folowed not rightoousnes haue ouertaken righteousnesse I meane the righteousnâ—sse which cometh of faâ—eth But Israell which folowed the law of righteousnes could not attain vnto the law of righteousnesse Wherefore Because thâ—y soughte it not by fayth but as it were by works of the law For they haue stombled at the stombling stone as it is written beholde I put in Sion a stomblinge stone and a rocke which shall make â—en fall And non that beleue in him shall be ashamed For Christ is the ende of the lawe to iustifye all that beleue Moses describeth the ryghteousâ—nesse whiche commethe of the lawe how that the manne whiche doeth the thinges of the lawe shall lyue therein But the righteousnesse which coÌ„meth of faith speaketh on thys wyse Saye not in thine harte who shall ascende in to heauen that is nothinge els then to fetch Christ downe Other who shall descende in to the deepe that is nothinge elles but to fetch vppe Christe frome deathe but what sayeth the scripture The worde is nye thee euen in thy mouthe and in thyne harte Thys woorde is the woorde of fayeth whyche we preache For if thou shalte knowledge wyth thy mouthe that Iesus is the Lorde and shalte beleue wyth thyne harte that God raysed hym vppe frome deathe thou shalte be safe For the beliefe of the hart iustieth and to kâ—owledge wyth the mouthe maketh a manne â—afe For the scripture sayeth who so euer beleueth on hym shall not be a shamed Theâ—e is no difference betwene the Iewe and the gentyle For one is the Lorde of all whiche is ryche vnto all that call vpon him For who so euer shall call on thâ— name of the Lorde shall be safe But how shal they call on him on whom they beleue not How shall they beleue on him of whome they haue not hearde So then fayeth commeth by hearynge Hast thou fayeth haue it with thy selfe before God For he that maketh conscyence is dampned if he eate because he doeth it not of fayeth For what so euer is not of faith the samâ— is synne The iâ—ste shall lyue by fayth And if he wythdrawe him selfe my soule shall haue no pleaâ—ure in him We are not which wythdraw our selues vnto dampnation but pertayne to fayeth too the wynnynge of the soule For by fayeth ye stande Hauinge the same spirit of fayth accordynge as it is wrytten I beleued and tâ—erefore haue I spoken We also beleue and therefore we speake Hearinge alwaye and knowinge that as longe as we are at home in the body we are absente frome God For we walke in fayeth and see not Proue youre selues whethâ—r ye are in the fayeth or not examyn your owne selues I maruayl that ye are so sone turned from hym that called you in the grace of Christe vnto another gospell whiche is nothinge elles but that there be some whyche trouble you and intende to peruert the gospell of Christe Neuerthelesse thoughe we oure selues or an Aungell from heauen preache any other gospell vnto you then that whyche we haue preached vnto youâ— holde hym as accursed As I sayed before so saye I nowe agayne if anye manne preache any other thinge vnto you then that ye haue receaued holde hym accursed Preach I mans doctrin or gods I certifye you brethren that the gospell which was preached of me was not after the maner of men neyther receaue I it of man neyther was I taughte it but receaued it by the reuelation of Iesus Christ. For Goddes sonne Iesus Christ which was preached amonge you by vs that is to saye by me and Siluanus and Timotheus was not ye and naye But in him it is ye for all the promises of God in him are yee and are in him amen vnto the glory of God throughe vs. That I nowe lyue in the fleshe I lyue by the faith of the sonne of God Euen as Abraham beleued God and it was ascribed to him for righteousnesse Understande therfore that they whiche are of fayeth the same are the children of Abraham For the scripture sawe afore hande that God woulde iustifye the heathen through fayth and therefore shewed before hand glad tydinges vnto Abraham In thee shall all nations be blessed So then they whiche be of fayth are blessed with faithfull Abraham For ye are all the sonnes of God by the fayth whiche is in Christe Iesus We looke for and hope in the spirit to be iustified throughe fayth for in Iesu Christe neyther is circumcision anye thinge worth neyther yet vncircumcision but fayth which by loue is mightye in operation By grace are ye made safe thorow fayth and that not of youre selues For it is the gifte of God and cometh not of workes least anye man should boaste him selfe Let there be but one God one faith one baptisme All menne haue not fayeth Yf we beleue not yet abideth he faythfull he can not denye him selfe ¶ Of the definition and effectes of faythe Capitu. 5. FAyth is a sure confydence of thinges which are hoped for and a certayntye of thynges whych are not sene By it the elders were well reported of Thorowe fayth we vnderstande that the world was ordayned by the worde of God and that things which are sene were made of thyngeâ— which are not sene By fayeth Abell offered vnto God a more pleÌ„teous sacrifice then Cain by whyche he obtayned wytnes that â—e was righteous God testifyinge of â—is gyftes By whiche also he beinge deade yet speaketh By fayeth was Enoch translated that he should not see death neyther was â—e founde for God hadde taken hym awayâ— before he was taken awaye he was reported of that he had pleased God but wythoute fayeth it is vnpossibâ—e to please hym for be that commeth to God muste beleue that â—od â—s and that he is a rewaâ—der of them that seeke him By fayth Noe honoured God after that he was warned of thinges whiche were not sene and prepared the Arke to the sauinge of his houshold throughe the which Arke he condemned the worlde and became hâ—yer of the righteousnes which commeth by fayeth By fayth Abraham when he was called â—â—eyed â—o go out in to a place which he â—â—oulde afterwarde receiue to inheritaunce and he wente oute not knowinge whether he should go By fayth he remoued iâ— the lande that was promised vnto him as into a stranuge countrei and dwelt in tabeâ—nacles and so did Isaac and Iacob heyers with him of the same promes for he loked for a citye hauing a fundation whose builder and maker is God Throughe fayeth Sara also receiued sâ—rengthe to be with childe and was deliuered of a childe when she was past age because she iudged him faithfull which had promised And therfore sprong ther of one of one which was as good as deadde so mani in multitude as y e starres of the and as the sand of the sea shore whiche is innumerable In faith Abraham offered vp
purposed in Christ Iesu our Lord. Yâ—a I thyâ—ke all thinges but loste for that excellent knowledges sake of Christ Iesu our Lord. Whose gospell is preached among all creatures whiche are vnder heanen whereof I Paule am made a minister according to the ordinaunce of God whiche was geuen me vtno you warde to fulfyll the woorde of God that misterye hydde sence the worlde began and sence the beginninge of generations but nowe is opened vntoo his sainctes â—o whome God would haue knowen the gloryous riches of this misterye amonge the gentiles whiche riches is Christ in you the hope glorye whome we preache warninge all wenne in all wisedome and teachinge all men to make them perfecte in Christe Iesu. Wherein I also laboure and stryue euen as far foorthe as his workinge worketh in me myghâ—elye That they might be comforted and knyt to gether in loue and in all ryches of full vnderstandinge â—or too knowe the mistery of God the father and of Christe in whome are hydde all the treasures of wysedome and knowledge This I saye leaste any man shoulde beguyle you with entysing words For though I be absent in the fleshe yet am I present with you in the sprâ—â—e ioyinge and beholding the order that ye kepe and your stedfast fayth in Christ. Let the worde of Christe dwell in you plenteously in all wisedome Unghostly and vayne voyces passe ouer for thei shal eâ—crease vnto greater vngodlines and theyr woordes shall frete eueâ— as doeth a cancre of whose number is Hymeneus and Philetos whyche as concerninge the truthe haue erred sayinge that the resurrection is paste alreadye and doe destroye the fayth of dyuers personnes But the sure grounde of God remaynethe and hathe this seale the Lorde knoweth them that are his and let euery man that calleth on the name of Christe departe frome iniquity Aâ— Iannes and Mambres withstode Moses â—ueÌ„ so do these resist the truth menne they are of corrupte mindes and lewde as concerninge the fayth but they shall preuayle no longer For their madnes shal be vttered vnto all men as theyrs was But thou haste seene the experience of my doctrine But continue thou in thâ— thinges whych thou hast learned for all scripture geuen by inspyration of God is profitable to teache to improue to amende and to instructe in righteousnes that the manne of God maye be perfecte and prepared vnto all good works ¶ Of Obedience Capitu. 14. WE knowe that what soeuer the lawe sayeth he sayeth it to them which are vnder the lawe that all mouthes maye be stopped and all the world be subdued to God As by the synne or inobedience of one man condempnation came on al men euen so by the obedience of one shall manye be made righteous Remember ye not howe that to whom so euer ye exhibit and commit your selues as seruaunts to obey his seruauntes ye are to whome ye obey whether it bâ— oâ— sinne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousnes God be thanked that thoughe ye were once the seruaunts of synne ye haue yet obeyed with hart vnto the forme of doctryne where vnto ye were deliuered Let euerye soule submit him selfe vnto the autority of the hier powers for ther is no power but of God The powers that be are ordained of God Who soeuer therfore resisteth power resysteth the ordinaunce of God And they that resist shall receaue to them self dampnation Wherefore ye must needes obey not for feare of vengeaunce onely but also because of â—onscience And euen for this cause pay ye tribute For they are Goddes ministers seruinge for the same purpose Youre obedience is knowen in all places Brethren ye knowe the house of Stephana Fortunatus and Achaicus howe that they are the first frutes of Achaia and that they haue appointed them selues and minyster vnto the sainctes I beseche you that ye be obediente vnto suche and too all that healpe and laboure Lookâ— therfore that ye know them that are suche Titus in warde affection is nowe more abundaunte toward you when he remembreth the obedience of euerye one of you howe with feare and tremblinge ye receaued him O foolishe Galathians who hath be wytched you that ye shoulde not beleeue and obey the truthe before whose eyes Iesus Christ was described and amonge you crucified Ye did runne well who was a let to you that ye shoulde not obey the truthe Euâ—n that counsayle that is not of him that called you A lyttle leuen doeth feruent the whole lompe of dowe Wherefore my dearely beloued as ye haue alwayes obeyed not when I was presente onelye but nowe muche more in myne absence Euen so c. For ye know and remember what commaundementes we gaue you in oure Lorde Iesu Christ. He therfore that despyseth theese despiseth not manne but God whiche hath sent and geuen hys holye spyrite amonge you Therfore brethern stande fast and keepe the traditions and ordinaunces whiche ye haue learned whether it were by our preachinge or by our Epistle We haue confidence thorowe the Lord to you warde that ye both do and wyll doe that whiche we commaunde you Yf any man obey not oure sayinges sende vs woorde of hym by a letter and haue no companye with hym that he maye be ashamed and coumpt him not as an enemye but warne him as a brother This commaundement commit I vnto the sonne Timothe accordinge to the prophesies which in time past were prophesâ—ed of the that thou in them shouldest fight a good fight hauing faith and good conscience whiche some haue put away from them and as concerninge fayth haue made shipwrake Of whose number is Hymeneus and Alexander which I haue delyuered vntoo Sathan that they might be taught not to blaspheme Such things commaund and teach Let no man contempne thy youth but be vnto them that beleue an ensample in worde in conuersation in loue in spirite in fayth and in purenesse Priestes that rule wel are worthy of double honoure most speciallye they which laboure in worde and in teachinge For the scripture sayeth Thou shalt not mousell the mouthe of the oxe that treadeth out the corne And the labourer is worthye of hys rewarde I testifye bâ—fore God and the Lorde Iesus Christ and his elect Aungelles that thou obserue theese thinges withoute hasty iudgemente â—nd do nothinge parciallye I geue the charge in the sighte of God which quickeneth all thinges and before Iesus Châ—iste which vnder pontius pilate witnessed a good witnessinge that thou kepe the commaundement and be wythout spotte and vnrebukeable vntyl the appearinge in oure Lord Iesus Christ. There be manye disobediente and talkers of vanitye and dysceauers namelye they of the cyrcumcysion whose mouthes muste bee stopped whiche peruerte whole houses teachinge thinges whiche they oughte not because of fylthye lucre One beynge of them selues whyche was a poynte of theyr owne sayed The Cretaynes are alwayes lyars euill beastes and slowe
in bondage ¶ Agaynste dyuers vices of menne Capitu. 35. THey are wythoute excuse in as muche as when they knewe God they gloryfyed hym not as God neyther were thankefull but waxed full of vanytyes in theyr ymagynations and theyr foolysâ—e heartes were blynded Wherefore God likewise gaue theÌ„ vp vnto their harts lustes vnto vnclennes to defile theyr owne bodyes betwene them selues And as it semed not good vnto them to be knowen of God euen so god deliuered them vp vnto a lewd minde that they should do the thinges whiche were not comlye beinge full of al vnrighteous doinge of fornication wickednesse coueteousnes maliciousnes full of enuy murther debate disceite euyll condicioned whisperers backebyters haters of God doers of wronge proude bosters bringers vp of euyll thinges disobediente to father and mother without vnderstanding couenaunt breakers vnlouinge truce breakers and merciles Which men though they knew the righteousnes of God howe that they which suche thinges committe are worthye of death yet not onelye do the same but also haue pleasure in them that do them We haue already proued how that both Iewes and gentiles are al vnder synne as it is written There is non righteous no not one there is none that vnderstandeth there is non that sekeeth after God they all are gone oute of the waye they are all made vnprofitable there is none that doth good no not one Their throte is an open sepulchre with their tounges they haue disceaued the poysonne of Aspes is vnder their lippes Whose mouthes are full of cursinge and bitternes Theyr fete ar swifte to shed bloude Destruction and wretchednes are in their wayes And the way of peace thei haue notknowen Ther is no feare of God before their eies Yf anye that is called a brother amonge you be a fornicator or couetuous or a worshipper of ydols eyther a rayler eyther a dronckarde or an extortioner with him that is such see that ye eate not Put awaye from you that euyll person Be not deceiued for neither fornicatoures neâ—ther worshippers of ydols neither who remongers nether weaklynges neither abusers of them selues with the mankynde neyther theues neither the couetuous neyther dronâ—kards neither cursed speakers neither rauishers shal inherit the kingdome of God Let vs not iuste after euyl things as they lusted Neither let vs commit fornication as some of them committed fornication and wer destroied in one day 33. thousande Neither let vs tempt Christ as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpentes Neither murmure ye as some of theÌ„ murmureâ— and were destroyed of the destroyer All thynges happened vnto them for ensamples and wâ—re written to put vs in remembraunce whome the endes of the worlde are come vpon Be angrye but synne not let not the sunne goo doune vpon your anger neyther geue place vnto the deuyll And greue not the holye spirite of God by whome ye are sealed vnto the daye of redemption Let all bitternes fearcenes and wrath roringe and cursed speakinge be put awaye fromâ— you wyth all malicyousenesse Some there are whiche preache Christe of ennye and strife and somâ— of good wyl The other part of louâ— because they see that I am set to defende the gospell Some other preacheth Christ of strife and not purely supposinge to adde more aduersitye to my bondes But nowe put ye also awaye from you all thinges wrath fearcenes maliciousenes cursed speakinge filtâ—ye speakinge out of your mouthes lye not one to an other And vnderstande this how that the lawe is not geuen vnto a righteous man but vnto the vnrighteous and disobediente to the vngodlye and to synners to vnholy and vncleane to murtherers of fathers and mothers to mansâ—ears and whoremongers to them that defyle them selues with mankinde mensâ—elers to lyars and to periured and so foorth if ther be any other thinge that is contrarye to holesome doctrine accordinge to the gospel of the glory of the blessed godâ— which is committed vnto me The spirit speaketh euideÌ„tly that in the later tymes some shall departe frome the fayth and shall geue hede vnto spirites of erroureâ— and deuilish docâ—rine of them whiche speake false thorowe ypocrisye and haue theyr consciencâ—s marked with a hote yron forbyddinge to mary and commaundinge to abstayn from meates which God hath created to be receiuâ—d with geuinge thankes of them which beleue and knowe the truth For al the creatures of God arâ— good and nothing is to be refused if it be receaued with thanks geuing For it is sanctifiâ—d by the worde of God and praier This vnderstand that in y â— last daies shal come parilous tymes for the meÌ„ shall be louers of their owne selues coueteous lusters proud cursed speakers disobediente to father and mother vnthankfull vnholye vnkynde truce breakers stubburne false accusers riâ—tous fearce despisâ—rs of them whiche are good traytours heddy hye minded greedye vppon voluptiousnes more then the louers of God hauinge a similitude of godly liuing but haue denyed the power thereof and suche abhorre Of this sorte are they whiche enter in to houses and bringe in to bondage women loden with sinne whiche women are ledde with diuers luâ—tes euer learninge and neuer able too come vntoo the knowledge of the truth Unto the pure are all thynges pure but vnto them that are defiled and vnbeleuinge is nothinge pure but euen the verye myndes and conscyences of them are defyled They confesse that they knowe God but wyth the deedes they denye him and are abhomynable and disobedient and vnto all good woorkes dyscommendable ¶ An exhortation to dyuers vertues and to the actes of the same Capitu 36. GEue not your members as instrumentes of vnrighteousnes vntoo synne but geue youre selues vnto God as they that are all alyue from death Let not sinne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace what theÌ„ shal we sinne becâ—use we are vnder not the lawe but vnder grace God forbydde I desyre you to folow me For this cause haue I sente vntoo you Timotheus whâ—ch is my deare sonne and faithfull in the Lord which shal put you in remembraunce of my wayes which I haue in Christe euen as I teach euery wher in al coÌ„gregations For though ye haue ten thousand instructors in Christ yet haue ye not many fathers For in Christ Iesu I haue be gotten you thorow the gospell I write not these things to shame you but as my beloued sons I warn you This I saye brethen the time is shorte it remayneth that they which haue wyues be as though they had non and they that wepe vs asthough they wept not and they that reioyceâ— be as thoughe they reioysed notâ— and they that bye be as though they possessed not they that vse this world be as though thei vsed it not For the fashion of this worlde goeth away I would haue you without care Watche ye stand fast in the faith
to them For they watch for your soules euen as they that muste geue accomptes for youre soules that they maye doo it with ioye and not wyth grefe for that is a profytable thing for you And receaue suche a one with honour and all gladnesse Tyll I come geue attendaunce to readinge to exhortation too doctryne Despise not that gifte that is in thee whiche was geuen the thorowe prophesye and with the layinge on of handes of an elder Take hede vnto thy self and vnto learning and contynue â—herein For if thou shalt so do thou shalt saue thy selfe and them that hear the. Laye handes sodenlye on no man Nether be partaker of other mennes synnes Watch thou in all things and suffer aduersitye and do the woorke of an euangelist fulfyll thyne office vnto the vttermost Be sober Of theese thinges put them in remembraunce and testifye before the Lorde For thou haste sene the experience of my doctrince fashion of liuinge purpose faythâ— longe sufferinge loue paciene persecutions afflictions which happened vntoo me at Antyoche at Iconium and at Lystra Whyche persecutions I suffered pacientlye And from them al the lord deliuered me Preache the worde be feruent be it in season or out of season improue rebuke exhorte Be vnto them that beleue an ensample in worde in conuersation in loue in spirit in charity An elder exhort as a father yong meÌ„ as brethren the elder women as mothers y â— yoÌ„ger as sisters in al chastity But speake thou that which becoÌ„meth wholsome learning y â— the elder men be sober honest discrete sound in the fayeth in loâ—e and in pacyence And the elder women likewyse that they be in suche raiment as becommeth holynes not false accusers not geuen to much drynckinge but teachers of honest thinges to make the yonge wemenne sober mynded to loue theyr husbands to loue theyr chyldren to be discrete chast huswyâ—â—ye good and obedient vntoo theyr own husbands that the word of God be not euill spoken of Yf thou shalt put the breethren in remembraunce of these things thou shalte be a good minyster of Iesus Christ which hast bene nourished vp in the wordes of fayth and good doctrine which doctrine thou hast continually folowed ¶ Of the spirituall generation of baptime And why that from hence foorth we ought to depart from sinne Capâ—u 62. WHere abundaunce of synâ—e was there was more plentuousenesse of grace c. vt â—uprâ— What shall we say then Shal we continue in sin that ther may abundaunce of grace God forbydde How shall we that are deade as touchynge synne lyue any longer therein Remember ye not that al we which are baptised in the name of Iesus Christ are baptysed to dye wyth him We are buryed with hym by baptysme for too dye that likewyse as Christ was raysed vppe from death by the glorye of the faâ—her euen so we also should walke in a newe lyfe For iâ— we graffe in death like vnto him eueÌ„ so muste we be in the resurrection This we must remember that our olde man is crucifyed with him also that the bodye of sinne might vtterly be destroyed that hence foorthe we should not be seruaunts of sinne For he that is dead is â—ustified from sin Wherfore if we be dead with Christ we beleue that we shall lyue wyth him remembringe that Christ once rayseh from death dyeth no more Death hath no more power ouer him for as touching that he dyed he dyed concerning synne once And as touchinge that he liueth he liueth vnto God Likewise imagine ye alsoâ— that ye are dead concerninge synne but are aliâ—e vnto God thorowe Iesus Christ our Lorde For al ye that are baptised in Christ Iesu haue put on Christ. In whom ye are circumcised with circumcision made withoute handes by puttinge of the sinfull body of the fleshe throughe the circumcision that is in Christe in that ye are buryed with him through baptime in whom ye are also rysen agayne throughe faith y â— is wroughte by the operation of God which raised him from death ¶ Of the comming of the most wicked and most falsest Antichrist and of the day of iudgement Capitu. 6â— BE not sodeÌ„ly moued aâ—though the day of Christ were at hand Let no man deceiue you by any mâ—anes For the Lorde commeth not excepte there come a departinge first and that the sinfull man â—e opened the sonne of perdition whiche is an aduersarye and is exalted aboue all that is called God or that is woorshipped so that he shall sytte as God in the temple of God and shewe him selfe as God Remember ye not that whan I was yet with you I toldâ— you theese thynges And nowe ye knowe what wythholdethe euen that â—e mighte â—ee vttered at hyâ— tyme. For the mysterye of the iniquytye doeth alreadye woorke tyll he whiche nowe onely letteth be taâ—en oute of the waye And then shall that wicked be vttered whoÌ„ the lorde shall consume with the spirite of hys mouth and shall destroye it with appearaunce of his cominge euen him whose cominge is by the working of Satan with al lying power signes wonders and in al dâ—ceiueablenes of vnrightuousenes amonge them that perish because they receaued not the loue of y e truth that they might haue bene saued And therefore God shall â—end them strong delusion that they shuld beleue lyâ—s that all they might be dampned whyth beleued not the truth but had pleasure in vnrighteâ—usnes Of the times and ceasons brethren ye haue no nede that I write vntoo you for ye your selues knowe parfectly that the daye of the Lord shall coâ—e â—uen as a theeâ—e in the nighte When they shall saye peace and no dâ—unger then commeth on theÌ„ soden destruction as the trauaylinge of a woman with chylde and they shall not scape But ye brethern are not in darkenes that that daye should come on you as it were a theâ—e ¶ Of the generall resurrection that is too come Capitu. 64 YF so be that any man haue not the spirit of Christ the same is none of his But if the spirit of him that raysed vp Iesus from â—â—athe dwell in you euen he that â—aysed vp Christe from deathe shall â—uycken youre mortall bodyes because that his spirit dwelleth in you God hath raysed vp the Lorde and shall rayse vs vp by his pwer For we knowe that he which raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall rayse vp vâ— also by the meanes of Iesus and shall set vs with you Christe amonge you is not weake but is mightye in you For thoughe it came of weakenes that he was crucified yet liueth he thorow the power of God And we no doubte are weake in him but we shall lyue with him by the might of God amonge you If we beleue that Iesus dyed and and rose agayne euen so them also which slepe by Iesus wyl God bring agayne with him And this saye we vnto you
faythfull menne whych are apte to teache otheâ— Consider what I saye The Lorde geue the vnderstandinge in all â—hinges But the euyll menne and disceauers shall waxe worsse and worsse whyle they deceaue and are deceaued them selues But continue thou iâ— the thinges whiche thou haste learned whiche also were commytted vntoâ— thee seynge thou knowest of whome thou hast learned them And for as muche as thou haste knowen holye scripture of a chylde whych is able to make the wise vnto saluation thorowe the faith which is in Christ Iesu. Wherefore holy brethren partakers of the celestiall callynge coâ—â—ider the embasidoure and the prieste of oure profession Christ Iesus whiche was faiethfull to him that made hym euen as was Mâ—ses in all by â— house Take heede brethren that there be in none of you an euyll hart in vnbeliefe that he shoulde departe frome the liuinge God but exhorte one an other dailye while it is called to daye least anye of you ware hard harted thorowe the deceytfulnesse of synne Let no man deceaue you with vain wordes Prouydinge afore hande thynges honest not onelye in the syghte of God but also in the syghte of all menne ¶ Of wisedome and of the fauâ—e of foolishenesse Capitu. 13. THe inuisyble thinges of God are vnderstande and seene by the workes frome the creation of the worlde So that when they coumpted them selues wyse they became fooles I woulde haue you wise vnto that which is good and to be innocent as concerninge euyll For Christe sente me not to baptise but to preache the gospell not with wisedome of wordes leaste the crosse of Christ shoulde haue be made of none effecte For the preachinge of the crosse is to them that peryshe foolishenes but vnto vs whiche are saued it is the power of God For it is written I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse and wil cast away the vnderstandinge of the prudente Where is the wyse Where is the Scribe Where is the searcher of the world Hath not God made the wisdome of this worlde foolishnes For when the worlde through wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of God it pleased God through foolishâ—es of preachinge to saue them that beleeue For the Iewes require a signe and the Grekes seke after wisdome But we preache Christ crucified vnto the Iewes an occasion of fallinge and vnto the Grekes folishnesse but vnto them which are called bothe of the Iewes and Greekes we preach Christ the power of God and the wisedome of God For the fooliâ—hnes of God is wiser then men and the weakenes of God is stronger then men And vnto hym pertaine ye in Christ Iesu which of God is made vnto vs wisedome and also righteousenesse and sanctifyinge and redemption That accordinge as it is written he whiche reioyseth should reioyce in the Lorde That we speake of is wisedome amonge them that are perfecte not the wisedome of this worlde neither of the rulers of this worlde whiche go to nought but we speake the wisdome of God which is in secrete and lyeth hydde whiche God ordayned before the worlde vnto oure glory whiche wisedome none of the rulers of the worlde knowe For had they knowen it they would not haue crucified the Lorde of glorye But God hath opened it vnto vs by his spirite For the spirite searcheth all thinges yea the bottome of Gods secretes For what manne knoweth the thinges of a manne saue the spirit of a manne whiche is with in him Euen so the thinges of God knoweth no manne but the spirite of God Nor we haue not receaued the spirite of the worlde but the spirite whiche commeth of God for to knowe the things that are geueÌ„ vs of God whiche things also we speake not in the common woordes of mannes wysedome but with the common woordes of the holy ghost makinge spirituall compariâ—ons of spirituall thinges for who knoweth the mind of the Lord other who shall informe him But wee vnderstande the mynde of Christe If anye man seme wyse amonge you let him be a foole in this world that he maye be wyse For the wisedome of this worlde is foolâ—shenesse wiâ—h God For it is writâ—en he comâ—passeth the wise in their craftinesse And agayne Godde knowethe the thoughtes of the wyse that they bee vaynâ— Yf anye man be ignoraunte let him be ignoraunte But we all behold the glory of the Lorde with hys face open and are chaunged vnto the same symiliâ—ude from glory to glorye euen of the spirite of the Lord. For it is God that commaunded the lighte to shyne oute of darkennesse whiche hathe shyned in oure hartes for to geue the lighte of the knowledge of the glorye of God in the face of Iesus Christe We haue this treasure in earthen vesselles that the excellente power of it might appeare to be of God and not of vs. Wherefore we are not wearyed but thoughe oure outewarde manne peryshe yet the inwarde manne is renewed daye by daye whyle wee looke not on the thynges whyche are sene but on the things which are not sene For thinges whiche are seene are temporall but things which are not seene are eternall Wherfore hence foorth know we no man after the fleshe In so much thoughe we haue knowen Christ after the flesh now hence foorth know we him so no more For whye the grace of God is â—hed on vs abundantelye in all wisedome and perceueraunce And hath opened vnto vs the misterye of his wyll accordinge to his pleasure and purposed the same in him selfe to haue it declared when the time were full come that all thinges bothe the thinges which are in heauen and also the thinges whyche are in earthe shoulde be gathered together euen in Christ. For this cause I Paule am in the bonds of Iâ—sus Christ for your sakes which are heathen if ye haue hearde of y â— ministration of the grace of god which is geuen me to you ward For by reuelatiâ—n shewed â—e this mistery vnto me as ye readinge maye know myne vnderstanding in the misterye of Christe Which misterye to other generations was not opened as it is now declared vnto his holy Apostels and prophetes by the spirit that the gentyles should be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promesse that is in Christe by the meanes of the gospell where of I am made a minister by the gyfte of the grace of God geuen vnto me through the working of his power Unto me the leasâ—e of all sayntes this grace is geuen that I shoulde preach amonge the gentiles the unsercheable ryches of Christ and to make all men see what the felowshippe of the mistery is whiche frome the beginninge of the worlde had bene hydde in God which made all thinges thorowe Iesus Christe to the intente that nowe vntoo the rulers and powers in heauen mighte be knowen by the congregation the manyfolde wisedome of God accordinge to the eternall purpose which he
the lord Iesus Christe but their owne belies And with swete preachinge and flatteringe wonders deceaue the hartes of the innocentes For some suppose that there is an ydoll vntyll this houre and eate for as a thinge offered vntoo the ydoll and so their consciences beynge yet weake are defyled Meate maketh vs not acceptable to God Neither if â—e eate are we the better Neither 〈◊〉 we eate not are we the worsse But take hede that youre lybertye cause not the weake to fall For if somâ— man see the whiche hast knowledge syt at meate in the ydols temple shal not the conscience of him whiche is weake be boldenned too eate those thinges whiche are offered too the ydole And so throughe thy knowledgâ— shall the weake brother perishe for whom Christ dyed When ye sin so against the brethren and wounde their weake consâ—iences ye synne against Christ. Wherefore if meate hurte my brother I wyll eate no fleshe whyle the worlde standethe because I wyll not hurt my brother All thinges are lawefull vnto me but al thyngs are not expedyent All thinges are lawefull to me but all thinges edifye not What soeuer is solde in the market that eate and aske no questions for conscience sake For the earth is the Lordes and all that therin isâ— Yf any of them which â—eleâ—e not hyd you to a feast and if ye â—e disposed to go what so euer is set before you eate askinge no question for conscience sake But and if anye man saye vnto you this is dedicate vnto ydoles eate not of it for his sake that shewed it and for hurtinge of conscience Conscience I saye not thyne but the conscience of that other For whye shoulde my libertye be iudged of an other mannes conscience For if I take my parte wyth thankes whye aâ— I â—uyll spoken of for that thynge wherefore I geeue thankes See that ye geue none occasion of euyll neyther to the Iewes nor yet to the genâ—yles euen as I please all menne in all thynges not sekinge mine own profit but â—he profytte of manye that they mighte be saued Let all thinges be done vnto edifyinge Therefore we haue caste from vs the clokes of vnhonestye and walke not in craftynesse neyther corrupte we the worde of God but walke in â—pen truthe and reporte our selues to euerye mannes conscience in the sight of God Geuinge no man occasion of euyll that in our office be â—ound no faut Understande vs we haue hurte no man we haue corrupte no man we haue defrauded no man For this we eschue that any man shoulde rebuke vs in this plenteouâ— distribution that is ministred by vs. And therfore make we prouision for â—onest thinges not in the â—ighte of God onely but also in the sighte of menne For we do all thinges dearelye beloued for your edifyinge But if ye doe bâ—â—e and deuoure one an other take hede least ye be consumed one of an other Let no fylthy communication proceade oute of your mouthes but that which is good to ediâ—ye with all that ye maye haue fauoure wyth the hearers And that ye behaue your selues honestlye towarde them that are withoute Wherefore comforte youre selues together and edifye one an other euen as ye do We require you breethren in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christe that ye wyth draw your selues from euerye brother that walketh inordinatelye and not after the instytution whyche ye receaued of vs ye your selues knowe how ye oughte to folowe vs. For wâ— behaued not oure selues vnquyetly amonge you Neyther toke we breade of anye man for noughteâ— but wrought with labour and traâ—ayle night and daye because we woulde not be greuous to any of you not but that we had autoritye but to make oure selues an ensample vnto you to folow vs. Be vnto them that beleue an ensample in worde in conuersation in loue in spirite in fayeth and purenes These things exercise and geue thy selfe vnto them that it maye be sene how thou profytest in all thynges Aboue all thinges shewe thy selfe an ensample of good workes in doctryne in integritye and in gratuityeâ— So that the feloshippe of thy faieth maye be euydente throughe knowledge of all good thinges in Christe Iesu. For we suffer all thinges least we should hynder the gospell of Christ. Let your modesty and softenesse be knowen to all men ¶ An exhortation to peace and concorde and againste dissention and contention Capitu. 21. LEt vs folow those things whiche make for peace The God of pacience and consolation geue vnto euery one of you that ye be like minded one â—owardes an other after the ensample of Christ Iesu that ye all agreinge together maye wyth one mouthe prayse God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ. I besech you brethren in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christe that ye all speake one thinge and that there be no dissention amonge you but be ye knyt together in one minde and in one meaninge It is shewed vnto me my brethren of you by them that are of the house of Cloe that there is strife amonge you and this is it that I meane howe that commonlye amonge you one sayeth I holde of Pauleâ— an other I hold of Apollo the third I holde of Cephas the fourth I holde of Christ. Is Christ deuided Was Paule crucified for you Ether wer ye baptised in the name of Paul I thanke God that I Christened non of you but Crispus and Caius least any should say that I had baptised in mine owne name And I coulde not speake vnto you breâ—theren as vnto spirituall but as vnto carnall euen as it were vnto babes in Christ I gaue you mylke to drincke and not meate For ye are yet carnall As longe verely as there is amonge you enuyinge strife and dissention are ye not carnall and walke after the maner of menne As longe as one sayâ—th I holde of Paâ—l and an ather I am of Apollo are ye not carnall What is Paulâ— What thynge is Apollo Onelye ministerâ— are they by whome ye beleued euen aâ— the Lorde gaue euery manne grace I haue planted Apollo watered but God gaue the encrease So then neyther is hee that â—lanteth any thinge neither he that waterethe But God that gaue the encrease He â—hat planteth and he that watereth are neither better then the other Therefore let no man reioyce in menne for all thinges are youres whether it be Paule eyther Apollo eyther Cephas whether it bee the worlde eyther lyfe â—yther deathe whether they be present thynges or thinges to come all are youres and ye are Christes and Christ is Gods Let men this wise esteeme vs euen as â—he ministers of Christ and disposers of the secretes of God Furthermore it is requyred of the dysposers that they be founde faythfull These thingâ—s brethren haue I described in mine own personne and Apollos for your sakes that ye mighte learne by vs that no man
and Christe iâ— Goddes Your reioysinge is not goodâ— know ye not that a lyttle leuen soureth the whole lompe of dowe God which comforteth vs in all oure tribulation in so muche that we are able to comforte them which are troubled in what so euer tribulation it be Wyth the same exhortion and comforte wherewith we oure selues are comforted of God For as the afflictions of Christe are plentuous in vs euen so is our consolation plentuous by Christe Whether we be troubled for youre consolation and saluation whiche saluation sheweth her power in that ye suffer the same afflictions whych we also sufferior whether we be coÌ„forted for your consolation and saluation yet our hope is stedfast for you in as much as we knowe howe that as we haue yourâ— part in â—fflictions so shall ye be parâ—â—kers of consolation For oure glorye and reioysinge is this the testymonye of oure conscyence that in singlenesse and Godly purenes and not in the fleshly wisdome but by the grace of God we haue had oure conuersation in the worlde and moste of all to you wardes We write no other thynges too you then that ye reade and also knowe Yea and I truste ye shall fynde vs vnto the end euen as ye haue foâ—â—de vs partelye for we are youre reioysinge euen as ye are oures in the daye of our Lorde Iesus Christ. Therfore I am glad of you Seinge then that we knowe howe the lord is to be feared we perswade and fare fayre with you For we are knowen well ynoughe vnto God I trust also that we are knoweÌ„ in your consciences we praise not our selues again vnto you vut we geue you an occasion to glorye and reioyce of vs that ye may haue some what against them which reioyce in the face and not in the heart We haue shewed you before that ye are in oure hartes to dye and lyue with you I am very bolde ouer you and reioyce greatelye in you I am fylled with comforte and am exceadinge ioyous in all our tribulations For God that comforteth the abiect comforted vs at the comminge of Titus And not with his comminge onlye but also wyth the consolation wherwith he was comforted of you For he tolde vs youre desire youre mourninge your â—eruente minde to me ward so that I nowe reioyce the more Therefore we are comforted exceadingly the more ioyed we for y e ioy that Titus had because that his spirit was refreshed of you all I am therefore not nowe ashamed though I bosted my selfe to him of you for as all thinges which I speake vnto you are true euen so is oure bostynge that I bosted my selfe to Titus wyth all â—ounde true I reioyce that I may be bolde ouer you in all thinges I do you to wytte brethren of the grace of God whiche is geuen in theÌ„ congregations of Macedonia howe that the abundance of their reioysing is that they are tried with much tribulation And thereto thoughe they were exceadinge poore yet haue they geuen exceadinge richlye and that in singlenes We wyll not glory aboue mesure but accordynge too the measure and quantity which God hath distributed vnto vs a measure that reacheth euen to you For we streâ—che not ouâ—e our selues beyond measure although we hadde not reached vnto you For euen vnto you haue we come wyth the gospell of Christ nor we boaste not oure selues oute of measure in other mennes laboures Ye and we hope when your fayeth is encreased amonge you to be magnifyed accordinge to our measure more largelye and to preache the gospel in those regions which are beyonde you and not to reioyce of that which is by an other mans measure prepared alreadye Let him that reioyseth reioycâ— in the Lord for he that prayseth him selfe is not alowed but he whome the Lorde praiseth I say agayne least any man thinke that I am foolishe or els euen nowe take me as a foole that I maye glorify and boast my selfe a lyttle That I speake I speake iâ— not after the wâ—â—es of the Lorde bâ—t as it were foolishely whyle we are come to bostinge Seinge that manye reioyce after the fleshe I wyll reioyce also Wâ—ere in so euer anye man dare be bolde I speake folishelye I dare be bolde also They are Hebreues so am I. They are Israâ—litâ—s euen so am I. They are the seede of Abraham euen so am I. They are the ministers of of Christe I speake as a foole I am more Yf I mussâ— nedes reioyce I wyll reioyce and glorye of mine infirmities Uerye gladly therefore wyll I reioyce of my weknes that the strengthe of Chriâ—t may dwell in me God forbid y t I shuld reioyce but in y â— crosse of our lord Iesu Christ wher by the world is crucified as touching me and I as concerning the worlde What then So that Christ be preached all maner wayes whether it be by occasion or of true meaninge I therin ioy ye wyl ioy For I know that this shal chaunce to mâ— saluatioÌ„ through your prayer ministring of y â— spirit of Iesu Christ as I loke for hope y â— in nothing I shal be ashamed Yea and though I be offered vppe vppon the offeringe and sacrifice of your faieth I reioyce and reioâ—ce with you all For the same cause also reioyce ye and reioyce ye with me Moreouer my brethren reioyce in the Lorde Reioyce in the lord alway again I say reioyce The Lorde is euen at hand Be not careful I reioyâ—e in the lorde greately that nowe at the laste ye are reuiued againe to care for me in that ye were also carefull c. What thanks can we recompence to God agayne for you ouer all the ioye that we ioye for youre sakes before oure God whyle we nyght and day pray exceadingly that we myght see you presentlye and myghte fulfyll that whiche is lackinge in your fayeth Comforte youre selues together comforte the feble minded What is our hope or ioy or croune of reioysinge are not ye it in the presence of oure Lorde Iesus Christe at hys comminge Yes ye are our glorye and ioye We haue greate ioye and consolation ouer thy loue for by the brother the Saynctes are coumforted Euen so brother let me enioye the in the Lorde comforte my bowels in the Lorde ¶ Agaynste loquacitye and ydlenes Capitu. 28. THe kingdome of God is not in wordes but in power Euyll and malicious wordes corrupte good maners Dyd I vse lightenes Or thinke I carnally those things which I think that with me shuld be yea yea nay naye God is faithfull for our preachinge vnto you is not ye and naye but in him it was yea Wherefore put awaye lyinge and speake euerye manne truth vnto hys neighboure for as muche as we are members one of an other But he ye fulfylled with the spirit speakinge vnto youre selues in psalmes and hymnes and spirytuall songes
Cherubins of glorye shadowing the seate of grace of whiche thinges we wyll not now speake particularlye ¶ Of the churche Capitu 38. THat Ierusalem whyche is aboue is free which is the mother of vs al. For it is written Reioyce thou baren that bearest no childreÌ„ Breake foorth and cry thou that trauailest not For the desolate hathe manye mo children then she which hath an husbande Christ is the heade of the congregation and the same is the sauioure of the bodye and the congregation is in suâ—iâ—ction to Christe the whyche loued the congregation and gaue him selfe for it to sanctifye it and clensed it in the â—ountayne of water thorowe the worde of lyfe to make it vnto him a gloryous congregation withoute spoâ—te or wryncle or anye suche thinge but that iâ— shuld be immaculate and holy For no man euer yet hated his owne fleshe but nourisheth and chearyseth it euen as the Lorde doth the congregation for we are mâ—mbers of hys bodye of hys flesh and of his bones For this cause shal a man leaue father and mother and shal continue with his wife and two shall be made one flesh Thys is a greate secrete and sacramente but I speake beâ—weene Christe and the congregation These thinges write I vntoo thee trusâ—inge to â—ome shorâ—ly vnâ—o â—hee but and if I tarye longe that then thou mayest yet haue knowledge how thou oughtest to behaue thy self in the house of God which is the congregation of the lyuinge God thy pyller and ground of truth And Moses verelye was faithfull in al his house as a minister to beare witnes of those thinges which shuld be spoken afterwarde But Christe as a sonne hathe rule ouer the house whose house are we Ye are the temple of the lyuinge Godâ— vt sup Capi. 23. For ye are not come vntoo the mounte that can be touched and vnto burninge fire nor yet to myst and darâ—kenâ—sse and tempest of wether neither vnto the sound of a troumpe and the voice of words Which voice they that hearde it wyshed awaye that the communication shoulde not bee spoken too them for they were not able to abyde that whiche was spoken Yf a beast hadde touched the mountayne it must haue bene stoned or thruste throughe wyth a darte euen so terrible was the sight which appeared Moses said I fear I quake But ye are come vnto the mount Sion and too the citye of the lyuinge God the â—câ—estiall Ierusalem and to an innumerable sight of Aungels and vnto the congregation of the first borne sonnes which are written in heauen and to God the iudge of all and to the sprites of iust and perfecte menne and to Iesus the mediator of the newe Testamente and to the sprincklinge of bloude that speaketh better then the bloude of Abell Wherefore if we receaue a kingdom which is not moued we haue grace whereby we maye serue God and please him with reuâ—rence and Godlye feare ¶ Of the efficacitye and argumentes of â—he preachinge of the Euangâ—licall lawe and of the miracles of blessed saynt Paule the Apostle Capitu 39. I woulde that ye shoulde knowe brethen howe that I haue often times purposed to come vnto you but haue bene let hytherto to haue some frute amonge you as I haue amonge other of the gentiles For I am detter both to the Grekes and to them that are no grekes vnto the learned and also vntoo the vnlearned Likewise as much as in me is I am ready to preache the gospel to you at Rome also Neuerâ—helesse breethren I haue somewhat bolâ—lye written vnto you as one that putteth you in remembraunce thorowe the grace that is geuen me of God that I shoulde be the minister of Iesu Christe amonge the genâ—â—les and sanctify the gladde â—idinges of God that the gentyles might be an acceptable offering sanctifyâ—d by the holy ghost I haue therfore wherof I may reioyce in Christ Iâ—su in the thinges which pertayne to God For I dare not speake of any of these thinges which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the gentiles obedieute with worde and dede in mightye sygnes and wonders by the power of the spirit of God so that from Ierusalem and the cosâ—es round about vnto Iâ—liricum I haue fylled all cuntreys with the glad tidings of Christ. So haue I enforced my self to preach the gospell not where Christ was named least I shuld â—aue built on an other mans foundation But as it is written To whome he was not spoken of they shall see and they y â— hard not shal vnderstand For this cause I haue ben oft let to come vnto you but nowe seing I haue no more to do in these cuntres also haue ben desirous manye yeares to come vnto you wheÌ„ I shall take my iorney in to Spain I wyll come to you I truste to see you in my iorney to be brought on my way thither ward bi you after y t I haue somwhat enioyed you now go I vnto Ierusalem minister vnto y e saints wheÌ„ I â—aue performed this haue brought them this frute sealed I wil come backe again bi you in to Spaine And I am sure when I come that I shall come with aboundaunce of the blessinge of the gospell of Christe And I brethren when I came to you came not in gloryousenesse of wordes or of wysedome shewynge vnto you the testimonye of God Nether shewed I my selfe that I knewe anye thinge amonge you saue Iesus Christe euen the same that was crucified And my wordes and my preachinge was not with entising words of mannes wisdome but in shewing of the spirite and of power that your fayth shoulde not stande in the wisedome of menne but in the power of God We are Goddes labourers ye are Goddes husbandrye ye are Goddes buyldinge accordinge to the grace of God geuen vntoo me as a wyse buylder haue I layed the foundation and an other builte theron Am I not free Am I not Apostle Haue I not seene Iesus Christe our Lorde Are ye not my worke in the Lorde Yf I be not an Apostle vnto other yet I am vnto you For the seale of mine Apostleshippe are ye in the Lord. Brethren as pertayninge to the gospell whiche I preached vnto you whiche ye haue also accepted and in the which ye continue by the which also ye are saued I doe you to wytte after what manner I preached vnto you if ye kepe it excepte ye haue beleued in vayne Thankes be vnto God Which alwayes geuethe vs the vyctorye in Christ and opened the sauer of hys knowledge by vs in euery place For we are vnto God the sweete sauoure of Christe bothe amonge them that are saued and also amonge them which pearishe To the one parte are we the sauoure of deathe vnto death And vnto the other parte are we the sauoure of lyfe vnto lyfe And who is mete vnto these thinges For we are not as manye are which choppe
and chaunge with the word of God but euen out of purenes and by the power of God and in the syghte of God so speake we in Christ. Whiche hath made vs able to mynister the newe Testamente not of the letter but of the spyrite For the letter kylleth But the spirit geueth lyfe Yf oure gospel be yet hyd it is hyd among them that are lost in whom the God of this worlde hath blynded the minds of them which beleue not lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ which is y e ymage of god shuld shyne vnto them For we preach not oure selues but Christe Iesuâ— to be the Lorde and our selues your seruauntes for Iesus sake For if he that commeth preache an other Iesus then hym whomâ— we preached or if ye receaue an other spirite then that whiche ye haue reâ—eaued eyther an other gospell then that ye haue receaued ye might right well haue bene contente I suppose that I was not behinde y e chefe Apostels Though I be rude in speaking yet I am not so in knowledge How be it amonge you we are knowen to the vttermoost what wee are in all thinges For in nothing was I inferior vnto the chiefe Apostels thoughe I be nothinge yet the tokens of an Apostell were wroughte amonge you wyth all pacience with signes and wonders and mightye dedes I woulde ye vnderstode breethren that my busynes is happened vntoo the fortheraunce of the gospell So that my bondes in Christ are manifest throughe oute all the iudgement hall and in all other places In so muche that manye of the brethren in the Lord are bold through my bonds and dare more largelye speake the worde wythout feare We knowe brethren beloued of God how that ye are electe For our gospell came not vnto you in worde only but also in power and in the holye ghoste and in muche certaintye as ye knowe after what maner we behaued oure selues amongâ— you for youre sakes Oure exhortation was not to bringe you to erroure nor yet to vnclennes neither was it with guyle but as we were alowed of God that the gospell shoulde be committed to vs euen so we speake not as thoughe we entended to please men but God whiche tryeth oure hartes Neither was our conuersation at anye time wyth flatteringe wordes as ye well know neither in cloked couetuousnes God is recorde neither soughte we praise of men neither of you nor yet of any other when we might haue bene chargeable as the Apostles of Christ but we were tender amonge you How shall we escape if we despise so greate saluation whiche at the first began to be preached of the Lord him selfe and afterwardes was confirmâ—d vntoo vs warde by thâ—m that hearde it God bearing witnes therof both with signes and wonders also and with diuers myracles and gyftes of the holye ghost accordinge to his owne wyll How shall they preache except they be sent As it is written How beautyfull are the fete of them that bring good and gladde tydinges of peace and bringe gladde tidynges of good thinges But they haue not all obeied to the gospel For Esaias saâ—eth Lord who shall beleue our sayings So then fayeth cometh by heariâ—g and hearinge commâ—th by the worde of God But I aske haue they nâ—t heard No doubt Their sound went oute in to all landes and their words in to the endes of the worlde The gospel is come vnto you euen as it is in to all the worlde and is fruteful and groweth as it is amoâ—â— you From the first daye in the whiche ye harde of it and had experience in the grace of God in the truthe as ye learned of Epaphra oure deare felowe seruaunte whyche is for you a faythfull minister of Christ which also declared vnto vs your loue whiche ye haue in the spirit ¶ Of the vocation of the gentyles and of the excâ—cation and blindnes of the Iewes and also of their finall conuertyon vntoo Christ. Capit 40. THe vesselles of mercye which he hath prepared vnto glorye whiche he called not of the Iewes onely but also of the gentiles As he sayeth in Oseeâ— I wyll call them my people whiche were not my people and her beloued whyche was not beloued And it shall come too passe in the place where it was sayed vnto them ye are not my people where they shall be called the children of the lyuinge God But Esayas cryethe concernynge Israell Though the member of the children of Israell be as the sande of the sea yet shall a remnaunte be saued He finisheth the worde verelye and maketh it shorte in righteousenes for a shorte word wil God make on earth And as Esaias sayed before Except the Lord of sabâ—oth had lefte vs sede we had bene made as Zodoma had bene lykenned too Gomorra What shall we saye then We saye that the gentiles whiche folowed not righteousenes haue ouer taken righteousnes I meane the righteousnes whiche commeth of fayth But Israell whiche folowed the lawe of righteousnes coulde not attayne vnto the lawe of righteousnes For I beare them recorde that thei haue a feruent mind to godwardâ— but not according to knowledge For thei are ignoraunte of the righteousnesse whiche is alowed before God and goo aboute to stablishe theyr owne righteâ—usnes and therefore are not obedient vnto the righteousnes whiche is of value before God But I demaunde whether Israell did knowe or not Fyrste Moses sayeth I wyl prouoke you for too enuye by them that are no people and by a foolysh nation I wyll anger you Esayas after that is bolde and sayeth I am founde of them that soughte me not And haue appeared too them that asked not after me And to Israell he sayeth All daye longe haue I stretched foorthe my handes vnto a people that beleueth not but speaketh againste me What then Israâ—ll hathe not obtainâ—d that that he soughte No but yet the election hathe obtaynâ—d it The remnaunte are blinded accordinge as it is written God hathe geuen them the spirite of compunction eies that they shoulde not see and eares that they should not heare euen vnto thys daye And Dauid sayeth Let theyr table be a snare too take them with all and an occasion â—o faule and a rewarde vnto them Let their eies be blinded that they see not and â—uer bowe doune their backes I say then Haue thâ—y therefore stombled that they should but faule only God forbyd But thorowe their faule is saluation happened vnto the genâ—yles for to prouoke them wyâ—h all Wherfore if the faule of tâ—em be the riches of the worlde and the minysâ—inge of them the riches of the gentyles howe muche more should it be so if they all beleeued I speake to you gentyles in as muche as I am the Apostell of the gentiles I wyll magnifye myne office that I might prouoke them whiche are my fleshe and mighte saue some
gyfâ—es yet but one spirite And there are differences of administrations and yet but one Lorde And there are diuers maners of operaâ—ions and yet but one God whiche worketh all thinges that are wroughte in all creatures The giftes of the spirit are geuen to euerye manne to profyt the congregation To one is geeuen thorowe the spirite the vtteraunce of wysedome To an other is geuen the vtteraunce of knowledge by the same spirite To an other is geuen fayth by the same spirite To an other the giftes of healinge by the same spirit To an other power to doe miracles To an other prophecye To an other iudgemente of sprites To an other dyuers tonges To an other the interpretation of of tonges And these al worketh euen the self same spirit Diuidinge to euerye manne seuerall gifâ—s â—uâ—n as he wyll For as the bodye is one and hathe manye membâ—rs and all be mâ—mbers of one bodye thoughe thâ—y be manye yet are but one bodye euen so is Christ. For in sue spirite arâ— we baptised to make one bodye whether we be Iewes or gentiles whether we be bond or free and haue all droncke of one syirit For the body is not one member but many yf the foote saye I am not the hand therfore I am not of the bodye is he therefore not of the bodye And if the eare saye I am not the eie therfore I am not of the body is he therfore not of the body Yf all the bodye were the eye where were then the eare Yf all were hearinge wher were the smellinge But now â—athe God desposed the members euerye one of them in the body at his owne pleasure If they were all one member where were the body now are ther manye members yet but one bodye And the eye can not saye vnto the hande I haue no neede of the nor the heade also to the fete I haue no neede of you Ye rather a greate deale those members of the bodye whiche seme to be moste feble are moste necessarye And vpon those members of the bodye whiche we thinke least honest put we most honestye on And our vâ—godlye parties haue moste beautye on For our honeste members nede it not But god hath so disposed the bodye and hath geuen mooste honoure to that parte whiche lacked least there shoulde be anye strife in the bodye but that the members shoulde indifferentlye care one for an other And if one member suffer all suffer with him if one member be had in honoure all members be gladde also Ye are the body of Christ and members one of an other And God hath also ordayned in the congregation firste the Apostels Secondaryelye prophettes Thirdelye teachers then them that do miracles after that the giftes of healinge helpers gouernoures diuersitye of tounges Interpreters of tonges Are all Apostels Are all Prophettes Are all teachers Are all doers of myracles Haue all the gyftes of healynge Doe all speake with tonges Do all interprete ¶ Yet of the selfe same matter and of the comparison of one gyfte to an other And of the vse and profytte that commeth of them Capit 42. COuet spirituall gyftes and most chieflye for to prophesys For he that speaketh with tonges speaketh not vnto men but vnto god for no maÌ„ heareth him how be it in y e spirit he speaketh misteries but prophesieth speaketh vnto menne to edifyinge to exhortation and to comforte He that speaketh with tonges profiteth him selfe he that prophesyeth edifyeth the congregation I would that ye all speake with tongs but rather that ye prophesyed For greater is he that prophesieth then he that speaketh wyth tonges except be expounde it also that the congregation maye haue edifyinge Nowe brethren if I come to you speakinge wyth tonges what shall I profytte you excepte I speake vnto you other by reuelation or knowledge or prophesyinge or doctrine Moreouer when things without life geue sounde whether it be a pype or an harpe excepte they make a destinction in the sounds how shal it be knowen what is pyped or what is harped And also if the trumpe geue an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare him selfe to fyght Euen so likewise when ye speake with tonges except ye speake wordes that haue signifycation howe shall it be vnderstande what is spoken For ye shall but speake in the ayre Manye kindes of voyces are in the worlde and none of them are without signification If I know not what the voice meaneth I shall be vnto him that speaketh an aliente and he that speaketh shal be an alient vnto me Wherfore let him that speaketh with tonges pray that â—e maye interprete also For elleâ— if thou blessest with the spirite howe shall â—e that occupyeth the roume of the vnlearned saye amen at the geuinge of thankes seinge he vnderstandeth not what thou sayest Thou verelye geuest thankes well but the other is not edifyed I thanke my God I speake with tounges more then ye all Yet I â—adde leuer in the congregation to speake fyue wordes with my mynde to the information of other rather then ten thousande wordes with the tonges In the law it is written with other tonges and with other lippes wyll I speake vnto thys people and yet for all that they wyll not heare mee sayeth the Lorde Wherefore tonges are for a sygne not to them that beleue but to them that beleue not Contrarye wyse prophesyinge serueth not for them that beleue not but for them whiche beleue Yf therefore when al the church and congregation is come together and al speake with tonges there come in they that are vnlearned or they whiche beleue not wyll they not saye that ye are oute of your wytâ—es But and if all prophecye and there come in one that beleue the not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of euerye manne and so are the secretes of his heart opened and so falleth he doâ—ne on his face and woorshippeth God and saieth that God is wyth you in dede How is it then brethren when ye come together euerye man hathe hys songe hathe his doctrine hath his tounge hath his reuelation hath his interpretation Let all thynges be done vnto â—dyfinge Yf any man speake with tonges let it be two at once or at the mooste three at once and that by course and let an other interprete it But if there be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the congregation and let him speake to him selfe and to god Let the prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge Yf anye reuelation be made â—o an other that sytteth by let the fyrste holde his peace for ye may all prophecy one by one that all maye learne and all maye haue coumforâ—e For tâ—e spyrites of the prophettes are in the power of the prophettes For God is not causer of stryfe but of peace as he is in all other congregations of sainctes Wherefore breethren couet to prophecy and forbyd not â—o speake with tonges
that time when I tooke them by the handes to leade them out of the land of Egipte For they continued not in my Testamente and I regarded them not sayeth the Lorde For this is the Testamente that I wyll make with the house of Israell After those dayes sayeth the Lorde I wyll pâ—t my lawes in theyr myndes and in their heartes I wyll wryte them and I wyll be their God and they shall be my people And they shall not teache euerye manne his neyghboure and euery manne his brother sayingâ— knowe the Lorde For they â—hall knowe me from the least to the moste of them For I wyll be mercifull ouer their vnrigoteousnes and on theyr sinnes and oâ— their iniquities In that he sayeth a newe Testamente he hathe abrogate the old nowe that whiche is disanulled and wared olde is readye to vanyshe awaye ¶ Of the insufficiencye and reprobation of the sacrifyce of the lawe And of the efficacye of the sacryfice of the nâ—we lawe Capitu 52. FOr the lawe whiche hath but the shadowe of good thynges to come and not the thinges in theyr owne fashion canne neuer with the sarifices whiche they offer yeare by yeare continually make the commers there vnto perfaycte For would not then those sacrifices haue ceased to haue bene offered because that the offerers once spourged shuld haue hadde no more conscyences of sinnes Neuerthelesse in those sacrifices is there mention made of sinnes euerye yeare For it is vnpossyble that the bloude of oxen and of gotes shoulde take awaye synnes Wherfore comminge in to the worlde He sayeth Sacrifice and offeringe thou wouldest not haue But a bodye hast thou ordayned me In sacrifices and synne offeringe thou haste no lust Then I sayed Lo I come In the cheâ—esâ— of the boke it is written of me that I shoulde do thy wyll O God Aboue when he hadde sayde sacrifice and offeringe and burnte sacrifice and synne offeringes thou wouldest not haue neither hast alowed whiche yet are offered by the lawe and then sayed Lo I come to do thy wyl o God He takethe awaye the fyrst to stablish the latter By the which wyl we are sanctified by the offeringe of the body of Iesus Christ once for all And euery priest is ready daylye ministringe and often times offereth one manner of offeringe whiche can neuer take awaye synnes But thys man after he had offered one sacrifice for sinnes sat him doune for euer on the righte hand of god from hence foorthe â—aryeth tyll his foes be made his fote stole For with one offering hath he made perfete for euer them that are sanctified And the holye ghost also beareth vs recorde of this euen when hee tolde before This is the Testamente I wyll make vnto them after those dayes sayeth the Lorde I wyll put my lawes in theyr heartes and in their minde I wyll write them and theyr syns and iniquities wil I remember no more And where remission of these things is ther is no more offering for synne There was first a tabernacle made c. vt supra Ca. 37. When these things wer thus ordained the priestes went alwayes in to the first tabernacle and executed the seruice of God But in to the seconde wente the hyghe prieste alone ones euerye yeare and not wythoute bloud which he offered for him selfe and for the ignoraunce of the people Wherewith the holye ghost this signifyed that the way of the holy thinges was not yet opened whyle as yet the first tabernacle was standing Whiche was a similitude for the time presente and in which were offered giftes and sacrifices that could not make the minister perfecte as partayninge too the conscience with onelye meates and drynckes and diuers wesshynges and iustifyinges of the fleshe which were ordained vntil the time of reformation ¶ Yet agayne of the insufficyency imperfection of the law and of the ceasing laying doune of the thinges there of in the tyme of the newe lawe Capitu. 53. I Wente vppe to Ierusalem by reuelation and coÌ„mened with them of the Gospell whiche I preached amonge the gentiles but beâ—wene oure selues with them whiche were counted chiefe least I â—huld haue ben thought that I shuld runne or hadde runne in vayne Also Titus which was with me though he wer a Greeke yet was not compelled to be circumcised and that because of incommers beynge false breethren which came in amonge to spye oute our lyberty which we haue in Christ Iesâ— that they mighte bringe vs in to bondage To whome we gaue no roume no not for the space of an houre as concerninge to be brought in too subiection and that because that the truthe of the Gospell might continue with you They which semed to be somewhat added nothinge too me But contrarye wyse when they sawe that the Gospell euer the vncircumcision was committed vnto me as the gospell ouer the circumcision was vnto Peter for he that was mighty in Peter in the Apostelshippe â—uer the circumcision the same was mightye in me amonge the gentiles and therefore when they perceaued the grace that was geuen vntoo me then Iames Cephas and Iohn which seemed to be pillers gaâ—e to me and Barnabas the right hands and agreed with vs that we should preache among the heaâ—hen and they among the Iewes warninge onely that we should remember the poore Whiche thinge also I was diligente to do And when Peter was come to Antyoche I wythstode him in the face for he was worthye too be blamed For yer that certayne came from Iames he eate with the gentiles But when they were come he withdrewe and seperated him selfe â—earing them whiche were of the circumcision And the other Iewes diseÌ„bled like wise in so much that Barnabâ—s was brought in to their simulation also But when I sawe that thei went not the rightway after the â—ruth of the gospel I said vnto Peter before all men if thou being a Iew liuest after the maner of the gentiles and not as do the Iewes why causest thou the gentiles to liue as do the Iewes knowings that a man is not iâ—â—â—ified by the dedes of the law but by the faith of Iesus Christ. And thâ—refore we beleued on Iesus Christ â—at we mighte be iusâ—ified by 〈◊〉 â—aith of Chrisâ—e and not by the deedes of the lawe because that by the dâ—des of the law no flesh can be â—ustified Yf then we wyl seke to be made righteâ—â—s by Christ wâ— our selâ—es are found sinnâ—rs is not then Christe the minister of synne God forbydde For if I bâ—ylde agayne that whyche I destroyed then make I my selfe a trespaser but I throughe the lawe am deade to the lawe that I mighte lyue vnto God O folish Galathians who hath bewitched you that ye shuld not beleue the truthe To whom Iesus Christe was described before the eies amoÌ„g you crucified This onelye woulde I learne of you receiued ye the spirite by the deedes of the lawe or elles by preaching of y
â— faith â—re ye so â—nwise that after ye haue begonne in the spirit ye wold now ende in the flesh So manye thinges then ye haue suffered in vayne if that be vayne whiche ministred to you the spirite and worketh miracles amonge you doth he it throughe the dedes of the lawe or by preachynge of the fayethe For as many as are vnder the dedes of the lawe are vnder malediction For it is wrytten Cursed is euerye man that continueth not in all thinges which are written in the booke of the lawe too fulfyll them That no man is iustified by the law in the sighte of God is euident For the iust shall lyue by fayth The law is not of fayth but the man that fulfyllethe the thinges conteined in the lawe shall lyue by them Brethren I wil speake after the maner of men Thoughe it be but a mannes Testamente yet no man despiseth it or addeth anye thinge thereto when it is once alowed To Abraham and his sede were the promises made He saith not in the sedeâ— as in many but in the sede as in one which is Christ. This I saye that the lawe which beganne afterwarde beyonde 400. and 30. yeares doth not disanull the Testamente that was confyrmed afore of God vnto Christe warde to make the promes of none effect For if the inheritaunce come of the lawe it coÌ„meth not of promes But God gaue it vnto AbrahaÌ„ by promes Wherfore then serueth the law The lawe was added because of transgression til the sede came to whiche the promes was made it was ordianed bi Angels in the hand of a mediator A mediator is not a mediator of one But God is one Is the lawe then againste the promes of God God forbyd Howe be it if there had bene a lawe geuen which coulde haue geuen lyfe then no doubte righteousnes shoulde haue come by the lawe But the scripture concluded all thinges vnder synne that the promes by the fayeth of Iesus Christe shoulde be geuen vntoo them that beleue Before that fayth came we were kepte and shut vppe vnder the lawe vnto the fayth whiche shoulde afterwarde be declared Wherefore the lawe was our scolemaster vnto the â—ime of Christ that we myghte bâ— made ryghteouse by fayth But after that â—ayth is come now are we no longer vnder a scolemaster We knowe that the lawe is gooâ— if a man vse it lawfullye vnderstandinge this how â—hat the lawe is not geuen vnto a righteous man But to the vnrighteousâ— c. ¶ Of the cessation and ende oâ— circumcison and other obseruations of the law in the time of the promulgation of the gospell Capit. 54. STande faâ—â—e therefore in â—he libertye wherewith Christe hath made vs free and wrap not your selues againe in the yoke of bondage Behold I Paule saye vnto you that if ye be circumcised Christ shall profytâ—â— you nothinge at all I testifye agâ—yne to euery man which is circumcised y â— he is bound to kepe the whole lawe Ye are gone qâ—yte from Christ as manye as are iustifâ—â—d by the lawe and are fallen from grace Ye did runnâ— well who was a let vnto you that ye shuld not obey the truth Euen that counsel that is not of him that called you I haue trust toward you in the Lord that ye wyll be none other wise minded He that troubleth you shal bear his iudgementâ— what so euer he be BrethreÌ„ if I yet preache circumcision whyâ— do I then yet suffer persecution For then hadde the offence whyche the crosse geueth ceased I would to God they were seperaâ—ed from you which trouble you Breethren ye were called in too lybertye onelye lette not youre libertyâ— be an occasyon vntoo the fleshe but in loue serue one an other As many as desire to please carnallye they constraine you to be circumcised onelye because they would not suffer persecution with the crosse of Christ. For they them selues which are circumâ—ised kepâ— not the lawe but desire too haue you circumcised that they might reioyce in your flesh For in Christe Iesu neyther circumcision auaâ—leth any thâ—nge at allâ— nor vncyrcumcysion but a newe creature Yf ye be ledde to the spirit then are ye not vnder the law And I saye that the heier as longe as he is a child differeth not froÌ„ a seruaunte thoughe he be Lorde of all but is vnder tuters gouernâ—rs vntyl the time appoynted of the father Euen so we as long as we wer children were in bondage vnder the ordinaunces of the worlde Ye obserue dayes and monethes and times and yeares I am in feare of you leaste I haue bestowed on you laboure in vayne Breethren I beseche you be as I am For I am as ye areâ— Ye haue not hurte me at all Ye knowe how throughe infirmitye of the fleâ—h I preached the Gospell vnto you at the fyrste And my temptation which I suffered by reason of my fleshe ye despysed not neyther abhorred but receaued me as an Aungell of God ye as Christe Iesus Howe happyâ— were ye then For I beare you recorde that if it had bene possible ye woulde haue plucked out your ownâ— eyes and haue geuen too me Am I therefore become youre ennemyeâ— because I tell you the truth They are gelous ouer you amysse Ye they inteâ—de to exclude you that ye shoulde be â—eruente to them warde My little children of whome I trauaile in â—yrthe againe vntil Christ be fashioned in you I wold I were with you and coulde chaunge my voice For I stande in a doubte of you Tell me ye that desyre to be vnder the lawe haue ye not hearde of the lawe For it is written that Abraham had two sonnes the one by a â—onde mayde the other by a free woman But he which was of the bond woman was borne after the fleshe But he which was of the free woman was bornâ— by promes Which thinges betoken mistery For theese women are two Testamentsâ— the one from the mount Sina whiche gendreth vnto bondage Which is Agar For mounte Sina is called Agar in Arabia and bordreth vppon the citye whiche is now Ierusalem and is in bondage with her children Let none synne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace What then Shall we synne because we are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace God forbydde ¶ Of Christes priesthode and bishopricke and of the excâ—llency of Melchisedech whiche was the figure of Christ. And how Abraham payed tithe vnto Leui. Capitu. 55. SEygne then that we haue a greate hye prieste whiche is entered in to heauen I mean Iesus the sonne of God let vs holde â—ure prophession For euerye hye prieste that is taken frome amonge men is ordayned for menne in thinges pertaininge to God to offâ—r gyftes and sacrifices for synne whiche can haue compassion on the ignoraunte and on them that are out of the way because that he him selfe is compased with inâ—irmityes For the whyche infimities sake he
brâ—adde whiche we breake part takynge of the bodye of Christe because that we thoughe we bee manye yet are one breade and one bodye in as much as wee all are partakers of one breade and of one cuppe That whiche I deliuered vnto you I receaued of the Lorde For the Lorde Iesus the same nighte in whiche he was betrayed toke bread and thanked and brake and said Take ye â— eate ye this is my body which shal be betrayed for you This doe ye in remembraunce of me After the same manner he toke the cuppe when supper was done sayinge This cuppe is the newe Testament in my bloud This do as ofte as ye drincke it in the remembraunce of me For as often as ye shall eate this breade and drincke of this cup ye shall shew the Lordes deathe tyll he come Thereforeâ— who so euer shall eate of thyâ— breade or dryncke of the cuppe vnworthely shall be gilâ—y of the body bloud of the lord Let a man therfore eâ—amin him selfe aâ—â— so let hym eate of the breade and 〈…〉 the cupe For he that eateth or drincketh vnworthelye eateth and drinketh hys owne damnation because he maketh no diâ—ference of the Lords body For this cause many are wâ—ake and sycke among you and many slepe Wherfore my breethren when ye come to gether to eate tarye one for an other Yf anye man honger let him eate at home that ye come not to gether vnto condempnation Other thinges shall I set in order when I come ¶ How that they which be maryed ought to behaue them selues And of the contynence of vyrgynes and wydowes Capitu. 58. AS concerning the things wherof ye wrote vnto me it is good for a man not to touche a woman Neuerthelesse to auoâ—d fornication let euerye man haue hys wyfe and let euery wyfâ— haue her husbaÌ„d Let the man geâ—â— vnto the wyfe due â—enâ—uolence Likewise also the wife â—nto the man The wife hath no power ouer her owne bodye but the husband And likewise the man hath no power ouer his owne bodye but the wife Withdraw not your selues one from an other excepte it be witâ— consente for a time for to geue youre selues too fastinge and prayer And afterwarde come againe to the same thinge leaste Sathan tempte you for youre incontinencye This I saye of fauoure for I woulde that all men wer as I am my selfe but euery man hath his proper gifte of God one after this manner an other after that I saye vnto the vnmaryed men and wydowes it is good for them that they abyde euen as I doe But and if they can not abstaine let them mary For it is better too marye then to burne Unto the maried commaund not I but the Lorde that the wife seperate not her selfe from the man If she separate her selfe let her remain vnmaried or be reconciled vnto her husbande agayne And let not the husbande put awaye his wife frome him To the remnaunte saye I and not the Lorde If anye brother haue a wyfe that beleueth not Yf she be contente to dwell with him let him not put her away And the woman whiche hath to her husbande an infidell if he consente to dwell with her let her not put him awaye For the vnbeleuinge husbande is sanctifyed by the wife and the vnbeleuing wife is sanctified by the husbande Or els wer your children vncleane but now are they pure But and if the vnbeleuinge departe let him departe A brother or a sister is not in subiection to such God hath called vs in peace For howe knowest thou o woman whether thou shalt saue that man or no Other how knowest thou o man whether thou shalt saue that woman or no But euen as God hath distrybuted to euerye man As concerning virgynes I haue no commaundemente of the Lorde yet geue I counsell as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lorde to be fayethfull I suppose that it is good for the presente necessity For it is good for a man so to be Art thou bounde vnto a wyfe seeke not too be lowsed Arte thou lowsed from a wife seke not a wife But and if thou takest a wife thou synnest not Lykewise if a virgyne marye she sinneth not Neuerthelesse suche shal haue truble in their flesh but I fauoure you The single manne careth for the thinges of the Lorde how he maye please the Lord. But he that hath maried careth for the thinges of the worlde howe he maye please hys wife and is deuided The syngle woman carethe for the thinges of the Lorde that she maye be pure both in body and also in spirit but she that is maryed careth for the things of the world how she may please her husband Thys speake I for your profytte not to tangle you in a snare but for that whiche is honest and comely vnto you and that ye maye quietly cleaue vnto the Lord without separation If any maÌ„ think that it is vncomelye for his virgyne Yf she passe the tyme of maryage and so if neede require let hym doe what he lusteth he sinneth not if she be maried Neuerthelesse he that purposeth surelye in his harte hauinge no neede but hathe power ouer hys owne wyll and hath so decreed in his harte that â—e wyll kepe his virgyâ—e doth wel So then â—e that â—oyneth his virgine in mariage doth wel But he that ioyneth not his virgine in mariage doth better The wife is bound to the law as long as her husband liueth If her husbande sâ—epe she is at libertye to marye with whome shee wyll onelye in the Lorde But she is happiar if she do abide in my iudgemente And I thinke verelye that I haue the spirit of God Women submytte your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the Lord. For the husbande is the wiues heade euen as Christ is the heade of the congregation Therefore as the congregation is in subiection vntoo Christ likewise let the wiues be in subiection to theyr husbandes in all thinges Husbands loue your wiues â—â—en as Christ loued the congregaâ—â—â—n and gaue him self for it So ought menâ—e to loâ—e their wiues as their owne bodyes He that louethe hys wyfe loueth him selfe Neuerthelesse 〈◊〉 yâ— so that euerye one of you loue his wife â—ruly euen as him selfe And let the wyfe sâ—e that she feare her â—usbande Wyues submitte your selues vnto your owne husbanâ—es as it is comelye in the Lorde Husbandes loue youre wyues and be not bytter vnto them Let wedlocke be had in price in all pointes and let â—he chamber be vndefyâ—ed ¶ Of Certain documentes generally partayning to men women and widowes Capitu 59. I Woulde ye knewe that Chrâ—st is the head of euerye man and that the manne is the womans heade And God is Christes headde Euerye man prayinge or prophesyinge hauing any thinge on his head shameth his hâ—adde Euery woman that praieth or prophesieth bare headed dishonesteth her headde For it is euen all one and the very same thinge euen as
colde and in nakednesse And besides the thinges which outwardelye happen vnto me I am combred dailye and doo care for all congregations Who is sick and I am not sicke Who is hurte in the fayeth and my hart burneth not The God father of oure Lorde Iesus Christe whyche is blessed for euer knowethe that I lye not The gouerner of the people of Damasco vnder king Aretas laied watch in the city of Damasco wold haue caughte me and at the window was I let downe in a basket thorowe the wall and so scaped his hands Now ioye I in my sufferings whiche I suffer for you and fulfyll that whiche is behynde of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his bodies sake which is the church Herefore I suffer all thinges for the electes sakes that they mighte also obtaine that saluation which is in Christe Iesu wyth eternall glorys Therefore let no man be moued in theese afflictions for ye your selues knowe that we are euen appoynted therunto This thou knowest howe that all they whiche are in Asia be tourned from me of whiche sorte are Philetus and Hermogenes Alexander the copper smith did me muche euyll the Lorde rewarde him accordinge to his dedees of whome be thou ware also for he withstode our preachinge sore At my first answeringe and defence no man assisted me but all forsoke me I praye God that it maye not be layed too theyr charges Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me and strengthed me that by me the preachinge shoulde be fulfylled to the vttermoste and that all the gentiles shoulde heare And I was deliuerede out of the mouthe of the Lyon And the Lorde hathe delyuered me frome all euyll doinge and shal kepe me vnto his heauenly kingdome to whome be prayse for euer and euer Amen ¶ Of the excellencye of Paule the Apostels rectitude and sinceritye Capit. 68. What wyll ye Shall I come vnto you with a rod or els in loue and in the spirite of mekenesse Out of sincerity and purenes and by the power of god and in the sight of God so speake we in Christ. Begynne we to prayse oure selues again Nede we as some other of Epistels of recomendation vnto you or letters of recomendation frome you Yf any man trust in him â—elfe that he is Christes let the same also consider of him selfe that as he is Christes euen so are we Christes And thoughe I shoulde boast my self somwhat more of our autority which the lord hath gâ—neâ— vs to edifye and not tâ— destroye you if shulde not be to my â—â—ame This saye I leaste I shoulde seme as thoughe I wente aboute to make you afrayed wyth letters For the Epistles sayeth he are sore and stronge But his bodilye presence is weake and his speache is rude Let him that is suche thinke on this wise that as we are in wordes by letters when wee are absente suche are we in dâ—des when we are presente Did I there in sinne because I submitted my selfe that ye mighte be exalted and because I preached to you the Gospell of God free I robbed other congregations and toke wages of them to doo you seruice with all And when I was present with you and had nede I was greuous to no man For that which was lackinge vnto me the breethren whych came frome Macedonia supplyed and in all thynges I kepte my selfe that I shoulde not be greauous to you and so wyll I kepe my selfe Yf the truth of Christe bee in mee thys reioysinge shall not be taken frome me in the regions of Achaia Wherefore Because I loue you not God knoweth Neuerthelesse what I doo that wyll I do to cut awaye occasion frome them whiche desire occasion that they may be founde like vnto vs in that wherein they reioyce For what is it wherin ye were inferiours to other congregations except it â—e therin that I was not grâ—uous vntâ—o you forgeue mee thys wrong done vnto you But be it that I greaued you not Neuerthelesse I was crafty and toke you with guâ—le Did I pyl you by any of them which I sente vnto you I desired Titus and with him I sente a brother Did Titus defraude you of anye thinge Walked we not in one spirite Walked we not in like steppes Agayne thinke ye that we â—xcuse our selues We speake in Christe in the sight of God Beholde now come I the third tyme vnto you In the mouth of â—wo or three witnesses shall euery thinge stande Our exhortation was not to bringe you too erroure neyther was it in guile not as thoughe we entended â—o please menne c. vt supra Capitu 39. ¶ Of the takinge vp and visions of the blessed Apostell saincte Paule and of his perfection in all vertue Capitu 69. I Wyll come to the visions and reuelations of the lord I know a man in Christe aboue 14. yeares agone Whether he were in the bodye I can not tell or whether he were out of the bodye I canne not tell God knoweth whiche was taken vp in to the thyrde heauen And I knowe the same man whether in the bodye or oute of the bodye I can not tell God knoweth howe that he was taken vppe in to paradise and hearde wordes not to be spoken whiche no man can vtter Of this manne wyll I reioyce of my self wyll I not reioyce excepte it be of myne infirâ—yties And yet thoughe I woulde reioyce I shuld not be a fole for I wold say the truth Neuerthelesse I spare lest any man shuld think of me abouâ— that he seeth me to be or heareth of me I am made a foole in boastingâ— my selfe ye haue compelled me I oughte too haue bene commendâ—d of you I haue learned in what so euer estate I am therewith to be contente I can bothe humble and caste downe my selfe I can also exceade Euery where and in all thynges I am instructed bothe to be full and to be hungrye to haue plentye and to suffer nede I can do all thinges through the helpe of Christe whiche strengtheneth me ¶ Of the multitude of goddes mercies vnto the Apostle And of the actes of the begynninge of his conuersion Capitu. 70. I Thanke Christ Iesus our lord whiche haâ—h made me stronge for he counted me true and put me in offyce when before I was a â—lasphemer and a persecuter and contumelius But I obtayned mercye because I dyd it ignorauntlye throughe vnbeleefe Notwythstanâ—inge for thys cause was mercye geuen vntoo me that Iesus Christe shoulde firste shewe on me all longe pacience vnto the ensample of them which shal in time to come beleue on him vnto eternall lyfe For why ye hard of my conuersation in time past in the Iewes waies how that beyond measure I persecuted the church congregation of god and spoyled it and preuayled in the Iewes law aboâ—e many of my companyons which were of myne own nations and was a muche more feruente mayntayner of the traditions
aboue that we aske ca. eod God wyl haue all men saued ca. eo Gods kindnes ledeth to repentaunce capitu 22â— Gods woorde was committed to the Iewe ca. 37 Gods house is the coÌ„gregation ca. 38 Gods husbandrye ca. 39. Goddes iudgemente is accordinge to truthe ca. 2â— Godly liuers suffer persecutioÌ„s ca. 10 Godlynes hath promises of the lyfe that is nowe and to come ca. 15 Godli sorow causeth repentauÌ„ce ca. 31 Godlynes is great ryches ca. 19 Godly edifyinge is by faith ca. 28 Go forewarde in good workes ca. 10 Go not too lawe one wyth an other capitu 22 Glorify god in body spirit ca. 23.41 Glory in infirmyties ca. 27 Grace is more plentuous then synne capitu 30 Grace is no grace where workes auayle ca. 37 H. Handle the word of truth iustly ca. 11 Halte not out of the way ca. eod Hate that is euyll caâ— 41 Haue no felowship with deuils ca. 34 Haue peace with all men ca. 41 Haue them in honoure that haue the ouersigâ—te of you cap. 60 Heauen hath an enduring substance capitu 10. He that suffreth tribulation is counted worthye of the kingedome of god capitu 10 He that prouideth not for his household is worse then an infidele cap. 11 He that resisteth power resisteth god capitu 14 He that praiseth him selfe is not alowed ca. 27 He that wyll not worke shoulde not eate ca. 28 Heretikes are to be auoidedâ— ca. 11 Heresies must nedâ—â— be ca. 21 Helpe those that by any chaunce are fallen in to any â—aute ca. 15 His seruaunt thou art to whom thou obeyâ—â— cap. 14 Hynder not the gospell ca. 20 Holde fast the worde of god ca. 36 Hope is layed vppe for vs in â—â—ore in heauen ca 2 Hope putteth no man to shameâ— ca 6 Hope saueth a man ca eodeÌ„ Hope that is sene is no hope ca. eo How the ministers of god should behaue them selues ca. 10 Honour true widowes ca. 59 the Husband is the wiues head ca. 58 Husbandes loue youre wyuâ—s ca. eo Husbandes be not bytter vnto youre wyues ca. eodeÌ„ I. Iesus the greate shepehearde ca. 3 Iesus the aâ—ctour and finisher of our faieth ca. 4 Iesus the mediatour of the new Teâ—tament cap. 38 Iesus suffered without the gate ca 43 Iesus continueth for euer ca. 49 If thou mayst be free vse it cap. 11 If thou stande take heede thou faule not capiâ— 12 If thou be y â— son thou art heireâ— ca. 43. If the rote be holy the braunches are holy ca. 40 If god be on our syde who canne be agaynst vs. ca. 44. I desire to be wyth Christe cap. 33 In maÌ„ dwelleth no good thing ca. 30 In man are two lawes cap. eodem In a great mannes house are vessels of golde and wood capit 44 In the latter dayes some shall geeue hede to deuilyshe doctrine ca. 25 In Christe dwelleth all the fulnes of the godheade capi 48 In two and three witnesses all thinges doo stande cap. 68 Inobedience brought condempnation on all menne ca. 14 It becommeth a preacher too speake freelye ca. 70 It became Christ to be made like vnto hys breethren capi 47 It is appoynted that men shall once dye ca. eod It is good for a man not to touche a woman capitu 57 It is better to marye then to burne capitu 58 It is dampnable to breake the firste sayeth ca. 59 Iudge not hastlyâ— capi 14 Iudge not one an other ca. 22 Iudge nothinge vntyll the lord come capitu eodem Iustification cometh not by the dedes of the lawe but by fayth ca. 53 K. Kepe holye daye with purenesse and truth cap. 29 the Kingedome of god is not in wordes but in power ca. 9.28 Kingedome of god is not meate and dryncke but righteousnes ca. 20 Knowledge maketh a man too swell capitu 7.9 Know not Christ after the flesh ca. 13 Know ye not that a lyttle lâ—uen sowreth the whole lâ—mpe of dow ca. 17 L. Labour with thy hands cap 15 Lay from you that old man capi 16 Lay hand on eternall lyfe ca 32 Lay sodenly hands on no man ca. 61 Lawes are geueÌ„ to the vnrighteous capitu 35. the Law made nothing perfect ca. 51 the Lawe hathe but the shadowe of good thinges to come cap. 52 the Lawe is good if it be vsed lawefullye cap. 53. Learne to be content in what so euer estate ye â—e ca. 15. Let youre woordes be well sauoured with salte capitu 12 Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodyes caâ—â—7 Let not sinne haue power ouer you capitu 35. Let vs do euyll that good maye come thereof capi 45 Let euerye man haue hys wyfe to auoyde fornication ca. 58 Let vs eate and drinke tomorow we shal dye ca. 65. Lye not one to an other ca. 35. the Letâ—er killeth ca. 39 Leaue father and mother and contynue with thy wyfe capi 38 Liue after the flesh and die ca. 16.17 the Loue of Christ passeth knowledge capitu â— Loue fulfylleth the lawe ca. 7 Loue thy neighbour as thy self caâ— 7 Loue hurteth not ca. â—od Loue without dissâ—mulation ca. eodeÌ„ Loue god he wil know the. ca. eodeÌ„ Loue edifieth ca. eo Loue falleth neuer away ca. eodeÌ„ Loue and his properties ca eodeÌ„ â—he Lord knoweth them that are his capitu 13 Luste not after euil things ca. 35. Lust had not ben knowen but by the lawe coâ— 50. M. â—ake your bodyes a quicke sacrifice vnto god cap. 16 Make not prouision for y e flesh ca. eo Manne doeth not what he would but what he woulde not ca. 30 Man is iustified by fayth ca. 50. Man when he prayeth muste be bare â—eade capitu 59. Man is the ymage of god ca. eodem Man neuer sawe god ca. 73 Mans conscyence accuseth or excuseth capi 45. Masters threaten not your seruaunts â—api 60. Malitius and euyll speaking corrupâ—eth good maners capi 65. Meate maketh vs not acceptable to god cap. â—0 Meate is to be receiued with thanks geuinge capitu 51. a Mediator is not a mediator of one capitu 53. Medle with your own busines ca. 36 Mens sinnes go to iudgement before hande cap. 45 Men seeke theyr owne and not that whicâ—e is Iesus Christes cap. 66 Melchisedech kinge of Salem ca. 55 Minysters of the altare are partakers of the alter ca. â—â— Mortifâ—e the deedes of the fleshe and lyue cap. 16.17 Mortifye your members whichâ— are on the earth ca. 16 Moses was a proper childe ca. 5 Moses estemed the rebuke of Christe greater ryches then the treasure of Egypte cap. eode Mounte Syna ca. â—4 N. Naturall men perceaue not the thinges of the spirit ca. 12. Noe throughe the arke condempned the worlde ca. 7 No man knoweth anye thinge as he oughte to know ca. 9 No man that is geuen to God entangleth him selfe with worldly busines capitu 11. No manne speakinge in the spirit of God defyeth Iesus ca 34 No man hateth his owne flesh ca. 38 No man despiseth an alowed