In few, ⟨image 58⟩they had victuals home with them, and their money also, with many precious gifts, and at the last a commandment given them y• they should bring their father and his1 household with all that he had, and provision should be made for them even in the best parts of the land of Egypt. Yea the king him self sent char•ttes out of Egypt to fetch Jacob and all his family, and bad them not regard their stuff, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours, saith he. Jacob and all his were honourably brought thither, liberally and gently entertained of the king,2 quietly and wealthily placed in the land of Egypt. And all this came to pass by the providence of God, which afore seeing things to come, worketh wonderfully for the safeguard and health of his servants.
⟨image 59⟩For the cause that Jacob and his children found such favour in the sight of king Pharaoh, was not fortune, nor chance, but God's providence: again, that Joseph was exalted unto such dignity, the cause thereof was not Josephs fair face, nor yet his goodly personage, but gods good will, which gave him such wisdom, as none had the like in all Egypt, neither was there any in all the dominions3 of king Pharaoh found like unto Joseph, whom the king might make governor over his realm. And all these things wrought god for the preservation of his servants as Joseph himself said to his brethren:4 I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold in to Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved therewith, neither let it seem a cruel thing in your eyes that ye sold me hither. For god did send me ⟨image 59⟩before you into Egypt for your wealth, and to save your lives. For this is the second year of dearth in the land, and five more are behind, in which there shall be neither earing nor harvest. Wherefore god sent me before you to make provision, that ye might continue in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither but god, which hath made me a father unto Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler through out all the land of Egypt. God him self also spake unto Jacob in a vision by night, saying: I am god, the god of thy father, fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will there make of the a great people. I will go down with the into Egypt, and I will also bring the again.
In fewe, ⟨image 58⟩they had vitailes home with them, and their money also, with manye precious gyftes, and at the laste a cōmaundement geuen them y• they shuld bringe their father and hys1 houshold wyth al that he had, and prouision shulde be made for them euen in the best partes of the lande of Egipte. Yea the kynge him selfe sente char•ttes oute of Egypte to fetche Iacob and all his familie, and bad them not regarde theire stuffe, for the good of all the lande of Egipte is youres, sayth he. Iacob and all his were honorablye brought thyther, liberally and gently enterteyned of the kynge,2 quietely and wealthelye placed in the lande of Egypt. And all this came to passe by the prouidence of God, whiche afore seynge thynges to come, worketh wonderfullye for the sauegarde and healthe of hys seruauntes.
⟨image 59⟩For the cause that Iacob and hys chyldren found such fauour in the syght of kynge Pharao, was not fortune, nor chaunce, but goddes prouidence: againe, that Ioseph was exalted vnto such dignitie, the cause thereof was not Iosephes fayr face, nor yet his goodly personage, but gods good wyll, whiche gaue him suche wisedome, as none had the lyke in all Egipte, neither was there any in al the dominions3 of kynge Pharao founde lyke vnto Ioseph, whom the kyng might make gouernour ouer his realme. And al these thinges wrought god for the preseruaciō of his seruauntes as Ioseph himselfe said to his brethren:4 I am Ioseph your brother, whom you solde in to Egipte. Nowe therefore be not greued therwyth, neyther let it seme a cruell thinge in your eyes that ye solde me hither. For god dyd sende me ⟨image 59⟩before you into Egipte for your wealth, and to saue your liues. For this is the second yere of dearth in the lande, and fyue mo are behind, in whiche there shall bee neyther earing nor heruest. Wherfore god sente me before you to make prouision, that ye myght continue in the earth, and to saue your lyues by a greate deliueraunce. So nowe it was not you that sente me hither but god, which hath made me a father vnto Pharao, and lorde of all his house, and ruler thorowe oute all the lande of Egipte. God hym selfe also spake vnto Iacob in a vision by nyght, saying: I am god, the god of thy father, feare not to go doune into Egipte, for I wyll there make of the a greate people. I wyll go doune wyth the into Egipte, and I wyll also bringe the agayne.
- 1Gene. xlii • •. xiv.
- 2Gene. x•v•.
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- 4[…] xlv.〈…〉 xlv.
