heartes be not ouerladen wyth excessâ— of eatinge and with dronkennesse and with takynge of thought for lyuynge and so thys daye come vpon you vnwares For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwel vpon earth Math yet of that daye and houre knoweth no man no not the aungels of heauen Mark nor the sonne hymselfe Math but onely the father euen as it was in the tyme of Noe so shall the comming of the sonne of man be also for as they were in the dayes before the floude they dyd eate they dranke maried and were maried euen vnto the daye that Noe entred into the shyppe and they regarded it not tyll the floud came and toke them al away Luke and destroyed them all Mat so shal also the commynge of the sonne of man be Luk Lykewise also as it came to passe in the tyme of Lotte they dyd eate they dranke they bought they solde they planted they buylded but euen y e same day y â— Lot went out of Sodom it rayned fire brimstone from heauen and destroyed them all After this maner also shall it go in y e day whan the sonne of man shal appeare In y e daye whoso is vpon the roofe his stufe in y e house let him not come downe to fetch it like wise he that is in the felde let hym not turne backe for it that is behinde him Remember Lottes wife Whosoeuer goeth about to saue his life shal lose it whosoeuer lose it shall saue it I say vnto you In y â— night shal two lie vpon one bed y â— one shal be receiued y â— other shal be forsaken two shal be gryndyng together Mar at the myl Luke y â— one shaâ—be receaued y â— other shal be forsakeÌ„ Math two shal be in the felde the one shaâ—be receaued and the other refused Luk and they answered and said vnto him where Lord he sayde vnto them Whersoeuer the dead carcase is there wyl the Aegles bee gathered together watch coÌ„tinually therfore pray y â— ye may be worthy to escape al this y â— shall come to stand before y e sonne of man Of watch and prayer Luc. xxi xviii math xxiiii marke xiii Capit. C. xxxviii HE tolde theÌ„ a similitude signifyinge that men ought alwaies to praye not to leaue of And sayde there was a iudge in a citye whiche feared not God stode in awe of no man And in the same cytye there was a widdowe which came vnto hym and sayde delyuer me from myne aduersari And he woulde not a great while but afterward he thought with him selfe thoughe I feare not God and stande in awe of no manne yet seynge the wedow is so importune vpon me I wyll delyuer her leste she come at the laste and rayle vpon me Then sayde the Lorde heare what the vnrighteous iudge saythe But shall not God also delyuer his chosen that crye vnto him daye and nyght though he deferre them I saye vnto you he shall delyuer them and that shortelye Neuerthelesse whan the sonne of man commeth suppose ye that he shal fynde fayth vpon earth Marke Take hede watche and praye for ye knowe not whan the tyme is Lyke as a man that wente into a straunge countrey left hys house and gaue his seruauntes authorite vnto euery one hys worke and commaunded the porter that he shoulde watche Watche ye therefore for ye knowe not whan the master of the house commeth whether he commeth in the euening or at mydnyght or aboute the cocke crowynge or in the morninge that he cum not sodenly and fynde you sleping Loke what I say vnto you that I say vnto al watche Luk Let your loynes be gyrded aboute and your lyghtes burnynge and be ye lyke vnto men that waite for their Lorde againste he returne from the mariage that whan he commeth and knocketh they may straight way open vnto him Blessed are these seruauntes whome the Lord whan he commeth shal finde wakynge Uerely I saye vnto you he shall girde vp him selfe and make theÌ„ syt downe at the table and shall go by theÌ„ and minister vnto them And yf he come in the seconde watche in y e third watch finde them so blessed are those seruauÌ„tes math Watche ye therfore for ye know not what houre your Lord wil come Luke But be ye sure of this that if the good man of the house knew what houre the thefe woulde come he woulde suerly watch and not suffer his house to be broken vp Therefore be ye readye also for at an houre whan ye thynke not shal the sonne of maÌ„ come But Peter sayde vnto hym Lord tellest thou this symylytude vnto vs or to al men also The Lorde sayde how great a thing is a faithful and wise stewarde whome hys Lorde sâ—tteth ouer hys householde to geue them their dutie in due season Blessed is that seruaunte whome hys Lord whan he coÌ„meth shal fynde so doynge Mat. Uerely I say vnto you ouer al his goodes Luk that he possesseth shal he set him Math. But and yf the euell shall saye in hys harte Tushe it wylbe longe or my Lorde come and begynne to smite hys felowes Luke and the maydens and to eate and drynke and be dronkeÌ„ Mat. to eate and drinke with the dronken Luke the same seruauntes Lorde shall come in a daye whan he looketh not for hym and in an houre that he is notaware of and shall hewe hym in peces and geue hym his rewarde with the vnbeleuers Math. With ipocrytes there shal be waylynge and gnasshynge of teeth Luke The seruaunte that knoweth hys Lordes wyll and prepareth not hym selfe nother dyd accordynge to hys wyll shal be beaten wyth many strypes But he y â— knoweth not and yet dothe thynges worthye of strypes shal be beaten with fewe strypes For loke vnto whome much is geuen of hym shal muche be sought and loke to whome muche is commuted of hym shall muche be required I am come to kindle fyer vpon earth what would I rather then that it were kind led already Notwithstandinge I must fyrste be baptysed wyth a baptime and howe am I payned tyll it be ended Thynke ye that I am come to brynge peace vpon earthe I tell you nay but rather debate for from hence forthe there shal be at variaunce in one house three agaynste two and two agaynste three The father shal be deuyded agaynste the sonne and the sonne agaiÌ„st the father the mother agaynste the doughter and the doughter agaynste the mother the mother in lawe agaynste the doughter in lawe and the doughter in lawe agaynste the mother in lawe ☞ Of the ten virgins and tenne talentes Math. xxv Luke xix Capi. Cxxxix THen shal the kyngedome of heauen be lyke vnto tenne virgins whâ—ch toke their lampes went forth to mete the bridegrome But fyue of them were folyshe fyue very wyse The folyshe toke their lampes but toke nonâ— oyle with them But
Iesus also and hys disciples were called vnto the mariage And when the wyne fayled the mother of Iesus sayde vnto him They haue no wyne Iesus sayde vnto her womā what haue I to do with thee myne houre is not yet come his mother sayde vnto the ministers whatsoeuer he sayth vnto you do it There were set there syxe water pottes of stone after the maner of y e purifiyng of the Iewes euery one contayning two or thre measures Iesus sayd vnto thē Fyl the water pottes w t water and they filled them vp to y e brymme And he sayde vnto theym Drawe out nowe and brynge vnto the maister of the feast And they bare it When the maister of the feast had tasted the wyne which had bene water and knewe not whence it came but the ministers that drew the water knewe it the maister of the feast called the Brydegrome and sayde vnto him Euerye man at the fyrste geueth y e good wyne and when they are droncken then y ◠which is worse but thou kepest backe the good wine vntyll nowe Thys is the fyrst token that Iesus dyd at Cana in Galile and shewed his glorye and hys disciples beleued on hym ☞ Of hys fyrste commynge to Easter and of the dryuynge out of those that dyd sell in the temple Iohn ii Ca. vii AFterwarde he wente downe to Capernaum He hys mother her brethren and hys disciples and taryed not longe there And the Iewes easter was at hande and Iesus wēt vp to Ierusalem and founde syttinge in the temple those that solde oxen shepe doues changers of money And he made a scorge of small cordes and droue them all oute of the temple with the shepe and oxen and poured out the chaungers money and ouerthrew y e tables and sayde vnto them that solde doues Haue these thinges hence and make not my fathers house an house of marchandise his dysryples remembred it that was wrytten * The zele of thine house hath euen eaten me Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto hym what token shewest thou vnto vs that thou maiest do these thinges Iesus aunswered sayde vnto them Breake downe this temple in thre dayes wyll I set it vp agayne Then sayde the Iewes Syxe and fortye yere was this temple a buyldynge by Zorobabel for Salomon made it perfect in vij yeres wylt thou set it vp in thre dayes But he spake of the temple of his body Nowe whan he was rysen agayne from the deade hys disciples remembred that he thus sayde and they beleued the scripture and the wordes whiche Iesus spake Whan he was at Ierusalem at Easter in the feast many beleued on his name whan they sawe y e tokens that he dyd But Iesus cōmytted not him selfe vnto them for he knew them al and neded not that any man shoulde testifie of man for he knew wel what was in man Of Nicodemus Ioan. 3 cap. 8. THere was a man of the Pharises named Nicodemus a ruler amonge the Iewes The same came vnto Iesus by nyghte and sayde vnto hym Master we knowe that thou arte come a teacher from God for no mā can do these tokens that thou doste excepte God be with him Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto him verely verely I say vnto thee excepte a man be borne a new he cannot se the kingedome of God Nicodemus sayde vnto hym Now can a man be borne whan he is olde can he enter into hys mothers wombe and be borne agayne Iesus answered verely verely I say vnto the excepte a man be borne of the water and of y ◠spirit he cannot come into the kyngdō of God That which is borne of flesh is flesh and y ◠whiche is borne of the spirite is spirite Maruayle not that I saye vnto thee ye must be borne of new The winde bloweth where he wyll and thou hearest his sounde but thou canst not tel whence it commeth and whether he goeth so is eueryone that is borne of the spirite Nicodemus aunswered and sayde vnto hym how may these be Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto hym Art thou a master in Israel and knowest not these verely verely I saye vnto thee we speake that we know and testifye that we haue sene and ye receaue not oure wytnesse yf y◠beleue not when I tell you earthly thynges howe shoulde you beleue whan I speake vnto you of heauenly thynges And no manne ascendeth vp into heauen but he that is come downe from heauen namelye the sonne of manne whyche is in heauen * And lyke as Moses lyfte vp the serpent in the wyldernesse euen so must the sonne of mā be lyfte vp that who soeuer beleueth in hym shoulde not peryshe but haue euerlastynge lyfe For God so loued the world that he gaue hys onely sonne that who so euer beleueth in hym shoulde not peryshe but haue euerlastynge lyfe For God sent not hys sonne in to the worlde to condempne the worlde but that the worlde myghte be saued by hym he that beleueth on him shal not be condēned but he that beleueth not is condemned already because he beleueth not on the name of the onely sonne of God But this is the condemnacion that the lyght is come into the worlde and men loued y e darknesse more then the lyghte for theyr workes were euel Who soeuer dothe euel hateth the lyghte and commeth not to the lyght that his dedes shulde not be reproued but he that dothe the truthe commeth to the lyghte that hys woorkes maye be knowen for they are done in God ¶ Of the complaynte that Iesus did baptise Ioan. 3. cap. 9. AFterwarde came goynge from Ierusalem to other places of Ievvry nie vnto Iordane Iesus his disciples into the lande of Iewrye and had his beynge there with them and baptysed Iohn baptysed also in euen besyde Salem for there was much water there And they came thyther and were baptysed for Iohn was not yet put in prison Then arose there a question among the disciples of Iohn with the Iewes about y e puryfyinge and they came vnto Iohn and sayd vnto him Master he that was with the beyonde Iordane of whome thou barest wytnesse behold he baptiseth and euery man commeth vnto him Iohn answered and sayde A man can receaue nothynge excepte it he geuen him from heauen ye your selues are my wytnesses how that I sayd I am not Christ but am sent before him He that hath the bryde is the bridegrome but the frende of the brydegrome standeth and herkeneth vnto hym and reioyseth greatly ouer the voice of the bridegrome this same ioye of myne is nowe fulfylled He must increace but I must decreace He that commeth from on hyghe is aboue all He that is of the earthe is earthly and speaketh of the earth He that commeth from heauen is aboue al and testified what he had sene and herde and no man receaueth his witnesse But he that receaueth it hath set to hys seale that God is true For he whome God hathe sente
that he was And whether so euer he entred into townes cytyes or vyllages there layde they the sycke in the stretes and praide him that they myghte but touche the hemme of hys garmente and as manye as touched hym were made whole ☞ Of the Predicacion of Eucharistia for the whyche certen went backe and departed Ioan. vi Capi. lvi THe nexte daye after the people whyche stode on the other syde of the sea sawe that there was none other shippe there but that one And that Iesus wente not in wyth hys dyscyples into the shyppe but that hys dyscyples were gone awaye alone Howe be it there came othere shyppes froÌ„ Tiberias nye vnto the place where they had eaten the breade after that the Lorde had geuen thankes Nowe whan the people sawe that Iesus was not there neyther hys dyscyples they tooke shyppe also and came to Caparnaum and soughte Iesus And whan they founde hym on the other syde of the sea they sayde vnto hym Master whan camste thou hether Iesus aunswered them and sayde verely verely I saye vnto you ye seke me not because ye sawe the tokens but because ye dyd eate of the loaues and were fylled Laboure not for the meate that dothe peryshe but that endureth vnto euerlastynge lyfe whyche the sonne of manne shall geue you for hym hathe God the father sealed Then sayde they vnto hym what shall we do that we maye woorke the woorkes of GOD Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto them This is the woorke of GOD that ye beleue in hym whom he hath sent Then saye they vnto hym what token doest thou then that we may see and beleue thee What workest thou Our fathers dyd eat * Manna in the wyldernes as it is written he gaue them bread from heauen to eate Then sayde Iesus vnto them Uerely verely I saye vnto you Moses gaue you not breade from heauen but my father geueth you the true breade from heauen for thys is that breade of God whiche commeth from heauen and geueth lyfe vnto the worlde Then sayde they vnto hym Syr geue vs alway suche breade But Iesus sayde vnto them I am y â— breade of lyfe he that commeth vnto me shall not hunger and he that beleueth on me shal neuer thyrste But I haue said vnto you that ye haue sene me and yet ye beleue not Al that my father geueth me commeth vnto me and who so coÌ„meth vnto me him wyl not I cast out For I am come downe from heauen not to do myne owne wyll but the wil of hym that hath sente me This is the wyl of the father whiche hath sent me that of all that he hathe geuen me I shoulde lose nothynge but shoulde aryse it vp agayne at the laste daye This is the wyll of hym whyche hathe sent me that who soeuer seeth y e sonne and beleueth on hym shoulde haue euerlastynge lyfe and I shal rayse hym vp at the laste daye Then murmured the Iewes thereon that he sayde I am that bread whyche is come downe from heauen And they sayde Is not thys Iesus Iosephs sonne Whose father and mother we knowe Howe sayeth he then I am come downe froÌ„ heauen Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto theym Mark Murmure not amonge your selues No man can come vnto me except my father which hath sent me drawe hym And I shall raise hym vp at the laste daye It is wrytten in the Prophetes * Thei shal al be taughte of God whosoeuer nowe heareth it of the father and learneth it commeth vnto me Not that anye manne hathe sene the father saue he whyche is of the father the same hathe sene the father Uerely verely I saye vnto you he that beleueth on me hath euerlastynge lyfe I am that bread of lyfe Your fathers dyd eate Manna in the Wyldernesse and are deade This is that breade whiche commeth from heauen That whoso eateth thereof should not die I am that liuing bread which came downe froÌ„ heauen whoso eateth of this bread shal lyue for euer And the bread that I wyll geue is my fleash which I wyl geue for the lyfe of the worlde Then stroue the Iewes amonge them selues and sayd how can thys felowe geue vs hys fleash to eate Iesus sayde vnto theÌ„ Uerely verely I say vnto you except ye eate y â— fleash of the sonne of man and dryncke hys bloude ye haue no lyfe in you Whoso eateth my fleash drinketh my bloud hath euerlastyng lyfe and I shal raise hym vp at the last day For my fleashe is the verye meate and my bloude is the verye drincke Whoso eateth my fleashe and dryncketh my bloude abydeth in me and I in him As the liuing father hath sent me And I lyue for the fathers sake euen so he that eateth me shall lyue for my sake Thys is youre bread whiche is comme from heauen Not as your fathers did eate Manna and are deade he that eateth of thys bread shall lyue for euer These thynges sayde he in the synagoge when he â—aughte in Capernaum Many nowe of his disciples that heard this sayde this is an harde sayinge who maye aâ—ide y e hearinge therof But when Iesus perceaued in him selfe y â— his disciples murmured thereat he sayde vnto them Doeth this offende you What yf ye shal see the sonne of man ascende vp thyther where he was afore It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleashe profyteth nothynge The wordes that I speake are spirite and are lyfe But there are some amonge you that beleue not For Iesus knewe well frome the beginninge whiche they were that beleued not and who shoulde betraye hym And he sayde Therefore haue I sayd vnto you No man can come vnto me except it be geueÌ„ him of my father From that tyme forth manye of hys disciples went backe and walcked no more with him Then sayd Iesus vnto the twelue Wyll ye also go awaye TheÌ„ answered Simon Peter Lord whyther shall we goe thou haste the wordes of euerlastynge lyfe And we haue beleued and knowen y t thou arte CHRISTE the Sonne of the lyuynge GOD. Iesus aunswered theym Haue I not chosen you twelue And one of you is the Deuyll But he spake of Iudas Simon Iscariote the same betrayed hym afterwarde and was one of the twelue ☞ Of the rubbynge of the eares of corne vpon the Sabboth Mathew xii Mar. ii Luke vi Capitulo lvii ANd it fortuned vppon an after principall Sabboth that Iesus wente thorowe the corne felde Math his disciples beynge hongrye mark beganne to make a waye thorowe and to plucke the eares of the corne Luke And dyd eate rubbynge them with their handes But certayne of y e Pharises sayd vnto them Wherfore do ye that whiche is not lawfull to doe on the Sabboth Math. when the Pharises sawe that Mark they sayde to Iesus Beholde what thy disciples do whiche is not lawfull vppon the Sabboth And he sayd vnto them haue ye neuer read what Dauid dyd when he hadde nede and was an bongred bothe he and they
axed him of this parable Math. and sayde vnto hym knowest thou that the Pharises were offended whan they hearde this sayinge He aunswered and sayde al plaÌ„tes whiche my heauenly father hathe not planted shall he plucke vp by the rootes Let them go they are the blind leders of the blynde Whan one blinde leadeth another they fall bothe in the diche Then answered Peter and said vnto him declare vnto vs this parable And Iesus said vnto them are ye then without vnderstanding Mar. Are ye then so vnwyse perceaue ye not yet that Math. whatsoeuer goeth in at the mouthe Marke cannot defile hym for it entreth not into his hearte but into the bely and goeth out into y e draughte that pourgeth all meates And he sayd for why mat the thinges that procede â—ut of the mouthe come from y e heart and they defyle the manne Marke for from wythin oute of the hearte of manne procede euell thoughtes murther adulterye whoredome thefte false witnesse blasphemy Math. coueteousnesse wickednes deceate vnclennes a wycked eye pryde folyshnesse al these thinges procede from within and defyle the manâ— mathe These are the thinges that defyle a man But to eate with vnwashen handes defyleth not a man ☞ Of the woman of Chanane Mat. xv mar vii Capi. lxxxi ANd Iesus went out from thence and departed into the coastes of Tyre SidoÌ„ Marke and entred into a house woulde let no man know of it and yet could he not be hid Mathevv And beholde a woman of Chanane an heythen woman of Syrophenices whose doughter had a foule spyryte Mat. wente oute of the same coastes marke entred in mat and cried sayinge vnto hym O lorde y â— sonne of Dauid haue mercye vpon me my doughter is sore vexed wyth a deuell And he answered her neuer a woorde Then came hys disâ—yples vnto hym and besoughte hym sayinge Sende her awaye for she cryeth after vs. But he aunswered and said I am not sente but vnto the â—â—ste shepe of the house of Israel Notwythstandynge she came and fell downe before hym Mar. she was an heythen woman of Strophenices and she besoughte hym that he woulde dryue oute the deuyll from her doughter Math. sayinge Lorde helpe me He answered sayde Mar. Let the chyldren be fed fyrste Math. it is not good to take the chyldrens breade and to caste it vnto the dogges It is trueth Lorde sayde she neuerthelesse the welpes eate of the crommes that fall from their Lordes table Mar. and eate of the crommes vnder the childreÌ„s table Math. Then aunswered Iesus and sayde vnto her O woman greate is thy faythe be it vnto thee as thou defyrest Marke because of this sayinge go thy waye the deuyll is departed out of thy doughter Math. and her doughter was made whole at the same houre Marke And she went vnto her house and founde that the deuel was departed and her doughter lyenge on the bed ☞ Of a deafe and a dumme man whyche was healed and of many other Math. xiii Marke vii Capitulo lxxxii ANd when he wente oute agayne from the coastes of Tyre and Sidon he came vnto the sea of Galile thorowe the myâ—ste of the coastes of y e teÌ„ cities And they brought vnto him one that was deafe dome and they prayde him that he would lay his hande vpon hym And he toke him asyde from the people and put his fyngers in his eares and dyd spyt touched hys tonge and loked vp vnto heauen syghed and sayde vnto hym Ephata y â— is be opened And immediatly hys eares were opened and y â— bonde of hys tounge was lowsed he spake ryght And he charged them that they shoulde tell no man But the more he forbad them the more they publyshed it and maruayled oute of measure and sayde He had done all thynges well The deafe hath he made to heare and the domme to speake And aâ—cendynge vp into a mountayne he sat downe there And there came vnto hym much people hauynge wyth them lame blynde domme crepell and other many and cast them downe at Iesus fete And he healed them In so muche that the people wondred to se the domme speake the crepell whole y â— halte to go and the blynde to see And they praysed God of Israel ¶ The fourthe parte contaynynge those thynges which Iesus dyd and sayde in the thre and thyrtye yere of hys age ¶ Of the seconde refection of the people wyth seuen loues Math. xv Marke viii Capi. lxxxiii AT the same tyme whaÌ„ there was muche people there and had nothynge to eate Iesus called hys dyscyples and said vnto them I haue compassion vpon the people for they haue taryed with me nowe thre dayes Mat. and they continue with me and haue nothynge to â—ate and I wyll not let them departe fastynge lest thâ—y peryshe in the waye Marke for some of them were come from farre And hys disciples answered hym Where shuld we get breade here in the wyldernesse to satysfye them Mathe Whence shoulde we get so muche breade in the wyldernesse that wâ— myght satysfye so muche people Marke And he axed them howe many loaues haue ye They sayde seuen and a few lytle fyshes Mar And he commaunded y e people to syt downe vpon the grounde And he toke the seuen loaues gaue thankes and brake them and gaue theÌ„ vnto his disciples to set them before the people Mathe. and they gaue them vnto the people And they all dyd eate and were suâ—â—ised Mar. And toke vp seuen baskettes ful of the brokeÌ„ meate that was lefte And they that dyd eate were vpon a foure thousande Mathe. besyde wemeÌ„ childreÌ„ Mark And he sent theÌ„ away Mat. And whan he had sent y e people away he weÌ„t into a shyp with his disciples and came into y e parties of Magdala mark and came into the coastes of Dalmanutha ☞ Of the Iewes askinge againe a sygne from heauen And of the auoydynge of the Pharises leueÌ„ Math. xvi mar viii Capi. 84. THen came the Pharises and Saduces vnto hym and teÌ„pted him requiringe hym to shewe them a sygne from heauen but he answered and said At euen ye saye It wyl be fayre wether for the skye is red and in the mornynge ye saye It wyl be foule wether to daye for the skye is reade and glometh O ye hypocrites ye can discerne the fashion of the skye can ye not then discerne the tokens of these times also Marke And he syghed in his spirit end sayde Why doth this generacioÌ„ seke a token Mat This euel and aduouterous generacion seketh a token Mar. Uerely I say vnto you there shal no sygne be geuen vnto this generacion Mat But the sygne and tokeÌ„ of the prophete Ionas So he left them Marke and went into the shyppe and passed ouer Math. And whan his dyscyples were come to the other syde of the sea they had forgotteÌ„ to take bread with them Marke and they had nomore wyth them in the