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 .iiii. Chapter.
¶ The rewarde of them that kepe the lawe, and the punyshment
of them that despyse it. A comfortynge of þe;
people beynge in captyuytye. A complaynte of Ierusalem,
and vnder the figure therof, of the churche. A
consolacion and comfortynge of the same.
A Thys is the booke of the commaundementes
of God, and the lawe that endureth
for euer. All they that kepe it,
shal come to lyfe: but soch as forsake it, shal
come to death. Turne the O Iacob, and take
holde of it: walke by this waye thorowe
hys bryghtnesse and shyne. Geue not thyne
honoure to another, and thy worshyppe to a
stra&ubar;ge people. O Israel, note how happye are
we, seyng þt; God hath shewed vs soch thynges
as are pleasaunt vnto hym? Be of good
cheare, thou people of God, O thou aunci&ebar;t
Israel. noteNow are ye solde am&obar;ge þe; Heath&ebar;,
howbeit, not for your vtter destruccyon: but
because ye prouoked God þe; Lorde to wrath
and displeasure, therfore were ye delyuered
vnto your enemies: for ye displeased þe; euerlastyng
God that made you, offeringe vnto
deuels ∧ not to God. Ye haue forgotten him
that brought you vp, and youre nurse haue
-- --
ye greued, O Ierusalem.
B Whan she sawe þt; the wrath of God was
commynge vpon you, she sayde: Herken O
ye that dwell aboute Syon, for God hath
brought me into great heuynesse: and why?
I se þe; captyuite of my people, of my sonnes
and daughters, which the euerlastyng God
wyll brynge vpon them. Wyth ioye dyd I
norysh th&ebar;, but now must I leaue th&ebar; wyth
wepynge and sorow.
Let no man reioyce ouer me wyddowe ∧
forsaken: which for the synnes of my childr&ebar;
am desolate of euery m&abar;. For why? they departed
from þe; lawe of God: they wold not
knowe his ryghteousnes, ner walke in the
waye of his commaundementes: and as for
the pathes of the truth and godlynesse, they
had no lust to go in them.
C O ye dwellers aboute Syon: come, and
let vs call to rem&ebar;braunce the captyuite, þt;
the euerlastyng God hath brought vp&obar; my
sonnes ∧ my daughters. noteHe hath brought
a people vp&obar; th&ebar; from farre, an vncurteous
people and of a straunge language: whych
nether regarde the olde, ner pytie the yong.
These haue caryed awaye the deare beloued
of my wyddowes, leauyng me alone,
both desolate and childles. But alas, what
can I helpe you? Now he that hath brought
these plages vpon you, delyuer you also fr&obar;
the handes of our enemyes.
Go your waye (O my chyldren) go your
waye: for I am desolate ∧ forsaken. noteI haue
put of the clothynge of peace, &abar;d put vp&obar;
me the sack cloth of prayer, and for my time
I wyll call vpon þe; moost Hyest. Be of good
cheare O my chyldren: crye vnto the Lord,
and he shal delyuer you from þe; power of the
prynces, your enemyes.
For verely, I haue euer a good hope of
your prosperous health: yee a very gladnes
is come vpon me from the holy one, because
of the mercy that ye shall haue of oure euerlastynge
sauyoure.
D Wyth mourning and wepynge dyd I let
you go fro me, but with ioye and perpetuall
gladnes, shall the Lorde bryng you agayne
vnto me. Lyke as þe; neyghbours of Syon
sawe your captiuite from God. Eu&ebar; so shal
they also se shortly youre health in God,
which shal come on you with great honoure
and euerlastynge worshyppe.
O my chyldr&ebar;, note suffre paciently þe; wrath
that shall come vpon you. For the enemye
hath persecuted the, but shortly thou shalt
se hys destruccyon, and shalt treade vpon
hys necke. My derlynges haue gone rough
harde wayes, for they are led awaye as a
flocke that is scatred abrode wyth the enemyes.
But be of good comforte (O my children)
and crye vnto þe; Lord: For he that led
you awaye, hath you yet in rem&ebar;braunce:
and lyke as ye haue bene mynded to swarue
from your God, note so shall ye now endeuour
your selues .x. tymes more, to turne agayne
and to seke hym. For he that hath brought
these plages vp&obar; you, shall bryng you euerlastyng
ioye agayne with your health. Take
a good herte vnto the, O Ierusalem: for
he which gaue the that name, exhorteth the
so to do.
noteThe wycked doers that now put the to
trouble, shal perysh: and soch as haue reioysed
at thy fall, shalbe punyshed. The cytyes
whom thy chyldren serue, and that haue caryed
awaye thy sonnes, shalbe correct. For
lyke as they be now glad of thy decaye (and
reioyse at thy fall) so shall they mourne in
theyr awne destruccion. The ioye of theyr
multytude shalbe taken awaye, and theyr
cheare shalbe turned to sorowe. For a fyre
shal fal vpon th&ebar; from the euerlastyng God
longe to endure: and it shalbe inhabited of
deuels for a great season.
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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