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They were the children of fooles & vylanes, which are deed awaye fro the worlde.

Yff a man will cosidre all hye thinges, this same is a kynge ouer all the children off pryde.

He had children also: vij. sonnes and iij. doughters.

After this lyued Iob xl. yeares, so that he sawe his children, & his childers children vnto the fourth generacion.

But the LORDE is in his holy temple, the LORDES seate is in heauen: He cosidereth it with his eyes, his eye lyddes beholde the children of men.

Helpe LORDE, for there is not one saynte more: very fewe faithfull are there amonge the children off men.

And why? when vanite and ydylnes getteth the ouer hande amonge the children of men, all are full of ye vngodly.

The LORDE loked downe fro heaue vpo the children of men, to se yf there were eny, that wolde vnderstonde & seke after God. But they are all gone out of the waye, they are alltogether become vnprofitable: there is none that doth good, no not one.

They haue children at their desyre, and leaue the reste of their substauce for their babes. But as for me, I will beholde thy presence in rightuousnes: and when thy glory appeareth, I shal be satisfied.

The straunge children are waxe olde, and go haltinge out of their pathes.

The LORDE loketh downe from heauen, & beholdeth all the children of men:

Come hither (o ye children) herken vnto me, I wil teach you the feare of the LORDE.

Thou LORDE preseruest both me & beestes. How precious is thy mercy (O God) that the children of men maye put their trust vnder ye shadowe of thy wynges?

Thou art the fayrest amonge the children of me, full of grace are thy lippes, therfore God blesseth the for euer.

In steade of thy fathers thou hast gotten children, whom thou shalt make prynces in all londes. I wil remembre thy name from one generacio to another: therfore shal the people geue thankes vnto the, worlde without ende.

God loked downe from heauen vpo the children of men, to se yf there were eny that wolde vnderstonde, or seke after God.

euen amonge the children of men, whose tethe are speares and arowes, and their tonge a sharpe swerde.

Sela. O come hither and beholde the workes of God, which is so wonderfull in his doinges amonge the children of men.

I am become a straunger vnto my brethren, and an aleaunt vnto my mothers children.

Forsake me not (o God) in myne olde age, when I am gray headed: vntill I haue shewed thyne arme vnto childers children, & thy power to all them that are yet for to come.