And measures and matters of The Truth of the "time" we are in ...how "man" ..."thought to change time and times ... Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord, as a thousand year, and a thousand year as one day.
The Lord is not slack to fulfil his promise, as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward, and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.
creteis@yahoo.com Behold in a wonder full dream during the dread nightmare of the dark season ...of the times and time ..of the season of man ...see son of man ...
and i was taken and shown a number of people ...a few ...
and they were prepared and being prepared to leave ...their houses in and of the world of of the worldly ...
and ways and devices were shared one with another as of they held all things in common ...
and one who were not ...thought ..imagined ...or imagined to be ...being prepared ...were.
and they were leaving their houses ...in and of the world of the worldly ...
and helping others to leave also ...
even were some their "houses" changed ...that the houses might be made worthy. (period)
evenso all whose houses were changed ...prepared ...and those that were shown new houses ...were gathered together...
and a woman appeared beautiful and willing to help and show the people and peoples ...
and she came out of the crowd of the world of the worldly ...a way from them ...for they listened not.
and she met a man ...and showed the man ...whose house was prepared ...with a new house ...
and the man was taken to be shown ...into one of the new houses ...being prepared.
and there was a place to rest there ...
and the of the resting place ...a new song began to play ...
and it filled the house ...with loving music ...
and the song played loudly ...
even to wake up a mean and hard and rude grumpy man ...
even that he would leave that old house ...
OR SEE the house being prepared.
and submit of heart ...to the new song.
and all of all of the few ...RECEIVED of their new houses were GATHERED TOGETHER and sang a NEW SONG.
and scripture came back to remembrance ...
Wisdom is better then strength, and a man of understanding is more worth than one that is strong. Hear therefore ( O' ye Kings ) and understand: O' learn ye that be judges of the ends of the earth. Give ear, ye that rule the multitudes, and delight much people. For power is given you of the Lord, and the strength from the Highest: which shall try your works and search out your imaginations: How that ye being officers of his Kingdom, have not kept the law of righteousness, nor walked after his will. Horribly and that right soon shall he appear unto you: for an hard judgment shall they have that bear rule. Mercy is granted unto the simple, but they that be in authority shall be sore punished. For God which is Lord over all, shall except no mans person, neither shall he stand in awe of any mans greatness: for he hath made the small and great, and careth for all alike. But the mighty shall have the sorer punishment.
Unto you therefore ( O' Kings ) do I speak, that ye may learn wisdom and not go amiss: For they that keep righteousness shall be righteously judged: and they that are learned in righteous things, shall find to make answer. Wherefore set your lust upon my words, and love them, so shall ye come by nurture. Wisdom is a noble thing, and never fadeth away: yee she is easily seen of them that love her, and found of such as seek her. She preventeth them that desire her, that she may first show herself unto them. Whoso awaketh unto her by times, shall have no great travail, for he shall find her sitting ready at his doors. To think upon her, is perfect understanding: and whoso watcheth for her, shall be safe, and that soon. For she goeth about, seeking such as are *mete for her, showeth herself cheerfully unto them in their goings, and meeteth them with all diligence. For the unfeigned desire for reformation is her beginning: to care for nurture is love, and love is the keeping of her laws. Now the keeping of the laws is perfection and an uncorrupt life, an uncorrupt life maketh a man familiar with God. And so the desire of wisdom leadeth to the Kingdom everlasting. If your delight be then in royal seats and scepters ( O' ye kings of the people ) set your lust upon wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore. O' love the light of wisdom, all ye that be rulers of the people. As for wisdom what she is, and how she came up I will tell you, and will not hide the mysteries of God from you: but will seek her out from the beginning of the nativity, and bring the knowledge of her into light, and will not keep back the truth: Neither will I do with consuming envy, for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom. But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world, and a wise king is the upholding of the people. O' receive nurture then through my words, and it shall do you good.O' Lord, how gracious and sweet is thy spirit in all things? Therefore chasteneth thou them measurably that go wrong, and warnest them concerning the things wherein they offend: thou speakest unto them ( O' Lord ) and exhortest them to leave their wickedness, and to put their trust in thee. As for those old inhabitors of the holy land, thou mightest not away with them, for they committed abominable works against thee: as witchcrafts, sorcery and Idolatry: they slew their own children without mercy: they ate up mens bowels, and devoured the blood: yee because of such abominations, misbelieves and offerings, thou showest the fathers of the desolate souls by the hands of our fathers that the land which thou lovest above all other, might be a dwelling for the children of God.
Nevertheless thou sparedest them also ( as men ) and sendest the forerunners of thy host even hornets to destroy them out by little and little. Not that thou wast unable to subdue the ungodly unto righteousness in battle or with cruel beasts, or with one rough word to destroy them together: But thy mind was to drive them out by little and little giving them time and place to amend: knowing well, that it was an unrighteous nation and wicked of nature and that their thought might never be altered. For it was a cursed seed from the beginning, and feared no man: Yet hast thou pardoned their sins. For who will say unto thee: why hast thou done that? Or who will stand against thy judgement? Or who will come before thy face an avenger of unrighteous men? Or who will blame thee, if the people perish, whom thou hast made? For their is none other God but thou, that carest for all things: that thou mayest declare how that thy judgement is not unright. There dare neither king, ner tyrant in thy sight require accounts of them whom thou hast destroyed.
For so much then as thou art righteous thyself, thou orderest all things righteously and punishest even him that hath not deserved to be punished, and takest him for a stranger and an alien in the land of thy power. For thy power is the beginning of righteousness: and because thou art Lord of all things therefore art thou gracious unto all. When men think thee not to be of a full strength, thou declarest thy power: and boldly deliverest thou them over that know thee not. But thou Lord of power judgest quietly, and orderest us with great worship, for thou mayest do as thou wilt.
By such works now hast thou taught thy people, that a man should be just and loving: and hast made thy children to be of a good hope: for even when thou judgest, thou givest room to amend from sins. For in so much as thou hast punished, and with such diligence delivered the enemies of thy servants, which were worthy to die ( where though thou gavest them time and place of amendment that they might turn from their wickedness ) with how great diligence then punishest thou thine own children, unto whose fathers thou hast sworn and made covenants of good promises? So where as thou dost but chasten us, thou punishest our enemies diverse ways to the intent that when we punish we should remember thy goodness: and when we ourselves are punished, to put our trust in thy mercy.
Wherefore where as men have lived ignorantly and unrighteously thou hast punished them sore even through the same things that they worshiped. For they went astray very long in the way of error, held the beasts ( which even their enemies despised ) for gods living as children of no understanding. Therefore hast thou sent a scornful punishment among them, as among the children of ignorance. As for such as would not be reformed by those scorns and rebukes, they felt the worthy judgement of God. For the things that they suffered, they bare them unpatiently, being not content in them but unwilling. And when they perished by the same things that they took for gods, they knowledged then, that there is but one true God, whom afore they would not know: therefore came the end of their damnation upon themTherefore holy brethren, partakers of the celestial callings consider the ambassador and high priest of our profession Christ Jesus, which was faithful to him that made him, even as was Moses in all his house. And yet was this man counted worthy of more glory than Moses: In as much as he which hath prepared the house, hath most honour in the house. Every house is prepared of some man. But he that ordained all things, is God. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a minister, to bear witness of those things which should be spoken afterward. But Christ as a son, hath rule over the house, whose house are we, so that we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of that hope, unto the end.
Wherefore as the *holy ghost saith: today if ye shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts, after the rebellion in the day of temptation in the wilderness, where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years long. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation and said: They *erre ever in their hearts: they verily have not known my ways so that I sware in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest. Take heed brethren that there be in none of you an evil heart in unbelief, that he should depart from the living God: but exhort one another daily, while it is called today, lest any of you wax hard hearted through the deceitfulness of sin.
We are partakers of Christ if we keep sure unto the end the first substance, so long as it is said: today if ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as when ye rebelled. For some, when they heard, rebelled: how be it not all that came out of Egypt under Moses. But with whom was he displeased forty years? Was he not displeased with them that sinned whose carcasses were overthrown in the desert? To whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest: but unto them that believed not? And we see that they could not enter in, because of unbelief*holy ghost saith: aka: spirit of truth. *erre (error) then is plain; against the very truth and verity (realness) of God and Christ.
THE GOSPELL OF ST. JOHN Chpt 14
And he said unto his disciples: Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me. In my fathers house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you even unto myself that where I am, there may ye be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all the days of their life, that they and their children after them may prosper. And I will set up an everlasting covenant with them, Namely: that I will never cease to do them good, and that I will put my fear in their hearts, so that they shall not run away from me.
Yee I will have a lust and pleasure to do them good, and faithfully to plant them in this land, with my whole heart and with all my soul.
For thus saith the Lord: Like as I have brought all this great plague upon this people: so will I also bring upon them all the good, that I have promised them. And men shall have their possessions in this land, whereof ye say now, that it shall neither be inhabited of people ner cattle, but be delivered into the hands of the Caldees. Yee land shall be bought for money, and evidences made there upon and sealed before witnesses in the land of Ben Jamin, and round about Jerusalem: in the cities of Judah, in the cities that are upon the mountains, and in them that lie beneath, yee and in the cities that are in the desert. For I will bring their prisoners hither again, saith the LordNow when I preached, Pheltiah the son of Bananiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice: O' Lord God, wilt thou then utterly destroy all the remnant of Israel? And so the word of the Lord came to me on this manner: thou son of man: thy brethren, thy kinfolk, and the whole house of Juda, which dwell at Jerusalem, say: They be gone far from the Lord, but the land is given us in possession. Therefore tell them thus sayeth the Lord God: I will send you far off among the Gentiles, and scatter you among the nations, and I will hallow you but a little, in the lands where ye shall come. Tell them also, thus sayeth the Lord God: I will gather you again out of the nations, and bring you from the countries were ye be scattered, and will give you the land of Israel again: And thither shall ye come. And as for all impediments, and all your abominations: I will take them away.
And I will give you one heart, and I will plant a new spirit within your bowels. That stony heart will I take out of your body, and give you a fleshly heart: that ye may walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: that ye may be my people, and I your God. But look whose hearts are disposed to follow their abominations and wicked livings: those mens deeds will I bring upon their own heads, sayeth the Lord God. After this did the Cherubins lift up their wings, and the wheels went with them, and the glory of the Lord was upon them. So the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mount of the city toward the east. But the wind took me up, and in a vision ( which came by the spirit of God ) it brought me again into the Caldea among the prisoners. Then the vision that I had seen, vanished away from me. So I spake unto the prisoners, all the words of the Lord, which he had showed meTHE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Chpt 4
As they spake unto the people, the Priests and the ruler of the temple, and the Saduces came upon them taking it grievously that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from death. And they laid hands on them and put them in hold until the next day: for it was now even tide. How be it many of them which heard the words, believed and the number of the men was about five thousand.
And it chanced on the morrow that their rulers and elders and Scribes, as Annas the chief Priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander and as many as were of the kindred of the high Priests gathered together at Jerusalem, and set the other before them, and asked: by what power or what name have ye done this, sirs?
Then Peter full of the holy ghost said unto them: ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, if we this day are examined of the good deed done to the sick man, by what means he is made whole: be it known unto you all, and to the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, and whom God raised again from death: even by him doth this man stand here present before you whole. This is the stone cast aside of you builders, which is set in the chief place of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other. Nor yet also is there any other name given to men wherein we must be saved.
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were unlearned men and lay people, they marvelled, and they knew them, that they were with *Jesu: and beholding also the man which was healed standing with them, they could not say against it. But they commanded them to go aside out of the council, and counselled among themselves saying: what shall we do to these men? For a manifest sign is done by them, and is openly known to all them that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But that it be noised no farther among the people, let us threaten and charge them that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
And they called them, and commanded them that in no wise they should speak or teach in the name of *Jesu. But Peter and John answered unto them and said: whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you more than God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard. So threatened they them and let them go, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people. For all men lauded God for the miracle which was done: for the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was showed.
As soon as they were let go, they came to their fellows, and showed all that the high Priests and elders had said to them. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord, and said: Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth the sea and all that in them is, which by the mouth of thy servant David hast said: Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things. The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together, against the Lord and against his Christ.
For of a truth, against thy holy child Jesus whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and also Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel gathered themselves together, for to do whatsoever thy hands and thy counsel determined before to be done. And now Lord, behold their threatenings and grant unto thy servants with all confidence to speak thy word. So that thou stretch forth thine hand, that healing and signs and wonders be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. And as soon as they had prayed the place moved where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God boldly.
And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart, and of one soul. Also none of them said, that any of the things which he possessed, was his own: but had all things common. And with great power gave the Apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was with them all. Neither was there any among them, that lacked. For as many as were possessors of lands or houses, sold them and brought the price of the things that were sold, and laid it down at the Apostles feet. And distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
And Joses which was also called of the Apostles, Barnabas (that is to say the son of consolation) being a Levite, and of the country of *Cypers, had land, and sold it and laid the price down at the Apostles feet*Jesu: Hebrew name of Jesus. *Cypers, (Cyprus)
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous, for it becometh well the just to be thankful.
Praise the Lord with harp: sing songs unto him with the *lute and an instrument of ten strings.
Sing him a new song, yee sing *lustfully unto him, and with good courage.
For the word of the Lord is true, and all his works are faithful.
He loveth mercy and judgment, the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the Hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters together as it were in a bottle, and layeth up the deep in secret.
Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all them that dwell in the world, stand in awe of him. For look what he sayeth, it is done: and look what he commanded, it standeth fast.
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the Heathen to nought, and turneth devices of the people.
But the counsel of the Lord endureth, and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. Blessed are the people that hold the Lord for their God, and blessed are the folk whom he hath chosen to be his heritage.
The Lord looketh down from heaven, and beholdeth all the children of men: from his strong seat he considereth all them that dwell in the world. He only hath fashioned all the hearts of them, and knoweth all their works.
A king is not helped by his own great host, neither is a giant saved through the might of his own strength.
An horse is but a vain thing to save a man, it is not the power of his strength that can deliver him. Behold, the eye of the Lord looketh unto them that fear him, and put their trust in his mercy.
That he may deliver their souls from death, and to feed them in the deare time.
Let our soul patiently abide the Lord, for he is our help and our shield.
So shall our heart rejoice in him, because we have hoped in his holy name.
Let thy merciful kindness, O' Lord, be upon us, like as we put our trust in thee*lute = a stringed instrument with a body shaped like a pear cut in half and a bent neck similar to a modern guitar. Oddly, "lute" is also an ancient sealant, used to keep water from leaking out of vessels. *lustfully = full of heartfelt desire, not to be confused with modern corruption of the word, involving lechery, carnality, or sensual wantonness. RN
I waited patiently for the Lord, which inclined himself unto me: and heard my calling. He brought me out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay: he set my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings. He hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God. Many men seeing this, shall fear the Lord, and put their trust in him. Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the Lord, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as go about with lies.
O' Lord my God, great are thy wondrous works which thou hast done: and in thy thoughts toward us there may none likened unto thee. I would declare them, and speak of them: but they are so many, that they can not be told.
Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not have, but a body hast thou ordained me: burntoffering and sacrifice for sin thou hast not allowed.
Then said I: Lo, I come. In the beginning of the book it is written of me, that I should fulfill thy will O' my God, and that Iam content to do: yee, thy law is within my heart. I will preach of thy righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I will not refrained my lips, O' Lord, and that thou knowest. I do not hide thy righteousness in my heart, my talking is of thy truth and saving health: I kept not thy loving mercy and faithfulness back from the great congregation.
Turn not thy mercy from me, O' Lord, but let thy lovingkindness and truth always preserve me. For innumerable troubles are come about me: my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up: yee they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.
O' Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me, make haste ( O' Lord )to help me.
Let them be ashamed and confounded, that seek after my soul, to destroy it: let them fall backward and be put to confusion, that wish me evil. Let them soon be brought to shame, that cry over me: there, there.
But let all those that seek thee, be joyful and be glad in thee: and let all such as delight in thy saving health, say always: The Lord be praised.
As for me, I am poor and in misery, but the Lord careth for me.
Thou art my helper and redeemer, make no long tarrying, O' my GodO' sing unto the Lord a new song, sing unto the Lord all the whole earth. Sing unto the Lord, and praise his name, be telling of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his honor among the Heathen, and his wonders among all people. For the Lord is great, and *can not worthily be praised: he is more to be feared then all gods. As for all the gods of the Heathen, they be put Idols, but it is the Lord that made the heavens.
Thanksgiving and worship are before him, power and honor are in his Sanctuary.
Ascribe unto the Lord ( O ye kindreds of the Heathen ) ascribe unto the Lord worship and strength. Ascribe unto the Lord the honor of his name, *bring presents, and come into his courts.
O' worship the Lord in the *beauty of holiness, let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
Tell it among the Heathen, that the Lord is King: and it is he that maketh the round world so fast, that it can not be moved, and how he shall judge the people righteously.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad: let the sea make a noise, yee and all that therin is. Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it, let all the trees of the wood leap for joy.
Before the Lord, for he cometh: for he cometh to judge the earth: yee with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with his truth.*kjv and other bibles of man: *KJ = greatly to be praised, and KJ = *bring an offering. See this plainly if our father is all spiritual, what presents could we offer except those things pleasing to his heart and spirit. Also, come into the judgement of God, not men. RN. See Psalms 86, where holiness is trusting in the Lord, RN
O' sing unto the Lord a new song, for he hath done marvelous things.
With his own right hand and his holy arm hath he gotten the victory.
The Lord hath declared his saving health, and his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the Heathen.
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: so that all the ends of the world see the saving health of our God.
Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord all ye lands, sing, rejoice, and give thanks.
Praise the Lord upon the harp, sing to the harp with a psalme of thanksgiving.
With trumpets also and *shawmes: O' show yourselves joyful before the Lord the King.
Let the sea make a noise and all therin is, yee the whole world, and all that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands, and let all the hills be joyful together:
Before the Lord, for he is come to judge the earth.
Yee with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity
*shawmes (cornet):Blessed be the Lord my refuge, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. My hope and my castle, my defense and my deliverer, my shield in whom I trust, *which governeth the people that is under me.
Lord, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him? Or the son of man, that thou so regardest him? Man is like a thing of naught, his time passeth away like a shadow.
Bow thy heavens, O' Lord, and come down, touch the mountains, that they may smoke withal. Send forth lightning, and scatter them, shoot out thine arrows, and consume them. Send down thine hand from above, deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of strange children. Whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
That I may sing a new song unto thee, O' God, and sing praises unto thee upon a ten stringed lute. Thou that givest victory unto Kings, and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword.
Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth talketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
That our sons may grow up as the young plants, and that our daughters may be as the polished cornerstones of the temple. That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and hundredth thousands in our villages. That our oxen may be strong to labor, that there be no mischance, no decay, and no complaining in the streets.
Happy are the people that be in such a case: yee blessed are the people, which have the Lord for their God*KJV = subdueth my people under me.
Praise the everlasting.
O' sing unto the Lord a new song, and let the congregation of saints praise him.
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King. Let them praise his name in the dance, let them sing praises unto him with tabretts and harps.
For the Lord hath pleasure in his people, and helpeth the meek hearted.
Let the saints be joyful with glory, let them rejoice in their beds.
Let the praises of God be in their mouth, and sharp swords in their hands.
To be avenged of the Heathen, and to rebuke the people.
To bind their Kings in chains, and their nobles with links of iron.
That they may be avenged of them, as it is written, such honor have all his saints.
Praise the everlastingBehold now therefore, this is my servant whom I will keep to myself: mine elect, In whom my soul shall be pacified. I will give him my spirit, that he may show forth judgement and equity among the Gentiles. He shall not be an out crier, nor an high minded person. His voice shall not be heard in the streets. A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoking flax shall he not quench: but faithfully and truly he shall give judgement. He shall neither be over seen or hasty, that he may restore righteousness unto the earth: and the Gentiles shall also keep his laws. For thus sayeth God the Lord unto him ( even he that that made heavens, and spread them abroad and set forth the earth with her increase: which giveth breath unto the people that is in it, and to them that dwell therin ) I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and led thee by the hand. Therefore I will also defend thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, and to be the light of the Gentiles. That thou mayest open the eyes of the blind, let out the prisoners, and them that sit in darkness, out of the dungeon house. I my self, whose name is the Lord, which gave my power to none other, neither mine honor to the Gods: show you these new tidings, and tell you them or they come, for old things also are come to pass.
Sing therefore unto the Lord, a new song of thanks giving, blow out his praise unto the end of the world. They that be upon the sea, and all that is therin, praise him, the Isles and they that dwell in them. Let the wilderness with her cities lift up her voice, the towns also that be in cedar. Let them be glad that sit upon rocks of stone, and let them cry down from the high mountains: ascribing almightiness unto the Lord, and magnifying him among the Gentiles. The Lord shall come forth as a giant, and take a stomach to himself as a fresh man of war. He shall roar and cry, and overcome his enemies.
I have long time holden my peace, ( sayeth the Lord ) should I therefore be still, and keep silence for ever? I will cry like a travailing woman, and once will I destroy, and devour. I will make waste both mountain and hill, and dry up every green thing that groweth theron. I will dry up the floods of water, and drink up the rivers. I will bring the blind into the street, that they know not: and lead them in to such a foot path that they are ignorant in. I shall make darkness light before them, and the thing that is crooked to be straight. These things will I do, and not forget them. And therefore let them convert, and be ashamed earnestly, that hope in Idols, and say to fashioned images: ye are our gods.
Hear, O ye deaf men, and sharpen your sights to see ( O ye blind ) But who is blinder than my servant? Or so deaf, as my messengers, whom I send unto thee? For who is so blind as my people, and they that have the rule of them? They are like, as if they understoodest much, and keepest nothing: or if one heard well, but were not obedient. The Lord be merciful unto them for his righteousness sake, that his word might be magnified and praised. But it is a mischievous and wicked people. Their young men belong all unto the snare, and shall be shut into prison houses. They shall be carried away captive, and no man shall loose them. They shall be trodden under foot, and no man shall labor to bring them again. But who is he among you, that pondereth this in his mind, that considereth it, and taketh it for a warning in time to come?
Who suffered Jacob to be trodden under foot, and Israel to be spoiled? Did not the Lord? Now have we sinned against him, and have had no delight to walk in his ways, neither been obedient unto his law. Therefore hath he poured upon us his wrathful displeasure, and strong battle, which maketh us to have to do on every side, yet will we not understand: He burneth us up, yet sinketh it not in to our heartsThen sung Judith this song unto the Lord: Began unto the Lord upon tabernettes, sing unto the Lord upon the cymbals. O' sing unto him a new song of thanksgiving, be joyful and call upon his name. It is the Lord that destroyeth wars, even the Lord is his name. Which hath pitched his tents in the midst of his people, that he might deliver us from the hand of all our enemies. Assur came out of the mountains in the multitude of his strength. His people stopped the water brooks, and their horses covered the valleys. He purposed to have burnt up my land, and to slay my young men with the sword.
He would have carried away my children and virgins into captivity, but the Allmighty Lord hurt him, and delivered him into the hands of a woman, which brought him to confusion. For their mighty was not destroyed of young men. It was not the sons of Titan that slew him, neither have the great giants set themselves against him: but Judith the daughter of Merari with her fair beauty hath discomfited him, and brought him to naught. For she layed away her widows garment, and put on the apparel of gladness in the rejoicing of the children of Israel. She anointed her face, and bound up her hair in a *hoove to beguile him. Her slippers ravished his eyes, her beauty captivated his mind, with the sword she smote off his neck. The Persians were astonished at her steadfastness, and the Medes at her boldness. Then howled the armies of the Assyrians, when my simple appeared dry of thirst. The sons of the daughters have pared them through, and slain them as fugitive children: they perished in the battle, for the very fear of the Lord my God. Let us sing a song of thanks giving unto the Lord, a new song of praise will we sing unto our God. Lord, Lord, thou art a great God, mighty in power, whom no man may overcome. All thy creatures should serve thee: for thou spakest but the word, and they were made: thou sentest thy spirit, and they were created, and no man can withstand thy voice. The mountains shall move from the foundations with the waters, the stoney rocks shall melt before thee like wax. But they that fear thee: shall be great with thee in all things. Woe unto the people that rise up against my generation, for the Almighty Lord will avenge himself of them, and in the day of judgement will he visit them. For he shall give fire and worms in to their flesh, that they may burn an feel it forevermore.
After this it happened, that after the victory all the people came to Jerusalem, to give praise and thanks unto the Lord. And when they were purified, they offered all their burnt sacrifices and their promised offerings. And Judith offered all of Holofernes weapons, and all the Jewels, that the people had given her, and the canopy that she took from his bed, and hanged them up unto the Lord. The people was joyful, as the use is: and this joy by reason of the victory, with Judith endured three months.
So after these days every man went home again, and Judith was in great reputation at Bethulia, and right honorably taken in all the land of Israel. Unto her virtue was chastity joined, so that after her husband Manasses died, she never knew a man all the days of her life. Upon the high solemn days she went out with great worship. She dwelt in her husbands house an hundred and five years, and left her handmaiden free, and died, and was buried beside her husband in Bethulia. And all the people mourned for her seven days. So long as she lived, there was none that troubled Israel, and many years also after her death.
The day wherein this victory was gotten, was solemnly holden, and reckoned of the Jews in the number of the holy days, and it is yet greatly holden of the Jews ever since unto this day
*hoove (a covering for the head;)THE REVELATION OF ST JOHN Chpt 5
And I saw in the right hand of him, that sat in the throne, a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel which cried with a loud voice: Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven nor in earth neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look theron. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look theron.
And one of the elders said unto me: weep not: Behold a lion being of the tribe of Juda the root of David, hath obtained to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and lo in the midst of the seat, and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a lamb as though he had been killed, which had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the spirits of God, sent into all the world. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the seat.
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and twenty four elders fell down before the lamb, having harps and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints and they sung a new song saying: thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us by thy blood out of all kindreds, and tongues, and people, and nations, and hast made us unto our God, kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth.
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels about the throne, and about the beasts and the elders, and I heard thousand thousands, saying with a loud voice: Worthy is the lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And all creatures, which are in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying: blessing, honour, glory, and power be unto him that sitteth upon the seat, and unto the lamb for evermore. And the four beasts said Amen. And the twenty four elders fell upon their faces, and worshipped him that liveth for evermoreTHE REVELATION OF ST JOHN Chpt 14
And I looked, and lo a lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him a hundred and forty four thousand having his fathers name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the sound of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder. And I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps. And they sang as it were a new song, before the seat, and before the four beasts, and the elders, and no man could learn that song, but the hundred and forty four thousand which were redeemed from the earth. These are they, which were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from men being the first fruits unto God and to the lamb, and in their mouths was found no guile. For they are with out spot before the throne of God.
And I saw an angel fly in the midst of heaven having an everlasting gospel, to preach unto them that sit and dwell on the earth, and to all nations, kindreds, and tongues and people, saying with a loud voice: Fear God and give honour to him, for the hour of his judgement is come: and worship him, that made heaven and earth, and the sea, and fountains of water. And there followed another angel, saying: Babylon is fallen is fallen that great city, for she made all nations drink of the wine of her fornication.
And the third angel followed them saying with a loud voice: If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or on his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured in the cup of his wrath. And he shall be punished in fire and brimstone, before the holy angels, and before the lamb.
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up evermore. And they have no rest day nor night, which worship the beast and his image and whosoever receiveth the print of his name. Heare is the patience of saints. Heare are they that keep the commandments and the faith of *Jesu.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me: write: Blessed are the dead, which here after die in the Lord, even so saith the spirit: that they may rest from their labors, but their works shall follow them. And I looked and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sitting like unto the son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another Angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud. Thrust in thy sickle and reap for the time is come to reap, for the corn of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
And another Angel came out of the temple, which is in heaven, having also a sharp sickle. And another Angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire, and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, and said: thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the earth, for her grapes are ripe. And the Angel thrust in his sickle on the earth: and cut down the grapes of the vineyard of the earth: and cast them into the great *winefat of the wrath of God, and the winefat was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the *fat, even unto the horse bridles by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs
*Jesu: Hebrew for Jesus *winefat, *fat; exact spelling, fat can mean from the best part of something or worse; in this case the best ( perfect ) of God’s wrath.
and others of a similitude ...
"the worldly ...laughs at wisdom..."
"a wife and wisdom and 4 walls..."
"woman of the world ...or wisdom ..."
"Black board ...the Truth and the spirit of Wisdom ..."
"Mans house of images...and the origin thereof"...Wisdom 14
house of wisdom...and preparing for the gathering ......
"new house be full of care what you let in..."
"the old man ...and the song of his youth..."
""Woman from the east ...2nd Moses 10 (Exodus) and song again ...""
The Mighty Oak Tree ...and songs of love
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