warnynge to reproue the ydole and yf they wyll not laboure with theyr handes that they shall not eate CAPI III. FVR thermore brethren praye ye for vs that the worde of God maye haue passage and be glorifyed as it is also with you and that we maye be delyuered from vnreasonable and frowarde men For all men haue not fayth but the Lorde is faythfull whiche shal stably she you and preserue you from euell We haue confydence thorowe the Lorde to you warde that ye both do and wyll do the thynges whiche we commaunde you And the Lorde gyde your hertes to the lofte of God and pacyence of Chryst. ⊢ ✚ We requyre you brethren by the name of our Lorde Iesu Christ that ye wtdrawe your selues from euery brother y â— behaueth hym selfe inordinatly and not after the instytucyon whiche he receaued of vs. For ye your selues knowe howe ye ought to folow vs. For we behaued not oure selues mordinatly amonge you Nether toke we breed of any man for naught but wrought with laboure and sweate nyght and daye because we wolde not be chargeable to any of you not but that we had auctoryte but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to folowe vs. For when we were with you this we warned you of that yf any wolde not worke the same shulde not eate For we haue hearde saye that there are some which walke amonge you inordinatly workynge not at all but beynge busy bodyes Them that are suche we commaunde and exhorte by our Lorde Iesu Christ that they worke with quietnes and eate theyr owne breade Brethren be notye weery in well doynge ⊢ If any man obey not oure sayinge sende vs worde of him by a letter and haue no companye with hym that he may be a shamed And count him not as an enemy but warne hym as a brother The very Lorde of peace geue you peace alwayes by all meanes The Lorde be with you al. The salutacyoÌ„ of me Paul w t myne owne haÌ„de This is the tokeÌ„ in all Epystles So I wryte The grace of oure Lorde Iesus Christ be with you all Amen Sent from Athens ⧠The fyrst Epistle of Saynt Paul vn to Timothe ¶ He exhorteth Timothe to wayte vpon his office namely to se that nothynge be taught but Gods worde He sheweth also wherfore the lawe is good and relleth that Christ Iesus came in to the worlde to saue synners CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesus Chryste by the coÌ„myssyon of God oure sauyoure Lorde Iesus Christe whiche is oure hope Unto Tymothehys naturall sonne in the fayth Grace mercy and peace from God our father and from the Lorde Iesus Chryste our Lorde As I besought the to abyde styll at Ephesus when I departed into Macedonia euen so do that thou commaunde some that they folowe no strauÌ„ge doctrine nether geue hede to fables and endles genealogies whiche brede doutes more then Godlye edifyinge which is by fayth for the ende of y â— coÌ„maundemeÌ„t is louâ— out of a pure herte of a good conscience of fayth vnfayned from the which thynges because some haue erred they are turned vnto vaine iangelynge because they wold be doctours of the lawe and yet vnderstande not what they speake nether wherof they affyrme ✚ We knowe that the lawe is good yf a maÌ„ vse it lawfully knowyng thys howe that the lawe is not geueÌ„ vnto aryghteous man but vnto the vnryghteous and disobe dyent to the vngodly and to synners to vnholy and vncleane to murtherers of fathers and murtherers of mothers to manslears to whormongers to them that defyle theÌ„ selues with mankynde to mensteâ—lers to lyares to pertured and yf there be any other thynge that is coÌ„trary to the holsome doctrine accorynge to the Gospell of the glory of the blessed God whiche Gospel is commytted vnto me And I thanke Christ Iesus oure Lorde which hath made me stronge for he counted me true put me in offyce where as before I was a blasphemar a persecuter and a Tyraunt But I obtayned mercy because I dyd it ignorauntly thorowe vnbelefe Neuerthelesse the grace of our Lorde was exceadinge aboundaunt with fayth and loue whiche is by Chryste Iesu. ⊢ ✚ This is a true saying and by all meanes worthy to be receaued of vs y â— Christ Iesus came into the worlde to saue synners of whom I am chefe Not withstandynge for this cause optained I mercy that Iesus Christ shuld fyrst shewe on me all longe pacience to declare an ensample vnto them whiche shulde beleue on hym vnto eternall lyfe So then vnto God kyng euerlastyng immortall inuisyble wyse only be honour and prayse for euer and euer Amen Thys coÌ„maundement commyt I vnto the sonne Timotheus ☞ accordynge to the prophesyes whiche in tyme paste were prophesyed of the that y â— in them shuldest fyght a good fyght hauynge fayth and good conscyence whiche some haue put awaye from them and as consernynge fayth haue made shypwracke Of whose nombre is Hymeneus and Alexander whom I haue delyuered vnto Sathan that they maye lerne not to blaspheme CAPI II. ¶ He exhorteth to praye for all men He wyll not haue we men to be ouer costly apparelled nor to teache in the coÌ„gregacyon but to be in sylence and is obeye theyr husbandes I ✚ Exhorte therfore that aboue all thynges prayers supplicacions intercessyoÌ„s and geuenge of thankes be had for all men for kynges for all that are in auctoryte that we maye lyue a quiet a peasable lyfe with all Godlynes and honestye For that is good accepted in the syght of God oure sauyour whiche ☞ wyll haue all men to be saued and to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth For ther is one God and one mediator betwene God and man euen the man Christ Iesus whiche gaue him selfe a raunsome for all men that it shulde be testifyed at his tyme where vnto I am ordayned a preacher an Apostle I tel the trueth in Christ and lye not beyenge the teacher of the gentyles with fayth and verytie ⊢ I wyl therfore that the men praye euery where â—yttynge vp pure handes without wrath or dowâ—ynge Lykewyse also the wemen that they aâ—aye them selues in comly apparell with shamfastnes and discrete behaueour not w t broyded heare ether golde or pearles or costly araye but as becoÌ„meth wemen that protesse godiynesse thorowe good workes Let the woman learne in in sylence with all subieceyon I suffre not a woman to teach neyther to vsurpe auctoryte ouer the man but to be in sylence For Adam was fyrst fourmed and then Eue. Adam also was not deceaued but the woman was deceaued and was subdued to the transgressyon Notwithstandynge thorowe bearynge of chyldren she shal be saued yf they contynue in fayth and loue and holynes with discrecyon ¶ What maner of man a bysshoppe or prest ought to be The
poore man go wrong he is punyshed yee though he speake wysely yet can it haue no place WheÌ„ the rych maÌ„ speaketh euery body holdeth his tonge loke what he sayeth they prayse it vnto the cloudes But if the poore maÌ„ speake they saye What felowe is this yf he do amysse they shal destroy hiÌ„ Riches are good vnto him y e hath no sinne in his coÌ„science pouerte is a wycked thing in the mouth of the vngodly The hert of man chauÌ„geth hys countenauÌ„ce whether it be in good or euyl A chereful couÌ„tenaunce is a tokeÌ„ of a good hert for els it is an harde thyng to knowe the thought ¶ The offence of the tonge Man is but a vayne thynge Happy is he that conepnurth in wysdome CAPI XIIII BLessed is the man y t hathe not fallen w t the worde of his mouth is not pricked w t the confrience of syune Happye is he that hath no heuines in his minde is not fallen from his hope It becoÌ„meth not a couerous man and a nygarde to be rych what shulde a nygarde do w t golde He y t with al his carefulnes heapeth together vnryghtuously gathereth for other folckes another maÌ„ shall make good chere w t his goodes He that is wycked vnto hi selfe How shuld he be good vnto other men How can such one haue any pleasure of his goodes There is nothynge worse then wheÌ„ one diffauoureth hym selfe this is a reward of his wickednes If he do any good he doth it not knowynge therof agaynst his wyl at the last he declareth his vnryghtuousnes A nygarde hath a wycked eye he turneth away his face despiseth his owne soule A couetous maÌ„s eye hathe neuer ynough in the porcyon of wyckednes vntyll the tyme y t he wither away and haue lost his owne soule A wycked eye spareth bread and there is scarcenes vpoÌ„ his table My sonne do good to thy selfe of that thou haste and geue the Lorde hys due offerynges Remembre that death tarteth not howe y t the couenaunt of the graue is shewed vnto the for y â— couenauÌ„e of thys worlde shal dye the death Do good vnto thy frende before thou dye according to thy abylite teache out thyne haÌ„de geue vnto the pore Be not disapoynted of y e good day let not the porcyon of y e good day ouer passe the. Shalt thou not leaue thy trauales laboures vnto other men In the deuiding of the herytage geue take sanctyfye thy soule Worke y u rightuousnes before thy death for in the hell there is no meate to fynde Al flesh shall fade away lyke grasse lyke a floryshyng leafe in a grene tree Some growe some are cast downe euen so is the generacion of flesh bloude one commeth to an ende another is borne All transitorye thynges shall fayle at the last and the worker therof shall go withall Euery thosen worke shall be iustified and he that medleth withal shal haue honour therin Blessed is y e man that kepeth him in wysdome and exercyseth him selfe in vnderstandynge and with diserecion shall he thyncke vpon the fore knowledge of God Which coÌ„sydereth the wayes of wysdome in his herte hath vnderstandynge in her secretes goeth after her as one that seketh her out and coÌ„tinueth iÌ„ her wayes He loketh i at her wyndowes herkeneth at her dores He taketh his rest beside her house fasteneth his stake in the walles He shall pitch his teÌ„te nye vnto her hand in his tent shall good thynges rest for euermore He shall set his chyldreÌ„ vnder her couering shal dwel vnder her brauÌ„ches Under her coueryng shall he be defended froÌ„ the heate and in her glory shal he rest ¶ The goodnesse that foloweth hym whiche fâ—raith God God reiecteth and casteth of the syuuer God is not the auetor of euyll CAPI XV. HE that feareth God wyll do good and who so kepeth the lawe shall optayne wysdome As an honorable mother shall she mete hym and as a virgin shall she receyue him With the bred of lyfe and vnderstandyng shall she fede him geue him the water of wholso me wysdome to drinke If he be coÌ„stant in her he shal not be moued and if he holde him fast by her he shall not come to coÌ„fusion She shal bring him to honour amoÌ„g his neyghboures and in the myddest of y â— coÌ„gregacyon shal she open his mouth With y â— sprete of wisdome and vnderstandynge shal she fyl hym and clothe hym with the garmeÌ„t of glory She shal heape y â— treasure of myrth and ioye vpon hym and geue him an eueria stynge name to herytage Foolyth men wyll not take holde vpoÌ„ her but such as haue vnderstandynge wyl mete her Folysh meÌ„ shal not se her for she is farre from pryde and dysceat Men y t go aboute w t lyes wyll not remeÌ„bre her â–ª but meÌ„ of trueth shal be founde in her shall prospere eueÌ„ vnto y â— beholdyng of God Prayse is not semely in y â— mouth of the vngodly for he is not sent of the Lord. For of God coÌ„meth wysdome and the prayse shal stande by the wysdome of God shal be plentuous in a faythful mouth the Lorde shall geue her vnto hym Saye not y â— It is the Lordes faute y t I am gone by for y â— shalt not do the thing that God hateth Saye not y â— he hath caused me to do wroÌ„ge for he hath no nede of y â— vngodly God hateth al abhominacion of errour they y t feare God wyll loue none such God made man froÌ„ the begynnynge lefte him in the haÌ„de of his couÌ„cel He gaue him his commaundemeÌ„tes preceptes yf y â— wylt obserue the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes kepe acceptable faythfulnes for euer they shall preserue the. He hath set water fire before y â— reach out thyn hande vnto which thou wylt Before man is lyfe and death good and euyl loke what him lyketh shal be geuen him For the wysdome of God is greate and myghty in power and beholdeth all men contynually The eyes of the Lorde are vpon theÌ„ that feare hym and he knoweth all the worckes of man He hath commaunded no man to do vngodly nether hath he geuen any man space to synne ¶ Of vnhappye and wycked chyldren No man can hyde hym selfe frome God An exhortacyon to the receyuynge of instruccyon CAPI XVI DELYTE not thou i the multitude of vngodly chyldre and haue no pleasure in theÌ„ yf they feare not God Trust not y â— to theyr lyfe and regard not theyr labours for one sonne that feareth God is better then a thousande vngodly And better it is for a man to dye wythout chyldren then to leaue behynde him suche chyldren as are vngodly For by one that hath vnderstandyng may a whole cytie be vpholden but though the vngodly be many yet shall it be wasted thorowe
thys holy place For they had sene with hym one in the cytie Trophimus an EphesiaÌ„ whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple And al the cytie was moued and the people swarmed togyther And they toke Paul and drue him out of the temple forth with the dores were shut As they wente aboute to kyl hym tidinges came vnto the hye captayne of the soudyers that al Ierusalem was moued Whiche immediately toke souldyers and vnder captaynes and ranne downe vnto theÌ„ WheÌ„ they sawe the vpper captayne and the souldyers they lefte smityng of Paul Then the Captayne came nere and toke him and commaunded him to be bounde with two chaynes and demauÌ„ded what he was and what he had done And some cryed one thyng some another amonge the people And when he coulde not knowe the certayntye for the rage he commaunded hym to be caryed into the Castle And whan he came vnto a staire it fortuned that he was borne of the souldyers for the vyolence of the people For the multytude of the people folowed after cryinge awaye with hym And whan Paul begaÌ„ne to be caryed into the castle he sayde vnto the hye Captayne may I speake vnto the Which sayd Canst thou speake Greke Art not thou that Egypcyan whiche before these dayes madest an vproure and leddest out into the wildernes iiij thousande men that were murtherers But Paul said I am a maÌ„ which am a Iew of Tharsus a citie in Cicill a Citisin of no vyle cyte I beseche y â— suffre me to speke vnto the people And wheÌ„ he had giuen him lyceÌ„câ— Paul stode on the steppes beckned w t the hande vnto the people whan there was made a gret sylence he spake vnto theÌ„ in the Hebrue tong saying ¶ Paul answereth the Iewes He is scourgâ—d and layde in pryson agayne CAPI XXII MEn brethren fathers heare ye myne answere which I make now vnto you when they herde that he spake in the Ebrue tong to them they kept the more sileÌ„ce And he sayeth I am verely a man whiche am a Iewe borne in Tharsus a cite in Cicyl neuerthelesse yet brought vp in thys cytie at the fete of Gamaliel and informed diligently in the lawe of the fathers and was ferueÌ„t mynded to god ward as ye al are this same day and I persecuted this waye vnto the deth byndyng deliuering into prison both men and wemen as the chefe prest doth bere me wytnes and all the estate of the elders of whome also I receyued letters vnto the brethren and went to Damasco to brynge them which were there bounde vnto Ierulem for to be punyshed And it fortuned that as I made my iorney and was come nye vnto Damasco aboute none sodenly there shone from heuen a gret lyghte rounde aboute me and I fell vnto the earth and herde a voyce saying vnto me Saul Saul why persecutest thou me And I answered what art thou Lord And he sayd vnto me I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest And they that were wyth me sawe verely a lyght and were afrayed but they herde not the voyce of hym that spake wyth me And I saide what shal I do Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto me Aryse and go into Damasco there it shal be tolde the of all thynges which are apointed for the to do And when I sawe nothyng for the brightnes of that light I was led by the hand of them that were with me came into Damasco And one Ananias a perfecte man and as pertaynynge to the lawe hauynge good reporte of al the Iewes whych there dwelt came vnto me and stode and sayde vnto me Brother SAVLE receyue thy syght And the same houre I receaued my syghte and sawe hym And he sayde the God of our Fathers hath ordayned the before that thou shuldest knowe hys wyll and se the thynge that is ryghtefull and shuldest heare the voyce of hys mouthe for thou shalte be hys wytnesse vnto all men of those thynges whyche thou haste sene and herde And nowe why taryest thou Aryse and be Baptysed and wasshe awaye thy synnes in callynge on the name of the LORDE And it fortuned that when I was come agayne to Ierusalem and prayed in the Temple I was in a traunce and sawe hym saying vnto me Make hast and get the quyckely out of Ierusalem for they wyl not receyue thy wytnes that thou berest of me And I sayde Lorde they knowe that I prysoned and bet in euery synagoge theÌ„ that beleued on the. And when the bloude of thy wytnesse Steuen was shed I also stode by and consented vnto his death and kept the raiment of them that slewe him And he sayde vnto me depart for I wyll sende the farre hence vnto the Gentyles They gaue hym audyence vnto thys worde and then lyfte vp they re voyces and sayde away wyth suche a felowe from the earthe for it is no reason that he shulde lyue And as they cryed and caste of theyr clothes and thrue duste into the ayre the captayne commaunded hym to be broughte into the Castle and bad that he shulde be scourged and to be examined that he might knowe wherefore they cryed so on hym And whan they bounde hym with thonges Paule sayde vnto the Centurion that stode by him Is it lawefull for you to scourge a man that is a Romayne and vncondemned When the Centurion heard that he wente and told the vpper Captayne saying What intendest thou to do For this man is âšœ a cytezen of Rome Then the vpper Captayne came sayd vnto him tell me art thou a Romayne He sayd Yee And the captayne answered with a great some optayned I this fredome And Paul sayd I was fre borne Then strayght way departed from him they whiche shulde haue examined him And the hye Captayne also was afrayed after he knewe that he was a Romayne and because he had bound hym On y â— morowe because he wolde haue knowen the certayntie wherfore he was accused of the Iewes he losed hym frome hys bondes and commaunded the hye Preestes and al the couÌ„sel to come togyther brought Paul forth and set him before them ¶ Paule commeth before the councell Debate aryseth amonge the people the Capytayne delyuereth hym God comforteth hym CAPI XXIII PAul behelde the couÌ„cel sayd men brethren I haue liued in al good coÌ„science before god vntyl this day And the hye prest Ananias coÌ„maunded them that stode by to smyte him on the mouth Then sayd Paul vnto hiÌ„ God shal smyte the y u paynted wal Syttest y u and iudgest me after the lawe coÌ„mauÌ„dest me to be smiten contrary to the law And they y t stode by sayde reuylest y u Goddes hye preste Then sayd Paul I wyst not brethren that he was the hye prest For it is wryten thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people WheÌ„ Paul perceyued y t the one part
reporte our selues to euery maÌ„nes conscieÌ„ce in the syght of God ✚ If our Gospel be yet hyd it is hyd amonge them that are lost in whom the God of this worlde hath blynded the myndes of them whiche beleue not lest the lyght of the Gospell of the glorye of Christ whiche is the ymage of God shulde shyne vnto them ✚ For we preach not our selues but Christ Iesus to be the Lorde our selues your seruauÌ„tes for Iesus sake For it is God that coÌ„maunded the lyght to shyne out of darcknes which hath shyned in oure hertes for to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ. But we haue this treasure in erthen vessels that the excellency of the power myght be Gods not ours We are troubled on euery syde yet are we not without shyfte We are in pouerty but not vtterly without somwhat We suffre persecucion but are not for saken therin We are cast downe neuertheles we perysh not We alwayes bere about in the bodye the dying of the Lorde Iesus that the lyfe of Iesu myght also appeare in our bodye For we whiche lyue are alwayes delyuered vnto deth for Iesus sake that the life also of Iesu myght appeare in our mortall fleshe So then death worcketh in vs but life in you ⊢ ✚ But seyng that we haue the same spirite of fayth according as it is wrytten I beleued therfore haue I spoken We also beleue therfore speake For we knowe that he whiche raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall rayse vp vs also by the meanes of Iesus shal set vs with you For al thinges do I for your sakes that the plentuous grace by thanckes gyuen of many maye redâ—uÌ„de to the praise of God Wherfore we are not weryed But though our vtwarde man peryshe yet the in warde man is renued daye by daye For oure trybulacyon which is momentany and lyght prepareth an excedynge and an eternall wayght of glorye vnto vs whyle we loke not on the thynges whyche are sene but on the thynges whyche are not sene For the thynges whyche are sene are temporall but thynges whiche are not sene are eternall ⊢ CAPI V. ¶ The rewarde for suffrynge trouble FOr we knowe that yf our earthy mancion of this dwelling were destroyed we haue a byldyng of God an habytacyon not made with handes but eternall in heauen For therfore syghe we desyrynge to be clothed with our mansyon whiche is from heauen so yet yf that we be founde clothed and not naked For we that are in this tabernacle syghe and are greued because we wolde not be vnclothed but wold be clothed vpoÌ„ that mortalite might be swalowed vp of life He that hath ordeyned vs for this thyng is God which very same hath gyuen vnto vs the ernest of the spirite Therfore we are alwaye of good cheare and knowe that as long as we are at home in the body we are absent from god For we walcke in fayth not after outwarde appearauÌ„ce Neuertheles we are of good comfort and had leuer to be absent from the bodye to be preseÌ„t with God Whefore whether we be at home or from home we endeuour our selues to please hym For we must all appere before the iudgement seate of Chryste that euery man may receyue the worckes of his bodye accordynge to that he hath done whether it be good or bad ✚ Seyng then that we knowe howe the Lorde is to be feared We fare fayre wyth men For we are knowen well ynough vnto god I trust also that we are knoweÌ„ in your consciences For we prayse not our selues agayne vnto you but gyue you an occasyon to reioyce of vs that ye may haue some what agaynst theÌ„ which reioyce in the face and not in the herte For yf we be to feruent to god are we to feruent Or yf we kepe measure for your cause kepe we measure For y â— loue of Christ coÌ„strayneth vs bycause we thus iudge that yf one dyed for all then were all deade he dyed for all that they whych lyue shuld not hence forth lyue vnto them selues but vnto him whych dyed for them rose agayne ⊢ Wherfore hence forth knowe we no maÌ„ after the flesshe In so muche though we haue knowen Christ after the fleshe now yet heÌ„â—e forth know we him so no more Therfore yf any man be in Christ he is a newe creature Olde thynges are passed awaye beholde al thynges are become newe Neuertheles al thiÌ„ges are of God which hath reconcyled vs vnto hym self by Iesus Christ and hath gyuen to vs the offyce to preache the attonement For God was in Christ made agrement betwene the worlde and him self imputed not their synnes vnto them and hath commytted to vs the preachyng of the attonement Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christ eueÌ„ as though God dyd beseche you thorowe vs. So praye we you in Christes stede that ye be reconcyled vnto God for he made him to ☞ be synne for vs whiche knewe no synne that we by his meanes shulde be that ryghtuousnesse whiche before God is alowed ¶ An exhortacyon to receyue the word of God with thankefulnesse and amendement of lyfe The dyligence of Paule in the Gospell and howe he warneth them to exchewe the company of the Heythen CAPI VI. WE also as helpers exhort you that ye receyue not the grace of god in vayne For he sayeth I haue herde the in a tyme accepted and in the day of saluacion haue I suckered the. Beholde nowe is that accepted tyme beholde nowe is the day of saluacyon Let vs gyue no occasyon of euyl that in our offyce be founde no faute but in al thinges let vs behaue our selues as the ministers of God In much pacieÌ„ce in affliccyons in necessyties in anguyshes in strypes in presonmeÌ„tes in strytes in laboures in watchiÌ„ges in fastinges in purenes in knowledge in loÌ„ge suffryng in kyndnes in the holy Ghoste in loue vnfaynedly in the word of truth in the power of God by the armour of ryghtuousnes of the ryght hande on the lefte be honoure and dishonour by euyl report good reporte as disceyuers and yet true as vnknowen and yet knoweÌ„ as dying behold we lyue as chastned not killed as sorowing yet alway mery as pore and yet make many ryche as hauyng nothyng yet possessyng al thynges O ye Corinthians our mouth is opeÌ„ vnto you Our hert is made large ye are in no strayte in vs but are in a strayte in youre owne bowels I promyse vnto you lyke reward as vnto chyldren Set your selues at large ✚ beare not ye the yocke with the vnbeleuers For what fellyshyp hath ryghtuousnes with vnryghtuousnes Or what company hath lyght wyth dackenesse Or what concorde hath Christe wyth Beliall Eyther what parte hath he that beleueth with an infydell Or howe
heaueÌ„ Where as he sayth yet once more it sygnifyeth the remouynge awaye of those thynges which are shaken as of thynges whych haue ended their course that the thinges which are not shaken maye remayne Wherfore yf we receaue the kyngdome which is not moued we haue grace wherby we maye so serue God and that we maye please hym wyth reuerence godly feare For oure God is a consumynge fyre ¶ He exhorteth vs vnto loue to hospitalite to thinke vpon suche as be in aduersyte to mayntayne wedlocke to auoyde coueteousnesse to make muche of them that preache Gods worde to beware of straunge learnynge to be coâ—â—tenâ—â— to luster rebuke with Chryste to be thankfull vnto God and pâ—ebyâ—â—t vnto suche as â—e 〈◊〉 auctoryte CAPI XIII LET brotherly loue contynue Be not forgetful to lodge straungers For ther by haue dyuers meÌ„ lodged angels vnwares Remember theÌ„ that are in bondes euen as though ye were bounde w t them youre selues Be myndefull of them whiche are in aduersyte as ye whiche are yet in the bodye Wedlocke is to be had in honoure amonge all meÌ„ and the bed vndefyled As for whore kepers aduoutrers God shal iudge them Let youre conuersacyon be without coueteousnes be contente with suche thynges as ye haue all ready For he hath sayde I wyll not fayle the nether forsake the so that we may boldly saye the Lorde is my helper and I wyll not feare what man may do vnto me RemeÌ„ber them which haue the ouersyght of you which haue spoken vnto you y e worde of God Whose fayth se y e ye folow consyder the ende of theyr conuersacion Iesus Christ yesterdaye and to daye and the same contenueth for euer ⊢ ✚ Be not caryed aboute with diuers straunge learnyng For it is a good thynge that the herte be stablysshed with grace not with meates whiche haue not proffeted them that haue had theyr pastyme in theÌ„ We haue an aulter wherof they maye not eate whiche serue in the tabernacle For the bodyes of those beastes whose bloud is brought into y e holy place by the hye preste to pourge synne are burnt w t out the teÌ„tes Therfore Iesus also to saÌ„ctifye the people with his owne bloude suffered without the gate Let vs go forth therfore vnto hym out of the tentes and suffer rebuke with hym For here haue we no contynuynge cytie but we seke one to come By hym therfore do we offer sacrifyce of laude alwayes to God that is to saye the frute of those lyppes whiche confesse hys name To do good and to distribute forget not for with suche sacrifyces God is pleased ⊢ ✚ Obeye theÌ„ that haue the ouersight of you submyt your selues vnto them for they watch for your soules eueÌ„ as they that must geue a coÌ„ptes that they may do it with ioye and not with grefe For that is an vnproffytable thynge for you Praye for vs. For we truste we haue a good conscience amonge all men and desyre to lyue honestly But I desyre you the more that ye so do that I maye be restored to you the sooner The God of peace that brought agayne froÌ„ deeth our Lorde Iesus the great shepperde of the shepe thorowe the bloude of the euerlastynge testament make you parfecte in all good workes to do his wyl brynge to passe that the thinge which ye do may be pleasauÌ„t in his syght thorow Iesus Christ. To whoÌ„ be prayse for euer whyle the worlde endureth Amen ⊢ I beseche you brethren suffer the worde of exhortacyon for we haue wrytten vnto you 〈◊〉 feawe wordes Ye knowe oure brother Timothe that he is at lybertye with whom yf he come shortly I wyll se you Salute theÌ„ that haue the ouersyght of you and all the sayntes They of Italy salute you Grace be with you all Amen ¶ Sent from Italy by Timotheus ⧠The Epistel of Saynct Iames. ¶ He exhorteth to reioyce â–ª in trouble and thankfully to receaue the worde of God true religion or deuocioÌ„ what it is CAPI I. IAmes the seruaunt of God and of the Lorde Iesus Christ sendeth gretynge to the twelue trybes which are scatered abroade ✚ My brethren countie for an excedyng ioye wheÌ„ ye fall into dyuers temp tacyons knowinge this that the trying of youre fayth gendreth pacyence let pacieÌ„ce haue her parfect worke that ye may be perfecte and sounde lackynge nothynge If any of you lacke wysdome let hym aske of him that geueth it euen God which geueth to all men indifferently and castech no maÌ„ in the teeth and it shal be geuen hym But let hym aske in fayth and wauer not For he that douteth is lyke a waue of the see whych is tost of the wyndes and caryed with violence Nether let that man thinke that he shall receaue any thing of the Lorde A waueryng mynded man is vnstable in al his wayes Let the brother which is of lowe degre reioyce whan he is exalted Agayne let hym that is rych reioyce whaÌ„ he is made lowe For euen as the flower of the grasse shall he passe awaye For the sonne ryseth with heat and the grasse wydereth and his flowre falleth awaye and the beautye of the fassyon of it peryssheth euen so shall the ryche man perysshe with his wayes Happy is the man that endureth tempta cyon for when he is tryed he shall receaue the crowne of lyfe whiche the Lorde hathe promysed to them that loue hym ⊢ Let no man saye when he is tempted that he is tempted of God For God cannot tempte vnto euell because he tempteth no man But euery man is tempted whan he is drawne awaye and entysed of his owne concupiscence Then when iust hath conceaued she bryngeth forth synne synne when it is synysshed bryngeth forth deeth Do not erre my deare brethreÌ„ ✚ Euery good gyfte and euery parfayt gyft is from aboue and coÌ„meth downe from the father of lyghtes with whom is no variabienes nether is he chaunged vnto darcknes Of his owne wyll begat he vs with the worde of trueth that we shulde be the fyrst frutes of his creatures Wherfore deare brethren let euery maÌ„ be swyfte to heare slowe to speake slowe to wrath For the wrath of man worketh not that which is ryghteous before God Wherfore laye a parte all fylthynes superstuyte of malicyousnes receaue with mekenes the worde that is graffed in you whiche is able to saue youre soules ⊢ ✚ And se that ye be doaers of the worde and not hearets onely deceauynge youre owneselues For yf any maÌ„ heare y â— worde and declareth not the same by hys workes he is lyke vnto a maÌ„ beholoyng his bodely face in a glasse For assone as he hath loked on himselfe he goeth his waye forgetteth immediatly what his fassyon was But whoso loketh in y â— parfayt lawe of libertye and continueth therin yf he be not a forgetful hearer but
obedyent childreÌ„ that ye gyue not your selues ouer vnto your old lustes by whiche ye were led whan as yet ye were ignorauÌ„t of Christ but as he which called you is holy euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersacyon because it is wrytteÌ„ Be holy for I am holy And if so be that ye cal on the father which without respect of person iudgeth accordig to euery mannes worcke se that ye passe the tyme of your pylgremage in feare ✚ For as much as ye knowe how that ye were not redemed wyth corruptyble thynges as syluer golde from your vayne conuersacion which ye receiued by the tradicion of the fathers but w t the precious bloud of Christ as of a lambe vndefyled and without spot which was ordayned before hande euen before the world was made but was declared in the last tymes for your sakes whiche by his meanes do beleue on God that raised hiÌ„ vp froÌ„ death glorified him that ye might haue fayth and hope towarde God euen ye whiche haue puryfyed your soules thorowe the spirite in obeyng the trueth wyth brotherly loue vnfained se that ye loue one another w t a pure herte ferueÌ„tly for ye are borne a newe not of mortal sede but of immortal by the word of God whiche lyueth lasteth for euer For all flesshe is grasse and all the glory of maÌ„ is as the floure of grasse The gras wyddereth the floure falleth away but the word of the Lord endureth euer ⊢ And this is the worde which by the Gospel was preached vnto you ¶ He exhorteth men to laye asyde al vyce to abstayne from fleshely lustes and to obey worldly rulers Howe seruauntes shulde behaue them selues towade theyr masters He exhorteth to suffre after the ensample of Chryst. CAPI II. WHerfore laye asyde all maliciousnes and all gyle and faynednesse enuy and all backbyeynge â— as newe borne babes desyre ye that myleke not of the body but of the soule which is w t out disceyte that ye may grow therby â— vnto saluacyon If so be that ye haue â—â—sted howe gracious the Lord is to 〈◊〉 â—e 〈◊〉 as vnto a lyuyng stone disalowed of 〈◊〉 â–ª but chosen of god precious ye as 〈◊〉 stones are made a spirituall house 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 presthode for to offre vp spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ. Wherfore it is contained also in the scripture â— beholde I put in Syon a stone to be layde 〈◊〉 the chefe corner electe precyous he that beleueth on him shall not be confounded Unto you therfore whych beleue he is precyous but vnto them whyche beleue not the stone which the buylders refused the same is begoÌ„ne to be the heade of y e corner a stone that men stomble at and a Rocke wherat they be offended whyche stomble at the worde and beleued not that wheron they were set But ye are a choseÌ„ generacioÌ„ a royal presthode an holy nacion a people whiche are woÌ„ne that ye shuld shew the vertues of him that called you out of darkenes into his maruelous lyght whych in tyme past were not a people but are now the people of God which somtime had not optayned mercy but now haue optayned mercy ⊢ ✚ Derely beloued I beseche you as straungers and pylgrems abstayne from fleshly lustes which fight against the soule se that ye haue honest coÌ„uersacion among the Gentyls that where as they backebyte you as euyll doers they maye se your good workes and prayse God ☞ in the day of visitacion Submyt your selues therfore vnto all maner ordininauÌ„ce of maÌ„ for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the chefe head either vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the punyshement of euyll doers but for the laude of them that do well For so is the wyll of God that wyth well doyngye maye stoppe the mouthes of foolysh ignoraunt men as fre not as hauing the lybertre for a cloake of maâ—ciou snes but euen as the seruauÌ„tes of God Honour all men Loue brotherly fellyshyppe Feare God honour the kynge SeruauÌ„tes obey your masters w t feare not onely yf they be good courteoê° but also though they be froward For it is thaÌ„k worthy ⊢ yf a maÌ„ for coÌ„scieÌ„ce towarde god cudure grefe suffre wronge vndeserued For what prayse is it yf when ye be buffered for your fautes ye take it pacieÌ„tly But yf when ye do well ye suffre wroÌ„g take it paciently then is there thanke w t God For here vnto verely were ye called for ✚ Christ also suffered for vs leauynge vs an ensample that ye shulde folow hys steppes which dyd no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌ„d in his mouth which when he was reuyled reuyled not agayne when he suffered he threatned not but coÌ„mytted the vengeaunce to him that iudgeth ryghtuously which his owne self bare our sines in his body on the tree that we beyng delyuered froÌ„ sine shuld liue vnto rightuousnes By whose strypes ye were healed For ye were as shepe goyng astray but are now turned vnto the shepherde Byshop of your soules ⊢ ¶ Howe wyues ought to ordre them selues towarde theyr husbandes and in theyr â—pparel The duety of men toward theyr wyues He erhorteth all men to vâ—ytie and loue and paâ—iently to suffre trouble Of baptyme CAPI III. LYkewyse ye wyues be in subieccyon to your husbandes that euen they which obey not the worde may without the worde be woÌ„ne by the conuersacyon of the wyues whyle they beholde your chast coÌ„uersacyon coupled w t feare Whose apparel shal not be outward with broyded heare and hangyng on of Golde eyther in puttyng on of gorgyous apparel but let the hyd man whâ—che is in the herte be without all corrupcyon so that the spirit be at rest quyete which spirit is before god a thyng much set by For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy wemâ—â— which trusted in god tyer theÌ„ selues were â—â—â—â—yent to their husbandes eueÌ„ as Sara â—â—â—yed AbrahaÌ„ called him Lorde whoâ—â—â—â—â—â—hters ye are as loÌ„g as ye do wel are 〈◊〉 afrayde for any terrour Lykewyse ye meÌ„ dwel with them accordyng to knowledge gyuyng honoure vnto the wyse as vnto the weaker vessel as vnto the that are heires also of the grace of life that your prayers be not hyndred ✚ In conclusion be ye all of one mynde of one hart loue as brethren be pâ—tifull be curteous âšœ mâ—ke not reÌ„dryng euyl for euyl or rebuke for rebuke but coÌ„trarywise blesse knowing that ye are therunto called eueÌ„ that ye shuld be heyres of the blessyng For be that doth long after lyfe loueth to se good dayes let hi refrayne his tong froÌ„ euyl his lippes y â— they speake not gile Let hi eschue euyl do good let hi seke peace ensue
it For the eies of the Lord are ouer the righteous his eares are opeÌ„ vnto their prayers Agayne the face of the Lord is ouer them that do euyll Moreouer who is it that wil harme you yf ye folowe y â— which is good Yee happy are ye yf any trouble happen vnto you for rightuousnesse sake Be not ye afrayed for any terrour of them neyther be ye troubled but sanctify the Lord God in your hertes ⊢ Be redy alwayes to gyue an answere to euery maÌ„ that asketh you a reasoÌ„ of the hope that is in you that with mekenes feare hauyng a good coÌ„scieÌ„ce that where as they backbyte you as euyl doers they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good coÌ„uersacion in Christ. For it is better yf the wyll of God be so that ye suffre for well doynge then for euyll doyng ✚ For as much as Christ hath once suffred for sinnes y â— iust for the vniust to bring vs to God and was kylled as pertaynyng to the flesshe but was quyckened in the spyryte In whiche spirit he also went preached vnto the spirites that were in pryson whych some tyme had bene dysobedient when the longe suffrynge of God was once loked for in the dayes of Noe whyle the Arcke was a preparyng wherin fewe that is to saye viij soules were sauid by the water like as ☞ baptyme also now sauyth vs not the puttyng away of the fylth of the flesshe but in that a good conscience consenteth to god by the resurreccyon of Iesus Christe whych is on the ryght hande of God ⊢ and is gone into heauen Angelles powers might subdued vnto him ☜ ⧠¶ He exhorteth men to ceâ—siâ— from synne and no maÌ„ to suffre 〈◊〉 an euyll dore but as a Christen man CAPI IIII. FOr as much then as Christ hath suffred for vs in the flesshe arme ye your selues lykewyse with the same mynde for he which suffreth in the flesshe ceasseth from sine that he hence forward shulde lyue as much tyme as remayneth in the flesshe not after the lustes of men but after the wyl of God For it is sufficient for vs that we haue spent the tyme that is past of the lyfe after the wyll of the Gentils walkyng in wantonnes lustes in excesse of wynes in excesse of eatyng in excesse of drynkyng âšœ in dronkennes in abominable ydolatry And it semeth to theÌ„ an inconuenieÌ„t thynge that ye runne nat also wyth theÌ„ vnto the same excesse of riote therfore speake they euyll of you which shall gyue accomptes to him that is redy to iudge quycke and dead For vnto this purpose verely was the Gospell preached also vnto the dead that they shuld be iudged lyke other men in the flessh but shuld lyue before God in the spirit The ende of al thinges is at hande ✚ Be ye therfore sober and watche vnto prayer But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among your selues For loue shal couer the multitude of synnes Be ye herberous one to another wythout gruogynge As euery man hath receyued the gyfte euen so ministre the same one to another as good mynisters of the manifolde grace of God If any man speake let him talke as the wordes of God If any man mynistre let him do it as of the abylite whyche God mynystreth vnto him That God in all thynges may be glorified thorowe Iesus Christe ⊢ to whom be prayse and dominion for euer euer Amen Derely beloued maruayl not that ye are proued by tyre whiche thyng is to crye you as though some strasige thing happened vnto you but reioyce in as much as yeare partakers of Christes passions that when hys glory appeareth ye may be mery and glad If ye be rayled vpon for the name of Christ happy are ye For the glory and the spiryt of god resteth vpoÌ„ you On their part he is euil spokeÌ„ of but on your pact he is glorified Se that none of you be punysshed as a murtherer or as a thefe or an euil doer or as a busy body i other meÌ„s matters If any maÌ„ suffre as a christen man let him not be ashamed but let hi glorifie God oâ—â—â— is behalfe For the tyme is come that iudgement must begynne at the house of God If it fyrste begine at vs what shal the ende be of theÌ„ whiche beleue not the Gospel of God And if y â— rightuous scarcely be saued where shal the vngodly the sinner appere Wherfore let theÌ„ that are troubled accordynge to the wyl of God coÌ„myt their soules to him with well doyng as vnto a faythful creator ¶ A special exhortacyon for al Byshops and Prestes He exhorteth yong persoÌ„s to submyt them selues to the elder and euery one to loue another CAPI V. THe elders which are among you I exhorte which am also an elder a wytnes of the afflyccions of Christ also a partaker of the glory that shal be opened Fede ye Christê flocke asmuch as lyeth in you takynge the ouersyght of theÌ„ not as coÌ„pelled therto but wyllyngly âšœ after a godly sorte not for y â— desyre of fylthy lucre but of a good mynde not as though ye were lordes ouer the parishes but that ye be an ensaÌ„ple to y â— flocke and that with good wyl And wheÌ„ the chefe sheperd shal appere ye shall receyue an incorruptible crowne of glory Lykewise ye yoÌ„ger submit your selues vnto the elder Submyt your selues euery man one to another knyt your selues togyther in lowlynes of mynde For God resisteth the proude and gyueth grace to the huÌ„ble ✚ Submyt your selues therfore vnder the myghty hande of God that he may exalte you when the tyme is come Cast al your care vpon him for hecareth for you Be sobre watche for your aduersary the deuyl as a roaring lyon walketh about sekyng whom he may deuour whom resyste stedfast in the fayth knowing y â— the same afflyccions are apoynted vnto your brethren that are in y â— world But the God of al grace whych hath called vs vnto his eternal glory by Christ Iesus shall his owne self after that ye haue suffred a lytell afflyccion make you perfect setle strength and stablysh you To him be glory and dominion for euer and euer Amen By Syluanus a faythfull brother vnto you as I suppose haue I wrytten brefly exhortynge and testyfyinge howe that hys is the true grace of God wherin ye stande The coÌ„gregacyon of them which at Babylon are companions of youre elecyon faluteth you and so doth Marcus my Sonne Grete ye one another wyth the kysse of loue Peace be with you al which are in Christ Iesu. Amen ⧠The seconde epistle of Saynte Peter ¶ For so muche as the power of God hath gyuen vs all thynges â—â—â—taynyng vnto lyfe he exhorteth vs to make our tallynge knowen by good worâ—kes and frutes of fayth He maketh menâ—yon of his owne