a very fair woman and one that feared the Lord. 3 Her parents also were righteous and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses 4 Now Joacim was a great rich man and had a fair garden joyning unto his house and to him resorted the Jews because he was more honourable then all others 5 The same year were appointed two of the ancients of the people to be judges such as the Lord spake of that wickedness came from Babylon from ancient judges who seemed to govern the people 6 These kept much at Joacims house and all that had any suits in law came unto them 7 Now when the people departed away at noon Susanna went into her husbands garden to walk 8 And the two elders saw her going in every day and walking so that their lust was inflamed toward her 9 And they perverted their own minde and turned away their eyes that they might not look unto heaven nor remember just judgements 10 And albeit they both were wounded with her love yet durst not one shew another his grief 11 For they were ashamed to declare their lust that they desired to have to do with her 12 Yet they watched diligently from day to day to see her 13 And the one said to the other Let us now go home for it is dinner-time 14 So when they were gone out they parted the one from the other and turning back again they came to the same place and after they had asked one another the cause they acknowledged their lust then appointed they a time both together when they might finde her alone 15 And it fell out as they watched a fit time she went in †Gr. as yesterday and the day before as before with two maids onely and she was desirous to wash her self in the garden for it was hot 16 And there was no body there save the two elders that had hid themselves and watched her 17 Then she said to her maids Bring me oyl and washing-balls and shut the garden doors that I may wash me 18 And they did as she bade them and shut the garden-doors and went out themselves at ‖ Or side-doors privy doors to fetch the things that she had commanded them but they saw not the elders because they were hid 19 Now when the maids were gone forth the two elders rose up and ran unto her saying 20 Behold the garden-doors are shut that no man can see us and we are in love with thee therefore consent unto us and lie with us 21 If thou wilt not we will bear witness against thee that a young man was with thee and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee 22 Then Susanna sighed and said I am straighted on every side for if I do this thing it is death unto me and if I do it not I cannot escape your hands 23 It is better for me to fall into your hands and not to do it then to sin in the sight of the Lord. 24 With that Susanna cried with a loud voice and the two elders cried out against her 25 Then ran the one and opened the garden-door 26 So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden they rushed in at a privy door to see what was done unto her 27 But when the elders had declared their matter the servants were greatly ashamed for there was never such a report made of Susanna 28 And it came to pass the next day when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim the two elders came also full of mischievous imagination against Susanna to put her to death 29 And said before the people Send for Susanna the daughter of Chelcias Joacims wife and so they sent 30 So she came with her father and mother her children and all her kindred 31 Now Susanna was a very delicate woman and beauteous to behold 32 And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face for she was covered that they might be filled with her beauty 33 Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept 34 Then the two elders stood up in the mids of the people and said their hands upon her head 35 And she weeping looked up towards heaven for her heart trusted in the Lord. 36 And the elders said As we walked in the garden alone this woman came in with two maids and shut the garden doors and sent the maids away 37 Then a young man who there was hid came unto her and lay with her 38 Then we that stood in a corner of the garden seeing this wickedness ran unto them 39 And when we saw them together the man we could not hold for he was stronger then we and opened the door and leaped out 40 But having taken this woman we asked who the young man was but she would not tell us these things do we testifie 41 Then the assembly beleeve them as those that were the elders and judges of the people so they condemned her to death 42 Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice and said O everlasting God that knowest the secrets and knowest all things before they be 43 Thou knowest that they have born false witness against me and behold I must die whereas I never did such things as these men have maliciously invented against me 44 And the Lord heard her voice 45 Therefore when she was led to be put to death the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young youth whose name was Daniel 46 Who cried with a loud voice I am clear from the bloud of this woman 47 Then all the people turned them towards him and said What mean those words that thou hast spoken 48 So he standing in the midst of them said Are ye such fools ye sons of Israel that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned a daughter of Israel 49 Return again to the place of judgement for they have born false witness against her 50 Wherefore all the people turned again in haste and the elders said unto him Come sit down among us and shew it us seeing God hath given thee the honour of an elder 51 Then said Daniel unto them Put these two aside one far from another and I will examine them 52 So when they were put asunder one from another he called one of them and said unto him O thou that art waxen old in wickedness now thy sins which thou hast committed aforetime are come to light 53 For thou hast pronounced false judgement and hast condemned the innocent and hast let the guilty go free albeit the Lord saith * Exod. 23.7 The innocent and righteous shalt thou not slay 54 Now then if thou hast seen her tell me Under what tree sawest thou them companying together Who answered Under a †Gr. lentiâ—k-trâ—â— mastick-tree 55 And Daniel said Very well thou hast lied against thine own head for even now the angel of God hath received the sentence of God to cut thee in two 56 So
strength but wisdom is profitable to direct 11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment and †Heb. the master of the tongue a babbler is no better 12 * Pr. 10.32 12.13 The words of a wise mans mouth are †Heb. grace gracious but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness and the end of †Heb. his mouth his talk is mischievous madness 14 * Pr. 15.2 A fool also †Heb. multiplieth words is full of words a man cannot tell what shall be and * Ch. 3.22 6.12 what shall be after him who can tell him 15 The labour of the foolish wearteth every one of them because he knoweth not how to go to the city 16 ¶ * Is 3.3 4. Wo to thee O land when thy king is a childe and thy princes eat in the morning 17 Blessed art thou O land when thy king is the son of nobles and thy princes eat in due season for strength not for drunkenness 18 ¶ By much flothfulness the building decayeth and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through 19 ¶ A feast is made for laughter and * Ps 104.15 wine †Heb. maketh glad the life maketh merry but money answereth all things 20 ¶ * Ex. 22.28 Curse not the king no not in thy ‖ Or conscience thought and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber for a bird of the air shall carry the voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter CHAP. XI 1 Directions for charity 7 Death in life 9 and the day of judgement in the days of youth are to be thought on CAst thy bread †Heb. upon the face of the waters upon the waters for thou shalt finde it after * Deu. 15.10 Pr. 19.17 Mat. 10.42 many days 2 Give a portion to seven and also to eight for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth 3 If the clouds be full of rain they empty themselves upon the earth and if the tree fall toward the south or toward the north in the place where the tree falleth there it shall be 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sowe and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with childe even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all 6 In the morning sowe thy seed and in the evening withhold not thine hand for thou knowest not whether †Heb. shall be right shall prosper either this or that or whether they both shall be alike good 7 ¶ Truly the light is sweet and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun 8 But if a man live many years and rejoyce in them all yet let him remember the days of darkness for they shall be many All that cometh is vanity 9 ¶ Rejoyce O young man in thy youth and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth and walk in the ways of thy heart and in the sight of thine eyes but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgement 10 Therefore remove ‖ Or anger sorrow from thy heart and put away evil from thy flesh for childhood and youth are vanity CHAP. XII 1 The Creatour is to be remembred in due time 8 The preachers care to edifie 13 The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity * Pr. 22.6 REmember now thy Creatour in the days of thy youth while the evil days come not nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them 2 While the sun or the light or the moon or the stars be not darkned not the clouds return after the rain 3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble and the strong men shall bow themselves and ‖ Or the grinders fail because they grinde little the grinders cease because they are few and those that look out of the windows be darkned 4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets when the sound of the grinding is low and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird and all the daughters of musick shall be brought sow 5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high and fears shall be in the way and the almond-tree shall flourish and the grashopper shall be a burden and desire shall fail because man goeth to his long home and the mourners go about the streets 6 Or ever the â—ilver cord be loosed or the golden bowl be broken or the pitcher be broken at the fountain or the wheel broken at the cistern 7 * Gen. 3.19 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it 8 ¶ * Ch. 1.2 Vanity of vanities saith the preacher all is vanity 9 And ‖ Or the more wise the preacher was c. moreover because the preacher was wise he still taught the people knowledge yea he gave good heed and sought out and * 1 Kin. 4.32 set in order many proverbs 10 The preacher sought to finde out †Heb. words of delight acceptable words and that which was written was upright even words of truth 11 The words of the wise are as goads and as nails fastned by the masters of assemblies which are given from one shepherd 12 And further by these my son be admonished of making many books there is no end and much ‖ Or reading study is a weariness of the flesh 13 ¶ ‖ Or The end of the matter even all that hath-been heard is Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man 14 For * Ro. 2.16 14.20 2 Cor. â— 10 God shall bring every work into judgement with every secret thing whether it be good or whether it be evil ¶ The SONG of SOLOMON CHAP. I. 1 The churches lovâ— unto Christ 5 She confesseth her deformity 7 and prayeth to be â—irested to his flock 8 Christ directeth her to the shepherds tents 9 and shewing his love to her 11 giveth her gracious promises 12 The church and Christ congratulate one another THe song of songs which is Solomons 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth * Ch. 4.10 for †Heb. thy loves thy love is better then wine 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth therefore do the virgins love thee 4 * Joh. 6.44 Draw me we will run after thee the king hath brought me into his chambers we will be glad and rejoyce in thee we will remember thy love more then wine ‖ Or they love thee uprightly the upright love thee 5 I am
9 Let none of us go without his part of our ‖ Or â—â—llity voluptuousness let us leave tokens of our joyfulness in every place for this is our portion and our lot is this 10 Let us oppress the poor righteous man let us not spare the widow nor reverence the ancient gray hairs of the aged 11 Let our strength be the law of justice for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth 12 Therefore let us lie in wait for the righteous because he is not for our turn and he is clean contrary to our doings he upbraideth us with our offending the law and objecteth to our infamy the transgressings of our education 13 He professeth to have the knowledge of God and he calleth himself the childe of the Lord. 14 He was made * Joh. 7.7 Eph. 5.13 to reprove our thoughts 15 * Isa 53.3 He is grievous unto us even to behold for his life is not like other mens his ways are of another fashion 16 We are esteemed of him as ‖ Or false coin counterfeits he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness he pronounceth the end of the just to be blessed and maketh his boast that God is his father 17 Let us see if his words be true and let us prove what shall happen in the end of him 18 For if the just man be the * Ps 22.8.9 Mat. 27.43 son of God he will help him and deliver him from the hand of his enemies 19 Let us * Jer. 11.19 examine him with despitefulness and torture that we may know his meekness and prove his patience 20 Let us condemn him with a shameful death for by his own saying he shall be respected 21 Such things they did imagine and were deceived for their own wickedness hath blinded them 22 As for the mysteries of God they knew them not neither hoped they for the wages of righteousness nor †Gr. preferred or esteemed the reward discerned a reward for blameless souls 23 For God created man to be immortal and made him to be an * Gen. 1.26 27. c 5.1 Ecclus 17.3 image of his own eternity 24 * Gen. 3.13 Nevertheless through envy of the devil came death into the world and they that do hold of his side do finde it CHAP. III. 1 The godly are happy in their death 5 and in their troubles 10 The wicked are not nor their children 13 But they that are pure are happy though they have no children 16 For the adulturer and his seed shall perish BUt * Deut. 33.3 the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God and there shall no torment touch them 2 * Chap. 5.4 In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die and their departure is taken for misery 3 And their going from us to be utter destruction but they are in peace 4 For though they be punished in the sight of men yet is their * Rom. 8.24 2 Cor 5.1 1 Pet. 1.13 hope full of immortality 5 And having been a little chastised they shall be greatly ‖ Or benefited rewarded for God * Exod. 16.4 Deut. 8.2 proved them and found them ‖ Or meet worthy for himself 6 As gold in the furnace hath he tried them and received them as a burnt-offering 7 And in the time of their visitation * Matth. 13.43 they shall shine and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble 8 They * Matth. 19.28 1 Cor. 6.2 shall judge the nations and have dominion over the people and their Lord shall reign for ever 9 They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth ‖ Or and such as be faithful shall remain with him in love and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him for grace and mercy is to his saints and he hath care for his elect 10 But the * Matth. 25.41 ungodly shall be punished according to their own imaginations which have neglected the righteous and forsaken the Lord. 11 For whoso despiseth wisdom and nurture he is miserable and their hope is vain their labours unfruitful and their works unprofitable 12 Their wives are ‖ Or light or unchaste foolish and their children wicked 13 Their offspring is cursed wherefore blessed is the barren that is undefiled which hath not known the sinful bed she * Is 56.5 shall have fruit in the visitation of souls 14 And blessed is the * Is 56.4 5. eunuch which with his hands hath wrought no iniquity nor imagined wicked things against God for unto him shall be given †Gr. the chosen the special gift of faith and an inheritance ‖ Or amongst the people in the temple of the Lord more acceptable to his minde 15 For glorious is the fruit of good labours and the root of wisdom shall never fall away 16 As for the children of adulterers they shall not ‖ Or be partakers of holy things come to their perfection and the seed of an unrighteous bed shall be rooted out 17 For though they live long yet shall they be nothing regarded and their last age shall be without honour 18 Or if they die quickly they have no hope neither comfort in the day of ‖ Or hearing trial 19 For horrible is the end of the unrighteous generation CHAP. IV. 1 The â—baste man shall be crowned 3 Bastard slips shall not thrive 6 They shall witness against their parents 7 The just die young and are happy 19 The miserable end of the wicked BEtter it is to have no children and to have vertue for the memorial thereof is immortal because it is ‖ Or approved known with God and with men 2 When it is present men take example at it and when it is gone they desire it it weareth a crown and triumpheth for ever having gotten the victory striving for undefiled rewards 3 But the multiplying brood of the ungodly shall not thrive nor take deep rooting from bastard slips nor lay any fast foundation 4 For though they flourish in branches for a time * Matth. 7.19 yet standing not fast they shall be shaken with the wind and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out 5 The unperfect branches shall be broken off their fruit unprofitable not ripe to eat yea meet for nothing 6 For children begotten of unlawful †Gr. sleeps beds are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial 7 But though the righteous be prevented with death yet shall he be in rest 8 For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time nor that is measured by number of years 9 But wisdom is the gray hair unto men and an unspotted life is old age 10 * Gen. 5.24 Heb. 11.5 He pleased God and was beloved of him so that living amongst sinners he was translated 11 Yea speedily was he taken away lest that wickedness should alter his
hands souls destitute of help 7 That the land which thou esteemedst above all other might receive a worthy ‖ Or new inbabitants colony of Gods children 8 Nevertheless even those thou sparedst as men and didst send * Ex. 23.28 Deut. 7.20 wasps fore-runners of thine host to destroy them by little and little 9 Not that thou wast unable to bring the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battel or to destroy them at once with cruel beasts or with one rough word 10 But executing thy judgements upon them by little and little thou gavest them place of repentance not being ignorant that they were a naughty generation and that their malice was bred in them and that their cogitation would never be changed 11 For it was a * Gen. 9.25 cursed seed from the beginning neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned 12 For who shall say * Rom. 9.20 What hast thou done or who shall withstand thy judgement or who shall accuse thee for the nations that perish whom thou hast made or who shall come to stand ‖ Or in thy presence against thee ‖ Or 〈◊〉 revenger to be revenged for the unrighteous men 13 For neither is there any God but thou that * 1 Pet 5.7 careth for all to whom thou mightest shew that thy judgement is not unright 14 Neither shall king or tyrant be able to set his face against thee for any whom thou hast punished 15 For so much then as thou art righteous thy self thou orderest all things righteously * Job 10.2 thinking it not agreeable with thy power to condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished 16 For thy power is the beginning of righteousness and because thou art the Lord of all it maketh thee to be gracious unto all 17 For when men will not beleeve that thou art of a ‖ Or â—â—â—feâ—t full power thou shewest thy strength and among them that know it thou makest their boldness manifest 18 But thou mastering thy power judgest with equity and orderest us with great favour for thou mayest use power when thou wilt 19 But by such works hast thou taught thy people that the just man should be merciful and hast made thy children to be of a good hope that thou givest repentance for sins 20 For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children and the condemned to death with such deliberation giving them time and place whereby they might be delivered from their malice 21 With how great circumspection didst thou judge thine own sons unto whose fathers thou hast sworn made covenants of good promises 22 Therefore whereas thou dost chasten us thou scourgest our enemies a thousand times more to the intent that when we judge we should carefully think of thy goodness and when we our selves are judged we should look for mercy 23 Wherefore whereas men have lived dissolutely and unrighteously thou hast tormented them with their own ‖ Or abominable idols abominations 24 * Ch. 11.15 Rom. 1.23 For they went astray very far in the ways of errour and held them for gods which even amongst the beasts of their enemies were despised being deceived as children of no understanding 25 Therefore unto them as to children without the use of reason thou didst send a judgement to muck them 26 But they that would not be reformed by that correction wherein he dallied with them shall feel a judgement worthy of God 27 For look for what things they grudged when they were punished that is for them whom they thought to be gods now being punished in them when they saw it they acknowledged him to be the true God whom before they denied to know and therefore came extreme damnation upon them CHAP. XIII 1 They were not excused that worshipped any of Gods works 10 But most wretched are they that worship the works of mens â—ands SUrely vain are all men by nature who are ignorant of God and * Rom. 1.19 could not out of the good things that are seen know him that is neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the work-master 2 * Deu. 4.19 17.3 But deemed either fire or wind or the swift air or the circle of the stars or the violent water or the lights of heaven to be the gods which govern the world 3 With whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods let them know how much better the Lord of them is for the first authour of beauty hath created them 4 But if they were astonished at their power and vertue let them understand by them how much mightier he is that made them 5 For by the greatness and beauty of the creatures proportionably the maker of them is seen 6 But yet for this they are the less to be blamed for they peradventure err seeking God and desirous to finde him 7 For being * Rom. 1.21 conversant in his works they ‖ Or seek search him diligently and beleeve their sight because the things are beautiful that are seen 8 Howbeit neither are they to be pardoned 9 For if they were able to know so much that they could aim at the world how did they not sooner finde out the Lord thereof 10 But miserable are they and in dead things is their hope who called them gods which are the works of mens hands gold and silver to shew art in and resemblances of beasts or a stone good for nothing the work of an ancient hand 11 * If. 44.13 Now a ‖ Or timber-wright carpenter that felleth â—â—mber after he hath sawen down a tree meet for the purpose and take â—â—â—ff all the bark skilfully round about and hath wrought it handsomely and made a vessel thereof fit for the service of mans life 12 And after spending the ‖ Or chipâ— refuse of his work to dress his meat hath filled himself 13 And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use being a crooked piece of wood and full of knots hath carved it diligently when he had nothing else to do and formed it by the skill of his understanding and fashioned it to the image of a man 14 Or made it like some vile beast laying it over with vermilion and with paint colouring it red and covering every spot therein 15 And when he had made a convenient room for it set it in a wall and made it fast with iron 16 For he provided for it that it might not fall knowing that it was unable to help it self for it is an image and hath need of help 17 Then maketh he prayer for his goods for his wife and children and is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life 18 For health he calleth upon that which is weak for life prayeth to that which is dead for aid humbly beseecheth †Gr. that hath no experience at all that which hath least means
of the customs Wherefore they were both called before the king 29 Now Menelaus left his brother Lysimachus in his stead in the priesthood and Sostratus left Crates who was governour of the Cyprians 30 While those things were in doing they of Tarsus and Mallos made insurrection because they were given to the kings concubine called Antiochis 31 Then came the king in all haste to appease matters leaving Andronicus a man in authority for his deputy 32 Now Menelaus supposing that he had gotten a convenient time stole certain vessels of gold out of the temple and gave some of them to Andronicus and some be sold into Tyrus and the cities round about 33 Which when Onias knew of a surety he reproved him and withdrew himself into a sanctuary at Daphne that lieth by Antiochia 34 Wherefore Menelaus taking Andronicus apart prayed him to get Onias into his hands who being perswaded thereunto and coming to Onias in deceit gave him his right hand with oaths and though he were suspected by hâ—m yet perswaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary whom forthwith he shut up without regard of justice 35 For the which cause not onely the Jews but many also of other nations took great indignation and were much grieved for the unjust murder of the man 36 And when the king was come again from the places about Cilicia the Jews that were in the city and certain of the Greeks that abhorred the fact also complained because Onias was slain without cause 37 Therefore Antiochus was heartily sorry and moved to pity and wept because of the sober and modest behaviour of him that was dead 38 And being kindled with anger forthwith he took away Andronicus his purple and rent off his clothes and leading him through the whole city unto that very place where he had committed impiety against Onias there slew he the cursed murderer Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment as he had deserved 39 Now when many sacriledges had been committed in the city by Lysimachus with the consent of Menelaus and the bruit thereof was spread abroad the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysimachus many vessels of gold being already carried away 40 Whereupon the common people rising and being filled with rage Lysimachus armed about three thousand men and began first to offer violence one ‖ Or Tyrannus Auranus being the leader a man far gone in years and no less in folly 41 They then seeing the attempt of Lysimachus some of them caupht stones some clubs others taking handfuls of dust that was next at hand cast them altogether upon Lysimachus those that set upon them 42 Thus many of them they wounded and some they stroke to the ground and all of them they forced to flee but as for the church-robber himself him they killed besides the treasury 43 Of these matters therefore there was an accusation laid against Menelaus 44 Now when the king came to Tyrus three men that were sent from the senate pleaded the cause before him 45 But Menelaus being now convicted promised Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes to give him much money if he would pacifie the king towards him 46 Whereupon Ptolemee taking the king aside into a certain gallery as it were to take the air brought him to be of another minde 47 Insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations who notwithstanding was cause of all the mischief and those poor men who if they had told their cause yea before the Scythians should have been judged innocent them he condemned to death 48 Thus they that followed the matter for the city and for the people and for the holy vessels did soon suffer unjust punishment 49 Wherefore even they of Tyrus moved with hatred of that wicked deed caused them to be honourably buried 50 And so through the covetousness of them that were of power Menelaus remained still in authority increasing in malice and being a great traitour to the citizens CHAP. V. 2 Of the signs and tokens seen in Jerusalem 6 Of the end and wickedness of Jason 11 The pursuit of Antiochus against the Jews 15 The spoiling of the temple 27 Maccabeur fleeth into the wilderness ABout the same time Antiochus prepared his second voyage into Egypt 2 And then it hapned that through all the city for the space almost of fourty days there were seen hors-men running in the air in cloth of gold and armed with lances like a band of souldiers 3 And troops of hors-men in aray encountring and running one against another with shakings of shields and multitude of ‖ Or 〈◊〉 pikes and drawing of swords and casting of darts and glittering of golden ornaments and harness of all sorts 4 Wherefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good 5 Now when there was gone forth a false rumour as though Antiochus had been dead Jason took at the least a thousand men and suddenly made an assault upon the city and they that were upon the walls being put back and the city at length taken Menelaus fled into the castle 6 But Jason slew his own citizens without mercy not considering that to get the day of them of his own nation would be a most unhappy day for him but thinking they had been his enemies and not his countreymen whom he conquered 7 Howbeit for all this he obtained not the principality but at the last received shame for the reward of his treason and fled again into the countrey of the Ammonites 8 In the end therefore he had an unhappy return being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians fleeing from city to city pursued of all men hated as a forsaker of the laws and being had in abomination as an open ‖ Or exeâ—â—tioner enemy of his countrey and countreymen he was cast out into Egypt 9 Thus he that had driven many out of their countrey perished in a strange land retiring to the Lacedemonians and thinking there to finde succour by reason of his kindred 10 And he that had cast out many unburied had none to mourn for him nor any solemn funerals at all nor sepulchre with his fathers 11 Now when this that was done came to the kings car he thought that Judea had revolted whereupon removing out of Egypt in a furious minde he took the city by force of arms 12 And commanded his men of war not to spare such as they met and to slay such as went up upon the houses 13 Thus there was killing of young and old making away of men women and children slaying of virgins and infants 14 And there were destroyed within the space of three whole days fourscore thousand whereof fourty thousand were slain in the conflict and no fewer sold then slain 15 Yet was he not content with this but presumed to go into the most holy temple of all the world Menelaus that traitour to the laws and to his own countrey being his guide 16 And taking the holy vessels with polluted hands
fathers graves 40 Now under the coats of every one that was slain they found things consecrated to the idols of the Jamnites which is forbidden the Jews by * Deut. â—7 7 the law Then every man saw that this was the cause wherefore they were slain 41 All men therefore praising the Lord the righteous Judge who had opened the things that were hid 42 Betook themselves unto prayer and besought him that the sin committed might wholly be put out of remembrance Besides that noble Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin forsomuch as they saw before their eyes the things that came to pass for the sins of those that were slain 43 And when he had made a gathering throughout the company to the sum of two thousand drachnies of silver he sent it to Jerusalem to offer a sin offering doing therein very well and honestly in that he was mindful of the resurrection 44 For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should have risen again it had been superfluous and vain to pray for the dead 45 And also in that he perceived that there was great favour said up for those that died godly It was an holy and good thought Whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead that they might be delivered from sin CHAP. XIII 1 Eupator invadeth Judea 15 Judas by night slayeth many 18 Eupators purpose is defeated 23 He maketh peace with Judas IN the hundred fourty and ninth year it was told Judas that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea 2 And with him Lysias his protectour and ruler of his affairs having either of them a Grecian power of footmen an hundred ten thousand and hors-men five thousand and three hundred and elephants two and twenty and three hundred chariots armed with hooks 3 Menelaus also joyned himself with them and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus not for the safeguard of the countrey but because he thought to have been made governour 4 But the King of kings moved Antiochus minde against this wicked wretch and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea and to put him to death as the manner is in that place 5 Now there was in that place a towre of fifty cubits high full of ashes and it had a round instrument which on every side hanged down into the ashes 6 And whosoever was condemned of sacriledge or had committed any other grievous crime there did all men thrust him unto death 7 Such a death it hapned that wicked man to die not having so much as burial in the earth and that most justly 8 For insomuch as he had committed many sins about the altar whose fire and ashes were holy he received his death in ashes 9 Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty minde to do far worse to the Jews then had been done in his fathers time 10 Which things when Judas perceived he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day that if ever at any other time he would now also help them being at the point to be put from their law from their countrey and from the holy temple 11 And that he would not suffer the people that ‖ Or bad bad a little respite had even now been but a little refreshed to be in subjection to the blasphemous nations 12 So when they had all done this together and besought the merciful Lord with weeping and fasting and lying flat upon the groud three days long Judas having exhorted them commanded they should be in a readiness 13 And Judas being apart with the elders determined before the kings host should enter into Judea and get the city to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord. 14 So when he had committed all to the ‖ Or Lord. Creatour of the world and exhorted his souldiers to fight manfully even unto death for the laws the temple the city the countrey the common-wealth he camped by Modin 15 And having given the watch-word to them that were about him Victory is of God with the most valiant choice young men he went in into the kings tent by night slew in the camp about four thousand men and the chiefest of the elephants with all that were upon him 16 And at last they filled the camp with sear and tumult and departed with good success 17 This was done in the break of the day because the protection of the Lord did help him 18 Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews he went about to take the holds by policy 19 And marched towards Bethsura which was a strong hold of the Jews but he was put to flight failed and lost of his men 20 For Judas had conveyed unto them that were in it such things as were necessary 21 But Rhodochus who was in the Jews host disclosed the secrets to the enemies therefore he was sought out and when they had gotten him they put him in prison 22 The king treated with them in Bethsura the second time gave his hand took theirs departed sought with Judas was over come 23 Heard that Philip who was leâ—t over the affairs in Antioch ‖ Or rebelled was desperately bent confounded intreated the Jews submitted himself and sware to all equal conditions agreed with them and offered sacrifice honoured the temple and dealt kindly with the place 24 And accepted well of Maccabeus made him principal governour from Ptolemais unto the Gerrhenians 25 Came to Ptolemais the people there were grieved for the covenants for they stormed because they would make their covenants void 26 Lysias went up to the judgment-seat said as much as could be in defence of the cause perswaded pacified made them well affected returned to Antioch Thus it went touching the kings coming departing CHAP. XIV 6 Aleimus accuseth Judas 18 Nicanor maketh peace with Judas 39 He seeketh to take Bazis 46 who to escape his bands killeth himself AFter three years was Judas informed that Demetrius the son of Seleucus having entred by the haven of Tripolis with a great power and navy 2 Had taken the countrey and killed Antiochus and Lysias his protectour 3 Now one Alcimus who had been high priest and had defiled himself wilfully in the times of their mingling with the Gentiles seeing that by no means he could save himself nor have any more access to the holy altar 4 Came to king Demetrius in the hundred and one and fiftieth year presenting unto him a crown of gold and a palm and also of the boughs which were ‖ Or thought to be of the temple used solemnly in the temple so that day he held his peace 5 Howbeit having gotten opportunity to further his foolish enterprise and being called into counsel by Demetrius and asked how the Jews stood affected and what they intended he answered thereunto
22 But when the young man heard that saying he went away sorrowful for he had great possessions 23 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples Verily I say unto you that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven 24 And again I say unto you It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle then for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God 25 When his disciples heard it they were exceedingly amazed saying Who then can be saved 26 But Jesus beheld them and said unto them With men this is impossible but with God all things are possible 27 ¶ * Mat. 10.28 Luk. 18.28 Then answered Peter and said unto him Behold we have forsaken all and followed thee what shall we have therefore 28 And Jesus said unto them Verily I say unto you that ye which have followed me in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory * Luke 22.30 ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel 29 And every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my names sake shall receive an hundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life 30 * Ch. 20.16 Mar. 10.31 Luk. 13.30 But many that are first shall be last and the last shall be first CHAP. XX. 1 Christ by the similitude of the labourers in the vineyard sheweth that God is debter unto no man 17 foretelleth his passion 20 by answering the mother of Zebedees children teacheth his disciples to be lowly 30 and giveth two blinde men their sight FOr the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an housholder which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a ‖ The Remane peny is the eighth part of an ounce which after five shâ—llings the ounce is seven pence half-peny peny a day he sent them into his vineyard 3 And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place 4 And said unto them Go ye also into the vineyard and whatsoever is right I will give you And they went their way 5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour did likewise 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and saith unto them Why stand ye here all the day idle 7 They say unto him Because no man hath hired us He saith unto them Go ye also into the vineyard and whatsoever is right that shall ye receive 8 So when even was come the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward Call the labourers and give them their hire beginning from the last unto the first 9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour they received every man a peny 10 But when the first came they supposed that they should have received more and they likewise received every man a peny 11 And when they had received it they muimured against the goodman of the house 12 Saying These last ‖ Or have â—utiâ—â—ed â—â—e 〈…〉 have wrought but one hour and thou hast made them equal unto us which have born the burden and heat of the day 13 But he answered one of them and said Friend I do thee no wrong didst not thou agree with me for a peny 14 Take that thine is and go thy way I will give unto this last even as unto thee 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own is thine eye evil because I am good 16 * Ch. 19.30 So the last shall be first and the first last for many be called but few chosen 17 ¶ * Mat. 10.22 Luk. 18.31 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way and said unto them 18 Behold we go up to Jerusalem and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes and they shall condemn him to death 19 * John 18.32 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucifie him and the third day he shall rise again 20 ¶ * Mark 10.35 Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons worshipping him and desiring a certain thing of him 21 And he said unto her What wilt thou She saith unto him Grant that these my two sons may sit the one on thy right hand and the other on the left in thy kingdom 22 But Jesus answered and said Ye know not what ye ask Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with They say unto him We are able 23 And he saith unto them Ye shall drink indeed of my cup and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father 24 And when the ten heard it they were moved with indignation against the two brethren 25 But Jesus called them unto him and said * Luke 22.25 Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them and they that are great exercise authority upon them 26 But it shall not be so among you but whosoever will be great among you let him be your minister 27 And whosoever will be chief among you let him be your servant 28 Even as the * Phil. 27. Son of man came not to be ministred unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many 29 * Mark 10.46 Luk. 18.35 And as they departed from Jericho a great multitude followed him 30 ¶ And behold two blinde men sitting by the way-side when they heard that Jesus passed by cried out saying Have mercy on us O Lord thou son of David 31 And the multitude rebuked them because they should hold their peace but they cried the more saying Have mercy on us O Lord thou son of David 32 And Jesus stood still and called them and said What will ye that I shall do unto you 33 They say unto him Lord that our eyes may be opened 34 So Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes and immediately their eyes received sight and they followed him CHAP. XXI 1 Christ rideth into Jerusalem upon an ass 12 driveth the buyers and sollers out of the temple 17 curseth the fig-tree 23 putteth to silence the priests and elders 28 and rebuketh them by the similitude of the two sons 33 and the husbandmen who shew such as were sent unto them ANd * Mar. 11.1 Luk. 19.29 when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage unto the mount of Olives then sent Jesus two disciples 2 Saying unto them Go into the village over against you and
I say unto you He shall not lose his reward 42 * Mat. 18.5 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that beleeve in me it is better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea 43 * Mat. 5.27 18.8 And if thy hand ‖ Or cause thee to offend offend thee cut it off it is better for thee to enter into life maimed then having two hands to go into hell into the fire that never shall be quenched 44 * Isa 66.24 Where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched 45 And if thy foot offend thee cut it off it is better for thee to enter halt into life then having two feet to be cast into hell into the fire that never shall be quenched 46 Where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched 47 And if thine eye ‖ Or cause tâ—â—e to offend offend thee pluck it out it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye then having two eyes to be cast into hell fire 48 Where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched 49 For every one shall be salted with sire * Lev. 2.13 and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt 50 * Mat. 5.13 Salt is good but if the salt have lost his saltness wherewith will you leason it Have salt in your seâ—â—es have peace one with another CHAP. X. 2 Christ disputeth with the Pharisees touching divorcement 13 blesseth the children that are brought unto him 17 resolveth a rich man how he may inherit â—â—fe everlasting 23 telleth his disciples of the danger of riches 28 promiseth rewards to them that forsake any thing for the gospel 32 foretelleth his death and resurrection 35 biddeth the two ambitious suiters to think rather of suffering with him 45 and restoreth to Bartimeus his sight ANd * Mat. 19.1 he arose from thence and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan and the people resort unto him again and as he was wont he taught them again 2 ¶ And the Pharisees came to him and asked him Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife tempting him 3 And he answered said unto them What did Moses command you 4 And they said Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement and to put her away 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife 8 And they twain shall be one flesh so then they are no more twain but one flesh 9 What therefore God hath joyned together let no man put asunder 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter 11 And he said unto them * Mat. 5.32 19.9 Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another committeth adultery against her 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband and be married to another she committeth adultery 13 ¶ * Mat. 19.13 And they brought young children to him that he should touch them and his disciples rebuked those that brought them 14 But when Jesus saw it he was much displeased and said unto them Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of God 15 Verily I say unto you Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little childe he shall not enter therein 16 And he took them up in his arms put his hands upon them and blessed them 17 ¶ * Mat. 19.15 And when he was gone forth into the way there came one running and kneeled to him and asked him Good Master what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life 18 And Jesus said unto him Why callest thou me good there is none good but one that is God 19 Thou knowest the commandments Do not commit adultery Do not kill Do not steal Do not bear false witness Defraud not Honour thy father and mother 20 And he answered and said unto him Master all these have I observed from my youth 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him and said unto him One thing thou lackest go thy way sell whatsoever thou hast and give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure in heaven and come take up the cross and follow me 22 And he was sad at that saying and went away grieved for he had great possessions 23 ¶ And Jesus looked round about and saith unto his disciples How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words But Jesus answereth again and saith unto them Children how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle then for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God 26 And they were astonished out of measure saying among themselves Who then can be saved 27 And Jesus looking upon them saith With men it is impossible but not with God for with God all things are possible 28 ¶ * Mat. 19.27 Then Peter began to say unto him Lo we have left all and have followed thee 29 And Jesus answered and said Verily I say unto you There is no man that hath left house or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my sake and the gospels 30 But he shall receive an hundred-sold now in this time houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands with persecutions and in the world to come eternal life 31 * Mat. 19.30 But many that are first shall be last and the last first 32 ¶ * Mat. 20.17 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem and Jesus went before them and they were amazed and as they followed they were afraid And he took again the twelve and began to tell them what things should happen unto him 33 Saying Behold we go up to Jerusalem and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and unto the scribes and they shall condemn him to death and shall deliver him to the Gentiles 34 And they shall mock him and shall scourge him and shall spit upon him and shall kill him and the third day he shall rise again 35 ¶ * Mat. 20 2â— And James and John the sons of Zebedee come unto him saying Master we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire 36 And he said unto them What would ye that I should do for you 37 They said unto him Grant unto us that we may sit one on thy right hand and the other on thy left hand in thy glory 38 But Jesus said unto them Ye know not
so did their witness agree together 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus saying Answerest thou nothing what is it which these witness against thee 61 But he held his peace and answered nothing Again the high priest asked him and said unto him Art thou the Christ the Son of the Blessed 62 And Jesus said I am * Mat. 24.30 and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven 63 Then the high priest rent his clothes and saith What need we any further witnesses 64 Ye have heard the blasphemy what think ye And they all condemned him to be guilty of death 65 And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him Prophesie and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands 66 ¶ * Mat. 25.69 And as Peter was beneath in the palace there cometh one of the maids of the high priest 67 And when she saw Peter warming himself she looked upon him and said And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth 68 But he denied saying I know not neither understand I what thou sayest And he went out into the porch and the cock crew 69 And a maid saw him again and began to say to them that stood by This is one of them 70 And he denied it again And a little after they that stood by said again to Peter Surely thou art one of them for thou art a Galilean and thy speech agreeth thereto 71 But he began to curse and to swear saying I know not this man of whom ye speak 72 * Mat. 26.75 And the second time the cock crew And Peter called to minde the word that Jesus said unto him Before the cock crow twice thou shalt deny me thrice And ‖ Or he wept abundantly or he began to weep when he thought thereon he wept CHAP. XV. 1 Jesus brought bound and accused before Pilate 15Vpon the clamour of the common people the murderer Barabbas is loosed and Jesus delivered up to be crucified 17 He is crowned with thorns 19 spit on and mocked 21 fainteth in bearing his cross 27 hangeth between two theeves 29 suffereth the triumphin◠reproaches of the Jews 39 but confessed by the centurion to be the Son of God 43 and is bonourably buried by Joseph ANd * Mat. 27.1 straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council and bound Jesus and carried him away and delivered him to Pilate 2 And Pilate asked him Art thou the king of the Jews And he answering said unto him Thou sayest it 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things but he answered nothing 4 * Mat. 27.13 And Pilate asked him again saying Answerest thou nothing behold how many things they witness against thee 5 But Jesus yet answered nothing so that Pilate marvelled 6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner whomsoever they desired 7 And there was one named Barabbas which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him who had committed murder in the insurrection 8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them 9 But Pilate answered them saying Will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews 10 For he knew that◠he chief priests had delivered him for envy 11 But the chief priests moved the people that he should rather release Barabbas unto them 12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the king of the Jews 13 And they cried out again Crucifie him 14 Then Pilate said unto them Why what evil hath he done And they cried out the more exceedingly Crucifie him 15 ¶ And so Pilate willing to content the people released Barabbas unto them and delivered Jesus when he had scourged him to be crucified 16 And the souldiers led him away into the hall called Pretorium and they called together the whole band 17 And they clothed him with purple and platted a crown of thorns and put it about his head 18 And began to salute him Hail king of the Jews 19 And they smote him on the head with a reed and did spit upon him and bowing their knees worshipped him 20 And when they had mocked him they took off the purple from him and put his own clothes on him and led him out to crucifie him 21 * Mat. 27.32 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian who passed by coming out of the countrey the father of Alexander Rufus to hear his cross 22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha which is being interpreted the place of a skull 23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh but he received it not 24 And when they had crucified him they parted his garments casting lots upon them what every man should take 25 And it was the third hour and they crucified him 26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over THE KING OF THE JEWS 27 And with him they crucifie two theeves the one on his right hand and the other on his left 28 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith * Isa 53.12 And he was numbred with the transgressours 29 And they that passed by railed on him wagging their heads and saying Ah thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days 30 Save thy self and come down from the cross 31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes He saved others himself he cannot save 32 Let Christ the king of Israel descend now from the cross that we may see and beleeve And they that were crucified with him reviled him 33 And when the sixth hour was come there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour 34 And at the ninth hour esus cried with a loud voice saying * Mat. 27.46 Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani which is being interpreted My God My God why hast thou forsaken me 35 And some of them that stood by when they heard it said Behold he calleth Elias 36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vineger and put it on a reed and gave him to drink saying Let alone let us see whether Elias will come to take him down 37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the ghost 38 And the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom 39 ¶ And when the Centurion which stood over against him saw that he so cried out and gave up the ghost he said Truly this man was the Son of God 40 There were also women looking on afar off among whom was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less an◠o◠Joses and Salome 41 Who also when he was in Galilee * Luk 8.3 followed him
Greek and Latine and Hebrew THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS 39 ¶ And one of the malefactours which were hanged railed on him saying It thou be Christ save thy self and us 40 But the other answering rebuked him saying Dost not thou fear God seeing thou art in the same condemnation 41 And we indeed justly for we receive the due reward of out deeds but this man hath done nothing amiss 42 And he said unto Jesus Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom 43 And Jesus said unto him Verily I say unto thee To day shalt thou be with me in paradise 44 And it was about the sixth hour and there was a darkness over all the ‖ Or land earth until the ninth hour 45 And the sun was darkned the vail of the temple was rent in the midst 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice he said * Psal â—1 5 Father into thy hands I commend my spirit having said thus he gave up the ghost 47 Now when the centurion saw what was done he glorified God saying Certainly this was a righteous man 48 And all the people that came together to that sight beholding the things which were done smote their breasts and returned 49 And all his acquaintance and the women that followed him from Galilee stood afar off beholding these things 50 ¶ * Mat. 27.57 And behold there was a man named Joseph a counsellour and he was a good man and a just 51 The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them he was of Arimathea a city of the Jews who also himself wasted for the kingdom of God 52 This man went unto Pilate and begged the body of Jesus 53 And he took it down and wrapped it in linen and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone wherein never man before was laid 54 And that day was the preparation and the sabbath drew on 55 And the women also which came with him from Galilee followed after and beheld the sepulchre and how his body was laid 56 And they returned and prepared spices and ointments and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment CHAP. XXIV 1 Christs resurrection is declared by two angels to the women that come to the sepulohre 9 these report it to others 13 Christ himself appeareth to the two disciples that went to Emmaus 36 Afterward he appeareth to the aposties and reproveth their unbelief 47 giveth them a charge 49 promiseth the holy Ghost 51 and so ascendeth into heaven NOw * Mat. 28.1 upon the first day of the week very early in the morning they came unto the sepulchre bringing the spices which they had prepared and certain others with them 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre 3 And they entred in and found not the body of the Lord Jesus 4 And it came to pass as they were much perplexed thereabout behold two men stood by them in shining garments 5 And as they were afraid and bowed down their faces to the earth they said unto them Why seek ye ‖ Or him that â—iveth the living among the dead 6 He is not here but is risen * Mat. 17.23 remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee 7 Saving The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and the third day rise again 8 And they remembred his words 9 And returned from the sepulchre and told all these things unto the eleven and to all the reâ—t 10 It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and other women that were with them which told these things unto the apostles 11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales and they beleeved them not 12 * John 20.6 Then arose Peter and ran unto the sepulchre and stooping down he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves and departed wondring in himself at that which was come to pass 13 ¶ * Mark 16 12. And behold two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened 15 And it came to pass that while they communed together and reasoned Jesus himself drew near and went with them 16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him 17 And he said unto them What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another as ye walk and are sad 18 And the one of them whose name was Cleopat answering said unto him Art thou onely a stranger in Jerusalem and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days 19 And he said unto them What things And they said unto him Concerning Jesus of Nazareth which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death and have crucified him 21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel and beside all this to day is the third day since these things were done 22 Yea and certain women also of our company made us astonished which were early at the sepulchre 23 And when they found not his body they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels which said that he was alive 24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre and found it even so as the women had said but him they saw not 25 Then he said unto them O fools and slow of heart to beleeve all that the prophets have spoken 26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his glory 27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself 28 And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went and he made as though he would have gone further 29 But they constrained him saying Abide with us for it is towards evening and the day is far spent And he went in to tarry with them 30 And it came to pass as he sat at meat with them he took bread and blessed it and brake and gave to them 31 And their eyes were opened and they knew him and he ‖ Or â—easeâ— to be sâ—â—n of â—â—em vanished out of their sight 32 And they said one to another Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the way and while he opened to us the scriptures 33 And they rose up the same hour and returned to Jerusalem and sound the eleven gathered together and them that were with them 34 Saving The Lord is risen indeed and hath appeared to Simon 35 And they told what things were done in the way and how he was known of them in breaking of bread 36 ¶ * Mark 16 1â— And as they thus spake Jesus himself stood
Peter 19 And when Herod had sought for him and found him not he examined the keepers and commanded that they should be put to death And he went down from Judea to Cesarea and there abode 20 ¶ And Herod ‖ Or hare an hostile minde intending war was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon but they came with one accord to him and having made Blastus †Gr. that was over the kings bed-chamber the kings chamberlain their friend desired peace because their countrey was nourished by the kings countrey 21 And upon a set day Herod arayed in royal apparel sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them 22 And the people gave a shout saying It is the voice of a god and not of a man 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him because he gave not God the glory he was eaten of worms gave up the ghost 24 ¶ But the word of God grew and multiplied 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ‖ Or charge Chap. 11.29 30 ministery and took with them John whose surname was Mark. CHAP. XIII 1 Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles 7 Of Sergius Paulus and Elimas the sorcerer 14 Paul preacheth at Antioch that Jesus is Christ 42 The Gentiles beleeve 45 but the Jews gainsay and blaspheme 46 where upon they turn to the Gentiles 48 As many as were ordained to life beleeved NOw there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers as Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen ‖ Or Heâ—ods foster-â—rother which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch and Saul 2 As they ministred to the Lord and fasted the holy Ghost said Separate me Barnabas Saul for the work whereunto I have called them 3 And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them they sent them away 4 ¶ So they being sent forth by the holy Ghost departed unto Seleucia and from thence they sailed to Cyprus 5 And when they were at Salamis they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews and they had also John to their minister 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos they â—ound a certain sorcerer a false prophet a Jew whose name was Bar-jesus 7 Which was with the deputy of the countrey Sergius Paulus a prudent man who called for Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear the word of God 8 But Elymas the sorcerer for so is his name by interpretation withstood them seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith 9 Then Saul who also is called Paul filled with the holy Ghost set his eyes on him 10 And said O full of all subtilty and all mischief thou childe of the devil thou enemy of all righteousness wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord 11 And now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee and thou shalt be blinde not seeing the sun for a season And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand 12 Then the deputy when he saw what was done beleeved being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. 13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos they came to Perga in Pamphylia and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem 14 ¶ But when they departed from Perga they came to Antioch in Phidia and went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day and sat down 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them saying Ye men and brethren if ye have any word of exhortation for the people say on 16 Then Paul stood up and beckning with his hand said Men of Israel and ye that fear God give audience 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people * Exod. 1.1 when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt * Exod. 13.14.16 and with an high arm brought he them out of it 18 And about the time of fourty years †Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 perhaps for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as a nurse beareth or feedeth her childe Deut. 1.31 2 Mac. 7.27 according to the Septuag and so Chrylost suffered he their manners in the wilderness 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan * Josh 14.2 he divided their land to them by lot 20 And after that * Judg. 3.9 he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years until Samuel the prophet 21 * 1 Sam. 8.5 And afterward they desired a king God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis a man of the tribe of Benjamin by the space of fourty years 22 And when he had removed him * 1 Sam. 16.13 he raised up unto them David to be their king to whom also he gave testimony and said * Psal 89.20 I have found David the son of Jesse a man after mâ—â—e own heart which shall fulfil all my will 23 * Isa 11.1 Of this mans seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour Jesus 24 * Mat. 3.1 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel 25 And as John fulfilled his course he said * John 1.20 Whom think ye that I am I am not be But behold there cometh one after me whole shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose 26 Men and brethren children of the stock of Abraham and whosoever among you feareth God to you is the word of this salvation sent 27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem and their rulers because they knew him not nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day they have fulfilled them in condemning him 28 * Mat. 27.22 And though they found no cause of death in him yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain 29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him they took him down from the tree and laid him in a sepulchre 30 * Matth. 28.6 But God raised him from the dead 31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem who are his witnesse unto the people 32 And we declare unto you glad tidings how that the promise which was made unto the fathers 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children in that he hath raised up Jesus again as it is alâ—o written in the second psalm * Psal 2.7 Hebr. 1.5 Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee 34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead now no more to return to corruption he said on this wise * Isa 55.3 I will give you the sure †Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉