A    ^noteWo be to þe; crowne of pryde, to þe; dronk&ebar; Ephraemites, and to the faydinge floure, to the glory of his p&obar;pe, þt; is vp&obar; the toppe of the pl&ebar;teous valley: which m&ebar; be ouerladen &wt; wyne. Beholde, the strength and power of the LORDE shal breake in to the londe on euery syde, like a tempest of hale, that beareth downe stronge holdes, and like an horrible, mightie and ouer flowinge water. And the proude crowne of the dronken Ephraemites, shal be troden vnderfoote. ^noteAnd as for the faydinge floure, the glory of his pompe, which is vpon the toppe of the plenteous valley: it shal happen vnto him, as to an vntymely frute before the haruest come. Which as soone as it is sene, is by and by deuoured, or euer it come well in a mans honde.

And then shal the LORDE of hoostes be a ioyful crowne, and a glorious garl&abar;de vnto the remnaunt of his people. Vnto the lowly, he shalbe a sprete of iudgment, and vnto them that dryue awaye the enemies from þe; gates, he shalbe a sprete of str&ebar;gth. B   But they go wronge by þe; reason of wyne, they fall and stacker because of str&obar;ge drynke. Yee eu&ebar; the prestes and prophetes them selues go amisse, ^note they are dronken with wyne, and weake braned thorow stronge drynke. They erre in seinge, and in iudgm&ebar;t they fayle. For all tables are so ful of vomyte and fylthynes, þt; no place is clene. What is he amonge them, þt; can teach, instructe or enfourme the childr&ebar;, which are weened from suck or taken from the brestes: of eny other fashion, then: ^note Commaunde þt; maye be commaunded, byd þt; maye be bydd&ebar;, forbyd that maye be forbydd&ebar;, kepe backe þt; maye be kepte backe, here a litle, there a litle. ^noteAnd therfore the LORDE also shal speake &wt; lispinge lippes and &wt; a straunge l&abar;guage vnto this people, to whom he spake afore of this maner: This shal bringe rest, yf one refresh the weery, ye this shal bringe rest. But they had no will to heare. C   And therfore the LORDE shal answere their stubbournes (C&obar;maunde þt; maye be c&obar;maunded, byd þt; maye be bydden, forbyd þt; maye be forbydd&ebar;, kepe backe þt; maye be kepte backe, here a litle, there a litle) That they maye go forth, fall backwarde, be brussed, snared and taken. Wherfore heare the worde of the LORDE, ye mockers that rule the LORDES people, which is at Ierusal&ebar;. For ye c&obar;forte yo&highr; selues thus: Tush, death ∧ we are at a poynte, ∧ as for hell, we haue made a c&obar;dicion with it: that though there breake out eny sore plage, it shal not come vpon vs. ^noteFor with disceate wil we escape, and with nymblenes will we defende o&highr; selues. ^noteTherfore thus saieth the LORDE God: Beholde, I wil laye a stone in Sion, a greate stone, a costly corner stone for a sure foundacion: þt; who so putteth his trust in him, shal not be confouded. Rightuousnes wil I set vp agayne in þe; balaunce, and iudgment in the weightes. ^noteThe t&ebar;pest of hale shal take awaye yo&highr; refuge, that ye haue to disceaue withal, and þe; ouerflowinge waters shal breake downe yo&highr; str&obar;ge holdes of dissimulaci&obar;. D   Thus the appoyntm&ebar;t that ye haue made &wt; death, shalbe done awaye, and the c&obar;dicion that ye made with hell, shal not st&obar;de. When the greate destructi&obar; goeth thorow, it shal all to treade you, It shal take you quyte awaye before it. For it shal go forth early in the mornynge, and contynue only þt; daye and þt; night. And the very feare only shal teach you, when ye heare it. For þe; bedde shalbe so narow þt; a m&abar; c&abar; not lye vpon it. And the coueringe to small, that a m&abar; maye not wynde him self therin. ^noteFor the LORDE shal steppe forth as he dyd vpon the mount Perazim, and shal take on as he dyd vp&obar; the dale of Gabaon: that he maye bringe forth his deuyce, his straunge deuyce: and fulfil his worke, his wonderful worcke. And therfore make no mockes at it, that youre captiuyte increase not: for I haue

herde the LORDE of hoostes saye, that there shal come a soden destruction and plage vpon the whole earth. E   Take hede, and heare my voyce, pondre and merck my wordes wel. Goeth not the husbonde man euer in due season earnestly to his londe? he moweth ∧ ploweth his grounde to sowe. And wh&ebar; he hath made it playne, he soweth it with fitches or comyn. He soweth þe; wheate and Barlye in their place, Milium and Rye also in their place. And þt; he maye do it right, his God teacheth him and sheweth him. For he treadeth not the fitches out with a wayne, nether bringeth he the cart here and there ouer the comyn, but he throssheth þe; fitches out with a flale, and the comyn with a rod. As for the wheate, he gryndeth it to make bred therof, In as moch as he can not bringe it to passe &wt; treadinge out. For nether the brussinge that the cart wheles make, ner his beastes can grynde it. This and soch like thinges come of the LORDE of hostes which is maruelous in councel, and greate in rightuousnesse.

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