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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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And as they fell in long talking, the king sent for Hermon, and axed shortly, why the Jews were suffered a live that day. And when he had showed that he had done his commandment that night, and his friends had borne witness to the same, more cruel then Phalaris, well quoth he, let them think that I sleep so long to day, but thou without tarrying, prepare men & the elephants against to morrow even after the same fashion to kill thees Jews cruelly. When all they that were there were glad had praised ⟨image 137⟩this commandment of the kings every man went whom to his own house, where they bestowed the night, not so much in sleep, but to devise as it was thought, all manner of means how to mock thees silly souls. Zurich part O So as son as the cock crew early in the morning Hermon began to drive thees armed beasts in a great walking place, & all the people through out of the city, came to see this pitiful sight looking ever when it should be day. But the Jews all that while almost dead, with weeping prayers and woeful songs holding up there hands to heaven, prayed almighty God, that he would help them shortly again. And or ever it was day, when the king received his friends, Hermon stood and called them out, and declared unto them that it was the kings mind, which thing when the king heard, marvelling at this cruel sight, as a man that had forget all, axed what was the cause, why he did such things so diligently. part D But this was the mighty work of God that ruleth all, *which made him forget all things thought upon before. And when Hermon ⟨image 138⟩said. Both all thy friends, beasts, and men of armies, O king, are ready after thy pleasure, the king was for thees sayings, very sore angry, that he had lost the remembrance of all thees things, *thorough the providence of God, looking shortly and with great threatenings, said. As many as be here that hath children, or that be borne of free parents, that have given unto this cruel beasts this much meat let them be served as the innocent Jews should have been, which have excellently declared their sure & perfect faithfulness both to me and mine ancestors all though no man for favour, that they have been brought up with us and done service, was ever deprived of his life for them.