Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .xxiii. chapter.
¶ He speaketh agaynst euel Curates that make hauock
of þe; flocke of þe; Lord. Of the conuersion of þe; remnaunt
of the Iewes to the fayth. The commynge of the true
shepherde Christ is prophecyed. Agaynst false Prophetes,
when a Prophete preacheth the worde of God. God
conuerteth the hertes of the hearers. Agaynst Prophetes
that preache lyes vnder the name of God. The myracles
of false Prophetes.
A Wo be notevnto the shepherdes, that
destroye, and scatre my flocke, sayeth
þe; Lorde. Wherfore this is the
c&obar;maundement of the Lorde God of Israel,
vnto the shepeherdes that fede my people:
Ye scatre ∧ thrust out my flocke, ∧ loke not
vpon th&ebar;. Therfore now wyll I vyset the
wickednes of youre ymagynacions, sayeth
the Lorde. And wyll gather together þe; remnaunt
of my flocke, from all landes that I
had dryuen th&ebar; vnto, and will brynge them
agayne to their pastures, that they maye
growe &abar;d increase. I wyll set shepherdes also
ouer them, which shall fede them. They
shall nomore feare and drede, for there shall
none of them be lost, saieth the Lorde. note
B Beholde,
the tyme c&obar;meth, sayeth the Lorde, þt;
I wyll rayse vp the &club; ryghteous braunche
of Dauid, note which kynge shall beare rule, &abar;d
he shall prosper with wysedome, ∧ shall set
vp equite ∧ righteousnes agayne in þe; erth.
In this tyme shall Iuda be saued, &abar;d note Israell
shall dwell without feare. And this is
the name that they shal call him: note euen the
Lorde oure ryghteousnesse. noteAnd therfore
beholde, the tyme c&obar;meth, sayeth the Lorde
that it shall nomore be sayde: the Lorde lyueth,
which brought the chyldren of Israell
out of the lande of Egypte: But the Lorde
lyueth, which brought forth, &abar;d led the sede
of the house of Israel, out of the North lande,
and from all countrees where I had scatred
th&ebar;, and they shall dwell in their awne
lande agayne.
My herte breaketh in my body because
of the false prophetes, al my bones shake: I
am become lyke a droncken man (that by þe;
reason of wyne can take no rest) for verye
feare of the Lorde, and of his holy wordes:
Because the lande is full of aduouterers ∧
thorowe swering it mourneth note ∧ the pleasaunt
pastures of the deserte are dryed vp.
C Yee, the waye that men take, is wicked, and
theyr gouernaunce is nothinge lyke the holy
worde of the Lorde. For prophetes and þe;
prestes them selues are polluted ypocrites,
and theyr wyckednes haue I founde in my
house, saieth þe; Lorde. Wherfore, their way
shall be slyppery in the darcknesse, where in
they maye stacker ∧ fall. For I wyll bryng
a plage vpon them, euen the yeare of theyr
visitaci&obar; saieth the Lorde. I haue sene foly
amonge the Prophetes of Samaria, that
they preached for Baall, and disceaued my
people of Israell.
I haue sene also amonge the Prophetes
of Ierusalem foule aduoutry, &abar;d presumpteous
lyes. They take the most shamefull
men by the hande, flattringe them, so þt; they
cannot returne from theyr wyckednes. All
these &wt; their cytesyns are vnto me, as Sodome,
and as the inhabitours of Gomorre.
Therfore thus sayeth þe; Lorde of Hostes
concernynge the prophetes: note Beholde, I
will fede them with wormwod, and make
th&ebar; drincke the water of gall. For from the
prophetes of Ierusalem is ypocrisye come
into all the lande.
D And therfore the Lorde of Hostes geueth
you this warninge. noteHeare not the wordes
of the prophetes, that preach vnto you, and
disceaue you: surely they teache you vanyte
for they speake the meanynge of their awne
herte, ∧ not out of the mouth of the Lorde.
noteThey saye vnto th&ebar; that despyse me: The
Lorde hath spok&ebar; it: Tush: ye shal prospere
ryght well. And vnto all th&ebar;, that walcke
after the lust of theyr awne hert, they saye:
Tush, there shall no misfortune happ&ebar; you.
For who hath sytten in the councell of the
Lorde, þt; he hath herde ∧ vnderstande, what
he is aboute to do: Who hath marcked hys
deuyce, and herde it? noteBeholde, the stormy
wether of þe; Lorde (that is, his indignaci&obar;)
shall go forth, and a vyolent whirlwynde
shall fal downe vpon þe; heade of þe; vngodly.
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And the wrath of the Lorde shall not turne
agayne, vntyll he perfourme and fulfyl the
thought of hys herte. noteAnd in the latter
dayes ye shall knowe his meanynge.
E I haue not sent these prophetes (saieth þe;
Lorde) ∧ yet they ranne. noteI haue not spok&ebar;
to th&ebar;, and yet they preached. But yf they
had continued in my councell they had opened
to my people my wordes ∧ they had turned
my people fr&obar; their euell wayes ∧ wycked
ymagynacions. noteAm I then God that
seyth but the thinge, whiche is nye at hande,
&abar;d not that is farre of? sayeth the Lorde.
noteMaye eny man hyde hym self so, þt; I shall
not se hym? sayeth the Lorde. noteDo not I
fulfyll heauen and earth? sayeth the Lorde.
I haue herde well ynough, what þe; prophetes
saye þt; preache lyes in my name, sayeng:
I haue dreamed, I haue dreamed. How longe
wyll this continue in the prophetes hert
to tell lyes, &abar;d to preache the crafty sotylte
of their awne hert? Whose purpose is (with
the dreames that euery one tell) to make
my people forget my name, as theyr forefathers
dyd, when Baall came vp. The prophet
that hath a dreame let hym tell it note &abar;d
he that vnderstandeth my worde, let hym
shewe it faythfully.
F For what hath chaffe and wheate to do
together? sayeth þe; Lorde. Is not my worde
lyke a fyre, sayeth the Lorde, and Lyke an
hammer, þt; breaketh the harde stone. Therfore
thus sayeth the Lorde: beholde, I wyll
vpon the prophetes, that steale my worde
priuely fr&obar; euery man: Beholde, here am I
(sayeth the Lorde) agaynst the prophetes,
that make tunges tender to speake, ∧ saye:
The Lorde hath sayde it. Beholde, here am
I (sayeth the Lorde) agaynst those prophetes,
þt; darre prophecy lyenge dreames, and
disceaue my people with their vanyties, &abar;d
myracles, whom I neuer sent, ner c&obar;maunded
them. They shall do this people greate
harme, sayeth the Lorde.
Yf this people, ether eny prophet or preste
aske the and saye: what is &rhand; the burth&ebar; of
the Lorde? Thou shalt saye vnto th&ebar;: what
burthen? Therfore wyll I cast you fro me,
(sayeth þe; Lorde) because ye your selues are
a burthen. And the prophet, preste or people
that vseth this terme (the burthen of þe; Lorde)
hym wyll I viset, and his house also.
But thus shall ye saye, euery one to another,
∧ euery man to his brother. &rhand; What
answere hath þe; Lord geuen? or what is the
Lordes c&obar;maundement?
G And as for þe; burthen
of the Lorde, ye shal speake nomore of
it: for euery m&abar;s awne worde is his burth&ebar;
because ye haue altered the wordes of þe; lyuynge
God the Lorde of Hostes our God.
Thus shall euery man saye to the Prophetes:
what answere hath the Lorde geu&ebar;
the? Or, what sayth the Lorde? And not once
to name the burthen of the Lorde. Therfore
thus saieth the Lorde. For so moche as
ye haue vsed thys terme (the burthen of the
Lorde) where as I notwithstandynge sent
vnto you, and forbade you to speake of the
Lordes burthen.
Beholde therfore, I wyll repute you as
a burthen, and will cast you out of my presence:
yee, and the citie also, that I gaue you
and your fathers: and will bryng you to an
euerlastinge confusion, and into soch a shame,
as shall neuer be forgotten.
Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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