Tobias — Chapter 2

thee. 15. And taking his daughter by -of Abraham, and the God of Ifaac, and the God of lacob be -wife , and.commianded her to prepare an other.chamber, 19, A: d {he -brought Sara her daughter.ia thither,and ihe wept, 20, And the fayd to forthe tedioufneffe whica thou haft futtered, ¢ 83 _—— THE BOOK

Etymot. cap, 1. Caflidorus 15.1. Disinarum Lecfionum, Rabanus, lib, 1. de Infiusmtione Clevicorums , and others teftifie the fame, as we shal further note Yeuerally of euecrie book in their particular piaces. And for fo much as our aduerfaries acknowledge thefe Books tobe Holy , and worthicto be read in the Church, bur not faticient to proue and confirme points of faith: the itudious teader may confider that the Councel of Carthage calleth them Canonical, and Diwne, which (reweth that they are of infallible authoritic, For a Canon is an affured rule and warrant of direction, whereby ( faith S.Auguftin lib. 11. contra Fauftum cap. 5. & lib. 2. contraCrefconium cap. 3:. ) the ritirmitic of our de- fe@ in knowledge is guided, & by which rule ether books are likewiie knowne to be Gods word.His reafon is,becaufe we haue no other affurance that the books of Moy fes,the toure Ghofpels, and other books are the crue word of Ged, but by the Canon of the Church. Whereupen the fame great Doctour vttered that famous faving : thatthe would nor celiewe the Ghofpel , exteps the amshorisie of she Cathe- like Church moned him therumto, coucra Eoift, Fundaments ca. 5. Frue itis thac fome Catholike Doctours doubred whether thefe Books were ~Canonical or no, becaufe the Church had not then declared that they were; but fince the Churches declara:ion no Catholike doubreth. So S. Teron tettifieth, ‘Councel of Nice declared it tobe Likewife the Epiftle to the Hebrewes , the Epiltle of S. lames, the fecond of S. Peter , the fecond and third of S Iehn, S, Iudes Epiftle, and the Apocalyps were fometimes doubted of , yet were after- wards declared to be Canonical. And moft Protcitants., namely English adcoitte them al ,as the ailured word of God though they were not alwaics fo reputed by al, but as S. Ierome affirmeth of S. Tames Epiftle., Paulatim tempore procedense me- uit awsborisatem: By litle and lice in procefle of time merited authoritie, THE thatthe Bouke of [udith (among the reft} feemed to him oor canonical til the Lib, de Pagdeft, Sancf.c, te Prefat. . in Iw ash, De vivis itin(trsb. verbo Lacotuse cap, 13. Fem 4. «cin {. Kt Qa 1Ov 879 THE ARGVMENT OF THE BOOK OF T OBIE. ESIDES the tcffimonies of Councels and Fathers before mentio- wt ned, S, Cyprian,de Oratione Dominica alferdging this book, (cap... ) fated ; Diuine Scripture inftructcth vs, that prayer Mis good \ Je fafting and almes. S.Ambrofe (lide Tebta,c. 1.) ‘ V callerh this Bovk, by che commun namie of Scriprare »faying he wil briefly gather the vertues ot Tobie, which the Scripture in hittorical. manner layeth forthat large. Where he aijocailerh thes bftorie Prophetical, and Tobte @ Prophet, and Ib. 3.0/fi. cap. 14. alleadgerh ths Book, as he doth orber holie Scriptures , to proue that the vertues of Gods feruants farre excel ths Moral Philofopbers.s.Chryfojtom hosts .ad Heb. alleadgeth Tobias as Scriprmie, denouncing curfe to contemntrs,S, Auguflin made a [pecial fermen of Tobias., as he did of lob, which is the 226 .fcrmon de tempore.>.Gregorte parte 3 paftor, - cure admon.21 walleacgerbit as holy Scripture, And Venerable Beaatxpuurdeth this whole Book myflically, as he dorb other boly Scriprure.S. lerom tranflated - in Chaldee,. trout of the Chaldee language, wherein it was written,iudging it more meete to.difpleafe the Pharifaicai Tewes , who reiect ic , shen not t0 fatisfie the wil of bolie Bishops, vrging tobane it. Epiff ad Chromat.c Heéliodorum.to,3. The aushour is vncertasne : but $, Athanafius (in Synop/t)reportethrhe con tents at large. And S, Auguflin (li. queft.ex vtroque teftamento, q.l11g.) deli- ; The contents; . uereth borh he contents, and caufe of writing it,triefly thus : The feruant of. God holie Tobias, is giuento vsatter the law for an example, that we might know how to prac ‘tife the things, which we reade. And if tenta- tids come vpon vs,not to depart from the teare of Gad,nor expect help trom anie other then from him, ;# may be diuided inte three parts. The firft fonre chapters shew the bolie and fincere manner of life of cld Tottas. The erght folowing relate the iourney and affayres of youg Tobras,accopanjed and dine ctea by the Angel Raphael. In the cwo ta(b chapters chey prat(s God. And ela Tobrae prophecsesh berser flate of the commonvealil, ‘Other teftimo~ nies,that chis Book is cano= nical, It was wricten Diuided inte. three parts, Yyyyy 2 THE nha iit eeeaiaannaneaal {This booke is dread at Mat- tins the third yweeke of Sep- {tember, The firft part. Tobias his ho- lie manner of aNotabfolute- manic: for Mfome of the fame tribe and feare God. ¢.2+ Vode ly al, but very: kinred did alfo: ¥ {to abftayne from al finne, 11, Thertore when by the capuuitie he was 880

which God wil giue tochem, that neuer change their faith trom him. 19, But Anna his wife went dayly to weauing worke , and sire brought che gaines of her han- die labour, which the could get, 20, Whereby it came to paffe, that fhe receiuing a kid of goates had brought it home: 21. the voice whereof bleating whten her husband had heard, he fayd: Take heed, left perhaps itbe ttollen, reftore ye it to his owners. becaufe itis not lawful for vs either to cate anie thing of thett or to touch it, 22, To thefe words his .wife being angrie anfwered: Thy hope is become vayne maniteftly,and thine alincs now haue appeared.23.And with thefe,and orher fuch like words fhe vpbrayded him, 4, a MMOs 8.0, to, CHAP. OF TOBIAS, 883

bring fome of our tribe (4) that teare God,to make merie with vs.3. And 4) when he had gone ,_ returning he-tolde-him, that one of the children of Hrael lay-flayne in the ftreet, And he.torthwith leaping vp trom seul his place at the rable, leauing his dinner, came taftir.g to wie bodie: 4. and taking it vp:cariedit to -his houfe fecretly, Yyyyy 3 that V T after thefe things , when there was a. teftiual day ot our Lord , anda good dinner, was made in Tobias houfe , 2. he fayd to his Smanapiatintintiljeain 2 adit a) Al the peo-~ ple of the ten » tribes did nor ferue Ierobois} goldencalues, but fome fear Ged & confe- { quently refray~ ned frome csil, Prow. 2. at least from idolatrie4 i! q 4 6) Truezete is: not hindred from works of ' dmercie by feare of death: charisie cafteth ont feare, 1. Tent. 4. } 382 ghee when the funne fhould be downe, he might warily burie him. 5, THE BOOK And when he had hid the bodie,he eate bread with mournnig & trem- bliag, 6. remembring that word which our Lord fayd by Atmos tne! Propher : Your feftiual dayes fhal be turned inco lamentation & mour- ning. 7.<But when the funne was downe,he went and buried him,3.And al his neighbours rebuked him,faying: Euen now thou waft comman- ded to be flayne becaufe of this matter , andthou didft fcarce efcape the commandment of death,and(¢ )doeit thou burie the dead agayne?y But Tobias nrore fearing God then the King , in haft tookethe bodies of them that were flayne,and hid them in his houfe, & at midnight buried them, ro. And it happened that on acertayne day , being searied with- burying comming tnto-his houfe he had caft himfelf downe by.the wal, and flepr, rr.and as he was fleeping , hot dung out ef the {walicwes nett fel vponhis eyes , aad he was made blind. 12. And this.tentation ther- fore our Lord permitted to chance vnto him,that an example might be giué ta poiteritie of itis patiéce,as alfo of holie Iob.13.For whereas he feared God alwaies trom his intancie, and kept his command'nents, he gtudged not agaynit God for that the plague ot blindnes had chanced to him,14.but continued immoueable in the feare of God, giuing than- (c) Both elder and yonger fort of his kinred derided: hin», nor his proper paren- tes , for he was depriued of Rather and mother when be wasachild, \2s it feemeth G.I. Vade kes to God al the dayesct his lite.rs. For as the Kings infulted againft bleffedlob , fo his (¢ ) parents and cofins derided his life , fayiig: 16, ‘Where is thy hope , for the which thou dideft beftow almes & burials?