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A16101	The Actes of the Apostles, translated into Englyshe metre, and dedicated to the kynges moste excellent maiestye, by Christofer Tye, Doctor in musyke, and one of the gentylmen of hys graces moste honourable chappell, wyth notes to eche chapter, to synge and also to play vpon the lute, very necessarye for studentes after theyr studye, to fyle theyr wyttes, and also for all Christians that cannot synge, to reade the good and Godlye storyes of the lyues of Christ hys Apostles	Tye, Christopher, 1497?-1572.	1553 (1553)	STC 2985; ESTC S115612	37,497	208

fayne Gods worde with thankes they dyd embrace Beleuynge it certayne And those that God had ordayned To euerlastynge lyfe Abode in fayth the worde dyd spread Throughout the countrey ryfe Wherfore the Iewes them dyd abhore And moued without pytye The women of worshyp and honore The chiefe men of the cytye Agaynst poore Paule and Barnabas And woulde without offence A persecution brought to pas Expellynge them from thence Out of that coast when they nedes must To go they made them mete And for a witnes shoke the dust Agaynst them of their fete And they came to Iconium Accept of least and moste And Gods elect were all becum Full of the holye goste The contentes THAPOSTLES at Iconium Dyd preache vvith good aduice The people vvoulde both all and some To them do sacrifice iiij partes in ij It chaunced in Iconium As Tenor. It chaunced in Ico ni um As they oft Contertenor It chaunced in I co nium As they oft ▪ Bassus It chaunced in I co nium As they oft tymes dyd Meane they oft tymes dyd vse together they into dyd cum the Si nagoge of Iues where they dyd preache Tenor. tymes dyd vse together they into dyd cum the Si nagoge of Iues Where they dyd The countertenor tymes dyd vse to gether they into dyd come the Sinagoge of Iues Wher they dyd preach and one Bassus vse together they in to dyd cum the Si na goge of Iues where they dyd preache Meane and onelye seke gods grace then to atcheue that they so spake to Iue and Tenor. preache and on lye seke Gods grace then to at cheue that they so spake to Countertenor lye seke Gods grace then to atcheue That they so spake to Iue and Greke That Bassus and onelye seke Gods grace then to atcheue That they so spake to Iue and Meane greke That ma ny dyd beleue be leue Tenor. Iue and Greke That manye dyd beleue IT chaunced in Iconium As they oft tymes dyd vse Together they into dyd cum The sinagoge of Iewes Where they dyd Preache and only seke Gods grace then to atcheue That they so spake to Iewe and Greke That many dyd beleue Countertenor manye dyd be leue beleue Bassus Greke That manye dyd beleue beleue But then the Iues of vnbelefe The Gentyles on dyd call And styrde their mindes to much mischefe Agaynst the bretherne all And they longe tyme dyd there persist Gods worde styll to recorde And quit them selues boldly in Christ By helpe of God the Lorde ¶ Whiche then gaue testimonye vnto The worde euen of hys grace And caused them great thynges to do Whiche by their handes toke place ¶ The people dyd them selues deuyde As they were then affect Sum frō the Iues woulde neuer slyde Nor sum from Christes elect ¶ When y t the Iewes gentyles woulde Assaulte make them vpon Their rulers wrought all y t they coulde By counsel them to ston ¶ Whose coūcel knowen they made no host But fled vnto Lystra And Derba cytyes of the cost Of Licaonia ¶ And eke vnto the region That lyeth there rounde about And preached Christ to euerye one And his Gospel through out ¶ There sat a man of lytle myrth At Lystra lame of fete A trepell was euen from his byrth And neuer walked yet ¶ Who heard Paule preach y e story sayth And Paule behelde the man And dyd perceyue that he had fayth To be made whole euen then ¶ Paule sayd to him with chereful voyce Upon thy fete vp stande And he start vp and dyd reioyce And walked out of hande ¶ And when the people dyd beholde What Paule had done that daye With mightye voyce they were full bolde To brute these thynges and saye ¶ Nowe in the speche of our countre Gods are come downe vs to In likenes nowe of men ye se And what straunge thinges they do ¶ And Barnabas they called thus The name of Iupiter And called Paule Mercurius Because he was preacher ¶ And then the priest of Iupiter Bystyrd both fete and handes Which dwelt before the Citye there Brought oxen and garlandes ¶ To the church porche and dyd aduyse The people and them caule With him then to do Sacrifyce To Barnabas and Paule ¶ But whā Thappostles herd their knackes They myght it not abyde But rent their clothes thē on their backes And ran with them to chyde ¶ They cryed and sayde vnto them then Why haue ye done thus now For we are both but mortall men In all poyntes lyke to you ¶ And we do preache you verytyes That lyes myght be abhorde To turne you from these vanytyes Unto the lyuynge Lorde ¶ Who made the heauens eke y e landes That they shuld styll be his He made the sea euen with his handes And all that in them is ¶ Whiche in tymes past euen in those dayes Dyd suffer and permit Eche man to walke in his owne wayes Geuen vp to his owne wyt ¶ Neuertheles his heauenlye wyttes Left witnes to declare In that he shewed his benefyttes From heauen rayne to prepare ¶ And frutfull seasons gaue at wyll To vs both more and les And in the ende our heartes dyd fyll Wyth foode and great gladnes ¶ And all these wordes wold scarce entyse The people to forbeare But that they wolde do Sacrifyce Unto them both euen there ¶ And certenly Iues dyd there approche The whiche dyd euen then cum Immediatlye from Antioche And from Iconium ¶ And got the people to consent With stones Paules bloude to shed And through the cytye they hym rent Thynkynge he had bene deed ¶ And yet as the disciples stode Aboute him to lament He dyd arise and for hys fode Into the citye went ¶ And he abode there all that nyght Euen vnto the next daye Then Barnabas and he a ryght To Darby toke the waye ¶ And in that Citie they dyd preache While they dyd there soiorne To all men Iesus Christ did teache And then they dyd retorne ¶ To Lystra and Iconium To Antioche and there Strengthned the soules of all and sum That there disciples were ¶ Exhortynge them not to relent But in the fayth remayne Affirmynge that through much torment We must to heauen attayne ¶ And they then by election Ordayned elders ther In euerye congregacion By fastynge and prayer ¶ That God to thē his grace might sēde To worke his wyll moste Iust And thus to God dyd them commend In whome they put their trust ¶ And they went through Pisidia And taught the people styll And came vnto Pamphilia Their callynge to fulfyll ¶ And when they had declared playne Gods worde then in Perca They dyd descende forth with agayne Into Attalia ¶ From thence by shyp they all sayled To Antioche a pace From whence they were delyuered To God and to hys grace ¶ Who had them longe preserued styll From cruel men and mad Euen by his grace to worcke his wyll Whiche they fulfylled had ¶ When they were come and to one stead The congregacion brought Ther was rehearst by eche mans head That God by them had wrought Howe he the doore of fayth vntyde The Gentyls in to call And there longe tyme they dyd abyde With the disciples all Imprynted at London by Nycolas Hyll for Wyllyam Seres Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum

when they came prayde that they myght Receyue the holy Gost. Which was as yet on them not come That shoulde them all renew Baptised they were both all and some Onelye in Christ Iesu. Then dyd they lay their handes right soone On them both lest and most And eche man dyd when that was done Receyue the holye gost When Symon dyd beholde and se By handes that they dyd laye The holy ghost receyue myght he He offred them money And sayde also geue me thys powre On whome my handes shall lye He may receyue euen in that houre The holy ghost ther by Then Peter sayd whose wordes abhorde Thy goodes nowe peryshe with the That thinkst the giftes of God the Lorde With goodes well gotten he Thou hast no parte nor felowshyp In thys our busynes Thy harte away from God doth slyp Repent thy wyckednes And praye to God thy thoughtes may fall That in thy heart now be For thou art full of bytter gall Wrapt in iniquite Then Simon sayde for thys my mis Lyft vp your heartes with me And pray to God that none of this Unto my charge layde be And when that they had testifyde And taught the worde to them They dyd returne that tyme and tyde Unto Ierusalem And they dyd preache the Gospell still In Cityes as they went Through Samarye as was the will Of hym that had them sent The angell of the Lorde dyd saye To Philyp and hym lede Arise and go towardes myddaye Unto the waye wyth spede That gothe downe from Ierusalem To Gaza in desert And he arose and went on then Euen wyth a louyng heart And nowe beholde a man certayne Of Ethiopia Which was a noble Chamberlayne Then commyng from Gaza He had the rule of great Substans Euen wyth the Quene Candace Quene of the Ethiopians Her tresorer he was Ierusalem fayne he woulde get Onelye therin to praye He homewarde red in his Charet Of the prophet Esaye The sprit of God to Philip sayde Go nere to yonder man And ioyne thy selfe to hym for ayde And Philip to hym ran He sawe the boke then in his hande And heard him on it rede And sayde doste thou now vnderstande What thou doste rede in dede The Chamberlayne the truth dyd tell And sayde he well espyde He coulde not vnderstande it well Except he had a gyde Of Philyp then full fayne he wext And wolde him to drawe nere And syt wyth hym to playne the text That he of hym dyd here The Tenor of the text certayne Was this that he dyd saye He as a shepe led to be slayne And as a Lambe downe laye Before his sherer wyth meknes His mouth not once vnsparde Because of that his humblenes They dyd hym not regarde Who shall declare and eke exspound His generacion playne His lyfe is taken from the ground Then sayde the Chamberlayne I praye the frende be thou content To open yf thou can The prophets wordes by hym selfe mene Or by sum other man Philip opened his mouth so pure The trueth then to discus And dyd begyn the same scripture And taught hym Christ Iesus And as they went styll on their waye A water he dyd spye The Chamberlayne to hym dyd saye Se here thys water bye What shal me let baptysed to be Then Philip to hym sayde Yf thou beleue wyth heart ryght fre Thou mayst not be denayde He answered him I do beleue That Christe is God his sonne Willynge the Charet not to meue Tyl that good worke were donne They with good wyll went downe bothe twayne And in the water were Bothe Philip and the Chamberlayne Whom Philip baptised there This done they dyd come out agayne The sprite of Godly lore Toke Philip from the chamberlayne He coulde see him no more Then on hys waye he passed thus Reioysynge in hys heart And Philip was founde at Azotus The people to conuart And he dyd walke the contrey styll Preachynge continuallye In all their cytyes taught vntyll He came to Cesarye The Contentes PAVLE is conuerted to the Lorde The Iues he do the confounde Tabythas lyfe Peter restorde VVhen she lay deade on grounde ij partes in one Saule breathing out threatnyngs abrode the faythfull to resist Agaynst the lect of Tenor. Saule breathing out threatnyngs abrode The faithfull to resyst Agaynst the Contertenor Saule breathing out threatnyngs abrode The faythfull to resyst agaynst the lect of God the Bassus Saule breathyng out threatnyngs abrode The faythfull to resyst Agaynst thelect of God the Meane God the Lorde went vnto the hye priest And ernestlye dyd hym desyre his letters to graunt Tenor. lect of God the Lord went vnto the hye priest And er nest lye dyd hym de syre his letters Countertenor Lorde went vnto the hye priest And ernestlye dyd hym desyre his letters to graunt out Bassus Lorde went vn to the hye priest And ernestlye dyd hym desyre his let ters to graunt Meane out Unto da mas co to enquire the Synagoges About Tenor. to graunt out vn to Damasco to enquire the Synagogs about SAule breathing out threatninges abrode The faythful to resist Agaynst the lect of God y e Lorde Went vnto the hye prist And ernestly dyd hym desyre Hys letters to graunt out Countertenor vn to Da mas co to enquyre the Synagogs about Bassus out Unto Damasco to enquyre the Synagogs about Unto Damasco to enquire The Sinagoges about To fynde such as on Christ beleues Man or woman of them That he might bring thē boūd as theues Unto Ierusalem But as he went and was come nye Damasco for thys thynge He was beset then sodaynlye With lyght from heauen shynynge And strayght vnto the earth fell he And heard a voyce recorde Saule Saule why persecutest thou me He sayde what art thou Lorde Then sayde the Lorde Iesus I am Whome thou dost tosse and torne It wyll be harde for thee mad man Agaynst the prycke to sporne He tremblynge then sayde on thys wyse Lorde what wylt thou I do And then the Lorde bad hym aryse The citye go in to And ther it shall be tolde to thee Men hearynge ther this noyce Amased were that no man see But hearde a certayne voyce And Saule arose then from the grounde Hys eyes he then opened And sawe no man but hearde the sounde Of suche as hym then led Who brought hym then to Damasco Thre dayes hys syght was blancke He sawe no lyght great was hys wo He neither eate nor drancke A certayne disciple there was That at Damasco lay Who was named Ananias The Lorde to hym dyd say Ananias worke myne aduice Here Lorde he dyd repeate And then the Lorde bad hym arise And go into the streate Whiche streate is called strayght in dede And further more do thus In Iudas house looke thou with spede For one Saule of Tharsus Beholde he prayth and he hath sene A vision brought to pas Wherin appeard as it had bene The man Ananias Who as he thought to hym drewe nere To helpe hys heauye plyght And by

plucke frō mans heart The strayght wayes of the Lorde And nowe beholde thou man vnkynde The Lordes hande is on thee And for a tyme thou shalt be blynde The Sunne thou shalt not se. Immediatlye then for hys pryde Uppon hys eyes dyd stande A myst that made hym seke a gyde To leade hym by the hande The ruler then dyd see the case And not therat repyne But mused muche and dyd embrace The Lorde and his doctrine When Paule frō Paphus toke shippyng And all hys companye Forth on their waye they went saylyng To Perge of Phamphilye To see his frendes Iohn was right fayne And dyd depart from them And so returned whome agayne Unto Ierusalem They wandryng ther went from Perga And soone they dyd approche The lande then of Pisydia And came to Antioche Into the sinagoge they went Upon the Sabbothes daye And sat them downe with good entent No man dyd saye them naye But when the lecture of the lawe And prophetes there were done The ruler then whiche there them sawe Sayde vnto them ryght sone Good bretherne nowe we do you praye The people to exhort Yf any sermon ye can saye To them for their comfort Then Paule stode vp there in presens And beckned with hys hande He prayde them all to kepe sylens Gods worde to vnderstande He sayde ye men of Israell And ye that God do feare And all that here amonge you dwell I praye you geue good care God of this people dyd elect Our fathers vs beforne Auancynge them that were reiect As forreners farre borne In Egypt lande both daye and nyght In bondage they dyd dwell The Lorde then with hys arme of myght Dyd brynge them out ryght well And fourtye yeares he dyd them spare In all their wyckednes To punishe them he dyd forbare With in the wyldernes Seuen nacions then in Canaan He wasted well I wot Partynge the lande to euery man Accordynge to hys lot Then to the tyme of Samuell The iudges gaue trulye Amonge them there yeares for to dwell Four hundreth and fyftye And after that a kynge to craue They woulde not cease ne blyn The sonne of Cis Saule God them gaue Of the tribe of Beniamyn Twise twentye yeares he ware y e crowne No lenger raygned he For God the Lorde dyd put hym downe And hys posterite He set vp Dauid to be kynge And ruler in hys place And dyd reporte of hym saynge Dauid I do enbrace One Iesses sonne whom I haue founde A man Ientell and kynde He is to me both sure and sounde To fulfyll all my mynde Of thys mans sede a sauiour The promyse thus doth tell God hath brought forth Iesus the flour And kynge of Israell But after Iohn had run hys race He sayde I am not he I meane Messias full of grace Whome ye take me to be But lo one doth come after me Whose shoes vpon hys fete Of such hyghnes and dignite To lose I am vnmete Ye men bretherne and children all Of Abraham by discent To you that feare God great and small Thys worde of lyfe is sent The dwellers in Ierusalem The rulers well I wot And all suche then as were with them In dede they knew hym not The prophetes voyce that were red Eche Saboth them amonge With suche blyndnes then were they led They coulde take then but wronge And though of deathe they found no cause In hym most innocent The Prophecyes in euerye clause Were ended as they ment In denying him to mortall fate They dyd them all fulfyll When they made sute to Pons Pilate This innocent to kyll Then all thynges done in eche degre As scripture wolde it haue They toke his bodye from the tre And layed it in the graue God raysed hym on the third daye From deathe to lyfe certayne He shewed hym selfe without delaye When he was risen agayne And manye tymes appeared he Full lyuelye vnto them That went with him from Galile Unto Ierusalem Which are his witnes to eche sort Appoynted of the Lorde And we also to your comfort Gods promyse do recorde Which to our fathers he dyd frame Howe God to their ofsprynge Fulfylled hath in Christ the same From death hym reuiuynge The seconde Psalme recordeth playne Thou art my sonne sayeth he The father sayeth this daye certayne I haue begotten thee In that he raysed hym anon From death nothynge dismayde No more to se corruption On thys wyse then he sayde The fauour grace and eke good wyll That I Dauid dyd vow Full faythfullye I shall fulfyll And parforme it to you Therfore he sayeth in the lyke place Thy sonne the holye on Thou shalt not suffer in no case To see corruption As for Dauid hys tyme dyd kepe To serue gods wyll trulye And after that fallynge a slepe Was layde hys father bye His Cors dyd waste and putrefye But God hys sonne dyd he Make quicke agayne and certaynlye Dyd no corrupcyon se. Knowe ye therfore ye brethren all Through him ye may purchace Which is preached to great and small Forgeuenes of trespace And from all things ful sure to be Acquited and made sure Which Moyses lawe in no degre Coulde clense be ye ryght sure But who so that wyl geue credence And in the fayth abyde Through him is cleare from all offence And also iustified Beware therfore I do you reade And kepe ye from the lake Lest those thynges fall vpon your heade Wherof the prophetes spake Ye dispisers beholde and muse At your distruction now For in your tyme a worcke defuse I worke euen vnto you Whiche in no wyse ye shal beleue Who so of it you tell The whiche is wrought you for to greue Because ye do rebell When that the Iues were all forth gon Out of their holye place The Gentyles them besought anon To preache the worde of grace And them to teache through out the weke Betwene the Saboth dayes What meanes wayes that they myght To please the Lorde alwayes Their holye congregacion then So ended Luke recytes On them dyd wayte there many men Both Iues and Procelytes To these good men that dyd abyde Spake Paule and Barnabas Exortynge them not once to slyde From God ne from his grace The Saboth day then next folowynge The citie whole well neare Together came much desyrynge Gods holy worde to heare But when the Iewes sawe suche a route They were full wrath I deme Reuilyng Paule with wordes fulstoute Beginning to blaspheme But Barnabas and Paule was bolde And sayde it doth behoue Gods worde to you first to be tolde Whiche sent is from aboue But syth ye do it nowe denye Auoydynge it with strife And thynke your selues now vnworthye Of euerlastyng lyfe And eke the worde so precious Ye take for crafte and gyles Lo here the Lorde hath wylled vs To tourne vnto the Gentyles I haue set thee to be a lyght The Gentyles for to gyde And them to saue as I behyght Throughout the earth so wyde The Gentyles then offred thys grace Of it they were full