Wo vnto you Pharises for ye loue to syt vppermost in the Sinagogges and to be saluted in the market Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrytes for ye are lyke couered sepulchres where ouer men walke and are not a ware of them Then answered one of the Scribes and sayde vnto him Master with these wordes thou puttest vs to rebuke also But he said And wo be to you Scribes and lawers also For ye lade meÌ„ with vntollerable burthens ye your selues touche theÌ„ not w t one of youre fyngers Math. Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which make clene y e vtter syde of y e cup and platter but w tin ye are full of robbery and vnclennesse Thou blynde Pharise clense fyrste the insyde of the cup platter that y e inside may be clene also Wo vnto you Scribes Pharises ye ypocrites whiche be lyke vnto paynted Sepulchres that appeare beautiful outward but w tin they are full of dead meÌ„s bones and al fylthynesse euen so are ye also Outewarde ye appeare righteous vnto meÌ„ but within ye are ful of ypocrisy and iniquite Wo be to you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which builde y e tombes of the Prophetes Luk But your fathers put theÌ„ to death Mat. and garnish y â— sepulchres of y e righteous and say yf we had bene in our fathers time we would not haue bene partakers w t theÌ„ in y e bloude of y e Prophetes Therfore ye be witnesses vnto your selues Luke and douteles ye beare wytnesse coÌ„sent vnto the dedes of your fathers mat that ye are the childreÌ„ of theÌ„ which slew y â— Prophetes Luke For ye build y â— sepulchres of y â— Prophetes but your fathers put theÌ„ to death mat Go to fulfyl ye also the measure of your fathers O ye serpentes O ye generacioÌ„ of vipers how wil ye escape the damnacion of hell Luke Therfore said y â— wysedeÌ„ of God mat Behold I sende vnto you Prophetes Luke Apostles Mat and wyse meÌ„ Scribes some of theÌ„ ye shal kil and crucifie some of theÌ„ shal ye scourge in your sinagoges persecute theÌ„ froÌ„ city to citie that vpon you may come Luk and be required mat all the righteous bloud Luk of al the Prophetes Mat which hath bene shed vpon the earthe Luk sence the foundacion of y e worlde of this generacion Mat. from y e bloud of righteous Abell vnto the bloude of Zachari the sonne of Barachias whoÌ„e ye slewe Luk whyche peryshed Mat betwene the temple and the aultare Uerelye I saye vnto you all thâ— thynges shal lyght vpon this generacion Luke Wo vnto you lawers for ye haue receaued the keye of knowledge ye are not come in youre selues and haue forbydden them that would haue bene in whaÌ„ he spake thus vnto them the Scribes and Pharises beganne to preasse sore vpon hym and to stoppe hys mouthe wyth manye questions and layed wayte for hym and soughte to hunte oute some thynge oute of hys mouthe that they myghte accuse hym Mathevv O Ierusalem Ierusalem thou that slaiest the Prophetes and stonest them that are sent vnto thee How oft would I haue gathered thy children together euen as the henne gathereth her chekens vnder her wynges and ye would not Beholde youre habitacion shal be lefte vnto you desolate for I saye vnto you ye shal not se me hence forth tyl ye say Luke Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord. Of the Iewes obstinacie of the wyddow which offred two mytes â—â—un 12. mar 12. luk 21. Cap. 132 ANd though he had done such sygnes before theÌ„ yet beleued they not on hym y â— the sayinge of Esay the Prophete might be fulfylled which he spake Lord who beleueth our preaching or to whoÌ„ is the arme of the Lorde oâ—ened Therfore could thei not beleue for Esay said againe He hathe blinded their eyes and hardened their heart that they shuld not se wyth eyes nor vnderstande with their heart and shuld be conuerted and he should heale them This said Esay whan he sawe his glory and spake of him Neuerthelesse many of the chiefe rulers beleued on him but because of the Pharises they would not be aknowen of it leste they shoulde be excommunicate for they loued more the prayse of men theÌ„ of god Iesus cried said He that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on him that sent me And he that seeth me seeth him that sente me I am come a lyght into the worlde that who so euer beleueth in me should not byde in darkenes and he that heareth my wordes and beleueth not I iudge hym not for I am not come to iudge the world but to saue the worlde He that refuseth me and receaueth not my wordes hath one alreadye that iudgeth hym The woorde that I haue spoken that shall iudge hym at the laste day For I haue not spoken of my selfe but the father that sent me hath geueÌ„ me a coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t what I shuld do say And I know y â— his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t is lyfe euerlasting Therfore loke what I speake y â— speake I eueÌ„ so as my father hath sayde vnto me Marke And Iesus sat ouer agaiÌ„st gods chest and behelde Luke theÌ„ that caste in their offeringes into the cheste Mar and how y â— people cast in monye and many that were riche put in much And there came a poore wedow put in two mites which make a farthinge Luke He sawe also a poore wedowe which put in two mytes Mat. And he called vnto hym his dyscyples and said vnto theÌ„ Uerely I saye vnto you this poore wedow hathe put more into the chest then al they y â— haue put in they all haue put in of their superfluitie Luke vnto y â— offering of God But she of her pouertie hath put in Marke al that she had euen her whole lyuynge Of the building of y â— teÌ„ple and of the threatening of y â— destruccioÌ„ of the same Mat. 24. Marke xiii Luke xxi Capi. Cxxxiii ANd Iesus went out and departed froÌ„ y â— teÌ„ple and his disciples came vnto hym to shew him y â— buildiÌ„g of the temple Luke And whan some spake of the temple that it was garnyshed wyth goodly stones Iewels Mat. Iesus answered said vnto them Sâ— ye not all these thynges Mark And what a buyldynge is this Math. Uerely I say vnto you Luke the time shal come wherein of all thys y â— ye see there shal not be left one stone vpon another which shal not be brokeÌ„ downe Math. And as he sat vpon the mounte Oliuet Marke ouer agaynst the temple Math. hys discyples came vnto him secretlye Mar. namely Peter Iames Iohn and Andrew asking him Mat. and sayinge Te â—vs whan shal these thinges come to passe what sygne shal there be of thy cominge and of the ende of the worlde Iesus answered sayde vnto them Take hede that
to pray the Lord of the haruest to sende workemen Mat. ix Mar. vi Luc. x. cap. xxxvi ANd Iesus went about in all cyties and townes teachynge in their synagoges and preaching the gospel of the kyngdome and healynge al maner sycknesse and all maner dysease amonge the people And whan he sawe the people he had compassion on them because they were pyned awaye and scattered abrode euen as shepe hauynge no shepeherde Then sayde he to his disciples the harueste is greate but the labourers are few wherfore pray the Lord of the haruest to sende forth labourers in to hys haruest Of the sendynge forthe of the twelue Apostles to preache with power to heale the dyseased Math. x. xi Mar. vi Luc. ix x. Capitu. xxxvii ANd he called hys twelue discyples vnto hym Marke And began to sende them two and two Mat. and gaue them power ouer the vncleane spirites to cast them oute and to heale al maner of syknesses and all maner of dyseases The names of y ◠twelue Apostles are these The first Simō called Peter Andrewe his brother Iames y e sonne of Zebede and Iohn his brother Philyp Bartholomew Thomas and Mathew the Publicane Iames the sonne of Alphe and Lebbeus otherwyse called Thaddeus Simon of Cana and Iudas Iscarioth whyche betrayed hym These twelue sent Iesus Luke to preach y ◠kingdō of god and to heale the sycke Mathe. and commaunded them sayinge Go not in to the wayes of the heathen and in to the cities of the Samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the loste shepe of the house of Israel go and preache sayinge The kyngedome of heauen is at hande heale the sycke clense the lepers rayse the deade caste oute the deuels frely◠ye haue receaued frely geue agayne possesse not golde nor syluer Marke And commaunded them that they shoulde take nothinge with them in their iorney saue onely a rode smal the vvhych the preacher amonge the Ievves vsed as novv among vs a sergeante dothe vse Luke And he sayd vnto them ye shal take nothing wyth you by the waye nother staffe greate vvhere vpon menne leane nor scrippe nor breade nor mony Mark. nor money in the gyrdell nor two cotes Math. nether shues Mar. But be shod wyth sandales Mat For the workeman is worthye of hys meate Into what so euer cytye or towne Marke or house ye shal enter Math. enquire in it who is mete for you and there abyde til ye go thence And whē ye come into an house salute y e same sayinge Peace be vnto thys house And yf y e house be mete for you your peace shall come vpon it But yf it be not mete for you your peace shall retourne to you agayne And if no man wil receyue you nor heare your preachyng depart out of y ◠citye or house and shake the dust of your feete Luk for a witnes ouer the math truly I say vnto you it shall be easier for the lande of Sodoma Gomorra in the day of iudgement then for y ◠city Be hold I sēd you forth as shepe amōge wolues be ye therfore wyse as serpētes and innocent as doues beware of men for they shal delyuer you vp to y e councels shal scourge you in theyr sinagoges ye shall be brought before prynces and kynges for my sake in wytnesse to them and to the gentils But when they delyuer you vp take no thought how or what ye shal speake for it shal be geuen vnto you euen in the same houre what ye shall say For it is not ye that speake but the spirite of your father which speaketh in you The brother shal delyuer the brother to death and y e father the sonne and the chyldren shall arise agaynste their fathers and mothers and shall helpe them to death and ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake But he that endureth to y e ende shal be saued When they persecute you in one citye flye into another I tel you for a truth ye shal not finyshe nor your successours conuertynge al the cityes of Israell tyl the sonne of man come to the vniuersal iudgement The disciple is not aboue the maister nother the seruaūt aboue the Lorde It is ynoughe for the disciple to be as hys maister and the seruaunt as his Lord if they haue called the good mā of the house Belzebub sayinge that he vvorked in Belzebub howe muche moore shall they call theym of hys housholde so Feare theym not therfore There is nothynge hydde that shall not be openlye shewed and nothynge secrete that shall not be knowen What I tell you in darckenesse that speake ye in lyghte and what ye heare in the eare that preache ye vppon the house toppes And feare ye not theym that kyll the bodye and b◠not able to kyll the soule But rather feare hym whiche is able to destroye bothe soule and body into hell Are not two sparowes solde for a farthynge Yet doeth there none of them lyght vpon the grounde without youre father And nowe are all the heere 's of youre Head tolde Feare ye not therefore ye are of moore value then manye Sparowes Therfore who soeuer knowledgeth me before menne hym wyll I knowledge also before my father whiche is in Heauen But whosoeuer denyeth me before menne him wyll I also denye before my father whyche is in Heauen Thyncke not that I am come to sende peace vppon Earthe I am not comme to sende peace but a Swerde For I am comme to sette a manne at varyaunce agaynste hys father and the Doughter agaynst the mother and the Doughter in lawe agaynste her mother in lawe and a mannes foes shall be they of hys owne houshold who so loueth father mother moore then me is not mete for me and he that loueth sonne or doughter more then me is not mete for me And he that taketh not his crosse and foloweth me is not mete for me who so fyndeth hys lyfe shall lose it and he that looseth hys lyfe for my sake shal fynde it Luk He that heareth you heareth me and he that dispiseth you dispyseth me but whoso despiseth me despiseth hym that sent me mathe he that receaueth you receaueth me and whoso receaueth me receaueth hym that sent me And he y ◠receaueth a prophet in y e name of a prophet shal receaue a prophetes rewarde He that receaueth a righteous mā in y e name of a righteous mā shall receaue a ryghteons mans rewarde And whosoeuer geueth vnto one of the least of these a cup of cold water only to dryncke in y e name of a disciple verely I say vnto you he shal not lose hys reward And it came to passe when Iesus hadde made an ende of commaundynge his twelue disciples Luke they departed and went thorow the townes preachynge the gospell and healyng euery wher mar and they went forth and preached that men shoulde do penaunce and they cast out many deuyls and many
lyueth and beleueth on me shal neuer dye beleuest thou this She sayde vnto hym ye Lorde I beleue that thou arte Christe the sonne of GOD whyche shoulde come into the worlde And whan she had sayde this she went hir waye and called Mary her syster secretly and said The master is come and calleth for the. She whan she herd that rose vp quyckly and come vnto hym for Iesus was not yet come in to the towne but was yet in y â— place wher Martha met hym The Iewes that were with her in the house and comforted her when they saw Mary that she rose vp hastely and wente out they folowed sayd she goeth to the graue to wepe there Now when Mary came where Iesus was and sawe hym she fell downe at hys fete and sayd Lord yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade Whan Iesus saw her wepe and the Iewes wepynge also that came with her he groned in the spirite and was sory wyth in hym selfe and sayde where haue ye layed hym They sayde Lorde come and se Iesus wept Then sayd the Iewes beholde howe he loued hym but some of them sayde could not he whiche opened the eyes of y â— blynde haue made also that thys man shoulde not haue dyedâ— But Iesus groned againe in hym selfe and came to the graue it was a caue and a stone layed on it Iesus sayd take away the stone Martha the syster of him that was deade sayde vnto hym Lorde he stinketh alreadye for he hathe bene deade foure dayes Iesus sayd vnto her sayd I not vnto thee that yf thou dyddest beleue thou shouldest see the glorye of God Then toke they away the stone where the deade laye Iesus lyfte vp his eyes and sayde Father I thanke thee that thou haste hearde me Howe be it I knowe that thou hearest me alwaye but because of y e people that stande by I sayde it that they maye beleue that thou haste sente me whan he had sayd thys he cryed lowde Lazarus come forthe And the deade came forthe bounde hande and foote with graue clothes and his face bounde wyth a napkyn Iesus sayde vnto them lowse hym and lette hym goo Many now of the Iewes whiche were come vnto Marye and sawe what Iesus dyd beleued on him But some of them wente theyr waye vnto the Pharyses and tolde theym what Iesus hadde done ¶ Of the conspiracye made agaynste Iesus and of his going to Ephraim Ioh. xi Capitulo C. vii THen the hyghe priestes and the Pharises gathered a counsell and sayde What do we Thys man dothe manye myracles yf we let hym goo thus all men wyll beleue in hym TheÌ„ shall the Romaines come and take awaye oure lande and people but one of them named Cayphas whiche was hyghe prieste the same yeare sayde vnto them ye know nothynge nother consyder ye anyethynge at all It is better for vs that one man dye for the people then that all the people shoulde peryshe Thys sayde he not of hym selfe but for as muche as he was hyghe prieste of the same yeare he propheâ—yed For Iesus was for to dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he should gather together the chyldren of God whyche were scattered abroade From that daie fourth they toke counsel how they myght put him to death Iesus walked no more openly among the Iewes but went from thence in to a countrey by the wyldernesse to a cytie called Ephraim there had he his beynge wyth his disciples The Iewes Easter was nye at hande and there went vp many to Ierusalem oute of that countrey before the Easter to purifie them selues Then stode they vp and asked after Iesus spake amoÌ„ge them selues in the teÌ„ple What thincke ye that he commeth not to the feaste The hyghe priestes and the Pharises had geuen a commaundement that yf any manne knewe where he were he should shew it y â— they myght take him ¶ Of hys departynge from Ephraim to Ierusalem Mat. xx Mar. x. Luk. xviii Cap. C. viii THey were in the waye goinge vp to Ierusalem and Iesus wente before them and they were astonnyed and folowed hym and were afrayed Math And Iesus wente vp to Ierusalem toke the twelue Disciples asyde in the way and secretlye sayed agayne vnto them Math and tolde them what shoulde happen vnto him Luke and sayd vnto them beholde we go vp to Ierusalem and it shal all be fullfilled that is written by the prophetes concernynge the sonne of man Mar He shal be delyuered vnto the hyghe priestes Scribes and elders Math and they shall condemne hym to death and shall delyuer hym vnto the heythen to be mocked to be scourged to be crucified Luke and to be spitted vpon and when they haue scourged him they shall put him to deathe and vpon the thyrd day shal he ryse agayne And they vnderstode nothinge of these thynges and this sayinge was hyd from them and they perceaued not the thynges that were spoken ¶ Of the true Lepers healed in the waye Luc. xvii cap. Cix ANd it fortuned when he toke his iourney towarde Ierusalem he wente thorowe the middest of Samaria and Galile And as he came to a towne there mette him ten Lepers whiche stode a farre of and lyfte vp theyr voyce and sayed Iesu master haue mercy vpon vs. And wheÌ„ he sawe them he sayde vnto them goo and shewe youre selues vnto the priestes and it came to passe as they went they were clensed and one of them whan he sawe that he was clensed he turned backe againe and praised God with loude voyce and fell downe on his face at hys feete and gaue hym thankes And the same was a Samaritane Iesus answered and sayde are there not ten clensed But where are those nine Ther were els none found that turned agayne and gaue God the prayse saue onely thys straunger And he sayde vnto hym aryse goo thy waye thy fayth hath made the whole ☞ Howe the Samaritans receaued not Chryste Luke ix Capit. C. x. ANd it fortuned whan the tyme was fulfylled that he shoulde be receaued vp from heÌ„ne he turned hys face to go strayght to Ierusalem and before hym he sente messengers whiche wente theyr waye and came into a towne of the Samaritanes to prepare lodgynge for hym and they would not receaue him because he had turned hys face to goo to Ierusalem But whan his disciples Iames and Iohn sawe that they sayde Lord wilt thou that we commaunde that the fier come downe from heaueÌ„ and consume them as Elias dyd Neuerthelesse Iessus turned hym aboute and rebuked them and sayde Knowe ye not what maner of sprite ye are of the sonne of man is not come to destroy mens soules but to saue them And they wente into another towne The peticion of the chyldren of zebede mat xx Mar. x Ca. cxi THen came vnto him the mother of Zebedes chyldren with her sonnes fell downe before hym and desired
no maÌ„ deceaue you for there shal many come in my name saye I am Christ and shal deceaue many Luke and the tyme shal drawe nye folowe them not Math. Ye shal heare of warres and of the noyse of warre Luk But whan ye heare of warres and insurreccions be not ye afraied For suche must come to passe but y â— ende is not yet thereof so sone TheÌ„ said he vnto theÌ„ One nacion shal rise agaiÌ„st another one realme against another And there shal be great earthquake here there pestileÌ„ce and dearth and fearfull thinges and great tokens shal there be froÌ„ heauen Math All these are the begynnynge of sorowes Marke But take ye hede to your selues Luke But before al these they shall laye handes vpon you and persecute you Mat they shall put you to trouble and shal kyl you Mar they shal deliuer you vp to the councels and synagoges and ye shal be beaten and brought before Princes kynges for my sake Luk But this shal happeÌ„ vnto you for a witnesse Mat. Then shal many be offended shal betray hate one another And many false prophetes shall arise shall deceaue many because iniquite shal haue the vpper haÌ„d y e loue of many shal waxe cold abate But who so endureth vnto y e ende the same shal be saued And this gospell of the kyngedome shal be preached in all the worlde for a witnesse to all people and then shall the ende come Marke Now whaÌ„ they shal lede you deliuer you vp Luke Be at a point therfore in your heartes that ye take no thought how ye shal answere Marke For it is not yr y â— speake but the holy gost Luke For I Marâ— in y e same houre Luke wil geue you mouth wysedoÌ„ against the which al your aduersaries shal not be able to resist Mar One brother shal delyuer another to death and y â— father the sonne y e childreÌ„ shal ryse agaiÌ„st theyr fathers and mothers and shall helpe them to deathe Luke ye shal be delyuered vp euen of your elders brethreÌ„ kynsfolkes and frendes and ye shal be hated of euerye manne for my names sake and yet shal not one heere of your heade peryshe holde faste youre soules with paryence ¶ Of the commynge and persecucion of Antechrist Math. xxiiii Marke xiii Luke xxi Capitu. C. xxxiiii WHen ye therefore shall se the abhominacion desolation where of it is spoken by Daniel the prophete standinge in the holy place marke where it ought not Mat whoso readeth it let hym marke it well Luke that the desolation of IerusaleÌ„ is at hande math Then lette them which be in Iewry flye vnto the mouÌ„taynes and lette him whiche is in the house toppe not come doune to â—et any thinge oute of his house and let hym which is in the felde not turne backe to fetche his clothes Luke And let suche as be in the middest therof depart out and lette suche as be in the countreys not come therin for those are the daies of vengeaunce that euery thing which is wrytten maye be fulfylled But wo vnto them that are with chylde and to them that geue sucke in those dayes Math but praye ye that youre fiyghte be not in the wynter nor in the Sabboth Luke For there shal be greate trouble vpon earthe and wrathe ouer thys people and they shall fall thorow the edge of the sweard and he led captiue amonge all nations And Ierusalem shal be troden downe of the Heythen vntyll the tyme of the Heythen be fulfylled ¶ Of the signes of the consumation of the worlde Math. xxiiii mar xiii Luc. xviii Ca. C. xxxv ANd he said to his disciples y e tyme shal come whan ye shal desire to se one day of y e sonne of man and shall not se it Math Then shall there be greate trouble Marke for in those dayes there shal be suche trouble as was not from the begynnynge of the creatures whiche God created vnto this tyme nother shal be And yf the Lorde had not shortened those dayes there should no man be saued But for the electes sake whome he hath choseÌ„ he hath shortened those dayes then yf anye manne shall saye vnto you lo here is Christe or there beleue it not Luk goo not you nother folow Mat for there shal aryse false Chrystes and false prophetes and shall do great tokens and wonders Marke to deceaue euen the verye chosen yf it were possible but take ye hede beholde I haue tolde you all before Math Wherfore yf they shall say vnto you beholde he is in the wyldernesse go not ye fourth heholde he is in the chamber beleue it not Luke for as the lyghtenynge shyneth aboue from the heauen and lighteth ouer all that is vnder heauen Mat so shal the coÌ„myng of the sonne of man be in his day for wher soeuer a dead carcase is ther will the Aegles be gathered together Luke But fyrste muste he suffer manye thynges and be refused of thys generacion Of the laste signes of the consumation of the worlde Mat. xxiiii Luc. xxi Capi. C. xxxvi IMmediatlye after the trouble of the same tyme shall the sunne and the moone lose their lyghte and the starres shall fall from heauen Luke And there shal be tokens in the sunne and moone and starres the people shal be in perplexite through the confusion and roring of the sea and waters that men shall pyne awaye for feare and for loking after the thinges whyche shall come vpon earthe math And the powers of heauen shal moue ¶ Of the comminge of Christe the iudge diuerselye sygnified Math. xxiiii Luke xvii xxi Mar. xiii Cap. C. xxxvii ANd then shall appeare the sygne of the sonne of man in heaueÌ„ and then shall all the kinredes of the earthe mourne and they shall see the some of manne come in the cloudes of heauen with greate power and glorye And he shall sende his aungels wyth the greate voyce of a trumpe and they shall gather together his chosen from the foure windes from one ende of the heauen to the other mar from one ende of the earth to the other math Learne a similitude of the fygge tree whan his braunch is yet tender and his leaues sprong mar ye know that the sommer is nie Luke but when these thinges beginne to come to passe then loke vp and lyft vp your heades For youre redempcion draweth nye and he tolde them a similitude Behold the figge tree and all the trees whan they nowe shute forthe theyr buddes ye se by them and perceaue that sommer is now at hande mar So in lyke wise whan ye se all these thinges come to passe math be ye sure that it is nye euen at the dores Luke the kingdome of God Uerely I saye vnto you thys generation shall not passe tyll all be fulfilled heauen and earthe shal passe but my wordes shall not passe But take hede to youre selues that youre
holye ghost was in him an answere was geuen hym of the holye ghost that he should not see death before he had sene the Lordes Christe And he came by inspiration into the temple And when the Elders broughte the chylde Iesus in the temple to doe for hym after the costume of the law then tooke he hym vp in hys armes and praysed God and sayde Lorde now lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace accordynge to thy promesse For myne eyes haue sene thy Sauiour whome thou haste prepared before the face of al people A lyghte for the lyghtenynge of the Heathen and for the prayse of the people of Israel And his father and his mother meruayled at the thynges whiche were spoken of him And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother Beholde thys chylde shal be set to a fall and to an vprysynge agayne of many in Israell and for a tooken whiche shal be spoken agaynste And the swearde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of manye heartes maye be opened And there was a Prophetisse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser whiche was of a greate age and had lyued seuen yeares with her husbande from her virginite and hadde nowe bene a wydowe aboute foure score and foure yeares which came neuer frō the temple seruing God with fastynge and prayinge daye and night the same came forth also the same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of hym vnto all those that loked for the redemption of Israell And when they had perfourmed all accordynge to the lawe of the Lorde they retourned into Galile to theyr owne cytye Nazareth And the childe grewe and waxed stronge in spirite full of wysdome and the grace of God was with hym ☞ Of hys flyte into Egypte and occision of the Innocentes and of hys retournynge oute of Egypte Math. ii Cap. xi WHen the wyse men were departed Beholde the angel of the Lord appeared to Ioseph in a dreame saying arise and take y ◠chylde and his mother and flye into Egypt and abide there tyl I brynge thee worde For Herode wyl seke the chylde to distroye hym Then he arose and toke the chylde and hys mother by nyghte and departed into Egypte and was there vnto the deathe of Herode that the thynge myghte be fulfylled whyche was spoken of the Lorde by the Prophet which sayeth * Out of Egipt haue I called my sonne Then Herode perceauyng he was deceaued of the wise men was exceadynglye wrothe and sente forthe and slewe the yere after Christes natiuite all the chyldren that were in Bethleem and in all the coastes therof as manye as were two yeare olde and vnder accordyng to the tyme whych he hadde diligentlye searched oute of the wyse men Then was that fulfylled whyche was spoken by the Prophete Ieremy sayinge * On the hylles was a voyce herd great mourning weping and lamētacion Rachel weping for her children and woulde not be comforted because they were not When Herode was deade the seuenth yere after suche flyghte Behold an aungell of the Lorde appeared in a dreame to Ioseph in Egipt sayinge aryse and take the childe and his mother and go into the lande of Israel For they are deade which sought for the chyldes lyfe And he arose vp and toke the chylde and hys mother and came into the lande of Israel But when he hearde that Archelaus dyd raygne in Iewry in the rowme of his father Herode he was afraied to go thether Notwithstandynge after he was warned of God in a dreame he turned asyde in to the partes of Galile and wente and dwelte in a cytie called Nazareth to fulfyll that which was spoken by y e Prophetes * he shall be called a Nazarite ☞ Of Iohns habitacion in the Deserte Luc. i. Capi. xii ANd the chylde grewe and waxed stronge in spirit and was in the wyldernes tyl the time that he should shew hym selfe vnto the people of Israell ☞ Of the fyndyng of Christ in the temple Luc. ii Cap. xiii ANd his Elders went to Ierusalem euery yeare at the feast of easter After they vver returned out of Egipt And whē he was twelue yeare olde they went vp to Ierusalem after the costume of the feast And when they had fulfilled the dayes and were gone home agayne the chylde Iesus abode styll at Ierusalem And hys Elders knewe it not but thoughte he hadde bene in the companye And they came a dayes iourneye and soughte him amonge their kinsfolkes and acquayntaunce And when they founde hym not they went agayne to Ierusalem sought hym And it fortuned after thre dayes that they founde hym in the temple syttynge amonge the teachers hearynge them and aposyng theym And al they that heard him wondred at his vnderstanding and aunswere And whē they saw him they were astonied his mother sayd vnto him my son why hast thou done this vnto vs Behold thy father and I haue sought thee sorowing And he sayd vnto thē what is it y ◠ye haue sought me Wist ye not y ◠I must go about my fathers busines they vnderstod not y ◠sayīg y ◠he spake vnto thē And he wēt downe w t them came to Nazareth and was obedient vnto thē And hys mother kepte al these wordes in her heart And Iesus increased in wisdō age fauoure wyth God and men ☞ Of y ◠autoritie of preaching and Baptisynge geuen vnto Iohn of God Luk. iii. Iohn i. Mark i. Math. iii. Cap. xiiii IN the. xv yeare of y e raigne of Tyberius y e Emperour when Pōtius Pilate was leftenaūte in Iewry Herode one of y e. iiii princes in Galile hys brother Philip one of y e. iiii princes in Iturea in y e costes of Traconitis Lisanias one of y e. iiii prynces of Abilene whē Annas Caiphas wer hie priestes Ioh Ther was sent frō god a man whose name was Iohn The same came for a witnes to beare witnes of y e light y ◠thorowe him they all myght beleue He was not that lyghte but that he myght beare wytnesse of the lyghte That was the true lyght which lighteth all men y ◠come in to this world He was in the worlde and the world was made by hym and the worlde knew hym not He came into hys owne and hys owne receaued hym not but as many as receaued hym to them gaue he power to be the children of God euen suche as beleue in hys name Whiche are not borne of bloude nor of the wyl of the flesh nor of the wil of man but of God Luke Then came Math. in those dayes Luke the worde of God vnto Iohn the sonne of Zachari in the wyldernesse Marke Behold I sēde a messēger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy way before thee Luke And he came in all the coastes about Iordane and preached the baptime of penaunce for the remission of synnes as it is written in
are all thynges readye And they beganne all together to excuse them selues one after another The fyrste sayde vnto hym I haue boughte a ferme I must nedes go foorthe and se it I praye thee haue me excused And the seconde sayde I haue boughte fyue yoke of oxen and nowe I go to proue them I pray the haue me excused And the thyrde sayde I haue maryed a wyfe therefore canne I not come And the seruaunte came and brought hys Lorde word againe there of Then was the good manne of the house dyspleased and sayde vnto hys seruaunte Go oute quickely in to the stretes and quarters of the cytye and bringe in hether the poore and creppel and lame and blynde And the seruauÌ„t said Lord it is done as thou hast commauÌ„ded and there is yet more rowme And the Lorde sayde vnto the seruauÌ„t Go oute into the hyghe wayes and to the hedges and compell them to come in that my house maye be fylled But I saye vnto you that none of those meÌ„ whiche were bydden shall caste of my supper That for Christes sake we muste hate our pareÌ„tes Luc. 14. cap. 72 THere wente muche people with hym and he turned hym about and sayde vnto them yf any maÌ„ come to me and hate not his father mother wyfe chyldren brethren systers yea and hys owne lyfe also he cannot be my disciple And who so euer beareth not hys crosse and foloweth me cannot be my disciple Whyche of you is it that wyll buylde a tower and sytteth not downe fyrste and counteth the coste whether he haue sufficient to performe it Leaste after he hath layed the foundacion and is not able to performe it all they that see it begynne to laughe hym to scorne and to saye Thys manne beganne to buylde and is not able to perfourme it Or what Kynge wyll goe make battell agaynste another Kynge and sytteth not downe fyrste and casteth in hys mynde whether he be able wyth ten thousande to meete hym that commeth agaynste hym wyth twentye thousande Or elles whyle the other is yet a greate waye of he sendeth Embassage and desyreth peace Sâ— lykewyse euerye one of you that forsaketh not all that he hath canne not be my Disciple Salte is a good thing but if the Salt be vnsauery what shal they season wyth all It is nother good vppon the Lande nor in donge hyll but shall be caste awaye He that hathe Eares to heare lette hym heare ☞ Of the feast of Tabernacles and predication of Christes Passion Mathe. xvii Mar. ix Luke ix Iohn vii Capitulo lxxiii ANd beynge departed frome thence Iohn Iesus after that went about Galile for he wolde not walke in Iewry because the Iewes foughte to kyll hym But the Iewes feast of Tabernacles was at hande Then sayde hys brethren vnto him Get thee hence and goe into Iewry that thy disciples also may see thy workes that thou doest He that seketh to be openlye knowen doeth nothynge in secrete yf thou doe suche thinges then shewe thy selfe before the worlde For hys brethren also beleued not in hym Then sayde Iesus my time is not yet come but your tyme is alway readye The worlde cannot hate you but me it hatâ—th because I testifie of it that the workes of it are euyl Go ye vp vnto the feast I wyll not goe vp yet vnto thys feaste for my tyme is not fulfyled When he hadde sayde vnto theym he abode styll in Galile Mathe While they wer occupied and conuersaunt in Galile Mar he taught hys disciples and sayde vnto theym The sonne of manne shall be delyuered into the handes of menne and thei shall putte hym to death and when he is putte to deathe he shall ryse agayne the thyrde daye But they vnderstode not that worde and it was hydden from theym that they perceyued it not and were afrayed to aske hym Mathe and they were verye sorye Iohn But assoone as hys brethren were gone vp then went he vp also vn to the feast not openlye but as it were secretely Then the Iewes sought him at the feast and sayde Where is he And there was a great rumour of him amonge the people Some sayde He is God But other sayde No he doeth but deceaue the people Howe be it no manne spake frelye of hym for feare of the Iewes But in the myddes of the feaste wente Iesus vp into the Temple and taughte And the Iewes maruayled and sayde Howe canne he the Scriptures seynge he hathe not learned it Iesus aunswered them and sayd My doctrine is not myne but his that hath sent me Yf any man wyl do hys wyll he shall knowe whether thys doctrine be of God or whether I speake of my selfe he that speaketh of hym selfe seketh hys owne prayse but he that seketh the prayse of hym that sent hym the same is true and there is no vnryghteousnesse in hym Hath not Moses geuen you the lawe and none of you kepeth the lawe Why goe ye abouâ—e to kyll me The people aunswered and sayde Thou hast the Deuyl who goeth aboute to kyll thee Iesus aunswered and sayd one worke haue I done and ye all maruayle Moses gaue you the circumeirioÌ„ not because it commeth of Moses but of the fathers yet do ye circumcise a maÌ„ vpon the Sabboth yf a man receaue circumcision vpon the Sabboth that the law of Moses shoulde not be broken disdayne ye then at me because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Sabboth Iudge not after the vtter apperauÌ„ce but iudge righteous iudgement Then sayde some of them of Ierusalem Is not thys be whome they goâ— aboute to kyll And beholde he speaketh boldelye and they saye nothing vnto him Do our rulers knowe in dede that he is very Christ How be it we knowe whence thys is But when Christ commeth no man shall know whence he is Then cried Iesus in the temple as he taughte and sayde yea ye know me and whence I am ye know And of my selfe am I not come but he that sent me is true whome ye knowe not But I knowe him for I am of him and he hath sent me Then soughte they to take hâ—m but no man layed handes vpon hym for his houre was not yet come But manye of the people beleued on hym and sayde when Christ commeth shal be do moe tokens then this doeth And it came to the Pharises eares that the people murmured suche thynges of hym And the Pharises and hye Priestes sent out seruauntes to take hym TheÌ„ sayde Iesus vnto them I am yet a lytle whyle wyth you and then go I vnto hym that hath sent me and ye shall seke me and not fynde me and where I am thyther canne ye not comme Then sayde the Iewes amonge them selues Whither wyll he goe that we shal not fynde hymâ— Wyl he go among the Gentiles that are scattred abrode and teache the Gentyles What maner of sayinge is thys that he sayeth ye shall seeke me and not fynde me and where I am thyther canne
sayinge And they toke thirty syluer pens the price of him that was solde whome they boughte of the chyldren of Israell and these they gaue for a potters felde as the Lorde comman̄ded me As for Iesus stode before the debite Iohn And he sayde what accusacion bring you against this mā They aunswered and sayde vnto him yf he were not an euel doer we had not delyuered him vnto thee Then sayde Pilate vnto them Take ye him and Iudge hym after youre lawe Then said the Iewes vnto him it is not lawfull for vs to put any man to deathe y t y e worde of Iesus myghte be fulfylled which he spake whē he signified what death he shold die Luk They began to accuse him said we haue founde this fellow peruertīg y e people forbidding to geue tribute vnto y e Emperour he saith y t he is Christ a king But Pilate asked him sayd art y u the kinge of the Iewes He answerd him said Thou sayst it Pilate sayde vnto y e high preestes to y e people I fynde no cause in this mā but they wer the more fearce and sayde he hathe moued the people in that he hath taughte here and there al the lande of Iewry hath begonn◠at Galile vnto this place Whā Pilate hearde mention of Galile he asked whether he were of Galile And whan he parceaued that he was vnder Herodes iurisdiction he sente him to Herode whiche was also at Ierusalem inthose dayes Whan Herode sawe Iesus he was exceadinge glade for he had longe bene desirous to se him because he had herd much of him hoped to se a miracle of him And he asked hī many thinges neuerthelesse he answered nothing The hie preestes Scribes stode and accused him sore but Herode with his mē of war despised him◠mocked him put a white garmēt vpon him sent him againe vnto Pilat◠Upon the same day wer Pilate Herode made frendes together for before they had bene at variaunce Pilate called the hie preestes and the rulers and y e people together sayd vnto them ye haue broughte this manne vnto me as one that peruerteth y e people behold I haue examined him before you and finde in the mā none of y e causes where of ye accuse him Nor yet Herode for I sent you to him and behold there is brought vpō him nothing y t is worthy of death Therfore I wil chastē him let him louse Iohn Then entred Pilate in to the counsel hall againe called Iesus and sayd vnto him Art y u the king of y e Iewes Iesus answered sayest thou y t of thy self or haue other tolde it the of me Pilate answered am I a Iewe Thy people the high priestes haue deliuered the vnto me what hast y u done Iesus answered my kīgdōe is not of this world if my kingdōe wer of this world my ministers would fyght therfore y t I shold not be deliuered vnto y e Iewes But now my kingdome is not frō hence Thē said Pilat vnto him Arte thou a kynge then Iesus answered thou sayest it for I am a king For this cause was I borne and came into the worlde that I shoulde testifie the truth Whosoeuer is of the truth heareth my voyce Pilate sayde vnto him What is the trueth And whan he had sayde that he went oute againe to the Iewes and sayde vnto them I fynde no cause in him Math And when he was accused of the hie priestes and Elders he answered nothinge Then said Pilate vnto him Mar And asked him againe and sayde answerest thou nothinge Math Then sayde Pilate vnto him hearest thou not how sore they accuse the Mark beholde in how manye thinges they accuse the math and he answered hym not one worde in so muche that Pilate the debite marueled excedinglye At the solempne feaste the debite was wonte to delyuer a prisoner fre◠vnto the people whome they woulde Mark and whome they wold desire Luke he must nedes let lowse Mat And at y e same tyme he had a notable prisoner called Barrabas mar and the people wente vp and prayed him that he would do as he was wont Mat And whē they wer gathred together Pilate sayd Ioh ye haue a custōe that I shoulde geue one vnto you louse at Easter Mat whether will ye that I geue louse vnto you Barrabas or Iesus whiche is also called Christe For he knewe well that they had delyuered him of enuye But the hie preestes and the elders moued the people that they shoulde aske Barrabas and destroye Iesus Then aunswered the debite and sayde vnto them whether of these two wyll ye that I geue louse vnto you They sayd Barrabas Ioh yet was Barrabas a these Luke the whiche for an insurreccion made in the cytie and because of a murther was caste in to prison Then called Pilate vnto them agayne and would haue let Iesus louse math what shal I do then with Iesus whiche is called Christe They sayd all let him be crucified the debite sayde what euell hathe he done but they cried yet the more Luke crucifie him crucifie him Yet saide he vnto them the thirde tyme what euell hath he done I fynde no cause of death in hym therfore wyll I chasten hym and lette him god Iohn Then Pilate toke Iesus and scourged him and Math the debites soudiours toke Iesus in to the commune hall and gathered the whole multitude ouer him and striped him oute of his clothes and put a purple robe vpon him and plated a crowne of thorne and sette it vpon his heade and a rede in his hande and kneled before him and mocked him and sayde hayle kinge of the Iewes spitted vpon hym and toke the rede and smote him vpon the heade Iohn and smote him on the face Then wente Pilate fourthe agayne and sayde vnto them beholde I brynge him forth vnto you that ye may know that I fynde no faute in him So Iesus wente fourthe and dyd weare a crowne of thorne and a purple robe And he sayde vnto them beholde the man Whan the hye preestes and mynisters sawe him they cryed and sayd crucifie crucifie hym Pilate sayde vnto them Take ye hym and crucifie hym for I fynde no giltinesse in hym The Iewes aunswered him we haue a lawe and after oure lawe he ought to dye because he made hym selfe the sonne of God Whan Pilate hearde that worde he was the more afraied and wente agayne in to the commune hall And sayde vnto Iesus whence art thou but Iesus gaue him no answere Then sayde Pilate vnto him speakest thou not vnto me knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee and haue power to louse the Iesus answered Thou shouldest haue no power vpon me yf it were not geuen thee from aboue Therfore he that delyuered me vnto thee hathe the more synne From that tyme for the Pilate sought meanes to louse him But the Iewes cried and