The paÌ„dectes of the Euangelycall Lawe Comprisyng the whole Historye of Christes Gospell Set forth by Thomas Paynell Anno Domini 1553. ¶ To the ryghte worshipful syr Iohn Baker knight Chauncelour of the kinges Maiesties courte of firste frutes and tenthes vnder Tresurour of Englande Thomas Paynell sendeth gretinge IN as muche as myne acquaintaunce is but very raw and slender with youre Mastershyp and that I of a certayne custome haue euermore required the coÌ„pany and familiarite of learned and poletyke men although I my selfe be vnlearned yet through the admonitioÌ„ and counsell of gentle Master Ergal a fauourer of Gods true worde and of good letters a mayntayner I purposed by some vertuous meanes to winne your loue and fauour and with some goodly delitius preseÌ„t to winde my selfe in to your Mastershyppes familiarite and further acquayntaunce Golde and syluer with other Iewels I haue none such as I haue I louingly sende vnto you that is this fynâ— and vertuous boke named the Pandectes of y â— Euangelical law comprehending y â— who le history of the foure Euangelistes in one recitynge y â— of euery one of theÌ„ is spoken contaynyng the tyme place of Christes supernaturall natiuite and actes his godlye and prudent aunsweres his celestiall lyfe and conuersation his moste easye yoke and coÌ„maundementes his pleasaunte and most swete Sermones wyth hys most bytter deathe the onely redemption of mankynde worthy to be beleued embrased ensued and coÌ„tinually thought vpon This gyfte ryghte worshipfull syr although it be inrolled in paper leues yet I dout not but vnto you a worthy champion of Gods holye gospell a fauorer of Christes true religioÌ„ a defeÌ„der of his preceptes and commaundementes a shylde and buckeler of the ensuers and faithfull folowers of the same it shall bee a greate deale more welcome more estemed and acceptable than a greate heape of deceyptefull ryches or glytterynge Golde and syluer the whyche as of it selfe it is fadynge and corruptible â—o it corrupteth man whiche is naturallye frayle and brittell wauerynge inconstant neuer satisfied neuer content Suche is the insaciable mynde of man drowned in these earthlye and corruptible treasures delytes and worldely pleasures For thys my gyfte is from heauen heauenly hauynge no taledge at all or sente of earthly thynges but redolent wyth al vertous preceptes w t the moste flagrant odoriferus worde of God contemnynge the worlde wyth the caduke delytes and pleasure thereof erectynge the earthlye mynde and hearte of man to thynges celestiall and incorruptible and hys inconstante affectyons frome mortall and vncertayne thynges to immortall Frome iniquitie and vice to vertue From wycked Mammon to oure Sauyoure Iesus Christe In whome and in hys holye and onelye worde shoulde consiste oure whole delyte and pleasure and not in brutyshe and beastlye carnalite vppon whome as vppon the moste surest ancker and corner stone we shoulde take holde and staye our selues and haue oure onelye refuge and confidence For it is he alone that hathe created vs redemed vs and frome all parylles defended vs and not we oure selues It is he that offereth vnto vs saluacion that vnburdeneth vs of al y â— who le lâ—mpe of synne and not we our selues It is he that hath promysed vs eternall lyfe yf we kepe hys holye lawes and folowe the trade of hys godlye and vertuous lyuynge and not we our selues For as muche then as thys my gyfte doeth admonyshe and instructe vs of all these thynges howe to declyne frome the worlde and the pryde therof Howe to please the Lorde our God and howe to accomplyshe and fulfyll hys commaundementes Is it not worthye I saye to be embrased and magnified Worthy to be thankfullye accepted and folowed It is I confesse but paper but yet it contayneth the precious worde of God hys wonderful workes and y e misteries of oure saluation the whiche shoulde be grauen in the heartes wordes and dedes of men and not in bookes of parper and parchement onelye Readers and hearers of thys moste holye woorde are manye But alas howe manye worthye folowers are there Shall the hearer be saued or the doerâ— God geue vs grace to do that we reade so to reade Gods holy word that by hym and his tender mercye we may be saued not to be praters and babelers there of onelye deccauynge oure selues Thus I commende youre Mastership to almightye God desyrynge yeâ—re goodnesse at this present to accepte thys my laboure and trauel in godd part and my gyft as ye shal thinke it worthy ¶ The fyrst Boke of the Pandecte of the Euangelical lawe contaynynge Christes commynge into the worlde and his eternall Generacion ☞ Of Christes eternall generacion Ioan. i. Cap. i. IN the beginning was the worde and the worde was with God and God was the word The same was in the begynnynge wyth God All thynges were made by the same and without the same was made nothynge That was made in hym was lyfe and the lyfe was the light of men and the lyghte shyneth in the darckenesse and the darckenesse comprehended it not Of the AnnuÌ„ciation conception of Iohn y e Baptist. Luc. i. Ca. ii IN the tyme of Herode kynge of Iewrye there was a Priest named Zachari of the familye and house of Abia and hys wyfe of the doughters of Aaron and her name Elizabeth They were bothe ryghteous before God and walked in all the commaundementes and statutes of the Lorde vnreproueablye And they had no chylde for Elizabeth was barren and they were both well strycken in age And it came to passe as he executed the Priestes office before God when hys course came accordynge to the costume of the Priesthode it fell to hys lot to burne incense And he went into the temple of the Lorde and the whole multitude of the people was wythout in prayer whyle the incense was a burnynge And the aungel of the Lorde appeared vnto hym and stode on the ryghte syde of the aultre of incense And when Zachari sawe hym he was abasshed and there came a feare vpon hym But the Aungell sayd vnto him feare not Zachari for thy praier is heard And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne whose name thou shalt call Iohn and thou shalte haue ioye and gladnesse and manye shal reioyce at hys byrth for he shall be great before the Lorde Wyne and stronge dryncke shall he not dryncke And he shal be fylled wyth the holy ghost euen in hys mothers wombe And manye of the chyldren of Israell shall he tourne vnto the Lorde their God And he shal go before hym in the spirite power of Elias to tourne y e heartes of y e fathers vnto the chyldreÌ„ the vnfaythful vnto the wysdome of the righteous to make the people redye vnto y e Lord. And Zachari sayde vnto the Aungell wherby shall I knowe thys For I am olde and my wife wel strycken in age The Aungell aunswered and sayde vnto hym I am Gabriel that
holye ghost was in him an answere was geuen hym of the holye ghost that he should not see death before he had sene the Lordes Christe And he came by inspiration into the temple And when the Elders broughte the chylde Iesus in the temple to doe for hym after the costume of the law then tooke he hym vp in hys armes and praysed God and sayde Lorde now lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace accordynge to thy promesse For myne eyes haue sene thy Sauiour whome thou haste prepared before the face of al people A lyghte for the lyghtenynge of the Heathen and for the prayse of the people of Israel And his father and his mother meruayled at the thynges whiche were spoken of him And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother Beholde thys chylde shal be set to a fall and to an vprysynge agayne of many in Israell and for a tooken whiche shal be spoken agaynste And the swearde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of manye heartes maye be opened And there was a Prophetisse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser whiche was of a greate age and had lyued seuen yeares with her husbande from her virginite and hadde nowe bene a wydowe aboute foure score and foure yeares which came neuer frō the temple seruing God with fastynge and prayinge daye and night the same came forth also the same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of hym vnto all those that loked for the redemption of Israell And when they had perfourmed all accordynge to the lawe of the Lorde they retourned into Galile to theyr owne cytye Nazareth And the childe grewe and waxed stronge in spirite full of wysdome and the grace of God was with hym ☞ Of hys flyte into Egypte and occision of the Innocentes and of hys retournynge oute of Egypte Math. ii Cap. xi WHen the wyse men were departed Beholde the angel of the Lord appeared to Ioseph in a dreame saying arise and take y ◠chylde and his mother and flye into Egypt and abide there tyl I brynge thee worde For Herode wyl seke the chylde to distroye hym Then he arose and toke the chylde and hys mother by nyghte and departed into Egypte and was there vnto the deathe of Herode that the thynge myghte be fulfylled whyche was spoken of the Lorde by the Prophet which sayeth * Out of Egipt haue I called my sonne Then Herode perceauyng he was deceaued of the wise men was exceadynglye wrothe and sente forthe and slewe the yere after Christes natiuite all the chyldren that were in Bethleem and in all the coastes therof as manye as were two yeare olde and vnder accordyng to the tyme whych he hadde diligentlye searched oute of the wyse men Then was that fulfylled whyche was spoken by the Prophete Ieremy sayinge * On the hylles was a voyce herd great mourning weping and lamētacion Rachel weping for her children and woulde not be comforted because they were not When Herode was deade the seuenth yere after suche flyghte Behold an aungell of the Lorde appeared in a dreame to Ioseph in Egipt sayinge aryse and take the childe and his mother and go into the lande of Israel For they are deade which sought for the chyldes lyfe And he arose vp and toke the chylde and hys mother and came into the lande of Israel But when he hearde that Archelaus dyd raygne in Iewry in the rowme of his father Herode he was afraied to go thether Notwithstandynge after he was warned of God in a dreame he turned asyde in to the partes of Galile and wente and dwelte in a cytie called Nazareth to fulfyll that which was spoken by y e Prophetes * he shall be called a Nazarite ☞ Of Iohns habitacion in the Deserte Luc. i. Capi. xii ANd the chylde grewe and waxed stronge in spirit and was in the wyldernes tyl the time that he should shew hym selfe vnto the people of Israell ☞ Of the fyndyng of Christ in the temple Luc. ii Cap. xiii ANd his Elders went to Ierusalem euery yeare at the feast of easter After they vver returned out of Egipt And whē he was twelue yeare olde they went vp to Ierusalem after the costume of the feast And when they had fulfilled the dayes and were gone home agayne the chylde Iesus abode styll at Ierusalem And hys Elders knewe it not but thoughte he hadde bene in the companye And they came a dayes iourneye and soughte him amonge their kinsfolkes and acquayntaunce And when they founde hym not they went agayne to Ierusalem sought hym And it fortuned after thre dayes that they founde hym in the temple syttynge amonge the teachers hearynge them and aposyng theym And al they that heard him wondred at his vnderstanding and aunswere And whē they saw him they were astonied his mother sayd vnto him my son why hast thou done this vnto vs Behold thy father and I haue sought thee sorowing And he sayd vnto thē what is it y ◠ye haue sought me Wist ye not y ◠I must go about my fathers busines they vnderstod not y ◠sayīg y ◠he spake vnto thē And he wēt downe w t them came to Nazareth and was obedient vnto thē And hys mother kepte al these wordes in her heart And Iesus increased in wisdō age fauoure wyth God and men ☞ Of y ◠autoritie of preaching and Baptisynge geuen vnto Iohn of God Luk. iii. Iohn i. Mark i. Math. iii. Cap. xiiii IN the. xv yeare of y e raigne of Tyberius y e Emperour when Pōtius Pilate was leftenaūte in Iewry Herode one of y e. iiii princes in Galile hys brother Philip one of y e. iiii princes in Iturea in y e costes of Traconitis Lisanias one of y e. iiii prynces of Abilene whē Annas Caiphas wer hie priestes Ioh Ther was sent frō god a man whose name was Iohn The same came for a witnes to beare witnes of y e light y ◠thorowe him they all myght beleue He was not that lyghte but that he myght beare wytnesse of the lyghte That was the true lyght which lighteth all men y ◠come in to this world He was in the worlde and the world was made by hym and the worlde knew hym not He came into hys owne and hys owne receaued hym not but as many as receaued hym to them gaue he power to be the children of God euen suche as beleue in hys name Whiche are not borne of bloude nor of the wyl of the flesh nor of the wil of man but of God Luke Then came Math. in those dayes Luke the worde of God vnto Iohn the sonne of Zachari in the wyldernesse Marke Behold I sēde a messēger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy way before thee Luke And he came in all the coastes about Iordane and preached the baptime of penaunce for the remission of synnes as it is written in
stande before God and am sent to speake vnto thee and to shewe thee these glad tidynges And beholde thou shalt be domme and not able to speake vntyll the day that thys come to passe because thou haste not beleued my wordes whiche shall be fulfylled in their season And the people wayted for Zachari and meruayled that he taryed so longe in the temple And wheÌ„ he went out he could not speake vnto theym And they perceyued that he had sene a vision in the temple And he beckened vnto theym and remayned speachelesse And it fortuned when the tyme of hys offyce was out he went home into hys house And after those dayes Elizabeth his wyfe conceaued and hyd her selfe fyue monethes and sayd thus hath the Lorde done vnto me in the dayes wherein he hath loked vpoÌ„ me to take awaye froÌ„ me my rebuke amonge men ☞ Of the CoÌ„ception of our Sauiour Luc. i. Ioan. i. Cap. iii. ANd in the syxt Moneth was the Aungel Gabriel sent from God into a citye of Galile called Nazareth vnto a Uirgyn that was spoused vnto a maÌ„ whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the Uirgyns name was Mary And the Aungell came in vnto her and sayd Hayle thou full of grace the Lorde is with thee Blessed art thou amonge women Whan she had heard these thynges she was abasshed at hys sayinge and thought what maner of salutacion is thys And the Aungel sayde vnto her Feare not Mary for thou hast founde grace with God Beholde thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe and beare a sonne and shalt call his name Iesus he shal be great and shal be called the sonne of the hyest And the Lord God shall geue hym the seate of Dauid his father and he shal be Kynge ouer the house of Iacob for euer and there shal be no ende of hys kyngdome Then sayd Mary vnto the Aungell how shall thys be seynge I know not a man The Aungel aunswered and sayde vnto her The holy ghost shall come vpon thee and the power of the hyest shal ouershadowe thee Therfore that holy also whiche shal be borne of thee shal be called the sonne of God And beholde thy cosyn Elizabeth she also hath conceaued a sonne in her old age and thys is the syxte mooneth of her whiche is reported to be baren for with God is nothyng impossible And Mary sayde beholde here am I the handemayden of the Lorde be it vnto me as thou hast sayde Iohn And the worde became fleashe and dwelte amonge vs. Luke And the Aungel departed from her ☞ Howe Mary visited Elizabeth Luc. i. Cap. iiii ANd Mary arose and went into the mountaynes with hast into the citye of Iewry and came into the house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth And it fortuned as Elizabeth hearde the salutacion of Mary the Babe sprange in her wombe And Elizabeth was fylled with y e holy ghoste and cryed loude and sayd Blessed arte thou amonge women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe And howe happeneth thys to me y â— the mother of my Lord coÌ„meth vnto me Beholde when I heard the voyce of thy salutacion the Babe sprange in my wombe with ioye And blessed arte thou that hast beleued For the thynges shall be performed which were tolde the from the Lorde And Mary sayde ¶ My soule magnifieth the Lorde And my spirite reioyseâ—h in God my Sauioure For he hath loked vpon y e lowe degre of his handmayden Beholde frome hence forth shall al generations cal me blessed For he that is mighty hath done great thynges vnto me and holye is hys name And his mercye endureth thorowoute all generations vpon theym that feare hym He sheweth strength wyth hys arme and scatered theym that are proude in the imaginacion of their heart He putteth downe the mightye from the seate and exalteth them of lowe degre He fylled the hongry with good thynges and letteth the ryche go empty He remembreth mercye and helpeth vp hys seruaunt Israel Euen as he promised vnto our fathers Abraham and to hys sede for euer And Mary abode with her about thre Monethes ☞ Of the byrth and circumcision of Iohn y â— Baptist. Luc. i. Ca. v. ANd Elizabethes tyme was come y â— she should be delyuered and she broughte forth a sonne And her neyghbours and kinsfolkes heard that the Lorde had shewed greate mercye vpon her and they reioyced wyth her And it fortuned vpon the eyght daye they came to circumcise the chylde and called hym Zachary after hys father And hys mother aunswered and sayd no but he shal be called Iohn And they sayde vnto her There is none in thy kinne that is so called And they made sygnes vnto hys father how he wolde haue hym called And he asked for writyng tables wrote and sayd hys name is Iohn And they maruayled all And immediatly was hys mouth and hys tongue opened and he spake praysed God And there came a feare vpon all their neyghboures And al these actes were noysed abrode throughout al the hyll contreye of Iewrye And all they that heard therof tooke it to heart and sayde What maner of man wyll thys childe be For the hande of the Lorde was with him And Zachary his father was fylled with the holye ghost and prophicied and sayde Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel for he hath visited and redemed his people And hath set vp the horne of saluacion in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed afore tyme by the mouth of hys holy prophetes That he woulde delyuer vs from our enemyes and from the hande of all such as hate vs. And that he woulde shewe mercy vnto oure fathers and thyncke vpon hys holy couenaunte Euen the othe that he sware vnto oure father Abraham for to geue vs. That we delyuered out of the hand of oure enemyes myghte serue hym without feare all the dayes of oure lyfe in suche holynes and ryghteousnes as is accept before hym And thou chylde shalt be called a Prophete of the hyghest for thou shalte go before the Lorde to prepare hys wayes And to geue knowledge of saluacion vnto hys people for the remission of their synnes Thorowe the tender mercye of oure God wherby the day sprynge from on hygh hath visited vs. That he myght geue lyght vnto them that syt in darckenesse and shadow of death and to guyde our fete into the way of peace And Mary retourned home agayne ☞ Of the temporal Genealogie of Christ. Math. i. Cap. vi THys is the booke of the Generation of Iesu Christ the sonne of Dauid the sonne of AbrahaÌ„ Abraham begat Isaac Isaac begat Iacob * Iacob begat Iudas and his brethreÌ„ Iudas begat Phares and Zaram of Thamar Phares begat Hesrom Hesrom begat Aram. Aram begat Aminadab Aminadab begat Naasson Naasson begat Salmon Salmon begat Boos of Rahab * Boos begat Obed of Ruth Obed begat Iesse Iesse begat Dauid the Kynge Dauid y e kynge begat Salomon of her that was
the wyfe of Ury Salomon begat Roboam Roboam begat Abia. Abia begat Asa. Asa begat Iosaphat Iosaphat begat Ioram Ioram begat Osias * Osias begat Ioatham Ioathan begat Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begat Manasses Manasses begat Amon. Amon begat Iosias Iosias begat Iechonias and his brethren about the tyme of the captiuitie oâ— Babilon And after the captiuitie of Babilon Iechonias begat Salathiel Salathiel begat Zorobabel Zorobabel begat Abiud Abiud begat Eliachim Eliachim begat Azor. Azor begat Sadoch Sadoch begat Achim Achim begat Eliud Eliud begat Eleazar Eleazar begat Matthan Matthan begat Iacob Iacob begat Ioseph the husbande of Mary of whome was borne Iesus whiche is called Christ. All the generations from Abraham to Dauid are fourtene generations From Dauid vnto the captiuitie of Babilon are fourtene generations From the captiuitie of Babilon vnto Christ are also fourtene generations The byrth of Christ was on thys wyse When hys mother Mary was maried to Ioseph before they came together she was fouÌ„de w t childe by y e holy gost But Ioseph her husbande was a perfyte man and woulde not brynge her to shame but was mynded to put her awaye secretlye Neuertheles whyle he thus thoughte Beholde the aungell of the Lorde appeared vnto him in a dreame sayinge Ioseph thou sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto thee Mary thy wyfe for that whiche is conceaued in her is of the holy ghost She shal bring forth a sonne and thou shalte call hys name Iesus for he shall saue hys people from their synnes All thys was done that the thynge myghte be fulfylled whiche was spoken of the Lord by the Prophete sayinge * Behold a mayde shall be wyth chylde and shall brynge forth a sonne and they shal cal hys name Emanuell whiche is by interpretacion God wyth vs. Nowe when Ioseph awoke oute of slepe he dyd as the aungell of the Lorde badde hym and he toke hys wyfe vnto hym and knew her not tyl she had brought forth her firste borne sonne and called hys name Iesus ☞ Of the Natiuite of Christe Luc. ii Cap. vii IT fortuned at the same tyme that there weÌ„t out a commaundemeÌ„t from Augustus the Emperoure that the whole worlde shoulde be taxed And thys taxing was the fyrst that was executed when Syreneus was Lefetenant in Siria And they went al euerye one to his owne citie to be taxed Then Ioseph gat him vp also from Galile out of the citye of Nazareth into Iewry to the cytye of Dauid which is called Bethleem because he was of the house and linage of Dauid that he myght be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe whyche was with chyld And it fortuned while they were there the time was come that she shoulde be delyuered Also she brought forthe her fyrste begotten sonne and wrapped hym in swadlynge clothes and layed hym in a manger for they had els no rowme in the Inne And there were in the same region shepherdes in the feldes watchynge theyr flocke by night And beholde y â— angel of the Lord stode by theÌ„ the bryghtnes of the Lord shone rounde about them and they were sore afrayed And the Aungel sayde vnto them be not afrayed Beholde I brynge you tydynges of great ioye whiche shall happen vnto all people For vnto you thys daye is borne the Sauiour euen Christ the Lorde in the citye of Dauid And take thys for a token ye shall fynde the babe swadled and layed in a manger And strayghte waye there was by the Aungel a multitude of heauenly hoostes whiche praysed God and sayde Glorye be vnto God on hyghe and peace vpon earth and vnto meÌ„ a good wyll And it fortuned when the aungels were gone from theym into heauen the shepherdes sayde one to another Let vs go nowe euen vnto Bethleem and see thys thynge that is happened whiche the Lorde hathe shewed vnto vs. And they came with hast and founde bothe Mary and Ioseph and the Babe layed in a manger And wheÌ„ they had sene it they published abrode the sayinge that was tolde theym of thys chylde and all they that heard it wondred at the wordes whiche the shepherdes had tolde them But Mary kept all these sayinges and pondred them in her heart And the shepherdes retourned praysynge and laudynge God for all that they had heard and sene euen as it was tolde theym ☞ Of Christes Circumcision Luc. ii Cap. viii ANd when eyght dayes were ended that the chylde shoulde be circumcised hys name was called Iesus whiche was named of the aungell before he was conceaued in hys mothers wombe ☞ Of the commynge of the wyse men Math. ii Cap. ix WHeÌ„ Iesus was borne at Bethleem in Iewrye in the tyme of Herode the Kynge Bheolde there came wyse men frome the East to Ierusalem sayinge Where is the newe borne kynge of the Iewes We haue sene hys starre in the East are come to worshyppe hym When Herode the kynge had heard thys he was troubled and all Ierusalem with him And he gathered the hye Priestes and Scribes of the people and axed of theÌ„ where Christe shoulde be borne And they sayde vnto him at BethleeÌ„ in Iewrye for thus it is wrytten by the prophete * And thou Bethleem in the land of Iewry art not the least amonge the Prynces of Iuda for out of thee shall come vnto me the captayne that shall gouerne my people Israell Then Herode priuelye called the wyse men and dilygentlye enquired of theym what tyme the starre appeared and sente theym to Bethleem sayinge Goe and searche diligentlye for the chylde and when ye haue founde hym brynge me worde agayne that I maye come and worshyppe hym also When they had heard the Kynge they departed and â—oe the starre whiche they sawe in the East wente before theym tyll it came and stode ouer the place where the childe was When they saw the starre they were meruelously glad and went into the house and founde the chylde wyth Mary hys mother and * kneled downe and worshipped hym And opened their treasures and offered vnto hym gyftes Golde Frankynâ—ense Myrce And after they were warned of God in a Dreame that they should not goe again to Herode they returned into their owne countrey another way ☞ Of y e presentacion of Christ in the temple Luc. ii Capi. x. ANd when the dayes of their purification after the law of Moses were come they broughte him to IerusaleÌ„ y â— they myghte present hym vnto the Lorde as it is wrytten in the lawe of the Lorde euerye manchylde that fyrste openeth y â— matrix shal be called holy vnto the Lorde and that they myghte geue the offerynge as it is wrytten in the lawe of the Lorde namelye a payre of turtle Doues or two yonge Pygeons And beholde at Ierusalem there was a manne whose name was Simeon and the same manne was iust and feared God and longed for the consolation of Israell and the
Iesus sat at meate in y e house behold many publicans sinners came sat downe also w t Iesus hys disciples mark for there were many that folowed him mat wheÌ„ the pharises Scribes sawe y â— mar he dyd eate wyth publicans and synners Luk they murmured agaynste his disciples sayd mat why eateth your maister w t publicans sinners Mark and drinckech Luke wherfore do ye eate and drinke with them and Iesus answered and sayde vnto them The whole uede not the Phisiâ—ion but they that are sicke Math go and learne what this meaneth I haue pleasure in mercye not in offring mar I am not come to cal the righteous but the sinners Luke to penauÌ„ce Marke And the disciples of Iohn of y e Pharises fasâ—ed Mat Then came they to him saying why do we and the Pharises faste so oft Luk and the disciples of Iohn pray also the disciples of y e Pharises lykewise but thy disciples eate drincke Math and fast not Iesus sayde vnto theym Canne the chyldren of the brydegrome Marke and weddynge fast Mat and mourne Mar whyle the brydegrome is wyth theym they can not fast but the tyme wyll come that y â— bridegrome shal be taken from theÌ„ then shall they fast in those daies Luk And he sayd vnto theÌ„ a similitude no maÌ„ putteth a pece of newâ— cloth into an olde garmeÌ„t Mar no maÌ„ soweth a pece of new cloth to an old garmeÌ„t for els he taketh away y e new pece froÌ„ y e olde Mat. He taketh the fulnesse from the garment Luke For he renteth the newe Math the rent is made greater Luke and the newe agreeth not wyth the olde Math. Neyther do menne put new wyne in to olde vessels for then the vessels breake and the wyne runneth oute and they peryshe but they poure newe wyne in to newe vessels Mark and must be put Luke and so are they bothe preserued And there is no man that drinketh the olde wolde strayghte waye haue the newe for he sayeth the olde is pleasanter ☞ Of the reuyuynge of the Arche synagoges doughter And of her that was dyseased with an yssue of bloude mat ix Marke v. Luke viii Capi. xxxiiii WHyle he thus spake vnto them beholde a Prince Luke of the synagoge whose name was Iayrus fell at Iesus feete and besought him that he wold come into hys house for he had but one doughter vpon a twelue yere of age and the lay at y e point of death Mat. And he worshypped hym sayinge Lord my doughter is euen nowe deceassed but come lay thi haÌ„d on her and she shal lyue Iesus arose from Matheas house and folowed him with his disciples Mark and much people Luke And it chaunsed as he weÌ„t the people throÌ„ged hym Math. And beholde there was a womaÌ„ whiche had y e bloudy issue twelue yeres Mark had suffred much of many phisicioÌ„s Luke and speÌ„t al her substaunce nor was any thiÌ„ge y e better nor coulde be healed of none Mark. but rather in worse case WhaÌ„ she herde of Iesu she came behynde amonge the people Luke And touched the hemme of his garmeÌ„t Mat. and said w tin her self yf I may touch his clothes I shal be whole Luke And immediatlye her yssue of bloude was staunched Mar. And the fountaine of her bloude was dryed vp she felt in her body y â— she was healed of the plage And forthewith Iesus felt in him selfe y e power that was gone oute of hym turned hym to the people said Luke Who hath touched me Marke my clothes Luke But whan they al denied Peter said and they y â— were w t him Master the people thronge thee thruste thee thou sayest who hath touched me Iesus sayde Some bodye hathe touched me for I know fele y â— there is vertue gone out from me Marke And he loked about to se her that had done it Luke But whan the woman sawe that she was not hyd she came tremblinge and fearinge fel downe before hym tolde him before al the people for what cause she had touched him howe she was healed immediatly Math. But Iesus turned him about and behelde her sayinge daughter be of good chere thy faythe hath made the safe Luke go thy way in peace Mar. and be whole of thy plage mat and she was made whole eueÌ„ y e same houre Mar While he yet spake there came certayne to y e ruler of y e Sinagoge said Thy doughter is dead why troublest y â— the master any more Luke disease not him WhaÌ„ Iesus hearde that Mar which was spoken He sayde vnto the ruler of the synagoge Luke the maydens father feare not beleue onely and she shal be made whole Math. And whan Iesus came into the rulers house Marke He suffred no man to folowe hym but Peter and Iames Iohn Iames brother And he came into the rulers of the Sinagoges house and sawe the busynesse them that wayled and wept greately Mat and ministrelles Luke they wepte all and sorowed for her but he sayd wepe not Marke Why make ye this a do and wepe Math Get you heÌ„ce for the maide is not dead but slepeth And they laughed hym to scorne Luke knowynge well that she was deade Marke And he droue them all out and toke the father and y e mother of the mayden and them that were wyth hym and wente in where the mayde laye And he holdinge y â— maide by the hande Luke cried out Marke and sayde vnto her Thabita cumy which is by interpretacion mayden I say vnto thee aryse Luke And her spyryte came agayne and she arose strayghte waye Marke and walked Luke and he commaunded to geue her meate Marke She was twelue yere olde and they were greatly astonyed Luke her elders whom he commaunded to tell no man what was done Math. and thys was noysed throughe oute all the lande Mark And he departed thence and came in to hys owne countrey Nazareth and hys dyscyples folowed hym ☞ Of two blynde men illuminated and of the domme demoniake Mathew ix Capitu. xxxv ANd as Iesus departed thence two blynde men folowed hym cryinge and sayinge O thou sonne of Dauid haue mercye vpon vs. And when he was come home the blynde came to hym And Iesus sayd vnto them beleue ye that I am able to do this And they sayde vnto hym yea Lorde Then touched he theyr eyes sayinge Accordynge to youre faithe be it vnto you And their eyes were opened And Iesus charged them sayinge Se that no manne know of it But they departed spred abrode his name throughoute all the lande WhaÌ„ these were gone behold they brought to him a domme manne possessed of a deuyl And whan the deuyl was cast out the doÌ„me spake And the people maruayled sayinge it was neuer so sene in Israel but y e Pharises said he casteth out deuils thorow the chefe deuyl ☞ The dysciples are coÌ„maunded
that he was And whether so euer he entred into townes cytyes or vyllages there layde they the sycke in the stretes and praide him that they myghte but touche the hemme of hys garmente and as manye as touched hym were made whole ☞ Of the Predicacion of Eucharistia for the whyche certen went backe and departed Ioan. vi Capi. lvi THe nexte daye after the people whyche stode on the other syde of the sea sawe that there was none other shippe there but that one And that Iesus wente not in wyth hys dyscyples into the shyppe but that hys dyscyples were gone awaye alone Howe be it there came othere shyppes froÌ„ Tiberias nye vnto the place where they had eaten the breade after that the Lorde had geuen thankes Nowe whan the people sawe that Iesus was not there neyther hys dyscyples they tooke shyppe also and came to Caparnaum and soughte Iesus And whan they founde hym on the other syde of the sea they sayde vnto hym Master whan camste thou hether Iesus aunswered them and sayde verely verely I saye vnto you ye seke me not because ye sawe the tokens but because ye dyd eate of the loaues and were fylled Laboure not for the meate that dothe peryshe but that endureth vnto euerlastynge lyfe whyche the sonne of manne shall geue you for hym hathe God the father sealed Then sayde they vnto hym what shall we do that we maye woorke the woorkes of GOD Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto them This is the woorke of GOD that ye beleue in hym whom he hath sent Then saye they vnto hym what token doest thou then that we may see and beleue thee What workest thou Our fathers dyd eat * Manna in the wyldernes as it is written he gaue them bread from heauen to eate Then sayde Iesus vnto them Uerely verely I saye vnto you Moses gaue you not breade from heauen but my father geueth you the true breade from heauen for thys is that breade of God whiche commeth from heauen and geueth lyfe vnto the worlde Then sayde they vnto hym Syr geue vs alway suche breade But Iesus sayde vnto them I am y â— breade of lyfe he that commeth vnto me shall not hunger and he that beleueth on me shal neuer thyrste But I haue said vnto you that ye haue sene me and yet ye beleue not Al that my father geueth me commeth vnto me and who so coÌ„meth vnto me him wyl not I cast out For I am come downe from heauen not to do myne owne wyll but the wil of hym that hath sente me This is the wyl of the father whiche hath sent me that of all that he hathe geuen me I shoulde lose nothynge but shoulde aryse it vp agayne at the laste daye This is the wyll of hym whyche hathe sent me that who soeuer seeth y e sonne and beleueth on hym shoulde haue euerlastynge lyfe and I shal rayse hym vp at the laste daye Then murmured the Iewes thereon that he sayde I am that bread whyche is come downe from heauen And they sayde Is not thys Iesus Iosephs sonne Whose father and mother we knowe Howe sayeth he then I am come downe froÌ„ heauen Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto theym Mark Murmure not amonge your selues No man can come vnto me except my father which hath sent me drawe hym And I shall raise hym vp at the laste daye It is wrytten in the Prophetes * Thei shal al be taughte of God whosoeuer nowe heareth it of the father and learneth it commeth vnto me Not that anye manne hathe sene the father saue he whyche is of the father the same hathe sene the father Uerely verely I saye vnto you he that beleueth on me hath euerlastynge lyfe I am that bread of lyfe Your fathers dyd eate Manna in the Wyldernesse and are deade This is that breade whiche commeth from heauen That whoso eateth thereof should not die I am that liuing bread which came downe froÌ„ heauen whoso eateth of this bread shal lyue for euer And the bread that I wyll geue is my fleash which I wyl geue for the lyfe of the worlde Then stroue the Iewes amonge them selues and sayd how can thys felowe geue vs hys fleash to eate Iesus sayde vnto theÌ„ Uerely verely I say vnto you except ye eate y â— fleash of the sonne of man and dryncke hys bloude ye haue no lyfe in you Whoso eateth my fleash drinketh my bloud hath euerlastyng lyfe and I shal raise hym vp at the last day For my fleashe is the verye meate and my bloude is the verye drincke Whoso eateth my fleashe and dryncketh my bloude abydeth in me and I in him As the liuing father hath sent me And I lyue for the fathers sake euen so he that eateth me shall lyue for my sake Thys is youre bread whiche is comme from heauen Not as your fathers did eate Manna and are deade he that eateth of thys bread shall lyue for euer These thynges sayde he in the synagoge when he â—aughte in Capernaum Many nowe of his disciples that heard this sayde this is an harde sayinge who maye aâ—ide y e hearinge therof But when Iesus perceaued in him selfe y â— his disciples murmured thereat he sayde vnto them Doeth this offende you What yf ye shal see the sonne of man ascende vp thyther where he was afore It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleashe profyteth nothynge The wordes that I speake are spirite and are lyfe But there are some amonge you that beleue not For Iesus knewe well frome the beginninge whiche they were that beleued not and who shoulde betraye hym And he sayde Therefore haue I sayd vnto you No man can come vnto me except it be geueÌ„ him of my father From that tyme forth manye of hys disciples went backe and walcked no more with him Then sayd Iesus vnto the twelue Wyll ye also go awaye TheÌ„ answered Simon Peter Lord whyther shall we goe thou haste the wordes of euerlastynge lyfe And we haue beleued and knowen y t thou arte CHRISTE the Sonne of the lyuynge GOD. Iesus aunswered theym Haue I not chosen you twelue And one of you is the Deuyll But he spake of Iudas Simon Iscariote the same betrayed hym afterwarde and was one of the twelue ☞ Of the rubbynge of the eares of corne vpon the Sabboth Mathew xii Mar. ii Luke vi Capitulo lvii ANd it fortuned vppon an after principall Sabboth that Iesus wente thorowe the corne felde Math his disciples beynge hongrye mark beganne to make a waye thorowe and to plucke the eares of the corne Luke And dyd eate rubbynge them with their handes But certayne of y e Pharises sayd vnto them Wherfore do ye that whiche is not lawfull to doe on the Sabboth Math. when the Pharises sawe that Mark they sayde to Iesus Beholde what thy disciples do whiche is not lawfull vppon the Sabboth And he sayd vnto them haue ye neuer read what Dauid dyd when he hadde nede and was an bongred bothe he and they
woorde agaynste the sonne of man it shal be forgeuen him but who so euer speaketh against the holy ghoste it shal not be forgeuen hym nother in thys worlde nor in the worlde to come Ether make the tree good and his frute good also or els make the tree euell and hys fruyte euell also For the tree is knowen by the fruyte O ye generacion of vypers howe canne ye speake good when ye youre selues are euell for of the aboundance of the hearte the mouthe speaketh A good manne out of a good treasure of his hert briÌ„geth forth good thinges and an euell man oute of hys euell treasure bryngeth forthe euell thynges but I saye vnto you that of euery ydle woorde that menne haue spoken they shall geue accomptes at the daye of iudgemente Oute of thy woordes thou shalte be iustifyed and oute of thy wordes shalte thou be condemned ☞ Of the Iewes requyrynge a sygne from heauen Mathew xii Luke xi Capi. 61. THen answered certayne of the Scribes and Pharises sayd Master we woulde fayne se a token or sygne of thee Luke whaÌ„ the people were gathered thicke together he beganne to saye This is an euell generacion mat This euell and aduouterous generacion seketh a token and there shal no token be geueÌ„ them but the token and sygne of the * Prophet Ionas Luke for lyke as Ionas was a sygne vnto the Niniuites so shall the sonne of man be vnto this generacion Math. For as Ionas was thre dayes and thre nyghtes in the whalles belly so shall the sonne of man be thre dayes and thre nyghtes in the hearte of the earthe The menne of Niniue shall ryse in the laste iudgement wyth this generacion and shall condemne it for they dyd penaunce at the preachynge of * Ionas And behold here is one greater then Ionas* The Quene of the southe shall aryse in the laste iudgement wyth this generacioÌ„ and shall condemne it for she came froÌ„ the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wysedome of Salomon and lo here is one greater then Salomon Christ declareth that he oughte not for the Ievves incredulite to cease from preachynge tellynge this symilitude Luke No man lighteth a candel and putteth it in a priuye place nother vnder a busshel but vpon a candelstycke that they whyche come in may se the lyghte The eye is the lyghte of the bodye If thyne eye then be syngle all thy bodye shal be full of lyght but yf thyne eye be wycked then shal al thy body be full of darckenesse Take hede therefore that the lyghte which is in thee be not darkenesse yf thy body now be lyghte so that it haue no part of darknesse then shal it be ful of lyght and shal light the euen as a clere lyghtenynge Math. But whan the vncleane spirit is gone out of man he walketh thorowe drye places sekynge rest and fyndeth none Then sayeth he I wyl turne againe in to my house from whence I went out And when he commeth he fyndeth it emptye swepte and garnyshed Then goeth he hys way and taketh vnto him seuen other spyrytes worse then hym selfe and whan they are entred in they dwell there And the ende of that manne is worse then the begynninge Euen so shall it go wyth this euell generacion ¶ Of the woman that lyfted vp her voyce and of the Lordes mother and brethren whyche soughte hym Mat. xii Mar. iii. Luke xi and. viii Capit. lxii ANd it fortuned whaÌ„ he spake such wordes a certaine womaÌ„ among the people lyft vp her voyce and sayde vnto him blessed is the wombe that bare the and the pappes that thou haste sucked But he sayde yea blessed are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it Mat. While he yet talked vnto the people beholde hys mother and hys brethren stode wythoute desirynge to speake wyth hym Luke and they coulde not come at hym for y e people Marke and they seÌ„t unto him and called hym and the people sat aboute hym Math. Then sayde one vnto hym beholde thy mother and thy brethren staÌ„de without and would speake wyth thee Luke and woulde se thee Math. But he aunswered and sayde vnto hym that tolde hym Who is my mother who are my brethreÌ„ Mar. and he loked rouÌ„d about him vpoÌ„ those y â— sat rouÌ„d in coÌ„passe about him Mat. he stretched forth hys haÌ„de to his disciples said beholde my mother my brethreÌ„ for who so euer doth y e wyll of my father which is in heaueÌ„ y e same is my brother sister mother Luke my mother my brethreÌ„ are these whyche heare the worde of God and do it ☞ Of the checkynge of the Pharises Luke xi Capitu. 63. ANd whyle he yet spake a certaine Pharise prayde hym y â— he would dyne wyth hym And he wente in and sat hym downe at the table Whan the Pharise sawe that he maruayled that he washed not fyrst before dyner But the Lorde sayde vnto him Now do ye Pharises make clene the outesyde of the cuppe and platter but youre inwarde partes are full of robbery and wickednesse ye fooles is a thynge made clene within because the outesyde is clensed Neuerthelesse aboue that is necessarye geue almes of that ye haue and beholde all is cleane vnto you But wo be vnto you Pharises ye that teeth mint and rewe and al maner herbes and passe ouer iudgemente and the loue of God These oughte to haue bene done and not to â—eaue the other vndone ☞ Of the brother which desyred Christe to deuyde the heretage Luke xii Capitulo lxiiii BUt one of the people sayde vnto hym Maister byd my brother diuyde the enhiritaunce wyth me But he sayd vnto him man who hath set me to be a iudge or heretage parter ouer you And he sayd vnto theym Take hede and beware of couetousnes for no man lyueth therof that he hath aboundaunce of goodes Of the ryche man that woulde make wyder his barnes Luk. xii Capitulo lxv ANd he tolde theym a similitude and sayde There was a ryche man whose feldes had broughte forth fruites plenteouslye and he thought in hym selfe and sayde What shal I doe I haue nothyng wherin to gather my fruites And he sayd Thys wyll I doe I wyll breake downe my Barnes and buylde greater and therâ—in wyll I gather all myne increace and my goodes and wyll saye vnto my soule Soule thou haste muche goodes layed vp in stoore for manye yeares take nowe thyne ease eate drinke and be mery But God said vnto him thou foole this night shall they require thy soule from thee and whose shal it be that thou hast prepared thus goeth it with him that gathereth treasure for hym selfe and is not ryche in God But he sayde vnto his disciples Therfore I say vnto you Take ye no thought for your life what ye shal eate nother for your body what ye shal put on The lyfe is moore then meate and the bodye more then
and touched them and said Aryse be not afrayed Luke And whyle this voyce came to passe Mathe. they loked vp Marke they loked aboute them and sawe no man more but Iesus onely with them Luk they founde Iesus alone Mat. And whan they came downe from the mountayne Iesus charged them and sayde Tell no man of this vyspon tyl the sonne of man be risen againe from the deade Mar. And they kept that saying by them and axed one another What is that rysynge agayne froÌ„ the deade Luke And they kepte it close and tolde no man in those dayes of the thynges whiche they had sene math And hys dysciples axed him and sayd Why saye the Scribes then Marke and the Pharises that Elias muste fyrste come He answered and said vnto theÌ„ * mathe Helias shal fyrst come in dede Marke And whan he is come he shall fyrste restore all thynges to ryght againe And as it is wrytten of the sonne of man he shall suffer manye thinges and be despysed Mathe But I say vnto you Elias is come already and they knew him not but they haue done vnto hym what they woulde Marke as it is written of him Math Euen so shall also the sonne of maÌ„ suffer of theÌ„ Then perceaued y â— dysciples y â— he spake vnto theÌ„ of Iohn y e Baptist. Of the domme and lunatike spirite whoÌ„ Christes disciples could not heale Math. xvii Mar. ix Luke ix Cap. Ixxxix ANd it chaunced on the nexte daye after whan they came doune froÌ„ the mounte Marke he came to hys discyples and saw much people aboute them and the Scribes dysputynge wyth them And as soone as the people sawe Iesus they were astonyed and afrayed Mathe And whan he was come to the people Mark they ranne vnto hym and saluted him And he axed the Scribes what dyspute you with them Luk And behold a manne Mark aunswerynge Luk among the people math came and kneled vnto hym Luke cryed oute and sayde Master I haue brought vnto the my sonne whyche hathe a domme spirite and when so euer he taketh hym he teareth him and he fometh and gnasheth with the teth and pyneth away Math Lord haue mercye vpon my sonne for he is lunatyke and sore vexed He falleth oft tymes in the fyre and ofte into the water Luk He is myne onely sonne beholde the spyryte taketh hym and sodenly he cryeth and he teareth hym that he â—ometh and wyth payne departeth from hym whan he hath rent him And I offered hym to thy dyscyples Marke I besoughte them Luk to caste hym oute Mat and they coulde not And Iesus answered and said O thou faythelesse and frowarde generacion Luk vnfaythfull Mathe Howe longe shall I be wyth you How longe shall I suffer you Brynge hym hither to me Marke and they brough thym Luk and whan he came to him Mar and had sene hym By and by the spyrite troubled hym Luk the deuel rent hym and tare hym Marke and fel vpon the earthe and weltred and fomed And he asked his father How longe is it sence this happened vnto hym He sayde Of a chylde and oft times hath he caste hym into the fyre and water to destroye hym But yf thou canste do any thynge haue mercye vpon vs and helpe vs. Iesus sayd vnto hym yf thou couldeste beleue All thynges are possyble vnto hym that beleueth And immediatly the father of the chylde cryed wyth teares and sayd Lord I beleue O helpe thou myne vnbelefe Nowe whan Iesus saw that the people came vnto him He threatened the foule spyrite Math and rebuked hym Marke sayinge Thou domme and deafe spyrite I charge thee departe out of hym and enter nomore into hym And he cryed and rente hym sore Math and the deuyl went out of him Marke And he was as thoughe he had bene deade insomuche that many sayd he is dead But Iesus takynge him by the hande set hym vp and he arose Mat and the chylde was healed eueÌ„ the same houre delyuered him to hys father agayne And they were all amased at y â— mighty power of God And whyle they wondered euery one at all thynges whiche he dyd he sayde vnto his dysciples CoÌ„prehende these sayinges in your heartes for the sonne of man must be delyuered into the handes of men Marke And when he came home his disciples Math came secretly and sayde why coulde not we heale hym And Iesus sayde vnto them because of youre vnbelefe For I say verely vnto you yf ye haue faith as a grayne of muster sede ye maye say vnto this mountayne remoue hence to yonder place and he shall remoue nother shall any thynge be impossible vnto you Marke This kynde can go oute by no meanes but by prayer and fastynge ☞ Of the disciples desyrynge theyr faythe to be increased Luke xvii Capi. xc ANd the apostles sayde vnto the Lorde Increace our faythe The Lorde sayde yf ye haue faythe as a grayne of muster sede and saye vnto this molbery tree plucke thy selfe vp by the rootes and plante thy selfe in the sea it shal be obediente vnto you Whiche of you is it that hathe a seruaunte whiche ploweth or fedeth the cattel whan he commeth home froÌ„ the felde that wyll saye vnto hym Go quickely and syt downe to meate Is it not thus that he sayeth vnto hym make readye that I maye suppe gyrde vp thy selfe and serue me tyll I haue eaten and droÌ„ken afterwarde shalte thou eate and drynke also Thanketh he the same seruaunte because he dyd that was commaunded hym I trowe not So lykewyse ye whan ye haue done all that is commaunded you saye we are vnprofytable seruauntes we haue done that we were bounde to do Of the paymente of Didragma Mat. xvii Capi. xci ANd when they were come to Capernaum they that receaued the trybute money came to Peter and sayde Dothe youre master paye trybute He sayde yea And whan he was come home Iesus preuented hym and sayde What thynkest thou Simon Of whome do the kynges of the earthe take toll or tribute of theyr children or of straungers Then spake Peter vnto hym of straungers Iesus sayde vnto hym Then are y â— chyldren free Neuerthelesse leste we offende them go thy waye to the sea and caste thy angle and take the fyshe that fyrste commeth vp and whan thou haste opened hys mouthe thou shalte fynde a pece of twentye pence take that and geue it them for me and the◠¶ Of the dyscyples contencion whyche of them shoulde be greatest Mat. xviii mark 9 Luke ix Capi. xcii AT the same tyme Luke there came a thoughte amonge them whyche of them should be y e greatest But whan Iesus saw the thoughtes of their heartes Mark And whan he was come home he axed theÌ„ What dysputed ye amonge youre selues by the way But they helde their tunges for they had dysputed by the waye amonge them selues whyche of them shoulde be the greatest Math The disciples came vnto Iesus and sayd who is the
a certayne thinge of hym And he sayd vnto her what wylt thou She sayde vnto hym Lette these two sonnes of myne syt in thy kyngdome the one vpon thy right hande and the other vpon thy lefte hande Marke Then went vnto him Iames Iohn the sonnes of Zebede and sayde Master we desire that whatsoeuer we aske of thee thou wilt do it for vs. He sayde vnto them what desire you that I shal do to you They sayd vnto hym grauÌ„t vs that we may syt one at thy ryghte hande and one at thy left hande in thy glory Mat Iesus answered and said ye wot not what ye aske may ye drike the cuppe that I shall drynke Mark and to be Baptised with the baptyme that I shal be Baptised with all Mat They said vnto him yea that we may Math. Iesus sayde vnto them my cuppe truelye shall ye drynke marke and be baptysed with the baptime that I shal be baptised withall Math but to syt vpon my ryghte hande and on my lefte is not myne to geue but vnto them for whome it is prepared of my father When the ten hearde that they disdayned at the two brethre Iames and Iohn But Iesus called theÌ„ vnto him and sayde ye know that the Princes of the world Mar. and they that seme to haue dominacion of the people Mathe. the myghty exercyse authoritie among them It shal not be so amonge you but whosoeuer wyll be greate amonge you let him be your m 〈…〉 ter And whosoeuer wyll bee the châ—efe let him be youre seruaunt euen as the sonne of manne came not to be serued but to do seruice and to geue his lyâ—e to a redempcion for many ¶ Of the illuminacion of the blynde before his goinge into Hierico and of zacheus and the ten poundes Luke xviii xix Mar. x. Cap. cxii ANd it came to passe whan Iesus came nie vnto Hiericho there sat one blynde man by the waye and begged And when he hearde the people passe by he asked what it was Then sayd they vnto hym y â— Iesus of Nazareth passed by And he tried and sayde Iesu thou sonne of Dauyd haue merrye vpon me but the people that wente before rebuked hym that he shoulde holde hys tounge Neuerthelesse he cried much more thou sonne of Dauyd haue merry upon me Iesus stode styll and commaunded hym to bee broughte vnto hym And whan he was come nere he asked him and said what wylt thou that I do vnto theâ— He sayde Lorde that I maye receaue my syghte Iesus sayde vnto him receaue thy sight thy faith hath saued the. And immediatly he saw and folowed him and praysed God And all the people y â— sawe it gaue God the prayse Mark And they came to Hierico Luke and he entred in and wente thorowe Hierico And beholde there was a manne named Zacheus whiche was a ruler of the Publicans and was ryche and desired to se Iesus what he shoulde be and he coulde not for the people for he was lowe of stature And he ranne before and clymed vp into a wilde figge tre that he might â—â— him for he should come that wayâ— and whan Iesus came to the same place he loked vp and saw hym and sayde vnto him Zache come downe hastely for to day must I turne into thy house And he came downe hastelye and receaued hym with ioye Whan they sawe that they murmured all and sayde that he was gone in to a synner But Zacheus stode forthe and sayde vnto the Lorde beholde Lorde the halfe of my goodes I gyue to the poore and yf I haue defrauded anye man I restore him foure folde Iesus sayde vnto hym this daye is healthe happened vnto this house for so much as he also is Abrahams sonne for the sonne of manne is coine to seke and to saue that which was loste Now while they herkened he tolde a similitude also because he was nye vnto IerusaleÌ„ and because they thought that the kingdome of God shoulde appeare immediatelye And he sayde a certen noble man went into a farre countrey to receaue him a kingdome and then to come againe Thys man called ten of his seruauntes and deliuered them ten pounde and sayde vnto them Occupy tyll I come againe But his citesyns hated hym and sente a messenger after hym and sayde We wyll not haue this man to raigne ouer vs and it fortuned whan he came againe after that he had receaued the kingdome he bad call the seruauntes vnto whome he had geuen his money that he myghte knowe what euery one had done then came the fyrste and sayd syr thy pouÌ„de hath won ten pounde and he said vnto him Wel thou good seruaunte for somuch as y u hast ben faithful in y e leste y u shalte haue authorite ouer ten cities The seconde came also and sayd Syr thy pounde hathe wonne fyue pounde And to him I sayde and thou shalt bee ouer fyue cyties And the thyrde came and sayde loo syr here is the pounde which I haue kept in a napkyn I was afraied of thee for thou arte an harde man takynge vp that thou haste not sowne he sayd vnto him of thine owne mouth iuâ—ge I thee thou euel seruant knewest thou that I am an hard man takynge vp that I layde not downe and reapinge that I dyd not fowe Wherfore then haste thou not delyuered my money to the exchauÌ„ge bankeâ— and at my commynge myghte I haue required myne owne wyth vantage And he sayde vnto them that stode by Take the pounde from him and geue it vnto him that hathe ten pounde and they sayde vnto him Syr he hathe ten pounde â—lready but I saye vnto you Whosoeuer hath vnto hym shal be geuen but from hym that hath not shal be taken awaye euen that he hathe As for those myne enemyes which would not that I shoulde raygne ouer them brynge them hether and slaye them before me And whan he had thus sayde he wente on forwarde and toke hys iourney to Ierusalem ¶ Of two blynde men whiche receaued theyr syghte at his departynge from Hierico Mat. xx Capitu. C. xiii ANd whan they departed from Hierico muche people folowed hym and behold two blynde men sarte by the waye syde and whan they herde that Iesus passed by they iryed and sayde O Lorde thou sonne of Dauyd haue merrye vpon vs. But the people rebuked theym that they shoulde holde theyr peace Neuerthelesse they cryed the more and sayde O Lord thou sonne of Dauid haue mercye vpon vs. And Iesus stode styll and called them and sayde What wyll ye that I do vnto your They sayde vnto hym Lorde that oure eyes maye be opened And Iesus had compassion on them and touched theyr eyes and immidiately theyr eyes receaued syghte and they folowed hym ¶ Of blinde Bartimeus which receaued hys syghte betwyxte Hierico and Bethani Mack x. Capit. C. xiiii ANd whan he went out of Hierico and hys disciples and muche people there sat one blynde Bartimeus the sonne of
Thimeus by the waye and begged And whan he herde that it was Iesus of Nazareth he beganne to crie and sayde Iesu the sonne of Dauid haue mercy vpon me And many reproued him that he shuld holde his tounge But he cryed muche more thou sonne of Dauid haue mercye vpon me And Iesus stode styl and had call him they called the blynde and sayde vnto him be of good comforte arise he calleth the and he caste awaye hys garment from him stode vp and came to Iesus and Iesus answered and sayd vnto him What wilt thou that I doo vnto thee The blynde sayde vnto hym Master that I might se. Iesus sayde vnto him goo thy waye thy fayth helped thee And immediatly he had his syghte and folowed hym in the wae ¶ Whan that the lorde after hys returne froÌ„ Ephraim came to Bethani Iohn xii Capitu. C. xv SYxe dayes before Easter came Iesus vnto Bethani where Lazarus was deade whome Iesus raised vp from the dead Then muche people of the Iewes had knowledge that he was ther and they came not for Iesus sake onelye but also that they myght se Lazarus whome he had raysed from the deade But the hygh priestes were aduysed to put Lazarus to deathe also because that for his sake many of the Iewes wente awaye and beleued on Iesus ¶ Of the syttynge vpon the Asse Math. xii Mark xi Luc. xix Iohn xxi Cap. C xvi UPon the nexte day Mat when they came nye Ierusalem to Bethphage Bethanye vnto mounte Olyuet Iesus sent two of his disciples Peter and Philyp said vnto them Goo in to the towne that lyeth before you Luk and aâ—â—one as ye are come in Mat. anone ye shall fynde an Asse bound Luk and a foale of an Asse tyed Math with her Luke where on yet neuer man sat lowse it and bringe it hether and yf anye man aske you wherfore ye louse it say thus vnto hym because Math the Lorde hath nede of them And strayte way he wyll let them go but al this was done that the thynge myghte bee fulfylled whiche was spoken by the prophet sayinge Tell the doughter Sion Iohn * Feare not thou doughter of Sion beholde thy kynge commeth Math vnto thee meke syttynge successiuelye vpon an Asse a coalte Iohn of an Asse Math. vsed to the yoke Iohn Neuerthelesse his disciples vnderstod not these thynges at the fyrste but whan Iesus was gloryfyed then remembred they that suche thynges were wrytten of hym and that they hadde done suche thynges to hym Math. The disciples wente and dyd as Iesus commaunded them Mark and found the foale tyed by the dore without at y â— partynge of the waye and loused it Luke But whan they lowsed y â— foale the owners thereof sayde vnto them why lâ—use ye the foale They sayde Marke lyke as Iesus had commaunded them Luke the Lorde hathe nede therof marke and so they let them alone Math and broughte the Asse and the foale and layed their clothes vpon them and set hym thereon ¶ Of the glorious recâ—auynge of Christe vpon Palme sondaye Math. xxi Marke xi Luke xix Ioan. xii Capi. Cxvii NOwe as he went Math. many of the people Ioan whyche were come vnto the feast WheÌ„ they hearde that Iesus came towarde Ierusalem wente to mete hym Math. and sprede theyr garmeÌ„tes in the waye other cut downe brauÌ„ches Ioan of Palme marke and bowes Math. from the trees and strowed them in the waye As for the people that went before and that came after they cryed and sayd Osanna vnto the sonne of Dauid Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lord. Marke Blessed be the kyngedome of our father Dauid whiche commeth in the name of the Lorde Osanna in the heyghte Luke And whan he wente downe from mounte Oliuete all the multytude that came downe beganne ioyfully to prayse GOD wyth loude voyce ouer all the myracles that they had sene and said blessed be he that coÌ„meth a kynge in the name of the Lord peace be in heauen and prayse in the heyghte Ioan Blessed be he that in the name of the Lorde commeth kynge of Israel The people that was with hym whaÌ„ he called Lazarus out of y â— graue and raysed hym from the deade bare wytnesse Therfore y e people met hym because they hearde that he had done suche a myracle But the Pharises said amonge them selues ye se that we preuayle nothynge beholde all the world runneth after hym Luke And some of the Pharises amonge the people sayde vnto him Master rebuke thy dyscyples He sayde vnto them I tell you yf these holde their peace yet shall the stones crye How Iesus wepte vpon Ierusalem and of the castynge oute of those that solde Mat. xxi Mar. xi Luke xix Capi. Cxviii ANd whan he was come nere he behelde the cytie and wepte vpon it and said Yf thou knewest what were for thy peace thou shouldest remember euen in this presente day of thyne but nowe it is hydde from thyne eyes for the tyme shal come vpon thee that thyne enemyes shall caste vp a banke about thee and besege thee and kepe thee in on euery syde and make the euen wyth the grounde and shall not leue in the one stone vpon another because thou hast not knowen the time wherein thou hast bene vysyted Mar And he went into Ierusalem Math. and whan he was come in all the citye was moued and said Who is this and the people said This is Iesus y e Prophete of Nazareth out of Galyle And Iesus went into y â— teÌ„ple of God cast out al theÌ„ y â— boughte soulde in y â— teÌ„ple and ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaungers and the seates of them that solde doues and sayde vnto them It is wrytten Luke my house is an house of prayer but ye haue made it a denne of theues mathe The blynde and the lame also came vnto hym in the temple and he healed them But whan the hyghe Priestes and y e Scribes sawe the workes that he dyd and the children cryinge in the temple and sayinge Osanna vnto y â— sonne of Dauid they dysdayned and sayde vnto hym hearest thou what these saye Iesus sayde vnto them Yea haue ye neuer red Out of the mouthe of verye babes and suckelynges thou haste ordayned praise Luk and he taught daily in the temple But y â— hyghe Priestes and the Scrybes and the chefest of the people wente aboute to destroye them and founde not what to do vnto hym For all the people stacke to hym and gaue hym audience Of the heathen whyche sought to se Christ. Ioan. xii mat xxi mar xi Luke xxi Capi. Cxix THere were certayne Gentyles amonge them that were come vp to Ierusalem to worshyp at the feast the same came to Philyp whyche was of Bethsayda oute of Galyle and prayed him and said Sir we would faine se Iesus Phylip came and tolde Andrewe And agayne Phylyp and
ye erre and vnderstande not the scriptures nor the power of God Luk The children of this worlde mary and are maried but they that shal be worthye to enioy that worlde and the resurrection from the deade shall nother mary nor be maryed for they can dye nomore for they are lyke vnto the aungels and are the chyldren of God in so muche as they are children of the resurreccion But that the deade rise againe hath Moses also signified besydes the bushe when he called the Lorde the God of Abraham the God of Isaa◠and the God of Iacob But God is not a God of the deade but of the lyuynge for they lyue all vnto hym marke Therfore ye erre greatly Math And whā the people hearde that they were astonyed at his doctrine Luc Then aunswered certayne of the Scribes and sayde Master thou haste sayde well and from that time fourthe they durst aske hym no more questions ¶ Of the firste commaundement that is of the loue of God mat xxii Marke xii Luke x. xvii Cap. Cxxviii WHan the Pharises hearde that he hadde put the Saduces to silence they gathered them selues together Mar one of the scribes came vnto hym Math a doctor of the lawe mar that had herkened vnto thē how they disputed together and sawe that he had answered them wel Mat tempted hym and sayd Master which is the chiefest commaundement mar of all Iesus answered him the fyrst chiefest cōmaūdemēt of al cōmaundemētes is this heare o Israel the Lord our God is one god thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart with all thy soule with al thy mynde and with all thy strength This is the first Math and the greatest commaūdement as for the seconde is lyke vnto it Thou shalte loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe mark there is none other greater commaundement then these Mathe in these two commaundemētes hange all the lawe and the prophetes Mar And the Scribe sayde vnto him Master verely thou haste sayde ryghte For there is but one God and there is none other without him and to loue hym with all the hearte Mat with all thy soule Mark with all thy mynde Lue with all thy strengthe Mar and to loue a mans neyghboure as him selfe is more then brente sacrifices and all offringes But whan Iesus sawe that he answered discretelye he sayde vnto him Thou arte not far from the kingdome of God Luk But whan he was demaunded of the pharises whan commeth the kyngdome of God He answered them and sayde The kingdome of God commeth not with outewarde apperaunce nother shall it bee sayde loo here or there is it For beholde the kyngdome of God is inwarde in you Mar And no man now durste aske him any mo question ☞ Of the interrogation whose sonne Christe is Math. xxii Mar. xii Luc. xx Capi. C. xxix NOwe while the pharises were gathered together Iesus asked them and sayde What thinke ye of Christe whose sonne is he They sayd Dauids Mar And Iesus answered and sayde whan he taught in the temple Now say the Scribes that Christe is the sonne of Dauid But Dauid him selfe sayeth thorowe the holye gooste the Lorde sayde vnto my lorde sytte thou on my ryght hande tyll I make thyne enemies thy footstole Math how then dothe Dauid in spirite Luke in the booke of the Psalmes Math call hym lorde Luke Howe is he then hys lorde Math And no man coulde aunswere him one word Marke and many people herde hym gladlye Mathe nother durste any man aske hym anye mo questions from that daye fourthe ☞ Of hearinge the Pharyses doctrines Mat. xxiii Mat xii Luk. xxiiii Cap. C. xxx THen spake Iesus vnto the people and to his disciples said Mar in his doctrine math The Scribes and the pharises are set downe vpon Moses seat whatsoeuer they byd you doo and obserue that obserue and doo but after theyr workes shall ye not do for they saye and do not They bynde heuye and intollerable burthens and lay them vpon mens shoulders but they them selues heaue not at thē with one of their fyngers All their workes do they to be sene of menne Luc take hede marke and beware of the Scribes math They set abroade their Philacteries and make large borders vpon theyr garmentes marke They loue to goo in longe garmentes math and loue to syt vppermost at the table Luc and at bankettes marke and to haue the fyrste seates in the Synagoges and to be saluted in the market they deuoure wyddowes houses vnder a coulour of longe prayers Luc dessemblynge longe prayer these shall receaue the greater damnacion Mark more longer and paynefull iuogemente math they loue to be called of men Rabby But ye shall not suffer youre selues to be called Rabby for one is youre master euen Christe and all ye are brethren and call no manne father vpon earthe for one is youre father whiche is in heauen Nor ye shall not suffer your selues to be called maysters for one is youre master namely Christe He that is greatest amonge you shal be youre seruaunte for whoso exalteth hym selfe shal be broughte lowe and he that hūbleth him self shal be exalted ¶ Of dyuers and many vowes Math. xxiii Luc. xi xiii Capit. C. xxxi WO vnto you Scribes and pharises ye ypocrites that shutte vp the kyngedome of Heauen before menne ye come not in your selues nother suffer ye them to enter that woulde bee in Woo vnto you Scribes and Pharyfes ye Ipocritas that deuoure widdous houses that vnder the couloure of prayinge longe prayers therefore shall ye receaue the greater damnacion Woo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which compasse sea and lande to make one proselyte and whan he is become one ye make of him a child of hell two folde more then ye youre selues are Wo vnto you blynde gydes whiche saye whosoeuer sweareth by the temple that is nothynge but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple he is giltie ye fooles and blinde whether is greater the golde or the temple that sanctifieth the golde And whosoeuer sweareth by the altare that is nothīg but whosoeuer sweareth by the offring that is vpon it he is giltie ye fooles and blynde whether is greater the offringe or the aultars that sanctifieth the offerynge Therefore whoso sweareth by y ◠altare sweareth by the same and by all that is thereon and whoso sweareth by the temple sweareth by the same and by hym that dwelleth therin And whoso sweareth by heauē sweareth by the seate of God and by hym that sytteth thereon Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which tith Mint and Anyse Luke Rewe mat and Commin Luke and al maner of herbes Math. and leaue the wayghtier matters of the lawe behynde namely iudgement mercy and faythe Luke and the loue of God These oughte to haue bene done and not to leaue the other vndone Mathe. Oye blynde gydes which straine out a gnat but swallow vp a Camel Luk