Simon and the cubbert of golde and siluer pla te and so great preparacion he was astonished and tolde him the Kings message 33 Then answered Simon and said vnto him We haue nether taken other mens lands nor with holden that which apperteineth to others but our fathers heritage which our enemies had vnrighteously in possession a certeine time 34 But when we had occasion we recouered the in heritance of our fathers 35 And whereas thou requirest Ioppe and Gazara they did great harme to our people and through our countrey yet wil we giue an hundreth talens for thē But Athenobius answered him not one worde 36 But turned againe angrie vnto the King tolde him all these wordes and the dignitie of Simon with all that he had sene and the King was verie angrie 37 ¶ in the meane time 〈◊〉 Tryphon by shippe vnto Orthosias 38 Then the King made Cendebeus captaine of the sea coast and gaue him bandes of fote men and horsemen 39 And commanded him to remoue the hoste towarde Iudea and to buylde vp Cedron to fortifie the gates and to warre against the people but the King pursued Tryphon 40 So Cendebeus came vnto Iamnia and began to vexe the people and to inuade Iudea and to take the people prisoners and to slay them 41 And he buyltevp Cedron where he set horsemen and garisons that they might make outrodes by the waies of Iudea as the King had commanded him CHAP. XVI 1 Cendebeus 〈◊〉 captaine of Antiochus hoste is put to flight by the sonnes of Simon 〈◊〉 Prolemeus the sonne of Abobus killeth Simon and his two sonnes at a banketh 23 Iohn killeth them that lye in waite for his life 1 THen came Iohn vp from Gazara tolde Simon his father what Cendebeus had done 2 So Simon called two of his eldest sonnes Iudas and Iohn and said vnto them I my brethren and my fathers house haue euer from our youth vnto this day foghtē against the enemies of Israel and the matters haue had good successe vnder our hands and we haue deliuered Israel often times 3 But I am now olde and ye by Gods mercie are of a sufficiét age be ye therefore in stead of me and my brother and go forthe fight for our nacion and the helpe of heauen be with you 4 So he chose twentie thousand fighting men of the countrey with the horsemen which went forthe against Cendebeus and rested at Modin 5 In the morning thei arose and went into the plaine field beholde a mightie great hoste came against them bothe of fotemen 〈◊〉 semen but there was a riuer bet wixt them 6 And Iohn rāged his armie ouer against him and when he sawe that the people was afrayed to go ouer the riuer he wēt ouer first him self and the men seing him passed through after him 7 Then he deuided his men and set the horsemen in the middes of the fotemen 8 For their enemies horsemen were verie manie but when they blewe the trumpets Cēdebeus fled with his hoste whereof manie were slayne and the remnant gate them to the forteresse 9 Then was Iudas Iohns brother woūded but Iohn followed after them til he came to Cedron which Cendeleus had buylt 10 Also thei fled vnto the towres that were in the fields of Azotus and those did Iohn bur ne with fyre thus were there slaine two thou sand men of them so he returned peaceably into the land of Iuda 11 ¶ Now in the field of Iericho was Ptolemeus the sonne of Abubus made captaine and he had abundance of siluer and golde 12 For he had maried the daughter of the hie Priest 13 Therefore he waxed proude in his minde and thoght to rule the land thoght to slay Simon and his sonnes by deceit 14 Now as Simon went about thorowe the ci ties of the countrey studieth carefully for them he came downe to Iericho with Matta thias and Iudas his sonnes in the hundreth seuentie and seuen yere in the eleuenth moneth which is the moneth Sabat 15 Then the sonne of Abubus receiued them by treason into a litle holde called Dochus which he had buylte where he made them a great banket and had hid men there 16 So when Simon and his sonnes had made good chere Ptolemeus stode vp with his mē and toke their weapons and entred in to Simon in the banket house slewe him with his two sonnes and certeine of his seruants 17 Whereby he committed a great vilenie and recompensed euil for good 18 Then wrote Ptolemeus these things sent to the King that he might send him an hoste to helpe him and so wolde deliuer him the countrey with the cities 19 He sent other men also vnto Gazara to take Iohn and sent letters vnto the captaines to come to him and he wolde giue them siluer and golde and rewardes 20 And to Ierusalém he sent other to take it and the mountaine of the Temple 21 But one 〈◊〉 before and tolde Iohn an Gazara that his father and his brethren were slaine and that Ptolemeus had sent to slay him 22 When he heard this he was sore astonished and laid hāds of them that were come to slay him and slewe them for he knewe that they went about to kill him 23 Concerning other things of Iohn bothe of his warres and of his noble actes wherein he behaued him self manfully of the buylding of walles which he made and other of his dedes 24 Beholde they are writen in the chronicles of his priesthode from the time that he was made high Priest after his father THE SECONDE BOKE of the Maccabees CHAP. I. 1 An epistle of the Iewes that dwelt at Ierusalem sent vnto them that dweltin Egypt wherein they exhorte them to giue thankes for the death of Antiochus 19 Of the fyre that was hid in the pitte 24 The prayer of Neemias 1 THE brethrē the Iewes which be at Ierusalem and they that are in the countrey of Iudea vnto the brethren the Iewes that are thorow out Egypt send salutation prosperitie 2 God be gracious vnto you and remember his couenant made with Abraham and Isaac and Iacob his faithful seruants 3 And giue you all an heart to worship him and to do his wil with a whole heart with a willing minde 4 And open your hearts in his Law and commandements and send you peace 5 And heare your prayers and be reconciled with you and neuer forsake you in time of trouble 6 Thus now we praye here for you 7 When Demetrius reigned in the hundreth threscore and nine yere we Iewes wrote vnto you in the trouble and violēce that came vnto vs in those yeres after that Iason and his companie departed out of the holie land and kingdome 8 And burnt the porche and shed innocent blood Then we praid vnto the Lord and were heard we offred sacrifices and fine flou re and lighted the lampes and set forthe the bread 9 Now
people soght him and came to him and kept him that he shulde not departe from them 43 But he said vnto them Surely I muste also preache the kingdome of God to other cities for therefore am I sent 44 And he preached in the Synagogues of Galile CHAP. V. 1 Christ preacheth out of the ship 6 The great draught of fish 10 Certeine disciples are called 12 He clenseth the lepèr 18 He healeth the man of the palsie 27 He calleth Matthewe the customer 30 Eateth with sinners 34 And excuseth his as touching fasting 1 THē * it came to passe as the people preas sed vpō him to heare the worde of God that he stode by the lake of Gennesaret 2 And sawe two shippes stand by the lake side but the fisshermen were gone out of them were wasshing their nettes 3 And he entred into one of the shippes which was Simons and required him that he wolde thrust of a litle from the land and he sate downe and taught the people out of the ship 4 ¶ Now when he had left speaking he said vnto Simon Lanche out into the depe and let downe your nettes to make a draught 5 Then Simon answered and said vnto him Master we haue trauailed all night and haue taken nothing neuertheles at thy worde I wil let downe the net 6 And when they had so done they inclosed a great multitude of fishes so that their net brake 7 And they beckened to their parteners which were in the othership that theishuld come and helpe them who came then and filled bothe the shippes that they did sinke 8 Now whē Simon Peter sawe it he fell down at Iesus knees saying Lord go from me for I am a sinful man 9 For he was vtterly astonied and all that were with him for the draught of fishes which they toke 10 And so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedeus which were companions with Simon Then Iesus said vnto Simon Feare not from hence forthe thou shalt catch mē 11 And when they had broght the shippes to land they forsoke all and followed him 12 ¶ * Now it came to passe as he was in a certeine citie beholde there was a man ful of leprosie and when he sawe Iesus he fel on his face besoght him saying Lord if thou wilt thou canst make me cleane 13 So he stretched forthe his hand ād touched him saying I wil be thou cleane And imme diatly the leprosie departed from him 14 And he commaunded him that he shulde tell it no man but Go saith he and shewe thy self to the Priest and offer for thy clensing as * Moses hathe commaūded for a wit nes vnto them 15 But so much more wēt there a fame abroad of him and great multitudes came together to heare and to be healed of him of their infirmities 16 But he kept him self aparte in the wildernes and prayed 17 ¶ And it came to passe on a certeine daye as he was teaching that the Pharises and doctours of the Law sate by which were come out of euerie towne of Galile and Iudea and Ierusalem and the power of the Lord was in him to heale them 18 * Then beholde men broght a man lying in a bed which was taken with a palsie they soght meanes to bring him in to laye him before him 19 And when they colde not finde by what way they might bring him in because of the preasse they 〈◊〉 vp on the house and let him downe through the tiling bed and all in the middes before Iesus 20 And when he sawe their faith he said vnto him Man thy sinnes are forgiuen thee 21 Then the Scribes and the Pharises began to thinke saying Who is this that speaketh blaspemies who can forgiue sinnes but god onelie 22 But when Iesus perceiued their thoghts he answered and said vnto them What thinke ye in your hearts 23 Whether is easier to say Thy sinnes are for giuen thee or to say Rise and walke 24 But that ye may know that the Sōne of mā hathe autoritie to forgiue sinnes in earth he said vnto the sicke of the palsie I say to thee Arise take vp thy bed go to thine house 25 And immediatly he rose vp before them toke vp his hed whereon he laie and depar ted to his owne house praising God 26 And they were all amased and praised God and were filled with feare saying Douteles we haue sene strange things to daye 27 ¶ * And after that he went for the ād sawe a Publicane named Leui sitting at the receite of custome and said vnto him Followe me 28 And he left all rose vp and followed him 29 Thē Leui made him a great feast in his owne house where there was a great companie of Publicanes and of other that sate at table with them 30 But they that were Scribes and Pharises among them murmured against his disciples saying Why eat ye and drinke ye with Publi canes and sinners 31 Then Iesus answered and said vnto them They that are whole nede not the physicion but they that are sicke 32 * I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance 33 ¶ * Then they said vnto him Why do the disciples of Iohn fast often and pray and the disciples of the Pharises also but thine eat and drinke 34 And he said vnto them Can ye make the children of the wedding chamber to fast as long as the bride grome is with them 35 But the dayes wil come euen when the bridegrome shal be taken away frō them then shal they fast in those dayes 36 Againe he spake also vnto them a parable No man putteth a piece of a newe garment into and oldevesture for then the new erenteth it and the piece taken out of the new agreeth not with the olde 37 Also no mā powreth newe wine into olde vessels for then the newe wine wil breake the vessels and it wil runne out and the vessels wil perish 38 But newe wine must be powred into newe vessels so bothe are preserued 39 Also no man that drinketh olde wine straightway desireth newe for he saith The olde is better CHAP. VI. 3 Christ standeth in his disciples defence and his owne as touching the breache of the Sabbath 12 After watching and prayer he electeth his Apostles 18 He healeth and teacheth the people 20 He sheweth who are blessed 27 To loue our ennemies 37 Not to iudge rashly 41 And to auoide hypocrisie 1 ANd * it came to passe on the seconde Sabbath after the first that he went through the corne fields and his disciples plucked the eares of corne and did eate and rubbe them in their hands 2 And certeine of the Pharises said vnto them Why doye that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath dayes 3 Then Iesus answered them and said * Haue
warre and were ready to go vp into the mounteine 42 But the Lord said vnto me Say vnto thē Go not vp nether fight for I am not amōg you lest ye fall before your enemies 43 And when I tolde you ye wolde not heare but rebelled against the commandement of the Lord and were presumpteous and went vp into the mounteine 44 Then the Amorites which dwelt in that mounteine came out against you and chased you as bees vse to do and destroyed you in Seir euen vnto Harmáh 45 And when ye came againe ye wept before the LORD but the Lord wolde not heare your voyce nor incline his eares vnto you 46 Soye abode in Kadésha longe time according to the time that ye had remained before CHAP. II. 1 Israél it is forbidden to fight with the Edomites 9 Moabites 19 And Ammonites 33 Sihón King of Heshbón is discomfited 1 THen we turned and toke our iourney into the wildernes by the waye of the red Sea as the Lord spake vnto me and we compassed mount Seir a long time 2 And the Lord spake vnto me saying 3 Ye haue compassed this mountaine longe ynough turne you Northwarde 4 And warne thou the people saying Ye shal go through the coast of your brethrē the children of Esáu whiche dwell in Seir they shal be afraid of you take ye good hede therefore 5 Ye shall not prouoke them for I will not giue you of their land so muche as a fote breadth * because I haue giuen mount Seir vnto Esau for a possession 6 Ye shall bye meate of them for money to eate and ye shall also procure water of thē for money to drinke 7 For the Lordthy God hathe blessed thee in all the workes of thine hand he knoweth thy walking through this greate wildernes and the Lord thy God hathe bene with thee this fortie yere and 〈◊〉 thou hast lacked nothing 8 And whē we were departed from our brethren the children of Esáu whiche dwelt in Seîr through the waye of the plaine from Eláth from Ezion-gáber we turned and went by the way of the wildernes of Moáb 9 Then the Lord said vnto me Thou shalt not vexe Moáb nether prouoke them to battel for I wil not giue thee of their land for a possession because I haue giuen Ar vnto the children of Lot for a possession 10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past a people great and many and tall as the Anakims 11 They also were taken for gyantes as the Anakims whom the Moabites cal Emims 12 The Horims also dwelt in Seir before time whome the children of Esáu chased out and destroyed them before thē and dwelt in their stede as Israél shall do vnto the land of his possessiō which the Lord hath giuen them 13 Now rise vp said I and get you ouer the riuer * Zéred and we went ouer the riuer Zéred 14 The space also wherein we came frome Kadesh-barnéa vntill we were come ouer the riuer Zeréd was eight and thirtie yeres vntil all the generacion of the mē of warre were wasted out frome amonge the hoste as the Lord sware vnto them 15 For in dede the hande of the Lorde was against them to destroye them from amōg the hoste til they were consumed 16 ¶ So when all the men of warre were cōsumed and dead from among the people 17 Then the Lord spake vnto me saying 18 Thou shalt go through Ar the coaste of Moáb this day 19 And thou shalt come nere ouer agaynste the children of Ammôn but shalt not lay siege vnto them nor moue warre againste them for I wil not giue thee of the land of the children of Ammôn anie possession for I haue gyuen it vnto the children of Lot for a possession 20 That also was taken for a land of gyāts for gyants dwelt therein a fore time whome the Ammonites called Zamzummims 21 A people that was great and many and tall as the Anakims but the LORD destroyed them before thē they succeded them in their inheritance and dwelt in their stede 22 As he did to the children of 〈◊〉 whiche dwell in Seir when he destroyed the Horims before them and they possessed thē and dwelt in their stede vnto this day 23 And the Auims whiche dwelt in Hazerîm euē vnto Azzáh the Caphtorims which came out of Caphtor destroyed them and dwelt in their stede 24 ¶ Rise vp therefore said the Lord take your iourney and passe ouer the riuer Arnón beholde I haue giuen into thy hand Sihón the Amorite King of Heshbôn his land begin to possesse it and prouoke him to battell 25 This 〈◊〉 will begin to send thy feare thy dread vpon all people vnder the heauens whiche shall heare thy fame and shal tremble and quake before thee 26 Then I sent messengers out of the wildernes of Kedemóth vnto Sihōh King of Heshbôn with wordes of peace saying 27 ¶ * Let me passe through thy land I wil go by the hie way I wil nether turne vnto the righthand nor to the left 28 Thou shalt sel me meat for money for to eat and shalt giue me water for money for to drinke onely I will go through on my fote 29 As the children of Esáu whiche dwell in Seir and the Moabites whiche dwell in Ar did vnto me vntill I be come ouer Iordén into the land whiche the LORD our God giueth vs. 30 But Sihôn the Kynge of Heshbôn wolde not let vs passe by him for the LORD thy God had hardened his spirit made hys heart obstinate because he wolde deliuer him into thine hād as appeareth this day 31 And the Lorde sayde vnto me Beholde I haue begonne to giue Sihón and his land before thee begin to possesse and in herite his land 32 * Then came out Sihōn to mete vs hym self with all his people to fight at Iaház 33 But the Lord our God deliuered him into our power we smote him and his sonnes and all his people 34 And we toke all his cities the same time and destroyed euerie citie men and women and children we let nothing remaine 35 Onely the cattel we toke to our selues the spoile of the cities which we toke 36 From Aroér whiche is by the bāke of the riuer of Arnôn and from the Citie that is vpon the riuer euē vnto Gileád there was not one citie that escaped vs for the Lord our God deliuered vp all before vs. 37 Onelye vnto the lande of the children of Ammôn thou camest not nor vnto anye place of the riuer Iabbók nor vnto the Cities in the mountaines nor vnto whatsoeuer the Lord our God forbade vs CHAP. III. 3 Og King of Bashán is slaine 11 The bignes of his bed 18 The Reubenites and Gadites are commanded to go ouer Iordén armed before their brethren 21 Ioshúa is made captaine
4 Be careful ouer your Flockes Prouerb 27. 23. noahs Flood Gen. 6. 7 8. The cause of the vniuersal Flood Gen. 6. 5. An offring of Floure Leuit. 2. 1. ¶ By the Folde is vnderstand the church Iohn 10. 16 A Rodde belongeth to the Fooles backe Prou. 26. 3. for beare one another Ephe. 4. 2. Christ deliuered by the determinant counsel and Foreknowledge of God Act. 2. 23. We are elect according to the Fore knowledge of God 1. Pet. 1. 2 Our Forerunner christ Ebr. 6. 20 How oft thou oughtest to Forgiue thy brother Mat. 18. 21 Fornication ought not to be named among vs. Ephes. 5. 3 Fornicatours shall not inherit the kingdome of God 1. Cor. 6. 9 Forsake thy father mother for christs sake Mat. 19. 29 Forsake thy self Mat. 16. 24 Fooles Prou. 12. vnto 18 The Foxes of samson Iudg. 15. 4 ¶ Mans Fragilitie Isa. 40. 6 The tre is knowen by the frute Mat. 7. 18. ¶ Wo to them that be Ful. Luk. 6. 〈◊〉 ¶ The piller of Fyre Exod. 40. 38 Christ is come to put Fyre on the earth Luk. 12. 41 Euerlastyng Fyre prepared for the deuil Mat. 25. 41 A law touching the Fyre that cōsumeth the corne Exod. 22. 6 The Fyrie law Deut. 33. 2 G GAal ebeds sonne and his doings Iudg. 9. 26 Gad the prophet 1. Sam. 22. 5. 2. Sam. 24. 11. Gad the sonne of Iaakob Gen. 30. 11. 49. 19. Iosh. 22 The counsel of Gamaliel Act. 5. 35 The Garment made of linen and wollen forbidden Deut. 22. 11 Aarons Garments Exod. 28 The strait Gate leadeth to life Matth. 7. 13 Iudgement done in the Gates of the citie Deut. 22 15 Gatherings for the saintes 1. Cor. 16. 1 ¶ Gedaliah is slaine 2. King 25. 25 The Gelded shall not entre into the con gregacion of the Lord. Deut. 23. 1 Gentlenes is praise worthie Prou. 16. 21 Ephes. 4. 2 Election of the Gentiles Psal. 2. 8 and 18 47 Israel is forbidden to be at peace with the Gentiles Deut. 7. 2 The conuersion of the Gentiles Isa. 2. 2. Act. 11. 17. 14. 27 The holie gost fell vpon the Gentiles Act. 10. 44 The vocacion of the Gentiles by preaching Isa. 66. 18 The conuersacion of the Gētiles before they knewe the trueth Ephes. 2. 1 Christ calleth the Gentiles dogges Mat. 15. 26 God for a time suffred the Gentiles to walke in their owne ways Act. 14. 16 ¶ The men of Gibeah and their wickednes Iosh. 19. 22 Gideon and his doings Iudg. 6. 7. 8 The tryal that Gideon toke of his souldiers how manie they were Iudg. 7. 5 God measureth the Gift accordyng to the heart Mar. 12. 44 Saluacion is the Gift of god Ephes. 2. 8. The Gift of God is not boght with money Act. 8. 20 Gebazi receiued Gifts of naaman 2. King 5. 27 The Gifts of the holie gost are diuers 1. Cor. 12. 4 To be Girded with veritie Ephes. 6. 14 Giue and it shal be giuen vnto you Luk. 6. 38 It is a blessed thing to Giue rather then to receiue Act. 20. 35 God loueth a cherefull Giuer 2. Cor. 9. 7 ¶ The desire of vaine glorie Gal. 5. 26 Man ought not to Glorie in him self 1. Cor. 4. 7. But in the knowledge of God Ierem. 9. 23 Glotons and drunkards are to be auoyded Prou. 23. 20 Glottonie Rom. 13. 13 ¶ The Goat charged with all the iniquities of the people Leui. 16. 22. The people require newe God Exod. 32. 23 God is almightie Gen. 17. 1. 35. 11 God is a spirit Ioh. 4. 24 God is euerie where and seeth al things Ierem. 23. 23 God is immortal 1. Tim. 1. 17 6. 16 God is inuisible Exod. 33. 20. Iohn 1. 18. moses sawe him and how Exod. 24 10. so did iaak ob Gen. 32. 30 The liuing God is the God of Israel Exod. 29. 45. Leuit. 26. 13. 2. Cor. 6. 16 God is with thee a kinde of salutation Iudg. 6. 12. Ruth 2. 4 There is but one God to the faithful 1. Cor. 8. 6 The Gods that are made with mans hād cannot saue them selues Bar. 6. 14 Gog and his fall Ezek. 38 39 Going out of Egypt Exod. 12. 37. Goliath slaine by Dauid 1. Sam. 17. Gomorrah consumed with fyre from heauen Gen. 19. 24 Followe that that is Good Rom. 12. 9 no Goodnes dwelleth in our flesh Rom. 7. 18. Thou that art taugh minister to thy teacher in all Good things Gal. 6. 6. Cor. 9. 14 Do God without fainting Gal. 6. 9. euen to thine enemies Luk. 6. 35 The definition of the Gospel Rom. 1. 16 The summe of the Gospel Ephes. 1. 7. Christ preacheth the Gospel Mar. 1. 14. The Gospelis the worde of the eternal God 1. Peter 1. 23. it is the worde of trueth Ephes. 1. 13 The end of them that obeye not the Gos pel of God 2. The ssalon 2. 10. 1. Peter 4. 17. The Gospel of Iohn why it is written Iohn 20. 30 The Gospel ought to be preached to al creatures Mar. 16. 15 Blasphemie against the holie Gost. Mat. 12. 31 The graces and giftes of the holie Gost are diuers 1. Cor. 12. 4 The holie Gost is sent Act. 2. 2 The holie Gost promised to the apostles Luk. 24. 49. Iohn 14. 16. act 1. 8 God giueth the holie Gost to them that desire him Luk. 11. 13 To Go vnto his fathers for to dye Gen. 15. 15 ¶ Trough Grace we are saued Ephesi 2. 5. The Graine of corne that falleth or the grounde Iohn 12. 24 Eat of thy neighbours Grapes but beare none awaye Deut. 23. 24 The Grekes seke for wisdome 1. Cori. 1. 22 Grieue not the holie spirit of God Ephe 4. 30. ¶ Gyants Gen. 6. 4 Gyants in the land of canaā Nom. 13. 34 H HAbacuc feedeth daniel read the storie of bel Habel murdered by his brother Gene. 4. 8. Ebr. 11. 4. Mat. 23. 35 Hadad salomons enemie 1. King 11. 14 Haggai the prophet Ezr. 5. 1 Hagar sara is maid Gen. 16. 21. Ham mock eth his father noah Genese 9. 22. Haman is hanged Ester 8. 9. 10 Hannah the wife of elkanah mother of samuel 1. Sam. 1 2. Hananiah the false prophet Ier. 28. 1 Commune Hands Mark 7. 2 The laying on of Hands Actes 19. 6. 1. Tim. 4. 14. Christ sitteth at table with vn washen Hands luk 11. 38 None can escape the Hand of God Amos. 9. 2. Deut. 32. 39 Christ by laying on of Hāds healeth the sicke Luk. 4. 40 To stretch the Hands out towards heauen 1. King 8. 22. Exod. 9. 22. 17. 11 The mans Hand that was dryed vp is hea led Mat. 12. 10 Christ layeth his Hands vpō the infants Mat. 19. 15 Hannah nourced her childe 1. Sam. 1. 23 Of Hanun king of the ammonites and of the il entreatie of dauids seruants 2. Sam. 10 4 Haran the sonne of terah Gen 11 27 Haraphah of the stocke of gyants 2 sam 21. 16 god whome he wil he
had bene moued with a certeine pitie in taking his last leaue q To wit Peter r Called Malchus s Which declareth that no man can do anie thing cō trarie to Gods or dinance t Meaning all the disciples Mat. 26. 57. 〈◊〉 22 54. u That is thei whiche had chiefest autoritie 〈◊〉 the Priests iohn 18. 24. x Whiche signified that his hot zealebegā now to beabated “ Or light Mat. 26 59. “ Or were not like y These two wit nesses 〈◊〉 in that the one reported that Christ said he colde destroye the Tēple as 〈◊〉 writeh the other said that he heard him saye that he wolde do it as is here noted 〈◊〉 2 19. z That is of God who is worthie all praise the which worde in their language the Iewes when they spake of God vse commu nely in their wri tings euen to this day Mat. 24. 30. a Whome thei now 〈◊〉 in this base estate thei shulde se ap peare at the last day withmaiestie and glorie b This declareth the wickednes and insolencie of the gouernours and rulers seing their officers con 〈◊〉 to all iustice thus raged 〈◊〉 him that was innocent Mat. 26 69. 〈◊〉 22. 55. ioh 18. 25. c We oght to con sider our owne 〈◊〉 that we may learne onely to trust in God and not in our 〈◊〉 “ Or entrie d Peterprepareth him self to flee if he were further laied vnto Mat. 26. 71. 〈◊〉 22. 51. Ioh. 18. 25. “ Or russhed out of the dores and wept Mat. 26. 75. ioh 13. 38. Mat 26. 1. a For the Romains gaue thē no autoritie to put anie man to death 〈◊〉 22. 66. ioh 18. 20. Mat. 27. 12. Luk. 23. 3. Ioh. 18. 35. b He wolde not defend his cause but presented him self willing ly to be condem ned c The people alwaies mainteine their customes altogh thei be worthe nothing d When a iudge hathe respect to men he quite for 〈◊〉 iustice “ Or Pretorie Mat. 27. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 23. 26. “ Or stalke e It was the 〈◊〉 to make him that was condemned to carie his crosse but Iesus was not able for 〈◊〉 Mat. 27. 33. Luk. 23. 33. Ioh. 19. 16. f Which was to hasten his 〈◊〉 but he wolde not drinke it because he wolde 〈◊〉 te for the houre that his Father had appointed that he might render vnto him perfect obediēce g The 〈◊〉 deuided their day into 4 partes so that by the third 〈◊〉 is here mēt the thirde parte of the day which was from six a clocke to nine at what time Mat. 〈◊〉 he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 53. 12. Iohn 〈◊〉 19. h Meaning the one of them that were crucified i Because this darkenes was onely ouer the land of Chanaan when therest of the worlde was light the miracle is the greater k Which was the third parte of the day about thre of the clocke after none Psal. 22. 1. Mat. 27. 46. l This was spokē mockingly Psal. 69. 22. m Who had char ge 〈◊〉 an hundreth men Luk 8. 2. Mat. 27. 57. Luk. 23 50. Iohn 19. 38. n A 〈◊〉 man and of great 〈◊〉 o This man shewed his faith boldely when the danger semed to bemoste 〈◊〉 Luk 24. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 20. 〈◊〉 Or not risen Mat. 28. 〈◊〉 a The Angel of God in the likenes of a yong man Iohn 20. 12. b He especially maketh mencion of Peter to 〈◊〉 him because he had fallen into greater danger then the rest Mat. 26 32. Chap. 14. 28. Iohn 20. 16. Luk. 8. 2. c They had sone forgotten that that Christ 〈◊〉 fore tolde them of his 〈◊〉 Luk. 14. 13. Luk. 24. 36. Iohn 20. 19. d Mourning and praying Mat 28 19. Iohn 12. 18. Act. 16. 18. e As wel Gentile as Iewe. f This gifte was but for a time to cause men 〈◊〉 more willingly to receiue the Gospel which as yet was not euidently knowen Act 2 4. 10. 46. g With other and diuers as Luke saith Act 28 5. Act 18 8. Luk. 24. 5. Eb. 2. 4. h The miracles and signes followe the doctrine as certein seales so that if the doctrine be false the miracles 〈◊〉 be no better 〈◊〉 13. 3. a Meaning the 〈◊〉 with whome he was 〈◊〉 b Or of the thing and it may be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Christ or to the Gospel and here by is 〈◊〉 that they were the ministers of Christ who is cal led the 〈◊〉 or ministers of the 〈◊〉 that is to say of the Gospel and this cōmendeth the autoritie of his doctrine 〈◊〉 he receiued it of the Apostles c The sonne of Antipater d Read 1. Chr. 24. 10. e By her Father for by her mothers 〈◊〉 she was of 〈◊〉 house of Dauid f This perfection or 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 by the frutes and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ap pearance not by the cause which onely cometh of Gods 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 through Christ. g The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whe reby is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ded 〈◊〉 God h 〈◊〉 is the eue ning 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 accordīg to the Law i The 〈◊〉 was deuided 〈◊〉 thre partes the first was the 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 called 〈◊〉 where the people was these 〈◊〉 called 〈◊〉 where the Priests and 〈◊〉 were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 into the which the 〈◊〉 Priest entred once a yere to sacri fice k Whiche signifieth the grace of the Lord. l The worde signifieth all 〈◊〉 ner of drinke whiche maketh men dronken Exod. 〈◊〉 7. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 17. m As a King in his royaltie hath one to go before him who signifieth the king to beat hand n When Christ saieth he came to set the Father against the sonne c. he meaneth the successe which cometh of the Gospel through the malice of mē but here he 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prosperitie of the Gospel Mal. 4. 3. mat 11. 14. Mat. 3. 14. o Whiche signifieth the 〈◊〉 or soueraintie of God p We must not measure Gods promes by our weake senses q Whiles their course 〈◊〉 ed to 〈◊〉 they might not lie with their wiues nor drinke anie licour that might make one 〈◊〉 r For the barren women enioyed not the promes which God mad to thē that were married to haue 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 they were 〈◊〉 of that promes whiche God made to Abraham that he wolde 〈◊〉 se his sede “ Or gladnes be to thee Or receiued into 〈◊〉 s Not 〈◊〉 her me rites but onely 〈◊〉 Gods fre mercie who loued vs when we were sinners that whosoeuer 〈◊〉 h shulde reioyce in the 〈◊〉 t Because he is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of God begotten from 〈◊〉 all beginning and 〈◊〉 in flesh at the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at time Isa. 7. 14. mat 1. 21. chap. 2 21. u She wolde be 〈◊〉 solued of all dou tes to the end that she might more surely embrase the promes 〈◊〉 God x It shal be a secret operatiō of the holie Gost. y He must be pure and without 〈◊〉 whiche must take away the sinnes of the worlde Dan. 7. 14. micah