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How Lot & Abrā did depart, out frō th' Egiptian lād,
How they their Cattel did diuide, is here to vnderstād.
The second time God promiseth, to geeue vnto Abram
The Land that Lot and he went to, thats called Canaā.

1

Then Abram out from Egipt went
his Wife and Lot also:
And with thē tooke such as they had,
and Southward did they goe.

2

And so frō thence to Bethel towne
whereas hee was before:
Of Gold, and Syluer Abram had
and Cattel eke great store.

3

And when he came vnto the place,
where first he pitcht his Tent,
And to the Aulter which hee made
where sacrifice he brent.

4

Euen thereupon the name of God
deuoutlye did hee call,
And God him heard, and him preserude,
so that he might not fall.

5

And Lot also with him that went,
had Cattel, Tentes, and Sheepe.
So that the Land not able was,
the Heardes of both to keepe.

6

For why the Substance was so great,
both of the one and other,
As that they might not without stryfe
there soiourne long together.

7

The Flockes of Sheepe, and Heardes of Beasts
of eyther was so great,
That both their Heardesmen fel at stryfe
and did ech other threate.

8

Then Abram vnto Lot thus sayd,
good Brother quiet bee,
And let not any strife at all
fall out twixt thee and mee,
Ne yet betweene our Heardesmen now
but louingly agree.

9

For why behold before thy face,
doth all the Region lye,
Take thou thy choyse and so depart
which way shall please thyne Eye.

10

If thou the left hand for thy share,
wylt well vouchsafe to take,
The right hand then shal mee content,
I wil it not forsake.

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11

But if thou wylt, the right hand chose.
I am content also
To take the left hand that thou leaues,
choose which thou wilt, and goe.

12

Then Lot lift vp his eyes to see,
and viewde the countrye well,
Which round about all Iorden laye,
that somtime did excell

13

With goodly waters eu'ry where,
til God for synne did shene
Both Sodome, and Gomorra too
which afterward were brent.

14

I say til then, this countrye fayre
appeared to the sight
Euen as the Garden of our God,
wyth pleasure and delight.

15

And as the fruitfull Egipt was,
in all respectes was this,
Until thou come to Bela towne,
whiche Zoar called is.

16

Then Lot well liking all the coastes,
that were in Iordan syde,
Did take his iourney from the Easte,
and would no longer byde.

17

And Abram dwelled in the Land,
that's called Canaan:
But Lot in citties of the playne,
tyll hee to Sodome came.

18

And in that tyme the Sodomites
did Sinne exceedinglye
In Pryde, in Lust, in Idlenesse,
and fylthy Gluttonye.

19

And after that when Lot was gone,
where hee desyerd to bee,

Almighty God to Abram sayd,
lift vp thyne Eyes and see:

20

And looke from place where thou art in,
by North, by South, by Est,
From poinct, to poinct, the compas rounde,
a longe vnto the West.

21

For all the Land, thyne Eyes doth see,
I will make thine to bee:
And to thy Seede, for time vnknowne,
that shalbe after thee.

22

And as the Dust vpon the Earth,
which no man number can:
So will I make thy Seede increase,
aboue the reach of Man.

23

For who that number can the dust,
that on the Earth doth lye,
Shall then thy Seede accoumpt by tale,
and certen number trie.

24

Arise and walke the Lande about,
take vewe thereof, and see
The length thereof, and breadth also,
for I will geue it the.

25

So Abram then his Tente tooke downe,
this sayinge pleas'de him well,
And so went to the Oken groue,
of Mamre there to dwell.

26

This Oken groue in Hebron is
a towne in Canaan,
Where Abram vnto God did builde
an Aulter there to stanne.