chearefulnes Let loue be without dissimulacyoÌ„ Hate that which is euil and cleaue vnto that whiche is good Be kynde one to another wyth brotherly loue In gyuyng honoure go one before another Be not slouthful in the busynes whiche ye haue in hande Be ferueÌ„t in the spirite ☞ Applye youre selues to the ryme Reioyse in hope Be pacyente in tribulacy on Continue in prayer Distribute vnto the necessite of the Saynctes be redy to harbour Blesse them which persecute you blesse I saye and course not Be mery with them that are mery Wepe also with them that wepe Be of lyke affeccion one towardes another Be not hye mynded but make your selues equal to theÌ„ of the lower sort ⊢ ✚ Be not wyse in your owne opinions Recompence to no man euyl for euyl Prouyde afore hande thynges honest âšœ not onely before God but also in the syght of all men If it be possyble as much as is in you liue pea ceably with all men Derely beloued aueÌ„ge not your selues but rather gyne place vnto wrath For it is written vengeaunce is myne I wyll rewarde sayth the Lorde Therfore if thine enemy hoÌ„ger fede him yf he thyrst gyue hym dryncke For in so doyng ☞ thou shalt heape coles of fyre on hys heade Be not ouercome of euyll but ouercome euyl with goodnes ⊢ ¶ The obedyence of men vnto theyr rulers Loue fulfylleth the lawe It is nowe no tyme to folowe the worckes of darckenesse CAPI XIII ✚ LET euery soule submyt hym selfe vnto the auctorite of the hyer powers For there is no power but of god The powers that be are ordayned of God Whosoeuer therfore resysteth power resysteth the ordynaunce of God But they that resyst shal receyue to them selfe damnacyon For rulers are not fearefull to them that do good but to them that do euyll Wyite thou be without feare of the power â–ª Do wel then and so shalt thou be praysed of the same For he is the minister of God for thy welth But and if thou do that whiche is euyll then feare for he beareth not the swearde for nought for he is the mynyster of God to take vengeaunce on hym that doth euyl Wherfore ye must nedes obey not onely for feare of vengeaunce but also because of conseyence And euen for this cause paye ye tribute For they are Goddes mynysters seruynge for the same purpose ⊢ Gyue to euery man therfore his duetye tribute to whom tribute belongeth custome to whom custome is due feare to whom feare belongeth honoure to whom honoure pertayneth ✚ Owe nothynge to any man but this that ye loue one another For he that loueth another hath fulfilled the lawe For these commaundementes Thou shalt not commyt aduoutry thou shalt noâ— kyl y â— shalte not steale thou shalte not beare false wytnes thou shalt not lust and so forthe yf there be any other commaundement it is al comprehended in this sayinge Namely Loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe Loue hurteth not his neyghboure Therfore is loue the fulfyllyng of the lawe ⊢ ✚ This also we knowe the season howe that it is tyme that we shulde nowe awake out of slepe For nowe is oure saluacyon nerer then wheÌ„ we beleued The nyght is passed the day is come nye Let vs therfore cast away the dedes of darkenes and let vs put on the Armoure of lyght Let vs walkee honestly as it were in the day light not in eatynge drynckyng neyther in chamburyng and wantonnes nether in stryfe enuying but put ye on the Lorde Iesus Christe ⊢ And ☞ make not prouysyon for the flesshe to fulfyl the lustes of it ¶ The weake ought not to be despysed No maâ— shuld offende anothers conseyence Agayne for out â—â—roc thynges shulde no man condempne another CAPI XIIII HYm that is weake in the fayth receyue vnto you not in dysputynge and troublynge hys conscyence One beleueth that he maye eate all thynge Another whyche is weake eateth earbes Let not hym that eateth despyse him that eateth not And let not him whiche eateth not iudge him that eateth For God hath receyued him What art thou that iudgest another mans seruauÌ„t whether he staÌ„de or fal that pertaineth vnto hê maister ye he shal be holden vp y t he may stande For god is able to make him stande This man putteth differeÌ„ce betwene day day Another man couÌ„teth al dayes alyke ☞ Let euery maÌ„s mynde satisfye hym selfe ☞ He that obserueth the daye dothe it vnto the Lorde And he that doth not obserue the daye dothe it for the Lorde also He that eateth doth it to please the Lorde for he geueth God thankes And he that eateth not eateth not to please the Lorde wythall and geueth God thankes For none of vs lyueth for him selfe and no man dyeth for him selfe For yf we lyue we lyue vnto the Lorde And yf we dye we dye vnto the Lorde Whether we lyue therfore or dye we are the Lordes For Chryste therfore dyed and rose agayne and reuiued that he myght be Lord of deed and quycke But why doest thou than iudge thy brother Eyther why doest thou despyse thy brother We shall be all brought before the iudgement seate of Chryst. For it is wrytten as truely as I lyue sayeth the Lorde al knees shall bowe to me and all tonges shall gyue a knoweledge to God So shall euery one of vs gyue accomptes of hym selfe to God Let vs not therfore iudge one another any more But iudge this rather that no man put a stomblynge blocke or an occasyon to fall in hys brothers waye For ✚ I knowe and am full certyfied by the Lord Iesus that there is nothynge comen of it selfe but vnto hym that iudgeth it to be comen to hym is it comen If thy brother be greued with thy meat nowe walkest thou not charytable Destroy not hym with thy meate for whom Christ died Cause not your treasure to be euyll spoken of For the kyngdome of god is not meat and dryncke but ryghtuousnes and peace ioy in the holy ghost For he that in these thinges serueth Christ pleaseth God and is commended of men Let vs therfore folowe those thynges whiche make for peace and thynges wherwyth one may edifye another Destroy not the worke of God for a lytle meates sake All thinges are pure but it is enyll for that man whiche eateth with hurte of conscyence It is good nether to eate fleshe nether to drinke wyne neyther any thynge whereby thy brother stoÌ„bleth eyther falleth or is made weake Haste thou faythe haue it wyth thy selfe before God Happy is he that condempneth not hym selfe in the thynge whyche he aloweth For he that maketh conscyence is daÌ„pned yf he eate because he eateth not of fayth For what soeuer is not of fayth that same is synne ¶ The infyrmytiâ— and fraylenesse of the weake ought to be â—orne wyth al loue and kyndenesse after the insample of Chryste CAPI XV. WE whyche are
doughters of Labā thy mothers brother And god almyghtye blesse the and make the to increase multiplye the that thou mayst be a nombre of people and gyue the blessyng of Abraham to the and to thy seede with the that thou mayste possesse the lande wherin thou arte a straunger whiche God gaue vnto Abraham Thus Isaac sent forth Iacob And he went to Mesopotamia vnto Laban sonne of Bethuel the Sirien and brother to Rebecca Iacob and Esaus mother When Esau sawe that Isaac had blessed Iacob and sent hym to Mesopotamia to fet hym a wyfe thence and that as he blessed hym he gaue hym a charge sayenge thou shalte not take a wyfe of the doughters of Canaan and that Iacob had obeyed his father and mother and was gone vnto Mesopotamia Esau seynge also that the doughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father then went he vnto Ismaell and toke vnto the wyues which he had Mahala the doughter of Ismaell Abrahams sonne the syster of Nabaioth to be his wyfe Iacob departed from Beer Seba to come vnto Haran and came vnto a place by chaunce taryed there all nyght bycause the Sonne was downe And toke a stoone of the place and put it vnder his heed and layde hym downe in the same place to slepe And he dreamed and beholde there stode a ladder vpon the earth the top of it reached vp to heuen And se the angels of God went vp and downe vpon it yea and God stode nygh it and sayde I am the Lorde God of Abraham thy father and the God of Isaac The lande whiche thou slepest vpon wyll I gyue the and thy seed And thy seed shal be as the dust of the earth and thou shalte spreade abrode to the west to the east to the north and to the south And thorowe the in thy seed shal al the kynreds of the earth be blessed And se I am with the and wyll kepe the in all places whether thou goest and wyll brynge the agayne in to this lande neyther wyl I leaue the vntyll I haue made good all that I haue promysed the. When Iacob was awaked out of his slepe he sayd surely the lorde is in this place and I was not aware And he was afrayed and sayde howe fearfull is this place it is none other but euen the house of God the gate of heuen And Iacob stoode vp early in the mornynge and toke the stoone that he had layde vnder his heade and pytched it vp an ende and powred oyle on the top of it And he called the name of the place Bethell but the name of the citye was called Lus before tyme. And Iacob vowed a vowe sayenge Yf God wyll be with me and wyll kepe me in this iourney whiche I go and wyll gyue me breade to eate and clothes to put on so that I come agayne vnto my fathers house in safetie then shall the Lorde be my God and this stone whiche I haue set vp an ende shall be Goddes house and of all that thou shalte gyue me wyll I gyue the tenth vnto the. ¶ Iacob cometh to Laban and serueth seuen yere for Rahel Lea was brought to his bed in steade of Rahel He maryeth bothe Lea conceyueth CAPI XXIX THen Iacob lyfte vp his fete and came into the east countrey And as he loked aboute beholde there was a well in the felde and thre flockes of shepe laye therby for at that well were the flockes watered there was a great stone vpon the wel mouth And thyther were al the flockes brought and they rolled the stone from the welles mouth and watred the shepe put the stone agayne vpon the welles mouth into his place And Iacob sayd vnto them my brethren whence be ye And they sayde of Haran are we And he sayde vnto them knowe ye Laban the son of Nahor They sayde we knowe hym And he sayde vnto them agayne Is he in good health And they sayd he his in good health and beholde his doughter Rahell commeth with the shepe And he sayde lo it is yet but hye daye neyther is it tyme that the cattell shulde be gathered togyther water ye the shepe and go and fede them And they sayd we may not vntyll all the flockes be brought togyther tyll they roll the stoone from the welles mouth and so we water our shepe Whyle he yet talked with them Rahell came w t her fathers shepe for she kepte them As soone as Iacob saw Rahel the doughter of Laban his mothers brother and the shepe of Laban his mothers brother he went and rowled the stone from the welles mouth and watered the flocke of Labā his mothers brother And Iacob kyssed Rahell and lyfte vp his voyce and wepte and Iacob tolde Rahel that he was her fathers brother and Rebeccas sonne Therfore ran she and tolde her father And it happened when Laban herde tel of Iacob his systers son he ran to mete hym and inbraced hym kyssed hym brought hym to his house And he tolde Laban all the matter To whome Laban sayde well thou arte my bone and my flesshe And he abode with hym the space of a moneth And Laban sayde vnto Iacob Though thou be my brother shuldest y u therfore serue me for nought tell me what shall thy wages be Laban had two doughters the eldest called Lea and the yongest Rahel Lea was tender eyed but Rahell was bewtyfull and well fauoured And Iacob loued Rahell and sayde I wyll serue the seuen yeare for Rahel thy yongest doughter Laban answered it is better that I gyue her the then to another man byde with me And Iacob serued seuen yeares for Rahell and they semed vnto hym but a fewe dayes for the loue he had to her And Iacob sayde vnto Laban gyue me my wyfe that I maye lye with her For my dayes are fulfylled Then Laban gathered togyther all the men of that place made a feast And when euen was come he toke Lea his doughter brought her to hym and he went in vnto her And Laban gaue vnto his doughter Lea Zilpha his mayde to be her seruaunt To vvhome vvhen lacob came in accordynge to the custome And whē the mornyng was come beholde it was Lea. Then sayde he to Laban wherfore hast thou played thus with me dyd not I serue the for Rahell wherfore then hast thou begyled me Labā answered it is not the maner of this place to marry the dayes iourney ouertoke hym at the mount Gilead And God came to Labā the Syrian in a dreame by nyght and sayde vnto hym Take hede that thou speake not to Iacob ought saue good And Laban ouertoke Iacob and Iacob had pytched his tente in the mounte And Laban with his brethren pytched theyr tente also vpon the mount Gilead And Laban sayde to Iacob Why hast thou this done to steale awaye my herte and cary away my doughters as though they had ben taken captyue with the swerde
straunger vnto the ryche man And he coulde not fynde in his herte to take of his owne shepe of his owne oxen to dresse for the straunger that was come vnto hym But toke the poore mannes shepe dressed it for the man that was come to hym And Dauid was excedyng wrothe with the man and sayde to Nathan as surely as the lorde lyueth the man that hath done this thynge is ☞ the chylde of death He shall restore the lambe foure folde bycause he dyd this thynge and had no petye And Nathan sayde to Dauid thou arte the man Thus saythe the Lorde God of Israel I anoynted the kynge ouer Israell and ryd the out of the hande of Saull I gaue the thy maysters house and ☞ thy maysters wyues into thy bosome and gaue the the house of Israell and of Iuda and myght yf that had ben to lytle haue gyuen the so moch more Wherfore then hast thou despysed the commaundement of the Lorde to do wyckednesse in his syght thou hast kylde Urias the Hethite with the swerde and hast taken his wyfe to thy wyfe and hast sleyne hym with the swerde of the chyldren of Ammon Nowe therfore the swerde shall neuer departe from thyne house bycause thou hast despysed me and taken the wyfe of Urias the Hethite to be thy wyfe Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde beholde I wyll styrre vp euyll agaynst the euen out of thyne owne house and wyl take thy wyues before thyne eyes and gyue them vnto thy nyghboure he shall lye with thy wyues ☞ in the syght of the sonne For thou dydest it secretly But I wyll do this thynge before all Israell and in the open sonne lyght And Dauid sayd vnto Nathan I haue synned agaynst the lorde And Nathan sayd vnto Dauid the Lorde also hath put awaye thy syn thou shalt not dye Howbeit bycause in doyng this dede thou hast gyuen the enemyes of the lorde a cause to rayle the chylde that is borne vnto the shall surelye dye And Nathan departed vnto his house And the lorde stroke the chylde that Urias wyfe bare vnto Dauid it syckened sore Dauid therfore besought God for the chylde and fasted and went in laye all nyght vpon the earth And the elders of his house arose and went to hym to take hym vp from the earth But he wolde not neyther dyd he eate meat with them And it happened the seuenth daye that the chylde dyed And the seruauÌ„tes of Dauid durst not tell hym that the chylde was dead For they sayd beholde whyle the chylde was yet alyue we spake vnto hym and he wolde not herken vnto oure voyce Howe wyll he then vexe hymselfe yf we tell hym that the chylde is deade But Dauid seynge his seruauntes whysperynge perceyued that the chylde was deade and Dauid sayde vnto his seruauntes is the chylde deade They sayde yea And Dauid arose from the earth wasshed anoynted hymselfe chaunged his apparell came into the house of the lorde and worshypped afterwarde came to his owne house and bad that they shulde ☞ set breade before hym he dyd cate Then sayd his seruauntes vnto hym what thynge is this that thou hâ—â—st done Thou dyddest fast and wepe for the chylde whyle it was a lyue and as soone as it was deade thou dyddest ryse vp and eate meate He sayde whyle the chylde was yet alyue I fasted wepte For this I thought who can tell whyther God wyll haue mercye on me that the chylde may Iyue But nowe seynge it is deade wherfore shulde I fast can I bryng hym agayne any more I shall go to hym rather then he shall come agayne to me And Dauid comforted Bethsabe his wyfe went in vnto her laye with her she bare a son and called his name Salomon the lorde loued hym And he sent by the hande of Nathan the prophete and called his name Iedidia of the lordes behalfe Ioab fought agaynst Raba the citye of the chyldren of Ammon and toke the ☞ citye of the kyngdom And Ioab sente messengers to Dauid sayenge I haue made assaute to Raâ—â— and haue taken ☞ the citye with waters Nowe therfore gather the rest of the people togyther and beseyge the citye that thou mayest take it leest I take it and call it after my name And Dauid gathered all the people togyther went agaynst Raba beseyged it gat it And he toke theyr kynges crowne from of his heade whiche wayed an hundred weyght of golde and in it were precyous stoones And ☞ it was set on Dauids head And he brought out the spoyle of the citye in excedynge greate abundance And he caryed out the peple thas was therin and ☞ put them vpon sawes and vpon yron harowes vpon arÌ„es of yron thrust them in to the Tylekele Thus dyd he with all the cityes of the chyldren of Ammon And so Dauid all the people returned to Ierusalem ¶ Amnen Dauids sonne desyleth his systet Thamae Absalom therfore hylleth Amnon CAPI XIII AFter this it chauÌ„ced that Absalom the son of Dauid had a fayre syster named Thamar whome Amnon the sonne of Dauid loued And he was so fore vered that he fell sycke for the loue of his syster Thamar for she was a virgyn and he thought it herde for hym to haue his purpose of her But Amnon had a frende called Ionadab the sonne of Simeah Dauids brother and ☞ Ionadab was a very wyse man And he sayde vnto hym howe coÌ„meth it that thou beynge the kyngê sonne arte thus consumed euery daye Wylt thou not tell me Amnon answered hym I loue Thamar my brother Absaloms syster Ionadab sayde vnto hym laye the downe on thy bed make thy selfe sycke And when thy father is come to se the saye vnto hym Oh lette my syster Thamar come gyue me meat dresse it in my syght that I maye se it and eate it of her hande And so Amnon laye downe made hym selfe sycke And when the kynge was come to se hym Amnon sayd vnto hym Oh let Thamar my syster come and make me a couple of frytters in my syght that I maye eate of her hande Then Dauid sent home to Thamar sayenge go nowe to thy brother Amnons house dresse hym meat So Thamar went to her brother Amnons house he was layde downe And she toke floure and made paste and dressed frytters in his syght dyd bake them toke a platter powred them out before hym but he wolde not cate And Amnon sayde Haue out all men from me And they went all out from hym And Amnon sayde vnto Thamar brynge the meate into the chambreÌ„ that I maye eate of thyne hande And Thamar toke the frytters which she had made brought them into the chambre to AmnoÌ„ her brother And when she had set them before hym to cate he toke her and sayde vnto her come lye with me my syster And she
wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many I haue shewed the the waye of wysdome and led the into the ryght pathes So that yf thou goest therin there shal no straytenesse hynder the and when thou rūneste thou shalte nat fall Take faste holde of doctryne and let her nat go kepe her for she is thy lyfe Come nat in the path of the vngodly and walke nat in the way of the wicked Eschue it and go nat therin departe asyde passe ouer by it For they can nat slepe except they haue fyrst done some myschefe nether take they any reste excepte they haue fyrste done some harme For they eate the bred of wyckednesse and drynke the wyne of robberye The pathe of the ryghteous shyneth as the lyghte that is euer bryghter and bryghter vnto the perfecte daye But the waye of the vngodly is as the darcknes wherin men fall or they be aware My sonne marcke my wordes and encline thine eare vnto my sayinges Let them nat departe from thyne eyes but kepe them euen in the mydeste of thyne herte For they are lyfe vnto all those that fynde them and healthe vnto all theyr bodyes Kepe thyne herte with all dyligēce for there vpon hangeth lyfe Put away frō the a frowarde mouthe and let the lyppes of sclaunder be farre from the. Let thyne eyes beholde the thynge that is ryght and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before the. Pondre the path of thy fete and let all thy wayes be ordred a ryght Turne not asyde neyther to the ryght hande nor to the lefte but witholde thy fote from euyll ⚜ For the Lord knoweth the wayes that are on the right hande As for the wayes that be on the lefte hande they be froward For he shal direct thy goynges and thy wayes shal he gyde in peace ¶ He warneth to eschue whordome He forbyddeth wastfull spendynge He wylleth vs to lyue of our owne laboures Men muste loue theyr wyues CAPI V. My sonne gyue hede vnto my wysdome and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence that thou mayst regarde good councell and that thy lyppes may kepe knowledge ⚜ Applye not thou thy selfe to the disceytful nesse of a woman For the lyppes of an harlot are a droppynge honye combe and her throte is softer then oyle But at the last she is as bytter as wormewode ⚜ her tonge as sharpe as a two edged swerde Her fete go downe vnto deathe and her steppes pearse thorowe vnto hell She regardeth nat the path of lyfe so vnstedfast are her wayes that thou canste nat knowe them Here me nowe therfore O my sonne and depart not from the wordes of my mouthe Kepe the waye farre from her and come nat nye the dores of her house That thou gyue nat thy strength vnto other and thy yeares to the cruell That other men be nat fylled with thy goodes and that thy laboures come nat in a straunge house Ye that thou mourne nat at the last when thou hast spente thy body and goodes and then saye Alas why hated I nourture why dyd my herte despyse correccyon Wherefore was not I obedyente vnto the voyce df my teachers and herkened not vnto them that infourmed me I am come almoste into all mysfortune in the myddest of the multitude and congregacion ☞ Drynke of the water of thyne owne well and of the ryuers that runne out of thyne owne sprynges ☞ Let thy welles flowe out abrode that there may be ryuers of water in the stretes but let them be onely thyne owne and not straungers with the. Let thy well be blessed and be glad with the wyfe of thy youth Louynge is the hynde and frendely is the Roo let her brestes alwaye satisfye the and holde the euer contente with her loue My sonne why wylte thou haue pleasure in an harlot and embrace the bosome of another woman For euery mans wayes are open in the syght of the Lorde and he pondreth all theyr goynges The wyckednesse of the vngodly shal catche him selfe and w t y e snares of his owne synnes shal he be trap ped He shall dye without amendemente for his great folyshnesse he shall go astray ¶ The slouthefull and slougyshe is prycked and styrred to worke The scysmatyke is reproued Aduoutry ought to be earnestly auoyded CAPI VI. My sonne yf y ◠be suertie for thy neyghbour and hast fastened thyne hand for another man thou arte bounde with thyne owne wordes and taken with thyne owne speache Therefore my sonne do this and y u shalt be discharged whē y u art come into thy neyghbours daunger Go thy wayes then sone intreate thy neyghbour let not thine eyes slepe nor thyne eye lydde slombre Saue thy selfe as a doo from the hande as a byrde from the hande of the fouler Go to the Emmet thou stougard consydre her wayes and lerne to be wyse She hathe no gyde no teacher no leder yet in the Sōmer she prouydeth her meate and gathereth her fode together in the haruest Howe longe wylt thou slepe thou slogysh man Whē wylt thou aryse out of thy slepe Yee slepe on styll a lytle slomber a lytle folde thyne handes to gether yet a lytle that y ◠mayeste slepe so shall pouerte come vnto the as one that trauayleth by the waye and necessyte like an armed man So ⚜ But yf thou be nat slouthful thy haruest shal come as a sprynging well and pouerty shal flye farre from the An vngodly person a wycked man goth with a frowarde mouthe he wyncketh with hys eyes he tokeneth w t his fete he poīteth with his fingers he is euer ymagenige myschefe frowardnesse ī his hert causeth discorde Therfore shal his destruccion come hastely vpon hym sodenly shal he be al to broken nat be healed These sixe thinges doth the Lord hate the seuēth he vtterly abhorreth A proude loke a dyssēblynge tōge handes y e shed innocēt bloude an herte y ◠goeth about wycked ymagynacyon fete y ◠be swyfte in rennynge to do myschefe a false wytnesse that bringeth vp lyes such one as soweth dyscorde amonge brethren My sonne kepe thy fathers commaundemente and forsake nat the lawe of thy mother Put them vp together in thyne herte and bynde them aboute thy necke That they maye leade the where thou goeste preserue the when thou arte a slepe and that when thou awakest thou mayest talke of them For the commaundement is a lanterne and and the lawe a lyght ye chastenynge and nurtoure is the waye of lyfe that they may kepe the from the euyll woman and from the slateringe tonge of the harlot that thou lust nat after her bewty in thyne herte and leste thou be taken with her fayre lokes An harlot wyll make a man to begge hys bred but a maryed woman wyl hunte for the precyous lyfe Maye a man take fyre in hys bo some and his clothes nat be brente Or can one go vpon hote coales
iewels a necke bande of golde wyll we make the with syluer buttons When the Kynge sytteth at the table he shall smell Mynardê° a boÌ„del of Myrre is my loue vnto me he wyl lye betwyxte my brestê A cluster of grapes in y â— vineyardê of Engaddi is my loue vnto me O howe fayre art y â— my loue how fayre art thou y â— hast doues eies O how fayre art y â— my beloued how wel fauored art y â— Our bed is decte w t floures y â— selyngê of our house are of Cedre tree our balkê of Cypresse â–ª CAPI II. I Am the lyâ—ie of the felde and rose of the valleye as the rose among the thornes so is my loue amonge the daughters Lyke as the apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloued amonge the sonnes My delyte is to syt vnder hys shadowe for his frute is swete vnto my throte He bryngeth me into hys wyne seller and loueth me specyally well Refresh me with grapes comforte me with apples for I am sycke of loue His lefte hande lyeth vnder my heade and his ryght hande shal embrace me I charge you O ye daughters of Ierusalem by the Roes and hyndes of the felde that ye wake nat vp my loue nor touche her tyl she be contente her selfe Me thynke I heare the voyce of my beloued lo there commeth he hoppynge vpon the mountaynes and leapynge ouer the lytle hylles My beloued is lyke a Roo or a yonge hart Be holde he standeth behynde our wall he loketh in at y â— wyndowe and pepeth thorowe the grate My beloued answered and sayde vnto me O stande vp my loue my beutyfull and come for lo the wenter is nowe paste the rayne is awaye and gone The floures are come vp in the felde the tyme of the vyrdes syngynge is come and the voyce of the turtle done is harde in our lande The fygge tree bryngeth forth her fygges and the vynes beare blossoms and haue a good smel O stande vp my loue my beutyful and come O my doue out of the caues of y â— rockes out of the holes of the wall O let mese thy countenaunce and heare thy voice for swete is thy voice and fayre is thy face Get vs the foxes yee the lytle foxes that hurt the vynes for oure vynes beare blossoms My loue is myne and I am hys whiche fedeth amonge the roses vntyl the daye breake and tyll the shadowes be gone Come agayne O my beloued and be lyke as a Roo or a yonge hart vpon the wyde mountaynes ¶ CAPI III. By nyght in my bed I sought hym whoÌ„ my soule loueth yee dilygently sought I hym but I founde hym nat I wyll get vp thought I and go about the cytie vpon the market and in al the uretes wyll I seke hym whom my soule loueth but when I sought hym I fouÌ„de hym nat The watchmen also that go aboute the cytie toude me Sawe ye natâ—â—â— whom my soule loueth So when I was a â—ytle paste the I founde hym whom my soule loueth I haue gotten holde vpon hi wyl nat let him go vntyl I brynge hym into my mothers house and in to her chambre that bare me * I charge you O ye daughters of Ierusalem by the Roes and Hyndes of the felde that ye wake nat vp my loue nor touche her tyll she be content her selfe Who is this that commeth vp out of the wyldernes lyke vapours of smoke as it were a smell of Myrre franckencence and all maner spyces of the Apotecary Beholde aboute Salomons bedstede ther stande xl valeauÌ„e men of the most myghtie in Israel They holde swerdes euery one and are experte in warre Euery man also hathe his swerde vpon his thygh because of fere in the nyght Kynge Salamon had made hym selfe a palace of the wod of Libanus the pâ—lars are of syluer the couerynge of golde the seate of purple the grounde is plesauntly paued with loue for the daughters of Ierusalem Go forth O ye daughters of Sion and beholde Kynge Salomon in the crowne wherwith his mother crowned hym in the daye of hys maryage and in the day of the gladnes of his herte CAP. IIII. O Howe fayre art thou my loue howe fayre art thou thou hast doues eyes besyde that whiche lyeth hyd within Thy hearye lockes are lyke the wol of a flocke of shepe that be shorne vpon mount Gâ—lead Thy teth are lyke shepe of the same by gnesse which went vp from the washyng place where euery one beareth two twins and nat one vnfrutefull amonge them Thy lyppes are lyke a rose coulored rybonde thy wordes are louely thy chekes are lyke a pece of a pomgranate besydes that whiche lyeth hyd within Thy necke is lyke the tower of Dauid buylded with bulwerckes wher vpon there hang a thousande shyldes yee all the weapens of the geauntes Thy two brestes are lyke two twyns of yonge roes whiche fede amonge roses O that I myght go to the mountayne of Myrre and to the hyll of frankyncense tyll the daye breake tyll the shadodowes be past awaye Thou art all fayre O my loue there is no spott in the. Come to me from Lybanus O my spouse come to me from Lybanus loke from the toppe of Amana froÌ„ the toppe of Sanâ—â— Hermon froÌ„ the lions dennes froÌ„ the mouÌ„taynes of the leopardes Thou hast wouÌ„ded my hert The Booke of the Prophete Esaye ¶ Esaye prophecyeth that the angre of God shall come vpon Ierusalem because of theyr synnes CAPITVLO I. THe vysyon of Esaye the sonne of Amos whiche he sawe vpon Iuda and Ierusalem in the dayes of Uzia and Ioathan Aham and Iehezikiah Kynges of Iuda Heare O Heauens and herken O earthe For the Lorde hathe spoken I haue norished and brought vp chyldren but they haue done wyckedly against me The oxe hath knoweÌ„ his owner and the asse his maysters cryb but Israel hathe receyued no knoweledge my people hathe no vnderstandynge Alas for this synfull nacyon a people of greate iniquytie a frowarde generacyon vnnatural children They haue forsaken the Lorde they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel vnto angre are gone backward Wherby shuld ye be plaged any more For ye are euer fallynge awaye The whole heed is syke and all the herte is heuy From the sole of y â— fote vnto y â— heed there is no hole part in al your body but al are woundes botches sores strypes which can neither be helped bouÌ„de vp molifyed nor eased with any oyntment Your lande lyeth waste your cityes are brent vp your enemyes deuoure your lande and ye must be fayne to stande and loke vpon it and it is desolate as it were with enemyes in a batayle Moreouer the daughter of Syon is lefte alone lyke a cotage in a vyneyarde lyke a lodge in a gardeyn of cucumbers lyke a beseged cytie And excepte the Lorde of Hostes hadde lefte vs a fewe alyue we shulde haue bene as Sodoma and
that robbe the wyll I make also to be robbed For I wyll geue the thy health agayne and make thy woundes whole sayeth the Lorde because they reuyled the as one caste away and despysed O Syon For thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde I wyll set vp Iacobs tentes agayne and defende his dwellynge place The cytie shal be buylded in her olde estate the houses shall haue theyr ryght foundacyon And out of them shal go thankesgeuyng and the voyce of ioye I wyll multiple them and they shall not be fewe I shall endue them with honour no man shall subdue them Theyr chyldren shal be as a fore tyme and theyr congregacion shall continue in my syght And all those that vexe them wyll I vyset A captayne also shall come of them and a prynce shall sprynge out from the myddest of them him wyl I chalenge to myselfe and he shal come vnto me For what is he that geueth ouer his hert to come vnto me sayth the Lorde Ye shal be my people also and I wylbe your God Beholde on the other syde shal the wrathe of the Lorde breake out as a stormye water as a myghtye whyrle wynde and shall fal vpon the heades of the vngodly The terryble dyspleasure of the Lorde shal not leaue of vntyl he haue done perfourmed the intent of his herte Which in the latter dayes ye shal vnderstande At the same tyme sayeth the Lorde shall I be the God of al the generacyons of Israel they shal be my people CAPI XXXI ¶ He prophetyeth that the people of Israel shal be restoâ—ed agayne vnto theyr prosperite To be turned from synne is the gyfte of God The byrthe of Christe is prophecyed All the wycked shall dye in theyr wyckednes The newe testament and couenaunte so prophecyed The Chrysten art taught and instructe of the Lorde Oute synnes shall so be remytted that they shall not ones be thought on God promyseth that he wyll caste of the Iewes The buyldynge agayne of Ierusalem THVS sayeth the Lorde The people of Israel whiche escaped in the wildernesse from the swearde founde grace to come into theyr reste Euen so shall the Lorde nowe also appere vnto me from far and saye I loue the wyth an euerlastynge loue therfore do I sprede my mercye before the. I wyll repayre the agayne O thou daughter of Israel y â— thou mayest be faste sure Thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne go forth with them that lede the daunce Thou shalte plante vynes agayne vpon the hylles of Samaria and the grape gatherers shall plante and synge And when it is tyme the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall cry Aryse let vs go vp vnto Syon to our Lord God for thus sayeth the Lorde Reioyce with gladnes because of Iacob crye vnto the head of the Gentyles speake out synge and saye The Lorde shall delyuer his people the renaunt of Israel and make them whole Beholde I wyll bryng them agayne from out of the North land and gather them from y â— endes of the worlde with the blynde and lâ— me that are amonge them with the wemen that be great with chylde and such as be also delyuered and the company of them that come agayne shal be greate They departed from hence in heuynes but with ioye wyll I brynge them hyther agayne I wyll lede theÌ„ to the ryuers of water in a strayght waye where they shall not stomble For I am Israels father and Ephraim is my fyrst borne Heare the worde of the Lorde O ye Gentiles preache in the Iles that lye far of and saye he that hathe scatred Israel shall gather him together agayne shall kepe hym as a shepherde doth his flocke For the Lord hath redemed Iacob and ryd him from the hande of the vyolent And they shall come and reioyse vpon the hyl of Syon and shal haue plentuousnes of goodes whiche the Lorde shall geue theÌ„ Namely wheate wyne oyle yonge shepe and calues And theyr conscyence shal be as a wel watred garden for they shall no more be hongrye Then shal the mayde reioyse in the dauÌ„ce yee both yonge and olde folkes For I wyl turne theyr sorowe into gladnesse and wyll comforte them and make them ioyfull euen from theyr hertes I wyl poure plentuousnes vpon the hertes of the prestes and my people shal be satisfyed with my goodnesse sayeth the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde ☜ The voice of heuynes wepyng and lamentacion was herd on hye euen of Rachel mournynge for her chyldren and wolde not be comforted be cause they were away But nowe sayeth the Lorde leaue of from wepynge and cryenge witholde thyne eyes from teares for ☜ thy laboure shal be rewarded sayeth the Lorde And they shall come agayne out of the lande of theyr ennemyes Yee euen thy posterytie shall haue consolacyon in this sayeth the Lorde that thy chyldreÌ„n shall come agayne in to theyr owne lande Moreouer I herde Ephraim that was led away captiue complaine on this maner O Lorde thou hast correcte me thy chastenynge haue I receyued ☜ as an vntamed calfe Conuerte thou me and I shal be conuerted for thou arte my Lorde God Yee as sone as y â— turnest me I shall refourme my selfe and when I vnderstand I shal smyte vpon my thyghe For verely I haue commytted shamefull thynges O let my youth beare this reprofe and confusion Upon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe is not Ephraim my deare son Is he not the chylde with whome I haue had all myrth and pastyme For sence the tyme that I fyrste commened with hym I haue hym euer in remembraunce therfore my very herte driueth me vnto hym gladly and louingly wyl I haue mercy vpon hym sayth the Lorde Get the watchmen prouide teachers for the set thyne hert vpon y â— ryght waye that thou shuldest walke and turne agayne O thou daughter of Israell turne agayne to these cities of thyne Howe longe wylt thou go astraye O thou shrynkynge daughter For the Lorde wyll worke a newe thynge vpon earthe A woman shal compasse a man For thus sayth the Lorde of hostes the God of Israel It wyl come therto y t when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuite these wordes shal be herde in the lande and in his cities The Lorde which is the faire bryde grome of ryghtuousnesse make the fruteful O thou holy hyll And there shall dwel Iuda and all her cityes the shepherdes and husbande men For I shal fede the hongry soule and refreshe all faynte hertes When I herde this I came agayne to my selfe I mused lyke as I had bene waked out of a swete slepe Beholde sayeth the Lord the dayes come that I wyll sowe the house of Israell and the house of Iuda with meÌ„ and with catel Yee it shall come therto that lyke as I haue gone about in tymes past to rote them out to scatre them to breake them â—â—wne to destroye
destruccyon CAPI XXIII THE worde of the Lord came vnto me sayinge Thou sōne of mā there were two wemen that had one mother These when they were yonge beganne to play the harlottes in Egypt There were theyr bre stes brosed and the pappes of theyr mayden heade destroyed The eldest of them was cal led Dholah and her yōgest syster Dholibah These two were myne and bare sonnes and daughters Their names were Samaria that was Dholah and Ierusalem that was Dholibah As for Dholah she begāne to go a whoring whē I had takē her to me She was sette on fyre vpon her louers the Assyryans whiche had to do wyth her euen the Prynces and Lordes that were deckte in costely araye fayre yonge men lusty ryders of horses Thus thorow her whordome she cleaued vnto all the yonge men of Assiria Yee she was mad vpon them and defyled herselfe with al theyr Idols Nether ceassed she from the fornacyon that she vsed with the Egypcyans for in her youthe they laye with her they brosed the brestes of her maydenhead poured theyr whordome vpō her Wherfore I delyuered her into the handes of her louers euen the Assyryans whom she so loued These dyscouered her shame toke her sōnes and daughters siewe her with the swerde An euyl name gat she of all people and they punyshed her Her syster Oholibah sawe this and destroyed herselfe with inordynate loue more then she exceaded her syster in whoredome she loued the Assyrtans whiche also lay w t her namely the princes and great Lordes that were clothed with all maner of gorgeous apparell all lusty horsemen and fayre yonge personnes Then I sawe that they bothe were defyled a lyke But she increased styll in whoredome for when she sawe men paynted vpon the wal the ymages of the Caldees set forth with freshe coloures with fayre gyrdles about them and goodly bonettes vpon their heades lokynge all lyke Prynces after the maner of the Babylontans and Caldees in theyr owne lande where they be borne immediatly as sone as she sawe them she brēt in loue vpon them sente messaungers for them into the lande of the Caldees Nowe when the Babylonyans came to her they laye with her and defyled her with theyr whoredome and so was she polluted with them And when her luste was abated frome them her whoredome and shame was discouered and sene then my herte forsoke her lyke as my herte was gone from her syster also Neuerthelesse she vsed her whordome euer the longer the more and remembred the dayes of her youth wherin she had played the harlot in the lande of Egypt she brent in luste vpon them whose flesshe was lyke the flesshe of Asses and theyr sede lyke the sede of horses Thus thou hast renued the fylthynesse of thy youth when thy louers brosed thy pappes and marred thy brestes in Egypte Therfore O Oholibah thus sayeth the Lorde God I wyl rayse vp thy louers with whom thou hast satysfyed thy lust agaynst the and gather them together roude about the namely the Babylonians and all the Caldees rulers myghtye men tyraūtes with all the Assyryans all yonge and fayre louers Prynces and Lordes knightes and gentylmen whiche be all good horsemen These shall come vpon the with horses charettes and a great multitude of people whiche shal be harnessed aboute the on euery side with brestplates sheldes and helmettes I wyll punysh the before them yee they themselues shall punysh the accordynge to theyr owne iudgement I wyll put my gelousy vpon the so that they shal deale cruelly with the. They shal cut of thy nose thyne eares and the rēnaunt shal fal thorowe the swerde They shall carye awaye thy sonnes and daughters and the resydue shal be brente in the fyre They shall strype the out of thy clothes and cary thy costely Iewels awaye with them Thus wyll I make an ende of thy fylthynesse and whoredome whiche thou haste brought out of the lande of Egypte so that thou shalte turne thyne eyes nomore after them and cast thy mynde nomore vpon Egypte For thus sayeth the Lorde God beholde I wyll delyuer the into the handes of them whom thou hatest yee euen into the handes of them with whom thou haste fulfylled thy lust whiche shall deale cruelly w t the. All thy laboure shall they take wyth them and leaue the naked and bare and thus the shame of thy fylthy whordome shal come to lyght All these thynges shal happē vnto the because of thy whoredome whiche thou hast vsed amonge the Gentyles with whose Idols thou hast defiled thyself Thou hast walked in the waye of thy syster therefore wyl I geue the her cup in thy hande Thus sayeth the Lord God Thou shalt dryncke of thy systers cuppe howe depe and farre so euer it be to the botome Thou shalt be laughed to scorne and had as greately in derisyon as is possyble Thou shalte be full of dronckenes and sorowe for the cup of thy syster Samaria is a cuppe of destruccyon wastynge the same shalt thou dryncke and suppe it out euen to the dregges yee y u shalt eate vp the broken peces of it and so teare thine owne brestes For euen I haue spoken it sayeth the Lorde God Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God For so much as thou hast forgotten me and cast me asyde so beare nowe thyne owne fylthynes whordome The Lorde sayde moreouer vnto me Thou sonne of man wylt thou not reproue Oholah Oholibah Shewe them their abhominacyōs namely that they haue broken their wedlocke and stayned theyr handes with bloude yee euen with their ydoles haue they cōmytted aduoutry and offred them theyr owne chyldren to be deuoured whom they had borne vnto me Yee and thys haue they done vnto me also they haue defiled my Sanctuary in that same day and haue vnhalowed my Sabboth For when they had slayne their children for theyr Idoles they came the same daye into my Sanctuary to defyle it Lo this haue they done in my house Besyde al this thou hast sente thy messaungers for men out of farre countrees and when they came thou hast bathed trymmed and set forth thyself of the best fashion thou sattest vpon a goodly bed and a table spred before the wherupō thou hast set mine incense and myne oyle Then was there great chere with her and the men that were sent from farre countrees ouer the deserte vnto these they gaue bracelettes vpon theyr handes and sett glorious crownes vpon their hedes then thoughe I no doute these wyll vse their harlotrye also with her And they wente into her as vnto a comen harlot Euen so went they also to Ohalah and Oholibah those fylthy wemen O all ye that loue vertu and ryghtuousnes iudge them punysh them as aduoutrers and murtherers ought to be iudged punyshed For they are brekers of wedlock and the bloude is in theyr handes Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde God brynge a greate
ordre al thinges I haue loued her laboure for her euen fro my youth vp I dyd my diligeÌ„ce to mary my selfe with her such loue had I vnto her beuty Who so hath the company of God commendeth her nobilite yee the Lorde of all thynges himselfe loueth her For she is the scolemay stresse of the nurtoure of God and the choser out of hys workes Yf a maÌ„ wolde desyre ryches in this lyfe what is rycher then wysdome that worketh all thynges Thou wylte saye vnderstandynge worketh What is it amonge all thynges that worketh more then wysdome If a man loue vertue and ryghtuousnes let hym laboure for wysdome for she hath great vertues And why she teacheth sobernesse prudence rightuousnes and strength which are such thynges as men can haue nothynge more profytable in their lyfe If a man desyre muche knowledge she can tel y â— thinges that are paste and discerne thynges for to come she knoweth the soteltyes of wordes and caÌ„ expounde darke sentences She can tell of tokens and wonderous thiÌ„ges or euer they come to passe and the endes of al tymes and ages So I purposed after thys maner I wyll take her vnto my company and comen louyngly with her no doute she shall gyue me good councell and speake comfortablye vnto me in my carefulnes and grefe For her sake shall I be well and honestely taken amonge the comens and Lordes of the councell Thoughe I be yonge yet shall I haue sharpe vnderstandyng so that I shal be maruelous in the syght of greate men and the faces of Prynces shal wonder at me When I holde my tonge they shall byde my leasure when I speake they shall loke vpon me and yf I talke muche they shal lay their handes vpon theyr mouth Moreouer by the meanes of her I shall optayne immortalite and leaue behinde me an euerlastynge memoryal amonge them that come after me I shall set the people in ordre and the nacyons shall be subdued vnto me Horrible tyrauntes shal be afrayed when they do but heare of me amoÌ„g the multytude I shal be counted good and myghtie in battayle When I come home I shal fynde reste with her for her coÌ„pany hath no bitternes her felowshyp hath no tedyousnesse but myrth and ioye Nowe when I consydered these thynges by my selfe and pondered them in my herte how that to be ioyned vnto wysdome is immortalyte and greate pleasure to haue her frendshyp howe that in the worckes of her handes are infynyte ryches howe that who so kepeth company with her shall be wyse and that he which talketh w t her shall come to honoure I went aboute sekyng together vnto me For I was a lad of a rype wytte and had a good vnderstandynge But when I grewe to more vnderstandyng I came to an vndefyled body Neuerthelesse when I perceyued that I coulde not kepe my selfe chaste excepte God gaue it me and that was apoynte of wysdome also to know whose gyft it was I stepped vnto the Lorde and besought him with my whole herte I sayde after this maner ¶ A prayer of Salomon to optayne wysdome CAPI IX O God of my fathers and Lorde of mercyes thou that haste made all thynges with thy worde and ordayned man thorowe thy wysdome that he shulde haue domynyon ouer the creature whyche thou haste made that he shulde ordre the worlde accordynge to equyte and ryghtuousnes and execute iudgemeÌ„t with a true hert geue me wisdome which is euer about thy seate and put me not out from amonge thy chyldren for I thy seruaunt and sonne of thy handmayden and a feble personne of a short tyme and to yonge to the vnderstandyng of iudgemente and the lawes And though a man be neuer so perfecte among the chyldren of men yet if thy wysdome be not with hym he shal be nothyng regarded But thou hast chosen me to be a kynge vnto thy people and the iudge of thy sonnes and daughters Thou hast commaunded me to buylde a teÌ„ple vpoÌ„ thy holy mounte an aulter in the cytie wherin thou dwellest a lickenesse of thy holy tabernacle whyche thou hast prepared from the begynnynge thy wysdome wyth the which knoweth thy worckes which also was with the when thou madest the worlde knewe what was acceptable in thy syght and ryght in thy coÌ„maundementes O sende her out of thy holy heauens and froÌ„ the trone of thy maiesty that she may be with me and labour with me that I maye knowe what is acceptable in thy syght For she knoweth and vnderstandeth all thynges and she shal lede me soberly in my worckes and preserue me in her power So shall my workes be acceptable and then shall I gouerne thy people ryghtuously and be worthy to syt in my fathers seate For what man is he that may know y e councel of God Or who can thinke what the wyll of God is For the thoughtes of mortall men are miserable and oure forecastes are but vncertayne And why a mortal and vncorruptible body is heuy vnto the soule and the early mansyon kepeth downe that vnderstandyng that museth vpon many thinges Uery hardly can we discerne the thynges that are vpon earth and greate laboure haue we or we can fynde the thynges which are before our eyes Who wyll then seke out the grounde of the thynges that are done in heauen Oh Lorde who can haue knowledge of thy vnderstandyng and meanyng excepte thou geue wysdome and sende thy holy ghost from aboue â— that the wayes of them whiche are vpon earthe maye be refourmed that men maye learne the thynges that are pleasauÌ„te vnto the and be preserued thorowe wysdome ¶ The delyueraunce of the righteous commeth through wysdome CAPI X. WYsdome preserued the fyrste man whom God made a Father of the worlde wheÌ„ he was created alone brought him out of his offence toke hym out of the moulde of the earth gaue hiÌ„ power to rule all thynges When the vnryghtuous went away in hys wrath from this wysdome the brotherhed perysshed thorowe the wrath of murthur Agayne wheÌ„ the water destroyed the whole worlde wysdome preserued the ryghtuous thorow a poore tre wherof she was gouerner herself Moreouer wheÌ„ wyckednesse had gotten the vpper hande so that the nacions were puft vp with pryde she knew the ryghtuous preserued him fautlesse vnto God and layed vp sure mercye for his chyldren She preserued the rightuous wheÌ„ he fled froÌ„ the vngodly that eâ—pyshed what tyme as y â— fyre fell downe vpon the. v. cyties Lyke as yet thys daye the vnfruteful waste and smokynge land geueth testimony of their wyckednesse yee the vnrype vntymely frutes that growe vpon the trees And for a token of a remembrauÌ„ce of the vnfaythfull soule there standeth a pyler of salt For al suche as regarded not wysdome gat not onely thys hurte y t they knewe not the thynges whiche were good but also lefte behinde them vnto meÌ„ a memoriall of their foolishnes so that
feare and rumour amoÌ„ge the teÌ„tes of theyr enemyes all thynges wente prosperously with theÌ„ they departed in the breake of the day God deyng theyr helper and defender Now wheÌ„ the kynge perceaued the manlynesse of the Iewes he went about to take y e stroÌ„ge places by craft remoued his hooste vnto Bethsura whiche was a well kepte house of defence of the Iewes but they were chaced away hurte disconfyted And Iudas sent vnto theÌ„ that were in it such thynges as were necessary In y e Iewes host also there was one Rhodocus which tolde the enemies their secretes but they sought him out wheÌ„ they had gotteÌ„ him they put him in preson After this did y e king comen with them that were in Bethsura toke truce with them departed stroke a battayl wyth Iudas which ouercame him But when he vnderstode that Phylyp whom he had left to be ouerseer of his businesses at Antioch begaÌ„ne to rebel against him he was astoÌ„nyed in his mynde so y t he yelded him selfe to the Iewes made them an othe to do whatsoeuer they thought ryght Now wheÌ„ he was reconcyled w t theÌ„ he offred made much of y e teÌ„ple gaue greate gyftes vnto it enbraced Machabeus makynge him captayne gouernour froÌ„ Ptolomais vnto the Garenes Neuerthelesse when he came to Ptolomays y e people of the cytie were not content with the bonde of frendshype for they were afraied that he wolde breake the couenauÌ„t Then wente Lysias vp into the seate and enfourmed the people shewed theÌ„ the cause why and pacifyed theÌ„ So he came agayne to Antioche Thys is now the matter coÌ„cernyng the kynges iourney his returne ¶ By the mocyon of the Lord Demetrins seÌ„deth Nicanor to kil the Iewes Nicanor maketh a coÌ„pareâ— with the Iewes which he yet breaketh through the mocyon of the king Nicanor coÌ„mauÌ„deth Râ—aia to be takeÌ„ The boldnes of Razia CAPI XIIII AFter thre yeares was Iudas infourmed how that Demetrius the soÌ„ne of Seleucus was come vp w t a greate power shyppes thorowe the hauen of Tripolis to take certayne commodyous places couÌ„trees against Antiochus and his captayne Lysias Now Alcimus which had bene hye Prest wylfully defyled him self in y e tyme of the myxtyng seing that by no meanes he could be helped nor haue any more intrauÌ„ce to y â— aultare he came to king Demetrius in the huÌ„dreth one fyftye yeare presentyng vnto hym a crowne of golde a palme an olyue tree which as men thought beloÌ„ged to the temple that daye he helde his tong But when he had gotten oportunyte for his madnesse Demetrius called hym to couÌ„cel and asked hym what thinges or couÌ„cels the Iewes leaned vnto He answered The Iewes y â— be called Assidei whose captayne is Iudas Machabeus maintaine warres make insurreceyons and wyl not let the realme be inpeace For I beynge depryued of my fathers honoure I meane the hye presthode am come hyther partly because I was faithful vnto the kynge and partly because I sought the profyt of the cytesyns And why all oure people thorow the wickednesse of them are not a litle troubled Wherfore I beseche the O kynge consydre all these thynges dylygently and then make some prouysion for y e lande and the people according to the kindnesse that thou hast offred vnto theÌ„ For as loÌ„ge as Iudas hath the vpperhaÌ„de it is not possible that men can lyue in peace When he had spoken these wordes other frendes also hauynge euyll wyll at Iudas set the kynge Demetrius on fyre agaynste hiÌ„ Which immediatly sent Nicanor ruler of the ElephaÌ„tes a captayne into Iewrye coÌ„maundinge him to take Iudas him selfe alyue but to staye theÌ„ that were with him to make Alcimus hye prest of y e great teÌ„ple Then the Heathen whiche fled oute of Iewry froÌ„ Iudas came to Nicanor by flockes thinckynge the harme and decay of the Iewes to be theyr welfare Nowe when the Iewes herde of Nicanors commynge and the gatheryng together of the HeatheÌ„ they sprâ—ckled theÌ„ selues with earth be sought hym whiche made them hys people euer defended hys owne porcion with euydeÌ„t tokens that he wolde preserue them styll So at the commaundemeÌ„t of the captayne they remoued from thence and came to a towne called Dessason And SymoÌ„ Iudas brother fel iÌ„ haÌ„de w t Nicanor but thorow y e sodayne commyng of the enemyes he was afrayed Neuertheles Nicanor hearynge the manlynes of them that were wyth Iudas the bolde stomackes that they had to fyght for theyr naturall countre durst not proue the matter wyth bloudsheddynge Wherfore he sent Possidonius Theodocius Mathias before to geue and to take peace So when they had taken long aduisement there vpoÌ„ and the captaine shewed it vnto the multytude they were agreed in one minde to haue peace And they appointed a day to sit vpon these maters quyecly amonge them selues the stoles also were brought and set forth Neuerthelesse Iudas commauÌ„ded certaine men of armes to wayte in coâ—enient places lest there shulde sodenly aryse any euyl thorow the enemyes And so they coÌ„moned reasonably together Nycanor whyle he abode at IerusaleÌ„ ordred him selfe not vnreasonably but sent away the people y t were gathered together He loued Iudas euer with his hert fauoured him He prayed him also to take a wyfe to briÌ„ge forth children So he maryed lyued iÌ„ rest they led a comen lyfe But Alcimus pâ—eceauyng y e loue that was betwyxte them how they were agreed together came to Demetrius told him that Nycanor had taken strauÌ„ge matters iÌ„ haÌ„de ordened Iudas an enemy of y e realme to be the kiÌ„ges successour Then the king was sore displeased thorowe y e wycked accusacions whiche Alcimus made of Nicanor he was so prouoked that he wrote vnto Nycanor saying that he was very angrie for the freÌ„dship agremeÌ„t whiche he had made w t Machabeus Neuertheles he coÌ„mauÌ„ded hiÌ„ in al the hast that he shuld take Machabeus presoner and seÌ„de him to Antioche Which letters when Nicanor had sene he was at â—ê wyttes ende sore greued y t he shuld breke the thynges wherin they had agreed specially seing Machabeus was y e maÌ„ y t neuer dyd him harme But because he myght not w t stande the kyng he sought oportunyte to fulfyl his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t Not withstaÌ„dinge when Machabeus sawe y â— Nicanor beganne to be churlysh vnto him y t he intreated hiÌ„ more rughly theÌ„ he was wont he perceaued y t such vnkyndnes came not of good therfore he gathered a fewe of hys men wythdrew him selfe froÌ„ Nicanor Which when he knewe y t Machabeus bad manfully preuented him he came into y â— great most holy teÌ„ple coÌ„mauÌ„ded the prestes which were doinge their vsual offringes to delyuer him y â— maÌ„ And wheÌ„ they sware y t they could not tel where y e maÌ„ was whoÌ„ he sought he stretched out his haÌ„de
cast the bad away So shall it be at the ende of the worlde The angels shall come seuer the bad from among the good shall cast them in to the fournace of fyre there shal be waylyng gnasshynge of teeth Iesus sayth vnto them haue ye vnderstande all these thynges They saye vnto hym yea lorde Then sayde he vnto them Therfore euery sâ—â—â—be which is taught vnto the kyngdom of heuen is lyke vnto a man that is an housholder which bryngeth forth out of his treasure thynges new and olde ⊢ And it came to passe that when Iesus had finyshed these similitudê he departed thence And when he came into his owne countrey he taught them in theyr synagogê in so moch that they were astonyed and sayd Whence cometh this wysdome powers vnto hym Is not this the carpenters sonne Is not his mother called Mary and his brethren Iames and Ioses and Symon and Iudas And are not all his systers with vs Whence hath he then al these thynges And they were offended at hym Iesus sayde vnto them A prophet is not without honoure saue in his owne countrey and in his owne house And he dyd not many myracles there bycause of theyr vnbylefe ¶ IohnÌ„ was taken and beheaded Chryst fedeth fyue thousande men with fyue loues and two fysshes and appeareth by nyght vnto his disciples vpon the see CAPI XIIII AT that tyme Herode the Tetrarcha herde of the fame of Iesu and sayd vnto his seruauÌ„tes this is IohnÌ„ the Baptyst He is rysen from the deade and therfore are myracles wrought by hym For Herode had taken IohnÌ„ and bounde hym and put hym in pryson bycause of Herodias his brother Philips wyfe For IohnÌ„ sayd vnto hym It is not lawfull for the to haue her And when he wolde haue put hym to death he feared the people bycause they counted hym as a prophet But when Herodes byrth day was kepte the doughter of Herodias dauÌ„sed before them pleased Herode Wherfore he promised with an othe that he wold gyue her what soeuer she wolde aske And she beynge instructe of her mother before sayde Gyue me here IohnÌ„ Baptystes heade in a platter And the kynge was sory Neuerthelesse for the othes sake and them whiche sat at the table he coÌ„mauÌ„ded it to be gyuen her and sent tourmentours beheaded IohnÌ„ in the pryson and his heade was brought in a platter and gyuen to the damsell and she brought it to her mother And his disciples came and toke vp his body and buryed it and wente and tolde Iesus When Iesus herde of it he departed thence in a shyp vnto a deserte place out of the way And when the peple had herde therof they folowed him on fote lefte the cityes And Iesus went forth sawe moche people and was moued with mercy towarde them and he healed of them those that were sycke And when the euen drewe on his disciples came to hym sayenge this is a deserte place and the houre is nowe past let the people departe that they may go in to the townes and bye them vytayles But Iesus sayde vnto them They haue no nede to go awaye Gyue ye them to eate They say vnto hym we haue here but. v. loues and two fysshes He sayde brynge them hyther to me And he coÌ„maunded the peple to syt downe on the grasse he toke the. v. loues and. iâ— fysshes lyft vp his eyes towarde heuen and ☞ blessed And wheÌ„ he had broken them he gaue the loues to his disciples and his disciples gaue them to the people And they dyd all eate and were suffysed And they gathered vp of the fragmentê that remayned xii baskettes full And they that dyd eate were aboute fyue thousande men besyde women and chyldren And streyght waye Iesus made his disciples to get vp into a shyp and to go before hym vnto the other syde whyle he sente the people away And when the people were sent awaye he went vp in to a mountayne to praye alone And when nyght was come he was there hym selfe alone But the shyp was nowe in the myddes of the see and was tost with waues for it was a coÌ„trary wynde And in the fourth watche of the nyght Iesus went vnto them walkyng on the see And when the discyples saw hym walkyng on the see they were troubled sayenge it is some spyryte they cryed out for feare But streyght waye Iesus spake vnto them sayenge be of good cheare it is I be not afrayde Peter answered hym and sayd Lorde yf it be thou byd me come vnto the on the water And he sayd come And when Peter was come downe out of the shyppe he walked on the water to go to Iesus But when he sawe a moghtye wynde he was afrayde And wheÌ„ he began to synke he cryed sayenge Lorde saue me And immediatly Iesus stretched forth his hande and caught hym and sayde vnto hym O thou of lytell fayth wherfore dydest thou doute And when they were come in to the shyp the wynde ceased Then they that were in the shyp came and worshypped hym sayenge of a trueth thou arte the son of God And when they were gone ouer they came into the lande of Genesereth And when the men of the place had knowledge of hym they sent out messengers in to all that countrey rounde aboute the coost brought vnto hym all that were sycke and besought hym that they myght touch the hemme of his vesture onely And as many as touched it were made safe ¶ Chryst excuseth his discyples and rebuketh the Scrybes and Pharyses for transgressynge the coÌ„maundement of God thorow theyr owne tradicyons The thynge that goeth in to the mouth defyleth not the man He delyuereth the woman of Canâ—â—â—yeâ— boughter healeth the multitude and with seuen loues and a few lytle fysshes fedeth foure thousande men besyde women and chyldren CAPI XV. ✚ THen came to Iesus Scribes and pharises whiche were come from Ierusalem sayenge Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradicions of the elders For they wasshe not theyr handes when they eate bread But he answered and sayd vnto them Why do ye also transgresse the coÌ„maundement of god bycause of your owne tradicion For God coÌ„maundeth sayenge honour father and mother and he that curseth father or mother let hym dye the death But ye saye euery one shall saye to his father and mother ☞ what gyfte so euer shulde haue come of me the same is turned vnto thy profyte and so shall he not honoure his father or his mother And thus haue ye made the coÌ„maundement of God of none effecte bycause of your owne tradicion Ypocrites ful wel dyd Esaye prophesye of you sayenge This people draweth nygh vnto me with theyr mouth honoureth me with lippes howbeit theyr hertes are farre from me but in vayne do they serue me teachynge the doctrines and preceptes of men And he called the people
lye round about And the discyples of IohnÌ„ shewed hym of al these thynges And IohnÌ„ called vnto hym two of his discyples and sente them to Iesus sayenge Art thou he that shulde come or shal we loke for a nother When the men were come vnto hym they sayde IohnÌ„ Baptyste sent vs vnto the sayenge Art thou he that shuld come or shall we wayte for an other And in that same houre he cured many of theyr infyrmytes and plages and of euyll spirytes and vnto many that were blynde he gaue syght And he answered and sayde vnto them Go youre wayes and brynge worde agayne to IohnÌ„ what thynges ye haue sene herde howe that the blyndese the halte go the lepers are clensed the deafe heare the deade ryse agayne to the poore is the glad tydyngê preached and happy is he that is not offended at me And when the messengers of IohnÌ„ were departed he began to speake to the people concernynge IohnÌ„ What went ye out in to the wyldernesse for to se a reede shaken with the wende But what wente ye out for to se A man clothed in softe rayment Beholde they whiche are gorgeously apparelled and lyue delycatly are in kynges courtes But what went ye forth to se A Prophete Yea I saye to you more then a Prophet This is he of whome it is wrytten Beholde I sende ☞ myne Angell before thy face which shall prepare thy waye before the. For I saye vnto you among womens chyldren is there not a greater Prophet then Iohn Baptyste Neuerthelesse he that is lesse in the kyngdome of God is greater then he ⊢ And all the people and the Publycans that herde hym ☞ iustifyed God and were baptysed with the baptyme of Iohn But the Pharyses and lawyers despysed the counsayle of God agaynst them selues and were not baptised of hym And the Lorde sayde wherunto shall I lyken the men of this ge neracyon and what thynge are they lyke They are lyke vnto chyldren syttynge in the market place cryenge one to an other and sayenge We haue â—yped vnto you and ye haue not dauÌ„sed We haue mourned to you and ye haue not wepte For Iohn Baptyste came neyther eatynge breade nor drynkynge wyne and ye saye he hath the deuyll The sonne of man is come and eateth and drynketh and ye saye beholde a glotonous man and an vnmeasurable drynker of wyne a frende of publicans and synners ☞ And wysdome is iustifyed of all her chyldren ✚ And one of the Pharises desyred hym that he wolde eate with hym And he wente in to the Pharises house and sat downe to meate And beholde a woman in that citie whiche was a synner as soone as she knew that Iesus sat at meate in the pharises house she brought an alabaster box of oyntment stode at his fete behynde hym wepynge and began to wasshe his fete with teares dyd wype them with the heere 's of her heade and kyssed his feete and anoynted them with the oyntment When the Pharise whiche had bydden hym sawe he spake within hym selfe sayenge yf this man were a prophet he wold surely knowe who and what maner of woman this is that toucheth hym for she is a synner And Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Simon I haue somwhat to saye vnto the. And he sayde Mayster saye on There was a certayne lender which had two detters the one ought fyue huÌ„dred pence the other fyftye When they had nothynge to paye he forgaue them bothe Tell me therfore which of them wyll loue hym most Simon answered and sayde I suppose that he to whom he forgaue most And he sayde vnto hym Thou hast truely iudged And he turned to the woman and sayd vnto Symon Seest thou this woman I entred in to thyne house thou gauest me no water for my fete but she hath wasshed my feets with teares and wyped them with the heere 's of her heade Thou gauest me no kysse but she synce the tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my feete Myne heade with oyle thou dydest not anoynt but she hath anoynted my feete with oyntment Wherfore I saye vnto the Many synnes are forgyuen her for she loued moche To whome lesse is forgyuen the same doth lesse loue And he sayde vnto her thy synnes are forgyuen the. And they that sat at meate with him began to say with in them selues Who is this whiche forgyueth synnes also And he sayde to the womaÌ„ Thy fayth hath saued the Go in peace ⊢ ¶ Chryst with his apostles goeth from towne in towne and preacheth she weth the parable of the seede telleth who is his mother and his brother stylleth the ragynge of the see delyuireth the possessed and dryueth the deuyls in to the heerde of swyne helpeth the sycke woman and Iairus doughter CAPI VIII ANd it fortuned afterwarde that he him selfe also wente throughue cityes and townes preachynge and shewynge the kyngdom of God and the twelue with hym And also certayne women which were healed of euyll spirites and infirmites Mary whiche is called Magdalen oute of whom wente seuen deuyls and Ioanna the wyfe of Chusa Herodes stewarde and Susanna and many other whiche ministred vnto hym of theyr substaunce ✚ When moche people were gathered togyther were come to hym out of all cityes he spake by a similitude The sower went out to sow his seede and as he sowed some fell by the way syde and it was troden downe the foules of the ayre deuoured it vp And some fell on a stone and as soone as it was sprong vp it wethered away bycause it lacked moystnesse And some fell amonge thornes the thornes sprang vp with it and choked it And some fell on good ground and sprang vp and bare fruyte an C folde And as he sayd these thynges he cryed He that hath eares to heare let hym heare And his disciples asked hym saynge what maner of similitude is this And he sayde vnto you is it gyuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdom of God but to other by parables that when they se they shulde not se wheÌ„ they heare they shulde not vnderstande The parable is this The seed is the worde of God Those that are besyde the waye are they that heare then cometh the deuyll and taketh away the worde out of theyr hertê lest they shuld byleue and be saued They on the stones are they whiche when they heare receyue the worde with ioye and these haue nâ— rootes which for a whyle byleue and in tyme of temptacyon go awaye And that which fel among thornes are they whiche when they haue herde go forth and are choked with cares and ryches and voluptuous lyuynge and brynge forth no fruyte That which fell in the good grounde are they whiche with a pure and good herte heare the worde and kepe it and brynge forthe fruyte thorowe pacience ⊢ No man when he lyghteth a candel couereth it with a
shall streyghte waye glorifie hym ✚ Lytell chyldren yet a lytell whyle am I with you Ye shall seke me and as I sayde vnto the Iues whyther I go thyther can ye not come Also to you saye I nowe A newe coÌ„mauÌ„dement gyue I vnto you that ye loue togyther as I haue loued you that euen so ye loue one another By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye haue loue one to an other Symon Peter sayde vnto hym Lorde whyther goest thou Iesus answered hym whyther I go thou canst not folowe me nowe but thou shalte folowe me afterwardes ⊢ Peter sayd vnto him Lorde why can not I folow the now I wyll ieoperde my lyfe for thy sake Iesus answered hym wylte thou ieoperde thy lyfe for my sake Uerely verely I say vnto the the cocke shall not crow tyll thou haue denyed me thryse ¶ He armeth his disciples with consolacyon agaynst trouble and promyseth them the holy goost CAPI XIIII ✚ ANd he sayde vnto his disciples let not your hert be troubled Ye byleue in god byleue also in me In my fathers house are many mancions If it were not so I wold haue tolde you I go to prepare a place for you And if ☞ I go to prepare a place for you I wyl come agayne receyue you euen vnto my selfe that where I am there may ye be also And whyther I go ye knowe the way ye knowe Thomas sayeth vnto hym Lorde we knowe not whyther thou goest And howe is it possyble for vs to know the way Iesus sayeth vnto hym I am the way the trueth and the lyfe No man cometh vnto the father but by me If ye had knowen me ye had knowen my father also And nowe ye knowe hym and haue sene hym Philip sayeth vnto hym Lorde shew vs the father it suffyseth vs. Iesus sayeth vnto hym haue I bene so long tyme with you yet hast thou not knowen me Philip he that hath sene me hath sene the father And howe sayest thou then shewe vs the father Byleuest thou not that I am in the father and the father in me The wordes that I speake vnto you I speake not of my selfe But ☞ the father that dwelleth in me is he that doeth the workes Byleue me that I am in the father and the father in me Or els byleue me for the workes sake Uerely verely I say vnto you he that byleueth on me the workes that I do the same shall he do also and greater workes then these shal he do bycause I go vnto my father And what soeuer ye aske in my name that wyll I do that the father maye be gloryfyed by the sonne If ye shall aske any thynge in my name I wyll do it ⊢ ✚ If ye loue me kepe my coÌ„maundementes and I wyll praye the father and he shall gyue you an other comforter that he maye abyde w t you for euer euen the spirite of truth whom the world can not receyue bycause the worlde seeth him not neyther knoweth hym But ye knowe hym for he dwelleth with you and shal be in you I wyl not leaue you comfortles but wyl come to you Yet a lytel while and the world seeth me no more but ye seme For I lyue and ye shall lyue That day shall ye knowe that I am in my father and you in me and I in you He that hath my coÌ„maundementes and kepeth them the same is he that loueth me And he that loueth me shall be loued of my father and I wyll loue hym and wyll shewe myne owne selfe to hym Iudas sayeth vn to hym not Iudas Iscarioth Lorde what is done that thou wylte shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the worlde Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym yf a man loue me he wyll kepe my sayenges and my father wyll loue hym and we wyll come vnto hym and dwell with hym He that loueth me not kepeth not my sayenges And the worde which ye heare â–ª is not myne but the fathers which sent me These thynges haue I spoken vnto you beynge yet present with you But the comforter which is the holy goost whom my father wyl sende in my name he shall teache you all thynges and brynge all thynges to your remembraunce what soeuer I haue sayde vnto you Peace I leaue with you my peace I gyue vnto you Not as the worlde gyueth gyue I vnto you Let not your hertes be greued neyther feare Ye haue herde howe I sayde vnto you I go and come agayne vnto you If ye loued me ye wolde verely reioyce bycause I sayde I go vnto the father For the father is greater then I. And nowe haue I shewed you before it come that when it is come to passe ye myght bileue Hereafter wyl I not talke many wordes vnto you For the prynce of this worlde cometh hath nought in me But that the worlde may knowe that I loue the father And as the father gaue me commaundement euen so do I. ⊢ Aryse let vs go hence ¶ The true vyne the husbande man and the braunches A doctryne of loue a swete coÌ„fort agaynst persecucyon CAPI XV. ✚ I Am the true vyne and my father is the husbande man Euery braunche that beareth not fruyte in me he wyll take awaye And euery braunche that beareth fruyte wyl he pourge that it maye brynge forthe more fruyte Nowe are ye cleane thorow the wordes whiche I haue spoken vnto you Abyde in me and I in you As the braunche can not beare fruyte of it selfe excepte it abyde in the vyne no more can ye excepte ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are the braunches He that abydeth in me and I in hym the same bryngeth forth moche fruyte For without me can ye do nothynge If a man abyde not in me he is cast forth as a braunche and is wethered and men gather them and cast them into the fyre and they burne If ye abide in me my wordes abyde in you aske what ye wyll and it shall be done for you ⊢ Herein is my father glorified that ye beare moche fruyte and become my disciples As the father hath loued me euen so haue I also loued you CoÌ„tinue ye in my loue If ye kepe my coÌ„maundementes ye shall abyde in my loue euen as I haue kepte my fathers commaundementes abyde in his leue These thyngê haue I spoken vnto you that my ioy myght remayne in you and that youre ioye myght be full ✚ This is my coÌ„maundement that ye loue togyther as I haue loued you Greater loue hath no man then this that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes Ye are my frendes yf ye do what soeuer I coÌ„maunde you Henceforth call I you not seruauntes for the seruaunt knoweth not what his lorde doeth but you haue I called frendes for all thynges that I haue herde of my father haue I opened to
worlde Thyne they were and thou gauest them me they haue kepte thy worde Nowe they haue knowen that all the thynges what soeuer thou haste gyuen me are of the. For I haue gyuen vnto them the wordes whiche thou gauest me and they haue receyued them haue knowen surely that I came out froÌ„ the and they haue byleued that thou dydest sende me I praye for them ☞ I pray not for the worlde but for them whiche thou hast gyuen me for they are thyne And all myne are thyne and thyne are myne and I am glorified in them And nowe am I not in the worlde and they are in the worlde and I come to the. ⊢ ✚ Holy father kepe thorowe thyne owne name them whiche thou hast gyuen me that they also maye be one as we are Whyle I was with them in the worlde I kepte them in thy name Those that thou gauest me I haue kepte and none of them is lost but that lost thâ—lde that the scripture myght be fulfylled Nowe come I to the and these wordes speake I in the worlde that they myght haue my ioye full in them I haue gyuen them thy worde and the worlde hath hated them bycause they are not of the worlde euen as I also am not of the worlde I desyre not that thou shuldest take them out of the world but that thou kepe them from euyll They are not of the worlde as I also am not of the worlde Sanctifie them thorowe thy trueth Thy worde is the trueth As thou dyddest sende me in to the worlde euen so haue I also sent them in to the world and for theyr sakes sanctifie I my selfe that they also myght be sanctified thorowe the trueth Neuerthelesse I praye not for them alone but for them also whiche shal byleue on me thorowe theyr preachynge that they all maye be one as thou father arte in me and I in the and that they also maye be one in vs that the worlde maye byleue that thou hast sent me And the glory whiche thou gauest me I haue gyuen them that they maye be one as we also are one I in them and thou in me that they may be made perfyte in one and that the worlde maye knowe that thou hast sent me and hast loued them as thou hast loued me Father I wyll that they whiche thou hast gyuen me be with me where I am that they may se my glory which thou hast gyuen me For thou louedst me before the makynge of the worlde O ryghteous father the worlde also hathe not knowen the But I haue knowen the these haue knowen that thou hast sent me And I haue declared vnto them by name and wyll declare it that the loue wherwith thou hast loued me maye be in them and I in them ⊢ ¶ Chryst is betrayed The wordes of his mouth smyte the offycers to the grounde Peter smyteth of Malchus care Iesus is brought before Anna Cayphas and Pylate CAPI XVIII WHen Iesus had spoken these wordes he went forth with his disciples ouer the broke Cedron where was a garden in to the whiche he entred and his disciples Iudas also whiche bytrayed hym knewe the place for Iesus ofte tymes resorted thyther with his disciples Iudas then after he had receyued a bande of men and ministers of the hygh preestes and pharises came thyther with lanterus and fyrebrandes weapons And Iesus knowyng al thynges that shulde come on hym went forth sayde vnto them whom seke ye They answered hym Iesus of Nazareth Iesus sayeth vnto them I am he Iudas also whiche betrayed hym stode with them As soone then as he had sayde vnto them I am he they went bakwarde and fell to the grounde TheÌ„ asked he them agayne whom seke ye They sayd Iesus of nazareth Iesus answered I haue tolde you that I am he If ye seke me therfore let these go theyr way that the sayenge myght be fulfylled whiche he spake of them whiche thou gauest me haue I not lost one Then Symon Peter hauynge a swerde drewe it and smote the hygh Preestes seruaunt and cut of his ryght eare The seruauntes name was Malchus Therfore sayeth Iesus vnto Peter Put vp thy swerde in to the sheathe shall I not drynke of the cup whiche my father hath gyuen me Then the company and the captayne and ministers of the Iues toke Iesus bounde hym and led hym away to Anna fyrst for he was father in lawe vnto Cayphas whiche was the hygh preest that same yere Cayphas was he whiche gaue counsell to the Iues that it was expedient that one man shulde dye for the people And Symon Peter folowed Iesus and so dyd an other dyscyple that dyscyple was knowen vnto the hygh Preest and wente in with Iesus into the palace of the high preest But Peter stode at the dore without Then wente out that other dyscyple whiche was knowen vnto the hygh Preest and spake to the damsell that kepte the dore and brought in Peter Then sayde the damsell that kepte the dore vnto Peter Arte not thou also one of this mannes disciples He sayd I am not The seruauntes the ministers stode there whiche had made a fyre of coles for it was colde and they warmed them selues Peter also stode amonge them and warmed hym The hygh Preest then asked Iesus of his disciples and of his doctrine Iesus answered hym I spake openly in the worlde I euer taught in the Synagoge â–ª and in the temple whyther all the Iues resorte and in secrete haue I sayd nothyng Why askest thou me Aske them which herde me what I haue sayde vnto them Beholde they can tel what I sayd When he had thus spoken one of the ministers whiche stode by smote Iesus on the face sayenge answerest thou the hygh Preest for Iesus answered hym If I haue euyll spoken beare wytnesse of the euyll But yf I haue well spoken ☞ why smytest thou me And Annas sent hym bounde vnto Cayphas the hygh Preest Symon Peter stode and warmed hym selfe Then sayd they vnto hym art not thou also one of his disciples He denyed it and sayd I am not One of the seruauntes of the hygh Preestes his cosyn whose eare Peter smote of sayde vnto hym Dyd not I se the in the garden with hym Peter therfore denyed agayne immediatly the cocke crewe Then led they Iesus from Cayphas in to the hall of iugement It was in the mornyng and they them selues went not in to the iudgement hall ☞ lest they shulde be defyled but that they myght eate Passeouer Pylate then wente out vnto them and sayde What accusacyon brynge ye agaynst this man They answered and sayde vnto hym If he were not an euyldoer we wolde not haue delyuered hym vnto the. Then sayde Pylate vnto them Take ye hym and iudge hym after your owne lawe The Iues therfore sayd vnto hym It is not lawfull for vs to put any man to death ☞
haue not receyued the spyryte of bondage to feare any more but ye haue receyued the spyryte of adopcyon wher by we crye Abba father The same spyryte certyfyeth our spyryte that we are the sonnes of God Yf we be sonnes then are we also heires the heyres I meane of God and heyres anexed wyth Chryste yf so be that we suffre wyth hym that we may be also gloryfyed together with him ⊢ ✚ For I suppose that the afflyccyons of this lyfe are not worthy of the glory whiche shall be shewed vpon vs. For the feruent desyre of the creature abydeth lokyng when the sonnes of God shall appeare because the creature is subdued to vanyte agaynste the wyll therof but for his wyll whyche hathe subdued the same in hope For the same creature shall be delyuered from the bondage of corruptyon into the gloryous lybertye of the sonnes of god For we know that euery creature groneth with vs also and trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme. Not onely it but we also whiche haue ☞ the fyrst frutes of the spyryte mourne in ourselues also and wayte for the adopcyon âšœ of the chyldren of God euen the delyueraunce of our body ⊢ ✚ For we are sauyd by hope But hope that is sene is no hope For howe can a man hope for that which he seyth But and yf we hope for that we se not then do we with pacience abyde for it Lykewyse the spirite also helpeth our in firmyties For we knowe not what to desyre as we ought but the spyryte maketh intercessyon for vs with gronynges whyche can not be expressed And he that searcheth the hertes knoweth what is the meanynge of the spyryte for he maketh intercessyon for the Saynctes accordynge to the pleasure of God ⊢ ✚ We know that all thynges worke for the best vnto them that loue God whiche also are called of purpose For those whiche he knewe before he also ordayned before that they shuld be lyke fashyoned vnto the shape of hys sonne that he myght be the fyrste begotten sonne amonge many brethren More ouer whom he appoynted before them also he called And ☞ whom he hath called theÌ„ also he iustyfied and whom he iustyfied theÌ„ he also gloryfyed What shal we then say to these thinges yf God be on our side who can be agaynst vs which spared not his owne sonne but gaue him for vs al howe can it be that with him he shulde not gyue vs all thinges also Who shall lay any thynge to the charge of Goddes chosen it is God that iustyfyeth who is he that can condempne it is Christe whyche dyed yee rather whyche is rysen agayne whiche is also on the ryght hande of God and maketh intercessyon for vs. Who shall seperate vs from the loue of Gode shal tribulacion or anguyshe or persecucion eyther honger eyther nakednesse eyther parel eyther swearde As it is wrytten for thy sake are we kylled al day long and are counted as Shepe appoynted to be slayne Neuerthelesse in all these thynges we ouercome thorowe hym that loued vs. For I am sure that neyther death neyther lyfe neyther Angels nor rule nether power neither thynges present neyther thinges to come neither heygth neither loweth nether any other creature shal be able to depart vs from the loue of God whiche is in Christe â—esu our Lorde ⊢ ¶ Paulâ— complayneth vpon the hard hertes of the â—ewes that wolde not receyue Chryste and howe the Heythen aâ—â— chosen in theyr slende CAPI IX I Saye the trueth in Chryste and lye not my canscyence also bearyng me wytnes by the holy ghoste that I haue great heuynesse and contynual sorowe in my hert For I haue wyshed my selfe to be cursed from Christ for my brethren my kynsmen as pertaynyng to the flesshe whiche are the Israelites To whome partayneth the adopcyon âšœ of the chyldren and the glory and the couenauntes and the lawe that was gyuen the seruyce of God and the promises whose also are the fathers and they of whome as concernyge the flesshe Christe came whiche is God in all thynges to be praysed for euer Amen I speake not these thynges as thought the wordes of god had take none effect For they are not all Israelytes whyche are of Israel neither are they al chyldren straight way that are the sede of Abraham But in Isaac shall thy sede be called that is to say they whiche are the chyldren of the flesshe are not the children of God But they which be the chyldren of promesse are counted the sede For this is a worde of promes aboute this tyme wyl I come and Sara shal haue a sonne Not onely this but also Rebecca was w t chylde by one euen by our father Isaac For er the chyldren were borne when they had neither done good neither bad that the purpose of God by eleccyon might staÌ„de it was sayde vnto her not by the reason of workes but by the caller the elder shall serue the yonger As it is wrytten Iacob haue I loued but Esau haue I hated What shall we say then is there any vnrightuousnes with God God forbyd For he sayeth to Moises I wyl shew mercy to whom soeuer I shew mercy and wyl haue compassyon on whomsoeuer I haue compassion So lyeth it not then in a mans wyll or cunnynge but in the mercye of God For the scripture sayeth vnto Pharao euen for thys same purpose haue I stered the vp to shewe my power on the and that my name myghte be declared thorowe out al the worlde So hath he mereye on whom he wyl and whom he wyll he maketh harde herted Thou wylte say then vnto me why then blameth he vs yet For who hath bene able to resyst his wyll But O man what arâ—e thou whiche disputest with God â–ª Shall the worke say to the worke man why hast thou made me on this fashyon Hath not the potter power ouer the clay eueÌ„ of the same â—oÌ„pe to make one vessel vnto honoure and another vn to dyshonoure Euen so God wyllyng to shew his wrath and to make his power knowen suffered wyth longe pacyence the vessels of wrathe ordayned to dampnacyon and to declare the ryches of his glorye on the vessels of mercye whiche he had prepared vnto glorye whom also he called not of the Iewes onely but also of the Gentyls As he sayeth also to Oseâ— I wyll call them my people whiche were not my people and her beloued whiche was not beloued her to haue optained mercy yhat had not optayned mercy And it shal come to passe that in the place where it was sayd vnto them ye are not my people there shall they be called the chyldren of the lyuyng god But doctryne Let hym that exhorteth gyue attendaunce to his exhortacion If any man gyue let hym do it with synglenes Let him that ruleth do it with dilygence If any maÌ„ shewe mercy let hym do it with
of the starres For one starre differeth from another in glory So is the resurreccyon of the deade It is sowen in corrupcyon it ryseth agayne without corrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it ryseth agayne in honoure It is sowen in weakenes it ryseth agayne in power It is soweÌ„ a naturall body it ryseth agayne a spiritual body There is a natural body and there is a spiritual bodye as it is also writteÌ„ the fyrst man Adam was made a lyuyng soule and the last AdaÌ„ was made a quyckenyng spirite Howbeit that is not fyrst whiche is spirituall but that whiche is naturall then y â— which is spiritual ⊢ The fyrst man is of the earth erthy the seconde man is the Lord from heauen âšœ heuenly As is the earthy suche are they that are earthy And as is the heauenly suche are theyt hat are heauenly And as we haue borne the ymage of the erthy so shal we bere the ymage of the heauenly This saye I brethren ☞ that flesshe and bloude can not inheret the kingdome of god Nether doth corrupcyon enheret vncorrupcion Beholde I shewe you a mystery We shal not all slepe but we shall all be chaunged that in a moment in the twyncklyng of an eye by the last trompe For the trompe shall blowe the deade shal ryse incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion and this mortall must put on immortalite When this corruptyble hath put on incorrupcion and this mortal hath put on immortalite then shal be brought to passe the sayiÌ„g that is wrytten Death is swalowed vp in victory Death where is thy stynge Hell where is thy victory The stinge of death is synne the strength of synne is the lawe But thankes be vnto God which hath giueÌ„ vs vyctory thorow our Lord Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethren be ye stedfast vnmouable alwayes ryche in the worcke of the Lord forasmuch as ye knowe how that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde CAPI XVI ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce of the gatherynge for the pore Christen at Ierusalem and concludeth his Epistle with the salutacyons of certayne louyng â–ª brethren COncernynge the gatherynge for the Saynctes as I haue ordayned in the congregacyons of Galacia euen so do ye Upon some Saboth day let euery one of you put asyde at home laye vp what soeuer is mete that there be no gatherynges when I come When I am come whom soeuer ye shal alow by your letters them wyl I side to bring your liberalite vnto IerusaleÌ„ And yf it be mete that I go also they shall go 〈◊〉 me I wyll come vnto you whan I go oâ—â—â— to Macedonia For I wyl go thorowe ouâ—â— Macedonia With you ê‘auenture I wyâ—â—byde a whyle or els tary al winter y â— ye may bryng me on my way whyther soeuer I go I wyl not se you now in my passage but I truste to abyde a whyle with you yf God shall suffre me I wyll tary at Ephesus vntyll the fyftieth day For a great dore and â— frute full is opened vnto me and there are many aduersaryes If Timotheus come se that he be wtont fere with you For he worketh the worcke of the Lorde as I doâ—let no man therfore despyse him but conuaye hym forth in peace that he maye come vnto me For I loke for him with the brethren To speake of brother Appollo âšœ I certyfye you that I greatly desyred him to come vnto you w t the brethreÌ„ but his mynde was not at all to come at this tyme. Howbeit â–ª he wyll come when he shall haue conueniente tyme. Watche ye stande faste in the faythe quyte you lyke men be stronge Let al your busynes be done with loue Brethren ye knÌ„owe the house of Stephana âšœ and of Fortunatus and Archaâ—cus how that they are the fyrst frutes of Achaâ—a that they haue appoynted them selues to minister vnto the Saynctes I beseche you that ye be obedyent vnto suche to all that helpe labour I am glad of the commynge of Stephana fortunatus Achaicus for that whyche was lackyng vnto me on your parte they haue supplied For they haue coÌ„forted my spirite yours Loke therfore that ye knowe them that are suche The congregacyons of Asia salute you Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lorde and so doth the congregacion that is in their house âšœ with whom also I am lodged Al the brethren grete you Grete ye one another w t an holy kysse The salutacion of me Paule with myne owne hande If any man loue not this Lorde Iesus Christe the same be ☞ Anathema maranatha The grace of the Lorde Iesus Christ be w t you My loue be with you al in Christ Iesu Amen ¶ The fyrst Epystle to the CorinthaÌ„ns was sent from Philippos by Stephana and fortunatus Achaicus Timotheus ⧠The Seconde Epystle of S. Paule the Apostle to the Corinthians ¶ The consolacion of God in trouble The loue of Paule towarde the Corynthyans and his excuse that he came not vnto them CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyl of God and brother Tymotheus Unto the coÌ„gregacyon of God whiche is at Corynthium w t all the Saynctes which are in al Achaia Grace be wyth you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. Blessed be God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ which is the father of mercy â–ª and the God of al comforte whiche comforteth vs in al our tribulacioÌ„ in so much that we are able to comforte them whyche are in any maner of trouble with the same coÌ„fort wherwith we oureselues are comforted of God For as the affliccions of Christe are plentuous in vs euen so is our consolacion plentuous by Christ. Whether we be troubled for your consolacyon and health âšœ Or whether we be comforted it is for your comforte and saluacyon whiche saluacion sheweth her power in that ye suffre the same afflyccions whiche we also suffre or whether we be coÌ„forted for your consolacion and saluacion our hope also is stedfast for you in as muche as we knowe howe that as ye are parttakers of the affliccyons so shall ye be parttakers also of the consolacyon Brethren I wolde not haue you ignorauÌ„t of our trouble whych happened vnto vs in Asia For we were greued out of measure passyng strength so greatly that we despayred euen of life Also we receiued an answere of death in ourselues that we shulde not put our trust in ourselues but in God whiche rayseth the dead to lyfe agayne and whiche delyuered vs from so great a deth and doth delyuer On whom we trust that yet hereafter he wyl deliuer by the helpe of your praier for vs that by the meanes of many occasioÌ„s thankes may be gyuen of many on our behalfe for the grace gyuen vnto vs. For our
seynge that ye haue put of the olde man wyth hys workes haue put on the newe maÌ„ whiche is renued into the knowledge and ymage of him that made him where is nether Gentyle nor Iewe circumcision nor vncircumcysyon Barbaius or Sythian boÌ„de or fre but Christ is all in all ✚ Therfore as electe of God holy beloued put on tender mercy kyndnes humblenes of mynde mekenes longe suffryng forbearynge one onother forgeuynge one another yf any man haue a quarel agaynst another as Christ forgaue you eueÌ„ so do ye Aboue al these thinges put on loue which is the bonde of perfetnes And the peace of God rule in your hertes to the which peace ye are called in one bodye And se that ye be thankfull Let the worde of Christe dwel in you plentuously with all wysdome Teache and exhorte your owne selues in Psalmes and Hymnes spiritual songes syngynge with grace in your hertes to the Lord. And whatsoeuer ye do in worde or dede do al in the name of the Lorde Iesu geuyng thaÌ„kes to God the father by him ⊢ Ye wyues submytte your selues vnto your owne husbandes as it is comly in the Lorde Ye husbandes loue your wyues and be not bytter vnto them Ye children obey your fathers and mothers in al thinges for that is well pleasynge vnto the Lord. Ye fathers prouoke not your chyldreÌ„ âšœ to anger lest they be of a desperate minde Ye seruauÌ„ tes be obedieÌ„t vnto theÌ„ that are your bodely masters in all thynges not with eye seruice as meÌ„ pleasers but iÌ„ singlenes of herte fearyng God And whatsoeuer ye do do it hertely as though ye dyd it to the Lorde not vnto men and be sure that of the Lorde ye shal receyue the reward of inheritaunce for ye serue the Lorde Christ. But he that dothe synne shall receyue for his synne Neyther is there any respect of persons âšœ with God ¶ He exhorteth them to be scenent in prayer to walke wysely vnto them that are not yet come to the true knowledge â—f Christe and saluteth them CAPI IIII. M Asters do vnto your seruauÌ„tes that which is iuste and equall and be sure that ye also haue a master in heauen Contynue in prayer and watche in the same with thanckes geuynge praying also for vs that god may open vnto vs the dore of vtteraunce that we maye speake the mystery of Chryste wherefore I am also in bondes that I may vtter it as it becoÌ„meth me to speake Walke wysely towarde them that are without and lose no oportunite Let youre speache be alwayes well fauored and powdred wyth salte that ye maye know how ye ought to answere euery man Of all my busynes shal ye be certifyed by Tichicus the beloued brother and faythfull mynyster and felowe seruaunte in the Lorde whome I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what ye do and that he might comforte your hertes with one Onesimus a faythful and beloued brother whiche is one of you They shall shewe you of all thynges whiche are adoynge here Aristarchus my preson felowe saluteth you and Marcus Barnabas sisters sonne touchyng whom ye receaued commaundementes If he come vnto you receaue him and Iesus which is called Iustus whyche are of the circumcisyon These onely are my worke felowes vnto the kyngdome of god which haue bene vnto my consolacyon Epaphras the seruaunt of Christ which is one of you saluteth you and alwayes laboreth fetuently for you in prayers that ye maye stande perfect and full in all the wyll of god For I beare him record that he hath a feruent mynde for you and them that are of Laodicia and them that are of Hierapolis Deare Lucas the Phisicion greteth you and Demas Salute the brethren whyche are of Laodacia and salute Nymphas and the congregacyon whyche is in his house And when the epystle is rede of you make that it be rede also in the congregacion of the Laodicians and that ye like wyse reade the Epystle of Laodicia And saye to Archyppus take hede to the offyce that thou haste receaued in the Lorde that thou fulfyl it The salutacyon by the hande of me Paule Remember my bondes the grace of oure Lorde Iesu Christ be with you AMEN ¶ Sent from Rome by Ti chicus and Onesi mus ⧠The fyrst Epistle of Sayncte Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonyans ¶ He thanketh God for them that they are so stedfast in fayth and good workes and receaue the Gopell with suche carnestnes CAPI I. PAul and Syluanus Tymothe Unto the congregacyon of the Thessalonyans in God the father and in the Lord Iesus Chryst. Grace be vnto you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Chryste We geue God thanckes alwaye for you all makynge mencion of you in our prayers without ceasynge and call you to remembraunce because of the worcke of faithe and laboure in loue and because ye haue contynued in the hope of oure Lorde Iesus Christe in the syght of God oure father ✚ we knowe brethren beloued of God howe that ye are electe For oure Gospell came not vnto you by worde onely but also by power and by the holy gooste and by much certayntye as ye knowe after what maner we behaued our selues among you for youre sake And ye became folowers of vs and of the Lorde receauynge the worde with muche afliccyon with ioye of the holy goost so that ye were an ensample to all that beleue in Macedonia and Achaia For from you sounded out the worde of the Lorde not in Macedonia and in Achaia onely but youre faythe also whiche ye haue vnto God spred her selfe abroade in all quarters so that it nedeth not vs to speake any thynge at all For they them selues shewe of you what maner of entryng in we had vnto you and how ye tourned to God from ymages for to serue the lyuynge and true god and for to loke for hys sone from heauen whome he raysed from deeth ⊢ euen Iesus which delyuereth vs from the wrath to come CAPI II. ¶ He putteth them in mynde of the Godly conuersacyon that he led among them when he preached the gospell vnto them thanketh God that they receaue hys worde so frutefully and excuseth his absence FOr ye youre selues brethren knowe of oure entraunce in vnto you howe that it was not in vayne but euen after that we had suffred before and were shamefull entreated at Philippos as ye knowe then were we bolde in oure God to speake vnto you the Gospel of God in muche striuing For our exhortacyon was not to bringe you to erroure nor yet to vnclennes neyther was it with gyle but as we were alowed of God that the Gospol shulde be commytted vnto vs euen so we speake not as they that please men but God whiche tryeth oure hertes Neyther led we oure
¶ The. ij Epystle vnto Tymo the was wrytten from Rome when Paul was presented the seconde tyme vnto the Emperoure Nero. ⧠The epystle of Saynt Paule the Apostle vnto Tytus ¶ Paule exhorteth Citus to ordayne Prestes or Byshoppes injeuery Lytie and declareth what maner of men they ought to be that are chosen to that offyce and chargeth Titus to rebuke suche as withstande the Gospell CAPI I. PAule the seruaunt of God Apostle of Iesu Christ accordig to the fayth of goddes electe and accordynge to the knowledge of the trueth whyche is after godlynes in the hope of eternall lyfe which God that cannot lye promysed before the worlde begaÌ„ne but hath opened his worde at the tyme apoynted thorow preachynge which is coÌ„mitted vnto me according to the coÌ„maundemeÌ„t of God our sauiour To Titus his natural soÌ„ne after the coÌ„men fayth Grace mercy peace from god the father from the Lord Iesu Christ our sauiour For this cause lefte I the in Creta that thou shuldest refourme the thinges that are unperfect shuldest ordaine elders in euery citie as I had appoynted the. If any be bla melesse the husbande of one wyfe hauynge faythful chyldren whiche are not sclauÌ„dred of ryote neither are disobedient For a byshop must be blamelesse as the stewarde of God not stubborne not angrye not gyuen to much wyne no fyghter not gyuen to fylthy lucre but a keper of hospitalite one that loueth goodnes âšœ prudent sobre righteous godly temperate such as eleueth vnto the true worde of doctryne that he may be able also to exhorte by wholsome learnynge to improue them that say agaynst it For ther are many vnruly and talkers of vanite and disceyuers of myndes specially they that are of circuÌ„cision whose mouthes must be stopped which peruert whole houses teachyng thinges which they ought not because of fylthy lucre One of them selues euen a prophete of their owne sayde The Cretyans are alwayes lyers euyll beastes flowe belyes This witnes is true wherfore rebuke thou them sharply that they may be sounde in the fayth not takyng hede to Iewes fables and commaundementes of men that turne away the trueth Unto the pure are al thynges pure but vnto them that are defyled and vnbeleuyng is nothynge pure but euen the mynde and conscyence of them is defiled They coÌ„fesse that they know god but with the dedes they denie him seâ—ng they are abhominable disobedient vnapt vnto euery good worke ¶ He telleth hym howe he shall teache all degrees to be haue them selues CAPI II. BUt speake thou the thynges whiche be come wholsome lernynge That the elder men be sober sage discrete sounde in the fayth in loue in pacience the elder wemen lykewyse that they be in suche raymente as becoÌ„meth holynes not being false accusers not giueÌ„ to muche wyne but that they teach honest thinges to make the yong wemen sobre minded to loue their husbandes to loue their chyldreÌ„ to be discrete chast huswyfly good obedient vnto their husbaÌ„des that the worde of God be not euyl spoken of Yonge men lykewyse exhorte that they be sobre mynded In al thynges shewe thy selfe an ensaÌ„ple of good workes in the doctrine with honesty grauytie with the wholsome worde which cannot be rebuked that he whiche w t staÌ„deth maye be ashamed hauyng no euyll thyng to say of you Exhorte seruauÌ„tes to be obedient vnto their owne masters and to please theÌ„ in all thinges not answerynge agayne neyther to be pyckers but that they shewe all good faythfulnes that they maye do worshyppe to the doctryne of God our sauiour in al thinges ✚ For the grace of god that bryngeth saluacion vnto all men hath appeared and teacheth vs that we shuld denye vngodlynes and worldly lustes that we shuld lyue soberly and ryghtuously and godly in this present worlde lokige for that blessed hope and appearynge of the glorye of the great God and of oure Sauyoure Iesu Christe whyche gaue hym selfe for vs to redeme vs from al vnryghtuousnes and to pourge vs a peculyer people vnto hym selfe feruently gyuen vnto good worckes These thynges speake and exhorte ⊢ and rebuke wyth all feruentnes of commaundynge Se that no man despyse the. ¶ Of obedyence to suche as be in auctorytye He warneth Cities to beware of folyshe and vnprofytable questions CAPI III. WArne them that they submytte them selues to rule and power that they obey the offycers that they be ready vnto euery good worke that they speake euyll of no man that they be no fighters but gentle shewing al mekenes vnto al meÌ„ For we our selues also were soÌ„tyme foolysh disobedieÌ„t deceyued seruiÌ„g diuers lustes voluptuousnes lyuyng in maliciousnes and enuie ful of hate hating one another ✚ But after that the kyndnes and loue of our sauioure God to man warde appeared not by y â— dedes of ryghtuousnes which we wrought but accordyng to his mercy he saued vs by the fountayne of the new byrth renuing of the holy gost which he shed on vs abouÌ„dauntly thorowe Iesus Christ our sauiour y â— we iustified by his grace shulde be made heyres according to the hope of eternal lyfe ⊢ This is a true saying Of these thinges I wyll that thou certyfie that they which beleue in God might be diligeÌ„t to go forward in good workes For these thinges are good profytable vnto men Foolishe questions genelogies brauling thorow striuynges about the lawe auoyde for they are vnprofitable superfluous A maÌ„ that is an auctor of sectes after the fyrst the seconde admonicion auoyde knowynge that he that is such is peruerted synneth euen damued by him selfe When I shal sende Artemas vnto the or Tychicus be diligent to come to me vnto Nicopolis For I haue determined there to winter Bryng Zenas the lawer Apollos on their iorney diligently that nothyng be lackyng vnto theÌ„ And let oures also learne to excell in good workes as farforth as nede requyreth that they be not vnfrutefull Al y â— are w t me salute the. Grete theÌ„ that loue vs in the fayth Grace be with you al. Amen ¶ Wrytten from Nicopolis a cytie of Macedonia ¶ He reioyseth to heare of the fayth and loue of Philemon whom he desyreth to forgyue his setuaunt Onesimus louyngly to receyue him agayne ⧠The Epystle of S. Paule vnto Philemon PAule the prysonner of Iesu Christ brother Timothe Unto Philemon the beloued and our helper and to the beloued Appia to Archippus oure felow soudier and to the congregacion that is of thy house Grace be vnto you peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christe I thanke my God makyng meÌ„cyon alwayes of the in my prayers when I heare of thy loue fayth which thou hast toward the Lorde Iesu and towarde all sayntes so that the fellishyppe of thy fayth is frutefull in the knowledge of
Apostles of the Lord and sauiour This fyrst vnderstande that there shal come in y â— last dayes mockers in dysceaytfulnes which wyl walke after their owne lustê say Where is the promes of hys coÌ„myng For sence the fathers dyed all thynges contynue in the same estate wherin they were at the begynnynge For thys they know not that wylfully how that the heaues a great whyle ago were and the earth out of the water appeared vp thorow the water by the worde of God by the whyche thynges the world that then was peryshed beyng ouer runne with water But the heaueÌ„s earth which are now be kept by his word in store and reserued vnto fyre agaynst the day of iudgemeÌ„t and perdicion of vngodly meÌ„ Derely beloued be not ignorauÌ„t of thys one thynge howe that one daye is with the Lord as a thousand yeare and a thousande yeare as one day The Lorde that hath promysed is not slacke as some meÌ„ count slacknes but is pacient to vs warde for asmuch as he wolde haue no man lost but wyll receyue al men to repentaunce Neuerthelesse the day of the Lord wyll come as a thefe in the nyght in the whyche daye the heauens shal passe away in maner of a teÌ„pest and the elemeÌ„tes shal melt wyth heat the earth also and the workes that are therin shal burne Seyng then that al these thynges shall peryshe what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersacion godlynes lokyng for and hastyng vnto the commyng of the daye of God by whom the heauens shall perysh with fyre the elementes shal melt wyth heate Neuertheles we accordyng to his promes loke for a newe heauen and a new earth wherin dwelleth rightousnes Wherfore derely beloued seying that ye loke for such thinges be deligeÌ„t that ye may be founde of hym in peace wythout sporte and vndefyled And suppose that the longe suffrynge of the Lord is saluacyon euen as our dearely beloued brother Paule also accordyng to the wysdome gyuen vnto hym hath wrytten vnto you ye almoste in euery Epistle speakyng of suche thynges among which are many thinges harde to be vnderstaÌ„de which they that are vnlearned vnstable peruert as they do also the other scriptures vnto their owne destruccion Ye therfore beloued seynge ye be warned afore haÌ„d beware least ye wyth other men be also plucked awaye thorowe the errour of the wycked and fall from your owne sted fastnes but grow in grace and in the knowledge of oure Lorde and sauyoure IESVS Chryste To whom be glory both nowe and for euer Amen ⧠The fyrste epistle of Saynte Iohn the Apostle ¶ True wytnesse of the euerla stynge worde of God The bloude of Chryst is the purgaâ—yon from synne No man to wytho ut synne CAPI I. THat whiche was from the begynnyng whiche we haue hearde whiche we haue sene w t our eyes whiche we haue loked vpoÌ„ out haÌ„des haue haÌ„dled of the worde of the lyfe And the lyfe appered we haue sene bere wytnes shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was w t the father appered vnto vs. That whiche we haue sene herd declare we vnto you y â— ye also may haue fellishyp w t vs that our felly shyp may be with the father and his soÌ„ne Iesus Christ And this writ we vnto you that ye may reioyce and that your ioy may be full And this is the tydinges which we haue hearde of him declare vnto you that God is lyght and in him is no derkenes at al. If we say that we haue felowshyp with hym walcke in darkenes we lye and do not the truth ☞ But yf we walcke in lyght euen as he is in lyght then haue we felowshyp w t him and the bloude of Iesus Christe hys sonne clenseth vs from all synnes If we say that we haue no sinne we de ceyue ourselues the trueth is not in vs If we knowledge our synnes he is faythful iust to forgiue vs our sinnes and to clense vs from all vnryghtuousnes If we haue not synned we make hym a lyer his word is not in vs. ¶ Chryst is our aduocate Of true loue howe it is tryed CAPI II. ✚ MY lyttel children these thinges write I vnto you that ye sinne not And yf any maÌ„ sine we haue an aduocate w t the father Iesê° Christ the rightuous he it is that op tayneth grace for out synnes not for out sin nes onely but also for the sines of al y e world ✚ And hereby we are sure y t we know hiÌ„ yf we kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes He that sayth I know him kepeth not his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes is a lyer the verite is not in him But whoso kepeth his worde in hi is the loue of God perfect in dede hereby know we that we are in him He y â— sayth he bydeth in hym ought to walke euen as he walcked ⊢ Brethren I wryte no newe commaundement vnto you but that olde commaundemeÌ„t which ye haue had froÌ„ the begynuynge The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde from the begynnyng Agayne a new commaundemeÌ„t I wryte vn to you that is true in him the same is true also in you for the derkenes is past and the true lyght now shyueth ⊢ He that sayeth how that he is in the lyght yet hateth hys brother is in darcknes euen vntyl this time He that loueth hys brother abydeth in the lyght and there is none occasyon of euyll in hym He that hateth his brother is in darkenes walketh in darcknes and caÌ„not tel whither he goeth because y t darckenes hath blynded hys eyes Babes I wryte vnto you how y t your synnes are forgyueÌ„ you for his names sake I wryte vnto you fathers howe that ye haue knowen him that is from the beginning I wryte vnto you yonge men howe that ye haue ouercome y t wycked I wryte vnto you lytel chyldren how y t ye haue knowen the father I haue wrytteÌ„ vnto you fathers howe that ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng I haue wrytteÌ„ vnto you yonge men howe that ye are strong and the worde of god abideth in you and ye haue ouercome that wycked Se that ye loue not the worlde neyther the thynges that are in the worlde If any man loue the world the loue of the father is not in hym For all that is in the worlde as the lust of the fleshe and the lust of the eyes the pryde of lyfe is not of the father but of the worlde And the worlde passeth a waye and the lust therof but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God abideth for euer Lytel chyldren it is the last tyme and as ye haue heard how that Antichrist shall come euen now are there many begoune to be Autichristes all redy wherby we knowe y t it is the last tyme. They went out
froÌ„ vs but they were not of vs. For yt they had bene of vs they wolde no dout haue coÌ„tynued w t vs. But that it myght appeare that they were not of vs. Neuertheles ye haue an oyntmeÌ„t of hiÌ„ y â— is holy ye know all thynges ✚ I haue not writteÌ„ vnto you as though ye knew not the truth but as though ye knew it know also y â— no lye coÌ„meth of truth Who is a lier but he that denieth that Iesus is Christe the same is Antechriste that denyeth the father the sonne Whosoeuer denieth the soÌ„ne the same hath not the father âšœ he that knowlegeth the sonne hath the father also Let therfore abyde in you that same whyche ye hearde from the begynnyng If that whych ye heard from the begynnyng shal remayne in you ye also shal contynue in the Sonne and in the Father And this is the promes that he hath promysed vs euen eternall lyfe ⊢ These thinges haue I wrytten vnto you concernyng them that disceiue you And the anoyntyng whych ye haue receyued of hym dwelleth in you And ye nede not that any man teache you but as the anointyng teacheth you of al thinges and is true no lye as it hath taught you euen so byde therin And now babes abyde in him that when he shal appere we may be bolde not be made ashamed of hym at his commynge If ye knowe that he his ryghtuous know also y t euery one whych doth ryghtuousnes is borne of hym ¶ The synguler loue of God towards vs and howe we agayne ought to loue one another CAPI III. BEhold what loue the father hath shewed on vs that we shuld be called at d be in dede the soÌ„nes of God For this cause y e world knoweth you not bycause it knoweth not hiÌ„ Derely beloued no we are we the soÌ„nes of God yet it doth not appere what we shal be But we know that when it shall appere we shal be lyke him For we shal se hi as he is And euery maÌ„ that hath thys hope in him pourgeth himself euen as he also is pure Whosoeuer commytteth synne commytteth vnryghtuousnes also and synne is vurightuousnes And ye knowe that he appered to take awaye our synnes and in him is no synne As many as byde in hym synne not whosoeuer synneth hath not sene hym neyther knowen hym Babes let no man deceyue you He that both ryghtuousnes is ryghtuous euen as he is ryghtuous He that committeth sinne is of the deuyll for the deuyll synneth sence the begynnyng For this purpose appeared the sonne of God to lowse the workes of the deuyll Whosoeuer is borne of God synneth not for his sede remayneth in hym he can not sine because he is borne of god In this are the chyldren of god knowen the chyldren of the deuyl Whosoeuer doth not righteousnes is not of god nether he that loueth not his brother For thys is the tydynges that ye hearde from the begynnyng that ye shuld loue one another not as Cayn whych was that wis ked slew his brother And wherfore ile we he him Because his owne workê were euyl his brothers good ✚ Maruayle not my brethreÌ„ though y e world hate you We know that we are translated from death vnto life because we loue the brethreÌ„ He that loueth not his brother abydeth in death Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a man 〈◊〉 And ye knowe that no man â—â—aâ— hath eternal lyfe abydyng in him Hereby perceyue we loue bicause he gaue his lyfe for vs and we ought to gyue out liues for the brethren But whoso hath thys worldes good and seyth hys brother haue nede and shutteth vp his compassyon from him howe dwelleth the loue of God in him My babes let vs not loue in worde neither in tong but in dede and in verite ⊢ Hereby we know that we are of the verite and can quyet our hertes before him For yf our hert condeÌ„pne vs â–ª God is greater then our hert knoweth all thinges Derely beloued yf our herte condempne vs not then haue we trust to God warde and what soeuer we aske we receyue of him bycause we kepe his coÌ„maundementes do those thinges which are pleasyng in his syght And this is his commaundement that we beleue on the name of hys sonne Iesus christ loue one another as he gaue coÌ„mauÌ„dement And he that kepeth his coÌ„maundementes dwelleth in him he in him hereby we know that he abideth in vs eueÌ„ by the spirit which he hath geuen vs. ¶ Difference of spirites and howe the spirite of God may be knowen from the spirit of errour Of the loue of god and of our neyghboures CAPI IIII. DEarely beloued ‡ belue not euery spycyt but proue the spirrites whether they are of God or not for many false Prophetes are gone out into the worlde Hereby shall ye knowe the spirite of God Euery spirite that confesseth that Iesus Chryst is come in the flesshe is of God And euery spirit which coufesseth not that Iesus Chryste is come in the fleshe is not of God And this is that spirit of Antichrist of whoÌ„ ye haue herd how that the shulde come euen now al redy is he in the worlde Lyttel chyldren ye are of God and haue ouercome them for greater is he that is in you then he that is in the worlde They are of the worlde therfore speake they of the worlde and the worlde heareth them We are of God He that knoweth God heareth vs he y â— is not of god hereth vs not Hereby knowe we the spirite of verite the spiryte of errour Derely beloued let vs loue one another for loue coÌ„meth of God And euery one that loueth is borne of God and knoweth God He that loueth not knoweth not God for ✚ God is loue In thys appered the loue of God to vs ward because that god sent his onely begotteÌ„ sonne into the world that we might liue thorow him Herein is loue not y â— we loued God but that he loued vs sente his sonne to make agrement for our sinnes Derely beloued yf God so loued vs we ought also to loue one another No man hath sene God at any tyme. If we loue one another god dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfect in vs. Hereby knowe we y â— we dwell in him and he is in vs because he hath giueÌ„ vs of his spiryte And we haue sene and do testyfie that the father sente the sonne to be the sauiour of the world Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the soÌ„ne of god in hiÌ„ dwelleth God he in God And we haue knoweÌ„ beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue he that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God and god in hym Herein is the loue ê‘fect in vs that we shuld haue trust in the day of iudgement For as he is euen so are we in this
world There is no feare in loue but perfecte loue casteth out feare for feare hath paynfulnes He y â— feareth is not perfecte in loue We loue hym for he loued vs fyrste If a man saye I loue God and yet hate his brother he is a lyer For howe can he that loueth not hys Brother whom he hath sene loue GOD whom he hath not sene And thys commaundement haue we of him that he whyche loueth God shulde loue his brother also ⊢ ¶ To loue God is to kepe his commoundementes Fayth ouercommeth the worlde Euerlastyng life â—o in the sonne of God Of the sonne vnto death CAPI V. WHosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christ is borne of God And euery one that loueth him whych begat loueth hym also whyche was begotten of him By this we know that we loue the chyldren of God when we loue God kepe his commaundementes For this is the loue of God that we kepe his coÌ„maundementes and his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes are not greuous ✚ For al that is borne of God ouercoÌ„meth the worlde And this is the vyctory that ouercoÌ„meth the world eueÌ„ our fayth Who is it that ouercoÌ„meth the world but he whiche beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God This Iesus Christ is he that came by water bloude not by water onely but by water and bloud And it is the spirite that beareth wytnes because the spirite is trueth âšœ For there are thre whiche beare recorde in Heauen the father the worde and holy Ghost And these thre are one And there are thre whiche beare recorde âšœ in earth the spirit water bloude and these thre are one It we receyue the wytnes of meÌ„ the wytnes of God is greater For thê is the witnes of god âšœ that is greater whiche he testyfieth of his sonne He that beleueth on the sonne of God hath the wytnes in hym selfe ⊢ He that beleueth not god hath made him a lyar because he beleued not the recorde that God gaue of his soÌ„ne And this is that record how that god hath gyuen vnto vs eternal lyfe this life is in his soÌ„ne He that hath the soÌ„ne hath lyfe and he that hath not the sonne of God hath not lyfe These thynges haue I wrytteÌ„ vnto you that beleue on the name of the sonne of god that ye maye knowe howe that ye haue eternal life and that ye may beleue on the name of the soÌ„ne of god And thys is the trust that we haue in him that yf we aske any thyng accordyng to his wyl he heareth vs. And yf we knowe that he heare vs what soeuer we aske we know that we haue the petycyons that we desyre of hym If any maÌ„ se his brother sine a synne not vnto death let him aske he shal gyue hym lyfe for theÌ„ that synne not vnto death Ther is a synne vnto death for which say I not y â— a maÌ„ shuld pray Al vnryghtuousnes is sine there is synne not vnto death We knowe that whosoeuer is borne of God synneth not but he that is begotten of God kepeth hym selfe and that wicked toucheth hym not We knowe that we are of God the worlde is al togyther set on wyckednes We knowe that the sonne of god is come and hath geuen vs a minde to know hym whiche is true and we are in hym that is true throughe hys sonne Iesus Chryste This same is very God and eternall lyfe Babes kepe youre selues from ymages AMEN He wryteth vnto a certayne lady reioyseth that her chyldren walcke in the trueth exhorteth them vnto lowe warneth theÌ„ to beware of such dysceauers as denye that Iosus Chryste came in the flessh prayeth them to contynue in the doctrine of Christ and to haue nothing to do with them that brynge not thye lernynge ⧠The Seconde Epystle of Sayncte Ihon. THe elder to the electe lady and her chyldren whome I loue in the trueth and not I onely but also all y â— hath knoweÌ„ the trueth for the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shall be in vs for euer With vs shall be grace mercye and peace from God the father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ the sonne of the father in trueth loue I reioysed greatly that I founde of thy chyldren walkynge in trueth as we haue receaued a commaundement of the father And nowe beseche I the lady not as though I wrote a newe coÌ„maundement vnto the but that same whiche we haue had from the begynnynge that we shulde loue one another And thys is the loue that we shulde walke after hys commaundement This commaundement is that as ye haue hearde from the beginning ye shuld walke in it For many deceauers are entred into the worlde whiche confesse not that Iesus Christ is come in the flessh This is a deceauer and an Antichrist Loke on your selues that we loose not that we haue wrought but that we may haue a ful rewarde Whosoeuer transgresseth and bydeth not in the doctryne of Chryste hath not God He that endureth in the doctryne of Chryste hathe both the father and the sonne If there come any vnto you and bryng not this learnyng hym receaue not to house neyther byd hym God spede For he that byddeth hym God spede is partaker of hê euyldedes âšœ Beholde I haue tolde you before that ye shulde not be ashamed in the day of the lorde I had many thynges to wryte vnto you neuerthelesse I wolde not wryte with paper and inke but I trust to come vnto you and speake with you mouth to mouth that oure ioye may be ful The sonnes of thy electe sister grete the. AMEN ¶ He is glad of Gayus that he wellâ—eth in the trueth exhorteth them to be souyng vnto the poore Chrysten in theyr perseruryon sheweth the vnkynde dealinge of Dâ—otrophes adn the good reporte of Demetrius ⧠The thyrde Epystle of Saynct Ihon. THe elder vnto the beloued Gayus whome I loue in the trueth Beloued I wyssh in all thinges that thou prosperedste and faredst wel euen as thy soule prospereth For I reioysed greatly when the brethren came and testified of the trueth that is in the howe thou walckeste in the trueth I haue no greater ioye then for to heare Howe that my sonnes walcke in veritye Beloued thou doest faythfully what soeuer thou doeste to the brethren and to straungers which beare wytnes of thy loue before the congregacion Which brethren yf thou brynge for wardes of theyr iorney after a godly sorte thou shalt do well because that for hys names sake they wente forthe and toke nothyng of the Gentyls We therfore ought to receaue suche that we myght be helpers to the trueth I wrote vnto the congregacion but Diotrephes whiche loueth to haue the preempnence amonge them receaueth vs not Wherfore yf I come I wyll declare his dedes which he dothe iestyuge on vs with malycyous wordes neyther is ther with content Not onely he hym selfe receaueth not the brethren but also he forbyddeth them that wolde and
me Peter being ¶ On Chyldermasse daye Apo. xiiij A And I sawe beholde Math. ii C The angell of the Lord ¶ On the sondaye after Christmasse Galat. iiij A But I saye as long as Luce. ii E And his father mother On newe yeares daye Tit. ii B For the grace of God Luce. ii C And whan eyght dayes ¶ On the twelfe euen Tit. ii B For the grace of God Math. ii D Whan Herode was deed ¶ On the twelfe daye Esa. lx A Get the vp by times Math. ii A WhaÌ„ Iesus therfore was ¶ On the i. sonday after xii daye Esa. xiij A O Lorde I thanke the Iohn i D The next day again stode ¶ On the. ii sondaye after xii daye Roma xij A I besech you therfore Luce. ii F And whaÌ„ he was twelue ¶ On the. iij. sondaye after xii daye Rom. xii A Lyke as we haue many Iohn ii A And vpon the thyrde day On the. iiij sonday after xii days Rom. xii C Be not wyse in your Math. viii A Whan Iesus came ¶ On the. v. sondaye after xii dayeâ— Roma xii B Owe nothyng to any man Math. viij C And whaÌ„ he went into ¶ On the. vi sonday after xii daye Colo. iij B Put ye on therfore Mat. xiii D The kyngdome of heaueÌ„ ¶ On Septuagesima sondaye i. Corin. ix D Knowe ye not that they Math. xx A The Kingdome of heauen ¶ On Sexagesime sondaye ii Corin. xi C Ye suffre fooles gladly Luce. viij A Whan much people came ¶ On Quinquagesima sonday i. Corin. iij. A Yf I speake Luce. xviij D And Iesus toke to him the ¶ On ash wednisdaye Ioel. ii C And nowe therfore 〈◊〉 Math. vi A 〈…〉 Mat. v E Ye haue herde that it is ¶ On the fyrst sonday in lent ij Corin. vi A But we as helpers ex Math. iiij A Then was Iesus led of ¶ On the wednysdaye Exo. xxiiij C And. iii. Reg. xix A Mat. xii D Then answered him cer ¶ On the frydaye Ezee. xviij C Thus sayeth the Lorde Iohn v â–ª A After that there was ◠¶ On the seconde sonday in lent i. Tessa iij A Farthermore brethren Math. xv C And Iesus departed ¶ On the wednisdaye Hest. xiij D But mardoch thought Math. xx B And Iesus going vp to ¶ On the frydaye Gene. xxxviij A Ioseph sayd vnto his bre Math. xxi D Heare another parable ¶ On the. iii. sonday in lent Ephe v A Be ye therfore the Luke xi B And he was castinge out ¶ On the wednysdaye Exo. xx B Honour thy father Math. xv A Then came vnto hym ¶ On the frydaye Nume xx A And the coÌ„gregacion had Iohn iiij A He came therfore into ¶ On the fourth sondaye in lent Gala. iiij C For it is wrytten that Iohn vi A Whan Iesus lyft vp his ¶ On the wednisdaye Esa. i C And Eze. xxxvi D Iohn ix A And Iesus going by ¶ On the frydaye â—â—â— Re. xvij C And after these actes Ihon. xi A Ther was one syck called ¶ On the. v. sondaye in lent Hebre. ix B But Christ beynge Iohn viij D Which of you can rebuke ¶ On the wednisdaye Leui. xix A And the Lorde talked Iohn x C And it was the â— dicacion ¶ On the frydaye Iere. xvii C Lorde all they that for Iohn xi E Then gathered the hygh ¶ On Palme sondaye Phili. ii A Let the same mynde be Math. xxvi A Ye knowe that after two ¶ On the wednisdaye Esa. iiij A Lorde who geueth Luce. xxii A The feast daye of swete ¶ On good frydaye 〈◊〉 â–ª xii A The Lorde sayde vnto 〈…〉 ii â–ª 〈…〉 as spoken Mat. xxviij A Upon the euenyng of the ¶ On easter daye â— Corin. v B Pourge therfore the olde Math. xvi A And whaÌ„ y â— sabboth was ¶ On the monday Actu x D But Peter openyng Luce. xxiiij B And beholde two of them ¶ On the tewesdaye Actu xiij C Ye men brethreÌ„ ye chil Luce. xxiiii C Iesus stode in the myd ¶ On the wednisdaye Actu iii B â–ª Ye men of Israel why Iohn xi A Afterwarde dyd Iesus ¶ On the thursdaye Actu viii C The angell of the Lorde Iohn xx B Mary stode withoute at ¶ On the frydaye i. Pet. ii C Christe also suffred for vs Math. xxviij C Then the eleuen disciples ¶ On the saterdaye i. Pet. ii A Laye away therfore Iohn xx A On the fyrst daye of the ¶ On the fyrst sondaye after Easter i. Iohn v A For all that is borne of Iohn xx C Whan it was nowe late ¶ On the seconde sondaye after Easter i. Pet. ij C Christe also suffred for Iohn x B I am a good shepherde ¶ On the. iii. sondaye after Easter i. Pet. ii B Dearly beloued I. Iohn xvi B It is yet a lytle whyle ¶ On the. iiij sondaye after easter Iaco. i B Euery good gyfte Iohn xvi A And now I go vnto him ¶ On the. v. sondaye Iaco. i C Beye doers of the Iohn xvi C Uerely c. yf ye aske ¶ On the mondaye Iaco. v C Knowlege youre synnes Luce. xi A Whiche of you shall On the twesdaye i. Timo. ii A I exhorte therfore Mar. xii D And as Iesus sat ouer ¶ On the wednysdaye Actu iiij D The multytude of the Iohn xiiij A Thys sayd Iesus and On the Assension daye Actu i A The fyrst treatyse Mar. xvi B But at the last he ¶ On the sonday after the ascension i. Pet. iiij B Be ye therfore wyse an â–ª Iohn xx C But whan the comforte ¶ On whytson euen Actu xix A It fortuned whan apol Iohn xiiij B Yf ye lone me kepe my ¶ On wytsondaye Actu â–ª ii A And whan the dayes Iohn xiiij C Yf any man loue me ¶ On the mondaye Actes x E And he commaunded vs Iohn iiij C For God dyd so loue the ¶ On the twesdaye Actu viij B Whan the apostles Iohn x A Uerely verely c. He that ¶ On the wednisdaye Actes ij B Than Peter lyft vp Iohn vi C No man can come vnto ¶ On the Thursdaye Actes viij A And Philyp goyng Luke ix A whaÌ„ the twelue apostles ¶ On the frydaye Actes ij C Ye men of Israel heare Luke ii C And it befell vpon a day On the saterdaye Actes xiij E But on the nexte Sab. Luk. iiij E And Iesus rose vp out of ¶ On the Trinite Sondaye Apo. iiiâ— A After thys I loked and Iohn iij A Ther was a man of the ¶ On corpus Christi daye i. Corin. xi C I receaued of the Lorde Iohn vi F For my flessh is meat ¶ On the fyrst sonday after Trini i. Iohn iiij C God is loue and he that Luke xvi C Ther was a certayne ¶ On the seconde soudaye after Trini i. Iohn iii B Meruayle not brethren Luke xiiij B A certayne man made ¶ On the thyrde sondaye after Trini i. Pet. v A Beye therfore Luke