An Abridgeme[n]t of all the Canonical books of the olde Testament written in Sternholds meter by VV. Samuel |
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Exodus.
The first Chapiter.
And then the first of Exodus,the twelue tribes it dooth name:
Whiche being dead & laid in earth
their children came to fame.
A new king then to Egipt came,
that gaue the midwiues charge:
To kil the males when they were borne
but they set them at large.
The ii. chapiter.
Born Moyses was and after cast,euen down the riuer in reeds:
And Pharoes daughter took him vp
and shewd him motherly deeds.
Then Moyses slue an Egiptian,
and fled and took a wife:
The people cride vnto the Lord,
whiche saw their woful life.
The iii. chapiter.
Caused was Moyses sheep to keep,not far from Oreb hil:
Wherin a bushe the Lord appeerd,
and tolde him all his wil.
the Israelites to tel:
That out of bondage they should come
and liue and doo ful wel.
The iiij. Chapiter.
Declaerd by double signes it is,that calld he was by God:
His reasons all they are assoild,
and foorth the Lord him bad.
As Aaron met with him in feeld,
togither then they went:
Of Iethro, Moyses took his leaue,
and yod where he was sent.
The v. Chapiter.
Eche bothe of them with outen fear,tolde Pharao God his minde:
The more the people were opprest,
the king was so vnkinde.
Then cride they out and gan to chide,
with Moyses and Aaron:
And Moyses axed God the cause,
whiche looked them vpon.
The vj. chapiter.
Festfully was deliuerance,vnto the Israelites:
whiche made them cheerful wightes
Then Rubens spring with Simeon,
is tolde and Leuy too:
Of whom came Moyses and Aaron,
that had Gods hestes to doo.
The vii. chapiter.
God made Moyses Pharoes God,and Aaron his Prophet:
And then God turned Moyses rod,
into a Serpent great,
The sorcerers did euen the same,
to harden Pharoes hart:
Then were their waters turnd to blood
yet did he not conuart.
The viij. chapiter.
Hit was Pharao, then and plagued,with Frogs ouer the land:
He sent for Moyses and Aaron,
to take the thing in hand.
He mocked them, therfore the Lord
turned their dust to lice:
And they put by, then came there flies,
after the Lords deuice.
The ix. chapiter.
that died in Pharoes land;
And sixtly sores with botches great,
yet did he God withstand.
The seuenth was haile & thunder mucht
that made the land to shake:
And lightning great from heuen on hie,
whiche causd them all to quake.
The x. Chapiter.
Knowledge he yet would not his faultbut God he did resist:
He did it not in ignorance,
but wel he knew and wist.
The eyght plage next was grashopper
that God almightie sent:
The ninthe was darknes in the day,
they knew not where they went.
The xi. chapiter.
Leaue then was giuen the Israelites,the Egiptians to spoil:
Against they should depart and go,
and giue them all a foil.
At midnight then the Lord did vow,
to make so great a slaughter:
The first born of Egipt to kil,
as it is tolde heer after.
The xii. chapiter.
Made heer is next the passeouer,and sweet bread for to eat:
And if their children axt the cause,
the meaning they must treat.
The first born then destroyed are,
and robbed were the rest:
And so the Hebrues took their way,
towards the land behest.
The xiij. chapiter.
Now all the first in Israels birth,the Lord did take and chuse:
Commaunding them an yeerly feast,
among them for to vse.
Then passed they the wildernes,
with Iosephs bones also:
Two pillers for the day and night,
they had therby to go.
The xiiii. chapiter.
Out Pharo went hard in his hartagainst the Israelites:
So folowde he with all his train,
and came within their sightes
But God his people did defend,
by night and day from harm:
They past the sea but Egipt men,
lay drowned in a swarm.
The xv. chapiter.
Past whē they were this daūger greatthey sang a goodly song:
A woman came with diuers mo,
and daunced all along.
The bitter water was made sweet,
and plesant for to drink:
God must be heard in his couenant
and on him must we think.
The xvj. chapiter.
Quainted when that they were two monthswithin the wildernes:
They wisht them selues again to be,
in Egipt at their fleshe.
It rayned Quailes from heauen on hie,
and Manna for their bread:
And fortie yeeres in wildernes,
with that they were all fed.
The xvij. chapiter.
Remoouing on they lacked drink,and grudge then did the flock:
At Moyses sute then had they some
whiche came out of a rock.
Foorth came a king hight Ameleck,
against them for to fight:
then were they put to flight.
The xviii. chapiter.
So Iethro Moyses father in law,came Moyses for to see:
Who welcomde him, his wife & sonnes
after the best degree.
When Iethro saw what paines he took,
when iudgement he did vse:
Suche actiue men as loued not coin
to help, he wild him chuse.
The xix. chapiter.
Then as they went they came vnto,the mount of Sinai:
A royall people they are calld
if Gods wil they apply.
The Lord did say, he that dooth touche
the hil, shall die outright:
But Moyses wild, went vp to him
in thunder and great light.
The xx. chapiter.
When he was come he gaue to him,ten iust commaundements:
Precepts to keep and guide vs by
with all their whole contents.
his man Moyses to make:
And if of stone he did it build,
no tool therto to take.
Twentie chapters afore are tolde,
in order as they stand:
The rest heere after ye may read,
if ye wil take in hand.
in order as they stand:
The rest heere after ye may read,
if ye wil take in hand.
The xxi. chapiter.
And then this book, as it is calld,euen Exodus by name:
Dooth tel good lawes for magistrates,
to execute the same.
That masters be not ouer sore,
their seruants for to main:
And he that kils a man is iudgd,
for it he must be slain.
The xxij. chapiter.
Beholde you then these godly lawesof theft the fourth folde paid:
He that defiles an vnplight lasse,
he marry must the maid.
A witche and he that knowes a beast
bothe die they must of right:
and hated in Gods sight.
The xxiii. chapiter.
Coupeling wise these chapters three,ronne all of ciuil lawes:
Iudges are wild to take no gifts,
but heere the poore mans cause.
Thou maist not followe a multitude,
wickednes to commit:
Nor haue to doo with forren Gods,
though thou shoulds die for it.
The xxiiij. chapiter.
Decree to Moyses God did then,and to the head rulers:
To worship him the whiche dooth dwel,
on hie aboue the starres.
The law was tolde and all the rout,
with voice therto obayes:
So Moyses went vp to the mount,
and bode there fortie dayes.
The xxv. chapiter.
Euen then to him did God describethe fashion of his place:
His tabernacle how to build,
in euery point and cace.
with Moyses he would treat:
Between the Cherubs in their place
whiche was his mercy seat.
The xxvi. & xxvii. chapiter.
Foorth on is tolde in these two next,chapters of Exodus:
Whiche was declared to Moyses there
as God did it discus.
How that his holy place and house,
whiche was his temple tho:
Should be as he had it deuisde,
wherby he might it knowe.
The xxviii. chapiter.
God did also to him describe,how Aaron should be clad:
Suche garments might the people tel
what office Aaron had.
A brest lap and a tunicle,
a strait cote vnder that:
With other things that he must were,
whether he stood or sat.
The xxix. chapiter.
How Aaron should a Preest be made,to him was reuelated:
they should be consecrated.
And God to him did promise then,
that he would be their God:
And they should knowe he had thē saued,
from Pharao and his rod.
The xxx. chapiter.
Inioynd an aulter he must make,theron to burn incence:
Also on it to reconcile,
yeerly for their offence.
A brasen lauer he must make,
to washe and make all clean:
The anointing oyl, with all the rest,
more holy things did mean.
The xxxi. chapiter.
Knowledge two men thē had of Godto woork the holy things:
The Saboth eke and day of rest,
God vnto Moyses minges.
And Tables twain the Lord did giue,
to Moyses on the hil:
Wherin were writ the ten preceptes,
whiche was th'almighties wil.
The xxxii. chapiter.
the people were so vain:
And Moyses praid to God for them,
and burst the tables twain.
When he came down he chod the preest,
and burnt the calfe in fire:
Moyses earnestly praid for them,
yet some were paid their hire.
The xxxiii. chapiter.
Marche on forward God to them bad,that they should thense depart:
But God denide to go with them,
they were of froward hart.
And when the people hard therof,
they did lament in minde:
Moyses willed to see Gods face,
and saw him but behinde.
The xxxiiii. chapiter.
Now were the tables made again,and God his mercy plight:
To cope with gentles or their Gods
it is forbidden quite.
The sweet bread feast is first begon,
and Saboth day is tolde:
The first frutes Moyses heard exprest,
whose face did shine like golde.
The xxxv. chapiter.
Of diuērs things to them is toldethat is afore exprest:
To offer tithes and pay their frutes,
eche one of them was prest.
Bezaleel, Ahaliab,
which wrought in silk and sayes:
The tabernacle they must make,
and Moyses dooth them praise.
The xxxvi. chapiter.
Plentie of things did these two makeas God gaue them in gift:
Kings of golde and curtens eke,
to run all in a drift.
The people brought suche store of stuffe,
that there was ouer muche:
Willing they were to build Gods house
and for to make it riche.
The xxxvii. chapiter.
Quite all of wood the Ark was made,the mercy seat of golde:
The tables and the candlesticks,
were made of the same molde.
Lamps like cups that stood on them,
to burn and to giue light:
according vnto right.
The xxxviii. chapiter.
Reard vp for offrings was the next,whiche should there on be burnt:
A brasen lauer for to washe,
muche like vnto a funt.
Of Sicles thousands was the some,
that of good wil they gaue:
They sparde no cost to please the Lord,
so he their soules might haue.
The xxxix. chapiter.
So Aarons garmentes they did makeAppointed for the nones:
Of costly golde and goodly silk,
all set with pretious stones.
So finishe then they did the woork,
as God to Moyses wild:
And he it blest and praisd it muche,
when he the woork beheld.
The xl. chapiter.
Then last of all, almightie God,to Moyses tolde his minde:
How he should set the holy things,
in their order and kinde.
the tabernacle quite:
The presence of the Lord of hostes,
was with it day and night.
Thus Exodus is finished,
iust fortie chapters all:
Leuiticus comes next to it,
whiche haue likewise ye shall.
iust fortie chapters all:
Leuiticus comes next to it,
whiche haue likewise ye shall.
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