holye ghost was in him an answere was geuen hym of the holye ghost that he should not see death before he had sene the Lordes Christe And he came by inspiration into the temple And when the Elders broughte the chylde Iesus in the temple to doe for hym after the costume of the law then tooke he hym vp in hys armes and praysed God and sayde Lorde now lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace accordynge to thy promesse For myne eyes haue sene thy Sauiour whome thou haste prepared before the face of al people A lyghte for the lyghtenynge of the Heathen and for the prayse of the people of Israel And his father and his mother meruayled at the thynges whiche were spoken of him And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother Beholde thys chylde shal be set to a fall and to an vprysynge agayne of many in Israell and for a tooken whiche shal be spoken agaynste And the swearde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of manye heartes maye be opened And there was a Prophetisse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser whiche was of a greate age and had lyued seuen yeares with her husbande from her virginite and hadde nowe bene a wydowe aboute foure score and foure yeares which came neuer frō the temple seruing God with fastynge and prayinge daye and night the same came forth also the same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of hym vnto all those that loked for the redemption of Israell And when they had perfourmed all accordynge to the lawe of the Lorde they retourned into Galile to theyr owne cytye Nazareth And the childe grewe and waxed stronge in spirite full of wysdome and the grace of God was with hym ☞ Of hys flyte into Egypte and occision of the Innocentes and of hys retournynge oute of Egypte Math. ii Cap. xi WHen the wyse men were departed Beholde the angel of the Lord appeared to Ioseph in a dreame saying arise and take y ◠chylde and his mother and flye into Egypt and abide there tyl I brynge thee worde For Herode wyl seke the chylde to distroye hym Then he arose and toke the chylde and hys mother by nyghte and departed into Egypte and was there vnto the deathe of Herode that the thynge myghte be fulfylled whyche was spoken of the Lorde by the Prophet which sayeth * Out of Egipt haue I called my sonne Then Herode perceauyng he was deceaued of the wise men was exceadynglye wrothe and sente forthe and slewe the yere after Christes natiuite all the chyldren that were in Bethleem and in all the coastes therof as manye as were two yeare olde and vnder accordyng to the tyme whych he hadde diligentlye searched oute of the wyse men Then was that fulfylled whyche was spoken by the Prophete Ieremy sayinge * On the hylles was a voyce herd great mourning weping and lamētacion Rachel weping for her children and woulde not be comforted because they were not When Herode was deade the seuenth yere after suche flyghte Behold an aungell of the Lorde appeared in a dreame to Ioseph in Egipt sayinge aryse and take the childe and his mother and go into the lande of Israel For they are deade which sought for the chyldes lyfe And he arose vp and toke the chylde and hys mother and came into the lande of Israel But when he hearde that Archelaus dyd raygne in Iewry in the rowme of his father Herode he was afraied to go thether Notwithstandynge after he was warned of God in a dreame he turned asyde in to the partes of Galile and wente and dwelte in a cytie called Nazareth to fulfyll that which was spoken by y e Prophetes * he shall be called a Nazarite ☞ Of Iohns habitacion in the Deserte Luc. i. Capi. xii ANd the chylde grewe and waxed stronge in spirit and was in the wyldernes tyl the time that he should shew hym selfe vnto the people of Israell ☞ Of the fyndyng of Christ in the temple Luc. ii Cap. xiii ANd his Elders went to Ierusalem euery yeare at the feast of easter After they vver returned out of Egipt And whē he was twelue yeare olde they went vp to Ierusalem after the costume of the feast And when they had fulfilled the dayes and were gone home agayne the chylde Iesus abode styll at Ierusalem And hys Elders knewe it not but thoughte he hadde bene in the companye And they came a dayes iourneye and soughte him amonge their kinsfolkes and acquayntaunce And when they founde hym not they went agayne to Ierusalem sought hym And it fortuned after thre dayes that they founde hym in the temple syttynge amonge the teachers hearynge them and aposyng theym And al they that heard him wondred at his vnderstanding and aunswere And whē they saw him they were astonied his mother sayd vnto him my son why hast thou done this vnto vs Behold thy father and I haue sought thee sorowing And he sayd vnto thē what is it y ◠ye haue sought me Wist ye not y ◠I must go about my fathers busines they vnderstod not y ◠sayīg y ◠he spake vnto thē And he wēt downe w t them came to Nazareth and was obedient vnto thē And hys mother kepte al these wordes in her heart And Iesus increased in wisdō age fauoure wyth God and men ☞ Of y ◠autoritie of preaching and Baptisynge geuen vnto Iohn of God Luk. iii. Iohn i. Mark i. Math. iii. Cap. xiiii IN the. xv yeare of y e raigne of Tyberius y e Emperour when Pōtius Pilate was leftenaūte in Iewry Herode one of y e. iiii princes in Galile hys brother Philip one of y e. iiii princes in Iturea in y e costes of Traconitis Lisanias one of y e. iiii prynces of Abilene whē Annas Caiphas wer hie priestes Ioh Ther was sent frō god a man whose name was Iohn The same came for a witnes to beare witnes of y e light y ◠thorowe him they all myght beleue He was not that lyghte but that he myght beare wytnesse of the lyghte That was the true lyght which lighteth all men y ◠come in to this world He was in the worlde and the world was made by hym and the worlde knew hym not He came into hys owne and hys owne receaued hym not but as many as receaued hym to them gaue he power to be the children of God euen suche as beleue in hys name Whiche are not borne of bloude nor of the wyl of the flesh nor of the wil of man but of God Luke Then came Math. in those dayes Luke the worde of God vnto Iohn the sonne of Zachari in the wyldernesse Marke Behold I sēde a messēger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy way before thee Luke And he came in all the coastes about Iordane and preached the baptime of penaunce for the remission of synnes as it is written in
saye vnto you whosoeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe except it be for fornicacion marieth a nother he committeth adnoutery and who so maryeth her that is deuorced committeth aduouterye Mar to her warde Luke and he that marieth her whiche is deuorced from her husband breaketh wedlocke Mar And if a woman for sake her husbande and be maried to a nother she committeth aduouterye Mat. Then sayd his disciples vnto hym yf the matter be so betwene manne and wyfe then it is not good to marye But he sayde all men cannot comprehende that saying saue they to whome it is geuen For there be some gelded whiche are so borne from theyr mothers wombe there be some gelded whiche are gelded of men and there be some gelded whyche haue gelded them selues for the kyngdome of Heauens sake He that can comprehende it let hym comprehende it ¶ Of yonge chyldren whiche were broughte vnto the Lorde Mat xix Mark x. Luke xviii Capi. xcix THen were broughte vnto hym yonge chyldren that he myghte touche them laye hys handes vpon them and praye Luk but when the Disciples saw that they rebuked them Mar. and thretend those that brought them neuertheles when he saw it he was displeased Luk And Iesus called them vnto him and said Mat Suffer the chyldren and forbyd them not to come vnto me for vnto suche belongeth the kingdome of heauen Luk And he sayde verely I saye vnto you whosoeuer receaueth not the kyngdome of God as a chylde shall not enter therein Marke And takyng them vp in hys armes and layde hys handes vpon them and blessed them math and when he had laid his handes vpon them he departed thence ¶ Of the yonge man that asked what he shuld do to possesse eternall lyfe Math. xix Mar. x Luc. xviii Capi. C. IEsus departed froÌ„ thence Mar And wheÌ„ he was gone forth vpon the waye there came a ruler runnynge and kneled vnto him and asked hym and prayed hym sayinge math Good master what good shall I do that I maye haue euerlastinge lyfeâ— Iesus sayde vnto hym why callest thou me good there is none good but God onely Neuerthelesse yf thou wylt enter into life kepe the commauÌ„dementes Marke Knowest thou the commaundementesâ— Math He sayde vnto hym whicheâ— Iesus sayde Thou shalt not kyll Thou shalt not commit aduoutrye Thou shalte not steale Thou shalte beare no false witnesse Mar Thou shalte begyle no manne Mat Honour thy father and thy mother and thou shalte loue thy neyghboure as thyselfe Then sayd the yong man vnto hym all these haue I kepte fro my youthe vp What lacke I yet Mar And Iesus behelde hym and loued him Luk WhaÌ„ Iesus heard that he sayde vnto him yet lackest thou one thing Math Yf thou wylt be perfect go thy way and sâ—ll that thou hast and geue it to the poore thou shalte haue a treasure in heauen and come and folow me Whan the yong man hearde that word he went awaye sorye for he had great possessions Luke and was very ryche Whan Iesus sawe that he was sory he sayde to his disciples how hardlye shall the ryche come in to the kyngdome of God ¶ Howe harde it is for a ryche man to entre in to the kingdome of heauen Mat. xix Marke x. Luc. xviii Cap. Ci. UErely I saye vnto you it shal be harde for a ryche manne to enter in to the kingdom of heauen Mark The disciples were astonied at his wordes But Iesus answered agayne and sayde vnto them deare childreu howe harde is it for theÌ„ that truste in ryches to come in to the kyngdome of Godâ— Mat And I saye vnto you againe it is easier for a Camell to go thorow the eye of a Nedle then for a ryche man to entre into heauen Whan his disciples hearde that they were exceadingly amased Mark certayne that hearde that were more astonyed and sayd among them selues Luk Who can then be saued Marke And Iesus behelde them and sayd vnto them Mat. with men it is impossible but with God all thinges are possible Luke Loke what is vnpossible with man is possible with God ¶ Of the rewarde of those which leue all and folow Christ. Mat. xix Mar. x. Luc. xviii cap. 102. THen aunswered Peter and beganne to saye vnto hym Beholde we haue forsaken all and folowed the what shall we haue therfore Iesus answered and sayd vnto them verely I saye vnto you That when the sonne of man shall syt in the seate of his maiestie ye which haue folowed me in the newe byrthe shall syâ— also vpon twelue seates and iudge the twelue tribes of Israell And whosoeuer forsaketh house or brethren or systers or father or mother or wyfe or children or landes Mar with persecucion for my sake and the Gospelles Math and for my names sake Luke the kyngdome of God mat y â— same shal receaue an huÌ„dred fold Luk now in this tyme and muche more in the worlde to come Marke and inheret euerlastynge lyfe but many that be the fyrste shal be the laste and the last shal be the fyrste ☞ Of the laberous quotidian peny whyche were sent into the vyneyarde Math. xx Capitu. 103. THe kyngedom of heauen is like vnto an householder whyche wente oute earlye in the mornynge to hyre labourers into his vyneyarde And whaÌ„ he had agreed wyth the labourers for a penye a daye he sent them into hys vyneyarde And aboute the thirde houre he wente out and sawe other standynge ydle in the market place and saide vnto them Go ye also into my vineyarde and what so euer is ryghte I wyll geue it you and they wente theyrâ— waye Agayne he wente oute about the syxte houre and dyd lykewyse And aboute the eleuenth houre he went oute and founde other standynge ydle and sayde vnto them why stande ye here alâ— the daye yâ—le They sayde vnto him because no man hath hired vs he sayde vnto them Go ye also into y â— vyneyarde looke what is ryghte ye shall haue it Nowe whan the euen was come the Lorde of the vyneyarde sayde vnto hys stewarde Call the labourers and geue theÌ„ theyr hyre begynnynge from the laste vnto the fyrste Then they that were hyred aboute the eleuenth houre came and receaued euery man a peny but whan the fyrste came they supposed that they should receaue more and they also receaued euery man a penye And whan they had receaued it they murmured agaynste the householder and sayde These laste haue wroughte but one houre and thou hast made them equal vnto vs whiche haue borne the burthen and heate of the daye He answered saide vnto one of them frende I do thee no wrong dyddest not y â— agree w t me for a penyeâ— Take that thyne is and go thy wayeâ— I wyll geue vnto this last also like as to thee Or haue I not power to do as me lusteth w t myne owne Is thy eye euell because I am good So y â— last shal be first
The paÌ„dectes of the Euangelycall Lawe Comprisyng the whole Historye of Christes Gospell Set forth by Thomas Paynell Anno Domini 1553. ¶ To the ryghte worshipful syr Iohn Baker knight Chauncelour of the kinges Maiesties courte of firste frutes and tenthes vnder Tresurour of Englande Thomas Paynell sendeth gretinge IN as muche as myne acquaintaunce is but very raw and slender with youre Mastershyp and that I of a certayne custome haue euermore required the coÌ„pany and familiarite of learned and poletyke men although I my selfe be vnlearned yet through the admonitioÌ„ and counsell of gentle Master Ergal a fauourer of Gods true worde and of good letters a mayntayner I purposed by some vertuous meanes to winne your loue and fauour and with some goodly delitius preseÌ„t to winde my selfe in to your Mastershyppes familiarite and further acquayntaunce Golde and syluer with other Iewels I haue none such as I haue I louingly sende vnto you that is this fynâ— and vertuous boke named the Pandectes of y â— Euangelical law comprehending y â— who le history of the foure Euangelistes in one recitynge y â— of euery one of theÌ„ is spoken contaynyng the tyme place of Christes supernaturall natiuite and actes his godlye and prudent aunsweres his celestiall lyfe and conuersation his moste easye yoke and coÌ„maundementes his pleasaunte and most swete Sermones wyth hys most bytter deathe the onely redemption of mankynde worthy to be beleued embrased ensued and coÌ„tinually thought vpon This gyfte ryghte worshipfull syr although it be inrolled in paper leues yet I dout not but vnto you a worthy champion of Gods holye gospell a fauorer of Christes true religioÌ„ a defeÌ„der of his preceptes and commaundementes a shylde and buckeler of the ensuers and faithfull folowers of the same it shall bee a greate deale more welcome more estemed and acceptable than a greate heape of deceyptefull ryches or glytterynge Golde and syluer the whyche as of it selfe it is fadynge and corruptible â—o it corrupteth man whiche is naturallye frayle and brittell wauerynge inconstant neuer satisfied neuer content Suche is the insaciable mynde of man drowned in these earthlye and corruptible treasures delytes and worldely pleasures For thys my gyfte is from heauen heauenly hauynge no taledge at all or sente of earthly thynges but redolent wyth al vertous preceptes w t the moste flagrant odoriferus worde of God contemnynge the worlde wyth the caduke delytes and pleasure thereof erectynge the earthlye mynde and hearte of man to thynges celestiall and incorruptible and hys inconstante affectyons frome mortall and vncertayne thynges to immortall Frome iniquitie and vice to vertue From wycked Mammon to oure Sauyoure Iesus Christe In whome and in hys holye and onelye worde shoulde consiste oure whole delyte and pleasure and not in brutyshe and beastlye carnalite vppon whome as vppon the moste surest ancker and corner stone we shoulde take holde and staye our selues and haue oure onelye refuge and confidence For it is he alone that hathe created vs redemed vs and frome all parylles defended vs and not we oure selues It is he that offereth vnto vs saluacion that vnburdeneth vs of al y â— who le lâ—mpe of synne and not we our selues It is he that hath promysed vs eternall lyfe yf we kepe hys holye lawes and folowe the trade of hys godlye and vertuous lyuynge and not we our selues For as muche then as thys my gyfte doeth admonyshe and instructe vs of all these thynges howe to declyne frome the worlde and the pryde therof Howe to please the Lorde our God and howe to accomplyshe and fulfyll hys commaundementes Is it not worthye I saye to be embrased and magnified Worthy to be thankfullye accepted and folowed It is I confesse but paper but yet it contayneth the precious worde of God hys wonderful workes and y e misteries of oure saluation the whiche shoulde be grauen in the heartes wordes and dedes of men and not in bookes of parper and parchement onelye Readers and hearers of thys moste holye woorde are manye But alas howe manye worthye folowers are there Shall the hearer be saued or the doerâ— God geue vs grace to do that we reade so to reade Gods holy word that by hym and his tender mercye we may be saued not to be praters and babelers there of onelye deccauynge oure selues Thus I commende youre Mastership to almightye God desyrynge yeâ—re goodnesse at this present to accepte thys my laboure and trauel in godd part and my gyft as ye shal thinke it worthy ¶ The fyrst Boke of the Pandecte of the Euangelical lawe contaynynge Christes commynge into the worlde and his eternall Generacion ☞ Of Christes eternall generacion Ioan. i. Cap. i. IN the beginning was the worde and the worde was with God and God was the word The same was in the begynnynge wyth God All thynges were made by the same and without the same was made nothynge That was made in hym was lyfe and the lyfe was the light of men and the lyghte shyneth in the darckenesse and the darckenesse comprehended it not Of the AnnuÌ„ciation conception of Iohn y e Baptist. Luc. i. Ca. ii IN the tyme of Herode kynge of Iewrye there was a Priest named Zachari of the familye and house of Abia and hys wyfe of the doughters of Aaron and her name Elizabeth They were bothe ryghteous before God and walked in all the commaundementes and statutes of the Lorde vnreproueablye And they had no chylde for Elizabeth was barren and they were both well strycken in age And it came to passe as he executed the Priestes office before God when hys course came accordynge to the costume of the Priesthode it fell to hys lot to burne incense And he went into the temple of the Lorde and the whole multitude of the people was wythout in prayer whyle the incense was a burnynge And the aungel of the Lorde appeared vnto hym and stode on the ryghte syde of the aultre of incense And when Zachari sawe hym he was abasshed and there came a feare vpon hym But the Aungell sayd vnto him feare not Zachari for thy praier is heard And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne whose name thou shalt call Iohn and thou shalte haue ioye and gladnesse and manye shal reioyce at hys byrth for he shall be great before the Lorde Wyne and stronge dryncke shall he not dryncke And he shal be fylled wyth the holy ghost euen in hys mothers wombe And manye of the chyldren of Israell shall he tourne vnto the Lorde their God And he shal go before hym in the spirite power of Elias to tourne y e heartes of y e fathers vnto the chyldreÌ„ the vnfaythful vnto the wysdome of the righteous to make the people redye vnto y e Lord. And Zachari sayde vnto the Aungell wherby shall I knowe thys For I am olde and my wife wel strycken in age The Aungell aunswered and sayde vnto hym I am Gabriel that
stande before God and am sent to speake vnto thee and to shewe thee these glad tidynges And beholde thou shalt be domme and not able to speake vntyll the day that thys come to passe because thou haste not beleued my wordes whiche shall be fulfylled in their season And the people wayted for Zachari and meruayled that he taryed so longe in the temple And wheÌ„ he went out he could not speake vnto theym And they perceyued that he had sene a vision in the temple And he beckened vnto theym and remayned speachelesse And it fortuned when the tyme of hys offyce was out he went home into hys house And after those dayes Elizabeth his wyfe conceaued and hyd her selfe fyue monethes and sayd thus hath the Lorde done vnto me in the dayes wherein he hath loked vpoÌ„ me to take awaye froÌ„ me my rebuke amonge men ☞ Of the CoÌ„ception of our Sauiour Luc. i. Ioan. i. Cap. iii. ANd in the syxt Moneth was the Aungel Gabriel sent from God into a citye of Galile called Nazareth vnto a Uirgyn that was spoused vnto a maÌ„ whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the Uirgyns name was Mary And the Aungell came in vnto her and sayd Hayle thou full of grace the Lorde is with thee Blessed art thou amonge women Whan she had heard these thynges she was abasshed at hys sayinge and thought what maner of salutacion is thys And the Aungel sayde vnto her Feare not Mary for thou hast founde grace with God Beholde thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe and beare a sonne and shalt call his name Iesus he shal be great and shal be called the sonne of the hyest And the Lord God shall geue hym the seate of Dauid his father and he shal be Kynge ouer the house of Iacob for euer and there shal be no ende of hys kyngdome Then sayd Mary vnto the Aungell how shall thys be seynge I know not a man The Aungel aunswered and sayde vnto her The holy ghost shall come vpon thee and the power of the hyest shal ouershadowe thee Therfore that holy also whiche shal be borne of thee shal be called the sonne of God And beholde thy cosyn Elizabeth she also hath conceaued a sonne in her old age and thys is the syxte mooneth of her whiche is reported to be baren for with God is nothyng impossible And Mary sayde beholde here am I the handemayden of the Lorde be it vnto me as thou hast sayde Iohn And the worde became fleashe and dwelte amonge vs. Luke And the Aungel departed from her ☞ Howe Mary visited Elizabeth Luc. i. Cap. iiii ANd Mary arose and went into the mountaynes with hast into the citye of Iewry and came into the house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth And it fortuned as Elizabeth hearde the salutacion of Mary the Babe sprange in her wombe And Elizabeth was fylled with y e holy ghoste and cryed loude and sayd Blessed arte thou amonge women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe And howe happeneth thys to me y â— the mother of my Lord coÌ„meth vnto me Beholde when I heard the voyce of thy salutacion the Babe sprange in my wombe with ioye And blessed arte thou that hast beleued For the thynges shall be performed which were tolde the from the Lorde And Mary sayde ¶ My soule magnifieth the Lorde And my spirite reioyseâ—h in God my Sauioure For he hath loked vpon y e lowe degre of his handmayden Beholde frome hence forth shall al generations cal me blessed For he that is mighty hath done great thynges vnto me and holye is hys name And his mercye endureth thorowoute all generations vpon theym that feare hym He sheweth strength wyth hys arme and scatered theym that are proude in the imaginacion of their heart He putteth downe the mightye from the seate and exalteth them of lowe degre He fylled the hongry with good thynges and letteth the ryche go empty He remembreth mercye and helpeth vp hys seruaunt Israel Euen as he promised vnto our fathers Abraham and to hys sede for euer And Mary abode with her about thre Monethes ☞ Of the byrth and circumcision of Iohn y â— Baptist. Luc. i. Ca. v. ANd Elizabethes tyme was come y â— she should be delyuered and she broughte forth a sonne And her neyghbours and kinsfolkes heard that the Lorde had shewed greate mercye vpon her and they reioyced wyth her And it fortuned vpon the eyght daye they came to circumcise the chylde and called hym Zachary after hys father And hys mother aunswered and sayd no but he shal be called Iohn And they sayde vnto her There is none in thy kinne that is so called And they made sygnes vnto hys father how he wolde haue hym called And he asked for writyng tables wrote and sayd hys name is Iohn And they maruayled all And immediatly was hys mouth and hys tongue opened and he spake praysed God And there came a feare vpon all their neyghboures And al these actes were noysed abrode throughout al the hyll contreye of Iewrye And all they that heard therof tooke it to heart and sayde What maner of man wyll thys childe be For the hande of the Lorde was with him And Zachary his father was fylled with the holye ghost and prophicied and sayde Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel for he hath visited and redemed his people And hath set vp the horne of saluacion in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed afore tyme by the mouth of hys holy prophetes That he woulde delyuer vs from our enemyes and from the hande of all such as hate vs. And that he woulde shewe mercy vnto oure fathers and thyncke vpon hys holy couenaunte Euen the othe that he sware vnto oure father Abraham for to geue vs. That we delyuered out of the hand of oure enemyes myghte serue hym without feare all the dayes of oure lyfe in suche holynes and ryghteousnes as is accept before hym And thou chylde shalt be called a Prophete of the hyghest for thou shalte go before the Lorde to prepare hys wayes And to geue knowledge of saluacion vnto hys people for the remission of their synnes Thorowe the tender mercye of oure God wherby the day sprynge from on hygh hath visited vs. That he myght geue lyght vnto them that syt in darckenesse and shadow of death and to guyde our fete into the way of peace And Mary retourned home agayne ☞ Of the temporal Genealogie of Christ. Math. i. Cap. vi THys is the booke of the Generation of Iesu Christ the sonne of Dauid the sonne of AbrahaÌ„ Abraham begat Isaac Isaac begat Iacob * Iacob begat Iudas and his brethreÌ„ Iudas begat Phares and Zaram of Thamar Phares begat Hesrom Hesrom begat Aram. Aram begat Aminadab Aminadab begat Naasson Naasson begat Salmon Salmon begat Boos of Rahab * Boos begat Obed of Ruth Obed begat Iesse Iesse begat Dauid the Kynge Dauid y e kynge begat Salomon of her that was
the boke of the sayinges of Esay y e Prophete which sayeth * The voyce of a cryer in the wyldernesse prepare the waye of the Lorde make hys pathes straight euery valley shal be fylled and euery mouÌ„taine hil shal be brought lowe and what so is croked shal be made straighte and what rough is shal be made smoth and al fâ—esshe shal se the saluacion of God Math. This Iohn had his garmeÌ„t of camels heere and a letherne girdel aboute his loynes hys meate was locustes and wylde hony Then went out to him Marke the whole laÌ„de of Iewry Math. and they of Ierusalem and all the region rounde about Iordane were baptysed of hym in Iordane Marke ryuer and confessed theyr synnes Math. Now when he saw many of the Pharises and of the Saduces come to hys baptysme he sayed vnto them Luke and vnto the people that weÌ„t out to be baptysed of him Math Do penaÌ„ce for why the kingdom of heauen is at hande Ye generacion Luke of vipers who hathe certified you that ye shal escape the wrathe to come Take hede and brynge forthe due frutes of penaunce and beginne not to say we haue Abraham to oure father for I saye vnto you God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham The axe is put vnto the tree alredy that euery tree which bringeth not forth good frute shal be heweÌ„ downe cast into y e fyre And the people axed him said what shal we do then He answered sayd vnto theÌ„ he that hath two coates let him part w t him y â— hath none he that hath meate let him do likewise The publicans came also to be baptysed sayd vnto him master what shall we do He sayd vnto them require no more then is appointed you TheÌ„ the souldiers axed him lykewise sayd What shal we do then And he sayde vnto theÌ„ do no maÌ„ violeÌ„ce nor wroÌ„g be coÌ„tent w t your wages But whaÌ„ the people were in a doute thought all in their heartes whether he were Christ Iohn answered sayde vnto theÌ„ all I baptyse you w t water to penaunce but after me there commeth one stronger then I whose shues Math. I am not worthye to beare Marke to stoupe downe Luke and to lowse y e lachet of hys shue He shal baptyse you with the holy ghost and with fyre whose fanne is in his haÌ„d and he shal pourge his floore shall gather y â— wheate into his barne shal burne the chaffe with vnquencheable fyre And many other thynges more exhorted he preached vnto y e people ¶ Of Iohns testimonies of Christ. Ioan. i. capi 15. IOhn did beare witnes of hym cried said It was this of whoÌ„ I spake After me shal he come y â— was before me for he was or euer I more noble and honorable and of hys fulnesse haue all we receaued grace for grace for the lawe was geuen by Moses grace trueth came by Iesus Christ. No man hath sene God at any tyme vvith a vision of perfect compreheÌ„tion The only â—e gotteÌ„ sonne which is in y e bosome of y e father he hathe declared y e same vnto vs. And this is y e recorde of Iohn whaÌ„ y e Iewes seÌ„t priestes leuits froÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ to axe him who art thou And he confessed denied not And coÌ„fessed said I am not Christe And they axed him what theÌ„ Arte thou Helias He said I am not Art y â— the Prophet And he answered no. Then said they vnto him What art y â— then y â— we may geue answer vnto theÌ„ y â— seÌ„t vs What saiest thou of thy selfe He said I am the voyce of a cryer in y e wyldernesse make straight y e way of the Lorde as the Prophet Esai sayde And they that were sent were of y e Pharises and they axed hym and sayde vnto hym why baptisest thou then yf thou be not Christ nor Elias nor a Prophete Iohn answered theÌ„ and sayd I baptyse with water but there is one come amonge you In the temple vvhen he vvas tvvelue yeres of age whoÌ„ ye know not it is he y â— coÌ„meth after me whyche was before me whose shue lachet I am not worthye to lowse Thys was done at Bethania beyonde Iordane where Iohn dyd baptyse ¶ The seconde Booke of Christes procedynge in the worlde contaynyng what Iesus did and sayde inclusyuely from hys Baptyme vnto Maundy Thursday It is deuyded in foure partes The firste doeth contayne the worckes that he dyd in hys thyrtie yere The seconde the worckes of hys one and thyrtye yere The thyrde the worckes of his two and thyrtie yere And the fourth the worckes of hys thre and thyrtye yere vnto the dedes he dyd on maundye Thursday ☞ Of Christes Baptime Mat. iii. Luke iii. Mark i. Cap. i. AT the same tyme Iesus came out of Nazareth of Galile to Iordane vnto Iohn to be Baptised of Iohn but he forbadde hym saying I haue nede to be baptised of thee and commest thou to me Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym let it be so nowe for thus it becommeth vs to fulfyll all ryghteousnesse TheÌ„ he suffred him Luke And it fortuned whan al the people receaued baptyme and whan Iesus was also baptised Marke in Iordane Luke and prayinge Marke as soone as he was come out of the water Math. To heauen was open ouer hym and he sawe the spirite of God desceÌ„diÌ„ge lyke a doue Luke in a bodely shape Math. and lyghte vpon hym And lo there came a voyce from heauen sayinge This is my beloned sonne in whome is my delyte ☞ Of the genealogie of Christ Lucke iii. Capi. ii ANd Iesus was aboute thyrtye yeres whan he beganne And he was taken for the sonne of Ioseph whyche was the sonne of Eli. Whiche was the sonne of Mathat Whiche was the sonne of Leui. Whiche was the sonne of Malchi Whiche was the sonne of Ianna Which was the sonne of Ioseph Which was the sonne of Mathathias Which was the sonne of Amos. Which was the sonne of Nahum Which was the sonne of Esly Which was the sonne of Nagge Which was the sonne of Maath Which was y e sonne of Mathathias Which was the sonne of Semei Which was the sonne of Ioseph Which was the sonne of Iuda Which was the sonne of Iohanna Which was the sonne of Resa Which was the sonne of Zorobabel Which was the sonne of Salathiel Which was the sonne of Neri Which was the sonne of Melchi Which was the sonne of Abdi Which was the sonne of Susan Which was the sonne of Elmadam Which was the sonne of Her Which was the sonne of Ieso Which was the sonne of Eliezer Which was the sonne of Ioram Which was the sonne of Mathat Which was the sonne of Leui. Which was the sonne of Simeon Which was the sonne of Iuda Which was the sonne of Ioseph Which was the sonne of Ionam Which was the sonne of
to pray the Lord of the haruest to sende workemen Mat. ix Mar. vi Luc. x. cap. xxxvi ANd Iesus went about in all cyties and townes teachynge in their synagoges and preaching the gospel of the kyngdome and healynge al maner sycknesse and all maner dysease amonge the people And whan he sawe the people he had compassion on them because they were pyned awaye and scattered abrode euen as shepe hauynge no shepeherde Then sayde he to his disciples the harueste is greate but the labourers are few wherfore pray the Lord of the haruest to sende forth labourers in to hys haruest Of the sendynge forthe of the twelue Apostles to preache with power to heale the dyseased Math. x. xi Mar. vi Luc. ix x. Capitu. xxxvii ANd he called hys twelue discyples vnto hym Marke And began to sende them two and two Mat. and gaue them power ouer the vncleane spirites to cast them oute and to heale al maner of syknesses and all maner of dyseases The names of y ◠twelue Apostles are these The first Simō called Peter Andrewe his brother Iames y e sonne of Zebede and Iohn his brother Philyp Bartholomew Thomas and Mathew the Publicane Iames the sonne of Alphe and Lebbeus otherwyse called Thaddeus Simon of Cana and Iudas Iscarioth whyche betrayed hym These twelue sent Iesus Luke to preach y ◠kingdō of god and to heale the sycke Mathe. and commaunded them sayinge Go not in to the wayes of the heathen and in to the cities of the Samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the loste shepe of the house of Israel go and preache sayinge The kyngedome of heauen is at hande heale the sycke clense the lepers rayse the deade caste oute the deuels frely◠ye haue receaued frely geue agayne possesse not golde nor syluer Marke And commaunded them that they shoulde take nothinge with them in their iorney saue onely a rode smal the vvhych the preacher amonge the Ievves vsed as novv among vs a sergeante dothe vse Luke And he sayd vnto them ye shal take nothing wyth you by the waye nother staffe greate vvhere vpon menne leane nor scrippe nor breade nor mony Mark. nor money in the gyrdell nor two cotes Math. nether shues Mar. But be shod wyth sandales Mat For the workeman is worthye of hys meate Into what so euer cytye or towne Marke or house ye shal enter Math. enquire in it who is mete for you and there abyde til ye go thence And whē ye come into an house salute y e same sayinge Peace be vnto thys house And yf y e house be mete for you your peace shall come vpon it But yf it be not mete for you your peace shall retourne to you agayne And if no man wil receyue you nor heare your preachyng depart out of y ◠citye or house and shake the dust of your feete Luk for a witnes ouer the math truly I say vnto you it shall be easier for the lande of Sodoma Gomorra in the day of iudgement then for y ◠city Be hold I sēd you forth as shepe amōge wolues be ye therfore wyse as serpētes and innocent as doues beware of men for they shal delyuer you vp to y e councels shal scourge you in theyr sinagoges ye shall be brought before prynces and kynges for my sake in wytnesse to them and to the gentils But when they delyuer you vp take no thought how or what ye shal speake for it shal be geuen vnto you euen in the same houre what ye shall say For it is not ye that speake but the spirite of your father which speaketh in you The brother shal delyuer the brother to death and y e father the sonne and the chyldren shall arise agaynste their fathers and mothers and shall helpe them to death and ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake But he that endureth to y e ende shal be saued When they persecute you in one citye flye into another I tel you for a truth ye shal not finyshe nor your successours conuertynge al the cityes of Israell tyl the sonne of man come to the vniuersal iudgement The disciple is not aboue the maister nother the seruaūt aboue the Lorde It is ynoughe for the disciple to be as hys maister and the seruaunt as his Lord if they haue called the good mā of the house Belzebub sayinge that he vvorked in Belzebub howe muche moore shall they call theym of hys housholde so Feare theym not therfore There is nothynge hydde that shall not be openlye shewed and nothynge secrete that shall not be knowen What I tell you in darckenesse that speake ye in lyghte and what ye heare in the eare that preache ye vppon the house toppes And feare ye not theym that kyll the bodye and b◠not able to kyll the soule But rather feare hym whiche is able to destroye bothe soule and body into hell Are not two sparowes solde for a farthynge Yet doeth there none of them lyght vpon the grounde without youre father And nowe are all the heere 's of youre Head tolde Feare ye not therefore ye are of moore value then manye Sparowes Therfore who soeuer knowledgeth me before menne hym wyll I knowledge also before my father whiche is in Heauen But whosoeuer denyeth me before menne him wyll I also denye before my father whyche is in Heauen Thyncke not that I am come to sende peace vppon Earthe I am not comme to sende peace but a Swerde For I am comme to sette a manne at varyaunce agaynste hys father and the Doughter agaynst the mother and the Doughter in lawe agaynste her mother in lawe and a mannes foes shall be they of hys owne houshold who so loueth father mother moore then me is not mete for me and he that loueth sonne or doughter more then me is not mete for me And he that taketh not his crosse and foloweth me is not mete for me who so fyndeth hys lyfe shall lose it and he that looseth hys lyfe for my sake shal fynde it Luk He that heareth you heareth me and he that dispiseth you dispyseth me but whoso despiseth me despiseth hym that sent me mathe he that receaueth you receaueth me and whoso receaueth me receaueth hym that sent me And he y ◠receaueth a prophet in y e name of a prophet shal receaue a prophetes rewarde He that receaueth a righteous mā in y e name of a righteous mā shall receaue a ryghteons mans rewarde And whosoeuer geueth vnto one of the least of these a cup of cold water only to dryncke in y e name of a disciple verely I say vnto you he shal not lose hys reward And it came to passe when Iesus hadde made an ende of commaundynge his twelue disciples Luke they departed and went thorow the townes preachynge the gospell and healyng euery wher mar and they went forth and preached that men shoulde do penaunce and they cast out many deuyls and many
and it shal be geueÌ„ you Seke ye shal finde knocke it shall opened vnto you For whosoeuer asketh receaueth and he that seketh findeth and to him that knocketh shall it be opened yf the son aske bread of any of you y â— is a father wyll he geue hym a stone therfore Or yf he aske a fishe wyl he for y e fish offer him a serpent or yf he aske an egge wil he profer him a scorpion Yf ye then which are euyll can geue your chyldren good gyftes howe much moore shall the father of heauen geue the holy spirite to theym that aske hym ¶ The thyrde parte of the seconde Booke contaynynge what Iesus dyd and sayde in the two and thyrty yeare of hys age ☞ Of the woman of Samaria Iohn iiii Cap. xlvii HE lefte the lande of Iewrye and departed agayne into Galile But he muste nedes goe thorowe Samaria Then came Iesus into a cytye of Samaria called Sichar nye vnto the pece of lande that Iacob gaue vnto Ioseph hys sonne And ther was Iacobs well Nowe wheÌ„ Iesus was wâ—ry of his iourney he sat him downe so vpon the well and it was about the syxt houre Then came ther a woman of Samaria to drawe water Iesus sayd vnto her geue me drinke for his disciples wer gone their way into the Cytye to bye meate So the woman of Samaria sayde vnto hym Howe is it that thou askest dryncke of me seynge thou arte a Iewe and I a woman of Samaria For the Iewes meddle not wyth the Samaritans Iesus aunswered and sayd vnto her Yf thou knewest the gyft of GOD and who it is that sayeth vnto thee geue me dryncke thou wouldest aske of hym and he woulde geue thee the water of lyfe Thâ— woman sayde vnto hym Syr thou haste nothynge to drawe wyth all and the Welle is depe frome whence â—hen haste thou that water of lyfe Arte thou greater then oure father Iacob whych gaue vs thys Wel And he hym selfe drancke thereof and hys Chyldren and hys Catell Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto her Whosoeuer drynketh of thys water shall thyrste agayne But whoso euer shall dryncke of the Water that I shall geue hym shall neuer be moore a thyrste But the water that I shall geue hym shall be in hym a Welle of water whyche spryngeth vp into euerlastynge lyfe The woman sayde vnto hym Syr geue me that same water that I thyrste not nother nede to comme hyther to drawe Iesus sayde vnto her Goe call thy Husbande and comme hyther The woman aunswered and sayde vnto hym I haue no Husbande Iesus sayde vnto her Thou haste sayde well I haue no Husbande for thou haste hadde fyue Husbandes And he whome thou haste nowe is not thyne Husbande There saydest thou ryghte The woman sayde vnto hym Syr I see that thou arte a Prophete Oure father 's worshypped vpon this Mountayne And ye saye that at Ierusalem is the place where menne oughte to worshyppe Iesus sayd vnto her Woman beleue me the tyme commeth and is nowe all ready that the true Worshyppers shall worshyp the father in Spirite and in y e trueth For the father wyll haue suche so to worshyppe hym GOD is a Spirite and they that worshyppe hym must worship hym in Spirite and the trueth The woman sayde vnto him I wotte that Messyas shall come whyche is called Christe When he commeth he shall tell vs all thynges Iesus sayde vnto her I that speake vnto thee am he And in the meane season came his disciples and they meruayled that he talketh with the woman Yet sayde no manne what askest thou Or what talkest thou wyth her Then the woman lette her Potte stande and went into the Cytye and sayde vnto the people Come see a manne that hathe tolde me all that euer I dydde Is not he CHRISTE Then wente they oute of the Cytye and came vnto hym In the meane whyle hys Disciples prayed hym and sayde Maister eate but he sayde vnto them I haue meate to eate that ye knowe not of Then sayde the Disciples amonge theym selues hathe anye manne broughte hym meate Iesus sayde vnto theym My meate is thys that I doe the wyll of hym that sâ—nte me to fynyshe hys worke Saye not ye youre selues there are yet foure Monethes and then commeth the Harueste Beholde I saye vnto you Lyfte vp your Eyes and looke vppon the Felde for it is Whyte all readye vnto the Harueste And he that reapeth receaueth rewarde and gathereth fruite to euerlastynge Lyfe that bothe he that soweth and he that reapeth maye enioye together For herein is the Prouerbe true One soweth another reapeth I haue sente you to reape that whereon ye bestowed no laboure other haue laboured and ye are comme into theyr laboures Manye of the same Citye beleued on hym For the sayinge of the woman whyche testifyed He hathe tolde me all that euer I dydde Now whan the Samaritans came to hym they besought hym y â— they would tarye with them And he abode there two dayes and many mo beleued because of his worde and sayde vnto the woman We beleue now henceforthe not because of thy sayinge we haue hearde hym our selues and know that this of a trueth is Christ the Saueour of the worlde After two dayes he departed thence and wente into Galyle For Iesus hym selfe testifyed that a Prophet is nothing set by in his owne countrey ☞ Of the Rulers Sonne Iohn iiii Capitulo xlviii ANd Iesus came againe into Cana in Galile where he turned the water vnto wyne And there was a certayne ruler whose sonne lay sycke at Capernaum This heard that Iesus came out of Iewry in to Galyle and went vnto hym and besoughte hym that he woulde come downe and helpe hys sonne for he laye dead sicke And Iesus sayde vnto hym excepte ye se tokens and wonders ye beleue not The ruler said vnto him Come down Sir or euer my childe dye Iesus sayd vnto him Go thy waye thy sonne lyueth The man beleued the word that Iesus said vnto hym went his way And as he was goynge downe his seruaunt met hym and tolde hym and sayde The chylde liueth Then enquired he of them the houre wherin he beganne to amende and they sayde vnto hym yesterday about the seueÌ„th houre the feuer left hym Then the father perceaued that it was aboute y â— same houre wherin Iesus sayde vnto hym thy sonne lyueth And he beleued with hys whole house This is nowe the seconde token that Iesus dyd when he came from Iewry to Galyle ¶ Of the women whyche ministred vnto Christe And of the parable of the sower and the exposicion there of Luke viii Math. xiii Marke iiii Capi. xlix ANd it fortuned afterwarde that he went thorow the cities townes preached shewed the gospel of the kyngdome of God and the twelue with him and certayne wemen also whome he had healed from euel spirites and infyrmities namely Mary whiche is called Magdalene out of whome went
are all thynges readye And they beganne all together to excuse them selues one after another The fyrste sayde vnto hym I haue boughte a ferme I must nedes go foorthe and se it I praye thee haue me excused And the seconde sayde I haue boughte fyue yoke of oxen and nowe I go to proue them I pray the haue me excused And the thyrde sayde I haue maryed a wyfe therefore canne I not come And the seruaunte came and brought hys Lorde word againe there of Then was the good manne of the house dyspleased and sayde vnto hys seruaunte Go oute quickely in to the stretes and quarters of the cytye and bringe in hether the poore and creppel and lame and blynde And the seruauÌ„t said Lord it is done as thou hast commauÌ„ded and there is yet more rowme And the Lorde sayde vnto the seruauÌ„t Go oute into the hyghe wayes and to the hedges and compell them to come in that my house maye be fylled But I saye vnto you that none of those meÌ„ whiche were bydden shall caste of my supper That for Christes sake we muste hate our pareÌ„tes Luc. 14. cap. 72 THere wente muche people with hym and he turned hym about and sayde vnto them yf any maÌ„ come to me and hate not his father mother wyfe chyldren brethren systers yea and hys owne lyfe also he cannot be my disciple And who so euer beareth not hys crosse and foloweth me cannot be my disciple Whyche of you is it that wyll buylde a tower and sytteth not downe fyrste and counteth the coste whether he haue sufficient to performe it Leaste after he hath layed the foundacion and is not able to performe it all they that see it begynne to laughe hym to scorne and to saye Thys manne beganne to buylde and is not able to perfourme it Or what Kynge wyll goe make battell agaynste another Kynge and sytteth not downe fyrste and casteth in hys mynde whether he be able wyth ten thousande to meete hym that commeth agaynste hym wyth twentye thousande Or elles whyle the other is yet a greate waye of he sendeth Embassage and desyreth peace Sâ— lykewyse euerye one of you that forsaketh not all that he hath canne not be my Disciple Salte is a good thing but if the Salt be vnsauery what shal they season wyth all It is nother good vppon the Lande nor in donge hyll but shall be caste awaye He that hathe Eares to heare lette hym heare ☞ Of the feast of Tabernacles and predication of Christes Passion Mathe. xvii Mar. ix Luke ix Iohn vii Capitulo lxxiii ANd beynge departed frome thence Iohn Iesus after that went about Galile for he wolde not walke in Iewry because the Iewes foughte to kyll hym But the Iewes feast of Tabernacles was at hande Then sayde hys brethren vnto him Get thee hence and goe into Iewry that thy disciples also may see thy workes that thou doest He that seketh to be openlye knowen doeth nothynge in secrete yf thou doe suche thinges then shewe thy selfe before the worlde For hys brethren also beleued not in hym Then sayde Iesus my time is not yet come but your tyme is alway readye The worlde cannot hate you but me it hatâ—th because I testifie of it that the workes of it are euyl Go ye vp vnto the feast I wyll not goe vp yet vnto thys feaste for my tyme is not fulfyled When he hadde sayde vnto theym he abode styll in Galile Mathe While they wer occupied and conuersaunt in Galile Mar he taught hys disciples and sayde vnto theym The sonne of manne shall be delyuered into the handes of menne and thei shall putte hym to death and when he is putte to deathe he shall ryse agayne the thyrde daye But they vnderstode not that worde and it was hydden from theym that they perceyued it not and were afrayed to aske hym Mathe and they were verye sorye Iohn But assoone as hys brethren were gone vp then went he vp also vn to the feast not openlye but as it were secretely Then the Iewes sought him at the feast and sayde Where is he And there was a great rumour of him amonge the people Some sayde He is God But other sayde No he doeth but deceaue the people Howe be it no manne spake frelye of hym for feare of the Iewes But in the myddes of the feaste wente Iesus vp into the Temple and taughte And the Iewes maruayled and sayde Howe canne he the Scriptures seynge he hathe not learned it Iesus aunswered them and sayd My doctrine is not myne but his that hath sent me Yf any man wyl do hys wyll he shall knowe whether thys doctrine be of God or whether I speake of my selfe he that speaketh of hym selfe seketh hys owne prayse but he that seketh the prayse of hym that sent hym the same is true and there is no vnryghteousnesse in hym Hath not Moses geuen you the lawe and none of you kepeth the lawe Why goe ye abouâ—e to kyll me The people aunswered and sayde Thou hast the Deuyl who goeth aboute to kyll thee Iesus aunswered and sayd one worke haue I done and ye all maruayle Moses gaue you the circumeirioÌ„ not because it commeth of Moses but of the fathers yet do ye circumcise a maÌ„ vpon the Sabboth yf a man receaue circumcision vpon the Sabboth that the law of Moses shoulde not be broken disdayne ye then at me because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Sabboth Iudge not after the vtter apperauÌ„ce but iudge righteous iudgement Then sayde some of them of Ierusalem Is not thys be whome they goâ— aboute to kyll And beholde he speaketh boldelye and they saye nothing vnto him Do our rulers knowe in dede that he is very Christ How be it we knowe whence thys is But when Christ commeth no man shall know whence he is Then cried Iesus in the temple as he taughte and sayde yea ye know me and whence I am ye know And of my selfe am I not come but he that sent me is true whome ye knowe not But I knowe him for I am of him and he hath sent me Then soughte they to take hâ—m but no man layed handes vpon hym for his houre was not yet come But manye of the people beleued on hym and sayde when Christ commeth shal be do moe tokens then this doeth And it came to the Pharises eares that the people murmured suche thynges of hym And the Pharises and hye Priestes sent out seruauntes to take hym TheÌ„ sayde Iesus vnto them I am yet a lytle whyle wyth you and then go I vnto hym that hath sent me and ye shall seke me and not fynde me and where I am thyther canne ye not comme Then sayde the Iewes amonge them selues Whither wyll he goe that we shal not fynde hymâ— Wyl he go among the Gentiles that are scattred abrode and teache the Gentyles What maner of sayinge is thys that he sayeth ye shall seeke me and not fynde me and where I am thyther canne
ye not come But in the laste daye whyche was the mooste solempne daye of the feaste Iesus stode vp cryed and sayd Who so thyrsteth lette hym come to me and dryncke He that beleueth on me as the scripture sayeth oute of hys bodye shall flowe ryuers of the water of lyfe But thus spake he of the spirite whyche they that beleue on hym shoulde receaue For the holye ghoste was not yet there because Iesus was not glorifyed Manye of the people nowe when they hearde thys sayinge sayde Thys is a verye Prophete Other sayde he is Christe But some sayde shall Christe come out of Galile Sayâ—thnot the Scripture that Christ shal come of the sede of Dauid and out of the towne of Bethleem where Dauid was Thys was the diffention amonge the people for hys sake Some of theym woulde haue taken hym but no manne layed handes on hym The seruauntes came to the hye Priestes and Pharises and they sayde vnto theym Why haue ye not brought hym The seruauntes aunswered Neuer maÌ„ spake as this man doethâ— Then aunswered theym the Pharises are ye also deceaued Doeth any of the rulers or Pharises beleue on hym But the common people whiche knowe not the lawe are cursed Nicodemus sayde vnto theym he that came vnto him by nyght whiche was one of them Doth our law iudge any man before it heare hym and knowe what hath he done they answered and sayd vnto hym Art y â— a Galilean also search loke out of Galile ariseth no prophet And so euery maÌ„ went home ¶ Of the woman deprehended in Aduoutry Iohn viii Ca. lxxiiii IEsus went vnto moâ—t Oliuete and early in y e morning came agayne into y e temple all y e people came vnto him And he satte downe taught theÌ„ And y e scribes and the pharises brought vnto him a womaÌ„ taken in Aduoutrye and sette her there openlye and sayde vnto hym Mayster thys woman was taken in Aduoutrye euen as the dede was a doynge * Moses in the lawe commaunded vs to stone suche What sayest thou Thys they sayed to tempte hym that they myghte haue wherof to accuse hym But Iesus stouped downe and wrote wyth hys fynger vppon the grounde Nowe whyle they contynued askynge hym he lyft hym selfe vp and sayde vnto theym He that is amonge you wythoute synne lette hym cast the fyrst stone at her And he stouped downe agayne and wrote vppon the grounde But when they hearde that they wente oute one after another the eldest fyrste and leafte Iesus alone and the woman standynge before hym Iesus lyfte hym selfe vp and when he sawe no manne but the woman he sayde vnto her Woman where are thyne accusers Hathe no manne condempned thee She sayde Lorde no manne Iesus sayde Nother doe I condempne thee Goe thy waye and fynne no moore Of Christes wordes in the treasurie Ioan. viii Capit. 75. THen spake Iesus agayne vnto them and said I am the lyghte of the worlde He that foloweth me shalnot walke in darknesse but shal haue the lyghte of lyfe Then sayde the Pharises vnto hym Thou bearest recorde of thy selfe thy recorde is not true Iesus aunswered and said vnto them Thoughe I beare recorde of my selfe yet is my recorde true for I knowe whence I came and whether I go but ye cannot tel wheÌ„ce I come nor whither I go ye iudge after the fleshe I iudge no man but yf I iudge my iudgement is true For I am not alone but I and the father that hathe sente me * It is wrytten also in youre lawe that the testimony of two menne is true I am one that beare wytnesse of my selfe and the father that sent me beareth wytnesse of me also Then said they vnto hym where is thy father Iesus answered ye nother knâ—w me nor yet my father Yf ye knewe me ye shoulde know my father also These wordes spake Iesus in the Treasurie as he taught in the temple And no maÌ„ toke hym for hys houre was not yet come ¶ Of another communicacion of Christe for the which they would haue slayue hym Ioan. viii Capitulo lxxvi THen sayde Iesus agayne vnto them I go my way and ye shal seke me and shall dye in youre synnes whither I go thyther cannot ye come Then sayd the Iewes wyll he kyll hym selfe then that he saieth whither I go thither cannot ye come And he said vnto theÌ„ ye are froÌ„ beneth I am froÌ„ aboue ye are of this world I am not of this worlde Therfore I haue said vnto you that ye shall dye in youre synnes for yf ye beleue not that I am he ye shall dye in youre synnes Then sayde they vnto hym who arte thou then And Iesus sayde vnto them euen the very same thynge that I say vnto you I haue many thinges to say and to iudge of you but he that sent me is true and loke what I haue hearde of hym that speake I before y e world how be it they vnderstode not y â— he spake of y e father Then sayde Iesus vnto theÌ„ WhaÌ„ ye haue lift vp an hye y e sonne of maÌ„ theÌ„ shal ye know y â— I am â—e y â— I do nothing of my selfe but as my father hath taught me eueÌ„ so I speake and he y â— sent me is w t me The father leaueth not me alone for I do al way that pleaseth him Whan he thus spake many beleued on him TheÌ„ said Iesus vnto y â— Iewes that beleued on him yf ye coÌ„tinue in my worde theÌ„ are ye my verye dysciples and ye shall knowe the trueth and the trueth shall make you free Then aunswered they him we are Abrahams feede we were neuer bonde to any manne how sayest thou then ye shal be free Iesus answered them and sayde Uerely verely I say vnto you who so euer doth sinne is y e seruaunt of sinne As for the seruaunt he abydeth not in the house for euer but the sonne abydeth euer Yf the tonne therefore shall make you free then are ye free in dede I knowe that ye are Abrahams seede but ye seke meanes to kyll me for my worde taketh not amâ—nge you I speake that which I haue sene of my father and ye do that ye haue sene of your father They aunswered and sayd vnto hym Abraham is our father Iesus sayde vnto them yf ye were Abrahams children ye woulde do the dedes of Abraham But nowe ye go about to kyl me a man that haue colde you the trueth whyche I haue hearde of God thys dyd not Abraham ye do the dedes of youre father Then sayde they vnto hym we are not borne of fornication we haue one father euen God Iesus sayde vnto them yf God were your father then would ye loue me for I am proceaded foorthe and come froÌ„ God for I am not come of my selfe but he hath sent me Why knowe ye not then my speache euen because ye cannot abyde the hearynge of my worde ye are of the father the deuyl
and touched them and said Aryse be not afrayed Luke And whyle this voyce came to passe Mathe. they loked vp Marke they loked aboute them and sawe no man more but Iesus onely with them Luk they founde Iesus alone Mat. And whan they came downe from the mountayne Iesus charged them and sayde Tell no man of this vyspon tyl the sonne of man be risen againe from the deade Mar. And they kept that saying by them and axed one another What is that rysynge agayne froÌ„ the deade Luke And they kepte it close and tolde no man in those dayes of the thynges whiche they had sene math And hys dysciples axed him and sayd Why saye the Scribes then Marke and the Pharises that Elias muste fyrste come He answered and said vnto theÌ„ * mathe Helias shal fyrst come in dede Marke And whan he is come he shall fyrste restore all thynges to ryght againe And as it is wrytten of the sonne of man he shall suffer manye thinges and be despysed Mathe But I say vnto you Elias is come already and they knew him not but they haue done vnto hym what they woulde Marke as it is written of him Math Euen so shall also the sonne of maÌ„ suffer of theÌ„ Then perceaued y â— dysciples y â— he spake vnto theÌ„ of Iohn y e Baptist. Of the domme and lunatike spirite whoÌ„ Christes disciples could not heale Math. xvii Mar. ix Luke ix Cap. Ixxxix ANd it chaunced on the nexte daye after whan they came doune froÌ„ the mounte Marke he came to hys discyples and saw much people aboute them and the Scribes dysputynge wyth them And as soone as the people sawe Iesus they were astonyed and afrayed Mathe And whan he was come to the people Mark they ranne vnto hym and saluted him And he axed the Scribes what dyspute you with them Luk And behold a manne Mark aunswerynge Luk among the people math came and kneled vnto hym Luke cryed oute and sayde Master I haue brought vnto the my sonne whyche hathe a domme spirite and when so euer he taketh hym he teareth him and he fometh and gnasheth with the teth and pyneth away Math Lord haue mercye vpon my sonne for he is lunatyke and sore vexed He falleth oft tymes in the fyre and ofte into the water Luk He is myne onely sonne beholde the spyryte taketh hym and sodenly he cryeth and he teareth hym that he â—ometh and wyth payne departeth from hym whan he hath rent him And I offered hym to thy dyscyples Marke I besoughte them Luk to caste hym oute Mat and they coulde not And Iesus answered and said O thou faythelesse and frowarde generacion Luk vnfaythfull Mathe Howe longe shall I be wyth you How longe shall I suffer you Brynge hym hither to me Marke and they brough thym Luk and whan he came to him Mar and had sene hym By and by the spyrite troubled hym Luk the deuel rent hym and tare hym Marke and fel vpon the earthe and weltred and fomed And he asked his father How longe is it sence this happened vnto hym He sayde Of a chylde and oft times hath he caste hym into the fyre and water to destroye hym But yf thou canste do any thynge haue mercye vpon vs and helpe vs. Iesus sayd vnto hym yf thou couldeste beleue All thynges are possyble vnto hym that beleueth And immediatly the father of the chylde cryed wyth teares and sayd Lord I beleue O helpe thou myne vnbelefe Nowe whan Iesus saw that the people came vnto him He threatened the foule spyrite Math and rebuked hym Marke sayinge Thou domme and deafe spyrite I charge thee departe out of hym and enter nomore into hym And he cryed and rente hym sore Math and the deuyl went out of him Marke And he was as thoughe he had bene deade insomuche that many sayd he is dead But Iesus takynge him by the hande set hym vp and he arose Mat and the chylde was healed eueÌ„ the same houre delyuered him to hys father agayne And they were all amased at y â— mighty power of God And whyle they wondered euery one at all thynges whiche he dyd he sayde vnto his dysciples CoÌ„prehende these sayinges in your heartes for the sonne of man must be delyuered into the handes of men Marke And when he came home his disciples Math came secretly and sayde why coulde not we heale hym And Iesus sayde vnto them because of youre vnbelefe For I say verely vnto you yf ye haue faith as a grayne of muster sede ye maye say vnto this mountayne remoue hence to yonder place and he shall remoue nother shall any thynge be impossible vnto you Marke This kynde can go oute by no meanes but by prayer and fastynge ☞ Of the disciples desyrynge theyr faythe to be increased Luke xvii Capi. xc ANd the apostles sayde vnto the Lorde Increace our faythe The Lorde sayde yf ye haue faythe as a grayne of muster sede and saye vnto this molbery tree plucke thy selfe vp by the rootes and plante thy selfe in the sea it shal be obediente vnto you Whiche of you is it that hathe a seruaunte whiche ploweth or fedeth the cattel whan he commeth home froÌ„ the felde that wyll saye vnto hym Go quickely and syt downe to meate Is it not thus that he sayeth vnto hym make readye that I maye suppe gyrde vp thy selfe and serue me tyll I haue eaten and droÌ„ken afterwarde shalte thou eate and drynke also Thanketh he the same seruaunte because he dyd that was commaunded hym I trowe not So lykewyse ye whan ye haue done all that is commaunded you saye we are vnprofytable seruauntes we haue done that we were bounde to do Of the paymente of Didragma Mat. xvii Capi. xci ANd when they were come to Capernaum they that receaued the trybute money came to Peter and sayde Dothe youre master paye trybute He sayde yea And whan he was come home Iesus preuented hym and sayde What thynkest thou Simon Of whome do the kynges of the earthe take toll or tribute of theyr children or of straungers Then spake Peter vnto hym of straungers Iesus sayde vnto hym Then are y â— chyldren free Neuerthelesse leste we offende them go thy waye to the sea and caste thy angle and take the fyshe that fyrste commeth vp and whan thou haste opened hys mouthe thou shalte fynde a pece of twentye pence take that and geue it them for me and the◠¶ Of the dyscyples contencion whyche of them shoulde be greatest Mat. xviii mark 9 Luke ix Capi. xcii AT the same tyme Luke there came a thoughte amonge them whyche of them should be y e greatest But whan Iesus saw the thoughtes of their heartes Mark And whan he was come home he axed theÌ„ What dysputed ye amonge youre selues by the way But they helde their tunges for they had dysputed by the waye amonge them selues whyche of them shoulde be the greatest Math The disciples came vnto Iesus and sayd who is the
Wo vnto you Pharises for ye loue to syt vppermost in the Sinagogges and to be saluted in the market Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrytes for ye are lyke couered sepulchres where ouer men walke and are not a ware of them Then answered one of the Scribes and sayde vnto him Master with these wordes thou puttest vs to rebuke also But he said And wo be to you Scribes and lawers also For ye lade meÌ„ with vntollerable burthens ye your selues touche theÌ„ not w t one of youre fyngers Math. Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which make clene y e vtter syde of y e cup and platter but w tin ye are full of robbery and vnclennesse Thou blynde Pharise clense fyrste the insyde of the cup platter that y e inside may be clene also Wo vnto you Scribes Pharises ye ypocrites whiche be lyke vnto paynted Sepulchres that appeare beautiful outward but w tin they are full of dead meÌ„s bones and al fylthynesse euen so are ye also Outewarde ye appeare righteous vnto meÌ„ but within ye are ful of ypocrisy and iniquite Wo be to you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which builde y e tombes of the Prophetes Luk But your fathers put theÌ„ to death Mat. and garnish y â— sepulchres of y e righteous and say yf we had bene in our fathers time we would not haue bene partakers w t theÌ„ in y e bloude of y e Prophetes Therfore ye be witnesses vnto your selues Luke and douteles ye beare wytnesse coÌ„sent vnto the dedes of your fathers mat that ye are the childreÌ„ of theÌ„ which slew y â— Prophetes Luke For ye build y â— sepulchres of y â— Prophetes but your fathers put theÌ„ to death mat Go to fulfyl ye also the measure of your fathers O ye serpentes O ye generacioÌ„ of vipers how wil ye escape the damnacion of hell Luke Therfore said y â— wysedeÌ„ of God mat Behold I sende vnto you Prophetes Luke Apostles Mat and wyse meÌ„ Scribes some of theÌ„ ye shal kil and crucifie some of theÌ„ shal ye scourge in your sinagoges persecute theÌ„ froÌ„ city to citie that vpon you may come Luk and be required mat all the righteous bloud Luk of al the Prophetes Mat which hath bene shed vpon the earthe Luk sence the foundacion of y e worlde of this generacion Mat. from y e bloud of righteous Abell vnto the bloude of Zachari the sonne of Barachias whoÌ„e ye slewe Luk whyche peryshed Mat betwene the temple and the aultare Uerelye I saye vnto you all thâ— thynges shal lyght vpon this generacion Luke Wo vnto you lawers for ye haue receaued the keye of knowledge ye are not come in youre selues and haue forbydden them that would haue bene in whaÌ„ he spake thus vnto them the Scribes and Pharises beganne to preasse sore vpon hym and to stoppe hys mouthe wyth manye questions and layed wayte for hym and soughte to hunte oute some thynge oute of hys mouthe that they myghte accuse hym Mathevv O Ierusalem Ierusalem thou that slaiest the Prophetes and stonest them that are sent vnto thee How oft would I haue gathered thy children together euen as the henne gathereth her chekens vnder her wynges and ye would not Beholde youre habitacion shal be lefte vnto you desolate for I saye vnto you ye shal not se me hence forth tyl ye say Luke Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord. Of the Iewes obstinacie of the wyddow which offred two mytes â—â—un 12. mar 12. luk 21. Cap. 132 ANd though he had done such sygnes before theÌ„ yet beleued they not on hym y â— the sayinge of Esay the Prophete might be fulfylled which he spake Lord who beleueth our preaching or to whoÌ„ is the arme of the Lorde oâ—ened Therfore could thei not beleue for Esay said againe He hathe blinded their eyes and hardened their heart that they shuld not se wyth eyes nor vnderstande with their heart and shuld be conuerted and he should heale them This said Esay whan he sawe his glory and spake of him Neuerthelesse many of the chiefe rulers beleued on him but because of the Pharises they would not be aknowen of it leste they shoulde be excommunicate for they loued more the prayse of men theÌ„ of god Iesus cried said He that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on him that sent me And he that seeth me seeth him that sente me I am come a lyght into the worlde that who so euer beleueth in me should not byde in darkenes and he that heareth my wordes and beleueth not I iudge hym not for I am not come to iudge the world but to saue the worlde He that refuseth me and receaueth not my wordes hath one alreadye that iudgeth hym The woorde that I haue spoken that shall iudge hym at the laste day For I haue not spoken of my selfe but the father that sent me hath geueÌ„ me a coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t what I shuld do say And I know y â— his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t is lyfe euerlasting Therfore loke what I speake y â— speake I eueÌ„ so as my father hath sayde vnto me Marke And Iesus sat ouer agaiÌ„st gods chest and behelde Luke theÌ„ that caste in their offeringes into the cheste Mar and how y â— people cast in monye and many that were riche put in much And there came a poore wedow put in two mites which make a farthinge Luke He sawe also a poore wedowe which put in two mytes Mat. And he called vnto hym his dyscyples and said vnto theÌ„ Uerely I saye vnto you this poore wedow hathe put more into the chest then al they y â— haue put in they all haue put in of their superfluitie Luke vnto y â— offering of God But she of her pouertie hath put in Marke al that she had euen her whole lyuynge Of the building of y â— teÌ„ple and of the threatening of y â— destruccioÌ„ of the same Mat. 24. Marke xiii Luke xxi Capi. Cxxxiii ANd Iesus went out and departed froÌ„ y â— teÌ„ple and his disciples came vnto hym to shew him y â— buildiÌ„g of the temple Luke And whan some spake of the temple that it was garnyshed wyth goodly stones Iewels Mat. Iesus answered said vnto them Sâ— ye not all these thynges Mark And what a buyldynge is this Math. Uerely I say vnto you Luke the time shal come wherein of all thys y â— ye see there shal not be left one stone vpon another which shal not be brokeÌ„ downe Math. And as he sat vpon the mounte Oliuet Marke ouer agaynst the temple Math. hys discyples came vnto him secretlye Mar. namely Peter Iames Iohn and Andrew asking him Mat. and sayinge Te â—vs whan shal these thinges come to passe what sygne shal there be of thy cominge and of the ende of the worlde Iesus answered sayde vnto them Take hede that
no maÌ„ deceaue you for there shal many come in my name saye I am Christ and shal deceaue many Luke and the tyme shal drawe nye folowe them not Math. Ye shal heare of warres and of the noyse of warre Luk But whan ye heare of warres and insurreccions be not ye afraied For suche must come to passe but y â— ende is not yet thereof so sone TheÌ„ said he vnto theÌ„ One nacion shal rise agaiÌ„st another one realme against another And there shal be great earthquake here there pestileÌ„ce and dearth and fearfull thinges and great tokens shal there be froÌ„ heauen Math All these are the begynnynge of sorowes Marke But take ye hede to your selues Luke But before al these they shall laye handes vpon you and persecute you Mat they shall put you to trouble and shal kyl you Mar they shal deliuer you vp to the councels and synagoges and ye shal be beaten and brought before Princes kynges for my sake Luk But this shal happeÌ„ vnto you for a witnesse Mat. Then shal many be offended shal betray hate one another And many false prophetes shall arise shall deceaue many because iniquite shal haue the vpper haÌ„d y e loue of many shal waxe cold abate But who so endureth vnto y e ende the same shal be saued And this gospell of the kyngedome shal be preached in all the worlde for a witnesse to all people and then shall the ende come Marke Now whaÌ„ they shal lede you deliuer you vp Luke Be at a point therfore in your heartes that ye take no thought how ye shal answere Marke For it is not yr y â— speake but the holy gost Luke For I Marâ— in y e same houre Luke wil geue you mouth wysedoÌ„ against the which al your aduersaries shal not be able to resist Mar One brother shal delyuer another to death and y â— father the sonne y e childreÌ„ shal ryse agaiÌ„st theyr fathers and mothers and shall helpe them to deathe Luke ye shal be delyuered vp euen of your elders brethreÌ„ kynsfolkes and frendes and ye shal be hated of euerye manne for my names sake and yet shal not one heere of your heade peryshe holde faste youre soules with paryence ¶ Of the commynge and persecucion of Antechrist Math. xxiiii Marke xiii Luke xxi Capitu. C. xxxiiii WHen ye therefore shall se the abhominacion desolation where of it is spoken by Daniel the prophete standinge in the holy place marke where it ought not Mat whoso readeth it let hym marke it well Luke that the desolation of IerusaleÌ„ is at hande math Then lette them which be in Iewry flye vnto the mouÌ„taynes and lette him whiche is in the house toppe not come doune to â—et any thinge oute of his house and let hym which is in the felde not turne backe to fetche his clothes Luke And let suche as be in the middest therof depart out and lette suche as be in the countreys not come therin for those are the daies of vengeaunce that euery thing which is wrytten maye be fulfylled But wo vnto them that are with chylde and to them that geue sucke in those dayes Math but praye ye that youre fiyghte be not in the wynter nor in the Sabboth Luke For there shal be greate trouble vpon earthe and wrathe ouer thys people and they shall fall thorow the edge of the sweard and he led captiue amonge all nations And Ierusalem shal be troden downe of the Heythen vntyll the tyme of the Heythen be fulfylled ¶ Of the signes of the consumation of the worlde Math. xxiiii mar xiii Luc. xviii Ca. C. xxxv ANd he said to his disciples y e tyme shal come whan ye shal desire to se one day of y e sonne of man and shall not se it Math Then shall there be greate trouble Marke for in those dayes there shal be suche trouble as was not from the begynnynge of the creatures whiche God created vnto this tyme nother shal be And yf the Lorde had not shortened those dayes there should no man be saued But for the electes sake whome he hath choseÌ„ he hath shortened those dayes then yf anye manne shall saye vnto you lo here is Christe or there beleue it not Luk goo not you nother folow Mat for there shal aryse false Chrystes and false prophetes and shall do great tokens and wonders Marke to deceaue euen the verye chosen yf it were possible but take ye hede beholde I haue tolde you all before Math Wherfore yf they shall say vnto you beholde he is in the wyldernesse go not ye fourth heholde he is in the chamber beleue it not Luke for as the lyghtenynge shyneth aboue from the heauen and lighteth ouer all that is vnder heauen Mat so shal the coÌ„myng of the sonne of man be in his day for wher soeuer a dead carcase is ther will the Aegles be gathered together Luke But fyrste muste he suffer manye thynges and be refused of thys generacion Of the laste signes of the consumation of the worlde Mat. xxiiii Luc. xxi Capi. C. xxxvi IMmediatlye after the trouble of the same tyme shall the sunne and the moone lose their lyghte and the starres shall fall from heauen Luke And there shal be tokens in the sunne and moone and starres the people shal be in perplexite through the confusion and roring of the sea and waters that men shall pyne awaye for feare and for loking after the thinges whyche shall come vpon earthe math And the powers of heauen shal moue ¶ Of the comminge of Christe the iudge diuerselye sygnified Math. xxiiii Luke xvii xxi Mar. xiii Cap. C. xxxvii ANd then shall appeare the sygne of the sonne of man in heaueÌ„ and then shall all the kinredes of the earthe mourne and they shall see the some of manne come in the cloudes of heauen with greate power and glorye And he shall sende his aungels wyth the greate voyce of a trumpe and they shall gather together his chosen from the foure windes from one ende of the heauen to the other mar from one ende of the earth to the other math Learne a similitude of the fygge tree whan his braunch is yet tender and his leaues sprong mar ye know that the sommer is nie Luke but when these thinges beginne to come to passe then loke vp and lyft vp your heades For youre redempcion draweth nye and he tolde them a similitude Behold the figge tree and all the trees whan they nowe shute forthe theyr buddes ye se by them and perceaue that sommer is now at hande mar So in lyke wise whan ye se all these thinges come to passe math be ye sure that it is nye euen at the dores Luke the kingdome of God Uerely I saye vnto you thys generation shall not passe tyll all be fulfilled heauen and earthe shal passe but my wordes shall not passe But take hede to youre selues that youre