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.

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