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 fyrst Chapter.
¶ Now we ought to searche and enquyre after God: ∧
who be those that fynde hym. Of the holy goost, we
ought to flye from backbitynge ∧ murmurynge, ∧ c.
A O sett youre affeccy&obar; vp&obar; ryghteousnesse,
ye that be iudges of
the earth. Haue a good opinion
of the Lorde, and seke hym in þe;
synglenesse of herte. For he wil
be founde of them þt; tempte him not, ∧ appeareth
vnto soch as put their trust in him. As
for frowarde thoughtes, they separate from
God, but vertu (yf it be alowed) refourmeth
the vnwyse. And why? wysdome shall not
entre into a frowarde soule, ner dwell in the
body that is subdued vnto synne. For þe; holy
goost abhorreth fayned nurtoure, ∧ withdraweth
hym selfe from the thoughtes that
are without vnderst&abar;dyng: and where wyckednes
hath the vpper h&abar;de, he flyeth from
thence. For the sprete of wysdome is louynge,
g&ebar;tle and gracyous, ∧ wyll haue no pleasure
in hym that speaketh euell wyth hys
lyppes. For God is a wytnesse of hys reynes,
a true searcher out of hys herte, and an
hearer of hys t&obar;ge. For the sprete of þe; Lord
fylleth the rounde compasse of the worlde: ∧
the same that vpholdeth all thynges hath
knowledge also of the voyce.
B Therfore, he that speaketh vnryghteous
thinges, can not be hydd, nether maye he escape
the iudgement of reprofe. And why? inquysicion
shalbe made for the thoughtes of
the vngodly, and the reporte of hys wordes
shall come vnto God, so that his wickednes
shalbe punished. For þe; eare of gelousy heareth
all thynges, and the noyse of the grudginges
shall not be hydd. Therfore, beware
of murmurynge, which is nothynge worth,
and refrayne youre tonge from sclaunder.
For there is no worde so darck and secrete þt;
it shall goo for naught: and the mouth that
speaketh lyes, slayeth the soule.
C O seke not your awne death in the erroure
of your lyfe, destroye not your selues thorow
the worckes of youre awne h&abar;des. For
God hath not made death, nether hath he
pleasure in the destruccyon of the lyuynge.
For he created all thinges, that they myght
haue their beynge: yee all the people of the
earth hath he made þt; they shuld haue health
that there shulde be no destruccyon in them,
and that the kyngdome of hell shulde not be
vp&obar; earth (for righteousnesse is euerlasting
and immortall, but vnryghteousnes bryngeth
death.) Neuerthelesse the vngodly call
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her vnto them both with wordes ∧ workes:
and whyle they thyncke to haue a frende of
her, they come to naught: for the vngodly
that are confederate with her and take her
parte, are worthy of death.
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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