thee what doest thou work John V. 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert as it is written He gave them bread from heaven to eat Then Jesus said unto them John V. 32 Verily verily I say unto you Moses gave you not that bread from heaven but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven John V. 33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world Then said they unto him Lord John V. 34 evermore give us this bread John V. 35 And Jesus said unto them I am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that beleeveth on me shall never thirst But I said unto you John V. 36 that ye also have seen me and beleeve not John V. 37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out John Ch. 6 V. 38 For I came down from heaven not to do mine own will but the will of him that sent me John V. 39 And this is the Fathers will which hath sent me that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing but should raise it up again at the last day John V. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me that every one which seeth the Sonne and beleeveth on him may have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day The Jews then murmured at him John V. 41 because he said I am the bread which came down from heaven And they said * Matth. Ch. 13 V. 55 John V. 42 Is not this Jesus the sonne of Joseph whose father and mother we know how is it then that he saith I came down from heaven John V. 43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them Murmure not among your selves John V. 44 No man can come to me except the Father which hath sent me draw him and I will raise him up at the last day It is written in the prophets John V. 45 And they shall be all taught of God Every man therefore that hath heard and hath learned of the Father cometh unto me John V. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father * Matth. Ch. 11 V. 27 save he which is of God he hath seen the Father John V. 47 Verily verily I say unto you He that beleeveth on me hath everlasting life I am that bread of life John V. 48 49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wildernesse and are dead John V. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven that a man may eat thereof and not die John V. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever and the bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world John V. 52 The Jews therefore strove amongst themselves saying How can this man give us his flesh to eat John V. 53 Then Jesus said unto them Verily verily I say unto you Except ye eat the flesh of the Sonne of man and drink his bloud ye have no life in you John Ch. 6 V. 54 Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud hath eternall life and I will raise him up at the last day For my flesh is meat indeed John V. 55 and my bloud is drink indeed He thabeateth my flesh John V. 56 and drinketh my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him John V. 57 As the living Father hath sent me and I live by the Father so he that eateth me even he shall live by me John V. 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever These things said he in the Synagogue John V. 59 as he taught in Capernaum John V. 60 Many therefore of his disciples when they had heard this said This is an hard saying who can heare it John V. 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it he said unto them Doth this offend you * John Ch. 6 V. 62 Ch. 3 V. 13 What and If ye shall see the Sonne of man ascend up where he was before John V. 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing the words that I speak unto you they are spirit and they are life But there are some of you that beleeve not John V. 64 For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that beleeved not and who should betray him And he said Therefore said I unto you John V. 65 that no man can come unto me except it were given unto him of my Father John V. 66 From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him Then said Jesus unto the twelve John V. 67 Will ye also go away Then Simon Peter answered him John V. 68 Lord to whom shall we go thou hast the words of eternall life * Matth. Ch. 16 V. 16 And we beleeve John V. 69 and are sure that thou art that Christ the Sonne of the living God Jesus answered them John V. 70 Have not I chosen you twelve and one of you is a devil John V. 71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the sonne of Simon for he it was that should betray him being one of the twelve CHAP. LXXIX Christ disputes with the Pharisees about the traditions of the elders J John Ch. 7 V. 1 AFter these things Jesus walked in Galilee for he would not walk in Jurie because the Jews sought to kill him Mr. Mark Ch. 7 V. 1 Then came together unto M Matth. Ch. 15 V. 1 Jesus Mr. Mark Ch. 7 V. 1 the Pharisees and certain of the Scribes Mark V. 2 which came from Jerusaiem And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled that is to say with unwashen hands they found fault Mark V. 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews except they wash their hands oft eat not holding the tradition of the elders Mark V. 4 And when they come from the market except they wash they eat not And many other things there be which they have received to hold as the washing of cups and pots Mark V. 5 brasen vessels and of tables Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him M Matth. V. 2 saying Mr. Mark V. 5 Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders M Matth. V. 2 why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the elders for they wash not their hands when they eat bread Mr. Mark V. 5 but eat bread with unwashen hands M Matth. V. 3 But he answered and said unto them Why do you also transgresse the commandment of
in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly Sect. VII Against covetousnesse and worldly cares Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth Matth. V. 19 where moth and rust doth corrupt and where theeves break through and steal Matth. Ch. 6 V. 20 * Luke Ch. 12 V. 33 But lay up for your selves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where theeves do not break through nor steal Matth. V. 21 where your treasure is Matth. V. 22 there will your heart be also * Luke Ch. 11 V. 34 light of the bodie is the eye if therefore thine eye be single thy whole bodie shall be full of light Matth. V. 23 But if thine eye be evil thy whole bodie shall be full of darknesse If therefore the light that is in thee be darknesse how great is that darknesse Matth. V. 24 * Luke Ch. 16 V. 13 No man can serve two masters for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other Ye cannot serve God and Mammon Matth. V. 25 Therefore I say unto you * Luke Ch. 12 V. 22 Take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your bodie what ye shall put on Is not the life more then meat and the bodie then raiment Behold the fowls of the aire Matth. V. 26 for they sow not neither do they reap nor gather into barns yet your heavenly Father feedeth them Are ye not much better then they Matth. V. 27 Which of you by taking thought can adde one cubit unto his stature Matth. V. 28 And why take ye thought for raiment Consider the lilies of the field how they grow they toyl not neither do they spinne Matth. V. 29 And yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glorie was not arayed like one of these Matth. V. 30 Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the field which to day is and to morrow is cast into the oven shall he not much more clothe you Matth. V. 31 Oye of little faith Therefore take no thought saying What shall we eat or what shall we drink or wherewith shall we be clothed Matth. V. 32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things Matth. V. 33 But seek ye first the kingdome of God and his righteousnesse and all these things shall be added unto you Matth. Ch. 6 V. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for the things of it self Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof Sect. VIII Against judging Of brotherly reproof Judge not Matth. Ch. 7 V. 1 2 * Mark Ch. 4 V. 24 For with what judgement ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again L Luke Ch. 6 V. 37 Judge not and ye shall not be judged condemne not and ye shall not be condemned forgive and ye shall be forgiven Give Luke V. 38 and it shall be given unto you good measure pressed down and shaken together and running over shall men give into you bosome For with the same measure that ye mete withall it shall be measured to you again Luke V. 39 And he spake a parable unto them Can the blinde leade the blinde shall they not both fall into the ditch Luke V. 40 The disciple is not above his master but every one that is perfect shall be as his master M Matth. V. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye Matth. V. 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother Brother let me pull out the mote out of thine eye and behold a beam is in thine own eyes L Luke V. 42 when thou thy self beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye Thou hypocrite Matth. V. 5 cast out first the beam out of thine own eye and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote that is in thy brothers eye Sect. IX Holy things are not to be given to dogs Give not that which is holy unto the dogs Matth. V. 6 neither cast ye your pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rent you * Matth. Ch. 7 V. 21 22 * Mark Ch. 11 V. 24 * Luke Ch. 11 V. 9 * John Ch. 16 V. 24 Ask and it shall be given you seek and ye shall finde knock and it shall be opened unto you Matth. V. 8 For every one that asketh receiveth and he that seeketh findeth and to him that knocketh Matth. V. 9 it shall be opened Or what man is there of you whom if his sonne ask bread will he give him a stone Matth. V. 10 Or if he ask a fish will he give him a serpent Matth. V. 11 If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him Matth. V. 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you do ye even so to them for this is the Law and the Prophets Sect. X. Of the strait gate and narrow way Matth. V. 13 * Luke Ch. 13 V. 24 Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in thereat Matth. V. 14 Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that finde it Sect. XI Of false prophets Beware of false prophets Matth. V. 15 which come to you in sheeps clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves Matth. V. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit Matth. V. 17 L Luke Ch. 6 V. 43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit For every tree is known by his own fruit Luke V. 44 for of thorns men do not gather figs nor of a bramble-bush gather they grapes M Matth. V. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit * Matth. Ch. 7 3 V. 19 10 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire Matth. V. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them L Luke Ch. 6 V. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good and an evil man out of the
Luke V. 36 the whole shall be full of light as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light CHAP. CIX Christ dines with a Pharisee The disputations there arising L Luke V. 37 ANd as he spake a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him and he went in and sat down to meat And when the Pharisee saw it Luke V. 38 he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner * Matth. Ch. 23 V. 25 And the Lord said unto him Luke V. 39 Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter but your inward part is full of ravening and wickednesse Ye fools Luke V. 40 did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also Luke V. 41 But rather give almes of such things as you have and behold all things are clean unto you But wo unto you Pharisees Luke V. 42 for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs and passe over judgement and the love of God these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone * Matth. Ch. 23 V. 6 Wo unto you Pharisees Luke V. 43 for ye love the uppermost seats in the Synagogues and greetings in the markets Wo unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites Luke V. 44 for ye are as graves which appeare not and the men that walk over them are not aware of them Then answered one of the lawyers Luke V. 45 and said unto him Master thus saying thou reproachest us also And he said Luke V. 46 Wo unto you also ye lawyers for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be born and ye your selves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers * Matth. Ch. 23 V. 29 Wo unto you Luke Ch. 11 V. 47 for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and your fathers killed them Luke V. 48 Truly ye beare witnesse that ye allow the deeds of your fathers for they indeed killed them and ye build their sepulchres Luke V. 49 Therefore also said the wisdome of God I will send them prophets and apostles and some of them they shall slay and persecute Luke V. 50 That the bloud of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation From the bloud of Abel unto the bloud of Zacharias Luke V. 51 which perished between the altar and the temple verily I say unto you it shall be required of this generation * Matth. Ch. 23 V. 13 Wo unto you lawyers Luke V. 52 for ye have taken away the key of knowledge ye entred not in your selves and them that were entring in ye hindred Luke V. 53 And as he said these things unto them the Scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently and to provoke him to speak of many things Laying wait for him Luke V. 54 and secking to catch something out of his mouth that they might accuse him CHAP. CX A large sermon of Christs to his disciples and to the people Sect. I. Of shunning hypocrisie L Luke Ch. 12 V. 1 IN * Matth. Ch. 16 V. 6 the mean time when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people insomuch that they trode one upon another he began to say unto his disciples first of all Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisie * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 26 For there is nothing covered Luke V. 2 that shall not be revealed neither hid that shall not be known Luke Ch. 12 V. 3 Therefore whatsoever yet have spoken in darknesse shall be heard in the light and that which ye have spoken in the eare in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house tops Sect. II. Of the constant confession of the truth and of Christ And I say unto you my friends Luke V. 4 Be not afraid of them that kill the bodie and after that have no more that they can do Luke V. 5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear Fear him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell yea I say unto you Fear him * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 29 Luke V. 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings and not one of them is forgotten before God Luke V. 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbred Fear not therefore ye are of more value then many sparrows * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 32 Luke V. 8 Also I say unto you Whosoever shall confesse me before men him shall the Sonne of man also confesse before the angels of God Luke V. 9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God * Matth. Ch. 12 V. 31 Luke V. 10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Sonne of man it shall be forgiven him but unto him that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 19 Luke V. 11 And when they bring you unto the Synagogues and unto magistrates and powers take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer or what ye shall say Luke V. 12 For the holy Ghost shall teach you in the same houre what ye ought to say Sect. III. A dehortation from covetousnesse and care And one of the companie said unto him Master Luke V. 13 speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me And he said unto him Luke V. 14 Man who made me a judge or a divider over you Luke Ch. 12 V. 15 And he said unto them Take heed and beware of covetousnesse for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth Luke V. 16 And he spake a parable unto them saying The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully And he thought within himself saying Luke V. 17 What shall I do because I have no room where to bestow my fruits And he said This will I do Luke V. 18 I will pull down my barns and build greater and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods Luke V. 19 And I will say to my soul Soul thou hast much goods laid up for many yeares take thine ease eat drink and be merrie But God said unto him Luke V. 20 Thou fool this night thy soul shall be required of thee then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided Luke V. 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God Luke V. 22 And he said unto his disciples Therefore I say unto you * Matth. Ch. 6 V. 25 Take no thought for your life what ye shall eat neither for the bodie what ye shall put on Luke V. 23 The life is more then meat and the bodie is more then raiment Consider the ravens
two fishes divided he among them all M Matth. V. 20 And they did all eat L Luke V. 17 and were all filled J John V. 12 When they were filled he said unto his disciples Gather up the fragments that remain John V. 13 that nothing be lost Therefore they gathered them together and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which remained over and above unto them that had eaten Mr. Mark V. 43 And they took up M Matth. V. 20 of the fragments that remained L Luke V. 17 to them M Matth. V. 20 twelve baskets full Mr. Mark V. 43 and of the fishes M Matth. V. 21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men beside women and children J John V. 14 Then those men when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did said This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world John V. 15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force to make him a king Mr. Mark V. 45 straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship and to go to the other side before M Matth. V. 22 him Mr. Mark V. 45 unto Bethsaida while he sent M Matth. V. 23 the multitudes away And when he had sent the multitudes away J John V. 15 he departed again and M Matth. Ch. 14 V. 23 went up into a mountain J John V. 15 himself alone Mr. Mark Ch. 6 V. 46 to pray CHAP. LXXVII Christ walks upon the sea and what then happened J John Ch. 6 V. 16 ANd when even was now come his disciples went down unto the sea John V. 17 And entred into a ship and went over the sea towards Capernaum and it was now dark and Jesus was not come to them And the sea arose John V. 18 by reason of a great winde that blew Mr. Mark V. 47 And when even was come the ship was in the midst of the sea M Matth. V. 24 and he was there alone Mr. Mark V. 47 on the land M Matth. V. 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea tossed with waves Mr. Mark V. 48 And he saw them toyling in rowing for the winde was contrarie unto them and about the fourth watch of the night M Matth. V. 25 Jesus went unto them and Mr. Mark V. 48 cometh unto them walking upon the sea J John V. 19 So when they had rowed about five and twentie or thirtie furlongs they see Jesus walking on the sea and drawing nigh unto the ship Mr. Mark V. 49 and would have passed by them But when they M Matth. V. 26 the disciples Mr. Mark V. 49 saw him walking upon the sea they supposed it had been a spirit J John V. 19 and they were afraid Mr. Mark V. 49 and cried out for they all saw him and were troubled M Matth. V. 27 saying It is a spirit and they cried out for fear But straightway Jesus spake unto them Mr. Mark V. 50 and saith unto them Be of good cheer it is I be not afraid M Matth. V. 28 And Peter answered him and said Lord if it be thou bid me come unto thee on the water And he said Matth. V. 29 Come And when Peter was come down out of the ship he walked on the water to go to Jesus Matth. V. 30 But when he saw the winde boisterous he was afraid and beginning to sink he cried Matth. Ch. 14 V. 31 saying Lord save me And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him and said unto him O thou of little faith wherefore didst thou doubt J John Ch. 6 V. 21 And they willingly received him into the ship Mr. Mark Ch. 6 V. 51 and he went up unto them into the ship M Matth. V. 32 And when they were come into the ship the winde ceased J John Ch. 6 V. 21 and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went M Matth. V. 33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him saying Of a truththou art the Sonne of God Mr. Mark Ch. 6 V. 51 and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure Mark V. 52 and wondred For they considered not the miracle of the loaves for their heart was hardened Mark V. 53 And when they had passed over they came into the land of Genesareth and drew to the shore Mark V. 54 And when they were come out of the ship straightway they knew him M Matth. V. 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him they sent out Mr. Mark V. 55 and ran through that whole region round about and began to carrie about in beds those that were sick where they heard he was Mark V. 56 And whithersoever he entred into villages or cities or countrey they laid the sick in the streets M Matth. V. 36 and brought unto him all that were diseased and besought him that they might onely touch Mr. Mark V. 56 if it were but the border of his garment and as many as touched him M Matth. V. 36 were made perfectly whole CHAP. LXXVIII Christs sermon of the spirituall eating of his flesh and drinking of his bloud J John V. 22 THe day following when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there save that one whereinto his disciples were entred and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat but that his disciples were gone away alone Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias John Ch. 6 V. 23 nigh unto the place where they did eat bread after that the Lord had given thanks When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there John V. 24 neither his disciples they also took shipping and came to Capernaum seeking for Jesus John V. 25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea they said unto him Rabbi when camest thou hither Jesus answered them and said John V. 26 Verily verily I say unto you Ye seek me not because ye saw the miracles but because ye did eat of the loaves and were filled John V. 27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life which the Sonne of man shall give unto you * Matth. Ch. 3 V. 17 for him hath God the Father sealed Then said they unto him John V. 28 What shall we do that we might work the works of God Jesus answered and said unto them John V. 29 This is the work of God that ye beleeve on him whom he hath sent They said therefore unto him John V. 30 What signe shewest thou then that we may see and beleeve