Tobias — Chapter 5

him: what tcken thal OV I ciue him? Yeaneither the way which leadeth thither did T euer know. 3. Then his father anfwered him, & fayd: 1 haue the bil of his hand with me, which when chou fhaltiiew hitn he wil forch-- with reftore it. 4. But goe now., and fecke thee out fome faythtul man, that may goe with thee,being fure of his hyre :that chou mayit reeeiue it, whiles T yetliue. 5. Then Tobias going forth , founda (4) goodlie yong man, ftandiag girded , and asit were readie to walke. 6, And not knowing that it was an Angel of God, he faluted him, and fayd: From whence haue we thee, good yong man? 7. But heanfwered :. Ot the chilJren of Ifrael. And Tobias fayd to him : Knowedt thou the way, that leadeth vntothe countrie of the Medes? 8. To whoin he anfwered: I know it: aid al che wayesctherot I haue otten walked , and I haue taried with Gabclus our brother , who abydeth in Rages a citie of the Medes , which is fituate ta the Mount Ecbaranis. 9. To whom Tobias: fayd : Stay tor me lL befeech thee , ril I tel chefe fame things to my fa- ther,10. Then Tobias going in cold al thefe things to his father, Wacre- ypon his father marueling , requeited that he would come in vnto him. 11. Going in thertore he faluted him, and fayd: loy beto thie alwaies. 12. And Tobias fayd : What manier of toy thai be ta me, which litte in darkenes, and fee not the light of heauen? 13. To whom the yong man fayd : Be of good cheere, it 1s very neere that thou mayit be cured of God. 14. Tobias. thertore fayd tohim: Canit thou bring my , fonneto Gabclus. into Rages acitie ofthe Medes? and w hen thou diale. retutne, I wilpay thee thy hyre. 15. And the Angel faydto him: wil Lzizz2 comduct Ce) Te pertey- nethte good men among ‘other things, to giue notice } and to difpofe ‘of their tem- poral goods by jtheir lah wil, ‘The fécond part. : The iourney & atfaires of yoo ‘Tobias affilted by the Angel Raphael,. i i (a) Vhe Angel} ‘Raphael ap~ pearing in forme ofa man /Prefgured our Sauieur, who ‘indeed became a verje man, 1S; Beda, ‘ (b) Raphael fig- nifying medicine of Ged, (S Gre. ho.34.)calleth himfelfe Aza- rias, whofe fhape & vifaze he tooke vpon him, which- name alfo fig- ‘ niftech the helpe of Ged. Ce) Angel G 5 {(e*S.Paul alfo fealleth fleth of fith 1, Corts, and Plinie tits 9.6.19 -wefaw ourfonne. 26. And Tobias 586 THE BOOK conduct him , and bring him two thee againe. 16. To whom Tobiasan-, {wered : I pray thee tel me , of what houfe , or what tribe art thou? 17. To whom (6) Raphael the Angel fayd : Seekeft thou the kinred of an hyred feruant,or amhyred feruant himfelf,that may goe withthy fonne? 18, Burleft perhaps I make thee careful,1 am Azarias the fonne of Ana- nias the Great. tg. And Tobias anfwered : Thou art of a great kinred, But I pray chee be not angrie that] would know thy kinred.zo.And the Angel fayd to him: : 1 wil lead thy fonne fafe , and bring Aim to thee againe fate. 21. And Tobias anfwering , fayd: Wel may you walke, & God be.in your iourney ,.and his Angel accompavie you. 22, Then al things being rcadie chat were to becaried in the way , Tobias bid his father and his mother tare wel, & they walked both together. 23. And when they were departed, his mother began to weep, and to fay : Thou haft taken the ftaffe of our old age , and fent him away from vs. 24, I would the money had neuer been, for the which thou haft fent him. 25, For our pouertie fufliced vs,that we might account this thing riches, that fayd to her: Weep nor, our fonae fhal come thither fafe, and thal returne fafe to vs,and thyne eies thal {ee him. 27, For I belieue that (c) the good Angel of God doth accompanie him, & doth weldifpefe al things that are done about him, fo thathe thal returne to vs with ioy, 28. Atthis vovec his mother lett. weeping, aad held-her peace, CHAP Vi. Bycthe Angelsaduife yong Tobias apprebendeth a fish, that affauleeth him: 5. re- ferueth the bart, gal, and liver for medicines. 10. They ledge at the houfe of Raguel, wh. fe daughter Sara Tobias is to marie, 14. A diuet hath herero/jure flaine her feucn husbands, 16. but shal not burt lnm, m2 ND Tobias went forward, and a dog folowed him, and he made his firlt abode by the riuer-of Tygris. 2, Re And he went cut to wail his feet,and behold an huge fifh came forthto deuoure him, 3. Of whom Tobias ny . . “4 - . . by’ being afrayd , cryed out with a loud voice , faying: p Sir, he inuadeth-me, 4. And the Angel {aid to him: gille,and draw him to thee, W hich when he had done, he drew him on the driedand , and he began to ftruggle before his feet,

The Angel Raphael appearing in forme of a man prefigured our Saviour, who indeed became a verie man. S. Beda.

Raphael signifying medicine of God (S Gre. ho.34.) calleth himselfe Azarias, whose shape & visage he tooke upon him, which name also signifieth the helpe of God.