plucke frō mans heart The strayght wayes of the Lorde And nowe beholde thou man vnkynde The Lordes hande is on thee And for a tyme thou shalt be blynde The Sunne thou shalt not se. Immediatlye then for hys pryde Uppon hys eyes dyd stande A myst that made hym seke a gyde To leade hym by the hande The ruler then dyd see the case And not therat repyne But mused muche and dyd embrace The Lorde and his doctrine When Paule frō Paphus toke shippyng And all hys companye Forth on their waye they went saylyng To Perge of Phamphilye To see his frendes Iohn was right fayne And dyd depart from them And so returned whome agayne Unto Ierusalem They wandryng ther went from Perga And soone they dyd approche The lande then of Pisydia And came to Antioche Into the sinagoge they went Upon the Sabbothes daye And sat them downe with good entent No man dyd saye them naye But when the lecture of the lawe And prophetes there were done The ruler then whiche there them sawe Sayde vnto them ryght sone Good bretherne nowe we do you praye The people to exhort Yf any sermon ye can saye To them for their comfort Then Paule stode vp there in presens And beckned with hys hande He prayde them all to kepe sylens Gods worde to vnderstande He sayde ye men of Israell And ye that God do feare And all that here amonge you dwell I praye you geue good care God of this people dyd elect Our fathers vs beforne Auancynge them that were reiect As forreners farre borne In Egypt lande both daye and nyght In bondage they dyd dwell The Lorde then with hys arme of myght Dyd brynge them out ryght well And fourtye yeares he dyd them spare In all their wyckednes To punishe them he dyd forbare With in the wyldernes Seuen nacions then in Canaan He wasted well I wot Partynge the lande to euery man Accordynge to hys lot Then to the tyme of Samuell The iudges gaue trulye Amonge them there yeares for to dwell Four hundreth and fyftye And after that a kynge to craue They woulde not cease ne blyn The sonne of Cis Saule God them gaue Of the tribe of Beniamyn Twise twentye yeares he ware y e crowne No lenger raygned he For God the Lorde dyd put hym downe And hys posterite He set vp Dauid to be kynge And ruler in hys place And dyd reporte of hym saynge Dauid I do enbrace One Iesses sonne whom I haue founde A man Ientell and kynde He is to me both sure and sounde To fulfyll all my mynde Of thys mans sede a sauiour The promyse thus doth tell God hath brought forth Iesus the flour And kynge of Israell But after Iohn had run hys race He sayde I am not he I meane Messias full of grace Whome ye take me to be But lo one doth come after me Whose shoes vpon hys fete Of such hyghnes and dignite To lose I am vnmete Ye men bretherne and children all Of Abraham by discent To you that feare God great and small Thys worde of lyfe is sent The dwellers in Ierusalem The rulers well I wot And all suche then as were with them In dede they knew hym not The prophetes voyce that were red Eche Saboth them amonge With suche blyndnes then were they led They coulde take then but wronge And though of deathe they found no cause In hym most innocent The Prophecyes in euerye clause Were ended as they ment In denying him to mortall fate They dyd them all fulfyll When they made sute to Pons Pilate This innocent to kyll Then all thynges done in eche degre As scripture wolde it haue They toke his bodye from the tre And layed it in the graue God raysed hym on the third daye From deathe to lyfe certayne He shewed hym selfe without delaye When he was risen agayne And manye tymes appeared he Full lyuelye vnto them That went with him from Galile Unto Ierusalem Which are his witnes to eche sort Appoynted of the Lorde And we also to your comfort Gods promyse do recorde Which to our fathers he dyd frame Howe God to their ofsprynge Fulfylled hath in Christ the same From death hym reuiuynge The seconde Psalme recordeth playne Thou art my sonne sayeth he The father sayeth this daye certayne I haue begotten thee In that he raysed hym anon From death nothynge dismayde No more to se corruption On thys wyse then he sayde The fauour grace and eke good wyll That I Dauid dyd vow Full faythfullye I shall fulfyll And parforme it to you Therfore he sayeth in the lyke place Thy sonne the holye on Thou shalt not suffer in no case To see corruption As for Dauid hys tyme dyd kepe To serue gods wyll trulye And after that fallynge a slepe Was layde hys father bye His Cors dyd waste and putrefye But God hys sonne dyd he Make quicke agayne and certaynlye Dyd no corrupcyon se. Knowe ye therfore ye brethren all Through him ye may purchace Which is preached to great and small Forgeuenes of trespace And from all things ful sure to be Acquited and made sure Which Moyses lawe in no degre Coulde clense be ye ryght sure But who so that wyl geue credence And in the fayth abyde Through him is cleare from all offence And also iustified Beware therfore I do you reade And kepe ye from the lake Lest those thynges fall vpon your heade Wherof the prophetes spake Ye dispisers beholde and muse At your distruction now For in your tyme a worcke defuse I worke euen vnto you Whiche in no wyse ye shal beleue Who so of it you tell The whiche is wrought you for to greue Because ye do rebell When that the Iues were all forth gon Out of their holye place The Gentyles them besought anon To preache the worde of grace And them to teache through out the weke Betwene the Saboth dayes What meanes wayes that they myght To please the Lorde alwayes Their holye congregacion then So ended Luke recytes On them dyd wayte there many men Both Iues and Procelytes To these good men that dyd abyde Spake Paule and Barnabas Exortynge them not once to slyde From God ne from his grace The Saboth day then next folowynge The citie whole well neare Together came much desyrynge Gods holy worde to heare But when the Iewes sawe suche a route They were full wrath I deme Reuilyng Paule with wordes fulstoute Beginning to blaspheme But Barnabas and Paule was bolde And sayde it doth behoue Gods worde to you first to be tolde Whiche sent is from aboue But syth ye do it nowe denye Auoydynge it with strife And thynke your selues now vnworthye Of euerlastyng lyfe And eke the worde so precious Ye take for crafte and gyles Lo here the Lorde hath wylled vs To tourne vnto the Gentyles I haue set thee to be a lyght The Gentyles for to gyde And them to saue as I behyght Throughout the earth so wyde The Gentyles then offred thys grace Of it they were full
vpon vayne thynges The Kynges and Rulers dyd persist In wycked councell longe Agaynst the Lorde and hys sonne Christ Whiche he sent vs amonge For of a trueth agaynst the Lorde Whome thou annoynted hast Herod Pilate with one accorde Helde with the Gentyls fast The people eke of Israell Increased more and more To do what thy handes and councell Determyned before Nowe Lorde beholde their threatnynge sworde And graunt to thy elect With confydence to speake thy worde Good Lorde do vs protect So that thyne hand stretche forth y t same Healyng and signes to vs That we do wonders in the name Of thy dere sonne Iesus As soone as they had prayed anone The place began to shake They were full of the holye one The worde boldly they spake The multytude that dyd beleue Were of one sprit and harte Eche one to other styll dyd geue In commen they dyd parte And with great power they dyd witnes The resurreccion all Of Iesu Christ yea and doutles Great grace on them dyd fall Not one amonge them all dyd lacke For who had house and lande Solde all and dyd kepe nothynge backe To haue in hys owne hande They layde all downe at the fete than Of thappostles in dede Distributynge to euery man Accordynge to hys nede Ioses who was of an olde wonne Of thappostles eche one Called Barnabas whiche is the sonne Of Consolacion A Leuite borne woulde not doe yll Had lande and eke solde it And layd the pryce downe with good wyll At the Apostles feet The Contentes ANANIAS vntruth vvas knovvne And hys vvyues to their shame Thappostles vvere in pryson throvvne Reioysynge in the same Meane A certayne man who was named Ananias trulye With Saphira his wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellyng then a pece of lande Kept backe parte of the pryce The which his wyfe dyd vn der stande They wrought with one ad vice Countertenor A certayne man who was named A na ni as trulye With Saphira his wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellyng then a pece of lande Kept backe parte of the price The which his wyfe dyd vnderstand They wrought wyth one aduice Tenor. A certayne man who was named A na ni as trulye With Saphira his wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellynge then a pece of lande Kept backe parte of the price the which hys wyfe dyd vn derstand They wrought w t one aduice with one aduice they wrought Basse. A certayne man who was named A na ni as trulye With Saphira his wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellyng then a pece of lande Kept backe parte of the price The which his wyfe dyd vnderstand dyd vnder stand they wrought with one aduice they A Certayne man who was named Ananias trulye With Saphira hys wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellynge then a pece of lande Kept backe part of the pryce The whiche hys wyfe dyd vnderstande They wrought with one aduyce The other part then layde downe was At the Apostles fit And Peter sayde Ananias By what meanes chaunceth it That Sathan hath fylled thyne harte To cause thee thus to lye Uâ—to the holy ghost and parte Of thy lyuelode denye Pertayned it not to thee that howre And after it was solde Was not the parte in thyne owne powre That thou dost nowe witholde How chauÌ„ceth it that thou shouldest then Thus brynge thy selfe to wo Thou hast not lyed onely to men But vnto God also And when he was trulye thus tryed Hys doyinges was abhorde He strayght gaue vp the ghost and dyed For triflynge with the Lorde Great feare then came vpon eche heade That thys dyd heare and see The yonge men rose vp and hym leed Where he shoulde buryd be And it chaunced within the space Of thre houres thys was done Hys wyfe not knowynge came in place Appearynge there ryght soone And Peter sayde to her tell me Solde ye the lande for thys And she ryght soone to hym sayde ye I haue sayde as it is Then Peter sayde I wyll recorde That ye dyd both consent To tempt the sprit of God the Lorde As it is euydent Beholde the fete of them that haue Buryd thy make thys daye Be redye to put thee in graue Then she fell dead strayght waye The yonge men then came in and founde Her dead lyinge at hande They bare her forth and in the grounde Layde her by her husbande And therwith came on them great feare That sawe thys done of ryght Euen on all those that then were there To see that feareful syght By the Apostles handes was wrought Ryght straunge and wondrus thinges Amonge the people which then sought To heare their good tydynges With one accorde they all were gone To prayse their Lorde and Kynge With in the porche of Salomon And that with thankes geuynge Of thother sort there was not one Durst ioyne hym selfe them to And yet of them some longe had gone To learne the best to do The numbre of those men that dyd Beleue the Lorde hys lore Men and women God be praysed Encreased more and more That in so much they brought bedsteades For sycke in to the stretes And some were layed in standyng beddes And eke some in palletes That at the least Peter myght come Nye to them that laye there When he came by to shadow some Of them that sore sycke were Ther came also a multitude From cityes rounde aboute To Ierusalem to seclude Sycknes from them through out And such as were vexed euen there With vncleane sprites eche one Were brought to them then euery where And were made whole anone The chiefe priest then rose vp certes And all that with hym were Whiche is the sect of Saduces Who then dyd stampe and steare Of thappostles not one went quight In prison they were set The angell of the Lorde by nyght Them out of prison let And brought them forthe eke sayde than Go steppe forth and speake ryfe With in the Temple to euery man The wordes now of this lyfe When they heard y t they with good wyll Into the temple went Soone in the morne for to fulfyll The Lordes commaundement The chief priest came and they that were Wyth hym in that forenone And called councell to them there To knowe what myght be done Then of the children of Israell The elders were also Of them that sat there in councell And bade some for them goo When they then went to them that had The pryson then in cure They dyd retourne as men nye mad Shut was the pryson sure The kepers standynge at the dore To wayt vpon their charge And yet of them they had no pore God had set them at large When the chiefe priest and he that is Euen of the temple chefe And eke the hye pristes heard of this They mused with muche grefe Then came one forth and sayde beholde Those that in pryson were Stande in the churche and are full bolde To teache the people
your brethren lyke to me Hym shall ye heare and trust And in the congregacion Thys Moyses was doutles And hearde the voyce of God alone Euen in the wyldernes Whiche then dyd talke assuredlye With thangel of the Lorde Upon mounte Sinay certaynlye Our fathers doth recorde The worde of lyfe receyued he To geue to vs was sent Our fathers wolde in no wyse be To hym obedient But thrust him from them with despyght Their heartes turned echeone Into Egypt to go with myght And sayde vnto Aron Make gods for vs both more and les For we can not discus What is become of thys Moyses That from Egypt brought vs. To make a Calfe thys was their choice And offred sacrifyce Unto the same and dyd reioyce In that their owne deuyce Then turned God from them trulye And gaue them vp with thretes To worship starres wyth in the skye Foresayde of the prophetes O ye the house of Israell Gaue me your Sacrifyces Meate offeryngs fortye yeres to tell Wyth in the wildernes Soone dyd ye take and not defarre The tabernacle than Of Moloch ye and eke the starre Of your great God Remphan Fygures to whome oft ye dyd vow And worship them eche one Wherfore I will translate all you Beyond great Babylon The tabernacle our fathers had Within the wildernes As he appoynted and them bad Speakyng vnto Moyses That he shuld make it according As he before dyd see The which our fathers receyuynge Brought in with Iosue Into the lande of the gentyls Whiche God draue out and chyd Before our fathers as exyls Tyll the tyme of Dauid Whiche fauour found with God y e Lorde Desyrynge then that he Myght synde an house of mete accorde For Iacobs God to be An house for hym buylt Salomon But yet the hyest I ken Dwelthe not in temples made of stone Wrought by the hands of men As he declareth by hys wrst The Prophet sayinge this Heauen is my seat where on I sit The earth my fote stole is What house then wyll ye me behest Sayth God tell you I shall Whiche is the place then of my rest Hath not my hande made all Ye styffe neckte all both least and most With heartes and ears ye seke Styll to resist the holy Ghost As dyd your fathers eke The prophetes all your fathers lore Nedes persecute them must And eke slew them which taught before The commynge of the iust Whose murtherers and traytours now Ye are and to them knit The Angels gaue the lawe to you ▪ And ye haue not kept it When they hearde thys great was their grefe Their heartes did cleaue in two Gnashynge on hym euen with their tethe And knewe not what to do He was ful of the holy ghost Hys eyes to heauen dyd stande Which sawe the glory of the Lorde And Christ on hys ryght hande And sayde beholde the heauens I se Appeare for my lyuelod And eke the sonne of man to be At the ryght hande of God Then they cryde out with rorynge voyce And stopt their eares and brethe Thus in their rage they toke their choyce And stoned hym to deathe The witnesses their clothes downe layde Then at a mans fete euen Whose name was Saule which then assayde With them to stone good Steuen Which cryde and sayd Lord Christ Iesu Receyue my sprite thys daye He kneled downe all thys is trew And on thys wyse dyd saye Laye not thys synne Lord to their charge Thus he dyd call and clepe Of that their synne them to discharge And so he fell a slepe The Contentes HOVV Philip came to Samary Simon the vvhyche dyd fayne Philip dyd baptyse vvyllynglye Eunuch the chamberlayne Meane The death of Steuen dyd Saule cōfort Who dyd a gre with them That wold haue slayne the godlye Tenor. The deathe of Steuen dyd Saul cōfort Who dyd a gre with them That wold haue slayne the godly Countertenor The deathe of Steuen dyd Saul cōfort who dyd a gre With them That wold haue slayne the godly Basse. The death of Steuen dyd Saul cōfort who dyd a gre with them That wold haue slayne the godlye Meane sort Then at Ie ru salem scatred they were both far and nye And through the regions Tenor. sort Then at Ie ru salem scattred they were both far and nye And through the regions Contertenor sort Then at Ie ru salem scattred they were both far and nye And through the regions Bassus sort Then at Ie ru salem Scattred they were both far and nye And through the regions Meane crept Of Iu rye and of Samarye The twelue onely except Tenor. crept Of Iurye and of Samarye The twelue onely except THe death of Steuē dyd Saule comforte Who did agre with them That would haue slayne the godlye sorte Then at Ierusalem Scattred they were both far and nye And through the regions crept Countertenor crept Of Iu rye and of Samary The twelue onely except Bassus crept Of Iu rye and of Samarye the twelue onely except Of Iury and of Samarye The twelue onelye except Deuoute there were that dressed Steuen Of whome stones brake eche lym Besydes their oyntmentes to hym geuen They dyd wepe ouer hym But of the congregacion than Saul spared no mans lyfe But sought the house of euery man And drewe out man and wyfe In pryson fast he dyd them place But those that went about Dyd preache the worde of lyfe and grace Euen as they went throughout And Philippe came a cytye to Which was of Samarye And preached Christ as he to do Had power geuen from an hye The people then with one accorde Hys words ryght well out sought In that they sawe that God the Lorde Straunge thynges by hym had wrought For vncleane sprites with corynge voyce Came out of sundrye men That were possest and had no choyse But cald on Philip then The palseyes he dyd heale also And therof was not coye The halte he heald that coulde not go In whome became great ioye A certayne man there was whose name Was Simon truth to tell Which here tofore the very same In witchcrafte dyd excell Uvho the people bewycht to fore That dwelt in Samarye And eke reporte he coulde do more Great thynges miraculouslye He was had in great reuerence Of all that there abode Whiche sayde no dout he doth commence The myghtye power of God Because of hys continuaunce By hym they set muche bye He mocked them and dyd aduaunce Hym selfe with sorcerye When Philipes words they dyd wel vew Who taught of Gods kyngdome And in the name of Christ Iesu Baptised they dyd become Simon hym selfe dyd then beleue And baptised was also Abydynge styll by Philipes sleue And woulde not from hym go But wondred much then to beholde The signes that he dyd see And miracles so manifolde By Philip done to be Thapostles hearyng that were glad Then at Ierusalem That Samarye receyued had The worde of God to them And sent Peter and Iohn aryght To them in to that cost Who
He sayde to them I do recorde The knowledge is not youer To know the tymes that God the Lorde Hath kept in hys owne power The holye ghost receyue shall ye Whiche shall teache you to do And ye shall all my wytnes be Ierusalem vnto In all Iury and Samarye To wytnes I you sende And preache my worde that shall tarye Euen vnto the worldes ende When he had sayde these wordes aloude Whyle they behelde the lyght He was vp take into a cloude Strayght way out of their syght And while they lokt vp sted fastly To heauen as he vp went Beholde two men stode there them by And whyte was their garment Whiche sayd ye men of Galile Why gase ye vp in vayne Thys Iesus thus vp take from ye Shal thus come downe agayne Then dyd returne eche one of them From Oliuet the mounte A iorney from Ierusalem One Sabboth daye I counte When they came to Ierusalem A parlare there was dyght Where dyd abyde eche one of them That I wyll nowe recyght Peter and Iames Iohn and Andrew Philip and eke Thomas Bartylmewe Iames Symon Mathew Iudas that Iames sonne These all abode with one accorde In supplication styll And dyd desyre of God the Lorde Hys promyse to fulfyll ¶ And wemen that werâ—â—ertens With them to heauen â—yd call Besydes the mother of Iesus And eke hys brethren all ¶ In those dayes Peter stode vp stoute Emyds them all trulye To vewe the names which was aboute An hundreth and twentye ¶ And sayde ye brethren the scripture Muste nedes fulfylled be Whiche Dauid by the spirite so pure Of Iudas dyd foresee ¶ Whiche dyd gide them that toke Iesus To hys confusion sure Who numbred was for one of vs In ministration pure ¶ And nowe he hath possest the grounde Of great iniquitie Dispayre hath driuen hym to confounde Hys lyfe vpon a tre ¶ He brast in two the mydst aboute Hys bodye was so swowne Hys bowels all they gushed oute As it is ryght wel knowen ¶ The dwellers at Ierusalem Doth cal the felde thys day Acheldama the which with them The blode felde is to say ¶ The boke of psalmes doth thus declare Be voyde hys dwellyng place Another shall euen for his share His byshoprycke enbrace ¶ Wherfore of these the which with vs Hath bene in companye At all suche tymes as Christ Iesus Went in and out vs by ¶ Euen from the first baptisme of Iohn Tyll Christ went vp certayne To witnes we must ordayne one Of Christes rysynge agayne ¶ And they right soone appoynted two Ioseph hight Barsabas Whose surname was Iustus also The other Mathias ¶ They prayd sayd thou Lord canst tast All heartes and them discus Whiche of these two shewe that thou hast Geuen felowshyp with vs. ¶ That one may exercise the place Of ministration well Thapostle shyp from whiche Iudas By his transgression fell ¶ And they gaue forth their lots w t spede Which wrought by power from heauen Mathias was elect in dede And went with the eleuen THE commynge of the holy ghost Peter dyd preache in dede Euen at Ierusalem vvhere most The faythfull dyd encrease Meane When that the fyftye daye was Tenor. When that the fyftye daye was Countertenor When that the fyftye daye was Bassus When that the fyftye daye was Meane cum Whytsonday full of grace They came together al and some In to a certayne Tenor. come Whitsonday full of grace They cam together al and sum Into a certayne place place Countertenor come Whitsonday full of grace They came together all and some Into a certayne place a certayne Bassus come Whitsonday ful of grace They cam together all some Into a certayne place place Meane place And sodaynlye a sound oute brast From heauen as it had bene Tenor. And sodaynlye a sound oute braste From heauen as it had bene The commynge of a myghtye Countertenor place And sodaynlye a sound out braste From heauen as it had bene The Bassus And sodaynlye a sound out braste From heauen as it had bene The commynge of a Meane The commynge of a myghtye blaste Fyllyng the house with dene Tenor. blast Fyllyng the house with dene dene WHen that the fifty daye was come Whitsonday full of grace They came together all and some In to a certayne place ¶ And sodaynlye a sounde out braste From heauen as it had bene The commynge of a mighty blast Fyllynge the house with dene Countertenor commynge of a myghtye blaste Fyllyng the house with dene Bassus myghtye blaste Fyllyng the house with dene dene Clouen tounges dyd to them appeare Lyke as they had bene fyre And sat vpon them euery where To fulfyll their desyre ¶ The holye ghost dyd them aduaunce To tounges ryght wyse and sage Euen as the sprit gaue vtteraunce So chaunged their language ¶ And there dwelt at Ierusalem Iewes that feared the Lorde Of euery contrey some of them That came to beare recorde ¶ Now whaÌ„ this voyce came thus to pas The multitude dyd more They came together where it was And were amased sore ¶ For euery one heard his owne tounge That he had vsed longe They wondred all bothe olde and younge And sayde them selues amonge ¶ Beholde are not these men new sprong Euen out of Galile How heare we then eche one his tounge Wherein right borne were we ¶ Parthians Medes and Elamits Mesopotamians And men of Iurye Luke recytes Wyth Capadocians ¶ The Pontans and the Asyans Phrigi and Pamphilie Of Egipt and the Lybyans Dwellinge Sirene nere bye ¶ StrauÌ„gers of Rome Iues Proselits Tharabians sayde thus They spake our tounges which truly hyts Of God the workes wondrus ¶ They were amased sore afrayde WoÌ„dringe at this straunge syne And other mocked them and sayde They are full of newe wyne ¶ Peter stode vp the trueth to tell Straynynge his voyce to them Of Iury and to those that dwell Euen at Ierusalem ¶ Be thys wel knowne vnto you all And with your eares heare saye These are not droncke as ye them call Thys thyrde houre of the daye ¶ But this is it that spoken was Of the prophet Ioell In the last dayes shall come to pas Sayth God as I shall tell ¶ I wyll powre out sayth God the Lorde My spyryte vpon all fleshe Your sonnes and daughters shall recorde Yonge men shall see thynges freshe ¶ Your olde men shall dreme dremes alwayes On my seruauntes wyll I Powre out my sprite euen in those dayes And they shall prophecy ¶ Wonders in heauen I wyll prouoke And on the earth great chaunge Blode fire and the vapoure of smoke Whiche shal appeare right straunge ¶ The Sunne shal turne into darknes The Moone eke into blood Before the daye of great Iustes The Lorde shall thynke it good ¶ And it shalbe euen in those dayes Who so wyll mercy craue And call vpon the Lorde alwayes Doutles he wyll hym saue ¶ Ye Israelites be ye not deffe But heare thys yf ye can The Lorde
Iesus of Nazarethe Of God approued man ¶ Amonge you was miraculus Great wonders he dyd showe God wrought by hym thinges wonderus Emidst of you ye knowe ¶ Hym haue ye taken by the handes To scourge him with a rod After he was geuen you in bandes By the foresyght of God ¶ Ye haue hym crucifed and slayne But God agayne him raysed And losed hym from deathe and payne In him styll to be praysed ¶ Because it was impossible To withstande his great myght For Dauid which was credible Dyd prophecie aryght ¶ I sawe God alwayes before me He is on my ryght hande That I shoulde neuer moued be My heart dyd vnderstande ¶ Great ioyes my heart dyd fele in dede My tounge was glad also My fleash dyd lyue without all drede In hope voyde of all wo. ¶ Because my soule to make his mone In hell shall not left be Ne yet suffer the holye one Corruption for to see ¶ Thou hast of lyfe shewed me the lyght With ioye my heart possest Euen with thy countenaunce so bryght My soule is brought to rest ¶ Ye men brethren my wordes marke Let me speche frely haue Euen of Dauid the Patriarke For he lyeth dead in graue ¶ And his sepulchre doth remayne With vs vnto thys daye No dout he was a prophet playne And knewe what God dyd saye ¶ Not onely saye but also swere And in hys othe repeate The fruites of hys loynes shal prospere And syt vpon his seate ¶ In that Christ in the fleash shoulde ryse He ryght well sawe before And sayde he shoulde ryse vp ryght wise And lyue for euermore ¶ Hys soule shoulde not be left in hell Hys fleash corrupt nought shall God hath hym raysed vp right well Wherof we wytnes all ¶ Syns now that he by the right hande Of God exalted is And by the Lorde doth vnderstande The holy ghostes promis ¶ Now of hys wordes ye knowe the ende As ye may heare and see Dauid to heauen dyd not ascende But truly thus sayde he ¶ The Lorde vnto my Lorde dyd saye Syt thou on my ryght hande Untyll I make thy foes to staye Thy fote on them to stande ¶ All Israell knowe thys certayne And therin to persist The same Iesus whome ye haue slayne God hath made Lorde and Christ. ¶ When they hearde this their hearts did fall And sayde Peter vnto And eke to the Apostles all Brethren what shall we do ¶ And Peter sayde to them repent And then Baptisme begynne In Christ his name by whom God sent Remission of synne Ye shall receyue the holy goost The promyse so dyd fall To you and yours in euery coost Such as the Lorde shall call ¶ He bare witnes of great comforte Exhortynge them eche one To saue them from thou towarde sorte And generacion They that his preachinge dyd imbrace Were baptist euen through out There came to them that day by grace Thre thousande soules about They dyd folowe thapostles lore Doctrine and companye Breakynge their breade and euermore In prayer certaynelye And eke of euery soule the fere Of God on them dyd fall Wonders and sygnes were shewed eche where By the apostles all And such as dyd beleue Gods wyll Together kept in bandes To haue all thynges in comen styll They solde their goodes and landes Departynge them euen in the Lorde As euery man had nede Beinge daylye with one accorde In the temple in dede In euerye house the breade to parte Their meate to eate aryght With ioye and singlenes of hearte Praysynge the God of myght They had fauour with euery one The Lorde added right fre Unto the congregacion Suche as shoulde saued he The contentes THE halte restored is certayne Euen to hys perfecte strengthe And Peter preched Christ right playne As ye shall reade at lengthe Meane Peter Iohn they toke their way The temple vp in Tenor. Peter and Iohn they toke their way The temple vp in Treble Peter Iohn they toke their way The temple vp into Aboute the nynth houre for to pray As they were wont to do A certayne man both halt and lame Euen from hys byrth ryght poore They brought and layd dayly the same Euen at the tem ple dore Tenor. Peter and Iohn they toke theyr way The temple vp in to Aboute the nynth houre for to praye for to praye As they were wont to do A certayne mā both halt lame Euen frō his byrth ryght poore They brought and layd dayly the same Euen at the tem ple dore Meane Peter and Iohn they toke theyr way The temple vp in to About the nynth houre for to praye As they were wont to do A certayne man bothe halt lame Euen frō his byrth ryght poore They brought and layd dayly the same Euen at the temple doore Basse. Peter and Iohn they toke theyr way The temple vp in to Aboute the nynth houre for to praye for to praye As they were wont to do A certayne man both halte and lame Euen frō his byrth ryght pore They brought layd dayly the same Euen at the temple dore ▪ PEter Iohn they toke theyr way The Temple vp in to About the ninth houre for to pray As they were wonte to do certayne man both halt and lame Euen from his byrthe ryght pore They brought and layd daylye the same Euen at the Temple dore Whiche is called the Beutifull That he myght almesse craue Of them that went to the temple Some helpe of them to haue And when he sawe Peter and Iohn Ryght nere the temple drew Theyr almesse he dyd axe anon And they both dyd him vew And sayde to hym loke thou on vs And he was well a payde Hopinge of them to haue almesse But Peter to hym sayde Siluer and golde nowe haue I none But suche as God gaue me By vertue of the holye one The same geue I to thee Nowe in the name of Christ Iesus Of Nazareth aryse In company to walke with vs And prayse the Lorde most wyse He toke hym then by the ryght hande And lyfte hym vp at length Upon hys feete he strayght dyd stande Hys bones receyued strength And he dyd sprynge stande walke start In at the temple dore Lepynge praysynge euen with his heart The lyuynge Lorde therfore The people all dyd hym well see Prayse God for hys good state And they knewe well that it was he Whiche begged at the gate They were fylled with great wondryng And were amased sore Euen at thys mans sodayne healynge That was so lame before Thys healed halt helde fast also Euen of Peter and Iohn The people ranne to them in to The Porche of Salomon When Peter saw them wonder so These wordes to them he spake Ye Israelittes I saye of who Thys wondrynge do ye make Or why loke ye with stedfastnes On vs as we coulde do By our owne power or holynes Thys cure thys man vnto The God of Abraham and Isacke And Iacob thys hath done God of our fathers
hys handes as myght appere He shoulde receyue hys syght Then answerd he the Lorde direct And made of Saule complayntes Howe he had delt with hys elect In Iury that were saynctes And here he hath authorite From the hye priestes to staye And bynde all those that call on thee The Lorde to hym dyd saye Go on thy wayes and do these thynges For he is geuen to me To beare my name before all kynges And where the Gentyls be And eke chyldren of Israell For I wyll hym betake To suffer great thynges passynge well Onelye for my names sake Ananias went on hys waye And vnto Saule drewe nere And eke hys handes on hym dyd laye And sayde Saule brother dere The Lorde that dyd appeare to thee In the hye wayes so bryght Hath sent me nowe to make thee see Wherfore receyue thy syght The holy ghost shal thee suffies And fyll thee with good tales And theÌ„ fel thinges downe from hys eyes Lyke as they had bene scales He dyd receyue hys syght certayne So dyd he then baptym And eke dyd eate his meate agayne Whiche dyd well comforte hym And certayne dayes Saule would not go But kept with the elect Whiche then abode at Damasco The fayth there to erect Saule preached Christ with heart ryght fre The sinagoges dyd vse Anouchynge Christ Gods sonne to be That all muche dyd muse Some sayde is not thys man the same That latelye spoyled them Whiche then dyd call on Christ his name Euen at Ierusalem And also came for thys entent Yf any suche he founde Before thygh priest them to conuent And eke to brynge them bounde But Saule in strength encreased so The Iewes he dyd resist Which then dyd dwel at Damasco Affirminge verye Christ. Within a whyle Saule preachynge styll Whose wordes abrode were blowne The Iewes toke councel him to kyll The whiche to Saule was knowne They dyd laye wayte both day and nyght And on the gates dyd watche Full cruelly agaynst all ryght Hys lyfe then to dispatche But the disciples knowynge all Their purpose then to tell By nyght they put him through y t wall Downe in a great basket When he came to Ierusalem Disciples beyng theare He sayed to ioyne hym selfe to them But they dyd hym muche feare And scarsly woulde beleue that God Thys thynge in hym had wrought But Barnabas that there abod Hym to thappostles brought And dyd declare to them also That sene the Lorde he had In the hye way as he dyd go And what the Lorde hym bad And how he had ryght boldely done The synagoges throughout In preachynge Christ to be Gods sonne Damasco rounde about And then he had the company Of them with ryght good wyll And in the citye taught boldly The name of Iesus styll And he dyd speake and eke dispute Euen with the Grekes certayne He stoutly stode them to confute And they wolde him haue slayne But when the brethren dyd espye They would haue slayne hym thus They brought him vnto Cesarye And sent hym to Tharsus Then dyd the congregacion lye Throughe Iewry al at rest And Galile and Samarye Were edified and blest The feare of God they dyd support In eche countrey and cost They multiplyd in the comfort Euen of the holye ghost And it chaunced as Peter went And of all countreys felt The Lorde vnto the sainctes him sent Which then at Lidda dwelt A man he founde of heauye there Whose name was Eneas The which had kept his bed .viii. yere Sicke of the Paulsye was Eneas then dyd Peter saye Christ Iesus comfort thee Aryse and make thy bed strayght waye And then arise dyd he And al Lidda and Assaron Of this doth beare recorde Which saw the man and ther vpon Dyd tourne vnto the Lorde There was a woman at Ioppa A disciple she was Whose name was called Tabitha Which is to saye Dorcas Full of good worckes she was alwayes And eke in almes tryed It chaunced so euen in those dayes That she was sycke and dyed When they had washt her certaynlye And in her Chamber layde Because Lidda was Ioppa nye Then the disciples sayde That Peter was then at Lidda And sent one to report That their desyre was to Ioppa He shoulde to them resort Peter arose and quicklye sought For them that Dorcas kept Into the Chamber they hym brought Where all the wydowes wept And shewed suche coates as she dyd make And also dyd conuert Unto their vse for Christ hys sake And Peter sayde depart He kneled downe and eke dyd praye And on the dead dyd crye Tabytha nowe aryse I saye And she lyft vp her eye And when she sawe Peter thâ—re stande Her selfe she dyd vp rayse And then he toke her by the hande And lyft her vp strayght wayse Unto the saynctes and widowes then A lyue he brought her out And it was knowen vnto all men In Ioppa rounde about And manye that were them amonge Beleued then eche where And he abode in Ioppa longe With Simon Tanner there The contentes HOVVE Peter savve the vision playne And then the Lorde sent hym To Cornelye the good Captayne The Heathen receaue Baptym Meane Then was ther one Corne li Tenor. Then was ther one Corne li Countertenor Then was ther one Corne li Basse. Then was ther one Corne li Meane us which dwelt at Ce sarie A Captayne good and gracius of those of I ta Tenor. us which dwelt at Ce sarye A Captayne good and gracius of those of I ta Countertenor us which dwelt at Ce sarye A Captayne good and gracyus of those of I ta Bassus us which dwelt at Ce sarye A Captayne good and gracius of those of I ta Meane lye Deuout he was and God dyd feare So dyd his fa melye Tenor. lye Deuout he was and God dyd feare So dyd his fa melye In almes great and Countertenor lye Deuout he was and God dyd feare So dyd his fa melye In almes great and in Bassus lye Deuout he was and God dyd feare So dyd his fa melye In al mes Meane In almes great and in prayer abode conti nu al lye Tenor. in prayer a bode contynuallye contynuallye THen was there one Cornelius Whiche dwelt at Cesarye A Captayne good and gracius Of those of Italye Deuout he was and God dyd feare So dyd hys famelye In almes great and in prayer Abode continuallye Countertenor in pray er abode continuallye Continuallye Bassus great and in prayer and in prayer abode continuallye Unto hys syght God dyd bewraye Hys angell glorius About the nynth houre of the daye Whiche sayde Cornelius Who loked vp hym to beholde And was afrayed certayne He sayde how Lorde may I beholde To knowe the matter playne The angel sayde then in that place Thyne almesse and prayers all Dyd come before the throne of grace When thou to God dydst call Wherfore to Ioppa sende anon Some trustye messenger And byd hym call for one Simon Whose surname is Peter In Simon tanners house he is Lodged by
without lacke Hath glorifed hys sonne Iesus whom once refused ye In Pilates presents playne When he had iudged hym to be Losed from deathe and payne But ye denyed the holy one A murtherer to saue And eke kylled the Lorde alone Hys lyfe ye woulde not haue Whiche God hath raysed from the deed Wherof we wytnes can Through fayth in hys name confirmed Hys name vpon thys man Whome ye dyd see and knowe also When fayth in hym dyd ryse Whiche fayth hath geuen this man vnto Hys health before your eyes Nowe dere brethren I knowe that ye Haue done thys wycked dede Through ignoraunce as semeth me Whiche dyd your rulers leade But God before hande he dyd vtter And eke his prophetes wylled To teache that Christ the death shoul suffer Which he hath now fulfylled Repent ye now I say repent And turne to vs this daye That all your synnes nowe euident May cleane be done awaye For when the tyme of refreshynge Shal come to vs with spede In presentes of the Lorde and Kynge Aboue all Kynges in dede And when God shall hym sende the day Before preached to vs Unto you all which is to saye The Lorde and Christ Iesus Whiche must haue heauen vntyl al thyng Whiche he hath spoken playne By Prophetes syns the first begynnyng Restored be agayne For Moyses to the fathers sayde The Lorde rayse vp wyl he A Prophete vnto you for ayde Muche lyke euen vnto me Hym shal ye heare and not controule But in hys wordes reioyce The tyme wyl come that euery soule Whiche wyll not heare hys voyce Shalbe destroyed without all dout Whiche tyme wyl not be longe That all such shall be cleane throune out The people from amonge The Prophetes all syns Samuell And thence forth hath alwayes Tolde of the truth ryght passynge well And eke spake of these dayes The Prophets children all are you That by the couenaunt came To our fathers whiche God dyd vou And sayde to Abraham In thy sede shall the kynredes all On earth be blest in vs Fyrste vnto you God dyd vp call Hys onelye sonne Iesus And hym he hath sent vnto you Eche one of you to blesse That euery one of you shoulde now Tourne from hys wickednesse THE Apostles vvere in pryson cast They vvere to preache forbod But they toke them to prayer fast Renouncynge men for God Trebel When that the people taught they had There came to them doutles Priests rulers as men nye mad And eke the Saduces Whome it greued that they should moue The people and them leade That Iesus Christ by powre aboue Shoulde ryse vp from the deade The Tenor. When that the people taught they had There came to them doutles Priests rulers as men nye mad And eke the Saduces Whom it greued that they should moue The people and them lead That Iesus Christe by power aboue Should ryse vp from the deade should ryse vp from the deade Meane When that the people taught they had Ther cam to them doutles ▪ Priests and rulers as men nye mad as men nye mad And eke the Saduces Whom it greued that they should moue The people and them leade That Iesus Christe by powre aboue Should ryse vp from the deade from the deade Basse. When that the people taught they had There came to them doutles Priests Rulars as mē nye mad as mē nye mad And eke the Saduces Whome it greued that they should moue The people and them leade That Iesus Christ by powre aboue Should ryse vp from the deade from the deade WHen that y e people taught they had There came to them doutles Priestes rulers as men nie mad And eke the Saduces Whome it dyd greue y t they should moue The people and them leade That Iesus Christ by power aboue Shoulde ryse vp from the deade And they layd hādes on thē strayght way And put them all asyde In prison fast tyll the next daye For it was then euentyde But those that heard the worde euen then Beleued out of hande The numbre then of those wonne men Was well nye fyue thousande And it chaunced the next daye was Eche ruler and Elder The Scribes Annas and eke Cayphas Iohn and Allexander And eke all those that were with them There of the hye Priestes kyn Then gathered at Ierusalem Where they were then brought in And when they stode before the same They axed them sayinge Shew by whose powre or in whose name That you haue done thys thynge Peter ful of the holy goost Sayde vnto them ryght well Ye rulers all both lest and moost And chiefe of Israell Yf we thys daye muste testify Of the good dede and dole Delt to the sicke man and eke by What meanes he is made whole Be it well knowen to them that lyst And ye that rulers be That in the name of Iesus Christ Of Nazareth worke we Whome ye haue crucified and slayne God hath from death now raysed By whome this man is whole certayne The Lord therfore be praysed This is the chefe stone cast a syde Of you that buylders be Whiche in the chiefe place shall abyde Of the corners saye we For neyther is there saluacion In anye sauinge he Nor other name there is not one Wherin made safe we be When they behelde the boldnes then Of Peter and of Iohn And knewe them both vnlearned men And laye people eche one They dyd muche muse and knew iustly That they were with Iesu And dyd beholde the man stand by The whiche was healed new Commaundynge them to stande asyde And from their counsell goo Consultinge there and sayde prouyde With these men what to do A wondrus signe is done by them And eke is iustly knowne To all them in Ierusalem The thynge abrode is blowen But that they shal hence forth therfore No further noyse the same Let vs charge them to speake no more To no man in hys name They gaue to them commaūdment new That they should no man ayde To preache or teache of their Iesu But Peter and Iohn sayde Yf it be ryght as ye thynke it In syght of God the Lorde Your words to kepe Gods to omit Iuge ye and so recorde For we wyl speake the truth euen so Wherof we knowe the grounde They thretened them and let them go No faut in them was founde The people also praysed God The lame awaye went rounde Who was of age ful fourty and od Which was made whole and sounde As soone as they were then let go They to their felowes went Expressynge their great payne and wo And eke imprisonment By the hye Priestes and Elders all And what to them they sayde When they heard that they loude dyd call And gaue God thankes for ayde And sayde thou Lorde thou God of blys Madst heauen and earth for vs The sea and all that ther in is By whome Dauid sayd thus Why dyd the heathen fume and fret What rage in them now sprynges Why dyd the Iuishe people set Their myndes