A   Agayne, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me: sayenge. Thou sonne of man, Speke to þe; children of thy people, and tell th&ebar;: Whan I sende a swearde vpon a lande, yf the people of the lande take a m&abar; of their countre, ∧ set hym to be their ^note watchman, the same man (whan he seyth þe; swearde come vpon the lande) shall blowe the trompet, and warne the people.

If a man now heare the noyse of the tr&obar;pet ∧ wyll not be warned, and the swearde come: and take him awaye: his bloude shall be vpon his awne head: for he herde þe; sound of the trompet, ∧ wolde not take hede, therfore his bloude be vpon him. But yf he will receaue warninge, he shall saue his lyfe.

B   Agayne, yf the watch man se þe; swearde come, and shewe it not with the tr&obar;pet, so that the people is not warned: yf the swearde come then, ∧ take eny man from among th&ebar;: the same shall be taken awaye in his awne synne, but his bloude wyll I require of the watchmans hande.

^noteAnd now (O thou sonne of man) I haue made the a watchman vnto the house of Israel: that where as thou hearest eny thinge out of my mouth, thou mayest warne th&ebar; on my behalfe. If I saye vnto the wycked thou wycked, thou shalt surely dye, ∧ thou geuest him not warnynge, that he maye bewarre of his vngodly waye: then shall the wycked dye in his awne synne, but his bloude wyll I require of thy h&abar;de. Neuertheles, yf thou warne the wycked of hys waye, to turne from it, where as he yet wyll not be turned from it, th&ebar; shal he dye because of his synne, but thou hast deliuered thy soule.

C   Therfore (O thou sonne of man) speake vnto þe; house of Israel. Ye, saye thus: Oure offences and synnes lye vpon vs, and we be corrupte in them: how shulde we then be restored vnto lyfe? Tell them: ^note As truly as I lyue saieth the Lord God, I haue no pleasure in þe; death of the wycked, but moch rather þt; the wycked turne fr&obar; his waye, ∧ lyue. Turne you, turne you fr&obar; your vngodly wayes, O ye of the house of Israell. Oh wherfore wyll ye dye?

Thou sonne of man, tell the chyldren of thy people: ^note The righteousnes of the ryghteous shal not saue him, whansoeuer he turneth awaye vnfaithfully. Agayne, the wyckednesse of the wycked shall not hurt hym, whan soeuer he conuerteth from hys vngodlynesse.

And the ryghteousnesse of the ryghteous shall not saue his lyfe, whansoeuer he synneth. If I saye vnto the ryghteous, that he shal surely lyue, and so he trust to his awne ryghteousnesse, and do synne, then shall hys righteousnesse be nomore thought vp&obar;, but in the wyckednesse that he hath done he shal dye. ^note D   Agayne, yf I saye vnto the wycked: thou shalt surely dye: and so he turne from his synnes, and do þe; thinge that is lawfull and right: In so moch that the same wicked man geueth þe; pledge agayne, restoreth that he had taken awaye by robbyry, walcketh in the commaundementes of lyfe, and doth no wronge. Then shall he surely lyue, and not dye. Yee, the synnes that he hath done, shall neuer be thought vp&obar;. For in so moch as he doth now the thinge that is lawfull ∧ ryght, he shall lyue. And yet the chyldren of thy people saye: Tush: the waye of þe; Lorde is not ryght, but they lye, where as their awne waye is rather vnright.

When þe; ryghteous turneth fr&obar; his ryghteousnes and doth the thing that is wicked he shall dye therfore. But yf the wicked turne from his wickednesse, doing the thinge þt; is lawfull and right, he shall lyue therfore. Yet ye saye: ^note the waye of the Lorde is not equall. O ye house of Israell ^note I will iudge euery one of you after his wayes.

E   In the .xii. yeare, the .v. daye of þe; tenth moneth of oure captiuite, it happened, that one which was fled out of Ierusal&ebar;, came vnto me, and sayd: the citye is destroyed. Now þe; hande of þe; Lord had bene vpon me the euening afore this m&abar; (which was escaped) came vnto me, ∧ had &rhand; opened my mouth, vntyll þe; mornyng þt; he came to me: yee, he opened my mouth, so þt; I was nomore domme. Then came the worde of þe; Lord vnto me, ∧ sayd. Thou sonne of man, these þt; dwell in þe; wasted l&abar;de of Israel, saye: Abraham was but one man, and he had the lande in possession: now are we many ∧ the lande is geuen vs to possesse also. F   And therfore tell them. Thus sayeth the Lord: ^note In the bloud haue ye eaten, youre eyes haue ye lyft vp to Idoles, ^note and haue shed bloud: shall ye then haue the lande in possession?

Ye leane vpon your sweardes, ye worcke abhominaci&obar;s, euery one defileth his neyghbours wife: and shall ye th&ebar; possesse the lande? Saye þu; these wordes vnto them. Thus saieth the Lord God. As truly as I lyue all ye þt; dwell in thys wyldernesse, shalbe slayne with þe; swearde: whatsoeuer is vpon the felde, will I geue vnto the beastes to be deuoured: those that be in strong holdes ∧ dennes, shall dye of the pestilence. For I wyll make the lande so desolate and waste, ∧ the pompe of her strength shal come to an ende. The mountaynes in Israel shalbe so waste that noman shall trauayle therby.

G    ^noteThen shall they lerne to knowe, that I am the Lord, when I make the lande waste ∧ desolate, because of all their abhominacions, that they haue wrought. And thou sonne of man, the childr&ebar; of thy people that talcke of the, by the walles and in the dores of their houses, sayinge one to another: Come, let vs heare, what worde is gone forth from the Lord. These come vnto the, after þe; maner of a greate people: yee, as who sayth they were my people, they syt downe before the, and heare thy wordes, but they do not therafter ^note for in their mouthes they make a Ieste of them, and theyr herte goeth after theyr awne couetous lucre. And as a balet that hath a swete tune, and is pleasaunt to synge, so shalt þu; be vnto them: thy wordes shal they heare, but they will not do therafter. Wh&abar; this c&obar;meth to passe (for lo, it commeth in dede) then shall they knowe, þt; there hath bene a prophet amonge them.

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