Ye knowe well that these handes haue ministred vnto my necessities and to them that were with me The .xxiii. Chapter THou shalt not course the ruler of the people The Saduces saye that there is no resurrection neither angell nor spirite But the phariseis graunt bothe The .xxv. Chapter IT is not the maner of the Romaynes to deliuer any man that he should perishe before that he which is accused haue the accusars before him and haue licence to aunswer for himselfe concerning the crime layde agaynst him My thinketh it vnreasonable for to sende a prisoner not to shewe the causes which are laide againste him The .xxvi. Chapter I Shewed fyrste vnto them of Damasco and at Ierusalem and through out all the coastes of Iewry to the Gentiles that they shoulde repent and turne to god and do the righte workes of repentaunce ¶ Here endeth the Actes of the Apostles ¶ The Epistle of S. Paule to the Romaynes the .i. Chap. FOr I am detter bothe to the Grekes and to them whiche are no Grekes vnto the learned and also vnto the vnlearned Likewise as muche as in me is I am redy to preache the gospel to you of Rome also For I am not ashamed of the gospell of Christ because it is the power of God vnto saluacion to all that beleue namely to the Iewe and also to the geÌ„tile The iust shall lyue by faithe His inuisible thinges that is to saye his eternall power and godhead are vnderstond and sene by the workes from the creation of the worlde When they counted themselues wise they became fooles And as it semed not good vnto them to be knowen of god euen so god deliuered them vp vnto a leude mynde that they should do the thinges whiche were not comely The .ii. Chapter THinkest thou this O thou man that iudgest them whiche do suche thynges and yet doest euen the very same that thou shalt escape the iudgement of god Either despisest thou the ryches of his goodnes pacience and loÌ„g sufferauÌ„ceâ— and remembreste not howe that the kyndenes of god leadeth the to repentaunce But thou after thine harde harte that cannot repent heapest together the treasure of wrathe against the daye of vengeaunce when shall be opened the righteous iudgement of god whiche will rewarde euery maÌ„ according to his dedes that is to saye prayse honoure and immortalitie to them which continue in good doynge and seke eternall life But to them that are rebellions and disobeye the trueth and folowe the iniquitie shall indignacion and wrath tribulacion and anguishe vpon the soule of euerye man that doth euill of the Iewe fyrst and also of the Gentile To euery man that doth good shall come prayse honoure and peace to the Iewe fyrst and also to the gentrie Before god they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be iustified Their conscience beareth witnes vnto them and also theyr thoughtes accusing one another or excusing at the daye when god shall iudge the secretes of meÌ„ by Iesus christ according to my gospell The name of god is euell spoken of amonge the gentiles thorowe you He is a Iewe whiche is hid within and the circumcision of the harte is the true circumcision which is in the spirite and not in the letter Whose prayse is not of men but of god The .iii. Chapter THere is none righteous no not one there is none that vnderstandeth there is none that seketh after God they all are gone oute of the waye they are all made vnprofitable there are none that doothe good no not one By the dedes of the lawe shall no fleshe be iustifyed in the sighte of god The righteousnes no doubt whiche is good before god commeth by the faith of Iesus Christ vnto all and vpon all that beleue All haue sinned and lacke the prayse that is of valure before god but we are iustified trely by his grace throughe the redemption that is in Christ Iesu whom god hath made a seate of mercy thorow faithe in his bloude to shewe the righteousnesse whiche before him is of valour in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are passed which god dyd suffer to shewe at this tyme the righteousenes that is alowed of hym that he mighte be contented iuste and a iustifier of him which beleueth in Iesus We suppose that a man is iustified by faithe without the dedes of the lawe The .iiii. Chapter ABraham beleued god and it was counted vnto hym for rightewisenes To him that worketh is the reward not reckened of fauoure but of duetie To him that worketh not but beleued on him that iustifieth the vngodly is fayth counted for rightwisenes Blessed are they whose vnrighteousnesse are forgeuen and whose synnes are couered Blessed is that man to whom the lorde imputeth no sinne Where is no lawe there is no transgression Christ was deliuered for our sinnes and rose agayne for to iustifie vs. The .v. Chapter WE also reioyce in tribulacion for we knowe that tribulacion bringeth pacience pacieÌ„ce bringeth experience and experience bringeth hope and hope maketh not ashamed for the loue of god is shead abrode in oure heartes by the holy ghost whiche is geuen vnto vs. Seyng that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for vs muche more then now seyng we are iustified in his bloud shal we be saued from wrath thorow him Lykewise as by the sinne of one condemnatxion came on all men euen so by the iustifying of one commeth the righteousnesse that bringeth lyfe vpon all men For as by one mannes disobedience many became synners so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous The .vi. Chapter WE are buried with hym by baptime for to dâ—e that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from death by the glory of the father euen so we also shoulde walke in a newe lyfe For yf we be grafte in death lyke vnto hym euen so muste we be in the resurrection Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodies that ye shoulde therunto obey in the iustes of it Neither geue your membres as instrumentes of vnrighteousenes vnto sinne but geue your selues to god as they that are alyue from death Let not sinne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace Remember ye not how that to whomsoeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey his seruauntes ye are to whome ye obeye whether it be of synne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousenes As ye haue geuen your membres seruauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie from iniquitie to iniquitie euen so nowe geue youre members seruauntes vnto righteousnes that ye maye be sanctified The reward of sinne is death but eternal lyfe is the gyft of god through Iesus Christ our lord The .vii. Chapter THe woman which is in subiection to a man is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he liueth Yf the man be dead she is losed from the lawe of the man So then yf while the manne lyueth she
myght be eased from their wyckednes the ten thousande part of men shulde not be made lyuynge And yf the iudge forgaue not those whiche he healed with his worde and yf he wold destroy the multitude that striueth there shuld be very fewe left in an vnnumerable multitude ¶ The .viii. Chapter THe most highest made this worlde for many but the world to come for fewe I will tell the a symilitude Esoras As when thou askeste the earthe it shall saye vnto the that it geueth muche moulde wherof earthen vessels are made but litle of it that golde commeth of euen so is it with the worcke of this worlde There be manye created but fewe shal be preserued Yf thou haue mercye vpon vs thou shal be called mercyfull where as we haue no worckes of righteousnes for the righteous whiche haue laid vp many good worckes together shal out of their dedes receaue rewarde ¶ The .ix. Chapter LYke as the felde is so is also the seede as the floures be so are the coloures also suche as the worckeman is suche is the worcke and as the husband man is him selfe so is his husbandry also ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter THe weaker that the worlde and the time is the more shall synne wyckednesse increase in them that dwell vpon earthe for the truthe is fled farre awaye and lesynge is harde at hande Yf so be that ye wyll subdue your owne vnderstandyng and reforme your herte ye shall be kept aliue and after deathe shall ye optaine mercy for after deathe shall the iudgement come when we shall lyue againe and then shall the names of the righteous be manifest and the workes of the vngodly shall be declared ¶ The .xv. Chapter THus saith the lorde god my right hand shall not spare the synners my sweard shal not cease ouer theÌ„ that shed innocent bloude vpoÌ„ earth The .xvi. Chapter ANd when youre synnes are brought forthe ye shal be ashamed before menne and youre owne synnes shal be your accusers in that daye Wo be vnto them that are subdued vnto theyr synnes and tangled in theyr wickednesse like as a felde is hedged in with bushes and the pathe thereof couered with thornes and that no manne maye trauayle thorow and so is he taken and cast in the fyre and brente ¶ The booke of Tobias The fyrst Chapter TObias gat him to Ierusalem vnto the temple of the lord there worshipped the lord god of Israel faythfully offeryng of al his first frutes tythes so that in the thyrde yeare he ministred all the tythes vnto the straungers conuertes Tobias taughte his son froÌ„ his youth vp to feare god and to refrayne from all synne Tobias fed the hungry clothed the naked and buried the dead and slayne diligently The .ii. Chapter THis temptatioÌ„ of blindnesse did god suffer to happen vnto hym that they whiche came after might haue an exaÌ„ple of his pacieÌ„ce lyke as of holy Iob for in so muche as he euer feared god froÌ„ his youthe vp kepte his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes he grudged not against god that the plage of blindnes chauÌ„sed vnto him but remained sted fast in the feare of god and thanked god all the dayes of his lyfe ¶ The .iii. Chapter BLessed be thy name o god of our fathers whiche when thou arte wroth shewest mercy and in time of trouble thou forgeuest the synnes of them that call vpon the. Whosoeuer loueth the and serueth the a right is sure of this that if his life be tempted and proued it standeth in the trying and yf he endure in patience he shall haue a rewarde and be hyghlye crowned if he be in troble that god no doubte shall delyuer him and yf his lyfe be in chastening that he shall haue leue to come vnto thy mercye For thou hast no pleasure in our damnation and why after a storme thou makest the wether fayre and styll after wepinge and heuynes thou geuest greate ioye ¶ The .iiii. Chapter HOlde thy mother in honoure all the dayes of her lyfe for thou oughteste to remember what and howe greate parels she suffered for the in her wombe Geue almes of thy goodes and turne neuer thy face froÌ„ the pore and so shall it come to passe that the face of the lord shall not be turned away from the. Mercy delyuereth from all synne from death and suffereth not the soule to come in darcknes A greate conforte is mercy before the highe god vnto all them that shewe it Whosoeuer worcketh any thynge for the immediatly geue him his hyre and loke that thy hyred seruauntes wages remayne not by the ouer nyght Looke that thou neuer do vnto another man the thinge that thou woldest not another manne shoulde do vnto the. The .vi. Chapter Yf thou layest a pece of the herte vpon the coales the smoke therof driueth awaye all maner of euell spretes wether it be from man or woman so that from thenceforthe the same shall come no more vnto them Heare me and I wyll tell the what they be of whome the deuyll hathe power Namelye they that receaue mariage of suche a fashion that they shute god oute from them and from theyr herte and geue theym selues to their owne luste euen as it were an horse and mule whiche haue no vnderstandynge vpon suche hathe the deuyll power But when thou takest Sara and art come in to her chaumbre wytholde thy selfe from her thre dayes and geue thy diligence vnto nothing but vnto prayer with her The .x. Chapter SO the elders embraced their doughter â—yssed her and let her goo exortyng her to honoure her father and mother in lawe to loue her husbande to rule well her housholde to kepe her house in good order to shewe her selte fawtlesse ¶ The .xii. Chapter IT is good to hyde the kynges secrete but to shewe the worckes of god to prayse them is an honorable thinge Prayer is good with fastyng and mercye is better then to horde vp treasures of golde For mercye delyuereth frome deathe clenseth synne and causeth to fynde euerlastyng lyfe But they that do synne and vnrighteousnes are the enemies of their owne soule When thou prayedest with teares and buriedest the deade and leftest thy dyner and hyddest the dead in thy house vpon the daye tyme that thou myghtest burye them in the nighte I offered thy prayer before the lorde You thougt that I dyd eate and dryncke wythe you but I vse meate that is muscible and drinck that can not be sene of menne The boke of Iudith The fourth Chapter BE ye sure that the lorde wyll here your petitions if ye continue stedfast in fastinges and prayers in the syghte of the lorde The .viii. Chapter Iudyth ware a smocke of heare and fasted all the dayes of her lyfe excepte the sabothes new mones the solempne daies that the people of Israell kepte The .ix. Chapter THy power o lord standethe not in the power of men neither hast thou anye plesur in the strenghte of horses
Chapter WHosoeuer coÌ„mitteth syn coÌ„mitteth vnryghteousnes also for synne is vnrighteousnes whosoeuer doeth not righteousnes is not of god nether he that loueth not his brother He that loueth not his brother abydeth in beathe Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a manne flear and ye knowe that no man flear hathe eternall lyfe abydynge in him Whosoeuer hath this worldes good and syeth his brother haue neade shutteth vp his coÌ„passioÌ„ from him howe dwelleth the loue of god in him Lette vs not loue in worde neyther in tounge but with the dede in verite for therby we know that we are of the verite can before hym quiete our bertes He that kepeth goddes commaundementes dwelleth in him and he in him therby we know that there abydeth in vs of the sprete whyche he gaue vs. The .iiii. Chapter BEleue not euery spirite but proue whether they are of God ornot In this appered the loue of god to vs ward because that God sent his onelye begotten sonne into the worlde that we myght lyue thorow him Herein is loue not that we loued god but that he loued vs and sent his sonne to make agrement for oure synnes Yf we loue one another god dwelleth in vs. and his loue is perfect in vs. Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of god in him dwelleth god and he in god There is no feare in loue but parsecte loue cafleth out all feare for feare hath painfulnes he the reateth is not perfecte in loue Yf a man saye I loue god and yet hate his brother he is a lyar For howe can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath sene loue god whoÌ„ he hath not sene The.v. Chapter GOds commaundementes are not greuous This is the victory that ouercommeth the worlde euen oure fay the who is it that ouercommeth the worlde but he which beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God There are thre which beare record in heauen the father the word and the holy ghost and these thre are one There are thre whiche beare recorde in carth the sprete and water and bloud and these thre are one This is the trust that we haue in god that yf we are any thyng accordyng to his will he heareth vs. And yf we knowe that he heare vs what soeuer we are we knowe that we shal haue the peticions that we desyre of hym Yf any man se his brother synne a synne that is nor vnto death lette him are and he shall geue him life for them that sinne not vnto death There is a sinne vnto death for whiche saye I not that a man should pray All vnrighteousnes is sinne and there is sinne not vnto death The worlde is all together sette on wyckednesse ¶ The seconde Epistell of S. Iohn the fyrste Chapter HAd nowe beseche I the lady not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto the but that same whiche we harde frome the begynnynge that we shulde loue one another and this is the loue that we shoulde walke after his commaundementes The .ii. Chapter WHosoeuer transgresseth and bydeth not in the doctrine of christ hath not god He that endureth in the doctrine of christe hath bothe the father and the sonne yf there come any vnto you and brynge not his learnynge him receaue not to house nether byd him god spede for he that byd hym god spede is partaker of his euyl dedes ¶ The Epistel of S. Iude the fyrste Chapter BEholde the Lorde shall come with thousandes of saynetes to geue iudgement againste all menne and to rebuke all that are vngodlye amonge them of all theyr vngodlye dedes whiche they haue vngodlye committed and of all theyr truell speakynges whiche vngodlye synuers haue spoken against him ¶ The Reuelation of S. Iohn the fyrste Chapter HAppy is he that redeth and they that heare the wordes of the prophesy and kepe the thinges which are writteÌ„ therin for the time is at haÌ„d Beholde he commeth with cloudes and all eyes shall se him and they also whiche persed hym I am Alpha and Omega the begynnynge and the endynge saith the Lorde almyghty whiche is and whiche was and whiche is to come The .ii. Chapter TO hym that ouer commeth wyll I geue to eate of the tree of lyfe which is in the middes of the paradise of god To him that ouercommeth wyll I geue to eate Manna that is hydde and wyll geue hym a white stone and in the stone a new name wrytten whiche no manne knoweth sauynge he that receaueth it I wyll geue vnto euery one of you accordynge vnto your worches To him that overcoÌ„meth and kepeth my workes vnto the ende I wyll geue power ouer nations and he shall rule them with a rodde of yron and as the vessels of a potter shall he brake them to sheuers The .iii. Chapter Yf thou shalt not watche I wyll come on the as a these and thou shalte not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon the. He that ouercommeth shal be clothed in whyt araye and I wyll confesse his name before my father and before his angels I know thy worches that thou art nether colde not hote I wolde thou were colde or hote So then because thou arte betwene both and nether colde nor hot I wyll spewe the out of my mouth because thou art riche and increased with goodes and hast uede of nothynge and knowest not howe thou arte wretched and miserable poore blynde and naâ—ed I counsel the to bye of me golde tried in the fyre that thou mayst be riche and whyt rayment that thou mayste be clothed that thy fylthy nakednes do not aâ—pere and annoynte thyne eyes with eye salue that thou mayste see As many as I loue I rebuke and chasten be seruent therfore and repent Beholde I stande at the dore and knocke yf anye man heare my voyce and open the dore I wyll come in vnto hym and wyll suppe with him and he with me To hym that ouercommeth wyll I graunt to syt with me in my seate euen as I ouercame and haue sytten with my father in his seate The .iiii. Chapter THe fyrste beste was lyke a lyon the seconde best lyke a calfe and the thyrde best hadde a face as a manne and the fourthe beste was lyke a â—yinge egle The .v. Chapter ANd when he had taken the booke the foure bestes the .xxiiii. elders fell downe before the lambe hauyng harpes and golden vialles full of odoures whiche are the prayers of saintes and they songe a newe songe saynge thou art worthy to take the boke and to open the seales therof for thou wast kylled hast redemed vs by thy bloude out of all kynreddes and tonges and people and nations and haste made vs vnto our god kynges and prestes and we shall raigne on the exche The .vi. Chapter I Sawe vnder the aulter the soules of theÌ„ that were kylled for the worde of god and for the testimonye whiche they had And they cried with â— loude voyce sayeng howe lang cariest thou lord
The Piththy and moost notable sayinges of al Scripture gathered by Thomas Paynell after the manner of common places very necessary for al those that delite in the consolacions of the Scriptures 1550. ¶ To the right excellent and moste gracious Lady my Ladye Maryes good grace Thomas Paynell sendeth gretynge NOtwithstaÌ„ding that this my collection of Scripture moste excellente and vertuous Ladye hathe no nede of any mans tuition or defense forasmuche as it contayneth onelye the simple and very true worde and sayinges of god yet after I had finished and ended the thyng and purposed by the counsell of a lerned man to publyshe it for mans consolacioÌ„ and learning youre graces fyery and â—eâ—ueÌ„t mynde to vertuous and godly liuing youre true intente and naturall inclinacion to the same your liberal hand and fauour to those whiche diligently do exercyse themselues in the spirituall and morall study of the sincere worde of god and agayne youre Graces benignitie and gentilnes of long tyme bounte fully to me declared enforced me to publishe it in your graces name Accept therfore this my labour moste excellant Lady as sente of your daylye Orator and moste humble seruaunt to your grace Rede the fruiteful lessons therof and digest them thorowly practyse and proue in very dede howe swete the Lordes wordes be vse the profitable doctrines of this litle boke for so doynge youre grace shall learne dayly more and more truly to know the Lord to tast releafe and to ensewe his holye and swete worde to loue and feare him to be his faithfull and obsequines handmaydeÌ„ â–ª and a diligent ensuer of his wil and sâ—eppes moste pleasaunt and voluntariously to beare the yoke of his most comfortable and swete commaundementes Thinke nor esteme not I moste humblye beseche youre grace this my gifte to be sleÌ„der in valure although of it selfe it be but litle for precious stones are of themselues in quantitie but lytle and yet for theyr naturall operacions and proprieties of greate estates moste hyely estemed Esteme the content of my boke and gifte that is the worde of God and not the slendernesse thereof esteme my faythful and true heart vnto your grace and not my simple and slender gyfte And yet yf this my poore and slender gyfte maye be wel and exactly wayd and pendred what thyng although it comprehende not al the fruiteful lessons of Scripture maye be compared vnto it For what is more exceleÌ„t or more precious then the word of god what thyng maye be estemed equall vnto it what ought to be more embraced of a christian theÌ„ Christes woâ—de then a pure and a christian lyfe then chastitie then humâ—â—…e then godly wisedome and pure doctrine the which with other vertuous and heauenly lessons are in this my briefe collection compendiously and fruitfully comprised Wherfore I euen humbly desire youre noble grace to accepte this my labour and small gift in good parte Accept I saye and embrace the worde of God for that truly vnderstanded and seriously ensued and folowed shal be to your graces spirituall encrease mooste comfortable comforte ¶ The fyrste Chapter of Genesis IN the begynning God created heauen and earth The earth was voyde and empty and darckenes was vpoÌ„ the face of the depe and the spirite of god moued vpon the face of the waters God called the drie land erthe and the gatheringe together of waters called he the sees God made two greate lightes a greater lighte to rule the daye and a lesse lyghte to rule the nyght God created man in his owne ymage in the ymage of God created he him male and female created he them And god blessed them and sayd vnto them Growe and increase and replenishe the earth and subdue it and haue dominion of the fyshe of the see and foule of the ayre and of euery lyuinge thinge that moueth vpon the earth ¶ The seconde Chapter AND in the seuenth daye God endued his worke whiche he had made In the .vii. daye also he rested from all his workes which he had made and God blessed the .vij. daye sanctified it because that in it he had rested frome all his worke which God ordeyned to make The Lord god also shope man euen dust froÌ„ the grounde and breathed in to his nostrelles the breath of lyfe and Adam was made a lyuing soule And the Lorde God plaÌ„ted a garden caste warde from eden and there he put man whome he had made The tree of lyfe and the tree of knowledge of good euil was in the widdes of the garden The Lorde god also tooke Adam and put him into the garden of eden that he might dresse and kepe it And the Lorde God commaunded Adam sayinge eatinge thou shalt eate of euery tree of the garden But as touching the tree of knowledge of good and euill thou shalt not eate of it Ele in what daye soeuer thou eatest there of thou shalt dye the death It is not good that Adam shulde be alone I will make hym an helpe whiche may be present with hym And so oute of the grounde shope the Lorde god euery beste of the felde and euery foule of the ayre and brought it vnto man that he might se how he wolde cal it For lyke wyse as man hym selfe named euery liuinge thinge euen so was the name thereof Man himselfe therfore named the names vnto all catel and foule of the ayre and to euery beast of the felde And for man founde he not an helpe that mighte be present with hym The Lorde god also caused a slombre to fall vpon AdaÌ„ and he stepte And he toke one of his ribbes and closed vp the fleshe in steade thereof And the ribbe which the Lorde God had taken from man made he a woman and brought her vnto man And man sayde This is now bone of my bones and fleshe of my fleshe she shall be called womaÌ„ by cause she was taken out of man For this cause shall man leue his father and his mother shal be ioyned with his wife and they shal become one fleshe and they were both naked the man and his wyfe and were not ashamed ¶ The .iij. Chapter THe serpent was subtiller then euery beast of the felde whiche the lorde god made The serpent sayde vnto the woman ye shall not dye the death but god dothe knowe that the same daye that ye eate there of your eyes shall be opened and ye shall be euen as goddes knowynge good and euill And the Lorde god called Adam and sayde vnto him where art thou whiche sayde I herde thy voyce in the Garden and was afrayde bycause I was naked and hyd my selfe Adam sayde The woman whome thou gauest to be with me gaue me of the tree and I dyd eate And the woman sayde yonder serpent begylyd me and I dyd eate The Lorde sayde vnto the serpent because thou hast done this thou art cursed aboue all cattell and aboue euery beast of the felde Vpon thy bellye shalt thou go and dust
wordes with discrecion He hath sparsed abrode and geuen to the poore and his righteousnesse remayneth for euer his horne shal be exalted with honoure The .cxiii. Chapter HE taketh vp the simple out of the duste and lyfteth the poore out of the myre That he maye set hym with the princes euen with the princes of his people The .cxviii. Chapter IT is better to truste in the Lorde then to put any confidence in man It is better to truste in the lorde then to put anye confidence in princes The .cxix. Chapter BLessed are those that be vndefyled in the waye and walke in the waye of the lorde Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies seke him with there hole herte For they whiche do no wyckednesse walke in his wayes It is good for me that I haue bene in trouble that I maye learne thy statutes The lawe of thy mouthe is dearer vnto me then thousandes of golde and syluer O howe swete are thy wordes vnto my throte yea swetter then hony vnto my mouthe Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete and a lyghte vnto my pathes My soule is alwaye in my hande When thy worde goeth forthe it geueth lyghte and vnderstandyng euen to the symple The .cxx. Chapter What reward shal be geuen vnto the thou false tong euen mighty and sharpe arowes with hoote burnynge coles They that sowe in teares shall repe in ioye he that now goeth in his waye wepyng and beareth forth good seede shall doutles come agayne with ioye and brynge his sheaues with him The .cxxvii. Chapter EXcepte the lorde buylde the house theyr laboure is but lost that buylde it Except the lorde kepeth the cytie the watche manne waketh but in vayne The .cxxxviii. Chapter THoughe the lorde be hye yet hathe he respect vnto the lowlye as for the proude he beholdeth him a farre of The .cxxxix. Chapter WHether shall I go then from the sprete or whether shall I go then from thy presence yf I clyme vp into heauen thou arte there yf I go downe into hell thou arte there also yf I take the wynges of the morenynge and remaine in the vttermoste partes of the sea euen there also shall thy hande leade me thi right hande shal hold me The .cxl. Chapter A Man full of wordes shall not prosper vpon the earthe The .cxli. Chapter SEt a watche O lorde before my mouth and kepe the doore of my lyppes The .cxlii. Chapter I Cried vnto the O lorde and sayd thou art my hope my portion in the lande of liuing The .cxliii. Chapter INter not into iudgement with thy seruant for in thy syghte shall no manne lyuynge be iustified The .cxlv. Chapter THe lorde is louinge vnto euery man and his mercy is ouer all his worckes The lorde is nye vnto all them that call vpon him yea all suche as call vpon him faithfully The .cxlvi. Chapter O Put not youre truste in princes nor in anye chylde of man for there is no helpe in them The .clxvii. Chapter HE hathe no pleasure in the strengthe of an horse neyther deliteth he in anye mans legges but the lordes delyte is in theym that feare him and put their truste in his mercy ¶ The Prouerbes the fyrst Chapter THe feare of God is the beginning of wysedome but foles despise wisedome and instruccion My sonne consent not vnto synners yf they entice thee and saye come with vs. In vayne is the net layd forth before the byrdes eies I haue called and ye refused it I haue stretched out my hande and no man regarded it but all my counsele haue ye despised and set my corrections at naught The .ii. Chapter Walke thou in the waye of suche as be vertuous kepe the pathes of the righteous The .iii. Chapter LEt mercye and faythfulnes neuer go from thee bynde them about thy necke and wryte them in the tables of thy hearte so shalte thou fynde fauoure and good vnderstandynge in the syght of god and men Be not wyse in thyne owne conceyte Whome the lorde loueth hym he chasteneth and yet delyteth in him euen as a father in his owne sonne All the thynges that thou canst desyre are not to be compared vnto wysedome Wythdrawe no good thynge from them that haue nede so long as thyne hande is able to do it Saye not vnto thy neyghboure go thy waye and come agayne to morowe wyll I geue thee where as thou hall nowe to geue hym The .iiii. Chapter THe chiefe poynt of wysedome is that thou be wyllyng to obteyne wysedome and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstandyng Take faste holde of doctrine and let her not go kepe her for she is thy lyfe But awaye from thee a froward mouthe and let the lippes of slaunder be far from the. The .v. Chapter THe lyppes of an harlot are a droppyng hony combe and her throte is more glystering then Oyle But at the laste she is as bitter as wormewood her tonge as sharpe as a two edged swearde The .vi. Chapter Go to the Emmet thou sluggarde consider her wayes and learne to be wyse She hath no guide nor ouersear nor ruler yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate and gathereth her foode togyther in the haruest These syre thynges doth the lorde hate and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth Aproude looke A lying tongue handes that shedde innocente bloude an hearte that goeth aboute with wicked ymaginacion feete that be swift in running to do mischiefe A false witnes that bryngeth vp lyes And suche one as soweth discord among brethrē An harlot wyll make a manne to begge his breade Maye a man take fyre in his bosome and his clothes not be brente Or can one go vpon hoote coales and his feete not be hurte Euen so who so euer goeth into his neyghbours wyfe and toucheth her cannot be vngyltye The .viii. Chapter They that seke me early shall fynde me The .ix. Chapter REproue not a scorner lest he owe the euyll wyll but rebuke a wyse manne and he wyll loue the. Stolen waters are swets and the breade that is priuely eaten hath a good taste The .x. Chapter A Wise sonne maketh a glad father but an vndiscrete son is an heuinesse vnto his mother Treasures that are wyckedly gotten profyte nothing but righteousnes deliuereth from death A wyse man wyll receyue warnynge Loue couereth the multitude of synnes He that refuseth to be refourmed desceyueth him selfe Where moche bablynge is there must nedes be offence and he that refraineth his lyppes is wise An innocent tonge is a noble treasure As vineger is to the tethe and as smoke is vnto the eyes euen so is a slouggyshe person to them that sendeth him forth The .xi. Chapter WHereno good counsayle is there the people decaye but where as many are that can geue coūsayle there is wealthe He that is suretye for a straunger hurteth hym selfe and he that medieth not with suretyshyppe is sure A fayre woman without discrete maners is like a rynge of golde in a swynnes snoute Some man
he is come to rest Who shall set a watche before my mouth and a sute seale vpon my lyppes that I fall not with them and that my tongue destroye me not The .xxiii. Chapter LEt not thy mouth be accustomed with fooâ—tyng for in it there are many fallen I man that vseth muche sweatyng shal be filled with wickednes and the plage shall neuer go from his house The .xxv. Chapter There thynges there are that my sprete fauoreth whych be also alowed before god and men The vnitie of brethren the loue of neygheboures a manne wise that agree wel together Thre thynges there be whiche my soule hatethe and I vtterly abhorte the lyfe of them A poore man that is proude A ryche man that is a lyer and an olde bodye that doteth and is vnchaste All wichednesse is nothyng to the wyckednesse of a womanne There is no wrathe aboue the wrathe of a woman Of the woman came the beggynning of sinne and thorowe her we all are deade The .xxvi. Chapter THere be thre thinges that my herte feareth and my face is a frayde of the fourth treason in a citie a sedicious people and noysome tongues all these are heuyer then death But when one is gelous ouer his wyfe it bryngeth payne and sorowe vnto the harte The whoredome of a woman maye be knowen the pride of her eyes and eyeliddes There be two thynges that graue my herte and the thyrde is a displeasure come vpon me When an experte man of warre suffereth scarcenesse and pouertye When menne of vnderstandynge and wysedome are not sette by and when one departeth from ryghteousenesse vnto synne There be two manner of thynges whiche me thinke to be harde and parlous A marchauÌ„te cannot lyghtly kepe bym from wronge neyther a tauerner hymselfe from sinne The .xxvii. Chapter LYke as a nayle in the wall stieketh faste betwyxte two stones euen so doth synne sticke betwixte the byer and the seller The tre of the field is knowen by his fruite so is the thoughte of mans herte knowen by his wordes The .xxviii. Chapter THe more wood there is the more vehemeÌ„te is this fyre and the mightier that men be the greater is the wrathe and the longer that the stryle endureth the more it burneth Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make doores and barres for thy mouthe Thou weyest thy golde and syluer why doest thou not weye thy wordes vpon the balaunce The .xxix. Chapter Helpe the poore for the coÌ„maundementes sake let hym not go emptye from thee because of his necessitie Laye vp thy almesse in the hande of the poore and it shall kepe the from all euell Surety shyppe hathe destroyed many a riche man Better it is to haue a poore lyuyng in a mans owne house theÌ„ delicate fare amoÌ„g the straunge The .xxx. Chapter THere is no rychesse aboue a sound body and no ioye aboue the ioye of the hearte Heauinesse hathe slayne many a man and brynge the no profyte zele and anger shorten the dayes of the lyfe carefulnesse and sorowe brynge age before the tyme. Vnto a mery herte euery thyng hath a good taste that he eateth The .xxxi. Chapter TRauayle and carefulnes for richesse taketh awaye the slepe and maketh the fleshe to consume He that loueth rychesse shall not be iustityed Yf thou syt at a great mans table open not thy mouthe wyde vpon it and make not manye wordes Yf thou fealest that thou hast eaten to much aryse go thy waye caste it out of thy stomacke take thy rest and it shall ease thee so that thou shalte bryng no sickenesse vnto thy body Wyne soberly dronken quickeneth the lyfe of man Yf thou drynkest it measurably thou shalte be temperate What lyfe is it that maye continue without wyne Wyne was made from the beginnyng to make men glad and not for dronkennes wyâ—e measurably dronken is a reioy syng of the soâ—le and body I measurable drynkyng is helthe to souâ—e and bodye But yf it be dronken with excesse it maketh bytternesse and sorowe vnto the mynde Dronkennes fylseth the mynde of the folyshe with shame and ruine minisheth the streÌ„gth and maketh woundes The .xxxii. Chapter IF thou be made a ruler pryde not thy selfe therin but be thou as one of the people Lyke as the Carbuncle stone shyneth that is set in golde so dothe a songe garnishe the wyne feaste and as the smaragde that is set in golde so is the swetenesse of musyke by the myrth of wyne The .xxxiii. Chapter BE sure of the matter then talke therof Be fyrse well instruct then mayest thou geue aunswere Why doth one daye excell another seyng all the dayes of the yeare come of the sunne the wysedome of God hath so parted them a sondre and so hathe he ordeyned the tymes and solempne feastes Some of them hath he chosen and halowed before other dayes And al meÌ„ are made of the grounde and out of the earth of Adam In the multitude of science hath the lorde sondred them and made theyr wayes of diuerse fashione Some of them hath he blessed made muche of them halowed them and claymed them to hymselfe But some of them hath he cursed brought them lowe and put them out of theyr estate Geue not thy sonne and wyfe thy brother frende powre ouer the whyle thou lyuesle and geue not awaye thy substaunce and good to another lest it repent the and thou be fayne to begge therfore thy selfe As long as thou lyuest and hast brethe let no man chaunge thee For better it is that thy chyldren do praye the then that thou shouldest be fayne to loke in theyr handes The fodder the whyppe and the burthen belongeth vnto the Asse Meate correction worke vnto thy seruaunt If thou haue a faythfull seruaunt let hym be vnto the as thyne owne soule intreate hym as a brother for in bloude haste thou gotten hym Yt thou haue a seruaunt holde hym as thy selfe for thou hast nede of hym as of thy lyfe The .xxxiiii. Chapter WHoso regardeth dreames is lyke hym that wyll take holde of a shadowe and folowe after the wynde Southsaying witchecrafte sorcery and dreamyng is but vanitie For dreames haue disceyued manye a man and fayled them that put theyr trust in them Whoso bringeth an offring out of the goodes of the poore dothe euen as one that kylleth the sonne before the fathers eyes The breade of the nedeful is the lyfe of the poore he that defraudeth hym thereof is a man of bloude Whoso robbeth his neighboure of his lyuyng doeth as greate synne as though he slewe hym to death He that defraudeth the labourer of his heyre is a bloud shedder He that washeth hym selfe because of a dead bodye and toucheth the dead againe what doeth his washing So it is with with a maÌ„ that fasteth for his synnes and doeth them agayne who wyll heare his prayer or what doeth his fastyng helpe hym The .xxxv. Chapter THe offeringe of the righteous maketh the aulter fat
at that last daye And this is the will of him that sent me that euery mā which seeth the sēne and beleueth on him haue euerlastyng lyfe And I wyll rayse hym vp at the last daye No man can come to me excepte the father whiche hath sent me drawe hym I am that lyuing breade whiche came downe from heauen Yf any man eate of this breade he shall lyue for euer And the breade that I wylt geue is my fleshe whiche I wyll geue for the lyfe of the worlde Verely verely I saye vnto you excepte ye eate the fleshe of the sonne of man and drinke his bloude ye shall not haue life in you Whosoeuer eateth my fleshe and drinketh my bloude hathe eternall lyfe and I wyll rayse hym vp at the laste daye for my fleshe is meate in dede and my bloud is drinke in dede He that eateth my fleshe and drinketh my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him As the liuing father hathe sent me euen so lyue I by my father he that eateth me shall lyue by me This is the breade whiche came from heauen not is your fathers haue eaten Manna and are dead he that eateth of this breade shall liue euer It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleshe profiteth nothing Then sayde Iesus to the twelue will ye also go awaye Then Simon Peter aunswered Master to whome shall we go Thou haste the wordes of eternal lyfe and we beleue and knowe that thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyuing god The .vii. Chapter THe worlde cannot hate you but me it hateth Because I testifie of it that the workes of it are euyll My doctrine is not myne but his that sente me Yf a man on the Saboth daye receaue circūcision without breaking of the lawe of Moses disdayne ye at me because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Saboth day Iudge not after the vtter apperaunce but iudge ryghteous iudgement Ye shall seke me and shall not fynde me and where I am thyther can ye not come Yf any manne thyrste let him come vnto me and drincke he that beleueth on me as saythe the scripture out of his belly shal flowe ryuers of water of lyfe This spake he of the sprete whyche they that beleued on him shulde receaue Dothe our lawe iudge any man before it heare him and knowe what he hathe done The .viii. Chapter LEtte him that is among you without synne caste the fyrst stone at her It is also wrytten in your lawe that the testimony of two menne is true I do nothing of my selfe but as my father hath taught me Yf ye continue in my wordes then are ye my very disciples and shall knowe the truth and the truthe shall make you free Yf ye were Abrahams children ye wolde do the dedee of Abraham Ye are of your father the deuyll and the lustes of your father ye wyll do He was a murderer frō the begynnynge and abode not in the truthe because ther is no truthe in him When he speaketh a lye then speaketh he of his owne For he is a lyer and the father thereof He that is of god heareth goddes wordes ye therfore heare them not because ye are not of god Yf a man kepe my sayenges he shall neuer see death Your father Abraham was glad to se my daye and he sawe it and reioysed The .ix. Chapter ANd as Iesus passed by he sawe a man which was blinde from his byrthe And his disciples aced hym saying Maister who did sinne this man or his father and mother that he was borne blynde Iesus answered neither hath this manne synned nor yet his father nor mother but that the workes of god shoulde be shewed on him I muste worke the workes of god that sent me whyle it is daye The nighte commeth when no manne canne worke As long as I ame in the worlde I am the lyght of the worlde We be sure that god heareth not synners but yf any man be a worshipper of god and do his wyll hym heareth he Sence the worlde began was it not hearde that anye man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde yf this manne were not of god he could haue done nothynge I am come vnto iudgement into this worlde that they whiche se not might se and they whiche se might be made blynde The .x. Chapter HE that entreth not in by the doore in to the shepefolde but climeth vy some other waye the same is a these and a robber He that goethe in by the dore is the shepeherde of the shepe to hym the porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce and he cauleth his own shepe by name and leadeth them out And when he hath sence forthe his owne shepe he goth before them and the shepe folowe hym for they knowe his voyce A straunger they wyll not folowe but will flye from hym for they knowe not the voyce of straungers The good shepehearde geueth his lyfe for the shepe An hyred seruaunt which is not the shepeherde neither the shepe archis owne se the wolfe comming and leueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catcheth them and scattereth the shepe I am that good shepe hearde and know myne and am knowen of myne As my father knoweth me euen so knowe I my father And I geue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are not of this folde them also must I bring that they maye heare my voyce and that there maye be one flocke and one shephearde No man taketh my lyfe from me but I put it awaye of my selfe I haue power to put it from me and haue power to take it agayne I and my father are one Though ye beleue not me yet beleue the workes that ye maye know and beleue that the father is in me and I in hym The .xi. Chapter WHen Iesus hearde that he sayde this infirmitie is not vnto deathe but for the laude of god that the sonne of god myght be praysed by the reason of it Yf a man walke in the daye he stombleth not because he seeth the light of this worlde but yf a man walke in the night he stombleth because ther is no light in him I am the resurreccion and the lyfe he that beleueth on me ye thoughe he were dead yet shall he lyue And whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth on me shall neuer dye And one of them named Cayphas which was the hye priest that same yeare sayed vnto them ye perceyue nothyng at al nor yet consider that it is expediente for vs that one man dye for the people and not that al the people perishe This spake he not of himselfe but beyng hye prieste that same yeare he prophecyed that Iesus shoulde dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he shoulde gather together in one the chyldren of god whiche were scattered abroade The .xii. Chapter THen toke Mary a pounde of oyntment called Nardus perfecte and precious and anoynted Iesus feete and wiped his feet
it with ioye and not with grefe for that is an vnprofitable thynge for you ¶ The Epistell of S. Iames the fyrste Chapter MY brethren count it excedyng ioye when ye fall into dyuers temptations for as moche as ye knowe howe that the entryng of your faithe bryngeth pacience and let pacience haue her perfecte worke that ye maye be perfecte and sounde lackyng nothynge Yf any of you lacke wysdome lette him axe of god whiche geneth to all menne indifferently and casteth no manne in the teth and it shal be geuen hym But lette him axe it in fayth and wauer not for he that douteth is lyke tghe waues of the sea tost of the wynde and caried with violence Neyther lette that manne thynke that he shall receaue any thing of the lorde a waueryng mynded man is vnstable in all his wayes Let the brother of lowe degree reioyce in that he is exalted the ryche in that he is made lowe for euen as the floure of the grasse shal he vanishe awaye The sonne riseth with heate and the grasse wydereth and his fioure falleth awaye and the beautie of the fashion of it perisheth euen so shall the riche manne perishe with his aboundaunce Happy is that manne that endureth in temptation for when he is tryed he shall receaue the crowne of lyfe whiche the lorde hath promised to them that loue hym God tempted not vnto euyl nether tempred he any manne But euerye man is tempted drawen awaye and entised of his owne concupiscence Then when luste hathe conceaued she bryngeth forth synne and synne when it is finished bryngeth forthe deathe Euery good gyfte and ruerye perfecte gyfte is from aboue and commeth downe from the father of lyght with whome is no variablenes neyther is he chaunged vnto darrkenes Lette euerye man be swyfte to heare slowe to speake and slowe to wrath for the wrathe of man worketh not that which is righteous before god Se that ye be doars of the worde and not heaters only deceauyng your selues with sophistry Pure deuotion and vndefiled before goo the father is this to visite the faberlesse wyddowes in their aduersytie and to kepe hymselfe vnspotted of the worlde The .ii. Chapter WHosoeuer shall kepe the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynt he is gyltye in all There shal be iudgement mercyles to him that sheweth no mercye and morcye reioyseth againste iudgement Faith yf it haue no dedes is deade in it selfe I manne is iustifyed of dedes and not of faythe onely Is the body without the spryte is dead euen so faithe without dedes is dead The .iii. Chapter IF a manne synne not in worde the same is a perfecte man and able to came all the body The tounge is a lytle member and bosteth greate thynges It is an vnruelyr euyll full of deadly poison the tounge can no manne came Yf any man be wyse and endued with learnyng among you let him shewe the worckes of conuersation in mehnes that is coupled with wisdome The wysdome that is frome aboue is fyrste pure than peasable gentle and easye to be intreated full of mercy and good frutes without iudgyng and without simulation yea the frute of righteousnes is soweÌ„ in peace of them that maintayne peace The .iiii. Chapter Ye axe and receyue not because ye axe amisse Knowe ye not howe that the frendship of the worlde is enemitie to godwarde Whosoeuer wyl be a frend of the world is made the enemy of god What thing is your lyfe It is not euen a vapoure that appeareth for a lytle time and then vanished awaye To hym that knoweth howe to be good and doth it not to hym it is sinne The .v. Chapter GO to now ye riche men wepe and howle on your wretchednes that shall come vpoÌ„ you Your riches is corrupt your garmeÌ„tes are mothe eaten your gold and your syluer are cankred and the rust of them shal be witnes vnto you and shall eate your fleshe as it were fyre Aboue all thinges my brethren sweare not nether by heauen nether by the earth nether by any other othe Let youre yea be yea and your naye naye lest ye fall into ypocrisie Yf any of you be disealed let him call for the elders of the congregation and let them praye ouer hym and anoynte him with oyle in the name of the Lorde and the prayer of fayth shall saue the sicke and the lorde shall rayse hym vp yf he haue committed sinnes they shall be forgeuen hym Confesse youre faultes one to another and praye one for another that ye maye be healed The prayer of a righteous manne auayleth muche yf it be feruent BrethreÌ„ yf any of you erre froÌ„ the truth another conuert hym let the same know that he which coÌ„uerted the synner from goinge astraye oute of his waye shall saue a soule from death and shall hyde the multitude of synnes ¶ The .i. Epistle of S. Peter the first Chapter GYrde vp the loynes of your mynoÌ„eâ— be sober trust perfectly on the grace that is brought vnto you by the declaring of Iesus Christ as obedient children not fashioning youre selues vnto your olde iustes of ignoraunce but as he whiche called you is holy euen so be ye holy in all maner of conuersation because it is written be ye holye for I am holy The father without respect of person iudgeth according to euery mannes workes Ye know how that ye were not redemed with corruptible siluer and golde from your vayne conuerrsation whiche ye receyued by the tradicions of the fathers but with the precious bloude of Christ as of a lambe vndefiled and with out spot which was ordeyned before the world was made but was declared in the last tymes for your sakes whiche by his meanes haue beleued on God that raysed him from death glorifyed hym that your faythe and hope might be in god Se that ye loue one another w e a pute heart feruently for ye are borne a new not of mortal sede but of immortall by the worde of god whiche lyueth and lasteth for euer All fleshe is as grasse and all the glorye of maÌ„ is as the floure of grasse The grasse withereth the flowre falleth awaye but the roord of the lord endureth euer The .ii. Chapter IF so be that ye haue tasted howe pleasaunt the lord is to whom ye come as to a liuing stone dissalowed ofâ—ten but chosen of god and precious and ye ae liuing stonce are made a spiritual house and an holy priste hode for to offer vp spirituall sacrifice acceptable to god by Iesus Christ Vnto you whiche beleue he is precious but vnto theÌ„ which beleue not the stone whiche the buylders refused the same is made the head stone in the corner and a stone to stumble at â—nd a rocke to offende them whithe stomble at the worde and beleue not that whereon they were set Derely beloued I beseche you as straungers and pilgrimes abstayne from fleshly lustes which fight against the soule and se that