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The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.; Bible. English. Great Bible.
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a doar of the worke the same shal be happye in his dede If any maÌ„ among you seme to be denoute refrayneth not his tonge but deceaueth his owne herte this mannes deuocion is in vayne Pure deuocyon vndefyled before God the father ys this to vysyt the fatherlesse widdowes in their aduersyte and to kepe hym selfe vnspotted of the worlde ⊢ ¶ He for byddeth to haue any respect of persones and not to boast of fayth where no dedes are CAPI II. MY brethren esteme not the fayth of our Lorde Iesus Christ the Lorde of glory with respecte of persons For if ther come into youre company a man wearinge a golden rynge clothed in goodly aparell and ther come in also a poore maÌ„ in vyle raymeÌ„t and ye haue a respecte to him that weareth the gaye clothyng saye vnto hym Syt y u here in a good place saye vnto the poore stande thou there or syt here vnder my â—ote stole are ye not parcyal in youre selues and haue iudged after euyll thoughtes Harken my deare beloued brethren Hath not God chosen y â— poore of this worlde such as are ryche in sayth heyres of the kyngdome which he promysed to them that loue hyme But ye haue despysed the poore Do not ryche men execute â—â—rannye vpon you drawe you before the iudgemeÌ„t seates Do not they speake euell of y â— good name which is called vpon ouer you If ye fulfyll the royall lawe accordyng to the scripture Thou shalt loue thyne neyghboure as thy selfe ye do well But yt ye regarde one person more then another ye commyt synne are rebuked of the lawe as transgressours Whosoeuer shall kepe the whole lawe yet fayle in one poynte he is gyltie of al. For he that sayd Thou shalt not câ—myt adulterye sayde also thou shalt not kyll Though thou do none adulterye yet yf thou kyll y u art become a transgressor of the lawe So speake ye and so do as they that shal be iudged by the lawe of lybertye For he shall haue iudgement without mercy that sheweth no mercy mercy reioyseth agaynste iudgement ⊢ What auayleth it my brethren though a maÌ„ saye he hath â—ayth yf he hathe no dedes Can sayth saue him If a brother or a syster be naked destitute of dayly â—ode one of you saye vnto theÌ„ depart in peace â–ª God sede you warmnes fode notwithstandynge ye geue theÌ„ not those thynges whiche are nedfull to the body what shal it helpe Euen so fayth yf it haue no dedes is deed in it selfe But some maÌ„ wyll saye y u hast fayth I haue dedes shewe me thy fayth by thy dedes I wyl shewe y â— my fayth by my dedes Beleuest y u that ther is one god Thou doest well The deuyls also beleue and tremble But wylt thou vnderstande O thou vayne maÌ„ that fayth without dedes is deed Was not Abraham oure father iustifyed thorow workes when he had offred Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter Thou seest howe that fayth wrought with hys dedes and thorugh the dedes was the fayth made parfecte and the scripture was fulfylled which sayth Abraham beleued God and it was reputed vnto hym for ryghtewesnes and he was called the frende of God ✚ Ye se then howe that of dedes a man is iustifyed and not of fayth onely Lyke wyse also was not Raab the harlot iustifyed thorowe workes when she had receaued that messengers and had sent theÌ„ out another waye For as the body without the spirit is deed euen so fayth without workes is deed also ⊢ ¶ What good and euell commeth thorowe the tonge The dutye of suâ—he as belerned The difference betwyxte the wysdome of the Gospell and the wysdome of the worlde CAPI III. MY brethren be not euery maÌ„ a master knowynge howe that we shal receaue the greater damnacion for in many thinges we synne all If a man synne not in worce the same is a perfecte man and able also to tame all the body beholde we put byttes in to the horses mouthes y â— they may obeye vs and we turne about all the body of the. Beholde also the shyppes which thought they be so greate are dryuen of fearce wyndes yet are they turned about with a very smal helme whyther soeuer the violeÌ„ce of the gouerner wyll Euen so the tonge is a syctel member also and boasteth great thynges Beholde howe great a thynge a lyttell fyre kyndleth and the tonge is fyre euen a worlde of wyckednes So is the tonge set amonge oure membres that it defyleth the whole body setteth a fyre all y â— we haue of nature and is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell All the natures of beastes and of byrdes and of serpentes and thynges of the see are meked tamed of the nature of maÌ„ But the tonge can no man tame It is an vnruely euyll full of deedly poyson Therwith blesse we God the father therwith curse we me whiche are made after the âšœ ymage and symilitude of God Out of one mouth proceadeth blessinge and cursyng My brethreÌ„ these thynges ought nat so to be Dothe a fountayn sende forth at one place swete water and bytter also Can the fygge tree my brethren beare olyue bertes eyther a vyne beare fygges So can no fountayne geue bothe salt water fresshe also If any man be wyse endued with knowledge amonge you let hym shewe his workes out of good conuersacyon with mekenes of wysdome But yf ye haue bytter enuyeng and stryfe in your herte reioyce not nether be lyars agaynst the trueth For such wysdome dissendeth not froÌ„ aboue but is earthy natural dyuelysshe For wher enuyenge stryfe is there is vnstablenes and all maner of euyl workes But the wysdome y â— is froÌ„ aboue is fyrst pure then peasable gentle easy to be entreated full of mercy good frutes with out iudgynge without simulacyon yee and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace of them that mayntayne peace CAPI IIII. ¶ Warre and fyghtynge coÌ„meth of voluptcousnesse The frendshype of the worlde is enimyte before God â–ª 〈◊〉 orâ—acyon to 〈◊〉 sclaunder and the vanyâ—e of thys lyke FROM whence coÌ„meth warre fyghtynge amonge you come they not here hence eueÌ„ of your lustes that fyght in your meÌ„bres Ye lust haue not Ye enuye haue indignacyon cannot obtayne Ye fyght warre Ye haue not because ye aske not Ye aske receaue not because ye aske a mysâ—e euen to consume it vpon your iustes Ye aduouterars wemeÌ„ that breke matrimonye knowe ye not howe y â— the freÌ„dshype of the worlde is enemyte w t God whosoeuer therfore wylbe a freÌ„de of y t worlde is made the enemy of God Ether do ye thinke y e y e scripture saith in vayne The spirit y t dwelleth in vs lusteth euen coÌ„trary to enuy our geueth more grace wherfore he sayth God resisteth the proude
same spirit To another is geuen fayth by the same spirit To another the gyftes of healynge by the same spirit To another power to do myracles To another prophesye To another iudgemeÌ„t to â—â—cerue spyrites To another diuers tonges To another the interpretacyon of tonges But these all worketh euen the selfe same spirit diuydynge to euery man a seuerall gyfte euen as he wyll ⊢ For as the body is one and hath many membres and all the membres of one body though they be many yet are but one body euen so is Christe For by one spirit are we all baptysed to make one body whether we be Iewes or Gentyls whether we be bonde or fre and haue all droncke of one spyrit For the body is not one member but many If the foâ—e saye I am not the hande I am not of y â— body is he therfore not of the body And yf the eare saye I am not the eye I am not of the body is he therfore not of the body If all the body were an eye where were then the herynge If all were heryng where were the smellynge But nowe hathe God set the meÌ„bers euery one seuerally in the body as it hathe pleased hym If they were all one meÌ„ber where were the bodye Nowe are there many meÌ„bers yet but one bodye And theeye can not saye vnto the hande I haue no nede of the. Agayne the heed cannot saye to the fete I haue no nede of you Yee rather agreat deale those meÌ„bres of the body which seme to be more feble are necessary And vpon those membres of the body whiche we thynke least honest put we more honestye on And oure vngoodly partes haue more beauty on For oure honest membres nede it not But God hath so disposed the body and hathe geuen the more honoure to that parte whiche lacked leste there shulde be any stryfe in the bodye but that the membres shulde indifferently care one for another And yf one member suffer all suffer with hym yf one member be had in honoure all members be glade also Ye are the body of Chryste meÌ„bres one of another And God hath also ordeyned in the coÌ„gregacyon fyrst Apostles secondarely prophetes thridly teachers then them that do myracles after y â— the gyftes of healing helpers gouerners diuersite of â—â—ges Are all Apostles Are all Prophets Are al teachers Are al doars of miracles Haue all the gyftes of healynge Do all speake with tonges Do all interprete Couet after the best gyftes And yet shewe I vnto you â— more excellent waye ¶ The natures and condicyons of loue CAPI XIII THough I speake with the tonges of men and of angels and haue no loue I am as soundynge brasse or as a tyncklynge cymball And though I coulde prophesy and vnderstande all secretes and all knowledge yee ☞ yf I haue all fayth â–ª so y â— I could moue mouÌ„taynes out of their places and yet haue no loue I am nothyng And though I bestowe al my goodes to fede the poore and though I giue my body euen that I burne and yet haue no loue it profyteth me nothynge Loue suffreth long and is curteous Loue enuyeth not Loue doth not frowardly swelleth not dealeth not dishonestly seketh not her owne is not prouoked to anger thiÌ„keth no euyl reioyseth not in iniquitie but reioyseth in the trueth suffreth all thynges beleueth all thynges hopeth all thynges endureth al thynges Though that prophesyinges fayle other tonges cease or knowledge vanysshe awaye yet loue falleth neuer awaye For ☞ our knowledge is vnperfect and our prophesyinge is vnperfecte But when that which is ê‘fect is come then that which is vnperfecte shal be done awaye When I was a chylde I spake as a chylde I vnderstode as a chylde I ymagyned as a chylde But assone as I was a man I put awaye chyldishnes Nowe we se in a glasse euen in a darcke speakyng but then shall we se face to face Nowe I know vnperfectly but then shal I knowe euen as I am knowen Now abydeth fayth hope and loue eueÌ„ these thre but the ☞ chefe of these is loue ⊢ ¶ Paule sheweth that the gyft of prophecye interpreting or prâ—achyng excelleth the gyfte of tonges and howe they both ought to be vsed CAPI XIIII LAboure for loue and couet spiritual giftes but most chefely that ye maye prophesy For he that ☞ speketh with the tong speaketh not vnto men but vnto God For no man heareth him Howbeit in the spyrite he speaketh mysteries But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men for their edyfying for their exhortacion and for their comforte He that speaketh with the tonge profyteth hym selfe he that prophesyeth edifyeth the congregacion I wolde that ye all spake w t tonges but rather that ye prophesyed For greater is he that prophesyeth then he that speaketh with tonges excepte he expounde it that the congregacion may haue edifying Nowe brethren yf I come vnto you speakyng with tonges what shal I profyte you excepte I speake to you eyther by reuelacyon or by knoweledge or by prophesyinge or by doctryne Moreouer when thynges without lyfe gyue souÌ„de whether it be a pipe or an â—arpe except they make a distinccion in the souÌ„des howe shall it be knowen what is pyped or harped For yf the troÌ„pe giue an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare hym selfe to the warre Euen so lykewyse when ye speake w t tonges excepte ye speake wordes that haue signyficacion howe shall it be vnderstande what is spoken For ye shal but speake in the ayre Many kyndes of voices are in the world none of them are without significacioÌ„ If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shal be vnto him that speaketh an aleant he that speaketh shal be an aleaunt vnto me Euen so ye for as muche as yâ— couâ—â— spirituall gyftes seke that ye may excell vnto the edyfyinge of the congregacyon Wherfore let him that speaketh w t tong praye that he may interprete also For yf I pray with tonge my spiryt prayeth but my ☞ vnderstandyng doth no good What is it then I wyl pray with the spyrit and wyl pray with the vnderstandyng I wyll synge â—â—th the spiryte â–ª and wyll synge ☞ with the vnderstandyng For els when thou blessest with the spiryt howe shal he that occupyeth the rowme of the vnlearned saye Amen at the giuynge of thankes seyng he vnderstandeth not what thou sayest Thou verely gyuest thankes well but the other is not edyfied I thanke my God that I speake wyth tonges more then ye all Yet had I leuer in the congregacyon to speake fyue wordes w t my vnderstandynge to the infourmacion of other rather then ten thousaÌ„de wordes with the tonge Brethren be not ye chyldren in wytte Howebeit as concernynge maâ—â—ciousnes be chyldren but in wyt be perfecte In the lawe it is wrytten with sondrye tonges with sondry lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that wyll they not heare me