the through hym Eccle. 12 sustain and bear it Out of these forsaide wordes it is open that Paule suffred wonderfull thinges for his neyghboures profits 2. Timo. 2. I suffer saith Paule all thynges for the electes sakes that they mighte also obtayne saluatyon Of thys loke in the title of tribulation for there thou shalt fynde manye thynges as touchyng thys matter It appeareth by S. Ihons wordes that he had greate loue to his neyghboures For his mouthe spake of the haboundance of hys hart when that he so often repeated charitye as it apeareth in hys fyrst Epystle Capit. iii. iiii ¶ Of Enuy. ¶ Capitu. xlii THorow enuy of the deuil Sapi. 2. came death into the world for when he saw that man was in a happy good estate and that he myghte ascend to that he fel from he tempted man and ouercame hym Cain moued wyth enuye slue hys brother Abell Gen. 4. because he sawe that God accepted hys brothers gyftes not hys It is wrytten of Isaac that GOD blessed hym Gen. 26 and that he waxed rych And therfore the Palestines enuyed hym And so it appeareth that prosperity occasyonally doth cause the euyl to hate and to enuy many Rachel that was baren enuied her syster whyche was full of chyldren Gen. 30. Behold howe that enuy spareth not euen those that are nigh of kin Iosephes brethren did most cruelly hate hym Gen. 37. because they sawe that theyr father loued hym more then all his brethren because of his dremes that he rehersed vnto them and note what mischefe came of it When that two men prophecied in the host Nume 11. Iosue as thoughe he enuyed the thing saide master Moses forbyd them And he saide enuyest thou for my sake wold God that all our Lordes people could prophecye Nume 11. and that our Lord would put his spirite vpon them Mary Moses sister Aaron spake agaynste Moses Nume 12â— sayinge oure Lorde hathe not onelye spoken by Moses Hath he not spoken also by vs wherby it appeareth that the enuious spareth nother frend nor kinsman For Moses was theyr brother through hym they hadde receyued greate honoure After that the Philistian was slain the women sange Saule hathe slain hys thousand 1. regu 18. and Dauid hys tenne thousande And Saul was exceading wrothe and the sayinge dyspleased hym And when Achitophell sawe that they did not after hys counsayle but after the counsail of Chusai 2. regu 17. he went home to hys own house and hanged hym self As the children of Iuda after their retourne from Babilon 1. Esd. 4. were buyldynge of our Lordes temple the people that dwelt about them wer very sory therfore and dyuers and manye waies dyd let them Samasbalath and Tobias hearde saye 2. esd. 2 that there was come a manne whyche sought the wealth of the children of Israel and it greued them very sore Daniel did excel al the princes and great estates of the realme Dani. 6. And therfore they sought an occasion to draw him oute of the kynges fauoure and presence Alchinus perceyuynge the loue that was betwixte Iudas Nicanor 2. Mach. 14 came to Demetrius and tolde hym that Nicanor had takeÌ„ straunge matters in hand and had ordeined Iudas the kynges enemye to be the kynges successour When the chefe priestes and Scribes sawe the wonders that our Lorde did Mat. 21. and the children cryinge hosanna to the son of Dauid they dysdained The brother of the prodigal sonne Luke 15. hearinge of the feaste that hys father made for hys youngest brother that was returned home disdained and woulde not go in Enuye was verye farre from Iohn the Baptist. Iohn 3. For when his disciples came vnto him saying that Christ did baptise and all men come to him He answered The frende of the bridegrome Which standeth and heareth him reioyseth greatlye because of the brydegromes voyce Thys my ioye therfore is fulfylled He must increase But I must decrease Some of the Iewes that had seene oure Lorde reuiue Lazarus Iohn 11. wente their wayes to the Pharisees and sayde What do ye wherevpon the hie preastes and the pharises gathered a counsell The hye preastes and pharises euen throughe enuy coÌ„mitted so cruel a deede Mat. 27. as to crucifie oure lorde for Pilate said that he knewe that for enuy the hie priestes had deliuered him that is the sonne of God oure Lorde Iesus Christ. As Peter and Ihon spake vnto the people Act. 4. the priestes and the rulers and the Saduces came vppon them takyng it greuouslye that they taught the people Then the chefe priest rose vp and all they that were wyth him Act. 5. seinge the signes that Peter did they were ful of indignation and enuy and laid hands on the Apostles and put them in the common prison When the Iewes hearde Steuen speake Act. 6.7 theyr hartes claue a sunder they gnashed with their tethe beyng right heauy and sad that they coulde not resist the wisdome and the sprite which spake in him The whole city almost came together to heare the worde of God Act. 13. that Paule and Barnabas preached But when the Iewes saw the people thei were full of indignation and enuye Many of the Thessalonians Iewes and Grekes and not a few of the noble and worshipfull women beleued but the disdainfull enuious Iewes Act. 17. â—â—oued and stirred vp the city against them ¶ Of brotherly reprehention Capi. xliii TO repreheÌ„d or rebuke a neighbour is a work of mercy Gen. 11. And therfore Abraham after he had sworne to Abimelech that he woulde be merciful vnto him by and by there followeth that hee rebuked Abymelech Abraham did charitably gentlye quench a pese the strife that was betwixt his herdmen Gen. 13. and the herdmen of his nephew Lot Lot did swetelye and gentlelye reprehend the Sodomites Gen. 19. notwithstaÌ„ding they listned not vnto him Ruben and Iuda did so temper the fury of theyr brethren Gen. 37. that they slue not Ioseph Moses rebuked him that did wroÌ„ge to the Hebrue very charitably Exo. 2. but he toke it il and spake iniuriouslyeâ— saying Wilt thou kil me as thou kildst the Egiptian Iethro perceiuing that the people taried to be iudged by Moyses sayde It is not well that thou doste Exod. 18. thou shalt vainly and folishly consume thy selfe And note how so notable a man dyd herken ye and folowe the admonition of a Heathen Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the other messengers Iosu. 32. dyd discretely reproue theyr brethren that buylded an aultare to the shame and rebuke of the chyldren of Israel and they were very glad to doo satisfaction The children of Israell sente messengers thorowe oute all the tribe of Beniamin Iudi. 20. sayinge What wickednesse is this that is happened among you Nowe therfore delyuer vs those men that hath done that
ye the man in whom the euil sprite was ran on them and preuailed against them so that they fledde awaye naked and wounded And vpon one of the sabboth daies Paule preached and continued the preachinge vnto midnight Actes 20. And ther satte in a windowe a certaine yonge manne beinge fallen into a deade sleepe And ouercome wyth sleape he fell downe from the thyrde lofte and was taken vp dead But when Paul went downe he fell on hym and embrased him And they broughte the yonge man a liue and were not a lytle comforted And in the Winter when Paule and his fellowes were scaped oute of the broken ship Actes 28. and were warminge them at the fire There came a viper oute of the heate and caught hym by the hande he shoke the viper into the â—ire and felt no harme How be it the menne of that countrye loked and beleued that he shoulde haue fallen down dead sodenly Paule by prayer and by laying his handes on the father of Publius Actes 28. deliuered him of a feuer and of a bloudye â—lixe So when this was done other also which had diseases in the I le came and were healed ¶ Of Goddes prouidence and secreat iudgementes ¶ The second Chapter OUr Lord knewe that man wold sinne Genes 1. yet he made him inclining there vnto when that he might haue made him wythoute anye suche inclinatyon or promptnesse to sinne at all But he knew how great profite and goodnesse should ensue begotten by the occasion of his fall Iacobs soÌ„nes did decre and purpose to extinguishe Ioseph theyr brother Genesis 27 but yet God disposinge the thinge otherwise they exaulted him farre aboue them selues Iacob wheÌ„ he blessed Iosephs children Ioseph wandering and beynge ignoraunt of the cause laid his right hand on Ephraims hed Genesis 48 and hys left hand vpon Manasses Exod. â— 3 After that Moises had smitten and slaine the Egiptian and by the way of rebultinge of a Iewe had offended him he fled from the face of Pharaâ—e and as a banished man dwelt manye yeares in the countrye of Madian so that it was thought that he durst appeare no more in the land of Egipte and yet by keping there his father in lawes shepe he had a more greater occasion to serue God and sawe that greate vision and was sente by God to the children of Israell and to Pharao Exod. 5.6 Our Lord knew ful wel that Pharao would not obey his commaundementes and yet he caused him to bee required and spoken to by Moyses Exod. â— Our Lord or euer he would bringe the children of Israel out of Egipte permitted and suffred them a longe time ofteÌ„ to be afflicted punished Pharaos wise menne and his enchaunters did throughe Gods sufferaunce Exod. 7 as great signes as touching certaine of them in Egypte as Moyses did Our Lord dothe permit and suffer the reproued to be indurate Exod. 9 and hys elected to be afflicted thereby to do that is wonderfull and to bee the better knowen and praised Our Lorde did oftentimes promise the children of Israel Nume xiiâ—â— a country that floweth with milke and honye and yet but two of them Saleph and Iosue of twenty yeres of age came thyther the reast came not thyther but their children only Moses the which did so often times reconcyle the synnefull people vnto oure Lorde did once sinne at the water of strife Nume 20 nor he obtained not for him selfe to enter the lande of promission In that that the children of Israell for their iniquity remained more theÌ„ xl yeres in the desert Oure Lorde was thereby greatlye magnified Deute 29. the which did feede them there so longe and kept their raimeÌ„t from wearing and at the last did woÌ„derfully bring them into the lande of promesse Of the people that did inhabite the lande of promesse Iosu. xi thys was our Lordes commaundemente and sentence that theyr hartes should be hardened and that they shoulde come agaynste Israell in battaile and vtterlye to be destroyed and that no mercy shoulde bee shewed them but that they shuld pearish and be brought to nought After that Gedeon hadde obtayned and wonne so maruelous a vyctorye of hys ennemyes Iudi. 8. and hadde refused to raigne ouer the people he made an Ephod the which dede was the decaye and ruine of him selfe and his housholde Oure Lorde was greued with the children of Israell for their iniquitye and wickednesse Iudi. 10. and said vnto them I wyll healpe you no more goe and crye vnto the Goddes which ye haue chosen And they saide vnto oure Lorde We haue sinned Then there foloweth that our Lorde had piâ—ye on theyr misery Sampson Iudi. 16 the aungell bryngynge the message was conceiued of his mother the whyche was barren And afterwardes he was often times deceyued by women and at the laste hee was destroyed by the ruine and fal of a house The children of Israel by the counsaile and will of oure Lorde Iudi. 20 foughte twise with the children of Beniamin and were ouercome but afterwardes they vtterly in a maner destroid them Our Lord suffred the Arke to be taken of the vncircumcised 1. regum 6. where hee shewed many miracles And when it was reduced brought home agayne the meÌ„ of Bethsames receiued it ioyfully and yet our Lord siue 70. of the Princes 5000. of the coÌ„men people Among al the people ther was none better then Saule 1. regum 15 when oure Lorde chose him yet afterwardes he synned and our Lord refused him Dauid was the least among al his brethren 1. regum 16 and as it wer of no reputatyon amonge theÌ„ So that when I sais children were called for this Dauid was neglected and contempned and yet our Lord gouerned all the people by him and for his cause extolled all his progeny and kindred 1. regum 28 This is much to be maruailed at that Samuel the prophet was called vp by a sorcerer Sainte Augustyne saithe in his boke de doctrina christiana that it was the similitude Image of Samuel but not the Prophet hym self nor yet his spirite for he appeared by the sacrilegious art and crafte of the deuil It is to be noted how expresly oure Lord spake vnto Nathan of the goodnes of Dauid and Salomon his sone â— regum 7. the which should build the temple yet bothe they fell into iniquitye and sinne most shamefully When Dauid should die he made a maruelous ordinaunce 3. regum 2. but for as muche as the scripture dothe so commend him it is to be supposed notwithstanding he was partlye cruell that yet he did it not without a iust a reasonable cause Our Lord gaue Salomon so great prosperity and peace 3. regum 11. that sathaÌ„ was not against him and he gaue him wisdome aboue all other kinges and yet at length our Lord suffered him to be in satuated
were fainte and weary of their iourny and laboure And they said wherfore hast thou brought vs out of Egipt Acham the sonne of Charmi pearished with all that euer he had Iosu. 7. because he tooke of the excommunycate thinges of Iericho For the crime committed agaynste the Leuites wife Iudi. 20. the whole trybe of Beniamin excepte sixe hundreth men pearished by Goddes Commaundemente Hely corrected hys Children that hadde trespassed but meanelye 1. regum 2. and therefore he was punyshed for them and wyth theym What shal we then saye of those that do not correct their children but intice them to euil both by word and dede 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For as muche as Saule dyd offer burnt at sacrifice contrary vnto Samuels commaundemente he was reproued And likewise because he reserued kynge Agag 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Amalech and hys shepe and oxen For Saules offences they of hys owne house and familye were punyshed euen after his deathe 2. regu 21. and because of them there fell a great hunger in the land As Dauid was bringing our Lordes Arke vppon a carte 2. regum 6. Oza put hys hand to the Arke and helde it 1. para 13. for the Oxen beinge a litle wilde stombled and our Lord smote him for his fault and ther he died For the elation and pride of Dauid causynge hys people to be nombred 2. regu 24. there dyed two and seuenty thousand men The manne of GOD that came out of Iewrye 3. reg 13. and declared vnto Ieroboas the successe of the office of hys priestes was slaine with a Lion because that he contrary to Gods commaundemente did eate breade in the house of a certen prophet There were two and forty children deuoured of two beares 4. reg 2. because they mocked Elizeus saying Go vp thou bald head If Echezis sinne be so greuouslye punished 4. reg 45. because he tooke giftes and rewardes of Naaman geuen him with good will what shall be said of those that eract many thynges fradulently or extort them violentlye Ozia king of Iewry tooke the censar and woulde haue burnt insence like as the priestes were wont to do â— para 20. and by and by the leprosy sprange in his forehead For as muche as Ezechias shewed the messengers of the kinge of Babilon al his treasures 4. reg 20. he lost them and yet they came out of farre countries and as it semed they should haue ben muche made of ioyfullye receiued Our Lorde deliuered his peculiare and well beloued people into Nabuâ—hodonosors handes 4. reg â—0 the whiche dyd captiâ—ate the people most cruelli burnt the holy city destroied the Temple Because the daughters of Sion are become proude c. In steade of good smell there shal be stinke among theÌ„ and thy goodly and mighty men 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shal hearith with the swâ—â—â—de in battaile The kinges of Babilon cruelly entreated the children of Israel afterwardes they them selues also with their noble city wer destroied Esa. 14. euen as our Lorde threatned Io. 30.51 Heliodorus was greuouslye scourged because he was willinge to conuey away the stuffe and goodes of widowes and peoples committed to the priestes custody 2. Mach. 3. King Antiochus was smitteÌ„ wyth so greuous a plage that the wormes scrauld oute of his wicked bodye and his hoaâ—t was greued with the smell 2. Mach. 9. and stinke of him Our Lord being wroth deliuered the vngracious seruant Mat. 18. the which wold not forgeue his fellow the C. pence to the saylers vntill he had paid all the was due vnto him Our Lord commaunded the vnprofitable Mat. 25. seruaunt that would not study to multiplye the Talent deliuered vnto him to be depriued of that he had to be caste into vtter darknes That fraud and guile that Ananias coÌ„mitted act 5. his wife Saphira knowing of the same was sore punished Herode arayed with royall apparel set him in his seate and made an oratioÌ„ vnto the people Actes 12. the which lifting vp their voices saide It is the voyce of a God and not of a man And immediately the aungell of oure Lorde smote him because he gaue not God the honoure and he was eaten wyth wormes and gaue vp the ghost ¶ Of the anger and fury of God NOte and take hede that the anger of God De ciuitate dei Lib. 15 Capitu. 25. after the mind of S. Augustine is not the perturbation or motyon of his minde but his iudgement by the whiche paine is appoynted to synne his cogytatyon and recogytation of thynges mutable is hys immutable reason and iudgemente Nor GOD dothe not so repente hym of hys dede as the yrefull manne dothe whose sentence of all thinges is as fixed and stedfast as his prescience foreknowledge is certaine But if Scrypture vse no such wordes yet it doth not insinuate it selfe familiarly to all kynde of menne vnto whome he woulde it shoulde be knowen and that to feare the proud sturre vp the negligente exercise those that inquire and seeke and nourishe those that vnderstande the whiche thinge he woulde not do if hys wyll were not fyrste to bowe and incline him self and as it were to descend and come down to those whiche are weake and feble Our Lord was angry with Moses Exo. 4. that so oftentimes he refused to take vpon him the gouernaunce and leading of the people God commanding the same Our Lord was angry with the Egiptians that kepte Exo. 15. and afflicted hys people and woulde haue persecuted them goynge theyr wayes Then it followeth Thou haste sente thy anger Moses prayed vnto oure Lord saying Exo. 32. why doth thy wrath O lord waxe hote against thy people For the calfe made of molten metal to the whyche they offered burnt offeringes By the occasion of Corah sedition and his companions Nume 16. Moses and Aaron said vnto our Lord. O most mighty God of the sprites if one man hath sinned wilt thou be wroth and angri with all the multitude The people both sittinge and wepinge were muche desirous of fleshe Nume 11. Then it followeth The fury of oure Lorde was prouoked vnto wrath exceadinglye Al the multitude of the children of Israell murmured against our Lord Nume 16. Moses and Aaron sayinge ye haue killed the people of our Lorde Then there foloweth There is wrath gone oute from oure Lorde and the plage waxeth fearce and cruell The people beganne to commytte whoredome with the Doughters of Moab Nume 25. It followeth And oure Lorde beynge angry said vnto Moses Take al the heads of the people and hange them Because of Moses vnbelefe doutfulnesse at the water of stryfe Nume 20. Oure Lorde was wrothe with him as it is wrytten Our Lord was angry with me Moses for your sakes and said vnto me Deu. 1. Thou shalt not go in thither that is into the land of promise Beware
man sitting vpon him When ther should haue bene a vehemente bataile betwene Tymothe and Iudas Machabeus 2. Mach. 1â— there appeared v. men vpon horsbacks garnished wyth brydles of golde leadynge the Iewes and two of them hauing Machabeus betwixt them that kepte him safe on euery side with their weapoÌ„s The Iewes goynge to battaile againste 2. Mach. 1â—â— the greate and myghtye hoste of Lisias Machabeus beyng theyr capitaine there appeared before theym vppon horsbacke a man in white clothynge wyth harnesse of golde shaking his speare We do read that the angel of God appeared thrise vnto Ioseph Mat. 1.2 first our lord being in his mothers womb Secondarely when he was come forthe of his mothers wombe And thyrdlye when he was in Egipt When Iesus was baptised the spirit of god was sene vpon him in a bodely shape like a doue Mat. 3. Luke 4. and the fathers voyce was hard sayinge Thys is my well be loued sonne Also in our lordes transfyguratyon ther apeared Moses and Helias speaking Mat. 17. wyth our Lord. And there came a voyce from heauen Luke 9. When our Lord Iesus arose from death to life Mat. 27. manye bodies of sainctes which slept arose and comming oute of the graues came into the holy city and appeared vnto manye When Iesus was rysen earlye the fyrst day after the saboth Mar. 16. he appeared first to Mary Magdalen After this he appeared to two dysciples goyng by the way Luke 24. and laste of all he appeared vnto the eleuen as they sate at meate Mar. 16. and caste in theyr teethe theyr vnbelefe and hardnesse of heart Our Lord Iesus shewed hym selfe alyue after hys passyon Act. 1. and that by manye argumentes and tokens appearing vnto them xl daies and speakinge of the kingdome of God Then ther followeth And while they loked stedfastly vp toward heauen behold two men stode by them in whyte apparell When the fiftye dayes were come to an end Act. 2. they wer al with one accord together in one place And ther apeared vnto them clouen tongues like as they had bene of fyre Stephen beynge full of the holye ghoste Act. 7. loked vp into heauen he sawe the glory of God and sayd Beholde I se the heauens open and the sonne of man standynge on the right hande of God And the Aungell of God was there presente and a lyghte shyned in the habitacion of the prysonne Actes 12. And he smote Peter whyche was bound with chaynes on the syde and stered hym vp saying aryse vp quickely And when Paule was come nye to Damasco to take those that were christened Act. 10. sodenly there shined round aboute hym a lyghte frome heauen And he hearde oure Lorde Iesus of Nazareth sayinge vnto hym Saull why persecutest thou me And afterwardes he appeared to Ananias Cornelius the capitayne a deuout man Act. 9. and one that feared God sawe euydentelye aboute the nynth houre of the daye an angell of God sayinge vnto him Corneli send men to Ioppa and call for one Simon whose syrname is Peter he shal tell thee what thou oughtest to dooe Peter beynge in hys prayers and a hungerd fell into a traunce sawe Heauen opened Act. 10. and a certaine vessell came downe to hym as it had bene a greate shete knytte at the foure corners and was let downe to the earth wherin were all maner of fourefoted beastes of the earth and vermen and wormes and foules of the ayre When Paule and Barnabas had gone throughe Misia they came to Troada Act. 16. And a vision appeared too Paule in the nyghte There stode a man of Macedonia and prayed him sayinge Act. 17. Come into Macedonia and helpe vs our Lorde sayd vnto Paule by a vision in the nyghte feare not speake and holde not thy peace On a certain night god standing by Paule said vnto him be constant and of good chere Paule Act. 23. for as thou haste testified of me in Ierusalem so muste thou beare witnes also at Rome Paule purposing to comforte and cheere his fellowes in the time of the tempest Act. 27. persuaded them to be of good cheere saying There stode by me this night thangel of God said fear not Paule thou muste be brought before Ceaser and lo God hath geuen the al them that sayle with the. Blessed Iohan the Apostle Euangelist exiled into the I le of Pathmos Apoca. 1. sawe Christe in the myddes of seuen golden candelstyckes Ye all the boke is full of such visions ¶ Of good angelles Capi. xxxi ANgelles appeared vnto AbrahaÌ„ wer very familier with him Gen. 18. Angels wer loged with Loth folowing in a maner his geÌ„tle violeÌ„ce deliuered him froÌ„ all perel danger Gen. 19. The angel of god called vnto Abraham forbode him to sacrifice or to offre vp his sonne Gen. 22. and promised him great thinges for his obedience Iacob fleyng froÌ„ his brother Esau Gen. 28. sawe the Angelles ascendynge and descending vpon the ladder Iacob returned from Labans seruyce to Isaac his father Gen. 31. The angels came to mete him and to defend him And the angell of God which went before the hooste of Israell when the people came oute of Egypte Exo. 14. stode betwyxte the hooste of the Egypcians and the hooste of Israell For it is wrytten Exo. 23. beholde I sende my angell before thee to keepe thee in the way and to bring thee into the place which I haue prepared Nume 22. The angell of god stode in the way against Balaam riding vpoÌ„ his Asse The angell of oure Lorde rebuked the chyldren of Israell Iudi. 2. because they hadde sworne and made a peace with the Cananites puttynge them in remembraunce of Gods benefites done and shewde vnto them The angell of oure Lorde appearynge vnto Gedeon dyd comfort him Iudi. 6. and holded him to deliuer the people The Angell appeared to Manues wyfe that was barren Iudi. 13. declarynge vnto her that she shoulde conceaue and that she should kepe abstinence After that the people at Daudis coÌ„maundement wer nombred our lorde sent a pestilence into Israel 2. regu 24. And wheÌ„ the angel stretched out his hand vpon Ierusalem to destroy it Dauid seyng the angell that smote the people said Lo it is I that haue done wyckedly Our Lordes aungell dyd comforte Helias â—â—eynge the tiranny of Iezabel and refreshed hym wyth sober meat 3. regu 19. And the angel opened vnto Helias 4. regu 1. what he should answer vnto Ochozias messengers There were mo good angels with Elizeus to defend hym 4. regu 6. then ther wer euil menne wyth hys aduersaryes to hurt hym The aungell of oure Lorde came 4. regu 19. and smote in one nyght of the Assiryans an hundred foure score and fyue thousand The aungell Raphaell that was Tobias guid Tobi. 5.6 deliuered him from the
Hebrues 2. Cor. 11. Heb. 1. ¶ Of vndiscrete zele Capit. lii WHen Iosue Moses seruant saw two menne in the hooste that Prophesyed Nume 11. he sayde mayster Moses forbyd them And Moses saide vnto hym what enuyest thou for my sake Abisai the sonne of Seruia was willing to haue cut of Semeis head 2. regu 19. because he cursed Dauid that suffred Absolons persecutiō but Dauid wold not suffer that he shoulde haue anye harme or dammage The children of the Prophets constrayned Elizeus to sende menne to seeke hys mayster 4. regu 2 leaste happely the spirit of our Lord had taken him vp and cast him vpon some mountain or into some valey Ionas fled from the face and sight of God when hee commaunded him to preach to the Niniuites And afterwardes he was sorye and discontent Ionas 1.4 that the city pearyshed not as he had preached When oure LORD had shewed hys Disciples howe that he shoulde suffer manye thinges of the hye priestes and elders of the Iewes Mat. 16. and bee killed Peter began to rebuke hym sayinge Mayster fauor thy selfe this shal not happen vnto the. The Pharises did greatly contend for the obseruation of the Sabbothe Mar. 2. when they saw oure Lorde heale the sycke LuKe. 6. and hys disciples pluck the cares of the corne and rubbe them in theyr handes on that day The Pharises contended more for the traditions of man Mat. 15. than for the cōmaundementes of God And the people contēded more for the gould of the Temple Mat. 23. then for the temple and for the giftes of the aultare then for the aultare They brought children to our Lord that he should laye his handes vppon them Mar. 10. and pray And his disciples rebuked those that brought them But Iesus said suffer the children to come vnto me for bid them not for of suche is the kingdome of God When Mary had poured the pretious oyntment vpon the Lordes hed some of the disciples disdained Mar. 14. wer not content with her for the wast and losse of the oyntment Ihon forbade a certain mā that casted out deuils in our Lorde Iesus name Luke 9. because he folowed not them with other Disciples And Iesus saide vnto him forbid him not for he that is not against vs is with vs. LuKe. 9. When Iames and Ihon hard that the Samaritans wold not receiue the messengers of our Lorde they sayde Lord wilt thou that we commaunde fire to come downe from heauen and consume them Iesus turned about rebuked them sayinge ye wotte not what manner sprite ye are of Luke 22. Our Lord reproued Peter because he had stroken of the eare of the high prestes seruaunt For it was not christes time then to shew his power but his patience It appeareth that Ihon the Baptist Disciples bare no great good zeale towardes oure Lorde Iohn 3. when they sayde vnto Ihon their master Rabby he that was wyth thee beyonde Iordan the same baptiseth and all men come to him Ihon answered them rightwel and said a man can receiue nothyng except it be geuen him from heauen When that many sick folkes were brought out of the city Act. 5. and wer healed of Peter the chefe priest rose vp and all they that were with him wer ful of indignation Paule was a great folower of hys fathers traditions againste manye of his owne felowes when he made hauocke of the congregation Act. 8.9 entrynge into euery house and drawynge oute both men and women and thrustyng them into prison Likewise he obtayned letters of the hie Priest to the sinagog◠that was at Damasco that he if he found any ther that cald vpō the name of Christ might bringe thē bound vnto Ierusalem Act. 13. The Iewes perceiuing that almost the whole city came together to hear the worde of GOD that Paule and Barnabas dyd preache they wer ful of zeale and indignation and spake rayling wordes against those things which were spoken of Paule When Paule was come to Ierusalem the brethren saide vnto hym Act. 21. how manye thousandes of Iewes be there that beleue and are earnest folowers of the law And of such speaketh Paule Roma 10. sayinge I bare them record that they haue a zeale and a feruent minde to Godwarde but not according to knowledge ¶ Of prudency and discretion Capitulo .liii. ABraham comming into Egipt dyd wysely and warely Gen. 12.20 as touchynge hys wyfe for he cloked the truthe and yet affirmed no falshode saying She is my sister He did the like when he came to Abimelech And Abraham did prudently seperate hym self from Lot Gen. 13. because theyr herd menne shoulde not stryue together Abraham discretelye while he yet liued Gen. 25. did deuide and geue euery child hys portion least that they after hys deathe shoulde stryue and hee at debate Rebecca did wiselye enstructe her sonne Iacob Gen. 27. how he should obtayne and come by his fathers blessing and prudently she caused hym to departe from those partyes vntyll hys brothers fearsnesse wer swaged Iacob by crafte dyd euen very wel begyle Labans craftinesse Gen. 30. when Laban denyed to geue hym competente wages for hys seruyce Iacob dyd prudently that he whē he shoulde meete wyth hys brother Gen. 32. sente hym Presentes and when hee deuyded hys Substaunce leaste that hee euen at one brounte shoulde lose al and put such thinges as he loued best in daunger Gen. 41. Ioseph spake prudētly before Pharao expounding the dreame vnto him and geuing him counsell againste the famine that was to come Gen. 44. Ioseph did warely and wiselye deprehend and accuse his brethren and put them in feare Iethro gaue Moses good counsaile saying Exo. 18. prouide thy selfe men of power and such as feare God true men such as hate couetousnesse Or euer Moses inuaded the land of promise Nume 13. he sent spies thither to consider the state and condition therof The spies that Iosue sente lurked and wisely kept them selues close Iosu. 1. vntil they that sought for them were returned to theyr owne agayn Iosue vsed greate policye and wisdome when he laide awaite vnto the towne of Hai Iosu. 8. and afterwards made as though he had fled his way The Gabaonites thinking by craft and subtlety to beguile Iosue by hys discretion were broughte into seruytude and bondage Iosu. 9. Phinees and other messengers that were sent to the children of Ruben Iosu. 22. spake discreately vnto theym and wyth wyse communication appeased them Ahud bringinge a present vnto Eglon kyng of Moab Iudi. 3. craftely deceyued hym Gedeon did smite and destroye the hoost of his enemies Iudi. 8. the whiche beinge wythoute care dyd cast no peryls Iephthe like a wyse man dyd signifye Iudi. 11. by messengers vnto the kynge of the chyldren of Ammon that he dyd wrong to warre agaynst him but
oute of a manne in the Iewes Synnagoge Marke i. Luke iiii and of the woman of Cananes doughter that was healed at the instaunce and praier of her mother Math. xv Furthermore it is shewed after the sence of the letter Luke viii that he caste oute seuen deuils out of Marye Marke xvii When that SimoÌ„s mother in law was taken and vexed wyth a greate Feuer Luke 4. he rebuked the Feuer and immediatlye she arose and ministred vnto them Math. viii Mar. i. He healed a manne whyche was let downe thorowe the tilinge of the Palsey Lu. 5. Also as he was eating in the Pharises house on the Sabboth daye Luk. 14 he healed hym that had the dropsy And he erected and made straighte the woman that bowed together Lu. 13 and could in no wise loke vpwardes nor lift vp her heade He caused the man that had a wythered hande mar 3. to stretche forthe hys hande Math. 8. He healed also the Captaines seruaunte that laye sick of the palsy Mar. 7. Item he made the dumme to speake and the deafe to heare Ihon. 4. He healeth the rulers sonne of Capernaum that was euen at the poynt of death Mar. 15. He caused by the only touchinge of the hemme of his garmente the issue of bloud to cease and to be stopped in the woman Mar. 4. Our Lorde being a sleepe there arose a greate tempest or storme in the sâ—a he rebuked the windes and eftsones the winde and the Sea obeyed hym math 14. He walked on the sea his disciples wondering there at and he made Peter to walcke on the water and stretching forth his hand he saued Peter that began to sinke Mar. 9. He shewed a faire miracle to those three Discyples in hys Transfyguration mar 6. He satisfied with v. loues and two fishes fiue thousande men and they toke vp xii baskets At another time and season he refreshed with seuen loues and a fewe litle fishes â—oure thousand men Math. 15 and they toke vp vii baskets full He cursed the Figge tree hauynge leaues only without frute Math. 21 and incoÌ„tinently it withered away Gently he restored the princes seruaunte his eare that Peter smote of Math. 26. and checked Peter for the same When that oure sauiour was hanging vpon the Crosse from the syxte houre to the ninthe houre Luke 23. there was darknesse ouer all the earth the none being on the contrary part of the skye so that the Sunne coulde in no wyse suffer any Eclipse by that mone math 27. And the vaile of the temple did rente and the graues did open At the resurrection and vprising of our Lord math 28. there was a greate earthquake for the aungell of oure Lorde descended from heaueÌ„ and came and rouled backe the stone c. and for fear the kepers were astonied After this he appeared to his disciples Ihon. 20. the dores being shut Ihon. 21. Afterward did Iesus shew him self agayn at the Sea of Tiberias wher at his Commaundemente they caste oute theyr nette and it was fylde wyth greate Fyshes a hundred and liii yet was not the net broken And xl daies after his resurrection appearinge vnto hys Disciples and rebukinge and instructynge theym Actes 1. while they beheld and maruailed he was taken vp an hie and a cloud receiued him vp out of their sight These forsaide myracles are spokeÌ„ of in speciall Manye other were done as we read in general As it appeareth in dyuers places of Mathewe Ihon. 21. Marke and Luke And Ihon saythe That there are many other thinges whiche Iesus did the whyche if they shuld be wrytten I suppose the worlde coulde not containe the bookes that should be wrytten Actâ—s 2. It was no small miracle of the effusion of the holy sprite vpon the disciples at Pentecost where with the disciples were fortified made stedfast and illuminated Peter beholdynge a lame man at the gate of the Temple Actes 3 whyche was called beautifull sayde In the name of Iesus rise vp and walke and takinge him by the right hand he lifte him vp and his fete and ancle bones recouered strengthe The chiefe prieste Actes 5 and al they that were wyth hym layde handes on the Apostles and putte them in the common Prysonne But the Aungell of oure Lorde by nyghte opened the pryson dores and brought them forthe They broughte the sycke into the streates Actes 5 and layed them on Beddes and cowches that at the least waye the shadowe of Peter when he came by myghte shaddowe some of them There came also a multytude oute of the cities round about and they were all healed When Phillip preached at Samaria Act. 8. vncleane sprites crying with loude voices came out of many and many taken with Palsies and manye that halted were healed Actes 9. Peter healed one Eneas which had kept his bed of the palsey viii yeres He said vnto him Eneas our Lorde Iesu shall make thee whole Actes 9. Peter put all other forth and kneling downe he prayed and turninge him to the body he said Tabitha arise and she opened her eies and wheÌ„ she saw Peter she sate vp Actes 9. This was a maruelous dede that as Saule was going to Damasco to take Christes disciples there shyned round aboute him a lighte from heauen and he fel to the earth Inwardly he was illuminated and outwardly he was blineded Actes 12. Peter being in prison bound with two chaines and kept most diligentlye with iiii quaternions of Souldiours was losed and brought forth by the Angell of God and the yron gate opened to theÌ„ by the owne accord Actes 13. Paule did depriue Elimas the sorcerer and false prophet of his syghte because he sought to turne Paule the Proconsul and ruler from the faithe and resysted agaynste the Apostels A certaine damsell possessed with a spirite that prophecied broughte her master and mistres muche vauntage with prophecying The same folowed Paul and Luke Actes 16. and cryed saying These men are the seruauntes of the most hie God But Paule said to the spirit I commaund thee in the name of Iesu that thou come oute of her and he came out the same hour Paule and Silas were in pryson and prayed Actes 16. and lauded God And sodenly there was a great earthquake so that the foundation of the prysone was shaken and immediately all the dores opened and euerye mannes bandes were losed God wrought no smal miracles by the handes of Paule so that from his bodye were broughte vnto the sycke Actes 19. napkins and partlettes and the diseases departed from them and the euel sprites went out of them Certaine Iewes toke vpon them to â—al ouer them Actes 19. which had euel sprites â—he name of our Lord Iesus saying we adiure you by Iesu whom Paule preacheth And the euell sprite aunswered and said Iesus I knowe and Paule I know but who are
he cured the olde Toby of his blindenesse and replenished his house wyth all goodnesse Oure Lorde semed as it were to be afraide to offend Ieremye when that he did vtterly purpose to destroye the people for theyr sinnes Iere. 7. for he sayde I shall thrust you oute of my syghte Therfore thou shalt not pray for this people thou shalt nether geue thaÌ„kes nor prayer for them nor thou shalt not let me nor make no intercessyon to me for them For in no wise wyl I heare thee This thing is plain and manifest that GOD is with his seruauntes in their tribulation Daniell 3. For Nabuchodonosor sawe one in the burnynge fornace with Azaria and his fellowes like the sonne of God When Daniell was in the Lyons den at Babilon Daniel 5. Daniel 14. Our Lord sente him his dinner from a far of that is from Iewry by the prophet Abacucke Daniell 13. Our Lord hard the voyce of Susanna because she was vniustly condemned by thold and vnchast elders likewise by the iust iudgement of a continent and a chast childe she was delyuered Our Lord prepared a great fishe to swallow vp Ionas Ionas 2. the which semed yet for his disobedience iustly to haue deserued pain and punishment Machabeus and they that wer with him fightinge against Timothe 2. Mach. 10 had manifestlye healpe from heauen for there appeared fiue men vpon horsebackes with bridels of golde c. And afterwardes in a nother place 2. macha 11 they goynge to battaile against Lystas there appeared before them vpon horsebacke a man in white clothynge wyth harnesse of gold shakynge hys speare There was a greate benignitye in oure Sauioure Math. 4. For he wente aboute healynge all manner of Sickenesse and all manner of dyseases For if he had not so don many sick persons could not haue come vnto him Oure Lord answered the Leaper that sayde vnto him LORDE if thou wilte Math. 8. thou mayste and canste make me cleane verye meekelye and gently for Iesus puttinge forthe hys handes touched him saying I wyll be thou cleane But the Priestes abhord all suche men Oure Lord incontinent after Mathewes vocation dynde in hys house with him Math. 9. After that oure LORDE was departed and gone into the desarte math 14. he sawe muche people and was moued wyth mercye towarde them and he healed of them those that wer sick And when the euen drew on his disciples saide vnto him let the people departe Iesus as one moste liberall sayde vnto them Geue ye theym to eate When Peter begaÌ„ to sincke he cried saying Math. 14. Lord saue me And immediatlye Iesus stretchynge forthe hys hand caughte him Oure LORDE did gentlye defende Marye Magdalen agaynste the pharisy that thought euil by her Luke 7. and agaynste her owne Sister complaininge of her Mar. 14. yea and agaynste hys Disciples that for the effusyon of the oyntment Luke 10. fumed against her The vnspeakeable goodnes of god is muche declared in the example of the prodigal sonne where it is written But when he was yet a great way of Luke 15. hys father sawe hym and moued wyth compassion ranne and fell on his necke and kissed him He desyred to be one of hys hired seruauntes but yet his father interruptinge his communication receyued hym as hys sonne This was a meruelous benignity and gentelnesse of Christe Luke 19. when that he inuited and badde hym selfe to the Publicans house the whych was desirous to see him and also he blessed the same When our LORDE hadde indistinctlye spoken these wordes Ihon. 13. One of you shall betray me It followeth when Ihon leaned on Iesus breaste he sayde LORDE who is it Lo what a benignitye and familiarity was this Actes 2 Our sauioure promised his Disciples being heauye that he shoulde depart from them that his father shuld sende them a nother comfortoure the whyche thynge was well fulfilled at Whitsontide when that the holy spirite did so mightely strengthen comfort illuminate and teach them Ihon. 18. The bishops ministers commynge to take our Lord he said vnto them if ye seke me let these go theyr waye For he knew ful wel that they were not ready to suffer martirdome And therfore mekely condesceÌ„ding to their infirmity he would that they shoulde spare them Ihon. 23. The thefe desired our Lorde to remember him when hee came to hys kingdome But our LORDE dyd graunt him more then he demanded saying To day shalt thou be with me in paradise Luke 22 This was the great mekenesse and gentlenesse of Christe the which refused nor Peter that denied him thrise but beningly beheld him nor he lefte not Thomas in his doutfulnesse Ihon. 20 but did exhibite him selfe manifestly to be touched And he made Paule blinde Actes 9 folowing the act of his persecution He cast him to the earth called him and conuerted him Steuen when they stoned him Actes 7 saw oure Lorde standinge in heauen as though he had bene ready strongly to haue defended him Our Lord shewed great gentlenes to blessed S. Ihon Apoca. 1. being banyshed in to the yle of Pathmos when he appeared and sent his angel vnto hym the which with diuers reuelatioÌ„s did comfort hym ¶ Of deuine consolation ¶ The fourth chapter AFter that Abraham at the commaundement of God Gen. 12.15 went oute of his country Oure Lorde dyd comfort him wyth apparitions and reuelations Genesis 18 Iacob flyinge from the face of hys brother and sleaping vppon a stone our Lord appeared and repleanished him with great consolation Exod. 3. Oure Lorde appeared to Moses beinge exiled and kepinge sheepe the whiche thinge for the time that he was in Pharos house chaunced not vnto him Exodus 16 It rained Manna from heauen in desert to the children of Israell yea often he gaue theÌ„ miraculously fleshe and water Exodus 34 Moses beynge in the mounte For the space of fortye dayes and fortye nyghtes dyd nether eat nor dryncke but was refreshed wyth the deuyne word of God Iosu. 1. Our Lorde saide vnto Iosua be of good chear and strong for I wyll not faile thee nor forsake thee 3. regum 17 Oure Lorde commaunded the raâ—ens twise a day to bear Elias bread and flesh Afterwardes oure Lorde appeared to Elias flying from Iezabell iii. Reg. xix whose Prophettes he hadde caused to bee slaine Our Lorde did comforte kinge Hezechias effectuously 4. regum 19 both by his prophet and by his aungell the whyche smote and slue in the host of the Assiri ans an 185000. Euen at the selfe same time Saras and Tobias prayers were hard To. 3.8.11 and the angell of our Lord was sente to cure and deliuer them both that is Sara from the Deuyl that had slaine her husbandes and the elder Tobias from pouerty and blindnesse Oure Lorde vouchsafed wonderfullye to comforte his people of Israell by the
Esther shuld speake vnto kinge Ahasuerus Esth. 4 she saide to Mardocheus Gather all the Iewes together that maye be founde and faste ye and pray for me but howe deuoutlye and howe humbly they praid howe Mardocheus praied for hym selfe and the people It is wrytten in the .xiiii. Chapter of Esther The praier of Ieremy was of great reputation with God Ihere 11. when our Lord said vnto hiÌ„ pray not for this people Azarias standing in the mydst of the fornace Dani. 3. praid thus Blessed art thou o Lord God of our fathers Daniel for al king Darius acte and decre Dani. 6. left not of kneling downe vpon his knyes to pray vnto the Lorde lyke as hys manner was to do afore time three times a daye See now how precious and howe profitable a thyng he estemed it to pray vnto our Lord. Daniel perceiuynge the tyme of the Captiuitye to be compleate and at an ende prayde the more instantly for the people that were in captiuite And note howe mekely and howe feruently he maketh his intercession and prayer Dani. 9. When Susanna perceiued that she lacked all humaine ayde and counsel Dani. 13. she made her recourse to the helpe of prayer and her prayer was heard Ionas prayed vnto our Lorde out of the fyshes bellye Ionas 2. and sayde in my trouble I called vnto our Lorde and he heard me The congregation were ready gathered to fight 1. Mach. 3. to pray to make supplication vnto God for mercy grace When that Iudas Machabeus should geue battayle with Gorgias he made his praier and said i. Mac. iiii blessed be thou O sauiour of Israel i. mach Vi. In other .ii. principal battaylles we rede not that he praied The one was against king Antiochus then he wanne not but departed his wayes i. Mac. ix The other was agaynst Bacchides Alchimus and then he was slayne in the battaille i. mach xi Ionathes perceiuing that al his coÌ„pany except a few left him fightinge against straungers he rent his clothes and praid and afterwardes obtayned the victory The Iewes beinge in tribulatyon praied vnto our Lord. The priestes hauing on them their priestly stoles and vestimentes fel downe before the aultare and called vpon God ii mac iii. whych had made a law concerning stuffe geueÌ„ to kepe that it might be safely preserued for such as deliuerd it to be kepte And al the wemen held vp their handes toward heauen and praid Onias the hie priest praid for Heliodorus that was greuously scourged by God for spoiling of the temple ii mac iii. oure Lord restored him to life again Iudas Machabeus they that wer with him iii. Mac. viii praid and besought our Lorde to deliuer theÌ„ from wicked Nicanor and though he wold not do it for theyr sakes yet for the couenaunte that he made with their fathers and because they called vppon his holye and gloryous name The wycked Antiochus praid vnto our Lord of whome he should haue obtained no mercy 2. Mach. 9. Nicanor and they that were wyth him 2. Mach. 15. drue nie with shaumes songes but Iudas and his company with praier and calling vpon God They buckled together with their handes they smote but with their hartes they praied vnto our Lord and slue no lesse theÌ„ 35. thousand men for thorow the present helpe of God they were gloriously comforted Mat. 8. The Leper had a short a profitable and an humble maner of praying Luke 5. the which knelinge before oure Lorde did worship him and saide Marke 1. master if thou wilt thou canst make me cleane The Centurion vsed as it wer by a certain insinuation Mat. 8. the like manner of prayer Luke 7. when he saide Master my seruaunt lieth sicke of the palsy Ihon. 11. And also Martha and Mary for Lazarus that was dead and buried Our Lord at times will be prayed for that Luke 10. that he purposeth to do praye ye the Lord of the haruest to send forth labourers into his haruest Mat. 9. Then there followeth immediatelye Calling together c. And when the people were sente away he weÌ„t vp into a mountaine to pray alone Mat. 14. Wherby we are taughte that when we inteÌ„d to pray we shuld fie the company of man lest we shuld be troubled Our Lord and sauiour in hys holye Gospels Mat. 6. hath taughte vs to praye by word of mouth saying Thus shall ye pray Our father c. Men oughte alwaies to praye Luke 18. not be weary Also our Lord hath animated vs to praye by his promise Luke 11. Ihon. 14. Aske saithe he and ye shall haue Item what soeuer ye aske in my name that wil I do He hathe lykewise informed and taughte vs to praye by hys example Mat. 14. For he that might commaund would pray And specially he did the same Mat. 26. for the persecution of this Passion beynge at hand he prayed and warned other to pray saying watch and pray When Mary Magdalen obtaind forgeuenes of her sinnes of oure Lord saying Luke 7. Thy sinnes are forgeuen the we rede not that she vsed anye loude prayer but that she wept only where by the efficacye of the inwarde desyre appeareth without any vocall or loud praier Our Lord doth induce vs to instant and coÌ„tinual praier by thexample of one that went to his frend at midnight Luke 11. Luke 18. And by thexample of a widow the which desired wyth great importunity of the wicked iudge to auenge her And to instruct vs to pray with huâ—mility without pride Luke 18. or any auaÌ„cement of our selues Our Lorde inducâ—th thexample of the proud pharisy and the lowly humble Publicane Act. 1. After our lordes assention into heauen the Disciples returned vnto Ierusalem and they al continuedâ— with one accord in prayer and supplication with the women and Mary Thapostles being minded and willinge to chuse one of the disciples in Iudas place Act. 1. apoynted two Ioseph and Mathias and when they praied they said Thou Lord which knowest the hartes of al men shew whether of these two thou hast chosen In the primitiue church al faithful people continued in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship Act. 2. and in breaking of bread and in prayers Peter Ihon weÌ„t vp together into the temple at the ninth hour of praier Act. 3. And assone as the disciples had praied the place moued Act. 4. where they were assembled together and they were all filled with the holye ghoste and they spake the word of God boldly The Iewes stoned Steuen callinge on Act. 7. saying lord Iesu receiue my spirite And he kneled downe and cryed with a loud voyce saying Lorde laye not this sinne to their charge Peter and Ihon prayed for them of Samaria Act. 8. that they might receiue the holy
daunger of the fysh and his wise from the deuil he restored old Toby to hys sight and throughe him as well hys parentes as his companions and felowes were repleanished wyth dyuers consolations As truly as our Lord lyueth sayth Iudith Iudi. 13. hys aungell hathe kepte me going thither remaining there and comming hither again froÌ„ thence One of the Seraphins flewe vnto Esay Esa. 6. and cleansed him with a stone whyche he toke from the altare wyth the tonges The angell of God descended with Azaria and his felowes into the ouen or fornace of fyre Dani. 3. Daniel beynge wythin the den of Lions Dani. 6. sayde vnto king Darius commyng vnto him My God hathe sente hys aungell whyche hathe shutte the Lyons mouthes so that they myghte not hurt me Afterwardes the angell of our lord brought the prophet Habacucke oute of Iewry into Chalde Dani. 14. to beare Daniel his dinner There were diuers and great misteries shewed vnto Danyell by the ministery of angels Dani. 9.10.11 Machabeus and they that wer with him praid our Lord 2. Mach. 11. that he woulde send a good aungel to deliuer Israel Then there followeth Ther appeared before them an aungell in white clothyng The angel Gabriel to auaunce and â—pon the conception of Iohn the Baptist Luke 1. appeared vnto zachary And to denounce the conception of our sauiour Luke 1. the self angell Gabryell was sent of God vnto a city of Galile named Dauid or Nazareth And againe when oure Lord was borne the aungell of our Lorde slode harde by the Shepheardes Luke 2. and there was wyth the angel a multytude of heauenly souldyors praysing God c We rede also that thangell of our Lord appeared spake vnto Ioseph Mat. 1. fyrst before his natiuity saying fear not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe Secondly after the adoration worshipping of the wise men Mat. 2. Mat. 2. Aryse and take the child and his mother goe into Egipt Thyrdly after Herodes death Take the child and his mother and go into the land of Israel After the departure of the deuil that tempted hym Mat. 4. the angels came and ministred vnto him And after hys supper and in hys prayer made in the garden Luke 22. there appeared an angel vnto hym from heauen comforting him Mat. 28. At the tyme of hys resurrection the angel of our Lorde came downe from heauen Iohn 20. Mar. xvi Lu. xxiiii At our Lords assencion behold two men stode by them in white apparell Act. 1. The chefe prestes rose vp and all they that were wyth hym laid handes on the Apostles Act. 5. and put them in common pryson But the aungell of oure lord by night opened the prison dores and broughte them forthe and fayde go and preache in the Temple to the people The angel of our Lord spake vnto Philip Act. 8. saying Arise and go toward the South c. Cornelius saw euidently about the ninth hour of the day Act. 10. an angel of god comming into hym and saying Cornelius c. And Peter being a slepe in Herodes pryson Act. 12. the aungel of oure Lorde was then present c. Kyng Herode arayed hym in royall apparel Act. 12. and set hym in hys seat and made an oration vnto theym and the people gaue a shoute saying It is the voyce of a God and not of a manne And immedyatelye the aungel of the lorde smote hym because he gaue not the honoure to God and he was consumed and eaten of worms and gaue vp the ghost There stode an aungell of God by Paule in the ship Act. 27. counsellyng him to be of good cheare sayinge feare not Paule Our Lord signifyed thinges which must shortly come to passe Apoca. 1. And after that he spake by hys angell vnto hys seruaunte Ihon whyche bare recorde of the woorde of GOD. c. And that booke is full of angelycall reuelatyons ¶ Of euill Spirites Ca. xxxii EUil spirites are sayd to be oure Lords 1. regu 16. because they are in gods power and what so euer they do they do it by God The euil spirit of God vexed Saule The deuyll killed Saras Raguels daughter vii husbandes Tobi. 3.8 but yet by the comming of Raphael the good angel was eiected Sathan had euen so muche power vpon Iobs cattell his house wherein his children did eat Iob. 1.2 and vpon his body how much the deuine prouydence did suffer him to haue The euil sprite made the maÌ„ fearce and cruel Mat. 8. And also he maketh a man vncleane for those ii demoniakes or possessed with deuils wer out of measure fearce Luke 8. dwelt laye in graues And the deuils desired to goe into the swine not into Lambs One of those ii was more famous then thother he ware no clothes he abode in no hous but in graues he was bounde wyth chaines kepte wyth fetters and he brake the bandes and was caryed of the fende into wildernesse This euel sprite maketh a manne bothe deafe and domme Mar. 7. and when the spirite taketh hym he knocketh and teareth him and he fometh and gnasheth with his tethe pineth away LuKe. 9. Mar. 9. often times he casteth him into fire water to destroy and lose him Oure Lorde refused the laude and praise of maligne spirites LuKe. 8. Holde thy peace quod he come out of the maÌ„ Mar. 1. Our Lord dyd forbid his discyples to reioyce that the euill spirites were vnder them Luke 10. and subdued vnto them as though they shuld not esteme that thing very greatly A certaine damsel possessed wyth a sprite the prophesied Act. 19. cryed out many a day after Paule hys fellowes But Paule being heuy therfore turned about and said to the sprite I commaÌ„d the in the name vertue of Iesu christ that thou come oute of her and he came out the same hour And note that Paule would not that the doctrine of truthe shuld be confirmed by the spirit of deceitfulnesse and falshode Certain of the Iewes toke vpon theÌ„ to cal ouer theÌ„ which had euil sprites the name of our Lord Iesus sayinge Act. 19. we adiure you by Iesu whome Paule preacheth And the euyl spryte answered and said Iesus I know and Paul I know but who are ye and the man in whome the euyll spryte was ran on them and ouercame them and preuailed againste them so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded ¶ Of the immortality of the resonable soule Ca. xxxiii FOr as much as it is saide of Abraham that he was put to his people Gen. 25. it is supposed that he had people in a nother world that is men which liued wel as he dyd We haue the lyke saying of Isaac He was put vnto hys people Gen. 35.49 And of Iacob And when Iacob beleued that hys
sonne Ioseph was deade Gen. 37. he sayde I wil go downe into hel vnto my sonne mourninge So then he beleued that he was there in spryte Iosephes brethren hauynge in wil and mynde to saye that one of theyr brethren was deade said We are xii brethren Gen. 42. the sonnes of one man the yongest is with oure father and one no man wotteth wher he is Our lord appearing vnto Moses in a bush Exo. 3. sayd I am the God of Abrahā Isaac and Iacob c. by thys our sauiour proueth the resurrectyon of the dead Mat. 22. He is not a God of the dead saith he but of the liuyng It is sayd of Chore and hys companye that they wente down alyue into hell Nume 16. and the earth closed vpon them and they pearyshed from amonge the congregation By thys it appeareth that the euil as touchyng theyr soules do lyue in hel If Saule had surelye beleued that Samuel had bene extincte and deade as touchyng hys soule 1. regu 28. he woulde not haue desyred hym to haue bene reuyued and called againe When that Dauids seruauntes maruailed why he wepte not for hys yonge sonne that was dead he said I shal go to him rather thē he shal come again to me When that Dauids seruaunts meruailed why he wept not for his yong sonne that was dead 2. regu 12. he said I shall go to him rather then he shall come againe to me When Absolon was hanged and thrust thorowe with iii. speares 2. regu 18 Dauid be wailed lamented him mournfully And s. Augustine in his boke de doc chri sayth That Dauid bewaild not the lack and deathe of hys sonne But because he knew to what pains that adoulterous and Paracide soule shoulde be drawen vnto But for his other sonne that died an Innocente and for whose sicknesse hee was sore afflicted 2. regu 12. he reioysed 3. regu 17. Helias praid for the reuiuification of hys hostes chylde saying O Lord my God let thys childes soule come into hym againe Oftentimes we read in the bookes of the kynges 3. regu 14. he was layde a sleape wyth hys fathers The whiche thing by no meanes maye be vnderstanded or spoken of brute beastes 4. regu 13. and therefore ther by it is proued that they liue after theyr death and that here after they shal arise again as it appeareth in those that slepe It is manifest and open by Thobias wordes which he spake rebuking the folishnesse of his kinsfolkes that the soule liueth after that it is seperated from the body Tobi. 2. We are saythe Toby the children of holy men and loke for the life which God shal geue vnto them that neuer tourne their be lefe from him And afterwardes in his oration and prayer he saithe Tobi. 3. O Lord deale not wyth me accordynge to thy wil and commaund my sprite to be receiued in peace Our Lord gaue Iob double of al the euer was his Tobi. 42. And at length he gaue him vii sonnes and iii. doughters The preacher after the mynd of s. Eccle. 11. Gregory in the laste of his Morales spake expresly and plainly sayinge Let the dust be tourned agayne vnto earthe from whence it came and the spryte shall retourne vnto God whiche gaue it By those woordes that the dampned do saye in hell they declare and shew Sapi. 5. that the good as wel as the euil do liue in a nother world Thus it is wrytten euen literallye of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon Now that thou art laid down to slepe that is in death Esai 14. there come no mo vp to hewe vs downe Hel also beneathe trembleth to meete thee at thy comming And after there foloweth Thy pryde is brought downe into the depe of hel And many mo thinges ar wrytten there by the whyche it is euidente that he pearished not vtterly but that his soule went downe into hel When that they counseld Eleazarus to faine and dyssemble hym self to haue eaten of the flesh of the sacrifice 2. Mach. 6. he said Though I were now delyuered from the tormentes of menne yet shuld not I escape the hand of almighty God nether aliue nor dead One of those seuen brethren saide 2. Mach. 7. Those thynges I possesse and haue from heauen but now for the lawe of God I despyse them for my truste is that I shall receyue them Of hym agayne Lykewise it is cleare and manyfest by the mothers wordes and other that they as touchyng the soule beleued not that they should pearish Razias takyng hys owne bowels threw them vpon the people 2. Mach. 14 callyng vpon our Lord and ruler of the earth and spirit to reward and restore him this again and so he dyed Our sauiour warninge his Dysciples the whych he sent abrode Mat. 10. sayde vnto them Feare ye not them which kyl the body but are not able to kyll the soule But rather fear him which is hable to destroy both soule and body into hel That thing which our Lord dothe shew of the rych man and Lazarus semeth to be no parable or symilitude Luke 16. but a manifest hystorye And so it appeareth that the soules bothe of the good and euyll be immortall and receyue after the separatyon from the bodye euen as they deserued beynge in the body Our Lorde by the ensample of the vniust steward that made hym frendes wyth hys masters goodes Luc. 16. dothe conclude sayinge make you frendes of the vnrighteous Mammon that when ye shall haue neade they may receiue you into euerlastinge habitatiōs The which saying was of none effect if the soule after the seperation from the body or after the death of the body had no receptacle or place to be receiued vnto Blessed saint Steuen had a deuout and a right opinion and faithe of the soule Act. 7. the whyche when they stoned him saide Lorde Iesu receyue my spryte It appeareth manifestlye by the wordes of that excellent doctor Paul tha◠the soule doth liue after it be seperated from the bodye 2. Cor. 5. We knowe saith he that if our earthy mancyon of thys dwellynge wer destroyed we haue a building of God an habitation not made wyth handes but eternal in heauen Philip. 1. And he saith I desyre to be losed to be with Christ. And the selfe same man saythe O wretched man that I am who shall deliuer me from this bodye subdued vnto death roma 7. Truely he wold not say such thinges but that he was sure of a nother life ¶ Of the faith that man shuld haue vnto God Cap. xxxiiii ABraham beleued our lorde Gen. 15. and that counted he to him for righteousnesse and note that he beleued God whiche promised hym a thynge most difficult and hard After that the children wer past ouer the red sea Exo. 14. and Pharaos host ouerthrowne and drowned the people feared oure Lorde and beleued
1. regu 3. When kynge Dauid satte in his house after that our Lorde had giuen him rest rounde abouâ—e from all hys enemyes 2. regu 7. he sayde vnto Nathan the Prophete Thou seyste that I dwell nowe in an howse of Cedarre trees but the Arke of God dwelleth within the curtaine It was shewed vnto Helias that fled from the face of Iezabel 3. regu 19. that our lorde was not in a greate spirite nor in no coÌ„motion nor winde nor earthquake but in a small styll voyce The mynde of man muste take his iudgement by the sumilitude and likenes of corporall thinges or els it must be lifted vp to god in whoÌ„ what soeuer is sene or thought delectable in anye creature is inseperable sounde muche better 4. regu 3. So that when the mynstrell played before Eliseus the hande of Oure lorde came vpon him When Eliseus woulde praye deligentely for the Sunamites child that was departed 4. regu 4. he dyd it not openly before al men but shutte the dore to the lad and him and prayed vnto Oure lorde Sara Raguels doughter beynge rebuked and slaundred of on of her maydens Tob. 3. went into the innermost chamber of her house and thre dayes and thre nightes she nether eat nor drank but continued in prayer and besought god with teares that he woulde deliuer her frome that rebuke Iudith perceyuing her people to be streyted and in daunger went into her closet Iudi. 9. put on an heary smocke strawed ashes vpon her head and fallynge downe before oure Lorde cryed vnto hym Quene Esther fearing the daunger that was at hande Esth. 14. fledde vnto oure lorde And when she had laide a waye her glorius apparel she put on garmentes that serued for syghinge and mourninge and prayd thus vnto our Lorde helpe me desolate woman After the tribulations and perturbations which Dauid sustained suffred Psal 54. he sayd Who shal geue me winges lyke a doue For then would I flie away and be at reste Then he sheweth the maner howe to come to these wynges rest saying Lo then would I get me away farre of and remayne in the wyldernesse When Ezechiell was amonge or in the myddes of the prisoners Eze. 1. the hande of our Lorde came vpon hym and he sawe a stormy wynde come out of the north When Daniell hearde of the cruell sentence that was pronounced against the wise men of Babilon Dani. 2. he wente home and the mysterye was shewed vnto hym by a vision by night Dani. 9. The Angell Gabriell sayde vnto Daniell that prayde feruently I am nowe come to teache thee and to make thee vnderstand that thou art a man greatly beloued I wyll stande vppon my watche sayth habacuc Haba 2. and shall fasten my ioy vpon my bulworke to looke and se what shal be sayd vnto me and what answere I should make hym that reproued me And when the people were sent awaye he wente vp into a mountaine to praye alone Math. 14. And when night was come he was there hym selfe alone By the whiche thynge he geueth the people an ensample to flee and to seke for solitariousnes And zacharias wente into the temple of our Lorde LuKe. 1. and the whole multitude of the people were wyth oute in prayer while the incense was a burnynge And then there appeared vnto hym an Angell of oure Lorde Martha was troubled and combred about muche seruinge Luke 10. but Mary syttyng at Gods feete hearde the woorde of God And it is greatly to be noted that quyetnes and the hearing of gods word should be preferde aboue al religyons and deuoute ministery seruice Iohn 11. When Iesus sawe mary wepe and the Iewes also wepinge whiche came wyth her he groned in the spirite and wepte the whyche thinge he dyd not when Martha spake vnto him Our lordes disciples wer wonderfullye illuminated and taughte at the coÌ„minge of the holy ghost Act. 2. After the light from heauen shyned rounde a boute Saule Act. 9. he fell to the earthe and was made blind the fasted and prayed by the space of thre dayes and hadde many exellente reuelations from Christ. When Peter was lodged in SimoÌ„s the Tanners house Act. 10. at a certain time he wente into the hyest place of the house to praye to the entent that he beynge farre from the troublous people that were beneathe myghte geue hym selfe the more quyetlye to hys prayers Oure Lorde Peter beynge in a traunce shewed vnto hym that the heathen oughte not to be repelled from the predication of the gospel Paule was taken vppe into the thyrd heauen 2. Cor. 12. and hard secreate wordes which no man can vtter rom 1.9.10.11 His exceading great wisdome appeareth in hys Epistles Ephe. 1.2 and principallye to the Romaynes Col. 1.2 To the Ephesyans To the Collossyans And also to the Hebrues Heb. 1. Oure Lorde disclosed vnto blessed Sainte Ihon beyng sequestred from the tumulte and consolatyon of the worlde and banyshed into the I le of Pathmos the celestial and heauenly workes and dedes as it appeareth in his reuelations ¶ Of longanimity ¶ Capit. xxxvii ABraham taried many yeares or euer he hadde any chylde by Sara Gen. 21. for hee was an hundred yere old when his sonne Isaac was borne vnto him From the fyrst promise made vnto Abraham vntyl he hadde sede were yeres 440. Oure Lorde suffered Israell to bee scourged and afflicted in Egipt a loÌ„g time and season And afterwardes to be tempted and proued in wildernes the space of 40. yeares or euer they came to the land of promise as it appeareth thorowe oute all the boke of Exodus and Numery Iudi. 20 The children of Israel fightyng against the tribe of Beniamin many against a few wer twise ouerthrown and yet at the last they preuailed Iob. 13. Iob beyng punyshed in bodye depriued of al hys chyldren laughed to scorne of hys frendes and spoyled of all hys goodes dyd say Lo though he slaye mee yet wyl I put my truste in hym Tobyas elders kinsfolkes laughed hym to scorne whyche sayde vnto hym Tob. 2. where is thy hope for the whyche thou haste done almesse and buryed the deade But Tobias rebuked them spake Say not so for we are the chyldren of holy men and looke for the lyfe which God shall geue vnto them that neuer turne their belefe from him When Susanna was condempned by the false testimony and wytnesse of two iudges Dani. 13. it is thus wrytten of her That her heart hadde a sure truste in the Lorde When one of those seuen brethren was requyred of the tyrande 2 Mach. 7. quyckely he put oute his tounge and constantly helde forth his handes and spake with a steadfaste fayeth These haue I of heauen Iudas Machabeus sente vnto Ierusalem two thousande dragmas of syluer to bee offred there for the offences and synnes of the dead 2. Mach.
appeareth by that that foloweth that such contention and strife pleased not our lorde Iohn 6. The Iewes stroue amoÌ„g theÌ„ selues sayinge how can this felowe geue vs that fleshe of his to eate And much murmuring was there of oure lorde Iesus amonge the people Iohn 7. for some sayed he is good other sayd nay but he deceiueth the people There foloweth There was dissention amonge the people After that Cornelius was christened with all his house Ac 1.11 the Apostles and brethren that wer in Iewry hard that the heathen had also receiued the worde of god And when Peter was come vp to Ierusalem thei that were of the circumcision contended against him sayinge wherefore wentest thou into men vncircumcised When Paule and Barnabas preached and did many miracles in the city of Iconium Act. 14. the multitude of the city was deuided and parte helde with the Iewes parte with the Apostles Certain menne which came downe from Iewry Act. 15. taught the brethren sayinge excepte ye be circumcised after the maner of Moses ye cannot be saued So when ther was risen discencioÌ„ not a litle vnto Paul Barnabas against theim they determined that Paule and barnabas and certaine other of theim should goo vp to Ierusalem vnto the Apostles and Elders aboute this question Act. 15. By the occasion of Iohn whose sir name was Marke whome Paule woulde not take to the woorke of the gospell there arose a dissention betwene Paule and Barnabas so that they departed asonder one from the other yet al was for the fortheraunce of the gospell Paule preaching and doinge many miracles at Ephesus Act. 19. there arose no litle a do aboute the way of our lorde for a certain man named Demetrius a siluer Smyth which made Siluer shrines for Diana was not a litle beneficial vnto crafts men c. And al the citie was in a rore and in greate confusion When certayne of the Iewes sawe Paule in the temple Act. 21. they moued all the people and layed handes on him criynge Menne of Israell helpe And al the city was moued and the people swarmed to gether When Paule had cried oute in the counsell Act. 23. Men and brethren I am a pharasei the sonne of a pharasei Of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am iudged And when he hadde so saied there arose a debate and a dissention betwene the Phariseis and the Saduces and the multitude was deuided ¶ Of good zele against synners Capi. li. THe children of Iacob were very cruell for the deflouringe of Dina their sister oppressed and forced by Sichem Gen. 34. Moses hearinge the voyces of those that songe Exo. 32. and seynge the calfe and the daunsinge his wrath waxed hote and castinge the tables oute of hys handes he brake theym And note how greuously he punished the people For whome he so faythfully and instantly prayed vnto oure lorde The zele of Phinches the sonne of Eleazar Nume 25. when he thrust the man and the medianityshe woman throughe although thei wer mighty and noble pleased oure lord very well Iosue coÌ„maunded Acham to be stoned with stones Iosu. 7. and all his stuffe to be burned because he toke of the excoÌ„municate thinges of Ierico When the children of Israell hard saye that the chyldren of Ruben and Gad Iosu. 22. had buylded theym an aultor thei came together and woulde haue foughten against them Iudi. 19.12 All the children of Israell gathered to gether as it had bene but one man to reuenge the horrible and greuous crime that the men of Gabaa Beniamin hadde committed againste the Leuites wife Helias dyd bouldelye reproue the people that did erre 3. regu 18. caused the preastes of Baal to be slayne Achab was rebuked because he let kynge Benadab 3 regu 19. a man woorthye of death to skape away a liue Although Iehu the kinge of Israell was specially euyl yet he is greatlye commended because he destroyed the sede of the house of Achab 4. regu 10. and caused Baals prophets to be slaine and hys house to be broken The spirite of God came vpon zacharia the sonne of Ioade the priest whyche stode in the syghte of the people that honoured and serued Idols 2. Para. 24. And sayd vnto them why transgresse ye the commaundements of our lord that ye cannot prosper for because ye haue forsaken our Lorde he also hath forsaken you When Esdras the priest hard saye that the Iewes wer maried with the gentiles 1. Esd. 9. he was exceading sory and by great syghing and sorowynge he shewed tokens of heauinesse Nehemias perceiuing that the Iewes maryed outlandysh women dyd reproue them 2. Esd. 13. and cursed them and smote certaine of theym and made them bare Mathathias stode vp and said Wo is me Alasse that euer I was borne to see thys myserye of my people After followeth 1. Mach. 2. of hys moste seruent zele and maruelous honesty when he slew the Iewe besides the altar whiche openly in the sight of all did sacrifice vnto Idols Onias the hie priest did manfullye resist Simon 2. Mach. 3. the which went aboute to do a certain wicked thing in the city Mat. 3.14 Ihon the Baptist was in a wonderful feruent zeale when he said O generation of vipers who hath taughte you to flee from the vengaÌ„ce to come And lykewyse when he reproued Herode Mat. 23. Our Lord did sharplye rebuke the Pharisies Scribes and Hipocrites but specially in the thre and twentye of Mathewe where that seuen times he sayde vnto theym Woe bee vnto you Oure LORDE perceiuing that the Phariseis did malitiously watche for him Mar. 3. loking angerly aboute hym was heauy that they were so blind in hart Iohn 8. and said you are of your father the deuill Our Lord did oftentimes caste theÌ„ out of the temple Luke 19. that bought sold and at sometimes with verye sharpe wordes Iohn 2. sayinge My house is the house of prayer but ye haue made it a den of theues Peter was kindled with a feruent zeale Act. 5. against Ananias and Saphyra his wife when he saw that they kept away part of the pryce of the land And the wordes that Steuen spake to the Iewes Act. 7. came of a burning zele sayinge O ye stiffenecked and of vncircumcised harts and eares ye haue alwaies resisted the holy ghost Paule and Barnabas wythstandinge Berieser the false Prophette Act. 13. Paul sayde O full of all subtlety and disceitfulnesse thou ennemye of all righteousnesse wilt thou not cease â—o peruerte the straight wayes of oure Lord When Paule preached at Athens Act 17. his sprite was moued in hym when he saw the city geuen to Idolatry The feruente zeale of Paule dyd most speciallye appeare when he reproued rebuked and prayed the Galathians Gala. 5. and likewise the Romains Roma 9. the Corinthians and the
people dyd pearyshe wyth theym And hys wyfe that looked behynde her was tourned into a pyllare of Salte And Lot hym selfe that woulde not after the Aungels counsell by and by ascende vp to the mounte dyd trespasse and synne wyth hys owne doughters Ruben counsayled hys brethren to restore Ioseph to hys father agayne Gen. 37.42 But in as muche as they would not it hapned afterwardes that they wer put to trouble When the chyldren of Israell wold ascende or euer it was tyme vnto the place that oure LORDE hadde spoken of Nume 14. Moses sayd Our LORD is not among you The Amalechites and the Cananytes are there before you And ye shall fall vppon theyr sweardes because ye are tourned awaye from our LORD and wil not heare hym After that horryble deede commytted agaynste the Leuites wyfe the Chyldren of Israell gathered together Iudi. 20. and sente messengers to the children of Beniamyn the whych shulde saye thus vnto them what wyckednesse is thys that is hapned amonge you Delyuer vs those that haue commytted that haynous dede But they wold not here them and afterwards therefore they were in a manner all slayne a few excepted Abner said to Asael leaue of to followe me 2. regu 2. but he despysed hys wordes And Abner smote hym thorow wyth the hynder end of hys speare Roboam Salomons sonne would not heare the olde mennes Counsell 3. regn 12. but harkened to the counsel of yonge men wherfore he lost a great part of hys people Achior gaue Holofernes good and faythfull Counsell the whyche hee proudlye and dysdaynfullye despysed and wythin a while after was slain and his host put to flighte wyth losse and confusion Iudi. 6. Godolia whom the king of Babilō had made gouernoure of the lande of Iuda Iere. 40.41 sent Iohanan the sonne of Careah faithful word that Ismaell the sonne of Nathania woulde kill hym And he answeared him Thou speakest falsly of Ismael but in the seuēth month Ismael came and after he had eaten with Godolia he slue him Daniel said vnto Nabuchodonozor o king Dani. 4. accept my counsel redeame thy sinnes with almes but he would not agre there vnto and so was turned into a beast Iudas Machabeus taking hys iorney towardes Galaad 1. Mach. 5. left Iosephus and Azarias to be captaines ouer the people and commaunded them saying Se that ye make no war against the heathen vntill the time we come againe But they couetyng to get thē a name and fame lost both the thyng they wente aboute and theyr name also Iudas Machabeus had but viii C. men 1. Mach. 9. his aduersaries were two and twenty thousande his companyons warned hym not to fyghte wythoute an host of men but he would not follow their counsell he hym selfe was killed in that battaile and the remnaunt fled Pilates wife gaue her husbād good counsell Mat. 27. but he refused to followe it Fearing more to offend Cesar then to condēpne the iust innocent blud ¶ Of suspition and false credulity Ca. lvii ABraham suspected that the fear of God was not in Geraris Gen. 20.26 and that the men of the country wold kyl him for his wiues sake The like chaunced to Isaac Laban suspected that Iacob hadde stolen his goods Gen. 31. and for that cause he searched all his houshold stuffe Iacob perceyuyng Iosephes coate to be bloudy Gen. 37. suspected that he hadde bene dead and of some wycked beast deuoured Ioseph commaunded his stewarde to bringe his brethren into his house to dine with him Gen. 43. but they being sore afraid suspected and beleued that he would haue broughte them into seruitude and bondage The Rubenites and the Gaadites going to their possessions Iosu. 22. did build set vp an aultar beyond Iordan The children of Israell hearinge there of were sore troubled not knowing for what purpose they had done it and beleued that they woulde goe from theyr law When Sampson was gone to hys fathers house Iudi. 15. his father in law thought and beleued that he had hated refused his wife and therfore he maried her to a nother Hely seinge Annes lips moue and that she spake neuer a word 1. regu 1. beleued she had bene dronken Because Saule did persecute Dauid he laid to Dauids charge that he persecuted him 1. regu 22. And said that hys sonne Ionathas had stirred vp his seruaunt to lie await against him the whyche thing was most vntrue and false When Dauid was with Achis the king of Geth as the keper of hys life 1. regu 26 The Lordes spake vnto Achis to let Dauid go least he shuld flie returne again vnto Saule Dauid sent messengers to king Amnon to comfort him ouer the death of his father ◠regu 10. But his Lordes suspected that they came rather to spy oute the city then to comfort hym After that kinge Ahasuerus was moued against Aman that he was laide downe vpon Esthers bed Esth. 7. to intreat her for his lyfe The kinge laid vnto him that he in his presēce wold haue opprest and forced the Quene When Ieremy was going toward the land of Beniamin Iere. 37. the porter of the gate toke hym and layd falslye to hys charge that his minde was to run to the Caldees Ieremye the Prophet declared the wyl of our Lord to the people that was left and remained after the destruction of Ierusalem Iere. 42.43 they said vnto him Thou lyest Our Lord hath not sent the but Baruch the sonne of Neria hath prouoked the against vs that he might bring vs into the captiuitye of the Chaldees The tormentors that led Eleazar to his torment paine 2. Mach. 6. toke displeasure and wer angry with him because of the wordes that he said for they coniectured suspected that he had spoken them of an arrogancy and hie mind When the disciples saw our Lord walking on the sea Mat. 14. they suspected that it had bene some sprite and cried out for feare When Simon the Pharisy saw a woman which was a sinner wepyng at our Lordes fete LuKe. 7. he spake wtin him self saying If this mā wer a prophet he would surely knowe who what manner of woman this is that toucheth him for she is a sinner For a man nother to set muche by him self Luke 18. nor yet to iudge euil of a nother the example that the Lord our sauiour doth bring in of the Pharisy that bosted him self and of the meeke and hūble Publicane is much profitable When the Iewes after the effusyon of the holy spirite sawe that oure Lordes disciples spake wyth dyuers tongs and languages Act. 2. Some of them saide These menne are full of newe wyne All the christē disciples wer afraid of Paule after hys conuersion Act. 9. beleued not that he was a Disciple vntil that Barnabas broughte hym to the Apostles and declared to them
howe that he had sene our Lord in the waye and how he had done boldlye at Damasco in the name of Iesu. When Lysias the Tribune saw that the Iewes intreated Paule so cruellye he asked of hym Act. 21. Arte not thou that Egiptian whyche before those dayes madest an vprore and leddest oute into the wyldernesse 4000. men that were murtherers When the barbarous people and straungers saw the Uyper hange on Paules hande Act. 28. they sayde No doubte thys man is a murtherer thoughte that he should haue swolne or fallen downe dead sodenly ¶ That holye and good men suffer certaine thinges to be done but not gladlye ¶ Capi. lviii IAcob at the instance of his children Gen. 43. dyd permit and suffer hys well be loued sonne Beniamin to be led away and kept agaynste his wil for the necessitye and lacke of vitaile Moses suffred the Iewes that wer odious and spiteful to their wiues Deu. 24. to geue them a bill of deuorcement because he feared the murtherynge of theyr wiues Dauid considering his people set captains ouer them 2. re 18. And said vnto the people I wil goe with you also And the people aunsweared Thou shalt not go forth for thou shalt be coūted worth ten thousand of vs. Wherfore it is better that thou succour vs with in the City And he sayde vnto them what semeth you best that I wil do Symon knewe that Tryphon dyssembled and vsed gile and deceyte in his wordes desiring Ionathas two sonnes and a hundred talentes of siluer yet commaunded he the money and the children to be deliuered i. mach xi least parauenture he shoulde prouoke the enmite and euyll wyll of the people against him selfe Of Iustice and equitie Capitu. lix ABraham being minded and wel wyllyng to be seperated and diuided from Lot his brothers sonne Gen. 13. gaue him the option to chuse and to take what parte he would And thus maye a perticion be well made the elder to deuide the yonger to chuse Iacob sayd vnto Laban my iustice and my righteousnesse shall answere for me to morowe Gen. 30 Elizeus suffred the chyldren of the prophetes to seke Helias 4. re 2. leest haply the spirite of our Lorde had caste him some wheres And yet he knewe that they should labour in vaine Salphaads doughters peticion was iust euen by gods testimony witnes Num. 27 the which desired of Moses that they myght in herite theyr fathers inheritaunce and landes Kynge Adonibeseth was taken by the chyldren of Israell Iudi. 1. the whiche cut of his thombs and his great toes Then saied the king Thre score ten kinges hauing their thombes their greate toes cut of gathered the fragmentes vnder my table As I haue done so god hath doone to me againe After that Agag the king of the Amalakites was brought before Samuel 1. reg 15 Samuel sayd vnto him Thy swerde hath made women childlesse so shall thy mother be childlesse aboue other women Dauid saied vnto Saul that vniustly persecuted him 1. re 26 Our lorde reward euery man accordinge to his righteousnesse and fayth Dauid ordened in a maner it was taken for a lawe 1. re 30. that as his parte is that goeth downe fighteth so shall his parte be that tarieth at the stuffe Dauid would not accept the thressinge floure of Arama for naughtes the whiche he myght haue hadde so 2. reg 24 but he bought it at a iust price When Tobias harde the kyd cry Tob. 2 He sayed Looke that it be not stolen restore it againe to the owners for it is not lawful for vs to eat or to touch any thinge of thefte Proude and vniuste Aman by the commaundemente of kynge Abasuerus Esth. 7.9 was hanged on the selfe same galous that he hadde made for Mardocheus And on the same daye the Iewes enemies wer slaine by the Iewes the whiche they hadde thought to haue slayne Ieremy prophesiynge against Babilon sayeth Iere. 50 Recompence her as she hath deserued and accordinge as she hath done so deale with her againe Kinge Darius commaunded those menne whiche hadde accused Daniell to be caste into the Lyons denne Dani. 6 and the Lyons or euer they came at the grounde tooke them and brake al theyr bones a sonder The people dydde to those oulde Preastes whiche accused Susanna Dani. 13 as they hadde doone agaynste their neighboures for they put theym to death and slewe them Antiochus caused Andronichus to be striped out of his purple clothing 2. Mac. 4 and to bee slayne in the same place Wher he vniustly put Onias the hye preaste to death The cruell and wicked Iason that hadde caste many one out vnburyed 2. Mach. 5 was throwne out him selfe no man mourning for him so that he neither enioyed the buriall of a straunger nether was partaker of hys fathers sepulcher Antiochus the homicide and blasphemer was sore plaged euen as he hadde intreated and plaged other 2. Mach. 9 so he died a miserable death in a straūge countrey vpon a mountaine Oure lorde dyd merytoriouslye reuoke the whole debte Math. 18 that he liberally forgaue the wicked and vngratiue seruaunte because he would not forgeue his felowe an hundred pence that he oughte him ¶ Of the good and euill iudgemētes of men Capi. lx A Iudge oughte most diligentely to search oute the cause that he is ignorante in Gen. 11.18 for it is sayed that god from whome nothinge can be hid came downe to se the city which the children of Adam buylded and likewise he sayeth I wyll go downe and see whethere they haue done in dede accordinge to that crye which is come vnto me or not Iudas vniustly cōmaūded Thamar his doughter in lawe to be burned Gen. 38. Iosephs master geuinge to muche credit to the wordes of his wife Gen. 39. put him in prison Causes of smale importaūce as Iethro counseled Moses ought to be determined by the lower iudges Exo. 18 causes of greate importaunce by the hier magistrates and rulers Moses gaue none of the .xii. oxen and .vi. charettes to the chyldren of Caath Num. 7. although thei wer nie akinne vnto him But he gaue al to the other Leuits because that they being burdened with heuier thinges had more nede of them thē the other Moses counseled with our lorde for the doughters of Salphaad Nume 27. And oure lorde made him this answer if a man dye and haue no sonne hys enheritaunce shall turne to his doughter It was Moses minde and will Nume 32 that the chyldren of Ruben and other that desyred to inhabite the land that was now required and gotten shoulde go armed to battayle before the children of Israell vntil the other countres were subdued and gotten Of Samuels children it is written that they turned a syde after Lucre 1. reg 8. toke rewards peruerted the right Dauid at
did manfullye when he slew two kinges and Ochozias brethren the children of Achab and when hee kylde a greate multitude of Baals Prophets Ioiada with great strennuitye and force pluckt the kingdom of Iuda out of the handes of Athalia 4. regu 11. and crowned the kinges litle sonne of the kynred of Dauid Ioab the sonne of Seruia was the prince and head captain of the hoste 1. Para. 11 because that he before all other smote the Iebusites that dwelt in the citye of Ierusalem and so dyd Dauid appoynt it Nehemias said vnto the noble men and iudges Let vs aryse and buyld and theyr handes were strengthed to good 2. Esd. 2. The children of transmigratioÌ„ dyd build the wall of Ierusalem round about 2. Esd. 4 and wyth one hand dyd euerye one worke and wyth the other helde his weapon The ennemies of the chyldren of transmigration did diuers maner of waies put them in feare 2. Esd. 6 thinckynge that there by they woulde cease from theyr woorke But Nehemias sayde That therfore he strengthed his handes the more When the chyldren of Israel hearde of Holofernes myghte and power Iudith 4 they prepared most diligentlye to resist him for they tooke in and occupied all the toppes of the mountains and walde theyr Townes and prepared Corne for them agaynste the battayle Iudith 13 Iudith had in her self a meruelous strenuity corage when she went to Holofernes and slue him in his tent Daniels companions saide to Nabuchodonozor the kinge of Babylon Dani. 3 our God is able to keepe vs from the hote burninge ouen And if he wyll not yet shalt thou knowe O kynge that we wyll not serue nor worshyp thy Gods Dani. 6 Daniel left not of for all the kings decre to pray vnto his God 1. mach 2 Mathathias and his children had a wonderful fortitude and streÌ„gth that so withstode kyng Antiochus so oft preuailed against him Iudas Machabeus with good hope and very manfully and boldly passed ouer the riuer to his ennemyes 1. macha 5 the which had pitched their tents beyond the water Eleazar the sonne of Saura ranne boldly and with a courage to an Elephant 1. mach 6 and gat vnder him and slue him then fel the Elephant down vpon him and there he died Eleazarus saide vnto the tormentors If I die manfully and as it becommeth mine age 1. mach â— I may parauenture leaue an example of stedfastnes for such as be yonge if I with a ready minde and manfullye die an honest death for the moste worthye and holy lawesâ— Machabeus and thei that wer with him went promptly and willingly to battaile againste Lysias hauinge an helping from heauen 2. mach 11. and our Lorde was mercifull vnto them They fell mightely vpoÌ„ their enemies like Lyons they brought down xi M. fotemeÌ„ xvi C. horsmen and put all other to flight many of them being wounded and some got away naked And wyth greate power gaue the Act. 4. Apostles wytnesse of the resurrection of our Lord Iesu Christe and greate grace was in them all Steuen ful of grace and power did great wonders and miracles among the people Act. 6 His fortitude dyd mooste appeare in that that moste constantly he resisted the Iewes and toke hys most cruel death most pacientlye Fortitude as Cicero doth say is a preconsiderate susception and taking vpon of pearils and daungers And a sufferaunce or bearinge of laboures And in that it is verye euydent that Paule was Christes moste strongest Apostle and souldioure the whyche for Christes sake sustained so greate pearils and dangers Capi. 11 as it appeareth in thâ— Actes of the Apostles Capi. 11 he doth recite and nomber them in the secoÌ„de to the Corinthians ¶ Of Confydence and magnanimity Ca. lxxviii Exo. 5 MOses stode often before Pharao and constantly reproued hym Nathan the Prophet constantlye and yet reuerentely dyd reproue Dauid after he hadde committed aduoutrye and murther 2. regu 11. Helias sayde to Achab. It is not I that haue troubled the house of Israel 3. regu 18. but thou and thy fathers house in that ye haue forsaken the commauÌ„dementes of our lorde And after that he caused CCCC prophetes to be slayne Item he sayde to Ochozias the kynge of Israel 4. regu 1. Thou shalt not come down of the bed on which thou art gone vp but shalt dye the death Achab the kinge of Israel sayd vnto Helias 3. regu 21. hast thou founde me thine enemye he answered I haue founde the for thou art euen solde to worke wickednesse in the sight of oure lord Eliseus spake maruelus frely and boldlye to Ioam the kinge of Israell his host standinge about him 4. regu 3. What haue I to doo wyth the Gat the to thy fathers prophetes and to thy mothers Our lorde was with Iosaphat 2. Para. 7. because he walked in the wayes of his father Dauid Then foloweth When hys hart had taken boldâ—es by the wayes of oure lorde c. The spirite of our lorde came vpon zacharia the son of Ioiada the preast 2. para 24. whiche stode in the syghte of the people sayinge why transgresse ye the commaundementes of oure lorde the whyche thynge shall not be for your profite Hezechias comforted his menne of warre sayinge 2. Para. 32. Plucke vp your hartes and be strong Be not afraied nor discouraged for the kinge of the Assirians nor for al the multitude that he hath with him for there be mo with vs then wyth hym wyth hym is an arme of flesh But with vs is the lord oure god for to helpe vs and to fight oure battayls Sanabalat and other enemyes beynge sory that the walles of Ierusalem were a buylding 2. Esdras 4 endeuerd them selues to resiste and diuers waies to feare Nehemias but they could not Iudit 10.13 Iudith was a womaÌ„ of a maruelus great magnanimity the which vnarmed went to Holofernes tent slue him Mardocheus dyd boldely refuse to worshippe proude Aman althoughe he knew that the king had commaunded it And also he spake vnto the Quene seuerely and frelye Esther 3.4 sayinge Thinke not to saue thine owne lyfe while thou aâ—te in the kynges house for yf thou holdest thy peace at this tyme then shal the Iewes haue helpe and delyueraunce oute of an other place and thou and thy fathers house shal be destroyed Ananias his felowes said stoutly to kyng Nabuchodonosor Daniell 3. oure God whom we serue and worshyp is able to delyuer vs out of thy handes Daniell lytle regarding kyng Daâ—ius decree Daniell 6. or coÌ„maundemente dyd worshyp and pray vnto his lord God â—s he was wont accustomed to doo Matathias his sonnes dyd strongye and boldly rebell and resist kynge Antiochus 1. Macha 2 Eleazar Saures sonne ran boldlye 1. macha 6 â—o the Elephant wher he coniectured that the kyng was and gat hym vnder him and
slewe him Timothe gaue his host a great sign and token of magnanimite 1. Mach. 5. yf they woulde passe ouer the water And so did Iudas and obtayned a great and a noble victory When Iudas men sayd vnto him that they might saue their lyues for our enemies are manye 1. Mach. 9. and we are but fewe Iudas answered God forbid that wee shoulde flee from them Wherfore yf oure tyme be come let vs dye manfully and let vs not staine our honour When Iudas Machabeus menne sawe the hooste comming they saied Howe are we able beyng so fewe to fight agaynst so greate a multitude and so stronge And Iudas sayd it is a small matter for manye to be ouercome with fewe 1. Mach. 3. yea there is no difference to the God of heauen to deliuer by a great multitude or by a smal company for the victorye of the battayle standeth not in the multitude of the hooste but the strength commeth from heauen Ionathas did encourage his company to the battaile 1. Mach. 9. because their enemies were in their waye and the water of Iordan on bothe sydes with banckes fennes woodes so that ther is no place for vs to departe vnto When that Ionathas was in battaile against the Heathen 1. Mach. 11. all his men left him except .ii. or iii But wheÌ„ thei that fled saw that their capten fought man fully they turned againe vnto hym helped hym and there were slayne of the Heathen thre thousand men That excellente Captaine Iudas Machabeus 2. Mach. 10 went turned him selfe to fyght when moste neade was Machabeus and they that were in hys companye 2. Mach. 10 perceauyng that they had helpe from heauen were comforted in their mindes not only to fyght with men but with the moste strongest and cruell beastes yea and to run thorowe the walles of yron After our Lorde was crucified Mat. 27. Ioseph of Arimathia wente boldly into Pylate begged the body of Iesus Iohn 9. The man that was borne blynde and that was restored to his syght by oure Lord did frely confâ—sse speake the truth by Christ our Lorde Thomas sayde vnto the disciples lette vs also goo Iohn 11. that wee maye dye with him Peter the which at the onely voice of a mayde Act. 2.3.4.5 was made afearde denied Christ but after he had receaued the holy spirite was so indued with vertue and strengthe that he in the presence of the Pharises and Magestrates dyd preache Christe moste constantly Steuen beynge full of grace and strength Act. 7. dyd frely preache Christ our Lorde and rebukynge the Iewes did confounde them seyng amonge other thynges ye stiffe necked and vncircumcised hartes eares ye haue alwaies resisted the holy ghost as your fathers did so do ye The Magestrates and Ministers rebuked and commaunded the Apostles sayinge Act. 5. We commaunde you that ye teache notte in this name And behold you fill and repleanyshe Ierusalem with your doctrine and intend to bring this mans bloud vpon you Peter and the other Apostles answered and said we ought more to obey God then men Paule the Apostle Actes 13. Paule the proconsul being presente rebuked Elymas the sorcerer most sharplye for a season made him blinde When the magestrates hadde commaunded that Paul and Sylas shuld be deliuered out of prison Actes 16. Paul said vnto them They haue beaten vs openly vncondempned for all that we are Romaines and haue cast vs into prison and now they would send vs away priuelye And he spake so that they beinge afraid came and desyred them to depart out of the city The city of Ephesus beyng moued and in a rore Actes 19. the citizens rushed into the common hall wyth one assenâ—e and toke violently with them two of Paules companions Paule woulde haue entred in vnto the hall but hys disciples would not suffer him Paule takinge his leaue of his brethren that were in Asia said Act. 20. The holy ghost witnesseth in euery city that â—andes and trouble abide me in Ierusalem But none of theese thynges moue nor feare me neyther is my life deare vnto my self c. Paul shewed great magnanimity before his iudges that is before Ananias the hie priest Act. 24.25 before Felix and Festus from whom because he did hym manifest wronge he appealed to Cesar Paule beinge in all theese pearyls and dangers Act. 27. was continually with out feare and that did principally appeare in the tempest and shypwracke that he suffred Sainte Augustine saythe thus of Paule Aug. libro de ciâ—i dei 14. Ca. 9. That behoueable saith he stronge man that laboured more theÌ„ all the other disciples that did glorye and reioyce in his infirmities that blessed man Paule I saye Christes Champion whome he taughte for whome he was in bondes with whoÌ„ he was crucified in whome hee was glorious in the sighte of this world to whose honoure hee was a spectakle bothe to Aungels and manne that gladlye behelde him striuynge in greate agonye wyth the eye of faith and to reioyce with those that reioyced wepe with those that wepe outwardly hauing strife and fear inwardly desiringe to be dissolued and to be with Christ. ¶ Of pacience and mekenesse in iniuries and torments Capi. lxxix ISaac toke it mekely when his father would haue offered hym vp for a sacrifice Gen. 21. Ioseph toke that mischeuous dede that hys brethren did againste hym patiently Gen. 37.4 and forgaue them beninglye Ioseph gaue hys brethren a special commaundement Gen. 45. saying Se that ye fall not out by the way Moses did estsones pray for Mary that spake so wyckedly agaynst hym and through hys prayer she was healed Nume 12. The people murmurd agaynste Moses and Aaron sayinge ye haue kylled the people of our lord And wheÌ„ our lord waxed wroth and woulde haue punyshed the people Nume 16. Moses sayed vnto AaroÌ„ Go thou spedely to the people and praye for them and the plage ceased The chyldren of Ephraim that â—hode myghtelye wyth Gedeon were pacified by his meke answer Iudi. 8. saying what deede coulde I haue done lyke vnto yours 1. regu 11. Saul woulde not suffer those men to be slayne that backbyted hym 1. regu 34. Dauyd myghte often haue slayne Saule that sharply persecuted hym and would not as when he cut of the lappe of his garmente and when he found him a slepe 2. regu 15.16 Dauid flying from the face and presence of Absolon saide pacientlye to Sadocke If I shall finde fauoure in the eies of our LORDE he wyll â—rynge me agayne And wyth lyke pacience he aunswered Semeus that cursed him Mephiboseth tooke the vniust sentence geuen against him verye patyently 2. regu 19. The elders geuing Roboam counsail said 2. Para. 10. If thou wilt please this people and speak mekely vnto theÌ„ they wil be thy seruauntes for euer Elizeus did not suffer those
the came to take him 4. regu 6. to haueâ— anye hurte but caused meate to be sette before them and when they had eaten he sent theÌ„ away Tobias beynge blind shewed wonderful great patience Tobi. 23. as wel against the deuine scourge plage of blindenes as againste the derisions of hys wife and his frendes Iob when he lost hys goodes hys chyldren Iob. 1.2 and almoste hym selfe â—o was pacient And it is to be noted that at once he lost his goodes hys chyldren and the Temptation was the more vehement But yet such frendes as were lefte were rather a desolation then a comfort vnto him as it is euidente in those his frendes the which were ouerous and heauye comforters vnto him Daniels companions that wer cast into the burning fornace did exhibit a mearye and a ioyfull pacience Dani. 3. and our Lord was more praysed by theyr pacience then by the sapience or wisdome of Daniel Sara Raguels daughter toke paciently the greuous rebuke and slander of one of her fathers handmaideÌ„s not answering her again Tobi. 3. but incontinently turning her self to prayer When Eleazarus was sore plaged and punished 2. Mach. 6 he saide O Lorde thou knowest that wher as I might be deliuered from death I suffer these sore paines of my bodye but in my minde I am well content to suffer them because I fear thee The seuen brethren and their mother did ioyfully suffer sore torments and punishments 2. mach 7. When Peter hadde demaunded of our Lord how oft shal I forgeue my brother if he synne againste me tyll seuen times Mat. 28. He hard our Lord saye I say not vntil seuen times but seueÌ„tye times seuen times And that we shoulde remit and forgeue oure brethren euen from the hart oure Lorde brought forth the Parable of the vngratious seruaunte whome he moste liberallye forgaue a thousande Talentes When Iames and Ihon had harde that the Samaritanes had not receyued our Lords messengers they said wylt thou that we commaund fyre to come downe from heauen Luc. 9. and consume them euen as Helias dyd And our Lorde rebuked them sayinge ye wot not what maÌ„ner sprite ye are of The woman that was taken in aduoutry and accused before our Lord answered nothinge to her accusers Iohn 8. but our Lord toke the matter in haÌ„d and mercifully absolued her Nowe and than a man muste geue place and auoid the fury of those that persecute him Luke 4. For oure Lorde that came to suffer and to die dyd not as fearful but as wise and lokynge for a competent houre of hys passion auoid and eschue oftentimes the fierce rage of the Iewes Iohn 8. Iesus hydde hym selfe LuKe. 4. and went oute of the Temple And he departed and went hys waye euen thorow the mids of them Mat. 11. Our LORD saythe of hym selfe learne of me for I am meke and lowly of heart Our Lord toke paciently the iniuries that wer done vnto him by word and deede By backbitigne woordes contradictorius tauntinge and contumelious woordes They slaundred hym bothe priuelye and openly pryuelye within them selues and iudgynge hym temerariously and falsly if thys manne were a Prophet hee woulde knowe what manner of woman this is Againe Thys manne blasphemeth Luc. â— Openlye whan the Pharises saide to his Disciples Lâ—c. 5. why doth your master eat and drynk with Publicans and sinners Mar. 2. Also when they depraued his miracles saying Mat. 12. He dryueth oute deuels by the helpe of Belzebub the chefe of the deuels Iohn 9. We know that this man is a sinner And again they saide that he was possest with the deuil He suffred contradictorius words Iohn 8. as when they said Thou bearest record of thy self thy record is not true And againe Thou art not yet l. yere old Mat. 9. and hast thou sene Abraham and scornfull wordes he suffred when he said The maid is not deade but slepeth And contumelious wordes As Say we not wel that thou art a Samaritane and haste the deuell Iohn 8. And who is this that speaketh blasphemies Luc. 5. But specially he heard these wordes in the time of his passyon or euer he came to the crosse in Annas and Caiphas house and before Pilate and Herode And at the last euen haÌ„gyng vpon the crosse he hard suche wordes spoken against him Likewise in dedes he hathe suffred greuous iniuries for as he was preching all they in the Sinagoge were filled with wrath and thrusting him out of the city Luke 4. they would haue caste him downe headling from the toppe of the mountaine Ihon. 8 And againe they toke stones to stone him And when he went out of Ierusalem minedynge to goe by Samaria LuKe. 9. but the Samaritans woulde not receiue his messengers the whyche he sent before him And when he preached and rebuked the Iewes of theyr malice sinne they gathered vp stones to haue stoned him Ihon. 8. But all this was in a manner nothing in respect of those thynges which he sustained in his passion wher vpon thou maiste note that he euen as he foretolde it was mocked scourged and crucified mocked in Caiphas house For it is wrytten that the men that held him Mar. 15. did scorn him saying All haile king of the Iewes And likewise in Pilates iudgements house mat 27. they mocked hym bowynge their kne And in Herodes house Herode wyth hys men of war despysed hym Lu. 23 and mocked hym Item oure lorde Iesus was illuded hanging vpon the crosse Luc. 23. and mocked of the souldiars preastes and commenly of those that passed by and of the theues Of the souldiours it is writteÌ„ Luc. 13. The souldiours dyd mocke hym and proferd him vineger Mat. 27. And of the preastes Also the hie preastes mocking him with the Scribes and the elders sayed he saued other Mar. 15. him selfe can he not saue They that passed by blasphemed him shaking their heddes Luc. 23. And the theues whiche were crucified with him rayled on him Furthermore note that he was scorned with beâ—kys signes whan thei wagged their headdes and bowed theyr knees And wyth woordes As whan thei that did salute him sayde ma. 15. All hayle kynge of Iewes And with dede when they crownde hym wyth thorne and in place of a cepter put a rede in hys hande and defyled with spittle and now clothed with a purple vesture now with a white Oure sauioure shewed mekenes in his passion to Iudas the traytoure Mat. 26. whom he called frend and to Malcas the sergeant whose eare he restored and healed Iohn 18.19 And to Annas Caiphas and Pilate before whome he was accused he answered very gentely and mekely And to those that crucifyed him for the whiche he prayed and to the theefe Luc. 23. vnto whome hee aunswered so courteously We must thinke and â—ounder the diuers sâ—ourginges
of oure lorde Mar. 15. For first he was scourged vpon the heade he was smitten vpon the heade wyth a rede Iohn 18. And vpon the face One of the ministers whiche slode by the bishop smote hym on the face Mat. 27. Aud they dyd smyâ—e hym in the necke and ouer all his body And Pilate delyuerd Iesus that was scourged to be crucifyed And in this thynge it is to be noted that all such as do learne are wont to be scourged and beaâ—eÌ„ vpon the heade seruantes vpon the necke the whiche men thrust out of the house gilty persons vpon the face and sceleraâ—e persons thorowout all the body Also a faythfull soule muste consider that hee was scourged wyth the tonges of blasphemers dispisers and of those that cried oute and sayde Mat. 26. crucifie him and that smote hym wyth their handes as it is wrytten They smote hym on his face wyth the palme of their handes And with a rede and scourges As Mathew and Marke do testifie And to the heape of all iniuryes it maketh that the lorde of all lordes and rulers the whiche doth lose that be fetered and dothe illuminate the blynde was taken and bounde lyke a thefe Iohn 18. The Iewes ministers sayth Iohn toke Iesus and bounde him Also he was lesse estemed theÌ„ a thefe for the Iewes demaunded that Barrabas Luc. 23. should be loosed oure lorde to be crucified Mat. 27. yet Barrabas was a thefe and in seditioÌ„ had coÌ„mitted murther So that Barrabas was a murtherer a sediâ—ius person a famous thefe and in malyce sore diffamed forther more he was hanged and set betwene two theues as thoughe he had bene their maister and worste of all other For Iohn saith Iohn 19. And Iesus in the middes Forthermore we must way ponder that he was afflicted and punyshed in all the members and sences of his body His eies behelde and sawe those cruell tormentors And also his mooste mekest mother the whiche in soule was crucified his derely beloued disciple and the deuoute wemen that in minde suffered with him His eares did heare blasphemouse mocking iniurious and dispising wordes Likewyse hys nose by reason of the place in the whiche he was crucified where the misdoers were beheaded might with filthy slenche be offeÌ„ded His tast was noied because they gaue him wine mingled with myrre or vineger with gall to quenche his thurst withall wherby we may well vnderstand that the drinke which thei gaue him was very bitter His sense of feeling or touching sprede thorowout all his body felte paine in his members which wer scourged in his handes and feete Which were borde thorow with nayles It may be likewise coÌ„sidered Iohn 19. that he sustained losse in things longing and pertayning to his bodye For he was spoyled of hys raiment his frendes went from him Mar. 14. For his disciples for soke him ran awaye Thus he was afflicted as it is sayed in all partes of his body by his most bytter passion Also in hart and minde he suffered for he was sorye for his frendes that stode by and for his enemies that ignorauntly did crucify him And againe in a maner he sufferd was hurte in his good name fame Mat. 27. For they called him a seductor of the people Sir sayd the chefe of the priestes to Pilate we remeÌ„ber that this deceiuer said while he was yet a liue c. And yet we muste marke as touching the helthfull passioÌ„ of our Lord Iesu Christ that it was most fylthy most ignominius shameful be reasoÌ„ of the place because it was done in Ierusalem Wher he was knowen and honored and wher he had done many miracles Item because of the time day for it was done in the solempne feast of Ester when a greate multitude came together vnto the feast and he was led vnto his crosse and passion at nyne of the clocke to thenâ—ent he myghte bee sene and knowen of all menne And agayne it was most fylthy coÌ„sidering the kinde of death For it was the deathe of the crosse a death dewe vnto yll spoken menne yll doers and vniuste menne And the maner of goynge to his deathe Iesus wente forth bearynge his crosse the whiche thinge is not red of other two wicked persones which wer led with him Iohn 19. And again bi reason of his coÌ„panions For he was crucyfied betwixt ii theues asthough he had ben one of theÌ„ or the greatest or maister of them Forthermore the bitternes of hys blessed passyoÌ„ was increased by the naturall complection of our lords body For manifest it is that his holi bodi was of the best most purest coÌ„plectioÌ„ made fashioned by the worke of the holye goost without any faute or errour of nature and so his holye fleshe had no rebellion or fyght against the spirite And therfore the spirit did loue not without a good cause his body more then any other mans spirite or soule shuld loue his body Item the bitternes of his passion was agrauate by the continuaunce of the same For many marâ—irs that wer burnt or drowned or beheaded did accomplish and ende their martirdome very shortly But oure Lordes passion endured euen in a manner from thinstance of his conception vntil the houre of his death For he foreknewe mooste certenlye what his humanity shulde suffer but specially it continued from the tyme of his laste supper vntill the nynthe hour of the syxte daye folowyng And also it was aggrauate by the quality of the members in the which he suffred that is in his fete and handes the whiche are members full of neaues sinewes most ready to receiue dolor and pain And that our lordes passyoÌ„ was most bitter and very greuous it may be most chefely gathered by this that Luke sheweth for in his oration prayer had after supper hys sweate throughe the vehement imaginacion of the anguishe and paines that were to come Luc. 22. wer like droppes of bloude trickeling downe to the ground But that our Lord went frely and willingli vnto his passion that made it most gratious Mat. 26. Râ—â—e saith he let vs be going Behold he is at hande that shal betray me And Ihon saithe he went forth to mete the ministers that sought Iesus of Nazareth Iohn 18. and when they hard our Lord say I am he they wente backewardes and fell to the ground And when he was taken bounde ignominiousâ—y led away falsly accused buffeted be spued scourged mockingly crowned with thorne yet hee neuer shewed anye word or signe of impacience or trouble but shewed them manifolde benefites that so dyd handle him For hee healed the seruaunts eare that was cut of he spake many deuout and profitable wordes vnto theÌ„ and praid meekely for those that crucified him calliuge mooste swetely vppon his father beninglye excusinge them Luc. 23. sayinge father Forgeue them for they wotte not what they
Iudas beynge vnchast Gen. 38. detested and abhorde the fornication of Thamar After the ouerthrow of the Medianites by Phinees and other warriers Nume 3â— Moses commaunded the corrupt and defyled womenne to be slayne and the vyrgyns to be reserued and saued They oughte to be pure and cleane and specially from wemen 1. regu 21. that eate halowed bread When the Sunamite Helyzeus hostesse woulde speake wyth hym 4. regu 4. Eliseus sente his seruaunt vnto her as wyllinge to auoyde the speache of wemen Sara in her prayer sayed Thou knowest Lorde Tobi. 3. that I neuer had desyre vnto man and that I haue kept my soule cleane from all vncleanely luste Iudith after the deathe of her husband knew no nother and continually she loued chastitye Iudi. 8. but yet marke what she did she dwelt closelye wyth her maidens and wearing a smocke of heere fasted al the daies of her life except the sabothes and new mones and the solempne daies that the people of Israel kept Dani. 13. Susan was greuously afflycted by those ii olde iudges but she supposed nothing to be preferd aboue chastity and her good name and fame Furthermore let no man truste to chastity only mat 25. for of the Euangelicall virgins there were as many folyshe as wise The blessed virgin beinge most reuerently saluted by the aungell Luc. i. forgat not her purpose and vow of chastity althoughe the aungell did promise her that she shoulde beare the sonne of the most hiest By that that our sauiour saide in that world they nether mary nor are maried mat 22. is signified that virgins aproch most niest the eternal life There was an argument of chastity in Steuen Act. 6. In as much as he was deputed by the Apostles to the ministery and custody of wemen ¶ Of luxuriousnesse and incontinency Capit. xci THe sinne of the flesh semeth to be the chefe cause Gen. 6. whye oure Lord drowned the hole world For it is wrytten that all fleshe had corrupt his way vpon â—arth Note how many and howe greate mischefe and euil that chanced by the ardent and burning loue of Sychem Gen. 34. Emors sonne that violently oppressed and forced Dina. Whan so euer luxurious persoÌ„s do vse lechery in other yet they detest it Gen. 38. As it appeareth by Iuda the whyche said by Thamar brynge her forthe that she may be brent By the occasion of the Leuites wyfe there were slain of the men of Belial in Gabaa Beniamin â—udi 20. an increadible libidinous furye vexing them aboue vi M. persons Isboseth Sauls sonne rebuked Abnor the which went into hys fathers concubine 2. Re. 3.4 But Abner being angrye there wyth procured the matter so that he toke his land from hym And sone after they both loste theyr lyues and theyr landes Dauid being in amours with Bersaba Urias wife 2. regu 11. abused her and proditoriously commutted murther Iudith 12. Iudith stode before Holofernes his hart was whole moued so that he brent in the desire toward her The aungell sayde vnto yong Tobias against those Tobi. 6. that receiue mariage of suche a fashion that they shut God out from them and from theyr hart geue theÌ„ selues to their owne lust euen as it were an horse mule vppon suche hath the deuyll power What shal become theÌ„ of fornicators luxurious persons that mind no other thing but to fulfill theyr filthy stinking pleasure The two old priestes wer so deceiued and set in the loue of Susanna Dani. 13. that they when she refused to accomplish and fulfill theyr will went aboute to procure her death By the occasion of Herodian whoÌ„ Herode had maried contrarye and against the lawe Mat. 14. Ihon the Baptyst at the peticion and instance of a synfull woman was beheaded Uncleane Spirites loue vncleane places Mat. 8. and therfore they desired our Lorde Iesus that he woulde suffer them to enter into the swine not into the Oxen and lambes the whyche are cleane beastes Among those that were cald to the great supper Luc. 14. went not he that was married desyred not to be excused Where by it appeareth howe far of the luxurious and vncleane liuers be from our lordes supper if to marry a wife dothe so inuolue and intangle a man that in a manner it suffreth him to thinke vpon no other thing It appeareth by the ensample of the prodigall childe that had wasted hys goodes with luxurious and ryotous liuing that the sinne of lechery doth impouerish man therfore it is wrytteÌ„ that he began to lack Luc. 15. Item it maketh that nature of man vile For there foloweth that he kept swine And againe it extinguishith not the burninge flame and fyre of lecheary and lust but doth kindle it For it is wrytten ther he woulde fayne haue filled hys â—ealye wyth the coddes that the Swyne did eat ¶ Of vnwise lokes Capit. xcii THe first woman loking vpon Gen. 3. and beholding the fair and lustye frute of the tree that was forbidden them toke of the frute ther of and did eat The beautifulnes of wemen sene was the occasion of much harme Gen. 6. The sonnes of God beholding the doughters of men that they wer fayre c. Because that Cham saw the naked priuities of his father Noah Gene. 9. and told his two brethren that he was naked his father did curse hym Abraham said vnto Sara his wife I know that thou art a fayre woman to loke vpon and therfore when the Egiptians shal se thee Gen. xii they will kill me and saue thee aliue Dina hauynge a mynde to see the wemen of the laÌ„d Gen. 34. was sene defiled Iudas seing Thamar in the coÌ„mon way Gene. 38 lay and sinned with her Iosephes masters wife whome he serued cast her eyes vppon hym and said Gen. 39. come lie with me Our lord said vnto Moses Charge the people Exo. 19. leaste perauenture they woulde passe ouer the markes to see our Lord. Dauid from the rofe of hys palace saw a woman washing her self ouer against him 2. regu 11. he tooke her and afterwardes caused her husbande deceytfully to be slaine When Iudith came in before Holofernesse immediatly he was taken with her beautye Iudi. 10.16 And after it is wrytten her slippers rauished his eyes her beauty captiuated his minde The ii old men saw Susan dailye going forthe and walkynge Dau. 13. and they burned for lust to her Because that Herodias doughter daunsing before Herode pleased him Mar. 6. he promised her folishly that cruelly he fulfilled ¶ Of silence and clattering Capi. xciii GOd gaue the commaundemente to Adam Gen. 2. not to Eue because the the woman shuld haue the lesse occasion to speake but an occasioÌ„ rather to aske thinges and to learne of man We read that Eue spake firste wyth the serpent Gen. 2.
my self alone Esa. 63. and of al people ther is not one with me My louers and frendes hast thou put awaye fro me Psal. 87. And on the crosse he lacked seruauntes his Dyscyples left hym Psal. 87. and went from hym And I am made as a man wythout helpe Act. 10. When Peter came into Cesaria Cornelius met hym and fel downe and worshypped hym But Peter taking him vp said I my self also am a man Paule and Barnabas hearing that they of the city of Listra said that they wer Gods Act. 14. and wold haue done sacrifyce vnto them rent theyr clothes ran amonge the people saying Syrs why do ye thys we are mortall men lyke vnto you c. And yet scarse refrained they the people that they had not done sacrifyce vnto them Paule the Apostle labourde wyth hys owne handes to get that was necessary for hym self and hys felowes Act. 18. and therefore he drue to Aquila and Priscilla the whyche were tent makers as he hym selfe was And in an nother place hee saithe These handes haue mynystred vnto my necessityes Act. 20. and to them that wer wyth me And Paule dyd iudge and think of hym self 2 Cor. 1. but meanely and lowly the whiche trusted to the prayers of hys brethren saying by the helpe of your prayer for vs. He desired very diligently the praiers of other men Roma 15. sayinge I beseeche you brethren for oure Lorde Iesus Christes sake and for the loue of the holye sprite that ye healpe me wyth your prayers And Paule dothe inwardlye wyth hys owne wordes declare true humilitye when he saith I am the leaste of the Apostles 1. Cor. 14 which am not worthye to be called an Apostle Thes. 3. And agayne he saithe 1. Cor. 15. Iesus came into the worlde to saue sinners 1. Timo. 1. of whom I am chefe Yea he exhorteth men most diligentlye to humilitye sayinge Be not hye mineded Roma 12. but make your selues equal to them of the lower sort And again in mekenesse of minde Philip. 2. let euery man esteme another better then him selfe ¶ Of Pryde Cap. xcviii EUe for the appetite and desyre that she had to excell Gen. 3. after she hadde hard ye shal be euen as Gods did eat of the tree which she was forbidden to eat of It was geuen graunted to man to eat fish Gen. i. foule and other beastes ye shall haue rule of the fish of the sea foule of the aire and cattell c. And the fear and dread of you shal be vpon al the beastes of the earth Gene. 9. Theyr pride which wolde buylde a tower vnto heauen Gen. 11. was condemned by the confusion of languages When Agar saw that she had conceyued Gen. 16. she despised her mastresse Againste those that glorifye them selues that they are first born Gen. 4.15 is that Cain was borne before Abell Esau before Iacob Gen. 29. And Iudas was that forth amonge the children of Israell And Manasses Iosephes sonne was borne before Ephraim Gen. 48. and yet he obtained the benediction and blessynge of the right hand 1. Re. 16. And Dauid was the least and yongest of all his brethren 2. Re. 3. And Adonias was born before Salomon And so forth of many other Pharao answered to proudly Exodi 5. wheÌ„ he said I know not the Lord nether wil I let Israel go The rebellion that Chore other made against Moses came of pride Nume 16. for Moses said vnto theÌ„ ye are very haut make much to do ye childreÌ„ of Leui. Abimelâ—ch beyng smytten of a woman called vnto hys harnesse bearer and sayed vnto hym Iudi. 9. Slaye me that menne saye not of me a woman slue him Saule desired Samuel to honoure hym before the elders of the people 1. regu 15 before Israell The sinne of elatioÌ„ and pryde was greuouslye punyshed 2. regu 24. when Dauyd caused hys subiectes and people to be numbred The pleasure and luste that kynge Ieroboam had to beare a rule 3. regu 12. fearing that the people wold reuert and tourne to the house of Dauyd caused him to inuente golden calues and to make the people to worship them for he desired that they should rather depart and go from theyr God then froÌ„ theyr Lord. After that the victorye was obtayned agaynste Arphaxat the kynge of Iewes Iudith 1. then was the kyngdome of Nabuchodonozor the kynge of the Assirians exalted and hys harte was lyft vp Nabuchodonozor commaunded Holofernesse that he should rote oute all the Gods of the land Iudith 3. to thintent that he onlye myghte bee called and taken for the God of the nations whyche Holofernes wyth his power brought vnder hym When proude Aman sawe that Mardocheus woulde not worship him Esther 3. he counsayled the kynge to destroye all the Iewes That most proudest Aman woulde that men should bow their knees vnto him Esth. 3. and of men he would be worshipped But it is to be noted that the selfe same pride was the cause of so much euil in it self that he beyng angry disdaynful estemed al other thinges which he possessed as nothinge Oure Lorde by the prophet Esaye doth detest the signes and tokens of pride Esa. 3. saying Because the daughters of Sion are become so proude and haue waulked with stretched out neckes and with vayne wanton eies c. That sayinge of Esay Esa. 14. I wil clime vp into heauen c. and wyll be like the highest of all Is vnderstanded literaly of Nabuchodonozor Of Moab it is thus written We haue hard of the pride of Moab Esa. 16. he is very proude his pride his arrogancy and hys indignation is muche more then is his strength Because Nabuchodonozor kinge of BabiloÌ„s hart was proude his sprite or stomake set so fast to wilfulnes Dani. 5. he was desposed from his trone and his glory maiesty was taken from him Balthazar Nabuchodonozor the king of Babilons sonne Dani. 5. did not submit his hart but was eleuated againste oure Lord of heauen And therfore he was slayne and Darius the Mede succeded him in his kyngdome Antiochus came vp to Ierusalem wyth a mightye people 1. mach 1. and enterd proudely into the Sanctuarye and tooke awaye the golden aulter the candelsticke and all the ornamentes thereof c. They that Iudas Machabeus sente to kepe and defende the lande sayed when they shoulde go to fyghte i. Mach. v. Let vs get vs a name go fyght against the heathen that are rounde aboute vs. Alchimus that woulde haue bene made the hye priest 1. Mac. 7 and certain other wicked men went to kinge Demetrius and accused Iudas and the people of Israell When Nicanor harde of the burnte sacrifices that were offerd of the Iewes for the king i. macha vii he laughinge them to scorne mocked
prelates men of actiuity and power and suche as feared God true men and hatyng couetousnesse Our Lord commaunded Moses to take xii rods after the nomber of the tribes of Israel Nume 17. the name of Aaron was in the tribe of Leui. And when he had put thē in the tabernacle on the morow he found Aarons rod budded Moses purposing to reuenge Israel of the Madianites Nume 31. said Let ther be chosen a M. out of euerye tribe of Israel to the warres When Moses which had disobeied the wil of God Nume 27. shuld die he praid our Lord deuoutly saying Let the Lord of the sprites of all flesh set a man ouer the congregation and our Lorde ordained that Iosue the sōne of Nun should be his successor and guyde of the people in his steade After the death of Iosue the childrē of Israel asked counsel of our Lorde saying Iudith 1. who shal go vp before vs and be the captain of the warre And our Lord said Iudas shal go vp When the men of Israel saw that Gedeon had fought strongly and māfully for them Iudi. 8. they said al vnto him raign thou ouer vs. The elders of Galaad wente vnto Iepthe Iud. 11. sayd vnto him come and be our prince and captaine and fight against the children of Amnon Ther was a man of Beniamin named Eis 1. regu 9.10 the same had a sonne called Saule a chosen and a good man nor there was not a better in all Israell Oure Lorde disclosed vnto Samuell that he shuld be chosen and anoynted vpon the people of Israel Samuel at the special commaundement of our Lord went to Bethleem 1. regu 16. and anoynted Dauid the son of Isai king vpon Ierusalem and Israell Saule being dead the menne of the tribe of Iuda came and anoynted Dauid king ouer the house of Iuda 2. regu 2. after that 2. regu 5. al the tribes of Israell came vnto him and anoynted him king ouer all the people of Israel And therfore he saith in his Psalmes he hathe chosen his seruaunt Dauid And in a nother place 1. Para. 28. It hath pleased our Lord to chuse me kynge ouer all the people of Israel And Dauid drawynge towardes hys deathe 1. Para. 28. saide vnto the elders of Israel Of all my sonnes our Lorde hath chosen Salomon my sonne to sit vpon the seat of the kingdome of our Lord in Israel Ieroboam by the terrible iudgement of God was chosen and taken to be king ouer ten tribes of Israell 3. regu 12. And yet he was the occasion that the people departed and went from god Iehu wrote letters and sent to Samaria vnto the rulers and best of the city 4. regu 10. Of all our masters sonnes chuse the best and him that shal please you and set him on his fathers seate and fight for your Lordes house All Iudas frendes came together and said vnto Ionathas 1. mach 9. for so muche as thy brother Iudas is dead ther is none like him to go forth against our ennemyes Wherefore we thys daye chose thee for him to be oure Prynce and captaine to order and to fyghte our battaile Our Lorde called his disciples and of them he chose twelue Luc. 6. whom he called apostles After the assention of our Lord the disciples appoynted two Ioseph and Mathias Act. 1. and when they praied they said Thou Lord whiche knowest the hartes of all men shewe whether of those two thou hast chosen to take the ministration of thys apostleshyp vpō hym The sayinges of the apostles pleased the whole multitude Act. 6. And they chose Steuen a manne full of fayth and full of the holye ghost and Philippe c. As the Discyples minystred to our Lord and fasted the holy ghost saide Seperate me Barnabas and Saule Act. 13. for the worke where vnto I haue called them ¶ Of good Princes and Prelates Ca. Ci. MOses the good prelate wente in oftentimes to Pharao to deliuer the people from the Egipeiacal seruitude and bondage Ex. 67.8.9 Moses did comfort the people that wer afraid saying Fear ye not stād stil Exo. 14. our Lord shall fight for vs and ye shal holde your peace He spake wyth his mouth but praid our Lorde with hys hart as it appeareth there Exo. 15 Moses cried for the people vnto our lord whē they murmured agaīst him A good prelate must refer all thinges to our Lord. Exo. 16 And so Moses sayde your murmuringes is not agaynste vs but against our lord Moses when Israel fought against Amelech went not to the battail but sent his seruaunt Iosue only and yet as touching his part the warre was iust Exo. 17. But he standinge in the toppe of the hil applied and turnd him to prai vnto our lord When Moses should depart from the people Exo. 23 and ascend vp to the moūtaine he left them two good vicares and gouernoures that is Aaron and Hur. Our lorde semed to be willynge to confound and destroy the synfull people Exo. 32 and promised vnto Moses greate dignity and honoure And yet Moses did pray instantly for the people And note with what seueritye he punyshed the people for whome he prayed our Lord so instantly Moses gaue vnto the Leuites xii oxen and vii charettes Numer 7. the whyche the lordes of the tribes of Israell had offred But he gaue nothing to the children of Caath althoughe they were nearer of kin vnto hym because their office was to heare all thynges vpon their shoulders Moses wished and desired that all the Lordes people could Prophecye Notwithstanding that his honor as it semed Nume 11. should therby haue bene deminished After that the spies were retorned our Lord said to Moses Nume 14 how long do thys people prouoke me how long will it bee or they beleue me I wyll smite them therefore with the pestylence and wyl make of the a prince of a greater nacion and mightyer then this is But Moses wold be preserde no hier The people pearishing for the tumult murmuringe that they made againste Moses and Aaron Nume 16. Moses saide to Aaron Take a censare and put fire therin out of the aultare and pour on cense and goe quicklye vnto the congregacion that thou mayste praye and obtayne the forgeneuesse for them When Moses shuld dye Nume 27. he prayed our Lorde mooste diligentlye that he woulde prouide the people of a meete and a good captain But yet in speciall he would name none Israell serued oure Lorde all the dayes of Iosue c. Iosu. 24. For why a good prelate is very mete to direct the people in the waye of our Lorde Samuel iudged al Israel and went about Bethel Calgala 1. regu 7. and Masphat that they whiche hadde nede of hym might the easlyer come vnto hym Samuel saied vnto the people God kepe me from this synne 1.
the more vpon earth Of the two harlottes whyche contended and pleated before Salomon 3. rgu 3 shee spake folyshelye and wyckedlye that sayed of the intante Let it bee neyther myne nor thyne but denyde it When Amans wyfe hard the complaynt that her husbaÌ„d made of Mardocheus Esth. 5. she answered and sayed commaunde a loftye galous to bee made that he may be hanged thereon As Iob was sytting vpon the dunghyll and scrapinge of the fylth of his sores with a potshard Iob. 2. hys wyfe sayde vnto him Cursse God and dye But he made her a good and a dyscreate answer sayinge Thou speakest lyke a folyshe woman Shall we receyue prosperitye at the hande of GOD and not receyue aduersitye Our Lord approued not the chyldren of Zebedes mothers peticyon Mat. 20. when she said Graunt that these my two sonnes may sytte the one on the right hand and the other on the left in thy kingdom Peter at the voyce of a maid denied our Lord. mat 26. The woman of Samaria spake manye symple wordes vnto our Lorde Iohn 4. or euer she stumbled vpon the truth ¶ Of the superfluous ornamentes and raimente of wemen Capi. cxxx THamar Iudas doughter in law Gene. 38. beinge mineded to intice her father in lawe that by him she might be conceyued put her widowes garments from her and couered her self with a cloke When the comming of Iehu whiche slue Ioram the kynge of Israell was hearde of 4. regu 9. Iesabell payneted her eyes starched her face and tired her head Iudith dothe testify that her ornamentes and apparell whych she toke deceiued Holofernesse Iudith 16. She putte on the apparell of gladnesse she anoynted her face wyth oyntmentes shee bounde vp her here in an houe to beguile him We read of Esther that when she should come into the king Esth. 2. she requyred no ornamentes as other wemen did And threatninge it is wrytten Esay 3. In that day our Lorde shall take awaye the gorgiousnesse of their apparell spanges chaines partlets Colers Bracelets Houes the goodly floured wide and broydred raiment broches hedbandes ringes garlandes holye day clothes vales kerchers pinnes glasses cipresses bonets and taches Salomon describeth the reprehensible garmentes of an euill woman Prouer. 7. saying I spied a yong fole and there mette hym a woman decked lyke an harlot prepared to intrap the soul of man ful of words wandering hither and thither and vnquiet The wise man not without a cause doth monish vs Eccle. 9. when he saith Turn away thy face from a wel decked and a beautiful woman For such womeÌ„ intice and prouoke men to synne Wemens apparel shall not be outward wyth broydred hear 1. Peter 3. hanging on of gold ether in putting on of gorgyous apparell ¶ Of deathe in generall Cap. Cxxxi THe sentence of God wherwith he said vnto man Gen. 2. In what dai so euer ye shall eate thereof shalt dye the deathe It is playne and euident that man assone as sinne is committed doth die So that the liuing man doth die as it were continuallye As Sainte Augustine sayth in hys fourtene booke of the Citye of God Notwithstanding that men before the floude liued so manye yeares gen 9. yet scripture after the descriptioÌ„ of their liues saith And he died It was no maruaile that oure fore fathers feared to die and desired to be longe liued For they as yet coulde not ascende vp into heauen nor haue the fruition of the deuine vision vntyll the commyng of our sauyour the which opened the gates of heauen And therefore holye Lot was monyshed to saue him self in the mouÌ„taine Gen. 19. He feard to go thether least some misfortune should fal vpon him and that he should die there The wycked also do desire to dye wel Nume 23. I pray God that my soule may die the death of the ryghteous that my last end may be like his said Balaam Althoughe Moses would not obey our Lordes commaundement Deutâ— 24 which woulde he shoulde haue passed ouer Iordan Yet it seemeth that he wold gladly haue lyued longer if it hadde pleased our Lord. For he sayth Our LORDE is angry with me Lo I must die in this land and shal not go ouer Iordan A great part of the rewarde of Moses lawe semed to consist and stande in long lyfe Deute 32. Set your haries vnto al the woordes whyche I testifye vnto you for if ye fulfill and do them ye shal prolong your dayes in the lande whether ye go to coÌ„quere and to possesse it Zebee and Salmana desired rather to be slayne wyth the hand of worthy Gedeon Iudi. 8. then wyth the hande of Iether his yongest sonne Dauyd whych wept for hys childe beynge sycke and dyseased 2. re 12. woulde not weepe for hys chylde which was departed When Helyas sate vnder the Iunyper tree 3. re 19. he desyred for hys soule that he myghte dye And sayde It is nowe ynoughe o LORDE take my soule for I am not better then my fathers Hezechias kyng of Iuda did walk before oure Lord in truthe and was good Yet whan Esaye brought hym word that he should die Esay 38. he prayd our Lord with sorowful teares to proloÌ„g his life for a while Tobias being much prouoked with his wiues answer Tobi. 3.4 tooke it heauilye and with teares began to make hys prayer sayinge O Lorde thou arte righteous commaâ—â—de my spirite to be receiued in peace for more expedient were it for me to die then to liue So when he thoughte hys prayer to be hearde hee called vnto hym hys sonne After that Sara Raguels doughter was iniuried by her maid she praied vnto our Lord Tob. 3. and amonge all other thinges sayde I beseche the o Lorde lose me oute of the bondes of thys rebuke or els take me vtterlye awaye from of the earthe Ieremy praied king Sedechia most humbly that he wold not slaye hym Ieâ—e 38. nor commaund hym to be led agayne to that pryson where he laye before least he die there After the death of the crosse which oure Sauyoure woulde susâ—ayne and suffre Math. 27. he apertlye and manifestly declared that a iust man ought not only to dye but to suffer euen readily anye kynde of deathe for to obey oure Lord. Before the commynge of the holye ghoste math 26 the Apostles feared death exceadingly the which when our Lord was taken lefte hym and fledde from hym But after that they were fortyfyed and had receiued strengthe from aboue they beynge sette before princes and tyrants spake faithfully and chearely Paule feared but little yea he feared not death which saide I am ready not to be bound onlye Act. 21. but also to dye for the name of oure LORDE Iesu. If the Iewes knowe that I haue hurte theym Act. 25. or commytted anye thynge worthy of death I refuse not to die And this is
house with fyre Achab beinge wounded in battayl dyed at euen and the dogges licked vp Nabothes bloud 3. Re. 21.22 the which Achab dissemblinge the thyng that he shuld and myght haue voyded was stoned and he dyed 4. regu 1. When Eliseus went vp to Bethel a sorte of yll taughte chyldren mocked hym And there came oute two beares and tare .42 of them One of those two which were present wyth the kinge of Israell 4. regu 7. would not credit Heliseus wordes for speakynge of the abundaunce that was to come The next daye after the people that ranne to the spoyle trode hym downe and so he dyed Benadab kinge of Siria whiche dyd the children of Israel much woo 4. regu 8. was at the laste strangled of Asahell hys sonne Iehu beholdinge wicked Iezabell the whyche was the cause of muche euyll 4. regu 9. commaunded her to be caste down hedlyng the which was so trotrodeÌ„ with horses that she albeit she was a kings doughter was not buried for there was nothinge left but her skul her fret and the palmes of her hands Athalia Ochozias mother destroyed all the kynge seede that she might raygne ouer the people 4. regu 11. afterwardes by Ioiada the preastes coÌ„maundement she was slayne mooste fylthelye Ioas that euyll and vnkynde kinge of Iuda 4. regu 12. the whiche caused Zacharias Ioiada the preaste sonne to be stoned was slayn after that of his own seruants Senacheryb that proude kinge of the Assyrians 4. regu 19. and blasphemer of God of heauen auoyded and fledde oute of Iewry wyth shame ynoughe hys owne sonnes flewe him Sedechias kynge of Iuda beynge euyll to God and man was taken as he fled and wente hys wayes 4. regu 25. The kynge of Babylon flewe hys sonnes before hys eyes And after that hys owne were put oute he was caryed to Babilon and there he dyed wretchedlye Holofernes toke and destroied many conntreys Iudith 13. and at lengthe beynge a sleape and dronken a woman smote of hys head Proude Aman the whyche caused men to worshippe him Esther 7. was hanged on the galowes that he had made for Mardocheus Balthazar the king of BabiloÌ„ was nothing amended by the ensample of his father Nabuchodonozor Dani. 3.5 the whiche euen before him was changed into a beast And being at his banket he saw a wryting in the wall Mane Thetel Phares and the very same night he was slain and his kingdome translated to the Medes and Perses Dani. 6. Danyels accusers by Darius the kinge of Perses commaundemente were cast into the Lions den and deuoured The like chaunced in the xiiii chapter It is said that Alexander after that he went vnto hys bed 1 Mach. 1 knewe that he should die as though that before that time he neyther had remembraunce nor knowledge of death Alchinus the traytor was to smytten with the palsy 1. Mach. 9. that he coulde not speake nor coÌ„maund any of his house concerning his businesse and so he died in great misery Antiochus was sorye in his minde that Andronicus had vniustly put Onias the hie priest to death 2. mach 4. And commaunded that Andronicus should be slayne in the same place wher he coÌ„mitted to great impiety and wyckednesse When Lysimachus had commytted many great sacrilegis in the temple 2. Mach. 4. the multitude gathered them together againste him and killed hym beside the treasury Wicked Iason that toke his owne brother prisonner 2. Mach. 5. and had expelled many out of theyr country peryshed from home and was throwne out vnburyed no man mournyng for hym Antiochus whiche had martired other mens bowels suffred an horryble and greuous payne of hys bowels 2. Mach. 9. and he died a miserable and a meruelous death vpon the mountaines Menelaus the whiche for a time had gotten the dominion and rule 2. Mach. 13. was cast headlonge oute of a hie tower among the ashes The riche manne whose grounde brought forth plentiful frutes thought to destroy hys barnes Luc. 12. and builde greater he trusted to liue longe But the Lord said vnto him Thou foole this night thou shalt die The example of the rich glutton is very terrible Luc. 16. he died was buried and brought into hell Because that Ananias and his wife Saphira craftely kept away parte of the price of the land which was sold Act. 5. they at Peters increpatyon fearfully gaue vp the ghost Herode arayed in royall apparell fate in hys iudgement seat Act. 12. and made an oration to the people And they gaue a shout sayinge It is the voyce of a God and not of a man And immediatly the angell of the LORDE smote hym because he gaue not God the honoure and he was eaten of wormes and gaue vp the ghost ¶ Of the pretious deathe of the iust Cap. Cxxxiiii WHen Caine and Abell were in the field Gen. 4. Caine rose vp against Abel and slue hym Ihon dothe shewe the cause for hys woorkes and doynges were euel and hys brothers iust Enoche walked wyth God Gen. 5. and he was no more sene for God toke hym awaye Abraham dyed in a lustye age Gen. 25. verye olde and was putâ—e to hys people The dayes of Isaac were an 180. yeares Gene. 35. he died euen for very age and was put vnto his people beyng olde and ful of dayes When Iacob hadde commaunded all that he would vnto hys sonnes Gene. 49. he plucked vppe hys feete vnto the bed and dyed and was putte vnto hys people After that Ioseph hadde taken an oth of hys brethren Gene. 50. and hadde sayde GOD wyll visytte you carye my bones hence wyth you he died Nume 20. Moses and Aaron as the LORD commaunded them went vppe into mount Hor in the syght of al the multitude And whan Aaron had put of his clothes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne he died there Moses the seruaunt of God dyed at Gods commaundement in the lande of Moab Deut. 34. The Lord buried hym but no manne knoweth of hys sepulchre vnto this day 1. Para. 29. Dauid after he had instructed hys sonne Salomon and made hys oratyon vnto God for him and al the people he died in a good age ful of dais richesse and honor 4 re 2. As Helias and Helizeus were walking together a charet of fyre horses of fyre departed them a sondre and Helias went vp thorow the whirlwinde into heauen 2. Para. â—4 The spirit of God came vpon Zacharia Ioâ—adas sonne Whiche sayde vnto the people Why transgresse ye the commaundementes of the Lord that ye can not prosper And they gathered them selues agaynst hym and stoned him at the commaundemeÌ„t of the king and so he dyed Thobias in the hour of his death Tobi. 14. called hys sonne vnto hym and seuen spryngaldes hys sonnes Children and sayde vnto them My deathe is at hande And a little after it is sayde of hys sonne that when he was ninety yeare of age and had fulfylled them in the feare of the LORDE wyth ioy and gladnesse they buried him Iob after his afflyctyons lyued an hundred and fortye yeares Iob. 41. and sawe his childers children into the fourthe generation and so died beinge olde and of a perfect age Dauid whyche lamented for hys sonne beyng sicke 2. re 12.18 woulde not weepe for hys innocente Chylde that dyed But hee wepte sore for Absolon the paricide Matathias after he had instructed comforted his Children 1. mach 2. gaue them his blessynge and dyed and was put vnto hys fathers 1. Mach. 9. When Iudas Machabeus saw the multitude of hys ennemyes and so fewe of hys owne men he sayde If our time be come let vs die manfully for our brethren Eleazarus after manye tormentes dyed 2. Mach. 6 leauinge to all the people a remembraunce of hys deathe for an example of vertue and manlinesse 2. Mach. 7. The seuen brethren wyth their deuout mother made a wonderfull and a laudable end And there may be noted many examples of vertue Mar. 6. Ihon the Baptist for the truthe and honesty of mariage was beheaded of Herode the Tetrarch It is wrytten thus of Lazarus that famous poore man And it fortuned that the begger dyed Luc. 16. and was caryed by the aungels into Abrahams bosome Dauid after he had instructed hys sonne Salomon 1. Para. 29. and made hys oratyon vnto God for him and al the people he died in a good age ful of dais richesse and honor How so euer the thefe lyued vnto whome Christe sayde Luc. 23. This day shalt thou be wyth me in Paradise He died happely When Sainte Steuen was stoned hee called on the LORDE saying Act. 7. LORDE Iesu receaue my spirit And hee knealed downe and cryed wyth a loude voyce and saide Lorde laye not thys synne to theyr charge And when he hadde thus spoken hee fell a sleape Lette vs geue dylygence that oure deathe maye bee lyke vnto hys And oure Sauyoure and LORD IESUS CHRISTE by hys syngulare deathe Li. 4. de tri Lib. 14. de ciui dei as sayth Saint Augustyne destroyed oure dowble Deathe and graunted vnto vs as saythe the selfe Augustyne so greate grace of faythe that hee was and became the instrumente of deathe the whyche is as it manyfestly appeares contrary to lyfe by the whyche wee should come to lyfe The which life the true author of eternall healthe that is the waye the truthe and lyfe and hathe the dominyon ouer death and lyfe Graunt vs. The whyche wyth the father and the holye ghoste lyueth and raygneth one God worlde without end So be it FINIS
disciples that wer a fyshinge and coulde take nothynge Iohn 21. sayinge Luc. 6. Cast out the nette on the ryghte syde of the shyp and ye shall fynde Then foloweth that they drewe out the net full of greate fyshes And oure Lorde gaue hys dysciples of those fyshes But vnto the Iewes as carnall men and carynge for carnall thynges He gaue fleshe to eate to theyr euill mischaunce and hinderaunce Abstinence doth easely cause a man to watche and praye Mar. 26. For oure Lorde after his last supper rebuked his disciples sayinge What coulde ye not watche with me one houre We reade not that oure Sauiour whose actions are oure instruction Iohn 21. dyd at any tyme eate fleshe but when he eate the pascall lambe But of the fyshe whyche was brought vnto him he dyd eate When our Lord sent his disciples to preach Luke 10. he said Into what so euer city or house ye enter eat such things as they haue or suche as is set before you That is that they shuld be content with such as they had not curyously seking for other Peter being a hongred in Symon tanners house fel into a traunce and saw heauen opened Actes 10. c. In the which vision wer offred and presented vnto him such beastes as were prohibited by the law But he refused to eate of them although as it is said he hongred There were in the congregation that was at Antioche prophets and Doctors c. Actes 13. As they ministred to our lord and fasted the holy ghoste said separate me Barnabas and Paule The children of Israell came together with fastinge 2. Esdras 9 sackclothes and earthe vpon them c. And they stode and knowledged their sinnes and red in the boke of the law When there was a good dinner or feast in Tobias house Toby 2. he hearde that one of the children of Israell lay slain vpon the streat Immediatly he lepte from the table and leauing the feast and fasting went to the dead coarse and buried it Daniell speaking of him self dothe saye Daniell 9. I turned me vnto my God oure Lord praying and making intercession with fastinge sackclothe and ashes and then he perceiued a speciall reuelation of the incarnation passioÌ„ and death of Christ. Baruch did read the wordes of the boke Baruch 1. in the audieÌ„ce of Iechonia Ioachim the king of Iuda sonne and in the presence and audyence of all the people whyche when they hearde it wepte fasted and prayed before oure Lorde ¶ Of glotony and dronkennesse Cap. lxxxviii THe fyrst faut and sinne of man was finished and ended by the vice of gluttony Genesis 3. Noe by drinking of wine Genesis 9. was droÌ„ken and vncouered within his tent Lot beinge dronken coÌ„mitted incest with his owne doughters Gen. 19.25 And Esau sold his birthright for a messe of pottage Exo. 32. And the people sat them downe to eat and drinke and began to play Our Lord said vnto Aaron Thou shalt not drinke wine nor stroÌ„g drink that maye cause thee to be dronken Leui. 10. thou nor thy sonnes that are wyth thee when ye go into the tabernacle of wytnesse least ye dye Whosoeuer maketh a vowe in the law Nume 6. and wil consecrate and appoynt hym self vnto God must abstain from wine and froÌ„ all that thing that may make him dronken Nume 11. The people lusted after flesh sate downe and wept saying Who shall geue vs flesh to eat The first teÌ„ptation and grudginge of the childreÌ„ of Israel was for drink Nu. 15.16 the second for bread and after that vpon like occasion they sinned oftentimes With these iii. C. men that lapped water wyth theyr handes and dyd drinke moderately Iudi. 7. our Lord delyuered Israel from the hand of Madian Men beinge at meate waxe more bolder and fuller of words beinge at meat drink Iudi. 9. they cursed Abimelech The Philistines being at meat and meary Iudi. 16. the house fel vpon them The children of Israel woulde receiue no sodden fleshe of those that offred but raw 1. regu 2. to th entent they myght prepare it the more delicately Ionathas did eate againste hys fathers commaundement a little hony 1. regu 14. his father therfore would haue put hym to death but that the people helpt hym and intreated for him Amnon Dauids sonne being mery with wine and dronken 2. regu 13. was slain in Absolons house at a banket Benadab the kinge of Syria was dronken and hadde in his pauilion a great multitude of fighting men 3. regu 20. and yet he was ouerthrowen and put to flight by the seruants of the gouernors of the prouinces and shires They did eat and were filled and became fat 2. Esd. 9. lyued in welth thorow thy greate goodnesse And yet they prouoked thee to anger Wine ouercommeth all those that dryncke it 3. Esdras 3 it seduceth and deceaueth the mynde and bryngeth bothe the poore man and the kynge to dotage and vanity Holofernes dranke more wine theÌ„ euer he did in one day afore in al hys life Iudit 12.13 And Iudith was alone in the chambre as for Holofernes lay vpon the bed al dronken and of very dronkennes fel a slepe and so Iudith had good oportunity to kil him Aman came ioyfully and merilye from the Quenes feast and bancket Esther 5.7 But the nexte day after bothe he and hys ten sonnes were confounded and heauy for he was hangde vppon the Galowes Iob knew that many things went amisse in feastes and bankets Iob. 1. therfore after that his children had banketted and feasted one an other hee gat vp early and offred for euery one a burnt offring At the time that Ierusalem should be destroyed it is wrytten that oure Lord cald men vnto weping mourning And beholde they haue ioy and gladnesse Esa. 22. slaying oxen and killynge shepe eating flesh drinking wyne Let â—â—eat and drinke for to morowe we shall die The priest and the prophet knâ—we nothing through dronkennesse Esa. 28. they are dronken with wine they goe amisse thorow strong drinke for theyr tables are so ful of vomite and filthinesse that no place is cleane Ptolomy Abobus soÌ„ne made a banket for Simon the hie priest and hys two sonnes 1. Mach. 16. And when they wer mery and had dronken well he slue theÌ„ In our lordes temptation after the mind of Mathew Luke we read Mat. 4. If thou be the sonne of God Luc. 4. commaund that these stones be made bread Herode made hys byrth daye supper and the Doughter of Herodias daunsed there Mat. 14. Mar. 6. and pleased Herode and those that sate with him and by this occasion at the peticyon of the damsell that daunsed Ihon the Baptist was beheaded Uncleane spyrites loue vncleane places Luc. 8. So that the Demoniake that had a legion of Deuels in
hys body dwelt and abode in graues And the deuels desired praied our Lorde Iesu that they goyng out of the man might enter into the swine Not into the oxen lambes the which are cleane beastes The ensample of the rych glutton the whyche complayneth that he is specially tormented in his tonge Luc. 16. maketh very sore agaynste these greate eaters and haunters of feastes and bankettes ¶ Of matrimony Capitu. lxxxix IT is euident that a wyfe ought to be in many thinges vnto her husbande a felowe and equale Gen. 2. but not a mistresse nor a maid because that our lord made her of Adams ryb and not of his heade nor of his foote Againe it is manyfest that manne is the heade of the woman for asmuche as he is in a maner the begynnynge of her beynge and the woman was made of the man not the man of the woman And therfore the man muste be the master and the instructer And the coÌ„mmaundement was geuen vnto Adam by God by Adam to Eue. Because the one man oughte to haue but one wife Gen. 2. therfore our lord saieth They shall become one fleshe It is red Gen. 4. that onely Lamech before the flud had two wyues Our Lord coÌ„maunded that in Noes Arke shoulde bee reserued so many males as females Gen. 7. that there myghte be one for one The Egiptians in Abrahams time semed more to abhor aduoutery than murther Gen. 12. And therfore Abraham feared least they woulde fyrst slaye hym and then present hys wife vnto Pharao Asthoughe he woulde not haue knowen her so longe as he beleued that she had an husband Sara AbrahaÌ„s wyfe was obedieÌ„t vnto her husbande Gen. 21. and calde hym Lorde And Abraham in like manner condescended vnto her wil and minde in some thinges Oure Lorde punyshed Abimelech wyth greauous plages for Sara Abrahams wyfe Gen. 20. The consent of the partie is requyred in mariage Gen. â—4 We will cal the damsell and know her wyll and minde The blasphemer that was stoned to death in the desert was the sonne of an Israelytishe woman Leui. 24. and gotten of a man of Egypte Where out a man maye gether that it is not expedient to make mariages of diuers and contrary tribes for the chyldren begotten of suche persons are euell brought vp and nurtred That secreat the which Sampson woulde not shewe nor declare vnto his parentes Iudi. 14. hys wyfe to hys great losse wryngde it out of hym Helcana sayed vnto Anne his wife Am not I better to the theÌ„ ten sonnes 1. regu 1. Nabal was hard euell and folysh He had Abigail to his wife 1. regu 25. the which was very wyse and beutifull All be it Dauyd hadde maâ—y wyues yet he committed aduoutry with Bersabe 2. regu 11. Ioram the kynge of Iuda did euell in the syght of oure Lorde and walked in the wayes of Achab 4. regu 8. the cause is this for the doughter of Achab was his wife The chyldreÌ„ of transmigration and captiuity that had taken straunge wiues 1. Esd. 10. refused and put them a waye at Esdras commaundement Nehemias perceyuing that the Iewes dyd mary straunge wyues 2. Esd. 13. dyd chyde and cursse them and did chasten and beate parte of them Sara Raguels doughter sayed in her prayer Tobi. 3. O lorde I haue consented to take an husbande not for my pleasure but in thy feare The Aungell sayed vnto Tobias They that receaue mariage of such a fashion Tobi. 6. that they shut god oute from them from their hart and geue theÌ„ selues to theyr owne lust euen as it were horse and mule whiche haue no vnderstandinge vpon suche hath the deuyll power The fyrste nyghte when Tobias was broughte into Sara his wife he exhorted the virgyn saying vnto her Up Sara let vs make our prayer vnto God to day Tobi. 8. to morow and ouermorow For these thre nightes wyll we ioyne and reconcile oure selues wyth God and when the thyrd night is paste we shall ioyne together in the dewty of mariage The Angell declared vnto Tobias an honest cause and fashion of taking a wyfe Tobi. 6. Thou shalt take the mayden in the feare of God saith he and more for the desire of children then for any fleshly lust Saras elders dyd monyshe her to honoure her father mother in lawe Tobi. x. to loue her husbande to rule well her housholde to kepe her house in good order and to shewe her selfe fautlesse The wemen that were caryed out of Iewrye into Egypte Iere. 44. the whyche did sacryfice vnto the quene of heuen excused them selues by theyr husbandes the whyche dyd the like thinge Susan to kepe the faythe and promise of matrimony was content Dani. 13. and offred her self to infamy and deathe but that the iuste Lorde by Danyell made other prouision for her Our Lord disdained not to be present at the mariage and at the feast in Cana a city of Galile Iohn 2. Ihon the Baptist was beheaded because hee reproued Herode of aduoutry Mat. 14. When the Phariseys asked whether it were lawful for a maÌ„ to make a deuorcement with his wife for any maÌ„ner of cause Mat. 19. Our lord answered let no man put a sonder that whyche God hath coupled together They that were calde to the greate supper went not and he that had taken and maried a wife Iuâ— 14. desired not to be excused for the state of mariage doth vehementlye prouoke and drawe a man back from that that is godly As touching the act of matrimony the apostle iudgeth the man and the wife alike 1. Cor. 7 The wife hath not power of her own bodye but the husbande And likewise the husbande hathe not power of his own body but the wyfe Ananias his wife Saphira hauing knowledge therof deceitfully kept away part of the price of the land that was sold Act 5. but they wer both greuously punished ¶ Of Chastity Cap. lxxxx AS long as our first parents wer in Paradise so longe they were virgins Gen. 4. but after that they wer caste oute it is wrytten That Adam knew Eue his wife When Sichem hadde defiled Dina Iacobs daughter her brethren were very angry because he had wrought folly in Israell Gen. 34. in that he hadde lyen wyth Iacobs doughter whych thyng ought not to be done At length they slue hym that had defyled her and his father and all the people And note that that thynge was done vnder the lawe of nature and before the lawe wrytten How muche more then oughte virginitye to be honoured vnder the lawe of grace and fornicatyon punished Althoughe Ioseph was a seruaunt that was bought Gen. 39. a beutifull yonge man without a wyfe and prouoked by his mistres yet he refused aduoutery and hadde rather to offende her and to be cast into prison then to lese his chastity