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A17221	The summe of the foure Euangelistes comprehending both the course of the historie, and also the seuerall points of doctrine set foorth in the same pointing foorth as it were with the hand, that Iesus is Christ, the only, perfect, and sufficient Sauiour of all the faithfull. Written in Latine by the reuerend, learned, and godly father, Master Henrie Bullinger minister of the Church of Zurich. Translated into English for the profite of the vnlearned by Iohn Tomkys.	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Tomkys, John.	1582 (1582)	STC 4077; ESTC S118851	67,670	150

learne how men are called to the faith of the Gospell and what maner of men they ought to bee which must bee instructed in the doctrine of the Gospell r In the last verse The Lorde instructeth his Disciples by words and signes By plaine wordes witnessing that hee is to them which beleeue the ladder and gate to a blessed life * The 2 chap. x From the first ver vnto the 13. Furthermore hee sheweth a worthie signe at a marriage turning water into wine that by that deede hee might declare his power that it is hee which by his woorde can doe what hee will that they may boldly leane vnto him which trust in him And these thinges did hee as it were priuately amongst his acquaintance and familiar freendes y From the 13 ver vnto the 18. But hee came not to be made knowen in some one place only to a fewe but in all Iurie yea and to all the worlde therefore hee goeth to Hierusalem the chiefe citie and head of the countrey and maketh himselfe knowen to all men by a very great deede and very fit for his purpose For whereas hee was come into the worlde the king and Priest and Messias of all the faithfull in the worlde and because it appertained to the Messias to purge religion from corruption and to deliuer his from tyrannie and superstition hee went straight wayes into the holy temple and cast foorth of it the buyers sellers purging religion and so shewing himselfe to bee the expected Messias z In the 18. ver But the rulers of religiō tooke this thing very greeuously requiring a signe whereby hee might proue that he was hee whome hee tooke vpon him to be a From the 19. ver vnto the 22 Hee reasoneth of his death and resurrection although somewhat closely b In the 22 ver And not a fewe beleeued the Lorde c In the 23. ver but some againe cloked their faith following rather the corrupt affection of their minde than the motion of the holy Ghost d In the 24. 25. verses vnto whom the Lord would not therefore commit himselfe because hee was not ignorant of the counsels and cogitations of their heartes and kept himselfe for better affayres These thinges are handeled in the two first Chapters e What the Euangelist treateth of The Apostle doth diligently handle those thinges which the Lorde Iesus spake and did in the beginning of his preaching that he might so rightly informe the iudgemente of the Church to think very wel of Christiā religion of the principles therof the which as els where often so here also are wont for the most part to bee very harde f What went before Hee shewed last before what Iesus did publikely and openly in the temple of God and what he reasoned of among the common people what hee spake and did g What followeth and now wil he shew a certaine priuate thing * The 3. chap. h In the 1 2. 3. verses For the Lord vseth priuate conference with Nicodemus a Doctour of the Law i The summe of the Lord his talke with Nicodemus whom he instructeth soundly fully and simply in the foundation as they call it and in the first principles knitting together the whole method of sincere doctrin and k In the 3. verse teaching that he which desireth to enter into the kingdome of God must needes first be borne anewe Because our nature and our first natiuitie hath in it self no light or life l From the 4 ver vnto the 13 Moreouer that this new birth consisteth in the renouation of the holy Ghost by whose meanes he which is to be saued knoweth that there is nothing in the strength of man which can deserue iustification and blessed life m In the 13 14 15. ver that those things are prouided by an others deseruing namely by Iesus Christ n In the 16. verse whom the grace loue of God no desert of ours gaue vnto vs yea and gaue him to the most shamefull death of the crosse that euery one which beleeueth in him should not perish but should haue euerlasting life o From the 17. ver vnto the 22. There he teacheth that true faith in Christ worketh good woorkes and contrarily that incredulitie and want of faith is the cause of all vngodlinesse yea of damnation it selfe p From the 22 verse vnto the 26 These things being finished the Apostle handeleth forthwith the question touching purifying sprong vp after the matters before goyng q From the 27 vers vnto the end of the chap. By occasion whereof hee reporteth the fift and most plaine testimonie of Iohn the Baptist whereby hee witnesseth that the faithfull are fully purged through the grace of Christ And that he is the true Messias in whom the Father hath giuen to the world whatsoeuer appertayneth to true saluation and that therefore they which beleeue in Christ are saued contrarily that they which beleeue not are damned r What followeth Vnto these things he knitteth by a marueilous a most wise deuise an other and a new conference and the same priuate also betweene the Lorde and a woman of Samaria ſ What went before He receiued and instructed in the third chapter Nicodemus a famous man a Iewe learned and a man of holinesse not to be despised t The matter cōtained in the 4. chap. but now he receiueth instructeth an obscure woman a Gentile vnlearned and verye greately defiled with heynous faultes to this ende least any shoulde gather by the former example that the Lorde came into the worlde to saue the godlie onelie For hereby we do vnderstand that he was borne to saue sinners also and that not only the Iewes but the Gentiles also yea and the very Samaritanes The conferēce hath in it much pleasātnesse sweetnesse The Lorde insinuateth himselfe into the minde of the sinfull woman merueilously notwithstāding he goeth about 2. thinges chiefly * The 4. chap. v From the 1. ver vnto the 20 First he sheweth that he is the fountayne of goodnesse and of all graces of the whiche whosoeuer drinke may bee moste plentifully satisfied x In the 20.21 and 22 verses Then hauing confuted the false woorshipping of GOD y In the 23. and 24 verses hee teacheth which is the true woorshipping z In the 15 26 27. verses and therewithall he professeth by a most manifest confession that hee is the true Messias a In the 28 29 30. ver Foorthwith the sinfull woman becommeth a preacher of the grace of GOD. For shee calleth foorth the Sycharenes or Sychimites to meete the Lorde the king or the Messias b From the 31 ver vnto the 39 The meane while the Lord disputeth among his disciples of the calling of the Gentiles of the Apostleship to the Gētiles c From the 39.

ver vnto the 26 Then hee speaketh of that last supper wherein the Lorde sharpely accuseth the wickednesse of Iudas speaking of it at large and instituteth the sacrament and memoriall of our redemption n In the 26. ver After that hee goeth foorth into the mount of oliues o From the 27 ver vnto the 32. hee reasoneth in the waye of that greeuous offence wherein the disciples shoulde fall chiefly Peter p From the 32 ver vnto the 43 Hee prayeth to his Father humblye in the mount and awaketh his disciples sleeping q From the 43. ver vnto the 47 The meane while Iudas commeth hastely with a bande of murderers and betrayeth the Lorde with a kisse who foorthwith is taken by the wicked mynisters r In the 47 ver In that hurlye burly Peter draweth his sworde and fighteth in vayne ſ From the 48. ver vnto the 53 But the Lorde rebuketh grauelye the vniust force of his enimies t In the 53. 54. verses Notwithstanding Christe is brought bounden to the high priest The chiefe Bishoppe calleth foorthwith a counsell of elders and priestes against the Lorde v From the 55 ver vnto the 60 Therein false witnesses are sought foorth to destroy Christ but in vayne x From the 60. ver vnto the 66 The high Priest rising vp desireth to picke a cause of death by a question from Christ and asketh whether he be the sonne of God the true Messias And when as the Lord had graunted it and confirmed it iudgement of death was giuen out against him by all the councell y From the 66 ver vnto the end of the chapter The meane while Peter denieth the Lorde in the high priest his pallace * The 15. cha z In the 1. ver And when the dawnyng was come Iesus is leadde to Pilate the deputie a From the 2. ver vnto the 12 But he trieth and practiseth many wayes if hee might deliuer him whom hee knewe to bee innocent b From the 12 ver vnto the 22 But beyng ouercome with the wicked cries of the people he deliuered Iesus being scourged to the souldiers to bee crucified c From the 22. ver vnto the 27 Hee is therefore lead awaye into the place of Caluarie that is to saye of a skull d In the 27. 28. verses where hee is crucified in the middest betweene two theeues e From the 29. ver vnto the 33 and hauing suffered both diuers tormentes and tauntes f From the 33. ver vnto the 38 at the last hee giueth vppe the Ghoste g From the 38. ver vnto the 42 Foorthwith straunge signes are shewed wherewith the Centurion beyng moued pronounceth Christ to be the sonne of GOD. h Frō the 42. verse vnto the end of the chap. And in the euening of the same day he is buried most decently by Ioseph an honourable and a godlye man * The 16. cha i Frō the 1. ver vnto the 9. But the thirde day hee riseth againe from the dead hauing vanquished death the which thing is expounded moste euidently by the angell to the women comming to the sepulchre k Frō the 9. ver vnto the 15. Afterwards Marke beeyng about to finishe briefely his historie begun of Christ collecteth and knitteth together certayne sure argumentes or euident testimonies whereby hee may proue that the Lorde is risen in deede from the dead l From the 15 ver vnto the 19 Last of all hee setteth foorth the 3. chiefest poyntes of our religion that is to say the last deede of the Lorde wherein hee ordayned the Ecclesiasticall order m In the 19. verse Then hee sheweth the Ascension of the Lorde into heauen n In the 20. ver After this hee declareth the most exacte faithfulnesse of the Apostles of the Lorde and the happie successe thereof For they did all things so as the Lorde had commaunded and the Lorde wrought with them so that foorthwith the most holy Church rose vp in the worlde Heere endeth the Summe of the Gospell by Saint Marke ❧ The summe of the Gospell by Saint Luke IN the preface placed before this Euangelicall worke The 1. chap. From the 1. ver vnto the 5 Luke sheweth the causes whiche mooued him to write and also proposeth the summe of his whole purpose b In the 5 6 and 7. verses Then hee beginneth to penne the historie beginning it with the birth of the forerunner of the Messias Therefore hee describeth diligently the parentes of Iohn Baptist c From the 8. ver vnto the 18 chiefly howe both the conception and the office of the sonne were shewed to his father by Gabriel d Frō the 18. ver vnto the 23 whiche thinges when as his father beleeued not it came to passe that hee was made dumbe for the punishment of his vnbeleefe e In the 23 24 25. verses that his mother notwithstanding God performing that which he had promised did conceaue f In the 26. verie Now after the description of the conceptiō of that forerunner he cōmeth downe to describe the incarnation of the very Messias also Therefore after the noting of the time g In the 27. ver hee sheweth the kinred and condition of his mother namelie that shee was a pure virgin of the stocke of Dauid h In the 26. ver vnto whom the very same Gabriel beyng the messenger of the eternall GOD came downe from heauen i From the 28. ver vnto the 32 and shewed her that it so pleased the eternall Godhead that shee shoulde bee made the mother of the Messias k In the 32. and 33. verses and hee declareth heerewithall who and howe greate this childe shoulde be l In the 34. ver And whereas the Virgine did not yet fully vnderstand so harde a matter m In the 35. ver the whole reason and maner of the incarnation is expounded vnto her by the Angell that shee shoulde conceiue by the holy Ghost and bring foorth the very sonne of GOD. n In the 36 and 37. verses And shee is confirmed by the example of Elizabeth o In the 38. verse The which woordes when as shee beleeueth shee conceiueth p From the 39 ver vnto the 46 And foorthwith shee goeth with all speede to Elizabeth they two haue diuine talke the one with the other q From the 46. ver vnto the 57 In this communication the incarnation of the sonne of God is reuealed the truth of God his mercie and his power are praysed chiefly in the virgin Maries song of prayse and thanksgiuing r From the 57. ver vnto the 59. Moreouer Elizabeth bringeth forth a sonne ſ From the 59. ver vnto the 64 who is named Iohn t From the 64. ver vnto the 67 Vnto his father hytherto dumbe for his vnbeleefe is nowe restored the vse of his