A   As for the vngodlye, the wrath came vpon them without mercy vnto the ende. For he knewe before what shulde happen vnto them: howe that (when they had c&obar;s&ebar;ted to lett th&ebar; go, ∧ had sent th&ebar; oute with great dilig&ebar;ce) thei wold rep&ebar;t, ∧ folow

vpon them. For when they were yet mournyng and makyng lamentacion by the graues of the dead, they deuised another foolishnes: so that they persecuted th&ebar; in their flieng whome they had cast out afore with prayer. Worthy necessitie also brought theym vnto this ende, for they hadde cleane forgotten the thynges that happened vnto th&ebar; afore. But the thyng that was wantyng of their punishment, was requisite so to be fulfilled vp&obar; th&ebar; with tormentes: that thy people might haue a meruelous passage thorowe, and that these myght fynde a straunge death.

B   Then was euery creatur fashioned again of new accordinge to the will of their maker obeyng thy c&obar;maundementes that thy chyldren mighte be kept withoute hurte, For the cloude ouershadowed their tentes, ∧ the dry earth appeared, where afore was water: so that in the reed sea there was a waye without impediment, and the greate depe became a grene felde: where thorowe all the people wente that were defended with thy hande, seynge thy wonderous and meruelous workes. For as the horsses, so were they fed, and leapte lyke lambes, praysinge the (O Lorde) which haddest deliuered th&ebar;. And why? they were yet myndefull of the thinges, that happened whyle they dwelt in the l&abar;de: how the grounde brought forth flyes in steade of cattell, ∧ how the ryuer scrauled with the multitude of frogges in steade of fishes.

C   But at the last they sawe a new creacyon of byrdes, what tyme as they were disceiued with lust, and desired delicate meates. For when they were speakinge of their appetite, the quayles came vp vnto them from the sea and punishmentes came vppon the synners not without the tokens whiche came to passe afore by the vehemence of the streames: for they suffred worthely according to their wickednesses, they dealt so abhominably ∧ churisly with straungers. Some receyued no vnknowen gestes, some brought the straungers into bondage that did them good. Besyde all these thynges there were some, that not onely receyued no straungers with theyr willes, but persecuted those also, ∧ did them muche euell, that receyued th&ebar; gladly. Therfore were they punished with blyndenesse lyke as they that were couered with sodane darkenesse at the dores of the righteous so þt; euery one sought the entraunce of hys dore.

D   Thus the elementes turned into them selfes, lyke as when one tyme is chaunged vpon an instrumente of musycke, and yet all the resydue kepe their melody: whyche maye easely be perceyued, by the sighte of the thinges that are come to passe. The dry l&abar;de was turned into a watery, ∧ the thynge that afore swamme in the water, wente now vpon the drye gounde. The fyre hath power in the water (contrary to his owne vertue) and the water forgat hys owne kynde to quenche.
Agayne the flammes of the noysome beastes hurte not the fleshe of them that wente wyth them, neither melted they the yse, whiche is melteth lightely. In all thinges haste thou promoted thy people (O Lord) and brought them to honour: thou haste not despysed th&ebar;, but alwaye and in all places haste thou st&abar;de by them. ¶ The ende of the boke of wysedome.

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