of the starres For one starre differeth from another in glory So is the resurreccyon of the deade It is sowen in corrupcyon it ryseth agayne without corrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it ryseth agayne in honoure It is sowen in weakenes it ryseth agayne in power It is soweÌ„ a naturall body it ryseth agayne a spiritual body There is a natural body and there is a spiritual bodye as it is also writteÌ„ the fyrst man Adam was made a lyuyng soule and the last AdaÌ„ was made a quyckenyng spirite Howbeit that is not fyrst whiche is spirituall but that whiche is naturall then y â— which is spiritual ⊢ The fyrst man is of the earth erthy the seconde man is the Lord from heauen âšœ heuenly As is the earthy suche are they that are earthy And as is the heauenly suche are theyt hat are heauenly And as we haue borne the ymage of the erthy so shal we bere the ymage of the heauenly This saye I brethren ☞ that flesshe and bloude can not inheret the kingdome of god Nether doth corrupcyon enheret vncorrupcion Beholde I shewe you a mystery We shal not all slepe but we shall all be chaunged that in a moment in the twyncklyng of an eye by the last trompe For the trompe shall blowe the deade shal ryse incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion and this mortall must put on immortalite When this corruptyble hath put on incorrupcion and this mortal hath put on immortalite then shal be brought to passe the sayiÌ„g that is wrytten Death is swalowed vp in victory Death where is thy stynge Hell where is thy victory The stinge of death is synne the strength of synne is the lawe But thankes be vnto God which hath giueÌ„ vs vyctory thorow our Lord Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethren be ye stedfast vnmouable alwayes ryche in the worcke of the Lord forasmuch as ye knowe how that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde CAPI XVI ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce of the gatherynge for the pore Christen at Ierusalem and concludeth his Epistle with the salutacyons of certayne louyng â–ª brethren COncernynge the gatherynge for the Saynctes as I haue ordayned in the congregacyons of Galacia euen so do ye Upon some Saboth day let euery one of you put asyde at home laye vp what soeuer is mete that there be no gatherynges when I come When I am come whom soeuer ye shal alow by your letters them wyl I side to bring your liberalite vnto IerusaleÌ„ And yf it be mete that I go also they shall go 〈◊〉 me I wyll come vnto you whan I go oâ—â—â— to Macedonia For I wyl go thorowe ouâ—â— Macedonia With you ê‘auenture I wyâ—â—byde a whyle or els tary al winter y â— ye may bryng me on my way whyther soeuer I go I wyl not se you now in my passage but I truste to abyde a whyle with you yf God shall suffre me I wyll tary at Ephesus vntyll the fyftieth day For a great dore and â— frute full is opened vnto me and there are many aduersaryes If Timotheus come se that he be wtont fere with you For he worketh the worcke of the Lorde as I doâ—let no man therfore despyse him but conuaye hym forth in peace that he maye come vnto me For I loke for him with the brethren To speake of brother Appollo âšœ I certyfye you that I greatly desyred him to come vnto you w t the brethreÌ„ but his mynde was not at all to come at this tyme. Howbeit â–ª he wyll come when he shall haue conueniente tyme. Watche ye stande faste in the faythe quyte you lyke men be stronge Let al your busynes be done with loue Brethren ye knÌ„owe the house of Stephana âšœ and of Fortunatus and Archaâ—cus how that they are the fyrst frutes of Achaâ—a that they haue appoynted them selues to minister vnto the Saynctes I beseche you that ye be obedyent vnto suche to all that helpe labour I am glad of the commynge of Stephana fortunatus Achaicus for that whyche was lackyng vnto me on your parte they haue supplied For they haue coÌ„forted my spirite yours Loke therfore that ye knowe them that are suche The congregacyons of Asia salute you Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lorde and so doth the congregacion that is in their house âšœ with whom also I am lodged Al the brethren grete you Grete ye one another w t an holy kysse The salutacion of me Paule with myne owne hande If any man loue not this Lorde Iesus Christe the same be ☞ Anathema maranatha The grace of the Lorde Iesus Christ be w t you My loue be with you al in Christ Iesu Amen ¶ The fyrst Epystle to the CorinthaÌ„ns was sent from Philippos by Stephana and fortunatus Achaicus Timotheus ⧠The Seconde Epystle of S. Paule the Apostle to the Corinthians ¶ The consolacion of God in trouble The loue of Paule towarde the Corynthyans and his excuse that he came not vnto them CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyl of God and brother Tymotheus Unto the coÌ„gregacyon of God whiche is at Corynthium w t all the Saynctes which are in al Achaia Grace be wyth you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. Blessed be God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ which is the father of mercy â–ª and the God of al comforte whiche comforteth vs in al our tribulacioÌ„ in so much that we are able to comforte them whyche are in any maner of trouble with the same coÌ„fort wherwith we oureselues are comforted of God For as the affliccions of Christe are plentuous in vs euen so is our consolacion plentuous by Christ. Whether we be troubled for your consolacyon and health âšœ Or whether we be comforted it is for your comforte and saluacyon whiche saluacion sheweth her power in that ye suffre the same afflyccions whiche we also suffre or whether we be coÌ„forted for your consolacion and saluacion our hope also is stedfast for you in as muche as we knowe howe that as ye are parttakers of the affliccyons so shall ye be parttakers also of the consolacyon Brethren I wolde not haue you ignorauÌ„t of our trouble whych happened vnto vs in Asia For we were greued out of measure passyng strength so greatly that we despayred euen of life Also we receiued an answere of death in ourselues that we shulde not put our trust in ourselues but in God whiche rayseth the dead to lyfe agayne and whiche delyuered vs from so great a deth and doth delyuer On whom we trust that yet hereafter he wyl deliuer by the helpe of your praier for vs that by the meanes of many occasioÌ„s thankes may be gyuen of many on our behalfe for the grace gyuen vnto vs. For our
be turned backe and put to shame sodenly ¶ The. vij Psalme ☞ Sigaion of Dauid whiche he sauge vnto the Lorde in the busynes of ☞ â—â—huâ— the conne of Iemini O Lorde my God in the haue I put my truste saue me from all them that per secute me and delyuer me Lest he deuour my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peces whyle there is none to helpe O Lorde my God yf I haue done any suche thynge or yf there be any wyckednesse in my handes If I haue rewarded euyll vnto hym that dealt frendely withme yee I haue delyue red hym that with out any cause is myne enemye Then let myne enemye persecute my soule take me ye let hym treade my lyfe downe vpon the earth laye myne honoure in the dust Sela. Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrath and lyfte vp thy selfe because of the indyngnacions of myne enemye aryse vp for me in the ☞ iudgemente that thou haste promysed And so shall the congregacyon of the people come aboute the for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thy selfe agayne The Lorde shall iudge the people geue sentence with me O Lorde accordynge to my ryghteousnes and accordynge to the innocencye that is in me Oh let the wyckednes of the vngodly come to an ende but guyde thou the iuste For the ryghteous God tryeth the very hertes and the raynes My helpe commeth of God which preserueth them that are true of hert God is is a ryghteous iudge âšœ stronge and pacyent and God is prouoked euery daye If man wyl nat turne he wyl whette his swerde he hathe bente his bowe and made it ready He hathe prepared for hym the instrumentes of death he ordeneth hys arowes âšœ agaynste the persecutours Bebolde he trauyleth with mischefe he hathe conceaued sorowe brought forth vngodlynesse He hathe grauen and digged vp a pytte is fallen him selfe into the destrue cyon that he made for other For his trauayll shal come vpon his owne heade and his wickednes shal fall vpoÌ„ his owne pate I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde accordynge to his ryghteousnes wyl prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyest ¶ The. viii Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth ☞ in Githith a Psalme of Dauyd O LODE our gouernour howe excellente is thy name in the worlde thou that haste sette thy glory aboue the heaueÌ„s â–ª Out of the mouthe of verye babes and sucklynges hast thou ordeyned ☞ strength because of thyne enemyes that thou myghtest styll the enemye and the auenger For I wyll consydre thy heuens euen the worke of thy fyngers the Mone and the Starres whiche thou haste ordeyned What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym â–ª and the sonne of man that thou vysitest hym Thou madest him lytle lesse then the aungels to crowne him with glorye and worshyppe Thou makest hym to haue domi nyon in the workes of thy haÌ„des and thou haste put all thynges in subâ—ectyon vnder his fete Al shepe and oxen yee and y â— beastes of the felde The foules of the ayre and the fishe of the see and what so euer wal keth thorowe the pathes of the sees O Lorde our gouernour howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde ¶ The. ix Psalme ¶ To him that eycelleth vpon ☞ Almuth Lâ—ben a Psalme of Dauyd I wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte I wyll speake of all thy merueylous workes I wyll be glad and reioyce in the yee my songes wyl I make of thy name O thou moste hyghest Whyle myne enemyes are dryuen backe they shall fal and peryshe at thy presence For thou haste mayntened my ryght and my cause thou art set in the throne that â—ud ged ryght Thou hast rebuked y â— Heithen destroied the vngodly thou haste put out their name for euer and euer O thou enemye distruccions are come to an ende euen as the cities which thou hast distroied their memorial is perished with them But the Lorde shall endure for euer he hath also pre pared his seate for iudgemeÌ„t For he shall iudge the worlde in ryghtuousnes and ministre true iudgemeÌ„t vnto the people The Lorde also wyl be a defence for the oppressed eueÌ„ a refuge iÌ„ due time of trouble And they y â— knowe thy name wyll put their trust in the for thou Lorde hast neuer fayled theÌ„ that seke the. O prayse the Lorde which dwelleste in Syon shewe the people of hys doynges For when he maketh in quisycion for bloude he remembreth them forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde consydre my trouble whiche I suffre of them that 〈…〉 thou that lyftest me vp froÌ„ the ga 〈…〉 deathe That I maye shewe all thy 〈…〉 with in the portes of the doughter of Syon I wyll reioyce in thy saluacion The Heythen are suncken downe in the pytte that they made in the same net which they hyd pryuely is there owne fore taken The Lorde is knowen to execute iudgement the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne haÌ„des A consideracion Sela. The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God For the poore shall nat be all waye forgotten nor the hope of the meke shall nat peryshe for euer Up Lorde and let nat man haue the vpper hande let the Heythen be iudged in thy syght Put them in feare O Lorde that the Heythen maye knowe them selues to be but men Sela. ¶ The. x. Psalme WHy standest thou so farre of O Lord hidest thy face in tyme of trouble â–ª The vngodly for his owne lust doth ê‘secute the poore let them be taken in the craftye wylenesse that they haue ymagined For the vngodly hathe made boste of his owne hertes desyre speakethe good of the couetous whom God abhorreth The vngodly is so proude y t he careth nat for God neither is God in his thought Hys wayes are alwaye greuous thy iudgementes are farre out of his syght and therfore defyeth he all his enemyes For he hath sayde in his here Tushe I shall neuer be caste downe there shall no harme happen vpon me His mouth is ful of cursing dissâ—it and frauâ—e vnder his tong is vngodlynesse and vanite He sytteth lurkynge in the stretes and priuely doth he murther y â— innocent his eyes are sette agaynste the poore For he lyeth wayting secretly euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne that he maye rauishe the pore He doth rauishe the pore when he getteth hym into his nette ☞ He falleth downe and humbleth him selfe that the congregacion of the poore maye fall into the hande of his captaynes He hath sayde in his herte Tushe God hath forgotteÌ„ he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer se it Aryse O Lorde God and lyfte vp thyne haÌ„de forget nat the poore Wherfore shulde the wyeked blapheme God whyle he dothe saye in his herte tushe thou carest
sayeth the Lorde Wherfore ☞ tonges are for a sygne not to them that beleue but to them that beleue not Contrary wyse prophesyinge serueth not for them that beleue not but for them which beleue If therfore when all the congregacion is come togyther and all speake with tonges there come in they that are vnlerned or they which beleue not wyll they not saye that ye are out of your wyttes But and yf all prophesye and there come in one that beleueth not or one vnlerned he is rebuked oâ— al men is iudged of euery man so are the secretes of his hert opened so falleth he downe on his face and worshyppeth God sayth that God is in you of a trueth Howe is it then brethren 〈◊〉 softe as ye come togyther euery one of you hath a soÌ„g hath a doctrine hath a tonge hath a reuelacion â–ª hath an interpretacion Let al thinges be done vnto edityinge If any man speake wyth tonge let it be by two or at the moste by thre and that by course and let another interprete it But if there be no interpreter lcâ—him kepe sylence in the coÌ„gregacion and let him speake to him selfe and to God Let the Prophetes speake two or thre let the other iudge If any reuelacyon be made to another that sytteth by let the fyrst holde his peace For ☞ ye maye all prophesy one by one that all may learne and that all maye haue comforte And the spirites of the Prophetes are in the power of the Prophetes For God is not causer of strife but of peace as âšœ I teache in al congregacioÌ„s of the Sayntes Let your wemen kepe sylente in the congregacions For it is not permitted vnto theÌ„ to speake but to be vnder obedyeÌ„ce as sayth the lawe If they wyll learne any thynge let theÌ„ aske their husbandes at home For it is a shame for wemen to speake in the congregacion Spronge the worde of God from you Either came it vnto you onely If any man thinke him selfe to be a prophete ether spiritual let him knowe what thynges I wryte vnto you For they are the coÌ„maundementes of the Lorde But and if any man be ignorant let him be ignoraunt Wherfore brethreÌ„ couet to prophecy forbyd not to speke with tonges let al thinges be done honestly and in order âšœ amonge you ¶ The resurreccyon of the deade CAPI XV. BRethren as pertaynynge to the Gospel whiche I preached vnto you which ye haue also accepted and in the whiche ye coÌ„tynue by the whiche also ye are sauyd I do you to wytte after what maner I preached vnto you yf ye kepe it excepte ye haue beleued in vayne For fyrst of al I deliuered vnto you that whiche I receyued howe that Christ dyed for our sinnes agreinge to the scriptures And that he was buryed and that he arose agayne the thyrd day accordyng to the scriptures that he was sene of Cephas then of the twelue After that he was sene of moo then fyue hundreth brethren atonce of whiche many remaine vnto this day and many are falleÌ„ a slepe After that appered he to Iames then to all the Apostles And last of al he was sene of me as of one that was borne out of due tyme. For I am the least of the Apostles which am not worthy to be called an Apostle because I persecuted the congregacyon of God But by the grace of god I am that I am And his grace which is in me was not i vayne ⊢ but I labored more aboundauntly then they all yet not I but the grace of God whiche is with me Therfore whether it were I or they so we preache and so haue ye beleued ✚ If Christ be preached how that he rose from the dead howe say some amonge you that there is no resurreccyon of the dead If there be no rysynge agayne of the dead then is Christe not rysen agayne If Christe be not rysen agayne then is our preachyng in vayne and your fayth is also in vayne Ye we are founde false wytnesses of God For we haue testyfied of God howe that he raysed vp Christe whom he raysed not vp yf it be so that the deade ryse not agayne For yf the deade ryse not agayne then is Chryste not risen agayne If it be so that Christ rose not agayne then is our fayth in vayne and ye are yet in your synnes Therfore they whiche are fallen a slepe in Christ are peryshed If in this lyfe onely we belue on Christ then are we of all men most miserable But now is Christ rysen from the dead become the fyrst frutes of them that â—â—epte For by a man came death by a man came the resurreccyon of the deade For as by Adam all dye euen so by Christe shall all be made alyue but euery man in his owne order ⊢ The fyrst is Christe then they that are Christes at his coÌ„mynge Then coÌ„meth the ende ☞ when he hath delyuered vp the kyngdome to God the father when he hath put downe all â—ule all auctoryte power For he must raygne tyl he haue put all his enemies vnder his fete The last enemy that shal be destroyed is death For he hath put al thingê vnder his fete But when he sayth al thynges are put vnder him it is manifest that he is excepted which dyd put all thynges vnder him When all thynges are subdued vnto hym then shall the Sonne also him selfe be subiecte vnto hym that put all thynges vnder hym that God may be all in all Els what do they whiche are ☞ baptysed ouer the deade if the dead ryse not at al Why are they then baptysed ouer theme Ye and why stande we alway then in icoperâ—y By our reâ—oysyng whiche I haue in Christ Iesu our Lord I dye dayly That I haue foughte with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men what auauntageth it me â–ª yf the dead ryse not agayne Let vs eate and dryncke for to morowe we shall dye Be not ye deceaued euyl wordes corrupte good maners Awake truely out of stepe sinne not For some haue not the knowledge of god I speake this to your shame But some man wyll saye howe aryse the dead with what body shal they come Thou fole that whiche thou sowest is not quickened except it die And what sowest thou Thou sowest not that body that shal be but bare corne as of wheet or of some other but God giueth it a body at his plesure to euery seed his owne body ✚ All flesshe is not one maner of flesshe but there is one maner of fleshe of men another maner of flesshe of beastes another of fysshes another of byrdes There are also celestiall bodyes there are bodies terrestriall But the glory of the celestiall is one and the glory of the terrestrial is another There is one maner glory of the soÌ„ne and another glory of the mone and another glory