the tast of it was lyke vnto wafets made with hony And the the children of Israell dyd eate Manna fortye yere vntyll they came vnto a lande inhabited ¶ The .xvij. Chapter IOsua dyd as Moses bad kym and foughte with Amalech And Moses and Aaron and Hut wente vp to the toppe of the hyll And it happened that when Moses helde vp his hand Israell had the better And wheÌ„ he let hys hande downe Amalech had the better The .xviii. Chapter THou shalt seke out amonge all the people men of actiuite and suche as feare God true men harynge couerouskes and make them hedes ouer the people euer hit bredes ouer fyfty and ouer ten And set them iudge the people at al seasons The .xix. Chapter NOw therfore if ye wil here my voice inded kepe myne appoyntemeÌ„t ye shal be my owne aboue al nacions for al the earth to myne ye shal be vnto me also a kyngedome of Preastes an holy people And he sayde vnto the people Be readye agaynste the thyrde daye and come not at youre wyues Let the Preastes also which come to the Lorde sâ—nctifye them selues lest the Lorde destroye them ¶ The .xx. Chapter THou shalt haue non other godes I my sight Thou shalte make the no grauen ymage neither any similitude that is in heaueÌ„ aboue eyther in the earth beneth or in the water vnder the earth Thou shalt not worshyppe them neyther serue them for I the Lorde thy GOD am a gelouse god And visit the synne of the fathers vpon the children vnto the thyrde and fourth generation of them that hate me and shewe mercy vnto thousandes in them that loue me and kepe my commaundementes Thou shalt not take the name of the lorde god in vainâ— For the lord wil not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne ¶ The .xx. Chapter REmember the Sabboth daye that thou sanctifie it Syxe dayes shalt thou laboure and doo al that thou haste to doo but the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy God in it thou shalt do no maner of worke thou and thy sonne and thy doughter thy men seruant and thy mayde seruant thy cattel and the straunger that is within thy gates for in syxe dayes the Lorde made heuen and earthe the see and all that in them is and rested the seuenth daye wherfore the Lord blessed the Sabboth daye halowed it Honour thy father thy mother that thy dayes maye be longe in the lande which the Lorde thy god geueth the. Thou shalt not kyll Thou shalt not breake wedlocke Thou shalt not steale Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neyghboure Thou shalt not couet thy neyghboures house neyther shalt thou couet thy neyghboures wyfe or his man seruant or his mayde or his oxe or his asse or whatsoeuer thy neyghboure hath ¶ The .xxi. Chapter HE that smyteth a man that he dye shall be slayne for it He that smiteth his father or his mother lette him be slayne for it He that curseth his father or his mother shall be put to death for it Yf men stryue together one smite another with a stone or with his fyrste and he dye not but lyeth in bed if he ryse againe and walke without vpon his staffe then shall he that smote him go quyte saue only he shal beare his charges for lesing his tyme and shall paye for his healing Yf an oxe gore a maÌ„ or a woman that they dye then the oxe shall be stoned and his fleshe shal not be caten but the owner of the oxe shall go quite Yf the oxe were wont to pushe in tyme past and it hathe bene tolde his maister and he hath not kepte him but that he hath hylled a man or a woman then the oxe shal be stoned and his owner shall dye also Yf there be sett to him asumme of money then he shall geue for the deliueraunce of his lyfe whatsoeuer is put to him Yf a man open a wel or digge a pitte and couer it not and an oxe or an asse fall therein the owner of the pytt shall make it good and geue money vnto there master and the dede best shall be his ¶ The .xxij. Chapter IF a these be founde breakinge vp and be smitten that he dye there shall no bloude be shed for him but yf the sunne be vp â–ª when he is founde then there shalt be bloude shed for him Yf a maÌ„ entise a mayde that is not be trouthed and lye with her he shal endowe her and take her to his wyfe Whosoeuer lieth with a beast shal be slayne for it He that offereth vnto any goddes saue vnto the lorde onely let him be vtterly rooted out Vexe not a straunger neyther oppresse kym for ye were straungers in the lande of Egypte Yf thou lende money to any of my people that is poore by the thou shalt not be as a tyrauÌ„t vnto him nether shalt thou oppresse him with vsury Yf thou take thy neyghbours rayment to pledge thou shalt deliuer it vnto him agayne by that the sunne go downe for that is his couering onely eueÌ„ the raymeÌ„t for his skinne where in he slepeth And when he crieth vnto me I wyll heare hym for I am mercyfull Thou shalte not rayle vpon the goddes neyther blaspheme the ruler of the people The .xxiii. Chapter IF thou mete thyne enemyes oxe or his asse goynge astraye thou shalte bringe them to hym againe Yf thou se thy enemyes asse to synke vnder his bâ—â—then thou shalt not passe by and let him alone but shalte helpe him to lyfte him vp againe Thou shalte take no gyftes for gyftes blyndeth the seynge and peruert the wordes of the ryghteous Se that no man appeare before me emptye The .xxiiii. Chapter MOses was in the mount fortye dayes and fortye nyghtes The .xxv. Chapter THey shal make an Arke of set him wood two cubytes and a halfe long a cubyte and an halfe brode and an cubyte a halfe hye And thou shalte ouerlaye it with pure golde within and wythout shalte than ouerlaye it and shalt make hye vpon it a crowne of golde rounde aboute And thou shalte make two cherubins of golde The xxvi Chapter HAd thou shalt make a vaile of yelowe silke of purple scarlet and with twyned sylke Of broeder worke wyth pictures shalte thou make it The .xxviii. Chapter HAd beneth vpon the hem thou shalte make pomgranates of yelowe sylke and purple and scarlate rounde aboute hym and belles of golde betwene theÌ„ rounde aboute and let there be euer a golden bell and a pomgarnat a golding bell and a pomgarnate rounde aboute the hem of the tunycle The .xxix. Chapter BRyng Aaron and his sonnes vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnes and washe theÌ„ with water and take the garmentes and put vpoÌ„ Aaron the strayte cote the tunicle of the Ephod and the Ephod and the brastlap and gyrd them to him wyth the brode red gyrdell whiche is in the Ephod And but the mytre
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
no whole parte in my bodye The .xxxix. Chapter VErely euery man liuynge is altogether â—â—…nitie for man walketh in a vaine shadowe and disquieteth him selfe in vayne he heapeth vp richessr and cannot tell who shall gather them The .xli. Chapter BLessed is he that considereth the poore and neady the lord shall deliuer him in the time of trouble ¶ The .xliiii. Chapter I wil not trust in my bow it is not my swearde that shall helpe me but it is thou that sauest vs froÌ„ our enemyes and puttest them to coÌ„fusion that hate vs. For thy sake also are we kylled all the day long and are contented as shepe appointed to be claine The .xlv. Chapter Thou haste loued ryghteousnes and hated iniquitie wherfore god euen thy god hath anointed the with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy felowes The .xlix. Chapter The wyse men dye and her she together as well as the ignorant and foolyshe and leue their riches for other Be not thou affrayed though one be made riche or yf the glorye of his house be increased for he shall carpe nothynge awaye with hym when he dieth neyther shall his pompe folowe him The .l. Chapter OVr god shall come shall not hepe silence there shall go before him a consumyng fyre and a mightye tempeste shal be stered vp rounde aboute hym he shall call the heauen from aboue and the earthe that he maye iudge his people Offer vnto god thankesgeuyng and paye thy dowes vnto the most hyest But vnto the vngodlye sayde god why doest thou preache my lawes and takest my coÌ„uenaunt in thy mouthe The .li. Chapter The sacrifice of god is a troubled sprete a broken and a contrite herte o god shalt thou not despise Beholde I was shapen in wickednes and in synne hath my mother conceaued me The .lii. Chapter THe righteous also shall se this and feare shall laugh him to scorne Lo this is the maÌ„ that toke not god for his strenghte but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches and strengthed him selfe in his wyckednes The .lv. Chapter HE layd his handes vpon suche as be at peace with him and he brake his couenaunt The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter hauyng warre in his hart his wordes were smother then oyle and yet be they very sweardes The .lviii. Chapter THe righteous shal reioyse when he seeth the vengeaunce he shall washe his footesteppis in the bloude of the vngodly The .lxii. Chapter IF riches increase set not your hart vpon theÌ„ Thou rewardell euery man accordyng to his worke The .lxvi. Chapter I Wyll gointo thy house with brent offeringes and wyll paye thee my vowes whiche I promisâ—d with my lippes and speake with my mouthe whan I was in trouble The .lxix. Chapter I wepte and chastened my selfe with fastinge and that was turned to my reproche I put on a sackcloth also and they iested vpon me They that sytte in the gate speake agaynste me and the dronkardes make songes vpon me The .lxxi. Chapter O What great troubles and aduersities haste thou shewed me and yet diddest thou turne and refreshe me yea and broughtest me from the depe of the earthe agayne Thou haste broughte me to great honoure and comforted me on euery syde The .lxxvi. Chapter Promise vnto the lorde your god and kepe it The .lxxix. Chapter O Remember not oure olde synnes but haue merrie vpon vs and that soone for we are come to great miserie The .lxxx. Chapter THou fedest them with the breade of tearee and geuest them plenteousnesse of teares to drynke The .lxxxi. Chapter My people wolde not heare my voyce and Israell wolde not obeye me So I gaue them vp vnto they re owne heartes lust and lette them folow their owne ymaginacions The .lxxxiiii. Chapter I Had rather be a doore keper in the house of my god then to dwelin the rentes of vngodlynesse The .lxxxix. Chapter BVt yf his chyldren forsake my lawe and walke not in my iudgementes yf they breke my statutes and kepe not my commaundementes I wyl viset theyr offences with the rod and their synnes with scourges What man is he that lyueth and shall not see death The .xc. Chapter A Thousande yeares in thy syghte are but as yesterdaye The dayes of our age are thre score yeares ten and thoughe men be so stronge that they come to four scoure yeares yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe so soone passeth it awaye and we are goen The .xci. Chapter HE shall geue his aungels charge ouer thee to kepe the in all thy wayes They shal beare the in theyr handes that thou hurt not thy foote agaynst astone The .xcii. Chapter WHen the vngodlye are grene as the grasse and when all the worckes of wyckednesse dooe florishe then shall they be destroyedde for euer The .xcuii. Chapter BLessed is the man whome thou chasteneste O lorde The .xcvii. Chapter THere shall go a fyre before hym and burne his enemies on euery syde O ye that loue the lorde se that ye hate the thinge whiche is euyli The lorde preserueth the soules of his sayntes he shall delyuer them from the hande of the vngodly The Ci. Chapter WHo so priuelye slaundereth his neyghboure him wyll I destroye There shall no disceatefull personne dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shall not tarye in my sight The Cii Chapter I Haue eaten asshes as it were breade and myngeled my dryncke with wepyng My dayes are gone lyke a shadowe and I am wythered lyke grasse Thou lorde in the begynnynge haste layde the fundation of the earthe and the heauens are the worcke of thy handes they shall perishe but thou shalâ—e endure they all shall waxe olde as dothe a garment and as a vesture shalte thou chaunge them and they shal be chaunged But thou arte the same and thy yeares shall not fayle The C.iii. Chapter THe mercifull goodnesse of the Lorde endureth for euer and euer vpoÌ„ them that feare him his righteousnes vpon chylders children The C.iiii. Chapter HE bryngeth forth grasse for the cattel and grene herbe for the seruice of menne that he maye brynge foode out of the earth and wyne that maketh gladde the herte of man and oyle to make him a chereful countenaunce and breade to strength mans herte Man goeth forth to his worke and to hys laboure vntill the euenyng The .cv. Chapter TOuche not myne annointed and do my prophetes no harme The .cvi. Chapter BLessed are they that alwaye kepe iudgement and do righteousnesse The .cix. Chapter HYs delite was in cursyng and it shall happen vnto hym he loued not blessynge therfore shall it be farre from hym My knees are weake thorow fasting my fleshe is dried vp for want of fatnesse The .cxi. Chapter THe woorkes of his handes are veritie and iudgement all his commaundementes are true The feare of the lorde is the beginning of wisdome a good vnderstandynge haue all they that do thereafter The .cxii. Chapter A Good manne is mercifull and lendeth and wyll guyde his
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
Chapter The daye of the lorde commeth and is harde at hande a darke daye a glomyng daye a cloudy day yea and a stormy daye Before him shal be a consumyng fyre and behynde hym a durnynge flame The earth shal quake before him yea the heauens shal be moued The sunne and the moone shall be darkened and the starres shall withdrawe theyr shyne This is that greate merueylous fearefull daye of the lord who is hable to abydeit I will shewe wonders in heauen aboue tokens in the earthe beneth bloude and fyre and the vapours of smocke the sunne shal be tourned into darknes and the moone into bloude before the greate and notable daye come of the lorde The .ii Chapter The tyme shall come that whosoeuer calleth on the name of the lorde shall be saued The .iii. Chapter I shall gether all people together brynge them in the valley of Iosaphat and there wyll I reson with them Lette the people aryse and get them to the valley of Iosaphat for there will I syt and iudge all heathen rounde about ¶ The booke of the Prophet Amos The fyft Chapter THey owe hym euel wyll that reproueth them openlye and who so telleth theÌ„ the plaine truthe they abhorre hym Seke after the thyng that is good and not euell so shall ye lyue Yea the Lorde God of hostes shal be with you accordynge to youre owne desyre Shall not the daye of the Lorde be darke and not cleare shall it not be cloudy and no shime in it The .viii. Chapter BEholde the tyme commeth sayeth the lorde god that I shall sende an hunger into the earthe not the hunger of breade nor the thyrste of water but an hunger to heare the worde of God so that they shall go from the one sea to the other yea from the North vnto the East ruÌ„ning aboute to seke the worde of the Lorde and shall not fynde it The .ix. Chapter THeyr couetousnes shall fall vpon all they re heades and theyr posteritie shal be slayne with the swearde They shall not fle awaye there shall not one of them escape nor be delyuered Though they were buried in the hell my hande shall fetche them from thence though they clime vp to heauen yet shall I caste them down though they hyde themselues vpon the toppe of Larmel yet shal I seke them oute and brynge them from thence though they crepe downe fro my sighte in to the depe of the see I shall commaunde the serpent euen there to byte them yf they go awaye before their enemies into captiuitie then shall I coÌ„maunde the swearde there to slaye them Thus wyll I set myne eyes vpon them for theyr harme and not for theyr welthe The booke of the Prophete Abdy the first Chapter THou sayest in thyne harte who shal cast me downe to the grouÌ„de But though thou wentest vp as â—ye as the Aegle madest thy nest aboue amoÌ„g the slarres yet wold I plucke the downe from thence saith the lord Lyke as thou haste done so shalte thou be delte withall Vpon the mount Sion shall the saluation be The booke of the Prophete Ionas the fyrst Chapter THey toke Ionas and cast hym into the sea and the sea lefte raging And the men feared the LORD excedingly doyng sacrifices and makyng vowes vnto the Lorde The .ii. Chapter The Lorde prepared a greate fyshe to swalowe vp Ionas So was Ionas in the belly of the fishe thre dayes and three nightes The .iii. Chapter IOnas cryed sayinge There are yet fortye dayes and then shall Niniue be ouer throweÌ„ And the people of Niniue beleued god and proclamed fasting and arayed themselues in sackeclothe as well the greate as the small of them And the tydynges came vnto the Kynge of Niniue whiche rose out of his seate and dydde his apparell of and put on sacke clothe and satte hym downe in asshes And it was cryed and commaunded in Niniue by the aucthoritie of the kyng and his Lordes saying Se that neyther manne nor beast Oxe or shepe taste oughte at all and that they neither fede nor drinke water but putte on sackeclothe bothe man and beaste and crye might lye vnto god yea so that euery manne turne from his euell waye and from the wyckednesse that he hathe in hande Who can tell god maye turne and repente and cease from his featte wrath that we perishe not And when god sawe theyr worckes howe they turned from theyr wycked wayes he repented on the euell whiche he sayde he wolde do vnto them and did it not The .iiii. Chapter I knowe well ynoughe that thou arte a merrifull god full of compassion long sufferinge and of great kyndenes and repentest when thou shuldest take punishemente The booke of the Prophete Micheas the .i. chapter Owo vnto them that ymagieâ— to do harme and deuyse vngraciousnes vpon theyr beds to perfourme it in the cleate daye for theyr power is against god when they counte to haue lande they take it be vyoience they robbe men of theyr houseâ— Thus they oppresse a man for his house and euerye man for his heritage Truthe it is my wordes are frendelye vnto them that lyue right but my people doeth the coÌ„trary therfore muste I take parte agaynste them for they take awaye bothe coate and cloke from the symple Yf I were a fleshly felowe and a preacher of lyes and tolde them that they might syt bybbinge and bollyng and be dronken O that were a prophete for this people The .iii. Chapter OHeare this ye rulers of the house of Iacob and ye iudges of the house of Israel ye that abhorte the thyng that is lawfull and wrest aside the thynge that is streight Ye that buylde vp Syon with bloude and Ierusalem with doying wrong O ye iudges ye geue sentence for gyftes O ye priestes ye teache for lucre O ye prophetes ye prophecye for moneye yet wyll they be taken as those that hold vpon god and saye Is not the lorde among vs Tushe there can no mysfortune happen vs. Therfore shall Syon for your sake he plowed lyke a field Ierusalem shal become an heape of stones and the hyll of the temple shal be turned to an hye wood The .iiii. Chapter THe lawe shall come out of Syon and the worde of god from Ierusaiem The .v. Chapter ANd thou Bethleem Ephrata arte lytle among the thousandes of Iuda out of thee shall come vnto me whiche shal be the gouernour in Israell whose outgoynge hath bene from the beginning and from euerlastyng The vi Chapter I wyll shewe the O man what is good and what the lorde requireth of the namelye to do righâ— to haue pleasure in louyng kyndenes to be lowly and to walke with thy god Shuâ—de I not be displeased for the vnrighteous good in the houses of the wicked and because the measure is minâ—shed Or should I iustifie the false balaunces and the bagge of disceptefull weyghtes among those that be full of riches vnrighteously gotten where the citesins deale with falschede
ye haue honeste conuersation among the gentiles that they which backbite you as euell doers maye se youre good workes and prayse god in the daye of visitation Submit your selues vnto almaner ordinaūce of man for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kyng as vnto the chiefe heade other vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of hym for the punishment of euell doers but for the laude of thē that do wel Seruauntes obeye youre maysters with all feare not onelye yf they be good and courteous but also though they be fromward For it is thanke worthy yf a man for conscience towarde god endure grefe suffering wrongfully For what praise is it yf when ye be sufferd for your fautes ye take it paciently but yf when ye do welye suffre wrong and take it pacientlye then is there thankes with God Christe suffred for vs leuing vs an example that we should folow his steppes whiche dyd not synne neither was there gyle foūd in his mouth whiche when he was reuyled reuyled not agayne when he was buffeted he threatened not but cōmitted the cause to him that iudgeth righteously whiche his own selfe bare oure synnes in his body on the tree that we shoulde be beliuered frō sinne and shoulde liue in righteousnes The .iii. Chapter WEmens apparell shal not be outward with broyded heare and hangyng on of golde eyther in putting on of gorgious apparell but lette the hid in ā of the heart be vncorrupt with a meke and quiet sprite which sprite is before god a thing muche set by It is better yf the wyl of god ve so that ye suffre for wel doyng then for cuell doyng The .iiii. Chapter HE whiche suffereth in the flesh ceaseth from sinne the he hence forward should liue asmuch tyme as remaynethe in the fleshe not after the lustes of men but after the wyl of god To this purpose was the ghospell preached vnto the dead that they shoulde be condemned of men in the fieshe but shoulde lyue before god in the sprite Aboue al thinges haue feruent loue amonge you for loue couereth the multitude of synnes The .v. Chapter SE that ye fede Christes flock which is amōg you taking the ouersighte of them not as though ye were compelled therto but willinglye not for to desyre filthy lucre but of a good mynd not as though ye were Lordes ouer the parishes but that ye be an ensample to the flocke and whē the chief shepehearde shall appere ye shall receiue an incorruptible croune of glory God resisteth the proude and geueth grace to the humble Be sober watche for your aduersary the deuil as a roatyng lyon walketh aboote sekyng whome he maye deuoure Whome resiste sted faste in the sayth remembring that ye do but fulfyll the same afllictions which are appoynted to your brethrē that are in the worlde ¶ The second Epistel of S. Peter the fyrst Chapter IN your fayth minister vertue and in veriue knowlege and in knowledge temperaunce and in temperaunce pacience in pacience godlynes in godlynes brotherly kindenes in brotherlye kindenes loue For yf these thinges be among you and are plenteous they will make you that ye neither shal be ydle nor vnfruitefull in the knowlege of our Lorde Iesus Christ But he that lacketh these thinges is blynde and gropeth for the waye with his hande and had forgottē that he ws purged from his olde synnes The .ii. Chapter THere were false prophetes amonge the people euē as there shal be false teachers amōg you whiche priuely shall brynge in damnable sectes euen denying the Lorde that hath boughte them and bring vpon themselues swift damnacion and many shall solowe theyr damnable wayes by which the waye of truethe shal be euyll spoken of and through couetousnes shal they with fained wordes make marchaundise of you whose iudgement is not farre of and theyr damnation flepeth not The Lord knoweth howe to deliuer the godly out of the temptation and howe to rescrue the the vniusle vnto the daye of iudgement For to be punished namely thē that walke after the fleshe in the lust of vnclennes and despise the rulers Presumpteous are they and stubburne and feare not to speake euell of them that are in auctoritie Of whome soeuer a man is ouer come vnto the same is he in bondage It hadde bene better for them not to haue knowen the waye of right wisenes then after they haue knowen it to turne from the holy commaun dement geuen vnto them The .iii. Chapter ONe daye is with the Lorde as a thousande yeare and a thousande yeare as one daye The Lord is not slacke to fulfyl his promes as some men count slackenes but is pacient to vs warde and wolde haue noman lost but wolde receyue all men to repentaunce The daye of the Lorde wyl come as a these in the night in the whiche daye the heauens shal perishe with terrible noyse and the elementes shall melte with heate and the earth with the workes that are therein shall burne And suppose ye that the long suffringe of the Lorde is saluation euen as oure dearelye beloued brother Paule accordyng to the wysedome geuen vnto hym wrote to you yea almoste in euerye Epistle speaking of suche thinges among which are many thynges harde to be vnderstonde whiche they that are vnlearned vnstable peruerte as they do other scriptures vnto theyr owne destruction The .i. Epistel of S. Iohn the Apostle the .i. Chapter YF we saye that we haue no synne we deceiue our selues and truth is not in vs. Yf we knowledge oure synnes he is faithful and iust to for geue vs oure synnes and to clense vs from all vnrighteousnes Yf we saye we haue not synned we make him a lyar and his worde is not in vs. The .ii. Chapter IF any manne sinne yet we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christ which is righteous and he it is that oblayneth grace for oure synnes not for your sinnes onelye but also for the sinnes of al the world He that sayth I know hym and kepeth not his commaundemetes is a lyar and the veritie is not in him He that sayeth he by deth in hym oughte to walke euen as he walked He that sayth how that he is in the lyghte and yet hateth his brother is in darkenes euen vntill this time He that loueth his brother abydeth in the light there is none occasiō of euelin him He that hateth his brother is in darckenes and walketh in darkenes and cannot tel wyther he goeth because that darcknes hathe blynded his eyes Se that ye loue not the world nether the thinges that are in the worlde Yf any manne loue the worlde the loue of the father is not in him for all that is in the worlde as the lust of the fleshe the luste of the eyes and the pryde of goodes is not of the father but of the worlde And the worlde vanisheth awaye and the luste therof but he that fulfylleth the wyll of god abideth euer The .iii.
shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe I will also put enimitie bytwene the and the woman bytwene thy seed and her seed the same shalt treade downe thy head and thou shalt treade vpon his heele Vnto the woman he sayde In multiplyinge wyl I multiply thy sorowe and thy conceyuing In sorowe shalt thou bringe forth the children and thy lust shall pertayne to thy husband and he shall haue the rule of the. To Adam he sayde cursed be the grounde for thy sake In sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe Thorne also and thystie shall it cause to growe vnto the and thou shalte eate the hearbe of the felde In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate breade tyll thou be turned agayne in to the grouÌ„de for out of it was thou taken in asmuch as thou art dust and in to dust shalt thou be turned againe ¶ The fourth Chapter ANd in processe of daies it came to passe that Cain brought of the frute of the grounde an oblation vnto the Lorde Habell also brought of the firstlinges of his shepe and of the fat thereof And the Lord had respecte vnto Habel and to his oblation But vnto Cain and to his offering he had no respect for the which cause Cain was excedinge wrath and his countenaunce abated And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain Why art thou wroth and why is thy countenaunce abated if thou do well shall there not be a promotion And if thou dost not wel lyeth not thy sinnes in the dores Vnto the also pertayneth the lust thereof and thou shal thaue dominion euer it AND it fortuned when they were in the felde Cain tose vp againste Habell his brother and slue him And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain where is Habell thy brother Whiche sayde I wote not am I my brothers keper And he sayde what hast thou done The voyce of thy brothers bloude trieth vnto me out of the grounde and now art thou cursed from the earth which hathe opened her mouthe to receaue thy brothers bloude from thy hande Yf thou tyll the grounde she shall not procede to yeld vnto the her strength Fugitiue and avagabende shall thou be in the earth And Cain sayde vnto the Lorde My iniquite is more then that it may be forgeuen Lameth toke vnto hym two wyues the name of the one was Ada and the name of the other was Zylla Iabell was the father of suche as dwell in tentes and of suche as haue cattell Thuball was the father of suche as handle harpe or organe Thubalchain wrought cunningly euery crafte of brasse and of yron ¶ The fyft Chapter ALl the dayes that Adam lyued were nine hundreth and thyrthye yeres Henoche walked with God and he was nomore sene for God toke hym awaye ¶ The syxt Chapter THE sonnes of God saw the doughters of men that they were fayre and they toke them wyues from amonge all that they had chosen The Lord sayde my spryte shall not alwaye stryue in man because he is fleshe and his dayes shal be an huÌ„dred and twenty yeres But God sawe that the malice of man was greate in the earthe and all the imagination of the thoughtes of his hert was onely euill euery daye And it repented the Lorde that he had made man in the earth he was touched with sorowe in his hert and the Lorde sayde I wyll from the vpper parte of the earth destroy man whom I haue created bothe man catel worme and foule of the ayre for it repenteth me that I haue made them Noah was iuste and perfecte in his generations walked with god and begat .iii. sonnes Sem Ham and Iapheth The earth was corrupt before God and the same earth was fylled with crueltye and God loked Apon the earth beholde it was corrupt for all fleshe had corrupte his waye vpon earth The length of the arke shal be thre hundreth cubites the bredth of it .l. cubytes the height of it thyrty cubytes The .vij. Chapter THe rayne was vpon the earth fortye dayes and fortye nyghtes And the waters preuayled exceadingly vpon the earth and all the hye hylles that are vnder whole heauen were couered Fyftene cubites vpwarde did the waters preuayle so that the mountaynes were couered The waters preuayled vpon the earth an hundreth and fyftie dayes ¶ The .viij. Chapter AND he sent forth a rauen whiche went out goinge forth and returninge agayne vntyll the waters were dried vp vpon the earth He sente forth the doue out of the arke and the doue came to him in the euen tyde and Loin her mouthe was an oliue leafe that she had plucte wherby Noah did knowe that the waters were abated vpon the earth And that Lord sayde in his herte I wyl not proceade to curse the grounde any more for mannes sake for the ymagination of mans herte is euell euen from his youth Neyther wyll I adde to smite any more euery thing lyuing as I haue done ¶ The .ix. Chapter EUery thinge that moueth it selfe and that lyueth shall be meate for you euen as the grene heat be haue I geuen you all thynges But fleshe in the life therof and in the bloude therof shall ye not eate Elles your bloude of your liues will I require from the hande of euery beast will I requyre it froÌ„ the hande of man from the hand of mans brother will I requyre the life of man who so shedeth mannes bloude by man shall his bloude be shedde for in the ymage of God did god make man My couenaunte wyll I make with you that from henseforth euery fleshe he not rooted oute with the waters of a floude neyther shall there be a floude to destroye the earth any more Noah also beganne to be an husband man and planted a vyneyarde â–ª and he drincking of the wyne was dronken and vncouered within his cente And Ham the father of Canaan seinge the nakednes of his father tolde his two bretherne without And Sem and Iaphet they two takynge a garment layde it vpon there shulders and coÌ„minge backwarde couered the naked priuities of theâ—re father namely their faces beinge turned awaye leyst they shulde se theyr fathers priuities ¶ The .x. Chapter NImrod began to be mightye in the earth for he was a mightye hunter before the Lorde A slut buylded Niniue the stretes of the citye ¶ The .xi. Chapter ALl the whole earth was of one language and lyke speche And they sayde Go to let vs buylde vs a cytie and a tower whose toppe may reach vnto heare and let vs make vs a name And therfore is the name of it called Babel because the Lorde did there confounde the language of al the earth ¶ The .xii. Chapter THE Lord sayde vnto Abram Gette the out of thy countrey and out of thy natioÌ„ and from thy fathers house vnto a lande that I will shewe the and I will make of the a greate people and will blesse the and make thy name greate that thou mayst
temple of the Lorde to burne cense vpon the altare of incense And Azariahu the priest went in after hym and with hym fourescore priestes of the lorde that were valiaūt men And they stoode by Vzia the kyng and sayde vnto him It pertaineth not to the Vziato burne incense vnto the lord but to the priestes the children of Aaron that are consecrated for to offer incense Come therfore out of the Sanctuarye for thou hast trespaced and it is no worshyp to the before the lorde god And Vzia was wroth and hadde incense in his hande to burne it and so whyle he had indignaciō against the priestes the leprosy sprang in his foreheade before the priestes in the house of the lorde euen besyde the incense altare The .xxxii. Chapter PLucke vp your hertes and be strong be not afrayed nor discoraged for the king of Assur and for all the multitude that he hath with hym for there be mo with vs then with him With him is an arme of fleshe but with vs is the lorde oure god for to helpe vs and to fight oure battayles The .xxxiii. Chapter ¶ And when Manasses was in tribulation he besought the lord his god and humbled him selfe excedingly before the god of his fathere made intercessyon to him god was intreated of him and hearde his prayer and brought him againe to Ierusalem into his kingdome and then Manasse knewe that the lorde was god ¶ The fyrst boke of Esdras The .vii. Chapter AND we certifie you that ye haue no auctorite to require taxynge and custome yearly rentes vpō any of the prestes leuites singers porters Nethinuns and ministers in the house of his god The .viii. Chapter The hāde of our god is vpō all them that seke hym in goodnes his violence and wrath is against all them that forsake him ¶ The .ii. boke of Esdras The .v. Chapter I And my brethren and my seruauntes do lende them money corne but as for vsury let vs leaue it The .xii. Chapter In the tyme of Zorobabell and Nehemiah dyd al they of Israell geue portions vnto the syngers porters euerye daye his portion and they gaue tythes vnto the Leuites and the Leuites gaue tythes againe vnto the chyldren of Aaron ¶ The .iii. boke of Esdras The .iii. Chapter WYne is a stronge thyng The kyng is stronger Women haue yet more strenghte but aboue all thynges the truthe beareth awaye the victorie ¶ The .iiii. Chapter TRuthe endureth and is alwaye stronge it lyueth conquereth for euermore worlde without ende ¶ The .viii. Chapter I Commaunde you also that ye require no taxe nor tribute of the preastes Leuites syngers and ministers of the temple nor of the writers and that no man haue auctorite to medle any thing against them The .iiii. boke of Esdras the .i. Chap. WHat shall I do vnto the O Iacob Thou Iuda woldest not obey me I wyll turne me to another people and vnto those wil I geue my name that they maye kepe my statutes seynge ye haue forsaken me I will forsake you When ye desyre me to be gracious vnto you I shall haue no mercye vpon you Whan ye call vpon me I wyll not heare you for ye haue defiled your handes with bloude and your fete are swyfte to commit manslaughter Ye haue not forsaken me in a maner but your owne selues saithe the lorde ¶ The .ii. Chapter EXecute iustice for the wyddowe be iudge for the fatherles geue to the peore defende the confortlesse clothe the naked heale the wounded and sicke laugh not a lame man so scorne defende the crepell and let the blynde come into the lyght of my clearenes whersoeuer thou fyndest the dead take them and bury them and I shall geue the the fyrst place in my resurrection ¶ The .iiii. Chapter GO thy waye waye me the weight of the fyre or measure me the blaste of the wynde or call me againe the daye that is paste They that dowell vpon earth may vnderstande nothinge but that whiche is vpon earthe and he that dwelleth aboue the heauens maye onely vnderstande the thinges that are aboue the heuens The worlde hasteth fast to passe away and can not comprehende the thynges that are promysed for the righteous in time to come for this world is full of vnryghteousnes and weakenes The corne of euel sede hathe bene sowne in the hearte of man from the begynnynge ¶ The .v. Chapter BEholde the dayes shall come that they whiche dwell vpō the earth shal be taken in a great nombre and the waye of the truthe shal be hydde and the lande shal be barren from faithe but iniquitie shall haue the vpper hande lyke as thou hast sene nowe and as thou haste hearde long ago And he said vnto me Nombre the thinges that are yet not come gather me together the droppes that are scattered abroade make me the floures greane againe that are wythered open me the thinge that is closed brynge me forth the wyndes that are shut vp shewe me the Image of a voyce and then shall I declare the thynge that thou labourest to knowe ¶ The .vi. Chapter FRom Abraham vnto Isahar when Iacob Esau were borne of him Iacobs hande helde fyrste the heir of Esau for Esau is the ende of this worlde and Iacob is the begynnynge of it that foloweth The hande of man betwyxt the hele and the hande The earthe shall restore those that haue slepte in her and so shall the dust those that dwell in silence and the secrete places shall delyuer those that be committed vnto them ¶ The .vii. Chapter HAnd the moste hyghest shal be openly declared vpon the seate of iudgement and all miserye shall vanyshe awaye and longe sufferynge shal be gathered togyther but the iudgement shal continue the truthe shall remayne and faith shall waxe strong the worke shall folowe and the rewarde shal be shewed the righteousnes shal watch and the vnrighteousnes shall beare no rule The daye of dome shal be the ende of this time the begynnyng of the immortalitie for to come where in all corruption is vanyshed all voluptuousnes is lowsed all mysbeleue taken awaye righteousnes growed the verite spronge vp Then shal no man be able to saue him that is destroyed nor oppresse him that hath gyuen the victory I knowe lorde that the hyghest is mercyfull in that he hath mercye vpon them whiche are not yet in the worlde and vpon those also that walke in his lawe and that he is pacient and long sufferynge towarde those that haue synned in they re worckes and that he is liberall to geue where as it requyreth and that he is of greate mercye for he multiplied his louyng kyndnesse toward those that are present and that are paste and to theym whiche are for to come for yf he multiplye not hys mercyes the worlde shall not be made liuing with those that dwell therin He geueth also for yf he gaue not of his goodnes that they whiche haue done euyll
open youre graues O my people and take you out of your sepulchres and brynge you into the lande of Israel againe So shall ye knowe that I am the lorde when I open your graues and bring you out of them My spirite also wyll I put in you and ye shall liue I wil seâ—te you agayne in youre owne lande and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde whiche haue sayde it and fulfilled it in dede The .xliii. Chapter O Thou sonne of man this tome is my feate and the place of my foote steps where as I wyll dwell amonge the children of Israell for euermore The .xliiii. Chapter THey shall not shaue theyr heades nor nourishe the bushe of theyr heare but rounde theyr heades onely All the priestes that go into the inmoste courte shall drynke no wyne They shall mary no wydowe neyther one that is putte from her husband but a mayde of the scede of the house of Israel or a wydow that hath had a priest before The .xlv. Chapter VPon the .xiiii. daye of the fyrste moneth ye shall kepe Easter seuen dayes shall the feast continue wherein there shall no sowre nor leuended breade be eaten One sycle maketh twenty garres So .xx. sicles and .xxv. and .xv. sicles make a pounde The .xlvi. Chapter If the Prince geue a gifte vnto anye of his sonnes then shall it be his sonnes heritage perpetuall that he maye possesse it But yf he wyll geue one of his seruantes some of his heritage it shal be his vnto the fre yeare and then to returne agayne vnto the Prince for his heritage shall be his sonnes only The booke of the Prophete Daniel the .ii. Chapter ANd Daniel praysed the God of heauen Daniel also cryed loude and sayde O that the name of GOD myghte he praysed for euer and euer for wysedome and strengthe are his owne he chaungeth the times and ages he putteth downe kynges he setteth vp kynges he geueth wysedome vnto the wyse and vnderstandyng to those that vnderstande he openeth the depe secretes he knoweth the thyng that lyeth in darkenesse for the lyghte dwelleth with him The .iiii. Chapter WHerfore O kynge be contente with my couÌ„sell that thou mayest redeme thy synnes with alinesse and thyne â–ª offences with mercye to poore people for this shal be an healyng of thyne erroure O kynge Nabuchodonozor to the it is spoken Thy kyngdome shall departe from thee thou shalte be caste out of mennes companye thy dwellynge shal be with the beastes of the fielde so that thou shalte eate grasse as an Oxe tyll seuen yeares be come and goen ouer thee euen vntyll thou knowest that the kygheste hathe power vpon the kyngdomes of men and that he maye geue them vnto whome it pleaseth hym The .v. Chapter MAne Thetell Phares Nowe the interpretacion of the thing is this Mane God hath noumbred the kingdome and broughte it to an ende Thetel thou arte wayed in the balaunce and arte founde to lighte Phares thy kingdome is delie in partes and geuen to the Medes and Parses The .vii. Chapter HE shal suddue three kinges and shall speake wordes againste the hyghest of all he shall destroye the sayntes of the mooste hyghest and thynke that he maye chaunge tymes and lawes They shall be geuen vnder his power vntyll a tyme two tymes and halfe a time But the iudgemente shall be kepte so that his power shal be taken from hym for he shall be destroyed and peryshe at the laste The .ix. Chapter I Turned me vnto my God the Lorde for to praye and make myne intercercession with fasting sackecloth and ashes We do not cast our prayers before thee in our owne righteousenesse no but onely in thy greate mercies The .xii. Chapter THere shall come a tyme of trouble suche as neuer was sence there began to be any people vnto the same tyme. Then shall thy people de delyuered yea al those that be founde wrytten in the booke Many of them that sleape in the duste of the earthe shall awake some to euerlastynge lyte some to perpertuall shame and reprofe the wyse suche as haue taught other shall glyster as the shynyng of heauen and those that haue instructe the multitude vnto godlynesse shal be as the sterres worlde without ende The .xiii. Chapter WEl it is better for me to fall into youre bandes with out the bede doyns then to synne in the syghte of the lorde ¶ The booke of the Prophete Oseas The fyrst Chapter GO thy waye take an harlotiets thy wyfs gette children by her The .ii. Chapter I Wyll haue mercy vpon her that was without mercy The .iiii. Chapter THe lorde must punyshe theÌ„ that dwell in the laÌ„de And why there is no truthe there is no mercy there is no knowledge of god in the lande but see eating liynge manslaughter thefte and aduoutrye haue gotten the vpper hande and one gyltynesse foloweth another Therfore shal the lande be in a miserable case and all they that dwell therin shall be rooted out The beastes of the felde the foules of the ayre and the fyshes of the see shall dye My people peryshe because they haue no know ledge Whoredome wyne and dronckennesse taketh the herte awaye The .vi. Chapter I Haue pleasure in louynge kyndnes and not in offerynge yea in the knowledge of god more then in burnt sacrifice As the theues armed waite for him that passeth by the waye suche is the counsayle of the presses whiche with one agterd counsayle murther cruelly suche as keye the waye yea they dare do all vnspeakable myschefe The .x. Chapter SOwe vnto righteousnesse reape the frutes of weldoynge plowe vp youre freshe lande for it is tyme to seke the lorde tyll he come and raine righteousnesse vpon you but you haue plowed vngodlynesse ye haue reaped iniquitie you haue eaten the frute of lyes The .xii. Chapter Iacob toke his brother by the hele when he was yet in his mothers wombe and in his strength he wrestled with god he stroue with the aungell and gat the victory so that he prayde and desired him The .xiii. Chapter O Israell thine iniquitie hath destroyed the. but in me onely is thy helpe O deathe I wyll be thy deathe O hell I wyl be thy slinge The .xiiii. Chapter THe wayes of the lorde are righteous suche as be godlye wyll walke in them As for the wycked they wyll stomble therin ¶ The booke of the Prophete Ioel The first Chapter WAke vp ye dronkardes and wepe mourne all ye wyne suppere because of your swet wyne for it shal be taken awaye from youre mouthe Gyrde you and mourne O ye prestes mourne ye ministers of the aultar go your waye in and sleape in sackeclothe proclayme a faslyng cal the congregacyon gather the elders and all the inhabytoure of the lande together in to the house of the lorde youre god crye vnto the lord alas alas for this daye And why the daye of the lorde is at hande and cometh as a destroyer from the almyghtye The .ii.
the lorde my god shall come and al saintes with him In that daye shall it not be lyght other cleare or dymme This shal be that speciall daye whiche is knowen vnto the Lorde neither daye nor night but aboute euenyng time it shal be lyghte The booke of the Prophete Malachy the .i. Chapter WAs not Esau Iacobs brother sayth the lorde yet haue I loued Iacob and hated Esau Yea I haue made his hilles waste and his heritage in a wildernesse for dragons Yf ye offer the blynde is it not euell and yf ye offer the lame and sicke is not that euell yea offer it vnto the prince shall he be contente with the or accepte thy persone sayth the LORDE of hostes What is he among you that will do so muche as to shut the doores or to hyndle the fyre vpon my aulter for mought I haue no pleasure in you saieth the lorde of hoostes From the rising vp of the sunne vnto the goyng downe of the same my name is great amonge the gentiles Yea in euery place shall there sacrifice be done and a cleane offering offred vp vnto my name for my name is great amonge the heathen sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Cursed be the dissembler whiche hathe in his flocke one that is a male and when he make the a vowe offereth a spotted one vnto the Lorde The .ii. Chapter IN the Priestes lyppes should be sure knowledge that menne maye seke the lawe at his mouth for he is a messenger of the LORDE of hoostes The .iii. Chapter I wyll sende my messenger whiche shall prepare the waye before me Beholde he commeth sayth the Lord of hoostes But who maye abyde the daye of his comminge who shal be able to endure when he appereth for he is lyke a golde smythes fyer and lyke washers sope He shall set hym downe to trye and to clense the siluer he shall pourge the chyldren of Leuy and purifye them lyke as Golde and syluer I wyll come and punishe you and I myselfe wyll be a swifte witnesse agaynste the witches agaynste the aduouterers agaynste false swearers yea and agaynste those that wrong fullye kepe backe the hyrelynges dewlye whiche vexe the widdowes and the fatherles and oppresse the straunger and feare not me sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Turne ye newe vnto me and I wyll turne me vnto you say the the lorde of hoostes Ye saye wherein shall we turne Shoulde a man vse false heade and disceyte with god as ye vse false heade and disceyte with me yet ye saye wherein vse we disceyte with the In tythes Therfore are ye cursed with penury because ye dissemble with me all the sorte of you Bryng euery tithe into my barne that there maye be meate in my house and proue me withall sayeth the Lorde of hoostes yf I wyll not open the wyndose of heauen vnto you and powre you oute a blessyng with plenteousenesse yea I shall reproue the consumer for your sakes so that he shall not eate vp the fruite of your grouÌ„d neither shall the vineyard be bacon in the fielde sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Insomuche that all people shall saye that ye be blessed For ye shal be a pleasaunte lande sayeth the Lorde of hoostes The .iiii. Chapter THe daye commeth that shall burne as an ouer and all the proude yea and all suche as do wyckednesse shal be strawe and the day that is to come shall burne them vp sayeth the Lorde of hoostes so that it shall leue them neyther roote nor braunche But vnto you that feare my name shall that sunne of righteousnes aryse and health shal be vnder his winges ye shall go foorthe and multiplye as the fat calues ye shal treade downe the vngodlye for they shal be lyke the ashes vnder the soules of youre feete in the daye that I shall make sayth the lorde of hoostes Beholde I wyll sende you Elias that Prophet before the comming of the daye of the greate and fearefull Lorde The booke of the Prophete Batucke the .i. Chapter THe deade that be gone downe to theyr graues and whose soules are oute of theyr bodies ascribe vnto the Lorde neither prayse nor righteous making but the soule that is vexed for the multitude of her synnes which goeth on beauelye and weakelye whose eyes beginne to fayle yea suche a soule ascribeth prayse and righteousnesse vnto the Lorde The .iii. Chapter O Learne then where discretion is where vertue is where vnderstandinge is that thou maiste knowe also from whence cometh long life a necessarie liuinge the lyght of the eies and quietnes who euer founde oute hir place whoe euer came into hir treasures Afterwarde did he shewe him selfe vpon earth and dwelte amonge them The .vi. Chapter Blessed is the godly man that hath no ydolles and worshippeth none for he shall be farre frome reproufe ¶ The fyrste boke of the Machabees The .ii. Chapter THus ye mare consider thorowe out allages since the word began that who so euer put their truste in God were not ouercome feare not ye then the wordes of an vngodlye manne for his glorye is but donge and wormes to daye is he set vp and to morow is he gone for he is turned into earth and his memorial is come to nought The .iii. Chapter BVt Iudas saide it is a small matter for manye to be ouercome with fewe yea there is no difference to the God of heauen to deliuer by a great multitude or by a small companie for the victorye of the battaile standeth not in the multitude of the hoste but the strength commeth from heauen Iudas ordeined captaines ouer the people ouer thousandes ouer hundredes ouer fiftye and ouer tenne But as for suche as builded theim bouses marâ—ed wiues planted them vineyardes and those that were feareful he commaunded theÌ„ euery manne to go home againe accordyng to the lawe The .iiii. Chapter IVdas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israell ordeined that the tyme of dedication of the aulter should be kept in his season frome yeare to yere by the space of eyghte dayes from the .xxv. daye of the moneth Caslue with myrth and gladnesse The .vi. Chapter HAd to prouoke the Elephantes for to fight they shewed them the say of red grapes and molberyes The seconde booke of the Machabees the .iii. Chapter THancke Inias the hye preast for his sake hath the lorde graunted the thy lyfe The .iiii. Chapter TO do wyckedly against the lawe of god shal not escape vnpunished The .v. Chapter Yet was Antiochus not content with this but durst go into the most holy temple Menelaus that traytour to the lawes and to his owne naturall countrey beynge his guyde and with his wycked handes toke the holy vessell whiche other kinges and cyties had geuen thether for the garnyshinge and honoure of the place them toke he in his handes vnworthelye and detiled them God hath not chosen the people for that places sake but the placee for the peoples sake and therfore is the place become partaker of the
doeth hate zacha .viii. Thought of man Sirach .xxvii. Thirty siluer pence zacha .xi. Thubal Gene .iiii. Thuball Cain Gene iiii Tithes Leui .xxviii. ii of Esdras .xii. Cobi .i. Sirach .vii. xxv Tithes are the priestes enheritaunce Nu .xviii. Tobias exercised him selfe in the worckes of mercye Tob .i. Tobias was tempted with blyndnesse Tob .ii. Tothe for to the. Leui .xxiiii. Towre of Babilone Gene .xi. Tree of lyfe Gene .ii. Trespace that can not be restored shal be the preistes Nume .iii. Trouble is necessary Psal .cxix. Truste nother in bowe nor swearde but in God Psalme .xliiii. Trust in god and not in princes psal .cxviii. cxlvi Truste in no liynge wordes Iere .vii. Truthe wyll not be hard Amos .v. Truthe of all thinges is most strongest .iii. of Esdras .iiii. Truthe is fled awaye .iiii. of Esdras .xiiii. Thinges impossible .iiii. of Esdras .iiii. v. Tunicle with his ornamentes Exo .xxviii. Turne not thy face from the poore Tob .iiii. Two parlous thinges Syrac .xxvi. V. W. Vayle of the temple Exo .xxvi. Vertuous woman Syrac .xxxvi. Vineyarde Esay .v. Virgine shall beare a sonne Esay .vii. Vnrighteous buylders Iere .xxii. Victory standeth not in the multitude Macha 3. Vowe of abstinence Nume .xvi. Vowe vnto god and fulfyll it Nume .xxx. Deut. xxiii Psalme .l. lxvi lxxvi Preacher .v. Voyce is Iacobs Gene .xxvii. Vsury Exo .xxii. Leui .xxv. Deute .xxiii. ii of Esdras .v. Psal .xv. Prouer .xxviii. Eze .xviii. Vsury and what it is Eze .xviii. Vrias answer to Dauid .ii. of the Kynges .xi. Vza for touchynge of the arcke is punyshed Lof the Kinges .vi. â—â—…id is smytten with the leper ii of the Chro. 26. Walke vpon a staffe Exo .xxi. Walke with the vertuous Prouer .ii. Waters the heith countenaunce of them ge 7. Waters of Mara were bytter Exo .xv. Water of strife Nume .xx. Well doynge hath 〈◊〉 rewarde Gene .iiii. Wemen delyuered howe longe they are vnclene Leui .xii. Wemen are the destruction of kinges Prou .xviii. Wemen eate their owne children Lamen 4. eze 5. Wepe for the deade Syra .xxii. xxxviii We are all vnclene Esay .lxiiii. Weye thy wordes Syrac .xxviii. Weyghtes and measures Deute .xxv. Miche .vi. Wycked men desyre not to knowe goddes wayes Iob .xxi. Wycked mens portion Psalm .xl. Wycked kinges Prouer .xvi. Wyne breade and oyle Psalm .ciiii. Wyne and stronge dryncke Prouer .xix. Wyne byteth lyke a serpent Prouer .xxiii. Wyne and wemenne Syrach â–ª xix Wyne temperately droncken Syrach .xxxi. What we oughte to do when oure neyghboureâ— oxe or shepe do straye Deute xxii What they be vpon whom the deuel hath powre Tobias .vi. What is wysdome Wysdom .vii. Wysdome and the chefe point therof Prouer .iiii. Wysdom engendreth trauayle Preacher .i. Wysdom hyd and treasure hoorded Syrach .xx. Whore and whore kepers are forbodden Deu. 22. Wyfe that is deuorced maye mary another Deu. terono .xxiiii. Whose shall the fyrste place be in the resurrection iiii Esdras .ii. Who can withstande gods wrathe Iob .ix. Who shall ascende into the hyll of the lorde Psal .xxiiii. Esay .xxxiii. Whoredome of wemen syrach .xxvi. Wyshe the kynge no euell preach .x. Women must frely consent to mariage gen .xxiiii. Womans curse gene .iii. Vngodly persons do sone vanyshe away ps 37.91 Worde of god a lanterne of lyght psal .cxix. Worde of god healeth all thynge wysd .xvi. Word of god shall not returne voyde Esay .lv. Worde of god is compared to fyre Iere .xxiii. Worde of god is heard but not folowed eze .xxxiii Wordes of slaunderers prouer .xviii. Workes shal be rewarded prouer .xii. Workers with spirites Leui .xii. Wrest not the law Deut .xvi. Wrathe of a woman syrach xxv Worme of conscience shall not dye Esa .lxvi. Y Yeare of Iubelye Leui xxv Yoke of god Lame .iii. Z Zachary is stoned to death .ii. Chro .xxiiii. ¶ The ende of the Table ¶ The gospel of S. Matthew the first Chapter ALl the generacions of Abraham to Dauid are .xiiii. generacions And from Dauid vnto the captiuitie of Babilon are .xiiii. generacions And from the captiuitie of Babilon vnto Christ are also xiiii generacions The byrthe of Iesus Christe was on this wise when his mother Mary was betrouthed to Ioseph before they came to dwell together she was founde with chylde by the holy ghoste Then Ioseph her husbande beynge a perfecte manne and lothe to make an ensample of her was mynded to put her awaye secretely Whyle he thus thought beholde the angel of the Lorde appeared vnto hym in a dreme sayingâ— Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto thee Mary thy wyfe For that whiche is conceaued in her is of the holy ghost She shal bring forth a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iesus For he shall saue his people from theyr sunnes And Ioseph as sone as he awoke out of slepe dyd as the aungell of the lorde bad hym and toke his wyfe vnto hym and knewe her not tyl she had broughte forthe her firste sonne called his name Iesus The .ii. Chapter WHen Iesus was borne at Bethleem in Iury in the tyme of Herode the kyng Behold there came wyse men from the East to Ierusalem saying where is he that is borne kyng of Iewes 〈◊〉 we haue sene his starre in the East and are come to worship him When they hadde hearde the king they departed and so the starre which they sawe in the Easte Went before them tyll it came and stode ouer the place where the chylde was When they sawe the starre they were meruelously glad and went in to the house and founde the chylde with Marye his mother kneled downe and worshypped him and opened their treasures and offered vnto hym gyftes golde franckensence and myrte The .iii. Chapter IN those dayes Iohn the Baptiste came and preached in the wyldernes of Iury sayenges Repent the kyngdome of heauen is at hande Bringe forth therfore the frutes belongynge is repentaunce And se that ye ones thynke not to saye in youre selues we haue Abraham to our father For I saye vnto you that god is able of the stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham Euen nowe is the axe put vnto the rote of the tree so that euery tree whiche bryngeth not forth good frute is hewen downe and caste in to the fyre The .iiii. Chapter IT is wrytten man shall not lyue by breede onelys but by euer ye worde that procedeth out of the mouth of god Thou shalte worshippe the lorde thy god and him onely serue The people which sat in darcknes sawe greâ—t lyghte and to them whiche sat in the region and shadowe of deathe lyght is be gonne to shyne From that time Iesus beganne to preache and to saye Repent for the kingdome of heauen is 〈◊〉 hande He saide vnto Peter and Andrewe folowe me and I wyll make you fyshers of menne And they freyghte waye lefte theyr nettes and folowed hym And he went forthe frome thence and sawe other two bretherne Iames the sonne of Zebede and Iohn his brother
commaundemente And there is another lyke vnto this Loue thine neighbour as thy selfe In these two commaundementes hange all the lawe and the prophetes The .xxiii. Chapter THe Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses seate All therfore whatsoeuer they dyd you obserue that obserue and do but after theyr worckes do not for they saye and doo not Ye and they dynde heauie burthens and greuous to be borne and leye on mennes shoulders but they themselues will not heaue at them with one of their fingers All their workes they dooe for to be sene of menne They set abroade theyr phylacteries and make large borders on theyr garmente and loue to sytte vppermoste at feastes and to haue chiefe seates in the Synagoges and gretinges in the markettes and to be called of menne Rabbi But ye shall not suffre your selues to be called Rabbi For one is your maister that is to wit Christ and al ye are brethren And cal no man your father vpon the earth For there is but one your father and he is in heauen Be not called masters for there is but one your mayster and he is Christ He that is greatest among you shal be your seruaunt But whosoeuer exalteth hymselfe shal be brought lowe And he that humbleth himselfe shal be exalted Whosoeuer sweareth by the aulter sweareth by it and by all that thereon is And who soeuer sweareth by the tēple sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth therein And he that sweareth by heauen sweareth by the seate of god and by him that sitteth thereon wo be to you Scribes and Phariseis Ypocrites whiche tithe Mynte Anyse and Commine and leaue the weyghtier matiers of the lawe vndone iudgement mercy and faythe These ought you to haue done and not to haue lefte the other vndone Ye blynde guydes whiche strayne oute a gnat and swalowe a Cammyll Ierusalem Ierusalem whiche kylleste Prophetes and stonest them whiche are sente to thee Howe often wolde I haue gathered thy chyldren together as the henne gathereth her chickens vnder her wynges but ye wolde not The .xxiiii. Chapter BEcause iniquitie shall haue the vpper hand the loue of many shall abate But he that endureth to the ende the same shal be safe As the lyghtnyng commeth out of the Easte and shineth into the west so shall the commyng of the sonne of man be Wheresoeuer a deade carkas is euen thyther wyll the Egles reforte Immediatiye after the tribulacions of those dayes shall the sunne be darkened and the Mone shall not geue her lyght and the starres shall fall from heauen and the powers of heauē shall moue And then shall appere the signe of the sonne of mā in heauen and then shall all the kynreddes of the Earthe mourne and they shall see the sonne of mā come in the cloudes of heauen with power and great glorie And he shall send his angels with the greate voyce of a trompe and they shall gather to gether his chosen from the foure wyndes and frō the one ende of the worlde to the other Heauen and earth shall perishe but my woordes shal abyde But of that daye and houre knoweth noman no not the aungels of heauen but my father onely Wake therefore because ye knowe not what houre youre mayster wyll come Be ye also readye for in the houre ye thynke he wolde not wyll the sonne of manne come The .xxv. Chapter WAtche for ye knowe neither the daye nor yet the houre when the sonne of man shall come Vnto euery manne that hathe shal be geuen and he shal haue abundance and from hym that hath not shal be taken awaye euen that he hathe When the sonne of man commeth in his glory and all the holy aungels with him then shall he syt vpon the seate of his glory and before hym shal be gathered all nacions and he shall separate them one from another as a shepe hearde deuideth the shepe from the goates And he shall sette the shepe on his righte hande and the goates on the lyfte Then shall the kyng saye to them on his right hande Come ye blessed chyldren of my father inherite ye the kingdome prepared for you frō the beginning of the worlde For I was an hongred and ye gaue me meate c. Then shall the righteous answere hym sayinge Maister whan sawe we thee an hongred and feede thee c. And the kynge shall answere and saye vnto them verely I saye vnto you in as muche as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethrē ye haue done it to me Then shall the kyng saye vnto them that shal be on the lefte hande Departe from me ye cursed into euerlastyng fyre whiche is prepared for the deuill and his angels For I was an hungred and ye gaue me no meate c. Then shall they saye also mayster when sawe we thee an hongred c. Then shall he aunswere them and saye Verely I say vnto you in as muche as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it not to me And these shall go into euerlasting payne and the righteous into lyfe eternall The .xxvi. Chapter WHat neded this waste this oyntment might haue bene well sold and geuen to the poore when Iesus vnderstode that he sayd vnto thē why trouble you the woman she hath wrought a good worke vpon For ye shall haue poore folke alwayes with you but me shall ye not haue alwayes And in that she casted this oyntment on my body she did it to burie me withall Verely I saye vnto you whersoeuer this gospell shall be preached throughoute all the worlde there shall also this that she hathe done be tolde for a memoriall of her As they did eate Iesus toke bread and gaue thankes brake it and gaue it to the disciples and sayde Take eate this is my bodye And he toke the cup and thanked and gaue it them sayinge drinke of it euery one For this is my bloud of the newe testament that shal be shedde for manye for the remission of synnes And he came vnto the disciples and founde them a slepe and sayde to Peter what coulde ye not watche with me one houre watche and praye that ye fall not into temptacion The spirite is wyllyng but the fleshe is weake Put vp thy swearde into his sheathe for all that laye hande on the swearde shall perishe with the swearde The .xxvii. Chapter ANd beholde the vayle of the temple didde rent in twayne from the toppe to the bottome and the earthe did quake and the stones did rente and graues did open and the bodye of many saynetes whiche slepte arose and came oute of the graues after his resurrection and came into the holy citie and appered vnto many And Iesus came and spake vnto them saying al power is geuē vnto me in heauen and in earth Go therfore and teache all nacions baptising thē in the name of the father and the sonne and the holy ghost teachinge them to obserue all thynges whatsoeuer I commaūded
you And lo I am with you alwaye euen vntill the ende of the worlde ¶ The ende of the gospel of S. Matthewe The Gospell of S. Marke the .i. Chapter I Sende my messenger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy waye before the. The voice of a cryer in the wildernes prepare ye the waye of the LORDE make his pathes strayghte Iohn dyd Baptise in the wildernes and preache the baptyme of repentaunce for the remission of synnes Iohn was clothed with Camilles heare and with a gyrdell of a skyn about his loynes and he dyd eate Locustes and wyld honye and preached saying a stronger then I commeth after me whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to slope down and vnlose I haue baptised you with water but he shall baptise you with the holy ghoste And it came to passe in those dayes that Iesus came from Nazareth a citie of Galile and was baptised of Iohn in Iordane And as sone as he was comeout of the water Iohn sawe heauen open and the holye ghost descendynge vpon hym lyke a dote And there came a voyce from heauen Thou arte my dare sonne in whome I delyte After Iohn was taken Iesus came into Galile preacing the gospel of the kyngdome of god and sayine the time is come and the kyngdome of God is aâ— ande repente and beleue the gospell As hoâ—asked by the sea of Galile he sawe Symon ad Andrewe his brother castinge nettes into the sâ— for they were fishers And Iesus sayd vnto them folowe me and I wyll make you fyshers of menne And straight waye they forsoke there nettes and folowed him And when he had gone a lytle further thence he sawe Iames the sonne of Zebede and Iohn his brother euen as they werein the shippe mending their nettes and anone he called them And they lefte their father Zebede in the shippe with his hyred seruauÌ„tes and went their waye after him He taught them as one that hadde powre with him and not as the Scribes And there was in their sinagoge a man vexed with an vnclene sprite that cried saynge Let be what haue we to do with the Iesus of Nazareth Art thou come to destroy vs I knowe the what thou arte euen that holy of god And he caste out many deuyls and suffred not the deuyls to speake because they knewe him Se thou saye nothing to any man but get the hence and shewe thy selfe to the preiste and offer for thy clensynge those thynges whiche Moses commaunded for a testimoniall vnto them The .ii. Chapter WHo can forgeue synnes out onely god And as Iesus passed by he sawe Leui the sonne of Alphey sit at the receite of custome and saide vnto him folowe me And he arose and folowed him The whole haue no nede of the phisition but the sicke I cam not to caule the rightewise but the synners to repentaunce No man so weth a pece of newe clothe vnto an old garment for then taketh he away the new pecâ— from the olde and so is the rent worsse In lykewise no maÌ„ poureth newe wine into olde vessels for yf he do the newe wine breaketh the vessels and the wynne runneth oute and the vessels are matted but newe wyne must be powred into neâ— vesels The Saboth was made for man and not man for the Saboth The .iii. Chapter And when the vnclene sprites sawe hym they fell downe before him and cryed sayeng thou art the sonne of god And he straightely charged them that they shulde not vtter him Nowe can Satan dryne out Satan for yf a realme be deuided against it selfe that realme can not endure Or yf a house be deuided againste it selfe that house cannot contynue So yf Satan mane insurrection againste hym selfe and be deuided he can not continue but is at an ende Verelye I saye vnto you all sinnes shal be forgiuen vnto mens chyldren and blasphemy wherâ— with they blaspheme But he that blasphemeth the holy ghost shall neuer haue forgeuenes but is in daunger of eternall damnation because they saide he had an vnclene spryte Beholde thy mother and thy brethrene seke for the without And he answered them sayeng Who is my mother my brethren And he loked round aboute on his disciples whyche sate in compasse abonte hym and sayde beholde my mother and my brethren For whosoeuer doeth the wyll of â—od he is my brother my syster and mother The .iiii. Chapter TO you it is geuen to knowe the mystery of the kingdom of god But vnto theÌ„ that arâ— without shall all thynges de done in similitudes that when they se they shall see and not discerne and when they heare they shall heare and not vnderstande leaste at any tyme they shoulde tourne and their synnes shulde be forgeuen them There is nothing so preuye that shall not be opened neyther soo secrete but that it shall come abroade With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you againe Vnto him that hath shall it be geuen and from him that hathe not shal be taken awaye euen that he hathe What felowe is this for bothe wynde and see obey him The .v. Chapter WHen he had spyed Iesus a farre of he ran worshipped him cried with a lowde voice and saide What haue I to do with the Iesus the sonne of the moste hyest god I require the in the name oâ— god that thou torment me not All the deuilles besought him sayenge Sende vâ—into the heerde of swyne that we maye enteâ— into them And anone Iesus gaue them leue The .vi. Chapter IS not this that carpenter Maryes son the brother of Iames and Ioses and of Iuda Simon and are not his systers heâ—e with vs and they were offended by hym And Iesus saide vnto them I prophete is not dispised but in his owne countre and amonge his owne kinne and among them that are of the same housholde And he called the twelue and beganne to sende them two and two and gaue them power ouer vnclene sprâ—tes And commaunded them that they shoulde take nothynge vnto theyr iourneye saue a rodde onelye neyther scryppe neyther bread neyther money in their yourses but shoulde be shood with sandales And that they shoulde not put on two cootes And he sayde vnto them wheresoeuer ye enter into an house there abyde tyll ye departe thence And whosoeuer shall not receaue you nor heare you whaÌ„ ye depart thence shake of the duste that is vnder youre feete for a witnes vnto them I say verely vnto you it shal be easier for Zodom and Gomor at the day of iudgement then for that cytie And they went oute and preached that they shoulde repent and they caste out many deuyls And they annointed many that were sicke with oyle and healed them It is not lawfull for the to haue thy brothers wyfe When they sawe him walkynge vpon the see they supposed it hadde bene a sprite and cried out for they all sawe him and were afrayed The .vii. Chapter THe Pharises all the
be great among you shal be your minister And whosoeuer wyll be maister shal be seruaunt vnto all For euen the sonne of man came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to geue his life for the redempcion of many The .xi. Chapter And Iesus went into the temple and begâ—â— to caste out the sellers and byers in the teÌ„ple and ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaâ—gers and the stooles of them that sold doues and wolde not suffer that any manne caryed a vessell through the temple And he taught saying vnto them is it not written my house shal be called the house of prayer vnto all natioÌ„s â–ª but ye haue made it a den of theues Verely I saye vnto you that whosoeuer shal saye vnto this mountayne take awaye thy selfe and caste thy selfe into the sea and shall not waueâ— in his harte but shall beleue those thynges which he sayeth shall come to passe what soeuer he sayth shall be done to him Therfore I saye vnto you what soeuer ye desire when ye praye beleue that ye shall haue it and it shal be done vnto you When ye stand and praye forgeue yf ye haue any thinge agaynst any manne that youre father also whiche is in heauen maye forgeue you youre trespaces The .xii. Chapter MAyster we knowe that thou arte true and carest for no man for thou consydreste not the degree of men but teachest the waye of GOD truely Geue to Cesar that whiche belongeth to Cesar and to god that whiche pertayneth to god Moses wrote yf a mans brother dye and leue his wyfe behinde hym and leue no chyldren that then his brother shulde take his wife and reyle vâ— seed vnto his brother When men shall ryse agayne from death they neyther mary nor are maryed but are as the aungels whiche are in heauen God is not the god of the deade but the god of the lyuyng Thou shalte loue the LORDE thy God with all thy hearte and with all thy soule and with all thy mynde and with all thy strength this is the firste commaundement And the seconde is like to this Thou shalte loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe There is none other commaundements greater then these Beware of the Seribes whiche loue to go in longe clothinge and loue salutacions in the market places and the chiefe feates in the synagoges and to sit in the vppermoste tounes and feastes and deuoute widdowes houses and that vnder a coloure of longe praying These shal receyue greater damnacion Uerelye I saye vnto you that this poore wyddowe hath caste more in then all they whiche haue caste into the treasure for they all dyd caste in of their superfluitie but she of her pouertie did cast in all that she had euen all her liuing The .xiii. Chapter THey shall bryng you vp to the counsels and into the Synagoges and ye shall be beaten ye and shal be brought before rulers and kynges for my sake for a testimoniall vnto them But when they leade you and presente you take no thoughte afore hande what ye shall saye neither ymagin nothinge But whatsoeuer is gyuen you at the same tyme that speake For it shall not be ye that shall speake but the holys Ghoste Whosoeuer shall endure vnto the ende the same shal be safe Yf any man saye vnto you lo here is Christe to he is there beleue not for false Christes shall tyse and false prophetes and shal shewe myracleâ— and wonders to deceyue yf it were possible euen the electe But take ye hede beholde I haue shewed on all thynges before Then shall they see the sonne of manne commynge in the cloudes with greate power and glotye And then shall he sende his auggels and shall gather together his electe from the foure wyndee and from the one ende of the worlde to the other Heauen and earth shall passe but my wordes shall not passe But of that daye and the houre knoweth no man no not the angels whiche are in heauen neither the sonne himselfe saue the father onely Take heede for ye knowe not when the tyme is Watche therfore for ye knowe not when the mayster of the house wyll come whether at euen or at mydnyghte whether at the cocke crowyng or in the dawnynge leatle if he come sodenlye he shoulde fynde you slepyng And that I say vnto you I saye vnto all men watthe The .xiiii. Chapter WHen he was in Bethania in the house of Symon the Leper euen as he sate at meat there came a womanne hauynge an albiastee bore of oyntmente called Narde that was pure and costlye and she brake the boxe and powred it on his head And there were some that were not content in them selues and sayd what neded this waste of oyntmente for it myght haue been solde for more then three hundred pence and been geuen to the poore And they grudged agaynste her And Iesus sayde lette her be in rest why trouble ye her she hathe done a good worke on me For ye shall haue poore with you alwayes and when soeuer ye wyll ye may doe them good but me ye shall not haue alwayes She hath done that she coulde she came afore hand to ancynt my body to his burying warde Werelye I saye vnto you wheresoeuer this gospell shall be preached throughout the whose worlde this also that she hathe done shal be rehearsed in remembraunce of her The sonne of man goeth as it is written of hym but wo be to that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed good were it for hym if that man had neuer bene borne And as they are Iesus toke breade blessed and brake it and gaue to them and sayd take eate this is my body And he toke the cuppe gaue thaÌ„kes and gaue it to them and they all dranke of it and he sayde vnto them This is my bloude of the newe testamente whiche is shed for many Symon slepeste thou couldeste not thou watche with me one houre watche ye and praye leste ye entre into temptacion the spirite is ready but the fleshe is weake The .xv. Chapter ANd the voyle of the temple did rent in two pieces from the toppe to the bottome The .xvi. Chapter GO ye into all the worlde and preache the glad tidinges to all creatures he that beleueth and is baptised shall be saued but he that beleueth not shall be damned All these thynges shall folowe them that beleue In my name they shall caste out deuils and shall speake with newe tongues and shal kyl serpentes and yf they drinke any deadly thinge it shall not hurte them They shall laye their handes on the sicke and they shall recouer The gospell of S. Luke the .i. Chapter THere was in the dayes of Hecode the kyng of Iury a cercayne prieste named Zachariis of the course of Abiâ— And his wyse was of the doughters of Aaron and her name was Elizabethe Bothe were perfecte before GOD and walked in all the lowes and ordinaunces of the LORDE that no man coulde fynde faulte with
at that last daye And this is the will of him that sent me that euery mā which seeth the sēne and beleueth on him haue euerlastyng lyfe And I wyll rayse hym vp at the last daye No man can come to me excepte the father whiche hath sent me drawe hym I am that lyuing breade whiche came downe from heauen Yf any man eate of this breade he shall lyue for euer And the breade that I wylt geue is my fleshe whiche I wyll geue for the lyfe of the worlde Verely verely I saye vnto you excepte ye eate the fleshe of the sonne of man and drinke his bloude ye shall not haue life in you Whosoeuer eateth my fleshe and drinketh my bloude hathe eternall lyfe and I wyll rayse hym vp at the laste daye for my fleshe is meate in dede and my bloud is drinke in dede He that eateth my fleshe and drinketh my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him As the liuing father hathe sent me euen so lyue I by my father he that eateth me shall lyue by me This is the breade whiche came from heauen not is your fathers haue eaten Manna and are dead he that eateth of this breade shall liue euer It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleshe profiteth nothing Then sayde Iesus to the twelue will ye also go awaye Then Simon Peter aunswered Master to whome shall we go Thou haste the wordes of eternal lyfe and we beleue and knowe that thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyuing god The .vii. Chapter THe worlde cannot hate you but me it hateth Because I testifie of it that the workes of it are euyll My doctrine is not myne but his that sente me Yf a man on the Saboth daye receaue circūcision without breaking of the lawe of Moses disdayne ye at me because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Saboth day Iudge not after the vtter apperaunce but iudge ryghteous iudgement Ye shall seke me and shall not fynde me and where I am thyther can ye not come Yf any manne thyrste let him come vnto me and drincke he that beleueth on me as saythe the scripture out of his belly shal flowe ryuers of water of lyfe This spake he of the sprete whyche they that beleued on him shulde receaue Dothe our lawe iudge any man before it heare him and knowe what he hathe done The .viii. Chapter LEtte him that is among you without synne caste the fyrst stone at her It is also wrytten in your lawe that the testimony of two menne is true I do nothing of my selfe but as my father hath taught me Yf ye continue in my wordes then are ye my very disciples and shall knowe the truth and the truthe shall make you free Yf ye were Abrahams children ye wolde do the dedee of Abraham Ye are of your father the deuyll and the lustes of your father ye wyll do He was a murderer frō the begynnynge and abode not in the truthe because ther is no truthe in him When he speaketh a lye then speaketh he of his owne For he is a lyer and the father thereof He that is of god heareth goddes wordes ye therfore heare them not because ye are not of god Yf a man kepe my sayenges he shall neuer see death Your father Abraham was glad to se my daye and he sawe it and reioysed The .ix. Chapter ANd as Iesus passed by he sawe a man which was blinde from his byrthe And his disciples aced hym saying Maister who did sinne this man or his father and mother that he was borne blynde Iesus answered neither hath this manne synned nor yet his father nor mother but that the workes of god shoulde be shewed on him I muste worke the workes of god that sent me whyle it is daye The nighte commeth when no manne canne worke As long as I ame in the worlde I am the lyght of the worlde We be sure that god heareth not synners but yf any man be a worshipper of god and do his wyll hym heareth he Sence the worlde began was it not hearde that anye man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde yf this manne were not of god he could haue done nothynge I am come vnto iudgement into this worlde that they whiche se not might se and they whiche se might be made blynde The .x. Chapter HE that entreth not in by the doore in to the shepefolde but climeth vy some other waye the same is a these and a robber He that goethe in by the dore is the shepeherde of the shepe to hym the porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce and he cauleth his own shepe by name and leadeth them out And when he hath sence forthe his owne shepe he goth before them and the shepe folowe hym for they knowe his voyce A straunger they wyll not folowe but will flye from hym for they knowe not the voyce of straungers The good shepehearde geueth his lyfe for the shepe An hyred seruaunt which is not the shepeherde neither the shepe archis owne se the wolfe comming and leueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catcheth them and scattereth the shepe I am that good shepe hearde and know myne and am knowen of myne As my father knoweth me euen so knowe I my father And I geue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are not of this folde them also must I bring that they maye heare my voyce and that there maye be one flocke and one shephearde No man taketh my lyfe from me but I put it awaye of my selfe I haue power to put it from me and haue power to take it agayne I and my father are one Though ye beleue not me yet beleue the workes that ye maye know and beleue that the father is in me and I in hym The .xi. Chapter WHen Iesus hearde that he sayde this infirmitie is not vnto deathe but for the laude of god that the sonne of god myght be praysed by the reason of it Yf a man walke in the daye he stombleth not because he seeth the light of this worlde but yf a man walke in the night he stombleth because ther is no light in him I am the resurreccion and the lyfe he that beleueth on me ye thoughe he were dead yet shall he lyue And whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth on me shall neuer dye And one of them named Cayphas which was the hye priest that same yeare sayed vnto them ye perceyue nothyng at al nor yet consider that it is expediente for vs that one man dye for the people and not that al the people perishe This spake he not of himselfe but beyng hye prieste that same yeare he prophecyed that Iesus shoulde dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he shoulde gather together in one the chyldren of god whiche were scattered abroade The .xii. Chapter THen toke Mary a pounde of oyntment called Nardus perfecte and precious and anoynted Iesus feete and wiped his feet
lament and the worlde shall reioyce Ye shall sorowe but youre sorowe shall be turned to ioye The .xvii. Chapter THis is life eternall that they mighte knowe thee the onelye very god and whome thou hast sent Iesus Christe Holy father kepe in thine owne name them which thou haste geuen me that they may be one as we are I praye not for them alone but for them also whiche shal beleue on me through theyr preaching that they all maye ve one as thou father arte in me and I in the that they maye be also one in vs that the worlde maye beleue that thou haste sente me The .xviii. Chapter Astone as he had sayd vnto theÌ„ I am he they went backwardes and fell to the grounde Yf I haue euill spoken beare witnes of the euyll if I haue well spoken why smyteste thou me For this cause was I borne and for this cause came I into the worlde that I should beare witnesse vnto the trueth and all that are of the truth heare my voyce The .xix. Chapter THen sayde Pylate vnto hym Speakest thou not to me knoweste thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee haue power to loose thee Iesus aunswered Thou couldest haue no power at al against me except it were geuen thee from aboue Therfore he that delyuered me vnto the is more in synne The .xx. Chapter IEsus sayde to her touche me not for I am not yet ascended to my father Then sayde Iesus to them agayne peace be with you As my father sent me euen so sende I you And when he had sayde that he breathed on them and sayde vnto them Receaue the holye ghoste whosoeuer synnes ye temyt they are remitted vnto them and whosoeuers synnes ye retayne they are retayned Thomas sayde vnto them except I see in his handes the print of the nayles and thrust my handes in to his syde I wyll not beleue Thomas because thou haste sene me therfore thou beleuest happy are they that haue not sene and yet beleue The .xxi. Chapter WHen Symon Peter hearde that it was the Lorde he gyrde his mantell to hym for he was naked and sprange into the sea the other disciples came by shyppe There are many other thynges which Iesus dyd the whiche yf they shoulde be written euery one I suppose the worlde could not contayne the bookes that shoulde be written ¶ The ende of the gospell of S. Iohn ¶ The Actes of the Apostles the fyrst Chapter IOhn baptysed wyth water but ye shal be baptised with the holy ghoste that within this fewe dayes It is not for you to knowe the times or the seasoÌ„s which the father hadde put in hys owne power And the same Iudas hathe nowe possessed a plot of grounde with the reward of iniquitie and when he was hanged brast a sonder in the middes and all his bowels gusshed out They gaue forth theyr lottes and the lotte fyll on Mathias and he was counted with the eleuen Apostles The .ii. Chapter WHen the fyftyth daye was come they were all with one accorde togeder in one place and sodenlye ther came a sounde from heauen as it hadde bene the commynge of a myghty wynde and it filled all the house where they sate And there appered vnto them clouen tounges lyke as they hadde bene fyre and it sat vpon ethe of them And they were all filled with the holy ghost and vegan to speake with other tounges euen as the sprete gaue them vtteraunce Of my spryte I wyll powre oute vpon al fleshe And it shal be that whosoeuer shall call on the name of the lorde shal be saued Dauid sawe before and spake of the resurrection of Christ that his soule shulde not be left in hell nether his fleshe shulde se corruption Peter saide vnto them do penaunce and be baptised euerye one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receaue the gyfte of the holye ghoste For the promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldren and to all that a farre euen as many as the lorde our god shall call And all that beleued kept them selues togeder and had thinges commen and solde their possessions and goodes and departed them to all menne as euerye manne hadde nede and they continued dailye with one accorde in the temple and brake breade in euerye house and dyd eate their meate togeder with gladnes and synglenes of heet praysynge god and hadde fauour with all the people The .iii. Chapter MOses sayde vnto the fathers A prophets shall the lorde your god rayse vp vnto you euen of youre brethren lyke vnto me hym shall ye heare in all thinges whatsoeuer he shall saye vnto you For the tyme wyll come that euerye soule whiche shall not heare that same prophete shal be destroyed from amonge the people The .iiii. Chapter THis is the stone cast a syde of you buyldere whiche is sette in the chefe place of the corner Nether is there saluation in any other Nor yet also is there any other name geuen to menne wherin we must be saued Whether it be right in the syght of god to obeye you more then god iudge ye And the multitude of them that beleued were of one harte and of one soule Also none of them saide that any of the thinges whiche he possessed was his owne but hadde all thinges commen Nether was there any among them that lacked for as many as were possessers of landes or houâ—s solde them and brought the pryce of the thinges that were solde and loyde it downe at the Apostles fete The .v. Chapter A Certaine manne named Ananias with Saphira his wyfe solde a possession and kepte â—waye parte of the price his wyfe also beynge of counsell and brought a certaine parte and layde a downe at the Apostles fete Then saide Peter Ananias howe is it that sathan hathe sylled thine â—arte that thou shuldest lye vnto the holy ghoste â—nd kepe awaye parte of the pryce in thine owne power How is this that thou hast coÌ„ceaued thiâ— thing in thine hart Thou hast not lyed vnto men but vnto god When Ananias hearde these wordes he fell downe and gaue vp the ghost They broughte the sycke into the streates and lâ—yde them on beddes and palettes at the leaste waye the shadowe of Peter when he came by â—yght shadowe some of them We ought more to obey god then menne Yf the counsell of this worke be of menne it â—yll come to noughte But yf it be of god ye can not destroye it least haply ye be founde to striue against god And they departed from the counsell reioysyng that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke â—or his name The .vi. Chapter THen the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together said it is not mete that we shulde leue the worke of god and serue at the tablies Wherfore brethren loke ye oute amonge you seuen menne of honest reporte and full of the holy ghost and wisdome whiche we maye apointe
holy and true to iudge and to auenge our bloude on them that dwell on the earthe The .vi. Chapter GO there was a great erth quake the sunne was as blacke as sacke clothe made of heart and the mone waxed euen as bloude and the starres of heauen fell vnto the earth euen as a fygge free casteth from her her fygges when she is shaken of a myghey wynde heauen vanished awaye as a scroll when it is rolled together and all mouÌ„taines and yles were moued out of their places and the kinges of the earthe and the greatemen and the ryche menne and the chefe captaines and the mighty menne and euery man bound manne and euery free manne hyd them selues in dennes and in rockes of the hylles and said to the hylles and rockes fall on vs and hyde vs from the presence of him that sitteth on the seate and from the wrathe of the lambe for the great day of his wrath is come and who can endure it The .vii. Chapter ANd one of the elders answered saynge vnto me what are these whyche are arayde in longe whyte garmentes and whence came they And I sayde vnto him Lorde thou wottest And he sayde vnto me these are they whiche came out of greate tribulation and made their garmentes large and made them whyte in the bloude of the lambe therfore are they in the presence of the seat of god and serue him daye and nyghte in the temple and he that sytteth in the seate wyll dwellamonge them They shall honger no more neyther thyrst neyther shall the sunne lyghte on them nether any heat for the lambe whiche is in the middes of the seate shall fede them and shall leade them vnto fountaines of lyuynge water and god shall wype awaye all teares from their eyes The .viii. Chapter ANd an other angell came and stode before the aulter hauyng a golden senser moche of odoures was gyuen vnto him that he shoulde offre of the prayers of all saintes vpon the golden aultar which was before the seate and the smoke of the odoures whiche came of the prayers of all sayntes ascended vp before god oute of the aunâ—elles hande The .ix. Chapter IN those dayes shall men seke death and shal not fynde it and shal desyre to dye and death shall flye from them The .xi. Chapter ANd when they haue finished theyr testimony the best that came out of the bottomlesse pyt shall make warre against them and shall ouercome them and kyll them And their bodyes shall lye in the stretes of the great cyte whiche spiritually is called Zodom and Egipte where our lord was crucified And they of the people and kyndtedes and tonges and they of the nations shal see their bodyes .iii. dayes and a halfe and shall not suffre their bodyes to be put in graues And they that dwell vpon the earth shal reioyce ouer them and be glad and shal sende gyftes one to another for these two prophetes vexed them that dwell on the earth And after thre dayes and a halfe the sprete of lyfe frome god entred into them they stode vp on theyr fece and great feate came vpon them whiche sawe them and they harde a greate voyce from heauen sayinge vnto them Come vp hydder and they ascended vp into heauen in a cloude and their enemyes sawe them The .xii. Chapter ANd ther was a great battail in heauen Michael his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels preuailed not neyther was their place founde anye more in heauen And the greate dragon the olde serpent called the deuyll and Sathanas was caste oute whiche deceaueth all the worlde And he was cast into the earthe and his angelo were cast out also The .xiii. Chapter HE that kylleth with a swearde muste be bylled with aswearde The .xiiii. Chapter ANd I hearde the voyce of harpers harping with their harpes and they songe as it were a newe song before the feate and before the foure beastes and the elders and no man coulde learne that songe but the hundred and. 44. M. whithe were redemed frome the earthe These are they whiche were not defiled with women for they are virgines These folowe the lambe whethersoeuer he goeth These were redemed frome menne beynge the fyrst frutes vnto god and to the lambe in their mouthes was founde no gyle for they are without spot before the trone of god And I hearde a voyce from heauen sayeng vnto me wrytte Blessed are the deade whiche here after dye in the lorde euen so saithe the sprite that they may rest froÌ„ there laboures but their worekes shall folowe them The .xvi. Chapter BEholde I come as a these happy is he that watched and kepeth his garmentes least he be founde naked and menne ie his fylthynes The .xviii. Chapter ANd asmothe as she glorified her selfe and liued want only so moche poure ye in for her of punishement and sorowe The .xix. Chapter HAppye are they whyche are called vnto the lambes supper And I fell at his feete to worshyppe hym and he sayde vnto me se thou do it not for I am thy felowe seruaunt and one of thy brerhren and of them that haue the testimony of Iesus worship god The .xx. Chapter Blessed and holye is he that hathe parte in the fyrste resurrection for on suche shall the seconde deathe haue no power for they shal be prestes of god of Christ shall raigne with him a. M. yeare And I sawe the deade bothe greate and small stande before god And the bokes were opened another boke was opened whiche is the boke of lyfe and the deade were iudged of those thynges whiche were wrytten in the bokes accordynge to their dedes and the sea gaue vp her dead whiche were in her and death and hell delyuered vp the dead whiche were in them and they were iudged euery man according to his dedes And death and hell were cast into the lake of fyre This is the seconde death and whosoeuer was not founde written in the boke of lyfe was caste into the lake of fyer The .xxi. Chapter ANd I hearde a greate voyce out of heauen sayenge beholde the tabernacle of god is with men and he wyll dwell with them And they shal be his people and god hym selfe shal be with them and be their god And god shall wype awaye all teares frome their eyes and there shal be no more death nether sorowe nether cryenge nether shall ther be any more payne for the olde thynges are gone I am Alpha and Omega the begynnynge and the ende I wyll gene to hym that is a thyrst of the well of the water of lyfe free he that ouercommeth shall inheryt all thinges and I wyl be his god and he shal be my sonne But the featefull and vnbeleuynge and the abhominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers ydolaters and all lyars shall haue their parte in the lake whiche burneth with fyre and brymstone whiche is the seconde deathe His seruauntes
c. Iohn .xvi. Clyme not to hye Luke .xii. Clouen tongues Acte .ii. Coles of fyre Rom .xii. Cornelius worshipped Peter Actes .x Cornelius prayers Act .x. Correct thy selfe or thou correct other Mat .xvii Correcte mennes fautes secretely Mat xviii Corner stone Lu .xx. Act .iiii. Ephe .ii. i. Pet .ii. Couetous men ydoll worshippers Ephe .v. Couetousnes is the rote of all euill i. Timo .vi. Creatures of god are good i. Tim .iiii. Cretians are lyers T it .i. Croune ▪ of righteousnes ii Timo .iiii Cup of colde water Math .x. Mar .ix. D. Dauids mynde of Christes resurrection Act .ii. Dayes of worke are sixe luc .xiii Daye of saluation ii Cor .vi. Deacons i. Timo .iii. Dedes of the lawe do not iustifie Rom .iii. Gal .ii. Dedes of the fleshe Gala .v. Dedes shall berewarded Apoca .xxi. Defraude noman in bargaining i. Thes .iiii. Denye god and he shal denye the. Mat .x. ii Ti .ii. Death and resurrection of the dead c. i. Cor .xv. Death shal flye from man Apoca .ix Diuision destroyeth kyngdomes mat .xii. mat .iii. Diuision causeth desolation Luke .xi. Difference of dayes Roma .xiiii. Diuorse for what cause Math .v. xix Marke .x. Do as ye wolde be done to Mat .vii. Lu .vi. Do as the priest byddeth you Math .xxiii Do all thinge in loue i. Cor .xvi. Do nothyng grudgyngly ii Cor .ix. Do good vnto all men Gala .vi. Do nothyng for vayne glory Phil .ii. Do all thinges in the name of Iesu Colloss .iii. Do nothyng parcially i. Timo .v. Doers of the lawe shal be iustified Roma .ii. Doers shall be saued Math .vii. Domes daye with wonderful signes Math .xxiiii Luke .xxi. ii Thes .v. ii Pet .iii. Apoca .vi Domes daye and the tyme therof is vnknowen to the aungels Math .xxiiii. mar .xiii Drawe one waye Philip .ii. Drunkardes with suche other shall not inherite heauen i. Cor .vi. E. Endure to the ende and be saued Math .x. xxiiii Marke .xiii. Apo .ii. Iaco .i. Enter in at the strayte gate Math .vii. Epheta Mark .vii. Earthly men speake of earthly thynges Iohn .iii. Eate not with fornicatours .i. Cor .v. Eate but offende not Rom .xiiii Enoch and Elias Apo .xi. Esteme not thyselfe more then nedeth Roma .xii. Esau sold his byrthright Heb .xii. Euery tree is knowen by his fruite Lu .vi. Euery man shall bere his owne burthen Gala .vi. Euery knee doth bowe to the name c. Philip .ii. Euery man shal know god Heb .viii. Euery man at gods comming shall se hym Apo .i. Euell doers hate the light Iohn .iii. Examine thy selfe or euer thou receyue .i. Cor .xi. Excommunicacion .i. Cor .v. Exercise of the body profiteth but litle .i. Ti .iiii. F False christes Mar .xiii. False prophetes .ii. Pet .ii. Fast and how men should fast Mat .vi Fasting with prayer driueth out deuils mat .xvii. Fasting and praying Act .xiii. xiiii i. Corin .vii. Fayth as a grayne of mustard seed Mat .xvii. Fayth and the power therof Math .xxi. Mar .xi. Faythful seruaunt Luke .xix. Fayth iustifieth man Roma .iii. Gala .ii. Fayth without loue is nothyng .i. Cor .xiii. Faythfull men are the children of Abraham ga .iii Faythe and the definition there of Heb .xi. Fayth without dedes Iaco .ii Fayth ouercommeth the world .i. Iohn .v Father and the son do al one thynge Iohn .v Father of all lyars Iohn .viii. Fathers must laye vp for theyr children .ii. Co. .xii. Feare him that maye hyl both body soule mat .x Feare to fall into the handes of god Heb .x. Feare hath no perfectnes .i. Iohn .iiii. Fede Christes flocke willingly .i. Pet .v. Fyre of hell Math .v. xviii mar .ix. Fyre and payne euerlasting Math .xxv. Mar .xi. Fyre shal trye mans workes .i. Cor .iii. Fylthy communicacion Ephe .iiii. Fyshers of men Marke .i Luke .v. Fygge tree Math .xxi. Fleshly men cannot please god Rom .viii. Fleshe and the sprite are contrary Gal .v. Folow Christ and how Math .xvi. mar .viii. lu ix Folishnes and weakenes of god .i. Cor .i. Folishe questions ii Timo .ii. T it .iii. Forgeue thy brother Math .xix. Forgeue one another Mat .xviii Forgeue and be forgeuen Mar .xi. Luke .vi. Forgeue hym that repenteth Luke .xvii. Fornicatours do synne agaynst theyr c .i. Cor .vi. Forsake for the loue of God Math .xix. Mar .x. Foure beastes Apo .iiii. G. Gates two a strayte and a wyde Math .viii. Gates of hell Math .xvi. Gestes and what maner of gestes c. Luke .xiiii. Generacions from Abraham to Christe Math .ii. Geue good measure Lu .vi. God of stones can rayse vp the children of Abrahā Math .iii. Luke .iii. God onely must be worshipped Math .iiii. God doth good to frende and foo Math .v. God is to be beloued aboue al thing Math .x God must be honoured with hart mouth ma .xv God shall rewarde euery man after his dedes Math .xvi. Roma .ii. Apoca .ii. God is in the middes of them that are gathered in his name Math .xviii. God is onely good Math .ix. Mat x. God is alwaye with vs. Math .xxvii. God wyl aduenge the electe Lu .xviii. God made all thynges Iohn .i. God cannot be sene Ioan .i. God geueth not his spirite by measure Iohn .iii. God muste be worshipte in spirite Iohn .iiii. God hath geuen all iudgement c. Iohn .v. God heareth no sinners Iohn .ix. God dwelleth not in temple made with c. Ac .vii. God is not perciall Act .x. God those the foolyshe and weake thinges of the worlde .i. Corin .i. God geueth increase of all thinges .i Cor .iii. God must iudge and not man .i. Cor .iiii. God suffreth not manne to be tempted aboue his strengthe .i. Cor x. God loueth a cherefull geuer .ii. Cor .ix. God worketh all thyng in man Phil .ii. God tryeth our heartes .i. Thes .ii. God hath called vs with an holy callyng .ii. Ti .i. God doth not forget our workes Heb .vi. God loueth those he chasteneth Heb .xii. Apo iii. God doth tempte no man Iaco .i. God wolde haue no man loste .ii. Pet .iii. God shal come with thousand of sainctes Iude .i God wyl come vpon man as a thefe Apoca .iii. vi Gods worde onely saueth man Math .viii. Gods worde shal not c. mat .xxiiii. mar .xiii. lv xxi Gods messenger Marke .i. Gods great loue to the worlde Iohn .iii. Gods frendes Iohn .xv. Gods workes do declare his godhead Roma .i. Gods kindenes ledeth a man to repen Roma .ii. Gods iudgementes are vnsearcheable Roma .xi. Goddes grace doth iustifye Roma .iii. Goddes liberalitie .ii. Cor .viii. Good woorkes must so be done c. math .v. Good worckes maye be done on the sabboth day Math .xii. Luc .vi. xiii Iohn .vii. Good tree good frute Math .xii. Good shepeherde Iohn .x. Good and perfect gyftes are from aboue Iaco .i. Gospell of Christ the ymage of god .ii. Cor .iiii. Glory of manne .i. Pet .i. H. Happy be they that kepe the worde of god Luc .xi. Happy seruauntes Luc .xii. Happy