And the Lord had mercy on them, and turned again to them for his covenant, that he had made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and he would not destroy them, neither cast them away utterly, into this present time.
And the Lord gave a saviour to Israel, and he was delivered from the hand of the king of Syria; and the sons of Israel dwelled in their tabernacles, as yesterday and the third day ago.
which saidest by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy child, Why heathen men gnashed with teeth together [or wrathed], and the peoples thought vain things?
For when they had known God, they glorified him not as God, neither did thankings; but they vanished in their thoughts, and the unwise heart of them was darked [or made dark].
And we destroy counsels, and all highness that higheth [or raised] itself against the science of God, and drive into captivity all understanding into the service of Christ.
And ye have forgotten the comfort that speaketh to you as to sons, and saith, My son, do not thou despise the teaching [or the discipline] of the Lord, neither be thou made weary, the while thou art chastised of him.