- 1. The pride of the height, the cleare firmament, the beautie of heauen, with his glorious shew;
- 2. The Sunne when it appeareth, declaring at his rising, a marueilous instrument, the worke of the most High.
- 3. At noone it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heate thereof?
- 4. A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the Sunne burneth the mountaines three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending foorth bright beames, it dimmeth the eyes.
- 5. Great is the Lord that made it, and at his commandement it runneth hastily.
- 6. He made the Moone also to serue in her season, for a declaration of times, and a signe of the world.
- 7. From the Moone is the signe of Feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
- 8. The moneth is called after her name, encreasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies aboue, shining in the firmament of heauen,
- 9. The beautie of heauen, the glory of the starres, an ornament giuing light in the highest places of the Lord.
- 10. At the commandement of the holy One, they will stand in their order, and neuer faint in their watches.
- 11. Looke vpon the rainebow, and praise him that made it, very beautifull it is in the brightnesse thereof.
- 12. It compasseth the heauen about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most high haue bended it.
- 13. By his commandement hee maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his iudgment.
- 14. Through this the treasures are opened, and clouds flie forth as foules.
- 15. By his great power hee maketh the cloudes firme, and the hailestones are broken small.
- 16. At his sight the mountaines are shaken, and at his will the South wind bloweth.
- 17. The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the Northren storme, and the whirlewinde: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling downe thereof, is as the lighting of grashoppers.
- 18. The eye marueileth at the beauty of the whitenesse thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it.
- 19. The hoare frost also as salt hee powreth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the toppe of sharpe stakes.
- 20. Wheu the colde North-winde bloweth, and the water is congealed into yce, it abideth vpon euery gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a brestplate.
- 21. It deuoureth the mountaines, and burneth the wildernesse, and consumeth the grasse as fire.
- 22. A present remedy of all is a miste coming speedily: a dew coming after heate, refresheth.
- 23. By his counsell he appeaseth the deepe, and planteth Ilands therein.
- 24. They that saile on the Sea, tell of the danger thereof, and when wee heare it with our eares, wee marueile thereat.
- 25. For therein be strange and wonderous workes, varietie of all kindes of beasts, and whales created.
- 26. By him the ende of them hath prosperous successe, and by his word all things consist.
- 27. We may speake much, & yet come short: wherefore in summe, he is all.
- 28. How shall wee be able to magnifie him? For hee is great aboue all his workes.
- 29. The Lord is terrible and very great, and marueilous is his power.
- 30. When you glorifie the Lord exalt him as much as you can: for euen yet wil he farre exceed, and when you exalt him, put foorth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can neuer goe farre enough.
- 31. Who hath seene him, that hee might tell vs? and who can magnifie him as he is?
- 32. There are yet hid greater things then these be, for wee haue seene but a few of his workes:
- 33. For the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly hath hee giuen wisedome.
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