A   Heare þe; worde of the LORDE, o ye children of Israel: For the LORDE must punysh th&ebar;, þt; dwel in the londe. And why? There is no faithfulnesse, there is no mercy, there is no knowlege of God in the l&obar;de: but swearinge, ly&ebar;ge, m&abar;slaughter, theft and aduoutry haue gotten the ouerhande, ∧ one bloudgiltynesse foloweth another. Therfore shal the londe be in a miserable case, and all they that dwell therin, shal mourne. The beastes in the felde, the foules in þe; ayre, and the fishes in the see shall dye. Yet is there none, that wil chast&ebar; nor reproue another. The prestes which shulde refourme other m&ebar;, are become like the people.

B    ^noteTherfore stomblest thou in þe; daye tyme ∧, the prophet with the in the night. I wil bringe thy mother to sylence, ∧ why? my people perish, because they haue no knowlege. Seinge then that thou hast refused vnderstondinge, therfore wil I refuse þe; also: so that thou shalt nomore be my prest. And for so moch as thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wil also forget thy childr&ebar;. The more they increased in multitude, the more they synned agaynst me, therfore wil I chaurge their honoure in to shame. ^noteThey eate vp the synnes of my people, ∧ corage them in their wickednesse. ^noteThus the prest is become like the people. ^noteWherfore I will punysh them for their wicked wayes, ∧ rewarde them acordinge to their owne ymaginacions. They shal eate, ∧ not haue ynough: They haue vsed whordome, therfore shall they not prospere: ∧ why? they haue forsaken the LORDE, ∧ not regarded him.

Whordome, wyne and dronckennesse take the herte awaye. ^noteMy people axe councel at their stockes, their staffe must tell them. For an whorish mynde hath disceaued them, so þt; they c&obar;mitte fornicacion agaynst their God. ^noteThey make sacrifice vpon the hie mountaynes, ∧ burne their incense vpon the hilles, yee amonge the okes, groues ∧ bu&esset;shes, for there are good shadowes. C   Therfore yo&highr; doughters are become harlottes, and youre spouses haue brok&ebar; their wedlocke I wil not punish yo&highr; doughters for beinge defyled, ∧ yo&highr; brydes that became whores: ^note seinge the fathers themselues haue medled with harlottes, and offered with vnthriftes: but the people that wil not vnderstonde, must be punyshed.

Though thou Israel art disposed to playe þe; harlot, yet shuldest not thou haue offended, o Iuda: ^note thou shuldest not haue runne to Galgala, ner haue gone vp to Bethau&ebar;, ner haue sworne: the LORDE lyueth. For Israel is gone backe, like a w&abar;ton cowe. The LORDE therfore shal make hir fede, as þe; l&abar;be þt; goeth astraye. And where as Ephraim is become partaker of Idols, wel, let him go. Their dronck&ebar;nesse hath put th&ebar; backe, ∧ brought them to whordome. Their rulers loue rewardes, brynge (saye they,) to their owne shame. A wynde shall take holde of their fethers, ∧ they shall be c&obar;founded in their offeringes.

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