mouth kepe the dore of my lippes 4 Incline not mine heart to euil that I shulde cōmit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie and letme not eat of their delicates 5 Let the righteous smite me for that is a benefite let him reproue me it shal be a precious oyle that shal not breake mine head for within a while I shal euen praie in their miseries 6 When theiriudges shal be cast downe in stonie places they shal heare my wordes for they are swete 7 Our bones lie scattered at the graues mouth as he that he weth wood or diggeth in the earth 8 But mine eyes loke vnto thee ô Lord God in thee is my trust leaue not my soule destitute 9 Kepe me from the snare which they haue laied for me and from the grēnes of the wor kers of iniquitie 10 Let the wicked fall into his nettes together whiles I escape PSAL. CXLII 1 The Prophet nether astonied with feare nor caried awaie with angre nor forced by desperation wolde kil Saúl but with a quiet 〈◊〉 directed his earnest praier to God who did preserue him ¶ A Psalme of Dauid to giue instruction and a prayer when he was in the caue 1 I Cryed vnto the Lord with my voyce with my voyce I praied vnto the Lord. 2 I powred out my meditacion before him declared mine affliction in his presence 3 Thogh my spirit was in perplexitie in me yet thou knewest my path in the waie whe rein I walked haue thei priuely laied a snare for me 4 I loked vpon my right hand behelde but there was none that wolde knowe me all refuge failed me none cared for my soule 5 Then cryed I vnto thee ô Lord and said Thou art mine hope my porcion in the land of the liuing 6 Hearken vnto my crye for I am broght verie lowe deliuer me from my persecuters for thei are to strong for me 7 Bring my soule out of prison that I maie praise thy Name then shal the righteous come about me when thou art beneficialvn to me PSAL. CXLIII 1 An earnest praier for remission of sinnes acknowledging that the enemies did thus 〈◊〉 persecute him by Gods iust iudgement 8 He desireth to be restored to grace 10 To be gouerned by his holie Spirit that he maie spen de the remnant of his life in the true feare and seruice of God ¶ A Psalme of Dauid 1 HEare my praier ô Lord and hearken vnto my supplication answer me in thy trueth and in thy righteousnes 2 And entre not into iudgement with thy seruant for in thy sight shal none that liueth be iustified 3 For the enemie hathe persecuted my soule he hathe smiten my life downe to the earth he hathe laied me in the darkenes as thei that haue bene dead long ago 4 And my spirit was in perplexitie in me and mine heart within me was amased 5 Yet do I remember the time past I 〈◊〉 te in all thy workes yea I do meditate in the workes of thine hands 6 I stretche forthe mine hands vnto thee my soule desireth after thee as the thirstie land Sélah 7 Heare me spedely ô Lord for my spirit fealeth hide not thy face from me els I shal be like vnto them that go downe into the pit 8 Let me heare thy louing kingdenes in the morning for in thee is my trust she we me the waie that I shulde walke in for I lift vp my soule vnto thee 9 Deliuer me ô Lord from mine enemies for I hid me with thee 10 Teache me to do thy wil for thou art my God let thy good Spirit lead me vnto the land of righteousnes 11 Quicken me ô Lord for thy Names sake and for thy righteousnes bring my soule out of trouble 12 And for thy mercie slay mine enemies destroie all them that oppresse my soule for I am thy seruant PLAL CXLIIII 1 He praiseth the Lord with great affection and humilitie for his kingdome restored and for his victories obteined 5 Demanding helpe and the destruction of the wicked 9 Promising to acknowledge the same with songs of praises 15 And declareth wherein the felicitie of anie people consisteth ¶ A Psalme of Dauid 1 BLessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth mine hands to fight and my fingers to battel 2 He is my goodnes my fortres my tower my deliuerer my shield in him I trust which subdueth my people vnder me 3 Lord what is man that thou regardest him or the sonne of man that thou thinkest vpon him 4 Man is like to vanitie his daies are like a shadowe that vanisheth 5 Bowe thine heauens ô Lord come dow ne touche the moūtaines thei shal smoke 6 Cast forthe the lightening and scatter them shote out thine arrowes and consume them 7 Send thine hand from aboue deliuerme take me out of the great waters and from the hand of strangers 8 Whose mouth talketh vanitie their right hand is a right hand of falsehode 9 I wil sing a newe song vnto thee ô God and sing vnto thee vpon a viole and an in strument of ten strings 10 It is he that giueth deliuerāce vnto Kings and rescueth Dauid his seruant from the hurtful sworde 11 Rescue me and deliuerme from the hand of strangers whose mouth talketh vanitie and their right hand is a right hād of falsehode 12 That our sonnes maye be as the 〈◊〉 plantes growing vp in their youth and our daughters as the corner stones grauen after the similitude of a palace 13 That our corners may be ful and abunding with diuers sortes and that our shepe may bring forthe thousands ten thousand in our stretes 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour that their be none inuasion nor going out nor no crying in our stretes 15 Blessed are the people that be so yea blessed are the people whose God is the Lord. PSAL. CXLV This Psalme was composed when the kingdome of Dauid florished 1 VVherein he describeth the wonderful pro uidence of God aswel in gouerning man as in preseruing all the rest of his creatures 17 He praiseth God for his iustice and mercie 18 But specially for his louing kindenes toward those that call vpon him that feare him and loue him 21 For the which he promiseth to praise him for euer ¶ A Psalme of Dauid of praise 1 O My God and King I wil extoll thee and wil blesse thy Name for euer and euer 2 I wil blesse thee daily and praise thy Name for euer and euer 3 Great is the Lord and moste worthie to be praised and his greatnes is incompre hensible 4 Generation shal praise thy workes vnto generation and declare thy power 5 I wil meditate of the beautie of thy
your selues 44 No man can come to me except the Father which hathe sent me drawe him and I wil raise him vp at the last day 45 It is written in the * Prophetes And they shal be all taught of God Euerie man therefore that hathe heard and hathe learned of the Father cometh vnto me 46 * Not that anie man hathe sene the Father saue he which is of God he hathe sene the Father 47 Verely verely I say vnto you He that beleueth in me hathe euerlasting life 48 I am the bread of life 49 * Your fathers did eat Manna in the wildernes and are dead 50 This is the bread whiche cometh downe from heauē that he which eateth of it shuld not dye 51 I am the liuing bread which came downe from heauen if anie man eat of this bread he shal liue for euer and the bread that I wil giue is my flesh which I wil giue for the life of the worlde 52 Then the Iewes stroue among them selues saying How can this man giue vs his flesh to eat 53 Then Iesus said vnto them Verely verely I say vnto you Except ye eat the flesh of the Sōne of man and drinke his blood ye haue no life in you 54 Whosoeuer* eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hathe eternal life and I wil raise him vp at the last day 55 For my flesh is meat in dede and my blood is drinke in dede 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me and I in him 57 As the liuing Father hathe sent me so liue I by the Father and he that eateth me euē he shal liue by me 58 This is the bread which came downe from heauen not as your fathers haue eate Manna are dead He that eateth of 〈◊〉 bread shal liue for euer 59 These things spake he in the Synagogue as he taught in Capernaum 60 Manie therefore of his disciples when thei heard this said This is an hard saying who can heare it 61 But Iesus knowing in him self that his disci ples murmured at this said vnto thē Doeth this offende you 62 What then if ye shulde se the Sonne of mā ascende vp * where he was before 63 It is the Spirit that quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing the wordes that I speake vnto you are spirit and life 64 But there are some of you that beleue not for Iesus knewe from the beginning which they were that beleued not and who shulde betraye him 65 And he said Therefore said I vnto you that no man can come vnto me except it be giuē vnto him of my Father 66 From that time manie of his disciples went backe and walked no more with him 67 Thē said Iesus to the twelue Wil ye also go away 68 Then Simon Peter answered him Master to whome shal we go Thou hast the wordes of eternal life 69 And we beleue and knowe that thou art the Christ the Sonne of the liuing God 70 Iesus answered thē Haue not 〈◊〉 * chosen you twelue and one of you is a deuil 71 Now he spake it of Iudas Iscariot the sonne of Simon for he it was that shulde betraye him thogh he was one of the twelue CHAP. VII 6 Iesus reproueth the ambition of his cousins 12 There are diuers opinions of him among the people 17 He sheweth how to knowe the trueth 20 The iniurie they do vnto him 47 The 〈◊〉 ebuke the officers becau se they haue not taken him 52 And chide with Nicode mus for taking his parte 1 AFter these things Iesus walked in Galile and wolde not walke in Iudea for the Iewes soght to kil him 2 Now the Iewes * feast of the Tabernacles was at hand 3 His brethren therefore said vnto him departe hence and go into Iudea that thy disciples may se thy workes that thou doest 4 For there is no man that doeth anie thing secretly and he himself seketh to be famous If thou doest these things shewe thy self to the worlde 5 For as yet his brethren beleued not in him 6 Then Iesus said vnto them My time is not yet come but your time is alway readie 7 The world can not hate you but me it hateth because I testifie of it that the workes there of are euil 8 Go ye vp vnto this feast I wil not govp yet vnto this feast for my time is not yet fulfilled 9 ¶ These things he said vnto them and abode stil in Galile 10 But assone as his brethren were 〈◊〉 vp thē went he also vp vnto the feast not openly but as it were priuely 11 Then the Iewes soght him at the feest and said Where is he 12 And muche murmuring was there of him among the people Some said He is a good man other said Naye but be deceiueth the people 13 How be it no man spake openly of him for feare of the Iewes 14 Now when half the feast was done Iesus went vp into the Temple and taught 15 And the Iewes marueiled saying How knoweth this man the Scriptures seing that he neuer learned 16 Iesus answered them and said My doctrine is not mine but his that sent me 17 If anie man wil do his wil he shal knowe of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speake of my self 18 He that speaketh of him self seketh his owne glorie but he that seketh his glorie that sent him the same is true and no vnrighteousnes is in him 19 * Did not Moses giue you a Lawe and yet none of you kepeth the Law * Why go ye about to kil me 20 The people answered and said Thou hast a deuil who goeth about to kil thee 21 Iesus answered and said to them I haue done one worke and ye all marueile 22 * Moses therefore gaue vnto you circumcision not because it is of Moses but of the * fathers and ye on the Sabbath day circum cise a man 23 If a man on the Sabbath receiue circumcision that the Law of Moses shulde not be brokē be ye angrie with me because I haue made a man euerie whit whole on the Sabbath day 24 * Iudge not according to the appearance but 〈◊〉 righteous iudgement 25 ¶ Then said some of them of Ierusalem is not this he whome they go about to kil 26 And beholde he speaketh openly they say nothing to him do the rulers knowe in dede that this is the verie Christ 27 How beit we knewe this man whence he is but when the Christ cometh no man shal knowe whence he is 28 ¶ Thē cryed Iesus in the Tēple as he taught saying Ye bothe knowe me and knowe whence I am yet am I not come of my self but he that sent me is true whome ye know not 29 But I knowe him for I am of him and he hathe sent me 30 Then they
foreknowledge 1 NOw then there is no comdemnation to them that are in Christ Iesus which walke not after the slesh but after the Spirit 2 For the Law of the Spirit flif which is in Christ Iesus hathe freed me from the law of sinne and of death 3 For that that was impossible to the Law in as muche as it was weake because of the flesh God sending his owne Sonne in the similitude of sinful flesh and for sinne condemned sinne in the flesh 4 That the righteousnes of the Law might be fulfilled in vs which walke not after the flesh but after the Spirit 5 For they that are after the flesh sauour the things of the flesh but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit 6 For the wisdome of the flesh is death but the wisdome of the Spirit is life peace 7 Because the wisdome of the flesh is enimitie against God for it is not subiect to the Law of God nether in dede can be 8 So then they that are in the flesh can not please God 9 Now ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit because the Spirit of God dwelleth in you but if anie man hathe not the Spirit of Christ the same is not his 10 And if Christ be in you the bodie is dead because of sinne but the Spirit is life for righteousnes sake 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised vp Iesus from the dead dwell in you he that raised vp Christ frō the dead shal also quicken your mortal boides because that his Spirit dwelleth in you 12 Therefore brethren we are detters not to the flesh to liue after the flesh 13 For if ye liue after the flesh ye shal dye but if ye mortifie the dedes of the bodie by the Spirit ye shal liue 14 For as manie as are led by the Spirit of God they are the sonnes of God 15 For ye haue not receiued the Spirit of bondage to feare againe but ye haue receiued the Spirit of ad opcion whereby we crye * Abba Father 16 The same Spirit beareth witnes with our Spirit that we are the children of God 17 If webe children we are also heires euē the heires of God and heires annexed with Christ if so be that we suffer with him that we maye also beglorified with him 18 For I counte that the afflictions of this present time are not worthie of the glorie which shal be shewed vnto vs. 19 For the seruēt desire of the creature waiteth when the sonnes of God shal be reueiled 20 Because the creature is subiect to vanitie not of it owne wil but by reason of him which hathe subdued it vnder hope 21 Because the creature also shal be deliuered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious libertie of the sonnes of God 22 For we knowe that euerie creature groneth with vs also and trauaileth in paine together vnto this present 23 And not onely the creature but we also which haue the first frutes of the Spirit euē we do sigh in our selues waiting for the adopcion euen the * redemption of our bodie 24 For we are saued by hope but hope that is sene is not hope for how can a man hope for that which he seeth 25 But if we hope for that we se not we do with pacience abide for it 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmi ties for we knowe not what to praye as we ought but the Spirit it self maketh 〈◊〉 for vs with sighs which can not be expressed 27 But he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the meaning of the Spirit for he maketh request for the Sainctes according to the wil of God 28 Also we knowe that all things worke together for the best vnto them that loue God euen to them that are called of his purpose 29 For those wich he knewe before he also predestinate to be made like to the image of his Sonne that he might be the first borne among manie brethren 30 Moreouer whome he predestinate them also he called and whome he called them also he iustified and whome he iustified them he also glorified 31 What shal we then say to these things If God be on our side who can be against vs 32 Who spared not his owne Sonne but gaue him for vs all to death how shal he not with him giue vs all things also 33 Who shal lay anie thing to the charge of Gods chosen it it God that * iustifieth 34 Who shal condemne it is Christ which is dead yea or rather whiche is risen againe who is also at the right hand of God and maketh request also for vs. 35 Who shal separate vs from the loue of Christ shal tribulacion or anguish or persecucion or famine or nakednes or peril or sworde 36 As it is written For thy sake are we killed all day long we are counted as shepe for the slaughter 37 Neuertheles in all these things we are more then conquerers through him that loued vs. 38 For I am persuaded that nether death nor life nor Angels nor principalities nor pow ers nor things present nor things to come 39 Nor height nor depth nor anie other creatu re shal be able to separate vs from the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord. CHAP. IX 1 Heauing testified his great loue towardes his nacion and the signes thereof 11 He entreateth of the election and reprobacion 24 Of the vocation of the Gentiles 30 And reiection of the Iewes 1 I Say the trueth in Christ I lye not my conscience bearing me witnes in the holie Gost. 2 That I haue great heauines and continual sorowe in mine heart 3 * For I wolde wish my self to be separate from Christ for my brenthren that are my kinsmen according to the flesh 4 Which are the Israelites to whome perteineth the adoption and the glorie and the * Couenantes and the giuing of the Law the seruice of God and the promises 5 Of whome are the Fathers and of whome concerning the flesh Christ came who is God ouer all blessed for euer Amen 6 * Not withstanding it can not be that the worde of God shulde take none effect for all they are not Israel which are of Israel 7 Nether are they all children because they are the sede of Abraham * but In Isaac shal thy sede be called 8 That is they which are the children of the flesh are not the children of God but the* children of the promes are counted for the sede 9 For this is a worde of promes * In this same time wil I come and Sara shal haue a sonne 10 Nether he onelie felt this but also * Rebecca when she had cōceiued by one euē by
vsed in prayer alluding to the sa crifices whiche were by Gods commandement 〈◊〉 in the olde Law c He desireth God to kepe his thoghts waies ether from thinking 〈◊〉 executing vengeance d Let not their prosperitie allure 〈◊〉 to be wicked as they are e He colde abide all corrections that came of 〈◊〉 louing heart f By pacience I shal se the wicked so sharpely handled that 〈◊〉 shal 〈◊〉 pitie praye for them g The people which followed their wicked rulers in 〈◊〉 the Prophet shal repent and turne to God when they se their wicked rulers punished h Here appeareth that Dauid was miraculously deliuered out of manie deaths as * 2. Cor. 1. 9. i Into Gods 〈◊〉 wherby he catcheth the wicked I their owne malice k So that none of them escape a Dauids pacience and 〈◊〉 praier to God cōdemneth their wicked rage which in their troubles ether desparre and mur mureagainst God or els sake to others thē to God to haue redres in their miseries †Ebr. was folden or wrapped in me meaning as a thing that colde haue none yssue “ Or soght for my soule b Thogh 〈◊〉 mea nes failed him yet he knewethat God wolde neue fo sake him c For he was on all sides beset with his enemies as thogh he had bene in a most strait prison d Ether to reioyce at my wonderful deliuerance or to set a crowne vpon mine head a That is as thou hast promised to be faithful in thy promes to all that trust in thee b That is according to thy fre goodnes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thine c He knewe that his 〈◊〉 were Gods messingers to cal 〈◊〉 to repentance for 〈◊〉 nes thogh toward his enemies he was innocent and that in Gods 〈◊〉 all men are sinners d He acknowled geth that God is the onelie and true phisicion to 〈◊〉 him and that he is able to raise him to life thogh he were dead long ago turned to asshes e So that onely by faith and by the grace of Gods Spirit he wasvpholden f To wit thy great benefites of olde and the manifolde examples of thy fauour roward thine g That is spedely in dueseason h Let thine holie Spirit coūsel me how to come for the of these great cares troubles i I hid my self vnder the shadow of thy wings that I might be defended by thy power k He cōfesseth that bothe the knowledge and obedience of Gods wil commeth by the Spirit of God who teacheth vs by his Worde giueth vnderstanding by his Spirit and frameth our hearts by his grace to obey him l That is iustly and aright for so sone as we decline from Gods wil we fall into errour m Which shal be a signe of thy Fatherlie kindenes toward me n Resigning my selfe wholly vnto thee and trusting in thy protection a Who of a 〈◊〉 shepherd hathe made me a valiāt warriour and mightie conquerour †Ebr. my deliuerer vnto me for the Propher can not satisfie him self with any Wordes b He confesseth that nether by his owne 〈◊〉 power not policie his kingdome was quiet but by the secret grace of God c To giue vnto God iust praise in to confesse our selues to be vnworthie of so excellent benefites and that he besto weth them vpon vs of his fre mercie d He desireth God to continue 〈◊〉 graces and to send helpe for the present necessitie e By these maner of speaches he sheweth that all the 〈◊〉 in the worlde can not hinder Gods power which he 〈◊〉 by faith f That is deliuer me from the 〈◊〉 of them that shulde be 〈◊〉 people but are corrupt in their iudgement and entreprises as thoght thei were strangers g For thogh thei shake hands yet thei kepe not promes h That is a rate and excellent song as thy great benefites deserue i Thogh wicked Kings be called Gods seruants as Cyrus * Isa. 45. 1. for asmuche as he vseth then to execute his iudgements yet Dauid because of Gods promes and they that rule godly are properly so called because they serue not their owne affections but set for the Gods glorie k He desireth God to continue his benefites toward his people counting the procreacion of children and their good education among the chie fest of Gods benefites l That the ve ie corners of our houses may be ful of 〈◊〉 for the great abundance of 〈◊〉 blessings m He attributeth not onely the great commodities but euen the least also to Gods fauour n And if God giue not to all his children all these blessings yet he recompenseth them with better things a He sheweth what sacrifices are pleasant and acceptable vnto God euen praise and thankesgiuing and seing that God stil con tinueth his benefites towards vs we oght neuer to be weariein praising him for the same b Hereby he declareth that all power is subiect vnto God and that no worldlie promotion oght to obscure Gods glorie c For as muche as the end of mans creation and of his preseruation in this life is to praise God there fore he requireth that not onely we out selues do this but cause all other to do the same d Of thy terrible iudgements against the wicked e He describath after what sorte God sheweth him self to all his creatures thogh our sinnes haue prouoked his ven geance against all to Wit merciful not onely in par doning the sinnes of his elect but in doing good euen to the reprobate albeit they can not fele theswere comfort of the same f The praise of thy glorie appea reth in all thy creatures and thogh the wicked wolde obscu re the same by their silence yet the faithful are euer mindeful of the same g He sheweth that all things are out of ordre but onely where God reigneth * Luk 1 31. * Dan. 7 14. Exod. 34. 6. h who being in miserie and afflict on wolde fainte and fall away if God did not vp holde them and therefore they oght to reuerence him that reigneth in heauen and suffer them selues to be gouerned by him i To wit aswel of man as of beast k He praiseth God not onely for that he is 〈◊〉 to all his creatures but also in that that he iustly punisheth the wicked and mercifully examineth his by the crosse giuing them strength and deliuering thē l Which onely apperteineth to the faithful and this vertue is contrarie to infidelitie douting 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 m For they wil aske or wise for nothing but according to his wil. * 1. ioh 5. 14. n That is all men shal be bounde to praise him a He 〈◊〉 vp him self and all his 〈◊〉 to praise God b That God may haue the whole praise wherein he forbiddeth all vaine confidence shewing that of nature we are more enclined to put our trust in creatures then in God the creator c As their vaine opinions whereby flattered them selues and so ima gined wicked entreprises d He encourageth the godlie to
vncircumcised and the vncleane 2 Shake thy self from the dust arise and sit downe ô Ierusalém loose the bandes of thy necke ô thou captiuitie daughter Zion 3 For thus saith the Lorde Ye were solde for naught therefore shal ye be redemed without money 4 For thus saith the Lorde God My people went downe afore tyme into Egypt to soiourne there and Asshur oppressed them without cause 5 Now therefore what haue I here sayth the Lorde that my people is taken away for naught and they that rule ouer them make them to howle saith the Lord and my Name all the day continually is blasphemed 6 Therfore my people shal knowe my Name therefore they shal knowe in that day that I am he that do speake beholde it is I. 7 How beautiful vpon the montaines are the fete of him that declareth and publisheth peace that declareth good tidings and publisheth saluacion saying vnto Zión Thy God reigneth 8 The voice of thy watchemē shal be heard they shal lift vp their voyce and shout together for they shall se eye to eye when the Lord shal bring againe Zion 9 O ye desolate places of Ierusalém be glad and reioyce together for the Lorde hathe comforted hys people he hathe redemed Ierusalém 10 The Lorde hathe made bare hys holy arme in the sight of all the Gentiles and all the ends of the earth shalse the saluacion of our God 11 Departe departe ye go out from thence and touche no vncleane thing go out of the middes of her be ye cleane that beare the vessels of the Lord. 12 For ye shall not go out with hast nor departe by fleing away but the Lord wil go be fore you and the God of Israél wil gather you together 13 Beholde my seruant shal prosper he shal be exalted and extolled and be very hie 14 As manie were astonied at thee his visage was so deformed of men and his forme of the sonnes of men so shall he sprincle manie nations the Kings shal shut their mouthes at hym for that whiche had not bene tolde them 〈◊〉 they se and that which they had not heard shal they vnderstand CHAP. LIII 1 Of Christ and his kingdome whose worde fewe will beleue 6 All men are sinners 11 Christ is our righteousnes 12 And is dead for our sinnes 1 WHo will beleue our reporte and to whome is the arme of the Lorde reueiled 2 But he shal growe vp before him as a brāche and as a roote out of a drye grounde he hathe nether forme nor beautie when we shall se hym there shal be no forme that we shulde desire him 3 He is despised and reiected of men he is a man ful of sorows and hathe experience of infirmities we hid as it were our faces from him he was dispised ād we estemed him not 4 Surely he hathe borne our infirmities ād caried our sorowes yet we did iudge him as plagued and smitten of God and humbled 5 But he was wonded for our transgressions he was broken for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was vpon hym and with his stripes we are healed 6 All we like shepe haue gone astraie we haue turned cuerie one to hys owne way and the Lorde hathe layed vpon hym the iniquitie of vs all 7 He was oppressed and he was afflicted yet did he not open his mouth he is broght as a shepe to the slaughter and as a shepe before her shearer is dumme so he openeth not his mouth 8 He was taken out from prison and frome iudgement and who shall declare hys age for he was cut out of the land of the liuyng for the transgression of my people was he plagued 9 And he made his graue with the wicked with the riche in his death thogh he had done no wickednes nether was anie decei te in his mouth 10 Yet the Lord wolde breake him and make him subiect to infirmites when he shal make his soule an offring for sinne he shalse his sede and shal prolong his daies the wil of the Lord shal prosper in his hand 11 He shalse of the trauaile of his soule and shal be satisfied by his knowledge shal my righteous seruant iustifie manie for he shal beare their iniquities 12 Therefore wil I giue him a portion with the great and he shal deuide the spoyle with the strong because he hathe powred out his soule vnto death and he was counted with the transgressers and he bare the sinne of many and prayed for the trespassers CHAP. LIIII 1 Mo of the Gentiles shal beleue the Gospel then of the Iewes 7 God leaueth his for a time to 〈◊〉 afterward he sheweth mercie 1 REioyce ô baren that didest not beare breake forthe into ioye reioyce thou that didest not trauaile with childe for the desolate hathe mo children then the maried wife saith the Lord. 2 Enlarge the place of thy 〈◊〉 and let thē spread out the curtaines of thine habitaciōs spare not stretch out thy cordes and make faste thy stakes 3 For thou shalt increase on the right hand on the left and thy sede shal possesse the Gētiles and dwell in the desolate cities 4 Feare not for thou shalt not be ashamed ne ther shalt thou be cōfounded for thou shalt not be put to shame ye a thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth shalt not remember the reproche of thy wid dowhead aniemore 5 For he that made thec is thi 〈◊〉 and whose Name is the Lord of hostes and thy redemer the holie one of Israél 〈◊〉 called the God of the whole worlde 6 For the Lord hathe called thee being as a woman forsaken and afflicted in 〈◊〉 and as a yong wife when thou wast refused saith thy God 7 For allitle while haue I forsaken thee but with great compassion wil I gather thee 8 For a momēt in mine angre I hid my face from thee for a litle season but with euer lasting mercie haue I had compassiō on thee saith the Lord thy redemer 9 For this is vnto me as the waters of Noáh for as I haue sworne that the waters of Noáh shulde no more go ouer the earth so haue I sworne that I wolde not be angrie with thee nor rebuke thee 10 For the mountaines shal remoue and the 〈◊〉 shal sall downe but my mercie shal not depart from thee nether shal the couenant of my peace fall away saith the Lord that ha the compassion on thee 11 O thou afflicted and tossed with tempest that hast no comfort beholde I wil lay thy stones with the carbuncle and lay thy fundacion with saphirs 12 And I wil make thy windowes of emeraudes and thy gates shining stones and all thy borders of pleasant stones 13 And all thy children shal be
that hathe no rest and lodgeth wheresoeuer the night taketh him CHAP. XXXVII 1 How a man shulde knowe friends and counselers 12 To kepe his companie that feareth God 1 EVerie friēd saith I am a friend vnto him also but there is some friend which is onely a friend in name 2 Remaineth there not heauines vnto death when a companion and friend is turned to an enemie 3 O wicked presumption frō whence art thou sprong vp to couer the earth with disceite 4 * There is some companion which in prosperitie reioyceth with his friend but in the time of trouble he is against him 5 There is some companion that helpeth his friend for the bellie sake and taketh vp the buckeler against the enemie 6 Forget not thy friend in thy minde thinke vpon him in thy riches 7 Seke no counsel at him of whome thou art suspected and disclose not thy counsel vnto suche as hate thee 8 * Euerie counseler praiseth his owne counsel but there is some that counseleth for him self 9 Beware of the counseler and be aduised afo re where to thou wilt vse him for he wil counsel for him self lest he cast the lot vpon thee 10 And say vnto thee Thy way is good and af terwarde he stād against thee and loke what shal become of thee 11 Aske no counsel for religion of him that is without religiō nor of iustice of him that hathe no iustice nor of a woman 〈◊〉 her of whome she is ielous nor of a cowarde in matters warre nor of a marchant concerning exchange nor of a bier for the sale nor of an enuious mā touching 〈◊〉 nor of the vnmerciful touching kindenes nor of an vnhonest man of honestie nor of the slothful for anie labour nor of an hireling for the finishing of a worke nor of an idle seruant for muche busines hearken not vnto these in anie matter of counsel 12 But be continual with a godlie man whome thou knowest to kepe the commandements of the Lord whose minde is according to thy minde and is sorie for thee when thou stumblest 13 Take counsel of thine owne heart for there is no man more faithful vnto thee then it 14 For a mans minde is some time more accustomed to shewe more thē seuen watchmen that sit aboue in an high tower 15 And aboue all this pray to the most High that he wil direct thy waye in trueth 16 Let reason go before euerie enterprise and counsel before euerie action 17 ¶ These changing of the countenance is a signe of the chāging of the heart foure thīgs appeare good and euil life death but the tongue hathe euer more the gouernement ouer them 18 ¶ Some mā is wittie hathe instructed manie and yet is vn profitable vnto him self 19 Some man wil be wise in wordes and is hated yea he is destitute of all foode 20 Because grace is not giuen him of the Lord for he is distitute of all wisdome 21 Another is wise for him self and the frutes of vnderstanding are faithful in his mouth 22 A wise man instructeth his people and the frutes of his wisdome faile not 23 A wise man shal be plenteously blessed and all they that se him shal thinke him blessed 24 The life of man standeth in the nomber of dayes but the dayes of Irael are in numerable 25 A wise man shal obteine credit among his people and his name shal be perpetual 26 My sonne proue thy soule in thy life and se what is euil for it and permit it not to do it 27 For all things are not profitable for all men nether hathe euerie soule pleasure in euerie thing 28 Be not griedie in all delites and be not to hastie vpon all meates 29 * For 〈◊〉 of meates bringeth sickenes glotonie cometh into choliricke diseases 30 By surfet haue manie perished but he that 〈◊〉 him self prolongeth his life CHAP. XXXVIII 1 A physicion is commendable 16 To burye the dead 24 The wisdome of him that is learned 1 HOnour the physicion with that honor that is due vnto him because of necessitie for the Lord hathe created him 2 For of the moste High cometh healing and he shal receiue giftes of the King 3 The knowledge of the physicion lifteth vp his head and in the sight of great mē he shal be in admiration 4 The Lord hathe created medecines of the earth and he that is wise wil not abhorre it 5 * Was not the water made swete with wood that men might know the vertue thereof 6 So he hathe giuen men knowledge that he might be glorified in his wōderous workes 7 With suche doeth he healemen and taketh away their paines 8 Of suche doeth the apothecarie make a con fection and yet he can not finish his owne workes for of the Lord cometh prosperitie and welth ouer all the earth 9 My sōne faile not in thy sickenes but* parie vnto the Lord and he wil make thee whole 10 Leaue of from sinne and order thine hāds a right and clense thine heart from all wickednes 11 Offer swete incense and fine floure for a remēbrance make the offring fat for thou art not the first giuer 12 Then giue place to the physicion for the Lord hathe created him let him not go frō thee for thou hast nede of him 13 The houre may come that their enterprises may haue good successe 14 For they also shall praye vnto the Lord that he wolde prosper that which is giuen for ease and their physicke for the prolōging of life 15 He that sinneth before his maker let hym fall into the hands of the physicion 16 My sonne * powre for the teares ouer the dead and begynne to mourne as if thou hadest suffred great harme thy self then couer his bodie according to his appointement and neglect not his buryal 17 Make a grieuous lamētacion and be earnest in mourning and vse lamentacion as he is worthie and that a daye or two lest thou be euil spoken of and then comforte thy self for thine heauines 18 * For of heauines cometh death and the heauines of the heart breaketh the strēgth 19 Of the affection of the hearte cometh sorow and the life of him that is afflicted is according to his heart 20 Take no heauines to heart driue it awaye and remember the last end 21 Forget it not for there is no turning againe thou shalt do him no good but hurt thy self 22 Remember his iudgement thine also shal be likewise vnto me yester daye and vnto thee to day 23 * Seing the dead is at rest let hys remembrance rest and comforte thy self agayne for him when his Spirit is departed frome him 24 ¶ The wisdome of a learned mā cometh by vsing wel his vacant time and he that ceaseth from his owne matters labour may come by wisdome 25 How cā he get wisdome that holdeth the plough and he
might be with him but Iesus sent him away saying 39 Returne into thine owne house ād shewe what great things God hath done to thee So he went hys awaye and preached through out all the citie what greate thyngs Iesus had done vnto him 40 ¶ And it came to passe whē Iesus was come againe that the people receiued him for they all waited for him 41 ¶ * And beholde there came a man named Iairus and he was the ruler of the Synagogue who fel downe at Iesus fete ād besoght him that he wolde come into his house 42 For he had but a daughter onelye aboute twelue yeres of age and she laye a dying ad as he went the people thronged him 43 And a woman hauyng an yssue of bloode twelue yeres long whiche had spent all her substance vpon physicions and colde not be healed of any 44 Whē she came behinde him she touched the hemme of his garment and immediatly her yssue of blood stanched 45 Then Iesus said Who is it that hathe touched me When euerie man denyed Peter said ād they that were with him Master the multitude thrust thee and tread on thee and sayest thou Who hathe touched me 46 And Iesus said Some one hath touched me for I perceiue that vertue is gone out of me 47 When the woman sawe that she was not hid she came trembling and fel downe before him ād tolde him before all the people for what cause she had touched him how she was healed immediatly 48 And he said vnto her Daughter be of good comfort thy faith hathe made thee whole go in peace 49 While he yet spake there came one from the ruler of the Synagogues house which said to him Thy daughter is dead disease not the Master 50 When Iesus heard it he answered him saying Feare not beleue onely and she shal be made whole 51 And when he went into the house he suffred no man to go in with him saue Peter and Iames and Iohn and the father and mother of the maide 52 And all wept and sorowed for her but he said Wepe not for she is not dead but slepeth 53 And they laught hym to skorne knowyng that she was dead 54 So he thrust them all out and toke her by the hand and cryed saying Maid arise 55 And her spirit came againe and she rose straight way and he commanded to giue her meat 56 Then her parents were astonied but he commanded them that they shulde tell no man what was done CHAP. IX 2 He sendeth out the twelue Apostles to preache 7 Herode heareth tel of him 12 He feedeth fiue thousand men with fiue loaues and two fishes 19 Diuerse opinions of Christ. 28 He trans figureth him self vpon the mount 42 He deliuereth the possessed 47 And teacheth his disciples to belowlie 54 They desire vengeance but he reproueth them 1 THen * called he the twelue disciples together and gaue them power and autori tie ouer all deuils and to heale diseases 2 * And he sent thē to preache the kyngdome of God and to cure the sicke 3 And he said to them Take nothing to your iourney nether staues nor scrip nether bread nor siluer nether haue two coates 4 And whatsoeuer house ye entre into there abide and thence departe 5 And whosoeuer will not receiue you when ye go out of that citie * shake of the verie dust from your fete for a testimonie agaynst them 6 And they went out and went through euerie towne preachyng the Gospell and healing euerie where 7 ¶ * Nowe Herode the tetrarche heard of all that was done by hym and he douted because that it was said of some that Iohn was risen againe from the dead 8 And of some that Elias had appeared and of some that one of the olde Prophetes was risen againe 9 Then Herode sayd Iohn haue I beheaded who then is thys of whome I heare suche things and he desired to se him 10 ¶ * And when the Apostles returned they tolde him what great things they had done * Then he toke them and went aside into a solitarie place nere to the citie called Bethsaida 11 But when the people knewe it they followed him and he receiued them and spake vnto them of the kingdome of God and hea led them that had nede to be healed 12 * And when the day began to we are away the twelue came and said vnto him Send the people away that they may go into the townes and villages rounde about lodge and get meat for we are here in a desert place 13 But he said vnto them Giue ye them to eat And they said We haue no mo but fiue loaues and two fishes except we shulde go and bye meat for all this people 14 For they were about fiue thousand mē Thē he said to his disciples Cause them to sit downe by fifties in a companie 15 And they did so and caused all to sit downe 16 Then he toke the fiue loaues and the two fishes and loked vp to heauen and blessed them and brake and gaue to the disciples to set before the people 17 So they did all eat and were satisfied there was takē vp of that remained to thē twelue baskets ful of broken meat 18 ¶ * And it came to passe as he was alone pray ing his disciples were with him and he asked them saying Whome say the people that I am 19 They answered and said Iohn Baptist and others say Elias some say that one of the olde Prophetes is risen againe 20 And he said vnto them But whome say ye that I am Peter answered said The Christ of God 21 And he warned and commaunded thē that they shulde tell that to no man 22 Saying * The Sonne of man must suffre many things and be reproued of the Elders of the hie Priests and Scribes and be slaine and the thirde day rise againe 23 ¶ * And he said to them all If any man wil come after me let him denye him self and take vp his crosse daily and folowe me 24 For whosoeuer wilsaue his life shal lose it and whosoeuer shal lose his life for my sake the same shal saue it 25 For what auantageth it a man if he winne the whole worlde and destroye him self or lose himself 26 * For whosoeuer shal be ashamed of me and of my wordes of him shal the Sonne of man be ashamed when he shal come in his glorie and in the glorie of the Father and of the holie Angels 27 * And I tell you of a suretie there be some standing here which shal not taste of death til they haue sene the kingdome of God 28 * And it came to passe about an eight dayes after those wordes that he toke
Caiaphas prophecieth 54 Christ getteth him out of the way 1 ANd a certeine man was sicke named Lazarus of Bethania the towne of Marie and her sister Martha 2 And it was that * Marie which anointed the Lord with ointment aÌ„d wiped his fete with her heere whose brother Lazarê° was sicke 3 Therefore hys sisters sent vnto hym saying Lord beholde he whome thou louest is sicke 4 When Iesus heard it he sayd This sickenes is not vnto death but for the glorie of God that the Sonne of God myght be glorified thereby 5 ¶ Now Iesus loued Martha and her sister and Lazarus 6 And after he had heard that he was sicke yet abode he two dayes stil in the same place where he was 7 Then after that said he to his disciples Let vs go into Iudea againe 8 The disciples sayd vnto hym Master the Iewes lately soght to * stone thee and doest thou go thither againe 9 Iesus aunswered are there not twelue houres in the daye If a man walke in the day he stombleth not because he seeth the lyght of this worlde 10 But if a man walke in the night he stombleth because there is no light in him 11 These things spake he and after he said vnto them Our friend Lazarus slepeth but I go to wake him vp 12 Then said his disciples Lord if he slepe he shal be safe 13 How beit Iesus spake of his death but they thoght that he had spoken of the natural slepe 14 Then said Iesus vnto them plainely Lazarus is dead 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there that ye may beleue but let vs go vnto him 16 Then said Thomas which is called Didymus vnto his fellowe disciples Let vs also go that we may dye with him 17 ¶ Then came Iesus and founde that he had liue in the graue foure dayes already 18 Now Bethania was nere vnto Ierusalem about fiftene fur longs of 19 And many of the Iewes were come to Martha and Marie to comfort them for their brother 20 Then Martha when she heard that Iesus was coming went to mete him but Marie sate stil in the house 21 Then said Martha vnto Iesus Lord if thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene dead 22 But now I knowe also that whatsoeuer thou ask est of God God wil giue it thee 23 Iesus said vnto her Thy brother shal rise againe 24 Martha said vnto him I knowe that he shal rise againe in the resurrection at the last day 25 Iesus said vnto her I am the resurrection and the life he that beleueth in me thogh he were dead yet shal he liue 26 And whosoeuer liueth and beleueth in me shal neuer dye Beleuest thou this 27 She said vnto him Yea Lord I beleue that thou art the Christ the Sonne of God which shulde come into the worlde 28 ¶ And when she had so said she went her way called Marie her sister secretly saying The Master is come and calleth for thee 29 And when she heard it she arose quickely and came vnto him 30 For Iesus was not yet come into the towne but was in the place where Martha met him 31 The Iewes then which were with her in the house and comforted her when they sawe Marie that she rose vp hastely went out followed her saying She goeth vnto the gra ue to wepe there 32 Then when Marie was come where Iesus was and sawe him she fel downe at his fete saying vnto him Lord if thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene dead 33 When Iesus therefore sawe her wepe and the Iewes also wepe which came with her he groned in the spirit and was troubled in him self 34 And said Where haue ye laid him Thei said vnto him Lord come and se. 35 And Iesus wept 36 Then said the Iewes Beholde how he loued him 37 And some of them said Colde not he which opened the eyes of the blinde haue made also that this man shulde not haue dyed 38 Iesus therefore againe groned in him self and came to the graue And it was a caue and a stone was laid vpon it 39 Iesus said Take ye away the stone Martha the sister of him that was dead said vnto him Lord he stinketh alreadie for he hathe bene dead foure daies 40 Iesus said vnto her Said I not vnto thee that if thou diddest beleue thou shuldest se the glorie of God 41 Then they toke away the stone from the place where the dead was laid And Iesus lift vp his eyes and said Father I thanke thee because thou hast heard me 42 I knowe that thou hearest me alwayes but because of the people that stand by I said it that they maye beleue that thou hast sent me 43 As he had spoken these things he cryed with a loude voyce Lazarus come forthe 44 Then he that was dead came forthe bounde hand and fote with bandes and his face was bounde with a napkin Iesus said vnto them Lose him and let him go 45 ¶ Then manie of the Iewes which came to Marie and had sene the things which Iesus did beleued in him 46 But some of them went their way to the Pharises and tolde them what things Iesus had done 47 Then gathered the hie Priests and the Pharises a council and said What shal we do For this man doeth manie miracles 48 If we let him thus alone all men wil beleue in him and the Romaines wil come and take away bothe our place and the nacion 49 TheÌ„ one of them named Caiaphas which was the hie Priest that same yere said vnto them Ye perceiue nothing at all 50 Nor yet do you consider that it is expedient for vs that one man dye for the people and that the whole nacion perish not 51 This spake he not of him self but being hie Priest that same yere he prophecied that Iesus shulde dye for the nacion 52 And not for the nacion onely but that he shulde gather together in one the children of God which were scattered 53 Then from that day forthe they consulted together to put him to death 54 Iesus therefore walked no more openly among the Iewes but went thence vnto a countrey nere to the wildernes into a citie called Ephraim and there continued with his disciples 55 ¶ And the Iewes Passeouer was at hand and manie went out of the countrey vp to Ierusalem before the Passeouer to 〈◊〉 purifie them selues 56 Then soght they for Iesus and spake among them selues as thei stode in the Temple What thinke ye that he cometh not to the feast 57 Now bothe the hie Priests and the Pharises had giuen a commaÌ„dement that if anie man knewe where he were he shulde shewe it that they might take him CHAP. XII 7 Christ excuseth Maries fact 13 The affection of some towards him and the rage of others against him and Lazarus 25 The commoditie
perteyning to the Law hauing good reporte of all the Iewes which dwelt there 13 Came vnto me and stode and said vnto me Brother 〈◊〉 receiue thy sight and that same houre I loked vpon him 14 And he said The God of our fathers hathe appointed thee that thou shuldest knowe his will and shuldest se that Iust one and shuldest heare the voyce of his mouth 15 For thou shalte be hys witnes vnto all men of the things which thou hast sene heard 16 Now therefore why tariest thou Arise and be baptized and washe away thy sinnes in calling on the Name of the Lord. 17 ¶ And it came to passe that whē I was come againe to Ierusalem and prayed in the Temple I was in a traunce 18 And sawe him saying vnto me Make hast ād get thee quickely out of Ierusalem for they wil not receiue thy witnes concerning me 19 Then I said Lord they knowe that I * prisoned ād bet in euerie Synagogue them that beleued in thee 20 And when the blood of thy martyr Steuen was shed I also * stode by and consented vnto his death ād kept the clothes of them that slewe him 21 Then he said vnto me Depart for I wil send thee farre hence vnto the Gentiles 22 ¶ And they heard vnto this worde but thē they lift vp their voyces and said A way with suche a felowe frome the earth for it is not mete that he shulde line 23 And as they cryed and cast of their clothes and threwe dust into the aire 24 The chief captaine commanded hym to be led into the castle and bade that he shulde be scourged ād examined that he might know wherefore they cryed so on him 25 And as they bounde him with thongs Paùl sayd vnto the Centurion that stode by Is it lawfull for you to scourge one that is a Romaine and not condemned 26 No we when the Centurion heard it he went and tolde the chief Captaine saying Take hede what thou doest for this man is a Romaine 27 Then the chief captaine came and sayd to hym Tell me art thou a Romaine And he said Yea. 28 And the chief captaine answered With a great summe obteined I this burgeship Then Paul said But I was so borne 29 Then strayght waye they departed frome him whiche shulde haue examined hym and the chief Captaine also was afrayd after he knewe that he was a Romaine and that he had bounde him 30 On the next daye because he wolde haue knowen the certeintie wherfore he was accused of the Iewes he losed him frome hys bondes and commanded the hie Priests and all their Council to come together and he broght Paul and set him before them CHAP. XXIII 3 The answer of Paul being smit and the ouerthrowe of his enemies 〈◊〉 The Lord encourageth him 23 And becau se the Iewes layed waite for him he is sent to Cesarea 1 ANd Paul behelde earnestly the Council and sayd Men and brethren I haue in all good conscience serued GOD vntil this daye 2 Then the hie Priest Ananias commanded thē that stode by to smite him on the mouth 3 Then said Paul to him God will smite thee thou whited wall for thou sittest to iudge me accordyng to the Law and commaundest thou me to be smiten contrary to the Law 4 And they that stode by sayd Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest 5 Then say de Paul I knewe not brethren that he was the hie Priest for it is written * Thou shalte not spake euill of the Ruler of thy people 6 But when Paul perceiued that the one parte were of the Sadduces and the other of the Pharises he cried in the Council Men and brethren * I am a Pharise the sonne of a Pha rise I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead 7 And whē he had said this there was a dissen sion betwene the Pharises and the Sadduces so that the multitude was deuided 8 * For the Sadduces say that there is no resurrection nether Angel nor spirit but the Pha risses confesse bothe 9 Then there was a great crye and the Scribes of the Pharises parte rose vp and stroue saying We finde none euill in this man but if a spirit or an Angel hathe spoken to him let vs not fight against God 20 And when there was a great dissension the chief captaine fearing lest Paul shulde haue bene pulled in pieces of them commaunded the souldiers to go do wne and to take him from among them and to bring him into the castel 11 ¶ Now the night following the Lord stode by hym and said Be of good courage Paul for as thou hast testified of me in Ierusalem so must thou beare witnes also at Rome 12 And when the day was come certeine of the Iewes made an assemblie and bounde thē sel ues with an othe saying that they wold ne ther eat nor drinke til they had killed Paul 13 And they were more then fourtie whiche had made this conspiracie 14 And they came to the chief Priests and Elders and sayd We haue bounde our selues with a solēne othe that we will eat nothing vntill we haue slaine Paul 15 Nowe therefore ye and the Council signifie to the chief Captaine that he bring him for the vnto you to morowe as thogh ye wolde knowe some thynge more perfitely of him and we or euer he come nere wil be readie to kil him 16 But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying await he went and entred into the castle and tolde Paul 17 And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him and said Bring thys yong man vnto the chief captaine for he hathe a certeine thing to she we him 18 So he toke hym and broght hym to the chief Captaine and sayd Paul the prisoner called me vnto him and prayed me to bryng this yong man vnto thee which hath some thing to say vnto thee 19 Thē the chief captaine to ke him by the hād and went aparte with him alone and asked him What hast thou to shewe me 20 And he said The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee that thou woldest bring for the Paul to morow into the Council as thogh they wolde inquire some what of him more perfitely 21 But let them not persuade thee for there lie in waite for him of them more then fourtie men whiche haue bounde them selues with an othe that they wil nether eat nor drinke til they haue killed him and now are they readie and wait for thy promes 22 The chief captaine then let the yong man departe and charged him to speake it to no man that he had shewed him these things 23 And he called vnto him two certeine Centurions saying Make readie two hundreth souldiers that they may go to Cesarea and horsmen thre score and ten and two hundreth with dartes at the thirde houre of the night 24 And let thē make readie an horse
which haue bene baptized into Iesus Christ haue bene bapti zed into his death 4 * We are buryed then with him by baptisme into his death that like as Christ was raised vp from the dead by the glorie of the Father so we also shulde* walke in newnes 〈◊〉 5 * For if we be grasted with him to the simi litude of his death euen so shal we be to the similitude of his resurrection 6 Knowing this that our olde man is crucified with him that the bodie of sinne might be destroyed that henceforthe we shulde not serue sinne 7 For he that is dead is freed from sinne 8 Wherefore if we be dead with Christ we be leue that we shal liue also with him 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dyeth no more death hath no more do minion ouer him 10 For in that he dyed he dyed once to sinne but in that he liueth he liueth to God 11 Likewise thinke ye also that ye are dead to sinne but are aliue to God in Iesus Christ our Lord. 12 Let not sinne reigne therefore in your mortal bodie that ye shulde obey it in the lustes thereof 13 Nether giue ye'your membres as weapons of vnrighteousnes vnto sinne but giue your selues vnto God as they that are aliue from the deà d and giue your membres as weapons of righteousnes vnto God 14 For sinne shal not haue dominion ouer you for ye are not vnder the Law but vnder grace 15 What then shal we sinne because we are not vnder the Law but vnder grace God forbid 16 * Knowe ye not that to whome soeuer ye giue your selues as seruants to obey his seruants ye are to whome ye obey 〈◊〉 it be of sinne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousnes 17 But God be thanked that ye haue bene the seruants of sinne but ye haue obeyed from the heart vnto the forme of the doctrine whereunto ye were deliuered 18 Being then made fre from sinne ye are made the seruants of righteousnes 19 I speake after the maner of man because of the infirmitie of your flesh for as ye haue giuen your members seruants to vnclennes ad to iniquitie to commit iniquitie so now giue your members seruants vnto righteousnes in holines 20 For when ye were the seruants of sinne ye were freed from righteousnes 21 What frute had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed For the end of those things is death 22 But now being freed from sinne and made seruants vnto God ye haue your frute in holines and the end euerlasting life 23 For the wages of sinne is death but the gifte of God is eternal life through Iesus Christ our Lord. CHAP. VII 1. 7 12 The vse of the Law 6. 24 And how Christ hathe de liuered vs from it 16 The infirmitie of the faithful 23 The dangerous fight betwene the flesh and the Spirit 1 KNowe ye not brethren for I speake to them that knowe the Lawe that the Law hathe dominion ouer a man as long as he liueth 2 * For the woman which is in subiection to a man is bounde by the law to the man while he liueth but if the man be dead she is deliuered from the law of the man 3 So then if while the man liueth she take another man she shal be called an* adulteresse but if the man be dead she is fre from the Law so that she is not an adulteresse thogh she take another man 4 So ye my brethren are dead also to the Law by the bodie of Christ that ye shulde be vnto another euen vnto him that is raised vp from the dead that we shulde bring forthe frute vnto God 5 For when we were in the flesh the motiōs of sinnes which were by the Law had force in our membres to bring for the frute vnto death 6 But now we are deliuered from the Law being dead vnto it wherein we were holdē that we shulde serue in newnes of Spirit and not in the oldenes of the letter 7 What shal we say then Is the Law sinne God forbid Nay I knewe not sinne but by the Law for I had not knowen glust except the Law had said * Thou shalt not lust 8 But sinne toke an occasion by the cōmaundemēt and wroght in me all maner of concu piscēce for without the Law sinne is dead 9 For I once was aliue without the Law but when the cōmandemēt came sinne reuiued 10 But I dyed and the same commaundement which was ordeined vnto life was founde to be vnto me vnto death 11 For sinne toke occasion by the cōmaundemēt disceiued me and thereby slew me 12 Wherefore the Law is* holie and the com maundement is holie and iust and good 13 Was that then which is good made death vnto me God 〈◊〉 but sinne that it might appeare sinne wroght death in me by that which is good that sinne might be out of measure sinful by the commaundement 14 For we knowe that the Lawe is spiritual but I am carnal solde vnder sinne 15 For I alowe not that which I do for what I wolde that do I not but what I hate that do I. 16 If I do then that which I wolde not I consent to the Law that itis good 17 Now then it is no more I that do it but the sinne that dwelleth in me 18 For I knowe that in me that is in my flesh dwelleth no good thing for to wil is present with me but I finde no meanes to performe that which is good 19 For I do not the good thing which I wolde but the euil which I wolde not that do I. 20 Now if I do that I wolde not it is no more I that do it but the sinne that dwelleth in me 21 I finde then by the Law that when I wolde do good euil is present with me 22 For I delite in the Law of God concernig the inner man 23 But I se another law in my membres rebel ling against the law of my minde leading me captiue vnto the law of sinne which is in my membres 24 Owreched man that I am who shal deliuer me from the bodie of this death 25 I thanke God through Iesus Christ our Lord. Then I my self in my minde serue the Law of God but in my slesh the law of sinne CHAP. VIII 1 The asseurance of the faith ful of the fruthe the holie Gost in them 3 The weakenes of the Lawe and who accomplished it 4 And wherefore 5 Of what sorte the faithful ought to be 6 The frute of the Spirit in them 17 Of hope 18 Of pacience vnder the crosse 28 Of the mutual loue betwitx God and his children 29 Of his
Gods iudgement 7 Beating downe their glorie which hindered them to praise that which they dis praised in him 16 He sheweth what he requireth on their parte and what they ought to loke for of him at his returne 1 LEt a man so thinke of vs as of the ministers of Christ ād disposers of the secrets of Cod. 2 And as for the rest it is required of the disposers that euerie man be founde faithful 3 * As touching me I passe verie litle to be iud ged of you or of mans iudgement no Iiudge not mine owue self 4 For I knowe nothing by my self yet am I not thereby iustified but he that iudgeth me is the Lord. 5 Therefore * iudge nothing before the time vntil the Lord come who wil lighten things that are hid in darkenes and make the counsels of the hearts manifest and then shal euerie man haue praise of God 6 Now these things brethren I haue figuratiuely applied vnto mine owne self and Apollos for your sakes that ye might learne by vs that no man presume aboue that which is written that one swel not against another for anie mans cause 7 For who separateth thee and what hast thou that thou hast not receiued if thou hast receiued it why reioycest thou as thogh thou hadest not receiued it 8 Now ye are ful now ye are made riche ye reigne as Kings without vs and wolde to God ye did reigne that we also might reigne with you 9 For I thinke that God hathe set forthe vs the laste Apostles as menappointed to death for we are made a gasing stocke vnto the worlde and to the Angels and to men 10 We are fooles for Christs sake and ye are wise in Christ we are weake and ye strong ye are honorable and we are despised 11 Vnto this houre we bothe honger thirst and are naked and are buffeted and haue no certeine dwelling place 12 * And labour working with our owne hāds we are reuiled and yet we blesse we are persecuted and suffer it 13 * We are euil spoken of and we pray we are made as the filthe of the worlde the of skowring of all things vnto this time 14 I write not rhese things to shame you but as my beloued children I admonish you 15 For thogh ye haue ten thousand instructours in Christ yet haue ye not manie fathers for in Christ Iesus I haue begotten you through the Gospel 16 Wherefore I pray you be ye followers of me 17 For this cause haue I sent vnto you Timotheus which is my beleued sonne and faithful in the Lord which shal put you in remem brance of my waies in Christ as I teache eue rie where in euerie Church 18 Some are puffed vp as thogh I wolde not come to you 19 But I wil come to you shortely * if the Lord wil and wil knowe not the speache of them which are puffed vp but the power 20 For the kingdome of God is not in word but in power 21 What wil ye shal I come vnto you with a rod or in loue and in the spirit of mekenes CHAP. V. 1 He reproueth sharpely their negligence in punishing him that had committed inceste 3 Willing them to excommunicate him 7 To embrace puritie 9 And flee wickednes 1 IT is heard certeinely that there is fornica tion among you and suche fornication as is not once named among the Gentils * that one shulde haue his fathers wife 2 And ye are puffed vp and haue not rather sorowed that he which hathe done this dede might be put from among you 3 * For I verely as absent in bodie but present in spirit haue determined already as thogh I were present that he that hathe thus done this thing 4 When ye are gathered together and my spirit in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ that suche one I say by the power of our Lord Iesus Christ 5 * Be deliuered vnto Satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saued in the day of the Lord Iesus 6 Your reioycing is not good * know ye not that a litle leauen leaueneth the whole lumpe 7 Purge out therefore the olde leauen that ye may be a newe lumpe as ye are vnleauened for Christ our Passeouer 〈◊〉 sacrified for vs. 8 Therefore let vs kepe the feast not with olde leauen nether in the leauen of maliciousnes and wickednes but with the vnleauened bread of sinceritie and trueth 9 I wrote vnto you in an epistle * that ye shulde not companie together with fornicators 10 And not all together with the fornicators of this worlde or with the couetous or with extorcioners or with idolaters for then ye muste go out of the worlde 11 But now I haue written vnto you that ye companie not together if anie that is called a brother be a fornicator or couetous or an idolater or a railar or a drunkard or an extorcioner with suche one eat not 12 For what haue I to do to iudge them also which are without do ye not iudge thē that are within 13 But God iudgeth them that are without Put away therefore from among your selues that wicked man CHAP. VI. 1 He rebuketh them for going tolaw together before the Heathen 7 Christians ought rather to suffer 12 He reproueth the abusing of Christian libertie 15 And sheweth that we ought to serue God purely bothe in bodie and in soule 1 DAre anie of you hauing busines against another be iudged vnder the vniust and not vnder the Saintes 2 * Do ye not knowe that the Saintes shal iud ge the worlde If the worlde then shal be iud ged by you are ye vnworthie to iudge the smallest matters 3 Knowe ye not that we shal iudge the Angels how muche more things that perteine to this life 4 If then ye haue iudgements of things perteining to this life set vp them which are least estemed in the Church 5 I speake it to your shame Is it so that there is not a wise man among you no not one that can iudge betwene his brethren 6 But a brother goeth to lawe with a brother aud that vnder the infideles 7 Now therefore there is vtterly a faute amōg you because ye go to law one with another why rather suffer ye not wrong why rather susteine ye not harme 8 * Nay ye your selues do wrong do harme and that to your brethren 9 Knowe ye not that the vnrighteous shal not inherite the kingdome of God Be not deceiued * nether fornicatours nor idolaters nor adulterers nor wantons nor bouggerers 10 Nor theues nor couetous nor drunkards nor railers nor extorcioners shal inherite the kingdome of God 11 And suche were * some of
that he hathe no nede but hath pow er ouer his owne will and hathe so decreed in his heart that he will kepe his virgine he doeth wel 38 So thē he that giueth her to mariage doeth well but he that giueth her not to mariage doeth better 39 The wife is bounde by the law as long as her housband * liueth but if her housband be dead she is atlibertie to mary with whom she wil onely in the Lord. 40 But she is more blessed if she so abide in my iudgement * and I thinke that I haue also the Spirit of God CHAP. VIII He rebuketh them that vse their libertie to the sclander of other in goyng to the idolatrous sacrifices 9 And sheweth how men ought to behaue them towarde suche as be weake 1 ANd as touchyng thyngs sacrificed vnto idoles we knowe that we all haue knowledge knowledge puffeth vp but loue edifieth 2 Nowe if any man thinke that he knoweth any thynge he knoweth nothynge yet as he ought to knowe 3 But if any man loue God the same is knowen of him 4 Concernyng therefore meat sacrificed vnto idoles we knowe that an idoll is nothyng in the worlde and that there is none other God but one 5 For thogh there be that are called Gods whe ther in heauen or in earth as there be many gods and many Lords 6 Yet vnto vs there is but one God whiche is the Father of whome are all thyngs and we in hym and * one Lorde Iesus Christ by whome are all things and we by him 7 But euerie man hathe not knowledge for some hauing conscience of the idole vntill this houre eat as a thing sacrificed vnto the idole and so their conscience being weake is defiled 8 But meat maketh not vs acceptable to God for nether if we eat haue we the more nether if we eat not haue we the lesse 9 But take hede lest by any meanes this power of your be an occasion of fallyng to them that are weake 10 For if any man se thee whiche haste knowledge sit at table in the idoles temple shall not the conscience of hym which is weake be boldened to eat those thyngs whiche are sacrificed to idoles 11 And through thy knowledge shall the * weake brother perishe for whome Christ dyed 12 Now when ye sinne so against the brethren and wounde their weake conscience ye sinne against Christ. 13 * Wherefore if meat offende my brother I wil eat no fleshe while the worlde standeth that I may not offend my brother CHAP. IX He exhorteth them by his example to vse their libertie to the 〈◊〉 of other 24 To runne on forthe in the course that they haue begonne 1 AMI not an Apostle am I not fre haue I not sene Iesus Christ our Lord are ye not my worke in the Lord 2 If I be not an Apostle vnto other yet douteles I am vnto you for ye are the seale of mine Apostleship in the Lord. 3 My defense to thē that examine me is this 4 Haue we not power to eat and to drinke 5 Or haue we not power to lead about a wife beyng a sister as wel as the rest of the Apostles and as the brethren of the Lorde and Cephas 6 Or I onely and Barnabas haue not we power not to worke 7 Who goeth a warfarre anye tyme at hys owne cost who planteth a vineyarde and eateth not of the frute thereof or who fedeth a 〈◊〉 and eateth not of the milke of the flocke 8 Saye I these thyngs accordyng to man sayth not the Law the same also 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses * Thou shalte not mussell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne doeth GOD take care for oxen 10 Ether saith he it not all together for our sakes For our sakes no doute it is written that he whiche eareth shulde eare in hope and that he that thre sheth in hope shuld be par taker of his hope 11 * If we haue sowen vnto you spirituall things is it a greate thyng if we reape your carnal things 12 If others with you be partakers of thys power are not we rather neuertheles we haue not vsed thys power but suffre all things that we shulde not hinder the Gospel of Christ. 13 Do ye not knowe that they whiche minister about the * holie things eat of the things of the Temple and they whiche wait at the altar are partakers with the altar 14 So also hathe the Lorde ordeined that they whiche preache the Gospell shulde lyue of the Gospel 15 But I haue vsed none of these thyngs nether wrote I these thynges that it shulde be so done vnto me for it were better for me to dye then that anie man shulde make my re ioycing vaine 16 For thogh I preache the Gospel I haue nothing to reioyce of for necessitie is laid vpō me and wo is vnto me if I preache not the Gospel 17 For if I do it willingly I haue are warde but if I do it against my wil not withstanding the dispensation is committed vnto me 18 What is my rewarde then verely that when I preache the Gospel I make the Gospel of Christe fre that I abuse not mine autoritie in the Gospel 19 For thogh I be fre from all men yet haue I made my selfe seruaunt vnto all men that I might winne the mo 20 * And vnto the Iewes I become as a Iewe that I may winne the Iewes to them that are vnder the Lawe as thogh I were vnder the Lawe that I maye winne them that are vnder the Law 21 To them that are without lawe as thogh I were without lawe when I am not without Lawe as perteyning to God but am in the Law through Christ that I may winne them that are without Law 22 To the weake I become as weake that I may winne the weake I am made all things to all men that I myght by all meanes saue some 23 And thys I do for the Gospels sake that I might be partaker thereof with you 24 Knowe ye not that they whiche runne in a race runne all yet one receyueth the price so runne that ye may obteine 25 And euerie man that proueth masteries absteineth from althings and they do it to obteine a corruptible crowne but we for an vncorruptible 26 I therefore so runne not as vn certeinly so fight I not as one that beateth the ayre 27 But I beat downe my bodie and bring it into subiection lest by any meanes after that I haue preached to other I my self shulde be reproued CHAP. X. He feareth them with the examples of the Iowes that they put not their trust carnally in the graces of God 14 Exhortyng them to 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 23 And offence of their neighbour 1
and to the faithful in Christ Iesus 2 Grace be with you and peace from God our Father from the Lord Iesus Christ. 3 * Blessed be God euen the Father of our Lords Iesus Christ which hathe blessed vs with all spiritual blessing in heauēlie things in Christ 4 * As he hathe 〈◊〉 vs in him before the fundacion of the worlde that we * shulde be holie and without blame before him in loue 5 Who hathe predestinate vs to be adopted through Iesus Christ vnto him self according to the good pleasure of his wil 6 To the praise of the glorie of his grace where with he hathe made vs accepted in his beloued 7 By whome we haue redemption through his blood euen the forgiuenes of sinnes according to his riche grace 8 Wherby he hathe bene abundant toward vs in all wisdome and vnderstanding 9 And hathe opened vnto vs the mysterie of his wil according to his good pleasure which he had purposed in him 10 That in the dispensacion of the fulnes of the times he might gather together in one all things bothe which are in heauen and which are in earth euen in Christ 11 In whome also we are chosen when we were predestinate according to the purpose of him which worketh al things after the coun sel of his owne wil. 12 That we which first trusted in Christ shuld be vnto the praise of his glorie 13 In whome also ye haue trusted after that ye heard the worde of trueth euen the Gospel of your saluacion where in also after that ye beleued ye were sealed with the holie Spi rit of promes 14 Which is the ernest of our inheritance vntil the redemption of the possession purchas sed vnto the praise of his glorie 15 Therefore also after that I heard of the faith which ye haue in the Lord Iesus and loue towarde all the Saintes 16 I cease not to giue thankes for you making mention of you in my prayers 17 That the God of our Lord Iesus Christ the Father of glorie might giue vnto you the Spirit of wisdome and reuelation through the knowledge of him 18 That the eyes of your vnderstandyng may be lightened that ye may knowe what the hope is of his calling and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is in the Saintes 19 And what is the exceading greatnes of hys power toward vs which beleue * according to the working of his mightie power 20 Which he wroght in Christe when he raised him from the dead set him at his right hand in the heauenlie places 21 Farre aboue all principalitie and power might and domination and euerie Name that is named not in this worlde onely but also in that that is to come 22 * And hathe made all things subiect vnder his fete and hath appointed hym ouer all things to be the head to the Churche 23 Whiche is his bodie euen the fulnes of him that filleth all in all things CHAP. II. 5 To magnifie the grace of Christe whiche is the onely cause of saluation II He sheweth them what maner of people they 〈◊〉 before their cōuersion 18 And what they are now in Christ. 1 ANd * you hath he quickened t hat were dead in trespasses and sinnes 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this worlde and after the * a prince that ruleth in the aire euen the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience 3 Among whome we also had our conuersation in time past in the lustes of our fleshe in fulfilling the wil of the 〈◊〉 of the minde and were by nature the children of wrath as wel as others 4 But God whiche is riche in mercie through his great loue wherewith he loued 〈◊〉 5 Euen when we were dead by sinnes hathe quickened vs together in Christ by who se grace ye are saued 6 And hathe raised vsvp together and made vs sit together in the heauenlie places in Christ Iesus 7 That he might shew in the age to come the exceding riches of his grace through his kindnes towarde vs in Christ Iesus 8 For by grace are ye saued through faith and that not of your selues it is the gifte of God 9 Not of workes lest any man shulde boaste himself 10 For we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes which God hathe ordeined that we shulde walke in them 11 Wherefore remember that ye being in time past Gentiles in the fleshe and called * 〈◊〉 of them whiche are called circumcision in the flesh made with hands 12 That ye were I say at that time without Christ and were aliantes from the commune welth of Israel and were * strangers frō the couenants of promes and had no hope were without God in the worlde 13 But now in Christ IESVS ye which once were farre of are made nere by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace which hathe made of bothe one and hathe broken the stoppe of the particion wall 15 In abrogating through his flesh the hatred that is the Law of commandements which standeth in ordinances for to make of twaine one newe man in himself so making peace 16 And that he might reconcile bothe vnto God in one bodie by his crosse and slaye hatred thereby 17 And came preached peace to you which were a farre of and to them that were nere 18 * For through him we bothe haue an entran ce vnto the Father by one Spirit 19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers ād forenes but citizens with the Saintes and of the housholde of God 20 And are buylt vpon the fundacion of the Apostles and Prophetes Iesus Christ him self being the chief corner stone 21 In whome all the buylding coupled together groweth vnto an holie Temple in the Lord 22 In whome ye also are buylt together to be the habitation of God by the Spirit CHAP. III. 1 He sheweth the cause of his imprisonment 13 Desireth them not to faint because of his trouble 14 And prayeth God to make them stedfast in his Spirit 1 FOr this cause I Paul am the prisoner of Iesus Christ for you Gentiles 2 If ye haue heard of the dispensation of the grace of GOD which is giuen me to you warde 3 That is that God by reuelation hathe shewed this mysterie vnto me as I wrote aboue in fewe wordes 4 Whereby when ye read ye may know mine vnderstanding in the mysterie of Christ 5 Which in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men as it is now reueiled vnto his holie Apostles and Prophetes by the Spirit 6 That the Gentiles shulde be inheriters also and of the same bodie and partakers of his promes in Christ by the Gospel 7 Whereof I am made a
end of your faith euen the saluation of your soules 10 Of the which saluation the Prophetes haue inquired and searched which prophecied of the grace that shulde come vnto you 11 Searching when or what time the Spirit which testified before of Christ which was in them shulde declare the suffrings that shulde come vnto Christ and the glorie that shulde followe 12 Vnto whome it was reueiled that not vnto them selues but vnto vs they shulde minister the things which are now shewed vnto you by them which * haue preached vnto you the Gospel by the holie Gost sent downe from heauen the which things the Angels desire to beholde 13 Wherefore girde vp the * loynes of your minde be sober and trust perfectly on the grace that is broght vnto you by the reuelacion of Iesus Christ 14 As obediēt childrē not facioning your selues vnto the former lusts of your ignorāce 15 But as he which hathe called you is holie so be ye holie in * all maner of conuersacion 16 Because it is written * Be ye holie for I am holie 17 And if ye call him Father which without * respect of persone iudgeth according to eue rie mans worke passe the time of your dwelling here in feare 18 Knowing that ye were not redemed with corruptible things as siluer ād golde from your vaine conuersacion receiued by the tra dicions of the fathers 19 * But with the precious blood of Christ as of a Lambe vndefiled and without spot 20 Which was ordeined before the fundacion of the worlde but was declared in the last times for your sakes 21 Which by his meanes do beleue in God that raised him from the dead and gaue him glorie that your faith and hope might be in God 22 Seing your soules are purified in obeing the trueth through the spirit to * loue brotherly without faining loue one another with a pure heart feruently 23 Being borne a new not of mortal sede but of immortal by the worde of God who liueth and endureth for euer 24 For all * flesh is as grasse and all the glorie of man is as the flower of grasse The grasse with ered and the flower falleth away 25 But the worde of the Lord endureth for euer and this is the worde which is preached among you CHAP. II. 1 He exhorteth them to laye a side all vice 4 Shewing that Christ is the fundacion whereupon they buylde 9 The excellent estate of the Christians 11 He praieth them to absteiue from 〈◊〉 lustes 13 To obey the rulers 18 How seruants shulde behaue them selues to ward their masters 20 He exhorteth to suffer after the ensample of Christ. 1 WHerefore * laying aside all maliciousnes and al guile and dissimulacion and enuie and euil speaking 2 As new borne babes desire the syncere milke of the worde that ye maye growe thereby 3 If so be that ye haue tasted how bountifull the Lord is 4 To whome ye come as vnto a liuyng stone disalowed of men but chosen of God and precious 5 And ye as liuelie stones be made a spirituall house and holie* Priesthode to offer vp spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ. 6 Wherefore it is conteined in the Scripture * Beholde I put in Sion a chief corner stone elect precious he that beleueth therein shal not be ashamed 7 Vnto you therefore whiche beleue it is precious but vnto them which be disobedient the * stone which the buylders disalowed the same is made the head of the corner 8 And a * stone to stomble at and a rocke of offence euen to them which stomble at the worde being disobedient vnto the whiche thing they were euen ordeined 9 But ye are a chosen generacion a royall * Priesthode an holie nacion a peculiar people that ye shulde shew forthe the vertues of hym that hathe called you out of darkenes into his marueilous light 10 * Whiche in time past were not a people yet are now the people of God whiche in time past were not vnder mercie but now haue obteined mercie 11 Derely beloued I beseche you as strangers and pilgrems * absteine from fleshlie Iustes whiche fight against the soule 12 * And haue your conuersacion honest amōg the Gentiles that they which speake euil of you as of euill doers maye by your * good workes whiche they shal se glorifie God in the day of the visitacion 13 * Submit your selues vnto all maner ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be vnto the King as vnto the superiour 14 Or vnto gouernours as vnto them that are sent of him for the punishmēt of euil doers and for the praise of them that do wel 15 For so is the wil of God that by wel doyng ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men 16 As fre and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes but as the seruants of God 17 Honour all men * loue brotherlie felowship feare God honour the King 18 * Seruants be subiect to your masters with all feare not onely to the good courteous but also to the frowarde 19 * For this is thanke worthie if a man for conscience towarde God endure grief suffering wrongfully 20 For what praise is it if when ye be buffeted for your fautes ye take it paciently but and if when ye do wel ye suffer wrong and take it paciently this is acceptable to God 21 For hereunto ye are called for Christ also suffred for vs leauing vs an ensample that ye shulde folowe his steppes 22 * Who did no sinne nether was there guile founde in his mouth 23 Who whē he was reuiled reuiled not againe when he suffred he threatened not but committed it to him that iudgeth righteously 24 * Who his owne self bare our sinnes is his bodie on the tre that we being deliuered from sinne shulde liue in righteousnes by whose stripes ye were healed 25 For ye were as shepe going astraye but are now returned vnto the shepherd and bishope of your soules CHAP. III. 1 How wiues ought to ordre them selues towarde their housbands 3 And in their apparel 7. The duetie of men towarde their wiues 8 He exhorteth all men to vnitie and loue 14 And paciently to suffre trouble by the example and benefite of Christ. 1 LIkewise * let the wiues be subiect to their housbands that euen thei which obey not the worde may without the worde be wonne by the conuersacion of the wiues 2 While they he holde your pure conuersacion with feare 3 * Whose apparelling let it no be out warde as with broyded heere and golde put about or in putting on of
apparel 4 But let the hid man of the heart be vncorrupt with a meke quiet spirit which is before God a thing muche set by 5 For euen after this maner in time past did the holie women which trusted in GOD tier them selues and were subiect to their housbands 6 As Sarra obeied Abraham and * called him Sir whose daughters ye are while ye do wel not being afraid of anie terrour 7 * Likewise ye housbands dwel with them as men of knowledge giuing honour vnto the woman as vnto the weaker vessel euen as they which are heires together of the grace of life that your prayers be not interrupted 8 Finally be ye all of one minde one suffre with another loue as brethren be petiful be courteous 9 * Not rendring euil for euil nether rebuke for rebuke but contrarie wise blesse knowing that ye are there unto called that ye shulde be heires of blessing 10 * For if anie man long after life and to se good daies let him refraine his tongue from euil and his lippes that they speake not guile 11 * Let him eschewe euil and do good let him seke peace and folow after it 12 For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers and the face of the Lord is vpon them that do euil 13 And who is it that wil harme you if ye folowe that which is good 14 * Not withstanding blessed are ye if ye suffre for righteousnes sake Yea feare not their feare nether be troubled 15 But sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts and be readie alwaies to giue an answer to euerie man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you 16 * And that with mekenes and reuerence hauing a good conscience that when theyr speake euil of you as euil doers thei may be ashamed which blame your good conuersacion in Christ. 17 For it is better if the wil of God be so that ye suffer for wel doing then for euil doing 18 * For Christ also hathe once suffred for sinnes the iust for the vniust that he might bring vs to God and was put to death concerning the flesh but was quickened in the spirit 19 By the which he also went preached vnto the spirits that were in prison 20 Which were in time passed disobedient when once the long suffring of God abode in the daies of * Noe while the 〈◊〉 was preparing wherein fewe that is eight soules were saued in the water 21 To the which also the figure that now saueth vs euen Baptisme agreeth not the putting awaye of the filth of the flesh but in that a good conscience maketh request to God by the resurrection of Iesus Christ. 22 Which is * at the right hand of God gone into heauen to whome the Angels and Powers and might are subiect CHAP. IIII. 1 He exhorteth men to cease from sinne 2 To spende no more time in vice 7 To be sober and apt to praye 8 To loue echeother 12 To be pacient in trouble 15 To be ware that no man suffre as an euildoer 16 But as a Christian man and so not to be ashamed 1 FOrasmuche then as Christ hathe suffred for vs in the flesh arme your selues likewise with the same minde which is that he which hathe suffred in the flesh hathe ceased from sinne 2 That he hence forwarde shulde liue as muche time as remaineth in the flesh not after the lustes of men but after the wil of God 3 * For it is sufficient for vs that we haue spent the time past of the life after the lust of the Gentiles walking in wantonnes lustes dron kennes in glottonie drinkings and in abominable idolatries 4 Wherein it semeth to them strange that ye runne not with them vnto the same excesse of ryote therefore speake thei euil of you 5 Which shal giue accountes to him that is ready to iudge quicke and dead 6 For vnto this purpose was the Gospel preached also vnto the dead that they might be condemned according to men in the flesh but might liue according to God in the spirit 7 Now the end of all things is at hand Be ye therefore sober and watching in prayer 8 But aboue all things haue feruent loue among you * for loue couereth the multitude of sinnes 9 Be ye * herberous one to another without grudging 10 * Let euerie man as he hathe receiued the gifte minister the same one to another as good disposers of the manifolde grace of God 11 If anie mā speake let him talke as the wordes of God If anie man minister let him do it as of the abilitie which God ministreth that God in al thīgs may be glorified through Iesus Christ to whome is praise and dominion for euer and euer Amen 12 Dearly beloued thinke it not strange concerning the fyrie trial which is among you to proue you as thogh some strange thing were come vnto you 13 But reioyce in asmuche as ye are partakers of Christs sufferings that whē his glorie shal appeare ye may be glad and reioyce 14 * If ye be railed vpon for the Name of Christ blessed are ye for the Spirit of glorie and of God resteth vpon you which on their parte is euil spoken of but on your parte is glorified 15 But let none of you suffer as a murtherer or as a thefe or an euil doer or as a busibodie in other mens matters 16 But if anie man suffer as a Christian let him not be ashamed but let him glorifie God in this behalfe 17 For the time is come that iudgement must beginne at * the house of God If it first begin at vs what shal the end be of them which obey not the Gospel of God 18 * And if the righteous scarsely be saued where shal the vngodlie and the sinner appeare 19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the wil of God cōmit their soules to him in wel doing as vnto a faithful Creator CHAP. V. 2 The duetie of Pastours is to fede the flocke of Christ and what rewarde they shal haue if they be diligent 5 He exhorteth yong persones to submit them selues to the elders 8 To be sober and to watche that they may resist the enemie 1 THe elders which are among you beseche which am also an elder and a witnes of the suffrings of Christ and also a partaker of the glorie that shal be reueiled 2 Fede the flocke of God which dependeth vpō you caring for it not by constraint but willingly not for filthie lucre but of a readie minde 3 Not as thogh ye were lords ouer Gods heritage but that ye may be ensamples to the flocke 4 And when the chief shepherd shal appeare ye
Lambe stode on mount Sion and with him an hundreth fortie ād foure thousand hauing his Fathers Name writen in the forheads 2 And I hearde a voyce frome heauen as the sounde of manie waters and as the sounde of a great thunder and I heard the voyce of harpers harping with their harpes 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne and before the foure beasts and the Elders no mā colde learne that song but the hundreth fortie ād foure thousand whiche were boght from the earth 4 These are they whiche are not defiled with women for they are virgins these followe the Lābe wither so euer he goeth these are boght from men beyng the first frutes vnto God and to the Lambe 5 And in their mouths was founde no guile for they are without spot before the throne of God 6 ¶ Thē I sawe another Angel slee in the middes of Heauē hauing an euerlasting Gospel to preache vnto thē that dwell on the earth and to euerie nation ād kinred and tongue and people 7 * Saying with a loude voyce Feare God ād giue glorie to him for the houre of his iudge ment is come and worship him that made* heauen and earth and the sea and the fountaines of waters 8 And there followed another Angel saying * It is fallen it is fallen Babylon the great citie for she made all nations to drinke of the wine of the wrath of her fornication 9 ¶ And the thirde Angel followed them saying with a loude voyce If any man worship the beast his image ād receiue his marke in his forhead or on his hand 10 The same shall drynke of the wyne of the wrath of God yea of the pure wine which is powred into the cup of his wrath and he shal be tormented in fyre and brimstone before the holie Angels before the Lambe 11 And the smoke of their torment shal ascend euermore they shall haue no rest daye nor night which worship the beast his image whosoeuer receiueth the prīt of his name 12 Here is the pacience of Saintes here are they that kepe the commādements of God and the faith of Iesus 13 Then I heard a voyce frome heauen saying vnto me Write Blessed are the dead whiche hereafter dye in the Lord. Euē so saith the Spirite for they rest from their labours and their workes followe them 14 ¶ And I loked beholde a white cloude and vpon the cloude on sitting like vnto the Sonne of man hauyng on his head a golden crowne and in his hand a sharpe sickle 15 And another Angell came out of the Temple crying with a loude voyce to hym that sate on the cloude Trustin thy sickle and reape for the tyme is come to reape for the haruest of the earth is ripe 16 And he that sate on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth ād the earth was reaped 17 Thē another Angel came out of the temple which is in heauē hauing also a sharpe sickle 18 And another Angell came out from the altar whiche had power ouer fyre and cryed with a loude crye to him that had the sharpe sickle and sayd Thrust in thy sharpe sickle and gather the clusters of the vineyarde of the earth for her grapes are ripe 19 And the Angel thrust in his sharpe sickle on the earth and cut downe the vines of the vineyarde of the earth and cast them into the great wine presse of the wrath of God 20 And the wyne presse was troden without the citie and blood came oute of the wine presse vnto the horse bridles by the space of a thousand and six hundreth furlongs CHAP. XV. 1 Seuen Angels haue the seuen last plagues 3 The song of them that ouercome the beast 7 The seuen viales full of God wrath 1 ANd I saw another signe in heauen great and marueilous seuen Angels hauynge the seuen laste plagues for by them is fulfilled the wrath of God 2 And I sawe as it were a glassie sea mingled with fyre and them that had gotten victorie of the beast ād of his image ād of his marke and of the nomber of his name stande at the glassie sea hauing the harpes of God 3 And they sung the songe of Moses the * seruant of God and the song of the Lambe saying Great and marueilous are thy workes Lord God almightie iuste and true are thy* wayes Kyng of 〈◊〉 4 * Who shal not feare thee ô Lord and glorifie the Name for thou onely art holie and all nations shal come and worshyppe before thee for thy iudgements are made manifest 5 And after that I loked and beholde the temple of the tabernacle of testimonie was opē in heauen 6 And the seuen Angels came out of the tēple which had the seuen plagues clothed in pure and bright linnen ād hauing their breastes girded with golden girdles 7 And one of the foure beastes gaue vnto the seuen Angels seuen golden viales full of the wrath of God which liueth for euermore 8 And the Temple was ful of the smoke of the glorie of God of his power ād no mā was able to enter into the Temple til the seuen plagues of the seuen Angels were fulfilled CHAP. XVI 1 The Aungels 〈◊〉 out their vials full of wrath 6 And what plagues followe thereof 15 Admonition to take hede and watch 1 ANd I heard a great voyce out of the Tem ple saying to the seuen Aungels Go your wayes and powre out the seuen viales of the wrath of God vpon the earth 2 And the firste went and powred out hys vial vpon the earth and there fel a noysome and a grieuous sore vpon the men whiche had the marke of the beast and vpon them whiche worshipped his image 3 And the second Aungel powred out his viall vpon the sea and it became as the blood of a deadman and euerie liuyng thyng dyed in the sea 4 And the thirde Aungell powred out his viall vpon the riuers and fountaines of waters and they became blood 5 And I heard the Aungell of the waters say Lord thou art iust Whiche art and Whiche wast and Holie because thou hast iudged these things 6 For they shed the blood of the Saintes and Prophetes and therefore hast thou giuē thē blood to drinke for they are worthie 7 And I heard another out of the Sanctuarie say Euen so Lord God almightie true and righteous are thy iudgements 8 And the fourth Aungell powred out his viall on the sunnes and it was giuen vnto him to torment men with heat of fyre 9 And men boyled in great heat and blasphemed the Name of God whiche hathe power ouer these plagues and they repēted not to giue him glorie 10 And the fift Angel
for the 273. Which Were mo then the Leuites for Whome they payed money Exod 30. 〈◊〉 Leu. 27. 〈◊〉 Chap. 18. 16. Ezek. 45. 〈◊〉 q Of the two hundreth 〈◊〉 thre Which Were more then the 〈◊〉 a The Leuites Were nombred after thre sortes first at a moneth olde When they Were consecrate to the Lord next at 25 yere olde When they Were apointed to serue in the Tabernacle and at 30 yere old to beare the 〈◊〉 of the Tabernacle b VVhiche deuided the Sanctuarie from the Holiest of all c That is put thē vpon their shulders to carie it for the barres of the Arke coldne uer be remoued Exod 〈◊〉 15. Exod 25 30. 〈◊〉 Meaning to co uer the bread Exod. 25. 14. Exod. 25. 38. e The Ebrewe Worde signifieth an instrumente made of two staues 〈◊〉 barres f VVhich Was to burne incense read Exod. 30. 1. g Of the burnt offring h That is in folding vp the thīgs of the 〈◊〉 as the Arke c. i Before it be couered k VVhiche Was offred at 〈◊〉 and euenyng Exod. 30. 34. Exod. 30. 〈◊〉 l Committing by your negligence that the holye thinges be not Welwrapped ād so they by touchynge thereof perish m 〈◊〉 Wing What parte 〈◊〉 man shal beare n VVhich Were receiued into the companie of thē that ministred in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion o VVhiche vaile hanged 〈◊〉 the Sanctuarie the court p VVhiche court compasied bothe the 〈◊〉 of the Congrega cion ād the altar of burnt offring q Vnder the char ge ād ouersight Exod. 26. 3. r Ye shall make an inuentorie of all the thynges Which ye cōmit to their charge †Ebr. The nombred of them s GOD 〈◊〉 Moses to be the minister and executer therof t VVhiche Were 〈◊〉 age to serue therein that is betwene 30 and 〈◊〉 u VVhosoeuer of the Leuites that had any maner of charge in the Tabernacle †Ebr. According to the mouthe or Worde x So that Moses nether added not diminished frō that Whiche the Lorde commanded him 〈◊〉 13. 3. Leuit. 15. 2. Leuit. 21. 1. “ Or in a 〈◊〉 out of the hoste a There Were thre maner tentes of the Lord of the Leuites of the Israelites Leuit. 6. 3. b Commit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 faute Willingly Leuit 6. 5. c If he be dead to Whome the Wrong is done ād also haue no kins man d Or thyngs 〈◊〉 to the Lord as first frutes c Leuit 10. 12. e By breakynge the band of mariage ād playing the harlot †Ebr. If the Spirit of ielousie co me vpon him f Onely in the sinne offring ād this offring of 〈◊〉 Were nether oyle not incense offred g Or making the sinne knowen not purging it h Which also is called the Water of purifica tiō or sprinkling read Chap. 19. 9. i It Was so called by the effect because it declared the Womā to be accursed and tur ned to her destruction k Bothe because she had cōmitted so 〈◊〉 a faut for Ware her selfe in denying the same †Ebr. to falle l That is be it so as thou Wishest as Psal 41 14. m Shal Wash the curses Which are Writen into the Water 〈◊〉 the vessel Deut. 27. 14. “ Or persume n Where the in cense Was offred “ Or innocent o The mā might accuse his Wife and not be 〈◊〉 a Which separa ted them selues frō the Worlde dedicated 〈◊〉 selues to God Whiche figure Was 〈◊〉 in Christ. Iudg. 13 5. 2. Sam. 1. 11. b As at 〈◊〉 or mournings c In that he 〈◊〉 his heere to growe he signified that be Was 〈◊〉 to God d Whiche long heere is a sig ne that he is dedicate to God e By being present Where the dead Was. f Beginning at the eight day When he is purified g So that he shal beginne his vowe a newe Leu. 2. 15. Act 21. 24. h In token the his vowe is 〈◊〉 ded i For the heere Which Was con secrate to the Lord might not be cast into anie prophane place Exod. 29. 27. “ Or With the breast k At the least he shal do this if he be 〈◊〉 to offre no more l That is pray for them Eccle. 36. 19. m They shall pray in my Name for them Exod. 40. 18. “ Or vessels “ Or captaines a Like horslitters to kepethe things that Were caryed in them from Wether b That is to carie things and 〈◊〉 in c For their vse to cary With. d The holie thinge of the Sāctuarie must be caryed vpō their shulders ād not drawē With oxē Chap. 4. 15 e That is When the first sac ifice Was offred therupon by Aaron 〈◊〉 9. 1. () The offring of Nashon Leuit. 2. 1. () The offr yng of 〈◊〉 () The offryng of Eliáb () The offryng of Elizur () The offring of 〈◊〉 () The offring of Eliasáph () The 〈◊〉 of Elishamá () The offring of Gamliél () The offring of Abidán () The offring of 〈◊〉 () The offring of Pagiél or Phegiel () The offring of 〈◊〉 f This was the offring of the princes when Aaron did dedicate the Altar g By Aaron h That is the Sanctuarie i According as he had promised Exod. 25. 22. a To that parte which is ouer against the Candelsticke Exod. 25. 〈◊〉 Exod. 25 18. b And not set to gether of diuers pieces c In Ebrewe it is called the water of sinne because it is made to purge sinnes as Chap. 19. 9. d That 〈◊〉 maiest do this in presence of them all e Meaning certeine of them in the name of the whole Chap. 3. 45. Chap. 3. 9. f That 〈◊〉 they that are the first borne Exod. 13. 2. Luk. 2 20. g Which seruice the Israelites shulde els do h Because the Le 〈◊〉 go into the Sanctuarie in their name i In their presēce to serue them k Such office as was peineful as to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ens suche like l In singing psal 〈◊〉 instructing counselling and kepyng the things in ordre Exod. 12. 1 Leui. 23. 5. Nomb. 28. 16. Deut. 16. 2. Exod. 12. 6. Deut. 16. 6. a Euen in all pointes as the Lord hath institute it b By 〈◊〉 a corps or being at the buryal c Or 〈◊〉 the Passeouer the fourthen day of the first 〈◊〉 d And can not come where the Tabernacle is when others kept it e So that the vncleane and thei that are not at home haue a mo neth longer 〈◊〉 vnto them Exod. 12. 46. Iohn 29. 〈◊〉 f When the Passeouer is celebrat “ Or 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 Exod. 12. 49. Exod. 40. 34. g Like a 〈◊〉 read Exod 13. 21 †Ebr. mouthe h Who taught them what to do by the cloude 1. Cor. 10. 1. †Ebr. camped i Thei waited when the Lord wolde signifie ether their 〈◊〉 ture or their abo de by the cloude †Ebr. dayes of nombre Exod. 40. 36. k Vnder 〈◊〉 char ge and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mosés a Or of
our sinnes yet he ceaseth not to put his confidence in God and call vpon him 〈◊〉 which is writen to teache vs in all afflictions to trust stil in God be the assautes neuer so grieuous to the flesh u They mocked at Christs prayer as if it had bene in vaine Psal. 22. 2. “ Or hyssope ftal ke Iohn 19. 29. x Voluntarely af ter h ehad obeyed his Father in all things y VVhich signified an end of all the ceremonies of the Lawe “ Or Ierusalem Psal. 69. 22. z This iudgemēt of an heathen man was sufficient to condem ne the grosse malice of the Iewes 〈◊〉 15. 48. 〈◊〉 Chro. 3. 14. a VVho was so muche the more in danger by declaring him self to be Iesus disciple luk 23. 50. Iohn 19. 38. b Christs burying 〈◊〉 h so muche more verifie his death and resurrection c which was the day before the 〈◊〉 d More will folow his doctrine then did 〈◊〉 he was put to death e That is men appointed for the keping of the Temple f The more that men go about to subdue Christes power the more shewe thei their owne malice ād procure to them 〈◊〉 the greater 〈◊〉 for as muche as Gods glorie the more appeareth thereby Chap. XXVIII Mark 16. 6. Iohn 20. 11. “ Or euening a Here th' 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the naturall day from the sunne rising to 〈◊〉 rising againe and not as the Iewes did whiche began to counte at the first houre af ter the sunne set b There were two but it is a maner of speach to vse the singular nomber for the plurall and contrarie c He assureth thē hat it is so d Their ioye was mixte with feare bothe because of the Angels presence ād also for that thei were not assured Chap. 1. 27. Iohn 17. 2. Marke 16. 15. e An extremevē geance of God whereby the Iewes were the more-hardened so that they can not fele the profite of his death and resurrection Ebr. 1. 3. f Men maye not teach their own doctrine but what so euer christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 them for he 〈◊〉 this auto ricie to him self to be onelie teacher and 〈◊〉 of the doctrine Iohn 14. 16. g By power grace and vertue of the holie Gost a He sheweth that Iohn baptist was the firste preacher of the Gospel Malae 3. 1. b In Greke Angel or Ambassadour Isa. 40. 3. Iuke 3. 4. Iohn 1. 15. Mat. 3. 4. c Take away all lettes whiche myght hinder Christ to come to you d He did bothe baptize ād preache but preached first and after 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as appeareth by Mat. 3. 1. so that the ordre is here inuerted whiche thyng is commune in the Scriptures “ Or gras hoppers Leui. 11. 22. Mat. 3. 12. Luke 3. 16. Iohn 1. 27. e He declareth that he isbut the minister of the outward signe and that it is Iesus Christ that giueth the force 〈◊〉 Act. 1. 〈◊〉 2. 4. 11. 6. and 19 4. Mat. 3. 14. Iuk 〈◊〉 22. 〈◊〉 1. 33. f This was done for the confirma cion of Iohn and thē that stode by Mat. 〈◊〉 1. 〈◊〉 Or Iesus g The Father heareth 〈◊〉 that Christis the verie Sonne of God “ Or the holie Gost. Iuk 4. 1. h Christ wolde he tempted to persuade vs that he wil helpe thē that be tempted Ebr. 2. 18. i By the whiche Gospel he wil rule and reigne ouer all Mat. 4. 12. Iuk 4. 14. “ Or lake iohn 4. 43. Mat 4. 18. 〈◊〉 5. 2. k To drawethem from perfection Mat. 4. 23. Iuk 4. 31. Mat. 7. 28. Iuk 4. 32. l Whose doctrine was dead nothing sauoured of the spirit m Christ wolde not suffer the father of lyes to beare 〈◊〉 to the trueth n Thei referre the miracle of the kinde of doctrine so marueil at it as newe and strāgething do not cōsider the power of Christ who is the autor of the one and the other Mat. 8 14. Iuk 4. 32. o Christ wolde not haue suche witnesses to 〈◊〉 him and his Gospel So 〈◊〉 was offended that the Pythonesse shulde testifie of him “ Or being yet night Act. 16. 18. Mat. 8. 1. Iuk 5. 12. p Forbidding him to tel anie man because as yet his time was not come to be knowen q It belonged to the Priest to knowe if a man were healed of the leprosie Leui. 14. 4. r To take all maner of excuse frō them and to con demne them of ingratitude s The 〈◊〉 was so 〈◊〉 that he shulde 〈◊〉 bene througed 〈◊〉 Luke 5 18. Mat. 9. 1. Luke 5. 18. a VVhere he was wonte to remaine b By these wordes Christ sheweth that he was sent of his Father with 〈◊〉 to take away our sinnes Iob. 14. 4. Isa. 43. 15. c Christe speaketh accordyng to their capacitie who were so blinde that they wolde belie ue nothing but that which they sawe with their eyes and there fore sheweth hys 〈◊〉 ouer the soule by the power whiche he hathe ouer the bodie d Their 〈◊〉 cōsciences cause thē to confesse the trueth 〈◊〉 9. 9. Luke 5. 27. 1. 〈◊〉 m. 1. 〈◊〉 e He speaketh of such as persuade them 〈◊〉 to be iuste althogh they be nothing lesse Mat. 9 14 Luke 5. 33. f Christ sheweth that he wil 〈◊〉 his and not buden them before it be necessarie g The worde pro perly signifieth newe clothe whiche as yet hathe not passed the handes of the fuller Mat. 12. 1. Luk. 6. 1. 1. Sam. 2i 6. h He was also called Achimelech as his father was sothat both the father and the sonne were called by bothe these names 1 Chron. 24. 2. 2. sam 8. 17. 15. 29 1. king 2. 26. Exod 29. 33. i Seing the Sabbath was made for mans vse it was not mere it shulde be vsed to his hinderan ce incommoditie Leuit. 8. 〈◊〉 24. 9. Mat. 12 9. Luk. 6 6. a They 〈◊〉 their tongues of malice for they wolde nether cō fesse nor denie b Christ is in suche sorte angrie with man that he pitieth him seketh to winne him c Althogh they hated one another deadly yet this hindered them not to ioy ne their malice to resiste Christ read Mat. 22 〈◊〉 Or 〈◊〉 meanyng 〈◊〉 Chap. 6 7. Mat. 10. 1. Luke 9. 1. “ Or Lebbeus or Iudas “ Or zealous d The disciples were now conuersaunt wyth Christ bothe at home ād abroad e His 〈◊〉 wolde 〈◊〉 shut him within 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 haue come vnto them if anye 〈◊〉 had bene made for some wolde haue made hym a King and the 〈◊〉 with others soght hys life so that hereby they myght haue procured the hatred 〈◊〉 He 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Pharises and of the Romains Or they that were about him Mat. 9 14. and 12. 4. Luke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 12. 〈◊〉 Luke 12 10. 1. 〈◊〉 5. 16. f Whiche is 〈◊〉 a man 〈◊〉 against his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 againste the trueth whiche is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to him for suche one is in a 〈◊〉 epro
it might be more manifestly knowen set before all 〈◊〉 eyes a He dyeth to sin ne in whome the strength of sinne is broken by the 〈◊〉 of Christ and so now 〈◊〉 to God Gal. 3. 27. Col. 2. 12. b Which is that growing together with him we 〈◊〉 rec̄eiue vertue to kill sinne and raise vp our new mā 〈◊〉 4. 23. Col. 3. 8. Ebr 12. 2. 2. 〈◊〉 2. 1. c The Greke worde meaneth that we growe vp together with Christ as wese mosse yuie misteltowe or such like growe vp by a treandare nou 〈◊〉 with the ioyse thereof d If we by hisver tue dye to sinne 1. Cor. 6. 14. 2. Tim. 2. 11. e The fleshwhere in sinne sticketh fast f Because that being dead we can not sinne g That he might destroy sinne in 〈◊〉 h And sitteth at the right hand of the Father i We may gather that we are dead to sinne when sinne beginneth to dye in vs which is by the participation of Christs death by whome also being quickened we liue to God that is to righteousnes Or instruments or armoure k In that ye are led with the Spirit of God l The minde first ministreth euil motions whereby mans wil is entised thence burst forthe the lustes by them the bodie is prouoked and the bodie by his actions doeth solicitie the mindet therefore he commandeth at the least that we rule our bodies m Which is the declaration of sin ne n Indewed with the 〈◊〉 of Christ. o Shewing that none can be 〈◊〉 which doeth not obey God p To conforme your selues vnto it q It is a most vile thyng for him that is deliuered from the selauerie of sinne to 〈◊〉 againe to the same r Leauing to speake of heauenlie things according to your capacicitie 〈◊〉 vse these 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and fredome that ye might the better vnderstād Iohn 8. 4. 2. Pet. 2. 19. s Or there warde recōpense t Sinne is cōpared to a tyrāt which reigneth by force who giueth death as an allowance to thē that were preferred by the Lawe a Meaning the moral Lawe 1 Cor. 7. 39. b Bothe in this first mariage and in the seconde the housband ād the wife must be considered with in our selues the first housbād was Sinne and our flesh was the wife their children 〈◊〉 the frutesof the flesh Gala. 5. 19. In the seconde mariage the Spirit is the housbād the new creature is the wife and their children are the frutes of the Spirit c Which is the Spirit or the seconde housband d VVhen we were destitute of the Spirit of God “ Or affections e Meaning to sinne our first housband f There is nothing more enemie to sinne then the Law if so be therefore that sinne rage more by reason thereof them before why shulde it be imputed to the Lawe which discloseth the sleightes of sinne her enemie h He thoght him sel to be aliue when he knewe not the Lawe Exod. 20 7. Dent. 5. 21. g VVhich is an in warde vice not openly knowen i Sinne being disclosed by the Lawe so muche more detestable because it turneth the goodnes of the Lawe to our destructiō 1. Tim. 1. 8. k So that it can iudge the affections of the heart l He is not able to do that which he desiret to do and therefore is farre from the true perfection m He doeth not excuse him self but sheweth that he is not able to accomplish that good desire whiche is in him n The flesh stayeth euen the moste perfect to runne forwarde as the spirit wisheth Or in my nature o That is in my spirit “ Or commaunde ment p Euen the corruption which yet remaineth q This fleshlie 〈◊〉 of sinne death r In that parte which is regene rate s Which is the parte corrupted a Thogh sinne be in vs yet it is not imputed vnto vs through Christ Iesus b He annexeth the cōdition lest we shulde abuse the libertie c The power autoritie of the Spirit that is the grace of regeneration d Whose sanctification is made ours “ Or of no strength e Christ did take flesh which of nature was subiect to sinne which not withstanding he sanctified euen in the 〈◊〉 instant of his conce ption and so did appropriate it vnto him that he might 〈◊〉 sinne in it 2. 7 Cor. 5. 21. “ Or by 〈◊〉 f That which the Law requireth g The worde comprehendeth all that which is moste excellent in man as wil vnderstanding reason wit c. “ Or his sobe “ Or 〈◊〉 h The Spirit of regeneracion which abolisheth sinne in our flesh not all at once but by de grees wherfore we muste in the meane time call to God through pacience i But to liue after the Spirit k So he nameth the holie Gost of the effect which he causeth in vs When he proposeth vs saluacion by the Law with an impossible condicion who also doeth seale our 〈◊〉 in our hearts by Christs fre adoption that we cōsider not God now as a rigorous Lord 〈◊〉 as a moste merciful Father l So that we haue two witnesses Spirit and ours who is certified by the Spirit of God m Frely made 〈◊〉 of the Fathers treasures Gala. 4. 5. “ Or of like value n The creatures shal not be restored before that Gods children be broght to their perfection in the meane season thei waite o That is to destruction because of mans sinne p He meaneth not the Angels nether deuils nor men q And yet are farre from the perfection r Which 〈◊〉 in the resurrectiō when we shal be made conformable to our head Christ. s By hope is mēt y thing which we hope for Luk. 2 28 t In that he stirreth their hears to pray and sheweth bothe whome to aske and how u He sheweth 〈◊〉 by the ordre of our election that afflictions are meanes to make vs like the Sonne of God Isa. 50 8. x Who pronoun ceth his iust in his Sonne Christ. y Where with he loued vs or God in Christ which 〈◊〉 is grounded vpon his determinate purpose and Christ is the pledge thereof Psal. 44. 23. z Which is to signifie the condicion of Christes Church a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 forthe by these wordes the wōderful nature of the spirits aswel the good Eph. 1. 21. col 11. as the euil spirits Ephes. 6. 12. col 2. 15. b That is wherewith God loueth vs in his Sonne Christ Iesus a As becometla him that 〈◊〉 en ceth Christ or whose tongue Christ ruleth and so taketh Christ for his witnes Act 9. 2. b He wolde redeme the reiection of the lewes with his 〈◊〉 damnaciō which 〈◊〉 his zeale towards Gods glorie read Exod. 32. 32. 1. Cor. 15. 8. c The Arke of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was a signe of Gods presence was called Gods glorie d The two 〈◊〉 of the couenant Deut. 11. 9. Chap. 2. 17. e Christ is verie God Chap. 2. 28. †Greke 〈◊〉 away f That is of Iacob
Chap. 3. 17 c To wit Satan Ioh. 12. 〈◊〉 14. 30. Ephes. 6. 〈◊〉 d In whome god doeth shew him self to be 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is called so in respect of his office e As they which 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 seke to besene and knowen 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 gene 1. 3. f Which are your seruants g That we hauing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shuld communicate the same with 〈◊〉 and therefore Christ calieth thē the light of the world Mat. 5. 14. h Albeit the ministers of the gospel be contem ptible as touchīg their persone yet the treasure which they carie is nothing worse or inferior i All the faithful and 〈◊〉 the ministers must drinke of this cup because the worlde heateth Christ and also that the 〈◊〉 shulde bē comformable to Christ their head yet by the mightie power of Christ who ouer came death they are made conque 〈◊〉 k By our death you haue life so that the frute of our afflictions co meth to you l The same faith by the inspiratiō of the holie Gost m In 〈◊〉 vs from these dan gers which is as it were a restoring from death to life Psal. 116. 10. n That in being deliuered and restored to you againe may not onely myself 〈◊〉 God thankes for this infinite 〈◊〉 of deliuerance but also you all which 〈◊〉 bothe partakers of mine affliction and comforte may abundantly set forthe his glorie Or be 〈◊〉 o Groweth stronger p Which is so called in respect of the euerlasting life a After this bodie shal be dissol ued it shal be made incorrupti ble immortal “ Or if so be we shal be founde clothed and not naked Reuel 16. 15. “ Or wherein b Not onely quiet in minde but also ready to susteine all dangers being assured of the good successe thereof “ Or strangers in the bodie c For here onely we beleue in God and se him not d In this bodie e Out of this bo die to heauen Rom. 14. 10. f That is ether glorie or shame g His feareful iudgement h He reproueth the dignitie of his ministerie by the frute and effect therof which is to bring 〈◊〉 to Christ. i By imbracing the same faith which we preache to others k As they which more estemed the outward shewe of wisdome and 〈◊〉 then true godlines l As the aduersa ries said 〈◊〉 colde not abide to heare them praised m Our folie serueth to Gods glorie n Therfore who so euer giueth pla ce to ambition or vaine glorie is yet dead and liueth not in Christ. o As the onely faithful do in Christ. p According to the estimation of the worlde but as he is guided by the Spirit of God q We do not este me nor commen de Christ him self now as he was an excellent man but as he was the Sonne of God partaker of his glorie and in whome God dwelled corpotally and do you thinke that I wil 〈◊〉 my self or anie man in setting for the his giftes Yea when I praise my ministerie I commende the power of God when I commende our worthie factes I praise the mightie power of God set forthe by vs wormes and wretches Isa. 41 〈◊〉 r Let him be 〈◊〉 and renounce him self els all the rest is nothing Reucl. 21. 5. s Therefore without Christ we can not enioye the life euerlasting nor come to God t That is a sacrifice for sinne u By 〈◊〉 when we shal be 〈◊〉 with Christs iustice Isa. 43. 8. a To wit Gods 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whetein he hathe powred for the his infinite loue b By the infideles if they sawe no frute come thereof 1. Cor. 4. 〈◊〉 c He declareth with what weapons he resisted his afflictions d Who is the efficient cause e Whiche is the final cause f By the Gospel and the power of God and hys owne integritie he ouer 〈◊〉 Satan the worlde as with weapōs on 〈◊〉 side most 〈◊〉 g Signifying his 〈◊〉 vehement affection h Their iudge 〈◊〉 was so corrupted that they were not likewise affectioned towardes hym as he was to 〈◊〉 them i She we like affection towardes me k He semeth to allude to that which is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 22. 10. “ Or the deuill Eccle. 13. 31. Where the Lorde 〈◊〉 that an oxe and an asse be not yoked together because the match is vnequal so if the faithfull marie with the infideles or elshaue to do with them in anie thing vnlawful it is here reproued l So called because he hath not onely life in 〈◊〉 selfe but 〈◊〉 it also to all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Cor. 3. 13. and 6. 19. Leui. 26. 11. Isa. 52. 〈◊〉 Ierem. 31. 1. a Consider this wel ye that serue idoles with your bodies and yet thinke your consciences pure towarde God God wil one day 〈◊〉 you for your 〈◊〉 b Of bodie and soule c That we may teache you d By griedie 〈◊〉 e He had nether rest in bodie nor 〈◊〉 and it semeth that he al ludeth to that 〈◊〉 is written 〈◊〉 32. 25. for the crosse to mans eye is commune bothe to the godlie and to the wicked althogh to 〈◊〉 ends f This ioye 〈◊〉 all my sorowes 1. 〈◊〉 2. 19. g Whose hearts Gods Spirit doeth touche he is 〈◊〉 for his sinnes committed against so merciful a Father and these 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of his repentance as witnes Dauids and Peters 〈◊〉 others which are sorie for their sin nes onely for feare of punishment and Gods vengeance fall in 〈◊〉 desperacion as Cain Saul Achitophel and 〈◊〉 h In asking God forgiuenes i 〈◊〉 in iudging and 〈◊〉 your selues you preuented Gods angre “ Heart k The Greke worde 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is ment moste great loue and tender 〈◊〉 l Bothe in thinking and reporting wel of you a This benefite of God appeared in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 first that the Ma cedonians being in so great afflictions were so prompt to helpe others and next that being in great pouertie were verie liberal towards others b So that a moste abundant riuer of riches flowed out of their 〈◊〉 c So he 〈◊〉 their liberalitie ether because thei were the bestowers of Gods graces or because thei receiued thē of God frely and 〈◊〉 they desired Paul to se to the distribution thereof d Euerie man may do good that hathe abilitie thereunto but towil and haue aminde to do good cometh of 〈◊〉 charitie e That as you helpe others in their nede so 〈◊〉 shal releue your want f That bothe you and others as occasion shal serue may relieue the godlie according to their necessities Exod. 16. 18. g And willing ly offred him self to gather your almes h In 〈◊〉 the Gospel Some vnderstād Luke others 〈◊〉 i His wel doing is approued before God and man Rom. 12. 17. k That is by whome Christs glorie is greatly aduanced Prouerb 〈◊〉 Rom. 12 8. 〈◊〉 35. 11. a Lest thei 〈◊〉 giue but 〈◊〉 distrusting 〈◊〉 impo uerish thē 〈◊〉 thereby he sheweth that God wil so blese
owne 〈◊〉 o They 〈◊〉 and defraude theyr bodie to shewe thē selues greater hypocrites a After that ye haue bene dead to beggerlie ceremonies b VVhich ether serue but 〈◊〉 a time or els are 〈◊〉 by men c With Christ. Ephe 5. 3. d Extinguish all the strength of the corrupt nature which resisteth against the Spirit that ye may 〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉 and not in the flesh Rom. 6. 4. Ephe. 4 〈◊〉 Ebr. 12 2. 1. Pet. 〈◊〉 1. 4. 1. 〈◊〉 1. 26. 5. 1. 9. 6. e He sheweth what frutes are in them that are dead to the worlde and are risen again with Christ. Ephe. 6. 〈◊〉 “ Or the bowels of mercies f Let it guide all your doings “ 〈◊〉 gracious 〈◊〉 thankefull g The doctrine of the Gospel h Psalmes properly 〈◊〉 complainings to God narrations and expostulations hymnes 〈◊〉 thankes giuing songs 〈◊〉 praises and thankes 〈◊〉 but not so 〈◊〉 and amply as hymnes do “ Or thankes giuing Ephe. 4 29. i VVhich are in the Lord. 1. Cor. 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5. 22. k By to muche rigour 1. Pet. 3. 1. Ephe. 6. 1. Ephe. 6. 5. 〈◊〉 2 9. 1. Pet. 2. 18. l The 〈◊〉 master 〈◊〉 10. 27. Wisd. 6 8. m VVhether 〈◊〉 be master 〈◊〉 seruant Eccle. 〈◊〉 26. Rom 2. 11. 〈◊〉 2. 6. Ephe. 6. 9. Luk. 18. 1. 1. Thes. 5. 17. Ephe. 6 18. 2. Thes 3. 1. a That I maye frely preache the Gospel Ephe. 5. 15. b To the commoditie of your neighbours c Bestowe the time well with the malice of 〈◊〉 euerie where plucked frome you and causeth you to abuse it d Perteining to edification and mixt with do vanitie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 e If they onely 〈◊〉 helpe him to preache the 〈◊〉 at Rome where was 〈◊〉 or those fiue and 〈◊〉 yeres that thei faine he 〈◊〉 at Rome f In preaching the Gospel 2. Tim. 4. 11. g Ether to Paul or 〈◊〉 whiche thei wolde writt as an answere to this Epistle sent to the Colossians a For 〈◊〉 is no Churche whiche is not 〈◊〉 together in God 2 Thes. 1. 3. Philip. 1. 3. b Whiche declareth it selfe by 〈◊〉 liuelie frutes c Whereby you declared your sel ues moste readie and painfull to helpethe poore d The effectual preaching of 〈◊〉 Gospel is an euidēt token of our election e To beleue and to be fully persuaded to haue the 〈◊〉 of the holie Gost and Ioyfully to suffer for Christs sake are most certeine signes of our ele ction “ Or paternes f To wit al that faithfull g For 〈◊〉 are dead things and onely fained fantasies h Which he shall execute vpon the wicked a Not in outwarde shew and in pompe but in trauel and in the feare of God b By his helpe grace Act. 16. 〈◊〉 c Whiche declareth a naughtie conscience “ Or inautoritie d He hūbled him self to supporte all things with out al respecte of 〈◊〉 euen as the tender mother which nourceth her children and thinketh no office to vile for her childrens sake Act. 20. 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 4 〈◊〉 2. Thes. 3. 8. e For it is not possible to auoide the reproches of the wicked 〈◊〉 euer hate good doings 〈◊〉 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. 27. Col. 1. 10. f In his Name and vnder his pro tection g And wolde hinder all men from their saluation h And heape vp the measure i He meaneth not this of all the Iewes in general but of certeine of thē particu larly which ceased not after they had put Christ to death to persecu te his worde and his ministers Mat. 3. 32. Rom. 1. 11. k Therefore I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 forget you except I wolde forget my self a Rather seking your cōmoditie then mine owne in sending of Timotheus to you Act. 16. 〈◊〉 b His great 〈◊〉 toward the smale flocke c Meaning 〈◊〉 d If ye remaine constant in faith and true doctrine I shal thinke that all mine 〈◊〉 be so many 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 restored from death to life e If you perseuere in faith Rom. 1. 10. 15. 23. f VVe must daily growe from faith to faith Chap. 〈◊〉 23. 〈◊〉 corin 〈◊〉 8. a And as it were ouercome your selues b The greke worde signified suche commande ments as one receiueth from 〈◊〉 man to giue them in his name to others c That is that you shulde dedicate your selues wholy vnto God Rom. 12. 2. Ephes. 5. 17. d That is his bodie which is pro phaned by suche filthines 1. Cor. 6. 8. 1. Cor. 1. 2. e By these precepts of godlie life it appeareth what were 〈◊〉 commadements which Paul 〈◊〉 vnto them 1. Cor. 7. 40. Ioh. 13. 34. 15. 12. 1. Iohn 2. 8. 4. 21 2. Thess 3. 7. f And not be idle g As strangers and 〈◊〉 h But that ye may be able by your diligence to supplie your wāt and necessitie i He doeth not condemne all kinde of sorrow but that which procedeth of mfidelitie k Or haue continued constantly in the faith of Christ. l By raising their bodies out of the graue m Which is in the Name of the Lord and as 〈◊〉 shulde speake him self 1. Cor. 15 23. 〈◊〉 24. 31. 1. Cor. 15. 12. 〈◊〉 Meaning them which shal be founde a 〈◊〉 o In this sudden taking vp 〈◊〉 shal be a kinde of 〈◊〉 of the qualities of 〈◊〉 bodies which shal be as a kinde of death a So muche the more we ought to be ware of all 〈◊〉 fantasies of men which 〈◊〉 them selues others in searching out 〈◊〉 the time that the Lord shal appeare 〈◊〉 for them selues a vaine prophecie and moste falsely ascribed to Elias 2000 〈◊〉 the reuel 3 3 16 15. that 2000. yere before the Lawe 2000 vnder the Lawe and 2000. after the Lawe hee worlde shal endure b That is sud denly and vnloked for Mat. 24. 44. 2. 〈◊〉 3. 10. Reuel 3. 3 16. 〈◊〉 c Here 〈◊〉 is taken for contempt of saluation when men 〈◊〉 we in sinnes ad wil not a walke to god lines d And not be ouercome with the 〈◊〉 of the worlde e That is lightued by the Gospel f Here it is 〈◊〉 onely to dye is ment of the faith ful Isa. 59. 17. 〈◊〉 6 17. g As the flocke is bounde to loue the 〈◊〉 so is it his duetie to teache them ād ex hort them in true religion h Where this cause ceaseth that they worke not the ho nor also ceaseth and they must be expelled as wol ues out of the flocke Prou. 17. 13. 20 22. i Haue a quiet min de 〈◊〉 in Christ which shal make you reioice in the middes of sorrowes mat 5 〈◊〉 rom 12 17. 1. 〈◊〉 3 9. k God that hathe giuen his Spirit to his elect wil neuer suffer it to be quenched but hathe 〈◊〉 by what meanes it may be mainteined that is by suche exhortations as these by con tinual increase in godlines l The preaching of the worde of God Rom. 5 3. 2. cor 6
commande things against God then let vs answer It is better to obey God then men h Knowing that God 〈◊〉 this charge vpō him Isa. 53. 9. 1. Iohn 3. 2. Isa. 53. 5. Mat. 8. 17. Col. 3. 18. Ephes. 5 22. 2. Tim. 2. 9. “ Or master Gen. 18. 12. a But willingly do your dueties for your condicion is not the worse for your obedience 1. Cor. 7. 1. b By nether keping them to streite nor in giuing thē to much libertie c Taking care and prouiding for her d Man ought to loue his wife because they lead their life together also for that she is the weaker ves sel but chiefly because that God hathe made them as it were felowe heires together of life euerlasting e For they can not pray when they are at 〈◊〉 tion Prou. 17. 11. 20. 22. Mat 5. 19. Rom. 12. 17. f God hath made vs when we were his enemies heires of his kingdo me and shal not we forgiue our 〈◊〉 a smale faute 1. Thes 5. 15. Psal 33. 13. Isay. 1. 16. g To take venge ance on him Mat. 5. 10. h That is when thei thinke to make you a fraid by their threatnings i Giue him praise and depende on him Isa. 〈◊〉 13. Chap. 2. 12. Rom. 5. 6. Ebr. 9. 15. k By the power of God l Christ being from the beginning head and gouernour of his Church came in the daies of Noe not in bodie which then he had not but in Spirit and preached by the mouth of Noe for the space of 120 yere to the disobedient which wolde not repēt and therefore are now in prison re serued to the last iudgement “ Or persones Gen. 6. 14. Mat. 24. 38. Luk. 17. 26. Ebr. 1. 3. Or the taking to witnes of a good conscience a Our sanctification standeth in two points in dying to sinne liuing to God Or bodie Ephes. 4. 23. b Althogh the wicked thinke this Gospel newe and vexe you that imbrace is yet hath it bene prea ched to them of time past which now are dead to the intent that thei might haue bene condemned or dead to sinne in the flesh and also might haue liued to God in the spirit which two are the effect of the Gospel c As liate moueth vs to reproche our brother when he offendeth vs so loue hideth and pardoneth the fautes which he commiteth against vs thogh they be neuer so manie Prou. 10. 12. Rom. 12. 13. Ebr. 13. 2. Rom. 12. 6. Philip. 2. 14. Mat. 5. 110. d That is by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 “ Or 〈◊〉 Iere. 25. 29. Luk. 23. 31. e As concerning this life where he is punished Prouerb 〈◊〉 31. a By elders he vn derstandeth all them which prea che teache or minister in the Church “ Or Christ. “ Or which is cōmit vnto you or as muche as in you lyeth Rom. 11. 10. Iam. 4. 6. Iam. 4. 10. Psal. 54. 〈◊〉 Wisd. 12. 13. Mat. 6. 25. Luk. 12. 22 Luk. 22. 31. b Nothing cometh vnto vs Which We se not to apperteine to the rest of Christs members and therefore We ought not to 〈◊〉 se that condition Which is commu ne to all the Saintes c Which Was a famous citie in Assyria Where Peter then Was the Apostle of the 〈◊〉 Rom. 16. 16. 1. Cor. 16. 〈◊〉 2. Cor. 13. 13. a In that he declared him self iuste and faithful in accomplishing his 〈◊〉 by Christ. b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Christ as he is God ād Sauiour c That is saluation d The summe of our saluation and religion is to be 〈◊〉 by Christ to the 〈◊〉 Who calleth vs in the Sonne “ Or through his glorie e We are made partakers of the 〈◊〉 nature in that We 〈◊〉 the corruption of the World or as Paul 〈◊〉 are dead to sinne and are not in the flesh f Godlie maners g The Greeke Worde signifieth him that natural ly can not se except he holdeth nere his eyes So Peter calleth suche as can not se heauenlie things Which are 〈◊〉 of pure blinde or sand blinde h A 〈◊〉 it be sure in it self forasmuche as God can not change yet We must con 〈◊〉 it in 〈◊〉 selues by the frutes of the Spirit knowing that the purpose of God electeth calleth sanctifieth and iustifieth vs. i For God Wil euer vp holde you k In this bodie 2. Cor. 5. 3. 〈◊〉 21. 19. 1. Cor. 1. 17. 〈◊〉 “ Or sophistical and 〈◊〉 Mat. 17 〈◊〉 l For by Christs presence it Was for the time holie m That is the doctrine of the Pro 〈◊〉 n A 〈◊〉 knowledge then vnder the Law o Meaning Christ the sunne of iustice by his Gospel 2. Tim. 3. 16. p Cometh not of men “ Or interpretation Act. 20. 〈◊〉 1. Tim. 4. 2. Iud. 11. “ Or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a This is 〈◊〉 sene in the Pope and his Priests Whiche by lies flatteries sel mēs soules so that it iscerteine that he is not the successour of Simon Pe ter but of Simon Magus Iob. 4. 18. Iude. 6. Gen. 7. 2. Gen. 19. 24. Gen. 19. 〈◊〉 1. King 22. 22. Iob. 1. 12. b Albeit the An gels condemne the vice and 〈◊〉 of Wicked anagistrates yet they blame not the autoritie and power Which is giuen thē of God c As beasts Without reasō or Wit followe 〈◊〉 nature leadeth them so these Wicked mē desti 〈◊〉 of the Spirit of God onely seke to fulfil 〈◊〉 sensualitie and as they are vessels made to destructiō and 〈◊〉 to this iudgement so thei 〈◊〉 into the snares of Satan to their 〈◊〉 struction d For in your 〈◊〉 lie feasts they sit as members of the Church Where as in dede they be but spottes so deceiue you read Iude 12. Nomb. 22 23. Iude 〈◊〉 e Thei haue some appearance outWarde but With in they are drie and barren or at moste they cause but a tempest Iude 12. Iohn 8. 34. Rom. 6. 20. Mat. 12. 〈◊〉 f Which commeth by hearing the Gospel preached Ebr. 6. 4. 10 16. “ Or doctrine Proue 29. 〈◊〉 a For We fall quickely 〈◊〉 and forget that Which We 〈◊〉 taught 1. Tim. 4. 〈◊〉 2. 〈◊〉 3. 1. Iude 18. b He 〈◊〉 them Which had once professed Christian religiō but became after Warde 〈◊〉 mockers as Epicurians 〈◊〉 atheistes c As touching the beautie therof things whiche were therein except thē which were in the arke Psal. 〈◊〉 4. Eze. 33. 32. d He 〈◊〉 not here of the 〈◊〉 and eternal counsel of God whereby he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it pleaseth him but of the preaching of the Gospell whereby all are called and biddē to the banket 1. Tim. 2. 4. Mat. 24. 44. 1. Thes. 〈◊〉 2. Reuel 3. 3. 16. 15. Isa. 65. 17. 66. 〈◊〉 Reuel 〈◊〉 1. e In quiet conscience Rom. 2. 4. f Albeit his epistles were writ to peculiar Churches yet they 〈◊〉 a generall doctrine apperteining to al 〈◊〉 g As no man 〈◊〉 the bright nes of the sunne because his eye is not able to sust