King James Bible, 1611 [1611], THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Testament, AND THE NEW: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and reuised by his Maiesties speciall C&obar;mandement Appointed to be read in Churches (Imprinted... by Robert Barker [etc.], London) [word count] [B10000].
To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
CHAP. XIII.
1 They were not excused that worshipped any
of Gods workes: 10 But most wretched are
they that worship the works of mens hands.
-- --
1
Surely vaine are all men
by nature, who are ignorant
of God, and could not
out of the good things
that are seene, know him
that is: neither by considering the
workes, did they acknowledge the
worke-master;
2
noteBut deemed either fire, or wind,
or the swift aire, or the circle of the stars,
or the violent water, or the lights of
heauen to be the gods which gouerne
the world:
3
With whose beautie, if they being
delighted, tooke them to be gods: let
them know how much better the Lord
of them is; for the first Author of beautie
hath created them.
4
But if they were astonished at
their power and vertue, let them vnderstand
by them, how much mightier
he is that made them.
5
For by the greatnesse and beautie
of the creatures, proportionably the
Maker of them is seene.
6
But yet for this they are the lesse
to bee blamed: for they peraduenture
erre seeking God, and desirous to finde
him.
7
For being note conuersant in his
workes, they note search him diligently,
and beleeue their sight: because the
things are beautifull that are seene.
8
Howbeit, neither are they to bee
pardoned.
9
For if they were able to know so
much, that they could aime at the world;
how did they not sooner finde out the
Lord thereof?
10
But miserable are they, and in
dead things is their hope, who called
them gods which are the workes of
mens hands, golde and siluer, to shewe
arte in, and resemblances of beasts, or a
stone good for nothing, the worke of an
ancient hand.
11
noteNow a note carpenter that felleth timber,
after hee hath sawen downe a tree
meet for the purpose, and taken off all
the barke skilfully round about, and
hath wrought it handsomely, ∧ made
a vessell thereof fit for the seruice of
mans life:
12
And after spending the note refuse of
his worke to dresse his meat, hath filled
himselfe:
13
And taking the very refuse among
those which serued to no vse (being a
crooked piece of wood, and ful of knots)
hath carued it diligently when hee had
nothing else to doe, and formed it by the
skill of his vnderstanding, and fashioned
it to the image of a man:
14
Or made it like some vile beast,
laying it ouer with vermilion, and
with paint, colouring it red, and couering
euery spot therein:
15
And when he had made a conuenient
roume for it, set it in a wall, and
made it fast with yron:
16
For he prouided for it, that it might
not fall: knowing that it was vnable to
helpe it selfe, (for it is an image and hath
neede of helpe:)
17
Then maketh hee prayer for his
goods, for his wife and children, and is
not ashamed to speake to that which
hath no life.
18
For health, hee calleth vpon that
which is weake: for life, prayeth to that
which is dead: for aide, humbly beseecheth note
that which hath least meanes to
helpe: and for a good iourney, hee asketh
of that which cannot set a foot forward:
19
And for gaining and getting, and
for good successe of his hands, asketh
abilitie to doe, of him that is most vnable
to doe any thing.
1005
King James Bible, 1611 [1611], THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Testament, AND THE NEW: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and reuised by his Maiesties speciall C&obar;mandement Appointed to be read in Churches (Imprinted... by Robert Barker [etc.], London) [word count] [B10000].
|
