the ayre the captayne bad brynge him in to the castell and commaunded him to be beaten with roddes and to be examyned that he mighte knowe for what cause they cried so vpon him And whan he bounde him with thonges Paul sayde vnto the vndercaptayne that stode by Is it laufull for you to scourge a man that is a Romayne and vncondemned Whan the vndercaptayne herde that he wēte to the vpper captayne and tolde him and sayde What wilt thou do This man is a Romayne Then came y e vpper captayne and sayde vnto him Tell me art thou a Romayne He sayde Yee And the vpper captayne answered With a greate summe optayned I this fredome But Paul sayde As for me I am a Romayne borne Thē straight waye departed from him they that shulde haue examyned him And y e chefe captayne was afrayed whan he knewe that he was a Romayne and because he had bounde him On the nexte daye wolde he knowe the certentye wherfore he was accused of the Iewes and he lowsed him from the bondes and commaunded the hye prestes and all their councell to come together and broughte Paul forth and set him amonge them The XXIII Chapter PAul behelde the councell and sayde Ye men and brethren I haue lyued with all good conscience before God vnto this daye But the hye prest Ananias commaunded them that stode aboute him to smyte hī on the mouth Then sayde Paul vnto him God shal smyte the thou paynted wall Syttest thou and iudgest me after the lawe and commaundest me to be smytten cōtrary to y e lawe And they that stode aboute hī sayde Reuylest thou Gods hye prest And Paul sayde Brethrē I wyst not that he was the hye prest For it is wryttē The ruler of thy people shalt thou not curse But whan Paul knewe that the one parte was Saduces and the other parte Pharises he cried out in y e councell Ye men and brethren I am a Pharise and the sonne of a Pharise Of hope and resurreccion of the deed am I iudged And whan he had so sayde there arose a dissencion betwene y e Pharises and the Saduces and the multitude was deuyded for the Saduces saye that there is no resurreccion nether angell ner sprete but the Pharises graūte both And there was made a greate crye And y e Scrybes of the Pharyses secte stode vp and stroue and sayde We fynde no euell in this mā But yf a sprete or an angell haue spokē vnto him let vs not stryue agaynst God But whan the discension was greate y e vpper captayne feared that Paul shulde haue bene pluckte a sonder of them and commaunded the soudyers to go downe and to take him from them and to brynge him in to the castell But in the nighte folowinge the LORDE stode by him and sayde Be of good cheare Paul for as thou hast testified of me at Ierusalem so must thou testifye at Rome also Now whan it was daye certayne of the Iewes gathered them selues together and made a vowe nether to eate ner drynke tyll they had kylled Paul They were mo then fortye which had made this conspyracion These came to the hye prestes and Elders and sayde We haue bounde oure selues w t a vowe that we wil eate nothinge tyll we haue slayne Paul Now therfore geue ye knowlege to the vpper captayne and to the councell that he maye brynge him forth vnto you tomorow as though ye wolde heare him yet better As for vs we are ready to kyll him or euer he come nye you But whan Pauls sisters sonne herde of their layenge awayte he came and entred in to the castell and tolde Paul So Paul called vnto him one of y e vnder captaynes and sayde Brynge this yonge man to the vpper captayne for he hath somewhat to saye to him He toke him and broughte him to the vpper captayne and sayde Paul the presoner called me vnto him and prayed me to brynge to the this yonge man which hath somwhat to saye vnto the. Then the hye captayne toke him by the hande and wente a syde with him out of the waye and axed him What is it that thou hast to saye vnto me He sayde The Iewes are agreed together to desyre the to let Paul be broughte forth tomorow before the councell as though they wolde yet heare him better But folowe not thou their myndes for there laye wayte for him mo then fortye men off them which haue bounde them selues with a vowe nether to eate ner drynke tyll they haue slayne Paul and euen now are they redye and loke for thy promes Then the vpper captayne let the yonge man departe and charged him to tell noman that he had shewed him this And he called vnto him two vndercaptaynes and sayde Make redye two hundreth soudyers that they maye go to Cesarea and thre score and ten horsmen and two hundreth speare men at the thirde houre of the nighte and delyuer thē beastes that they maye set Paul theron and brynge him safe vnto Felix the debyte and he wrote a letter on this maner Claudius Lysias vnto the most mightie Debyte Felix gretynge The Iewes had taken this man and wolde haue slayne him then came I with soudyers and rescued him and perceaued that he is a Romayne And whan I wolde haue knowne the cause wherfore they accused hī I broughte him in to their councell then perceaued I that he was accused aboute questions of their lawe But there was no accusacion worthy of death or of bondes And whan it was shewed me that certayne Iewes layed wayte for him I sent him straight waye vnto the and commaunded the accusers also that loke what they had agaynst him they shulde tell the same before the. Fare well The soudyers as it was commaunded them toke Paul and broughte him to Antipatras But on the nexte daye they lefte y e horse men to go with him and turned agayne to the castell When these came to Cesarea they delyuered the letter vnto the Debyte presented Paul before him also Whan the Debyte had red the letter he axed off what countre he was And whā he vnderstode that he was of Celicia he sayde I wil heare the whan thine accusers are come also And he commaunded him to be kepte in Herodes iudgment house The XXIIII Chapter After fyue dayes the hye prest Ananias came downe with the Elders and w t the Oratour Tertullus which appeared before the Debyte agaynst Paul Whan Paul was called forth Tertullus begāne to accuse him and sayde Seynge that we lyue in greate peace by the meanes of y t and that many good thinges are done for this people thorow thy prouydence most mightie Felix that alowe we euer and in all places with all thankes Notwithstondinge y t I be nomore tedious vnto the I praye the that of thy curtesy thou woldest heare vs a few wordes We haue founde this man a pestilent felowe and a sterer vp of sedicion amonge all
Symon Peter sayde vnto theÌ„ I go a fyshinge They sayde vnto hiÌ„ We also wil go w t the. They weÌ„te out entred into a shippe straight waye And y t same night toke they nothinge But whaÌ„ it was now morow Iesus stode on the shore but his disciples knewe not y t it was Iesus Iesus sayde vnto theÌ„ ChildreÌ„ haue ye eny thinge to eate They answered hiÌ„ No. He sayde vnto theÌ„ Cast out the nett on y e right syde of the shippe ye shal fynde TheÌ„ they cast out coulde nomore drawe it for y e multitude of fishes TheÌ„ sayde y e disciple whoÌ„ Iesus loued vnto Peter It is the LORDE Whan Simon Peter herde that is was the LORDE he gyrde his mantell aboute him for he was naked and sprange in to y e see But other disciples came by shippe for they were not farre froÌ„ londe but as it were two hundreth cubytes and they drewe the net with the fiszhes Now whan they were come to londe they sawe coles layed and fysh theron and bred Iesus sayde vnto theÌ„ Bringe hither of the fyshes that ye haue taken now Symon Peter stepped forth and drew the nett to the londe full of greate fyszhes and hundreth and thre and fyftie And for all there were so many yet was not the net broken Iesus sayde vnto them Come and dyne But none of the disciples durst axe him Who art thou For they knewe that it was the LORDE Then came Iesus and toke y e bred and gaue it theÌ„ and the fyszhe likewyse This is now the thirde tyme that Iesus appeared vnto his disciples after that he was rysen agayne from the deed Now whaÌ„ they had dyned Iesus sayde vnto Symon Peter SymoÌ„ IohaÌ„na louest thou me more then these do He sayde vnto him Yee LORDE thou knowest y t I loue the. He sayde vnto him Fede my laÌ„bes He sayde vnto him agayne the seconde tyme SymoÌ„ IohaÌ„na louest thou me He sayde vnto him Yee LORDE thou knowest y t I loue ye. He sayde vnto him Fede my shepe He saide vnto him y e thirde tyme Symon IohaÌ„na louest thou me Peter was sory because he sayde vnto him louest thou me And he sayde vnto him LORDE thou knowest all thinges thou knowest that I loue ye. Iesus sayde vnto him Fede my shepe Verely verely I saye vnto the Whan thou wast yoÌ„ge thou gerdedst thyselfe and walkedst whither thou woldest But whaÌ„ thou art olde thou shalt stretch forth thy handes and another shal gyrde the and lede the whither thou woldest not But this he sayde to signifye with what death he shulde glorifye God Whan he had spoken this he sayde vnto him Folowe me Peter turned him aboute and sawe the disciple folowinge whom Iesus loued which also leaned vpoÌ„ his brest at the supper and sayde LORDE who is it that betrayeth the WhaÌ„ Peter sawe him he sayde vnto Iesus LORDE but what shal he do Iesus sayde vnto him Yf I wil that he tary tyll I come what is that to the Folowe thou me Then wente there out a sayenge amonge the brethren This disciple dyeth not And Iesus sayde not vnto him He dyeth not but Yf I wil that he tary tyll I come what is that to the This is the same disciple which testifyeth of these thinges and wrote these thinges and we knowe that his testimony is true There are many other thinges also that Iesus dyd which yf they shulde be wrytteÌ„ euery one I suppose the worlde shulde not contayne the bokes that were to be wrytten The ende of the Gospell of S. Ihon. The Actes of the Apostles wrytten by S. Luke the Euangelist What the Actes conteyne Chap. I. The ascension of Christ. Mathias is chosen in the steade of Iudas Chap. II. The commynge of the holy goost The sermon of Peter before the coÌ„gregacion at Ierusalem and the increase of the faithfull Chap. III. The halt is restored to his fete Peter preacheth Christ vnto the people Chap. IIII. The Apostles are takeÌ„ and brought before the councell They are forbydden to preach but they turne them vnto prayer and are more obedient vnto God then vnto men Chap. V. The dyssemblynge of Ananias and Saphira is punyshed Miracles are done by the Apostles which are taken but the angel of God bryngeth them out of preson They are brought before the councell The sentence of Gamaliel The apostles are bett they reioyse in trouble Chap VI. Ministers or deacons are ordened in the congregacion to do seruyce in necessary thinges of the body that the Apostles maye wayte onely vpoÌ„ the worde of God Steuen is accused Chap. VII Steuen maketh answere to his accusacion rebuketh the hardnecked Iues and is stoned vnto death Chap. VIII Saul persecuteth the ChristeÌ„ The Apostles are scatred abrode Philip commeth in to Samaria Simon magus is baptised he dyssembleth Philip baptiseth the chamberlayne Chap. IX Paul is conuerted and confoundeth the Iues â–ª Peter rayseth Tabitha Chap. X. The vision that Peter sawe How he was sent to Cornelius The Heithen also receaue the sprete and are baptised Chap. XI Peter sheweth the cause wherfore he wente to the Heithen Barnabas and Paul preach vnto the Heithen Agabus prophecieth derth for to come Chap. XII Herode persecuteth the christeÌ„ kylleth Iames and putteth Peter in preson whoÌ„ the LORDE delyuereth by an angell The shamefull death of Herode Chap. XIII Paul and Barnabas are called to preach amonge the Heithen â–ª Of Sergius Paulus and Elymas the sorcerar Paul preacheth at Antioche Chap. XIIII Paul and Barnabas preach at Iâ—â—nium some beleue some stere vp sedicion Aâ— Listra they wolde do sacrifice to Barnabas and Paul which refuse it and exorte the people to worshipe the true God Paul is stoned after that commeth he to Derba lystra I conium and to Antioche Chap. XV. Variaunce aboute circumcision The Apostles pacifie the matter at IerusaleÌ„ Paul and Barnabas preach at Antioche Chap. XVI Timothy is circumcised Paul preacheth at Philippos and there is he put in preson Chap. XVII Paul coÌ„meth to Thessalonica where the Iues set the cite on a roore Paul escapeth and commeth to Athens where he preacheth the true and vnknowne God Chap. XVIII Paul preacheth at Corinthum contynuinge there a yeare and a half goeth agayne in to Syria commeth to Ephesus Cesarea and Antioche Of Apollos Aquila and Priscilla Chap. XIX Of the xij men whom Paul baptised at Ephesus and what miracles were done by him Demetrius moueth sedicion in the cite Chap. XX. Paul goeth in to Macedonia and in to Grekelonde At Troas he rayseth vp a deed body At Ephesus he calleth the elders of the congregacion together committeth the kepinge of Gods flocke vnto them warneth theÌ„ for false teachers maketh his prayer with them and departeth to shippe Chap. XXI Pauls iourneye by shippe Of Philippe the EuaÌ„gelist and Agabus the Prophet which warneth Paul not to go to Ierusalem He remayneth stedfast in his purpose and is taken in the
from y e kynge he came hauinge nothinge y t becōmeth a prest but bearinge y e stomack of a cruell tyraunte the wrath of a wylde brute beest Then Iason which had disceaued his owne brother seynge y t he him self was begyled also was fayne to fle in to y e lōde of y e Ammonites Menelaus gat y e dominiō But as for y e moneye y t he had promised vnto the kynge he dyd nothinge therin when Sostratus the ruler of y e castell requyred it of him For Sostratus was the man y t gathered y e customes wherfore they were both called before the kynge Thus was Menelaus put out of y e presthode Lysimachus his brother came in his steade Sostratus also was made lorde of the Cyprians It happened in y e meane season y t y e Tharsians Mallocians made insurreciō because they were geuen for a present vnto kynge Antiochus concubyne Then came y e kinge in all y e haist to still them agayne and to pacifie the matter leauynge Andronicus there to be his debyte as one mete therfore Now Menelaus supposinge that he had gotten a right convenient tyme stole certayne vessels of golde out of the temple and gaue thē to Andronicus for a present and some he solde at Tyrus and in the cities therby Which when Onias knewe of a suertye he reproued him but he kepte him in a santuary besyde Daphnis that lyeth by Antioche Wherfore Menelaus gat him to Andronicus and prayed him that he wolde slaye Onias So when he came to Onias he counceled him craftely to come out of the santuary geuynge him his honde with an ooth how be it he suspecte him and thē he slewe Onias without eny regarde of rightuousnesse For the which cause not only the Iewes but other nacions also toke indignacion and were displeased for the vnrightuous death of so godly a man And when the kynge was come agayne from Cilicia the Iewes and certaine of the Grekes wente vnto him complayninge for the vnrightuous death of Onias Yee Antiochus himself also was sory in his mynde for Onias so y t it pitied him and he wepte remembringe his sobernesse and manerly be hauoure Wherfore he was so kyndled in his mynde y t he cōmaunded Andronicus to be striped out of his purple clothinge so to be led thorow out all the cite yee and y e vngracious man to be slayne in y e same place where he committed his wickednes vpon Onias Thus y e LORDE rewarded him his punyshment as he had deserued Now when Lysimachus had done many wycked dedes in y e temple thorow the councell of Menelaus and the voyce came abrode the multitude gathered thē together agaynst Lisimachus for he had caried out now moch golde So when the people arose and were full of displeasure Lisimachus armed iij. M. vnthriftes to defende him a certayne tyraunte beynge their captayne which was growen both in age woodnesse But when the people vnderstode the purpose of Lysimachus some gat stones some good stronge clubbes some cast aszshes vpon Lisimachus Thus there were many of thē wounded some beynge slayne all the other chaced awaye But as for y t wicked churchrobber himself they kylled him besyde the treasury Of these matters therfore there was kepte a courte agaynst Menelaus Now when y e kinge came to Tyrus they made a cōplaynte vnto him of Menelaus concerninge this busynesse y e embassitours were thre But Menelaus wente promised Ptolomy to geue him moch money yf he wolde persuade the kynge So Ptolomy wēte to the kinge in to a courte where as he was set to coole him brughte him out of y t mynde In so moch y t he discharged Menelaus frō y e accusacions y t not withstondinge was cause of all myschefe and those poore men which yf they had tolde their cause yee before the Scythians they shulde haue be iudged innocēt thē he cōdēned to death Thus were they so one punyshed which folowed vpō y e matter for y e cite for y e people for y e holy vessell Wherfore they of Tyrus toke indignacion buried thē honorably And so thorow y e covetousnesse of them that were in power Menelaus remayned still in authorite increasinge in malyce to the hurte of the citesyns The V. Chapter AT y e same tyme Antiochus made him ready to go againe in to Egipte Thē were there sene at Ierusalem xl dayes lōge horsmē runninge to and fro in the ayre which had rayment of golde speares There were sene also whole hoostes of mē weapened horses runnynge in an ordre how they came together how they helde forth their shildes how y e harnessed men drew out their sweardes shot their dartes The shyne of y e goldē weapēs was sene of all maner of armure Wherfore euerymā prayed y t those tokens might turne to good Now whē there was gone forth a false rumo as though Antiochus had bene deed Iason toke a M. mē came sodēly vpō y e cite The citesyns rāne vnto y e walles at y e last was y e cite taken and Menelaus fled in to the castell As for Iason he spared not his owne citesyns in the slaughter nether considered he what greate euell it were to destroye y e prosperite of his owne kynsmen but dyd as one that had gotten the victory of his enemies and not of his frendes For all this gatt he not the superiorite but at the last receaued confucion for his malice and fled agayne like a vagabunde in to the londe of the Ammonites Fynally for a rewarde of his wickednesse he was accused before Aretha the kynge of the Arabians In so moch that he was fayne to fle from cite to cite beynge despysed of euery man as a forsaker of the lawes and an abhominable personne And at y e last as an open enemy of his owne naturall countre and of the citesyns he was dryuen in to Egipte Thus he y t afore put many out of their owne natyue londe peryshed from home him self He wente to Lacedemon thinkinge there to haue gotten sucoure by reason of kynrede And he that afore had casten many one out vnburied was throwen out him self no man mournynge for him ner puttinge him in his graue so that he nether enioyed y e buriall of a straunger nether was he partaker of his fathers sepulcre Now when this was done the kinge suspecte y t the Iewes wolde haue fallen from him wherfore he came in a greate displeasure out of Egipte toke the cite by violence He cōmaunded his men of warre also that they shulde kyll not spare but slaye downe soch as w t stode them or clymmed vp vpō y e houses Thus was there a greate slaughter of yonge men olde men women children and virgins In iij. dayes were there slayne lxxx M fourty thousande put in preson no lesse solde Yet was he not cōtent w t this