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| [1]As for the vngodly, the wrath came vpo them without mercy vnto the ende: for he knewe before what shoulde happen vnto them: |
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| [2]How that when they had consented to let them go, and had sent them out with great diligence, they would repent and folowe vpon them. |
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| [3]For whyles they were yet mourning and making lamentation by the graues of the dead, they deuised another foolishnesse, so that they persecuted them in their fleeing, whom they had cast out afore with prayer. |
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| [4]For the necessitie whiche they had deserued brought them vnto this ende, and made them forget the thinges that had alredy happened, that they might by tormentes fulfill their punishment whiche remayned: |
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| [5]And that thy people might trye a marueylous passage: and these might fynde a straunge death. |
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| [6]For euery creature in his kynde was fashioned agayne of newe, seruyng the peculiar offices as was commaunded them, that thy children myght be kept without hurt: |
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| [7]For the cloude ouershadowed their tentes, and the drye earth appeared where afore was water: so that in the red sea there was a way without impediment, and the great deepe became a greene fielde: |
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| [8]Wherthrough all the people went that were defended with thy hande, seyng thy marueylous straunge wonders. |
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| [9]For as the horses, ryght so they neyed, and leaped lyke lambes, praysyng thee (O Lord) which hadst deliuered them. |
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| [10]And why? they were yet myndefull of the thynges that were done whyle they dwelt in the straunge lande, howe the grounde brought foorth flies in steade of cattell, and howe the riuer scrawled with the multitude of frogges in steade of fisshes. |
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| [11]But at the last they sawe a newe generation of birdes, what tyme as they were stirred with lust, and desired delicate meates. |
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| [12]For why? the quayles came vp to them from the sea for their comfort: but punishmentes came vpon the sinners, not without the signes which came before to passe by vehemencie of the thicke lyghtnynges: For they suffered worthyly accordyng to their wickednesse, because they dealt so churlishly & with an hate of straungers. |
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| [13]For some would not receaue men that came vnto them and were vnknowen: and some brought the straungers into bondage that dyd them good. |
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| [14]Nor only so, but yf they had ben any where regarded, they coulde not suffer it: for they entreated straungers very dispitefully. |
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| [15]Others that had receaued them with great solempnitie, when they were admitted vnto their societie, they afflicted them with greeuous labours. |
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| [16]Therfore were they stricken with blindnesse, like as when they that were couered with sodayne darknesse at the doores of the ryghteous, sought euery one of them the entraunce of his doores. |
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| [17]Thus the elementes beyng chaunged, agreed among them selues, lyke as when tunes are chaunged vpon an instrument of musicke, and yet kepe styll a melodie: which may easyly be perceaued by the syght of the thynges that are come to passe. |
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| [18]For the earthy thynges were turned into waterie: and the thyng that before swamme in the water, nowe went vpon the grounde. |
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| [19]The fire had power in the water, forgetting his owne vertue: and the water forgat his owne kynde to quenche [the fire.] |
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| [20]Agayne, the flambes hurted not the fleshe of the corruptible liuing thynges though they walked therin, neither melted they that isie kynde of immortall meate that was of nature apt to melt. |
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| [21]For in all thynges hast thou promoted thy people (O Lord) and brought them to honour, thou hast not dispised them, but alway and in all places hast thou stande by them. |
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