A    ^noteThere resorted vnto me certayne of the elders of Israel, and satte doune by me. Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, sayeng: Thou sonne of man, these men beare theyr Idols in their hertes, and go purposly vpon the stomblynge block of their owne wyckednesse: how darre they then aske councell at me? Therfore speake vnto them, ∧ saye: Thus sayth the Lorde God. Euerye m&abar; of the house of Israell that beareth hys Idols in his herte, purposynge to stomble in hys owne wickednesse, and commeth to a Prophete, to enquere any thynge at me by hym: vnto that man will I the Lorde my self geue aunswere, accordynge to the multytude of hys Idoles, that the house of Israell maye be snared in theyr owne hertes, because they be cleane gone from me, for theyr Idoles sakes.

B   Wherfore, tell the house of Israell: thus sayeth the Lorde God: Be conuerted, forsake youre Idols, and turne youre faces from all youre abhomynacyons. For euery man (whether he be of the house of Israell or a straunger, that sogeourneth in Israell) whiche departeth fro me, ∧ caryeth Idols in hys herte, purposynge to go still stombling in his owne wickednesse, ∧ commeth to a Prophete, for to aske councell at me thorowe him: vnto þt; man wyll I the Lorde geue aunswere, by myne owne selfe. C   I wyll set my face agaynste that man, ∧ will make him to be an example for other, yea ∧ a comon by worde, and wyll rote hym oute of my people, that he maye knowe how that I am the Lorde. ^noteAnd yf that Prophete be deceyued, when he telleth hym a worde: then I the Lorde my selfe haue dysceyued that Prophete, ∧ wyl stretche forth myne hande vpon hym, to rote hym out of my people of Israel, and they bothe shalbe punished for theyr wyckednesse. D   Accordinge to the sinne of hym that asketh, shall the synne of the Prophet be, that the house of Israel be led nomore fro me thorow erroure, ∧ be no more defyled in theyr wyckednesse: but that they maye be my people, ∧ I their God, sayeth the Lorde God, And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, sayinge: Thou sonne of man, when the lande synneth againste me, ∧ goeth forthe in wyckednesse: I will stretche oute myne hand vpon it, ∧ destroye all the prouysyon of theyr bread, and sende derth vpon them, to destroy man ∧ beast in the lande. And thoughe Noe, Daniel ∧ Iob these thre men were amonge them, ^note yet shal they in their rightuousnesse delyuer but theyr owne soules, sayeth the Lorde God. E   If I brynge noysome beastes into the lande, to waste it vp, and it be so desolate, that no man maye go therein for beastes: yf these thre men also were in the lande, as truelye as I lyue (sayth the Lorde God) they shall saue neither sonnes nor doughters, but be only delyuered

Ierusalem them selues: and as for the lande, it shall be waste.

F   Or yf I bring a swearde into the lande, ∧ charge it to go thorow the land, so that I slay doune man and beast in it, and yf these thre men were therein: As truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde God) they shal delyuer neyther s&obar;nes nor doughters, but onelye be saued them selues. If I sende a pestilence into the lande, ∧ poure oute my sore indignacion vpon it in bloude, so that I rote oute of it bothe man ∧ beast, ∧ yf Noe, Daniel and Iob were therin: as truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde GOD) they shall delyuer neyther sonnes nor doughters, but saue their owne soules in theyr ryghtuousnes. G   Moreouer thus sayth the Lord god: ^note Though I sende my foure troublous plages vpon Ierusalem: the swearde, honger, perlous, beastes and pestilence, to destroye man and beaste oute of it: yet shall there be a remnaunte saued therin, whiche shall bryng forth theyr sonnes and doughters. Beholde, they shall come forthe vnto you, ∧ ye shall se theyr waye, and what they take in hande, and ye shall be comforted, as touchynge all the plages that I haue broughte vpon Ierusalem. They shal comforte you, when ye se theyr waye and worckes: and ye shal knowe, howe that it is not wythoute a cause, that I haue done so agaynste Ierusalem, as I dyd, sayeth the Lorde God.

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