in deed Go thou and do thâ—â— thou shalt liue But he in hope of better speed A new assault to Christ would giue Who is my neighbour then said he This thing I would faine learne of thee Then Iesus answering said so A certaine man went by the way That leadeth downe to Iericho Where among theeues he fell â—hat day Robbed and wounded there he was And left halfe dead so on the grasse By chance a Priest came by that way Which when he saw him passed by Likewise a Leuite where he lay Did looke on him and let him lye But a Samaritan by chaunce Came by and saw him in his traunce Which sight so mouing then his heart He tooke on him compassion Whereof before he did depart He made full declaration He powred in and also bound Both wine and oyle into his wound And not contented yet with this He set him vp on his owne beast And brought him to an inne of his Where he prouided for his rest And on the morow ere he went He told the host his whole intent Lo take these two pence that I giue Haue care of this man I thee pray His wants therewith do thou relieue What more he spends I will thee pay Which thinkest thou now of these three To him most neighbour like to be The Lawyer answering did say The mercifull was euen he Go thou said Christ then hence away And do as this man teacheth thee To eu'ry one in miserie Shew thou like liberalitie Marie and Martha entertaine Christ Now as they further passed on Into a certaine towne they came Where was the habitation Of one that Martha had to name Who to her house receiued tho Christ and those that with him did go Her sister Marie men did call Which also sate at Iesus feete And heard his preaching as then all Most heedfully as it was meete But Martha was most busily Prouiding for the company Martha therefore to Iesus said Master regardest not thou this That all the care on me is layd And that my sister sitting is Bid her therefore that she helpe me So shalt thou better serued be And Iesus answerd her againe Oh Martha Martha thou hast care For many things put thee to paine And helpers very needfull are The good part Marie chose in deed And she there after sure shall speed Christ rising from prayer was requested of one of his Disciples to teach them as Iohn taught his Disciples to pray As Iesus was praying with his In the desert as some suppose Which vnto Ephraim nearest is And from his prayers as he rose Of his Disciples one did say Teach vs as Iohn taught his to pray He soone of him had his request He was not long enforc'd to craue Christs readinesse this well exprest As he to them example gaue In their distresse both night and day That they as he them taught should pray Our father which in heauen art Thy name be euer sanctified Thy kingdome come withall my heart I wish the same accomplished Thy will in earth be done we pray As thine in heau'n do it alway Our daily bread giue vs this day Our sinnes also to vs forgiue As we our debters do I say That vs in any wise do grieue Let vs by no illusion Be lead into temptation But Lord from euill vs defend And gratiously deliuer all That we which do on thee depend By frailtie from thee neuer fall Graunt these requests oh Lord we pray To vs and thy whole Church alway Amen Moreouer Christ vnto them said Which of you all shall haue a friend And shall when he in bed is layd Haue cause to go to him or send And say a friend to me is come Bread I haue none now lend me some And he within should answer so Why doest thou trouble me I say I pray thee to some other go I must at this time say thee nay The doore is shut my children be In bed I cannot come to thee I say though he would not arise Nor thee regard as should a friend Yet when he seeth thee in such wise Importunat he will thee lend Of bread or meate what thou doest craue Or what thy need requires to haue Aske then it shall be giuen thee And they that seeke shall surely finde Knock I will open then said he For God to them that call is kinde He loueth such men verely As pray vnto him heartely If you for bread giue not a stone Nor for a fish a serpent send When that your sonnes for want do mone If good things you do giue and lend How much more shall the father he Giue good gifts if thou aske to thee Christ cast out a deuill and the dumbe man spake Then they brought vnto Iesus one Possessed with a deuill that day And him for helpe they call vpon The man was dumbe withall I say Though these impediments had he Yet with a word Christ made him free The multitude amazed were And pâ—aâ—â—ed God with heart and voice The sonne said they of Dauid here Doth giue vs cause for to reioyce And now assured all we be That Christ the Lord the same is he A woman that his workes did see And heard how he taught great and small â—â—id blest is the wombe that bare thee And pappes that gaue thee suck withall But Christ said blest they rather are That Gods word heare and keepe with care The Iewes required asigne Christ to the people said againe This wicked generation Adulterous and verie vaine Though signes they do depend vpon No signe to them shall giuen be But that of Ionas they shall see As to the Niniuites was he That three dayes in the Whale did lie The sonne of man shall shortly be The like to these assuredly The signe that Ionas to them gaue I shall giue these so long in graue The men of Niniuie shall rise And these condemne assuredly They did not Ionas words despise But did repent immediatly A greater then Ionas is here Yet small repentance doth appeare The Queene of Saba she shall rise In iudgement with these men also And them she shall condemne likewise That so farre from her home would go To heare king Solomon I say His greater you do heare this day Christ dining with one of the Pharisies and misliked for eating with vnwashen hands answered them and rebuked their hypocrisie As Iesus taught the people then There came to him a Pharisie Requesting him and all his men To dine with him immediatly Then he went in with him to meate And sitting downe began to eate But when the Pharisie did see That Christ sat downe vnwasht before He maruaild what the cause might be For they did vse it euermore They sit not downe at all to meate But first they wash before they eate Indeed said Christ to him againe Ye do make cleane the vtter side Of cup or platter all in vaine Bewraying still your foolish pride But they
causes of fasting Christ answered the Pharisies and Iohns disciples Then Iohns disciples came and said The Pharisies fast oft and we But thy disciples vnaffraid Do eate and drinke abroade with thee Then Iesus said the children sure Mourne not while that the feast endure But when the Bridegroome shall be gone Then they will all fast at that day No man doth patch a new piece on An old garment it rents away The law obserued is by thee The Gospell makes the other free New wine will burst the bottels sure If they be old therefore I say Sith ceremonies may endure No longer time but must delay Let new wine haue new vessels then And be contented with these men Christ healed a woman that had bin sick of a bloudie issue twelue yeares and raised Iayrus daughter from death As Christ with Iairus thence did go To raise his daughter lately dead A woman sick twelue yeares or moe With touching him of health was sped And after that where they did see The maide from death deliu'red he Christ gaue sight to the blind When Iesus did from him depart Two blind men meeting him did crie Thou sonne of Dauid ease our smart Beleeue ye then said Christ that I Can helpe ' yes Lord said they then he Did touch their eyes and made them see Christ casteth out a deuill and maketh the dumbe man to speake Againe they brought a dumbe man there Possessed with a deu'll but he Cast out the deu'll to their great feare And the dumbe spake which Christ made free The people maruaild yet some said He had done it by Satans aide So Iesus went from place to place Teaching and healing eu'ry one To all that sought he did giue grace He was of great compassion The labourers are few said he Yet is the haruest great yee see At the poole of Bethesda Christ healed a man that had bene diseased 38. yeares and being accused defended his fact After all this against the feast Of Passeouer which then was nie Christ Iesus that tooke little rest Vnto Ierusalem did hie That holy Sabaoth of the Lord The Iewes obseru'd with one accord Christ at Ierusalem then found A multitude of sicke and lame About Bethesda lying round Abiding till the Angell came When as the Angell stird the poole The water still made one man whole Christ by that poole a man did see That had lyen sicke there very long Wilt thou be whole oh man said he Sir I want helpe among this throng Rise thou said Christ thy bed vp take For perfect whole I do thee make Christ heal'd him on the Sabboth day Whereat the Iewes were grieued sore And sought our Sauiour Christ to slay Rewarded thus he was therefore The Iewes accusing Christ do moue Him iustly them for to reproue To whom the father witnessed And Iohn did testifie the same The Scriptures also verified As did his works so full of fame That he the sonne of God should be The stubburne Iewes him would not see Christ defended his Disciples accused for plucking eares of corne on the Sabboth Three feasts the Iewes kept yeare by yeare And chiefest Sabboth dayes did call Of the same feasts it doth appeare The Passeouer was first of all This they the feast of sweet bread name On this day they from Egypt came The next was that whereon God gaue The law by Moses vnto men That day in reuerence we haue The holy Ghost was giuen then This some the feast of weekes do say Some Pentecost some Whitsonday The feast of Tabernacles last Came of these three in order there Those feasts were neuer fully past Till all their dayes accomplisht were The first and last day of each feast Were counted chiefe of all the rest The seu'nth day also through the yeare Is was and so shall be for aye With them and Christians eu'ry where In solemne wise a Sabboth day Though theirs and ours do disagree One day with them obserue not we Christ passed thorough a corne field Vpon the second Sabboth day This doth to many matter yeeld To reason when he went that way Some say it was in Easter feast The last and chiefe day of the rest That day the first doth answer well And so the second Sabboth day Men might it call it did excell The middle dayes as all men say And there withall time of the yeare This reason good makes to appeare Some thinke it was on Whitsonday Because this Sabboth second was As they suppose and that no way The first did the same Sabboth passe These reasons both may please all such As selfe-will leades not ouermuch That day a Sabboth day was sure When the Disciples plucked corne Which thing the Iewes could not indure They did the act most vilely scorne Not knowing him that went that way To be Lord of the Sabboth day The cause they did not waigh withall That hunger then did cause the same The Pharisies on Christ did call And his Disciples fowlie blame They did prefer tradition Before their owne saluation But Christ said vnto them againe What Dauid did who hath not read Now his example doth remaine Though Dauid lye a good while dead These do as he did them before When he and his did hunger sore He had the meate that was forbid These breake you thinke the Sabboth day They do as he and his then did Find fault with him yet no man may The Priests do in the Temple so The Sabboth breake yet free they go One greater then the Temple is And here he standeth verely Mercy will I not sacrifice Learne what this meaneth faithfully Then will you not condemne this day These innocents that hurt no way The sonne of man is Lord likewise Yea euen of the Sabboth day Shall I then these so much despise Or suffer them for foode decay Though fault with them you find so soone The law allowes what they haue done The day is made all men to serue And no man made to serue that day Should not man then his life preserue Vpon the Sabboth if he may The law that bindeth man so fast To finish I am come at last Christ healed one in the Synagogue on the Sabboth day that had a withered hand and answered his accusers Now Christ disposed to beat downe Their grieuous superstition Went shortly after to their towne To reason of this question And to the Synagogue he went The fittest place for his intent For there was alwayes most resort Which was our Sauiours Christs desire That many men might haue comfort All his affection was on fire This his deuise to further then Fell out a worke among those men A man there with a withered hand Was present in that very place They said giue vs to vnderstand If law allow men so much grace As to be cured on this day Christ to accuse they sought a way Christ answered to them againe
witnesses arise And testifie as may appeare A truth against thee to vs here But Iesus yet did hold his peace The high Priest sayd to him againe I charge thee that thou do no lesse By God the Lord but tell it plaine If Christ the sonne of God thou be Then Iesus sayd I sure am he And ye shall see the sonne of man Sitting at the right hand of God Whose power to resist none can Nor of himselfe escape his rod And in the clouds of heau'n shall ye The sonne of man then comming see The high Priest then his clothes did rent And sayd what need we any more Of witnesses for this intent He openly blasphemeth sore What thinke ye then they cried all Death he deserues and dye he shall They mocked Christ that him did hold And spat withall into his face To strike him also they were bold So much they were deuoyd of grace With rods and fists most cruelly They beat and vsd him shamefully Then sayd they to him Prophesie Which of vs all now hath done this And other things as wickedly They did against him then deuise But he most meekely suffred all To bring vs sinners our of thrall Now all this while there at the fire Did Simon sit among them then Another mayd did thus inquire Art not thou one of this mans men Though she affirm'd it to be so Yet he deni'd it saying no. Then they that stood by sayd againe One of them thou most surely art Thy speach bewrayeth thee so plaine Thou canst not hide it for thy heart Then he to curse and sweare began That he did neuer know the man The cocke did crow then once againe For Marke doth say he crowed twise Man of himselfe is verie vaine Peter deny'd his master thrise The cocks crow could not let his fall Till Christ did looke on him withall Then he remembred what was sayd Of Iesus vnto him before And then he went out all affrayd And wept and wayled verie sore Whom late no death could terrifie Perceiu'd then his infirmitie Christ was brought vnto Pylate then President of the Romanes Iudas repentance and death Then in the dawning of the day The high Priests and the Elders did A counsell hold to find some way By death Christ Iesus life to rid Whom thence they led then hastily bound hand and foot most shamefully From Cayphas vnto Pylats hall Iesus condemned so of late They brought bound by their counsell all Reâ—oycing at his wofull state For they had no authoritie Our Sauiour Christ to crucifie Yet they into the common hall Where Pylate did his iudgement giue Went not themselues least thereby all For so the Iewes did then beleeue Should be defiled and be let Thereby the passeouer to eate While this was doing marke the end That to the traitour Iudas fell He was past grace for to amend He loued Mammon to to well Yet his offence displeasd him so That he was wrapped all in wo. When by his meanes he did perceiue His master was condemn'd to dye An inward griefe he did conceiue And did repent him mightely But his repentance tooke no place For it was voyde of faith and grace The thiâ—tie siluer peeces he Vnto the high Priest brought againe I sinn'd sayd he and wo is me Which haue procur'd my masters paine It was because you thought it good That I betrayd his guiltlesse bloud What is that vnto vs sayd they Looke thou to that which thou hast done Therein thou didst our hests obey And we will end what is begon In temple he the siluer cast And went and hangd himselfe at last The chiefe Priests tooke the siluer plate And sayd it is not lawfull we Do them put vp such is our state Among our treasure for to be And why the law doth so deuise Because it is of bloud the price Then they tooke counsell and did buy A potters field as did befall For to fulfill the Prophesie To be the strangers buriall Wherefore that field is calld I say The field of bloud vntill this day And to leaue of his tragedie Let vs returne to Christ againe Whom then the Iewes maliciously For to accuse did take such paine On Pylate they did cry and call Though then they went not to the hall Pylate went out to them and sayd What cause bring you against this man The wicked Iewes nothing affrayd For to accuse him thus began An euill doer were not he We would not haue brought him to thee Then Pylate sayd to them againe Take him and iudge him by your law We may not iudge him it is plaine Of Caesar we do stand in awe Christs word this was to verifie When he foretold how he should dye They charged Christ that found he was Peruerting of the people there Forbidding men from place to place To pay their tribute any where Vnto Augustus perswading That he was Christ their onely king As Iesus in the iudgement hall Before the gouernour did stand He sayd to Christ before them all Answer thou this now out of hand Art thou king of the Iewes or no And Iesus sayd thou sayest so The high Priests and thy nation Deliuered thee vnto me Now tell me then what hast thou done That they should so cry out on thee They say thou art a naughtie man Defend thy cause now if thou can Then Iesus sayd my kingdome is Not of this world for if it were My seruants sure would neuer misse To fight for me without all feare Ere I should thus deliuered be Vnto the Iewes as thou doest see Then Pylate sayd art thou a king And Iesus sayd thou sayst I am I was borne for this verie thing For this cause to the world I came And witnesse of the truth to beare My voyce he that loues truth will heare Pylate sent Christ to Herod and they were made friends that day Herod sent Christ backe to Pylate Pylate warned by his wife sought by all meanes to deliuer Christ Then to the high Priests Pylate sayd I find no fault sure in this man Their furie then could not be stayd But fiercely thus they all began He teacheth mouing mightily All and begon at Galilie When Pylate heard of Galilie Is he a Galilean then Sayd he and forthwith hastily Sent Christ to Herod with his men He at Hierusalem then was When all these things came so to passe When Herod saw him he was glad For he desired him to see And so his wish at last he had Which neuer till that time would be Such signes and wonders Herod thought He should haue seene as Christ had wrought He then with Christ there questioned And did him many things demand But Iesus nothing answered For all king Herod could command Though high Priests Scribes and people all Accused Christ in Herods hall Then Herod with his men of warre Mocking Christ him in white array Pylate and Herod were at iarre And were made
shalbe One mightie God in persons three Amen THE FIFTH PART OF THE HISTORIE OF OVR LORD AND SAVIOVR IESVS CHRIST containing those things which he did the fourth yeare after his Baptisme which was the three thirtieth yeare of his age according to the foure Euangelistes the yeare after the creation of the world 4174. To the tune of the Lordes Prayer The time of Christs departure approching he confirmed himselfe to go to Hierusalem WHen Christ had now accomplished The time appointed him before And that his death then hastened He did prepare himselfe therefore His minde he fully setled tho Thence to Ierusalem to go Wherefore he did before him send A lodging for him to prepare Of such as did him then attend Which they did with exceeding care Within Samaria entred they Into a towne for to puruey But the Samaritans in deed Their message would not then receiue When him and his they with such speed Go to Ierusalem perceiue This was the cause for all their care They could no lodging there prepare When Iohn and Iames that then were sent Saw they could not prouided be Shall we said they incontinent Command as did Elias he That fire come downe from heauen hye And so consume them vtterly Iesus rebuking them did say Know ye not yet what men ye are The sonne of man came not to slay But saue mens liues whereof haue care So to another towne they went For then the day was almost spent Christes answer to the Scribe that would haue followed him A Scribe came then to Christ and said Oh master I will follow thee For answer he was not delayd The foxes haue their holes ye see And fowles their neasts said he but I Haue not a place wherein to lye Christes answer to the Disciple that would go burie his father first But to another Christ said then Come thou forthwith and follow me Thus calleth he vs mortall men Whom when and how best liketh he My dutie first discharge must I To my old father till he dye And Iesus said to him againe Let thou the dead their dead bury For my Disciple must remaine And do his office carefully Go thou therefore abroad I say Preach the kingdome of God alway Christes answer to a third that would follow him but would first â—â—d his houshold farewell Another said â—â—e follow thee But first I must go bid farewell To such as be in house with me But Iesus said be doth not well That to the plough doth put his hand And looketh backe and lets it stand Christ sent forth the seuentie Disciples to preach After these things appointed he Of his Disciples seuentie mo That still were wont with him to be And sent them forth by awd two Where he would come before they went To do and teach as they were sent The haruest is surely said he Now verie great yet few I say Do labour in the same pray ye The Lord thereof to send away Some labourers for to take paine That by his haruest he may gaine Behold I send you go away As lambes among the wolues ye be As simple as the doues I say And as the Serpent wise be ye Do in your iourney take no care What weeds ye were or how ye fare What house or Citie ye come to Among the worthie there remaine Till you from thence haue cause to go Let them with you my peace retaine Such as do not deserue this grace Shake of their dust in the same place This dust shall witnesse against those That you desired not their wealth And that they earthly treasure chose Before this proffred sauing health And in the iudgement they shall gaine Of Sodome and Gomorh the paine Chorazin wo be vnto thee And to Bethsayda wo likewise The great works that were done by me In you ye greatly did despise If they in Tyrus had bene done They had repented long agone If Tyre and Sydon had I say Both seene and heard what ye do heare Sack-cloth and ashes eu'ry day Had bene their weed you buy it deare For at the iudgement then to thee To them it shall more easie be Thou Capernaum lift so hye Yea raised vp to heau'n aboue To hell thou shalt be brought to lye Because my works thee neuer moue If they in Sodom had bene wrought It had not yet bene brought to nought For Sodom it shall easier be Oh Capernaum be thou sure At the great iudgement then for thee The punishment for to endure Tyre Sydon and Sodom shall haue More ease then these though then ye craue He that doth heare you heareth me He that despiseth you also Despiseth me and likewise he Despiseth God whom I came fro They do aright in God reioyce That in his Preachers heare his voyce The seuentie returned and told Christ all that they had done The seu'ntie did returne with ioy And told the Lord what they had done The deuils said they could none annoy Or hurt where we to preach begonne For eu'ry where we through thy name His rage and furie soone did tame Christ said I Sathan did behold Like lightning downe from heauen fall To you I power giue be bold To tread on Serpents great or small And Scorpions yea the enemy â—hall not hurt you assuredly In this yet do not ye reioyce Tâ—â—t spirits to you subiect are But lift both hands both heart and voyce To God which hath of you such care That he your names hath written sure In heau'n for euer to endure Then Iesus said I giue to thee Oh mightie Lord and father deare Most hartie thankes thou hearest me And to my call thou giuest eare These things thou hidest from the wise Their worldly wit thou doest despise Thy secrets vnto babes withall And humble men thou doest declare These do on thee for mercy call These these oh God thy chosen are This thy good pleasure was and is Oh father none can alter this All things to me now giuen are Of my father the sonne and he No mortall man can well declare The one of them except he be Taught by the sonne and so he may Learne both to know this is the way To his Disciples turned he And secretly to them did say The eyes are blessed that do see As ye do see now at this day Prophets and Kings wisht to see so And here what you do long ago A Scribe or Lawyer tempting Christ was answered hiâ— question and taught who his neighbour was A certaine Lawyer stood vp then And tempting Christ began to say Oh master thou doest teach these men To euerlasting life the way Vouchsafe to tell it I do craue Eternall life how I may haue What is written said Christ againe And in the law what doest thou reade Thou shalt said he with euery vaine The Lord thy God both loue and dread And next the Lord thy God aboue Thy neighbour thou shalt likewise loue Thou hast said well said Christ
bow'd her long she could no way Lift vp her selfe then certainly Christ said be loosd of thy disease Laying on his hand she straight found ease The ruler of the Synagogue Was fill'd with indignation As if his conscience had a clogge Or of a proud presumption Six dayes ye may well healed be And rest the Sabboth day said he Then said the Lord thou hypocrite Do ye not on the Sabboth day Your oxe and asse without respite Loose from the stall and driue away And should not she whom Sathan bound The Sabboth day go safe and sound When Christ said this his enemy Was sore ashamed and the rest Reioycing did God glorifie Which by their words was well exprest For they gaue God the onely prayse That wrought such works in those their dayes The parable of the mustard seede and of the leauen What is the kingdome of God like Or whereto shall I it compare Christ saw that some did not mislike His deeds and doctrine which were rare It is like to a mustard seed That man doth sow to serue his need This seed of seeds though sure the least Yet sowne it waxeth to a tree Wherein the litle birds may neast As oftentimes we do them see Or leauen in three peckes of flowre Till all be leauend and made sowre This mustard seed that is so small And therefore subiect to disdaine And eke the leauen there withall Doth signifie Christs Gospell plaine Gods word though weake it seeme to be Works great effects in some we see The parable of the strait and broad way And as through eu'ry towne he went And taught going to Hierusalem That few be saued is it ment Said they thus answerd Christ to them The strait gate striue to enter to Though many faile that so would do The goodman of the house when he Is risen vp and shuts the gate Your might or merite litle be To cry Lord open is to late Depart saith he hence speedily You workers of iniquitie We eaten haue say you againe And dronke oh Lord so oft with thee And thou hast taught vs but in vaine Depart saith he away from me Your sinnes are onely cause of this That you shall loose eternally blisse There ye then weeping all shall be And gnashing of your teeth full sore When Abraham in heau'n ye see And ye shut out as is before The Patriarks and the Prophets rest In heau'n aboue for they are blest And many shall come from the East And from the North and South also And many likewise from the West The heau'nly kingdome come vnto And then the first the last shall be And so the last first you shall see Christ called Herod a soxe and cryed against Hierusalem The Pharisies to Christ did say King Herod doubtlesse will thee kill Depart therefore and get away Ere he do worke on thee his will Thus would they seeme his friends to be That sought his death aswell as he Go tell the foxe said Christ from me Behold I cast out deu'ls to day And eke to morow I make free And heale the sicke that do me pray The third day I do make an end I care not what the foxe intend To morow as to day I must And yet the third day walke also It cannot be you may giue trust To this that now declare I do Saue at Ierusalem alone Shall of the Prophets perish none Hierusalem that oft doest kill And stone those that are sent to thee Thy childrens good I wished still Yet canst not thou thy saftie see But from thee when I shall be rest Thy house then desolate is left Christ healed one of the dropsie on the Sabboth day Againe as Iesus would eate meate With one of the chiefe Pharisies They friendly seeme him to intreate To colour out some braue deuise Their snares and traps for him they lay And watch him on the Sabboth day Behold a certaine man was there Infected with a dropsie sore Some Lawyers there at that time were Which watched him so much the more Christ asked if it lawfull be The man on that day to make free They held their peace for to reproue His words and deeds they did intend The matter he no more did moue But healed him and made an end Who doth said Christ his oxe espy In pit this day and lets him lye Christ forbad men to presse for the highest roomes at feasts taught men lowlinesse and to vse liberalitie vnto the poore A parable Christ Iesus spake When he the guests had marked well How each the highest roome would take See that saith Christ you do not mell With chiefest roomes when you are bid Least thence your betters do you rid When thou art bidden to a feast Go and sit lowest in the place Then saith the master come my guest Sit higher vp this giueth grace For who so him exalteth hye Shall be brought low reprochfully When thou doest make a feast command To call the poore the maim'd the lame And blind to such stretch forth thy hand This will gaine thee deserued fame And thou thy recompence this trust Shalt haue in heau'n among the iust And one of them that then there sate Said he is blest that eateth bread In heau'n and happy are their state That their liues there might alwayes lead In heau'n as this man doth confesse Sure resteth all true happinesse Christ declared how a certaine man made a great supper and bade many of the excuses of certaine guestes and their vnworthinesse Christ Iesus said a certaine man Made a great supper or a feast Come ye as soone now as ye can His seruants said vnto each guest For all things are now readie made To welcome whom our maister bade But they began to make excuse The first said I haue bought a farme I must go see it as they vse Thou maist excuse me without harme The next of Oxen bought yokes fiue And must go proue how they do thriue The third had married then a wife Sure he might well excused be For he was bound to lead his life With her and liue no longer free You know what wilfull men deserue All their excuses may not serue The seruants told their maister these Whom thou hast bid come not at all Which did him verie much displease And said another sort goe call Go bid the poore the lame the blinde And such as in the streetes ye finde The seruants said Lord it is done Yet there are roomes vnfurnished In the high waies seeke some out soone That my house be replenished For those men that were bid before Shall neuer tast my supper more Then to the multitude that went With him Christ turned backe and sayd If any man with good intent Come after me now vnaffrayd He must hate father and each friend To beare my crosse vnto the end Who meanes to build a stately towre And doth not cast the cost before He may repent him in that
craue Of God I know thou mayst it haue Thy brother then said Christ shall rise I know said Martha the last day Life without me is in no wise Nor resurrection I say The man in me that doth beleeue Though he were dead yet shall he liue Who liues and doth beleeue in me Shall neuer dye beleeu'st thou this I do beleeue thou Lord art he That Christ the sonne of God iwis Which should come to the world and so When she had said home she did go Then called she forth secretly Her sister and to her she said The master is come hard here by Where he and his for thee haue stayd When she heard this she quickly rose And to the Lord forthwith she goes Iesus came not yet to the towne Where Martha met him there he was When Mary went so hastie downe The Iewes that were then there in place Rose vp and said come follow now She will go weepe for him we know When Mary came our Sauiour to She flat downe at his feete then fell My brother Lord she sayd also Had not bene dead I know it well If thou hadst here bene him to see For God had him restor'd to thee When Iesus therefore saw her weepe And all the Iewes that came with her He groned in the spirite deepe So moued his affections were Where haue ye layd him then sayd he They sayd vnto him Lord come see And Iesus wept the Iewes then sayd Behold how he did loue the man His death could Christ not haue delayd That blind mens eyes so open can Then he againe did deepely grone And from the graue said take the stone Then Martha sayd he stinketh now For he is dead foure dayes ago Then Iesus sayd I did thee show If thou beleeue what I would do Gods glorie this I sayd to thee If thou beleeue thou shouldest see When they the stone remoued had Then Iesus did lift vp his eyes And sayd oh father I am glad My prayers thou doest not despise That these as thou still hearest me May know that I am sent of thee Then Iesus cryed with a loude voyce Come Lazarus out of the graue Then he came forth and they reioyce Their dead againe so whole to haue Christ bad them loose away each band For he was bound face foote and hand Then many of them did beleeue When they had seene what he had donne This act did others of them grieue And to the Pharisies they runne To whom they told what they had seene In Bethanie where they had bene The high Priests and the Pharisies A counsell called out of hand What shall we now sayd they deuise Christs fame is spread throughout the land Such wondrous works now worketh he His miracles who doth not see All men in him will sure beleeue If we do let him thus alone The Romans will come vs to grieue Supplanting all our nation They will our rulers take away Therefore deuise we may him slay Then he that Cayphas had to name And was the high Priest that same yeare Perceiue ye not sayd he the same And doth it not to you appeare That for the people one must dye Least they should perish vtterly This God did make him Prophesie Against himselfe he witnesse beares Though for all people Christ should dye Who guiltlesse bloud to spill but feares Gods children and his scattred sheepe Christ Iesus had a care to keepe From that day they consulted how They might him take and cause to dye Whereas the Iewes of him might know Christ walked no more openly To Ephraim he went away Where he and his Disciples lay The passeouer was then at hand And to Ierusalem there went Full many out of all that land Before the feast some with intent Themselues as then to purifie Which feast the Iewes kept orderly The Iewes for Iesus sought about All in the temple where they where That he came not did make them doubt For they had sought him eu'ry where They chargd'd who knew where he would lye To tell or take him craftily Six dayes before the feast no more Our Sauiour came to Bethanie Where he would not be seene before His enemies it was too nye Now the appointed time was come And Christ obayd his fathers dome Though he but lately fled away He then returned with good will His fathers minde he would obay And so all Prophesies fulfill He came therefore to Bethanie Prepared for mankind to dye Christ being come backe to Bethanie from Ephraim supped with Lazarus and was annoynted by Mary whereat Iudas was offended especiallie Christ fearing neither watch nor ward Did offer all occasion Vnto the Iewes without regard To hasten on his passion Wherefore he supt in Bethanie His aduersaries euen by With Lazarus Christ supped there And Martha serued then at boord Where many did with ioy and feare Attend vnto Christ Iesus word As Iohn doth witnesse Mary then Annoynted Christ before those men Of oyntment Mary tooke a pound Of Spiknard very costly sure As any oyntment might be found For it was perfect sweet and pure This all she spent on Iesus there His head and feete as may appeare His feete she wiped with her hayre The house with odour it was sweete The sauour so perfum'd the ayre That came from Iesus head and feete Yet Iudas did repine at this For of his purpose he did misse For he it was that did receiue What men at any time did giue This Christ did very well perceiue How that her fact his mind did grieue For straight with her a fault he found And did her checke thus very round This wast it needed not sayd he This oyntment for three hundred pence Might haue bene sold and giuen me As part of the beneficence That vsed is vnto the poore And such as go from doore to doore He spake not as his mind then gaue But moued with a vayne desire For he did couet all to haue This kindled in him flaming fire Of greedinesse as did appeare By such words as he vttred there Then Iesus sayd let her alone She kept this for my burying day The poore ye may well thinke vpon They shall remaine with you alway Ye shall not alwayes so haue me But they alwayes with you shall be The womans worke thus wrought on me Is good and shall not be forgot This Gospell where as it shall be Preached throughout the world I wot This act of hers shall be spoke sure And her memoriall shall endure Much people of the Iewes were there Not all for Iesus sake onely But for to try what they did heare Of Lazarus assuredly Of him they heard as you haue read How Iesus raisd him from the dead The high Priests therefore tooke aduise How they might Lazarus also Condemne with Christ in any wise Because they saw that many mo Did for his sake in Christ beleeue Which thing did very much them grieue The next day following Christ went towards Ierusalem riding
most gloriously the people crying Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid When they were thence to Bethphage come Which to Ierusalem is nye From the mount Oliues he sent some To the next village by and by There hence to fetch an asse away For him to ride vpon that day If any one say ought say ye Thereof the Lord as now hath neede And he will send the same to me Therefore go hence and come with speed That Prophecies so long ago Might be fulfilled he did so To tell it Sion see ye go Behold thy king doth come to thee Meeke sitting on an asse and lo This happened then so to be But his Disciples as forgot These things at first perceiued not Yet the Disciples went away Accomplishing their masters mind They brought the asse without delay Which Christ had told them how to find And put their clothes the asse vpon That Iesus then might ride thereon A multitude that verie day Of such as were come to the feast When they heard Christ would ride that way Met him and they for ioy were prest To spread the branches they did beare And some the clothes that they did weare Moreouer they that deckt the way And went Christ Iesus there before And they that followed each did say And prayse his name for euermore The king of Israell is come Blessed be he for ay sayd some Hosanna Dauids sonne to thee Blessed art thou some other say All prayse and honour giuen be To him that commeth now this way Hosanna thou which art so hye In heau'n full of all maiesty When to Ierusalem they came The Citie all was moued then And fully prest this pompe to blame Who is this say they to those men Iesus they say that Prophet he Of Nazareth in Galilie Christ then againe purged the Temple and cast out the buyers and sellers thence and cured certaine blind and lame persons So Christ went straight the Temple to And purged then againe the same He did as he was wont to do All their abuses greatly blame Reprouing all those euill men That made Gods house for theeues a den Then to the Temple came the blind The halt and such as grieued were Whom Christ did heale such grace they find As seeke to him let no man feare Those men gaue God continuall prayse That such a Prophet he would rayse But when the chiefe Priests Scribes and such Saw all the maruels that he wrought It grieu'd them and disdayning much They vtter'd what in mind they thought For they the children heard on hye Hosanna Dauids sonne to cry Doest thou heare what these children say Said they to Christ he sayd I do Haue you not read of this I pray That written was so long ago By babes and sucklings sure thou hast Made the prayse perfect now at last Christ conferred with certaine Grecians or rather they desired to see Christ and speake to him Now there were certaine Greekes as then That came to worship at the feast Which were among those other men As earnest as they saw the rest These say to Philip we pray thee To helpe that we may Iesus see Philip told Andrew of the same Againe they both to Iesus went As messengers in those mens name And told him all and who them sent The houre is come the sonne sayd he Of man must glorified be I say vnto you verily Except that the wheate corne do fall Into the ground and therein dye It bringeth forth no fruit at all But if it dye assuredly It bringeth fruit abundantly Another Sermon of the Crosse wherein Christ couertly foretold of his death He that doth loue his life he shall Loose it but who so hates it here Shall keepe it to life eternall Though this scarce truth to some appeare Learne ye your selues to hate therefore That ye may liue for euermore If any man wish to serue me Let him come follow me I say For where I am there shall he be I will protect him night and day They in my seruice that endure My father will them honour sure And Iesus herein declared Himselfe a perfect man to be My soule saith he is now troubled From this houre father saue thou me But therefore to this houre I came Yet father glorifie thy name Then came from heau'n a mightie voyce Saying I haue and will againe This may each mortall man reioyce That God did not for him disdaine To send his sonne to beare his blame In whom he glorified his name Then sayd the people that stood by It was some thunder that they heard But others sayd nay verily An Angell if ye do regard Spake vnto him thus diuerse men Did diuersly iudge of it then And Iesus answered and sayd This voyce came not because of me But for your sakes be not affrayd Great things you shall both heare and see For your sakes God will glorifie The sonne of man assuredly Of this world now the iudgement is The Prince thereof cast out shall be And if I were lift vp iwis Ile from the earth draw men to me Now this sayd he to signifie What death then shortly he should dye We heard out of the law sayd one That Christ for euer should remaine And how sayst thou he must be gone The sonne of man must needs be slayne And lift vp high vpon a tree Tell who that sonne of man should be Then Iesus sayd a litle while Light is with you walke in the same Least that the darknesse you beguile Who walkes therein may merite blame While ye haue light beleeue therein As louing it and hating sinne So left he them and went againe As he was wont to Bethany For there all night he did remaine Among his chosen company This night by night he vsed still That so he might all things fulfill Christ going the next day from Bethany to Hierusalem cursed the figge tree As Christ returned the next day From thence Hierusalem vnto He was an hungred by the way And to a figge tree he did go That grew hard by thereon to find Some figges as then to ease his mind But when thereon he onely found Greene leaues and not a figge at all From top he cuâ—â—d it to the ground Fruit hence-forth on thee neuer shall Be seene againe sayd Christ and so Away from thence they all did go Like to an hypocrite this tree 〈◊〉 leaues but had no fruit so eate Lâ—t hypocrites then warned be 〈◊〉 the some cursse that Christ did threat 〈◊〉 with one word the Lord he may Head branch and root cause to decay All his Disciples then did see What he had done and heard likewise The curse Christ gaue vnto that tree Yet litle thought in any wise What would be fall but thence they went The Citie to as they were bent Christ to the Temple went againe And purg'd it as he did before Reprouing them that were so vayne Abusing still then more and more That place appointed
men to pray And not for marchandise to stay The Scribes and high Priests hearing this Sought how they might him then destroy Though he had done nothing amisse But gaue them cause of greatest ioy They sought his life that life doth giue To all men that in him beleeue They feared him for they did see They could no way resist his will And did perceiue most men to be Astonied at his doctrine still When euen came Iesus did hye And got him backe to Bethany Christ returning the next day the Disciples seeing the figge tree withered tell him of it The next day as they passed by Then the Disciples all did see The figge tree dryed verily And that vp from the roote to be Then Peter sayd master see this The figge tree throughly with'red is Then Iesus answering did say If ye haue faith vnfainedly Ye may this mountaine moue away And lay it in the sea to lye See that your hearts be cleane and pure And that your faith be firme and sure Then what ye do desire I say By prayer shall be done in deed Faithfull requests haue wings alway To flye vnto the Lord with speed Forgiue when ye do pray also That on your faults God thinke no mo Then to Hierusalem they came And to the temple went againe Where walking then within the same The high Priests fraught with foule disdaine And all the Scribes and Elders were To see Christ Iesus comming there They askt by what authoritie Christ did those things so lately there Who is of so great dignitie As may appoint thee ruler here Our elders left vs long ago All power here and to no mo Then Iesus answered and sayd I will aske you one question And answer me now vndelayd Therein your iust opinion And I by what authoritie Haue done these things will testifie Iohns Baptisme tell me certainly Was it from heau'n or else of men Now answer me vnfainedly And you shall haue your answer then Like doubtfulnesse there is in this As in their former question is They thought if we confesse it came From heau'n then will he surely say Why did ye not beleeue for shame His doctrine and his words obay But if we say of men we feare The people that are standing here For Iohn accounted was in deed A mightie Prophet of them there When they perceiu'd how they should speed To answer him they stood in feare They answer'd then they knew not well He answer'd them he would not tell The Parable of the two sonnes What thinke ye then sayd Christ againe Two sonnes a certaine rich man had Vnto the elder of the twaine The father came and thus he bad Go sonne said he and worke I say Within my vineyard all this day The sonne then answered and sayd I will not worke therein at all But afterward as all affrayd To disobay his fathers call His frowardnesse he did repent And then into the vineyard went Then came he to the second sonne And sayd to him such words likewise Thy will sayd he shall sure be done Yet did his fathers hests despise For this sonne neuer laboured In his worke as he promised Now whether of the twaine say ye Performed best the fathers will The first or last tell this to me The first sayd they did it fulfill The Publicans and harlots then Shall go to heau'n before these men For in the way of righteousnesse Iohn came to you I say said he As did his doctrine well expresse Yet ye beleu'd not him I see The Publicans and harlots they Beleeuing did his words obey Though ye his words and works did find So well agreeing certainly None to repentance gaue his mind Among you all assuredly His doctrine that beleeuing ye Might for your sinnes much grieued be Another Parable of the vineyard let out 〈◊〉 the vnfaithfull husband-men Another Parable heare ye A certaine housholder did plant A vineyard and round hedged he The same that nothing it did want And therein this man builded tho A wine-presse and a towre also All this he let to husband-men And traueld to a strange countrey For thence he went to soiourne then In hope his farmours would obey His will and well performe also Their promise made ere he did go But when the time of fruit drue nye And he had sent for to receiue The fruits of them his seruants by As promise was when he tooke leaue His seruants they did beate and kill Litle regarding their Lords will Againe he sent vnto them mo Which seruants they did kill likewise At last his sonne he causd to go His sonne also they did despise His onely sonne which he sent there Of whom he hop'd they stood in feare But when the husband-men did see The sonne this is the heire they sayd Come let him likewise killed be All shall be ours be not affrayd They slue the sonne himselfe at last And him out of the vineyard cast Now Iesus sayd what thinke ye then For these offences that your heare What shall their Lord do to those men Whose faults so manifest appeare They slue his seruants one by one And lastly slue his onely sonne They sayd the Lord will sure destroy Most cruelly those wicked men And others shall his farme enioy To whom the Lord will let it then That fruit in season will him yeeld Of eu'ry sort within his field Then Iesus sayd haue ye not read The â—one the builders did refuse Is of the corner made the head And so put there to chiefest vse The Lord his doing it is this And in our eyes a maruell is Therefore I say to you againe The kingdome of God sure shall be Taken from you this thing is plaine And giuen others francke and free Which will the fruits thereof forth bring And yeeld increase in eu'ry thing And who so on this stone shall fall Shall broken be this you shall find But on whom it shall fall withall To powder him the stone will grind The first he may be heald againe This last shall labour but in vaine When the chiefe Priests and Pharisie These Parables of Christ did heare They did perceiue then by and by Of whom he spake as did appeare For they on him sought hands to lay Yet did for feare their purpose stay The people that were standing by A Prophet they tooke Christ to be This feared them that did espy Their readinesse to set him free And eke his houre was not come then Which was a let vnto those men Another Parable of the King that made a mariage for his sonne whose bidden guests refused to come although they were called to the wedding Another Parable he spake As then before the multitude That vnexcused he might make The Iewes for their ingratitude To whom the Lord so bounteously Had offred so much clemency Gods kingdome is like to a King That made a mariage for his sonne And when he had for his wedding Prepared what was to
be donne He sent his seruants then forth all That they his bidden guests might call The guests would not though bid they were Repaire with them vnto the feast They sayd they could not then be there To their affaires they were addrest And thus they did the King abuse For eu'ry one made his excuse The first had bought a farme he sayd And he must needs the same go see The second was no whit affrayd Excused well he hop'd to be Fiue yoke of oxen he did buy And went to proue them hastily The third had wed a wife as then He could not come in any wise Thus answered those wicked men That did the heau'nly feast despise Yet were they not so very bad But there were some ten time as mad For they intreated shamefully The seruants that the King had sent They killed them most cruelly That so much good to them had ment Though wicked were the first in deed These did the other farre exceed But when the king had heard the same He sent his warriours forth with speed For he was wroth to heare the fame And worse displeased with the deed Those murtherers destroyed he And causd their Citie burnt to be Vnto his seruants he sayd then The wedding truly is prepard Vnworthie were those wicked men That would so lightly it regard Go ye therefore to the high way And bring me guests without delay The seruants went and so they did They brought him guests both good and bad For eu'ry one they met they bid To seeke to make their master glad And so with guests they furnished The feast that he solemnized The king came in his guests to see And there he did perceiue anon A man among the rest to be That had no wedding garment on This came not to adorne the feast But to haue meate among the rest The king vnto him quickly sayd How camst thou hither in my friend And he then speachlesse all affrayd Could by no meanes his cause defend The king could soone his faults espie For all his cloakt hypocrisie Then to his seruants sayd the king Bind him and take him hence away To vtter darknesse see you bring Him bound both hand and foote I say There weepe and gnash his teeth shall he Many are cal'd few chosen be Of paying tribute vnto Caesar The Pharisies tooke counsell then How Christ in talke might tangled be They sent vnto him Herods men With their Disciples this to see Thus all their wits they busied still To seeke to worke Christ Iesus ill Master sayd they we know and see That thou art true and teachest right The way of God and that with thee Respect of man is verie light Mans person thou doest not respect But him that doth Gods will effect Tell vs therefore how thinkest thou May we to Caesar tribute giue Thy iudgement herein shew vs now For this thing doth vs greatly grieue To pay him that mislikes men more The temple had alwayes before Iesus knowing their wickednesse Sayd Hypocrites why tempt ye me Your deeds shew you to be no lesse I cannot so deceiued be The tribute money shew me soone And you shall know what must be done They brought a peny to him then Whose Image then sayd Christ is this And superscription to those men Caesars sayd they it surely is Giue Caesar Caesars things therefore And God his due for euermore When they heard this they maruelled And left him then and went away Hâ—s answer them astonished So that they could not him gainsay Yet left they not such was their grace To hate him though they left the place Christ confuted the Saduces which denied the resurrection The Saduces the same day came The resurrection they deny And all such men did fowly blame That would beleeue it verily These came I say to Christ that day Their ignorance for to bewray Master sayd they Moses hath sayd Childlesse if that a man should dye His brethren need not be affrayd To take his wife successiuely And mary her to raise him seed This law allowed was in deed There were seu'n brethren here with vs The first of them did wed a wife And dying then it hap'ned thus He left no child that left this life His wife vnto his brother he Did leaue also his wife to be The second third and all the rest Did mary her but had no seed For ech of them as is exprest One after other dy'd in deed And last of all then dyed she Whose wife in heau'n there shall she be Then Iesus answered againe And sayd vnto them verily Ye are deceiued this is plaine In your conceit and wot ye why The Scripture ye at any hand Nor yet Gods power vnderstand For in the resurrection Men do not mary wiues as then But are in each condition As Angels are not mortall men But that the dead do rise againe Haue ye not read yea oft in vayne I am sayd God of Abraham Of Isaac and Iacob in deed Their God and of all them that came Of them by faith or of their seed Sure of the liuing God is he Not of the dead I say to thee And when the people heard it they Were all astonied at the same But some his doctrine did obey Some other shrunke away for shame Which did his works and words despise Nor would beleeue in any wise The Pharisies demanded of Christ which was the great commandement and his answer But when the Pharisies had heard That Christ to silence then had brought The Saduces without regard They then a shift against him sought To worke his shame if it might be And so assembling this agree A Doctour of the Law therefore Should aske him there a question Tempting him then as before And asking his opinion Oh master in the law which is The great commandment tell me this Then Iesus sayd to him againe The Lord thy God him shalt thou loue With all thy heart and eu'ry vayne Thy soule and what thy mind may moue This is the great commaundement To keepe it is expedient The second is like vnto this As thine owne selfe thy neighbour loue On these commandements it is The law and Prophets hang and moue In first and last the wiseman can Learne duties due to God and man To Iesus sayd the Pharisie Master thou hast sayd very true There is but one God verily To loue feare and serue him is due Then Iesus sayd Gods kingdome thou Art not farre from I tell thee now Christ demanded of them how Christ the Messiah is the sonne of Dauid While that the Pharisies were there Gathred together as we find Iesus did aske them without feare Of Christ what thinke ye in your mind Whose sonne is he they sayd againe Christ Dauids sonne is very plaine Christ sayd to them how then doth he In spirit call him Lord I pray As in the Psalmes is for to see The Lord vnto my Lord did say Sit at my
to see Supposed as it is of some If Christ therein might be But he went not into the caue Till Simon Peter came Who stepped first into the graue To see and search the same Who there did find the linnen lye And kerchiefe of his head Not with the linnen but set by Wrapt in another stead Then went the other in also That first came to the place And both saw and beleeued tho God giuing both such grace For they did not well vnderstand That Christ should rise indeed Till then so they thence out of hand Returned home with speed Nor did they see or heare as then More then the emptie graue Christ surely had not chosen men First sight of him to haue But Mary would not so depart Nor leaue his graue as yet She felt such sorow in her heart She could him forget But wept and wayled verie sore Which she did not in vaine She was first witnesse made therefore That Christ did rise againe The women they did not depart Their minds were wholy set To find Christ though they suffred smart Nothing the same could let Wherefore to comfort them againe God downe his Angels sent Who heareth his when they complaine Effecting their intent Which Angels to the women sayd Why do ye weepe and wayle Plucke vp your hearts be not affrayd Ye haue no cause to quayle Iesus that late was crucified In graue you looke to find Sith the Scripture is verified Then be not of that mind Christ is not here but risen is Aliue in deed is he And that ye may be sure of this Come to his graue and see What God before appointed had Christ Iesus did fulfill Thereby to make his chosen glad And to obey Gods will Christ spake to you before of this If ye remember well While he in Galilie iwis Did there among you dwell The sonne of man deliuered To sinfull men must be Sayd Christ for to be crucified Yet rise againe will he Then they these words remembered Though they were all affrayd And knew that he had suffered As he before had sayd Thus were the women comforted And eased of their feare And of Christs rising answered While they were weeping there And sent home hastily with care His resurrection To his Disciples to declare With expedition Which three things afterward againe Christ did to them I say 1 He easd their feare 2 they saw him plaine 3 He sent them backe a way But Christ to Mary Magdalen Did first of all appeare While she was weeping euen then At his sepulcher there And when she bowed downe to see And looke the graue into Of Angels there she found to be As Iohn reporteth two Which both where Iesus body lay Were sitting in the graue And thus they vnto Mary say What seekest thou to haue Why weepest thou she sayd againe My Lord is stolne away Because I know not I complaine Where they my Lord did lay When Mary thus to them had sayd She turning backe might see Christ standing by yet all dismayd Christ knew him not to be Christ sayd why weep'st thou she did say Sir if thou bore him hence Now tell me where thou didst him lay And I will fetch him thence All this while she thought Christ to be The gardiner in deed But when by name Christ called she Did turne about with speed And with her body turn'd her mind Thus did effect his call For she which hitherto as blind Perceiud him not at all Confessing now doth answer so That he her master is Whom she as gardner spake vnto And doth reioyse at this This Mary Marke saith Christ made free When she had then at least Seu'n deuils in her wherewith saith he This woman was possest But touch not me did Iesus say That I am not ascended Thou doest beleeue this errour may And must by faith be moued Leaue thou to looke as dead for me I liue assuredly And now to touch me learne to flie By faith aboue the skie And to my brethren say thou so To them I do thee send To my father and yours I go To God I do ascend Which was to lift their earthly mind To looke for whom we loue No more in earthy graue to find But now in heau'n aboue Christ appeared to the women as they went backe from the graue after they had seene the Angels which told them of Christs resurrection Then next while that the women went All homeward in the way For backe the Angels had them sent To tell these newes I say Christ Iesus did to them appeare Mathew doth testifie They worshipp'd him with reu'rence there Embracing ioyfully To whom what both the Angels sayd Christ did confirme againe Plucke vp your hearts be not affrayd You sorow all in vaine Go bid my brethren this sayd he They go to Galilie For me as you haue must they see And shall do speedily So thence they went as charge they had No feare did them annoy All his Disciples to make glad Who thought it but a toy For all the women did report They would it not beleeue No comfort could with them confort Christs death so did them grieue The souldiours signified to the high Priests what was done and they were corrupted with money by them When they were gone the watchmen came The Citie then vnto And told the high Priests all the same Which knew not what to do So mad they were that their deuise Did not effect in deed Together they therefore their wise To counsell call'd with speed Wherein they did with one consent Among themselues agree The watch with money to content They spared for no fee Nor yet the watch did force to lye When they the money had The high Priests hir'd them easily And each of them was glad The Iewes that they had so obtaind The watch to worke their will The watch that they so much had gaind They cared not how ill So both were pleasd but marke the end What was it they should do The watch must lye and they defend It was concluded so The lye was this that Christ from graue Was stolne away by night And his Disciples surely haue Now hid him out of sight When was it done while we were all By heauie sleepe opprest And when we thought that great and small Had likewise bene at rest If they then slept how did they see When he was stolne away And his Disciples knew to be That did him thence conuay Or why did they being armed men Not seeme for to resist Those weakelings without weapons then Too late comes had I wist If theeues had stolne the bodie thence They had not left behind The linnen clothes the recompence That they were there to find If friends the shame to see him bare Had causd them this to do As of the bodie to haue care To take the linnen to Yet they vpon presumption And promise to them made By the high Priests persuasion Set vp their lying