is worthy in it and there abyde tyll pego thence And when ye come in a house salute thesame and yf the house be worthye youre peace shall come vpon it but if it be not worthye yourâ— peace shall retourne to you agayne And whosoeuer shall not receiue you nor wil heare your preaching when ye departe out of that house or that citie shake of the duste of your feete Truly I saye vnto you it shal be easier for the lande of Zodoma and Gomorrain the daye of iudgement the for that citie Beholde I sende you forthe as shepe among wolues Be ye therfore wyse as serpenter and innocent as doues Beware of menne for they shal deliuer you vp to the counsels and shal scourge you in theyr Synagoges And ye shall be brought to the head rulers and kynges for my sake in witnesse to them and to the Gentiles But when they deliuer you vp take no thoughte howe or what ye shall speake for it shal be geuen you euen in the same houre what ye shall saye For it is not ye that speake but the spirite of youre father whiche speaketh in you The brother shall betraye the brother to death and the father the sonne And the children shall arise agaynste they re fathers and mothers and shall put them to death and ye shall be hated of al men for my name but he that endureth to then dâ— shal be saued When they persecute you in one Citye flie into to an other The disciple is not aboue his maister nor yet the seruaunt aboue his Lorde It is inough for the disciple to be as his maister is that the seruante he as his Lorde is if they haue called the Lorde of the house Beelzebub howe much more shall they call them of the housholde so There is nothynge so close that shall not be opened and nothing so hydde that shall not be knowen And feare ye not them which kyl the bodye and be not able to kyl the saule But rather feare hym which is able to destroy both soule and body into hell Whosoeuer shall knowelege me before men hym wil I knowlege also before my father which is in heauen But whosoeuer shall denye me before menne hym will I also denye before my father whiche is in heauen Thinke not that I am come to sende peace in to the earthe I am not come to sende peace but a swearde For I am come to set a man at variauÌ„ce againste his father and the doughter agaynst her mother and the doughter in lawe against her mother in lawe And a mannes fooes shal be they of his owne householde He that loueth his father or mother more then me is not mete for me And he that loueth his sonne or doughter more then me is not mete for me And he that taketh not his crosse and foloweth me is not mete for me He that fyndeth his lyfe shall lose it and he that loseth his lyfe for my sake shall finde it He that receaueth you receyueth me and he that receyueth me receyueth hym that sent me he that receyueth a prophet in the name of a prophete shall receaue a prophetes rewarde and he that receaueth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shal receaue the rewarde of a righteous man And whosoeuer shall geue vnto one of these lyties ones to dryncke a cuppe of colde water onely in the name of a disciple I tell you of a trueth he shall not lose his rewarde The .xi. Chapter They that weare softe clothing are in kinges houses Verelye I saye vnto you amonge the chyldren of womenne arose there not a greater then Iohn the Baptiste Notwithstandinge he that is lesse in the kingdome of heauen is greater then he From the tyme of Iohn Baptiste hytherto the kyngdome of heauen suffreth violence and they that go to it with violence pluck it vnto them Iohn came neither eatynge nor drynkynge and they saye he hath the deuyll The sonne of manne came eatynge and drykyng and they saye beholde a glutton and dryncker of wyne and a frende vnto publicanes and â—â—â—â—ers And thou CapernaoÌ„ whiche arte lyfte vp vnto heauen shalt be brought downe to hell I praise the o father forde of heauen and earth because thou hast hyd these thinges from the wise and prudent and haste opened them vnto babes euen so father for so it pleased the. No man knoweth the sonne but the father neyther knoweth any man the father saue the sonne and he to whome the sonne wyll open him Come to me all ye that laboure and are laden and I wyll ease you Take my yoke on you and lerne of me for I am meke and lowly in herte and ye shall fynde rest vnto your soules For my yoke is easi and my burden is lyghte The .xii. Chapter I Require mercye and not sacrifice They ared him sayenge Is it lawfull is heale vpon the saboth dayes because they might accuse him And he said vnto them whiche of you wolde it be yf he had a shyppe fallen into apytte on the sabothe daye that wolde not take him and lyft him out And howe moch is a man better then a shepe Wherfore it is lefull to do good deede on the saboth dayes Euery kyngdome deuided within it selfe shall be brought to nought Neyther shall any cytie or houshold deuided against it selfe continu He that is not with me is againste me And he that gaddeteth not with me scattereth abroade Wherfore I saye vnto you all maner of synne and blasphemy shal be forgeuen vnto men but the blasphemy of the sprete shall not be forgyuen vnto menne And whosoeuer speaketh againste the holy ghost it shall not be forgeuen him nor nether in this worlde nether in the worlde to come Ether make the tree good and his frute good alsoâ—or els make the tree euyl and his frute euyl For the tree is knowen by his frute O generation of Vipers howe can ye saye well when ye youre selues are euyll For of the abundance of the hart the mouth speaketh A good man oute of the good treaasure of his harte bringeth forth good thinges And an euyll man oute of his euyll treasure bringeth forth euyll thinges But I saye vnto you that of euerye ydell worde that meâ—nâ— shall hauen spoken they shall gyue arountes at the day of iudgement For by thy wordes thou shall be iustified by thy worckes thou shalt be condemned As Ionas was thre dayes and thre nightes in the whales bellye so shall the sonne of manne be thre dayes and thre nightes in the hart of the earth One saide vnto him beholde thy mother and thy brethren stande without desirynge to speake with the he answered and saide to him that told him â–ª who is my mother or who are my brethren and be stretched forth his haÌ„de ouer his disciples and sayde beholde my mother and my brethren For whosoeuer dothe my fathers wyll whiche is in heauen the same is my brother suster and mother The .xiii. Chapter
toke and so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebede whyche were parteners with Simon And Iesus saide vnto Simon Feare not frome hence forthe thou shalte catche menne And they brought the shyppes to lande and forsoke all and folowed him He warâ—ed the leper that he shoulde go and shewe him selfe to the preste and offer for his clensyng accordinge as Moses commaundement was for a witnes vnto them When he sawe theyr faythe he sayde vnto hym man thy synnes are forgeuen the. Who can forgeue synnes but god onely He went forth sawe a publicane named Leui sittynge at the recâ—pte of cullome and saide vniâ— him folowe me and he lefâ—e all rose vy and folowed him They that are whole nede not of the phisicion but they that are sicke I â—am not to call the righteous but sinners to repentaunce No man putteh a pece of a newe garment into an olde vesture for yf he do then breaketh he the newe the pece that was taken out of the newe agreeth not with the olde Also no man powreth newe wyne into olde vessels for yf he do the new wine breaketh the vessels runneth out it selfe and the vessels perishe But newe wyne muste be powred into newe vessels and bothe are preserued Also no man that dryncketh olde wyne straight waye can awaye with newe for he saithe the olde is pleasaunter The .vi. Chapter WHether is it laufull on the sabothe dayes to do good or to do euill to saue ones life or for to destroye it And he beheld theÌ„ all in coÌ„passe and said vnto the man Stretche forth thy hande and he dyd so and his hande was restored made as whole as the other And it fortuned in those dayes that he went out into a mountayne for to praye and continued all nyght in prayer to god Blessed be ye poore for yours is the kyngdome of god Blessed are ye that honger nowe for ye shal be satiffyed Blessed are ye that wepe nowe for ye shall laughe Blessed are ye when menâ— hate you and thruste you oute of theyr companye and rayle and abhorte your name as an euyll thynge for the son of mannes sake Reioyse ye then and be glad for behold your rewarde is great in heauen Wo be to you that are riche for you haue therin your consolation Wo be to you that are ful for ye shall honger wo be to you that nowe laugh for ye shal waste wepe Wo be to you wheÌ„ al men praise you for so did their fathers to that false prophetes Loue your enemyes do good to them that hate you Blesse them that curse you And pray for theÌ„ whiche wrongfully trouble you And vnto hym that smytteth the on the one cheke offer also the other And him that taketh awaye thy gowne forbyd not to take thy cote also Geue to euery man that axeth of the. And of him that taketh awaye thy goodes axe theÌ„ not againe And as ye wolde that men shulde do to you so do you to them likewise Yf ye loue them whiche loue you what thanke are ye worthy of For the very synners loue theyr louers And yf you do for theÌ„ whyche do for you what thanke are you worthy of for the very synners doo euen the same Yf ye lende to them of whome ye hope to receaue what thanke shall ye haue For the verye synners lende to synners to receaue as muche againe Wherfore loue ye your enemyes do good and lende lokyng for nothynge againe and youre rewarde shal be greate and ye shal be the children of the hiest for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the euyll Be ye therfore mercifull as your father is merciful Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged Condemne not ye shall not be condemned Forgeue ye shal be forgeuen Geue it shal be geuen vnto you good measure pressed downe Geue together running ouer shal men geue into your bosomes For with what measure ye mete with the same shall menne mete to you againe Canne the blynde leade the blynde do they not bothe then fall into the dyche The disciple ys not aboue his master Euerye manner shal be perfecte euen as his master is Why seest thou a more in thy brothers eye and consyderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Eyther howe canste thou saye to thy brother Brother â—ette me pull out the moote that is in thine eye when thou perceauest not the beame that is in thine owne eye Ypocrite cast out the beame out of thine owne eye fyrste and then shalte thou see perfectly to pull out the moote oute of thy brothers eye It is not a good tree that bryngeth forth euyll frute neyter is that an euyll tree that bryngeth forthe good frute For euerye tree is knowen by his frute Nether of thornes gader menne fygges nor of busshes gader menne grapes A good manne oute of the good treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that whiche is good And an euyll man oute of the euyll treasure of his herte bryngeth forthe that whiche is euyll For of the aboundaunce of the hert his mouth speaketh Why call you me Master Master and do not as I byd you whosoeuer coÌ„meth to me and heareth my sayinges and doth the same I wyll shewe you to whome he is lyke He is lyke a manne whiche bylte an housse and dyggyd depe and layde the foundation on a rocke when the waters arose the flud bet vpon the house and coulde not moue it for it was grounded vpon a rocke But he that heareth doth not is lyke a man that without foundation by it an housse vpoÌ„ the earth against which the fludde dyd beate and it fell by and by and the fall of the house was greate The .vii. Chapter LOrde trouble not thy selfe for I am not worthy that thou shouldest entre vnder my rofe Wherfore I thought not myselfe worthye to come vnto thee But saye the worde and my seruaunt shal be hole I saye vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth no not in Israel Beholde they whiche are gorgeouslye apparelled and lyue delycately are in kynges courtes But what went ye forth to se a prophete ye I saye to you and more then a prophete This is he of whome it is written Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face to prepare thy waye before the. For I saye vnto you a greater prophete then Iohn among wemens chyldren is there none Neuerthelesse one that is lesse in the kyngdome of god is greater then he Iohn Baptist came neither eatyng bread nor drynkyng wyne and ye saye he hathe the deuyll The sonne of maÌ„ is come and eateth and drinketh and ye saye beholde a man which is a glotten and a drinker of wyne a seende of Publicanes and synners Symon seest thou this woman I entred in to thy house and thou gauest me no water to my feete but she hath washed my feete with teares and wyped them with the heares of her heade Thou gauest me
he is come to rest Who shall set a watche before my mouth and a sute seale vpon my lyppes that I fall not with them and that my tongue destroye me not The .xxiii. Chapter LEt not thy mouth be accustomed with fooâ—tyng for in it there are many fallen I man that vseth muche sweatyng shal be filled with wickednes and the plage shall neuer go from his house The .xxv. Chapter There thynges there are that my sprete fauoreth whych be also alowed before god and men The vnitie of brethren the loue of neygheboures a manne wise that agree wel together Thre thynges there be whiche my soule hatethe and I vtterly abhorte the lyfe of them A poore man that is proude A ryche man that is a lyer and an olde bodye that doteth and is vnchaste All wichednesse is nothyng to the wyckednesse of a womanne There is no wrathe aboue the wrathe of a woman Of the woman came the beggynning of sinne and thorowe her we all are deade The .xxvi. Chapter THere be thre thinges that my herte feareth and my face is a frayde of the fourth treason in a citie a sedicious people and noysome tongues all these are heuyer then death But when one is gelous ouer his wyfe it bryngeth payne and sorowe vnto the harte The whoredome of a woman maye be knowen the pride of her eyes and eyeliddes There be two thynges that graue my herte and the thyrde is a displeasure come vpon me When an experte man of warre suffereth scarcenesse and pouertye When menne of vnderstandynge and wysedome are not sette by and when one departeth from ryghteousenesse vnto synne There be two manner of thynges whiche me thinke to be harde and parlous A marchauÌ„te cannot lyghtly kepe bym from wronge neyther a tauerner hymselfe from sinne The .xxvii. Chapter LYke as a nayle in the wall stieketh faste betwyxte two stones euen so doth synne sticke betwixte the byer and the seller The tre of the field is knowen by his fruite so is the thoughte of mans herte knowen by his wordes The .xxviii. Chapter THe more wood there is the more vehemeÌ„te is this fyre and the mightier that men be the greater is the wrathe and the longer that the stryle endureth the more it burneth Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make doores and barres for thy mouthe Thou weyest thy golde and syluer why doest thou not weye thy wordes vpon the balaunce The .xxix. Chapter Helpe the poore for the coÌ„maundementes sake let hym not go emptye from thee because of his necessitie Laye vp thy almesse in the hande of the poore and it shall kepe the from all euell Surety shyppe hathe destroyed many a riche man Better it is to haue a poore lyuyng in a mans owne house theÌ„ delicate fare amoÌ„g the straunge The .xxx. Chapter THere is no rychesse aboue a sound body and no ioye aboue the ioye of the hearte Heauinesse hathe slayne many a man and brynge the no profyte zele and anger shorten the dayes of the lyfe carefulnesse and sorowe brynge age before the tyme. Vnto a mery herte euery thyng hath a good taste that he eateth The .xxxi. Chapter TRauayle and carefulnes for richesse taketh awaye the slepe and maketh the fleshe to consume He that loueth rychesse shall not be iustityed Yf thou syt at a great mans table open not thy mouthe wyde vpon it and make not manye wordes Yf thou fealest that thou hast eaten to much aryse go thy waye caste it out of thy stomacke take thy rest and it shall ease thee so that thou shalte bryng no sickenesse vnto thy body Wyne soberly dronken quickeneth the lyfe of man Yf thou drynkest it measurably thou shalte be temperate What lyfe is it that maye continue without wyne Wyne was made from the beginnyng to make men glad and not for dronkennes wyâ—e measurably dronken is a reioy syng of the soâ—le and body I measurable drynkyng is helthe to souâ—e and bodye But yf it be dronken with excesse it maketh bytternesse and sorowe vnto the mynde Dronkennes fylseth the mynde of the folyshe with shame and ruine minisheth the streÌ„gth and maketh woundes The .xxxii. Chapter IF thou be made a ruler pryde not thy selfe therin but be thou as one of the people Lyke as the Carbuncle stone shyneth that is set in golde so dothe a songe garnishe the wyne feaste and as the smaragde that is set in golde so is the swetenesse of musyke by the myrth of wyne The .xxxiii. Chapter BE sure of the matter then talke therof Be fyrse well instruct then mayest thou geue aunswere Why doth one daye excell another seyng all the dayes of the yeare come of the sunne the wysedome of God hath so parted them a sondre and so hathe he ordeyned the tymes and solempne feastes Some of them hath he chosen and halowed before other dayes And al meÌ„ are made of the grounde and out of the earth of Adam In the multitude of science hath the lorde sondred them and made theyr wayes of diuerse fashione Some of them hath he blessed made muche of them halowed them and claymed them to hymselfe But some of them hath he cursed brought them lowe and put them out of theyr estate Geue not thy sonne and wyfe thy brother frende powre ouer the whyle thou lyuesle and geue not awaye thy substaunce and good to another lest it repent the and thou be fayne to begge therfore thy selfe As long as thou lyuest and hast brethe let no man chaunge thee For better it is that thy chyldren do praye the then that thou shouldest be fayne to loke in theyr handes The fodder the whyppe and the burthen belongeth vnto the Asse Meate correction worke vnto thy seruaunt If thou haue a faythfull seruaunt let hym be vnto the as thyne owne soule intreate hym as a brother for in bloude haste thou gotten hym Yt thou haue a seruaunt holde hym as thy selfe for thou hast nede of hym as of thy lyfe The .xxxiiii. Chapter WHoso regardeth dreames is lyke hym that wyll take holde of a shadowe and folowe after the wynde Southsaying witchecrafte sorcery and dreamyng is but vanitie For dreames haue disceyued manye a man and fayled them that put theyr trust in them Whoso bringeth an offring out of the goodes of the poore dothe euen as one that kylleth the sonne before the fathers eyes The breade of the nedeful is the lyfe of the poore he that defraudeth hym thereof is a man of bloude Whoso robbeth his neighboure of his lyuyng doeth as greate synne as though he slewe hym to death He that defraudeth the labourer of his heyre is a bloud shedder He that washeth hym selfe because of a dead bodye and toucheth the dead againe what doeth his washing So it is with with a maÌ„ that fasteth for his synnes and doeth them agayne who wyll heare his prayer or what doeth his fastyng helpe hym The .xxxv. Chapter THe offeringe of the righteous maketh the aulter fat
swerd of Saul turned neuer backe again emptye fâ—oÌ„ the bloude of the slayne and from the fart of the myghtye warriours The .v. Chapter DAuid was thyrty yere olde when he began to raygne and he raygned forty yere In Hebron he rayngned ouer Iuda seuen yere and syxe monethes And in Ierusalem he raygned thyrtye and thre yeres ouer all Israell and Iuda The .vj. Chapter TZa put his hande to the arke of God and helde it for the oxen stombled and the lord was wroth wyth Vza and god smote hym in the same place for his faulte and there he dyed before the arke of God And Dauid sayde vnto Michol I thought to daunce before the Lorde whiche chose me rather then thy father and all his kyn and commaunded me to be ruler ouer all the people of the Lorde euen ouer Israel And theefore wyll I playe before the Lorde And will yet be more vile then so and wylbe meke in myne owne syght The .x. Chapter HAnon toke Dauids seruauntes and shaued of the halfe of euery man 's Beerde and cut of theyr garmentes in the myddle euen harde to the buttockes of them and sente them awaye The .xj. Chapter TRias answered Dauid The arke of Israel Iuda dwel in pauilioÌ„s my Lord Ioab and the seruauntes of my Lorde lye vpoÌ„ the flat earth and shal I then go into mine house to cate and drinke and lye with my wyfe By thy lyfe by the lyfe of my soule I wyll not do this thinge ¶ The .xij. Chapter ANd Dauid sayde vnto Nathan I haue synned against the lorde And Nathan sayde vnto Dauid the Lorde also hath put away thy synne thou shalte not dye How beyt bycause in doinge this dede thou hast gyuen the ennemyes of the Lordes cause to rayle the chylde that is borne vnto the shall surely dye Then sayde his seruantes vnto hym what thynge is this that thou hast done Thou diddest fall and wepe for the chylde whyle it was a lyue and assoone as it was dede thou dyddest ryse vp and eate meate he sayde whyle the chylde was yet alyue I fasted and wepte for this I thought who can tell whether god wyll haue mercye on me that the chylde may iyue But now seinge he is deed whet fore shoulde I fast can I bring him againe any more I shall go to hym rather then he shal come agayne to me The .xiiij. Chapter IN all Israell there was not so goodly a man as Absalom for he was very beautiful in somuche that from the sole of his foote to the toppe of his head there was no blemishe in hym And when he shaued his heed for at euery yeres ende he shaued it bycause the heere was heuy on hym and must neades shaue it the heere of his heed weyed two hundred sycles after the kynges weyght The .xvj. Chapter THe couÌ„sayle of Thithophel which he conÌ„sayled in those dayes was as a man had asked couÌ„sayle of god bothe with Dauid and with Absalom The .xxij. Chapter WYth the godly thou shalte be godly and with the man that is vncorrupte thou shalte be vncorrupt with the pure thou shalte be pure with the frowarde thou shalte be frowarde ¶ The .xxiii. Chapter HE that beareth rule ouer meÌ„ ought to rule iustely in the feare of god ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter ANd Dauid said vnto Gad I am in extreme trouble me will fall nowe into the hand of the lorde for muche is his mercye and let me not fall into the hande of man ¶ The .iii. boke of the Kynges the .iii. Chapter GYue vnto thy seruant an vnderstandyng hearte to iudge the people that I maye decerne betwene good and bad Beholde I haue done accordynge to thy peticion for I haue geuen thee a wyse and an vnderstandyng hearte so that there was none lyke the before thee neither after thee shall any aryse lyke vnto thee ¶ The .iiii. Chapter UNder Iair the sonne of Manasse was the region of Argob whiche is in Basan three score greate Cyties with walles and barres of brasse And Salomons breade for one daye was thirtye quarters of manchet stoute and threscore quarters of meale ten sialled Oxen and .xx. out of the pastoures and an hundred shepe besydes hertes buckes and wylde goates and capons And Salamon had .xl. M. stalles of horses for chareties and .xii. M. horsemen The .viii. Chapter WHere as it was in thyne earte to buylde an house vnto my name thou byddest well that thou wast so mynded Salomon offered vnto the Lorde .xxii. M. oxen and an hundred and twenty thousande shepe The .x. Chapter SYluer was nothyng worth in the dayes of Salomon And he made siluer in Ierusalem as plenteous as â—iones The .xi. Chapter SAlomon had seuen C. Quenes and three hundred Concubines The .xii. Chapter MY father made your yoke greuouse and I wyll make it greuouser My father also chastised you with whippes but I wyll chastise you with Scorpions The .xiii. Chapter IEroboam stretched out his hande from the auitare sayinge holde the man of god And his hande whiche he putte forthe agaynste hym dryed vp and he coulde not pulle it in agayne The .xvii. Chapter THe Rauens brought Elias bread and fleshe in the mornynge and lykewyse breade and fleshe in the euenyng and he dranke of the brooke Cherith The .xix. Chapter ELia arose and didde care and drynke and walked in the strengthe of that meate fourtye dayes and fourty nightes euen vnto Horeb the mounte of God I haue left me .vii. M. in Israell of whiche neuer man bowed his knees vnto Baal nor kyssed hym with his mouth The .xxi. Chapter ANd it fortuned that when Ahab hearde those wordes he rent his clothes and put sackcloth aboute his fleshe and fasted and laye in sackcloth and went bare foote And the worde of the lorde came to Elia the Thesbyte saying seeste thou howe Ahab humbleth hymselte before mee because he submitteth hymselfe before me I wyl not bryng that euyll in his dayes but in his soÌ„nes dayes wyll I brynge in euill vpon his house The .xxii. Chapter ANd there came forth a certayne spirite and stoode before the Lorde and sayde I wyll perswade hym and the Lorde sayde vnto hym wherewith And he sayde I wyll go oute and be a false spirite in the mouthe of all his prophetes He sayd thou shalte perswade hym and preuaile go forthe then and do euen so Nowe therfore holde the Lorde hath put a lyinge spirite in the mouthe of all these thy prophetes ¶ The .iii. boke of the kynges the fyrst Chapter ELias was an heaty man and gyrde with a gyrdle of lether about his loynes The .ii. Chapter ELias toke his mantel and wrapte it together and smote the waters and they were deuided parte the one waye and part the other The .iii. Chapter BUt rowe bryng me a mynstrell and whan the mynstrell playde the hande of the lorde came vpon Eliseus The .iiii. Chapter O Thou man of god there is death in the pot and they coulde not eate
therof but he sayd bryng meale and he cast it into the poâ— and sayd Fyl for the people that they maye eate and there was no more harme in the potte The .vi. Chapter ANd beholde there was a greate dearthe in Samaria and Benhadad king of Siria besieged it vntyll an Asses head was sold for foure score syluer pence and the fourth parte of a cab of doues dunge for .v. sicles The .xiii. Chapter THe souldiers of the Moabites came into the lande the same yeare and it chaunced as some of them were buryeng a man and spyed the souldiers they cast the man into the sepulchre of Eliseus and when the man was rolled downe touched the bodye of Eliseus he reuiued and stode vpon his feete The .xviii. Chapter HEzekia put away the hyl aulters and brake the Idolles and cut downe the groues and all to brake the brasen serpent that Moses hadde made for vnto those dayes the chyldren of Israel dyd burne sacrifice to it and he called it NehustaÌ„ The .xix. Chapter ANd so it came to passe that the selfe same tyghte the aungell of the lorde wente oute and smote in the hoost of the Assirians an huÌ„dred foure score and fyue thousande The .xx. Chapter HAd Hesekia tourned his face to the waland prayed to the lorde saying I beseche thee nowe O Lorde remembre howe I haue walked before thee in truthe and with a perfite hearte haue done that whiche is good in thy sight Hesekia wepte sore Esaye sayde to Hesekia Thus saith the lord god of Dauid thy father I haue herd thy prayer and sene thy teares And beholde I wyll heale thee so that on the thyrde daye thou shalte go vp into the house of the Lorde And I wyll adde vnto thy dayes yet fiftene yeare Shal the shado we go forwarde ten degrees or go backe agayne ten degrees Hesekia answered it is a lyght thyng for the shadowe to go downe ten degrees nether is that my desyre but yf the shadowe go backewarde ten degrees it is no light thynge And Esaye the prophete called vnto the lorde and he brought the shadowe tenne degrees backewardes by whych it had goen downe in the dyall of Ahas Th .xxii. Chapter THe Kyng Iosus sent Saphan sayinge go vp to Nelkia the hye prieste that he maye summe the syluer which is brought into the house of the lorde whiche the kepers of the porche haue gathered of the people c. Howe be it let no teâ—â—nyng be made with them of the moneye that is delyuered into theyr handes for theyr vse is to deal â–ª faythfully ¶ The fyrst booke of Chronicles the tenthe Chapter SAVL dyed for his trespasse that he trespassed agaynst the Lorde in that he kepte not the worde of the lorde and in that he soughte and asked counsayle of a womanne that wrought with a spirite and asked not of the Lorde And therfore he slue hym and turned the kyngdom vnto Dauid the sonne of Esay The .xv. Chapter ANd Chenanishu the chiefe of the Leuites was wayster of the songe for he taughte other to synge because he was a man of vnderstandynge ¶ The .xvi. Chapter O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde call vpon his name make his actes knowen amonge the people Synge vnto hym and playe vnto hym talke of all his wondrefull dedes Reioyse in his holy name lette the hartes of them that seke the Lorde be gladde Seke the lorde and his strengthe seke his presence alwaye Touche not myne annoynted and do my Prophetes no harme The .xx. Chapter And there chaunced yet agayne warre at Geth â–ª where as was a man of a great stature with xxâ—â—… fyngers and toes .vi. on euery hande and .vi. on euery foote and was the sonne of Raphath The .xxi. Chapter HAd Dauid sayde vnto God I am in an excedyng strayte Lette me fall nowe into the hande of the lorde for passyng greate are his mercyes but let me not fall into the hande of men The .xxii. Chapter HAd Dauid sayd vnto Salomon my soÌ„ne I thought as it was in my heart to buyld an house vnto the name of the Lorde my God but the worde of the lorde came to me saying thou haste shed muche bloude and haste made greate battayles thou shalte therefore not buylde an house vnto my name for thou haste shedde muche bloude vpon the earth in my syght The .xxiij. Chapter HAD the Leuites were noumbred from the age of .xxx. yere and aboue and the numbre and summe of them was .xxxvii. thousande men Of whiche .xxxiiii. M. were sette to fourther the worke of the house of the Lorde and .vi. M. were officers and iudges iiii M. were porters and .iiii. M praysed the lorde with suche instrumentes as was made to prayse withall The .xxv. Chapter IEduthun and Heman execated the seruice in the house of god at the kynges hande And the multitude of them with theyr brethren that were instructe in the songes of the lorde euen all that were commyng were two hundred foure froze and eyght The .xxviij. Chapter THe Lorde searchech all heartes and vnderstandeth all the ymaginacion of thoughtes The .xxix. Chapter OUre dayes on the earth are but as a shadow and there is none abydynge ¶ The .ii. boke of the Chronicles the .vi. Chapter AND wyll GOD in verye dede dwel with meÌ„ on earth beholde heauen and heauen aboue al heauens do not contayne thee howe muche lesse the house whyche I haue buylded The .vii. Chapter This house whiche I haue sanctified for my name wyl I cast out of my sight and wyll make it to be a prouerbe and a ieste among all nacions And euery one that passeth by shall be astoned at this house whiche belonged to the moost hye GOD and shal saye why hath the lorde delte on this fashion with this land and with this house And they shal aunswere bycause they forsoke the lorde god of theyr father whiche broughte them oute of the lande of Egypte and caught holde on other goddes and worshypped them and serued them euen therfore hathe he broughte all this euell vpon them The .xiiii. Chapter HAd Asa eryed vnto the lorde hys god and sayde lord it is no harde thynge with the to helpe eyther manye or them that haue no power Helpe vs therfore O lorde our god for we truste to the and in thy name we go agaynste this multitude The .xvi. Chapter THe eyes of the Lorde beholde al the earthe to strengthe them that are of perfect heart towarde hym The .xxiiij. Chapter HAd the sprite of God came vpon Zacharye the sonne Iehoiada the priest whiche stode by the people and sayde vnto them Thus saythe god why transgresse ye the commaundementes of the lorde that ye cannot prospere for because ye haue forsaken the lorde he also hathe forsaken you And thay conspired agaynst hym and stoned hym with stones at the commaundemente of the kynge euen in the courte of the house of the lord The .xxvi. Chapter TZia transgressed agaynst the lorde his god and wente into the
wordes with discrecion He hath sparsed abrode and geuen to the poore and his righteousnesse remayneth for euer his horne shal be exalted with honoure The .cxiii. Chapter HE taketh vp the simple out of the duste and lyfteth the poore out of the myre That he maye set hym with the princes euen with the princes of his people The .cxviii. Chapter IT is better to truste in the Lorde then to put any confidence in man It is better to truste in the lorde then to put anye confidence in princes The .cxix. Chapter BLessed are those that be vndefyled in the waye and walke in the waye of the lorde Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies seke him with there hole herte For they whiche do no wyckednesse walke in his wayes It is good for me that I haue bene in trouble that I maye learne thy statutes The lawe of thy mouthe is dearer vnto me then thousandes of golde and syluer O howe swete are thy wordes vnto my throte yea swetter then hony vnto my mouthe Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete and a lyghte vnto my pathes My soule is alwaye in my hande When thy worde goeth forthe it geueth lyghte and vnderstandyng euen to the symple The .cxx. Chapter What reward shal be geuen vnto the thou false tong euen mighty and sharpe arowes with hoote burnynge coles They that sowe in teares shall repe in ioye he that now goeth in his waye wepyng and beareth forth good seede shall doutles come agayne with ioye and brynge his sheaues with him The .cxxvii. Chapter EXcepte the lorde buylde the house theyr laboure is but lost that buylde it Except the lorde kepeth the cytie the watche manne waketh but in vayne The .cxxxviii. Chapter THoughe the lorde be hye yet hathe he respect vnto the lowlye as for the proude he beholdeth him a farre of The .cxxxix. Chapter WHether shall I go then from the sprete or whether shall I go then from thy presence yf I clyme vp into heauen thou arte there yf I go downe into hell thou arte there also yf I take the wynges of the morenynge and remaine in the vttermoste partes of the sea euen there also shall thy hande leade me thi right hande shal hold me The .cxl. Chapter A Man full of wordes shall not prosper vpon the earthe The .cxli. Chapter SEt a watche O lorde before my mouth and kepe the doore of my lyppes The .cxlii. Chapter I Cried vnto the O lorde and sayd thou art my hope my portion in the lande of liuing The .cxliii. Chapter INter not into iudgement with thy seruant for in thy syghte shall no manne lyuynge be iustified The .cxlv. Chapter THe lorde is louinge vnto euery man and his mercy is ouer all his worckes The lorde is nye vnto all them that call vpon him yea all suche as call vpon him faithfully The .cxlvi. Chapter O Put not youre truste in princes nor in anye chylde of man for there is no helpe in them The .clxvii. Chapter HE hathe no pleasure in the strengthe of an horse neyther deliteth he in anye mans legges but the lordes delyte is in theym that feare him and put their truste in his mercy ¶ The Prouerbes the fyrst Chapter THe feare of God is the beginning of wysedome but foles despise wisedome and instruccion My sonne consent not vnto synners yf they entice thee and saye come with vs. In vayne is the net layd forth before the byrdes eies I haue called and ye refused it I haue stretched out my hande and no man regarded it but all my counsele haue ye despised and set my corrections at naught The .ii. Chapter Walke thou in the waye of suche as be vertuous kepe the pathes of the righteous The .iii. Chapter LEt mercye and faythfulnes neuer go from thee bynde them about thy necke and wryte them in the tables of thy hearte so shalte thou fynde fauoure and good vnderstandynge in the syght of god and men Be not wyse in thyne owne conceyte Whome the lorde loueth hym he chasteneth and yet delyteth in him euen as a father in his owne sonne All the thynges that thou canst desyre are not to be compared vnto wysedome Wythdrawe no good thynge from them that haue nede so long as thyne hande is able to do it Saye not vnto thy neyghboure go thy waye and come agayne to morowe wyll I geue thee where as thou hall nowe to geue hym The .iiii. Chapter THe chiefe poynt of wysedome is that thou be wyllyng to obteyne wysedome and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstandyng Take faste holde of doctrine and let her not go kepe her for she is thy lyfe But awaye from thee a froward mouthe and let the lippes of slaunder be far from the. The .v. Chapter THe lyppes of an harlot are a droppyng hony combe and her throte is more glystering then Oyle But at the laste she is as bitter as wormewood her tonge as sharpe as a two edged swearde The .vi. Chapter Go to the Emmet thou sluggarde consider her wayes and learne to be wyse She hath no guide nor ouersear nor ruler yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate and gathereth her foode togyther in the haruest These syre thynges doth the lorde hate and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth Aproude looke A lying tongue handes that shedde innocente bloude an hearte that goeth aboute with wicked ymaginacion feete that be swift in running to do mischiefe A false witnes that bryngeth vp lyes And suche one as soweth discord among brethrē An harlot wyll make a manne to begge his breade Maye a man take fyre in his bosome and his clothes not be brente Or can one go vpon hoote coales and his feete not be hurte Euen so who so euer goeth into his neyghbours wyfe and toucheth her cannot be vngyltye The .viii. Chapter They that seke me early shall fynde me The .ix. Chapter REproue not a scorner lest he owe the euyll wyll but rebuke a wyse manne and he wyll loue the. Stolen waters are swets and the breade that is priuely eaten hath a good taste The .x. Chapter A Wise sonne maketh a glad father but an vndiscrete son is an heuinesse vnto his mother Treasures that are wyckedly gotten profyte nothing but righteousnes deliuereth from death A wyse man wyll receyue warnynge Loue couereth the multitude of synnes He that refuseth to be refourmed desceyueth him selfe Where moche bablynge is there must nedes be offence and he that refraineth his lyppes is wise An innocent tonge is a noble treasure As vineger is to the tethe and as smoke is vnto the eyes euen so is a slouggyshe person to them that sendeth him forth The .xi. Chapter WHereno good counsayle is there the people decaye but where as many are that can geue coūsayle there is wealthe He that is suretye for a straunger hurteth hym selfe and he that medieth not with suretyshyppe is sure A fayre woman without discrete maners is like a rynge of golde in a swynnes snoute Some man
heartes and conuerte and be healed The .vii. Chapter Beholde a virgin shall conceyue and beare a sonne and thou his mother shalte cell his name Emanuel butter and honye shall he eare that he maye knowe to refuse the euell and chose the good The .viii. Chapter SAnctifie the Lorde of hostes lette hym be youre feare and drede For he shal be the holy place to flye to and stone to stomble at the rocke to fall vpon a snare and net to bothe the houses of Israel and the inhabitours of Ierusalem And many shall stomble fall and be broken vpon hym yea they shal be snared and taken The .ix. Chapter THe people that walke in darknes haue sent a great lyght As for them that dwel in the lande of the shadow of death vpon them hath the lyght shyned Unto vs a chylde is borne and vnto vs a sōne is geuen vpon his shoulder doeth the kyngdome ly◠and he is called with his owne name wonderfull the geuer of counsayle the mightie God the euerlastyng father the prince of peace he shall make no ende to encrease the kyngdome and peace and shall syt vpon the seate of Dauid and in his kyngdome to set vp the same and to stablishe it with equitie and righteousenesse from hence for the for euermore The .x. Chapter Wo be vnto them that make vnrighteouse lawes and deuise thynges whiche be to harde for to kepe where thorowe the poore are oppressed on euery syde and the innocentes of my people robbed of iudgemente that wyddowes maye be theyr praye and that they maye robbe the fatherlesse What wyll ye dooe in tyme of the vysytation c. Shall the are boaste it selfe agaynste hym that heweth there wyth or doeth the sawe make anye braggyng agaynste hym that ruleth it that were euen lyke as yf the rod dyd exalte it selfe agaynst hym that beareth it or as thoughe the staffe shoulde magnifie it selfe as wo saye it were no wood The .xi. Chapter ANd there shall come a rodde forthe of the kynred of Isay and a blossome shall florishe oute of his roote The spirite of the LORDE shall lyghte vpon hym the spirite of wysedome and vnderstandynge the spirite of counsayle and streng the the spirite of knowlege and of feare of the LORDE and shall make hym feruente in the feare of GOD. For he shall not geue sentence after the thynge that shal be brought before his eyes neyther reproue a matter at the fyrste hearyng but with righteousnesse shall he iudge the poore and with holynesse shal he reforme the simple of the worlde He shall smyte the worlde with the rodde of his mouthe with the breath of his mouthe he shall slaye the vngodly Righteousenesse shal be the gyrdle of his loynes truthe and faythfulnesse the gyrdyng of his reynes The .xiii. Chapter BE holde the daye of the lorde shall come terryblye and full of indignacion furoure and wrathe to make the lande waste and to roote out the synners thereof For the starres and Planettes of heauen shall not geue theyr lighte the Sunne shal be darkened in the rysynge and the Moone shall not shyne with his lyght And I wyll punishe the wickednesse of the worlde and the synnes of the vngodlye sayeth the lorde The .xiiii. Chapter HOwe arte thou fallen from heauen O Lucifer thou fayre mournyng chylde howe Lasse thou gotten a fall euen to the grounde and arte become weaker then the people for thou saydesse in thy hearte I wylelymme vp into heauen and exalte my throne aboue beside the starres of god I wyll sitte also vpon the holye Mounte towarde the Northe I willelyme vp aboue the cloudes and wyll be lyke the hyghest of all yet thou shalt be broughte downe to the dept of hell The .xxii. Chapter LEt vs eate and drinke for to morowe we shall dye And the keye of the house of Dauid wyll I laye vpon his shoulder so that he shall open and no man shall shutte he shall shutte and no manne shall open The .xxv. Chapter DOe this is our God we haue wayted for hym and he shall saue vs. The .xxvi. Chapter THy deate men shall lyue euen with my body shall they rise agayne The .xxvii. Chapter IT is a people of no vnderstandynge and therfore he that made them shal not fauour them and he that created them shall geue them no grace The .xxviii. Chapter THerfore sayeth the Lorde God beholde I laye in Spon for a foundacion a stone euin a tried stone a precious corner stone a sute foundacion The .xxix. Chapter FOr so muche as this people when they be in trouble do honour me with their mouth and with theyr lyppes but theyr hearte is farre frome and the scare whiche they haue vnto me proceadeth of a cōmaundement whiche is taught of men therfore c. Wo vnto them that kepeth secrete theyr thoughtes to hyde theyr counsell from the LORDE and do theyr workes in darkenesse saying who seeth vs and who knoweth vs The .xxx. Chapter THis is an obstinate people and dissemblinge chyldren chyldren that refuse to heare the lawe of the Lorde For they saye vnto the seers se not and to them that be cleare of iudgement loke not out righte thynges for vs but speake fayre wordes vnto vs looke oute erroures gette you oute of this waye departe out of this pathe and turne the holye one of Israel from vs. The fyre of payne is ordeyned from the begynnynge yea euen for Kynges it is prepared This hath the Lorde sette in the depe and made it wyde the burning where of is fyre and muche woode the breathe of the LORDE whiche is a tyuer of brymstone doth kyndle it The .xxxii. Chapter A Kynge shall gouerne after the rule of righteousence and the princes shall rule accordyng to the balaunce of equitie The rewarde of righteousnesse shal be peace and her fruite reste and quietnes for euer The .xxxiii. Chapter HE that leadeth a godly lyfe say I and speaketh the truthe he that abhorreth gaynes wonne by violence disceyte he that kepeth his hande that it touche no rewarde whiche stoppethe his eares that he heare no counsayle agaynste the innocente bloude whiche holdethe downe his eyes that he se none euell he it is that shall dwell on hye whose sauegarde shall be in 〈◊〉 bulwarke of rockes to him shall be geuen meate and his waters shall not faile The .xxxv. Chapter GOd commeth his owne selfe and will deliuer you then shall the eies of the blinde be lightened and the eares of the deaffe opened thē shall the lame manne leaye as an herte and the dume mans tonge shall geue thankes The .xxxvii. Chapter THeangell of the Lorde wente forth slewe of the Assirians hoste an C. lxxx and .v. M. The xxxviii Chapter HEzechtas turned his face towarde the wall praied vnto the Lorde and saide Remembre O Lord that I haue walked before the in truth and a stedfast herte and haue done the thing that is pleasaunt to the. The .xl. Chapter I Voice cried in the wildernes
ANd the disciples came and sayd to him Why speakest thou to theym in parables He answered and saide vnto them it is geuen vnto you to knowe the secretes of the kingdome of heauen but to them it is not geuen For whosoeuer hath to him shal be geuen and he shall haue abundance but whosoeuer hathe not from him shall be taken awaye euen that he hath This peoples hartes are waxed grosse and their eares well dull of hearynge and their eyes haue they closed leaste they shulde see with their eyes and heare with eares shulde vnderstande with their hartes and shoulde tourne that I myghte heale them But blessed are youre eyes for they see and youre eares for they heare Verely I saye vnto you that many prophetes and perfaict men haue desired to see those thinges whiche ye se and haue not sene them to here those thinges which ye heare and haue not hearde them The sonne of manne shall sende forth his angels and they shall gather out of his kyngdom all thinges that offende and theym whyche do iniquitie and shall caste theym into a furnes of fyre there shal be waylyng and knasshyng of â—eth Then shall thy iuste men shyne a bryght as the sonne in the kyngdome of their father Whence cometh all this wysdome and power vnto him Is not this the carpenters sonne is not is mother called Marye and his brethren be called Iames and Ioseph and Simon and Iudas and are not his systers all here with vs whense hathe he all these thinges A prophete is not without honoure saue in his owne countre and amonge his owne kynne The .xiiii. Chapter ANd when his disciples sawe hym walkynge on the see they were troubled layeng it is some sprite and cryed out for feare And streyght waye Iesus spake vnto them sayenge Be of good cheare it is I be not afrayed The .xv. Chapter HE that cutsseth father or mother shall suffee death This people draweth nye to me with theyr mouthes and honoureth me with their lyppes howbeit their hartes are farre frome me but in vaine thei worship me teaching doctrines whiche are nothinge but mens preceptes That whiche goeth into the mouthe defileth not the man but that whiche commeth out of the mouth defileth the man All plantes whiche my heauenlye father hathe not planted shal be plucked vp by the rotes Yf the blynde leede the blynde bothe shall fall in to the dyche Out of the herte come enyll thoughtes murder breakynge of wedlocke whoredome theefte false witnes berynge blasphemye These ere the thinges whiche defyle a manne But to eate with vnwasshen handes defileth not a man Then came to him his disciples and besoughte hym sayenge sende her awaye for the foloweth vs crying He answered and sayde I am not sent but vnto the loost shepe of the house of Israel It is not good to take the chyldrens bread and to caste it to whelpes She answered and sayde truthe lord neuerthelesse the whelpes eate of the trommes whiche fall from their masters table The .xvi. Chapter AT euen ye saye we shall haue fayre wedder and that because the skye is reed and in the mornyng ye saye to daye shal be foule wedder and that because the skye is cloudy and reed When Iesus came into the coastes of the cytie whiche is called Cesarea Philippi he ared his disciples sayeng whoÌ„ do men saye that I the sonne of man am They sayde some saye thou art Iohn Baptist some Helias some Ieremias or one of the prophetes He saide vnto them but whom saye yt that I am Simon Peter answered said Thou art Christ the sonne of the liuing god And Iesus answered and sayde to him Happy arte thou Simon the sonne of Ionas for fleshe and bloud hath not opened vnto the that but my father whyche is in heauen And I saye also vnto the that thou art Peter and vpon this rocke I wyll bylde my congregation And the gates of hell shall not preuayle againste it And I wyll geue vnto the the kepes of the kingdome of heauen and whatsoeuer thou byndest vpon erth shal be bounde in heauen and whatsoeuer thou lowsest on earth shal be low sed in heauen But Peter toke him a side and began to rebuke him sayeng Master sauer thy selfe this shall not come to the. Then tourned he aboute and sayde vnto Peter come after me Satan thou offendest me because thou sauourest not godly thinges but worldly thinges Yf any man wyll folowe me lette him forsake hym selfe and take vp his crosse and folowe me For whosoeuer wyll saue his lyfe shall loose it And whosoeuer shal loose his lyfe for my sake shal fynde it What shall it proffyt a manne though he shulde wyne all the whole worlde yf he loose hys owne soule Or els what shall a man geue to redeme his soule agayne with all For the sonne of man shall come in the glory of his father with his angels and then shall he rewarde euerye man accordynge to his dedes The .xvii. Chapter HAd beholde ther came a voyce oute of that cloude sayenge this is my deare sonne in whom I delyte here him I saye verely vnto you yf ye hadde faithe as a grayne of mustarde seed ye shulde saye vnto this mountaine remoue hence to yonder place and he shulde remoue neither shulde anye thinge be vnpossible for you to do Howe be it this kinde goeth not out but by prayer and fastyng What thynkest thou Simon of whome do the kynges of the earthe take tribute or poll money of their children or of straungers Peter sayd vnto hym of straungers Then said Iesus vnto hym agayne then are the chyldren fre Neuerthelesse lest we shuld offend them go to the sea and east in thine angle and take the fysshe that fyrst coÌ„meth vp and when thou hast opened his mouthe thou shalte fynde a pece of twentye pence that take and paye forme and the. The .xviii. Chapter THe disciples came vnto Iesus sayeng who is the greatest in the kyngdome or heauen Iesus called a chylde vnto him and set him in the myddes of them and sayde Verelye I saye vnto you excepte ye tourne and become as children ye cannot enter into the kingdome of heauen whosoeuer therfore humbleth him selfe as this chylde the same is the greatest in the kyngdome of heauen And whosoeuer receaueth suche a chylde in my name receaueth me But whosoeuer offende one of these lytelones whiche beleue in me it were better for him that a misstone were hanged about his necke and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea Wo be vnto the worlde because of offences Howebeit it cannot be ouoyded but that offences shal be geuen Neuerthelesse wo be to the man by whome the offence commeth Wherfore yf the hande or thy fote offende the cut him of and cast hym from the. It is better for the to enter in to lyse halt or maymed rather then thou shuldest hauyng two handes or two feete be cast into euerlastyng fyre And if also thine eye offendethe
you Pharisees for ye loue the vpper moste scates in the Synagoges and gretinges in the markettes Wo be to you lawyers for ye lade men with burtheÌ„s greuous to be borne and ye your selues touche not the packes with one of your fyngers Wo bee to you lawyers for ye haue taken away the keye of knowledge ye entred not in your selues and them that came in ye forbad The .xii. Chapter THere is not thynge couered that shall not be vncouered neyther hyd that shall not bee knowen Be not a frayed of them that kyll the bodye and after that haue no more that they can do But I wyll shewe you whome ye shall feare Ieare hym whiche after he hath kylled hathe power to caste into hell Ye I saye vnto you hym feare Whosoeuer confesseth me before men euen hym shall the sonne of man confesse also before the aungels of God And he that denyeth me before men shal be denyed before the aungels of god And whosoeuer speaketh a worde agaynste the sonne of man it shal be forgeuen hym But vnto him that blasphemeth the holye ghoste it shall not be forgeuen When they bringe you vnto the Synagoges and vnto the rulets and officers take no thought how or what thing ye shall aunswere or what ye shall speake For the holy ghoste shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to saye Take no thought for your lyfe what ye shall eate neyther for your bodye what ye shall put on The lyfe is more theÌ„ meate and the body is more then rayment And are not what ye shal eate or what ye shal drynke neither clyme ye vp to hye For all suche thynges the Heathen people of the worlde seke for Your father knoweth that ye haue nede of suche thynges wherefore seke you after the kyngdome of god and all these thynges shal be ministred vnto you Sell that ye haue and geue almes And make you bagges whiche wxe not olde and treasure that fayleth not in brauen where no thefe commeth neither mothe corrupteth For where your treasure is there wyll your heartes be also Happy are those seruauntes whiche the lord when he 〈◊〉 shall fynde wakinge verelye I saye vnto you he will girde himselfe aboute and make them sit downe to meate and walke by and minister vnto them Yf the good man of the house knewe what houe the thefe wyl come he wolde surely watche and not suffer his house to be broken vp Be ye prepared therfore for the sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thinke not The seruaunt that knewe his maysters wyll and prepared not hymselfe neither dyd according to his will shal be beaten with many scripes But he that knewe not and yet did committe thynges worthy of stripes shal be beaten with few stripes for vnto whome muche is geuen of him shal be muche required And to whome men muche commit the more of him will they are Suppose ye that I am come to sende peace on earthe I tell you naye but rather debate I tell thee thou departest not thence tyll thou haue made good the vttermoste myte The .xiii. Chapter EXcepteye repent ye shall all lyckewyse perishe There are sixe dayes in whiche men ought to worke in them come and be healed and not on the Saboth daye Then aunswered hym the Lorde and sayde Vpocrite dothe not eche of you on the Sabbothe daye louse his ore or his asse from the stall and leade him to the water and oughte not this doughter of Abraham whome Satan hathe bounde lo .xviii. yeares be loused from this bonde on the Sabboth daye And he sayde vnto them striue with your selues to enter in at the straite gate for many I saye vnto you wyl secke to enter in and shall not be able Beholde they are laste which shal be first and they are fyrste whiche shal be laste O Ierusalem Ierusalem whiche kyllest prophetes and stonest them that are sent to thee how often woulde I haue gathered thy chyldren together as the henne gathereth her neste vnder her wynges but ye wolde not Beholde your habitacion shall be left vnto you desolate for I tell you ye shall not see me vntyll the tyme come that ye shall saye blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde The .xiiii. Chapter WHiche of you shall haue an asseâ—or an oxe fallen into a pyt and wyll not strayghte wayâ— pull hym out on the Saboth daye When thou arte bydden to a weddynge of any man syt not downe in the hyghest roume lest a more honorable man then thou be bydden of hym and he that bad bothe him and thee come and saye to thee geue this man roume and thou then begynne with shame to take the lowest roume But rather when thou arte bydden go and sytte in the lowest roume then when he that bad the commeth he maye saye vnto the frende syt vp hyer Then shalte thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at meate with thee For whosoeuer exalteth hymselfe shal be brought lowe and he that huÌ„bleth hymselfe shall be exalted When thou makeste a dyner or a supper call not thy frendes nor thy brethren neither thy kinsmen or yet riche neyghbours lest they bydde thee agayne and a recompence be made thee But wheÌ„ thou makest a feast call the poore the maymed the lame and the blynde and thou shalt be happy for they cannot recompence thee But thou shalte be recompenced at the resurreccion of the iuste men Yf a man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wyfe and chyldren and brethren and systers moreouer and his owne life he cannot be my disciple And whosoeuer beare not his crosse and come after me cannot be my disciple The .xv. Chapter I Saye vnto you that lykewyse ioye shall bee in heauen ouer one synner that repentethe more then ouer nynety and nyne iuste personnes whiche nede no repentaunce The .xvi. Chapter The children of this world are in there kind wyser then the children of light And I say vnto you make your frendes of the wicked Mammon that when ye shal departe they maye receiue you into euerlastynge habitacions No seruaunte can serue two masters for other he shal hate the one and loue the other or els he shal lene to the one and despise the other ye cannot serue god and Mammon That whiche is highely estemed among men is abhominable in the sight of God Soner shall heauen and earthe perishe then one title of the lawe shal perishe Whosoeuer forsaketh his wyfe and maryeth another breaketh matrimonye And euery manne whiche marieth her that is deuorsed from her husbande committeth aduoutry also Sonne remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme receyuedst thy pleasure and contrary wyse Lazatus payne Nowe therfore is he comforted and thou arte punished Yf they heare not Moses and the prophetes neither will they beleue thoughe one rose from death agayne The .vii. Chapter IT cannot be auoyded but that offences wyll come Neuerthelesse wo bo to him throughe whome
Ye knowe well that these handes haue ministred vnto my necessities and to them that were with me The .xxiii. Chapter THou shalt not course the ruler of the people The Saduces saye that there is no resurrection neither angell nor spirite But the phariseis graunt bothe The .xxv. Chapter IT is not the maner of the Romaynes to deliuer any man that he should perishe before that he which is accused haue the accusars before him and haue licence to aunswer for himselfe concerning the crime layde agaynst him My thinketh it vnreasonable for to sende a prisoner not to shewe the causes which are laide againste him The .xxvi. Chapter I Shewed fyrste vnto them of Damasco and at Ierusalem and through out all the coastes of Iewry to the Gentiles that they shoulde repent and turne to god and do the righte workes of repentaunce ¶ Here endeth the Actes of the Apostles ¶ The Epistle of S. Paule to the Romaynes the .i. Chap. FOr I am detter bothe to the Grekes and to them whiche are no Grekes vnto the learned and also vnto the vnlearned Likewise as muche as in me is I am redy to preache the gospel to you of Rome also For I am not ashamed of the gospell of Christ because it is the power of God vnto saluacion to all that beleue namely to the Iewe and also to the geÌ„tile The iust shall lyue by faithe His inuisible thinges that is to saye his eternall power and godhead are vnderstond and sene by the workes from the creation of the worlde When they counted themselues wise they became fooles And as it semed not good vnto them to be knowen of god euen so god deliuered them vp vnto a leude mynde that they should do the thinges whiche were not comely The .ii. Chapter THinkest thou this O thou man that iudgest them whiche do suche thynges and yet doest euen the very same that thou shalt escape the iudgement of god Either despisest thou the ryches of his goodnes pacience and loÌ„g sufferauÌ„ceâ— and remembreste not howe that the kyndenes of god leadeth the to repentaunce But thou after thine harde harte that cannot repent heapest together the treasure of wrathe against the daye of vengeaunce when shall be opened the righteous iudgement of god whiche will rewarde euery maÌ„ according to his dedes that is to saye prayse honoure and immortalitie to them which continue in good doynge and seke eternall life But to them that are rebellions and disobeye the trueth and folowe the iniquitie shall indignacion and wrath tribulacion and anguishe vpon the soule of euerye man that doth euill of the Iewe fyrst and also of the Gentile To euery man that doth good shall come prayse honoure and peace to the Iewe fyrst and also to the gentrie Before god they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be iustified Their conscience beareth witnes vnto them and also theyr thoughtes accusing one another or excusing at the daye when god shall iudge the secretes of meÌ„ by Iesus christ according to my gospell The name of god is euell spoken of amonge the gentiles thorowe you He is a Iewe whiche is hid within and the circumcision of the harte is the true circumcision which is in the spirite and not in the letter Whose prayse is not of men but of god The .iii. Chapter THere is none righteous no not one there is none that vnderstandeth there is none that seketh after God they all are gone oute of the waye they are all made vnprofitable there are none that doothe good no not one By the dedes of the lawe shall no fleshe be iustifyed in the sighte of god The righteousnes no doubt whiche is good before god commeth by the faith of Iesus Christ vnto all and vpon all that beleue All haue sinned and lacke the prayse that is of valure before god but we are iustified trely by his grace throughe the redemption that is in Christ Iesu whom god hath made a seate of mercy thorow faithe in his bloude to shewe the righteousnesse whiche before him is of valour in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are passed which god dyd suffer to shewe at this tyme the righteousenes that is alowed of hym that he mighte be contented iuste and a iustifier of him which beleueth in Iesus We suppose that a man is iustified by faithe without the dedes of the lawe The .iiii. Chapter ABraham beleued god and it was counted vnto hym for rightewisenes To him that worketh is the reward not reckened of fauoure but of duetie To him that worketh not but beleued on him that iustifieth the vngodly is fayth counted for rightwisenes Blessed are they whose vnrighteousnesse are forgeuen and whose synnes are couered Blessed is that man to whom the lorde imputeth no sinne Where is no lawe there is no transgression Christ was deliuered for our sinnes and rose agayne for to iustifie vs. The .v. Chapter WE also reioyce in tribulacion for we knowe that tribulacion bringeth pacience pacieÌ„ce bringeth experience and experience bringeth hope and hope maketh not ashamed for the loue of god is shead abrode in oure heartes by the holy ghost whiche is geuen vnto vs. Seyng that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for vs muche more then now seyng we are iustified in his bloud shal we be saued from wrath thorow him Lykewise as by the sinne of one condemnatxion came on all men euen so by the iustifying of one commeth the righteousnesse that bringeth lyfe vpon all men For as by one mannes disobedience many became synners so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous The .vi. Chapter WE are buried with hym by baptime for to dâ—e that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from death by the glory of the father euen so we also shoulde walke in a newe lyfe For yf we be grafte in death lyke vnto hym euen so muste we be in the resurrection Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodies that ye shoulde therunto obey in the iustes of it Neither geue your membres as instrumentes of vnrighteousenes vnto sinne but geue your selues to god as they that are alyue from death Let not sinne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace Remember ye not how that to whomsoeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey his seruauntes ye are to whome ye obeye whether it be of synne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousenes As ye haue geuen your membres seruauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie from iniquitie to iniquitie euen so nowe geue youre members seruauntes vnto righteousnes that ye maye be sanctified The reward of sinne is death but eternal lyfe is the gyft of god through Iesus Christ our lord The .vii. Chapter THe woman which is in subiection to a man is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he liueth Yf the man be dead she is losed from the lawe of the man So then yf while the manne lyueth she
not to stande in youre owne conceytes Whatsoeuer thinges are written afore time are written for our owne learnynge that we thorowe pacience and conforte of the scripture might haue hope Yf the gentyles be made partakers of theyr spirituall thynges theyr duetye is to minister vnto them in carnall thinges The .xvi. Chapter I Beseche you brethren marke them whyche cause diuisyon and geue occasyons of euyll contrary to the doctrine whyche ye haue learned and auoyde them For they that are suche serue not the lorde Iesus christ but their owne bellies and with swere preachyng and flatteryng wordes â—eceaue the hartes of the innocentes I wolde haue you wyse vnto that whyche is good and to be innocent as concernyng euyll ¶ The first Epistle to the Corintians the fyrst Chapter I Beseche you brethren in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ that ye all speake one thinge and that there be no dissention amonge you but be ye knytte together in one mynde and in one meaning The preaching of the crosse is to theÌ„ that perishe folishnes but vnto vs which are saued it is the power of god The folyshnes of god is wyser then menne and the weakenes of god is stronger then menne God hathe chosen the folyshe thynges of the worlde to confounde the wyse And god hath chosen the weake thinges of the world to confounde thinges whiche are myghty And vyle thynges of the worlde and thinges whiche are despised hath god chosen ye and thynges of no reputation for to brynge to nought thynges of reputation that no fleshe shulde reioyse in his presence The .ii. Chapte THe eye hathe not sent and the eare hath not hearde nether hath entred into the care of man the thynges whiche god hathe prepared for them that loue him The sprete searcheth all thinges yethe bottom of goddes secretes For what man knowethe the thinges of a man saue the sprete of a man whiche is within him eueÌ„ so the thinges of god knoweth no manne but the sprete of god The .iii. Chapter AS long verely as there is among you enuyynge stryfe and dissention are ye not carnall and walke after the maner of menne I haue planted Apollo waired but god gaue the increace So then nether is he that planteth any thinge nether he that watreth but god that gaue the increace Euerye manne shall receaue his rewarde accordynge to his laboure Other foundation can no manne laye then that whiche is laide whiche is Iesus christ Yf any maÌ„buylde on this foundation golde siluer precious stones timber haye or stoble euery mans worke shall appeare For the daye shall declare it and it shal be shewed in fyre And the fyre shal trye euery mannes worcke what it is Yf anye mans worcke that he hathe bylt vpon byde he shall receaue a rewarde Yf any mans worke burne he shal suffer losse but he shal be safe hym selfe Neuer thelesse yet as it were thorowe fyre Are ye not ware that ye are the temple of god and howe that the sorete of god dwelleth in you Yf any manne defyle the temple of god hym shall god destroy For the temple of god is holy which temple ye are Yf any manseme wyse among you let hym be a foole in this worlde that he may be wyse For the wysdome of this worlde is folyshnes with god The .iiii. Chapter WIth me it is but a very small thinge that I shoulde be iudged of you ether of mannes iugemeÌ„t No I iuge not myne own self I know nought by my selfe yet am I not therby iustified It is the lorde that iudgeth me Therfore iudge nothynge before the time vntyll the Lorde come whiche will lighten thinges that are hyd in darcknes and open the councels of the hertes and then shall euery manne haue prayse of god What hast thou that thou hast not receaued yf thou haue receaued it why reioysest thou as thoughe thou haddest notreceaued it The kyngdome of god is not in wordes but in power The .v. Chapter DElyuer that fornicator to Saran for the destruction of the fleshe that the spryte may be saued in the daye of the lorde Iesus Yf any that is called a brother be a fornicator or couetous or a worshipper of ydoles eyther a raylet ether a dronckard or an extorcioÌ„ner with him that is suche se that ye eate not The .vi. Chapter IS there vtterly no wyse manne among you what not one at al that can iudge betwene brother and brother but one brother goeth to lawe with another and that vnder the vnbeleuers Do ye not remember howe that the vnrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of god Be not deceauers For nether fornicatoures nether worshyppers of ydoles nether whoremongers nether weaklynges neyther abusers of them selues with the maÌ„kynde nether theues nether the couetous nether dronckardes nether cursed speakers neyther pyllars shall inherit the kingdom of heauen All thinges are lawfull vnto me but all thinges are not profitable Remember ye not that youre bodyes are the membres of Christ Shall I nowe take the membres of Christ and make the the membres of an harlot God forbyd Do ye not know and vnderstand that he whiche coupleth himselfe w e an harlot is become one body For two saith he shal be one flesh But he that is ioyned vnto the lord is one sprite All fynnes that a manne dothe are without the body But he that is a fornicatour sinneth against his owne bodye Ether knowe ye not howe that youre bodyes are the temple of the holye ghoste whiche is in you whom ye haue of god and howe the ye are nor your own For ye are dearly bought Therfore glorifye ye god in youre bodyes and in your spretes for they are goddes The .vii. Chapter IT is good for a man not to touche a woman Neuerthelesse to auoyde fornicatioÌ„ let euery manne haue his wyfe and let euery woman haue her husbande Let the manne gene vnto the wyfe due beneuolence Likewise also the wife vnto the man The wyfe hath no powre ouer her owne body but the husband And likewyse the man hathe not powre ouer his owne bodye but the wyfe Withdrawe not youre selues one frome another excepte it be with consent for a tyme for to gyue your selues to fastynge prayer And afterwarde come againe to the same thing lest Satan tempte you for your incontinence It is better to mary then to burne Lette euerye manne wher in he is called therin abyde with god Arte thou bounde vnto a wyfe seke not to be lowsed Arte thou lowsed from a wyfe seke not a wyfe But and yf thou take a wyfe thou synnest not Lykewise yf a virginne Marye she synneth not Neuerthelesse such shal haue trouble in their fleshe but I fauer you The syngle manne careth for the thinges of the Lorde But he that hathe maryed careth for the thynges of the worlde howe kenispe please hys wyfe There is difference betwene a virgyn and a wife The single woman careth for the thinges of the lorde that the maye be pure
them that dresse it receaueth blessynge of god But that grouÌ„de whiche beareth thornes and bryars is reproued and is nye vnto cursyng whose ende is to be burned God is not vnrighteous that he shuld forgeth your worcke and laboure that procedeth of loue whiche loue ye shew in his name whiche haue ministred vnto the saintes and yet minister The .vii. Chapter TO Melchisedech Abraham gaue tythes of all thynges Melchisedech fyrste is by interpretation Kyng of righteousnes after that he is kynge of Salem that is to saye kynge of peace withoute father without mother without kynne and hath nether begynnyng of his time neyther yâ—â— end of his lyfe but is lykened vnto the sonne of god and continueth a prest for euer And verâ—lye those chyldren of Leui whicheth ceaue the offyce of the prestes haue a coÌ„mandement to take accordyng to the law tithes of the people that is to saye of their brethren ye thoughe they sprange out of the loynes of Abraham Leuy him selfe also whiche receaueth tythee payde tithes in Abraham The lawe made no thynge perfecte but was an introduction of a better hope by whyche hope we drawe nye vnto god This manne Christ because he endureth euee hathe an euerlastynge presthoode Wherfore he is able also euer to saue them that come vnto god by hym seynge he euer lyueth to make intercessyon for vs Soche an hye preste it became vs to haue whiche is holy harmlesse vndefiled separate from fynnes made hyar then heauen whiche nedeth not daily as yonder hye-prestes to offer vp sacrifice fyrste for his owne synnes and euen for the peoples synnes for that dyd he once for all when he offered vp hym selfe For the lawe maketh men prides whiche haue infirmitie but the worde of the othe that came sence the lawe maketh the sonne prest whiche is perfecte for euermore The .viii. Chapter AFter those dayes sayth the lord I wyll put my lawes in their myndes and in their hartes I wyll wrytte them and I wyll be their god and they shal be my people And they shall not teache euery manne his neyghbour land euery man his brother sayinge knowe the lord For they shal knowe me from the lest to the moste of them for I wylbe mercifull ouer their vnrighteousnes and on their synnes and on their iniquities The .ix. Chapter THe Prestes went alwayes into the fyrst tabernacle and executed the seruice of god But in the second went the hye preste alone one euery yeare and not without bloude whyche he offred for him selfe and for the ignoraunce of the people But Christ beyng an hye prest of good thinges to come nether be the bloude of goates calues but by his owne bloude he entred in once for all in to the holy place founde eternal redemption Whersoeuer is a testament ther must also be the deathe of him that maketh the teilament for the testameÌ„t taketh auctoritie when meÌ„ are dead for it is of no value as long as he the made it is a lyue Christ is not entred into the holye places that are made with handes which are but similitudes of true thinges but is entred into very heauen for to appeare nowe in the sight of god for vs not to offer him selfe often as the hye prest entreth in to the holy place euery yeare with strauÌ„ge bloude for then muste he haue often suffered sence the worlde began But nowe in the ende of the world hathe he appeared once to put synne to flyght by the offeringe vp of himselfe And as it is apointed vnto menne that they shall once dye and then coÌ„â—eth the iudgement euen so christ was once offered to take awaye the synnes of manye and vnto them that loke for hym shall he appeare agayne without synne vnto saluation The .x. Chapter IT is vnpossible that the bloude of oxen and of goates shulde take awaye synnes This is the testament that I wyl make vnto them after those dayes saithe the Lorde I wyll put my lawes in their hartes and in their mynde I wyll wryt them and theyr synnes and iniquities wil I remember no more And where remission of these thinges is there is no more offering for synne Lette vs consider one another to prouoke vnto loue and to good worâ—kes and that so mothe the more because ye se that the daye draweth nye Yf we synne willyngly after that we haue receaued the knowledge of the truthe there remaineth no more sacrifice for synnes but a feareful loking for iudgement and violente fyre whiche shall deuoure the aduersaries It is a fearfull thinge to fall into the handes of the liuyng god The iuste shall lyue by faithe The .xi. Chapter HAith is a sure confidence of thinges whiche are haped for and a certayntie of thynges whiche are not sene Without faithe it is vnpossible to plaise god By faithe Moses when he was great refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos doughter chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of god then to enioye the pleasures of synne for a reason and estemed the rebuke of Christe greater riches then the treasure of Egypte for he had respecte vnto the rewarde The .xii. Chapter WHom the lorde loueth him he chastened ye he scourgeth euery son that he receaueth No maner chastifyng in the present time semeth to be ioyous but greuous neuerthelesse afterwarde it bringeth the quiet frute of righteousnes vnto them whiche are therin exercised Embrace peace with all men holines without the whiche no man shall se the Lorde Esau for out breake fast solde his byrthright ye knowe howe that afterward when he wolde haue inherited the blessynge he was put by he found no meanes to come thereby agayne no though he desired it with teares Ye are come vnto the mount Sion and to the cytie of the liuynge god the celestiall Ierusalem and to an innumerable sight of aungels and vnto the congregation of the first borne sonnes whiche are wrytten in heauen and to god the iudge of al and to the sprytes of iust and perfecte menne and to Iesus the mediator of the newe testamente to the sprincklyng of bloude that speaketh better then the bloude of Abell Oure god is consumynge fyre The .xiii. Chapter BE not forgetfull to lodge straungers for therby haue dyuers receaued aungels into their houses vnwares Let wedlocke be had in price in all pointes and lette the chamber be vndefiled for whose kepers and aduoutrars god wyll iudge Remembre them whiche haue the ouersyght of you whiche haue declared vnto you the worde of god The ende of whose conuersation se that ye loke vpon and folowe their faithe Be not caryed about with dyuers and straunge learnynge Here we haue no continuyng cytie but we seke one to come To do good and to distribute forgette not for with suche sacrifices god is pleased Ohey them that haue the ouersight of you and submyt youre selues to them for they watche for your soules euen as they that muste geue accountes that they maye do