Proverbs 16 Cross References - Matthew

¹ A man may wel purpose a thinge in his herte, but the answere of the tong commeth of the Lord, ² A man thynketh al his waies to be cleane, but it is the Lord that fashyoneth the mindes ³ Commit thy workes the Lord, and loke what thou deuisest, it shal prospere. ⁴ The Lorde doth al thynges for hys owne sake, yea when he kepeth the vngodly for the day of wrath. ⁵ The Lorde abhorreth all presumptuous & proude hertes, ther may neyther strength ner powere scape. ⁶ With louyng mercye and fayethfulnesse synnes be forgeuen, and who so feareth the Lorde, he eschueth euell. ⁷ When a mans ways please the Lord, he maketh his very enemies to be hys frendes. ⁸ Better is it to haue a lyttle thinge with rightuousnes, then greate rentes wrngeously gotten. ⁹ A man deuyseth awaye in his herte, but it is the Lorde that ordreth hys goynges. ¹⁰ When the prophecye is in the lyppes of the kynge, hys mouth shal not go wronge in iudgment. ¹¹ A true measure and a true balaunce are the Lordes, he maketh all weightes. ¹² It is a great abhominatyon when kynges are wycked, for a kinges seat should be holden vp wyth ryghtuousnesse ¹³ Ryghtuous lyppes are pleasaunte vnto kynges, and they loue hym that speaketh the trueth. ¹⁴ The kynges dyspleasure is a messaunger of deathe, but a wyse man wyll pacyfye hym. ¹⁵ The chearefull conntenaunce of the kynge is lyfe, and hys louynge fauoure is as the euenynge dewe. ¹⁶ To haue wysdome in possesstion is better then gold, & to get vnderstanding is more worth then siluer. ¹⁷ The path of the rightuous eschueth euel, & who so loketh wel to his waies, kepeth hys owne soule. ¹⁸ Presumptuousnes goth before destruction, & after aproud stomake ther foloweth a fall. ¹⁹ Better is it to be of humble mynde with the lowly, then to deuyde the spoyles wyth the proud. ²⁰ He that handleth a matter wisely, opteineth good: and blessed is he, that putteth his trust in the Lord ²¹ Who so hath a wyse vnderstanding, is called to councel but he that canne speake faire getteth more riches. ²² Vnderstanding is a wel of lyfe vnto him that hath it, as for the chastenyng of foles, it is but folishnesse. ²³ The hert of the wyse enfourm his moueth, and amendeth the doctryne in his lyps. ²⁴ Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshynge of the mynde, and helth of the bones. ²⁵ Ther is away that men thinke to be right but the ende thereof leadeth vnto death. ²⁶ A troublous soule dysquyeteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto. ²⁷ An vngodly personne styreth vp euell, and in hys lipps he is as an whote burnyng fyre. ²⁸ A frowarde bodye causeth stryfe, and he that is a blabbe of his tonge, maketh deuisyon amonge princes. ²⁹ A wycked man begyleth hys neyghbour, and leadeth hym the waye that is not good. ³⁰ He that wyncketh wyth his eyes, ymagineth mischife: and he that byteth his lyppes wyll do some harme. ³¹ Age is a crowne of worshippe, if it be founde in the waye of ryghtuousnes. ³² A pacyente man is better then one stronge: and he that can rule him selfe, is more worth then he that winneth a city. ³³ The lotts are caste into the lappe, but there fal standeth in the Lorde.

¹ Bvt the serpent was sutyller than al the beastes of the felde, whych the Lord God had made: & sayd vnto the woman: yea hath God sayd in dede, ye shall not eate of al maner trees in the garden? ² And the woman sayd vnto the serpent, of the frute of the trees in the garden we may eate, ³ but of the frute of the tree that is in the myddes of the garden (sayd God) se that ye eate not, & se that ye touch it not, lest ye dye. ⁴ Then sayd the serpent vnto the woman: tush ye shal not dye: ⁵ but god doth know that when so euer ye should eate of it, your eyes should be opened, & ye should be as god, & know both good & euel. ⁶ And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eate of, and lusty vnto the eies, & a pleasant tree forto geue vnderstandynge. And toke of the frute of it & ate, & gaue vnto her husband also wt her, & he ate. ⁷ And the eyes of bothe them were opened, that they vnderstode howe that they were naked. Than they sowed figge leues together and made them apurns. ⁸ And they herd the voyce of the Lord God as he walked in the garden in the coole of the daye. And Adam hyd hym self and his wyfe also from the face of the Lorde God, among the trees of the garden. ⁹ And the Lorde God called Adam, and sayd vnto hym: where art thou? ¹⁰ And he answered: Thy voyce I heard in the garden, but I was afrayed, because I was naked, and therfore hyd my selfe. ¹¹ And he sayde: Who tolde the that thou wast naked? hast thou eaten of the tree, of whyche I bade the that thou shuldest not eate? ¹² And Adam answered: The woman whych thou gauest to bere me company she toke me of the tree, and I ate. ¹³ And the Lorde God sayd vnto the woman: Wherfore dydest thou so? And the woman answered: The serpent deceyued me and I ate.

¹¹ And Abraham answered: I thought that peraduenture the feare of God was not in thys place, & that they shulde sley me for my wyfes sake:

⁴¹ And Esau hated Iacob, bicause of the blessyng that hys father blessed hym with all, & sayed in hys hert. The dayes of my fathers sorowes are at hand, for I wyll slea my brother Iacob.

⁶ And the messengers came againe to Iacob sayinge: we came vnto thi brother Esau, & he commeth agaynst the & .iiij. hundred men wyth him. ⁷ Then was Iacob greatly afrayed, & wyste not whych way to turne him selfe, and deuided the people that was wyth hym, and the shepe, oxen, & camels, into .ij. companyes,

²⁸ And he said: thou shalt be called Iacob no more, but Israel. For thou hast wresteled with God and hast preuayled.

⁴ Esau ranne to mete hym & enbraced hym and fell on his necke & kissed hym, and they wepte.

³⁸ Than sayde Pharao vnto hys seruauntes: where shal we fynde soch a man as thys is, that hath the sprete of GOD in hym? ³⁹ wherfore Pharao sayde vnto Ioseph: for as moch as God hath shewed the al this, there is no man of vnderstandyng or of wysdome lyke vnto the. ⁴⁰ Thou therfore shalt be ouer my house, and acordyng to thy worde shall al my people obeye: only in the kynges seate wyll I be aboue the.

⁵ is that not the cuppe of which my Lord drynketh, and doth he not prophesye therin? ye haue euel done, that ye haue done.

¹⁵ And Ioseph sayde vnto them: what dede is thys which ye haue done? wyst ye not that soche a man as I can prophesye?

⁷ And Ioseph brought in Iacob his father and set hym before Pharao. And Iacob blessed Pharao, ⁸ and Pharao axed Iacob, how olde art thou? ⁹ And Iacob sayd vnto Pharao: the dayes of my pilgremage are an hundred and .xxx. yeres. Fewe & euell haue the dayes of my lyfe bene, & haue not attayned vnto the yeres of the lyfe of my fathers in the dayes of their pilgremages. ¹⁰ And Iacob blessed Pharao and went out, from hym.

¹¹ And the Lord sayed vnto hym: who hath made mans mouthe, or who hath made the dombe or the deaffe, the seynge or the blind? haue not I the Lord? ¹² Go therfore and I wilbe with thy mouth, and teach the what thou shalte saye.

¹⁵ And thou shalt speake vnto hym and put the wordes in his mouth, and I wylbe wyth thy mouth and wyth his mouth, and wyl teach you what ye shall do.

⁹ The enemye sayd: I wyl folowe and ouertake them, & wyll deuyde the spoyle: I wyll satysfye my lust vpon them: I wyll drawe my swerde, & myne hande shal destroy them.

⁷ Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vayne, for the Lord wil not hold him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne.

³² Thou shalt ryse vp before the hoorehed, & reuerence the face of the olde man & dread thy god, for I am the Lorde.

³⁵ Ye shall do no vnryghteousnes in iudgement nether in meteyearde, weyght or measure. ³⁶ But ye shall haue true balances, true weyghtes, A true Epha and a true hyn. I am the Lorde youre God whyche broughte you out of the lande of Egypt,

⁵⁵ Notwythstanding, the land shalbe deuided by lot, & accordinge to the names of the tribes of theyr, fathers they shall enheritt: ⁵⁶ & according to theyr lot thou shalt deuide theyr lande both to the many & to the fewe. ⁵⁷ These ar the summes of the Leuites in their kynredes of Gerson, came the kynred of the Gersonites: and of Cahath came the kinred of the Cahathites: and of Merari came the kynred of the Merarites. ⁵⁸ These are the kinredes of Leui: the kinred of the Libnites, the kynred of the Hebronites, the kynred of the Mahelites, the kinredes of the Musites, the kinred of the Karahites. Kahath begate Amram, ⁵⁹ and Amrams wyfe was called Iochebed a daughter of Leui, whyche was borne hym in Egypte. And she bare vnto Amram, Aaron, Moses, & MyrIam theyr sister. ⁶⁰ And vnto Aaron were borne, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar & Ithamar. ⁶¹ But Nadab & Abihu dyed, as they offered straunge fyre before the lord. ⁶² And the numbre of them was .xxiij. thousande of all the males from a moneth olde & aboue For they were not numbred among the children of Israel, bycause there was no enheritaunce geuen theym amonge the children of Israel. ⁶³ These are the numbres of the children of Israel which Moses & Eleazar the priest numbred in the feldes of Moab, fast bi Iordane nye to Iericho. ⁶⁴ And among these there was not a man of the numbre of the children of Israel whyche Moses and Aaron told in the wyldernes of Sinai. ⁶⁵ For the Lord sayed vnto them, that they should dye in the wildernes and that there should not be lefte a man of them: saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune & Iosua the sonne of Nun.

¹⁸ And when he is sett vpon the seate of hys kyngedome, he shal write hym oute thys seconde lawe in a boke takynge a copye of the priestes the Leuites. ¹⁹ And it shalbe wyth him and he shall read therin all dayes of hys life that he may learne to feare the lord his God for to kepe al the wordes of this lawe & these ordinaunces for to do them: ²⁰ that his hert arise not aboue his brethren and that he turne not from the commaundement: either to the right hand or to the left, that both he & his children mai prolong their daies in his kingdom in Israel.

¹³ Thou shalbe not haue in thy bagge two maner of weyghtes, a great & a smal, ¹⁴ nether shalt thou haue in thine house dyuerse measures, a great & a small. ¹⁵ But thou shalt haue a perfect and a iust measure: that thy dayes may be lenghthed in the land which the Lord thy God geueth the. ¹⁶ For all that do suche thynges & all that do vnryght, are abhomynacion vnto the Lord thy God.

² My doctrine droppe as doth the raine and my speache flowe as doth the dewe, as the miselyng vpon the herbes, and as the droppes vpon the grasse.

¹⁴ To morowe mornyng ye shall come by youre trybes. And the trybe which the Lord shall fynde gyltye, shal come by kynredes. And the kynrede which the Lorde shall fynde gyltye, shal come by housholdes. And the housholde whiche the Lorde shall fynde fautye, shall come man by man.

⁵ Deuide it into seuen partes. For Iuda shall abyde by theyr coastes in the south, & the house of Ioseph shal stande to their coastes in the north.

¹⁰ And Iosua caste lottes for them in Siloh before the Lorde, and there he deuided the land vnto the chyldren of Israel, to eche their porcion.

² And se youre kyng walketh before you. But I am olde & graye headed: & behold my sonnes are with you & I haue walked before you from my chyldhode vnto thys daye. ³ Behold here I am: answere me before the Lorde & before his annoynted, whose oxe haue I taken? or whose asse haue I taken? whom haue I done wrong to? or whom haue I pylled? And of whose hand haue I receiued any bribe, to blynde myne eyes therewith? & I wyll restore it you agayne. ⁴ And they sayde thou hast done vs no wronge, nor pylled vs, nether hast thou taken ought of any mannes hande. ⁵ Then sayde he to them: the Lorde is wytnesse vnto you, and hys annoynted is witnesse thys daye, that ye haue found nought in my handes. And they answered: we are wytnesses.

⁴¹ And Saule sayde vnto the Lorde God of Israell: geue perfecte knoweledge. And Saule and Ionathas were caught, & the people skaped free. ⁴² Then sayde Saul, cast lottes betwene me & Ionathas my sonne. And Ionathas was caughte.

¹³ And when Samuel was come to Saule, Saule sayde vnto hym: Blessed be thou in the Lorde. I haue done the commaundemente of the Lorde. ¹⁴ And Samuel aunswered: what meaneth then the bleatynge of the shepe in myne eares, & the noyse of the oxen whiche I heare?

⁷ But the Lorde sayde vnto Samuel: loke not on his fashion nor on the height of hys stature, for I haue refused hym. Because it is not as man seyth. For man loketh on the outward apperaunce, but the Lorde beholdeth the harte.

¹¹ But Dauid fled and saued him selfe that same nyght. Then Saul sent messengers vnto Dauids house, to watche hym and to sley hym in the mornyng. But Michol his wife tolde it hym saying.

¹⁷ Then sayd Saul to Michol: why hast thou mocked me so, and sent awaye myne enemy that he is escaped? And Mychol answered Saul: he saide vnto me, let me go, or elles I wil kyl the.

⁷ he sayde vnto hys seruauntes that stode aboute him. Heare I pray you, you sonnes of Iemini wyl the sonne of Isai also geue euery one of you feldes and vineyardes, and make you all captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes? ⁸ that ye haue all conspyred agaynst me? so that there is none of you that openeth mine eare, in so muche that my sonne hath made a bounde with the sonne of Isai, nether is there any of you, that mourneth for me or sheweth it in myne eare: because my sonne hath set vp my seruaunt to lye awayte agaynst me, as it appeareth thys daye. ⁹ Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which had the ouer sight of the seruauntes of Saul and sayde: I sawe the sonne of Isai, when he came to Nob, to Ahimelech the sonne of Ahitob,

¹⁹ Then came the Ziphites to Saul, to Gabaah sayinge: Dauid hydeth hym selfe fast by vs in stronge holdes that are in a thycket in the hyl of Hachilah on the ryght syde of the wyldernesse. ²⁰ Now therfore syr kynge, come downe wyth all the lust that thy soule hath to come. And oure parte shalbe to delyuer hym into the handes of the kynge. ²¹ Then sayd Saul: Blessed are ye in the Lorde: for ye haue compassion on me.

⁹ & said to Saul: wherfore geuest thou an eare to mennes wordes, that saye: Dauid seketh the euyl?

¹⁷ Now take hede and se what thou hast to do, for it is concluded to do mischeue vnto our maister, and to al his houshold. And he is vngracyous to speake to.

¹ And there happened to be an vnthryftye felow named Seba the sonne of Bochri a man of Gemini whyche blewe a trompet and sayde: we haue no parte in Dauid, nor inheritaunce in the sonne of Isai, o Israel, let vs depart therfore euery man to hys tent.

³ The God of Israel spake vnto me, and the strength of Israel sayde, he that beareth rule ouer men, he that ruleth iustly in the feare of God. ⁴ And he shalbe as the mornynge lyght, when the sunne shyneth in a mornynge in whyche are no cloudes to lette the bryghtnesse, and as the grasse of the earthe is by the vertue of the raygne.

¹² Se, I haue done accordynge to thy petycyon: and beholde: I haue geuen thy a wyse and an vnderstandynge hert, so that there was none lyke the before, nether after the shal any aryse lyke vnto the.

²⁸ And all Israel hearde of the iudgement which the kyng had iudged and feared the kynge: for they sawe that the wysdome of God was in hym to do iustice.

³¹ Then he sayd: God do so and so to me, yf the head of Elizeus the sonne of Saphat tarye on hym thys daye. ³² And as Elizeus satte in hys house, and the elders wt hym, the kynge sente one from hym. But yer the messenger came at hym, he sayd to the elders: se you not howe the sonne of thys murtherer hath sent, to take of myne head? be circumspecte therfore when the messenger cometh, & shutte the dore, and thrust hym backe therwyth: for the sound of hys maysters fete foloweth him. ³³ And whyle he yet talked wyth them. Beholde the messenger was come vnto hym. And he sayd: behold thys euyll is of the Lorde, what more shall we loke for of the Lorde.

²⁰ And they were holpe agaynst them, and the Hagarites were delyuered into theyr handes with all that were wyth the Hagarites. For they cryed to God in the battell, and he hearde them, because they trusted to hym.

¹⁰ And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregacyon and sayde: Blessed arte thou Lorde God of Israel oure father, from euer and for euer. ¹¹ Thyne (O Lorde) is greatenesse, power glorye, vyctorye and prayse: for all that is in heauen and in earthe is thyne, and thyne is the kyngedome (O Lorde) and thou arte lyfte vp an head aboue all. ¹² And rychesse and honoure come of the, and thou raygnest ouer all, and in thyne hande is power and strengthe, and in thyne hande it is to make greate, and to geue strengthe vnto all. ¹³ And nowe oure God, we thanke the, and prayse thy gloryous name. ¹⁴ For what am I? and what is my people? that we shulde obtayne strengthe to be so wyllynge? But all is of the, and of that we receyued of thyne hand we haue geuen the. ¹⁵ For we be but straungers before the and tenauntes, as were all oure fathers. Oure dayes on the earth is but a shadowe, and there is none abydynge. ¹⁶ O Lorde oure God, all thys kepe that we haue prepared to buylde the an house for thy holy name, cometh of thyne hande, & is all thyne. ¹⁷ I wote my God, that thou prouest the herte, and hast pleasure in playnesse. And in playnesse of myne herte I haue wyllynglye geuen all thys. And now I se thy people whiche are here in gladnesse, to offer wyllyngly to the. ¹⁸ O Lorde God of Abraham, Isaac and of Israell oure fathers, kepe thys for euer in the ymaginacion of the thoughtes of the herte of thy people, & prepare theyr hertes vnto the. ¹⁹ And geue vnto Salomon my sonne, a pure herte to kepe thy commaundementes, thy testimonyes & thyne ordinaunces, and to do all, and to buylde the house whiche I entended. ²⁰ And Dauid sayde to all the congregacion: blesse the Lorde youre God. And all the congregacyon blessed the Lorde God of theyr fathers, & stouped & bowed them selues vnto the Lorde, & to the Kynge. ²¹ And they offered offerynges vnto the Lorde. And on the morowe after the sayde daye, they offered in burntofferynges vnto the Lord a thousand oxen, a thousand rammes & a thousand lambes with their drynckeofferynges. An they slue plenteouslye thorowout all Israel, ²² & did eate & dryncke before the Lorde the same daye with great gladnesse. And they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid kyng the second tyme, and anoynted hym vnto the Lorde, to be ruler, and Zadock to be the prieste. ²³ And so Salomon sate on the seate of the Lorde, and was kynge for Dauid hys father, & prospered, and all Israel obeyed hym. ²⁴ And all the Lordes and men of power, & therto all the sonnes of Kynge Dauid submytted them selues vnder kynge Salomon. ²⁵ And the Lorde magnyfyed Salomon on hye, in the syghte of all Israel, and gaue hym so gloryouse a kyngedome as none of all that were kynges before in Israell had.

¹⁰ And the feare of the Lorde fel vpon al the kyngedomes of the landes that were rounde aboute Iuda, that they durst not warre with Iehosaphat.

³¹ And when the captaynes of the charettes sawe Iehosaphat, they had went he had bene the king of Israel, & therfore compased about him, to fyghte. But Iehosaphat cryed out, & the Lord holpe hym, & God tised them away from him.

²⁷ Praysed be the Lord God of our fathers which so had inspired the kinges hert to garnysh the house of God at Ierusalem:

¹¹ O Lorde, let thyne eares herken to the prayer of thy seruaunte, & the prayer of thy seruauntes, whose desyre is to feare thy name, and let thy seruaunte prospere thys daye, and graunte hym mercye in the syght of thys man: for I was the kynges buttelar.

⁹ And I sayde: It is not good that ye do. Oughte ye not to walcke in the feare of God because of the rebuke of the Heythen oure enemyes?

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

¹³ Therfore toke he the moneye, that throughe feare I shulde so do, and synne: that they myght haue an euil reporte of me, to blaspheme me.

¹ And the rulers of the people dwelt at Ierusalem. But the other people cast lottes therfor, so that amonge ten one parte wente to Ierusalem into the holy citie to dwell, and nyne partes in the cytyes.

⁵ And when Haman sawe, that Mardocheus bowed not the knee vnto hym, nor worshipped him, he was full of indignacyon

⁶ And when Haman came in, the king sayd vnto him: what shalbe done vnto the man, whom the kyng would fayne bryng vnto worship? But Haman thought in his herte: Whome shoulde the kynge els be glad to brynge vnto worshippe, but me?

¹⁰ So they hanged Haman on the galowes that he had made for Mardocheus. Then was the Kynges wrath pacyfyed.

¹ In the lande of Nus there was a man called Iob: an innocent & vertuous man, soche one as feared God exchued euell. ² This man had .vij. sonnes, & .iij. daughters. ³ Hys substaunce was .vij.M. shepe .iij.M. camels .v.C. youck of oxen .v.C. she asses, & a very greate housholde: so that he was one of the moste principall men amonge all them of the east countre. ⁴ And his sonnes went, and made banckettes: one daye in one house, another daye in another, and sent for their .iij. systers to eate and drincke with them. ⁵ So when they had passed ouer the tyme of their banckettynge rounde aboute, Iob sent for them, and clensed them agayne, and gat vp early, & offered for euery one a brentofferynge. For Iob thought thus: peraduenture my sonnes haue done some offence, and haue bene vnthankfull to God in their hertes. And thus dyd Iob euery daye. ⁶ Now vpon a tyme, when the seruauntes of God came & stode before the Lord, Sathan came also amonge them. ⁷ And the Lorde sayde vnto Sathan: From whence commest thou? Sathan answered the Lorde, and sayd: I haue gone aboute the lande and walcked thorow it. ⁸ Then sayde the Lorde vnto Sathan: hast thou not consydered my seruaunt Iob, how that he is an innocent & vertuous man: soch one as feareth God, & extrueth euel, & that there is none lyke hym in the lande?

⁸ But now wyll I speake of the Lorde, and talke of God:

³⁰ that the wicked is kept vnto the daye of destruccion, and that the vngodly shalbe broughte forthe in the daye of wrath.

²⁸ Then loke what thou takest in hand he shall make it to prospere with the, and the light shall shyne in thy wayes.

¹³ Verely no man can tell howe worthy a thynge she is, neither is she found in the land of the liuinge. ¹⁴ The depe sayeth: she is not in me. The sea sayeth: she is not with me. ¹⁵ She can not be gotten for the most fine gould, neither may the pryce of her be bought with any money. ¹⁶ No wedges of goulde of Ophir, no precious Onix stones, no Saphirs maye be compared vnto her. ¹⁷ No, neyther goulde, nor Christal, neyther swete odoures, nor golden plate. ¹⁸ There is nothinge so worthy, or so excellent, as ones to be named vnto her: for perfecte wisedome goeth farre beyonde them al. ¹⁹ The Topas that commeth out of Iude, may in no wise be lykened vnto her: yea no maner of apparel howe pleasaunt and fayre soeuer it be. ²⁰ From whence then commeth wysedome? & where is the place of vnderstandinge? ²¹ She is hyd from the eyes of all men, yea & from the foules of the ayre. ²² Destruccyon and death say: we haue hearde tell of her with oure eares. ²³ But God seyth her waie, and knoweth her place. ²⁴ For he beholdeth the endes of the world & loketh vpon al that is vnder heauen. ²⁵ When he weyed the windes, & measured the waters ²⁶ when he set the rayne in ordre, and gaue the mighty floudes a lawe? ²⁷ Then dyd he se her, then declared he her, prepared her, and knew her. ²⁸ And vnto man he sayde: Beholde, to feare the Lorde, is wisedom, and to forsake euil, is vnderstandinge.

²⁸ And vnto man he sayde: Beholde, to feare the Lorde, is wisedom, and to forsake euil, is vnderstandinge.

²³ They wayted for me, as the earth doeth for the rayne: and gaped vpon me, as the ground doeth to receyue the latter shower. ²⁴ When I laughed, they knew wel it was not earnest: and this testimony of my countenaunce pleased them nothinge at all.

⁶ so that he gaue answere hym selfe, and sayde: Considringe, that I am younge, & ye be men of age, I was afraid, & durst not shew forth my minde, ⁷ for I thought thus within my selfe. It becommeth olde men to speake, and the aged to teache wisedom.

¹² loke well, that thou makest all suche as be stubborne, to obeye: treade all the vngodlye vnder thy fete,

¹² Kysse the sonne, lest the Lorde be angrye and so ye peryshe from the ryght way. For his wrath shalbe kindled shortly: blessed are all they that put their trust in hym.

⁶ There be many that saye: who wyll do vs any good? Lord lift vp vpon vs the lyghte of thy countenaunce.

¹⁷ Lord, thou hearest the desyrous longing of the poore: theyr hert is sure, that thine eare herkeneth therto.

¹⁴ From the men of thy hande (O Lord) from the men of the worlde, which haue theyr porcion in this lyfe: whose bellyes thou fyllest with thy treasure. They haue chyldren at theyr desyre, and leaue the rest of of theyr substaunce for their babes. ¹⁵ But as for me, I wil beholde thy presence in righteousnes: and when thy glory appeareth, I shall be satisfied.

¹⁰ More pleasaunt are they then golde, yea then much fyne golde: sweter then hony and the hony combe.

⁶ For thou shalt geue hym euerlastinge felicitie, and make hym glad with the ioye of thy countenaunce.

⁵ For his wrath endureth but the twincling of an eie, and his pleasure is in lyfe: heuinesse may well endure for a nyght, but ioye commeth in the morning.

⁸ O taste and se how frendly the Lorde is, blessed is the man that trusteth in hym.

¹⁸ The Lorde is nye vnto them that are contryte in hert, and will helpe suche as be of an humble sprete.

² For he dissembleth before his face, so longe tyll hys abhominable sinne be founde out.

⁴ Delyte thou in the Lorde, & he shall geue the thy hertes desire. ⁵ Committe thy waye vnto the Lorde, sette thy hope in hym, and he shall brynge it too passe.

¹⁶ A small thinge that the righteous hath, is better then great ryches of the vngodly.

²³ The Lorde ordreth a good mans goynge, and hath pleasure in hys waye.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome, and hys tonge talketh of iudgement. ³¹ The lawe of his God is in his hert, therfore shall not his fotesteppes slyde.

¹ To the chaunter, vpon Sosanim, an instruccion of the chyldren of Corah, a songe of loue. Mi herte is endytinge of a godd matter, I speake of that, which I haue made of the kynge: My tonge is the penne of a ready wryter. ² Thou arte the fayrest amonge the chyldren of men, full of grace are thy lyppes, therfore God blesseth the for euer.

⁶ Thy seate (O God) endureth for euer: the scepter of thy kyngdome is a right scepter. ⁷ Thou hast loued righteousnesse, & hated iniquitie: wherfore God (which is thy God) hath anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes.

² Thy tonge ymagyneth wyckednesse, and with lyes it cutteth like a sharpe rasoure. ³ Thou loueste vngratiousnesse more then good, to talke of lyes more then ryghtuousnesse. Selah. ⁴ Thou louest to speake al wordes that may do hurte. O thou false tonge.

²² O cast thy burthen, or care, vpon the Lord he shall norysh the, and not leaue the ryghteous in vnquyetnesse.

⁴ I lye wyth my soule among the cruel lions euen among the chyldren of men, whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tonge a sherpe sweard.

³¹ Thys shall please the Lord better then a bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.

¹ Of Salomon. Geue the king thy iudgement, O God, and thy righteousnesse vnto the kynges sonne. ² That he maye gouerne thy people accordynge vnto ryght and defende thy poore. ³ That the mountaynes maye brynge peace, and the litle hylles righteousnesse vnto the people. ⁴ He shall kepe the symple folke by theyr ryght, defende the chyldren of the poore, and punish the wronge doer.

⁶ He shall come doune lyke the rayne into a fleise of wolle, & like the droppes that water the earth.

¹⁰ Mercy and trueth are met together, ryghtuousnesse and peace kysseth eche other.

⁴ The kinges power loueth iudgment, thou preparest equite, thou executest iudgment and ryghtuousnes in, Iacob.

⁵ Who so preuely sclaundereth hys neyghboure. hym wyl I destroye: Who so hath a prowd loke and an hye stomacke, I may not awaye with him. ⁶ Myne eyes shal loke for such as be faythfull in the lande, that they maye dwell wyth me: and who so leadeth a godly liue, shall be my seruaunt. ⁷ There shall no disceatfull personne dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shall not tary in my syght.

⁸ The Lord is ful of compassion and mercy, long sufferyng, & of great goodnesse.

³⁶ Enclyne myne herte vnto thy testymonies, and not to couetousnes.

¹⁰³ O howe swete are thy woordes vnto my throte? Yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.

¹²⁷ For I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and precious stone.

¹ The song of the steares. They that put their truste in the Lord, are euen as the mounte Syon, which may not be remoued, but standeth fast for euer.

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

⁵ Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for his helpe, and whose hope is in the Lord hys God.

¹⁰ My sonne, consent not vnto sinners, ¹¹ if they entise the, & say: come with vs, let vs leye wayte for bloud, and lurke preuely for the innocent without a cause: ¹² let vs swalow them vp like the hel, let vs deuour them quicke & whole, as those that go doune into the pyt. ¹³ So shal we finde al maner of costely riches, & fil our houses wt spoiles. ¹⁴ Cast in thy lot among vs, we shall haue all one purse.

⁴ if thou sekest after her as after money, & dyggest for her as for treasure:

¹² That thou mayest be delyuered from the euell waye, & from the man that speaketh frowarde thinges ¹³ From suche as leaue the hye strete, & walke in the wayes of darkenesse: ¹⁴ whiche reioyse in doinge euel, and delite in wicked thinges: ¹⁵ whose wayes are croked, and their pathes sclaunderous.

¹ O my sonne, forget not my law but se that thyne hert kepe my commaundementes. ² For they shall prolong the dayes & yeares of thy life, & bring the peace.

⁶ In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto hym, & he shal ordre thy goinges.

⁸ so shall thy nauell be whole, & thy bones strong.

¹⁵ Wysdome is more worth then precyous stones, and all thinges that thou canste desyre, are not to be compared vnto her. ¹⁶ Vpon her righte hande is longe lyfe, and vppon her lefte hande is ryches and honour. ¹⁷ Her wayes are pleasaunte wayes, and al her pathes are peaceable. ¹⁸ She is a tree of lyfe to them that laye holde vpon her, and blessed are they that kepe her fast.

³¹ Folowe not a wycked man, and chose none of hys wayes:

⁷ The chyefe poynte of wisdom is, that thou be willing to optayne wysdome, and before all thy goodes to gett the vnderstandynge.

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

²⁴ Put awaye from the a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of sclander be farre from the. ²⁵ Let thyne eyes beholde the thinge that is righte, and let thine eye liddes loke straight before the. ²⁶ Pondre the path of thy fete, so shal al thy waies be sure. ²⁷ Turne not a side, neither to the righte hande ner to the lefte, but withholde thy fote from euel.

²¹ For euery mannes waies are open in the sight of the Lorde, and he pondreth all their goynges.

¹² A dissembling person, a wycked man goeth with a frowarde mouth,

¹² A dissembling person, a wycked man goeth with a frowarde mouth, ¹³ he wyncketh wyth hys eyes, he tokeneth wyth hys fete, he poynteth wyth his fingers, ¹⁴ he is euer ymagining mischefe and frowardnesse in his hert, & causeth dsscord.

¹⁴ he is euer ymagining mischefe and frowardnesse in his hert, & causeth dsscord.

¹⁶ There be sixe thinges which the Lorde hateth, and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth: ¹⁷ A proude loke, a dyssemblynge tonge, handes that shede innocent bloud,

¹⁹ a false witnes that bringeth vp lies, and such one as soweth dyscord amonge brethren,

¹⁰ Receiue my doctrine therfore, & not siluer: & my knowledge, more then fyne golde. ¹¹ For wysdome is more worth then precious stones, yea, all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto it.

¹³ With me is the feare of the Lorde, and the eschuyng of euell. As for pryde, dysdayne, & euell waye, & a mouth that speaketh wicked thinges, I vtterly abhorre them.

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

³⁵ For who so findeth me, findeth life and shall obtayne fauour of the Lorde.

¹² If thou be wyse thy wysdome shall do thy selfe good: but if thou thynckeste scorne therof, it shalbe thyne owne harme.

⁸ A wyse man wyll receyue warnyng, but a fole wyll soner be smytten in the face. ⁹ He that leadeth an innocente lyfe, walketh surelye: but who so goeth a wrong way, shalbe knowne, ¹⁰ He that wyncketh wyth hys eye, wyl do some harme: but he that hath a folysh mouth shalbe beaten. ¹¹ The mouth of a ryghtuos man is a wele of lyfe, but the mouth of the vngodly is past shame, and presumptuous.

¹ A false balance is an abhomynation vnto the Lord, but a true weight pleaseth him. ² Wher pryde is, ther is shame also and confusion: but where as is lowlynes, there is wysdome.

²¹ It shal not helpe the wicked, though they laye all their handes together, but the sede of the righteous shalbe preserued.

¹⁵ Loke what a foole taketh in hande, he thynketh it wel done: but he that is wyse, wil be counsayled.

¹⁸ A sclaunderous personne pricketh like a swerd, but a wise mans tonge is wholsome.

²⁶ The righteous is liberall vnto hys neyghbour, but the waye of the vngodly will disceyue them selfs.

¹⁴ The law is a wel of life vnto the wise, that it may kepe him from the snares of death, ¹⁵ Good vnderstanding geueth fauour, but hard is the way of the despisers.

¹² Ther is a waye whiche some men thinke to be ryght, but the ende thereof leadeth vnto death.

¹⁶ A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euel, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.

²³ Diligent laboure bringeth ryches, but wher many vayne wordes are, trulye ther is scarcenesse.

²⁷ The feare of the lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoide the snares of death.

²⁹ Pacyence is a token of wisdom, but wrath & hasty displasure is a token of folyshnesse.

³⁵ A dyscrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto the Kynge, but one that is not honest prouoketh hym vnto wrath.

² A wise tonge commendeth knowledg, a folysh mouth blabbeth oute no thynge but folyshnesse.

⁷ A wyse mouth poureth out knowledge, but the herte of the folysh doth not so.

¹⁶ Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord then great tresure, for they are not without sorowe.

¹⁸ An angry man stereth vp strife, but he that is pacient stilleth discord.

²³ O howe ioyfull a thing is it, a man to geue a conuenyente answere? O how pleasaunt is a word spoken in due season.

²⁶ The Lorde abhorreth the ymaginacons of the wycked, but pure wordes are pleasaunt vnto him.

²⁸ A ryghtuous man museth in hys mynde howe to do good, but the mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, howe he may do harme,

¹ A man may wel purpose a thinge in his herte, but the answere of the tong commeth of the Lord,

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

¹² It is a great abhominatyon when kynges are wycked, for a kinges seat should be holden vp wyth ryghtuousnesse ¹³ Ryghtuous lyppes are pleasaunte vnto kynges, and they loue hym that speaketh the trueth.

¹⁹ Better is it to be of humble mynde with the lowly, then to deuyde the spoyles wyth the proud.

²³ The hert of the wyse enfourm his moueth, and amendeth the doctryne in his lyps. ²⁴ Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshynge of the mynde, and helth of the bones. ²⁵ Ther is away that men thinke to be right but the ende thereof leadeth vnto death.

²⁷ An vngodly personne styreth vp euell, and in hys lipps he is as an whote burnyng fyre.

² A discrete seruaunt shall haue more rule then the sonnes that haue no wysdom, and shal haue like heritage with the brethren.

⁶ Chylders chyldren are a worshyppe vnto the elders, & the fathers are the honoure of the children.

⁹ Who so couereth another mans offence seketh loue: but he that discloseth the faut setteth frends at variance.

¹¹ A sedicious personne seketh myschefe, but a cruell messaunger shall be sent against hym.

¹⁹ He that loueth stryfe, delyteth in synne: & who so setteth his dore to hye, seketh after a fall.

⁴ The wordes of mans mouth are lyke depe waters, and the well of wysdome is lyke a full streame.

⁸ The words of a sclanderer are very woundes, and go thorow vnto the inmost parts of the body.

¹² After pryde commeth destruccion, and honour after lowlines.

¹⁸ The lot pacifieth the variaunce, and parteth the mighty a sunder.

⁸ He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: & who so hath vnderstandynge, shall prospere.

¹¹ A wyse man putteth of displeasure, & it is his honour to let some fautes passe. ¹² The kynges disfauour is lyke the roaryng of a Lyon, but hys frendship is lyke the dewe vpon the grasse.

¹⁶ Who so kepeth the commaundement, kepeth hys owne soule: but he that regardeth not hys way, shal dye.

²¹ There are many deuises in a mans hert, neuertheles the counsayll of the Lorde shall stande.

² The kyng oughte to be feared as the roarynge of a Lyon, who so prouoketh hym vnto anger, offendeth agaynst hys owne soule.

¹⁰ To vse two maner of weyghtes, or twoo maner of measures, both these are abhominable vnto the Lorde.

¹⁸ Thorow counsayl the thynges that men deuise go forward: and with discrecion ought warres to be taken in hande.

²³ The Lorde, abhorreth two maner of weyghtes, and a false balaunce is an euell thinge. ²⁴ The Lorde ordreth euery mans goinges, for what is he that vnderstandeth his owne wayes?

²⁸ Mercy and faithfulnes preserue the kynge, and wyth louyng kyndnes his seate is holden vp. ²⁹ The strength of yong men is their worship, and a gray head, is an honour vnto the aged.

¹ The kinges hert is in the hand of the Lord, lyke as are the ryuers of water: he maye turne it whether so euer he wyll. ² Euery man thynketh hys owne waye to be ryght, but the Lord iudgeth the herts.

⁶ Who so hoordeth vp ryches wyth the disceatfulnes of his tonge, he is a foole, and lyke vnto them that seke their own death. ⁷ the robberies of the vngodlye shalbe their owne destruccyon, for they wolde not do the thinge that was right.

³⁰ There is no wysdome ther is no vnderstandyng, there is no councell agaynste the Lorde.

¹¹ Who so deliteth to be of a cleane herte and of gracious lyppes, the king shall be his frend.

¹⁷ My sonne, bow down thine eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wysdome, applye thy mynde vnto my doctryne: ¹⁸ for it is a plesaunt thyng if thou kepe it in thyne hert, and practise it in thy mouth: ¹⁹ that thou mayest alwaye put thy truste in the Lorde. ²⁰ Haue not I warned the very oft with counsel & lerning?

¹⁵ My son, if thy herte receaue wysdome, my herte also shal reioyce ¹⁶ yea my reines shalbe very gladde, if thy lyppes speake the thynge that is ryght.

³ Thorow wysdome an house shalbe builded, & wt vnderstandyng shalbe set vp. ⁴ Thorow discrecion shal the chambers he fylled wyth al costly & plesant ryches. ⁵ A wise man is strong, yea a man of vnderstanding is better then he that is myghti of strength

¹² If thou wylt saye: I knewe not of it. Thinkest thou that he which made the herts, doth not consider it? & that he which regardeth thy soule, seyth it not? Shall not he recompence euerye man accordynge to his workes? ¹³ My sonne, thou eatest hony & the swete hony combe. because it is good & swete in thy mouthe. ¹⁴ Euen so shall the knowledge of wysedome be vnto thy soule, as soone as thou hast gotten it. And there is good hope, yea thy hope shall not be in vanyte.

⁵ Take awaye vngodlynes from the king, & his seat shalbe stablished wt ryghtuousnes

¹¹ A worde speken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a syluer dish. ¹² The correction of the wise is to an obedient eare, a golden cheine & a Iewel of gold.

²⁸ He that can not rule him self, is like a city which is broken doune, & hath no walles.

²⁰ Where no wodde is, there the fyre goeth oute: and where the backcbyter is taken awaye, there the stryfe ceaseth. ²¹ Coales kyndle heate, and wode the fire: euen so doth a braulynge felowe stere vp varyaunce. ²² A slaunderers wordes are lyke flaterye, but they pearse the inwarde partes of the bodye.

⁹ The hert is glad of a swet ointment and sauoure, but a stomake that can geue good councel, reioiseth a mans neyghboure.

⁹ He that turneth away his eare from hearing the lawe, his prayer shalbe abhorred.

¹⁴ The seate of the Kynge that faythfully iudgeth the poore, shall contynue sure for euermore.

²² An angrye man stereth vp stryfe, and he that beareth euell wyll in hys mynde, doeth muche euill. ²³ After pryde commeth a fal, but a lowly spirit bringeth great worshippe.

²⁶ Manye there be that seke the Princes fauoure, but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.

¹² The generacion that thynke them selfes cleane, shall not be clensed from their filthynesse.

³³ Who so cherneth mylke, maketh butter: he that rubbeth hys nose, maketh it blede: and he that causeth wrath, bringeth forth stryfe.

¹³ A poore chylde beynge wyse, is better then an olde kynge, that doteth, & can not beware in tyme to come.

⁷ All the laboure that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet hys desyre is neuer fylled after hys mynde.

¹² For wysdome defendeth as well as money, and the excellent knowledge and wysdome geueth life vnto him that hath it in possession.

⁴ If a principall sprete be geuen the to beare rule, be not negligente then in thine office: for so shall great wickednesse be put doun, as it were wt a medecine.

¹⁰ His diligence was to fynde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, and the wordes of trueth.

¹¹ Thy lyps, O my spouse, drop as the hony combe, yea milcke and hony is vnder thy tonge, and the smel of thy garmentes is lyke the smell of frankyncense.

¹¹ Which casteth doune the hygh lokes of presumptuous personnes, & bryngeth lowe the pryde of man, & he only shall be exalted in the daye. ¹² For the daye of the Lorde of Hostes shall go ouer all pryde & presumpcyon, vpon all them that exalte them selues, & shall brynge them all doune:

¹¹ But wo be to the vngodlye & vnryghtuous for they shall be rewarded after theyr worckes.

¹⁸ Wo be vnto vayne persones, that drawe wyckednes vnto them, as it were with a coorde: & synne, as it were wt a carte rope.

¹⁰ Harden the hart of thys people, stoppe theyr eares, and shutte theyr eyes, that they se not with theyr eyes, heare not wyth theyr eares, and vnderstande not wyth theyr hertes, and conuerte and be healed.

⁵ because that the kynge of Siria Ephraim & Romelyes sonne haue wickedlye conspyred agaynst the, ⁶ sayinge: We wyll go doune into Iuda, vexe them, and bryng them vnder vs, and set a kynge there, euen the sonne of Tabeel. ⁷ For thus sayth the Lorde GOD therto, It shall not so go forthe, nether come so to passe:

³ Shalt thou multyplye the people, and not increase the ioye also? They shall reioyse before the euen as men make mery in haruest and as men that haue gotten the vyctorye, when they deale the spoyle.

⁶ For I shall send him among those ypocrytish people, amonge the people that haue deserued my disfauour shall I send him: that he maye vtterly robbe them, spoyle them, and tread them doune lyke the myre in the strete.

¹³ For he standeth thus in hys owne conceyte. Thys do I thorow the power of myne owne hand, and thorowe my wysedome: For I am wyse I am he that remoue the landes of the people I robbe the princes, and (lyke one of the worthies) I dryue them from their hye seates. ¹⁴ My hande hathe founde out the hostes of the people, as it were arnest. And lyke as egges, that were layde here and there, are gathered togegether. So do I gather all countreyes. And there is no man, that darre be so bolde, as to touche a fether, that darre open his mouth, or ones whisper. ¹⁵ But doth the axe boost it selfe, agaynste hym, that he heweth therwyth, or doth the sawe make any krackynge, agaynst hym that ruleth it? That were euen lyke, as yf the roade dyd exalte it selfe, against him that beareth it: or as though the staffe shoulde magnyfye it selfe, as who saie: it were no wode.

³ And thou, whiche art the doar & hast the matter in hand, shalt prouyde for peace, euen the peace that men hope for in the. ⁴ Hope styl in the lord for in the Lorde God is euerlastyng strength.

⁷ Thou (Lorde) consydrest the path of the ryghteous, whether it be ryghte, whether the waye of the ryghteous be ryght.

¹⁵ For ye comforte youre selues thus: Tushe, death & we are at a poynte, and as for hell, we haue made a condicyon with it, that thoughe there breake out anye sore plage it shall not come vpon vs. For wyth disceyte wyll we escape, and with nymblenes wil we defende oure selues. ¹⁶ Therfore sayth the Lorde God: Beholde, I wyll laye a stone in Syon a great stone, a costly corner stone for a sure foundacyon: that who so putteth hys truste in hym, shall not be confounded. ¹⁷ Ryghtuousnes will I set vp agayne in the balaunce, and iudgement in the weyghtes. The tempeste of haile shall take awaye your refuge, that ye haue to disceyue wythall, & the ouerflowynge waters shall breake doune youre stronge holdes of dyssimulacion: ¹⁸ Thus the appoyntmente that ye haue made with deathe, shalbe done away and the condition that ye made with hell, shal not stande. When the great destruccyon goeth thorowe, it shal all to treade you. It shal take you quyte away before it. ¹⁹ For it shal go forth earlye in the mornynge, and contynue onelye that daye & that nighte. And the very feare only shall teache you, when ye heare it.

¹⁸ Yet standeth the Lorde waytynge, that he maye haue mercye vpon you, and lyfteth hym selfe vp, that he maye receyue you to grace. For the Lorde God is ryghtuous. Happy are all they that wayte for him.

¹ Beholde, the kynge shal gouerne after the rule of ryghtuousnes, & the princes shal rule according to the balaunce of equyte. ² He shalbe vnto men as a defence for the wynde, & as a refuge for the tempeste, like as a riuer of water in a thurstye place, and the shadowe of a great rocke in a drye land.

⁸ There shalbe fote pathes and comen stretes, this shalbe called the holy waye. No vncleane person shall go thorow it, for the Lorde hym selfe shall go with them that waye, and the ignoraunt shall not erre,

¹⁰ Saye thus to Hezekiah Kyng of Iuda: Let not thy God disceyue the, in whom thou hopest, & sayeste: Ierusalem shall not be geuen in to the handes of the Kyng of Assyria. ¹¹ For thou knowest well how the Kynges of Assyria haue handled all the landes that they haue subuerted, and hopest thou to escape? ¹² Where the people of the Gentyles (whom my progenytours conquered) delyuered at any tyme thorow their goddes? As namely, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the chyldren of Eden, which dwell at Thalassar. ¹³ Where is the Kynge of Hemah, & the Kynge of Arphad, & the Kyng of the cytye Sepharuaim, Ena and Aua?

³⁸ Afterwarde it chaunsed, as he prayed in the temple of Nesrah hys god, that Adramalech and Sarazer hys owne sonnes slewe hym with the sweard, and fled in to the lande of Ararat. And Asarhadon hys sonne reygned after hym.

⁷ Namelye, all those that be called after my name: For them haue I created, fasshyoned, and made for myne honoure.

²¹ This people haue I made for my self, & they shall shewe forth my prayse.

¹⁰ In the beginning of a thynge, I shewe the ende therof: & I tell before, thynges that are not yet come to passe. With one worde is my deuyce accomplyshed, & fulfylleth all my pleasure.

⁴ The Lorde God hath geuen me a wel learned tunge, so that I can comforte them whiche are troubled, yea & that in due ceason. He waked myne eare vp by tymes in the mornynge (as the scolemasters do) that I myght herken.

¹² Therfore wyll I geue him the multytude for hys parte, and he shall deuyde the stronge spoyle because he shall geue ouer hys soule to death, & shalbe rekened amonge the transgressours, which neuertheles shall take away the sinnes of the multytude, and make intercessyon for the mysdoers.

¹⁵ For thus sayeth the hye and excellent, euen he that dwelleth in euerlastingnesse, whose name is the holy one. I dwell hye aboue & in the sanctuary, and with him also, that is of a contrite & humble spirite: that I maye heale a troubled mind, & a contrite hert.

⁷ And the Lorde answered me thus: Saye not so, I am to younge. For thou shalt go to al that I shall sende the vnto, and whatsoeuer I commaund the, that shalt thou speake. ⁸ Be not afrayed of their faces, for I wilbe with the, to delyuer the, sayeth the Lorde. ⁹ And with that, the Lorde stretched oute his hande, and touched my mouthe, and sayde moreouer vnto me. Beholde I put my wordes in thy mouth,

²² Yea, & that so sore: that thoughe thou wasshe the with Nitrus, and make thy self to fauoure with that swete smelling herbe of Borith: yet in my sight thou art stayned with thy wyckednesse, sayeth the Lorde thy God. ²³ Saye not now: I am not vncleane, and I haue not folowed the Goddes. Loke vpon thyne owne wayes in the woddes, valleyes and dennes, so shalt thou knowe, what thou hast done. Thou art lyke a swyft Dromedary, that goeth easely in his waye:

²³ Now I knowe (O Lorde) that it is not in mans power to ordre hys owne wayes, or to rule hys owne steppes and goinges.

¹¹ And the Lorde answered me: Lede not I the then vnto good? Come not I to the, when thou art in trouble: & helpe the, when thyne enemye oppresseth the?

¹⁶ When I had found thy wordes, I ate them vp gredely: they haue made my herte ioyfull & glad. For I call vpon thy name, O Lorde God of Hostes.

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

¹⁰ Euen I the Lorde search out the grounde of the herte, & trye the reynes, and rewarde euery man accordinge to hys wayes, and acordynge to the fruyte of his councels. ¹¹ The dysceytfull maketh a nest, but bryngeth forth no yonge. He commeth by ryches, but not ryghtuously. In the middest of his life must he leaue them behinde hym, and at the last be founde a very foole.

⁵ Beholde, the tyme commeth, sayeth the Lorde, that I will rayse vp the ryghtuous braunche of Dauid, which shall beare rule, and discusse matters wyth wysdome, & shall sett vp equyte & rightuousnes agayne in the earth. ⁶ In hys tyme shall Iuda be saued and Israell shall dwell without feare. And thys is the name that they shall call hym: euen the Lorde oure ryghtuous maker.

³⁹ And I wyll geue them one herte and one waye, that they maye feare me all the dayes of their lyfe, that they and their children after them maye prospere. ⁴⁰ And I wyll set vp an euerlastinge couenaunt with them, Namely, that I will neuer ceasse to do them good, and that I will put my feate in ther hertes so that they shall not runne awaye from me.

²⁶ A new herte also will I geue you, and a new sprete wyll I put into you: As for that stony herte, I wyll take it out of youre body, & geue you a fleshly herte. ²⁷ I will geue my sprete amonge you, and cause you to walcke in my commaundementes, to kepe my lawes, and to fulfyll them.

¹⁰ Ye shall haue a true weyght, a true Ephah, and a true Bath.

¹⁹ and the kynge communed with them. But among them all were founde none suche as Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Asarias. Therfor stode they before the kynge, ²⁰ whiche in all wysdome and matters of vnderstandynge, that he enquered of them, founde them ten tymes better then all the sothsayers and charmers, that were in all hys realme. ²¹ And Daniel abode styl, vnto the fyrste yeare of kynge Cyrus.

¹³ Then Nabuchodonosor in a cruell wrathe, and displeasur, commaunded that Sidrach, Misach and Abednago shulde be broughte vnto hym. So these men were broughte before the kynge. ¹⁴ Then Nabuchodonosor spake vnto them, and sayde: what? O Sidrach Misach and Abednago, wyll not ye serue my Goddes, nor bowe youre selues to the golden Image, that I haue set vp? ¹⁵ well, be readye here after, when ye heare the noyse of the trompettes blowe wyth the harpes, shawmes, psalteryes, symphonyes and all the other melodyes: that ye fall doune, and worshyppe the Image whiche I haue made. But yf ye worshyppe it not, ye shall be caste immedyatly into an hote burnynge ouen. Let se, what God is there, that maye delyuer you oute of my handes? ¹⁶ Sidrach, Misach and Abednago aunswered the kynge, and sayde: O Nabuchodonosor, we oughte not to consente vnto the in this matter, for why: ¹⁷ oure GOD whome we serue, is able to kepe vs from the hote burnynge ouen (O kynge) and can right well delyuer vs oute of thy handes. ¹⁸ And thoughe he wyll not, yet shalte thou knowe (O kynge) that we wil not serue thy Goddes, nor do reuerence to the Image, whiche thou haste set vp. ¹⁹ Then was Nabuchodonosor full of indignacyon, so that the countenaunce of hys face chaunged vpon Sidrach, Misach, and Abednago. Therfor he charged and commaunded, that the ouen shuld be made seuen tymes hoter, then it was wonte to be, ²⁰ and spake vnto the strongeste worthyes that were in hys hoste, for to bynde Sidrach, Misach and Abednago, & to cast them into the hote burnynge ouen. ²¹ So these men were bounde in theyr cotes hosen, shues with theyr other garmentes, and caste into the hote burnynge ouen: ²² for the kynges commaundemente was so strate, and the ouen was exceadynge hote. As for the men that put in Sydrach, Mysach & Abednago, the flamme of the fyre destroyed them. ²³ And these thre men Sidrach, Misah & Abednago fell doune in the hote burnynge ouen, beinge fast bound. ²⁴ Then Nabuchodonosor the kyng marueyled, & stode vp in al haste: he spake vnto hys councell, and sayde: dyd not ye caste these thre men bounde into the fyre? They aunswered, and sayde vnto the kynge: Yea O kynge. ²⁵ He aunswered and sayde: lo, for all that, yet do I se foure men goynge lowse in the myddeste of the fyre, and nothynge corrupte: and the fourthe is lyke an angell to loke vpon.

²⁸ Then spake Nabuchodonosor, and sayde: Blessed be the God of Sidrach, Misach and Abednago, whiche hath sente his aungel, & defended hys seruauntes, that put their trust in him: that haue altered the kynges commaundement: and yeoparde theyr bodyes thervpon, rather then they wolde serue or worshyp any other God, excepte theyr owne God onelye.

²⁷ Wherfore, O Kyng, be content with my councel, that thou mayeste lowse thy synnes wyth ryghtuousnesse, and thyne offences with mercye to poore people: for suche thynges shall prolonge thy peace.

³⁰ and sayde: Thys is the greate cytye of Babilon, which I my selfe (wyth my power & strengthe) haue made a kynges courte, for the honour of my magestye. ³¹ Whyle these wordes were yet in the kynges mouthe, there fell a voyce from heauen, saying: O king Nabuchodonosor, to the be it spoken: Thy kingdom shall departe from the, ³² thou shalte be cast oute of mens companye: thy dwelling shalbe with the beastes of the felde, so that thou shalte eate grasse lyke as an oxe, tyll seuen yeares be come & gone ouer the: euen vntill thou knoweste, that the hyest hath power vpon the kyngdoms of men, and that he may geue them, vnto whom it pleaseth hym. ³³ The very same houre was this matter fulfylled vpon Nabuchodonosor: so that he was cast oute of mens companye, & ate grasse like an oxe. His body was wet with the dewe of heauen, tyll hys hearres were as greate as Aegles fethers, & hys nales like byrdes clawes. ³⁴ When this tyme was passed, I Nabuchodonosor lyfte vp myne eyes vnto heauen, and myne vnderstandynge was restored vnto me agayne. Then gaue I thanckes vnto the hyghest. I magnifyed and praysed hym that lyueth for euermore, whose power endureth alwaye, and his kingdome from one generacion to another: ³⁵ in comparison of whom al they that dwel vpon the earth, are to be reputed as nothinge. He handleth accordinge to hys wyl, among the powers of heauen & amonge the inhabytours of the earthe: and there is none that maye resyste hys hande, or say: what doest thou? ³⁶ At the same tyme was myne vnderstandyng geuen me agayne, and I was restored to the honoure of my kingedome, to my dignite, & to myne owne shappe agayne. My greate estates and princes soughte vnto me, and I was set in my kyngdome agayn, so that I had yet greater worshyppe. ³⁷ Then dyd I Nabuchodonosor loue, magnifye and prayse the kynge of heauen: for all hys worckes are true, and hys wayes righte. As for those that go on proudely, he is able to brynge them doune.

²² And thou hys sonne (O Balthazar) for al this, hast not submytted thyne herte, thoughe thou knewest all these thynges,

²⁴ Therfore is the palme of thys hande sente hyther from hym, to token vp thys writinge.

²⁷ Thetel, thou arte weyed in the balaunce and arte founde to lyghte:

²³ Then was the kinge exceadinge glad, and commaunded to take Daniel out of the denne. So Daniel was broughte oute of the denne, and no maner of hurte was found vpon him. For he put his trust in his God.

³ Then shall we haue vnderstanding, and endeuoure oure selues to knowe the Lorde. He shall go forth as the springe of the daye, & come vnto vs as the eueninge and morninge rayne vpon the earth.

⁴ They comen together, and sweare vayn othes: they be confederate together, therefore groweth their punyshement, as the wedes in the forowes of the lande.

⁷ But the marchaunte hath a false weyght in his hande, he hath a pleasure to occupye extorsion.

⁷ Ye turne the lawe to worm wode, and caste doune ryghtuousnes vnto the grounde.

¹² Who can runne with horses, or plow with oxen vpon the herde rockes of stone? For why? ye haue turned true iudgement into bytternesse, & the frute of ryghtuousnesse into worm wood:

⁵ When wil the new moneth be gone, that we maye sell vytale, & the Sabboth, that we maye haue scarcenesse of corne: to make the busshell lesse, and the Sycle greater?

³ The pryde of thyne herte hath lyft the vp, thou that dwellest in the stronge holdes of stone, & haste made the an hye seate: Thou sayest in thyne hert: who shall cast me downe to the grounde? ⁴ But though thou wentest vp as hye as the Aegle, and maydest thy nest aboue amonge the starres: yet wylde I plucke the downe from thence.

⁷ And they sayde one to another: come, lett vs cast lottes: that we maye knowe, for whose cause we are thus troubled. And so they cast lottes, and the lot fell vpon Ionas.

¹⁰ Shulde I not be displeased, for the vnrightuous good in the houses of the wycked, and because the measure hys mynyshed? ¹¹ Or shulde I iustifie the false balaunces and the bagge of disceytfull weyghtes,

³ yet they saye: they do well, when they do euil. As the prince wyll, so sayeth the iudge: that he maye do him a pleasure agayne. The greate man speaketh what his herte desyreth: & the hearers alowe hym.

¹⁸ Where is there such a God as thou? that pardonest wickednes, and forgeuest the offences of the remnaunte of thyne herytage? He kepeth not hys wrath for euer. And why? his delyte is to haue compassyon: ¹⁹ he shal turne agayne, and be mercyfull to vs: he shall put doune oure wyckednesses, and caste all oure synnes into the botome of the sea. ²⁰ Thou shalt kepe thy truste wyth Iacob, and thy mercye for Abraham, lyke as thou haste sworne vnto oure fathers longe agoo.

¹³ Shall not the Lorde of hostes brynge thys to passe, that the laboures of the people shal be brent wyth a greate fyre, & that the thynge wherevpon the people haue weeryed them selues, shall be lost?

¹ Praye the Lord then by tymes to geue thou the latter rayne, so shall the Lorde make cloudes, & geue you raine ynough, for all the intreace of the felde:

³ blessed are the pore in sprete: for theirs is the kingdom of heauen.

²⁵ Therfore I saie vnto you, be not tareful for you life what ye shall eate or what ye shall dryncke, nor yet for your bodye, what ye shall put on, is not the lyfe more worthe then meate, and the body more of value then rayment? ²⁶ Behold the foules of the ayer: for the sowe not, neyther reape, nor yet cary into the barnes: and yet your heauenlye father fedethe them. Are ye not muche better then they? ²⁷ Whych of you (though he toke thoughte therfore) coulde put one cubit vnto hys statuture? ²⁸ And why care ye then for rayment? Considre the lylies of the filde, howe they growe. They laboureth not nether spynne. ²⁹ And yet for all that I saye vnto you that euen Solomon in all hys royaltie was not arayed lyke vnto one of these. ³⁰ Wherfore if God so clothe the grasse, which is to day in the felde, and to morowe shall be cast in to the fournace: shall he not much more do the same vnto you, o ye of lytle fayth? ³¹ Therfore take no thought saiynge: what shall we eate, or what shall we dryncke, or wherewith shal we be clothed? ³² After all these thynges seke the gentils. For your heauenlye father knoweth that ye haue neade of all these thynges. ³³ But rather seke ye first the kyngdome of heauen and the rightuousnes therof, & all these thynge shalbe ministred vnto you. ³⁴ Care not then for the morow, but let the morow care for itself: for the day present hath euer ynough of his owne trouble.

¹⁶ Beholde I sende you forth as shepe among wolues. Be ye therfore wyse as serpentes, and innocent as doues.

¹⁹ But when they deliuer you vp take no thought howe or what ye shall speake, for it shalbe geuen you, euen in that same houre, what ye shal saye. ²⁰ For it is not ye that speake, but the sprete of your father which speaketh in you.

³⁴ O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye your selues are euil? For of the aboundaunce of the herte, the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of hys herte, bringeth forth good thinges. And an euill man out of his euill treasure, bringeth forth euil thinges.

¹⁵ For this people hertes are waxed grosse, and their eares were dull of hearynge, and their eyes haue they closed, lest they should se with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and shoulde vnderstand with their hertes, & should tourne that I myght heale them.

⁷ Wherefore he promysed with an othe, that he woulde geue her whatsoeuer she woulde axe. ⁸ And she beynge informed of her mother before sayd: geue me here Ihon Baptistes head in a platter.

¹⁴ Let them alone, thei be the blynde leaders of the blynd. If the blynd leede the blynde, both shall fall into the dytche.

²⁶ What shall it proffet a man though he shoulde wynne al the whole world if he loose hys awne soule? Or els what shall a man geue to redeme his soule agayne withall?

¹⁶ Wo be vnto you blynde guydes, whyche say whosoeuer sweare by the temple, it is nothing, but whosoeuer sweared by the golde of the temple: he offendeth. ¹⁷ Ye fooles and blind, whither is greater, the golde, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? ¹⁸ And whosoeuer sweareth by the aultare, it is nothynge: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offeryng that lyeth on the aulter, offendeth. ¹⁹ Ye fooles and blynde, whither is greater the offerynge, or the aulter whiche sanctifieth the offeryng? ²⁰ Whosoeuer therfore sweareth by the aultare, sweareth by it and by all that thereon is. ²¹ And whosoeuer sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it and by hym that dwelleth therin. ²² And he that sweareth by heauen sweareth by the seate of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. ²³ Wo be to you Scribes and Phariseis, hypocrites, which tythe mynte, anyse and commen, and leaue the wayghtyer matters of the lawe vndone: iudgement, mercy, and faythe. These ought ye to haue done, and not to haue lefte the other vndone. ²⁴ Ye blynde guydes whiche strayne out a gnat, and swallowe a cammell. ²⁵ Wo be to you Scribes and Pharises hypocrites, which make cleane the vtter side of the cuppe, & of the platter: but within they are ful of bribery and excesse. ²⁶ Thou blynd Pharisei, clense first the ynneside of the cup & platter, that the outside of them may be clene also.

¹³ But he that endureth to the ende, the same shall be safe.

³³ Peter answered and sayd vnto hym, thoughe all men should be offended by the yet would I neuer be offended. ³⁴ Iesus sayde vnto hym: Verelye I saye vnto the that thys same nyghte before the cocke crowe thou shalte denye me thryse. ³⁵ Peter sayed vnto him: Yf I should dye with the, yet would I not denye the, lykewyse also sayed all the discyples.

⁷⁴ Then beganne he to corse and to sweare that he knew not the man. And immediatly the cocke crewe.

²³ Then sayed the debitie: what euyll hath he done? And they cried the more sayinge: let hym be crucifyed. ²⁴ When Pilate sawe that he preuayled nothyng but the more busynes was made, he toke water and washed his handes before the people sayinge I am innocent of the bloude of this iust persone, or on your perille be it. ²⁵ Then aunswered al the people & sayed, his bloude be on vs and on oure children. ²⁶ Then let he Barrabas louse vnto them, and schourged Iesus, and deliuered hym to be crucyfyed.

²⁷ And immediatly the kynge sent the hang man, and commaunded his headde to be brought in. And he went and beheaded hym in the pryson,

⁶ Both were perfect before God, and walked in al the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde faute with them.

⁵¹ He sheweth strength with his arme, he scattereth them that are proude in the ymagynacion of their hertes. ⁵² He putteth doune the mightye from their seates, and exalteth them of low degre. ⁵³ He fylleth the hongry with good thinges, & sendeth away the ryche empty.

²⁹ Lorde. Nowe lettest thou thy seruaunt departe in peace, accordinge to thy promes. ³⁰ For mine eyes haue sene the sauiour sent from the. ³¹ Which thou hast prepare before the face of all people. ³² A lyght to lighten the gentils and the glorye of thy people Israel. ³³ And his father and mother meruayled at those thinges which were spoken of him. ³⁴ And Symon blessed them, & sayd vnto Mary his mother: beholde, this chylde shalbe the fal and resurrection of manye in Israel, & sygne which shalbe spoken againste. ³⁵ And moreouer the swearde shall pearce thy soule, that the thoughtes of manye hertes maye be opened. ³⁶ And ther was a prophetesse, one Anna the doughter of Phanuell of the trybe of Aser which was of a great age, and had liued with her housbande .vij. yeares from her virginitie. ³⁷ And she had bene a weddowe aboute .iiij. score and .iiij. yeares, which went neuer out of the temple, but serued God with fastinge and prayer night & daye. ³⁸ And the same came forth that same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of him to all that loked for redempcion in Ierusalem.

²² And all bare him witnes, and wondred at the gracious wordes which proceded out of his mouthe, and saide: Is not this Iosephs sonne?

³⁹ And he putteth forth a symylytude vnto them: Can the blinde leade the blinde? Do they not both then fall into the dyche? ⁴⁰ The discyple is not aboue his maister. Euery man shalbe perfecte if he be as his mayster is.

⁴¹ Neuerthelesse geue almose of that ye haue, and beholde all is cleane to you.

⁴ I saye vnto you my frendes: Be not afrayde of them that kyll the bodye, and after that haue no more that they can do. ⁵ But I wil shew you whom ye shall feare. Feare hym whiche after he hath kylled, hath power to caste into hell. Yea I saye vnto you, hym feare.

¹¹ When they brynge you vnto the synagoges and vnto the rulers and offycers take no thoughte, how or what thynge ye shall aunswere or what ye shall speake. ¹² For the holye ghost shal teache you in the same houre, what ye ought to saye.

²¹ So is it with hym that gathereth ryches, and is not ryche in God. ²² And he spake vnto hys disciples: Therfor I saye vnto you: Take no thoughte for youre lyfe, what ye shal eate, neyther for your body what ye shal put on.

⁴⁸ But he that knewe not, & yet dyd commytte thynges worthye of strypes, shalbe beaten with fewe stripes. For vnto whome muche is geuen, of him shalbe muche requyred. And to whom men muche committe, the more of hym will they axe.

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

⁹ And he put forth thys similytude vnto certayne, which thrusted in them selues that they were perfecte, and despyseth other. ¹⁰ Two men went vp into the temple to praye, the one a pharise and the other a publican. ¹¹ The Pharyse stode and prayed thus with hym selfe: God I thanke the, that I am not as other men are, extorsioners, vniust, aduouterers, or as this publican,

¹³ And the Publicane stode a farre of, and woulde not lyft vp his eyes to heauen, but smote his brest, saiynge: God be mercifull to me a synner. ¹⁴ I tell you: this man departed home to hys house iustifyed more then the other. For euerye man that exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe. And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.

¹⁴ Let it stycke therfore faste in your hertes, not once to studye before what ye shall aunswere: ¹⁵ For I wyll geue you a mouthe and wisdome, where against all youre aduersaries shall not be able to speake nor resyste.

²⁰ For euerye man that euyll doth, hateth the light: nether commeth to the lyghte: lest his dedes shoulde be reproued.

²⁴ Verely, verely I say vnto you he that heareth my wordes, and beleueth on him that sent me, hath euerlasting lyfe, & shal not come into damnacion: but is escaped from death vnto lyfe.

⁶³ It is the spirite that quickeneth, the flesh proffetteth nothing. The wordes that I speake vnto you, are spirite and lyfe.

⁶⁸ Then Symon Peter aunswered: Maister to whom shall we go? Thou hast the wordes of eternall lyfe,

⁴⁶ The seruauntes aunswered: neuer man spake as thys man doth. ⁴⁷ Then aunswered them the Phariseis: are ye also deceyued? ⁴⁸ Doth anye of the rulers or the Phariseis beleue on hym? ⁴⁹ But the commune people whiche know not the lawe, are cursed.

⁴⁰ And some of the Pharises whiche were with him, hearde these wordes, and sayde vnto hym: are we then blynde?

² Euery braunche that beareth not frute in me, he wyll take awaye. And euerye braunche that beareth frute, wil he pourge, that it maye bryng more frute.

¹⁹ The same day at night, which was the morowe after the saboth day, when the dores wer shut, wher the disciples were assembled together for fear of the Iewes, came Iesus and stode in the myddes, and saide to them: peace be wyth you. ²⁰ And when he had so sayed, he shewed vnto them his handes, and hys syde. Then were the dyscyples glade when they sawe the Lorde. ²¹ Then sayde Iesus to them agayne: peace be with you. As my father sente me euen so sende I you.

²⁶ And they gaue forth theyr lottes, and the lot fell on Mathias, and he was counted with the eleuen Apostles.

²⁸ Thou hast shewed me the wayes of lyfe, and shalte make me full of ioye, wt thy countenaunce.

¹ And Saul yet breathynge out threatening & slaughter against the Disciples of the Lorde, went vnto the hye priest, ² and desired of him letters to Damasco to the synagoges that if he founde anye of thys way, whether they were men or women, he mighte bring them bound vnto Hierusalem.

¹⁹ and receiued meate, and was conforted. Then was Saul certaine dayes wyth the dyscyples whyche were at Damasco. ²⁰ And straight way he preached Christ in the Synagoges, howe that he was the sonne of God.

³⁵ but in all people he that feareth hym and worketh rightuousnes, is accepted wyth hym.

²⁰ Herode was displeased with them of Tyre & Sydon, And they came all at once, and made intercessyon vnto Blastus the kinges chamberlayne, & desyred peace, because theyr countrey was nouryshed by the kynges lande.

⁹ and he put no difference betwene them and vs, but with fayth purified theyr hertes.

¹⁶ And therfore studye I to haue a cleare conscience towarde God, and towarde man also.

⁹ I also verely thought in my selfe, that I ought to do manie contrarye thinges, clene agaynste the name of Nazareth,

²⁹ beyng ful of al vnryghtuous doing, of fornicacion, wickednes, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuye, murther, debate, disceite, euyl condicioned, whisperers,

⁸ But vnto them that are rebellious and disobey the trueth, and folowe iniquitie, shall come indignacion and wrath, ⁹ tribulacion and anguishe, vpon the souls of euerye man that doeth euyll: of the Iewe fyrst, and also of the gentyll.

⁷ What shall we saye then? Is the lawe synne? God forbid: but I knewe not what synne meante but by the law. For I had not knowne what luste had meant, except the lawe had sayed, thou shalte, not lust. ⁸ But synne toke an occasion by the meanes of the commaundement, and wrought in me al maner of concupiscence. For without the lawe, synne was dead. ⁹ I ones liued without lawe. But when the commaundemente came, synne reuyued, & I was deade.

³¹ What shall we then say vnto these thynges? yf God be on oure syde: who can be agaynste vs?

²² Euen so God wyllynge to shewe his wrath, and to make his power knowen, suffered wyth longe pacience the vessels of wrath, ordeined to damnacion,

²⁰ Thou sayeste well: because of vnbelefe they are broken of, & thou standest stedfaste in faythe.

³⁶ For of hym, and thorowe hym, and for hym, are all thynges. To hym be glorye for euer. Amen

²¹ Be not ouercome of euyl: But ouercome euil with goodnesse.

¹⁹ For youre obedience extendeth to all men I am glad no doubte of you. But yet I woulde haue you wyse vnto that whiche is good, and to be innocent as concernyng euill.

²⁰ Nowe then are we messengers in the roume of Christ: euen as thoughe God dyd beseche you thorowe vs: So praye we you in Christes stede, that ye be atone with God,

¹ Seynge that we haue such promyses dearely beloued, let vs cleanse oure selues from al fylthynesse of the fleshe & spyrite, and grow vp to full holynesse in the feare of God.

¹⁶ Thankes be vnto God, which put in the hert of Titus the same good mynde towarde you.

²⁰ For I feare least it come to passe, that when I come, I shall not fynde you suche as I woulde, and I shalbe founde amonge you debate, enuiynge, wrath, stryfe, backbytynges, whisperynges, swellynges & discorde.

⁵ Proue youre selues whether you be in the fayth or not. Examen your owne selues: know ye not your owne selues, howe that Iesha Christe is in you, except ye be casteawayes?

¹² that we whiche before beleued in Christ shoulde be vnto the prayse of hys glorye. ¹³ In whome also ye (after that ye hearde the worde of trueth. I meane the Gospel of your saluacyon, wherein ye beleued) were sealed with the holye spiryte of promes,

¹ Be ye folowers of God as deare children,

²¹ submittinge your selues one to another in the feare of God.

¹³ For it is God, whyche worketh in you, both the wyll and also the dede, euen of good wyl.

⁶ Be not carefull: but in all thinges shewe your petition vnto God in prayer and supplication, wyth geuinge of thankes.

¹⁸ I receiued al, and haue plentie. I was euen fylled after that I had receyued of Epaphroditus, that which came from you, & odour that smelleth swete, a sacrifyce accepted and pleasaunt to God.

¹⁰ that ye mighte walke worthy of the Lorde in all thinges, that please him beyng frutefull in all good workes, and encreasing in the knowledge of God

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteouslye in all wysdome. Teache and exhorte youre owne selues, in psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songes, whiche haue fauoure with them, singinge in your hertes to the Lorde.

²⁰ Chyldren obey your fathers & mothers in all thinges, for that is wel pleasynge vnto the Lorde.

¹¹ and that ye studye to be quyete, and to medle with youre owne busines, and to worke wyth youre owne handes, as we commaunded you: ¹² that ye may behaue your selues honestly towardes them that are wythout, and that nothinge be lackinge vnto you.

⁸ Neyther toke we bread of anye man for nought: but wroughte wyth laboure and trauayle nyght and daye, because we would not be greuous to anye of you: ⁹ not but that we had authorytye: but to make oure selues as ensample vnto you, to folowe vs. ¹⁰ For when we were with you thys we warned you of, that yf there were any whiche woulde not worke, that the same shoulde not eate. ¹¹ We haue hearde say no doubte that there are some whiche walke amonge you inordinately and worke not at all, but are besye bodyes. ¹² Them that are suche we commaunde and exhorte by oure Lorde Iesu Christe, that they worke wyth quietnes, and eate theyr owne breade.

⁶ He maye not be a yong scholer, lest he swell and fall into the iudgement of the euyll speaker.

³ These thynges teache and exhorte. Yf any man teache otherwyse, and is not contente wt the holsome wordes of our Lord Iesus christ, and wyth the doctryne of Godlynes, ⁴ he is puft vp, and knoweth nothyng: but wasteth hys braynes about questyons and stryfe of wordes, whereof sprynge enuye, stryfe, raylynges, euyll surmysynges ⁵ and vayne disputacyons of men wyth corrupte myndes, and destytute of the trueth, whiche thynke that lucre is Godlines, from suche separate thy self. ⁶ Godlynes is greate ryches, yf a man be content with that he hath. ⁷ For we broughte nothynge into thys worlde & it is a playne case that we can carye nothyng out. ⁸ When we haue fode and raymente, let vs therwyth be content. ⁹ They that wyll be rych, fall into temptacyon and snares, and into many folysh and noysome lustes which drowne men in perdicyon and destruccyon.

¹⁰ neyther be pyckers, but that they shewe all good faythfulnes, that they maye do worshyp to the doctryne of oure sauyoure God in all thynges. ¹¹ For the grace of God, that bringeth saluacion vnto al men, hath apered ¹² & teacheth vs that we shoulde denye vngodlynes & worldly lustes, and that we shoulde lyue sobre mynded ryghtuouslye and Godly in this present worlde, ¹³ lokynge for that blessed hope and gloryous apperyng of the myghtye God, and of oure sauyoure Iesu Christe, ¹⁴ whiche gaue hym selfe for vs, to redeme vs from al vnryghtuousnes and to pourge vs a peculyar people vnto him selfe, feruently geuen vnto good workes.

⁹ yet for loues sake I rather beseche the, thoughe I be as I am euen Paule aged, and now in bondes for Iesu Christes sake.

³⁹ We are not whych wythdrawe our selues vnto dampnacyon, but partayne to faith, to the winnynge of the soule.

²¹ make you perfecte in all good workes, to do hys wyl, workynge in you that whiche is pleasaunte in hys syghte thorowe Iesus Christe. To whom be prayse for euer whyle the worlde endureth. Amen.

¹⁶ Erre not my deare brethren. ¹⁷ Euery good gyfte, and euerye perfecte gyfte, is from aboue and commeth doune from the father of lyght wyth whome is no varyablenes, neyther is he chaunged vnto darkenes. ¹⁸ Of hys owne wyll begat he vs wyth the worde of lyfe, that we shoulde be the fyrste frutes of hys creatures. ¹⁹ Wherfore deare brethren, let euerye man be swyfte to heare, slowe to speake, and slow to wrath.

⁶ and the tonge is fyre, and a worlde of wickednes. So is the tong set among our members, that it defyleth the whole body and setteth a fyre all that we haue of nature, & is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell.

¹⁴ But, yf ye haue bitter enuyinge and strife in youre hertes, reioyce not: neyther be lyars agaynste the trueth. ¹⁵ Thys wysedome descendeth not from aboue: but is earthye, & naturall, and deuelyshe: ¹⁶ For where enuiynge and stryfe is there is vnstablenes and all maner of euyll workes. ¹⁷ But the wysedome that is from aboue, is fyrste pure, then peasable, gentle, and easye to be entreated, full of mercye & good frutes, wythoute iudgynge, and wythout simulacyon:

⁶ but geueth more grace.

²² And for as muche as ye haue puryfyed, youre soules thorowe the spyryte, in obeying the truethe for to loue brotherlye wythout faynynge, se that ye loue one another with a pure herte feruentlye:

⁸ and a stone to stomble at, and a rocke to offende them whiche stomble at the word, and beleue not that whereon they were set.

⁷ Caste all your care to him: for he careth for you.

³ and thorowe couetousnes shal they wyth fayned wordes make marchaundyse of you, whose iudgement is not farre of, and theyr dampnacion slepeth not.

⁹ The Lorde knoweth howe to deliuer the Godlye out of temptacion, and howe to reserue the vniuste vnto the daye of iudgement for to be punyshed,

¹⁷ Ye therfore beloued, seynge ye knowe it before hand, beware lest ye be also plucked away with the errour of the wycked, and fall from your own stedfastnes,

²² and whatsoeuer we are, we shall receiue of him, because we kepe his commaundementes, and do these thinges, which are pleasyng in hys sight.

²¹ and kepe your selues in the loue of God, lokynge for the mercye of oure Lorde Iesus Christe, vnto eternall lyfe.

²⁴ Vnto hym that is able to kepe you, that ye fal not, and to preserue you fautles before the presence of hys glorye wyth ioye,

¹⁸ And vnto the messenger of the congregacion of Thiatyra wryte. This sayth the sonne of God, which hath hys eyes lyke vnto flame of fyre, whose feete are lyke brasse:

²³ And I will kyl her chyldren wyth death. And all the congregacions shal know, that I am he, whiche searched the reynes and hertes. And I will geue vnto euery one of you according vnto youre workes.

¹⁰ Because thou hast kepte the wordes of my pacience, therfore I wyll kepe from the houre of temptacyon, which wyll come vpon al the worlde, to tempte them that dwell vpon the earth.

²¹ To hym that ouercommeth, wyl I graunt to sit with me in my seate euen as I ouercame and haue sitten wyth my father, in his seate.

¹¹ thou art worthy Lorde to receiue glory and honour and power, for thou hast created al thinges, and for thy wylles sake they are and were created.

¹¹ And I sawe heauen open, & beholde a whyt horsse: and he that sate vpon hym was faythful and true, & in rightuousnes dyd he iudge & make battayl.