e loue of God in you I am come in my fathers name and ye receaue me not yf another shal come in his downe name hym wyl ye receaue Howe can ye beleue whyche receaue prayse one of another seke not the prayse that is of God onelye Ye shall not thyncke that I wyll accuse you before the father There is one that accuseth you euen Moses in whom ye trust if ye beleued Moses yâ— shold beleue me also For he hath writteÌ„ of me But if ye beleue not hys writiÌ„ges how shal ye beleue my wordes ¶ Of the Galileans which were sâ—ayne And of the fygge tree Luke xiii Capi. 67. THere were present at the same season vvhan he vvas returned froÌ„ Ierusalem into Galyle certayne that shewed him of the Galyleans whose bloud Pilate had mingled with their owne sacryfyce And Iesus answered and sayde vnto them Suppose ye that these GalileaÌ„s were greater synners then all the other Galileans because they suffred suche punyshmente I tell you naye but excepte ye amende youre selues ye shall all peryshe lykewyse Or thynke ye that the eyghtene vpon whome the tower in Siloe fell and slewe them were gyltie aboue all men that dwell at IerusaleÌ„ I tel you naye but excepte ye amende your selues ye shall all peryshe lykewyse And he tolde them this symylytude a certayne man had a fygge tree which was planted in hys vineyarde and he came and sought frute thereon and founde none Then sayde he vnto the vyne gardener beholde this three yere loÌ„ge haue I come euery yere and sought frute thereon and founde none cut it downe why hyndereth it the grounde But he answered and saydâ— Sir let it alone yet this yeare tyll I dygge roundâ— about it and dounge it yf it wyll brynge forthe frute yf no then cut it downe afterwarde ☞ Of the croked woman Luk. xiii Cap. xlviii ANd he taught in their Sinagoge vpon the â—abboth and beholde there was a woman whyche had a spirite of infyrmitie eyghtene yeares and was croked and could not wel looke vp Whan Iesus sawe her he called her vnto hym and sayde vnto her woman be delyuered from thy disease And he layde hys handes vpon her and immediatlye she was made strayghte and praysed God Then answered the ruler of the Sinagoge and tooke indignacion because Iesus healed vpon the Sabboth and sayde vnto the people There are syre dayes wherein meu ought to worke in them come and be healed and not on the Sabboth Then the Lorde aunswered hym and sayde Thou ypocryte Dothe not euery one of you lowle hys ore or aâ—se from the crybbe vpon the Sabboth and leade him to the water But shoulde not thys whiche is Abrahams doughter whome Sathan hathe bounde nowe eyghtene yeares be lowsed from this bonde vpon the Sabboth And whan he thus sayde all hys aduersaries were ashamed And all the people reioyced ouer al the excellente dedes that were done by hym ¶ Of the interrogacion made vnto Christe whether fewe shoulde be saued And that Herode soughte to kyll hym Luke xiii Capitu. lxix ANd he wente thorowe â—ytyes and townes and taughte and tooke hys iourney towarde Ierusalem And one sayde vnto hym Lorde are there fewe that shal be saued But he sayde vnto them striue ye to enter in at the straite gate for manye I saye vnto you shall seke to come in and shall not be able from that tyme forthe whan the good manne of the house is rysen vp hath shut the doore then shall ye begynne to stande wythoute and to knocke at the doore and saye Lorde open vnto vs and he shall aunswere and saye vnto you I knowe you not whence ye are Departe from me all ye woorkers of iniquitie There shal be weping and gnasshynge of teeth Whan ye shall se Abraham and Isaac and Iacob and all the Prophetes in the kingedome of God and your selues thruste out And whan they shall come from the easte and from the Weste from the North and from the Southe whyche shal syt at the table in the kyngedome of God And beholde they are last which were fyrste and they are fyrste which shal be laste vpon the same daye There came certayne of the Pharises and sayde vnto hym get thee out of the way and departe hence for Herodes wyll kyll thee And he sayde vnto them go ye and tell that fore beholde I caste oute deuels and heale the people to day and tomorowe and vpon the thyrde daye shal I make anâ—ende for it cannot be that a Prophete peryshe wythout Ierusalem ¶ Of hym that was healed of the dropsye and of Christes exhortacion to humilite Luke xiiii Capitulo lxx ANd it fortuned that he came into the house of one of the chefe Pharises vpon a Sabboth to eate breade and they watched hym And behold there was a manne before hym whiche had the dropsye And Iesus answered and spake vnto y â— Scribes and Pharises and sayde Is it lawefull to heale on the Sabboth but they helde theyr tounge And he toke hym and healed him and let hym go and aunswered and sayde vnto them whyche of you shall haue an oxe or an asse fallen into a pytte and wyll not strayghte waye pull hym oute on the Sabboth daye And they coulde not answere hym agayne to that And he tolde a symylytude vnto the gestes whan he marked howe they chose the hyghest seares and sayde vnto them whan thou arte bydden of any man to a weddynge lytte not downe in the hyghest rowme lâ—sâ—e a more honourable manne then thou be hydden of hym and he that had bothe thee and hym come and saye vnto thee Geue this manne rowme and thou then begynne wyth shame to take the lowest rowme But rather whan thou arte bydden go and syt in the lowest rowme that whan he that bad thee commeth he maye saye vnto thee frende sytte vp hyer then shalte thou haue worshyp in the presence of them that sytte at the table for who so euer exalteth hym selfe shal be brought lowe and he that humbleth him selfe shal be exalted ☞ Of callynge the poore to the feast and the parable of a great supper Luke xiiii Capitu. lxxi HE sayde vnto hym the prince of the Pharises that had biddeÌ„ him whan thou makest a dyner or a supper cal not thy freÌ„des nor thy brethren * nor thy kynsefolkes nor thy ryche neyghboures leste they call thee agayne and recompence be made thee But whan thou makest a feaste call the poore the cryppel the lame theÌ„ arte thou blessed for they cannot recompence thee But it shal be recoÌ„pensed thee in the resurreccion of the righteous Whan one of them that sat by at the table hearde this he sayde vnto hym blessed is he that eateth breade in the kyngedome of God But he sayde vnto hym A certayne manne made a greate supper and called many there to And in the houre of the supper he sente hys seruaunte to saye vnto them that were bydden Come for nowe
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
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
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
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
shall rewarde thee openlye See that ye gather you not treasure vpon the earth where rust and Mothes corrupt and where theues breake through and steale But gather you treasure together in heauen where nether ruste nor Mothes corruppe and where theues nother breake vp nor steale For where your treasure is there is your heart also The eye is the lighte of the body yf thyne eye that is thyne entencion then be single all thy bodye shall b◠that is thy vvorke full of lyght But and yf thyne eye be wicked al thy bodye shal be ful of darckenesse wherefore yf the lyghte that is in thee be darkenesse howe greate then shall that darckenesse b◠No manne can commaundynge contrarye thynges serue two maysters For eyther he shal hate the one and loue the other or elles he shall leane to the one and despyse the other Ye can not serue God and Mammon Therfore I saye vnto you be not ye careful for youre lyfe what ye shall eate or what ye shal dryncke nor yet for your bodye what ye shall put on Is not y ◠life more worthy thē meate And the body more of value then raiment Solicitude vvhereby spirituall thynges are letted is prohibited not the solicitude of prouidence Beholde the foules of the ayre for they sowe not nother reape nor yet carye into the barnes and yet your heauenlye father fedeth theym Luke Consider y ◠Rauens they nother sowe nor reape they haue also nother stoore house nor barne and yet God fedeth them But howe muche better are ye then the foules Who of you though he toke thoughte therfore could put one cubyte to hys stature Seynge then ye be not able to do that whych is least why take ye thoughte for the other Mathevve Consider the Lilyes of the felde howe they growe they laboure not nether spynne and yet for all that I saye vnto you that euen Salomō in all his royalte was not arayed lyke vnto one of these Wherfore yf God so cloth the grasse whiche is to daye in the felde and to morowe shall be caste into the fornace Shall he not muche moore doe the same vnto you O ye of lytle fayth Therfore take ye no thought sayinge What shall we eate or what shall we dryncke or wherewyth shall we be clothed Luke And clyme not vp on hye The Heathen in the worlde seke after all suche thynges Mat Youre heauenlye father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges Seke ye fyrste therefore the kyngedome of God and the ryghteousnes therof so shall all these thynges be ministred vnto you Care not thē for to morow for the morowe shall care for it selfe Euerye daye hathe ynoughe of hys owne trauayle ☞ Of doynge of mercye and that we shoulde not iudge and of the truste and confidence of prayer Luk. vi Mathewe vii Cap. xxiiii BE ye therefore mercyfull as youre father also is mercyful Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged Comdempne not ye shal not be cōdempned Forgeue and ye shal be forgeuen Geue and to you shal be geuen a good measure pressed downe shaken together and runnynge ouer shall men geue into your bosome For with what measure ye mete with the same shal it be measured to you agayne And he sayde a similitude vnto them Can the blinde leade the blynde Doe they not both then fall into the diche The disciple is not aboue hys maister But whosoeuer is perfect the same shall be as hys maister But why seest thou a moate in thy brothers eye and considrest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Or how canst thou say vnto thy brother holde styll brother I wyl plucke out the moate out of thine eye and thou thy selfe seest not the beame in thyne owne eye Thou ypocrite firste caste the beame oute of thyne owne eye and then shalte thou see clearely to pull the moate oute of thy brothers eye Mathe Geue not that which is holy to dogges nother cast ye your pearles before swine lest they treade theym vnder their feete and the other turne agayne and al to rent you Aske and it shall be geuen you Seke and ye shal fynde knocke and it shall be opened vnto you For whosoeuer asketh receaueth and he that seketh findeth and to hym that knocketh it shal be opened Is there anye man amonge you whiche yf hys sonne asked him bread woulde offre hym a stone Or yf he asked fish wolde he profer him a serpent Or yf he asked him an egge woulde profer him a scorpion Yf ye then which art euell can geue youre chyldren good gyftes Howe much more shal your father which is in heauen geue good thynges to them that aske him therfore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men shoulde doe to you euen so doe ye to thē Thys is y ◠lawe the prophetes ☞ Of the narowe waye and conclusion of the Lordes sermone made in y e mounte Thabor Mat. vii Luk. vi Ca. xxv ENtrei at y e straite gate for wide is the gate and brode is y e waye that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in ther at But straite is y e gate narow is y ◠way which leadeth vnto life fewe ther be y ◠find it Beware of false prophetes which come to you in shepes clothing but inwardly they are rauening wolues ye shall know them by their fruites Do men gather grapes of thornes or figges of thistles Luk For it is no good tre y ◠bringeth forth euel fruite no euell tre y ◠bringeth forth good fruit Euery tre is knowē by hys fruite For menne gather no figges of thornes nor grapes of busshes A good mā out of y e good treasure of his heart bringeth forth y ◠whiche is good And an euel manne oute of y e euel treasure of hys heart bryngeth forth y ◠whych is euel For of the aboundaunce of the heart the mouth speaketh Mat Euen so euery good tree bryngeth forth good fruite but a corrupte tree bryngeth forth euell fruite A good tre cannot bryng forth badde fruite nor an euell tree cannot bryng forth good fruite Euery tre y ◠bringeth not forth good frute shal be hewen downe and cast into the fyre Wherefore by their frutes ye shall knowe them Luke But why call ye me Lorde Lorde and do not that I say vnto you Mathevv Not al they that say vnto me Lorde Lorde shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen But he that doth the wil of my father which is in heauen he shal enter into the kyngedome of heauen many shal saye to me in that daye Lorde Lorde haue we not prophecied in thy name Haue we not cast oute deuels in thy name haue we not done many great dedes in thy name And then wyll I knowledge vnto them I neuer knew you departe frome ye workers of iniquitie Luke Whose euer commeth vnto me and heareth my woordes and doth them I wyll shewe you to whome he is lyke He
that were sycke anoynced they with oyle and healed them mat and he departed thence to teache and to preach in their ctyes In the vvhyche the Apostles had remayned preachynge peace ☞ Of Iohns interrogation Arte thou he that shall come Mathe. xi Luke vii Cap. 38. ANd the disciples of Iohn shewed him of al these thinges mat WheÌ„ Iohn being in prisoÌ„ herd of the workes of Christ he sent two of his disciples to Iesus sayde vnto hym Arte thou he that shall come or shall we loke for another Luke When the men came to hym they sayde Iohn the Baptist hath sent vs unto thee sayinge Arte thou he that shall come or shall we looke for another And at the same houre healed he many froÌ„ syckenesses and plagues and from euyl spirites and to manye that were blynde gaue he syght Math And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto them Go your wayes tel Iohn agayne what ye see and heare The blynde see the lame goe the lepers are clensed and the deafe heare the dead ryse agayne and the Gospel is preached to the poore and blessed is he that is not offended in me When they went their waye Iesus began to speake vnto the people concernyng Iohn what are ye gone out to see in the wyldernesse Woulde ye see a rede shaken wyth the wynde Or what are ye gone oute to see Woulde ye see a man clothed in softe raiment Behold they that weer soft clothing Luk are in precious aray and lyue delycatelye Mathe are in kynges houses But what are ye gone out to see A Prophete Yea I say vnto you and moore then a Prophet For this is he of whoÌ„ it is written * Beholde I send my messanger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy way before thee verely I say vnto you Amonge the children of women arose there not a greater then Iohn the Baptist. Notwithstanding he that is left in the kyngdom of heauen is greater For the leaste of the blessed is perfecter then anâ—e iuste that is yet alyue From the tyme of Iohn Baptist hytherto the kyngdome of God suffreth violence and the violent plucke it vnto theym by the violence of penaunce For all the prophetes and the lawe prophecied vnto Iohn Also yf ye wyll receaue it this is Helias whyche shoulde come Whoso hath eares to heare let hym heare Luke And all the people that heard hym and the publicans iustified God and were baptised wyth the baptyme of Iohn But the Pharises and Scribes despysed the counsayle of God agaynste theym selues and were not Baptysed of hym But the Lorde sayde Where vnto shall I lyken the menne of thys Generation And whome are they lyke They are lyke vnto chyldren whyche sytte in the Market and crye one to another and saye We haue pyped vnto you and ye haue not daunced we haue mourned vnto you and ye haue not wept For Iohn the Baptist came and did eate no bread and drancke no wyne and ye saye that he hath the deuyll The sonne of man is come and eateth and dryncketh and ye say mat Lo what a glotton a wyne bybber thys man is and the frende and companion of publicans synners Luke And wysdome is iustified of her children Disciples ☞ Of the maledictions of the cities vnto the whiche Christe had preached Math. xi Mar. iii. Luke x. Cap. xxxix THen began he to vpbrayed the cities in the which most of his miracles were done because they amended and repented not Wo vnto thee Corozaim Wo vnto thee Bethsaida For yf the Myracles whych haue bene shewed amonge you had bene done in Tyre and Sodome they longe ago sytting in sacke clothe and ashes Luke had done penaunce Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you it shal be easyer for Tyre and Sodome in the day of iudgemeÌ„t then for you And thou Capernaum which art lyft vp vnto heauen shalte be brought downe vnto hel for yf the miracles whiche haue bene done in thee had bene shewed in Sodome they had remayned vnto this daye Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you it shal be easyer for the laÌ„de of Sodome in the daye of iudgement theÌ„ for thee Marke And they came into y e house then assembled the people together agayne in so muche that he had no leasure to eate And whan they that were aboute hym hearde of it they went out to holde hym for they sayde he was become furious And y â— Scrybes that were come downe froÌ„ Ierusalem sayde he hath Belzebub ☞ Of the Apostles returnynge to Christ. Mar. vi Luke ix capi 40. ANd the Apostles came agayne Mark. and came together vnto Iesus and tolde hym al what they had done and taughte And he sayde vnto them Let vs go oute of the waye into the wyldernesse rest a lytle Luk. And he toke them to him and went asyde into a solitarye place by the cytye called Bethsaida Mark For there were many commers and goers and they had not tyme ynough to eate ☞ Of the sendynge foorth of the seuentye and two dyscyples Luke x. Capitulo xli AFter this the Lord apointed out other seuentye and two and sent them two and two before hym in to euery citye and place whether he hym selfe woulde come and sayde vnto them The harueste is great but the labourers are few pray therfore the Lorde of the harueste to sende for the labourers into hys haruest Go your waye beholde I sende you forthe as the lambes amonge the wolues beare neyther waller nor scrype nor shues and salute no man by the waye Into what soeuer house ye entre fyrste saye peace be in thys house And yf the chylde of peace be there youre peace shall reste vpon hym Yf no then shall youre peace turne to you agayne But tarye ye styll in the same house eatynge and brynckynge suche as they haue for the labourer is worthye of hys rewarde Go not from house to house and into whatsoeuer cytye ye enter and they receaue you eate suche thynges as are set before you And heale the sycke that are there and saye vnto them The kyngedome of GOD is come nye vnto you but in to whatsoeuer cytye ye come and they receaue you not go youre waye oute into the stretes of the same and saye euen the verye duste whyche cleueth vpon vs of youre cytye wype we of vpon you But of this ye shal be sure that the kyngedome of GOD was come nye vnto you I say vnto you it shal be easyer for Sodome in that daye then for that cytye ¶ Of the commynge againe of the seuentye and two disciples Mathew xi Luc. x. Capitulo xlii THe seuentye and two came againe with ioye and said Lord the deuels also are subdued vnto vs in thy name But he said vnto them I sawe Sathan fal down from heauen as a lyghtenynge Behold I haue geueÌ„ you power to treade vpon serpentes and scorpions and ouer all power of the enemye and nothynge shal hurt you Neuerthelesse
whyche whan it was sowen vppon the lande Mathe it is the leaste amonge all seedes Mark of the earthe and when it is sowen math and growen it is the greatest amonge Herbes Luke and it grewe and wared a great tree Mar gitteth great brauÌ„ches Mathe so that the Byrdes vnder the Heauen come and dwell in y â— Braunches thereof Marke So that the foules may dwel vnder y e shadowe therof Math Another Parable spake he vnto theym Luke And agayne he sayde Where vnto shall I lyken the kyngdome of God Math The kyngdome of God is lyke vnto Leuen whiche a woman toke mixte it amoÌ„g iii. peckes of meele til al was leuened Al suche thinges spake Iesus vnto the people by Parables Mark And by many suche parables he spake the worde vnto theÌ„ therafter as they might heare it and without parables spake he nothynge vnto them math that the thing might be fulfylled whiche was spoken by the Prophete sayinge * I wil open my mouthe in parables and wyll speake oute the secretes froÌ„ the beginning of the world maâ— but vnto hys disciples he expounded al thynges priuatelye Math Then sent Iesus the people awaye and came home And his disciples came vnto him and sayde declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of the felde Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto theym He that soweth the good seede is the sonne of manne the felde is the worlde the good seede are the Chyldren of the kyngdome The tares are the chyldren of wyckednesse the enemye that soweth them is the deuell The Haruest is the ende of the worlde The reapers are the Aungels For lyke as the tares are weded out and brente in the fyre euen so shall it goe in the ende of thys world The sonne of man shall sende forth his aungels and they shal gather out of his kyngdoÌ„ al thynges that offende and them that doe iniquitie and shall caste theym into a Fornace of fyre there shall be waylynge and gnashynge of teeth * Then shall the righteous shyne as the sunne in the kyngdome of their father whoso hath eares to heare let hym heare ☞ Of thre Parables in the house Mathewe xiii Capitulo li. THe kyngdome of heauen is like vnto a treasure hidde in y â— felde which a maÌ„ founde hid it and for ioy therof he went sold all that he hadde and boughte that felde Agayne the kyngdome of Heauen is lyke vnto a Marchaunt that sought good Pearles and when he hadde fouÌ„de a precious pearle he went and solde all that he hadde and boughte it Agayne the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a nette caste into the Sea wherwith are taken all maner of fyshes and when it is full men drawe it out vnto the shoore and syt and gather the good into the vessels but caste the badde awaye So shall it be in the ende of the worlde The Aungels shal goe oute and seuer the badde frome the ryghteous and shall caste them into a fornace of fyre There shall be waylynge and gnashynge of teethe Haue ye vnderstande all these thynges They saye Yea Lorde Then sayde he vnto theym Therfore euerye Scribe taughte vnto the kyngdome of Heauen is lyke an housholder whiche bryngeth out of hys treasure thinges newe and olde And it came to passe when Iesus hadde ended these parables he departed thence Frome the house vvhere he vvas and came into his owne countreye Nazareth and taught them in their Sinagoges Of the Lordes comming to Nazareth where he rode and y t the Nazarites wolde haue cast hym doune headling Mat. xiii Mar. vi Luke iiii Capit. lii ANd the fame of hym was noised thorow out all the region rounde about And he taught in their synagoges and was commended of euerye man And he came to Nazareth where he was noursed And as his custome was he weÌ„t into y e Sinagoge vpon the Sabboth and stode vp for to read Then was there delyuered hym the booke of the Prophete Esay And when he hadde tourned ouer the booke he founde the place where it is written * The spirite of the Lorde is with me because he hathe anoynted me to preache the Gospell vnto the poore hath he sent me to heale the broken hearted to preache delyueraunce to the captiue and syght to the blinde and frely to set at lybertye theym that are brused and to preache the acceptable yere of the Lord. And when he had closed the booke he gaue it agayne to the minister and sat him downe And the eyes of al that were in y e sinagoge were fastened on him And he began to say vnto theÌ„ This dai is this scripture fulfilled iÌ„ your eares And they al gaue hym witnes wondred at y â— gratious wordes whiche proceaded oute of his mouth And they sayd mar froÌ„ wheÌ„ce hath he these thinges And what wisdom is this y â— is geuen him suche as are done by his handes Math Is not Mar this the carpenter Luke Ioseph Mat the carpenters son Is not hys mother called Maryâ—and his brethren Iames Iohn SimoÌ„ Iude And are not all hys systers here wyth vs Whence hathe he then all these thynges And they were offended at hym Luke and he sayde vnto theym doutles ye wil say vnto me this prouerbe PhisitioÌ„ heale thy selfe for how great thinges haue we heard done at Capernaum Do the same here also in thine owne coâ—Ì„trey Math But Iesus said vnto theÌ„ A prophet is no wher lesse set by theÌ„ at home and amonge his owne mar And he could not shew any miracle there but laied his handes vpon a few sicke healed them he marueyled at their vnbelefe therfore he healed fevv lest they shoulde say he despiseth his countrey men Luk Uerely I say vnto you * there were many widowes in Israel in the time of Elias when heauen was shut iii. yeres vi monethes and wheÌ„ ther was a great dearth in al the land and to none of theÌ„ was Elias sent but only vnto Sarepâ—a of y e Sidonians to a widowe * And many lepers wer in Israel in the time of Eliseus y e prophet none of theÌ„ was cleÌ„sed saue only Naaman of Siria And as many as wer in y â— sinagoge wheÌ„ thei heard y â— wer filled w t wrath And they rose vp thrust him out of y â— citie led him vp to the edge of y e hyl wher vpon their citie was buylded y â— they myghte cast hym downe headling But he weÌ„t his way thorowe the myddest of theym ¶ Of Iohn y â— Baptistes death Math. xiiii Mar. vi Cap. liii ANd there came a conuenient day that Herode on hys byrth daye made a supper to the lordes captaynes and chiefe Estates of Galile Then the doughter of Herodias came in and dauÌ„sed and pleased Herode and that them sat at the table Then sayd y â— king vnto y e damselâ—â— aske of me what y â— wilt I wyll geue it
that were with him howe he went into the house of God in the tyme of Abiathar the high priest Luk and toke the shew ebread and dyd eate gaue also vnto theÌ„ that were with him Mat which were not lawful for him to eate nother for theÌ„ that were with him but onely for the priestes Or haue ye not read in y â— law howe that the Priestes in the temple brake the Sabboth yet are blamelesse But I saye vnto you that there is one greater then y e temple But if ye wyst what thys were * I haue pleasure in mercye and not in offerynge ye woulde not haue condempned innoâ—entes Mar And he sayde vnto them The Sabboth was made for mannes sake and not man for the Sabbothes sake Therfore is the sonne of manne Lorde euen ouer the Sabboth Of the healyng of the wythered hande Math. xii Marke iii. Luke vi Capitu. lviii ANd when he was departed theÌ„ce Luk it came to passe vpon an other Sabboth that he went into the Sinagoge and taughte And there was a man whose ryghte hande was wythered But the Scribes and the Pharises marked him whether he woulde he heale vppon the Sabboth that they mighte finde an occasion and cause to accuse hym Neuerthelesse he perceaued their thoughtes Mat And asked hym sayinge Is it lawfull to heale vpon the Sabboth Because thei myght accuse him mark And he sayd vnto the man with the withered hand Luk Arise and come hyther And he arose and came forth Then sayde Iesus vnto the I wil aske you a questioÌ„ What is it lawfull to doe vppon the Sabboth Good or euyll to saue lyfe or to destroye it Mar But they helde their tongue Mat which of you is it yf he hadde a shepe fallen into a pytte vppon the Sabboth that woulde not take hym and lyft him out And howe muche is a manne better then a shepe Therfore it is lawful to do good vpon the Sabboth Mar And he loked rouÌ„d about vpoÌ„ theÌ„ with wrath was sory for their blindnes And sayd to the maÌ„ Sretche out thine hand he stretched it out and his hand was made whole lyke as the other Luk But they were fylled full of madnesse and communed together what they woulde doe to Iesu. math Then went the Pharises out and helde a counsel Mar strayte way with the HerodieÌ„s agaynst him howe they myght destroye hym Mat But when Iesus knew thereof he departed thence and muche people folowed hym and he healed them all and charged them y â— they shoulde not make him knowen y â— the thing myght be fulfylled which was spoken by Esay the prophet which sayth * Behold this is my seruauÌ„t whom I haue chosen and my beloued in whoÌ„ my soule deliteth I wil put my spirite vpon him and he shal shew iudgemeÌ„t vnto y â— heathen he shal not striue nor erle nother shal any man heare his voice in y â— stretes A brused rede shal he not breake flare that beginneth to burne shal he not queÌ„che til he sende forth iudgement vnto victory in his name shal y â— heatheÌ„ trust Mar But Iesus departed away with his disciples vnto y â— sea ther folowed him much people out of Galile froÌ„ Iewry from Ierusalem and out of Iduniea and they that dwelte aboute Tyre and Sidon a greate multytude whyche hadde hearde of hys noble actes and came vnto hym And Iesus sayde vnto hys Disciples that they shoulde kepe a shyppe for hym because of the people leaste they shoulde thronge hym for he healed manye of theym in so muche that all they whiche were plagued preased vppon hym that they myghte touche hym And when the foule spirites sawe hym they fell downe before him and cryed and said Thou art the sonne of God And he charged theym straytlye that they shoulde not make hym knowen Of Herode sayinge y â— Iohn was risen dyd miracles Mat. xiiii Mark vi Luke ix Cap. lix HErode mark the kinge Luke the Tetrache Math hearde of the fame of Iesu Luke and of al that was done by him Mar for his name was knowen Luk And he was in doubt for so much as it was sayde of some Iohn is rysen agayne from the dead of some Elias hath appeared of some one of the olde Prophetes is rysen agayne And Herode said Iohn haue I beheaded who is this then of whom I heare suche thynges and he desired to se him Math. And sayde to hys seruauntes This is Iohn the baptist he is rysen agayne therefore are hys dedes so myghtye ☞ Of the domme Deuell Mat. xii Marke iii. Luke xi Capi. lx THen was there broughte vnto hym one possessed of a deuel the whiche was blinde and domme Luk. and he droue oute a deuell that was dome and whan he had cast out the deuel the domme spake Mat. and he healed hym in so muche that he both spake and sawe Luke and the people wondred Mathe. and sayde Is not this the sonne of Dauid but the Pharises Mar. and the Scrybes that were come downe from Ierusalem Math. hearde that they sayde Mar. he hath Belzebub Luke and he dryueth out the deuels thorow Belzebub the thefe of the deuels The other tempted him and desyred a token of him from heaueÌ„ Mark And when he had called them together Luk. he knew their thoughtes Mark. spake vnto them in parables Howe can one SathaÌ„ dryue out another Luk. Euery kyngedome deuyded within it selfe shal be desolate and one house shal fall vpon another Math. And euery cytie or house deuyded in it selfe maye not continue Luke yf Sathan than be at variaunce within him selfe howe can his kyngedome endure Mark yf Sathan now ryse against hym selfe and be at variaunce with him selfe he can not endure but is at an ende Luke ye saye that I dryue out deuels thorowe Belzebub and yf I dryue oute deuels thorow Belzebub by whome then do your children driue theÌ„ out Therfore they shal be your iudges but yf I caste out the deuels by the fynger of God math by the spirit of God Luk. theÌ„ is the kingdoÌ„e of God come vnto you whan a stronge harnessed man kepeth his house that he possesseth it in peace Marke No maÌ„ can enter into a stroÌ„ge maÌ„s house and take away his goodes except he fyrst hynde the stronge man Luke but when a stronger then he coÌ„meth vpon hym and ouercommeth hym he taketh from hym all hys weapens wherin he trusted and deuydeth the spoyle Marke and then shal â—poile his house Luke He that is not wyth me is against me and he that gathereth not wyth me scattereth abroade Mark Uerely I say vnto you al sinnes shal be forgeuen the children of meÌ„ and the blasphemy also and y â— blasphemy also wherewyth they blaspheme But who so blasphemeth the holy gost hath neuer forgeuenesse but is gyltye of the euerlastynge iudgemente for they sayde he hathe an vncleane spyrite Math And who so euer speaketh a
shyppe but one loafe And he coÌ„maunded them and sayde Mat. Take hede and beware of the leuen of the Pharises and of the Saduces Marke and of the leuen of Herode Math. Then thoughte they them selues sayinge we haue taken no breade with vs. Marke Whan Iesus vnderstode that he sayde vnto them Math. O ye of lytle faith why are ye troubled in youre myndes because ye haue taken no breade wyth you Marke Are ye yet without knowledge and vnderstandynge Haue ye yet a blynded hearte in you Haue ye â—yes and se not Haue ye eares heare not And remember ye not y â— I brake fyue loues amonge fyue thousande howe manye baskettes full of broken meate toke ye theÌ„ vp They sayde xii And whan I brake the seuen amonge the foure thousande how many baskettes full of broken meate tâ—ke ye then vp They sayde seuen And he said vnto them why are ye then wythout vnderstandynge Mat. For I spake not to you of breade whan I sayde beware of the leuen of the Pharises and of the Saduces Then vnderstode they howe that he bad not them beware of the leuen of breade but of the doctrine of the Pharises and of the Saduces ¶ Of a blynde man healed at Bethsaida Mar. viii Cap. 85. ANd he came to Bethsaida and they broughte one blynde vnto hym and prayed hym to touche hym And he tooke the blynde by the hande and led hym out of y â— towne and spatte in hys eyes and layde hys handes vpon hym and axed hym whether he sawe oughte And he loked vp and sayde I se men goynge as yf I sawe trees After this he laide his handes vpon his eyes agayne and made hym to see and he was restored again and sawe all clearely And he sente hym hame and sayde yf thou go into the towne tell it vnto no manne And Iesus wente oute and his dysciples in to the townes ¶ Of Peters confession of the true faythe Mat. xvi Mar. viii Luke ix Cap. lxxxvi THeÌ„ came Iesus into the coastes of the cytye Cesarea Phillippi Luke And it fortuned whan he was alone at his praier and his disciples wyth hym mark in the way math He asked his disciples and said whome do men saye that the sonne of man is Mar They answered saying Math. Some say thou art Iohn y â— baptyst Some that thou art Helias Some â—hat y â— art Hieremias mar some that thou art one of the Prophetes Luke Some that one of the olde Prophetes is rysen againe Math. Then sayde Iesus vnto them But whome saye ye that I am TheÌ„ answered Peter and said vnto him Thou art Christ y e sonne of the lyuynge God And Iesus answered said vnto him Blessed art y â— Simon y e sonne of Ionas for flesh bloude hath not opened y â— vnto thee but my father that is in heaueÌ„ And I say to thee thou arte Peter and vpon this rocke wyll I buylde my churche and the gates of hel shal not preuaile agaynste it and the keyes of heauen wyll I geue vnto thee And what so euer thou shal bynde vpon earthe shal be bounde also in heauen And what soeuer thou shalt louse vpon earthe shal be lowsed also in heauen Luk And he charged them Marke and threatened them Math. and commaunded his disciples y â— they shoulde tell no man that he was Iesus Christ. From that tyme forth beganne Iesus to shewe vnto hys dysciples how that he muste go to Ierusalem and suffer many thynges of the elders and of y e hye priestes of the Scribes and be put to death ryse agayne the thirde daye Marke And that woorde he spake openlye Math. But Peter tooke hym asyde and beganne to rebuke hym sayinge Lorde fauoure thy selfe let not thys happeÌ„ vnto thee Marke But he turned hym aboute and loked vpon his dyscyples and reproued Peter and sayde Math Go after me thou Sathan y â— hindreste me for thou fauourest not the thinges that be of God but of men ☞ Of bearynge the crosse after Christ. Mathe. xvi Mark viii Luke ix Capi. lxxxvii ANd he called vnto hym y e people wyth his dysciples and said vnto them Mat. Yf any manne wyll folowe me let hym forsake hym selfe and take vp his crosse and folowe me For who so wyll saue hys lyfe shal lose it but whoso loseth hys lyfe for my sake Marke and the gospels the same shall saue it Math. and shall fynde it Marke What helpeth it a maÌ„ though he wanne the whole worlde yet toke harme in hys soule Luke And loseth hym selfe or runneth in dammage of hym selfe Math. Or what canne a man geue to redeme hys soule with al for the sonne of manne shal come in the glorye of hys father wyth hys angels and then shall he rewarde euerye one accordynge to hys dedes Mar. Who so euer confesseth me and my wordes amonge this aduouterous and synfull generacion and the sonne of man shal confesse hym whan he commeth in the glorye of hys father with his aungels Luk. Who so is ashamed of me and of my sayinges of hym shall the sonne of man also be ashamed whan he commeth in hys glorye and in the glory of hys father and of the holye aungels Marke He sayde vnto them verely I say vnto you Mat. There stande here some whyche shall not taste of deathe tyll they see the sonne of manne come in hys kyngedome Of the Lordes transâ—yguracion mat 17. Mar. 9. Luk. 9. Cap. 88. ANd it fortuned Mat. that after syxe dayes Luk that eyght daies after these wordes Math. Iesus toke Peter Iames and Iohn his brother and broughte them vp into an hye mountayne out of y e waye Marke alone Luk for to praye math and was transfygured before them Luk And as he prayed the shape of hys countenaunce was chaunged after another fashion Math. and hys face shone as the sunne and his clothes wer as whyte as the lyghte or snowe Mark as white as no fuller can make vpon earthe Luke And beholde two menne Math appeared vnto them Moses Elias and they talked w t him Luke and were sene in maiestie and spake of hys departige which he shuld fulfyl at Ierusalem As for Peter and they that were wyth hym they were full of slepe but whaÌ„ they awoâ—e they sawe hys glory and the two men that stode with him And it chaunced whan they departed from him Peter sayde vnto Iesus Master here is good beynge for vs yf then wylte let vs make thre tabernacles one for thee one for Moses and one for Elias marke for he knewe not what he sayde For they were very fearfull Mat. Whyle he yet spake behold a bryght cloude ouershadowed them Luke and they were afrayde whan the cloude couered theÌ„ Mathe. And lo there came a voyce oute of the cloude sayinge This is my deare sonne in whome I delyte heare hym Whan the dyscyples hearde that they fell vpoÌ„ thir faces and where sore afrayed But Iesus came
saye vnto you whosoeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe except it be for fornicacion marieth a nother he committeth adnoutery and who so maryeth her that is deuorced committeth aduouterye Mar to her warde Luke and he that marieth her whiche is deuorced from her husband breaketh wedlocke Mar And if a woman for sake her husbande and be maried to a nother she committeth aduouterye Mat. Then sayd his disciples vnto hym yf the matter be so betwene manne and wyfe then it is not good to marye But he sayde all men cannot comprehende that saying saue they to whome it is geuen For there be some gelded whiche are so borne from theyr mothers wombe there be some gelded whiche are gelded of men and there be some gelded whyche haue gelded them selues for the kyngdome of Heauens sake He that can comprehende it let hym comprehende it ¶ Of yonge chyldren whiche were broughte vnto the Lorde Mat xix Mark x. Luke xviii Capi. xcix THen were broughte vnto hym yonge chyldren that he myghte touche them laye hys handes vpon them and praye Luk but when the Disciples saw that they rebuked them Mar. and thretend those that brought them neuertheles when he saw it he was displeased Luk And Iesus called them vnto him and said Mat Suffer the chyldren and forbyd them not to come vnto me for vnto suche belongeth the kingdome of heauen Luk And he sayde verely I saye vnto you whosoeuer receaueth not the kyngdome of God as a chylde shall not enter therein Marke And takyng them vp in hys armes and layde hys handes vpon them and blessed them math and when he had laid his handes vpon them he departed thence ¶ Of the yonge man that asked what he shuld do to possesse eternall lyfe Math. xix Mar. x Luc. xviii Capi. C. IEsus departed froÌ„ thence Mar And wheÌ„ he was gone forth vpon the waye there came a ruler runnynge and kneled vnto him and asked hym and prayed hym sayinge math Good master what good shall I do that I maye haue euerlastinge lyfeâ— Iesus sayde vnto hym why callest thou me good there is none good but God onely Neuerthelesse yf thou wylt enter into life kepe the commauÌ„dementes Marke Knowest thou the commaundementesâ— Math He sayde vnto hym whicheâ— Iesus sayde Thou shalt not kyll Thou shalt not commit aduoutrye Thou shalte not steale Thou shalte beare no false witnesse Mar Thou shalte begyle no manne Mat Honour thy father and thy mother and thou shalte loue thy neyghboure as thyselfe Then sayd the yong man vnto hym all these haue I kepte fro my youthe vp What lacke I yet Mar And Iesus behelde hym and loued him Luk WhaÌ„ Iesus heard that he sayde vnto him yet lackest thou one thing Math Yf thou wylt be perfect go thy way and sâ—ll that thou hast and geue it to the poore thou shalte haue a treasure in heauen and come and folow me Whan the yong man hearde that word he went awaye sorye for he had great possessions Luke and was very ryche Whan Iesus sawe that he was sory he sayde to his disciples how hardlye shall the ryche come in to the kyngdome of God ¶ Howe harde it is for a ryche man to entre in to the kingdome of heauen Mat. xix Marke x. Luc. xviii Cap. Ci. UErely I saye vnto you it shal be harde for a ryche manne to enter in to the kingdom of heauen Mark The disciples were astonied at his wordes But Iesus answered agayne and sayde vnto them deare childreu howe harde is it for theÌ„ that truste in ryches to come in to the kyngdome of Godâ— Mat And I saye vnto you againe it is easier for a Camell to go thorow the eye of a Nedle then for a ryche man to entre into heauen Whan his disciples hearde that they were exceadingly amased Mark certayne that hearde that were more astonyed and sayd among them selues Luk Who can then be saued Marke And Iesus behelde them and sayd vnto them Mat. with men it is impossible but with God all thinges are possible Luke Loke what is vnpossible with man is possible with God ¶ Of the rewarde of those which leue all and folow Christ. Mat. xix Mar. x. Luc. xviii cap. 102. THen aunswered Peter and beganne to saye vnto hym Beholde we haue forsaken all and folowed the what shall we haue therfore Iesus answered and sayd vnto them verely I saye vnto you That when the sonne of man shall syt in the seate of his maiestie ye which haue folowed me in the newe byrthe shall syâ— also vpon twelue seates and iudge the twelue tribes of Israell And whosoeuer forsaketh house or brethren or systers or father or mother or wyfe or children or landes Mar with persecucion for my sake and the Gospelles Math and for my names sake Luke the kyngdome of God mat y â— same shal receaue an huÌ„dred fold Luk now in this tyme and muche more in the worlde to come Marke and inheret euerlastynge lyfe but many that be the fyrste shal be the laste and the last shal be the fyrste ☞ Of the laberous quotidian peny whyche were sent into the vyneyarde Math. xx Capitu. 103. THe kyngedom of heauen is like vnto an householder whyche wente oute earlye in the mornynge to hyre labourers into his vyneyarde And whaÌ„ he had agreed wyth the labourers for a penye a daye he sent them into hys vyneyarde And aboute the thirde houre he wente out and sawe other standynge ydle in the market place and saide vnto them Go ye also into my vineyarde and what so euer is ryghte I wyll geue it you and they wente theyrâ— waye Agayne he wente oute about the syxte houre and dyd lykewyse And aboute the eleuenth houre he went oute and founde other standynge ydle and sayde vnto them why stande ye here alâ— the daye yâ—le They sayde vnto him because no man hath hired vs he sayde vnto them Go ye also into y â— vyneyarde looke what is ryghte ye shall haue it Nowe whan the euen was come the Lorde of the vyneyarde sayde vnto hys stewarde Call the labourers and geue theÌ„ theyr hyre begynnynge from the laste vnto the fyrste Then they that were hyred aboute the eleuenth houre came and receaued euery man a peny but whan the fyrste came they supposed that they should receaue more and they also receaued euery man a penye And whan they had receaued it they murmured agaynste the householder and sayde These laste haue wroughte but one houre and thou hast made them equal vnto vs whiche haue borne the burthen and heate of the daye He answered saide vnto one of them frende I do thee no wrong dyddest not y â— agree w t me for a penyeâ— Take that thyne is and go thy wayeâ— I wyll geue vnto this last also like as to thee Or haue I not power to do as me lusteth w t myne owne Is thy eye euell because I am good So y â— last shal be first
y â— first last For many are called but fewe chosen ¶ Of the vnryghteous 〈…〉 warde Luke xvi Capitulo Ciiii. HE sayde also vnto his disciples There was a certayne ryche man which had a stewarde that was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goddes And he called hym and sayde vnto hym what is it that I heare this of theeâ— geue accomptes of thy stewardeship for thou maist be no longer stewarde The stewarde sayde wythin hym selfe What shall I do My Lorde wyl take awaye the stewardship fro me I cannot dygge and to begge I am ashamed I wote what I wyll do that whan I am put oute of the stewardeshyppe they maye receaue me into their houses And he called vnto hym all his lordes detters and sayd vnto the fyrste How much owest thou vnto my Lorde He sayde an hundreth â—onne of oyle And he sayd take thy bil syt downe quickly and wryte fyftye Then sayde he vnto anotherâ— Howe muche owest thouâ— he sayd an huÌ„dreth quarters of wheate He sayd vnto him take thy bil and wryte foure score and the Lorde commaunded the vnryghteous steward because he had done wysely For the chyldren of this worlde are in their kynde wyser then the children of lyghte And I saye vnto you make you frendes wyth the vnryghteous Mammon that whan ye haue nede they may receaue you into euerlasting tabernacles He that is faythful in the leaste is faythfull also in muche and he that is vnryghteous in the leaste is vnrighteous also in the muche Yf ye then haue not bene faythfull in the vnryghteous Mammon who wil beleue you in that whiche is trueâ— And yf ye haue not bene faithful in an other maÌ„s busynesse Who wyl geue you y â— which is your owne No seruaunte can serue two masters for either he shal hate the one and loue the other or els he shall leaue to the one and despyse the other ye cannot serue God and Mammon All these thynges hearde the Pharyses whyche were couetouse and they moâ—ked hym And he sayde vnto them ye are they that iustyfye youre selues before menne but GOD knoweth youre heartes For that whiche is hye amonge menne is an abhominacion before God The lawe and the Prophetes propheryed vnto Iohn and from that tyme forthe is the kyngdome of God preached thorowe the gospel and euery man preasseth into it by vyolence But easyer is it for heauen and yearthe to peryshe then one tytle of the lawe to fall Who soeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe and maryeth another breaketh wedlocke and he that maryeth her whyche is deuorced from her husbande breaketh matrimonye ☞ Of the ryche glotten Luke xvi Capitulo cv THere was a certayne ryche maÌ„ whyche clothed hym selfe wyth purple and costly lynnen and fared deliciously euery daye And there was a poore manne named Lazarus whyche laye at hys gate full of sores and desyred to be fylled wyth the crommes that fell from the ryche mans table and no manne gaue hym them yet came the dogges and lyâ—ked hys soores But it fortuned that the poore manne dyed and was caryed of the aungels into Abrahams bosome The ryche manne dyed also and was buryed in hell Nowe whan he was in hell he lyfte vp hys eyes in the payne and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in hys bosome and he cryed and sayde Father Abraham haue mercye vpon me and sende Lazarus that he maye dyppe the typpe of hys fynger in water and coule my tounge for I am tormented in thys flame But Abraham sayde remember sonne that thou haste receaued good in thy lyfe and contrarye wyse Lazarus receaued euell But nowe is he comforted and thou arte tormented And besyde all this there is a greate space set betwene vs and you so that they whyche woulde go downe from hence vnto you cannot nother maye they passe ouer from thence vnto vs. Then sayde he I praye thee then father that thou wylte sende hym vnto my fathers house for I haue yet fyue brethren that he maye warne them leste they also come into thys place of tormente Abraham sayde vnto hym They haue Moses and the Prophetes let theÌ„ heare them But he said nay father AbrahaÌ„ but if one weÌ„t unto them from the deade they woulde do penaunce But he sayde unto them yf they heare not Moses and the Prophetes then shall they not beleue also thoughe one rose againe froÌ„ the deade After these thynges Iesus vvente vvyth hys dysciples ouer Iordane vvhere Iohn baptysed fyrste ¶ Of the reuyuynge of Lazarus Ioan. xi Capitu. Cvi THere laye one sycke named Lazarus of Bethania in the towne of Marie and her syster Martha It was that Mary whyche annoynted the Lorde wyth â—yntemente and dryed hys fete wyth her heere whose brother Lazarus laye sycke Then sente hys systers vnto hym and sayde Lorde beholde He whome thou loueste lyeth sycke Whan Iesus hearde that he sayde This sycknesse is not vnto deathe but for the prayse of GOD that the sonne of GOD maye be praised there thorow Iesus loued Martha and her syster and Lazarus Nowe whan he hearde that he was sycke he aboâ—e two dayes in y â— place where he was vvhere Iohn had baptysed Afterwarde sayd he vnto hys dyscyples let vs go againe into Iewrye His dysciples sayde vnto hym Master lately would the Iewes haue stoned thee and wylte thou go thyther agayne Iesus aunswered Are there not twelue hours in the dayâ— He that walketh in the daye stombleth not for he seeth the lyghte of thys worlde But he that walketh in the nyght stombleth for there is no lyghte in him This he spake and afterwarde sayde he vnto them Lazarus our freÌ„de slepeth but I go to wake hym oute of slepe Then sayde hys dyscyples Lord yf he slepe he shall do well ynoughe Howe be it Iesus spake of hys deathe but they thoughte that he had spoken of the bodely slepe Then sayde Iesus unto them playnly Lazarus is deade and I am glade for youre sakes that I was not there that ye maye beleue Neuerthelesse let vs go vnto hym Then sayde Thomas whiche is called Didimus vnto the dyscyples Let vs go also that we maye dye wyth hym Then came Iesus and founde that he had lyen in the graue foure dayes alreadye Bethany was nye vnto Ierusalem aboute syxtene furlonges And manye of the Iewes were come to Martha and Mary to comforte them ouer their brother Nowe when Martha hearde that Iesus came she wente to mete him but Mary sat stil at home Then said Martha vnto Iesus Lord yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade But neuerthelesse I knowe also that what soeuer thou askest of God that God wyll geue it thee Iesus sayde vnto her Thy brother shall ryse agayne Martha sayde vnto him I knowe that he shall ryse agayne in the resurreccion at the laste daye Iesus sayde vnto her I am the resurreccion and the lyfe He that beleueth on me shall lyue thoughe he were deade alreadye and who so euer
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
no maÌ„ deceaue you for there shal many come in my name saye I am Christ and shal deceaue many Luke and the tyme shal drawe nye folowe them not Math. Ye shal heare of warres and of the noyse of warre Luk But whan ye heare of warres and insurreccions be not ye afraied For suche must come to passe but y â— ende is not yet thereof so sone TheÌ„ said he vnto theÌ„ One nacion shal rise agaiÌ„st another one realme against another And there shal be great earthquake here there pestileÌ„ce and dearth and fearfull thinges and great tokens shal there be froÌ„ heauen Math All these are the begynnynge of sorowes Marke But take ye hede to your selues Luke But before al these they shall laye handes vpon you and persecute you Mat they shall put you to trouble and shal kyl you Mar they shal deliuer you vp to the councels and synagoges and ye shal be beaten and brought before Princes kynges for my sake Luk But this shal happeÌ„ vnto you for a witnesse Mat. Then shal many be offended shal betray hate one another And many false prophetes shall arise shall deceaue many because iniquite shal haue the vpper haÌ„d y e loue of many shal waxe cold abate But who so endureth vnto y e ende the same shal be saued And this gospell of the kyngedome shal be preached in all the worlde for a witnesse to all people and then shall the ende come Marke Now whaÌ„ they shal lede you deliuer you vp Luke Be at a point therfore in your heartes that ye take no thought how ye shal answere Marke For it is not yr y â— speake but the holy gost Luke For I Marâ— in y e same houre Luke wil geue you mouth wysedoÌ„ against the which al your aduersaries shal not be able to resist Mar One brother shal delyuer another to death and y â— father the sonne y e childreÌ„ shal ryse agaiÌ„st theyr fathers and mothers and shall helpe them to deathe Luke ye shal be delyuered vp euen of your elders brethreÌ„ kynsfolkes and frendes and ye shal be hated of euerye manne for my names sake and yet shal not one heere of your heade peryshe holde faste youre soules with paryence ¶ Of the commynge and persecucion of Antechrist Math. xxiiii Marke xiii Luke xxi Capitu. C. xxxiiii WHen ye therefore shall se the abhominacion desolation where of it is spoken by Daniel the prophete standinge in the holy place marke where it ought not Mat whoso readeth it let hym marke it well Luke that the desolation of IerusaleÌ„ is at hande math Then lette them which be in Iewry flye vnto the mouÌ„taynes and lette him whiche is in the house toppe not come doune to â—et any thinge oute of his house and let hym which is in the felde not turne backe to fetche his clothes Luke And let suche as be in the middest therof depart out and lette suche as be in the countreys not come therin for those are the daies of vengeaunce that euery thing which is wrytten maye be fulfylled But wo vnto them that are with chylde and to them that geue sucke in those dayes Math but praye ye that youre fiyghte be not in the wynter nor in the Sabboth Luke For there shal be greate trouble vpon earthe and wrathe ouer thys people and they shall fall thorow the edge of the sweard and he led captiue amonge all nations And Ierusalem shal be troden downe of the Heythen vntyll the tyme of the Heythen be fulfylled ¶ Of the signes of the consumation of the worlde Math. xxiiii mar xiii Luc. xviii Ca. C. xxxv ANd he said to his disciples y e tyme shal come whan ye shal desire to se one day of y e sonne of man and shall not se it Math Then shall there be greate trouble Marke for in those dayes there shal be suche trouble as was not from the begynnynge of the creatures whiche God created vnto this tyme nother shal be And yf the Lorde had not shortened those dayes there should no man be saued But for the electes sake whome he hath choseÌ„ he hath shortened those dayes then yf anye manne shall saye vnto you lo here is Christe or there beleue it not Luk goo not you nother folow Mat for there shal aryse false Chrystes and false prophetes and shall do great tokens and wonders Marke to deceaue euen the verye chosen yf it were possible but take ye hede beholde I haue tolde you all before Math Wherfore yf they shall say vnto you beholde he is in the wyldernesse go not ye fourth heholde he is in the chamber beleue it not Luke for as the lyghtenynge shyneth aboue from the heauen and lighteth ouer all that is vnder heauen Mat so shal the coÌ„myng of the sonne of man be in his day for wher soeuer a dead carcase is ther will the Aegles be gathered together Luke But fyrste muste he suffer manye thynges and be refused of thys generacion Of the laste signes of the consumation of the worlde Mat. xxiiii Luc. xxi Capi. C. xxxvi IMmediatlye after the trouble of the same tyme shall the sunne and the moone lose their lyghte and the starres shall fall from heauen Luke And there shal be tokens in the sunne and moone and starres the people shal be in perplexite through the confusion and roring of the sea and waters that men shall pyne awaye for feare and for loking after the thinges whyche shall come vpon earthe math And the powers of heauen shal moue ¶ Of the comminge of Christe the iudge diuerselye sygnified Math. xxiiii Luke xvii xxi Mar. xiii Cap. C. xxxvii ANd then shall appeare the sygne of the sonne of man in heaueÌ„ and then shall all the kinredes of the earthe mourne and they shall see the some of manne come in the cloudes of heauen with greate power and glorye And he shall sende his aungels wyth the greate voyce of a trumpe and they shall gather together his chosen from the foure windes from one ende of the heauen to the other mar from one ende of the earth to the other math Learne a similitude of the fygge tree whan his braunch is yet tender and his leaues sprong mar ye know that the sommer is nie Luke but when these thinges beginne to come to passe then loke vp and lyft vp your heades For youre redempcion draweth nye and he tolde them a similitude Behold the figge tree and all the trees whan they nowe shute forthe theyr buddes ye se by them and perceaue that sommer is now at hande mar So in lyke wise whan ye se all these thinges come to passe math be ye sure that it is nye euen at the dores Luke the kingdome of God Uerely I saye vnto you thys generation shall not passe tyll all be fulfilled heauen and earthe shal passe but my wordes shall not passe But take hede to youre selues that youre
heartes be not ouerladen wyth excessâ— of eatinge and with dronkennesse and with takynge of thought for lyuynge and so thys daye come vpon you vnwares For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwel vpon earth Math yet of that daye and houre knoweth no man no not the aungels of heauen Mark nor the sonne hymselfe Math but onely the father euen as it was in the tyme of Noe so shall the comming of the sonne of man be also for as they were in the dayes before the floude they dyd eate they dranke maried and were maried euen vnto the daye that Noe entred into the shyppe and they regarded it not tyll the floud came and toke them al away Luke and destroyed them all Mat so shal also the commynge of the sonne of man be Luk Lykewise also as it came to passe in the tyme of Lotte they dyd eate they dranke they bought they solde they planted they buylded but euen y e same day y â— Lot went out of Sodom it rayned fire brimstone from heauen and destroyed them all After this maner also shall it go in y e day whan the sonne of man shal appeare In y e daye whoso is vpon the roofe his stufe in y e house let him not come downe to fetch it like wise he that is in the felde let hym not turne backe for it that is behinde him Remember Lottes wife Whosoeuer goeth about to saue his life shal lose it whosoeuer lose it shall saue it I say vnto you In y â— night shal two lie vpon one bed y â— one shal be receiued y â— other shal be forsaken two shal be gryndyng together Mar at the myl Luke y â— one shaâ—be receaued y â— other shal be forsakeÌ„ Math two shal be in the felde the one shaâ—be receaued and the other refused Luk and they answered and said vnto him where Lord he sayde vnto them Whersoeuer the dead carcase is there wyl the Aegles bee gathered together watch coÌ„tinually therfore pray y â— ye may be worthy to escape al this y â— shall come to stand before y e sonne of man Of watch and prayer Luc. xxi xviii math xxiiii marke xiii Capit. C. xxxviii HE tolde theÌ„ a similitude signifyinge that men ought alwaies to praye not to leaue of And sayde there was a iudge in a citye whiche feared not God stode in awe of no man And in the same cytye there was a widdowe which came vnto hym and sayde delyuer me from myne aduersari And he woulde not a great while but afterward he thought with him selfe thoughe I feare not God and stande in awe of no manne yet seynge the wedow is so importune vpon me I wyll delyuer her leste she come at the laste and rayle vpon me Then sayde the Lorde heare what the vnrighteous iudge saythe But shall not God also delyuer his chosen that crye vnto him daye and nyght though he deferre them I saye vnto you he shall delyuer them and that shortelye Neuerthelesse whan the sonne of man commeth suppose ye that he shal fynde fayth vpon earth Marke Take hede watche and praye for ye knowe not whan the tyme is Lyke as a man that wente into a straunge countrey left hys house and gaue his seruauntes authorite vnto euery one hys worke and commaunded the porter that he shoulde watche Watche ye therefore for ye knowe not whan the master of the house commeth whether he commeth in the euening or at mydnyght or aboute the cocke crowynge or in the morninge that he cum not sodenly and fynde you sleping Loke what I say vnto you that I say vnto al watche Luk Let your loynes be gyrded aboute and your lyghtes burnynge and be ye lyke vnto men that waite for their Lorde againste he returne from the mariage that whan he commeth and knocketh they may straight way open vnto him Blessed are these seruauntes whome the Lord whan he commeth shal finde wakynge Uerely I saye vnto you he shall girde vp him selfe and make theÌ„ syt downe at the table and shall go by theÌ„ and minister vnto them And yf he come in the seconde watche in y e third watch finde them so blessed are those seruauÌ„tes math Watche ye therfore for ye know not what houre your Lord wil come Luke But be ye sure of this that if the good man of the house knew what houre the thefe woulde come he woulde suerly watch and not suffer his house to be broken vp Therefore be ye readye also for at an houre whan ye thynke not shal the sonne of maÌ„ come But Peter sayde vnto hym Lord tellest thou this symylytude vnto vs or to al men also The Lorde sayde how great a thing is a faithful and wise stewarde whome hys Lorde sâ—tteth ouer hys householde to geue them their dutie in due season Blessed is that seruaunte whome hys Lord whan he coÌ„meth shal fynde so doynge Mat. Uerely I say vnto you ouer al his goodes Luk that he possesseth shal he set him Math. But and yf the euell shall saye in hys harte Tushe it wylbe longe or my Lorde come and begynne to smite hys felowes Luke and the maydens and to eate and drynke and be dronkeÌ„ Mat. to eate and drinke with the dronken Luke the same seruauntes Lorde shall come in a daye whan he looketh not for hym and in an houre that he is notaware of and shall hewe hym in peces and geue hym his rewarde with the vnbeleuers Math. With ipocrytes there shal be waylynge and gnasshynge of teeth Luke The seruaunte that knoweth hys Lordes wyll and prepareth not hym selfe nother dyd accordynge to hys wyll shal be beaten wyth many strypes But he y â— knoweth not and yet dothe thynges worthye of strypes shal be beaten with fewe strypes For loke vnto whome much is geuen of hym shal muche be sought and loke to whome muche is commuted of hym shall muche be required I am come to kindle fyer vpon earth what would I rather then that it were kind led already Notwithstandinge I must fyrste be baptysed wyth a baptime and howe am I payned tyll it be ended Thynke ye that I am come to brynge peace vpon earthe I tell you nay but rather debate for from hence forthe there shal be at variaunce in one house three agaynste two and two agaynste three The father shal be deuyded agaynste the sonne and the sonne agaiÌ„st the father the mother agaynste the doughter and the doughter agaynste the mother the mother in lawe agaynste the doughter in lawe and the doughter in lawe agaynste the mother in lawe ☞ Of the ten virgins and tenne talentes Math. xxv Luke xix Capi. Cxxxix THen shal the kyngedome of heauen be lyke vnto tenne virgins whâ—ch toke their lampes went forth to mete the bridegrome But fyue of them were folyshe fyue very wyse The folyshe toke their lampes but toke nonâ— oyle with them But
standynge by whome he loued he sayde vnto hys mother Woman beholde thy sonne Then sayde he to hys disciple Beholde thy mother And from that houre the disciple tooke her vnto him Mathevv And from the sixt houre there was darckenes ouer the whole earth vnto the nynthe houre Luke and the Sunne was darckned math and about the nynth houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce and sayd Hely Hely lamah hasaphthani that is my God my God why haste thou forsaken me But some of them that stode there when they heard that sayd he calleth Helias But the other sayde holde let vs see whether Helias wyll come and delyuer hym Iohn After that when Iesus knew that al was perfourmed that the scripture myghte be fulfylled he said I am a thriste There stode a vessel full of vineger mat And immediatlye one of them ranne and toke a sponge and fylled it with vineger and put it vpon a rede Iohn They filled a sponge with vineger wounde it about with Isope and helde to hys mouth Now wheÌ„ Iesus had receaued y â— vineger he sayd It is finished Luke And Iesus cryed aloude and sayde Father into thy handes I commende my spirite and when he hadde so sayd Iohn He bowed hys heade and gaue vp the Ghoste Mathevve and beholde the Uayle of the temple was rente in two peces frome aboue tyll beneath and the earth quaked and the stones rent and the graues opened and manye bodyes of the Saynctes that slepte arose and wente oute of the graues after hys Resurrection and came into the holye Cytye and appeared vnto manye But the Captayne and they that were wyth hym and kepte IESUS when they sawe the earthequake and the thynges that were done Marke and that he gaue vp the Ghost wyth suche a crye math they were sore afrayde and sayde Uerelye thys was Goddes sonne Luke and he praysed God and sayde verelye thys was a iuste manne And al the people that stode by and behelde when they sawe what was done smote vppon their brestes and tourned backe agayne But all his acquayntaunce and the women y t had folowed hym out of Galile Mark stode a farre of and behelde al these thinges among whome was Mary Magdalene and Mary of Iames and the mother of Ioseph and Salome mat and the mother of the children of Zebede Marke which had folowed hym when he was in Galile and ministered vnto hym and manye other that went vp with him to Ierusalem ¶ Of the Lordes buryall Mat. xvi Luk. xxiii Iohn xxix ca. xv THe Iewes then for asmuche as it was the daye of preparinge that the bodyes shoulde not remayne vppon the Crosse on the Sabboth for y e same sabboth daye was greate besoughte Pilate that theyr legges myghte be broken and that they myghte be taken downe Then came the souldiers and brake the legges of the firste and of the other that was crucifyed wyth hym But when they came to Iesus and sawe that he was dead alreadye they brake not hys legges But one of the souldiers opened hys syde with a speare and immediatlye there went out bloude and water And he that sawe it bare recorde and hys recorde is true And he knoweth that he sayeth true that ye myght beleue also For thys is done that the scripture might be fulfilled ye shal not breake a bone of hym And another scripture sayeth * They shallâ— see hym whome they haue pearsed Mathevve When it was euen Mark for asmuch as it was the daye of preparynge whiche is the fore Sabboth Mathe there came a ryche man of Aramathia Luk a cytye of the Iewes Math called Ioseph marke a noble Senatour Luke whiche was a good iuste man Mathe which was also a disciple of Iesus Ioh but secretlye for feare of the Iewes Luk wayted also for the kyngdom of God The same had not consented to their counsayle and dede Marke he wente boldely vnto Pilate and asked the bodye of Iesus But Pilate maruayled that he was deade already and called the Capitaine asked hi whether he had bene deade longe and wheÌ„ he had gotten knowledge of the Capitaine Ioan Pilate sufferd him mark he gaue hym the bodye Mat and commaunded that the bodye shoulde be geuen him mar Ioseph bought a lynnen clothe Iohn He came and coke the bodye Mar and toke hym downe and wrapte Mat hym in a cleane linnen clothe Ioh There came also Nicodemus whiche afore came vnto Iesus by nyght and broughte of Myrre and Aloes myngled together aboute an huÌ„dreth pounde wayght Then they toke the body of Iesus wounde it with lynnen clothes and with the spices as the maner of y â— Iewes is to bury And by y â— place where Iesus was crucified ther was a gardeÌ„ and in the garden a new Sepulchre of Iosephs mar whiche was hewen out of a rocke Iohn where in was neuer man layed There layde they Iesus because of the preparynge daye of the Iewes for the Sepulchre was nye at hande math And Ioseph rolled a great stone before y â— dore of the Sepulchre mat went his way mar But Mary Magdalene Marie Ioseph beheld wher he was layed Math sitting ouer against y â— Sepulchre Luk it was y â— day of preparing the Sabboth drue on The wemen y â— were come w t hym oute of Galile folowed him behelde the Sepulchre where his body was layed but they returned made readye the spices and annoyntmentes And vpon the Sabboth they rested accordynge to the lawe Math the nexte daye that folowed the daye of the preparynge the hye priestes and Pharises came together vnto Pilate saide syr we haue called to remembraunce that this deceauer saide while he was yet alyue After thre dayes I wyll ryse againe Commaunde therfore that the Sepulchre be kept vnto the third day leâ—te peraduenture hys disciples come and steale him away and saye vnto the people he is risen from deade and so shall the laste errour be worse then the fyrste Pilate sayde vnto them There haue ye watchmeÌ„ go your way kepe it as ye caÌ„ They went kept y â— Sepulchre w t watchmen and sealed the stone ¶ Of the lordes resurrection and howe the wemen came fyrst very earlye to the graue Mat. xxviii Marke xvi Luc. xxiiii Iohn xx Cap. xvi ANd wheÌ„ the Sabboth was paste Marie Magdalene and Marie Iames and Salome bought spices that they mighte come and anoynte Iesus And very earlye math Upon the euenynge of the Sabboth whiche dawneth the morowe of y â— fyrst daye of the Sabbothes Ioan Whan it was yet darcke Mark vpon one of the Sabbothes they came to y â— Sepulchre whan the sunne arose And sayde one to another who shall roll vs the stone from the dore of the Sepulchre It was a very great stone Math And behold there was made a great earthquake for the Angel of the lorde desceÌ„ded from heauen and came and rolled backe the stone from the dore and satte vpon it
And his countenaunce was as the lyghtninge and his clothing white as snowe But the watchemenne were troubled for feare of hym and became as though they wer deade Iohn Marie Magdalene and the other Marie came to the Sepulchre and sawe that the stone was taken from the Sepulchre Then ranne she and came to Symon Peter and to the other disciples whome Iesus loued and sayd to them They haue taken awaye the lorde out of the Sepulchre and we cannot tell where they haue layed hym Luke The women whiche had prepared the spices and certayne women with theÌ„ founde the stone rolled away from the Sepulchre and wente in and founde not the bodye of the Lorde Iesu. And it happened as they were amased therat beholde there stode by them two meÌ„ in shyninge garmentes And they were afrayde and caste downe their faces to the earthe Then sayd they vnto them what seke ye the lyuynge amonge the deade He is not here he is riseÌ„ vp Remember how that he tolde you whan he was yet in Galile and sayde The sonne of man muste be delyuered into the handes of synners and be crucified and the thyrd daye ryse againe And they remembred his wordes math go your way soone and tell his disciples marke and Peter that he wyll go before you in to Galile Math so I haue foretolde it you Mar there shall ye se hym as he sayde vnto you And they wente fourthe in all the haste ende fled from the Sepulchre for there was a trembling and feare come vpon them nother sayde they anye thinge to anye man for they were afrayed Luke And whan they were gone from the Sepulchre they tolde al this vnto the eleuen and to all the other It was Marye Magdalene and Iohanna and Mary Iames and the other wyth them that tolde this vnto the Appostles And their wordes semed vnto them as thoughe they had bene but fables and they beleued them not math And whan they were gone beholde certayne of the watchemen came into the citie and tolde the hie preestes euery thinge that had happened And they came together with the elders and helde a councell and gaue the souldiers money ynough and sayde say ye his disciples came by nyghte and stale him awaye while we were a stepe and yf this come to the deâ—ycie we wyll styll hym and brynge it so to passe that ye shal be safe And they toke the money and dyd as they were taughte and this sayinge is noysed amonge the Iewes vntyll thys day ¶ Howe that Peter and Iohn came to Christes graue and of the two disciples going to Emaus Ioh. xx Luk. 24. ca. xvii THen wente Peter fourth and the other disciples whome Iesus loued and came to the Sepulchre they ranne both together and that other disciple outranne Peter and came fyrste to the Sepulchre and loked in and sawe the lynnen clothes layde but he wente not in then came Symon Peter after hym and wente in to the Sepulchre and sawe the lynnen clothes lye and the napkyn that was bounde aboute Iesus heade not layed with the lynnen clothes but wrapped together in a place by it selfe Then wente in also that other disciple whyche came fyrste to the Sepulchre and he sawe and beleued for as yet they knewe not the scryptures that yt behoued him to ryse agayne from the deade Then went the disciples againe together Luke And behold two of theÌ„ wente the same daye to a towne which was threscore furlonges from Ierusalem whose name was Emaus And they talked together of al those thinges that had happened ¶ Of the fyrst appearynge shewed vnto Marie Magdalene at her second commyng to the Sepulchre Math. xxviii Mar. xvi Iohn xx Capi. xviii MAry Magdalene came to se the Sepulchre Ioh and she stode before the Sepulchre and wept without Nowe as she wepte she loked in to the Sepulchre and saw two Angels in whyte garmentes syttynge the one at the heade and the other at the fete where they had layed y â— bodye of Iesus And they sayde vnto her womaÌ„ why wepest thou She said vnto them They haue taken away my lorde and I wote not where they haue layed him and whan she had said that she turned her selfe backe and saw Iesus standynge and knewe not that it was Iesus Iesus sayd vnto her woman why wepest thou Whome sekest thou she thoughte it had bene the gardener and saide vnto him syr yf thou hast borne him hence then tel me wher thou haste layed him and I wyl fetche hym Iesus sayd vnto her Marie TheÌ„ turned she her aboute and sayde vnto him Raboni that is to say master Iesus sayde vnto her Touche me not for I am not yet ascended vnto my father but go thou thy way vnto my brethreÌ„ and say vnto them I ascende vp to my father and to youre father to my god and youre God Mark But Iesus whan he was rysen vp earely vpon the fyrste daye of the Sabboth he appeared fyrste vnto Mary Magdalene out of whome he had caste seuen deuels and she went and tolde them that were with him as they mourned and wepte Iohn I haue sene the Lorde and suche thinges hathe he spokeÌ„ vnto me Mar And whan they heard that he liued and had appeared vnto her they beleued it not Of the second appaeringe to the women in the way returning the seconde tyme from the sepulchre And of y â— second appearing to Peter going the second time to y â— sepulchre Mat. xxviii Mar. xvi Luk. xxiiii Capi. xix ANd the women came to the Sepulchre mar And goinge in to the Sepulchre on the ryght hand they sawe a yonge man syttinge whiche had a longe white garmente vpon him and they were abashed But he sayde vnto them Be not ye afrayed I knowe that ye seke Iesus of Nazareth which was crucified he is rysen he is not here math come and se the place Marke where they layed him Mat And they departed froÌ„ the graue in al the hast with great ioy to brynge his disciples worde And as they were goynge to tell hys disciples Beholde Iesus meâ— them and sayde God spede you And they went vnto him and held hys fete fel downe before him Then sayde Iesus vnto them be not afrayed go your way and tel my brethren that they go into Galile there shal they see me Luk They tolde al this vnto the eleuen and to al other But Peter arose and ranne to the sepulchre stouped in and sawe the lynnen clothes layde by them selues ¶ Of the fourth appearynge shewed in Emaus to the two disciples And that he had alreadye appeared to Peter Luke xxiiii Mathew xvi Capitulo xx ANd it happened y â— as thei talcked and disputed with themselues of al those thynges that had chaunced Iesus hym selfe drewe nye went with them But their eyes were holden that they should not know him And he sayde vnto them What maner of coÌ„municacions are these y â— ye haue one to
another as ye walcke and are sad Then aunswered the one whose name was Cleophas and sayde vnto him art y â— only a stranÌ„ger at IerusaleÌ„ not knowiÌ„g what is come to passe ther in these dayes And he sayd vnto them What They sayde vnto hym That of Iesus of Nazareth whiche was a prophete myghtye in dede and worde before God and all the people Howe oure highe priestes and rulers delyuered him to the condeÌ„pnation of deathe and crucified hym But we hoped that he shoulde haue delyuered Israel And besydes al thys to day is y â— thyrd day y â— this was done Yea and certayne women also of oure companye whiche were earely at the sepulchre and fouÌ„de not his body came and tolde that they hadde sene a vision of aungels whiche sayde he was alyue And certayne of them which were with vs went vnto the sepulchre and founde it euen so as the women sayde but hym founde they not And he sayde vnto them O ye fooles and slowe of hearte to beleue all that the prophetes haue spoken oughte not Christe to haue suffred these thynges and to entre also into hys glorye And he beganne at Moyses and al the Prophetes and expounded vnto them all the scriptures that were spoken of hym And they drewe nye vnto the towne whiche they went vnto And he made as though he woulde haue gone further And they compelled hym and sayde Abyde with vs for it draweth towardes nyght and the daye is farre passed And he wente in to tarye wyth them And it came to passe whan he sat at the table with theÌ„ he toke the bread gaue thanckes brake it and gaue it theym Then were their eyes opened and they knewe hym And he vanished out of their syghte And they sayde betwene them selues Dyd not oure heartes burne within vs whan he talcked with vs by the way Whyle he opened the scriptures vnto vs And they rose vp the same houre tourned agayne to Ierusalem and founde the eleuen gathered together and those that were with them whiche sayde The Lorde is risen of a trueth hath appeared vn to Simon And they told theÌ„ what had happened by the waye and howe they knewe hym in breakynge of breade Mark These they beleued not also ¶ Of the fyfte appearynge shewed to hys disciples in the daye of hys resurrection Thomas beynge absent And of Thomas incredulitie Luke xxiiii Iohn xx Capitulo xxi BUt whyle they were talkynge therof Ioh The same Sabboth at euen when the disciples were gathered together and the dores were shut for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the middest of them Luke and sayde Peace be wyth you but they were abashed and affrayed supposyng that they had sene a spirite And he sayde vnto theym Why are ye abashed and wherfore ryse suche thoughtes in youre heartesâ— Beholde my handes and my feete it is euen I my selfe handle me and see for a spirite hathe not fleashe and bones as ye see me haue And when he hadde thus spoken he shewed them hys handes hys feete Iohn and hys syde Luke But whyle they yet beleued not and for ioy wondred he sayde vnto them Haue ye any thynge here to eate And they set before hym a peece of broyled fyshe and an honye combe And he tooke it and dyd eate it before them and gaue them that remained And he sayd vnto them These are the wordes whiche I spake vnto you whyle I was yet with you for it muste all be fulfylled that was wrytten of me in the lawe of Moses in the Prophetes and in the Psalmes Then opened he their vnderstandyng that they myght vnderstande the scriptures and sayde vnto theym Thus it is wrytten and thus it behoued Christ to suffre and the thyrde daye to ryse agayne from the dead and let penaunce and remissions of synnes be preached in hys name amonge all nations And to begynne at Ierusalem As for all these thinges ye are witnesses of them Then were the disciples glad that they sawe the LORDE Then sayde Iesus vnto theym agayne Peace be wyth you Lyke as my father sente me euen â—o sende I you And when he hadde sayde that he breathed vppon theym and sayde vnto theym Receaue the holye ghooste whose synnes so euer ye remitte they are remitted vnto theym And whose synnes soeuer ye retayne they are retayned But Thomas one of the twelue whyche is called Didimus was not wyth theym when IESUS came Then sayd y e other disciples vnto him we haue sene the Lorde But he sayde vnto them Excepte I see in hys handes the prynte of the nayles and putte my fynger into y â— place of the nayles and put my hande into his syde I wyl not beleue ¶ Of the syxte appearynge shewed after eyghte dayes vnto the disciples Thomas beynge present And that god dyd manye thynges whiche are not written Iohn xx Capitulo xxii ANd after eyghte dayes agayne his disciples were within and Thomas with them Then came Iesus when the dores were shut and stode in the myddest and sayde Peace be with you After that sayde he vnto Thomas Reache hyther thy fynger and see my handes and reache hyther thy hande and put it into my syde and be not faythlesse but beleue Thomas aunswered and sayde vnto hym My Lord my God Iesus sayd vnto hym Thomas because thou hast sene me y â— haste beleued Blessed are they that see not and yet beleue Many other tokens dyd Iesus before hys disciples whyche are not wrytten in thys booke But these are wrytten that ye shoulde beleue that Iesus is Christ the sonne of God and that ye thorowe belefe myght haue lyfe in hys name ¶ Of the seuenth appearynge shewed vnto seuen disciples at the sea of Tiberias And howe Iesus askte Peter thre tymes whether he loued hym Ioh. xxi Capitu. xxiii AFter that shewed Iesus him selfe agayne at the sea of Tiberias But on this wyse shewed he himselfe There were together Symon Peter and Thomas whyche is called Didimus and Nathanaell of Cana a citie of Galile and the sonnes of Zebede and two other of his disciples Simon Peter sayde vnto them I go a fyshynge they sayde vnto hym we also wyll go with the. They wente oute and entred in to a shyppe straight waye and that same nyghte toke they nothing But whan it was day Iesus stoode on the shore but his disciples knewe not that it was Iesus Iesus sayde vnto them Children haue ye any thinge to eate They aunswered him No he sayde vnto them cast oute your nette on the ryghte syde of the shyppe and ye shall fynde Then they cast out and could nomore draw it for the multitude of fyshes Then sayde the disciple whome Iesus loued vnto Peter it is the Lorde Whan Symon Peter hearde that it was the Lord he gyrded hys mantel aboute him for he was naked and sprange in to the sea But the other disciples came by shyppe for they were not farre from lande but as it were
defyle man ii bo capitulo lxxx The sonne of man shal be delyuered to the hie prestes ii bo capi cviii The sonne of man is come to saue meÌ„s soules ii bo cap. cx The sonne of man came not to be serued but to serue ii bo capi cxi The sonne of man muste be lyfte vp ii boke capit cix The greatest among you shal be as the yongest iii. boke cap. vi The holy spirite shal rebuke the world of iii. thinges iii. bo cap. viii Thabita cumy ii bo capi xxxiiii That defyleth not that goeth into the mouthe ii boke capi lxxx That whiche is hie among men is abhomination before God ii bo cap. ciiii This is my beloued sonne ii bo cap. i They haue no wyne ii boke ca. vi They that were soft clothynge ii boke capitulo xxxviii They se and decerne not ii bo cap. xlxix They are laste whiche are first ii boke capitulo lxix Ther are vi daies wher in men ought to worke ii bo ca. lxviii There is but one God ii bo ca. cxxviii Thornes choke the worde ii boke capitulo xlix Thou shalte not tempte thy Lord God ii boke capitu iii Thou shalte onely worship and serue God ii boke capit iii Thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyuynge God ii bo ca. lxxxvi Thou arâ— Peter c. ii boke capitulo lxxxvi Tydynges of great ioye i. bok capitulo vii Tribute moneye ii boke capitulo cxxvi Trueth shal make a man fre ii bo capitulo lxxvi Thou foole ii boke cap. xix Touche me not iii. boke cap. xvii To daye thou shalt be with me in Paradise iii. boke cap. xiiii the Tower of Siloe ii boke capitulo lxvii Two or thre wytnesses stablythe all matters ii boke cap. â—cv Two shall lye in one bedde ii boke capitulo â—xxxvii U. W. the Uayle of the Temple iii. boke capitulo xiiii Uertue went out of Christe ii bo capitulo xviii Walcke in the day and thou shalte not stumble ii boke cap. cvi Washe before meate ii boke cap. lxxx Watche pray ii b. ca. cxxxvii cxxxviii Water of lyfe ii boke cap. xlvii We haue sene merueylous thynges to daye ii boke capitu xxxii We haue pyped vnto you ii bok capitulo xxxviii We are vnprofytable seruauntes ii boke cap. xx We receaue accordynge to oure dedes iii. boke cap. xiii Weddynge garmente ii boke capitulo cxxv Wepe not ouer me but ouer youre children iii. boke ca. xiii What women did offer whan they wer churched i. bo cap. x. Wepynge and gnashynge of teeth ii bo ca. xxvii l. li. lxix cxxv cxxxviii cxxxix We haue laboured all nyght ii boke capitulo xii Wepe not ii boke cap. xxviii xxxiiii What man oughte to doe to inherite euerlastynge lyfe ii boke cap. xliii What is that amonge so manye ii bo capitulo liiii What the father doeth that doeth the sonne ii boke capitulo lxvi What can a man geue to redeme hys soule ii boke cap. lxxxvii Wyse men come to adore Christe of their oblation i. boke cap. ix Wyse as Serpentes ii boke capitulo xxxvii the Wydowes offeryng ii bo ca. cxxxii Why was not thys oyntment solde ii boke cap. cxlii Why speakest thou theym by Parables ii boke capit xlix l Why Christe came downe from heauen ii boke ca. lvi Who so doeth euyll hateth the lyghte ii boke cap. xiiii Who are the leaste in the kyngdome of God ii boke capitulo xix Who so putteth hys hande to the plow ii boke cap. xxix Who canne forgeue synnes but onelye God ii boke capitulo xxxii Who so hathe eares to heare let hym heare ii boke ca. xxxviii xlix l. Whosos hath shal haue more ii bo capitulo xlix cxii Who so synneth is the seruaunte of synne ii bo cap. lxxvi Who so kepeth Christes worde shall not dye ii bok cap. lxxvi Who so curseth father and mother shal dye ii boke ca. lxxx Who so loueth his lyfe shal lose it ii bo capitu cxix Who so is of the trueth heareth my voice iii. boke cap. xii Who so beleueth and is baptised shall be saued iii. boke cap. xxv Whose synnes so euer ye remytte iii. booke capitu xxi Who shall rolle awaye the stoneâ— iii. boke cap. xvi Who is y â— greatest in the kyngdome of heauen ii bo ca. xcii Wo vnto the worlde because of slaunders ii boke ca. xcii Wo vnto him by whom slaunder commeth ii bo cap. xcii Wo vnto Pharises and Lawers ii bokoe cap. cxxxi the Worckemanne is worthye of hys meate ii bo cap. xxxvii Worshyppe God in spirite ii bo capitulo xlvii Worckes of the worlde are euyll ii bo capitu lxxiii Where I am there shall my seruaunt bee ii boke cap. cxix With out me ye can do nothynge iii. boke capitu viii Whome soeuer I kysse the same is he iii. boke capit ix the Whole nede no Phisition ii boke capitulo xxxiii Y. Yea yea naye naye ii bokoe capitulo xix Ye shall seeke me and not fynde me ii boke cap lxxiii Ye shall wepe and lamente iii. bo capitulo viii Z. Zachary walcked in the commaundementes of God i. boke capitulo ii Zachary was smytten domme i. bo capitulo ii Zachary speaketh agayne i. boke capitulo v. Zachary prophecieth i. booke capitulo v. Zacheus ii booke cacapitulo cxii Zebedes chyldrens peticion ii booke Capitulo cxi FINIS ☞ Imprynted at London by Nycolas Hyll for Wyllyam Seres and Abraham Uele Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum Anno Domini 1553. Iohn Luke Luke Luke Luke Math. Gen. 29. g and. 28. g Ruth 4. d â— Par. 17. a Esai 7. c. Luke Nazareth is from lerusaleÌ„ 44. myle Bethleem is from Ierusalem 15. myle Luke Lâ—ui â— a Mathevv Miche 5. a Psal. 71. b. Luke Exod. 13. a Numi 8. c Leuiti 12. c Mathevv Osee. 11. a Iorem. 31. c Iudi. 13. c Luke Luke Esai 40. a Iohn There are tvvo Bethanies the one is Marthas and is froÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ 3. mile moÌ„t Oliuete liynge betvvene theÌ„ Another by Iordan vvhere Iohn Baptysed and is from lerusaleÌ„ 16. myle Marke Luke Marke Deut. 8. a Psal. 90. c Deute 6. a and. 10. d Deute 6. â— Bethsaida is froÌ„ Capernauâ— 4 myle Gen. 49. b Deute 18. c Esay 40. c and. 45 b Iohn Cana is from Emaus 4. myle Iohn CapernauÌ„ is the head citie of Galile Psa. 78. b Ioan. Num. 21. c Ioan. Math. Math. Esai 9. a Luke Math. Marke Math. Esay 53. a Luke Math. Exod. 29. c Deu. v. b. Exo. xx c xvâ—ij b. Deu. 24 a 19. b. Leu i. 19. c Exo xx b Deut. v. b. Mat. Exo. 21. c Leui. 24. d Deu. 2 d. Leuit. 19. d Math. Math. Luke Mathe. Math. Leui. 14. â— Luke Luke Naim is not farre froÌ„ Nazareth Math. Marke Luke Math. Luke Mat. Math. Math. Math. Mat. Mathe. 3 Mathevv Corozaim is from Capernaum iiii myle Bethsaida is from Capernaum iiii myle Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Iohn Sichar is frome Samaria iiii myle and from Ierusalem 26. myle Samaria is xxx mile from lerusalem Iohn Luke Esai vi â— Math. Psal. 77. a. Sapi. 3. b Mathevv Luke Esay 61. a. 3. reg 7. a. 4. reg 5. c Marke Marke Ioan. Ioan. Exo. 16. c Esay 54 c Ierem. 33. f. Luke 1. Reg. 21. b Osee. 6. b Math. Esay 42. a. Math. Math. Math. Ion. â— â— Iona. 3 â— 3. Reg. x. a 2. para i. a Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Tob. iiii b Luke Leui. 20. b Ioan. Deu. 17 a xix c. Ioan Ioan Iohn Esay 40. c. Eze. 34. 37f Iohn 2. Mac 4 f Psal. 81. a. Math. Exod. 10 â— Dâ—ute 5. â— Leui. 20. b Prou. 20. c Esay 29. d Mathe. Math. Math. Math. Ionas ii â— Marke Math. Marke Luke Mala. 3. b. Esay 53. â— Luke Luke Math. Math. Marke Luke Luke Leui. iij. d Deu. 19 b. Eccle. 19. b. Math. Math. Mathe Gen. 2. d. Deu. 24. a. Math. Math. Math. Math. Math. Luke Luke Ioan Marke Luke Leu. 14â— a. Luke 4 Reg. 1 Maâ—he Luke math Marke Ioan Bethphage is avilage at the â—ote of mount oliuete partaynynge to the priestes zacha 9. b Esay 69 d. Luke Luke Iâ—re 7. b. Psal. 8. a. Ioan. Psal. 109. b Psal. 116. a Marke Marke Marke Math. Mathe Psaâ— â—7 c. Esay 28. d Math. Mat. Math. Deut. 15. b Exod. 5. b. marke Deut. 6. b. Math. Psal. 109. â— Math. math Gen. 4. b Zacha. 1. â— â— para 24. â— 4. Esd. i. c Psal. 117. c loan Esay 53. a Esay 6. c. Math. mathe Dani. 9. b Luke math Esay 13. b. Ezech. 32. b Math. Luke â—â— math Luke 18. Luke xâ—â— Mat. Math. mathe Iohn mathe Iohn math Iohn Mathâ— Iohn Luke Zacha. 13. b Esay 53. c Iohn Iohn Psal. 24 c. Capi. 16. Capi. â—â— Psal. 40 b and 10â— â— Iohn Iohn 17. b. Math. Iohn Luke Luke 13. Iere. 12. b. Zach 11. â— Lâ—ui 24. c Iohn Esay 53. b. Psal. 12. d Mathevv Iohn Exod. 12 g zacha 12. c Mark Iohn Emaus is from lerusalem 40. stades 115. myle Math. Luke Luke Luke Iohnâ— Iohnâ— Math. Mark Iohn
lyueth and beleueth on me shal neuer dye beleuest thou this She sayde vnto hym ye Lorde I beleue that thou arte Christe the sonne of GOD whyche shoulde come into the worlde And whan she had sayde this she went hir waye and called Mary her syster secretly and said The master is come and calleth for the. She whan she herd that rose vp quyckly and come vnto hym for Iesus was not yet come in to the towne but was yet in y â— place wher Martha met hym The Iewes that were with her in the house and comforted her when they saw Mary that she rose vp hastely and wente out they folowed sayd she goeth to the graue to wepe there Now when Mary came where Iesus was and sawe hym she fell downe at hys fete and sayd Lord yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade Whan Iesus saw her wepe and the Iewes wepynge also that came with her he groned in the spirite and was sory wyth in hym selfe and sayde where haue ye layed hym They sayde Lorde come and se Iesus wept Then sayd the Iewes beholde howe he loued hym but some of them sayde could not he whiche opened the eyes of y â— blynde haue made also that thys man shoulde not haue dyedâ— But Iesus groned againe in hym selfe and came to the graue it was a caue and a stone layed on it Iesus sayd take away the stone Martha the syster of him that was deade sayde vnto hym Lorde he stinketh alreadye for he hathe bene deade foure dayes Iesus sayd vnto her sayd I not vnto thee that yf thou dyddest beleue thou shouldest see the glorye of God Then toke they away the stone where the deade laye Iesus lyfte vp his eyes and sayde Father I thanke thee that thou haste hearde me Howe be it I knowe that thou hearest me alwaye but because of y e people that stande by I sayde it that they maye beleue that thou haste sente me whan he had sayd thys he cryed lowde Lazarus come forthe And the deade came forthe bounde hande and foote with graue clothes and his face bounde wyth a napkyn Iesus sayde vnto them lowse hym and lette hym goo Many now of the Iewes whiche were come vnto Marye and sawe what Iesus dyd beleued on him But some of them wente theyr waye vnto the Pharyses and tolde theym what Iesus hadde done ¶ Of the conspiracye made agaynste Iesus and of his going to Ephraim Ioh. xi Capitulo C. vii THen the hyghe priestes and the Pharises gathered a counsell and sayde What do we Thys man dothe manye myracles yf we let hym goo thus all men wyll beleue in hym TheÌ„ shall the Romaines come and take awaye oure lande and people but one of them named Cayphas whiche was hyghe prieste the same yeare sayde vnto them ye know nothynge nother consyder ye anyethynge at all It is better for vs that one man dye for the people then that all the people shoulde peryshe Thys sayde he not of hym selfe but for as muche as he was hyghe prieste of the same yeare he propheâ—yed For Iesus was for to dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he should gather together the chyldren of God whyche were scattered abroade From that daie fourth they toke counsel how they myght put him to death Iesus walked no more openly among the Iewes but went from thence in to a countrey by the wyldernesse to a cytie called Ephraim there had he his beynge wyth his disciples The Iewes Easter was nye at hande and there went vp many to Ierusalem oute of that countrey before the Easter to purifie them selues Then stode they vp and asked after Iesus spake amoÌ„ge them selues in the teÌ„ple What thincke ye that he commeth not to the feaste The hyghe priestes and the Pharises had geuen a commaundement that yf any manne knewe where he were he should shew it y â— they myght take him ¶ Of hys departynge from Ephraim to Ierusalem Mat. xx Mar. x. Luk. xviii Cap. C. viii THey were in the waye goinge vp to Ierusalem and Iesus wente before them and they were astonnyed and folowed hym and were afrayed Math And Iesus wente vp to Ierusalem toke the twelue Disciples asyde in the way and secretlye sayed agayne vnto them Math and tolde them what shoulde happen vnto him Luke and sayd vnto them beholde we go vp to Ierusalem and it shal all be fullfilled that is written by the prophetes concernynge the sonne of man Mar He shal be delyuered vnto the hyghe priestes Scribes and elders Math and they shall condemne hym to death and shall delyuer hym vnto the heythen to be mocked to be scourged to be crucified Luke and to be spitted vpon and when they haue scourged him they shall put him to deathe and vpon the thyrd day shal he ryse agayne And they vnderstode nothinge of these thynges and this sayinge was hyd from them and they perceaued not the thynges that were spoken ¶ Of the true Lepers healed in the waye Luc. xvii cap. Cix ANd it fortuned when he toke his iourney towarde Ierusalem he wente thorowe the middest of Samaria and Galile And as he came to a towne there mette him ten Lepers whiche stode a farre of and lyfte vp theyr voyce and sayed Iesu master haue mercy vpon vs. And wheÌ„ he sawe them he sayde vnto them goo and shewe youre selues vnto the priestes and it came to passe as they went they were clensed and one of them whan he sawe that he was clensed he turned backe againe and praised God with loude voyce and fell downe on his face at hys feete and gaue hym thankes And the same was a Samaritane Iesus answered and sayde are there not ten clensed But where are those nine Ther were els none found that turned agayne and gaue God the prayse saue onely thys straunger And he sayde vnto hym aryse goo thy waye thy fayth hath made the whole ☞ Howe the Samaritans receaued not Chryste Luke ix Capit. C. x. ANd it fortuned whan the tyme was fulfylled that he shoulde be receaued vp from heÌ„ne he turned hys face to go strayght to Ierusalem and before hym he sente messengers whiche wente theyr waye and came into a towne of the Samaritanes to prepare lodgynge for hym and they would not receaue him because he had turned hys face to goo to Ierusalem But whan his disciples Iames and Iohn sawe that they sayde Lord wilt thou that we commaunde that the fier come downe from heaueÌ„ and consume them as Elias dyd Neuerthelesse Iessus turned hym aboute and rebuked them and sayde Knowe ye not what maner of sprite ye are of the sonne of man is not come to destroy mens soules but to saue them And they wente into another towne The peticion of the chyldren of zebede mat xx Mar. x Ca. cxi THen came vnto him the mother of Zebedes chyldren with her sonnes fell downe before hym and desired
vnto Peter Mark when she saw Peter warmiÌ„g him Ioh art not thou also one of this mans disciples Luke Woman Mar I knowe hym not nother can I tell what thou sayest math Thou waste also with Iesu of Nazareth But he denied it before theym all Ihon I am not Luk I wot not what thou sayest Iohn The seruauntes and officers stoode by the fyre for it was colde and warmed them selues Peter also stode with them and warmed him selfe Marke And he went forthe into the palace and the Cocke crew Iohn The high priest asked Iesus of his disciples and of his doctrine Iesus answered him I haue spoken openly before the worlde I haue euer taughte in the Sinagoge and in the temple whither all the Iewes resorted and in secrete haue I spoken nothynge Why askest thou me Aske theÌ„ y t haue heard what I haue spoken vnto them Beholde they can tell what I haue sayde But whan he had thus spooken one of the officers that stoode by smote Iesus on the face and sayde aunswerest thou the high priest so Iesus answered him yf I haue euyl spoken then beare witnes of euel But yf I haue wel spoken why smytest thou me ¶ Howe Christe was sente vnto Caiphas and of Peters seconde and thirde denyall in Caiphas house and of false witnesses againste Iesus Math. xxvi Marke xiiii Luke xxii Iohn xviii Cap. xi ANd Annas sente Iesus bounde vnto Caiphas the hyghe preeste math Where the Scribes and the Elders were gathered together As for Peter he folowed him a farre of vnto the high preestes Palace and went in and sat with the seruauntes that he myghte se the ende Marke but whan he wente oute at the dore a nother damsell spyed him and began to saye vnto them that stode by Mat to them that were there This was also wyth Iesus of Nazareth Ioh SimoÌ„ Peter stode and warmed him self Then sayde they vnto him arte not thou one of his disciples Mar and a lytle whyle after another sawe him and saide Thou art one of them Mat and he denied it and sware also Iohn and sayd Luke man I am not Mat I knowe not the man and after a lytle Luke aboute the space of an houre a nother affirmed and sayde Uerely this was with him also for he is a GalileaÌ„ marke Againe they that stode by sayd of a trueth thou arte one of them for thou arte a Galilean Math for thy speche bewrayeth the. Ioh One of the hyghe preestes seruauntes a kinsman of him whose eare Peter had smitten of sayde vnto hym dyd not I se thee in the garden with him â— math Then beganne he to curse and detest sweare mar I knowe not the man that ye speake of Luk and immediatly while he yet spake mar y e cocke crue againe Luk And the Lord turned him about and loked vpon Peter Mark then thoughte Peter vpon the worde that Iesus spake vnto him before the cocke crowe two tymes thou shalte deny me thrise Luc And Peter wente out and wepte bytterlye Math But the highe preestes and the elders and the whole councell soughte false witnesse against Iesus that they mighte put him to deathe and founde none though many false witnesse stepte fourthe marke Some stode vp and gaue false witnes agaynst him and sayde We heard him saye I wyl breake downe thys temple that is made with handes and in thre dayes buylde another not made with handes But their witnesse agreed not together mat At the laste there stepte forth two false witnesses and spake he sayde I can breake downe the temple of God and buylde it agayne in thre dayes mark and their witnes agreed not And the highe Priest stode vp amonge them and asked Iesus and sayd Answerest thou nothing to it that these testifie agaynst thee But he held his tongue and aunswered nothynge Then the hyghe priest asked hym agayne and sayde vnto him Mathe I charge thee by the lyuynge God that thou tel vs yf thou be Christ the sonne of God marke blessed Math Iesus spake thou hast sayde it marke I am Mat neuerthelesse I saye vnto you from thys tyme forth it shall come to passe that ye shall see the sonne of man sytting vpon the righte hand of the power of God and commynge in the cloudes of heauen Then the hyghe priest rent hys clothes and sayde He hath blasphemed what nede anye moe wytnesses Loe nowe haue ye hearde blasphemy what thyncke ye Marke Then they al condempned him that he was giâ—tye of death Luk the men that helde hym mocked hym Mathe then spitâ—ed they in his face Luk and blynd felded him Mathe and smote hym on the face with their hande Luk and asked him Math. sayinge Prophecye vnto vs Christe who is he that smote thee Mark and the seruauntes smote him on the face Luke and many other blasphemyes sayde they vnto hym ¶ Of the thyrde comming together of the elders and howe Iesus was delyuered to Pilate Math. xxvii Mar. xv Luk. xxii xxiii Iohn xviii xix Capi xii ANd when it was daye Mark by and by Math. in the mornynge Marke the highe priestes math and y e chiefe elders of the people held a couÌ„sel agaiÌ„st Iesu y t they might putte hym to deathe Luke And he led him vp before their counsell and saide Yf thou be Christe tell vs. And he sayd vnto them if I tell you ye will not beleue me but if I aske you ye wyll not aunswere me nether wyl ye let me gâ— From this tyme fourth shall the sonne of man sitte at the righte hande of the power of God Then sayde they al art thou then the sonne of God He sayde vnto them ye say it For I am hey said what nede we any further witnesse we oure selues haue hearde it of his owne mouthe And the whole multitude of them arose marke and bounde Iesus Luke and lede him Iohn from Caiphas into the councell halle Luke vnto Pilate Iohn It was earely in the morninge And they them selues went not into the commen halle leste they shoulde be defiled but that they might eate the Pascall lambe Then wente Pilate oute vnto them Math. And they delyuered him bounde vnto Pilate the debite When Iudas whiche betrayed him saw this that he was coÌ„demned to deathe he repented hym he broughte againe the thirtye syluer pens to the highe preestes and elders And sayde I haue done euell in that I haue betrayed innocent bloud They sayd what haue we to do with that se thou there to And he caste the syluer pens in the temple and gat hym away and went and hanged him selfe So the hygh preestes toke the siluer pens and sayde it is not lawfull to put them in to Gods chest for it is bloude money Neuerthelesse they helde a counsell and bought with them a potters felde for to burye straungers in Wherefore the same felde is called y e feld of bloud vnto this daie Then was that fulfylled whiche was spoken by Ieremy the prophete
sayinge And they toke thirty syluer pens the price of him that was solde whome they boughte of the chyldren of Israell and these they gaue for a potters felde as the Lorde comman̄ded me As for Iesus stode before the debite Iohn And he sayde what accusacion bring you against this mā They aunswered and sayde vnto him yf he were not an euel doer we had not delyuered him vnto thee Then sayde Pilate vnto them Take ye him and Iudge hym after youre lawe Then said the Iewes vnto him it is not lawfull for vs to put any man to deathe y t y e worde of Iesus myghte be fulfylled which he spake whē he signified what death he shold die Luk They began to accuse him said we haue founde this fellow peruertīg y e people forbidding to geue tribute vnto y e Emperour he saith y t he is Christ a king But Pilate asked him sayd art y u the kinge of the Iewes He answerd him said Thou sayst it Pilate sayde vnto y e high preestes to y e people I fynde no cause in this mā but they wer the more fearce and sayde he hathe moued the people in that he hath taughte here and there al the lande of Iewry hath begonn◠at Galile vnto this place Whā Pilate hearde mention of Galile he asked whether he were of Galile And whan he parceaued that he was vnder Herodes iurisdiction he sente him to Herode whiche was also at Ierusalem inthose dayes Whan Herode sawe Iesus he was exceadinge glade for he had longe bene desirous to se him because he had herd much of him hoped to se a miracle of him And he asked hī many thinges neuerthelesse he answered nothing The hie preestes Scribes stode and accused him sore but Herode with his mē of war despised him◠mocked him put a white garmēt vpon him sent him againe vnto Pilat◠Upon the same day wer Pilate Herode made frendes together for before they had bene at variaunce Pilate called the hie preestes and the rulers and y e people together sayd vnto them ye haue broughte this manne vnto me as one that peruerteth y e people behold I haue examined him before you and finde in the mā none of y e causes where of ye accuse him Nor yet Herode for I sent you to him and behold there is brought vpō him nothing y t is worthy of death Therfore I wil chastē him let him louse Iohn Then entred Pilate in to the counsel hall againe called Iesus and sayd vnto him Art y u the king of y e Iewes Iesus answered sayest thou y t of thy self or haue other tolde it the of me Pilate answered am I a Iewe Thy people the high priestes haue deliuered the vnto me what hast y u done Iesus answered my kīgdōe is not of this world if my kingdōe wer of this world my ministers would fyght therfore y t I shold not be deliuered vnto y e Iewes But now my kingdome is not frō hence Thē said Pilat vnto him Arte thou a kynge then Iesus answered thou sayest it for I am a king For this cause was I borne and came into the worlde that I shoulde testifie the truth Whosoeuer is of the truth heareth my voyce Pilate sayde vnto him What is the trueth And whan he had sayde that he went oute againe to the Iewes and sayde vnto them I fynde no cause in him Math And when he was accused of the hie priestes and Elders he answered nothinge Then said Pilate vnto him Mar And asked him againe and sayde answerest thou nothinge Math Then sayde Pilate vnto him hearest thou not how sore they accuse the Mark beholde in how manye thinges they accuse the math and he answered hym not one worde in so muche that Pilate the debite marueled excedinglye At the solempne feaste the debite was wonte to delyuer a prisoner fre◠vnto the people whome they woulde Mark and whome they wold desire Luke he must nedes let lowse Mat And at y e same tyme he had a notable prisoner called Barrabas mar and the people wente vp and prayed him that he would do as he was wont Mat And whē they wer gathred together Pilate sayd Ioh ye haue a custōe that I shoulde geue one vnto you louse at Easter Mat whether will ye that I geue louse vnto you Barrabas or Iesus whiche is also called Christe For he knewe well that they had delyuered him of enuye But the hie preestes and the elders moued the people that they shoulde aske Barrabas and destroye Iesus Then aunswered the debite and sayde vnto them whether of these two wyll ye that I geue louse vnto you They sayd Barrabas Ioh yet was Barrabas a these Luke the whiche for an insurreccion made in the cytie and because of a murther was caste in to prison Then called Pilate vnto them agayne and would haue let Iesus louse math what shal I do then with Iesus whiche is called Christe They sayd all let him be crucified the debite sayde what euell hathe he done but they cried yet the more Luke crucifie him crucifie him Yet saide he vnto them the thirde tyme what euell hath he done I fynde no cause of death in hym therfore wyll I chasten hym and lette him god Iohn Then Pilate toke Iesus and scourged him and Math the debites soudiours toke Iesus in to the commune hall and gathered the whole multitude ouer him and striped him oute of his clothes and put a purple robe vpon him and plated a crowne of thorne and sette it vpon his heade and a rede in his hande and kneled before him and mocked him and sayde hayle kinge of the Iewes spitted vpon hym and toke the rede and smote him vpon the heade Iohn and smote him on the face Then wente Pilate fourthe agayne and sayde vnto them beholde I brynge him forth vnto you that ye may know that I fynde no faute in him So Iesus wente fourthe and dyd weare a crowne of thorne and a purple robe And he sayde vnto them beholde the man Whan the hye preestes and mynisters sawe him they cryed and sayd crucifie crucifie hym Pilate sayde vnto them Take ye hym and crucifie hym for I fynde no giltinesse in hym The Iewes aunswered him we haue a lawe and after oure lawe he ought to dye because he made hym selfe the sonne of God Whan Pilate hearde that worde he was the more afraied and wente agayne in to the commune hall And sayde vnto Iesus whence art thou but Iesus gaue him no answere Then sayde Pilate vnto him speakest thou not vnto me knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee and haue power to louse the Iesus answered Thou shouldest haue no power vpon me yf it were not geuen thee from aboue Therfore he that delyuered me vnto thee hathe the more synne From that tyme for the Pilate sought meanes to louse him But the Iewes cried and