mes and Order of all the Books if the Old tament, with the Number of their Chapten hath Cha Proverbs hath Chapten so Ecclefiaftes 40 The Song of Solomon 36 Jeremiah Daniel 24 21 Hofea 31 Joel 24 22 Amos 25 Jonah Jo Habakkuk coks of the New Testaments To the moft High and Mighty Prince The Titours of the BIBLE, with Grace, Merc U Rest and manifold were the Bieffings (mot dread Severely which mighty God, she Father of all Mercies, befte apon the People of England, when first ba fent go My Royal Perfon to Rule and Rign eviT WIF ritmas the Expectation of many who wifi d NO TENT Shen, that for the fasting of coat bright Occidental-at La Blissberb of most happy Memory. Some thick and palpat s of Darkness would so have overshadowed this Land, in Maldave been in doubt which may they were to walk, a sit Geould barely be known, who was to direct the unfers! Set: THE APPERTAnos of your Majesty, a of the Sun in Strraich, infenily dispelled thofe fuppofed and furmised Mi Age unto all that were well off.ted, exceeding cause of Co fet; fpecially when we bebeld the Government effabished in 20 Highness, and your hopeful Seed, by an undowited itsis, and this a mad nita Perce and Tranquility at home and Areas But amet all one jogs there was no one that more filled Rets, sean the bleed continuance of the Preaching of Goa's f.c Wet amongst us which in that triftimable Treasure, which excel at Bieres of the Earth, because the Feult thereof extendet Jet only to the time spent in this tranfitorg World, but rests and allpolet's Men to that eternal Happiness which is a Tora not to fuffer this to fall to the ground, but rather to tek h Cha-II. Theffalonians hath Chard to continues it in that State, wherein the famous Predic 28 pters 24 H. Timothy John BOD Revelations of your Hinwerfs did leave to Ney, to go forward wish she Confi Reflation of a Man, in maintaining the Truth of Chrifi rogating it for and near; is that which hath so bound and fo At the HIT:s of a your Majrays Loyal and Religious Prople that your very Name is precious among them; their Eys B: Perfon, hunder God is the lamediate Authour of the lign with Comfort, and they bless you in their Hearts, as the Hypnf. And this their Contentment doth not diminish or the Zal of your Majefty towards the House of God, doth nat at every Day Inorsafeth and taketh strength, when they obfer jockare, but is more and more kinaled, manifefting it felt In the farthest parts of Chrißendom, by Writing In Defence Tre (which hath given fuch a Blow unto that Man of Sin, le Healed) and every Day at Home by Religious and I Durst, by Fr. quenting the House of God, by Hearing th Fred by Cserijhing te Teachers thereof by Caring for the mot Tender and Loving Nurfing Father. Tre are infinite Arguments of this right Chrifiian and Aim in your Majesty, But none is more Forcible to decl stthen the vehement and perpetuated D fire of the Acoo and willing of tai. Work watch now with all Humility Tour Majefty. Err when your Highness at once out of a ESTE how conviment it wasy That out of th The Epille Dedicatory." Sacred Tongues, together with comparing of the Lelours, both in ou Qon, and oter Freign Languages, of many mortag M.n who won before us, shere fhould be one more Excelt Translation of the holy Scr ptures into the English Tengue pour Majefty did never defit tourg and to excite twofe to whom it was commended, that the Work migh be haftned, and that the Bafinefs might be expedites in fo decent Manner, as a matter of face importance might fiftly require." And now, at lift, by the Mercy of God, and 40 Continuance our Labours, it being brought unto fuch a Conclufion, as that we has great hope that the Cource of England fhall reap good fruit thereby We hold it our Duty to offer is to our Mjfly, not only as to ou King and Sovereign, but to the principal Mover and Author Sue Work: Humbly craving of your mot Sacred Mjfty, that fine thing of this Qurity have ever been fubject to the Cenfures of ill meaning and arfcontented Perfons, it may receive Approbation and Patronage from fo Learnid and Juriciou a Prince as your Highne}| tshofe Alowance and Acceptance of our Laveurs, fhall more Henom and Incourage us, than all the Calumniations and hard interpretation of other Men fhall if may use So, that if on the one fide we shall b tradused by Popish Perfons et House or A road, who therefore wil malignus, breause we are poor Inftruments to make Gra's koly Truth to be get more and more known unto People, whom they defire-ft To keep in ignorance and Darkness: Or if on the other fide we shall be maligned by felf conosited Brethren who ran ghr own ways, an give liking to nothing, the what is framed by themselves, and hammered on their Anvil we may reft fecure, supported wishin by th Truth and Inneity of a good Confcience, having walked the Ways of Simplicity and Integrity, as before the Lare; and juftained without by the powerful Protection of your Majefty's Grace and Favour, which will ever give Countenance to Honeft and Coriftian Endeavours, against Bitter Cenfares, and Uncharitable Imputations. the Lord of Heaven and Earth blef your Majefty with many and happy Days, that as his heavenly Hand hath enriches your Highness with many finguler and extraordinary Graces for you may be the Wonder of the World in this latter Age, for Happiness and true Fr alotry, to the Honour of tut Great GOD, and the Good of wis Curch, throng fejus Chriff our Lora and only Saviour. こ The The Bpille Dedicatory." fogether with comparing of the Leleurs, both la Freign Languages, of many worthy Min who w hould be one more Exaft Tranflaten of the holy Scr English Tengue jour Majefty did never defit tours wift to woon it was commended, that the Work migi that the Bafines might be expedites in fo affent atter of face importance might fiftly require. The First Book of Mofer, called GENE CHAP. I. N the beginning God 14 And God faid morning were the Created the heaven and be its in the f the ch And the earth was from the night: so the heaven, to divi without form sed void, be for figs and for nd darkness was upon for days, and years. the fret of the deep and the 14 And let them b -Liff, if the Mercy of God, and Continue fpick of God moved upon the in the firmament of eing brought unto fuch a Conclufion, as that we ne Cures of Bagland all reap good fruit thereby to give light upon Duty to offer is to our Mignot only as to our And God faid, Let there be and it was fo. but to the principal over and Authour of Bght: and there was light 16 And God med wy craping of your mot Sacred Mjfly, that since And God fow the light, that lights, the greater #wwgood: and God divided the day, and the Witp bere ever been fujit to the Cenfures oft from the darknet. to rule the night: 1 Leanda Jelour a Prince as your High And God celled the light sts alf. ntented Perfons, it may receive Approbation and and Acceptance of our Leurs falmere Ho an all the Calumniations and hard interpretation mayns So that if on the one fide wo fhall 17 And God fett D, and the ariefs be cated give light upon the 18 And to rule o fans at Home or Aroud, who therefore be shotment in the midst of and over the night, a The waters, and let is divide the light from the nd Darkness: Or if on the other fide me ball waters from the waters. and God (aw that it 29 And the eveni the what is framed by themselves, and but, wd divided the waters morning were the fo ich were under the fireia 10 And God fal wwwbove the firmament: and the moving creatur fam the waters which waters bring forth It was fo. And God called the firmt- bore the earth in t et Heren; and the evenlagmament of heaven. life, and four that and ter marang were the fe-1 we may reft ficure, Supported within by tu ja good Confoleros, having walked the Wait. ig, as before the hire and fuflete wi ion of your Majefty's Grace and Favour, w meni to Honest and Cariftian Bedens and Uncharitable Imputations. and Earth bless your Majesty with many berenly Hand wash enriches your Hig 11 And God cre whales, and every extraordinary Graces; fo you may be 9 And God fid. Let the wature that moveth, f that Great GOD, and the Good of let the dry land appear: and it very winged fow ten vader the heaven be gather waters brought rits later Age, for Happinefr and trut fath grafe, and the herb yielding of the earch after b And the earth brought and creeping thin etter bis kind, and the tree it was fo. yeling fruit, who's feed was 25 And God ma Gow that it was good. , after bis kind; and of the earth after 1 cattel after their The And the evening and the every thing that A Genefis. The forß fabbath. the earth after kis kind: and God faw that it was good.. 26 And God faid, Let us make man in our image, after out likeness: and let them have demision over the fish of the fea, and over the fowl of the sir, and over, the cattel, and over all the earth, and over eve19 creeplag thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 50 God created man in his owa Image, in the image of God created be bim: male and female crested he them. 18 And God bellid them, and God sid unto them, Be fuitful, and multiply, and replenith the earth, and fubdue it: and bave dominion over the fb of the fes, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 9 And God faid, Behold, I have given you every berb beating feed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which the fruit of a tree siling feed: to you it fhall be for meat. 30 And to every beaft of the eath, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there life, I have given eve. ry green herb for meat and it wes fo. 31 And God faw every thing that he had made, and behold, It was very good. And thoevening and the morning were the fixth day. TH CHAP. II. Hus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the feventh dayG d ended his work which he had made and be rested on the feventh day from all his work which he bad made. 3 And God bleffed the feventh day, and fan&ifed it: becafe that in le he had refted from all ble work, which God created and made. ¶ Thefe are the generations The garden of Eden of the heavens,and of the cartb when they were created, in th day that the LORD God mad the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was la the earth, an every herb of the field, befor it grew: for the LORD God h not cafed it to rain-upon-1b earth, and there was not a ma to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mil from the earth, and water:d th whole fece of the ground. 7 And the LORD God formee msn of the duft of the ground and breathed into his noßril the breath of life, and man bey came a living foul. 8 And the LORD God plant ed a garden caft.ward in Edea and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 Aad out of the ground, made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleafant to the fight, and good for food: the tree of life alfe in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was parted, and became into four beads. 1 The name of the firt is Pifon: that is it which compar feth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gld of that land. good: there is bdellium and the onyx-ftone. 13 And the name of the fecond river is Gihon: the fame it that compafleth the whole. land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third Hver is Hiddeke!: that it which goeth toward the eaf of Affyria. And the fourth river Euphrates. 15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to drefs it and to keep it. 16 And the LORD God.commaaded the man,faying, Of eve ry tree of the garden thou mayeft fietly eat: 17. But Chap, iij. Her is kind; and of the heavens and of the cast of the tree of the den, God harb faid, Ye fha when they were created, in the im good. God fad, Let us day that the LORD God made or image, after the earth and the heavens, mod let them have 5 And every plant of the field, the 6 of the before it was in the earth, and the day owledge of good and evil, eat of it, neither thall ye toa halt not eat of it: for in it, left ye die. in that thou eateft there:f, 4 And the ferpent fald on hot farely dle the woman, Ye thall not And the LORD God fald, die. The fowl of the every herb of the field, befort is a good that the man s For God doth know, The cattel, and it grew: for the LORD God bed red man in his Bat there went up a mift hould alone: I will make in the day ye cat thereof, in kelp meet for him. ad out of the ground the ye fill be a Gods, kno Loto God formed every beat good and evil. your eyes Thall be opened: derfed, and every fowl of 6 And when the woma the air, and brought them unto that the tree good to fee what he would food, and that it was pl hen: and whatforvee A- to the eyes, and a tree= In And Adam sve names to did ear, and gave alfo unre tock of the fruit thereof mand to the fowl of husband with her, and b 7 And the LORD God formed d them, men of the duft of the ground led every living creature, défired to m ke ane wife them, Be and breathed into his nofrie and te the breath of life, and man bo ard fubdue came a living foul. www the name thereof. 7 And the eyes of them over the 8 And the LORD God plant their, and to every beaft of eat. ver every and there be put them out found aa belp meet for were opened, and they over the ed a garden exft-ward in Edes: but for Adam there Behold, made the LORD God to grow lela deep feep to fall upon A-made themselves aprons. eth upon he had formed. And the Loxa God cau- fewed Bigleaves together, that they were raked: an den, and he f:pt: and he took of bribe and clofed up the LORD God walking i theth in ftead thereof. 8 And they beard the vo And the rib, which the and Adam and bis wif garden in the cool of the ry herb every tree that is picafant to the pon the fight, and good for food: the nd every tree of life alle in the midst of he fruit the garden, and the tree of and 10 And a river went out of aide be a woman, and brought the LORD God amongit th of the Eden to water the garden where comps 24 And 9 And the LORD God Adem fald, This t bone of my bonts, and unto Adam, and fald unt The name of the fitch of my 8th: the fhall be Where are thou? reve. Plon: that is it which eld Woman, because the was 10 And he said, I he voice la the za den: and 12 And the gld of that latefort thall & man leive afraid, bresule Ima pok chold, good: there is bdellium andere onto bis wife: and 11 And he fald, Who to And they were both maked, eaten of the tree, wherto cond river & Gihan: the end bla wife, and were manded thee, that thou t that thou wat naked? b it that compelleth the whole d the land of Brhiepis and 14 And the ame of the third Her is Hiddeke!: that i Gd which goeth toward the end eliad Ayrla. And the fourth tivat the Euphrates. thed. CHAP. III. not est? 10 the frpent was more man, whom thou giv ra And the man faid, fall than any beat of the with me, he gave me Bill which the LORD God had trce, and I did ext. wis, Yes, bath God fald, Ye unto the woman, Wa fat eat of every turce of the rest thou haft done? 15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the enth Rarden of Eden, to drels it and Work cafe to keep it. the nest, We may cat of ibes 14 And the LORD ind the women feld unto pulled mr, and I did ea woman fald, The fe mall 16 Aad the LORD God.com fruit of the trets of the gar unto the ferpeat, Beca ated meaded the man,faring, "Olda ry tree of the garden thou maye 17.BA bat done this, thou t of the fruit of the tree above all cute, s Willa the raid of the ger every beaft of the fi |