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The fayth of Abram proued is
in offringe of his Sonne
How Chryst from God is promised,
for VVorldes redemption.
Of Nahor, Abrams brother eke
the generation

1

After these thinges were sayd & done
it came to passe also
That God did proue this Abraham,
if fayth he had or no:

2

And so the Lorde then did him cal
by name of Abrahame,
Who answered with humble Sprite,
behold Lord here I am.

3

Sayd God to hym: now take thy Sonne
That's Isahack by name,

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Whom thou dost loue to Moriah land,
thou thither bryng the same

4

Thy onely Sonne there sacrifyce
for sacrifyce to me,
Uppon one of the mountaynes there
which I wil shew to thee

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Then Abraham rose early vp,
in morne before the Sunne,
His Asse he sadled and preparde
and iourney his begunne.

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He toke two young men of his owne
and Isahack lykewyse
And wood did cleaue, and ready make
to burne wyth Sacrifyce.

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Then Abraham with his young men
and Isahack also
Rose vp and got them to the place
whereto God had him goe,

8

The third day Abraham lift vp
his eyes and saw the place
Far of: and sayd to his young men
staye here with th' Asse a space:

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I and the Lad wil yonder goe,
and worship as we oughte,
And after come agayne to you
so tooke they wood they brought,

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And layd the same vpon the backe
of Isahack to beare,
But he a Knyfe toke in his hand,
and fyer that was there.

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Together went they vp the Mount,
and passing on the waye
Then Isahack to Abraham
his Father thus gan saye

12

My father deare, who aunswered
thy Father's here my sonne,
Sayd Isahac here lackes as yet
the cheefest thing vndone.

13

I see (said he) her's wood enough
and fyer it to burne,
But wher's the Shepe for Sacrifice
that now should serue the turne?

14

My louing sonne, sayd Abraham
I pray thee be content
God wil prouyde for Sacrifyce
a shepe that shalbe brent
And so together louinglye
vpon the Mount they went.

15

And when they came vnto the place
which God had shewed him
There Abraham an Alter made,
and wood he dressed trym.

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And tooke his swete sonne Isahac
and bound him as he stoode,
And layde hym there the Alter on
aloft vpon the wood.

17

And as he stretched forth his hand,
therein he toke the knyfe,
Myndyng therwith to kil his sonne,
and reaue him of his lyfe:

18

But then the Angel of the Lorde
thus spake from heauen hye:
O Abraham O Abraham:
he sayd, Lord here am I.

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Laye not thy hand, sayd th' Angell than
vpon thy Childe to kyl
Ne any other thynge attempt,
wherby to do him ill.

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20

For now I know thou fearest God,
by this that thou hast done,
And hast not spared for my sake
thy deare and onely Sonne.

21

And Abraham his Eies lift vp,
and lookte on eu'ry syde,
And (loe) a Ramme by hornes was caught,
In bushie Thicket tyde

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His Chyld he toke and did vnbynd,
and from the Alter sette:
And went vnto the Thicket there,
fromwhence the Ramme hee fette.

23

And offred for a Sacrifyce
the Ram that he so caught
In steede of his sonne Isahacke
whom he for offringe brought.

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And Abraham did call the place
Almighty God will see.
As it is sayd vnto this day,
In Mount God seene will be.

25

The Angel calde the seconde tyme
from Heauen to Abraham,
And sayd, I haue my selfe sworne by,
beecause thou hither cam,

26

And hast thus done, and hast not sparde
thy onelye Sonne I see,
I promise make in Blessyng good
I wil my selfe blesse thee:

27

In multiplying I likewyse
wil multiply thy Seede,
As Stars in Heauen, and as the Sand,
vpon Sea Shore in deede.

28

And more, thy Seede shal eke possesse
the gates of al his foes,

And in thy Seede shal Nations al
vpon the Earth that growes

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Be henceforth blessed euermore,
because that thou hast hearde
My voyce, and to fulfyl my wil,
thou hast no time deferde.

30

So Abraham then turned backe
where his two youngmen lay,
They rose and so together went
to Berseba the way.

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And after these thyngs ended were,
one vnto Abraham
Brought from his brother Nahor newes,
how Children eyght forth came

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From Milcha which was Nahors wyfe
And sister vnto Lot,
I say that Nahor by his wife
these children Eyght begot.

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This Remuel that third sonne is
by Pedagree you see
The father of Th' Assyrians
reported is to bee.