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Amos hee did Prophecy,
in Ieroboams dayes
Damascus and the Philistins
shall perishe as he sayes.
Tirus and Idumea,
the like shalbe their lot:
And Ammon for his crueltie,
whiche was the sonne of Lot.

The ii. Chapiter.

Because of Moabs crueltie,
against the Edomites:

Bothe he and Iuda for their factes
shall see ful woful sights.
The Israelites for careles spoile,
shall flee before their foes:
What woorks for them the Lord had wrought
he breefly to them showes.

The iii. Chapiter.

Can any thing be wrought or doon,
but God dooth woork the same?
His Prophets that doo prophecy,
they doo it in his name.
That Israel shalbe destroyd,
by Egipt God dooth tel:
Samaria and Bethel eke,
shall haue their fee as wel.

The iiii. Chapiter.

Down wil he throw their rulers eke,
for spoyling of the poore:
They thought by outward holines,
to scape so sharp a shoure.
By famin and great scarsitie,
by pestilence and swoord,
He punisht them: it would not serue,
to bring them to his woord.

The v. Chapiter.

Euil hap should fall on Israel,
for them he dooth lament:
Leaue of from wrong he willeth them,
with speed for to repent.
It wil not serue their sacrifice,
ne burning of incence:
When Iudgemēt runnes as water flud
he wil with them dispence.

The vi. Chapiter.

Ful plesantly their Princes liu'de,
deliting all in ease:
With meat and drink and melody,
thus they them selues did please.
Therfore the Lord did swear their end,
they trusted in their strength:
As captiue men they should be led
therfore away at length.

The vii. Chapiter.

Giue signes he dooth by Grashoppers,
by fire and lined wall.
That God would stroy the Israelites,
and ouerthrowe them all.
Amaziah vnto the King,
of Amos did complain,
And him rebukte, but he him tolde
what therby he should gain.

The viii. Chapiter.

He yet again dooth tel the heads,
how they the poor oppresse:
And vsed shameful robbery,
in making measures lesse,
For whiche they should be ouer run,
and perishe with the swoord:
A famine he would send on them,
the wanting of his woord.

The ix. Chapiter.

If all the wayes they seek they can,
yet shall they not put by:
But bothe the temple and themselues,
he wil them bothe destroy.
Yet wil he sift as in a siue,
his chosen from the rest
And home they shall return again,
and liue in quiet rest.

FINIS.

This Shepheard he hath tolde his minde,
that came from keeping sheep:
Now Obadiah dooth come in,
to comfort them that weep.

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The Prophecy of Amos.

The i. Chapiter.