â— workes Beleue me y t I am in y e father y t y e father is in me or els at y â— leest beleue for the workes sake Uerely verely I say vnto you he that beleueth in me shal do the woorkes that I do and shall do greater then these for I go to my father And whatsoeuer ye aske my father in my name that wyl I do that the father may be praysed in the sonne yf ye aske any thynge in my name I wyll do it Yf ye loue me kepe my commauÌ„dementes and I wil praye the father and he shall geue you another comforter that he maye byde with you for euer euen the spirite of truthe whome the worlde cannot receaue for it seith him not nother dothe it knowe hym but ye know him for he abideth w t you shal be in you I wil not leaue you coÌ„fortles I come vnto you it is yet alitle while theÌ„ shall y e world se me nomore but ye shal se me for I lyue you shal lyue also In y t day shal ye know that I am in y e father ye in me I in you He that hath my coÌ„maundementes kepeth them y â— same is he y t loueth me he that loueth me shal be loued of my father and I wyll loue hym and wyll shewe my owne selfe vnto him Iudas sayd vnto him not the Iscarioth Lord what is the cause then that thou wylte shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the worlde Iesus answered and sayde vnto him he that loueth me will kepe my worde and my father wyll loue hym and we wyll come vnto hym and wyll make oure dwellynge with him buâ— he that loueth me not kepeth not my sayinges And the worde that ye heare is not myne but the fathers whiche hath sent me This haue I spoken vnto you while I was wyth you but that comforter eueÌ„ the holy goost whome my father hath seÌ„t in my name he shall teache you all thinges bryng all to youre remembraunce what soeuer I haue tolde you Peace I leue vnto you my peace I geue you I geue not vnto you as the worlde geueth Let not youre heart be troubled nother let it be afrayed ye haue heard that I said vnto you I go and come agayne vnto you yf ye loued me ye would reioyce because I sayde I go to the father for the father is greater than I and nowe haue I tolde you before it come that whaÌ„ it is come to passe ye maye beleue Here after wyl I not talke much with you for the prynce of this worlde commeth and hathe nothinge in me but that the worlde may know that I loue the father and as the father hath commaunded me so do I. Aryse let vs god The remnaunt of the Lordes sermone whiche he spake after his departure from the citie somtimes goynge and some times standinge Iohn xv xvi xvii capi viii I Am the true vyne and my father is an husband man euery brauÌ„ch that bringeth not fourth frute in me shal he cut of and euerye one that bringeth fourth frute shal be pourged that it maye bringe fourthe more frute Nowe are ye cleane because of the word that I haue spoken vnto you byde ye in me and I in you Lyke as the braunch cannot bring fourth frute of it selfe excepte it byde in the vyne euen so nother ye also excepte ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are the braunches He that abydeth in me and I in him y e same bringeth forth much frute for withoute me ye can do nothing He that abydeth not in me is caste out as a vyne braunch it withereth men gather it vp cast it in to y e fier it burneth yf ye abide in me my wordes abide in you ye shall aske what ye wyll and it shal be done vnto you Herein is my father praysed that ye bringe fourthe much frute and become my disciples Lyke as my father hathe loued me euen so haue I loued you continue in my loue yf ye kepe my commaundemeÌ„tes ye shal coÌ„tinue in my loue like as I haue kept my fathers coÌ„maundementes continue in his loue These thinges haue I spoken vnto you that my ioye myght remayne in you and that youre ioy might be perfect This is my commaundemente that ye loue together as I haue loued you No maÌ„ hathe greater loue then to set hys lyfe for his frende ye are my frendes if ye do that I commauÌ„de you hence fourth call not I you seruauntes for a seruaunte knoweth not what hys Lorde doth But I haue said ye are frendes for all that I haue heard of my father haue I shewed vnto you ye haue not chosen me but I haue chosen you and ordayned you that ye goo and brynge fourthe frute and that youre frute continue that whatsoeuer ye aske the father in my name he should geue it you Thys I commaunde you that ye loue one another Yf the worlde hate you then knowe that it hathe hated me before you yf ye were of the worlde the worlde woulde loue hys owne Howe be it because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you from the world therfore theworlde hateth you RemeÌ„ber my worde that I sayde vnto you the seruaunte is not greater then hys Lord yf they haue persecuted me they shall persecute you also yf they haue kept my word they shal kepe yours also But al this they shal do vnto you for my names sake because thei know not him y t sent me yf I had not come spoken vnto them theÌ„ should they haue no sinne but nowe haue they nothynge to cloke their sâ—ne withal He y t hateth me hateth my father also yf I hadde not done amonge them the workes which none other man dyd they shoulde haue no sinne But nowe haue they sene it and yet haue they hated bothe me and my father Neuerthelesse that the sayinge myght be fulfylled which is written in their lawe they haue hated me withoute a cause But whan the comforter commeth whome I shall sende you from the father euen the spirit of truthe whiche proceadeth of the father he shall testifye of me and ye shall beare wytnesse also for ye haue bene with me from the beginninge These thinges haue I sayde vnto you that ye shoulde not be offended They shall excommunicate you the tyme coÌ„meth that whosoeuer putteth you to deathe shal thinke that he doth seruice vnto God And suche thynges shal they do vnto you because they haue nother knowen the father nor yet me But these thinges haue I sayde vnto you that whan the tyme commeth ye maye thinke thereon that I tolde you but these thinges haue I not said vnto you from the beginninge for I was with you but nowe I go vnto him that sent me none of you asketh me whether goest thou But because I haue sayde these thinges vnto you your hearte is full of sorowe
and I haue declared thy name vnto them that y e loue wherewith thou haste loued me maye be in them and I in them ¶ Of Christes entrynge in to y â— garden and of his prayer and captiuite Math. xxvi Marke xiiii Luc. xxii Ioh. xviii cap. ix WHan Iesus had thus spoken he wente fourthe with his disciples Luke and he was wonte Mat. vnto moâ—nte Oliuete Ioan ouer the broke Cedron Math in to a towne Marke called Gethsemani Iohn Where there was a garden in to the which Iesus entred and his disciples but Iudas that betrayed hym knewe the place also Mat. And saide vnto his disciples sit ye here while I go yonder and praye And he toke with him Peter and y e two sonnes of Zebede and began to waxe sorowfull and heauy Mark and fearefull and in an agonye Math Then sayde Iesus vnto them my soule is heauy euen vnto deathe tarye ye here and watche wyth me Luc and he gat hym from them aboute a stones caste Math and he wente fourthe a lytle and fell flat vpon hys face Mar vpon the grounde prayed that if it wer possible the houre myghte passe from hym and sayd Abba my father all thynges are possible vnto thee take this cuppe awaye from me neuerthelesse not what I wyll but what thou wylte math And he came to his disciples and fouÌ„de them a slepe and sayde vnto Peter marke Simon slepest thou couldest thou not watche with me one houre Watch and pray that ye fall not into temptacion y â— sprit is willing but the flesh is weake Mat Agayne he went the seconde tyme and prayed mar the same wordes saying math O my father yf this cuppe cannot passe away froÌ„ me except I drinke it thy wyll be fulfilled And he came againe and founde theÌ„ a slepe for their eyes were heuye mar they knewe not what they shoulde aunswere him mat And he left them and went forth agayne and prayed the third tyme saiynge the same wordes Luk he kneled downe and sayd Father yf thou wilt take awaye thys cuppe fro me neuerthelesse not my wyll but thyne be fulfylled And there appeared vnto hym an angell from heauen and comforted hym And he wrestled with deathe and prayed the longer and his swete was lyke dropes of bloude runnyng downe to the grounde and he rose vp from prayer and came to his disciples and founde them slepinge for heuinesse and sayde vnto them What slepe ye mar Slepe on nowe and take youre rest it is ynough Luke rise and pray that ye fal not in to temptacion math beholde the houre is come y â— the soÌ„ne of man shal be deliuered into y e handes of sinners arise let vs be going maâ— beholde he is at hande that betrayeth me Iohn Nowe when Iudas had taken vnto him the coÌ„pany ministers of the highe Preestes and ministers he came thether with cressettes with lanterns and with weapens math while he yet spake lo Iudas Iscarioth one of the twelue came and with hym a greate multitude with sweardes and staues sente from the hyghe preestes and elders of the people Mark And y e trayâ— our had geuen them a token and sayde whomsoeuer I kysse the same is he laye handes vpon him and leade him awaye warely Mat and he went before them and came nie vnto Iesus to kysse him Mar and whan he was come he wente strayghte waye vnto him and sayd vnto him Math hayle master and kissed him and Iesus said vnto him frende wherefore arte thou come Luc Iudas betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kysse Iohn Iesus nowe knowinge all that shoulde come vpon him wente fourthe and sayde vnto them whome seke ye they answered him Iesus of Nazareth Iesus sayde vnto them I am he Iudas also which betrayed him stode with theÌ„ Nowe whan Iesus sayde vnto them I am he and they wente backwardes fell to the grounde Then asked he them agayne whome seke yt They sayde Iesus of Nazareth Iesus aunswered I haue told you that I am he Yf ye seke me then let these goo theyr waye that the word myght be fulfilled whiche he sayde Of them whome thou gauest me haue I not loste one math Then came they and layed handes vpon Iesus and toke him Luc When they that were aboute him sawe what woulde folowe they sayde vnto him Lorde shall we smite with the sweard Iohn Simon Peter Luk one of theÌ„ Iohn Had a swearde and drewe it oute and smote the high Preestes seruaunt and cut of his ryght eare Luke But Iesus answered and sayde suffer them thus far fourthe Iohn And the seruauntes name was Malchus then sayde Iesus vnto Peter put vp thy swearde in to thy sheeth Shall I not drynke of the cuppe whiche my father hath geuen me Mat for all that take the swearde shall peryshe with the sweard Or thinkest thou that I can not praye my father now to sende me more then twelue legioÌ„s of auÌ„gels but how theÌ„ shold y e scriptures be fulfilled For thus muste it be Ioh And he touched his eare and healed hym but Iesus sayde vnto the Priestes and rulers of the teÌ„ple and to the elders that were come vnto him Ye are come fourth as it were to a murtherer with sweardes and staues I was daylye with you in the temple and ye laied no handes vpon me Math. I satte and taughte and ye toke me not Luke but this is your houre and the power of darkenesse Math but all thys is done that the scriptures of the prophetes myghte be fulfylled But all the disciples lefte hym and fled Iohn Then the companye and captayne and the officers of y â— Iewes toke Iesus marke And there folowed hym a yonge manne which was clothed in linnen vpon the bare skynne and they helde hym but he let the linnen go and fled naked from theÌ„ ¶ Howe Christe was sente to Annas and of Peters first deniall Math. xxvi Marke xiiii Luke xxii Iohn xviii Cap. x. BUt they that toke Iesus Ioan bounde him and led hym awaye first vnto Annas that was father in lawe vnto Cayphas and hye Priest for that yeare whiche gaue counsayle vnto the Iewes that it was good that one man shoulde dye for the people As for Simon Peter he and another Dysciple folowed Iesus a farre of The same disciple was knowen vnto the hye Priest and went in with Iesus in to the hygh Priestes palace But Peter stode without at the doore Then that other disciple whiche was knoweÌ„ vnto the high priest went out and spake vnto the daÌ„sell that kept the doore and brought Peter Mat in to the high priestes palace Mar. And when he was within Luk they kyndeled a fyre in the myddest of the palace and sytting downe together mat Peter sat without in the palace Luke amonge them whome when a certayne damsel sawe syttinge by the lyght and when she had wel beheld him she sayd Thys same was also with him Iohn Then the damsell that kepte the doore sayde
ye erre and vnderstande not the scriptures nor the power of God Luk The children of this worlde mary and are maried but they that shal be worthye to enioy that worlde and the resurrection from the deade shall nother mary nor be maryed for they can dye nomore for they are lyke vnto the aungels and are the chyldren of God in so muche as they are children of the resurreccion But that the deade rise againe hath Moses also signified besydes the bushe when he called the Lorde the God of Abraham the God of Isaa◠and the God of Iacob But God is not a God of the deade but of the lyuynge for they lyue all vnto hym marke Therfore ye erre greatly Math And whā the people hearde that they were astonyed at his doctrine Luc Then aunswered certayne of the Scribes and sayde Master thou haste sayde well and from that time fourthe they durst aske hym no more questions ¶ Of the firste commaundement that is of the loue of God mat xxii Marke xii Luke x. xvii Cap. Cxxviii WHan the Pharises hearde that he hadde put the Saduces to silence they gathered them selues together Mar one of the scribes came vnto hym Math a doctor of the lawe mar that had herkened vnto thē how they disputed together and sawe that he had answered them wel Mat tempted hym and sayd Master which is the chiefest commaundement mar of all Iesus answered him the fyrst chiefest cōmaūdemēt of al cōmaundemētes is this heare o Israel the Lord our God is one god thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart with all thy soule with al thy mynde and with all thy strength This is the first Math and the greatest commaūdement as for the seconde is lyke vnto it Thou shalte loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe mark there is none other greater commaundement then these Mathe in these two commaundemētes hange all the lawe and the prophetes Mar And the Scribe sayde vnto him Master verely thou haste sayde ryghte For there is but one God and there is none other without him and to loue hym with all the hearte Mat with all thy soule Mark with all thy mynde Lue with all thy strengthe Mar and to loue a mans neyghboure as him selfe is more then brente sacrifices and all offringes But whan Iesus sawe that he answered discretelye he sayde vnto him Thou arte not far from the kingdome of God Luk But whan he was demaunded of the pharises whan commeth the kyngdome of God He answered them and sayde The kingdome of God commeth not with outewarde apperaunce nother shall it bee sayde loo here or there is it For beholde the kyngdome of God is inwarde in you Mar And no man now durste aske him any mo question ☞ Of the interrogation whose sonne Christe is Math. xxii Mar. xii Luc. xx Capi. C. xxix NOwe while the pharises were gathered together Iesus asked them and sayde What thinke ye of Christe whose sonne is he They sayd Dauids Mar And Iesus answered and sayde whan he taught in the temple Now say the Scribes that Christe is the sonne of Dauid But Dauid him selfe sayeth thorowe the holye gooste the Lorde sayde vnto my lorde sytte thou on my ryght hande tyll I make thyne enemies thy footstole Math how then dothe Dauid in spirite Luke in the booke of the Psalmes Math call hym lorde Luke Howe is he then hys lorde Math And no man coulde aunswere him one word Marke and many people herde hym gladlye Mathe nother durste any man aske hym anye mo questions from that daye fourthe ☞ Of hearinge the Pharyses doctrines Mat. xxiii Mat xii Luk. xxiiii Cap. C. xxx THen spake Iesus vnto the people and to his disciples said Mar in his doctrine math The Scribes and the pharises are set downe vpon Moses seat whatsoeuer they byd you doo and obserue that obserue and doo but after theyr workes shall ye not do for they saye and do not They bynde heuye and intollerable burthens and lay them vpon mens shoulders but they them selues heaue not at thē with one of their fyngers All their workes do they to be sene of menne Luc take hede marke and beware of the Scribes math They set abroade their Philacteries and make large borders vpon theyr garmentes marke They loue to goo in longe garmentes math and loue to syt vppermost at the table Luc and at bankettes marke and to haue the fyrste seates in the Synagoges and to be saluted in the market they deuoure wyddowes houses vnder a coulour of longe prayers Luc dessemblynge longe prayer these shall receaue the greater damnacion Mark more longer and paynefull iuogemente math they loue to be called of men Rabby But ye shall not suffer youre selues to be called Rabby for one is youre master euen Christe and all ye are brethren and call no manne father vpon earthe for one is youre father whiche is in heauen Nor ye shall not suffer your selues to be called maysters for one is youre master namely Christe He that is greatest amonge you shal be youre seruaunte for whoso exalteth hym selfe shal be broughte lowe and he that hūbleth him self shal be exalted ¶ Of dyuers and many vowes Math. xxiii Luc. xi xiii Capit. C. xxxi WO vnto you Scribes and pharises ye ypocrites that shutte vp the kyngedome of Heauen before menne ye come not in your selues nother suffer ye them to enter that woulde bee in Woo vnto you Scribes and Pharyfes ye Ipocritas that deuoure widdous houses that vnder the couloure of prayinge longe prayers therefore shall ye receaue the greater damnacion Woo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which compasse sea and lande to make one proselyte and whan he is become one ye make of him a child of hell two folde more then ye youre selues are Wo vnto you blynde gydes whiche saye whosoeuer sweareth by the temple that is nothynge but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple he is giltie ye fooles and blinde whether is greater the golde or the temple that sanctifieth the golde And whosoeuer sweareth by the altare that is nothīg but whosoeuer sweareth by the offring that is vpon it he is giltie ye fooles and blynde whether is greater the offringe or the aultars that sanctifieth the offerynge Therefore whoso sweareth by y ◠altare sweareth by the same and by all that is thereon and whoso sweareth by the temple sweareth by the same and by hym that dwelleth therin And whoso sweareth by heauē sweareth by the seate of God and by hym that sytteth thereon Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which tith Mint and Anyse Luke Rewe mat and Commin Luke and al maner of herbes Math. and leaue the wayghtier matters of the lawe behynde namely iudgement mercy and faythe Luke and the loue of God These oughte to haue bene done and not to leaue the other vndone Mathe. Oye blynde gydes which straine out a gnat but swallow vp a Camel Luk
Wo vnto you Pharises for ye loue to syt vppermost in the Sinagogges and to be saluted in the market Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrytes for ye are lyke couered sepulchres where ouer men walke and are not a ware of them Then answered one of the Scribes and sayde vnto him Master with these wordes thou puttest vs to rebuke also But he said And wo be to you Scribes and lawers also For ye lade meÌ„ with vntollerable burthens ye your selues touche theÌ„ not w t one of youre fyngers Math. Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which make clene y e vtter syde of y e cup and platter but w tin ye are full of robbery and vnclennesse Thou blynde Pharise clense fyrste the insyde of the cup platter that y e inside may be clene also Wo vnto you Scribes Pharises ye ypocrites whiche be lyke vnto paynted Sepulchres that appeare beautiful outward but w tin they are full of dead meÌ„s bones and al fylthynesse euen so are ye also Outewarde ye appeare righteous vnto meÌ„ but within ye are ful of ypocrisy and iniquite Wo be to you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which builde y e tombes of the Prophetes Luk But your fathers put theÌ„ to death Mat. and garnish y â— sepulchres of y e righteous and say yf we had bene in our fathers time we would not haue bene partakers w t theÌ„ in y e bloude of y e Prophetes Therfore ye be witnesses vnto your selues Luke and douteles ye beare wytnesse coÌ„sent vnto the dedes of your fathers mat that ye are the childreÌ„ of theÌ„ which slew y â— Prophetes Luke For ye build y â— sepulchres of y â— Prophetes but your fathers put theÌ„ to death mat Go to fulfyl ye also the measure of your fathers O ye serpentes O ye generacioÌ„ of vipers how wil ye escape the damnacion of hell Luke Therfore said y â— wysedeÌ„ of God mat Behold I sende vnto you Prophetes Luke Apostles Mat and wyse meÌ„ Scribes some of theÌ„ ye shal kil and crucifie some of theÌ„ shal ye scourge in your sinagoges persecute theÌ„ froÌ„ city to citie that vpon you may come Luk and be required mat all the righteous bloud Luk of al the Prophetes Mat which hath bene shed vpon the earthe Luk sence the foundacion of y e worlde of this generacion Mat. from y e bloud of righteous Abell vnto the bloude of Zachari the sonne of Barachias whoÌ„e ye slewe Luk whyche peryshed Mat betwene the temple and the aultare Uerelye I saye vnto you all thâ— thynges shal lyght vpon this generacion Luke Wo vnto you lawers for ye haue receaued the keye of knowledge ye are not come in youre selues and haue forbydden them that would haue bene in whaÌ„ he spake thus vnto them the Scribes and Pharises beganne to preasse sore vpon hym and to stoppe hys mouthe wyth manye questions and layed wayte for hym and soughte to hunte oute some thynge oute of hys mouthe that they myghte accuse hym Mathevv O Ierusalem Ierusalem thou that slaiest the Prophetes and stonest them that are sent vnto thee How oft would I haue gathered thy children together euen as the henne gathereth her chekens vnder her wynges and ye would not Beholde youre habitacion shal be lefte vnto you desolate for I saye vnto you ye shal not se me hence forth tyl ye say Luke Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord. Of the Iewes obstinacie of the wyddow which offred two mytes â—â—un 12. mar 12. luk 21. Cap. 132 ANd though he had done such sygnes before theÌ„ yet beleued they not on hym y â— the sayinge of Esay the Prophete might be fulfylled which he spake Lord who beleueth our preaching or to whoÌ„ is the arme of the Lorde oâ—ened Therfore could thei not beleue for Esay said againe He hathe blinded their eyes and hardened their heart that they shuld not se wyth eyes nor vnderstande with their heart and shuld be conuerted and he should heale them This said Esay whan he sawe his glory and spake of him Neuerthelesse many of the chiefe rulers beleued on him but because of the Pharises they would not be aknowen of it leste they shoulde be excommunicate for they loued more the prayse of men theÌ„ of god Iesus cried said He that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on him that sent me And he that seeth me seeth him that sente me I am come a lyght into the worlde that who so euer beleueth in me should not byde in darkenes and he that heareth my wordes and beleueth not I iudge hym not for I am not come to iudge the world but to saue the worlde He that refuseth me and receaueth not my wordes hath one alreadye that iudgeth hym The woorde that I haue spoken that shall iudge hym at the laste day For I haue not spoken of my selfe but the father that sent me hath geueÌ„ me a coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t what I shuld do say And I know y â— his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t is lyfe euerlasting Therfore loke what I speake y â— speake I eueÌ„ so as my father hath sayde vnto me Marke And Iesus sat ouer agaiÌ„st gods chest and behelde Luke theÌ„ that caste in their offeringes into the cheste Mar and how y â— people cast in monye and many that were riche put in much And there came a poore wedow put in two mites which make a farthinge Luke He sawe also a poore wedowe which put in two mytes Mat. And he called vnto hym his dyscyples and said vnto theÌ„ Uerely I saye vnto you this poore wedow hathe put more into the chest then al they y â— haue put in they all haue put in of their superfluitie Luke vnto y â— offering of God But she of her pouertie hath put in Marke al that she had euen her whole lyuynge Of the building of y â— teÌ„ple and of the threatening of y â— destruccioÌ„ of the same Mat. 24. Marke xiii Luke xxi Capi. Cxxxiii ANd Iesus went out and departed froÌ„ y â— teÌ„ple and his disciples came vnto hym to shew him y â— buildiÌ„g of the temple Luke And whan some spake of the temple that it was garnyshed wyth goodly stones Iewels Mat. Iesus answered said vnto them Sâ— ye not all these thynges Mark And what a buyldynge is this Math. Uerely I say vnto you Luke the time shal come wherein of all thys y â— ye see there shal not be left one stone vpon another which shal not be brokeÌ„ downe Math. And as he sat vpon the mounte Oliuet Marke ouer agaynst the temple Math. hys discyples came vnto him secretlye Mar. namely Peter Iames Iohn and Andrew asking him Mat. and sayinge Te â—vs whan shal these thinges come to passe what sygne shal there be of thy cominge and of the ende of the worlde Iesus answered sayde vnto them Take hede that