speaketh the wordes of God For God geueth not the spirit vnto hym by measure The father loueth the sonne hath geuen him al thinges into his hande He that beleueth on the sonne hathe euerlastynge lyfe he that beleueth not the sonne shall not se the lyfe but the wrathe of God abydeth vpon hym ☞ Of Iohns incarseracie mat xiiii Mar. vi Luc. iii. Capi. x. BUt Herode y e Tetrarcha whā he was rebuked of Iohn because of Herodias the wyfe Marke of Philippe hys brother for he maryed her Luke And for all the euels that Herode dyd Mat. For Iohn sayd vnto him It is not lawful for thee to baue Mar. thy brothers wyfe Luke besyde all thys Herode Math. toke Iohn bounde hym and put hym into prysonne for Herodias sake hys brother Philips wyfe Marke For Herodias layde wayte for hym and woulde haue slayne hym and coulde not Notwithstandynge Herode feared Iohn for he knewe that he was a iuste and holy man Math. And fayne he would haue put hym to death but he feared the people because they helde him for a Prophet Marke And he kept him and herkened vnto hym in manye thynges and hearde hym gladlye ¶ Of the begynnynge of Christes publike predicacion Mat. iii. mar i Ioa. iiii cap. xi WHan Iesus had herde that Iohn was taken Ioan and had knowledge that it was come to the eares of the Pharyses that Iesus made and baptysed moore dyscyples then Iohn Howe be it Iesus hym selfe baptysed not but hys dyscyples he left the lande of Iewrye Marke and came into Galile Ioan Nowe when he came into Galile the Galileans receaued hym whyche had sene all that he dyd at Ierusalem in the feast for they also were come thither to the feast Mathew And leauinge Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum whiche is a cytie vpon the sea in the coastes of Zabulon and Neptalim that the thinge myght be fulfylled whyche was spoken by Esay the Prophete saying * The lande of Zabulon and Neptalim the way of the sea beyonde Iordane and Galile of the Gentyles the people which sat in darknesse sawe a great lyghte and to them which sat in y e region of shadow of death lyght is begonne to shyne From that tyme forthe beganne Iesus to preache Marke the ghospel of the kyngedome of God and sayde Because the tyme is fulfylled Mat. do penaunce Marke and beleue the ghospell Mathevv For the kyngedome of heauen is at hande ☞ Of the seconde vocation of the disciples by the whiche they were called to Christes familiarite Luke v. Cap. xii IT came to passe that the people pressed vpon Iesus to heare the worde or God and he stode by the lake of Genezareth and sawe two shyppes stande by the lake side but the fishers were gone oute of theym and had washed their nettes Then went he into one of the shyppes which was Simons and prayde hym that he woulde thruste oute a lytle from the lande And he sat him downe and taughte the people out of the shyp And when he had left of talkynge sayde vnto Simon Launche out into the depe and let slyppe your nettes to make a draughte And Simon aunswered and sayde vnto him Maister we haue laboured all the nyght and taken nothynge but vpon thy worde I wyl lowse forth the net And whē thei had so done they toke a great multitude of fishes and their net brake And they made signes to their felowes whyche were in the other shyppe that they shoulde come and helpe them And they came and fylled both y e shyppes ful so that they sanke When Simon Peter sawe that he fell downe at Iesus knees and sayde Lorde goe fro me for I am a sinnefull man for he was astonied and all that were wyth hym at this draughte of fyshes whiche they toke and so were Iames and Iohn also the sons of Zebede whiche were Simons cōpanions And Iesus sayd vnto them feare not for from hence forth thou shalte take men and they broughte the shyppes to lande and lefte all and folowed him ☞ Of the third vocation of the Apostles by y ◠whiche they are called to y ◠discipleship of Christ Math. iiii Marke i. Cap. xiii ANd Iesus walked by the sea of Galile saw two brethren Simon whiche was called Peter and Andrew his brother castīge a net into y ◠sea for they were fyshers And Iesus said vnto thē folow me and I wil make you fishers of mē And thei strayghte waye left their nettes and folowed him And whē he went forth frō thence he saw other two brethrē Iames the sonne of Zebede Iohn his brother in the shyppe with Zebede their father mendynge their nettes he called them And they without tarienge left the shyppe their father Marke Zebede in the shyppe with the hyred seruauntes Mathe and folowed him Of the healing of a certaine demoniake in the sinagoge of the citie of Capernaum Luke iiii Marke i. Cap. xiiii ANd he went into Capernaū immediatlye vpon y e sabbothes he entred into the sinagoge and taughte they were astonied at hys doctrine for he taught theym as one hauīg power not as y e scribes Luk for his preachinge was with power Mar And in their sinagoge ther was a man Luk possessed with a foule deuel and he cried loude and sayd Let me alone what haue we to doe wyth thee thou Iesus of Nazareth Art thou come before the tyme to bestroye vs I knowe thee who thou arte euen that holye one of God Marke And Iesus threatened him Luke and rebuked hym and sayde Holde thy tongue Mark and departe oute of hym And the foule spiritetare hym and cryed wyth a loude voyce And departed out of him Luk and dyd hym no harme And there came a feare ouer theym al Marke and al they wondred in so much that they axed one another amonge them selues and sayd What is this what newe learninge is thys What maner of woorde is thys For he commaundeth the soule spirites with power Luke and they depart marke are obedient vnto hym Luke And y ◠fame of him was noised thoroweout al places mark borders of Galile Of the healynge of al diseases Math. iiii Cap. xv ANd Iesus went about al Galile teachyng in their sinagoges and preachynge the gospell of the kingdom and healed al maner of sicknesse and al maner of diseases amonge the people And his fame spred abroade throughe out all Siria And they broughte vnto hym al sicke people that were taken wyth diuerse diseases grypynges them that were possessed with Deuels and those whiche were Lunatike those that had the Palsye and healed thē And there folowed hym a great multitude of people from Galile from the ten cityes frō Ierusalē from the regions that lie beyonde Iordan ☞ Of Simons mother in law L◠iiii Mat. viii Mar. i. ca. 16. ANd Iesus rose vp oute of the sinagoge Mar forth with
saye vnto you whosoeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe except it be for fornicacion marieth a nother he committeth adnoutery and who so maryeth her that is deuorced committeth aduouterye Mar to her warde Luke and he that marieth her whiche is deuorced from her husband breaketh wedlocke Mar And if a woman for sake her husbande and be maried to a nother she committeth aduouterye Mat. Then sayd his disciples vnto hym yf the matter be so betwene manne and wyfe then it is not good to marye But he sayde all men cannot comprehende that saying saue they to whome it is geuen For there be some gelded whiche are so borne from theyr mothers wombe there be some gelded whiche are gelded of men and there be some gelded whyche haue gelded them selues for the kyngdome of Heauens sake He that can comprehende it let hym comprehende it ¶ Of yonge chyldren whiche were broughte vnto the Lorde Mat xix Mark x. Luke xviii Capi. xcix THen were broughte vnto hym yonge chyldren that he myghte touche them laye hys handes vpon them and praye Luk but when the Disciples saw that they rebuked them Mar. and thretend those that brought them neuertheles when he saw it he was displeased Luk And Iesus called them vnto him and said Mat Suffer the chyldren and forbyd them not to come vnto me for vnto suche belongeth the kingdome of heauen Luk And he sayde verely I saye vnto you whosoeuer receaueth not the kyngdome of God as a chylde shall not enter therein Marke And takyng them vp in hys armes and layde hys handes vpon them and blessed them math and when he had laid his handes vpon them he departed thence ¶ Of the yonge man that asked what he shuld do to possesse eternall lyfe Math. xix Mar. x Luc. xviii Capi. C. IEsus departed froÌ„ thence Mar And wheÌ„ he was gone forth vpon the waye there came a ruler runnynge and kneled vnto him and asked hym and prayed hym sayinge math Good master what good shall I do that I maye haue euerlastinge lyfeâ— Iesus sayde vnto hym why callest thou me good there is none good but God onely Neuerthelesse yf thou wylt enter into life kepe the commauÌ„dementes Marke Knowest thou the commaundementesâ— Math He sayde vnto hym whicheâ— Iesus sayde Thou shalt not kyll Thou shalt not commit aduoutrye Thou shalte not steale Thou shalte beare no false witnesse Mar Thou shalte begyle no manne Mat Honour thy father and thy mother and thou shalte loue thy neyghboure as thyselfe Then sayd the yong man vnto hym all these haue I kepte fro my youthe vp What lacke I yet Mar And Iesus behelde hym and loued him Luk WhaÌ„ Iesus heard that he sayde vnto him yet lackest thou one thing Math Yf thou wylt be perfect go thy way and sâ—ll that thou hast and geue it to the poore thou shalte haue a treasure in heauen and come and folow me Whan the yong man hearde that word he went awaye sorye for he had great possessions Luke and was very ryche Whan Iesus sawe that he was sory he sayde to his disciples how hardlye shall the ryche come in to the kyngdome of God ¶ Howe harde it is for a ryche man to entre in to the kingdome of heauen Mat. xix Marke x. Luc. xviii Cap. Ci. UErely I saye vnto you it shal be harde for a ryche manne to enter in to the kingdom of heauen Mark The disciples were astonied at his wordes But Iesus answered agayne and sayde vnto them deare childreu howe harde is it for theÌ„ that truste in ryches to come in to the kyngdome of Godâ— Mat And I saye vnto you againe it is easier for a Camell to go thorow the eye of a Nedle then for a ryche man to entre into heauen Whan his disciples hearde that they were exceadingly amased Mark certayne that hearde that were more astonyed and sayd among them selues Luk Who can then be saued Marke And Iesus behelde them and sayd vnto them Mat. with men it is impossible but with God all thinges are possible Luke Loke what is vnpossible with man is possible with God ¶ Of the rewarde of those which leue all and folow Christ. Mat. xix Mar. x. Luc. xviii cap. 102. THen aunswered Peter and beganne to saye vnto hym Beholde we haue forsaken all and folowed the what shall we haue therfore Iesus answered and sayd vnto them verely I saye vnto you That when the sonne of man shall syt in the seate of his maiestie ye which haue folowed me in the newe byrthe shall syâ— also vpon twelue seates and iudge the twelue tribes of Israell And whosoeuer forsaketh house or brethren or systers or father or mother or wyfe or children or landes Mar with persecucion for my sake and the Gospelles Math and for my names sake Luke the kyngdome of God mat y â— same shal receaue an huÌ„dred fold Luk now in this tyme and muche more in the worlde to come Marke and inheret euerlastynge lyfe but many that be the fyrste shal be the laste and the last shal be the fyrste ☞ Of the laberous quotidian peny whyche were sent into the vyneyarde Math. xx Capitu. 103. THe kyngedom of heauen is like vnto an householder whyche wente oute earlye in the mornynge to hyre labourers into his vyneyarde And whaÌ„ he had agreed wyth the labourers for a penye a daye he sent them into hys vyneyarde And aboute the thirde houre he wente out and sawe other standynge ydle in the market place and saide vnto them Go ye also into my vineyarde and what so euer is ryghte I wyll geue it you and they wente theyrâ— waye Agayne he wente oute about the syxte houre and dyd lykewyse And aboute the eleuenth houre he went oute and founde other standynge ydle and sayde vnto them why stande ye here alâ— the daye yâ—le They sayde vnto him because no man hath hired vs he sayde vnto them Go ye also into y â— vyneyarde looke what is ryghte ye shall haue it Nowe whan the euen was come the Lorde of the vyneyarde sayde vnto hys stewarde Call the labourers and geue theÌ„ theyr hyre begynnynge from the laste vnto the fyrste Then they that were hyred aboute the eleuenth houre came and receaued euery man a peny but whan the fyrste came they supposed that they should receaue more and they also receaued euery man a penye And whan they had receaued it they murmured agaynste the householder and sayde These laste haue wroughte but one houre and thou hast made them equal vnto vs whiche haue borne the burthen and heate of the daye He answered saide vnto one of them frende I do thee no wrong dyddest not y â— agree w t me for a penyeâ— Take that thyne is and go thy wayeâ— I wyll geue vnto this last also like as to thee Or haue I not power to do as me lusteth w t myne owne Is thy eye euell because I am good So y â— last shal be first
y â— first last For many are called but fewe chosen ¶ Of the vnryghteous 〈…〉 warde Luke xvi Capitulo Ciiii. HE sayde also vnto his disciples There was a certayne ryche man which had a stewarde that was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goddes And he called hym and sayde vnto hym what is it that I heare this of theeâ— geue accomptes of thy stewardeship for thou maist be no longer stewarde The stewarde sayde wythin hym selfe What shall I do My Lorde wyl take awaye the stewardship fro me I cannot dygge and to begge I am ashamed I wote what I wyll do that whan I am put oute of the stewardeshyppe they maye receaue me into their houses And he called vnto hym all his lordes detters and sayd vnto the fyrste How much owest thou vnto my Lorde He sayde an hundreth â—onne of oyle And he sayd take thy bil syt downe quickly and wryte fyftye Then sayde he vnto anotherâ— Howe muche owest thouâ— he sayd an huÌ„dreth quarters of wheate He sayd vnto him take thy bil and wryte foure score and the Lorde commaunded the vnryghteous steward because he had done wysely For the chyldren of this worlde are in their kynde wyser then the children of lyghte And I saye vnto you make you frendes wyth the vnryghteous Mammon that whan ye haue nede they may receaue you into euerlasting tabernacles He that is faythful in the leaste is faythfull also in muche and he that is vnryghteous in the leaste is vnrighteous also in the muche Yf ye then haue not bene faythfull in the vnryghteous Mammon who wil beleue you in that whiche is trueâ— And yf ye haue not bene faithful in an other maÌ„s busynesse Who wyl geue you y â— which is your owne No seruaunte can serue two masters for either he shal hate the one and loue the other or els he shall leaue to the one and despyse the other ye cannot serue God and Mammon All these thynges hearde the Pharyses whyche were couetouse and they moâ—ked hym And he sayde vnto them ye are they that iustyfye youre selues before menne but GOD knoweth youre heartes For that whiche is hye amonge menne is an abhominacion before God The lawe and the Prophetes propheryed vnto Iohn and from that tyme forthe is the kyngdome of God preached thorowe the gospel and euery man preasseth into it by vyolence But easyer is it for heauen and yearthe to peryshe then one tytle of the lawe to fall Who soeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe and maryeth another breaketh wedlocke and he that maryeth her whyche is deuorced from her husbande breaketh matrimonye ☞ Of the ryche glotten Luke xvi Capitulo cv THere was a certayne ryche maÌ„ whyche clothed hym selfe wyth purple and costly lynnen and fared deliciously euery daye And there was a poore manne named Lazarus whyche laye at hys gate full of sores and desyred to be fylled wyth the crommes that fell from the ryche mans table and no manne gaue hym them yet came the dogges and lyâ—ked hys soores But it fortuned that the poore manne dyed and was caryed of the aungels into Abrahams bosome The ryche manne dyed also and was buryed in hell Nowe whan he was in hell he lyfte vp hys eyes in the payne and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in hys bosome and he cryed and sayde Father Abraham haue mercye vpon me and sende Lazarus that he maye dyppe the typpe of hys fynger in water and coule my tounge for I am tormented in thys flame But Abraham sayde remember sonne that thou haste receaued good in thy lyfe and contrarye wyse Lazarus receaued euell But nowe is he comforted and thou arte tormented And besyde all this there is a greate space set betwene vs and you so that they whyche woulde go downe from hence vnto you cannot nother maye they passe ouer from thence vnto vs. Then sayde he I praye thee then father that thou wylte sende hym vnto my fathers house for I haue yet fyue brethren that he maye warne them leste they also come into thys place of tormente Abraham sayde vnto hym They haue Moses and the Prophetes let theÌ„ heare them But he said nay father AbrahaÌ„ but if one weÌ„t unto them from the deade they woulde do penaunce But he sayde unto them yf they heare not Moses and the Prophetes then shall they not beleue also thoughe one rose againe froÌ„ the deade After these thynges Iesus vvente vvyth hys dysciples ouer Iordane vvhere Iohn baptysed fyrste ¶ Of the reuyuynge of Lazarus Ioan. xi Capitu. Cvi THere laye one sycke named Lazarus of Bethania in the towne of Marie and her syster Martha It was that Mary whyche annoynted the Lorde wyth â—yntemente and dryed hys fete wyth her heere whose brother Lazarus laye sycke Then sente hys systers vnto hym and sayde Lorde beholde He whome thou loueste lyeth sycke Whan Iesus hearde that he sayde This sycknesse is not vnto deathe but for the prayse of GOD that the sonne of GOD maye be praised there thorow Iesus loued Martha and her syster and Lazarus Nowe whan he hearde that he was sycke he aboâ—e two dayes in y â— place where he was vvhere Iohn had baptysed Afterwarde sayd he vnto hys dyscyples let vs go againe into Iewrye His dysciples sayde vnto hym Master lately would the Iewes haue stoned thee and wylte thou go thyther agayne Iesus aunswered Are there not twelue hours in the dayâ— He that walketh in the daye stombleth not for he seeth the lyghte of thys worlde But he that walketh in the nyght stombleth for there is no lyghte in him This he spake and afterwarde sayde he vnto them Lazarus our freÌ„de slepeth but I go to wake hym oute of slepe Then sayde hys dyscyples Lord yf he slepe he shall do well ynoughe Howe be it Iesus spake of hys deathe but they thoughte that he had spoken of the bodely slepe Then sayde Iesus unto them playnly Lazarus is deade and I am glade for youre sakes that I was not there that ye maye beleue Neuerthelesse let vs go vnto hym Then sayde Thomas whiche is called Didimus vnto the dyscyples Let vs go also that we maye dye wyth hym Then came Iesus and founde that he had lyen in the graue foure dayes alreadye Bethany was nye vnto Ierusalem aboute syxtene furlonges And manye of the Iewes were come to Martha and Mary to comforte them ouer their brother Nowe when Martha hearde that Iesus came she wente to mete him but Mary sat stil at home Then said Martha vnto Iesus Lord yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade But neuerthelesse I knowe also that what soeuer thou askest of God that God wyll geue it thee Iesus sayde vnto her Thy brother shall ryse agayne Martha sayde vnto him I knowe that he shall ryse agayne in the resurreccion at the laste daye Iesus sayde vnto her I am the resurreccion and the lyfe He that beleueth on me shall lyue thoughe he were deade alreadye and who so euer
the wyfe of Ury Salomon begat Roboam Roboam begat Abia. Abia begat Asa. Asa begat Iosaphat Iosaphat begat Ioram Ioram begat Osias * Osias begat Ioatham Ioathan begat Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begat Manasses Manasses begat Amon. Amon begat Iosias Iosias begat Iechonias and his brethren about the tyme of the captiuitie oâ— Babilon And after the captiuitie of Babilon Iechonias begat Salathiel Salathiel begat Zorobabel Zorobabel begat Abiud Abiud begat Eliachim Eliachim begat Azor. Azor begat Sadoch Sadoch begat Achim Achim begat Eliud Eliud begat Eleazar Eleazar begat Matthan Matthan begat Iacob Iacob begat Ioseph the husbande of Mary of whome was borne Iesus whiche is called Christ. All the generations from Abraham to Dauid are fourtene generations From Dauid vnto the captiuitie of Babilon are fourtene generations From the captiuitie of Babilon vnto Christ are also fourtene generations The byrth of Christ was on thys wyse When hys mother Mary was maried to Ioseph before they came together she was fouÌ„de w t childe by y e holy gost But Ioseph her husbande was a perfyte man and woulde not brynge her to shame but was mynded to put her awaye secretlye Neuertheles whyle he thus thoughte Beholde the aungell of the Lorde appeared vnto him in a dreame sayinge Ioseph thou sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto thee Mary thy wyfe for that whiche is conceaued in her is of the holy ghost She shal bring forth a sonne and thou shalte call hys name Iesus for he shall saue hys people from their synnes All thys was done that the thynge myghte be fulfylled whiche was spoken of the Lord by the Prophete sayinge * Behold a mayde shall be wyth chylde and shall brynge forth a sonne and they shal cal hys name Emanuell whiche is by interpretacion God wyth vs. Nowe when Ioseph awoke oute of slepe he dyd as the aungell of the Lorde badde hym and he toke hys wyfe vnto hym and knew her not tyl she had brought forth her firste borne sonne and called hys name Iesus ☞ Of the Natiuite of Christe Luc. ii Cap. vii IT fortuned at the same tyme that there weÌ„t out a commaundemeÌ„t from Augustus the Emperoure that the whole worlde shoulde be taxed And thys taxing was the fyrst that was executed when Syreneus was Lefetenant in Siria And they went al euerye one to his owne citie to be taxed Then Ioseph gat him vp also from Galile out of the citye of Nazareth into Iewry to the cytye of Dauid which is called Bethleem because he was of the house and linage of Dauid that he myght be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe whyche was with chyld And it fortuned while they were there the time was come that she shoulde be delyuered Also she brought forthe her fyrste begotten sonne and wrapped hym in swadlynge clothes and layed hym in a manger for they had els no rowme in the Inne And there were in the same region shepherdes in the feldes watchynge theyr flocke by night And beholde y â— angel of the Lord stode by theÌ„ the bryghtnes of the Lord shone rounde about them and they were sore afrayed And the Aungel sayde vnto them be not afrayed Beholde I brynge you tydynges of great ioye whiche shall happen vnto all people For vnto you thys daye is borne the Sauiour euen Christ the Lorde in the citye of Dauid And take thys for a token ye shall fynde the babe swadled and layed in a manger And strayghte waye there was by the Aungel a multitude of heauenly hoostes whiche praysed God and sayde Glorye be vnto God on hyghe and peace vpon earth and vnto meÌ„ a good wyll And it fortuned when the aungels were gone from theym into heauen the shepherdes sayde one to another Let vs go nowe euen vnto Bethleem and see thys thynge that is happened whiche the Lorde hathe shewed vnto vs. And they came with hast and founde bothe Mary and Ioseph and the Babe layed in a manger And wheÌ„ they had sene it they published abrode the sayinge that was tolde theym of thys chylde and all they that heard it wondred at the wordes whiche the shepherdes had tolde them But Mary kept all these sayinges and pondred them in her heart And the shepherdes retourned praysynge and laudynge God for all that they had heard and sene euen as it was tolde theym ☞ Of Christes Circumcision Luc. ii Cap. viii ANd when eyght dayes were ended that the chylde shoulde be circumcised hys name was called Iesus whiche was named of the aungell before he was conceaued in hys mothers wombe ☞ Of the commynge of the wyse men Math. ii Cap. ix WHeÌ„ Iesus was borne at Bethleem in Iewrye in the tyme of Herode the Kynge Bheolde there came wyse men frome the East to Ierusalem sayinge Where is the newe borne kynge of the Iewes We haue sene hys starre in the East are come to worshyppe hym When Herode the kynge had heard thys he was troubled and all Ierusalem with him And he gathered the hye Priestes and Scribes of the people and axed of theÌ„ where Christe shoulde be borne And they sayde vnto him at BethleeÌ„ in Iewrye for thus it is wrytten by the prophete * And thou Bethleem in the land of Iewry art not the least amonge the Prynces of Iuda for out of thee shall come vnto me the captayne that shall gouerne my people Israell Then Herode priuelye called the wyse men and dilygentlye enquired of theym what tyme the starre appeared and sente theym to Bethleem sayinge Goe and searche diligentlye for the chylde and when ye haue founde hym brynge me worde agayne that I maye come and worshyppe hym also When they had heard the Kynge they departed and â—oe the starre whiche they sawe in the East wente before theym tyll it came and stode ouer the place where the childe was When they saw the starre they were meruelously glad and went into the house and founde the chylde wyth Mary hys mother and * kneled downe and worshipped hym And opened their treasures and offered vnto hym gyftes Golde Frankynâ—ense Myrce And after they were warned of God in a Dreame that they should not goe again to Herode they returned into their owne countrey another way ☞ Of y e presentacion of Christ in the temple Luc. ii Capi. x. ANd when the dayes of their purification after the law of Moses were come they broughte him to IerusaleÌ„ y â— they myghte present hym vnto the Lorde as it is wrytten in the lawe of the Lorde euerye manchylde that fyrste openeth y â— matrix shal be called holy vnto the Lorde and that they myghte geue the offerynge as it is wrytten in the lawe of the Lorde namelye a payre of turtle Doues or two yonge Pygeons And beholde at Ierusalem there was a manne whose name was Simeon and the same manne was iust and feared God and longed for the consolation of Israell and the
Elaichim Which was the sonne of Melcha Which was the sonne of Menna Which was the sonne of Mathata Which was the sonne of Nathan Which was the sonne of Dauid Which was the sonne of Iesse Which was the sonne of Obed. Which was the sonne of Booz Which was the sonne of Salmon Which was the sonne of Naazon Which was the sonne of Aminadab Which was the sonne of Aram. Which was the sonne of Esrom Which was the sonne of Phares Which was the sonne of Iuda Which was the sonne of Iacob Which was the sonne of Isaar Which was the sonne of Abraham Which was the sonne of Thare Which was the sonne of Nacher Which was the sonne of Saruch Which was the sonne of Ragan Which was the sonne of Phalech Which was the sonne of Heber Which was the sonne of Sala Whiche was the sonne of Cainan Whiche was the sonne of Arfaxat Whiche was the sonne of Sem. Whiche was the sonne of Noe. Whiche was the sonne of Lameth Which was the sonne of MathusaleÌ„ Whiche was the sonne of Enoch Whiche was the sonne of Iareth Whiche was the sonne of Malalehel Whiche was the sonne of Cainam Whiche was the sonne of Enos Whiche was the sonne of Seth. Whiche was the sonne of Adam Whiche was the sonne of God Iesus full of the holye ghost came agayne from Iordane ☞ Of Christes fasting temptacion Mathew iiii Marke i. Luke iiii Ca. iii. ANd immediatlye Mathevve was Iesus ledde awaye of the spirite into the Wyldernesse to be tempted of the Deuyll Marke and was wyth the wylde beastes Mathevve And when he hadde fasted fourtye dayes and fourtye nyghtes Luke In those dayes dyd he eate nothyng and when they were ended Math. he was afterwarde an hongred and the tempter came to him Luke the Deuel Mat and sayde vnto him Yf thou be the sonne of God commaunde that these stones be made bread Luk And Iesê° aunswered hym * It is written that Mat manne shall not lyue by bread onelye but by euery worde that proceadeth oute of the mouthe of God Then the Deuell toke hym vp into the holye citye Luke Ierusalem Math and sette hym on a pinacle of the temple and sayde vnto hym Yf thou be the sonne of God caste thy selfe Luke from hence Math downe For it is wrytten * He shall geue hys aungels charge ouer thee Luke to kepe thee Math and with their handes they shal holde thee vp that thou dashe not thy foote agaynste a stone Then sayde Iesus vnto hym It is wrytten also * Thou shalt not tempt thy Lorde God Agayne the Deuell toke hym vp Luke and ledde hym Mathe into an exceadynge hyghe mountayne and shewed hym all the kingdomes of the world Luke in the twincklyng of an eye Mat and al the â—glory of them And sayd vnto him all these Luk and al this power Math wyll I geue thee Luke for it is geuen vnto me and I geue it vnto whoÌ„ I wyl Therfore yf thou nowe wylt worshyppe me they shal all be thyne Math Then sayd Iesus vnto hym Auoyde Sathan for it is wrytten * Thou shalte worshyppe the Lorde thy God and him onelye shalte thou serue Luk And when the Deuel had ended all the temptacions he departed from him Math and lefte hym Luk for a season Mat And behold y e angels came ministred vnto hym Of other testimonies of Iohn of Christ. Iohn i. Cap. iiii THe next day after that he came oute of the deserte after Iohn saw Iesus coÌ„miÌ„g vnto him sayde behold y e lambe of God which taketh away the sinne of the worlde This is he of whoÌ„ I sayde vnto you After me coÌ„meth a maÌ„ which was before me for he was or euer I and I knew him not so fully as novv But y â— he shuld be declared in Israel Therfore am I come to baptise w t water And Iohn bare recorde and saydeâ— I saw the spirite descende from heauen lyke a Doue and abode vpon him and I knewe hym not But he that sent me to baptise with water sayde vnto me Uppon whome thou shalte see the spirite descende and tarye styll on hym the same is he that baptiseth with the holy ghost And I sawe it and bare recorde that this is the sonne of God ☞ Of the firste vocation callynge of the disciples by the whiche they were called to the symple knowledge of Christe Iohn i. Luke iiii Cap. v. THe next day after Iohn stode agayne and two of hys disciples and when he sawe Iesus walkynge he sayde Beholde the lambe of God And two of his disciples heard hym speake folowed Iesus And Iesus turned hym about and sawe them folowynge and sayd vnto them whom seke ye They sayd vnto hym Rabi which is to saye by interpretacion maister where arte thou at lodgynge He sayde vnto them Come and see They came and sawe it and abode with him the same daye It was aboute the tenth houre One of the two whiche heard Iohn speake and folowed Iesus was Andrewe the brother of Simon Peter The other vvas Iohn the Euangelist by vvhome his brother Iames vvas called The same founde fyrst hys brother Simon and sayde vnto him we haue founde Messyas which is by interpretacion the anoynted and he broughte hym to Iesus when Iesus behelde hym he sayde Thou art Simon the sonne of Ioanna thou shalte be called Cephas whiche is by interpretacion Peter The nexte daye after woulde Iesus goe into Galile Luke And Iesus came agayne in the power of the spirite into Galile Iohn and founde Philippe and Iesus sayde vnto him folowe me Philippe was of Bethsayda the citye of Andrewe and Peter Philippe founde Nathanael sayde vnto him we haue fouÌ„de him of whoÌ„ * Moses in the lawe the prophetes haue written euen Iesus the sonne of Ioseph of Nazareth and Nathanael sayde vnto him What good can come out of Nazareth Philip sayde vnto him Come and see Iesus sawe Nathanael commyng to him sayd of hym Beholde a right Israelite in whome is no gyle Nathanael sayde vnto him from wheÌ„ce knowest thou me Iesus aunswered and sayd vnto him Before that Philip called thee when thou wast vnder the figge tree I sawe thee Nathanael aunswered and sayd vnto him Rabbi thou arte the sonne of God thou arte the kyng of Israel Iesus aunswered and said vnto him Because I sayd vnto thee I sawe the vnder the figge tree thou beleuest thou shalte see yet greater thinges then these And he sayde vnto him Uerely verely I say vnto you from thys tyme forth shal ye see the heauen open and the aungels of God goinge vp and downe ouer the sonne of man ¶ The seconde parte of the seconde boke contaynynge what Iesus dyd and sayde in the one and thyrtye yeare of hys age ☞ Of the mutacion and chaungynge of water into wyne Iohn ii Cap. vi ANd vpon the thyrde daye there was a mariage at Cana in Galile and the mother of Iesus was there
Luke and came into Simons house Mar and Andrewe with Iames Iohn Luk And Simons mother in law was takeÌ„ w t a great feuer and they prayed him for her he staÌ„ding ouer her coÌ„maunded the feuer Mar toke her by y â— haÌ„d the feuer lefte her and she arose and ministred vnto them Marke And euen when the Sâ—nne was gone downe Math. they brought hym many that were possessed with Deuels Luke And he layed his handes vpon euery one of theÌ„ mat and caste out y â— spirites with a worde and healed all that were sycke that the thyng myght be fulfylled whych was spoken by Esai the prophet saying * He toke on him our infirmities bare our sycknesses Luke The deuels also departed out of many cryeng and saying thou arte Christ the sonne of God And he rebukynge them suffred not them to speake for they knâ—we that he was Christ. Marke And in the mornyng before daye he arose and went out in to a deserte place and prayed there Luke and the people sought hym Marke Peter also they that were wyth hym folowed after hym And when they had fouÌ„de hym they sayd vnto hym Euery man seketh thee And he sayd vnto them Let vs go in to the nexte townes y â— I may preache there also for therto am I come Luk And the people came to Christe and kept hym that he shoulde not departe from them vnto whome he sayde I muste peache the Gospel of the kingdome of God to other cities also for therfore am I sent And he preached in the sinagoges of Galile ☞ Of the callyng of Mathew Luc. v. Mat. ix Mar. ii ca. xvii ANd afterwarde he went oute from the sinagogo Math And as Iesus passed â—orth fro theÌ„ce Mar he went forth agayne vnto the sea of Galile and al the people came to him and he taught theym And as Iesus passed by he saw Luke a publicane Mar Leui y â— sonne of Alpheus Mat named Mathewe syt reâ—eauyng y â— custome sayd vnto him folow me Luk he lette al rose vp and folowed hym ☞ Of the election of y â— xii disciples vnto the apostleship done in mouÌ„te Thabor and of y â— fyrst part of Christes sermone made there contaynynge eyght Beatitudes certen maledictioÌ„s Mat. v. Mar. iii. Luc. vi ca. 18. ANd it fortuned in the same time after that Christ had called moe disciples that he went outâ— into a mountayne to praye and continued all nyght in prayer to God And when it was day he called his disciples mar whome he woulde and they came to him And he ordened the twelue that they shulde be with him and that he myghte sende theym to preache and he gaue theym power to heale sickenesses and to cast out Deuels Luke whome he called also Apostles Simon whome he named Peter Marke and Iames the sonne of Zehede and Iohn the brother of Iames and gaue theym the name of Bonarges that is to saye the Chyldren of Thonder Philippe and Bartholomewe Mathewe and Thomas Iames the sonne of Alphe us Simon of Cana Luke whiche was called Zelotes Iudas y e sonne of Iames mar Teddeus and Iudas Iscarioth Lu which was a traitour mar betrayed hi. mat and wheÌ„ he was set his disciples caÌ„ to hi he opened his mouthe taught theÌ„ saying Blessed are the poore in spirite for theirs is y â— kyngdoÌ„ of heauen Blessed are the meke for they shal inherit the earth Blessed are they y â— mourne for they shal be comforted and blessed be they that hunger and thyrste for righteousnes for they shal be fyiled Blessed are the mercyfull for they shall obtayne mercy Blessed are the pure in heart for they shalse God Blessed are the peace makers for they shal be called the chyldren of God Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake for theirs is the kyngedome of heauen Blessed are ye when men reuyle you and persecute you and falsely say al maner of euel sayinges againste you for my sake Reioyce and be glade for greate is your rewarde in heuen for so persecuted they the Prophetes which wer before youre dayes Luke their fathers And comming downe w t them from the mounte he srode vpon a playne in the felde and the company of his disciples and a great multitude of people froÌ„ al Iewry and IerusaleÌ„ from Tyre and Sidon by the sea coast which were come to heare him and to be healed of their diseases and they that were vexed with foule spirites were healed And al the people sought to touche him for there went vertue froÌ„ him healedtheÌ„ al. And he life vp his eyes vpon hys discyples said Blessed are y â— poore for youres is the kyngedom of God Blessed are ye y â— hunger here for ye shal be satisfyed Blessed are ye that wepe here for ye shal laugh Blessed are ye wheÌ„ meÌ„ hate you and put you out of their coÌ„panies and reuyle you caste out your name as an euyl thynge for the sonne of mans sake reioyse ye then and be glade for behold your reward is great in heauen But wo vnto you riche for ye haue your consolacion al ready Wo vnto you that are full for ye shal hunger Wo vnto you y â— laugh here for ye shal wepe and waile Wo vnto you whan euery man prayseth you euen so dyd their fathers vnto the false Prophetes also What prelates ought to do in worde and dede and that Christ came not to breake but to fulfyl the lawe Math. v. Capi. xix YE are the salt of y â— erth butand yf y â— salt haue loste hys saltnes what can be salted there w t It is theÌ„ce forth good for nothiÌ„g but to be cast out to be trodeÌ„ vnderfoote of men Ye are the lyght of the world A citye that is set on an hyil cannot be hyd neither do men light a candel and put it vnder a bushel but on a candelsticke and it lyghteth all that are in y â— house But let your light so shyne before menne that they may se your good woorkes and gloryfye your father whiche is in heauen Thincke not that I am come to destroye the law or y â— Prophetes no I am not come to destroy theÌ„ but to fulfyl theÌ„ For truly I saye vnto you tyl heauen earth perysh one â—oâ—e or one tytle of y â— law shall not escape tyl al be fulfylled Whosoeuer breaketh one of the least commaundementes and teacheth men so he shal be called the leest in the kyngedom of heauen But whosoeuer obserueth teacheth the same shal be called greate in the kyngedome of heauen For I say vnto you excepte youre ryghteousnesse exceade the ryghteousnesse of the Scrybes and Pharises ye can not enter into the kyngedome of heauen Ye haue hearde howe it was sayde to them of the olde tyme. * Thou shalt not kyll for whosoeuer kylleth shal be in daunger of iudgement But I say
to pray the Lord of the haruest to sende workemen Mat. ix Mar. vi Luc. x. cap. xxxvi ANd Iesus went about in all cyties and townes teachynge in their synagoges and preaching the gospel of the kyngdome and healynge al maner sycknesse and all maner dysease amonge the people And whan he sawe the people he had compassion on them because they were pyned awaye and scattered abrode euen as shepe hauynge no shepeherde Then sayde he to his disciples the harueste is greate but the labourers are few wherfore pray the Lord of the haruest to sende forth labourers in to hys haruest Of the sendynge forthe of the twelue Apostles to preache with power to heale the dyseased Math. x. xi Mar. vi Luc. ix x. Capitu. xxxvii ANd he called hys twelue discyples vnto hym Marke And began to sende them two and two Mat. and gaue them power ouer the vncleane spirites to cast them oute and to heale al maner of syknesses and all maner of dyseases The names of y ◠twelue Apostles are these The first Simō called Peter Andrewe his brother Iames y e sonne of Zebede and Iohn his brother Philyp Bartholomew Thomas and Mathew the Publicane Iames the sonne of Alphe and Lebbeus otherwyse called Thaddeus Simon of Cana and Iudas Iscarioth whyche betrayed hym These twelue sent Iesus Luke to preach y ◠kingdō of god and to heale the sycke Mathe. and commaunded them sayinge Go not in to the wayes of the heathen and in to the cities of the Samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the loste shepe of the house of Israel go and preache sayinge The kyngedome of heauen is at hande heale the sycke clense the lepers rayse the deade caste oute the deuels frely◠ye haue receaued frely geue agayne possesse not golde nor syluer Marke And commaunded them that they shoulde take nothinge with them in their iorney saue onely a rode smal the vvhych the preacher amonge the Ievves vsed as novv among vs a sergeante dothe vse Luke And he sayd vnto them ye shal take nothing wyth you by the waye nother staffe greate vvhere vpon menne leane nor scrippe nor breade nor mony Mark. nor money in the gyrdell nor two cotes Math. nether shues Mar. But be shod wyth sandales Mat For the workeman is worthye of hys meate Into what so euer cytye or towne Marke or house ye shal enter Math. enquire in it who is mete for you and there abyde til ye go thence And whē ye come into an house salute y e same sayinge Peace be vnto thys house And yf y e house be mete for you your peace shall come vpon it But yf it be not mete for you your peace shall retourne to you agayne And if no man wil receyue you nor heare your preachyng depart out of y ◠citye or house and shake the dust of your feete Luk for a witnes ouer the math truly I say vnto you it shall be easier for the lande of Sodoma Gomorra in the day of iudgement then for y ◠city Be hold I sēd you forth as shepe amōge wolues be ye therfore wyse as serpētes and innocent as doues beware of men for they shal delyuer you vp to y e councels shal scourge you in theyr sinagoges ye shall be brought before prynces and kynges for my sake in wytnesse to them and to the gentils But when they delyuer you vp take no thought how or what ye shal speake for it shal be geuen vnto you euen in the same houre what ye shall say For it is not ye that speake but the spirite of your father which speaketh in you The brother shal delyuer the brother to death and y e father the sonne and the chyldren shall arise agaynste their fathers and mothers and shall helpe them to death and ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake But he that endureth to y e ende shal be saued When they persecute you in one citye flye into another I tel you for a truth ye shal not finyshe nor your successours conuertynge al the cityes of Israell tyl the sonne of man come to the vniuersal iudgement The disciple is not aboue the maister nother the seruaūt aboue the Lorde It is ynoughe for the disciple to be as hys maister and the seruaunt as his Lord if they haue called the good mā of the house Belzebub sayinge that he vvorked in Belzebub howe muche moore shall they call theym of hys housholde so Feare theym not therfore There is nothynge hydde that shall not be openlye shewed and nothynge secrete that shall not be knowen What I tell you in darckenesse that speake ye in lyghte and what ye heare in the eare that preache ye vppon the house toppes And feare ye not theym that kyll the bodye and b◠not able to kyll the soule But rather feare hym whiche is able to destroye bothe soule and body into hell Are not two sparowes solde for a farthynge Yet doeth there none of them lyght vpon the grounde without youre father And nowe are all the heere 's of youre Head tolde Feare ye not therefore ye are of moore value then manye Sparowes Therfore who soeuer knowledgeth me before menne hym wyll I knowledge also before my father whiche is in Heauen But whosoeuer denyeth me before menne him wyll I also denye before my father whyche is in Heauen Thyncke not that I am come to sende peace vppon Earthe I am not comme to sende peace but a Swerde For I am comme to sette a manne at varyaunce agaynste hys father and the Doughter agaynst the mother and the Doughter in lawe agaynste her mother in lawe and a mannes foes shall be they of hys owne houshold who so loueth father mother moore then me is not mete for me and he that loueth sonne or doughter more then me is not mete for me And he that taketh not his crosse and foloweth me is not mete for me who so fyndeth hys lyfe shall lose it and he that looseth hys lyfe for my sake shal fynde it Luk He that heareth you heareth me and he that dispiseth you dispyseth me but whoso despiseth me despiseth hym that sent me mathe he that receaueth you receaueth me and whoso receaueth me receaueth hym that sent me And he y ◠receaueth a prophet in y e name of a prophet shal receaue a prophetes rewarde He that receaueth a righteous mā in y e name of a righteous mā shall receaue a ryghteons mans rewarde And whosoeuer geueth vnto one of the least of these a cup of cold water only to dryncke in y e name of a disciple verely I say vnto you he shal not lose hys reward And it came to passe when Iesus hadde made an ende of commaundynge his twelue disciples Luke they departed and went thorow the townes preachynge the gospell and healyng euery wher mar and they went forth and preached that men shoulde do penaunce and they cast out many deuyls and many
no maÌ„ deceaue you for there shal many come in my name saye I am Christ and shal deceaue many Luke and the tyme shal drawe nye folowe them not Math. Ye shal heare of warres and of the noyse of warre Luk But whan ye heare of warres and insurreccions be not ye afraied For suche must come to passe but y â— ende is not yet thereof so sone TheÌ„ said he vnto theÌ„ One nacion shal rise agaiÌ„st another one realme against another And there shal be great earthquake here there pestileÌ„ce and dearth and fearfull thinges and great tokens shal there be froÌ„ heauen Math All these are the begynnynge of sorowes Marke But take ye hede to your selues Luke But before al these they shall laye handes vpon you and persecute you Mat they shall put you to trouble and shal kyl you Mar they shal deliuer you vp to the councels and synagoges and ye shal be beaten and brought before Princes kynges for my sake Luk But this shal happeÌ„ vnto you for a witnesse Mat. Then shal many be offended shal betray hate one another And many false prophetes shall arise shall deceaue many because iniquite shal haue the vpper haÌ„d y e loue of many shal waxe cold abate But who so endureth vnto y e ende the same shal be saued And this gospell of the kyngedome shal be preached in all the worlde for a witnesse to all people and then shall the ende come Marke Now whaÌ„ they shal lede you deliuer you vp Luke Be at a point therfore in your heartes that ye take no thought how ye shal answere Marke For it is not yr y â— speake but the holy gost Luke For I Marâ— in y e same houre Luke wil geue you mouth wysedoÌ„ against the which al your aduersaries shal not be able to resist Mar One brother shal delyuer another to death and y â— father the sonne y e childreÌ„ shal ryse agaiÌ„st theyr fathers and mothers and shall helpe them to deathe Luke ye shal be delyuered vp euen of your elders brethreÌ„ kynsfolkes and frendes and ye shal be hated of euerye manne for my names sake and yet shal not one heere of your heade peryshe holde faste youre soules with paryence ¶ Of the commynge and persecucion of Antechrist Math. xxiiii Marke xiii Luke xxi Capitu. C. xxxiiii WHen ye therefore shall se the abhominacion desolation where of it is spoken by Daniel the prophete standinge in the holy place marke where it ought not Mat whoso readeth it let hym marke it well Luke that the desolation of IerusaleÌ„ is at hande math Then lette them which be in Iewry flye vnto the mouÌ„taynes and lette him whiche is in the house toppe not come doune to â—et any thinge oute of his house and let hym which is in the felde not turne backe to fetche his clothes Luke And let suche as be in the middest therof depart out and lette suche as be in the countreys not come therin for those are the daies of vengeaunce that euery thing which is wrytten maye be fulfylled But wo vnto them that are with chylde and to them that geue sucke in those dayes Math but praye ye that youre fiyghte be not in the wynter nor in the Sabboth Luke For there shal be greate trouble vpon earthe and wrathe ouer thys people and they shall fall thorow the edge of the sweard and he led captiue amonge all nations And Ierusalem shal be troden downe of the Heythen vntyll the tyme of the Heythen be fulfylled ¶ Of the signes of the consumation of the worlde Math. xxiiii mar xiii Luc. xviii Ca. C. xxxv ANd he said to his disciples y e tyme shal come whan ye shal desire to se one day of y e sonne of man and shall not se it Math Then shall there be greate trouble Marke for in those dayes there shal be suche trouble as was not from the begynnynge of the creatures whiche God created vnto this tyme nother shal be And yf the Lorde had not shortened those dayes there should no man be saued But for the electes sake whome he hath choseÌ„ he hath shortened those dayes then yf anye manne shall saye vnto you lo here is Christe or there beleue it not Luk goo not you nother folow Mat for there shal aryse false Chrystes and false prophetes and shall do great tokens and wonders Marke to deceaue euen the verye chosen yf it were possible but take ye hede beholde I haue tolde you all before Math Wherfore yf they shall say vnto you beholde he is in the wyldernesse go not ye fourth heholde he is in the chamber beleue it not Luke for as the lyghtenynge shyneth aboue from the heauen and lighteth ouer all that is vnder heauen Mat so shal the coÌ„myng of the sonne of man be in his day for wher soeuer a dead carcase is ther will the Aegles be gathered together Luke But fyrste muste he suffer manye thynges and be refused of thys generacion Of the laste signes of the consumation of the worlde Mat. xxiiii Luc. xxi Capi. C. xxxvi IMmediatlye after the trouble of the same tyme shall the sunne and the moone lose their lyghte and the starres shall fall from heauen Luke And there shal be tokens in the sunne and moone and starres the people shal be in perplexite through the confusion and roring of the sea and waters that men shall pyne awaye for feare and for loking after the thinges whyche shall come vpon earthe math And the powers of heauen shal moue ¶ Of the comminge of Christe the iudge diuerselye sygnified Math. xxiiii Luke xvii xxi Mar. xiii Cap. C. xxxvii ANd then shall appeare the sygne of the sonne of man in heaueÌ„ and then shall all the kinredes of the earthe mourne and they shall see the some of manne come in the cloudes of heauen with greate power and glorye And he shall sende his aungels wyth the greate voyce of a trumpe and they shall gather together his chosen from the foure windes from one ende of the heauen to the other mar from one ende of the earth to the other math Learne a similitude of the fygge tree whan his braunch is yet tender and his leaues sprong mar ye know that the sommer is nie Luke but when these thinges beginne to come to passe then loke vp and lyft vp your heades For youre redempcion draweth nye and he tolde them a similitude Behold the figge tree and all the trees whan they nowe shute forthe theyr buddes ye se by them and perceaue that sommer is now at hande mar So in lyke wise whan ye se all these thinges come to passe math be ye sure that it is nye euen at the dores Luke the kingdome of God Uerely I saye vnto you thys generation shall not passe tyll all be fulfilled heauen and earthe shal passe but my wordes shall not passe But take hede to youre selues that youre