toke couÌ„sell how they myght tangle Christ Iesê° in his wordes sent vnto him their disciples with herodes seruauÌ„tes sayeng Maister we knowe that thou arte true that thou techest the waye of god truly neyther careste for any man for thou coÌ„siderest not meÌ„nes estate tell vs therfore how thinkest thou Is it laweful to gyue tribute vnto Cesar or not Iesê° ê‘ceyued theyr wylynes sayde Why teÌ„pte ye me ye Ipocrites Let me se the trybute money they toke hiÌ„ a peny he sayd vnto theÌ„ whose is thys Image suê‘scripcioÌ„ / They sayd vnto hiÌ„ Cesars then sayde he vnto theÌ„ Gyue therfore to Cesar that which is Cesars gyue vnto god that which is goddes ¶ The Pystle on the .xxiiij. Sondaye after Trinite sondaye The .j. Chapyter to the Collossyans B BRethren we cease not prayenge for you desyrynge that ye myght be fulfylled with the knowledge of his wyll in al wysedome spiritual vnderstaÌ„dynge that ye myght walke worthy of the lorde in all thinges that please beyng fruyteful in all good workes increasynge in the knowledge of god streÌ„ghted with all myght thorow his glorious power vnto al pacyeÌ„ce long sufferyng with ioyfulnes in Iesus Christ our Lorde ¶ The Gospell on the .xxiiij. Sondaye after Trynite sondaye The .ix. Chapyter of Mathewe C WHyles Iesus spake vnto the people beholde there came a certayne ruler worshypped him sayeng my doughter is euen now deceased but come lay thy haÌ„de on her she shal lyue Iesus arose folowe him with hys discyples beholde a womaÌ„ which was diseased with an yssue of bloude twelue yeres came behynde hym touched the heme of his vesture she sayd in her selfe If I may touche but euen his vesture onely I shal be safe Iesus turned him about behelde her sayenge doughter be of good coÌ„fort thy fayth hath made the safe and she was made hole euen the same houre ¶ The Pystle on the nexte Sondaye before Aduent sondaye Ieremias .xxxiij. BRethreÌ„ beholde the dayes wyl come sayth the lord that I wyl stere vp vnto Dauyd a ryghtuouse brauÌ„che and he shall raygne a kynge shal be wyse shal do equyte iustyce in the erth in his dayes Iuda shal be safe Israel shall dwel wtout feare this is the name that they shall cal him the lorde our ryghtousnes wherfore the dayes wyll come sayeth the lord that they shal say no more the lorde lyueth that broughte the chyldreÌ„ of Israel oute of the lande of Egypt but the lorde lyueth which delyuered and brought the sede of the house of Israell out of the lande of the north from all landes whether I thrust them and they shall dwell in theyr owne lande sayth the lorde God almyghtye ¶ The Gospel on the next sondaye before Aduente Sondaye The .vj. Chapyter of IohnÌ„ A WHeÌ„ Iesus lyfted vp his eyes sawe a gret coÌ„pany come vnto him sayd vnto philip Whense shall we bye bread that these myght eate This he sayd to proue hym for he him selfe knewe what he wold do Philip answered hym two hondreth peny worth of bread are not sufficient for theÌ„ that euery man haue a lytell Then sayd vnto hym one of his discyples Andrewe Simon Peters brother There is a chylde here which hath .v. barly loues .ij. fysshes but what is that among so many Iesus sayde make the people to syt downe there was muche haye in the place the men sat downe in noÌ„bre about fyue thousande Iesus toke the breade gaue thankes gaue to his disciples his disciples to them that were set downe lykewyse of the fysshes as much as they wolde / when they had eaten ynough he sayd vnto his dysciples gather vp the brokeÌ„ meate that remayneth that nothyng be lost They gathered it togyther fylled .xij. baskettes with the brokeÌ„ meate / of the fyue barly loues two fysshes which brokeÌ„ meat remayned vnto them that had eateÌ„ Then those men when they had sene the myracle that Iesus dyd / sayde This is of a truth the same Prophet which shall come into the worlde ¶ The Pystle on the dedycacyon daye The jxxj Chapyter of the Reuelacion of S. IohnÌ„ A IOhn sawe the holy cyte new IerusaleÌ„ come downe froÌ„ god out of heueÌ„ prepared as a byrden / garnysshed for her husbande I berde a great voyce froÌ„ the trone / sayeng behold the tabernacle of god is with meÌ„ he wyll dwell with tâ—eÌ„ they shal be his people / god hym selfe shal be with them be theyr god and god shall wype alwaye all teares froÌ„ theyr eyes there shal be no more death / neyther sorowe / neyther cryenge neyther shall there be any more payne for the olde thinges are gone he that sat vpon the seate sayde / beholde I wyll make all thynges a newe ¶ The gospel on the dedycacyon day The .xix. Cha. of Luke A IEsus entred in / went thorow Ierico / beholde there was a man named zacheus / and he was a ruler amonge the Publicans and ryche also he made meanes to se Iesus / what he shulde be and he coulde not for the preace / because he was of a lowe stature Wherfore he ran before ascended vp in to a wylde fygge tree to se hym for he wolde come the same waye when Iesus came to the place he loked vp sawe him sayd vnto him zache hastely come downe for to day I must abyde at thy house quicly he came downe receyued him ioyfully when they sawe that they all grutched sayenge he is gone in / to tary with a man that is a synner / zache stode forth sayde vnto the lorde Beholde lorde / the halfe of my goodes I gyue to the poore / yf I haue done any man wroÌ„ge I wyll restore him .iiij fold Iesus sayd vnto hiÌ„ this day is helth come vnto this house for as much as this same house is become the chyld of AbrahaÌ„ for the son of maÌ„ is come to seke to saue that whiche was lost ¶ Here endeth the Pystles and gospels of the Sondayes ☞ Here begynneth the Pystles and Gospels of the Sayntes ¶ The Pystle on Saynt Andrewes day The .x. Chapyter to the Romaynes C BRethren the belefe of the hert iustifyeth to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe For the scripture sayth who soeuer beleueth on hym shal not be ashamed There is no dyfference betwne the Iewe and the Gentyle For one is lorde of all which is ryche vnto all that call vnto hym For whosoeuer shall call on the name of the lorde shal be safe How shall they call on him on whom they beleued not How shal they beleue on hym of whoÌ„ they haue not herd How shall they hear wtout a precher and howe shall they preache except they be sente As it is wrytten howe beutyful are the fete of them
¶ Here begynneth the Pystles and Gospels of euery Sonday and holy day in the yeare ⧠The Pystle on the fyrst Sondaye in Aduent The .xiij. chapyter to the Romaynes D BRethren we knowe that it is tyme nowe that we awake out of slepe for nowe is our saluacion nerer then we beleued The night is passed and the daye is come nye let vs therfore caste awaye the dedes of darknes and let vs put on the armoure of lyghte Let vs walke honestlye as it were in the daye lyght not in eatynge and drynkynge neyther in chambryng wantonnes neyther in stryfe and enuyenge but put ye on oure Lorde Iesu Christ ¶ The Gospell on the fyrst Sonday in Aduent The .xxj. Chapyter of Mathewe A. WHen Iesus drewe nye vnto Ierusalem and came to Betphage vnto the mount Olyuete then sent Iesus two of his disciples sayenge to theym Go into the Castell that lyeth ouer agaynst you and anone ye shall fynde an Asse bound her Colte with her lose them and brynge them vnto me and yf any man saye ought vnto you saye ye that your lorde hath nede of them streyghte waye he wyll let them go All thys was done to fulfyll that which was spoken by the prophet sayeng Tell ye the doughter of Syon beholde thy kynge cometh vnto the meke syttiÌ„ge vpon an asse a colte the fole of an asse vsed to the yoke The disciples weÌ„t dyd as Iesus coÌ„mauÌ„ded them brought the asse the colte put on theÌ„ theyr clothes and set hym there on Many of the people spredde theyr garmentes in the waye other cut downe braunches froÌ„ the trees strawed them in the waye âšœ Moreouer the people that went before and they also that folowed after cryed saâ—enge Osanna the sonne of Dauid Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord. ¶ The Pystle on the seconde Sondaye in Aduent The .xv. Chapiter to the Romaynse A. BRethreÌ„ what soeuer thiÌ„ges are w yreÌ„ afore tyme are wryten for our learnynge that we thorowe pacieÌ„ce coÌ„forte of the scrypture myght haue hope The god of pacieÌ„ce coÌ„solacyoÌ„ gyue vnto euery one of you that ye be lyke mynded one towardes another after the ensample of Iesu Christ that ye all agreynge togyther may with one mouth honour god the father of our lord Iesu Christ â–ª wherfore receyue ye one another as Christ receyue vs to the prayse of god And I saye that Iesus Christ was a minister of the Cyrcuncysyon for the truth of god to coÌ„fyrme the promises made vnto the fathers And let the gentyls prayse god for his mercy as it is wrytten for this cause I wyll prayse the amoÌ„ge the gentyls synge in thy name And agayne he sayeth ye gentyls reioyse with his people Agayne yrayse the lorde all ye gentyls laude hym all nacions And in another place Esaias sayeth there shal be the rote of Iesse he that shall ryse to raygne ouer the gentyls in hym shall the gentyls trust The god or hope fyll you with all ioye and peace in beleuynge that ye may be ryche in hope thorowe the power of the holy ghost ¶ The gospel on the .ij. sonday in AdueÌ„t The .xxj. â—ha of luke D IEsus sayde vnto his disciples there shal be sygnes in the sonne and in the mone in the starres in the earth the people shal be in suche perplexite that they shal not tell which wâ—y to turne theym selues The see the waues shall rore mennes hertes shal fayle theÌ„ for feare for lokyng after those thynges / whiche shall come on the earthe for the powers of heuen shall moue and then shal they se the sonne of man come in a cloude with power great glory when these thynge begyn to come to passe then loke vp lyft vp your heddes for your redeÌ„cyon draweth nye And he shewed them a simiytude / beholde the fygge tree all other trees when they shut forth theyr buddes ye se know of your owne selues that somer is then nye at hande So lykewyse ye when ye se these thynges come to passe vndestande that the kyngdom of god is nye Verely I saye vnto you this generacyon shal not passe tyll all be fulfylled heuen and earth shall passe but my wordes shall not passe ¶ The Pystle on the .iij. sondaye in Aduent The .j. Pystle the .iiij. chapiter to the Corinthyans â— BRethren let men this wyse esteme vs euen as the mynister of Christ disposers of the secretes of god Further more it is requyred of the disposers / that they be founde faythfull / with me is it but a very small thynge / that I shulde be iudged of you other of maÌ„nes day no I iuge not mine owne selfe I knowe nought by my selfe yet am I not ther by iustyfyed it is the lorde that iudged me therfore iudge nothyng before the tyme vntyll the lorde come whiche wyll lyghteÌ„ thynges that are hyd in darkenes open the counsayles of the hertes And than shal euery man haue prayse of God ¶ The Gospel on the .iij. Sonday in AdueÌ„t The .xj. Chapyter of Mathewe A. WHen IohnÌ„ beynge in preson herd the workes of Christ he sent two of his disciples sayd vnto him Art thou he that shall come or shall we loke for another Iesus answered sayde vnto them Go and shewe IohnÌ„ what ye haue hearde and sene The blynde se / the halte go the lyppers are clensed the defe heare the dead are raysed vp agayne the gospel is preached to the poore / and hapy is he that is not hurt by me Euen as they departed Iesus began to speake vnto the people for IohnÌ„ what went ye for to se in the wyldernesse weÌ„t ye out to se a rede wauerynge with the wynde / other what went ye out to se went ye to se a man clothed in softe rayment Beholde they that were softe clothynge / are in kynges houses But what went ye out for to se WeÌ„t ye out to se a prophet ye I say vnto you more then a prophet / for thys is he of whoÌ„ it is wryten Behold I sende me messenger before thy face â–ª which shal prepare thy way before that ¶ The Pystle on the .iiij. sonday in aduent the .iiij. chapiter to the Philippians A. BRethren reioyce in the lorde alwaye And agayne I saye reioyce let your softenes be knowen vnto all men The lorde is euen at hande Be not carefull but in all thynges shew your petition vnto god in prayer and supplication with gyuynge of thankes And the peace of god whiche passeth all vnderstandynge kepe your hertes and mynde in Christ Iesu ¶ The gospel on the .iiij. sondaye in adueÌ„t the .j. cha of IohnÌ„ C. WHen the Iewes sente prestes and leuytes froÌ„ Ierusalem to axe IohnÌ„ â–ª what art thou And he coÌ„fessed / and denyed not and sayde playnly I am not Christ they axed hym what then art thou Helias he sayd I
on his brest at supper sayd Lorde which is he that shall betray the wheÌ„ Peter sawe hym he sayd to Iesus Lorde what shal he here do Iesus sayd vnto him If I wyl haue hym to tary styl tyl I come what is that to the folow thou me Then went this sayeng abrode amonge the brethren that the dysciple shulde not dye And Iesus sayde not to hyÌ„ he shall not dye but yf I wyll that he tary tyll I come what is that to the the same disciple is he which testifyeth of these thynges we knowe that his testymony is true ¶ The Pystle on Chyldermas daye The .xiiij. Chapiter of the Reuelacyon of S. IohnÌ„ ANd I loked and lo a lambe stode on the mounte Syon and with hym a C. xliiij M. hauynge hys fathers name writeÌ„ in theyr forhedes I herde a voyce froÌ„ heueÌ„ as the sounde of many waters as the voyce of a great thonder I herde the voyce of harpers harpynge with theyr harpes and they songe as it were a newe songe before the seate before the .iiij. beastes the elders no man coulde lerne that songe but the C. xliiij M. which were redemed froÌ„ the erth These are the which were not defyled with wemen for they are virgyns These folow the lambe whyther soeuer he goeth these were redemed froÌ„ men beynge the fyrste fruytes vnto God and to the lambe in theyr mouthes was fouÌ„de no gyle for they are without spotte before the trone of god ¶ The Gospel on Chyldermas daye The .ii. cha of Math. C THe angel of the lorde appered to Ioseph in a dreame sayeng Aryse and take the chylde and his mother and flye into Egypte abyde there tyll I brynge the worde for herode wyll seke the chylde to destroye hym Then he arose and toke the chylde and his mother by nyght departed into Egypt was there vnto the death of Herode to fulfyl that whiche was spoken of the lorde by the propher whiche sayth out of Egypt haue I called my sonne Then Herode perceyuing that he was mocked of the wyse men was exceadynge wrothe and sente forthe and slewe all the chyldren that were in Bethleem in all the Costes therof as many as were two yeare olde and vnder accordynge the tyme which he had dyligently serched out of the wyse men Then was fulfylled the which was spoken by the prophet Ieremy sayenge On the hylles was a voyce herde mournyng wepynge and great lamentacion Rachell wepynge for her chyldren and wolde not be conforted bycause they were not ¶ The Pystle on the Sondaye after Chrystmas day The iiij Chapyter to the Galathyans A. BRethren I say that the heyre as longe as he is a chylde dyâ—fereth not from a seruaunt though he be lorde of all buâ— is vnder tutours gouerners vntyll the tyme apoynted of thâ— father Euen so we as longe as we were chyldren were in bondage vnder the ordynacions of the worlde but when the tyme was ful come god sent his sonne borne of a woman and madâ— bonde vnto the lawe to redeme them which were vnder the lawe that we thorowe election myght receyue the inheritauÌ„ce that beloÌ„geth vnto the naturall sonnes bycause ye are sonnes God hath sente the spyryt of hys sonne into our hertes which cryeth Abba father wherfore nowe arte thou not a seruaunt but a sonne yf thou be the sonne thou arte also the Heyre of god through Christ ¶ The Gospell on the sondaye after Christmas daye the ij Chapiter of Luke E. IOseph and Mary the mother of Iesus maruayled those thynges whiche were spoken of him / and Symeon blessed them / sayde vnto Mary hys mother beholde thys chylde shal be the fall resurreccyoÌ„ of many in Israell sygne whiche shal be spoken agaynst / more ouer the swerde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened there was Anna a prophetesse the doughter of Phannel of the Trybe of Aser she was of a great age / had lyued with an husbande vij yere from her vyrginite she had ben a wydowe about .iiij. score foure yeres which went neuer out of the TeÌ„ple but serued there with fastynge prayer nyght day and she came forth the same houre / praysed God spake of hym to all the loked for redempcyon in Ierusalem And as sone as they perfourmed al thynges accordynge to the lawe of the Lorde they returned in to Galyle into theyr owne cytye Nazareth the chylde grewe and wexed stronge in spyryte and was full of wysdome and the grace of God was with hym ¶ The Pystle on new yeres daye The .ij. chap. vnto Tytus C MOste dere beloued Tytus The grace of god that bryngeth saluacion vnto all men hath appered teacheth vs that we shulde denye vngodlynes worldly lustes and that we shuld lyue sober mynded ryghtuously godly in this present worlde lokynge for the blessed hope gloryous apperynge of the myghty god and our sauyour Iesu Christ which gaue hym selfe for vs to redeme vs from all vnryghtwysenes and to pourge vs peculyer people vnto hym selfe feruentlye gyuen vnto good workes These thynge speake and exorte ¶ The Gospel on newe yeres day The .j. Chapiter of Luke C ANd wheÌ„ the eyght day was come that the chylde shuld be cyrcuÌ„cysed hys name was called Iesus whiche was named of the angel before he was coÌ„ceyued in his mothers woÌ„be ¶ The Pystle on twelfe day Esaye .lx. VP and receyue lyght Ierusalem for thy lyght is come the glory of the Lorde is vp ouer the for beholde darknes shall couer the erth and a thycke myste the nacyons / but the lord shall ryse as the sonne ouer the and hys glorye shall be sene vpon the / and the hethen shall walke in thy lyght / and the kynges in the bryghtnes that is rysen ouer the / lyft vp thyne eyes rounde about and se all these are gathered together are come from farre / thy doughter shall be euer by the syde / then thou shalt se and shalte haue plenty / thy herte shall wonder / breke oute in ioye / when the multytude of the see are turned to the the aâ—mes of the hethen are come vnto the. The abundaunce of Camelles shall couer the / and the Dormadoryes of Madian Epha shall come all of them froÌ„ Saba brynge golde / fraÌ„kensence / and shall preache the prayse of the lorde ¶ The Gospell on the twelfe daye The .ij. cha of Mathewe A WHen Iesus was borne in BethleeÌ„ in iury / in the tyme of kynge Herode beholde there came wyse men from the east to Ierusalem sayeng where is he that is borne kynge of the Iewes / we haue sene his starre in the East and are come to worshyp hym Herode the kynge / after he had herde this was troubled and all Ierusalem with hym / and he gathered all the chefe preestes and scrybes
a chylde I vnderstode as a chylde I ymagyned as a chylde but as sone as I was a man I put away al chyldyshnes / now we se iÌ„ a glasse eueÌ„ in a darke speakynge but wheÌ„ shall we se face to face Now I knowe vnê‘fytly But whaÌ„ shall I know eueÌ„ as I am knoweÌ„ now abydeth fayth hope loue eueÌ„ these .iij. but the chyefe of theÌ„ is loue ¶ The Gospell on the SoÌ„day of .l. The .xviij. Cha. of Luke A IEsus toke vnto hym the .xij. and sayde vnto them behold we go vp to Ierusalem / and all shal be fulfylled that are writen by the prophetes of the sonne of man he shal be deliuered vnto the gentyls and shal be mocked and shal be despytefully entreated and shal be spetteÌ„ on and wheÌ„ they haue scourged hym they wyll put hym to deth / and the thyrde daye shall he ryse agayne They vnderstode none of these thynges thys sayenge was hyd from them and they perceyued not the thynges which were spokeÌ„ It came to passe as he was come nye vnto Ierico / a certayne blynde man sate by the way syde beggyng when he herde the people passe by he asked what it mente They sayde vnto hym that Iesus of Nazareth wente by / he cryed sayenge Iesus the sonne of Dauid haue mercy on me / and they which went before rebuked him because he shuld holde his peace he moche the more cryed The sonne of Dauid haue mercy on me Iesus stode styll and coÌ„maunded him to be brought vnto him when he was come nere he asked him sayenge What wylt thou that I do vnto the he sayde / Lorde that I maye receyue my syght Iesus sayd vnto him Receyue thy sight thy fayth hath saued the and immediatly he sawe and folowed him praysyng god and all the people when they sawe it / gaue lande to god ¶ The Pystle on Asshe wednysdaye The .ij. Chap. Iohel D OVr Lorde sayeth turne to me with all your hertes in fastyng and lamentacyon teare your hertes and not youre garmentes and turne vnto the lorde your God / for he is full of mercy / and compassyon longe yer he be angry / and great in mercy / and repenteth when he is at the poynte to punysshe who can tell whether the Lorde wyll turne and haue compassyon shall leaue after hym a blessynge sacryfyce and drynke offryng vnto the lorde your god Blowe a troÌ„pet in Syon / proclayme fastynge / and call a congregacyon gather the people togyther brynge thou the elders to one place gather the yonge chyldren and they that sucke the brestes togyder let the brydgrome come out of his chamber and the bryde out of her parloure let the preestes that mynistre vnto the lorde wepe betwene the porche and the aulter and saye spare lorde thy people and delyuer not thyne inherytaunce vnto rebuke that the hethen shuld raygne ouer them / why shulde they saye amonge the nacyons where is their god And the lorde enuyed for his landes sake and had compassyon on hys people and the Lorde answered and sayde vnto hys people / beholde I sente you corne / newe wyne oyle that ye shall be satysfyed therwith neyther wyl I delyuer you any more vnto the hethen ¶ The Gospell on Asshe wednysday the .vj. cha of Mat. B CHrist sayde vnto his dyscyples when ye fast / be not sadde as the ypocrytes are for they dysfygure theyr faces that it myght appere vnto men that they faste Verely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But thou when thou fastest anoynt thyne heade and wasshe thy face / that it appere not vnto men how that thou fastest / but vnto thy father that is in secret and thy father which seyth in secrete shall reward the opeÌ„ly Gather not treasure togyther on earth / where ruste mothes corrupte and where theues breake through stele but gather the treasure togyther in heuen / where nether rust / nor mothes corrupt and where theues neyther breake vp nor yet stele For whersoeuer you treasure is / there wyll your hertes be also ¶ The Pystel on the .j. Sondaye in lente / the seconde pystle to the Corynthyans the .vj. chapiter A. BRethren we exorte you / that ye receyue not the grace of god in vayne / for he sayeth I haue herde the in a tyme accepted / and in the daye of saluacyon haue I suckered the. Beholde now is that well accepted tyme beholde now is the daye of saluacyon / let vs gyue no man occasyon of euyll / that in our offyce be founde no faute but in all thynges let vs behaue oure selues as the mynisters of god In moch pacience in affliccyoÌ„s in necessyte / in anguysshe in strypes in prysonment in stryfe in labour in watche in fastyng in purenes / in knowledge in loÌ„ge sufferynge / in kyndnes / in the holy ghost / in loue vnfayned / in the wordes of trueth / in the power of god by the armour of ryghtwysenes on the ryght hande and on the lyfte hande / in honour and dishonour in euell reporte good reporte as disceyuers yet true / as vnknowen / as dienge and beholde we yet lyue as chastened and not kylled / as sorowynge and yet alwaye merye as poore and yet make many ryche / as hauynge nothyng and yet possessynge in all thynges ¶ The Gospell on the .j. Sondaye in lent the .iiij. Chapiter of Mathewe A. WHen Iesus was led awaye of the spirite into wyldernes to be tempted of the deuyl And when he had fasted forty dayes and forty nyghtes / at the laste was an hungred Then came vnto hym the tempter / sayde if thou be the sonne of god commaunde that these stones be made breade / He answered sayde It is wryten that maÌ„ shall not lyue onely by breade / but by euerye worde that procedeth out of the mouthe of god Then that deuyll toke him vp into the holy cyte / and set hym on a pynacle of the teÌ„ple / sayde vnto hym / yf thou be the sonne of god cast thy selfe downe for it is wryteÌ„ he shal gyue his angels charge ouer the / wyth theyr handes they shal holde that vp that thou dasshe not thy fote agaynst a stone Iesus sayd to him this is written also Thou shalte not tempte thy lorde god / The deuyll toke hym vp agayne led hyÌ„ in to an exceding hie mountayne shewed hym al the kyngdomes of the world and al the glory of them sayd vnto hym / all these wyl I gyue the / if thou wylt fall doune and woshyp me Then sayd Iesus vnto hym auoyde Sathan / for it is wrytten Thou shalte worshyppe thy lorde God and hym onely shalte thou serue ¶ The Pystle on the .ij. Sonday in Lent / the fyrste Pystle to the Tessalonians / the forth chapiter A. WE beseche you brethren and exorte you in the lorde Iesus that you encrease more and more / euen as ye haue