A   It happened, that in the syxte yeare þe; fyfth daye of the syxte moneth. I sat in my house, and the Lordes of the councell of Iuda with me: and the hande of the Lorde God fell euen there vpon me. And as I loked vp, ^note I sawe as it were a licknesse of fyre from hys loynes downe warde and fr&obar; hys loynes vpwarde it shyned maruelous cleare ∧ lyke an angell to loke vpon. ^noteThis symilitude stretched out an hande, and toke me by the hearrye lockes of my head, B   and the sprete lyft me vp betwyxte heau&ebar; and earth: and brought me in a visyon to Ierusalem, into the entrie of þe; inner porte that lyeth towarde the north: there stode an ymage, with wh&obar; he that hath all thynges in hys power, was very wroth.

And beholde, the glory of the God of Israel was in the same place: euen ^note as I had sene it afore in the felde. And he sayde vnto me: Thou sonne of m&abar;, O lyft vp thyne eyes, and loke towarde the north. Then lyft I vp myne eyes towarde the north, C   ∧ beholde: besyde the porte northwarde, there was an aulter made vnto the ymage of prouocacy&obar; in the very entryng in. And he sayde furthermore vnto me: Thou sonne of m&abar;, seest thou what these do? Seest thou the greate abhominacyons that the house of Israel c&obar;mytte in thys place? to dryue me fr&obar; my sanctuary? But turne the aboute, and thou shalt se yet greater abhominacyons. And wyth that brought he me to the courte gate: ∧ when I loked, beholde, there was an hole in þe; wall. Then sayde he vnto me: Thou sonne of m&abar;, dygge thorow the wall. D   And wh&ebar; I dygged thorow the wall, beholde, there was a dore. And he sayde vnto me: Go thy waye in, and loke what wycked abhominacyons they do here. So I wente in, and sawe: and beholde, there were all maner ymages of wormes ∧ beastes, all Idoles and abhominacyons of the house of Israel paynted euery one ro&ubar;de about the wall. Ther stode also before the ymages. ^note lxx. Lordes of the councell of the house of Israel: and in the myddest of them stode Iaazanih the sonne of Saphan: And euery one of th&ebar; had a censoure in hys h&abar;de, and out of the incense, there went a smoke, as it had bene a cloude. Then sayde he vnto me. Thou sonne of m&abar;, hast thou sene what the Senatoures of the house of Israel do secretly, euery one in hys chambre? ^note E   For they saye: Tush, the Lorde seeth vs not, the Lorde regardeth not the worlde. And he sayd vnto me: Turne the yet agayne, and thou shalt se yet greater abhominacy&obar;s þt; they do. And wyth that he brought me to the dore of the porte of the Lordes house, towarde þe; north. And beholde, there sat women mournynge for Thamus. Then sayde he vnto me: hast thou sene thys, thou sonne of man? F   Turne þe; aboute, and thou shalt se yet greater abhominacy&obar;s then thes are. And so he brought me into the inwarde court of the Lordes house: and beholde at þe; porte of the Lordes house, betwyxte the fore entrye &abar;d the aulter, there were fyue and tw&ebar;ty men, that turned their backes vpon the temple of the Lorde, and theyr faces towarde þe; easte, and these worshypped the sonne.

G   And he sayde vnto me: hast thou sene this, thou sonne of man? Thynketh the house of Iuda, that it is but a trifle, to do these abhominacyons here? Shulde they fyll the lande full of wyckednesse, and vndertake to prouoke me vnto anger? Yee, and purposely to cast vp theyr noses vpon me? Therfore will I also do some thynge in my wrathfull dyspleasure, so þt; myne eye shall not ouerse th&ebar;, nether wyll I spare them. ^noteYee, and though they crye in myne eares wyth loude voyce, yet wyll I not heare them.

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