Proverbs 3 Cross References - Great

¹ My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but se that thyne hert kepe my commaundementes. ² For they shall prolonge the dayes & yeres of thy lyfe, and bringe the peace. ³ Let mercy and faythfulnes neuer go from the: bynde them about thy necke, and wryte them in the tables of thyne herte. ⁴ So shalt thou fynde fauour & good vnderstanding, in the syght of God and men. ⁵ Put thy trust in God with all thyne herte: and leane not vnto thyne awne witte. ⁶ In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto hym: & shall order thy goynges. ⁷ Be not wyse in thyne awne conceate: but feare the Lorde, and departe from euell: ⁸ so shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones stronge. ⁹ Honoure the Lord wt thy substaunce: and with thy firstlinges of all thyne encrease ¹⁰ so shall thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse: and thy presses shall flowe ouer with swete wyne. ¹¹ My sonne, despyse not the chastenynge of the Lorde, nether faynte when thou art rebuked of hym. ¹² For whom the Lorde loueth, hym he chasteneth, and yet deliteth in him, euen as a father in his awne sonne. ¹³ Well is him that findeth wysdome, and opteyneth vnderstandinge: ¹⁴ for the getting of it is better then any marchaundise of syluer, and the profet of it is better then golde. ¹⁵ Wysdome is more worth then precious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire are not to be compared vnto her. ¹⁶ Upon her ryght hande is longe lyfe, and vpon her left hande is riches and honour. ¹⁷ Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes and all her pathes are peaceable. ¹⁸ She is a tree of lyfe to them that laye hold vpon her, and blessed is he that kepeth her fast. ¹⁹ With wysdome hath the Lorde layed the foundacion of the erth: and thorowe vnderstandinge hath he stablyshed the heauens. ²⁰ Thorowe his wisdome the deapthes breake vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dew. ²¹ My sonne, let not these thynges departe, from thyne eyes: but kepe my lawe and my councell, ²² that thou mayest haue the pleasure of longe lyfe and vnderstandynge: for they shalbe lyfe vnto my soule, & grace vnto my mouth. ²³ Then shalt thou walke safely in thy waye: and thy fote shall not stomble. ²⁴ If thou slepest, thou shalt nott be afrayed: but shalt take thy rest, and slepe swetely. ²⁵ Thou nedest not to be afrayed of any soden feare, nether for the vyolent russhynge in of the vngodly when it commeth. ²⁶ For the Lorde shall stonde by thy syde, and kepe thy fote, that thou be not taken. ²⁷ Withdrawe no good thinge from them that haue nede, so longe as thyne hand is able to do it. ²⁸ Saye not vnto thy neyghboure: go thy waye, & come agayne, to morowe wyll I geue the: ²⁹ where as thou haste nowe to geue hym. Intende no hurte vnto thy neyghboure, seynge he dothe dwell in reest by the. ³⁰ Stryue not lyghtely with anye man without cause, where as he hathe done the no harme. ³¹ Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of hys wayes: ³² for the Lorde abhorreth the frowarde: but hys councell is amonge the ryghteous. ³³ The curse of the Lorde is in the house of the vngodly: but he blesseth the dwellynges of the ryghteous. ³⁴ As for the scornefull dothe not he laugh them to scorne? but he geueth grace vnto the lowly. ³⁵ The wise shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promocion that foles shall haue.

⁹ Take hede to thy selfe therfore, and kepe thy soule diligently, that thou forget not the thynges which thyne eyes haue sene, & that they departe not out of thyne harte, all the dayes of thy lyfe: but teache them thy sonnes & thy sonnes sonnes:

²³ Take hede vnto youre selues, that ye forgett not the appoyntement of the Lorde your God whyche he made with you, and that ye make you no grauen ymage, or any pycture, that the Lorde thy God hath forbydden the.

⁶ And these wordes which I commaunde the thys daye, shalbe in thine herte, ⁷ and thou shalt shewe them vnto thy chyldren, and shalt talke of them when thou art at home in thyne house, and as thou walkest by the waye, and when thou lyest doune, and when thou rysest vp: ⁸ and thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vpon thine hande. And they shalbe warnynges betwene thyne eyes ⁹ and thou shalt write them vpon the postes of thy house and vpon thy gates.

¹ All the commaundmentes whych I commaunde the thys daye, shall ye kepe for to do them, that ye maye lyue and multiplie and go in, and possesse the lande whyche the Lorde sware vnto your fathers.

¹⁶ For where as I commaunde the thys daye, to loue the Lorde thy God, to walke in hys wayes, and to kepe hys commaundementes, his ordinaunces, and hys lawes (yf thou so do) thou shalt lyue and multiplye, and the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in that lande, whether thou goest to possesse it. ¹⁷ But and yf thyne herte turne awaye, so that thou wylt not heare: but shalt goo astraye, and worshyppe straunge goddes, and serue them, ¹⁸ I pronounce vnto you also this daye, that ye shall surely perysh, and that ye shall not prolonge youre dayes vpon the lande whether thou passest ouer Iordan, to go and possesse it. ¹⁹ I call heauen & erth to recorde this daye agaynst you, that I haue set before you lyfe and death, blessynge & cursynge: Therfore chose lyfe, that both thou and thy seed maye lyue, ²⁰ that thou mayest loue the Lorde thy God, and be obedient to hys voyce, & cleaue vnto him. For he is thy lyfe, and the length of thy dayes, that thou mayst dwell vpon the erth whych the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers: Abraham, Isahac and Iacob, to geue them.

¹¹ Thy wordes haue I hyd wythin my herte, that I shulde not synne agaynst the.

¹⁶ My delyte shalbe in thy statutes, and I wyll not forget thy worde.

³⁴ Geue me vnderstandynge, and I shall kepe thy lawe, yee I shall kepe it wyth my whole herte.

⁴⁷ And my delite shalbe in thy commaundementes, which I haue loued. ⁴⁸ My handes also wyll I lyfte vp vnto thy commaundementes whyche I haue loued, and my studye shalbe in thy statutes.

⁹³ I wyl neuer forget thy commaundementes, for with them thou hast quickened me.

¹⁵³ O consydre myne aduersyte, and delyuer me, for I do not forget thy lawe

¹⁷⁶ I haue gone astraye, lyke a shepe that is lost: Oh seke thy seruaunt, for I do not forget thy commaundementes.

⁸ My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine: & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

⁵ Get the wysdome: and get the vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrynke not from them.

⁵ lest they beynge droncken forgett the lawe, and paruerte the iudgement of all poore mens childerne.

¹⁷ Awake, awake, and stande vp, O Ierusalem, thou that from the hande of the Lord, hast droncken out the cuppe of hys wrath: thou that hast supped of, and sucked out the dregges of his deadly cuppe to the botome.

³³ But this shalbe the couenaunt that I wyll make with the house of Israel after those dayes, sayth the Lorde. I will plante my lawe in the inward partes of them, and wryte it in their hertes, & wilbe their God, and they shalbe my people.

⁶ my people perish, because they haue no knowledg. Seinge then that thou hast refused vnderstanding, therfore wyll I refuse the also: so that thou shalt nomore be my preste. And for so moche as thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wyll also forget thy chyldren.

²¹ He that hath my commaundementes, and kepeth them: the same is he that loueth me. And he that loueth me, shalbe loued of my father: and I wyll loue hym, and wyll shewe myne awne selfe to him. ²² Iudas sayth vnto hym: (not Iudas Iscarioth) Lorde, what is done that thou wylt shewe thy selfe vnto vs, and not vnto the world? ²³ Iesus answered & sayd: vnto them: yf a man loue me, he will kepe my sayinges, and my father wyll loue hym, and we wyll come vnto hym, and dwell wt hym. ²⁴ He that loueth me not, kepeth not my sayinges. And the worde which ye heare, is not myne, but the fathers which sent me.

²⁶ Thou shalt come also to thy graue in a fayre age, lyke as when they take vp a corne shefe in due season.

⁴ He asked lyfe of the, and thou gauest him a longe lyfe, euen for euer and euer.

¹¹ Come ye chyldren & herken vnto me, I wyll teach you the feare of the Lorde. ¹² What man is he that lysteth to lyue, & wold fayne se good dayes? ¹³ Kepe thy tonge from euell, & thy lyppes, that they speake no gile. ¹⁴ Eschue euell, & do good. seke peace and ensue it.

¹⁶ With longe lyfe wyll I satisfye hym, and shewe hym my saluacion.

¹⁶⁵ Greate is the peace that they haue whych loue thy lawe, and they are not offended at it.

⁶ The Lorde frome out of you shall so blesse the, that thou shalt se Ierusalem in prosperyte all thy lyfe longe. Yee that thou shalt se thy chylders chyldren, and peace vpon Israel.

¹⁶ Upon her ryght hande is longe lyfe, and vpon her left hande is riches and honour. ¹⁷ Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes and all her pathes are peaceable.

¹⁰ Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many.

¹¹ For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeares of thy lyfe shalbe many.

²⁷ The feare of the Lorde maketh a longe lyfe, but the yeares of the vngodly shalbe shortened.

¹⁷ And the rewarde of righteousnesse shalbe peace, and her frute rest & quietnes for euer.

¹⁹ I make the frutes of thankesgeuynge, that he maye saye. Peace peace vnto them that are farre of, and to them that are nye, sayth the Lorde, and I make hym whole. ²⁰ But the wycked are lyke the ragynge see, that cannot rest, whose water fometh wyth the myre & grauel. ²¹ Euen so the wycked haue no peace, sayeth God.

¹ Because therfore that we are iustifyed by fayth, we are at peace with God, thorow oure Lorde Iesus Christ:

¹⁷ For the kyngdome of God is not meate and drynke: but ryghtwesnes, and peace and ioye in the holy ghost.

¹³ The God of hope fyll you wyth all ioye and peace in beleuyng: that ye maye be ryche in hope, thorow the power of the holy ghost.

¹ Chyldren, obey youre fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for that is ryght ² Honoure thy father and mother, (the same is the fyrst commaundement in the promes) ³ that thou mayst prospere, and lyue longe on the erth.

⁸ For bodely exercyse profyteth lytell: but godlynes is profytable vnto all thynges, as a thinge which hath promyses of the lyfe that is nowe, & of the lyfe to come.

⁹ And it shalbe a signe vnto the vpon thyne hande, and for a remembraunce betwene thyne eyes, that the Lordes lawe maye be in thy mouth. For in a stronge hand the Lorde brought the out of Egipt.

⁸ and thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vpon thine hande. And they shalbe warnynges betwene thyne eyes

¹⁸ Therfore shall ye put vp these my wordes in youre herte and in youre soule, & bynde them for a sygne vpon youre hande, that they maye be as a warninge betwene your eyes, ¹⁹ and ye shall teach them youre children that they maye talke of them, when thou syttest in thyne house, and when thou walkest by the waye: when thou lyest downe, & when thou rysest vp: ²⁰ yee and thou shalt wryte them vpon the dore postes of thyne house, and vpon thy gates, ²¹ that your dayes maye be multiplied, & the dayes of youre children, in the land whych the Lorde sware vnto youre fathers to geue them, as longe as the dayes of heauen last vpon the erth.

²⁰ Thou camest but yesterdaye, and shulde I vnquyet the to daye to go wt vs? I wyll go whether I can. Therfore returne thou, & carye agayne thy brethren. Mercye and truthe.

¹⁰ All the pathes of the Lorde are mercye & truthe, vnto soch as kepe his couenaunt & his testimonies.

⁹ for that shall bringe grace vnto thy heed, and shalbe as a cheyne about thy neck.

²¹ Put them vp together in thyne herte, and bynde them aboute thy neck.

³ Bynde them vpon thy fyngers, and wryte them in the table of thyne hert.

⁶ With louinge mercy & faythfulnesse, synnes be forgeuen, & who so feareth the Lord eschueth euell.

²⁸ Mercye and faythfulnes preserue the kinge: and with louynge kyndnes hys seate is holden vp.

¹ Youre synne (O ye of the trybe of Iuda) is written in the table of your hertes, and grauen so vpon the edges of your aulters with a penne of yron and wyth an adamant clawe:

¹ Heare the worde of the Lord, O ye chyldren of Israel. For the Lorde must punysh, them that dwell in the lande. And why? There is no trewthe, there is no mercie, there is no knowledge of God in the lande:

¹⁸ Where is there soch a God as thou? that pardonest wyckednes, and forgeuest the offences of the remnaunt of thyne herytage? He kepeth not his wrath for euer: and why? his delite is to haue compassion: ¹⁹ he shal turne agayne, and be mercyfull to vs: he shal put downe oure wyckednesses, and cast all oure synnes into the botome of the see. ²⁰ Thou shalt kepe thy trust with Iacob, & thy mercy for Abraham, lyke as thou hast sworne vnto oure fathers longe agoo.

⁶ The lawe of truthe was in his mouth, and there was no wickednesse founde in his lyppes. He walked with me in peace and equyte, and dyd turne many one awaye from their synnes.

²³ Wo vnto you Scribes & Pharises, ye ypocrites: For ye tyth mynt, and anyse, & commyn, & haue leaft the wayghtier matters of the lawe: iudgement, mercy, & fayth. These ought ye to haue done, & not to leaue the other vndone.

³ for asmoch as ye declare that ye are the epistle of Christ, mynistred by vs and wrytten, not with ynke: but with the sprete of the lyuynge God not in tables of stone, but in flesshy tables of the hert.

¹ Be ye therfore folowers of God as deare chyldren, ² and walke ye in loue euen as Christ loued vs, and gaue him selfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrifyce of a swete sauer to God

⁹ (For the frute of the sprete consysteth in all goodnes, and ryghtewesnes and trueth.)

¹⁶ This is the testament that I wyll make vnto them: after those dayes (sayth the lorde) I will put my lawes in their hertes, & in their myndes will I write them,

² And God was with Ioseph, & he became a luckye man, continuynge in the house of his master the Egyptian. ³ And his master sawe that God was with him, & that God made all that he dyd to prosper in his hande. ⁴ And Ioseph founde grace in hys masters syghte, and serued him. And made hym rular of hys house, and put all that he had in his hande.

²¹ but the Lorde was wyth Ioseph, and shewed hym mercye, and gote hym fauoure in the syghte of the Lorde of the preson.

⁷ Onely be thou strong & as bolde as thou canst, that thou mayest obserue & do according to all the lawe, which Moses my seruaunt commaunded the. Tourne therfrom nether to the right hand, nor to the lefte: that thou mayste do wysely in all thou takest in hande: ⁸ let not the boke of this lawe departe out of thy mouthe: But recorde therin daye & night that thou mayst obserue, & do according to all that is written therin. For then shalt thou make thy waye prosperouse, and then thou shalt do wysely.

²⁶ The chylde Samuel profyted and grew, and was in fauoure both with the lorde, and also with men.

¹⁰ The feare of the Lorde is the begynning of wisdome, a good vnderstandyng haue all they that do therafter: the prayse of it endureth for euer.

⁹ So God gaue Daniel fauoure and grace before the chefe chamberlay

⁵² And Iesus prospered in wysdome & age, and in fauoure, with God & men.

⁴⁷ praysinge God, and had fauour with all the people. And the Lorde added to the congregacion dayly, soch as shulde be saued.

¹⁸ For he that in these thinges serueth Chryst, pleaseth God, and is commended of men.

¹⁵ Lo, though he slaye me, yet wyll I put my trust in hym. But I wil reproue myne awne wayes in his sight,

³ Put thou thy trust in the Lorde, & be doinge good: dwell in the lande, and verely thou shalt be fedd.

⁵ Commytte thy waye vnto the Lorde, & put thy trust in hym, & he shall brynge it to passe.

⁷ Holde the styll in the Lorde, & abyde pacyently vpon him: but greue not thy selfe at hym, whose waye doth prospere agenst the man that doth after euell councels.

⁸ O put your trust in him allwaye (ye people) powre out youre hertes before him, for God is our hope. Sel

⁹ But Israel trust thou in the Lord, he his their succoure & defence. ¹⁰ Ye house of Aaron put youre trust in the Lorde: he is their helper, and defender. ¹¹ Ye that feare the Lorde, put youre trust in the Lord, he is their helper and defender.

¹ A songe of the steares. They that put their trust in the Lorde, shalbe euen as the mount Syon, which maye not be remoued, but standeth fast for euer.

³ For when the breth of man goeth forth he shall turne againe to his earth, and then all his thoughtes peryshe. ⁴ Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for hys helpe, and whose hope is in the Lorde hys God. ⁵ Which made heauen and earth, the see, and all that therin is, whych kepeth hys promyse for euer.

⁷ Be not wyse in thyne awne conceate: but feare the Lorde, and departe from euell:

¹⁹ that thou mayest put thy trust in the Lorde. I haue shewed the this daye the thynge the thou knowest.

⁴ Take not ouer greate trauayle & labour to be riche, beware of soch a purpose.

²⁶ He that trusteth in hys awne herte, is a foole: but he that dealeth wysely, shalbe safe.

² Behold, God is my saluacion in whom I will trust, and not be afrayde. For the Lorde God is my strength, & my songe, he also is become my saluacion.

³ Their minde is set vpon the, because thou preseruest them in peace yee, euen in peace: because they put their trust in the. ⁴ Put ye your trust allwaye in the Lorde: for in the Lorde God there is strength for euermore.

²³ Thus sayeth the Lorde. Let not the wyse man reioyse in his wysdome, ner the strong man in his strength, nether the ryche man in his rychesse.

²³ Now I knowe (O Lorde) that it is not in mans power to ordre hys awne wayes, or to rule his awne steppes & goyngges.

⁷ O blessed is the man, that putteth his trust in the Lorde, and whose hope is the Lorde him selfe. ⁸ For he shalbe as a tre, that is planted by the water syde: whyche spredeth out the rote vnto moystnesse, whom the heate cannot harme, when it commeth, but his leaffe shalbe grene. And though there growe but lytle frute because of drouth, yet is he not carefull, but he neuer leaueth of to brynge forth frute.

¹⁶ Be of lyke affeccion one towardes another. Be not hye mynded: but make youre selues equall to them of the lower sorte. Be not wyse in youre awne opynyons.

¹⁸ Let no man deceaue him selfe. If eny man seme wyse to hym selfe amonge you, let hym become a foole in this worlde, that he maye be wyse. ¹⁹ For the wysdom of thys worlde is folyshnes with God. For it is wrytten: he compaseth the wyse in theyr craftynes. ²⁰ And agayne: God knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.

¹ As touchyng thinges offred vnto ymages, we are sure that we all haue knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but loue edifyeth. ² If eny man thynke that he knoweth eny thing, he knoweth nothyng yet as he ought to knowe.

¹² that we (which before beleued in Christ) shuld be vnto the prayse of hys glory.

¹¹ And the arcke of God was taken, & the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni, & Phinehes were deed. ¹² And there ran a man of BenIamin out of the araye, and came to Silo the same daye with his clothes rent & earth vpon hys heed.

⁸ And Dauid asked councell at the Lorde, sayinge: shall I folowe after thys companie? and shall I ouertake them? And he answered him: folow, for thou shalt ouertake them, and recouer the praye.

⁹ And thou Salomon my sonne, knowe thou the God of thy father, and serue hym with a pure hert, and wyth a swete courage. For the Lorde sercheth all hertes, and vnderstandeth all the ymaginacyons of thoughtes. And yf thou seke hym, he wylbe founde of the: But yf thou forsake hym, he wyll cast the of for euer.

²⁷ Blessed be the Lorde God of oure fathers, which so hath inspired the kynges hert, to garnysh the house of the Lorde, that is at Ierusalem:

²² For I was ashamed to requyre of the kynge, soudyers & horsmen, to helpe vs agaynst the enemy in the waye: but we sayd vnto the kynge: The hande of oure God is vpon all them that seke hym in goodnes, and hys violence and wrath is agaynst all them that forsake him. ²³ So we fasted, and be soughte oure God for this, and he hearde vs.

¹¹ O Lord, I besech the, let thyne eare herken to the prayer of thy seruaunt, and to the prayer of thy seruauntes, whose desyre is to feare thy name, and let thy seruaunt prospere this daye, and graunte hym mercy in the syght of thys man: for I was the kynges buttelar.

⁴ And the kyng sayde vnto me: what is then thy request? I made my prayer also to the God of heauen,

⁸ Gracious & ryghteous is the Lorde, therfore wyll he teache synners in the waye. ⁹ Them that be meke, shall he guyde in iudgement: & soch as be gentle, them shall he lerne his waye.

⁸ Thou art a place to hyde me in, thou shalt preserue me from trouble: thou shalt compasse me about with songes of delyueraunce. Sela.

³ Commytte thy worckes vnto the Lorde and loke what thou deuysest, it shall prospere.

⁹ A man deuiseth awaye in his herte, but it is the Lorde that ordreth hys goynges.

¹⁷ Let not thyne herte be gelous to folowe synners, but kepe the styll in the feare of the Lord all the daye longe:

²¹ Yee, and thyne care shall heare the talkynge of hym that doeth speake behynde the. Thys is the waye, walke ye in it. Turne not aside nether to the ryght hande ner to the lyft.

¹³ I shall wake him vp with ryghteousnes, and ordre all his wayes. He shall buylde my cytie, and let out my prisoners: & that nether for gyft nor rewardes, sayeth the Lord of Hostes.

¹⁷ And thus sayth the Lord God thy redemer, the holy one of Israel: I am the Lorde thy God, which teach the profitable thynges, and leade the the waye, that thou shuldst go.

³¹ Whether therfore ye eate or dryncke, or whatsoeuer ye do, do all to the prayse of God.

¹⁶ Thankes be vnto God, which put the same good mynde for you in the herte of Titus,

⁶ Be carefull for nothynge: but in all prayer and supplicacyon let youre peticyons be manifeste vnto God with geuynge of thankes.

¹⁷ And whatsouer ye do (in worde or dede) do all in the name of the Lord Iesu, geuynge thankes to God the father by hym.

²³ And whatsoeuer ye do, do it hertely, as, though ye dyd it to the Lord, and not vnto men:

⁵ If eny of you lacke wysdome, let hym aske of him that geueth it: euen God, which geueth to all men indifferentlye, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen him.

¹⁵ For the olde captaynes that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread and wyne, and .xl. sycles of syluer: yee, and their seruauntes had oppressed the people. But so dyd not I, and that because of the feare of God.

¹ In the lande of Hus there was a man whose name was Iob: & the same was a perfect & iust man, soch a one as feared God & exchued euell.

²⁸ And vnto man he sayde: Beholde, to feare the Lorde, is wysdome: and to for sake euell. is vnderstandinge.

²⁷ The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.

¹² If thou seest a man that is wyse in his awne conceate, there is more hope in a foole then in hym.

¹³ Therfore beware (my sonne) of that doctrine that is besyde thys: for to make many bokes it is an endles worke: and to loude cryinge weryeth the bodye.

²¹ Wo be vnto them that are wyse in theyr awne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandynge.

²⁵ I wolde not that this secrete shulde be hyd from you my brethren (lest ye shuld be wyse in youre awne consaytes) that partly blyndnes is happened in Israell, vntyll the fulnes of the gentyls be come in:

²⁴ euen when his bowels are at the fattest, and hys bones full of mary.

³ He healeth those that ar broken in harte & gyueth medycine to heale ther sycknes.

²² For they are lyfe vnto all those that fynde them, and health vnto all theyr bodyes.

²⁴ Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshynge of the mynde, & health of the bones.

⁶ From the sole of the fote vnto the head, there is no whole parte in all your body: but all are woundes, botches, sores, & strypes, whych can nether be helped, bounde vp, molifyed, ner eased wt any oyntment.

¹² Therfore thus sayth the Lord: Thy brosinges are peryllous, & thy woundes ready to cast the in to sicknes. ¹³ Ther is no man to medle with thy cause, or to lay plaster vpon the, or to bynde vp thy woundes: there maye no man helpe the.

⁴ In the daye of thy byrth when thou wast borne, the stringe of thy nauell was not cut of: thou wast not bathed in water to make the clene: Thou wast nether rubbed wt salt, ner swadled in cloutes: ⁵ No man regarded the so moch, as to do any of these thinges for the, or to shewe the soch fauoure, but thou wast vtterly cast out vpon the felde, yee, despised wast thou in the daye of thy birth

¹⁸ And Melchisedech kynge of Salem brought forth bread & wyne. For he was the Preste of the most hyghest God ¹⁹ & blessed hym sayinge: Blessed be Abram vnto the hyghe God possessor of heauen and erth. ²⁰ And blessed be the hye God which hath delyuered thyne enemyes in to thy hande. And Abram gaue him tythes of all. ²¹ And the kynge of Sodome sayde vnto Abram: Gyue me the soules, and take the goodes to thy selfe.

²² and thys stone which I haue set vp an ende, shalbe goddes house: and of all that thou shalt geue me, wyll I geue the tenth vnto the.

²⁹ Thy frutes (whether they be drie or moyst) se thou kepe not backe.

¹⁹ The fyrst of the fyrst frutes of thy lande thou shalt brynge into the house of the Lord thy God thou shalt also not seth a kydd in hys mothers mylke.

²⁶ The fyrst rype frutes of thy lande thou shalt bryng vnto the house of the Lord thy God. And thou shalt not sethe a kydd in hys mothers mylke.

²⁰ And all the companye of the chyldren of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. ²¹ And euery one came (as many as theyr hertes coraged them, & as many as their spretes made them wylling) & brought a present for the Lord, to the making of the tabernacle of witnes, and for all his vses, and for the holy vestimentes. ²² And they came both men & wemen (euen as many as were willing harted) and brought bracelettes, and earinges, ringes and chaynes, which iewels were all of golde: & all the men brought a waue offeryng of golde vnto the Lord. ²³ And euery man, with whom was founde yelow sylk, purple, scarlet, whyte sylk, and goates hearre and redd skynnes of rams & taxus skynnes, brought them. ²⁴ All that dyd heue vp an oblacyon of golde and brasse, and brought an heue offering vnto the Lorde. And all men with whom was found sethim wod for any maner worke of the ministracyon, brought it. ²⁵ And all the women that were wyse herted dyd spynne with theyr handes, and brought the sponne worke both of yelow sylke, purple, scarlet and whyte sylk. ²⁶ And all the wemen whom their awne hert moued, span goates hearre wisely. ²⁷ And the Lorde brought onix stones, & stones to be set in the Ephod, and in the brestlappe, ²⁸ and spyce and oyle for lyght and for the anoynting oyle and for the swete cens. ²⁹ And the children of Israel brought a willyng offeryng vnto the Lorde, both men and wemen: as many as had willing hertes to brynge, for all maner workes which the Lorde had commaunded to be made, by the handes of Moses.

² then the princes of Israell heedes ouer the houses of their fathers whych were the Lordes of the trybes, stondynge in their offices, ³ offered & brought their sacrifices before the Lorde: syxe couered charettes & .xij. oxen: one charet for two Lordes, & for one, an oxe, & they broughte them before the habitacyon. ⁴ And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayinge ⁵ take it of them, that they maye be to do the seruice of the tabernacle of wytnesse, & thou shalt geue them vnto the Leuites, to euery man accordynge vnto his offyce. ⁶ And Moses toke the charettes & the oxen, & gaue them vnto the leuites ⁷ .ij. charettes & .iiij. oxen he gaue vnto the sonnes of Gerson accordynge vnto their office. ⁸ And .iiij. charettes & eyght oxen he gaue vnto the sonnes of Merari (accordynge vnto their offices) vnder the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Preaste. ⁹ But vnto the sonnes of Cahath he gaue none, because they had vpon them the offyce of holy thynges, whych they dyd beare vpon shoulders. ¹⁰ And the prynces offered for the dedycatynge of the alter (in the daye that it was anoynted) and brought theyr sacrifyces before the alter. ¹¹ And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses: The prynces shall brynge theyr offerynges, euery daye one prynce, for the dedycatynge of the alter. ¹² And so on the fyrst daye dyd Nahesson the sonne of Aminadab of the trybe of Iuda offre hys sacrifyce: ¹³ And hys offerynge was a syluer charger, of an hundred and .xxx. sycles: a syluer boule of .lxx. sycles after the weyght of the Sanctuary: and they were both full of fyne wheten floure, myngled with oyle for a meat offerynge: ¹⁴ a spone of ten sycles of golde, full of cens: ¹⁵ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offerynge: ¹⁶ an he goate for a synofferynge: ¹⁷ and (for a peace offerynge) two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates and fyue lambes of a yere olde: thys was the gyfte of Nahesson the sonne of Aminadab. ¹⁸ The seconde daye Nathanael, the sonne of Zuar, captayne ouer Isachar dyd offre: ¹⁹ And he offred for hys gyfte: a syluer charger of an hundred and thyrtye sycles: a syluer boule of seuentye sycles after the sycle of the sanctuary: both full of fyne floure myngled wyth oyle for a meat offerynge: ²⁰ a golden spone of ten sycles, full of cens: ²¹ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offerynge: ²² and an he goate for synne: ²³ and (for a peaceofferynge) two oxen .v. rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of one yere olde. Thys was the offerynge of Nathanael the sonne of zuar. ²⁴ The thyrde daye, Eliab the sonne of Helon captayne of the chyldren of Zabulon dyd offre. ²⁵ And hys gyfte was: a syluer charger of an hundred and thyrtye sycles: a syluer boule of seuentye sycles after the sycle of the sanctuary, and both were full of fyne floure myngled wyth oyle for a meatofferynge: ²⁶ a golden spone of ten sycles full of cens: ²⁷ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burntofferynge: ²⁸ an he goate for synne: ²⁹ and (for a peaceofferynge) two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes, of one yere olde. Thys was the offerynge of Eliab the sonne of Helon. ³⁰ The fourth daye, Elizur the sonne of Sedeur captayne of the chyldren of Ruben, dyd offre. ³¹ And hys gyfte was: a syluer charger of an hundred and thyrtye sycles: a syluer boule of seuentye sycles, after the Sycle of the Sanctuary, and they were, both full of fyne floure myngled wyth oyle for a meatofferynge: ³² a golden spone of ten sycles full of cens: ³³ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burntoffrynge, ³⁴ an he goate for synne: ³⁵ and (for a peace offeringe) two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates and fyue lambes, of one yere olde. Thys was the offerynge of Elizur the sonne of Sedeur. ³⁶ The fyfte daye, Selumiel the sonne of Zuri Sadai, captayne of the chyldren of Simeon, offred. ³⁷ Hys gyfte was: a syluer charger of an hundred and thirtye sycles, a syluer boule of seuentye sycles: after the sycle of the Sanctuary, and they were both full of fyne floure myggled wyth oyle for a meatofferynge: ³⁸ a golden spone of ten sicles full of cens: ³⁹ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burntofferynge: ⁴⁰ an he goate for sinne: ⁴¹ and for a peace offerynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of a yere olde. Thys was the offerynge of Selumiel the sonne of Zuri Sadai. ⁴² The syxte daye, Eliasaph the sonne of Deguel captayne of the chyldren of Gad, offered: ⁴³ Hys gyfte was: a syluer charger of an hundred and thirtye sycles, a syluer boule of seuentye sicles: after the sycle of the sanctuary, both full of fyne floure myngled wyth oyle for a meatofferynge: ⁴⁴ a golden spone of ten sycles full of cens: ⁴⁵ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burntofferinge, ⁴⁶ an he goate for synne. ⁴⁷ And for a peace offerynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of one yere olde. Thys was the offeringe of Eliasaph the sonne of Deguel. ⁴⁸ The seuenth daye, Elisama the sonne of Amiud captayne of the chyldren of Ephraim, offered. ⁴⁹ And hys sacrifyce was: a syluer charger of an hundred and thirtye sycles: a syluer boule of seuentye sycles: after the sycle of the Sanctuary, both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle, for a meatofferynge. ⁵⁰ a golden spone of ten sycles, full of cens: ⁵¹ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burntofferynge: ⁵² an he goate for synne: ⁵³ and for a peaceofferynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of a yere olde. Thys was the offerynge of Elisama the sonne of Amiud. ⁵⁴ The eyght daye, offered Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur, the captayne of the chyldren of Manasse. ⁵⁵ And hys offerynge was: a syluer charger of an hundred and thirtye sycles: a syluer boule of seuentye sycles after the sycle of the Sanctuary, both full of fyne floure myngled wyth oyle for a meatofferynge: ⁵⁶ a golden spone of ten sycles, full of cens: ⁵⁷ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burntofferynge: ⁵⁸ an he goate for synne: ⁵⁹ and for a peace offerynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of a yere olde. Thys was the offerynge of Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur. ⁶⁰ The nynth daye, Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni captayne of the chyldren of Ben Iamin offered. ⁶¹ And hys gyfte was a syluer charger of an hundred and .xxx. sycles: a syluer boule of .lxx. sycles, after the sycle of the sanctuary, both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: ⁶² a golden spone of ten sycles, full of cens: ⁶³ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of one yere olde for a burntofferynge: ⁶⁴ an he goote for synne: ⁶⁵ and for a peace offerynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of one yere olde. Thys was the offerynge of Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni. ⁶⁶ The tenth daye: Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi Sadai, captayne of the chyldren of Dan offered. ⁶⁷ And his offerynge was: a syluer charger of an hundred and thyrtye sycles: a syluer boule of seuentye sycles after the sycle of the sanctuary, both full of fyne floure myngled wyth oyle for a meatofferynge: ⁶⁸ a golden spone of ten sycles full of cens: ⁶⁹ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burntofferynge: ⁷⁰ an he goate for synne: ⁷¹ and for a peaceofferynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of a yere olde. Thys was the offrynge of Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi Sadai. ⁷² The eleuenth daye, Pagiel the sonne of Ocran captayne of the chyldren of Aser, offered. ⁷³ And hys offerynge was: a syluer charger of an hundred and thyrtye sycles: a syluer boule of seuentye sycles after the sycle of the sanctuary, both full of fyne floure myngled wyth oyle for a meatofferynge: ⁷⁴ a golden spone of ten sycles, full of cens: ⁷⁵ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of one yere olde for a burntofferynge: ⁷⁶ an he goate for synne: ⁷⁷ and for a peace offerynge: two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of one yere olde. Thys was the offerynge of Pagiel the sonne of Ocran. ⁷⁸ The twelueth daye, Ahira the sonne of Enan, captayne of the children of Nephthali offered. ⁷⁹ And hys offerynge was: a syluer charger of an hundred and .xxx. sycles: a syluer boule of .lxx. sycles after the sycle of the sanctuary, both full of fyne floure myngled wyth oyle for a meatofferynge: ⁸⁰ a golden spone of ten sycles, full of cens: ⁸¹ a bullock, a ram, a lambe of one yere olde for a burntofferynge: ⁸² an he goate for synne: ⁸³ and for a peace offerynge, two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, fyue lambes of one yere olde. This was the offerynge of Ahira, the sonne of Enan. ⁸⁴ Thys was the dedicacyon of the alter in the daye when it was anoynted: vnto the whyche was brought of the prynces of Israel .xij. chargers of syluer .xij. syluer boules .xij. spones of golde: ⁸⁵ euery charger contaynynge an hundred & .xxx. sycles of syluer, euery boule .lxx. And all the syluer vessell conteyned two thousande and .iiij. hundred sycles after the sycle of the sanctuary. ⁸⁶ And the golden spones were twelue full of cens, contaynynge ten sycles a pece after the sycle of the sanctuary: so that all the golde of the spones, was an hundred and .xx. sycles. ⁸⁷ All the bullockes for the burntofferynge were twelue, the rammes twelue, the lambes of a yere olde twelue, with the meate offerynge: and the he goates for synne, twelue. ⁸⁸ And all the oxen for the peaceofferynge were .xxiiij. the rammes syxtye, the he goates .lx. the lambes of a yere olde sixtye. Thys was the dedicacyon of the alter, after that it was anoynted. ⁸⁹ And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of wytnesse, to speke wyth hym, he harde the voyce of one speakynge vnto hym from of the mercyseate, that was vpon the arke of wytnesse betwene the two cherubyns, and he talked with hym.

⁵⁰ We haue therfore brought a present vnto the Lorde what euery man founde of iewels of golde, cheyns, bracellettes, rynges, earynges and spangels, to make an atonement for our soules before the Lorde. ⁵¹ And Moses and Eleazar toke the golde of them, iewels of all maner fashions. ⁵² And all the golde of the heueoffering that they heued vp to the Lorde, (of the captaynes ouer thousandes and hundredes) was .xvi. thousande .vij. hundred and fyftye sycles, ⁵³ for the men of warre had spoyled, euery man for him selfe. ⁵⁴ And Moses and Eleazar the prest toke the golde of the captaynes ouer the thousandes and of the captaynes ouer the hundredes, & brought it into the tabernacle of witnes, for a memoriall of the children of Israel before the Lorde.

² take of the fyrst of all the frute of the erthe, and brynge it out of thy lande that the Lord thy God geueth the, and put it in a maunde, and go vnto the place whych the Lorde thy God shall chose to sett his name in it. ³ And thou shalt come vnto the Preaste, that shalbe in those dayes, and saye vnto hym: I knowledge thys daye vnto the Lorde thy God, that I am come vnto the contre which the Lorde sware vnto oure fathers for to geue vs. ⁴ And the Preaste shall take the maunde out of thyne hande, and set it doune before the aulter of the Lorde thy God. ⁵ And thou shalt answere, and saye before the Lord thy God: The Sirians went aboute to destroye my father, and he went doune into Egypte, and so soiourned there wyth a fewe folcke, & grewe there vnto a nacion greate, myghtie, and full of people. ⁶ And the Egyptyans vexed vs, and troubled vs, and laded vs wyth most cruel bondage. ⁷ And whan we cried vnto the Lorde God of oure fathers, the Lord hearde oure voyce, and loked on oure aduersyte, laboure and oppressyon. ⁸ And the Lorde brought vs out of Egypt in a myghtye hande, & a stretched out arme, and in great terreblenesse, and signes, and wonders. ⁹ And he hath brought vs into this place, and hath geuen vs this lande, that floweth with mylke & honye. ¹⁰ And nowe loo, I haue brought the fyrst frutes of the lande whych thou (O Lorde) hast geuen me. And thou shalt set it before the Lorde thy God, & worshippe before the Lorde thy God, ¹¹ and reioyse in all the good thynges, which the Lorde thy God hath geuen vnto the and vnto thyne house, thou and the Leuite, and the straunger that is amonge you. ¹² When thou hast made an ende of tythinge all the tythes of thyne encrease the thyrde yere, which is the yere of tythynge: thou shalt geue it vnto the Leuite, the straungers, the fatherlesse and the wedowes, that they maye eate wythin thy gates, and fyll them selues. ¹³ And thou shalt saye before the Lorde thy God. I haue brought the halowed thynges out of myne house, and haue geuen them vnto the Leuites, the straungers, the fatherlesse and the wedowes accordynge to all thy commaundmentes which thou hast commaunded me: I haue not ouerskypped thy commaundementes, nor forgotten them. ¹⁴ I haue not eaten therof in my mournynge nor suffred ought to peryshe thorowe vnclennesse, ner geuen ought therof for the deed, but haue herkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde my God, & haue done after all that thou hast commaunded me. ¹⁵ Loke doune therfore from thy holy habitacyon euen from heauen, and blesse thy people Israel, and the lande which thou hast geuen vs (as thou swarest vnto oure fathers) a lande that floweth with mylke and honye.

³¹ He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but whoso hath pytie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God.

⁴ Ye your selues can finde tyme to dwell in siled houses, and shall thys house lye wast? ⁵ Consyder nowe youre awne wayes in youre hertes (sayeth the Lorde of hostes) ⁶ ye sowe moch, but ye bryng lytle in: ye eate, but ye haue not ynough, ye drynck, but ye are not fylled: ye decke youre selues, but ye are not warme: and he that earneth eny wages, putteth it in a broken purse. ⁷ Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. Consydre youre awne wayes in youre hertes, ⁸ get you vp to the mountayne, fetch wood, and buylde vp the house that it maye be acceptable vnto me, & that I may shewe myne honours, sayeth the Lorde. ⁹ Ye loked for moch and lo it is come to lytle, & though ye bringe it home, yet do I blowe it awaye. And why so sayeth the Lorde of hostes? Euen because that my house lyeth so waste, and ye ronne euery man vnto hys awne house.

⁸ Shulde a man vse falshed and disceat with God as ye vse falshed and disceate with me? yet ye saye wherin vse we disceate wt the? In Tithes & heaue offeringes. ⁹ Therfore are ye cursed wyth penury, because ye dissemble with me, all the sorte of you. ¹⁰ Bringe euery Tithe into my barne, that there maye be meat in myne house: and proue me withall (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) yf I wyll not open the wyndowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessyng with plenteousnesse.

⁷ For ye haue poore wt you all wayes & when soeuer ye wyll, ye maye do them good: but me haue ye not alwayes. ⁸ She hath done that she coulde: she came a fore hande, to anoynt my body to the buryinge.

¹⁰ And Iudas Iscarioth, one of the twelue went awaye vnto the hye Prestes, to betraye him vnto them. ¹¹ When they herde that, they were glad, and promysed that they wolde geue hym money. And he sought, how he myght conueniently betraye him. ¹² And the fyrste daye of swete breed (when they offred Passeouer) his disciples sayd vnto him: where wylt thou that we go & prepare, that thou mayest eate the Passeouer? ¹³ And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, & sayeth vnto them: Go ye into the cytie, & ther shall mete you a man bearing a pitcher of water, folowe him. ¹⁴ And whither soeuer he goeth in, saye ye to the good man of the house, the master sayeth: where is the geest chambre, where I shall eate passeouer wyth my disciples? ¹⁵ And he wyll shewe you a greate parlour, paued and prepared: there make ready for vs. ¹⁶ And hys disciples went forth, and came into the cytie, and founde as he had sayde vnto them: and they made ready the Passeouer. ¹⁷ And whan it was now euen tyde he came with the .xij. ¹⁸ And as they sate at borde & dyd eate Iesus sayde: Uerely I saye vnto you: one of you (that eateth with me) shall betraye me. ¹⁹ And they beganne to be sorie, & to saye to him one by one: is it I? And another sayde: is it I? ²⁰ He answered & sayd vnto them: It is one of the .xij. euen he that dyppeth wyth me in the platter. ²¹ The sonne of man trulye goeth as it is wrytten of him: but wo to that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed. Good were it for that man, yf he had neuer bene borne.

¹³ But when thou makest a feast, call the poore, the feble, the lame, and the blynde, ¹⁴ & thou shalt be happy, for they can not recompence the But thou shalt be recompensed at the resurreccyon of the iuste men.

² Upon some Saboth daye let euery one of you put a syde at home, and laye vp whatsoeuer is mete, that there be no gatherynges when I come.

² howe that the aboundaunce of theyr reioysynge is, that they are tryed with moche tribulacyon. And though they were exceadynge poore, yet haue they geuen exceading rychely, and that in singlenesse. ³ For to theyr powers, I beare them recorde, yee, & beyonde theyr power, they were wyllynge of theyr awne accorde,

⁸ This saye I, not commaundynge: but because of feruentnes, I do alowe the vnfaynednesse of youre loue towarde other men. ⁹ For ye knowe the liberalytie of oure Lord Iesus Christ, that though he was ryche, yet for youre sakes he became poore that ye, thorowe hys pouertye, myght be made ryche.

¹⁷ not that I desire gyftes: but I desyre aboundant frute on youre parte. ¹⁸ Neuertheles I receaued all, and haue plentie. I was euen fylled after that I receaued of Epaphroditus the thinges, which were sent from you, an odoure of a swete smell a sacrifyce accepted and pleasaunt to God.

¹⁷ But whoso hath thys worldes good and seyth hys brother haue neade: and shutteth vp his compassion from him: how dwelleth the loue of God in hym? ¹⁸ My babes, let vs not loue in worde, nether in tonge: but in dede & in veritie.

² ye shall kepe my Sabbothes, & feare my sanctuary: for I am the Lorde. ³ If ye walke in myne ordinaunces and kepe my commaundementes, and do them, ⁴ I wyll sende you rayne in the ryght ceason and the lande shall yelde her encrease, and the trees of the felde shall geue theyr frute. ⁵ And the thresshynge shall reach vnto wyne haruest, and the wyneharuest shall reach vnto sowynge tyme, and ye shall eate your bread in plenteousnes, and dwell in youre lande peasably.

⁸ The Lorde shall put the blessynge vpon the in thy store houses, & in all that thou settest thyne hande to, & will blesse the in the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth the.

²⁴ Some man geueth out his goodes, and is the rycher, but the nygard (hauynge ynough) wyll departe from nothynge, and yet is euer in pouertye. ²⁵ He that is liberall in geuynge, shall haue plenty, and he that watereth, shall be watered also him selfe.

¹⁷ He that hath pitye vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lorde: and loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed hym agayne.

⁹ He that hath a louynge eye shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his breed vnto the poore.

¹ Lay thy brede vpon weate faces, & so shalt thou fynde after many dayes. ² Geue parte .vii. dayes, and also vpon the eyght, for thou knowest not what misery shall come vpon earth.

²⁴ so that the garners shalbe full of corne, and the presses plenteous in wyne and oyle.

¹⁹ Consydre then from this daye forth & afore: namely, from the .xxiiii. daye of the nynth moneth, vnto the daye that the foundacyon of the Lordes temple was layed: marck it well,

¹⁰ Bringe euery Tithe into my barne, that there maye be meat in myne house: and proue me withall (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) yf I wyll not open the wyndowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessyng with plenteousnesse. ¹¹ Yee, I shall reproue the consumer for your sakes, so that he shall not eate vp the frute of youre grounde, nether shall the vynyarde be baren in the felde, sayeth the Lorde of hostes:

⁴² And whosoeuer shall geue vnto one of these lytle ones to dryncke, a cuppe of colde water onely (in the name of a disciple) verely I saye vnyou, he shall not lose his rewarde.

⁶ This yet I saye: he which soweth lytell, shal reape lytell: & he that soweth (in geuyng) largelye and frelye, shall reape plenteouslye: ⁷ And let euery man do, accordinge as he hath purposed in hys herte, not groudgyngly, or of necessyte. For God loueth a chearfull geuer. ⁸ God is able to make you riche in all grace that ye in all thynges hauynge sufficyent vnto the vtmost, maye be riche vnto all maner of good workes, ⁹ as it is wrytten: He hath sparsed abroade, and hath geuen to the poore, hys ryghtewesnesse remayneth for euer. ¹⁰ He that minystreth seed vnto the sower, minystre breed also for fode: and multyplye youre seede, and increase the frutes of youre ryghtewesnesse, ¹¹ that on all partes, ye maye be made ryche into all synglenes, which causeth thorowe vs, that thankes are geuen vnto God.

⁵ But now that the plage is come vpon the, thou art greued: now that it hath touched thy selfe, thou art faynt harted.

¹⁷ Beholde, happye is the man, whom God punissheth: therfore, refuse not thou the chastenynge of the almyghtye.

¹² Blessed is the man, whome thou chastenest (O Lorde) & teachest hym in thy lawe.

¹⁰ If thou be ouersene and negligent in tyme of nede, then is thy strength but smal.

³⁰ Children are weery and faynt, and the strongest men fall. ³¹ But vnto them that haue the Lord before theyr eyes, shall strength be encreased. Aegles wynges shall growe vpon them. When they runne they shall not fall: and when they go, they shall not be weery.

³² But when we are iudged of the Lorde, we are chastened, that we shulde not be damned with the worlde.

¹ Therfore, seyng that we haue soch an offyce, euen as God hath had mercy on vs, we go not out of kynde:

¹⁶ Wherfore, we are not weried, But though oure vtwarde man peryshe, yet the inwarde man is renewed daye by daye. ¹⁷ For oure tribulacyon which is momentany and lyght. prepareth an excedinge & an eternall wayght of glorye vnto vs,

³ Consyder therfore, how that he endured such speakinge agaynst hym of synners lest ye shuld be weryed and faynte in your mindes.

⁵ And haue forgotten the exhortacion, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children? my sonne, despyse not thou the chastening of the Lord, nether faynt, when thou art rebuked of hym: ⁶ for whom the Lorde loueth, hym he chasteneth: yee, he scourgeth euery sonne that he receaueth. ⁷ If ye endure chastening, God offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes. What sonne is he whom the father chasteneth not? ⁸ If ye be not vnder correccion (where of all are part takers) then are ye bastardes, and not sonnes. ⁹ Therfore seyng we haue had fathers of our flesshe which corrected vs, & we gaue them reuerence: shall we not moch rather be in subieccion vnto the father of spirites, & lyue? ¹⁰ And they verely for a feaw dayes, nurtred vs after theyr awne pleasure: but he nurteth vs for our profit, to the intent that he maye mynister of his holynes vnto vs. ¹¹ No maner chastisyng for the present tyme semeth to be ioyous, but greueous: neuertheles afterwarde, it bringeth the quyet frute of ryghtewesnes, vnto them which are exercysed therby. ¹² Stretch forth therfore the handes which were let downe, and the weake knees:

¹⁹ As many as I loue, I rebuke, & chasten, Be feruent therfore, and repent.

⁵ Thys also shalt thou consyder in thyne herte, that as a man nourtereth hys sonne, euen so the Lorde thy God nourtereth the.

¹³ Yee like as a father pitieth his awne children, euen so is the Lorde mercyfull vnto them that feare him.

²⁴ He that spareth the rodde, hateth hys sonne: but whoso loueth hym, chastiseth hym by tymes.

¹⁷ Nurtoure thy sonne wt correccion, and thou shalt be at rest, yee, he shall do the good at thyne herte.

¹ And the Quene of Saba hearynge the fame of Salomon (concernynge the name of the Lorde) came to proue him with harde questyons. ² And she came to Ierusalem with a very great trayne: with Camelles that bare swete odoures, and golde exceadynge moche, and preciouse stones. And she came to Salomon and comoned with him of all that was in her hert. ³ And Salomon declared vnto her all her questions, so that there was not one thinge hydd from the kynge, which he expounded not vnto her. ⁴ And the quene of Saba consydred all Salomons wysdome, and the house that he had buylded, ⁵ and the meate of his table, & the syttynge of hys seruauntes, the order of hys mynisters, and theyr apparell, hys dryncke, and his burnt sacrifices that he offered in the house of the Lorde, and she was astonnied. ⁶ And she sayde vnto the kynge. It was a true worde that I hearde in myne awne lande of thy sayinges, and of thy wysdome. ⁷ Howbeit I beleued it not, tyll I came, & sawe it wyth myne eyes. And beholde, the one halfe was not tolde me: for thy wysdome and prosperite exceadeth the fame whych I hearde of the. ⁸ Happy are thy men: and happye are these thy seruauntes, which stande euer before the, and heare thy wysdome. ⁹ Blessed be the Lord thy god, which loued the, to set the on the seat of Israel, because the Lord loued Israel for euer, and made the kynge, to do equyte and ryghtewysnesse.

²³ And so kynge Salomon exceaded all the kynges of the erth both in richesse & wysdome. ²⁴ And all the worlde resorted to Salomon, to heare his wysdome, which God had put in hys herte.

⁴ yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure,

⁵ Get the wysdome: and get the vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrynke not from them. ⁶ Forsake her not and she shall preserue the: loue her, and she shall kepe the. ⁷ The chefe poynte of wysdome is, that thou be wyllynge to optayne wysedome: and before all thy goodes to gett the vnderstandynge. ⁸ Make moche of her and she shall promote the: Yee, yf thou embrace her, she shall brynge the vnto honoure. ⁹ She shall make the a gracyous heed, and garnysshe the with a crowne of glory.

³² Therfore herken vnto me, O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes. ³³ O geue eare vnto nurtoure, be wyse, and refuse it not. ³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, watchynge dayly at my gates, and geuynge attendaunce at the postes of my dores. ³⁵ For who so fyndeth me, fyndeth lyfe, and shall obtayne fauour of the Lorde.

¹ He accompanieth hym selfe with all steadfast & helth some doctryne, that hath a feruent desyre to it and is sequestrate from companye.

¹⁵ And in the citie there was founde a poore man, (but he was wyse) which with hys wysdome delyuered the citye: yet was there no body, that had eny respect vnto soch a simple man. ¹⁶ Then sayde I: wysdome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wysdome is despised, & hys wordes are not herde. ¹⁷ A wyse mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the cryenge of a captayne amonge fooles. ¹⁸ For wysdome is better then harnesse: but one vnthryst alone destroyeth moch good.

¹¹ And God sayde to Salomon, because this was in thyne hert, and because thou hast not asked treasure, and rychesse, & honoure, and the lyues of thyne enemyes, nether yet longe lyfe: but hast asked wysdome and knowledge for thy selfe, to iudge my people, ouer which I haue made the kyng ¹² wysdome and knowledge is graunted vnto the, and I will geue the treasure, and rychesse, and glorye: so that amonge the kynges that haue bene before the or after the, none was or shalbe lyke the.

¹³ Uerely no man can tell how worthy a thinge she is, nether she is founde in the lande of them that lyue. ¹⁴ The depe saieth: she is not with me. The see saieth: she is not with me ¹⁵ She can not be gottten for golde, nether maye the pryce of her be bought with eny syluer. ¹⁶ No wedges of golde of Ophir, no precions Onix stones, no Saphirs maye be compared vnto her. ¹⁷ No, nether golde ner Christall, nether swete odours ner golden plate. ¹⁸ There is nothinge so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named vnto her: for perfecte wysdome goeth farre beyonde them all, ¹⁹ The Topas that commeth out of Inde, maye in no wyse be likened vnto her: yee, no maner of apparell howe pleasaunt and fayre soeuer it be.

⁷² The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me, then thousandes of golde and syluer.

¹¹¹ Thy testymonies haue I claymed as myne heritage for euer: and why? they are the very ioye of my hert.

¹⁶² I am as glad of thy worde, as one that fyndeth greate spoyles.

¹⁰ Receaue my doctryne, and not syluer: and my knowledge, more then fyne golde. ¹¹ For wysdome is more worth then precious stones, yee all thynges that thou canst desyre, maye not be compared vnto it.

¹⁹ My frute is better then golde and precious stone, and myne encrease more worth then fyne syluer.

¹⁶ To haue wysdome in possessyon is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandynge, is rather to be chosen them to haue syluer.

²⁶ For what doth it proffet a man, yf he wynne all the whole worlde: & lose hys awne soule? Or what shal a man geue to redeme his soule agayne with all?

⁸ ye I thynke all thynges but losse for the excellencye of the knowledge of Chryst Iesu my Lorde. For whom I haue counted all thynge losse, and do iudge them but vyle, that I maye wynne Chryst, ⁹ and be founde in him not hauynge myne awne ryghtewesnes of the lawe: but that which is thorow the fayth of Chryst: euen the ryghtewesnes which commeth of God thorowe fayth:

¹⁸ I counsell the to bye of me, golde tryed in the fyre, that thou mayste be ryche: and whyte rayment, that thou mayste be clothed, that thy fylthy nakednes do not appeare, & anoynt thyne eyes wyth eye salue that thou mayste se.

¹⁸ There is nothinge so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named vnto her: for perfecte wysdome goeth farre beyonde them all,

³ Thus haue I loked for the in holynesse that I myght beholde thy power and glory.

²⁵ Whom haue I in heauen but the? And there is none vpon earth, that I desyre in comparyson of the. ²⁶ My fleashe and my hert fayleth, but God is the strength of my hert, and my porcyon for euer.

¹¹ For wysdome is more worth then precious stones, yee all thynges that thou canst desyre, maye not be compared vnto it.

¹⁵ A man that hath a mouth of vnderstandynge hathe many precyous stones and costly Iewels.

¹⁰ Who so fyndeth an honest faythfull woman, she is moch more worth then perles.

⁴⁴ Agayne, the kyngdom of heauen is lyke vnto treasure hid in the felde, the which a man hath found and hydd: and for ioye therof goeth & selleth all that he hath, & byeth the felde. ⁴⁵ Agayne, the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a marchaunt man, sekyng goodly pearles, ⁴⁶ which (when he found one precious pearle) went & solde all that he had, & bought it.

¹⁸ For I suppose that the afflyccyons of thys lyfe, are not worthy of the glory, which shalbe shewed vpon vs.

¹³ And I haue also geuen the, that which thou hast not asked, euen rychesse and honoure, so that there shalbe no kynge lyke vnto the all thy dayes.

⁹ For myne enemies speake agaynst me: & they that laye wayte for my soule, take their councell together, sayenge: God hath forsaken hym, persecute hym, and take hym, for there is none to deliuer him.

² For they shall prolonge the dayes & yeres of thy lyfe, and bringe the peace.

⁶ Forsake her not and she shall preserue the: loue her, and she shall kepe the. ⁷ The chefe poynte of wysdome is, that thou be wyllynge to optayne wysedome: and before all thy goodes to gett the vnderstandynge. ⁸ Make moche of her and she shall promote the: Yee, yf thou embrace her, she shall brynge the vnto honoure. ⁹ She shall make the a gracyous heed, and garnysshe the with a crowne of glory. ¹⁰ Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many.

¹⁸ Ryches and honoure are with me, ye excellent goodes and ryghteousnes. ¹⁹ My frute is better then golde and precious stone, and myne encrease more worth then fyne syluer. ²⁰ I wyll guyde the in the waye of ryghteousnes, and in the strete of iudgement. ²¹ That I maye sende prosperite to those that loue me, and to encrease their treasure.

⁴ The ende of lowlynes and the feare of God is ryches, honoure, prosperite, and health.

³⁰ but he shall receaue an hundred foold nowe in this lyfe, houses and brethren, and systers, and mothers, and chyldren, and landes wyth persecucyons: & in the worlde to come, eternall lyfe.

²¹ Therfore, let no man reioyce in men. For all thynges are youres, ²² whether it be Paul, ether Apollo, ether Cephas: whether it be the worlde, ether lyfe, ether deeth, whether they be present thynges, or thynges to come: all are youres: ²³ and ye are Chrystes, and Christ is Goddes.

¹⁰ as sorowing, & yet alwaye merye: as poore, and yet make many ryche: as hauinge nothyng, & yet possessyng all thynges.

¹⁰ More to be desyred are they then golde, yee then moche fyne golde: sweter also then hony, and the hony combe. ¹¹ Moreouer, by them is thy seruaunt taught, & in kepynge of them there is greate rewarde.

¹¹ But the meke spreted shall possesse the earth, & shalbe refresshed in the multitude of peace.

³ Thus haue I loked for the in holynesse that I myght beholde thy power and glory. ⁴ For thy louing kindnes is better then thy lyfe it selfe: my lippes shal prayse the. ⁵ As longe as I lyue will I magnyfye the on this maner, and lyft vp my handes in thy name.

¹ Prayse the Lorde. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, he hath great delyte in hys commaundmentes.

¹⁴ I haue hadde as great delyte in the waye of thy testimonies, as in all maner of ryches.

⁴⁷ And my delite shalbe in thy commaundementes, which I haue loued.

¹⁰³ O how swete are thy wordes vnto my throte? Yee sweter than hony vnto my mouth.

¹⁷⁴ I haue longed for thy sauynge health, O Lord, and in thy lawe is my delite.

¹⁰ Yf wysdome entre into thyne herte, and thy soule delyte in knowledge:

⁷ When a mans wayes please the Lorde, he maketh his very enemyes to be his frendes.

¹⁸ for thou shalt be excellent yf thou kepe it in thine herte, & practise it in thy mouth:

³ Their minde is set vpon the, because thou preseruest them in peace yee, euen in peace: because they put their trust in the.

¹⁹ I make the frutes of thankesgeuynge, that he maye saye. Peace peace vnto them that are farre of, and to them that are nye, sayth the Lorde, and I make hym whole.

²⁸ Come vnto me all ye that laboure: and are laden, and I will ease you. ²⁹ Take my yock vpon you, and lerne of me, for I am meke & lowly in herte: and ye shall fynde rest vnto youre soules. ³⁰ For my yocke is easy, and my burden is light.

⁷⁹ To geue light to them that sate in darcknes & in the shadowe of deathe, to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace.

⁸ Furthermore, brethren, whatsoeuer thinges are true, whatsoeuer thynges are honeste, whatsoeuer thinges are iust, whatsoeuer thynges are pure, whatsoeuer thynges are conuenient, whatsoeuer thinges are of honeste reporte: Yf ther be eny vertue, yf ther be eny prayse, ⁹ those same haue ye in youre mynde, which ye haue bothe learned & receaued, hearde also and sene in me those thinges do, and the God of peace shalbe with you.

⁹ Moreouer, out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe, euery tre that was pleasaunt to the sight, and commodious for meate. The tre of lyfe also and the tre of knowledge of good and of euyll was in the myddes of the garden.

²² And the Lorde God sayde: Beholde, yonder man hath bene euen as one of vs, that he myght knowe good and euell. And nowe lest happly he put furth hys hande, and take also of the tree of lyfe, and eate, & lyue for euer.

³⁰ The frute of the ryghteous is a tree of lyfe: and he that endeuoureth him selfe to wynne mens soules is wyse.

¹² Longe taryenge for a thynge that is differred, greueth the herte: but when the desyre commeth: it is a tree of lyfe.

⁴ A wholsome tonge is a tree of lyfe, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

⁷ Lett hym that hath eares, heare what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacyons. To hym that ouercommeth, wyll I geue to eate of the tre of lyfe, which is in the myddes of the Paradyse of God.

² In the middes of the stret of it, and of ether syde of the ryuer, was ther woode of lyfe: whych bare twelue maner of frutes: & gaue frute euery moneth: & the leues of the wood serued to heale the people with all.

²⁴ O Lorde, how manifolde are thy worckes? in wysdome hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy ryches.

⁵ Which by his excellentt wysdome made the heauens, for hys mercy endureth for euer.

²⁷ For when he made the heauens, I was present: when he sett vp the depthes in ordre, ²⁸ when he hanged the cloudes aboue: when he fastened the sprynges of the depe: ²⁹ When he shut the see within certayne bowndes, that the waters shulde not go ouer their marckes that he commaunded. When he layed the foundacyons of the earth

¹² But (as for oure God) He made the earth wt his power, and with his wysdome doth he order the whole compasse of the worlde, with his discrecyon hath he spred out the heauens.

¹⁵ Yee, euen the Lorde of hostes, that wt his power made the earth, wt hys wysdome prepared the rounde worlde, and with his discretion spred out the heauens.

³ All thinges were made by it, & wythout it, was made nothynge that was made.

⁹ And God sayde: let the waters vnder heauen be gathered together into one place, that the drye lande maye be sene. And so it came to passe.

¹¹ In the syxe hundrethe yere of Noes lyfe in the seconde Moneth, the seuenth daye of the moneth. In the same daye were all the fountaynes of the greate depe broken vp, and the wyndowes of heauen were opened.

²⁸ God geue the of the dewe of heauen, and of the fatnesse of the erth, and plentye of corne and wyne.

³⁷ Isahac answered and sayde vnto Esau: beholde I haue made hym thy Lord, and all hys mothers chyldren haue I made hys seruauntes. Moreouer wyth corne & wyne haue I stablysshed hym, what can I do vnto the nowe my sonne? ³⁸ And Esau sayde vnto hys father: hast thou but that one blessynge my father? blesse me also my father: so lyfted vp Esau his voyce and wepte. ³⁹ Than Isahac hys father answered & sayde vnto hym: beholde, thy dwellinge place shall be the fatnesse of the erth, and of the dewe of heauen from aboue.

²⁸ Israel then shall dwell in safetye, & alone. And the eye of Iacob shalbe vpon a lande of corne and wyne, and hys heauens shall droppe the dewe.

²⁷ He turneth the water to small droppes, he dryueth hys cloudes together for to rayne, ²⁸ so that they poure downe and droppe vpon men.

⁸ Who shut the see wyth dores, when it brake forth as a chylde out of hys mothers wombe? ⁹ When I made the cloudes to be a coueryng for it, and swadled it with the darcke? ¹⁰ when I gaue it my commaundement, makyng dores and barres for it, ¹¹ saying: Hyther to shalt thou come, but no farther, & here shalt thou laye downe thy proud and hye waues.

²⁶ that it watereth & moystureth the drye and barengrounde: ²⁷ to make the grasse growe in places where no body dwelleth, and in the wyldernes where no man remayneth? ²⁸ Who is the father of rayne? Or who hath begotten the droppes of dewe?

⁹ Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it: thou makest it very plenteous. ¹⁰ The ryuer of God is full of water, thou preparest their corne: for so thou prouydest for the earthe. ¹¹ Thou waterest her forowes, thou sendest rayne into the litle valleys therof: thou makest it soft with the droppes of rayne, and blessed the increase of it. ¹² Thou crownest the yeare wt thy goodnesse: & thy cloudes droppe fatnesse.

⁸ They go vp as hye as the hylles, and downe to the valleys beneth: euen vnto the place, which thou hast appoynted for them. ⁹ Thou hast set them their boundes, which they shall not passe: nether turne agayne to couer the earth.

²² Are there eny amonge the goddes of the Gentyles, that sende rayne or geue the showers of heauen? Or may the heuens drope rayne without thy commaundement? Dost not thou it, O Lorde our God, in whom we trust? Yee Lorde, thou dost all these thynges.

²³ Be glad then (O ye chyldren of Syon) and reioyse in the Lorde youre God, for he hath geuen you a teacher of ryghteousnesse: & he it is that shall sende you downe shouers of rayne, early and late in the fyrst moneth:

⁴⁶ and sayde vnto them: Sett youre herte vnto all the wordes which I testyfye vnto you thys daye: and ye shall commaunde them vnto youre chyldren, that they maye obserue and do all the wordes of thys lawe. ⁴⁷ And let it not be a vayne worde vnto you: for it is youre lyfe, and thorowe thys worde ye shall prolonge youre dayes in the lande whether ye go ouer Iordan, to conquere it.

⁸ let not the boke of this lawe departe out of thy mouthe: But recorde therin daye & night that thou mayst obserue, & do according to all that is written therin. For then shalt thou make thy waye prosperouse, and then thou shalt do wysely.

⁷ He hydeth vp healthe for the ryghteous. He preserueth the welfare of the ryghteous, and defendeth them that walke syncerely:

¹ My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but se that thyne hert kepe my commaundementes. ² For they shall prolonge the dayes & yeres of thy lyfe, and bringe the peace. ³ Let mercy and faythfulnes neuer go from the: bynde them about thy necke, and wryte them in the tables of thyne herte.

²¹ Let them not departe from thyne eyes: but kepe them euen in the myddest of thyne herte.

³¹ If ye continue in my worde, then are ye my very disciples,

⁶ If a man byde not in me, he is cast forth as a braunche, & is wythered: and men gather them: and cast them into the fyre, and they burne. ⁷ If ye byde in me, and my wordes abyde in you: aske what ye wyll, and it shalbe done for you.

¹ Wherfore, we ought to geue the more ernest hede to the thynges that are spoken vnto vs, lest at any tyme we perysshe. ² For yf the worde whych was spoken by angells was stedfast: And euery transgressyon and disobedience receaued a iust recompence of rewarde, ³ howe shall we escape, yf we despyse so great saluacyon, which at the fyrst began to be preached of the Lorde hym selfe, and was confirmed vnto vs warde, by them that hearde it?

²⁴ Let therfore abyde in you that same which ye hearde from the beginninge. If that which ye hearde from the beginnynge shal remayne in you, ye also shall contynew in the sonne, and in the father.

²⁷ And the anoyntinge which ye haue receaued of him dwelleth in you. And ye nede not, that eny man teach you: but as the anoyntinge teacheth you of all thinges, and is true, and no lye, and as it hath taught you, euen so byde therin.

¹⁶ O Lorde men maye lyue beyond theyr yeares, and I wyll declare to all men: that euen in those yeres I haue a ioyfull lyfe, and that it was thou that causedest me to sleape and agayne thou hast geuen lyfe to me.

⁴⁹ For I haue not spoken of my selfe: but the father which sent me: he gaue me a commaundment, what I shuld saye, & what I shulde speake. ⁵⁰ And I knowe that his commaundement is lyfe euerlastinge. Whatsoeuer I speake therfore, euen as the father bade me, so I speake.

²³ The Lord ordreth a good mans goinge, & maketh his waye acceptable to him self. ²⁴ Though he fall, he shal not be cast awaye, for the Lord vpholdeth him with his hande.

³¹ The mouth of the ryghtuous is exercised in wysdome and his tonge wilbe talkyng of iudgement,

¹¹ For he shall geue his angels charge ouer the, to kepe the in all thy wayes. ¹² They shall beare the in theyr handes, that thou hurt not thy fote agaynste a stone.

³ He wyll not suffre thy fote to be moued, and he that kepeth the, wyll not slepe.

⁸ The Lorde shall preserue thy goynge out and thy commynge in, from thys tyme forth for euer more.

⁸ he kepeth them in the ryght pathe, and preserueth the waye of soche as serue hym with godlynesse.

¹² So that yf thou goest therin, there shall no straytenes hynder the: and when thou runnest, thou shalte not fall.

⁹ He that leadeth an innocent lyfe, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wronge waye shalbe knowne.

¹² I wyll comforte them in the Lorde, that they maye walke in his name, sayeth the Lorde.

⁶ And I wyll sende peace in the lande, & ye shall slepe without any man to make you a frayde. And I wyll rydd euell beastes out of the lande, and there shall no swerde goo thorow out youre lande.

¹⁹ Then shuldest thou take thy rest, & no man to make the afrayed, yee, many one shuld set moch by the.

⁵ I layed me downe and slepte, and rose vp agayne, for the Lorde susteyned me.

⁸ I wyll laye me downe in peace, and take my rest: for it is thou Lorde onely, that makest me dwell in safetye.

⁴ Beholde, he that kepeth Israel, shall nether slombre nor slepe. ⁵ The Lorde hym selfe is thy keper, the Lorde is thy defence vpon thy ryght hande. ⁶ So that the sunne shall not burne the by daye, nether the moone by nyght. ⁷ The Lorde shall preserue the from all euell, yee it is euen he that shall kepe thy soule.

² Except the Lorde kepe the cytie the watchman waketh but in vayne.

²² That they may leade the where thou goest, preserue the when thou art a slepe, and that when thou awakest, thou mayest talke of them.

²⁶ When I hearde thys, I came agayne to my selfe, I mused, lyke as I had bene waked oute of a swete slepe.

¹⁵ I will fede my shepe my selfe, and bringe them to their rest, sayeth the Lorde God.

⁶ And when Herode wolde haue brought him oute vnto the people, the same nyght slepte Peter betwene two soudiers, bounde with two chaynes, and the kepers before the dore kepte the preson.

¹³ I wolde not brethren that ye shulde be ignoraunt concernynge them whych are fallen aslepe, that ye sorowe not as other do, whych haue no hope. ¹⁴ For yf we beleue, that Iesus dyed, & rose agayne: euen so them also which slepe by Iesus, wyll God brynge agayne wt hym.

²¹ Thou shalt be kept from the euell tonge, and when trouble commeth, thou shalt not nede to feare. ²² In destruccion and derth thou shalt be mery, and shalt not be afrayed of beastes of the earth.

¹³ If thou haddest nowe a ryght hert, and lyftedst vp thyne handes towarde hym: ¹⁴ yf thou woldest put awaye the wickednes which thou hast in hande, so that no vngodlynesse dwell in thy house. ¹⁵ Then myghtest thou lyft vp thy face without shame, and then shuldest thou be sure, and haue no nede to feare.

¹ Of Dauid. The Lorde is my lyght and my saluacyon: whom then shall I feare? the Lorde is the strength of my lyfe: of whom then shall I be afrayed? ² When the wycked (euen myne enemyes and my foes) came vpon me, to eate vp my fleshe, they stombled & fell.

¹ To the chaunter, a songe for the chyldren of Corah vpon Alamoth. God is our hope & strength: a very present helpe in trouble. ² Therfore wyll we feare, though the erth be moued, & though the hylles be caryed in the myddest of the see. ³ Though the waters therof rage & swell, & though the mountaynes shake at the tempest of the same. Sela.

¹⁹ O how sodenly do they consume, perysh, and come to a fearfull ende?

⁵ Thou shalte not be afrayed for any terrour by night, ner for the arow that flyeth by daye.

⁷ He will not be afrayed for eny euell tydinges, for his hert standeth fast, and beleueth in in the Lord.

²⁷ euen when the thynge that ye be afrayed of, falleth in sodenly lyke a storme, & your misery lyke a tempest: yee, when trouble & heuines commeth vpon you.

¹² rounde with none of them, whosoeuer saye: yonder people are bounde together: feare them not, nether be afrayd of them, ¹³ but sanctifie the Lord of Hostes, lett hym be youre feare and drede.

¹⁰ be not afrayed, for I am wt the. Melt not away as waxe, for I am thy God, to strength the, helpe the, & to kepe the wt this ryght hande of myne. ¹¹ Beholde, all they that resyst the shall come to confusyon & shame: and thyne aduersaries shalbe destroyed & brought to naught. ¹² So that whoso seketh after them, shall not fynde them. Thy destroyers shall perysh, and so shall they that vndertake to make batayll agaynst the be as that is not, & as a thinge of naught. ¹³ For I thy Lorde and God will strengthen thy ryght hand. Euen I that saye vnto the. Feare not. I wyll helpe the ¹⁴ Be not afrayde thou lytle worme Iacob, & thou despysed Israel: for I wyll helpe the, sayeth the Lorde, and the holy one of Israel thyne auenger.

¹⁷ oure God whom we serue, is able to kepe vs from the hote burnyng ouen (O kynge) and can ryght well delyuer vs out of thy handes. ¹⁸ And though he wyll not, yet shalt thou knowe (O kyng) that we will not serue thy goddes, ner do reuerence to the Image, which thou hast set vp.

²⁴ And beholde, there arose a greate tempeste in the see, in so moche that the shyppe was couered with waues, but he was a slepe. ²⁵ And hys discyples came to hym, and awoke hym, sayenge: Master, saue vs, we peryshe. ²⁶ And he sayth vnto them: why are ye fearful, O ye of lytle faith? Then he arose and rebuked the wyndes and the see, and there folowed a greate calme.

⁶ ye shall heare of warres, & tidinges of warres: be not troubled. For all must come to passe, but the ende is not yet.

¹⁵ When ye therfore shall se the abhominacion of desolacion (that was spoken of by Daniel the prophet) stande in the holy place: whoso readeth it let him vnderstande.

⁴⁰ And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearfull? How happeneth it, that ye haue no fayth?

⁹ But when ye heare of warres and sedicions, be not afrayed. For these thynges must first come to passe, but the ende foloweth not by and by.

¹⁸ & ther shall not one herre of youre head perysshe. ¹⁹ Possesse ye youre soule by pacience. ²⁰ And when ye se Ierusalem beseged wyth an hoste, then be sure that the desolacyon, of the same is nye. ²¹ Then let them which are in Iewrye, flye to the mountaynes. And let them whych are in the myddes of it, departe out. And let not them that are in other countreyes, enter therin. ²² For these be the dayes of vengeaunce, that all thynges which are wrytten, maye be fulfylled. ²³ But wo vnto them that be with chylde, & to them that geue sucke in those dayes: for there shalbe greate trouble in the lande, and wrath ouer all this people. ²⁴ And they shall fall thorow the edge of the swearde, and shalbe ledd awaye captyue into all nacions. And Ierusalem shalbe troden downe of the gentyls, vntyll the tyme of the gentyls be fulfylled. ²⁵ And ther shalbe sygnes in the Sonne, and in the Moone, and in the starres: and in the erth the people shalbe at their wyttes ende, thorow dispayre. The see and the water shall roare, ²⁶ and mennes hertes shall fayle them for feare, and for lokynge after those thynges which shall come on the erth. For the powers of heauen shall moue. ²⁷ And then shall they se the sonne of man come in a cloude with power and greate glory. ²⁸ When these thynges begynne to come to passe: then loke vp, and lyfte vp youre heades, for youre redempcyon draweth nye.

¹ And he sayde vnto his disciples: lett not your herte be troubled. Ye beleue in God, beleue also in me.

¹⁴ Yee, happy are ye, yf anye trouble happen vnto you for rightewesnesse sake. Be not ye afrayed for anye terroure of them, nether be ye troubled

⁹ He wyll kepe the fete of hys sayntes, and the wycked shall kepe sylence in darcknesse, & in his awne myght shall no man be stronge.

³ For he shall delyuer the from the snare of the hunter, and from the noysome pestylence.

⁹ For thou Lorde arte my hope, thou hast set thyne house of defence very hye ¹⁰ There shall no euell happen vnto the, nether shall eny plage come nye thy dwellyng.

²⁶ The feare of the Lorde is a stronge holde, and hys chyldren are vnder a sure defence.

¹⁷ For the fygg trees shal not be grene: & the vynes shal beare no frute. The laboure of the olyue shalbe but lost, & the lande shall bring no corne: the shepe shalbe taken out of the folde, and there shalbe no catel in the stalles. ¹⁸ But as for me, I wyll be glad in the Lorde, and will reioyce in God my Sauyoure.

²⁹ for I am able to do you euyll. But the God of your father spake vnto me yesterdaye, saying take hede that thou speake not to Iacob ought saue good.

¹ O wo vnto them, that Imagyn to do herme, and deuyse vngracyousnesse vpon theyr beddes, to perfourme it in the cleare daye: for ther power is agaynst God.

⁷ Geue to euery man therfore hys duetye: tribute to whom tribute belongeth: custome, to whom custome is due: feare, to whom feare belongeth: honoure, to whom honoure pertayneth.

¹⁰ Whyle we haue therfore tyme, lett vs do good vnto all men, and specially vnto them which are of the housholde of fayth.

¹⁴ whych gaue him selfe for vs, to redeme vs from all vnryghtewesnes, and to pourge vs a peculyer people vnto hym selfe feruently geuen vnto good workes. ¹⁵ If a brother or a syster be naked & destitute of dayly fode, ¹⁶ & one of you saye vnto them: departe in peace, God send you warmnes & fode, not wtstandyng ye geue them not those thinges which are nedful to the body, what shal it helpe?

⁴ Beholde the hyre of labourers which haue reaped downe youre feldes (which hyre is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: & the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred in to the eares of the Lord Sabaoth.

¹³ Thou shall not do thy neyghboure wronge, nether robbe hym violently nether shall the workmans laboure abyde wyth the vntyll the mornynge.

¹² Forthermore, yf it be a pore body, thou shalt not slepe with hys pledge, ¹³ but delyuer hym the pledge agayne whan the sonne goth doune that he maye slepe in his awne rayment, and blesse the. And it shalbe ryghteousnes vnto the, before the Lord thy God ¹⁴ Thou shalt not defraude an hyred seruaunte that is nedye and poore, whether he be of thy brethen, or of the straungers that are in thy lande with in thy gates. ¹⁵ But shall geue him his hyer the same daye, and lett not the sonne go doune theron. For he is nedye, and therwith susteyneth his lyfe, lest he crye agaynst the vnto the Lorde, and it be synne vnto the.

¹ Make not thy boost of to morowe for thou knowest not what maye happen to daye.

¹⁰ Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do, that do with all thy power, for in the graue that thou goest vnto, there is nether worcke, councell, knowledge ner wysdome.

⁶ Cease not thou therfore with thy handes to sowe thy sede, whether it be in the morninge or in the euenynge: for thou knowest not whether this or that shal prospere, and yf they both take, it is the better.

¹¹ Nowe therfore, performe the thynge which ye beganne to do: that as there was in you a redynes to will, euen so, ye maye performe the dede of that which ye haue.

³ Neuerthelesse, yet haue I sent these brethren, lest our boasting which I make of you shulde be in vayne, in thys behalfe, that ye (as I haue sayde) maye prepare your selues:

¹⁸ that they do good: that they be riche in good workes: that they be redy to geue & gladly to distribute,

²⁰ And why? theyr comonyng is not for peace, but they ymagyne disceatfull wordes agaynst them that are quyet in the lande.

²⁰ The wordes of hys mouth were softer then butter, hauynge warre in his hert: hys wordes were smother then oyle, and yet be they very sweardes.

³ For lo, they lye waytynge for my soule: the myghty men are gathered together against me without any offence or faute of me (O Lord.)

¹⁴ he is euer ymagenynge myschefe, and frowardnesse in hys herte, & causeth discorde.

¹⁸ an herte that goeth aboute wyth wycked ymaginacyons fete that be swyfte in rennynge to do myschefe,

²² Without doute they erre that ymagyne wyckednes, but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto soche shall happen mercy and faythfulnesse

²⁹ A wycked man begyleth hys neyghbour, and leadeth him in to the waye that is not good. ³⁰ The vngodly that loketh gastely wt hys eyes ymagineth myschefe, & when he moueth his lyppes, he wyll do some harme.

¹⁸ Then sayde they come, let vs ymagen somthynge agaynst this Ieremye. For the prestes shall not be destitute of the lawe, nether shall the wysemen de destitute of councel, ner the prophetes destitute of the worde of God. Come, and let vs smyte him with the tong, and let vs marke all his wordes. ¹⁹ Consydre me, O Lord, and heare the voyce of myne enemies ²⁰ shall they recompence euell for good? for they haue digged a pit for my soule. Remembre, howe that I stode before the, to speake good for them, & to turne awaye thy wrath from them.

¹ O wo vnto them, that Imagyn to do herme, and deuyse vngracyousnesse vpon theyr beddes, to perfourme it in the cleare daye: for ther power is agaynst God. ² When they couet to haue lande, they take it by vyolence, they robbe men of theyr houses. Thus they oppresse a man for his house & euery man for his herytage.

¹⁴ The beginninge of stryfe is as when a man maketh an Issue for water, therfore or the metynge be leaue of contencyon.

⁶ A fooles lyppes are euer brawelynge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto battayll.

⁸ Be not hastie to go to the lawe, lest happlye thou do some offence after the strife be ended wherby thy neyghbour put the to shame. ⁹ Handle thy matter wt thy neyghbour him selfe, and discouer not another mans secrete:

²² An angry man stereth vp stryfe, and he that beareth euell wyll in his mynde, doth moch euell.

³⁹ But I saye vnto you, that ye resist not euell. But whosoeuer geue the a blowe on the ryght cheke, turne to hym the other also. ⁴⁰ And yf eny man wyll sue the at the law, and take awaye thy coate, let him haue thy clooke also. ⁴¹ And whosoeuer wyll compell the to go a myle, go with him twayne.

¹⁸ If it be possyble, (as moch as is in you) lyue peaceably with all men. ¹⁹ Dearly beloued, auenge not youre selues, but rather geue place vnto wrath. For it is wrytten: vengeaunce is myne, I wyll rewarde, sayth the Lorde. ²⁰ Therfore, yf thyne enemy honger, fede him: yf he thyrst, geue hym dryncke. For in so doyng thou shalt heape coles of fyre on hys heade. ²¹ Be not ouercome of euyll, but ouercome euyll, with goodnes:

⁶ but one brother goeth to lawe wt another: and that vnder the vnbeleuers? ⁷ Nowe therfore, there is vtterly a faute amonge you, because ye go to lawe one wyth another. Why rather suffer ye not wronge? why rather suffre ye not your selues to haue harme? ⁸ naye, ye youre selues do wronge, and robbe: & that the brethren.

²⁴ The seruaunt of the Lorde must not stryue: but be gentle vnto all men apte to teach, and one that can suffre

¹ A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy self because of the vngodly: nether be thou enuyous agaynst the euell doers.

⁷ Holde the styll in the Lorde, & abyde pacyently vpon him: but greue not thy selfe at hym, whose waye doth prospere agenst the man that doth after euell councels. ⁸ Leaue of from wrath, & let go displeasure, frett not thy self, els shalt thou be moued to do euell. ⁹ Wycked doers shalbe roted out: & they that paciently abyde the Lorde, those shall enheret the lande.

³ And why I was greued at the wicked, I do se also the vngodly in soch prosperite.

¹⁵ My sonne, walke not thou with them: refrayne thy fote from their waye. ¹⁶ For their fete runne to euell: & are hasty to shed bloud. ¹⁷ But in vayn is the net laied forth before the byrdes eyes: ¹⁸ yee they them selues laye wayte one for anothers bloud & one of them wold sleye another.

¹² That thou mayest be delyuered from the euell waye, and from the man that speaketh frowarde thinges. ¹³ From soche as leaue the hye strete, & walke in the wayes of darckenesse: ¹⁴ which reioyse in doynge euell: and delyte in wycked thynges: ¹⁵ whose wayes are croked, and they frowarde in thyr pathes.

¹² The desyre of the vngodly hunteth after myschefe, but the rote of the ryghteous bringeth forth fruyte.

²² Se that thou robbe not the poore, because he is weake, & oppresse not the simple in iudgment: ²³ for the Lord him selfe will defende their cause, & do violence vnto them that haue vsed violence. ²⁴ Make no frendshype wt an angrye wilfull man, & kepe no company wt the furious: ²⁵ lest thou learne his wayes, & receaue hurte in thy soule.

¹ Be not thou gelous ouer wycked men, and desyre not to be amonge them.

¹⁹ Let not thy wrath & gelousy moue the, to folowe the wycked & vngodly. ²⁰ And why? the wicked shall haue no posterite, and the candle of the vngodly shall be put out.

⁸ If thou seyst the poore to be oppressed and wrongeously dealt withall, so that equite & the ryght of the lawe is wrasted in the lande: maruell not thou at soch a thyng, for one greate man kepeth touch with another, & the myghtie men are in auctorite ouer the pore.

²¹ enuyinge, murther, dronkennes, glottonye, and soche lyke: of the which I tell you before as I haue told you in tyme past, that they which commyt soch thinges shall not be inheritours of the kyngdome of God.

⁴ As it stode with me when I was yonge: when God prospered my house:

²⁶ With the cleane thou shalt be cleane: and with the frowarde thou shalt lerne frowardnes.

¹⁴ The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare him & he wyll shewe them hys couenaunt.

⁶ Go to the Emmet (thou slougard) consydre herwayes, & lerne to be wyse. ⁷ She hath no guyde, no ouersear nor ruler: ⁸ yet in the Sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her fode to gether in the haruest. ⁹ Howe longe wylt thou slepe, thou slougysh man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy slepe? ¹⁰ Yee slepe on styll a lytle, slomber a lytle, foulde thyne handes together yet a lytle, that thou mayest slepe: ¹¹ so shall pouertye come vnto the as on that trauayleth by the waye, & necessytelke a weapened man. ¹² An vngodly person, a wycked man goeth with a frowarde mouth ¹³ he wyncketh with his eyes, he tokeneth with hys fete, he poynteth with hys fyngers, ¹⁴ he is euer ymagenynge myschefe, and frowardnesse in hys herte, & causeth discorde. ¹⁵ Therfore shall hys destruccyon come hastly vpon him, sodenly shall he be all to broken, and not be healed. ¹⁶ These syxe thynges doth the Lord hate, and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth: ¹⁷ A proude looke a lyinge tonge, handes that shed innocent bloude, ¹⁸ an herte that goeth aboute wyth wycked ymaginacyons fete that be swyfte in rennynge to do myschefe, ¹⁹ a false wytnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and soche one as soweth discorde amonge brethren.

¹³ The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wyckednesse, pryde dysdayne, and the euell waye: and a mouth that speaketh wycked thynges, I vtterly abhorre.

²⁰ The Lorde abhorreth them that be of a fayned hert, but he hath pleasure in them that are of an vndefyled conuersacyon.

¹⁰ The herte feleth hys owne lyues bytternesse: nether shall straunger be partaker of his ioye.

¹⁵ The Lorde hateth as well him that iustifieth the vngodly, as him that condempneth the innocent.

²⁵ At that tyme Iesus answered and sayde: I thanke the O father, Lord of heauen & erth, because thou hast hid these thinges from the wyse and prudent, and hast shewed them vnto babes,

¹¹ He answered and sayde vnto them: it is geuen vnto you to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of heauen, but to them it is not geuen.

¹⁵ And he sayd vnto them: Ye are they which iustifye youre selues before men: but God knoweth youre hertes. For that which is hyghlye estemed amonge men, is abhominable in the syght of God.

¹⁵ Hence forth call I you not seruauntes: for the seruaunt knoweth not what hys lorde doeth. But you haue I called frendes: for all thynges that I haue heard of my father, haue I opened to you.

¹⁷ Let hym that hath eares, heare, what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacyons. To hym that ouercommeth, wyll I geue to eate Manna that is hyd, & wyll geue hym a whyte stone, & in the stone a newe name wrytten, which no man knoweth, sauynge he that receaueth it.

¹⁴ But and yf ye wyll not harken vnto me, nor wyll do all these my commaundementes: ¹⁵ And yf ye shall despise myne ordinaunces, ether yf youre soule abhorre my lawes, so that ye wyll not do all my commaundementes, but breake myne appoyntment, ¹⁶ I also will do thys vnto you. For I will bring vpon you fearfulnesse, swellynge of body, and the burnynge agewe, to consume youre eyes, & gendre sorowe of hert. And ye shall sowe youre seed in vayne, for youre enemyes shall eate it, ¹⁷ And I wyll set my face agenste you, and ye shall fall before youre enemyes, & they that hate you, shall raygne ouer you and ye shall flee, when no man foloweth you. ¹⁸ And yf ye will not yet for all this herken vnto me, then will I punysh you seuen tymes more for youre synnes, ¹⁹ and wyll breake the pryde of youre stubburnesse. And I wyll make youre heauen as yron, and youre erth as brasse. ²⁰ And youre laboure shalbe spent in vayne. For youre lande shall not geue hyr encrease, nether shall the trees of the lande geue theyr frutes. ²¹ And yf ye walke contrary vnto me, and wyll not herken vnto me, I wyll brynge seuen tymes moo plages vpon you, accordinge to youre synnes. ²² I will also sende in wilde beastes vpon you, which shall robbe you of youre children, and destroye youre catell, and make you fewe in nombre, and cause youre hye wayes to growe vnto a wyldernesse. ²³ And yf ye maye not be refourmed by these thynges but shall walke contrarye vnto me, ²⁴ then wyll I also walke contrarye vnto you, and wyll punish you yet seuen tymes for youre synnes. ²⁵ And I wyll sende a swerde vpon you, that shall auenge my testament And when ye are gathered together wythin youre cyties, I wyll sende the pestilence amonge you, and ye shalbe delyuered into the hande of the enemye. ²⁶ And when I haue broken the staffe of youre bread: ten wyues shall bake youre bread in one ouen, and they shall delyuer you youre bread agayne by weyght ye shall eate, and not be satisfyed. ²⁷ And yf ye wyll not yet for all thys herken vnto me, but shall walke agaynst me, ²⁸ I will walke contrarye vnto you also in indignacyon, and wyll chastice you seuen tymes for youre synnes. ²⁹ And ye shall eate the flesh of youre sonnes and the fleshe of youre daughters shall ye deuoure. ³⁰ I wyll destroye youre hye places, and roote out youre ymages, and cast youre carkasses vpon the bodyes of youre ydolles, and my soule shall abhorre you. ³¹ And I wyll make your cyties desolate, and brynge youre sanctuarye vnto nought, and wyll not smell the swetnesse of youre odoures. ³² I wyll brynge the lande vnto a wyldernesse, and youre enemyes which dwell therin, shall wondre at it. ³³ And I will strawe you amonge the hethen, and will drawe out a swerde after you, and youre lande shalbe wast, and youre cyties desolate. ³⁴ Then shall the lande enioye her Sabbothes, as longe as it lyeth voyde, and ye shalbe in your enemyes lande: euen then shall the lande rest, and reioyse in her Sabbothes. ³⁵ As longe as it lyeth voyde it shall rest, because it dyd not reste in youre Sabbothes, when ye dwelt vpon it. ³⁶ And vpon them that are left alyue of you, I wyll sende a fayntnesse into theyr hertes in the lande of theyr enemyes: & the sounde of a shakyng leef, shall chace them, and whan they flee the swerde, they shall fall: no man folowinge vpon them. ³⁷ They shall fall one vpon another, as it were before a swerde, euen no man folowynge vpon them, and ye shall haue no power to stande before your enemyes: ³⁸ And ye shall perish amonge the hethen, & the lande of youre enemyes shall eate you vp. ³⁹ And they that are left of you, shall pyne awaye in their vnryghteousnes, euen in their enemyes lande, and in the mysdeades of their fathers shall they consume. ⁴⁰ And they shall confesse their misdeades and the mysdeades of their fathers for their trespace, which they haue trespaced agaynst me, and for that also that they haue walked contrarye vnto me. ⁴¹ Therfore I also wyll walke contrary vnto them, and wyll brynge them into the lande of their enemyes. And then at the leest waye their vncircumcysed hertes shall be tamed, and they shall make an attonement for their mysdeades. ⁴² And I will remembre my couenaunt, with Iacob, and my bonde with Isahac, and myne appointment with Abraham, and will thynke on the lande. ⁴³ The lande shall be lefte of them, and shall enioye her Sabbothes, whyle she lyeth wast without them. And they shall make an attonement for their misdeades, because they despised my lawes, and because their soule refused myne ordinaunces: ⁴⁴ And yet for all that when they be in the lande of their enemyes, I will not cast them awaye, neyther will abhorre them, to destroye them vtterly, and to breake myne appoyntment with them: for I am the Lorde their God. ⁴⁵ I wyll for their sakes remembre the couenaunt made vnto their fathers, whom I brought out of the lande of Egypte in the syghte of the hethen, that I myght be their God: I am the Lorde. ⁴⁶ These are the ordinaunces, and iudgementes, and lawes, which the Lorde made betwene him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai, by the hande of Moses.

²⁶ Brynge not therfore abhominacyon in to thyne house, lest thou be a damned thynge, as it is: but vtterlye defye it and abhorre it, for it is a damned thynge.

²⁸ And a curse: yf ye wyll not obeye the commaundmentes of the Lorde youre God: but turne out of the waye, whych I commaunde you thys daye, to go after straunge goddes, whych ye haue not knowen.

² And all these blessinges shall come on the, and ouertake the, yf thou shalt herken vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God. ³ Blessed shalt then be in the towne, and blessed in the feldes: ⁴ blessed shalbe the frute of thy body, and the frute of thy grounde, and the frute of thy cattell, the frute of thyne oxen, & the flockes of thy shepe: ⁵ blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. ⁶ Blessed shalt thou be, when thou goest out, and blessed when thou comest in. ⁷ The Lorde shall geue ouer thyne enemyes that ryse agaynst the, that they maye fall before thy face. They shall come out agaynst the one waye, and flee before the seuen wayes. ⁸ The Lorde shall put the blessynge vpon the in thy store houses, & in all that thou settest thyne hande to, & will blesse the in the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth the. ⁹ The Lorde shall make the an holye people vnto hym selfe, as he hath sworen vnto the: yf thou shalt kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God, and walke in hys wayes. ¹⁰ And all nacyons of the erth shall se, that the name of the Lorde, is called vpon ouer the, and they shalbe aferde of the. ¹¹ And the Lorde shall make the plenteous in goodes, in the frute of thy body, in the frute of thy catell, and in the frute of thy grounde, in the lande whych the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers, to geue the. ¹² The Lorde shall open vnto the his good treasure, euen the heauen to geue rayne vnto thy lande in due ceason, and to blesse all the laboures of thyne hande. And thou shalt lende vnto many nacyons, but shalt not borowe thy selfe. ¹³ And the Lord shall set the before and not behynde, & thou shalt be aboue only, and not beneth: yf that thou herken vnto the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God, which I commaunde the thys daye, to kepe and to do them. ¹⁴ And se that thou bowe not asyde from any of these wordes, which I commaunde the thys daye, ether to the ryght hande or to the lefte, that thou woldest goo after straunge goddes to serue them. ¹⁵ But and yf thou wylt not herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God, to kepe & to do all hys commaundementes and his ordinaunces, which I commaunde the this daye: all these curses shall come vpon the, and ouertake the: ¹⁶ Cursed shalt thou be in the towne, and cursed in the felde: ¹⁷ cursed shall thy baskett be, & thy store. ¹⁸ Cursed shall be the frute of thy body, and the frute of thy lande, and the frute of thyne oxen, and the flockes of thy shepe. ¹⁹ Cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in, and cursed when thou goest out. ²⁰ The Lorde shall sende vpon the, cursynge, destruccyon, and rebuke in all that thou settest thyne hande to, and that thou doest: vntyll he destroye the, and brynge the to nought quyckely, because of the wyckednesse of thyne inuencyons, and because thou hast forsaken me. ²¹ The Lorde shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto the, vntyll he haue consumed the from of the lande, whether thou goest to enioye it. ²² The Lorde shall smyte the with swellynge, wyth feuers, heet, burnynge, and wyth the swerde, with wetherynge, and with blastynge. And they shall folowe the vntyll thou peryshe. ²³ And the heauen that is ouer thy head shalbe brasse, and the erthe that is vnder the, yron. ²⁴ The Lorde shall turne the rayne of the lande vnto powder and dust: euen from heauen shall they come doune vpon the, vntyll thou be brought to nought. ²⁵ And the Lorde shall plage the before thyne enemyes: Thou shalt come out one waye agaynst them, and flee seuen wayes before them, and shall be scatered amonge all the kyngdomes of the erthe. ²⁶ And thy carkesse shalbe meate vnto all maner foules of the ayre, and vnto the beastes of the erthe, and no man shall fraye them awaye. ²⁷ The Lord wyll smyte the wt the botche of Egypte, and the emarodes, scalle, & mangenesse, that thou mayest not be healed therof. ²⁸ And the Lord shall smyte the with madnesse, and blyndnesse and dasynge of herte. ²⁹ Thou shalt grope at noone dayes, as the blinde gropeth in darkenesse, and shalt not prosper in thy wayes. Thou shalt be oppressed wyth wronge, and be polled euermore, & no man shall sucker the. ³⁰ Thou shalt be betrowthed vnto a wyfe, and another man shall lye wyth her. Thou shalt buylde an house, and not dwell therin. Thou shalt also plante a vyneyarde, and shalt not gather the grapes. ³¹ Thyne oxe shalbe slayne before thyne eyes, and thou shalt not eate therof. Thyne asse shalbe violently taken a waye euen before thy face, and shall not be restored to the agayne. Thy shepe shalbe geuen vnto thine enemyes, and no man shall rescue them. ³² Thy sonnes and thy daughters shall be geuen vnto another nacyon, and thyne eyes shall se it, & dase vpon them all the daye longe, and there shalbe no myghte in thyne hande. ³³ The frute of thy lande and all thy laboures shall a nacion whych thou knowest not, eate, & thou shalt continually suffre violence onely, and be oppressed alwaye: ³⁴ so that thou shalt be cleane besyde thy selfe, for the syghte of thyne eyes whych thou shalt se: ³⁵ The Lorde shall smyte the in the knees and legges, wyth a myscheuous botche that can not be healed: euen from the sole of thy fote vnto the toppe of thy head. ³⁶ The Lorde shall brynge the and thy kynge (which thou shalt set ouer the) vnto a nacyon, which nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne, that there thou mayest serue straunge Goddes: euen wodd and stone. ³⁷ And thou shalt be wondred at, spoken of, & iested at amonge all nacyons, whether the Lorde shall carye the. ³⁸ Thou shalt carye moche seed out in to the felde, and shalt gether but lytle in: for the greshoppers shall destroye it. ³⁹ Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and dresse it, but shalt nether dryncke of the wyne, nether gether the grapes, for the wormes shall eate it. ⁴⁰ Thou shalt haue oliue trees thorowe out all thy coastes, but shalt not anoynte thy selfe wyth the oyle, for thyne olyue trees shalbe roted out. ⁴¹ Thou shalt beget sonnes, and daughters, but shalt not haue them: for they shalbe caryed a waye captyue. ⁴² All thy trees and frute of thy lande shalbe marred wyth blastynge. ⁴³ The straunger that is amonge you, shall clyme aboue the vp on hye, and thou shalt come doune beneth alowe. ⁴⁴ He shall lende the, & thou shalt not lende hym: he shalbe before, & thou behynde. ⁴⁵ Moreouer, all these curses shall come vpon the, and shall folowe the and ouertake the, tyll thou be destroyed: because thou herkenedst not vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God, to kepe hys commaundementes, and hys ordinaunces, whych he commaunded the, ⁴⁶ and they shalbe vpon the as myracles and wonders, and vpon thy seed for euer, ⁴⁷ because thou seruedst not the Lorde thy God wyth ioyfulnesse and wyth a good herte, whan thou haddest aboundaunce of all thynges, ⁴⁸ therfore thou shalt serue thyne enemye, whych the Lorde shall sende vpon the in hunger and thyrst, in nakednesse, and in nede of all thynge: and he shall put a yocke of yron vpon thy necke, vntyll he haue broughte the to nought. ⁴⁹ And the Lord shall brynge a nacyon vpon the from a farre, and from the ende of the worlde, as swifte as an egle flyeth: a nacyon whose tonge thou shalt not vnderstande: ⁵⁰ a harde fauoured nacyon, whych shall not regarde the person of the olde, nor haue compassyon on the younge. ⁵¹ The same shall eate the frute of thy catell, and the frute of thy londe, vntyll he haue destroyed the: and shall leaue the nether corne, wyne, nor oyle, nether the encrease of thyne oxen, nor the flockes of thy shepe: vntyll he haue brought the to nought. ⁵² And he shall kepe the in, in all thy cyties, vntyll he haue cast downe thy hye walles and stronge holdes, wherin thou trustedst, thorowe out all the lande. And he shall besege the in all thy cyties thorowe out all thy lande, whych the Lorde thy God hath geuen the. ⁵³ And thou shalt eate the frute of thyne awne bodye: the fleshe of thy sonnes, and of thy daughters, whych the Lorde thy God hath geuen the, in that straytenesse and sege, wherwith thyne enemye shall besege the: ⁵⁴ so that it shall greue the man (that is tender & exceadynge delycate amonge you,) to loke on hys brother and vpon hys wyfe that lyeth in hys bosome, and on the remnaunte of hys chyldren, whych he hath yet lefte: ⁵⁵ for feare of geuynge (vnto anye of them) of the fleshe of hys chyldren, whom he shall eate, because he hath nothynge left hym in that straytenesse & sege, wherwith thyne enemye shall besege the in all thy cyties. ⁵⁶ Yee and the woman that is so tender and delycate, that she dare not aduenture to set the sole of her foote vpon the grounde, (for softnesse and tendernesse) shalbe greued to loke on her husbande that lyeth in her bosome, & on her sonne and on her daughter: ⁵⁷ and on hyr after byrthe (that is come out from betwene her legges,) and her chyldren whych she shall beare: For whan all thynges lack, she shall eat them secretly, in the sege & straytenesse, wherwith thyne enemye shall besege the in thy cyties. ⁵⁸ If thou wylt not kepe and do all the wordes of thys lawe (that are wrytten in thys boke,) and feare thys gloryous and fearfull name of the Lorde thy God: ⁵⁹ the Lorde will sende vnto the and thy seed, greate plages and of longe continuaunce, ⁶⁰ euell sycknesses and of longe duraunce. Moreouer he will bringe vpon the all the diseases of Egypte, and those whych thou wast afrayed of shall cleaue vnto the. ⁶¹ And all maner syckenesses, and all maner plages whych are not wrytten in the boke of thys lawe, wyll the Lorde brynge vpon the, vntyll he bringe the to noughte. ⁶² And ye shalbe lefte fewe in nombre, where before ye were as the starres of heauen in multytude: because thou woldest not herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God. ⁶³ And it shall come to passe, that as the Lord reioysed ouer you, to do you good, & to multiplye you: euen so he wyll reioyse ouer you, to destroye you, & to brynge you to nought. And ye shalbe wasted from of the land, whether thou goest to enioye it. ⁶⁴ And the Lorde shall scater the amonge all nacions, from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other, and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes, whych thou nor thy fathers haue knowne: euen wodd and stone. ⁶⁵ And amonge these nacyons thou shalt fynde no ease, neyther shall the sole of thy foote haue rest. But the Lorde shall geue the there an vnquyet herte, and dasyng eyes, and sorowe of mynde. ⁶⁶ And thy lyfe shall hange before the and thou shalt feare both daye, and nyghte, & shalt haue no trust in thy lyfe. ⁶⁷ In the mornynge thou shalt saye, wolde God it were nyght. And at nyght thou shalt saye: wolde God it were mornynge: for feare, of thyne harte whych thou shall feare & for the syghte of thyne eyes, whych thou shalt se. ⁶⁸ And the Lorde shall brynge the into Egipt agayne wyth shyppes, by the waye which I bad the, that thou shuldest se it no moare. And there ye shalbe solde vnto youre enemies, for bondmen and bondwemen: & no man shall bye you.

¹⁹ so that when he heareth the wordes of thys ooth, he blesse hym selfe in hys hert, sayinge. I shall haue peace. I wyll walke in the meanynge of myne owne hert, (Thou put the dronken to the thyrstye.) ²⁰ And so the Lorde wyll not consent to be mercyfull vnto hym, but then the wrath of the Lorde and hys gelousye shall smoke agaynst that man, & all the curses that are wryten in this boke shall lyght vpon hym, and the Lorde shall do out hys name from vnder heauen, ²¹ and the Lorde shall separate him vnto euell out of all the tribes of Israel, accordyng vnto all the curses of the appoyntment, that are wrytten in the boke of thys lawe. ²² So that the generacyon to come of youre chyldren, that shall ryse vp after you, and the straunger that shall come from a farre lande shall saye, when they se the plages of that lande, and the diseases wherwith the Lorde hath smytten it, ²³ howe all the lande is burnt vp with brymstone & salt, & that it is nether sowen nor beareth, nor any grasse groweth therin, lyke as in the place of the ouerthrowynge of Sodome, Gomor, Adama, & Zeboim: whych the Lorde ouerthrewe in hys wrath and angre: ²⁴ Euen then shall all nacions saye: wherfore hath the Lorde done of this facyon vnto thys lande? O howe fearse is thys great wrath? ²⁵ And men shalt saye: because they lefte the testament of the Lorde God of theyr fathers whych he made with them, when he brought them out of the lande of Egypt. ²⁶ For they went, and serued straunge goddes, & worshipped them: Goddes whych they knewe not, and whych had geuen them nought. ²⁷ And the wrath of the Lorde waxed whote agaynst thys lande, to brynge vpon it all the curses that are written in this boke. ²⁸ And the Lorde cast them out of theyr lande in angre, wrath, and greate indignacyon, and cast them into a straunge lande, as this daye beareth wytnesse. ²⁹ The secrettes of the Lorde oure God are opened vnto vs, and to oure chyldren for euer, that we maye do all the wordes of thys lawe.

¹⁸ And in anywise be ye ware of the excommunicate thinges, lest ye make youre selues excommunicate, & take of the excommunicate thinges, and make the hoste of Israel excommunicate and trouble it.

¹³ Up therfore, & sanctifie the people, and saye: sanctifie youre selues against to morowe: for so sayd the Lord God of Israel There is a damned thinge amonge you (O Israel) & therfore ye cannot stande against youre ennemyes, vntill ye haue put the damned thinge from amonge you.

¹¹ And the Arcke of the Lord continued in the house of Obeth Edom the Gethite, thre monethes, and the Lorde blessed Obeth Edom, and all hys housholde.

⁶ yf thou woldest lyue a pure and a godly lyfe: shulde he not awake vp vnto the immediatly, and geue the, the bewtye of ryghtewesnesse agayne? ⁷ In so moche, that where in so euer thou haddest lytle afore, thou shuldest now haue greate aboundaunce.

³ And he shalbe lyke a tre planted by the watersyde, that wyll brynge forth hys frute in due season. His leafe also shall not wither: & loke whatsoeuer he doth, it shall prospere.

²² Soch as be blessed of God, shall possesse the lande, & they that be curssed of hym, shalbe roted out.

¹⁰ There shall no euell happen vnto the, nether shall eny plage come nye thy dwellyng.

¹² The ryghteous man wysely consydereth the house of the wicked: and for theyr wickednes God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

³ Then sayed he vnto me: Thys is the curse that goeth forth ouer the whole earth: for all theues shalbe Iudged after this booke & all swearers shalbe iudged accordynge to the same, ⁴ & I wyl brynge it furth (sayeth the Lorde of hostes) so that it shall come to the house of the thefe, & to the house of him, that falsly sweareth by my name: & shall remayne in hys house, & consume it, wt the tymbre and stones therof.

² yf ye wyll not heare it, ner regard it, to geue the glory vnto my name, sayeth the Lorde of hostes, I will sende a curse vpon you, & will curse youre blessynges: yee curse them wyll I yf ye do not take hede.

⁶ For though the Lorde be hye, yet hath he respecte vnto the lowly: as for the proude, he beholdeth him a farre of.

⁷ Who so reproueth a scornefull personne, getteth him selfe dishonoure: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth him selfe. ⁸ Reproue not a scorner lest he owe the euell wyll: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue the.

¹² If thou be wyse, thy wisdome shall do thy selfe good but yf thou thynkest scorne therof, it shalbe thyne awne harme.

²⁹ Punyshementes are ordeyned for the scornefull: and stryppes for fooles backes.

²⁴ He that is proude and presumptuous, is called a scornefull man, which in wrath darre worcke malicyouslye.

¹⁵ For thus sayeth the hye & excellent, euen he that dwelleth in euerlastyngnesse, whose name is the holy one: I dwell hye aboue and in the sanctuary, and wyth hym also, that is of a contrite and humble sprete do I dwell: that I maye heale a troubled mynde, and a contrite herte.

⁶ but geueth more grace.

⁵ Lykewyse ye yonger, submyt your selues vnto the elder: Submit youre selues euery man, one to another, knyt youre selues together in lowlynes of mynde. For God resisteth the proude, and geueth grace to the humbl

³⁰ Wherfore the lorde God of Israell sayeth: I sayde, that thy house and the house of thy father shuld walke before me for euer. But now the lorde sayeth: that be farre from me: for them that worshipe me, I will worshipe, & they that despyse me, shall come to shame.

²⁴ Thou shalt gyde me with thy councell, and afterwarde receaue me with glory.

¹⁸ There shall I make the horne of Dauid to florysh, I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted. As for hys enemyes, I shall clothe them wyth shame, but vpon hym selfe shall hys crowne floryshe.

⁸ Make moche of her and she shall promote the: Yee, yf thou embrace her, she shall brynge the vnto honoure.

⁸ With goodes euery man delyuereth his lyfe, and the poore wyll not be reproued:

¹³ Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God: Beholde, my seruauntes shall eate, but ye shall haue honger: Beholde, my seruauntes shall dryncke, but ye shall suffre thurste. Beholde, my seruauntes shall be mery, but ye shall be confounded. ¹⁴ Beholde, my seruauntes shall reioyce for very quyetnesse of herte: But ye shall crye for sorowe of hert, and complayne for vexacyon of mynde. ¹⁵ Youre name shall you leaue accursed amonge my chosen, for God the Lorde shall slaye you, and call his seruauntes by another name.

² Many of them that slepe in the dust of the earth, shall awake: some to the euerlastynge lyfe, some to perpetuall shame & reprofe. ³ The wyse (soch as haue taught other) shall glyster, as the shynynge of heauen: and those that haue instructe the multitude vnto godlynesse, shalbe as the starres, worlde without ende.