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A09181	A frutefull booke of the comon places of all S. Pauls Epistles right necessarye for all sortes of people, but especially for those of the ministerye dyligentelye sette foorthe by Thomas Paniell. Anno. 1562; Bible. N.T. Epistles. English. Selections.	Paynell, Thomas.	1562 (1562)	STC 19492; ESTC S114192	128,237	388

the lord Iesus Christe but their owne belies And with swete preachinge and flatteringe wonders deceaue the hartes of the innocentes For some suppose that there is an ydoll vntyll this houre and eate for as a thinge offered vntoo the ydoll and so their consciences beynge yet weake are defyled Meate maketh vs not acceptable to God Neither if ●e eate are we the better Neither 〈◊〉 we eate not are we the worsse But take hede that youre lybertye cause not the weake to fall For if som● man see the whiche hast knowledge syt at meate in the ydols temple shal not the conscience of him whiche is weake be boldenned too eate those thinges whiche are offered too the ydole And so throughe thy knowledg● shall the weake brother perishe for whom Christ dyed When ye sin so against the brethren and wounde their weake cons●iences ye synne against Christ. Wherefore if meate hurte my brother I wyll eate no fleshe whyle the worlde standethe because I wyll not hurt my brother All thinges are lawefull vnto me but al thyngs are not expedyent All thinges are lawefull to me but all thinges edifye not What soeuer is solde in the market that eate and aske no questions for conscience sake For the earth is the Lordes and all that therin is● Yf any of them which ●ele●e not hyd you to a feast and if ye ●e disposed to go what so euer is set before you eate askinge no question for conscience sake But and if anye man saye vnto you this is dedicate vnto ydoles eate not of it for his sake that shewed it and for hurtinge of conscience Conscience I saye not thyne but the conscience of that other For whye shoulde my libertye be iudged of an other mannes conscience For if I take my parte wyth thankes whye a● I ●uyll spoken of for that thynge wherefore I geeue thankes See that ye geue none occasion of euyll neyther to the Iewes nor yet to the gen●yles euen as I please all menne in all thynges not sekinge mine own profit but ●he profytte of manye that they mighte be saued Let all thinges be done vnto edifyinge Therefore we haue caste from vs the clokes of vnhonestye and walke not in craftynesse neyther corrupte we the worde of God but walke in ●pen truthe and reporte our selues to euerye mannes conscience in the sight of God Geuinge no man occasion of euyll that in our office be ●ound no faut Understande vs we haue hurte no man we haue corrupte no man we haue defrauded no man For this we eschue that any man shoulde rebuke vs in this plenteou● distribution that is ministred by vs. And therfore make we prouision for ●onest thinges not in the ●ighte of God onely but also in the sighte of menne For we do all thinges dearelye beloued for your edifyinge But if ye doe b●●e and deuoure one an other take hede least ye be consumed one of an other Let no fylthy communication proceade oute of your mouthes but that which is good to edi●ye with all that ye maye haue fauoure wyth the hearers And that ye behaue your selues honestlye towarde them that are withoute Wherefore comforte youre selues together and edifye one an other euen as ye do We require you breethren in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christe that ye wyth draw your selues from euerye brother that walketh inordinatelye and not after the instytution whyche ye receaued of vs ye your selues knowe how ye oughte to folowe vs. For w● behaued not oure selues vnquyetly amonge you Neyther toke we breade of anye man for noughte● but wrought with labour and tra●ayle night and daye because we woulde not be greuous to any of you not but that we had autoritye but to make oure selues an ensample vnto you to folow vs. Be vnto them that beleue an ensample in worde in conuersation in loue in spirite in fayeth and purenes These things exercise and geue thy selfe vnto them that it maye be sene how thou profytest in all thynges Aboue all thinges shewe thy selfe an ensample of good workes in doctryne in integritye and in gratuitye● So that the feloshippe of thy faieth maye be euydente throughe knowledge of all good thinges in Christe Iesu. For we suffer all thinges least we should hynder the gospell of Christ. Let your modesty and softenesse be knowen to all men ¶ An exhortation to peace and concorde and againste dissention and contention Capitu. 21. LEt vs folow those things whiche make for peace The God of pacience and consolation geue vnto euery one of you that ye be like minded one ●owardes an other after the ensample of Christ Iesu that ye all agreinge together maye wyth one mouthe prayse God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ. I besech you brethren in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christe that ye all speake one thinge and that there be no dissention amonge you but be ye knyt together in one minde and in one meaninge It is shewed vnto me my brethren of you by them that are of the house of Cloe that there is strife amonge you and this is it that I meane howe that commonlye amonge you one sayeth I holde of Paule● an other I hold of Apollo the third I holde of Cephas the fourth I holde of Christ. Is Christ deuided Was Paule crucified for you Ether wer ye baptised in the name of Paul I thanke God that I Christened non of you but Crispus and Caius least any should say that I had baptised in mine owne name And I coulde not speake vnto you bre●theren as vnto spirituall but as vnto carnall euen as it were vnto babes in Christ I gaue you mylke to drincke and not meate For ye are yet carnall As longe verely as there is amonge you enuyinge strife and dissention are ye not carnall and walke after the maner of menne As longe as one say●th I holde of Pa●l and an ather I am of Apollo are ye not carnall What is Paul● What thynge is Apollo Onelye minister● are they by whome ye beleued euen a● the Lorde gaue euery manne grace I haue planted Apollo watered but God gaue the encrease So then neyther is hee that ●lanteth any thinge neither he that waterethe But God that gaue the encrease He ●hat planteth and he that watereth are neither better then the other Therefore let no man reioyce in menne for all thinges are youres whether it be Paule eyther Apollo eyther Cephas whether it bee the worlde eyther lyfe ●yther deathe whether they be present thynges or thinges to come all are youres and ye are Christes and Christ is Gods Let men this wise esteeme vs euen as ●he ministers of Christ and disposers of the secretes of God Furthermore it is requyred of the dysposers that they be founde faythfull These thing●s brethren haue I described in mine own personne and Apollos for your sakes that ye mighte learne by vs that no man

belies This witnesse is true wherfore rebuke them sharpelye that they maye be sounde in the fayeth and not takinge heede too Iewes fables and commaundementes of men that tourne from the truthe These thinges speake and exhort● and rebuke with al commaundinge Se that no man despise the. Warne them that they maye submitte them selues to princes and power to obey the officers that they be readye vnto all good workes that they speake euyll of no manne that they be no syghters but softe shewynge all meakenes vnto all men Thoughe I be bolde in Christe to enioyne the that whiche becommeth thee yet for loues sake I rather besech the trusting in thine obedience I wrote vnto thee knowinge that thou wilte do more then I saye for Therefore we oughte to geue the more heede to the thynges we haue hearde l●aste we perishe For if the wordes whiche was spoken by Aungels was stedfast so that ●u●ry transgression and disobedience receaued a ius●e recompence too rewarde howe shall we escape if we despise so great saluation Although Christ were Gods sonne yet learned he obedience by the thinges whyche he suffered and was made perfecte and the cause of eternall saluation vnto all them that obey hym Moreouer seinge we hadd● fathers of oure owne fleshe which corrected vs and we gaue them reuerence shoulde not we muche rather be in subiection vnto the father of spirituall gyftes that we myght lyue And they verelye for a feawe dayes nurtered vs after their owne pleasure but he learneth vs vnto that whiche is profytable that we might receiue of his holinesse Se that ye despyse not him that speaketh For if they escaped not whiche refused him that spake on earth much more shall we not escape if we turne awaye from him that speaketh frō heauen whose voice then sh●uke the earth now declareth sayinge yet once agayne wil I ●●ke not the earth onelye but also heauen And that hee sayethe yet once more signyfyeth the remouynge away of those thynges which are shaken as of thynges whyche haue ended theyr course that the thinges whiche are not shaken maye remany I cōmende you brethren that ye kepe precepts and ordinaunces euen as I deliuered them to you ¶ Of pittye and mercy Capitu. 15. BE merye wyth them that are merye weepe with them that wepe Yf thyne ennemye honger feede him Yf he thurste geue him drincke for in so doynge thou shalt heape coles of fyre on hys head Him that is weake in the fayeth receaue vnto you not in disputinge and troubling his conscience We which are stronge oughte to beare the fraylnes of them which are weake and not to stand in oure own consaytes For Christe pleased not him selfe but as it is written The rebukes of them which rebuke thee fell on me Wherfore receaue ye one an other as Christe receaued vs too the prayse of God It hathe pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia ●oo make a certayne destribution vppon the poore saync●es which are at Ierusalem I commende vnto you Phebe our syster which is a minister of the congregation of Cenchrea that ye receaue her in the Lorde as it becommeth sayncts and that ye assiste her in what soeuer businesse she neadeth of your ayde For she hath succoured many and mine owne selfe Of the gatheringe for the sainctes as I haue ordayned in the congregation of Galacia euen so do ye vpon some sonday let euery one of you put asyde at home and laye vp what so euer ●e thinketh mete that there be no gatherings when I come When I am come who so euer ye shall alowe by youre letters them wyll I sende to bringe youre liberalitye vnto Ierusalem And if it be mete that I go they shall go with me Yf Timotheus come se that he be without feare wyth you for he worketh the worke of the Lorde as I do Let no man despise him but conuaye him thence in peace that hee maye come vn●o me I am glad of the comming of Stephana for●unatus and Achaicus For that whiche was lackinge on your part they haue supplied They haue comforted my spirite and youres Yf anye man hath caused sorowe the same hath ●ot made me sory● but partlye leaste I shoulde greue you all It was sufficiente vnto th● same man that he was rebuked of manye So that now contrarye wyse ye oughte to forgeue him and coumforte him least that same personne should be ●walowed vppe with ouer much● heauynes Wherfore I ●xhort you that loue maye haue strengthe ouer hym For ●his cause verelye dyd I wryte that I myghte knowe the proofe of you whe●her ye shoulde be obedi●nte in all ●hinges To whom ye forgeue anye thynge I forgeue also And verelye if I forgeue anye thinge to whome I forgaue it for your sakes I forgaue it in the roume of Christ l●ast Sathan shuld preuent vs. For his thoughts are not vnknowen vnto vs. And I after the truthe ●eare r●cord vnto the congregation of Macedonia that beyonde their power they were wyllinge of their own accorde and prayed vs with greate instaunce that wee woulde receaue theyr benefyte and suffer them too be partakers wyth other in mynys●ryng● too the saynctes And thys they dyd not as we looked for but gaue theyr owne selues firste to the Lorde and after vnto vs by the wyll of God so that wee coulde not but desyre Titus ●o accomplish th● same beneuolence amonge you also euen as he had begonne Nowe therfore as ye are ryche in all partyes in ●ayeth in worde in knowledge in all feruentnes and in loue which ye haue too vs euen so see that ye be plenteouse in thys b●neuolence This saye I not as commaundynge but because oth●r are so feruente therefore proue I youre loue whether it be perfecte or no. And I geue counsayl hereto For this is expediente for you which beganne not to do onelye but also to wyll a yeare ago Nowe ther●fore performe th● the dede that as there was in you a readynes to wyll euen so ye maye performe the deede of that whiche ye haue Thankes be to God whiche put in the hearte of Titus the same good mynde towarde you for he of hys owne accorde came vntoo you We haue sente with hym that brother whose la●de is in the gospell thorowe oute all the congregations and not so onelye but is also chosen of the congregations ●o be as felow● with vs in oure iourney concerning● this beneuolence that is mynistered by vs vntoo the prayse of the Lorde and after oure destinate and prompt minde eschuinge this tha● any man shoulde rebuke vs in this plentuous destribution that is ministred by vs and therefore make prouision for honest thinges not in the sight of God onely but also in the sighte of men We haue ●ent with him a brother of ours whom we haue oft tymes proued diligentlye in many thinges but nowe muche more dil●gente The greate confidence whyche I haue in you