Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .xxx. Chaptr.
¶ Hezekia renueth the feast of passeouer.
A And Hezekia sent to all Israell
and Iuda, and wrote letters to
Ephraim ∧ Manasse, that they
shulde come to the house of the
Lorde at Ierusalem, and offer
Passeouer vnto þe; Lord God of Israel. And
the kynge helde a councell with his Lordes
and all the congregacion of Ierusalem note to
kepe þe; feast of Passeouer in the seconde moneth.
For they coulde not kepe it at that tyme:
because the prestes were not sanctifyed
sufficiently, nether was the people gathered
together to Ierusalem. And the thynge
pleased the kynge and al the congregacion.
And they decreed that it shulde be proclaymed
thorowe out all Israel fr&obar; Bersabe to
Dan, þt; they shulde come, ∧ holde the feast of
Passeouer vnto þe; Lord God of Israel at Ierusalem:
for they had not done it of a greate
season as they shuld haue done by the lawe.
So the postes wente with letters of the
hande of the kyng, ∧ of his Lordes thorowe
out all Israell and Iuda: ∧ at the comma&ubar;dement
of the kynge they sayd: Ye childr&ebar; of
Israel, turne agayne vnto the Lord God of
Abraham, Isahac ∧ Israel, &abar;d let euery one
returne to the r&ebar;naunt that are escaped you
out of the h&abar;de of the kynges of Assur. And
be not ye lyke your fathers, ∧ your brethren
which trespaced agaynst the Lorde God of
theyr fathers, which gaue them vp to be destroyed,
as ye se.
B And nowe be not ye stiffenecked,
lyke as were your fathers, but yelde
your selues vnto the Lorde, ∧ entre into his
holy place, which he hath sanctified for euer
and serue the Lorde your God, ∧ the fearcenesse
of his wrath shal turne awaye fr&obar; you.
For yf ye turne agayne vnto the Lord, then
shall your brethren and your children fynde
compassion in the presence of them that toke
th&ebar; captyue, and they shall come agayne
vnto this l&abar;d: note for þe; Lord your God is gracious
∧ mercyfull and wil not turne awaye
his face from you, yf ye conuerte vnto hym.
And so the postes went from cytie to cytie
in the lande of Ephraim ∧ Manasse, eu&ebar;
vnto Zabul&obar;. But they laughed th&ebar; to skorne
∧ mocked th&ebar;. Neuerthelesse, yet dyuerse
of Asser, Manasse and of Zabul&obar; submytted
them selues, &abar;d came to Ierusalem. And the
hande of God was in Iuda, so that he gaue
them one hert, to do the commaundement of
the kyng and of the rulers, accordyng to the
worde of the Lorde. And there assembled to
Ierusalem moch people, and there was present
a myghtye great congregaci&obar;, to holde
the feast of swete bread in þe; second moneth.
C And they arose, ∧ remoued the note aulters
that were in Ierusalem. And all the vessels
of incense dyd they awaye, and cast them into
þe; broke Cedr&obar;. And they slue Passeouer
the fourtenth daye of þe; second moneth. And
the preastes and Leuites. &rhand; which were ashamed,
sanctifyed them selues, &abar;d brought
in the burnt offerynges into the house of the
Lorde. And they stode in theyr offyce after
theyr maner, and accordynge to the lawe of
Moses the man of God. And the preastes
sprinkled the bloude, which they receaued of
the h&abar;de of the Leuites. For there were many
in the c&obar;gregaci&obar;, þt; were not s&abar;ctifyed: ∧
the Leuites dyd sley Passeouer for al þt; were
not cleane, ∧ that myght not execute þe; holy
worke of the Lorde.
D For many of þe; people,
and very many: out of Ephraim, Manasse,
Isakar and Zabul&obar; were not cleansed, ∧ yet
dyd eate Passeouer agaynst þe; lawe apoynted.
Wherfore Hezekia prayed for th&ebar;, and
sayd: the good Lorde be mercyful vnto th&ebar;:
For he set hys whole hert, to seke the Lorde
God euen the God of his fathers: but all the
other dyd not so accordyng to vnfayned holynesse.
And the Lorde hearde Hezekia, and
healed the people. And the chyldr&ebar; of Israel
that were present at Ierusalem, helde the
feast of swete bread seuen dayes with great
gladnesse, and the Leuites and the preastes
praysed, and magnifyed the power of the
Lorde daye by daye, vpon instrumentes.
And Hezekia spake hertely vnto all the
Leuites that had vnderstandyng and were
of a good mynde toward þe; Lorde. And they
dyd eate thorowe out that feast, seu&ebar; dayes
longe, ∧ offered peaceofferynges, ∧ thanked
the Lorde God of theyr fathers. And þe; hole
assemble toke councell, to do so other seuen
dayes, and they helde those seu&ebar; dayes with
gladnesse. For Hezekia kinge of Iuda toke
out (from amonge his catel) for the congregaci&obar;,
a thousande y&obar;ge ox&ebar;, and seu&ebar; thousande
shepe. And the Lordes gaue out to the
congregacion a thousande yonge oxen, and
ten thousande shepe. And a greate nombre
of the preasts were sanctifyed.
And all the congregacyon of Iuda wyth
the preastes ∧ Leuites, ∧ al the congregaci&obar;
that came out of Israel, and the straungers
that came out of the lande of Israel, &abar;d that
dwelt in Iuda, reioysed: ∧ there was great
gladnesse in Ierusal&ebar;. For sence the tyme of
Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge of Israel
there was no soche ioye in Ierusalem.
And the preastes and the Leuites arose, &abar;d
blessed the people, and theyr voyce was hearde
of the Lord, and theyr prayer came vp
vnto heauen, his holy dwellynge place.
Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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