A   The vision of Esay þe; sonne of Amos which he sawe vpon Iuda and Ierusalem: in the dayes of Uzia and Ioath&abar;, Ahaz ∧ Iehezikiah kynges of Iuda. Heare, O heauen, ∧ Herken O earth: For the Lorde hath spoken: I haue norished &abar;d promoted children, but they haue done wyckedly aga&ibar;st me. The oxe hath knowne his owner ∧ þe; asse his masters cribb: but Israel hath receaued no knowledge, my people hath no vnderstandyng. Alas for thys synfull nacion, a people of great iniquitie: B    a seed of vngracious people corruptinge ther wayes. B   They haue forsaken the Lorde, they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel vnto anger, and are gone backward. Wherby shulde ye be plaged any more for ye are euer fall&ibar;ge awaye. The whole head is syck, ∧ þe; hert is heuy. Fr&obar; the sole of the fote vnto þe; head, there is no whole parte in all your body: but all are wo&ubar;des, botches, sores, ∧ strypes, whych c&abar; nether be helped, bounde vp, molifyed, ner eased &wt; any oyntment. C   Your land lyeth waste, your cyties are brent vp, your enemyes deuoure youre l&abar;de, ∧ ye must be fayne to st&abar;de, ∧ loke vp&obar; it: ∧ it is desolate, as they were subuerted þt; were alienate fr&obar; þe; Lorde. Moreouer, the daughter of Syon ys left alone lyke a cotage in a vineyard, lyke a lodge in a gard&ebar; of cucumbers, lyke a wasted cytie. And excepte þe; Lorde of Hostes had left vs a fewe alyue: we shuld haue bene as Sodoma, and lyke vnto Gomorra. Heare þe; worde of the lorde ye Lordes of Sodoma: ∧ herk&ebar; vnto þe; lawe of our God, þu; people of Gomorra. Why offre ye so many sacrifices vnto me saith Lorde? I am full of þe; brentoffrynges of wethers, &abar;d of þe; fatnesse of fedbeastes. I haue no pleasure in þe; bloud of bullokes, l&abar;bes and goates. D   When ye come to apeare before me, who requireth this of you to treade within my porches? Therfore offre me no mo oblaci&obar;s, for it is but lost laboure. Incense is an abhominable thinge vnto me. I Maye not awaye with youre newe moones, your Sabbathes ∧ gather&ibar;ge togyther at þe; sol&ebar;pne dayes. I hate your newe mone dayes ∧ sol&ebar;pne feastes, eu&ebar; fro my very hert. I can not awaye &wt; suche vanitie ∧ holdinge in of the people. They lye vpon me as a burthen, and I am wery of beringe th&ebar;. Whan ye holde out your h&abar;des, I will turne myne eyes from you. And though ye make many prayers, yet wil I heare nothynge at all, seyng your handes are ful of bloude. E   Wash you therfore, and make you cleane, put awaye your euell ent&ebar;tes out of my syght, cease from doynge of euell. Lerne to do ryght, applye your selues to equite, delyuer þe; oppressed, helpe þe; fatherles to his ryght, let the widowes c&obar;plainte come before you. Come I praye ye (sayeth þe; Lorde) let vs reas&obar; oure matter together. Though youre sinnes be as read as scarlet, thei shalbe as white as snowe. And though they were lyke purple, they shalbe as whit as wolle. If ye be louynge ∧ obedi&ebar;t, ye shal enioye þe; best thyng þt; groweth &ibar; þe; l&abar;d. But yf ye be obstinate ∧ rebellyous, ye shalbe deuoured &wt; þe; swerde: for thus þe; Lorde hath promised &wt; his awne mouth. How happepeneth it then þt; þe; ryghteous cytie (which was full of equite) is become vnfaythfull as an whore? ryghtuousnes dwelt &ibar;n it, but now murtherers. Thy syluer is turned to drosse, ∧ thy wyne myxte with water. F   Thy prices are wicked ∧ company&obar;s of theues. They loue gyftes altogether, and gape for rewardes. As for þe; fatherles, they helpe h&ibar; not to his ryght, nether wyll they lett the wydowes causes come before th&ebar;. Therfore, sayeth þe; lorde God of Hostes, þe; myghty gouerner of Israel, Oute vpon ye, I wyll ease me of myne enemyes, ∧ I will auenge me of myne aduersaryes, I shall laye my h&abar;d vpon þe;, ∧ burne out thy drosse fr&obar; þe; fynest ∧ purest, ∧ put out all thy tynne, ∧ set thy iudges agayne as they were somtyme ∧ thy Senatours as they were fr&obar; þe; beginynge. Then shalt þu; be called þe; ryghteous cytie, þe; faythfull cytie. Si&obar; shalbe redemed &wt; equite, ∧ they shal turne againe vnto her &ibar; ryghteousnesse. For þe; tr&abar;sgressours ∧ vngodly, and soch as are be come vnfaythfull vnto the Lord, must altogether be vtterly destroyed. For they shall be ashamed of the goddes þt; you longed for. And ye shall be put to shame for þe; Idols grouegard&ebar;s þt; ye haue chosen: ye shalbe as a tree whose leaues are fallen awaye, ∧ as a garden þt; hath no moystnesse. And as for the glory &rhand; of your graued Images, it shalbe turned to drye strawe, and he þt; made them to a sparke. And they shal both burne together, so that no man shalbe able to quench them. ¶ The second Chapter. ¶ Of the commyng and deeth of Christ, and of the callynge of the Heathen.

A   Thys is the worde þt; was opened vnto Esay the sonne of Amos, vpon Iuda ∧ Ierusalem. It wilbe also &rhand; in the last dayes þt; þe; hyll where þe; house of þe; Lorde is builded, shall be þe; chefe am&obar;ge hylles, and exalted aboue all lytle hylles. And all nacyons shall preace vnto hym, and the

multytude of people shal go speak&ibar;g thus one to another: vp, ^note let vs go to þe; hyll of the Lord, ∧ to the house of the God of Iacob: that he maye shewe vs his waye, and þt; we maye walcke in his pathes. For the lawe shall come out of Sion, and the word of the Lorde from Ierusal&ebar;, and shall geue sent&ebar;ce amonge the Heathen, and shall reforme the multitude of people: They shall breake theyr swerdes also &ibar; to mattockes, and theyr speares to make sythes. And one people shall not lyft vp weapen aga&ibar;st another, nether shal they learne to fyght from th&ebar;s forth. B   Come ye (O house of Iacob) let vs walcke &ibar; the lyght of þe; Lorde. But thou hast forsaken thy people þe; house of Iacob, because they go farre bey&obar;de þe; east c&obar;treys &ibar; Sorceryes (wh&obar; they haue as þe; Philistines had) and &rhand; in straunge chyldren they thinke them selues to haue ynough. Theyr land is full of siluer and gold, nether is there any ende of theyr treasure: Theyr l&abar;d is also full of horses, ∧ no &ebar;de is there of theyr charets. Theyr lande is also full of vayne goddes, and before þe; worcke of theyr awne handes haue they bowed th&ebar; selues, yee, eu&ebar; before the thinge that theyr awne fyngers haue made. There kneleth the man, there falleth the man downe before th&ebar;, but þu; (o Lorde) wilt not leaue them vnpunished.

C   And therfore get the in to some rock, and hyde þe; in the grounde for feare of the Lord, and for the glory of his magestye: Which casteth downe the high lookes of pres&ubar;ptuous personnes, and bringeth lowe þe; pryde of man, and the Lorde only shall be exalted in that daye. For the daye of þe; Lord of Hostes shall go ouer al pride and presumpti&obar;, vpon all them that exalte them selues, and shall brynge th&ebar; all downe: vp&obar; all þe; hygh and stoute Cedre trees of Libanus, ∧ vpon all the okes of Basan, vpon all hygh hylles, and vpon all stoute mountaynes, vpon all costly towres, ∧ vpon all stronge walles, vpon all shyppes of Tharsis, and vpon euery thyng that is glorious and pleasa&ubar;t to loke vpon. And it shall brynge downe the pryde of man, and laye mans presumptuousnesse full lowe, and the Lorde shall only haue the vyctory in that daye. But the Idols shall vtterly be roted out. D   Men shall crepe in to holes of stone, and into caues of the earth, for feare of the Lorde, and for the glory of hys magesty: what tyme as he shall aryse vp to condemne þe; earth. Then shall man cast awaye hys goddes of syluer, and hys goddes of gold (which he neuertheles had made to honour them) vnto Molles ∧ Backes: And they shall crepe in to the caues and rockes, ∧ into the clyftes of hard stones, for feare of God, and for the glory of hys magestye, whan he ryseth to condemne the earth. Feare not ye then any man, whose breth is in hys nostrels. For what is he of reputacion? ¶ The thyrd Chapter. ¶ He prophecyeth that at the commyng of Christ all strength and powre shall be put forth of Iustye.

For lo, the Lorde God of Hostes doth take awaye from Ierusal&ebar; aud Iuda, all possessions ∧ power al meat and dryncke, A   the captayne and the soudyar, the iudge and prophete, the wyse and the aged man, the prince of fyftie yeare olde, and the honorable: the Senatours, and men of vnderst&abar;dynge: the master of craftes and oratours. And I shall geue th&ebar; children to be theyr princes, ∧ babes shall haue the rule of you. The people also shalbe pylled and polled, and one shall euer be doynge violence and wronge to another. The boye shall presume agaynst the elder, and the vyle persone agaynst the honorable. Yee, one shall take a fr&ebar;de of hys awne kynred by the bosome, and saye: thou hast clothynge, thou shalt be our head, for thou mayest kepe vs fr&obar; thys fall ∧ parell. B   Then shall he sweare ∧ saye I cannot helpe you. Moreouer, there is nether meate ner clothyng in my house, make me no ruler of the people. For Ierusal&ebar; is ouerthrowne ∧ Iuda must fall to þe; grownde, because that both theyr wordes ∧ councels are agaynst the Lorde, to prouoke the presence of hys magesty vnto anger. The chaungynge of theyr countenaunce bewrayeth them, yee, they declare theyr awne synnes, th&ebar; selues, as the Sodomites, ∧ hyde th&ebar; not. Wo be vnto theyr soules for they haue retourned euyll vnto th&ebar; selues. Byd the ryghteous do well, for they shall enioye the frutes of theyr studies. But wo be to þe; vngodly and vnryghteous, for they shalbe rewarded after theyr worckes. Children are extorcioners of my people, and wemen haue rule of them.

C   O my people, those that call the blessed deceaue the, and depraue the waye of thy fotesteppes. The Lorde is rysen vp to c&obar;men of the matter, and st&abar;deth vp (I saye) to geue iudgement of the people. The Lorde shall come forth to reason with the Senatours and prynces of hys people. It is ye that haue burnt vp my vyneyarde, the extorcyon done to the poore is &ibar; your houses. Wherfore do ye oppresse my people, ∧ marre þe; faces of þe; poore? sayeth the Lorde God of hostes. Moreouer, th&us; sayth þe; lord: Seing þe; daughters of Sion are be come so proude, and come in &wt; stretched out neckes and with vayne wanton eyes: seynge they come &ibar; tryppyng so nycely with theyr fete: Therfore shall the Lorde shaue the heades of the daughters of Si&obar;, and shal discouer

theyr shame. D   In that daye shall þe; Lord take awaye the gorgiousnes of theyr apparell, and spanges, cheynes, partelettes, and colarres, bracelettes and hooues, þe; goodly floured, wyde and brodered rayment, brooches, and headbandes, rynges and garlandes, holy daye clothes and vales, kerchefes and pinnes, glasses and cypresses, bonettes and taches.

And in steade of good smell, there shalbe stynck amonge th&ebar;. And for theyr gyrdles there shalbe lowse b&abar;des. And for well sett heare there shalbe baldenesse. In steade of a stomacher, a sack cloth, and for theyr bewty witherdnesse, and sonne burnyng. Youre housbandes and myghtie men shall perysh with the swerde in batayle.

At that tyme shal &rhand; theyr gates mourne and complayne, and they shall sytt as desolate folck vpon the earth. ¶ The fourth Chapter. ¶ For want of men, seuen wemen desyre to haue one man.

A   Then shall seuen wyues take holde of one man, and saye: we wyll laye all our meate and clothynge together in comen, only that we may be called thy wyues, ∧ that thys shamefull reprofe maye be taken fr&obar; vs. After that tyme shall the braunche of the Lorde be bewtyfull and myghtye, and the frute of the earth shalbe fayre and pleasaunt for those Israelytes that shal spr&ibar;g therof. Then shall the remnaunt in Sion ∧ the remnaunt at Ierusalem be called holy: Namely all soch as are wrytt&ebar; among the lyuynge at Ierusalem: What tyme as the Lorde shall wasth awaye the fylthynes of the daughters of Sion, and pourge þe; bloude out from Ierusalem with the wynde of hys iudgmente and with fyre. B   Moreouer, vpon all the dwellynges of the hyll of Sion and vpon theyr whole congregacion, shall the Lorde prouyde a cloude and smoke by daye, ∧ the shynynge of a flammynge fyre by nyght: for all theyr glory shalbe preserued. And Ierusalem shall be a tabernacle for a shadowne because of hete in the daye tyme a place and refuge where a man maye kepe hym from wether ∧ rayne. ¶ The .v. Chapter. ¶ Of Christ and hys vyneyarde, with an execcracyon of couetousnes and droncknes.

A   Now will I syng my beloued fr&ebar;de a songe of my fr&ebar;des, because of hys vyneyarde. My beloued frende hath a vyneyarde in a very frutefull plenteous grounde.

This he hedged, thys he walled rounde aboute, and pl&abar;ted it with goodly grapes. In the myddest of it buylded he a towre, and made a wyne presse therin. And afterwarde when he loked that it shulde brynge h&ibar; grapes, it brought forth thornes. Now therfore (O ye Cytysens of Ierusal&ebar; and whole Iuda:) Iudge I praye you betwixte me, and my vyneyard. What more could haue bene done for it that I haue not done? Wherfore then hath it geu&ebar; thornes, where I loked to haue had grapes of it?

B   Well, now I shall tell you how I wyll do with my vyneyarde: I will take þe; hedge from it, that it maye perysh, and breake downe the wall, that it maye be trod&ebar; vnder fote. I will laye it waste, that it shall nether be digged nor cut, but beare thornes and brears. I will also forbyd the cloudes that they shall not rayne vp&obar; it. As for the vyneyarde of the Lord of hostes it is the house of Israel, and whole Iuda hys fayre planting. Of these he loked for equite, but se there is wrong: for ryghteousnesse, lo, It is but mysery.

C   Wo vnto th&ebar; that ioyne one house to another, ∧ bring one lande so nygh vnto another, that þe; poore can get no more grounde, ∧ þt; ye maye dwel vpon the earth alone. These thynges are &ibar; the ears of the Lorde of Hostes: shall not many greater ∧ more gorgyous houses be so waste, that no man shall dwell in th&ebar;? And ten akers of vynes shal geue but a Quarte, and .xxx. bushels of sede shall geue but an &rhand; Epha.

Wo be vnto them, that ryse vp early to folowe dronckennes, and to them that continue so, vntyll nyght, ∧ tyl they be sett on fyre with wyne. In those c&obar;panyes are harpes and lutes, tabrettes ∧ pipes, and wyne. But they regarde not the worcke of the Lord, and c&obar;sydre not the operacyon of his h&abar;des. D   Therfore commeth my folk also into captyuite, because they haue no vnderstandynge. Theyr glory is fameshed with h&ubar;ger, and theyr pryde is marred for thyrste. Therfore gapeth hell, and openeth her mouth maruelous wyde: that theyr pryde, boastinge and welth, with soch as reioyse therin, maye descende into it.

Thus hath man a fall, and is brought lowe, and the hygh loke of the proude shalbe layde downe. But the Lord of hostes is exalted in iudgement, and God that is holy, is praysed in ryghteousnes: Then shall the shepe eate in ordre, and the rych mens landes that were layde waist, shall stra&ubar;gers deuoure. Wo be vnto th&ebar;, that drawe wyckednes vnto them with coardes of vanite and synne, as it were with a cart rope.

Which vse to speake on thys maner: let hym make haste nowe, ∧ go forth with hys worcke, that we maye se it. Lett the councell of the holy one of Israel come, and drawe nye, that we maye knowe it.

E   Wo be vnto them þt; call euell good, and good euell, which make darcknesse lyght, ∧

lyght darcknesse, that make sowre swete, ∧ swete sowre. Wo be vnto them that are wyse in theyr awne syght, and thynke th&ebar; selues to haue vnderst&abar;dynge. Wo be vnto them, that are strong to suppe out wyne and experte men to sett vp dronckenesse.

These geue sent&ebar;ce with the vngodly for rewardes, but comdempne the iust cause of the ryghteous.

Therfore, lyke as fyre lycketh vp the strawe, and as the flame consumeth the stubble: Euen so theyr rote shalbe as corrupcion: and theyr blossome shall vanysh awaye lyke dust: for they haue cast awaye the lawe of the Lord of Hostes, ∧ blasphemed the word of the holy maker of Israel.

F   Therfore is the wrath of the Lord kindled also agaynst hys people, and he shaketh his hande at them: yee, he hath smyten, so that the hylles dyd tr&ebar;ble. And theyr karcases dyd lye &ibar; the op&ebar; streates, lyke myre. And &ibar; all thys, the wrath of God hath not ceassed, but hys hande is stretched out styl. And he shall gyue a token vnto a straunge people: and call vnto th&ebar; in a farre co&ubar;tre: and beholde, they shall come hastely with spede. There shall not be one faynt nor feble am&obar;ge th&ebar;, no not a slogysh nor slepery persone. There shall not one of th&ebar; put of the gyrdle from his loynes, ner lowse theyr lachet of his shooe. Hys arowes are sharpe, ∧ al his bowes bent. His horse hoofes are lyke flynt, ∧ his cartwheles lyke a stormy wynde. His crye is as it were of a lyon, and he roareth lyke lyons whelpes. They shall roare, ∧ hantch vp the praye, ∧ no m&abar; shall recouer it or get it from th&ebar;. In that daye they shalbe so fearce vpon them, as the see. And yf we looke vnto the l&abar;de, beholde, it shalbe all darcknesse ∧ sorowe. If we loke toward heauen: beholde, it shalbe darcke. ¶ The .vi. Chapter. ¶ Esay sawe the glory of the Lorde, and was sent to prophecye the desolacyon of Iurye.

A   In the same yeare that kinge Oziah dyed, I sawe &rhand; the Lorde syttynge vpon an hygh and glorious seate, ∧ his trayne fylled the t&ebar;ple. And aboute h&ibar; stode the Seraphins, wherof euery one had sixe w&ibar;ges. With twayne eche couered his face, &wt; twayne hys fete, and with twayne dyd he flye, They cried also eche one to ather on thys maner: holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hostes. The whole worlde is full of his glory. Yee, þe; geastes and dorechekes moued at his cry&ebar;g, and the house was full of smoke. B   Then I sayde, O wo is me For I am lost in asmoch as I am a man of vncleane lyppes, ∧ dwell am&obar;ge people þt; hath vncleane lyppes also: for myne eyes haue sene the Kynge and Lorde of Hoostes.

Then flewe one of the Seraphins vnto me, hauynge a hote cole in his hande, which he had taken from the aulter with the tonges, and touched my mouth, and sayde, lo: this hath touched thy lyppes, ∧ thyne vnryghteousnes is taken awaye, ∧ thy synne forgeuen. C   Also, I herd the voyce of þe; Lord say&ebar;ge on this maner: Whom shall I send, and who wylbe oure messaunger? Then I sayde: here am I, sende me. And he sayde, go, and tell this people: ^note ye shall heare in dede, but ye shall not vnderstande: ye shall playnely se, and not perceaue. Harden the harte of this people, stoppe theyr eares, &abar;d shut theyr eyes, that they se not with theyr eyes, heare not with theyr eares, and vnderstand not with theyr hertes, and conuerte and be healed.

Then spake I: Lorde, how longe? he answered: vntill the cyties be vtterly wasted without inhabitours, ∧ the houses without men, tyll the lande be also desolate, and lye vnbuylded. For the Lorde shall take þe; men farre awaye, so that the l&abar;de shal lye waste a longe season, yet in yt shall succeade .x. kinges, and the lande shall retorne and be layde waste. And as The terebint tre and oke in winter cast ther leaues, and yet haue ther sappe in them so shall the holy sead c&obar;tynue in theyr substance. ¶ The .vii. Chapter. ¶ The Syrians moue batayle agaynst Ierusalem. A vyrgyn shall beare a chylde.

A   It happened in the tyme of Ahaz the sonne of Iotham, which was the sonne of Uziah Kynge of Iuda: þt; ^note Razin the Kynge of Syria, and Pechah þe; sonne of Romelyah, kynge of Israel: went vp toward Ierusalem to besege it, but Razin was not able to winne ye. Now when the house of Dauid (that is Ahaz) herde worde therof, þt; Syria ∧ Ephraim were confederate together: his herte quaked (yee and the hertes also of his people) lyke as whan a tree in the felde is moued with the wynde.

Then sayde God vnto Esay: go mete Ahaz (thou and thy sonne Sear Iasub) at the head of the ouer pole, in the fote path by the fullers grounde, ∧ saye vnto hym, take hede to thy selfe ∧ be styll, but feare not, nether be faynt harted, for these two tayles: þt; is: for these two smokyng fyre brandes, the wrath and furiousnes of Razin the Syrian and Romelies sonne: because that the kynge of Syria Ephraim and Romelies sonne haue wickedly c&obar;spyred agaynst the say&ibar;g: We wyll goo vp agaynst Iuda, vexe them, B   and brynge them vnder vs, and set a kynge there, euen the sonne of Tabeel

For thus sayeth the Lorde God therto, It shal not so goo forth, nether come so to passe: for &rhand; the head cytie of þe; Siri&abar;s is Damascus, but the head of Damasc&us; is Rayzin. And after fyue ∧ threscore yeare, shall Ephraim be no more a people. And þe; chefe cytie of Ephra&ibar; is Samaria, but the head of Samaria is Romelies s&obar;ne. Yf ye beleue not: it commeth of thys: that ye are vnfaithfull to God. Moreouer, God spake once agayne vnto Ahaz, sayinge, requyre a token of the Lorde thy God, whether it be toward the depth beneth, or towarde þe; heygth aboue. Then sayd Ahaz: I will requyre none, nether wyll I tempte þe; Lorde The Lorde answered: Then heare to, ye of þe; house of Dauid: Is it not ynough for you þt; ye be greuous vnto men, but ye must greue my God also. And therfore þe; Lord shall C    geue you a token: Behold, a vyrgin shall conceaue and beare a sonne, and (þu; hys mother) shalt cal his name &rhand; Emanuel. Butter &abar;d hony shall he eate, þt; he maye knowe to refuse the euell, and chose the good. For or euer the chyld come to knowledge, to eschue the euel and chose the good. The lande (that thou so Abhorrest) shalbe desolate of both her kynges. The Lorde also shall sende a tyme vpon the, vpon thy people, ∧ vpon thy fathers house (soch as neuer came sence the tyme that Ephraim departed fr&obar; Iuda) thorowe the kynge of the Assirians. For at þe; same tyme shall the Lord whystle for the flyes that are aboute the water of Egypt, and for the Bees in þe; Assirians l&abar;de. These shall come, and shall lyght all in the desolate valeyes, in the holes of stones, vpon all thornye and bushye places.

At the same tyme shall the Lord &rhand; shaue the heare of the head and the fete and þe; D    beerd cleane of, with the rasoure that he shall hyer bey&obar;de the water: namely, with the kynge of the Assirians. At the same tyme shall a man lyue with a kowe, and two shepe. Then, because of the aboundaunce of mylck, he shall make butter ∧ eate it. So that euery one which remayneth in the l&abar;de, shall eate butter and hony. At the same tyme all vyneyardes (though there be a thousande vynes in one, ∧ were solde for a thousande syluerlynges) shalbe turned to brears ∧ thornes. Lyke as they shall come in to the lande &wt; arowes ∧ bowes, so shall all the lande be come brears and thornes. And as for al hylles that are hew&ebar; downe, ther shall not come vpon th&ebar; anye feare of brears ∧ thornes. But þe; catell shal be drynen thyther, and the shepe shall fede there. ¶ The .viii. Chapter. ¶ The delyueraunce of the lande by Emanuel. The stone of offence, at whych many shal stomble.

A   Moreouer, the lord sayd vnto me: Take þe; a greate leaf, ∧ &rhand; write in it, as men do &wt; a penne, make hastye spede to robbe, ∧ haste to þe; spoyle. And I called vnto me faythfull witnesses to recorde. Uryah the prest, ∧ Zachariah the sonne of Barachiah. After that w&ebar;t I vnto the Prophetisse, þt; had conceaued ∧ borne a sonne. Then sayde the Lorde to me: geue him this name: a spedie robber: an hastie spoiler. For why, or ouer þe; chylde shal haue knowledge to crye father, ∧ mother: shall the ryches of Damascus ∧ þe; substaunce of Samaria be taken awaye by þe; spoyler, before the kyng of the Assirians.

B   The Lorde spake also vnto me, sayinge: for so moch as thys people refuseth the still rennynge water of Sylo, and put theyr delyte in Razin ∧ Romelies sonne: Behold, the Lorde shall brynge myghtie ∧ greate floudes of water vpon them: namely, the kynge of the Assirians with all his power: Which shall clyme vp vp&obar; all his floudes, and renne ouer all theyr banckes. And shal breake in vpon Iuda, flowinge ∧ increas&ibar;g in power, tyll he gett h&ibar; by þe; neck. He shall fyll also the widenesse of thy lande &rhand; with hys brode winges, O Emanuel. Breake downe (o ye peple of Assur) and ye shall be, brok&ebar; downe: herken to all ye of farre co&ubar;trees. Muster you, and you shalbe broken downe, prepare you to batell and you shall be torne in peces: take your councell together, yet must your co&ubar;cel come to naught: go in hande withall, yet shall it not prospere: for God is with vs. For the Lord spake thus to me in the powre of his hande, ∧ warned me, C   sayinge vnto me: that I shulde not walcke in the waye of this people.

He sayde moreouer: rounde with none of th&ebar;, whosoeuer saye: yonder people are bounde together: feare them not, nether be afrayd of them, but sanctifie the Lord of Hostes, lett hym be youre feare and drede. For he shall be the holy place to flye to, and stone to stomble at: the rock to fall vpon: a snare and net to both the houses of Israel, and the inhabitours of Ierusalem.

And many shall stomble, fall, and be brok&ebar; vpon hym: yee, they shalbe snared ∧ taken.

D   Now laye the witnesses together ∧ seale the lawe &wt; my disciples. Thus wil I wayte vpon the Lorde that hath turned his face from the house of Iacob, and I will loke for him. But lo, as for me, and the children which the lord hath geuen me: we are a token and a wondre in Israel, for the Lord of Hostes sake, which dwelleth vpon the hyll of Sion.

And yf they saye vnto you: aske councell at the sothesayers, witches, charmers and coniurers, then make them thys answere.

Is there a people eny where, þt; asketh not co&ubar;cell at his God? ^noteShulde m&ebar; renne vnto the dead for þe; lyuynge? If eny m&abar; want lyght, leet hym loke vp&obar; the lawe, and the testimony, whether they speake not after this mean&ibar;g. If he do not thys, he st&obar;bleth and suffreth h&ubar;ger. And yf he suffre hunger he is out of pacience, and blasphemeth his kyng ∧ his God. Then loketh he vp warde, ∧ downe warde to þe; earth, ∧ beholde, there is trouble and darckenesse, vexaci&obar; is rounde aboute hym, and the cloude of erroure. And out of soch aduersite, shal he not escape. Euen lyke as in tyme past, it hath bene well sene, that the lande of Zabulon and the lande of Nephtaly (where thorow þe; see waye goeth ouer Iordane into the lande of Galilee) was at the fyrst in lytle trouble: but afterwarde sore vexed. ¶ The .ix. Chapter. ¶ He prophecyeth of Christes natyuyte ∧ dominyon.

A   The people that walke in darckenes haue sene a greate lyght. As for them that dwell in the lande of the Shadowe of death, vpon them hath þe; lyght shyned. Thou hast multyplyed the people, ∧ not increased theyr ioye. ^noteThey reioyse before the, euen as men make mery in haruest, and as men that haue gotten þe; victory, wh&ebar; they deale the spoyle. For thou hast broken the yocke of þe; peoples burthen: the staff of hys shoulder and the rod of hys oppressoure, as in the dayes of Madian.

B   And trulie euery batayll þt; the warryoure acc&obar;plissheth, is done &wt; c&obar;fused noyse ∧ defylinge ther garmentes &wt; bloude: But this batayle shall be &wt; burnynge ∧ consumynge of fyre. For vnto vs a chylde is borne, ∧ vnto vs a sonne is geuen. Upon hys shoulder doth the kyngdome lye, and he is called &wt; hys awne name: wonderfull. The geuer of co&ubar;cell, þe; myghtye God, þe; euerlasting father, the pr&ibar;ce of peace, he shall make no ende to encrease þe; kyngdome ∧ peace, ∧ shall syt vpon the seate of Dauid ∧ in his kyngdome, to set vp the same, ∧ to stablish it &wt; equyte and ryghteousnesse, from h&ebar;ce forth for euermore. Thys shall the gelousy of the Lorde of Hostes brynge to passe.

C   The Lorde sent a worde into Iacob, the same is come into Israel. And all the people of Ephraim shall knowe, and they that dwell in Samaria, þt; can saye with pryde and hye stomackes, on this maner. The tyle worcke is fall&ebar; downe, but we will buylde it &wt; squared stones. The Molbery tymbre is brok&ebar;, but we shall sett it vp agayne with Cedre. Neuertheles, þe; Lord shall prepare Razin the enemye agaynst them, and so ordre theyr aduersaryes, that the Sirians shall laye holde vpon them before, and the Philistynes behynde, and so deuoure Israel with open mouth.

After all thys is not the wrath of þe; Lorde ceassed, but yet hys hande stretched oute styll. For the people turneth not vnto hym that chastyseth them, nether do they seke the Lorde of Hostes. Therfore hath þe; Lorde roted oute of Israel both head and tayle, braunche and twigge in one daye.

By the head, is vnderstande the Senatoure and honorable man, and by the tayle the Prophet that preached lyes. For all they which enfourme the people that they be in a ryght case, soch be disceauers. Soch as men thyncke also to be perfecte among these, are but cast awayes.

D   Therfore shall the Lorde haue no pleasure in theyr y&obar;ge men, nether fauoure theyr fatherlesse ∧ wydowes. For they are all together ypocrytes and wycked, and all theyr mouthes speake foly. After all thys is not þe; Lordes wrath ceassed, but yet hys hande is stretched out styll. For vngodlynesse burneth, as a fyre in the bryers and thornes. And as it were out of a fyre in a wood or a rede bush, so ascendeth the smoke of theyr pryde.

For cause of the wrath of the Lorde of Hostes, is the lande full of darckenesse, and the people be consumed, as it were with fyre, no m&abar; doth spare his brother, but he robbyth on þe; ryght hand: ∧ doth famishe, he eateth on the lefte h&abar;de, and he shall not haue ynough. Euery man shall &rhand; eate the flesh of his awne arme. Manasses shall eate Ephraim, and Ephraim. Manasses, and they both shall eate Iuda. After all thys is not the Lordes wrath ceassed, but yet is hys hande stretched out styll. ¶ The .x. Chapter. ¶ He threatneth the oppressours of the poore, and prophecyeth agaynst Sennaherib.

A   Wo be vnto th&ebar; þt; make vnryghteous lawes, ∧ deuyse thinges, which be to harde for to kepe: wher thorow the poore are oppressed, on euery syde, and þe; innocentes of my people robbed of iudgem&ebar;t: that wyddowes maye be theyr praye, and that they maye robbe þe; fatherlesse. What will ye do in tyme of the visitacyon, and whan destruccion shall come fr&obar; farre? To whom wyll ye ronne for helpe? and to wh&obar; wyll ye geue youre honoure, that he maye kepe it? that when I with drawe my h&abar;de ye come not amonge the presoners, or lye amonge the deed? B   After all this doth not the wrath of the Lord ceasse, but yet is his hande stretched out styll.

Wo be also vnto Assur, which is a staf of my wrath, in whose hande is the rod of my punyshem&ebar;t. I shall sende hym am&obar;ge those ypocritish people, am&obar;ge the people that haue deserued my dysfauoures shall I send hym: that he may vtterly robbe th&ebar;, spoyle th&ebar;, and treade them downe lyke the myre in þe; strete. Howbeit, his meanyng is not so nether thynketh his hert of thys fasshyon. But he ymagineth onely, how he may rote out and destroye moch people, for he sayeth are not my Prynces all Kynges? C   Is not &rhand; Calno as easye to wynne, as Charchamis? Is it harder to conquere &rhand; Hamath then Arphad? Or is it lyghter to ouercome Damascus then Samaria? As who say: I were able to wynne the Kyngdome of the Idolaters and their goddes: but not Ierusalem ∧ Samaria. Shal I not do vnto Ierusalem ∧ their ymages, as I dyd vnto Samaria and their ydoles?

Wherfore þe; Lord sayeth: Assone as I haue perfourmed my whole worcke vpon the hyll of Syon and Ierusalem, then wyll I &rhand; vyset the noble and stoute hart of the kynge of Assyria, with hys proude lookes. For he standeth thus in his awne conceate: This do I thorowe þe; power of myne awne h&abar;de, and thorow my wysdome: For I am wyse, I am he that remoue the l&abar;des of the people: I robbe their treasures: and (lyke one of the worthyes) I dryue them fr&obar; their hye seates. D   My hande hath founde out the str&ebar;gth of the people, as it were a nest. And lyke as egges, that were layde here and there, are gathered together: So do I gather all countrees. And there is no man, þt; darre be so bolde, as to touch a fether, that darre open his mouth, or once whysper.

Shall the axe boast it selfe, agaynst him that heweth therwith? or doth þe; sawe make eny bragg&ibar;g agaynst him that ruleth it? That were eu&ebar; lyke, as yf the rod dyd exalte it selfe agaynst him that beareth it: or as though the staff shulde magnifye it selfe, as who saye: it were no wood. E   Therfore shal þe; Lord of hostes send h&ibar; am&obar;ge his fatlinges leanes, ∧ burne vp his glory, as it were &wt; a fyre. But the lyght of Israel shalbe that fyre, and his Sanctuary shalbe the flamme and it shall kyndle, and burne vp his thornes and breers in one daye, yee &rhand; all the glory of his woddes and feldes shalbe consumed with body ∧ soule: And they shalbe as an hoost of men, whose standerd bearer fayleth. The trees also of hys felde which remayne, shalbe of soch a n&obar;bre, that a childe maye tell them.

After that daye shall the remna&ubar;t of Israel, ∧ soch as are escaped out of the house of Iacob, seke nomore conforte at him that smote th&ebar;, but with faythfulnesse ∧ treuth shal they trust vnto the Lord, the holy one of Israel. F   The remnaunt, euen the Posteryte of Iacob, shall conuerte vnto God the myghty one. For though thy people (O Israel) be as þe; lande of the see, yet shal þe; remnaunt of them conuerte in hym. Perfecte is the iudgement of him that floweth in ryghteousnesse, and therfore the Lorde of hostes shall perfectly fulfyll the thynge, þt; he hath determined in þe; myddest of þe; whole worlde Therfore thus sayeth the Lord God of hostes: Thou my people, þt; dwellest in Syon, be not afrayed, for þe; kynge of the Assiri&abar;s: He shal smyte the with a rodd, ∧ shal wagg his staff at the, as the Egypcians dyd some tyme: But soone after, shall my wrath and myne indignaci&obar; be fulfylled &ibar; the destruccion of them.

G   Moreouer, the Lord of Hostes shall prepare a scourge for h&ibar;, lyke as was þe; slaughter of Madi&abar; vpon the rock of Oreb. And he shall lyft vp his rodd ouer the see, as he dyd somtyme ouer the Egypcians. Then shall hys burthen be taken from thy shoulders, and his yock from thy neck, yee, the same yock shall be corrupte for very fatnesse. He shall come to Aiath, and go thorow toward Mygron: at Mychmas shall he laye vp his harnesse, and go ouer the foorde. Gybea shall be their restynge place, Rhamah shalbe a frayed, Gybea Saul shall flye awaye. The voyce of þe; noyes of thy horses (O daughter Gallim) shalbe herde vnto Lays ∧ to Anathoth, which also shalbe in trouble. Madmena shall tremble for reare, but þe; citesins of Gabin are manly, yet shal he remayne at Nob þt; daye. After that, shal he lyft vp hys h&abar;de agaynst the mount of þe; daughter Sy&obar;, the hyll of Ierusalem. But se, the Lord God of hostes shall take awaye the proude from thence, with feare. He shall hewe downe the proude, ∧ fel the hye mynded. The busshes also of þe; wood shal he rote out with yron, and Lybanus shall haue a myghtye fall. ¶ The .xi. Chapter. ¶ He prophecieth of the natiuite of Christ and of hys people: of the remnaunt of Israel, and of the fayth of the Heathen or gentyles.

A   And there shall come a rodd forth of the kynred of Isai, and a blossome shall florish out of hys rote. The sprete of þe; Lord shall lyght vpon hym: the sprete of wysdome, and vnderst&abar;dynge: þe; sprete of councell, ∧ strength the sprete of knowledge, and of the feare of the Lorde: and shall make hym feruent in the feare of God.

For he shall not geue sentence, after the thyng that shal be brought before his eyes, nether reproue a matter at þe; fyrst hearing: but &wt; ryghteousnesse shal he iudge þe; poore,

and with holynes shal he refourme the simple of the worlde.

He shall smyte the worlde with the rodd of hys mouth, ∧ &wt; the breath of hys mouth shall he staye the vngodly. Ryghteousnesse shalbe the gyrdle of his loynes, &club; trueth ∧ faythfulnesse, the gyrdynge vp of hys raynes. The wolfe shall dwell with the lambe, and the Leoparde shal lye downe by þe; goate. Bullockes, Ly&obar;s ∧ catell shall kepe company together, so þt; a lytle chylde shall rule them. The kowe ∧ the Bere shall fede together, ∧ their yonge ones shall lye together. B   The Ly&obar; shall eate strawe lyke the oxe, or the kowe. The childe whyle he sucketh, shal haue a desire to the serp&ebar;tes nest, and when he is weaned, he shall put hys h&abar;de into the Cockatryce denne. No man shall do euel to another, no m&abar; shal destroye another, in all the hyll of my holynes. For the earth shalbe full of the knowledge of the Lord, eu&ebar; as the see floweth ouer with water.

And in þt; daye shal the gentyles enquere after þe; rote of Iesse which shalbe set vp for a token vnto the people, ∧ hys dwellynge shalbe glorious. At þe; same time shal þe; lord take in hande agayne, C   to conquere the remna&ubar;t of his people (which shalbe left alyue) From the Assyri&abar;s, Egypcians, Arabi&abar;s, Mori&abar;s, Elamites, Caldeyes, Antiochi&abar;s and fr&obar; the Ilandes of the see. And he shall sett vp a token amonge the Gentyles, and gather together the dispersed of Israel, yee ∧ the out castes of Iuda from the foure corners of the worlde. The hatred of Ephraim also and enemyes of Iuda shalbe cleane roted oute. Ephraim shall beare no euell will to Iuda, and Iuda shal not hate Ephraim: but they both together shall flye vpon the D    shoulders of þe; Philistines toward the west, and spoyle th&ebar; together that dwell towarde the East. The Idumytes and the Moabites shall lett their handes fall, ∧ the Ammonites shalbe obedient vnto them.

The Lorde also shall cleue the tunges of the Egypcians see, ∧ with a myghtie wynde shall he lyft vp his h&abar;de ouer Nilus, and shall smyte hys seuen streames, and make men go ouer drye shod. And thus shal there be awaye for his people, þt; remayneth from the Assirians, lyke as it happened to the Israelites, what tyme they departed out of þe; land of Egypt. ¶ The .xii. Chapter. ¶ The songe of the Church for the obtayninge of the victorie and ouer comyng of the worlde.

A   So that then þu; shalt saye: O Lorde, I wyll thanke the, for thou waste displeased at me, but refrayne thou from thy wrath, and comforte me. Behold, God is my saluacion in whom I will trust, and not be afrayde. For the Lorde God is my strength, ∧ my songe, he also is become my saluacion. Therfore with ioye shall ye drawe water out of the welles of the Sauioure, ∧ &rhand; then shall ye saye: geue thanckes vnto the lorde, B   call vpon his name, declare his councels amonge the people, kepe them in remembrance, for his name is excellent. O syng prayses vnto the Lord, for he hath done greate thynges, as it is knowne in all the worlde. Crye out, and syng thou þt; dwellest in Syon, for great is the holy one of Israell in the myddes of the. ¶ The .xiii. Chapter. ¶ The prophecieth the destruccion of Babylon, the captiuite, and the commyng agayne of the people.

A   This is &rhand; the heuy burthen of Babylon, which Esay the sonne of Amos dyd se. Lyft vp the banner vpon the hye hyl, call vnto th&ebar;, holde vp youre hande that the Prynces maye go in at the dore. I haue sent for my debytes ∧ my gyauntes (sayth the Lord) which shall execute wrath, I wyll call for soch, as triumphe in my glory.

There is a noyse of a multytude in the mo&ubar;taynes, like as of a great people, a russhynge, as though the kyngdomes of þe; nacions came together. (And the Lord of Hostes, mustreth his armye to bataile.) They come out of a farre countree, from the ende of heauen: Euen the Lord hym selfe &wt; the ministers of his wrath, to destroye þe; whole lande. Mourne ye, for þe; daye of the Lord is at hande, and shall come as a destroyer from the almyghtie. Therfore shall all handes be letten downe, ∧ all mens hertes shal melt awaye, they shall st&abar;de in feare, carefulnesse and sorow shall come vpon them, ∧ they shall haue payne, as a woman þt; trauayleth with childe. &rhand; One shall be abasshed of another, B   and their faces shall burne lyke the flamme of fyre.

Beholde, the daye of the Lord shall come, terrible, ful of indignaci&obar;, furoure ∧ wrath to make the lande waste, ∧ to roote out the synners therof. For the starres ∧ planetes of heauen shal not geue their lyght, the sunne shalbe darkened in the rysynge, and the moone shall not shyne with his lyght. And I wyll punysh the wyckednesse of the worlde, and the synnes of the vngodly, sayeth the Lorde. The hye stomackes of the proude wyll I take awaye, and wyll laye downe the boastynge of tyrauntes. C   I will make a man dearer th&ebar; fyne golde, and a m&abar; to be more worth then a gold&ebar; wedge of Ophir. Therfore, I wyll shake the heauen, and the earth shall remoue out of her place: in the wrath of the Lord of hostes, and in the daye of hys fearfull indignacion. And Babylon shalbe as an hunted or chased doo, and as a

shepe þt; no man taketh vp. Euery m&abar; shall turne to hys awne people, and flye eche one into his awne lande. Who so is founde alone, shalbe shot thorow: And who so gather together, shalbe destroyed with the swerde. ^noteTheir chyldren shalbe slayne before their eyes, their houses spoyled, and their wyues rauished. D   For lo, I shall brynge vp the Medes agaynst them, which shall not regarde siluer, nor be desirous of gold. With bowes shall they destroye the yong chidren, ∧ haue no pytie vpon wemen wyth chylde, ∧ their faces shall not spare the chyldren. And Babylon (that glory of kyngdomes and bewtye of the Caldees honour) shalbe destroyed euen as God destroyed ^note Sodome and Gomorre. It shall not endure for euer, nether shall there be any more dwellyng there, fr&obar; generacyon to generacyon.

&rhand; The Arabi&abar;s shall pytch no tentes there, nether shal þe; shepheardes make their foldes there any more: but fearfull wild beastes shall lye there, ∧ þe; houses shalbe full of greate Dules. Estriches shall dwel there, ∧ Apes shal da&ubar;se there wild cattes shal crye in the palaces, and Drag&obar;s shalbe in þe; pleasa&ubar;t houses. And as for Babylons tyme it is at h&abar;d, ∧ her dayes shal not be prol&obar;ged. ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter. ¶ The retourne of the people from captiuitye. The prosperitye of the people of God, and afflyccyon of theyr enemyes. The pryde of Babylon.

A   But the Lord wylbe mercyfull vnto Iacob, and wil yet chose Israel agayne, and set them &ibar; their awne lande. Straungers shal cleaue vnto them, ∧ get them to the house of Iacob. The people shal take them, ∧ cary them home to their awne l&abar;de. And make th&ebar; to enherite þe; house of Israel in þe; lande of þe; Lord þt; they maye be seruauntes ∧ hand mayd&ebar;s of the Lord. They shal take those prisoners whose captyues they had bene a fore: ∧ rule those þt; had oppressed them. B   Wh&ebar; the Lord now shal br&ibar;ge the to rest, fr&obar; the trauayle, feare, ∧ harde bondage þt; thou wast laden &wt; all: th&ebar; shalt thou vse thys mockage vpon the kyng of Babylon, ∧ saye: How happeneth it þt; the oppressour leaueth of? Is the golden tribute come to an ende? The Lord hath brok&ebar; þe; ceptre of þe; vngodly ∧ the rodd of the lordly. Which wh&ebar; he is wroth smyteth þe; people &wt; c&obar;tinual strokes, ∧ tyr&abar;nou selye reignethe ouer þe; hethen whom he persecuted without compassion. And therfore the whole worlde is now at rest ∧ quyetnes and men synge for ioye.

C   Ye, eu&ebar; þe; Fyrre trees ∧ Cedres of libanus reioyse at thy fall say&ebar;g: Nowe þt; thou art layd downe, there come no mo vp to hewe downe vs. Hell also beneth tr&ebar;bleth to mete þe; at thy c&obar;mynge, ∧ for thy sake hath raysed his deade, ∧ all myghtie m&ebar; ∧ princes of þe; earth. All kynges of þe; earth st&abar;de vp fr&obar; their seates, þt; they may all answere ∧ speake vnto þe;. Art þu; become weake also as we? art thou become lyke vnto vs? Thy pompe and thy pryde is layde downe into the pyt, and so is the melody of thy instrumentes. Wormes be layde vnder the, ∧ wormes are thy couerynge.

How art thou fallen from heau&ebar; (O Lucifer) thou faire mornynge childe? how hast thou gotten a fall euen to the grounde, and art become weaker th&ebar; þe; people? For thou saydest in thyne herte: I will clyme vp into heauen, ∧ exalte my throne aboue besyde þe; starres of God, I will syt also vpon the holy mount towarde the North, I will clyme vp aboue the cloudes, and wylbe lyke the hyghest of al. D   Yet thou shalt be brought downe to þe; depe of hell. They that se the, shall narowly loke vp&obar; the, and thynke in them selues, sayenge: Is thys the m&abar;, þt; brought all l&abar;des in feare, and made the kingdomes afrayde? Is this he that made the worlde &ibar; a maner waste, and layde the cytyes to the gro&ubar;de, which let not his prisoners go out?

The kynges of the naci&obar;s lye euery one &rhand; in his awne house with worshype, and þu; art cast out of thy graue lyke a filthy abhominable bra&ubar;ch: lyke as dead mens raym&ibar;t þt; are shot thorow with the swerde, ∧ go downe to the stones of the depe: as a dead coarse that is troden vnder fete: and art not buried with them. Eu&ebar; because that thou hast wasted thy lande, E   and destroyed thy people The generacy&obar; of the wycked shalbe without honour, for euer. Let there a waye be sought to destroye their children, that he in their fathers wyckednes, þt; they come not vp agayne to possesse the lande, and fyll the worlde full of enemyes.

I will stande vp agaynst th&ebar; (sayeth the lord of hostes) ∧ roote out þe; name ∧ r&ebar;na&ubar;t sonne, ∧ sonnes sonne of Babyl&obar; (sayeth þe; Lord) ∧ will geue it to þe; Otters, ∧ will make water poddels of it. F   And I wyll swepe th&ebar; out &wt; the besome of destrucci&obar;, sayeth þe; Lorde of Hostes. The Lord of Hostes hath sworne an othe, sayinge? It shall come to passe as I haue determyned, and shalbe fulfylled as I haue deuysed. So that Assiria shal I destroye in my lande, ∧ vp&obar; my mo&ubar;taynes will I treade h&ibar; vnder foote. Wher thorow his yock shal come from them, and his burthen shalbe taken fr&obar; their shoulder. Thys deuyce hath God taken thorow the whole worlde, and thys is hys hande stretched out ouer all people. For yf the Lord of hostes determ&ebar; a thynge, who is able to dysanulle it? And yf he stretch forth his h&abar;de, who maye holde it in agayne?

G   The same yeare that Kynge Ahaz dyed, god threatened on this maner: Reioyse not

(thou whole Palestyna) because the rod of hym þt; beateth the is broken: for out of the serp&ebar;tes rote, there shall come an adder, ∧ þe; frute shalbe a fyrie flynge worme. But the &rhand; fyrst borne of þe; poore shalbe fed, ∧ þe; symple shal dwel in safetye. Thy rote also will I destroye &wt; honger, ∧ it shal slaye thy remna&ubar;t. Mourne þu; porte, wepe þu; citye, for (O whole land of Palestina) þu; art layde waste for there shall come fr&obar; þe; North, a smoke that not one alone may abyde in his place Who shall then answere þe; messangers of þe; G&ebar;tyles? For þe; Lord hath stablyshed Sy&obar;, ∧ the poore of his people þt; be therin, do put theyr trust in him. ¶ The .xv. Chapter. ¶ A prophecie agaynst Moab.

A   This is the heuy burthen vp&obar; Moab: Ar of Moab was destroyed ∧ ouerthrowen in þe; nyght season: Kir also in Moab was destroyed ∧ peryshed in the nyght. They wente vp to the ydols house, euen to Dib&obar; to the hye places, to wepe for Nebo, and Moab dyd mourne for Medba: &rhand; All theyr heades, were balde ∧ all theyr beardes shauen. B   In theyr stretes are they gyrded aboute with sack cloth. In all þe; toppes of their houses ∧ stretes shalbe nothynge but mournynge ∧ wepynge. Hesebon ∧ Eleale shall crye, þt; theyr voyce shalbe hearde vnto Iahaz. The worthyes also of Moab shall bleare out and crye for very sorow of their Myndes: Wo shall my herte be for Moabs sake. C   They shal flye vnto þe; cyte of Zoar, which is lyke a fayre yong bullock of thre yere olde, for they shall all go vp to Luith, wepinge. Eu&ebar; so by þe; waye toward Horonaim they shall make lam&ebar;tacion for ther vtter destrucci&obar;. For þe; waters of Nimr&ibar; shalbe dried vp, by reason wherof þe; grasse is withred, þe; herbes destroyed, ∧ the grene thynges gone. For the residue þt; he hath done, they are sory. As for theyr substa&ubar;ce, þe; enemyes haue caried th&ebar; to the broke of þe; wyllyes. D   For þe; crie w&ebar;t ouer þe; whole lande of Moab: vnto Eglaim ∧ vnto Beer Elim was there nothing but mournyng, because the waters of Dim&obar; were full of bloude: for I the Lord shall sende more bloude vp&obar; Dimon, ∧ lyons vp&obar; the remnaunt of the lande, ∧ on them that are escaped from Moab. ¶ The .xvi. Chapter. ¶ The destruccyon of Moab.

A   &rhand; Sende þe; Lord of the world a l&abar;be, fr&obar; the rocke þt; lyeth towarde þe; deserte, vnto þe; hil of the daughter Sy&obar;. For as for the daughters of Moab, they shalbe as atr&ebar;blyng byrde, þt; is put out of heruest, for they shal carye them vnto Arnon: gather your co&ubar;cel, come together in iudgem&ebar;t, couer vs &wt; your shadowe in the myddaye, as the nyght doth hyde the chased, and bewraye not them that are fled let my persecuted people dwell am&obar;ge you &rhand; Moab, be thou their refuge against the destroyer: B   for the aduersary is brought to naught, þe; robber is vndone, the tyraunt is waysted out of the land. And in mercy shall the seate be prepared, and he shal syt vp&obar; it in the trueth, &ibar; the tabernacle of Dauid iudgyng and sekyng iudgem&ebar;t, ∧ making hast vnto ryghteousnes. We haue heard of the pryde of Moab, he is very proude, presumpteous, arrogant, and full of indignacyon, ∧ vayne are hys lyes. Therfore shal Moab make lamentaci&obar; because of the Moabites (that shalbe slayne) yee they shal wayle all together. Because of the &rhand; foundacy&obar;s of the citye that is made of brick, shal ye complayne: eu&ebar; &rhand; ye lame people that are left onely behinde.

C   For &rhand; the vynes of Hesbon are cut downe: As for the vyne of Sibma, the Lordes of the Heithen haue broken downe hyr principall bra&ubar;ches: they are come euen vnto Iazer, they w&ebar;t on w&abar;dering vnto þe; wildernesse. Hyr goodly braunches were throwen downe, as they w&ebar;t ouer the see. Therfore will I mourne for Iazer, ∧ for the vyne of Sibma. I will poure my teares vpon the, O Hesb&obar; and Eleale, for the crie of thyne enemyes is fallen vpon thy sommer frutes, and vpon thyne haruest. The Myrth and chere is taken awaye out of the plentifull felde, and in the vyneyardes there shalbe no ioye ner gladnesse.

D   The treader shall treade out no wyne in the presses, þe; song of theyr mery chere haue I layde downe. Wherfore, my bowels shal romble lyke an harpe for Moabs sake, and myne inwarde partes for the cityes sake þt; is made of bryck. And it shal come to passe, that wh&abar; it is sene that Moab shalbe made wery of hys hyll chapels, &rhand; he shall come to his t&ebar;ple to praye, but he shal not be able So then, thys is the say&ebar;g þt; the Lord hath spoken concernyng, Moab sens that tyme. But now the Lord hath spoken sayeng. In thre yeares which shalbe as &rhand; the yeares of an hyred seruaunt: shall the glorye of Moab be turned into c&obar;fusion, thorow out al his multitude, which is very great. And that whych remayneth, shalbe very small and feble. ¶ The .xvii. Chapter. ¶ A prophecie agaynst Damascus.

A   Thys is the heuye burthen vpon Damascus: Beholde, Damasc&us; is taken awaye, to be nomore a citye, but shalbe an heape of broken stones. The waste cityes of Aroer shalbe foldes for catel which shal lye there, and there shalbe none to fraye them awaye &rhand; Ephraim also shall nomore be

strong, ∧ Damasc&us; shall nomore be a kyngdome, ∧ the remnaunt of Syria shalbe as þe; glorye of þe; childr&ebar; of Israel, sayeth þe; Lord of hostes. And in þt; daye it shal come to passe þt; Iacob shalbe made very poore, ∧ þe; fatnesse of hys fleshe shall waxe leane. And he shalbe as one þt; gathereth vp corne in haruest, eu&ebar; lyke him whose arme reapeth þe; eares of corne. He shalbe also lyke hym þt; gathereth eares of corne in the valley of Rephaim. Some gathering in dede shal there be left in it, eu&ebar; as in the shakyng of an olyue tre there remayne two or thre beryes in the toppe of the vppermost bowe, ∧ foure or fyue in þe; brode frutefull braunches therof, sayeth the Lorde God of Israel.

B   Then shall m&abar; turne agayne to his maker, ∧ his eyes shall haue respecte to þe; holy one of Israel. As for the altares which are his awne handy worke, he shal not regarde them, ∧ the thynges þt; his fyngers haue made (as groues ∧ ymages) those shall he not cast his eye vnto. In þt; daye shal their str&obar;g cities be as the forsaken shrubbes ∧ braunches, which &rhand; they left because of the children of Israel, ∧ the londe shalbe desolate. Because thou hast forgotten God thy saluacion, and hast not bene myndefull of thy strong rock, &rhand; therfore shalt thou set pleasaunt plantes, ∧ shalt graffe the bra&ubar;che of another mans vyne. In the daye shalt thou make thy pl&abar;t to growe, ∧ early in the mornynge shalt thou make thy sede to florish. The haruest shalbe gone in the daye of enheritaunce, ∧ there shalbe sorowe without hope of c&obar;forte. &rhand; Wo shalbe to the multitude of moche people, which shall make a sounde lyke the noyse of þe; see: And the violence of þe; nacions, which shal rage lyke the russhyng in of many waters: Eu&ebar; lyke many waters shall the people rage. God shall rebuke him, and he shal flye farre of. He shalbe chaced awaye lyke as drye strawe vpon the mountaynes before the wynde, and lyke a thing that turneth before the storme. At euen beholde, there is trouble: ∧ or euer it be mornyng, lo, he is gone. This is þe; porcyon of them that oppresse vs, and the lott of them that robbe vs. ¶ The .xviii. Chapter. ¶ A prophecie agaynst Egypte.

A   O that lande that trusteth vnder &rhand; the shadowe of wynges, that lande which is beyonde the waters of Ethiopia: Sending messaungers by the see, euen in vessels of redes ouer the water. Get you hence (ye spedye messaungers) to a naci&obar; that is scatred a brode ∧ robbed of that they had: a fearfull people from their begynning hytherto: a nacion troden downe by lytle and lytle, whose l&abar;de &rhand; the floudes haue spoyled. All ye inhabiters of the worlde and indwellers of þe; earth, loke vp wh&abar; he setteth a token in the mountaynes, and harken whan he bloweth wyth the trompe. For so þe; Lorde sayde vnto me, as for me, &rhand; I will take my rest, ∧ loke vpon the matter in my habitaci&obar;, lyke a fayre heate after þe; rayne, ∧ lyke a cloude of dew in þe; heat of haruest.

B   For afore the haruest, wh&abar; the braunche is growne, there shal come ripe frute out of the floure, ∧ he shall cut downe the increace wyth sythes, ∧ the braunches shall he take awaye with hokes. Thus shal they be left together vnto the foules of þe; mountaynes, and to the beastes of the erth: for in sommer the byrdes shall remayne vpon it, and euery beest of þe; lande shalbe vpon it in þe; wynter. In þt; tyme shal there a pres&ebar;t be brought vnto the Lorde of hoostes: eu&ebar; a people that is scatred abrode, and robbed of that they had, that same people which hath bene fearfull from theyr begynnyng hyther to: a nacyon troden downe by lytle and lytle whose lande the floudes haue spoyled: To the place of the name of þe; Lord of hoostes, euen to the mount Syon. ¶ The .xix. Chapter. ¶ The prophecie agaynst Egypte.

A   The heuye burthen of Egypte: Beholde, &rhand; the Lorde rydeth vpon a swyfte clowde, and shall come into Egypte, ∧ the ydols of Egypte shall tremble at the presence of hym, ∧ the hert of Egypte shall quake in the myddes of her. And I wyll set the Egypcians one agaynst another, so that one brother shall fyght agaynst another, ∧ one neyghboure agaynst another, citye agaynst citye, ∧ realme agaynst realme. The mynde also of Egipte shalbe cleane without co&ubar;cell within it selfe, ∧ the deuyce that they take, wyll I destroye, so that they shall seke councell at ydols ∧ at sorcerers, at workers with spretes ∧ at sothsayers. And the Egypci&abar;s will I geue ouer into the hande of a maruelous cruell Lorde, ∧ a myghtie kynge shall haue dominion ouer them, sayeth the Lord God of hostes. The waters of the see shal fayle, ∧ the ryuer shall decreace and be dryed vp. The waters shalbe drawen out: the ryuers of Egypte shalbe emptyed ∧ dryed vp, the redes and flagges shalbe cut downe.

B   The grasse in the ryuer ∧ by the ryuers banck, ∧ all that groweth by the ryuer shal wither awaye, and be brought to naught. The fysshers also shal mourne and all they that cast angle into the water, shal make lamentacion, and they that laye forth theyr nett besyde þe; waters, shalbe roted out. Morouer, they þt; worke in flaxe, and make fyne workes, shall be confounded, and so shall they þt; weaue open workes. For theyr open

workes shalbe euen destroyed, and all they that make pondes and stewes for fish shall come to naught.

But ye foolish prynces of Zoan, ye wyse co&ubar;celours of Pharao, whose wit is turned to foolyshnes, how saye ye vnto Pharao: I am come of wyse men ∧ of aunci&ebar;t kynges? Wher ar they? where are (I saye) thy wyse m&ebar;? Let th&ebar; tell þe; (yf they c&abar;) what þe; lord of hoostes hath deuysed vpon Egypte.

C   The prynces of zoan are become fooles, the prynces of Noph are disceaued, they haue disceaued Egypte, eu&ebar; they that were taken for the chefe kynred therof. In the myddes of it hath the lord powred the sprete of wyckednes, &abar;d they haue disceaued Egypt in euery worke therof, euen as a droncken m&abar; stackereth in his vomyte. Nether shall &rhand; the heade or tayle, the bra&ubar;ch or rede be able to do anye worke &ibar; Egipte. In þt; daye shall Egypte be lyke vnto women: It shalbe afrayed and st&obar;de in feare at the mocyon of the hand of the Lorde of hostes, which he shaketh ouer it. And Egipt shalbe afrayed of þe; land of Iuda: so þt; euery one which maketh m&ebar;cyon of it, shalbe afrayed therat, because of the councell of the Lord of hoostes which he deuyseth for it.

In that daye shall fyue cities in the land of Egypte speake the l&abar;guage of Cana&abar;, ∧ swere by the Lord of hoostes: &rhand; the citye of desolaci&obar; shalbe called one of them. In þt; daye shall &rhand; the altare of the Lord be in þe; myddes of the land of Egypt, ∧ thys tytle besyde it: VNTO THE LORDE. And it shalbe a token and witnesse vnto the Lord of hoostes in the lande of Egypte. For they shall crye vnto þe; Lorde because of such as trouble them, ∧ he shall send th&ebar; a Sauiour ∧ a great man to delyuer them.

D   And the Lord shalbe knowne in Egipte, and the Egypcians shall knowe þe; Lord in that daye, and do sacrifice and oblati&obar;: yee they shall vowe a vowe vnto the Lord, and perfourme it. The lord also that smyte Egypte sore, ∧ heale them agayne, ∧ they shalbe conuerted vnto the Lord, and he shalbe intreated of them, ∧ shall heale them. In that daye shall there be a com&ebar; waye out of Egypte into Assyria, and Assyria shall come into Egypte, ∧ Egypte in to Assyria, so that the Egypci&abar;s and the Assyri&abar;s shall serue the Lorde together. In þt; daye shal þe; naci&obar; of Israel be the thyrde wyth Egypte ∧ Assyria, and they shalbe blessed in the myddes of the lande, which l&abar;de the Lord of hoostes hath blessed, sayeng: blessed is my people of Egypte, Assur also is the worke of myne handes, and Israel is myne inheritaunce. ¶ The .xx. Chapter. ¶ Agaynst Egypte and Ethiopia.

A   In the yeare that Tharth&abar; came vnto Asdod (whan &rhand; Sargon þe; kyng of Assyria had sent him) and had foughte agaynst Asdod and taken it. At the same tyme spake the Lorde by the h&abar;de of Esay the sonne of Amos, sayeng: Go and take of &rhand; the sacke clothe from thy loynes, ∧ put of thy shooe from thy foote. And he dyd so, walkynge naked and bare foote. And the Lord sayde: lyke as my seruaunt Esay hath walked naked, and bare fote for a signe and wonder thre yeares vpon Egypte, and Ethiopia: Euen so shall the kynge of Assyria take awaye out of Egypte and out of Ethiopia, chyldren and olde men, naked and bare fote wyth their loynes vncouered, to the greate shame of Egypte.

B   They shalbe brought in feare also, ∧ asshamed one of another: Ethiopia of Egypte, and Egypte of Ethiopia, considerynge what glory they were in a fore. And they þt; dwell in þe; same yle, shal saye in that daye: Beholde, thus are we regarded. Whither shall we flye for helpe, that we maye be delyuered fr&obar; the kyng of Assyria? And howe shall we escape? ¶ The .xxi. Chapter. ¶ Agaynst Babylon, Idumea, and Arabia.

A   The burth&ebar; of &rhand; the wayst see: Euen as the stormy wether þt; passeth thorow at the noone daye, to come from the wyldernesse, from that horrible lande. A greuous visi&obar; was shewed vnto me: Let one dysceatfull offender come agaynst another, ∧ one destroyer agaynst another. Up Elam, laye sege thou of Media &rhand; all their gronynge haue I layed downe. Therfore are my loynes fylled with sorow, heuynes, hath taken holde vpon me, as the p&abar;ges of a woman that is traueyling. It made me stoupe when I herde it, ∧ it vexed me whan I sawe it. My hart p&abar;ted, fearfulnes came vp&obar; me. &rhand; The nyght of my volupteousnes hath he turned agaynst me into feare.

B   Whyle they garnished the table, þe; watch man loked: And while I was eatynge and drynkyng (it was sayde:) vp ye captaynes, take you to your shylde. For thus hath the Lord sayd vnto me: &rhand; Go and set a watch man, to tell what he seyth. And he sawe a charet, which two horsmen sat vpon, with the cariage of an Asse, and the cariage of a camell. So he loked ∧ toke very dilig&ebar;t hede. And þe; lyon cried, Lord, I st&obar;de wayting all the whole daye, ∧ am appo&ibar;ted to kepe my watch euery nyght. And beholde, here c&obar;meth a charet of men, with two horsmen And he answered ∧ sayde: Babylon is fallen, it is fallen, ∧ all the ymages of hyr goddes hath he smytt&ebar; downe vnto the grounde. &rhand; Thou art he whom I must threshe,

and thou bel&obar;gest to my corne floore. This that I herde of the Lorde of hoostes þe; God of Israel haue I shewed vnto you.

C   The burthen of Duma: he calleth vnto me out of Seir: Watchm&abar;, what hast thou espyed by nyght? Watchman, what hast þu; espyed by nyght? The watchman sayde: &rhand; The mornynge commeth, ∧ so doth the nyght. Yf ye wyll aske anye question, then aske it, retourne and come agayne.

The burthen c&obar;cernyng Arabia: In the pleasa&ubar;t gro&ubar;de of Arabia shal ye tary all nyght, euen in the stretes of Dedanin. The inhabitours of the l&abar;de of Thema brought forth water to him that was thyrstie, they preu&ebar;ted him with their bred that was fled awaye. For because of swerdes are they become fugitiue, euen for the drawen swerde, and for the bent bowe, ∧ because of the greuousnes of warre. For thus hath the lorde sayde vnto me: There is yet a yeare accordynge to the yeares of an hyred seruaunt, ∧ all the glory of Cedar shall fayle. And the nombre of them that shall escape from the bowes, shall be mynisshed by the myghtye chyldren of Cedar, for so the Lorde God of Israel hath spoken. ¶ The .xxii. Chapter. ¶ A prophecye agaynst Ierusalem.

A   The burthen of &rhand; the valley of vision: What hast thou to do here, that thou clymest vnto the house toppes? Thou that art full of occupieng, thou sedicious ∧ proude citye: thy slayne men are nether put to death wyth swerde, ner deed in batell. All thy captaynes are fugitiue together, the archers haue taken them presoners: All they þt; are founde in the, are in captiuyte together, because they fled farre of. Therfore sayd I: let me alone ∧ ^note I wyll make lam&ebar;tacion. Ye shall not be able to comforte me, because of the destruccyon of the daughter of my people. For thys is a daye of trouble, of ruyne, ∧ of destruccyon þt; the Lorde wyll bryng to passe in the valley of vision, breakyng downe the citye, ∧ cryeng vnto mountaynes.

B   Elam bare the quyuer &wt; a charet of fote men and of horsmen, and the cytye of Kyr shewed the shylde op&ebar;. Thy chefe valley also was full of charetes, and the horsmen set theyr faces directly towarde the gate. And in þt; daye dyd the enemye take awaye &rhand; þe; bewtye of Iuda, and th&ebar; dyddest thou loke towarde the armoure of the house of the forest. Yee haue sene also þe; broken places of þe; citye of Dauid, how that they are many, ∧ ye gathered together the waters of the lower pole. As for the houses of Ierusalem &rhand; ye haue nombred them, and the houses haue ye brok&ebar; downe to make þe; wall str&obar;g. A pytt also haue ye made betwene the two walles, for the waters of the olde pole, and haue not regarded the maker therof, nether had respecte vnto him that toke it in h&abar;de.

C   And in that daye dyd the Lorde God of hoostes call men vnto wepyng and mournyng, to baldnesse ∧ gyrdyng aboute wyth sack cloth. &rhand; And Behold, they haue ioye and gladnesse, slayeng oxen ∧ kylling shepe eatyng flesh ∧ drynkyng wyne: ^note Let vs eate and drynke: for tomorowe we shal dye And it came to the eares of the Lord of hoostes: This iniquite shall not be pourged fr&obar; you till ye dye, sayeth þe; lord God of hostes.

Thus sayeth the Lord God of hostes: Go, get the into younder treasurer, euen vnto ^note Sebna, which is þe; ruler of þe; house. What hast thou to do here? and whom hast thou here, that thou shuldest here hewe the out a sepulcre, as it were one that heweth hym out a sepulcre an hye, or þt; graueth an habitacion for him self in a hard rock?

D   Beholde, O thou man, the Lord shall carye the awaye into captiuite, ∧ shall surely couer the with c&obar;fusion. The Lord shall turne the ouer lyke a ball with hys handes (and shall sende the) into a farre contre: There shalt thou dye, ∧ there (in steade of the charettes of thy p&obar;pe) shall þe; house of thy lord haue confusion &rhand; I will dryue the fr&obar; thy place, ∧ out of thy dwellyng shall he ouerthrow the. And in that daye shall I call my serua&ubar;t Eliakim the sonne of Helkia. And &rhand; with thy garmentes will I clothe him, and wyth thy gyrdle will I strength hym: thy power also will I c&obar;mitte into his h&abar;de ∧ he shalbe a father of such as dwel in Ierusalem, and in the house of Iuda.

E    ^noteAnd the keye of the house of Dauid will I laye vpon his shoulder, so þt; he shall open and no man shall shut. He shall shut, and no man shall open. And I wyll fasten hym as a nayle in a sure place, and he shall be the gloryous seate of hys fathers house. Morouer, all generacions and posterites shall hang vp&obar; him, all the glory of their fathers house, all vessels both great and small, and all instrum&ebar;tes of measure and musyck. In that daye (sayeth the Lorde of hostes) shall the nayle that is fastened &ibar; the sure place departe, be broken and fall, and the burthen þt; was vp&obar; it, shall be plucte awaye, for so the lorde hath spoken. ¶ The .xxiii. Chapter. ¶ A prophecie agaynst Tyrus, and a promes that it shalbe restored agayne.

A   The burthen of ^note Tyre: Mourne ye shyppes of &rhand; Tharsis, for there commeth such destruccyon that ye shall not haue an house to entre into: Out of the lande of Cittim haue they knowlege of thys plage. Be styll, ye that dwell in þe; Ile, the marcha&ubar;tes

of Zidon, and such as passe ouer the see, haue made þe; plenteous. The corne that groweth by the great waters of Nilus, and the frutes of the ryuer were hyr vitailes, so that it became a comen marte of þe; nacions &lhand; Be ashamed thou Zidon, for the see (eu&ebar; the str&ebar;gth of the see) hath spok&ebar;, say&ebar;ge: I haue not trauayled, ner broughte forth children, ner norished vp young m&ebar;, or brought vp virgins.

B   Wh&abar; tydinges commeth to the Egipci&abar;s they shall be sory for the rumore that goeth of Tyre. Get you to Tharsis, mourne ye þt; dwell in the Ile. Is not this that glorious cyte of youres, which hath bene of olde antiquite? Hyr awne fete shall cary hyr forth to be a sogeourner in to a farre countre. Who hath deuysed thys agaynst Tyre (that geueth garl&abar;des vnto other cities) whose marchauntes are princes, and whose captaines are honorable in the worlde? Euen the lord of hoostes hath deuysed thys, to put downe the pryde of all such as be glorious, and to mynish all them that be proude vp&obar; earth: Get the out of thy l&abar;de vnto þe; daughter of Tharsis, seyng thou hast nomore strength.

C   He that smote the kyngdomes together, holdeth out his hande ouer the see: euen the lorde him self hath geuen a c&obar;maundement agaynst the same comen place of m&abar;rch&abar;dise, that they shall vtterly destroye þe; might therof. And he sayd: &lhand; Make nomore thy boast (O virgin thou daughter Zidon) thou shalt be brought downe: Up, get the ouer vnto Citim, where neuertheles thou shalt haue no rest. Behold, this people came not of the Caldees, but Assur made them str&obar;g with great shippes. They set vp the strong holdes therof, ∧ destroyed his palaces, ∧ he brought it &ibar; decaye. Mourne ye shippes of tharsis for your str&ebar;gth is brought downe.

D   And in that daye shall Tyre be forgotten seu&ebar;tye yeares (accordinge to the yeares of one kyng) and after the ende of the seu&ebar;tye yeares shall Tyre syng as doth an harlot. Take an harpe, ∧ go aboute the citye (thou harlot that hast bene forgott&ebar;) make swete melody, sing moo songes, that thou mayest be had in remembra&ubar;ce. And after the ende of the seuentye yeares shall the lorde visyt Tyre, ∧ she shall conuerte vnto her &lhand; rewarde, and shall committe fornicaci&obar; with all the kyngdomes of the earth þt; are in the worlde. Their occupieng also and their rewarde shalbe holy vnto þe; lord. Their gaynes shall not be layde vp ner kepte &ibar; stoare, but it shalbe theyrs that dwell before the lorde, that they maye eate ynough, ∧ haue clothyng sufficient. ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter. ¶ A prophecie of tribulation to come vpon the worlde because of synne.

A   Beholde the lord maketh the earth wayst and emptye: he turneth it vp syde downe, ∧ scatreth abrode þe; inhabitours therof: And þe; prest shalbe as the people, ∧ the master as the serua&ubar;t, þe; mastresse lyke þe; mayd, þe; seller lyke the byer: he that lendeth vpon vsury, lyke hym that boroweth vpon vsury: the creditoure as the detter. The worlde shalbe cleane wasted ∧ vtterly spoyled, for so the lorde hath spok&ebar;. The earth is sory ∧ consumeth awaye, the worlde is feble ∧ perisheth, the proude people of þe; erth are come to naught The earth also is become vnprofitable vnder the inhabitours therof, which haue tr&abar;sgressed the lawes, cha&ubar;ged the ordinaunce, broken the euerlasting couenaunt.

B   Therfore hath þe; curse consumed þe; earth, and they that dwell therin, are fallen into trespace. Wherfore, the inhabitours of the earth are perished &rhand; with drouth, &abar;d fewe m&ebar; are left behynde. The wyne faileth: the vyne hath no myght, all they þt; haue bene mery of hart, are come to mournyng. The myrth of tabrettes is layed downe, þe; noyse of such as haue made mery, is ceassed, þe; ioye at þe; herpe is at an ende. They shall drynke nomore wyne &wt; myrth, strong drynke shalbe bytter to them that drynke it. The citye of vanite is broken downe, euery house is shut vp, þt; noman maye come in. In þe; stretes is there a cry&ebar;g because of wyne, all chere is vanished awaye, þe; myrth of the worlde is gone, in the citye is left desolacy&obar; and the gate is smytten with destruccion.

C   For in the myddes of the worlde, euen amonge the people, it shall come to passe, as at the shakyng of Olyues, and as the grapes are wh&abar; þe; wyne haruest is done. They shall lyft vp theyr voyce: and make a mery noyse, and in magnifyeng of the Lord shall they crye out of the west. Wherfore, prayse ye the lord in the valleys, euen the name of the lord God of Israel in the Iles of the see From þe; vttemost parte of þe; earth haue we heard prayses and myrth because of the ryghteous. And I sayd: &rhand; I knowe a thyng in secrete, I knowe a thyng &ibar; secrete, wo is me, the tr&abar;sgressours haue off&ebar;ded, the tr&abar;sgressours haue greuously off&ebar;ded. Fearfulnesse, the pytt and the snare are vp&obar; the, O thou that dwellest &ibar; the earth. It will come to passe, that whoso escapeth the fearfull noyse, shall fall in to the pytt. And he that commeth vp out of the pytt, shalbe taken wyth the snare. For the wyndowes from an hye are open, and the foundacions of the earth are moued.

D   The earth is vtterly broken downe, the earth hath a sore ruyne, the earth quaketh exceadyngly. The earth shall rele to ∧ fro lyke a dronkerd, and shalbe remoued lyke a

like a tent (of one nyght) ∧ the iniquitie therof shalbe heuy vp&obar; it. It shall fall, ∧ not rise vp agayne. And in that daye shall the Lord viset the host aboue þt; is on hye: ∧ the kinges of the world þt; are vp&obar; the erth. And they shalbe gathered together, as they þt; be in preson: ∧ they shalbe shut vp in warde, ∧ after many daies shall they be visited. ^noteThe mone shall be abashed, and the sunne ashamed, wh&ebar; the Lorde of hostes shall raygne in mount Si&obar; and in Ierusalem with worshyp, and in the syght of such as shalbe of hys councell. ¶ The .xxv. Chapter. ¶ A thankesgeuyng to God for hys worckes.

A   Thou arte the Lorde my God, I wyll magnifye þe;, I wyll geue th&abar;kes vnto thy name. For þu; hast brought w&obar;derfull thinges to passe, according to thyne olde co&ubar;cels truly ∧ faythfully. ^noteThou hast mad of a citye an heape of stones, and brought a stronge towne into decaye. The habitation &rhand; of stra&ubar;gers hast þu; made to be no citye, nether shal it be builded any more. Therfore shall þe; mighty people geue glory vnto þe;: the citye of þe; valea&ubar;t Heithen shall feare þe;. For thou hast bene a str&ebar;gth vnto the pore, and a succour for the neady in his trouble. A refuge agaynst euell wether, a shadowe against þe; heate. For the blast of ragyng men is lyke a storme that casteth downe a wall.

B   Lyke as thou bryngest heate downe out of a drye place, so shalt þu; suppresse þe; noyse of alia&ubar;tes. &rhand; The heate is in þe; shadow of þe; cloude: þe; bra&ubar;ch of þe; mighty shalbe brought lowe. And in this mo&ubar;taine shal ^note þe; Lord of hostes make vnto all people a feaste of pl&ebar;teous ∧ delicate thinges, eu&ebar; of most pleasaunt ∧ deyntie disshes. And in this mo&ubar;tayne shall þe; Lorde destroie the couering, þt; all people are wraped in, and the hanging þt; is spred vpon all nacy&obar;s. ^noteAs for death, he hath destroyed it for euer. ^noteAnd þe; Lorde God shall wype awaye teares fr&obar; all faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take a w&abar;ie out of all the earth. For so the Lorde hath sayde.

C   And in that daye it shalbe sayde: Lo, this is our God, we haue wayted for hym, ^note ∧ he shall saue vs. Thys is the Lord, in wh&obar; we haue hoped, we wylbe mery ∧ reioyce in the saluation that commeth of hym. For in this mo&ubar;tayne shall the hande of the Lorde cease and Moab shalbe thresshed vnder him, euen as strawe is thresshed vp&obar; þe; gro&ubar;de. And he shall stretch out hys hande in the myddes of them (as he that swymmeth, casteth out his handes to swymme) and with the str&ebar;gth of his h&abar;des shall he bring downe their pryde. The str&obar;gholde also and fence of thy walles hath he ouerthrow&ebar; ∧ cast downe, ∧ brought them to the grounde, euen vnto dust. ¶ The .xxvj: Chapter. ¶ A songe of the delyueraunce of the people.

A   In þt; daye shall thys songe be songe in the lande of Iuda. ^noteWe haue a stronge citye. &rhand; Saluacion shall God appoynte in steade of walles and bulworke. ^noteOp&ebar; ye þe; gates þt; the righteous people which kepeth the trueth maye entre in. Their minde is set vpon the, because thou preseruest them ^note in peace yee, euen in peace: because they put their trust in the. Put ye your trust allwaye in the Lorde: for in the Lorde God there is strength for euermore. ^noteFor he hath brought downe hye mynded citesens. As for þe; proude citye, he hath brought it lowe: euen vnto the grounde shall he cast it downe, ∧ bring it vnto dust. The fote euen the fote of the poore: and the steppes of such as be in necessitie shall treade it downe.

B   The path of equitye wilt thou gra&ubar;t vnto the iuste, o thou moost ryghteous, ^note thou shalt order þe; path of him that is ryghteous. Yee, &rhand; in the waye of thy iudgmentes, O Lord, haue we put our trust in the. Thy name also: ∧ the rem&ebar;braunce of the, is þe; thyng that oure soule longeth for. ^noteMy soule hath longed for the all the night, and &wt; my sprete (which is within me) wyll I seke the earlye in the morning. For when thy iudgementes are in the erth, the inhabitatours of þe; worlde shall learne righteousnes. Shall the vngodly man be fauoured, which hath not learned ryghteousnes, but doth wickedly in the erth where nothynge ought to be done, but that which is ryghteous? He shall not se the glory of the Lorde. Lorde, when thy hande is lyfte vp to stryke, they se it not: but they shall se it, and be confounded with the zele of the people, and the fyer that c&obar;sumeth thyne enemyes, shall deuoure them.

C   Lord, vnto vs thou shalt prouyde peace: ^note for thou also hast wrought all our workis in vs. O Lorde our God, other lordes besyde the hath subdued vs: but we wylbe mindfull only of the ∧ of thy name. &rhand; The deed will not lyue, ∧ they þt; be out of lyfe, will not ryse agayne: therfore hast thou visited ∧ roted them out, and destroyed all the memory of them. Thou hast increased the people (O Lorde) thou hast increased the people, ∧ thou art praysed: thou hast sent th&ebar; farre of vnto all the coastes of the erth. ^noteLorde in trouble haue they visited the: they powred out their prayer, wh&ebar; thy chastenyng was vp&obar; them. ^noteLyke as a woman &wt; chylde that draweth nye towarde her trauell, D   is sory ∧ cryeth in her paynes, eu&ebar; so haue we bene in thy sight, O Lorde. ^noteWe haue bene &wt; chylde ∧ suffred payne, &rhand; as though we had brought forth winde. For there is no saluation in the erth, nether do þe; inhabitours of þe; worlde submyt th&ebar; selues. ^noteThy deed m&ebar; shall lyue, euen &wt; my body shall they rise agayne. Awake and syng ye that dwell in dust. For &rhand; thy dewe

is euen as the dewe of herbes, and the earth shall cast out them that be vnder her. Come my people, ^note enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy dores about þe;: ^note hyde thy selfe a lytle for a whyle, vntyll the indignati&obar; be ouerpast. ^noteFor lo, the Lorde is c&obar;myng out of his place, to viset the wickednes of suche as dwell vp&obar; earth. The earth also shall disclose her awne bloud, and shall nomore hid them that are slayne in her. ¶ The .xxvij. Chapter. ¶ A prophecy of the comming of Christ, and destruccion of ydolatrye.

A   In that daye, the Lorde &wt; his sore, great and myghtye swearde shall viset &rhand; ^note Leuiathan þe; fugityue serpent, eu&ebar; Leuiathan that croked serpent, and he shall slaye the dragon þt; is in the see. In that daye, se þt; ye syng of the congregaty&obar; which is the vyneiard, þt; bringeth forth þe; best wyne. Eu&ebar; I the Lorde do kepe it. In due seasons shall I water it, ∧ lest the enemye do it any harme, I will both nyght and daye preserue it. There is no displeasure in me, els (when the vyneiarde bringeth me forth breers ∧ thornes) I wold go thorow it by warre, ∧ burne it vp together. Let it take holde of my strength, and it shalbe at one &wt; me, euen at one shall it be with me.

B   The dayes are c&obar;myng, that Iacob shall take rote. Israel shalbe grene ∧ floryshe, and the worlde shalbe fylled with frute. Hath he smytten him as sore, as he did the other that smote him? Or is he slain &wt; so sore a slaughter as they that slew hym? In measure doth he smyte him, whyle he s&ebar;deth vnto him soch thinges, wherby he commeth to hys mynde agayne. For in the daye that the east wynde bloweth sore, it taketh awaye the frutes. Thus therfore shall the iniquytie of Iacob be reconcyled, and here is all the frute of the takynge awaye of his synne, yf he make all the stones of þe; aultars of ydolles, as chalke stones that are beaten in sunder, that theyr groues and ymages ryse not vp agayne.

C   Els, shall the stronge citye be desolate, ∧ the habitation forsaken ∧ left lyke a wildernes. There shall the calfe fede, ∧ ther shall he lye, ∧ eate vp the graffes therof. &rhand; When þe; bra&ubar;ches of it are drie, they are broken of, ∧ the wemen come, and set th&ebar; on fyer. ^noteFor it is a people of no vnderstanding, ∧ therfore he that made them, shall not fauoure th&ebar;, and he þt; created th&ebar;, shall geue them no grace. And in that daye shall the Lorde make a thresshing from the middes of the riuer Euphrates vnto the riuer of Egipt: and ye childr&ebar; of Israel shalbe gathered together one to another. In þt; daye shall &rhand; þe; great tr&obar;pe be blowne, so þt; they which were lost in the l&abar;de of Assiria: ∧ they that were banisshed into þe; lande of Egipt, shall come and worshyp the Lorde in the holy mount at Ierusalem: ¶ The .xxviij. Chapter. ¶ Agaynst the pryde of Ephraim, ∧ agaynst false prestes and preachers.

A   Wo be vnto the crowne of pride, eu&ebar; ^note to the dr&obar;cken people of Ephraim whose great p&obar;pe is as a flour that fadeth awaye) &rhand; vpon the head of the valleye of such as be in welth, and are ouerladen with wyne. Beholde, ^note ther commeth a vehem&ebar;t and sore daye fr&obar; the Lorde lyke an vnmeasurable hayle and perellous tempest, euen lyke the force of myghtye and horrible waters, þt; viol&ebar;tlye beareth downe all thinges. The crowne of the pryde of the dronken Ephraemites shalbe troden vnder fote: ^note so that the floure of hys fayrenes and bewty, which is in the head of &rhand; the valley of fatnes, shall fade awaye, as doth an vntimely rype fygg afore heruest. Which wh&abar; a man spyeth, he loketh vpon it: and whyle it is yet in his hande, he eateth it vp.

B   In þe; daye shall the Lorde of hostes be the crowne of glory, ∧ diademe of bewtye vnto the residue of his people. He wilbe also a spirite of perfyte knowledge to him þt; sitteth in iudgement, ∧ strength vnto them that turne awaye the battell to the gate of the enemies. But they are out of the waye by reason of wyne: yee, farre out of þe; waye are they thorowe strong drynke. &rhand; ^note The preste also ∧ the prophet are gone astraye by the meanes of strong drincke, they are dronk&ebar; &wt; wyne, they go amisse thorowe strong drincke: they fayle in &pro;phecying ∧ st&obar;ble in iudgm&ebar;t. For tables are so full of vomyte and fylthines, þt; no place is cleane. Wh&obar; then shall such one teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to vnderst&obar;de the thing that he heareth? For they are as ignora&ubar;t as yong children, that are taken fr&obar; the mylke and are weened.

C   For they that be such must haue &rhand; after one lesson, another lesson: ^note after one c&obar;ma&ubar;dement, another commaundem&ebar;t, after one rule another rule, after one instruccion another instruccyon, there a lytle and there a lytle. For he that speaketh vnto this people is euen as one that vseth rudenes of spech, and a straunge language. Yf any man saye vnto them: lo, this is the rest wherwith ye maye ease hym that is weerye, thys is the refresshinge, they wyll not herken. ^noteTherfore, the worde of the Lorde (lesson vp&obar; lesson, commaundement vpon commaundement, rule vpon rule, instruccyon vpon instruccion, there a lytle and there a lytle) shall be vnto them an occasyon of stombling that they maye go on, and fall backward, be brused, tangled and snared.

D   Wherfore, heare the worde of the Lorde ye mockers, ye that haue rule of this people which is at Ierusal&ebar;. Because ye haue sayd:

&rhand; we haue made a couenaunt with death, ∧ with hell are we at agrement. And though there go forth a sore plage, it shall nott come vnto vs. For we haue made falshode our refuge, and vnder vanitie are we hid. Therfore thus sayth þe; Lorde God: Beholde, I laye in Sion for a fo&ubar;dation a stone, eu&ebar; a tryed stone, a precio&us; corner stone, a sure fo&ubar;dati&obar;: &rhand; Whoso beleueth, let hym not be to hastye. Iudgment also will I laye to the rule, and righteousnes to the bala&ubar;ce: so þt; &rhand; the hayle shall take awaye your vayne confid&ebar;ce as a broome, and the preuy place of youre refuge shall the waters renne ouer.

E   And thus the couenaunt that ye made &wt; death, shalbe disanulled: and your agrement that ye made with hell, shall not stand. Yee, when the sore plage goeth forth, ye shalbe troden downe vnder it. Fr&obar; the tyme that it goeth forth, it shall take you awaye. For early in the mornynge euery daye: yee, both daye ∧ night shall it go thorowe: ∧ when the noyse therof is perceaued, it shall gendre vexation. For &rhand; the bed is narow, and nott large: ∧ the couering so small that a man can not wynde him selfe vnder it. ^noteFor þe; Lorde shall stonde as &rhand; in mount ^note Perazim, and shalbe wrothe lyke as in þe; valley ^note Gibe&obar;, þt; he maie do his worke, &rhand; his stra&ubar;g worke ∧ bring to passe his acte, his straunge acte.

F   Now therfore se þt; ye be no mockers, lest your punyshment increace: for I haue heard of the Lorde of hostes, that there shall come a short ende vpon the whole earth. Heare ye then, ∧ herken vnto my voyce, considre ∧ p&obar;dre my spech. Doth not þe; husbandm&abar; plowe all the daie, and openeth ∧ breaketh the clottes of his grounde, þt; he maye sowe? Wh&abar; he hath made it playn, will he not spred abrode the fitches, and sowe comyn, ∧ cast in whete by measure, ∧ the appoynted barlye and rye in their place? God will instructe hym to haue discretion, euen his God wyll teach hym. For fitches shall not be tresshed with an harowe: nether shall a carte whele be brought thorowe the comyn: but the fitches are beat&ebar; out with a stafe, and comyn &wt; a rodd. But the seede that bread is made of, is tresshed, though it be not alwaye a thresshing. And þe; carte whele must be brought ouer it, lest he grynde it with his teth. This also commeth of the Lorde of hoostes, which worcketh &wt; wonderfull wysdome, and bringeth excell&ebar;t workes to passe. ¶ The .xxix. Chapter. ¶ A prophecye agaynst Ierusalem, and agaynst the vayne tradityons of men.

A   Wo vnto þe; O &rhand; Ariel Ariel thou citye þt; ^note Dauid dwelt in &rhand; Go on from yeare to yeare, and let the lambes be slayne. I will laye sege vnto Ariel, so that there shalbe heuynes and sorowe in it: and it shalbe vnto me euen an aultar of slaughter. I wyll besege the round about, and fight agaynst the thorowe a bulworke: and wyll reare vp diches agaynst þe;. Thou shalt be brought downe, ∧ shalt speake out of the grounde, and thy spech shall go lowe out of the duste. Thy voyce also shall come out of the grounde lyke the voyce of a witch: and thy talkyng shall whisper out of the dust. Moreouer, the noyse of thy stra&ubar;ge enemyes shalbe lyke thynne dust, ∧ the multitude of tyrauntes shalbe ^note as drye strawe, that cannot tary: euen sodenly and in hayste shall theyr blast go.

B   Thou shalt be visited of the Lorde of hostes &wt; th&obar;dre, erthquake, and &wt; a great noise: with storme and tempest and &wt; the flame of a c&obar;suming fyer. And the multitude of all nations that fyght agaynst Ariel, shalbe as a dreame sene by night: ^note eu&ebar; so shall all they be that make warre agaynst it, and stronge holdes to ouercome it, and that laie eny sege vnto it. In conclusion, it shalbe eu&ebar; as when an hongry man dreameth that he is eating, and when he awaketh, hys soule is emptye. Or as when a thurstye man dreameth that he is drincking: and when he awaketh, he is yet faynt: and his soule lacketh the appetite. Euen so shalbe the multitude of all nations that fyght agaynst Syon.

C   Pondre these thynges once in your myndes, ∧ wondre. ^noteBlinded are they them selues and the blind guides of other. They are dr&obar;ken: but not with wyne: they are vnstable, but not thorowe strong drincke. For the Lorde hath couered you with a slomberinge sprete, and hath closed your eyes. Your prophetes also ∧ rulers that shuld se, th&ebar; hath he couered. ^noteAnd the visyon of all the prophetes is become vnto you, as the wordes of a boke that is sealed vp, which men deliuer to one that is learned, saying: Reade thou in it. And he sayth: I cannot, for it is sealed. And the boke is geuen vnto him that is not learned, saying: Reade thou in it, and he sayth: I am not learned. Therfore thus hath the Lorde sayde: ^note For somoche as this people when they be in trouble, do honour me with their mouth ∧ &wt; their lippes: but their hert is far fro me, ∧ the feare which they haue vnto me, proceadeth of a c&obar;ma&ubar;dment that is taught of men. D   Therfore wyll I do maruayls amonge this people, eu&ebar; maruelous thinges (I saye) ∧ a wonder. ^noteFor the wysdome of their wise men shall perysh, ∧ the vnderstanding of their wittye men shall hyd it selfe.

Wo vnto th&ebar; that kepe secrete their thoughtes, to hyde their councell fr&obar; the Lorde, and do their workes in darknesse, sayinge: ^note who seeth vs? ∧ who knoweth vs? Doutles, your destruccion is (in my handes) in reputacyon as the potters claye. And doth the

worcke saye of hym that made it, he made not me? And doth an earthen vessell saye of him that fasshyoned it, he had no vnderstandinge? Is it not hard at hande, that &rhand; Lybanus shalbe turned into a lowe felde, and that the lowe felde shalbe tak&ebar; as the wodd? And in that daye shall deaffe men heare the wordes of the boke, and the eyes of þe; blinde shall se euen out of the cloud and out of darcknes. E   The meke spreted also shalbe mery in the Lorde, and the poore amonge them that be lowly, shall reioyce in the holy one of Israel. For he that dyd violence, is brought to naught, and the scornefull man is consumed: and they roted out that were hastie so soone to vnryghteousnes, &rhand; makynge a man to synne in the worde, and that toke hym in a snare which reproued them in the open place: and they that haue turned the cause of the ryghteous to naught. Therfore thus sayth the Lorde vnto the house of Iacob, eu&ebar; thus sayeth he that redemed Abraham: ^note Iacob shall not nowe be c&obar;fo&ubar;ded, ner his face pale. But when he seeth hys chyldren the worcke of my h&abar;des in the middes of him, they shall sanctifie my name, and prayse the holy Lord of Iacob, and feare the God of Israel. They also that haue bene of an erronyouse sprete, shall come to vnderstandyng: and they that haue bene scornefull, shall learne doctryne. ¶ The .xxx. Chapter. ¶ Agaynst them that forsake the councell of God, ∧ cleue to the councell of men. The prophet also threateneth the remnaunt of the people, that after the destruccyon of Ierusalem went into Egypte.

A   Alas, for those disobedient chyldren (sayth the Lorde ( ^note that they wyll take councell without me. Alas, þt; they wyll take a secret aduice, and not out of my sprete, and therfore adde they synne vnto synne. Euen they that walke to go downe into Egypte, and haue asked no question at my mouth: but seke strength in the myght of Pharao, and trust in the shadowe of Egypt. Therfore shall the strength of Pharao be your confusion, and the truste of the shadowe of Egypte youre shame. For his captaynes were at Zoan, and his ambassadours came vnto Hanes. ^noteThey were all ashamed of the people that could do them no good, and that might not helpe th&ebar;, ner shew them any profyt, but were theyr confusyon and rebuke.

B   The heauy burthen of the beastes of the south in a lande of trouble and anguysshe, from whence shall come the yonge and olde lion, the vyper and fyrye serpent that flyeth agaynste them that vpon coltes beare theyr riches, and vpon camels their treasures, to a people that can do them no good. For vaine and nothynge worth shall the helpe of the Egipcyans be. Therfore haue I cryed vnto Ierusalem. &rhand; They shall haue strength ynough, yf they wyll settle their myndes in quietnes. ^noteNow therfore, go thy waie, and wryte thys before th&ebar; in a table, ∧ note it in a boke, that it maye finally remayne and be kept styll for euer. For it is an obstinat people, ^note and dissembling chyldren, childr&ebar; that refuse to heare the lawe of the Lorde.

C   For they saye vnto the seers: Se not, and to th&ebar; þt; be cleare of iudgement: loke not out ryght thinges for vs: but speake fayre wordes vnto vs: &rhand; loke out erroures, gett you out of this waye, departe out of this path, ∧ turne the holy one of Israel fr&obar; vs. Wherfore thus sayth the holy one of Israel: Because your hertes rise agaynst this worde, ∧ because ye trust in wrongeous dealyng ∧ peruerse iudgment, ∧ put your confid&ebar;ce therin. Therfore shall ye haue thys myschefe for yo destrucci&obar; and fall lyke as an hye wall that falleth, because of some ryfte or blast, whose breaking commeth sodenly. ^noteAnd the hurte therof is lyke an erthen vessell, which breaketh without helpe: so that in þe; burstyng of it, there is not found one sheuer to fetch fyre in, or to take water withall out of the pyt.

D   For thus sayth the Lorde God, euen the holy one of Israel: &rhand; In repentaunce ∧ in ^note rest shall ye be safe: in quietnes and sure c&obar;fyd&ebar;ce shalbe your str&ebar;gth. But ye haue had no lyst therto. For ye haue sayd: No, but we will escape thorowe horses. (Therfore shall ye flye) ∧ we will get vs vp vp&obar; swyft beastes. And therfore shal your persecutours be swyfter. ^noteA .M. shall flye at the rebuke of one, ∧ at the rebuke of .v. shall ye all flye, tyll ye be left as a shypp mast vpon the topp of a mountayne, and as a beaken vpon an hyll. ^noteTherfore doth þe; Lorde cause you to wayte, þt; he maye haue mercy vp&obar; you: to thint&ebar;t that he maye haue the preemynence, when he is gracyous vnto you. For the Lorde is the God of iudgement. Blessed are all they that hope in hym.

E   Yf the people remayne in Syon and at Ierusalem, thou shalt not be in heuines: but at the voyce of thy complaynte shall he haue mercy vpon the. And when he heareth it he shall geue the an answer. And though the Lorde geue you the bread of trouble, and the water of aduersitie, thy rayne shalbe nomore so skant, but thyne eyes shall see thy rayne. Yee, and thyne care shall &rhand; heare þe; talkynge of hym that doeth speake behynde the. ^noteThys is þe; waye, walke ye in it. Turne not aside nether to the ryght hande ner to the lyft. Ye shall destroye also the couerynge of youre syluer ymages, and the deckinge of youre golden ydols. Euen as filthynes shall ye put them awaye. And thou shalt say vnto it. Gett the hence. Then shall God geue rayne vnto thy seede, that thou shalt sowe the ground withall, and bred of the increace

of the earth, which shalbe fat and very plenteous. In that daye also, shall thy catell be fed in large pasture. The oxen lykewise and the yo&ubar;ge asses, that eate the grounde, shall eate cleane prou&ebar;der, which is pourged with the wynde and the fanne.

F   Finally, vpon euery hye mountaine and hyll shall ther be riuers and streames of waters, ^note in the daye of the greate slaughter, when the towers fall. Moreouer, the lyght of the moone shalbe as the light of the sunne, and the sunne lyght shalbe seuen folde, and haue as much shyne as in seu&ebar; dayes besyde: when the Lorde byndeth vp the sore of hys people, and healeth the stroke of their wo&ubar;d. Beholde, the fame of the Lord commeth fr&obar; farre, and his presence is so hote, that no m&abar; is able to abyde. His lyppes are full of indignation, and hys tonge is as a consumynge fyer. Hys breth is as a vehement floude of water, that reacheth vp to the necke. That he maye syft awaye the Heythen in the syue of vanitye. And his breth is as a brydle of errour in the chawes of the people.

G   And ye shall syng, lyke as in the nyghte, when the holy sol&ebar;pnitye beginneth. And ye shall haue gladnes of hert, lyke as when one commeth with a pype vnto the hyll of the Lorde, and to the moost mightye one of Israel. And the Lorde shall cause his gloryous voyce to be heard, and shall declare his stretched out arme with a terrible countenaunce and with the flame of a c&obar;suming fyer, with noysome lyghtenynge, with a shower, and with hayle stone. For thorowe the voyce of the Lorde shall ^note Assur be destroyed, which smote other men with the rodde. And it shall come to passe, that whyther soeuer he goth, þe; rodde shall cleue vnto him, which the Lorde shall laye vpon him &rhand; with tabrettes and harpes: and with greate warre shall he fyght agaynst his hoost. ^noteFor the fyer of payne is ordeyned from the begynning: yee, euen for kynges is it prepared. Thys hath þe; Lorde set in the depe, and made it wyde: the burninge wherof is fyer and muche wodde. The breth of the Lorde, which is a ryuer of brymstone, doth kyndle it. ¶ The .xxxj. Chapter. ¶ He curseth them that forsake God, and seke for the helpe of men.

A   Wo be vnto them that go downe into Egypte for helpe, and truste in horses, and put their confidence in charettes, because they be manye, and in horsemen, because they be lusty and strong. But they regarde not the holy one of Israel, and they aske no question at þe; Lord. Where as he neuertheles (beynge wysest of all) plageth the wycked, and yet goeth nott from his worde, when he steppeth forth, and taketh the victory agaynst the housholde of the frowarde, and agaynst the helpe of euell doers. Nowe the Egiptians are men, and not God, and their horses flesh and not sprete. And assoone as the Lorde stretcheth oute hys hande, then shall the helper fall, and he that shulde haue bene helped, and they shall all together be destroyed. B   For thus hath the Lorde spoken vnto me: Like as the ^note lyon or ^note lyons whelpe roareth vpon the praye that he hath gotten, and is not afrayed, though the multitude of shepherdes crye out vpon hym, nether abashed for all the heape of th&ebar;. So shall the Lorde of hoostes come downe to fyght for mount Syon, and defende hys hyll. C   Lyke as byrdes flotre aboute their nestes, ^note so shall the Lorde of hoostes kepe, saue, defende and delyuer Ierusalem. Therfore, O ye chyldren of Israel, turne agayne, from that infydelitye, wherin you drowned your selues. ^noteFor &rhand; in that daye euery man shall cast out hys ydolles of syluer and hys ydolles of golde, which ye haue made with youre awne handes vnto youre synne. ^note D   Assur also shalbe slayne with the swearde, not with a mans swearde, nether shall the swearde of eny man deuoure hym. And he shall fle from the slaughter &club; and his seruauntes shalbe disconfyted in their hertes. He shall go for feare to hys strongeholdes, and hys prynces shall fle from hys badge. Thys hathe the Lorde spoken, whose lyght burneth in Syon, and his fyer in Ierusalem. ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter. ¶ The condityons of good rulers and officers.

A   Beholde, a king shall gouerne after the rule of ryghtewesnesse, and the princes shall rule, accordyng to the balaunce of equitye. And that man shalbe vnto men as a defence for the wynd, and as a refuge for the tempest: lyke as a riuer of water in a thirstye place, and the shadowe of a greate rocke in a drye lande. The eyes of the seynge shall not be dym, and the cares of them that heare, shall take diligent hede. The hert of the vnwyse shall attayne to knowledge, and the vnparfyte tong shall speake playnely and distinctlye. Then shall the folyshe nygarde be nomore called g&ebar;tle, ner the churle liberall. B   But the nygarde will be nigardly minded, and his hert wyll worke euell and playe the ypocrite, and ymagyn abhominations agaynst God, to make the hongry leane, and to witholde drincke from the thirsty. These are the perlous weapons of the churlysh, these be his shamefull councels: that he maye begyle the poore with disceatfull wordes: yee, euen there as he shulde geue sentence with the poore. ^noteBut the lyberall persone ymagineth honest thynges, ∧ commeth vp for liberalytie vnto promoty&obar;:

C   Up (ye ryche and ydell women) herken vnto my voyce. Ye careles cities, marke my wordes. After yeares and dayes shall ye be brought &ibar; feare, O ye careles cities. For haruest shalbe out, ∧ the grape gatherynge shall not come. O ye rych ydell cities ye that feare no parell. Be abashed, you that lyue in abounda&ubar;ce: tremble, you that lyue careles: cast of your rayment, make your selues bare, put sacke cloth aboute you. For as the infantes wepe when their mothers tetes ar dryed: so shall you weape for your fayre feldes and frutefull vyneyardes. My peoples felde shall brynge thornes and thistles: and so shall it be euen in euery house of volupteousnesse and in euery citye that reioyseth. D   The palaces also shalbe brok&ebar;, ∧ the greatly occupyed cityes desolate. The towres and bulwarckes shall become dennes for euermore, þe; pleasure of mules shalbe turned to pasture for shepe: vnto the tyme that þe; sprete be powred vpon vs from aboue.

Then shall the wyldernes be a frutefull felde, and the plenteous feld shalbe rekened for a wodde. Then shall equytie dwell in þe; desert, and rigteousnes in a frutefull land. ^noteAnd the rewarde of righteousnesse shalbe peace, and her frute rest ∧ quietnes for euer.

^noteAnd my people shall dwell in the ynnes of peace, and in sure dwellinges in safe places of conforte. And when the hayle falleth, it shall fall in the wodde, and &rhand; the citye shalbe set lowe in the valleye. O howe happy shall ye be, when ye shall safely sowe your seed besyde all waters, and dryue thyther the fete of your oxen and asses. ¶ The .xxxiij. Chapter. ¶ Threatenynge agaynst the Assiryans. A descrypcyon of them that shall se the Lorde.

A   Wo to the that destroiest, wh&ebar; thou waste not destroyed, thou breakest the leage, where as none hath broken it with the: for when thou shalt leaue destroying, ^note thou thy self shalt be destroyed. And when thou ceasest from breakinge the leage, then shall they breake it to the. O Lorde, haue mercy vpon vs: we haue put our hole trust in the. Be an arme to suche early: and ^note our helth, in þe; tyme of trouble. At that confuse noyse, the people fledd, and at thyne exaltinge, the Heythen were scatred. And the spoyles shalbe gathered (which shalbe youres) as are the gathering of Bruchus. And the multitude going to it, shalbe as locustes runnyng to and fro.

The Lorde is exalted, for it is he þt; dwelleth an hye: he hath fylled Zion with iudgement and righteousnes. And a sure stablysshing of thy tymes shalbe strength, B   health, wisdome ∧ knowledge: and the very feare of the Lorde shalbe þe; treasure of it. Beholde, þe; messengers shall crie without: ∧ the ambassatours of peace shall weape bytterly: The stretes are wast, ther walketh no m&abar; therin: God hath broken the appoyntment, the cyties are cast awaye, ∧ m&ebar; are nothing regarded þe; desolat erth is in heuynes. Libanus is shamed: ∧ hew&ebar; downe. Sar&obar; is lyke a wyldernes: Basan ∧ Charmel are despoyled of their frutes. And therfore sayth the Lord: I will vp nowe: now will I be aua&ubar;ced: now will I be exalted as a mightye God. ^noteYe shall c&obar;ceaue stubble, ∧ beare strawe, ∧ youre sprete shalbe the fyer, þt; it maye c&obar;sume you, ∧ þe; people shalbe burnt like lyme, ∧ as thornes burne þt; are hewen of, ∧ cast in the fyer.

Now herk&ebar; to ye þt; are farre of how I haue done, ∧ considre my power, ye þt; be at hande. &rhand; The sinners at Zion are afrayde, a soden fearfulnes is come vpon þe; ypocrites. What is he am&obar;ge vs, say they, þt; shall dwell by þe; c&obar;suming fier? which of vs maye abyde that euerlasting heat? ^noteHe þt; ledeth a godly lyfe, say I, ∧ speaketh the trueth. He þt; abhorreth gaines w&obar;ne by violence ∧ disceyte: he þt; kepeth his h&abar;de þt; he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, þt; he heare no councell agenst þe; innoc&ebar;t bloude: which holdeth downe his eyes, þt; he se none euell. He it is, þt; shall dwell on hye: whose sauegarde shalbe in a bulwarcke of rockes, to hym shalbe geuen meate, ∧ hys waters shall not fayle. Thyne eies shall se þe; king in his glory: eu&ebar; þe; king of þe; farre co&ubar;treis shall they se: thine herte studied for feare thinkinge thus. ^noteWhat shall then become of þe; scribe? of þe; receyuer of our money? what of him þt; taxed our fairest houses? There shalt þu; not se a people a straunge tong to haue so diffused a l&abar;guage, þt; it may not be vnderst&abar;d: nether so stra&ubar;ge a speach but it shalbe perceaued. D   There shall Zion be sene the heed citye of oure solempne feastes. There shall thyne eyes se Ierusal&ebar; that glorious habitaty&obar;: ^note þe; tabernacle þt; neuer shall remoue: whose nayles shall neuer be taken out world &wt; out ende: whose coardes euerychone shall neuer corrupte: for the gloryous magestie of þe; Lorde shall there be present among vs: as a place, where fayre broade ryuers ∧ streames are, thorow the which shall nether galey rowe, ner greate shyppe sayle. ^noteFor the Lorde is our iudge, the Lorde is our lawe geuer. The Lorde is our king, and he him selfe shalbe our sauioure. There are þe; coardes so layde abroade, þt; they cannot be better. And therfore they haue not fyxed their maste, nor spredde abroade their sayle. Then there is dealed great spoyle: yee, lame men r&obar;ne after the pray. There lyeth no m&abar; that sayth: I am syck, but all euell is taken awaye from the people that dwell there. ¶ The .xxxiiij. Chapter. ¶ The last destruccyon of the Synagoge, in which the kyngdome and presthode of that people was tr&abar;slated to the church and congregation of Christ.

A   Come ye Heythen and heare, take hede ye people. Herken thou erth ∧ all þt; is therin: þu; round c&obar;passe and all that groweth there vpon: for the Lorde is angry &wt; all people, and his displeasure is kindled agaynst all the multitude of them, he hath destroied them, ∧ deliuered them to the slaughter. So þt; their slayne shalbe cast out, and their bodyes stynck: that euen the very hylles shalbe wet &wt; the bloud of th&ebar;. All the starres of heauen shall waist, and the heu&ebar; shall folde together lyke a roll, and all the starres therof shall fall, lyke as þe; leaues fall from the vynes and fyggetrees. B   For my sweard shalbe bathed in heau&ebar;, and shall immediatly come downe in iudgment vpon Idumea, and vpon the people which I haue cursed for my vengeaunce.

And the Lordes swearde shalbe full of bloude, ∧ be rusty &wt; the fatnes and bloude of lambes and goates, with the fatnesse of the kidneys of wethers. For the Lord shall kill a great offering in Bozra, ∧ a great slaughter in the lande of Idumea. There shall the vnicornes fall &wt; them, and the bulles &wt; the gyauntes: and their lande shalbe thorowely soaked with bloude, ∧ their grounde corrupt with fatnes. Unto the also, O Zion, shall come the daye of þe; vengea&ubar;ce of God, and the yeare when thyne awne iudgmentes shalbe recompensed. And his floudes shalbe turned to pytch, and his earth to brimstone: ∧ there with shall the land be kindled, so that it shall not be quenched daye ner nyght: but smoke euermore, and so forth to lye waste. C   And no man shall go thorowe it for euer. But pellicanes, storkes, great oules and rauens shall haue it in possession, and dwell therin.

For God shall spreede out the lyne of desolation vpon it, ∧ weye it with the stones of emptines. When kynges are called vpon there shalbe none, ∧ all pr&ibar;ces shalbe awaye. Thornes shall growe in their palaces, nettels and thistles in their strongholdes, that the dragons may haue their pleasure therin, and that they maye be a court for estryches. There shall straunge visures and monstruous bestes mete one another, and the wylde kepe company together. There shall the lamia lye, ∧ haue her lodging. There shall the oule make her nest, buylde, be there at home and bring forth his yonge ones. D   There shall the kytes come together, echone to his lyke.

Seke thorow the scripture of the Lorde and reade it. There shall none of these thynges be lefte out, there shall not one, ner soche lyke, fayle. For what his mouth commaundeth that same doeth his sprete gather together, or fulfylleth. He hath cast þe; lot for th&ebar;, and to those beastes hath his h&abar;des deuyded the line: therfore those shall possesse the enherytaunce from generatyon to generatyon, and dwell therin for euer. ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter. ¶ Of the tyme and kyngdome of Christ.

A   But the deserte and wildernes shall reioyce, the waste grounde shalbe glad and florysh as the lylly. She shall floryshe pleasauntlye, and be ioyfull, and euer be geuyng of thankes more and more. For the glory of Libanus, the bewtye of Charmel and Saron shalbe geuen her. These shall knowe the honoure of the Lorde, and the magesty of oure God. ^noteAnd therfore strength the weake h&abar;des, and conforte the feble knees.

B   Saye vnto them that are of a fearefull hert. Be of good chere, and feare not. ^noteBeholde, youre God commeth to take vengea&ubar;ce: and you shall se the rewarde that God geueth: God commeth his awne selfe, ∧ will delyuer you. ^noteThen shall the eyes of þe; blinde be lyghtened, and the eares of the deaffe opened. Then shall the lame man leape as an hert, ∧ the ^note d&obar;me mans tonge shall geue th&abar;ckes. ^noteIn the wildernes also, there shall welles spring, ∧ floudes of water in þe; desert. C   The drye grounde shall turne to riuers, and the thursty to sprynges of water. Where as drag&obar;s dwelt afore, ther shall growe swete floures and grene rushes. There shalbe fote pathes ∧ com&ebar; stretes, this shalbe called the holy waye. No vnclene person shall go thorowe it: for the Lorde him self shall go with them that waye, and the wayferer, nor ignoraunt shall not erre. There shalbe no ly&obar; ∧ no rauishing beast shall come therin, D   nor be there but m&ebar; redemed shall go there fre and safe. And the redemed of the Lorde, I saye, shall conuerte and come to Zion with thanckesgeuing. Euerlastyng ioye shall they haue: pleasure and gladnes shalbe among th&ebar;. And as for all sorowe and heuynes, it shall vanysh awaye. ¶ The .xxxvj. Chapter. ¶ Ierusalem is alleaged by Sennaherib, in the tyme of kynge Hezekias.

A   In ^note the .xiiij. yere of king Hezekias came Sennaherib kyng of the Assirians downe, to laye seage vnto all the stronge cityes of Iuda; to conquer th&ebar;. And the kyng of Assiryans sent Rabsakeh fr&obar; Lachis towarde Ierusalem, agaynst king Hezekias, &wt; an exceading hoste, which set him by the condyte of the ouerpole in the waye þt; goeth thorow the fullers l&abar;de. And so ther came forth vnto him Eliakim Helkias sonne the president ^note Sobna þe; scribe, and Ioah Asaphs sonne þe; secretary.

And Rabsakeh sayde vnto them: Tell Hezekias, that the greate kynge of Assiria sayth thus vnto him: What presumpcion is thys, that thou trustest vnto? I sayde, Surely thou trustest in thy lyplaboure, when councell ∧ strength are necessary to battayl:

or elles wher to trustest þu;, that þu; castest thy selfe of frome? ^note lo, thou puttest thy trust in a brok&ebar; staf of rede (I meane Egipt) which he þt; leaneth vp&obar;, it goeth into his h&abar;de ∧ shutteth hym thorowe. Euen so is Pharao the kynge of Egipte, vnto all them that trust in hym. B   But yf þu; woldest saye to me: we truste in þe; Lord our God. A goodly God in dead: whose hye places and aultars Hezekia toke downe, and c&obar;maunded Iuda and Ierusal&ebar; to worshyp onely before the aultare. Nowe therfore delyuer hostages that thou rebelle nomore agaynst my Lorde the kynge of Assirians. And I wyll geue the two thousande horses: yf thou be able to set men vpon them? How darest thou resist the power of þe; smallest prynce, þt; my Lord hath? how darest thou trust in the charettes and horse men of Egipt? Moreouer, thinckest thou þt; I am come downe hyther to destroye this l&abar;d &wt;out þe; Lordes will? The Lord sayde vnto me: go downe into þe; l&abar;de, that þu; mayest destroie it. Then sayd Eliakim, Sobna and Ioah vnto Rabsaketh: Speake to vs thy serua&ubar;tes (we praye the) in the Siry&abar;s language: for we vnderst&abar;de it wel. And speake not to vs in the Iewes tong, lest þe; folcke heare which lyeth vp&obar; the wall. Then answered Rabsakeh: Thincke ye, þt; the kyng sent me to speake this only vnto þe; Lord and þe;? Hath he not sent me to them also, that lye vp&obar; the wall? that they maye be c&obar;pelled to eate their awne donge, ∧ drynck their awne stale &wt; you?

C   And Rabsakeh stode stif, and cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes tong, and saide: Nowe take hede, howe the great king of the Astyri&abar;s geueth you warning. Thus sayth the king: Let not Hezekias disceaue you: for he shall not be able to delyuer you. Morouer let not Hezekias conforte you in the Lorde, when he sayth: The Lord &wt;out doubt shall defende vs, and shal not geue ouer this citye into the handes of the kyng of the Assyri&abar;s, beleue hym not. But thus sayth the kyng of Assyria: opteyne my fauoure, enclyne to me: so maye euery man enioye hys vyneyardes and fygg trees, and drynke the water of his cysterne: vnto the tyme that I come my self, and bringe you into a l&abar;de that is lyke your awne: wherin is wheate and wyne, which is both sowen with seede, and planted with vyneyardes. Let not Hezekia disceaue you, when he sayth vnto you: the Lorde shall delyuer vs? ^noteMight the Goddes of the Gentils kepe euery mans lande, from the power of the kynge of the Assirians? Where is the God of Hemath and Arphad? Where is the God of Sepharuaim? And who was able to defende Samaria out of my hande? Or which of all the Goddes of these l&abar;des hath delyuered theyr countrey out of my power? is the lorde in dede able to delyuer Ierusalem fro my hande? Unto this Hezekias messaungers helde theyr tonges, and answered not one worde: for the king had charged th&ebar;, that they shulde geue hym none answere. So came Eliakim Helkias sonne the president, Sobna the scribe, and Ioah Asaphs s&obar;ne the secretary, vnto Hezekias with rent clothes, and tolde hym the wordes of Rabsaketh. ¶ The .xxxvij. Chapter. ¶ Hezekias h&ubar;bleth him selfe before the Lorde. The armey of Sennaherib is slayne of the aungell of the Lord: and he him selfe is kylled of his awne sonnes.

A   When Hezekias hearde that, he rent hys clothes, ^note and putt on a sacke cloth, and went into the temple of the Lorde. But he sente Eliakim the president. Sobna the scribe, with the eldest prestes clothed in ^note sacke, vnto the prophet Esay the sonne of Amoz, and they said vnto hym: Thus sayth Hezekias: Thys is the daye of trouble, of plage and of blasphemye: for the children are come to the place of byrth: but there is no power to brynge them forth. The Lorde thy God (no doubte) hath well consydered the wordes of Rabsaketh, whom his Lorde the king of Assirians hath sent to defye ∧ blaspheme the lyuynge God: with soche wordes as the Lorde thy God hath hearde ryght well. And therfore, lyfte vp thy prayer for the remnaunt, that yet are left. So the seruauntes of the kynge Hezekias came to Esay.

B   And Esay gaue th&ebar; thys answere: Saye thus vnto your lorde: thus sayth the Lorde: Be not afraied of the wordes that thou hast hearde wherwith the kyng of the Assirians serua&ubar;tes haue blasphemed me. ^noteBeholde, I will cause a wynde to go ouer him, assone as he heareth the rumour, he shall go again into hys contrey: there wyll I destroye hym with the swearde in his awne l&abar;de. ^noteNowe when Rabsakeh returned, he founde þe; king of Assiria laying sege to Libnas: for he had vnderstande þt; he was departed fr&obar; Lachis. For ther came a rumour þt; Tharhakas k&ibar;ge of Ethiopia was come forth to warre agaynst him. And wh&ebar; the king of Assiria heard that, C   he sent other messaungers to kyng Hezekias &wt; this commaundement: Saye thus to Hezekias king of Iuda: Let not thy God disceaue the, in wh&obar; thou hopest, and sayest: Ierusalem shall not be geuen into the h&abar;des of the king of Assiria. For lo, thou knowest well howe the kinges of Assiria haue handled all the landes that they haue subuerted, and hopest thou to escape? Were the people of Gentyles (whom my progenitours conquered) deliuered at any tyme thorow their goddes? ^noteAs namely, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the chyldren of Eden, which were at Thalassar. Where is the kynge of Hemah, and the kyng of Arphad, and the king

of the cytie Sepharuaim, Ena ∧ Aua? Now when Ezekia had receaued the lettre of the messaungers, and read it, he went vp into þe; house of the Lorde, and opened the letter before the Lorde. And Ezekia prayed before þe; Lorde on this maner. O Lorde of Hostes, þu; God of Israel, which dwellest vpon ^note Cherubin. Thou art the God, that onely is God of all the kyngdomes of the worlde, for thou onely hast ^note created heauen and earth. ^noteEnclyne thyne eare Lorde ∧ consydre, open thyne eyes, O Lorde, and se, and pondre all the wordes vpon Sennaherib, which hath sent his embassage to blaspheme the lyuyng God It is true, D   O Lorde, that the kynges of Assyria haue conquered all kyngdomes and l&abar;des, and cast theyr goddes in the fyre. Not withstandynge those were no goddes, but þe; worckes of mens handes, of wood or stone, therfore haue they destroyed them. Delyuer vs then, O Lorde oure God, from the h&abar;des of Sennaherib, that all Kyngdomes of the earth maye knowe, that thou onely art the Lorde. Then Esaye the sonne of Amoz sent vnto Hezekia, sayinge: Thus sayth þe; Lorde God of Israel. Where as thou hast made thy prayer vnto me, as touchyng Sennaherib þe; kynge of Assyria, this is the answere, that þe; Lorde hath geuen concernynge hym. Despised art þu;, and mocked (O daughter of Sy&obar;) he hath shak&ebar; his head at the, O daughter of Ierusalem. But thou Sennaherib. ^note whom hast thou defyed and blasphemed? Agaynst whom hast thou lifted vp thy voyce, and exalted thy proude lookes? euen agaynst þe; holy one of Israel. Thou with thy seruauntes hast blasphemed the Lorde, and thus holdest thou of thy selfe. I will couer the hye mountaynes, and sydes of Libanus with my horsmen. And there will I cut downe the hye Cedre trees and the fayrest Fyrre trees. E   I wyll vp into the heygth of it, and into the chefest of hys tymbre woddes. If there be no water, I wyll graue and drinke. And as for waters of defence, I shall drye th&ebar; vp with the fete of myne hoost. Yee, hast thou not hearde, what I haue taken in hande, ∧ brought to passe of olde tyme? That same wyll I do nowe also: waste, destroye, and brynge stronge cyties vnto heapes of stones. For theyr inhabitatours shalbe lyke lame men, brought in feare and confounded. They shalbe lyke þe; grasse ∧ grene herbes in the felde, lyke the hey vpon house toppes, that withereth afore it be growne vp.

I knowe thy wayes, thy goinge forth and thy commynge home, yee, ∧ thy madnesse agaynst me. Therfore thy furiousnes against me, and thy pryde is come before me. F   I wyll put my rynge in thy nose, and my brydle byt in the chawes of the, and turne the about, eu&ebar; the same waye thou camest. I wyll geue the also this token (O Hezekia) thys yere shalt thou eate such as groweth of yt selfe ∧ the sec&ubar;de yeare, þt; which springeth agayne of the same, and in the thyrde yeare, ye shall sowe ∧ reape, yee, ye shall pl&abar;te vineyardes, and enioye the frutes therof.

And soche of the house of Iuda as are escaped, shall come together, and the remna&ubar;t shall take rote beneth, and bringe forth frute aboue. For the escaped shall go out of Ierusalem, and the remnaunt from the mounte Syon.

G   And thys shall the gelousy of the Lorde of Hostes bring to passe. Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde, concernynge the kynge of the Assyrians. He shall not come into this cyte, and shal shote no arowe into it, there shal no shilde hurt it, nether shal they cast ditches about it. The same waye þt; he came, he shal retourne, and not come at thys cytie, sayeth þe; Lorde. And I wyll kepe and saue þe; cytie (sayeth he) for myne awne, and for my serua&ubar;te Dauids sake.

^noteThus the angel went forth, and slewe of the Assyrians hoost, an h&ubar;dred fourescore and fyue thousande. And wh&ebar; men arose vp early in the mornynge. Beholde, they were slayne, and all laye full of deed bodyes. So Sennaherib the kyng of the Assyri&abar;s brake vp, ∧ dwelt at Niniue. Afterwarde it chaunsed, as he prayed in the temple of Nesrah his God, that Adramalech and Sarazer hys awne sonnes slewe him with the sweard, and fled into the lande of Armenia. And Asar hadon his sonne raygned in his steade. ¶ The .xxxviii. Chapter. ¶ Hezekia is sycke vnto the deeth, but is yet reuyued by the Lorde, and lyueth fyftene yeares after, for which benefyte he geueth thanckes.

A   Not l&obar;ge afore this, was Hezechia sycke vnto the deeth, ^note ∧ the prophete Esay þe; sonne of Amoz came vnto h&ibar;, ∧ sayd: Thus c&obar;maundeth the Lord: Set thyne house in ordre, for thou must dye, and shalt not escape. Then Hezechia turned hys face towarde the wall, and prayed vnto the Lorde, and sayde: Remembre (O Lorde) that I haue walcked before the in treuth and a stedfast herte, ∧ haue done the thynge that is pleasaunt to the. And Hezechia wepte sore Then sayde God vnto Esay: Go and speake vnto Hezechia: the Lord God of Dauid thy father sendeth the this worde: I haue hearde thy prayer, and consydred thy teares, ^note beholde, I will put fyftene yeares mo vnto thy lyfe, and delyuer the and the cytie also, from the hande of the kynge of Assyria, for I wyll defende the cytie: B    ^note And take the thys token of the Lord, that he will do it, as he hath spoken: Beholde, I wyll returne the shadowe of Ahaz dyal, that nowe is layed out with þe;

Sunne and bringe it ten degrees backward. ^noteSo the Sunne turned ten degrees backwarde, the which he was descended afore. B    ¶ A thanckesgeuynge, which Hezekia Kynge of Iuda wrote, when he had bene sycke, and was recouered.

I thought I shulde haue gone to the gates of hell when myne age was shortened, and haue wanted the resydue of my yeares.

C   I spake within my selfe: I shall neuer viset the Lorde (the Lord I saye) in thys lyfe. I shal neuer se man am&obar;g the dwellers of the worlde. Myne age is folden vp together, ∧ taken awaye fro me, lyke a shepherdes cotage: I haue hewen of my lyfe by my synnes, lyke as a weeuer cutteth of hys webb.

He wyll with pyninge sycknesse make an ende of me: yee, he wyll make en ende of me in one daye. ^noteI thought I wolde haue lyued vnto the morowe, but he brosed my bones lyke a lyon, and in one daye thou wilt make an ende of me.

Then chatred I lyke a swalowe, and lyke a crane, and mourned as a doue.

I lyfte vp myne eyes into the heygth: O Lorde (sayde I) my sycknes kepeth me downe: ease thou me. &club; What shall I saye? The Lorde hath made a promise to me. Yee, and he him selfe hath perfourmed it. I shall therfore as longe as I lyue remembre thys bitternes of my lyfe. O Lorde men maye lyue beyond theyr yeares, and I wyll declare to all men: that eu&ebar; in those yeres I haue a ioyfull lyfe, and that it was thou that causedest me to sleape and agayne thou hast geuen lyfe to me. Beholde bytter as gall was my pensyuenesse, so sore longed I for helth. And it was thy pleasure to deliuer my lyfe, from the fylthye pytt, for thou it is (O Lorde) that hast cast all my synnes behynde thy backe. ^noteFor hell prayseth not the, death doth not magnifye the.

They that go downe into the graue prayse not thy trueth: but the lyuinge, yee, the lyuing a knowledge þe;, lyke as I do thys daye.

The father telleth hys chyldren of thy faythfulnesse. ^noteTo heale me it is the Lordes worcke, and we wyll synge my songes in thy house, all the dayes of oure lyfe. And Esaye sayde: take a playster of fygges, and laye it vpon the sore, so shall it be whole.

Then sayd Hezekia: O what a great miracle is this, that I shall go vp into the house of the Lorde? ¶ The .xxxix. Chapter. ¶ Hezekia is reproued of Esaye, because he shewed hys treasure vnto the embassytours of Babylon.

A   At ^note the same tyme Merodach Baladam, Baladamus sonne kynge of Babylon, sent lettres &abar;d presentes to Hezekia. For he vnderstode howe þt; he had bene syck, ∧ was recouered agayne. ^noteAnd Hezekia was glad therof, ∧ shewed th&ebar; the c&obar;modities of his treasure, of syluer, of gold, of spices ∧ rotes, of precious oyles, all that was in his cubbordes ∧ treasure houses. There was not one thinge in Hezekias house, B   and so thorow out all his kyngdome, but he let th&ebar; se it.

Then came Esaye the prophete to kynge Hezekia, and sayd vnto him. What haue the men sayde, and from wh&ebar;ce came they vnto the? Hezekia answered: they came oute of a farre countre vnto me, out of Babyl&obar;: Esay sayde: what haue they loked vpon in thyne house? Hezekia answered. All that is in myne house haue they sene: C   and there is nothynge in my treasure, but I shewed it them.

Then sayde Esay vnto Hezekia: Understande þe; worde of the Lord of Hostes: ^note Beholde, the tyme wyll come, that euery thyng which is in thyne house, and all that thy progenitoures haue layde vp in stoare vnto this D    daye, shalbe caried to Babilon, and nothing left behynde. This sayeth the Lord. Yee, and parte of thy sonnes, that shall come of the, &abar;d whom þu; shalt get, shalbe caryed hence, and become gelded chamberlaynes in the kynge of Babylons courte. Then sayde Hezekia to Esay. Now God prospere his awne co&ubar;cell, which þu; hast tolde me. He sayde more ouer: So þt; there be peace ∧ faithfulnes &ibar; my tyme. ¶ The .xl. Chapter: ¶ The commynge of S. Iohn baptist. The preparacyon of the Apostles. The callynge of the Gentyles.

A   Comforte my people (O ye prophetes) c&obar;forte my people, sayeth your God, c&obar;forte Ierusal&ebar; at the hert, ∧ tell her: þt; her trauayle is at an ende that her offence is pardoned, that she hath receaued of the Lordes hande sufficient correcci&obar; for all her synnes. ^noteA voyce crieth in wildernes. Prepare the waye for þe; Lorde in the wildernesse, make streyght þe; path for oure God in þe; deserte. Let all valleyes be exalted, ∧ euery mo&ubar;tayne ∧ hill be layed lowe, what so is croked, let it be made strayght: ∧ let the rough be made playne feldes. ^noteFor þe; glory of the Lorde shall appeare, B   and all flesh shall at once se it, for why: the mouth of the Lorde hath spoken it.

The same voyce spake: Nowe crye. And þe; prophet answered: what shall I crye? ^note that all fleshe is grasse, ∧ that all the godlines therof, is as þe; floure of þe; felde. The grasse is wythered, þe; floure falleth awaye. Eu&ebar; so is the people as grasse, when the breath of þe; Lorde bloweth vp&obar; th&ebar;. Neuertheles, whether the grasse wyther, or þe; floure fade awaye. ^noteYet þe; word of our God endureth for euer. Go vp vnto þe; hye hyll (O Sy&obar;) þu; that br&ibar;gest good tydynges, lyfte vp thy voyce with power, O thou preacher Ierusal&ebar;. C   Lyfte it vp without feare, and saye vnto the cyties of Iuda:

Beholde youre God, beholde the Lord God shall come with power, and beare rule with his arme. Beholde, he bringeth hys treasure with him, and his worckes go before hym. He shall fede his flock lyke an herdman. He shall gather the lambes together with hys arme, and carye them in his bosome, ∧ shall kyndely intreate those that beare yonge.

Who hath holden the waters in hys fyst? Who hath measured heauen &wt; his spanne, ∧ hath c&obar;prehended all the earth of þe; worlde in thre measures? Who hath weyed þe; mo&ubar;taynes ∧ hylles in a balaunce. Who hath refourmed the mynde of þe; Lorde? or to wh&obar; hath he shewed his counsell. ^note D   Or who is of his co&ubar;cell to teach him? or who hath geuen him vnderstandynge and hath taught him the path of iudgement Who taught him c&obar;ninge and opened to him the waye of vnderstandynge. Beholde, all people are in c&obar;paryson of hym, as a droppe to a bocket full, ∧ are counted as the lest thinge that the bala&ubar;ce weyeth. Yee ∧ þe; Iles he taketh vp as a very lyttel th&ibar;g. Libanus is not suffici&ebar;t to ministre fyre for hys offeringe, and all the beastes therof are not ynough to one sacrifice. All people in c&obar;paryson of him are rekened as nothing, ^note yf they be c&obar;pared with him lesse then nothyng and as it that is not. E   To wh&obar; then wyll ye liken God? or what Similitude will ye set vp vnto him? Shall the caruer make him a carued ymage? ∧ shall þe; goldsmyth couer hym with golde, or cast him into a fourme of syluer plates? Moreouer, shall the ymage maker (that the poore man which is disposed, maye haue some thing to sett vp also) seke out and chose a tree, þt; is not roten, ∧ carue therout an ymage, þt; moueth not? Knowe ye nothing o wretches? Hearde ye neuer of it? Hath it not bene preached vnto you sence the begynning? Haue ye not bene enfourmed of this, by the fo&ubar;dacyon of the earthe, that he sytteth vpon the circle of the worlde, and that all the inhabitoures of the worlde are in comparyson of him, but as greshopers. ^note F   That he spredeth out þe; heauens as a couerynge, that he stretched them out, as a tent to dwell in. That he bringeth Princes to nothing, and the iudges of the earth to dust: so þt; of th&ebar; it may be sayde they be not planted nor sow&ebar; agayne, nether their stock roted agayne in the earth? For as soone as he bloweth vpon th&ebar;, they wither ∧ fade awaye, like þe; straw in a whyrle winde.

To wh&obar; nowe will ye lyken me, ∧ whom shall I be lyke, sayeth the holy one? Lyft vp your eyes on hye, ∧ c&obar;sydre. ^note who hath made those thinges, which come out by so great heapes? ∧ he c&abar; call them all by their names. G   For there is nothing hid vnto the greatnesse of hys power, strength, ∧ myght. Howe may then Iacob thincke, or how may Israel saye: My wayes are hid fr&obar; the Lorde, ∧ my God &rhand; knoweth not of my iudgementes. Knowest thou not, or hast thou not hearde, that the euerlastynge God, the Lorde which made all þe; corners of the earth, is nether weery nor faynt? and that his wysdome c&abar;not be c&obar;prehended: but that he geueth strength vnto the weery, and power vnto the faynte? Children are weery and faynt, and the strongest men fall. ^noteBut vnto them that haue the Lord before theyr eyes, shall strength be encreased. Aegles wynges shall growe vpon th&ebar;. Wh&ebar; they runne they shall not fall: and when they go, they shall not be weery. ¶ The .xli. Chapter. ¶ Of the goodnes and mercy of God towarde the people.

A   Be styll (ye Ilandes) and herk&ebar; vnto me. Be stronge ye people, Come hyther, and shewe youre cause, we wyll go to þe; lawe together. Who raysed vp &rhand; þe; iust man fr&obar; the rysinge of the Sunne, ∧ called him to go forth? Who cast downe the people, and subdued the kynges before him: that he maye throwe them all to the gro&ubar;de with his swearde, and scatre th&ebar; lyke stubble with his bowe? He foloweth vpon th&ebar;, and goeth safely him self. And that in a waye where before his fote had not troden. Who hath made and created thes thinges? euen he that called the generacions from the begynnyng? ^note B   Eu&ebar; I the Lorde, which am þe; fyrst, and with the last. The yles sawe it, ∧ did feare, and the endes of the earth, were abashed, drewe nye, ∧ cam hither. Euery man exhorted hys neyghboure, ∧ brother, and bad him be str&obar;ge. The carpenter c&obar;forted the goldsmyth, ∧ the goldsmyth þe; h&abar;mer m&abar;, saying: Glue wyll do very wel in it. It shalbe good, þt; we fasten this cast worke: ∧ then they fastened it with nayles, that it shulde not be moued, But thou Israel art my seruaunte: C   thou Iacob art electe, thou art þe; sede of Abraham my beloued thou art he wh&obar; I led fr&obar; the endes of þe; earth by the h&abar;de. For I called the fr&obar; farre eu&ebar; fr&obar; am&obar;g the gloriouse m&ebar; of it, ∧ sayd vnto the. Thou art my serua&ubar;t. I haue chosen the, and not cast the awaye: ^note be not afrayed, for I am &wt; the. Melt not away as waxe, for I am thy God, to str&ebar;gth the, helpe þe;, ∧ to kepe the &wt; this ryght h&abar;de of myne. Beholde, all they that resyst the shall come to c&obar;fusyon ∧ shame: and thyne aduersaries shalbe destroyed ∧ brought to naught. So þt; whoso seketh after th&ebar;, shall not fynde th&ebar;. Thy destroyers shall perysh, and so shall they þt; vndertake to make batayll agaynst the be as that is not, ∧ as a thinge of naught. For I thy Lorde and God will strengthen thy ryght hand. D   Euen I that saye vnto the. Feare not. I wyll helpe þe; Be not afrayde thou lytle worme Iacob, ∧ thou despysed Israel: for I wyll helpe the, sayeth the Lorde, and the holy one of Israel thyne auenger. Beholde, I wyll make þe; a treading

cart and a new flayle, that thou mayst thresshe and grinde the mountaynes, and brynge the hylles to poulder. Thou shalt fanne them and the wynde shall carye them awaye, and the whirlwynde shall scater them. But thou shalt reioyse in the Lorde, and shalt delyte in praysinge the holy one of Israel.

E    ^noteWhen the thyrsty and poore seke water ∧ fynde none, and when theyr tonge is drye of thyrst. I geue it them sayth the Lorde. I þe; God of Israel forsake them not. ^noteI brynge forth floudes in the hylles, and welles in þe; playne feldes. I turne the wyldernes to ryuers, and the drye lande to condyttes of water. I plante in the waste grounde trees of Cedre, Boxe, Myrre and Oliues. And in the drye I set Fyrre trees, Elmes, ∧ Hawthornes together. All this do I, that they altogether may se and marcke, perceaue with their hertes and c&obar;sydre, that the hande of þe; Lord maketh these thynges, and that the holy one of Israel bryngeth them to passe. F   Stande at youre cause (sayeth the Lorde) ∧ bringe forth youre strongest grounde, sayth the kynge of Iacob. Let th&ebar; bring forth their goddes, and let ther goddes tel vs what shall cha&ubar;se here after: yee, let th&ebar; shewe vs the thynges þt; are past, what they be: let th&ebar; declare th&ebar; vnto vs that we maye take them to herte, and knowe them herafter. Ether, shewe vs thynges for to come, ∧ tel vs what shalbe done herafter: so shall we knowe, that you are goddes do somthing, ether good or bad: so will we both knowledge the same: and tell it out.

G   Beholde, ye goddes are of naught, ∧ your makynge is of naught, yee abhominable is þe; man that hath chosen you. Neuertheles, ^note I haue waked vp one from the North, and he shall come. And another fr&obar; the East, which shall call vpon my name, ∧ shall treade vp&obar; princes as vp&obar; claye, ∧ as the potter treadeth downe the myre. Who declared this from the begynning, and we wyll knowe him. Or fr&obar; the olde tymes, ∧ we will c&obar;fesse, and saye þt; he is righteous. But there is none that sheweth or declareth eny thing, there is none also þt; heareth youre wordes. The fyrst is he þt; shall saye to Zyon, Beholde, beholde they are present, ∧ to Ierusal&ebar; it selfe will I geue an Eu&abar;geliste. But when I c&obar;syder there is not a man amonge th&ebar;, nor any þt; can geue counsell, nor that when I examen them that can answer one word. Lo, wicked are they ∧ vayne, &wt; the thinges also þt; they take in h&abar;d: yee, their ymages are but wynde ∧ vayne th&ibar;ges. ¶ The .xlii. Chapter. The commynge of Chryst, and hys baptyme.

Beholde, &club; ^note this is my &rhand; seruaunte vpon whom I leane, myne electe, In whom my soule is pacifyed. I haue geuen hym my sprete, that he maye shewe forth iudgement and A    equitye among the Gentiles. He shall not be an outcrier, ner lyfte vp his voyce. His voyce shal not be hearde in the stretes. And a brosed rede shall he not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: but faythfully and truly shall be geue iudgement, not be pensyue nor carefull, that he maye restore ryghteousnes vnto the earth, and the Gentyles also shal kepe his lawes. ^noteFor thus sayeth God the Lorde vnto hym (euen he that made the heau&ebar;s, B   and spred them abrode, and set forth the earth &wt; her increase: which geueth breath vnto the people that is in it, and spirite to them that dwell therin) I the Lord haue called the in ryghteousnes, and led the by the h&abar;de. ^noteTherfore wyll I also defende the, and geue the for a couenaunnt of the people, and to be the ^note lyght of the Gentiles. That thou mayest open þe; eyes of the blynde, ^note let out þe; prisoners fr&obar; ther bondes ∧ them that syt in darcknesse, out of the dongeon house. Euen I am the Lorde, and this is my name: ^note And my glory wyll I geue to none other, nether myne honoure to grauen ymages. Beholde, olde thinges are come to passe, ∧ new thynges do I declare. And or euer they come, I tell you of them.

Synge vnto the Lorde, a newe songe of thanckesgeuinge, blowe out his prayse from the ende of the worlde. They that be vp&obar; the see, and all that is therin, prayse hym, þe; Iles and they that dwell in them. Let the wyldernes with the cyties lifte vp her voyce, þe; townes also that they of Cedar dwell in. C   Lett th&ebar; be glad that syt vp&obar; rockes of stone, and let them crye downe from the hye mountaynes: ascrybynge glorye vnto the Lorde, and magnifyinge hym amonge the Gentyles. The Lorde shall come forth as a gya&ubar;te, and take a stomack to h&ibar; lyke as a fresh m&abar; of warre. He shall roare ∧ crie, ∧ ouercome his enemies.

I haue longe holden my peace (sayeth the Lorde) I haue bene styll and refrayned my selfe, but nowe I wyll crye lyke a trauelynge wom&abar;, ∧ at once wyll I destroye, and deuoure. I will make wayste both mo&ubar;tayne and hill, ∧ drye vp euery grene thing þt; groweth theron. I will drye vp the floudes of water, and drincke vp the ryuers. I wyll bring the blinde into a strete, that they knowe not. and lede them into a fote path, that they are ignoraunt in. I shall make darcknesse lyght before them, and the thynge that is croked to be streyght. These thinges haue I done vnto them, and not forsaken them: ^note They are fall&ebar; backe yee, and let them be ashamed earnestly, that hope in Idoles, ∧ saye to fashyoned ymages: ye are oure goddes.

D   Heare, O ye deafe men, and sharp&ebar; youre syghtes to se (O ye blinde.) ^noteWho is blinde, but my serua&ubar;t? Or so deafe, as my messa&ubar;ger, whom I sent vnto them? For who is

so blynde (faye they) as the perfecte man and so blynde as the Lordes serua&ubar;te? Thou vnderstondest moch, and kepest nothynge: the eares are open, ∧ no man heareth. The Lorde is mercyfull vnto th&ebar; for his ryghteousnesse sake: that his worde myght be magnifyed &abar;d praysed. But the people them selues is robbed and trod&ebar; vnder the fote chayned in dongeons and they all (I saye) be shut into preson houses. ^noteThey be caryed awaye captiue and no man doth lowse th&ebar;: They be troden vnder fote, and no m&abar; doth laboure to bring them agayne. ^noteBut who is he amonge you, þt; pondreth this, that consydreth it, ∧ taketh it for a warnynge in tyme to come?

^noteWho suffred Iacob to be troaden vnder fote, and Israel to be spoyled? Dyd not the Lord? Because we haue synned agaynst him ∧ haue had no delyte to walke in his wayes, nether bene obedient vnto his lawe. Therfore hath he poured vpon hym hys wrathfull displeasure, and stronge battayll, which fyreth hym on euery syde, yet wyll he not vnderstande. He burneth hym vp, yet syncketh it not into hys herte. ¶ The .xliii. Chapter: ¶ God promyseth to send hys Chryst, which shall delyuer hys people. He forgeueth synnes for hys awne sake.

A   But nowe, the Lorde that made the O Iacob, and he that fashyoned the: O Israel, sayeth thus: ^note Feare not, for I haue redemed the. ^noteI haue called the by name: thou art myne awne. ^noteYf thou goest thorow the water, I wilbe with the, that the stronge floudes shulde not pluck the awaye. ^noteAnd yf thou walckest thorowe the fyre, it shall not burne the, and the flame shall not kyndle vp&obar; the. For I am the Lord thy God the holy one of Israel, thy Sauioure. I gaue Egypte for thy deliueraunce, the Morians ∧ the Sabees for the: because thou wast deare in my syght, and because I set by the, and loued the. I wyll geue ouer all men for the, and delyuer vp all people for thy sake, feare not: for I am with the. ^noteI wyll bringe thy sede fr&obar; the East, and gather the together fr&obar; the west. B   I wyll saye to the North, lett go. And to the South, kepe not backe: ^note but bring me my sonnes from farre, and my daughters fr&obar; the endes of þe; worlde. Namely, all those that be called after my name. For them haue I created, fashyoned, ∧ made for myne honour.

^noteBringe forth that people, which is blinde ∧ yet hath eyes, which are deafe although they haue eares. ^noteIf all nacions come in one and be gathered together, which amonge th&ebar; shall declare soche thynges, and tell vs what is to come? Let them brynge theyr witnesse so shall they be fre: els, let them heare, and saye, it is truth. You are my witnesses (sayth the Lorde) and my seruaunt, whom I haue chosen: therfore be certified &abar;d geue me faithfull credence: and consydre, ^note that I am he, before whom there was neuer any God, and that ther shalbe none after me. I am euen, I am the only Lorde ^note and beside me ther is no Sauioure. C   I gaue warninge, I made whole I taught you when there was no straunge God amonge you. And this recorde must ye beare me youre selues, (sayth the Lord) that I am God. And euen he am I from the begynnynge, and ^note there is none that can take any thynge out of my hande. I do the worke and who shall be able to let it.

Thus sayeth the Lorde the holy one of Israel youre redemer: ^note for youre sake I haue sent to Babylon, and brought downe þe; str&obar;gest of them. All they are fugityue with the Chaldees that boost them of theyr shyppes: Euen I the Lorde youre holy one which haue made Israel, and am youre kynge. Thus sayeth þe; Lorde ( ^note euen he &rhand; that maketh a waye in the ^note see, ∧ a footpath in the myghty waters: ^note which bringeth forth þe; charettes ∧ horses, the hoste ∧ the power of warre, that they may fall and neuer ryse, and be extincte, lyke as towe is quenched.

Remembre not thynges of olde, and regarde nothinge that is past. Beholde I shall make a newe thynge, and shortly shall it appeare, ∧ shall you not knowe it? I wyll make stretes in the deserte, and ryuers of water in the wyldernes: The wylde beastes shall worshyppe me: the dragons, and the yonge Estriches. ^note D   For I shall geue water in the wyldernes, and streames in the desert: that may geue drincke to my people, wh&obar; I chose. Thys people haue I made for my self, and they shall shewe forth my prayse. For thou (Iacob) woldest not call vpon me, but thou haddest an vnlust towarde me, O Israel. Thou gauest me not thy beastes for burntofferinges nether dydest honour me with thy sacrifyces. Thou boughtest me no deare spyce with thy money, nether pouredest the fat of thy sacrifyces vp&obar; me. ^noteHowbeit I haue not bene chargeable vnto the in offeringes, nether greuous in inc&ebar;se. But thou hast lad&ebar; me with thy synnes, ∧ weryed me with thyne vngodlynes.

^noteWhere as I yet, eu&ebar; I am he onely, that for myne awne selfes sake do awaye thyne off&ebar;ces, and forget thy synnes: so that I will neuer thincke vpon them. Put me now in remembraunce (for we wyll reason together) and shewe what thou hast for the, to make the ryghteous. ^noteThy fyrst father offended sore, and thy rulers haue synned agaynst me. Therfore I ether susp&ebar;ded, or slue the chefest prynces. I dyd curse Iacob, and gaue Israel into reprofe. ¶ The .xliiii. Chapter.

¶ Christ promyseth to delyuer hys churche.

A   So heare nowe, O Iacob my seruaunt, and Israel wh&obar; I haue chosen. For thus sayth the Lord, that made the, fashyoned þe;, and helped the, euen from thy mothers wombe. Be not afrayed, O Iacob my seruaunt, thou ryghteous, wh&obar; I haue chosen. ^noteFor I shall powre water vpon the drye grounde, ∧ ryuers vpon the thurstye. ^noteI shall poure my sprete vpon thy sede, and myne encrease vpon thy stock. They shall growe together, lyke as þe; grasse, and as the wyllowes by the waters syde. &rhand; One shall saye: I am the Lordes. Another shall call hym selfe after the name of Iacob. The thyrde shall subscribe with hys hande vnto the Lorde, and geue him self vnder the name of Israel.

B   Thus hath the Lorde spoken: euen the Kynge of Israel, and his redemer, the Lorde of Hostes: ^note I am the fyrst and the last, and without me is there no God. Yf any be lyke me, lett hym call forth the thynge paste and openly shewe it, and laye it playne before me what hath cha&ubar;sed synce I apoynted þe; people of the worlde, and what shall be shortly or what shall come to passe, in tyme longe to come, let them shewe thes thynges. Be not abashed nor afrayde. For haue not I euer tolde you hytherto, and warned you? Ye can beare me recorde youre selues. Is there any God excepte me? or any maker, that I shulde not knowe hym?

All caruers of Images are but vayne, ∧ the carued ymages that they loue, can do no good. They must beare recorde th&ebar; selues, that (seynge they can nether se ner vnderst&abar;de) they shalbe confounded. ^noteWho darre th&ebar; make a God, or fashyon an ymage, that is profytable for nothynge? ^noteBeholde, all the felowshyppe of them must be brought to c&obar;fusyon. And truly all the worke masters of them ar men, they shall all be gathered to gyther, they shall stande, tr&ebar;ble, and be confo&ubar;ded one with a nother. The smith maketh an axe, and tempereth it with hoate coales, and fashyoneth it with h&abar;mers, and worketh &wt; it with all the strength of hys armes: yee, sometyme he is faynt for very hunger, and so thurstye, that he hath no more power. The carpenter (or ymage caruer) taketh measure of the tymbre: and spredeth forth his lyne: he marketh it with some coloure. he playneth it, he ruleth it, &abar;d squareth it, and maketh it after the ymage of a man, and according to the bewty of a man: þt; it maye stande in the t&ebar;ple.

C   Moreouer, he goeth oute to hewe downe Cedre trees. He bryngeth home Elmes and Okes: and takynge a bolde corage, he seketh out the best tymbre of the wodde. He him selfe hath planted a pyne tree, which the rayne hath swelled, which wodd serueth for men to burne. Of this he taketh and warmeth hym selfe withall: he maketh afyre of it to bake breade. And afterwarde maketh a God there of, to honoure it: ∧ an Idole to knele before it. One pece he burneth in þe; fyre, with another he rosteth flesh, that he maye eate roste his bely full: with the thryde he warmeth him self, and sayeth: Aha, I am well warmed, I haue bene at the fyre. And of the residue he maketh h&ibar; a God, ∧ an Idole for him selfe. He kneleth before it, he worshippeth it, he prayeth vnto it, ∧ sayeth: delyuer me, for thou art my God.

^noteYet men nether c&obar;sydre ner vnderstande, because theyr eyes are stopped, that they cannot se: and their hertes, that they cannot perceaue. They pondre not in theyr myndes, for they haue nether knowledge ner vnderstandynge, to thincke thus. I haue brent one pece in the fyre. I haue baked bread with the coles there of, D   I haue rosted flesh with all, ∧ eaten it: shall I nowe of the resydue make an abhominable Idole, and fall downe before a rotten pece of wood? Thus he doth but lese hys laboure, and hys herte which is disceaued, doth turne hym asyde: so that none of them can haue a fre c&obar;science to thincke: maye not Ierre?

Consydre thys (O Iacob and Israel) for thou art my seruaunt. I haue made the, that thou myghtest serue me. O Israel, forget me not. ^noteAs for thyne offences, I haue dryuen them awaye lyke the cloudes, and thy synnes as the myst. Turne the agayne vnto me, for I haue redemed the.

Be glad ye heauens, wh&obar; the Lorde hath made for the Lorde hath dealte graciously &wt; hys people, let all that is here beneth vpon þe; earth, be ioyfull. Reioyse ye mountaynes and woddes, with all the trees therof: for þe; Lorde hath redemed Iacob, and wyll shewe hys glory vpon Israel. Thus sayth the Lord thy redemer, eu&ebar; he that fashyoned the from thy mothers wombe. ^noteI the Lorde, do all thynges my selfe alone. I only sprede out the heauens and I only haue layde the foundacy&obar; of the earth by myn awne selfe. I destroye the tok&ebar;s of witches, and make the Sothsaiers fooles. As for the wyse, I turne them backwarde, and make theyr connyng folyshnesse.

He doth set vp the purpose of his serua&ubar;te, and fulfylleth the councell of his messaungers Concernynge Ierusalem, he sayeth: It shalbe inhabited. And of the cyties of Iuda: They shalhe buylded agayne, and I will repayre theyr decayed places. He sayeth to the gro&ubar;de: be drye. And I will drye vp thy wader floudes. He sayeth of Cyrus. &rhand; He is myne herdman: so that he shall fulfyll all thynges after my will. He sayeth also of Ierusalem: It shall be buylded, and of the temple: It shalbe fast grounded. ¶ The .xlv. Chapter.

¶ The deliueraunce of the people by Cyrus. The commynge of Chryst and callynge of the Gentyles.

A   Thus sayeth the Lord vnto Cyrus his anoynted whom I haue taken by þe; ryght h&abar;de, to subdue nati&obar;s before h&ibar;. ^noteI wyll lowse the gyrdle of kynges, ∧ I wyll open þe; gates before his face, and not to shut their dores. I will go before the, and make the croked streyght, I shall breake the brasen dores, ∧ burst the yron barres. I shall geue the þe; hyd treasures, ∧ the thynge which is secretly kept: þt; thou mayest knowe that I am þe; Lorde God of Israel which haue called the by thy name: ∧ ^note that for Iacob my seruauntes sake, ∧ for Israel my chosen. For I called the by thy name, and ordeyned the or euer thou knewest me. ^noteEu&ebar; I the Lord before wh&obar; there is none other: for without me ther is no God. ^noteI haue prepared the or euer thou knewest me, B   that I myght be knowne fr&obar; the rysing of þe; sunne to the goynge downe of the same, that all is nothynge without me. For I am þe; Lorde, and there is els none. It is I þt; ^note created the lyght ∧ darcknes. ^noteI make peace and trouble: yee, eu&ebar; I the Lorde do all these thinges. &club; Ye heauens fr&obar; aboue droppe downe, ∧ let the cloudes rayne ryghteousnes. The earth open it selfe, and bringe forth health, that therby righteousnes maye florysh. Euen I the Lorde bringe it to passe.

^noteWo be vnto him þt; stryueth &wt; his maker, the potsherde with the potter. Sayeth þe; claye to the potter. What makest thou? or thy worke serueth for nothing? Wo be vnto him that sayeth to hys father. Why begettest þu;? And to his mother: why bearest thou? Thus sayeth the Lorde, euen the holy one, ∧ maker of Israel. Aske me of thynges for to come, c&obar;cernynge my sonnes: and put me in rem&ebar;braunce, as touching the worckes of my h&abar;des: I haue made the earth, and created man vp&obar; it. With myne handes haue I spred forth heauen, and geuen a commaundement for all the hoost therof. I shall wake him vp with ryghteousnes, and ordre all his wayes. ^noteHe shall buylde my cytie, and let out my prisoners: ∧ that nether for gyft nor rewardes, sayeth the Lord of Hostes. C   Thus sayeth the Lord. The occupiers of Egypt, the marchauntes of the Morians and Sabees, shall come vnto the with tribute, they shalbe thyne, they shall folowe the, and go with cheynes vp&obar; their fete. They shall fall downe before the, and make supplicacyon vnto the. For God (without whom there is none other God) shalbe with the. ^noteO howe profounde art þu; O God, thou God and Sauioure of Israel? Confounded are they all, and put to dishonoure: they are gone hence together with shame, euen þe; makers of ymages. But Israel shalbe saued in þe; Lorde, which is the euerlastinge saluacy&obar;. Ye shall not come to shame ner confusyon, worlde without ende.

For thus sayeth the Lord: ^note euen he that created heau&ebar;, the God that made the earth, that fashyoned it, and sett it forth. He dyd not make it for naught, but to be enhabited. Euen I the Lorde, without whom there is none other. ^noteI haue not spok&ebar; secretly, nether in darcke places of the earth. It is not for naught, that I sayde vnto the sede of Iacob: seke me. I am the Lorde, which when I speake, declareth the thing that is righteous ∧ true: gather you ∧ come together, draw nie hyther, you þt; are escaped of the people. ^note D   Haue they eny vnderstandynge, that set vp the stockes of theyr Idols, ∧ praye vnto a God, that c&abar;not helpe them? drawe nye, come hyther, and let th&ebar; aske councell one at another and shewe forth. What is he, that tolde thys before? or, who spake of it, euer sence the begynning? Haue not I the Lord done it? ^note &wt;out whom there is none other God? the true God and Sauioure, and ther is els none but I? ^noteAnd therfore turne you vnto me (all ye endes of the earth) that ye maye be saued: for I am God, ∧ there is els none. I sweare by my selfe: oute of my mouth c&obar;meth the word of ryghteousnesse, and that maye no m&abar; turne: ^note but all knees shall bowe vnto me, and all tunges shall sweare by my name, saying. Uerely, in the Lord is my ryghteousnes and strength. To him shal men come: but all they that thincke scorne of him, shalbe confo&ubar;ded. And the whole sede of Israel shalbe iustified and make their boast in the Lorde. ¶ The .xlvi. Chapter. ¶ Idolatrye is reproued. The health that commeth by Chryst is prophecyed.

A   Bell ^note is fall&ebar;, Nabo is brok&ebar; downe: whose ymages were a burthen for the beastes and catell, to ouerlade them, and to make them weery. They are soncke downe, and fallen together: for they maye not ease them of theyr burth&ebar;, therfore must they go into captiuitie.

Herken vnto me, O house of Iacob, and all ye that remayne yet of the housholde of Israel: B   whom I haue borne from youre mothers wombe, and brought you vp fr&obar; youre byrth, tyll ye were grow&ebar;. I, I, which shall beare you vnto youre last age. I haue made you, I wyll also norysh you, beare you and saue you. ^noteWhom wyll ye make me lyke or to whom wyll ye make me equall or c&obar;pare me that I shulde be lyke hym, in fashyon or ymage, that I maye be lyke him? ^noteYe fooles (no doute) wyll take out syluer ∧ golde oute of youre purses, and wepe it, ∧ hyre a goldsmyth to make a God of it, that men maye knele downe and worshyppe it. ^note C   Yet must he be tak&ebar; on mennes shoulders ∧ borne, and set in his place, that he maye stande and not moue out of his place. Alas, þt; m&ebar; shuld crye

crie vnto him which geueth no answere: and delyuereth not the man that calleth vp&obar; him, from hys trouble:

Consydre this well, and be ashamed. Go into youre awne selues (O ye runnagates.) Rem&ebar;bre the thynges which are past, sence þe; begynninge of the worlde: that I am God ∧ that there is els no God, yee, ∧ that there is nothinge, lyke vnto me. In the begynnynge of a thynge. I shewe the ende therof: ∧ I tell before, th&ibar;ges that are not yet come to passe. My deuice stondeth, stedfastly stablyshed, ∧ I fulfyll all my pleasure. ^noteI call a byrde out of the East, ∧ the m&abar; by wh&obar; my co&ubar;cell shall be fulfylled out of farre co&ubar;trees, as soone as I thyncke to deuise a thynge, I do it.

Heare me, O ye þt; are of an hye stomacke, but farre from ryghteousnesse, I shall bringe forth my ryghteousnes. It is not farre, ∧ my health shall not tary l&obar;ge awaye. I wyll laye health in Sion, and in Israel my glory. ¶ The .xlvii. Chapter. ¶ The worde of the Lorde Agaynst Babylon.

A   But as for the (O daughter, þu; vyrgyn Babilon) sytt thou downe in the dust syt vp&obar; the grounde, ∧ not in a throne (O thou mayden of Caldea.) Thou shalt nomore be called tender ∧ pleasaunt. &rhand; Bring forth the querne, ∧ grinde meele, vntrusse thy broyded heare, put of thy shoes, make bare thy knees: ∧ wade thorowe þe; water ryuers. ^noteThy shame shalbe discouered and thy pryuityes shalbe sene. For I wyll auenge me of the ∧ wyll shewe no mercy to the as, I do to other men sayeth oure redemer, which is called þe; Lorde of Hostes the holy one of Israel.

B   Syt styll, holde thy tunge, and get the into some darck corner (O daughter Chaldea) for thou shalt nomore be called lady of kyngdomes. I was so wroth &wt; my people, that I punished myne enheritaunce, and gaue them into thy power. ^noteNeuertheles, þu; shewedest th&ebar; no mercy, but euen the very aged men of them, dydest thou oppresse ryght sore with thy yock, and thou thoughtest thus: I shalbe lady for euer. And besyde all that, thou hast not regarded these thynges, nether remembred what was the ende of that cytie Ierusalem. Heare now therfore, thou wyllfull, that syttest so careles, and speakest thus in thyne herte: ^note I am alone, and without me is there none: I shall neuer be wydowe, ner desolate agayne. And yet both these thynges shall come to the vp&obar; one daye in the twynclinge of an eye: ^note Namely, wyddowhead, and desolacyon. C   They shall myghtely fall vpon the, for the multitude of thy witches, and for the greate heape of thy coniurers. For thou hast trusted in thy wickednes, and hast sayd. ^noteNo man seyth me. Thyne awne wysdome and connyng hath deceaued the. In that thou hast sayde: I am alone and without me ther is none. Therfore shall trouble come vpon the, and thou shall not knowe, from whence it shall aryse. Myschefe shall fall vpon the, which thou shalt not be able to put of. A sodayne vtter destruction, shall come vpon the or euer thou be aware.

Nowe go to thy coniurers, ∧ to the multitude of thy wytches (with whom thou hast weried thy selfe fr&obar; thy youth) yf they maye helpe the, or strengthen the. D   Thou hast hytherto had many councels of them, so let the heauen gasers and the beholders of starres and mone prophetes come on nowe and delyuer the: yee, and lett th&ebar; shewe, when these newe thinges shall come vpon the. Beholde, they shalbe lyke strawe, whith yf it be kyndled with fyre, no man maye rydde it for the vehemencye of the flame. And yet it geueth no synders to warme a man by, ner cleare fyre to syt by. Thus are they with wh&obar; thou hast weryed thy selfe, and thus are thy marchauntes that haue bene with the from thy youth. Euery one hath taken his awne waye and shall none of them defende the. ¶ The .xlviii. Chapter: ¶ The ypocrysy of the Iewes is reproued. The Lorde alone wylbe worshypped, which hath chosen vs, and which socoureth vs for his awne sake.

A   Heare this, O thou house of Iacob: ye that are called by the name of Israel, &abar;d are come out of one stocke with Iuda: which sweare by the name of the Lorde, and beare witnes by the God of Israel (but not with trueth and ryght) which are called ^note fremen of the holy cytie, ∧ are gro&ubar;ded vp&obar; the God of Israel, ^note whose name is þe; Lord of Hostes.

The thinges that I shewed you euer sence the begynnynge haue I not brought them to passe, immediatly as they came out of my mouth, and declared them, and they are come? Howbeit, I knowe that thou art obstinate, and that thy neck hath an yron veyne, ∧ that thy browe is of brasse. Neuerthelesse, I haue euer sence the begynninge shewed the of thinges for to come, and declared th&ebar; vnto the, or euer they came to passe: that þu; shuldest not saye: myne Idol hath done it, my carued or molten ymage hath shewed it. Thou herdest it before, and beholde, It is come to passe, and whether can ye prophecye of thynges to come? But as for me, I tolde the before at the begynnynge, newe and secret thynges, that thou knowest not of. ^noteAnd some done nowe, not of olde tyme, wherof thou neuer herdest before they were brought to passe: þt; thou canst not saye: Beholde, I knewe of them: Moreouer, there be some wherof þu; hast nether hearde ner knowne, nether haue they bene opened vnto thyne eares afore tyme. For I knewe that thou woldest maliciously offende, therfore haue I called the a tr&abar;sgressoure, euen from thy mothers wombe.

Neuertheles, for my names sake, I wyll &wt;drawe my wrath: ∧ it shalbe for myne honours sake, yf I paciently forbeare the, and do not rote þe; out. Beholde, I haue pourged the, yet not as siluer. ^noteI haue chosen the in þe; fyer of affliccyon: and that onely for myne awne sake: yee, ^note eu&ebar; for myne awne sake will I do this: or els, what dishonour wolde they do to my name? Herken vnto me, O Iacob, and Israel whom I haue called, I am he. I am euen he that is, I am the fyrst ∧ the last. C   My hande hath layde the foundacyon of the earth: and my right hande hath sp&abar;ned ouer the heauens. Assone as I call them they are there. Gather you all together, and herken: Which of yonder goddes hath declared this? The Lorde hath a loue &rhand; vnto him, and he shall perfourme hys wyll agaynst Babel, ∧ declare hys power agaynst the Chaldees. I my selfe alone, euen I haue told you this before. Yee, I dyd call hym ∧ bringe hym forth: and he shall geue a prosperous iorney. Come nye and heare thys: haue I spoken eny thing darckly, sens the beginnynge? When a thyng beginneth, I am there.

Wherfore, the Lorde God and hys sprete hath sent me. And thus sayth the Lord God thy redemer, the holy one of Israel: I am the Lorde thy God, which teach the ^note profitable thynges, and leade the the waye, that thou shuldst go. ^noteO that thou hadst regarded my commaundementes, then had thy welthynes bene as the water streame: D   and thy righteousnes as the waues flowynge in the see: Thy seede also had be like as the sande in the see, and the frute of thy body lyke þe; grauelle stones therof. His name shulde not be roted out: nor destroyed before me. ^noteGo awaye fr&obar; Babilon, flye fr&obar; the Chaldees &wt; a mery voyce speake of this, declare it abroade, and go forth vnto the ende of the worlde, saye: The Lorde hath redemed hys seruaunt Iacob, that they suffred no thurst, he lead them thorow the wildernes, and caused þe; waters to flowe out vnto them fr&obar; out of the rocke. ^noteHe claue the rocke a sonder, and the water gusshed out. ^noteAs for the vngodly, they haue no peace, sayth the Lorde. ¶ The .xlix. Chapter. ¶ Chryst shall gather togyther all nacyons, be they neuer so farre of.

A   Ye yles, herken vnto me, ∧ take heede ye people from farre. The Lorde hath called me fro my birth, and made m&ebar;cyon of my name fro my mothers wombe: &rhand;he ^note hath made my mouth ^note like a sharpe swerde: vnder the shadowe of hys h&abar;de hath he defended me, and hyd me in hys quyuer &rhand; as a good arowe, ∧ sayd vnto me. Thou art my seruaunt Israel, ^note I wilbe honoured in the. Then answerde I: I haue lost my laboure, I haue spent my strength in vayne. Neuertheles, I will c&obar;myt my cause and my worcke vnto the Lorde my God. B   And nowe sayth the Lorde, euen he that fashyoned me fro my mothers wombe to be his serua&ubar;te, þt; I maye bryng Iacob agayn vnto him: howbeit, Israel wyll not be gathered vnto hym agayne. In whose sight I am greate, which also is my Lorde, my God and my strength. And he sayde: It is but a small thinge that þu; art my seruaunt, to sett vp the kynreddes of Iacob, and to restore the destruccyon of Israel. ^noteFor I haue made the the light of the Gentyls, that thou mayst be my health vnto the ende of the worlde.

C   Moreouer, thus sayth the Lorde the au&ebar;ger and holy one of Israel: because of the abhorringe and despysinge amonge the Gentiles, concerning the seruaunt of all them that beare rule. Kynges and princes shall se, and aryse and worshyp, because of the Lord that is faythfull: ∧ because of the holy one of Israel, which hath chosen the. And thus saith þe; Lorde: ^note In the tyme accepted haue I heard the, and in the daye of saluacion haue I helped the. ^noteI will preserue the and make the to be the atonement of the people, that þu; mayst helpe vp the earth agayne: ∧ possesse agayne the desolate herytages. ^noteThat thou mayest saye to the presoners: go forth, and to them that are in darcknesse: come into the lyght, &rhand; they shall fede in the hye wayes, and get their pasture in all hye places. ^noteThey shall nether h&obar;ger, ner thurst: heate nor sunne shall not hurte them. For he that fauoureth them, shall leade th&ebar;, and geue them dryncke of the springe welles. D   I wyll make wayes vp&obar; all my mountaynes, and my fote pathes shalbe exalted. And beholde, they shall come fr&obar; far: lo, some from the north and west, some from the lande of Sinis, which is in the south. ^noteReioyse ye heauens: ∧ synge prayses, thou earth. Talke of ioye ye hylles, for God hath conforted hys people, and wyll haue mercye vpon his that be in trouble.

But Sion sayde: ^note God hath forsaken, ∧ my Lorde hath forgotten me. Wyll a wyfe forget the childe of her wombe, and not pitie the sonne wh&obar; she hath borne? And though, they do forget, yet will not I forget þe;. Beholde, I haue written the vp vp&obar; my h&abar;des, thy walles are euer in my syght. &rhand; They make hast to buylde the vp agayne. E   As for those that ouerthrowe the, and made the wast, they shall departe from the. ^noteLyft vp thyne eyes, and loke about the: all these gather th&ebar; together, ∧ come to the. As truly as I lyue (sayth the Lord) thou shalt put them all vpon the, as an apparell, ∧ gyrde them to the as a bryd doth her iewels. As for thy l&abar;d that lyeth desolate wasted and destroyed: it shalbe to narowe for th&ebar; that shall dwell in it. And they þt; wolde deuoure the, they shalbe

farre awaye. Then the childe wh&obar; the baren shall bringe forth vnto þe;, shall saye in thyne care: thys place is to narowe, gyue place þt; I maye haue rowme. Then shalt thou thynke by thy selfe: Who hath begotten me these? seinge I am baren and alone, a captyue and an out cast? And who hath noryshed th&ebar; vp for me? I am desolate and alone, but from whence come these?

And therfore thus sayth the Lorde God: Behold, I wyll stretch out myne hande to þe; Gentyls, and set vp my token to the people. They shall bring the thy sonnes in their lappes: and carye thy daughters vnto the vpon their shoulders. For kinges shalbe thy nursyng fathers, and quenes shalbe thy nursing mothers. They shall fall before the &wt; theyr faces flatt vpon the earth: and lycke vp the dust of thy fete: that thou mayst knowe how that I am the Lorde. ^note G   And who so putteth his trust in me, shall not be c&obar;founded. Who spoyled the gya&ubar;te of his praye? or who taketh the presoner fr&obar; the mightye? And therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde. The prisoners shalbe taken from the gya&ubar;te, and the spoyle delyuered from the violente: for I wyll maynteyne thy cause agaynst thyne aduersaryes, and saue thy sonnes. And wyll fede thyne enemyes with theyr awne fleshe, and make them drynke of their awne bloude, as of swete wyne. And all flessh shall knowe, O Iacob, that I am the Lorde thy sauiour, thy noble redemer. ¶ The .l. Chapter. ¶ The Iewes are reproued, and also called.

A   Thus sayth þe; Lord: ^note &rhand; where is þe; byll of your mothers deuorcement, that I sent her awaye? or who is þe; vsurer, to wh&obar; I solde you? ^noteBeholde, for your awne offences are ye solde, ∧ because of youre transgression, is youre mother forsak&ebar;. For why wolde no m&abar; receaue me, when I came? and when I called, no m&abar; gaue me answere. ^noteIs my hande shortened that it might not helpe? or haue I not power to deliuer? B   lo, ^note at a worde I dryncke vp the see ^note and of water floudes I make drye l&abar;de: so that for want of water, the fyshe corrupt and dye for thurst. ^noteAs for heauen, I clothe it with darcknesse, and put as it were a sack vpon it.

The Lorde God hath geu&ebar; me a well lerned tonge, ^note so that I can confort th&ebar; which are troubled: yee, and that in due ceason. He wakeneth myne eare vp by tymes in þe; mornynge: by tymes in the morninge, I saye, he will waken myne eare, that I myght herk&ebar; as to þe; scole masters. ^noteThe Lord God hath opened myne eare, therfore can I nott saye, naye: ner withdrawe my selfe: ^note but I offre my backe vnto the smyters, C   ∧ my chekes to the nippers. ^noteI turne not my face fr&obar;shame and spittyng, ∧ the Lord God shall helpe me: therfore shall I not be c&obar;fo&ubar;ded. I haue hardened my face like a flynt stone, for I am sure, þt; I shall not come to c&obar;fusi&obar;. He is at h&abar;d that iustifieth me, who will then go &wt; me to lawe? Let vs stande one against another: yf there be any þt; wyll reason with me, let hym come here forth to me. ^noteBeholde, the Lorde God standeth by me, what is he then þt; can c&obar;dempne me? lo, ^note they shalbe all like as an olde clothe, the mothe shall eate them vp.

Therfore, whoso feareth the Lord am&obar;g you, let him heare the voyce of his seruaunt, Whoso walketh in darcknesse, and no lyght shyneth vpon him, lett hym put hys trust in the name of the Lorde, and holde him by his God. But take hede, &rhand; ye all kyndle a fyre of the wrath of God, and stere vp the coales: walke on in the glistering of your awne fyre ∧ in þe; coales þt; ye haue kindled. This cometh vnto you fro my h&abar;de, namely that ye shall slepe in sorowe. ¶ The .li. Chapter. ¶ Consolacyon ∧ confort is promysed vnto the faythfull.

A   Herken vnto me, ye þt; holde of righteousnes, ∧ ye that seke the Lorde. Take hede vnto þe; stone, whereout ye are hewen, ∧ to the graue wherout ye are dygged. Considre ^note Abrah&abar; your father, ∧ Sara þt; bare you: howe þt; ^note I called him alone, ∧ blessed hym, and encreased him Therfore shall the Lorde c&obar;forte Sy&obar;, ∧ repayre all her decaye: making her deserte as a paradise, ∧ her wildernesse as þe; gard&ebar; of the Lorde. Myrth and ioye shalbe founde there, th&abar;kesgeuing ∧ þe; voyce of prayse. Haue respect vnto me th&ebar;, O my people both hyghe ∧ lowe ∧ laye thyne eare to me: B    ^note for a lawe ∧ an ordina&ubar;ce shall go forth fro me, to lyght&ebar; the Gentils. It is hard by, that my health ∧ my righteousnes shall go forth, and the people shalbe ordred with myne arme.

The ylandes, þt; is the Gentils, shall hope in me, and put their trust in myne arme. Lift vp your eyes towarde heauen, and loke vp&obar; the earth beneth. ^noteFor the heau&ebar;s shall vanyshe awaye lyke smoke, and the earth shall waxe olde lyke a cloth, ∧ they þt; dwell therin shall perysh in lyke maner. But my saluaci&obar; shall endure for euer, and my righteousnesse shall not cease. C   Herken vnto me, ye that haue pleasure in righteousnes, þu; people þt; ^note bearest my lawe in thyne hert. ^noteFeare not the curse of men: be not afrayde of their blasphemyes and reuyl&ibar;ges: ^note for wormes ∧ mothes shall eate th&ebar; vp lyke cloth ∧ woll. But my ryghteousnes shall endure for euer, ∧ my sauynge health fr&obar; generacion to generacyon. Wake vp, wake vp: and be stronge. O thou arme of the Lorde, wake vp, lyke as in tyme past, euer and sence the worlde beganne.

D    ^noteArt not thou the same arme, that hast wounded the proude Egypt, and hewen the Drag&obar; in peces? Art not þu; eu&ebar; he, which hast dryed vp the depe of the see, which hast made playne þe; see grounde, þt; the delyuered myght goo thorow? Therfore þe; redemed of þe; Lord shall turne agayne, ∧ come wyth ioye vnto Si&obar;, there to endure for euer? ^noteThat myrth ∧ gladnesse myght be with th&ebar;: that sorowe and wo myght fle from them? ^noteYee I, I am euen he, that in all thynges geueth you consolacyon. What art thou then, that fearest a mortall m&abar;, the chylde of m&abar;, which ^note goeth awaye as doeth the floure? And forgettest þe; Lorde that made the, that spred out the heauenes, and layde the foundacion of the earth But thou art euer afrayde for the syght of thyne oppressoure, which is ready to do harme: Where is the wrath of the oppressoure? E   The tyme commeth on faste wh&ebar; the presoner shall be losened, and he shall not dye in the dongeon nor yet be consumed by famyshement. ^noteI am the Lorde thy God (that make the see to be styll, ∧ to rage:) ^note whose name is the Lorde of Hostes ^note I haue put my wordes in thy mouth, ∧ haue defended the in the shadowe of my hande: that I maye pl&abar;te the heau&ebar;s, ∧ leye the fo&ubar;dacy&obar; of the earth, and saye vnto Sion: thou art my people.

F   Awake, awake, and stande vp, O Ierusalem, thou that from the h&abar;de of the Lord, hast droncken out ^note the cuppe of hys wrath: thou that hast supped of, and sucked out the dregges of his deadly cuppe to the botome. For am&obar;g all the sonnes wh&obar; he hath begotten, there is not one þt; maye holde it vp: ∧ not one to leade it by the hande, of all the sonnes that he hath noryshed. Both these thynges are happened vnto the, but who is sory for it? Yee, destructyon, wastynge, hunger and swerde: but who wyll c&obar;forte the? Thy sonnes lye comfortles at the heade of euery strete lyke a tak&ebar; venyson, G   and are full of the terrible wrath of the Lorde, and punishment of thy God. And therfore thou miserable and droncken (howbeit not wyth wyne) Heare this: Thus sayeth thy Lorde: thy Lorde and God, the defender of hys people: Beholde, I wyll take the slombrynge cuppe out of thy hande, euen the cuppe wyth the dregges of my wrath: that fr&obar; h&ebar;ce forth thou shalt neuer drinke it more, but I wyll putt it into their h&abar;de þt; trouble þe;: whych haue spoken to thy soule: stoupe downe, þt; we maye go ouer the: ∧ thou laydest thy body euen wyth the grounde, and as the strete to go vpon. ¶ The .lij. Chapter. ¶ A consolacyon and comforte to the people of God.

A   Vp Sion vp, take thy strength vnto the: put on thyne honest raym&ebar;t O Ierusalem, thou holy citie. For fr&obar; thys tyme forth, there shall no vncirc&ubar;cysed ner vncleane person come in þe;. Shake the fr&obar; the dust, aryse ∧ stande vp, O Ierusalem. Plucke out thy neck fr&obar; the b&obar;de: O þu; captiue daughter Si&obar;. For thus sayeth the Lord: ^note ye are solde for naught, therfore shall ye be redemed also without eny mony.

B   For thus sayeth þe; Lorde God: ^note My people wente downe afore tyme into Egypte, there to be stra&ubar;gers, ^note and the kynge of the Assyri&abar;s oppressed them wythout anye cause. And nowe what profyt is it to me (sayth the Lorde) that my people is frely caryed awaye, and brought in to heuynes by their rulers, ^note ∧ my name euer still blasphemed? sayeth þe; Lorde? Therfore that my people maye knowe my name, therfore I say in that daye they shall knowe it, that I am he þt; do speake. I saye euen I. ^noteO howe bewtifull are þe; fete of the Embassitoure, þt; bryngeth þe; message fr&obar; þe; mo&ubar;tayne, ∧ &pro;clameth peace: that bryngeth the good tydynges, C   and preacheth health, and sayeth vnto Si&obar;: Thy God is þe; kynge. Thy watchmen shall lyft vp theyr voyce: with lowde voyce shall they preach of hym: for they shall ^note se hym present, wh&ebar; the Lorde shall conuerte Sion.

^noteBe glad, with thankes gyuynge. O þu; desolate Ierusal&ebar;, ∧ reioyce together for the Lorde hath c&obar;forted hys people, he hath delyuered Ierusal&ebar;. The Lorde hath made bare hys holy arme, and shewed it forth in the syght of all the Gentiles, ^note ∧ all the endes of the earth hath sene the sauinge health of our God. ^note D   Awaye, awaye, get you out fr&obar; thence and touche no vncleane thynge. Go oute from amonge soche. And be cleane, that beare the vessell of the Lorde. For ye shall not escape by rennynge ner by fly&ebar;ge awaye: but ^note the Lorde shall go before you, and the God of Israel shall gather you together.

Beholde, my seruaunt shall deale wysely, therfore shall he be magnified, exalted ∧ greatly honoured. Lyke as the multitude shall wondre vp&obar; hym, because hys face shalbe so deformed ∧ not as a m&abar;s face, hys ^note bewtye lyke no man: Euen so shall the multitude of the Gentyles loke vnto hym, ∧ kynges shall shut their mouthes before him. ^noteFor they þt; haue not bene tolde of h&ibar;, shall se hym, ∧ they þt; herde nothynge of hym, shall beholde him. ¶ The .liij. Chapter. ¶ He prophecyeth euydently of the passyon of oure Sauyoure Iesus Chryst.

A   But who hath ^note geuen cred&ebar;ce vnto the thynge we haue hearde? Or to whom is the arme of the Lord knowne? For he dyd growe before the Lord lyke as a braunche, ∧ as a rote in a drye gro&ubar;de, ^note he hath nether bewtye nor fauoure. When we shall loke vpon hym, there shalbe no fayrnesse: we shall haue no lust vnto him. ^noteHe is despised ∧ abhorred of men, he is soch a man as is full

of sorowe ∧ as hath good experience of infirmyties. We haue rekoned hym so vyle, that we hyd oure faces from hym, ye he was despised ∧ therfore we regarded him not. B   Howbeit ^note he only hath taken on hym oure infyrmitie, ∧ borne our paynes. Yet we dyd iudge hym, as though he were plaged ∧ cast downe of God: and punished ^note where as he (not wythst&abar;dynge) was wo&ubar;ded for oure offences, and smytten for oure wyckednes. For þe; chastysement of oure peace was layde vpon him, and wyth hys strypes are we healed.

^noteAs for vs, we haue gone all astraye (like shepe) euery one hath turned his awne way. C   But the Lorde hath heaped together vpon him the iniquitie of vs all. He suffred viol&ebar;ce and was euell intreated, ∧ dyd not yet open his mouth. ^noteHe shalbe led as a shepe to be slayne, yet shall he be as styll as a l&abar;be before the shearer, and not open hys mouth. He was had awaye from preson hys cause not herde, and wythout eny iudgement: Whose generacyon yet who maye nombre? he was cut of from &rhand; the grounde of the lyuynge: Whych punyshment dyd go vpon hym, for the transgressyon of my people, whych in deade had deserued that punyshment, ^note Hys graue was geu&ebar; hym wyth the condemned, and &rhand; wyth the ryche man at hys deeth. ^note Where as he dyd neuer viol&ebar;ce ner vnryght, nether hath there bene eny disceatfulnesse in hys mouth.

D    ^noteYet hath it pleased the Lorde thus to bruste hym wyth plages, and to smyte hym wyth infyrmite, that when he had made his soule an offeryng for synne, he myght se l&obar;ge lastynge sede. And thys deuyce of the Lorde shall prospere in hys hande. With trauayle ∧ laboure of hys soule, shall he optayne frute, and he shall be satisfyed ^note by the knowledge of hym whych is my ryghteous seruaunt he shall iustifye the multitude, for he shall beare awaye theyr synnes. Therfore wyll I geue hym the multitude for hys parte, and he shall deuyde the spoyle wyth the strongest because he geueth ouer hys soule to death, ^note and is rekened amonge the transgressours, whych neuertheles hath tak&ebar; awaye the synnes of the multitude, and made intercessyon for the mysdoers. ¶ The .liiij. Chapter. ¶ Of the greate dominion of Chryst. The indignacyon of God endureth but a short space, but hys mercy is euerlastynge.

A   Be glad now, ^note thou bar&ebar; that bearest not, reioyce, synge and be mery thou that art not wyth chylde: For þe; desolate hath moo chyldr&ebar;, th&ebar; the maryed wyfe, sayeth þe; Lorde. Make thy t&ebar;tes wyder, and sprede out the h&abar;gynges of thyne habitaci&obar;: spare not, laye forth thy coardes, and make fast thy stakes: for þu; shalt be multiplied on the ryght syde ∧ on the left, and thy sede shall haue the Gentyles in possessyon and dwell in the desolate cyties. Feare not, for thou shalt not be confo&ubar;ded: Be not ashamed, for thou shalt not come to confusyon. Yee &rhand; thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, ∧ shalt not remembre the dishonoure of thy wedowhead. B   For he þt; made the, shalbe thy Lord ^note ∧ husbande (whose name is ^note the Lorde of hostes) and thy redemer shalbe euen the holy one of Israel, the Lorde of the whole worlde. For the Lord, hath called the, beynge as a desolate sorowfull woman, ∧ as a younge wyfe that hath broken her wedlocke: sayeth thy God.

^noteA lytle whyle haue I forsak&ebar; the, but &wt; greate mercyfulnes shall I take the vp vnto me. Wh&ebar; I was angry, I hydde my face fr&obar; þe; for a lytle season, but thorow euerlastinge mercye haue I pardoned the, sayth the Lord thyne auenger. ^note C   And this is vnto me as the water of Noe: for lyke as I haue sworne þt; I wyll not bringe the water of Noe eny more vpon the worlde: ^note so haue I sworne that I wyll neuer be angry with the, ner reproue þe;: The mountaynes shall remoue, and the hylles shall fall downe: but my louynge kyndnesse shall not moue, and the bonde of my peace shall not fall downe from the, sayeth the Lorde thy mercyfull louer. Beholde þu; pore, ouerwhelmed with t&ebar;pest ∧ ^note wythout c&obar;forte. I will make thy walles of ⪯cyous stones, ∧ thy foundacy&obar; of Saphyres, thy wyndowes of Chrystal, thy gates of fyne cleare stone, ∧ all thy borders of pleasaunt stones. ^note D   Thy children shall all be taught of God, ∧ I wyll geue th&ebar; pl&ebar;teousnes of peace. In ryghteousnes shalt thou be grounded, ∧ be farre from oppressy&obar;: for the whych thou nedest not be afrayed, nether for hyndera&ubar;ce, for it shall not come nye the. Beholde, the aleaunt that was farre from me, shall dwell with þe;: ∧ he that ioyneth batayle agenst the shall perishe. Beholde, I make the smith that bloweth the coales in the fyre, ∧ he maketh a weapen after hys h&abar;dy worcke. I make also the waster to destroye: but all the weapens that are made agaynst the, shall not prospere. ^note And as for all t&ubar;ges, þt; shall resyste þe; in iudgement, thou shalt ouercome them, ∧ c&obar;d&ebar;ne them. Thys is the heritage of the Lordes serua&ubar;tes, and their ryghteousnes commeth of me, sayeth the Lorde. ¶ The .lv. Chapter. ¶ A consolacyn and comforte to the people. The frute and profet of the worde of God.

A    ^noteCome to the waters all ye, þt; be thursty, and ye that haue no money. ^note Come, bye, þt; ye maye haue to eate. Come, bye wyne and mylck, wythout any money, or money worth. Wherfore do ye laye

out youre money, for the thynge that fedeth not, ∧ spende youre laboure aboute þe; thynge that satisfyeth you not. But herken herken rather vnto me, ∧ ye shall eate of þe; best, and youre soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnes. B   Enclyne your eares, and come vnto me, take hede (I saye) ∧ your soule shall lyue. ^noteFor I will make an euerlastynge couenaunt wyth you, eu&ebar; þe; sure mercyes of Dauid.

Beholde, I gaue him for a wytnesse am&obar;g the folke, for a Prynce and captayne vnto the people. Lo, thou shalt call an vnknowne people: ∧ a people that had not knowledge of the, shall runne vnto the: because of the Lord thy God, and the holy one of Israel, whych glorifyeth þe;. C   Seke the Lorde, whyle he may be founde, and call vpon hym whyle he is nye. ^noteLet þe; vngodly man forsake his owne wayes, ∧ the vnryghtuous hys owne ymagynacyons, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde: so shall he be mercyfull vnto hym: and to oure God, ^note for he is very ready to forgeue. For thus sayeth the Lorde: my thoughtes are not youre thoughtes, and youre wayes are not my wayes, but as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earth, so farre do my wayes exceade yours, and my thoughtes yours. ^noteAnd lyke as the rayne ∧ snowe c&obar;meth downe from heau&ebar;, and returneth not thyther agayne, but watereth þe; earth, maketh it frutefull and grene, that it maye geue corne vnto the sower, and breade to hym that eateth. So the worde also that c&obar;meth out of my mouth shall not turne againe voyde D    vnto me, but shall acc&obar;plyshe my wyll &abar;d prospere in þe; thynge wherto I sende it. And so shall ye goo forth &wt; ioye, ∧ be led &wt; peace. The mountaynes ∧ hylles shall synge wyth you for ioye, ∧ all the trees of the felde shall clappe theyr h&abar;des. For thornes, there shall growe Fyrre trees, ∧ the Myrre tre in the steade of breers. And thys shall be done to þe; prayse of the Lorde, and for an euerlastynge token, that shall not be taken awaye. ¶ The .lvj. Chapter. ¶ An exhortacyon to iudgement and ryghteousnes, ∧ to the spretuall kepynge of the Sabboth. Agaynst Shepherdes that deuoure theyr flock.

A   Thus sayeth the Lorde. ^noteKepe equite, and do ryght, for my sauyng health shall come shortly, ∧ my ryghteousnes shalbe opened. Blessed is þe; m&abar; that doth thys, and the mans chylde whych kepeth the same. ^noteHe that taketh hede, that he vnhalowe not the Sabboth (that is) he that kepeth hym selfe that he do no euel. Then shall not the stra&ubar;ger, which cleaueth to þe; Lorde, saye: ^note Alas, the Lorde hath shut me cleane out fr&obar; hys people. B   Nether shall the ^note gelded m&abar; saye: lo, I am a drye tre. For thus sayeth the Lorde, vnto the gelded that kepeth my Sabboth: Namely, that holdeth greatly of the thynge that pleaseth me, and kepeth my couenaunt: Unto them wyll I geue in my housholde and wythin my walles, a better herytage ∧ name, then yf they had bene called sonnes ∧ daughters. ^noteI will geue th&ebar; an euerlastinge name, þt; shall not perish. Agayne the stra&ubar;gers that stycke to the Lorde, to serue hym, and to loue hys name: ^note and to be hys seruauntes. And all they, whych kepe th&ebar; selues, that they vnhalowe not the Sabboth, namely, that they fulfyll my couenaunt: Them wyll I brynge to my holy mo&ubar;tayne, and make them ioyfull in my house of prayer. Theyr burnt offrynges and sacrifyces shalbe accepted vpon myne aulter. ^noteFor my house shalbe called an house of prayer for all people.

D   Thus sayeth the Lorde God whych gathereth together the scatred of Israel: I will brynge yet another congregacyon to hym. Come all ye beastes of the felde, that ye may deuoure, all þe; beastes of þe; wodd. ^noteFor hys watchm&ebar; are all blynde, they haue all together no vnderstandynge, they are all domme dogges, not beynge able to barcke, they are slepy: slogysh are they, and lye snortynge: they are shamelesse dogges, that be neuer satisfyed. The sheperdes also in lyke maner haue no vnderstandynge, ^note but euery man turneth his awne waye, euery one after his awne couetousnes with all hys power. ^noteCome (saye they) I wyll fetch wyne, so shall we fyll oure selues, that we maye be dronken. And do to morowe, lyke as to daye, yee and moche more. ¶ The .lvij. Chapter. ¶ The Iewes are rebuked for theyr iniurye done to Christ.

A   The ^note ryghteous perisheth, and no m&abar; regardeth it in hys hert, Good godly people are tak&ebar; a waye, and no m&abar; c&obar;sydreth it. Namely, that the ryghteous is c&obar;uayed awaye from the wycked. He commethe into peace, ∧ godlye m&ebar; rest in their ch&abar;bres, and before the godly man goeth peace. Come hyther therfore ye charmers children, ^note ye sonnes of the aduoutrer and the whore: Wherin take ye youre pleasure? Upon wh&obar; gape ye with your mouth, ∧ bleare out your tonge? B   Are ye not children of aduoutry, and a sede of dissimulaci&obar;? ^noteYe make youre fyre vnder the okes, and vnder all grene trees, and ye offre chyldren in the valleys, and dennes of stone. Thy parte shalbe with the stony rockes by the riuer: Yee, eu&ebar; these shall be thy parte. For there þu; hast poured meat ∧ drincke offringe vnto them. Shulde I delite in that? Thou hast made thy bed vpon hye mountaynes, thou wentest vp thyther, and there hast thou slayne sacrifices. ^noteBehynde þe; dores and postes, hast thou sett vp thy remembraunce.

When thou haddest dyscouered thy selfe to another then me, when thou w&ebar;test downe and made thy bed wyder, and wyth those Idols hast thou made a couenaunt, C   and louedest theyr couches, where thou sawest th&ebar;. Thou wentest streyght to kynges wyth ^note oyle ∧ dyuerse oyntm&ebar;tes (that is) thou hast sent thy messaungers farre of, ∧ yet art thou fallen into the pyt therby. Thou art weery for the multitude of thyne awne wayes, yet saydest thou neuer: I wyll leaue of. ^note Thou hast had þe; lyfe þt; thy h&abar;des wrought, ∧ therfore thou art carelesse. For when wylt thou be abasshed or feare, seynge thou hast broken thy promyse, and remembrest not me, nether hast me in thyne hert? Thynkest thou, that I also wyll holde my peace (as afore tyme) that thou fearest me not? Yee, verely I wyl declare thy goodnes and thy workes, but they shall not profyt the: when thou cryest, let thy chosen heape deliuer the. But the wynde shall blowe them furth, and vanite shall take th&ebar; all awey. ^noteNeuertheles, they that put their trust in me, shall inheret the lande, ∧ haue my holy hyll in possessyon.

D   And therfore thus he sayeth: ^note Make playne, make playne, ∧ clense the strete, take vp the st&obar;blynge blockes out of the waye that ledeth to my people. For thus sayeth the hye ∧ excellent, euen he that dwelleth in euerlastyngnesse, whose name is the holy one: ^note I dwell hye aboue and in the sanctuary, and wyth hym also, that is of a c&obar;trite and humble sprete do I dwell: þt; I maye heale a troubled mynde, and a c&obar;trite herte. ^noteFor I chyde not euer, ∧ am not wroth wyth out ende. But the blastyng goeth from me, and is included in the body, and I made the breath. I am wroth wyth hym for his couetousnes, I smyte him, I hyde me, and am angrye, when he turneth him selfe, ∧ foloweth the by waye of his awne hert. I haue seen his wayes and I heale hym ^note I lede him and restore to hym c&obar;forte, and to those that were sory for him I make the frutes of thankesgeuynge, that he maye saye. Peace peace ^note vnto them that are farre of, and to them that are nye, sayth the Lorde, and I make hym whole. But the wycked are lyke the ragynge see, that c&abar;not rest, whose water fometh wyth the myre ∧ grauel. Eu&ebar; so the ^note wycked haue no peace, sayeth God. ¶ The .lviij. Chapter. ¶ The Lorde (by the mouth of the Prophete) reproueth the people for theyr fastynges, whych were ful of hypocrisye.

A   Crye ^note nowe, as loude as þu; c&abar;st. Leaue not of, lyft vp thy voyce lyke a tr&obar;pet, ∧ shewe my people theyr offences, ∧ the house of Iacob their synnes. For they seke me daylye, ∧ wyll knowe my wayes, eu&ebar; as it were a people that dyd ryght, and had not forsak&ebar; the statutes of theyr God. They argue wyth me concernynge ryght iudgement, and will be nye vnto God. ^noteWherfore fast we (saye they) and thou seest it not? we put out lyues to straytenes, and thou regardest it not?

^noteBeholde, wh&ebar; ye fast, youre lust remayneth styll: for ye do no lesse vyolence to your detters: lo, ye fast to stryfe and debate, ∧ to smyte with youre fyst without mercy. Now ye shall not fast thus that your voyce myght be hearde aboue. ^note B   Thyncke ye this fast pleaseth me, that a man shulde chasten him selfe for a daye, and to wrythe his head aboute lyke an hoope, ∧ to lye vpon the earth in an heary cloth? Shulde that be called fastynge, or a daye that pleaseth the Lorde? Doth not this fastynge rather please me, that thou ^note loose him out of bondage, that is in thy daunger: that thou breake the ooth of wycked bargaynes, that thou lett the oppressed go fre, and take from th&ebar; all maner of burth&ebar;s: ^note to deale thy bread to the hongry, ∧ bringe the poore wandringe, home into thy house, when thou seest the naked þt; thou couer him, aud hyde not thy face from thy neyghboure (and dispice not thyne awne fleashe.)

C    ^noteThen shall thy lyght breake forth as the mornyng, ∧ thy health floryshe ryght shortly: thy righteousnesse shall go before the, and the glory of the Lorde shall embrace the.

^noteThen yf thou callest, the Lorde shall answere the: yf thou cryest, he shall saye: here I am. Yee, yf thou layest awaye fr&obar; the thy burth&ebar;s, and holdest thy fingers, ∧ ceasest from blasphemous talkinge, ^note yf thou hast c&obar;passyon vpon the h&obar;grye, ∧ refreshest the troubled soule: Then shall thy lyght sprynge out in the darcknesse, ∧ thy darcknesse shalbe as þe; noone day. The lord shall euer be thy guyd, ∧ satisfie the desyre of thyne herte in þe; tyme of drougthe, ∧ fyll thy bones &wt; mary. D   Thou shalt be lyke a fresh waterd garden ^note ∧ lyke the fountayne of water, þt; neuer leaueth r&ubar;nynge. Then the places that haue euer bene waste, shalbe builded of the: there shalt thou laye a foundaci&obar; for many kynredes. Thou shalt be called the maker vp of hedges, ∧ the buylder agayne of the waye of þe; Sabboth.

Yee, yf thou turne thy fete in the ^note Sabbath, so that thou do not the thynge which pleaseth thy self in my holy daye: ∧ thou call the pleasaunt, holy, and glorious Sabbath of the Lorde, and that thou gyue him the hononoure: so that thou do not after thyne awne ymagination, nether seke thyne awne wyll, ner speake thyne awne wordes. Then shalt thou haue thy pleasure in the Lord, and I wyll carye the hye aboue the earth, and fede the wyth the herytage of Iacob thy father: for þe; Lordes awne mouth hath so promysed.

¶ The .lix. Chapter. ¶ The Lorde is myghtye to saue, and readye to heare oure requestes.

A   Beholde ^note the Lordes hande is not so shortened that it can not helpe, nether is his eare so stopped that it maye not heare. But ^note youre mysdedes haue separated you from youre God, ∧ your ^note synnes hyde his face fr&obar; you, that he heareth you not. For youre handes are defyled wyth bloude, ∧ youre fyngers &wt; vnrighteousnesse: Your lyppes speake lesynges, and youre tonge setteth oute wyckednes. No man regardeth ryghteousnes, and no man iudgeth truly. Euery man hopeth in vayne thynges, and ymagineth disceate ^note conceaueth weerynesse, and bryngeth forth euell. They brede cockatrice egges, and weaue the spyders webb: Who so eateth of their egges, dyeth. But yf one treade vpon th&ebar;, there commeth vp a serpent. Theyr webbe maketh no clothe, and they maye not couer them wyth their labours. Their dedes are þe; dedes of wyckednes, and the worcke of robbery is in their handes. ^noteTheyr fete r&ubar;ne to euell, and they make haste to shed innocent bloude. Theyr councels are wicked co&ubar;cels, harme ^note and destruccyon are in their wayes. B   But the waye of peace they knowe not. In theyr goinges is no equyte: their wayes are so croked, that whosoeuer goeth theryn, knoweth of no peace.

And this is the cause that equite is so farre from vs, and that righteousnes commeth not nye vs. ^noteWe loke for lyght, lo, it is darckenesse: for the mornynge shyne, se, we walcke in the darcke. ^noteWe grope lyke the blynde vpon the wall, we grope euen as one þt; hath none eyes. We stomble at the none daye, as though it were toward nyght: in the fallyng places, lyke m&ebar; that are halfe deed. We roare all lyke Beers, and mourne styll lyke doues. We loke for equyte, but there is none: for health, but it is farre from vs. For oure offences are many before the, ∧ oure synnes testifye agaynst vs. Yee, we must confesse þt; we offende, ∧ knowledge that we do amysse: Namely, transgresse ∧ dissemble agaynst the Lorde, and fall awaye from oure God: vsynge presumptuous and traytorous ymaginacyons, and castinge false matters in oure hertes. And therfore is equite gone asyde, and ryghteousnes standeth farre of ^note treuth is fallen downe in the strete, and the thynge that is playne and open, maye not be shewed. Yee, the treuth is taken awaye, and he that refrayneth him selfe from euell, must be spoyled.

Wh&ebar; the Lord sawe thys, it displeased him sore, þt; there was no equite. He sawe also, þt; there was no m&abar;, ryghtwise, ∧ he w&obar;dered þt; ther was no man to helpe hym. Wherfore he helde hym by his awne power, and he sustayned him by his awne righteousnes. ^noteHe put ryghteousnes vp&obar; him for a brest plate, a set the helmet of health vpon hys head. He put on wrath in steade of clothynge, ∧ toke gelousy about hym for a cloke: (lyke as wh&ebar; a man goeth forth wrathfully to recompence hys enemyes, C   ∧ to be au&ebar;ged of hys aduersaryes.) Namelye, þt; be myght recompence ∧ rewarde the Il&abar;des, wher thorowe the name of the Lorde myght be feared, fr&obar; the rysynge of the Sunne: and hys magesty, vnto the goinge downe of the same.

For he shall come as a viol&ebar;t waterstreame, whych the wynde of the Lorde hath moued. ^noteBut vnto Sion there shall come a redemer, and vnto th&ebar; in Iacob that turne fr&obar; wyckednesse, sayeth the Lorde. I wyll make thys couenaunt wyth them (sayth the Lorde:) My sprete that is vp&obar; the, and the wordes which I haue put in thy mouth, shall neuer go out of thy mouth, nor out of þe; mouth of thy chylders chyldr&ebar;, fr&obar; thys tyme forth for euermore worlde wythout ende sayth þe; Lorde. ¶ The .lx. Chapter. &cross2; ¶ A consolacy&obar; and comforte to Ierusalem.

A   Get the vp by tymes, ∧ be bryght, (O Ierusalem) for thy ^note lyght c&obar;meth, ∧ the glory of the Lorde is rysen vp vp&obar; the. For lo, whyle the darcknesse ∧ cloude couereth the earth and the people, the Lorde shall shewe þe; lyght, ∧ his glory shall be sene in þe;. ^noteThe Gentiles shall come to thy lyght, and kynges to the bryghtnes þt; spryngeth forth vp&obar; the. ^noteLyft vp thyne eyes, ∧ loke rounde aboute the? All these gather th&ebar;selues, ∧ come to the. Thy Sonnes shall come vnto the fr&obar; farre, and thy daughters shall gather th&ebar; selues to the on euery syde. Then thou shalt se thys: and be gloriouse, thou shalt maruell exceadyngly, and thyne hert shalbe opened: when the abundaunce of the see shalbe conuerted vnto the (that is) when the ryches of the Gentiles shall come vnto the. The multitude of Camels shall couer the, the dromedaries of Madian ∧ Epha ^note All they of Saba shall come, bryngynge golde ∧ incense, ∧ shewinge the prayse of the Lord. &cross3; All the catell of Cedar shalbe gathered vnto the, þe; r&abar;mes of Nabaioth shall serue þe;, to be offred acceptablye vp&obar; myne aulter, ^note which I haue chosen, ∧ in the house of my glory which I haue garnyshed. But what are these, that fle here lyke the cloudes, ∧ as the doues flyenge to theyr wyndowes?

The Iles also shall wayte for me, ∧ specially the shyppes of Tharsis: that they maye brynge thy sonnes fr&obar; farre, ∧ theyr syluer ∧ their golde with them, vnto the name of the Lorde thy God, vnto the holy one of Israel, that hath glorifyed the. ^noteStraungers shall

buylde vp thy walles, ∧ theyr kynges shall do the seruyce. C   For when I was angrie, I smote the: and of my mercye, I pardoned þe;: ^note Thy gates shall st&abar;de open styll both daye and nyght, and neuer be shut: that the hooste of the Gentiles maye come, and that theyr kinges maye be brought vnto the. For euery people and kyngdome that serueth not þe;, shall perysh, ∧ be distroyed &wt; vtter destructyon. The glory of libanus shall come vnto the. The Fyrre trees, Boxes and Cedres together, to garnyshe þe; place of my S&abar;ctuary, for I wyll glorifye the place of my fete.

Moreouer, those shall come knelyng vnto the, that haue vexed the: and all they that despysed the, shall fall downe at thy fote. Thou shalt be called the cytie of the Lorde, Sion the cytie of the holy one of Israel. Because thou hast bene forsaken and hated, so that noman w&ebar;t thorowe the: I wyll make the gloryous for euer and euer, and ioyful thorow out all posterities: ^note &rhand; Thou shalt sucke the mylck of the Gentiles, and kynges brestes shall fede the. And thou shalt know, that I the Lorde am thy Sauyoure and redemer, the myghty one of Iacob. For brasse, wyll I geue the golde, and for yron syluer: for wod brasse, ∧ for stones yron. D   I will torne thyne oppressyon into peace, ∧ thyne exactyons into ryghteousnes. Uiolence and robbery shall neuer be hearde of in thy lande, nether harme and destruccyon with in thy borders. Thy walles shalbe called health, and thy gates the prayse of God. ^noteThe Sunne shall neuer be thy daye lyght, and the lyght of the Moone shall neuer shyne vnto the: but the Lorde him selfe shalbe thyne euerlastyng lyght, and thy God shalbe thy glory.

^noteThy Sunne shall neuer go downe, and thy Moone shall not be hydde, for the Lorde hym selfe shalbe thy euerlastynge lyght, and thy sorowfull dayes shalbe ended. Thy people shalbe all &rhand; ryghteous, and possesse the lande euer: the floure of my plantynge, the worke of my handes, wherof I wyll reioyce. Thy yongest and leest shall growe in to a thousande, and the symplest in to a stronge people. I the Lorde shall shortly bringe this thinge to passe in his tyme. ¶ The .lxj. Chapter. ¶ He prophecyeth that Chryst shalbe annoynted and sent to preache.

A    ^noteThe sprete of the Lorde God is vpon me, for the Lorde hath anoynted me, and sent me, to preach good tydynges vnto the poore, that I myght bynde vp the wo&ubar;ded hertes, ^note that I myght preach delyueraunce to the captyue, and open the preson to them that are bo&ubar;de: that I myght declare the acceptable yeare of the Lorde, and the daye of the vengeaunce of oure God: ^note that I myght comforte all th&ebar; that are in heuynesse, that I myght geue vnto them þt; mourne in Sion, that I myght geue I saye, bewty in the steade of ashes, ioyfull oyntement for syghthinge, pleasaunt raym&ebar;t for an heuy mynde: B   That they myght be called trees of ryghteousnesse, a plantynge of the Lorde for hym to reioyce in.

They shall buylde the longe rough wyldernes, ∧ sett vp the olde deserte. They shall repayre the waste places, ∧ soch as haue bene voyde thorowe out many generacyons. Straungers shall stande and fede youre catel, and the Aleauntes shalbe youre plowm&ebar; ∧ dressers of youre vynes. ^noteBut ye shalbe named the prestes of the Lorde, and m&ebar; shall call you the seruauntes of oure God. Ye shall enioye the goodes of the Gentiles, and tri&ubar;phe in their substaunce. For youre greate reprofe youe shall haue double ioye, and for shame, shalt they haue ioye of their porcyon. C   For they shall haue double possessi&obar; in their l&abar;de, and euerlastynge ioye shalbe with th&ebar;. For I the Lorde, which loue ryght and hate robbery (though it were offred me) shall make theyr workes full of faythfulnes ∧ make an euerlastinge couenaunt with them.

Their sede also and their generacion shalbe know&ebar; amonge the Gentiles, and am&obar;ge the people. All they that se th&ebar;, shall knowe that they are the hye blessed sede of the Lord. D   And therfore ^note I am ioyfull in the Lorde, ∧ my soule reioyseth in my God. ^noteFor he hath put vpon me the garment of saluaci&obar;, ∧ couered me with the m&abar;tle of ryghteousnes. ^noteHe shall decke me lyke a brydegrome, and as a bride þt; hath hyr apparell vpon her. For lyke as the gro&ubar;de bryngeth forth frute, ∧ as the garden shoteth forth sede: So shall the Lord God cause righteousnes, and prayse to God to florysh forth, before all the Heathen. ¶ The .lxij. Chapter. ¶ A prophecy of the commynge of Chryst.

A   For Sions sake therfore wyll I not holde my tunge, and for Ierusalems sake I will not ceasse: vntyll their righteousnes breake forth as the shynynge lyght, and their saluacyon as a burnynge lampe. Then shall the G&ebar;tiles se thy ryghteousnes, and all kynges thy glory. Thou shalt be named with a ^note newe name, which the mouth of þe; Lord shall shewe. Thou shalt be a crowne in the hande of the Lorde, and a gloryous garlande in the hande of thy God. B   Fr&obar; thys tyme forth thou shalt neuer be called þe; forsaken, and thy lande shall nomore be called þe; wildernesse. But þu; shalt be called: &rhand; My pleasure is in her, ∧ thy lande shalbe called: the maryed woman: for the Lord loueth the, ∧ thy lande shalbe ioyned in mariage. ^noteAnd lyke as a y&obar;ge m&abar; taketh a daughter to mariage, so shall thy sonnes be maryed vnto þe;.

And as a bryde grome is glad of hys bryde, so shall thy God reioyse ouer the.

C   I haue set &rhand; watchmen vpon thy walles (O Ierusalem) which shall nether ceasse daye nor night to preache the Lorde. And ye also that rem&ebar;bre the Lorde ye shall not kepe him close, nor leaue to speake of him, vntyll Ierusal&ebar; be sett vp, ∧ made the prayse of the worlde. The Lord hath sworne by his right hande ∧ by his stronge arme, that from h&ebar;ce forth he wyll not geue thy corne to be meate for thyne enemyes, ner thy vyne (wherin þu; hast laboured) to be drincke for the straungers. But they that haue gathered in the corne, shall eate it, ∧ geue thanckes to the Lord: ∧ they þt; haue borne in the wyne, shall drinck it in the court of my Sanctuary.

D   Go you, go you thorowe the gatis, make cleane the way, make playne, make playne þe; fote pathe, ∧ take awaye þe; stones, out of yt ∧ set out a token for the people. Beholde, the Lord proclameth vnto þe; endes of þe; worlde: ^note tell the daughter Syon: se, thy sauyour c&obar;meth, beholde, he bringeth his treasure with him, ∧ his worckes go before him. For they wh&obar; þe; Lord delyuereth, shalbe called þe; ^note holy people: ∧ as for the: thou shalt be named þe; greatlye occupyed, ∧ not the forsaken cytie: ¶ The .lxiij. Chapter. ¶ Of the redempcyon promysed to the people.

A   What is he thys, þt; cometh fr&obar; Edom, &wt; redd coloured clothes of Bosra: (which is so costly cloth) ∧ cometh in so myghtylye &wt; all his strength. I am he that teacheth ryghtuousnes, ∧ am of power to helpe. Wherfore then is thy clothynge read, ∧ thy raym&ebar;t lyke his that treadeth in the wyne presse? I haue troaden the presse my selfe alone, and of all people there is not one with me. Thus wyll I treade downe myne enemyes in my wrath, B   and set my fete vp&obar; them in my indignacyon. And their bloude shalbe spronge vp&obar; my cloothes, and so wyll I stayne all my rayment. ^noteFor the daye of vengeaunce is assigned in my hert, ∧ the yeare wh&ebar; my people shall be delyuered, is come. I loked aboute me, and there was no man to shewe me eny helpe, I maruayled þt; no man helde me vp. Then I helde me by myne awne arme, ∧ my feru&ebar;tnesse susteyned me. And thus will I treade downe þe; people in my wrath, ∧ bathe th&ebar; in my displeasure: and vpon the earth will I laye their str&ebar;gth.

^noteI will declare the goodnesse of þe; Lord, ye and the prayse of the Lorde for all that he hath geuen vs, for the greate good þt; he hath done for Israell: which he hath gyuen them of his awne fauoure, ∧ accordynge to þe; multitude of his louynge kindnesses. For he sayde: These no doute are my people, ∧ no shrinkynge chyldr&ebar;, and so he was their sauyoure. In their troubles he ^note was also troubled &wt; them, C   and the angell þt; went forth from hys presence, delyuered th&ebar;: Of very loue ∧ kyndnesse þt; he had vnto them, redemed he th&ebar;. He hath borne them, and caryed them vp euer, sence þe; worlde beganne. But after they prouoked him to wrath ∧ vexed his holy mynde he was their enemye, ∧ fought agaynst them him selfe. Yet rem&ebar;bred Israell the olde tyme of Moses ∧ his people. ^note sayinge wher is he þt; brought th&ebar; from þe; water of the see, ^note with th&ebar; þt; fead his shepe? where is he þt; hath geuen his holy sprete amonge them? he ledd th&ebar; by the ryght h&abar;de of Moses with hys glorious arme: deuidinge þe; water before th&ebar; (wherby he gat him selfe an euerlastinge name) he led th&ebar; in the depe, as an horse is led in þe; playne, þt; they shulde not st&obar;ble, as a tame beast goeth in the felde: and the breath gyuen of God gyueth him rest.

Thus (O God) hast thou led thy people, to make thy selfe a glorious name with all.

D    ^noteLoke downe then fr&obar; heauen, ∧ beholde the dwellynge place of thy sanctuary ∧ thy glory. Howe is it, þt; thy gelousy, thy str&ebar;gth, the multitude of thy mercyes ∧ thy louynge kyndnesse, wyll not be entreated of vs? Yet art thou ^note our father. For Abrah&abar; knoweth vs not, nether is Israel acquaynted &wt; vs. But þu; Lorde art our father ∧ redemer, ∧ thy name is euerlastynge. O Lorde, wherfore hast þu; led vs out of thy waye: ^note Wherfore hast thou hardened our hertes, þt; we feare the not? Be at one &wt; vs agayne, for thy serua&ubar;tes sake and for the generacyon of thyne herytage. Thy people hath had but lytle of thy Sanctuary in possessyon, for oure enemyes haue troden downe the holy place. And we were thyne fr&obar; the begynnynge: when thou wast not their Lorde, for they haue not called vpon thy name. ¶ The .lxiiij. Chapter. ¶ The prophete (vnder þe; person of the Iewes) bewayleth theyr exyle ∧ bannyshment. Mannes ryghtewesnes is lyke a cloth fyled wyth the floures of a woman.

A   O that thou woldest cleue þe; heauen in sonder, ∧ come downe: that the mountaynes myght melte awaye at thy presence, lyke as at an hote fyre: ∧ that the malicyous myght boyle, as the water doth vpon þe; fyre: Wherby thy name myght be knowne am&obar;ge thyne enemyes, ∧ þt; the Gentyls myght tremble before the. When thou wroughtest wonderous stra&ubar;ge worckes, we loked not for th&ebar;. Thou cammest downe and the hylles melt at thy presence. For sence the begynnynge of the worlde it hath not bene hearde or perceaued, ^note nether hath any eye sene another God besyde the: which dost so moche for th&ebar;, that put their trust in the.

B   Thou helpest him that doth ryght wyth cherefulnesse, ∧ them that thyncke vpon thy

wayes. But lo, thou hast bene angrye, for we offended ∧ haue bene euer in synne, ^note yet shall we be saued. We are all as an vnclene thynge, ∧ all oure ryghteousnes are as the clothes stayned with þe; floures of a woman: we fall euerychone as the leafe, for oure synnes cary vs awaye lyke the wynde. There is no man that calleth vpon thy name, that standeth vp to take holde by the. C   Therfore hydest thou thy face from vs, and consumest vs, because of oure synnes.

But nowe O Lorde, þu; father of oures: ^note we are the claye, ∧ thou art oure potter, ∧ we all are the worcke of thy h&abar;des. ^noteBe not to sore dyspleased (O Lorde) ∧ kepe not oure offences to longe in thy remembraunce, but consydre that we all are thy people. D   The cyties of thy Sanctuary lye waste. ^noteSyon is a wyldernesse, and Ierusalem a desert. Oure holy house which is oure bewty, where oure fathers praysed the, is brent vp: ye, all oure c&obar;modities ∧ pleasures are wasted awaye. Wylt thou not be intreated (Lorde) for all this? Wylt thou holde thy peace, and scourge vs so sore? ¶ The .lxv. Chapter. ¶ The felycitye of Ierusalem, and the callynge of the Heathen.

A    ^noteThey seke me, that hytherto haue not asked for me: they fynde me, þt; hyther to haue not sought me. I haue sayde I am here, I am here. I am founde of a people that neuer called vpon my name. For thus longe haue I euer holden out my h&abar;des to an vnfaythfull people, þt; go not the ryght waye, but after their awne ymaginacyons: To a people that is euer defyinge me to my face. ^noteThey make their oblacyons in gardens, and their smoke vpon ^note aulters of brycke, they lurcke am&obar;ge the graues, and lye in the dennes all nyght. ^noteThey eat swynes fleshe, ∧ vncleane broth is in their vessels. If þu; comest nye them, they saye touch me not, for I am holyer then thou

All these men when I am angry, shalbe turned to smoke ∧ ^note fyre, that shall burne for euer. B   Beholde it is wryten before my face, ∧ shall not be forgotten, but recompensed. ^noteI shall rewarde it them into their bosome: I meane youre mysdedes, and the mysdedes of youre fathers together (sayeth the Lorde) which haue made their smokes vpon þe; mo&ubar;taynes, and blasphemed me vpon the hylles: therfore will I measure their olde dedes into their bosome againe. Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde: ^note lyke as when one wolde gather holy grapes, men saye vnto hym: breake it not of for it is holy: ^note euen so wyll I do also for my seruauntes sakes, that I wyll not destroye them all. But I wyll take a sede out of Iacob, ∧ out of Iuda one, to take possessi&obar; of my hyll. My chos&ebar; shall possesse these thinges, ∧ my serua&ubar;tes shall dwell there. Sar&obar; shalbe a shepefolde, ∧ ^note the valley of Achor shall geue þe; stallynge for the catell of my people, þt; feare me. ^note C   But as for you, ye are they þt; haue forsaken the Lord, and forgotten my holy hill. Ye haue set vp an aulter vnto Iuppiter, ∧ geuen rych dryncke offerynges vnto the planettes. Therfore wyll I nombre you with the swerde, þt; ye shall be destroyed all together. For when I called, no man gaue me answere: when I spake, ye herkened not vnto me, but dyd wyckednes before myne eyes, and chose the thynge þt; pleased me not:

Therfore thus sayeth þe; Lorde God: Beholde, my seruauntes shall eate, but ye shall haue honger: Beholde, my seruauntes shall dryncke, but ye shall suffre thurste. Beholde, my seruauntes shall be mery, but ye shall be confounded. Beholde, my seruauntes shall reioyce for very quyetnesse of herte: But ye shall crye for sorowe of hert, and complayne for vexacy&obar; of mynde. Youre name shall you leaue accursed amonge my chosen, for God the Lorde shall slaye you, and call his seruauntes by another name. ^noteWho so reioyseth vpon earth, shall reioyse in þe; true God. And who so sweareth vpon earth, shall sweare in the true God. For þe; olde enmyte shalbe forgotten, and taken awaye oute of my syght. ^noteFor lo, I shall make a newe heauen, and a newe earth. And as for þe; olde, they shall neuer be thought vp&obar;, ner kepte in mynde: but þe; Lorde sayth be glad and euermore reioyse, for the thynges, that I shall do.

D   For why: Beholde, I shall make a ioyfull Ierusalem, and his people ioyfull, yee, I my selfe will reioyse wyth Ierusalem, ∧ be glad &wt; my people. ^noteAnd the voyce of wepynge and waylinge shall not be herde in her from th&ebar;ce forth. There shall nether be chylde ner olde m&abar;, that haue not their full dayes. But when the chylde c&obar;meth to an h&obar;dreth yeare olde, it shall dye. And yf he þt; is an hundreth yeare of age do wronge, he shalbe cursed. ^noteThey shall buylde houses, ∧ dwell in th&ebar;: they shall plante vyneyardes, ∧ eate þe; frute of them. They shall not buylde, and another possesse: they shall not plant and another eate: ^note But the lyfe of my people shalbe lyke a tre, and so shall the worcke of their h&abar;des.

My chosen shall lyue longe, they shall not laboure in vayne, ner begett wyth trouble: for they are the hye blessed sede of the Lorde, and their frutes with them. And it shalbe, that or euer they call, I shall answere them. Whyle they are yet but thinckynge howe to speake, I shall heare them. ^noteThe wolff and the lambe shall fede together, and the lyon shall eate haye lyke the bullock. ^noteBut earth shalbe the serpentes meate. There shall no man hurte ner slaye another, in all my holy hyll, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ The .lxvj. Chapter. ¶ God dwelleth not in temples made by mannes hande. He despyseth sacrifyces done without mercy ∧ fayth. God comforteth them that are troubled for hys sake. Amonge the Chrysten, the Sabboth is contynuall.

A   Thus sayeth the Lorde: ^note Heauen is my seate, ∧ the earth is my fote stole. Where shall nowe þe; house stande, that ye wyll buylde vnto me? And where shall be the place, that I wyll dwell in? As for these thynges, my hande hath made them all, ∧ they are all created, sayeth the Lorde. ^noteWhych of them shall I then regarde? Euen him that is pore and of a lowly troubled sprete, ∧ standeth in awe of my wordes. For who so slayeth an oxe for me, doth me so greate dishonoure, as he that kylleth a m&abar;. He that kylleth a shepe for me, knetcheth a dogge. B   He that bryngeth me meatoffrynges, offreth swynes bloude: Who so maketh me a memoryall of incense, prayseth þe; thynge that is vnryght. Yet take they soch wayes in hande, and their soule delyteth in these abhominacyons.

^noteTherfore wyll I also haue pleasure in laughynge them to scorne, and þe; thynge that they feare, wyll I brynge vpon them. ^noteFor when I called, no man gaue answere: when I spake, they wolde not heare: But did wickednesse before myne eyes, and chose þe; thynges þt; displease me. Heare the worde of God all ye that feare the thynge which he speaketh. Youre brethren that hate you, and cast you out for my names sake, saye: The Lorde is haynouse against vs, but you shall se him in ioye when they shalbe confounded.

C    ^noteThen shall be heard agret noyse fr&obar; the cytie and the temple, the voyce of the Lorde, þt; wyll rewarde, ∧ recompence his enemyes: lyke as when a wyfe bringeth forth a man chylde, or euer she suffre the payne of þe; byrth ∧ anguyshe of þe; trauayle. Who euer hearde or sawe soche thynges? doth the gro&ubar;de beare in one daye? or are the people borne all at once, as Syon traueyled in childe byrth and bare her sonnes? For thus sayeth the Lorde. ^noteAm I he that maketh other to beare, and beare not my selfe? Am not I he that beareth and maketh baren? sayeth thy God. D   Reioyse with Ierusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that loue her. ^noteBe ioyfull with her, all ye þt; mourned for her. For ye shall sucke comforte out of her brestes, and be satisfyed. Ye shall taste, and haue delyte in the pl&ebar;teousnesse of her power. For thus sayeth þe; Lord: beholde, I wyll lett peace into her, lyke a water floude, and the myght of the Heythen lyke a flowynge streame. Th&ebar; shall ye sucke, ye shall be borne vpon her sydes, and be ioyfull vp&obar; her knees. For lyke as a chylde is comforted of his mother, so shall I comforte you, and ye shalbe comforted in Ierusalem. And wh&ebar; ye se thys, youre herte shall reioyse ^note and youre bones shall floryshe lyke an herbe.

E   Thus shall the hande of the Lorde be knowne amonge hys serua&ubar;tes, and hys indignacyon amonge hys enemyes. For beholde, the Lorde shall come with fyre, ∧ hys charet shall be lyke a whorle wynde, that he maye rec&obar;pence his vengea&ubar;ce in his wrath and hys indignacyon with the flame of fyre. For the Lorde shall iudge all flesh wyth the fyre and with his swerde, and there shalbe a greate nombre slayne of the Lorde. Soch as haue made them selues holy and cleane in the gardens, ∧ those þt; haue eaten swynes flesh, myce, and other abhominacyons, shalbe taken awaye together, sayeth the Lorde. For I wyll come to gather all people ∧ tonges with their workes and ymaginacy&obar;s: these shall come, and se my glory. F   Unto them shall I geue a token, and sende certayne of them (that be delyuered) amonge the Gentiles: into Cilycia, Affryca, and Lydia (where men can h&abar;dle bowes) into Italye and also Greke lande.

G    ^noteThe Iles farre of, that haue not herde speake of me, and haue not sene my glory, shall preache my prayse amonge the Gentiles, and shall brynge all youre brethren for an offrynge vnto the Lorde, out of all the people, vp&obar; horses, charrettes and horse lytters, vpon Mules and cartes to Ierusalem my holy hyll (sayeth the Lorde) lyke as the chyldre of Israel brynge the offrynge in cleane vessels, to the house of the Lorde.

^noteAnd I shall take out certayne of them for to be prestes and leuites, sayeth þe; Lorde. For lyke as the newe heauen and the newe earth which I wyll make, shalbe fast stablisshed by me: (sayeth þe; Lorde) So shall youre sede and youre name c&obar;tynue, and there shalbe a newe Moone for the other, and a newe Sabbath for the other, and all fleshe shall come to worshippe before me (sayeth þe; Lorde) And they shall go forth and loke vp&obar; the caryons of them that haue transgressed agaynst me. ^noteFor their wormes shall not dye, nether shall their fyre be quenched, ∧ all flesh shall abhorre them. ¶ The ende of the boke of the Prophete Esay,

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