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The XIII. Chapter.
A Vayne are all men, which haue not þe;
knowlege of God: note as were they that
out of the good thinges which are
sene, knewe not him, that of himself is euerlastinge.
Nether toke they so moch regarde
of the workes that are made, as to knowe,
who was the craftesman of them: but some
toke the fyre, some the wynde or ayre, some
þe; course of þe; starres, some þe; water, note some toke
Sonne and Moone, or the lightes of heauen
which rule þe; earth, for goddes. But though
they had soch pleasure in their beuty, that
they thought them to haue bene goddes:
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yet shulde they haue knowne, how moch more
fayrer he is that made them. For the maker
of beuty hath ordened all these thinges.
Or yf they marueled at the power and workes
of th&ebar;, they shulde haue perceaued therby,
þt; he which made these thinges, is mightier
then they.
B For by the greatnesse ∧ beutye of the creature,
þe; maker therof maye playnely be knowne.
Notwithstondinge they are the lesse to
be blamed, that sought God ∧ wolde haue
founde him, and yet myssed. And why? for
so moch as they w&ebar;te aboute in his workes
and sought after them, it is a tok&ebar;, that they
regarded and helde moch of his workes þt;
are sene: howbeit they are not wholy to be
excused. For yf their vnderstondinge and
knowlege was so greate, þt; they coude discerne
the worlde and þe; creatures, why dyd
they not rather fynde out þe; LORDE therof?
But vnhappie are they, and amonge the
deed is their hope, that call th&ebar; God which
are but the workes of mens handes: golde,
syluer and the thinge, that is founde out by
connynge, the similitude of beastes, or eny
vayne stone that hath bene made by hande
of olde. noteOr as whan a carpenter cutteth
downe a tre out of the wodd, and pareth of
the barck of it connyngly:
C and so with the
one parte maketh a vessell to be vsed, and
dighteth meate with the residue. As for the
other parte that is left, which is profitable
for nothinge (for it is a croked pece of
wodd and full of knobbes) he carueth it diligently
thorow his vanite, and (acordinge to
the knowlege of his connynge) he geueth it
some proporcion, fashioneth it after the similitude
of a man, or maketh it like some beest,
straketh it ouer with reed and paynteth it,
and loke what foule spot is in it, he casteth
some coloure vpon it. Then maketh he a conueni&ebar;t
tabernacle for it, setteth it in the wall
and maketh it fast with yron, prouydinge so
for it, lest it happ&ebar; to fall: for it is well knowne,
that it can not helpe it self: And why?
it is but an ymage, and must of necessite be
helped.
D Then goeth he and offreth of his goodes
vnto it for his children and for his wife:
he seketh helpe at it, he axeth councell at it:
he is not ashamed to speake vnto it þt; hath
no soule: for health, he maketh his peticion
vnto him that is sicke: for life, he prayeth vnto
him that is deed: he calleth vpon him for
helpe, that is not able to helpe him self: ∧ to
sende him a good iourneye, he prayeth him
that maye not go. And in all the thinges þt;
he taketh in hande (whether it be to optayne
eny thinge or to worke) he prayeth vnto him
that can do maner of good.
Coverdale [1535], BIBLIA The Bible / that is, the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn in to Englishe () [word count] [B04000].
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