To gouerne well requireth continual studie of gods lawe (g) To gouerne well requireth continual studie of gods lawe h Studie and obserue gods lawe and be sure of prosperous successe in all thy doyngs i Meaning from thâ— day that this was proclâ—med Nu. xxxii d (k) Meaning the lâ—nd of Sihon the king of the Aâ—orâ—tes and Og king oâ— Bathâ— (l) In respecte of the lâ—nd of the Aâ—orâ—s Ier. xâ—ii a (a Which place was in the pâ—aâ—e of moab neare vnto Iordane Ebre xi f. Iam. ii d. “ Or Tâ—uerners house or hostesse (b) Though the wicked se the hand of God vpon theÌ„ yet they repent not but seke howe theâ— may by their power resist his meanes (c) The rooâ— after their maner was flat plaine so that they might walk and do their busines ther vpon De. xxviii a Iosu v. a. (d That people that will heare the voice of the Lorde and oâ—serue his lawe shal be honored feared it is Gods promise Deut. â—8 Num. xxi f. e God is no â—ter of persons â–ª For 〈◊〉 is a dauâ—ger of Abraham by fayth â—nd woorthy confession founde among the Gentiles 〈…〉 the sin 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 Or lyues â–ª (f) We warâ—aunt you on pâ—ne of our lyues (g) Whiche was neare vnto the citie (h) That is we shal be discharged of our oth yf thou doest not perfourme this condition that fâ—loweth For so and none otherwise shall we be able to saue thee and thyne (i) “ or Scarleâ— colourâ—d (k) 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 Iordâ— a In march accordyng to the Ebrewes about fourtie dayes after Moyses death (b) Whiche tyme was geuen them for to prepare theÌ„ vittales or a myle Leui xx g. Num xi d. â—saâ—â— a. c Euen in the chanell where the streme had runne (d) By this miracle in deuiâ—ing the water (e) Which shoulde set vp twelue stones in remembraunce of the benefite Psal cxiiii Actes vii f. (f So called because in it was layed vp the tables wherin the couenaunt of the Lord was written that is the ten commandements eccl xxiiii d (g In that ripe soile the sonne hasteth haruest melteth the snowe in the hilles wherby Iordane theÌ„ swelleth so thâ—s miracle is the greater h Eyther tarying till the people were past or as some readâ— faire as thoughe they had bene vpon the drie land Deut. 27. a. (a) Meaning â— place where they shoulde â—mâ—e Deut. 27. a. (b) God commaundeth that not only we our selues profite by his wonderfull workes but that also our posteritie may know y e cause therof glorifie his name c Besydes y e twelue stones whiche were caryed by the tribes and set vp in Gilgal (d) The arke of the priestes whiche came ouer after the people beyng ouer went before y e people as Iosuah had appoynted chap. iii. Num 32. e. (e) That is the Arke Iosuah iii b f Wherein was the rod of Aaron and Manna witnesses of gods wonderfull workes and also the tables testifiyng gods wyll (g) Called Abib or Nisan conteynyng part of March and part of April 〈◊〉 xiiii e. h The woÌ„derful works of Gâ—d in the wicked 〈◊〉 a cause 〈◊〉 â—er condemnation 〈…〉 the god◠〈◊〉 occasion to prayse and feare hym (a) The Amorites were on both sydes I did 〈◊〉 wherof two kâ—nges were 〈…〉 Moab Iosuah i. b. Exod iiii f. (b For now they had lefte iâ— of about 40 yeres (c) Gilgal was so called because they were there circumcised (d Thei could not do it with out daunger in that troublesome vncertain state they were in in their iourney Num. xiiii f Num xiii e. (e) Before they were like to the vncircumcised Egyptians whom though theâ— serued yet they 〈◊〉 dayned and iudged them prophane and shamefull Exod. xii â— (f) The first moneth 〈◊〉 spoken of chap. 4. g In that that Iosuah worshyppeth hym he acknowledgeth him to be gâ— and in that that he 〈◊〉 hym selfe the Lordes capitayne he declareth hym selfe to be Christe (h) That is geue ouer 〈◊〉 clayme of thy selfe and of thy affeâ— a That none coulde go out b That none coulde come in (c) The conquest might not be assigned to mans power but to the mercie of god â–ª which with most weake things can ouercome that which semeth most strong (d) This is chiefly meant by the Rubenites Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh â–ª (e) Meaning the reare warde wherin was the standard of y e trybe of Dan. Num. x. (f) For that day (g) The tribe of Dan was so called because it marched last and gathered vp whatsoeuer was left of others (h) Besydes euery day once for the space of sixe dayes i Condempned 〈◊〉 to be destroyed Iosuah ii a. * Leui xxvii Num. xxi a Deut. xiii d. (k Man and beast beyng destroyed and all other thinges that could not by fire be moulten and transformed all metals are so reserued to the Lordes vâ—e that they should neuer be conuerted to any priuate vse Heb. x. â— 2 Mâ—a x. Iosuah ii â— (l) For it was not lawful for straungers to dwell among the Israelites tyll they were purged (m) Meanyng the tabernacle n For she was maryed to Salmon prince of the tribe of Iuda Math. 1. (o) He shall buyld it to the destruction of all his stocke which thyng was fulfylled in Hiel of Bethel 1. Reg. â— * Deut. vii d. (a) By takyng that which was coÌ„maunded to be destroyed (b) There was two â—is One Ai of the Amorites which was the greater and is here described the other of the Ammonites Ierem. 49. 〈…〉 〈…〉 e Iosuah here is 〈…〉 the mâ— proâ—â—od â–ª wiâ—h decla◠〈◊〉 ther 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 out 〈…〉 of God f For the enemies 〈…〉 thou wa st 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 name 〈…〉 〈◊〉 xix a Or 〈◊〉 〈…〉 The 〈◊〉 act of taking as some iudge was by 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 other say it was by â—tes (k) God is glorified when the trueth is confessed l That is before the arke of the Lorde (m Some leaue wedge others a pâ—te and some a rodde (o) What sharp iudgment and greeuous punyshment theâ— ought to haue that by wickednes drawe Gods wrath vâ—oâ— the multitude (p) That is â–ª the valley of trouble * Deut. vii c. Iosuah vi d. Deut. xx c. (a meanyng on the west syde That is with the rest of the 〈◊〉 (c That is â—tred them and set them in aâ—ay (d He set these fewe that the other which lay in ambushe might not be discouered (e) As they which fayned themselues to see for feare â–ª (f Or lyft vp the baner to signifie when they shall indede the citie “ Or pâ—wer * Deu. vii a. (g) For the firing of the citie was not to destroy it for they should take the spoile therof for a pray but was to signifie to Iosuah that they were entred Nu. xxxi d. Deut. xx c. (h) That it coulde neuer be buylt again (i) According as it was commaunded by the lawe Deu. 21 d. Iosu vii d. De. xxvii a.
shall dye and the ryuer shall corrupt and it shall greeue the Egyptians to drinke of the water of the ryuer 19 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron Take thy rodde and stretche out thyne hand ouer the waters of Egypt ouer their streames ouer their riuers and pondes and all pooles of water whiche they haue that they may be blood and that there may be blood throughout all y e lande of Egypt both in vesselles of wood also of stone 20 And Moyses and Aaron did euen as the Lorde commaunded and he lyfte vp the rodde and smote the waters that were in the ryuer in the sight of Pharao and in the sight of his seruauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned into blood 21 And the fishe that was in the ryuer dyed and the ryuer corrupted and the Egyptians coulde not drinke of the waters of the ryuer and there was blood throughout all the lande of Egypt 22 And the enchaunters of Egypt dyd lykewyse with their sorceries and he heardened Pharaos heart neyther did he hearken vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 23 And Pharao turned him selfe and went agayne into his house and set not his heart thervnto 24 And the Egyptians dygged rounde about the ryuer for water to drinke for they coulde not drinke of the water of the ryuer 25 And it continued seuen dayes after that the Lorde had smyten the ryuer ¶ The .viij. Chapter 2 Frogges 8 Pharao prayeth Moyses to pray for hym 12 Moyses prayeth for Pharao 15 Pharao is hardened 16 Lyce in man and beast 20 Flyes or all kynde of wylde fierce and noysome beastes 25 Pharao intreateth Moyses to pray for hym 32 Pharao is hardened 1 THE Lorde spake vnto Moyses go vnto Pharao tell hym Thus sayeth the Lord Let my people go that they may serue me 2 And if thou refuse to let them go beholde I wyll smyte all thy borders with frogges 3 And the riuer shall scraule with frogges whiche shall go vp and come into thine house and into thy priuie chaumber where thou slepest and vpon thy bed into the house of thy seruauntes and vpon thy people and into thyne ouens and vpon al thy vitayles in store 4 And the frogges shall come vp vppon thee and on thy people and vpon all thy seruauntes 5 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron stretch foorth thyne hande with thy rod ouer the streames ouer the ryuers and ouer the pondes and cause frogges to come vp vpon the lande of Egypt 6 And Aaron stretched his hande ouer y e waters of Egypt the frogges came vp and couered the lande of Egypt 7 And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorcerie and brought frogges vp vpon the lande of Egypt 8 Then Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayde pray ye vnto the Lorde that he maye take away the frogges from me and from my people and I will let the people go that they may do sacrifice vnto the Lorde 9 And Moyses sayde vnto Pharao glory herein because of me and appoynt when I shall pray for thee and for thy seruauntes and for thy people to dryue away the frogges from thee and thy houses and they may remayne but in the ryuer onlye 10 He sayd to morowe And he sayde euen as thou hast said that thou mayest knowe that there is none like vnto the Lorde our God 11 And so the frogges shall depart from thee and from thy houses from thy seruauntes and from thy people and shall remayne in the ryuer onlye 12 Moyses and Aaron went out from Pharao and Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde as touching the frogges whiche he had brought against Pharao 13 And the Lorde dyd accordyng to the saying of Moyses and the frogges dyed out of the houses out of the courtes and fieldes 14 And they gathered them together vppon heapes and the lande had an euill smell through them 15 But when Pharao sawe that he had rest geuen him he hardened his heart and hearkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 16 And the Lord sayd vnto Moses Say vnto Aaron Stretche out thy rod and smyte the dust of the lande that it may be turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 17 And they did so for Aaron stretched out his hande with his rodde and smote the dust of the earth whiche turned to lyce in man and beast so that all the dust of the lande turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 18 And the enchaunters assayed likewise with their enchauntmētes to bring foorth lyce but they coulde not and the lyce were both vpon men beastes 19 Then said the enchaunters vnto Pharao this is the finger of God And Pharaos heart remayned obstinate and he hearkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayde 20 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses ryse vp early in the mornyng and stand before Pharao lo he wyll come foorth vnto the water and thou shalt say vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde Let my people go that they may serue me 21 Els if thou wylt not let my people go behold I will send all maner of flyes both vpon thee and thy seruauntes and thy people into thy houses and the houses of the Egyptians shal be full of flyes and the ground wheron they are 22 And the land of Gosen where my people are will I cause to be wonderfull in that day so that there shal no flyes be there wherby thou shalt know that I am the Lorde in the myddest of the earth 23 And I will put a diuision betweene my people and thine and euen to morowe shall this miracle be done 24 And the Lord dyd euen so there came an intollerable swarme of flyes into the house of Pharao and into his seruauntes houses and into all the land of Egypt and the land was corrupt with these flyes 25 And Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayd Go and do sacrifice vnto your God in this lande 26 And Moyses aunswered It is not meete that we so do for we must offer vnto the Lorde our God that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians Lo if we sacrifice that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians before theyr eyes wyl they not stone vs 27 We wyll go three dayes iourney into the desert and sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God as he hath cōmaunded vs. 28 And Pharao sayd I will let you go that ye may sacrifice vnto the Lorde your God in the wyldernesse but go not farre away pray for me 29 And Moyses sayd beholde I will go out from thee and pray vnto the Lord that the flyes may depart from Pharao and from his seruauntes and from his people to morowe but let Pharao from hence foorth deale deceiptfully no more that he wyll
Egypt to bryng vs into this euyll place which is no place of seede nor of fygges nor vines nor pomgranates neither is there any water to drynke 6 And Moyses and Aaron went from the presence of the congregation vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation and fel vpon their faces and the glorie of the Lorde appeared vnto them 7 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 8 Take the rodde and gather thou and thy brother Aaron the congregation together and speake vnto the rocke before their eyes and it shall geue foorth his water And thou shalt bryng them water out of the rocke to geue the companie drynke and their beastes also 9 And Moyses toke the rodde from before the Lord as he commaunded hym 10 And Moyses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rocke and Moyses sayde vnto them Heare ye rebelles must we fetch you water out of this rocke 11 And Moyses lyft vp his hande and with his rodde he smote the rocke two tymes and the water came out aboundauntly and the multitude dranke and their beastes also 12 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron Because ye beleued me not to sanctifie me in the eyes of the children of Israel therfore ye shall not bryng this congregation into the lande which I haue geuen them 13 This is the water of strife because the children of Israel stroue with y e Lorde and he was sanctified in them 14 And Moyses sent messengers from Cades vnto the kyng of Edom thus sayeth thy brother Israel Thou knowest all the trauayle that we haue had 15 Our fathers went downe into Egypt we haue dwelt in Egypt a long tyme and the Egyptians vexed vs and our fathers 16 And when we cryed vnto the Lorde he hearde our voyce and sent an angell and hath fet vs vp out of Egypt And beholde we are in Cades euen in the vttermost citie of thy border 17 Let vs passe I pray thee through thy countrey but we wyll not go through the fieldes or vineyardes neither wyll we drynke of the water of the fountaynes we wyll go by the kynges hye way and neither turne vnto the ryght hande nor to the left vntyll we be past thy borders 18 And Edom aunswered hym Thou shalt not go by me lest I come out agaynst thee with the sworde 19 The children of Israel sayd vnto him we wyll go by the beaten way and if I and my cattell drynke of thy water I wyll pay for it I wyll but only without any harme go through on my feete 20 He aunswered Thou shalt not go through And Edom came out agaynst hym with much people and with a mightie power 21 And thus Edom denied to geue Israel passage through his countrey wherfore Israel turned away from hym 22 And the children of Israel departed from Cades and came vnto mount Hor with all the congregation 23 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron in mount Hor harde by the coast of the lande of Edom saying 24 Aaron shal be gathered vnto his people for he shall not come into the lande which I haue geuen vnto the children of Israel because ye disobeyed my mouth at the water of strife 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his sonne and bryng them vp into mount Hor. 26 And cause Aaron to put of his garmentes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron shal be gathered vnto his people and shall dye there 27 And Moyses dyd as the Lorde commaunded and they went vp into mount Hor in the sight of all the multitude 28 And Moyses toke of Aarons clothes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron dyed there in the toppe of the mount And Moyses and Eleazar came downe out of the mount 29 When all y e multitude sawe that Aaron was dead they mourned for Aarō thirtie dayes all the housholde of Israel ⧠The .xxj. Chapter 1 Israel vanquissheth kyng Arad 6 The firie serpentes styng them 24 The kynges Sehon and Og are ouercome in battayle 1 ANd when kyng Arad the Chananite which dwelt towarde the south hearde tell that Israel came by the way that the spyes had founde out he fought agaynst Israel and toke some of them prisoners 2 And Israel vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde and sayde If thou wylt deliuer this people into my hande I wyll vtterly destroy their cities 3 And the Lorde hearde the voyce of Israel and deliuered them the Chanaanites And they destroyed them and their cities and called the name of the place Horma 4 And they departed frō mount Hor by the way of the red sea to compasse the lande of Edom and the soule of the people was sore greeued because of y e way 5 And the people spake agaynst God and agaynst Moyses Wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt for to dye in the wildernesse for here is neither bread nor water and our soule lotheth this lyght bread 6 Wherfore the Lorde sent fierie serpentes among the people which stong them and much people of Israel dyed 7 Therfore the people came to Moyses sayd We haue sinned for we haue spoken agaynst the Lord and agaynst thee make intercession to the Lord that he take away the serpentes from vs. And Moyses made intercession for y e people 8 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Make thee a fierie serpent and set it vp vpon a pole that as many as are bitten may loke vpon it and lyue 9 And Moyses made a serpent of brasse and set it vpon a pole and when the serpent had bitten any man he behelde the serpent of brasse and lyued 10 And the children of Israel departed thence and pitched in Oboth 11 And they departed from Oboth and pitched at the heapes of Abarim euen in the wildernesse which is before Moab on the east syde 12 And they remoued thence and pitched vpon the riuer of Zared 13 And they departed thence and pitched on the other syde of Arnon which is in the wildernesse and commeth out of the coastes of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab betweene Moab and the Amorites 14 Wherfore it shal be spoken in the booke of the warres of the Lord what thyng he dyd in the red sea and in the riuers of Arnon 15 And at the streame of the riuers that goeth downe to the dwellyng of Ar and lyeth vpon the border of Moab 16 From thence they returned vnto Beer The same is the well wherof the Lord spake vnto Moyses Gather the people together and I will geue them water 17 Then Israel sang this song Spryng vp well syng ye vnto it 18 The princes digged this well the captaynes of the people digged it with the lawe geuer and with their staues And from the wildernesse they went to Mathana 19 And from Mathana to Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth 20 And from Bamoth of the valley that is in the fielde of Moab vnto the top of
and thy abhominations haue I seene Wo be vnto thee O Hierusalem wylt thou neuer be clensed any more Or when shall that be The .xiiij. Chapter 1 Of the dearth that shoulde come in Iurie 7 The prayer of the people askyng mercie of the Lorde 10 The vnfaithfull people are not hearde 12 Of prayer fastyng and of false prophetes that seduce the people 1 THe worde of the Lorde shewed vnto Ieremie concernyng the dearth of the fruites 2 Iuda hath mourned his gates are desolate they are brought to heauinesse euen vnto the grounde and the crye of Hierusalem goeth vp 3 The Lordes sent their seruauntes to fetche water and when they came to the welles they did finde no water but caried their vessels home emptie they be ashamed and confounded and couer their heades 4 For the grounde is dryed because there commeth no rayne vpon it the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heades 5 The hynde also forsoke the young fawne that he brought foorth in the fielde because there was no grasse 6 The wylde asses did stande in the hye places and drewe in their winde lyke the dragons their eyes did fayle for want of grasse 7 Doubtlesse our owne wickednesse doth rewarde vs but Lorde do thou accordyng to thy name though our transgression and sinnes be many and agaynst thee haue we sinned 8 For thou art the comfort and helpe of Israel in the tyme of trouble Why wilt thou be as a straunger in the lande and as one that goeth his iourney and cōmeth in only to remayne for a night 9 Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde and as it were a giaunt that yet may not helpe But thou O Lorde art in the middest of vs and thy name is called vpon of vs forsake vs not 10 Thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto his people seyng they haue had such a lust to wander abrode and haue not refrayned their feete therfore the Lorde hath no pleasure in them but he wyll nowe bring againe to remembraunce all their misdeedes and punishe all their sinnes 11 Yea euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me Thou shalt not pray to do this people good 12 For though they fast I wyll not heare their prayers and though they offer burnt offeringes and sacrifices yet wyll not I accept them for I wyll destroy them with the sworde hunger and pestilence 13 Then aunswered I O Lorde God the prophetes say vnto them Tushe ye shall neede to feare no sworde and no hunger shall come vpon you but the Lorde shall geue you sure rest in this place 14 And the Lorde sayde vnto me The prophetes preach lyes in my name wheras I haue not sent them neither gaue I them any charge neither did I speake vnto them yet they preache vnto you false visions charming vanitie and deceiptfulnesse of their owne heart 15 Therfore thus saith the Lorde As for those prophetes that preache in my name whom I neuerthelesse haue not sent and that say Tushe there shall no sworde nor hunger be in this lande with sworde and with hunger shall those prophetes perishe 16 And the people to whom they preache shal be cast out of Hierusalem dye of hunger and be slayne with the sworde and there shal be no man to bury them both they and their wiues their sonnes and their daughters for thus wyll I poure their wickednesse vpon them 17 This shalt thou say also vnto them Mine eyes shall weepe without ceassyng day and nyght for my people shal be destroyed with great harme and shall perishe with a great plague 18 For yf I go into the fielde lo it lyeth all full of slayne men If I come into the citie lo they be all famished of hunger yea their prophetes also and priestes shal be led into an vnknowen lande 19 Hast thou then vtterly forsaken Iuda Doest thou so abhorre Sion Wherfore hast thou so plagued vs that we can be healed no more We loked for peace and there commeth no good for the tyme of health and lo here is nothyng but trouble 20 We knowledge O Lorde all our misdeedes and the sinnes of our fathers for we haue offended thee 21 Cast vs not of O Lord for thy names sake forget not thy louyng kindnesse ouerthrowe not the throne of thine honour breake not the couenaunt that thou hast made with vs. 22 * Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne or geue the showres from heauen Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God we wyll trust in thee for thou doest all these thynges The .xv. Chapter 1 The Lorde wyll not heare Moyses or Aaron yf they pray for the people but wyll wrappe them in many miseries The cause of such great miseries 1 THus spake the Lorde vnto me Though Moyses and Samuel stoode before me yet haue I no heart to this people driue them away that they may go out of my sight 2 And yf they say vnto thee whyther shall we go then tell them The Lorde geueth you this aunswere Some vnto death some to the sworde some to hunger some into captiuitie 3 For I wyll bryng foure plagues vpon them saith the Lorde The sworde shal slay them the dogges shall teare them in peeces the soules of the ayre and beastes of the earth shall eate them vp and destroy them 4 I wyll scatter them about also in all kingdomes and landes to be plagued because of Manasses the sonne of Hezekia kyng of Iuda for the thynges that he did in Hierusalem 5 Who shall then haue pitie vpon thee O Hierusalem who shal be sorie for thee Or who shall make intercession to obtayne peace for thee 6 Seing thou goest from me and turnest backwarde saith the Lorde therfore I dyd stretche out myne hande against thee to destroy thee and I haue ben sorie for thee so long that I am weerie 7 I haue scattred them abrode with the fanne of euery side of the land I haue wasted my people and destroyed them yet they haue had no lust to turne from their owne wayes 8 I haue made their widowes mo in number then the sandes of the sea vpon the mothers of their children dyd I bryng a destroyer in the noone day sodaynly and vnawares did I sende a feare vpon their cities 9 She that hath borne seuen children hath none her heart is full of sorowe the sunne doth fayle her in the cleare day she is confounded and faintie for very heauinesse As for those that remayne I wyll deliuer them vnto the sworde before their enemies saith the Lorde 10 O mother alas that thou euer didst beare me a brawler and rebuker of the whole lande though I neuer lent nor receaued vpon vsurie yet all men speake euyll vpon me 11 And the Lord aunswered me Veryly thy remnaunt shall haue wealth Come not I to thee when thou art in trouble helpe thee when thine enemie oppresseth thee 12 Doth one iron
12 And when he was accused of the chiefe priestes and elders he aunswered nothyng 13 Then sayth Pilate vnto him hearest thou not how many witnesses they lay agaynst thee 14 And he aunswered hym to neuer a worde insomuch that the deputie marueyled greatly 15 At that feast the deputie was wont to delyuer vnto the people a prysoner whom they woulde desire 16 He had then a notable prysoner called Barabbas 17 Therfore when they were gathered together Pilate saide vnto them whether wyll ye that I geue loose vnto you Barabbas or Iesus whiche is called Christe 18 For he knewe that for enuy they had delyuered hym 19 When he was set downe to geue iudgment his wyfe sent vnto hym saying haue thou nothing to do with that iuste man For I haue suffred many thynges this day in a dreame because of him 20 But the chiefe priestes elders perswaded the people that they shoulde aske Barabbas and destroy Iesus 21 The deputie aunswered and saide vnto them Whether of the twayne wyll ye that I let loose vnto you They saide Barabbas 22 Pilate sayde vnto them What shall I do then with Iesus whiche is called Christe They all sayde vnto hym let hym be crucified 23 The deputie sayde What euyll hath he done But they cryed the more saying let hym be crucified 24 When Pilate sawe that he coulde preuayle nothyng but that more busynesse was made he toke water and washed his handes before the people saying I am innocent of the blood of this iust person see ye to it 25 Then aunswered all the people and sayde His blood be on vs and on our chyldren 26 Then let he Barabbas loose vnto them and scourged Iesus and deliuered hym to be crucified 27 Then the souldiours of the deputie toke Iesus in the common hall and gathered vnto hym all the bande of souldiours 28 And they stripped hym and put on hym a skarlet robe 29 And platted a crowne of thornes and put vppon his head and a reede in his right hande and bowed the knee before hym and mocked hym saying Hayle kyng of the Iewes 30 And when they had spyt vpon hym they toke the reede and smote hym on the head 31 And after that they had mocked him they toke the robe of hym agayne and put his owne rayment on hym and led hym away to crucifie hym 32 And as they came out they founde a man of Cyrene named Simon hym they compelled to beare his crosse 33 And they came vnto the place which is called Golgotha that is to say a place of dead mens skulles 34 And gaue him vineger to drinke mingled with gall And when he had tasted therof he woulde not drynke 35 When they had crucified hym they parted his garmentes did cast lottes that it myght be fulfylled whiche was spoken by the prophete They departed my garmentes among them vpon my vesture dyd they cast lottes 36 And they sate watched him there 37 And set vp ouer his head the cause of his death written This is Iesus the king of the Iewes 38 Then were there two thieues crucified with hym one on the ryght hande and another on the left 39 They that passed by reuyled hym waggyng their heades 40 And saying Thou that destroyedst the temple buyldest it in three dayes saue thy selfe If thou be the sonne of God come downe from the crosse 41 Lykewyse also the hye priestes mockyng hym with the scribes and elders and pharisees sayde 42 He saued other hym selfe can he not saue If he be the kyng of Israel let him nowe come downe from the crosse and we wyll beleue hym 43 He trusted in God let hym delyuer hym nowe yf he wyll haue hym for he sayde I am the sonne of God 44 The thieues also which were crucified with hym cast the same in his teeth 45 Frō the sixth houre was there darknesse ouer all the lande vnto the nynth houre 46 And about the nynth houre Iesus cried with a loude voyce saying Eli Eli lama sabachtani that is to say My God my God why hast thou forsaken me 47 Some of them that stode there when they hearde that saide This man calleth for Elias 48 And straightway one of them ranne and toke a sponge and when he had filled it full of vineger he put it on a reede and gaue hym to drynke 49 Other sayde let be let vs see whether Elias wyll come and saue hym 50 Iesus when he had cryed agayne with a loude voyce yeelded vp y e ghost 51 And beholde the vayle of the temple dyd rent into two partes frō the toppe to the bottome and the earth did quake and the stones rent 52 And graues dyd open and many bodyes of saintes which slept arose 53 And went out of the graues after his resurrection and came into the holy citie and appeared vnto many 54 When the Centurion and they that were with hym watchyng Iesus sawe the earthquake and those thynges that were done they feared greatly saying truely this was the sonne of God 55 And many womē were there beholdyng hym a farre of whiche folowed Iesus frō Galilee ministring vnto him 56 Among which was Marie Magdalene and Marie the mother of Iames and Ioses the mother of Zebedees chyldren 57 When the euen was come there came a ryche man of Aramathia named Ioseph which also hym selfe was Iesus disciple 58 He went to Pilate and begged the body of Iesus Then Pilate cōmaunded the body to be delyuered 59 And when Ioseph had taken the body he wrapped it in a cleane lynnen cloth 60 And layde it in his newe tombe which he had hewen out euen in the rocke and rolled a great stone to the dore of the sepulchre and departed 61 And there was Marie Magdalene the other Marie syttyng ouer against the sepulchre 62 The next day that folowed the day of preparyng the hye priestes and pharisees came together vnto Pilate 63 Saying Sir we remember that this deceauer sayde whyle he was yet aliue After three dayes I wil arise agayne 64 Commaunde therfore that the sepulchre be made sure vntyll the thirde day lest his disciples come by nyght steale hym away and say vnto the people he is rysen from the dead the last error shal be worse then the first 65 Pilate sayde vnto them Ye haue the watche go your way make it as sure as ye knowe 66 So they went and made the sepulchre sure with the watch and sealed the stone ☜ ⧠The .xxviij. Chapter ¶ 6 The Resurrection of Christe 12 The hye priestes geue the souldiers money to say that Christe was stolen out of his graue 17 Christe appeareth to his disciples and sendeth them foorth to preache and to baptize 1 IN the later ende of the Sabboth day whiche dawneth the first daye of the weke came Marie Magdalen and the other Marie to
them Beholde I bryng hym foorth to you that ye may knowe that I fynde no fault in hym 5 Then came Iesus foorth wearyng a crowne of thorne and a robe of purple And he sayth vnto them beholde the man 6 When the hye priestes therefore and officers sawe hym they cryed saying crucifie hym crucifie hym Pilate sayth vnto them Take ye hym and crucifie hym for I fynde no cause in hym 7 The Iewes aunswered hym We haue a lawe and by our lawe he ought to dye because he made hym selfe the sonne of God 8 When Pilate hearde that saying he was the more afrayde 9 And went agayne into the iudgement hall and sayth vnto Iesus whence art thou But Iesus gaue hym none aunswere 10 Then sayde Pilate vnto hym Speakest thou not vnto me Knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee and haue power to loose thee 11 Iesus aunswered Thou couldest haue no power at all agaynst me except it were geuen thee from aboue Therfore he that deliuered me vnto thee hath the more sinne 12 And from thencefoorth sought Pilate meanes to loose hym But the Iewes cryed saying Yf thou let hym go thou art not Caesers friend For whosoeuer maketh hym selfe a kyng speaketh agaynst Caesar 13 When Pilate hearde that saying he brought Iesus foorth he sate downe in the iudgement seate in a place that is called the pauement but in the Hebrue tounge Gabbatha 14 It was the preparyng of y e Passouer and about the sixt houre And he sayth vnto the Iewes beholde your kyng 15 They cryed away with hym away with hym crucifie hym Pilate sayth vnto them Shall I crucifie your king The hye priestes aunswered We haue no king but Caesar 16 Then deliuered he hym vnto them to be crucified And they toke Iesus ledde hym away 17 And he bare his crosse wēt forth into a place which is called y e place of dead mens skulles but in Hebrue Golgotha 18 Where they crucified hym and two other with him on eyther syde one and Iesus in the myddes 19 And Pilate wrote a title and put it on the crosse The wrytyng was Iesus of Nazareth kyng of the Iewes 20 This title read many of the Iewes For the place where Iesus was crucified was nye to y e citie And it was written in Hebrue and Greke and Latine 21 Then sayde the hye priestes of the Iewes to Pilate Write not kyng of the Iewes but that he sayde I am kyng of the Iewes 22 Pilate aunswered What I haue written that haue I written 23 Then the souldiers when they had crucified Iesus toke his garmentes made foure partes to euery souldier a part and also his coate The coate was without seame wouen from the toppe throughout 24 They sayde therefore among them selues Let vs not deuide it but caste lottes for it who shal haue it That the scripture myght be fulfylled saying They parted my rayment among thē for my coate dyd they cast lottes And the souldiers dyd such thynges in deede 25 There stoode by the crosse of Iesus his mother and his mothers sister Marie the wyfe of Cleophas and Marie Magdalene 26 Whē Iesus therfore sawe his mother and the disciple standyng by whom he loued he saith vnto his mother Woman beholde thy sonne 27 Then sayde he to the disciple beholde thy mother And from that houre the disciple toke her vnto his owne 28 After these thynges Iesus knowyng that all thynges were nowe perfourmed that the scripture might be fulfylled he sayth I thirste 29 So there stoode a vessell by full of vineger Therefore they fylled a sponge with vineger and put it vpon Isope put it to his mouth 30 Assoone as Iesus then receaued of the vineger he saide it is finished and bowed his head and gaue vp the ghost 31 The Iewes therefore because it was the preparyng of the Sabboth that the bodyes should not remaine vpō y e crosse on the Sabboth day for that Sabboth day was an hye day besought Pilate that their legges myght be broken and that they myght be taken downe 32 Then came the souldiers and brake the legges of the first and of the other which was crucified with hym 33 But when they came to Iesus sawe that he was dead alredye they brake not his legges 34 But one of the souldyers with a speare thruste hym into the syde foorthwith came there out blood and water 35 And he that sawe it bare recorde and his recorde is true he knoweth that he saith true that ye might beleue also 36 For these thynges were done that the scripture shoulde be fulfylled Ye shall not breake aboue of hym 37 And agayne another scripture saith They shall loke on hym whom they pearsed 38 After this Ioseph of Aramathia which was a disciple of Iesus but secretely for feare of y e Iewes besought Pilate that he myght take downe the body of Iesus And Pilate gaue hym licence He came therefore and toke the dye of Iesus 39 And there came also Nicodemus whiche at the begynnyng came to Iesus by nyght and brought of mirre and aloes myngled together about an hundred pounde wayght 40 Then toke they the body of Iesus wounde it in linnen clothes with the odours as the maner of the Iewes is to burie 41 And in the place where he was crucified there was a garden and in the garden a newe sepulchre wherein was neuer man yet layde 42 There layde they Iesus therfore because of the preparyng of the Sabboth of the Iewes for the sepulchre was me at hande ☜ ¶ The .xx. Chapter 1 Marie commeth to the sepulchre and after tolde the disciples that he was taken away 3 Peter and Iohn runne to see 9 The apostles were ignoraunt of the resurrection 12 Marie weepeth at the sepulchre and sawe a vision of Angels 14 Iesus spake to Marie 18 she sheweth the disciples 19 Iesus appeared to the Apostles 23 he gaue them the holy ghost and sent them to preache 25 Thomas beleued not that Christe was rysen 26 Christe appeared agayne 28 Thomas who confessed Christe to be God 31 The scriptures written are sufficient to saluation 1 THe first day of y e Sabbothes came Marie Magdalene early whē it was yet darke vnto the sepulchre and sawe the stone taken awaye from the graue 2 Then she ranne came to Simō Peter to the other disciple whō Iesus loued saith vnto thē They haue takē away the Lorde out of the graue we can not tell where they haue layde him 3 Peter therfore went foorth and that other disciple came to the sepulchre 4 They ran both together the other disciple did outrun Peter and came first to the sepulchre 5 And when he had stowped downe he sawe the linnen clothes lying yet went he not in 6 Then came Simon Peter folowyng hym and went into the
hope through the power of the holy ghost ☜ 14 I my selfe am perswaded of you my brethrē that ye also are full of goodnes and fylled with all knowledge able also to exhort one another 15 Neuerthelesse brethren I haue somewhat more boldly written vnto you to put you in remembraunce through the grace that is geuen me of God 16 That I should be the minister of Iesus Christe to the gentiles and shoulde minister the Gospell of God that the offeryng of the gentiles might be acceptable and sanctified by the holy ghost 17 I haue therefore whereof I may reioyce through Christe Iesus in those thynges which parteyne to God 18 For I dare not speake of any of those thinges which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the gentiles obedient with worde and deede 19 In myghtie signes and wonders by the power of the spirite of God so that from Hierusalem the coastes rounde about vnto Illyricum I haue fullye preached the Gospell of Christe 20 So haue I enforced my selfe to preach the Gospell not where Christe was named lest I shoulde haue buylt vpon an other mans foundation 21 But as it is written * To whom he was not spoken of they shall see and they that hearde not shall vnderstande 22 For this cause I haue ben oft let that I coulde not come vnto you 23 But nowe seyng I haue no more to do in these countreys and also haue ben desirous many yeres to come vnto you 24 Whensoeuer I take my iourney into Spayne I wyll come to you For I trust to see you in my iourney and to be brought on my waye thytherwarde by you after that I be somewhat fylled with you 25 But nowe go I vnto Hierusalem to minister vnto the saintes 26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia Achaia to make a certaine comon gatheryng for the poore saintes whiche are at Hierusalem 27 It hath pleased them veryly their detters are they For yf the gentiles be made partakers of their spirituall thynges their duetie is to minister vnto thē in carnall thynges 28 When I haue perfourmed this and haue sealed to thē this fruite I wyll come by you into Spayne 29 And I am sure that when I come vnto you I shall come with aboundaunce of the blessyng of the Gospell of Christe 30 ☞ I beseche you brethren for y e Lorde Iesus Christes sake and for the loue of the spirite that ye helpe me in my busynesse with your prayers to God for me 31 That I may be delyuered from them which beleue not in Iurie that this my seruice which I haue at Hierusalem may be accepted of the saintes 32 That I may come vnto you with ioy by the wyll of God and may with you be refresshed 33 The God of peace be with you al. Amē ¶ The .xvj. Chapter 1 A number of salutations 17 Paul wylleth them to beware of false brethren 20 He prayeth and geueth thankes for them 1 I Commende vnto you Phebe our sister whiche is a minister of the Church of Cenchrea 2 That ye receaue her in the Lorde as it becommeth saintes and that ye assist her in whatsoeuer busynesse she hath nede of you For she hath suckoured many and my selfe also 3 Greete Priscilla and * Aquila my helpers in Christe Iesu 4 Which haue for my lyfe layde downe their owne neckes Vnto whom not onlye I geue thankes but also all the Churches of the gentiles 5 Lykewyse greete the Churche that is in their house Salute my welbeloued Epenetus which is the first fruite of Achaia in Christe 6 Greete Marie which bestowed much labour on vs. 7 Salute Andronicus and Iunia my cosins and prisoners with me also which are wel taken among the Apostles and were in Christe before me 8 Greete Amplias my beloued in the Lorde 9 Salute Vrban our helper in Christe and Stachys my beloued 10 Salute Appelles approued in Christe salute them whiche are of Aristobulus housholde 11 Salute Herodion my kinsman greete them that be of the housholde of Narcissus which are in the Lorde 12 Salute Tryphena Tryphosa which labour in the Lorde Salute the beloued Persis which laboured much in the Lorde 13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lorde and his mother and myne 14 Greete Asyneritus Phlegon Herman Patrobas Mercurius and the brethren which are with them 15 Salute Philologus and Iulia Nereus and his sister and Olympas and all the saintes which are with them 16 Salute one an other with an holy kysse The Churches of Christ salute you 17 ☞ Nowe I beseche you brethren marke them whiche cause deuision geue occasions of euyll contrarie to the doctrine whiche ye haue learned and auoyde them 18 For they that are suche serue not the Lorde Iesus Christe * but their owne belly and with sweete and flatteryng wordes deceaue the heartes of the innocentes 19 For your obedience is gone abrode vnto al men I am glad therfore no doubt of you But yet I would haue you wise vnto that whiche is good simple concernyng euyll 20 The God of peace shall treade Satan vnder your feete shortly The grace of our Lorde Iesus Christe be with you 21 Timotheus my workfelowe and Lucius and Iason Sosipater my kinsemen salute you 22 I Tertius whiche wrote this epistle salute you in the Lorde 23 Gaius myne hoast and of the whole Churche saluteth you Erastus the chamberlaine of the citie saluteth you and Quartus a brother 24 The grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ be with you all Amen 25 To hym that is of power to stablisshe you according to my Gospell and preachyng of Iesus Christe by reuealyng of the misterie whiche was kept secrete sence the worlde began 26 But nowe is opened and by the scriptures of the prophetes at the cōmaundement of the euerlastyng God to the obedience of fayth among all nations publisshed 27 To the same God wyse only be glorie through Iesus Christe for euer Amen ¶ This epistle was written to the Romanes from Corinthus and sent by Phebe the minister vnto y e Churche at Cenchrea R. E. ¶ The first Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians ¶ The first Chapter 1 He prayseth the great graces of God shewed towarde them 10 exhortyng them to concorde and humilitie 19 He beateth downe all pryde and wisedome which is not grounded vpon God 26 Shewyng whom God hath chosen to confounde the wisedome of the worlde 1 PAule called to be an Apostle of Iesu Christ through the wyll of God and brother Sostenes 2 Vnto the Church of God whiche is at Corinthus To thē that are sanctified in Christe Iesus saintes by callyng with all that call on the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe in euery place both of theirs and ours 3 Grace be vnto you and peace from God our father and from the Lorde Iesus Christe 4 ☞ I thanke my God alwayes on your behalfe for the grace
me and I vnto the worlde 15 For in Christe Iesu neither circumcision auayleth any thing nor vncircumcision but a newe creature 16 And as many as walke accordyng to this rule peace be on them and mercie and vpon the Israel that is of God 17 From hencefoorth let no man put me to busynesse For I beare in my body the markes of the Lorde Iesus 18 Brethren the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christe be with your spirite Amen The Epistle vnto the Galathians was sent from Rome ¶ The Epistle of the Apostle S. Paul vnto the Ephesians ¶ The first Chapter After his salutation 4 he sheweth that the chiefe cause of their saluation standeth in the free election of God through Christe 16 he declareth his good wyll towarde them geuyng thankes praying God for their fayth 21 The maiestie of Christe 1 PAul an apostle of Iesus Christe by the wyll of God To the saintes which are at Ephesus and to the faythfull in Christe Iesus 2 Grace be with you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christe 3 Blessed be God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe whiche hath blessed vs in all spirituall blessyng in heauenly thynges by Christe 4 According as he had chosen vs in hym before the foundation of the world that we shoulde be holy and without blame before hym through loue 5 Who hath predestinate vs into the adoption of childrē by Iesus Christ vnto hym selfe according to the good pleasure of his wyll 6 To the prayse of the glorie of his grace wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued 7 In whom we haue redemption through his blood the forgeuenesse of sinnes accordyng to the rychesse of his grace 8 Wherein he hath abounded towarde vs in all wysedome and prudence 9 And hath opened vnto vs the misterie of his wyll accordyng to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himselfe 10 That in the dispensation of the fulnesse of the tymes he myght gather together in one all thinges in Christe both which are in heauen and which are in earth in hym 11 In whom also we are chosen beyng predestinate accordyng to the purpose of hym who worketh all thynges after the councell of his owne wyll 12 That we shoulde be vnto the prayse of his glorie whiche before beleued in Christe 13 In whom also ye after that ye heard the worde of trueth the Gospell of your saluation wherin also after that ye beleued were sealed with the holy spirite of promyse 14 Whiche is the earnest of our inheritaunce vnto y e redemption of the purchased possession vnto the prayse of his glorie 15 Wherfore I also after that I hearde of the fayth which ye haue in the Lorde Iesus and loue vnto all the saintes 16 Ceasse not to geue thankes for you makyng mention of you in my prayers 17 That the God of our Lorde Iesus Christe the father of glorie may geue vnto you the spirite of wisdome and reuelation in the knowledge of hym 18 The eyes of your myndes beyng lightened that ye maye knowe what the hope is of his callyng and what the richesse of the glorie of his inheritaunce is in the saintes 19 And what is the exceedyng greatnesse of his power to vswarde which beleue accordyng to the workyng of his myghtie power 20 Which he wrought in Christe when he raysed hym from the dead and set him on his ryght hande in heauenly places 21 Farre aboue all rule and power and myght and dominion and euery name that is named not in this worlde only but also in the worlde to come 22 And hath put all thynges vnder his feete and gaue him to be the head ouer all thynges to the Churche 23 Which is his body the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all ¶ The .ij. Chapter 5 To magnifie the grace of Christe which is the only cause of saluation 11 he sheweth them what maner of people they were before their conuertiō 18 and what they are nowe in Christe 1 AND you that were dead in trespasses and sinnes 2 In the which in time passed ye walked according to the course of this worlde after the gouernour that ruleth in the ayre the spirite that nowe worketh in the chyldren of disobedience 3 Among whom we all had our conuersation also in tyme past in the lustes of our flesshe fulfyllyng the wyll of the flesshe and of the mynde were by nature the chyldren of wrath euen as other 4 But God which is ryche in mercie for his great loue wherwith he loued vs 5 Euen when we were dead by sinnes hath quickned vs together with Christ by grace are ye saued 6 And hath raysed vs vp together and made vs syt together in the heauenly in Christe Iesus 7 That in ages to come he might shew the exceedyng ryches of his grace in kyndnesse to vswarde through Christe Iesus 8 For by grace are ye made safe through fayth and that not of your selues it is the gyft of God 9 Not of workes lest any man shoulde boast hym selfe 10 For we are his workmanship created in Christe Iesus vnto good workes whiche God hath ordeyned that we shoulde walke in them 11 Wherfore remember that ye being in tyme passed gentiles in the flesshe called vncircumcision of that which is called circumcision in the flesshe made by handes 12 That at that tyme ye were without Christe beyng aliauntes from the common wealth of Israel and straungers frō the testamentes of promise hauyng no hope without God in this worlde 13 But nowe in Christe Iesus ye which sometyme were farre of are made nye by the blood of Christe 14 For he is our peace which hath made both one and hath broken downe the wall that was a stoppe betwene vs 15 Taking away in his flesshe the hatred euen the lawe of commaundementes conteyned in ordinaunces for to make of twayne one newe man in hym selfe so makyng peace 16 And that he myght reconcile both vnto God in one body through his crosse and slewe hatred thereby 17 And came and preached peace to you which were a farre of and to them that were nye 18 For through hym we both haue an entraunce in one spirite vnto the father 19 ☞ Nowe therefore ye are no more straungers and foreyners but citezins with the saintes and of the housholde of God 20 And are built vpon the foundation of the apostles and prophetes Iesus Christe hym selfe beyng the head corner stone 21 In whom all the buyldyng coupled together groweth vnto an holy temple in the Lorde 22 In whom ye also are buylded together for an habitation of God through the spirite ☜ ⧠The .iij. Chapter 1 He sheweth the cause of his imprisonment 13 desireth them not to faynt because of his trouble 14 and prayeth God to make them stedfast in his spirite 1 FOr this cause I Paul am a prisoner of Iesus
Christe for you heathen 2 Yf ye haue hearde of the dispensatioÌ„ of the grace of God which is geuen me to you warde 3 For by reuelation shewed he the misterie vnto me as I wrote afore in fewe wordes 4 Whereby when ye reade ye may vnderstande my knowledge in the misterie of Christe 5 Which misterie in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men as it is nowe reuealed vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the spirite 6 That the gentiles shoulde be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promise in Christe by the Gospell 7 Wherof I am made a minister accordyng to the gyfte of the grace of God which is geuen vnto me after the workyng of his power 8 Vnto me the least of all saintes is this grace geuen that I shoulde preache among the gentiles the vnsearchable ryches of Christe 9 And to bring to lyght to all men what the felowship of the misterie is whiche from the begynnyng of the world hath ben hid in god which made all thinges through Iesus Christe 10 To thintent that nowe vnto the rulers and power in heauenly thynges myght be knowen by y e Church the very manyfolde wysedome of God 11 According to y e eternall purpose which he wrought in Christe Iesus our Lord 12 By whoÌ„ we haue boldnesse entraunce in y e confidence which is by faith of him 13 ☞ Wherfore I desire that ye faynt not in my tribulations for you whiche is your glorie 14 For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe 15 Of whoÌ„ all the famyly in heauen and earth is named 16 That he would graunt you according to the rychesse of his glorie to be strengthed with myght by his spirite in the inner man 17 That Christe may dwell in your heartes by fayth that ye beyng rooted and grounded in loue 18 Myght be able to comprehende with al saintes what is the breadth length and deapth and heygth 19 And to knowe the loue of Christe whiche excelleth knowledge that ye might be fylled with all fulnesse of God 20 Vnto him that is able to do exceeding aboundauntly aboue all that we aske or thynke accordyng to the power that worketh in vs 21 Be prayse in the Churche by Christe Iesus throughout all ages worlde without ende Amen ☜ ¶ The .iiij. Chapter He exhorteth them vnto mekenesse long sufferyng and vnto loue and peace 3 euery one to serue and edifie another with the gyft that God hath geuen hym 14 to beware of strange doctrine 22 To lay asyde the olde conuersation of greedy lustes to walke in a newe lyfe 1 I Therfore a prisoner in the Lorde exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocatioÌ„ wherewith ye are called 2 With all lowlynesse mekenesse with long sufferyng forbearyng one another in loue 3 Endeuoryng to kepe the vnitie of the spirite in the bonde of peace 4 One body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your calling 5 One Lorde one fayth one baptisme 6 One God and father of all whiche is aboue all and through all and in you all ☜ 7 ☞ But vnto euery one of vs is geuen grace accordyng to the measure of the gyft of Christe 8 Wherfore he saith * When he went vp an hye he ledde captiuitie captiue and gaue gyftes vnto men 9 But that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first into the lower partes of the earth 10 He that descended is euen the same also that ascended vp farre aboue all heauens to fulfyll all thynges 11 And he gaue some apostles and some prophetes and some euangelistes and some shepheardes and teachers 12 To the gatheryng together of the saintes into the worke of ministration into the edifiyng of the body of Christe 13 Tyll we all meete together into the vnitie of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of God vnto a perfect man vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christe ☜ 14 That we hencefoorth be no more children wauering and caryed about with euery wynde of doctrine in the wylynesse of men in craftynesse to the laying wayte of deceyte 15 But folowyng trueth in loue let vs growe vp into him in all thynges whiche is the head Christ 16 In whom all the body beyng coupled and knit together by euery ioynt of subministration accordyng to the effectuall power in y e measure of euery part maketh increase of the body vnto the edifiyng of it selfe in loue 17 ☞ This I say therfore and testifie in the Lorde that ye hencefoorth walke not as other gentiles walke in vanitie of their mynde 18 Darkened in cogitation being alienated from the lyfe of God by the ignoraunce that is in them by the blindnesse of their heartes 19 Whiche beyng past feelyng haue geuen theÌ„ selues ouer vnto wantonnesse to worke al vncleanenesse with greedynesse 20 But ye haue not so learned Christe 21 Yf so be that ye haue hearde hym and haue ben taught in hym as the trueth is in Iesus 22 To â—ay downe accordyng to the former conuersation y e olde man which is corrupt accordyng to the lustes of error ☜ 23 ☞ To be renued in the spirite of your mynde 24 And to put on that newe man which after God is shapen in righteousnesse holynesse of trueth 25 Wherfore puttyng away lying speake euery man trueth vnto his neyghbour forasmuch as we are members one of another 26 Be ye angry and sinne not let not the sunne go downe vpon your wrath 27 Neither geue place to the deuyll 28 * Let hym that stole steale no more but let hym rather labour workyng with his handes the thyng whiche is good that he may geue vnto hym that needeth ☜ 29 Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouth but that whiche is good to edifie withal as oft as neede is that it may minister grace vnto the hearers 30 And greeue not the holy spirite of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the day of redemption 31 Let all bytternesse and fiercenesse wrath and crying and euyll speakyng be put away from you with all maliciousnesse 32 Be ye curteous one to another merciful forgeuing one another euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you ⧠The .v. Chapter 2 He exhorteth them vnto loue 3 warneth them to beware of vncleannesse couetousnesse foolyshe talkyng and false doctrine 17 to be circumspect 18 to auoyde dronkennesse 19 to reioyce and to be thankefull towarde God 21 to submit them selues one to another 22 He entreateth of corporall mariage of the spirituall betwixt Christe and his Churche 1 BE ye therefore folowers of God as deare chyldren 2 And walke ye in loue euen as Christe hath loued vs and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to
gladnesse 5 For your felowship in the Gospell frō the first day vntyll nowe 6 And beyng perswaded of this same thyng that he which hath begun good worke in you wyll perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christe 7 As it becommeth me to iudge this of you al because I haue you in my heart and in my bondes in the defence and confirmation of the Gospell you all beyng partakers of my grace 8 For God is my recorde howe greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Iesus Christe 9 * And this I pray that your loue may abounde yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandyng 10 That ye maye discerne thynges that differ that ye maye be pure and without offence tyll the day of Christe 11 Beyng fylled with the fruites of righteousnesse which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and prayse of God ☜ 12 But I woulde ye should vnderstande brethren that the thinges which came vnto me hath come rather vnto the furtheraunce of the Gospell 13 So that my bondes in Christe are manifest throughout all the iudgement hall and in all other places 14 And many of the brethren of the Lord beyng incouraged through my bondes dare more plentifully speake the word without feare 15 Some preache Christe of enuie strife and some of good wyll 16 The one preache Christe of strife not sincerely supposyng to adde more affliction to my bondes 17 But the others of loue knowing that I am set to the defence of the Gospell 18 What then So that Christe be preached any maner of way whether it be by pretence or by trueth I ioy therein and wyll ioy 19 For I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation * through your prayer and ministryng of the spirite of Iesus Christe 20 Accordyng to my expectation and my hope y t in nothyng I shal be ashamed but y t with all boldnesse as alwayes so now also Christ shal be magnified in my body whether it be by life or by death 21 For Christe is to me lyfe and death is to me aduantage 22 But if I lyue in the fleshe this is the fruite of my labour and what I shall chose I wote not 23 For I am in a strayte betwixt two hauyng a desire to be loosed and to be with Christ which is much farre better 24 Neuerthelesse to abyde in y e fleshe is more needefull for you 25 And this am I sure of that I shall abyde continue with you all for your furtheraunce and ioy of fayth 26 That your reioysyng may be y e more aboundaunt in Iesus Christe for me by my commyng to you agayne 27 Only let your conuersation be as it becommeth the Gospell of Christe that whether I come and see you or els be absent I may yet heare of your matters that ye continue in one spirite in one soule fyghtyng together for y e fayth of the Gospell 28 And in nothyng fearyng your aduersaries which is to them a token of perdition but to you of saluatiō and that of God 29 For vnto you it is geuen for Christe not only this to beleue on hym but also this to suffer for his sake 30 Hauing the same fight which ye sawe in me and nowe heare in me ¶ The .ij. Chapter 3 He exhorteth them aboue all thynges to humilitie wherby pure doctrine is chiefly mayntayned 16 promisyng that he and Timotheus wyll spedyly come vnto them 27 and excuseth the long tariyng of Epaphroditus 1 IF there be therefore any consolation in Christe yf any comfort of loue if any felowship of y e spirite yf any compassion and mercie 2 Fulfyl ye my ioy that ye be lyke mynded hauyng the same loue being of one accorde of one mynde 3 Let nothyng be done through stryfe or vayne glorie but in mekenesse of mynde euery man esteeme one y e other better then hym selfe 4 Loke not euery man on his owne thynges but euery man also on the thynges of others 5 ☞ Let y e same mynde be in you which was in Christe Iesus 6 Who beyng in the fourme of God thought it not robbery to be equall with God 7 But made hym selfe of no reputation takyng on him the fourme of a seruaūt and * made in the lykenesse of men and founde in figure as a man 8 He humbled hym selfe made obedient vnto death euen the death of the crosse 9 Wherfore God also hath highly exalted hym and geuen hym a name which is aboue euery name 10 That in the name of Iesus euery knee should bowe of thynges in heauen and thynges in earth and thinges vnder the earth 11 And that euery tongue should confesse that the Lorde Iesus Christe is to the glorie of God the father ☜ 12 Wherfore my dearely beloued as ye haue alwayes obeyed not as in my presence only but nowe much more in my absence worke out your owne saluation with feare and tremblyng 13 * For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of good wyll 14 * Do all thyng without murmuryng and disputyng 15 That*ye may be blamelesse and pure the sonnes of God without rebuke in the myddes of a croked and peruerse nation among whō shyne ye as lightes in the worlde 16 Holdyng fast the worde of lyfe to my reioycyng in the day of Christe that I haue not runne in vayne neither haue laboured in vayne 17 Yea and though I be offered vp vpō the offeryng and seruice of your fayth I reioyce and reioyce with you all 18 For the same cause also do ye reioyce and reioyce with me 19 But I trust in the Lorde Iesus to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you that I also may be of good comfort when I knowe your state 20 For I haue no man lyke mynded who wyll naturally care for your state 21 For all seeke their owne not the thynges which are Iesus Christes 22 Ye knowe the profe of hym that as a sonne with the father he hath serued with me in the Gospell 23 Hym therfore I hope to sende assoone as I knowe my state 24 But I trust in the Lorde that I also my selfe shall come shortly 25 But I supposed it necessarie to sende to you Epaphroditus my brother and companion in labour felowe souldier but your Apostle and the minister of my neede 26 For he longed after you all and was full of heauinesse because that ye had hearde that he had ben sicke 27 And no doubt he was sicke nye vnto death but God had mercie on hym and not on hym only but on me also lest I shoulde haue sorowe vpon sorowe 28 I sent him therfore the more diligentlie that when ye see him againe ye may reioyce and that I may be the lesse sorowfull 29 Receaue hym therfore in the Lorde with all gladnes make much of such 30 Because for the worke of Christe he was nye vnto
And in all deceauablenesse of vnryghteousnesse in them that peryshe because they receaued not the loue of the trueth that they myght be saued 11 And therefore God shall sende them strong delusion that they should beleue lyes 12 That all they myght be dampned whiche beleued not the trueth but had pleasure in vnryghteousnes 13 But we are bounde to geue thankes alway to God for you brethren beloued of the Lorde because that God hath frō the begynnyng chosen you to saluation in sanctifiyng of the spirite in fayth of the trueth 14 Wherevnto he called you by our Gospell to the obteyning of the glorie of our Lorde Iesus Christe 15 ☞ Therfore brethren stande fast and holde the ordinaunces whiche ye haue ben taught whether it were by our preachyng or by our epistle 16 Our Lorde Iesus Christe and God and our father whiche hath loued vs and hath geuen vs euerlastyng consolation and good hope in grace 17 Comfort your heartes and stablysshe you in all good saying and doyng ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He desireth them to pray for hym that the Gospell may prosper 6 and geueth them warnyng to reproue the idle 16 and so wyssheth them all wealth 1 FVrthermore brethren praye ye for vs that the worde of the Lord may haue free passage and be glorified euen as with you 2 And that we may be delyuered from disordered and euyll men For all men haue not fayth 3 But the Lorde is faythfull whiche shall stablyshe you and kepe you from euyll 4 And we haue confidence in the Lorde to youwarde that ye both do and wyll do the thynges whiche we commaunde you 5 And the Lorde guyde your heartes to the loue of God and to the pacient waytyng for Christe ☜ 6 ☞ We commaunde you brethren in the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately and not after the institution whiche he receaued of vs. 7 For ye your selues knowe howe ye ought to folowe vs For we behaued not our selues inordinately among you 8 Neither toke we breade of any man for nought but wrought with labour and sweat nyght and daye because we woulde not be chargeable to any of you 9 Not but that we had auctoritie but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to folowe vs. 10 For when we were with you this we warned you of that yf any woulde not worke the same shoulde not eate 11 For we haue heard that there are some which walke among you inordinately workyng not at all but be busy bodies 12 Them that are such we commaunde and exhort by our Lorde Iesus Christ that they workyng in quietnesse eate their owne breade 13 And ye brethren be not weery in well doyng 14 Yf any man obey not our doctrine signifie hym by an epistle and haue no companie with hym that he maye be ashamed 15 Yet count him not as an enemie but warne hym as a brother 16 Nowe the very Lorde of peace geue you peace alwayes by all meanes The Lorde be with you all 17 The salutation of me Paul with mine owne hande This is the token in euery epistle So I write 18 The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all Amen ¶ Sent from Athens ¶ The first Epistle of the Aposile Saint Paul vnto Timothie The first Chapter ◠He exhorteth Timothie to wayte vpon his office namely to see that nothyng be taught but gods worde c. 5 Declaryng that fayth with a good conscience charitie and edification are the ende therof 20 and admonisheth of Hymeneus and Alexander 1 PAul an Apostle of Iesus Christ by the commission of God our sauiour and Lorde Iesus Christe whiche is our hope 2 Vnto Timothie a natural sonne in the faith Grace mercie and peace from God our father and Iesus Christe our Lorde 3 As I besought thee to abyde styll in Ephesus when I departed into Macedonia so do that thou cōmaunde some that they teache no other doctrine 4 Neither geue heede to fables and endlesse genealogies whiche breede questions more then godly edifying which is in fayth 5 But the ende of the commaundement is loue out of a pure heart and of a good conscience of fayth vnfaigned 6 From the whiche thynges some hauyng erred haue tourned vnto vayne ianglyng 7 Couetyng to be doctours of the lawe not vnderstandyng what they speake neither wherof they affirme 8 ☞ But we knowe that the lawe is good yf a man vse it lawfully 9 Knowyng this * that the lawe is not geuen vnto a ryghteous man but vnto the lawlesse and disobedient to the vngodly and to sinners to vnholy and vncleane to murtherers of fathers murtherers of mothers to manslears 10 To whoremongers to them that defyle them selues with mankynde to manstealers to lyers to periured and yf there be any other thyng that is contrarie to wholsome doctrine 11 Accordyng to the Gospell of glorie of the blessed God whiche is committed vnto me 12 And I thanke Christ Iesus our Lord whiche hath made me strong For he counted me faythfull puttyng me into the ministerie 13 Beyng a blasphemer and a persecuter and an oppressour But yet I obtayned mercie because I dyd it ignorauntly in vnbeliefe 14 Neuerthelesse the grace of our Lorde was exceedyng aboundaunt with faith and loue which is in Christe Iesus 15 ☞ This is a faythfull saying and by all meanes worthy to be receaued that Christe Iesus came into the worlde to saue synners of whom I am chiefe 16 Notwithstandyng for this cause was mercie shewed vnto me that in me the first Iesus Christe myght shewe all long sufferyng to the example of them which shoulde beleue on hym to lyfe euerlastyng 17 Nowe vnto the kyng euerlastyng immortall inuisible vnto God onlye wise be honour and glorie for euer and euer Amen 18 This commaundement commit I vnto thee sonne Timotheus accordyng to the prophesies which went before vpon thee that thou in them shouldest fyght a good fyght 19 Hauyng fayth and good conscience which some hauyng put awaye as concernyng fayth haue made shipwracke 20 Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander whom I haue delyuered vnto Satan that they maye learne not to blaspheme ¶ The .ij Chapter 1 He exhorteth to pray for all men 4 wherfore 8 and howe 9 As touchyng the apparell and modestie of women 1 I Exhort therefore that firste of all prayers supplications intercessiōs and geuynge of thankes be made for all men 2 For kynges and for all that are in auctoritie that we maye leade a quiete and peaceable lyfe in all godlynesse and honestie 3 For that is good and accepted in the syght of God our sauiour 4 Who wyll haue all men to be saued and to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth 5 For there is one God and one mediatour of God and men the man Christe Iesus 6 Who
should be made heyres accordyng to the hope of eternall lyfe 8 ☞ This is a faythfull saying And of these thynges I wyll that thou confirme that they which haue beleued in God myght be carefull to shewe foorth good workes These thynges are good and profitable vnto men 9 But foolishe questions and genealogies and contentions and striuinges about the lawe auoyde for they are vnprofitable and vayne 10 A man that is an aucthour of sectes after the first and the seconde admonition auoyde 11 Knowyng that he that is such is subuerted and sinneth beyng dampned of hym selfe 12 When I shall sende Artemas vnto thee or Tychicus be diligent to come vnto me vnto Nicopolis For I haue determined there to wynter 13 Bryng Zenas the lawyer Apollos on their iourney diligently that nothing be lackyng vnto them 14 And let ours also learne to excell in good workes to necessarie vses that they be not vnfruitefull 15 All that are with me salute thee Greete them that loue vs in the fayth Grace be with you all Amen ¶ Written from Nicopolis a citie of Macedonia ¶ The epistle of Saint Paul vnto Philemon ¶ 5 He reioyceth to heare of the fayth and loue of Philemon 9 whom he desireth to forgeue his seruaunt Onesimus and louyngly to receaue hym agayne 1 PAul a prisoner of Iesus Christ and brother Timotheus Vnto Philemō the beloued and our felowe labourer 2 And to the beloued Apphia and to Archippus our felowe souldier and to the Churche in thy house 3 Grace to you and peace from God our father and the Lorde Iesus Christ 4 I thanke my God makyng mention alwayes of thee in my prayers 5 Hearyng of thy loue and fayth which thou hast towarde the Lorde Iesus and towarde all saintes 6 That the felowshippe of thy fayth may be effectuall in the knowledge of euery good worke which is in you towarde Christe Iesus 7 For we haue great ioy consolation in thy loue because the bowels of the saintes are refresshed by thee brother 8 Wherfore though I myght be much bolde in Christe to inioyne thee that which is conuenient 9 Yet for loues sake I rather beseche thee beyng such a one as Paul the aged nowe also a prisoner of Iesus Christe 10 I beseche thee for my sonne Onesimus whom I haue begotten in my bondes 11 Which in tyme passed was to thee vnprofitable but nowe profitable to thee and to me 12 Whom I haue sent agayne Thou therefore receaue hym that is myne owne bowels 13 Whom I woulde haue retayned with me that in thy steade he myght haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospell 14 But without thy mynde woulde I do nothyng that thy benefite shoulde not be as it were of necessitie but willingly 15 For happyly he therfore departed for a season that thou shouldest receaue hym for euer 16 Not nowe as a seruaunt but aboue a seruaunt a brother beloued specially to me but howe much more vnto thee both in the fleshe and in the Lorde 17 If thou count me therfore a felowe receaue hym as my selfe 18 If he haue iniuried or oweth thee ought that lay to my charge 19 I Paul haue written it with myne owne hande I wyll recompence it Albeit I do not say to thee howe that thou owest vnto me euen thyne owne selfe 20 Yea brother let me enioy this pleasure of thee in the Lorde Comfort my bowels in the Lorde 21 Trustyng in thine obedience I wrote vnto thee knowyng that thou wilt also do more then I say 22 Moreouer prepare me also a lodgyng for I trust that through your prayers I shal be geuen vnto you 23 There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christe Iesus 24 Marcus Aristarcus Demas Lucas my felowe labourers 25 The grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ be with your spirite Amen ¶ Written from Rome by Onesimus a seruaunt ¶ The Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle vnto the Hebrewes ⧠The first Chapter ¶ 1 He sheweth the excellencie of Christe 4 aboue the Angels 7 and of their office 1 GOd which in time past at sundrie tymes and in diuers maners spake vnto the fathers in the prophetes 2 Hath in these last dayes spoken vnto vs in the sonne whom he hath appoynted heyre of all thynges by whom also he made the worldes 3 Who beyng the bryghtnesse of the glorie and the very image of his substaunce vpholdyng all thynges with the worde of his power hauing by him selfe pourged our sinnes hath syt on the ryght hande of the maiestie on hye 4 Beyng so much more excellent then the Angels as he hath by inheritaunce obtayned a more excellent name then they 5 For vnto which of the Angels sayde he at any tyme Thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee 6 And agayne I wyll be to hym a father and he shal be to me a sonne And agayne when he bryngeth in the first begotten sonne into the worlde he saith And let all the Angels of God worship hym 7 And vnto the Angels he sayth He maketh his Angels spirites and his ministers a flambe of fyre 8 But vnto the sonne he sayth * Thy seate O God shal be for euer and euer The scepter of thy kyngdome is a scepter of ryghteousnesse 9 Thou hast loued ryghteousnesse and hated iniquitie Therfore God euen thy God hath annoynted thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy felowes 10 And thou Lorde in the begynnyng hast layde the foundation of the earth And the heauens are the workes of thy handes 11 They shall perishe but thou endurest and they shall waxe olde as doth a garment 12 And as a vesture shalt thou folde thē vp and they shal be chaunged but thou art the same thy yeres shall not fayle 13 But vnto which of y e Angels sayde he at any tyme Sitte on my right hande tyll I make thyne enemies thy foote stoole 14 Are they not all ministring spirites sent foorth into ministerie for their sakes which shal be heyres of saluation ⧠The .ij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth vs to be obedient vnto the newe lawe which Christe hath geuen vs 9 and not to be offended at the infirmitie lowe degree of Christe 10 because it was necessarie that for our sakes he shoulde take such an humble state vpon hym that he myght be lyke vnto his brethren 1 WHerfore we ought to geue the more earnest heede to the thynges which we haue heard lest at any tyme we should let them slippe 2 For yf the worde spoken by Angels was stedfast And euery transgression and disobedience receaued a iust recompense of rewarde 3 Howe shall we escape yf we neglect so great saluation which at the first began to be preached of the Lorde and was confirmed vnto vswarde by them that hearde it 4 God bearyng witnesse therto both with signes wonders also and with diuers powers and
also which kept not their first estate but left their owne habitation he hath reserued in euerlastyng chaynes vnder darkenesse vnto the iudgement of the great day 7 Euen as Sodome and Gomorrhe and the cities about them which in lyke maner defiled them selues with fornication and folowed straunge fleshe are set foorth for an ensample and suffer the payne of eternall fyre 8 Lykewyse these beyng deceaued by dreames defyle the flesh despise rulers and speake euyll of them that are in aucthoritie 9 Yet Michael the Archangel when he stroue agaynst the deuyll and disputed about the body of Moyses durst not geue raylyng sentence but sayde the Lorde rebuke thee 10 But these speake euyl of those thinges which they knowe not what thinges they know naturally as beastes which are without reason in those thynges they corrupt them selues 11 Wo be vnto thē for they haue folowed the way of Cain and are vtterly geuen to the errour of Balaam for lucres sake and perishe in the gaynsaying of Core 12 These are spottes in your feastes of charitie whē they feast with you without al feare feedyng thēselues cloudes they are without water caryed about of windes corrupt trees and without fruite twise dead and plucked vp by the rootes 13 They are the ragyng waues of the sea fomyng out their owne shame They are wandryng starres to whom is reserued the mist of darknes for euer 14 Enoch the seuenth from Adam prophesied before of such saying Beholde the Lorde shall come with thousandes of saintes 15 To geue iudgement agaynst all men and to rebuke all that are vngodly among them of all their vngodly deedes which they haue vngodly committed and of all their cruel speakynges which vngodly sinners haue spoken agaynst hym 16 These are murmurers complayners walkyng after their owne lustes whose mouthes speake proude thynges They haue men in great reuerence because of aduantage 17 But ye beloued remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lorde Iesus Christe 18 Howe that they tolde you that there shoulde be begilers in y e last tyme which should walke after their owne vngodly lustes 19 These are makers of sectes fleshlie hauyng not the spirite 20 But ye dearely beloued edifie your selues in your most holy fayth praying in the holy ghost 21 And kepe your selues in the loue of God lokyng for the mercie of our Lord Iesus Christe vnto eternall lyfe 22 And haue compassion of some seperatyng them 23 And other saue with feare pullyng them out of the fyre and haue compassion on the other and hate euen the garment spotted by the fleshe 24 Vnto him that is able to kepe you free from sinne and to present you faultlesse before the presence of his glory with ioy 25 To God our sauiour which only is wyse be glorie maiestie dominion and power nowe and euer Amen ⧠The reuelation of Saint Iohn the diuine ¶ The first Chapter 1 The cause of this reuelation 3 Of them that reade it 4 Iohn writeth to the seuen Churches 5 The maiestie and office of the sonne of God 20 The vision of the candlestickes and starres 1 THE reuelation of Iesus Christ which God gaue vnto hym for to shewe vnto his seruaūtes thyngs which must shortlye come to passe ☞ And when he had sent he shewed by his Angel vnto his seruaunt Iohn 2 Which bare recorde of the worde of God and of the testimonie of Iesus Christe and of all thinges that he sawe 3 Happy is he that readeth and they that heare the wordes of this prophesie and kepe those thynges which are written therin for the tyme is at hande 4 Iohn to the seuen Churches in Asia Grace be vnto you and peace from him which is and which was and which is to come and from the seuen spirites which are before his throne 5 And from Iesus Christe which is a faythfull witnesse and first begotten of the dead and Lorde ouer the kynges of the earth Vnto hym that loued vs and wasshed vs from our sinnes in his owne blood ☜ 6 And made vs kynges and priestes vnto God his father be glorie and dominion for euermore Amen 7 Beholde he commeth with cloudes and all eyes shall see hym and they also which pearsed hym And all kinredes of the earth shall wayle before hym Euen so Amen 8 I am Alpha and Omega the begynnyng and the endyng sayth the Lorde almyghtie which is and which was and which is to come 9 I Iohn your brother and companion in tribulation and in the kingdome and patience of Iesus Christe was in the I le that is called Pathmos for y e worde of God and for the witnessyng of Iesus Christe 10 I was in the spirite on the Lordes day and hearde behynde me a great voyce as it had ben of a trumpe 11 Saying I am Alpha and Omega the first and the last That thou seest write in a booke and sende it vnto the seuen Churches which are in Asia vnto Ephesus and vnto Smyrna and vnto Pergamos and vnto Thyatira and vnto Sardis and vnto Philadelphia and vnto Laodicea 12 And I turned backe to see the voyce that spake to me And whē I was turned I sawe seuen golden candlestickes 13 And in y e middes of the candlestickes one lyke vnto the sonne of man clothed with a garment downe to the feete and girde about the pappes with a golden girdle 14 His head and his heere 's were whyte as whyte wooll and as snowe and his eyes were as a flambe of fyre 15 And his feete lyke vnto fine brasse as though they brent in a furnace and his voyce as the sounde of many waters 16 And he had in his ryght hande seuen starres And out of his mouth went a sharpe two edged sworde And his face shone euen as the sunne in his strength 17 And when I sawe hym I fell at his feete euen as dead And he layde his ryght hande vpon me saying vnto me feare not I am the first and the last 18 And am alyue and was dead And beholde I am alyue for euermore Amen and haue the keyes of hell and of death 19 Write therfore the thinges which thou hast seene and the thynges which are and the thinges which must be fulfilled hereafter 20 The misterie of the seuen starres which thou sawest in my ryght hande and the seuen goldē candlestickes The seuen starres are the Angels of the seuē Churches And the seuen candlestickes whiche thou sawest are the seuen Churches The .ij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth foure Churches 5 to repentaunce 10 to perseueraunce patience and amendement 14.20.23 aswel by threatninges 7.10.17.26 as promises of rewarde 1 VNto the Angel of the Churche at Ephesus write these thynges sayth he that holdeth the seuen starres in his ryght hande and that walketh in the middes of the seuen golden candlestickes 2 I knowe thy workes and thy labour and thy patience and howe thou canst not forbeare
Peter Iohn xxi f. ¶ On Innocentes day I loked and lo a lambe Apoc. xiiii a. The angell of the Lorde Math. ii c. ¶ On the Sunday after Christmas And I say that the heyre Gala. iiii a. This is the booke of the. Math. i. a. ¶ On Neweyeres day Blessed is that man Rom. iiii a. And it fortuned assoone Luke ii c. ¶ On the Epiphanie For this cause I Paul Ephe. iii. a. When Iesus was borne Math. ii a. ¶ On the first Sunday after the Epiphanie I beseche you therfore Rom. xii a. The father and mother Luk. ii a. ¶ On the seconde Sunday Seyng that we haue Rom. xii b. And the thirde day was Iohn ii a. ¶ On the thâ—rde Sunday Be not wyse in your owne Rom. xii d. When he was come downe Math. viii a. ¶ On the fourth Sunday Let euery soule submit Rom. xiii a. And when he entred into Math. viii c. ¶ On the fifth Sunday Put vpon you as the. Coloss iii. c. The kyngdome of heauen Math. xiii d. ¶ On the sixth Sunday If there be so many shall haue the same Epistle and Gospell that was appoynted for the fifth Sunday ¶ On Septuagesima Sunday Perceaue ye not howe i Cor. ix d. The kyngdome of heauen Math. xx a. ¶ On sexagesima Sunday Ye suffer fooles gladly ii Cor. xi a. When much people were Luk. viii a. ¶ On Quinquagesima Sunday Though I speake with i Cor. xiii a. Iesus toke vnto hym Luk. xviii d. ¶ On the first day of Lent Turne you vnto me Ioel. ii c. When ye fast be not sad Math. vi c. ¶ On the first Sunday in Lent We as helpers exhort you ii Cor. vi a. Then was Iesus led away Math. iiii a. ¶ On the seconde Sunday in Lent We beseche you brethren i Thess iiii a. Iesus went thence and. Math. xv c. ¶ On the thirde Sunday in Lent Be you the folowers of Ephe. v. a. Iesus was castyng out Luk. xi b. ¶ On the fourth Sunday in Lent Tell me ye that desire Gala. iiii c. Iesus departed ouer the Iohn vi a. ¶ On the fifth Sunday in Lent Christe beyng an hye priest Heb. ix c. Which of you can rebuke me Iohn viii f. ¶ On the Sunday next before Easter Let the same mynde be in you Phil. ii a. And it came to passe when Math. xxvi a. ¶ On the Munday next before Easter What is he this that Esai lxiii a. After two dayes was Mark xiiii a. ¶ On the Tuesday next before Easter The Lorde God hath Esai l. b. And anone in the dawnyng Mark xv a. ¶ On the Wednesday next before Easter Where as is a Testament Hebr. ix d. The feast of sweete bread Luk. xxii a. ¶ On the Thursday next before Easter This I warne you of i Cor. xi d. The whole multitude of Luk. xxiii a. ¶ On good Fryday The lawe which hath Hebr. x. a. When Iesus had spoken Iohn xviii a. ¶ On Easter euen It is better yf the wyll of i Pet. iii. d. When the euen was come Math. xxvii g. ¶ On Easter day If ye be risen agayne Coloss iii. a. The first day of the. Iohn xx a. ¶ On the Munday in Easter weeke Peter opened his mouth Actes x. d. Beholde two of the. Luk. xxiiii b. ¶ On the Tuesday in Easter weeke Ye men and brethren Act. xiii d. Iesus stoode in the middest Luk. xxiiii d. ¶ On the first Sunday after Easter All that is borne of God i Iohn v. a. The same day at nyght Iohn xx d. ¶ On the seconde Sunday after Easter This is thank worthie i Peter ii d. Christe sayde to his disciples Iohn x. b. ¶ On the thirde Sunday after Easter Dearely beloued I beseche i Peter ii c. Iesus sayde to his disciples Iohn xvi d. ¶ On the fourth Sunday in Aduent Euery good gyft and euery Iames. i. c. Iesus sayd vnto his disciples Iohn xvi b. ¶ On the fifth Sunday See that ye be doers of the. Iames. i. d. Veryly veryly I say vnto you Iohn xvi f. ¶ On Assention day In the former treatise Actes i. a. Iesus appeared vnto the. Mark xv c. ¶ On the Sunday after the Assention The ende of all thynges is i Pet. iiii b. When the comforter is come Iohn xv d. ¶ On Whitsunday When the fiftie dayes Actes ii a. Iesus sayd vnto his dâ—sciples Ioh. xiiii c. ¶ On the Munday in Whitson weeke Then Peter opened his Actes x. f. So God loued the worlde Iohn iii. c. ¶ On the Tuesday in Whitson weeke When the Apostles Actes viii a. Veryly veryly I say vnto you Iohn x. a. ¶ On Trinitie Sunday After this I loked and beholde Apoc. iiii a. There was a man of the. Iohn iii. a. ¶ On the first Sunday after Trinitie Dearely beloued let vs. i Iohn iiii b. There was a certayne riche Luk. xvi e. ¶ On the seconde Sunday Maruayle not my brethren i Iohn iii. c. A certayne man ordeyned Luk. xiiii d. ¶ On the thirde Sunday Submit your selues euery i Peter v. b. Then resorted vnto hym Luk. xv a. ¶ On the fourth Sunday I suppose that the afflictions Rom. viii a. Be ye mercifull as your Luk. vi f. ¶ On the fifth Sunday Be you all of one mynde i Pet. iii. b. It came to passe that when Luk. v. a. ¶ On the sixth Sunday Knowe ye not that Rom. vi a. Iesus sayde vnto his Math. v. c. ¶ On the seuenth Sunday I speake groslie because Rom. vi d. In those dayes when Mark viii a. ¶ On the eyght Sunday Brethren we are detâ—ers Rom. viii c. Beware of false prophetes Math. vii b. ¶ On the ninth Sunday Brethren I woulde not i Cor. x. b. Iesus sayde to his Luk. xvi a. ¶ On the â— Sunday after Trinitie Concernyng spirituall i. Cor. xii a. And when he was come neare Luk. xix f. ¶ On the .xi. Sunday Brethren as parteynyng i. Cor. xv a. Christe tolde this parable Luk. xviii b. ¶ On the .xii. Sunday Such trust haue we ii Cor. iii. a. Iesus departed from the. Mark vii d. ¶ On the .xiii. Sunday To Abraham and his seede Gala. iii. c. Happy are the eyes which Luk. x. d. ¶ On the .xiiii. Sunday I say walke in the spirite Gala. v. c. And it chaunced as Iesus Luk. xvii c. ¶ On the .xv. Sunday Ye see howe large a letter Gala. vi d. No man can serue two Math. vi d. ¶ On the .xvi. Sunday I desire that you faint not Ephe. iiii a. And it fortuned that Iesus Luk. vii b. ¶ On the .xvii. Sunday I Which am a prisoner of Ephe. iii. b. It chaunced that Iesus Luk. xiiii a. ¶ On the .xviii Sunday I thanke my God alwayes i Cor. i. a. When the pharisees had heard Mat. xxii d. ¶ On the .xix. Sunday This I say and testifie Ephe. iiii a. Iesus entred into a shippe Math. ix a. ¶ On the .xx. Sunday Take heede therfore howe Ephe. v. d. Iesus sayde to his