When thou wilt do good, knowe to
whom thou dost it, ∧ so shalt thou
be greatlye thanked for thy benefites.
Do good vnto the righteous
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and thou shalt fynde great rewarde: though
not of him, yet no doute, the Lorde him selfe
shall rewarde the. He standeth not in a good
case that is alway occupied in euel, ∧ geueth
no almes: for the Hyest hateth the synners
and hath mercye vpon them that shewe the
workes of repentance. Geue thou vnto such
as feare God, and receaue not a synner. As
for the vngodly and synners, he shall recompense
vengeance vnto them, and kepe them
to the day of wrath. Geue thou vnto þe; good
and receaue not the synner: do well vnto hym
that is lowly, but geue not to the vngodly.
Let not the bred be geuen him, that he be not
myghtyer then thy selfe therin. For so shalte
thou receyue twyse as much euell, in all the
good that thou dost vnto him: And why? the
Hyest hateth synners, and shall rewarde vengeaunce
to the vngodly.
B In prosperite, a frynd shall not be known
and in aduersyte an enemie shall not be hyd.
For when a man is in wealth, it greueth his
enemies: but in heuynes and trouble a man
shal knowe hys frende, truste neyther thyne
enemy, for lyke as an yron rusteth, so doeth
his wyckednes. And though he make muche
croutchyng and knelynge, yet kepe well thy
minde, and beware of hym. Set hym not by
the, nether let hym syt at thy ryght hand: lest
he turne him, get into thy place, take thy roum
∧ seke thy seat, and so thou at the last rem&ebar;bre
my wordes, and be prycked at my sainges.
C Bynde not two synnes together, for there
shall not one be vnpunished. Who wil haue
pyty of the charmer, that is stinged of the serpente,
or of all such as come nye the beastes?
Eu&ebar; so is it with him þt; kepeth c&obar;pany with
a wycked man, and lappeth him selfe in hys
sinnes. For a season wyll he byde wyth the
but if thou stomble, he taryeth not. An enemy
is swete in his lippes, he can make many
wordes ∧ speake many good thinges: Yea he
can wepe wyth hys eyes, but in his herte, he
ymagineth, how to throw the into the pytte,
and if he may fynd oportunite, he wil not be
satisfyed with bloud. If aduersitie come vpon
the, thou shalte fynde him there first, and
thoughe he prentende to do the helpe, yet
shall he vndermyne the. He shall shake hys
head, and clape hys handes ouer the for verye
gladnes, and whylle he maketh manye
wordes, he shall dysguyse hys countenaunce
T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
