in the worde of the Lord that we whiche lyue and are remayninge in the comminge of the Lord shal not come yerre they which slepe For the Lord him selfe shall descend frome heauen with a shute and the voice of Archaungell and trompe of God And the dead in Christ shall arisâ— first then shall we which lyue and remayne be caughte vppe with them also in the cloudes too mete the Lorde in the ayer And so shall we euer be with the Lorde Wherefore comforte youre selues one an other with these wordes ¶ Of fayethfull probation and and diuersity of the resurrection that is to come and of the giftes of the glorified bodies Capitu. 65. YF Christ be preached how that he rose from the dead How say some that are among you that there is no resurrecâ—ion of the dead Yf there be no risinge againe then is Christe not risen Yf Christe be not risen then is our preachinge vaine and your faith also in vayne Ye and we are found false witnesses of God For we haue testifyed of god how that he raised vp Christ whom he raysâ—d not vppâ— if it be so that the â—eade ryse not again For if the dead rise not againe then is Christe not risen againe Yâ— it be so that Christ rose not then is your fayeth in vain and yet are ye in youre synnes And therto they whiche are fallen a slepe in Christe are pearished if in this life onelye we beleue in Christ then are we of all men the miserabliest But nowe is Christe risen frome the deade and is become the first frutes of them that slepte For by a manne came deathe and by a manne came the resurrection of the deadde For as by Adam all dye euen so by Christ shall all be made a lyue and euerye man in his owne order The first is Christe then they that are Christs at his comminge Then commeth the ende when he hath deliuered vp the kingdome to god the father when he hath put down al rule aâ—ctority and power For he must raign til he haue put all hys enemies vnder his feete The last enemy that shal be destroied is death For he hath put al thiâ—ges vnder his fete But when he saieth all thinges are put vnder him it is manifest that he is excepted whiche did put all things vnder him When all thynges are subdued vntoo him then shall the sonne also him selfe bâ— subiecte vnto him that put all things vnder him that God maye be all in all thinges Either els what do they which are baptised ouer the deade if the dead rise not at all Why are they then baptised ouer the dead yea and whye stande we in ieopardye euerye houre By our reioysinge whiche I haue in Christ Iesu our Lorde I dye daylye That I haue foughte wyth beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men what aâ—auntageth it me if the dead rise not again Let vs eate dryncke to morow we shall dye Be not deceaued malycius speakynge corrupte good manners Awake ye iuste and synne not For some haue not the knowledge of God I speake thys to youre rebuke But some man wyll saye howe aryse the deadde wyth what bodyes come they inâ— Thou â—ole that which thou sowest is not quickened except it â—y And what sowest thou Thou sowest not that bodye that shall be but bare corne I meane ether of wheate or of some other and God geueth it a bodye at his pleasure to euerye seede a seuerall body All fleshe is not one maner of fleshe but there is one maner of fleshe of men an other manner of fleshe of beastes an other manner of flesh of fyshes and an other of byrds There are celesâ—iall bodyes and ther are bodyes terrestriallâ— But the glorye of the celeâ—â—yall is one and the gloryâ— of the terestryall is an other There is one manner gloâ—ye of the sun and an other glorye of the mone and an other glory of the starres for one starre differeth from an other in glorye So is the resurrection of the deade It is sowen in corruption and riseth in incorruption It is sowen in dishonoure it riseth in honoure It is sowen in weakenes and riseth in power It is sowen a naturall bodye and rysethe a spirytuall bodye There is a naturall bodye and there is a spirituall body As it is written The first man Adam was made a lyuinge soule and the last Adam was made a quickeningâ— spirite How be it that is not firste which is spirituall but that which is naturall and then that whiche is spirituall Beholde I shewe you a misterye We shal not all sleepe but we shall be all chaunged and that in a momente and in a twinckling of an eye at the sounde of the laste trompe For the trompe shall blowe and the deadde shall rise in corruptible and we shall bee chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorruptibilitye this mortall muste put on immortalitye When this corruptible hathe put on incorruptibility this mortall hath put on immortalitye then shall be brought to passe the saying y â— is written Death is consumed in to victory Death wher is thy stynge Hel wher is thy victorye The stinge of death is synne and the strength of synne is the lawe But thankes be vnto God which hath geuen vs victory thorow our Lord Iesus Christ. ¶ Of the feruente charitye of saynte Paul the Apostell Capitu. 66. I Haue wyshed my selfe too becursed frome Christe for my brâ—ethren and my kynsmen as partaininge to the flesh My hartes desire and praier to god for Israell is that they mighte be saued For though I be free from all men yet haue I made my selfe seruaunte vnto all men that I mighte wynne the moo Unto the Iewes I became as a Iewe too wynne the Iewes To them that were vnder the lawe was I made as though I hadde bene vnder the lawe to wynne them that were vnder the lawe To them that were wythoute lawe became I as though I had ben w tout law when I was not without law as pertaining to God but vnder a lawe as concerninge Christe too wynne them that were without lawe To the weake became I as weake too wynne the weake In all things I fashoned my selfe to all men to saue at the leaste waye some And this I doe for the gospels sake that I mighte haue my parte therof And in this confidence was I minded the other time to haue come too you that ye might haue had yet one pleasure more and to haue passed by you in to Macedonia and too haue come agayne out of Macedonia vnto you and to haue bene lead foorth to Iewry ward of you When I was come to Troada for Christes Gospells sake and a great dore was opened vnto me of the lord I had no rest in my spirite because I founde not Titus my brother but toke my leaue of them and went awaye in to Macedonia For in great affliction and anguish of hart I
colde and in nakednesse And besides the thinges which outwardelye happen vnto me I am combred dailye and doo care for all congregations Who is sick and I am not sicke Who is hurte in the fayeth and my hart burneth not The God father of oure Lorde Iesus Christe whyche is blessed for euer knowethe that I lye not The gouerner of the people of Damasco vnder king Aretas laied watch in the city of Damasco wold haue caughte me and at the window was I let downe in a basket thorowe the wall and so scaped his hands Now ioye I in my sufferings whiche I suffer for you and fulfyll that whiche is behynde of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his bodies sake which is the church Herefore I suffer all thinges for the electes sakes that they mighte also obtaine that saluation which is in Christe Iesu wyth eternall glorys Therefore let no man be moued in theese afflictions for ye your selues knowe that we are euen appoynted therunto This thou knowest howe that all they whiche are in Asia be tourned from me of whiche sorte are Philetus and Hermogenes Alexander the copper smith did me muche euyll the Lorde rewarde him accordinge to his dedees of whome be thou ware also for he withstode our preachinge sore At my first answeringe and defence no man assisted me but all forsoke me I praye God that it maye not be layed too theyr charges Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me and strengthed me that by me the preachinge shoulde be fulfylled to the vttermoste and that all the gentiles shoulde heare And I was deliuerede out of the mouthe of the Lyon And the Lorde hathe delyuered me frome all euyll doinge and shal kepe me vnto his heauenly kingdome to whome be prayse for euer and euer Amen ¶ Of the excellencye of Paule the Apostels rectitude and sinceritye Capit. 68. What wyll ye Shall I come vnto you with a rod or els in loue and in the spirite of mekenesse Out of sincerity and purenes and by the power of god and in the sight of God so speake we in Christ. Begynne we to prayse oure selues again Nede we as some other of Epistels of recomendation vnto you or letters of recomendation frome you Yf any man trust in him â—elfe that he is Christes let the same also consider of him selfe that as he is Christes euen so are we Christes And thoughe I shoulde boast my self somwhat more of our autority which the lord hath gâ—neâ— vs to edifye and not tâ— destroye you if shulde not be to my â—â—ame This saye I leaste I shoulde seme as thoughe I wente aboute to make you afrayed wyth letters For the Epistles sayeth he are sore and stronge But his bodilye presence is weake and his speache is rude Let him that is suche thinke on this wise that as we are in wordes by letters when wee are absente suche are we in dâ—des when we are presente Did I there in sinne because I submitted my selfe that ye mighte be exalted and because I preached to you the Gospell of God free I robbed other congregations and toke wages of them to doo you seruice with all And when I was present with you and had nede I was greuous to no man For that which was lackinge vnto me the breethren whych came frome Macedonia supplyed and in all thynges I kepte my selfe that I shoulde not be greauous to you and so wyll I kepe my selfe Yf the truth of Christe bee in mee thys reioysinge shall not be taken frome me in the regions of Achaia Wherefore Because I loue you not God knoweth Neuerthelesse what I doo that wyll I do to cut awaye occasion frome them whiche desire occasion that they may be founde like vnto vs in that wherein they reioyce For what is it wherin ye were inferiours to other congregations except it â—e therin that I was not grâ—uous vntâ—o you forgeue mee thys wrong done vnto you But be it that I greaued you not Neuerthelesse I was crafty and toke you with guâ—le Did I pyl you by any of them which I sente vnto you I desired Titus and with him I sente a brother Did Titus defraude you of anye thinge Walked we not in one spirite Walked we not in like steppes Agayne thinke ye that we â—xcuse our selues We speake in Christe in the sight of God Beholde now come I the third tyme vnto you In the mouth of â—wo or three witnesses shall euery thinge stande Our exhortation was not to bringe you too erroure neyther was it in guile not as thoughe we entended â—o please menne c. vt supra Capitu 39. ¶ Of the takinge vp and visions of the blessed Apostell saincte Paule and of his perfection in all vertue Capitu 69. I Wyll come to the visions and reuelations of the lord I know a man in Christe aboue 14. yeares agone Whether he were in the bodye I can not tell or whether he were out of the bodye I canne not tell God knoweth whiche was taken vp in to the thyrde heauen And I knowe the same man whether in the bodye or oute of the bodye I can not tell God knoweth howe that he was taken vppe in to paradise and hearde wordes not to be spoken whiche no man can vtter Of this manne wyll I reioyce of my self wyll I not reioyce excepte it be of myne infirâ—yties And yet thoughe I woulde reioyce I shuld not be a fole for I wold say the truth Neuerthelesse I spare lest any man shuld think of me abouâ— that he seeth me to be or heareth of me I am made a foole in boastingâ— my selfe ye haue compelled me I oughte too haue bene commendâ—d of you I haue learned in what so euer estate I am therewith to be contente I can bothe humble and caste downe my selfe I can also exceade Euery where and in all thynges I am instructed bothe to be full and to be hungrye to haue plentye and to suffer nede I can do all thinges through the helpe of Christe whiche strengtheneth me ¶ Of the multitude of goddes mercies vnto the Apostle And of the actes of the begynninge of his conuersion Capitu. 70. I Thanke Christ Iesus our lord whiche haâ—h made me stronge for he counted me true and put me in offyce when before I was a â—lasphemer and a persecuter and contumelius But I obtayned mercye because I dyd it ignorauntlye throughe vnbeleefe Notwythstanâ—inge for thys cause was mercye geuen vntoo me that Iesus Christe shoulde firste shewe on me all longe pacience vnto the ensample of them which shal in time to come beleue on him vnto eternall lyfe For why ye hard of my conuersation in time past in the Iewes waies how that beyond measure I persecuted the church congregation of god and spoyled it and preuayled in the Iewes law aboâ—e many of my companyons which were of myne own nations and was a muche more feruente mayntayner of the traditions
aboue that we aske ca. eod God wyl haue all men saued ca. eo Gods kindnes ledeth to repentaunce capitu 22â— Gods woorde was committed to the Iewe ca. 37 Gods house is the coÌ„gregation ca. 38 Gods husbandrye ca. 39. Goddes iudgemente is accordinge to truthe ca. 2â— Godly liuers suffer persecutioÌ„s ca. 10 Godlynes hath promises of the lyfe that is nowe and to come ca. 15 Godli sorow causeth repentauÌ„ce ca. 31 Godlynes is great ryches ca. 19 Godly edifyinge is by faith ca. 28 Go forewarde in good workes ca. 10 Go not too lawe one wyth an other capitu 22 Glorify god in body spirit ca. 23.41 Glory in infirmyties ca. 27 Grace is more plentuous then synne capitu 30 Grace is no grace where workes auayle ca. 37 H. Handle the word of truth iustly ca. 11 Halte not out of the way ca. eod Hate that is euyll caâ— 41 Haue no felowship with deuils ca. 34 Haue peace with all men ca. 41 Haue them in honoure that haue the ouersigâ—te of you cap. 60 Heauen hath an enduring substance capitu 10. He that suffreth tribulation is counted worthye of the kingedome of god capitu 10 He that prouideth not for his household is worse then an infidele cap. 11 He that resisteth power resisteth god capitu 14 He that praiseth him selfe is not alowed ca. 27 He that wyll not worke shoulde not eate ca. 28 Heretikes are to be auoidedâ— ca. 11 Heresies must nedâ—â— be ca. 21 Helpe those that by any chaunce are fallen in to any â—aute ca. 15 His seruaunt thou art to whom thou obeyâ—â— cap. 14 Hynder not the gospell ca. 20 Holde fast the worde of god ca. 36 Hope is layed vppe for vs in â—â—ore in heauen ca 2 Hope putteth no man to shameâ— ca 6 Hope saueth a man ca eodeÌ„ Hope that is sene is no hope ca. eo How the ministers of god should behaue them selues ca. 10 Honour true widowes ca. 59 the Husband is the wiues head ca. 58 Husbandes loue youre wyuâ—s ca. eo Husbandes be not bytter vnto youre wyues ca. eodeÌ„ I. Iesus the greate shepehearde ca. 3 Iesus the aâ—ctour and finisher of our faieth ca. 4 Iesus the mediatour of the new Teâ—tament cap. 38 Iesus suffered without the gate ca 43 Iesus continueth for euer ca. 49 If thou mayst be free vse it cap. 11 If thou stande take heede thou faule not capiâ— 12 If thou be y â— son thou art heireâ— ca. 43. If the rote be holy the braunches are holy ca. 40 If god be on our syde who canne be agaynst vs. ca. 44. I desire to be wyth Christe cap. 33 In maÌ„ dwelleth no good thing ca. 30 In man are two lawes cap. eodem In a great mannes house are vessels of golde and wood capit 44 In the latter dayes some shall geeue hede to deuilyshe doctrine ca. 25 In Christe dwelleth all the fulnes of the godheade capi 48 In two and three witnesses all thinges doo stande cap. 68 Inobedience brought condempnation on all menne ca. 14 It becommeth a preacher too speake freelye ca. 70 It became Christ to be made like vnto hys breethren capi 47 It is appoynted that men shall once dye ca. eod It is good for a man not to touche a woman capitu 57 It is better to marye then to burne capitu 58 It is dampnable to breake the firste sayeth ca. 59 Iudge not hastlyâ— capi 14 Iudge not one an other ca. 22 Iudge nothinge vntyll the lord come capitu eodem Iustification cometh not by the dedes of the lawe but by fayth ca. 53 K. Kepe holye daye with purenesse and truth cap. 29 the Kingedome of god is not in wordes but in power ca. 9.28 Kingedome of god is not meate and dryncke but righteousnes ca. 20 Knowledge maketh a man too swell capitu 7.9 Know not Christ after the flesh ca. 13 Know ye not that a lyttle lâ—uen sowreth the whole lâ—mpe of dow ca. 17 L. Labour with thy hands cap 15 Lay from you that old man capi 16 Lay hand on eternall lyfe ca 32 Lay sodenly hands on no man ca. 61 Lawes are geueÌ„ to the vnrighteous capitu 35. the Law made nothing perfect ca. 51 the Lawe hathe but the shadowe of good thinges to come cap. 52 the Lawe is good if it be vsed lawefullye cap. 53. Learne to be content in what so euer estate ye â—e ca. 15. Let youre woordes be well sauoured with salte capitu 12 Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodyes caâ—â—7 Let not sinne haue power ouer you capitu 35. Let vs do euyll that good maye come thereof capi 45 Let euerye man haue hys wyfe to auoyde fornication ca. 58 Let vs eate and drinke tomorow we shal dye ca. 65. Lye not one to an other ca. 35. the Letâ—er killeth ca. 39 Leaue father and mother and contynue with thy wyfe capi 38 Liue after the flesh and die ca. 16.17 the Loue of Christ passeth knowledge capitu â— Loue fulfylleth the lawe ca. 7 Loue thy neighbour as thy self caâ— 7 Loue hurteth not ca. â—od Loue without dissâ—mulation ca. eodeÌ„ Loue god he wil know the. ca. eodeÌ„ Loue edifieth ca. eo Loue falleth neuer away ca. eodeÌ„ Loue and his properties ca eodeÌ„ â—he Lord knoweth them that are his capitu 13 Luste not after euil things ca. 35. Lust had not ben knowen but by the lawe coâ— 50. M. â—ake your bodyes a quicke sacrifice vnto god cap. 16 Make not prouision for y e flesh ca. eo Manne doeth not what he would but what he woulde not ca. 30 Man is iustified by fayth ca. 50. Man when he prayeth muste be bare â—eade capitu 59. Man is the ymage of god ca. eodem Man neuer sawe god ca. 73 Mans conscyence accuseth or excuseth capi 45. Masters threaten not your seruaunts â—api 60. Malitius and euyll speaking corrupâ—eth good maners capi 65. Meate maketh vs not acceptable to god cap. â—0 Meate is to be receiued with thanks geuinge capitu 51. a Mediator is not a mediator of one capitu 53. Medle with your own busines ca. 36 Mens sinnes go to iudgement before hande cap. 45 Men seeke theyr owne and not that whicâ—e is Iesus Christes cap. 66 Melchisedech kinge of Salem ca. 55 Minysters of the altare are partakers of the alter ca. â—â— Mortifâ—e the deedes of the fleshe and lyue cap. 16.17 Mortifye your members whichâ— are on the earth ca. 16 Moses was a proper childe ca. 5 Moses estemed the rebuke of Christe greater ryches then the treasure of Egypte cap. eode Mounte Syna ca. â—4 N. Naturall men perceaue not the thinges of the spirit ca. 12. Noe throughe the arke condempned the worlde ca. 7 No man knoweth anye thinge as he oughte to know ca. 9 No man that is geuen to God entangleth him selfe with worldly busines capitu 11. No manne speakinge in the spirit of God defyeth Iesus ca 34 No man hateth his owne flesh ca. 38 No man despiseth an alowed