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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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by his own increase in mischief, as by his other fellows, *that helped him which were past all goodness, not only he gave him self to innumerable lusts, but waxed so made to speak evil every where, & many of his friends, knowing the kings mind, part D followed his will also, and when the king had determined to put to open shame the nation of the Jews, he caused to be engraven with letters in a tower, that he had in his palace, that no man which would not do sacrifice, should enter in to the temples of the Egyptians, and that all the Jews there goods being seized, should be brought to slavery, to the which thing, if any again said that they should dye, and if any would be come servants, that they should be burnt in the bodies with the mark of an ivy leaf, for it was Bacchus badge. And such as would do so, he would they should in joy this law, and not dye. But by cause he would seem not to be angry ⟨image 131⟩with all he wrote under neath it if any among them, that were in solomon holy orders, had rather to dwell among them, that then they should be taken for citizens, as well as the Alexandrians. Zurich part F So some in the city, which hated the degrees of the Religion in the city, yielded them selves, as though they should get great glory, by accompanying with the king. But many that were of valiant courage would not go from there godliness. But redeeming there lives for money, went boldly to deliver them selves because, they would not be come servants having good hope to have help and those that fell from them, then abhorred them, and toke them for enemies of there nation and shot them for having any thing to do with them.
by hys owne encrease in myschefe, as by his other fealowes, *yt holpe hym whyche were past all goodnes, not only he gaue hym selfe to innumerable lustes, but waxed so made to speake yuell euery where, & many of hys frendes, knowyng the kinges mynde, part D folowed hys wyll also, and whan the kynge hadde determyned to put to open shame the nacion of the Iewes, he caused to be ingrauen wyth letters in a towre, that he hadde in hys palace, that noman whyche would not do sacrifice, shoulde entre in to the temples of the Egyptyans, and that all the Iewes there goodes beyng seased, should be brought to slauerye, to the whyche thyng, yf eny agayne sayde that they should dye, and yf eny woulde be come seruauntes, that they should be brēte in the bodyes wyth the marck of an yuy leaf, for yt was Bacchus bage. And such as would do so, he woulde they should in ioye thys lawe, and not dye. But by cause he woulde seme not to be angry