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 .x. Chapter.
¶ Agaynst Israell and hys Idols.
A Israel was a goodly note vyne, but
he hath brought forth vnprofytable
frute: yee, þe; more frute he had,
the mo aulters he made: the more
good I dyd to their lande, the more frendshype
shewed they to their ymages. Theyr
herte is deuyded, therfore wyll they be destroyed.
The Lord shall breake downe their
ymages, he shall destroye theyr aulters.
Then shall they saye: we haue no kynge, for
why? we haue not feared þe; Lord. And what
shall then the kynge do to vs? They comen
together, and sweare vayne othes: they be
confederat together, therfore groweth their
punishment, as the wedes in the sorowes of
the lande.
B They that dwell in Samaria haue worshypped
the calfe of Bethau&ebar;: therfore shall
the people mourne ouer them, yee, ∧ the prestes
also, that in theyr welthynesse reioysed
wyth them: and why? it shall passe awaye
fr&obar; them. It shall be brought to the Assirian,
for a present vnto kynge Iareb. Ephraim
shall receaue full punyshment. Israell shalbe
confounded for hys awne ymaginacyons,
Samaria &wt; his kynge shall vanyshe awaye
as the scomme in the water. &rhand; The hye
places of Auen where Israell do synne, shall
be cast downe: thystles and thornes shall
growe vp&obar; theyr aulters. noteThen shall they
saye to the mountaynes: couer vs, and to the
hylles: fall vpon vs.
C O Israell, thou hast synned as note Gabaa
dyd afore tyme, where they remayned: shuld
not the batayll then come vpon the wycked
chyldren, as well as vpon the Gabaonites?
I wyll chasten them, euen after myne awne
desyre, the people shalbe gathered together
ouer them, when I punyshe them for their
great wyckednesse. Ephraim was vnto me,
as a cowe þt; is vsed to go to plowe, therfore
I loued hym, and fell vpon his fayre necke.
I droue Ephraim, Iuda plowed, and Iacob
played þe; husb&abar;de m&abar;: Sowe vnto ryghteousnes,
and reape the frutes of weldoinge:
plowe vp your freshe lande, for it is tyme to
seake the Lorde tyll he come and rayne rightuousnesse
vpon you. But you haue plowed
vngodlynes: ye haue reped iniquytie, you
haue eaten the frute of lyes. Seynge thou
puttest thy c&obar;fydence in thyne awne wayes,
and leauest to the multitude of thy worthyes:
there shall growe a sedicyon amonge
thy people. All thy str&obar;ge cyties shalbe layed
waste, euen as Salmana was destroyed
with his famyliers, thorowe him that was
auenged of Arbell, in the daye of batayll,
where the mother peryshed with her chyldren.
Euen so shall it go with you (O Bethell)
because of youre malicyous wickednesse.
Lyke as the mornynge goeth awaye,
so shall the kynge of Israel passe.
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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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