death CAPI I. SYmon Peter a Seruaunt and an Apostle of Iesus Christe to theÌ„ whyche haue optayned lyke precyous fayth w t vs thorowe the ryghtnousnesse of out God sauiour Iesus Christ. Grace be vnto you and peace be multi plyed thorow the knowledge of God and of Iesus our Lorde Accordynge as his godly power hath geuen vnto vs al thynges that pertayne vnto lyfe and godlynes thorowe the knowledge of hi that hath called vs by glory and vertue by the whyche are gyuen vnto vs excellent and moste greate promyses that by the meanes therof ye myght be partakers of the godly nature yf ye flye y â— corrupcyon of worldly lust And hereunto giue all diligence in your fayth mynyster vertu in vertu knowledge in knowledge temperaunce in temperauÌ„ce pacience in pacience godlynes in godlynes brotherly kyndnes in brotherly kidnes loue For yf these thynges be amonge you and be pleÌ„tuous they wyl make you that ye neyther shal be ydle nor vnfruytefull in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus Christ. But he that lacketh these thynges is blynde and gropeth for the way with his haÌ„de and hath forgotten that he was pourged from hys olde synnes Wherfore brethren gyue the more dilygeÌ„ce for to make your callyng eleccyoÌ„ sure âšœ by good worckes For yf ye do such thingê ye shal neuer fal Yee and by this meanes an entryng in shal be ministred vnto you abouÌ„ dasitly into y â— euerlastyng kingdome of our Lord and sauiour Iesus Christ. Wherfore I wyll not be neglygeÌ„t to put you alwayes in remeÌ„braunce of suche thynges though ye know them your selues and be stablyshed in the present trueth Not with standynge I thyncke it mete as longe as I am in this tabernacle to stere you vp by put tyng you in remembraunce for as much as I am sure that shortly I muste put of thys my tabernacle euen as oure Lorde Iesus Christ shewed me I wyll euer also gyue my dylygence that ye maye haue wher wyth to stere vp the remembraunce of these thynges after my departynge ✚ For we haue not folowed dysceytfull fables when we opened vnto you the power and commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Chryst but with our eyes we sawe his maiestye euen then verely when he receyued of God the father honour and glory when there came suche a voyce to hym from the excellent glorye Thys is my dere beloued sonne in whom I haue delyte This voyce we hearde come from heauen whan we were wyth hym in the holy Mounte We haue also a ryght sure worde of prophecye wherunto yf ye take hede as vnto a lyght that shineth in a darcke place ye do well vntyll the day dawne the day starre aryse in your hertes ⊢ So that ye fyrste knowe thys that no prophecye in the scripture hath any pryuate interpretacyon For the scripture came neuer by the wyll of maÌ„ but holy men of god spake as they were moued by the holy ghost ¶ He prophecyeth of false teachers and sheweth theyr punyshemente CAPI II. THere were false prophetê also amonge the people euen as ther shal be false techers amoÌ„g you which priuely shal bring in damnable sectes euen denyeng the Lord that hath bought theÌ„ bryng vpon theÌ„ selues swyft daÌ„nacion and many shall folowe their damnable wayes by whom the waye of trueth shal be euyl spoken of and thorow couetousnes shall they wyth sayned wordes make marchauÌ„dise of you whose iudgemet is nowe not farre of their damnacyon slepeth not For yf God spared not the angels that sined but cast them downe into hell and dely â—ed them into chaynes of darckenes âšœ to be punyshed to be kept vnto iudgemeÌ„t neither spared the olde worlde but saued Noâ— the eyght preacher of ryghtuousnes brought in the floud vpon the world of the vngodly turned the cities of Zodom Gomor into asshes ouerthre we them damned them and made on them an ensample vnto those that after shulde lyue vngodly And iust Lot vexed wyth the vnclenly coÌ„uersacyon of the wycked delyuered he For he beyng ryghtuous and dwellynge among them in seynge and hearyng vexed his rightuous soule froÌ„ daye to day wyth theyr vnlawfull dedes The Lorde knoweth how to delyuer the vn godly out of temptacyon and to reserue the vniust vnto to the day of iudgement for to be punyshed but chefely them that walke after the flesshe in the lust of vnclennes despyse auctoryte PresuÌ„ptuous are they and stubborne which feare not to speake euyl of them that excell in worshyp When the Angels whiche are greater both in power and might receyue not of y â— Lorde raylyng iudgment against theÌ„ selues But these as brute beastes naturally brought forth to be takeÌ„ destroyed speake euyl of the thynges that they vnderstande not shal perysh in their owne destruccion receyue the rewarde of vnryghtuousnes They couÌ„t it pleasure to lyue delycyously for a season Spottes they are fylthynes which lyue at pleasure in their owne disceyuable wayes feastynge with you hauynge eyes ful of aduoutry and that cannot cease from synne begylyng vnstable soules Hertes they haue exercysed wyth couetousnes They are cursed chyldren whyche haue forsaken the ryght waye and are gone astraye folowyng the way of BalaÌ„ the soÌ„ne of Bâ—for whiche loued the rewarde of vnryghtuousnes but was rebuked of his iniquytie The tame and dome beast speakynge wyth mannes voyce forbade the madnesse of the Prophete These are welles wythout water cloudes that are caried with a teÌ„pest to whoÌ„ the myst of darckenes is reserued for euer For when they haue spoken the great swellynge wordes of vanitie they enuse thorow iustes in the voluptuousnes of the flesshe theÌ„ that were cleane escaped euen theÌ„ that now lyue in errour whyle they promes them lybertye where as they theÌ„ selues are the boÌ„d seruauÌ„tes of corrupcyon For of whom a man is ouercome vnto y â— same is he brought in bondage For yf they after they haue escaped from the fylthynes of the world thorow the knowledge of the Lord and the sauyour Iesus Christ are yet raÌ„gled againe therin and ouercome then is the latter ende worse w t them then the begynnyng For it had bene better for them not to haue knoweÌ„ the way of ryghtuousnes then after they haue knowen it to turne from the holy coÌ„maundemeÌ„t that was gyuen vnto theÌ„ But the same is happened vnto the that is vsed to be spokeÌ„ by the true prouerbe The dogge is turned to his vomet agayne and the sow that was washed is turned agayne to her walowyng in the myer ¶ Of the day of the Lord whose long tarying so saluacion CAPI III. THys is the seconde epistle that I nowe wryte vnto you dearely beloued wherwyth I stere vp your syncere mynde by puttyng you in remembraunce that ye may be myndefull of the wordes whiche were tolde before of the holy Prophetes and also the commaundement of vs whiche be
they sawe hym they marueyled And his mother sayd vnto hym son why hast thou thus delte with vs â–ª Beholde thy father I haue sought the sorowynge And he sayde vnto them howe is it that ye sought me Wyst ye not that I muste go aboute my fathers busynesse And they vnderstode not that sayeng which he spake vnto them And he went downe w t them came to Nazareth was obedient vnto them But his mother kept al these sayengê togyther in her herte And Iesus prospered in wysdome and age and in fauour with god and men ⊢ ¶ The preachynge baptyme and prysonment of IohnÌ„ The baptym of Chryst and a rehersall of the generacyon of the fathers CAPI III. ✚ IN the fyfteneth yere of the reygne of Tiberius the Emperoure Poncius Pylate beynge leyfienaunt of Iury and Herode beynge ☞ Tetrach of Galile and his brother Philip Tetrach of Iâ—uria and of the regyon of the Traeonites and Lisaniath the Tetrach of Abilyne when Anna and Cayphas were the hygh Preestes the worde of the Lorde came vnto IohnÌ„ the sonne of Zacharias in the wyldernesse And he came in to all the coostes aboute Iordane preachyng the baptyme of repentaunce for the remyssyon of synnes as it is wrytten in the booke of the wordes of Esaias the prophet sayeng The voyce of a cryer in wyldernes prepare ye the waye of the Lorde make his patthes streyght Euery valey shall be fylled euery mountayne hyll shall be brought low And thyngê that be croked shal be made streyght and the rough wayes shall be made playne all fleshe shall se the ☞ saluation of god ⊢ Then sayde he to the people that were come forth to be baptysed of hym O ye generacyon of vypers who hath taught you to flee from the wrath to come Brynge forth therfore due fruytes of repentaunce begyn not to saye within your selues we haue Abraham to our father For I say vnto you God is able of these stoones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham Now also is the axe laydevn to the rote of the trees euery tree therfore whiche bryngeth not forth good fruyte is bewen downe and cast in to the fyre And the people asked hym sayenge What shal we do then He answereth sayeth vnto them He that hath two cootes let hym parte with hym that hath none and he that hath meate let hym do lykewyse Then came the Publicans also to be baptysed and sayde vnto hym Mayster what shall we do And he sayd vnto them requyre no more then that which is appoynted vnto you The souldyours lykewyse demauÌ„ded of hym sayeng what shal we do And he sayd vnto them hurte no man neyther trouble any man wrongfully be content with your wages As the people were in a doute and al men mused in theyr hertes of IohnÌ„ whyther he were very Chryst IohnÌ„ answered sayde vnto them all I baptyse you with water but one stronger then I shall come after me whose shoo latchet I am not worthy to vnlose he shal baptyse you with the holy goost and with fyre which hath his fanne in his hande and wyll pourge his floore and gather the corne in to his barne but the chaffe wyll he burne with fyre that neuer shall be quenched And many other thynges in his exhortacyon preached he vnto the people Then Herode the Tetrach when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias his brother Philyppes wyfe and for all the euyls which Herode dyd added this about all and layde IohnÌ„ in pryson And it fortuned that when all the people receyued baptyme and when Iesus was baptysed and dyd praye the heuen was opened the holy goost came downe in a bodely shappe lyke a doue vpon hym and a voyce came from heuen whiche sayde Thou arte my beloued son in the do I delyte And Iesus hym selfe began to be aboute thyrtye yeare of age so that he was supposed to be the sonne of Ioseph Whiche was the sonne of Hely Whiche was the sonne of Mathat Whiche was the sonne of Leui Whiche was the sonne of Melchi Whiche was the sonne of Ianna Whiche was the sonne of Ioseph Whiche was the sonne of Matthathias Whiche was the sonne of Amos Whiche was the sonne of Naum Whiche was the sonne of Hesly Whiche was the sonne of Nagge Whiche was the sonne of Maath Whiche was the sonne of Matathias Whiche was the sonne of Semei Whiche was the sonne of Ioseph Whiche was the sonne of Iuda Whiche was the sonne of Ioanna Whiche was the sonne of Rhesa Whiche was the sonne of Zorobabell Whiche was the sonne of Salathiell Whiche was the sonne of Neri Whiche was the sonne of Melchi Whiche was the sonne of Addi Whiche was the sonne of Coosam Whiche was the sonne of Helmadam Whiche was the sonne of Her Whiche was the sonne of Ieso Whiche was the sonne of Heliezer Whiche was the sonne of Ioram Whiche was the sonne of Mattha Whiche was the sonne of Leui Whiche was the sonne of Simeon Whiche was the sonne of Iuda Whiche was the sonne of Ioseph Whiche was the sonne of Ionam Whiche was the sonne of Heliachim Whiche was the sonne of Melcha Whiche was the sonne of Menna Whiche was the sonne of Mathatha Whiche was the sonne of Nathan Whiche was the sonne of Dauid Whiche was the sonne of Iesse Whiche was the sonne of Obed Whiche was the sonne of Boos Whiche was the sonne of Salmon Whiche was the sonne of Naassan Whiche was the sonne of Aminadab Whiche was the sonne of Aram Whiche was the sonne of Esron Whiche was the sonne of Phares Whiche was the sonne of Iuda Whiche was the sonne of Iacob Whiche was the sonne of Isaac Whiche was the sonne of Abraham Whiche was the sonne of Charra Whiche was the sonne of Nachor Whiche was the sonne of Saruch Whiche was the sonne of Ragau Whiche was the sonne of Phalec Whiche was the sonne of Heber Whiche was the sonne of Sala Whiche was the sonne of Cainan Whiche was the sonne of Arphaxat Whiche was the sonne of Sem Whiche was the sonne of Noe Whiche was the sonne of Lameth Whiche was the sonne of Mathusala Whiche was the sonne of Enoch Whiche was the sonne of Iareth Whiche was the sonne of Malaleell Whiche was the sonne of Cainan Whiche was the sonne of Enos Whiche was the sonne of Seth Whiche was the sonne of Adam Whiche was the sonne of God ¶ Iesus is led in to the wyldernesse and fasteth all the tyme of his temptacyon he ouercometh the deuyll goeth in to Galile preacheth at Nazareth and Capernaum The Iues despyse hym the deuyls knowledge hym he cometh into peters house healeth his mother in lawe doeth great miracles CAPI IIII. IEsus beynge full of the holy goost returned from Iordane and was led ☞ by the spiryte in to wyldernesse and was xl dayes tempted of the deuyll And in those dayes dyd he cate nothynge And when they were
hym yea Lorde I byleue that thou arte Chryst the sonne of God whiche shulde come in to the worlde ⊢ And assoone as he had so sayd she went her way and called Mary her syster secretly sayenge The mayster is come calleth for the. Assoone as she herde that she arose quickely and came vnto hym Iesus was not yet come in to the towne but was in that place where Martha met hym The Iues then whiche were with her in the house and comforted her when they sawe Mary that she arose vp hastely and went oute folowed her sayenge She goeth vnto the graue to wepe there Then when Mary was come where Iesus was and sawe hym she cometh nygh vnto his fete and sayeth vnto hym Lorde yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade When Iesus therfore sawe her wepe the Iues also wepynge which came with her he groned in the spirite and was troubled in hym selfe and sayd Where haue ye layde hym They saye vnto hym Lorde come and se. And Iesus wepte Then sayd the Iues Beholde howe he loued hym And some of them sayd coulde not he which opened the eyes of the blynde haue made also that this man shulde not haue dyed Iesus therfore agayne groned in hym selfe and came to the graue It was a caue and a stone layde on it Iesus sayde take ye aways the stone Martha the syster of hym that was deade sayd vnto hym Lorde by this tyme he stynketh For he hath bene dead foure dayes Iesus sayeth vnto her Sayd I not vnto the that yf thou dydest byleue thou shuldest se the glory of God Then they toke awaye the stone from the place where he that had bene dead was layde And Iesus lyfte vp his eyes sayde Father I thanke the that thou hast herde me Howbeit I knewe that thou hearest me alwayes but bycause of the people whiche stande by I sayde it that they maye byleue that thou hast sent me And when he thus had spoken he cryed with a loude voyce Lazarus come forth And he that was deade came forth bound hand and fote with graue clothes and his face was bound with a napkin Iesus sayth vnto them loose hym and let hym go Then many of the Iues whiche came to Mary had sene the thynges which Iesus dyd byleued on hym ⊢ But some of them went theyr wayes to the pharises tolde them what Iesus had done ✚ Then gathered the hygh Preestes the Pharises a couusell sayde what do we For this man doeth many myracles Yf we let hym scape thus all men wyll byleue on hym and the Romaynes shall come take awaye bothe our rowme and the people And one of them named Cayphas beyng the hygh preest that same yere sayde vnto them Ye perceyue nothyng at all nor consyder that it is expedient for vs that one man dye for the people and not that all the people perysshe This spake he not of hym selfe but beynge hygh Preest that same yere he prophesied that Iesus shulde dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he shulde gather togyther in one the chyldren of God that were scattered abrode Then frome that daye forth they toke counsell togyther for to put hym to death Iesus therfore walked no more openly amonge the Iues but went his waye thence vnto a countrey nygh to a wyldernesse into a citye which is called Ephraim and there contynued with his disciples And the Iues Easter was nygh at hande and many wente out of the countrey vp to Ierusalem before the easter to purifie them selues TheÌ„ sought they for Iesus spake amonge them selues as they stode in the temple What thynke ye seynge he cometh not to the feast daye The hygh Preestes and Pharises had gyuen a coÌ„maundement that yf any man knew where he were he shulde shewe it that they myght take hym ⊢ ¶ Mary anoynteth Christes fete Iudas murmureth Christ â—r cuseth her and rydeth in to Ierusalem CAPI XII ✚ THen Iesus syxe dayes before Easter came to Bethany where Lazarus had bene dead whom he reysed from death There they made him a supper and Martha serued but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with hym Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntment called Nardus perfite and precious and anoynted Iesus fete and wyped his fete with her heere and the house was fylled with the odoure of the oyntment Then sayde one of his disciples euen Iudas Iscarioth Symons sonne whiche afterwarde betrayed him why was not this oyntment solde for thre hundred pence and gyueÌ„ to the poore This he sayde not that he cared for the poore but bycause he was a thefe and had the bagge and bare that whiche was gyuen Then sayde Iesus Let her alone agaynst the day of my burieng hath she kepte this For the poore alwayes shall ye haue w t you but me haue ye not alway Moche people of the Iues therfore had knowlege that he was there And they came not for Iesus sake onely but that they might se Lazarus also whom he reysed from death But the hygh Preestes helde a counsell that they myght put Lazarus to death also bycause that for his sake many of the Iues went away and byleued on Iesus ⊢ On the nexte day moche people that were come to the feast when they herde that Iesus shulde come to Ierusalem toke braunches of palme trees and went forth to mete hym and cryed Hosanna blessed is he that in the name of the Lorde cometh kynge of Israel And Iesus got a yong asse sat theron as it is wrytten Feare not doughter of Syon Beholde thy kynge cometh syttynge on an asses colte These thynges vnderstode not his disciples at the fyrst but when Iesus was glorified theÌ„ remembred they that soche thynges were wrytten of hym and that soche thynges they had done vnto him The peple that was with hym when he called Lazarus out of his graue and reysed him from death bare recorde Therfore met hym the people also bycause they hearde that he had done soche a myracle The pharises therfore sayde among them selues perceyue ye how we preuayle nothyng Beholde all the hole worlde goeth after hym There were certayne Grekes amonge them that came to worshyp at the feast the same came therfore to Phylip whiche was of Bethsaida a citye in Galile desyred hym sayenge Syr we wolde fayne se Iesus Philip came tolde Andrew And agayne Andrew Philip tolde Iesus And Iesus answered them sayeng the houre is come that the son of man must be glorified ✚ Uerely verely I say vnto you excepte the wheate corne fall into the grounde dye it abydeth alone Yf it dye it bryngeth forthe moche fruyte He that loueth his lyfe shal destroy it ☞ he that hateth his lyfe in this worlde shal kepe it vnto lyfe eternal Yf any man minister vnto me
clere conscience towarde God towarde men But after many yeres I came brought almes to my people offriges âšœ and vowes in the which they founde me purified in the temple nether w t multitude nor yet with vnquietnes âšœ and they toke me and cryed sayinge away with our enemye How be it there were certayne Iewes out of Asia whiche ought to be here preseÌ„t before y â— accuse me yf they had ought against me or els let these same here say yf they haue fouÌ„de any eyull doying in me whyl I staÌ„de here in y â— couÌ„cel except it be for this one voyce y â— I cryed staÌ„dyng among theÌ„ of the resurreccion from death am I iudged of you this day WheÌ„ Felix herd these thiges he deferde theÌ„ for he knewe very well of y â— way sayd when Lisias the captaine is come downe I wyl know y â— vtmost of your matter And he coÌ„mauÌ„ded an vnder captayne to kepe Paul to let hiÌ„ haue rest that he shulde forbyd none of his acquaynctauÌ„ce to ministre vnto him or to come vnto him And after a certayne dayes when Felix came with his wyfe Drucilla which was a Iewesse he called forth Paul and herd him of the fayth which is toward Christe And as he preached of ryghtuousnes teÌ„perauÌ„ce and iudgement to come Felix trembled and answered Go thy way for thys tyme when I haue a conuenient season I wyl sende for the. He hoped also that money shulde haue bene gyuen him of Paul that he myght lose him wherfore he called him the oftâ—â—er and comened with him But after two yere Festus Porcious came into Felix roume And Felix willyng to shew the Iewes a pleasure left Paul in prison bounde ¶ The Iewes accuse Paule before Festus he appealeth vnto the Emperour and is sent vnto Rome CAPI XXV WHeÌ„ Festus had receyued y â— office after thre dayes he ascended froÌ„â—esareâ—â—n to IerusaleÌ„ Then enformed hiÌ„ the hie prestê the chefe of the Iewes of Paul And they be sought him desyred fauour agaynst hiÌ„ y â— he wolde sende for hiÌ„ to Ierusalem they laide awayt for hiÌ„ in the way to kyl him Festus answered y â— Paul shuld be kept at Cesarea but y â— he him self wolde shortly depart thyther Let them therfore sayd he which among you are able come downe with vs accuse hym yf ther be any faute in the man When he had taryed there among them more then ten dayes he wente downe vnto Cesatea the nexte daye sate downe in the iudgement seate commaunded Paul to be brought forth Which when he was come y â— Iewes which were come from Ierusalem stode aboute hym layde many greuous coÌ„plaintes against Paul which they coulde not proue as long as he answered for hym selfe that he had nether against the lawe of the Iewes nether agaynst the teÌ„ple nor yet agaynst Cesar offended any thynge at all Festus wyllyng to do the Iewes a pleasure answered Paul and sayde wylte thou go vp to Ierusalem and there be iudged of these thinges before me Then sayde Paul I stande at Cesars iudgement seate where I ought to be iudged To the Iewes haue I no harme done as thou very wel knowest If I haue hurte them or commytted any thynge worthy of deeth I refuse not to dye If none of these thynges are where of they accuse me no man may deliuer me to them I appeale vnto Cesar. Then spake Festus with delyueracyon and answered Thou hast appealed vnto Cesar vnto Cesar shalt thou go And after a certayne dayes kynge Agrippa Bernice came vnto â–ª Cesarea to salute festus And when they had bene there a good ceasoÌ„ Festus rehersed Pauls cause vnto the king saying ther is a certaine maÌ„ lefte in preson of Felix about whom when I came to Ierusalem the â—ye Prestes and elders of the Iewes enfourmed me and desyred to haue iudgement agaynste him To whom I answered It is not the maner of y â— Romayns for fauoure to delyuer any man that he shuld perysshe before that he which is accused haue the accusats before hym haue lycence to answere for him self concernynge the cryme layde agaynst him Therfore when they were come hyther with out any delay on the morow I sate to geue iudgementee and commaunded the man to be brought forth Agaynst whom wheÌ„ the accusers stode vp they brought none accusacioÌ„ of suche thinges as I supposed but had certayne questions against him of their owne supersticyon and of one Iesus whiche was deed whom Paul affirmed to be aliue And because I douted of such maner of questioÌ„s I asked him whether he wolde go to Ierusalem and there be iudged of these matters But wheÌ„ Paul had appealed to be kept vn to the knowledge of Cesar I coÌ„mauÌ„ded him to be kept tyll I myght send him to Cesar. Agrippa sayde vnto Festus I wolde also heare the maÌ„ my selfe To morowe sayde he thou shalt heare hym And on the morowe wheÌ„ Agrippa was come and Bernyce with greate pompe and were entred into the couÌ„cel house with the captaynes and chefe men of the cyte at Festus commaundement was Paul brought forth And festus sayd kyng Agrippa and all ye men whiche are heare present with vs ye se this man aboute whoÌ„ all the multytude of the Iewes haue intreted me both at IerusaleÌ„ also here crying that he ought not to lyue any lenger Yet founde I nothynge worthy of deeth that he had commytted Neuerthelesse seynge that he hath appealed to Cesar I haue determyned to send him Of whome I haue no certayne thyng to write vnto my Lord. Wherfore I haue brought him vnto you and specyally vnto the O kinge Agryppa that after examynacyon had I myght haue sumwhat to wryte For me thiÌ„cketh it vnreasonable for to sende a presoner not to shewe the causes which are layde agaynst him ¶ Kynge Agryppa heareth Paule whiche telleth hym hyâ— callyng from the begynnynge CAPI XXVI AGrippa sayd vnto Paul thou art permytted to speake for thy selfe Then Paul stretched forth the hande answered for him selfe I thinke my selfe happy kyng Agrippa because I shall answere this daye before the of all the thynges wherof I am accused of the Iewes namely because thou art experte in all customes and questyons whiche are among the Iewes Wherfore I beseche the to heare me pacyeÌ„tly My liuing that I haue led of a chylde whiche was at the fyrst among myne owne nacion at Ierusalem knowe all the Iewes whiche knewe me from the begynnynge yf they wolde testyfye For after the most straytest secte of our relygion I lyued a Pharisey And now I staÌ„de am iudged for the hope of the promes made of God vnto oure fathers vnto which promes oure xij trybes instantly seruyng God daye and night hope to come For whiche hopes sake Kynge Agrippa I am accused of the Iewes Why shulde it be thought a thyng
Gospell preachyng of Iesus Christe in vtterynge of the mystery whiche was kepte secrete sence the worlde beganne but nowe is opened by the Scryptures of the Prophetes at the commaundemeÌ„t of the euerlasting God to stere vp obedience to the fayth publyshed amonge all nacions To the same God whiche alone is wyse be âšœ honoure and prayse thorow Iesus Christ for euer AMEN ¶ To the Romaynes ¶ This Epystle was sent from Corinthum by Phebe she that was the minyster vnto the Congregacyon at Cenchrea ⧠The first Epistle of Saynct Paul the Apostle to the Corynthians ¶ He commendeth the Lorynthians exhorteth them to be of one mynde and rebuketh the veuision that was amoge them Wordly wysdome is folishnes before God yâ—â— there to no wysdom but in the despysed crosse of God CAPI I. PAul called an Apostle of Iesus Chryste thorowe the wyl of God and brother Softenes Unto the congregacyon of God whiche is at Corynthum To them that are sanctified by Christ Iesu called saynctes wyth all that call on the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ in euery place ether of theyrs or of oures Grace be vnto you and peace from God our father and from the lord Iesus Christ ✚ I thanke my God alwayes on youre behalf for the grace of god which is geuen you by Iesus Christ that in all thinges ye are made ryche by hym in all vtteraunce and in al knowledge by the which thinges the testimony of Iesus Christ was confermed in you so that ye are behynde in no gyft waytynge for the appearynge of oure Lord Iesus Christ which sha also streÌ„gth you vnto the ende that ye maye be blamelesse in the day âšœ of the commynge of oure Lord Iesus Christ. ⊢ God is faythfull by whom ye are called vnto the fellishyppe of his sonne Iesus Christ oure Lord. I besech you brethren by the name of our Lorde Iesus Chryst that ye all speake one thing and that there be no discencion among you but that ye maye be a whole body of one mynde and of one meanynge For it is shewed vnto me my brethren of you by them whiche are of the house of Cloe that there is stryfe amonge you I speake of the same that euery one of you sayeth I holde of Paul I holde of Apollo I hold of Gephas I holde of Christ. Is Christ deuided Was Paul crucified for you ether were ye baptysed in the name of Paule I thancke God that I baptysed none of you but Crispus and Gaius lest any shulde saye that I had baptised in myne owne name I baptised also the house of Stephana Forthermore know I not whether I baptised any man of you or no. For Christ sent me not to baptyse but to preach the Gospel not with wysdome of wordes lest the crosse of Christ shulde haue bene made of none effecte For the preachynge of the crosse is to them that perisshe foolishnes but vnto vs which are saued it is the power of god For it is written I wyl destroy the wysdom of the wyse and wyl cast away the vnderstandynge of the prudent Where is the wyse Where is the scrybe Where is the dysputer of thys worlde Hath not God made the wysdome of thys worlde folishnes For after that the worlde thorowe wysdome knewe not god in the wysdome of god it pleased God thorowe folishnes of preachyng to saue them that beleue For the Iewes requyre a sygne and the Grekes seke after wisdome But we preache Christe crucified vnto the Iewes an occasyon of fallynge and vnto the Grekes folisshnes but vnto them whiche are called both of the Iewes Grekes we preach Christe the power of god and the wysdome of god For the folyshnes of god is wyser then men and the weakenes of god is stronger then men Brethren ye se your calling how that not many wise men after the flesshe not many myghtye not many of hye degre are called But God hath chosen the folish thinges of the world to coÌ„founde the wyse And god hath chosen the weake thynges of the worlde to confounde thynges whiche are myghtye And vyle thinges of the worlde thynges whiare despised hath God chosen yee and thinges of no reputacion for to briÌ„ge to â—ought thynges of reputacyon that no flessh shuld reioyce in hys presence And of him are ye in Christ Iesu which of god is made vnto vs wysdome and rightwesnes and sancrifyinge and redempcyon That accordynge as it is wrytten he which reioyseth shulde reioyce in the Lorde ¶ It is not cloquence and gloryous paynted wordes of wordly wysdome that can edyfye and conuerte soules vnto Christ but the playne wordes of the scrypturâ— for they make mencyon of him and hys crosse CAPI II. ANd I brethren when I came to you came not in gloriousnes of wordes or wisdome shewyng vnto you the testimony of god Neyther shewed I my selfe that I knewe any thynge among you saue Iesus Christ euen the same that was crucyfyed And I was amonge you in weaknes and in feare and in muche tremblyng And my wordes and my preachyng was not wyth entysyng wordes of mannes wysdome but in shewynge of the spyryte of power that your sayth shuld not stande in the wisdome of men but in the power of God â—â— brother but one brother goeth to lawe with onother and that vnder the vnbeleuers Now therfore there is vtterly a faut amoÌ„g you because ye go to lawe one w t another Why rather suffer ye not wronge why rather suffre ye not your selues to haue harme naye ye youre selues do wronge robbe that the brethren Do ye not knowe howe y â— y â— vnrighteous shal not inheret y â— kingdom of God Be not deceaued For nether fornicatours nether worshippers of Images nether aduoutrers nether weaklinges nether abusers of theÌ„ selues wyth mankynde nether theues nether couerouse nether droÌ„ kardes nether cursed speakers nether pillers shal inheret the kingdome of god And such were some of you but ye are wasshed but ye are sanctifyed but ye are iustified by the name of the Lorde Iesus and by the spryâ—e of oure God I maye do al thynges but all thinges are not profytable I maye do all thynges but I wyl be brought vnder no mans power Meates are ordeyned for the belly and the belly for meates but god shal destroy both it and theÌ„ Let not the body be applied vnto fâ—rnicacyon but vnto the Lorde the Lorde vnto the body god hath raised vp the lord and shall rayse vs vp by his power ✚ Ether knowe ye nor y â— youre bodyes are y â— meÌ„bers of Christ shal I now take the members of Christ and make them the meÌ„bers of an harlot God forbyd Do ye not knowe that he which coupleth him selfe w t an harlot is become one body For two sayeth he shal be one flesshe But he that is ioyned vnto the Lorde is one sprete Fle fornicacion Euery sinne y â— a maÌ„ doth is without
the body But he that is a fornicator sineth against his owne body Ether knowe ye not howe that youre bodyes are the temple of the holy gooste whiche dwelleth in you whom ye haue of god and how that ye are not your owne For ye are dearly bought Therfore gloryfye god in youre bodyes and in youre spyrytes whyche are Goddes ⊢ ¶ Of maryage vyrgynyte and wyddowheade CAPI VII AS concerning the thynges wherof ye wrote vnto me ✚ it is good for a maÌ„ not to touche a woman Neuertheles to avoyde whordome let euery man haue hys wyte and let euery woman haue her husbande Let the husbaÌ„de geue vnto the wyfe due beneuolence Lykewyse also the wyfe vnto the husbande The wyfe hathe not power of her owne body but the husbande And lykewyse the husbaÌ„de hath not power of his owne body but the wyfe Wythdrawe not youre selues one from another except it be with consente for a tyme for to gene youre selues to fastynge and prayer And afterwarde come together agayne leste Satan tempte you for youre incontinencye Thys I saye of fauoure and not of commaundement For I wolde that all men were as I my selfe am but euery man hath his proper gytte of God one after this maÌ„ner another after that I saye vnto them that be vnmaryed and wyddowes it is good for them yf they abyde euen as I do But and yf they cannot abstayne let them mary For it is better to mary then to burne Unto the maryed coÌ„mauÌ„de not I but the Lord Let not the wyfe be separated from the husband If she seperate her self let her remaine vnmaried or be recoÌ„ciled vnto her husbande agayne And let not the husband put awaye his wyfe from him To the remnaunt speake I not the Lord If any brother haue a wyfe that beleueth not yf she be content to dwell with hym let hym not put her awaye And the woman whyche hathe to her husbande an infydell and consent to dwell wyth her let her not put hym awaye For the vnbeleuynge husbande is sanctifyed by the wyfe and the vnbeleuynge wyfe is sanctyfyed by the husbande Or els were your chyldren vnclene but ☞ nowe are they holye But and yf the vnbeleuyng departe let him departe A brother or a syster is not in subieccyon to such But god hath called vs in peace For howe knoweste thou O woman whether thou shalt saue thy husbande or no Other howe knowest thou O man whether thou shalte saue thy wyfe or no but euen as God hath distributed to euery man As the Lorde hathe called euery man so let hym walke and so orden I in all congregacions If any man be called being circuÌ„cised let hym not adde vncircumcisyon If any be called vncircumcised let hym not be circumcised Circumcision is nothyng and vncircumcisyon is nothynge but the kepynge of the commaundementes of God ✚ Let euery man abide in the same calling wherin he was called Arte thou called a seruauÌ„â— care not for it Neuerthelesse ☞ yf thou mayst be fre vse it rather For he that is called in the Lorde beynge a seruaunte â–ª is the Lordes freman Lykewyse he that is called beynge fre is Christes seruaunte Ye are dearly bought ☞ be not ye the seruauÌ„tes of men Brethren let euery man wherin he is called therin abyde with God ⊢ As concerninge virgins I haue no commaundement of the Lorde yet geue I counsell as one that hath obtayned mercy of the Lorde to be faythfull I suppose therfore that it is good for the present necessyte For it is good for a man so to be Art thou bouÌ„de vnto a wyfe seke not to be losed Arte thou losed from a wyfe seke not a wyfe But and yf thou marye a wyfe thou hast not synned Lykewyse yf a virgen mary she hathe not synned Neuerthelesse suche shal haue trouble in theyr fleshe but I fauoure you This saye I brethren the tyme is short It remayneth that they whiche haue wyues be as though they had none and they that wepe be as though they wept not and they that reioyce be as though they reioised not and they that bye be as though they possessed not and they that vse this worlde be as though they vse it not For the fassyon of this worlde goeth awaye I wolde haue you without care He y â— is vnmaryed careth for the thynges that belonge to the Lorde howe he maye please the Lorde But he that hathe maryed a wyfe careth for the thinges that are of the worlde howe he may please his wyfe There is differeÌ„ce betwene a virgin a wyfe The single womaÌ„ careth for the thinges y â— are of the Lorde y â— she may be holy both i body also in spyrit Agayne she y â— is maryed careth for y â— thynges y â— pertayne to y â— worlde howe she maye please her husbaÌ„de ☞ This speake I for your profyt not to taÌ„gâ—e you in a snare but y â— ye may folowe it which is honest comly and that ye may cleue vnto the lorde without separacioÌ„ If any man thynke that it is vncumly for hys virgin yf she passe the tyme of maryage and yf so nede requyre let hym do what he lysteth he synneth not let them be coupled in mariage Neuerthelesse he that purposeth surely in hys herte hauynge no nede but hathe power ouer his owne wyll and hathe so decreed in hys herte that he wyll kepe hys virgin doeth well So then he that ioyneth hys virgin in mariage doth well But he that ioyneth not hys virgin in mariage doth better The wyfe is bouÌ„de to the mariage as longe as her husbande lyueth If her husbande dye she is at liberte to mary with whom she wyll onely in the Lorde But she is happyer yf she so abyde after my iudgement And I thynke verely that I haue the spyrit of God ¶ He rebuketh theÌ„ that vse lyberte to the sclander of other and sheweth howe men ought to behaue them towarde suche as be weake CAPI VIII AS touchynge thynges offred vnto ymages we are sure that we all haue knowledge Knowledge maketh a maÌ„swel but loue edefyeth If any man thynke that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to knowe But yf any man loue God the same is knowen of hym As coÌ„cernynge the earynge of those thinges that are offred vnto ydols we are sure that ☞ the ymage is nothing in y â— worlde and that there is none other God but one And though there be y â— are called Goddes whether in heauen other in earth as there be Goddes many Lordes many yet vnto vs is there but one God whiche is the father of whom are all thynges and we for him and one Lorde Iesus Christ by whom are all thynges and we by hym But euery man hath not knowledge Some hauyng coÌ„science because of the ymage vntyll thys houre eate as a thing offred vnto ymages and so theyr coÌ„cieÌ„ce beyng weake is defiled
reporte our selues to euery maÌ„nes conscieÌ„ce in the syght of God ✚ If our Gospel be yet hyd it is hyd amonge them that are lost in whom the God of this worlde hath blynded the myndes of them whiche beleue not lest the lyght of the Gospell of the glorye of Christ whiche is the ymage of God shulde shyne vnto them ✚ For we preach not our selues but Christ Iesus to be the Lorde our selues your seruauÌ„tes for Iesus sake For it is God that coÌ„maunded the lyght to shyne out of darcknes which hath shyned in oure hertes for to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ. But we haue this treasure in erthen vessels that the excellency of the power myght be Gods not ours We are troubled on euery syde yet are we not without shyfte We are in pouerty but not vtterly without somwhat We suffre persecucion but are not for saken therin We are cast downe neuertheles we perysh not We alwayes bere about in the bodye the dying of the Lorde Iesus that the lyfe of Iesu myght also appeare in our bodye For we whiche lyue are alwayes delyuered vnto deth for Iesus sake that the life also of Iesu myght appeare in our mortall fleshe So then death worcketh in vs but life in you ⊢ ✚ But seyng that we haue the same spirite of fayth according as it is wrytten I beleued therfore haue I spoken We also beleue therfore speake For we knowe that he whiche raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall rayse vp vs also by the meanes of Iesus shal set vs with you For al thinges do I for your sakes that the plentuous grace by thanckes gyuen of many maye redâ—uÌ„de to the praise of God Wherfore we are not weryed But though our vtwarde man peryshe yet the in warde man is renued daye by daye For oure trybulacyon which is momentany and lyght prepareth an excedynge and an eternall wayght of glorye vnto vs whyle we loke not on the thynges whyche are sene but on the thynges whyche are not sene For the thynges whyche are sene are temporall but thynges whiche are not sene are eternall ⊢ CAPI V. ¶ The rewarde for suffrynge trouble FOr we knowe that yf our earthy mancion of this dwelling were destroyed we haue a byldyng of God an habytacyon not made with handes but eternall in heauen For therfore syghe we desyrynge to be clothed with our mansyon whiche is from heauen so yet yf that we be founde clothed and not naked For we that are in this tabernacle syghe and are greued because we wolde not be vnclothed but wold be clothed vpoÌ„ that mortalite might be swalowed vp of life He that hath ordeyned vs for this thyng is God which very same hath gyuen vnto vs the ernest of the spirite Therfore we are alwaye of good cheare and knowe that as long as we are at home in the body we are absent from god For we walcke in fayth not after outwarde appearauÌ„ce Neuertheles we are of good comfort and had leuer to be absent from the bodye to be preseÌ„t with God Whefore whether we be at home or from home we endeuour our selues to please hym For we must all appere before the iudgement seate of Chryste that euery man may receyue the worckes of his bodye accordynge to that he hath done whether it be good or bad ✚ Seyng then that we knowe howe the Lorde is to be feared We fare fayre wyth men For we are knowen well ynough vnto god I trust also that we are knoweÌ„ in your consciences For we prayse not our selues agayne vnto you but gyue you an occasyon to reioyce of vs that ye may haue some what agaynst theÌ„ which reioyce in the face and not in the herte For yf we be to feruent to god are we to feruent Or yf we kepe measure for your cause kepe we measure For y â— loue of Christ coÌ„strayneth vs bycause we thus iudge that yf one dyed for all then were all deade he dyed for all that they whych lyue shuld not hence forth lyue vnto them selues but vnto him whych dyed for them rose agayne ⊢ Wherfore hence forth knowe we no maÌ„ after the flesshe In so muche though we haue knowen Christ after the fleshe now yet heÌ„â—e forth know we him so no more Therfore yf any man be in Christ he is a newe creature Olde thynges are passed awaye beholde al thynges are become newe Neuertheles al thiÌ„ges are of God which hath reconcyled vs vnto hym self by Iesus Christ and hath gyuen to vs the offyce to preache the attonement For God was in Christ made agrement betwene the worlde and him self imputed not their synnes vnto them and hath commytted to vs the preachyng of the attonement Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christ eueÌ„ as though God dyd beseche you thorowe vs. So praye we you in Christes stede that ye be reconcyled vnto God for he made him to ☞ be synne for vs whiche knewe no synne that we by his meanes shulde be that ryghtuousnesse whiche before God is alowed ¶ An exhortacyon to receyue the word of God with thankefulnesse and amendement of lyfe The dyligence of Paule in the Gospell and howe he warneth them to exchewe the company of the Heythen CAPI VI. WE also as helpers exhort you that ye receyue not the grace of god in vayne For he sayeth I haue herde the in a tyme accepted and in the day of saluacion haue I suckered the. Beholde nowe is that accepted tyme beholde nowe is the day of saluacyon Let vs gyue no occasyon of euyl that in our offyce be founde no faute but in al thinges let vs behaue our selues as the ministers of God In much pacieÌ„ce in affliccyons in necessyties in anguyshes in strypes in presonmeÌ„tes in strytes in laboures in watchiÌ„ges in fastinges in purenes in knowledge in loÌ„ge suffryng in kyndnes in the holy Ghoste in loue vnfaynedly in the word of truth in the power of God by the armour of ryghtuousnes of the ryght hande on the lefte be honoure and dishonour by euyl report good reporte as disceyuers and yet true as vnknowen and yet knoweÌ„ as dying behold we lyue as chastned not killed as sorowing yet alway mery as pore and yet make many ryche as hauyng nothyng yet possessyng al thynges O ye Corinthians our mouth is opeÌ„ vnto you Our hert is made large ye are in no strayte in vs but are in a strayte in youre owne bowels I promyse vnto you lyke reward as vnto chyldren Set your selues at large ✚ beare not ye the yocke with the vnbeleuers For what fellyshyp hath ryghtuousnes with vnryghtuousnes Or what company hath lyght wyth dackenesse Or what concorde hath Christe wyth Beliall Eyther what parte hath he that beleueth with an infydell Or howe
confermed afore of God vnto Chryste warde to make the promes of none effecte For yf the inheritaunce come of the lawe it commeth not nowe of promes But God gaue it vnto Abraham by promes Wherfore theÌ„ serueth y â— law The lawe was added because of traÌ„sgressioÌ„ tyl y â— seed came to whom the promes was made it was ordeyned by Angels in the hande of a mediator A mediator is not a mediator of one But God is one Is the lawe then agaynst the promes of God God forbyd For yf there had bene a lawe geuen whiche coulde haue geuen lyfe then no doute ryghtewesnes shulde come by the lawe But the scrypture ⧠The epystle of Saynt Paul the apostle vnto the Ephesyans ¶ The euerlastynge ordynaunce and eleccyon of God in sauynge all men thorowe Chryste Iesus his sonne we are ordened vnto good workes The dominion of Chryste CAPI I. PAul an apostle of Iesus Chryst by the wyl of God To the Saynctes whiche are at Ephesus and to them whiche beleue on Iesus Chryste Grace be with you peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesu Chryste Blessed be God the father of oure Lorde Iesus Chryst whiche hath blessed vs with all maner of spirituall blessynge in heuenly thynges by Chryste accordynge as he had chosen vs in him before the foundacions of the worlde were layde that we shuld be holy and without blame before him thorowe loue which ordeyned vs before thorow Iesus Christ to be heyres vnto him selfe ' accordynge to the good pleasure of hys wyll to the prayse of the glorye of his grace where with he hath made vs accepted thorow the beloued By whom we haue redempcyon thorowe his bloude euen the forgeuenes of synnes accordynge to the ryches of hys grace wher of he hathe ministred vnto vs aboundantly in all wysdome and prudence And hathe opened vnto vs the mystery of hys wyll accordynge to hys good pleasure whiche he had purposed in hym selfe to haue it declared when the tyme was ful come that he myght set vp all thynges perfectly by Chryste bothe the thynges whiche are in heuen and the thynges which are in earth euen by hym by whom we are made heyres and were therto predestinate accordynge to the purpose of hym by whose power al thinges are wrought accordynge to the purpose of hys owne wyll that we whiche before beleued in Christ shulde be vnto the prayse of his glorye In whom also ye beleue for asmuche as we haue harde the worde of trueth euen the Gospel of your saluacyon wherin when ye had beleued ye were sealed with the holy spirit of promes which is the earnest of our in herytauÌ„ce for the recoueringe of the purchased possessioÌ„ vnto y â— prayse of his glory Wherfore I also after that I hearde of the fayth which ye haue in the Lorde Iesu and loue vnto all the Saynctes cease not to geue thanckes for you makynge mencyon of you in my prayers that the God of oure Lorde Iesus Christ the father of glory may geue vnto you the spyryte of wysdome and of reuelacion by the knowledge of him selfe and lyghten the eyes of youre myndes that ye maye knowe what the hope is where vnto he hathe called you and howe ryche the glory is of his inherytaunce vpon the sainctes what is y â— exceding greatnes of his power to vs warde which beleue according to the workyng of that his myghty power whiche he wrought in Christe when he raysed him from the deed and set hym on hys ryght hande in heauenly thynges aboue all rule and power and myght and domynyon and aboue euery name that is named not in this worlde onely but also in the worlde to come and hathe put al thynges vnder his fete and hathe made hym aboue all thynges the heed of the congregacyon whiche is hys body and the fulnes of hym that fylleth all in all ¶ Paul sheweth them what maner of people they were before theyr conuersyon and what they are nowe in Chryste CAPI II. AND you hathe he quyckened where as ye were deed in â—reaspasses synnes in the whiche in tyme passed ye walked according to the course of this worlde euen after the gouerner that ruleth in the ayer the spirit that nowe worketh in the chyldren of vnbelefe amonge whom we al had oure conuersacyon also in tyme past in the lustes of oure flesshe and fulfylled the lustes of oure flesshe and fulfylled the wyll of the flesshe and of the mynde and ☞ were by nature the chyldren of wrath euen as well as other But God which is rych in mercy for his great loue wherwith he loued vs euen wheÌ„ we were deed by synnes quickened vs together in Chryst by garce are ye saued and raysed vs vp together with hym and made vs sytte together with him amonge them of heauen in Christe Iesu. That in tyme to come he myght shewe y â— exceadynge ryches of hys grace in kyndnes to vs warde thorow Chryst Iesu. For by grace are ye made safe thorowe fayth that not of youre selues It is the gyfte of God and coÌ„meth not of workes lest any maÌ„ shuld boast him selfe For we are his worckmanshyppe created in Christ Iesu vnto good workes whych god ordayned that we shulde walke in them Wherfore remeÌ„bre that ye beyng in tyme passed Gentyls in the flesshe were called vncircumcysyon from that whiche is called circumcision in the flesshe whiche circumcisyon is made by handes Remembre I say that at that tyme ye were without Christe beyng alâ—aÌ„tes froÌ„ the coÌ„meÌ„ welth of Israel straungers froÌ„ the testamentes of the promes and had no hope were without God in this worlde But nowe by the meanes of Christ Iesu ye whiche somtyme were farre of are made nye by the bloude of Christ. For he is our peace whiche hath made of both one and hathe broken downe the wall that was a stoppe bitwene vs and hath also put awaye thorowe hys flesshe ☞ the cause of hatred euen the lawe of commaundemeÌ„tes coÌ„tayned in the law wrytten for to make of â—wane one newe man in hym selfe so makyng peace and to reconcile both vnto God in one body thorow the crosse slew hatred thereby and came preached peace to you whiche were a farre of to them that were nyâ— For thorow hiÌ„ we both haue an entrauÌ„ce in one spirite vnto the father ✚ Nowe therfore ye are not straungers foreners but cytesyns with the sayntes and of the housholde of God and are bylt vpon the foundacion of the Apostles and Prophetes Iesus Christ him selfe beynge the head corner stone in whom what buyldyng soeuer is coupled togyther it groweth vnto an holy temple in the Lorde in whom ye also are buylt togyther to be an habitacion of God thorow the âšœ holy ghost ⊢ ¶ He sheweth the cause of hys presonmente desyreth them not to saynte because of his
trouble and prayeth God to make them stedfast in his spirits CAPI III. FOr thys â—ause I Paule am a prysoner of Iesus Christ for you Heythen If ye haue hearde of the ministracyon of the grace of God which is gyuen me to you ward for by reuelacyon shewed he the mystery vnto me as I wrote afore in fewe wordes wherby when ye reade ye may vnderstande my knowledge in the mystery of Christ whiche mistery in tymes passed was not opened vnto the soÌ„nes of men as it is nowe declared vnto his holy Apostles and Prophetes by the spyrit that the Gentyls shulde be inheritours also of the same body partakers of his promes in Christ by the meanes of the Gospell wherof I am made a mynyster accordynge to the gyfte of the grace of God whiche is gyuen vnto me after the workyng of his power Unto me the least of al saynctes is this grace gyuen that I shulde preache amonge the Gentylles the vnsearcheable ryches of Chryste and to make al men se what felowshyppe of the mysterye is * whyche frome the begynnyng of the worlde hath bene hyd in God whych made al thynges thorow Iesus Chryste to the intente that nowe vnto the rulers and powers in heauenly thynges might be knowen by the congregacion the manyfold wysdome of God accordyng to the eternall purpose whiche he wrought in Christ Iesu our Lord by whom we haue boldnesse and entrauÌ„ce with the confydence whiche is by the fayth of him ✚ Wherfore I desyre that ye faynt not because of my trybulacioÌ„s that I suffre for your sakes whiche is youre prayse For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche is father ouer all that is called father in Heauen and in earth that he wolde graunt you accordynge to the ryches of hys glorye that ye may be strengthed with myght by his spirite in the inner man that Christ may dwell in your hertes by fayth that ye beyng roted and grouÌ„ded in loue myght be able to comprehende wyth all Saynctes what is that bredth and length deepth and heyth and to knowe the excellente loue of the knowledge of Christ that ye myght be fulfylled with al fulnes whiche commeth of God Unto hym that is able to do excedynge abouÌ„dantly aboue al that we aske or thinke accordyng to the power that worketh in vs be prayse in the coÌ„gregacyon by Iesê° Christ thoroweout all generacyons from tyme to tyme. Amen ¶ He exhorteth them vnto mekenes to laye asyde the olde conuersacyon of gredy lustes and to walcke in a newe lyfe CAPI IIII. I Therfore whyche am a prysonner of the Lordes exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacyon wherwith ye are called with all lowlynes and mekenes wyth humblenes of mynde forbearynge one another thorowe loue and be diligent to kepe the vnite of the spirite thorow the bonde of peace beynge one body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge Let there be but one Lorde one fayth one baptyme one God and father of all whyche is aboue al thorow al and in you all ⊢ ✚ Unto euery one of vs is gyuen grace accordynge to the measure of the gyfte of Christ. Wherfore he sayeth whan he went vp an hye he ledde captiuitye captyue and gaue gyftes vnto men That he ascended what meaneth it but that he also descended fyrste into the lowest partes of the earth He that desceÌ„ded is euen the same also that ascended vp aboue all heauens to fulfyl al thynges And the very same made some Apostles some Prophetes some Euangelystes some Shepherdes and Teachers to the edifying of the saynctes to the worke and ministracyon euen to the edifying of the body of Chryst tyll we al come to the vnyte of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of God vnto a perfecte man vnto the measure of the full perfecte age of Chryste ⊢ That we hence forth shulde be no more chyldren waueryng and caried about with euery wynde of doctryne by the wylynes of men thorowe craftynes wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceyue vs. But let vs folowe the trueth in loue and in all thynges growe in hym whiche is the heade euen Christ in whom yf all the body be coupled knet togyther thorowe out euery ioynt wherwith one mynistreth to another accordynge to the operacyon as euery parte hath his measure he increseth the body vnto the edifying of it self thorowe loue ✚ This I say therfore and testyfye thorow the Lord that ye hence forth walke not as other Gentylles walcke in vanyte of their mynde while they are blynded in their vnderstandyng beyng farre from a godly lyfe by the meanes of the ignorancy that is in them because of the blyndnes of theyr hertes whiche beyng past repentaunce haue gyuen them selues ouer vnto wantoÌ„nes to worke all maner of vnclennes euen with gredines But ye haue not so learned Christ If so be that ye haue hearde of him haue bene taught in him as the truth is in Iesu as concernynge the conuersacyon in tyme past to laye from you that olde man whych is corrupte accordynge to the deceauable lustes ⊢ ✚ To be renued also in the spirite of your mynde to put on that new man which after God is shapen in rightuousnes and true holynes Wherefore put awaye lyinge and speake euery man trueth vnto hys neyghboure for as muche as we are members one of another ☞ Be angrye and synne not let not the soÌ„ne go downe vpon your wrath neyther giue place vnto the backbiter Let hym that stole steale nomore but let him rather labour with his handes the thyng whiche is good that he may giue vnto him that nedeth ⊢ Let no fylthy communicacion procede out of your mouth but that whiche is good to edyfy withal as oft as nede is that it may mynyster grace vnto the hearers And greue not ye the holy spiryte of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcyon Let all bytternes and fearsnesse and wrath and rorynge and cursed speakyng be put awaye from you with all malycyousnes Be ye curteous one to another mercyful forgeuyng one another euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you ¶ He exhorteth them vnto loue warneth them to be ware of al vnclennesse He teacheth howe women shuld obey their husbandes and howe louyngly men ought to intreate theyâ— wyues CAPI V. BE ye therfore folowers of God as dere chyldren and walke in loue euen as Christe loued vs and gaue hym selfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrycye of a swete sauer to God As for fornicacyon and al vncleÌ„nes or couetousnes let it not be once named amonge you as it becommeth sanctes or fylthynes or folyshe talkynge or testyng which are not comly but rather gyuynge of thankes For this ye know that no whoremonger ether vncleane person or couetous person which is
a worshypper of ymages hath any enherytaunce in the kyngdome of Christ and of God Let no man deceyue you w t vayne wordes For because of suche thynges commeth the wrath of God vpon the chyldren of dysobedyencâ— Be not ye therfore companyons of theÌ„ Ye were somtime darckenes but now are ye lyght in the Lorde Walcke as chyldren of lyght For the fruyte of the spyryte consysteth in all goodnes and ryghtuousnes and trueth ⊢ Accepte that whyche is pleasynge vnto the Lorde and haue no felowshyppe wyth the vnfruytefull workes of darckenes but rather rebuke them For it is shame euen to name those thynges whiche are done of theÌ„ in secret but al thinges when they are rebuked of the lyghte are manyfest For whatsoeuer is manifest that same is light Wherfore he sayeth awake thou that slepest and stande vp from death and Christ shal gyue the lyght ✚ Take hede therefore howe ye walcke â—ircâ—â—spectly not as vnwise but as wyse meÌ„ auoydynge occasyon because the dayes are euyll Wherfore be ye not vnwyse but vnderstande what the wyl of the Lorde is and be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse but be fylled with the spirite speakyng vnto youre selues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spiritual songes syngyng and making melodie to the Lord in your hertes gyuyng thankes alwayes for al thynges vnto God the father in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ submyttyng your selues one to another in the feare of God ⊢ Ye wemeÌ„ submyt your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the Lorde For the husbaÌ„de is the wiues head eueÌ„ as Christ is the head of the congregacion the same is he that ministreth saluacion vnto the body Therfore as the congregacion is in subieccyon to Christ lyke wyse let the wemeÌ„ also be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thynges Ye husbaÌ„des loue your wyues eueÌ„ as Christ also loued the coÌ„gregacion gaue him selfe for it to sanctyfye it clensed it in the fountayne of water thorowe the worde to make it vnto him selfe a gloryous congregacioÌ„ without spot or wrynckle or any such thyng but that it shulde be holy without blame So ought men to loue their wyues as their owne bodyes He that loueth his wyfe loueth himself For no maÌ„ euer yet hated his owne flesshe but norysheth cheryssheth it eueÌ„ as the Lorde doth the congregacion For we are meÌ„bers of his body of hys flesshe of his bones For this cause shall a man leue father mother shal be ioyned vnto his wyfe and of two shal be made one flesshe This is a great secrete but I speake of Christ of the congregacion Neuerthelesse do ye so that euery one loue his wyfe euen as hym selfe And let the wyfe fere her husbande ¶ Howe chyldren shulde be haue them selues toward theiâ—â—â—rtutes Seruauntes towarde their maystees An exhorâ—â—â—yon to thâ— spiritâ—â—l baâ—â—aylâ— CAPI VI. C HyldreÌ„ obey your fathers mothers in the Lord for that is ryght Honour thy father mother the same is the fyrst coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t in the promes that y â— mayest prospere lyue longe on the earth Ye fathers moue not your childreÌ„ to wrath but ye shal bring them vp thorow the nurtur informacion of the Lorde Ye seruauÌ„tes be obedyent vnto theÌ„ that are your bodely maisters with feare tremblyng euen with the synglenes of youre herte as vnto Christe not doynge seruyce vnto the eye â–ª as they that go about to please men but as the seruauntes of Christ doyng the wyl of god from the herte w t good wyl seruyng the Lorde not men Knowyng this that what soeuer good thiÌ„g any man doth the same shall he receyue agayne of god whether he be boÌ„de or fre And ye maisters do euen the same thynges vnto theÌ„ puttyng away threatninges Knowyng that your master also is in heauen nether is there any respecte of person with him ✚ Finally my brethren be stronge thorowe the Lord and thorow the power of his myght Put on all the armour of God that ye may stande agaynst the assautes of the deuyl For we wrestle not agaynst bloude and fleshe but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly rulers eueÌ„ gouerners of the derckenes of this worlde agaynst spiritual craftynes in heauenly thynges Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God that ye maye be able to resyst in the euyl day and stande perfect in all thinges Stande therfore your loynes gyrde with the trueth hauyng on the brest plate of ryghtuousnes hauyng shoes on your fete that ye maye be prepared for the Gospell of peace Aboue al take to you the shâ—ld of faith wherwith ye may quenche al the fyrie dartê of the wycked And take the helmet of saluacion the sweard of the spirite which is the worde of God ⊢ And pray alwayes w t al maner of prayer supplicacion in the spirite watche therunto with all instaunce supplicacion for al sanctes for me that vtteraunce may be gyuen vnto me that I maye open my mouth frely to vtter the secretes of my Gospel wherof I am messenger in bondes that therin I maye speake frely as I ought to speake But that ye may also knowe what condycyon I am in and what I do Tichicus the deare brother and faythfull mynyster in the Lorde shall shewe you of al thynges whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what case we stande in and that ye myght comforte your hertes Peace be vnto the brethren and loue wyth fayth from God the Father and from the Lord Iesus Christ. Grace be with all them whiche loue our Lorde Iesus Christ vnfaynedly Amen ¶ Sente from Rome vnto the Ephesyans by Tichicus ⧠The Epystle of Saynte Paule the Apostle to the Phyllippians ¶ He exhorteth them to increase in loue in knowledge and experyence of Godly thynges CAPI I. PAule and Timothe the seruauÌ„tê of Iesu Christ. To al the saynctes in Christ Iesu whiche are at Philippos with the Byshops and Deacons Grace be vnto you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. ✚ I thancke my God wyth all remembraunce of you all wayes in al my prayers for all you and pray with gladnes because ye are come into the fellowshyppe of the Gospel from the fyrst daye vnto nowe ✚ and am surely certyfyed of this that he whiche hath begoÌ„ne a good worke in you shall perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christ as it becommeth me so iudge I of you all because I haue you in my herte forasmuch as ye all are coÌ„panyons of grace with me euen in my bondes and in the defendyng and stably shynge of the Gospell For God is my recorde howe greately I longe after you all from the very herte rote in Iesus Christe And thys I praye that your loue maye increace yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandynge that ye may
¶ The. ij Epystle vnto Tymo the was wrytten from Rome when Paul was presented the seconde tyme vnto the Emperoure Nero. ⧠The epystle of Saynt Paule the Apostle vnto Tytus ¶ Paule exhorteth Citus to ordayne Prestes or Byshoppes injeuery Lytie and declareth what maner of men they ought to be that are chosen to that offyce and chargeth Titus to rebuke suche as withstande the Gospell CAPI I. PAule the seruaunt of God Apostle of Iesu Christ accordig to the fayth of goddes electe and accordynge to the knowledge of the trueth whyche is after godlynes in the hope of eternall lyfe which God that cannot lye promysed before the worlde begaÌ„ne but hath opened his worde at the tyme apoynted thorow preachynge which is coÌ„mitted vnto me according to the coÌ„maundemeÌ„t of God our sauiour To Titus his natural soÌ„ne after the coÌ„men fayth Grace mercy peace from god the father from the Lord Iesu Christ our sauiour For this cause lefte I the in Creta that thou shuldest refourme the thinges that are unperfect shuldest ordaine elders in euery citie as I had appoynted the. If any be bla melesse the husbande of one wyfe hauynge faythful chyldren whiche are not sclauÌ„dred of ryote neither are disobedient For a byshop must be blamelesse as the stewarde of God not stubborne not angrye not gyuen to much wyne no fyghter not gyuen to fylthy lucre but a keper of hospitalite one that loueth goodnes âšœ prudent sobre righteous godly temperate such as eleueth vnto the true worde of doctryne that he may be able also to exhorte by wholsome learnynge to improue them that say agaynst it For ther are many vnruly and talkers of vanite and disceyuers of myndes specially they that are of circuÌ„cision whose mouthes must be stopped which peruert whole houses teachyng thinges which they ought not because of fylthy lucre One of them selues euen a prophete of their owne sayde The Cretyans are alwayes lyers euyll beastes flowe belyes This witnes is true wherfore rebuke thou them sharply that they may be sounde in the fayth not takyng hede to Iewes fables and commaundementes of men that turne away the trueth Unto the pure are al thynges pure but vnto them that are defyled and vnbeleuyng is nothynge pure but euen the mynde and conscyence of them is defiled They coÌ„fesse that they know god but with the dedes they denie him seâ—ng they are abhominable disobedient vnapt vnto euery good worke ¶ He telleth hym howe he shall teache all degrees to be haue them selues CAPI II. BUt speake thou the thynges whiche be come wholsome lernynge That the elder men be sober sage discrete sounde in the fayth in loue in pacience the elder wemen lykewyse that they be in suche raymente as becoÌ„meth holynes not being false accusers not giueÌ„ to muche wyne but that they teach honest thinges to make the yong wemen sobre minded to loue their husbandes to loue their chyldreÌ„ to be discrete chast huswyfly good obedient vnto their husbaÌ„des that the worde of God be not euyl spoken of Yonge men lykewyse exhorte that they be sobre mynded In al thynges shewe thy selfe an ensaÌ„ple of good workes in the doctrine with honesty grauytie with the wholsome worde which cannot be rebuked that he whiche w t staÌ„deth maye be ashamed hauyng no euyll thyng to say of you Exhorte seruauÌ„tes to be obedient vnto their owne masters and to please theÌ„ in all thinges not answerynge agayne neyther to be pyckers but that they shewe all good faythfulnes that they maye do worshyppe to the doctryne of God our sauiour in al thinges ✚ For the grace of god that bryngeth saluacion vnto all men hath appeared and teacheth vs that we shuld denye vngodlynes and worldly lustes that we shuld lyue soberly and ryghtuously and godly in this present worlde lokige for that blessed hope and appearynge of the glorye of the great God and of oure Sauyoure Iesu Christe whyche gaue hym selfe for vs to redeme vs from al vnryghtuousnes and to pourge vs a peculyer people vnto hym selfe feruently gyuen vnto good worckes These thynges speake and exhorte ⊢ and rebuke wyth all feruentnes of commaundynge Se that no man despyse the. ¶ Of obedyence to suche as be in auctorytye He warneth Cities to beware of folyshe and vnprofytable questions CAPI III. WArne them that they submytte them selues to rule and power that they obey the offycers that they be ready vnto euery good worke that they speake euyll of no man that they be no fighters but gentle shewing al mekenes vnto al meÌ„ For we our selues also were soÌ„tyme foolysh disobedieÌ„t deceyued seruiÌ„g diuers lustes voluptuousnes lyuyng in maliciousnes and enuie ful of hate hating one another ✚ But after that the kyndnes and loue of our sauioure God to man warde appeared not by y â— dedes of ryghtuousnes which we wrought but accordyng to his mercy he saued vs by the fountayne of the new byrth renuing of the holy gost which he shed on vs abouÌ„dauntly thorowe Iesus Christ our sauiour y â— we iustified by his grace shulde be made heyres according to the hope of eternal lyfe ⊢ This is a true saying Of these thinges I wyll that thou certyfie that they which beleue in God might be diligeÌ„t to go forward in good workes For these thinges are good profytable vnto men Foolishe questions genelogies brauling thorow striuynges about the lawe auoyde for they are vnprofitable superfluous A maÌ„ that is an auctor of sectes after the fyrst the seconde admonicion auoyde knowynge that he that is such is peruerted synneth euen damued by him selfe When I shal sende Artemas vnto the or Tychicus be diligent to come to me vnto Nicopolis For I haue determined there to winter Bryng Zenas the lawer Apollos on their iorney diligently that nothyng be lackyng vnto theÌ„ And let oures also learne to excell in good workes as farforth as nede requyreth that they be not vnfrutefull Al y â— are w t me salute the. Grete theÌ„ that loue vs in the fayth Grace be with you al. Amen ¶ Wrytten from Nicopolis a cytie of Macedonia ¶ He reioyseth to heare of the fayth and loue of Philemon whom he desyreth to forgyue his setuaunt Onesimus louyngly to receyue him agayne ⧠The Epystle of S. Paule vnto Philemon PAule the prysonner of Iesu Christ brother Timothe Unto Philemon the beloued and our helper and to the beloued Appia to Archippus oure felow soudier and to the congregacion that is of thy house Grace be vnto you peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christe I thanke my God makyng meÌ„cyon alwayes of the in my prayers when I heare of thy loue fayth which thou hast toward the Lorde Iesu and towarde all sayntes so that the fellishyppe of thy fayth is frutefull in the knowledge of
Apostles of the Lord and sauiour This fyrst vnderstande that there shal come in y â— last dayes mockers in dysceaytfulnes which wyl walke after their owne lustê say Where is the promes of hys coÌ„myng For sence the fathers dyed all thynges contynue in the same estate wherin they were at the begynnynge For thys they know not that wylfully how that the heaues a great whyle ago were and the earth out of the water appeared vp thorow the water by the worde of God by the whyche thynges the world that then was peryshed beyng ouer runne with water But the heaueÌ„s earth which are now be kept by his word in store and reserued vnto fyre agaynst the day of iudgemeÌ„t and perdicion of vngodly meÌ„ Derely beloued be not ignorauÌ„t of thys one thynge howe that one daye is with the Lord as a thousand yeare and a thousande yeare as one day The Lorde that hath promysed is not slacke as some meÌ„ count slacknes but is pacient to vs warde for asmuch as he wolde haue no man lost but wyll receyue al men to repentaunce Neuerthelesse the day of the Lord wyll come as a thefe in the nyght in the whyche daye the heauens shal passe away in maner of a teÌ„pest and the elemeÌ„tes shal melt wyth heat the earth also and the workes that are therin shal burne Seyng then that al these thynges shall peryshe what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersacion godlynes lokyng for and hastyng vnto the commyng of the daye of God by whom the heauens shall perysh with fyre the elementes shal melt wyth heate Neuertheles we accordyng to his promes loke for a newe heauen and a new earth wherin dwelleth rightousnes Wherfore derely beloued seying that ye loke for such thinges be deligeÌ„t that ye may be founde of hym in peace wythout sporte and vndefyled And suppose that the longe suffrynge of the Lord is saluacyon euen as our dearely beloued brother Paule also accordyng to the wysdome gyuen vnto hym hath wrytten vnto you ye almoste in euery Epistle speakyng of suche thynges among which are many thinges harde to be vnderstaÌ„de which they that are vnlearned vnstable peruert as they do also the other scriptures vnto their owne destruccion Ye therfore beloued seynge ye be warned afore haÌ„d beware least ye wyth other men be also plucked awaye thorowe the errour of the wycked and fall from your owne sted fastnes but grow in grace and in the knowledge of oure Lorde and sauyoure IESVS Chryste To whom be glory both nowe and for euer Amen ⧠The fyrste epistle of Saynte Iohn the Apostle ¶ True wytnesse of the euerla stynge worde of God The bloude of Chryst is the purgaâ—yon from synne No man to wytho ut synne CAPI I. THat whiche was from the begynnyng whiche we haue hearde whiche we haue sene w t our eyes whiche we haue loked vpoÌ„ out haÌ„des haue haÌ„dled of the worde of the lyfe And the lyfe appered we haue sene bere wytnes shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was w t the father appered vnto vs. That whiche we haue sene herd declare we vnto you y â— ye also may haue fellishyp w t vs that our felly shyp may be with the father and his soÌ„ne Iesus Christ And this writ we vnto you that ye may reioyce and that your ioy may be full And this is the tydinges which we haue hearde of him declare vnto you that God is lyght and in him is no derkenes at al. If we say that we haue felowshyp with hym walcke in darkenes we lye and do not the truth ☞ But yf we walcke in lyght euen as he is in lyght then haue we felowshyp w t him and the bloude of Iesus Christe hys sonne clenseth vs from all synnes If we say that we haue no sinne we de ceyue ourselues the trueth is not in vs If we knowledge our synnes he is faythful iust to forgiue vs our sinnes and to clense vs from all vnryghtuousnes If we haue not synned we make hym a lyer his word is not in vs. ¶ Chryst is our aduocate Of true loue howe it is tryed CAPI II. ✚ MY lyttel children these thinges write I vnto you that ye sinne not And yf any maÌ„ sine we haue an aduocate w t the father Iesê° Christ the rightuous he it is that op tayneth grace for out synnes not for out sin nes onely but also for the sines of al y e world ✚ And hereby we are sure y t we know hiÌ„ yf we kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes He that sayth I know him kepeth not his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes is a lyer the verite is not in him But whoso kepeth his worde in hi is the loue of God perfect in dede hereby know we that we are in him He y â— sayth he bydeth in hym ought to walke euen as he walcked ⊢ Brethren I wryte no newe commaundement vnto you but that olde commaundemeÌ„t which ye haue had froÌ„ the begynuynge The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde from the begynnyng Agayne a new commaundemeÌ„t I wryte vn to you that is true in him the same is true also in you for the derkenes is past and the true lyght now shyueth ⊢ He that sayeth how that he is in the lyght yet hateth hys brother is in darcknes euen vntyl this time He that loueth hys brother abydeth in the lyght and there is none occasyon of euyll in hym He that hateth his brother is in darkenes walketh in darcknes and caÌ„not tel whither he goeth because y t darckenes hath blynded hys eyes Babes I wryte vnto you how y t your synnes are forgyueÌ„ you for his names sake I wryte vnto you fathers howe that ye haue knowen him that is from the beginning I wryte vnto you yonge men howe that ye haue ouercome y t wycked I wryte vnto you lytel chyldren how y t ye haue knowen the father I haue wrytteÌ„ vnto you fathers howe that ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng I haue wrytteÌ„ vnto you yonge men howe that ye are strong and the worde of god abideth in you and ye haue ouercome that wycked Se that ye loue not the worlde neyther the thynges that are in the worlde If any man loue the world the loue of the father is not in hym For all that is in the worlde as the lust of the fleshe and the lust of the eyes the pryde of lyfe is not of the father but of the worlde And the worlde passeth a waye and the lust therof but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God abideth for euer Lytel chyldren it is the last tyme and as ye haue heard how that Antichrist shall come euen now are there many begoune to be Autichristes all redy wherby we knowe y t it is the last tyme. 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