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A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way…A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye…
A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way to the principal histories of the whole Bible, and the most co[m]mon articles grounded and comprehended in the new Testament and old, in manner as amply as doeth the great concordau[n]ce of the Bible. Gathered and set forth by Henry Bollynger, Leo Jude, Conrad Pelican, and by the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. And now first imprinted in English. D.M.L. [sic] The third book of the Maccabees a book of the Bible also printed unto this book which was never before translated or printed in any English Bible. The contents of this book are contained in the next leaf.A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye to the principall histories of the whole Bible, and the moste co[m]mon articles grounded and comprehended in the newe Testament and olde, in maner as amply as doeth the great concordau[n]ce of the Bible. Gathered and set furth by Henry Bollynger, Leo Iude, Conrade Pellicane, and by the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. And nowe first imprinted in Englyshe. D.M.L. [sic] The third boke of the Machabees a booke of the Bible also prynted vnto this boke which was neuer before translated or prynted in any Englyshe Bible. The contents of this booke are conteyned in the next leafe.
London: printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1550
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And all though this honour was denied unto them, yet yea it ought not to be so unto him, & axed them, why no man yet stopped him from going in to any temples. And when one had made answer unadvisedly, that they did well because they did not, but this quoth he, shall be done & let the cause what so any the list, he would in whither they would or not. part C Zurich part B *And when the priests had fallen with there faces upon the ground and were in all there vestments, and prayed unto the highest god, to help them in there most need, and that he would put ⟨image 129⟩away his strength that threatened to hurt them, & had filled the temple with crying and weeping, the rest that were in the city being greatly amazed, & not knowing what had happened, came out as fast as they could. Virgins that were in the chambers, & women in child bed ran forth, casting dust upon there heads and filling the street with morning and lamentation. And the banners that they had a little before prepared to go meat him, forgetting the manner that be came them, they bare them about the city and forsaking the young infants, both mothers & merses ran wandering about the streets, some one way, some another into the high temple, and being gathered together, strived diversly against those things which he wickedly went about. part D Besides this the citizens moved with boldness, would not suffer him to rush in, and accomplish his purpose but toke them to there weapons, and with great cries ready to suffer death, they stirred up a great busyness in that place, but yet removed back by the priests and seniors, they came again to […] ⟨image 130⟩earth, part B *hast chosen this city, and hast hallowed this place to honour the in all though that thou hast need of nothing, and haste made it goodly to be seen to thine own praise & glory of thy great and royal name. For the love also of the house of Israel thou haste promised that when we have erred, whereby troubles should come upon us if we come in to this place to pray that thou wilt hear our prayers. And verily thou art faithful and full of truth. And by cause thou hast often holpen our forefathers, *