aboue that we aske ca. eod God wyl haue all men saued ca. eo Gods kindnes ledeth to repentaunce capitu 22â— Gods woorde was committed to the Iewe ca. 37 Gods house is the coÌ„gregation ca. 38 Gods husbandrye ca. 39. Goddes iudgemente is accordinge to truthe ca. 2â— Godly liuers suffer persecutioÌ„s ca. 10 Godlynes hath promises of the lyfe that is nowe and to come ca. 15 Godli sorow causeth repentauÌ„ce ca. 31 Godlynes is great ryches ca. 19 Godly edifyinge is by faith ca. 28 Go forewarde in good workes ca. 10 Go not too lawe one wyth an other capitu 22 Glorify god in body spirit ca. 23.41 Glory in infirmyties ca. 27 Grace is more plentuous then synne capitu 30 Grace is no grace where workes auayle ca. 37 H. Handle the word of truth iustly ca. 11 Halte not out of the way ca. eod Hate that is euyll caâ— 41 Haue no felowship with deuils ca. 34 Haue peace with all men ca. 41 Haue them in honoure that haue the ouersigâ—te of you cap. 60 Heauen hath an enduring substance capitu 10. He that suffreth tribulation is counted worthye of the kingedome of god capitu 10 He that prouideth not for his household is worse then an infidele cap. 11 He that resisteth power resisteth god capitu 14 He that praiseth him selfe is not alowed ca. 27 He that wyll not worke shoulde not eate ca. 28 Heretikes are to be auoidedâ— ca. 11 Heresies must nedâ—â— be ca. 21 Helpe those that by any chaunce are fallen in to any â—aute ca. 15 His seruaunt thou art to whom thou obeyâ—â— cap. 14 Hynder not the gospell ca. 20 Holde fast the worde of god ca. 36 Hope is layed vppe for vs in â—â—ore in heauen ca 2 Hope putteth no man to shameâ— ca 6 Hope saueth a man ca eodeÌ„ Hope that is sene is no hope ca. eo How the ministers of god should behaue them selues ca. 10 Honour true widowes ca. 59 the Husband is the wiues head ca. 58 Husbandes loue youre wyuâ—s ca. eo Husbandes be not bytter vnto youre wyues ca. eodeÌ„ I. Iesus the greate shepehearde ca. 3 Iesus the aâ—ctour and finisher of our faieth ca. 4 Iesus the mediatour of the new Teâ—tament cap. 38 Iesus suffered without the gate ca 43 Iesus continueth for euer ca. 49 If thou mayst be free vse it cap. 11 If thou stande take heede thou faule not capiâ— 12 If thou be y â— son thou art heireâ— ca. 43. If the rote be holy the braunches are holy ca. 40 If god be on our syde who canne be agaynst vs. ca. 44. I desire to be wyth Christe cap. 33 In maÌ„ dwelleth no good thing ca. 30 In man are two lawes cap. eodem In a great mannes house are vessels of golde and wood capit 44 In the latter dayes some shall geeue hede to deuilyshe doctrine ca. 25 In Christe dwelleth all the fulnes of the godheade capi 48 In two and three witnesses all thinges doo stande cap. 68 Inobedience brought condempnation on all menne ca. 14 It becommeth a preacher too speake freelye ca. 70 It became Christ to be made like vnto hys breethren capi 47 It is appoynted that men shall once dye ca. eod It is good for a man not to touche a woman capitu 57 It is better to marye then to burne capitu 58 It is dampnable to breake the firste sayeth ca. 59 Iudge not hastlyâ— capi 14 Iudge not one an other ca. 22 Iudge nothinge vntyll the lord come capitu eodem Iustification cometh not by the dedes of the lawe but by fayth ca. 53 K. Kepe holye daye with purenesse and truth cap. 29 the Kingedome of god is not in wordes but in power ca. 9.28 Kingedome of god is not meate and dryncke but righteousnes ca. 20 Knowledge maketh a man too swell capitu 7.9 Know not Christ after the flesh ca. 13 Know ye not that a lyttle lâ—uen sowreth the whole lâ—mpe of dow ca. 17 L. Labour with thy hands cap 15 Lay from you that old man capi 16 Lay hand on eternall lyfe ca 32 Lay sodenly hands on no man ca. 61 Lawes are geueÌ„ to the vnrighteous capitu 35. the Law made nothing perfect ca. 51 the Lawe hathe but the shadowe of good thinges to come cap. 52 the Lawe is good if it be vsed lawefullye cap. 53. Learne to be content in what so euer estate ye â—e ca. 15. Let youre woordes be well sauoured with salte capitu 12 Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodyes caâ—â—7 Let not sinne haue power ouer you capitu 35. Let vs do euyll that good maye come thereof capi 45 Let euerye man haue hys wyfe to auoyde fornication ca. 58 Let vs eate and drinke tomorow we shal dye ca. 65. Lye not one to an other ca. 35. the Letâ—er killeth ca. 39 Leaue father and mother and contynue with thy wyfe capi 38 Liue after the flesh and die ca. 16.17 the Loue of Christ passeth knowledge capitu â— Loue fulfylleth the lawe ca. 7 Loue thy neighbour as thy self caâ— 7 Loue hurteth not ca. â—od Loue without dissâ—mulation ca. eodeÌ„ Loue god he wil know the. ca. eodeÌ„ Loue edifieth ca. eo Loue falleth neuer away ca. eodeÌ„ Loue and his properties ca eodeÌ„ â—he Lord knoweth them that are his capitu 13 Luste not after euil things ca. 35. Lust had not ben knowen but by the lawe coâ— 50. M. â—ake your bodyes a quicke sacrifice vnto god cap. 16 Make not prouision for y e flesh ca. eo Manne doeth not what he would but what he woulde not ca. 30 Man is iustified by fayth ca. 50. Man when he prayeth muste be bare â—eade capitu 59. Man is the ymage of god ca. eodem Man neuer sawe god ca. 73 Mans conscyence accuseth or excuseth capi 45. Masters threaten not your seruaunts â—api 60. Malitius and euyll speaking corrupâ—eth good maners capi 65. Meate maketh vs not acceptable to god cap. â—0 Meate is to be receiued with thanks geuinge capitu 51. a Mediator is not a mediator of one capitu 53. Medle with your own busines ca. 36 Mens sinnes go to iudgement before hande cap. 45 Men seeke theyr owne and not that whicâ—e is Iesus Christes cap. 66 Melchisedech kinge of Salem ca. 55 Minysters of the altare are partakers of the alter ca. â—â— Mortifâ—e the deedes of the fleshe and lyue cap. 16.17 Mortifye your members whichâ— are on the earth ca. 16 Moses was a proper childe ca. 5 Moses estemed the rebuke of Christe greater ryches then the treasure of Egypte cap. eode Mounte Syna ca. â—4 N. Naturall men perceaue not the thinges of the spirit ca. 12. Noe throughe the arke condempned the worlde ca. 7 No man knoweth anye thinge as he oughte to know ca. 9 No man that is geuen to God entangleth him selfe with worldly busines capitu 11. No manne speakinge in the spirit of God defyeth Iesus ca 34 No man hateth his owne flesh ca. 38 No man despiseth an alowed
gyfâ—es yet but one spirite And there are differences of administrations and yet but one Lorde And there are diuers maners of operaâ—ions and yet but one God whiche worketh all thinges that are wroughte in all creatures The giftes of the spirit are geuen to euerye manne to profyt the congregation To one is geeuen thorowe the spirite the vtteraunce of wysedome To an other is geuen the vtteraunce of knowledge by the same spirite To an other is geuen fayth by the same spirite To an other the giftes of healinge by the same spirit To an other power to doe miracles To an other prophecye To an other iudgemente of sprites To an other dyuers tonges To an other the interpretation of of tonges And these al worketh euen the self same spirit Diuidinge to euerye manne seuerall gifâ—s â—uâ—n as he wyll For as the bodye is one and hathe manye membâ—rs and all be mâ—mbers of one bodye thoughe thâ—y be manye yet are but one bodye euen so is Christ. For in sue spirite arâ— we baptised to make one bodye whether we be Iewes or gentiles whether we be bond or free and haue all droncke of one syirit For the body is not one member but many yf the foote saye I am not the hand therfore I am not of the bodye is he therefore not of the bodye And if the eare saye I am not the eie therfore I am not of the body is he therfore not of the body Yf all the bodye were the eye where were then the eare Yf all were hearinge wher were the smellinge But now â—athe God desposed the members euerye one of them in the body at his owne pleasure If they were all one member where were the body now are ther manye members yet but one bodye And the eye can not saye vnto the hande I haue no neede of the nor the heade also to the fete I haue no neede of you Ye rather a greate deale those members of the bodye whiche seme to be moste feble are moste necessarye And vpon those members of the bodye whiche we thinke least honest put we most honestye on And our vâ—godlye parties haue moste beautye on For our honeste members nede it not But god hath so disposed the bodye and hath geuen mooste honoure to that parte whiche lacked least there shoulde be anye strife in the bodye but that the members shoulde indifferentlye care one for an other And if one member suffer all suffer with him if one member be had in honoure all members be gladde also Ye are the body of Christ and members one of an other And God hath also ordayned in the congregation firste the Apostels Secondaryelye prophettes Thirdelye teachers then them that do miracles after that the giftes of healinge helpers gouernoures diuersitye of tounges Interpreters of tonges Are all Apostels Are all Prophettes Are all teachers Are all doers of myracles Haue all the gyftes of healynge Doe all speake with tonges Do all interprete ¶ Yet of the selfe same matter and of the comparison of one gyfte to an other And of the vse and profytte that commeth of them Capit 42. COuet spirituall gyftes and most chieflye for to prophesys For he that speaketh with tonges speaketh not vnto men but vnto god for no maÌ„ heareth him how be it in y e spirit he speaketh misteries but prophesieth speaketh vnto menne to edifyinge to exhortation and to comforte He that speaketh with tonges profiteth him selfe he that prophesyeth edifyeth the congregation I would that ye all speake with tongs but rather that ye prophesyed For greater is he that prophesieth then he that speaketh wyth tonges except be expounde it also that the congregation maye haue edifyinge Nowe brethren if I come to you speakinge wyth tonges what shall I profytte you excepte I speake vnto you other by reuelation or knowledge or prophesyinge or doctrine Moreouer when things without life geue sounde whether it be a pype or an harpe excepte they make a destinction in the sounds how shal it be knowen what is pyped or what is harped And also if the trumpe geue an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare him selfe to fyght Euen so likewise when ye speake with tonges except ye speake wordes that haue signifycation howe shall it be vnderstande what is spoken For ye shall but speake in the ayre Manye kindes of voyces are in the worlde and none of them are without signification If I know not what the voice meaneth I shall be vnto him that speaketh an aliente and he that speaketh shal be an alient vnto me Wherfore let him that speaketh with tonges pray that â—e maye interprete also For elleâ— if thou blessest with the spirite howe shall â—e that occupyeth the roume of the vnlearned saye amen at the geuinge of thankes seinge he vnderstandeth not what thou sayest Thou verelye geuest thankes well but the other is not edifyed I thanke my God I speake with tounges more then ye all Yet I â—adde leuer in the congregation to speake fyue wordes with my mynde to the information of other rather then ten thousande wordes with the tonges In the law it is written with other tonges and with other lippes wyll I speake vnto thys people and yet for all that they wyll not heare mee sayeth the Lorde Wherefore tonges are for a sygne not to them that beleue but to them that beleue not Contrarye wyse prophesyinge serueth not for them that beleue not but for them whiche beleue Yf therefore when al the church and congregation is come together and al speake with tonges there come in they that are vnlearned or they whiche beleue not wyll they not saye that ye are oute of your wytâ—es But and if all prophecye and there come in one that beleue the not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of euerye manne and so are the secretes of his heart opened and so falleth he doâ—ne on his face and woorshippeth God and saieth that God is wyth you in dede How is it then brethren when ye come together euerye man hathe hys songe hathe his doctrine hath his tounge hath his reuelation hath his interpretation Let all thynges be done vnto â—dyfinge Yf any man speake with tonges let it be two at once or at the mooste three at once and that by course and let an other interprete it But if there be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the congregation and let him speake to him selfe and to god Let the prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge Yf anye reuelation be made â—o an other that sytteth by let the fyrste holde his peace for ye may all prophecy one by one that all maye learne and all maye haue coumforâ—e For tâ—e spyrites of the prophettes are in the power of the prophettes For God is not causer of stryfe but of peace as he is in all other congregations of sainctes Wherefore breethren couet to prophecy and forbyd not â—o speake with tonges
â— faith â—re ye so â—nwise that after ye haue begonne in the spirit ye wold now ende in the flesh So manye thinges then ye haue suffered in vayne if that be vayne whiche ministred to you the spirite and worketh miracles amonge you doth he it throughe the dedes of the lawe or by preachynge of the fayethe For as many as are vnder the dedes of the lawe are vnder malediction For it is wrytten Cursed is euerye man that continueth not in all thinges which are written in the booke of the lawe too fulfyll them That no man is iustified by the law in the sighte of God is euident For the iust shall lyue by fayth The law is not of fayth but the man that fulfyllethe the thinges conteined in the lawe shall lyue by them Brethren I wil speake after the maner of men Thoughe it be but a mannes Testamente yet no man despiseth it or addeth anye thinge thereto when it is once alowed To Abraham and his sede were the promises made He saith not in the sedeâ— as in many but in the sede as in one which is Christ. This I saye that the lawe which beganne afterwarde beyonde 400. and 30. yeares doth not disanull the Testamente that was confyrmed afore of God vnto Christe warde to make the promes of none effect For if the inheritaunce come of the lawe it coÌ„meth not of promes But God gaue it vnto AbrahaÌ„ by promes Wherfore then serueth the law The lawe was added because of transgression til the sede came to whiche the promes was made it was ordianed bi Angels in the hand of a mediator A mediator is not a mediator of one But God is one Is the lawe then againste the promes of God God forbyd Howe be it if there had bene a lawe geuen which coulde haue geuen lyfe then no doubte righteousnes shoulde haue come by the lawe But the scripture concluded all thinges vnder synne that the promes by the fayeth of Iesus Christe shoulde be geuen vntoo them that beleue Before that fayth came we were kepte and shut vppe vnder the lawe vnto the fayth whiche shoulde afterwarde be declared Wherefore the lawe was our scolemaster vnto the â—ime of Christ that we myghte bâ— made ryghteouse by fayth But after that â—ayth is come now are we no longer vnder a scolemaster We knowe that the lawe is gooâ— if a man vse it lawfullye vnderstandinge this how â—hat the lawe is not geuen vnto a righteous man But to the vnrighteousâ— c. ¶ Of the cessation and ende oâ— circumcison and other obseruations of the law in the time of the promulgation of the gospell Capit. 54. STande faâ—â—e therefore in â—he libertye wherewith Christe hath made vs free and wrap not your selues againe in the yoke of bondage Behold I Paule saye vnto you that if ye be circumcised Christ shall profytâ—â— you nothinge at all I testifye agâ—yne to euery man which is circumcised y â— he is bound to kepe the whole lawe Ye are gone qâ—yte from Christ as manye as are iustifâ—â—d by the lawe and are fallen from grace Ye did runnâ— well who was a let vnto you that ye shuld not obey the truth Euen that counsel that is not of him that called you I haue trust toward you in the Lord that ye wyll be none other wise minded He that troubleth you shal bear his iudgementâ— what so euer he be BrethreÌ„ if I yet preache circumcision whyâ— do I then yet suffer persecution For then hadde the offence whyche the crosse geueth ceased I would to God they were seperaâ—ed from you which trouble you Breethren ye were called in too lybertye onelye lette not youre libertyâ— be an occasyon vntoo the fleshe but in loue serue one an other As many as desire to please carnallye they constraine you to be circumcised onelye because they would not suffer persecution with the crosse of Christ. For they them selues which are circumâ—ised kepâ— not the lawe but desire too haue you circumcised that they might reioyce in your flesh For in Christe Iesu neyther circumcision auaâ—leth any thâ—nge at allâ— nor vncyrcumcysion but a newe creature Yf ye be ledde to the spirit then are ye not vnder the law And I saye that the heier as longe as he is a child differeth not froÌ„ a seruaunte thoughe he be Lorde of all but is vnder tuters gouernâ—rs vntyl the time appoynted of the father Euen so we as long as we wer children were in bondage vnder the ordinaunces of the worlde Ye obserue dayes and monethes and times and yeares I am in feare of you leaste I haue bestowed on you laboure in vayne Breethren I beseche you be as I am For I am as ye areâ— Ye haue not hurte me at all Ye knowe how throughe infirmitye of the fleâ—h I preached the Gospell vnto you at the fyrste And my temptation which I suffered by reason of my fleshe ye despysed not neyther abhorred but receaued me as an Aungell of God ye as Christe Iesus Howe happyâ— were ye then For I beare you recorde that if it had bene possible ye woulde haue plucked out your ownâ— eyes and haue geuen too me Am I therefore become youre ennemyeâ— because I tell you the truth They are gelous ouer you amysse Ye they inteâ—de to exclude you that ye shoulde be â—eruente to them warde My little children of whome I trauaile in â—yrthe againe vntil Christ be fashioned in you I wold I were with you and coulde chaunge my voice For I stande in a doubte of you Tell me ye that desyre to be vnder the lawe haue ye not hearde of the lawe For it is written that Abraham had two sonnes the one by a â—onde mayde the other by a free woman But he which was of the bond woman was borne after the fleshe But he which was of the free woman was bornâ— by promes Which thinges betoken mistery For theese women are two Testamentsâ— the one from the mount Sina whiche gendreth vnto bondage Which is Agar For mounte Sina is called Agar in Arabia and bordreth vppon the citye whiche is now Ierusalem and is in bondage with her children Let none synne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace What then Shall we synne because we are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace God forbydde ¶ Of Christes priesthode and bishopricke and of the excâ—llency of Melchisedech whiche was the figure of Christ. And how Abraham payed tithe vnto Leui. Capitu. 55. SEygne then that we haue a greate hye prieste whiche is entered in to heauen I mean Iesus the sonne of God let vs holde â—ure prophession For euerye hye prieste that is taken frome amonge men is ordayned for menne in thinges pertaininge to God to offâ—r gyftes and sacrifices for synne whiche can haue compassion on the ignoraunte and on them that are out of the way because that he him selfe is compased with inâ—irmityes For the whyche infimities sake he
folowed not rightoousnes haue ouertaken righteousnesse I meane the righteousnâ—sse which cometh of faâ—eth But Israell which folowed the law of righteousnes could not attain vnto the law of righteousnesse Wherefore Because thâ—y soughte it not by fayth but as it were by works of the law For they haue stombled at the stombling stone as it is written beholde I put in Sion a stomblinge stone and a rocke which shall make â—en fall And non that beleue in him shall be ashamed For Christ is the ende of the lawe to iustifye all that beleue Moses describeth the ryghteousâ—nesse whiche commethe of the lawe how that the manne whiche doeth the thinges of the lawe shall lyue therein But the righteousnesse which coÌ„meth of faith speaketh on thys wyse Saye not in thine harte who shall ascende in to heauen that is nothinge els then to fetch Christ downe Other who shall descende in to the deepe that is nothinge elles but to fetch vppe Christe frome deathe but what sayeth the scripture The worde is nye thee euen in thy mouthe and in thyne harte Thys woorde is the woorde of fayeth whyche we preache For if thou shalte knowledge wyth thy mouthe that Iesus is the Lorde and shalte beleue wyth thyne harte that God raysed hym vppe frome deathe thou shalte be safe For the beliefe of the hart iustieth and to kâ—owledge wyth the mouthe maketh a manne â—afe For the scripture sayeth who so euer beleueth on hym shall not be a shamed Theâ—e is no difference betwene the Iewe and the gentyle For one is the Lorde of all whiche is ryche vnto all that call vpon him For who so euer shall call on thâ— name of the Lorde shall be safe But how shal they call on him on whom they beleue not How shall they beleue on him of whome they haue not hearde So then fayeth commeth by hearynge Hast thou fayeth haue it with thy selfe before God For he that maketh conscyence is dampned if he eate because he doeth it not of fayeth For what so euer is not of faith the samâ— is synne The iâ—ste shall lyue by fayth And if he wythdrawe him selfe my soule shall haue no pleaâ—ure in him We are not which wythdraw our selues vnto dampnation but pertayne to fayeth too the wynnynge of the soule For by fayeth ye stande Hauinge the same spirit of fayth accordynge as it is wrytten I beleued and tâ—erefore haue I spoken We also beleue and therefore we speake Hearinge alwaye and knowinge that as longe as we are at home in the body we are absente frome God For we walke in fayeth and see not Proue youre selues whethâ—r ye are in the fayeth or not examyn your owne selues I maruayl that ye are so sone turned from hym that called you in the grace of Christe vnto another gospell whiche is nothinge elles but that there be some whyche trouble you and intende to peruert the gospell of Christe Neuerthelesse thoughe we oure selues or an Aungell from heauen preache any other gospell vnto you then that whyche we haue preached vnto youâ— holde hym as accursed As I sayed before so saye I nowe agayne if anye manne preache any other thinge vnto you then that ye haue receaued holde hym accursed Preach I mans doctrin or gods I certifye you brethren that the gospell which was preached of me was not after the maner of men neyther receaue I it of man neyther was I taughte it but receaued it by the reuelation of Iesus Christ. For Goddes sonne Iesus Christ which was preached amonge you by vs that is to saye by me and Siluanus and Timotheus was not ye and naye But in him it is ye for all the promises of God in him are yee and are in him amen vnto the glory of God throughe vs. That I nowe lyue in the fleshe I lyue by the faith of the sonne of God Euen as Abraham beleued God and it was ascribed to him for righteousnesse Understande therfore that they whiche are of fayeth the same are the children of Abraham For the scripture sawe afore hande that God woulde iustifye the heathen through fayth and therefore shewed before hand glad tydinges vnto Abraham In thee shall all nations be blessed So then they whiche be of fayth are blessed with faithfull Abraham For ye are all the sonnes of God by the fayth whiche is in Christe Iesus We looke for and hope in the spirit to be iustified throughe fayth for in Iesu Christe neyther is circumcision anye thinge worth neyther yet vncircumcision but fayth which by loue is mightye in operation By grace are ye made safe thorow fayth and that not of youre selues For it is the gifte of God and cometh not of workes least anye man should boaste him selfe Let there be but one God one faith one baptisme All menne haue not fayeth Yf we beleue not yet abideth he faythfull he can not denye him selfe ¶ Of the definition and effectes of faythe Capitu. 5. FAyth is a sure confydence of thinges which are hoped for and a certayntye of thynges whych are not sene By it the elders were well reported of Thorowe fayth we vnderstande that the world was ordayned by the worde of God and that things which are sene were made of thyngeâ— which are not sene By fayeth Abell offered vnto God a more pleÌ„teous sacrifice then Cain by whyche he obtayned wytnes that â—e was righteous God testifyinge of â—is gyftes By whiche also he beinge deade yet speaketh By fayeth was Enoch translated that he should not see death neyther was â—e founde for God hadde taken hym awayâ— before he was taken awaye he was reported of that he had pleased God but wythoute fayeth it is vnpossibâ—e to please hym for be that commeth to God muste beleue that â—od â—s and that he is a rewaâ—der of them that seeke him By fayth Noe honoured God after that he was warned of thinges whiche were not sene and prepared the Arke to the sauinge of his houshold throughe the which Arke he condemned the worlde and became hâ—yer of the righteousnes which commeth by fayeth By fayth Abraham when he was called â—â—eyed â—o go out in to a place which he â—â—oulde afterwarde receiue to inheritaunce and he wente oute not knowinge whether he should go By fayth he remoued iâ— the lande that was promised vnto him as into a stranuge countrei and dwelt in tabeâ—nacles and so did Isaac and Iacob heyers with him of the same promes for he loked for a citye hauing a fundation whose builder and maker is God Throughe fayeth Sara also receiued sâ—rengthe to be with childe and was deliuered of a childe when she was past age because she iudged him faithfull which had promised And therfore sprong ther of one of one which was as good as deadde so mani in multitude as y e starres of the and as the sand of the sea shore whiche is innumerable In faith Abraham offered vp
hath caused me â—his to do partlye for Titus sake whiche is my felowe and healper as concerninge you partely because of other whiche are our brethrâ—n and the messengers of the congrâ—gations and the glorye of Christe Wherefore shewe vntoo them proofe of youre loue and of â—he reioysynge that we haue of you that the congregatâ—ons may se it Of the ministringe to the saynctes â—t is but superfluus for me to write vnto you for I knowe youre readynes of minde whereof I boast my self vnto them of Macedonia For Achaia was prepared a yeare ago and your feruentnâ—s hathe prouoked manye Neuerthelesse yet haue I sent theese brethren least oure reioysinge ouer you shuld be in vaine in this behalfe and that ye as I haue sayed prepare youre selues lâ—aste paraduenâ—ure if they of Macedonia come wyth me and fynde you vnprepared the boast that I made in â—hys matter shoulde be a shame to vs I saye not to you Wherefore I thoughte it necessarye to exhorte the bretheren to come before hande vnto you For to prepare youre good blessinge promysed afore that it myghte be readye so that it be a blessinge and not a defraudinge For the office of this ministration not onely supplieth the neade of the sainctes but also is abundaunt therein that for this laudable ministringe thankes might be geuen to God of manye Whiche prayse God for the obedience of your professinge the gospell of Christ and for youre singlenes in disstributinge to them and to all men and in their prayers to God for you longe after you for the abundaunt grace of God geuen vnto you Would to God ye could suffer mâ— a little in my foolishnes yea and I pray you forbeare meâ— Bear ye one an others burthen and so fulfyll the law of Christ. Let him that is taughte in the word minister vnto him y t teacheth him in all good thinges Brethren if any man be falen bi chaunce in to any faut ye whiche are spiritual helpe to amend him in the spirit of mekenes considering thy selfe lâ—ast thou also be tempted Let him that stole steale no more but let him rather laboure with his hands some good thing that he may haue to geue to him that nedeth Bâ— ye courteous one too an other and mercyfull forgeuinge one an other euen as God for Christes sake forgaue you I supposed it necessaye to sende brother Epaphroditus vnto you my companion in laboure and felowe souldiour youre Apostell and my minister at my nedes For he longed after you and was full of heauines because ye hadde hearde saye that he shoulde be sycke And no doubte he was sicke and that nye vnto death but god had merci on him not on him only but on me also lest I shuld haue sorowe vpon sorow I sent him therfore the diligent liar that when ye shoulde se him ye mighte reioyce agayne and I mighte be the lesse sorowefull Receaue him therefore in the Lord with all gladnes and make muche of suche because that for thâ— worke of Christe he wente so farre that he was nye vnto deathe and regarded not his lyfe to fulfyll that seruice which was lackinge of yourâ— parte towarde me Ye I besech the Germane my yoke felowe helpe those which laboured wyth me in the Gospell and wyth Clâ—ment also and with other my labour felowes whose names are written in the booke of lyfe I reioyce in the Lorde greatelye that now at thâ— laste ye are reuiued agayne too care for me in that wherein ye were also carefull but ye lacked oportunity I spâ—ake not because of necessitye For I haue learned in what so euer estate I am there with to be content notwithstanding ye haue well done that ye bare part with me in my tribulation Ye of Philippos knowe that in the beginning of the gospell when I departed frome Macedonia no congregation bare parte with me as concerninge geuinge and receauinge but ye only For when I was in Thessalonica ye sente once and afterwarde agayne vnto my nedes not that I desire gyftes but I desire aboundante frute on youre parte I receaued all and haue plenty I was euen fylled after that I had receaued of Epaphroditus that came frome you an odour that smelleth sweete a saâ—rifice accepted and pleasaunte to God We praye you brethren comforte the feble minded receaue the weake For God is not vnrighâ—eous that he shoulde forget youre worke and labour that proceadeth of loue whiche loue ye shew in his name which haue ministred vnto the sayntes and yet minister Yea and we desyre that euerye one of you shewe the same diligence to the stablishing of hope euen vnto the ende For ye had pitty on them that were in â—andes Be not forgetfull to kepe hospitalitye and lodge straungers for therby haue diuers receaued Aungels into theyr houses vnwares Remember them that â—â—e in bondes euen as though ye were in bonde with them Be mindefull of them which are in aduersiti as ye which are yet in your bodies To do good and to distribute forget not for with suche sacrifices God is pleased I besech you brethreÌ„ suffer the wordes of exhortation Excercise thy selfe vntâ—o Godlynesse For bodilye excercise profiteth little but Godlinesse is good vnto al thinges as a thinge which hath promises of the life that is nowe and of the life to come ¶ Of temperaunce and sobrietye and of bodily castigation Capitu. 16. BRethren we are now debtters not too the fleshe to liue after the fleshe For if ye lyue after the fleshe ye must dye But if ye mortifye the dedes of the bodye by the helpe of the spirit ye shall liue I beseche you therfore brethren by the mercyfulnesse of God that ye make youre bodyes a quicke sacrifice holy and accptable vnto God And make not prouision for the flesh to fulfyll the lustes of it He which is weake eateth earbes It is good neither to eate flesh neyther to drincke wyne I therefore tame and chast my bodye and bringe it in to subiection lest after I haue preached to other I my self should be a castaway Therfore let vs behaue our selues as the ministers of God in fastinges in chastitye in watchinge And let vs clense oure selues from al filthines of the flesh and sprite I say walke in the spiriteâ— and fulfyll not the lustes of the fleshe for the fleshe lusâ—eth contrarye to the spirite and the sprite contrarye to the fleshe Theese are contrarye one to the other so that ye canne not doe that whiche ye woulde They that are Christs haue crucified the flesh with the appeâ—ies and lustes In the which in time passed ye walked accordinge too the course of this worlde and after the gouernours that ruleth the ayre the spirite that nowe worketh in the children of vnbeliefe amonge whiche we also had our conuersation in time past in the lustes of oure fleshe and fulfylled the wyll of the fleshe and of
able to resiste in the euill daye and stande perfecte in all thinges Stand therefore and youre loines girde aboute with veriâ—ye hauinge on the breast plate of ryghteousenesse and shood with showes prepared by the gospell of peace Aboue all thynges take to you the shelde of faith wherwith ye may quenche al the fire dartes of the wicked And take the helmet of saluation and the swearde of the spirite which is the word of God and praye alwayes with all manner prayer and supplication and that in the spirite Continue grounded and stablished in the fayeth and he not moued awaye frome the hope of the Gospell where of ye haue heard how that it is preached amonge all creatures which are vnder heauen As ye haue therfore receiued Christ Iesus oure Lord euen so walke roted and built in him and stedfast in the fayeth as ye haue learned and there in bee plentuouse in geuynge thankes Armed with the brest plate of fayth and loue and with hope of â—aluation as an helmet For God hath not appoynted vs vnto wrathe but to obtayne saluation by the meanes of ourâ— Lord Iesus Christe which dyed for vs that whether we make or slepe we shoulde lyue together with him We beseche you brethren by the comminge of our Lord Iesu Christ and in that we shall assemble vntoo him that ye be not sodenlye moued frome your minde and be not troubled neyther by the spirite neyher by wordes nor yet by letter whiche shoulde seeme to come to vs aâ—thoughe the daye of Christ were at hand The Lorde is faithfull which shall stablishe you and keepe you from euyll Brethren be not werye in well doynge Then therfore my sonne be strong in the grace that is in Christ Iesu. And let vs hold fast the confidence and the reioâ—singe of that hope vnto the ende Wherefore as the holyâ— ghost sayeth To day if ye shall hear his voyce harden not youre hartes after the rebellion in the day of temtation in the wildernes where your fathers tempted me proued me and sawe my workes fortye yeare longe We are parâ—akers of Christe if we kepe sure vnto the ende the fyrst substaunce so longe as it is sayed To daye if ye heare hys voice harden not your harts as when ye rebelled Be not caried aboute with dyuers and straunge learninge For it is a good thinge that the harte be stablyshed with grace and not with mâ—ats whiche haue not profyted them that haue had ther pastime in them Though we walked compassed with the fleshe yet we warre not fleshlye For the weapons of oure warre are not carnall thinges But thinges mighty in God to cast doune strong holdes wherewith we ouerthrowe imaginations and euerye hys thing that exaltethe it selfe agaynste â—he knowledge of God and bringe in to captiuitye all vnderstandynge to the obedyence of Christe and are readye to take vengeaunce on all disobedience when youre obedience is fulfylled ¶ Agaynst coueteousnesse and of liberality Capitu. 19. SE that couetuousnesse be not once named amonge you for the coueteous person which is the worshipper of ydolles hathe no inheritaunce in the kingedome of Christ and of God Ye I thinke all thinges but losse for the eâ—cellente knowledges of Christe Iesu and do iudge them but donge that I myghte wynne Christ. The destitute of the truthe thinke that lucre is Godlynesse Godlinesse is greate riches if a manne be contenâ—e wyth that he hathe For we broughte nothynge in to the worlde and it is a playne case that wee can carye nothinge oute When we haue fode and raymâ—nte let vs therwith be content For they that wil be rich fall in to temptation and snares and in to many foolishe and noysome lustes which droune men in perdition and destruction For couetuousnes is the rote of all euyll Whiche whyle some lusted after they erred from the fayeth and tangled them selues with many sorowes but thou whiche art the man of God flye such thinges Charge them whiche are riche in this world that they be not exceadinge wyse and that they trust not in the vncertayne riches but in the liuinge God which geueth vs aboundauntlye all thinges to enioye them and that they do good and be riche in good workes and readye to geue and distribute layinge vppe in store for them selues a good â—ondation against the time to come that they may obtain eternall life Let youre conuersasion be wythoute couetuousnesse and be câ—ntente with that ye haue alreadye For he verely sayd I wyll not fayle the neither forsake the that we maye boldlye saye The Lorde is my helper and I will not feare what man doth vnto me For all other seke their owne and not that which is Iesus Christes ¶ Of the obseruation of ensamples and auoydynge of offences Capitu 20. IF thou he called a Iewe and trustest in the lawe and reioysest in god and knowest his wil and hast experience of good and bad in that thou art informed by the law and beleuest that thou thy selfe art a guide vnto the blind a light to them which are in darkennesse an informer of them whiche lacke discresion a teacher of vnlearned whiche haste the ensample of that which ought to be knowen and of the truth in the lawe But thou whiche teacthest an other teachest not thy selfe Thou preachest a man shoulde nâ—t sâ—eale and yet thou stealest Thou sayest â— man shoulde not commit aduouteryâ— and thou breakest wedlocke Thou abhorreste ydolsâ— and robbest God of his hoâ—oure Thou reioyesest in the law and thorow breaking of the law dishonourest god for the name of god is euyll spoken of amonge the gentiles thorowe you Let no man put a stombling blocke or an occasion to fall in his brothers way For I know and am full certified in the lord Iesus that ther is nothinge common of it selfe but vnto him that iudgeth it to be common to him it is common Yf thy brother be greued with thy meate now walkest thou not charitablye Destroye not him w t thy meat for whom Christ died Cause not youre treasure to be â—uyll spoken of For the kingdome of God is not meate and drincke but righteoâ—senesse peace and ioye in the holye ghost For who so euer in these things serueth Christ pleaseth God wel and is commended of men Therfore let vs folowe those thinâ—es where with one maye edifye an other Destroy not the worke of God for a little meates sake All thinges are pure but it is euyll for that man whiche â—ateth with hurte of his conscyence It is good neyther to eatâ— fleshe neyther to dryncke wyne neither anye thynge whereby thy brother stombleth eyther falleth or is made weake Let euery manne please his neighbour vnto his wealth and edifyinge I besech you brethren marke them which cause diuision and geue occasions of euill contrarye to the doctrine which ye haue learned aâ—d auoid the for they that are such serue not
in bondage ¶ Agaynste dyuers vices of menne Capitu. 35. THey are wythoute excuse in as muche as when they knewe God they gloryfyed hym not as God neyther were thankefull but waxed full of vanytyes in theyr ymagynations and theyr foolysâ—e heartes were blynded Wherefore God likewise gaue theÌ„ vp vnto their harts lustes vnto vnclennes to defile theyr owne bodyes betwene them selues And as it semed not good vnto them to be knowen of God euen so god deliuered them vp vnto a lewd minde that they should do the thinges whiche were not comlye beinge full of al vnrighteous doinge of fornication wickednesse coueteousnes maliciousnes full of enuy murther debate disceite euyll condicioned whisperers backebyters haters of God doers of wronge proude bosters bringers vp of euyll thinges disobediente to father and mother without vnderstanding couenaunt breakers vnlouinge truce breakers and merciles Which men though they knew the righteousnes of God howe that they which suche thinges committe are worthye of death yet not onelye do the same but also haue pleasure in them that do them We haue already proued how that both Iewes and gentiles are al vnder synne as it is written There is non righteous no not one there is none that vnderstandeth there is non that sekeeth after God they all are gone oute of the waye they are all made vnprofitable there is none that doth good no not one Their throte is an open sepulchre with their tounges they haue disceaued the poysonne of Aspes is vnder their lippes Whose mouthes are full of cursinge and bitternes Theyr fete ar swifte to shed bloude Destruction and wretchednes are in their wayes And the way of peace thei haue notknowen Ther is no feare of God before their eies Yf anye that is called a brother amonge you be a fornicator or couetuous or a worshipper of ydols eyther a rayler eyther a dronckarde or an extortioner with him that is such see that ye eate not Put awaye from you that euyll person Be not deceiued for neither fornicatoures neâ—ther worshippers of ydols neither who remongers nether weaklynges neither abusers of them selues with the mankynde neyther theues neither the couetuous neyther dronâ—kards neither cursed speakers neither rauishers shal inherit the kingdome of God Let vs not iuste after euyl things as they lusted Neither let vs commit fornication as some of them committed fornication and wer destroied in one day 33. thousande Neither let vs tempt Christ as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpentes Neither murmure ye as some of theÌ„ murmureâ— and were destroyed of the destroyer All thynges happened vnto them for ensamples and wâ—re written to put vs in remembraunce whome the endes of the worlde are come vpon Be angrye but synne not let not the sunne goo doune vpon your anger neyther geue place vnto the deuyll And greue not the holye spirite of God by whome ye are sealed vnto the daye of redemption Let all bitternes fearcenes and wrath roringe and cursed speakinge be put awaye fromâ— you wyth all malicyousenesse Some there are whiche preache Christe of ennye and strife and somâ— of good wyl The other part of louâ— because they see that I am set to defende the gospell Some other preacheth Christ of strife and not purely supposinge to adde more aduersitye to my bondes But nowe put ye also awaye from you all thinges wrath fearcenes maliciousenes cursed speakinge filtâ—ye speakinge out of your mouthes lye not one to an other And vnderstande this how that the lawe is not geuen vnto a righteous man but vnto the vnrighteous and disobediente to the vngodlye and to synners to vnholy and vncleane to murtherers of fathers and mothers to mansâ—ears and whoremongers to them that defyle them selues with mankinde mensâ—elers to lyars and to periured and so foorth if ther be any other thinge that is contrarye to holesome doctrine accordinge to the gospel of the glory of the blessed godâ— which is committed vnto me The spirit speaketh euideÌ„tly that in the later tymes some shall departe frome the fayth and shall geue hede vnto spirites of erroureâ— and deuilish docâ—rine of them whiche speake false thorowe ypocrisye and haue theyr consciencâ—s marked with a hote yron forbyddinge to mary and commaundinge to abstayn from meates which God hath created to be receiuâ—d with geuinge thankes of them which beleue and knowe the truth For al the creatures of God arâ— good and nothing is to be refused if it be receaued with thanks geuing For it is sanctifiâ—d by the worde of God and praier This vnderstand that in y â— last daies shal come parilous tymes for the meÌ„ shall be louers of their owne selues coueteous lusters proud cursed speakers disobediente to father and mother vnthankfull vnholye vnkynde truce breakers stubburne false accusers riâ—tous fearce despisâ—rs of them whiche are good traytours heddy hye minded greedye vppon voluptiousnes more then the louers of God hauinge a similitude of godly liuing but haue denyed the power thereof and suche abhorre Of this sorte are they whiche enter in to houses and bringe in to bondage women loden with sinne whiche women are ledde with diuers luâ—tes euer learninge and neuer able too come vntoo the knowledge of the truth Unto the pure are all thynges pure but vnto them that are defiled and vnbeleuinge is nothinge pure but euen the verye myndes and conscyences of them are defyled They confesse that they knowe God but wyth the deedes they denye him and are abhomynable and disobedient and vnto all good woorkes dyscommendable ¶ An exhortation to dyuers vertues and to the actes of the same Capitu 36. GEue not your members as instrumentes of vnrighteousnes vntoo synne but geue youre selues vnto God as they that are all alyue from death Let not sinne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace what theÌ„ shal we sinne becâ—use we are vnder not the lawe but vnder grace God forbydde I desyre you to folow me For this cause haue I sente vntoo you Timotheus whâ—ch is my deare sonne and faithfull in the Lord which shal put you in remembraunce of my wayes which I haue in Christe euen as I teach euery wher in al coÌ„gregations For though ye haue ten thousand instructors in Christ yet haue ye not many fathers For in Christ Iesu I haue be gotten you thorow the gospell I write not these things to shame you but as my beloued sons I warn you This I saye brethen the time is shorte it remayneth that they which haue wyues be as though they had non and they that wepe vs asthough they wept not and they that reioyceâ— be as thoughe they reioysed notâ— and they that bye be as though they possessed not they that vse this world be as though thei vsed it not For the fashion of this worlde goeth away I would haue you without care Watche ye stand fast in the faith
capitu 17.19 Couetous persons are worshippers of ydols ca. 17 Comfort the feble mynded ca. 15 CoÌ„pany not with fornicatours ca. 17 Continue in prayer cap. 26 Couet spirituall giftes cap. 42 Cretaines are liars cap 14 The creatures of god are good ca. 25 Crucifye the fleshe with the apetites thereof capitu 16 A crowne of righteousnes capi 3â— Cut away occasions capi 68 D. Death is to me aâ—auntage ca. 6.33 Death worketh in vs and life in you capitu 10 Death entered by synne ca. 30 Deathe hathe no more power ouer Christ capit 62 Death is the last that shal be destroied ca. 65. Defraud not thy brother in barganninnge ca. 11 Despysers of Moses lawe were put to death ca. 8 Despise not the chasteninge ca. 10 Despise the superioures commaundementes and despise God ca. 14 Deacons and what manner of men they shoulde be capi 56 Departe from iniquitye ca. 13 Deny God and he shal deny the. ca. 11 the Dedes of the fleshe ca. 17. the Dedes of the law iustify no man capitu 50. Diuersyties of bodies ca. 65 Do all youre busines in loue ca. 7.36 Do nothinge groudgingly or of neceâ—â—itye ca. 11 Do all thinges honestly ca. 12 Do nothinge parcially ca. 14 Doe all thinges to the prayse of god capitu 29. Doo all thinges in the name of the Lorde Iesu ca. eo Do good to all men ca. 32 Do all thinges without murmuring capitu 36 Do all thinges vnto edifyinge ca. 42 Doers not hearers of the lawe be iustiâ—â—ed ca. 45 Domes daye shall not come vntyll Antichriste be come capi 63. Domes daye shall come lyke a theeâ—e capi eodem Denye all vngodlynes capit 32 Deuour not one an other ca. 10 Drawe all one waye ca. 21 E. Eaâ—e not with couetus men ca. 35 Enoche was translated cap. â— y â— Earth that bringeth forth thornes must be burnie cap. 11 Esau solde his byrthrighte for one breakefast capi 16 â—ternall lyfe is the grace and gift of god ca. 23 Esteme not thy selfe more then it beâ—ommeth the ca. 9.48 Esteeme other better then thy selfe â—apitu 9. Euerye manne shall beare his owne â—urthen capit 1â— Euery man shall geue accomptes of â—im selfe cap. 22 Euery maÌ„ hath not knowledge ca 34 Euery man shall receaue his reward â—ccordinge to his labour cap. 45 Euyll wordes corrupt good maners â—â—pitu 28 Experience bringeth hope caâ— 10 Exhort one an other dayly ca. 12 Examyn thy selfe and so eate of that â—reade ca. 57 F. Fayeth is the waye vnto grace ca. 4 Fayth and belefe of the hearâ—e iustiâ—yeth capi eod Fayth cometh by hearing ca 4.39 Fayeth by loue is mâ—ghâ—ye in operaâ—ion cap. 4 Fayth is the gifte of god ca. eod Faith commeth not of workes ca. 4 Fayth is asure confidence of thinges which are hoped for ca. 5 the Faithfull are blessed with faythfull Abraham ca. 4 Fashion not youre selues like vnto the worlde ca. 29. Fathers moue not youre children to wrath cap. 60 Fathers raâ—e not your childreÌ„ ca. 60 Fathers must laye vp for their chyldren ca. eodem the Faule of the Iewes is vnto the gentiles saluation ca. 40 the Fashion of this worlde goeth awaye capitu 36 Fede thine enemy ca. 15 False Apostles the ministers of Saâ—han ca. 25 Feare to faule in to the hands of god capitu 8 Filthy communication ca. 20 Fighte the good fight of faith ca. 32 Fire shal trye eâ—ery maÌ„s work caâ— 45 the Flesh lusâ—eth contrary to the spirit ca. 16.25 Fleshe and bloudde shall not inherit â—he kingdome of God cap. 23 Flee froÌ„ worshipping of ydols ca. 34 Fleshly men can noâ— please god ca. 17 Folow that which is good ca. 10 Folow the truthe in loue ca. 23 Forget not to do good capitu 15 Folow y e thou maâ—st coÌ„prehend ca. 23 Fornicatours do synne against their â—wne bodyes ca. 17 Folish questions do geÌ„der stryfe ca. 21 â—he Frutes of the spirite ca. 23 Fulfyl not the lustes of y e flesh ca. 16 G. Geue roume vnto wrath ca. 9 Geue to euery man his duty ca. 11 Geue your members seruauntes vnrighteousenes ca. 17 Geue no occasion of euill ca. 20 Geue no place vnto the deuil ca. 25.35 Geue no hede to fables ca. 28 Geue your selues vnto God ca. 36 Geue with singlenes cap. 41 Gentiles offer to deuils ca. 34 〈◊〉 Gifts of the spirit ca. 41 Giftes of the spirite are diuers ca. 41 â—od cannot lye ca. 1 God promised eternall life before the worlde began cap. 〈◊〉 God from the beginninge hath choseÌ„ vs to saluation cap. 2 God hath called vs vnto hope ca. 3 God brought our Lorde Iesus from death cap. 3.4 God is riche vnto all that call vpon hym capi 4 God iustifieth the heathen throughe fayth cap. eod God can not denye him selfe ca. â—o God rewardeth them y â— seke him ca. 5 God raiseth y â— dead to life again ca. 6 God is able to subdue all thinges to him selfe ca. eo God is the sauioure of all that beleue capitu eodem God loueth a chearefull geuer ca. 11 God geueth power to edifye and not to destroye ca. â—od God compasseth the wise in theyr folyshenes ca. 13 God quickeneth all thinge ca. 14â— God forgettethe not the woorke that cometh of loue capitu 1â— God wyll iudge adulterers ca. 17 God geueth the encrease ca. â—â— God is causer of peace ca. eâ— God shall rewarde euery man occordinge to his dedes ca. 22 God loketh on no mans person ca. eo God shal suffer no maÌ„ to be tempted aboue his strâ—ngth ca. 25.45 God hath deliuered vs frome the power of darkenes cap. 32 God sware by him selfe ca. eo God is not ashamed to be calde oure god ca. 33 God hath prepared a citi for vs ca. eo God gâ—ueth vp synners to their hartes lustes ca. 35 God tryeth the harie cap. 39 God wyl make a short word in earth capitu 40 God hath wrapped al nations in vnbelefe caâ— eo God woorkethe all thinges that are wroughte in all creatures ca. 14 God is not causer of strife ca. 42 God in his churche hathe ordayned diuers rulers ca. 41.43 God hath anoynted vs and sealed vs capitu 42 God is rych in mercy ca. 43 God loued vs when we were dead in synne ca. eod God raised Christ froÌ„ death ca. 43.63 God called vs not accordinge to oure deedes but accordinge too his grace capi 43 God hathe chosen the foolyshe of the worlde to confounde the wise ca. 44 God is faithfull ca. eo God ordayned vs too walke in good workes ca. eod God worketh both the deede and the wyll ca. eo God is not parciall ca. 45 God loketh on no mannes personne capit 45.60 God of his righteousenes recompenseth tribulation to those that trouble vs câ—piâ— 45 God hath made Christ a seate of mercye cap. 46 God onely doth iustifye man ca. 50 God calleth those thinges that be not as though they were ca. eod God is a spirit ca. 73 God is able to do exceadinglye