Genesis 17:1-7

Bishops(i) 1 When Abram was ninetie yere olde and nine, the Lorde appeared to hym, and sayde vnto hym: I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect 2 And I wyll make my couenaunt betweene me and thee, and wyll multiplie thee exceedyngly 3 And Abram fell on his face, & God talked with hym, saying 4 It is I, behold my couenaut [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shalbe called Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee 6 I wyll make thee exceedyng fruitefull, and wyll make nations of thee, yea and kynges shall spryng out of thee 7 Moreouer I wyll make my couenaunt betweene me and thee, & thy seede after thee, in their generations, by an euerlasting couenaut, yt I may be God vnto thee, and to thy seede after thee