A BRIEFE OF THE BIBLE DRAWNE FIRST into English Poësy and then illustrated by apte Annotations togither vvith some other necessary Appendices By HENOCH CLAPHAM ¶ PRINTED BY Robert Walde-graue Printer to the Kings Maiestie 1596. Cum Priuilegio Regio TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL MASTER THOMAS MY-LOT Esquier encrease of all true happines in Iesus Annointed FInding right Woorshipful so great vtterance of your Christian affecttoÌ„ immediatly after the spirituall exercises I kept at CHESTER in the STREET I could not but now in dedicatioÌ„ of Loue-memorials signifie my duetifull thankfulnes towards you not onely amidst but that more is in the forefront of my Friendes Accept therefore I pray you not a handfull of the Persians vvater offered to an vncircumcised Kesar but a handfull of the vvater of Life offred by the Lord his poor servant vnto an open professed Christian. A vvise Lapidarie chooseth not stones so much for outward quantitie as inherent qualitie nor I hope vvill you so much measure my guift with the bodily eye as by the Line of the Mind or spirituall eye whereupon setting downe my wrest I here rest Beseeching the Lord in all goodnes to be vvith you and yours for ever Amen EDINBVRGH 1596. Your poore vnworthie Kinsman HENOCH CLAPHAM TO ALL YOVNG ones in Christs Schoole increase of knowledge and sanctification be multiplied daily from aboue Amen I Haue heere for thy vse drawn a Summe of the Sacred-writ vsually caled BIBLE from the greek word that in English is BOOKE because it is the Book of al books with which Book other books compared they are but blots of mans braine whereas this is the Sacred-writ and wisedome of ELOHIM or of that ONE ESSENCE IN TRINITIE That Holy-booke before the Incarnation of the PROMISED SEED was divided into Lavve and Prophets but since the CHRIST assumed our nature in the same ascended to the right hand of Majestie from whence HE sent downe the HOLY-GHOST to fill all thinges especially the hearts of his APOSTLES for speaking penning the minde of IESVS after that time I say The Book of God was divided into PROPHETS and APOSTLES Iesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe Corner-stone Ephes. 2. 20. The whole then consisteth in these Books These are called the fiue Bookes of Moses or of the Lawe 1 Genesis 2 Exodus 3 Leviticus 4 Nombers 5 Deuteronomie 6 Iob which for order of time might be placed next Genesis but here for order of Books 7 Ioshua 8 Iudges 9 Ruth 10 Sam. 1. 11 Sam. 2. 12 Kings 1. 13 Kings 2. 14 Châ—on 1. 15 Chron. 2. 16 Ezra 17 Nehemiah 18 Hester 19 Psalmes 20 Proverbs 21 Ecclesiastes 22 Song of Songs These be called the 4. great Prophets 23 Isaiah 24 Icremiah 25 Ezechiel 26 Daniel These 12. bee called the small Prophets 27 Hoshea 28 Ioel. 29 Amos. 30 Obadiah 31 Ionah 32 Micah 33 Nahum 34 Habakkuk 35 Zephaniah 36 Haggai 37 Zechariah 38 Malachi The last Prophet of the olde Testament and the last book of the OLD COVENANT Betweene this Malachi and the NEVVE TESTAMENT haue too inconsideratlie bene inserted certaine PRIVATE writings called Apocrypha an Humaine Breath betwixt the Lips of the two Testamentes Malachi in English Messenger or Angel prophecieth plainly Chap. 3. 1. and 4. 5. that IEHOVAH will sende vnto the Iewes a Messenger even Elijah to prepare the way before the MESSENGER OF COVENANT viz. CHRIST These speaches of Malachi or last ANGEL of the old Covenant are the very Face of the Newe Testament or Covenant made for Many Matthew he reporteth the ANGEL from Heauen Chapter 1. 20. bringing newes of IESVS and Chap. 2. 1. The Messenger of Covenant is borne and Chap. 3. IOHN BAPTIST the PREPARER of Christ his way is introduced in that worke Mark beginneth with the same and Luke Chap. 1. bringeth in the ANGEL publishing the birth of the Messenger appointed to prepare the waye as also proclaiming the birth of the ANGEL of the NEVVE COVENANT for whome he was to prepare the waye calling this IOHN ELIAS because hee goeth before Christ in the SPIRIT and POVVER of ELIAS or Eliiah The Evangelist Iohn in his 1. Chapter bringeth in the saving LIGHT Iesus and the MAN SENT from GOD viz. Iohn Thus the last BREATH of the olde Testament in Malachi the first BREATH of the Newe Testament in the mouthes of the EVANGELISTS is all ONE BREATH CANONICALL from Heaven They looke not with Ianus into two contrary Coastes but Hand in hand they joyne kissing each other and both of them looking into the EAST from whence the Glorious DAY-STAR did visit the Earth Who nowe dare hinder their lips from meeting by inserting Vn-canonicall writs a Darke-Cloude and Private if not a stinking Breath The Iews that kept the Canon received them not As also they were not written in Hebers sacred tongue a sufficient Brand that they were no Orackles from IEHOVAH to Hebers People Leaping theÌ„ over them Logs we come vnto the Newe Testament whose Books be these 1 Matthewe 2 Mark 3 Luke 4 Iohn 5 Acts of the Apostles 6 Paul his Epistle to the Romanes 7 Corinthians 1. 8 Corinthians 2. 9 Galatians 10 Ephesians 11 Philippians 12 Colossiaus 13 Thessalonians 1. 14 Thessalonians 2. 15 Timothie 1. 16 Timothie 2. 17 Titus 18 Philemon 19 The Authour to the Hebrewes 20 The Epistle of Iames. 21 Of Peter 1. 22 Of Peter 2. 23 Of Iohn 1. 24 Of Iohn 2. 25 Of Iohn 3. 26 Iude. 27 Revel Exercise thy selfe in pervsing the Bible the whole of al these several writs and thereby thou shalt easilie God his Spirite assisting thee discerne the true Christ from False the True Church from the False True writ from False and so consequently all holy Trueth from Falshood And for helping thy weake Memorie as also for giuing a taste of that large Truth in short speach I haue throgh God his helpe manifested my poore power but riche good-will in this little booke First I haue in English Poësie drawn according to an ancient staffe delivered summarily the hystorie of the olde and newe Testament Secondly vpon the most difficult points of the Poësie I haue dilated by way of Illustration not only for the fulfilling of the hystorie but also for discussing sometimes some necessarie question as also annexed hereto such certaine computation of time for speciall joynts of the Story as whereby the spirituall minded may something bee furthered to deeper points contemplatiue As thou shalt receiue any good hereby so I pray thee be thankful vnto God therfore quickly thou shalt finde his hand vpon thee to every good work The Lord be with thy spirit Amen Dedicate to shewe all duetie chiefly to England H. C. A BRIEFE OF THE BIBLE WITH NECESSARY Annotations vpon the most materiall pointes in the Poësie 1. Staffe VVHen Elohim a El b Shaddaj c Iehovah d Iah d Ehjesh that is GOD e in Persons Three But e Essence One On whome all things do stay Cause of all Causes and Sufficiencie when f HE
Saintes by Calling Obiect The Prophets cryed often bitterly out of their owne People within that visible Church Ans. Confound not the two Testaments in their Ministery Lawes People If their Maiestrate wold cut the wicked from the Cittie of God so it was but if hee would not neither Priestes nor People could do withall As for the New Church she hath power be the Magistrate never so negligent as to keepe defiled ones from entring the Lords Cittie Revel 21. 12. 27. for Christ his Church here is Ierusalem from aboue Galatians 4. 26 c. so it hath power to preserue puritie within If therefore any wickednes arise within there must not bee knocking of hammers our Saviour hath commaunded a Rule whereby to walk Math. 18. 15. 16 17. namely to vse all peaceable brotherly speaches and behaviour for drawing the Trespasser to repentance If he Repent hee is woon and there an end But if he Repent not then hee is to be put out of Communion as an Heathen out of the Temple nor eat and drunk withall of vs willingly no more than the Iewes would with Publicans Such honour is to all his Saints Psal. 109. 9. This is called a deliverie vp to Satan 1. Cor. 5. and not for ever but vntill the partie Repent and his obstinate flesh be humbled In the meane time if by any meanes wee haue to deale with him we are commaunded to admonish him as a brother 2. Thess. 3. 15. For if hee haue not proceeded so far as directly to reiect Iesus for the Kâ—rim and black cuâ—se is due to such a one 1. Cor. 16 22. we are ever to hope him a brother not vtterly dead but in a trance who happilie once may bee recovered by chyrting the cheeke and vse of strong waters But as a man in a foming sounde is not fit for our Table c so neither a Brother in the hands of the hellish club-fiâ—â—ed Surgeon till he be come to his pristine estate Let therefore Invectivers against Brethren and foolish Excommunicators here Smite their thigh and sav What haue I done See 2. part Staffe 13. In this Temple were two Pillers the one called Iachâ—n or stabâ—litie the other called Boas or In strength To these two our Saviour casteth his eye when he saith Him that overcommâ—tâ— will I make a Piller in the Temple of my God c. Revel 3. 1â— Every thing in this Temple was Glorious figuring the glorious estate of a Christian Proportionable and 〈◊〉 figuring the pâ—oportion and order of Christes Church Precious signifying the high valewe of a Christian and nothing there was that is not for our â—rudition Salomon having finished the work he dedicates it by Prâ—â—er to IEHOVAH The Lord giueth vnto him wisedome beyond all measure of other men But â—est he should think hee stood of himselfe the Lord for a season leaues him to himselfe who by meanes of strange women fell to grosse Idolatrie not onely marrying with Pharaohs daughter a figure of the Gentile Church but also concubining Maâ—y At last the Lorâ— â—ho hath promised to Dauid his Father that If SALOMON sinned hâ—e wâ—uld chastice him with the Rodde of Men but his mercie shulâ— not depart away from him as 〈◊〉 did from SAVL He giveth to Salomâ—n grace to Repent and not only that but he appointeth him to be the holy Ghosts Scribe for three Canonicall bookes In the first Booke entitled Proverbâ— he setteth down positiue Lawes for initiating all People of all ages sexes callings notablie inveying against the Idolatrous Church vnder the person of the strange woman Bitten Child fire dreades he spoke of experience In the second Booke entitled Ecclesiastes or Preacher he taketh his Puple into an higher seate and there letting him see the things vnder the Sun secretly compared with things aboue the Sunne he concludeth all belowe to be Vanitie In the third Booke entitled Song of Songs or Canticles he superelateth or carrieth his Disciple aboue the Sunne to let him see the mysticall Vnion of Christ his Church togither with their Loue-signes and spirituall Amouâ—s To this purpose his former fleshlie loue and Loue-tricks was deepelie sanctified and had he not that way bin overshoes he had bene nothing so fitte to discouer the overtrance of the Spirit Oh the wisedome and mercie of God To these that are called according to his purpose all things work to the best Rom. 8. 28. yea Sinne and All. And he that knowes not this knoweth nothing yet as he should knowe Having finished these three Bookes three degrees of Ascension from Sinne as was Peters triple conâ—ession of Loue for his threefolde deniall hee afterwardes dieth having raigned overall Ierusalem 40. yeares leaving his Sonne Rehobâ—â—m to Raigne after him 28. Staffe In his a sonnes daies for wickednes and sinne God rent the Tribes from Salomon his blood Kingdome of Iudah here did first begin To which the Tribe of Ben-iamin fast stood The ten Tribes King as holy Scriptures tell Was after this term'd King of Israel a Rehâ—boâ—m his Son forsaking the counsel of the Aged cleaving to the desperat advise of young start vps who willed that his little Finger should be sorer vpon the People than was his Fathers â—oynes Ten of the Tribes doe Schisme from Rehoboâ—m despitefully who take vnto them I eroboam the Sonne of Nebat and creat him their King From this time the King of the ten Tribes was called King of ISRAEL The other two Tribes that stood to Rehoboam lawefull though wicked King they hencesorth were called Iewes and their King King of IVDAH togither with which Iudah Beniamin stood on whose hilles as on shoulders Deuâ— 33. 1â— the Temple of IEHOVAH stood Thus the Sonne of the Right hand set his shoulders to the Lyon of Iudah for supporting Church and Churchwoorship Worthie was Ben-iamin to stand on the Righthand of Iesus our Lyon of Iudah 29. Staffe These ten Tribes Israelites a falling from God They fell into the hands of Assurs King Who led them far away a righteous rod As for the two Tribes Ievves from them did spring Some holy Kings But ever and among They grieved God and did his Servants wrong a They Schisming or rendring themselues from Davids house Ieroâ—â—â—â— to keep them from sacrificing at Ierusalem neither was it lawfull any where else hee reareth vp an Idole in Dâ—â— and another in Bâ—tâ—el appointing Tinker-like fellowes for sacrificing Priestes By this meanes as they had Schized from the true Church so now likewise from the true worship to a false Neitâ—er after this did the Kings of Israel better of whome therefore still the holy Ghost saith He followed Ieroboam â—â—e sonne of Nebat who caused Israel to sinne This Supreame head of Idolatrie sprung out of Epâ—raim and begun his Raigne with Râ—hoboam of Iudah The age of the Olde and New-World here was 3030. yeares Of the Newe-worlâ— 2344 From the Promise 1917. From Aegypt 516. From former Iudgeship hitherto 120. And from the Temples structure 36. yeares
and caused the Ark of Gods Covenant to be fetched from Shiloh into the Host. But the Philistims caught away the Arke which afterwards they sent back againe and slewe the flaunting Priests Hophni and Phineas Newes heereof comming to Eli sitting without on a stoole he in a pieuish qualme fell downe and broke his Neck being 98. yeares old Phineas wife big with child hearing all this shee sodainlie brought foorth calling the Childe Ichabod that is No Glorie and so dyed Thus the Lord was as good as his word sent before to Eli by the man of God Chap. 2. They that honour IEHOVAH them will IEHOVAH honour but if they will kick against God and dishonour him by their vnrepentant Prophanations IEHOVAH will assuredly dishonour them by takeing their Glory from them in the sight of all men As they haue lived not glorifying God so they shall dye without glory to themselues Let Rulers chieflie learne this Lesson 26. Staffe But when they cryde to God he a Iudges sent Who did avenge them on their Enemie b At last with Iudges they growe discontent And for King Heathenlike they rudely cry God giues to them then Saul of Benjamin Whome after God rejected for his sinne a As he stirred vp by times 6. sorte of Oppressours so he mercifullie raised vp twelue of their owne people to exercise power over them besides Shamgar that slue the 600. Philistims with his Goade b Eli dead Samuel Iudged Israel passing righteouslie He waxing old his sonnes Ioel and Abiah governed whose inequall waies observed the People loathed Iudgship and desired to haue a King after the fashion of the Gentiles about them The Lord hearing their murmuring doth appoint Samuel to annoynt Saul of Beniamins Tribe a tall fellowe to the Kingship Saul seeking his Fathers Asses he found a Kingdome for comming to enquire of Samuel concerning his Asses as fooles runne to Witches Samuel annointeth him after the which the Spirit not of Sanctification but of Government and Maiestie came vpon him This Saul afterwards neglecting his charge concerning the slaughter of Amaleks Cattle and Agag the King the Lord therefore taketh from him the former Spirit and put in him a frantick Spirite commanding Samuel to annoynt David the youngest sonne of Ishai of Bethlehem-Iudah the Towne of Boaz and Ruth vpon whome came the former Maiesticall Spirite After this Saul ceaseth not to persecute David which persecution was cause of penning most of the Book of Psalmes but David though hee had him at vantage would not hurte him In the end consulting with a Witch at Enâ—or for before hating Samuel and Samuel nowe was dead hee tunneth to the Devill to speake with Samuel Saul the next daye after was slaine togither with his Sonnes in his warres with the Philistims running himselfe desperatlie on his swordes pointe Thus the wretched King run from sin to sinne till sinne slewe him From a lesser sinne he runnes to a greater from the greater vnto the greatest till hee meete with his match that is with a sinne that overmatcht him and brought him vnder foot Let Kings beware of sparing any cursed Agag or any fat Idole Religion for the bellie is Agags God lest the Lord leaue them to 〈◊〉 sinnes race the best end whereof is but shame confusion of face Seing we are all called to be Kings vnto God Lee vs spare neither fat sinnes nor leane sinnes sinnes lesse or more gainefull and pleasurable but let vs kill them all for as the bleating of the Cattle bewraied Sauls halting so will the crying of one sinne vnmortified bewray our hollowe hearts and prouoke the holy one to Iudgement The time of Sauls Raigne and of Samuel his Iudgship togither making 40. yeares 27. Staffe a Then Samuel did David King annoint Who was of Iudah b gracious good true c Then Salomon his Sonne he doth appoint Him to succeede as book of Kings doth shew This Salomon for d Tabernacles Rite Did build a Glorious Temple Gods delite a Se for this into the Annotation next before b As Dauid succeeded Saul so he raigned in all goodnes excepting the slaughter of Vriah the defiling of his wife Bathsheba marrying at length with Bathsheba by whom the adulterous Childe dead he had Salomon the figure of Iesus the peaceable Spouse of his church even as his Father David was the speciall type of IESVS the slaughterer of his Churches â—oes And here beginneth the Books of KINGS c David in his old age caused Zadok the Priest Nathan the Prophet he that reproved David for his Adulterie with his valiant men to carry his Son Salomon downe on his Mule to Gihon and there the Priest annoynting him with oyle taken out of the Tabernacle to proclaime him King who did so crying God saue King SALOMON After that David having exhorted his sonne to fear the Lord As also informing him of IEHOVAHS will concerning the Temple he dyed having raigned seauen yeares in Hebron where hee was the second time annoynted and 33. yeares in Ierusalem where he was the third time vncted d In stead of the Tabernacle formed in the wildernes Salomon by the Lord his appointment buildeth a Temple divided into the 1. Court 2. Holie and 3. Most Holy as was the Tabernacle The Stone was hewen and first made euen and afterwards were conioyned togither for the rearing vp of walles so that it is saide There was not heard the noise of an hammer in setting of it vp 1. King 6. 7. This signified that the Temple spirituall of our Iesus greater than Salomon namely the Church of the Newe Testament should consist of spirituall stones namely Men and weomen who first shuld be hewed and made smooth as Iohn Baptist smoothed the waye to Christ by the preaching of Prophets and having once the visible spirituall knobs hewen off then they should conioyne and knit togither into one communion This was cause that Iohn Baptist would not baptise any but such as first Confessed Sinne giving hope of Amendment And this was it that holy Peter respected when he said And yee as liuely stones be made a spirituall house 1. PETER 2. 5. Secondly that hammers or forcing meanes are not for ioyning People togither in holy Communion and Vnion spirituall for no Iron sworde can beget Faith but that Princes swords and hard meanes are appointed for the smoothing of them and cutting off their knobs and wicked manners that so they may bee fitted sooner for Christ. This Armie is to appeare willingly in holy beautie at the time appointed Faith is free or voluntarie not forced by humaine power Thirdly that Ratling noyse of Accusations Reprehensions is not fitte teaching within Christ his spirituall Temple the Church Iohn is to charge 〈◊〉 for Generation of Vâ—pers that are without as 〈◊〉 these that are once entred into the Lords house and â—nrolled by Baptisme in his Booke to them appertaine sweeter wordes than Salomon spake in the hearing of his servants and why All â—â—thin are hoped to be Christes and
holy constitution Secondly for edifying or building them more and more vp in their newe-byrth after they be once constituted in orderly communion Vnto this two-fold end he appointeth two sorts of Teachers First Apostles Euangelists Prophets for the planting Churches Secondly Pastors and Teachers to the Churches once planted whereof see more in the next Staffe but two following in number the 17. Thirdly in this Epistle I obserue his care of enforming Husbands and wiues Parents children Masters and servants in their mutuall duties In his Epistle to the Philippians specially I pick out First that it is a matter of reioycement that Christ bee preached though some preach of envie and with affections impure 2. That Bandes or imprisonement maketh the Gospell more glorious 3 That the imprisoned Saintes specially Ministers of the word more speciallie Kopiontes they that haue traveled Churches planting and delivering Canonicall ordinances are to bee provided for of their Churches In his Epistle to the Colossians besides former mentioned doctrines I note that such Religion as is not in the writings of the Prophets and Apostles Seene but rather forbidden in the new Testaments Canon as worshipping of Angels Touch not tast not handle not c. is but a Wil-worship carying onely a shew of wisdome and herein my Brethren faile that wold tie men to such Legal observances In his first to the Thessalonians specially I take heede First to the Thessalonians true hearing and receiving the Apostles wordes who heard and received that word not as the worde of men but as the word of God 2. That to mourne much for the Saintes departed is Gentile-like 3. That Iesus his comming to Iudgement will be very sodaine and therefore needfull that the Saintes be watchfull In his second to the Thessalonians onely I nowe obserue That there was a general Apostacie from the Christian faith plainely foretolde Which Departure should fall out by reason The Man of Sin the Antikâ—imenos or Layer of a contrary Foundation should arise in the Church through Churches not watching and so cause the Churches for to vndergo his Spirituall Badge Which Beast notwithstanding in time should bee destroyed by the bright powerfull appearance of the Gospell he in the meane time prevailing onely over such as had not received the loue of the truth and therefore iustly giuen over to beleeue lies that so they may be damned In his 1 Epistle to Timothie I specially take vp First Supplications Prayers Intercessions Thankesgiuings are to be made for all sortes of People Secondly howe Church-Overseers and Seruitours are to be qualified Thirdly that the Churchâ—ministers at home that is in their owne Assemblie is to be provided for Hee that provideth for his Oxe and with-holdeth necessaries from him that watcheth over his soule is no better than an Oxe and vnworthie the Gospell yet Teachers must measure the weak and loose bodily right if thereby they haue hope to winne vnto Christ. Fourthly that one maner of Rebuke appertaineth not to all the Saintes nor yet to receiue an Accusation against an Elder so easilie as against others In his 2 to Timothie First an encouragement for Timothie against al adversitie 2. A plaine prognosticating of our covetous sals Prophets who sell themselues their people to the devill for money In his Epistle to Titus I only pick out the end of the Evangelist Titus his abode in the litle Iland Creâ—â— viz. to plant Churches and in every Church her Elders In his Epistle to Philemon the Apostle sendeth Onesimus back to his Maister Philemon who before had run away from his Master therewithall robbing Philemon of somewhat The fellowe comming to Paul at Rome by some secreet draught of the Spirit Paul there begets him to the faith so returning him with this Epistle he laboreth to qualifie good Philemon Thus endeth Paul his Epistles Novve follovveth a litle to be spoken of the Epistles following The Epistles are these The Author to the Hebrewes Iames his Epistle Peter his two Epistles Iohn his three Epistles Iude his Epistle Who was the Holy Ghost his Pen-man of that to the Hebrews the Spirit of God hath concealed and therefore flat pride for any man to say It was Pauls It was Marks c. The chiefest point the holy Ghost there laboreth for is the removall of Moses whose Letter was vnto the Hebrewes as a Vaile hindering them from seeing vnto the end of the things abolished by Iesus anoynted our King Priest and Prophet 2. He denounceth fearefull Iudgment against such as fell from Christian communion and fellowship 3. Hee stirreth them vp to Hospitalitie specially for receiving of Strangers Iames his Epistle must needs be written before any of Pauls consideritg he died Acts 12. Besides my obserues in the former Epistles I note speciallie in him First that Prayer must bee offered vp without wavering 2. That the Word must not onlâ— be heard but also done 3. That the Christian Faith is not to be held in respect of Persons be they many be they fewe be they noble be they ignoble seeme they learned seeme they vnlearned 4. That a Person with gold-fingers is not therefore to be seated vpmost at our Table 5. That Faith without Workes is but the Devils faith 6. That Elders ar to visit the sick and if the sick haue some sinne troubling their conscience they are with loue to take notice thereof and fervently therefore cal vpon God by Prayer for that sins remission These â—lders must not want the spirite of Prayer They must therein bee driven from reading on a booke â— That it is a most blessed work to convert a siner In Peters first Epistle I note First that a Christian must beware he suffer as a Righteous not as an vnrighteous doer 2. That the Church Elders are to feede their flock without constraint not carrying themselues like Lords over God his heritage In his second Epistle specially I excerpe First that true Believers are made partakers of the Nature divine 2. That open Atheists mocking at the dissolution of all things bâ— fire from Heaven shall arise in the last dayes 3. That Pauls Epistles contain some things hard to be vnderstood which the vnlearned should pervert In Iohn his first Epistle First that many Antichristes were gone out in his time 2. That such as are once borne of God no more doe sinne that is letteth not sinne Rule howsoever Dwell in their mortall members 3. That the One God is distinguished into the Father the Word and the Holie Ghost 4. That there is a certaine sinne not to bee prayed for In his second Epistle I note that to him that bringeth doctrine contrary to godlines we are not to say so much as God speed much lesse receiue him to house In his third Epistle First that it is worthy praise to entertaine brethren and assist them in their voyages 2. That it is no newe thing to be cumbred with pratling busie bodies who will neither further Christs worke themselues nor