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A17221	The summe of the foure Euangelistes comprehending both the course of the historie, and also the seuerall points of doctrine set foorth in the same pointing foorth as it were with the hand, that Iesus is Christ, the only, perfect, and sufficient Sauiour of all the faithfull. Written in Latine by the reuerend, learned, and godly father, Master Henrie Bullinger minister of the Church of Zurich. Translated into English for the profite of the vnlearned by Iohn Tomkys.	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Tomkys, John.	1582 (1582)	STC 4077; ESTC S118851	67,670	150

foresheweth most plainely and declareth the cause of the calamities n From the 45 ver vnto the end of the chapter And because it is the duetie of a king to restore decaies and to reforme corruptions beyng entred into the Temple hee casteth out the buyers and sellers and hee him selfe preacheth dayly in the Temple * The 20 chap o From the 1. ver vnto the 9. Being asked of the Priestes by whome hee was authorised a King and a Priest hee sheweth that hee hath all his authoritie from God foorth of heauen p From the 9. verse vnto the 19 Moreouer hee rebuketh most grauely the rebellions by bringing in the parable of the vineyarde and of the husbandemen shadowing foorth the meane while the destruction whiche hanged ouer them for their rebellion q Where of he speaketh in the rest of the chap. To bee breefe forsomuch as it belongeth to the Priest his office to teache the people of GOD and to confute the gayne-sayers Luke placeth after these thinges certayne disputations and familiar speaches of the Lorde had with his aduersaries r Frō the 19. ver vnto the 27 And first hee teacheth what wee owe to God and what to the Magistrate ſ From the 27 verse vnto the 41. Then he reasoneth of the hope of the Saintes and what maner of life is in the worlde to come t From the 41 ver vnto the 45 Thirdly hee sheweth what onely is to bee looked for in all the Scriptures namely Christ true GOD and man the sauiour of the world v From the 45 ver vnto the end of the chapter Which thinges being finished the Lorde paynteth foorth in discharge of his priestly office counterfayte priestes of whose corruption hee diligently admonisheth his disciples to beware and to auoyde * The 21. cha x From the first ver vnto the 5. Afterwarde he alloweth the widowes gift cast into the treasurie in the temple y From the 5. ver vnto the 25 Where he taketh occasion to intreate most plentifully of the destruction of the citie nation of the Iewes z From the 25. ver vnto the 34 From that destruction he commeth to the destruction also of all the world and to the ende of the worlde and to be briefe defineth pointeth forth the signes going next before the last day a From the 34. verse vnto the ende of the chapter Where he exhorteth most diligētly the faithful to watchfulnes sobernes least they be ouerthowē of a sodaine with the vnfaythfull perish * The 22. chap b What went before what foloweth The Lorde hath hetherto fulfilled all the priestlike functions euen vnto the killing and offering vp of the sacrifice therefore the expiatorie and purging sacrifice only remained to be accomplished wherefore Luke will describe by those thinges which followe the passion and death of the Lorde which is the onely and wholesome oblation once offred for the sinnes of al the worlde c In the 1. ver And first he noteth the time d From the 2 ver vnto the 7 then he sheweth the causes of his death e From the 7. ver vnto the 17 herevpon he toucheth how he celebrated the passeouer f From the 17 vnto the 21. after which he placeth the worthie institution of his mysticall supper g In the 21.22 23 ver He addeth what the Lorde spake of him that betrayed him h From the 23 ver vnto the 31 how he quieted the contentiō of the disciples raysed touching this which of them seemed greatest in the kingdom of God i From the 31 ver vnto the 35 He foresheweth the earnest purpose of the diuell against all the disciples namely against Peter the denier k From the 35 verse vnto the 39 Forthwith he cōmandeth them to prouide them swords l In the 39. and 41. ver taking his disciples vnto him he goeth out with his chosen vnto the mount of Oliues m In the 41. and 42 verses Here he prayeth vnto the father most feruently n From the 43 ver vnto the 47 There he is tormēted with an agonie which wringeth frō him a bloody sweat He receiueth cōfort of an angell o In the 47. and 48 verses After this he is takē bounden by the priests seruants p In the 49. and 50 verses which when Peter would haue withstood he cut off the priest his seruant his eare q In the 51. verse but the Lord healeth him being wounded r In the 52 and 53. verses and most sharply rebuketh them which tooke him s In the 54 ver Moreouer being taken he is led into the citie brought before the high priest t From the 55. ver vnto 63 Then did Peter shamefully deny the Lord that not once v In the 63.64 65 ver The seruants of the high priests of wickednes mocke the Lord almost all the night long abuse him most vnworthily x From the 66. ver vnto the end of the chapter Earely in the morning he is condemned by the senate of the priests of the chiefe of Hierusalem * The 23 cha y In the 1. ver Being cōdemned he is deliuered to Pilate z From the 2. ver vnto the 6. certayne pointes of accusatiō being proposed forthwith against him a In the 6. 7. verses Pilate willing to gratifie Herode sendeth the Lorde away vnto him b From the 8. ver vnto the 13 But he sendeth him back being notably mocked and clothed with a white garment to Pilate c Frō the 13. ver vnto the 26 He after much reasoning had with the Iewes after that he had loosed Barrabbas deliuered Iesus to the ministers of wickednes do be crucified d In the 26. ver Therefore is he led away forthwith being innocent bearing his crosse behinde him one Simon following him and staying vp the same crosse e In the 27. verse Certaine godly women lament his most bitter case f From the 28. ver vnto the 32 But the Lorde this occasion beyng offered commaundeth them to lament their owne calamitie whiche hee foresheweth shall come vpon the citie and people g In the 32. 33. verses The meane while hee commeth into the place of execution where hee being crucified is lift vp in the middest betweene two theeues h From the 34 ver vnto the 40 There hee first prayeth and then suffering many reproches hee deareth all thinges paciently i From the 40 ver vnto the 44 Among other things he receiueth one of the theeues whiche made supplication vnto him into the felowship and partaking of eternal life declaring by that exāple how great the force of the sacrifice once offered is k In the 44.45 46 verses After this certaine wonders followed testifiyng that the Sonne of God

10. cha c From the 1. verse vnto the 19. After these thinges hee accuseth greatlie the blynde and vnfaithfull shepheardes of the people of the Iewes and with all hee sheweth that hee is that true shephearde whiche quickeneth his sheepe with his death redeemeth them by his power and care from all euilles and refresheth them with wholesome foode And in these thinges he setteth foorth the example of the best shephearde for all faithfull shepheardes instructing them what becommeth them and what their duetie is but chiefly hee inculcateth that whiche hee vseth to vrge euerye where that hee is the Sauiour of the worlde whiche giueth life to the faithfull through his death d In the 19 20 21. ver But there riseth a newe businesse and a newe dissention about this doctrine some wilfully cauellyng at the proposed truth and other no whitte the lesse mayntayning and defending the same e In the 22 23 24 ver In the feast of the dedication the aduersaries propose a question to the Lorde whereby they might take a newe occasion to cauill They demaunde whether hee bee Christe that blessed sonne of almightie GOD that is to say the Messias and if hee bee that hee woulde confesse it openlye plainely and manifestly f From the 25 ver vnto the 31 Therefore the Lorde Iesus professeth and not onelye professeth but also prooueth that hee is Christe the blessed the sonne of the blessed God g In the 31 ver By the whiche profession they beeyng rather prouoked then instructed are willing to stone Iesus as a blasphemer h From the 32 ver vnto the 39 But hee reasoning friendly with them sheweth that hee is the sonne of GOD in deede and that hee sinned not at all against the maiestie of his father i In the 39 40. vers But because no reasons can preuayle with the grosse inflexible and blinde aduersaries leauing them agayne and passing ouer Iordane he returned vnto that place where Iohn first beganne to baptise k In the 41 ver There he found not a few obedient sheep l In the last ver For manie beleeued on Iesus there m What wēt before what followeth Hetherto wee haue hearde greate and diuine thinges and yet there follow after a sorte greater and more diuine thinges * The 11. cha n From the 1. ver vnto the 46 and before all the rest the raysing agayne by Christe of Lazarus hauing layne nowe foure dayes in the graue and stinking o Why Christ wrought this myracle The last day of Christe the Lorde approched wherein he offered him selfe for the saluation of men to GOD the father to bee an odour of a good smelling sauour And the nearer hee drewe vnto his death the more plainelye doeth the force and fruite of the Lorde his death shewe it selfe p What we may learne by this myracle Certaynelie the Lorde sheweth moste manifestlie by this his sixte last signe or miracle that hee is the life of all the worlde who although hee dyed vppon the crosse yet can hee saue the soules of the faithfull in death and rayse vp the dead And because this thing is harde to bee beleued of fleshe and mans reason this historie is handeled both plentifully and exactly yea and euidently so that thou maiest thinke that thou beholdest all thinges with viewe of eye In the meane season in Martha and Marye wee are taught what manner of faith ours ought to bee And the myndes of the Godlye are confirmed through all the historye agaynst the feare of death the offence of the Crosse is mittigated and vtterlie taken awaye q From the 46 ver vnto the end of the chapter and the cause of the hatred and enuie of the Priestes or Senatours of the people of Israel is declared wherewith they beeing blinded consulte to kill Christe That consultation is touched in fewe but yet in euident words * The 12. cha r In the 1 2 3 and 4. ver Now heereunto pertaineth the feast solemnised in Bethanie s From the 5. ver vnto the 12 in the description whereof the cause is shewed whereby Iudas being moued purposed to sell and betray Iesus to the Priestes t The Euangelists purpose in the rest which followeth In those things whiche followe Iohn handeleth those matters whereby the glory and vertue of Christe appeared shone oftentimes most cleerely to the people of Israel v From the 12. ver vnto the 19 first where as he entred into the citie with regal pompe hee declareth that he is the king the deliuerer of the people of God whome the Prophetes foreshewed to come x In the 19. ver This greeued the Pharisees who beeing ouerwhelmed with the greatnesse power and euidencie of Christ his doings are cōstrained to despaire of their owne matters y In the 20 21 22. ver Hereunto this also is added that the Greekes or Gentiles came to Ierusalem from coūtries very farre distant to see and salute Iesus z From the 23. ver vnto the 27 Whereby the Lord taketh occasiō to speake of his death of the fruite thereof and of the great and farre exceeding glory following his death immediately a In the 27 and 28 ver Also he prayeth that the father would set foorth his glory b In the 28 and 29 ver An oracle is giuen from heauen answering to the prayers of the Lorde c From the 30 ver vnto the 34. Therevpon the Lorde teacheth agayne most cleerely what fruite shall come vnto the faithfull through his death d In the 34 verse Nowe when the people here upon moued a question touching the eternitie of the Messias e In the 35 and 36. ver Hee exhorteth them to faith f In the 37. verse The Iewes notwithstanding continue in their vnbeliefe g From the 38. ver vnto the 44. the which thing Iohn proueth that Esaias foreshewed h Frō the 44. verse vnto the end of the chap. But to confirme the weake in faith the Lord maketh a most vehement Sermon wherein hee gathereth a briefe rehearsall of his doctrine hytherto publikely proposed i What went before S. Iohn hitherto hath set foorth those things which the Lorde spake and did priuately and publikely before his Passion among those which were familiar with him and in the presence of all the common people as well by disputing as by preaching both maintaining and deliuering to the Church the most full and perfect doctrine of the Gospell k What followeth but in those thinges which followe hee describeth certaine secrete and mysticall as well sayings as doings of the Lorde which hee spake and did in that his last and mysticall Supper before his Disciples Heere all thinges burne and glitter with a certaine diuine brightnesse For heere all the mysteries of our faith and of the kingdome of God are proposed and opened and

And because these things seemed strāge and incredible namely that God woulde prophane and forsake that people descended from holy parents and that place and that worshipping that holy preisthoode he doth more fully expounde vnto his disciples which inquired there of the iudgement and destinie hanging ouer the people and citie liuely describing what wonderfull matters and strange tokens what troubles calamities and miseries shoulde go before that destruction and of what maner how cruell horrible and fearefull that ruine should be Forthwith by occasiō of the destruction of the citie he reasoneth also of the destruction of the world or of the finishing of the world of the glorious comming of the sonne of man to iudgement m Frō the 42. verse vnto the ende of the chap. exhortyng all men to sober and diligent watchfulnes proposing rewardes to the watchfull and threatning punishment to the slouthful sleepie * The 25 chap n Frō the first verse vnto the 31. Which things forthw t he plainly sheweth by most comely and most plentifull similitudes handeling as well the partes of the watchfull as of the sleepie o Frō the 31. verse vnto the 46. Lastly Matthewe adioyneth a description or as if it were a certayne figure of the iudge to come and of his laste iudgement wherin the last sentence is pronounced by the same iudge against al man kinde ioyful to the good but most sorowfull to the euil For this matter is thus concluded p In the last ver of the chapter And these shall go away into euerlasting paine but the righteous into life eternal q A briefe argument of that which foloweth After all these things there is placed as the finishing the most perfect accomplishing of al our saluation the most holy most profitable historie of the passion redemption of Christ the Lord wherein he fully executeth all the offices as wel of a priest as of a king and in a briefe sūme doth propose his greatest force to be beholden of al men For he teacheth diligently both by al his wordes and by al his deedes hee instituteth his famous sacrament hee prayeth most feruently hee sacrificeth for sinne hee purgeth sinners he deliuereth he pitieth hee defendeth his seruants and he treadeth downe and punisheth the wicked shewing euery where incredible humilitie and declaring sometime no small glory when as all the elements being troubled at his death shewed most plaine tokens as it were of their great sorrowe Matthew handeleth all these things in a goodly order in a pure plaine and liuely stile * The 26. chap. r In the 1. 2 verses For first hee sheweth the time wherein he suffered and proposeth the sūme of his passion ſ From the 3. ver vnto the 1● Then he describeth some causes of the Lorde his death proceeding partly from the enuie malice of the Priestes against Christ and partly from the couetousnesse and horrible treason of Iudas which sold his Lorde to the Senate of Bishops t Frō the 17. ver vnto the 26 Hauing finished the causes he commeth vnto the description of his last supper wherein aboue all things he foresheweth his Disciples both his death and also that hee should bee both betrayed and sold of his owne Moreouer he prouoketh by many meanes the mind of Iudas the traitour to repentance but in vaine v From the 26 ver vnto the 30 After this he instituteth in it the renowmed Sacrament of his body and blood the remembrāce of his death wherein we may see the briefe summe of our saluation of all godlines x In the 30. ver When as hee had supped hee went out with his disciples vnto the mount of Oliues y In the 31. and 32. verses In the way he foresheweth the great offence with shold rise among his disciples because of him z In the 33.34 and 35. verses But they being bolde enough and rash enough and not acknowledging enough their owne infirmitie do promise constancie and great faith Peter specially vnto whome notwithstanding the Lorde foretelleth his most filthie fall a In the 36.37 and 38. verses In the garden of the mount of Oliues he is merueilously vexed and pitifully tormented with the feare of death b In the 39. verse In the meane season he prayeth earnestly and constantly commiteing both himselfe and all his businesse to God and to his holy will c From the 40. verse vnto the 47. Then doth he diligently waken his Disciples beeing a steepe d In the 47. verse and whilest hee was occupied therein Iudas the traitour commeth bringing with him a rowte of most wicked and most filthie varlets e In the 48. 49. verses foorthwith he kisseth his master and with a kisse betraieth his Lord to his most wicked enemies f In the 50. verse For the chiefe Priestes seruāts fal vpō the Lord take him bind him oppresse him g From the 51. ver vnto the 55 In the mean season Peter fighteth vnhappily for his master and is stayed by his master h In the 55. verse who also foorthwith sharpely reproueth the open greeuous and most wicked reproch of the chiefe Priestes seruants then offered vnto him i In the 56. ver And whilest these things were thus in doing all the Disciples flie from the Lorde k In the 57. 58. verses But hee is brought away to Caiphas the high Priest into the consistorie l In the 59.60 and 61. verses Two thinges were chiefly handeled there The Lorde is accused before the Priestes and the counsell false witnesses are brought foorth m From the 62 ver vnto the 65 the Lorde his cause is handeled most vniustly n In the 65. and 66. verses and at the last hee is condemned o In the 67. 68. verses buffetted and most vnworthily spit vpon p From the 66. verse vnto the end of the chapter And withal the filthie and shamefull denying of Peter is plentifully described * The 27 cap. q In the 1 and 2. verses And when as the sentence of condemnatiō was pronounced against him he is brought forthwith from the Priestes and foorth of the Consistorie or hall of the high priest into the iudgemente Hall vnto Pontius Pilate the Romane Deputie vnto whome hee is deliuered as the moste wicked of all men and as one hauing deserued a most vile death r In the 3.4 and 5. verses The meane while Iudas the traitour examining himselfe more deepely and waying his moste cruell and wicked offence more rightly goeth into the temple restoreth the traiterous money to the Priestes despaireth most horribly hangeth himselfe ſ From the 6. ver vnto the 11 The Priests with the bloodie money buie the potters field to burie strāgers in t From the 11. ver vnto the 27 Moreouer Pontius Pilate the deputie of the Romans inquireth diligently

ver vnto the 26 Then hee speaketh of that last supper wherein the Lorde sharpely accuseth the wickednesse of Iudas speaking of it at large and instituteth the sacrament and memoriall of our redemption n In the 26. ver After that hee goeth foorth into the mount of oliues o From the 27 ver vnto the 32. hee reasoneth in the waye of that greeuous offence wherein the disciples shoulde fall chiefly Peter p From the 32 ver vnto the 43 Hee prayeth to his Father humblye in the mount and awaketh his disciples sleeping q From the 43. ver vnto the 47 The meane while Iudas commeth hastely with a bande of murderers and betrayeth the Lorde with a kisse who foorthwith is taken by the wicked mynisters r In the 47 ver In that hurlye burly Peter draweth his sworde and fighteth in vayne ſ From the 48. ver vnto the 53 But the Lorde rebuketh grauelye the vniust force of his enimies t In the 53. 54. verses Notwithstanding Christe is brought bounden to the high priest The chiefe Bishoppe calleth foorthwith a counsell of elders and priestes against the Lorde v From the 55 ver vnto the 60 Therein false witnesses are sought foorth to destroy Christ but in vayne x From the 60. ver vnto the 66 The high Priest rising vp desireth to picke a cause of death by a question from Christ and asketh whether he be the sonne of God the true Messias And when as the Lord had graunted it and confirmed it iudgement of death was giuen out against him by all the councell y From the 66 ver vnto the end of the chapter The meane while Peter denieth the Lorde in the high priest his pallace * The 15. cha z In the 1. ver And when the dawnyng was come Iesus is leadde to Pilate the deputie a From the 2. ver vnto the 12 But he trieth and practiseth many wayes if hee might deliuer him whom hee knewe to bee innocent b From the 12 ver vnto the 22 But beyng ouercome with the wicked cries of the people he deliuered Iesus being scourged to the souldiers to bee crucified c From the 22. ver vnto the 27 Hee is therefore lead awaye into the place of Caluarie that is to saye of a skull d In the 27. 28. verses where hee is crucified in the middest betweene two theeues e From the 29. ver vnto the 33 and hauing suffered both diuers tormentes and tauntes f From the 33. ver vnto the 38 at the last hee giueth vppe the Ghoste g From the 38. ver vnto the 42 Foorthwith straunge signes are shewed wherewith the Centurion beyng moued pronounceth Christ to be the sonne of GOD. h Frō the 42. verse vnto the end of the chap. And in the euening of the same day he is buried most decently by Ioseph an honourable and a godlye man * The 16. cha i Frō the 1. ver vnto the 9. But the thirde day hee riseth againe from the dead hauing vanquished death the which thing is expounded moste euidently by the angell to the women comming to the sepulchre k Frō the 9. ver vnto the 15. Afterwards Marke beeyng about to finishe briefely his historie begun of Christ collecteth and knitteth together certayne sure argumentes or euident testimonies whereby hee may proue that the Lorde is risen in deede from the dead l From the 15 ver vnto the 19 Last of all hee setteth foorth the 3. chiefest poyntes of our religion that is to say the last deede of the Lorde wherein hee ordayned the Ecclesiasticall order m In the 19. verse Then hee sheweth the Ascension of the Lorde into heauen n In the 20. ver After this hee declareth the most exacte faithfulnesse of the Apostles of the Lorde and the happie successe thereof For they did all things so as the Lorde had commaunded and the Lorde wrought with them so that foorthwith the most holy Church rose vp in the worlde Heere endeth the Summe of the Gospell by Saint Marke ❧ The summe of the Gospell by Saint Luke IN the preface placed before this Euangelicall worke The 1. chap. From the 1. ver vnto the 5 Luke sheweth the causes whiche mooued him to write and also proposeth the summe of his whole purpose b In the 5 6 and 7. verses Then hee beginneth to penne the historie beginning it with the birth of the forerunner of the Messias Therefore hee describeth diligently the parentes of Iohn Baptist c From the 8. ver vnto the 18 chiefly howe both the conception and the office of the sonne were shewed to his father by Gabriel d Frō the 18. ver vnto the 23 whiche thinges when as his father beleeued not it came to passe that hee was made dumbe for the punishment of his vnbeleefe e In the 23 24 25. verses that his mother notwithstanding God performing that which he had promised did conceaue f In the 26. verie Now after the description of the conceptiō of that forerunner he cōmeth downe to describe the incarnation of the very Messias also Therefore after the noting of the time g In the 27. ver hee sheweth the kinred and condition of his mother namelie that shee was a pure virgin of the stocke of Dauid h In the 26. ver vnto whom the very same Gabriel beyng the messenger of the eternall GOD came downe from heauen i From the 28. ver vnto the 32 and shewed her that it so pleased the eternall Godhead that shee shoulde bee made the mother of the Messias k In the 32. and 33. verses and hee declareth heerewithall who and howe greate this childe shoulde be l In the 34. ver And whereas the Virgine did not yet fully vnderstand so harde a matter m In the 35. ver the whole reason and maner of the incarnation is expounded vnto her by the Angell that shee shoulde conceiue by the holy Ghost and bring foorth the very sonne of GOD. n In the 36 and 37. verses And shee is confirmed by the example of Elizabeth o In the 38. verse The which woordes when as shee beleeueth shee conceiueth p From the 39 ver vnto the 46 And foorthwith shee goeth with all speede to Elizabeth they two haue diuine talke the one with the other q From the 46. ver vnto the 57 In this communication the incarnation of the sonne of God is reuealed the truth of God his mercie and his power are praysed chiefly in the virgin Maries song of prayse and thanksgiuing r From the 57. ver vnto the 59. Moreouer Elizabeth bringeth forth a sonne ſ From the 59. ver vnto the 64 who is named Iohn t From the 64. ver vnto the 67 Vnto his father hytherto dumbe for his vnbeleefe is nowe restored the vse of his

suffered The Lord commending his spirit to God the father gaue vp the ghost vpon the crosse l In the 47. ver The Centurion of the Romane souldiers being moued with the wonders touched with the patiēce death of Christ doth witnes that he was a iust man m In the 48. 49. verses The Lord his acquaintaunce see all these thinges God his prouidence no doubt so ordering the matter that they might be seeing witnesses appointed for so great thinges n From the 50. ver vnto the 55. Lastly Ioseph a most famous Senatour of the citie commeth vnto Pilate and beggeth the body of the Lorde that he might burie it which when he had obtained and taken it downe from the tree hee laid it in the graue and buried it gloriously o In the 55. 56. verses Certaine women behelde and marked it that they might come the next day following to annoynt the body * The 24. cha p What followeth Iesus Christ our King Priest hauing purged sinne conquered hell and ouercome death restored to life foorth of the graue from the dead the third day riseth againe a conquerer and a triumphant Lorde And because the whole matter of our hope and life standeth in the liuely resurrection of our Lorde Iesus it is prooued by euident signes and arguments q From the first ver vnto 12. And first the resurrection of our Lord is declared by the very Angels of God to certaine deuout women which came to annoynt the body of our Lorde Iesus r In the 12 verse Foorthwith the same is made knowen to Peter by certaine signes ſ From the 13. ver vnto the 36 Afterwardes as two of the Disciples were going to Emaus the Lorde ioyneth him selfe vnto them in the fourme of a stranger and proueth vnto them most plainely as well foorth of the Scriptures as by the thing it selfe that he was risen againe from the dead t From the 36. ver vnto the 44 Lastly the Lord commeth in the middest of his Disciples and sheweth to the viewe of eye his true and liuely resurrection v In the 44.45 and 46. verses Moreouer hee confirmeth their mindes with the Scriptures x In the 47. 48. verses And that wee might all vnderstand that all Christe his things are ours he commaundeth his disciples to preach the Gospel to all nations y In the 49. verse for the accomplishing wherof he promiseth them the holy Ghost whom hee commaundeth them to looke for in the Citie of Hierusalem z In the 50. verse All the which things beeing done in deed he leadeth his disciples foorth to the mount of Oliues a In the 51. verse from thence he ascendeth straight into heauen b In the 52. 53. verses The disciples hauing worshipped him returne into the Citie looking for the holy Ghost Heere endeth the summe of the Gospell by Saint Luke ¶ The summe of the Gospell by Saint Iohn THey The 1. chap. The reason of the entrance into the Gospel by Iohn which will expound any thing by certaine reason and with great profite place before their exposition a proposition a marke or a Summe of the whole matter to bee expounded vnto the which the auditours bending the sharpenesse of wit and all their vnderstanding may knowe wherevnto all things tende which are spoken and what the vse of them is b What Iohn handeleth in his Gospell Iohn the Apostle therefore about to expounde the matters of Christ the Lorde that is to say his wordes and deedes and all the mysterie of our redemption placeth before his historical narration a proposition plentifully opened containing in effect these things c In the 1. and 2. verses The word of God that is to say the sonne of God Iesus Christ our Lorde of whom I minde to speake was with God from euerlasting and is very God d In the 3. ver by whom all thinges were made e In the 4.5.7 and 8. verses the same by his owne nature is the life the light f In the 9. ver And because wee by our humane nature and through the fault of sinne bee darkenesse the slaues of death the worde or sonne of God descended frō heauen came into the world was incarnat and made man that through his life and light the Iewes chiefly vnto whome the Messias was peculiarly promised might liue and bee illuminated g In the 10. 11. verses But because they cast him off not beeing willing to beleeue the life and light giuen them h In the 12.13 14. verses therefore he gaue power to all men which receiue Christe with a true faith of what nation sexe age or conditiō they be to become the sonnes of God that is to say heires of life and of all heauenly good things and the very fellow heires of Christ which is the truth the grace the redemption and the fulnesse or the consummation of all beleeuers in whom only the faithfull haue all thinges which do pertaine to godlinesse and life i The summe of the Gospell This is the summe of all the narration of the Gospell Namely that through faith in Christe our sinnes bee forgiuen and that euerlasting life is bestowed vpon vs. k In the 6. ver and from the 15 vnto the 19. Vnto this head Iohn coupleth the very body of the Euangelicall narration or historie beginning his historie at the preaching testimonie of Iohn the Baptist as also the other three Euangelistes did l From the 19. ver vnto the 35 And hee teacheth of what maner were his testimonies priuate publike and giuen to the verie messengers of Ierusalem all verely of one kinde namely such as taught that Iesus Christ is true God and man sente into the worlde for sinners to saue them which beleeue in him that therefore we must beleeue in Christ m In the 35.36 37. ver Therefore doth he also send his Disciples vnto him and consecrateth them to Christ the Lord shewing vndoubtedly by the very deede it selfe that all his doctrine tendeth here vnto that wee may beleeue Christ the onely Sauiour of all the world n Why the Euangelist briefly finisheth the history of the Baptist and speedily commeth to the history of Christe himselfe And because the Baptist preached Christ only in him only sheweth all the points of godlinesse life passing ouer the matters of the Baptist Iohn the Euangeliste maketh hast to describe the very matters of Christ o The 38.39 and 40 verses and declareth first how he receiued them which by the prouocation of Iohn the Baptist folowed him p In the 41. ver also what the studies and workes of the faithfull be namely to bring very many vnto Christ q From the 42. vers vnto the 51. There is briefly handeled the calling of certaine of the disciples in whose examples we may