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 .iiij. Chapter.
¶ A complaynte agaynst the people and the prestes
of Israel.
A Heare the worde of the Lord, O
ye chyldren of Israel. For the
Lorde must punysh, them that
dwell in the lande. And why?
There is no trewthe, there is no
mercie, there is no knowledge of God in the
lande: but swearyng, ly&ebar;ge, manslaughter:
theft ∧ aduoutry haue gott&ebar; the ouerhande,
and one bloudgyltinesse foloweth another.
Therfore shall the land be in a miserable case,
and all they that dwell therin, shall be roted
out. The beastes in the felde, the foules
in the ayre, ∧ the fyshes in þe; see shall dye. Yet
is there none, þt; wyll chast&ebar; nor reproue another.
noteFor thy people rebukethe the prestes,
whych shulde refourme other men.
B Therfore stomblest thou in the daye tyme
∧ the prophet &wt; the in þe; nyght. I wyll bring
thy mother to syl&ebar;ce, and why? note my people
perish, because they haue no knowledg. Seinge
then þt; thou hast refused vnderst&abar;ding,
therfore wyll I refuse the also: so that thou
shalt nomore be my preste. And for so moche
as thou hast forgott&ebar; þe; lawe of thy God, I
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wyll also forget thy chyldr&ebar;. The more they
increased in the multitude, þe; more they synned
agaynst me, therfore wyll I ch&abar;ge theyr
honoure into shame. noteThey eate vp the synnes
of my people, and corage them in theyr
wickednesse. noteThus the prest is become lyke
the people.
C Wherfore I wyll punish them
for their wicked wayes, and rewarde th&ebar; accordynge
to their awne ymaginacyons. note
They shall eate, ∧ not haue ynough. They
haue vsed whordome, therfore shall they not
prospere: and why? they haue forsaken the
Lorde and not regarded hym.
Whordome, wyne ∧ dronckenesse taketh
the herte awaye. noteMy people aske councell
at their stockes, their staffe must tell th&ebar;. For
an whoryshe mynde hath desceyued them so
that they c&obar;mitte fornicacion agaynst theyr
God. noteThey make sacrifyces vpon the hye
mountaynes, ∧ burne their incense vpon the
hilles, yee, am&obar;g the okes, groues ∧ bushes,
for there are good shadowes.
D Therfore,
youre daughters are become harlottes, and
youre spouses haue brok&ebar; theyr wedlocke, I
wyll not punish youre daughters for beinge
defyled, ∧ youre brydes þt; became whores: note
seynge the fathers th&ebar; selues haue medled &wt;
harlottes, ∧ offered &wt; vnthriftes: but the people
þt; wyll not vnderst&abar;de must be punyshed.
Though thou Israel art disposed to playe
the harlot, yet shuldest not thou haue offended,
O Iuda: thou shuldest not haue runne
&rhand; to Gilgal note ner haue gone vp to Bethauen,
note ner haue sworne, the Lord lyueth. For
Israel is gone backe lyke a wanton cowe.
The Lorde therfore shall make her fede, as
the lambe that goeth astraye. And where as
Ephraim is become partaker of Idols, wel,
let him go. Their dronckennes hath put th&ebar;
backe, ∧ brought them to whordome. Their
rulers loue rewardes, bringe, (saye they) to
their awne shame. A wynde shall take holde
of theyr fethers, and they shalbe confounded
in theyr offrynges.
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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