the Lords and all that therein is. 29 Conscience I say, not thine, * but of the other. For why is my (e) We must take heed that through our abuse, our liberty be not condemned. liberty, judged of another man's conscience? 30 For, i Tim. iiii. a. if I take my part with thanks, why am I evil spoken of, for that wherefore I give thanks? 31 Coloss. three c. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the praise of God. ☜ 32 See that ye give none offence, neither to the jews, nor yet to the Grecians, neither to the Church of God. 33 Even as 1 Cor. ix. ● I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but [the profit] of many, that they might be saved. ❧ The xj Chapter. 1 He rebuketh the abuses which were crept into their Church. 4 As touching prayer, prophesying, 18 and ministering the lords supper, 23 bringing them again to the first institution thereof. 1 BE ye the followers of me, even as I am of Christ. 2 I commend you brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I will that ye know, that Christ is the head of every man. And the man is the Gen. two. d. Ephe. v. c. woman's head: And God is Christ's head. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having any thing on his head, shameth his head. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare headed, dishonesteth her head: For that is even all one as if she were shaven. 6 If the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn. Deu. xxii. a. If it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her cover her head. 7 A man ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: But the woman is the glory of the man: 8 For Gen. i d. the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man: 9 Neither was the man created for the woman's sake: but the woman for the man's sake. 10 ☞ For this cause ought the woman to have (a) Something to cover her head in sign of subjection. power on her head, for the Angels sakes. 11 Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man by the woman, but all of God. 13 judge in yourselves, whether it be comely that a woman pray unto God bore headed? 14 Doth not nature itself teach you, that it is a shame for a man, if he have long here? 15 But if a woman have long here, it is a praise for her: For her here is given her to cover her withal. 16 If any man lust to strive, we have no such custom, neither the Churches of God. 17 This I warn you of, and commend not, that ye come together, not after a better manner, but after a worse. 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the Church, I hear that there is dissension among you, and I partly believe it. 19 For Mat. xviii. a there must be sects among you, that they which are approved () Or, tried. among you, might be known. ☜ 20 When ye come together therefore into one place, you can not eat the lords supper: 21 For every one preventeth other, in eating his own supper. And one is hungry, and another is drunken. 22 Have ye not houses to eat & to drink in? Despise ye the Church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say unto you, shall I praise you in this, I praise you not. ☜ 23 ☞ That which I delivered unto you, I received of the Lord. For the Lord jesus, the same night in the which he was betrayed, took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said: Math. 2●. e. Mar. xiiii. b Luk. xxii. b. Take ye [and] eat, this is my body which is broken for you: This do ye in the remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying: This cup is the new testament in my blood: This do as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink this cup, i Peter. two. b. Acts. i. b ye shall show the lords death i Peter. two. b. Acts. i. b till he come. 27 Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord By per●●●tyng the true and pure use of ye●ame. unworthily, shallbe guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread, and drink of this cup: 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh (c) But as though these holy mysteries of the lords body & blood, were common meats, so without reverence he cometh unto them. his own damnation, [because] he maketh no difference of the lords body. 30 For this cause many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be dampened with the i jebu. two. c. world. 33 Wherefore my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. 34 If any man hunger, let him eat at home, that ye come not together unto condemnation. ☜ Other things will I set in order when I come. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 The diversity of the gifts of the holy ghost, aught to be used to the edifying of Christ's Church, 12 as the members of man's body serve to the use one of another. 1 Concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. ☜ 2 Ye know that ye were gentiles, and carried away unto dumb idols, as ye were (a) By Satan's suggestion led. 3 Wherefore I declare unto you, that Mark. ix. f. no man speaking by the spirit of God, defieth jesus. Also no man can say that jesus is the Lord, but by the holy ghost. 4 Rom. xii. a. There are diversities of gifts, but the spirit [is] one. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the Lord [is] one. 6 And there are divers manners of operations, but God is one, which worketh all in all. 7 Ephe. iiii. b. The manifestation of the spirit, is given to every man, to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the spirit, the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge, by the same spirit: 9 To another [is given] faith, by the same spirit: to another the gifts of healing by the same spirit: 10 To another, power to do miracles, to another, (b) Meaning the declaration of God's mysteries. prophesy, to another 1 ●ohn. iiii. b. [judgement] to discern spirits, to another, divers kinds of tongues, to another, the interpretation of tongues. 11 But these all worketh even one and the self same spirit, dividing to every man a several gift, as he will. ☜ 12 Rom. xii. a. Eph●. iiii. b. For as the body is one, & hath many members, and all the members of one body, though they be many, [yet] are [but] one body: even so is Christ. 13 For by one spirit, are we all baptised into one body, whether [we be] Jews or gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free: and have isaiah. lv. a. all drunk of one spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot would say, because I am not the hand, I am not of the body: is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear would say, because I am not the eye, I am not of the body: is it therefore not of the body? 17 If all the body [were] an eye, where were then the hearing? If all [were] hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the members, every one severally in the body, as it hath pleased him. 19 For if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 Now are there many members, yet but one body. 21 And the eye can not say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: Nor, the head again to the feet, I have no need of you. 22 Yea, rather a great deal, those members of the body which seem to be more (c) Whose use seemeth to be more vile. feeble, are necessary: 23 And upon those members of the body which we think least honest, put we more (d) We are more careful to cover them honesty on. And our uncomely parts, have more comeliness on. 24 For our comely members need it not: But God hath tempered the body together, and hath given the more honour to that [part] which lacked: 25 Lest there should be any strife in the body: but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And if one member suffer, all suffer with it. If one member be had in honour, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Ye are the body of Christ, and members one of another. 28 And God hath ordained some in the Church, first Math. x. a. Luke xi. a. Ephe. iiii. c. Apostles, secondarily, prophets, thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles: after that, the gifts of healing, helpers, governors, diversity of tongues. 29 Are all, Apostles? are all, prophets? are all, teachers? 30 Are all, doers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 Covet after the best gifts: And yet show I unto you a more excellent way. ❧ The xiij Chapter. 1 Because love is the fountain and rule of edifying the Church, he setteth forth the nature, office, and praise thereof. 1 THough I speak with the tongues of men and of (a) If the Angels had tongues, and I had the use thereof, and did not bestow them to profit my neighbour, it were nothing but vain babbling. Angels, ☞ and have not love, I am [as] sounding brass, or [as] a tinkling Cymbal: 2 And Luk. xvii. a. though I could prophesy, and understood all secrets, and all knowledge: Yea, ☞ if I had all faith, Luk. xvii. a. so that I could move mountains out of their places, and have not love, I were nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body that I burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Love suffereth long, and is courteous: Love envieth not, love doth not frowardly, swelleth not, 5 Dealeth not dishonestly, i Cor. x e. Philip. two. a. seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh none evil, 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity: but rejoiceth in the truth: 7 suffereth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Though the prophesiynges fail, other tongues cease, or knowledge vanish away, [yet] love falleth never away. 9 ☞ For our knowledge is unperfect, and our prophesying is unperfect: 10 But when that which is perfect, is come, then that which is unperfect shallbe done away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I imagined as a child: But assoon as I was a man, I put away chyldishnesse. 12 Now we see in a (b) The mysteries of God. glass, even in a dark speaking: but than [shall we see] face to face. Now I know unperfectly: but then shall I know even as I am known. 13 Now abideth faith, hope, and love, these three, but the chief of these is love. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 1 He exhorteth to love, commendeth the gift of tongues, and other spiritual gifts, 5 But chiefly prophesying. 34 He commandeth women to keep silence in the Church. 40 And showeth what good order ought to be observed in the Church. 1 Follow after love, and covet spiritual [gifts] but most chiefly that ye may prophesy. 2 For he that speaketh with the tongue, speaketh not unto men, but unto God: For no man (a) understandeth him. heareth [him]. Howbeit, in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3 But he that prophesieth, speaketh unto men to their edifying, to their exhortation, and to their comfort. 4 He that speaketh with the tongue, edifieth himself: Rom. xii. b. Num. xi. g. he that prophesieth, edifieth the Church. 5 I would that ye all spoke with * Tongue, i● this place and such like, signifieth not the instrument that we speak with: but propriety of some language that the hearer understandeth not, without an interpreter. tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: For greater is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, except he expound it, that the Church may have edifying. 6 Now brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? 7 Moreover, things without life giving sound, whether [it be] a pipe or an harp, except they make a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 And also if the trump give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the war? 9 Even so likewise, when ye speak with tongues, except ye speak words that have signification, how shall it be understand what is spoken? For ye shall speak into the Your words shallbe l●●t: for ye shall neither glorify God thereby, nor profit man. air. 10 There are so many kinds of voices, [as it cometh to pass] in the world, and none of them are without signification. 11 If I know not what the voice meaneth, I shallbe like unto him that speaketh, an alliant: and he that speaketh, shallbe an alliant unto me. 12 Even so, forasmuch as ye covet spiritual [gifts] seek that ye may excel, unto the edifying of the Church. 13 Wherefore, let him that speaketh with tongue, pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray with tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is without fruit. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and will pray with the understanding also. I will (c) Or, give thanks by singing. sing with the spirit, and will sing with the understanding also. 16 ells, when thou blessest with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned, say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 17 Thou verily givest thanks well: but the other is not edified. 18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more the ye all. 19 Yet had I rather, in the Church to speak five words with my understanding, to the information of other, than ten thousand words with the tongue. 20 Brethren, be not children in wit: Howbeit, as concerning maliciousness, be children: but in wit, be perfect. 21 In the law it is written: isaiah. 28. c. With sundry tongues, and with sundry lips, will I speak unto this people, and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 22 Wherefore, tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: But prophesying [serveth] not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. 23 If therefore, when all the Church is come together in one, & all speak with tongues, there come in they that are unlearned, or they which believe not: will they not say that ye are out of your wits? 24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned: he is rebuked of all men, and is judged of every man: 25 And so are the secrets of his heart made manifest, and so falleth he down on his face, and worshippeth God, and saith that God is in you of a truth. 26 How is it then brethren? When ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 27 If any man speak with tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course, and let one interpret. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the Church, and let him speak to himself, and to God. 29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and i john. iiii. a. let the other judge. 30 If any revelation be made to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. 31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may have comfort. 32 And the () That is▪ the doctrine that they do bring, as being put in mind by the spirit of God. spirits of the prophets, are subject to the prophets. 33 For God is not [the author] of confusion, Rom. xv. g. but of peace, as in all Churches of the saints. 34 i Tim. two. b. Gen. iii. c. 1 Cor. xi. a. Let your women keep silence in the Churches: For it is not permitted unto them to speak, but to be under obedience, as saith the law. 35 If they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: For it is a shame for women to speak in the Church. 36 sprung the word of God from you? Either came it unto you only? 37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, either spiritual, let him know that the things that I writ unto you, be the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Wherefore brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40 Let all things be done honestly and in order. ¶ The xu Chapter. 1 He proveth the resurrection of the dead, ● and first that Christ is risen, 22 then, that we shall rise, 52 and the manner how. 1 Moreover brethren I declare unto you, the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye continued, 2 By the which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory after what manner I preached unto you, except ye have believed in vain. 3 For first of all I delivered unto you, that which (a) He showeth that nothing ought to be taught, which we have not learned by God's word. I received: how that * Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures: 4 Mat. 28 b. john. xx a. And that he was buried, and that he arose again the third day, according to the scriptures: 5 And that he was seen of Luk. 24. b. Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of more than five hundred brethren at once: of which, many remain unto this day, & some are fallen a sleep. 7 After that, he was seen of james, then of all the Apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me, as of one borne out of due tyme. 9 For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because Acts. three a. Gala. two. c. I persecuted the Church of God. 10 But by the grace of God, I am that I am: And his grace which is in me, was not in vain: But I laboured more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me. 11 Therefore, whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so have ye believed. 12 ☞ If Christ be preached how that he rose from the dead: how say some among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there be no rising again of the dead, then is Christ not risen again. 14 If Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also (b) For if Christ be swallowed up of death, there remaineth no hope of life any more. vain. 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God: For we have testified of God, how that he raised up Christ, whom he raised not up, if it be so that the dead rise not again. 16 For if the dead rise not again, then is not Christ risen again. 17 If it be so, that Christ rose not again, then is your faith vain, and ye are yet in your sins. 18 Therefore, they which are fallen in a sleep in Christ, are perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope on Christ, then are we of all men most miserable. 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, Colos. i c. the first (c) As by the offering of the first fruit, the whole fruit is sanctified: so by Christ which is the first that is raised, all have assurance of the resurrection. fruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man [came] death, even so by man [came] the resurrection of the dead. 22 For, as by Adam all die: even so by Christ shall all (d) To wit▪ the faithful. be made alive, 23 But every man in his own order. ☜ The first fruits [is] Christ, afterward, they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then [cometh] the end, when he hath delivered up the kingdom to God the father, when he hath put down all rule, and all authority, and power. 25 For he must reign Psal. cx. a. Math. 22. d. Habre. i c. till he have put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shallbe destroyed, [is] death. 27 Psal. viii. b. Hebre. two. d. For he hath put down all things under his feet: But when he saith, all things are under him, it is manifest that he is excepted which did put all things under him. 28 When all things are subdued unto him, then shall the son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 29 Else what shall they do, which are baptised for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? 30 Why are they then baptised for them? And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 31 By our rejoicing which I have in Christ jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32 If I have fought with beasts at Ephesus after the (c) That is, having regard to this present life, and not to God's glory, and to life everlasting. manner of men, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not again? * Let us eat & drink, for to morrow we shall die. 33 Be not deceived. Evil words, corrupt good manners. 34 Awake truly out of sleep, and sin not: For some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. 35 But some man will say, how are the dead raised up? With what body shall they come? 36 Thou fool, 〈◊〉 x●i. d. that which thou sowest, is not quickened except it die. 37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shallbe, but bare corn, as of wheat, or of some other: 38 But God giveth it a body at his pleasure, to every seed his own body. 39 ☞ All flesh, is not Or, one manner of f●she. the same flesh: But there is one [manner of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: But the glory of the celestial is one, and [the glory] of the terrestrial another. 41 There is another glory of the (f) Even as the sun and the moon, being of one substance, differ in dignity: so in the resurrection, our bodies shall have more excellent qualities than they have now sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: For [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory. 42 So is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it riseth in incorruption. 43 It is sown in () for what is more vile to look unto, than the dead ●arkasse. dishonour, it riseth in honour. It is sown in weakness, it riseth in power. 44 It is sown a natural body, it riseth a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 As it is also written: The first man Gene. two. b. Adam was made a living soul, and the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit, that is not first which is spiritual, but that [which is] natural, and then that [which is] spiritual. ☜ 47 The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such [are] they that are earthy: And as is the heavenly, such [are] they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly. 50 This say I brethren, that flesh and blood can not inherit the kingdom of God: Neither doth corruption, inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I show you a mystery. 1. Thes. iiii. d. Ph●l. three d. We shall not all sleep: but we shall all be changed. 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. For the trump shall blow, and the dead shall rise incorruptible, and we shallbe changed. 53 For this corruptible, must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality. 54 When this corruptible, hath put on incorruption, and this mortal, hath put on immortality, than shallbe brought to pass the saying that is written, isaiah. xxv. c. Death is swallowed up into victory. 55 Osee. xiii. c. O death where is thy sting? O hell where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death [is] sin, and the (g) Sin first brought in death, and giveth it power over us, & the strength of sin is the law, because it doth reveal the judgement of God against us: or else the chief cause of our destruction is in ourselves. i joh. v. a. strength of sin [is] the law. 57 * But thanks be unto God, which hath given us victory through our Lord jesus Christ. 58 Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always rich in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in (h) The hope of resurrection, causeth▪ the faithful to surmount all difficulties. vain in the Lord. ¶ The xuj Chapter. 1 He putteth them in remembrance of the gathering for the poor brethren at Jerusalem. 13 We must persever in faith, in the love of Christ, and of our neighbour. 15 After his commendations, he wisheth to them all prosperity. 1 COncerning the Acts. xi. d. Rom. xv. f. two. Cor. viii. a gathering for the saints, as I have ordained in the Churches of Galacia, even so do ye. 2 Upon some Sabbath day, let every one of you put aside by himself, and lay up as God hath prospered him, that then there be no gatherings when I come. 3 When I am come, whomsoever ye shall allow by [your] letters, them will I send, to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. 4 And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me. 5 I will come unto you, after I have gone over Macedonia (For I will pass through Acts. xi. d. two. Cor. i c. Macedonia) 6 And it may be, that I will abide, yea or winter with you, that ye may bring me on my way whither soever I go. 7 For I will not see you now in my passage, but I trust to abide a while with you, if the Lord shall suffer me. 8 I will tarry at Ephesus until whitsuntide: 9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, i Cor. xv. c. and there are many adversaries. 10 Act. nineteen. d. If Timotheus come, see that he be without fear with you: For he worketh the work of the Lord, as I do. 11 Let no man therefore despise him, but convey him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren. 12 As touching our brother Act. xviii c. i Cor. i. b. Apollo, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren, but his mind was not at all to come at this time: Howbeit, he will come when he shall have convenient tyme. 13 (a) Lest Satan steal upon you at unwares. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quite you like men, be strong. 14 Let all your things be done with love. 15 i. Corint. i c. I beseech you brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the b first fruits of Achaia, and that they have appointed themselves to minister unto the saints) 16 That ye be obedient even unto such, and to all that help with us, & labour. 17 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, & Achaicus▪ for that which was lacking [unto me] on your part, they have (c) The grief th●t I took for your absence, was greatly assuaged by their presence. supplied. 18 For they have comforted my spirit, and yours: Look therefore that ye know them that are such. 19 The Churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, and so doth the Church that is in their house. 20 All the brethren greet you: Rom. xv●●. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss. 21 The salutation of [me] Paul, with mine own hand. 22 If any man love not the Lord jesus Christ, the same be Anathema * A word, wherewith the accursed or vile person in the extremest degree, is signified. maranatha. 23 The grace of our Lord jesus Christ be with you. 24 My love be with you all in Christ jesus. Amen. ❧ The first (epistle) to the Corinthians, was sent from Philippos by Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timotheus. G. G. The second Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. ¶ The i Chapter. 4 He declareth the great profit that cometh to the faithful by their afflictions: 15.17. And because they should not impute to lightness that he deferred his coming contrary to his promise: he proveth his constancy, both by the sincerity of his preaching, and also by the immutable truth of the Gospel, 21 which truth is grounded on Christ, and sealed in our hearts by the holy ghost. 1 PAul an Apostle of jesus Christ, by the will of God, & brother Timotheus, Unto the Church of God which is at Corinthus, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: 2 * Grace [be] with you, and peace from God our father and from the Lord jesus Christ. 3 Roman. i a. i. Corin. i. a. Galat. i a. Ephesi. ●. a. i Peter. i a. Blessed be God, the father of our Lord jesus Christ, which is the father of mercies, & the God of all comfort: 4 Which comforted us in all our tribulation, insomuch that we are able to comfort them which are in any manner trouble, with the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the Coloss i c. (a) Which I suffer for Christ, or which Christ suffereth in me afflictions of Christ are plenteous in us: even so is our consolation plenteous by Christ. 6 Whether we be troubled [it is] for your consolation and salvation, which salvation showeth her power, in that ye suffer the same afflictions which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted [it is] for your consolation & salvation: 7 And our hope is steadfast, insomuch as we know how that as ye are partakers of the afflictions, so ye be partakers also of the consolation. 8 For we would not brethren have you ignorant of our trouble, which came unto us in Act nineteen. f. Asia: For we were grieved out of measure, passing strength, so greatly, that we despaired even of life. 9 Yea, we received the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not put our trust in ourselves, i Reg. two. d. Deut. viii. d. but in God, which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: On whom we trust that yet hereafter he will deliver, 11 By the help of your prayer for us, that by the means of many persons, thanks may given of many two Cor. iiii. c. on our behalf, for the grace given unto us. 12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity & godly pureness, and not in fleshly wisdom, (b) Using that wisdom which God gave me from heaven. but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you wards. 13 We writ none other things unto you then that ye read, or also that ye acknowledge, and I trust ye shall acknowledge us unto the end. 14 Even as ye have acknowledged us partly: For we are your rejoicing, even i. Thess. two. e. as ye are (c) Because we have won you to Christ. ours in the (d) which shall abolish all worldly glory. day of our Lord jesus. 15 i Cor. xvi. a And in this confidence was I minded first to have come unto you, that ye might have had one pleasure more: 16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to have come again out of Macedonia unto you, and to be led forth of you to jury. 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or mind I (e) Now to affirm one thing, & then to deny it, which is a sign of inconstancy. carnally those things which I mind, that with me should be yea yea, & nay nay? 18 (f) He taketh God to witness, that he preacheth the truth. God is faithful: For our preaching to you, was not yea and nay. 19 For God's son jesus Christ which was preached among you by us, even by me, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him it was yea. 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and are in him Amen, unto the glory of God, through us. 21 And God it is which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us. 22 Which hath also sealed us, and Rom. viii. a. Ephes. iiii. ●. hath given the earnest of the spirit in our hearts. 23 ☞ I call God for a record unto my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinthus. 24 i Pet. v. a. Not that we be Lords over your faith, but are helpers of your joy. For by faith ye stand. ❧ The two Chapter. He showeth his love towards them, 7 requiring likewise that they would be favourable to the incestuous adulterer, seeing he did repent. 14 He also rejoiceth in God for the efficacy of his doctrine, 17 confuting thereby such quarrel pykers, as under pretence of speaking against his person, sought nothing but the overthrow of his doctrine. 1 But I determined this in myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. 2 For if I make you sorry, who is he that should make me glad, but the same which is made (a) Which was given t● Satan, but now doth repent. sorry by me? 3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest when I came, I should take heaviness of them of whom I ought to rejoice. This confidence have I toward you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all. 4 For in great affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote unto you with many tears, not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have, most specially unto you. 5 But if any man hath caused sorrow, the same hath not made me sorry, but partly, lest I should grieve you all. 6 i Cor. v. b. It is sufficient unto the same man that he was rebuked of many. 7 So that now contrariwise, ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest that same person should be swallowed up with overmuch heaviness. 8 Wherefore I pray you, that you would confirm your love towards him. 9 For this cause verily did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. 10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also. For if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it, in the (b) That is, truly & from mine heart, even as in the presence of Christ. sight of Christ. 11 Lest Satan should cirumvent us: For his thoughts are not unknown unto us. ☜ 12 Furthermore, when I came to Troada, to [preach] Christ's Gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the lord, 13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother, but took my leave of them, and went away into Macedonia. 14 Now thanks be unto God, which always giveth us the (c) In working mightily by us, he maketh us partakers of his victory & triumph. victory in Christ, and openeth the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God the sweet savour of Christ in them that are saved, and in them which perish. 16 Luk· two. c. To the one part [are we] the savour of death, unto death: and unto the other part [are we] the savour of life unto life. And who is meet unto these things? 17 For we are not as many are, which chop & change with the word of God: but as of pureness of God, in the sight of God, so speak we in Christ. ☜ ¶ The three Chapter. 1 He taketh for example the faith of the Corinthians for a probation of the truth which he preached, 6 and to exalt his apostleship against the bragger's of the false apostles, 7.13. he maketh comparison betwixt the law and the Gospel. 1 DO we begin to praise ourselves again? Or need we [as some other] of epistles of recommendation unto you? or [letters] of recommendation from you? 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, which is understand and read of all men: 3 Forasmuch as ye declare that ye are the epistle of Christ ministered by us, and written, not with ink, but with the spirit of the living God, Exo. xxiiii d Deut. v. d. jer. xxxi. a. not in tables of stone, but in Exo. xxiiii d Deut. v. d. jer. xxxi. a. fleshly tables of the heart. 4 ☞ Such trust have we through Christ to Godward. 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves: Philip. two. b. but our ableness is of God, 6 Which hath made us i Cor. iiii. b. able ministers of the new testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit: For the letter killeth, but the (a) Meaning the spiritual doctrine which is in our hearts. spirit giveth life. 7 If the ministration of death, through the letters figured in stones, was in glory, so that the children of Israel could not behold the face of Moses, for the (b) After that God had spoken with him and given him the law. glory of his countenance, which [glory] is done away: 8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be much more in glory? 9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory: much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. ☜ 10 For even that which was glorified, is not glorified in respect of this exceeding glory. 11 For if that which is destroyed was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. 12 Seeing then that we have such trust, we use great boldness: 13 And not as Moses, which Exo. xxiiii d put (d) Moses' showed the law as it was, covered with shadows, so that the jews' eyes were not lightened, but blinded, and so could not come to christ who was the end thereof. Again, the Gospel setteth forth the glory of God clearly, not covering our eyes, but driving the darkness away from them. a veil over his face, that the children of Israel should not see for what purpose that served which is put away. 14 * But their minds were blinded: For until this day remaineth the same covering untaken away in the reading of the old testament, which [veil] is put away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day when Moses is read, * the veil is laid upon their heart. 16 Nevertheless, * when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shallbe taken away. 17 john. iiii. ● The Lord is a spirit: And where the spirit of the Lord [is] there [is] liberty. 18 But we all behold [as] in a (d) In christ, who is God manifest in the flesh, we see God the father▪ as in a most clear glisse mirror, the glory of the Lord, with his face open, and are changed unto the same similitude, from glory to glory, even as of the spirit of the Lord. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 He declareth his diligence, and roundness in his office: 8 and that which his enemies took for his disadvantage, to wit, the cross and affliction which he endured, he turned it to his great advantage, 11 17 showing what profit cometh thereby. 1 Therefore, seeing that we have such a ministery, as we have received mercy, we faint not: 2 But have cast from us the cloaks of unhonesty, and walk not in craftiness, neither handle we the word of God disceitefully, but in opening of the truth, and report ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3 ☞ If our Gospel be yet hid, it is hid in them that are lost: 4 In whom john. xii. e. the (a) To wit, Satan. god of this world Luk. viii. f. john. xii. f. hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ (which is the image of God) should shine unto them. 5 ☞ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for jesus sake. 6 For it is God that Gene. i a. commandeth the light to shine out of darkness, which hath two. Pet. i d. shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in two. Cor. v. a. earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power be Gods, and not ours. 8 We are troubled on every side, yet are we not without shift. We are in poverty, but not utterly without somewhat. 9 We suffer persecution, but are not forsaken therein. We are cast down, but we perish not. 10 We always Galath. vi. d bear about in the body the dying of the Lord jesus, that the life of jesus might also appear in our body. ☜ 11 Rom. viii. c. For we which live, are always delivered unto death for jesus sake, that the life also of jesus might appear in our mortal flesh. 12 So then, death worketh in us, but life in you. ☜ 13 ☞ Seeing then that we have the same spirit of faith (according as it is written, Psal. cxvi. b. I believed, and therefore have I spoken) We also believe, and therefore speak. 14 For we know, that he which raised up the Lord jesus, shall raise up us also by the means of jesus, and shall set us with you. 15 For all things [do I] for your [sakes,] i Cor. i. a. that the plenteous grace, by thanks giving of many, may redound to the praise of God. 16 Wherefore we are not wearied: But though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17 Psal. thirty. b Rom. viii. d. For our exceeding tribulation which is momentany & (b) which is so called in respect of the everlasting life. light, prepareth an exceeding and an eternal weight of glory unto us. 18 While we look not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen, are temporal: but the things which are not seen, are eternal. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 Paul proceedeth to declare the utility that cometh by the cross, 4 how we ought to prepare ourselves unto it, 5 by whom, 9 and for what end. 14 19 He setteth forth the grace of Christ, 20 and the office of ministers, & all the faithful. 1 FOr we know, that if our earthly (a) after this body shallbe dissolved, it shallbe made incorruptible & immortal. house of [this] tabernacle were destroyed, we have a building of God, an habitation not made with hands, but eternal in heaven. 2 For Rom. viii. d therefore sigh we, desiring to be clothed with our house which is from heaven: 3 So yet, if that we be found clothed, and not naked. 4 For we that are in this i Pet. i. c. Apoc. iii. d. tabernacle sigh, & being burdened because we would not be unclothed, but would be clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 5 He that hath ordained us for this thing [is] God, Rom. viii c. two. Cor. ●. d which hath also given unto us the earnest of the spirit. 6 Therefore we are always of good cheer, and know, that as long as we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. 7 (For we walk by faith, not after outward appearance.) 8 Nevertheless, we are of good comfort, and had rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeavour ourselves to be accepted unto him. 10 Mat. xxv. c. Rom. xiiii. c For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 11 ☞ Seeing then that we know the fear of the Lord, we far fair with men: For we are (b) By embracing the same faith which we preach to others. known well enough unto God. I trust also that we are known in your consciences. 12 For we praise not ourselves again unto you, but give you an occasion to rejoice of us, that ye may have somewhat against them which rejoice in the face, and not in the heart. 13 For (c) the greek so●deth thus▪ Whether we be out of wit, to God we be out of wit: Whether we be wise, to you (we be wise.) if we be to fervent, to God are we to fervent: Or if we keep measure, for your cause keep we measure. 14 For the love of Christ constraineth us, because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead. 15 And i. Thess. ●● he died for all, that they which live, should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. ☜ 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the (d) according to the estimation of the flesh: but as he is guided by the spirit of god. flesh: insomuch, though we have known Christ after the flesh, now yet henceforth know we him so no more. 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away, behold all things are become isaiah. xliii. c. Apoc. xxi. ● Rom. three d. Coloss. i c. new. 18 And all things are of God, which hath isaiah. xliii. c. Apoc. xxi. ● Rom. three d. Coloss. i c. reconciled us unto himself by jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministery of reconciliation. 19 For Coloss. two. c. God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their sins unto them, and hath committed to us the preaching of the atonement. 20 Now then are we messengers in the room of Christ, even as though God did beseech you through us. So pray we you in Christ's stead, that ye be reconciled unto God. 21 For Esaias. liii. b. Rom. viii. ●. he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we should be made the righteousness of God in him. The uj Chapter. 1 An exhortation to christian life, 11 and to bear him like affection, as he doth them: Also to keep themselves from pollution of idolatry both in body and soul, and to have none acquaintance with the heathen. 1 WE also as helpers exhort you, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 For he saith: isaiah. xlix. c. I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I suckoured thee. Behold, now is that (a) To wite, gods free mercy, wherein he hath powered forth his infinite love. accepted time, behold now is that day of salvation: 3 Let us give none occasion of evil in any thing, that the ministery be not blamed: 4 But in all things let us behave ourselves i Cor. iiii a. as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in anguisshes, 5 In stripes, in prisonmentes, in strifes, in labours, 6 In watchings, in fastings, in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the holy ghost, in love unfeigned: 7 In the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armour of righteousness, of the right hand and on the left, 8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true, 9 As unknown, and yet known, as dying, and behold we live, as chastened, and not killed, 10 As sorrowing, and yet always merry: as poor, and yet make many rich: as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. ☜ 11 O ye Corinthians, our (b) signifying his most vehement affection. mouth is open unto you, our heart is made large: 12 Ye are in no straight in us, but are in a strait in your own bowels. 13 I promise you like reward as unto children: Set yourselves at (c) Show like affection towards me. large, 14 ☞ And Deut. seven. a. bear not ye a strange yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? Or what communion hath light with darkness? 15 Math. viii. d Or what concord hath Christ with belial? Either what part hath he that believeth, with an infidel? 16 Or how agreeth the temple of God with images? For i Cor. three b. ye are the temple of the living God, as said God, Exod. nineteen g Leut. nineteen. ●. I will dwell in them, & walk in [them] & will be their God, & they shallbe my people. 17 Wherefore Esaias. lii. ●. come out from among them, and separate yourselves from them (saith the Lord) and touch none unclean thing, and I will receive you, 18 And will be a father unto you, and ye shallbe my sons and daughters, saith the Lord almighty. ❧ The vij Chapter. 1 He exhorteth them by the promise of God to keep themselves pure, 3.7 Assuring them of his love, 8.13 and doth not excuse his severity toward them, but rejoiceth thereof, considering what profit came thereby. 10 Of two sorts of sorrow. 1 seeing that we have these promises (dearly beloved) let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh & () That is, of body & soul. spirit, and grow up to full holiness in the fear of God. 2 Understand us, we have wronged no man, we have corrupt no man, we have defrauded no man. 3 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have showed you before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. 4 I am very bold over you, I rejoice greatly in you. I am filled with comfort, and am exceeding joyous in all our tribulation. 5 For when we were come into Macedonia, Act. xvi. c. our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: Outward was fighting, inward was fear. 6 Nevertheless, two. Cor. i a God that comforteth the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus. 7 And not by his coming only, but also by the consolation which we received of you, when he told us your desire, your weeping, your fervent mind toward me, so that I rejoiced the more. 8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I repent not, though I did repent. For I perceive, that the same epistle made you sorry, though it were but for a season. 9 I now rejoice, not that ye were sorry, but that ye so sorrowed to repent: for ye sorrowed godly, so that in nothing ye were hurt by us. 10 For godly sorrow, causeth repentance unto salvation, not to be repent of: but the sorrow of the Eccle. thirty c world causeth death. 11 For behold this thing, what carefulness this godly sorrow that ye took, hath wrought in you: yea [what] () In ask God forgiveness. clearing of yourselves, yea [what] indignation, yea [what] fear, yea [what] vehement desire, yea [what] zeal, yea [what] punishment. For in all things ye have showed yourselves that ye were clear in that matter. 12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the hurt, neither for his cause that was hurt: () But that our care toward you in the sight of God, might appear unto you. So hath codex Complutensis, Ambrose, and Theophilactus, & so readeth the old translation, & the translation of Stephanus. but that your good mind to uswarde might appear among you in the sight of God. 13 Therefore we are comforted, because ye are comforted: yea and exceedingly the more joyed we, for the joy that Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. 14 I am therefore not now ashamed, though I boasted myself to him of you. For as all things which we spoke unto you are true: even so our boasting that I made unto Titus is made true. 15 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, when he remembered the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. 16 I rejoice that I may be bold in you in all things. ¶ The eight Chapter. 1 By the example of the Macedonians 9 and Christ, he exhorteth them to continue in relieving the poor saints, commending their good beginning. 23 After he commendeth Titus and his fellows unto them. 1 Moreover, we do you to wit brethren, of the grace of God, which was given in the Churches of Macedonia. 2 How that the abundance of their rejoicing is, that they are tried with much tribulation. And though they were exceeding poor, yet have they given exceeding rychlye, and that in singleness. 3 For to their powers (I bear them record) yea & beyond their powers, they were willing. 4 And prayed us with great instance that we would receive this (a) Grace here signifieth benevolence or alms. Acts. xi. d. grace and society of the ministery to the saints. 5 [And this they did] not as we looked for: but gave their own selves first to the Lord, and [after] unto us by the will of God. 6 So that we could not but desire Titus to accomplish the same grace among you also, even as he had begun. 7 Now therefore as ye are rich in all things, in faith, in word, in knowledge, in all ferventness, and in love, which ye have to us: even so, see that ye be plenteous in this grace also. 8 This say I not by commandment, but because of the ferventness of () Or read, but through the ferventness of other, provoking al● to the perfectness of your love. other, & allowing the unfaynednes of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord jesus Christ, that though he was Rom. x. ●. rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be made rich. 10 And I give council hereto: For this is expedient for you, which have begun not to do only, but also to will a year ago. 11 Now therefore perform the thing which ye began to do: that as there was in you a readiness to will, even so ye may perform the deed i Pet. iiii c. Prou. iii. l. Mark. xii. d. Luk. xxi. ●. of that which ye have. 12 For i Pet. iiii c. Prou. iii. l. Mark. xii. d. Luk. xxi. ●. if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 13 Truly, not that other be set at ease, & ye brought into cumbrance: 14 But that there be equalness now at this time, and that your abundance may secure their lack, and that their abundance may supply your lack, that there may be equality. 15 As it written: Exod. xvi. d He that had much, had not the more abundance, and he that had little, had not the less. 16 Thanks be unto God, which put the same good mind for you in the heart of Titus, 17 Because he accepted the exhortation, yea rather he was so well willing, that of his own accord he came unto you. 18 We have sent with him that brother (b) In preaching the Gospel. Some understand Luke. Other, Barnabas. whose praise is in the Gospel through out all the Churches. 19 (And not that only, but is also chosen of the Churches to be a fellow with us in our journey, concerning this grace that is ministered by us unto the glory of the same Lord, and to stir up your ready mind) 20 For this we eschew, that any man should rebuke us in this plenteous distribution that is Rom. xii. c. ministered by us: 21 And make provision for (c) His well doing is approved before God & man. honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 22 We have sent with them a brother of ours, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, for the great confidence [which I have] in you: 23 Partly for Titus' sake, which is my fellow & helper concerning you: partly because of other which are our brethren and the messengers of the Churches, [and] the glory of Christ. 24 Wherefore show ye unto them the proof of your love, & of our i. The●●. rejoicing of you in the sight of the Churches. ¶ The ix Chapter. ● The cause of Titus and his companions coming to them. 6 He exhorteth to give alms cheerfully, 7 showing what fruits will come thereof. 1 OF the Acts. x●. d. i Cor. xv. a. two Cor. viii. a. Rom. xv. f. ministering to the saints, it is but superfluous for me to write unto you: 2 For I know the readiness of your mind, whereof I boast myself of you, unto them of Macedonia, that Achaia was prepared a year a go: and your zeal hath provoked many. 3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting which I make of you, should be in vain in this behalf, that ye (as I have said) may prepare yourselves. 4 Lest if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (I will not say you) should be ashamed in this matter of boasting. 5 Therefore, I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, to come beforehand unto you, and to prepare your good blessing promised afore, that it might be ready, so that it be as a blessing, and not a defrauding. 6 ☞ This yet [I say] he which soweth little, shall reap little: and Prou. xi. d. Galath. vi. b he that soweth in giving largely and freely, shall reap plenteously. 7 Let every man do, according as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity: Exo. xxv. a. Eccle. 35. a. For God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 God is able to make you rich in all grace, that ye in all things having sufficient unto the utmost, may be rich unto all manner of good works, 9 As it is written: Psal. cxii. b. He hath (a) Daui● speaketh of the man which feareth God, and loveth his neighbour. sparsed abroad, and hath given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 He that ministereth seed unto the sour, ministereth bread also for food, and multiplieth your seed, and increaseth the fruits of your righteousness: ☜ 11 That in all things ye may be made rich into all singleness, which causeth through us, that thanks are given unto God. 12 For the administration of this service, not only supplieth the need of the saints: but also is abundant by the thanks giving of many unto God, 13 Which by the experiment of this ministration, praise God for the obedience of your consenting to the Gospel of Christ, and for your singleness in distributing to them, and to all men: 14 And by their prayers for you, which () Or, 〈◊〉 greatly affectioned toward you, long after you, for the abundant grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be unto God, for his unspeakable gift. ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 He toucheth the false Apostles, and defendeth his authority, exhorting them to obedience: 11 And showeth what his power is, 13 and how he useth it. 1 I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness & gentleness of Christ, which when I am present among you, am lowly: but am bold toward you being absent. 2 I beseech you, that I need not to be bold when I am present, with that same boldness, wherewith I am supposed to have been bold, against some, which repute us as though we walked according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, yet we do not war according to the flesh. 4 Ephe. vi. ●. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to cast down strong holds, 5 Wherewith we overthrow counsels, and every high thing, that is exalted against the knowledge of God, & bring into captivity all imagination, to the obedience of Christ, 6 And are ready to take vengeance on all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 7 Look ye on things after the utter appearance? If any man trust in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again of himself, that as he [is] of Christ, even so [are] we of Christ. 8 For though I should boast myself somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given to us two Cor. xiii. c for edification, and not for your destruction, it shall not be to my shame: 9 Lest I should seem as though I went about to make you afraid by letters. 10 For the (b) Meaning a certain man among them, which thus spoke of Paul. letters saith he, are sore and strong: but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech rude. 11 Let him that is such, think on this wise: that as we are in word by letters, when we are absent, such are we in deed when we are present. 12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number of them, or to compare ourselves to them which praise themselves. Nevertheless, while they measure themselves, with themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they understand not. 13 But we will not rejoice above measure: but according to the (c) That is, the gifts and vocation which God had given him to wy●● others by measure of the rule, which God hath distributed unto us, a measure to reach even unto you. 14 For we stretch not out ourselves beyond measure, as though we reached not unto you: For even to you also have we come with the Gospel of Christ: 15 And we boast not ourselves out of measure in other men's labours: Yea, and we hope, when your faith is increased among you, to be magnified according to our measure abundantly, 16 And that I shall preach the Gospel, in those [regions] which [are] beyond you: and not to glory of those things, which by another man's measure are prepared already. 17 But let him that glorieth, glory in the Lord. 18 For he that praiseth himself, is not allowed, but whom the Lord praiseth. ¶ The xj Chapter. 2 He declareth his affection toward them. 5 The excellency of his ministery, 9 and his diligence in the same. 13 The fetches of the false Apostles. 16 The perverse judgement of the Corinthians. 22 And his own praises. 1 WOuld to God ye could have suffered me a little in my foolishness: and in deed ye do forbear me. 2 For I am jealous over you, with Godly controversy: For I have coupled you to one man, to present [you] a chaste virgin unto Christ. 3 But I fear lest by any means, that as the serpent Gen. iii. a. beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your minds should be corrupted from the singleness that is toward Christ. 4 For if he that cometh, preacheth another (a) That is, more perfect doctrine concerning christ jesus. jesus, whom we have not preached: or if ye receive another spirit whom ye have not received: either another Gospel which ye have not received, you would well have suffered [him]. 5 verily I suppose that I was not behind the chief Apostles. 6 But though [I be] rude in speaking, yet not in knowledge, but in all things among you, we have been well known to the utmost. 7 Did I sin because I submitted myself, that ye might be exalted, & because I preached to you the Gospel of God freely? 8 I rob other Churches, taking wages of them, to do you service. 9 And when I was present with you, and had need, Acts. xx. g two Cor. xii. d. I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking unto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied, and in all things I have kept myself so that I should not be chargeable to any man, and [so] will I keep myself. 10 (b) Let not the truth of Christ be thought to be in me, if I suffer my joy to be shut up, which I have conceived of Grecia. The truth of Christ is in me, that this rejoicing shall not be shut up against me in the regions of Achaia. 11 Wherefore? Because I love you not? God knoweth. 12 But what I do, that will I do, to cut away occasion from them which desire occasion, that they might be found like unto us, in that wherein they gloried. 13 For such false Apostles [are] disceiptfull workers, transformed into the Apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing though his ministers be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end shallbe according to their works. 16 I say again, let no man think that I am foolish: or else even now take ye me as a fool, that I also may boast myself a little. 17 That I speak, I speak it not after the (c) In his earth, he had respect to the Lord: but this fashion of boasting seemed according to man, whereunto they compelled him. Lord: but as it were foolishly, in this manner of boasting. 18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. ☜ 19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. 20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour, if a man take, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. 21 I speak concerning reproach, as though we had been weak: Howbeit, wherein soever any man is bold, (I speak foolishly) I am bold also. 22 Philip. iii. a. They are hebrews, even so am I. They are Israelites, even so am I. They are the seed of Abraham, even so am I 23 They are the ministers of Christ, (I speak as a fool) I am more: in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prison more plenteously, in death (d) In the present danger of death. oft. 24 Deut. xxv. a. Of the jews five times received I forty [stripes] save one. 25 Acts. xvi. c Acts xiii. c Acts. 27. g. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, night and day have I been in the depth: 26 In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of mine own nation, in perils among the heathen, Acts. x. d. in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren, 27 In labour & travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness, 28 Besides the things which outwardly come unto me: my daily encumbrance [is] the care of all the Churches. 29 i Cor. ix. d. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? 30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern mine infirmities. 31 The God and father of our Lord jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 32 ☞ In [the city of] Damascus, Aretas the kings governor of the people, laid watch in the city of the Damascens, and would have caught me: 33 And Acts. ix. d. at a window was I let down in a basket through the wall, and scaped his hands. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 He rejoiceth in preferment, 5 but chiefly in his humbleness, 11 and layeth the cause of his boasting upon the Corinthians, 14 he showeth what good will he beareth them, 20 and promiseth to come unto them. 1 IT is not expedient doubtless, for me to glory, I will come to visions & revelations of the Lord. 2 For I knew a man in (a) That is, Christian, or, I speak it in Christ. Christ, above xiv. years ago, (whether [he were] in the body I can not tell, or whether [he were] out of the body, I can not tell, God knoweth) that he was taken up into the third (b) That is to say, into the highest heaven. heaven: 3 And I knew the same man (whether in the body or out of the body, I can not tell, God knoweth) 4 How that he was taken up into (c) Man's infirmity was not able to declare them, neither were they showed unto 〈◊〉 for that 〈◊〉. paradise, & heard unspeakable words, which is not lawful for man to utter. 5 Of such a man will I glory, yet of my self will I not glory, but in mine infirmities. 6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool, for I will say the truth: but I now refrain, lest any man should think of me, above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. 7 And john. two. b. lest I should be exalted out of measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given unto me a prick to the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, because I should not be exalted out of measure. 8 For this thing besought I the Lord thrice, that it might departed from me. 9 And he said unto me: My grace is sufficient for thee. For my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore, I will rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ might dwell in me. 10 Therefore have I delectation in infirmities, in rebukes, in necessities, in persecutions, in anguishes for Christ's sake: For when I am weak, then am I strong. 11 I am become a fool [in] glorying. Ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you. i Cor. ix. a. For nothing was I inferior unto the chief Apostles, though I be nothing, 12 Truly the signs of an Apostle were wrought among you, in all patience, and signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. 13 For what is it, wherein ye were inferior unto other Churches, except [it be] that I was not chargeable unto you? forgive me this wrong. 14 Behold, now the third time I am ready to come unto you, and yet will I not be chargeable unto you: For Act. xx. g. two Cor. xi. c. Eccle. 46. c. i Reg. xii. a. I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the fathers and mothers: but the fathers and mothers for the children. 15 I will very gladly bestow, & will be bestowed for your sakes, though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved again. 16 But be it, [that] I was not chargeable unto you: (d) Thus said his adversaries that though he took it not be himself, yet he did it by the means of others. Nevertheless, when I was crafty, I caught you with guile. 17 Did I pill you by any of them whom I sent unto you? 18 I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother: Did Titus defraud you of any thing? Have we not walked in the same spirit? not in the same steps? 19 Again, think you that we excuse ourselves unto you? We speak in Christ in the sight of God: but [we do] all things dearly beloved, for your edifying. 20 For I fear lest when I come, I shall not find you such as I would: and that I shallbe found unto you, such as ye would not: lest there be Galath. v. c. debates, enuyinge, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, & seditions: 21 And that when I come again, my God bring me low among you, and I shall bewail many of them which have sinned already, and have not repent of the i Cor. v. ●. uncleanness, and fornication, and wantonness, which they have committed. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 He threateneth the obstinate, 5 And declareth what his power is by their own testimony. 10 Also he showeth what is the effect of this Epistle. 11 After, having exhorted them to their duty, he wisheth them all prosperity. 1 Now come I the third time unto you. Deu. nineteen. d. Mat. xviii. c john. viii. c. Hebr. x. f. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be stablished. 2 I told you before, and tell you before, as though I had been present with you the second time, so writ I now being absent, to them which in time past have sinned, and to all other, that if I come again, I will not spare, 3 Seeing that ye seek experience of Christ Math. x. d. which speaketh in me, which to you ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. 4 For though he was crucified of weakness, yet liveth he of the power of God. And we no doubt, are weak in him: but we shall live with him, by the might of God toward you. 5 i Cor. xi. f. ●e●e. 18. c. Examine yourselves, whether ye are in the faith: Prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that jesus Christ is in you? except ye be reprobates. 6 I trust ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 7 Truly I pray to God that ye do none evil, not that we should seem approved: but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as (a) In that he humbled himself, and took upon him that form of a servant. reprobates. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth: but for the truth. 9 For we are glad when we are weak, and ye are strong. Truly this also we wish, even your perfection. 10 Therefore writ I these things being absent, lest when I am present, I should use sharpness, according to the power two Cor. x. ●. which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction. 11 Finally brethren, far well, be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace shallbe with you. 12 i Cor. xvi. f. Greet one another in an holy kiss. All the saints salute you. 13 The grace of our Lord jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the holy ghost, be with you all. Amen. ¶ The end of the second Epistle to the Corinthians. Sent from Philippos, a city in Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas. ❧ The Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul, to the Galathians. ¶ The first Chapter. ¶ 6 Paul rebuketh their inconstancy, which suffered themselves to be seduced by the false apostles, who preached that the observation of the ceremonies of the law were necessary to salvation, 8 and detesteth them that preach any otherwise then Christ purely. 13 He showeth his own conversation, magnifieth his office and apostleship, and declareth himself to be equal with the chief Apostles. 1 PAul an Apostle, not of men, neither by man: but by jesus Christ, and by God the father, which raised him up from death: 2 And all the brethren which are with me. Unto the Churches of Galacia: 3 Rom. i a. i Cor. i. a. two. Cor. i a. Grace [be] with you, and peace from God the father, and from our Lord jesus Christ: 4 Which gave himself for our sins, to deliver us from this (a) Which is, the corrupt life of man without Christ. present evil world, according to the will of God, and our father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 6 I marvel, that ye are so soon turned from him that had called you in the grace of Christ, unto another Gospel: 7 Which is not another [Gospel] but that there be some which trouble you, and Acts. xv. a. intend to pervert the Gospel of Christ. 8 Nevertheless, though we, or an Angel from heaven, preach any other Gospel unto you, then that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other Gospel unto you, then that ye have received, let him be accursed. 10 Do I now persuade men, or God? Other do I seek to please men? john 3. ●. For if I should yet please men, I were not the servant of Christ. 11 ☞ I certify you brethren, that the Gospel which was preached of me, was not after man. 12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it] but by the revelation of jesus Christ. 13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time passed in the jews religion, how that beyond measure Acts viii. a. I persecuted the Church of God, & spoiled it: 14 And profited in the jews religion, above many of my companions in mine own nation, i Cor. xv. b. Philip. iii. a. being a very fervent maintainer of the (b) That is, of the law of God, which was given to the ancient fathers. traditions of my fathers. 15 But when it pleased God, which separated me from my mother's womb, & Acts. ix. e. called [me] by his grace, 16 To reveal his son by me, that I should by the Gospel preach him among the Heathen: immediately I communed not with (c) That is, with any man, as though I had need of his counsel to approve my doctrine, Math xvi. c flesh and blood: 17 Neither returned to Jerusalem, to them which were Apostles before me: but went my ways into Arabia, and came again unto Damascus. 18 Then after three years, I returned to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 19 But other of the Apostles saw I none, save james the lords brother. 20 The things therefore which I writ unto you, behold, before God I lie not. 21 Act. xxii. d. afterward, I came into the coasts of Syria & Cilicia, and was unknown in face unto the Churches of jury, which were in Christ. 22 But they had heard only, that he which persecuted us in time past, now preacheth the (d) That is the Gospel which is the doctrine of faith. faith, which before he destroyed. 23 And they glorified God in me. ☜ ¶ The two Chapter. 1 Confirming his apostleship to be of God, 3 he showeth why Titus was not circumcised, 6 and that he is nothing inferior to other Apostles, 11 Yea, and that he hath reproved Peter, the Apostle of the jews. 16 After, he cometh to the principal scope, which is, to prove that justification only cometh of the grace of God by faith in jesus Christ, and not by the works of the law. 1 THen fourteen years after, I went up again to Jerusalem Acts. xv. a. with Barnabas, and took Titus with me. 2 I went up also by revelation, & I declared unto them the Gospel which I preach among the gentiles: but privately, with them which were the chief, lest by any means, I should run or had run in vain. 3 But neither Titus which was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised, 4 And that because of incommers, being false brethren, which came in privily, to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ jesus, that they might bring us into bondage. 5 To whom, no not for an hour, we gave place by subjection, that the truth of the Gospel might continue with you. 6 Of them which seemed to be somewhat (what they (a) Albeit they had been conversant with Christ afore tyme. were in time passed, it maketh no matter to me, * God accepteth no man's person) for they which seemed chief, () That is, they taught me not: but approved my doctrine perfect in all points. added nothing [to me.] 7 But contrary wise, when they saw that the Gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the Gospel of the circumcision was committed unto Peter. 8 (For he that was mighty in Peter, to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the gentiles) 9 When they perceived the grace that was given unto me, than james, Cephas, and john, which seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we [should be Apostles] unto the Heathen, and they unto the circumcision. 10 Only that we should remember the poor: Acts xi. d. two Cor. ix. ●. Wherein also I was diligent to do the same. 11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him (b) Meaning before all men. to the face, because he was to be blamed. 12 For yet that certain came from james, he did eat with the gentiles: But when they were come, he withdrew, and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 13 And the other jews dissembled likewise with him: insomuch that Barnabas also was brought into their simulation. 14 But when I saw that they went not the right way to the truth of the Gospel, I said unto Peter before them all: If thou being a jew, livest after the manner of the gentiles, and not as do the jews: Why causest thou the gentiles to live as do the jews? 15 We [which are] Philip. iii. a. Jews by nature, and not (c) For so the jews called the gentiles in reproach. sinners of the gentiles. 16 Know that a man Rom. iii. c. is not justified by the deeds of the law, but by the faith of jesus Christ: And we have believed on jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the deeds of the law, because by the deeds of the law no flesh shallbe justified. 17 If then, while we seek to be made righteous by Christ, we ourselves are found sinners: is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, then make I myself a trespasser. 19 For I, through the law, am dead to the law, that I might live unto God: I am crucified with Christ. 20 Nevertheless, I live: yet now not I, but Christ liveth in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God, Ephe v which loved me, and gave himself for me. 21 I reject not the grace of God▪ For Rom iiii. c if righteousness come of the law, than Christ is dead in vain. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 He rebuketh them sharply, 2 and proveth by divers reasons, that justification is by faith, 6 as appeareth by the example of Abraham. 10.19.24. and by the office, and the end both of the law, 11.25. and of faith. 1 O Foolish Galathians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth? To whom jesus Christ was (a) To whom Christ was so lively preached, as if his lively image were set before your eyes, or else had been crucified among you. described before the eyes, & among you crucified. 2 This only would I learn of you, whether ye received the spirit by the deeds of the law, or by the hearing of the faith? 3 Are ye such fools, that after ye have begun in the spirit, ye would now end in the flesh? 4 Have ye suffered so great things in vain? If it be yet in vain. 5 He therefore that ministereth to you the spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doth he it through the deeds of the law, or by hearing of the faith? 6 Gen. xv. b. Rom. iiii. a. james. two. d. Even as Abraham believed God, & it was ascribed to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 For the scripture seeing aforehand that God would justify the Heathen through faith, showed beforehand glad tidings unto Abraham, [saying]: Gen. xii. a. and xxii b. In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then, they which be of faith, are blessed with the faithful Abraham. 10 For as many as are of the (b) Which think to be justified by them. deeds of the law, are under the curse. For it is written: Deut. 27 d. Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them. 11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident. Abacuc. two. a Rom. xx. c. Hebre. x. g. Levit 28. a. Ezech. xx. b Rom. x. a. For the just shall live by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith: Abacuc. two. a Rom. xx. c. Hebre. x. g. Levit 28. a. Ezech. xx. b Rom. x. a. but the man that doth them, shall live in them. 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. For it is written: De●. xxi. d Cursed is every one that hangeth on tree: 14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles through jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith. 15 Brethren, (c) I will 〈…〉, that ●ou 〈…〉 less unto God than 〈…〉, which 〈…〉, to another. I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man's testament, yet if it be allowed, no man rejecteth it, or addeth thereto. 16 ☞ To Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not to the seeds, as of many: but to thy seed, as of one, which is Christ. 17 This I say, that the law which began afterward, beyond Gen. xv. d. Exod. xii. f. judith. v. b. Acts. seven. a. four hundred and thirty years, doth not disannul the testament that was confirmed afore of God, unto Christewarde, to make the promise of none effect. 18 Rom. iiii. c. For if the inheritance be of the law, than not now of promise: But God gave it unto Abraham by promise. 19 Wherefore then [serveth] the law? Rom. v. c. It was added because of transgressions, till the seed came to whom the promise was made: and it was ordained Act. seven. g. by Angels in the hand of a mediator. 20 A mediator is not [a mediator] of one, but God is (d) Constant, and always like himself. one. 21 Rom. seven. c. i Tim. i. b. Is the law then against the promise of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which could have given life: then no doubt righteousness should have been by the law. 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by the faith of jesus Christ should be given unto them that believe. ☜ 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, and were shut up unto the faith which should afterward be revealed. 24 Wherefore, the law was our schoolmaster unto Christ, that we should be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ jesus. 27 For Some read▪ all ye that are bapti●ed into Christ▪ have put on Christ. all ye that are baptised, have put on Christ. 28 There is no jew, neither Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male, nor female: For ye are all * one in Christ jesus. 29 If [ye be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. ¶ The four Chapter. 2 He showeth wherefore the ceremonies were ordained, which being shadows, must end, when Christ the truth cometh. 9 He moveth them by certain exhortations, 22 and confirmeth his argument with a strong example or allegory. 1 AND I say, that the heir, ☞ as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be Lord of all, 2 But is under tuters and governors, until the time appointed of the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the () That is, the law, which before he called a school master. rudiments of the world: 4 But when the fullness of the time was come, God Luke xx. b. john. three b. Rom. viii. a. sent his son, made of a woman, and made under the law, 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children. 6 Because ye are sons, Rom. viii c. God hath sent the (a) For our adoption unto Christ, is sealed by him. spirit of his son into your hearts, crying, (b) He instructeth both jews and Gentiles, to call God their father in every language, so that none are excepted. Abba, father. 7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son: If thou be a son, thou art also an heir of God, through Christ. 8 notwithstanding, when ye (c) When ye received the Gospel, ye were idolaters, therefore it is shame for you to refuse liberty, and become servants▪ yea, and seeing the jews desire to be out of their tutleship knew not God, ye did service unto them * which by nature are no Gods. 9 But now after that ye have known God, yea, rather are known of God, how turn ye again unto the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto again ye desire a fresh to be in bondage? 10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 11 I am in fear of you, lest I have bestowed on you labour in vain. 12 Brethren, I beseech you be as I [am] for I am as ye are. Ye have not injured me at all. 13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh, I preached the Gospel unto you at the first: 14 (d) That is, the troubles and vexations which God sent to try me while I was among you. And my temptation which was in my flesh, ye despised not, neither abhorred: but received me as an Angel of God, even as Christ jesus. 15 What is then your felicity? For I bear you record, that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me. 16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? 17 They are jealous over you (e) For they are but ambitious. amiss: Yea, they intend to exclude (f) They would turn you from me, that you might follow them. you, that ye should be fervent to them ward. 18 It is good always to be zealous in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you 19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ be (g) And imprinted so in your hearts, that ye love none other. fashioned in you. 20 But I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice: for I stand in doubt of you. 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22 ☞ For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, Gen. xvi. a. Gen. xxi. a. Hebr. xi. a. the one by a bond maid, Gen. xvi. a. Gen. xxi. a. Hebr. xi. a. the other by a free woman: 23 But he which was of the bond woman, was borne after the flesh: but he which was of the free woman, [was borne] by promise. 24 Which things are spoken by (h) By an allegory, that is another thing is meant. an allegory. For these are two testaments: the one from the mount Sina, which gendereth unto bondage, which is Agar. 25 For Agar is the mount Sina in Arabia, and bordreth upon the city, which is now [called] Jerusalem, and is in bondage with her children. 26 But Apo. xxi. a. Jerusalem which is above, is free: which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written: isaiah. liv. a. Rejoice thou barren, that bearest no children, break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For the desolate hath many more children, than she which hath an husband. 28 But brethren, we are after Isaac the children of promise. 29 But as than he that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the spirit: even so is it now. 30 Nevertheless, what saith the scripture? Gen. xxi. b put away the bondwoman and her son: For the son of the bondwoman, shall not be heir with the son of the free woman. 31 So then brethren, we are not children of the bond woman, but of the free. ☜ ❧ The .v. Chapter. 2 He laboureth to draw them away from circumcision, 17 and showeth them the battle betwixt the spirit and the flesh, and the fruits of them both. 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke Esaias. i x. a. of bondage. 2 Behold I Paul say unto you, that Act. xxv. a. if ye be (a) For we are in the Church of Christ, which is our mother: and not of the synagogue, which is servant under the law. circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 For I testify again to every man which is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4 Christ is become but vain to you, as many of you as are justified by the law, are fallen from grace. 5 For we through the spirit, wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 Galath. vi. a. For in jesus Christ, neither is circumcision any thing worth, neither yet uncircumcision: but faith, ●. Cor. xiii. a. which worketh by love. 7 Ye did run well, who was a let unto you, that ye should not obey the truth? 8 Not the perfection of him that called you. 9 i Cor. v. a. A little leaven, doth leaven the whole lump of dough. 10 ☞ I have trust toward you in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: But he that troubleth you, shall bear judgement, whatsoever he be. 11 And brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the slander of the cross ceased. 12 I would to God they were cut of which trouble you. 13 For brethren, ye have been called into liberty: Only Rom xiii a. i Cor. viii. a. let not liberty be an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, which is this: Mat xxii. d Mark. xii c. Levit nineteen d Rom. xiii. c. jacob. two. b. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 15 If ye bite and devour one another, take heed lest ye be consumed one of another. ☜ 16 ☞ Then I say, walk in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth contrary to the spirit, Mat. xxvi b and the spirit contrary to the flesh. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye can not do what ye would. 18 But and if ye be led of the spirit, then are ye not under the law. 19 The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness, 20 Worshipping of images, witchcraft, hatred, variance, zeal, wrath, strife, seditions, sects, 21 Enuyinge, murders, drunkenness, gluttonies, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that i Cor. vi. b. Ephe. v. a. they which do such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the spirit is, love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 meekness, temperancy: i Tim. i. b. against such there is no law. 24 They truly that are Christ's, (b) Christ hath not only remitted there sins 〈◊〉 sanctified them into newness of life. have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. ☜ 25 ☞ If we live in the spirit, let us walk in the spirit. 26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. ¶ The uj Chapter. 1 He exhorteth them to use gentleness toward the weak, 2 and to show their brotherly love and modesty, ● also to provide for their ministers, 9 to persever, 14 to rejoice in the cross of Christ, 15 to newness of life, 1● and last of all wisheth to them with the rest of the faithful all prosperity. 1 BRethren, if a man be taken in any fault, ye which are spiritual restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Rom. xv a. Bear ye one another's burden, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if any man seem to himself that he is somewhat, when he is nothing, the same deceiveth himself in his own fancy. 4 But let every man prove his own work, & then shall he have (a) For his rejoicing is a testimony of a good conscience. reioyceing only in his own self, and not in another. 5 For Rom. xiiii. c every man shall bear his own burden. 6 Rom. xv. f. i Cor. ix. b. Let him that is taught in the word, minister unto him that teacheth him, in all good things. 7 Be not deceived, God is not mocked: For john. iiii. b. whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth into his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption: But he that soweth into the spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting. 9 two. Thess. iii. b Let us not be weighed in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10 While we have therefore time, let us do good unto all men, specially unto them which are of the household of faith. ☜ 11 Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. 12 As many as desire with outward appearance to please carnally, the same constrain you to be circumcised, only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 13 For they themselves which are circumcised, keep not the law: but desire to have you circumcised, that they might rejoice in your flesh. 14 God forbid that I should rejoice, but in the cross of our Lord jesus Christ, whereby the (b) By the world, he meaneth all outward pomps, ceremonies, & things which please men's fantasies world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. 15 For Galath. v. a. in Christ jesus, neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. 16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the (c) That is, upon ● Jews. As. Ro. ●. Israel [that is] of God. 17 From henceforth, let no man put me to business: i Cor. iiii. c. For I bear in my body the marks of the Lord jesus. 18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. The Epistle unto the Galathians, was sent from Rome. ¶ The Epistle of the Apostle S. Paul, unto the Ephesians. ¶ The first Chapter. After his salutation, 4 he showeth that the chief cause of their salvation standeth in the free election of God through Christ, 16 he declareth his good will toward them, giving thanks, & praying God for their faith. 21 The majesty of Christ. 1 PAul an apostle of jesus Christ by the will of God: To the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ jesus: 2 Rom. i a. i. Cor. i. a. Grace be with you, and peace, from God our father, & from the Lord jesus Christ. 3 i Pet. i. a. Galath. i a. Blessed be God, the father of our Lord jesus Christ, which hath blessed us in all spiritual blessing, in heavenly things by Christ: 4 According as he had chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame before him, through love. 5 Who hath predestinate us into the adoption of a Where as we were not ●e natural children▪ he received us by grace, and made us his children. children, by jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will: 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 Coloss. i b. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the richesse of his grace, 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence. 9 And hath opened unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himself. 10 That in the dispensation of Galath. iiii. a the fullness of the times, he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are in earth, in him. 11 In whom also we are chosen, being predestinate according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the council of his own will: 12 That we should be unto the praise of his glory, which before believed in Christ. 13 In whom also ye, after that ye heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation, wherein also after that ye believed, were Rom. viii. c. two. Cor. i d. sealed with the holy spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance, unto the (b) Though we be redeemed from the bondage of sin by the death of Christ, Rom. 6. yet we hope for this second redemption, which shallbe when we shall possess our inheritance in the heavens, whereof we have the holy ghost for a gage, as ca 4. redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. 15 Wherefore I also after that I heard of the faith which ye have in the Lord jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 That the God of our Lord jesus Christ, the father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your minds being lightened, that ye may know what the Rom. xv. c. hope is of his calling, and what the richesse of the glory of his inheritance [is] in the saints: 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward, which believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead, Psal. cx. a. and set him on his right hand in heavenly [places] 21 far above Danie. seven. d all rule, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not in this world only, but also in the world to come. 22 And Psal. viii b. Hebr. two. d. i Cor. xv. d. Ephe. v. e. Coloss. i e. hath put all things under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all things to the Church, 23 Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all. ¶ The two Chapter. 5 To magnify the grace of Christ, which is the only cause of salvation, 11 he showeth them what manner of people they were before their conuertion, 18 and what they are now in Christ. 1 AND you that were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 In the which in time passed Rom. v. a. Coloss. i c. ye walked, according to the course of this world, after the governor that ruleth in the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. 3 Coloss. ●. a. Among whom we all had our conversation also in time passed in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the will of the flesh, and of the mind, & (a) Not by creation, but by Adam's transgression, & so by birth. were by nature the children of wrath, even as other: 4 But God which is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead by sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, isaiah. xxv. d. by grace are ye saved: 6 And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in the heavenly in Christ jesus. 7 That in ages to come, he might show the exceeding riches of his grace, in kindness to usward through Christ jesus. 8 For by grace are ye made safe through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast himself. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ jesus unto Titus. i d. good works, which God hath ordained that we should walk in them. 11 Wherefore, remember that ye being in time passed gentiles in the flesh, called uncircumcision of that which is called Philip. two. a. Coloss. two. b. circumcision in the flesh, made by hands: 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being alients from the common wealth of Israel, and strangers from the testaments of promise, having no hope, & without God in this world. 13 But now in Christ jesus, ye which sometime were far of, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, which hath made both one: and hath broken down the That is the cause o● the division that was between the jews & the Gentiles wall that was a stop between us, 15 Taking away in his flesh the hatred, [even] the law of commandments, [contained] in ordinances, for to make of twain one new man in himself, so making peace, 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body through [his] cross, and slew hatred thereby. 17 And came and preached peace to you which were a far of, and to them that were nigh. 18 For through him, we both have an entrance in one spirit unto the father. 19 ☞ Now therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners: but citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, 20 And are built upon the i Cor. three b. Esa. xxviii d Rom. ix. f. Psal. cxviii c foundation of the apostles and prophets, i Cor. three b. Esa. xxviii d Rom. ix. f. Psal. cxviii c jesus Christ himself being the head corner stone, 21 In whom all the building coupled together, groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord. 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the spirit. ☜ ❧ The three Chapter. 1 He showeth the cause of his imprisonment, 13 desireth them not to faint because of his trouble, 14 and prayeth God to make them steadfast in his spirit. 1 FOr this cause I Paul [am] a prisoner of jesus Christ, for you heathen: 2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, Act. xiii ● Galath. i b. which is given me to you ward: 3 For by revelation showed he the (a) Mystery▪ is that secret ●ydden purpose of salvation through Christ. mystery unto me (as I wrote afore in few words: 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which [mystery] in other ages was not opened unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit, 6 That the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ, by the Gospel: 7 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is given unto me after the working of his power. 8 Unto me the i Cor. xv. a. least of all saints is this grace given, that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 And to bring to light to all men what the fellowship of the mystery is which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in god, which made all things through jesus Christ: 10 To th'intent that now unto the rulers and power in heavenly [things] might be known by the (b) The Church being gathered of so many kinds of people, is an example or a glass for the Angels to behold the wisdom of God in▪ who hath turned their particular discords, into an universal concord, and of the synagogue of bondage hath made the Church of freedom. Church, the very manifold wisdom of God: 11 According to the eternal purpose which he wrought in Christ jesus our Lord: 12 By whom we have boldness & entrance in the confidence which is by faith of him. 13 ☞ Wherefore I desire that ye faint not in my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord jesus Christ, 15 Of whom all the family in heaven and earth is named: 16 That he would grant you, according to the richesse of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man. 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith: that ye being rooted and grounded in love, 18 Might be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, & length, and depth, and height: 19 And to know the love of Christ, which excelleth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all fullness of God. 20 Unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Be praise in the Church by Christ jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. ☜ ¶ The four Chapter. ☞ He exhorteth them unto meekness, long suffering, and unto love and peace, 3 every one to serve and edify another with the gift that God hath given him, 14 to beware of strange doctrine, 22 To lay aside the old conversation of greedy lusts, & to walk in a new life. 1 I Therefore, a prisoner () For the lords cause. in the Lord, exhort you, i Cor. seven. d. that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness & meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love. 3 endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace: 4 One body and one (a) So that ye can not dissent one from another, seeing the spirit which joineth you in one body can not dissent from himself. spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling. 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism. 6 One God, and father of all, which is above all, and through all, and in you all. ☜ 7 ☞ But Rom. xii. b. two. Cor. xii. a. Psal. lxviii. d unto every one of us, is given grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith: * When he went up an high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (But that he ascended, what is it? but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 john. three b. He that descended, is even the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, to fulfil all things.) 11 And he gave some i Cor. xii. d. Math. x. a. Luk. ix. a. apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teacher's, 12 To the gathering together of the saints, into the work of ministration, into the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all meet together into the unity of faith, and knowledge of the son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ: ☜ 14 That we henceforth be no more children, Coloss. two. b. wavering and carried about with every wind of doctrine, in the wiliness of men, in craftiness, to the laying (b) Whereby they lay● in wait to deceive. wait of deceit. 15 But following truth in love, let us grow up into him in all things Ephes. i d. Coloss. i c. which is the head, Christ: 16 In whom all the body being coupled and knit together by every joint of subministration, according to the effectual power in the measure of (c) That is, wherewith one ministereth to another. every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love. 17 ☞ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not Rom. i d. i. Pet. iiii. a. as other gentiles walk, in vanity of their mind: 18 Darkened in cogitation, being alienated from the life of God by the ignorance that is in them, by the blindness of their hearts. 19 Which being passed () The Greek word doth signify such as be obdurate in heart, and hath not the feeling of repentance. feeling, have given themselves over unto wantonness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not so learned Christ. 21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught in him, as the truth is in jesus, 22 To ●ay down, according to the former conversation, the (c) That is, all the n●tu●●l corrupt●● that 〈◊〉 in us. old man, which is corrupt, according to the lusts of error: ☜ 23 ☞ To be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 And Rom. vi. a. Coloss. three a. to put on that new man, which after God is shapen, in righteousness & holiness of truth. 25 Levi. nineteen. e. Wherefore, putting away lying, speak every man truth unto his neighbour, forasmuch as we are members one of another. 26 Psal. iiii a. Be ye (d) If so be that ye be angry, so moderate your affection that it b●r●t not out into an evil work, but be ●oone appealed. angry, and sin not, let not the sun go down upon your wrath, 27 Neither give place to the devil. 28 * Let him that stole, steal no more: but let him rather labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may give unto him that needeth. ☜ 29 Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to edify withal, as oft as need is, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And (c) So to behave your selves, that the holy ghost may willingly dwell in you, and give him no occasion to departed for sorrow▪ by your abusing of God's graces. grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and fierceness, & wrath, and crying, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness. 32 Be ye courteous one to another, merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. ❧ The .v. Chapter. ☞ 2 He exhorteth them unto love, 3 warneth them to beware of uncleanness, covetousness, foolish talking, and false doctrine, 17 to be circumspect, 18 to avoid drunkenness, 19 to rejoice, and to be thankful toward God, 21 to submit themselves one to another. 22 He entreateth of corporal marriage, & of the spiritual betwixt Christ and his Church. 1 BE ye i Pet. two. d. john. xiii. b. Galath. two. d. therefore followers of God, as dear children: 2 And walk ye in love, even as Exo. xxiii. b Christ hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour to God. 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as it becometh saints: 4 Neither filthiness, neither foolish talking, neither jesting, which are not comely: but rather, giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no Galath. v. d. i. Cor. vi. b. whoremonger, neither unclean person, nor covetous person, which is a worshipper of images, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God. 6 Math. 24. a. Colos●. two. b. Mark. xiii. a Luk. xxi. b. Let no man deceive you with vain words: For, because of such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore companions of them. 8 For ye were sometimes darkness: but now are ye light in the Lord. john. xii. e. ●. These. v. a. Walk as children of light. 9 For the fruit of the spirit (is) in all goodness, and righteousness, & truth, 10 Approving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even rebuke them. 12 For it is shame even to name those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things, when they are rebuked of the light, are manifest: For all that which do make manifest, is light. 14 Wherefore he saith: (a) God thu● speaketh by his servants, to draw the infidels from their blindness. Awake thou that sleepest, and stand up from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15 ☞ Take heed therefore how ye walk circumspectly: not as unwise, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: but be filled with the spirit, 19 Speaking unto yourselves in Psalm. ●3 ● Coloss. ●● c. psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts: 20 giving thanks always for all things unto God and the father, in the name of our Lord jesus Christ, 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. ☜ 22 wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord: 23 For Genes ●i. d. i Cor. xi. a. Ephe. i d. the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is Genes ●i. d. i Cor. xi. a. Ephe. i d. the head of the Church: & he is the saviour of the body. 24 But as the Church is subject to Christ, likewise the wives to their own husbands in all things. 25 Ye husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave himself for it, 26 To sanctify it, cleansing [it] in the (b) Baptism is a token that God hath consecrated the Church to himself, and made it how by his word: that is, his promise o● free justification in Christ. fountain of water in the word, 27 To make it unto himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy, and without blame. 28 So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh: but nourisheth & cherissheth it, even as the Lord the Church. 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 Genes. two. d. Math. nineteen a Mark. x. a. i Cor. vi. d. Ephes. v. g. For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shallbe joined unto his wife, and two shallbe made one flesh. 32 This is a great secret: but I speak of Christ and of the Church. 33 Therefore every one of you [do ye so] Let every one of you love his wife even as himself, and [let] the wife reverence her husband. ¶ The uj Chapter. 1 How children should behave themselves toward their fathers and mothers, 4 Likewise parents toward their children, 5 servants towards their masters, 9 Masters toward their servants, 13 An exhortation to the spiritual battle, and what weapons the christians should fight withal. 1 Children, Coloss. three d. obey your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Exok. xx. b Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandment in promise) 3 That thou mayest prosper, and live long on earth. 4 Fathers provoke not your children to wrath: Deut. iii. b. but bring them up in instruction and information of the Lord. 5 servants obey them that are your bodily masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ. 6 Not with service unto the eye, as men pleasers: but as the servants of Christ. 7 Doing the will of God from the heart, with good will serving the Lord, and not men: 8 Knowing, that whatsoever good thing any man doth, that shall he receive again of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free. 9 And ye masters do the same things unto them, putting away threatening: knowing that your master also is in heaven, two. P●● nineteen. c. Act● 〈…〉 neither is respect of person with him. 10 ☞ Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord, & in the power of his might. 11 Put on all the armour of God, that ye may stand against the assaults of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against (a) The faith full have not only to strive against men, & themselves: but against Satan the spiritual enemy, who is most dangerous: for he is over our heads, so that we can not reach him, but he must be resisted by God's peace. blood & flesh: but against rule, against power, against worldly governors of the darkness of this world, against spiritual craftiness in heavenly [places.] 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the evil day, and having finished all things, to stand fast. 14 Stand therefore, Luk. xii. e. ●. Pet. i c. having loins girt about with the truth, and putting on the breast plate of righteousness, 15 And having your feet shod, in the (b) That ye may be ready to suffer all things for the Gospel. preparation of the Gospel of peace. 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye may quench all the fiery darts of the wicked: 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. ☜ 18 Luk. xviii ● i. Thess. v. d. Praying always in all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watch thereunto with all instance and supplication, for all saints, 19 And for me, Coloss iiii ● that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth freely, to utter the secrets of the Gospel. 20 Whereof I am messenger in bonds, that therein I may speak freely, as I ought to speak. 21 But that ye may also know my affairs, and what I do, Tichicus a dear brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall show you all things: 22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know of our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts. 23 Peace [be] unto the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the father, and from the Lord jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all them which love our Lord jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. ❧ Sent from Rome unto the Ephesians, by Tichicus. ❧ The Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Philippians. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 Saint Paul discovereth his heart towards them, 3 by his thanks giving, 4 prayers, 8 and wishes for their faith and salvation. 7.12.20. He showeth the fruit of his cross, 15.27. and exhorteth them to unity, 28 and patience. 1 PAul & Timotheus the servants of jesus Christ: To all the saints in Christ jesus, which are at Philippos, with the bishops & deacons: 2 Grace [be] unto you, and peace from God our father, and [from] the Lord jesus Christ. 3 ☞ I thank my God, with all remembrance of you, 4 ( Rom i. b. Coloss. i a Always in all my prayer for all you, making prayer with gladness,) 5 For your fellowship in the Gospel, from the first (a) That ye received the Gospel. day until now. 6 And being persuaded of this same thing, that he which hath begun good work in you, will perform it until the day of jesus Christ, 7 As it becometh me to judge this of you all, because I have you in my heart, and in my bonds, in the defence and confirmation of the Gospel, you all being partakers of my (b) Of this peculiar benefit to suffer for Christ's sake. grace. 8 For God is my record how greatly I long after you all, in the That is, from the very heart ●oote of jesus Christ bowels of jesus Christ. 9 * And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge, and in all understanding: 10 That ye may discern things that differ, that ye may be pure, and without offence, till the day of Christ. 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which [are] by jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. ☜ 12 But I would ye should understand brethren, that the things which [came] unto me, hath come rather unto the furtherance of the Gospel: 13 So that my bonds in (d) which I sustain for Christ's cause. Christ, are manifest, throughout all the judgement hall, and in all other [places.] 14 And many of the brethren of the Lord, being encouraged through my bonds, dare more plentifully speak the word, without fear. 15 Some preach Christ of envy & strife, and some of good will. 16 The one preach Christ of strife, not sincerely, supposing to add more affliction to my bonds: 17 But the others of love, knowing that I am set to the defence of the Gospel. 18 What then? So that Christ be preached any manner of way, whether it be by pretence, or by truth, I joy therein, and will joy. 19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation, * through your prayer, and ministering of the spirit of jesus Christ, 20 According to my expectation, and my hope, that in nothing I shallbe ashamed: but that with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ shallbe magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. 21 For Christ [is] to me life, and death [is] to me advantage. 22 But if I live in the flesh, this (is) the fruit of my labour, and what I shall choose, I wot not. 23 ● Cor v. a. For I am in a straight betwixt two, having a desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which is much far better. 24 Nevertheless, to abide in the Or, body. flesh, [is] more needful for you. 25 And this am I sure of, that I shall abide & continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith, 26 That your rejoicing may be the more abundant in jesus Christ for me, by my coming to you again. 27 Only let your conversation be, Ephe iiii. ●. as it becometh the Gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may yet hear of your matters, that ye continue in one spirit, in one soul, fighting together for the faith of the Gospel. 28 And in nothing fearing your adversaries, which is to them a token of perdition: but to you of salvation, and (c) God showeth by this means of bearing the cross, who are his, and who are not. that of God. 29 For unto you it is given () Or, Christ's cause. for Christ, not only this to believe on him: but also this, to suffer for his sake, 30 Having the same fight, which ye saw in me, and now hear in me. ¶ The two Chapter. 3 He exhorteth them above all things to humility, whereby pure doctrine is chief maintained, 16 promising that he and Timotheus will speedily come unto them, 27 and excuseth the long tarrying of Epaphroditus. 1 IF [there be] therefore any (a) If you so love me that you desire my comfort. consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the spirit, if any compassion and mercy, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind, 3 Let nothing [be done] through strife or vain glory, but in meekness of mind every man esteem one the other better than himself. 4 i Cor. x. f. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5 ☞ Let the same mind be in you, which was in Christ jesus: 6 Who being in the form of God, thought it not (b) For he that was god, should therein have done no injury to the Godhead. robbery to be equal with God. 7 But made himself of no reputation, taking on him the form of a servant, and * made in the likeness of men, and found in figure as a man: 8 He humbled himself, made obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name. 10 That in Math. i c. Rom. xiiii. c the name of jesus Math. i c. Rom. xiiii. c every (c) worship, and be subject to him. knee should bow, [of things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth: 11 And that every tongue should confess that the Acts. two. f. Rom. xiiii. b Lord, jesus Christ [is] to the glory of God the father. ☜ 12 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work * Our health hangeth not on our works: & yet are they said to work out their health, who do run in the race of justice. For although we be saved freely in christ by faith, yet must we walk by the way of justice unto our health. out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 * For it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do of good will. 14 * Do all thing without murmuring and disputing: 15 That*ye may be blameless and pure, the sons of God, without rebuke in the mids of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom shine ye as lights in the world, 16 Holding fast the word of life, to my two Cor i. c i Thes. two. c. rejoicing in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain, neither have laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and though I be offered up upon the offering and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do ye rejoice, and rejoice with me. 19 But I trust in the Lord jesus, to Acts xvi. a i Thess. iii. b send Timotheus shortly unto you, Acts xvi. a i Thess. iii. b that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man like minded, who will naturally care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are jesus Christ's. 22 Ye know the proof of him, that as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the Gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send, assoon as I know my state. 24 But I trust in the Lord, that I also myself shall come shortly. 25 But I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and companion in labour, & fellow soldier, but your Apostle, and the minister of my need. 26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 And no doubt he was sick nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore the more diligently, that when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, & Rom. xv. d. i Thess. v. c. make much of such: 30 Because, for the work of Christ, he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to fulfil your lack of service toward me. ¶ The three Chapter. 2 He warneth them to be ware of false teachers, 3 against whom he setteth Christ. 4 Likewise himself, 9 and his doctrine, 12 and reproveth man's own righteousness. 1 Moreover my brethren, rejoice ye in the Lord. It grieveth me not to write the same thing often to you, for to you it is a sure thing. 2 Beware of (a) which bark against the true doctrine, to fill their bellies. dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of (b) S. Paul here alludeth unto circumcision by semblance of a like word, because that the● who craked thereof, did rather cause a schism, division, or cutting of and tearing in sunder, them an accord in the Church. concision. 3 * For we are the circumcision, which worship God * in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh: 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, more I: 5 Circumcised the eight day, of the kindred of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, two Cor. xi. a. Act. xxiii. b an Ebrue of the hebrews, after the law a pharisee, 6 Concerning ferventness, persecuting the Church: touching the righteousness which is in the law, I was blameless. 7 Mat. xiiii ●. But the things that were vantage unto me, those I counted loss for Christ's sake. 8 Yea, I think all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ jesus my Lord: For whom I have counted all thing loss, & do judge them but vile, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness which is of the law: but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which cometh of God through faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his passions, confirmable unto his death, 11 If by any means, I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 (c) Or, have now taken full possession thereof, not that he doubted to attain unto it, but because he would declare the excellency thereof. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend, wherein also I am comprehended of Christ jesus. 13 Brethren I count not myself as yet that I have attained: but this one thing [I say] I forget those things which are behind, and endeavour myself unto those things which are before, 14 And I press toward the mark, for the price of the high calling of God in Christ jesus. 15 Let us therefore as many as be perfect, be thus minded, and if ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal the same also unto you. 16 Nevertheless, unto that which we have attained unto, let us proceed by one rule, that we may be of one accord. 17 ☞ i Cor. iiii c. Brethren, be followers together of me, and look on them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, & now tell you weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 Rom. ●v●● Whos's end ●is] damnation, whose God [is their● belly, and glory to their shame, which mind earthly things. 20 But our conversation is in heaven, from whence also we look for the saviour, the Lord jesus Christ: 21 Who shall i Co. xv. g. change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself. ☜ ¶ The four Chapter. 1 He exhorteth them to be of honest conversation, 15 and thanketh them, because of the provision that they made for him being in prison, 21 and so concludeth with salutations. 1 Therefore my brethren beloved & longed for, my joy and crown, so continue in the Lord ye beloved. 2 I pray Euodias, and beseech Syntyches, that they be of one accord in the Lord. 3 Yea, and I beseech thee also faithful yockefelowe, help those [women] which laboured with me in the Gospel, and with Clement also, and with other my labour fellows, ●uk. x. c. Apo. xvii. b whose names [are] in the (a) 〈…〉 his book Ezekiel ●●●eth that writing of the 〈◊〉 of Israel, and the secret of the Lord. book of life. 4 ☞ * Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice. 5 Let your patient mind be known unto all men: The Lord [is] at hand. 6 Be careful for nothing: but in all things, let your petition be manifest unto God, in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall (b) From Satan, who ●●●eth to take from us this peace of conscience. keep your hearts and minds through Christ jesus. ☜ 8 Furthermore brethren, whatsoever, things are true, whatsoever things (are) honest, whatsoever things (are) just, whatsoever things (are) pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things (are) of honest report: If there be any virtue, & if there be any praise, think on these things: 9 Which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me: Those things do, and the God of peace shallbe with you. 10 But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at the last you are revived again to care for me, in that wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. 11 I speak not because of (c) That I was not able to endure my poverty. necessity. For I have learned, in whatsoever estate I am, i Tim. vi. b. therewith to be content. 12 I know how to be low, and I know how to exceed. Every where & in all things I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungry, both to have plenty, and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me. 14 notwithstanding, ye have well done that ye did communicate to my afflictions. 15 Ye Philippians know also, that in the (d) When I first preached the Gospel unto you. beginning of the Gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no Church communicated to me, as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 16 For even in Thessalonica, ye sent once, & afterward again unto my necessity. 17 Not that I desire a gift, but I desire fruit abounding to your account. 18 But I have received all, & have plenty. I was even filled after that I had received of Epaphroditus the things [which were sent] from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a Rom. xii. c. Heb. xiii. c. sacrifice acceptable, pleasant to God. 19 My God shall supply all your need, through his riches in glory, in Christ jesus. 20 Unto God and our father, be praise for evermore. Amen. 21 Salute all the saints in Christ jesus. The brethren which are with me, greet you. 22 All the saints salute you, most of all, they that are of Caesar's household. 23 The grace of our Lord jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. ¶ This Epistle was written from Rome, by Epaphroditus. ❧ The Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Colossians. ¶ The first Chapter. 3 He giveth thanks unto God for their faith, 7 Confirming the doctrine of Epaphras, 9 prayeth for the increase of their faith. 13 He showeth unto them the true Christ, and discovereth the counterfeit Christ of the false Apostles. 25 He approveth his authority and charge, 28 and of his faithful executing of the same. 1 PAul an Apostle of jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timotheus the brother. 2 To them which [are] in Colossa, saints and faithful brethren in Christ: Galath. i. a. Ephe. i. a. Grace unto you, & peace from God our father, and the Lord jesus Christ. 3 Philip. i a. i Thess. i a. Rom. i. b. Philip. i. a. Ephe. i. d. We give thanks to God and father of our Lord jesus Christ, Philip. i a. i Thess. i a. Rom. i. b. Philip. i. a. Ephe. i. d. always for you, praying: 4 Sense we heard of your faith (a) For with out Christ there is no faith to be saved by, but only a vain opinion. in Christ jesus, and of the love which [is] to all saints, 5 For the hopes sake which is laid up for you in heaven, of which [hope] ye heard before, in the word of truth of the Gospel, 6 Which is come unto you, even as [it is] into all the world, & is fruitful, as it is also in you, from the day ye heard [of it] and knew the grace of God in truth, 7 As ye also learned of iiii. c Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, which is for you a faithful minister of Christ: 8 Who also declared unto us your love (b) Which cometh of the holy ghost. in the spirit. 9 ☞ Ephe. i. d. For this cause we also, sense the day we heard, have not ceased to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will, in all wisdom & spiritual understanding, 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord in all pleasing, john. xv c. being fruitful in all good works, and increasing in the knowledge of God, 11 strengthened with all might, through his glorious power, unto all patience and long suffering with joyfulness: ☜ 12 giving thanks unto the father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son. 14 Ephe. i. b. two Cor. iiii ●. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the first borne of all creatures. 16 Hebre. i. ● For by him were all things created, that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] majesty or lordship, either rule or power: All things were created by him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things consist. 18 Ephe. i. b. i Cor. xv. c. And he is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, the first borne of the dead, that in all things he might have the pre-eminence. 19 For it pleased [the father] that in him should all (c) That the Church, which is his body, might receive of his abundance, fullness dwell, 20 And by him to * reconcile all things unto himself, & to set at peace through the blood of his cross by him, both the things in earth, and things in heaven, 21 And you Rom. v. a. Ephe. two a. a. which were sometime strangers, and enemies, by () That is, the mind, which part is the principallest in man, as whereof is derived the quality of our doings, bend & given unto wickedness. cogitation in evil works, hath he now yet reconciled, 22 In the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and unblamable, & without fault in his sight: 23 If ye continue grounded & stablished in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, which ye have heard how it is preached to every creature which is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister. 24 Now iowe I two Cor i a. Ephe. iii. b. in my sufferings two Cor i a. Ephe. iii. b. for you, and fulfil that which is behind of the passions of Christ, in my flesh, for his bodies sake, which is the Church: 25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is given to me to you ward, to fulfil the word of God: 26 The Ephe iii. b mystery hid sense the world began, and [sense the beginning of] generations: Mat xi. d. but now is opened to his (d) Whom he hath elected & consecrated to him by Christ saints: 27 To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, to present all men perfect in Christ jesus: 29 Whereunto I also labour striving, according to his working which worketh in me mightylie. ¶ The two Chapter. 1 Having protected his good will toward them, 4 he admonisheth them not to turn back from Christ, 8 to the service of Angels or any other invention, or else ceremonies of the law, 17 which have finished their office, and are ended in Christ. 1 FOr I would that ye knew what great fight I have for you, and for them that are at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and in all riches of certainty of understanding, to know the mystery of God, and of the father, and of Christ, 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 Ephe. v. a. This I say, lest any man should beguile you with persuasion of words. 5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and your steadfast faith in Christ. 6 As ye have therefore received Christ jesus the Lord, [so] walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built in him, & established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanks giving. 8 ☞ * Beware lest any man spoil you through (a) Teaching you vain speculations, as worshipping of Angels, of blind ceremonies & beggarly traditions: for now they have no use, seeing Christ is come. philosophy & vain deceit, after the tradition of men, and after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily: 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power, 11 In whom also ye are Rom. two. d. Ephe. two. c. b. circumcised with circumcision made without hands, by putting of the body of sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ: 12 Rom. vi. a. Galath. iii. d Buried with him in baptism, in whom ye are also risen again through the faith (b) In believing the God by his power raised up Christ, whereof we have a sure token in our baptism. of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. 13 * And ye being dead to sin and to the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened with him, forgiving all your trepasses, ☜ 14 And putting out the hand writing of ordinances, that was against us, and that hath he taken out of the way, fastening it to his cross 15 Spoiling Gen. iii. c. Luk. xi. c. john. xii. c. all principalities & powers, hath made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in part of an holiday, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath [days]: 17 Hebr. seven. a. Which are shadows of things to come: but the body (is) of Christ. 18 Let no man (c) Meaning that the hypocrites led them at their pleasure into all superstition and error. beguile you of victory, in the humbleness and worshipping of Angels, intruding (himself into those things) which he hath not seen, causeless puffed up with his fleshly mind, 19 And holdeth not the head, whereof all the body by joints & bands supported and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. 20 Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ from the Galat. iiii. b. rudiments of the world: why, as though living in the world, are ye led with traditions, 21 touch not, taste not, handle not? 22 Which all be in corruption, in abusing after the commandments and doctrines of men. 23 Which things have a show of wisdom, in superstition & humbleness of mind, and in hurting of the body, not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 He showeth where we should seek Christ, 5 he exhorteth to mortification, 10 to put of the old man, and to put on Christ, 12 to the which he addeth exhortation, both general and particular, to charity and humility. 1 IF ye then be risen again ☞ with Christ, ☞ seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth Ephe. i. d. Hebre i. a. on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on (a) Which either serve but for a time, or else are invented by men. things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When soever Christ which is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. ☜ 5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth▪ fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is worshipping of images: 6 For which things sake, the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience, 7 Ephe. two. a. In the which ye walked sometime, when ye lived in them. 8 But now put ye of also all, wrath, fierceness, maliciousness, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put of the old man with his works: 10 Rom. vi. a. Ephe. iiii. c. Having put on the new man, which is renewed into the knowledge after the image of him that made him, 11 Galath. vi. d Where is neither Greek nor jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Sythian, bond, free: but Christ is all, and in all. 12 ☞ Put on therefore (as the elect of God, (b) He showeth what fruits are in them that are dead to the world, and are risen again with Christ. holy and beloved) bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering, 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye. 14 And above all things [put on] Mat. xxi. ●. love, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God have the victory in your hearts, to the which also we are called in one body: And see that ye be thankful. 16 Let the word of God dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing your own selves, Psal. 33 a. Ephe. v. d. in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And i Cor. x. g. whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord jesus, giving thanks to God and the father by him. ☜ 18 Ephe. v. c. i Pet. iii. a. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is comely in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them: 20 Ephe. vi. a. Children, obey your fathers and mothers in all things, for that is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, (c) By to much rigour. provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged. 22 Ephe. vi. a. Titus. two. c. i Pet. two. d. Servants, obey in all things to your bodily masters: not with eye service, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men: 24 Knowing, that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ: 25 But he that doth wrong, shall receive for the wrong he hath done: two Pat. nineteen. c Acts. x. c. Eccle. 35 b. Rom. two b. Coloss. three c. And there is no respect of persons. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 He exhorteth them to be fervent in prayer, 5 to walk wisely toward them that are not yet come to the true knowledge of Christ, he saluteth them, and wisheth them all prosperity. Ephe. vi. a. 1 Masters, do unto your servants that which is just & equal, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven. 2 Ephe vi. c. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanks giving: 3 Praying also for us, Ephe vi. c. i Thess. vi c that God may open unto us the (a) That I may freely preach the Gospel. door of utterance, that we may speak the mystery of Christ, wherefore I am also in bonds: 4 That I may utter it, as I ought to speak. 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the tyme. 6 Let your speech be always in grace, powdered with salt, to know how ye ought to answer every man. 7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, [who is] a beloved brother and faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord: 8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same thing, that he might know your state, and comfort your hearts, 9 With Onesimus a faithful and beloved brother, which is of you. They shall show you of all things which [are● here. 10 Act. xxvi● a ● Tim. iiii. b Aristarchus my prison fellow saluteth you, & Act. xxvi● a ● Tim. iiii. b Marcus Barnabas sister's son, (touching whom ye received commandments:) If he come unto you, receive him: 11 And jesus, which is called justus, which are of the circumcision. These only are my (b) In preaching the Gospel. workefelowes unto the kingdom of God, which hath been unto my consolation. 12 Epaphras which is of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and filled in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them [that are] in Laodicea, and them [that are] in Hierapolis. 14 Dear Lucas the physician greeteth you, and two Tim. iiii. e Demas. 15 Salute the brethren [which are] in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the Church which is in his house. 16 And when the epistle is read of you, make that it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans: and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. 17 And say to Archippus: take heed to the ministery that thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 18 The salutation, by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. ¶ Written from Rome to the Colossians, by Tychicus and Onesimus. The first Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle, unto the Thessalonians. ¶ The first Chapter. ¶ 2 He thanketh God for them, that they are so steadfast in faith and good works, 6 and receive the Gospel with such earnestness, 7 that they are an example to all others. 1 PAul & Silvanus and Timotheus, unto the Church of the Thessalonians, in (a) For there is no Church which is not joined together in God. God the father, and in the Lord jesus Christ: Rom. i a. i Cor. i. a. i. Cor. i. a. Galath. ●. a▪ Ephe i a. Rom i b. ● i a. Ephe i b. Coloss. i a. Grace [be] unto you, & peace from God our father, and the Lord jesus Christ. 2 We give thanks to God Rom. i a. i Cor. i. a. i. Cor. i. a. Galath. 〈…〉 Ephe i a. Rom. i. b. 〈◊〉. i a. Ephe i b. Coloss. ●. a. always for all you, making mention of you in our prayers, 3 Without ceasing, calling to remembrance the work of your faith, and labour of 〈◊〉 4 b ● love, and patiented abiding in the 〈◊〉 4 b ● hope of our Lord jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our father. 4 ☞ Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 5 For our Gospel came not unto you in i Cor. two. a. word only, but also in power, and in the holy ghost, and in much certainty, as i. Thess. two. a. ye know after what manner we were among you for your sake. 6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with (b) To believe, and to be fully persuaded to have the gifts of them holy ghost, & joyfully to suffer for Christ's sake, are most certain signs of our election joy of the holy ghost: 7 So that ye were an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 For from you, sounded out the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia & Achaia: but also in every place your faith to Godward is spread abroad, so that we need not to speak any thing. 9 For they themselves show of you, what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from images, to serve the (c) For images are dead things, and only 〈◊〉 fantasies. living and true God. 10 And to tarry for his son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: ☜ [even] jesus which delivereth us from the wrath to come. ¶ The two Chapter. 1 To the intent they should not faint under the cross, 2 he commendeth his diligence in preaching, 13 and theirs in obeying, 18 He excuseth his absence, that he could not come and open his heart to them. 1 FOr ye yourselves, i Thessa. i. b brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in (a) Not in outward show and in 〈◊〉 but in tra●e●▪ no in the 〈◊〉 of God. vain: 2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were Act. xvii. c. shamefully entreated as ye know, at Philippos, we were bold in our God, to speak unto you the Gospel of God, in Act. xvii. b. much stryning. 3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, neither of uncleanness, neither in guile: 4 But as it were allowed of God, to be put in credit with the Gospel: even so we speak, not as pleasing Galath. i b. men, but God, which trieth our hearts. 5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, neither cloak of covetousness, Philip. i a. God [is] record, 9 Neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of others: 7 When we might have been in () Or, a burden. authority, as the Apostles of Christ, but we were tender among you, even as a (b) He humbled himself to ●●pp●r● all th●nges with out all respect of ●●cre: even as the tender mother which nurseth her children, and thinketh no office to vile for her children's sake. nour●e cherissheth her children, 8 So, being tenderly affected toward you, our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the Gospel of God only: but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. 9 ☞ For ye remember brethren, our labour and travail. Act. xx. g. 2 These. iii b ● Cor. ix. e. For we labouring night & day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, preached unto you the Gospel of God. 10 Ye [are] witness, & God [also] how holily, and justly, and unblamably, we behaved ourselves among (c) For it is not possible to avoid the reproach of the wicked, which ever hate good doings. you that believe. 11 As ye know, how that as a father his children, so we have exhorted, comforted, and besought every one of you, 12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. 13 For this cause thank we God also without ceasing, because ye receiving the word which ye heard of us concerning God, ye received it not as the word of man, (but as it is in deed) the word of God, which effectuously worketh also in you that believe. ☜ 14 For ye brethren became followers of the Churches of God, which in jury are in Christ jesus: for ye have suffered like things of your countrymen, as they have of the jews: 15 Who both killed the Lord jesus, and their own prophets, & have persecuted us: and God they please not, and are contrary (d) And would hinder all men from their salvation. to all men: 16 And hinder us to speak to the gentiles that they might be saved, to fulfil their sins always. For the Luk. xxi. ●. wrath [of God] is come on them to the utmost. 17 Forasmuch brethren, as we are kept from you for a short season, in person, not in heart, we enforced the more to see you personally with great desire. 18 And therefore we would have come unto you, (I Paul) once again: Daniel. x. c. but Satan hindered us. 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? two Cor. i c. Are (c) Therefore I could not forget you, except I would forget myself. not ye it in the presence of our Lord jesus Christ, at his coming? 20 Yes, ye are our glory and joy. ❧ The three chapter. 2 He showeth how greatly he was affectioned toward them, both in that he sent Timotheus to them, 1● and also prayed for them. 1 Wherefore, sense we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to remain at Act. xvi●. d. Athens alone. 2 And sent Timotheus, our brother and minister of God, and fellow labourer in the Gospel of Christ, to stablish you & to comfort you concerning your faith. 3 That no man should be moved in these afflictions: For ye yourselves know, that we are appointed there unto. 4 For verily when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation, even as it came to pass, and [as] ye know. 5 For this cause, when I (b) His great affection toward the small 〈◊〉. could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labour had been vain. 6 But now lately, when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, and how that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, as we also [to see] you: 7 Therefore brethren we were comforted over you, in all our adversity and necessity, because of your faith. 8 For now we 〈…〉 doctrine, 〈◊〉 s●all thinking that all myn● afflictions, 〈◊〉 so many pleasures▪ & shallbe restored from death to life. live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanks can we recompense to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God? 10 Praying night and day exceedingly to see you personally, and repair the wantynges of your faith? 11 Now God himself, and our father, and our Lord jesus Christ, guide our way unto you. 12 And the Lord increase you, & make you abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also toward you, 13 To stablish your hearts unblamable, in holiness before God and our father, in the coming of our Lord jesus Christ, with all his saints. The four Chapter. 1 He exhorteth them to holiness, 6 innocency, 9 love, 11 labour, 13 and moderation in lamenting for the dead, 17 describing the end of the resurrection. 1 furthermore we beseech you brethren, & exhort you by the Lord jesus, that ye increase more and more, as ye have received of us, how ye ought towalke and to please God. 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, Rom. xii. ●. Ephe. v. a. your holiness, (a) That is, that ye should dedicate yourselves wholly unto God. that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know i Cor. seven. a. how to possess his vessel in holiness and honour: 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, 〈◊〉 i. c. even as the gentiles, which know not God. 6 That no man oppress and defraud his brother in [any] matter, because that the Lord is the avenger of all such: as we also have forewarned you, and testified. 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but into holiness. ☜ 8 L●●. x. ●. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath given to you his holy spirit. ☜ 9 ● But as touching brotherly love, ye need not that I writ unto you: For ye are taught of God to love one another. 10 Yea and that thing verily ye do unto all the brethren which [are] in all Macedonia: But we beseech you brethren, that ye increase more and more: 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own [business] and Acts. xx. b i. Cor. ix. c. two. Thes. iii. b to work with your own hands as we commanded you: 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, & that nothing be lacking in you. ☜ 13 ☞ But I would not have you to be ignorant brethren, concerning them which sleep, that ye (b) He doth not condemn all kind of sorrow. but that which proceedeth of infidelity. sorrow not even as other, which Sap●. two. a. have no hope. 14 For if we believe that jesus died and rose again: even so them also which sleep by jesus, will God bring with him. 15 For this say we unto you in the word of the Lord, that we which i Cor. xv. g. live, remaining unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them which sleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven in a shout, [and] in the voice of the Math 24. ● D●niel. xii. ● Archangel, and in the trump of God: And the dead in Christ shall arise first. 17 Than we which live, which remain, shallbe caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: And so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort yourselves one another in these words. ☜ The .v. Chapter. 1 He informeth them of the day of judgement and coming of the Lord, 6 Exhorting them to watch, 12 and to regard such as preach God's word among them. 1 But of the times & seasons brethren, ye have no need that I writ unto you. 2 For ye yourselves know perfectly Math 24. d. two. Pet iii. c. Apoc iii. a. that the day of the Lord shall so come even as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say peace & safety, then shall jere. xv. b. sudden destruction come upon them, (a) That is▪ suddenly & unlooked for. as sorrow upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. 4 But ye john xii. e. Ephe. v. c. brethren are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 ☞ Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: We are not of the night, neither of darkness. 6 Rom. xiii. d. Therefore let us not (b) Here sleep is taken for contempt of salvation, when men continue in ●innes and will not awake to godliness. sleep, as [do] other: but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep, sleep in the night: and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night. 8 But let us which are of the day, be sober, Ephe. vi. b. putting on the breast plate of faith and love, and a helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath: but to obtain salvation, by our Lord jesus Christ, 10 two. Cor. v. c. Which died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify every one another, even as ye do. ☜ 12 And we beseech you brethren to know them Galath. vi. b i. Tim. v. c. Philip. two. b. which labour among you, and have the oversight of you in the Lord, and admonish you: 13 That ye have them in high reputation, in love for their work, and be at peace among yourselves. 14 ☞ We exhort you brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, life up the weak, be patient toward all men. 15 Math. v. g. See that none recompense evil for evil unto any man: but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 16 Philip. iiii. a Rejoice ever. 17 Luk. xviii. a Pray continually. 18 In all things give thanks. For this [is] the will of God in Christ jesus toward you. 19 Quench not the spirit. 20 i. Cor xiiii g Despise not (c) The preaching of the word of God. prophesiynges. 21 Examine all things, hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you throughout [And I pray God] that your whole spirit, and soul, and body, may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord jesus Christ. 24 Nu. xxiii. c. faithful is he which called you, which will also do it. 25 Brethren, pray for us. 26 i Cor. i. b. Rom. xvi. c. i Cor. xv. d. Greet all the brethren in an holy kiss. 27 I charge you in the Lord, that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. 28 two. Cor. xiii. c. two. Thes. iii. d The grace of our Lord jesus Christ be with you. Amen. ❧ The first (epistle) unto the Thessalonians, written from Athens. The second Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul, to the Thessalonians. ❧ The first Chapter. 3 He thanketh God for their faith, love, and patience. 11 He prayeth for the increase of the same. 12 And showeth what fruit shall come thereof. 1 PAul and Silvanus and Timotheus, unto the Church of the Thessalonians in God our father, and the Lord jesus Christ: 2 Rom. i a. ● Cor. i. ●. Ephe. i. a. Grace unto you and peace from God our father, & the Lord jesus Christ. 3 We are bound to Rom. i b. thank God always for you brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you toward another aboundeth: 4 So that we ourselves rejoice in you in the Churches of God, over your (a) Which proceedeth of your faith, as ● most notable fruit. patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye suffer, 5 [Which is] a (b) The faithful by their afflictions, see as in a clear glass, the end of God's just judgement, when as they shall reign with Christ which have suffered with him: and the wicked shall ●e●le his extreme wrath avengeance. token of the righteous judgement of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer. 6 For it is a righteous thing with God, to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you: 7 And to you which are troubled, rest with us, in the revelation of the Lord jesus from heaven, with the Angels of his power, 8 In flaming fire, rendering vengeance unto them that know not God, Rom. two. b. and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord jesus Christ. 9 Sapi. v. c. Which shallbe punished with everlasting damnation, from the presence of the Lord, & from the glory of his power: 10 Mat. xxv. c. When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be made marvelous in all them that believe (because our testimony toward you was believed) in that day. 11 Coloss. i a. Philip. i. b. Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would make you worthy of the calling, & fulfil all good pleasure of goodness in the (c) Faith is gods wonderful work in us. work of faith in power: 12 That the name of our Lord jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God, and the Lord jesus Christ. ¶ The two Chapter. 3 He showeth them that the day of the Lord shall not come, till the departing of the faith come first, 9 and the kingdom of antichrist. 15 And therefore he exhorteth them not to be deceived, but to stand steadfast in the things that he hath taught them. 1 WE beseech you brethren, by the coming of our Lord jesus Christ, and by our assembling unto him, 2 That ye be not suddenly moved from [your] mind, nor be troubled, neither by (a) As false revelations▪ or drea●es. spirit, nor by word, nor yet by letter, as from us, as though the day of Christ were at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means, for [the Lord shall not come] except there come a falling away first, & that that man of sin be revealed, the son of (b) Who, as he destroyeth other, so shall he be destroyed himself. perdition, 4 [Which is] an adversary, and is exalted above all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he as God, sitteth in the temple of God, i Cor. three b. showing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth, that he might be revealed in his tyme. 7 i. john. two. ●. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work, till he which now only letteth, be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that wicked be revealed, Esa. ●x●● whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: ☜ 9 [Even him] whose coming is after the working of Satan, in all power Math. 24. c. & signs, and wonders, of lying, 10 And in all deceivableness of unrighteousness, in them that perish: because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 Rom. i d. And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies: 12 That all they might be dampened which believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation in sanctifying of the spirit, & [in] faith of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our Gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord jesus Christ. 15 ☞ Therefore brethren stand fast, and hold the ordinances which ye have been taught, whether it were by our preaching, or by our epistle. 16 Our Lord jesus Christ, and God and our father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope in grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in all good saying and doing. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 He desireth them to pray for him, that the Gospel may prosper, 6 and giveth them warning to reprove the idle, 16 and so wisheth them all wealth. 1 furthermore brethren, pray ye for us, Ephe. vi. c. Coloss. iiii. a that the word of the Lord may have free passage and be glorified, even as with you: 2 And that we may be delivered from disordered and evil men: For all men have not (a) Although they boast themselves thereof. faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, which shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. 4 And we have confidence in the Lord to youwarde, that ye both do, and will do the things which we command you. 5 And the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God, and to the patient waiting for Christ. ☜ 6 ☞ We command you brethren in the name of our Lord jesus Christ, i Cor. v. b. that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the (b) Which is, to travail if he will eat. institution which he received of us. 7 For ye yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: For we behaved not ourselves inordinately among you, 8 Neither took we bread of any man for nought: Acts. xx. g i. Cor. ix. c. ●. Thess. two. c. but wrought with labour and sweat night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you. 9 Not but that we had authority, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. 10 For when we were with you, this we warned you of: that if any would not work, the same should not eat. 11 For we have heard that there are some which walk among you inordinately, working not at all, but be busy bodies. 12 Them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord jesus Christ, that they working in quietness, eat their own bread. 13 And ye Galath. vi. b brethren, be not weighed in well doing. 14 If any man obey not our doctrine, signify him by an epistle, two. Thess. iii d and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. 15 Yet count him not as an (c) The end of excommunication, is not to drive from the Church such as have fallen, but to win them to the Church by amendment. enemy, but warn him as a brother. 16 Now the very Lord of peace give you peace always, by all means. The Lord be with you all. 17 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. This is the token in every epistle. So I writ. 18 i Thess. v. b. Phil. iiii. b. The grace of our Lord jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. ¶ Sent from Athens. ¶ The first Epistle of the Aposile Saint Paul, unto Timothy. The first Chapter. ● He exhorteth Timothy to wait upon his office, namely to see that nothing be taught but god's word. etc. 5 Declaring that faith, with a good conscience, charity, and edification, are the end thereof, 20 and admonisheth of Hymeneus and Alexander. 1 PAul an Apostle of jesus Christ, Acte●●●. by the commission of God our saviour, and Lord jesus Christ [which is] i. Thes i. a. our hope, 2 Unto Acts. xv●. a Timothy a natural (a) So called because he followed the simplicity of the Gospel. son in the faith: Grace, mercy [and] peace from God our father and jesus Christ our Lord. 3 As I besought thee to abide still in Ephesus, when I departed into Acts. nineteen. a Macedonia [so do] that thou command some that they teach no other doctrine: 4 Neither give heed to two. Tim. two. c. Tit. iii. c. i Tim. iiii. a. fables and endless genealogies, which breed questions, more than godly edifying which is in faith. 5 But the (b) Because these question●ies preferred their curious fables to all other knowledge, & beautified them with the law, as if they had been the very law of God: S. Paul showeth, that the end of God's law is love, which can not be without a good conscience, neither a good conscience without faith, nor faith without the word of God: So their doctrine which is an occasion of contention, is worth nothing. end of the commandment, is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, & of faith unfeigned. 6 From the which things, some having erred, have turned unto vain jangling: 7 Coveting to be doctors of the law, not understanding what they speak, neither whereof they affirm. 8 ☞ But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully: 9 Knowing this, * that the law is not given unto a righteous man, but unto the lawless and disobedient, to the ungodly and to sinners, to unholy and unclean, to murderers of fathers & murderers of mothers, to manslayers, 10 To Levi. xxi. b. Rom. i. d. whoremongers, to them that defile themselves with mankind, to manstealers, to liars, to perjured, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to wholesome doctrine: 11 According to the Gospel of glory of the blessed God, which is committed unto me. 12 And I thank Christ jesus our Lord which hath made me strong: For he counted me faithful, putting [me] into the ministery, 13 Being a blasphemer, Acts. ix. a. i Cor xv. b. Galath. i c. and a persecuter, and an oppressor: But yet I obtained mercy, because I did it (c) Not knowing that I fought against God. ignorantly in unbelief. 14 Nevertheless, the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love, which is in Christ jesus. 15 ☞ This is a faithful saying, and by all means worthy to be received, that Math. ix. d. Mark two. c. Luk. nineteen. a. john. three c. Christ jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 notwithstanding, for this cause was mercy showed unto me, that in me the first, jesus Christ might show all long suffering, to the example of them which should believe on him to life everlasting. 17 (b) He bursteth forth into these godly affections, considering gods great mercy toward him. Now, unto the king everlasting, immortal, invisible, unto God only wise [be] honour and glory for ever and ever, Amen. 18 This commandment commit I unto thee son Timotheus, according to the prophecies which went before upon thee, that thou in them shouldest fight a good fight: 19 Having faith and good conscience, which some having put away as concerning faith, have made shipwreck. 20 Of whom two. Tim. two. c. Mat. x viii. c i. Corin. v. a. is Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have (c) Excommunicate, or cast out of the Church. delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. ¶ The ij Chapter. 1 He exhorteth to pray for all men, 4 wherefore, 8 and how. 9 As touching the apparel and modesty of women. 1 I Exhort therefore, that first of all, prayers, supplications, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men: 2 jere. xxix. e Baruch. i c. For kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, in all godliness and honesty. 3 For that is good and accepted in the sight of God our saviour, 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For [there is] joh. xvii. a. Hebr. ix. d. Galath. iii. c one God, and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ jesus: 6 Who gave himself a (a) He showeth that there can be no mediator, except he be also the redeemer. ransom for all, a testimony in due times. 7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher and an apostle (I tell the truth in Christ, and lie not) a teacher of the gentiles in faith and verity. ☜ 8 I will therefore, that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and reasoning. 9 Likewise also the women, that they array themselves in comely apparel, with shamefastness, and discrete behaviour, not in braided here, either gold or pearls, or costly array: 10 But (that becometh women professing godliness) through good works. 11 i Cor. xiiii g Let the woman learn in silence in all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, neither to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eue. 14 And Adam was not deceived: but the woman being deceived, was (b) That is guilty of the transgression. in the transgression. 15 notwithstanding through bearing of children she shallbe saved, if they continue in faith and love, and holiness, with modesty. ¶ The three Chapter. 2 He declareth what is the office of ministers, 11 and as touching their families, 15 the dignity of the Church, 16 & the principal point of the heavenly doctrine. 1 THis is] a faithful saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, watching, sober, comely appareled, a lover of hospitality, apt to teach, 3 Not given to overmuch wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness: 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having children in subjection, with all gravity. 5 For if a man know not to rule his own house, how shall he care for the Church of God? 6 Not a young scholar, lest he, being puffed up, (a) Lest, being proud of his degree, he be likewise condemned, as the devil ●s for lifting up himself by pride. fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 He must also have a good report of them which are without, lest he fall into the rebuke and snare of the devil. 8 Likewise must the ministers be Acts. vi. a. grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, neither greedy of filthy lucre: 9 (b) Having the true doctrine of the Gospel and the fear of God. Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let them first be proved, then let them minister, being blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not evil speakers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their own households. 13 Mat. xxv. b For they that have ministered well, get themselves a good degree, and great liberty in the faith [which is] in Christ jesus. 14 These things writ I unto thee, hoping to come shortly unto thee: 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth. 16 And without doubt, great is that mystery of godliness: God was showed in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was scene among the angels, was preached unto the gentiles, was believed on in the world, and was received up in glory. ¶ The four Chapter. 2 He teacheth him what doctrine he ought to flee, 6.8.11. and what to follow, 15 and wherein he ought to exercise himself continually. 1 Now the spirit speaketh evidently, that Acted xx ●. two. Tim iii a. two. Pet. two. a. Jude i c. c. two Thess. two. a in the latter times some shall Acted xx ●. two. Tim iii a. two. Pet. two. a. Jude i c. c. two Thess. two. a departed from the faith, giving heed unto spirits of error, & doctrines of devils, 2 Which speak false in hypocrisy, having their (a) Their dull consciences, first waxed hard: then after▪ canker and corruption bread therein: last of all, it was burnt of with an hot iron, so that he meaneth such as have no conscience. Ephe. 4. conscience seared with an hot iron: 3 Forbidding to marry [& commanding] to abstain from meats which God hath created to be received with giving thanks, of them which believe, and know the truth. 4 For Gene. i d. Rom. xxiii c Titus. i d. every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanks giving. 5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of jesus Christ, two. Tim. iii. d. which hast been nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, which thou hast continually followed. 7 But i Tim. i. a. Titus. three c. cast away profane & old wives fables: Exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 8 For Coloss. two. d. bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that is now, and of that which is to come. 9 [This is] a sure saying, & by all means worthy to be received. 10 For therefore we both labour, and suffer rebuke, because we have hoped in the living God, which is the saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. 11 These things command & teach. 12 Titus. two. c. i Pet. v. a. Let no man despise thy youth: Titus. two. c. i Pet. v. a. but be thou a pattern of the believers, in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith, in chastity. 13 Till I come give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Despise not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee (b) And revelation of the holy ghost. through prophesy, with the Acts. vi. b. laying on of hands by the authority of the eldership. 15 Have a care of these things, and give thyself unto them, that it may be seen how thou profitest in all things. 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto doctrine, and continue therein: For in doying this, thou shalt both (c) Thou shalt faithfully do thy duty, which is an assurance of thy salvation. save thyself, and them that hear thee. ❧ The .v. Chapter. 1 He teacheth him how he shall behave himself in rebuking all degrees, 3 an order concerning widows, 17 The establishing of ministers, 23 the governance of his body, 24 and the judgement of sins. 1 REbuke not an elder, Levi. nineteen. d. but exhort him as a father, the younger men as brethren, 2 The elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, in all chastity. 3 Honour widows, which are widows in deed. 4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, 〈…〉 b. and to recompense also their elder kinsfolks: for that is good and acceptable before God. 5 And she that is a widow (a) Which hath no manner of worldly means to help herself with. in deed, Luke. two f. and left alone, hopeth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. 6 But she that liveth in pleasure, is dead being alive. 7 And these things command, that they may be blameless. 8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for them of his household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 9 Let not a widow be chosen under three score years old, having been the wife of one man. 10 And well reported of in good works, if she have brought up children, Gene. ix. a. Acts. x. ●. i Pet. iiii. b. if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints feet, if she have ministered unto them that were in adversity, if she have been continually given to every good work. 11 But the younger widows refuse: For when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry: 12 Having damnation, because they have cast away their first faith. 13 They learn to wander about from house to house idle: yea not idle only, but also tattler and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely. 14 I will therefore that the younger women do i Cor. seven. b. marry, to bear children, to guide the house, to give none occasion to the adversary to speak slanderously. 15 For certain of them are already turned back after Satan. 16 If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them sustain them, & let not the Churches be charged, that there may be sufficient for them that are widows in deed. 17 The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in the word & teaching. 18 For the scripture saith: Deu. xxv b Thou shalt not moosel the ox that treadeth out the corn: And, M●th. x b the labourer is worthy of his reward. 19 Against an elder receive none accusation, but Deut. nineteen. ● under two or three witnesses. 20 Them that sin, rebuke before all, that other also may fear. 21 I testify before God, and the Lord jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without hastiness of judgement, and do nothing after partiality. 22 Nu. xxvii. d Act. vi. b. Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins. Keep thyself chaste. 23 Drink no longer water, but two. Tim. i b. Eccle. 31. d. use a little wine for thy stomachs sake & thine often diseases. 24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, hasting before unto judgement, and in some (b) Their sins follow, which for a time have deceived the godly, and after are detected, as Saul, judas, & other hypocrites. they follow after. 25 Likewise also, good works are manifest before hand, and they that are otherwise can not be hid. ¶ The uj Chapter. 1 The duty of servants toward their masters. 3 Against such as are not satisfied with the word of God. 6 Of true godliness and contentation of mind. 9 Against covetousness. 11 A charge given to Timothy. 1 LEt as many i Cor. xii. c. Ephe. vi. a. Coloss. three d. servants as are under the yoke, count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed. 2 And they which have believing masters, despise them not because they are brethren: but rather do service, forasmuch as they are believing and beloved and partakers of the (a) That is▪ of the grace of God, benefit. These things teach and exhort. 3 Galath. i a. If any man teach otherwise, and consenteth not unto the wholesome words of our Lord jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness: 4 He is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and i Tim. i. a. Mitus iii. c. strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmysynges, 5 Vain disputations of men of corrupt minds, destitute of the truth, thinking lucre to be godliness. From such be thou separate. 6 Godliness is great lucre, Eccl. xxix. d Hebr. xiii. ● if a man be content with that he hath. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, job. i d. Eccle. v. ●. and it is certain that we may carry nought away. 8 But having food and raiment, we must therewith be content. 9 For they that (b) That se● their felicity in richesse. will be rich, fall into temptations and snares, and into many foolish & noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction. 10 For love of money, is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, & (c) For they are never quiet, neither in soul nor body pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But thou O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hand on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, Act. x● who quickeneth all things, and before jesus Christ, which under Pontius Pilate witnessed a good profession, 14 That thou keep the commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord jesus Christ: 15 Apoc. xvii. c Which in his times he shall show that is blessed and prince only, (d) By this mighty power of God, the faithful are admonished boldly to stand in their vocation, although the world▪ Satan and hell, rage against them. the king of kings, and Lord of Lords, 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light that no man can attain unto, * Whom no man hath seen, neither can see, unto whom be honour & power everlasting. Amen. 17 Charge them which are rich (e) In things pertaining this life in this world, that they be not high minded, nor Math. v. c▪ Luk. xii. d Eccle. 29. b trust in uncertain riches: but in the living God, which giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy: 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to give, glad to distribute: 19 Math. vi. c. Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 20 O Timotheus, save (f) The gifts of God, for the utility of the Church. that which is given thee to keep, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and (g) As when question, engendereth question. oppositions of science, falsely so called: 21 Which some professing, have erred concerning the faith. Grace [be] with thee. Amen. ¶ Sent from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacaciana. The second Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul, to Timothy. ¶ The first Chapter. ¶ 6 Paul exhorteth Timotheus to steadfastness and patience in persecution, and to continue in the doctrine that he had taught him, 12 whereof his bonds & afflictions were a gage. 16 A commendation of Onesiphorus. 1 PAul an Apostle of jesus Christ by the will of God, (a) Being sent of God to preach that life which he had promised in Christ jesus. according to the promise of life, which is in Christ jesus, 2 To Timothy a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the father, and Christ jesus our Lord. 3 I thank God Act. xxii. a. Rom i a. Philip. iii. a whom I worship from [my] forefathers in pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night & day 4 Desiring to see thee, mindful of thy tears: that I may be filled with joy. 5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelled first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunica: and I am assured that [it dwelleth] in thee also. 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou The gift of God is a certain lively flame, kindled in our hearts, which S●an & the flesh labour to quench, and therefore we must nourish it, and stir it up. stir up the gift of God, which is in thee * by the putting on of my hands. 7 * For God hath not given to us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Rom. i b. Ephe. iii. a. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, neither of me his prisoner: but suffer thou adversity with the Gospel, according to the power of God, 9 Who hath Titus. three b. Ephe. i. a. saved us, & called us with an holy calling, not according to our works: but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ jesus, before the world began: 10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our saviour jesus Christ, 1 Cor. xv. g. Hebr. two. d. Rom. i. a. who hath put away death, and hath brought life and immortality unto light through the Gospel: 11 1 Tim. two. b. Whereunto I am appointed, a preacher and Apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles: 12 For the which cause I also suffer these things. Nevertheless, I am not ashamed: For I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him, against that day. 13 ● Tim iiii. b Titus ●. b. i Peter. v. a. See thou have the pattern of wholesome words, which thou hast heard of me in faith & love, [that is] in Christ jesus. 14 That (c) The grace of the holy ghost. good thing which was committed to thy keeping, hold fast through the holy ghost which dwelleth in us. 15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia, be turned from me: of whom are Phygellus & Hermogenes. 16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus, for he oft refreshed me, Mat xxv ● Roma. ●. b and was not ashamed of my chain. 17 But when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found [me]. 18 The Lord grant unto him, that he may find mercy with the Lord in that day: And in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. The two Chapter. 2 He exhorteth him to be constant in trouble, to suffer manly, to abide fast in the wholesome doctrine of our Lord jesus Christ, 11 showing him the fidelity of God's counsel touching the salvation of his, 19 and the mark thereof. 1 THou therefore my son, ☞ be strong in the grace that is in Christ jesus. 2 And the things that thou haste heard of me by many witnesses, the same commit thou Titus. i b. to faithful men, which shallbe apt to teach other also. 3 Thou therefore suffer afflictions as a good soldier of jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth, entangleth himself with th'affairs of [this] life, that he may please him which hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And if a man also wrestle, yet is he not crowned except he wrestle lawfully. 6 The labouring husbandman, (a) So that the pain must go before the recompense. must first be partaker of the fruits. 7 Consider What I say: and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. 8 Remember that jesus Christ, Math. i. a. Rom i. a. of the seed of David, was raised from the dead, according to my Gospel, 9 Wherein I suffer trouble as an evil doer, even unto bonds: But the word of God is not bound. 10 Therefore Acts. xx. f. I suffer all things for the elects sakes, that they might also obtain the salvation, which is in Christ jesus, with eternal glory. 11 It is a faithful saying: Rom. vi b. Rom. viii c. for if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12 Luk. xii. b. Rom. iii ● If we be patiented, we shall also reign with him: Num. 23. c. If we deny him, he also shall deny us. 13 If we be unfaithful, he abideth faithful, he can not deny himself. 14 Of these things put them in remembrance, testify before the Lord, that they strive not about words to no profit, [but] to the perverting of the hearers. 15 Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 i Tim. i. a. But profane voices of vanity pass over: For they will increase unto greater ungodliness. 17 And their word shall fret as doth a canker: of whom is i Tim. i. d. Hymeneus and Philetus, 18 Which about the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is passed already, & do overthrow the faith of some. 19 But the strong foundation of God standeth still, having this seal: (b) He groundeth upon God's election & man's faith. The Lord knoweth them that are his: And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ, depart from iniquity. 20 But Rom ix. d. in a great house are not only vessels of gold, and of silver, but also of wood and of earth: some to honour, and some unto dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shallbe a vessel unto honour, and meet for the uses of the Lord, and prepared unto every good work. 22 Lusts of youth avoid, but follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 But foolish & unlearned questions put from thee, knowing that they do but gender strife. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive: but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, suffering evil in meekness, 25 Instructing them which are He meaneth not this of Apostates or heretics▪ whom he willeth to flee▪ but of them only which as yet are not come to the knowledge of the truth▪ and fall through ignorance. contrary minded, if God at any time will give them repentance, to the knowledge of the truth: 26 And that they may come to themselves again, out of the snare of the devil, which are holden captive of him at his will. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 He prophesieth of the perilous times, 2 setteth out hypocrites in their colours, 12 showeth the state of the Christians, 14 and how to avoid dangers, 16 Also what profit cometh of the scriptures. 1 THis know also, that Acts. xx. f. i Tim. iiii. a. i Peter. two. a. jude. i. c. in the last days, perilous times shallbe at hand. 2 For men shallbe lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to fathers and mothers, unthankful, ungodly: 3 Without natural affection trucebreakers, false accusers, riotous, fierce, despisers of them which are good, 4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God: 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: turn away from these. 6 These are they, Titus. i c. which enter into houses, & lead captive [simple] women laden with sin, carried with divers lusts: 7 Ever learning, and never able to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 8 Exod. seven. b. For as jannes' and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: Men of (a) Which can judge nothing aright. corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith: 9 But they shall prevail no longer. For their madness shallbe manifest unto all [men] as also theirs was. 10 But thou hast followed my doctrine, fashion of living, (b) Not only what I taught and did, but also what my mind and will was. purpose, faith, long suffering, love, patience, 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, which persecutions I suffered patiently: And from them all, the Lord delivered me. 12 Yea, and Act. xiiii. d. Psal. 34. d. Prou. 24. b. Eccle. two. a. all that will live godly in Christ jesus, shall suffer persecution. 13 But the evil men and deceivers, shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and deceived. 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned, which also were committed unto thee, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them]: 15 And that from an i Ti. iiii. a. infant thou hast known the scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, thorough faith which is in Christ jesus. 16 two Peter. i d. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable to doctrine, to reprove, to correction, to instruction which is in righteousness, 17 That (c) Which is content to be governed by God's word. the man of God may be perfect, instructed unto all good works. ❧ The four chapter. 2 He exhorteth Timotheus to be fervent in the word, and to suffer adversity, 6 maketh mention of his own death, 9 and biddeth Timothe come unto him. 1 I Testify therefore before God, & the Lord jesus Christ, which shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing, and his kingdom. 2 Preach the word, be (a) Leave none occasion to preach and to profit. instant in season, out of season: Improve, rebuke, exhort in all long suffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come, when they shall not suffer wholesome doctrine: but after their own lusts, shall they whose ears itch, get them an heap of teachers: 4 And shall turn away their hearing from the truth, and shallbe turned unto fables. 5 But watch thou in all things, suffer afflictions, do the work of an Evangelist, fulfil thy ministery: 6 For I am now ready to be offered, & the time of my dissolution is at hand. 7 I have fought a good fight, I have fulfilled [my] course, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me i Cor. ix. d. i Peter. v. b. a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: not to me only, but unto them also that have loved his appearing. 9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me. 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica, Cres●ens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Taking Mark and bring him with thee, for he is profitable unto me for the ministration. 12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. 13 The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest bring with thee, and the books, but specially the parchementes. 14 Alexander the coppersmith showed me much evil: The Lord reward him according to his deeds. 15 Of whom be thou ware also: For he hath greatly withstand our preaching. 16 At my first answering, no man assisted me, but all forsook me, [I pray God] that it may not be laid to their charges: 17 ☞ notwithstanding, the Lord assisted me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching should be fulfilled to the utmost, and that all the gentiles should hear, and I was delivered out of the mouth of the Lion. 18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every (d) That I commit nothing unworthy m●e office. evil work, & will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: To whom [be] praise for ever and ever. Amen. ☜ 19 Salute Prisca and Act. xiii. a. Rom. xvi. a. two Tim i d. Acts. xx. b. Aquila, and the household of Act. xiii. a. Rom. xvi. a. two Tim i d. Acts. xx. b. Ouesiphorus. 20 Erastus abode at Corinthum: Act. xiii. a. Rom. xvi. a. two Tim i d. Acts. xx. b. But Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. 21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubolus greeteth thee, and Pudens, & Linus, and Claudia, & all the brethren. 22 The Lord jesus Christ [be] with thy spirit: Grace be with you. Amen. ¶ The second epistle unto Timothe, was written from Rome, when Paul was presented the second time unto the Emperor Nero. ❧ The epistle of Saint Paul unto Titus. ¶ The first Chapter. ¶ 5 He advertiseth Titus touching the government of the Church. 7 The ordinance and office of ministers. 12 The nature of the Cretians, and of them which so we abroad jewishe fables and inventions of men. 1 PAul a servant of God, & an Apostle of jesus Christ, according to the (a) That is, to preach the faith, to increase their knowledge, to teach them to live godly, that at length they may obtain eternal life. faith of Gods elect, & the knowledge of the truth, which is after godliness, 2 In the hope of eternal life, which Rom. iii. a. God that can not lie, promised before the world began: 3 But hath made manifest his word, at the time appointed through preaching, which is committed unto me, according to the ordinance of God our saviour: 4 To two Cor. viii. c. Titus a natural (b) In respect of faith, which was common to them both, so that hereby they are brethren: but in respect of the ministery, Paul begat him as his son in faith. son after the common faith: * Grace, mercy, peace, from God the father, and the Lord jesus Christ our saviour. 5 For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest reform the things that are left, and * ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accusable of riot, or untractable. 7 i Tim. three a. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God: not stubborn, not angry, levit. x. b. Ephe. v. d. not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre: 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of goodness, sober, righteous, godly, temperate, 9 Holding fast the faithful word, which is according to doctrine, that he may be able both to exhort in wholesome doctrine, and to improve them that say against it. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers, and deceivers of minds, specially they [that are] of the (c) Which were not only the jews, but also the Hebronites, & Cherinthians heretics, which taught that the law must be joined with Christ. circumcision, 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, which subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre sake. 12 One of themselves [even] a prophet of their own, said: The Cretians [are] always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13 This witness is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply that they may be sound in the faith, 14 Not taking heed to jews fables and commandments of men, turning from the truth. 15 Rom. xiiii. d Unto the pure, [are] all things pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving, [is] nothing pure, but even the mind and conscience of them is defiled. 16 They confess that they know God: but with works they deny him, seeing they are abominable and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. ¶ The ij Chapter. 1 He commendeth unto him the wholesome doctrine, and telleth him how he shall teach all degrees to behave themselves, 11 through the benefit of the grace of Christ. 1 But speak thou the things which become (a) wherewith out souls are ●ed and maintained in health. wholesome doctrine. 2 That the elder men be watching, grave, sober, sound in faith, in love, in patience: 3 The elder i Tim. two. b. women likewise, that they be in such behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things, 4 To make the young women sober minded, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 (To be) discrete, chaste, (b) Not running to & fro without necessary occasions, which is a sign of lightness. house keepers, good, obedient unto their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 6 Young men likewise exhort, to be sober minded. 7 i Tim. ●i. b. i Peter. v. a. In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works, in the doctrine, uncorruptness, gravity, integrity, 8 Wholesome word, unrebukable, that he which withstandeth, may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Ephe. vi a. i Peter. two. d. Coloss. three d. i Tim. vi. a. 9 [Exhort] servants, to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them in all things, not answering again: 10 Neither pickers, but showing all good faithfulness, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our saviour in all things. 11 ☞ For there hath appeared the grace of God [which is] (c) Of what condition or state soever they be. healthful to all men, 12 teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and ryghteouslie, and godly in this present world: 13 Looking for that blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God, and our saviour jesus Christ, 14 Which Rom. viii. a. Galath. i a. gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all unrighteousness, and Ephe. v. c. Ephe. two. b. purge us a peculiar people unto himself, Ephe. v. c. Ephe. two. b. zealous of good works. 15 These things speak and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. i Tim. iiii. b. Let no man despise thee. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 Of obedience to such as be in authority. 9 He warneth Titus to be ware of foolish and unprofitable questions, 12 concluding with certain private matters, 15 and salutations. 1 Warn them Rom. xiii. a i Peter. two. c. to be subject to rule & power, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work: 2 To blaspheme no man, to be no fighters, [but] gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. 3 (a) For, let us consider what we ourselves were when God showed us favour. For we ourselves also were some time foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts & voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another. 4 ☞ But after that the kindness and love of our saviour God to manwarde appeared, 5 two Tim. i b. Not of works which [be] in righteousness wrought, but according to his mercy, he saved us john. three a. by the (b) Baptism is a sign of our regeneration, which is wrought by the holy ghost fountain of regeneration and renewing of the holy ghost, 6 Which he shed on us richly through jesus Christ our saviour: 7 That we justified Acts. xv. b. Ephe. two. b. by his grace, should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 ☞ [This is] a faithful saying: And of these things I will, that thou confirm, that they which have believed in God, might be careful to show forth good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. 9 i Tim. i. a. two Tim. two. c. But foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law, avoid: for they are unprofitable and vain. 10 A man that is an author of sects, Math. 18. c. after the first and the second admonition, avoid: 11 Knowing, that he that is such, is subverted and sinneth, being dampened of himself. 12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me unto Nicopolis: For I have determined there to winter. 13 Bring Zenas the lawyer, & Apollo's, on their journey diligently, that nothing be lacking unto them. 14 And let ours also learn to excel in good works to necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. 15 All that are with me, salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. ¶ Written from Nicopolis, (a city) of Macedonia. ¶ The epistle of Saint Paul unto Philemon. ¶ 5 He rejoiceth to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, 9 whom he desireth to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to receive him again. 1 PAul a prisoner of jesus Christ, and brother Timotheus: Unto Philemon the beloved, and our fellow labourer, 2 And to the beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the Church in thy house: 3 i Cor. i. a. two Cor. i a. Galath. i a. Grace to you, and peace from God our father, and the Lord jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God, making mention always of thee in my prayers, 5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord jesus, and toward all saints: 6 That the (a) Thy benevolence toward the saints, which proceedeth of a lively and effectual faith fellowship of thy faith may be effectual in the knowledge of every good [work] which is in you, toward Christ jesus. 7 For we have great joy & consolation in thy love, because the (b) Meaning their inward parts and affections were through his charity comforted. bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. 8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ, to enjoin thee that which is convenient: 9 Yet for loves sake, I rather beseech thee, being such a one as Paul the aged, & now also a prisoner of jesus Christ. 10 I beseech thee for my son Coloss. iiii. b Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: 11 Which in time passed, was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me. 12 Whom I have sent again: Thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels, 13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the Gospel: 14 But without thy mind would I do nothing, that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. 15 For happily he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever: 16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me: but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? 17 If thou count me therefore a fellow, receive him as myself. 18 If he have injuried, or oweth [thee aught] that lay to my charge. 19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will recompense it: Albeit, I do not say to thee, how that thou owest unto me even thine own self. 20 Yea brother, let me enjoy this pleasure of thee in the Lord: Comfort my (c) Gra●●● me th●e benefit, which shallbe moste acceptable unto me of all other. bowels in the Lord. 21 Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote unto thee, knowing, that thou wilt also do more than I say. 22 Moreover, prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers, I shallbe given unto you. 23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner (d) That is, for Christ's cause. in Christ jesus. 24 Marcus, Aristarcus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow labourers. 25 The grace of our Lord jesus Christ [be] with your spirit. Amen. ¶ Written from Rome, by Onesimus a servant. ¶ The Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle, unto the Hebrews. ❧ The first Chapter. ¶ 1 He showeth the excellency of Christ, 4 above the Angels, 7 and of their office. 1 GOd which in time past, at sundry times, and in divers manners, spoke unto the fathers in the prophets: 2 Hath in these (a) So that now we have not credit in any new revelations after him. last days, spoken unto us in the son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, Coloss. i c. by whom also he made the worlds. 3 Sapi. viii. d. Who being the brightness of the glory, and the very image of his substance, upholding all things with the word of his power, having by him self purged our sins, hath sit on the right hand of the majesty on high: 4 Being so much more excellent than the Angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the Angels said he at any time: Psal. 〈…〉. Thou art my son, (b) Because he was at the time appointed declared to the world. this day have I begotten thee? 6 And again, Psal. 97. ● I will be to him a father, and he shallbe to me a son? And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten son into the world, he saith: Psal. 97. ● And let all the Angels of God worship him. 7 And unto the Angels he saith: Psal ciiii. a. He maketh his (c) He compareth the Angels to the winds, which are here beneath as God's messengers. Angel's spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 8 But unto the son [he saith] * Thy seat O God, [shallbe] for ever and ever: The sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a sceptre of righteousness. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: Therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness, above thy fellows. 10 And thou Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth: And the heavens are the works of thy hands: 11 They shall perish, but thou endurest, and they shall wax old as doth a garment: 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shallbe changed: but thou art the same, & thy years shall not fail. 13 But unto which of the Angels said he at any time: Ps●● 〈…〉 Mat. xxii. ● i Cor xv. b Sit on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot stool? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth into ministery for their sakes which shallbe heirs of salvation? ❧ The two Chapter. 1 He exhorteth us to be obedient unto the new law which Christ hath given us, 9 and not to be offended at the infirmity & low degree of Christ, 10 because it was necessary that for our sakes he should take such an humble state upon him, that he might be like unto his brethren. 1 Wherefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any (a) we must diligently keep in memory, the doctrine which we have learned, lest like vessels full of chaps, we seek and run ● it on every part. time we should let them slip. 2 For if the (b) As the Gospel is, which only offereth salvation. word spoken by Angels, was steadfast: And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward: 3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? which at the first began to be preached of the Lord, and was confirmed unto uswarde, by them that heard it: 4 Mar. xvi. d. God bearing witness thereto both with signs & wonders also, and with divers powers and gifts of the holy ghost, according to his own will. 5 For unto the Anges hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But one in a certain place witnessed, saying: Psal. viii. ● What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou wouldst look upon him? 7 Thou madest him for a little while lower than the Angels, thou hast crowned him with (c) In making him fellow heir with Christ, glory and honour, and Psal. viii. b. i Cor. xv. d. hast set him above the works of thy hands. 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. In that he put all things under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now, we see not yet all things put under him. 9 But him that [for a while] was made less than the Angels, we see [that it was] jesus, who through the suffering of death, was crowned with glory and honour, that he by the grace of God, should taste of death for all. 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, after he had brought many sons unto glory, that he should make the captain of their salvation perfect through afflictions. 11 For both he that sanctifieth, and they which are sanctified, [are] all of one. For which cause, he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 Saying: I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the mids of the Church will I praise thee. 13 And again: I will put my trust in him. And again: Behold here am I, and the children which God hath given me. 14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part with them, that through death he might expel him that had lordship over death, that is the devil: 15 And that he might deliver them, which through fear of death, were all their life time in danger of bondage. 16 For he in no place taketh on him the Not the nature of angels, but of men. Angels: but the seed of Abraham taketh he on him. 17 Wherefore, in all things it became him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be merciful, and a faithful high priest in things concerning God, for to purge the people's sins. 18 For in that he himself suffered and was tempted, he is able to secure them that are tempted. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 He requireth them to be obedient unto the word of Christ, 3 who is more worthy than Moses. 12 The punishment of such as will harden their hearts, and not believe, that they might have eternal rest. 1 Therefore holy brethren, partakers of the celestial calling, (a) Take heed to his words, and hear him. consider the apostle and high priest of our profession Christ jesus, 2 Being faithful to him that appointed him, as also [was] Moses' in all his house. 3 For this [man] is counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he which hath builded the house, hath more honour than the house. 4 For every house is builded of some man: But he that builded all things, is God. 5 And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a minister, for a witness of those things which were to be spoken after: 6 But Christ as a son [hath rule] over his own house, whose (b) For in obeying the son, we are made the house of God. house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and Rom. v. a. the rejoicing of that hope unto the end. 7 Wherefore, as the holy ghost saith: To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provoking, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness, 9 Where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works xl years. 10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said: they do always err in heart, they verily have not known my ways. 11 So that I swore in my wrath, (c) Here note the Hebrew phrase, meaning that they shall not enter if they shall enter into my rest. 12 Take heed brethren, lest at any time there be in you an evil heart of unbelief, to departed from the living God: 13 But exhort ye one another daily, while it is called to day, lest any of you be hardened, through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we keep sure unto the (d) which is, by faith to embrace and hold fast the true doctrine of jesus Christ. end the beginning of the substance, 15 So long as it is said: to day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provoking. 16 For some when they had heard, did provoke: how be it, not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. 17 But with whom was he displeased forty years? Not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the desert? 18 And to whom swore he that they should not enter into his rest, but unto them that were not obedient? 19 And we see that they could not enter in, because of unbelief. The four Chapter. 2 The word without faith is unprofitable. 3 The Sabbath or rest of the Christians. 6 Punishment of unbelievers. 12 The nature of the word of God. 1 LEt us fear therefore, lest at any time, by forsaking the promise of entering into his rest, any of you should be defrauded. 2 For unto us was the Gospel preached, aswell as unto them: But the word which they heard did not profit them, not being coupled with faith to them that heard. 3 For we which have believed, do enter into his rest, as he said: Even as I have sworn in my wrath, if (a) Although that God by his rest after the creation of his works, signified the spiritual rest of the faithful: yet he swore to give rest in Chanaan, which was but a figure of the heavenly rest, & dured but for a time. they shall enter into my rest. Although the works were made perfect from the foundation of the world. 4 For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise: Gene. two. a. And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this place again: if they shall enter into my rest. 6 Seing therefore it followeth, that some must enter there into, and they to whom the Gospel was first preached entered not therein for unbelief. 7 Again, he appointeth a certain day, by to day, saying in David after so long a time (as it is said:) To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if (b) By jesus, is meant josua. jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remaineth therefore yet a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, hath ceased also from his own works, as God [did] from his. 11 Let us study therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same ensample of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is quick, and mighty in operation, and sharper than any two edged sword, and entereth thorough, even unto the dividing a sunder of the (c) where the affections are. soul & the (d) which containeth will and reason spirit, and of the joints & the marry, and is a discerner of the thoughts and of the intentes of the heart: 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the sight of him: But all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him of whom we speak. 14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, which is entered into heavens, jesus the son of God, let us hold fast the confession. 15 For we have not an high priest which can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities: but Phil. two. ● was in all points tempted like as we are, and [yet] without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the Exo. xxv. ● throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. The .v. Chapter. 5 He compareth jesus Christ with the levitical priests, she wing wherein they either agree or dissent. 11 afterward he reproveth the negligence of the jews. 1 FOr every high priest taken from among men, is ordained for men, in things pertaining to God, levit. ix. b. to offer (a) He showeth that man can have none access to god, without an high priest, because that of himself, he is profane & sinful. gifts & sacrifices for sin: 2 Which can sufficiently have compassion on the ignorant, & on them that err out of the way, forasmuch as he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 3 And for the same [infirmity] he is bound to offer for sins, aswell for himself, as for the people. 4 And no man taketh the honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5 Even so, Christ also glorified not himself to be made the high priest: but he that said unto him, Psal. two. b. Acts. xiii. c thou art my son, to day have I begotten thee [gave it him.] 6 As he saith also in another place: Hebr. i. b. Psal. cx. b. thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedech. ☜ 7 Which in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with (b) He meaneth the most earnest prayer which Christ prayed in the ●●idem, where he sweat drops of ●●od. strong crying and tears, unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in (c) Being in perplexity, & fearing the horrors of death. that which he feared: 8 Though he were the son, yet learned he obedience, by these things which he suffered: 9 And being perfect, was made the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him: 10 And is called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedech. 11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 12 For when as concerning the time, ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the beginning of the word of God, and are become such as have need of i Cor. three ●. milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk, is unexpert of the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are perfect, even those which by reason of use, have their wits exercised to discern both good and evil. ¶ The uj Chapter. 1 He proceedeth in reproving them, and exhorteth them not to faint, 12 but to be steadfast and patient, 18 forasmuch as God is sure in his promise. 1 THerefore leaving the doctrine of the beginning (a) Whereby it may appear that you are fully persuaded of life everlasting. of Christ, let us go forth unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgement. 3 And this will I do, Acts. iiii. b. and xviii c. if God permit. 4 For it can not be that they which were once lighted, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were become partakers of the holy ghost, 5 And have tasted of the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come: 6 Math. xii. d. two. Pet. two. d. Hebr. x. b. And they fall away, should be renewed again into repentance, having crucified to themselves the son of God a fresh, and made a mock of him. 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom also it is dressed, receiveth blessing of God: 8 But that ground which beareth thorns and briars, is reproved, and is nigh unto cursing, whose end is to be burned. 9 Nevertheless, dear friends, we have persuaded ourselves better things of you, and things which accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 10 For God is not unrighteous, Mat. xxv. c. to forget your work & labour of love, which ye have showed toward his name, having ministered to the saints, and [do] minister. 11 Yea and we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope, unto the end, 12 That ye faint not, but be followers of (b) As the holy fathers▪ prophets and martyrs, that were before us. them which through faith and patience inherit the promises. 13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to swear by, Gene. xii. c. he swore by himself, 14 Saying: Surely, blessing I will bless thee, and mutliplying, multiply thee. 15 And so after that he had tarried patiently, he enjoyed the promise. 16 For men verily swear by the greater, and Exo. xxii ● an oath for confirmation, is to them an end of all strife. 17 Wherein God willing very (c) Because of man's wickedness, which will not believe God, except he swear. abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise, the stableness of his counsel, confirmed by an oath: 18 That by (d) God's word & oath, are two things in him unchangeable. two immutable things, in which it was unpossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, which have fled to hold fast the hope laid before us: 19 Which [hope] we hold as an anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast, and entering in, into that thing which is within the veil: 20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered [even] jesus, after the order of Melchisedech made Hebr. viii. a. a priest for ever. ❧ The vij Chapter. 1 He compareth the priesthood of Christ unto Melchisedech, 11 also Christ's priesthood with the Levites. 1 FOr this Melchisedech king of Gen. xiiii. d. Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him: 2 To whom also Abraham gave tithe of all things, first being called by interpretation king of righteousness, & after that also, king of Salem, which is, king of peace. 3 Without (a) So called, because that Moses maketh no mention of his parents or kinsfolks, but as he had been suddenly sent of God into the world, to be a figure of Christ, or everlasting priest, & shortly taken out of the world again: So Christ as touching his humanity had no father, & concerning his divinity no mother. father, without mother, without kin, having neither beginning of days, neither end of life, but likened unto the son of God, and continueth a priest for ever. 4 Now consider how great this [man] was, unto whom also the patriarch Abraham gave tithe of the spoils. 5 And verily * they which are of the children of Levy, which receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithe of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they came out of the loins of Abraham. 6 But he whose kindred is not counted among them, received tithe of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7 And without all controversy, the less is blessed of the better. 8 And here men that die, receive tithes: but there he [receiveth them] of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 9 And to say the truth, Levy also which receiveth tithes, paid tithes in Abraham. 10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedech met Abraham. 11 Rom. two. c. Galat. iii. c. If therefore perfection was by the priesthood of the levites (For under that priesthood the people received the law) what needed it furthermore that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedech, and not to be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For if the priesthood be translated, of necessity also there is made a translation of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth unto another tribe, of which no man stood at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord sprung Math. i a. out of juda, of which tribe spoke Moses nothing concerning priesthood: 15 And it is yet a far more evident thing, if after the similitude of Melchisedech there arise another priest, 16 Which is not made after the law of the carnal commandment, but after the power of the endless life: 17 For he testifieth Psal. ●x b Hebr. ii●. c that thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedech. 18 For there is truly a disannulling of the commandment going before, for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. 19 For the Rom. viii. a. Galath. iii. c law made nothing perfect, but [was] the bringing in of a better hope, by the which we draw nigh unto God. 20 And in as much as that was not without an oath (For those priests were made without an oath: 21 But this priest with an oath, by him that said unto him: The Lord Psal. cx. ●. swore and will not repent, thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedech.) 22 By so much was jesus made a surety of a better testament. 23 And among them many were made priests, because they were forbidden by death to endure. 24 But this man, because he endureth ever, hath an (b) Therefore all others are blasphemous, that either make themselves his successors, or pretend any other sacrific unchangeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also ever to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth i Tim. two. a. i john. two. b. to make intercession for them. 26 For such an high priest became us, which [is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than heavens: 27 Which needeth not daily, as those high priests, levit. ix. b. to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for that did he once, when he offered up himself. 28 Hebr. v. ● For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity: but the word of the oath which (was) after the law (maketh) the son, which is perfect for evermore. ❧ The eight Chapter. 6 He proveth the abolisshing aswell of the levitical priesthood, as of the old covenant, by the spiritual and everlasting priesthood of Christ, 8 and by the new covenant. 1 But of the things which we have spoken, [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest that sitteth on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens, 2 A minister of holy things, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pight, and not man. 3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: Wherefore it is of necessity, that this man have somewhat also to offer. 4 For he were not a priest, if he were on the earth, seeing there are priests that according to the law offer gifts, 5 Who serve unto the example and Coloss. two. c. Hebr. x. a. shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to finish the tabernacle: Exo. xxv. d. Acts. seven. f. For see, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount. 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent office, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was confirmed in better promises. 7 For if that first [covenant] had been found faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8 For in rebuking them, he saith: jere xxxi. f. Behold the days (a) That is, when Christ shall remit our sins by the preaching the Gospel come, saith the Lord, and I will finish upon the house of Israel and upon the house (b) Signifying that the● should be no more division: but all shall be made one Church. of juda a new covenant: 9 Not like that that I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt: because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord, giving my laws into their mind, and in their heart I will write them, and I will be to them a God, and they shallbe to me a people. 11 And they shall not (c) Men shall not in the time of the Gospel be so ignorant as they were before: but shall know God much more perfectly through Christ. teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the little of them to the great of them. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I think upon no more. 13 In that he saith a new [covenant] he hath worn out the first: For that which is worn out and waxed old, is ready to vanish away. The ix Chapter. 1 How that the ceremonies and sacrifices of the law are abolished, 11 by the eternity and perfection of Christ's sacrifice. 1 THe first covenant than had verily justifying ordinances, servings of God, and worldly holiness. 2 ☞ For Exo. xxv. b there was a fore tabernacle made, wherein was the light, and the table, and the show bread, which is called holy. 3 But after the (a) That is, on the inward side of the veil, which was hid from the people. second veil [was] a tabernacle, which is called holiest of all: 4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot having Exo● vi. g 〈◊〉 ●ii. a Ex●. x●. c. Manna, and Exo● vi. g 〈◊〉 ●ii. a Ex●. x●. c. Aaron's rod that had budded, and Exo● vi. g 〈◊〉 ●ii. a Ex●. x●. c. the tables of the covenant: 5 And over it, the Cherubins of glory, shadowing the mercy seat: Of which things we can not now speak particularly. 6 When these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 7 But into the second (went) the high priest alone Exo thirty. b Levi. xvi. b. once every year, not without blood, Exo thirty. b Levi. xvi. b. which he offered for himself, & for the ignorauncies of the people. 8 The holy ghost this signifying, that the (b) So long as the high priest offered once a year for his own sins and for the peoples, & also while this earthly tabernacle stead, the way to the heavenly tabernacle, which is made open by Christ's blood could not be entered into. way of holy things was not yet opened, while as yet the first tabernacle was standing: 9 Which (was) a similitude for the time then present, in which were offered gifts and sacrifices, that could not make the worshipper perfect as pertaining to the conscience, 10 With only meats and drinks, and divers washings, and iustifiynges of the flesh, which were laid up until the time of reformation. 11 ☞ But Hebr. vi. d. Christ being come an high priest of good things that should be, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building, 12 Neither by the blood of Goats and Calves: but by i Pet. i. b. his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, & found eternal redemption. ☜ Levi. xvi. c. 13 For if the (a) The Levitical priests offered beasts blood: But Christ the true and eternal priest offered his own blood which was most holy and pure. The Levitical priest offered yearly, and therefore did only represent the true holiness: but Christ by one only sacrifice hath made holy for ever them that believe. blood of Oxen & of Goats, and the ashes of a young Cow, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 14 How much more the blood of Christ, which through the eternal spirit offered himself without spot to God, shall purge your conscience from dead works, to serve the living God? 15 And for this cause is he the i Tim. two. a. mediator of the new covenant, that through death, which was for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first covenant, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. ☜ 16 For where as is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of him that maketh it. 17 For a testament is confirmed when men are dead: for it is yet of no value, as long as he that maketh the testament is alive. 18 For which cause also, neither the first [testaments was dedicated without blood. 19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, taking the blood of Calves and of Goats, with water & purple wool and ysope, he sprinkled both the book itself, and all the people, 20 Saying: Ex●d. 24 ● This [is] the blood of the testament, which God hath enjoined unto you. 21 And likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministery. 22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood is no remission. 23 It is need then that the pattern of heavenly things, be purified with such things: but the heavenly things themselves (be purified) with better sacrifices than are those. 24 Acts. xvi. c For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands (which are) patterns of true things: but into heaven itself, now to i. john. two. ●. appear in the sight of God for us. 25 Not that he should offer himself (b) Therefore to make any other offering or sacrifice for sin, after that Christ's body was once offered, is blasphemy. often, as the high priest entereth into the holy places every year in strange blood: 26 (For then must he have often suffered sense the foundation of the world) But now once in the end of the world hath he appeared, to put away sin, by the sacrifice of himself. 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgement: 28 Rom. v. b. i. Pet. iii. d. Even so, Christ once offered to take away the sins of many, the second time shallbe seen without sin, of them which wait for him unto salvation. ¶ The ten Chapter. 1 The old law had no power to cleanse away sin, 10 but Christ did it with offering of his body once for all. 22 And exhortation to receive the goodness of God thankfully, with patience and steadfast faith. 1 FOr the law, Coloss. two. c. Hebr. viii. a. having the (a) Which was as it were the first draft and portrait of the lively pattern to come. shadow of good things to come, and not the very fashion of the things themselves, can never with those sacrifices which they offer year by year continually, make the comers thereunto perfect. 2 For would not then those [sacrifices] have ceased to have been offered, because that the offerers once purged, should have had no more conscience of sins? 3 Nevertheless, in those (sacrifices) is mention made of sins every year. 4 levit. xvi. c For it is not possible that the blood of Bulls & of Goats should take away sins. 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith: Psal. x●. b. Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not have, but a body hast thou ordained me. 6 In burnt sacrifices & sin ●offerynges) thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, lo I come (In the beginning of the book it is written of me) to do thy will O God. 8 Above when he saith, that sacrifice, and offering, and burnt offerings, and sin [offerings] thou wouldst not, neither hadst pleasure [therein] (which are offered by the law:) 9 Then said he, lo I come, to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first (b) That is, sacrifices. to stablish the (c) Which is, the will of God to stand content with Christ's sacrifice. second. 10 In the which will we are made holy, even by the offering of the body of jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest standeth daily ministering, & offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But this man, after he hath offered one sacrifice for sins, is sit down for ever Ephe. i. d. Coloss. vi. a. Hebre. i. a. on the right hand of God: 13 From henceforth tarrying till his foes be made his footstool. 14 For with one offering hath he made perfit for ever them that are sanctified. 15 And the holy ghost also beareth us record: For after that he told before, 16 This is the covenant that I will make unto them after those days, (saith the Lord) giving my laws in their heart, and in their minds will I write them: 17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 18 And where remission of these things [is] there [is] no more offering for sin. 19 Having therefore brethren, liberty to enter into holy [places] in the (d) We by Christ have that liberty, which the ancient fathers could not have by the law. blood of jesus, 20 By the new and (e) The blood of Christ as always fresh and lively before the father to sprinkle & quicken us. living way, which he hath prepared for us through the veil, that is to say his flesh: 21 And [seeing we have] an high priest over the house of God: 22 Let us draw nigh with a true heart, in assurance of faith, sprinkled in our hearts from an evil conscience, and washed in body with pure water. 23 Let us hold the profession of the hope without wavering, (for he is faithful that promised:) 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works, 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is] but exhorting one ●another● and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 26 Math. xii. d. Hebr. vi. a. two. Pet. two. d. For if we sin willingly after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins: 27 But a fearful looking for of judgement, and violent fire, which shall devour the adversaries. 28 He that despiseth Moses' law, dieth without mercy Deut. nineteen. d Mat xviii. ● two. Cor. xiii. a under two or three witnesses: 29 Of how much sorer punishment (suppose ye) shall he be worthy, which treadeth under foot the son of God? and counteth the blood of the covenant wherein he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and doth despite to the spirit of grace? 30 For we know him that hath said, Deut. 32 d. Psal xciiii. a Rom. xii. d. vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will render saith the Lord: And again, the Lord shall judge his people. 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 32 Call to remembrance the former days, in the which after ye had received light ye endured a great fight of adversities: 33 Partly while ye were made a gazing stock, both by reproaches & afflictions, and partly while ye became companions of them which were so tossed to & fro. 34 For ye suffered also with my bonds, & took in worth the spoiling of your goods with gladness: knowing in yourselves how that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. 36 For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 37 For yet a very little while, and he that shall come, will come, and will not tarry. 38 And Abacuc. two a Rom. i. a. Galat. iii. b. the just shall live by faith: And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 We are not of them that withdraw ourselves unto perdition: but we pertain unto faith, to the winning of the soul. ❧ The xj Chapter. 1 What faith is, and a commendation of the same. 9 Without faith we can not please God. 16 The steadfast belief of the fathers in old tyme. 1 Faith is the ground of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it, the elders (a) Have been approved, and so obtained salvation. obtained a good report. 3 Through faith, we understand that the worlds were ordained by the word of God, and that things which are seen, were made of things * which were not seen. 4 Act. xiii c. Rom. i. c. Gene. iiii a. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain: by which he was witnessed to be (b) Because God received him to mercy, therefore he imputed him righteous. righteous, God testifying of his gifts: by which also he being dead, yet speaketh. 5 By faith was Gene. v g. S●p iiii. b. Eccl. xliiii. b Enoch translated, that he should not see death, neither was he found, for God had taken him away: For afore he was taken away, he was reported of to have pleased God. 6 But without faith it is unpossible to please him: For he that cometh to God, must believe that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek him. Gene. vi. d. 7 By faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with reverence, prepared the ark to the saving of his house, through the which [ark] he Math. xii. d. condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Gene xi. a. Acts. seven. a. Abraham when he was called, obeyed, to go out into a place which he should afterward receive to inheritance: and he went out, not knowing whither he should go. 9 By faith he removed into the land of promise, as into a strange country, when he had dwelled in tabernacles, with Isaac and jacob, heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city having a foundation, whose builder and maker is God. 11 Gene. xxi. a Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful which had promised. 12 And therefore sprang there of one, even of one which was as good as dead Gene. xv ● [so many] in multitude, as are the stars in the sky, and as the sand the which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13 These all died according to faith, not having received the promises, but seeing them a far of, and believing, and saluting, and confessing job. viii. g. Gen. xlvii b i. Pa. xxix. d that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things, declare that they seek a country. 15 Also if they had been mindful of that [country] from whence they came out, they had leisure to have returned: 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed of them Exod. iii. f. to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a city. 17 Gen. xii. a. Eccles. 44. c By faith Abraham offered up Isaac when he was (c) For it might seem to the flesh▪ that the promise was contrary to the commandment, to sacrifice his son. proved: and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten son: 18 To whom it was said, that in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 19 For he considered that God was able to raise the dead up again, from whence also he received him in a similitude [of the resurrection.] 20 Goe xxvii. d. By faith did Isaac bless jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. 21 Gen. xlix. ● By faith jacob when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of joseph, and worshipped toward the top of his sceptre. 22 Gene. ●. d. By faith joseph when he died, remembered the departing of the children of Israel, and gave commandment of his bones. 23 Exod two a. Acts. seven. a. By faith Moses when he was borne, was hid three months of his father and mother, because they saw he was a proper child, neither feared they the kings commandment. 24 Exod. two. b. By faith Moses when he was great, refused to be called the son of Pharaos' daughter: 25 Choosing rather to suffer adversity with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season: 26 Esteeming the rebuke of Christ, greater riches, than the treasures of Egypt: For he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, fearing not the wrath of the king: For he endured, even as though he had seen him which is invisible. 28 Exod. xii. d. Through faith, he ordained the Passover and the effusion of blood, lest he that destroyed the first borne, should touch them. 29 Exod. 14. c. By faith, they passed through the red sea, as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do, were drowned. 30 joshua. vi. c. By faith, the walls of jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. 31 joshua. two. a. By faith, the harlot Rahab perished not with them that were disobedient, when she had received the spies with peace. 32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me, to rehearse of Gedeon, of judi. seven. a. judi. iiii. d. judi. xiiii. a. judi. xi. a. i Reg. 17. f. Barac, and of judi. seven. a. judi. iiii. d. judi. xiiii. a. judi. xi. a. i Reg. 17. f. Samson, and of judi. seven. a. judi. iiii. d. judi. xiiii. a. judi. xi. a. i Reg. 17. f. jephte, judi. seven. a. judi. iiii. d. judi. xiiii. a. judi. xi. a. i Reg. 17. f. of David also judi. seven. a. judi. iiii. d. judi. xiiii. a. judi. xi. a. i Reg. 17. f. and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33 ☞ Which through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, i Reg. xii a i Re● 17 ● Daniel. vi. f Dan●el. iii e Daniel. two. c. stopped the mouths of the Lions, 34 i Reg. xii a i Re● 17 ● Daniel. vi. f Dan●el. iii e Daniel. two. c. Quenched the violence of fire, i Reg. xii a i Re● 17 ● Daniel. vi. f Dan●el. iii e Daniel. two. c. escaped the edge of the sword, i Reg. xii a i Re● 17 ● Daniel. vi. f Dan●el. iii e Daniel. two. c. out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 3 Reg. 19 a. The women received their dead, raised to life again: Other were racked, not looking for deliverance, that they might receive a better resurrection. 36 And others were tried with mockings, and scourgings: Yea, moreover with bonds and prisonment: 37 3 Reg. 21 b. isaiah. 38. b. They were stoned, were hewn asunder, were tempted, were slain with sword, wandered about in sheepskinnes, and goats skins, being destitute, afflicted [and] tormented: 38 Of whom the world was not worthy: They wandered in wilderness, and in mountains, and in dens, and caves of the earth. 39 And these all through faith, obtained good report, and received (d) They had not such clear light as we: for they looked for that which we have: therefore it were shame for us, if at least we have not as great constancy as they. not the promise: 40 God providing a better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. ¶ The xij Chapter. 1 An exhortation to be patiented and steadfast in trouble and adversity, upon hope of everlasting reward. 25 A commendation of the new Testament above the old. 1 Wherefore, seeing that we are compassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, Ephe. iiii. a. lay away all that (a) As riches cares & such like, and so to become Christ's disciples, by denying ourselves, & taking our cross to follow him. presseth down, & the sin that hangeth so fast on, let us run with patience unto the battle that is set before us: 2 Looking unto jesus, the captain and finissher of our faith, which for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down Ephe. i. d. Coloss. three a. Hebr. i. a. on the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider therefore him that endured such speaking against him of sinners, lest you should be wearied, fainting in your minds. 4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation, which speaketh unto you as unto children: My son despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6 For whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son that he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God offereth himself as unto sons: For what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh, which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: Shall we not then much rather be in subjection unto the father of spirits, and live? 10 For they verily, for a few days, chastened us after their own pleasure: but he, for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 11 No chastising for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: Nevertheless, afterward it bringeth the quiet fruit of righteousness, unto them which are exercised thereby. 12 Esaias. 35. ●. Strayghten up therefore the hands which were let down, and the weak knees: 13 And make right steps unto your feet, lest (b) Their hasting, partly declared their slowness, & partly their inconstancy in doctrine: therefore they were in bondage to be punished. that which is halting, turn you out of the way: but let it rather be healed. 14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without the which, no man shall see the Lord: 15 Taking heed that no man fall away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble you, and thereby many be defiled. 16 Let there be no fornicator or unclean person, as Esau, Gen. xxv. d which for one morsel of meat, sold his birthryght. 17 For ye know, how that afterward when he would have inherited the blessing, he was reprobated: For he found no place of repentance, though Gen. 27. f. he sought it with tears. 18 For ye are not come unto the Exod. nineteen. b mount that (c) which might be touched & seen: for it was material, but god commanded that none should touch it. is touched, & unto burning fire, and unto storm and darkness, and tempests of weather, 19 And sound of a trump, & the voice of words: which Exod. xx. e [voice] they that heard it, wished away, that the word should not be spoken to them: 20 (For they did not abide that which was commanded. If a beast touch the mountain, it shallbe stoned, or thrust through with a dart. 21 And so terrible was the sight which appeared, that Moses said, I fear and quake.) 22 But ye are come unto the mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the celestial Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of (d) By the Gospel, we are joined with the Angels and patriarchs. Angels, 23 And unto the congregation of the first borne, written in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just and perfect men: 24 And to jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the 1 Peter. i. a. Hebre. ix. d. Cen. iiii. b. blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better than that of Abel. 25 See that ye despise not him that speaketh: For if they escaped not, which refused him that spoke on earth: much more shall we [not escape] if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven: 26 Whose voice then shaken the earth, & now hath declared, saying: Yet once more will I shake, not the earth only, but also heaven. 27 And this [yet once more] signifieth removing of those things which are shaken, as of things which are made: that the things which are not shaken, may remain. 28 Wherefore, we receiving a kingdom which can not be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may so serve God acceptably, with reverence Deut. iiii. d· & godly fear. 29 For our God [is] a (e) To destroy them that resist him. consuming fire. ¶ The xiij Chapter. 1 He maketh us unto love, 2 to hospitality, 3 to think upon such as be in adversity, 4 to maintain wedlock, 5 to avoid covetousness, 7 to make much of them that preach God's word, 9 to be ware of strange learning, 13 to be content to suffer rebuke with Christ, 15 to be thankful unto god, 17 & obedient unto our governors. 1 LEt brotherly love continue. 2 Rom. xii. c. Acts. x. c. i Pet iiii. b. i Tim. iiii. b. Be not forgetful to lodge strangers: For thereby some having Gen. nineteen. a. lodged Angels, were unawares thereof. 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them: And them which suffer adversity, as also ye yourselves being in the body [suffered adversity]. 4 Wedlock is honourable among all men, and the bed undefiled: But whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness, being Eccle. 29 ●. i Tim vi. b. joshua. i. ●. content with such things as ye have. For he hath said: Eccle. 29 ●. i Tim vi. b. joshua. i. ●. I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man may do unto me. 7 Remember them which have the oversight of you, which have spoken unto you the word of God: Whose end of conversation ye considering, follow their faith. 8 jesus Christ He was 〈◊〉 shallbe 〈◊〉 found 〈◊〉 of church for ever. yesterday and to day, and the same for ever. ☜ 9 ☞ Be not carried about with divers & strange doctrines: For it is a good thing that the heart be stablished with grace, & not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. 10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to (b) They that stick to the ceremonies of the law, can not eat, that is, can not be partakers of our cu●ter, which is thanksgiving and liberality, which two sacrifices or offerings, are now only left to the Christians. eat which serve in the tabernacle. 11 * For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest for sin, are (c) So that the priests had no piece thereof. burnt without the tents. 12 Therefore jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us go forth therefore unto him out of the tents, bearing his reproach. 14 For here have we no continuing city: but we seek one to come. 15 By him therefore, do we offer sacrifice of laud always to God: that is, the fruit of lips confessing his name. 16 To do good & to distribute forget not, for Eccle 35 a. Act x. a. Rom xi. a. Philip iiii. d with such sacrifices God is pleased. 17 ☞ Obey them that have the oversight of you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give accounts, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. 18 Pray for us: For we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. 19 But I desire you the more earnestly that ye so do, that I may be restored to you the sooner. 20 The God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord jesus Ezech. 34. b joshua. x. a. i Peter. v. a. the great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in all good works to do his will, working in you that which is pleasant in his sight, through jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever and ever. Amen. ☜ 22 And I beseech you brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written unto you in few words. 23 Know ye, that brother Timothe is delivered: With whom (if he come shortly) I will see you. 24 Salute all them that have the oversight of you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you. 25 Grace be with you all. Amen. ¶ Written from Italy by Timotheus. ❧ The Epistle of Saint James. ¶ The first Chapter. ¶ 2 He exhorteth to rejoice in trouble, 6 to be fervent in prayer, with steadfast belief, 17 to look for all good things from above, 21 to forsake all vice, and thankfully to receive the word of God, 22 not only hearing it, & speaking of it, but to do thereafter in deed. 27 What true religion is. 1 IAmes a servant of God, and of the lord jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 2 ☞ My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations: 3 Knowing (this) that job xiii a. Sap●. three a. Rom. v ● the trying of your faith worketh patience: 4 And let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect & sound, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lack wisdom, job. xviii. c. Eccle. seven. c. Math. xii. a. Luk. xi. b. let him ask of God, that giveth to all men indifferently, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shallbe given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering: For he that wavereth, is like a wave of the sea, tossed of the wind, and carried with violence. 7 Neither let that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man, [is] unstable in all his ways. 9 Let the brother of low degree, rejoice in that he is 〈…〉 of Christ and his Angels. exalted: 10 Again, the rich, ●n that he is made low: 〈…〉 Eccle 14. b. ● P●●. Because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11 For the sun hath risen with heat, and the grass hath withered, and his flower hath fallen away, & the beauty of the fashion of it hath perished: So also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: For when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. ☜ 13 Let no man say when he is (b) He meaneth now of the inward temptations, as of our disordered appetites, which cause us to sin. tempted, I am tempted of God, for God can not be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away, & enticed of his own concupiscence. 15 Then, when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16 Do not err my dear brethren. 17 * ☞ Every good (c) Seeing all good things come of God, we ought not to make him the author of evil. giving, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18 john. i a. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be the first fruits of his creatures. 19 Wherefore my dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. 20 For the wrath of man, worketh not that which is righteous before God. 21 Rom xl●● Coloss. 〈…〉 Wherefore, lay apart all filthiness, and superfluity of maliciousness, and receive with meekness, the word that is graffed in you, which is able to save your souls. ☜ 22 ☞ And Rom. ii● Math. v. d be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For Luk. xi ●. if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his bodily face in a (d) So God's word is a glass, wherein we must behold ourselves, and become like unto him. glass: 24 For he hath considered himself, and is gone his ways, & hath forgotten immediately what his fashion was. 25 Math. seven. d. But who so looketh in the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein] he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, shallbe blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you seem to be devout, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's devotion is vain. 27 Pure devotion and undefiled before God and the father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their adversity, and to keep himself unspotted of the world. ☜ ¶ The ij Chapter. 1 He forbiddeth to have any respect of persons, 5 but to regard the poor aswell as the rich, 8 to be loving and merciful, 14 and not to boast of faith where no deeds are, 17 for it is but a dead faith, where good works follow not. 1 MY brethren, have not the faith of our Lord jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, (a) As esteeming faith & religion by the outward appearance of men. with respect of persons. 2 For if there come into your company a man wearing a gold ring, clothed in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment: 3 And ye have a respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, sit thou here in a good place: & say unto the poor, stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 Are ye not partial in yourselves, and are made judges of evil thoughts? 5 Hearken my dear beloved brethren. Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, such as are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him? 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you by tyranny, and draw you before the judgements seats? 7 Do not they blaspheme that (b) The name of God and Christ, whereof you make profession: and in that they dishonour God▪ it is not in●e●e that you his children should honour them. good name by the which you are named? 8 If ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, * thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye regard one person more than another, ye commit sin, and are rebuked of the law, as transgressors. 10 Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and Math ● yet fail in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, thou shalt not commit adultery: said also, thou shalt not kill. Though thou do none adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shallbe judged by the law of (c) By the mercy of god, which delivereth us from the curse of the law. liberty. 13 For he shall have judgement without mercy, * that showeth no mercy: And mercy rejoiceth against judgement. ☜ 14 What profiteth it my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and hath not deeds? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, depart in peace, be you warmed and filled: notwithstanding, ye give them not those things which are needful to the body, what shall it profit? 17 Even so, faith, if it have not deeds, is dead in itself: 18 But some man will say, thou hast faith and I have deeds: show me thy faith by thy (d) Here deeds are considered, as joined with true faith. deeds, and I will show thee my faith by my deeds. 19 believest thou that there is one God? Thou dost well. The devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O thou vain man, that that faith which is without works, is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified through works, when he had Gen. xxii. b offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou not, how the faith wrought with his deeds, and through the deeds was the faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: Gen. xv. b. Rom. iiii. a. Galat. iii. a. Abraham believed God, and it was reputed unto him for righteousness: And he was called the friend of God. 24 ☞ Ye see then, how that of deeds a man is justified, and not of faith only. 25 Likewise also, was not Rahab the harlot justified through works, joshua. two. a. when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead: even so, faith without works, is dead [also] ☜ ¶ The three Chapter. 2 He forbiddeth all ambition to seek honour above our brethren. 3 He describeth the property of the tongue. 15.16. And what difference there is betwixt the wisdom of God, and the wisdom of the world. 1 MY brethren, Mat xxiii. f Pro. xvii. a. be not mame masters, knowing how that we shall receive the greater damnation: 2 For in many things we sin all. If a man sin not in (a) He that is able to moderate his tongue, hath attained to ●n excellent virtue. word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle all the body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses mouths, that they may obey us, and we turn about all the body of them: 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whither soever the violence of the governor will. 5 Even so the tongue is a little member also, & boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth. 6 And the tongue is fire, even a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and (b) The intemperancy of the tongue, is a flame of hell fire. setteth on fire the course of nature, & it is set on fire of hell. 7 All the natures of beasts, & of birds, and of serpents, and things of the sea, are meeked and tamed of the nature of man: 8 But the tongue can no man tame, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God the father: and therewith curse we men, Gen. i d. which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. 11 Doth a fountain send forth at one place, sweet water, and bitter also? 12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine bear figs? So can no fountain give both salt water and fresh also. 13 Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you? let him show his works out of good conversation with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying & strife in your heart, glory not, neither be liars against the truth. 15 For such wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthly, sensual, and devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is sedition & all manner of evil works. 17 But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without simulation: 18 Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that make peace. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 Having showed the cause of all wrong and wickedness, and also of all graces and goodness, 4 he exhorteth them to love God, 7 and submit themselves to him, 11 not speaking evil of their neighbours, 13 but patiently to depend on God's providence. 1 FRom whence cometh war and fighting among you? come they not here hence, even of your lusts that (a) For the law of the members, continually fighteth against the law of the mind. fight in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: Ye envy, and have indignation, and can not obtain: Ye fight and war, ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, even to consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers & (b) He calleth adulterers here, after the manner of the scriptures, them which prefer the pleasures of the world, to the love of God. adulteresses, know you not how that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world, is made the enemy of God. 5 Either do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, the (c) The imagination of man's heart, is wicked. spirit that dwelleth in us, lusteth after envy? 6 But [the scripture] offereth more grace, and therefore saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the lowly. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God: but i Peter. v. b. resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purify your hearts ye double minded. 9 Suffer afflictions, and mourn, and weep: Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 i Peter. v. a. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall life you up. 11 Backbite not one another brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth the law, and judgeth the law: But and if thou judge the law, thou art not an observer of the law, but a judge. 12 There is one law giver, which is able to save and to destroy. Rom. xiiii. a What art thou that judgest another? 13 Go to now ye that say, (d) We ought to submit ourselves to the providence of God. to day and to morrow let us go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and win: 14 And yet can not ye tell what shall happen on the morrow. For what thing is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then he vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say: Act. xvii. ●. Hebr. v● If the Lord will, and if we live, let us do this or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: All such rejoicing is evil. 17 Therefore Luke xii. ●. to him that knoweth how to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin. The .v. Chapter. 2 He threateneth the wicked rich men, 7 exhorteth unto patience, 12 to beware of swearing, 16 one to knowledge his faults to another, 20 and one to labour to bring another to the truth. 1 GO to now ye rich men, weep and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches is corrupt, your garments are moth-eaten: 3 Your gold and silver is cankered, and the rust of them shallbe a (b) And kindle the wrath of god against you. witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together in your To 〈…〉 the end 〈◊〉 world. last days. 4 Behold, levit. nineteen. ●. the hire of labourers, which have reaped down your fields, which hire is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord Sabaoth. 5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton: Ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. 6 Ye have condemned and killed the just, and he hath not resisted you. 7 ☞ Be patiented therefore brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience thereupon, until he receive the early and the later rain. 8 Be ye also patiented therefore, and settle your hearts, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 9 Grudge not one against another brethren, lest ye be dampened: Behold, the judge standeth before the door. 10 Take my brethren, the prophets for an ensample of suffering adversity, and of patience, which spoke in the name of the Lord. ☜ 11 Behold, Math. v. a. we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of job, and have known what end the Lord made: For the Lord is very pitiful and merciful. 12 But above all things my brethren, Math. v▪ ● swear not, neither by heaven, neither by earth, neither any other oath: Let your (d) That which must be affirmed, affirm it simply, and without oaths: likewise that which must be denied. By this he taketh not from the magistrate his authority, who may require an oath for the maintenance of justice, judgement, and truth. yea, be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condemnation. 13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 14 Is any diseased among you? let him call for the elders of the Church, and let them pray for him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up: and if he have committed sins, they shallbe forgiven him. 16 ☞ Knowledge your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed: For the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elias was a man under infirmities even as we are, and he prayed in his prayer that it might not rain: 3 Reg. 17. a. Luk. iiii. c. and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, & the earth brought forth her fruit. 19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and another convert him, 20 Let the same know, that he which converteth the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide the multitude of sins. ¶ The end of the epistle of Saint james. ❧ The first epistle of Saint Peter the Apostle. ¶ The first Chapter. 2 He showeth that through the abundant mercy of God, we are elect and regenerate to a lively hope, 7 and how faith must be tried, 10 that the salvation in Christ is no news, but a thing prophesied of old, 13 he exhorteth them to a godly conversation, forasmuch as they are now borne a new by the word of God. 1 PEter, an Apostle of jesus Christ, Act▪ viii. a. to (a) Which ●ere jews, to whom he was appointed to be an Apostle. them that dwell here and there as strangers, throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bythinia: 2 Elect according to the (b) The free election of go● 〈◊〉 the efficient cause of our salvation, the material cause is Christ's obedience, ou● effectual calling is the formal cause▪ and the final cause is ou● sanctification. foreknoweledge of God the father, unto the sanctifying of the spirit, through obedience & sprinkling of the blood of jesus Christ: Rom. i a. i Cor. i. a. two. Cor. i a· Galath. i. a. two Cor. i a. Ephe. i. a. Grace & peace be multiplied unto you. 3 Rom. i a. i Cor. i. a. two. Cor. i a· Galath. i. a. two Cor. i a. Ephe. i. a. Blessed be God the father of our Lord jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by that that jesus Christ rose again from death, 4 To and inheritance immortal, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Which are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, which is prepared already to be showed in the last tyme. 6 In the which ye rejoice, though now for a season ●yf need require ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perisheth, though it be job. xxiii. b. S●pi. two a. james. i. a. Rom. v. a. tried with fire, might be found unto laud, glory, and honour, at the appearing of jesus Christ, 8 Whom ye have not seen, and yet love him, in whom even now john. x. g. though ye see him not, yet do you believe, & rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious: 9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. 10 Of which salvation have the Acts. x. g. isaiah. ix a. Daniel. two. g. Agge. two. b. prophets inquired & searched, which prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 11 Searching when or at what time the spirit of Christ which was in them, should signify, which spirit testified before, the passions that should happen unto Christ, and the glory that should follow after. 12 Unto which prophets it was also declared, that not unto themselves, but unto us, they should minister the things which are now showed unto you of them, which by the holy ghost Acts. two. a. sent down from heaven, have in the Gospel preached unto you, the things which the Angels desire to behold. 13 Wherefore Luk. xii. c. Ephe. vi. c. gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and trust perfectly on the grace that is brought unto you, by the revelation of jesus Christ: 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves unto the former lusts of your ignorance: 15 But as he which called you is holy, even so be ye holy also in all manner of conversation: 16 Because it is written, be ye holy, for I am holy. 17 And if so be that ye call on the father, which without respect of person iudgeeth Mat. xvi d. Psal. xviii ● Rom two. b. according to every man's work, see that ye pass the time of your dwelling here, in fear: 18 ☞ Forasmuch as ye know, how that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation which ye received by the tradition of the fathers: 19 But Heb●e ix ●. i john i. b Apoca ● b. with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, & without spot: 20 Which was ordained beforehand, even before the world was made, but was declared in the (c) Whe● Christ appeared unto the world, and when the Gospel was preached. last times * for your sakes: 21 Which by his means do believe on God that raised him up from death, and Philip. ●● glorified him, that ye might have faith and hope toward God: 22 Even ye which have purified your souls through the spirit in obeying the truth, with brotherly love unfeigned, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 For ye are borne a new, not of mortal seed: but of immortal, by the word of God, which liveth and lasteth for ever. 24 isaiah. xl. b. Eccle. xiiii. b jacob. i b. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man, is as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth away: 25 But the word of the Lord endureth ever. ☜ And this is the word, which by the Gospel was preached unto you. The two Chapter. 1 He exhorteth them to lay aside all vice, 4 showing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they build. 9 The excellent estate of the Christians, 11 he prayeth them to abstain from fleshly lusts, 13 to obey the rulers, 18 how servants should behave themselves toward their masters, 20 he exhorteth to suffer after the ensample of Christ. 1 WHerefore lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and feignedness, and envy, and all backbiting, 2 And Mat xviii. a as new borne babes, desire ye the milk of the word, which is without deceit: that ye may grow thereby [unto salvation] 3 If so be that ye have tasted how gracious the Lord is: 4 To whom ye come, as unto a living stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious: 5 And ye as lively stones, be you made a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, for to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by jesus Christ. ● Wherefore it is contained also in the scripture: behold, I put in Zion a stone to be laid in the chief corner, elect and precious, and he that believeth on him, shall not be confounded. 7 Unto you therefore which believe, he is precious: but unto them which believe not, the stone which the builders refused, the same is made the head of the corner: 8 And a stone that men stumble at, and a rock whereat they be offended, which stumble at the word, and being disobedient, unto the which thing they were even ordained. 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal Exod. nineteen. a Deut. seven. ●. priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people: that ye should show forth the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which sometime had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. ☜ 11 ☞ dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain ●●th v. e. 〈…〉 d. from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soul: 12 And see that ye have honest conversation among the gentiles: that where as they backbite you as evil doers, Math. v. b. they may by your good works which they shall see, praise God in the day of visitation. 13 Rom. xiii. a. T●tus. three a. Submit yourselves therefore unto all manner ordinance of man for the lords sake: whether it be unto the king, as having the pre-eminence: 14 Other unto rulers, as unto them that are sent of him for the punishment of evil doers, but for the land of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing, ye may stop the mouths of foolish and ignorant men: 16 As free, and not as having the liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but even as the servants of God. 17 Rom. xii. c. Honour all men. love brotherly fellowship. Fear God. Honour the king. 18 Ephe. vi. a. Coloss. three d. i Tim. vi. a. Titus. two. b. Math. v. a. Servants, obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good & courteous, but also though they be froward. 19 * For it is thank worthy, ☜ if a man for conscience toward god, endure grief, and suffer wrong undeserved. 20 For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But if when ye do well ye suffer wrong, & take it patiently, then is there thank with God. 21 For hereunto verily were ye called, for ☞ Christ also suffered for us, john. xiii. b. Ephe. v. a. leaving us an ensample, that ye should follow his steps. 22 Which did no sin, neither was there guile found in his mouth. 23 Which when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed the vengeance to him that judgeth righteously. 24 Math. viii. c. isaiah. liii. b. Which his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we being delivered from sin, should live unto righteousness: By whose stripes ye were healed. 25 For ye were as sheep going astray: but are now turned unto the shepherd and Bishop of your souls. The three Chapter. 1 How wives ought to order themselves toward their husbands. 3 And in their apparel. 7 The duty of men toward their wives. 8 He exhorteth all men to unity and love. 14 And patiently to suffer trouble by the example and benefit of Christ. 1 LIkewise Ephe. v. c. Coloss. three c. ye wives, be in subjection to your husbands, that even they which obey not the word, may without the word, be won by the conversation of the wives, 2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. 3 Whose apparel shall not be outward with braided here, & hanging on of gold, either in putting on of gorgeous apparel. 4 But let the hid man which is in the heart, be without all corruption, so that the spirit be at rest and quiet, which [spirit] is before god a thing much set by. 5 For after this manner in the old time did the holy women, which trusted in God, tire themselves, and were obedient unto their husbands. 6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, and called him Lord, whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well, and are not afraid for any terror. 7 Likewise ye husbands dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as unto them that are heirs also of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. 8 ☞ In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, of one heart, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous, () meek, 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or rebuke for rebuke: but contrariwise bless, knowing that ye are thereunto called, even that ye should be (a) God hath made us when we were his enemies heirs of his kingdom: & shall not we forgive our brethren a small ●ault? heirs of the blessing. 10 Psal. 34. c. For he that doth long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile. 11 Let him eschew evil and do good, let him seek peace and ensue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: Again, the face of the Lord is (b) To take vengeance on him. over them that do evil. 13 Moreover, who is it that will harm you, if ye follow that which is good? 14 Yea, Math. v. b. happy are ye if any trouble happen unto you for righteousness sake: Be not ye isaiah. viii c. Math. x. d. afraid for any terror of them, neither be ye troubled: 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. ☜ Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, 16 And that with meekness and fear, having a good conscience: i Pet. 〈…〉 Titu●●● that where as they backbite you as evil doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 17 i Pet. two b Math. v. a. For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, then for evil doing. 18 ☞ Rom. v a. Forasmuch as Christ hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust to bring us to God, and was killed as pertaining to the flesh, but was quickened in the spirit. 19 In which spirit, he also went & preached unto the spirits that were in prison, 20 Which sometime had been disobedient, when once the long suffering of God abode in the days of Noah, while the Ark was a preparing, Gene. vi. a. Gene. seven. ● wherein few, that is to say eight souls, were saved in the water: 21 To the which also the figure agreeth that now saveth us, even Rom. vi. a. baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but in that a good conscience maketh request to God, by the resurrection of jesus Christ: 22 Which is on the right hand of God, and is gone into heaven, Heb. i. b. two. b angels, powers, and might subdued unto him. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 He exhorteth men to cease from sin, 2 to spend no more time in vice, 7 to be sober and apt to pray, 8 to love each other, 12 to be patient in trouble, 15 to beware that no man suffer as an evil doer, 16 but as a christian man, and so not to be ashamed. 1 FOr as much then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm ye yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he which suffereth in the flesh, ceaseth from sin: 2 That he hence forward should live, as much time as remaineth in the flesh, not after the lusts of men, but after the will of God. 3 For it is sufficient for us that we have spent the time that is paste of the life, after the will of the Rom i. d. Ephe. iiii. d. gentiles, walking in wantonness, lusts, in excess of wines, in excess of eating, in excess of drinking, and abominable idolatry. 4 And it seemeth to them an inconvenient thing, that ye run not also with them unto the same excess of riot, and therefore speak they evil of you: 5 Which shall give accounts to him that is ready to judge quick and dead. 6 For unto this purpose verily was the Gospel peached also unto the (a) Although the wicked think this Gospel new, and vex you that embrace it: yet hath it been preached to them of time past, which now are dead to the intent that they might have been condemned of dead to sin in the flesh, & also might have lived to God in the spirit▪ which two are the effect of the Gospel dead, that they should be judged like other men in the flesh, but should live before God in the spirit. 7 The end of all things is at hand. 8 ☞ Be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 8 But above all things, have fervent love among yourselves: For love shall cover the multitude of sins. 9 Be ye harberous one to another, without grudging. 10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good ministers of the manifold grace of God. 11 If any man speak, [let him talk] as the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God ministereth unto him, that God in all things may be glorified through jesus Christ, ☜ to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 12 dearly beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial, which thing is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you. 13 But rejoice, in as much as ye are partakers of Christ's passions: that when his glory appeareth, ye may be merry and glad. 14 If ye be railed upon for the name of Christ, happy are ye. For the spirit of glory and of God, resteth upon you: On their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 15 See that none of you be punished as a murderer, or as a thief, or an evil doer, or as a busy body in other men's matters. 16 If any [man suffer] as a Christian man, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this behalf. 17 For the time is [come] that judgement must begin at the house of God. If it first [begin] at us, what shall the end be of them which believe not the Gospel of God? 18 And Prou. xi. d. if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? 19 Wherefore, let them that are troubled according to the will of God, commit their souls to him with well doing, as unto a faithful creator. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 2 The duty of pastors is to feed the flock of Christ, and what reward they shall have if they be diligent. 5 He exhorteth young persons to submit themselves to the elders, 8 to be sober, and to watch that they may resist the enemy. 1 THe (a) By elders he understandeth all them which preach, teach, or minister in the Church. elders which are among you, I exhort, which am also an elder, & a witness of the afflictions of Christ, and also a partaker of H. L. the glory that shallbe opened: 2 Acts. xxi. f Feed you God his flock, which is committed unto you, taking the oversight of them not as compelled thereto, but willingly, not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good mind: 3 two. Cor. i e. i. Tim. iiii. b. Titus. two. d. two. Tim. i c. Not as though ye were Lords over God his heritage: but two. Cor. i e. i. Tim. iiii. b. Titus. two. d. two. Tim. i c. that ye be an ensample to the flock. 4 And when the chief shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive i Cor. ix. d. two Tim. iiii. b an incorruptible crown of glory. 5 Likewise ye younger, submit your selves unto the elder: Submit yourselves every man one to another, deck yourselves inwardly in lowliness of mind: For God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 ☞ Submit yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you when the time is come. 7 Math. vi. d. Luk. xii. c. Cast all your care upon him, for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, & watch, for your adversary the devil, as a roaring Lion john. i b. jacob. iiii. b. walketh about seeking whom he may devour: 9 * Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace which hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ jesus, shall his own self, after that ye have suffered a little affliction, make you perfit, settle, strength, and stablish you. 11 To him be glory and dominion, for ever and ever. Amen. ☜ 12 By Sylvanus a faithful brother, unto you, as I suppose, have I written briefly, exhorting and testifying, how that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye stand. 13 The Church that is at Babylon elected together with you, saluteth you, and so doth Marcus my son. 14 Greet ye one another with the kiss of love. Peace be with you all which are in Christ jesus. Amen. ❧ The second epistle of Saint Peter. The first Chapter. 4 Forasmuch as the power of God hath given them all things pertaining unto life, he exhorteth them to flee the corruption of worldly lusts, 10 to make their calling sure with good works and fruits of faith. 14 He maketh mention of his own death, 17 declaring the Lord jesus to be the true son of God, as he himself had seen up-upon the mount. 1 SImon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of jesus Christ, to them which have obtained like precious faith with us, thorough the righteousness of our god and saviour jesus Christ: 2 i Pet. i. a. Grace and peace be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God, and of jesus our Lord: 3 According as his godly power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, (a) The sum of our salvation and religion is, to be led by Christ to the father, who calleth us in the son. through the knowledge of him that hath called us unto glory and virtue: 4 By the which are given unto us excellent and most great promises, that by the means thereof, ye might be john i c. Coloss. two. b. partakers of the godly nature, if ye flee the corruption of worldly lust. 5 And hereunto give all diligence: in your faith minister virtue, in virtue knowledge, 6 i Cor. viii. a. In knowledge temperance, in temperance patience, in patience godliness, 7 In godliness brotherly kindness, in brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things be among you, and be plenteous, they will make you that ye neither shallbe idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things, is blind, and can not see far of, & hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore brethren, give the more diligence for to make your calling and election (b) 〈…〉 be sure in itself, forasmuch as god cannot change: yet we must confirm it in ourselves by the fruits of the spirit, knowing that the purpose of god electeth▪ calleth, sanctifieth, and justifieth us. sure: For if ye do such things, ye shall never fall. 11 Yea, and by this means an entering in shallbe ministered unto you abundantly, into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and saviour jesus Christ. 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of such things, though ye know them yourselves, and be stablished in the present truth. 13 notwithstanding I think it meet, as long as I am in this two. Cor. v. ●. tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance: 14 Forasmuch as I am sure that shortly I must put of this my tabernacle, john. xxi. d even as our Lord jesus Christ showed me. 15 I will ever also give my diligence that ye may have wherewith to stir up the remembrance of these things after my departing. 16 ☞ For we have not followed deceitful fables, when we opened unto you the power and coming of our Lord jesus Christ, but i. john. i a. with our eyes we saw his majesty: 17 Even then verily when he received of God the father honour and glory, & when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory: Mat. xvii. d. Mark. i. b Luk. iii. d. This is my dear beloved son in whom I delight. 18 This voice we heard come from heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19 We have also a right sure word of prophesy, whereunto if ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, ye do well, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts. 20 So that ye first know this, that no prophesy in the scripture is of any private motion. 21 For the prophesy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God, spoke as they were moved by the holy ghost. ¶ The ij Chapter. 1 He prophesieth of false teachers, and showeth their punishment. 1 THere were false prophets also among the people, even as Acted. xx. ●. i. T●m. three a. two. Tim. iii. a. i Pet. iii. a. Iud●. i. ●. there shallbe false teachers among you, which privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that hath bought them, and bring upon themselves swift damnation. 2 And many shall follow their damnable ways, by whom the way of truth shallbe evil spoken of: 3 And through covetousness, shall they with feigned words make (a) That is evidently seen in the Pope & his priests, which by lies and flatteries sell men's souls: so that it is certain that he is not the successor of Simon Peter, but of Simon Magus. merchandise of you, whose judgement is now not far of, and their damnation sleepeth not. 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down into hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be kept unto judgement: 5 Neither spared the old world, but saved No the eight [person] a preacher of righteousness, Genes. seven. a. and brought in the flood upon the world of the ungodly, 6 And turned their cities of Sodom & Gomorrhe into ashes, overthrew them, dampened them, and made of them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly: 7 And just Gene. xii. d. Lot, vexed with the unclean conversation of the wicked, delivered he. 8 For he being righteous, & dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds. 9 job. xv. b. i Cor. x. c. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgement for to be punished: 10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise authority. Presumptuous are they, and stand in their own conceit, which fear not to speak evil of them that excel in worship. 11 When the Angels which are greater both in power and might, give not railing judgement against them before the Lord. 12 But these, as bruit beasts led with sensuality, and made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not, and shall perish through their own corruption, 13 And receive the reward of unrighteousness, they count it pleasure to live deliciously for a season: Spots they are and blots, (b) For in your holy feasts, they sit as members of the church, where as in deed they be but spots, & so deceive you. read. Luk. 1●. delighting themselves in their deceavynges, in feasting with you. 14 Having eyes full of adultery, & that can not cease from sin, beguiling unstable souls: Hearts they have exercised with robbery, they are cursed children, 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way Num. xxii b of Balaam the son of Bosor, which loved the reward of unrighteousness: 16 But was rebuked of his iniquity. The dumb beast, and used to the yoke, speaking with man's voice, forbade the madness of the prophet. 17 judic. i d. These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest, to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 18 For when they have spoken the great swelling words of vanity, they entice through lusts in the voluptuousness of the flesh, them that were clean escaped, from them which are wrapped in error, 19 While they promise them liberty, where as they themselves are the bond servants of corruption. john. viii. d. Rom. vi. c. For of whom a man is overcome, unto the same is he brought in bondage. 20 Hebr. vi. a. and ten c. For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world, thorough the knowledge of the Lord, & the saviour jesus Christ, are yet tangled again therein, and Math. xii. d. overcome, then is the later end worse with them then the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment that was given unto them. 22 But the same is happened unto them that is used to be spoken by the true proverb: P●o xv ●. The dog is turned to his own vomit again, and the sow that was washed, is turned again to her wallowing in the mire. The three Chapter. 1 He showeth the impiety of them which mock at God's promises. 7 After what sort the end of the world shallbe. 8 That they prepare themselves thereunto. 16 Who they are which abuse the writings of S. Paul, & the rest of the scriptures, 18 Concluding with eternal thanks to Christ jesus. 1 THis is the second epistle that I now write unto you, dearly beloved, wherewith I stir up & warn your pure minds, 2 By putting you H. L. in remembrance, that ye may be mindful of the words which were told before of the holy prophets, and also the commandment of us, which be Apostles of the Lord and saviour. 3 Acts. xx. f. two. Pet. two. a. This first understand, that there shall come in the last days mockers, which will walk after their own lusts, judi. i. e. i. Tim. iiii. e. two. Tim. two. a. 4 And say: Where is the promise of his coming? For sense the fathers died, all things continue a like from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they know not (and that (a) He meaneth them which had once professed christian religion, but became afterward contemners and mockers, as Epicurians & Atheists. wilfully) how that the heavens were of old, and the earth that was of the water, and by the water, by the word of God: 6 By the which things the world that then was, perished, being then overrun with water. 7 john. xiiii. b Esa●s. ●i b. But the heavens and earth which are now, be kept by his word in store, and reserved unto fire, against the day of judgement and perdition of ungodly men. 8 dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that Psal. x●. a. i Cor. seven c. one day is with the Lord as a thousand year, & a thousand year as one day. 9 The Lord that hath promised, is not slack, as some men count slackness, but is patient to uswarde [forasmuch] as he would have no man lost, but will receive all men to repentance. 10 Nevertheless Math 14 d. i Thess. v. a Apoc iii ●. the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in the which the heavens shall pass away with a noise, and the elements shall melt with heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall burn. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall perish, what manner persons ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness: 12 Looking for, and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, by whom the heavens shall perish with fire, and the elements shall melt with heat? 13 Apoc. xx. ● Nevertheless, we according to his promise, look for a new heaven, and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore dearly beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and undefiled: 15 And suppose that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation, even as our dearly beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given unto him, hath written unto you: 16 Yea almost in every epistle, speaking of such things: among which, are many things hard to be understand, which they that are unlearned and unstable, pervert, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 17 Ye therefore beloved, seeing ye be warned afore hand, beware lest ye with other men be also plucked away through the error of the wicked, and fall from your own steadfastness: 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and saviour jesus Christ, to whom be glory both now and for ever. Amen. The first Epistle of Saint John the Apostle. The first Chapter. 2 True witness of the everlasting word of God. 7 The blood of Christ is the purgation of sin. 10 No man is without sin. 1 THat which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, & our hands have handled of, the word of life: 2 (And the life appeared, and we have seen, and bear witness, and show unto you Mat. xvii. a. that eternal life which was with the father, and appeared unto us.) 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have (a) The effect of the Gospel is, that we all being joined together in Christ by faith, should be the sons of God. fellowship with us, and that our fellowship may be with the father, and his son jesus Christ. 4 And this writ we unto you, that your joy may be full, 5 And this is the tidings which we have heard of him & declare unto you, that God is light, & in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. 7 But and if we walk in light, even as he is in light, then have we fellowship (b) That is, Christ with us, and we with our selves. one with another, and the blood of jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 3. Reg. viii e. two. Par. vi. g. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 joh. xiii. c. Psal 32. d. Luk. xv. d. If we knowledge our sins, he is faithful & just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. ¶ The two Chapter. 1 Christ is our advocate. 10 Of true love, and how it is tried. 18 To beware of antichrist. 1 MY little children, these things writ I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the father, jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And he is the atonement for our sins: not for our sins only, but also for the sins of all the world. 3 ☞ And hereby we are sure that we (a) That is, by faith, and so obey him: for knowledge can not be without obedience. know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 john. xiii. d. He that saith I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the verity is not in him: 5 But who so keepeth his word, in him is the love of God perfect in deed. Hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he bideth in him, aught to walk even as he walked. ☜ 7 Brethren, I writ no new commandment unto you, but that old commandment which ye have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I writ unto you, that is true in him, and [the same is true] also in you: For the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. ☜ 9 He that saith how that he is in the light, and yet hateth his brother, is in darkness, even until this tyme. 10 He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of evil in him. 11 He that levit. nineteen. d hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, & can not tell whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. 12 Babes I writ unto you, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. 13 I writ unto you fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I writ unto you young men, because you have overcome the wicked. 14 I writ to you little children, because ye have known the father. I have written to you fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you young men, because, ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked. 15 See that ye love not joh. xvii. b. the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, as the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that fulfilleth the will of God, abideth for ever. 18 Little children, it is the last time, and as ye have heard how that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists, whereby we know that it is the last tyme. 19 Acts. xx. f. They went out from us, but they were not of us: For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: But that it might appear that they were not of us. 20 Nevertheless, ye have an (b) the grace of the holy ghost. ointment of him that is holy, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you, as though ye knew not the truth: but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar, but he that denieth that jesus is Christ? The same is antichrist that denieth the father and the son. 23 Whosoever denieth the son, the same hath not the father [But he that knowledgeth the son, hath the father also.] 24 Let therefore abide in you, that same which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the son, and in the father. 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 26 These things have I written unto you, concerning them that deceive you: 27 And the anointing which ye have received of him dwelleth in you: And ye need not that any man teach you, Esa●●iiii. d. but as the same (c) Christ communicateth himself unto you, & teacheth you by the holy ghost and his ministers. anointing teacheth you of all things, and it is true, and not lying: and as it taught you, ye shall abide in it. 28 And now d By this name▪ ●e means the whol● Church of Christ in general. babes abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may be bold and not be made ashamed of him at his coming. 29 If ye know that he is righteous, know also that every one which doth righteousness, is borne of him. ¶ The iij Chapter. 1 The singular love of God toward us, 7 and how we again ought to love one another. 1 Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the ●uk. xx. ●. 〈◊〉 ●. b sons of god: For this cause the world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him. 2 dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, and yet it doth not appear what we shallbe: But we know that when he shall appear, we shallbe like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himself, even as he also is pure. 4 Whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5 And ye know that he appeared to take away our sins, & in him is no sin. 6 As many as bide in him, sin not: whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Babes, let no man deceive you: He that doth righteousness, is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin, is of the devil: Ge●e 〈…〉 john. 〈…〉 for the devil sinneth sense the beginning. For this purpose appeared the son of God, to lose the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seed remaineth in him, and he can not sin, because he is borne of God. 10 In this be the children of God known, and the children of the devil: Whosoever doth not righteousness, is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 11 For this is the tidings that ye heard from the beginning, that ye should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slew his brother: And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brothers good. 13 ☞ Marvel not my brethren though the world hate you. 14 We know, that we are translated from death unto life, because we (a) This love is the special fruit of our faith, and a certain sign of our regeneration. love the brethren. * He that loveth not his brother, abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother, is a manslayer: And ye know that no manslayer, hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we love, because he laid down his life for us, & we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But who so hath this 〈◊〉 good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from hymn how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My babes, let us not love in word, neither in tongue: but in deed and in verity. 19 Hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 dearly beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we boldness toward God. 22 And Math. v●●. john. xv. b. jacob. i a. whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight. 23 And i john. v. c. joh. xiii. d. this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his son jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we know that he abideth in us, even by the spirit which he hath given us. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 Difference of spirits, 2 how the spirit of God may be known from the spirit of error, ● of the love of God and of our neighbours. 1 DEarly beloved, Math. seven. c. ● Deut. xi●i. a. Ma. xxiiii. a. Mar. xiii. a. Luk. xxi. d. believe not every spirit: but prove the spirits whether they are of God or not: for many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby shall ye know the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that jesus (a) Who being very god, came from his father & took upon him our flesh. He that confesseth o● preacheth this truly▪ hath the spirit of God, else not. Christ is come in the flesh, is of God: 3 And every spirit which confesseth not that jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God. And this is that spirit of antichrist, of whom ye have heard how that he should come: and even now already is he in the world. 4 Little children, ye are of God, & have overcome them: for greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the world, therefore speak they of the world, & the world heareth them. 6 We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth us: he that is not of God, heareth us not. Hereby know we the spirit of verity, and the spirit of error. 7 dearly beloved, john. xiii. d i Thess. i b. let us love one another, for love cometh of God: And every one that loveth, is borne of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for ☞ God is love. 9 In this appeared the love of God to us ward, because john. three c. Rom. v. b. God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his son to be the agreement for our sins. 11 dearly beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12 Exod ● d. 〈◊〉 v. ● No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfect in us. 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, & he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit. 14 And we have seen, and do testify that the father sent the son to be the saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever confesseth that jesus is the son of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is the love perfect in us, that we should have boldness in the day of judgement: For as he is, even so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear: for fear hath painfulness. He that feareth, is not perfect in love. 19 We love him, for he loved us first. 20 If a man say, I love God, & yet hate his brother, he is a liar: For how can he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we of him: that he which loveth God, should love his brother also. ☜ The .v. Chapter. 1. Of the fruits of faith. 14.20. The office, authority, & divinity of Christ, 21 against images. 1 Whosoever believeth that jesus is Christ, is borne of God: And every one that loveth him which begat, loveth him also which is begotten H. L. of him. 2 john. xiii. c. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and Math. xii. d. his commandments are not grievous. 4 ☞ For all that is borne of God, overcometh the world. And this is the i Cor. xv. g. victory that overcometh the world, [even] our faith. 5 Who is it that overcometh the world, but he which believeth that jesus is the son of God? 6 This jesus Christ, is he that came by water (a) The water & blood that came out of his side, declare that we have our sins washed by him▪ and he hath made full satisfaction for the same. and blood: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the spirit that beareth witness, because the spirit is (b) Which testifieth to our hearts, that we be the children of god. truth. 7 For there are three which bear record in heaven, the father, the word, and the holy ghost, and these three are one. 8 And there are three which bear record in earth, the spirit, and water, and blood, and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: For this is the witness of God [that is greater] which he testified of his son. 10 He that believeth on the son of God, hath the witness in himself: ☞ He that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he believed not the record that God gave of his son. 11 And this is the record, how that God hath given unto us eternal life, and this life, is in his son. 12 He that hath the son, hath life: and he that hath not the son of God, hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the son of God, that ye may know how that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the son of God. 14 And this is the trust that we have in him: that Mat. seven. a. Mark. xi. d. Luk. xi. b. john. xiiii. ● if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask: we know that we have the petitions that we desire of him. 16 If any man see his brother sin a sin not unto death, let him ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I say not that thou shouldest pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is sin unto death. 18 We know that whosoever is borne of God, sinneth not: but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked toucheth him not. 19 We know that we are of God, & the whole world (c) lieth in wickedness. 20 We know that the son of God is come, & hath given us a mind to know him which is true: and we are in him that is true, through his son jesus Christ. This same is very God, and eternal life. 21 Babes keep yourselves from idols. Amen. ❧ The second epistle of Saint john. 1 He writeth unto a certain Lady, 4 rejoicing that her children walk in the truth, 5 and exhorteth unto love, 7 warneth them to beware of such deceivers as deny that jesus Christ is come in the flesh, 8 prayeth them to continue in the doctrine of Christ, 10 and to have nothing to do with them that bring not the true doctrine of Christ jesus our saviour. 1 THE elder to the elect Lady & her children, whom I love in the (a) According to godliness and not with any worldly affections. truth: and not I only, but also all that have known the truth: 2 For the truths sake which dwelleth in us, and shallbe in us for ever: 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace from God the father, & from the Lord jesus Christ the son of the father, in (b) We can not receive the grace of God, except we have the true knowledge of him, of the which knowledge love proceedeth. truth and love. 4 I rejoiced greatly, that I found of thy children walking in (c) According to God's word. truth, as we have received a commandment of the father. 5 And now beseech I thee Lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee: but that same which we have had from the beginning, that we should john. xiiii. c i. john. v. a. love one another. 6 And this is the love, that we should walk after his commandment. This commandment is, that as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, which confess not that jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 Look on yourselves, that we lose not that we have wrought: but that we may have a full reward. 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and bideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God: He that endureth in the doctrine of Christ, hath both the father and the son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this learning, him receive not to house: neither bid him God speed. 11 For he that biddeth him God speed, is partaker of his evil deeds. 12 I had many things to write unto you: nevertheless, I would not write with paper & ink, but I trust to come unto you, and speak with you mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full. 13 The sons of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. ❧ The third epistle of Saint John. 2 He is glad of Gaius that he walketh in the truth, 8 exhorteth to be loving unto the poor Christian in their persecution, 9 showeth the unkind dealing of Diotrephes, 12 and the good report of Demetrius. 1 THe elder unto the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 2 Beloved, I wish in all things that thou prosperedst and faredst H. L. well, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came & testified of the truth that is in thee, how thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy, than for to hear how that my sons walk in (a) That is, in godly conversation, as they which have both the knowledge and fear of God. verity. 5 Beloved, thou dost faithfully whatsoever thou dost to the brethren, and to strangers, 6 Which bear witness of thy love before the Church. Which brethren, if thou bring forwards of their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well. 7 Because that for his name's sake they went forth, and took nothing of the gentiles. 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be helpers to the truth. 9 I wrote unto the Church: but Diotrephes which loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not. 10 Wherefore if I come, I will declare his deeds which he doth, jesting on us with malicious words, neither is therewith content: not only he himself receiveth not the brethren: but also he forbiddeth them that would, and thrusteth them out of the Church. 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth well, is of God: but he that doth evil, seeth not God. 12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: Yea, and we ourselves also bear record, and ye know that our record is true. 13 I have many things to write: but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee. 14 I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be unto thee. The lovers salute thee. Greet the lovers by name. ¶ The epistle of Saint Jude. ¶ Saint Jude admonisheth all Churches generally to take heed of deceivers, which go about to draw away the hearts of the simple people from the truth of God, & willeth them to have no society with such, whom he setteth forth in their lively colours, showing by divers examples of the scriptures, what horrible vengeance is prepared for them: finally, he comforteth the faithful, & exhorteth them to persever in the doctrine of the Apostles of jesus Christ. 1 IVde the servant of jesus Christ, the brother of james: To them which are called and sanctified in God the father, and preserved in jesus Christ: 2 H. L. Mercy unto you, and peace and love be multiplied. 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, to exhort you, that ye should earnestly (a) Against assaults of Satan and heretics. contend for the faith which was once given unto the saints. 4 For there are certain ungodly men craftily crept in, which were before of old ordained to this condemnation: They turn the grace of our God unto wantonness, and deny God which is the only Lord, and our Lord jesus Christ. 5 My mind is therefore to put you in remembrance: forasmuch as ye once know this, how that the Lord, after that he had delivered the people out of Egypt, destroyed them which afterward believed not. 6 The Angels also which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgement of the great day. 7 Gen. nineteen f. Even as Sodom and Gomorrhe, and the cities about them, which in like manner defiled themselves with fornication, and followed strange flesh, are set forth for an ensample, and suffer the pain of eternal fire. 8 Likewise, these being deceived by dreams, defile the flesh, despise rulers, and speak evil of them that are in authority. 9 Yet Michael the Archangel, when he strove against the devil, and disputed about the body of Moses, durst not give railing sentence, but said, the Lord rebuke thee. 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: & what things they know naturally, as beasts which are without reason, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe be unto them, for they have followed the way of Gen. iiii. b. Num. xvi. f. Cain, and are utterly given to the error of Balaam for lucre's sake, Gen. iiii. b. Num. xvi. f. and perish in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, without all fear feeding themselves: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds, corrupt trees, and without fruit, twice dead, and plucked up by the roots: 13 They are the raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame: They are wandering stars, to whom is reserved the mist of darkness for ever. 14 Enoch the seventh from Adam, prophesied before of such, saying: Apoc. i. ●. isaiah. iii ●. Behold, the Lord shall come with thousands of saints, 15 To give judgement against all men, and to rebuke all that are ungodly among them, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all their cruel speakings, which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These are murmurers, maintainers, walking after their own lusts, whose mouths speak proud things. They have men in great reverence because of advantage. 17 But ye beloved, remember the words which were spoken before, of the Apostles of our Lord jesus Christ. 18 How that they told you, Acts xx. f. ● Tim● iiii. a ●. Tim iii. a. ● Peter. two. a. that there should be begilers in the last time, which should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19 These are makers of sects, fleshly, having not the spirit. 20 But ye dearly beloved, edify yourselves in your most holy faith, praying in the holy ghost, 21 And keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord jesus Christ, unto eternal life. 22 And have compassion of some, separating them: 23 And other save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, and have compassion on the other, and hate even the garment spotted by the flesh. 24 Unto him that is able to keep you free from sin, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with joy, 25 To God our saviour, which only is wise, be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, now and ever. Amen. ❧ The revelation of Saint john the divine. ¶ The first Chapter. 1 The cause of this revelation. 3 Of them that read it. 4 john writeth to the seven Churches. 5 The majesty and office of the son of God. 20 The vision of the candlesticks and stars. 1 THE (a) Of things which were hid before. revelation of jesus Christ, which (b) Christ received this revelation out of his father's bosom as his own doctrine but it was hid in respect of us, so that Christ as Lord & God revealed it to john his servant, by the ministery of his Angel, to the edification of his Church God gave unto him, for to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass: ☞ And when he had sent, he showed by his Angel, unto his servant john, 2 Which bore record of the word of God, and of the testimony of jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Happy is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophesy, and keep those things which are written therein, for the time is at hand. 4 john to the seven Churches in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come: and from the seven spirits which are before his throne, 5 And from jesus Christ, which is a faithful witness, and first begotten of the dead, and Lord over the kings of the earth: Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, ☜ 6 And made us kings and priests unto God his father, be glory and dominion for evermore. Amen. 7 Math 24. c. Dani. seven. d. Behold, he cometh with clouds, and all eyes shall see him, and they also which pierced him: And all kindreds of the earth shall wail before him. Even so. Amen. 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord almighty, which is, and which was, and which is to come. 9 I john, your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Pathmos, for the word of God, and for the witnessing of jesus Christ. 10 I was in the spirit on the lords day, and heard behind me a great voice, as it had been of a trump, 11 Saying: I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: That thou seest, writ in a book, and send it unto the seven Churches which are in Asia, unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 12 And I turned back to see the voice that spoke to me: And when I was turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks, 13 And in the mids of the candlesticks, one like unto the son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and gird about the paps with a golden girdle. 14 His head, and his hairs were white as white wool, and as snow, and his eyes were as a flame of fire. 15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as though they brent in a furnace, and his voice as the sound of many waters. 16 And he had in his right hand, seven stars: And out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: Mat. xvii. a. And his face shone, even as the sun in his strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet even as dead: And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, fear not, isaiah. xliiii. b I am the first and the last, 18 And am alive, and was dead: And behold, Rom. vi. b. I am alive for evermore, Amen, and have the keys of hell and of death. 19 Writ therefore the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which must be fulfilled hereafter. 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars, are the Angels of the seven Churches: And the seven candlesticks which thou sawest, are the seven Churches. The two Chapter. 1 He exhorteth four Churches, 5 to repentance, 10 to perseverance, patience, and amendment, 14.20.23. aswell by threatenings, 7.10.17.26. as promises of reward. 1 Unto the Angel of the Church at Ephesus, writ: these things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, and that walketh in the mids of the seven golden candlesticks: 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not forbear them which are evil: and hast examined them which say they are Apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 And hast suffered, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4 Nevertheless, I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: Or else I will come unto thee shortly, & will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 6 But this thou hast, because thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which (deeds) I also hate. 7 Let him that hath an ear, hear what the spirit saith unto the Churches. To him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the Gene. ●●. b. tree of life, which is in the mids of the paradise of God. 8 And unto the Angel of the Church of Smyrna, writ: These things saith he that is first and the last, which was dead, and is (a) The eternal divinity of jesus Christ is here most plainly declared, with his manhood and victory over death, to a●re his, 〈…〉 shall not 〈◊〉 overcome ●y death alive. 9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty: but thou art (b) In spiritual treasures rich. And I know the blasphemy of them which call themselves jews, and are not, but (are) the synagogue of Satan. 10 Fear none of those things, which thou shalt suffer: Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life. 11 Let him that hath an ear, hear what the spirit saith unto the Churches. He that overcometh, shall not be hurt of the second death. 12 And to the Angel of the Church in Pergamos, writ: This saith he which hath the sharp (c) The word of God, is the sword with two edges. sword with two edges: 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is, and thou keepest my name, and hast not denied my faith: Even in those days when Antipas my faithful martyr was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there, them that maintain the doctrine of Balaam, Nu. xxxi. c. which taught in Balacke, to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, that they should eat of meat dedicate unto idols, & commit fornication. 15 Even so hast thou then that maintain the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come unto thee shortly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 Let him that hath an ear, hear what the spirit saith unto the Churches. To him that overcometh, will I give to eat Manna that is hid, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, saving he that receiveth it. 18 And unto the Angel of the Church of Thyatira, writ: This saith the son of God, who hath eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass. 19 I know thy works, and thy love, service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy deeds, which are more at the last than at the first. 20 notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman 3. Reg. xvi. g iiii. Reg. x. d jesabel, which called herself a prophetess, to teach, and to deceive my servants, to make them commit fornication, and to eat meats offered up unto idols. 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication, and she repented not. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit fornication with her into great adversity, except they turn from their deeds: 23 And I will kill her children with death, & all the Churches shall know, that jer. xxvii. b. I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: And I will give unto every one of you, according unto his works. 24 Unto you I say, and unto other of them of Thyatira, as many as have not this learning, & which have not known the deepness of Satan, as they say, I will put upon you none other burden: 25 But that which ye have already, hold fast till I come, 26 And whosoever overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over nations, 27 Psal. two. b. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and as the vessels of a potter, shall they be broken to shivers: 28 Even as I received of my father, so will I give him the morning star. 29 Let him that hath an ear, hear what the spirit saith to the Churches. ¶ The three Chapter. 1 He exhorteth the Churches or ministers to the true profession of faith, and to watching, 12 with promises to them that persever. 1 AND write unto the Angel of the Church that is at Sardis, this saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars. I know thy works: thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead. 2 Be awake, and strength the things which remain, that are ready to die: For I have not found thy works perfect before God. 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. i Thess. v. a. two Pet. three c. If thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4 Thou hast a few names in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 He that overcometh, shallbe thus clothed in white array, and I will not put out his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my father, and before his Angels. 6 Let him that hath an ear, hear what the spirit saith unto the Churches. 7 And writ unto the Angel of the Church of Philadelphia, this saith he that is holy and true, which hath the key of David, isaiah. xxii. f job. xii. c. which openeth, and no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth. 8 I know thy works: Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it, for thou hast a little strength, & hast kept my sayings: and hast not denied my name. 9 Behold, I make them of the synagogue of Satan, which call themselves jews and are not, but do lie: Behold, I will make them that they shall come and worship before thy feet, and shall know that I have loved thee. 10 Because thou hast kept the words of my patience, therefore I will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which will come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11 Behold, I come shortly: Hold that which thou haste, that no man take away thy crown. 12 Him that overcometh, will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: And I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and [I will write upon him] my new name. 13 Let him that hath an ear, hear what the spirit saith unto the Churches. 14 And unto the Angel of the Church which is in Laodicea, writ: This saith Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creatures of God. 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou were cold or hot. 16 So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth: 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods, and have need of nothing: & knowest not how that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white raiment, that thou mayest be two Cor. v. a. clothed, that thy filthy nakedness do not appear, and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see. 19 Prou. two. b. Heb. xii. b. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: Be fervent therefore, & repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock: If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21 To him that overcometh, will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I overcame, and have sitten with my father in his throne. 22 Let him that hath an ear, hear what the spirit saith unto the Churches. ¶ The four Chapter. 1 The vision of the majesty of God. 2 He seeth the throne, and one sitting upon it, 8 and xxiiii seats about it, with xxiiii elders sitting upon them, and four beasts praising God day and night. 1 AFter this, I looked, and behold a door was open in heaven: and the first voice which I heard, was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, which said: Come up hither, and I will shewethee things which must be fulfilled hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat, was to look upon like unto a jasper stone and a Sardine stone: and there was a rainbow about the throne, in sight like to an emerald. 4 And about the throne were xxiiij seats, and upon the seats xxiiij elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and had on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings, and thundrynges, and voices, and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. 6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like unto crystal, and in the midst of the throne, & round about the throne, were four beasts, full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first beast was like a Lion, and the second beast like a Calf, & the third beast had a face as a Man, and the fourth beast was like a fleeing Egle. 8 And the four beasts had each one of them six wings about him, and they were full of eyes within: and they had no rest day neither night, saying: isaiah. vi. b. Holy, holy, holy Lord God almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9 And when those beasts gave glory, and honour, and thanks to him that sat on the throne, which liveth for ever and ever: 10 The xxiv. elders fell down before him that sat on the throne, and worshipped him that liveth for ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure's sake they are & were created. ¶ The .v. Chapter. 1 He seeth the lamb opening the book, 8.14. and therefore the four beasts, the xxiiii. elders, and the angels, praise the lamb, and do him worship 9 for their redemption and other benefits. 1 ANd I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, a book written within, and on the back side, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel, which preached with a loud voice: Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open & to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5 And one of the elders said unto me, weep not: behold a Lion of the tribe of juda, the root of David, hath obtained to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and lo in the mids of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the mids of the elders, stood a lamb as though he had been killed, having seven horns & seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent into all the world. 7 And he came, and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and xxiiij elders fell down before the lamb, having every one of them haps, and golden vyals full of odours, which are the prayers of saints: 9 And they song a new song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of all kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation: 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels about the throne, and [about] the beasts and the elders, and heard thousand thousands, 12 Saying with a loud voice: Worthy is the lamb that was killed to receive power, and richesses, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And all the creatures which are in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I, saying: Blessing, honour, glory, and power be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the lamb for evermore. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the xxiiij elders fell upon their faces, and worshipped him that liveth for evermore. ¶ The uj Chapter. The lamb openeth the fire seals, and many things follow the opening thereof, so that this containeth a general prophesy to the end of the world. 1 AND I saw when the lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four beasts say, as it were the noise of thunder, come and see: and I saw. 2 And behold, there was a white horse, and he that sat on him had a bow, & a crown was given unto him, and he went forth conquering, and for to overcome. 3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, come and see. 4 And there went out another horse that was red, and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: Esa▪ xxvii. ● and there was given unto him a great sword. 5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, come and see. And I beheld, and lo, a black horse, and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the mids of the four beasts say: A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny, and oil and wine see thou hurt not. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse, & his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed after him, and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, & with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 9 And when he had opened the fift seal, I saw under the altar job. xxii. b. the souls of them that were killed for the word of God, and for the testimony which they had. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying: How long tarriest thou Lord, holy and true, to judge and to avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And long white garments were given unto every one of them: and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until the number of their fellows, and brethren, and of them that should be killed as they were, were fulfilled. 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo there was a great earthquake, & the sun was as black as sackcloth made of here, & the moon waxed all even as blood: 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14 And heaven vanished away as a scroll when it is rolled together, and all mountains and isles were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bond man, and every free man, hid themselves in dens and in rocks of the hills: 16 Ose ● b. Luk. ●x●. ● And said to the hills & rocks, fall on us, and hide us from the presence of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come: and who is able to endure? ❧ The vij Chapter. 4.9. He seeth the servants of God sealed in their foreheads, out of all nations and people, 15 which though they suffer trouble, yet the lamb feedeth them, leadeth them to the fountains of living water, 17 and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 1 AND after that, I saw four angels stand on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, neither on the sea, neither on any tree. 2 ☞ And I saw another angel ascend from the rising of the sun, which had the seal of the living God, and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom power was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying: Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, neither the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: And there were sealed an C. and xliiii. thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed xii. thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Isachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed xii. thousand. Of the tribe of joseph were sealed xii thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed xii. thousand. 9 After this I beheld, and we a great multitude which no man could number of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the lamb, clothed with long white garments, and palms in their hands, 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying: Salvation be ascribed to him that sitteth upon the throne of our God, and unto the lamb. 11 And all the angels stood in the compass of the throne, and of the elders, & of the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanks, & honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for evermore, Amen. ☜ 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me: What are these which are arrayed in long white garments? and whence came they? 14 And he said unto him, Lord thou wottest. And he said to me: These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their long robes, and made them white by the blood of the lamb. 15 Therefore are they in the presence of the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sitteth in the throne, will dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst, neither shall the sun light on them, neither any heat. 17 For the lamb which is in the mids of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto fountains of living water, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. ¶ The eight Chapter. 1 The seventh seal is opened, there is silence in heaven. 6 The four angels blow their trumpets, and great plagues follow upon the earth. 1 AND when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour: 2 And I saw the seven angels standing before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 4 And the smoke of the odours which came of the prayers of all sainted ascended up before God, out of the angels hand. 5 And the angel took the senser, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and voices were made, and thundrynges, and lightnings, & earthquake. 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets, prepared themselves to blow. 7 The first angel blewe, & there was made hair & fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast into the earth, and the third part of trees was burnt, and all green grass was burnt. 8 And the second angel blewe, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea, and the third part of the sea turned to blood. 9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died, and the third part of ships were destroyed. 10 And the third angel blewe, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell into the third part of the rivers, and into fountains of waters▪ 11 And the 〈◊〉 of the stars is called wormwood, and the third part was turned to wormwood, and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel blewe, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of stars, so that the third part of them was 〈…〉 the day was smitten, that 〈…〉 of it should not s●yne, and like 〈◊〉 the night. 13 And I beheld, and heard an angel fleeing through the mids of heaven, saying with a loud voice, woe, woe, woe to the inhabiters of the earth, because of the voices to come of the trump of the three angels which were yet to blow. The ix Chapter. 1 The fift and sixth angel blow their trumpets, the star falleth from heaven. ● The locusts come out of the smoke. 12 The first woe is past. 14 The four angels that were bound are loosed. 1● And the third part of men is killed. 1 AND the fift angel blewe, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and the smoke of the pit arose, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth, and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree: but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 5 And to them was commanded that they should not kill them, but that they should be vexed five months, and their pain was as the pain that cometh of a scorpion when he hath stung a man. 6 Esaias. two. d. Osee. x. e. Luk. xxiii. d And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it, and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7 And the similitude of the locusts was like unto horses prepared unto battle, and on their heads were as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as it had been the faces of men. 8 And they had here as the here of women, & their teeth were as the teeth of Lions. 9 And they had habbergions as it were habbergions of iron, and the sound of their wings was as the sound of charets when many horses run together to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abadon, but in the Greek tongue Apollyon, [that is to say, a destroyer.] 12 One woe is past, & behold two woes come yet after this. 13 And the sixth angel blewe, & I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is before God, 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trump: Lose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, for a day, for a month, and for a year, for to slay the third part of men. 16 And the number of horsemen of war were twenty thousand times ten thousand, & I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in a vision, and them that sat on them, having fiery habbergions of a iacinct colour, and brimstone, and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions, and out of their mouths went forth fire, and smoke, and brimstone. 18 And of these three was the third part of men killed [that is to say] of fire, smoke and brimstone, which proceeded out of the mouths of them. 19 For their power was in their mouths, & in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, & with them they did hurt. 20 And the remnant of the men which were not killed by these plagues, repented not of the deeds of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, & brass, and stone, and of wood, which neither can see, neither hear, neither go: 21 Also they repented not of their murder, & of their sorcery, neither of their fornication, neither of their theft. ❧ The ten Chapter. ● The Angel hath the book open, ● he sweareth there shallbe no more time, he giveth the book unto john, which eateth it up. 1 AND I saw another mighty Angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow upon his head, and his face as it were the sun, and his feet as it were pillars of fire. 2 And he had in his hand a little book open, and he put his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth: 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a Lion roareth: And when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me: seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 5 And the Angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth, life up his hand to heaven, 6 And swore by him that liveth for evermore, which created heaven and the things that therein are, & the earth and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which therein are, that there should be no longer tyme. 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh Angel, when he shall begin to blow, even the mystery of God shallbe finished, as he declared to his servants the prophets. 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven, spoke unto me again, & said: Ezech. two. c. Go, and take the little book which is open in the hand of the Angel, which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9 And I went unto the Angel, & said unto him, give me the little book. And he said unto me, take it and eat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shallbe in thy mouth as sweet as honey. 10 Ezech. iii. c. And I took the little book out of the Angel's hand, and ate it up, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey: and assoon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11 And he said unto me, thou must prophesy again among the people, and nations, and tongues, & to many kings. ¶ The xj Chapter. ● The temple is measured. ● Two witnesses raised up by the Lord, are murdered by the beast▪ 11 but after received to glory. 15 Christ is exalted, 1● and God is praised by the xxiiii elders. 1 ANd then was given me a reed like unto a rod, and the angel stood by, saying: Rise & meat the temple of God, & the altar, and them that worship therein: 2 But the court which is without the temple, cast out, and meat it not: for it is given unto the gentiles, and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand, two hundred, and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are two olive trees, and two candle sticks, standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, fire shall proceed out of their mouths, & consume their enemies: And if any man will hurt them, this wise must he be killed. 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophesiing: and have power over waters, to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all manner plagues, as often as they will. 7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh out of the bottomless pit, shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their bodies shall lie in the streets of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where our Lord was crucified. 9 And they of the people, and kindreds, and tongues, and they of the nations, shall see their bodies three days and an half, & shall not suffer their bodies to be put in graves. 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and be glad, and shall send gifts one to another: for these two prophets vexed them that dwelled on the earth. 11 And after three days and an half, the spirit of life [coming] from God, shall enter into them: And they shall stand up upon their feet, & great fear shall come upon them which saw them. 12 And they shall hear a great voice from heaven, saying unto them, come up hither. And they shall ascend up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies shall see them. 13 And the same hour shall there be a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city shall fall, and in the earthquake shallbe slain names of men seven thousand: and the remnant shallbe afraid, and give glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second woe is past, and behold the third woe will come anon. ● And the seventh angel blewe, & there were made great voices in heaven, saying: the kingdoms of this world are our Lords, and his Christ's, and he shall reign for evermore. 16 And the xxiiii elders which sit before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying: we give thee thanks, O Lord God almighty, which art, and waste, and art to come: for thou hast received thy great might, & hast reigned. 18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets and saints, and to them that fear thy name, small and great, and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there were seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there followed lghtnings, and voices, and thunderings, and earthquake, and much hail. ¶ The twelve Chapter. 1 There appeareth in heaven a woman clothed with the sun. 7 Michael fighteth with the Dragon which persecuteth the woman. 11 The victory is gotten, to the comfort of the faithful. 1 AND there appeared a great wonder in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, & the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she was with child, and cried, travailing in birth, and pained ready to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven, for behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads, and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: And the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child assoon as it were borne. 5 And she brought forth a man child, which should rule all nations with a rod of iron: And her son was taken up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into wilderness, where she had a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundredth and threescore days. 7 And there was a battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon, that old serpent, called the devil & Satanas, was cast out, which deceiveth all the world: And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven: Now is made salvation, & strength, & the kingdom of our God, & the power of his Christ: For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day & night, 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice heavens, and ye that dwell in them. woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea: for the devil is come down unto you, which hath great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short tyme. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings, of a great Egle, that she might flee into the wilderness into her place, where she is nourished for a time, times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman as it had been a flood, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16 And the earth holp the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went and made war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, & have the testimony of jesus Christ. 18 And I stood on the sea sand. The xiij Chapter. 1.8. The beast deceiveth the reprobate, 2.4.12. and is confirmed by another. 17 The privilege of the beasts mark. 1 AND I saw a beast rise out of the sea, having seven heads, and ten horns, & upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his head the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw, was like a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a Bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a Lion: And the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads, as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed: And all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast, and they worshipped the beast, saying: Who is like unto the beast? who is able to war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth, that spoke great things and blasphemies, and power was given unto him, to do xlij months. 6 And he opened his mouth unto blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, & to overcome them: And power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations, 8 And all that dwell upon the earth, worshipped him whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb, which was killed from the beginning of the world. 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He that leadeth into captivity, shall go into captivity: Gene ix. b. Math. 26 c. He that killeth with a sword, must be killed with a sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as did the dragon. 12 And he did all that the first beast could do in his presence, & he caused the earth and them which dwell therein, to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he did great wonders, so that he made fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And deceived them that dwelled on the earth, by the means of those signs which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to them that dwelled on the earth, that they should make the image of the beast which had the wound of a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give a spirit unto the image of the beast that the image of the beast should speak, and should cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast, should be killed. 16 And he made all both small & great, rich & poor, free & bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark or the name of the beast, other the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath wit, count the number of the beast: For it is the number of a man, & his number is six hundred threescore and six. ¶ The xiiij Chapter. 1 The notable company of the lamb. 6 One angel announceth the Gospel. 8 Another, the fall of Babylon. 9 And the third warneth to flee from the beast. 13 Of their blessedness which die in the Lord. 18 Of the lords harvest. 1 AND I looked, and lo, a lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him an hundredth forty and four thousand, having his father's name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the sound of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: And I heard the voice of harpers harping with their haps: 3 And they song as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, & the elders, and no man could learn that song, but the hundredth and forty & four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women, for they are virgins: These follow the lamb whither soever he goeth: These were redeemed from men, being the first fruits unto God, and to the lamb. 5 And in their mouths was found no guile: For they are without spot before the throne of God. 6 And I saw another angel flee in the mids of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel, to preach unto them that sit and dwell on the earth, and to all nations, and kindreds, and tongues, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice: Act. xiiii. c Fear God, and give honour to him, for the hour of his judgement is come: and worship him that made heaven and earth, and the sea, and fountains of water. 8 And there followed another angel, saying: isaiah. xxi. c. jeremis. li. a. Babylon is fallen is fallen that great city, for she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice: If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or on his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God: yea, of the pure wine which is powered in the cup of his wrath: And he shallbe punished in fire & brimstone, before the holy angels, and before the lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up evermore: And they have no rest day nor night which worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the print of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, writ: Blessed are the dead, which hereafter die in the Lord. Even so saith the spirit, that they rest from their labours, and their works follow them. 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sitting like unto the son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud: joel. iii. e. Thrust in thy sickle & reap, for the time is come to reap: for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, hau●ng also a sharp sickle. 18 And I saw another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire, and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, and said: Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vinyeard of the earth, for her grapes are ripe. 19 And the angel thrust in his sharp sickle on the earth, and cut down the grapes of the vinyeard of the earth, and cast them into the great winefat of the wrath of God. 20 And the winefat was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the fat, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand & six hundredth furlongs▪ ¶ The xu Chapter. 1 Seven angels have the seven last plagues. 3 The song of them that overcome the beast. 7 The seven vials full of God's wrath. 1 AND I saw another sign in heaven, great & marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them is fulfilled the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a glassy sea mingled with fire, and them that had gotten the victory of the beast, and of his image, and of his mark, and of the number of his name, stand on the glassy sea, having the haps of God. 3 And they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are thy works ●sai xxi. c. jere. li. a. Lord God almighty, just and true are thy ways thou king of saints. 4 Who shall not fear thee O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: And all gentiles shall come and worship before thee, for thy judgements are made manifest. 5 And after that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of testimony was open in heaven: 6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, which had the seven plagues, clothed in pure and bright linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts, gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God which liveth for evermore. 8 And the temple was full of the smoke of the glory of God, and of his power: and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. The xvi Chapter. ● The angel's power out their vials full of wrath, 6 and what plagues follow thereof. 15 Admonition to take heed and watch. 1 AND I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go your ways, power out your vials of wrath upon the earth. 2 And the first angel went and powered out his vial upon the earth, and there fell a noisome and a sore botch upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 3 And the second angel shed out his vial upon the sea, and it turned as it were into the blood of a dead man: and every living thing died in the sea. 4 And the third angel shed out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters, and they turned to blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say: Lord, which art, and waste, thou art righteous & holy, because thou hast given such judgements: 6 For they shed out the blood of saints and prophets, and therefore hast thou given them blood to drink: for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another out of the altar say: even so Lord God almighty, true and righteous are thy judgements. 8 And the fourth angel powered out his vial on the sun, & power was given unto him to vex men with heat of fire. 9 And men boiled in great heat, and blasphemed the name of God which hath power over these plagues, & they repented not, to give him glory. 10 And the fifth angel powered out his vial upon the seat of the beast, and his kingdom waxed dark, & they gnewe their tongues for sorrow, 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven for their sorrow, and for theirs sores, and repented not of their deeds. 12 And the sixth angel powered out his vial upon the great river Euphrates, and the water dried up, that the ways of the kings of the east should be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs, come out of the mouth of the dragon, & out of the mouth of the beast, & out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils working miracles, to go out unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God almighty. 15 Math. ●●. d. two Peter. iii ● i Thess. ●●. Behold, I come as a thief, Happy is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and men see his filthiness. 16 And he gathered them together into a place, called in the Hebrew tongue Armagedon. 17 And the seventh angel powered out his vial into the air: And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying: it is done. 18 And there followed voices, thunderings, & lightnings: and there was a great earthquake, such as was not sense men were upon the earth, so mighty an earquake and so great. 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of all nations fell: And great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 Every I'll also fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And there fell a great hail, as it had been talentes, out of heaven upon the men, and the men blasphemed God, because of the plague of the hail: for the plague thereof was exceeding great. ❧ The xvij Chapter. 3 The description of the great whore, 8 her sins and punishment. 14 The victory of the lamb. 1 AND there came one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials, & talked with me, saying unto me: Come, I will show unto thee the judgement of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom have committed fornication the kings of the earth, and the inhabiters of the earth are drunken with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: And I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, which had seven heads, and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold, precious stone, and pearls, and had a cup of gold in her hand, full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication. 5 And in her forehead was a name written, a mystery, great Babylon, the mother of whoredom & abominations of the earth. 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the martyrs of jesus: And when I saw her, I wondered with great marvel. 7 And the angel said unto me: wherefore maruaylest thou? I will show thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that beareth her, which hath seven heads, and ten horns. 8 The beast that thou seest, was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and shall go into perdition, and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder (whose names are not written in the book of life from the beginning of the world) when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9 And here is a mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads, are seven mountains on which the woman sitteth: They are also seven kings. 10 five are fallen, & one is, and another is not yet come: And when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11 And the beast that was, and is not, is even the eight, and is one of the seven, and shall go into destruction. 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet: but shall receive power as kings at one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power & strength unto the beast. 14 These shall fight with the lamb, and the lamb shall overcome them: i Tim. vi. ● For he is Lord of Lords, and King of Kings, and they that are on his side, are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15 And he said unto me: The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are people, and folk, & nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, are they that shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to do with one consent, for to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God be fulfilled. 18 And the woman which thou sawest, is that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth. ❧ The xviij Chapter. ● The lovers of the world are sorry for the fall of the whore of Babylon. 4 An admonition to the people of God to flee out of her dominion. 20 But they that be of God have cause to rejoice for her destruction. 1 AND after that, I saw another angel come from heaven▪ having great power, and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And ●e tried mightily with a strong voice saying: Great Babylon is fallen●s, fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of all foul spirits, and a cage of ●ll unclean and hateful birds: 3 For all nations have drunken of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, & the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, & the merchants of the earth are waxed rich of the abundance of her pleasures. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven say: Come away from her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins are gone up to heaven, and God hath remembered her wickedness. 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and give her double according to her works, and power in double to her in the same cup which she filled unto you. 7 And as much as she glorified herself & lived wanton, so much power ye in for her of punishment & sorrow: for she said in her heart, Esa. xlvii. d. I sit being a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and sorrow, and hunger, and she shallbe brent with fire: for strong is the Lord which shall judge her. 9 And they shall bewail her, & the kings of the earth shall lament for her, which have committed fornication with her, & have lived wanton with her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning. 10 And shall stand a far of for fear of her punishment, saying: jerem. li. a Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city, for at one hour is thy judgement come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and wail over her, for no man will buy their ware any more. 12 The ware of gold and silver, and precious stones, neither of pearl, & reins, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thin wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flower, and wheat, & beasts, and sheep, and horses, & charets, and bodies, and souls of men. 14 And the apples that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and had in price are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more. 15 The merchants of these things which were waxed rich, shall stand a far of from her for fear of the punishment of her, weeping and wailing, 16 And saying: jerem. li. b. Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in reins, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones, and pearls: 17 For at one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every ship governor, & all they that occupy ships, and shippemen which work in the sea, stood a far of, 18 And cried, when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: what city is like unto this great city? 19 And they cast dust on their heads, & cried, weeping & wailing, and saying: jerem 〈…〉 Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by reason of her costliness, for at one hour is she made desolate. 20 Rejoice over her thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets: for God hath given your judgement on her. 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: With such violence shall that great city Babylon be cast, & shallbe found no more. 22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, & of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more in thee, and no crafts man, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee, and the sound of a mill shall be heard no more in thee: 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more in thee, and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth, and with thine enchantment were deceived all nations: 24 And in her was found the blood of the prophets, and of the saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. ¶ The xix Chapter. 1 Praises are given unto God for judging the whore, and for avenging the blood of his servants. 10 The angel will not be worshipped. 17 The fowls & birds are called to the slaughter. 1 ANd after that I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying () That is, praise ye god, because the antichrist and all wickedness is taken out of the world. Alleluia: Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, be ascribed to the Lord our God: 2 For true and righteous are his judgements, for he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants of her hand. 3 And again they said Alleluia: and her smoke rose up for evermore. 4 And the xxiv. elders & the four beasts fell down, & worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying Amen, Alleluia. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying: Praise our Lord God all ye that are his servants, & ye that fear him both small and great. 6 And I heard the voice of much people, even as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of strong thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord our God omnipotent reigneth. 7 Let us be glad, & rejoice, & give honour to him: for the marriage of the lamb is come, & his wife made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed with pure and goodly reins: For the reins is the righteousness of saints. 9 And he said unto me, writ: M● xx●. a. 〈…〉 Happy are they which are called unto the supper of the lambs marriage. And he said unto me: These are the true sayings of God. 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me: See thou do it not, for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren, even of them that have the testimony of jesus. Worship God: For the testimony of jesus, is the spirit of prophesy. 11 And I saw heaven open, & behold a white horse, and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and make battle. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns, and he had a name written, that no man knew but he himself. 13 isaiah. liii. b. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood, and his name is called the word of God. 14 And the warriors which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed with white and pure reins. 15 And out of his mouth went a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the heathen: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron. And he trod the wine-fat of fierceness and wrath of almighty God. 16 And hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords. 17 And I saw an angel stand in the sun, and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that flee by the mids of heaven: Come, and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God: 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of high captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all free men, and bond men, and of small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their warriors gathered together, to make battle against him that sat on the horse, and against his soldiers. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him that false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that received the beasts mark, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast quick into a pond of fire, burning with brimstone: 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth, and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. ¶ The twenty Chapter. 2 Satan being bound for a certain time, 7 and after let lose, hereth the Church grievously. 10.14. And after the world is judged, he and his are cast into the lake of fire. 1 AND I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand 2 And he took the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil and Satanas, and he bound him a thousand years. 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and he shut him up, and set a seal on him, that he should deceive the people no more, till the thousand years were fulfilled: and after that, he must be loosed for a little season. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgement was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast neither his image, neither had taken his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands: and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 But the other of the dead men shall not live again, until the thousand years be finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: For on such shall the second death have no power, but they shallbe the priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 7 Esaias. ●. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shallbe loosed out of his prison. 8 And shall go out to deceive the people which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. 9 And they went up in the plain of the earth, and compassed the tents of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them: 10 And the devil that deceived them, was cast into a lake of fire & brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet shallbe tormented day & night for evermore. 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face fled away both the earth and heaven, and their place was no more found. 12 And I saw the dead both great and small stand before God, and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life, and the dead were judged of those things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up her dead which were in her, and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to his deeds. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life, was cast into the lake of fire. ¶ The xxj Chapter. 3.14. The blessed estate of the godly, 8.27. and the miserable condition of the wicked. 11 The description on the heavenly Jerusalem, and of the wife of the Lamb. 1 AND I saw a new heaven & a new earth: isaiah. xlv. c. two. Pet. iii. a. for the first heaven & the first earthwere vanished away, & there was no more sea. 2 ☞ And I john saw the holy city new Jerusalem come down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride garnished for her husband. 3 isaiah. xxv. d. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shallbe his people, and God himself shallbe with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and there shallbe no more death, neither sorrow, neither crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are gone. 5 And he that sat upon the throne, said: Behold, I make all things new. ☜ And he said unto me, writ: for these words are faithful and true. 6 And he said unto me, it is done, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end: I will give to him that is a thirst of the well of the water of life freely. 7 He that overcometh, shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shallbe my son. 8 But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, & all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vyals full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying: Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the lambs wife. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and an high mountain, and he showed me the great city holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her shining was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper, clear as Crystal. 12 And had walls great and high, & had xii. gates, and at the gates twelve angels, & names written, which are the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 On the east side three gates, and on the north side three gates, and towards the south three gates, and from the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the twelve names of the lambs twelve Apostles. 15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city withal, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city was built four square, & the length was as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed twelve thousand furlongs, and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it were equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof an hundredth and forty and four cubits, by the measure of man, that is of the angel. 18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper, and the city was pure gold like unto clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third a Chalcedonie, the fourth an emerald, 20 The fifth Sardonix, the sixth Sardius, the seventh Chrysolite, the eight Beryl, the ninth a Topas, the tenth a Chrysoprasus, the eleventh a hyacinth, the twelfth an Amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were xij pearls, every gate was of one pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, as through shining glass. 22 And I saw no temple therein: For the Lord God almighty and the Lamb, are the temple of it. 23 isaiah. lx. ● And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon to lighten it: For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light of it. 24 And the people which are saved, shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour unto it. 25 And the gates of it are not shut by day, isaiah. lx c for there shallbe no night. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the gentiles unto it. 27 And there shall enter into it none unclean thing, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh lies: but they only which are written in the lambs book of life. ¶ The xxij Chapter. 1 The river of the water of life. 2 The fruitfulness and light of the city of God. 6 The Lord giveth ever his servants warning of things to come. 9 The angel will not be worshipped. 18 To the word of God may nothing be added, nor diminisshed therefrom. 1 AND he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as Crystal, proceeding out of the throne of god, and of the lamb. 2 In the mids of the street of it, H. L. and of either side of the river, was there wood of life, which bore twelve manner of fruits, and gave fruit every month: and the leaves of the wood served to heal the people withal. 3 And there shallbe no more curse, but the throne of God and the lamb shallbe in it: and his servants shall serve him. 4 And they shall see his face, & his name shallbe in their foreheads. 5 Esaias. lx. d. And there shallbe no night there, and they need no candle, neither light of the sun: for the Lord God giveth them light, and they shall reign for evermore. 6 And he said unto me: these sayings are faithful and true. And the Lord God of the holy prophets, sent his angel to show unto his servants, the things which must shortly be fulfilled. 7 Behold, I come shortly: Apoc. i. a Happy is he that keepeth the saying of the prophecy of this book. 8 I john saw these things, & heard them: And when I had heard and seen, Apoc. xi. b. I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel, which showed me these things. 9 And he said unto me: see thou do it not, for I am thy fellow servant, and the fellow servant of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: But worship God. 10 And he said unto me, seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: For the time is at hand. 11 He that doth evil, let him do evil still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12 And behold, I come shortly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his deeds shallbe. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that their power may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 isaiah. xliiii. b Apoc. i. b. For without shallbe dogs, and enchanters, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth or maketh ●easynges. 16 I jesus sent mine angel, to testify unto you these things in the Churches. I am the root and the generation of David, and the bright morning star. 17 And the spirit and the bride say, come. And let him that heareth, say also, come. isaiah. lv. a. john. seven. f. And let him that is a thirst, come. And let whosoever will, take of the water of life, freely. 18 I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book: Deut. iiii. a. Pro. thirty. a. If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. 19 And if any man shall minish of the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 20 He which testifieth these things, saith surely, I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come Lord jesus. 21 The grace of our Lord jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. FINIS. ❧ A Table to find the Epistles and Gospels read in the Church of England. Whereof, the first line is the Epistle, and the other the Gospel: Whose beginning thou shalt find in the book, marked with a hand (as it were) pointing forward, and the end, with a hand pointing backward, contained within these letters A. B. C. D. etc. ¶ On the first Sunday in advent. Own nothing to any. Rom. xiii. c. When they drew nigh. Math. xxi. a. ¶ On the second Sunday in advent. Whatsoever things are. Rom. xv. a. And there shallbe signs. Luk. xxi. e. ¶ On the third Sunday in advent. Let a man this wise. i Cor. iiii. a. When john being in prison. Math. xi. a. ¶ On the fourth Sunday in advent. Rejoice in the Lord. Phil. iiii. a. This is the record of. john. i b. ¶ On Christmas day. God in times past. Hebr. i. a. In the beginning was. john. i a. ¶ On saint Steuens day. And Steven being full of. Act. seven. c. Behold, I send unto you. Math. xxiii. d. ¶ On saint john's day. That which was from. i john. i. jesus said unto Peter. john. xxi. f. ¶ On Innocentes day. I looked, and lo a lamb. Apoc. xiiii. a. The angel of the Lord. Math. two. c. ¶ On the Sunday after Christmas. And I say, that the heir. Gala. iiii. a. This is the book of the. Math. i. a. ¶ On Newyears' day. Blessed is that man. Rom. iiii. a. And it fortuned, assoon. Luke. two. c. ¶ On the epiphany. For this cause, I Paul. Ephe. iii. a. When jesus was borne. Math. two. a. ¶ On the first Sunday after the epiphany. I beseech you therefore. Rom. xii. a. The father and mother. Luk. two. a. ¶ On the second Sunday. Seeing that we have. Rom. xii. b. And the third day was. john. two. a. ¶ On the th●rde Sunday. Be not wise in your own. Rom. xii. d. When he was come down. Math. viii. a. ¶ On the fourth Sunday. Let every soul submit. Rom. xiii. a. And when he entered into. Math. viii. c. ¶ On the fifth Sunday. Put upon you as the. Coloss. three c. The kingdom of heaven. Math. xiii. d. ¶ On the sixth Sunday (If there be so many) shall have the same Epistle and Gospel that was appointed for the fifth Sunday. ¶ On Septuagesima Sunday. Perceive ye not, how. i Cor. ix. d. The kingdom of heaven. Math. xx. a. ¶ On sexagesima Sunday. Ye suffer fools gladly. two Cor. xi. a. When much people were. Luk. viii. a. ¶ On Quinquagesima Sunday. Though I speak with. i Cor. xiii. a. jesus took unto him. Luk. xviii. d. ¶ On the first day of Lent. Turn you unto me. joel. two. c. When ye fast, be not sad. Math. vi. c. ¶ On the first Sunday in Lent. We as helpers, exhort you. two Cor. vi. a. Then was jesus led away. Math. iiii. a. ¶ On the second Sunday in Lent. We beseech you brethren. i Thess. iiii. a. jesus went thence, and Math. xv. c. ¶ On the third Sunday in Lent. Be you the followers of. Ephe. v. a. jesus was casting out. Luk. xi. b. ¶ On the fourth Sunday in Lent. Tell me, ye that desire. Gala. iiii. c. jesus departed over the john. vi. a. ¶ On the fifth Sunday in Lent. Christ being an high priest. Heb. ix. c. Which of you can rebuke me. john. viii. f. ¶ On the Sunday next before Easter. Let the same mind be in you. Phil. two. a. And it came to pass, when. Math. xxvi. a. ¶ On the Monday next before Easter. What is he this that. isaiah. lxiii. a. After two days was. Mark. xiiii. a. ¶ On the Tuesday next before Easter. The Lord God hath. isaiah. l. b. And anon in the dawning. Mark. xv. a. ¶ On the Wednesday next before Easter. Where as is a Testament. Hebr. ix. d. The feast of sweet bread. Luk. xxii. a. ¶ On the Thursday next before Easter. This I warn you of. i Cor. xi. d. The whole multitude of. Luk. xxiii. a. ¶ On good Friday. The law, which hath. Hebr. x. a. When jesus had spoken. john. xviii. a. ¶ On Easter even. It is better, if the will of. i Pet. three d. When the even was come. Math. xxvii. g. ¶ On Easter day. If ye be risen again. Coloss. three a. The first day of the. john. xx. a. ¶ On the Monday in Easter week. Peter opened his mouth, Acts. x. d. Behold, two of the. Luk. xxiiii. b. ¶ On the Tuesday in Easter week. Ye men and brethren. Act. xiii. d. jesus stood in the midst. Luk. xxiiii. d. ¶ On the first Sunday after Easter. All that is borne of God. i john. v. a. The same day at night. john. xx. d. ¶ On the second Sunday after Easter. This is thank worthy. i Peter. two. d. Christ said to his disciples. john. x. b. ¶ On the third Sunday after Easter. dearly beloved, I beseech. i Peter. two. c. jesus said to his disciples. john. xvi. d. ¶ On the fourth Sunday in advent. Every good gift, and every. james. i c. jesus said unto his disciples. john. xvi. b. ¶ On the fifth Sunday. See that ye be doers of the. james. i. d. verily verily I say unto you. john. xvi. f. ¶ On Ascension day. In the former treatise. Acts. i a. jesus appeared unto the. Mark. xv. c. ¶ On the Sunday after the Ascension. The end of all things is. i Pet. iiii. b. When the comforter is come. john. xv. d. ¶ On Whitsunday. When the fifty days. Acts. two. a. jesus said unto his disciples. joh. xiiii. c. ¶ On the Monday in Whitsun week. Then Peter opened his. Acts. x. f. So God loved the world. john. three c. ¶ On the Tuesday in Whitsun week. When the Apostles. Acts. viii. a. verily verily I say unto you. john. x. a. ¶ On Trinity Sunday. After this I looked, and behold. Apoc. iiii. a. There was a man of the. john. three a. ¶ On the first Sunday after Trinity. dearly beloved, let us. i john. iiii. b. There was a certain rich. Luk. xvi. e. ¶ On the second Sunday. Marvel not my brethren. i john. three c. A certain man ordained. Luk. xiiii. d. ¶ On the third Sunday. Submit yourselves every. i Peter. v. b. Then resorted unto him. Luk. xv. a. ¶ On the fourth Sunday. I suppose that the afflictions. Rom. viii. a. Be ye merciful, as your. Luk. vi. f. ¶ On the fifth Sunday. Be you all of one mind. i Pet. three b. It came to pass, that when. Luk. v. a. ¶ On the sixth Sunday. Know ye not that. Rom. vi. a. jesus said unto his. Math. v. c. ¶ On the seventh Sunday. I speak grossly, because. Rom. vi. d. In those days, when. Mark. viii. a. ¶ On the eight Sunday. Brethren, we are debtors. Rom. viii. c. Beware of false prophets. Math. seven. b. ¶ On the ninth Sunday. Brethren, I would not. i Cor. x. b. jesus said to his. Luk. xvi. a. ¶ On the ● Sunday after Trinity. Concerning spiritual. i Cor. xii. a. And when he was come near. Luk. nineteen. f. ¶ On the xi Sunday. Brethren, as pertaining. i Cor. xv. a. Christ told this parable. Luk. xviii. b. ¶ On the xii Sunday. Such trust have we. two Cor. three a. jesus departed from the. Mark. seven. d. ¶ On the xiii Sunday. To Abraham and his seed. Gala. iii. c. Happy are the eyes which. Luk. x. d. ¶ On the xiiii Sunday. I say walk in the spirit. Gala. v. c. And it chanced as jesus. Luk. xvii. c. ¶ On the xu Sunday. Ye see how large a letter. Gala. vi. d. No man can serve two. Math. vi. d. ¶ On the xvi Sunday. I desire that you faint not. Ephe. iiii. a. And it fortuned that jesus. Luk. seven. b. ¶ On the xvii Sunday. I Which am a prisoner of. Ephe. iii. b. It chanced that jesus. Luk. xiiii. a. ¶ On the xviii Sunday. I thank my God always. i Cor. i. a. When the pharisees had heard. Mat. xxii. d. ¶ On the xix Sunday. This I say, and testify. Ephe. iiii. a. jesus entered into a ship. Math. ix. a. ¶ On the twenty Sunday. Take heed therefore how. Ephe. v. d. jesus said to his disciples. Math. xxii. a. ¶ On the xxi Sunday. My brethren, be strong. Ephe. vi. b. There was a certain ruler. john. three f. ¶ On the xxii Sunday. I thank my God with. Philip. i a. Peter said unto jesus. Math. xviii. a. ¶ On the xxiii Sunday. Brethren, be followers. Philip. iii. d. Then the pharisees went. Math. xxii. b. ¶ On the xxiiii Sunday. We give thanks to God. Coloss. i c. While jesus spoke unto. Math. ix. c. ¶ On the xxv Sunday. Behold, the time cometh. jere. xxiii. b. When jesus life up his. john. vi. a. ¶ If there be any more Sundays before advent Sunday, to supply the same, shallbe taken the service of some of those Sundays that were omitted between the epiphany and Septuagesima. ¶ Here endeth the table of the Epistles and Gospels of the Sundays. ❧ Here followeth the table of Epistles and Gospels which are used to be read on divers saints days in the year. ¶ On Saint Andrew's day. If thou knowledge. Rom. x. a. As jesus walked. Math. iiii. c. ☞ On Saint Thomas the Apostles day. Now are ye not strangers. Ephe. two. d. Thomas one of the twelve. john. xx. f. ¶ On the Conversion of Saint Paul. And Saul yet breathing out. Acts. ix. d. Peter answered & said unto jesus. Math. nineteen. ¶ On the Purification of Saint Marie the Virgin. The same Epistle that is appointed for the Sunday. When the time of their purification. Luk. two. ¶ On Saint Mathias day. Math. xi. d. In those days Peter stood in the mids. Act. i. In the time jesus answered. ¶ On the Annunciation of the virgin Marie. God spoke once again. isaiah. seven. b. And in the sixth month. Luk. i c. ¶ On Saint Marks day. Unto every one of us. Ephe. iiii. a. I am the true vine, and john. xv. a. ¶ On Saint Philip and james day. james the servant of God. james. i. a. And jesus said unto his. john. xiiii. a. ¶ On Saint Barnaby Apostle. tidings of these things. Acts. xi. a. This is my commandment. john. xv. a. ¶ On Saint john Baptistes day. Be of good cheer my people. isaiah. xl. a. Elizabethes' time came. Luk. i f. ¶ On Saint Peter's day. At the same time Herode. Acts. xii. a. When jesus came into the. Math. xvi. c. ¶ On Saint james Apostle. In those days came. Act. xi. a. Then came to him the mother. Math. xx. c. ¶ On Saint Bartholmewe Apostle. By the hands of the Apostles. Act. v. c. And there was strife among. Luk. xxii. c. ¶ On Saint Matthew Apostle. Seeing that we have such. two Cor iiii. a. And as jesus passed forth. Math. ix. a. ¶ On Saint Michael and all angels. There was a great battle. Apoc. xii. c. At the same time came the. Math. xviii. a. ¶ On Saint Luke Evangelist. Watch thou in all things. i Tim. iiii. b. The Lord appointed other. Luk. x. a. ¶ On Saint Simon and Jude Apostles. judas the servant of jesus. jude. i. a. This command I you. john. xv. c. ¶ On all saints day. Behold, I john saw. Apoc. seven. a. jesus seeing the people. Math. v. a. FINIS. Imprinted at London in poles Churchyard by Richard jug, printer to the Queen's Majesty. Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis. PRO LEGE REGE▪ ET GREGE Matris ut haec proprio stirps est saciata cruore: Pascis item proprio christ cruore tuos.